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The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
FEAR OF CATS
Il. ADolNoToN BRUCE


Today. complying with cores
pondent's request. want 20 say
something about a curious and FAIR
~ common mAlady -ailurophobIa, or
morbid, irrational dread OF cats.
This is a malady specially liable 10
trouble women. but men are By no
means immune from II.
Cases are on record % big. yigor-
Gus men Sho become almost panic.
stricken II cat approaches them.
Thus New York physician ~
poFts
-One OF the mos, marked cases
az ailurophobia that was ever
0roush, 10 my attention was IN al
srmy officer who had exhibited
5FaVery IN battle on many occa-
sions. yet for whom a cat had many
more terrors than the battery OF an
enemy, or even an ambuscade Of
Filipinos
Sometimes. however the presence
q a cat gives rise 20 physical rather
than mental symptoms There ars
people who are attacked with some
thing Ike asthma when nesr a cat
Others develop catarrhal conditions
II has been suggested that this Is
a result Of unusual sensttiyeness TO
animal emanafions Possibly such
"a the case But a significant fact
is 20 BE- noted
in patients who thus suffer II has
been found possible 70 evoke the
physical symptoms by merely show
ing them the picture OF a cat This
would indicate that their trouble Is.
after ALI. mental In origin. and in
the nature o. hysteria.
Now, hysterical affections always
have az their starting point some
distressing experience that gets frm.
IS lodged In the mind Of the per
son 10 whom IT occurs. And. in
fact. cat dread has frequently been
traced 20 distressing experiences
connected with cats.
one young woman. for example.
who detested cats. yet was forced
BY circumstances 20 I've IN house
whore there were several. sought
medical aid 20 get rid Of her allure
phobla She declared 70 her physi-
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Killing BY Casa

The romance OF war s. utterly
gone when on enemy seeks 10 kill
another By blowing a poisonous gas
in his face. n makes war 30 dis.
gushing as 10 make people hate Il
worse than ever War loses It's
sense OF courage when it seeks 70
kill men In that cruel way To kill
man with pun Of gas while he
Ia hghting for his country II as COW.
ardly ~ II r. cruel We hope this
country will not lower itself TO that
kind OF fghting should 81 get into a
war II IL must Kill n man let II
be done In manly way. not by a
sneaking. poisonous way. The new
idea OF Killing all The men you can
IN the easiest way you can. Is not
going 10 add 10 the spirit Of ma.
ton The impulse IL going TO rot
In lts bosom Columbus CO... Jour
nal.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
A Poem a Day
~ -ir" FoR GIRLS

~ -iF" TOR GIRLS
II you can dress - make yourself az.
ttartiye.
Yet not make curls and puGs your
chief delight
II YOU can swim and row be atror-
But - the gvutiev grsres lose not
sight.
II you can dance without craze for
dancing.
Play w.teqat siyiaS play too strong
Enjoy 'be love ~ friends without
rorarciUE.
Care f.r 'ae weak. the rr.cndless
and ih, old.
II you can master Frencl and Greek
ard ..a'
And nat acquire as well prisx. .b
n yea crn feel tec touch 81 SIX and
satin
Wt'h0ur dasris.rz calico and Jean
~ you can play q saw and use n ham.
Can DO mans work when the
can sfng wn~n ask"d without cyruse
or staWmcr.
Can rise above uufricndly sruDs
and slurs,
- vow ran make good bread ss VOL
as fudxes
can sev WIN SKIN and have an ero
for dust
~ yaa can pr FRIEND ana Mold no
ErudEes
a l.rt whom az VIII love bccauso
they must
n srre .rnrs You should meet ard
tptr another
And make home with fa,th ard
peace Crshrlurd
Md v0u ia soul q loyal wsfe and
mother
Yrpu wa.k ont pretty nearly 10
nv ui~H
Tho gi.D ttafs been developed
fNfourh the ayes
Mud WIN o." best that life can have
.r store
Neull b" my girl. model Tor the
IN zes..
4 woman whom the world Will bow
besvrc
Springfield Union.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Pointed Para granhs

