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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-11-09

not Ion gendure burden resulting
from high wages and low production
when knowing that such result is d.
rectly caused by men loafing on the
job. EfY7 TT 7FtEH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

are taken to escape the heat. A neutral or tepid
Dath on retiring is also veryvaluable restorative
and sleep producer
Light colored. loose fitting clothes should be
worn The negro absorbs much more heat than
lighter-skinned races such as the Caucasian and
malay as evidenced by the higher temperature Of
MS SKIN on exposure to direct sunlight. Low
loose, rolling collars leaving the great blood YES
sells OF the neck free and unobstructed, are also
ADVISABLE. starched shirt bosom is, of course
an aosurdity that few are guilty of in the hot
weather. Lightweight hats or caps of silk duck
Ahaki OF straw are best. Light, washable suits
are hot expensive, but economical, and only trad
toh Is responsible for the absurdly heavy gar
ment aus Worn by many in the dog days.
Heat prostration differs from true s,nstrohs
ana requires different treatment 1t resembles An
oru'nary fainting spell The face is pale. the
respirations shallow, the extremities cold the
pulse feeble, the temperature normal or snh-
normal. Stmulants are required The patient
shouid be placed fiat on the back, some stimulant
such as aromatic spirits Of ammonia admins
tered one-half teaspoonsul to wineplass of cold
"ater)' and heat applied to the extremities. Re-
member that alcoholic beverages are not stimu
iating The clothing should also be loosened and
friction applied to the extrenties
Sunstroke is far more serious affection
Inc attack may be sudden Immediately passing
INTO Inconsistencies. or it may be preceded by
Dizziness, nausea and vomiting In this condition
tne race Is congested, the breathing deep and
iaoored. the pulse bounding and the temperature
elevated Cold is the chief remedy, applied either
by means of ice bags to head and neck or cold
sponging OF head, neck and chest, or by tho cold
pack or bath. This is better done at a hospital
and no time should be lost in getting the patient
to the nearest one The temperature should be
watched and the cold applications withdrawn be-
fore the fall to normal, the reaction may be car.
ried too far. Alcohol has been charged with the
responsibility for most cases Of sunstroke, but it
can occur under Other circumstances when there
is lowered nervous resistance"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
How the 'Measugraph" Detects and Accurately
Registers the Defects Of the Body.

the errors which are all too common in reading
adiudeing the revelations OF the photograph
Mr.. Skerrett also points out the value OF DR..
Kilmer's measurgraph in connection with the
labor laws of certain states which specify that
children between prescribed ages shall not be en-
ployed in ganful pursuits unless they have re-
ceived qualifying certificates to their fitness
for any work in which they may be properly en-
gagged. THAT is to say" explains Mr.. Skerrett,
"boys and girls from IA to 16 years old cannot
join the ranks of army of workers unless
they have been found sound enough bodily to meet
the stresses thus imposed upon them. The burden
of establishing this status rests upon duly author
lied examining officials. These officers exercise
a large discretionary power; and off-hand per-
sonal impression plays conspicuous part in the
decision. This invited error for which the child.
first, then the parents the community must pay.
"These youngsters, of which there are great
many thousands, are recruited annually to
industrial ranks and that they may be source
of strength, not subsequent weakness it is vitality
essential that their taking up of ife's burdens
and their assumption of any particular line of
effort shall be consistent with their bodily capa-
bilities. The ordinary physical examination does
not in itself suffice in many to place the
Juvenile worker in the right category to fitness
or unftness and subsequent examination may
be made by another official who has not any
knowledge of just how the child looked when pre-
viously rejected accepted"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

