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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

Tho experiences gathered from a SLIT
ing OF tho man power OF tho MARION In
connection with the examinations OF
dra fled men and volunteers have taught
many valuable lessons. One of the most
important is that this country has con-
spicuously neglected the health care
OF children.
men were rejected on account oil phEsi-
cal unhtness; ar even many OF those
who were accepted were so httic
adapted to the physical strain OF milf
tary training that the country has
been spending. and is spending. mil
lions Of dollars in money. and many
months in training and exercise, TO
make our man power ready to under
take the arduous war task TO which
this country has pledged itself. Three
fourths OF the time now needed Tor
the training of our soldiers for active
service could have been saved If physi-
cal training had been an integral part
Of the daily routine OF every boy In
every school and home.
AS matter Of fact, in the large
cities physical training has been IN,
troduced gradually in tho public school
systems; not perhaps IN the degree to
which il Is necessary. but at least "A
beginning has been made. That this
shown ty the fact that the urban popu-
lation has given relatively better iig-
ur"s OF illness than the rural popuia-
ton.
1t Is generally believed that the rural
boy has Il great advantage over the
city boy. owing TO living in The open
air. and doing many chores which are
supposed to exercise and strengthen
his body, and thus improve his health.
In comparison made in connection
with the draft for he army. the fol-
lowing figures are given: or 35,oi7
rcgistrants In urban areas selected
carefully for this experiment. $3.50
were rejected; Of H.i62 rcgistran;s in
rural areas. 1882 were rejected;
That is 2S.47 per cent OF city boys and
27.96 per cent of country boys. This
practical tie demonstrates that the
country boy has no material advantage
over the city boy in this respect.
or course. there are many eXplana-
ticns possible. The drudsery OF farm
life is not AN adva":tagc over the aver
age occupational ana scholastic oppor-
TURTLES OF the ciiy. II is one-sdcd
and stunning in its effect. The fresh
air and sunshine OF the country are
offset by unhygicnic conditions Of life
in the farmhouse and country schools.
nation-w dc investigation has been
made into the con;it on OF rural schools.
and mos, astounding HYGIENE and
The school children in rural districts
are victims OF these dcpiorable condi-
tons.
Furthermore. our present farm popu-
lation is no longer composed OF the
sturdicr elements Of the nation, in the
large masses. The more energetic.
sclf-dcpendent, efficient and virilc in
diyiduals have migrated to the urban
ccnters leaving the less efficient be-
hind Thus the material Of which the
urban population is composed is from
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The Private.

He kicks about his meaEer pay. hs
kicks about the grub;
He swears BY all that's holy that his
corporal is Il dub:
TO him each regulation is n source Of
much distress
But he's never sick on pay day, and
he's never late for mess.
He cusses revcillc and drill: he tries
TO skip retreat:
He bowls about the cffortathat il costs
him TO look neat;
When work in any form looms up he
tries hard to rcniS 80
But he's strong for playing poker and
he's great on bunk fatigue.
lie crabs about each feature of his
His idea of delight is to engage III
verbal strife:
He pridcs himself on knowing every
pcssimistic trick
And the height OF his ambition is ed
register kick.
But nc really doesn't mean IL. for it'd
Just clever rusc: -!
And We know that chronic kickerS
have no time TO get the blues:
And il kickers mako good fichters,
then were ready to begin
To kick Fritz out OF Flanders all thu
way back to Berlin!
Private George T.. Parker. Companyl
L. infantry. in the Stars and
Stripes, France.
Il
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER
The nocker.

The Knocker.
There Is whose name is G rump
Who is a surly, ugly chump;
And all day long. matter who
Proposes anything do
Or does thing. old Grump proceeds
To stab the project till it bleeds:
No matter what the thing may be-
It's something he never see
When Progress built a railroad. Grpmp
Was on the TRADE with jump;
When Jim Prosperity built mill
II actually made old Grump turn i'll.
Jack Pioneer cut paths through seas
And Grump made doleful prophecies;
And everything that started out
Filled Grump with grim, distressing doubt
When Grump was born he kicked because
He had TO feed by Natures laws
And ms he grew he kept on kicking
AT every little trife sticking
Quite naturally he grew 20 be
A man of hates and misery:
And everybody in the town
Had Grump's real number noted down
They've got him now, Old Grump has died
ana lies beneath the flowers beside
The village church. and there is sor.
Al those whove gone and died before,
II he could kick-he can't. thank Fate
Hed howl or weep at any rate
Because. beneath the grass and clover
lie can make all the rest move over.
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Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
Fn.cicai Training in Public Schools.
Copyright. 1918, by National Newspa nor sor,,,.

