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The Washington herald., 1922-04-19
New Religious Cults.
% the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Many who claim to be regular
and orthodox in their religious
faith seem to possess a feeling of
dislike for new cults. classifying
them among the products of a very
questionable parsonage often called
His Satanic Majesty" For the
benefit of these opponents of cults.
I would suggest a plan to put them
out of commission. 1t is this: Let
all the religious people who are GER
tain they are orthodox adopt the
methods of healing the sick EN-
ployed by Jesus Christ. HIS apostles
and the early church and render the
preaching of the gospel so prao-
tical and powerful that the deaf are
made 10 hear. the blind to see. the
lame to walk and all manner or
disease to vanish as the dew before
the rising sun. ] am certain from
the teachings of many of the new
cults that they have come into eN-
istence simply because a large per-
centage of those who pose as ortho-
dox are not fully indorsing and
practicing the orthodox methods OF
healing the sick that characterized
Christianity in the early part OF It's
history. Jesus Christ knew that sin
and sickness are so closely associ-
ated together. SO interlapped ano
interviewer, as cause and erect
thar He could not save the sinner
without healing the sick. and His
teaching and practice were IN per
feet harmony with this easily dem
onstrated proposition. feel IKE
suggesting for the use of all man
Lind the motto | have chosen Tor
myself:
I will not be swayed by envy when
NV rivals strength Is snow
will not deny his merits but VIII
strive 70 prove my own.
7 will try to see the beauties spread
before me. rain or shine.
will cease to preach your duty
and be. more concerned with mine
The suffering ones on eartn are
tbirstins for more of the mix OF hu !, ,
wan kindness and helpfulness ana
wh.never they find most Of this they
And most Of what appeals to 'ne"
a, orthodoxy. In the language OF
Bishop Darlington. who presioeo
over the recent Methodist conferences
at Mt, Vernon Church, In TINS cry
7 would say: "God bless the preacn-
ers who can raise the dead; there are
too few Of them" y
The Washington herald., 1922-04-19
IOWA NATURALIsTs
OFF TO FIJI.

To make a study of the fauna
fora and structure OF coral reefs a
party Of nsturalists from the state
University Of Iowa will make an
extended trip this summer to the
Fiji Islands and New Zealand ThS
expedition is led by Prof. {. -
Nutting, head of the department q
zoology. and other members ard
Profs. r. b. Wylie and 4 -
Thomas. Or. Dayton Stoner. and
Waldo s. Clock. Mrs. Stoner will
be assistant entomologist Of the
expedition. The scientific data cata-
cred will he compared with facts
Of similar expeditions by the Tni-
versity Of Iowa for the past thirty
years.
A study Of native boats. boating.
diving and methods Of nshinC VIII
he undertaken by Prof. NutttnC az
Fiji. Professor Thomas will a,so
.canism and elevated reefs. while
Prof. wylie and DR.. Stoner will
study the land fora and fauna.
4 visit TO one of the bird ssnctu-
aries in the hot region in North
Island and the Alpine District in
South Island and the establishment
Of co-operttive contacts with scien-
tifc men in New Zealand is planned.
Liquid oxygen is used as an eN-
plosive by a metal-mining company
at Pachuca. Mexico, operated By
American capital.
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throwing of snowballs. the eating
Of spring vegetables such as cd
cumbers and new potatoes. and in
fact might be said to include mar
riage and other habits formed many
ccnturies ago and which undpubt-
edly have harmed many people
through the ages.
am Of the opinion that of the
two extremes the reformer on the
one hand and the libertine on the
other, most of us ordinary imperfect
beings prefer the libertine as the
latter harms mostly himself. while
the reformer would interfere with
ana in many ways harm all of us
who do not agree with him.
1 think Mr.. ReforIner and all of
his prototypes must have a sense OF
humor after all, as much as they
attempt to conceal it. for TO strength
en- the argument he SAYS that the
icea tnat one must have some sort
or stimulant to throw of fatigue
after a hard days work is mans
Justification for all the nefarious
-things that exist
Our hero evidently blames all the
evils of the world. divorce. theft.
murder. arson and the like on those
OF US who seek the real comfort of
Lady Nicotine. little racy literature
or some jazz music on the Victrola
after a grinding day at the office.
