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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
cinctnnat1SEeos
:HRISTY MATHEWSON
v. vorf oIants Manager q the CInc1nn@I1" Esos

Tho SAM, time. hci"S" hc corhl nave
SECURED permission had liz ""rH les"
precipitatc.
] Went through many campaign
with John MrGraw. and my "nS"rNa-
ton is that he WAS always ihir ana I'M
partia: in his treatment ct tn" men VINO
played ball for him. He cNactrd strict
nht.dirnc" IL his orders. and nNT"r per-
mi;tcd any cliQu"s {" Il" urSan'|eu on
his teams. yet h" WAS the !trSt n rush
70 their defense when outsiders crl'lci"-
I'd them. Mctiraw has been tue one anu
only boss Of the Giants
Herzoc has been Il manager. and he
knows that Il good soldier should obey
orders. | sincerely trust he will reailz"
that any arbitrary stand on his part is
unfair IL his teammates wn" nave
hustled to win shr p"nnant and should
not be- handicapped 10y his loss in 4
worlds series
There can be no doubt that tho White
sox will ~, favnrites if HcrZos does not
play Md yet my confidence in Nc
Graw's resources is 50 great that shall
stick Ia III. Giants no matter who plays
second base.
I do not think that two moro repro
sentativs teams thar the Giants and
White Sux could 10 selected To portray
the contrasting styles of play in tn"
two major leagues. The S"x have al
ways been able cNpnn"ntS Of the sac-
ritice system 81 getting runs. and this
is stylc which is moro prevalent IN
the American League than IN the No
tional.
have heard it argued that the Amer
! lean T..a.ste' Develops III" bunting game
b"cau<.. Of III" great effectiveness OF
It's pitchers Undoubtedly the sacrifcc
is u valuable play when one run is bad
kly needed and n pitcher ls allowing few
/ hits Tho White SoN became adept 81
| it during the reign Of Fielder Jones
They We're known in those days ms the
/ -lIitlcss WonierS.'
/ Give the S"x on" run In the DAYS
! WREN thry mad Ed. Walsh. Doc Whit"
| Frank Smith Owen. Atlr"ch and 9TH
err crack pitchers. and they were hard
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
M'Conkey-Stroehmann
Game Draws Interest

The McConkeys will meet tho Str"ch-
MAINS 1T Tunnel Green Sunday after
noon at o'clock. This meeting has
he en- looked forward to for some tim"
as the teams arc about az evenly
raatchcd as one could ind. The Stroeh-
nanns have defeated tho McConkcys
three times. hut the defeats came
earlier in tho season.
Tho McConkeys have defeated prac-
Ideally every team that the Stroehmanns
have. In tho three games which tho
"RakcrS" trounced tn" "StoRics' tho
scores wore very close the winners hay
Ing hut ono score To boast of. II is lac
licvrd that with Happy" 1'urkhart In
tls box and "Eud" Dugan tn back him
I'D. the bakers" will have to rlay A
real winning game to Put anything
over.
The favortism Of tho teams by fans
is very evenly divided. neither having
any great advantage.
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CTSCINNATI n--Now that the r.
r,ainder OF tin. BASEBALL season * Only
a matter of playing nG. 'h'' &'riaS WIZ
the mcSt OF rs. | just can N'''f '"'tt
from World Series talk. ! find mES-f
pulling just as hard :"- n" Hta"'e as
II still! belonged {" Ne iH;''n' I'M
habits OF mor. than IilI"".I Years ca"','''
be shed like an Oil coz. ana. rs nv
time appruach..s tor thu ''!;t'itS !" 90
into action against the " h'tr '"N. |
feel as though | "ugh, :" l." tuning mp
the old 'soup"r.
At no tire. sine" | :'i:tHd company
with John Atc(ir;,w. has the r'au"it'i"h
that my pitching days az. Epn'. been
brought home 70 tn. - /; - new |
guess nobody sill b!an" III" f'r ms
sentiment. 7 went throuch four Of nose
worlds championship batt"iS With the
Giants. and il will b" hard for III" Il"
he lust an onlonker when nay old team
makes another supreme effort.
4. sincerely hnpH that th. unfortunate
misunderstanding between tharI"F
AHerzoy and tho club officials will I've
6iustcd soon and that ttsrZ1g will 1c
aAlc to play his game IN m" series
There IS no discounting his vail" IN 4
short set Of games. File has tn" eN-
pericnce and hr has always n"Nn
great money player hE lhoi' t''''''
Charley has u record o. putting torth
his best efforts wh''r :h"r" IS Soar-
thing at stak".
At this dIStanc" I an in no position
to Judge OF tn. merits OF H""Z"c : case.
From what gather. IA" has br""""o
over the condition 81 his health and at
last was cu:i\ lncrd thIt h" might moi
last out tn" season uni"Ss h. took Il
rest. II is ,on bad his mar"r ~ taking
r. was such that III" club f"it 1t heres
sary to suspend him as matter 81
discipline.
Iierzog Is Il ,emperar'"ntal athlete
and once H.: determines "a thing It Is
difficult, In change him 1t requires
tact to handle him at times. IAN 500
where he fcl: himself fully just'':'d In
claiming Il vacation after tn" ,i"tntS
had practically won the pennane. ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21

