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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
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Lett-Hande111eSS often Is Heritage

There we're 2,177 entered during
that year, and each of them was
questioned as to -handedness or
right handedness in his parents, his
brothers and sisters. OF the students,
81 were left-handed, or 4.31 per cent.
These students had 1854 parents
of whom 2,113 were right-handed
mothers and 81 left-handed moth
ers; 2,086 were right handed fathers,
and 81 left-handed fathers.
Thus, 4.13 per cent of the fathers
were left handed, where only 294
per cent of the mothers were left
handed. Among the sisters of the
students, 3.76 per cent were left
handed and among the parents 6.05
per cent. Thus SO per cent more
| male we're left-handed than female.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
And Princeton

GTILL another expresses the be-
~ lief that the people of that
planet are at least eight feet tall.
This seems to me decidedly unlikely
for if it were so, am sure that gen.
erous hearted alumni would arrange
for some of them to come to Yale to
receive scholarships and play tackle.
A professor in the middle west
takes quite the opposite attitude. He
thinks the Martians must be little
fellows, so that they can move
about with rapidity to meet the ext
gencies of the changing seasons.
THE Marian animal" he says, SIS
probably a fur-bearing one, equipped
by nature to live in the wastes
around the polar Snow-caps.
ut probably would be amphibious,
something like our seal, enabling it
to swim along with the streams Of
icy water melted from the snow
caps"
If there is anything in this the
DRY our efforts to signal Mars are
tragic as well as futile. Here we are
shooting dots and dashes at the little
furry creatures when their only in
terest is that we should throw them
a fish.
To live on Mars seems to me an
unfortunate break for any seal. On
that planet there can't be much Of a.
future for anphibians. Here an
ambitious seal may go far and
dream at night of bookings on the
Loew circuit He may even play
the Palace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Among families in which one or
both the parents were left-handed,
the percentage of children left
handed was 1894; whereas in fam
lilies in which neither of the parents
is left-handed, only 2.01 per cent of
the children are left-handed.
Obviously then there is some
definite factor of inheritance asso-
ciated with this form OF activity.
Moreover, it seems to be limited to
some extent according to the sex of
the parent who is the deterniner.
If left-handedneSS we're not an
inherited characteristic, as pointed
out by Chamberlain, one would not
find over per cent of the children
left-handed regardless of the hand
edness of the parent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Murder, More Murder


THIS is the sixth town I have
l. visited since leaving New York
two weeks ago. In every one I
have been greeted with murder on
the front page.
Some people blame the neWspa-
pers, but that is ignoring the more
important fact.
Murder has become SO common
that you hardly can go anywhere
in the United States without run
ming into it; so common that news
papers can do little more than hit
high spots in the local record.
We americans can justly claim
to have outdone the rest of the
world in many things. We build
the tallest buildings, operate more
miles of railroad and drive four
times as many automobiles.
In no respect. however, have we
established such wide margin of
superiority over other people as in
murder and kindred crimes.
We have twenty times as many
murders to each 1000 inhabitants
as England, and twice as many as
Germany, France or Italy.
What is worse, we accept the re-
suit complacently, devoting vastly
more time to excusing or explaining
it, than to the idea of correcting it..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Seals? Good World

IVES, for seals this is unquestion-
u ably the best of all possible
planets. A highly trained seal can
look any furrier in the eye and tell
him to go to hell. It must be thrill
ing to an animal whose fur was at
one time its only fortune to become
by dent Of education a Self-sup-
porting economic unit.
In some respects, our world Of
fers a better adjustment for seals
than for any other living beings
upon this earth. Among men the
Rabbits, on the whole, do better
in a material way than the artists.
The artists pick up crumbs from
the business mans table or else they
starve in garrets. At least, they
used to starve in garrets until the
business man came along and re-
modelled the garrets and raised the
rent.
Now in the seal community these
conditions are precisely reversed.
Survival is difficult except for such
seals as possess unmistakenable tai
ents. The seal shooters, or fishers
or trappers Q'm just a shade I'M
certain about the process, set out
for the banks and suddenly the mist
rises off the angry green sea.
On the black rocks there is ex-
posed to the gaze Of predatory man
a seal community. The hunters
make a rush and isolate a cross
section Of this community. Any
seal observed in such ordinary pur-
suits is commerce, political leader
ship or filtration is promptly killed.
His skin is more valuable than his
living intelligence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Sunday because of the church laws
against travel on Sunday.
When do the dry and rainy seas
0ns occur in Ireland?
April, May and June are the dry
est months. There is no pronounced
rainy season, but more rain usually
occurs in winter.
How many masts does the average
schooner have?
A schooner originally had only
two masts, fore and aft, but now
they often have three or more
masts.
What is the origin and meaning
Of the name Cleopatra?
1t is from two Greek words, Kleo,
ito make famous" and patriS,
country"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

