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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady

When YOU turn the faucet to draw water Won
owe the convenience to the water pressure in
The pipes IL the pressure, is too low the now
is too slow or intcrmittent; when the pressure
Is too hiGh there is danger of bursting pipes.
leaking valves and general dissatisfaction. The
pressure Of the water is iniained by the
force Of the pump and the resistance of the
pipes.
Blood pressure is maintained by the force OF
the heart beat and the resistance of the yes
sells. II the vessels suddenly enlarge relax)
rises
by measuring the blood pressure of many
normal individuals we arrive GO.
lsut this average blood pressure is no fixed guam
uty. For instance. in Il perfectly healthy in
dvidual there may he variation of twenty
points before and after meal. and light eNer-
ciSe Viii raise the pressure thirty points Chilli
meters IN Il healthy person for few minutes
High blood pressure is an entity which
can be successfully managed without knowl-
edge OF the cause or causes which produce il
\ marked elevation of the blood pressure ac-
companies great many different functional
anu "raah', CONDITIONS In itself high blood
though In some the scleroscd arteries
nrenia. heart disease, alcoholism autoin-
toNicaiion underlying ii may be dangerous.
In order TO reduce blood pressure il is nee
essary to determine what has increased the
blood pressure, and to apply treatment accord
mSlN often it Is unnecessary and unwise to
attempt 10 lower a blood pressure Of so milli-
meters. for instance because under the partcu-
lar condition of the arteries kidneys an Gle
waited pressure may he essential for the patients
cll-hcing.
Bleeding is seldom advisable. for the relief
OF high blood pressure unless toxemia or pos-
onns with one poison or another is the basis of
the trouble. The temporary reduction from
bleeding is OF only ii few days duration. 1t
should he understood that high blood pressure
doesn't mean too much blood nor too rich blood /:
often enough with high pressure is very
anaemic and can i'll AFFORD To lose any blood.
Measurement of the blood pressure, by means
OF the atr-cun and mercury column dial
manometer, Is trihing, painless procedure
which takes but few moments. However,,
II Is only corroborative evidence in any case,
sort OF guide to treatment. not means OF
diagnosis nor prognostic indicator. For one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

One steed have OF common clay.
And ono no less than regal:
BY day ] jog on old Saddlebags.
Py night l fly upon Eagle:
To store. TO morket. to field, to mill,
One plods with patient patter
Nor hears along the far-off heights
The hoofs of his comrade clatter.
To field, to market, to mill he goes.
Nor sees his comrade cleaning
Where he flies along the purple hills,
Nor the flame from his bride stream
ing:
Sees not his track. nor the spark OF
fire
So terribly flashing from 1t,
As they Mashed from tho track OF
Alborak
When lie bravely carried Mohomet.
One stced,s in few short years. will
rest
Under the grasses yonder:
The other will come there centuries
hence
To linger and dream and ponder;
And yet both stceds are mine to-day,
The immortal and tho mortal;
one beats alone the clods OF earth,
One stamps at heavens portal.
}. Henry Amos Blood!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Europe wants Our old Rails.

The discarded rails from American
railways are in great demand in Eu-
rope FOR the manufacture Of munitions,
The supply OF metal has fallen off in
All the warning countries. italy Is
especially in need. and confidential
agents are now visiting the large rail
road companies making offers for dis
cardcd rails--a condition that lessons
the expense Of providing new ones. An
Italian ship left Philadelphia recently
loaded with over 300 tons of old steel
rails. To facilitate the loading of tho
vessel, a number of acetylcne torches
were provided at the docks. and by
means Of the flames from these tho
long rails were cut in pieces convenient
for handling.
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Mllnition Makers Pecved

COMPLAINTS of munition manufacturers
~ against the taxation provisions OF the
war revenue bill applicable to them arc not
impressive. Not only have they received the
principal American profits directly attribu-
table to the European war, but they will profit
largely through the preparedness program of
the administration 1t Is right and fair that
their excess earnings should he taxed. and
largely taxed.
! England takes about II per cent of the
profits OF munition plants in that country
There is strong demand in this country that
the manufacture OF all arms and ammunition
be assumed by the government. and that pri-
;vate enterprises he either discouraged or
prohibited. The Times Dispatch does not
sympathize with this demand. but IL observes
without difficulty the demand exists and
gathers momentum. The outraged capitalists
would do we'll TO look about them
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Russin's Mighty Blows