Their" Will hr serene mixture or Lin
slyS old Iiuld and Black and Bridge
porI'S Black and Bin" to-day when tho
buckeye boys meet III" squad from the
Mountain Stat" III the League Park this
;ifI"rnunn. at 3:i5.
Although very lew stars graz" tho GRID
for either squad. the miX-up Will never
thclesS r" interesting in the extreme
Good matrrinl is tn he seen in abundance
IN both elevcns. The LinS,y squad is n
trIfle heavier than the Bridgeport lads
but II - hrl"v"d that the ohio boys
will make this M in sheer speed.
These squads will "ncn the local schol-
aStir SrISun. Roth hove had drilling in
abundance since the beginning OF their
trimming periods and ar" i'm almost per-
feet condition for to-dAy's conflict. Hol-
den, ,unrh nj l.in$lv. refused /" comment
on the possibilities Of his squad. Coach
Nelly. OF thu Bridgeport lads. on the
other hand. seems rather confident.
The above line M may he slightly
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
OPENING CANES WORLD SERIES
At CHICAGO, OCTOBER 6 AND I

and Mccain, willis at the opening game
IN Chicago. $500 seats have been set
aside reserved for the soldiers at Fort
Sheridan. The commission also decid-.
ri To give one per cent OF the total O:
the commissions revenue OF tho games
10 the hat and bail fund Of the soldiers
in France.
The admissions nre as follows:
At Chicago. individual box seats. SIS.
Grand Stund reserved. $50: pavilion.
81: blcnchcrs So cents: At New York.
boxes flour seats TO the box) s25: up
per grand stand SO; lower grand stand
loiOn) So; pavilion 81.
Previous TO tile taking up Of tho
worlds series matter, the annual draft
meeting Of the National commission
WAS held and at its completion IL was
found that tho. National league had
drafted twenty-five players and the
American league twelve from the min
ors. Cincinnati led all other clubs in
getting players through draft seven
men coming hero: Philadelphia Ma
tionnls obtained six men. and the Wash
ington americans obtained three. Clevc-
land Detroit. New York Americans.
brooklyn, Boston Nationals Chicago
Nationals and New York Nationals. each
obtained two. while. the Boston Amer!-
cans Philadelphia Americans. St Louis
Americans. ST. Lnais Nationals each OBJ
,ained one. The Hoston Nationals orig
!naIly drafted six mon. but later can
ccllcd their claims on Lane. Of Oak
land: Conway. o. Worcester: Murray. OF
Worcester and Munroe Of Joplin.
Neither PittSnurEh OF The National
league, nor the Chicago Americans OBJ
taincd a man by draft.
The Ohio series between the Cleve-
land Americans and the Cincinnati Ma.
tIonals will star: in Cincinnati on o..
tober fourth. The second game will
also be played In Cincinnati. on October
g. third and fourth games be played
in Cleveland on October 7 and y; fifth
game in Cincinnati on October and tho
sixth in Cleyelad on the 10th.
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CINCINEATI. Sept. on.-W'hnn the
silver half dollar tossed by Frank Navin
OF the Detroit club fell tails up. after
Ir"SIG"nt Harry Hampstead ar the New
York Nationals had called heads" the
national baseball commission here to-
day. officially announced that Charlie I;
C0mlskry manager OF III" Chicago Amer
leans. had won the toss and had the
privileG" "f saying whore tho first gam"
of the next worlds series should h.
