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New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
Your Health
How to Keep It,
Causes Of illness
By DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor journal OF tho American
Medical Association and Of Hyl
gcia, tho Health Magazine.

Editor journal OF tho American
Medical Association and Of Hys
gcia, tho Health Magazine.
One Of the most common indus
trial poisons Is carbon disulphide,
used in tho manufacture Of thin
rubber articles. artificial silk and
In the preparation Of cellulose.
Whom this substance Is taken into
the body, 1t seems to have a partic-
ular effect on the nerve tissues, 30
that the patients become paralyzed,
sometimes show symptoms Of in
sanity. and sometimes blindness due
to its action ont tho optic nerves.
It will be remembered that wood
alcohol seems also to have special
affinity for the optic nerve. and that
it also produces blindness.
Illuminating gas contains another
important poison. carbon monoxide,
which is responsible for sudden
death when 1t is inhaled from the
exhaust of motor cars in a closed
garage. In 1882 an investigator
announced that he had discovered
changes In the brain following
poisoning with carbon monoxide and
recently numerous instances have
been described In which such
poisonings have resulted In serious
disturbances of the brain.
In addition to mental disturb
ances, this poison may also result in
blindness and in producing changes
Of great seriousness In the blood.
1t would be possible to list dozens
Of other poisons which produce
serious changes in the body when
they are taken in, They include
all Of the combinations Of the coal
tar derivatives, many OF the poisons
developed In the war industry. par
ticularly in the manufacture Of pow
der and benzine and Its derivatives.
Benzine causes dangerous changes
in the blood. and it is a question
whether any system Of ventilation
can possibly control the fumes Of
benzine. Acommittee appointed to
Investigate the Use Of benzine In In
dustry recommended that some sub
stitute be had for It whenever
possible.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

How can he?" whispered Peter
back. That's what l want to know.
LISTEN"
Again came Old Man Coyotes
voice, and 1t certainly was coming
from the Old Pasture. But almost
instantly that voic duoseednA 10y
instantly that voice sounded from
over on the edge OF the Green For
est again. At least, Peter and little
Mrs. Peter thought it was the same
voice. And there were other little
people-Johnny and Nanny Meadow
Mouse-who were as greatly puz-
zled as Peter and Mrs. Peter. What
did 1t mean? How they wished they
knew. But OF one thing you may be
very sure and that Is, that Peter
Rabbit did not go over to the Green
Forest that night. He was quite
satisfied to remain at home.
Copyright. 1927, by T, w Burgess)
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

There was a great mystery on the
Green Meadows. Yes. sir, there was
a great mystery on the Green
Meadows. All the little Meadow peo-
pie werepuzzled. They didn't know
what to make Of it at all. Peter
Rabbit was the first one to note the
fact that apparently Old Man Coy
ote could be in two places at one
time. Peter was sitting on the edge
of the dear Old Briar- patch Just
after jolly. round. red Mr.. Sun had
gone to bed behind the Purple Hills;
and Peter was trying to make up his
mind whether to 90 over to the
Green Forest. or to remain at home
in the dear Old Briar-patch.
''lf there Is any sense at all in
that head OF yours" said little Mrs.
Peter. you will play safe; and 10
play safe you will remain right here
in the dear Old Briar-patch where
you belong"
Now little Mrs. Peter Is, as you
know. much more timid than Peter
Peter rather enjoys the excitement
Of = chase once In while. So Peter
had just about made up his mind
that. in spite Of little Mrs. Peters
advice, he would go over to the
Green Forest that night In fact, he
waA Just about to start when he
heard the voice OF Old Man Coyote
over in the Old Pas,ure-the voice
that sounds like many voices.
That's good" thought Peter. ~
know now where Old Man Coyote
is.i'
But right at that very instant he
heard the voice OF Old Man Coyote
over on the edge OF the Green For
est right where he had been plan
ming to go. At last, 1t sounded like
Old Man Coyotes voice. No one
else, you know, has a voice anything
like Old Man Coyote excepting an
other Coyote.
Did you hear that" demanded
Peter Of little Mrs. Peter.
Did I hear WHAT" asked little
Mrs. Peter rather Grossly.
THE voice OF Old Man Coyote"
said Peter.
DO you think I'm hard OF hear
ing" inquired little Mrs. Peter.
Peter grinned. NO" said he. ~
inst wanted to know where you
thought that voice came from"
1T came from the edge OF the
Green Forest" said little Mrs. Peter.
Are you sure?" inquired Peter,
and just as he spoke that voice
sounded again from the Old Pas
lure.
Such a foolish look as there was
on the face of little Mrs. Peter. ~
vas mistaken. Peter" said she
humbly ut was over in the Old
Pasture, but ] certainly thought It
was on tho edge Of the Green For
est"
Hardly were the words out OF her
mouth when once more that voice
which sounds like many voices was
heard. and this time there was no
doubt that II came from the edge
Of the Green Forest Such a funny
expression as there was on little
Mrs. Peters face. Such funny ex-
preston as there was on Peters
face, "How-how can Old Man
Coyote be In two places at once7"
Whispered little Mrs. Peter.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
The Green Meadow Folk
Are Puzzled

