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Health Talks, by Dr.. WIN. Brady
Mushroom Poisoning.

Mushrooms dispensed in hotels and rcstau-
rarts mostly The cultivated kind ana hence
safe. But when people GO out and gather Wild
mushrooms. or buy those gathered by young
stcrs. then there "a good chance for serious
trouble
A. - nu,ricm, The mushroom is practicail,
vaIuclcss- 'ioa,iy watcr. aud what li,rlc nitro
acnoua material II contains is profanity NO,
utilized by tho body. As dclicacs i, is pr,led
bv people who live mat they may
There arc more than 900 varictjcn Of ,a,,sh
rooms described. most of thcm harmless
Any mushroom llavinr cup or srrCoy-
lion of :: cup IL. bn.e SHOULD hr void.d
unless suicide il tho intention.
Any mushroom havns an UNPLEASANT odor
pepPery bitter or "nr"ih'""'" Mayor * Prob
nhiy poisonous
one of The most poisonous varieties las -
bright orange or red cap, covered with aor
whitish warts white or ycilrwsh gins and :,
white stem which Is buli.oua a, th. has. u,,d
carries q white ring -, it's upper narrow nd
rhe edho mushroom has silky noccosc o.
fine scaly cap. somewhat reddish tinted t,cb
ana pinish giils changing 10 dark brown
Since mushrooms rapidly decomposc when
picked. IL 'E wise to- avoid eve" the "dlh"
grow. since severe irritation of The CASTRO
int cstlnal system may be produced by ih.m
Symptoms OF mushroom poisoning arc nauso,
and vomiting. occurring soon after eating The
d.Iicacy. and then after several hours symntonis
OF general poisoning rapid pulse. rapid hreath-
ing. dizziness. muscular twitchinSs. coufu.inu
perhaps mild dcliruin--a fine set Of symptoms
with which to start n scandal or mystery
story. Ifcart failure occurs in cases
Thc pupils sometimes contracted 10 in
opium poisoning, sometimes dilatcd as in
airopiue poisoning. depending tho kind az
jn,shroom I'rofusc sweating and extreme s..b
yntion. IN pilpcarpnc posouinr. no, ~,
in cases.
An cmc,ic such three grains OF
conner sulphatc in 4 tablespoonful OF water,
may lie given il tic condition is recognized
.oou after tho mushrooms eatcu. foIlov, ed
Nv largo drinks of slippery elm tca naxscc,,
tea starch water. " an h""' or NV" has
etaracd. an active Cathariic should he given
Alcoholic drinks must be avoided They pro.
mote the absorption Of the poisonous princ,rl.s
Autidot.a must he determined 10y tho coudI
tions atropine " there is salvation. sweating
contracted pupils. strychninc " there is rclaxa-
lion or great weakness: ardenalln II the blood
pressure falls.
Aiost cases. OF mushroom poisoning terminal 10
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The Voice Of the People


To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sill SAN in The Times Dis patch q few DAYS
AGO tina; several in licnIico County we're
hmcd for hunting opossum because they mad
no license. Here, ucighbor OF ours ma
had her hcn-house raidcd ~ this very
'r;,rmcnt" which killed over nifty OF her
valuable chickens. AZ conclusive evidence thar
IL was possum. her collie dog Killed three OF
them in tho yard. There is certainly sometime.
materially wrong some where in The ncw game
law, and think the quicker this part IL re.
scindcd The better There is IA" slightest
doubt but that the opossun and tho coon are IL,
the same class With tho weasel Thcy nrc ali
raVagerS Of the farm yard, and the knows
whereof he speaks Each has paid him
visit al different Times and left behind his ,raiI
Of slaughter. y bounty. hiudrancc to
killing such pests should be in order
q 81. C.
Amelia September ?.
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Purifying Industrial Waters.

The largest water publication nro-
jcct ever undertaken by any industrial
company is now being planned by a
great coal mining company in Penn
syivania. Formerly immense quaint
mines in the coke region and cmpticd
into tho nearest stream. poiiuting that
stream so that fish would not live in
it's waters. and they were not fit for
any,usc. Pumping the water into the
stream and treating the impure water
afterwards so that IL could be used In
the boilers OF the company were two
expensive operations Now the chem
icalS arc being extracted from the
water AS it comes from the mines. Tho
sale Of the chemicals pays part Of the
expense of pumping. The purified
water is ready for any industrial use.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08
Iicciprocity Back wards