Tine WHAT'S for NO woman bur n
man must wait for her
mouse can make dress goods
90 M higher than war tariff can.
Methuselah completed nine cen.
turtles and never rode in an automo-
bile
II YOU would be happy and con.
tent never lend money or borrow
trouble.
Ia a physical impossibllity for
hearts 20 break. but there are lots
Of cracked brains
When woman marries a man 20
reform him she has a lifetime lob
OF at least - hours day.
A man may wake his FIRST baby
inst 10 see il laugh. but he never
disturbs the peaceful slumbers %
tho second
There are a thousand good takers
in the world to each good thinker.
How happy we might be II the order
Was reversed
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Stage Music

O-ca,s'ras fheater ard otherwise.
aare Some reepoaa5U.y on their
hoglders in tl, way " Improving
ne musical taste ~ community.
Instead OF 'ha ripple music mat Gle
Yates he hearers taste. we have
rag time iUcsssaut nith all ifs tor
tuols and te1pes'Gous cDugiomera-
tons !, IS high time we were get
Ing something else. somewhat that
min sters 20 the culture and refine
ment ~ an audience There is too
much noise and slam.banE in the
music We have. II Is enough 10 set
ones teeth on edge 4 little fine
music goes good deal farther than
such condemnation Of saving.
founding blowing and boating Ac-
tually the audiences don't want half
as much a. they are getting Be
cause person can play by note Is
no sign he s. n musician. he may
DO that all right and be q boor IN
tarte People prefer melodies and
quiet music 10 rattlrde- bang music
that contronts them on public &C.
casions Columbus CO.. Journal
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

clan that she had no idea why she
should hate and fear cats.
Careful searching OF her past
brought forth the explanation. when
a mere child she had a pet bird. o;
which she was very fond one dsy
cat contrived 20 Sill H.
Not only did the loss Of the bird
shock and grieve her. but II was
the first time she had been made
aware OF what death meant Ever
after she stood n terror 81 cats.
SaFnat hing 81 this sort. q Is safe
20 say. can 30 found in the early
history OF all victims OF allure
phobia
They may have forgotten that
they ever had an eHperi nee which
could give rise 70 their morbid
dread But psychological analysis
will show that they did have such
an experience. and tha' euneC7
sciously at least they possess a vivid
memory OF T.
Once IL has been recalled 20 con
sc.ous rene mbrance. and ira con
ncc'ion with their state 90 mi0d
made clear. &, become possible for
them 10 regard cats as other PEG
pie do
Indeet. even n no attempt rs made
20 recall the dis'res ing cx,erteace
cures ~ allurorhobia may come.
times be Effected 5y mental rgget
lion and gelfdisc'pine. Bur me
cure IS much easier II the export.
ence in question Is recalled
For % then becomes po elsie %
know exactly wha, dominant IDEAS
have 20 be overcome BY suggestion
Il may even happen that fhe 70
calling o. the forgotten experience.
with an explanation OF ts E2nlf
canoe. is ea5agh 20 work a cure.
Consequently, I'll who suffer from
ailurophobia and Feel he need %
being freed from IL are advised 20
consult physician having psyche
logical training. preferably soc.
cialist In mental and nervous die
eases
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

A rule he just srumbIes along
bnnd!y following his appetite which
ls often an unsafe guide because
Improperly trained
An excessive diet % carbohydrates
or stArches. n digested. will run 20
excessive Fat about The heart. as
well az elsewhere. and burden the
heart IN nourishing a. r Is also
very apt 20 disturb digestion. Those
with stomach trouble Will often ben
c6t by resorting 70 carefully So
.ected meat diet.
on the other hand. an excessive
meat or protein diet overworks me
eliminating organs and brnzs on
dcg'ners'ion % The heart blood
vessels and kidneys with high blood
pressure This leads 70 Brighfs
disease and premature old age
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
The Human Ostrich

