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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
HOT WATER BED IS ResTFut
Four Hours sleep In Bathtub Said e
BE Equal to Eight Of Usual
Z Kind.

Sleeping IN bath tub full Of water
kept at blood temperature is claimed
b. some physicians to give the re.
CURED amount Of rest in half the time
that sleeping in q bed requires, Pop
ular Science Monthly says. In other
words. four hours sleep in bathtuh
dlled with water at the proper tenn
perature-and always maintained al
that temperature-will result in the
exact amount Of restfulness that eight
hours in bed will give.
The explanation is that warm water
completely relaxes the nerves, which
ordinary sleep does not necessarily do
The most difficult part of this treat
ment is in maintaining the water at a
constant temperature, and for the
purpose Of accomplishing the result a
middle western manufacturer has re-
Gently brought out on the market q
thermostatic water-control apparatus,
which, as its name implies, maintains
the water at any desired temperature
In practice, the patient climbs into
q bath tub filled with water, his head
protruding through a hole in a rubber
blanket, which is strapped around the
edges of the tub. Water constantly
flows in at one end Of the tub and
out at the other.
For the harried business man, who
complains that his working day is too
short. such sleeping couch as this
should have distinct appeal. He
should be willing to rest four hours at
least.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
cou ntinn hx Knots.

It was the custom of the AZtecs 4
keep their accounts by means Of
strings. The numbers were indicated
by knots. A single knu vas ten. tive
single knots twenty. anu SO ON. Th,
hundreds were Indicated by doubl,
knots. The color of the string ind
Gated What the num-, eis refer red t.,
Soldiers we're red. god yellow sslye
white and corn green. This metk0d j,
still in use Gu the s.elras OF the Arge:
tina. where the befdS.nen keep tale &
their charges i'll Il similar way. SCI
eral strands depend from one. the tir.
of these strands being reserved 70
bulls, the next for cows. the milk ant
dry being Differentiated: the next 70
sheep, and SO Oh. Knots were proba
bly, among the first methods of man I,
record figures-the knot or the mark o,
bit Of stick. In the English hop g:il
dens the tallyman generally the loc;i
schoolmaster, goes around with til,
tally and its mark. and the most ciyi
iiZed Chicagoan still ties knot in hi,
handkerchief when he is asked to b,
srre to re'lelni.er. Chicago News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Washington al Night.

Night life comes on swiftly When ii
gets really started. Night in Washing
ton is beautiful girl drawing black
velvet, jewel bespangled cloak over
white shoulders The streets are light
ed with dull bronze. rather low lamps;
artistically perfect lamps that hold dull
white. glowing globes. The lamps ars
very close together. They are the
pearls that the girl winds about het
throat and in her t.usky hair
The White House stands out, glim
mering boldly against the black of the
foliage. its lighted windows dimmeo
with tightly drawn curtains. What OF
national portent may not have hap
pened behind those same curtained
windows. Perhaps fear has grapplcst
with bravery behind the shelter of the
friendly walls; perhaps hatred and love
hare clashed Perhaps towards have
become strong and surely strong mer
have wept. Characters and homes and
nations have been nodded behind those
friendly blinds. Margaret E. Sang
ster. Jr.. IN Christian Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
NOT FAULT OF CHILDREN
Many Reasons Advanced for Cases Of
Truancy Reported In the Schools
Of the Country.

The average public-school truant ID
. physical defective and has an alb.
normal blood pressure, equal to that
of q man of twenty-five. This is the
conclusion reached after a scientific
study of eighty typical truants in New
York city.
Only seven of the group were found
free from physical drawbacks, which
the investigators enumerate as fol.
lows: Bad teeth, 70; poor vision, II;
defective nutrition, 81; trouble with
their feet, 20; tobacco users. 60; alco-
hol drinkers, 49, Those who did not
breath right made up 10 per cent OF
the 80 truants; enlarged tonsils, 10
per cent; difficult hearing, per cent;
heart ailment, 5 per cent.
AS to high blood pressure among the
truants, this was verified by examina'
ton of inmates at the parental school
There the boys, on admission, almost
uniformly show an abnormal pressure
which usually is reduced to the nor.
NAL after two or three months stay
in the institution.
According to the school authorities,
40 per cent Of the pupils have some
thing the matter with their teeth.
Truancy is due not only to physical
defects, the investigators found, but
is chargeable to poor digestion, crowd.
ed classes. Improperly trained teach.
era. lark 0f snecia1 afudiea and
classes and wrong home influences.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
ONE ON THE FLooRWALKER
Position, But He Was Not Pre-
ficient In Spelling.