He says that all the thugs. pick
pockets. burglars and their iIk are
inveterate users of cigarettes. |
haven't the personal acquaintance of
all this class OF folks. so do not
know their personal habits. but I feel
sure that they are inveterate users
OF water. bread. meat, and other
things which We all use
The whole truth OF the matter is
that reformers are a distinct type.
just the same as anarchists, cranks.
kleptomaniacs. etc.
Their mind runs in grooves Who
or the great men OF history was a
reformer in the same sense that the
advocates OF the above creed are
Your correspondent evidently wishes
TO place Lincoln in this category. but
/ am afraid he has gone far afieId in
this. as history has put Lincoln down
as an exponent OF freedom and no,
OF restriction.
l am not trying TO argue with Re
former as ] realize that would bt
hopeless. Reformers are not open
to argument. They have convinced
themselves that they are right in the
hrst place and probably are sincere
in many cases. There are also many
sincere men in the past who have
tried 10 transmute baser metals into
gold by man. made methods. Only
God can transmute the base human
metal into pure god.
always think OF reformers. OF
oigots IL YOU please. that they were
born a few centuries too late. How
their lips would water and their eve.
light with holy light ifthey coulc
stand by the waters edge while some
poor wench was being ducked for
little idle gossip. or a slight flir.
tation. and how he would be trans.
ported with JOY as he saw the pool
wretch who had whistled on Sunda
| sitting in the stocks
H. F. SETTER.
ia Evans Bldg.
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As Easter Week Passes.

II THE Irish Free State survives the Easter
i holidays without serious disturbance it will
have demonstrated its right to existence.
This is period which demands the utmost
from such men Collins and Griffith. The firm
ness with which. thus far they have met the situa-
ton raises them in the esteem of the world Sur
rounded by rebelious factions they have prevented
any serious outbreak They have preserved order
in Dublin during critical days with more effective
ness than ordinarily shown by British military
commanders.
But the danger continues until the week is over
y fanatics bullet may. at any moment, set loose all
the horrors OF civil war. After the stirring seven
years just passed Irish life is disorganized and will
remain so for some time to come. Large numbers
OF the young have followed the adventurous
Carefree existence of disorganized soldiery II is
difficult to absorb these once into the routine
OF peaceful country. They bound to remain
disturbing factor, ready to seize upon any excuse
for violence, for some years to come
This is the natural result OF conditions in Ire
land since the historic Easter rebellion II the
country had become peaceful at after the estab
lshment of peace with England it would have been
little less than miracle. All that can be expected
OF the Free State government is that it be suf-
GENTLY powerful to function in spite of disturbances
which certain to come.
The most dangerous foe of law and order ap-
pears 10 DC lie valera ms man has a strong hold
on the gratitude and loyalty of the Irish people.
He is using his influence, it seems to undo the
very tasks which accomplished largely through
his efforts. 1t has been a short shift for De
Valera from the position of patriot, with the ad-
miration of most of the world, to that of a rebel
upon whom the world looks with fear and suspicion
He is certain to retain following as long as he
chooses to oppose the forces in power. AS Collins
and Griffith increase their hold on the sympathy
and respect of the Irish people this following will
dwinde-but the process will require number of
years. Even in the United States there are a num-
Der OF De Valera sympathizcrs who seem unable to
realize how greatly they endangerng the cause
OF real freedom for Ireland.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-19
u'lb,,tci1l
.0ay By Day.
Impressions:
bMCGeMsmtwp
hB1al1ia,,,li(!'::}2

NEW YORK. April 1s.-The fne
art of dress is reaching new
heights among the young bioods OF
New York in this age Of mufins
and marmalade. Slipping In and
out Of clothes becomes an hourly
ritual. To wear a suit all morning
is as out Of date as the waxed par
lor what-not. And to wear a suit
all day--shades of Suffering Beau
nash!
Near my lodgings lives a young
man whose face Is remindful of the
original boiled white bean-and as
bloodless. But a top mounter in the
society circus. Well, rather. And
such pearl of a valet. You'd be
surprised.
In the early morning he fares
forth in riding breeches. donned
with the aid Of a shoe-horn, and
from which no Houdini could es.
cape. Not even crawling through
a barbed wire fence would remove
them. At 10 he appears in his
lounge suit.
He returns from wherever he does
his lounging" at IL to dazzle the
simple e-minded neighbors with a
morning walking suit In quick
succession come the business suit.
the afternoon frock. and later full
regalia-white satin-lined Inverness
cape. evening suit, high hat and
everything-for dinner.
