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The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

chunk head the deaf adder or the pilot
snake 1t is scattered throughout the
United States east Of the Rocky Mountains.
1t is generally admitted that the copperheaa
is more vicious and more combative tnan
the rattlesnake and more dangerous, from
the fact that it does not give warning W
does the rattler.
Zone peculiar thing about both rattiers
and copperheads is the tendency to congre'
gate in certain rocky places. 1t is some
times found, for instance, that great, num-
bers Of them gather in caves in the rocks
for the winter season. One OF the mys-
teries Of nature is the manner in which the
word goes out for the rattlers or the cop
perheads in a community to congregate IN o,
certain cave In the rocks. While the danger
Of being struck by copperheads is greater in
the community in which they abound than m
that from the RATHER, the poison which they
inject is not so deadly. .r,s-g =.
More to be feared than either Of its rela-
tives Is . the called water moccasin.
otherwise known as the cotton mouth, be.
cause Of the mucous membranes which lines
that orifce being white. This Is shown
when it opens Its mouth. Water moccasins
range from North Carolina to the Mexican
border IN the low regions bordering the
coast; In adapting itself to its habitat IL
has become largely a creature OF the water.
and-is to be found basking In the sun along
the banks Of streams or upon the branches
Of trees which overhans sluggish water.
iThis snake Is much more combative than
either the rattIer or the eopperhead, and Is
the dread Of the Negroes who labor on rice
plantations and otherwise In the swampy
regions Of the South, 1t Is the largest Of all
of the poisonous snakes Of North America.
specimens sometimes being found that are
four feet in length and seven inches in cir
ramfersacs,
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
1921, the Year of Flowers

bells much like those Of a hyacinth. The
name snow plant is misleading, according to
such high authority as Jepson, who says
tne plant has nothing to do with snow and
mat the name probably originated because
1t appears early in spring and is likely to
be caught in a late furry. which makes the
richness Of its rcoIoring all the NOR. con-
spicuous, causing the uninformed to think
that the plant pushed its way through the
new snow.
Contrary 10 the common assumption, III,
snow-paant is not a parasite, but Uyes op
decayine vegetable matter absorbed thron,h
intricately laced white fiber. which .,ry,
the plant, In place Of roots. II is union. 4,
that the food absorbed is at once trans.
muted into the scarlet stalk and le,x..
differing from other plants, which are yeri.
table chemical laboratories, dem,nS;,,
chlorophyl to assist them in disesttn, th.,,
daily meal.
hEhE probably are more than 1000 sY.
ferent species Of Towering plant, ,h,rh.
and trees in Yosemite. Some Of them ,,l, a..
marsh buttercup, seem to bud ben..,h a..
snow and then burst into bloom q, -,
the icy covering melts. On the b,,h -.
Of the park thin patch Of snow WIN a.
appear under the influence Of /, bo.
the patient botanist In q few bour, -,
the buttercups unfolding into fun blo..o-
This undoubtedly Is due to erytrnn--.
Nature having taught the flower, - a.. -.
attitudes to adapt themselves 10 "A. -
Season Of warmth. '"o
COMPARATIVELY rare among th. nov,, :,
the mentselis,. or blazing star, yeIIo, ....
orange center, with q fringe Of Ian. ~
giving it An exotic appearance. osr,a.s..
among the parks flowers are "a, ,.n.
monkey flower and purple eleph,,. s
the former taking is name from IN. .,e.'
tive and humorous little face outII,sS
e while the latter suggests the 9, ..
and long trunk Of an elephant,
Another interesting plant is the ,y,,.
bush, the bitter leaf Of which is used ), ~.
Indians as medicine.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

