The broad ax., 1920-07-03
Beetles Blood for Warts.

Beetles Blood for Warts.
DR.. E. EScomel describes in AnaIes
De la Facultad de MedIcina CLIma,
Peru) certain psuedO beetles the
blood OF which has from time immemo-
nal been used by the natives for
curing warts. Under II these growths
turn white, as II cauterized by an
acid.
Soul Vision
There's no monopoly Of soul vision.
It's not particular about the residenea
Of its beneficiary. II finds the simple
Maid OF Orleans and makes her q
great factor In history. Il takes the
youth, Luther, and makes him the re-
former OF religion. II has taken men
from the pillow, the garnet, the soul
lery and raised them TO eminence. II
has also used the son OF the mansion
IL knows men as 1T expressions OF itS
purpose and not as individuals. II II
limited only by the power OF the soul
TO match itself with the great need
Exchange.
Found Out What Allied Him.
Billy'S mother had bought some ap-
pie tarts for company, and when Billy
spied them he said To his mother: II
have such n funny feeling in my stom-
ach. l don't know whether l am
thirsty or hungry" His mother said,
Take drink of water" after which
he said, "NO, that isn't it. 1 stIn feel
that way" WhereupOn his mother
gave him one of the tarts. and after
eating 1t he said, THAT was It, mother.
I was hungry"
SIekenIng Discovery.
The teacher had read chapter from
The History OF the American Revolu-
ton" and Raymond had then heard the
word ''breastworks" for the first time.
Telling his mother the story when he
got home, he said: when the British
got up in the morning and saw the
Americans on the opposite side Of the
hill, they threw up their breakfastA"-
Boston Transcript
Remarkable Flight Of Pigeon.
A homlng pigeon bearing the name
Of Ben Bolt was announced as having
establi~' ii a new long-distance flight
rec r. Of 1900 miles In the summer
Of 1915, from Norwalk, Ohio. TO Los
Angeles, Cal. The bird made the
trip in five days nine hours and thirty
one minutes, arriving at Los Angeles
August 30.
Rejecting a Compliment
A well-knOwn member OF the
stock exchange, who is now giving
up the close of a strenuous life to
philanthrOpic efforts, was in his hey.
day tremendous gambler In stocks,
and. incidentally, he and his partner
were rather expert In the gentle art
Of making enemies. One Of these &C
eosted him with the pleasant remark:
Look here, you are the biggest thief
on the stock exchange" "Ah." was
the answer. ''it is evident you do not
know my partner. "-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Actions That Count.
Let rs, II we must have great &C.
lions, make our own so. All action II
Of infinite elasticity, and the least ad-
mits of being inflated with celestial
air until II ecllpses the sun and the
Alfalfa.
Alfalfa receives its name from an
old Arab word which means In Eng
lish "the best kind Of fodder" The
plant looks something like clover and
grows very rapidly. In fact II grows
30 quickly that three or four crops
can be harvested during the summer.
About Ideal Small Boy.
There is something that always
makes me feel good-that is a red
haired. freckle-faced little boy that can
whip all In his gang and at the same
time Is not a bully.-EIehange.
Giving Her Fair Warning.
John had Just been reprimanded BY
his mother for something he had done,
wien Ne went lulO lllG DGuAOOn "hGA9
bis new little baby sister was lying In
her crib. His mother overheard him
say: "Sister. you ought TO 90 back
where you came from; you can't dc
anything you want to do here"
HIgh-Sounding Titles.
Chinese emperOrs are never mer-
toned by name from the moment Of
their acce ssion, and are generally al
luded to by some such title as Lord
Of a Myriad Years." or ''The Son Of
Heaven"
When Man Weighs Nothing.
Prof. Edward V. Huntington Of Har-
ard university showed by an elabo-
ate mass Of figures printed In Science
hat a man on a train moving along
he equator westward at 1900 miles
n hour. or eastward at 16.TOO miles
n hour would weigh nothing. as meas
red by an observer on the train.