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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29
WY HAT do you know about Gre
" nation?

J. a
" nation?
Why. you say, II is a
means OF disposing Of dead bodies by
burning instead Of burying them-not
a very decent or religious way OF do
ing things. and certainly not tradi-
tional. but a new fad of some sort.
And with that observation you 'are
probably inclined to dismiss the sub
Jet from your thoughts. Cremation
is the means of disposing of corpses
by burning instead Of burial. Thus
far your probable observation is good.
But the rest OF IL is a matter of opin-
ion which becomes untenable when
subjected TO a thoughtful study Of the
process. history and sanitary advan-
tages OF cremation.
Cremation is the resolving OF the
human body into its integral chemical
elements in a few hours by an artih-
cial process instead Of allowing nature
TO take years and years at the job and
then not do II half so well. 1t is a
question OF quick burning opposed to
a slow, drawn-out burning-incinera
ton against putrefaction.
= or course. you never stopped TO
think OF # in that way. And YOU
probably never stopped to think OF ere
nation as much more than a fad. But
suppose we look into the matter to-
gether and discover some Of the why's
and wherefores of this fad" which is
centuries old.
The human body is made up Of two
groups Of chemical clements
gaseous part OF the body is carbonjc
acid. water and ammonia. and forms
about 80 per cent of the body. The
solid 10 per cent consists Of lime
phosphorus. iron. sulphur and magne-
STA. When death occurs the energy
which held these chemical elements
together is expended in separating
them. We have a short. unpleasant
word for this-we call il decay. Wheth-
er a body is buried or exposed TO the
wind. rain and the sun. this change
will take place The liquid element
Will evaporate; the solid will be left
Ancient Egyptians
We're Able to Check Decay.
Only the embalming process OF the
ancient Egyptians has been able to
b. ..h. A. B.
been merely a retardauon. not a pre-
vention. Burial certainly is no check
10 decay. Il merely puts the process
out OF sight without actually prevent
ing the other aspects of it from strik-
ing our sensibiiues.
II we accept modern sciences state
ment OF the chemical composition Of
the body-and We imply our accept
ance OF il II We believe in the eff
eacy OF the family physician-we can
not deny that the decomposition OF the
body is the separation Of il into its
constituent chemical elements Then.
say the advocates Of cremation. is il
not better mat THIS separation take
place in a few hours instead OF in ten
OF twenty years?
The problem Of disposing OF the dead
is one which demanded the unending
attention OF the living all through his
tory. Except in Egypt, Judea and Chi
Es- cremation was the solution applied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29
Cremation Is a Chem
ical PrOcess-EyapOratiOn.

You know, most people ina ine
the body is burned goes up in flames
and leaves a few charred cinders
That isn't true at all What happens
is entirely a chemical process. More
than nine-tenths of the body lis liquid
and this will not burn. IT is evap-
grated. just as. for example. if You
were to subject a solution Of salt wa
ter to intense heat, the liquid would
evaporate. leaving the crystalline
solids. The liquid or gaseous portion
Of the body is evaporated and the bony
or solid remains.
This is what the ashes look like
he said holding out a copper vessel
in which he declared were the ashes
OF a nurse who had been cremated
twenty years ago. and who had stipu-
lated that her ashes be shown 10 all
visitors at the crematorium. The sub
stance in the vessel was a light
grayish matter composed of particles
varying from very minute granules %
pieces about the size of the tip Of an
adults little finger They all had q
limey appearance. were hard and dry.
and emitted no odor whatsoever
In order to make certain that incin-
Grafton is complete. a very small slide
door has been placed upon the iron
doors of the oven. This small door may
be lifted and a glimpse OF the interior
of the oven obtained through the aper-
ture AS this involves a matter Of del
icacy in the cremation Of the body. the
cremator was careful not TO permit
the writer a view Of the inside OF the
oven after the casket had been placed
within. he had suspended one Of his
rules in permitting any visitor 20 be
present during the part OF the process
just described. But he would not 90
farther than that and allow outside
eyes to peer into the recesses Of the
oven after the coffin had entered II.
Three hours after the time the cas-
ket is put in the oven cremation is
usually complete. Through the slid
ing door. however, one can ascertain
when incineradon has taken place,
and there is never any premature re-
movals from the oven. In the case Of
persons whose death occurred from a
oropsical afdiction the time required
is longer. because OF the greater
amount OF liquid n the body, more
time being required IN the evapora-
ton Of this extra amount OF liquid mat
ter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29
SIR G9[7N@W THOMPSON
LATTE PROF GSS0l@ OF
SURGERY 0G5 UNIVERSITY
LONDON SAYS.
mo DEAD BODY IS EVER
PLACED ON1 I7HI2 S0ll
WITHOUT P0llUTONG
TE[2 EARTH. T7NLE AO@,
AND I7GI5 WAITER
ABOVE Off,