realm of Photographic exactness, but his method
does insure of pcturing the subject from time to
time in the same focal plane and from the same
point that any superficial alteration will be
registered in fixed proportions upon successive
negatives.
How DR.. Kilmer makes it practicable to meas
these contours and surfaces to a nicely and
thus to evauate properly any changes which may
occur is described follows in the Scientific
American by Robert G. Skerrett:
On the front of the stool are two heavy black
lines--one horizontal and one vertical These
lines form T-like registering mark at the bot
tom of each photograph taken. On his printing
paper before it is exposed, DR.. Kilmer stamps
similar symbol, and then lays his picture mega
tive upon the paper so that the two T-marks--
the paper and the negahve-coln-
eide. Next, the paper is exposed to light and the
negative removed. Another plate, opaque ana
ruled in measuring squares, is substituted ana
the paper is more exposed to light. In TINS
case too, T-mark on the negative insures proper
registering. When the doubly exposed paper is
developed there is produced picture seemingly
lying beneath screen of lines which represent
feet and inches or, if scaled, inches and frac-
tons thereof. II the paper is developed after
exposure under the figure negative only the
screen, of course, is not reproduced.
In this way DR.. Kilmer can secure a vivid
photograph which shows every superficial detail
of his subject and this he examine without
having his eye affected by intervening lines or ne
can obi ain the same picture overlaid with series
of measuring lines. The latter the inventor calls
a "measurgraph." The two photographs thus
give him all of the information that he may desire
for purposes of analysis; and number of these,
taken at suitable intervals, furnish a compare
tive record Of the utmost value. The measuring
scales apply with equal precision in each case,
and any physical modification can be detected and
given its due weight Finally, these photographs
will tell their story to any quallhed observer
whether it be he someone else who took them
The measurgraph method devised by DR.. Kill
mer will lend itself to many useful applications,
Mr. Skerrett says. 1t will undoubtedly prove OF
Importance in the military services for purposes
of identification and, similarly, be an aid to police
administration. The measurRraph system will
find field of fascinating adaptation in the study
of the changing modelling Of the face and head
from year to year, and be of particular value in
watching these changes from time to time in the
cases of resident children, either of domestic or
foreign birth alien parentage
1t is said that the American environment
tends to blend racial features into a general ma
tive type. Dr. Kilmer has provided means by
which these notifications be recorded with
Illuminating precision. Further, measurgraphing
will be a great help hereafter In all X-ray
work, and will tend to reduce to a minimum
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
Learn from the Wise Monkey How
You Can Keep Cool in Hot Weather

over the surface Of the body either by proper
window ventilation by electric fans In .nis
way normal evaporation from the body surface
is promoted and the effect Of undue humidNy
neutrazed Light weight clothing is OF prime I'M
portance to office workers. Over eating is always
dangerous practice for the sedentary worker'
but in hot weather it is particularly hazardous.
ut is unfortunate that the word thirst IS so
commonly used to describe a craving for aicohonc
stimulants. This socalled thirst is really cell
craving for drug and has relation to the
bodily demand for fluids. Mised by the term,
many people who are normally temperate, are in
fuenced to drink alcoholic beverages when they
are really thirsty. 1t is true that alcohol lowers
the body temperature, but its final result is to IN
thirst and lessen the bodily resistance to
heat, through the depressing drug effect OF alco-
hol The best thirst-quencher is cool water with
little lemon juice added, taken at rather frequent
intervals between meals, but not in large quant1-
ties that may overload the stomach and embarrass
the heart and lungs when heat and humidity are
already expressing them.
"One of the dangers Of hot weather is insuffi-
cient action Of the kidneys. The excessive per-
SEPARATION causes heavy loss of water which
would otherwise pass OFF by the kidneys, but it
does not, as formerly supposed, carry Off much
waste matter. There is danger, therefore, of q
retention Of poisonous matters through inactivity
of the kidneys. Hot drinks are more beneficial
than cold drinks in such a condition. Meat in
creases heat production. and in hot weather par
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

of tying. A single overland knot tied in q
pendant cord, if it is in the position farthest from
the main cord, units position, stands for l.
Two such knots in the same position represent 2.
Two such knots in the position next farthest
away from the main cord, the items position) in
dictate 20, or, if in the next position, hundreds
order, 200. The decimal system being used, not
more than nine single knots are ever found in
one group. long knot was used in place Of
cluster of single knots to express the repetition
of units of the same order. The rows Of knots
representing units, tens hundreds, ETC., in a COM
pete knot record were kept straight, that they
ran horizontally across the fringe just as col
umns of figures are kept straight in accounting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
DoSeeds ReallyBreathe?