| Is not 10 be assumed that President VIII
son VIII put into immediate effec, The
methods OF rctaliaron against Great Brtain's
violations OF international law and discrim-
nations against American citizens which tho
new revenue bill has authorized him TO en-
p!oy AS Secretary Lansing has said the
resources Of diplomacy have not been cx-
hausied. and until they have been Mr. Wilson
VIII not be inclined to use these drastic
powers.
i}u' Great Britain now knows the powers
exist. The President viii not nave TO make
IHrlhtf appeals 10 Congress. The weapons
that have been put into his hands spell
reciprocity backwards. Just as in tariff bills
the executive has been authorized TO extend
commercial privileges to nations which OK
'chH Such privileges TO us, so authority has
been conferred TO withhold benefits from
countries which discriminate or erect a trade
wall against American citizens or products
II rs not matter to discuss humanity nor
to decide hnrricdly. The result Of the an
pilcaiion of these rctaliatory regulations
might well b" a trade with Great Britain
ana her allies, and although that outcome
ought not 10 he feared if Tie need should
arrive !, ought not TO be brought on lightly.
hri'aih however, has only herself to
blame Her violations Of law her black lists
and cmhargocs, have created a growing re-
sentiment on This side the Atlantic British
newspapers, notably the Manchester Guardian
nave pointed out this resentment, and found
natural and inevitable II was always
certain that if diplomacy failed TO obtain
redress OF such grievances that stcrncr
methods would be employed. II is for
Britain If she really values the friendship
of the United States to rccedc from positions
win which friendship cannot be rcconcilcd
ana from actions which civilization con
dennis
foFcupinra ~ Conpccticu, have been pune
,0rlhg automobile tires. II might be well
l"r residents Of the Cary Street and licrmta &c
N"ad5 =" swear In special squad Of porcu-
puos
hom" announces that MarcOni has been
inhdc captain IN the navy II Us 10 be
! hopcn ne VIII not he sent TO aGa; MarcOni In
| 700 valuable 10 The world 10 he rIsked on an
italian warship.
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priscs they have. conducted. In Germany
they have suffered physical hardshps also.
Before the native population they felt tho
effects Of the food shortage
1t would be victory for humanity if the
arrangement for their release could be eff
fectcd and Il personal triumph for Mr.. Page
and Mr. Gerard. incidentally, it would af-
ford another answer to Republican criticisms
OF the quality of President Wilson'S appoint
mcnts to the diplomatic service.
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old Regime Dying in Mexico

DKASTIC. even confscatory. "a are the
II tax rates on real estate proposed by the
Carranza government. they may al least be
taken as Il sign that the old and vicious
regime in Mexico is dying. In its hnai
analysis. the chief trouble with that unhappy
republic is that the MeXcans do not own
Mexico Its vast and fertile lands are held
NV almost as small percentage of is popu-
lation as owned France before the Revoiu-
ton. and the poems are virtually selfS. n
I'll conditions are more nearly equulized. there
will he little hope for the peon and. hence.
little hope for Mexico. Even confsca'on OF
lands would he better than eternal slavery.
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About mo.th Turkinrtou.

y i Newton Tooth darlington was born
In 1ndiahhp"lis. July 20 S'" the son Of John
stevenson ANA flIab.tI ,f!ouiij Tarkjur,ou
lie is princeton graduate" On June IS. Ino2
he married Miss l"nisa Fletcher Of indian
apolis. nc is tn" author Of Tin" Gentleman
from Indiana M"nsiemr l;"aucnirc." The
"Thc conquest "t Canaan" "'rh" l.cautiful
Lady" Ills own People" 'r:ucgt of LJucg,,,v
'Beaslcys Christmas Party aud numerous
ma gaHinc articles. Ilia home iR In Iida uaroIis
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I.:N Post I.actn I.n,,s

~ Journal continues to insist that Con-
sress could have stopped the railroad strike
by disregarding all OF the Presidents other
recommendations and enacting the Canadian
compulsory investigation law. That is a
matter OF opinion. but we think the Evening
Journal is wrong.
The compulsory invest cation law. which
in connection with other legislation. the
President urged. provides that no strike or
lockout shall be declared" before an nves-
tigation is had In this the strike al
ready had been declared The officers of
the brotherh GODS and the $40 general chair
men had sent out the strike notices. Their
action. as we have said could not have been
made crime by any post facto legislation
OF Congress. They were secure
Our contemporaries stigations of the
legal significance OF the term Eek post facto''
probably were illuminating to itself but they
were unnecessary far as The Times
Dispatch is concerned. An ex post facto la W.
III legal significance. is a criminal law; there
never has been any constitutional limitation
of the power of Congress to pass retroactive
laws affecting civil rights. However. the
compulsory investigation law. in its punitive
provisions. is q criminal statute. and if it
were made 20 apply 10 acts committed in the
past such as the act OF the brotherhoods'
leaders in declaring the strike, il would 10
this extern, be eX post facto and void
IL is possible. though by no means certain.
tina; law torbdding the individual en-
ployees OF the railroads TO leave their trains
would he held constitutional. OF course.
Congress had il so desired could have passed
such law. Then it would have been up to
the Federal authorities TO make some 100 900
separate arrests OF men who had quit their
jobs What does the Evening journal think
would have been the result of that action?
How many convictions does it honestly believe
would have been obtained from juries in such
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

