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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
HEAVY RAINFALL GREATEST FOE
TO PANAMA CANAL

AT President Wilson's request, the Ma
tional Academy of Science, which is the
governments official advisor in matters GO
scientific policy, appointed, last Novem-
Der, committee of Is eminent geolooists
and engineers to report upon the possi-
blllty Of controlling the land slides. which
are seriously interfering with the Panama
Canal
A preliminary report, submitted by this
committee, says among other things:
'"The slides in the Canal Zone arc as-
sentlally like many in other parts of the
world; they are due to the inability of the
Continued on page 56)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
CONSCIENCE FUND" RECEIVED
LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS

1t is well known to most people that
in the national treasury at Washington is
conscience fund.- consisting
amounts of greatly varying denomina-
lions, sent in by people who feel that in
some way or other they have defrauded
the United States government, and who
have decided to refund the money, often
after lapse Of many years. But few Of
the people ever disclose their identity,
merely forwarding the amounts without
signature.
On May 5, the conscience fund" re-
ceived a contribution Of couple Of 81, 900
bills from an unknown person in Jersey
City A few weeks ago, the fund re-
ceived the largest single contribution on
record-$30, 000-Which completed pay
ment Of $4,000 from an anonymous per-
son, who said he had stolen $4,000 from
the government many years before. With
the contribution was letter, which said /:
II have hesitated about sending all this
money, because [ think it does not really
belong to the government, but conscience
has given me no rest until [ have con
summated the fourfold return, like Fac
cheus, the publican Of old. May every
thief understand the awfulness Of the sin
of stealing, is the sincere wish Of a peni-
tent
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
COFFEE ARRAIGNED AS A FOE TO
THE HUMAN RACE

In strong Indictment against coffee as
world beverage, DR.. S. H. Aurand, of
Chicago read paper at the Hotel Sher
man a few days ago, in which he said,
among other things:
II believe that coffee is many times 2
potent cause of domestic infelicity and
divorce. Coffee with it's power to pro-
duce mental and nervous excitation is a
strong etiologic factor in the production
OF many neurotic conditions, and this
many times leads to domestic infeEcity.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
FARM LOAN BILL PASSES HOUSE
BY BIG MAJORITY

The Glass rural credits bill, providing
for federal farm loan board and sys-
tenn Of II. land banks, passed the national
House Of Representatives on May Is, by
a vote Of 295 to 10. A similar measure
had already passed the Senate.
Certain differences, however, exist be-
tween the two bills, which will probably
be worked out in conference Under the
terms Of the measure, which was piloted
through the House by Congressman Glass,
Of Virginia, the land banks would lend
money to farmers at not more than per
cent. interest, through local associations,
mortgages running from to sc years.
The mortgages would be used by the
banks as the basis for farm loan bonds
The Senate measure provides that every
farm loan bank be capitalized at $780,
900; the House measure places the sum at
$4,000.
The Senate would limit loans on lands
to so per cent, with no recognition Of i'm
provements, while that Of the House pro-
poses to allow 60 per cent on land values,
and 20 per cent. on value Of permanent in
surable improvements. The Senate would
charge borrowers 10 per cent. interest on
all defaultive payments, while the House
would charge only contract rates.
Other differences exist, which will re-
quire time for adjustment
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
HOW CONGRESS WASTES TIME

The following editorial appeared in
The Chicago Herald, under date Of May
Il, which is significant to every thoughtful
reader:
Lack Of time, the incessant excuse
Of congressman for failing to attend to
business ofNimportance, is completely dis
solved in the statistical acid-bath in which
the National Voters League bulletin ex-
hibits the record Of Congress from Dee.
6 to April 20.
In that period, nearly five months,
Congress completed 720 bills. Two were
for buildings, eight concerned patronage,
seven were private claims, fifteen were on
various local matters, thirty-one were
bridge permits, GA were private pension
bills Only twelve were national meas
ures, and of these, four were urgent de-
ficiency bills which would have been I'M
necessary had the public business been
done efficiently.
Eight out Of 720 bills is the net record
OF work for the nation as whole in five
months. All the rest, 708 bills, pertained
IN one way or another to personal, local
or partisan interests. And as the record
has been, 50 it continues. In the House a
flood control bill, and in the Senate the
river and harbor bill, both more or less
porcine and the latter fagrantly so, have
the right Of way now to the exclusion Of
much more important measures.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN IDAHO
AND OREGON