played.
Shortly arterward. It was announced
the series Will "nrn on IN" grounds Or
tile Chicago Americans. on October {
while III" second game Will be played
there on Sunday. Drtnhcr !.
On October \. tn" Two ball clubs will
be found travelling on their way 20 New
York. where thu third and fourth
games Of IN" series will be played IN
October Q and 10.
October the lin Will So" the players
travelling back westward. and tho fifth
game. If five gaines are necessary Will
lie played in Chicago October IL Then,
in case another Krme is found 10 b. r.
uuirrd. u two day whit will take pInc"
Saturday. October Is and Sunday. Oc-
tohcr IA being open. and the sixth game
being played at New York. on Octob."
Is.
The commission selected Cmnircs
O'Loughiin and Evans. Of the Amcricrr
league and UmpIlcs KLEIN and Rigler.
Of tho Narional league 10 pfrIciatc
That the soldiers. who ar" now doing
battle for the country. rs We'll aS those
who are preparing To fight for liberty.
vera remembered was Indicated by an
announcement that 1000 word story
MIL DO cabled TO France after each
game for the benefit OF the soldiers
there. while an exhibition game before
the soldiers nj either Rockford. Illinois.
or Mineola. Long Island. will be played
after the series 10 over. In addition II
thisa special invitation to attend all
of the gam1s will be sent President
Wilson and Generals Barry Carter Bell
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
SHORT CREEKER WINS
in ANCIENT SULKY
Drives Old Style Wooden, steeL.1lrsd
Vehicle In West Alex. Fair Race

"Oh. grandpa, looka what funny
sulky," exclaimed a little boy yester-
day afternoon. at the West Alexander
fair, when one H. v. Rogers. Of Short
Creek, drove in front OF the grand.
stand with his trotter attached to an
ancient sulky OF wooden design. q
model Of the sixties. The outof-date
vehicle was constructed entirely OF
hickory wood, excepting the tires.
which were iron. The wheels were
like the falling Of 3ewelry counter
In a five and ten cent store.
The ancient sulky attracted no moro
attention than H. ", who wore long.
peaked jockey cap and red woolen-
no, not a sweater.undershirt. Every.
part OF the racing paraphernelia was
of the years gone by except the horse
which was young and full okpep: in
fact, it was so peppeTish that 1t took
the second prize In the trotting event.
Veteran racers declared that il H. V.
had driven In modern sulky he
would. have beaten Directum's record.
None of your new tangled sulkies
for me-" declared Racing Rogers, at
ter the event. My granddady won
many 4 race in that old rig; my father
did exactly the same thing and It's
good enough for H. V. We didn't
come under the wire last today, did
We? Hey, boy?"
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Pegs and Stroehmanns
VIII Clash Tomorrow

Batteries for tomorrnw's game ho-
tween tho Patterson and Elm Grove
team and the Strochmann club. til"
holder of the Intnr-City l"nEuc. wcr.
announced yesterday. fh" contest will
be staged on tn" elm Grow" fair
grounds at SEQ o'clock. Howard md
heuthcr will form IN" battery for tho
P"Ss, while Ncuhardt. Easlnu and
Wclch will fill tn" positions for tho
Inter-City league champions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
GREAT CROWD SEES
FINE RACING AT The
WAyNESBURG FAIR

