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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

tallized into law among many races,
giving to the first born privileges OF
heirship not enjoyed by later Off
spring. This would seem to indicate
a belief that the first child was supe'
rior to the rest There is no scien-
tific data to show in how much this
superstition was justified But now
We are brought to know the fact, not
Of tradition but Of painstaking scien.
tific research.
Prof. Hansen's investigation was
carried on in Copenhagen and based
on statistics obtained from an asylum
for the feeble-minded and from san,
atorium for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Not Without Genius.
He points tout that the ranks Of the
first born are not without genius, and
that they include such prominent per-
sonalities as Lime, Goethe and
Bjornson. He also relegates to the
region Of fairy tales the common
view that the later born possess more
genius or talent than their predeces-
sors. Yet his verdict is decidedly I'M
favorable to the first born.
According to the asylum reports
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
WHY You SNEEzE
THERE is more than one cause


THERE is more than one cause
for sneezing, and persons may
differ in their susceptibility to
them" says a specialist in diseases
ofthe nose and throat.
"a bright,light will cause some per.
sons to 'sneeze, the pollen of certain
plants will AFFECT others, and most
people are likely to, sneeze in the
presence Of dust. Such sneezing is
due to- superficial irritation.
The sneeze caused by the effect
Of cold is different. Il is an attempt
of nature to- cure you. She makes
you sneeze for the same reason that
she makes you shiver-to generate
heat for warming the blood and pre-.
venting you from taking more cold
to help to relleve'the cold you have.
"The sneezing from cold is not an
act Of the nose alone, this being
merely the part Of the body where 1t
explodes. 1t is an act Of the entire
body, during which every muscle
gives jump. Thefbody is affected
by a ,spasmodic effort to warm the
entire system and throw off cold.'
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

Of pulmonary tuberculosis, and found
that not only the first born, but also
the second and third, were more fire.
quently attacked by tuberculosis than
they should be IL their position in the
family were of no importance.
Lucky Intermediates"
In families with ten children the
disease was almost twice as frequent
among; the first five as among the last
five children of the family. Hansen
is inclined to think that too much
weight. has hitherto been attached to
disposition in connection with tuber-
culosis,. and though he considers the
inferiority quality OF the first born as
proved. he>regards it as an unraveled
mystery.
One Of the striking conclusions re-
.sulting from the work of the English
investigator is that If you wish your
children to be healthy and efficient,
they should be neither too few nor
too many of them-possibly not less
than five nor more than eight. Not
only the earlier birth is handicapped,
but the latest llkewise-it is the in
termediates that are apt to be sane
and healthy and altogether useful to
the world.
1t has been a generalization accept
ed for long time that, on the aver
age. the second borns are trifle bet
ter equipped by nature than the third
borns; that these, in turn, surpass
slightly the fourth borns; and that
the first borns are about, at that lower
level where the seventh borns are sit
uated. The hypothetical explanation
of this alleged order Of precedence
was not difficult.
Admittedly the birth Of first born
child is more prolonged, more likely
to, be attended with difficulty, and
more likely to result in still birth
than are the births of subsequent
children. Thus the chances of birth
injury, not fatal but sufficient to
handicap the child physically or men
tally, are definitely greater for the
first born.
Add to this that the feeding and
upbringlng generally Of first born is
more In the nature of an experiment
than that of subsequent children.
owing mainly to the inexperience OF
the parents, especially the mother,
and 1t is comprehensive enough that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
w THAT the diamond buyer
M wants in diamond is brill

w YHAT the diamond buyer
w wants in a diamond !. brill !,
" fancy, and,yet every one has
noted the difference in the bright.
ness Of different diamonds, even
though he could not explain the
cause.
Tile uncut diamond has little II any
brilliancy. 1t would hardly be recos-
nized as a diamond by theilayman. It
is ! dull bit of crystallized carbon.
and the brilliancy OF. the stone Is
brought out only when tits properly
cut! II the diamond be OF any, con-
siderable size tits first "cleaved," or
split along the grain. Every, diamond
hasa grain, like a bit OF wood. From
the hand Of the expert cleaver the
diamond goes to the cutter, Who
studies the stone to see how 1t can
be cut toithe greatest advantage with
least possible loss, and the greatest
possible brilliancy II It be In any
way possible the cutter tries to cut
a full brilliant, with So sides or facets:
The American cutters have tried to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Why DRINKERS
Accumulate FAT

