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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

dloxId might be as low as seven In
the breeze. while at one side 1t kept
steadily at twelve to fourteen.
I'm a room at 3:45 p M. three
large windows were raised the full
height Of the sash; there was q
strong breeze blowing toward
that side of the building, and
II swept through the room SC
as to be felt distinctly in the hall
and with force sufficient to carry
some small papers from the teachers
desk. The windows were closed after
n ten.minute gymnastic lesson, and
at this time a test taken in q corner,
out Of the line of draught. showed the
mir In that vicinity still contained at
least nine parts of cal bon dioxId.
Il do not know what 1t contained
previous to this open-window period,
but the principal told me that this
teacher was always in poor health
and kept the room closed. The strik-
ing thing about this instance is the
lack Of real ventilation produced in
ten minutes by wide-open windows
and strong breeze.
1.-The st. Johns river, Florida, is
dark In color. but the Blue river emp.
ties into 1t, and can easily be dlstln-
guished from the general stream for
miles by It's color. Gases act in much
the SAME way, though Of course they
ditfuse more rapidly, and the stream
Of pure air in this case flowed through
the room without immediately af-
fecttng the surrounding stagnant air.
without giving details OF further
tests" he continues, suffice it to say
that the results were similar; and
always there was found lack OF
what Is considered by all hyglenists
good ventilation, even though the
conditions were such as we usually
think quite sufficient TO renew the mir
rapidly. The recently published en-
periments of Thomas Crowder are of
interest in connection with these
tests. He has shown that with good
ventilation we rebreathe anywhere
from l to 10 per cent. OF the air we
have Just expired.
In bedroom OF ordinary size,
containing 1900 cubic feet of pure air,
the air rebreathed, no matter what
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
KICKING HOLSTERS Are BEST

an expert to select the lobster. He
knows when his supply is received
what should be done with each lob.
Rter, and carefully asserts his stock.
knowing which should be boiled Inn.
medlately and which should be put
aside for the 'Broils.' The lobster is
very partial to cold water, and those
that are taken very far south OF Cape
Cod do not amount to much. Their
flesh is not firm. and their shell is
soft. and while not unfit for food they
are certainly not anywhere near as
good as the tlrm.aeshed lobster that
is taken off the coast Of Maine.
There is no lobster in the world
so good as the Maine variety. There
seems to be that In the coast forma-
ton that supplies his ideal home.
and here abound the anlmalculae
that furnish his ideal food"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

tried md found to be ineffective.
1.-THE rabbit was released and
placed In It's cage and usually within
three to thirty minutes would nihblo
Mt It's food. and within an hour was
quite as active as before the expert.
ment.
"Full.grown rabbits were used
Twelve rabbits were injected In this
way. The corpuscles in all cases
had been obtained not less than ten
days before. In four instances they
were three weeks old, in two thay
were ten weeks old. These six rabbits
recovered. and four months later
were alive and apparently normal.
OF the twelve rabbits treated with
erythrocytes. three died. One was
found dead in its cage Is hours after
TRANSMISSION. Eecropsy revealed no
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

hrst victim OF asphyxIation to be
restored to life by DR.. Burmeisters
method Of infusing living blood into
the veins of the victims of gas poIs-
oning. How Mussel, apparently dead
upon arriving at the hospital. was
revived. is described by DR.. Meyer,
VINO performed the operation:
1 left word In the hospital to send
lor me- as soon as u case OF gas
asphyxiation came in. because l
wanted to try DIR. Burmelstcr's treat
ment. ] had the apparatus for blood
transmission readyfor use, and knew
"nere should get the blood.
We had patient in the hospital
suffering from a peculiar heart az
lection. EIe needed bleeding. So l
look pint ri blood from his arm
while IN inferno was taking a mint
from the arm of tile asphyxiation
patient. The fresh blood was then
tFansfused. and the result was n
striking confirmation of DIR. Burmeis.
ters theory.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
Revn VICTIMS Of Aadon PERoMORT by SURGERYS Latest MARVEL

