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New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
The Roger Bacon MS
MIR, Vizctelly Still Doubts That the
Scientist Used a TELESCOPE

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: "There are none so blind o..
those who will not see," and even
though they can find telescope.
lenses and all, in an ancient manu-
script they cannot make it do the
things which are claimed for it,
Where did DR.. Voynich Get the
Bacon? And how? Why so. much
mystery about it? After all, is it
Bacon, or mere Simonidesian razor
back, and has DR.. Voynich been i'm
posed upon? He asserts that l am
OBVIOUSLY wrong in making the sug-
gestion that the manuscript may have
been looted by the Germans when they
occupied Douai." I made no such sup
gcstion, but asked question point
blank, to which no direct answer has
been given. Instead some one else
says DR.. Voynich acquired the manu-
script from a monastery in Europe"
which prompts the question, (Which
monastery and when!"
DR.. Voynch says that he wishes to
correct "some inaccuracies and infer
cnces" contained in my letter of March
26. Let there be no bubble about
words. If correctly reported, DR.. Voy-
Mich said Roger Bacon used a high
powered microscope and telescope. /"
He was not accused of saying Roger
Bacon invented or constructed tele-
scope What was printed in my let
ter reads, while these extracts afford
theoretical proofs of construction of
telescope and of a microscope. the
TACT remains that Bacon himself imag-
med effects that can not be performed
with the telescope." 1t was on ac
count of this that DR.. Smith and MANY
others came to the conclusion that
Bacon never actually looked through
such an instrument. So much for my
differences and inaccuracies"
In these days it behooves scholars
"to play the game" with their cards
on the table. The modern world de-
mands more of the dscoverer Of a
manuscript than that the owner should
declare it proves that Einstein's theory
of relativity was discovered by Roger
Bacon with the aid of telescope and
recorded in cipher six hundred years
ago only to be served up as rechauffe
six hundred years later. 1t matters little
how many manuscripts DR.. Voynch has
acquired. Nothing but the production
of the instrument itself can serve to
prove that Bacon actually used high
powered telescope, and even then the
evidence would be only .circumstantial
FRANK H. VIZETELLY.
New York, April 1s, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
Greece Minus Venizclos
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Anent your splendid editorial
of April IA on the sorry failure of the
Constantinist generals to measure up
to their vaunted ability as stratccists
and down the now insolent Kemal, per-
NIT me to say that this military fiasco,
coupled with the glaring ineptitude as
diplomats of the small calibcr politi
clans now in control of the Greek gov
eminent, should prove a salutary les
son to those Greeks who with such
leyity of mind and unheard- of ingrati-
tude removed from power the only
astute statesman that has guided skill
fully the destiny of our race since the
day of our independence.
EMIL CHRISTAFIDES.
New York, April 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
Holly Lodge, Kensington,

London, May 2S, 1857.
Dear Sir: The four volumes of the
Colonial History of New York reached
me safely. l assure you that | shall
value them highly. They contain much
to interest an English as we'll as an
American reader. Pray accept my
thanks and convey them to the Regents
Of the University.
You arc surprised to learn that ]
have not high opinion of Mr.. Jeffer-
son, and | am surprised at your sur
prise. | am certain that I never wrote
line, and that l never, in Parliament,
in conversation, or even on the hust-
ings--a place whore it is the fashion
to court the populace-u a word
indicating all opinion that the supreme
authority in state ought to be in
trusted to the majority Of citizens
told by the head; in other words, to
the poorest and most ignorant part of
society.
I have long been convinced that in
stitutions purely democratic must,
sooner or later. destroy liberty or
civilization, or both. In Europe, where
the population is dense, the effect of
such institutions would be almost in
Simultaneous. What happened lately in
France is an example. In 1848 a pure
democracy was established there Dur
ing a short time there was reason to
expect general spoliation, a national
bankruptcy, new partition of the soil,
maximum Of prices, ruinous load of
taxation laid on the rich for the pur-
pose Of supporting the poor in idleness.
Such a system would, in twenty
years, have made France as poor and
barbarous as the France of the Carlo
vingians. Happily the danger was
averted; and now there is despotism,
a silent tribune, an enslaved press
Liberty is gone, but civilization has
been saved.
| have not the smallest doubt that
if we had a purely democratic govern
ment here. the effect would be the
same. Either the poor would plumber
the rich and civilization would perish,
or order and prosperity would be saved
by n strong military government, and
liberty would perish.
You may think that your country en-
joys an exemption from these evils.
will frankly own to you that / am Of
a very different opinion. Your fate
Believe to be certain. though it is
deferred by q physical cause. AS long
as You have a boundless extent of fer
tile and unoccupied land your laboring
population will be Tar moro at ease
than the laboring population Of the
Old World, and while that is the case
the Jeffersonian politics may continue
to exist without causing any fatal
calamity.
But the time will come when New
England will be as thlckly peopled as
old England. Wages will be as low and
will fiuctuate as much with you as with
US. You will have your Manchesters
and Birminghams, and in those Man
chesters and Birminghsms hundreds of
thousands Of artisans will assuredly
be sometimes out of work. Then your
institutions will be fairly brought to
the test. Distress everywhere makes
the lsborer mutinous and discontented,
and inclines.- him to listen with eager
ness toFagitators who tell him that it
sis monstrous iniQuity that ono man
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

