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KEEPING WORKINGMEN FIT

Appropriation of a hundred thousand dol
lars fop extension of the work Of the depart
ment of contemporaries in the Tennes-
see company's hospital at Fairfield empha-
sizes the efforts and expense which this and
other large industrial enterprises of this dis
trict are devoting to welfare work among
their employees. These projects have been
steadily increasing for years until now the
physical, moral and social interests of thou
sands of workmen in the mills and mines of
the district are more carefully safeguarded
Their general welfare and that of their fam
HES and dependents occupy one of the busiest
and most thoroughly equipped departments
Of the plants with which they are connected
Not many years ago the character and ex-
tent Of welfare work among employees which
- now being so largely done in this district
was practically unknown. Now their health,
their education, their social interests, are
all a source of practical concern by their
employers, and conditions have undergone a
complete change as a result. Not only do
they work under greatly improved hygienie,
moral and social conditions, but their finan-
cial interests are on a better basis. They
are protected from many burdens and in
justices which fell to their lot a few years
ago.
Aside from the general improvement in
living conditions among the employees and
their consequent additional value in produc-
tive capacity, the results from such work
have been manifest rs establishing greater
ccntentment amOpg oil groups Of labor iden.
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HELIUM ASSUMES IMPORTANCE

1t has not been generally known that the
production of helium gas is practically an
American monopoly, no extensive source of it
having been discovered elsewhere. From a
standpoint Of national defense this is very
important, for helium is the only practicable
Substitute for hydrogen gas in filling balloons
and dirigibles. It is also non-inflammable
and ncn-explosive, quality that makes it in
valuable and by means Of which the common
tragedies traceable to hydrogen explosions
would be avoided. A dirigible passing over
hostile territory and inflated with helium
would be less easily brought down by anti
afrcraft fire, and thus a more certain We
hieie for carrying out the purposes of the
flight.
In view of all these facts, it is urged by
chemical engineers attached to the army and
navy service that the expectation of helium
BE- prohibited. at least until our own protec
ti0n n assured. In spite of the fact that we
have had several dirigible tragedies due to
the use Of hydrogen instead of helium gas,
our government has not yet adopted helium
entirely, owing to its expense. 1t is en-
c0uraging, therefore, to hear the chemists
say that within few more months improved
methods will be able to turn out helium at
q cost only slightly greater than hydrogen.
This would seem to remove the last objec-
ton or excuse for further use of hydrogen
except for those purely experimental flights
when buoyancy and altitude are the predomi-
mating detectives, for hydrogen is somewhat
more buoyant than helium. 1t is time to
prevent tho hazards Of fire and explosion.
Flying is perilous enough without them, and
prevention is the finest sort of insurance.
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Forum OF The People
nae johnson ImmigratIon BiII

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Glenn Frank says that the johnson immi-
grafton bill is inadequate and mechanical
because We cannot yet. save by giesswork,
say that we can assfmilate two per cent, but
cannot assimilate three per cent, of any given
number" In his editorial, "a Sensible I'm
migration Policy in the May Century Mr..
Frank reminds us that virtually all Of the
arguments and catchwords now being used
6S the. Nordic, apOiogists against immigrants
from the South and East of Europe were
1thsb fused against those Norlfie stocks to
which much of the current discussion looks
back longingly as the ideal source of immi-
grants"
Mr.: Frank classifies the various immigra-
ton policies that have been proposed during
our history as the open door, the closed
door. the swinging door, the door ajar and
the guarded. His editorial is a plea for the
guarded door, policy, by which he means
a truly scientific regulation of immigration
taking the skim of the earth rather than
the scum of the earth" He says: "Scien-
tific craftsmanship will not leave the number
of immigrants to be determined as a by
product of the competing strategies of en-
ployers and labor leaders, but will determine
that issue in the light of far-sighted bro
gram for the economic development of the
United States"
MARY DENNEN HANLON,
The Century Magazine.
New York. April q, 1924.
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The Right Word
Miscellaneous Queries
BY CURTIS NICHOLSON

