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The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Sweden's Drink Problem.
The Smuggling Of Liquor From Dem
mark an Old Practice.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The arti-
Gle in your paper about Sweden's posi-
ton in regard to prohibition and liquor
control was interesting. 1t confirms the
old saying that you cannot teach an old
dog new tricks.
The Swedes have always consumed
much alcoholic liquor, the Norwegians
coming a close second. And rum rum
ming was a pretty popular pastime. The
coast of Denmark is near. At Elsinore
the sound is only mile wide, opening
out until it reaches width of sixteen
miles between Nakkehoved on the DAN
ish coast and Kullen on the Swedish.
All along both coasts between Elsinore
and Nakkehoved on the Danish coast
and Helsingborg and Kullen on the
Swedish are numerous villages inhab-
tied by sturdy men who divided their
time between agricultural and pisca-
torial pursuits, with a little rum run
ming on the side.
The export of the liquor was all from
the Danish side. For the Swedish kar-
toffel or potato brandvin was so poor
that even the poorest Danish korn
breendevin-barley liquor-was superior.
The Swedish, potato liquor was full of
fusel oil which left the tippler with
"such a headache" and seemed to make
him a wild fighter. just as our 'rotgut"
whisky acts. The duty in Sweden on
LIQUOR was high. And the penalty for
smuggling severe. usually condemnation
TO hard labor with ball and chain in the
fortifications, which meant the fort at
Engelholm.
Esinore was the home of flotilla
of smugglers' boats, boats built some
what on the lines of whaleboats. very
long and narrow. with from ten to six
teen pairs of oars, swift as an arrow,
with kegs fitted under the seats. The
way employed to land the contraband
was usually for the Danish smugglers
TO buoy" the kegs and heave them
overheard, to be picked UP by the
Swedes. Many a time have | seen the
Danish boats return at sunrise from
their night trip with booze. As your
writer quotes DR.. Bratt. the controller.
the doctor has the right idea. Forbidden
fruit always tastes the best. And II
our prohibition enforcers would use the
same methods there would be less re-
sentiment and resistance here.
New YORK, October 9. DR.. c. l.. S.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Botulism Easy to Avoid.
Unnecessary Concern Over One Form
OF Food Poisoning.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Within
the past year very old ailment with
a comparatively new name has been
brought into public notice. The history
of the food poisoning bacillus and the
ptomaine which produce the ailment of
botulism probably antedates the period
of written history.
The bacillus, the ptomaine and the
disease produced seem to be contempo-
rary with the curing OF meats. The
name allantiasis was formerly employed
to designate this particular form Of
food poisoning. Both terms. one from a
Latin, the other from a Greek woru
meaning sausage, have precisely the
same meaning.
A toxic substance. apparently one Of
those bearing the name of ptomaines,
Is formed by the bacillus of botulism.
That tho substance is highly poisonous
Is evident, but the statement that Il is
one million times as deadly as prussic
acid is sheer nonsense. That botulism
has resulted from eating uncooked sau-
sage is true without doubt but cases Of
this origin in the United States are very
rare. Almost all of them have been
derived from canned or potted meats
which have been exposed to the air for
day or more.
In a few instances improperly cured
ham has been reported as the source In
at least one instance in this city several
deaths were undoubtedly due to pre-
served olives. The bacillus Of botulism
is destroyed by heat n little below the
boiling point Of water. 1t is spore bear
ing and the spores may remain potent
for a long time. AS matter of preven-
lion heating to the boiling point several
times is necessary for complete steriliza-
tion in cases in which the presence OF
the bacillus is suspected.
Census mortality statistics of 1920
enumerate 957 deaths from various forms
of food poisoning for that year. but bot
ulism is not mentioned among them. A
distinguished pathologist has beer
quoted to the effect that Of approx.
mately $50 recorded cases In the United
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Burton Demands That Europe Pay Up
Funding Board Member, After Overseas Tour, Comes
Out Against Debt Cancellations.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a strong dec
laration was made to-day by Repre-
sentative Theodore e. Burton, Republi-
can (Ohio). a member of the Allied
Debt Commission. against any cancella-
ton of the debts of European'nations to
the United States.
