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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

go through life with a scarcely per-
ceptible limp, only their closest friends
knowing that they are legleSs. Cor
poral" James Tanner, former commits
siOner of pensions and commander In
chief Of the g. A. R., would be an aO-
solutely helpless cripple without aru-
fetal legs, having lost both Of his legs
nearly at the knees after three oper-
ations, yet with his artificial limbs he
moves about with perfect dignity.
General Dudley, also once commits
sioner Of pensions, who had but one
and many times in Washington So
ciety gracefully guided a fair partner
through the maZes Of the waltz in q
room full Of dancers. United States
Senator NJ. G. Butler, Gen. Wade
Hampton, and many other men In pub
lie life have worn artificial legs unbe-
known to most people, but what is
more remarkable, the best makes of
artificial limbs will be found in use by
the thousand by men engaged in hard
manual labor, coal miners, firemen,
horsemen, bicycle riders, house paint
ers, and even railroad engineers and
brakemen whose vocatiOns require the
display Of no little agility, and doz-
ems of cases are on record where men
in all these walks Of life have lost not
one but both legs.
The best artificial leg weighs from
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

two and a quarter to four and half
pounds, vastly different thing from
the solid 'peg-leg," Moreover II Is
perfectly hinged at the knee and arti-
culated at the foot. The cost of such
q leg IS about 500, but 1t IS guaran-
teed for five years. Such leg, which
must fit perfectly, cannot be turned
out like shoes by the million; each one
must be particularly. personally htted.
Although machinery Is used In limb
making, there Is much exact hano
work necessary, for it is said that no
two amputations are exactly alike.
However, by making q plaster cast or
the stump and giving exact measure
ments orders can be satisfactorily han
died by mail.
The United States government al
lows its legless and armless veterans,
in addition to their pensions, new artl-
fetal limbs every three years, and
since European governments VIII
doubtless carry out similar policy, 1t
seems unfortunately true that arti-
fetal limb factories will be assured
Of busy times for many long years TO
come
There is one man among the many
manufacturers Of artificial limbs IN
this country who can sympathize with
the unfortunate soldiers Of the Euro
pean war who have lost an arm or a
leg. He is Joseph E. Hanger of Wash
ington, D. c., who owes his present
success in life to the loss Of leg on
the battlefield during the Civil war
Most men would have become discour'
aged to have to battle their way
through life handicapped in this way
but, with a keen insight to conditions
brought on by that terrible conflict
Mr.. Hanger, after making his own ar
tif1cial leg, started into the business
In small way.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
A Scuiptor's Error,

Whenever there is military parade
in Washington, D. c., and the soldiers
or others who have had military expe-
rience are in the vicinity Of the magni-
ficent statue of General Sherman,
which stands just south Of the treas
ury, there is sure to be comment on
the blunder which the sculptor made
in connection with the equipment Of
the figures at the base of the statue.
The blanket roll, which is properly
carried over the left shoulder by SOL
diers, is here shown over the right
shoulder, where, as even the small
boys know nowadays, 1t would inter-
fere with the gun.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

