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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

and OPENING
LETTERS

might have hesitated, had he eyes Il
see.
1.-The woman who franticall-
searches for her railroad ticket or
who gets her luggage together long
before it is necessary, is not the WON
an who is going to meet crisis with
courage.
BE cautious OF the advice OF tie
man who gazes up at the celiing
when weighing matters. Better tnan
him is the man who looks down al
the floor. But, best OF all, is the man
who looks you straight in the eye
without any unnecessary tapping o,
fingers or feet.
The way in which man smokes
also is a great indication OF charac'
ter.
"A man who puffs away erratically
is apt to err on that score; he does
things in hurry, for which ne is sof'
nv afterward Extravaganza, hckle,
ness and disregard for the feelings o.
others, is typified by the man "ho
takes a few airy puffs at cigarette.
and then filings it aside.
mo need to pity man who Slowly
enjoys the fragrant weed. smokes II
evenly and carefully; he is quite Ohm
petent to take care Of himself and
others. But do have pity for the a.
dividual who smokes his weed to the
bitter end, placing it on tooth picR
to finish it. This is the creature who
wants to know where the housekeep
ing money goes.
Few women open letter careful
ly Being more impulsive than men.
they nearly always tear open tho
envelope and throw it on the floor.
When you find the woman who n
serts a paper knife into the flap o.
the envelope and carefully opens il.
you have met someone whom no
amount of bullying will quell. She
walks her own path, has love Of or
der and promptitude. II you are laee
for your appointment twice you lose"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
Just How BOOKS MAY SPREAD DISEASE

7 IBRARIES and school authori.
ties in cities that supply chill.
dren with books from a com
mon stock, az well as those who use
such books. should be Interested in
. recent laboratory investigation OF
books as possible vehicles Of dis
ease" says a medical authority. In
this Investigation three approaches
we're made to the subject: Cd An in
vestigation Of IS soiled and torn
library books that for several years
had been passing through. the hands
of children who were living under
most undesirable sanitary condi-
tons: CD search for diphtheria
bacilli on $50 books that were known
to have been handled by persons i'll
with diphtheria, and 60 q study Of
books artificially contaminated with
bacillus coli. B. typhosus. and B.
diphtheriae.
In the case OF the IS library
books, the only organism found sug-
gestive Of danger was the colon hacil-
lus. In two instances only.
THE search for diphtheria bacilli
on the $50 books handled by diph.
iberia patients failed to disclose the
organism in a single instance.
In this connection the investigator
adds the results Of brief and incon.
elusive study Of books open to con.
tamination with tuberculosis to the
result Of a more extensive investl-
CATION by Profs. Kenwood and Dove,
quoting them as follows There is
probably no material risk involved in
the reissue of books recently read
by consumptives. unless the books
are obviously soiled.'
The books artificially contaminated
BY rubbing them, inside and outside.
with cotton swabs saturated with
broth suspensions OF the organisms
studied, were held at room tempera-
ture under various conditions: dry
In diffuse daylight and moist In diff
fuse daylight; dry in darkness and
moist In darkness; at low tempera.
ture, and exposed to direct sunlight.
1t was found that bacillus. coli, bacil-
ius typhosus and bacillus diphtheriae
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

sons tested in Minneapolis. The lung
capacity Of the individual has little
to do with the power and range of
the voice, as one frequently hears a
deep bass voice from an understood
man, while a large man will be the
possessor of a high tenor voice.
The deceptive qualities of the hui
man voice are being gagged so accu-
rately by the use of the tapeline, &C.
cording to a writer in the Scientific
American, that it is possible to tell
whether the individual has a tenor,
contralto, basso, or baritone voice
without hearing the sound Of the
voice. If a person has been over.
trained. the tapeline will make the
secret known long before it is appar-
emit in the singers voice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

