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Carnegie Institutions Central
American Expedition Makes
important Discoveries.
OLD CAPITAL IS EXCAvATED
Greatest Native Civilization Which
America Produced Once Flourished
In What Is Now Desolate and
Forgotten Region.

Washington.-After having discov-
cred and unearthed ancient and for
gotten cities that once were the CEN
ter of Americas civilization, and
after having begun to recover the an
Client learning for the Maya people
from their Indian descendants, the
Carnegie Institution Central American
expedition for 1921, which penetrated
the region of Guatemala, In the de-
partment of Peten, at the base Of the
Yucatan peninsula, has returned to
this city.
The expedition, under the direction
of Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley. associate
in American archaeology Of the insti-
tuition, left Washington early in Janu-
ary. The other Investigators were DR..
C. 4. Guthe and William Gates. both
research associates Of the institution.
The activities of the field season
consisted Of the exploration Of the
forests of northern Peten in search for
new centers of this ancient civiliza-
ton under the direction Of Doctor
Morley. the excavation Of Tayasal, the
last liza Ga Maya tribe) capital, To-
Gated upon an island In the Lake of
Peten liza, In northern central Peten,
by Doctor Guthe, and first-hand
study of the Maya language as spok-
en- today In northern British Honduras
and also by the Quiche, a Maya tribe
living In the highlands of Guatemala.
by Mr.. Gates.
Unearth Ancient Cities.
Following along the chicle (the sub
stance from which chewing gum Is
made) trails which traverse this re.
gion. Doctor Morley's party discovered
several new cities during the course OF
the field season, In what appears to
have been the very heart Of the old
Maya empire.
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Dancing Helps
Heart Patients

For two seasons past a dancing class
Tor cardiacs under eighteen years has
been conducted, under medical and
nurse watchfuness, the instruction
being given principally by stronger
patients Of this group.
Class attendance Is compulsory as
soon as the heart strength Is consid-
cred adequate. The weaker and more
diiiident are gradually inducted. Many
cardiacs have given special fancy
dances In entertainments. This high
ly diverslonal exercise Is not stressed,
but Is included in the direction, ito
begin to walk, coast, golf, dance, etc,
rs soon as you feel able" Resident
physicians orders are occasionally
given for more or less or none Of these
various exercises.
How Patients Are Affected.
For six months the dancing Is out
Of doors. The spectators, too, are
strongly affected for good, Doctor
Brush asserts. One hardly recognizes
these patients at such functions; they
show color, animation, strength, good
posture; pains and neurotic depres-
sions have actually dlsappeared-and
are the less likely TO return. II can
dance again" Is valued expression
by patients.
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Find New Cities
of Ancient MAYA