IT is easy to demonstrate that terminating seeds
take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide,
according to the following experiment de-
scribed In The Scientific American:
A score or so of peas placed In q close-At
ting jar with small amount Of moisture After
a while the peas start to terminate, but soon thew
cease all development, because the oxygen in the
jar is exhausted single pea in a jar of the
same size, however, will develop and grow up
into little plant. There is evidently enough
oxygen for the needs of the single specimen
To prove conclusvely that there is no oxygen
left in the jar in which the number Of seeds
terminated it is only needful to plunge in burn
ing match. This instantly goes out The pres
ence of carbon dioxide in this jar is clearly
shown by pouring into it lime water, and then
shaking. The lime water becomes milky in ap-
pearance This would not happen in a jar in
which there had been no terminating seeds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

possessions, and expert has translated and
clarified them for the present exhibition.
Though representing an advanced stage Of
civilization, possessing highly developed gov
ernmental machinery, wealth Of tradition and
an uncommonly rich and expressive language, the
Incas had no system of writing Lacking such
a system, however, they kept accurate records of
all the accounts of the empire, census and tribute
statements, birth and death certificates, crop and
stock records and other private accounts, using
the decimal system. While their numerical rec
ords were not as convenient and not as quickly
noted as those of modern times. they were per-
fecty lucid
A knot record consists of series of knotted
N.-sn.n.. Eeature Service. 1Qte
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
Just HOW a CHILD Begins to LIVE
By DIR. C.. H. LEVY

n LEW pain somewhere" Little by
II. LEV little the baby finds its way about
ITSELF that when stuck by pin the leg it
will kick that leg more than the other, but this
is only after weeks of existence
The "smiles" Of young infants are merely the
drawing back of certain muscles around the
mouth and often caused by feeling of pain
or discomfort The babe has not yet learned
how to contract his muscles to indicate Joy or
pain, and the smile is often an indication of dis
comfort. Only later comes the distinction in the
use Of the facial muscles by which we smile or
cry. No one has yet been able to explain why
we should not smile in pain and cry in pleasure
In fact, when joy is too greatly exaggerated we
do "cry for JOY" thus proving how closely allied
are smiling and weeping.
The drama of the internal life of the infant
is the most interesting in the world, if it could
be written out in full But no one can remem-
Der that far back, and so psychologists have to
trace the early steps, from hunger to general
sensibility and then to localization of pain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

Carried to excess it may be very depressing.
"Fresh water bathing is also much overdone.
The temptation to stay in the water is great, out
ID minutes for fresh water and one-half hour for
salt is wise limitation; if the water is very cold,
shorter periods are wiser.
"In business offices the menace to health In
hot weather arises not from exposure to the sun,
but from humidity in the atmosphere and, where
the ventilation is not good, from stagnant air.
Mere heat is well borne if the humidity Is not
excessive. The remedy is to keep the air moving
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
THE first sensation of the new

horn infant is hnrer "t crss By DR.
because of feeling Of discomfort, not know
ing, of course, what causes the pain, but finds
quiet food flows into its stomach. The child
does not know what hurts it, for it has not yet
found the way around it's own body, or as the
doctors say, it has not gained the power of local
ization. Hunger is merely feeling of dscom-
fort, just cold is If it happens to be exposed
to severe temperature, that which is below the
heat required for comfort, it cries, and the nurse
tries to what is the matter"
If pin is awkwardly inserted in the clothing
and sticks in the baby's body, the infant cries
again, but does not know what hurts it, only that
it suffers pain.
1t Is quite question how long time is
quired for the child really to learn the geography
of it's own body. If operation upon a very
young infant !, necessary, the surgeons do not
have to hold down the limbs, to avoid general
squirming, for .he babe does not know whether
the foot the hand is being cut; it simply feels
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
WAYS TO BEAT THE HEAT