His statement made unanimous the
opinion on the question of all American
delegates to the interparliamentary
union conference at Vienna. A number
OF Senators who. with Mr.. Burton, had
toured Europe and conferred with lead
ing statesmen and publicists have de-
clared that the allied debts should not
be remitted. Mr. Burton conferred with
President Harding to-day. After cam
paigning in Ohio he will return here
for the meeting this month of the Allied
Debt Commission with Great Britain's
financial representatives.
There are many reasons why the
allied debts should not be Cancelled" he
said. "First, they are binding obliga-
tions, a national debt, and their cancella-
tion would throw doubt on national
credit. which is an all important part of
all commercial and industrial relations
Second these loans were not made
from an abounding revenue, but were
obtained by borrowing from our people
with no small difficulty and with
great deal of sacrifice. There was no
thought at the time that they would not
be repaid and indeed the law under
which our people took our bonds pro-
yided for their exchange in kind
Third, the United States is sincerely
interested in world peace. If these debts
were cancelled it would lead to an ex-
pansion of the military and naval estab-
llshments of other countries and thereby
bring a threat of war and all the waste
IL entails.
Fourth, proportionately the increase
in the debt of the United States as
result of the war is greater than that of
the borrowers. The increase in taxation
also is proportionately greater.
Further, while we recognize the Won
derful sacrifices made by the Allies dur
ing the war. their danger was more i'm
minent and we have gained no territory
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Old Opera Favorites.

New operas are an artistic neoes-
sity of such an institution as the
Metropolitan Opera House. Some
times they become 80 popular that
the expenditure Of time and money
involved in testing them is well
worth making. More often, however,
they disappear after the season which
save them their New York birth. Yet
they are indispensable, since an opera
house which satisfied itself with old
favorites would soon lose significance
in modern operate art.
So the new operas which GIULIo
GATTI-CAsAzzA has promised to add
to the Metropolitan's repertoire Of
forty-fve works may or may not al
lure the public. They will be listened
to with respect. maybe with admira-
tion and possibly with enthusiasm
There are among the so-called re-
vivals, however, some operas brill
iantly associated with the history Of
the theater. They are certain to be
0edTu WIFI utllBut. lObdpiy ShO OiN
admirers OF them will add a little OF
the rosy glow of memory to their
pleasure. They will no doubt succeed
in winning new adherents even in a
day of changed operatic fashions.
Romeo and Juliet" which has al
ways divided with Faust" and Car
men" the distinction OF being the most
popular of the French operas, used to
be a notable pillar OF the institution
under the consulship of MAURICE
GRAU. GoUNop's opera knew its
greatest New York popularity then.
JEAN DE REszKE, adored tenor of that
period, had to be the hero. He could
play lover to a half dozen great sing
ers OF that time. 1t seemed to matter
little whether the fair Cdpulet was
incarnated by NELLIE MELBA, EMMA
EAMEs or MARcELLA SEMBRIcH. IL
was in the first degree impor-
tant that the Polish tenor be in tho
cast. With his departure from the
scene the work declined in popu-
| larity. Mr.. GATTI-CAsAzzA must feel
/ that he has found competent sue
cessor or else the dust would not
have been swept from the Gallic set
ting of the love tale Of old Verona
william Tell" has not been heard
on the stage of New York's opera
house since FRANCISCO TAMAGNo was
among the singers there. 1t was ae-
counted among the finest achieve
ments of the heroic tenor who, in
spite Of his fame elsewhere. never
succeeded in bringing New York
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Safety at the Crossing.
A Plan TO Protect Pedestrians From
Motor Cars at Corners.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Mr.. Rob-
inson's suggestion as to how to remedy
the danger from automobiles turning
corners Is not quite satisfactory.
Yesterday thought It out this way :
When the whistle sounds for the north
and south traffic to stop no motor should
be allowed to move from side street
TO go downtown. An automobile bound
from the east side downtown should
walt until the north and south traffic
moves. Then the chauffeur could turn
his car into the stream of moving auto
mobiles or wait till the last car and
follow 1t.
This would give free passage for
the pedestrians crossing the street when
they have the right OF way.
When there is no policeman to rcgu-
late traffic Mr.. Robinsons idea Is feas-
ibe. LOUIS NJ. EfLsH EMIUs.
NEW YoRK. October o.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Yorkville in the eos.
Old Grammar School No. 81. Goats
and Fire Alarms.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The let
ters of Mr.. Metzger and "Manadoes" re-
ferring to old School No. 4 revived pleas
ant memories of my school days of the
early COS. when l was a pupil nifty
seven years ago in old Grammar School
No 81, at Eighty-seventh street and
Fourth avenue.