vas flush with the top OF small
truck. This truck moves on steel rails
aid in the granitOid floor. It is made
of iron beams. and upon the half
dozen pairs of wheels suspended hori-
Iontally az the top a long steel tray is
placed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29

trice be rolled the tray on its wheels
and on 70 the floor Of the retort. clos
ing the heavy doors and locking them.
What happens first" Il was ex-
planned. els the reduction OF the COT
I'm and the clothing to ashes. You
see. n both the coffin and the body
we're burned together, the ashes of
the dead would have mingled with
them the coarse and insignificant
ashes OF tho coffin. In order 70 insure
the separation Of the body ashes from
those Of the wood and clothing. we
have to burn the coffin and clothing
first.
That fame will ignite the coffin.
and in an hour all the extraneous sub
stance viii be reduced 70 ashes. when
the consumption Of the coffin and The
clothing is complete. draw out al
the ashes by creating an intense draft
through the furnace. This residue
withdrawn. the body is ready for IT'S
own pure Incarceration. Il takes from
forty minutes 10 an hour 10 burn the
coffin and remove the ashes
When the retort has been cleared
% all these substances. the real heat
Of the larger furnace is turned into
the oven. No fame touches the body
But the interior Of The retort becomes
heated 70 a temperature above 1000
degrees Fahrenheit This heat is sus-
tanned for about three hours. By that
time incneration Is cnmnlefa
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

in response to investigations of hers, seemed to point that way: Don't you think" he said, really, don't you think that being things is rather better than doing things?"
 He said "rahthuh bettuh" for rather better" and seemed to do 1t deliberate ly, with perfect knowledge of what he was doing. Later, Lucy mOcked him to George, and George refused to accommodations, himself. This inelina- ton was one of the things that he had acquired in the four years.
 What else he had acquired, it might have puzzled him to state, had any body asked him and required a direct reply within a reasonable space of time. He had learned how to pass ex- aminations by "cramming;;" that is, in three or four days and nights he could get into his head enough of a selected fragment of some scientific of philo- sophical or literary or linguistic sub ject to reply plausibly to six questions out of ten. He could retain the infor-
  long enough to give successful per formance; then it would evaporate ut terly from his brain, and leave him un- disturbed George, like his crowd" not only preferred "being things" to doing things" but had contented him. self with four years of being things" as q preparation for going on being things" And when Lucy rather shyly pressed him for his friends probable definition of the things it seemed so superior and beautiful to be, George raised his eyebrows slightly, meaning that she should have understood with out explanation but he did explain : "Oh, family and all that-being gen tleman, suppose
 Lucy gave the horizon a long look. but offered no comment.
 
 "Aunt Fanny doesn't look much bet. ter" George said to his mother, few minutes after their arrival, on the night they got home. Doesn't she get over it at all? I thought she'd feel better when we turned over the insur- ance to her-gave it to her absolutely, without any strings to it. She looks about thousand years old!'
 "She looks quite girlish, sometimes, though" his mother said.
 Has she looked that way much since father"
 Not so much," Isabel said thought fully. 'But she will, as time goes on."
 "Time'll have to hurry, then, 1t seems to me-" George observed, returning to his own room.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
GOVERNMENT DRIVE
 AGAINST RADICALS
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN sEV. ERAL CITIES ARREST ALLEGED
 AGlTATORS AND ANARCHISTS.