IF most crimes arc the result OF
empty stomachs or Of Improperly
cooked food, then the kind OF
prison education" criminologists
say. that has been undertaken by the
Pennsylvania eastern psnitentiary is
truly OF the right sort. In this penal
institution an interesting and appar.
emily successful experiment has been
made In an attempt to cure criminal
ity by instruction in cooking. There
is familiar saying that a great deal
Of crime is due to badly cooked food,
since, it is pointed out, improperly
prepared and unappetizing food
drives many a man to drink. and
drink makes him q criminal and
eventually lands him in prison.
without doubt there Is a lot Of
truth in this statement" says Mr..
]. B. Harrington, a writer in The
Forecast magazine. and probably
even more truth in the assertion
that women find themselves behind
prison bars because they do not know
how to cook. It is a fact that the
larger percentage of women convicts
are women who were entirely IN
trained in any Of the household arts.
They knew nothing Of buying or
cooking food, they knew nothing
about the management Of a home.
and when such women we're. for one
reason or another. thrown upon their
own resources. 1t is quite natural
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

ern penitentiary, in Philadelphia. re-
Gently arranged for a cooking expert
to come to the prison and give num-
Der of the women inmates practical
demonstration OF proper methods OF
preparing a number of simple dishes.
Several months before this plan
had been introduced into this peni-
tertiary by which the women con-
victs were allowed to prepare and
cook their own meals. The plan
worked admirably. The women took
up the work with enthusiasm, and it
was not long before the cost Of feed
ing the women inmates was consid-
erably reduced and a better feeling
and spirit Of cooperation among
them made manifest. The plan had
its drawbacks, however, inasmuch as
there was no expert to teach the
women the better methods of doing
things culinary.
Here is where the appointment OF
a cooking expert came in The first
thing she did was to give demon
stration before the women convicts.
Every move she made in prepar-
ing the meat and vegetables for the
soup and the stew, every motion in
compromising the pie and the jelly
roll, was watched with the closest
attention, and it was not long before
the prisoners We're laughing and talk
ing and asking questions in just the
same manner as if they were young
Girls in boarding. school instead of
women who were serving sentences
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

tnls man. On the other hand, the
moving shoeIace, not necessarily I'M
tidy, denotes a man with more origi.
nailty in his makeup.
The man who coughs when he en-
ters room has good streak of nerv-
BUSINESS under an assumption of in
difference.
one business magnate makes it a
rule TO have his desk at the end of a
long room. Those who have deal.
lngs with him have to walk the
length of the room before reaching
MIN. 1t is during this small parade
ne sums them up, and he rarely errs.
Quick, hurried footsteps show lack
OF self-confdence. Slightly-bent shout
ders and measured tread are a mark
OF self-importance, and show an in
gratlatlng temperament, but the man
who walks with even pace, head well
held, eyes straight ahead, is taken
at his own showing.
Many man who wonders how he
came to marry worry woman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

males showed no trace Of the app IN
dages, while in the two males they
were fully developed. The specimens
we're evidently obtained during t>s
breeding season.
Meantime, Dr. H. Gadow had
made microscopical examination
Of the hair-like structures, and re-
ported that he was unable to find ,Iny
nerves in them. although he made
out some Insignificant blood-vessels
and lymph spaces. He concluded
that these appendages could not be
considered sensory apparatus, and
agreed with Boulenger that their
function was a mystery.
There the case remained until
W. kukenthal, working in the Mu-
scum of Comparative Zoology at Har-
ward College. reviewed it by the
study of II specimens from Kribe.
Kamerun. He established that the
hair-like appendages were present
only in the males, and altogether
wanting in the females. This con
firms Boulenger's second report; evi.
IDENTIFY his first one was an error.
1T was further found that these
appendages do not attain the same
degree of development in all male in
dividuals, and that even in full-srowr
males there are very conspicuous
differences in this regard
He believes. although data are
few, that the hair-like covering is
most highly developed during the
breeding season, and that it is to be
considered a secondary sexual char
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