Mr.. Boice, the principal was a large
and pleasant man. He was a strict dis
ciplinarian-those were the days when
the teacher was privileged to punish the
child-and we boys carried rosin in our
pockets to rub on the palm of our hand
under the delusion that II would lessen
the sting from Mr.. Boice's ruler.
William owen, known to us as Black
Billy. an excellent tutor and later a
principal. taught the first class, while
Luke O'Reilly, teacher with brains and
wit. cared for the boys in the second
class. The other teachers were women.
Miss Bell among the number. At GER
tain periods we were visited and ex-
amined for promotion by the school
trustees
At that time Yorkville was a sparsely
settled community. prominent for its
rocks, goats and vacant land. When a
fire occurred the big bell in the Eighty
fifth street tower struck three. Then
we would hunt for the fire. The boys.
when permitted, helped pull the hand
engine. 1t was a great day for us when
our first steam engine, No. 10, was To-
Gated at Eighty-second street and Fourth
avenue.
My experience has been like that of
Mr.. Metzger. Though l have lived in
New York and it's Immediate vicinity
since my school days, have never come
in contact with any of my old school
chums. w. 7. BINGHAM.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Oct. 9.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10

ers to his chariot wheels. RossINfs
opera demands a distribution which
will prove how competent is the male
choir of the company at the Metro
politan this year. Then "L'Afri-
caine" will bring its memories to the
older generation of operagoers and
reveal to the younger generation n
type of work which composers to-day
have altogether abandoned. The gran
diose collaborations of MEYERBEER
and SCRIBE used to prove profoundly
impressive to our fathers. "L'Afri-
caine" is not altogether unknown to
operagoers of the day, for ENRIco
CARUso and OLIVE FREMsTAD united
to renew its ancient glories under the
sway of HEINRICH CoNRIED.
"Tannhauser" disappeared with the
operas that the war made it inexpe-
dient to perform. A galaxy of the
distinguished singers OF the Metro
politan Opera House devoted their
talents in former years to the inter
probation of WAGNER's beloved work.
It's history is closely connected with
the institutions glories under every
varying administration. "Thais"
and Der Rosenkavalier" are too re-
cent to have built up legend about
them Yet they both suggest quite
irresistibly two departed members of
the company who found success in
them. These are GERALDINE FARRAI
and FRIEDA HEMPEL.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Abracadabra.
De Wolf Hopper Preceded the
Banker in Using the Word.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: So the
president of the Bank of Montreal sent
the American bankers scurrying for die
tionaries when he flung his 'abraca-
dabra" at them! Were they not among
the tired business men who were enter
tained some twenty-five years ago by
De Wolf Hopper and Della Fox in that
ola la-podrida "Panjandrum"
With the eye of memory I can see
the pair of fakirs from Fakirville as
they burst into the scene outside the
palace. Dave Reed, playing the Grand
ViSier, rushes out on the balcony at the
sound Of their beating tomtoms and de-
mands to know who dares thus to dis
turb the soothing slumbers of his Sacred
Majesty Panjandrum III. by unholy
din and orders that the wretches be
seized and fed to the sacred crocodile.
Hopper in his inimitable way answers,
Marry, l trow not. I don't wish to
handy words with you, but, as an evil
dence of good faith and not necessarily
for publication, don't mind telling you
who we are"
Then turning to the dainty Della Fox,
he exclaims, "Strike up that orchestra
of yours and let them know that the
renowned Hddkoddhdy is here and
awaits an audience" Right there he
beat Mr. Taylor to it anent abracadabra
with a song of Introduction. part Of
which was as follows:
With our abracadabra, presto change, we
turn things inside out.
And we usually collar the casual dollar
from many gaping lout;
Oh, our living we gain not by legerdemain
but by selling this wonderful pill
Which cures all disease-ffty cents. II you
please-we are fakirs from Faklrville!
Them was the happy days! ]. S. A.
NEW YORK, october 9.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1922.
A Government Bond Bargain.

