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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-12

ohOWh w tuC PiCtUTCB
found in Egyptian tombs.
Beer was q common bev-
erase. and wine was not
only made in the coun.
try. but also imported. II
Ia clear. however. that
the Egyptians rs a race
are not and never have
been habitual drinkers.
Another favorite cause
invoked for the produc-
ton Of arterial disease Is
the supposed increased
wear and tear of modern
life. The nummies do
not prove 1t. Nor does
DR.. Ruffer think that .
heavy meat diet Is re-
sponsible. Meat is and
always has been some
thing OF . luxury In
Egypt, and although on
the tables OF offerings of
old Egyptians launches
Of beef. geese and ducks
are prominent, the vege-
table offerings are always
present In greater mum.
Der. The diet then. as now.
was mostly . vegetable
one, and often very
coarse. as u shown by
the worn appearance of
the crowns Of teeth.
DR.. Ruffer states that
he cannot give any rea-
son why arterial disease
should have been SO prev
alent In ancient Egypt,
but It is interesting to
know that three thou.
sand years ago 1t pre-,
scented the same anatom-
ical characters as 1t now
does.
DIR. Ruffer found traces
OF Potts disease. or curv.
AZURE OF the spine, usu-
ally due to tuberculosis
Of the bones. He also
found several cases of
"club-foot." showing that
this deformity was by
no means uncommon.
"Rickets" also prevailed
in old Egypt, for several
a.n~I- -.,t A-.A> -
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fer, land 1t would be difficult to find
noblef countenance than that OF this queen,
the descendants OF consanguineous mar.
riages of great.grandparents, grandparents
and parents
One of the greatest of ancient Egypt's
queens was Hatshepsut /. She not only
overshadowed her royal husband-her half
brOther-but was the actual sovereign.
The records read, She acted as master Of
the country The kingdom was subjected
only were her parents brother and sister,
rupted brother and sister marriages for six
generations.
The Pharaoh Akhnaton, the great-great-
grandson OF Hatshepsut by sister and
brother marriages, had endocarditis. His
mummied heart shows the characteristic
pitting of this disease, which may have
come from bad teeth or pyrrohea, which
was common ailment among the Egyp-
tians OF 5000 years ago. He was, never
theless. great ruler with the highest
moral standards. With him the eighteenth
dynasty ended.
"The characteristics OF the eighteenth
dynasty" writes DR.. Ruffer, "were thus tire
less energy, which enabled Egypt to resist
its foreign foes, to carry the Egyptian flag
abroad, and to establish wise government
at home, and an enlightened taste for the
fine arts most forcibly shown in the artistic
reforms Of Akhnaton. In these nine gen.
erations, issued from consanguineous mar
riages, there is no diminution Of mental
force.
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posed to play . part in modern
times. namely. tobacco. can Ger
tainly be eliminated. a. this was
not used by the Egyptians.
Alcohol played q part in Egyp-
tian social life. in 30 far that on
festive occasions some of the old
Egyptians certainly got drunk, as
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Trustworthy records ana OBSERVATIONS
of diseases in even the close past we're
therefore practically non-existent. Yet II
Is as important for medical science to
know the history of certain maladies-how
they have differed for centuries in their
symptoms and effects. whom they attacked
and so on-as it is for physician to know
the history of his individual patient
DR.. Ruffer saw in the mummies Of
Egypt vast library Of just the informa-
ton that modern medical science needed
It was as though with an eye to the
science Of to-day that these countless
bodies of all conditions OF men and women
and children had been dipped into their
baths of natron. their vital organs re-
moved put away in jars and filed at last
with the spiced and linen wrapped husk
to which they had belonged. Here was
unlimited material for modern science to
work upon with its microscopes and test
tubes and all its elaborate equipment.
And science stood ready to read these
thousands upon thousands Of volumes.
only It could not open them! 1t could not
cut sections OF the tissues Tor its micro
scopes, because the embalming processes
had made those tissues so brittle and hard
that they broke the edges of the micro
tome knives-the blades that slice the fine
sections that go under the lens. Besides
that. IL by chance fair section was OBJ
tanned 1t invariably crumbled into dust
when put on the slide.
Dr. Ruffer concluded that the only way
to make the mummies reveal their secrets
was to restore. ito some extent at any
rate" he writes. "the fexibility Of their
tissues" Simple as this may sound. the
problem was In fact colossal. You can
take dry sponge and restore II to "fiex.
Utility" by letting It soak up water. You
can freshen dried fruit or vegetables and
even meat In the same way.
But what Dr.. Ruffer had to deal with
were tissues once living flesh and bone
now impregnated with bitumen, natron
and unknown chemicals of the ancient
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Microscopic
Photograph Of
Part Of q Lung
from q Mummy
1000 Years Old,
The Microscope
Showed Il to Be
Choked Up with
Dust and Crime,
Revealing That
Its Owner Had
Worked Either
in Mines or in
Some Smoky,
Dust-Filled
Place.
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The interesting fact that Menepthah, the
Pharaoh VI the Exodus, upon whom Moses
drew down the seven plaques, had suffered
from small pox was ascertained. The
face, under the restoration treatment, shows
the characteristic postules or pits.
Various dead bacilli and micrococci
were also found DR.. Ruffer concludes that
here is additional evidence of smallpox,
and that 1t Is remarkable how minute or
ganisms like bacteria have been preserved
after such a phenomenal period; and the
demonstrabiiity of bacteria in mummified
tissue by modern staining methods.
Dandruff was apparently common, and
may have been due to the wearing OF the
heavy wigs which were the fashion In
those days. A queen named Nofritari was
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The Funeral Of Mummy.-From
an Ancient Egyptian Tomb
Painting.

