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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
The Rose Of Jericho

F. Pin the interesting article on
"a Jewish Commonwealth" published
in The Tribune of January s, the
writer, the Rev. Mr.. Caster, says: "The
Jew, like the dried up rose of Jericho,
as soon as he drinks the water of the
Jordan, expands and grows powerful
and strong" Would you not kindly
tell me % what the Rose Of Jericho
is and (2) why it is SO called?
Q The botanical name Of the Rose
Of Jericho is anastatica hierochuntica
1t has the property of recovering its
freshness when placed in water, after
having been gathered and dried. Most
botanical works will give you informa-
ton on this point. 1t was this flower.
the KAT Maryam, "Mary's Hand" of
the Arabs, which Musulman tradition
pointed out to the piety of the early
Christian pilgrims, who inquired of the
inhabitants of the country what was
the plant in the Plain Of Jericho that
never died, but revived as soon as it
was dipped in water.
CD Probably because it is no rose at
all and never grows near Jericho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
The Bridge Of Signs

I. Twill you please give some &C.
count OF the famous Bridge of Signs,
now threatened with destruction by the
Huns?
The Bridge Of Signs is not without
reason called by Howells "a pathetic
swindle,' and its greatest interest is
perhaps from that much worn line of
Byron's, Il stood in Venice on the
Bridge of Signs" 1t is commonplace
structure, which connects the ducal
palace with the carceri, or the public
prison, and spans the canal known as
the Rio della Paglia. 1t was not built
until the end Of the sixteenth century,
and no romantic episode OF politics
Imprisonment and punishment (except
that Of Antonio Foscaril occurs in
Venetian history later than that period.
None put commonplace criminals ever
crossed it when taken out of the pris-
ons to suffer death. Hence it's sig
nificant name given by the people from
that opulence of compassion which en-.
ables the Italians TO pity even ras-
cality in difficulties.
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the first suitable opportunity. In show
ing the baked apple to the children,
pointed out that heat had made it burst
out of the skin and that in just this
way the earth, which was hot at the
centre, erupted into mountains.
With the other apple l showed how
the drying of the skin had made ridges,
like those on the crust Of the earth
| Some months later the boy went to WIS.,
it his uncle, who is a geologist, and
when the conversation turned upon
mountains he remembered all I had
said, and talked most intelligently on
this subject.
On our walks through the woods 1 do
not say, "Ihere is a beautiful tree"
but rather, "There is an oak or an elm
tree" When they were four and five
years old my children knew all the
trees in our suburb, not only by their
leaves, but by their bark. In the same
way they have learned about the
flowers. Even the baby knows "rob-
Der" (robin).
About the Baby Calf
In simple little ways that will occur
to every mother We can explain the
facts of life to our children. My fami-
ly IS fortunate in living in a semi
rural district, and we have a COW; the
question soon arose, "Where did the
baby calf come FROM" We told the
children truthfully as much as was
necessary for them to know at that
time. Later we shall tell them more.
A little training in child culture
would be most helpful to any mother.
My training as kindergarten has
made my work with the children much
more intelligent. I would advise wom-
en- with children to attend all the
mothers classes aud parents clubs they
can and to read as many good books
on child culture as possible. But these
things are not absolutely necessary to
the making of good mother. She
needs, first, to have an open mind,
full heart and love for her child
which plans for its healthful and sym
metrical growth physically. mentally
and spiritually.
One of the most helpful books have
found on the management and under
standing of the child is Miss Eliza
beth Harrisons "a Study Of Child
Nature"
Some Good Books
Other good books are "Poems Chill
dren Love-" by Coussens; Mother
Stories" and "More Mother Stories," by
Maud Lindsay; Emile Poulsson's Din
ger Plays" and books illustrated by
Leslie Brooke. Some of those are:
"The Tailor and the Crow" THE Truth
About Old King Cole" by G. r. Hill;
"Johnny Crows Garden" Johnny
Crows Party" "The Golden Goose
Book" and 1.-THE Nursery Rhyme Pict-
ure Book"
If the mother can play or sing | sug-
gest that she purchase few good song
books. These will afford both the chill,
dren and herself much pleasure and
profit. Songs not only increase the mu-
steal sense, but also enlarge the child's
vocabulary and Imagination and develop
community feeling. Emile Poulsson';s;
book, "Song Of Little Child's Day.
with music by Eleanor Smith, is good
for children four years old and over.
The children would also like Chill.
dren's Singing Games, Old and New"
by Mari Hofer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Diplomatical


