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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

FRENCH MOTORIST RECKLESS
 French motoring seems to consist solely in violent use of the accelerator and violent last-moment applications of the brakes.
 There is something spectacular about this form of. driving which appeals to the French nature. It looks rather clever; indeed, it is just a little bit clever; but ti is emphatically not safe. The infinitesimally fine judgment which the driver is called upon to exercise when one car going at 40 miles an hour passes" another travelling in the same direction at 39 miles is sometimes just a little faulty, and the conse- uuences are recorded in a few lines in the press the next day.
 One reads constantly in the Paris press of ane motor car after passing an- other travelling in the same direction collidnig with a third coming from the opposite direction. Tihs is, of course, the result of slight error"yof steering or of judgment on the part of the driver of the first or the third vehicle.
 Slowing off, waiting or making room for the other man to pass rarely sug- geSC CnemseIVeS 10 the minds or trencn road users. Stories of motorists who have for some reason or other been un- able to stop at level crossing in time to avoid a plunge under a passing rail- way train are of almost everyday oc- currence.
 7 These road disasters do not by any means always involve motorists only. Most French drivers hate to have to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
Farmer Browns Boy Hears A Great Racket

Farmer Browns Boy Hears "A Great : Racket
 WARMER BROWNS boy is an
 early riser. He has to be because
 he has a lot of work to do before breakfast. He has to feed the chickens and milk the cows and help with the work about the barn. This particular morning he had jumped out of bed at daylight, He had opened the hen house door to let the biddies out. Outside the henyard was little coop in which was a very fussy hen. She had right to be fussy, did Mrs. Featherlegs. Anyway, she felt that she had. It was bad enough to have the responsibility of ten babies, of your own, not to mention having to mother a neighbor's family of eduAf Size. But that is just what Mrs. Featherlegs was doing, because she hap pened to be, the best mother, among Farmer Browns hens. Farmer Browns boy knew this and so h. had turned over to her care a brood of chickens which he was especially anxious to have live because they were very choice. That is, the eggs from which they had been matched had cost Farmer Browns boy several times as much as ordinary eggs. You see, their own mother was a careless creature and thought more about gossiping with the other hens than of caring for her family
 This morning Farmer Browns boy had opened the coop so that Mrs. Featherlegs could go out and in when she chose. He knew that she was too wish, to lead her big family far away. And he knew, too, that Mrs. Feather legs was quite able to drive away Black Pussy should she try to catch one of those babies. Of other. dangers he had no thought, for who was there likely to visit the dooryard in broad daylight? ? So after he had seen to it that they had plenty to eat he left them and went on to the farm to milk the cows.
 Farmer Browns boy is very like most other boys. All boys have dreams day dreams, mean. As he milked the cows Farmer Browns boy had one of these day dreams, and it was about those ten chickens which he had con- fided to the care of Mrs. Featherlegs. Yes, sir, Farmer Browns boy was dreaming great things about those chickens. He was sure they were the finest chickens in all the country round and that when they grew up they would be the finest hens and roosters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

eat, drink, fight with other birds, (the professor was talking now of pig, eons). If it is a male it will mate with other birds after the young birds are hatched, but it won't feed the young birds. In general sense the same is true of the female. Those activities are all actions which are necessary to maintain the life of the animals, or to1 protect the animals against an out sider. Those are the instinctive ac-,, tions.
 ''In so far as one can judge of enn0- tional activities" the professor went on, these animals seem to retain all the activities connected with feeling. They do not exhibit the character istics of intelligent behavior. For in- stance, the pigeon without the surface part of the brain will carry out the in- stinctive actions toward any external object. It will attempt to eat sawduSt as we'll as feed. It can't separate the two. It would attempt to fight any moving object. I have even seen them try to fight their own shadows. One can differentiate between the emotional and intelligent actions, which suggests that the emotional aAd the feeling ac- tivities are related to the external or gans of the body and are developed be- fore the intellectual activities.
 Intelligence demands that the cere- bral cortex must be right Compara- tive anatomy shows that the animal with the biggest cerebral cortex exhibit the greatest intelligence. The intel lectual activities of the cortex are not. activities that involve feeling. The. intellectual activity, therefore, is pri.- marily without the feeling element. The feeling element is fundamental.
 "Frogs or fish show instinctive emo. tional and feeling clements without, the intellectual The higher animals exhibit both of them. The old brain which is the feeling brain, is the fundamental brain. Intellect may be added to it, or it may not be. In child the feel ing element or emotional is early pres ent, the intellectual element is slowly added. The new brain, or cerebral cor tex, is not fully developed for months or years afterward." #.4
 The numerous experiments conduct ed by Professor Rogers have clearly con- vinced him that certain higher anirnals, such as the dog, horse, elephant, lion. tiger, etc, do certain acts by a process of reasoning, and not by mere instinct, or from force of habit. The removal of the cortex, or upper brain, has con vinced him beyond a shadow of doubt that animals reason for themselves. and the amount of intelligence depends greatly on the size of the cortex. From time immemorial the chestnut has been. Does an animal act by instinct or by reason" and Professor Roger expert ments seem, to prove that animals use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
Making Summer Hat Out Of
 Flowers