~ tUo olSIQdTCk archipelago are
two small islands that the Ger
mans, with characteristic resource
fulness. built up for themselves in a
sea where formerly no land was.
This, however. is not quite so diff
ficult as 1t sounds One must have
a foundation, of course-a coral reef
for preference. Given this, and also
an unlimited supply of native labor.
and island building in these compare
lively calm and tideless waters be-
comes almost as easily possible as
does house building elsewhere.
The Solomon islanders, for In
stance, are said to be adopts at the
art. When the population of any
island OF the group becomes too big
for comfort they just set to work and
build another one, and the surplus
families emigrate to 1t and settle
down there.
The usual plan Is to choose coral
reef, which must not be submerged
more than three or four feet. A raft
is first constructed and anchored near
the centre of the reef, where the
water Is shallowest To this, coral,
torn from the outer fringe Of the reef.
is brought and piled up pyramid-fash-
ion to form the nucleus of the island
Lastly, earth is carried in canoes
from the nearest land and spread
over the coral, cocoanut trees are
planted and houses erected.
Shipwrecked British sailors once
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

Long. sweeping strokes denote
generosity - foolish generosity at
times-a disregard for consequences.
a headstrong temperament, but, with
al. a very lovable nature.
The person who sharpens pencil
carefully and evenly. at medium
distance from the top, has a well-bal.
anced temperament: he looks before
he leaps, is a sucker for detail, a
reliable worker and a cool and calm
thinker.
Hotel keepers say that If you would
know people watch them eat.
"The man who eats quickly thinks
quickly, too. The slow. methodical
eater betrays his temperament; he is
placid, takes lot of rousing, but is
generally very reliable.
BE wary Of the man who vets his
mouth when eating, for this is said
not only to betray the fact that he
Is not the most refined of tempera-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
MEASURING the Human VOICE with TAPELINE

"HE ordinary sewing room tape
line promises to bring about a
small revolution in the musical
world as the result of the discoveries
made by a Minneapolis musician
who believes he has found an infalli-
BILE means of determining the true
qualities and possibilities of the hui
man voice. BY measuring the reson-
ating cavities of the singer or would
be singer he says that has been able
to answer with precision many of
the questions which perplex the
singer.
Four years have been spent in
working out the theory that the hui,
man voice can be measured and prop
erly catalogued as to its possibilities
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

for future service. In that length OF
time the voices of $4,000 singers
have been measured, many of them
members Of the prominent grand
opera companies of New York city
and Chicago. Exterior measure
ments of the resonating cavities Of
the head will give true index Of the
kind and quality of the voice pos
sessed by the subject, it is claimed.
BY this means it can be determined
whether the voice has been de-
veloped or trained to its proper
range.
In many Of the tests it was found
that persons who had no idea Of be-
ing singers had voices of unusual
range and power. Three such dis
coveries were made among 100 per-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

for various crimes against the com
munity.
''As the final touches were given
to the raisin pie, one woman was
heard to murmur pathetically: Gee
I'd never landed here If I'd been
taught those things when I was a
girl!' And her remark was typical
of the thoughts in the minds of every
woman in the group.
The meal which was prepared be-
fore these women was intended for
family Of four adults, and the ma
terials for it's preparation cost only
As cents. When you consider that
such a meal means that each mem
Der of the family would get large
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

built for themselves an island of ref
uge after this fashion. In 1884 the
Queensland labor-recruiting schooner
Stanley was cast away and battered
to pieces on the Indispensable reef,
which is completely submerged. and
situated more than 800 miles from
the nearest inhabited land.
The plight of her crew seemed
hopeless. But instead of giving way
to despair, they set to work to manu-
facture an island and lived on it for
several months, subsisting on clans
and sea fish dried in the sun. until
they were finally found and rescued
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
How CHARACTER
SIGNALS Reveal
What YOU ARE

