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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
ARE YOU ILL, OR JUST
THINK THAT YOU ARE?
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

NEW YORK CITY, July 17.-Are
you i'll? Nonsense! You imagine
it. Health is simply a matter of
belief. If you will gently but firm
ly correct your misguided imagln-
alton by putting it through a regu-
lar course of discipline, you Will
soon discover that really there Is
nothing at all the matter with you.
At least, so say the opponents
of the new psychotherapeutic meth
cd which is now proving popular IN
Europe. 1t is known by the old,
familiar term Of auto-suggestion
and also by the new term, Coueism,
after Emile Coue, a French psy-
chotherapist of Nancy, who has
lately gained now for his sensa-
tional cures. Here are the direc-
tions.
Every morning before you are
fully awake, and every night just
as you are on the verge of SLEEP,
| close your eyes and murmur 20
times in succession the following
rhythmic and ~reassuring sentence:
DAY by day-in every way-I am
getting better and better"
That is all there is to it-no
medicine, no exertion of any kind,
and no doctors bills. No wonder,
then, that the new method is popu-
lar. The idea seems to be ina the
human imagination is a silly, I'M
questionable thing. incredibly sus-
ceptible to suggestion. but never
theless capable of welding a pow
erful influence over the body.
Against it's uncanny, primitive
strength. the reasoning faculties or
the brain are apparently helpless
Careful reasoning may assure you,
for instance. that your head is con-
gested and the mucous membranes
of your nostrils are inflamed as a
result of a cold contracted while
sitting in a draught yesterday. but
IL YOU are able to convince your
imagination that you haven't a cold
and never could have taken cold
from sitting in a dratlght, all the
annoying symptoms are likely to
disappear. In order to this. how
| ever, it is necessary to meet your
Imagination on its own childish
level with complete simplicity.
Let the auto-suggestion be made
with confidence, with faith" con
tinue the directions. "The greater
| the conviction. the more rapid and
| certain will be the results.
Counting Knots Helps
SIT is we'll to be provided with q
piece of string with 20 knots tied
in it so that the counting can be
mechanical" In other words, the
conscious part of your brain mus
not be suddenly aroused to actor
by a sudden quandary as to wheth-
err O have said the sentence III
or only IA times.
In addition to the large doses
of optimism forced upon the i'm
agination every morning and nigh
1t is necessary to keep 1t strictly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17

@. Is there such a thing as a
black rose Pc. B.
A. The Department of Agricui-
ture say that there is a tendency
among some rose growers TO refer
to an extremely dark red rose as
black. Such a statement is not cor
rect. and it is doubted whether
anyone has secured an all black
rose.
O.. How many stone quarries are
there in this country FL. K. w.
A. There are at the present time
about 5000 quarries in the United
States. with an annual product val
ued at more than $75.O00,00O.
O.. Where did the Punch and
Judy show originate ii. NJ. r.
A. The puppet show of Punch
and Judy derives its origin from
the Neapolitan Punchinello, but
many of it's features are purely
English. Puppet shows, however,
'. ere common among the Greeks,
from whom the Romans received
them.
- q: G. what will a'S'0'Ve 'S.l''0'a :
A. 1t can easily be dissolved In
denatured alcohol.
@. What town in Indiana or
Ohio has a tree growing in the
tower of the courthouse &c. B.
K.
A.. Greensburg, Indiana, claims
this curiosity. The courthouse with
it's tree-topped tower is visible from
railway trains passing through the
town.
@. Who was "the Duke Of Exc
tar's daughter"?-A. w.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
THE DEADLY DUD

The explosion of an old artillery she'll, killing eight
hildren at play in a Watertown, N. Y. %dooryard, re-opens
the uuestion-why need people keep explosive materials OF
weapons where they can do possible damage?
It is said that the shell which exploded was kept as a
souvenir. and was supposed to be dead and therefore mol
dangerous. Like the gun which wasn't loaded, it performed
its deadly work efficiently.
No shell which has been filled with explosive materials
can be considered safe unless it has been EXPLODED or lS
contents removed in some less violent manner. This is true
&c . small rifle cartridge as of the bigger type of explosive
which caused the Watertown tragedy.
The object of explosives is To explode. The object oil
The deadly weapon is to kill. When will people learn to class
them and keep them where they belong?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17