What Is the young man DOING
The Young man is getting the numbers ~ the
other fellows. Also he's hiding.
Rather an odd way To hide isn't IT, stand.
ing out in the open whore everyone can see
him.
Yes but he's rather odd young man. He's
hiding all right though whether or not he's &C.
iualIy hidden IS another question.
You see It's this way. The young man In
many ways Is really quito keen. lie prides
himself on his ability 10 get the dope on the
other fellow.
There goes Bill Stay-Oui.at Night" observes
the young man "Bill Is "A good. bright fellow.
but because he's always sticking around until
after midnight hos never more than half awake
during working hours. Trouble Is he's not
smooth. I'm out pretty late myself AZ night and
I'm often half asleep the next day But because
clean shave and cold bath make mo look
clipper. fool cin."
Then the young man yawns and starts back
TO the Office.
"Ill look busy and do nothing this afternoon"
he tells himself Jack lsn't.Interested got fred
YESTERDAY But then Jack loafed without taking
the precaution Of looking busy. No such neglect
Of detail is going TO allow anyone TO get my
number"
SO you see why the young man thinks he
can hide ont In the open.
Wonder IN any OF the rcet Of us are foolish
enough 10 fancy that though we see through
others, no sees through us.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

press, opposing the reelection OF fresi'
dent Wilson.
Had the president held out against the
demands of the strikers and let them dc
their worst. there would have been stu
more wolf-like howl from these news
papers for tying up the country and let
ting packers. fruit growers and a multi
tude of others, bear the loss.
In Santa Barbara, where the Santa re
is the only railroad, one pays on pound
basis for all goods. common. yellow
kitchen bowl. worth IL cents, selling for
nearly a dollar because Of the rates OF
the aforesaid railroads, no competition
being in sight.
1t is not hard to predict that the rail
roads will make a fight. and probably
win. in an increased freight rate, thus
making up for the extra two hours pay
on the Observation-Disclosures basis
which will now be in operation.
There is little doubt. also, that in the
long run, the ultimate consumer VIII pay
all the costs. as he always DOES. and
the capitalists share will be in direct
ratio TO his capacity for consumption.
So. though il is victory for the rail-
road brotherhoods. and though il would
seem calamity to the magnates (none
of whom has materially changed his man
ner Of living though making so small a
margin of profts) the extra pay OF the
employees will be paid by the people.
President Wilson could not do other
wise than he has done.
For many weeks he has tried 70 COM
promise.
Labor is becoming as arrogant in spots
as capital has been in spots.
We are enduring the throes Of econon-
ic adjustment and there are many inJus-
tees and mistakes on both sides.
1t would seem that in order TO safe
guard the innocent, the people must final
ly become the owner of the great public
utilities that are inseparable from life
and liberty.
Had President Wilson refused to rec
ommend the trainmen's demands, they
would have said he was catering 10 Wall
street
AS it is, he is said, by the mouthpieces
Of that enchanted. gold-brick thorough
fare. TO be out for the labor vote.
They seem to have him coming or go
ing.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
The Keep Well Column
oIET

Forty inches about the waist In
man FIVE feet eight inches tall
whether % or 30 years old. is a por
cine proportion.
II be is not lazy. his energy runs
70 pushing pen, eating enough for
Two and sitting tight" BE ridcp
70 and from his Once. behind q
chauffeur II he has one.
Ten 20 one he has 20 consult
doctor suddenly. some day for gall
stones. kidney stones, Brights
disease or other serious trouble
Such men generally spend tho last
10 years of their lives trying 20 90
cape premature decay.
Mems muscles, mind and meals
must be we'll balanced 20 insure
comfort. comeliness and long life
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
from another Point OF tIeD
By c. T. S.

