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More About Boils,

More About B0lfS.
Instead of telling your reader!
] how to prevent the second boil
writes a correspondent, you woulC
do them a greater favor by telling
them how to prevent the first one
You are correct in saying that boils
are caused by certain types of bac-
terra which have the faculty Of
nus. and that the implantation oil
germs is the important thing in the
culture of boils. (This is certainly
gratifying evidence OF my scientific
accuracy, coming, as it does, from
a real estate and fire insurance
experD.
The safe way to prevent a boil,
continues this master OF the insur-
ance business. is to apply tincture
of arnica to the pimple as soon as
it appears, and l know that two or
three applications of tincture of
arnica, if made before the pus be-
| gins to form, will surely prevent
| the boil from maturing. J. G. M.
| Far be it from the conductor of
this department to throw cold wa
ter on any real estater who comes
| forward with a sure cure for any
| thing, but candor compels me to
say that l don't think the remedy
i or mode of treatment worth a hoot
as either prevention or cure. 1t
may be harmless enough: in fact
think it is. 1t wouldn't annoy
those bacteria a little bit. They're
a tough lot of microbes, the sta
phylococci and streptococci that
arnica won't bother them at all.
Not in there where they are at
work.
Nor will any other known anti
septic-assuming that tincture of
arnlca is an antisepuc. At least
no antiseptic or germicide that will
not damage the skin itself.
Sometimes a boil makes a threat
ening start and then doesn't get
down to serious business at all, but
just sort of becomes discouraged
and fades away-no matter whether
you apply any remedy or ignore
the thing.
l have belief that the blood
serum itself is the best antidote we
nave against the cocci crowd. On
tnat ground | advocate early Incl
sion Of established boils, without
waiting for any head" or core" to
form. And before or after such in
clslon, l have great faith in the !
elncacy of some such dressing as
Sir Almroth, or maybe it was Sir |
Alfred Wright, suggested: Make a !
solution of two tablespoonfuIs of |
plain salt and two teaspoonfuls of !
sodium citrate in a pint of boiled |
water. Apply to the threatening.
or incised boil a large
gauze compress and keep this wet
with the solution. and bandage the
pressing on. This treatment car
RED out for several days. l find !
gives the greatest comfort and the
best results. sometimes a very
small amount of bichloride of mer-
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| @ How many free negroes were
there in the United States at the
! beginning of the Civil war?
A There were 4s7,s70 free ne
groes and 3.953.760 slaves in this
country in 1861.
Q. Is there any apparatus that
can use salt water to extinguish
fires? S MD
A There is such apparatus. In
fact, New York City uses the salt
water OF the ocean in its fire fight
ing apparatus.
G. What is the legend about the
forming of the diamond? CT
A DiaPond was the name Of a
handsome youth of the island of
Crete, who was one of the attend
ants of the infant Jupiter in his
cradle. 1t was decreed that D:a-
mond should not be subjected to the
Ills that flesh is heir to. so he was
transformed into the hardest and
most brilliant substance in ma
ture.
q. l would like to know what
Hlnd OF rock plymouth Rock" is?
A Plymouth Rock is a granite
boulder
Y. what was the largest attend
'iice at world series game?
R w
"A, The largest recorded attend
aaice at world series game was
*, go on Oct. IL, 1916.
U Why is the symbol 81. ,,.oa
10 annpneres instead of "A"e
H. A. S.
a Inc symbol CT had its origin
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humanity and the Dollar.

A man seriously wounded by being struck
by an automobile was denied admittance to a
chicago hospital because he was without funds
or any one to come forward to stand the bill
LOT treatment Two men who found the nm
fortunate unconscious in the street carried hin,
TO the door of the hospital, but even first aid
was denied Eventually the iniurad man
reached the county hospital, where pbvsicians
say he will probably die
IL Is almost uncomfortable that such a thing
could happen in civilized community vet the
facls appear to be indisputable in this instance
winnie all hospitals other than those maintained
at the public expense are supposed to charge
ror the service that they render. it has ALWAYS
been understood that hospital would refuse
an emergency case. even though there might
De uncertainty as 70 the pay for the service
10 the patient Hospitals primarily are estah
hshed Tor the purpose of serving humanity
and while those that depend for maintenance
upon the1r own incomes are not expected to
promlscuousiy dole out charity they make a
snevous mistake when they stoop to such cold
FLOODED action as that charged against the Chi
caso institution. The least that could have
been done there would have been TO have taken
ne unconscious man in and made him com-
ortaeie pending further disposition of his casa
Commerciaiism in the relief of human. ills
las been carried too far IN mapv instances in
'ecent years. Now and then we hear or ~.
physician who will refuse to answer a s,,D-
mons until he is satisfied THAI his fee 10 &C
ured- To be sure the physician is nor a.
'ected TO dispense his services free of-eb,r.o
'o@ 'oc' ne ought to continue to he huraap
'nd make his first consideration the savine ~ |
1i''Sn me instead OF the almighty dollar.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Night Thoughts of Dentist