mouth or HIPS. "A second precauticn 10 %
lacerste the wound and thus cause it b
bleed freely. Thus the Gov Of the blood nag
wash a good part Of the poison away. ns
third precsution, IL the wound II on q limb.
is to bind that member above the wound
in s1ch q way ss TO stop the Gov Of blood
into the general circulation. The poison IN
jected may be IN such quantity that 10 VIII
cause death ~ Il all goes immediately Into
the general circulation. II, hovsvG. its
entrance into the general circulation can Be
distributed over an hour or two OF time, the
blood may be able to take care Of it and
counteract II. One cannot bind his arm q
leg so tight as TO stop the circulation of ths
blood and endure the pain that would b
caused for more than fifteen or twentg
minutes at q time. The advisable procedure
therefore, Is to bind the member a. long %
the pain can be borne and then loosen it and
allow the blood to run out. Then the mem
Der should be bound again and the blood hsld
for another fifteen or twenty minutes. Thus
the poison will be let into the system's little
at q time and may be taken care Of
'tSuake bites are 30 uncommon In the
Cnited States that few people Will take the
trouble to carry q specific to counterset
them. As q matter Of fact, scientists have
discovered that there II q chemical which is
very effective counteractant for the bites Of
snakes common to North America. This
countersctant is permangsnese Of potash. IL
one will carry some Of the crystals Of per-
manganese in his pockets and will rub them
into the wound when he gets q snake bite,
there will be almost no danger Of a fatality.
In India, where there are 5000 deaths
every year from cobra bites, there is an
added reason why an individual should carry
with him something to prevent fatality In
an emergency. The British Government has
developed a specific for cobra bites which 10
very reliable counteractant Of the poison.
This. of course, would be equally effective
against the bite of the harlequin snake in
Floridd.''
Are snakes In America increasing or de-
creasingl' asked DR.. Stejneger.
GAS A community settles up" be said.
n snakes are likely to decrease In
number because Of several reasons. In the
first place, man instinctively kills all varie-
ties Of snakes. In the second place, be in
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

BY no means vicious and is quite disinclinej
to give battle and is unlikely to inaict
wound unless it is grasped and stepped upon
or otherwise driven to it.
How do poisonous snakes inAict the
wounds from which their victims suffer-
asked.
'"That is an interesting point" said DR..
Stejneger. THE teeth of the harlequin
snake are arranged something like those OF
the cat and it bites as might cat. Inc
teeth of the rattler or the copperhead are
not like this. The wounds of these snakes
are inflicted by fangs which are located on
the front part Of the upper body. These
fangs when at rest fold back into the mouth
of the snake. When it becomes aroused,
however, the hinge upon which these teeth
are set allows them to be brought forward.
The rattlesnake or the copperhead does not
bite as might a cat. These teeth are thrust
out and the snake strikes with them and
drives them in much as a knife might be
thrust into the victim.
"In the case of both the harlequin and
the pit vipers, when the incision is made
the fang becomes a syringe and through it
the poison is injected into the body OF the
victim" -. &
eAIHAT percentage Of people who are
w bitten BY rattlesnakes die?' asked
There are no reliable statistics in ex-
istence to establish this fact" said the her
petologtst. "The indications are that tne
fatalities are not more than 2 per cent OF
the people bitten. Snake bite Is not, there
fore, as deadly a thing as 1t Is generally
supposed to be. 1t is because OF the fact
. that the great majority Of people oitten
recover that the alleged cures, that are not
cures at all, have gained wide reputation.
II one Is snake bitten. takes whisky ana
soon RECEIVERS. the conclusion is likely 70 %
reached that the recovery Is due 10 inc
treatment when It was not at all.
5 ''It is only within the last generation that
scientists have come TO understand the con
stituents of the poison of various snakes.
Ii is interesting to know that the elements
that make up the poison Of the cobra and
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
By William Atherton Du Puy

Finally. we come to the fourth and hart
Of the po,sonous snakes Of North America.
the coral snake Of Florida, sometimes called
the harieouin snake In this creature We
have an example Of one Of those rare rela.
tionsbips that are found among the living
things that inhabit the globe, for the harls-
o,,tn snake Is. 4 close relative to the deadly
cobra Of India, being the only creature in the
western Hemisphere to bear such a rela.
tionship. AT the same time 1T is entirely
distipct from the pit, vipers, which include
an the other poisonous snakes Of Norta
America: The harlequin has no pit be:
tween, its eye and its nostril to testify %
the fact of its deadliness. /. 1t is graceful
little snake with black and white and yell
Inv stripes running around its body. It is
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

srrHERE ara in North America but thres
j or four kinds Of snakes that are poison.
sus, OF these the rsttissnaka IL the best
Known and the most widely distributed, Itis
10 be found from coast 10 eoast and from
the Canadian border to Msxico. Tho Cana
dian border. however. d about the northern
extremity Of Its place of abode, There are
. great many different kinds Of rattlers,
ranging from the white rattisr Of Lower
cslifornla and the hqrAsd RATHER Of Arlsena
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
From Wednesdays DaiIy]
South st. Paul Livestock.