A. When hi rack as an instru'
ment of torture was introduced in.
to England in 1447 by John Halland
Duke Of Exeter, who at that time
was constable of the Tower of Lon
don, it speedily became known as
1.-The Duke of Exeter's daughter"
@. When a freight car Is
spoken of as a 50-ton car is that
it's weight. its capacity. or a comb
nation of the two?-H. T.
A. A 50-ton car is one with a
freight capacity of that amount.
One Of the 40-foot box car type
will itself weigh about "a tons.
@. What does o. H. M. S. on a
Canadian letter mean?-E. H. w.
A, These letters in lieu Of a
stamp mean "On His Majesty's Sell
vice"
@. Is there a law which permits
a husband and wife to own prop
erty together and which decides
what becomes Of 1t If one of them
desc. A. R.
"A. There are laws in most
states which enable a husband and
wife to own real estate as joint ten
ants. In the case of a joint tenancy
the survivor becomes the sole own
er of the property.
@. Why was Beacon Hill, Bos-
ton, so called Pr. E. S.
A. 1t received this name from
the fact that the public beacon was
| placed upon its summit. Later the
hill was reduced in height and the
State House occupies its highest
position.
@. Is there a Japanese symbol
| for fidelity Pc. E. S.
A. In Japanese art the bamboo
is used as a symbol of constance
and fidelity.
@. What Is a coalition cablnetN
i. NJ. c.
A. A coalition cabinet is one in
which members of all parties are
represented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
Oue;tions- Answers

ANY reader can get h answer TO
n question BY writing me reisa
Amboy Evening News lnformAtion
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskln' Dllec.os'
yvsshinston. D.. c. This offer ap-
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medicinai and financial troubles- ~
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
WANTED: A MEN

FIGHT fitting clothes with pearl buttons are among tina
fall STYLES for men, in such colors as pale green, honey ami
delicate lawn. So says the secretary of the Association OF
Clothing Designers.
Now We shall see a real test of nerve. Who will be the
first in this Down to express his soul in pale green and mother
Of nearl ffe1 80. 40 or SO years of the conventional emo
onSfyspressio of oxford worsted and navy serge?
do |
IN
Il Germany has the gold to make the reparation payment
now due. but doesn't want to pay it because 1T would be bad
for her finances. Now if we could only work that on the
landlord aod grocer!
Reports from The Hague indicate that the Soviet rep
resentatiyes are going to take their broken dishes and go
home.
'aThe modern flapper is sensible says a Kansas min
lister. More SO, at any rate. than sams 81 her oritiess -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
Tom


The only reliable substitute for
brains is silence.
Lots of men with good eyes can't
see when you are broke.
A man who marries for money
can't get along with or without MS
wife.
Funny things happen. We know
a farmer who is making money.
A diplomat IL a mar who picks up
the beans somebody else spills.
Some men saving up for a rainy
day meet the bootlegger and spend
it all on a wet night.
We saw a man wearing a vest
laugh at a Woman's summer furS.
Life is too short to live fast.
One day last week a bathing girl
went into the water on purpose.
Not that anybody cares. but Lenin
is sick again and the Russians fear
he will recover.
There is a bright side. Men who
chew tobacco never use perfume.
Too MANY auto drivers think fen
ders are spare parts.
"
There doesn't seem to be as many
miles in rubber heels these days.
After practicing drinking coffee
40 years some men still spill 1t on
the tablecloth.
1--WE have too many crazy people,
SAYS a New York doctor. We thought
they had more than that.
They say faint heart never won
fair lady. Faint heart is lucky.
More overalls are being sold. If
Congress doesn't act quick, times
| are going to get better.
June grooms have been married
a month and the barber business is
talllnS on.
Georgia man wants to build an
ark. IL it that wet in Georgia?
Men who wouldn't take a counter
felt nickel at face value are marry
ing artificial compilations.
Some people grow old quick and
others don't worry like they should.
Chicago man became a robber be-
| cause he lost his health. Now he
is confined to his room for life.
They call II the mighty dollar. 1t
Is mighty hard to get and mighty
easy to lose.
You see more people talking back
than coming back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17
Bible Thought For Today