of our past military efforts shows.
General Pershing's. assignment indi-
Gates that we are not going to fall
once more into the error Of forget
ting tho lessons Of each war as soon
as it is over.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
A Fellow Fee];no
AAOv' SNhitS
lFrOn The Proridencc fourn.

)From The Providence JournaN
The Prince Of Wales offers reward
OF five pounds for the return of two
old briar pipes he lost on his journey
round the world. A host of smokers
know just how hs feels,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
Perpetual Motion

From The Washisgton Eren'ns ''@
The steam roller referred to !" =
litical discussion. is always desSs. !.
as being in the hands of the parry :
power. 1t is one piece OF maeh'A.a IA
that is never regarded as having e''.'
yspsss on the scrap hssps ~---'
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
illustrations Hairless Aid

Sir: See Neysa McMeins cover of
the Satevepost for April ls, also the
illustration of the inn in Fern Seed"
The sign of the White Hart explains
itself with humor hitherto unsupported
in the British publican, the nimble
crittcr being depicted as valentiny,
angina pectoralous thing wherein the
affections are supposed to surge.
ANON.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
Our Collapsible Desk

Sir: You must need a new desk ter
ribly, and hope you get one now, but
that isn't the only reason Pm glad it
fell apart. No, I'm hoping it will bring
to light the very funny story I sent
you some time ago that I don't think
you could have seen. Because it didn't
land. And thought it was awfully
funny.
OF you do get a new desk, don't
let them give you a fat-top one; they
are terrible things-.evcrybody can see
everything you do, and two-thirds of
it is usually nobody's business.)
MADGE.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

[Dr. Voynich was quoted yester-
day as saying that the Bacon MS.
belonged to lot which he purchased
in 1912 from collections of the
Dukes of Parma, Ferrara and Mo-
dena.l
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
,er,,syR OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is eucluslvely entitled TO
tse for republication OF all dispatchee
credited It or not otherwise credited In this
rsrev. snd also the local Of spontaneous
origin published herein.
Az rights Of republication OF all other matter
herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

AS for the publc's interest in the
contents of our desk, it is nothing.
All the negligible and highly important
letters go into the Zinc.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

The subjoired letter from tho his
torian Macauloy to Henry S. Randall,
Of Cortland, ", Y, is taken from on old
file Of The Cortland Standard It tDos
published originally IN Harper's Mag
osine
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

No dipping into the future is in
dulged in by the postal clerk at Fonda,
N. y, whose penciled comment on the
envelope is deceased, address un-
known"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

The likelihood, Madge, Is that they
won't give US fat-top one, or another
roll-top one. We don't like to ask
for things, and how else would they
as you call them, know about it?
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
Rhymes Are So Scarce in This World
of Ours"

Roy K. Moulton in The Tatler
And those who whistle should be shot
by verdicts irrevocable
Well make them good if we must croak
each sinner who is croakable.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