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Night Thoughts of Dentist.
have been suffering horribl.
from insomnia for the last three
weeks. / have been in the habi
of smoking one or two cigars be
fore retiring, but have stopped tha
and still l cannot sleep. Can YOU
suggest anything for me to do OIL
take, that will not be injurious oil
! create habit? DIR. --.
| Answer-Close the Office at 5 p
an. and dig for tall timber or<the
nearest approach thereto within
reach, preferably hills, and climb
or hike until dusk. Or throw down
the forceps and the burr and take
up the putter and the brassie. The
open air and sufficient exercise To
make you physically tired will
bring sleep.
Cancer.
Much interested in one of your
articles wherein you said that can
Ger is not a growth but deterio-
ration or degeneration in organ or
tissue that was previously normal.
We should like to have a copy of
that article. D. A B.
Answer regret 1 have no copy
available. You may obtain some
valuable literature dealing with
cancer by writing to the American
Society for the Control of Cancer,
25 West Forty-fifth street, New
York City. 1t is true that cancer
is not new growth like a tumor,
but a degeneration in some organ
or tissue which has been normal.
Now and then some tumor does IN
dergor cancerous degeneration but
the popular confusion of tumor and
cancer is unfortunate because, for
one reason, quacks and humbugs
take advantage of such confusion
to deceive their victims.
Flabby Fanny.
I'm p years old now, and / seem
to have no ambition or pep at all.
During all my years in school.
never had any gymnasium work, be-
cause mother thought | wasn't very
strong and she imagined my heart
wasn't good. Now some of the other
girls who have kept themselves in
good trim are calling me "FlabEy
and | want to get rid of that
IF. W.
Answer-Gymnasium work is es-
pecially advisable for school girls
who are not strong, in most cases. !
So it is for persons whose heart is |
not strong. in most cases. OIL
course your physicians judgment !
should guide you and your mother. |
and not your mothers notions about |
such matters. 1t is hard for girls |
n high school to realize the great
value of good physical training.
Most of them begin to see the err
or OF lodging that part of educ2-
ion after they have left school and
ind themselves little shy in vigor
md pep.
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CIR Tnrthatn1tr
| HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
WHO DisINTEKs THE UNLoyED CUss.
BEWARE!
EVE.

EVE.
[From The Coming Tower.l
(With apologies to Ralph Hodgson-)
Pretty Eve grumpily
Moped meath the Eden tree,
Plating her golden hair
Into a crown, T.,
i've named all flowers l know,
/ finished hours ago"
She was complaining. her
Brows in a frown-
Adams task never pals,
Naming the animals,
Noticing never how
D. Dull Eden grows;
Would there were somewhere hid
A fine young Tertium Quid
Waiting TO meet me here
Under the roset"
Scarce had she said the word
When came that handsome Third
Looping down laZily,
In festoon-
Eve blushed right rosily,
MY How you startled mel
Who are you, tell me? The
Man in the Moon?"
Proudly he looked at her.
My name is Lncifer
Once / in Heaven dwelt,
AeGnS ago.
That was before my fall
I'm the First Radical,
Agin the government
Surely you know"
All. his were Shiny tricks.
He taught her politics
Wire-pulling methods for
Gathering fruit;
So from that day to this
She with smile and a kiss
Outwits Old Adam and
Grabs al the loot
ANTEJTTCA
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The Daily Short Story