BY Thornton W. Burgess
Play safe from dawn to set OF sun;
Play safe and just forget the fun.
Little Mrs. Peter.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

, Now her eyes shining. her red
lips smiling. her whole being full Of
vivacity and charm. she leaned
closer to Kim and whispered:
Don't shoot any more arrows at
me. l haven't done anything wrong"
But you know who has" he said
sternly. angry at himself for being
swayed by her beauty and lure.
And then, with another OF her
sudden changes. she became wistful,
even pathetic, and tears actually
appeared in her eyes.
mo. Merely a faint slight pos
sibility. Nothing that ] can tell you"
Every we'll. Mrs. Valdon," and
stone gave himself a mental shake.
Il take that statement as a true
one. and I shall say nothing more to
you about 1t, until-until I. too. dis
cover that same slight possibility"
And at that he had the satisfac-
ton of seeing her look very perplex-
ed indeed.
They returned to the hotel. and as
1t was the bathing hour, Carmelita
hurried away to keep an appoint
meDt, and Stone sat on the deck. by
himself to think things over.
As a result Of his cogitations he
went up to Dan Pelton's suite.
Ross. the valet Pelton had in
herited from Folsom, was just
leaving the rooms. having finished
his work there.
"Going in the surf?" Stone asked
pleasantly.
mo. SIR" Ross returned. II can't
seem to bear the sight Of the ocean
since-Mr. Folsom"
Yes. know" Stone said under
standingly. II wish we could get at
the truth. Ross"
u wish 50. too. sir, but 1t Is all
80 mysterious. II it had been on
land. now"
That's just 1t. A murder on
land gives at least some chance Of
clues left on the scene, but in the
ocean--not a showing"
Not a showing. sir. You have
nO-nO suspicious, SIT
mo. ! say. Ross, have your" He
looked at the man closely.
But he saw nothing save the i'm
mobile face OF the servant. with a
sad look in the eyes that told him
only Of a natural grief ut the
death OF respected master.
II wish l could suspect him."
J Stone thought whimsically. ut
! would help along a lot"
! "Wait minute, Ross" he said,
aloud. and the man paused.
You know heap about your
late masters private affairs, and
you needn't hesitate to speak out
before me. Is there anybody you
know of who could have had rea-
son to do this job? mean do
you know Of any one over whom
Mr.. Folsom had strong enough
hold to make motive for MURDER"
That's a big question. SIR" Ross
said. speaking very seriously. TOO
big for me to answer. BY which l
mean that, though l saw a few
things now and then. or heard few
words now and then, ! haven't
enough real Knowledge or real rea-
son for what you might call sus-
piclon. II I had I should have told
Of 1t at first. sir"
Yes, that's right. say, Ross, you
don't think 1t was one Of his lady
friends did IT."
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