G. II. T.-What constitute the snec;al
privileges of dean of the diplomatic
corps?
With the exception of the privilege
Of preceding, the dean does not eniov
any, special privilege. Presidency, in
diplomatic language, means the prefer
cnce in rank, the right of occupyin.,
the highest place Of honor at the meet.
lrgs Of the representatives Of the yari-
Gus states in their foreign relations.
In Roman Catholic countries the Panal
Nuncio has precedence over the am
bassadors of the Catholic powers; IN
ether countries this honor belongs to
the dean by right of seniority of ser
wee. The seniority is determined Nv
the date at which the diplomatic agent
no matter what his rank might have
been before the remittance of his let
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Citizenship

BY legally answering the following
question you will greatly oblge a sub
scriber, as we'll as a number of other
people in this vicinity:
:, John Smith and wife migrated to
TINS country from England twenty-five
years ago. Four years after their ar
rival here male child was born unto
them. The father has not taken out
citizenship papers. neither has he de-
clared his intentions. Neither has the
son taken any action in the matter.
IS the son a citizen of this country.
or Is he a subject of Great Britain?
The son is citizen of the United
states. irrespective Of the fathers cti-
zenship. On reaching the age Of TWEEN
tv-one he still could have become 1.
British subject. but. having neglected
TO take anr action II the matter. he
belongs to this country, as does every
one born in the United Statc~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Increase of Dav.

'. S.-Why is it that the increase
and the decrease in the days is not
evening?
Owing to astronomical causes which
cannot be explained briefly, the sun
does not always cross the meridian
exactly at noon. local time, but IS some
times several minutes fast. and at other
times is several minutes slow. At those
seasons when it is gaining. the little
additions which are made alike at both
ENDS OF the day will be most apparent
at sunset, whereas the addition will be
more noticeable at dawn if the sun il
falling behind. Between June II and
December p, when the days are grow,
ing shorter. the subtraction at both
ends is alike. But it is most apparent
at dawn if the sun is gaining time
and at sunset if the sun is falling back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Turks Won't Rebel, Says Former Chief
The Near YORK; Tribune

The Near Yotl; Tribune
Foreign Press Bureau
Kennel Midhat Bey, grandson Of Mid
hat Pacha, former Turkish Grand
Vizier, and author of the short-lived
Turkish Constitution. while he thinks
Turkey, like all the allies of Germany.
is in a bad way for food and other
supplies, and the people are extremely
disconnected, does not believe there is
any immediate danger of revolt.
Kennel Midhat Boy is living in &C.
neva, but he receives regular reports
from Turkey on conditions there. He
said recently to the Geneva CORE
spondent Of 1.-THE London Daily News:
"In spite of the misery and discon-
tent of the people, there is no posi-
bility of armed revolt. Stories Of food
riots in Constantinople, which con-
stantly crop UP in the neutral news
papers. are false. Their dependence
upon the German masters and the
knowledge that the British and French
governments are disinclined to discuss
terms with men whom they regard as
the blood stained assassins of the
Armenians render it unlikely that the
Young Turk government will offer to
make separate peace. We must have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