Southern Idaho, as far east as Twin
Falls, and eastern Oregon, as far west as
Ontario, experienced a violent earthquake
shock on the evening of May IL. The
shock was rapid, but reports state that no
serious damage was done.
The chimney Of business block in the
heart Of Boise City, Idaho, was shaken
down, and plaster was broken in build
ings Canals and bitches were damaged
in the irrigated sections, but not beyond
repair.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
H E A L T H HIN T S

The season is again here for cleaning
up alleys and back-yards We do not
designate any particular day nor week,
but we expect the people of this city to
get busy at once, if they have not al
ready done so, and put their back-yards
and alleys in good shape, and keep them
so. If this is not done, the inspector
will be after you. You are directed to
burn all refuse that will burn, such as
waste paper, old rags, brush, dead
weeds, grass, etc. Furnish suitable gar
bage cans, with good covers. All other
junk must be stored in boxes or tubs
that can be easily dumped in the wagon.
Some people stack up their ashes all
winter in a pile instead of spreading
them in the alley. To such we would
say, get shovel and spread them out in
the alley, and be in hurry about it.
They should have been disposed of in
this way when they were removed from
stoves and furnaces during the winter
Another thing, nobody but a careless
person or institution will allow waste
paper to escape and blow all over alleys
back-yards and streets. This practice
looks bad, becomes a nuisance, and is
prohibited by ordinance.
N. J. LA ROSE,
Commissioner of Health
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
A VISIT TO A LARGE POULTRY
PLANT
Commissioner Of Health
By O. L. TINDALL.

We had the privilege and pleasure, a
couple Of weeks ago, of visiting quite a
large poultry plant in an adjoining city.
The plant is part Of large farm,
where all kinds of agricultural business
is carried on-zthe growing of grain,
stock raising, etc. 1t is run on COM
mercial plan, for revenue only, and
not for pleasure, nor as a side line. 1t
is supposed to pay its way and put
money in the bank. | presume it must
do so, as the manager told me he had
been there for ten years. He gives all
his time to the chickens, and judge he
is an expert at the business.
Mr.. Andrew Hall, of Zion City, and
myself, had furnished him, three weeks
before, with $500 eggs for Matching.
They were just coming off. It was quite
an interesting sight to see the little fell
lows just bursting their shells and COM
ing into life and light. Very few ami
mails are as lively as young chicks in
so short time after birth. The gentle
man pronounced it good hatch-some
1900 or 1900, he estimated. He calls
so per cent. good hatch for an average
with large incubation, and says he is
satisfied with that. He was we'll enough
pleased so that he gave another order
for 5000 eggs, which we filled inside of
five days He had been dealing with
large plants, where they can supply
thousands of eggs on short notice. He
said to us, "Well, Zion has the reputation
of being an honest people, and I would
just as soon give you the money as any
one else;" so gave us a trial.
= He is quite chicken Crank, which
is necessary in order to succeed. He
showed us around and told us Of his
methods. AS | had been studying the
business somewhat and delving into it
in small way, was very glad to see
some one who had worked it out in ac-
tual practice That is what counts. A
man can work out a business to perfec-
ton on paper and make a grand failure
in practice.
In the course of our conversation and
observations we remarked that our ex-
perience in the poultry business had been
perhaps more theoretical than practical,
that | had been writing on the subject
some and telling others how to do it.
He said that reminded him Of a story
of a man who was a noted poultry writer
and authority. He made fortune writ
ing articles for periodicals and poultry
books. He became tired Of this and
thought he would take change, so went
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20
NEW METHOD OF HANDLING
LEPERS IN PHILIPPINES

An article which has recently appeared
in Worlds Work, written by DR.. Victor
G. Heiser for more than ten years in
charge Of the sanitation Of the Philippines,
speaks of the present system Of handling
lepers in those islands These unfor-
Inmates formerly wandered about, ming
ling freely with healthy people, and in this
way the disease was transmitted to about
l 900 persons every year.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20