be able to go home when fellow
wants tot"
Tommy" said MIR. James Brown
with grin, cant you forget tbf
trenches, and bombs. and war. and
horrld things like that? Don't Won
Know that we are really at peace
ana WHAT'S more we shall steam VI
the harbor on Columbus day. fit
ting day for two such -hIoodad
patriots to be returning.
BY George, Tom, to be serious
minute, speaking of Columbus
Gay makes me think OF Columbus
VINO went through the hell of Ar
! goEne with US. Columbus. the
| Dashtui young hero, who but for his
j bravery would have lost Won .
friend In the person of one James
| Brown.
And whether or not it's fancy or
real that fellow down there load
ing the ship has a mighty familiar
look Tom, I'm going to take a
| chance-' James Brown leaned over
the rail and called out:
'fColumbus!"
The thin, brown arms dropped
the heavy box.
Columbus"
A ash of white teeth in the morn
ing sun, a pair of smiling dark eyes
toward the two figures on the deck.
moment OF hesitation and then:
helIo, JIM" came the answer.
Two hours later the great shin
sdlled maJestically on her way. On
oodro Two excited young men
talked to a still more excited third
young man.
Z u m b u So said James
Brown sternly. I'm ashamed of
you Didn't 1 tell you to keen in
Ioucn with me? Didn't I tell Won
l owed you debt 1 could never
lePay, and how did YOU obey in
structions? '' oOeS III
Yes, how did you obey jpstruo-
ions, Columbus ?" raito-a:.I A T,t- Nc
as Adams. a'eo 1hom-
The third young man mo;st.,a.
shouldn't have let Va, d.
tnls' Jlm." he said; nav M, ~ 40
sage over and everythip1 Ra
see my arm wasn't ouife ton
and l could only work heIT yet
never meant the ID "eeE
should know 1 could pet 81 IoIhs
money somehow. But to % on nc
Ln nsar, On, how I have ionre6 ~
.H' the beautiful. 49, 10.
thought l should see" ~ never
on abruptly, a catch in his ~o oloke
The eyes of James Brow
Thomas Adams met in undsrs. and
ing. uhoefstand-
&C u m bus" sa;d
Brown. solemnly, ct need lanes
IKE you IN my Office. Won LAP Zap
education. my lad. and Won can We
depended on And as for tba pe
folks L couldn't think of tbe1 , Hld
ing IN the city. know the de- a
little white cottage all covered nv ese
with roses, and it's Just snoiIir
'or some nice folks to live in II
1t was mine. Columns, ~
It's yours now; goes in with ~
salary" n me
a few days later as the littIa -. :
n high triumph pulled the sraa,
ship past the statue of liberty tHro =
'oung men saluted reVerentiy
Apart from these stood 3notba-i
md his face was glorifed.
A moisture crept into the eyes n, Z
ames Brown.
Tom" he said. softly. noddin, =
n the direction of the young man
columbus discovers America"
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DISCOVERS AMERICA,
Grace B. DIN.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn.
dictate, Inc.)

Grace B. DIN.
| Copyright. 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)
OF course his name wasn't Go
lumbus" at all. 1t was Antonio (ol
Tony, if you Iike) Morello. But a!
he was born ia famed Genoa. anC
because doughboys have a happy
| knack of clubbing" their comrade:
Antonio Tor Toney, if you prefer
was dubbed" Columbus.
Not that Tony minded in the
least In fact he rather enjoyed it
| Was it not an honor to be called
for the great man, q native of his
| own natal city? And did he not
! often wish down in his heart he
/ had been Columbus, discoverer of
the promised land.
When the war clouds mad hung
threateningiy over Europe Tony
had told his mother and father:
Go. my parents, quick before the
land is red with blood. Go TO
America, the beautiful. She is
young and strong, oh! so strong.
The enetIy will never reach her
shores"
And they had gone. tearfully. re-
luctantly. Reluctantly because
their boy would not 20, and tear
fully, because their hearts were 60
proud OF him, for had he not told
them that he would fight for Italv
and the allies?
Often in their meagre little rooms
on a crowded side street in the
heart of a great American city the
parents thought of the Lad.
He had never forgotten to write.
Always hS letters were bright and
CHEEKY. He had gone over the Dor
der. he told them, and joined the
Americans in France, and they
called him Columbus"
How the old folks had shaken
their heads and laughed at this.
Then came reports of battles
terrible battles-the Marine, Argon-
ne, and then-silence.
To the two old people, strangers
in a strange land, the suspense had
been horrible And then at last
after many days the longed-for
news came.
wounded, but now all was well
again. Hey must not WOrry-he
would soon be all right again. And
when the war was ended he would !
work and send them much money, |
and finally he would come himself |
to them and TO America, the beau
tiful.
But the war was ended and he |
did not come The money came |
regularly, twas true, enough To |
pay for humble shelter and bread.
but no word as to when their Tony |
you'd come to them.
He writes he is doing so we'll"
his mother would say, but he does
lot mention We shall see him." she
would finish, TREMENDOUSLY. And
he fathers hand would close over
lers in a pathetic little gesture as
le answered :
DO not fret, Marie. II he said
lie would come TO US he will come.
Tony will not forget" But the hand
eStlng on her shoulder shook.
Two hours more, precisely.
aid Mr.. James Brown. with en-
nuslasm. and We shall be en- route
Or the good old .. S. A. and home
, You've said it Jim; the Z s. A
nd home" answered his compan.
N. Thomas Adams.
Gee, it's great, isn't it. Jim. to
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70 each Individual. No a:tenuon vii b
IN the word intensity" and in GER
tain languages other than English.
| thls word is regularly used where
we say current" English writers
used the letter CO.. to denote eur
rent" but in the interest of interna-
uonal uniformity this was sacri-
. feed in order to Obtain other
points. The letter y" is now the
accepted smyboI.
@ What countries are included
IN the near east? V.B
A The countries included in the
near east are: Abyssinia, Afghan
istan, Albania, Arabia. Armenia,
Asia Minor, Egypt Eritrea, Greece.
Cytrus, Malta, Mesopotamia, Mo-
rocco, Palestine, Persia, SymTna,
Syria, Tripoii, Tunis, Turkey.
Q. Where did geraniums come
from? F. C. y.
A. The ordinary garden geran-
iums are species of peIaTgonium,
which are natives of South Africa.
: Q. Kindly settle an argument by
stating what city is known as Fails
City? II. C.
A Louisville, KY, Is known by
this title, pobabIy because Of the
rapids of the Ohio river, near the
city.
@. What pseudonym did Wash
ington Irving use? ". G. G.
A During the early period or
irving's writing career, he used the
pseudonyms Jonathan Cldstyle
LaUncelot Langstaff, DiedriCh
knickerbocker and Godfrey Cray
on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-25