AN OLD MAN'S ESTIMONY-I have fought a
good fight, have finished my course, have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness
p Timothy al.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-17

All the Keep smiling propaganda
which has ragged furiously through
out the land in recent years has
had a pathological significance. All
the popular demand for gilded ro-
nance and glad books as opposed
to bitter realism must have been
based upon the public's unconscious
desire to keep its imagination cheer
full and free from contamination.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
PIIICKY MOUNTAIN
 CLIMBER PRAISED
Sir Francis Younghusband Gives Credit to Mt. Everest Expedition

yondon. July 2s.-"Mountaineer nroner ia not necessarily rashness, but ia entirely question of prudence ana of courage, of strength and steadlness and of 8 feeling for nature and her most hidden beauties, which are or ten awe-inspiring, but for that reason the more sublime, and to contem- plative spirit the more suggestive.
 Sir Francis Younghusband, speak ing before the Royal Geographical society on the Mount Everest txpedl- ton, used the foregoing words to ex- press the sentiment which has ami mated all those connected with the expedition, and then said they were written 33 years ago by certain Father Ratti, who has now become Pope Plus XI.
 skillful Men Needed.
 After describing what the expedi- Non had accomplished Sir Francis said: "The experience gained this wear shows that skilled mountaineers are able to take those unskllled in high mountain craft to the highest attitudes Godfrey Bruce had never climbed snow and ice mountain be- fore. Yet under Finch's skilled lead ership he was able to attain height of 27,soO feet And the Sherpa DOT ters, though they were practically un- trained to snow and ice work, were able. under General Bruces stimulat- ing influence, to carry loads up to 25.5oo feet, some of them making the tourney four times and so earning fhe unstinted praise of the best mountaineers.
 "By careful organization and com- hination of effort. using experience to guide inexperience, and by the display of indominatible pluck on the mart of the highest climbers. the ex- nedttion has at q bound brought the record LID from 24,6oo feet to 27,3oo feet and thus left only HOO feet to he c,imbed before the crowning sum- init is reached.
 "The standard of human achieve ment has thereby been sensibly rais- ed. And many another traveller, ana many another struggler upward In every walk of life and in every coun- try will be braced and heartened Tn remembering what Finch and Nal lory. Somervell, Norton and Bruce have this year accomplished on Mt. Everest. And this, to my mind, Is in- comparably the most valuable result of the expedition, and a result which | makes their efforts in the highest de- gree worth whtsc.'
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

moodily about carrying an aX as a threat against whistlers and fnally landed him in cell charged with hiding place today by Sheriff Hansen, to protect the old man.
 Schacfer carried his aX around the streets of Panama for years without
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

stood in front of the shack that housed his forge and watched Schafer storm at some whistling boys. The boys fed and Herdst shouted;
 Come on over, John, and whitle for me.
 Hersdt was struck down and died In la hospital on Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

more than raising it as threat until last Friday, when it brought a whist Ter to death. The victim was the viii lage blacksmith, John H. Hersdt, 60
 Hersdt who was notorlousls cheerful whistler and went from one tune into another all day since a horseless age cut into his business
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
WRESTLING LED TO MURDER
Aged Crank Carries Out a Lifelong
 Threat.

Harlon, Iowa, July o7 - John schaefer, 70 years old. whose aversion to whistling first gained him the name of crank, then sent him trudging
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
WALKS INTO POLE.
Man Iu Serious Condition Following
 Fracture of Skull.

