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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
OUR MEN POOR LovE-MAKERs.

A Prussian named Gosiar who has written
a book about the Impressions of America he
got during a visit here last year says that he
was struck by the Indifference of American
men and women to the Kind of love-making
which is practiced in every city and most Of
the villages Of Europe-and he drew the con-
clusion that the, atmosphere in ''non-erotic."
Americans whose chief business is love-mak-
ing are indeed rare. The American man has
been accused of being an awkward Ounce at
the art and this has been given as the reason
why some American women of means and So
cial position prefer the society of European
aristocrats to that of American men of affairs
But If American men are second-raters
when it comes to making love they rank high
as husbands. and that. according to the view
OF European women, is to be preferred in a
man to any other quality Herr Gosar, how
ever, seems to have overlooked this phase of
the question
He refers in puzzled terms to the indiffer-
| ence of American men to love-makng as bus
mess and the equal indifference of American
women to the casual attention of ffeelance
lovers, skilled in the arts of pleasure but lack
ing the substantial qualities of manhood He
thinks America somewhat prim
II this is primness the world needs more of
it, especially the European world, for it is the
distinguishing mark of civilization which.
whatever its shortcomings ia essentially sound
| in its attitude toward the home; and so long
! az the home is supreme in the -eyes Of the
| average man and woman most other questions
| will take care of themselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
Tom Sims Says
In Humbolt county, CAL, . man killed a
catamount with an arrow. much to tia surprise

In Humbolt county, CAL, man killed a
catamount with an arrow, much to tia surprise
of both.
People who wear tight shoes may be glad
to learn a fire destroyed a shoe factory In
Newton, N. ].
When it comics to quail hunting most men
are fine at shooting sparrows.
The dangerous thing about shoveling snow
is you are liable to fall down on the Job.
Wojciehowsh is Poland's new president
even il he does sound like typographical
error.
/ The older you are the quicker Christmas
comes and the younger you are the quicker It
goes. -.
You may think boy carries crazy things
in his pocket, but take look in weman's
handbag. = ~
The value Of a kiss depends upon the law
of supply and demand.
Philadelphia has had its worst dry. spell
In 103 years. OF course this refers to Phila-
delphia weather.
Los Angeles has a boy OF IA over six feet
tall. Her certainly went west and grew up
with the country. 81
Yale students voluntarily decided to limit
drinking, but some may think the sky is the
| limit.
All of us make big mistakes among the big
gest being setting an alarm clock an hour too
early.
Every bald man likes to say his wife did
1t, which is seldom true.
They are kicking about the shells IA
! nous dancer wears claiming the young lady
shell shocks the public.
The trouble with New Year bootleg booze
is you have to be drunk before you can drink
the stuff
Cheap umbrellas last the longest. Garry
one and no friend will take it by mistake for
his.
Reader is wrong when he asks II Sc inches
make a coal yard. The situation is not quite
SO bad.
What good is your past II you don't use it
for the future?
bridge over San Francisco bay will cost
4 $500 900, being almost as expensive as auc-
ton bridge.
missing Cincinnati boy found asleep In q
soap factory evidently didn't know where he
was.
Only " more shopping months before
Christmas.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
HEAL TT | Ks
81 William Bradya NJ. D. n1

Nossd physiciaui and Author.

According t0sIea, tho ordeal Of
~" q e1npJoyed By ! religious
qsct Ia lndin, ~ = prncticsl APP
niicatiou Of the principle that
worry Or fear ihhihits or prevents
the flow OF saliva. or d number of
persons under suspicion. the one
who elected the consecrated rice
dry upon the sacred fig leaf after
chewing for . certain time, was
adjudged guilty.
E Too we'll do you and I. at least I.
know how the lips and mouth go
dry and the tongue cleaves to the
palate when one Is suddenly called
upon to make a few remarks in
public Public speaking Is thing
for which no mans mouth waters.
Pawlow allowed one OF, his dogs
to gaze upon and smell his favorite
food; the flow OF gastric Juice in
the stomach pouch at once COM
menced. Then hated cat was in
truded upon the acene and the dog
went into a great rage, whereupon
both the cat and the gastric secre-
ton disappeared and neither could
be coaxed back into the picture for
a considerable time.
"A little boy with q stomach fis-
tula Of accidental origin produced
a free flow of gastric juice When
allowed to chew some food. But
If he was annoyed in >dny way while
eating no gastric juice was secret
ed at all, even though he went on
eating. X-ray observation in both
animals and man has shown that
the peristaltic movements of the
digestive tract cease for even a
longer time after emotional ex-
element of an unpleasant kind.
The heaviness or distress felt in
the stomach, when one is under
great anxiety is probably due to
such delay in digestion. called
food statistic food stays right
there.
+ Even in an anesthetized subject,
as DR.. Grille has pointed out, irri-
tation of sensory nerve, though
not felt by the unconscious sub
ject-such irritation as would
evoke pain in a conscious subject
abolishes the peristaltic movements
OF the stomach. This again means
delayed digestion-food stasis.
Pain anywhere in the body inter
feres with digestion. Severe pain
,, will produce nauseau or vomiting
Frequent or recurring pain will OBJ
viously set up nervous dyspepsia. ="
So will bad conscience, worry.
fear, anger, hatred, jealousy and
business anxiety. A "sickening
pain" is common expression.
Sick headache" may produce nau-
Esea and vomiting-aA instance Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
The Daily Short Story