'NhN-~N Ny htst huru is seven weeks old l.
'',w 'rHnN bowel movements should she nave
c"ch day. :. Shoulf she hc able To sec vet E:
~ Sh"ui" her face BE- covered when uoinr out .
7. hoW "'; should she wear her binder"
Nswri--l. From one to three. :. Sl" Sos
hu' has hardly learned to focus h"r eyes yet
:. Cover the face only from ,;i.c; ~r a., ,.-,.,.
:. The binder should be discarded as soon ls the
navel requires 10 iuIthcr dr.SSinu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

II trust Your Honor follows my argument"
Shid the lawyer WHO had been talking for three
nearly mortal hours.
II do" replied the court. and # YOU would
he good enough TO tell where il leads
think might br In a position to cau II
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Hiding wr,hon, owncrs,,,r.

|rnohs-iias Binks purchased that automo-
bile he has been talking about:
StuhhS-Not yet. There are several dealers
In town who have not given him demonstrations
81 the cars they represent.
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The country watched with batcd breath
the Presidents efforts to settle the railroad
strike: but that is nothing to the anxiety
with which il awaits further action by The
Administrative Board on the question of de-
modifying the National Guard of the United
States.
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:,ral Sir Hector Macdonald Revived

A TTENTlON is called by the current AT
n lan,ic Monthly to charming and
whimsical" story that the brilliant Russian
general. Brussloff, is really General Sir llec-
Tor Macdonald This recalls the equally
whimsical tale bruited abroad during the
Russo il panese War. that the great General
Noei not Nogi at ALL but was tn" same
General Sir Hector Macdonald
These rumors prove nothing at all, except
that the world loves mystery and high
tragedy. Where none is 10 be found, the
world creates il and tells il TO itself. The
fate Of that fine British soldier with twist
In his brain is we'll known; so are the early
careers OF Nogi and Brussiloi. but the fiction
loving world has woven ianciiul story
about the figures OF all three. Macdonald
would be siXty-four ii he were living now
but We are certain TO hear OF his military
reincarnation as "A comparatively young man
for many years, if not several generations.
Japan seems to he in favor OF the open
,fnnr far INIT Ia, for ll,. nc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

Nnut"Nn boaapc--tan too much antiioyin DO
siNrn" Docs ;nttuNtn cause fever. can Ii,,h-
liberia hc cured without It?
.\nSwcr--i. Possibly hut an oycrLosc rnu,d
IL" u" hnr'n. - No. 3 Yes ,nauN r:i.cs Of
"irhth"ria nnd"uhtodcly recover without auii.
'"Nin hnt " one is poisoned aud has the anu.
u"'c At hand. ana the antiuutc Is. harmless VIII
mot u"c H. instead OF trusting to nature ,c d.,
all the work
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Warranted.

"Hu2zer says he has found way to end the
reign OF eNtravaSauce at his home"
How is he going 10 turn Tho trick"'
'f:N going into hankrup,cy."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

|, is suggested that the man who wins
the glow race" on Automobile Day he given
the thanks OF the city.
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Charlie Chaplin.

what is Charlie Chapliu's salary?
NJ j. WALSH
We DO know. rrcss statements are ina,
is S6"o.nn".
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