bald on top and another quite hairless.
"Blackheads' were discovered on the royal
forehead Of Rameses II. himself. II was
also discovered that this king had arterio-
schlerosis. The arteries at the temples "
his head were distended and their walls
stin with the innltration OF calcerous de-
posits.
Dr. Rufer, upon the microscopic exami-
nation Of the lungs of persons who died
in the twentieth Egyptian dynasty, 1900
B. c., found that two of them had died of
pneumonia. In one consolidation Of the
lower lobe having taken place. Another
had evidently died Of Inflammation of the
lungs from the constant inhalation of dust
and smoke particles, due probably to his
occupation.
Upon the examination of the kidneys Of
several mummies he found LESSONS show.
ing that death had been the result OF
acute kidney disease. His conclusion Il
that kidney diseases were more or less
common among the Egyptians Of over
three thousand years ago.
DR.. Ruffer asserts that the cause Of
hardening of the arteries over three thou
sand years ago is as obscure a. II d In
modern times. One cause, which IA sup-
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Amenhotep l.. his son,
married his sister, Aaho-
tep II. His mummy is
that of a short man.
somewhat inclined to
fleshiness. He was an
able and courageous
ruler. His daughter
Aames married his son
Thntmose 1.
Her features are re-
fined" writes DR.. Ruff
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(At Top) Teeth Of a Royal
Mummy, Revealing That Its
Owner Had Suffered from
Pyorrhea. Below II
Heart 5000 Years Old,
Which, When '.Freshened,"
Showed the Marks Of
the Disease "Endocarditis."
riages, compel our admiration,
and had not Caesars murder put
an end to her ambitions she
might have become empress of
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Resulted IN AbLe
Children and
That Hardening
Of the Arteries
Vas as Common
In the Old Easy
Days as in These
MOdernBusy Ones

DUMMIES many thousands of years
V old-among them some OF ancient
Egypt's greatest Pharaohs and
Queens-are now giving up to science the
secrets Of the diseases from which they
suffered when alive. And many very curl
Gus and upsetting things are being
learned from these parliamentary and
withered people of old Egypt-kings and
commoners and once dainty women. brave
warriors and holy priests-which are
bound to have profound effect upon our
IDEAS of medicine and maladies. and even
of heredity.
But how. It will be asked by all those
who have seen mummies. Is It possible to
take these ages-old bundles Of driedput
skin and bone that tear and crumble like
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Weekly Reserved.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-26
BULLET WHICH KILLED
 HIM IS AUCTI0NED

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The bull let that killed him is included in the personal effects of Private Harry Fisher, a Marine killed in the Chinese Boxer war of 1900, which were sold at auction recently after failure to find any heirs to the dead soldier.
 How the fatal bullet happened to be included in the possessions of the sol dier is not knowns It was so listed, however. Stranger items than this oc- cur in the lists of personal belongings of dead fighters which effects are kept at headquarters in Washington for a specified time, then sold.
 Prayer books are conspicuous in their number; in the case of Marines many queer foreign relics also abound. These range from Chinese rings to foreign coin collections from every corner of the earth. A pair of Romeo slippers formed a part of the collec- tion kept for the possible relatives of one dead Marine. A collection of ladies' bar pins was another feature of a recent batch of belongings.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-26