dawn" Miriam said, as they
watched the flashing lights, grow
ing brighter each beat Of their
hearts.
A mocking laugh and call to
surrender told them that the
strange lights had betrayed their
whereabouts to Herod's men, who,
keeping to the road, were Stun
bling along in the tracks made by
the passing OF many caravans.
Andrew placed himself between
the girl and the oncoming soldiers
Take one of the dogs and fly
through the pastures, up through
the folds and into my fathers hut
!, with the other dog, will hold
these wolves"
But Miriam took her stand be-
side him, saying:
Better that we meet together
whatever IL to bel"
And it seemed as if their chance
Of escape was gone, though An
drew called to the dogs to stand
guard. He stopped and lifted Mir
lam in his arms
But it was not the fighting spirit
that made the hair on the dogs
backs rise with the growl in their
throats, for higher and brighter
famed that light in the east and
with whines that were like sobs
the dogs lay down. their eyes fixed
before them. In the fields beyond
the shepherd called, then fell pros
trate on the ground. Herod's men
caught in a frenzy of fear, ran
back the way they had come!
What can 1t bet"
Andrew did not hear Miriam's
question, for his eyes were behold
ing wonders no living man had
seen before, The sky, flashing now
with colored banners Of light like
nothing earthly, shot through with
shafts of amber, of green and Of
rose, was one flaming curtain Of
splsndor, and from out of the
deeps behind that shining came ont
whose face was like the lightning
Presently there was q multitude o.
shining ones, their faces turned
toward the little stable Ovel
against the inn.
Now the white light became {
vivid star, and it moved across tn,
sky, while the earth hummed will
melody, seeming to send bacl
echoes Of singing voices. The pa
geant of color played from end t.
end Of the sky, and the purple sha
dows on the Judean hills lifted
leaped-and became part Of tn
| wondrous whole!
At-last the singing voices ceased
| the night became as other nights
only, low down in the eastebn sky
that shining white star move'
across the arc Of the heavens an
!, rested above the little stone stabl
| over against the inn.
And from the stable itself cam
| now a clearer, more radiant shin
ing than Andrew had marked Il
the earlier hours. The long, whit
beams OF the star mingled wit
!, that radiance, and even as Miriam
and Andrew watched in speeches
wonder the star-shine and III
earthly radiance met in midair!
vi around them lay the darkness
Of the sleeping town, but the littl
stone stable over against the mi
stood bsthed In light!
1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30