He is not unusual. He Is merely
one Of the many who have suddenly
gone in for the craze Of dress or
overdress. It is whispered that a
group of expensive tailors really
sponsored the new fad. Business was
slowing up.
There appeared recently at several
Of the smart hotels young men who
registered from London with no end
OF luggage. 1t was breezed about
that they were travelling incognito-
which invariably intrigues the New
Yorker.
Any way they began to appear In
different clothes four or five times a
day. Bond street stuff and lots Of
swank. The young bloods began to
take notice. Soon they were imitat-
ing them. Then the incognito hress-
ers suddenly disappeared. A society
paper hints the tailors paid them
handsomely. All OF which goes to
prove that II Is easier to sell a gold
brick at the corner OF Forty-second
street and Broadway than in Big
Bump. Nebr.
There are tricks in all trades. For
a number of months a certain hotel
grill has been the luncheon rem
devious for moving picture lights.
Another hotel sought this patron
age for their grill. An assistant
manager went to a half dozen stars
and gave them a luncheon account
free for three months. He did the
same thing with several directors
In three weeks time the others fol-
lowed like sheep. All the trade was
won from the other hotel.
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immature graduates and others
who, without such occupation.
would find it difficult to procure
employment.
It-csters to the most selfish in
stincts in the human heart. urging
US to profit by the intolerable dis
t-~ses of our helpless sub human
fellow creatures in order that we
may extract from their suffering
bodies supposed remedies for the
relief of our foolishly self-imposed
diseases-while We over eat, and
drink. and are merry to our own
hurt and constitutional damage
still hoping to avert disaster by
rejoicing in animal sacrificial ex-
perimentation.
Our opponents calling US fanatics
and hysterical sentimentalists fail
to mention that some of the great
est names in literature. scince.
art. medicine and surgery stand as
a bulwark of defense about our
-vivisection cause and agitation
having announced themselves as
ferventiy opposed to laboratory
vagaries and devices.
The charges made against us By
vivisectionists seem too rapid to
demand our consideration. We
realize that they serve them as a
final refuge in time of defeat" made
with a view OF quietiny anxious and
sympathetic inquiry on the part of
the public regarding existing con-
ditions, for they are well aware tha,
when the truth concerning vivi-
ARNH -. l..
horrors will work It's own destruc-
tion.
Charging us with ignorance we
make ready answer: True il is-we
have never visited a laboratory
no one, except at specially ap-
pointed times. is ever admitted be-
hind those tightly closed doors,
save those who approve of the pro.
ceedings therein.
But physicians who Cregretfully)
have worked within have graphic
ally described the activities of those
lugubrious abodes
In defense of our cause and our
methods. ! wish to say that our
opponents in accusing US of mis-
representation and false statements
are accusing vivisectors and the
medical men. as above referred TO-
whose writings have provided us
with material for our horrtfyine
anti-vivisection literature upon
which our great cause is founded.
We do not falsify. We do moi
eNaggerate. No falsehood can be
justly attributed to us.
Such accusations against us fall
on deaf ears, our published records
are open to all.
The outrageous falsehoods con.
tinually propsgated" as charged
against us: the appeal to "confint
ourselves to facts and speak only
the truth" disturb US very slightly
Denial of the truth by the advo.
Gates of vivisection only make.
matters appear worse for them, and
not hetter
Honest confession on their par
would SAVIOR of better intent in the
future.
A more pleasing attitude. Il
seems to us. would be for medical
men and vivisectors TO deplore with
us excessive crimes OF cruelty ant
to unite with us in putting a stor
to the, crying shame of unrestricted
vivisection-to this dark stain upor
Christianity and our retarded civi.
lization.
DnDDrN. rrc--
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FLOWERS. HAIR BRUSHES
AND DRINK FROM CACTUS.

Beautiful white flowers. hstr
brushes. nour. cattle forage. fool
and drink for men. building mate
rial. and fuel are a few Of the
products that can be obtained from
the cactus. commonly considered
to belong only to barren desert Ac-
lcording 10 DIR. j. n. Rose. who told
OF his studies Of the cactus family
at a lecture held by the Carnegie
Institution OF Washington last
night. cscti not only live on the des-
ert but they can be found in the
moist regions of tropical America.
Although these plants have their
most wonderful development in the
deserts where they take on srotesque
shapes and often are the most
dominant features Of the landscape.
yet they are able to adapt them
selves TO the, conditions which are
found in the great rain forests OF
humid regions. however. the cacti
have zerophytic conditions not un-
like those found In the desert.