Madss Becomes Uneasy Over
Dicky's Interest IN Miss Lincoln.
Dicky bowed with as much for
mality as II were a visiting
princess when I told him that l
could not think Of disturbing him SO
early IN the morning and already
had directed Jim to drive me to the
erst train for the city.
'.As you WISH" he said stiffly.
And now 1 will say goodnight l
have kept you up far too long"
murmured a courteous protest.
ing negation OF his assertion and
went out Of the room. ! was furi-
Gus at myself for the little thrill
shooting through my heart at
vague something in his manner
which had betrayed his displeasure
at my rejection Of his tentative offer
to drive me to the station. had
schooled myself SO severely to the
strict adherence to the terms under
which We were living that any
slightest divergence from them up
set me.
But I had other food for thought
as went slowly upstairs to my own
room where my bag. awaiting only
tho outfit I meant to wear when !
should meet Philip Veritizen, stood
near the door. ready packed for my
Journey. There was no reference TO
my projected trip In the specula-
lions which we're filling my mind.
All OF them related to the things
which Dicky just had told me about
tho queer men In the Grimsey shack
whom he had visited but few
hours before.
That he had discovered something
concerning them which he was
keeping to himself was a patent as
that his discovery concerned
Eleanor Lincoln. the beautiful young
woman OF mysterious origin who
had leased The Larches. I took no
stock in the theory he had ad-
vanced-that the soiled letter term
I'd message and delivered to
Miss Lincoln by the red -bearded
man was in reality some sort of
Matchmaking epistle addressed to
her old uncle. AS looked back up
on the episode. I realized that my
Ast impression concerning 1t was
~ doubtedly the right one. The girl
had understood the Significance Of
the message and 1t concerned her
self. There was In her face terror
which prsonal peril brings to in
experienced youth.
Some danger threatened her of
which Dicky was aware, and he
wished me 80 to accustom the girl
TO our home and hospitality that
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
Garrett Folsom Is stabbed to death
while swimming at Ocean Town, n.
J. 1t Is believed that the death wea-
pom was a pichaq. an Oriental
knife, and that 1t was purchased on
the boardwalk.
Folsom's bathing companions had
been Roger Neville. a business part
ner; Mrs. Helen Barnaby and
Carmelita Walden.
Anastasia Folsom. eccentric and
masterful sister OF the dead man.
takes command, and 1t ia estab-
lished that one Croydon Sears is \
fancier OF curious weapons. Sears
admits buying two knives but not
the pichaq.
Anastasia engages Titus Riggs. an
architect to work on the case. Dan
Pelton. Folsom's nephew, arrives
and is puzzled by the curious French
dolls In his uncle's room.
Croydon Sears sends for Fleming
Stone. famous detective. He tells
him Folsom had been matchmaking
him and he had lied at the inquest
but Is innocent. Stone meets others
Of the circle. including New Barron
and his wife, Madeline, who puzzles
him.
II Is learned that Carmelita VAL
don has stolen some letters from
Folsom's room. Stone, believing her
innocent, yet accuses her Of with
holding some information.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
Carmelita Walden stared at Flem-
ing Stone.
Her great dark eyes seemed to grow
luminous with fear, and then they
became sphinx-like and inscrutable.
You startled me-" she said with
a light laugh. ~ thought you meant
it."
II did mean it, do mean 1t.
You learned something that you
have kept to yourself. You discov-
cred something that leads you to 4
definite suspicion. This thing you
must tell. or you will find yourself
in serious trouble"
"Oh, no, not so bad as that"
Carmelta Valdon was again mis-
tress Of herself. Her instant of fear
had passed: she had come through
the inquisition about her letters,
and it had caused her no alarm.
Eyes. Mrs. Valdon." All at once
Stone found himself on the losing
side Of the argument. "Yes. serious
trouble" he ended up, a little lame
ly.
She looked at him and smiled.
Shot all your arrows, have you,
Mr.. Stone?" she bantered. "Weli,
what next"
Stone wanted to shake her. New
er before had he felt so baffled by
woman's wit. He was certain that
she had no connection OF any sort
with the death OF Garrett Folsom.
But he knew, too, that she had a
clue OF some kind, however slight.
that he would give worlds to learn.
But 1t was SO vague SO purely
imaginary on his part, that he
couldn't think, at the moment, OF
| any way to force her hand.
And she was so impossible. She
was a different person from the
sad-faced woman who had confess
ed to stealing her own letters and
had admitted her relief at the death
of Folsom.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

Of you take Mr.. Folsom out in .
chair the night he vas hsrss You
know. the man who was killed In
the ocean,"
Nope" and mo. dr." came from
various distnterested hearers. and
stone was about to 30 on his way.
when the sight Of his hand sug-
sesttvely in his pocket stirred the
memory Of one Of the pushmen.
II say, Boss" he volunteered.
that Mr.. Folsom. he didn't 90 out
in no chair that night, but he came
homo in one"
"What?" Stones hand sank deep.
or in his pocket and some coins
clinked pleasantly. Don't make up
anything. now. that won't do"
mo, SIR" and the earnest voice
betokened truth. but that gentle.
man. he came right here to this
door. about the middle Of the eve
ming. Say bout ten o'clock"
WAS he alone?"
Eyes, DIR. all alone"
There's 4 dollar. my man. and
II you can find for mo the chair
man who brought him here. I'll
double It,"
Ito Be Continued)
Why did Madeline Barron deny
knowing Folsom? And why did Fol-
som have = doll in her image? Stone
Is nearing tho solution now.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-27