Get the surplus fat off your body.
Keep cool mentally, as we'll as physically.
Keep the head protected from the sun.
Take little meat-no alcohol.
Do not overload and distend the stomach
with sweet. "fzzy" drinks that only in
crease thirst
Slightly acid drinks, such unsweetened
orangeade lemon juice and water, are more
thirst queDching.
Get enough sleep.
Don't talk about the heat.
Don't read about the heat
Don't look at the thermometer.
Try to keep the air moving around your
body.
Get all the fun out Of the hot weather
that you can, without OVERRIDING, and re-
member that millions of busy people are
not letting the thermometer worry them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

IN the temperate zone there is possible degree
I of heat or humidity that should worry
a thoroughly healthy individual who avoids over
exposure to the direct rays Of the and who is
temperate and reasonable in his manner of living.
The heat prostrations that are listed in ths
papers during every squirt Of the thermometer
are seldom heat prostrations, strictly speaking;
heat merely gives "a finishing touch to a body al
ready weakened.
Many heat prostratons would more properly
be termed food prostration" or drink prostra-
ton" or nervous prostration," "fat prostra-
ton" according to the particular Indulgence or
weakness that causes the body to yield to few
degrees rise in temperature or humidity.
Experience in the Canal Zone has shown that
men reared in temperate climates maintain
reasonably good health in the tropics, if protected
from disease carrying pests like the mosquito.
provided the ordinary laws of health are care
fully observed.
zone oenzen Of the tropics from whom we
can learn how to live in hot weather, is the mon
kew" says writer in How to Live monthly
publication issued by the Life Extension Inst
tnte of New York. Gle certainly leads an active
existence but you don't find him taking any
chances with the heat rays. monkey will die
within 70 to 80 minutes, if exposed continuously
to the direct rays Of the tropic sun, although he
withstands successfully the heat and humidity Of
the tropc forest. The chemical, ultra violet
rsvs. formerly held responsible for the iu-effects
of sunlight have been shown to have little effect,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

cords, depending like fringe from main cord.
called "quipu," from the Quichua Indian word
meaning knot" The cords used in knot-accounts
were spun twice the desired length, then doubled
and the two strands twisted together loop being
left at the closed end. In attaching to the quipu
or main cord the pendant cord was laid around the
qupu, the free end being passed through the loop
The knots in the pendant cords represent diff
ferent numbers, their value depending their
distance from the main cord and on the manner
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
with Knotted STRINGS

THOSE who have vexed themselves through
precious hours in computing their income
L tax may felictate themselves that they did
not have to get through that process by the an
cient Peruvian method. A current exhibition in
the Museum of Natural History in New York
city shows how the Incas of Peru kept their ac-
counts by means of knotted strings, job that
would add considerably to the trials Of present
day income taxpayer. Quantities of accounts in
the form Of knot records have been found in Inca
graves which were buried with other personal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
A Compass That Keeps
Aviators Right Side Up

TOGS mean danger to the aviator. Since the
\ flying man cannot see the ground under such
circumstances he doesn't know whether he is
on an even keel OF not. He has even been known
to fly upside down for a short time and not
know it.
DR.. James Pentz of New York has invented
compass that not only tells the aviator his north
md south, but also tells him whether he is upside
Gown. The compass-card rests freely on sur
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

ticularly should be taken
only In moderation, GER
tainly not more than
once daily.
"A good nights sleep
is the best preparation
for a hot day. The in
dividual with q we'll
poised nervous system Is
the one who goes about
his business ignoring the
fluctuations in tempera-
ture. II you can keep
the air moving around
you at night, the effects
of heat and humidity will
be largely neutralized.
If it Is impossible to COM
mand mountain or sea
breeze, an electric fan
will do almost as we'll
and repay it's cost more
fully than many more
4u~a- ,.,,. v---,.--z A. 1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
Testing Your PHYSICAL
FITNESS With the
AID of the CAMERA