''Cactus furnishes the desert In
dian not only food and drink. but
also material for his home and fuel
for his hearth. From some Of the
cscti is obtained a fair brush. from
the seeds OF others a -four is made
and from another an emergency for
age for cattle is secured.
"A cactus hedge more than half Al
mile long produces from 5000 to TO-
900 white flowers in a single night 4
Cactus has a rema arks Bile armament
OF curious spines. some a foot long
with strange hooks. and others that
a-e very delicate and beautiful in
their Arrangement"
The cactus is entirely confined to
the Americas. extending from Alaska
through Patagonia. from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and. from sea level 70
an altitude of over 10000 feet
! There are more than / 900 species in
the cactus family.
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Dorothy Bradford. DR.. samuel Fuller. william but-
H:r,on. n n.msmSsr Aiisrson Mary A.rson JOsn
Hooke Myfss standish. Mrs. Rose standish Cnr,s-
Ma q, Fuller. s.mueI Fuiier,- Thomas Tinker,
Mrs. Tinker. CD. t7) Tinker. John Turner: ~ o.,
na. s.rsn E..on rnis s.mu.l Essos elssrt w.:ow
John Alden Peter Browne John Bi1nston. MIses nes
moas nssshs n.rss:on s%n. Sen:s srss.rass Reh.rd
Clarke. Richard Gardiner. John Aiderton. Thomas
mSr'.'h msrs wsm M'lssm wns. n..oivsa
white. w. Edward Thompson. William HoiheSk.
Srs Ha.S: As: hss.ls T:s e.Is.r s.rs %
rem. stephen Hopkins EiissSeth Hopkins Giles
% ES%sra DossT. Edward I.iss.r. John cs.eistcns.
John crackstone. Junior; Edward Tiliey. Ami
Tsy Tsy sr,as.. Ssy e TIfss. Eii..ss,S rsy rrsses
Cooke. John Cooke. James Chiffon. Susanna Chill
Fri; fri;e.s, s0nn "'s'''e' N''e' ~
RABBIT AND EASTER.
To tn. Friend rcopie *'.
Please tell me how 1t is that the rabbit is asso-
ciated with Easter. II. B.
Nearly all the world the hare is associated
count that the rabbit has so much to do with Ems
ter. There has been much dispute to why the
but nobody seems to have arrived at a satisfactory
conclusion the subject 1t is evidently ex-
counts for its wide distribution. The rabbit is
nocturnal in its habits coming out night to feed
and that may have started the idea.
EASTER AND PAscHAL MOON.
% Friend the People:
How is Easter determined7
What is the name of the royal house o. Eng
land! F.MG.
Easter is determined by the paschal moon-the
moon Which comes upon or next after Mach iSii si
II the full moon comes on Sunday, then Easter is
The name of the royal house of England 4.
Windsor.
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part with their attempt at obtain
ing this monopoly.
Our government does not want
to give any special privileges to the
capitalists OF any one country or
group. but all are to have the same
opportunities, irrespective of ma
tionality."
This Is the declaration made by
Senior Elias Plutarco Gales, minis
ter of the interior. chief of the cabi-
net. who. in the opinion of the best
informed people in Mexico. is. next
to ObreEon. the most influential fac
tor in the present Mexican govern
ment. He. like most of the other
officials. seems most anxious to con-
vey the impression that the present
government intends to protect the
interests and property of foreigners
in Mexico and of Mexicans as well.
Gales Is a tall. broad -shouldered
man, shrewd but kindly, with the
manners OF a labor leader and po-
litical chieftain. Although he is a
general. there is nothing of the mil
itary about him. He started life as
a teacher. His chief secretary is
not a military adjutant. but a young
woman of pleasing manner and
tactful in keeping applicants for in
terviews with the general in good
humor. even IL the interview doesn't
come off.
Gales repeatedly emphasizes the
caution with which the government
Is proceeding in social reform.
1--WE must proceed slowly with
the process of bringing the peas
ants, who compose the vast mass of
our population, into the new move
ment looking toward specialization.
First. they must be raised from
their present state of illiteracy and
must be shown the advantages of
joining cooperative movements.