Whatever became of that investigation
of Frank HibbIer?
Candidate Hughes says there is little
doubt about the result of the election in
November. We thought. sooner or later.
he would have to admit it himself.
Lou Rowley has now taken his pen in
hand re the railroad strike, and the very
worst may be said to be over.
Why is it, on the other hand. that
when sneak thieves enter a drug store
or meat market in the outskirts, there
never fails to be less than S76S in a tin
box?
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
The Flatness of Hughes.

People are beginning 20 mention
me way IN Wh1cn me hughes cam
paign Tor the presidency mas ial'en
hai his appearance before me PEG
pie creates no enthusiasm lie mas
sa'a nothing IN ms sp'''h'' 'ha'
merits any attention has speeeaeS
are made np largely ot g'n.ra..''es,
% SNAPPED Rs 70 mean mucA or iii''''
as me opinion o"h'na 'A'm happens
20 N' Iha'. 3" does nor approx"
" me Wilson administration '' tt'
one thihs OF NfH We are sure IN
las ui''ranc" sh' ne does n'' ven
iNre ceyoHd the circle 81 mere com
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
The Daily Reminder
roDA,'s ANNIVERSARIES.


1880 aynower sailed from Ply
mouth harhor. having on board i0l
passengers
ifsS-John Dalton. famous English
chemist discoN ercr Of the law OF
atomic combination. born. Died July
isi5-Rt Rev. samuel Provost
nrst Episcopal bishop OF New York.
zen. 20. li42.
is2S-General Lafayette passed hi,
sixty.sighth birthday. az guest al
the White House In Washington.
iSsi--Sir Robert Peel became pre-
inter OF Great Britain for the second
s:srss' fsS I ,Rs g3.Bss S The
Douglas monument In Chicago
ls16-Mr. Gladstone's Horrors In
Bulgaria" published.
lsss~-A Mohammedan outbreak In
Crete was followed by massacrcs OF
Christians and bombardment OF
Gambia by the Powers
lgel-Shooting OF President Me-
ig0S-~Massacre OF Jews at kich-
inen. Russia
1909 Commander Peary announced
his discovery OF the North Pole from
Indian iIarhor Labrador.
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY ~ THE
WAR.
Germans moved on Riga with feet
and aircraft.
kumored Washington would de-
mand recall OF Or bumba
Austria reported gains in Galicla
and Nolhynia.
Rome announced Italian gains on
Upper lsonzo river and In the Tyrol,
roDAY's BIRTHDAYS.
Miss Jane Adams. noted sociolo-
glst and peace advocate. born az Ced.
arNille, III. 5S years ago today.
William T.. Cox, representative Ia
congross 81 the third Indiana district.
born in Dubois county, Indiana. 81
years ago today
Howard +. Coffin. noted automobile
builder and member OF the Naval Nd
Visory board. born al Wcst Milton.
bhlo. IS years ago today.
Emile 'omhes. former premier ~
France, born at Roguecourhe. Tarn
II years ago today
James \. Hackett. noted actor and
manager born al Wolfe Island. ont,
g. years ago today
Henry = CANDY. professor 81 Eng
hsh AZ \ ale university. born at wa
WinE'on, Del. IS years ago today.
X Hail Mccormick. noted chicago
capitalist. born IN RockhridSe coun-
~. Va. 50 years ago today
John n. kenhrick. the present gov
eruor - Myom!uS, born 81 years
ago today
Lieut.. Cen SIR Archibald Hunter.
one ~ the distinguished British armS
day
John ~ Burke. dean 81 the mum.
opal court Judges Of Boston. born At
chelsea. Mass So years ago today.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Beautiful and Big and
Growing, But Whittier,
Fair Detroit, Whittier?