Doctor Guthe's excavations at Tay-
asal proved equally fruitful. The prin-
cipal plaza of that city was located,
and the work of clearing away the
earth and fallen masonry from the
principal structures was commenced.
The peninsula Of Yucatan juts up
into the Gulf of Mexico like the great
ward. 1t is $50 miles wide, and be-
fore 1t finally takes root In the conti-
mental land mass far to the south,
gradually merging into the foothills
of the Cordilllerra, 1t Is 400 miles long.
This region, a limestone formation
of recent geological age, has gradual
ly emerged from the floor of the Car
ibbean sea. and is now overgrown
with dense sub-tropical jungle. 1t
supports, In fact, an almost continu-
GUS forest Of mahogany. rubber, Santa
Maria, ceiba, chico-sapote (the "chew-
ing gum" tree), and many other SUBJ
tropical trees, which so completely
covers the country that one may trav-
ell in this bush for days without see
cOmmOdate a modern bungalow COM
fortably.
In this now desolate and forgotten
region there developed during the
first fifteen centuries Of the Christian
era the greatest native civilization
which America produced, namely, that
Of the ancient Maya Of southern Mex
leo and northern Central America.
Here great cities grew up, filled with
temples, pyramids, palaces and mon
asteries, built Of finely carved lime
stone. which were grouped around
paved squares and courts.
Once Brilliant People.
In these spacious plaZas beautifully
sculptured monuments were erected,
their sides inscribed with elaborate
hierogIyphic writings, setting forth i'm
pOrtant historical and astronomical
facts. A dense population, highly or
ganiZed under strongly centralized
governments, flourished in the region,
the vanguard Of civilization In the
New World.
But In the course Of centuries pes
thence, drought, civil war and famine
overlook the Maya, so that when the
Spaniards landed on the east coast Of
Yucatan in 1851, under Francisco de
Montejo, the last remnant Of this once
brilliant people fell an easy prey to
the shock Of foreign conquest, and they
were speedily reduced to dependence
and slavery. Their once magnificent
cities were abandoned. vast sections
being actually depopulated. and the
tropical jungle again crept over the
region, until today these former CEN
ters of life and human activity lie
buried In the grip of dense forest,
and crumbling walls and piles of fall
en- masonry overgrown with giant
trees alone bear melancholy witness to
former pomp and glory.
Investigations In this remote and
inaccessible region may only be car
ried on under enormous difficulties.
1t is only very slowly, with infinite
pains and at high cost that this region
Is being made to yield its archeolog-
lcal secrets and the truth about our
foremost native American civilization
Is gradually being made known.
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burnt child breads the fire;
spoiled child breads nothing.
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There. have been about twenty col
lapses or partial faints among all the
thousands of dancers (3O,OOO patients
cared for). About half of these were
in cardiacs and found to be mainly
hysterical or neurotlc. Some heart
patients have complained Of increased
pain, etc, the day after, but no In
stance Of decompensating has fol-
lowed (Decompensatlon means fall
ure of the heart to increase In power
sufficiently to overcome valvular dis
ease) The pulse rate rises moderate
ly. Many patients express u feeling
of benefit from the exercise.
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pound advertised and had heard several
women talk of it, 80 mother got me
some. This Vegetable Compound 10
wonderful and it helped me very much,
80 that during my periods ! am not now
sick or drowsy. have told many girls
about your medicine and would be glad
to help anyone who is troubled with
similar ailments. You may use my tes-
timonial as you like. STELLA LINK
wILER, 6 Second St. Evansville, Indiana.
Some girls lead lives of luxury, while
others toll for their livelihood, but all
are subject to the same physical laws
and suffer in proportion to their viola
Zion. When such symptoms develop az
Irregularities, headaches, backaches.
bearing down sensations and "the
blues, girls should profit by Miss Ling
wiler's experience and give Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound trial
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YOUNG GIRL
finds RELIEF
Wants to Tell Other Cirls
All About Il

Evansville, Ind.-"I am eighteen
wears old and have been bothered for
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"Fresh" Eggs Hatch In Store.

Paducah. Ky.-Fourteen chicks
hatched out of eggs in the bottom lay
er of n crate at a market house here,
were discovered after the top layers
had been sold as fresh eggs.
The chicks, which We're several DAYS
old, apparently had been mothered by
the heat wave and were In splendid
health.
The owner sold them for several
times the value Of fresh eggs.
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Attempt 10 Burn Out
Snake Caused Big Loss

A six-foot blacksnake refused
to move from his den under a
stump. and w. III. Winter,
farmer of Augusta, Ky, on
whose poroperty the snake had
taken up a residence. decided to
smoke out the reptile. Fire
spread from the stump to 20
acre hay field. Appeals were
sent to the fire department and
farmers hurried to the scene to
help extinguish the flames. AT
one time 1t seemed as though
the fire would spread to the
city, but timely shower helped
extingulsh the flames.
The snake escaped.
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Sprjnatime Quandary.

Another sign OF spring Is the wor
ried efforts of young fathers to decide
whether it will he new baby carriage
or secondhand motor car.-lndian
apOlIs News.
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Nickel Shine Back In Boston.