N u : 9: ,: :s,: ':. : : e
escape notice. A well-knowh doctor
says 1t Is because the alcohol usurps
the function Of the fat, which accu
mulates. This is how eiexplains it:
ut is noticeable that those addict
ed to the use Of alcoholic beverages
often reveal a tendency to corpulence
which Is proportionate to their use
of the drug. The fairness Is not
sign of health. 1t is not even an in.
dication that alcohol Is harmless. 1t
is merely the result of the complete
oxidation Of the substance Of alco-
hol by the human body. The body
will oxidize two-ouncet quantity OF
alcohol in "a hours, and will do 1t SO
completely that no trace Of alcohol
can be found in any excretory sub.
stance. This simply means that the
unnatural heat produced in the body
by the. presence of tho stimulant an
swers, for the time beingiat least, for
what would otherwise be produced
by the expenditure Of fats and car.
bohydrates. These latter are the fuel
stored up by the body and normally
burned I'M in the production of neces.
sary bodily heat.
when alcohol is consumed It fur.
nishes: heat-though not a. natural
heat-and this expenditure is avoid.
ed. The fat is therefore stored up
in the body unused. and cotpulence
is the necessary result. This, Of
course, is not a normal condition nor
proper process. 1t becomes more
unnatural with increasing use of al.
cohol"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
RECRUITING in the Days Of Other WARS
-HE difference in methods Of ac-

-HE difference in methods OF &C
compllshing governmental pur.
4 poses in former times and at
present is most marked in the way
in which the army is recruited IN
such countries as have voluntary en-
listments. We have many accounts
of the way companies were raised IN
England, for instance. The enlist
ment-sergeants resorted to all kinds OF
tricks to get the peasants to accept
the Kings shilling" the acceptance
of the first coin binding the man Tor
thefull term Of enlistment, willy niily.
Often the sergeants drank at the
public fairs, with the likely youths,
and when the men were more or less
under the influence of liquor they
would flash the shining coins under
their eyes, and dare them to accept
one or more. The promises made to
the men were Of all descriptions. II
It was wartime, they were told what
wonderful adventures their comrades
were enjoying, and how easy 1t was
to overcome the foe and enjoy pillag'
ing their towns.
They were promised all the wealth
and good times in the world, and
only when they awakened next morn
ing after the carouse did they find
themselves told to get ready to march
to the next barracks, for they were
now the Kings Men,"
The sergeants often gathered
crowds around them by using the
town.crier and describing all the
glories of war, urged the men to join.
With one or two Of their own men in
the crowd, urging their fellows Come
on, it's a grand chance for money and
glory" many listener was carried
of his feet and led TO enlist.
Nowadays the methods are slight,
ly different, but the cajolery goes on,
to a degree, even in the United
States. Fine pictures and posters
show what good times the men have
in the army and navy and even the
movies" have been utilized to arouse
enthusiasm for the service.
In England all kinds Of efforts have
been made to get men to join the
army, by appeals to their patriotism.
which Is most legitimate. and by
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

bought as a curiosity, but 1t is never
SO brilliant as the pure white stone.
which refracts tho light from every
facet. When one stops to-think that
tho brilliant is cut into SO many
sides, even so or So, he can imagine
how the light is broken m. no mat
ter from which side 1t comes.
The cutter has much to do with an
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

n Ten who were saved from the
M Formidable. which, 1t will be
= remembered, was torpedoed
In the English channel, speak favor.
ably of a llfesaving garment, a
waistcoat, which can be worn nm
derneath the coat and is inflated by
means of a tube.
Similar in purpose, but constructed
on another principle, Is the lie
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
MEAT for BRAIN WORKERS

tartan. because It was 50 wanting in
vigor."
And Tolstoy, who at 81 adopted
vegetarian diet, and adhered to it
throughout the remaining 25Syyears
Of his life, completed his greatest
works before he began this diet Sand
his friends believed he suffered gen,
orally from the newregimen."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
New LIFE-sAVING WAlSTCOAT