is constantly working the inersdicsbie
suspicion Of the wage Garner that
somebody is doing him."
Hence their determination that the war
shall be fought for the Presidents pro-
gramme and none other. They call it
the labor programme, but, admitting
differences which are plain, the impulse
behind the two statements Of terms is
almost identical One is the draft OF
the other.
Do not let any one here suppose that
| am Respondent about the resolution
Of my country, as of France and Italy,
to fight on to victory. Nor would it be
wise for any American to make the
latest utterance by Lord Lansdowne a
pretcxt for mistrusting Britain--s
less for anticipating an early patched
up peace. ! have watched Lord Lans-
downe daily for years. He has lost
son in this war. He is Intimately ac-
quainted with our statesmen Of every
party and school of thought. He is
not writing and speaking at random.
He may be regarded as what we on the
running track call pacemaker for the
peacemakcrs-the fellow who is always
just yard or two ahead. He takes on
himself the missiles-whatever of kind
ly comment the crowd wants to emit
Then the real men come along to find
all comfortable and happy.
But don't let anybody imagine that
Lord Lansdowne would bow the knee
to the Kaiser. His whole assumption
right or wrongs that the Kaiser's
people are forcing the hand Of the
military party. II that assumption
proves to be incorrect, Lord Lansdownc
stands in with the rest Of us for a
prolonged war. His desire, as I IN
derstand It, is limited to finding out
whether Germany is really 50 united
under her despotism as many Of US be-
lieve. A very little time will show.
My own view is at present that IL
Austria-Hungary were to drop out Of
the struggle Germany would be COM
PEELED by her reactionarics to continue
the struggle. even more desperately
than ever. The very fact that she
would lose her aims in the Southeast
Of Europe would make her more
tenacious of those aims in Belgium
and Russia. She would be isolated
from Turkey and Bulgaria, but this
fact would relieve her not only OF
assets, but Of liabilities financial and
military. Under these crcums tances.
am still convinced that, however en-
couragny may be the signs of Internal
distress within the Central Powers,
there is still hard, stern work ahead
! of the United States and her allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

patience and wait until popular anger
compels the Young Turk government
to resign. When that hour comes there
will not be lacking liberal leaders to
conduct the people out of German
bondage.
"The disorganization which prevails
in the Turkish army is another factor
making for a separate peace. The num-
Der of Turkish deserters in Asia Minor
cannot be fewer than 100000, and. in
spite of the menace of the German Off
GERS, this number constantly grows. Do
not misunderstood me. The Turk
deserts not because he is afraid, but
simply because his eyes are opened to
the real origin of the war and the
futility Of continuing it. The aim Of
our organization is not merely to in
duce our nation to make peace with the
Allies, but to join them against the
Teutonic powers.
"The Turkish people have been power
less witnesses of this cruel extermina-
ton of their Armenian brothers by
bandits, who dcported and massacred
by hundreds of thousands The slaurh-
ter of million of innocent and peace
full citizens has revolted all liberal and
patriotic Turks"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

important thing is to win the war.
Every proposal has to be considered
from that point Of view. If we can
beat the Germans by roughly overrid-
ing British trade unions, then let US
do SO. But at least let US first consider
possible cventualities. am bound to
state plainly that this is not a case
where threats will avail. What has
rallied English labor is your Presi-
dents message. That is the kind Of
thing that will best encourage the
British workingrnan to hold on and
still hold on until the liberty of the
world is assured.
Try to understand the position Of
these men. War has no glamour for
them. War merely means the old job
only more of it. Week in, week out,
they have gone on for three years,
working overtime and suspending holi-
days. Their beer has been cut down;
and while they are earning very high
wages the entire cost of living has
neutralized this comfortable factor.
Now, on the top Of all, comes a diff
Guilty In obtaining food. The wife, liv-
ing at best of times in drab surround
ln9s' becomes worried and irritated;
nor has there been much encourage
ment for her or anybody else in the
military war news.
In addition there is constant demand
Tor more and more complete surren-
der of trade union regulations of labor.
New machines arc introduced, and
women with them, to replace men.
Promise after promise is made that all
Will be restored after tho war, but ask
the men-will they take away these
machines? Will they dismiss all these
girls?. Wounded men are discharged
from the army and return to the work
shops to find everything changed, and
not entirely to their advantage. They
also have something to say about it.
And-for all this-the remedy proposed
is good stiff dose Of CONSUMPTION. 1t
may be all right, but should not care
to be tho statesman responsible for
the treatment.
But, l shall be asked: You in Eng
land already have CONSUMPTION, have
you not? Quite true, we have. But, as
have explained, many men had to be
exempted as Indispensable" This
was especially the case in the engineer
ing trades, where men of military age
who are quite human, like the rest OF
US, are very reluctant to surrender
what they have come to. regard as a
privilege. / don't defend these men. on
the Clyde and at Liverpool, but, afte,
all, we must, if we can, of course. carry
them with US. And on their minds there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Osteopathy