Sr.cr1l nIsyatrh 70 tho mi"lliGencer $500
WAYNt:SBl'RG. PA, Sept. 2o.--fh-
teen thousand people. the largest num-
bcr eyer gathered on the NaEneS"urs
fair grounds. saw the most Splrlteu
racing in years her" this afternoon. ING
race crowd was we'll satisfied In IN" -'I'
nae, when purundu. n Greene county
,ntrant, won. although II require" S'N
heats. The racing III 'N'tS "'"' ~
close.
The els pace. the feature race. wnS
wen by Colorado King. l}altimor"
horse, in straight heats. but he was
forced TO so on. heat In 2:lih2 TO WIZ
Don AlirurIls Washington. Pa.
hur.c. won tho eco trot. He was fourth
n the first hrnt, but copr"d three IN
row thereafter. -
E,lrIin lI!xrlnsnn also n Washington
horse, furnished thc excitement IN the
inst heat with lIrhir NJ and Rrarnnton
Maid hurryng the winner In the "ther
three. Summaries:
2;l9 Glass Pacing-Pnrse $500.
Dorondo, h. e.. hy l"e
rnintrr tLunEan-
cCk"r) ............. /
Gypsy Queen. 81. t'ar-
Snn) ..............
Violet, T. IN. tMc-
t0ughcy) .......... ~
NJ meth Mac. CT. &.
(Mrl"rly) ......... TO
Chestnut sr. h. (Mnu
rory ... ds
BILLY l.. b. =. (O'NellN lis
Tinr"-@:lHW. 2:lGH. 2:I7;i. 2:l7'
co. 2."nI,.
2:15 Class Pactns-Purse $500.
Calorad" King. b. H.. by Colo
RADIO L CSylhphanU. ........
Eyrl"> l.acunda. h. m. tRrRE-
n"ld$) ..............'. '.'.''
Rnabird h. K. U"nranHcker)..
f. u w. II. L. (Vir"ndl ......... !
Timc-2:1G. 9:lii.. ":li'2.
2:2o Class TrottinE-Purse $780,
Don Marquis. blk. h.. by The
Maruuc nIobaon). ........ ! ! l
Erdrlia lIiEginsun Grey
nuldSl .................''
I!'hi" NJ. II. <. Nip"nD. .... , :
,2ramrtun MAR. H. IN.
trr""ktnn) ........4..... .
Sir Roberts. h.. :. tSylli-
'rim,-2 lat4. c:cni4. 2:2hh. 2:l9fE.
Running Rac"---l'irc furlongs: purse
$50: Erv"rIv James M"cD. won;
IIcImoi'S Daughter (IIolbrrD. second;
Snip" tl;aldwIn), third. Time--l:00iE
l.al, I;"tty also ran.
I;unning Racc-E,iCht furlorgs; purse
Sl5n: Grown I'rinc" H1aldy). won;
Th"mas iIarr (NIch"ls). second: Melos
tNihhsl. third. Timc--l;50. Musanti
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
SHORT SESSION.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20-To give
many committees an opportunity to
conclude work on important bills. the
senate. after a days recess remained In
session but one hour today and ad-
juurncd again until Saturday.
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FIRST FOOTBALL GAVE Of THE
SEASON PROMISES IN EREST

changed at the start Of the fray. Both
coaches have announced only tentative
lnc-ups. There promises to be lots OF
noise and large attendance. as this
will be the first grid battle of the season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
BRAVES BEATEN.

COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 20.-Thc Eoston
Nntiurals were defeated BY the Column
bus American association team here III
an exhibition game today. to 8.
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ins will show up remarkably we'll &c
the Eano

New Martinsville will be the first stor
on the Cathedral High football schedule
this season. The full schedule has not
been completed so far. and Brother
Bernard would like to hear from any
school team in the valley wanting a
game. The team must play according
10 the o. V. A. rules.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21

In Germany more than 1000 com
memorative medals have appeared since
the war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21
LOCAL SPORT NOTES

Just at the last Of the season new
md very bright star has come into the
local baseball heavens. The star comes
in the form Of John DuEan. Bud" as
he is commonly called. has been limited
in his baseball activities so far this
Year. He was not considered as much
ut a player. The StrochmanSs took
chance on taking him TO Huntington.
Thry held him hncls In the first game.
Houtz was knocked out Of the box Ncu-
bart was put in and he did very little
l.. tier than Houtz. Altogether. the
Huntington lads got Houtz and Neuhart
for II hits In the first game. The sec
0nd game DuGnn was Installed in the
hox and h" pitched full nine inning
game. Huntington papers said that
their team could not get line on his
st.:le. He shut them out with four lit
IL" hits. DuSau will probably COME
ITO his own InXt "aSOn. He will back
Hurk"hnrt In the Mctonlcy Strochmann
E:-'oc Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-21

On 10 League park. fans. and yell
when you get there for the best squad.
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Coach Brooks of Wheeling high -
putting his team through a hard prac-
tice every evening. in order that he may
Start his victory list right OFF the reel
nj the WellshurE-Wheelin game next
Saturday. There Is great deal Of good
green material. that with q little season.
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Tho l.insly squad will Journey to
League park this afternoon In quest OF
II few "Old Cold and HiacR" stalpS. Will
they get them" We snrta think that
thrrc will hc considerable scrimmage in
The getting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
ANIMALS AT WORK.
WARS EFFECT UPON LABOR CON-
DITIoNss IN ENGLAND.
Novel Experiments Have proved Sat
isfactory, as in the Case Of store.
keeper With His Parrot--Ele-
phant Replaces Horse.

Many strange and unexpected cases
are on record in which animals and
birds have proved themselves useful to
mankind, very often serving their mas
ters more reliably than many human
beings would do under similar circum-
stances.
At times of stress like the present,
such dumb servants have proved them-
selves particularly useful, good in
stance in point being provided by the
case Of a gentleman in the west Of
England who recently lost his garden
er through the man enlisting. His mas
ter was confronted by the problem Of
his lawn about which he had always
been very particular, for the grass
quickly threatened to make his once
trim grounds look very much like a
wilderness.
Then he hit upon a brilliant idea.
Wiring off the ground, he turned
in dozen guinea pigs, who promptly
proceeded to nibble away at the grass
as evenly and neatly as any moving
machine could have done, much to the
masters delight.
Similarly, an East End tradesman
lately iound himself short-handed ow-
lpg to the war, and after some thought,
this man hit upon a solution Of the
problem.
He happened to possess a pet par
rot, and this bird he placed in the out
er part Of his shop and trained 1t to
call "Shop" whenever anyone en-
tered by way of the street door.
The parrot very quickly learned its
lesson, with the result that its master
was no longer obliged to spend all
his time on the lookout for customers,
but could attend to other matters,
knowing he could count upon his new
assistant to warn him Of anybody ap-
proach.
The intelligence Of dogs is known
TO everyone, but dog as a golf cad
die is somewhat Of a novelty you will
admit Nevertheless, the animal is
no imaginary character. but a real cad
die, who works on the links Of GER
tain widely known course. Besides
carrying clubs, this dog proves him
self very useful in the matter Of dis
covering lost golf balls, nosing about
until he is successful.
But lie war has nade one strange
spectacle possible in England. In
Sheffield an elephant may be seen
drawing heavy loads along the streets.
1t is claimed for this particular ami
NAL that he can empty a nine-ton
wagon of coal in two journeys. Canels
have also been employed by the same
firm. hut as draft animals cannot be
compared with the elephants-Aondon
Answers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03