South ST. Paul, Mimi, February g.
Cattle receipts $500: beef steers. weak
to 25 cents lower; no good or choice beef
100; best today $3.50; bulk $3.50 to $50;
butcher cows and heifers steady to weak
bulk $500 to $50; best early 500; can
neis and cutters steady at $3.50 to 3.75;
calves steady: top $3.50; stockers and
feeders slow. weak Hogs receipts $4,000;
market steady to Is cents lower; range
$500 to S;75: Bulk $3.50 to $50; pigs 10
40. Sheep receipts 1000: market steady;
choice grades lacking; best native lambs
here selling at $500 to $50: beet ewes
around $500
Milwaukee Livestock.
Milwaukee, Wis. February 2.-Hogs
10 cents lower. Cattle receipts 800; Is
to Csc lower. steers good to choice SITS
to 800; medium to good 1915 to $50;
fair to medium rs to $50; common $500
700; medium to good 1926 to 500; Cows
good to choice $500 to $50: medium to
good s4.25 to ATS; cutters $3.50 to 400;
Gamers s2:75 to S.2s; bulls butchers
mon light bulls $500 to $50. Calves re-
ceipts 700; so cents lower: good to choice
$1,000 to ii. 90 fair to light $1,000 to 1925,
sheep receipts 200, steady.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. February 2.-Cattle receipts
II 900; beef steers slow; little early trad
ing, about steady with yesterdays close;
few choice loads held at $3.50 and higher
bulk around $500 to $50; all other classes
weak to lower; bulk butcher cows and
heifers $500 to 500; Gamers and cut
tiers largely $500 to 4.25 best heavy hol-
ogna bulls $3.50 to bulk s4.75 to 5.25; good
to choice veal calves mostly $1,000 to
11.50, few ESQ pound weight above $500.
Hogs receipts $4,000; slow, steady to 1uc
higher; butchers up most; top 5000;
bwlk 200 pounds and down $3.50 to 1o.15;
steady: top lambs $1,000; bulk fat lambs
pigs 10 to Is cents lower: bulk desirable
80 to 120 pound s975 to 1000. Sheep re-
ceipts $4,000 killing classes generally
$3.50 to $50: bulk fat ewes $500 to 4.50
feeding lambs SOC lower. ":,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
HATS OFF TO OLD SPUDS
His Highness Is Now Near
Iy 800 Years Old
Made the Trip to America In
Perfectly Respectable
Manner

Chicago, ILL.,, January 29.-The ter
centenary of the planting of the first
potato in the United States will be
next December, according to Dr.
Berthold Laufer, curator of anthrop-
ology, OF the Field museum here.
THE potato entered this country"
the American association for the ad-
vancement of science, mot as sur
missed by de Candolle, through an al
legged band of Spanish adventures,
but in a perfectly respectable manner
from Bermuda, where 1t had been in
troduced some years previously from
England.
at is a prank of fortune that the
patato, originally a deniZen of Chile
and Peru, appears as naturalized
Englishman In the United States.
The potato had arrived in England
about 1885 or little later. For a
long time the belief>w was entertained
by botanists that the openauk, des-
ginia by Thomas Hariot in 1888, was
to represent our potato. This specu-
lation is erroneous. Data from the
History of the Bermudas now make
1t perfectly clear that the potato was
one of the plants which at that time
and until then chat is. 1921 Virginia
had not
"The History of the Bermudas re-
ports that In 1913 the good ship Eliz-
abeth brought potatoes from England
to Bermuda. The History further
states that on the End of December
1921, Captain Nathaniel Butler, Gov
ernor of the Bermudas, sent from St.
Georges, in the Sommer Islands to
nf nj ,cic
WYATT, two large cedar chests
where in were fitted all such kinds
and sorts Of the country plants and
fruits, as Virginia at that time and
until then had not, as figs, pome-
gIanates, oranges. lemons, plantanes,
sugar canes, potatoes, and cassada
rootes, papes, (papaya), red pepper,
the pritle peare, (prickly pearl, and
an the following year, virginian
bark took from the Bermudas twenty
thousands weight of potatoes at the
least The fact that potatoes were
very moment of the first Introduction
is confirmed in letters from, Virginia
in 1921 and published ~ Purchas.
"The gifts of the New World along
the line of cultivated plants were all
of a democratic character and made
a worldwide appeal: tobacco conquer
ed all peoples of the globe without
distinction, and ! know of only a
single tribe which does not practice
smoking-the poor islanders of Botei
Tobago. Tobacco is more universally
consumed than any other narcotic,
has profoundly Influenced the economy
of most nations and signally affected
special customs and promoted soci-
ability. In spirit of gratitude, Chin
csc and Japanese have bestowed on
tobacco the name herb of amiability'
(aiking tsao), as they explain, on
account of the affectionate feelings
entertained toward one another by all
classes of mankind since its use be-
come general"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
VIEWS OF LAYMEN