The failure of one-third of our young men OF
s sSrS"s by an puSs e ayhoa &e
ssS Of % SsFTssS Ills
S 50 Ht pny ans tranns more Obligatory
m Ts sf Eeins at mas %
educaon of pdsG%g the Of
n ing to- save few cents in taxes by making
srGs!@E Sho sSI HAPPENS pe% e1 to
strpoti%n pupils unortunato enough to ' be-
It is "e eer rarT dishcar,ennr 70 20 ,n,
5a%Mar erads the a!G
general rule the t"ac6er is rather
s sna , s%ers o ' heat Tss eeeG s
mer arms about few times. bends her neck
strain on The ste"s and % tho hHt n any
Sds havs s to FOLEY an this in the
zeal training all right 1t is a fine way to save
Gns is il m or where
or economy is unfortunate indeed. Far better
The To y. %SI 'SsSF Re
shsStSd knock kns.G weak footed, sloppy
phenomena, animated cyclopedas. potential
W. w. wa aa,,,; few real men and women.
failed--6s per isn't enough Are we going
continue sam. old ollycodde @ s%E and nd
ignore ;aI tho education OF our children from the
Questions md
valves That Murrnu--The cNaminE
OF The board said had mur,nnr. and was
rejected in the draft. Does that mean that there
is valve leakage: Is it likely prove IA. al,
Answer-No murmur is some nnus,,al
sound heard when listening to the heart or the
arteries near II. often Is OF no sig
nihcance at all Even IL there is valvular dis
G e 5y sSme pas
Inflammation of the heart lining) there IS no
as any one else. 20
Stopping Diraton.--ls there anything one
can apply that will prevent the perspra ION
rom the armpits that ruins gown? Unless
ms ms - mnsafc ! would appreciate formula for
Answer-lt is physioloScally safe one OF
the best things for the purpose ia solution OF
naH an ounce OF aluminium chloride in three
ounces Of rain water or distilled water Apply
some OF this to the clean dry skin eact, al
tcrnate day for about four times, allowing il 20
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JEFF ERSOSIAN DEMOCRAT
Richmond. September 4, 1918.


To The Editor OF The Times DIS patch:
observation-disclosures McAdoo's proc
lamation forbidding participation OF
railway employees in politics is fore
taste or what would come with gov
crnment ownership. Another director
might az easily. by word or wink. or
der active participation for his side.
on pain OF discharge, at time when
discharge would be serious. As IL is,
many railroad towns will he deprived
OF useful officials. and citizens there
prime humor in the attitude OF JEFF
fcrsonian Democrats" supposed 20 be
jealous OF Federal power, demanding
To have delivered to the Federal gov
eminent what easily could be made the
most formidable political machine in
existence. w. Il.
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the start moro hopeful shan tho rural
ma tcriaI
Naturally. health and ntness for. scr-
wee depend not merely on physical
eSerci.e I'm youth and childhood There
arc other factors. There are the water
supply and the food supply. 1t, is no.
torious that the water supply In tho
country is i'll regulated, and that cities
Win VIII, their wonderfully developed sys-
tenS are FAR superior. as a rule. to tho
often contaminated wcMs and springs
OF tho country
prouuctS 10 The market. and keeps tho
cheaper grades for his and his famIIy's
s Own , consumption. This, with tho
brepara,ion OF food. handicaps chill
dren from the start. IL has been found
mat the percentage of physically de-
iectife rural children is quite large.
ana that they suffer from many dis
cases Of the nose. throat teeth and
eyes. pnesc handicaps are not Offset.
rs ihcy are IN many cities. by system
Oh medical inspection and handy hos
pitai ana dispcnsary relief.
On the other hand. the drift-ot the
rural popuia ton TO the METROPOLITAN
cehtcrs and the factories has produced
"a congestion there which is a distinct
T Tan,.,eap 10, Tor ., the urban dwellcrs.
result. together with economic pres
sure II has been found that the NOR
taiity OF young children is In very clear
inverse relation to tho wages OF tho
rather. or the wagc-carner OF tho
!ainliy: tie lower the wage the larger
- '''hHN mortality. There Is, Indeed.
concoin;tant cause: tho poorer
classes iStyc larger number OF chill
dren per family than the wcll-to-do;
down
These conditions OF congestion and
economic pressure Offset in measure
thc advantage of present city condi-
tons Tor healthy chiid-liie over those
o. the country in lis present aspect.
II u wer" no, tor them, The fgurcs
cited before would be much more in
favor o: the ci;y dwellers They arc
hi!thc worse by the great influx. in tho
cities. OF an Immigrant population of
ahlftless and primitive life habits which
are much at variance with the Amcri-
can way OF living Many of the cen.
ters or immigrant life. az cxcmpIifed
Oh the East Side o! New York tecn
WITH disease germs and other disease
producing causes. No wonder that in
diNiduaIs recruited from such districts
are found deficient IN the physical
stamina required Tor active service
Parents. school authorities and health
hoards have vast field OF activity
laid out Tor them. TO improve tho con.
ditions or our growing children, IN city
ana country. \ recent national con-
Congress to authorize and enable the
National bureau OF Education to i'm
auSurate measures which viii further
thc cause OF physical education in all
schools Of the country. But. OF course
IN" othef factors mentioned must nor
be overlooked IN securing for our chill
dren the Very best chances OF "A health.
iul preparation for lies struggle
Copyright 1915.
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Books and Authors