The worst thing about the following
Is that it is true, and what's mora
that it happened in one Of Pittsburgh'i
stores. z
The girl, stylishly attired. stepped
up to the still more stylishly-attired
foorwalker and inquired where shs
would find the chiffon. The noorwalk
er consulted notebook. Her surprise
came when he gravely told her that
they did not keep chiffon.
Why" she gasped. you cannot
possibly mean that.
In her eagerness she stepped closer
to the stylishly -attired man than Flea
nor Gale rays stylishly -attired won
an should, and looked over his Shout
der at the notebook.
"Oh! see," she said, fatty, as she
moved on to ask the girl at the glove
counter about the chiffons. The man
had been looking under the s's.-Bal
timore Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
African Fashion Notes.

The prettiest dress Of the Mpongws
woman is cloth drawn up under the
arms, a scarf on the shoulders and a
handkerchief folded over the coiled
hair in high stiff fold set well up on
the head. rather like ehild's idea OF
a crown There is great fancy for
puppies and lavenders set OF with
shades Of rose and red and q sudden
keen note Of gilt With black there
will be touch Of most delicious bright
green. cloth and a scarf worn BY q
woman of beautiful gesture-and a Ga
bonnaise is always that-have a certain
mutable charm; the movements OF tbs
body, the wind that blows from the
sea-these renew and display the fold,
Of the garment so that the eye b In,
trigued.-Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
sAMoAHs INITIATE EUROPE
They Wear Civilized Clothing and
- Eat Fancy Food-Native Homes
Now Made Of Sawed Pine.

The natives Of Samoa are exhibiting
Q marked inclination to initiate Euro
pean manners. The beautiful siapos.
halloved by age-long usage, are dis
appearing more and more, their places
boing taken by imported cloth. Won.
en- and girls like to put on greater
quantities of European wearing ap-
parel.
In the vicinity Of Apia native So,
moan houss and kitchen utensils have
been replaced BY European articles Of
less worth New foods are being In
troduced. Instead Of taro, bananas
anA yams, the natives now eat rice.
biscuits and bread. and even drink
eoise IN the morning. The new foods
however have but limited number Of
consumers at present
The native huts were formerly Gov
cred with matches Of sugar cane. In
sects have destroyed the sugar-cane
plantations. and the natives now cover
their dwellings with corrugated iron.
which gives them much less protection
against the sun during the day and
against the cold at night The Samo-
IN house IL disappearing, too, and its
place is being taken by square build
ings Of American pine.
The total native population Of the
Samoan group is about $4,000. There
Ve 1900 whites and half-castes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
KNOW HOW TO SAY eooD.By
When Time Comes to Go Don't Try e
Be Diplomatic About II, PrIs-
oner Says.

Nothing is more embarrassing than
not to know how to say good-by. The
predicament places one at q gross dis
advantage. He becomes awkward.
clumsy, floundering. His hands are
hams and his fingers swollen frank.
furters. He stands round ready AM
willing to go, but doesn't know how to
break away. He wants to 60, feels
that others would like to see him
vamoose, that he has overstayed his
welcome and that his presence IL .
trespass on hospitality, but he STAN.
mers, halts, hesitates, mumbles and
is all messed up over the matter Of
saying good-by and getting out.
He would thank his lucky stars u
some "bouncer" would come along and
end the agony by throwing him out
Now, remember, there's only one
shing to do in . case like that. when
you have got thing to say, say it.
Just say "Good-by" and be honest and
not diplomatic about It and see how
nicely you settle the difhculty.-From
the New Era, Federal Penitentiary.
Leavenworth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07

For many years London has been
steadily drained Of her gold by India.
In ten years India has absorbed from
circulation 150,OO0Oo0 gold sovereigns
and boarded them away. The coolie
has learned that silver rupees are .
poor investment. especially II he melts
them into anklets or a nose ring for
his wife. as over 80 per cent Of the
silver is lost in the melting pot, while
the gold sovereign preserves its value
whether he keeps it as coin or melts
1t. When a coolie collects Is ru-
pees which he finds to be temporarily
surplus he buys a sovereign with It
He has come to understand the wis
dom of boarding away only the gold
coin, which be knows he can always
realize on at its original value
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Peaches in ENGLAND.