To Margaret Marshall Chicago: Were,
not was is correct in the following sen
tence: Those good people are entitled to
some commentator for the manner in which
most of the poultry, and particularly the
hens, in that car were mot was) prepared"
To o. w. Lide, Georgetown, $, c.: 1t is
correct to say II set hen," and THE hen
is sitting 1t is also correct q say, "a sit
ting hem" u
Elsie Rud, Craigmont, Idaho: There mas
been some dispute over the correct construc-
ton of this sentence: "As a rule people eat
too much. This point should be noticed and
not overwork the digestive organs / say
that this is the best: AS rule people eat
too much, thus overworking the digestive or
gans; this should be avoided
Another person says this is right: 'Peo-
pie eat too much as rule and it should be
noticed so that the digestive organs will not
be overworked.' Will you please tell me
which. if either. is correct?"
Answer: Your sentence is the best of the
three specimens.
To anonymous" Columbia, S. c. "Some
one else's hat" is correct; not some ones
else hat" The following are correct ]:
may buy it; 1 might buy it; may have
bought it might have bought it.
TO Mrs r. J. W., New York: The right
word is who. not whom, in the following
sentence Everywhere we observe the
struggle for the survival of the fittest and the
clash of thought with reference to whom is
the best" The use of balance as correct in
the following excerpt was typographical
error "the balance of the letter." The right
word is rest, You are right. Bad is an adj
jective. But feel should not be followed by
an adverb, except when the verb expresses
the idea Of touch, When speaking of ones
health. one says. II feel bad" not II feel
badly" Feel should be followed by an ad.
jective; as, feel we'll; I feel strong.
Yesterdays Error =
Wrong; The following letter has came
from B. E. c., Spokane, Wash
Right: The following letter has come
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Superior Folk
b. Nk, FKANk efrrE

1 never cdxld suadefstand how the blsse
people could link themselves superior e
the enthusiasfs, Zone would think that to
reach the point yhsgs sqthins liz any longer sss
amusing would be pftff61. ssFa III "a 81
The woman Of the world smiles at the
blushine. trembling girl at ner first dance !;
but why? The girl Isl having infinite. fun.
and the matron Is bored.
/. The "man about town affects to smoker
at the country jake whip gaspes at the sky
scrapers of the city and Is confused at the
hNbbub Of Broadway. whereas the country
man Is getting real tlrill4 and the city man
nothing at ALL
Why in, the world does peryerse human ma
ture want to "have seen" things more than
to see them, to have been to places more
than to be in them and TO have had pleas
iirablei experiences more than to have them?
I II confess envy on man so much AZ the
one who has never read Shakespeare, never
been abroad never sataat banquet, never
attended a theatre. never been in love, never
been elected to office. never made pile Of
niony, and is in the first flushes Of expe-
riencing these things or any one of them
Instead of eonceirins myself far cleverer
than he, adjusting my monocle and looking
down upon him, ] envy the beggar from my
heart, and look up to his position with gem.
uine admiration. ~ 81
Alas for us when we have ceased to be
awkward and can take our pleasures without
tremorl
eThe element of fear," says Chesterton, is
one OF the eternal ingredients of joy. The.
faculty of being shy is the first and the most
delicate of the powers of enjoyment. The
fear Of the Lord is the beginning Of pleas
ure.'' = III
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AN uNFouNpED CRITICISM