0nything can be done to effect the passage of such a law. We feel that such law would go a great way to- wards effecting a better enforcement of our laws, particularly the Prohibit tion laws.
 Referring further to the subject of law enforcement as relating espe- cially to the Third Division of the Territory of Alaska, we recommend office of Assistant United States At torney created, and recommend that such third office be located at Cordo- va, Alaska. Cordova is the key to the whole Copper River Valley so far as law enforcement is concerned, and much of that section cannot b6 served at all except from Cordova. We be- lieye great expense would be avoided by the location of an Assistant U. s. Attorney at such place.
 "Finally, we recommend that a U. s. Revenue Cutter, or some similar craft, be stationed in the waters of Prince William Sound and adjacent waters. We cannot see how this would entail any additional expense upon the government since such boats must be maintained at some point in any event. There is great need of such a boat in the matter of law enforcement, and as a means of protecting the in terests of many fox farmers and other property owners.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-26
ASST. ATTORNEY REC0 NM ENDED FOR CORDOVA

The following is the final report of the grand jury for the May term of court at Valdez, which after the usual bouquets being thrown at the differ ent officers of the court, makes a few sensible recommendations among them being that commissioners offices be provided with safes to protect public records and that an additional assist ant district attorney be appointed, with headquarters at Cordova. The re- port in full, follows:
 We have investigated all matters four (4) true bills and two CD not true bills. We have examined twen- ty-three (23) witnesses.
 "We have examined the offices of the Clerk of the District Court, the United States Attorney, and the Unit ed States Marshal, including the jail, and find the business of said offices being conducted in thorough, busi- ness-like manner. We recommend that much needed repairs be made at the United States Federal jail at Val deb, and that suitable cell be pro vided for violent and insane prisoners. We further recommend that adding machines be provided for the offices of the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal, as we under stand that the government has several thousand of such machines on hand which were left from the activities of the late war.
 "We have visited and examined the office of the U. s. Commissioner at Valdez and find everything being con- ducted in an efficient and business like manner We also investigated the public school at Valdez and found the same to be well organized and eff ficiently conducted
 "The grand jury having been in formed that the Valdez U. s. Commits sioner's office is the only such office in the Third Division that has been provided with a suitable safe for the protection of it's records, we strongly recommend that suitable safes be pro- yided for the offices of the United States Commissioners of the Division, especially those that are recording offices. To have the public records of any community subjected to the l danger of fire or other destruction | seems to this grand jury to be a very short-sighted and expensive policy.
 Since it is apparent that large and even overwhelming majority of the violations of law that are occur ring in this and other divisions of Alaska, as well as throughout the Unit, ed States in general, are committed by aliens, we wish to express the be- lief that the Congress of the United
 States should pass law providing that any alien who is convicted of a
 crime, could be summarily deported
 We understand that such law is now
 before Congress, and we recommend that the matter be taken up wherever
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-26
IT'S A QUEER WORLD!

MT. VERNON, H., May 26.-W. A. Kern, of this town, is the proud pos sessor of what he considers a most remarkable hen.
 'Intelligent?" he queried. 'Why that's mild. That hen is doggone clever. The other day there was a skillet on the gas stove, and dye know what that intelligent hen O mine did? She hopped up on the stove and laid the egg as close to the skillet as she could"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-26

Send tho Daily Times to your friends outside.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
DEHART

r., b. Rankin, county agnt, was In
this section last week laying out the
plats of land for corn and potatoes
to the club members.
Uncle Kenny Carroll, who has spent
the winter with his audghter, Mrs
Charley Howard, and Mrs. H. II. Levi.
was back In this section last weel
renting his land for farming purposes
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. May, Of Woods
bend, spent Thursday night with ]. n
Fugctt and family. Mrs. May hal
been at the bedside Of her son, Bennie
Henry, In Denver, Colo, for three
weeks. He had dontmbted tubercu,
losis In the PHILIPPINES, and when sh,
left him in fair way for recovery
but in three days after her arrival a
home she received a message that h,
was dead. His remains will be brough
back for burial in the old hlme GENE
tory at Flat Woods.
Roscoe Bishop started for Mt. ster
ling Wednesday with nice bunch o
cattle.
The demand for hens at 90 cent
per pound has thlnned the locks dow
considerably In this part.
Bud Day sold his gasoline engln
and grlst mill to Roscoe Bishop, con
siderai $3.50.
Archie Hale spent Saturday nj b
and Sunday at woodsbend.
CowBnY
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
CROCKETT