,,,,, THE IL shsmed correspondent asks this %,
yum 10 explain who mixed the sboa us - COZ
Ca6e's Friday night. The ad il $50: ~ NC
ladies' shoes where the mems sbo~ii put
oeen and vice versa Had that hanoena,, nave nav,
been serious. might have
IF Karl fans tas doubtless he will ra;n -
regain his cherished throne we supqsst lam 10
Crate to America to realize his ne emil
wear crown once more. ambition to
OVER here he could pawn tha
and become king kleagIe in the oTn Jewels
R E NC
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AN unappreciatiVe reader has intimated that
CacIuS should lay OF n the H. R and choose
mits' quantity clever pen or-to be exact f.
typewriter. "'-
So far as we're concerned she NAV s+,,,-,
ner otoomln Tyre on any subject she pIeasas
us; If it fails to please a sufficient presses
others the colyum probably Will come to an
untimely end 70 an
1t makes difference what sort of sro,
tacles the reader dons when he peruses the
printed page, whether it be the hibIe % u tue
sport page Burns, in q moment e., VI me
satire, wrote: ee AHDm
This life. sac fairs understand
Is a enchanted fairyIand
Where pleasure is the magic wand
That, welded right
Maks hours, like minutes ba,d
Dance by fu' light" =" "dnd'
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Argus Information Bureau

~ can get the
D full meant
brief
leFsJ
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ANCHUSA.

! WHEN we saw another poem in F. p A. s
colyum signed Anchusa we suspected it was
the same Anchusa who used to decorate the
Line when B. L. T. guided its brilliant course.
After reading the foregoing we're sure of it
The lines have the same spic-er-we mean to
say her style is unmistakable.
GARDEN TRIOLET.
Our Mary's bobbed her pretty hair,
My dear, how could you do it?
o how the audience will stare
Our Mary's bobbed her pretty hair!
(Not that, you understand, l care,
But probably she'll rue~it)
Our Mary's bobbed her pretty hair
Ny dear, how COULD you do it?
THE following pied pome' is offered to u.s.
credited to The Sovereign Visitor, Woodmen
of the World organ. The original appeared in
The Line We reprint it because it's good and
because the Visitor deserves a gentle repri-
mand for lifting stuff without credit:
The Stenog's Vacation.
My tYpust is on her vacation
My Tpist's awau fpr week
My typudt US in hWr vscarion
Wgile thse damn keys plsy nude and seej
Cioras
Oy, brenk boxk biting beck
Brung beef mu bonnie ii my, tn mr.;
5 t&ng bSxj, b-6ng bicx.
Bling book me o beIni NIX, oh helix?
ELSIE had her foretop mast carried AWAY
today on the fourth leg of the race Prom
an A P. dispatch.
Elsie ought to have worn a hair net
THE time to correct errors is before thew
appear IN print, of course. That's what we
attempt TO do. far as this colyum is con-
cerned, but often our well-intentioned efforts !
go for naught- This is by way of apologizing |
TO Aloysius for the appearance of "bings' in !
stead of brings" in his pome; also to chide
Friend Bill for making second error in cor !
reeting the first one in our "on agin on agin /
gone agin, Flanagan paragraph.
GREETINGS TO Blu C.
On B. U. G., think you are SO nice
10 favor me with such inspired advice
And then you called me dear" four times
Oh, B. u G., think you are so nice!
tbs often true that will sacrifice
Their principles, and more than one entice
Just think you called me dear" four times
Oh, B. U. e., L think you are SO nice! t.
know I'll profit by your kind advice
And MAY not S. o. S. try to entice
Because YOU called me dear" four times ;
d. b. u G., think you are so nice,
CACTUS.
Well Mac, old boy what kind OF a "Rrvn
fyu suppose that wuz? Anyways he or ebe
IT whatever nationality it wuz guess il rnrst
re craWllp round somewheres by now non !
Term over the fact that this here Cactus nIant
must been in a previous reincarnation cone {
mn beiong1n to the beloved porcupine family
The Handsome Reporter is still the H.ndsa.,o ! {
reporter to me-Absence makes tba bonrt |
TOW fonder. C e~4 t
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A Chicago physician says you can prolong
your life by eating radium. And it costs only
100000 gram
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HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. D
Noted Physician and Author.