Vet purchase merchandise advertised IN TINE
TRIBUNE with absolute safety--foe = dlssatasfss.
tlea results Ia any case THE TRIBUNE suaraN.
tees 70 pay your money back uron REQUEST Ne rod
,spa No auIhbIlns. We make good promptly II
the advertiser ooes not
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
The Coming T1ower

A National Geographic Love Song
In the wilds of Madagascar or tho hills
Of Samothrace,
There may be some VILLAGE maiden
who suggests your lovely face.
On the sands Of old Sahara or by
Baden -Badsn's cures
May bc some delightful vision who,
perhaps, has eyes like yours.
Where the warm Pacific breakers kiss
Samoa's palm-fringed sands
There may be some dusky Venus who
can boast as perfect hands.
Sail the coast from Spain to Suez. then
from Alden journey south,
You may see, perchance. three women
who have half as rare mouth.
Mid the woods Of Tutuiia, or some
other sea-grt isle,
One fair native may be dwelling who
has something like your smile.
Where Colombo cleaning glistens-
verdant land beyond compare
Some sweet Cinghalese may 1.-Two there,
who has your bronze golden hair.
Hidden in Tasmania's gullies where
the fern trees spread their wreath
Some young Lubra may be lying who
is blessed with whittier teeth.
II you search you may discover, on
these variegated tours,
Face or figure which lover may con-
slider fair as yours.
But, though you may seek forever, you
will find that this is true
No one woman living ever could be
lovelier than you. P. w.
There have been 100 sets of ap-
paratus ordered by S. D. F. Commits
sioner Harriss for traffic policemen to
wear at night. The policeman will
wear harness with push buttons in
the leathern zone, being the o. +. cleo
trlc belt come true.
"We are not going to make tho law
look foolish" said Commissioner En-
right, dlscoursing on the state prohibit
tion law. Whitewashing the lily.
Doubtless there is a better acted
play in town than "Lilio;n," but we
haven't seen it.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

Query to Prof. Haywood Broun:
A young woman-M r. C.-postscripts
from Somervillc, N. j.; "I'm so glad
you are Yale man." You know all
the come backs, Prof. Will you answer
ker for US?
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

Higher history from The Sunday
World: Deception the photoplay
romance Of Jane Boleyn and Henry
VIII"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

So faint as to be indistinguishable
Is the praise accorded by The Paterson
Press Guardian, when, speaking of a
bed invented by Tom Griffith, it says
ut can be folded to look like Bill
Tilden's golf bag"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

Miss Hellman had come from the
University Of Michigan to become an
American citizen.-The Sun.
1.-THE U. of M.--had it's share in
doing the same for Health Commits
soner Copeland and us.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
FRIDAY, APRIL ~, 1921.

Owned by New York Tribune Inc. New Yo,s
Corporate Published daily: Ogden Reid. rMrSsi. M
Rogers Reid. secr~,ary; r. r. Maxned, Tsesaures.
.ySts~ss tribune Building. l5s Nassau Street New
Jerk. Telephone, .seekMan Soo0.
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First Lines

First Lines
The way was long, the wind was cold
The Assyrian came down like wolf
on the fold.
At midnight, in the forest shade,
He shook the fragment Of his blade,
Under a spreading chestnut tree:
THE choice was death or slavery"
II. W.
According to the admission tickets
in Pittsfeld, the W. k. proofroom eluder,
Reginald Warrenwrath. sang there this
week.
"Any other contributions YOU care
to submit" says Town Topics candid
rejection slip. twill receive careful
consideration"
Vernal note from The West Plains,
Mo, Journal: "Mr. B. V. Dee. of
Katchme, Okla, Is here visiting at the
Miller home"
In Pittsburgh the police were in
formed that they'd find six dozen cases
of champagne in the cellar of a prom.
CIT. The cellar wasn't bare when they
got there, but they found only six
dozen wooden boxes of nucilage and
ink bottles.
! Circumstances, as has been said
s1ses eassss F. P. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

I'VE arc not going to make tho Law
look FOOLISH" said Commissioner En-.
right, discoursing on the state prohibit
tion law. Whitewashing the lily.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