A VERY pretty little hat that is .A the perfect thing for. summer
 wear is the type of batsthat may be worn with any kind of summer frock or, suit and be essentially summery.
 The foundation of the hat is buck ram crown, one of those snug, close fitting things. Above the base of the crown is roll of buckram covered with shirred silk. White would be the best color for the silk or ribbon that is used, as it will harmonize better than any other color with. most things. But as the majority of your clothes are of one color, such as tan, gray or blue, you might make. the band of that color.
 Then for the chief spart of the hat the crown. This is entirely. banked up. with tiny flowers The type of flower to be used comes in large punches and should first. be separated and 'destemmed. Then start at the top of the crown and.ssew the flowers on through their centres, making the lower ones overlap. those above. Keep them neat and in even rows, soaas to pre- serve the outline of Che crown, and tuck the very lowest ones down under the curling brim effect. As to, the color of the flowers, use your own taste. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
Submits Proof That Animals
 Do Reason

A NIMALS do act by reason! Ex- A periments made by Prof. Rogers
 at the University of Chicago prove -conclusively that animals use something more than mere instinct. From experl- ments covering a considerable period, it would seem that animals have sub conscious as well as a conscious mind. This was proven by removal of the cerebral cortex, or surface part Of the brain. It was then found that the ami nal did things subconsciously, or from force of habit, but no reasoning power or deduction was exercised. With the cortex removed, the animal ate-but 1t would eat stones or sawdust as we'll as food; it will fight with others, but it will also fight with. its own shadow And it will do many absurd things, but with the cortex in place it will act with good sense and considerable judg- ment.
 Experiments made with pigeons showed that they will mate with each other and show marked affection. With the cortex removed they will go through the formalities of mating but do it sub- consciously. With the cortex removed, if it is a male it will, mate with other birds, but after the, young birds are matched it will desert them entirely and make no effort to feed them.
 Take a dog, for instance. With a normal brain he shows marked intel ligence and reasoning power. He knows a certain house where there is dog that will ''eat him up," and he figures that if he doesn't give that place a wide berth he will get the worst of it; and when he has done something wrong he shows such guilt and remorse that he slinks away with the most de- spicable countenance.f Thousands of instances can be brought to mind where dogs, horses and other animals have shown remarkable tact and reasoning power.
 Professor Rogers divides the brain of animals into two parts-the old and the new brain. Substantially they are the subconscious and the conscious minds, as psychologists call them.
 The cortex, or. surface brain, is much larger and more prominent in man than in animals. "The amount of cor tex reaches its maximum in the human being" said Professor Rogers, as he ex- plained this theory to a representative of the Evening World. Man has an old brain, just like the. lower animals, but he has in addition to that the new brain which is added to the old brain. The old brain has to do with vital pro- cesses of the body. Experimental work proves this. For instance, if we take an animal and remove the cerebral cortex tha@ @leaves the old brain intact.
 "Take such an animal without this surface part and it will live, learn to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
Little Stories For Bedtime
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anywhere about. He would show them at the fairs in the fall and they would win prizes for him. Other people would pay him big prices for eggs, just as he had paid big price for the eggs from which these chickens had been matched. In short. if those dreams came true those chickens were going to make Farmer Browns boys fortune.
 Right in to the midst of the pleasant est part of his dreams there broke sound that made Farmer Browns boy jump to his feet so suddenly that he upset pail half filled with milk. He didn't even know it at the time, be- cause, you know, he was so excited. That. sound was the voice of Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
MyNeighbOrSGys

When scissors become dull, cut a piece of sandpaper to pieces and see how nicely it sharpens them.
 Before removing a soiled tablecloth and napkins look for fruit stains and put camphor on them, then wash the same as any white goods.
 Paint stains, no matter how hard and dry, can be easily removed by using equal parts of turpentine and ammonia.
 The cooler eggs are the sooner they will whisk up to stiffness, so always beat them in the coolest possible place and throw in a pinch of salt, which will facilitate matters.
 Rusty steel ornaments, fireirons and the like may be cleaned by being rub bed well with sweet oil, enough of the oil being allowed to remain on the article to soak in for some time.
 Equal parts of boiling water and strong vinegar used with sponge to wash calcimined walls will cut the calcimine and prepare the wall for papering.
 Use-a funnel for filling hot water bags if you would save the rubber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
BE',o'yish B Type Is Apparent In 2 4ss5S Ff0GKS