New York. = A nationwide raid on anachrsts begun here.
 Agents of the Department Of Jus tice, led by William J. Flynn, arrest G more than 200 radicals assembled iC the headquarters of the Russian Soviet republic. ana after they had been taken to headquarters of the De- partment of Justice and cross examin- ed 50 were held for deportation as un- desirable aliens.
 Eight women were taken in the laid, of whom two were held for de portation
 A large quantity of radical litera- ture was seized. The raid was made by seven agents of tic Department of Justice under the direction of Will liam J. Flynn, their chief. They were assisted by five members of the New York bomb squad" and four patrol men.
 Thirty-six prisoners were taken ia two raids upon alleged radical head quarters in Newark, N. Y, by agents of the Department ot Justice
 More than 30 alleged radicals were taken prisoners in two raids in Phila- celphia.
 Department of Justice agents ar rested 27 alleged radicals in raids al Ansonia, Vt.
 At Chicago a wagon load of prison. CTS was taken to the federal building shortly before midnigrt If was said arrests were made in connection with the national raids on radicals.
 Six men were arrested at Jackson Mich, by federal authorities on in structions from the Department O Justice to round up members of tht Russian Workers Union
 At Detroit 50 alleged radicals wer, arrested by Department of Justice agents in raids on hall used fo meetings of the Russian Workers Union.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

the spot, or not. He owns all these buildings now, you know"
 Didn't you, when you were here2 Like uncle, like nephew"
 'Pm sure I didn't have it so badly at his age" Anderson said reflectively, as they strolled on through the com mencement crowd.
 Eugene laughed "You need only three things to explain all that's good and bad about Georgie.
 "Three?"
 He's IsabePs only child. He's an Anderson. He's a boy"
 Well, Mister Bones, of these three things which are the good ones and which are the bad oneS?"
 "All of them," said Eugene.
 George took no conspicuous part in either the academic or the social cele- brations of his class; he seemed to re- gard both sets of exercises with a tol- erant amusement, his own crowd" mot going in much for either of those sorts of things" as he explained to Lucy. What his crowd had gone in for remained ambiguous; some negligent testimony indicating that, except for an astonishing reliability which they all seemed to have attained in matters relating to musical comedy, they had not gone in for anything. Certainly the question one of them put to Lucy,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
10 RETURN
 ROADS IN JANUARY
PRESIDENT REPORTED TO BE DETERMINED TO END GOVERN
 MENT CONTROL VERY SOON.

Washington. = A new program to deal with the railroad situation has been arranged tentatively by con gressiona1 leaders. It involves proba- lie passage or temporary emergency legislation to protect railroad and public interests, should the carriers be returned by the president to pri- Fate control on January 1, as Mr. Wilson has announced his intention
 Although House leaders plan to press permanent railroad legislation on- their side of the capitol, the Sen ate Interstate Commerce Committee, at special meeting, agreed that final enactment by Congress of the perma- rent legislation bsfore January 1 practically was hopeless, and steps were taken toward passing a tempo r1ry bill continuing the railroads federal compensation until the final legislation is completed.
 Transfer of the railroads from government to private control Janu- ary 1, the leaders were advised, has been decided on finally and unalter- ably by President Wilson and Direc- tor General Hines. Senate and House leaders, in conference, agreed that every effort should be made by Con sress to enact the permanent legisHa tion before January 1, but with almost certain prospects of failure, the Sen ate leaders arranged to care for the situation by cheating the temporary legislation, probably in December.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Louisianian Attacks Re.ublic,n.