- tSSlAN activity on the eastern battle
~ front dwaris even the great Anglo
French offensive. which Berlin said on Satur-
day had been abandoned. and which few
hours later was in full swing against the Ger
man lines 1t is in Poland and Volhynia and
Gaiicla. however. that the armies of the cen
tral powers are hardest pressed
Despite the desperation of the defense il
seems unlikely that Kovel can hold out much
longer. and with Kovel taken. Lemberg soon
must fall. In the north, kuropatkin has
beaten back the lcgions OF Hindenburg OH a
front of thirty miles. In Turkish Armenia
the armies OF Grand Duke Nicholas press
closer and closer 10 their goal. Millions of
RUSSIAN soldiers must be engaged in this
battle OF tho Titans, and the Russian supply
oil ammunition appears to be ineXhaustible,
or at least sufficient to carry through every
onslaught on which the general staff deter
mines.
Though overshadowed by the great strugg lie
in the east tho British offensive certainly
mas not been abandoned" In its latest
manifestation it strikes east as we'll as north.
at Guillemont as we'll as Pozieres. The east
ern strokes probably are designed to relieve
me pressure OF German counterattacks at
iongucval and High wood, while to the north
Bapaumc remains the principal objective. In
ms situa' ton II is difficult to understand why
Genera linig docs not launch another blow
AZ bnpnumc from point south OF Arras
S"ch stroke would promise large results,
an" y tntothafui would cause tho retirement
oi considerable German forces
New Wrinkle Found IN Blue Laws" re.
marks headline. New wrinkles caused by
Rue laws would DO moro descrinttyo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Wrongful Mail Seizures

ID RITAlN'S preliminary response to Ameri-
~ can protests against the seizure and de-
,tention OF neutral mails interests only those
persons whose particular complaints are dis
,cussed. 1t does not reach the substance OF
President Wilson's demands. 1t does not in
.dicate any abatement Of the high-ha nded
conduct that makes Britan's ratification of
the Geneva convention "a scrap of paper"
Whether the British government is satisfied
or dissatisfied with the operations of its cen
sorshp is of no concern TO us. This gov
eminent is dissatisfied. just it is with the
black list, and II Britain desires to retain
American friendship. she will mend her ways
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Shakespeare Dny byD,r

certain tired heroes: We'll. then take q
good heart and counterfeit to he !. 49," ~ "
You Like 1t. w. g. as
FOR the overtalkative: Many a mans tonpua
SNAKES out his masters undong To saw noth
ing. 20 40 nothing, to know nothing and to ha 20
ho'hins Is TO be great part of your title wbicb
is within very little of nothing Ar. "a,
That Ends Well. ii. 4.
For the tickle
Full many n lady
! nave eyed with best regard. and many a time
The harmony of their tongues ha tn into honda
Brought my too-diligent car"
For the Kaiser:
THE enemy increaseth every day:
We. at the height ready to decline"
Julius Caesar, iv g.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

Dia You get anything unusual out Of tina,
pflmit donna asked the city editor
An extraordinary person. said the reporter
she declared that her rival, Nine. Topknotc, in
'Bohcmc' last night is the best Mimi she has
ever heard sing the role, and that the tenor in
to-nlehts bill is perfect gentleman"
Give MS about Il column of that stuff for tho
hrsi page. advised the city editor. and hang
round back Of the scenes for the rest of the
engagement There must DE something wrong
with that opera company."--Chicag News
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Villa as Il BLESSING

THERE IS good deal To be said in sun
port OF the statement OF Rev Charles 4
Eaton, OF New York. that Villa has proved
blessing 10 tins country. To Mexico he has
been only scourse. a human pcstilcnco: and
toward this country all his intentions have
been vicious Vet such Of his plans against
the peace OF the border As he was ena bled
TO carry out have worked 10 the ultimate
good OF the whole nation.
Without any desire To minimize the death
and suffering that followed the Columbus
raid. or 10 make light OF the Carrizal Incl
dent with lis loss OF life and without icnor-
ing the discomfort oi the soldiers now on The
border and the want OF some OF those left
at home DR. Eaton had in mind the Thought
OF the greatest good Ia the greatest number
and that is the thought we all should have
For II isn't necessary 10 go into details of
the various steps that have led to such pre-
paredness as We now have, or concentrate
1t isn't necessary even 10 consider rho dis
putes With Germany and Great Britain
Ihey would have compelled preparedness
sooner or later. But the question is: wba,
would our military status be--now-if thoro
had been no Villa? The answer cyn,ains
why villa has proved a blessing 10 ,his
country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
David Graham Phillips.