10 acres one and one-half mile from
city limits; acres Washita bottom
land. balance good upland; price $3.50
30 acres five miles east Of Chickasha
IS acres good bottom land; three room
house, storm cave ard good barn; price
$4,000,
40 acres one and one-half mile from
Women's college. Three room house;
Is acres bottom land living water.
Price 100000.
so acres very choice W 7hita bottom
land one and one-half mile from Yer
den. Good five room house and barn.
Price $4,000 per acre.
$50 acres Of upland. 80 acres in cul-
tivation; three room house, good we'll;
price 100000. $1,000 cash balance
yearly payments.
100 acres good smooth improved up
land three and one-half miles from
Chickasha. Price $4,000 per acre.
26O acres two and ono-half miles
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
POWER OF FlREFLYS LIGHT
Calculation Difficult Because 1t Shows
Brightest Only When in
Flight.

Calculating the candle power Of a
fireny's light is no easy matter. espe-
cially as it shows its brightest light
only when in flight; but William II.
Pickering Of the Harvard astronomical
station at Vaudeville. jamaica, man
aged TO do II by comparing II With the
fight of certain stars, says the Eec-
frical Expeifmenter The Jainalcnn
FREELY gives a brighter light than those
with which we in the States are fa-
miliar, and pickering's calculations are
for that Of the tropical insect. In d
recent letter to Nature he states that
"A great number OF them fly along
Il neighboring road, and their position
can be determined by their illumina-
tion on the inclosing stone wallis.
Their brightness was found to equal
that Of the star Canopus, which was
Just over the eoad and ut rather Il low
altitude. Its brightness was at that
time equal to OrionIs, the altitude Of
which was 40 degrees. 1t was very
clear evening, as il generally the case
mere, so llldt we nluy take tne DrlEnt-
ness of the latter as Of one magnitude
The distance Of the road was 175 feet
orA53 meters. A zero magnitude star
is equal to one candle power at 526
meters. II of zero magnitude the light
of the FREELY would therefore have been
just 0.0l Of candle power Being of
first magnitude, its light was 0.044
candle power. This result is probably
correct within half a magnitude, or so
per cent and considering the apparent
brilliancy OF the insect, Is smaller
than one would have expected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
Room 10.
Phone l6.

Some real estate bargains for the
New Year
Five room house, No. SIG South 9th
street, city water barn. and so tt east
front lot for $1,000, on easy terms.
Seven room brick and frame dwell
ling, modern, so it, lot, barn, trees,
No. 516 Iowa Ave, viii sell on terms
or rock bottom price for cash.
ITO story brick business house, ten
nice rooms above. all rented and is
one Of the best grocery stands in The
city. No. 217 North 3rd street, viii sell
at bargain, terms if desired.
Ten acre tract mile Of amber,
5000.
1870 acre farm miles N. =. OF Chick
asha, 100 acres bottom land, 100 acres
in cultivation, price $50 per acre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
CACTUS AS HEART STlMULANT
Plant Is Discovered to Contain Me-
dicinaI and Many Other USE
full Properties.

The occasional discovery Of some
useful piece Of knowledge that has
been thrusting itself under our very
noses for ages, and yet has escaped
detection, serves to emphasize the linz
ltations Of the sum total Of human
knowledge MS compared to the still I'M
solved mysteries Of the universe.
1t is a recent discovery, for exam
pie. that the cactus plant contains an
almost invaluable heart stimulant.
Formerly the entire cactus family
were regarded as practically useless
for man or beast 50 far as could be de-
termined. Then it was discovered that
this plant, made excellent fodder for
domestic animals when shorn Of its
spines; and chemists found IN the
leaves substance which appeared to
be a powerful heart stimuIant for hui
man beings. Curlously enough this
substance does not affect the lower an
inals as Il does human beings; and
this fact led many investigators to
question its potency. Most medicinal
substances affect the lower animals, or
at least some Of them, in much the
same manner as they affect human be-
ings. Cactus Is an exception. how
ever; aud although it contains a heart
stimulant Of such powerful action that
it must be administered with caution,
it produces no perceptible effects on
the animals that are commonly used
for the testing experiments.