A half billion Government bond is
sue at Az per cent. and to run for
thirty years, as announced by the Sec
retary of the Treasury, will be the
choicest investment in the world. The
wonder of it from the point of view of
incompatible investment opportu-
nifty is that it will go to small inves-
tors four years after the war on the
same terms as the great bulk of the
Liberty Loan issues was put out when
this country, along with Europe, was
in welter of war spending, war de-
struction of wealth and war crippling
of man power; when no man could
foresee the end of colossal bond
issues and when no man could meas
ure the possible economic wreckage
that would be left in the wake OF
the war.
Now America is reasonably assured
against war for years to come, the
financial position of the country is
imbedded in foundations of granite,
the national debt has been reduced,
the Government is on a sound bust
ness basis, and yet small investors
will be able to invest in their Govern
ment's securities on a 4A per cent.
basis and for thirty years. And not
long before the war investors were
going into ordinary railroad bonds
on 31s and even a per cent. basis.
Such is the transformation which has
come over the money markets as
lingering result Of the war.
If one asks how such things can be
possible the answer is not difficult.
Secretary MELLON is one of the great
business men, bankers and financial
yperts of the world. He knows there
Is a vast and insistent demand for
new capital by the country's reviving
industry. He knows there is and
for years must be, until the economic
waste of the war is made good,
llarp limit upon the supply OF new
capital as compared with demands.
The United States Government
itself must bid against that insistent
demand of American business and
American industry for new capital.
And the United States Treasury, need
ing billions either in cash or in re-
funding securities to meet maturing
obligations close at hand, goes into
the money market and bids for the
American peoples savings on basis
of Az per cent. interest.
But the time will come when these
thirty year United States bonds. pay
ing Az per cent. interest yet obtain
able directly from the Treasury at par,
will be not few but many points
above par The time may como very
soon. To buy them now at leo cents on
the dollar is the chance Of lifetime.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Georgia Farmers Repent.

with most of the South benefiting
through the freedom of its cattle
from the attacks of that dangerous
enemy the tick it is surprising to
learn that in some districts the efforts
of the authorities to protect cattle
are opposed. There is evidence that
the opposition arises simply from
lack Of information and that it van
ishes with education.
A recent case in point was in Ech-
OILS county, Georgia, where the dip
ping plant was partly destroyed by a
mob. The authorities started rebuild
ing the vats Immediately and also
took steps to make plain the purpose
of dipping cattle. This caused such
a revulsion of feeling that many per-
sons opposed to dipping helped in the
work of reconstruction. The most
recent records of the Department of
Agriculture show that during the
month of August practically all the
cattle in Echois county were dipped
under either State or Federal super
vision. Lectures and text books have
won the day.
AS for the tick 1t has been easier
to eradicate than some Of the other
scourges the Southern farmer has had
to contend with. Herds of fine Here
fords, good specimens of the polled
Angus and Holsteins are found to-
day in territory where nothing but
tick ridden hybrids were met with
not so very long ago.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
In Magellanic Cloudland.

The instant the world series, with
its wonderful collection of percent
age tables, WIS ended the Harvard
astronomer hoped up with some
thing ev,n more astonishing. They
have ..ieasured the distance and size
81 the Large Magellanic Cloud, a
batch of stars hitherto much neg
lected by the general public.
The astronomers admit that the
distance from us of their new pet
universe is almost beyond human
powers of comprehension" A con-
servative statement; it is doubtful
whether any number OF Learn to
Realize a Quadrillion Weeks would
help the man in the street to con-
ceive how distant thing must be
when it takes light 10000 years to
travel from It to this gaping planet.
The Magellanic Cloud is not of our
set. 1t has nothing more than per-
haps diplomatic relations with the
Milky Way, that transit route along
which the cosmic Interests are hurry
ing us with no Hylan to stop them.
The Magellanic Cloud is supposed to
be separate universe. Perhaps it
has a Monroe Doctrine.
What good is it? cries impatient
Rollo. Well, that is what the Magel-
lanic Cloud crowd may be saying about
our solar system. They do not say II
about the earth in particular, this
poor little ball Of mud being lost in
the sidereal shuttle. The Magellanic
Cloud, Rollo. is valuable at least for
guessing purposes. Has it people
DO they think and drink? How do
they spend their week ends? Perhaps
their weeks last a million years.
Have they silk hats? Boards Of Es-
innate? Murder mysteries?
Persons OF imagination sigh and
yish they could be transported to
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
The Jeweled Sea.

Bright silver in the rising moon
And gold beneath the sun.
And crimson In the glowing dawn
And when the day is done,
And blue when summer skies are fair.