Boston.-The nickel shine has re-
turned. The boys Of the north end
have invaded the business district in
a war on established bootblacks, some
OF whom have met the competition by
cutting rates from 10 cents to 8.
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SeVSTal fllOIlIilS Will
irregular periods.
Every month my
back would ache and
l always had a cold
and felt drowsy and
sleepy. l work in 9
millinery shop and I
went to work every
day, but felt stupid
and would have such
crarAps. / had seen
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We petable Com
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The closer you get to some people
the more distant they are.
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zontal lines crossed by three vertical
ones. indicates danger; the same
symbol amplified means Beware Of
prison" Here again the pictorial
representation Of prison bars is
obvious.
No. 4 Is very simple: a blank cir.
Gle means Nothing here" When,
however. the circle IL divided into
four, II shows that food may be had
for the asking. II this were the
work Of an English tramp the sym.
Dol might be taken to represent a
hot-cross bun.
Two squares which overlap at
ono corner signify That the caller
may get what he requires by
threatening the occupants.
Any one finding the two Lorraine
crosses shown in No. on his door
.aAy sea eontsntsd In his bed II
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members Of every tribe and the
members OF every nation. have 40
quired q comradeship without
which concerted action would BE-
impossible: but with this comrsds-
ship has come always . Jealousy
Of other tribes and nations. This
jealousy has often ripensd into
rivalry. sometimes into hostility.
and occasionally into war.
In fact. no matter how carefully
w examine history. We can find no
time when these conditions of COM
radsship. rivalry and hostility did
not exist. Certainly they exist now;
otherwise there would have been
no object in holding the conference
that 10 ncw In session.
Having tust gone through .he
most extensive war in history. II IL
but natural that all the nations
should turn their hopes toward
peace. Such has s'ways been the
action of every nation after every
war. Such has been the fighter
after his fight has ceased. Such
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has been far from perfect up 10
tho present time. and since we can
discern little Improvement In the
actual Individual within the last
five thousand years, during which
We know his conduct well. we are
justified In presumins that he VIII
continue virtually ~ he II now for
many years berond our lives and
the lives of our grandchildren
For this reason. II II logical for
US to turn to history, to see what
has happened in the past to nations
that occupied positions similar to
that which We occupy today.
The oldest nation of which We
have clear history is Egypt As
long ago as the 18th century B. c..
she combined a high degree of in
ternsl and external prosperity with
the great military power. and was
the paramount nation on the earth.
She remained a great nation longer
than any other that we know Of; for
It was not until 52s B. c.. that she
suffered defeat In war. At that
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AR ADMIRAL FISKE WARNS UNITED STATES
PERIL OF DEGENERACY LOOMS ON HORIZO

time. however. she was conquered
by Canbyses. King Of Persia. and
forced into . condition of virtual
vassalage. From this vassalage
che has never since risen.
A. thoughtful reading Of her his
tory shows that the cause Of her
downfall was that her people had
gradually yielded to the effeminiz-
ing influence Of protracted prosper
ity and peace. and inevitably degen-
Grated physically morally, men
tally and spiritually.
Meanwhile. the Babyionian EN-
pire has arisen In southwestern
Asia. 1t also enjoyed a period Of
wealth and glory; but her people
also succumbed to the weakening in
fluences Of long continued prosperity
and peace. As q result, they were
conquered b. the hardy Assyrtans,
In the eighth century B. C. Assyrta
followed the career Of Egypt and
B&bylonia. and her people likewise
In SOC they were con-
quered by the Chaldeans.
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Why Babylon Fell.

In those days. It was not so light
Z matter 20 be conquered as 1t is
today; for the ChaIdeans destroyed
Ninsvah. the capital Of Assyria, so
completely that two centuries after
ward xenophon could not learn
what city 1t was that her ruins
marked
The Chaldean Empire did exactly
as the others had done. IT simply
desenerated 1t degenerated 30
utterly that. when she was attacked
In the year 6as B. C. by Cyrus.
king of the bsrbar1o tribes of Persia.
she could make almost no resistance
whatever. and permitted the enemy
to march almost unreststed through
the gates Of strongly fortified Baby
lon, her capital
Then Persia did exactly a. Egypt.
Babylon, Assyria and Chaldea had
done, but TO a greater degree She
became the most powerful and ex-
tsnsivs empire th9s ever had ex-
listed: but % quickly did her people
become sffeninised that about $50
Be, 4 king Of little semi-barbaric
Maoedon, named Alexander. with
hardly $4,000 men, made himself
master Of all that had been Persia.
and even imposed Greek civilization
on her.
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Chaos Followed.

A condition of virtual chaos fol-
lowed. Then ono OF the geniuses
Of history, Napoleon Bonaparte,
arose and saved her. Less than a
hundred years later. under Napo-
Icons nephew and his beautiful en-
press. Eugene. France achieved a
condition of meretricious splendor
that dashed the world. But she
was really effeminate: with the re-
suit that she feIl before the armies
Of Prussia with . auickness that
would have been ridiculous. II II
had not been 20 terribls-
Forty-ssven years later, the world
war disclosed the fact that Ger
many. with only Ineffective assist
anos from Austria and Turkey, was
abls to fight almost successfully
axainst Great Britain. France and
the Omitted States. and suggested
the idea that II they were not al
ready degenerate. they were Tar
advanced on ''ths primrose path"
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Napoleon Saved Her.

