The Washington times., 1917-02-08
Here and There
In the News

| Ouiy ten WORDS. III you ike the
security, come down with the dust"
Another Smith, Gypsy, jr.. by name,
and himself also an Englishman, said
very good thing t. a packed congre-
cation Tuesday night, speaking of
the financial condition Of the mission
and the backwardness of the people
In coming forward with their offer
ings.
There was an overflow meeting
Sunday night, and when the cash
was counted it was found that the
collection amounted to less than 5
cents per capita. THE people in the
tcongregation," Mr.. Smith said, Seem
ed to labor under a misapprehension
this is not a taber-nickel; it is a
tabernacle"
A Financial Suggestion.
After the sum Of $4,000 is raised
at the Gypsy Smith meetings, no fur
ther collections will be taken up. 1t
begins to look as IL it will be neces-
| sary to keep on trying. so slowly have
The, moving picture houses would
make a tenstrike by giving a benefit
for the cause some night next week.
Everybody in town would go and the
movies would get more free advertis-
ing all over the country than they
could buy.
Concerning the Appendix.
Il.
movement for the conservation of the
vermiform appendix, against which
the skilled surgeons and medical cob
blers OF the country seem to have
made common cause. Lucky the man
or woman who has escaped so far. A
ture has introduced a bill providing
that after an operation the appendix
shall be sent to the State laboratory
for examination and report, and II
the examination shows that II was not
diseased the surgeon shall not be paid
for his services. But the law should
go further than that. II examination
should show that there was nothing
wrong with the appendix. the surgeon
should be barred from practice.
"tAitn hhu Nnc SuEscou.
A Tennessee paper protests that
"ever since the vermiform appendix
was made the goat for so many of
the ills suffered by mankind the med
ical profession has been prone to ad-
wise an operation for its removal.
especially in the case OF those whose
pocketbooks were plethoric. The ne
groes and poor white trash nave
been generally allowed to struggle
along as best they could with the full
internal machinery provided by na-
ture."
Nobody knows why the appendix
is there. but every sody has one and
IL is fair to say that IL wasn't put
in simply to be taken out. Nine out
of ten doctors would probably not
be able TO tell why there should
be such a thing in every human being
as the pterygoidal process: but that
Is no reason why 1t should be cut
out.
There seems to lie so much feeling
down in Tennessee about the appen-
dix that Senator McKeIIar might dis
tinguish his entrance into the upper
house next month by making a fight
for IL. just as when an humble mem
Der of the lower house he champ
ioned the cause OF the plain people
by running the gamblers in hen fruit
to cover.
An Opportunity For Luke Lee.
Complaint is made that nature has
so endowed many OF her lovelIest
children with arms agd necks that
should not be unduly exposed. There
are many feminine feet of masculine
proportions that should be carefully
concealed.
Ladies' with large feet should in
variably wear long skirts and girls
with rudImentary arms and undeyeI.
oped necks should cultivate the ar
tistic sense and wear their gowns
with full waisted effects.
Perhaps Senator Luke Lea. before
he retires from public life, would be
willing to introduce bill providing
for a referendum on that important
and vital question: How shall
woman dress to be in the fashion and
at the same time conceal from the
vulgar gaze such physical imperfeo
tions as she may have7',
Revival Stories.
While the revival meetings are
going on at the Tabernacle revival
stories ought to be regarded as time
ly. The Rev. Lem RrouEhton. OF At
lanta. was quite effective In his day
on such occasions. There was in the
town where one OF his meetings was
in progress a very brilliant young
lawyer. given over to bad habits, IN
whose welfare the whole community !
was interested. He attended the meet
inEs. was respectful in his demeanor,
but resisted every appeal to take his
stand on the side Of the Lord II was
hoped that by steady and proper ap-
proach his heart and head would be
reached and with this end in view
the evangelist ordered his appeals |
He thought he Vas making progress
and hoped that he would finally con-
vert the young man.
The Volunteers Method.
After a particularly impressive ser
vice one night, which was attended
by the lawyer, a rough sort OF be-
lever said to the preacher that he
would talk to the lawyer, and the
preacher felt at once that al his gen
tie persuasion would be destroyed
The volunteer aid could not be dis
suaded from his purpose and went to
the object OF evangeliStic pursuit and