Among the forthcoming publications
bE HouEhion Mif'lin Company for which
me advance demand has necessitatcd
increasing the amount o! the first inn
pressions are ny Antonia." by villa
Sci;ioert Ca,her Hearts Heaven by
S u:n L hS Isl. Bnrnham: The Caravan
wins. by Lucy Fitch Perkins; and
Many Mansions by Sarah MacCon-
one OF the curious things that keeps
i inf mouse nt 81 Alfred A. knopf pub
o ., ~ answering inquiries as TO what
Dorzoi means; Consequently MI.
hnopi Is especially happy TO announce
wolfhound tborzoD. "Zanoza." by n
q. Kirk. will soon be ready with pic
tale of woifhonnds and an epic WOLF
hunt on the snow covered steppcs OF
Russta-and OF later Developments not
less exciting. in ciiifed America when
brought to this country. Sir. XIX is
the author OF White Monarch and the
about dogs.
land collected under the title rho
Joys OF Being Woman" is one that
22H nm ,oa, an'iT rr her book. The
hculiieS in Doing Without Eternity"
written before Americas entrance into
war, is a brilliantly satrical study OF
belief in materialism. 1T hardly seems
worth while" il says TO be overload
OF relative or friend whom a breath
OF wind may SNUFF out like flame
Why should beings more brittle than
beetles so about loving each other AS
If they were Gods?" In The New
Death" Miss Kirkland discusses with
reverence and sympathy the change
which war has brought about There
is nothing new about immortality:
there is nothing new about God: there
is everything new in the fact that we
arc at last willing to live as IL we be-
licvcd in both" Seldom does a writor
approach one subject from two such
different angles. Difficulties in Doing
Without Eternity" shows that we were
or thought we were. Tho New
always have been, not finite and ephee
neral, but consciously and gloriously
infinite.
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Two OF the kaisers special friends and pet
associates charging their benevolent ac-
tivitics. His Turks promise TO secure unani-
nifty OF religious sentiment by Strengthening
all Christians within their dominions. His
Bolshevik Red Guards have murdered the
arch bishop OF the Greek Church at Riga and
most of his priests, to oblitcratc the soul
crampng teachings OF Christianity. The same
reformers are preparing to shoot 5 900 Social
Revolutionary prisoners at Moscow The
exalted parsonage responsible for these per-
iormanccs sends his soldiers to be butchered
wearing the inscription. most appropriately in
brass. God With Us
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which he presided over
that venerable body he left impression which
Will not be forgotten
George Brooks. negro shoe cobbler. forty
years old. who lived on tho Plank Road. about
two miles from the city. committed suicide Sat
urday by hanging himself in an clubhouse
Whisky was his trouble.
The amount OF tonnage arriving in the nor,
OF Richmond from January u September
WAS i36.I62 tons.
The Richmond Hebrew SUNDAY School WINS
rcorGanizcd yesterday. and will .bc kept in op-
Grafton regularly hereafter.
Hack drivers and barkccpcrs rcaped rich har-
vests from newly paid off United states SOL
dcrs al! day Saturday.
-. There arc no Iiu Klnx in Richmond General
Forrest not outstanding. and far as this
paper has been able to learn. there arc none in
Virginia.
The canal packets will resume their regular
trips day. losing no more time on accou5i ri
the break in the canal.
The southern Mutual Insurance Company Of
this city will commence bust. cSS to-day The
officers Jordan ~. Morton, president: IT :
l'ricr, treasurer: J. w. ScXon, secretary: ~ l..
NciswanGcr, general agent
n The Secretary ts,r,y Of War perpoxed by conflict.
49, for advice about paying
Gregatc s.o.ooo.oo to s3oooo.ooo.
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cooperating with the strong men of this
State, have put its business and finance on
solid and enduring foundations. Mines have
been developed and factories erected. To-
day this section along the Atlantic seaboard
is the center of the war industries OF the
nation, and our great activities give the
PROMISE OF a speedy coming OF tho day when
the enemies of freedom SHALL no more exert
their bancful influence oI the peoples Of this
world Great is Virginia, and iroud should
her sons be Of her record.
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Cnntecn NYorkcr.