It Is the fashion of today to d.
clare that the Fall Of Rome was the
greatest disaster In history UP TO
thai Tina But Rome herself suf-
fered 20 greater disaster than had
her predecessors. The reason why
the disastef ~u gre9ser to thu
world At largo was that. instead Of
being conquered by another State
which could IN . measure take her
place. Rome was conquered by bar
barians. who had that hatred Of
civilization which all barbarians
have They vented II BY stamping
out civilization all over Europe.
Since Rome. no ono nation has
ever dominated the world: though
Germany In the reign of Charles
v. approxin .ted II. At least in Eu-
rope- For this reason. no modern
nation has ever enjoyed the pro-
tractsd period Of prosperity and
peace that the woId-masters of an
tiquity enjoyed. and none has b.
come effeminized. THE FIRE.
QUENTLY ALTERNATING CON-
DIY1ONs OF PEACE AND WAR
HAVE KEPT THE HUMAN AM.
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Later. ~ he has gradually raised
his state Of civilization. man has
taken advantage Of the new tools
Of war tweapopD which his high
er civilization enabled him to
fashion. Among the earliest were
the bow and arrow. the catapult.
and the crossbow. Later came the
gun. and then came the manifold
improvements that civilization
gradually conferred upon It
Since the invention of the gun.
and, especially. since tho later In
vention Of steam and electric ap-
pliances, civilization has advanced
at an increas ngly rapid rate and
weapons have simultaneously ad-
vanced In power.
But the most powerful weapons
Of today serve only the same pur-
pose as did the club and the sharp
ened stick OF the primeval savage.
Fo- this reason, although war costs
more In money at the present day
than Il has ever cost before, It
does not cost more In suffering, In
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'Tney Are More Free, More Decent, and Have a
Greater Amount OF Self Respect Than Amy
Other Nation Know" Sayant Declares SThey
Arc Partners OF Their Husbands"

Under Ouunnunian. IN hsv0 -
worh-men and women alilrs. There
Is not a class living In idlensss upon
the work Of others. In an aristo-
cratic or plutocratio community. II
Is the idle who are most respected.
but under Communism idleness u
not permitted The result IL that q
new kind OF sincerity permeates the
whole Of life. Idleness IL IN itself de-
morllisfng. and where II Ii respected
It damages even those who cannot
achieve IT, through imitation Of the
bad habits to which It leadA But
In a Communist society everybody
is kept In mental health and sanity
by genuine work. work for the COM
munity. not las often elsewherO for
a parasitic class of idle rich.
One Of tho best features Of Com
munism Is that It alone, Of an eco.
nomic systems hitherto tried. 80
cures for women a real equality with
men and the greatest degree Of free
dom that Ia In any way realizable.
Women. like men. are expected to
work for tho community. not for .
husband or family. The result II
that they escape tho economic bond
age to husband or father, a. well a.
the subordination to q particular en-
ployer which comes with capitalistio
industrialism-
In all her personal relations q
woman IL free under Communism as
under no other system. And the
widening OF outlook that comes from
working for the community, instead
of being limited to the family. IL Of
inestimabls moral and Intellectual
benefit 70 vOmSA,
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only one class-at least In theory.
This make, a civilization very diff.
terent from any that Is to be seen
eisewh IRE. Europe and America are
industrially plutocratic; a man Is
respected. roughly speaking, in pro-
portion to his share in the control
of industry.
China is aristocratic in a pre-in.
dustrtal way. as Europe was in the
eighteenth century. One meets
among the educated classes many
who believe themselves to be Social
lists, but not a few of these. II seems
to me. have failed to realize the
changes involved in having only one
class. doubt. for example. whether
they would find II easy to regard
their rickshaw coolies az equals. It
may be objected that they are. In
fact, not equals. since they are less
educated. But that, though II
makes them unequal in capacity.
does not make them unequal as re.
CARDS rights. For example. their
children have exactly the same
claim to education as the children of
the well to do. And anyone who
aims at economic justice will vel.
come every increase in the earnings
of coolies and every approach to bet.
ter conditions of work.
One very great gain from the abo.
lition of classes is that there are not
so many divisions and limitations Of
sympathy as there are in a society
where differences of circumstances
and education have produced very
great differences of outlook. In an
old society, men and women of very
different social status cannot undsr.
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nights. This indication means that
the persons living IN the house are
people Of authority. and that moth
ing must be done to irritate them.
A spearhead pointing downward.
urges the tramp who reads the sign
to take vengeance-showing that
his predecessor has had a rough
time. probably being offered food In
exchange for work.
TRACED TO GYPsIEs.
An inverted semi-circle CNo. o.
shows that the householder may
yield to eloquence, while the Jagged
teeth In No. 10 mean Beware of
the dog" -
A rectangular figure with a black
spot in the centre is n warning that
the owner OF the house Is liable to
use force. No. IL In probably the
most welcome of the lot. The three
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stand prosperity" and speedily be-
came so degenerate that one cannot
talk about her in detail. without
going into matters that are indie
cent.
Then came the wonderful Roman
Empire, founded on the genius of
perhaps the greatest man who ever
lived. Julius Caesar. Rome took the
place of Egypt. Babylon. Assyria,
Chaldea. Persia and Greece, and be-
came greater than even today.
largely because Of the progress Of
the mechanic arts during the inter
vening years- Rome followed In the
footsteps of those others ard came
to a similar end.
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Rome Met Fate.