LONG AGO

IOHNNY'S sreat.mels Bsa
' lived in big old house. Ysan
ago he city had left The houss o.
top Of it, hill al alone
20! Goody!" shouted Johnny
every time they started for Uncle
Bsn's house.
One day he was standing in
front Of the fireplace. He was
looking At The long gun hanging
below the mantel.
Ibid you ever fight with that
gun, Uncle Benz" be asked.
Eyes. Sir, Johnny, l did," Tn.
Gle Ben answered.
Then Re let Johnny hold The
gun and look at it long time
while he told story about Indi-
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-27
(BY SISTER NARY

Breakfast-Grape fruit. cereal.
cream, baked meat cakes. toasted
graham bread. milk, coffee.
Luncheon--Veal and macaroni
pudding, tomato and celery salad.
rhubarb and strawberry pie, milk.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
RattIesnake's Rings

The rings on q rattlesnake do not
tell exactly the age of the snake. The
biological survey says that the rattle
snake acquires from two to four rings
a year, usually three. Under normal
conditions one ring is added each time
the snake sheds its skin. The young
RATHER is provided with a single but
ton at birth. and within few days 1t
sheds its skin and commences feeding.
In about two months 1t sheds its skin
for the second time and then the first
ring Of the rattle Is uncovered or
added. This has been growing under
the old skin, and its pressure was ap-
parent in the swollen appearance Of
the tail at the base Of the original
button. The last. seven or eight YER
tebrae fuse together shortly after birth
and form q composite bone known as
the shaker" and 1t Is around this
bone that each cap or ring of the rattle
forms.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
GaUe Up Priced StDord
IN Expiafion of Crime

In the high mountains beyond Mix
ko. In central japan. nestles Lake
Chuzenji. and above It the sacred
mountain Nantai San rears Its bare
crest. Once It was the dwelling place
Of pacific Buddhist hermit saint.
Pilgrims from all parts Of japan climb
It's steep slopes They are dressed In
white robes, carry stats and rosaries
In hand, and chant Buddhist prayer
as they climb. An avenue Of scarlet
lacquer 'torii," or gateways, guides
the pilgrim to the shrine on the sum-
NIT.
Near the peak is bare patch Of
rock, overhanging a steep precipice.
On this rock is a heap of swords. dag
gers and other weapons, rusted with
age. In ancient times q man who had
committed deed of blood made pill
grimage to Nantai San and offered up
his weapon In expiation Of his crime.
To the Samurai, the warrior, his
sword was his most priced possession,
and the murderer who sacrificed his
precious sword gave up In atonement
what he valued more than his own life.
This heap Of ancient sword blades,
daggers and other weapons can be
seen on Nantai San at present, q relic
Of feudal times.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
"Shut-ins" Not Dead to
All Worldly Affairs

The Woman visited a friend at a
sanatorium the other day-one Of
those places in the country where they
try to make convalescence bearable.
She had to wait until she could see her
friend, 50 she sat down on the porch.
At the far end a group Of women pa
tents were talking with absorbed In.
terest.
The one in the wheel chair evident
ly had a great deal to tell. The Wom-
an wondered what It could be about.
She knew the story Of those particu-
lar patients. All three had been in
valids for years; they always would
be bound to their chairs and clutches.
Just then she was called, and as she
passed the group she heard: when I
bake tomatoes I fill them with bread
crumbs and butter and :"
"That's just the way fix peppers,
and my husband used to say !"
The Woman went inside. She was
'smilin' round the mouth, but sort Of
teary around the lashes" when she
thought of that hopeful. reminiscent
group of cooks.-New York Sun.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
Seemed Something of
an Odd Combination

He didn't really want to bring the
two cats home from Colorado, but
what good Is the argument of a mere
man against those Of a wife, three
children, and a mother-in-law2 So
the family started home last week
with the cats enthroned In a box on
the back seat Of the car.
He was somewhat ashamed of the
ugly yellow pets anyway, and his NOR
tiflcation was complete when be was
forced to ask a garage owner. In the
town where they spent the first night,
for cellar space In which to park his
charges.
II suppose" he said to the garage
man, II suppose you don't see many
tourists crazy enough to be taking
common alley cats with them, do your"
"Oh, yes l do" replied the garage
man. They come In here every day
with all sorts Of pets. But" he added
as an afterthought. by George. you're
the first Teller I've seen that was totin'
cats and a mother-in-law both."-Los
Angeles Times.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
Illusion Often Lost
by Personal Contact