! Circumstances, as has been said
alter cases. F.p.A.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22
GUARANTY

Entered At the Postocfce At New Yt
Class Mail Matter.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

The way was long, the wind was cold
The Assyrian came down like wolf
on the fold
New-York tribune., 1921-04-22

Doubtless there is a better acted
play in town than "Liliom," but we
haven't seen it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
Fertiliizing Southern Field Crops
BY F. H. JETER
Soil improvement Committee

die of March in the northern part.
This op-dreSSer should contain from
to 8 per cent phosphoric acid and
from to per cent nitrogen.
should be different from that applied
to winter oats. as it is necessary to
force spring oats to quick growth,
Therefore, at least half of the nj
trogen should be from a quickly
available source, such as nitrate Of
soda or sulphate or ammonia and a
liberal supply of acid phosphate is
necessary if the spring is wet and
the oats have a yellow color, Wheth-
err fall or spring sown, an applica-
ton of from SO to IS pounds of nj
trate of soda or sulphate of ammonia
will prove most helpful.
Wheat also responds we'll to nj
trogen top-dressing of from so to rs
pounds of nitrate of soda or sui
phate of ammonia in the spring but
it should also be well fortified at
planting time the fall before. In
general. the crop makes most strik-
ing response to applications of nj
trogen and phosphoric acid. but on
the lighter soil types, potash is just
as essential.
A fertilizer Analysing to per
cent nitrogen, 8 to II per cent phos-
phoric acid and. on sandy soils. l
cient If this is applied at the rate
of 300 to 400 pounds per acre at
the time the grain is seeded or
spread broacast and narrowed thor
Oughly into the soil just previous to
sowing the grain, it should greatly
increase the yields. Less than this
amount will give gVod returns, but
the biggest yields are obtained from
the most liberal use of fertilizers.
Many results from various expert
ment stations, as wei as practical
farmers, could be cited showing the
benefits of fertilizers in wheat pro-
ductiOn. At the Indiana station, for
example, UnfertiliZed plots gave an
average yield of Is bushels per acre.
while an application of 800 pounds
of q 4-S-4 fertilizer to the same kind
of land produced 81 bushels. In
five-year rotation at the Ohio sta
ton, the unfertilized plots produced
is bushels of grain, while the same
kind of land. with a complete fer
tiliZer, yielded 1862 bushels per acre.
Results from Tennessee show that
on the untreatod plots Of one of the
poor soil types. only 60 bushels Of
wheat were produced, while the plont
to which moderate applications Of
phOsphOriC acid, potash, lime and
nitrogen from 1egumes was added
produced 22.5 bushels per acre. In
South Carolina, the unfcrtilized
area gave bushels per acre, while
the plots to which a complete fer
tilzor was added produced 191
bushels.
CTo hc continued.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
OUR HOUSEHOLD
CONDUCTED BY LIZZIE O. THOMAS

Then draw the pan away from the hot
part of the stove and put it where it
will boil, just boil, cover it closely
and a skin will not form over it, let
it just boil fifteen minutes and you
have the foundation of countless
sauces.
j. f.. T. did not say whether the
cause he wants was for meats or veg
etables. This makes delicious sauce
for cabbage and by adding the juice
of a lemon or two tablespoonfuls OF
sharp vinegar.
For baked fish use this foundation
and add salt, pepper, lemon Juice and
some chopped olives or pickles. An
other for meat or fish is to use this
foundation and add a tablespoonful
of Worcester sauce, a little salt and
four hard-boiled eggs chopped fine.
Rub the yolks through a sieve makes
it nicer Serve in a separate bowl.
This is the time of the year when
we must dress things UP, or the fin
icky" ones will not eat as heartily
as they should.
The Farmer who calls this place
home wants his hoecake of corn bread
and some gravy every morning in
the year. | run the gamut from red
gravies, and often l use this drawn
butter recipe, using the hot fat LETT
from the meat instead of butter. And
if [ have something that does not
make gravy this is surely the gravy
used.
The water that meat is cooked in,
or broth, or stock can be used for
sauces. and nothing can be nicer
ST company come unexpectedly, and
you must add something in the way
of meat to your Sunday supper, take
some white sauce, or drawn butter
sauce, and while it is still warm to
one Cupful beat in one heaping table,
spoonful of butter and the juice of
two lemons, add plenty of pepper and
salt and serve with salmon.
All of the home demonstration
leaders teach the girls to make may
onnaiSe, and it certainly is an accom-
pliShment.
May first. when the snow covered
the mountains in Tennessee, we had
. frost, and for three days in success
sion, so you know the state of the
gardens. l had seen the second
planting of beans, corn and okra peep
out of the ground and hoped to soon
say "goOd-by" to the canned things,
but they look sick and some of them
have vanished from the face of the
earth. However, a box from Florida
brought me cucumbers, tomatoes,
squashes, new Irish potatoes and
beans, so / am thankful for generous
hearts, to held tide us over the cold
spring and late garden.
Il have found tits good to note
The blessing that is mine each day;
For happiness is Vainly sought
In some dim future far away"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
Spraying Truck Crops with
ROrd aanr