These are the first steps. The gov
ernment realizes that 1t is more ad-
yantageous and causes less turmoil
to guide the new tendencies and
desires gradually into their proper
channels than to put difficulties and
obstacles of a doctrinaire nature in
their path. Thus catastrophe shocks
will be avoided.
regard to the peasant is to see that
he gets some land of his own. Un-
til comparatively recently. most Of
Mexico's land had been grabbed by
a few hundred families. Today we
are imposing different ideas of
landed proprietorsnlp. The spirit
of the present government and laws
of Mexico is to make equal distri-
button of the land. so that the
men who cultivate the soil shall
get as much land as they will them
selves work. With this end in view
the villages receive communal lands.
This program is being carried out
with all speed and energy. in ac-
cordance with federal law.
The great estates are divided up
and facilitates for obtaining part
of this land for the purpose OF
working. II themselves arc given to
Mexicans and foreigners equally"
with special emphasis on the wora
Foreigners"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-19
TELLS OF NATURE
SCIENCE OF DISTRICT.

The wild flowers. insects. butter
flies. moths. spiders. FISH. reptiles.
batrachians. birds. mammals and
other fiora and fauna Of the pis-
trict Of Columbia were explained
and shown in lantern slides Iy pr
r. W. Shufeldt at the last meeting
OF the Biological Society OF Wash
ington.
Among the many slides presented
were vievb Of the nearby collecting
grounds for nature study lovers
DIR. Schufeldt also described the early
days OF natural history collecting
In this region and some Of those
OF the times engaged in IL.
Dr. Shufeldt has taken creU
Interest in nature study for schoolS
and recently established a training,
class for those who wish to obta 4
instruction in nature study work. In
this work he uses his own complete
collections of specimens and Ian
tern slides. Among those taking
this course are: Mrs. Elizabeth X
Peoples, Of the J. Ormond Wilson
Normal School. and. OF the same
faculty. Miss Msude l. Hickok. Mrs
Mabel s. weidman. Mrs. Annie Y
Thrasher, Miss J. Elizabeth Dyer
of the Park View Public school:
Miss Edith Robinson and Miss Lu-
ellie Harris. and Mis- sBeulah A
Dove. nature study teacher in the
Henry ID. Cooke Public School
The line of study adopted is as
complete instruction as possible N
Identification of the nature mater a.
TO be found in the District. stGGY
Of the habits Of the birds. mammals.
and other forms. as well as a care
full consideration of the wild flow
ers.
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Morality of Women.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In a recent incursion into the
Open Court one Adam KabibbIe
selected as his theme the relative
morality of the sexes and. ignoring
the evidence of facts, took some
extreme positions, as do many who
rush in where angels fear to-
tread" On to vile man he should
cred the responsibility for all i'm
morality, picturing woman as an
angel, incapable of transgressing
the moral code. While most men are
chivalrous enough to let this picture
go unchallenged, nevertheless it is
distorted and untrue
There can be little doubt that wo-
man is superior in morality to her
male counterpart and her departures
from the moral path are usually
the result of mans tempting but to
say that immortality exists only in
he male of the species and to absoIve
woman from all blame In matters
affecting morals 10 to state an evil
dent untruth. For We find woman
endowed with the same passions,
seeking expression. as is man and
there have been and will be again
occasions on which she has contrib
uted to the immoral act. To hold
otherwise is to Rke ones self ridic-
ulous.
II seems almost gratuitous to add
that no man has a purer conception
of woman or holds her in higher
esteem than the author of these re-
marks. In nearly every worthy at
tribute we recognise her as our. su-
perior, but let us be governed by
sanity in the claims we make for
her r T.. & C0DY
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Attention, Reformers.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In your open Court" of Friday
Champion of Reformers" has
stated the true creed of all reform
ers SO concisely and in such a re-
freshingly frank manner. that 1
feel the ureg to write you in behalf
OF the great majority of the poor
mortals from whom the reformers
are so anxious to remove the awful
temptations that surround US.
The creed that states that any
thing that may even tend to be Of
injury to people. no matter how few.
must be abolished. though IL re-
moves the socalled pleasures from
others is so broad land complete
that the reat of Reformer's letter
Is entirely superflous.
I would ask him 20. name one
real or socalled pleasure which does
not harm at least a few people.
Under hiss doctrine millions of
strong men must deny themselves
that ore Or two weak ones ,nsy
be saved.
The creed covers not only drink
ing. smoking, dancing. card playing.
spooning and many other diversions
and habits. but auto riding for
pleasure. all athletic sports. the