our part. but in reliance upon the sup
mort of the women's committee OF the
council of national defense, state coun-
ellis Of defense the multitude Of exist
in. wompu's organizations ana inc
strong support Of all the churches ana
fruternal organizations of the country
As soon as WE can formulate the vol
untnry regulations we shall ask lot
similar pledges from every pubilc eat
fn- place and every trade IN the couh
try.
The elimination of waste IN the
country has been most gratifying. Inc
best index of this saving is In garbage
returns from our large cities. we
have returns for the month OF June
from cities aggregatlng population
Of 100000 showing reduction Oh
their garbage by 30 per cent below me
month Of June last year. These hs-
ures are tribute TO the energy OF
American women, not only In the work
Of their households, hut In the orgam-
cation of public opinion for the elm
inatiOn Of waste.
Spells Germanys Doom.
II we make broad survey of the
country, we find every state sponrohe-
ously creating a definite and active
food organization presided over oy
capable and devoted men and women
who are sacrificing every interest IN
this national service. We find Wei'-
considered and well-de1ned organtza-
ton OF Subcommittees (on the various
phases OF food production and con
servutiOn), and we see these re-dupli-
Gated by sub-orgnniZatiOns In counties
! and municipalities. This Is the or
! ganization Of democracy, and this -
positive proof that nj the call OF ma
tional duty our people will rise, ana
rise overnight to the real defense or
/ their faith [ feel sure that the SUI
pcrlor intelligence of our people. their
capacity for self-denial and their VIII
to porsevere, Will prove wall that
will withstand the best efforts or inc
Germans for the next five years, II IL
he necessary.
Even though the situation in Europe
I may be gloomy To-Day, no Allltt iN"h
who has knowledge of the results al
ready obtained in every direction need
have one atom of fear TINT democracy
win not defend itself in these United
States.
recall that shortly before we joined
the war, l had Il conversation with Il
prominent German official who had
spent some time In the United States
and who had a much deeper apprecla-
ton than most Germans of what
Americas entry In the war would
mean. His final remark to me after
long discussion was: II do not fear
the American soldiers because they
cannot arrive in time; what | fear IL
the intelligence and devotion of 1oO,-
100000 of original minds and people
trained 10 faith In individual initia-
tive. The day that these people, now
so materialistiC in outward appear
ance, are stirred spiritually that day ID
the day OF Germany's DOOM
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Herbert Hoover Says Success in
This War Is a Question of
Resources.
FOOD PROBLEM IS SOLVED
Spontaneous Volunteer Effort on Part
of People Provides Great Stock Of
Eood-America Women Re-
spond Nobly in Great Crisis.
Ry HERBERT HOOVER.

WaShingtOn.-NO one can rightly be
gloomy over the outcome for the Amer
lean people in this war Success in
this war is question of resources.
and the will and ability of the people
to organize themselves to use their re-
sources rightly and to endure. Many
thinking people, in America and
watching anXiously the last four
months in the fear that Democratic
America could not organize to meet
autOcratic Germany. Germany has
been confident that it could not be done.
Contrary proof is Immediately at our
door. Aside from the remarkable as
sembIage Of our army and financial re-
sources, our people have already dem
OnStratea their ability to mobilize, or
ganize, endure and prepare voluntarily
and efficiently in many directions and
upon a mere word of inspiration.
Food Supply Increased.
We entered the war four months
ago, and it was announced by the pres
ident that one Of the great problems
of the war would be food; that We
must prepare to increase and to save
our foodStuffS for Il year In advance,
not only for ourselves. but for our
allies as Well There has been no con
ScquentIal national or local Legislation,
yet the greatest spontaneous volunteer
( effort ever made IN history has pro
yided us with larger stock of food
/ supply as a result of patriotic plant
/ ing in every quarter. and waste is be
! Ing eliminated out of every crack and
! Granny of our homes, and Of our indus
! tries. This Is being done without com
/ pulsion of the law, and by spontaneous
! effort and self-denial of the people
! There have sprung up over night
| throughout the United States, in every
city, county, village and state, def
mite and positive organizations, prac
! teal in their ends and Infringing in
their efforts, which have the will tC
! solve fOod-Supply questions. No au
tOcratic government could accomplish
this. Germany accomplished less II
! twelve months than our people have
done in four. The only need of oui
legislation and authority is to curt
those who would profit by this volun
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
SOME BIRDS AND THEIR PREY
Thrush Has Been Known to Use
Stone as Slaughter Block on
Which to Break Snail Shells.

In districts where shelled snalls
are abundant 1t Is no rare thing TO
come across a stone utilized as
slaughter block by some particular
thrush. Even If the bird Is not
caught in the act, numerous broken
and empty shells scattered In the
neighborhood betray the place where
the mollusks have been done TO deatn'
The method adopted by the thrush
il simply that Of dropping snail from
q height time and again until the shell
"a broken and the succulent Dooy
within is exposed to the captorS peak
Rut the anvil Is sometimes mace use
of in a different way, and with a ol1-
parent end In view. In the deptns
of q Highland birch wood an observer
come mon such a sacrificial stone, at
rrhicb q thrush was busily occupied.
Field glasses made evident that not q
snail but a common black slug was
h,s cantive. This he grasped by the
middle with his beak, dashing 1t re-
neetedly with resounding smacks upon
tho stone, whence 1t occasionally re-
bounded, only to be caught and nam
mered once more.
subsequent examination OF the
stone revealed with what effect the
oneration had been carried out. But
what Of its purpose7 Here was no
she'll TO be broken. 1t may be that
tho thrush simply wished to kill Its
| prey, but the fact that thrushes swal'
low wriggling worms without hesita'
lion renders this explanation improb
ahle It is more likely that the Skin
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
HOLD COURT DURING AIR RAID
London Judges Hear Evidence Wniie
Bombs Are Exploding In Nearby
Streets.