saving waistcoat said to have been
adopted by the British admiralty.
1t Is stuffed with kapok, a substance
five times as buoyantas cork.
Eighteen ounces of kapok are
worked into each waistcoat, Be-
cause of the extreme fneness of the
fibres the air is retained; moreover,
there is a slight greasiness, which
prevents the material from, absorb
ing, water. Kapok is obtained from
the pod of a tree grown in Java.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
SUNDAY TELEGRAM aARKsBuRe VA, SUNDAY % 1915

below. Others are oblong and lend
themselves to cutting as pendants.
The method of cutting is a very
delicate one, diamond dust being
largely used for the cutting as no
steel is hard enough for the purpose.
1t is remarkable that the diamond
cutters can cut such small stones in
to perfect brilliants, but sometimes
these are cut one hundred to carat,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

HANGING the brilliancy Of stone. II
he should cut the edges too thick. or
leave a nick on an edge. the light
could not properly pass through the
stone. The exact figuring Of how
best to cut a diamond is very in
tricate mathematical problem. Tho
tendency Of late has been to present
81 facets II possible, 80 above the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
WIZ he LABOR Of CUTTING Raw CRYSTALS LONG and Very DFFCU

carat weight being only SO grains
and when shown in a bit Of white
paper look like a number Of brilliant
minute stars.
The wonder Is not that diamonds
are so costly, but that they can be
purchased for any price within rea-
son, when the rarity Of good stones
and the difficulty Of cutting is all
considered.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

their wide use, with view to con.
centratlng the attention of everybody
concerned upon these important med
icines. The advice of teachers in
medical schools, medical examining
and licensing boards, and the pro-
fession generally was sought in max.
ing up this list, which is so liberal In
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

glrdle and 80 below it. This is pos
slble only when the stone is abso'
lutely symmetrical, or can be cut
without losing too much in weight.
Some Of the crystals are very shall,
low and can be cut only as roses, that
Is into triangular facets on the up.
per surface, or into double roses
with the triangular facets above and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Recruiting Scenes Pictured in an Old French Newspaper

y The fact is that the great mass of
men are being educated away from
making war business. and, while
they are as patriotic as ever, they pre-.
fer to walt until they are attacked
before they fight.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

many other methods, not always so
clear. The sergeant Is expected to
bring in the required number Of men
and none asks very searchlngly as to
the way in which he secured the "yol.
unteers" II he has them.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Studvinq the Question Of the MOST USED DRUGS

character as to include a number OF
articles not recognized by the United
States Pharmacopoela. According to
the Public Health Reports, revision
of this list has just been undertaken,
and criticism Of the list as now con.
stituted is taught by the American
Medical Association.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

n TOT all hard drinkers are fat,
IN but the tendency Of alcoholics
: to obesity is too marked to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

Of pulmonary tuberculosis, and found
that not only the first born, but also
the second and third, were more fire.
quently'attacked by tuberculosis than
they should be IL their position in the
family were of no importance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
SPRINGBR00K PARK
TO HAVE BOYS DAY
Youngsters to be Entertained in
Various Ways Next Wednesday
by Management.

Boys day will be celebrated for
the fifth time at Springbrook park
next Wednesday July 10. All or
the features that have made this
event popular with the young folks
of this community will be intro
duced. There viii he games and
athletic contests with suitable prizes
for the winners. THE copper traii'-
over which the youngsters will be
allowed 10 travel and pick up several
dollars worth OF new pennies will
doubtless prove an entertaining fea-
ture as in the past.
Mgr. +. +. Daley Of Springbrook
park is preparing for the other in
teresting events To follow. ThesS
include the white dress parade for
the girls, Venetian week. baby day.
mothers day and a double wedding
which will be held in the open air
with South Bend couples participat-
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
SAYS RELIGIOUS VIEWS
UNDERGOING A CHANGE
Rev. \. ID. ZahnhciScr at Methodist
Camp Meeting Declares War
Part of Cause.