Please tell me who killed David Graham
Phillips. You stated that his brother did not
READER
We answered the query received. There
request FOR the Of tho slayer. Da-
rtd Graham Phillips WAS shot six times At
about = T.. NJ. January -. 1911. by Frcacricll
coyic G"dshorouGh. The shooting took place
lust IS l'hillips was entering the princeton
,'lnh III Now York Cily lie taken "a
Bellevue. and died next day. C;oldsboroueh
committ"d suicide Immediately after the shoot
ing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Bernl,nr,irs Farewcly-in r,.,i.h

fOooliiN ELY farewell tours have been made
= IN America by so many great artists that
Inc phrase has no particular significance
nowadays. More than half IA generation ago.
Sarah. Bernhard began 10 bid farewell TO
America and she has kept mp The practice
ever since. Now she announces that she will
say farewell yet once more. This is not
nu revoir,' she says. hut my final tour"
Nevertheless, there is an element, OF
novelty III this farewell tour which sets it
apart from all tho rest: in several OF her
plays the soden-voiccd Sarah viii snonk
English Whether her English can he under
stood is another matter, and why she will
attempt IT is still another. II may bc She
considers English no longer tho language of
.'perhdions Albion" hut tho tongue. of
Frances firm, it.tardy,. ally. Or, cynicism
suggests, II may he. She realizes her waning
power needs lNe STRENGTHENING Of nnyeltv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
insects on Melon Vines.

cnlturist--Take tobacco leaves
good leaf tobacco. one pound Place in
cold hot water and bring a boil; then
Lot the water simmer but not boil. tor
hour. Add enough cold water 10 make four
gallons at the preparation and spray mot
sprinklcD, the vines thoroughly with il The
detection should first hc carefully strained
the sprayer will not he cloggcd. If tobacco
stems or tobacco dust be used. add water
make two gallons Of the liquid as these forms
OF tobacco
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Chats With Virginia Editors

the Apronatt OK Times irGiniah Is perfect
~ satisfied with present conditions. II says:
with Carter Glass. the live wire, holding tho
rciuS. Woodrow Wilson is sure to take tho oath
Of Office again tho 4th Of next March.
I'VE take u for granted" says tho Chase CITY
Progress. that tho stories sent about
sharks appearing ~ The waters around tho
virginia beaches we're not authorized by tho
press agents ot those who have la thing suits
for rent Pretty correct guess
1t is bard IL realize says the Harrison
burg Independents what moral paroXysm WAS
created only Il few years when women i'm
modestly appeared in public with skirts two
inches from the ground" Times change rap
idly. and change with them.
The dead-broke paragraphist OF the Norfolk
Nireinian- Pilot m"urns as follows; Even II
CarranZa should succeed in negotiating 81 0O-
100000 loan IN Wall street, the fact should not
encourage the average newspaper man To con-
clude that the aforesaid bankers easy
enough for him touch
"Richmond folk says tho Urbanna Sonti-
mel. have gone To sleep that railroad propo-
Sition. hut We haven't lost faith In them yct.
and believe they viii put the deal through
and Dollinger viii put YOU through.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Emlnentlr sucrc.sfnl.

Was that RAILROAD receivership success?"
inquired the private citizen.
You bet IT was" replied tho gentleman on
The inside. One of the receivers bought him
sell steam yacht, another has acquired "A cot
tage at Newport and the third kept out of
Jail"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
DEEP SEA SALVAGE EXPEDITION
One of the Days Best Cartoons.
ny FREDERIC j.. IIAsKIS