Meanwhile. after her victories over
Persia in $40 and $50 B. c.. Greece
especially the little republic OF
Athens) became extremity rich. and
became more highly advanced also
In some OF the arts of peace than
any other nation had ever been be-
fore or ever has been sinca- But
che. like Egypt. Babylon. Assyris.
Chaldea and Persia was unabls to
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NAL IN THAT CONDITION OF
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ALERT.
NESS WHICH. UP TO THE
PRESENT MOMENT, SEEMS AL
WAYS TO HAVE BEEN NECES-
sARY TO HIS MORAL AND SPIR.
ITUAL WELL-BEING.
There Is one nation. however.
which has come perilously near ef-
Termination twice: once In the lat.
ter part OF the eighteenth century
and once in the latter part of the
nineteenth century. This nation 10
France, the oldest civilized nation
in the world. About 1889 she had
become so decadent Tor at least the
men and women who controlled her
destinies had become so decadeno
that common people, encouraged by
the successful result of our war for
independence, rose in revolt.
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oNDON, NOV. lS.-lt u Wiueiy
IL known that tramps have their
own methods of communicat-
ing with each other. and that the
chalk marks frequently to be ssen
on house doors and walls are indics-
.tions from ono wanderer to another.
The French police have recently
made q discovery which enables
them to read at a glance this pic
torial language. This compact die
tionary was found, written on a
soiled piece of paper. in the pocket
Of an arrested besgar. He was evil
IDENTIFY a newcomer to the game, as
inquiries show that this pictorial
language has been handed down
through generations, and no tramp
born In the profession" would find
It necessary to carry its vocabulary
In his pocket.
These signs form a complete sum.
mary Of everything necessary for
one brother Of the road to com.
municate to another. Thus Figure
1, a circle transfixed by two arrows,
means Nothing doing; disagreeable
people" The symbol apparently Is
intended to show two arrows, the
obvious sign Of 4 hostile welcome.
The ssoanl figure. three hort
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ing economic superiority a. b pro
vded BY social display. For the
sake Of social display. men and sti1l
more women. are induced to spend
time and money on feasts and cere-
monies that give no real pleasure.
and grand clothes whose principal
purpose In to give pain to rivals
In these ways, all that could bring
real happiness or usefulness IL
sacrificed to vanity.
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has bssn the action Of every Per
son after an exhausting effort Of
any kind. After long-continusd 81
srfion of any sort. man has always
-turnsd his hopes toward rest
But there II such . thing ~
going to extrsmss In any linz Of
conduct: no matter how correct
that line Of conduct may be. II
not followed to excess There u
such q thing ~ resting too much.
There 10 even such q thing a. too
much pesce. HISTORY SHOWS
THAT NOTHING ELSE HAS
EVER BEEN SO DANGEROUS
TO A NATION AS LONG PRO-
TRACTED PEACE.