MT is, interesting to note how every
 season brings its trend of fashion .'s toward a certain type of frock. Not So many years ago the dainty type of frock-organdie, dotted swiss and such sheer cotton textures-stood out conspicuously in summer, for 'ffocks of every description. < Then we, recall the rage of the sweater outfits worn all through the day, with frocks receiving little con federation. In fact, many women at that time divided their wardrobes be- tween sweater outfits and evening gowns .i9 7'' '1'
 And sos it goes-this season the sboyish type of apparel has taken the aeeftre of the stage. Everything is plain, ,digified, even sedate. Sheer fabrics, such as the printed chiffons and crepes dot not escape the influence, and small, trim collars of lace often emphasize the boyish trend.
 In one design the collar lends a youthful air, but it is a frockNof sui fcient feminine character for a matren. 7. Developed in a. bold-patterned silk, it requires only the simplest of trim ming Two narrow bands of plain silk, crepe or ribbon extend down the front from neck to hem, turning to isuffound the edge of The skirt. Tiny buttons. pretend to fasten them to- gether on the bodice hportfon, achiev- ing basque effect;I swhile the skirt opens to reveal foundation of the plain white silk crepeafOf course, only the front half of the foundation need be .of silk; the back maybe supplied with -a lining fabric.
 The. narrow bands are repeated at trimmings for the very short sleeves, while at the neck a small white collar is completed with aasoft black satin tie. A narrow black patent-leather belt. could be worn, OF narrow sash of the dress silk would make the waist line more inconspicuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

was placed on the upper deck in the fine June weather, and the baby soon reused interest and attention among the passengers, for it was pretty, good tempered and quiet. As for the chim- panzee, he became exceedingly jealous of the child.
 "One day I noticed that Consul failed to present himself it luncheon. went to the upper deck to see whether he were there and arrived just in time to intercept his attempt to throw the pretty baby overheard! He had taken it out of it's cradle and was making for the side of the ship to hurl it over when I arrived and took it from him. The child smiled at me good-humoredly, but Consul's fact as he turned away was tragic. Afterwards he had to be put into an iron cage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
{ IT IS. THE OLDEST BIRD
The Archae0pteryz Is, A Missing Link
 From The Past Ages

Strange to say, the oldest bird known to have existed, the archaeopteryx, is one of the latest to be discovered by man. It was not until 1861 that a palaeontologist discovered the impress sion. of "a single feather in a bed of lithographic shale in Bavaria. Since this was found in thesfLower Jurassic there was some doubt aat first as to whether the impression really had been made by a feather, since up to that time it had not been known that birds existed atsso remote geologic period. However, in. 1868 large part of the skeleton was found and few years later an even more perfect skeleton. These three represent all that is known of that strange creature which forms the missing link between the birds and reptiles. It is one of the triumphs of science that with so little to go upon they have been able toq practically re- construct this animaE half lizard and half bird. It was about IS inches in length; possessed of long tapering tail; containing %, bpnes joined. in the mum ner. usual in the tails of shakes, sbut not. found in modern birds. Each of these bones served as point of sup port for two tail feathers. ,.,
 The bird itself was about the size of 6, crow, with short, strong legs and feet, armed with stout hooks, as in the case of the. strange South American bird, the hoatzin, its closest living rel ative. It lived in trees, which~a ~abounded in that period, and these hooked claws were doubtless most useful in enabling it to chamber up them. Probably its wings were not sufficiently developed to serve the purpose ofGflight very we'll. It had mo beak, but its long sharp tri- angular jaws were armed with teeth to thesvery extremity, Of its food and general habits we know nothing, though of course there is, always a possibility that 7some lucky stroke of a geologist's s hammer may reveal further informa- tion,. as in the recent famous case of the baluchitheriu mand the dinosaurs eggs.-American Review of Reviews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

Mother love and mother sym pathy are the most beautiful and consoling things in the world, but they also are the most dangerous things and do more than any other one thing to break down the moral of the young. When our sons and daughters are in trouble they do not need to be pitied. What they lieed is to be braced up to do their duty and to have fresh courage breathed into them.
 And the average mother hasn't the nerve and grit to do this. She can't be cruel to be kind, and that is why there are so many fail- ures in the world. They can all come home to mother"
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
CHIMPANzEE JEALOUS
Was Going To Throw His Rival, Tn
 RahV. 1VarbOard