| W. T. Barker, Of this place, died on
the 10Th. Inst, from heart and kidney
trouble, which was brought on by a
severe attack OF flu aout one month ago,
He would have been rs years old had
he lived to the 23rd inst. He was a
very highly respected citizen and one
Of the most accurate land surveyors
In the State, He is survived by two
sons and one daughter, J. T. and
@. B. Barker and Mrs. Cara Ward.
His wife, who was before marriage,
Lou Ann Geyedon, sister to DR.. Geve-
don, passed away about seven months
aoo, Mr.. Barker was closely related
by blood and marriage to a great many
Of Morgan's most prominent families
and the. news Of his death will he re-
ceived sorrowfully by all who knew
him.
Mrs Nancy skaggs, of Roscoe, an
aged and highly respected lady Ia nom.
entary expected to die from cancer.
in. o'Nenl and family, Of Crockett
are confined 10 their rooms with flu al
this writing.
On the 10th inst, Elisha Branham
OF Fannin, and Adam Conley, Of Ros
coe, had fight On Laurel Fork. Bran
ham was shot in the right shoulder
ALSO hit on the head with pistol
He is said toe in serious condition
The writer has not heard the particu
lars.
About one month ago Talmage vii
llrms. while on his way to mill nj
Roscoe. was fred on by some one from
: ambush. Two shots were fired one
bail passing near his head and thu
other killing his horse WilliamI
ola that be reco'n'zed his assailan
and went before the county judge ant
wore out a warrant for his arrest
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
Will HONOR HERES.
Commonwealth Of Kentucky To
Raise Funds For Memorial
Building at Lexington Il

Commemoration sof he ,sacriace. Of
Kentucky noroes in the World Waf
will be tie object Of thousands Of
men. women and children of the State
during the week of AL.if 1919 when
theysBot out, to raise 100000 for u
memorial buEdlng. II
: Names Of the 3,056 Wp,tdied viii be
placed on the bronze tablets IN the
building which, will be used daily as
a chapel and union by thousands OF
young, people fiom evrey section Of
Kentucky attending the State Unlver;
say at Lexington. Records eof Ken
.tucky's part in the war, work Of prl-
vate citizens and of those In the mill
tary service, will be kept there In I'D.
dltion to war trophies. Isl
An army of 100000 school children
will start out Monday, April "a. to
raise one dollar each. The plan was
endorsed by State Superintendent
George colvin and the Kentucky Edu
cational Association at its annua
meeting in Louisville. Superinten
dents. principals and teachers 'hay'
been requested to assume direction o.
the school children's soliciting, actlni
as treasurer: aid either turning In th'
funds to the woman County Chairman
or sending them to State HeadQuar
ters, 21O Fifth Street, Louisville.
Governor Morrow's proclamation
follows:
"Those who have not forgotten tn
courage of the living and the sloriou
sacrifice Of the dead; those who re
member the soldiers Of the great wa
who offered and gave themselves 70
US, will during the week o:'%April 2s
20 conduct throughout Kentucky
campaign to raise 100000 for the pur
pose of erecting at the University o
Kentucky a memorial chapel to pei
petuate the lives and deeds and ser
vices Of the Ameiean soldiers Of tn
great war.
"The University Of the Common
wealth is linked with the young mar
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20

Brushey, to A. L. Patrick's farm, the
one he purchased from Floyd Deaton.
! s, K. Reed and family were the
guests of G. v. Reed an dfamily for
diner Sunday
John Cochran and family have moved
back from up the Kentucky river where
they have been for, some time.
Walter Barker made business trip
to Grape creek Monday.
v. T. Cochran and family visited
Bruce Patrick and family Saturday
night and Sunday.
Preston Barker made business trip
to Camel City Monday.
Levi Cochran was the guests Of his
daughter, Mrs. Preston Barker, Mon.
day.
Wess Lykin's family have the mumps
and are having swell time.
Wess Bailey and family have moved
up the Kentucky river to work while
/ b." "''f 81 q CLERK.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
MALONE