A long time ago someone said thai
an Englishman eats a peach as IL he
were performing a religious ceremony.
No wonderl In the London market Z
sale of a dozen peaches ranks Is Q
Wholesale transaction. And the price!
The London Telegraph recently print
ed an article on Cheap Fruit" in
which the statement occurs that
small samples" were worth two or
three shillings dozen, but that the
best fruit could be bought at IL shil.
Engs dozen. Think of paying a quar-
ter for a single peach. But there were
some shops that cut the price. and
that would sell you a peach for three
peace-six cents.-Youth's CompaD.
ter
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
ANTS PROVIDED WITH LIGHT
Curious Phenomenon That Has fos
Some Time Attracted Attention
OF Scientists.

There has been observed q curious
phenomenon connected with the nesta
Of the Brazilian white ants or termites.
These, when seen on the headwatera
Of the Rio Verde, seem to be covered
with tiny stars, which give the nest
the aspect Of a miniature tower bril-.
Nantly Illuminated. When the nest 10
struck with . stick the lights 90 out,
only to reappear again little BY little.
Castelnau. in the middle of the last
century, reported similar spectacle
near the city Of Goyaz. According to
bis account, the lights were produced
BY an immense number Of small phos
phorescent larvae, which withdrew in
to the galleries Of the mound when
m attempt was made to capture them
II has been pointed out by several
authorities that these exhibitions are
probably confined to some particular
species or to some special occasion
or conditions Of termite life, since
many scientists have spent consider.
able periods Of investigation IN Brazil
Without seeing them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07


Arthur Guiterman in a recent inter
view gave a list of negative command
ments for would be poets. Don't
think Of yourself as a poet and dress
tho mart" he says. Don't frequent
exclusively the company Of writer's
Don't complain of lack Of appreciation
TN the long run no really good pub
l,shed work can escape appreciation
Don't speak of poetic license or believe
that there is any such thing. Don't
use .e'er' for ever Ger for over,
when as or what time for when or
any of the .poetical commonplace OF
tbe mast. Don't say did go for went
even If you need an extra syllable
Don't-don't write hymns to the great
god Pan. He is dead; let him rest La
peace, Don't write what everybody
else is writing kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Beauty and Brains.

A pretty girl need not necessarily be
trainless, but somehow the combina
ton persists.
Did you young fellows ever stop 10
analyze any of your conversations
with that wide-eyed little blonde who
always wears pink silk blouses? No.
of course you didnt-you hardly knew
what you were saying yourself.
Trouble with you is that you haven't
imagination enough to conceive of .
pretty girl who could bring up more
interesting talk topic than her own
sweet self. d..
You sort of concede that q peach Of
a girl is three-quarters mush, with q
heart of stone.
OF course there is such q thing an
the pretty girl with brains. but she's
either married or else in love with
some cuss that doesn't appreciate her.
Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Early Breaking Down,

Apparently the most significant
result Of the various changes in our
living habits Is found in our declining
power to resist the strain Of life on
the heart, arteries, kidneys and the
nervous and digestive systems, re-
marks Science. Compared with past
decades. the increase in mortality
from the early breaking down Of
these organs Is very marked. The
records of the last census show that
the increase continues in the younger
as well as the older age groups. This
points to the shortening of the valu
able productive period of life. These
indications are well attested. They
cannot be disposed Of by the easy
process Of denying the statistics with
out Investigation. Nor can the extra.
ordinary increase in cancer be ex-
planned in this convenient way. The
early breaking down of these impor-
tant organs points to q decline in tho
vitality Of our people in the mature
and most useful period Of their lives,
and presents q phase of the problem
meriting the most careful study and
consideration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
knoW wHERE 10 FIND THEM


