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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

Q ONE Of the most usual things also the
most mysterious and wonderful, but just be-
cause they familiar it never occurs to
any one just how wonderful they really
In all the complex arrangements that 60 to
make up human life there is, perhaps, none more
remarkable than that by which at regular inter.
walls consciousness is botted out, the activities Of
human bodies and minds cease and sleep alone
takes full possession Yet since this miracle hap
pens in the ordinary course to every healthy in
dividual every day of his life, the wonder Of it
Is scarcely given a thought. For who stops to
ponder on it and to ask what is it that happens
when life is thus almost completely interrupted.
Why do sleep, and more, why do we wake
again and what makes dream?
The psychologist says that sleep is "synaptic
dissertation of neurons." 1t may be- but who is
any wiser for that, even if he knew both what is
neuron and what happens to it when it is synap-
tically ASSOCIATED? No, man does not know just
what sleep is why it happens.
It used to be thought that sleep happened be-
cause the circulation of blood through the brain
grew so feeble that this, the seat of conscious
ness, could work no longer and sleep took place.
Many years ago, indeed, surgeon studying the
subject watched the failing circulation OF the
brain through a hole in the skull of a sleeping
animal. Yet this is only effect, not cause. The
brain has less blood because it sleeps; it does not
sleep because it has less blood.
More recently it has been thought that during
an active day there is created by the activities
Of the muscles, a poison which has the peculiar
action of deadening mental action. This grad
uay accumulates in the body till, by the time
that sleep is due at night, the brain is over
powered. This argument is supported by the
familiar fact that there many posons, drugs
of the "dope" class, for example, which are GER
tainly capable of producing sleep.
Sleep is necessity of life no less than is food.
No man has ever succeeded in keeping awake for
more than few days continuously. If he is
forced to do so, as in ancient Chinese tortures,
where constant tickling of the feet made sleep
impossible he falls at last into comatose state
from which he never awakes.
Did you ever notice how sleepy you get some
times at the movies? In spite of yourself (even
though interested in the picture on the screen).
your eyelids close, and you begin to nod. You
wake UP with a start, only to repeat the per-
Torrance.
It is fatigue Of attention that is the cause.
Exposure to wind will make you very sleepy
You must often have taken note of that Prof
NJ A. Mouneyrat a member Of the French Acad
envy Of Sciences, says that there is in the atmos-
phere O mysterious element, possibly gas, that
nuts people to sleep. He calls 1T "somnifer"
There seems to be comparatively little of it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

his old coat buttoned up the back where the back
seam has been ripped open. If he finds his razor
blade is dull with few hicks in it, he may know
that the blade has been used according to uni
versity instructions, in ripping open the afore-
said seam. Only then will he realize that his
wfes new suit is his own missing clothes worked
into woman's garb for she has thrown in
arrowheads, darts, Jokes, frills and furbelows in
the wonderful transmogrfcation.
This wonderful sartorial achievement hap
pened in Missouri, where they always shave to be
shown"
Miss Margaret Bostian, teacher of vocational!
home economies at the University High School
at Columbia, Mo-, has been telling women in a
lecture how easy it is to make womans suit out
of a mans suit. Miss Bostian a dress
which she had made from her brothers suit.
Hero is the story in Miss Bostian's words:
when my brother entered training camp he
left his clothes with In looking through his
trunk / found q suit which knew he could never
wear again. My brother is young and is still
growing, and knew he would be too big to wear
this suit when he returned to civilian clothes
was thinking of the shortage in all woollen ma
terials and how wasteful it was to let this suit
be unused. Suddenly l thought Of a plan-why
not make dress for myself of this suit? Study
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

ing the fashion magazines, found design which
pleased me. However, my problem was to see IL
this special design could be made from my lin
tied amount Of msterisl. l measured the trou-
sers and coat, and decided it could be done II
had one yard of extra material. The next day
went down town and had pattern drafted
cordng to the design | had selected. The pat
tern was simple. l could have drafted it myself.
but did not have the time. 1t real
problem to find material that would combine with
the dead, dull brown of the suit At last found
a piece of plaid which would not look too sporty,
but would bring out the color Of the suit.
81 went home and ripped the suit apart with
a razor blade. This, by the way, is better than
using scissors You not liable to cut out the
goods and, if the material is heavy, it is much
easier to handle. washed the material in warm
soapsuds, leaving little soap the goods would
not be too harsh after drying. The material was
pressed with wet canvas in order not to make it
slick.
81 found the suit in places and it was
necessary to turn the goods l started on the
waist first. AS you know, mans suit buttons
from left to right. That gave me some trouble.
Then discovered cut-n pockets, but this did not
discourage me- put in DARTS making them end
with tailor's arrowheads. which simply made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