WASHINGTON. u. e. July 2i-A
denp-sea salvage expedition backed b.
Wall street milliouairas aud directed
by Americas leading experts in thai,
line loft Now York "A few days ago.
ana j. now 1t work trying 10 raise
the Ward liner Merida. which was
rammcd ana went down of The Nir-
Ginia capcs four years ago. The Nc
rida rs said 10 contain silver bullion
worth over $500. 600 while the purscrs
SAFE also contains money and icwclry
OF great value.
This particular expedition consists or
FIVE vessels. and * commanded by
George ID. St!llson, one OF the fore
most experts on decp-sca diving in
the United states. Among his recent
fcats have been the raising OF the subs
marine FL. and the making a.. Il
moving picture OF jules Ncrue's Tween
~ Thousand Leagues Under the sea"
The expedition has all the latest APP
piiauvcS for raising sunkcn vessels.
and IL certainly has an immense Held
OF cudcayor.
In fact. saving promises 10 become
a large ANA important business within
the next fcw years. The seas Of the
world are literally htrcwn with wrecks.
lcebergs and storms have united with
submarine and naval warfare in send
ing merchantmen and liners 10 tho bot
tom There is scarcely day that
iltc newspapers do not record the sink
ing of one or more ships.
Many or these. "i course. arc lost
forever; but with modern me thuds ~
salvage. many VIII hc recovered. to
the immense profit of tho salvors. For
III salvage, the reward Is not in pro-
portion Ia tho work done; bat TO tho
hclplcssncss Of the vessel rescued. Thus
N .ra-
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According to zinc nmcc philo.onl,er.

lnGrattude is much sharper than serpent's
tooth. Take. for example, the sad OF Colo
mel Roosevelt. After he had gone to the trouble
10 effect sale of the late Progressves per-
fectly satisfactory to himself. some OF the goods
and chattels in the contract refuse to permit
themselves to be delivered.
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lie Couldn't See the Point.

"l.ook at the stars remarked the infatuated
hut bashful. youth. They wnking at us
from The sky
You've noticed it. have you?" responded tho
disguised maiden. We'll, hereafter nobody is
going make believe that n wink is a s
good nod a blind man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
The ftral Offender.

could stand the heat I'm thinking
lh"uch ~ hceps me busy wiuking
10 snake "'I the perspiration from my brow;
But another cause Of anguish
Makes me swear and makes me laueuish;
rms hhmidtiy has got my goat, somehow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Naturally, He Limps

What is lame duck anyhow" asked the
from back home
"A lame duck" responded Congressman
Hammfatt is statesman who has been urge
by his constituents to take his feet out of the
trough"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Too Small.

Even though some OF the critics inclined
TO be spitcful. Miss Sweetthing refuses TO be
made uncomfortable the cut of her ba tn
ing suit"
quite natural too. She is not going L.,
little Thing like that worry her"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Queries and Answers
Alexandra Dumas.

l.. S.-.AeXandrc Dumas The great French
romantc novelist. was born At Nllers- Cot
lcrets. July -, 1902 Dumas was Il grandson
Of tho Marquis Alexandra Davy dc Ia Paiiie-
torie and Il negro woman both of Haiti.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
omestion. ana An.,,er..

Acdosis From bulgarian Bacillus Cultures
Was not your recent statement that the taking
of Bulgarian cultures might do harm by causing
or increasing acidosis in some ailments theo-
retical?
Answer--No, madam, 1t was tho practical oh
scrvation OF competent clinician, whom we
men toned in the article.
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InfnntIlc pnruIAsIs.

Mrs. w. N.-lnfan,ic paralysis was first rec
og nized 10y licine in lSiu. y child attacked
with acute poliomyelitis is noticed to he out
OF sorts, restless, without appetite. and may
have a temperature of 10" to lo3 Fahrenheit
The attack may come on with vomiting
vulSions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

Reports say the latest home rule bill is
not acceptable to everybody in Ireland.
Well who heard Of home rule bill
that was?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
The Pessiinist Snys:

Quite the best way to keep folks from, bor,n
you with accounts OF their chidrens tiresome
performances is TO rehearsc !, few of the acbIeve
mehts OF your own wonderful prodigy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Saving urcnnin's GnrEo.