In Tarsus, through which it is esti-
mated $4,000 destitute people have passed,
typhoid is prevalent In Sivas there are
$4,000 destitute children, and everywhere
the greatest suffering prevails.
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year ago. They want to know wheth-
err or not they should keep on writ
ing II their letters remain unan-
swered. they entreat help in patch
ing up NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and ask
estimates on the income necessary
before they can get married. Ever so
many other important questions come
up to be solved.
II seems hardly fair that that same
forbidding title. advice to Girls"
should stand. Hence. in order that
II may more nearly approach the
broadened field OF Its endeavor, we
are going to be noncommittal, and
call ourselves hereafter. The Chap
erone.
Now I'm going to ask you to help
her when you send In your inquiries.
Why not let's have more variety to
our questions. for one thing?
Many of those who patronized An
ME Laurie's advice In the past SEEM
ed to think that her speciality was
love. Day after day the letters pour
ed in, imploring aid in winning this
young mans affections, or those OF
that disdainful maid.
Is love the only problem OF the
present generation Isn't there ever
an occasion when the advice OF a
disinterested third person would be
appreciated in something other than
an AFFAIR OF the heart.
There's friendship. surely some
of you would like to ask questions
about that. Suppose, IL you were a
sirl. your chum had behaved In a
way that seemed to you quite rude
and uncalled for. 1t might be that
IN nW4A A.ls a.. a L..
cover what the matter was and
straighten things out for you.
am sure that there are any num-
Der OF other problems that win occur
to you from time to time-and The
Chaperone will do her best TO solve
some advice about daughter who
seems disconnected or son who
cannot seem to decide upon a trade.
There Is another courtesy I'm go
ing to ask OF YOU,
Watch this column tor answers to
wish to ask. suppose some one
wanted to know. for example,
whether a young man should object
II the girl to whom he was paying
attention had other men callers.
That's an inquiry that comes over
and over !or did. come over and over
to the late Annie Laurie). TIC
Iratify the hordes OF inquiries, the
answer to that had TO be repeated
until the typewriter fairly begged for
mercy.
Long. long ago II became necessary
to forego publishing the stamp lam
guage. People took II too serious
ly It's Just intended to be used as
n Joke. anyway. but the way people
demanded Il suggested that they
really believed in its powers.
Another question--quite beyond the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25

patternless, the lowered or ornate win
dow hangings are a good contrast.
IL you are using but one pair OF hang
ings for your windows they should end
at the easement.
Ir. however, they are two pairs OF
hangings-an inside curtain OF net or
thin silk, or what is known rs case
ment cioth'-as well as the outer heav-
Ter fabrics. the outer drapery should
hang within a few inches Of the noor.
However. the double set OF curtains
are not generally deemed necessary for
summer use. Indeed. II Is not always
good taste to use them even IN winter.
when we like to see heavy. warm hang
ings about us.
For example, double curtains should
not be used IL the room IL not very light.
nor with small windows, nor In a room
that Is small, as they will give II an APP
pearancs of clumsiness.
A word about the curtain poles. The
less In evidence your rod or pole or other
means of supporting your window drap-
cry the prettier will your drapery APP
pear
II yor simply must use the conspicu-
Gus knobs ard poles that you have.
perhaps you can paint them the same
color as their backaround-which may
be the wood moulding or the wallpaper
and they will be less obtrusive.
The right hangings can make a simple
room beautiful. and the wrong hangings
can spoil all the eject OF expensive
furniture and pictures. So it's worth
while studying your drapery problemi
Copyright, 1915. Newspaper Feature serrice).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25
Let Not Single Fly
Live; Constant Warfare
Sole Price Of Safety
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE AIEeuBERc.

