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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
New Fiction Resources.

Conventional physical characteristics were
an indispensable aid to povelists in portraiture
in early Victorian times. For Bill Skies to
have a low brow, Mr.. Toots a weak chin and
Uriah Heep a snaky hand was picturesque and
saved mental effort for both author and reader
Such stigmata suffered bard blow when Lom-
broso's theories pinned rpon them, were sta
tistically disproved; and though they will never
pass out of fiction, they much be supplemented
Dr. Holmes in elsie venner' sought to in
troduce prenatal influence into characterize
ton. Phrenology made brief bid Twenty
years ago came experimental psychology, Gull
minating in Freud psychoanalysis- We re-
Gently had book which surveyed English lit
erature in the light Of Freudianism, essaying to
prove that some of most towering master
pieces built upon foul morass of in
hibitions and subconsclous impulses. Now
the expected happens; the glands come for
ward. We have DR.. Louis Berman. who states
that internal secretions should dominate
characters in books as well as out of them.
THE womanly woman and the manly man. he
explains, those ideals of the Victorians,
the masterpieces of the interstital cells in their
perfection" and he defines the thyroid girl,
pituitary girl. pineal girl and other possible
heroines.
Henceforth the author has a new field In
stead of writing, "CIara inherited from her
father a strength of will which made her ad-
amant to all Richards advances" he can re-
mark: "Claras pineal gland was SO normal
that her pose quite baffled the villain" In
stead of saying of the millionaire, "He could
not sleep; visions of the wreck of his colossal
merger floated before his eyes," he can write,
He could not sleep; his thyroid secretions
had intensely excited heart and mind" Maya
zines will advertise for short stories Of 1000
words. emphasizing pituitary elements. Every
literary review will have it's consulting physi-
clan. The time has almost come when we can
expect browning triumph of fiction Motiva-
ton will be based upon the ductiess glands,
with dashes of heredty and environment the
plot will begin in rash acts of the hero induced
by low blood count; the climax will be furn-
ished by the williams failure to get enough vita
mines, and in the amazing denoument Freudian
elements will unite the mystery
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
Some Good Reporting.

You may recall reading the Associated Press
story from Washington on the burial of the
unknown American soldier which was printed
among The Argus dispatches on the day of the
ceremonies at Arlington cemetery You may
or may not have distinguished it as an unusual
ly fine piece OF repertorial work. but the AS
ISOLATED Press newspapers over the country
did, and they made inquiries to the identity
of the reporter They were informed that the
reporter was Kirk Simpson, a member of the
Associated Press staff at the national capital
The story of the burial of the unknown SOL
der who had died in France merely came in
the routine of the reporters days work, and
the assignment fell to Simpson. He did not
realize that he was putting a story on the wire
that would bring him such fame as has come
to him a result of this piece of work.
Simpson has just been notified that he has
been awarded the Pulitzer cash prize of 81 900
awarded annually TO the person producing the
best example OF newspaper reporting during the
year. The honor that has come to the Wash
ington news writer alike is a tribute to the ac-
curacy and ability OF the organization he rep
resents. The Associated Press long has been
recognized as the greatest news gathering in
stitution in the world. Its mission is to cover
daily for it's clients the news of the world,
Press first of all demands accuracy on the
part of its writer's. 1t selects its correspon-
dents from the ranks OF newspaper workers
They are all trained and seasoned men You
know when you read an Associated Press story
that it is dependable. You may read story
on the same subject that is more picturesuuely
written, but you can't fined the story more in
diligently written from an informative stand
point
Because of its absolute relia bility The Argus
has been proud of its Identification with the
Associated Press. receiving its full report daily
over leased wire in The Argus building One
of the stories that came over that wire during
the year was the one for which Kirk Simpson
has been awarded a 81 900 prize Simpson
was not entered in a writing contest the day
he worked that story off on his typewriter
Probably it was only one of several stories he
wrote that day. But the occasion aroused
special note OF impressiyeness in the compost
ton, without any attempt at elaboration, and
the trained editorial eye detected it, and was
curious to know who wrote it The men who
write, for the Associated Press simply tell you
what they are able to learn of happenings that
are of general interest They are not vision
aries. They don't deal in dreams such as you
find in the magazines. They handle an Asso-
ciated Press commodity-news, facts converted
into readable story. The Associated Press
does not speculate. 1t sends out news based
absolutely upon established facts and it does
not send it out until it is sure of its ground,
thus protecting itself, the newspapers it serves
and the reader. The Associated Press is rep
resented by correspondents in all parts of the
world You have evidence of this fact every
day you read the first Qaga- oezrhs Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
A QUICK CURE FOR IVY
POISONING.