Ii11no - - M - tesy + III
49, = nllff tuWar4 - cone na41on q Is
anAdtto4s ~fhat 4 wtlI of csarsA -
onffe ysnrs b ecerpists. Ths nrst ster will
- ~ widesine Is Twenty fourth street. from
Third u Ii1th 4venues. Il ufil take $1l0,Ooo
v casry thrStsh thas Dro5sct. but i will y
cAssp 1t that Drfce when yoa consider the
bsasnts to H. whole community TO be derived.
Yoa VIII ~ asked 1t the special election Jan.
1e - approve Of bond Issue to Day for the
widening. niyou want to see your city move
aheaA you should not fail to vote in favor Of
he lord issue The Increase in the tax rate
,wiil y barely noticeable.
while telling you what others are going to
do or ought 70 do towards upbuilding Rock
island and showing their faith in the future OF
the city. The Argus feels that It should not
withhold from you its own plans for the COM
Ing year. You will find picture Of the pro-
posed new home Of The Argus on the front
page Of this issue. The new home. to be one Of
the most modern and complete in the middle
west. is to b erected on lot which was pur-
chased year ago at the southwest corner OF
Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue. This
will be the contribution OF The Argus to the
new Rock Island. city IN which this news
paper has been continuously published for 10
years.
The Argus, like other institutions serving
the public has had its trials. 1t has made its
mistakes. but II has always sought TO keep faith
with the people and the community of which it
Is part. The Argus will continue to fight for
better and bigger Rock Island. 1t is firm in
the conviction that Rock Island is to be bet
ter and-bigger city. That's the reason The
Argus plans to build home that will keep
pace with the growing and progressive city
that 1t expects and knows Rock Island is going
to be- And The Argus is pledged to the safe
guarding and the service of the Rock Island OF
today and tomorrow, with one thought upper
.dost, and that the protection and promotion
Of the common good. without hindrance or in
terfereHce by any utilization. or interest that
might veer it from the course to which 1t has
permanently dedicated ITSELF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
CHICACO's MILLIONS.

Chicago will be city 125 miles across, with
100000 population "in the not distant fu-
ture.' This IL predicted by an association of
city planners headed by william H. Schuchafdt.
Keep this news from the boy whose father is
trying to keep him on the farm. There's a
limit to everything. The farmer may get tired
Of feeding too many city people and stage
something like a national strike in another gen.
GRAFTON or SO. maybe sooner. percentage of
city residents are engaged in useless production
and duplication Of effort
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
Perky Porcupine was hardest OF all TO coax.
By OLIVE ROBERTS ]

night after mother has tucked wv
In snug and comfy under ~
quilts.
We'll, now everybody's gon,ss
said Nancy, looking around AZ ~
quiet woods, Il suppose wed W.
ter 20 back and tell the ram
Queen. There isn't anything Lio
to do" III
DO" exclaimed Dusty Goa. 81
surprise. did you think taat -.
all there was to Il? Just 10 81
each person sli!f of mage ~
der and put him to sleep:
WHY yes" said Nancy. -
80 did l." put in NicS. :.
I "Gf odness, no,"saii Dry Coa. Z.
"Tha.'s only the teg,nn ne. slssp !,
no fun unless tyol have aapH
dreams. We must 60 around az.
sprinkle more magic powder os.;
the sleepers and send them Oh
Dreamland."
"Oh, and may We go to DFeaD
land, too?" begged Nancy. !.
Il should say So" nodded pass
Coat. I'VE must 60 and keep taes
IN order"
Ito be Continuedl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
WHITE COLLARS.

The white collar" occupations are over
crowded. too many are unwilling to do the
grimy tasks and hard work Of life So says
Davis. secretary of labor. once q steel mill
worker, now . member of the white collar"
bridge. It'll be interesting to watch and see
II America can get its unskillsd -day-labor work
done after few more years, without lifting the
immigration ban. It takes the average immi-
grant from 1oweeks to 10 years to get out Of
his oyeralls.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
pain inhibitins or prsyenth
QUESTIONS AND AvsWrr
The Cure Of PNes


Please tell me whether orr,
rs the emily cure. for piles g
orrhoids Tor are they the
thing?l have them for
days. then no trouble for -.
days or even for weeks tkss
suffer another attack. mi,
been going On for four yaevs
| am feeling it. and people =
look bad.-H. A. E.
Answer.-Hemorrhoids : n
are dilated veins. They beeens
famed and the victim has~I
tack of piles" When the -
nation subsidies, the victim !,
be comparatively comfortahk n.
this variable period of frses
from an attack is often mkIss
preted as a cure" Permanen
lief is possible only when d
lated veing is removed suraf,l
ms may be accomplished bynl
Gus methods. in some cases ~
local anesthesia. in others n,i|
general anesthesia. Piles OFT !,
dermine health, sometimes f.
fatal ending, in cases assoc,,,
with frequent hemorrhages, 81
nal or concealed. An operatinI
by all means advisable, and ID !
worth while.
Alteration.
acting so queerlv
takes no interest in anything
anybody start to n
bread, cut a slice, then fall into|
reverie and forget everythiI
has nothing to say unl1
We urge her, and then says no A
nothing more b. used to
jolly and lively stands I
thinks and smiles strangely and
we ask what she is thinking Of !
! says, you wouldn't understal
:, : no longer takes pro-
| care of my two little sisters, !
l have to be away at work all I
A. H.
Answer.-Have your doctor q
| and talk with your mother, I
; he can decide whether her mind
: affected and what course is best.
| Tumor.
| Is it possible for a person
have a tumor weighing "a pound
IF. NJ.
| AnSwer.-Yes.
! Ringw0rm.
| What causes ringworm? ne,
before sad skin disease. II Is
i my arms.-N. W. n.
Answer-A- parasite called
trico-phyton. Paint the spots "
tincture of iodine alternate d.
for four or five times.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30