wv HAT a lot OF time and trou-
w BILE the world would be spared
il people only would take
note Of the thousand and one charac.
ter signals that every individual
shows" is an exclamation heard
every day.
IT had seen the way my husband
sharpened a pencil l would never
have married him." declared one
disappointed wife.
In that most everyday occurrence
tho sharpening of a pencil-lies
one of the truest tests of tempera-
ment." says a student Of human ma
ture who records herewith some of
his observations:
'The man or woman who puts q
little jagged, stumpy point to a pen
ell is of mean nature, obstinate,
narrow.minded, conventional and
mercenary. and do not make the hap
piest mates for business or marriage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

tamination books do not offer a IA
vorable ground for the Judgment and
growth of bacteria, yet in view of
the fact that typhoid and diphtheria
germs have been found alive and
virulent after the lapse of months
under the conditions mentioned, it
would be safest il books handled by
patients were thoroughly disin-
fected."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

plate of soup, a generous helplns OIL
beef stew, and a quarter OF ralsin
pie, with bread and butter, at cost
Of II cents, the value Of such a les
son in cooking is obvious
If only one woman was prevented
from again offending against the law
through such lessons, the work would
be entirely worth while, but all the
parties interested feel certain that
the gentle art of cookery some day
to take their places as useful mem
bers of society instead of slipping
back into the same life of crime and
law-breaking."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
Where ISLANDS Are Actually BUILT to ORDER

by relief ship sent in search OF
them.
In Southwest bay, Malekula. one
of the New Hebrides group, is sit.
uated tiny ugarloaf-shaped island,
which was entirely rebuilt some years
ago by order of the English admiralty
at the request of a native chief.
The original island was selected nv
the commander of an English war.
ship as a handy object for target
practice. 1t was practically blown
to pieces. The chief of MalekuIa
objected. and the captain of the
man-of-war was ordered to make
good the damage done by his guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

on the inside Of books remained alive
and virulent for months, and also on
the outside of books when they were
kept in the dark. Exposed to diffuse
daylight. bacillus typhosus and bacil-
lus diphtheriae survived not more
than IL days, while direct sunlight
killed within a few hours.
From this 1t is concluded that
while in the course of natural con-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

the character of the individual. Much.
also, can be discovered from the
manner in which shoe is laced.
The man with love of neatness
carefully tucks away the end of his
laces, and his love Of detail is shown
in the precision with which his shoes
are laced He's annoying at times,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

ments, but that deal Of coarseness
and cunning turks in that quarter.
The individual who plays with his
food is inclined to be finicky. argu-
mentative and difficult to please,
many waiter will tell you.
NO man with a love of freedom
and the open air chooses a pointed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

toe to his shoes. Pointed toes be-
long to the dandy, and that most
abominable of all human beings. a
vain man.
"a boot with a lot of Ornamental
ton is a sign of a love of display,
and not a little vulgarity. A plain,
well-cut boot or shoe says a deal for
Evening star., 1917-10-25
FOR. SALE-HOUSES.
(Continued).


FOR sALE-A VERY CHEAP HOUSE Al
81 100; Monroe st. bet. 14th and 18th: stories
cellar; parIor large reception hall. dining room
and kitchen first floor; number Of expensive
tent to cars schools. stores and churches. See It.
Must be sold. No reasonable offer refused
STONE 4 FAIRFAX. 1912 New York ave.
FOR sALE-oNE OF THE MOST ATTRACT
one Of the most reliable builders that has op-
Grated in that section. stories. attic. cellar.
hardwood floors. lot 5O1115. For certain rea-
sons the of this particularly attractive
than it could be duplicated for II you are in
terested in this beautiful section. do not fail to
inspect this house.
TWO Low PRICED HOUSES IN CLEVELAND
$500 will buy 1olroom dwelling on New
wide front porches. This house also has the rep
utation Of being unusually well eonstructed-lo-
s6.5OO will buy Groom. 3-stories dwelling.
with hotwater heat. electric lights, hardwood
floors. Let US arrange to show you these prop
critics.
STONE & FAIRFAX. 1882 New York ave.
FOR sALE-wAsHINGTON HEIGHTS.
carefully constructed for his own occupancy. for
certain reasons Is forced to sell and has reduced
cellar, Il rooms. bs tbs. hot,water heat. gas
and electricity, double back porches. lot e51104.
20 IT. alley. Such property should intsrss. e,
ordinary.
STONE & FAIRFAX. 1912 New York ave.
FOR sALE-2o05 MASS. AVE. 4 sUBsTAN-
,ial dwelling. 10 rooms. . baths. an exception
ally large dining room An opportunity to To-
cate in one of the choicest sections Of this city
at reasonable price-inspection by permit only.
STONE 4 FAIRFAX. 1912 New York
NEAT HOME on THE HEIGHTS: ROOMS,
BATH colonial porch; furnace heat; in perfect
repair: lot 20 IT, wide; only $1,000; terms can be
arranged.
ALLAN e WALKER & co. unco, 1888 G.
Evening star., 1917-10-25
Chancery Sale of Valuable I'm
proved Real Estate, Nos. o2o
and a22 Fifth Street N w