The best authors should be read, not
known. Even II poet has written an
epic. one hours association with him
may destroy the most idolatr0us read
er's illusion of him.
Your favorite humorist may turn
out to be an ordinary person, dull In
the use Of the spoken word. Or what
you believe to be the greatest living
novelist may prove to be little peev-
ish man whose false teeth do not At,
made intolerant by nervous Indigestion
or egotism.
In any case, says Cora Harris in
the Saturday Evening Post, some
writer whom you have admired for his
high notes In the purplIng shadows of
a great poem Is almost sure to give
vent to some meanly critical views of
men quite contrary to the noble SEN
timents he bugled In that martial epic,
because he was In a divine mood
when he wrote 1t, and the thing mere
ly interprets his mood, not his normal
mind, which may be a mean little
mind.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
Nations Faith in God
Expressed on Coinage

In God We Trust" first appeared on
the coins Of this country in 1884, and
owes its presence very largely to the
Increased religious sentiment in the
dreaded crisis of the Civil war. 8. P.
Chase. then secretary Of the treasury,
having received q number of appeals
from devOut persons throughout the
country suggesting and urging that the
deity be recognized suitably on our
coins In manner similar to that COM
monty found on the coins of other ma
tons, addressed letter to the direc-
tor Of the mint, at Philadelphia, stat
Ing that mo nation would be strong
except in the strength Of God or safe
except In His defense. The trust of
our people In God should be declared
on our national coins" He ordered
that a device be prepared without IN
necessary delay, with motto ex-
pressing In the fewest words possible
this national recognition. Various mot
toes were placed on coins in 1852 and
1853. The first ones bearing I'm God
We Trust however. were coined In
1864.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
Early Affairs Ablaze
With Human Sacrifices

Throughout the ages men have made
human sacrifices whenever they were
under adversely and felt that the gods
were athirst. 81. G. Wells paints
graphic picture of scene that may
have occurred In the dawn Of pre-
historic day about the vast stone al
tars on the Wiltshire uplands at Stone
henge, in England-the Druid priests
with horribly painted masks, the air
Of festivity among the people who
have come wearing their very best
skin garments for the occasion and
the helpless victims gazing toward the
distant smoking affairs upon which
they are to die.
As time went on. the practice of
human sacrifice became more elab-
crate. The reasons and occasions for
human sacrifice were codified. The
most civilized races decided that an
entire community might be cleansed
Of an epidemic or saved from other
calamity by this barbarous means.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
AMERICAN BRAIN POVERTY:

One often marvs at the actual absence intellectual
freedom in the United States Why it that the people
permit certain czarstc gentlemen suppress freedom speech
and assembly, The that the average
too much of too stupid and too filled with pork moonshne
and superstuon to about anything aside from his belly
place to play and soft bed to sleep in.
The average worries about the suppression of
thinking the censorship of books The recently
that large number of has protested against restriction
sort when prohibition And then only kicked
because this act raised the price of whisky and beer
tnua complaint is that the rich get all the liquor they want
but it is denied to the poor
Mr. Average American simply can't get any interest n-what
seems to hmpur theoretical types of freedom The plays that
he understands and attends The books that
his level gathering dust by the thousands
library shelf All the art that he knows anything about
pressed in the comic strips and the advertising
business firms.
AS political ideas he has except those his ward
He has heard of the existence
but he has read word of Capa To him most of
articuate liberals and the directors of the American Civil
ties Union but heads who political jobs
get them.
He can't think for himself and doesn't doesn't
want liberals and radicals doing thinking for him. for
if he understands this thinking he will have do think
ing himself And according his credo this is interesting
going the movies to church. to lodge interesting
confidential chat with his favorite bootegger.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-01-29
Craze FOLLOWED Hysteria

A classic example Of what popular
imagination applied to the common
spider can do is told in Hygeia Maya
zine. Italy in the Middle ages was
swept by a dancing mania or tarant-
ism.
Persons bitten by a spider called the
European tarantula suddenly became
extremely sensitive to music, dancing
In a frenzy Of excitement until they
sank to the ground, exhausted and al
most lifeless. Certain forms of mu-
sic were considered good for the at
flicted and bore the name trantella.
The cause was not spiders bite but
hysteria due to the depleted men
tai and physical condition Of the peo-
pie as a result of the frequent wars
and plaques. The same sort Of thing
was seen In the craze for long -distance
dancing in this country a few years
after the World war.