New York, July 2s-Feliy Thorley, 42, of 514 Jamaica avenue. Long Island City inadvertently walked into an iron trolley pole at the curb in
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

In Ku, Central Africa couple must be engaged two years before
 marriage.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

Washington avenue. near Second ave hue, Long island City yesterday aft erncon and fractured his skull
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
Help! Help! This
.ThingMay Grow
Bayonets Next!
Pink-Eyed Deer at Zoo
Has Antlers One Year
and Horns Ncrt

There's a deep mystery In th'
ZOO.
Not a dark mystery. It's white
snow white--and has horns.
It's enough 20 drive local scien
lists 20 take refuge in drink and
to ruin the regulations for ycracity
OF several score Of Seattle men who
told their wives the truth about 4,
Gus Knudson. keeper OF the roc
AT Woodland park. wears a look Of
intense concentration. He's wor
RED.
The mystery centrrs on the aiblnc
Columbia black tail deer that re
Gently arrived from Alaska. Oniy
It's tail. too. IL white. But that,
no; tho mystery.
Las; year the deer grew a SET
Of deer aniiers. as was perfectly
natural in a well behaved animal Of
its kind. But this year. the white
beast grew tired Of its usual adorn
nent and sprouied flat reindeer
horns.
After looking at the animal
scientists declare they are complete
~ bafned.
knudson IL afraid the freak ami
mai viii start growing auto horn,
or bass tubas next year. But as
long as II isn't saxaphones. he'll b.
satisfied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
His Mother Had
No Saddle Upon
Horse She Rode

Washington has It's native sons as
wen as California.
Nelson j. Craigue, candidate for
congress from the Everett district.
came TO this state 50 years ago. His
mother mad. the journey over the
mountains on a white cayuae. which
she rode without saddle or bride.
tevrn years before the Seattle fire
the youthful craigue worked on the
steamer Nellie. running from Seattle
TO snohomish. lie wen, into busi.
ness 10 Everett in 1891. and has
served on the school board. the city
council and In tho city treasurer's
office.
Doughboys who served In tho A.
y. y. and succeeded In getting into
Paris VIII remember the tall. gray.
haired man In charge OF the Cibrai.
tar Hotel. tho famous houteiry run
for the American soldiers. That was
Cralgue.
In his campaign talks. Craigue in
stressinx the Smith.McNary bill. the
necessity Of haitlng all immigration
10 she United States for 10 years and
the wisdom o. upholdlnx the Vol.
stead act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
ACTUAL PROHIBITION BY l947," SAYS DRY CHIEF
URGES ALIENS
Be REGISTERED
Otherwise Legion's Chief
Would Send Them Back

wENATCHEE. Sept. 4. - Tha,
every alien coming 20 the United
States should be registered and be
naturaiized within prescribed time.
under penalty OF having 10 return 10
his native land. Was urged by Com.
mander G. ID. Cunningham. opening
the state CONVENTION OF the American
Legion here yesterday.
Asiatlea and others Ineligible 10
citizenship should be excluded alto.
gether. Cunningham declared.
More than 500 delegates were on
hand at the opening session Of the
convention. Mayor 6. T.. Chase pre-.
scented the legion with a deed 10
Wenatchee" and response was
made by Ray Greenwood. prose
cutting attorney Of kitsap county.
More than 80 legion posts thru.
out the state ARE represented.
Work OF the American Legion
auxiliary during the past year was
reviewed by Mrs. Jennfc Neeiy. state
president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
30-Day Effort lnaugurated
by Organization

with Every Member Oct Mem.
Der In September as It's slogan. the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce under.
took an effort. Friday. that II Is ex.
pec,cd viii add hundreds OF mem.
beru TO the rolls before the end Of
the month.
The thlrty.dny effort Ia regarded
as unique. There viii be no campaign
or drive IN the ordinarily accepted
sense. and no large meetings 90 fur.
Their the memberships getting work.
Success viii depend solely upon tho
individual effor; OF the 1000 members
OF the chamber.
Today. rosters OF the chamber and
instructions were mailed 10 the mem.
bers. The roster n to enable a mem.
Der TO check up friends and business
aeaunin,anees who are Mt present AZ.
flilated with the organization. From
those who are not on the rolls. "a
member asks one 20 make appllca.
ton for membership. II he succeeds
In obtaining a signed application. he
has accomplished ali that IL asked Of
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
CALIFORNIA man CHAMBER SEEKS
Chief SPEAKER new MEMBERS
County Teachers Continue
Sessions Here