DO YOU say II feel bad or II feel badly?
Il. y. CARTIER.
Commonly tho verb is used imtransi,iveIy Win
the advcrb Just as il would hc were /, ir.nsi-
lively employed. II feel badly IL the usual
form
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

t.Teii III" man who thinks he hnoNS i, All
th;his wife.
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news paper intcrvicws' SOM, nf The yintn,,.
men AT Washington would hr wise I" follow
his example.
We knew 1t was cominr u c.ir~s from Tho
Roanoke Times, aud here u E Judging by
tho the gent" I!ulsArs arn nov cutting
up they feel vastly better since taltiug >ns-
t0rIa."
The poverty stricken pnrnsrnpiia, nf tho
Norfolk Wig rio, ruys, "Annthc, tax
which has for az only acndeuti. interest is
that whicK has to do with inl"Iiianccs If 40
No are assured on the beFt nf authority. they
aro indeed blessed who expect liilr. iiru our
hlcsac,iness is OF tho Nih degree"
The Farmvillc Herald. iii,lc old. lincy III
rs ways and ideas "Noi only should
Thugs printed In The Cong r"s4iouaI Record lie
confined To things said aud dome IN Congress-
but tho hours OF the daily sessions should he
given over to lawma King IN Interest Of all the
people And not e moment for political and
partisan haransucs. And dis applies III.
trends Of Mr. Wilson, we'll those Of Mr.
inghrs. y" make stump speeches the floor
oi Scnni" House Is misuse OF The forum
Times Dispatch. We respect fully ask of the
The Herald. Ming unjust and untrue, to poin:
out the line Of tho above that smacks or
smells. tastes or Is tainted with the ''od-tmcy.'
N"'ntNillc Herald. II is Old-timcy' to i'm
atihr for moment that tho present day Con-
r''SSmIH nj statesman Knows cares any
ming about the honorable and straight forward
ways or the tateHmen who deck when
toclons youth"
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Chats With Virginia Editors

villa may not be hcad." rays III" I:ig Siouc
i;ap Post, but IT must bc admitted hr ia
showing i admirable rctic"ucr WIN rcptrr
q newspaper ntcrvicws' SOM Of The ytntna-
his example
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

Something more than Won Himdcnburg
seems to he necessary TO stop he allied adj
vance on The Somme.
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shakespeare Day h, Dn,.

for the too ambitious:
scent"r Snatchd with unru!y hand
'ncS' ne as oo'Ster"usly MAINTAINED as sain'l:
And ne that stands upon slippery place
M"Ncs nire OF no vile hold to stay him up
King John. iii. g.
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Queries and Answers
iathnlic Prr.ident


Cou!h Catholic hc lrcatdcn, Of tho United
States? NJ T. T.
ccliainly
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NJ severe illness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

Japan seems to he in favor OF the open
door for China. but only for The purpose Of
letting other nations out.
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For the disconsolatc.
u VII despair and be al ermity


w I'm coZcninc hope. He is 4 nattcr.r
parasite. a keeper back of death
VINO gently would dissolve tho bands Of life.
which false hope fingers in extremity"
-kins Richard H.. H. .
For the valiant trenchcrnan.
Now, good digestion wait on annette
And health on both"
Ma cbeth iii l.
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published every day In the year mt 10 South Tenth
Richmond. by Tho Times Dispatch Pub.
!.hnS Co.. Inc. Charles r. lInsbr"oh. Editor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08

ADDRESS ALL CoMMU NICATIONs Tho Tunes
Dispatch. and individuals.
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rEI .EPUONE: Randolph !. Private Branch Exchange
connecting with AL departments.
Alma record., 1916-06-22
TIMELY POULTRY NOTES.


IL you do oot grade your eggs some
one else Will and you will isay him for
doing IT,
Grit should be supplied Ia chickens
at all times, az IL aids digestion Lime
in some form must be supplied 30 the
laying hen TO keep up her supply.
which Is SO heavily drawn upon dur
Ing egg production. Grit can be pur.
chased In commercial form or coarse
sand and small stones will do Lime
can be purchased in the form OF oyster
shells. though old plaster or dry crack
sd bones are fairly good.
Have a light poultry house admitting
plenty OF fresh air without producing
direct drafts OF air The germs OF
most diseases cannot live in fresh air
or very strong light
Egg production is not measured so
much 10y the quantity as by the quality
Of the food
Feed the LAYERS with proper ratious
Avoid foods giving undesirable colors
Havors or odors TO the egg contents.
The dry. well lighted henhouse is'a
pretty good guarantee against roup.
Alma record., 1916-06-22