Q. Please give a recipe for date
sticks. F. j. d. =
A. Beat three eggs thoroughly;
add one cup of sugar; one cup OF
-four that contains one teaspoonful
of vanilla, one cupful of broken nut
meats and one cupful date meats
which have been cut in small
pieces. Bake in thin sheets on but
tered pans in hot oven. Cut in
strips while warm and roll in pow
dered sugar.
@. If a person were born on last
Thanksgiving day, when would his
birthday come again on Thanksgiv-
ing? Would it be the same num-
Der of days apart each time?
B. b. B.
A. Thanksgiving day will fall on
the seth of November again in 1888.
Owing to the intercalary day it
does not.fall on the same day every
seven years.
@. What is an animal? ]. W.
A. An animal is any member of
the group Of living beings typically
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30

endowed with sensation and volunI
tary motion, as distinguished fro !
a plant.
Q. Is cowpox like smallpox.
A. The department of agricultul
says that cOwpox is infectious al
analogous to smallpox in humid
beings, though not so dangerous.
@. We're many people killed du1
Ing tfle earthquakes in the Missd
sippi valley about 100 years ago?
J. 7. L. s
A. A series of earthquake shakd
was felt In that vicinity in lslf-4
13. The configuration of the terri
tory was greatly changed, and SCI
eral lakes and islands were Greats
There are records Of few dealt
since the country at that time w
very sparsely populated.
q. What is the easiest way
cause heat from friction? +. T.
A. Probably the easiest way Is
use two pieces of hard dry woo
This method was employed 1
primitive people to kindle TIRE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
f.AND. WORK IN BLOOD.

Davis. secretary OF labor, observes q gem
eral belief that work with the hands Il meniai.
something disgraceful and to be avoided. He
biames Our pursuit Of the theoretical In edu-
cation" and thu exclusion d the practical
lasziaess. an outcropping Of human nature,
has more to do with it than education. You
canact slrcate anyoue to llke hard work.
That's something taat las 70 bs barn In the
blood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
GOOD MANNERS
GOOD NANNERS

Whispersd conversations or con-
fidential "asides" between two per-
sons should b avoided at social
gatherings. On such occasions the
talk should DO kept general and
exchanges Of condolences kept un-
I'll soma moro suitable opportun-
ity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30

Sixty degrees below zero 10 not
ueusual In the Alaskan interior In
Wiutas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
ENCAMPMENT TO BE HELD
AT FIT. ETHAN ALLEN
Vermont Regiment viii Muster In
State Instead Of at Camp
OeVens

Brattleboro, April 24.--Col. f, w.
Gibson of the l72d Infantry announc-
ed Saturday for the first time public
ly, the consent of the Northeastern
Department First Corps Area, to have
the annual encampment of the regi-
ment held at Fort Ethan Allen this
yea.
. 1t was planned to have the encamp-
ment at Camp Devens, but Col. Glib
son and Adjt. Gen. II. T. Johnson of
Montpelier represented TO the North
eastern Department that the people
Of Vermont were tax ng great inter
est in the regiment and desired 70
see the completed organization, where
upon the department acceeded TO the
request that the encampment be
held In this state.
The 20 organizations making up the
regiment will be ordered into camp
from Aug. Z to Aug q, two weeks
The details have not been worked
out, but as soon as that is done they
will be incorporated into an order
from the regimental headquarters
here,
In 1917 the LIST Vermont Regiment
which was the designation then of
what is now the 172d infantry, was
in camp at Fort Ethan Allen after
being called into tie service, hut 1t
has not been there for a regular en-.
campment since 1915. The person
mel numbers about 1900,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
HOT ROW IN STATE
VETERANS BUREAU
n. Nelson Jackson Seeks Removal Of
Dr.. Patton as State Medical
Officer