And green when tempests blow,
And purple in the dreamy dusk
The waves of ocean flow.
For all the ingots and the plate
And all the jewels rare
The rotting treasure ships have spilled
Deep in the mermans lair,
Behold to liquid rainbows changed
Through Neptune's alchemy
Arise TO sparkle in the tides,
And mingle with the sea.
MINNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Recompense.

Love is not more our glory than our
doom
A transient Joy wherein we drink ex-
cess;
Brief is the measure of our happiness.
Who break our lives that little lives
may bloom.
Where once was moonlight and the faint
perfume
OF lilac buds and young loves first
caress,
Broods now time Of sacrifice and
stress
And gaunt gray years parading to the
tomb.
But courage, Heart--the way Is not too
long
That echoes to the tread Of little feet.
And dearer than remembered dreams
that throng
The ardent past Is laughter. childish
sweet.
For this we dared the bliss. the anguish
bore,
II love be Joy. then this is love---ano
HELEN FRAxxE- Bower.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Mime. Gadski Prescribes.
The Remedy for Seasickness Praised
by Nine. ELY Ney.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: I have
read with great interest the interview
given by Nine. ELY Ney, the famous
pianist. which took place upon her arri-
val in New York on September 30.
Nine. Ney therein states that the cure
which I recommended to her against
seasicbness had helped her on this last
rough voyage. and l am delighted over
the fact of having been the cause to
make this trip more pleasant one for
my charming musical colleague.
However, as the reporter did not get
the remedy quite correct, and 1 believe
inclined to suffer from that ghastly
malady, I will be only too pleased to
have you publish the correct way of
using my cure.
You get little fiat bottle-one which
held aspirin or sodamnt tablets is the
right kind-empty that of it's contents.
remove the label outside and clean it
we'll from inside and outside. When dry
you have your druggist fill this little
bottle half full of uicksilver-mercury
cork it we'll and screw on the top.
Then you fasten a little ribbon around
the neck of the bottle, which must be
long enough so when you hang the rib
bon around your neck that the bottle
lies just against your stomach. 1t must
be placed next to the skin. You must
start wearing this preparation about
two days before you go on board OF
the steamship. Wear it day and night
and never take 1t off except, of course,
when taking your bath.
1t has helped every one without fail.
including myself, and 1 hope 1t will
cure lot more who have been suffer-
ing until now, and 1 am sure they will
give me kind and thankful thought.
JOHANNA GADsK1.
NEW YORK, October 0.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
The Stone in the Stream.

Above it the spring flood leaps,
And when summer suns consume
Beneath it the faint stream creeps
TO silent and dusty doom.
And the servants of winter fling
Around 1t fretted zone;
But, winter. or summer. or spring,
In the bed of the stream is the stone
The seasons arise-depart,
Through circles of waking or dream;
Unmoved is my heavy heart
My heart is the Stone in the Stream.
EDITH NJ. THOMAS.
The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Showers to-
day and probably tomorrow. Not much
change In temperature. Moderate to
fresh southeast and south winds.
For New Jersey-Showers to-day and
probably tomorrow not much change
in temperature. Fresh south and southr
east winds.
For Northern New England-Showers
to-day and probably tomorrow not
much change in temperature. Fresh
south and southeast winds.
For Southern New England-Showers
to-day and probably tomorrow not
much change in temperature. Fresh
south and southeast winds.
For Western New York-Showers to-
day and probably tomorrow not much
change in temperature. Fresh south and
southeast winds.
WASHINGTON, oct s.-rressure was
low tonight west of the Rock Noun
tains and from the southern lake region
and the middle Atlantic States south
ward over the eastern Gulf OF Mexico
and Caribbean Sea, and it was relatively
high over the northern plains States,
New England, the Canadian marine
provinces and in the vicinity of Ber-
muda. This pressure distribution has
been attended by showers within the
last twenty-four hours in portions or
every State east of the Mississippi
River and by generally fair weather
west of the Mississippi.
Unsettled showery weather will pre-
vail Tomorrow in the Atlantic States,
the lower lake region and the Ohio val
ley, while the weather will be generally
fair in Tennessee and the east gulf
States. Although the weather condi-
tionS will remain unsettled over q CON
siderable area Wednesday, precipitation
will be probably confined to the north
eastern States. The temperature will
not change materially during the next
two days.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at p. NJ. yesterday