y 8 that fatal. malignant blood poison
ing. called anthrax. disseminated
by cheap furs. by hair brushes.
shaving brushes. or by leather ana
hides? II IL scattered in all the ways.
and, furthermore. II 10 spread b. Hsss..
Seventeen years ago Prof. Nuttail,
formerly Of Johns Hopkins University.
now Of oxford, England. proved that
flies vIsit the carcasses OF cattle dead
thus dlsperse with their saliva. their
wings and their feet the, virulent germs
thus plcked up.
Exporimentaily. Il was shown that the
meat fly and the horse fly are able TO
carry sDthrax bscilli on their feet and ,s
first over meat Infected with anthrax
and afterward transferred to well ami
mails, the flies become the origin OF an
anthrax epidemic.
sITuberculosis, like the summer com
paint and cholera OF infants. is sown
and observations on the food habits OF
flies show that this household insect
IL especislly fond OF human saliva and
sputum.
Results Often Distant.
Wherever there are cuspidors. gar
bage cans and similar receptacles. there
flies will be found injecting themselves
with whatever bacteria are present.
Flies are among the filthiest insects
alive. yet they come In contact with the
mouths and food OF helpless infants by
the tens OF thousands.
A great to-do was justly made when
q maniac recently In New York put
acid down the throat of o baby and 4
died. At the very time this happened
and In the same neiRhborhood. hun
dreds OF infants were receiving theiI
fatal knelI Of doom from fiies without
the slightest signs Of q hubbub on the
part of the very mothers who made
the sad outories.
When a fly lights on the bsby's lips
milk bottle. or food, some mothers dc
losis cast sdrift from It's little mouth
by a ny will not show up for mars
years afterward. Human nature In only
Mortified by Immediate and dramatic
dangers. Human nature seems unable
10 abide preparedness.
The stomach and intestines OF nies
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show that the very ones which may
alight on your table have previously
At times they rairly TEEN with bacilli
Of tuberculosis. Ten out OF every six
teen flies examined by DR.. Hayward
had these germs In them.
far to seek to find the deadly bacilli OF
infantile diarrhoea. The childs Sec
ond summer has nothing TO do with its
troubles. IL II the lone ny lowering
milk that plants the bacilli OF disease.
lot alone the plague and Aslatic
cholera, sleeping sickness, and elephan-
tiasis. but other terrible diseases. which
toned TO Innocent and heaithfui per-
sons by. the supposedly harmless
housefiy."
Shame of Mankind.
Curious to relate. sore eyes are occa-
sionaIly spread by these insects. Diph-
iberia. smallpox, ophthalmia. yaws. and
Even ,, isprosy haze been spread By ,s,s
and DR.. Minett last year noted that
ulcers OF lepers exposed to files were
sources of many leprosy bacilli later on
found In the saliva and under the feet or
flies.
Worms, and the eggs Of the round
worm, the pinworm and other lavae--
even maggots of the files themselves
are occasionally found In the stomach.
intestines, kidneys. ears. and noses OF
children and adults.
You will agree that these facts are the
shame of mankind. Not q single ny
should be left in a civilized community.
Legislators should pass laws against
them. No lawmaker who opposes such
sanitary legislation should be returned
to his office. Campaigns against the
fly should be started all over the coun-
try. and started at once.
The sick and the babies can be pro-
tected. VIII you do so7
Food and refuse can be safeguarded
until consumed. Flies and their breed
ing places can be eliminated by methods
previously described In these articles.
Catching flies one by one. and trapping
and poisoning them Wholesale in organ
lied community campaigns should never
be let up from one years end to the
other.
Copyright. 1916. Newspaper Feature ssr,iee).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25
Three-Minute
Journey
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

IN Arlon. the chief town OF quaint old
Luxembourg. there occurs on the first
Sunday In Lent a curious festival.
All the newly-married couples OF
the preceding year are then called upon
to give thanks for the happiness which
has fallen or Is supposed 10 have fallen
to their lot, 1t Is the day they are sup
posed TO pay for their good fortune IN
substantial ways.
on the DAYS preceding this particular
Sunday the brides are busy baking cakes
and innumerable sweets, ana buying
oranges and other fruit. For every we'd
ding guest must now receive gift. And
each guest who succeeded In obtaining
even tiny thread OF the garter ribbon
that one of her girl friends stole from
her after the ceremony must now re-
ceive from the bride "bretzer' or ''fas-
tenbohnen" that she has baked with
her own hands. This, garter ribbon is
supposed to exert a powerful influence
In bringing about the tying Of the nup-
tial knot for al unmarried owners And
so, for a double reason, even a tiny
silken fragment is fought for and saved
with almost religious zeal
hut II is the town children who profit
most by the festival. All the Riddles OF
Arlon assemble early In the morning
and with two policemen at their head
which gives the procession quite an ca.
| fetal appearance, march TO the house OF
the nearest bride. There they sing, anc
| the bride and bridegroom appear at th'
| window and shower them with fruit anI
cakes. When the song is finished anc
| the goodies have al been scrambled for
the procession reforms and marches OF
| to the home of the next newly-marriet
pair.
| SO IL goes all day long, and when nigh
| comes the children go home tired out
but laden with innumerable good things
Copyright. 1916 Newspaper Feature serN'ee)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25
Summer Drdpery Plans