l put buttons down the back because I found q
seam there. The sleeves were easy to make, as
mans sleeve gives ample material for plain
coat sleeve.
THE skirt more work than tho waist. I
made side panels Of the trousers turned upside
down. These panels were 1912 at the top and
l2-14 at the bottom with two-inch plaits either
side so the panels could be joined to the plaid ma
terial. The hem was blind stitched, which gave
much better finish than stitching such heavy
material on the machine
"The lining left until last. This is usually
made first. used white silk. but plain India
linen would last longer and could be more easily
Numbered The lining is plain, following the
lines OF the dress, and is made separately. 1t Is
especially important to have Innings in woollen
dresses, because they protect the dress and keep
the heavy goods from scratching the body Be
sure that all Innings up high at the back Of
the neck and that they follow the lines of the
dress
my white yoke is made separate in order that
it can be laundered. l have mine snapped in
stead Of basted. Basting must be done each time.
The swapping takes longer at first but you
through for all time after the first work has
been done. In addition have two white pique
collars trimmed in white pearl buttons. put
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Flowers and Weather

n TANY flowers said to be excellent ba.
wi rometers For instance, 1t is when the
blooms of dandelions have seeded and are
in the fluffy, feathery condition, that the weather.
prophet faculties come to the fore. In fine wealth
er the ball expands to the full, but when the rain
approaches it shuts up like an umbrella. If the
weather is inclined to be showery. it keeps shut
all the time, only opening when the danger from
the wet is passed
The ordinary clover and all its varieties, in
GLIDING shamrock, also barometers. When
rain is coming the leaves shut together like the
shells Of oyster. For day or two before rain
comes their stems swell to appreciate extent.
and stiffen that the leaves are borne more up
rightly than usual. This stem swelling when
rain is expected is a feature Of many Towering
grasses.
The figures of which the leaves of the horse
chestnut made up keep fiat and fanlike so
long as the fine weather is likely to continue.
With the coming of rain, however, they droop,
as if to offer less resistance to the weather. The
scarlet pimpernel is known the poor mans
weather glass, and opens its flowers only when
the weather is fair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
WHAT SCIENCE KNOWS ABOUT THE
MYSTERY OF SLEEP AND DREAMS

suggested by the general muscular relaxation
that takes place when we settle down. change
of position of even fraction of an inch, or the
least little slip Of the muscles, is sufficient to
vey the idea of fall to the brain.
The person who dreams may rest assured that
he is not possessed of criminal mind. The GRIM
inal does not dream. He is essentially a man Of
action whose mind never wanders from purposes
to morals, and consequently his sleep is undis.
turbed by any nightmare or halucination.
Such is the fact proved by group of in.
vestigators. Their records show that Of 125
proven criminals under observation not one was
disturbed in any way in his slumbers. These
observations were taken while the criminals were
lying in their cells, the time when ghosts Of the
past should visit them, if at ALL
The discovery that they do nothing of the
kind is the more startling because it has always
been popular belief that wrongdoers are haunt
ed at night by their crimes. But apparently the
novelists who responsible for this supposition
are at fault. The truth would seem that the
average criminal enjoys slumber as sweet and
dreamless as that Of any innocent child.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
How the Opal Came
to Be Considered an
Unlucky Gem
no you know why opals are considered un-
J lucky? Of course you don't 1t is safe
vanture that none Of your acquaintanccs

no you know why opals are considered un-
IL lueky' Of course you don't 1t i. safe
vanture that Of your acquaintance
will be able to tell you. Opals are not uniucky-
no more unlucky than a diamond, ruby or any
other gem But the upsrstition that they br'ne
misfortune is universal. And not one person II
a million knows why. The secret u found in tne
history of the opal.
In ancient times and in the Middle ages the
opal was one of the most highly estesmed Of
gems It was regarded as a talisman and IL wa
supposed to bring good luck and to make IT.
wearer beloved In fact there was nothing 70 prove
that bad luck ever attributed to the ~eS.lnt
Of the OPAL However, in John Ruskins Deu
Gallon" is found the story Of the libel ana "s
refutauon.
Sir Walter Scott the creator OF the opa
myth In "Anne Of Geirstein," one OF his nove'
written in the early part Of the 10th century nj
introduced an opal which was supposed TO De en-.
dowed with magic powers and winch Dtougn'
disaster and tragedy to all who came w'1nin IL
influence. The story Of the master romaneer o.
his time was widely read and the superss. .,ol
that all opals are unlucky was born. 1t tfaveiec
around the world and became firmly fixed IN the
popular imagination.
The Lightning Ridge opal fields in Australis
we're discovered little after Sir Waiter set tnt
myth going. When Queen Victoria assembled the
throne in 1887 her coronation gits hciuuo'
some magnificent opals, sent by her loyal subjects
in the island continent The young queen wa;
delighted with the gorgeous gems. She declared
nothing so beautiful could be unlucky.
She began, then, a crusade to break down
what she regarded as absurd superstition ane
her personal efforts in behalf Of the opal con
tinued throughout her life. She wore opals il
profusion every state occasion. She gav'
them as wedding gifts to her daughters She sem
them as bridal presents to foreign princesses. Sh'
never neglected an opportunity to show her con
tempt for the myth and to praise the desirabilitJ
Of opals and their iridescent loneliness.
But, despite the efforts of this royal cham.
pion, the myth persists vaguely throughout tn,
world today when superstition is supposed t.
have been consigned to the limbo Of forgotten
nonsense 1t has cost dealers in opals hundred.
of thousands if not millions Of dollars, and ha,
robbed one Of the most beautiful Of gems of
popularity that was its natural right
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