London.-While bombs rained in the
streets nearby and a hundred guns
roared at the sky, judges, counsel ana
witnesses in London courts went right
along with the dull job of boiling down
evidence into justice.
Rose Witten, pretty girl of seven
teen, stayed in the witness box IN one
conrt and gave her evidence In a lit
tle louder tone TO te heard above the
bombs.
"You need not continue if you
ore frightened" said the judge to Miss
Witten.
I'm not frightened" she replied
LET'S go on with the story"
Before continuing the case the JUS
tice appealed to all in the courtroom
to "die like Englishmen" If they must
die.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Several North Stars.

In the known course Of history there
have been several successive north
stars. When the great pyramid of
Cheops was built Alpha Draconis was
north star, and the Egyptian astron-
omers made a northward. sloping pass
age several hundred feet long, from
place deep under the base Of the py-
ramid straight through its vast mass
of masonry, and this served them as
an immense telescope tube, without a
glass, for observing their sentinel In
the sky. The present North Star is a
huge sun, between fifty and one hun.
dred times brighter than ours.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Girl Wears OveraIls.

Evansville, Ind.-Evansville women
are Interested In the case Of Mrs. Hat
tie Miskell of Danville, H., because
she wore overalls when at work In her
garden. Many women In Evansville
during the last year have adopted the
overalls, among them being Miss Marie
Messick, daughter of Albert Il. Mes
sick, nominee for mayor. Miss Mes
sick drives her fathers car and keeps
it in repair. en/working about the
machine she always wears overalls.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
His Crazy Patch Garden.

Findlay, O.-John A. Sutton super
iptendent of the state experiment sta
tion south Of this city, has added sew
eral more oddities to his crazy patcn
garden, which now has more than 100
difarent varieties of seed planted. de
has Just planted some British queen
notetoes from California and grain
from the summit of the Hlinalaya
mountains.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
CONVERSATIONS

nlsnt in Germany converts 80 tons
=. neat into nine tons Of coke, WIN
COS and tar as by-products.
A new piano for traveiing i.u 81,
fans weighs but 120 pounds ana can
he hacked and shipped like a trunk;
The increase in beet sugar prouu ~.
49, n sweden has almost caught up
. .ro the nations demand for sugar
II IS estimated that Spain mas oe e
veloped not more than 8 per ea,s esn' u
T.. r,i,able hydro-electric power.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
New Star Ia Discovered.

Cambridge, Mass,-The discovery Oh
another star, said to be the only new
one found in five years, was announcer
to the Harvard Observatory recently
nv Prof. w. S. Adams of Mount VII
con Observatory, California. Credit
for the discovery was given to Pror.
George w. Ritchey of Mount Wilson.
The star was estimated to De OF tiie
fourteenth magnitude.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

An artificial cork invented In swe-
don Is made of cork waste and a oind-
ing paste.
Pet canaries in this country con-
s,mad total Of 8,704,625 pounds Of
birdseed during the last year.
Last year there were shipped into
Los Angeles 100000 pounds OF but
ter at "a cents pound in carload lots.
The Puget Sound division OF the
Northern Pacific railroad has adopted
the policy Of employing women instead
of men wherever women are able to
do the work required.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

Of the slug was too thick and coarse
to be palatable. and that the thrush
was simply endeavoring to dash out
the edible portions within, or that 1t
was attempting to render the tough
skin more tender by method analo-
gous to the domestic batting Of
steak"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
TYROL'S GIRL SOLDIER
WOUNDED IN BATTLE

Copcnhagen.-Victoria. SAM
Of Meran. an eighteen-year-old
TyroleanGirl who has been fight
ing in the trenches on the Italian
front for the past two years, was
seriously wounded in battle a
few days ago, says dispatch to
Berlin newspaper. She was
operated on and later pro-
nounced out of danger, although
# was said she would be inca
pacitated for further service.
The girl is the holder of a
bronze medal for bravery and Is
on the list for further decora-
ton.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
A Realistic Film.