RI. you planning TO change your
n window draperics for some new
~ arrangement? Then You can't
begin too early. especially II
you'll need the help Of stemstress
TO get them sewed and hung Just right.
And there are rules about the cor
rect hanging of curtains that any one
can follow. even with the most mex
pensiye hangings, and SO make them
equal in beauty to something far more
costly.
In the arst plnce. what shall the new
curtain, material be? II the room In an
exceedingly light one. and you can
therefore choose darker hanSings. you
have a wealth OF material to caoose
from In the printed linens. aud Gre
tonnes OF dark color.
One hon,e-makcr produced a beautiful
set VI inexpensive window hnnxinSs tor
very light room from some incxpen-
sive crash on which she stitched a
four-inch border OF pink cretonno. a
Ycprf or two for bureau tops and a
cushion cover were made Of similar
combination, and the result was very
attractive indeed.
For a less sunny room. perhaps the
light musiins. nets and light cretonnes
are best, but In selecting tie ccioIs
they must be chosen with the light
ing facilities of the room IN minu;
In hnny;ing curtains too, tho light
ing of the room must not be obsclircd,
even il there Is q pIaiseworthy desire
To display a beautiful drapery!
In one homo the beautiful imported
Pink cretonne curtains were suspended
from the toy OF the window TO within
. n few inches OF the floor. full breadth
EXPOSED, and the effect was positively
del rcssing. Thu bright pattern attract
! ed the eye and held t., The crstonne
curtains dominated the room until they
gave yen the headache
Ry drawing the curtains to Jne side
| tho whole effect was improved immedi-
ately. and instead Of the curtains DOM
mating tho loom they gave merely .
| pleasing. artistic suggestion to 1t.
Whether the pattern OF your hangings
shall be elaborate or plain depends, too
on the walls near them. II the wall
paper n a lively one, and the wall con.
tains many pictures, the hangings must
be as simple and free from patterns OF
decorative effects as you can get them
On the other hand. II your wall treat
ment is very simple and your wallpaper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25

r. S. C.-what Is meant by stitch
ing varlcose veins7" 2. How long does
an operation of this sort take?
The surgeon will understand this
term. II Is too technical to explain to
the loyman. 2. 1t 10 impossible to an
swer this. II depends entirely upon the
number and size OF veins to be treated.
Mrs. +. R.-Kindly advise a remedy
for a scaly spot that comes on my arm.
Paint the affected parts with fiuid ex-
tract Of grindelia robusta to four parts
OF water.
A Daily Reader-My heart thumps ter
ribly when I exert myself. Kindly adj
wise remedy that will help me. 2
have fever In my forehead. What
will relieve this7 3. What will keep my
hair from turning gray? 4. Kindly ad-
wise a remedy to relieve an itching skin.
Have the heart examined by q spe-
cialist and In the meantime avoid excite
ment and keep the bowels active. 2. II
you have a fever It is present all over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-25
Ansvers To Health Questions

the body. People often mistake a flush
ed face for fever. 3. Take ten drops OF
tincture of chloride of iron In a wine
glassfri of water through q tube after
meals. Make paste of carbonate OF
iron. enc dram to an ounce Of vaseline,
and apply a little to the scalp. Alter
nate each night with sulphur ointment
This should be repeated until the gray
hairs disappear. 4. Apply each night to
the affected parts q little Of the follow
ing: Calamine. ~ drains; zinc oxide. .
drains: phenol, u dram; glycerne,
drama; lime water and rosewater
enough to make three ounces.
M. N B.-Does cocoa butter make hair
grow or the face?
Cocoa butter does not usually promote
the growth OF hair.
u. K.-Kindly ADVISE what Will clear
the face OF blotches.
Never use soap or hot water on the
face. but wash with cold water and
Their arply good cold cream to the
face. Battle the face in glycerlne and
rose water.