The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-15

there was suggestion OF Dickens
like satire in the naive proposition,
Los Angeles population is only about
$40, 000-directory count.
But those who might be inclined to
take the square mileage basis serious
ly would be led into confusion in many
cases. An instance: When London
raised it's brows and protested against
New York putting itself first it was
shown that what is known officially
as the metropolitan and police district
had census population of 7,252,963,
and that huge agglomeration consti-
tutes what is generally known as Lon
don. The smaller figures, 522, 964-
printed in the World Almanac's list
show only London's population within
the limits of the mortality depart
ment's registration district.
New York's answer to London was
fair enough in a competitive game. 1t
pointed to its suburbs of Westchester
county and its suburbs in New Jersey
and then, from a lump estimate,
placed the population of this great
greater city at 100000. The area in
square miles was not given; but Lon
don's area, which affords shelter room
| for more than seven and a quarter
million souls, is $50 square miles. This
then knocks Los Angeles out of the
box.
II T is true that this is scientific
u age, but oftentimes when scien-
fist quits the concrete for the alb
stract, he makes himself ridiculous.
There is the case of the learned DR..
A. A. Lindsay,
Is Love the Same psychopathis OF
as Stroking Cat? New York city,
| who says love
lis only chemical reaction and the
same sensation can be had by strok-
ing cat.
"There is nothing in this so-called
love-" AYERS DR.. Lindsay; chat is,
really nothing but the thrill of physi-
cal contact, as, for instance, in kiss
ing. After you have kissed the same
girl many times the thrill goes out
of the kiss. Then you or the girl dis
cover that love never existed between
you"
There is no need for any old-fash-
toned person to rise up on his hind
legs, figuratively speaking, and roar
at the complacent doctor, who calls
the divine passion chemical reac-
tion." Maybe there is suggestion of
truth in his statement about the
safety that follows prolonged kiss
ing of the same girl. That depends
gerat deal on the time, the place and
the girl.
1t is enough to say that if the sapi-
emit psychopathist was right, instead of
being egregiously wrong, there would
be thousand affinities in the land to
one wife and that grand old institu-
ton, the family, would not exist.
Id IRMINGHAM'S State Fair next
W month will be in many important
features the best Of all. There will
be large exhibits of live stock and
the improvement in breeds of cattle
and hogs, which has been remarked
within the past two years, will be es-
specially in evidencerthis season. Ala
bama beef is becoming well known in
the meat markets.
Get Ready for 1t is sought for its
the State Fair fine quality, and if
our cattle growers
continue to develop the animal indus
try it will not be many years before
this state ranks with the most pro-
gressive of the beef producing sections
of the United States.
The Alabama State Fair association
| is planning to have all exhibits in
place before opening day, October s;
and in order to expedite matters a
cash prize is offered to, every pros
pective exhibitor who will have his
agricultural products, or whatever is
to be displayed, on the grounds "a
hours ahead of time. That is an ex-
cellent idea, and should have the de-
sired effect.
The amusement attractions promise
to surpass any ever seen in the south
and that they will be appreciated by
the multitude goes without saying.
Many of the "free acts" come high,
but the State Fair management never
stands on cost when quality is con-
sidered.
Visitors to Birmingham during fair
week are always assured of hospita-
| BILE welcome From October + tn Oc-