Immediately after receiving the
new blood Nfussel's color improved.
In very few minutes his respiration
became nearly normal, and he
opened his eyes. The operation is
n complete success."
A most remarkable case OF recov.
cry from asphyxIatIon by TRANSMISSION
OF blood after being apparently dead
for eight days IL that at Miss Meta
Schnaars OF FallAade. N. <.
Miss SEMINARS was oYerpoYered
by illuminating gas which escaped
from pipe that burst in hail closet
adjoining her room. She was found
unconscious in bed the next morning.
DR.. Edward Ulndelnan infused into
her veins a quart of blood from
man. after releasing a quart OF her
blood, which was found to be coagu-
lated.
There was perceptible drop in
Miss schnaars's temperature after tho
operation. but she still remained un.
conscious and her nurses were
obliged to continue feeding her arti.
ficially.
On her eighth day of unconscious
ness, a second TRANSMISSION of blood
was made and soon afterward Miss
SEMINARS opened her eyes. From
that time her progress toward com
plete recovery was reported as being
rapid.
The SUCCESS that has attended DR..
Burmeister's discovery OF blood
TRANSMISSION as remedy for asDhyx.
tation leads him to draw the follow
ing conclusions:
RED blood corpuscles OF some ant
mails can be preserved intact over
extended periods OF time. These
corpuscles can again assume their
physlologic function in another ami.
NAL of the same species"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

were at least consistent in their con.
duct. They practised as they
preached.
ION the contrary. we OF this very
scientific generation are forever talk.
ing ventilation, though we do not us-
ually ventilato. We are spending
minis Of money In trying to discover
the cause OF the Ill effects OF bad air.
and We worry over these problems in
rooms where the standard for pure
air, as act down by those in confer
ence, is utterly dIsregarded.
We have even, OF late, become 30
disheartened over the problem that
we have attempted to abandon the
matter altogether By taking the sides
or windows out OF nur rooms, leaving
them open to the winds OF heaven.
In doing 80, the problem seems to dis
appear. for ventilation apparently
pertains altogether TO life within four
walls.
THE fact that although 1t seems
10 do away witt! ventilation, we do
not all take the walls out OF our
houses or carry on, our daily work in
the open air. speaks for our Inherent
good sense that 1t is better to make
the most of impure air than to waste
our energies In fighting cold and run.
ming the risk OF The many infections
10 which cold renders us liable. The
bad ventilation is often due to false
economy, yet we instinctively recog.
nize that 1t Is more economical to sit
in warm, II Ill ventilated, rooms than
in those thrown open to the blasts of
winter"
The curious fact, which DR.. Rogers
names THE inadequacy OF open doors
or open windows in changing the air
OF a ROOM" was discovered by aim
in the course OF recent tests of air Ill
public buildings Hc found tho air
usually bad. and often very bad"
In one school room. where the sub.
iect Of ventilation was being dis
cnssed and the pupils were taught
that the limit for carbondtoxld was
seven parts per ten thousand DIR.
Rogers's tests actually found twelve
parts. Opening windows improved
matters little, except directly in the
path of the draught. The content Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

bits. These were placed In m air
tight compartment into which iIlumI-
mating gas WlB admitted In amount
sufficient to cause death within five
to ten minutes. Twenty rabbits were
treated in this way.
"The gas compartment was con-
strncted In part of window glass 30
that tho animals respLratlOns, and,
in addition. Its curdEnc pulsHtions.
could ho observed. Tho rabbits
heart would usually continue to beat
two to four minutes after It's reBpira.
tiOns had completely ceased.
"As soon as 1t was noted that the
cardiac thrust against the thorax wall
ceased the animals were removed
and suspended by their htnd legs
from n bracket fixture. The skin over
n marginal vein In one of the ears
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

NE OF the most difficult hygi.
enic tasks relating to housing
Is the proper ventilation Of a
room-"etfectIvo ventilation" better
would express it-for, as a matter Of
fact, much of the method hitherto
considered proper has proven entire.
ly inadequate.
Opening the windows so that cur.
rent of pure air flows through the
room may fail entirely to cleanse tho
atmosphere!
1t is DIR. James Frederick Rogers
Of New Haven. CT, who makes the
amazing revelation that open win.
dows do not always yenttlate, and
he has devoted so much study to the
problem that he has qualified as an
established authority.
May 1t not be that We delude our.
selves regarding the vital necessity
OF continual fresh mir? And may VIC
not have been long in error as to the
amount that we have consumed7
Keep the windows open? Vest But
now We are assured that though a
stream of fresh afr. to be sure, may
flow in. 1t nevertheless mixes little
with the stale air In the room and
may flow out again almost as pure as
when 1t entered. leaving most Of the
cubic contents Of the apartment In
as bad condition as before. This
Is so true that one may breathe bad
air even outdoors, provided one be in
u somewhat sheltered position.
The products Of respiration remain
in the vicinity unless removed by a
breeze. Apparently one must live in
a wind IL he wants his air perfectly
pure!
Our ancestors Of century ago
were little troubled by the nightmare
of fresh air." says DR.. Rogers. 'rThey
closed their windows, drew the cur
talns of their couches closely, and
dropped of to sleep, untroHbled by
dreams of being smothered by car
bon dioxide. or of waking up dead
from the effect of poisonous organic
matters in the breath, from super
heating. or from overhumidIty. IL
these happy beings were wrong In
their ideas, 1t must be said that they
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