METHOD or suBDIvIsIoN OF PASTURES.
stock. the greatest agricultural indus
try OF the county. Corn, accordingly,
was among the first crops TO receive at
tention. The aim was 10 secure the In
PRODUCTION OF more productive varieties
and proper cultivation. The first year
twenty-five men co-operated by giving
demonstrations on their farms. The
demonstrators averaged forty eight
bushels an acre, whereas the average
for the county in 1910 had been only
210l bushels. The following year
more demonstrators were secured, and
they averaged T0.6 bushels The third
year the average for the demonstrators
fell 10 50T. but In the fourth II rose
again TO G5.5. For the four years I'm
which demonstrations have been car
ried on 212 demonstrations on 1,16O
acres averaged 5S.7 bushels per acre.
Another object lesson was afforded
by the Five Acre club, formed in
1914 In this club forty farmers agreed
to grow each a five acre field OF corn
to determine what amount could be
raised on that area. The result was
an average Of seventy-five bushels per
acre. AS a result OF this work the in
crease In the yield OF corn over the en-
tire county has been estimated at 22lh
Der cent
In the interest OF more and better
live stock more forage as we'll as more
grain Is necessary. and TO this end the
county agent has conducted system
attic demonstration campaigns for the
Introduction and increase OF alfalfa
meadows and pastures. In the fall OF
1911 only two patches OF alfalfa were
being grown In the county, and they
were partial failures. The agent start
ed two acres on his own farm. and i'm
mediately three or four other farmers
did the same thing. These plots were
visited by farmers from all over the
county In order 10 learn the best prac-
tices TO follow. As a result 2 600 acres
were I'm alfalfa In 1915 One OF the
most interesting demonstrations with
this crop took place on n large dairy
farm. Last year six acres on this farm
were cut five times. and the hay sold
At SIC a ton. The gross receipts from
the six acres were $7S454. the total
amount OF hay being 46.7slA tons and
the average per acre being T.797 tons.
Alma record., 1916-06-22
Farm and
Garden
THE COUNTY AGENT.

Progress Through Demonstration Made
on Virginia Farm.
Prepared by United States department OF
agricultural
An interesting instance Of the effect
which an active county agent. support
I'd by progressive farmers. can have
Upon the agriculture OF county Is af-
'orded by the experience OF Culpeper
.ounty, Va. An article In the new year
book OF the United States department
)f agriculture traces the transforma-
ion which has taken place there since
he appointment of county agent In
1911.
The department of agriculture coop
Grated with the fiscal court OF the coun-
~ I'm the appointment OF this agent.
At first the farmers were none too re-
,eptive. The agent often had TO spend
from four TO FIVE hours to secure the
cooperation OF q farmer, while today
he unsolicited calls for assistance re-
lulre all OF his time.
The first efforts Of the county agent
and the men behind him were toward
he betterment OF the lines OF farming
that supported the growing OF live
Alma record., 1916-06-22
Tale Of Two Rivers.

The divide between the Hudson bay
and Mississippi river drainage basins
shows the poor drainage OF the glaci-
ated prairies and the delicate balance
between drainage systems. Though
Sheyenne and James rivers, the two
principal streams of this region, fow
In nearly parallel sources for $50 miles
and the relief OF the land between
them is generally not more than TWEEN
" feet, yet the sheyenne ultimately
discharges into Hudson bay and the
James into the gulf OF Mexico.
Alma record., 1916-06-22

other ways. The best plan is to dig a
trench from two to three inches deep,
lay the vine In this and cover It over.
Leave the tip sticking out. The vine
that Is covered will throw out roots
and send stems up at the joints. These
may be separated and planted sepa-
rately. A raspberry vine may be
made to produce new plants by bend
Ing over the tip OF cane and cover
Ing II with dirt at the end,-Farm
Progress.
Alma record., 1916-06-22

Noted for many queer institutions,
Cairo aas the unenviable reputation of
being the home OF the "deadest uni
versity In the world" This is El
Ezhar. the great Moslem university,
which schools its 1000 students on
the Ptolemaic theory of the universe
which makes the earth the center OF
the solar system around which the
su- and stars revolve.
Alma record., 1916-06-22

GET THE TRADE AT HOME
spirit for all kinds of Hardware,
Stoves, Builders tools, Household
goods. See US first, we will sell you
close prices. Boost for Home Trade.
Earl G. Clapp.
Alma record., 1916-06-22
NOTICE

All persons having rubbish to draw,
must have same hauled away at their
own expense.
All persons having noxious weeds
must be dug up by the roots and if
not, the city will charge $1.00 per
lot and collect same in taxes.
o. F. PARKER,
41-4-c. Street Commissioner
Alma record., 1916-06-22
DO YOU NEED A HOME MAR.

ket? Would you want your home
market eliminated entirely? Did you
ever need little accommodation like
credit? Is it worth anything to you
to see the goods you buy before you
pay for them? Think it Over. Cush-
ing e. Benedict. where you do the
best"