Rev. A. d. Zahnheiser delivered
the sermon last night at the taber-
nacle of the Free Methodist camp
meeting at the corner of Johnson
and Elwood SITS. He spoke of the
change that has been brought about
during the past few years i'm religi-
Gus views of the people. due TO the
worldly conditions and the late wars
Of the world.
Rev Il. \. FOulk, pastor of the
Free Methodist church OF this city,
delivered an address at the morning
services at 1880 o'clock. Other
services of the day included a holt
ness meeting at 8 O'Clock in the
morning under the leadership of
Miss Libbie Californian; a love feast
az o'clock with Emma Booth in
charge: children's meeting at 1870
o'clock with Jennie Day in charge
and preaching in the afternoon by
Rev. r. H. Clarke OF Oregon
Rev. ID. ]. Van Antwerp, district
elder of the Free Methodist church,
presided at the meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
LODGE NOTES

Installation of elected and APP
pointed officers took place at the
regular meeting of south Bend lodge
No. %, 1. .. o. r., at their hall last
night
The following officers were elect
ed. Fred S. Goebel noble grand,
Frank Fash vice grand; Claude
Morris. secretary.
Those who were appointed are:
a l. Rostiser. right supporter of
noble grand; Robert Hood, left sup
porter; O.. r. Linsenmeyer. right
supporter OF vice grand. Frank Koe-
mig. left supporter; Willard Barnard.
chaplain. w j. Wright. warden:
Ben Koerig. conductor. Harry Pom.
right s. 3. Glen Orewiler. left S S. d.
Herbert Jordan. inside guardian. and
William Bradley, outside guardian.
Two petitions Of prospective mem
bers were read and referred.
The general outline for the new
membership campaign was arrang-
ed
Past Grand W c. NcManus acted
as installing officer. and was assisted
by Past Grauds r. L. Nossey. J. p.
Woodwork. NJ. @. McCurtin and
James Jester.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF G. o. P. ANNOUNCED
Ralph W. GaylOr TO Represent
Thirteenth District on State
Organization.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 10
The membership of an advisory
committee was announced here on
Wednesday. The committee will
serve throughout the campaign. II
consists of one member from each
district The members of the COM
mittee follow:
First district - James Hopkins,
Rockport.
Second district-Joseph L. Bay
ard, jr.. Vincennes.
Third district-John A. Jingle
Paol
Fourth district-wm A. Stevens
Columbus.
Fifth district-Harold A. Hende:-
son. Rockville.
Sixth district-Charles f. shively
Richmond.
Seventh district d. Haskell
Indianapolis .
Eighth district. T. Norman
Winchester.
Ninth district-Fred Z. Hines
Noblesville
Tenth district Ernest r. short
ridge. crown Point
Eleventh district-George c. TIA
Dor. L.OganspOrt.
Twelfth Wallace ". Will
hanson. Columbia city.
Thirteenth district - Ralph W
Gaylor. MishawakA
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
Cost of LiOing
During 1915
Is Downward

WASHINGTON. July IS. - The
cost Of living. after rising steadily
since 1907. except in 1911, took
downward trend durip0 1915. A re-
port by the bureau of labor issued
Wednesday. analyzing retail prices
or % articles of food. shows that
relative retail prices during 1918
averaged one percent lower than in
1914. Meats, lard and eggs averag
ed from one TO nine percent lower;
while potatoes were p percent low
er. Wheat -four. corn meal and
graduated sugar were higher than
in 1914. -four being 20 percent and
sugar IL percent higher.
Commenting on statements that
the European war is the dominating
influence now controlling price
changes of all commodities, the re-
port says:
1t is true that retail prices in
creased greatly Immediately after
the outbreak of the war. and il seems
probable that they have been main
tanned at a higher level ever since
as a consequence of the increased
demand abroad for our foodstuffs
A study of the retail prices statistics
of the bureau, however, will con-
vince anyone that with the excep-
ton of sugar. -four and possibly
corn meal the prices of the princi-
pal articles of food since October
1914. have been mainly governed by
local and seasonal conditions and
not by the extraordinary eXigencies
brought about by war.
The price of sugar shot up 30
percent from July Is to Aug Is,
1914 The elimination of beet sugar
coming from Germany, Austria and
Russia from the American sugar
market has kept sugar prices high
during 1915. While flour did not
jump in price so spectacularly as
sugar, the cutting down in the area
devoted TO wheat growing in western
Europe and the cutting off of Rus
sian wheat from western Europe, re-
sulting from the war. have so in
creased the demand for American
wheat and flour that flour prices
have advanced even more than
sugar prices"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
HAPPEMNGSLN AND ABOUT TOWN
RoMckmg Romeo
Raises Realistic
Rumpus. RahlRah!