"; W.-What is the meaning of the
word "osteopathy''?
The word is of recent origin, COM
pounded of the Greek "osteon,' a bone,
and "pathos," suffering, and means lit
orally bone suffering.
III Is, however, used to designate a
system Of healing in the sense of bone
cure, OF treating disease without drugs,
propounded by DR.. A. T. Still in 1914.
whose death at Kirksvile. Mo. was an
nounced on December 49, 1t is based
on the belief that disease is caused by
some part of the human mechanism be-
ing out of proper adjustment, as in the
case OF misplaced bone, cartilage or
lgament, adhesions or contractions of
muscle, etc, resulting in unnatural
pressure on or obstruction to nerve.
p!ood or lymph osteopathy. through
.he agency or use of the bones. seeks
to adjust correctly the misplaced parts
by manipulation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Sharing Children's Work.
By MRS. PRINCESS B. TROWBRlDCE

Come, let US live with our chill
drcn!" What moro fitting advice to
mothers than this old motto of Froe-
bells? To live with our children not
only makes for their best develop
ment, but also develops the best moth
erhood in us. There would be more
happy mothers if all could know the
Joy and satisfaction there is in living
with the children, in sharing their
work and pleasure and letting them
share ours.
Let the child be with you while
you work; let him help you even if he
does "hinder" little. Let him take
walks with you. Tell him about the
birds. squirrels, rabbits, trees, flowers
and all you see. Encourage him to sec
even things that you do not see; or, if
he is not inclined to observe readily,
call his attention to the objects of nat
him. He will soon begin to ask ques
tons. Answer every sensible question
truthfully-1 want to emphasize this
point. I have made it rule to give
information when it is asked for, and
almost at no other time-at least not
until the child shows by some word or
act that he is ready for it. The best
way to teach child is to give him
truthful answers to his questions. Some
enc has said: at makes vast differ
eence whether the soul of the child
IS regarded as a piece of blank paper
70 be written upon, or as living pow
er to be quickened by sympathy, to be
educated by truth"
When the Sun Sets
| remember when my oldest child
ing the sunset he said: "Mother. where
does the sun go when it sets?'
explained to him as we'll as | could
ana then, taking an apple to represent
me earth, showed him how the little
Chinese children had sunlight when it
was dark on our side Of the earth.
Whenever he talked about it after
ward he always said: CATER dark the
sun is down with the little Chinese
children" One day, about three years
d ts.er, ne came running home from kim
now know what you mean by the sun
ss.e.u;ng' Then he repeated for me the
shine"
Good morning. Merry Sunshine,
Vow did you wake SO soon?
.eu've scared the little stars away
Aud driven away the moon.
saw you so to sleep last night
>, Before | ceased my playing:
How did you get way over there,
And where have you been staying?
never go to sleep. dear child;
~ just go round 70 see
My little children of the East,
Who rise and watch for me.
waken all the birds and bees
And flowers on my way
and last of all. the little child
Who stays out late to play.
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by sacred devotion to some one of
those lads in the trenches whose en-
DURANGO and peril, as we shall see, are
SO strangely handled by our great ex-
pert on war.
For come now to his complaint that
there are so few mourners in the
United Kingdom-such a lamentable
scarcity of widows. Well, / have sell
dom been out of doors in London with
out seeing young war widows, bravely
facing life of bereavement. Possibly
they do not wear quite such deep
mourning, such elaborate crepe, as was
the custom when my mother was thus
left lonely. Customs change. The
early Christians considered it to be out
OF harmony with the faith to wear any
mourning at all when those whom thew
loved were taken away for better things
elsewhere.
But l. heard an authoritative state
ment the other day, that of 100000
Canadian soldiers scores Of thousands
have died in this war. In Parliament,
before l sailed, I heard an unofficial
statement of the total British deaths.
which ran into many hundreds of thou
sands. In 1917 alone-just one year
the British casualties were, according
to another we'll informed statement.
100000 figure which, of course, in
cludes wounded and prisoners. These
figures may be all conjectural cxag-
gerations. But I should have thought
that the daily lists in "The Times"
would have been large enough to sat-
isfy Colonel Repington.
France has, Of course, lost fearfullv
OF her manhood. Representative McCor-
mick has told us, what, indeed, most of
US knew privately, that at the reverse
which cost Nivclle his career no fewer
than 100000 casualties were suffered
by our ally. But was that a matter of
congratulation, whether for a nation.
who must carry on after the war. or
Tor the strategists, who were in part
responsible? Surely not. One Of the
most anxious problems for the Allies
will be the restoration of France when
peace comes. Her manhood will have
been depleted and much of what re.
mains of it will be honorably crippled
America can do much for France in
supplying what is lacking in her
muscle by furnishing her with labor
saving devices-so equipping her in
dustr1es with the latest thing in ma
chinery. But-for the rest-I depre-
cate entirely these comparisons be-
tween Ally and Ally. Debates in the
French Parliament and reports by the
French General Staff offer full and
sufficient explanations of what needs
explanation in the French casualty
lists. No nation in the long annals Of
mankind has lost so many of its sons
as Great Britain has lost in the defence
of the frontiers of another nation
across the seas. And the awful sacri-
flee is going on-stll going on.
The fact is that we have in all
this a rather insidious variant of a
theory advanced in sections of your
press which have not been held con-
spicuous at all times for their devo-
ton to the Allied cause. 1t has been
argued that Great Britain is nursing
two million men or more within her
islands, and that, therefore, no need
can arise for the dispatch of American
troops to Europe. That, take it,
would be the reason why the casualties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
BY P. w. Wilson
OF The London Daily Nesrs