DIR. Charles y. Rugh. OF the Uni.
versity of California. was scheduled
as the principal speaker at Fridays
session OF the ssth annual King
County Teachers institute. which Is
being held this week at broadway
high school.
Or, Rugh'z topic was ''The OBJ.
jectives OF an Education for Our
Democracy"
In tho afternoon Edgar c. Raine.
OF Seattle. was TO give AN Illus.
tratcd lecture on Alaska.
Election OF officers Thursday re-
suited a. follows: President, 4. ].
Mcnamara. North Bend: vico prcai.
dent. ID. A. Barber. Kent: secretary.
Marion Brown. OF Foster. treasurer,
c. =. Beach, Enumclaw.
Ralph Swcsman spoke In favor OF
tho 3o.io taxation plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
Reject BURGESS
AS STREET HEAD
Mysterious Appointee of
Mayor Unconfirmed

David Burgess. the mayors sp-
pointee for superintendent Of streets,
was refused confirmation by the
council committees on finance and
streets and sewers Thursday after
noon.
None OF the councilmen knew Bur
CESS or had knowledge OF his present
whereabouts. His name has not APP
pesrcd in the last two city director
les. He is believed TO have once
worked in DIR. Browns dental par.
lore. but whether as an extractor Of
teeth or Of cash Is unknown.
The action Of the committee. which
includes a majority OF the council
men. win be confirmed at the regu-
lar session Monday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
Mexican Chief to
Be Seattle Guest

Gen. y. Torrehianca. executive sec.
rotary Of President Aware Oregon
OF Mexico. with his bs-idf. win arrive
In Seattle Sunday on his private car
Hidalgo. He Is touring the Pacific
coast. In company with tho general
and his bride arc his brother. ~.
TorFchlanca. and the iAtscr's bride.
They arc cxpected to remain several
days in the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01

second. enacting an enforcement or
dinance In every community. third.
applying the 'Yonkcrz Plan where
enforcement IL lax. by cooperating
with officials II they viii enforce the
law. or focusipg publicity upon them
II they won't"
Anderson says New York state al
ready has $4,000 members OF the Al
lied Cltixens Of America. and tho en-
rollment campaign Il lust beginning,
when the light j. turned on all
decent people win come in" he said
There are prominent bankers. law.
ycrn. manufacturer. and even a few
preachers. who by opposing prohibit
ton have placed themselves In the
same category with frowsy whisk.
cred anarchists. When they see that
thru Ignorance or prejudice they have
lined up with the criminals they viii
come In out OF the wet"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
Corson to Receive
Italian War Medal

Coroner Willis III. corson will re.
celve tho order Of chevaiier OF the
Crown OF Italy. in recognition Of
corson's war service with the Itni.
ian army during the world war. &C.
cording 10 information reaching him
Friday from the state department at
Washington. The king OF Italy VIII
probably forward the decoration TO
the Italian consul here for prcscn-
tation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01
House Passes Bill
to Curb Profiteers

WASHINGTON. sept L. The
house late yesterday passed the
winslow bill. designed 10 prevent
pronteering by coal operators IN the
present fuel emergency. Tho vote
was sis 10 O..
The measure. urged By President
Harding. provides for a federal fuel
distributor with power TO bar from
interstate commerce any coal opera.
tor charging extortionase prices and
thus 20 sct M scale Of flair prices
for all coal that figures in shipment
between two or more states