There In occasion for sincere regret that the
executive officer of such an important Or
xanization as the Birmingham Chamber OF
Commerce should make such baseless and
unw6rranted attack upon the health admin
istration Of the city's milk supply. Not that
the attack in the least misleads the people
Of this community, who are fully aware of
the extraordinary efficiency with which their
mix supply has been safeguarded and
brought to an unparalleled high standard
under the vigorous and intelligent direction
Of DR.. Bowling; but it is lamentable to see
an exhibition of Misrepresentation from the
secretary of body that should be foremost
in extolling Birmingham's excellent milk
standards as q community and an industrial
asset. 1t should not escape public notice
also that Secretary Bum bases his asper-
sions, not on the facts which he himself
knows or can easily verify, but upon ex
parte complaints from certain ones who may
easily be suspected of having a private con-
Germ In the matter.
The statement that high standards reduce
Birminghams milk production is preposter-
Gus and absurd. 1t is true that milkmen
must conform to the regulations or cease to
sell milk here; but that is contemplated un-
der the law. The major consideration is the
public health. Weighed in the balance
against human lives the question of private
profit is Of secondary consequence. Besides,
it is more profitable to produce milk eff
GENTLY and under sanitary conditions than
otherwise.
Birmingham takes due pride in knowing,
through the testimony of disinterested' health
authorities, that she has the purest milk
of any city in the whole South, and that
the excellence of our sanitary regulation of
milk has attracted scientific attention in for
eign countries, whence delegations have come
to see how we do it, in order that they may
60 and do likewise. That situation is suf-
ficieint refutation of the remarkable charges
on the part of an important public figure
who should be better informed and more
clearly understand his public responsibility
than to forward the political attack that
has been going on against. DR.. Dowling's eff
Hcient regime for a number of years. In an
ever to Mr.. Bum, the most succinct reply
b.: The people of Birmingham know better.
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Brief Nature Studies
BY J. OTIS SWIFT

Where blackbirds call from weeping will
lows by swollen creeks, and sharp avis of
skunk cabbage point green fingers from mud
dy banks. the ground is covered with weak,
feshy, lance-shaped leaves and strengthless
stems of spring beauty with delicate starry
white or pink flowers, the petals marked with
pink lines meeting at the base in a yellow
area. +!
Coming as early as or before the hepatica.
these timid blossoms make the brOoksides
lovely where phoebes call from alders and
elms There Is legend that these frail
flowers. opening in sunshine, are drops of
blood on the battlefield where but lately war
ragged. between the hnce-armed hosts of adj
vancingi Slnbeams led by Flora and the re-
treating ice-clad knights Of Boreas marshaled
by Jack Frost.
] Spring beauty, Claytonia virginia., named
fer a famous American botanist, is rela-
tive of the portulaea and purslane of the
gardens. The order portulacaceae has about
twenty species III temperate North America
and Northeastern Asia, Claytonia virginia.
and G. caroliniana of the Atlantic states are
both called spring beauty. Claytonia per-
folata. widely distributed. is sometimes used
as q pot herb.
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FEMALES in THE MAJORITY

If birth statistics in Birmingham con-
tinue to show a large majority of females.
as the situation has been of late, the logical
result will probably be an even further in
vasion by women of the business field. Vital
statistics issued by the Birmingham health
department the other day showed that of
twenty-four births for a specified period
only nine were boys. Should the unequal
ratio be maintained, there may be marked
and permanent economic results. Statistics
show, however, that the disproportion in the
sexes is only periodic, and that over the
long range of years their members are APP
proximately equal.
In some parts of New England, where
the females are decidedly IN the majo1ity,
their percentage In business is correspo4d-
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MOTOR CARS FoIk A RIVER

Shreveport, La, has found a new use for
junked motor cars. The Red River is cut
ting away its banks and threatens valuable
industrial property. Construction of perma-
nent protecting dikes has been delayed by
high water. In the pinch, according to the
Engineering News-Recprd. temporary relief
has been secured by sinking two thousand
discarded motor cars to hold the bank from
being washed away.
: The motor car bodies were hauled 10 the
point along the bank where they were to
be submerged by 20-mhle teams and thrown
in water twenty to forty feet deep. Where
there was danger of their floating away they
were filled with rock and sunk. Some of
the cars which during their lifetime were
devoted to joy riding are at last accomplish
ing a useful purpose.--Scence Service.
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= ingty large, and the pay is not what the
women might expect OF course, the fault
is not theirs. They cannot control the mat
ter of sex*proportion vet they think il;
rather hard that they should hare to%bear
the, burdenss,inder. the Operation of the law
sof supply and demand. s3ss' p
q Modern. conditions have caused a. larger
proportion Of women to enter business than
was expected few years ago This pro-
portion will probably increase, and the situa-
tion would create problem, il birth statis-
tics were to continue to show SO large an
overbalance; for with more women than
men, marriage would become more difficult
for the majority sex, and economic condi4
tons would undergo an even further change.
Women as breadwinners achieve an indie
pendence that many of them prize. How
ever, there seems to be no occasion for inn
mediate concern as to the likelihood Of the
members of either sex seriously outnumber-
ing the other.
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Watching The Parade
By JOHN PTLGREE