lar Science Monthly. hollow tube with a sharp
cutting edge is attached to the hammering end
Of the head. The puncher hits the cocoanut q
blow and the cutting edge of the punch sinks
deep. When the punch is pulled out, it takes
with it the piece Of cocoanut it has cut, leaving
hole for milking.
The puncher removes the cut of cocoanut from
his punch by pressing down piston in the head
which is attached to disk. This leaves the punch
ready for its next cocoanut
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

in towns, but plenty in the air Of woods and
fields. Hence, he suggests, the element may
reasonably be supposed to be product Of plants.
Sufferers from sleeplessness usually find quick
relief if they go to the country. 1t is somnifer"
that helps them.
If the stuff De /. product Of plants, shall it be
supposed that all kinds of vegetation engender it!
The likelihood seems rather the other way. Pine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
IRRIGATING with ICICLES

OHOOTING icicles from a gun at innocent
plant roots is the cherished dream Of E. F.
~ Reid, Texan inventor. In fact, he has per.
fected and patented machine that will move
stealthily among it's unsuspecting victims, making
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

canvas in the collars and this holds them up per.
fsctly. Tho dress is finished with belt"
The cost was as follows. according to Miss
Bostian:
-Four days, four hours eachdxy, at as cents .S4oo
One yard plaid material, "a in. wide. ... 2b0
Unread, two spools NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Two spools twist. Observation-Disclosures. .O8
-Four doz. buttons, at Is cents. ........ go
One half doz. buttons, at IS cent?. ..... 1s
One dozen pesrl buttons. .............. IL
One-third yard flannel, at $3.50. ....... 30
One yard silk lining. Observation-Disclosures. rs
AoI$i 1928
Miss Bostian emphasizes the point that no
mems suits should be used unless a real saving
is effected. AS a suit it l. worth something. but
if only a small portion is used and several wards
of material must be bought there is no saving
but immense waste.
She calls attention to the Importance Of choos
ing the proper styles, coors, ETC., for differep,
types of women
Miss Bostian has several designs for tbese
suits, one in particular being of special interest
as it is planned so that the uniforms of the re.
turning soldiers can be converted into stylish
suits for women.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

rear, with tractor chain driving around them.
Up above the single wheel is the engine, and above
the sprockets refrigerator where the cicles are
made. There are two tanks in the refrigerator:
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
Authors Handwriting.

IF readers and admirers of the pol
ished sentences of popular authors
could see the original manuscripts
from which their works are printed
they would be given interesting side
lights on the character and personal
fly of the writer's. The handwriting Of
G. X. Chesterton has been described by
an English editor as shocking" w.
w. Jacobs, comedy writer Of the sea,
has all his literary work typed and
makes but few corrections on the fin
ished manuscript. Other English
writer's whose copy is reputed to be
neat and quite acceptable to printer
are III. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling,
Arnold Bennett and Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle. Editors say they never
know what to expect from that i'm
aginative genius, III. de We're Stacpoole.
Sometimes his work is neatly typed on
good paper, but often 1t is scribbled to
sheets torn from a copybook.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19

Just as our daily bread compares To
cake so morning or house dresses
compare to more dressy clothes for
afternoon and evening. We can get
along without cake, but not without
bread and we never tire of 1t. Year
after year house dresses are made Of
about the same fabrics and vary little
I'm style. But in details of their con-
struction there are little differences,
and the effort Is TO make them more
and more attractive and practical.
Strong, crisp cotton goods; coarse
unbleaced linen, glnghams, percales
and few heavier weaves appear In
the house dresses that manufacturers
have brought out for the present sea-
son, all materials that we have
learned to rely upon for our work-a-
day clothes. Many of the new mod
els have collars and cuffs I'm white,
like the good-looking gingham dress
shown above, where a bit of white
appears also set in at the front Of the
belt In the form Of tab with pointed
ends. These are turned back and
fastened down with fiat pearl buttons.
This neat finish is repeated on the
cuffs and at the front of the collar,
where two buttons are placed. Straps
pipings and fiat buttons contribute ap-
propriate finishing touches to the
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
Everything Lovely.