the temperature. contained an aver.
age OF IA parts of carbon dIoxid.
With person lying in bed with
the side Of the face resting on the
pillow, the air taken in showed IN
average Of % parts carbon dioxId or
per cent. OF the expired air. He
attributes the increase in this posi-
tIon to the tendency of gases to cling
to surfaces. fact which helps to
explain some OF the findings in my
own tests.
THE introduction of afr into tho
room at the rate of $4,000 cubic feet
per hour lowered the amount OF car.
bon dloxid rebreathed comparative.
~ little, and with quite a perceptlble
breeze from an electric fan blowing
upon the head. there continued to be
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
Cup Shaped Nozzle New Form
of Sanitary Drinking
Fountain.

shown new device consisting of a
cup-shaped nozzle mounted on a
water faucet SO that 1t acts us a san.
itary drinking fountain when turned
upward and rs ali ordinary nozzle
when turned downward is one of the
latest conveuLences IN watcr.suDply
fixtures. The nozzle Is carried ON n
taperlng shaft and Is held in place
by a nut which Is frightened to such
a degree that, While easily movable.
the nozzle remains in either position.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

from II to Is parts Of carbon dioxid
taken in, while the person was in he'd.
In order to do away with rebreath-
ing, the enormous amount Of 100000
cubic feet of air per hour had to be
introduced. or 100 times as much as
is sufficient to keep the air, in gem
era, pure.
"out of doors. when the person was
at MI sheltered. the proportion of ex-
nired air rebreathed was nearly as
high as before To quote Crowder's
words. One does not necessarily
breathe pure air because he is out of
doors; he Is not at all likely 10 do
SO under the ordinary conditions of
sleeping tents, tent houses or half
open porches, such as are used for
therapeutic or hygienic purposes"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

Every person using the bubbling
drinking fountain should hear in
mind that the object Of this sanitary
device is to prevent the Interchange
of mouth secretions. When mucous
and other matter becomes attached
to metal 1t sometimes requires con.
siderable force to remove 1t, and this
is not always accomplished by a
slowly moving current of water"
In the accompanying illustration is
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

gross changes other than the typical
cherry red color OF all the blood.con'
tninlng tissues.
1.-TWO rabbits died within five min
utes following the TRANSMISSION. I'M
mediate necropsy disclosed an extern
stve hemorrhage in the peritoneal
cavity, undoubtedly secondary to the
rupture OF some small mesenteric
vessel. though the vessel could not
be found at the time"
Gustav MusseI is said to be the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
How SCIENCE Seeks
to Restore LIFE by
Lnfusing BLOOD

T row the dead may be brought
back to life is the latest mar.
4 4 vel Of surgical science, which
mas been announced by DR.. Will.
lam H. Burmeister Of Chicago.
who recently completed a series OF
remarkable experiments in blood
TRANSMISSION as u remedy for aaphyx.
1ation, and for petromortIs, the new
~ Identified malady caused by
breathed gasoline fumes, usually in
unventllated garages. DR.. Burmeister
says he expo imented only With lower
animals. and left 1t to his colleague,
DIR. Karl II. Meyer. of the Cook Coun-
ty Hospital. Chicago. to apply the
principles of his discovery.
DR.. Burmeister describes as FOL.
lows his experiments with rabbits:
MY earliest work was with rab.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

horizontal position. as shown by the
dotted lines C.
The locomotive or tender Is pro-
vtded with lever which throws in
the bralting mechanism. which is SO
located On the engine or tender that
as the train travels past. it engages
with the arm A. II the latter is set in
vertical position. The result is
that the arm swings the brake lever
into position. which action applies
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

the brakes. and brings tho train to
n stop. The train cannot proceed
until the engineer or his fireman
leaves the locomotive and swings
back the lever.
Those competent to Judge shy that,
under any condition. automatic ma
chinery is more positive. and can be
relied on more explicitly. than the
most careful observer. Others argue
that an automatic system may make
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

employees careless iii the discharge
Of their duties.
~ writer points out that railroad
men in the signalling business seem
to be prone to depart as little as DOS.
sible from methods of signalling
which appeal to the eye. Employees
know what that means, and forget
that automatic devices never sleep
or tire. and are always on the spot
ready for business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
u. s pRIsnNERs sPAr OIL