ISN'T he beautiful child?"
4 ISN'T he strong child?"
my, how fast he grows
A foolish mother listened to all this.
It was music to her ears.
Like as not she is paying monthly
visits to some prison today, TO spend
with her beautiful" her strong" and
her "fast-growing" boy the hour allotted
her by the state.
AREN'T we beautiful city?
AREN'T we a strong city?
My, how fast we growl,
But whittier?
Which way are we headed?
What kind of mothering is Detroit get
ting from its citizenship?
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
STATE FAIR NOTES.

young woman, somewhat on the peach
order, whose head appears on the boGy ~ a
huge spider in trick cabinet announced
This Is merely a trick and an Illusion"
She was very frank about il.
The fair has a main building. but. appar.
entity no sprinkling cart.
MONKEYS drive automobiles But. the
number Of accidents on Detroit streets taken
into consideration. Why mote To repeat,
why, indeed rot?
The Wild West performance doesn't begin
70 compare with The recent one out by the
Burroughs plant
You 70 IN with your automobile az the
main gate drive through ~ moderate one
and finally reach the race track whore you
can bet on too-slow one.
The woman's building isn't completed or
account Of a scarcity Of workers who may
De spending he week a. the fair
Somebody ought 10 give the halfnfle track
judges tickets they could come into the
grounds.
one Of the side shows displays a human
faced chicken.
The hoo,chy kootchy show doesn't
There is a movement on in an Obi,
town to abolish handshahng Started
we presume, ny somebody with q SOf'
thumb.
If they want to popularize infantil'
paralysis. just let EN- keep school closeC
on account of It,
Just now the oyster is staging its an
nual comeback, with the exception Of tn
one there ought 20 be IN the church socia
stew, which never arrived.
"Asquith wants to borrow 1929, 900
000." Sorry, old boy, but we are jus
putting in the coal.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
An Exparte Showing

Where Hughes charges are lack.
Ing In punch" IL that they cover
hut one party 20 the Indictment
For Judge. he e certainly lacking
In the judicial viewpoint He talks
like a prosecuting attorney present
Ing case 10 grand jury In the
best fapdoodle. he afraigns the
Wilson administration for its viola.
ton ~ the civil service. for waste.
fulness and IT, love ~ pork" This
may be all true enough. but tho
deadly fact which Kills 4, all II that
the Democratic party 81 ont oIe
party 20 The onrnFe The other half
Is Tho Republican party Roedy's
Mirror
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Wanted-a Welee
nv DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)


"A Welee is person whom the Arabs
believe to be endowed with superhuman
vision so that he can see hidden dam
ger where common mortals can not.
On account of this power to see what
to others is concealed, and to warn them
If danger, the Welees are called watch
men, or "overseers" (Ashab ed-Darak).
To illustrate. A Welee saw a man at
a shop with a jar full Of boiled beans
before him from which he was about to
serve his customers as usual. He picked
up stone and broke the shopkeeper's
jar. The latter, enraged, gave the Welee
a good trouncing with a stick The holy
seer did not resist or cry out, but after
his beating quietly went his way When
the man began to gather up the pieces of
his vessel he found to his horror that a
poisonous serpent was in the beans,
whereupon he exclaimed:
There is no strength nor power but
in Allah! What have done This man
is Welee and has prevented my selling
what would have poisoned my custom
ersr
The next day the Welee broke a great
Jar of milk at a shop, and was again
beaten. Afterward the mlkman found
in his milk dead dog
The third day the Welee. seeing a SER
want carrying on his head a platter Of
food. tripped him up with his staff so
that he fell and spilled the viands. The
servant also beat the Welee. but seeing
a dog eat some of the food and immedi-
ately die in agony. he perceivd that the
dishes were poisoned and that thus he
had been saved from crime.
He implored the good mans forgive
ness. but the latter was so Disguised that
he prayed Allah TO release him from his
job, and his prayer was granted
All of which goes to show that the
Welee business. though very useful, is
quite thankess.
There are Welees also in this prosaic
western world.
The Welee parents. when they try to
show their conceited son or their head
strong girl the perils of their way. are
apt TO get themselves dislked.
Many a boy has. figuratively, beaten
his father over the head for spelling his
fun, only to discover that if he had fol-
lowed the old mans advice IL would have
saved him no end of misery
And did you ever play the Welee to a
woman friend who was making a fool of
herself, and do you remember what hap
pened 10 you?
When we get along in years. and look
back over our career. we are struck by
the fact that good deal Of our hurtful
deeds were committed when we had the
best of intentions and verify believed we
we're acting wisely and kindly.
How much harm has been done by peo-
pie who were enthusiastic TO do good
q that some Welee had come along
and shattered our jar of beans before we
had sold them and injured our best
friends!
Nobody can tell what will be the conse-
quences of any given word or deed, so
complicated are the strands Of cause and
effect in the web Of destiny.
What an opening there is for any num-
Der of expert Welees 70 kindly knock US
in the head when we are about TO make
fools Of ourselves!
Tho Human Ostrich
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