LOW the camera has come to the ala OF
medical science in testing the physical mt
ness of the human body is well shown IN
a system developed by DR.. Theron w. kilmer OF
New York city. This physician has made it prac'
tcabe to utilize the camera that successive
pictures will give correct superficial records OF the
external phases of the physique from all sides
Not only that, but because of the way in which
the plates made one scale of evaluation will
answer for a series of prints taken at different
dates-thus permitting very close comparisons Of
intervening bodily changes. There is nothing
fundamentally in this recourse to photog-
raphy-ohers have used the camera before for
the purpose, but their procedure has been
faulty in important respects.
These drawbacks have been eliminated by DR..
kilmer, and today he makes it possible to take
any number of photographs at suitable intervals
tically identical. That is to say, the light is al
ways the same because he powerful mer.
cury-vapor lamp. The focal distance is UNMARRIED
because the camera and the stool upon which the
subject stands Just many feet and inches
apart, and the lens is at certain height above
the common floor level. Finally, the person to
he pictured places his heels or toes upon limiting
footprints which are painted upon the top of the
stool or stand.
So far, DR.. Kilmer has introduced no feature
of precision which is outstandngly novel in the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

face Of kerosene nclosed in glass globe. Liquid
will not stand its head for any length of time,
but will settle down in the position gravity meant
it to.
In his first attempt DR.. Pentz attached the
compass-card to the globe, which deprived it Of
the necessary freedom. He complained Of this
to his sympathetic wife, who womanlike, pulled
q hairpin from her hair, drove it into cork, and
foated it, thus helping to solve the problem.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19


except on the skin. Ex-
posture of the head TO in
tense sunlight is more
likely to cause loss OF
hair than to stimulate
its growth.
at mas also been OBJ
served that prolonged ex-
posure to direct sunlight
often causes nervous in
stability, eye strain and
circulatory disturbances.
1t is not wise to lie
around on the sea beach.
with head unprotected,
exposed for hours to the
glare of midsummer sun,
sea and sand, accumulat-
ing a coat of tan which
is, in itself. no necessary
indication of health.
Nothing is more re-
freshing than a sea bath,
if not unduly prolonged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

"Quu" Each Below the Horizontal Summed
Above
Each Is TO- Small Inside
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-05

hen over the mountains riding dov,
Horse and foot into Frederick To-,
The "rebs" marched over the nnoun,,;,
With their usual CHATTER and usual gall
Barbara Frietchie bed-ridden Law.
And knew no odds 'twixt blue and gra,
Whittier says not, but he didn', L,o,.
AT least, so the Century war papers sbo,
Though forty flags with their silver So
And forty flags with their crimson bar.
Flapped all morning. and then came do,.,
When the hungry rebels came to town
Barbara Frietchie didn't mind.
She couldn't see em-being blind.
When up the street came the gray.clad bo,.
She probably muttered: 80. drat their ,o;s. o..
And to Stonewall Jackson riding ahead
Never 4 syllable Barbara said
She didn't lean out of her window-siu
To shake the flag with royal will
No! Barbara Frietchie. so they say.
Stayed in bed on that autumn day.
The shade of sadness and blush of sham.
" Inch the poet alludes to, never came.
Therefore, the salty but well-meant tear
Will please cease falling on Stonewalrs bic
Fis twenty odd years since the light was o.,
And the rebel rides his raids no NOR.
But heroes in blue and the same in gray
Love to tell of that awful day
Nhen hearing the conquering rebel tread
Barbara Frietchie stayed in bed.
And valorous generals love to stalk
Through wen-paid pages of CORY talk
''ood-Red ink and fierce steel pen.
In the Century. meet and fight again
Flags of freedom and union, wave
Ger the land of the true but inky brave,