Speaking from personal expert
Ience should say that having
lgangrenous appendix removed IS
pheasant pastime as compared will
Having the seven year itch fol
three days. and I'd rather have e
complication Of these trifling at
lfIictions than a mild attack of ivy
ldermatitis. The maddening thing
tabout last summers ivy poisoning
is that the discovery of the quick
cure for this catastrophe was an
tnounced only when the last temper
destroying symptoms were disap-
pearing.
DR.. Albert Stricken reports in
the journal of the American Medi-
cal association that injections of
minute doses of the toxin of poison
! ivy into the muscles of a person
suffering with severe attack of ivy
idermatitis brings relief to the suf-
lferer within a few hours and cure
within two or three days. This is
certainly gratifying discovery,
! for under ordinary treatment such
an attack generally lasts some
weeks and there is a pronounced
tendency toward relapse and few
sufferers escape without some sec
ondary infection from scratching
or careless handling. In some cas-
es of ivy poisoning the victim
makes fairly prompt and COM
iplete recovery under ordinary
treatment, and then develop some
obstinate skin trouble which per-
sists for months and years.
It is Dr. Strickler's practice to
question patients as to whether
they have been exposed to poison
ivy or poison sumac or both, and
to use the toxin of one or both, &C
cording to the answer If there is
uncertainty, he uses both toxins, a
mixture of twe-thirds of ivy and
one-third of sumac toxin. From
seven to Is drops of the diluted
toxin is the dose usually given,
each "a hours for two days, as
rule though sometimes dose must
be repeated daily for three or four
days. Usually two injections are
all that is needed. The itching is
relieved within "a hours after the
first injection Doesn't that sound
fine? 1t does if you've had it. At
the time of the report Stricken had
treated 80 sufferers with this
method, without any local applica-
tons or other treatment, and with
a quck cure in every instance.
The toxin is prepared by the
pharmacist, chemist or laboratory
expert by extracting the fresh
leaves of the poison ivy or of poison
sumac with absolute alcohol, filter
ing and precipatating. The preci-
pitate is dried and extracted in
Soxhlet extractors for 10 hours. The
extract is dried at low temperature.
The toxin is carefully weighed and
dissolved in absolute alcohol, to
which a certain amount of distilled
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
An Administration Warning.

The Washington administration has usefully
supplemented its policy of watehful waiting
with regard to the coal strike BY reminder
that while the government does not feel called
upon to intervene, it is ready to act at any
time when public interest demands action. 1t
is STATED that nobody will be permitted to cap
italize the situation to the detriment of the
nation. With many non-unon miners remain
ing at work stocks Of soft coal are far from
being alarningly depleted. Originally the sup
ply was estimated to last six weeks, but it is
now more than six weeks since the strike be-
gan. and the nations business is not suffering
noticeable interruption. OF course the pros
poets uncertain, and If anybody cireulates
report of impending shortage with a view
to boosting prices he may be partly successful
in turning the uneasy feeling of consumers to
his own profit Secretary Hoover deems it
necessary to deny reports of an existing or i'm
minent shortage. He attributes these rumors
toscertain wholesalers and brands them as IN
true and designed to further their personal
ends He claims there are large stocks of
coal in the country and that the problem is one
of coordination and cooperation.
Coordination seems to be needed in more
than one direction. Some soft coal mines are
reported to be hardly able to meet the demand
for their product. while others are accurulat-
Tag surplus for which. for one reason or an
other. they can hardly find a market II this
condition can be eQuklized it would benefit
Reodaeara and censuneeA AxAtn, tho nsed OF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
DAY OF SELFISHNESS.
By Vivian Hayes.
Copyright, 1922. by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl

Copyright, 1922. by the Wheeler
| Syndicate, Inc.
At half past five in the morning
Miss Prudence Pettibone, blinked
drowsily at the sun, which peeped
disturbingly through her snowy
muslin curtains. seemed vaguely
aware of something unpleasant TO
happen on that day, SO she hastily
turned her face away from the win
dow and went to sleep for another
hour
At half past six she jumped to
startled wakefulness at the ear
splitting warning of the alarm
! clock, not a foot removed from her
ear
Gracious, what a racket" she
gasped, and reached hurriedly for
the clock. Then the disturbing pre-
sentiment of something unpleasant,
something" that this bright June
day was bringing in, stayed her
hand She Caressed her chin
thoughtfully.
Whatever it is, I wonder, that
makes me feel so blue" she rumi-
mated, frowingly. ooh, my land!"
and she laughed shortly, IF it isn't
my day of self1shness!"
/ She compressed her lips tightly
and dressed in silence, instead of
humming happily to herself as US
ual
The always disquieting effect of
her younger sisters brief visits had
been intensified this last time. Eff
! fe AIMS ternpestuous calls always
| left her somewhat fustered and
nervous, yet added to these feelings
| there had always been a leavening
sensation of relief and a delicious
sinking back into her wonted tran
guilty when the big gray touring
car had borne its smartly dressed
occupant away.
But yesterday was different. Eff
f1e Ann was restless and fault-fnd-
ing.
I'm simply wilted with the
heat" she had said fretfully, pre-
senting a pretty, discreetIy pow
dered face for her sisters kiss. ct
ran up to town for some things and
I'm going back to the beach this
evening. Mercy, Prue, you're be-
ginning to look positively oldmaid-
ish!''
Ellis ALL per upon the dTIu
of big stuffed chair. looked her
sister up and down, her bright eyes
narrowing.
mo one would believe you were
only two years older than l. It's
this horrid hum-drum little village
That's why l got married and out
of it The trouble with you, Prue,
you've never thought of yourself
Folks may call that trait dear
Prue's unselfishness,' but I call it
Just plain foolishness. You've spent
the best years of your life looking
out for the younger children, when
Aunt Clara would have taken them
OFF your hands, and now they're
both married and you're here alone.
tell you. Prue, il you want to get
anything out of life. take my ad-
vice and look out for yourself first,
last and every time"
She had stepped daintily into the
big car, her short, white skirt dis
playing trim, silk-covered ankles
and perfectly shod feet. She waved
a slender, white-gloved hand and
was driven swiftly cityward, leav-,
Ing Miss Prudence angry. dissatis-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

Q. What was Lady Astor's maid
,en name? H. H.
A. Lady Astor before her mar
rage was Miss Nancy Langhorne of
Virginia When her husband, Ma
ior Waldorf Astor, succeeded to the
peerage, his seat in the house of
commons became vacant, and his
wife Immediately stood for Ply
mouth on the Unionist ticket, as
bis successor. She won by a con-
siderable plurality over the Labor
and Liberal opponents, Nov. Is.
1919.
Q. What deep sea fish have the
largest eggs? B. K. T.
A. The bureau of fisheries says
the eggs OF the halibut are the
largest of the deep sea fish. One
fish, weighing 100 pounds, was OBJ
served and the total weight of its
eggs was II pounds ounces. 1t
is estimated that they would num-
Der 1880
Q. Have ouakers have any 9TH
er name? B. NJ.
A Quakers have frequently been
called "Obadiahs," probably be-
cause in several well known works
of fiction about Quakers the prom
inent male character has been nam
ed Obadiah.
@. We have dispute as to what
a calendar year consists of. Please
explain. T. D. N.
A. The calendar, civil or legal
year is now reckoned as beginning
Jan 1 and ending Dec. 81.
Q. How many of the students
of Harvard university are Ameri-
cans? L. ". K
A The total registration at
Harvard this year is 6.073. OF this
number $500 are from the United
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
The Daily Short Story