I've been fighting against the conviction.
But It is beginning to seem to me that
: women are queer. Take this mofning.s Incl
dent for instance So.
Got letter from Harry Swartz,' said
to the symphony that has been tuned in to
my life. Hes going to get married. Good
old Hal" -
Mrs. Pilgrim. lifted an eyebrow, (which is
a considerable concession at the breakfast
hour, and l went happily on. told her Of
Harry Swartzs triumphs in life. How he
slept under an old rug in a cellar when he
took his first job. Somehow, he managed
! to educate himself. He did not stay in bust
ness, because he felt himself designed by ma.
'ture to become a surgeon, and he had the
courage that so many of US lack--to follow
his bent at the cost of money and comfort.
Hes one of the great surgeons of the
day. I said to Mrs. Pilgrim HE, has
brought health and ease and sanity to thou
sands. Literally thousands, for other sur
geons follow him. His writings recauthor-
ity. Surgeons in Europe reverence his
genius. He has given away most of the
money he made in helping humanityiSand a
good part of his time is spent in saving those
who have no money and no friends e r.
Mrs. Pilgrim said she would like to meet
him. She became enthusiastic. She is going
to give an at home or something before long
and she thought that Harry Swartz would
be fine attraction for the at.homers She
wanted me to write down what knew Of
him, so she could tell the others and make
them jealous She wondered if it would be
possible to bait trap in which Harry
Swartz's fiancee might be caught She de-
sired list of his printed works.
but you know him, my dear, Iasaid.
eve carried him out to the BarSets that
night last fall when they gave their house.
warming" qd'-Se
Mrs. Pilgrim pondered. Then the. light
went out of her face. 81.
II remember now" she said. THAT little
runt of a man who dressed so oddly. He
wouldn't do at ALL" - 49, a.. .
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titled with these interests. The policy has
been of greatgeconomic benefit to the en-
ployers themselves. 1t is a practical appli-
cation Of. the theory of making them fit
for performances of their duties, and thus
more content and efficient in their work.
The policy is not merely or primarily humani-
tartan, for theeentire industrial interests of
the district have reaped' decided benefits
from the system in many years, and the dis
trict as whole is more prosperous and
happier. 1t is not charity, but an invest
ment for the industries, and for the EN-
ployes only the establishment of conditions
they have IL human right to enjoy.
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Morning MdIudies