"This is a very realistic picture"
Every" said the manager. "Would
you believe 1t, the first time we
showed this film eight young women
waited for half an hour after the show
to see the leading man come out Of
the alley behind the theaterT"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
NorthcIlffe Hears Oceans Roar

New York.-Lord Northcliffe, while
the guest 70 Theodore N. Vail. presi.
dent of the American Telegraph and
Telephone company In New York city,
heard the roar Of the Atlantic and Pa
clflc oceans at the same time through
long distance connections
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
HOLSTERS PLAN TO AID
SOLDIERS BY BIG FUND

Richmond, Ind.-The citizens
of Wayne county, through the
county council Of defense, ex-
pect to raise large fund for
the benefit of the soldiers called
to the colors Of the United
States. Under plans being de-
veloped financial aid will be CIV
en- in meeting premiums on In
surance, that may not have been
invalidated by reason Of military
service; payment Of taxes owed
by soldiers, and other financial
assistance that will be needed.
The plan is to meet problems
larger than giving aid merely In
the manner of comfort kits, lit
tie luxuries and the like.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

Civil war. the vast number Of COM
batants engaged in the great battles
of today has resulted in the loss OF
many tens Of thousands Of arms and
legs. No official figures have been
made public for any Of the belligerent
nations, but 1t Is estimated that at
least $4,000 soldiers have recovered
from their wounds minus at least
leg or an arm. While the various
trades Of war are oil doing booming
business some Of the collateral indus
tries designed to overcome or anchor
ate the havoc wrought by war are
equally busy. Not the least interest
ing of these Is the manufacturing Of
artificial legs and arms.
OF the hundred or more American
artificial limb factories everyone has
been surfeited with orders, some large
ones having been placed by the Eng
lish and French governments while
many private orders have been re-
ceived from soldiers themselves.
Large shipments are continually being
made abroad, the British blockade of
course restricting the sales to the SOL
diers Of the allies. One pioneer Amer
ican firm has completely equipped fac
tories not only in six large American
cities, but has found it necessary to
establish branches in London and
Paris, all working night and day In an
endeayor to meet the abnormal de-
mands.
1t is somewhat of coincidence that
the crippled soldiers Of France should
depend for their best artificial limbs
unon the product Of American skill
constructed principally Of English viii
low, in spite ofhfhe fact that the fatn-
or of real surdery was a Frenchman,
Ambrose Pare. 1t Is true That hip
oocrates, the great Greek surgeon, who
lived 1000 years before Pare, per-
formed amputations, but only small
percentage Of the patients survived the
shock. Pare's greatest work came on
The battlefield some 300 years ago
where he performed dozens or opera
Hons which advanced the knowledge
of surgery more than 1t had been Tor
werded since the beginning or ume
There he discovered that instead OF
mourning boiling oil in gunshot wounds
as had invariably been the custom,
much greater percentage of rapid re
coveries we're made when the Oil was
omitted and the patients were handed
carefully and Clearly, thus bringing
about the first step toward moderf
antiseptic surgery. Yet while surgeon
from the Greeks down learned now q
cut off legs and arms without kliiln'
neople. but little was accomplished un
HI the present generation In replacing
the lost members. Egyptian hero
olvnhics show one Of the lesser knoWi
of the Pharaos, who had suffered tn
loss of his legs, struggling about VIII
blocks of wood held in his hands, no
unlike the street fakirs Of today. Evel
the crutch did not appear untli IN
fourteenth century, and the cruz
wooden limb or "peg-leg" was inVente
not until after the time or rare.
The artificial limb Of today Is some
thing Of a marvel. Many men with
leg off below or even above the kne
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

Warehouses Of Londonderry In the
uniform of colonel of England's Wom-
an Volunteer reserves. The members
of the reserves are taught signaling,
dispatch riding, telegraphing, motoring
and camp cooking; to be ready in the
event Of an invasion of England from
land, sea, or air.
Lady Londonderry Is wife of one of
England's richest peers. She Is one
of the most beautiful women in Eng
lands court circles, and from the be-
ginning of the war has been foremost
In stimulating interest and enthus-
iasm in war work to did the govern
ment, and in charities caring for those
/. affected by the war.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Smoke the Truth.