After a few weeks absence will
attempt to write few more lines to
the dear old Courier.
Ed ]. L, johnson, Of Grassy Greek,
preached at this place Saturdy and
Sunday.
|. The flu is prevalent In the community
at the present.
Deputy County Court Clerk Lee Bar.
ker, came in Wednesday with severe
case of the flu. ,-
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Byrd, Of Haz
hurley, are visiting Mrs. Byrd's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Barker. Mr.
Byrd will move in a few days to his
property at this place.
J. C. and Greene Williams, of west
Liberty, visited friends here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. ]. q. Terrell, Of Camel City
visited relatives here last week.
Dr. B. r. Cpnley, of Caney, wal
here. last week 10 see the sick.
Il. g. Steele was ,at Greear Sunday
Greear still has its attractions
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Barker hav'
moved from Hardburley to their farm
at this place.
| Aunt Matilda Davis Is Oh the si"l
'list q; his writing.
IN" . ngipg school which has tfeI
In progress at thus p.lre, cpnduc:c,
by Ebert Nickel. Of Florress close
last Sunday. Mr.. Nickel is a splcndlt
singer and the people appreciate bi
service here.
Mrs. A. J. Lykins has a very sever
attack Of flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lumpkins an,
Mr.. and Mra Robert Talow, all o
Hardburley, are moving TO their farm
at this place. Bill says he can't sta,
away from old Morgan.
Ed. W. L. Gevedon preached to
large audience here Sunday night
Mrs. Mary r. Walsh, Of West Liber
'ty, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Matild
Davis, who is very sick.
Miss Esther Barker Is a victim OF tn
flu this week.
Misses Treva HAMILTON and Ev'
Frisby were the guests Of Mr.. and Mr.
Kelly Johnson Saturday night and Sur
day. W
Success 30 the Courier.
h r. B. BARKER.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
RELIEF

Isaac salyers, Lando Hill and Earl
Weaver were the guests Of 0bie and
Wallace Hill Saturday night.
Born, to the wife of Van Hill, April
April Sth, fine girl-Ella Marie.
Church will be at Paint Valley the
fourth Saturday and Sunday of this
month. Elder ]. X. Patrick, of Din
gus, is billed to preach here also che
elders of this place.
Elder Dewey Brown attended church
at New Salem Sunday.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Brown visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hill Saturday might
Elders W. N. Brown and Donald
Webb attended church at Flat GaI
Saturday and Sunday.
The following were the guests Of tn,
writer the second Saturday night ant
Sunday: Misses Carrie Fyffe, Maxi,
Brown. Sarah Hill; Messrs. wallac,
obie and Lando Hill, Earnest Brown
Jay Fyne and Earl Weaver. They al
report a nice time.
Misses Lexie, Bessie and Dixi,
skaggs, of Gillian branch visited thell
brother. John NJ, OF this place.
Mrs. W. N. Brown visited Mrs. JEFF
Hamilton Sunday.
Lucas Lyon and family moved int,
the property Of W. L. Coldiron Sat
urday.
! Mrs. Dewey Ferguson and Mrs Am
brose Ferguson were the guests of Mrs
L. s. Gamlll one day last week.
Joe Fyfte visited his son, ]. Henry
Fyfre, of Red Bush, Saturday night.
VIOLET.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20
EAST WHITE OAK

Mrs. Ollie and A. d. Lacy were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. Hal, of
Bloomington, last week. A' 't
Walter Haught, Of West Union, w.
Va. who has a position with the Car.
ter Oh Co. at wheelersburg, visited
riends here Sunday. ,.. ,..,,,
Jim Pratt an ddaughter, zola. visit
ed her brother. Bill, here this week.
Mckinley Elan, who is In school al
Lexington, came home last week for
a few days.
. Paul and Anna Clay Lacy are visit
ing their grandmother Mrs. W. b
Little, this week . .
Noah Harvey, of Caney, representing
d. @. Faulkner at Lexington and Mr.
Hust, of Winchester, representing III,
Winchester Rolling Mills. were her
calling on the merchants last week.
+ Doom Allen made a business trip b
Florress Sunday. &
4, Mrs. Ollie Lacy has a freak chickel
which has four legs. Il is perfect!
hearty. 80
Rev. Caly Mcclure is conducting |
singing school here Saturday and Sun
day afternoons. .'' .-
ordney Grinitts and Beatrice vanc
leloped Sunday and were married a
West Liberty Monday. ...
The groom Is the son Of W. ], Grit
fits and the bride is the daughte
sof NJ. A. Vance, We Join with thel
many friends wishing them a happ
and prosperous life.
DIXIE.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-04-20

down ven you kiss your wife, | saw
you last night" SA II
( Ahiess.." ."The chock's on you; Twas
MT home last night" ~
he Offs Cat n. Z
Awoke and 'blnked "a
Then stretched each leg it,
She licked her fur ~
sAn' tried to pur,. N
Then shook her head an quit.
The editor was cussin'
in a moods'of fiendish glee
The ecat leaped thru the door
She realized ye Ed was sore&
And said that amt no place for me-,