Chihuahua City, June a. Sewn
more American troopers were
brought here as prisoners by Mexiesa
military authorities. They had been
captured on the desert in the viciu'
ity Of the CarrizaI battlefield. Sever.
al Of them were wounded, and sh
were sorely stricken from p%rivatOns
Since Wednesday they had wandered
over the sand wastes without food OF
water.
These troops all eolored, bring ths
total captured by the Mexicans to "a
On the same train which brought
the prisoners came also the body Of
Gen. Felix Gomez. killed in the ac-
ton.
Driven 10 a frenzy by their hatred
Of the "gringoes" the populace spst
upon the American soldiers and did
honors to the body Of the Mexican
General IN turn.
Gen. Jacinto Trevino had taken
every precaution to shield the prison
ers from violence, furnishing them
with q large detail Of soldiers as .
guard. The crowd followed the troop
ers to the caurtel, however, cursing
and hooting at them. Even wOmeu
carrying babies, ran along the SIDE
walk in the wake Of the mob.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
What Mr.. Taft Saws

~PLAlNFIELD, N. J.. Inn. .,
Former President william a. !
Taft declared last might ,h !.
the United States has gone =
far In Mexico to turn bacE ny ~
characterized Mexico as an q -
ternational nuisance" and decIsr
ed that it viii take about tS,s.
years ito clean it up"
The address was delivered i.
fore a chautauqua asssmu.
here. In introducing tbe suS
ject of Mexico Taft said he bsa
not wanted war.
But we cannot have Mexieo
attacking our border and o,,r
citizens" he said. we must :,
on now"
He declared this proo,sm Il
be practically the same as that
which the eountr, acce,ted n
lands, but expressed the belisi
that pacifcation of the country
is possible. He said an amy If
100000 men will be %requirei n
carry out the task effectively.
This estimate was based. he y.
planned, on reports of military
made to him when h
was President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
LAID TO ECONOMIC CAUSES

Washington, June 23.-officials Of
the Standard Oil Company Of ohio
testified Wednesday, in the closing
hearing of the federal trade commits
sion's investigation into the increase
in the price Of gasoline, that economi.
causes justified the advances. They
were unable to give any reason for
the failprc Of the Standard Oil Com
pany Of Indiana to compete IN the
Ohio territory.
Independent oil men told the COM
mission recently that Decentralization
of the oil business was due to high
prices maintained in Ohio as a result
Of the failure Of the Indiana concern 10
enter the field.
A. p. Coombe, president Of the Ohio
concern, testified there was no com
petitive reason for a difference in
price in the fields, but said the Ohio
concern fixed It's own price for bust
ness reasons, and without considera-
ton Of its competitors.
He answered testimony Of directors
Of the Indiana company that they re.
Trained from competition for fear Of
reprisals from the Ohio company by
declaring his concern had enough to
40 in taking care Of its business in
Ohio. He denied that the two com-
panies had any contract or agreement
concerning competition.
Coombe said his company had more
than 100000 gallons Of gasoline in
storage and that 1t was seeking to
Increase the amount, not to put up
but to insure service to its
customers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
Suffrage
News


n< zzp fre er Az ronizg e
the fruzs = Amxhle fzdaiaA Abo1s
Grku-sx shuzzznz girls are enrolled
Aruzghsu the cozE lazy have il
reality j wuznazs rrsgarsdns<s pp-
gram thaz is vzanzbae nos Only in war
zt il psscs.
Camp Fre Girls III zise the stan
a1rd a efficiency far boys as well Is
glrk Thsr course az instruction in
.el15es w1Eking ard proper are Of TIE
fest, the CAN Of hAbieS AID young
ehldrsns surgical first aid and hand
agzg; general re1sf work; camp
cookery; tsnt ard sissping arrange
nentz nhe service Uniforms con
zist of . plain karE SKIRT or one Of
dark serge, white mildly blouse and
white hat when G duty
The Camp Fire Girls organization
is regarded b. socizl workers as 8
practical and efficient movement
Doctor Lukher Quick, President Of
the Camp Fire Girls Of America says:
There is no possibility Of a prepared
ness movement that does not include
the woman Of the country, and there
is no sense in a program which does
not comprehend the home and take
the girls and their mothers into uni
versal consideration
This is a good sensible doctrine and
training for the citizenship which win
inevitable come to the women Of the
United States. As citizens with ball
lots women can help TO make better
homes and better government All
hail to the American Minute Girls"l
They combine practical skill with
splendid ideals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
Goyernment Il the Kitchen