Rutland, April PA resolution
calling for the removal from Office
OF Or. j Reynolds Patton, medical Of
fcer for the Vermont branch of the
United States veterans bureau was
unanimously passed at the last meet
ing Of the department executive com
mittee of the American Legion at
Burlington, April 7, it was disclosed
here when a report of the meeting
arrived at the office OF the Rutland
post The situation is thought to be
packed with great possibilities for
trouble, as Patton is understood to
be prepared to make determined
defense.
The fight to bring about the remoy-
al OF DR.. Patton. 1t is understood, has
been lead by National Vice Command
er Jackson Of Burlington and Depart
ment Adjutant AL en- Fletcher, who is
also the head of the veterans bureau
in Vermont. These officers, 1t Is un-
derstood, allege that Or. Patton's con
duct toward ex-service men applying
for compensation has been such as
to warrant the conclusion that he Is
altogether temperamentally untitled
for the position, Fletcher, backed by
Jackson, and Patton have been at
swords points for some time
Furthermore. 1t is understood that
Dr. Patton has side of the story to
tell and that he has powerful friends
at court, chef among whom is Con-
gresham Frank l.. Greene. who are
not disposed to accept as final all
OF the allegat ons set forth Fletcher,
It has been pointed out, as Adiutant
of the American Legion, is using his
influence as such to support himself
and his position in his other salaried
place as manager Of the veterans
bureau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
WORK Of Sc WING
CLUBS FEATURED
At CONF FERENCES
County Clubs Meet in Benning-
ton and at Manchester
STATE LEADERS ATTEND
Manchester Girls Make Gar
ments for Use of District
Red Cross Nurse

The second conference of the local
club leaders Of Bennington County
Boys and Girls clubs under the farm
bureau was held in two sections,
Thursday and Friday of last week.
The leaders of the northern part OF
the county met at the Rebeka.l room
at Manchester Depot on Thursday
and those of the southern part at the
high school. Bennington, on Friday.
Twenty club leaders were present at
these meetings, and had an oppor-
tunity to talk over the problems OF
their clubs with the state club lead
ers. Il. H. Inga Is, state club leader;
Miss Marjorie Il. Luce, assistant
state club leader; Miss Emma A. Full
Ter, state extention clothing special.
ist and Miss Marion Hardy, Benning-
ton County Club agent, spoke on var
ious phases OF club work There are
now % clubs organized in the small
towns and farming communities OF
Bennington county and about $50 in
the entire state.
The first conference Of this kind
ever held in the state, took place at
Arlington last November This prov
ed so helpful to the leaders who were
present that it was thought advisable
to cal the second meeting. Follow
ing the example Of Bennington coun.
ty, similar conferences are now being
planned in Chittenden, Addison and
Washington counties. These are to
be held within the next few months.
In connection with the conference
quantity of work done by sewing
clubs this winter was exhibited. II
was not possible to assemble all OF
the sewing work done, but 81 girls ex
hibited 1873 articles. These were
mostly garments made for them.
selves. An exception was the work
of the Ever Busy Club OF Manches,
ter, which made 20 small garments
for distribution by the district nurse
Most of these have already been Civ
en- away, but few were on eShibit
Tie Green Mountain Club of Man,
chester has completed an entire out.
ilt for themselves. five garments, in
Guiding attractive dresses which
were the subject Of much admiring
comment.
The club leaders wish to express
their thanks to the Society of Re
bekahs OF Manchester Depot and to
the trustees of the Bennington High
school for the use of their buildings.
The group whic:l met in Manchester
also thank the girls of the Green
Mountain Club for the delicious re-
freshments which they served. a sur
prise party wh'Ch greatly added to
! the peasure OF the meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS
SUGAR PLANTATIONS
More Than 5000 Acres Und.r Water
with Estimated Damage
OF $1,000, 900

New Orleans, April PA break in
the Mississippi river leyees at Myrtle
Grove, thirty miles south of New Or
leans, yesterday flooded more than
5000 acres OF sugar cane plantations,
with an estimated damage of $1,000
600 Every effort to close the breach
has been unsuccessful, and the water
at last reports was spreading over
cultivated lands two miles above the
break to a point three miles below,
Levee engineers, after a conference
today decided to give up attempts to
bar the gap and instead to tie" the
broken Nvee with tarpaulins in hopes
of preventing further washing.
In addition to the loss to sugar cane
growers, oyster and shrimp beds aud
the muskrat trapping industry will suf
fer greatly by the inundation of fresh
water.