fed, rebellious, prey to emotions
entirely foreign to her placid ma
ture.
Hot tears came to her eyes. And
it's true. true" she kept repeating
DULY. Yes, I've missed lot in
life"
It was then that the resolve for
day of selfishness seized her. She
determined for one glorious day, at
least, to be selfish to the core. to
think of nothing but her own pleas
ure
1t seemed strangely hard however,
to carry out her plans. She had
carefully prepared the tray of deli
cately Drowned toast, clear currant
!. jelly and steaming golden coffee
for little, bed-ridden Mrs. Gryce
next door before she remembered
She tried to Danish the picture of
smiled at her coming. and she sto-
ically ate the break herself.
She relentlessly put the invalid
from her thoughts and, cheeks
burning, went out to her tiny, old
fashioned garden and began clip
ping a big armful of stately red
roses for a f1ower-loving friend
who rented" and had no garden.
She was actually half way up the
street before she recalled this was
her day of selfishness. She paused
irresolutely, picturing how the
roses always Frightened up her
friends little dark sitting-roOm
and Iistlessly arranged the mass of
gorgeous blooms ina tall vase by a
sunny window.
She had promised to bake a cake
for the ladies' aid fair She ener-
getically assembled the ingredients
for one of her famous chocolate
cakes, cheerfully preparing 10
spend the hot summer afternoon
over the cook stove, but she re-
membered before she had beaten
in the eggs" that this was her day
of self1shness. She hurried to the
mediocre loaf of cake as a substi-
ernoon in the hammock counting
the hours Of the most wretched day
of her life.
SuUueulE sue sat up, smiling.
Why, the day ended with the sun
set, and the last streaks were even
now glowing fainter. Her bondage
was ended!
Hurried1y she prepared an appe-
tizing supper, garnished plentifully
with roses and ferns. for the in
valid next door, and the poor suf-
ferer's white face broke into happy
smiles.
How lovely of you," she cried,
''but you're always thinking of 9TH
ers.''
Flushing hotly, Miss Prudence
hurried away with the big armful
of roses to her friends hot rooms,
and the lovely flowers seemed to
bring to them the cool, fragrant at
mosphere of their own old-fasn-
Toned garden
Always thinking Of Others
murmured her friend, as she buried
her tired face in the veletry 1ew-
ers.
At 10 o'clock that night the la
dies aid chocolate cake, thick,
brown and odorless, topped with q
high white icing, was placed beside
the poor little home bakery cake.
and Miss Prudence, her cheeks
pink, her brown hair waving in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. D.
Noted Physician ard Azrnor.

water which has just been steriliz-
ed. is added, to make the toxin
non irritating.
DR.. ]. F. Schamberg recon-
mended the internal use of an ex-
tract of poison ivy for the purpose
of immunizing susceptible persons
against ivy poisoning. DR.. Scham-
berg's formula is as follows:
Tincture 90 per cent? of Rhus
|ToXicodendron, one part.
Rectified Spirit, five parts.
Syrup of Orange, enough to
make 100 parts.
Take a dose three times a day
after meals, starting with two
drops after breakfast, four drops
after lunch, six drops after dinner,
and increasing two drops at every
dose till Is drops are reached, then
take a teaspooaful once a day, for
some two or three weeks. Take a
few doses every two or three
months, if exposed Every dose IA
at least a wipeglassful of water.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Girl Without a Hat.