II used to be said that "woman's
Place is in the Home; that "woman
is the uneEowned queen Of the hearth
stone" Everybody has heard these
trite and thread-hare sayings, and
come Of us have used them and per-
haps a very few of US have believed
them. But a cog seems to have slip
ped somewhere in the sanctity Of the
woman's exclusive domain. Her
kitchen is being invaded by men adj
illustrators Of the European govern
ments. Certain foods are prescribed
and others prescribed. The cherished
eook-books are censored. Grandma's
pickles are under ban as Injuries; POI
tatoes are scrutinized by male experts
what kind of flour mother shall mix
in the bread is determined by men
the cookie jar and ~toothsome dough
nut are forbidden mammals caressing
hand; her pies are interdicted; stern
mandates interfere with woman's
housewifely sceptre, and the crown Of
Of woman's sphere Of domestic su-
premacy is hoisted on the dust shelf
of war necessity.
The funny part of it all is that it
is not considered at all unmanIy to
conduct the kitchen in wartime. 1t is
only in the piping-times Of peace that
mother is permitted guarded sway in
the cooking regions. And since there
appears such close relation between
domestic-kitchen and war-cabinets,
wouldn't it be well to admit
men and women to both? Votes and
cook-pots really ought to be one now
and forever, in the parliaments of
the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29

In 1881 ths T1uz-a nd ssztzs
sszzx a IA PzcEr NorzzzE
Leag@ played p i-zgx beEzre Ia
.e7=1 hz1ly vgz II a srnrs Cf S Is
< Do1zh1s uzxhst III eztirs - =.
.rEE 1sr Izeunz Ehle Seattle ussl
two pitchers
TIE sane rear 3 ng~ recozd wsz
So N = game between TIE Fzreo zaG
G-znS Forks tzauss played At Devils
Lake North DzkOtA Neither z5e
scored II . Er5rEz
n 1853 Deczw and BI0onfsd of
the Three I League fgzght a pitchers
bztas for Is innings Decatur finally
triznphing By 3 score Ct ? TO L
The major leagne record Of q IN
nings was established Ia 1906 ut Bos-
ton n 3 game between the Athletes
and Red Sex, the former Winning !
to L.
The Nato1al Leagues longest game
went q innings between the Giants
and the Pirates at Pfttsburg in 1914.
the New York team winning 3 10 i.
The longest game last rear was be-
tween Burlington and Keokuk Of the
Central Association. neither side sror-
ing IN p innings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

l. 7. Van Note to A. L. Hush,.
Warranty. Consideration siD ,.a
other. N 1-2 lot-s Mrs. sparEu Ma !
parts "a and IS. Ladd's ADD Era.
Mexico.
Henry SchIeeter 10 Herbert I
Blaekledge. Warranty considsrasu
$4,000. S IL of % and N 10 Of \
Ia Of 27-62-e.
Teresa Manspeaker TO J. E Jones
Warranty. Consideration 5000 NJ
Of se-ss-s.
Mollie Locke TO Henry b. Level
Ign, Warranty. Consideration 81 and
r. S LOOMS to C ". Dudley. War
ranty. Consideration $50 and other,
Lot 10. block 2, Hissy Z cassidy's
Add to Mexico
A. L. Hughes to Alice Van Note.
Warranty. Consideration 81 and 9TH
err. s 1-2 OF Sc & W IL Of " l.2 Of
other. Lots / and 2, Block l, Fair
Grounds Add to Mexico.
VIM. W. Clendenin to John ".
Hanger Warranty. Consideration 81
and other. Ia int in NE Of 1858.
James E Henegar to Henry schleet-
er .Quit-claim. Consideration 81 s
IL Of 5 IL Of p & N IL Of n II Of
1885.
George F. McCarty to C. D. Gamble.
Quit-cIaim. Consideration 81. Lots
and 8 sw Of s1-5s-s and N IL Lot
G N 30 A lot 2 NV of s-52-S.
John B. Graham to E. H. Tineher.
Q~uit-claim. Consideration 81 and 9th
Ter. Lot 2. Block 3. South Jefferson
Add to Mexico.
George w. Pickett to William Say
Tor. Warranty. Consideration $500
NV II Of Lot IL. Mrs. Sparks south
Add to Mexico.
VIM. saylor to George W. Pickett
Warranty. Consideration $4,000. IS 4
in W IL OF sw NV Of s1-5o-9 and b
NE Sc Of S6-50-10.