Mrs. j. S. W., Roanoke.--Wom n
wanted for this work should be be-
tween twenty-five and thirty-fve years
of age. except in unusual cases. Good
health and ability to endure harGshi ps
y ian essential qualification. \ speak
ing knowledge Of French ia desirable.
but not essential Volunteers who can
meet their own expenses are preferred.
but exceptions are made in the cases
Of specially qualified workers. No sal
,ries arc given. Full volunteers must
sign contracts for a minimum term of
pcnses are paid partly or entirely by
the Red Cross must sign contracts for
year. Write to Bureau of Personnel.
Red Cross HEADQUARTERS. Washington.
d. G..
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A d n,iral.

Admiral.
His name is Admiral, and his bark
IL hcrcer than his bite.
lie thinks il is bully lark
To sit up all tho night.
! wish that ! had named him Jim:
2 It might have made a man Of him,
II ever you have owned a pup
Or tender. whining age.
And been kent up by yeiping till
Your soul was in rage.
Then you know Admiral. gee whzz!
lie is the howlngcst pup at is.
But say, when I go home at night
And he comes bounding up
And bites the laces from my shoe,
The playful little pup,
When he comes loving, after all,
! don't mind whining Admiral!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

France and training camps. 1t is large
sum, but it will he readily Forthcoming. The
Y. NJ. {. y. and it's kindred associations have
done such magnificent work that even the
government recognizes the army could hardly
be sustained at its present high fighting
pitch without them, while their works of
mercy have so endearcd them to the Amcri
can heart that no one will refuse TO give of
his means III order that their service to the
boys with the colors may be continued
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Nothing to Crow About,

TO The Editor OF The Times Dispa zen
Sir.-I noticed in to-days People :
Column what one signed Democrat
says about the defeat OF Nardaman IN
mississippi. He says he .Nardaman)
was defeated severely The reports
rison got 53lll votes, Nardaman got
,6G4 votes and Noel got G.399 votes.
In other words. out OF lol.lI4 votes
cast, Senator Eardaman got 1864, or
two-!ifths Of all the votes or only s.a23
votes less than half the total votes
cast ! do not see where the Wilso-
nian Democrats have anything TO crow
about
JEFFERSOSIAN DEMOCRAT.
Richmond September 4, 1918.
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Birth OF a Nation