& IL doubtful whether any foreign
war of1oe follows with an accuracy
greater than that displayed by thu
United States war department the
movements OF its officers. The follow
ing is an interesting case In point:
A young army oflcer Who had seen
service in this country and In the
East was once With . small scouting
party in Arizona. After two weeks IN
the desert his squad came to the rail.
way near . small station Within ten
minutes a telegram from Washington
was brought to him BY the station
agent 1t asked II the oflicer wished
to be transferred to one Of the nov
artillery regiments then forming.
He answered by telegraph that hi
would be glad to enter either Of them
Then with his squad he set on again
across the desert
It was six days later whcr they
again struck the railway, this time
80 miles from the point at which theg
had previously crossed It, but the Of
dSOA 81 P1y AAO40 b00 ~ - 0CRoA IAn>
was awaiting him. It had been te,e
graphed to every station within two
hundred miles.
A more striking instance Of aeon
racy occurred after the same oficer'I
transfer to the East. He was travel
ing home on leave and. as the reEula
tons require, had notified the depart
Clent Of the day, hour and probable
route Of his journey. After he had
been on the train for eight hours a,
small station the conductor entered
with telegram, asking II anyone o.
his name was on board. On opening
the telegram the officer found that Il
ordered him to detached duty.
Exactness Of detail could not be car
ried much further. The war depart
ment knew the whereabouts Of . SEQ
ond lieutenant even when he was trav
cling on leave Of absence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
now sLEuTHs MARK MONET


In their surveillance and apprehens
sion Of suspected persons government
secret service officers often find Il
necessary to make the money han
died By such persona. There are Va
rious methods Of - marking the ~
tional currency, one Of the most novel
Of which II the pinprick.
The note to be masked =. say, ths
s. silver certificate bearing the VI
gnette Of an Indian chief in his fun 70
gala Of feathers and trapp;ngs and
presenting . full-face view. With the
aid Of . pin the secrst service man
makes two punctufes IN the bill DR.
rectly IN the pupils Of the Indians
eyes. To the casual and sometimes
even critical inspector Of the note
these pinpricks are invisible. II raised
to the light. however. the BIN VIII
distinctly reveal them.
The markings arc complicated By
tho following process: The pinpoint
is applied In the twist" Of the large
figure 5 at the two upper corners Of
the note. These tiny twists . not ap-
pear In the. "necks'' Of the two fig-
ures that are at both ends Of the
bottom Of the note. The note Is now
pierced again. this time In the ends
Of the scrolls ON each side Of the word
five" In the lower center Of the bill
The marking 10 now complete. In se
cret 1t ID exhibited to one or more per.
sons for purposes Of Identification and
Is then placed in the till or money
drawer to which the suspected person
has access.
It is said that the pinpricks win 70.
main perfect for some time. When
such bills are produced in court and
their markings are explained under
oath. conviction IL practically certain
Literary Digest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07

A sign Of progress is q bill intro
duced by Pacific coast representa-
tive to substitute the Centigrade for
the Fahrenheit thermometer in gov.
eminent publications. When Gabriel
Daniel Fahrenheit nearly 200 years
ego devised the scale which bears his
name 80 degrees below the freezing
point was the lowest temperature he
knew, 80 he called 1t zero. But his
graduation has been displaced in the
scientific world almost as completely
e. his idea of the extreme of cold
Scientists everywhere use the Cent?.
grade scale. and the Fahrenheit is in
popular use in English-speakin5
countries only.
The Centigrade thermometer Il
graduated in simple and rationa:
way, the freezing point being marked
zero and the boiling point 100. Tht
movement for reform of the thermom
eter ought 70 80 hand-in-hand with the
propaganda for universal adoption Of
the metric system OF weights and
measures and for Uniform decimal 70
latons q coinage n N nnfiono-
Weungk Uvun11G 1CeuA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07

The enormous value Of rainfall to
the agriculturist is set forth by e. J.
Cragoe in the Journal Of Geography.
He calculates that the increase In the
wheat crop in the Dakotas, California.
Washington, Kansas and Nebraska for
each inch of rainfall above four
inches in May and June represents a
value Of about $15. 1000, 900. The fig
ures for corn are more impressive;
one inch Of rainfall above three inches
m July in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas.
iowa, Ohio and Nebraska, increases
the value Of the crop by $4,000, 900.
Moreover, it was found that when the
July rainfall averaged less than "a
inches the yield Of corn averaged ten
bushels less to the acre than when it
was more than ~ inches. This rep
resents an increased value Of about
t250, 900, 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
: a..ss1, Amer1eaN Hes