Washington.-An attack on the Re publican leadership of tho House made during debate by Repre- sentative Aswell, Democrat, of Louis jana, was followed by two-hour par tisan political fight centering about parliamentary effort to expnge the remarks. After denying the state ments of the Democratic member, Representative Mondell of Wyoming, Republican floor leader, withdrew his motion to eliminate the objec- tionable remarks.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

taken the Discovery as blood purifier and spring tonic and have given 1t to all my children for colds and coughs and to give them strength, and 1t ithasnever failed to give good results. ."-MRs. PHENIA B. JONES, 251 S. 5th St.
 New Orleans, La.:-"Ever since I can remember Dr. Pierce's medicines have been used in my family and have never failed to give perfect satisfaction. When was quite young girl 1 had my first experience with them. l had caught Q severe cola which settled on my lungs causing me to have severe cough. was in miserable condition when my father gave me Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and 1t soon strengthened my lungs so that my cough stopped and it completely restored my health. Then during middle life I depended entirely on the Favorite Prescription aud 1t brought me thru this critical period in remarkably good health. ."-MRs C. iiRIB DIoDENE, ISIS Baronne St.
 Baton Rouge, La. .-"I Ihave often heard mymother say that Dr. Pierce's won- derful medicines. She gave the Dis coyery' to one of my brothers who be- came quite fral and sickly after a heavy cold had weakened his lungs, and I re- member well how quickly he regained his strength whilst taking the Golden Medical Discovery He now has no sign whatever of weak lungs ."-MRs. MAMIE HIGGINsoN, S24 North St.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
President Is Still Improvino

Washington. = President Wilson transacted some minor executive bus mess, signing bills and pardon war rants. Dr. Grayson said his patient Was progressing nicely and regaining his strength as rapidly as could be expected. It will oe some time, how ever, Dr. Grayson said, before the president will be able to take a mo- tor ride
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Strike Riot In Y unqstcwn.

Youngstown, O.-Riotirg broke out al the plant of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company recently. Fifty women attacked tho sheriff and his deputies when the officers tried to keep them from preventing workmen from entering the plat Red pepper vas thrown into the eyes of the of f'cers as the women tried to seize their revolvers.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Charges Against Camp Contractor

Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O.-So many carpenters were employed in the construction of Camp Sherman that when they had nothing else to do they were put to taking screen doors off ard then putting them on again, according to testimony given to congressional subcommittee here by w. B. McCorlde of Chillicothe, who was employed as carpenter curing the construction of the canton .nent
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Four Die in Atlanta Fire.

Atlanta Ga. - Four men are dead one probably fatally burned and sev- eral others are seriously injured as the result af fire which partially de stroyed the Wilson Hotel in the heart of the business district here. The property loss was small
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
KEEP IT HANDY

If you paid specialist $25.00 for ( prescription, you would not get any, thing that would give quicker relief for Group, Catarrh, Colds, or Sore Throat, than VACHER BALM, which only costs BOG in jars, or tubes.
 Write for Samples and Agents Prices. Beware of limitations. D. w. Vacher, Inc, New Orleans, La.-Adv.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
INDIGI: E: s II0N
 Caused by ACid-St0nlach

Millions of people--in fact about 9 out of 10-suffer more or less from indigestion. acute or chronic. Nearly every case Is caused by Acid-StOmach.
 There are other stomach disorders which also signs of Acd-StOmach-belch- ing heartburn, bloat after eating, food beating, sour, gassy stomach. There are many ailments which, while they do not much distress in the stomach itself. are, nevertheless, traceable to an acid stomach. Among these nervousness. bliousness, cirrhoss of the liver, rheuma- tism, impoverished blood. weakness, insom- mia, melancholia and long train of phys teal and mental miseries that keep the victims in miserable health year after year.
 The right thing to do Is to attack these ailments at their source-get rid of the acid stomach. A wonderful modern remedy called EATONIC now makes it easy to do this.
 One of hundreds of thousands of grateful dsers of EATONIC writes: "I have been troubled with intestinal indigestion for about nine years and have spent quite sum for medicine, but without relief. After using EATONIC for few days the gas and pains in my bowels disappeared EATONIC is Just the remedy l needed"
 We have thousands of letters telling of these marvellous benefits. Try EATONIC and you, too. will be just enthusiastic in Its praise
 Your druggist has EATONIc. Get a big Soc box from him today. He will refund your money if VOu are satisfied.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Paris Has Salt Shortaoe.