r. tTs,,e h,ator;no season sonn viii he in full
i ss,,vpiy s.ss iphen We may exnecf NOT only h
~ y;geSs;n tbe acci5arfs Iyate but also
Z sriss Il, t,e occurrence I'll naladies tirectly
/ or nlIIirectiy sI,1e ia motoring
s.. 49,. ,ss,1aa;as 4 at a.
II a a,,ussc,.tSd Comyarativel,
fss, ,,scris fnrs II ! r,nle annreciate tha
vbile III a,itopiobile provides many with u
,,ssns u ralaxat;on there - 7;
/ others in whom it produces a nerye-raclinl
/ state Of tension.
yvhan ,arson finds b;mself mr. bersal
,nahie - sleen we'll after an antomoh;le
Sr;r. ~ i cortoin e;tbsr tbat that narson
l. so const;tnted as IN become undn1y tense
,..ha,,s,,.r ,aot,r;ng Or bas become nnd,,ly
fatirued as a result Of motoring too fire.
ouentIy or too long at one time. Special
| factors may also have entered to aggravate
| the nerve strain.
Tins neonla With weak eyes are nart;cu.
/ ,,rlv l;shls r. fssl tanse end fationed as q
| consequence Of motoring. This especially ap-
plies to women who seek TO protect their
| cs,mplexion and their eyes by wearing wells
If the wells are of an irregular mesh or are
more or less heavily figured tenseness and
fatigue are almost inevitable.
| ro.;o,a az :. ,A.ro. xbanst;ne vort IA. .
f,r.Isr ba ;nd,,cad II come y,ae,le by Az
,.,-.st,, - ;,,n;dartaI - lr;xin, A., e,torsoh;ta
oo,,I;sts racorn;zs -, .antn sya with tra :,
s,,r,,,ta,,s bro,,@St an ,,,So,ly nv snssd;n.
co. ,on~ S;stsncss nsrhsps oyer strsrss
rosss a. rats fss,srs than ever, ayes 81
4, -. S,ss,,,sa
=. s,;ro;I.rlya.s,rst oteSl x Il, b.Issxs ~ NV.
90 ss,v v,aci II q, ,,.Is,sy
HI. ;SStsGysr;f among ySor,sr dr;rses ns an.
/ 80. - 49, go = : = -
- - ..+ "a " -
onconsclously tney nolo tner neaas m
tWisIea positipn . Wnlle uriylhs. tne urlYe
= =, long one nluscNlar cremplng may result,
7 lnfI Ms painful. psrnaps ZOE Time M
possible. 70 resume tne natural mead posi-
.lon. fortunately massage usuaiy safiices
:.
-aesu motorists Vl pom sexes, II
o'e et- 70 a9to1,Oohs nrisins, may
surfer from auto reg, ana sometimes from
panIui attacks OF sclaslca, mere again,
1enseness ana cra I'M OF muscles are the
provoAihs cause cause
Wind and dust play conspicuous part
in bringing o1 motoring maladies. When the
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THE WORD "PANTOMIME"

To judge by the classic deviation of the
word "pantomime, actors in ancient times,
when the theatre was young, were capable
of acting all kinds of parts.
= For the word "pantos' (genitve of the
Greek word for "alBl Figures ItIngly
in pantomime," man who mines" or
initiates all parts.
Imitation has to be very close in panto-
mime, because the word indicates action
or imitation without words, or in dumb
show .
In some foreign countries, as in England,
the art of pantomime is practiced much
more extensively than in America, especially
on fixed times of the year, as at Christmas
time.
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Jun Sz!Iob
MAxs0N hxxaEE JtDEzx /.
M4XSON ExKAEE JNlEEx

Filtration 4S
Two idle eyes one time ! knew, Z,
As. tender as the heavens blue; assss9sS Z
Idle, so far as could see,
Save when their glance fell on me,
And there was lots for them to do.
They were so soft, SO sweet, so true,
worshipped them, of course, and you;
A dearer girl there could not be
To idolize.
You let me flirt and gently WOO;
You let me supplicate and sue;
But when set my passion free,
And vowed my love on Bonded knee.
All that you said was: Those are two
Too idle Hes $50
Felix Carme
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HN nuN,T FTT

A new reason for being excused from jury
duty was offered recently to a California
court. Eleven jurors, had been accepted and
sworn in. The twelfth man glanced at the
already well-filled box where the other jurors
were seated and objected that he was fat,
and that there was no room for him to sit.
The objection was accepted as valid. The
fat man was excused and a thin one was
sworn in-.Yonfh,a Communion
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GOING DOWN!

Dear Reader: Hurry is a form Of fear
For instance, you think you may lose some
thing if you do not make haste.
Great men-successful men-have always
been calm, collected and without fear
Take your time. for it will help you to get
rid Of fear, and that is worth a whole lot.
Sincerely, ALFALFA SMITH.