he does not
know his food
should b. com
bined IN quantity
or element or how
o. should be va
rled 20 give him
the best return.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

. q b. rs there mouihwash
that will prevent infantiIe paTaly-
sls7'
None that Is certain. "a precau.
ton wash the mouth with two pr
cent solution OF peroxide in water.
also spray the nose with H. IN casc
% auy strange symptom whatever.
SEQ a physiciani
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

A stranger came to town--a writer.
He came on an assignment from a
\ magazine-the Metropolitan magazine
He was impressed, as all visitors are
4 Impressed, by our river. by Belle Isle,
our city parks and our boulevards.
He saw great trainloads of raw ma
tsrial coming into city freight sheds for
unloading.
He saw great trainloads of this raw
\ material worked into the finished prod
net being carried out of the city.
n He found prosperous city, of many
millionaires, recently made.
Rs He found everybody working, at good
pay.
He found people riding in automobiles
until he marveled at the sight of them.
He found the municipal government in
I the hands of corrupt political ma
chine
Which is to say:
He found this same beautiful, rich,
fast-growing city of Detroit GOING TO
THE DOGS, as the big, beautiful baby
son of the foolish mother went to the
dogs, because she was satisfied that he
\ was beautiful
A disinterested writer found this, and
found more:
He wrote to his magazine that he
found the Detroit News, the city's big
gest newspaper, once a power for much
good in government and terror TO evil
doors, A PART OF THIS CORRUPT
POLITICAL MACHINE"
Think it over, fellow citizens.
Think il over, Mr. Good Citizen
Think it over, Mr.. Home Owner.
Think it over. Mr.. Taxpayer.
Think 1t over, Mr.. Manufacturer.
Think it over, Mr.. Business man.
Think it over, Mr. Board of Commerce
u member
Think il over, mothers and fathers.
The child is beautiful, indeed; strong
indeed, and fast-growing indeedl
How are you mothering the child?
Whittier, fair Detroit, WHITTIER?
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
It's Great To Be President
and Be Set To Wheeling
Political Dynamite

The threatened railroad strike and the
final method resorted to for its avoid
auee, has brought forth much unfavor-
able comment from certain capitalist
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
NOT FULL.

Rastua tst the colorcd cabareD Mandy. am
yoah programme full2
Mandy Lawdy, no Mr. Applcwhte: n takes
mo dan two sandwiches an a Cup OBJ tea fob
dat
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
ONLY TWO.

Arc YOU acquainted with any medical ternsF
Only two
What are they7'
"shake well before using" and "s2 visit
pleasc"
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Five years ago William Martin received a
worn Bible from his grandfather as his share 81
his relatives property 4 few DAYS ago his sis.
ter came across the book. Opening o. M random
she was surprised 10 ind 800 bank note Turn
Ing through The leaves she found other bills ~
various denominations until the total reached
$40.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

The average person has little
idea OF the nutritive value OF the
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

a girl seldom kicks when an old
man lays his fortune a. her feet.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

4 long pedigree doesn't prevent q
horse from losing a short race.