Was Going To Throw His Rival, The
 Baby, Overheard
 Don't ever go away and leave the or gan grinders monkey to take care of the baby! The advice, quite unneces- sary, no doubt, springs nevertheless to our lips after reading a story that Sir Harry Jonston tells in his reminis- censes. Perhaps we wrong the monkey tribe; perhaps all chimpanzees are not like Consul, whose acquaintance Sir Harry made during a trip from Africa to England. However, here is Sir Harry's story:
 "In the course of a few days Consul and became almost inseparable. He slept in the next cabin to mine and came to me every morning when Twas shaving, watching, but never interfer- ing with razor or brush. All went well till after we had left Madera. At Funchal a lady had come on board. with her baby. In the daytime the cradle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

Featherlegs. It was plain that Mrs. Featherlegs was both excited and an- gry. There wasn't a particle of fear in the voice of Mrs. Featherlegs. No, sir, there wasn't a particle of fear. Instead there was courage and anger. Farmer Browns boy didn't need to un- derstand the language of Mrs. Feather legs to know that she was fighting mad. He knew that nothing would make her fighting mad except danger to her babies, and so the very instant he heard her voice he guessed that some one was after her chickens. That is why he jumped so and rushed from the barn. .'-
 What he saw was Mrs. Featherlegs squatting on tn aground with <every feather standing on end and looking so fierce that he almost felt afraid of her himself. Not chicken was to be seen. Unless one had been caught all were safe under Mrs. Featherlegs. Farmer Browns boy looked this way to see who had aroused Mrs. Featherlegs SO, but he saw no one. Then he noticed that she kept hec eyes rolling up to- ward the sky. Farmer Browns boy looked. Far away and getting farther
 "Redtail the Hawkw exclaimed had learned to keep away from here. If h edid I'll-1'll-" He didn't say what he would do, but if Redtail could have heard him I'm sure Redtail would have been quite uneasy in his mind.
 Next Story: The Funny Res,lt of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
CONVENTION sOTJAREs

In honor of the democratic conven- tion is a large square of silk that is batiked with a design of Madison Square Garden set amidst a highly fu- turistic setting. These squares can be bought separately as squares or two could be used to form a scarf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

If there were more mothers like you, there would be fewer divorces," replied another woman. Lately have begun to wonder just how often mothers man the wrecking crew that scuttle the mat rimonial bark of the many young c~lples who go to smash all about us.
 'They don't mean to do it, of
 course. Mother would give her
 very hearts blood to secure the
 happiness and prosperity of her
 idolized daughters, but she has
 never fitted them for life. She
 has never taught them self-denial
 and self-control. She has never
 made them do anything they didn't
 want to do, or stick to anything
 that was hard, just because it was
 the right thing to do. She has
 never taught them to endure. The
 muscles of their souls are as weak
 and flabby as their body muscles
 would be if they had never exer-
 cised them. And so, when the
 strain of real life comes, they col
 lapse.
 : Especially when they encounter the hard sledding of matrimony do they simply throw up thelr nanuS ana qulL cold. They know they can always go back to mother and be wept over as persecuted martyrs and 'poor-deared, and have mother buy them ticket to Reno. But these girls wouldn't be mat rimonial quitters if they had mo- where to go. They would stick
 to their posts and put up fight
 for home and happiness, and win
 out, if they knew that mother
 would regard them as deserters and
 send them back to their duty if
 they came whining to her"
 q have just been hearing of case in point" said a third woman. "A girII know married and went to live in small town, where her husband had fine business prospects. But she was a city-bred girl, and didn't like the small town ways. She was lonesome and bored, and she nagged her husband until She made him throw up his job and go back with her to her mothers. He has been. out of work now for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14
FLORAL PARASOL

An unusual parasol for formal wear is made of black taffeta with a puff ter is completely covered with a floral design in rose and green and fawn that is cut out Of velvet and appliqued to the silk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

WHEN my daughters got mar w ried," said a woman the other
 day, q said to each one of them: God bless you, my dear, and make you happy but don't come run ming back to -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

q Don't tell
 me your trou- bles. It ill break my heart to hear them. Don't tell me of 7 our husbands
 faults. I do not wish to know them. Keep your o.w n counsel. Fight your own battles. Have the courage and the grit to make your own home instead of flee inO fo mino
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

ss TRAVELLING BAGS OF SILK
 :: Convenient for travelling is a bag of rubberized lowered silk that is tubular in shape and is large enough to hold ones toilet accessories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-14

stop or even to slow off specially for pedestrians, and this repugnance ex- presses itsel fin a heavy enough. daily casualty list, especially in Paris.-Paris Letter to the New York World.