Mankato, February Ito The Free
Press: l was much interested to read
the letter of A Friend of Music in
your column and to realize that the
really fine program rendered by Miss
Pope and Miss Yer Haar was so
appreciated. beg to make a correc-
ton, however. 1t was not the last
of the Normal School Entertainment
Course. The last concert will be April
Z, when Burton Thatcher, the bass
baritone, will appear in recital In
this connection l may say to the
Friend of Music that the normal
school has just contracted for touf
concerts for next season which viii
surpass in excellence any yet offered.
so that her desire for good musi:
may be gratified to that extent at
least. The normal school is fortunate
in having an auditorium with acous-
tics unusually fine for music, which
compensates for the effort in climb
ing the hill. Ii there are only few
more Friends of Music i am sure
there will not be vacant seat in
the house next season.-Belle Car
rington, business manager OF Normal
School Entertainment Course.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
WANT SOLDIERS MEMORIAL
But Economy Streak May Block Pro-
ject for Present.


st. Paul, February, - Although
many legislators believe the need for
immediate economy may block plans
for a 100000 memorial at the
state capitol for soldiers of the world
war, a majority of the law makers
appear to be in favor of some sort
of fitting memorial in the not too
distant future. Senator Sam Rask,
Blooming Praire has a bill before
the senate providing for sale of GER
tifcates of Indebtedness as to pro-
vide a memorial building on the
grounds opposite the state capitol at
a cost of $1,000,000.
The state soldier bonus board has
failed to find a suitable market for
certificates of Indebtedness with
which funds they sought to pay SOL
Cier bonuses. For this reason there
is much prejudice against the plan
for selling certificates of indebted
ness to finance any kind of mem
orial. Some senators believe that it
is the paramount duty OF the state
to fulfill bonus payment obligations
before any sort Of memorial is con-
templated.
Inquiry at The capitol indicated
the question OF a memorial will be
put off at least until all bonuses are
paid. The memorial proposition may
be put off, some said, until the next
legislature meets, or for several
years until finances of the state are
in better shape than at present and
at least of the outstanding and auth
oriZed Indebtedness Is retired.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
HAS CROSSING SWEEPS
| So Far as Known st. Johns Only
Place Where They Survive
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch


st. Johns N. F., February 2.-The
child crossing sweep a character that
seems to have stepped out of the
pages of Dickens has come into his
seasonal occupation in this colonial
capital So far as known st. Johns is
the only place in North America
where the Institution survives. The
old touch given by some tatterdem-
alions and their brooms has much of
the picturesque and in a city subject
to weather conditions that make for
snow bound crossings and muddied
fagstones the childen have made
themselves so familiar and useful on
the streets as to have unofficial status
as a public utility.
No white wing city 1aborer of Chi
cago or New York does his work more
faithfully. Unlike the municipal en-
ploye the child crossing tenders ply
their sweeps independently and with
out wage. At the end of the crossing
however the pedestrian almost in
variably finds the little ones holding
their broom in one hand and extend
ing the other for aims. Payment in
pennies is given freely but the pedes-
trian has a problem when he finds
several seeking to clear his way and
awaiting their payment combatively
at the curb.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
MAKES LINOTYPE RECORD
South Carolina Operator Does Stunt
on 16-year Old Machine
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcl

Associated Press Dispatch.
Sumter, 8. c.. February 2.-Making
q speed record on a sixteen year old
linotype that had seen continuous
service. part time in day and night
shifts, was the unique achievement OF
o. Frank Patton, Machinist operator
of the Sumter Daily Item in winding
up the old year. Patton's perform
ance consisted Of setting 3,114 lines
of seven point type, thirteen ems on
an eight point slug, in a few minutes
less than six hours or an average Of
S61s lines an hour. on an old model
No. 3. linotype. erected in 1904.
There was no fat or pick ups or
any sort In the copy which was run
of hook consisting of local news, As
ISOLATED Press pony report, CORES
pondents, and reprint, part of it
typewriter and part of it manuscript
In handwriting. Type setting experts
have classed Patton as MN among
the first three speeders of the entire
country as his hourly average of fig
ues in company with the best speed
record ever made in this country over
q period of several hours and espec-
tally in seven point composition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
NSUNDAY SCHOOL
WORLD INCREASE OF 1882
IS NOW SHOWN
Methodist Students Subscribe
$420, 900 For the Near East
Sufferers
ASSOCIATED Press DispatchI