HE whole world will watch the career Of
the new Czecho-Slovak government The
entente has turned to it with hope and COM
radeshp The central powers will turn upon
II win vengeance. If it rises it will have a
large place in the sun IF il falls bv the hand
or its oppressors it will 60 down with the
sympathy OF all liberty-lovin peoples of all
me continents. America has now recognized
II as governmental entity. Already Great
britain, France and Japan had accorded il
recognition
for centuries the Czechs and the Sloyaks
nave struggled against the Magyar nationali-
ties which now form the ruling elements in
both Austria and Hungary but like the lingo
Siavs tho Czechs have been held down. They
nave Deen enslaved They have been kicked
ABOUT at Will but let II be understood that
'heE nave never been assimilated TIE Aus
Fo-hnhsarians might conquer them might
overpower them and Cypress them but these
rulers could not absorb their yassals and
could not crush the spri, OF ndependence
and the love OF liberty which animated them
~ mas remained for great world war to
ilnerate the Czechs and the Slovaks This
war mas Lot gwen these peoples full freedom
OF course. but il has released their spirits
II has given them their opportunity TO asnirc
by force OF arms TO an honorable Mace
acter OF their war for such place has com
mandcd the admiration OF every government
cxcep, that against which the Czcchs aro
in rebellion
mere has been no exhibition OF courage
ana determination east or west that has been
NOR" inspiring than the projected march
| around the world Of 900 CZecho-Sloyaks
irA-pflsoncrs OF war, who have tramped across
, siberia beset by enemies, without sufficient
'oo"' without arms for protection, only de-
'erHihcd 10 reach the battle fields of France
where they might fight against the enemies
oil Their people at home. When the eastward
movement Of this army was first hcraldcd
many 81 us were inclined to smile j, seemed
. a hopeless thing to do, and one which no sane
| boHy OF men would undertake.
! bh' IN" Czecho-S lovaks long ago demon
| S'r"fed the sincerity OF their PURPOSES They
| showed themselves capable of any sacrifice
! III h"hai OF liberty, and it was the American
| government mat first recognized their ma
| ''''''' 'S'"'"''ohH This was many months
"so once 'heh other powers have gone even
| further and recognized the national s,,,us
OF their government. Now the United STATE.
| mas followed with recognition tina, 10 mn
| and complete. What effect this will havo
J upon the fortunes or Austria Hungary ro
! ms TO be seen. II NAV mean ,ho ho,,;
| UP OF mat empire or il may mean q season
| OF civil war. In any event /, mue, .oo, .
fresh feeling OF national insecurity nm ~,
| parl OF the government at Vienna
hnr'ng inc week beginning Scpicmhcr 4
| INC people OF the United States Will he asked
20 contribute $4,000, 900 to the seven great
organizations which are looking after tho nor.
0'na' '''niort and welfare OF the soldiers in
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Allotment to Dcpendcn,,.

Mrs. w. j. H., Charlottcsyille.-Tt is
doubtful If your husband will be allow
ed to enlist in any special service I'M
less the local board valves it's claim
service and makes allotment from his
salary for YOU, the government will
make an allowance Of SIS Il month for
YOU, $40 for the first child and 50 each
for additional children These allow
anccs and allotments by husbands and
the government TO dependent wives
and children are the same for all
branches of enlisted service
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

Morris Hillquit again breaks into print
Last fall he was candidate for Mayor of
New York on a Socialist acifist pro- German
platform. Now he hobs up again as candi-
date for the House Of Representatives from
the Twentieth New York District. The
Twentieth surely will he able to muster
enough decent votes to cut short the aspira-
tons of this ncar-traitor
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DIckennon Resentn It.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-It is encouraging TO observe
that citizens of Dickinson County
youngest and whitcst" in Virginia, re-
sent with vigorous and somewhat vitu-
pcrative heat implications against their
general loyalty. based on arrests of
their sheriff and other prominent per-
sons by encouraging dcscrtion and
shielding slackcrs. We are told that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

Yorktown will continue 10 be known as
the place where CORVALLIS surrendered.
After seeming to have naval training sta
ton in its grasp, Secretary Daniels decd ed
the establishment, should go TO Norfolk. To
him who hath. etc.
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Pcrmanencc of tho Romnn Catholic
Church..

Reader. Newport Ncws.-The passage
occurs in Macauav's essay on "Rankc's
History OF the Popes." where. after
speaking Of the antiquity of tho
Catholic Church, he says: "She may
still exist III undiminished vigor when
some traveller from New Zealand shall.
in the midst OF a vast solitude, take
his stand on broken arch of London
Bridge. to sketch tho ruins Of ST.
Pauls."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

Crown Prince Rupprecht has returned TO
inc front During his absence the front
moved back something like thirty miles nearer
the German border by the help Of the retreat
specialist who had charge during his alb
sence and the sledgc-hammer blows delivered
by Marshal Foch. Needless TO say the crown
prince found the familiar faces OF many OF
his officers missing when he got back
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09

Perhaps there is no camoutage about Won
Hertlings plea OF bad health as q reason
for rcsigning the imperial CHARACTERISTIC.
The military dict administered by Foch Haig
and Pershing has been calculated to ruin
the German digestion Blu, they also have
the cure, and it will be provided in due
course.
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Predictions.
We DFediCt-

nFtUlCt--
That the Kaiser will call the waiter in Der
I'M before he summons the garcon in Paris
That Jack Pcrshng will find glorv enourb
10 share with the privates
That tho United States OF Euron. u;,, =. -,
second greatest nation on earth
rhat anything made in Germany will have
hard shedding TO the store shelves
That we register September . and don't IT,
TO claim exemption.