S. H, Lorraine, Ga, writes: I
wish to spray my truck crops
with Bordeaux mixture and wish
to know how to prepare 1t, and
when to apply it. Can make
up fifty gallons of arsenic and
use 1t as 1 need it?
In protecting truck crops from
insect damage one might proceed
With advantage as follows: For bit
ing insects use arsenate of lead
This is the most generally serviceable
and the least harmful of the arSeni-
cal sprays to apply for the purpose
of combating the attack of biting
insects. The mixture is prepared as
follows: Take two pounds of arsen-
ate of lead paste or one pound of
powder. Stake two pounds of quick
lime and make it up to fifty gallons
with water. If powdered arsenate
of lead is used make one pound into
a paste with water. If the paste
fs used add two pounds to the fifty
salons. Thoroughly stir this mix
lure until it is dissolved in uniform
suspension. Strain to remove Jumps
of lime and apply with a spray pump.
For sucking insects use kerosene
Emulsion. This is a contact insecti-
cide. It is prepared by taking one
quart of kerosene. one-half pound
hard soap, and one gallon soft water.
Pughly emulsified add 25 gallons of
water. which makes a per cent
pollution. This is strong enough for
general garden crops.
Bordeaux mixture is the best
/ ungicide. Dissolve three pounds
copper sulphate in twenty-five gal
ons of water. Stake six pounds of
stone lime and make up to twenty
Five gallons with water. Pour the
wo solutions simultaneously into a
third barrel through a strainer. This
gives fifty gallons of Bordeaux mix
lure.
You might make a combination
fpray as follows: Mix two pounds
krsenate of lead with fifty gallons
pr Bordeaux mixture. This gives
Eou both a fungicide and insecticide
which can be applied at one spraying.
Z you add one teaspoonful of Black
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
Judge Evans Confirms
Road Sale for $87.5OO

SAVANNAH, Ga. May 10.-Judge
Evans Monday confirmed the hale of
Valdosta, Moultrie and Western Rail
road to C. L. Jones of Valdosta, Ga,
for $87. 500: Receiver of the road will
discontinue operations Immediately
but modified control of the property
will remain in the court until July
IS. By order of Judge Evans the pur-
chaser may resell the property at
any time, but the road cannot be dis
mantled until that date. The provi-
sion was made also that provision
could be amdc to move the melon
crop in the vicinity of Moultrice,
which amouts to approximately 600
cars each season.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-12
Man Makes Valuable
Find Among Savages

Natives of the Cook Islands in the
Pacific ocean are reported by a trav-
eler returning from a voyage there to
be taking q vegetable oil for rheu-
matism which is said to accomplish
amazing results. He says he saw
badly crippled natives completely
cured by swallowing little of this
oil twice day. Hundreds Of let
ters from rheumatic sufferers have
been answered and oil sent them free
after he returned to America. Mr.. P.
e. Wilkes, now stopping at the Geor-
gian Terrace hotel. Atlanta, Ca, can
supply further information and some
of the oil free-(Advt.)