Aantiaqo, capital Of Cnala = e
hc1,e Of the roto Ch1eno, or broken
chilean. most picturesque and unique
~ hoboes. The name is byword IN
South America, and as far as fnat con-
,,nent is concerned he is a unique type:
We find rich people everywhere ano
.oor people everywhere, but IN no otnr
= South American country but Chile
a. we find this good natured, service
sb,e deceitful, ragged. drunken, crimi-
nal species of tramp. He earns i've.
i,hood by begging, doing odd JOBS ana
thieying. The last is his mainstay. IN
Ms hands stealing has become a nne
ovt The Chileans have SAYING tnat
~ win steal your socks without touch
ing your boots. A long. jointed wire
With a hook at the end is his favorite
tool ia window on the street Is left
unguarded he will with this simple
contriyance successfully remove from
the interior everything but the heavy
surniture.-New York Independent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Our Navy a Century Age.

One hundred years ago the naval
force of the United States on the At
lantic coast consisted Of thirty three
vessels, twenty-seven Of which were
In commission. Among them were
dozen great ships. first class frigates
and sloops of war. some Of them car
rying as many as seventy-four guns
each. They were all sailing vessels
Che era Of the steam warship, how
ever, was close at hand. With the aid
Of an appropriation from congress
there was now nearing completion
floating steam battery" designed by
Robert Fulton This ship. which was
launched a few months later, was the
frst steam war vessel ever built and
was destined to revolutionize the meth
eds Of naval warfare throughout The
Horld-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Open-Air Court Of Justlce.

The capital Of Montenegro consists
Of one long street, in which stands
he Tree Of Justice, under which the
king dispenses law aud equity in true
patriarchal style. No stranger could
pick out his majesty or his family
from the rest Of the crowd. In daily
life the Montenegrins are eminently
republican. A group of three or four
may be ;een smoking pipes round q
able, or enjoying an evening stroll,
all dressed alike, with an arsenal Of
knives and pistols in their belts, and
the universal "strouka," or boat's-hair
blanket, over their shoulders. One is,
perhaps, the minister of war, the sec
ond q tailor, the third a farmer, the
fourth the president of the senate and
he nth the minister of finance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07

The ro.si "hedl:tm" is a corrupttoi
of the word Bethlehem and original
ed as Il sy,Ynyln for chaos at the TIM
when the mouse of bethlehem. occu
pied by q s.stcrhood Of London. be
came an insane asylum. The treat
ment of the insane in the early part o
the sixteenth century was not well IN
derstood, and, according to the theo
ries then prevalent. it was necessar.
to frighten the patient out of his ip
macy. All sorts Of awful expedienfl
were resorted to, among them "sur
prise floors.' which slipped from unde
the feet; surprise baths" and fog
gings at the periods of most severe III
ness. hence the name 'bedlam." tn,
result OF incorrect spelling possibly
came easily TO stand for awful things
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
The Number Seven.

Seven is frequently used as a mys
tical and symbolical number in the
Bible, as well as among the principa,
nations Of antiquity, such as the Per.
SLAMS, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, etc
IN the Bible we have the Creation
completed in seven days; every sew.
enth year was the Sabbatic year, and
sever times seven years ushered In
the Jubilee We have the seven al
tars, seven greer withes, seven locks.
seven angels, seven eyes which are
the seven spirits Of God.
In light we have the seven prismatid
colors, which make the pure white
light s
We have the seven sleepers, seven
wise masters, seven wise men 81
Greece-Bias, Cleobu.us, Chic. Pit
ticus, Periander, Scion, Thales.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-07-07
Foretold BY oil.

Among the Kherrias OF India there
Is a very curious marriage ceremony.
Taking q portion Of the hair Of the
bride and bridegroom iE turn from the
center Of the forehead, the priest
draws it down on to the bridge Of the
nose. Then. pouring oil on the head.
he watches it carefully as 1t trickles
down the portion of hair. II the oil
runs straight on to the tip of their
nose their future will be fortunate.
bat II It spreads over the foreheae
or trickles on on either side of the
nose, i'll luck is sure to follow Their
tDrtunes told. generally to their own
satisfaction, the final part Of the core
inony takes place. Standing up side
~ side, but with faces strictly avert
ed, the bride and bridegroom mark
each others forehead with "stndar"
(yeTInilions