Chicago, February "A gain in en-
rollment of 20,305 scholars in Amer
lea and total gain throughout the
world of 1882 was indicated in the
annual report of DR.. w. s. Bovard,
corresponding secretary. read today
at the meeting Of the board of Sun
day school. Pupils increased 102, 1854 Of
which S7.4s1 have become members
OF the church. DR.. Bovard told the
board.
Subscribed For Sufferers.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools
in America and Europe have sub
scribed $4,000 for the relief of suf
fering In central Europe, the Near
East and China and money is still
coming into the treasury for that pur-
pose, the report said. Remarks on
the establishment of a bureau of
architecture, to submit sketches and
suggestions for new church build
ings. also were contained in the sec
retary's report.
RemodeIina of Churches.
He said there was a conviction
that the people responsible for
building and remodeling churches did
not have as a rule for their governing
idea, the welfare Of the whole range
of life" adding that "the necessity for
a great reform in the type of church
building is being felt"
Following the establishment of the
bureau of architecture 1,190 request
for sketches and suggestions have
been received during the year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
CHEER WILSON AT PLAY
PRESIDENT SEES DRINK
+, WATERS "LINCOLN'
Effects of Sickness On Nations
Executive Are Plainly
70
Visible
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

ASSOCldtCu ICoS lopdtCu.J n.
Washington, D. c., February $50
far as had been learned at the white
house today. President Wilson was
suffering no ill effects from his at
tendance at the theatre last night,
his first since the illness which in
terrupted his League of Nations
speaking tour in SeptemberF 1919.
With Mrs. Wilson and his brother in
law, John Randolph Boiling the pres
ident witnessed performance of John
Driukwater's abraham Lincoln" sur
prising a large audience when he ap-
peared in a lower box shortly before
the curtain rose. A round of applause
and cheers greeted the president when
recognized by the audience, which
rose in unison and stood until he was
seated.
Evidence of Sickness Seen.
The flood of light on the presidents
box gave the assembled hundreds
their first clear view of the man
whose whitened hair and more deeply
lined countenance bore evidence of
the effect of the long illness from
which he is now said to be making
rapid recovery. President Wilson,
using a cane, made his entrance into
the box on the arm of his brother in
law who also aided him in rising and
leaving the theatre after the perform
ance. The president used one of the
rear stage doors on entering and
leaving the theatre, disappointing a
throng which had gathered at the
front entrance to see him leave after
the performance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
BANKER AS THE S[EUTH
He Succeeds In Causing Arrest
For Robbery In Chicago
Yesterday
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

Chicago, February -Four sus-
poets are held by police today in
connection with the daring daylight
robbery of the Kenwood Trust and
Savings Bank yesterday. Officials of
the bank said the amount obtained by
the robbers might reach $4,000, al
though last night it had. been esti-
mated that it would not exceed $780,
900. The bank is fully protected by
insurance.
A reward of $4,000 was offered for
the arrest of the bandits. Their ar
rest was the result of private sleuth-
ing done by another Chicago banker.
The quartette aroused this bankers
suspicious two weeks ago, when they
remained in his offices about thirty
minutes with no otehr business to do
apparently but look the place over
carefully, according to information
he furnished the police. The banker
had an employee follow the men. upon
learning of the Kenwood bank robbery.
He gave the address and names of the
men to the police.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
IErom Wednesdays paiIyl

Attorney Evan Hughes was called
to Aberdeen, S. D., yesterday on legal
business.
A. P. Murphy one of the Northwest
ern railway telegraph operators at
the union depot, and secretary of the
o. R. T., on this division of the
Northwestern railway, is in Meridian,
Mimi, looking after the interests of
that order. A. L. Boyer of La Crsse
is relieving Mr.. Murphy during his
absence. "
Miss Katherine Steiner of Blue
Earth is. visiting at the home of Mrs.
Julia Wachter.
Miss Viva Nesbitt of Alexander,
Mimi, will be the guest of relatives
and friends in the city for few weeks