one ct tic most striking fats of
salvnrc IN recon, wears was the t"-
covering uf the cargo of the pceania,
which sank with S3.a6o,o0n worth OF
bullion Oh board Vi was all recovered
10y IN" divers except ono bar of sill
vcr These men got bonuses OF Sl,o""
apiece. the salvage association got
$6o,o0o. and small amounts were re-
ccivcd by the owners Of various tugs
and steamers that helped 10 get the
vessel into shallow water before she
sank.
Sometimes a vessel will defy the i'm
ccnuity Of salvors for long tihc.
and cause the loss of much time ana
money This was the case with the
German steamer Scsostris, which went
ashore on the Pacific coast of Guate-
uala and was half buried in the sand
there. Salvage companies came ana
looked at the wreck. and several at
tcmptS We're made to move her, bur
without avail
The people re the little town Of
ocos. nearby. decided that If the ship
could not 10 moved. she could he made
useful where she lay. They converted
her upper decks into a coffee ware
house. and her machinery into power
plant which supplied the town with
electric light, and was otherwise use
full Just about the time the ScsoStris
had become All important part OF tho
muuicipal life of Ocos. another salvage
company came along and succeeded
in floating the vessel.
Daring and hard work arc the two
qualities that count in salvage. ii is
good business for a man that is not
afraid to take chance, and is very
hard to discourage. That kind Of a
man was w. II. Johnson. plumber
living in Boston, Mass. When he heard
that a ship and cargo worth SI00. 900.
which had gone down off the Maine
coast. was to be sold at auction. lie
decided to go up and have look at
it. Having looked he attended the
auction and bought the ship for 500.
which shows that nobody else wanted
her. w. H. Johnson. however or
ganizcd salvage company of his own,
raised tho vessel ny his own methods
despite the fact that she was nearly
broken in two, and patched her up in
his own leisure. lie can now sell the YES
sci for 100000 any time he wants TO-
but. owing TO the high freight rates
that prevail, he prefers to keep her
himself.
Only Hull Was Valuable.
There was no treasure In that VEN
ture either. II was n case of save the
hull, or lose the investment. for the
cargo was not bullion, but potatoes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
Current Editorial Comment
Wars Iihccl
on
Language

- Language study is a burning
Wars Effect question Europe just now.
on While England is waxing
J,no,,,ro ihusiastic Russian and
S""sN spanish as tho two great lan-
~ suaGcs which should lie Guilt
Natcu: IN the RUSSIAN upper chamber Profc,-
Ior iu,ie brandt is proposing that the study Of
E.ngiish and French in number OF univer-
sit,cs ana. schools be replaced gradually by the
obligatory study OF Turkish and other Oriental
ianguaSes The war is likely have some
extraordinary linguistic results. But while
Professor liillehrandt finds strong support the
NoSsiche IeilunS says buntly that If Germans
cease to learn English they must expect to di-
minish their husincss.--Springfcld Republican.
The so-called French notes of
Notable icicd for sale in this country by
Loan u syndicate OF strong banlint.
Arrnnond houses and advertised in this
paper arc different from amy
inarNe,, y company is formed to negotiate the
ioan 10 France OF $l60 0Oo. 900 This COMPANY
nolds about S1ob,0oo,00O OF securities and or
lncsc. as "a sort of collateral, il issues it's own
hotSs. rms collateral is the most int crnatIon-
~ ioi ever assembled 1t includes obligations
ol Practcaily every country at war and
INC IroNince OF Quebec besides Suez Canal
shafcS and American corporate issues are in
cIuded. lhere are about Il dozen count ries
whose bonds arc Notwithstanding Brazil
ana Uruguay, from South America; Egypt Swe-
ianh ana so on How France came to have
this bunch of stuff TO pledge is not explained
but H. Is there. Apart from it's interest as an
Investment issue the arrangement is memo
ranie IN international relations.-Hartford
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

to say. Il have blood pressure" high blood
pressure means as much say, II am af-
nicted with pain severe pain"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

!. 1t is altogether likely that Nine. Bern
.hardt's English will be as hard to understand
as her French
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

Great Britain's memorandum of 14OO
words deals with the mail-seizure situation,
but doesn', explain any phase OF it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

In its ma-search and blacklist no,icics
Great Britain is Illustrating its inyariablo
plan oil muddling whenever and wherever
possible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

SO far as most OF the Progressive leaders
are concerned the Coloncl's urgen, appeal for
support OF Nh hughes WASH, loua enough
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

As soon as they catch that San Francisco
bomb planter, the aliensts will begin 10 OK
plain how innocent he is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25

Language study is n burning
question in Europe just now.
Whiic Eng land is waxing en-
thus iastic over Russian and
Spanish as the two great lan-