Look here. Finklestein, when
bought this suit you guaranteed salts
faction" growled the irate customer.
"vell, veil, volts de madden Of youi
I vos satisfied"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
~ RTIFICIAL limb factor

tTIFICIAL limb factOr-
les have been running at
double capacity since the
beginning of the great
war In Europe. AL
though modern surgery
has advanced to such a
degree that the percent
age of amputations now
necessary is not nearly as
uraat "a during our own
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
GERMAN CLUB SHUT
BY JAPANESE ARMY

Yokohama. Japan-The famous Ger
man club. the gathering place of the
Germans of this city. was closed yes
terday by the government. This il
one result of the newly promulgated
ordinance preventing communications
with enemy subjects.
The semi official Japan Times COM
mends the step and says 1t should
have been taken long ago. 1t declares
that the club was n veritable enemy
rendezvous in an important trade cen
ter.
The Times urges the government to
expel from Japan all individual Ger
mans who go about Dragging of the
final victory of their country. though
it will never come. The journal con-
cludes with the words: There are
not 4 few Germans In Toxic itself who
make no secret of saying that after the
war Japan will suffer for daring to
oppose Germany In upholding it's civ
ilization."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
The Old Age Sign
Double Crossed

Don't let gray hair make you look
years older than you are for it Is now
an easy matter to tint gray. faded or
bleached hair in n lvrmless way. The
new preparation. "Brownat0ne," Is
proving so popular that thousands OF
people OF refinement and many lead
ing hair-dressers are now using this
wonderful product exclusively.
"ErOwnatone" meets every ,iema nd
and fulfills every test required Of II,
and is so simple to use that no pre-
vious experience il necessary. Comes
ready for use--no mixing-and Is en-
tirely free from lead. sulphur. silver,
ucts or their derivatives. There is no
danger Of irritation or a poisoned scalp
when you use "Brownatone." because
1t is guaranteed harmless.
Produces the most beautiful shades
from light golden to the deepest brown
or black. VIII not rub or wash off and
cannot be detected. Most all leading
druggists everywhere now sell Brown
atone" in two sizes, CSC and 800. and
in two colors to produce golden
or medium brown" the other dark
brown or black
Get a csc bottle from your dealer TO-
day. or il you prefer. a sample bOttl.
with interesting book win be mailed or
receipt Of 10c. to help pay postage ant
packing charges. IL sent to the manu-.
facturers. The Kenton Pharmacal CO.
6SS Coppin building. Covington, Ky.
Sold and guaranteed in Missoula b,
Garden City Drug Co. and other lead
Ing dealers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
SOAPSUDS APPLIED
TO DRESS WOUNDS

The use OF soapsuds in treating
to the war. The method was tried by
two surgeons of the allies and proved
SO successful that it is coming into
general use. The Society of Surgeons
in Paris recently took up the PROPOSE
ton and obtained a full report upon
it's workings. Here is the official de-
scription of this novel treatment:
From 20 to 40 per cent of white soap
is dissolved in warm water which has
been sterilized by boiling or distilling.
Tampons of surgical gauze for
cleansing the wound are dipped
in this soapy water. which is
used for irrigating the wound. The
wound is then bandaged with gauze
congresses which must be at least "A
centimetre (about half an inch) thick.
These congresses are dipped in the
soapy water then rubbed with the
soap until saturated, after which they
are manipulated to produce a thick
white suds. and placed lightly over
the wound, and covered with absorb
ent cotton held in place by tarlatan.
Essentially, the bandage thus consti-
tuted is a sort of spongy tissue made
of millions of tiny soap bubbles. 1t
is renewed every two or three days,
and is said to have the great advan-
tages of calming pain very markedly,
of not sticking to the tissues, and OF
not causing bleeding or suffering
when removed. The healing is rapid
and the aspect of the scar good.