Is there any harm in going with
out a hat the year round. even
through the winter? 1 have had
this habit for several years. 1 en-
joy perfect health and l think my
hair is s.early perfect, too, but,
well, you know Old Mrs. Sumsey p
she constantly warns me l won't
have any hair if l keep on. Just
think what l save, never patronize
the milliner. And. oh, boy,
shouldn't this interest my future
husband?-(F F)
Answer-No harm. A hat is sell
dom really necessary for a woman,
except now and then to protect her
from intense sunlight or intense
cold. Yes, I'm well acquainted
with the lady; she is a near cous-
in to our noted critic, Mr.. Ben
Told. They're a mighty busy and
Ubiquitous pair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

States and its possessions. The
other countries represented are
Asia Minor, Australia, Austria. Bel
GUM, Bermuda, Brazil, British
West Indies, Bulgaria, Canada, Chi
ma, Costa Rica. Cuba, CzechslOvak-
Ia, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Egype, Ell Salvador, France. Ger
many, Great Britain, Greece, Hol-
land, Honduras, India. Japan. ko-
rea, Mexico, New Zealand. Nicar-
aqua, Norway, Palestine Panama,
Peru, Roumania, Russia, Siam,
South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland
and Turkey.
@. How many kings did France
have after Napoleon? G. S.
A. Following Napoleon, France
had three kings and an emperor
The kings were Louis XVIII,
Charles X and Louis Philippe,
while Napoleon III was the emper-
or.
Q. How long and wide is the Pa
cif1c ocean? R L
A. The photographic Office says
that the Pacific ocean is approx
mately 800 nautical miles IN
length. Its greatest width is over
5000 nautical miles. Its greatest
depth is 32,089 feet.
@. What is the religion Of Clifford
Pinchot, candidate for governor OF
Pennsylvania? J. H. 5.
A He is an Episcopalian-
Q. How does the drug store
beetle get its name? L. r. 5.
=. Because it eats nearly al
kinds Of drugs. It is a very gen
eral feeder and has been said 10
"eat anything except cast iron.
@. What is the military crest oil
mountain? j. 5.
A The crest of a mountain IS
the top line, and military crest IS
the highest point at which II IS
possible to make pass or trail over
the mountain.
@. Where does mocha coffee
come from? G. NEG.
A Mocha coffee comes Esom
Arabia, and is known by its small
gray beans inclined to greenish-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
What. Ho. Little Abscess.

May I comment on one of your
published inquiries about abscess-
ed teeth? If the tooth structure
warrants retaining the tooth and
one has a dentist who believes in
saving teeth and is willing to de-
vote the time to it-some dentists
simply loathe working on root can
ais, 1 have discovered-and one is
willing to pay the price for such
service, then by all means keep the
tooth. No substitute can ever quite
replace the real one. 1 still have
several teeth which some noted
physicians said must come out
l also still have my health. My
dentist worked more than 20 hours
on one root canal, and saved the
tooth. It cost money, but 1 think
one tooth is worth almost any sum
l can scrape up.-(Mrs. B. NJ. CD
Answer-My sentiments, madam.
Teeth, eyes, ears and even noses
are priceless.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

Il Senator Watson of Georgia threatened to
smash Senator Phipps during argument
over appointments. Some day Watson will
bump into a senator who will forget himself
long enough to give the Georgian what he is
looking for.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

moist little curls at neck and fore
head, stepped out upon the moon
lit porch for breath Of air.
She inhaled the sweet-seented
breeze in deep, satisfying breaths.
"Oh, world. world. you're won
derful tonight" she breathed, "and
life is wonderful, too"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

"A New York millionaire shot and killed a
man who had been trying to blackman him
This is against the law, but it shouldn't be-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

Seemingly having nothing else TO occupy
their attention. scientists are now disagree
ing over the age of the world. They are only
a few million years apart, which is close enough
during the heated period.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

We have with us today Evelyn Nesbit. an old
front page favorite thought to have been in the
ranks of the forgotten. She has just been
named correspondent in a divorce action in
New York.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

"A young Kentuckian. wounded 1o2 times in
the late war, has married his nurse. And she's
afnnsmber of the so-ca1led weaker sex.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

A famous toreador has been killed in bull
fight in Madrid The bull should be acquitted
on the grounds OF self defense.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1872.

The eight most beautiful girls at North
western university do not use rouge That's
why they are beautiful.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
Argus Information Bureau

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
CTR Unnthatnttr
| HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
! DULL CAKk
| WHO p,srsTERs TIE UNLovED CUsa
/ HEWAKEs
PnME WITH A PURPOSE.

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