curry solution may be used to disin-
feet such a dressing.1
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WHEN saw another poem in F. p. A s
colyum signed Anchusa suspected it was
the same Anchusa who used to decorate the
Line when B. L. T. guided its brilliant course
After reading the foregoing we're sure of it
The lines have the same spic-er-we mean to
say her style is unmistakable.
The New York herald., 1921-10-13
For Imperial Development.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 12.-"Great Britain must
trade with the whole world, but II for
eign nations cannot or do not choose to
trade with US on a sufficient scale 1t Is
time to make long march forward on
the pathway Of imperial development"
That assertion was made by Winston
Churchill, Secretary for the Colonies,
speaking at a meeting held in further
ance of the project of a British Empire
exhibition in 1923. The Prince of Wales
also spoke and urged that In order to
provide employment for the needy work
on the exhibition be begun Immediately
He asked for a guarantee OF f1.OOO.OOO
cash as a guarantee from the interests
which would be benefited by the ex-
hibition.
Mr.. Churchill said Great Britain has
never been bankrupt. "She will always
find" said he, "a pathway open for the
safety and glory of the British race.
There is at this moment open to us,
not only ir the East, but in the West and
in all quarters Of the globe. a splendid
prospect in unlimited potentialities for a
worldwide empire. In conclusion he
said he believed the trade depression
had passed it's worst point.
Emigration and overseas settlement
within the empire are said to be one Of
the proposals being considered by the
Government for the relief of unemplov-
ment. That probably would involve Gov
ernment grants to assist the emigrants
and consultations with the Dominion
Governments would be necessary before
It could be known how the plan would
work out. -
Alteration and extension Of an export
credit scheme is reported as almost cer-
tain to be included in the Government $
final proposals. Financial proposals
probably will be placed before the House
of Commons relating to grants to local
authorities in connection with loans for
public improvements and other measures
for relief.
The New York herald., 1921-10-13

Special Cable to THE New York HnaALp.
Copyright, 1891, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York HeralN Bureau,
The New York herald., 1921-10-13
Mother of British Ace
to Honor u. S. War Dead
BIZ the Associated Press.

T .ONDON. Oct. 12.-Mrs. Nc
Cudden, mother of the late
Major McCudden, v. c., of the
Royal Air Force, who brought
down record number of Ger
mans, was chosen to-day from a
large number of war bereaved
women to convey a wreath TO
America and place it on the
tomb of the American unknown
warrior" in Arlington Cemetery
on November IL. The election
of Mrs. McCudden took plalce at
a meeting of the Pilgrim Fathers
Association. This is a new or
ganization, and has no connec-
ton with the Pilgrims, founded
in 1902 by prominent Americans
then in London and a group of
Engliskmen. including the late
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who
was the first president.
The New York herald., 1921-10-13
GERMAN LLOYD DENIES
STINNES HAS CONTROL
No Truth in Reports, Says
Steamship Line.

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE management OF
the North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany informs the Associated Press tha.
the recent reports of direct or Indirect
acquisition by Hugo SHINES of large
Lloyd shares are without foundation.
This announcement was made after an
interview between the Lloyd directorate
and Herr SHINES.