By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court
Cause No. s4ssl. we. the undersigned trustees,
will sell At public auction In front Of ths
ocTopER s17 the
land and premises situate In the city Of Wash
inston. District of columbia;
front on 9th street, BY the depth thereof q
saa sy o' t6s 2. dsp on ssd lot and
for the same at point in said 5th street IA
feet from the southwest corner OF said lot and
feet; thence west 100 feet to said 9Th street;
thence south IA feet to the beginning, being i'm
GMMEbIATELY THEREAFTER. the north
part Of lot number Z, in square number 4e4. be,
% s ss s1et " sna the
90 feet; thence south 90 feet; thence east So
feet; thence north 20 feet to the place Of be
eonvesed s By deed to Ann. n. John.en from
William Man. bearing date June l. ls47; @ .nd
Of the ' authentic tn % ground plan or plat q the city
of Washington. beginning for the said part at
the southeast corner Of lot 5 and running thence
thence north 20 feet: thence east Is feet to the
east line Of said 10. 8; thence south with said
proved BY premises No. 900 5th street northwest.
Subject to trust thereon of about 5000.
Terms of sale: One third cash over said trust.
balance in two equal installments. payable in
one and two years. with interest at 8 per cen
tum per annum, interest payable semi-annually
from day of sale. secured by deed of trust upon
the property sold. all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. deposit of 500 will be re
quired of each purchaser at the time of sale
on each of said pieces of property. All CON
veyancing. recording and notarial fees at the
cost Of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be COM
piled with within fifteen days from day Of sale
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost of the default
ing purchaser, after i've days advertisement OF
such resale in some newspaper published in the
city Of Washington. D. c.. Properties being sold
subject to existing trust thereon. respectively
CHAS H MERILLAT.
Bond building.
CHAS, s. SHREVE.
1909 7th st. NV,
Evening star., 1917-10-25
ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUcTIoNEER
Trustees Sale of Valuable Busi-
ness Property, No. 1858 IL
Street Northeast

BY yirtue of certain deed of trust recorded
In iiber No 1880 folio pa ct seq one of the
land records Of the District n Of Columbia. and at
the request of the holder OF the notes @ secured
public auction. in front Of the premises. on the
FoUR.THiRTY O'CLOCK PM. the following
land and premises situate in the city of Wash:
and being the eighteen ls! feet front on .'H, i.
17s 80 1907 feet Of lot numbered two hundred
,oooI in Geier's subdivision of square numbered
ten hundred and four 5000. as per plat in
Book Il, page 1871, Of ~, the = surveyor. once q
premises No. 1858 "H'' street northeast
Terms Of sale Sold subject to TO- building as
and above .,oa ssid & .Tpst to be paid
time of sale All eonrsyancinE recording. etc.
e Terms q ssis aas. to re be
the the .; fh.
Ssf.niffne nurchaser after i've days advertise
mani in some pewspaper published in Washing
'o"' ~ ~ J. II. KINCHELOE. :
G. ALBERT WHITE,
oeo2-dxds exSu Trustee&