r PROPOSE to-day to reply to what
may be pardoned for calling a
- possibly an uninten-
tonal slandcr-upon the good faith
and sincerity Of my country. I make
this reply for two reasons; first. be-
cause it is in New York that the Sian
der has appeared, and, secondly, be-
Cause the subject opens up the whole
question Of man power, food supply,
British determination to win the war
and friendly cooperation between your
nation and mine.
The distinguished gentleman whose
views l shall here challenge is often
quoted in your press and holds a
prominent position as a military critic
co both sides of the Atlantic. He
knows his Job as a journalist and has
to his credit, like others Of us, a full
share of interesting miscalculations.
Colonel Repington has served for fif-
teen years on "The London Times"
For reasons, which. perhaps, need no
furtbr explanation than his latest out
burst, he has recently migrated to an
other Of our newspapers. "Thc Morn
ing Post" where. as he tells US, he
is at last "unmuzzled"
Has Britain Shirked
Military Sacrifice?
Colonel Repington makes two state
menta First, he says that, "put quite
BADLY, the truth is that as regards d.
visions placed in the field Britain has
not pulled her weight in the Allied
host" Secondly, he speaks about "the
comparatively small number Of Grit
ish) women whom you see in mourn
ing" This means, put quite badly"
that civilians, in Great Britain have
shirked military service, while her SOL
diers, even when they do go to France,
have shirkcd the firing line. Such a
charge would have been serious
thing 70 publish, even in London.
Yet tho motive there might have been
dcfensiblc, Colonel Repington might
have argued that, like Mr.. Lloyd
George, in his famous Grafton at Paris,
he made himself unpleasant ii. order to
stir up his neighbors to heavier sacri-
fees, than, happily, fall to the lot of
military critics. But the words which
have quoted were not intended for
Lodon. They were specially cabled to
your country. Obviously their publica-
ton along Broadway could not inAu-
cnco the slackers in tho comfortable
West End clubs, where great military
critics arc trusted and admired. The
only effect Of such writing in America