Paris.-Salt has been added to the list of commodities lacking ii France. For fortnight it has been impossi- ble to obtain salt in many of the Paris shops. Inadequate transportation Ia cilities is declared to be the chief
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Conference May Adjourn Soon.

Paris-The chances are that tho 7eace conference Will end by the f1rsr of December, with Polk, White and Bliss returning to America, leaving Ambassador Wallace to represent the United Sta es until the Turkish con- ference is called.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
"The idea of being a pro- fessional man has never ap- pealed to me-"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Ralsina Foxes on Ranches.

Raising ranch-bred foxes is an in- dustry that is being carried on ex. tensively in all the Canadian provinces, in at least dozen of the northern. most states of the United States, and beginning in Japan and Norway, all lying in much the same climate belt, adapted to domesticating the black fox, under the most favorable condi- Hons.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
SIeens Nearly 8 Month.

New York.--Mrs. Dora Mintz, who has been sleeping continuously since October 5. is not expected to live. Physicians attending her reported that she is growing weaker and that Title hope is held for her recovery from the sleeping sickness"
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes DiSordered StomachS
 feel fine at oncel

Lumps of undigested food causing pain. When your stomach is acid, and is gassy, sour or you have heartburn, latulence, headache or dyspepsia, here is speedy relief-no waiting.
 Eat a tablet or two of Pape's Dia- pepsin and instantly your stomach feels fine. All the indigestion pain, gases, acidity and misery in the stom- ach caused by acidity ends.
 Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost little at any drug store but there is no surer or quicker stomach antacid known. Adv,
 A canoe can turn turtle in one-six teenth of 9 second, but it takes tur- tie longer than this to turn canoe.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
E' as' a " TO MIC.
 D CFoR YOUR AcID-sToMAcD
Telephone ProQress.

The development in telephonic and telegraphie equipment effected during the war would have occupied probably from ten to fifteen years during ordi- nary peace times.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
po,o,+ eao Prisoners Starved.

Helsingfors-A Rolsheyik report received through German sources says that 63o of the 1,O60 inmates of. Kresty prison in Petrograd have dle1 Of starvation.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Record Hurricane Damaqe.

The worst hurricane of which any record exists was that of October 10, a7S0, which started in the Barbadoes. An English fleet anchored off St. Lucia simply disappeared. Nearly every building on the island was blown down and G,006 people buried.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Huoo Hasse Dies From Wounds.

Berlin. = Hugo Hasse, the presi- dent of the independent socialist par tv died from wounds received Octo- Der s, when he was shot three times when entering the Reichstag bu1ld- ing
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
American Commission Busy.

Budapest-The merican commis- sion in charge of the children's relief in Europe began work here, opening 15 hospitals and 27 other institutions as beginning.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Government Instructs Operators.

New York. - The United States government opened bar-brass foot rails and everything the custom house. Here federal agents are in- structed in saloon ethics.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
Noted Geoiouist Dies.

Honolulu.-Charley Henry Hitch cock, geologist, former professor at Dartmouth College, died at the age of 83.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

spanish Labor Conference Soon.
 Madrid. = A general congress of ,aborers will be held in Madrid some lime in December to consider the question of wages and working hours.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

remedy and has been taken by every mem- Der of my family. At one time my husband had some lung trouble but after taking 'Gold- en Medical Discovery he never had another hemorrhage and is to- day in the best of health. I also have
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13

Senate Favors Old Commission.
 Washington.-The conference re- port on the bill restoring the pre-war ratemaking powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission was adopted.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
A Misunderstandinq.

My back is to the wall" "When you scratch 1t don't mar the wallpaper"
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
OUR NEICHBORS Suffer from Coughs,
 Colds, Lung Troubles

= West Helena, Ark. :-"For many years Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has been kept in my home as household
Cleveland County herald., 1919-11-13
No Smoker.

No Smoker. "You see that fine house? A man built that with the money he saved on cigars
 "He must have been terrific smok- CT before he quit" 'He didn't duit-he's cigar manu- facturer'