Scene Grill room OF oliver
hotel Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock Louie. Burt and Jerry in
Immaculate aprons. dispensing.
under the mellow glow OF "A myriad
of incandescents. that which cheers.
At one table are seated seven tobacco
statesmen. heads bent closely to-
gether. whispering and gesticulating
gleefully. with cunning glances ever
and anon at a paper salesman. who
is standing at the mahogany bar re-
calling himself in solemn solitude.
Scene Same setting. Wednes-
day afternoon, Z o'clock. One to-
bacco salesman, name McFarlane.
approaches paper salesman, cogno-
men smith Tobacco man informs
s that ne CMc.D has engagement
with bewitching female who resides
on W Washington st. Asks Smith
would he also like to make the call.
Smith assents.
Scene 3.-W. washington St,
100 block. O'Clock Wednesday
night Row of rose bushes in front
OF house, which IS lit up. Nc. and
Smith approaching i'm the distance
IN same condition as house. Man
jumps out from bushes, slams Nc.
over head with something white and
long. Smith turns from spot, runs
no tiies-down street 10 hotel He
runs the u blocks in as many sec
Ouds
Scene 4.-Hotel lobby. $50 o'clock.
Smith is seen with tongue hanging
out. collar sweated down, shoes dust
covered. He sees two men watching
him closely. Asks a tobacco sales
man who they are. Salesman
answers: Two detectives. They
heard that there was a rumpus out
in west end" Smith hops in eleva-
tor, reaches room, climbs into bed
fully dressed He registers fear.
Scene Same as Scene 1.-The
seven statesmen seated around table
Mcfarland says to one of them
What inell did you hit me Sc
hard with that newspaper for? You
nearly knocked me in the bushes
Grand chorus: Fill EN- up
LOuie."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-13
UNIVERSITY MEN
ENJOY OUTING
Forty Local Club Men Go to
Grand Beach, Michigan,
for Picnic.

casting business cares aside and
prepared for a day Of frolioking,
which only college men may appre-
c.ate. - members Of the University
o,rb -2otored 90 Grand Beach, Mich,
Wednesday.
Although IL rained-in south Bend
during the afternoon. old j. PuIvius
must have been a university man
himself once upon a time-if there
are such things where ne is said to
reign-because there was not "a drop
O. failing moisture az the place
chosen for the outing
At 1880 O'Clock i'm the afternoon
the enthusiastic eX-rah-rah men set
out. going from here 90 LapOrte and
from thence TO the beach. arriving
there at 3.I5. The distance is about
p miles.
Immediately upon their arrival the
golf fans 'unloaded their nibncs.
brassies. etc. the tennis players
FOUND their racquets and balls and
the followers of the national game
chose sides in manner worthy of
any corner gang of care-frec youths.
Go in Bathing.
After old Colonel BOgie had been
successfully emulated. when difficult
lawfords and lobbs had been easily
mastered and when the famous
Tinker-to- Fsvers-to-Ch combina-
ton had been put TO shame, the
university men-they were boys now
changed their sporting toys for
bathing suits and went for a swim.
The water sport being over. din
ner was served at the hotel. and,
Notwithstanding he jokes and stories
that were told. the meal was en-
joyed in a manner that was a cOm-
Pliment TO any chef
At 9:15 o'clock the men left the
beach, reaching South Bend at 1915.
OF course they We're tired, not hav-
ing been in training for the event,
but they thought the outing such an
enjoyable one that arrangements
were made 20 go to Edgewater. AZ
ST Joseph. Mich two weeks from
Saturday. July %