The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-25
oHAUTAUQUA CLOSES.
COMING AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

''''''N '"llcert by Tie kry.
Dand aud the largest attendance
o' the week Tie concerts fi
D'lh afternoon and night were
great. Preceding the evening
concert, a Mother Goose fes.
'Nal was given hy the childfel',
won 'k'f'--MlSse, Cork and York
and the little folks. This part
"l TIE program was unique. Man,
nl the old, familiar nursery
rhymes were staged in pantomiin,
Dy the children, assisted by
Mother Goose As the poems
We're recited, the children came.
apparently, out of a large nur-
'ery rhyme book, and played the
part df' a Little Boy Blue. Old
hng Cole, etc They were train
ed Tor this work during the play
hours and all handled their parts
nicely.
Thursday We had with us DR..
Barker who lectured on Health
and Happiness and How 10
Live 100 years These lectures
N themselves were worth the
prioe of The chautauqua. The
doctor s health rules were SIM
pie" PLAIN, logical, practical. A.
mong other things he adm0nish-
d us n eat less meat. keep the
porco of the skin opm. get rid
oi constipation, take moderate
exercise, get the habit Of deep
breathing, drink all the writer
You can and learn 10 drink more,
also drink plenty of buttcrmilk.
eat more cereals, vegetables and
rmt aud less greasy stuff. be
ware of too much white bread
ana make bread from the flour
ol whole wheat with the bran len
%, and AVOID worry. lie also
demonstrated physical culture *.
ercNcs, all simple aud easy, that
will benefit the lungs, liver, kid.
ucys, heart, etc, and distributed
iNc literature ON the subject.
DIR Barker not Only recommend.
ei thaSe. yarinns thugs lmt 81
plained the why's and where.
iorcs, in dctai 50 that even a
child understood them. Accord
ing TO the doctor, the people of
Bulgaria live longer than amy
other race on the glObe-there
beng n that country over 1000
people past 100 years old, while
"a all Europe and the United
States combined there are not
that number of centenarians, al
though Bulgaria is only half as
large as Kentucky Il was learn
ed that these people drink lots
of water and eat little meat.
Many subjects Of general inter
rS' were discussed. AS a tip re-
gardng la grippe, We We're told,
when attacked, to refrain from
eating for q whole day and to
90 10 bed and get up a good
sweat In constipation, avoid
atiug much meat, no eggs, and
Irish potatoes roasted only. We
mention these two things as helps
10 those aggravated by these
two common troubles, and be
cauSc We generally do just oppo-
site 10 this eminent physician S
rules.
At the first of the week twas
the general opinion that We would.
have ma chaulauqua next year
The few men who do all the work
promised themselves respite from
thI, task next year. But, as
usual. the chautauqua created an
irresistible enthusiasm and the
same bunch tumbled over each
other Ia again subscribe to the
chaulauuua of $500 for the Red
path people in 1917 l'ifW-cight
nance, went on the guarantee.
The contract was safely IN the
inside pocket of the local mana
ger when he left Friday night
and of course they will come a.
gain-and W. will get ont next
wear and beat the bushes 10 sell
the tickets. .,
The chautuqua is a good
thing far amy community; TINS
will be- acknowledged by those
who even fail to give it their
moral support. But, if II is a
good thing, a few men ought not
10 have to carry the financial re
sp1nSibillty and do all the work.
II might also be of interest
to sav that next year the chau-
tauoua will not come earlier