"Howdy, Capt" saiuted an acquaint-
ance, upon meeting the well known
Rumpus Ridge citizen on shopping
expedition in Tumlinville. "How's
everything going with your"
"Finer'n frog hair, Jurd!" triumph
antly replied Gap Johnson. "Of course,
my wife has been sorter puny, yur of
late, and several of the children have
got the measles and mumps and one
thing and another and the lightning
struck the corner of the house luther
night and like to have tore the whole
place to pieces, and one Of the kids
fell out of tree and broke his arm,
and feller took shot at me day be-
fore yesterday and ventilated my ear,
and such as that, but l snapped for
a running horse last week, and a
couple of my hounds have got six
pups apiece. Aw, 1 tell you, they
can't keep a good man down !"-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
General Pershinq's War Map.

In Installing General Pershing's war
map In the old National Museum build
ing In Washington, the commanders
room at the front just as it looked
when the map was in actual use, is
being reproduced as a setting. Here
will be the chairs used by the general
and his aids while they studied the
map, which changed hourly, night and
day, as reports came in and were re-
corded. The table ut which the officers
looked over documents will stand as it
used to at one side, and the walls will
be covered with the identical lineoleum
that was background for the map.
The map was brought over in pieces
now Joined together, and the conven-
tional design of the lineoleum is said
to give an odd kitchenlike domesticity
to the room In which General Pershing
watched history writing itself In a
very literal sense on the wall.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19

In whatever corner of the world 1t
hourishes q graceful, colOrful dress is
meat for the designers OF. negligees.
They seize upon 1t and use it as 1t
Is, or interpret 1t to suit themselves
In fabrics that they have at hand.
Beautiful Japanese and Chinese gar
ments are bought in their native coun-
tries and sold to Americans to wear
as they are. Who would think of
taking the liberty Of changing any
thing so exquisite? Not all of them
blossom only in the privacy Of homes,
for splendid mandarin coats challenge
comparison with the handsomest eve
ming wraps. One thing that entices
the buyer of fine Japanese and Chi
nese garments is the stability Of their
styles. They are and were and will
be good.
II is not necessary to attempt de-
scriptiOn Of the wonderful kimonO
shown at the right of the two figures
pictured above. This enfolding dress
Is simply graceful background Of
soft silk for rich embroideries of the
iris and wisteria blossoms that are so
dear to the Japanese. On light
gray ground in natural colorings they
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19

make the kiTnOno thing of beauty
and joy forever.
The pretty negligee at the le,t of the
figure is in two pieces, an underdress
with long, flaring sleeves all made of
lace and an over garment that forms
short cape at the back with front
of three overlapping panels. 1t is
made of satin and embellished with
embroidery. Wherever it was design
ed II may lay claim to both ingenuity
and beauty.
Wide laces-founcing laces they are
called-make the way Of the designer
easy and are used in many negligees.
Over underslips of silk they form long
loose coats. Crepe-de-chine or fine
mercerized cotton goods are used with
them, the laces in cream color and
the other fabrics in gay fiOwerlike
tints and colors. All are washable
and very often narrow ribbons and lit
tie flowers of ribbon or chiffon add an
other charm to them. The story OF
negligees cannot be complete without
reference to the beautiful taffeta coats
in light colors, to be worn over lace
petticoats.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
STRENGTHENS
KIDNEYS
PURIFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak kidneys to
filter the acids and poisons out of your
system unless they are given little help
Don't allow. them to become diseased
when little attention now will pre-
vent 1t. Don't try to cheat nature.
AS soon as you commence to have
backaches, feel nervous and tired. GET
BUSY. These are usually warnings
that your kidneys are not working
properly.
Do not delay a minute. Go after the
cause OF your ailments or you may find
yourself in the grip of an incurable dis
ease. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil cap
sules will give almost immediate relief
from kidney troubles. GOLD MED
AL HARLEM Oil Capsules will do
the work. They are the pure original
Haarlem Oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in Haarlem, Hol.
land. Ask your druggist for GOLD
MEDAL and accept no substitutes.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box. Three sizes, sealed packages.
Money refunded if they do not quickly
help you.-Adv.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
The MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
10 Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $50, 900 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at tho season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal SUBJ
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
In sterile bottles.
It IL the wonderful combination Of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
The Clio messenger., 1919-06-19
Well Known.

Twas hurrying home up the hill when
little boy came rushing down in such
haste that he ran headlong into me.
He was. quite breathless and very
flushed.
.IIave you seen my pa?" he managed
to stammer.
81 don't know your pa, little boy"
said l.
lie looked at me in round-eyed Won
der and his pink cheeks fairly stuck
out.
"You don't know my PAP" he said in
credulously. "Why, I know pa just
as easy r'-EXchange.