| The ETOr-Declarer trumps with
2 of diamonds.
The Correct Method-Declarer OBJ
serves that he has complete con-
troll of the trump suit but he has
two losing spade tricks and that he
must therefore f1nesse the clubs
twice to make game. For this pur-
pose two re-entries are required in
Dummy.
The queen of diamonds is one re-
entry. Declarer trumps the first
trick with of diamonds instead of
of diamonds as the latter card will
be needed for the second re-entry.
Declarer now plays ace of diamonds
and then queen Of diamonds.
The jack of clubs is now t1nessed;
thereafter, 2 of diamonds is played.
FUNNY overtakes with 8 Of dia-
n1onds and queen of clubs finessed.
Game is made.
The Principle-When Dummy is
scant in re-entrieS play cautiously
lest you overlook a re-entry.
Copyright, 1929, Ready Reference Pub
fishing Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
How are whales captured?

Harpoons and lances were at first
the only means Of capturing whales,
but later rifles with explosive bullets
were used. The introduction of
prussic acid or strychnine into the
body of the whale with the harpoon
or bullet has been tried and resulted
in a more rapid death and conse-
quently less danger of loss, but
Vhalers often object to using
poisons.
Why does election day come on
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday?
Two reasons are suggested for the
choice Of this day: One is the fact
that the first day Of the month Is
a heavy business and banking day
and it would not be good day for
an election. Another is that it often
took a day to reach the polls in the
country districts in earlier year and
voters did not want to start on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
A Ounce Can

DUT HERE and there in the seal
- group the explorers find one or
two engaged in highly specialized
industries. Upon one rock there sits
an inspired amphibian bouncing a
large rubber ball up and down with
the end of his nose. Now and again
he misses but each time re returns
to the performance, having learned
something from his failure. His
technique is plastic and he will go
far.
Boys" says the leader of the
trappers, that little son Of guns
an artist"
But we have travelled a long
distance away from Mars. My point
is this: On a planet populated
entirely by seals there would be
no audience for performing ones.
Far from paying to see some
peculiarly talented fellow bounce a
ball on the end Of his nose. the
amphibian community would prob
ably stone him.
We know by now that there is
atmosphere around Mars, plant life
and water. 1t is fair to assume
that there must also be geraniums,
lemonade and 100 per centers. And
naturally there is revolt.
Where there's life there's art. A
few seals Of Mars go in furtively for
balancing lighted sticks and playing
cymbals with the fippers. But this
they do solely to express themselves
and without the hope Of gain. Only
on this earth, planet much abused.
Is 1t possible for a seal to create
sheer beauty and get as his reward
not only soul satisfaction, but scraps
Of fish as well.
Gcopysight. 1926. FOR Tns Tsmesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Suspicious, at Least

When members Of the legislature from
Marion county decide that they, in an off
cial capacity, will investigate the condition of
the gas mains, and mess around generally be-
fore they will vote for laws which attorneys for
the city think are necessary, they only invite
suspicion to themselves.
The time has passed for members of the
legislature to act as guardians for the people
of this city in matter on which public opinion
is well settled.
For any member to interpose objection to
the city taking over the plant of that company.
under its contract on any argument that it is
bad bargain for The city, is merely to mark him
self as man whose actions will be worth
watching
The people of this city have made up their
minds that they are entitled to the benefits of
a contract under which the company has col
lected money for the last twenty-three years.
That contract provides for municipal owner
ship of this utility at price fixed years ago.
The city is asking for the passage Of two
laws, not drafted with any idea of asking for
favors from the legislature, but merely for the
purpose Of creating the proper machinery Tor
the operation of the plant after it is acquired
by the city.
For any member of the legislature to be-
Iieve that he was elected to prevent this city
from making bad bargain is mistake,
If the city buys goldbrick, the legislature
Is not to blame. 1t was elected to make laws,
~ 4
The decision to make an inquiry looks bad,
especially as it is well known that very greedy
and selfish forces are now at work to keep that
plant in the hands of private interests
If the Legislators are in any doubt as to the
value of the plant, they have only to look at
the records of sale Of stock certificates just be-
fore it became very certain that the city ad-
ministration and the trustees Of the company
were united in their purpose to deliver the
plant to the city under its franchise
These certificates, which will be redeemed
at $25 share, were sold as high as $685. just
on the chance that some court would decide
that the franchise is invalid and that the stock
holders can move in and take it over.
That high price was paid on pure gamble
If there had been any certainty that the stock
would eventually represent ownership, it
would probably have sold at 500 a share,
In the face of such a situation any move
ment that means delay for these proposed laws
can only be construed as an effort to aid those
gamblers and spectators who are now fight
ing, under cover, to grab this utility.
Whether they know it or not, legislators
who act for delay are merely serving these in.
terests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
THE BEST WE HAVE
PITY THE MONKEYS
y a
WHO GOT HIS FIRST?

IF Rockefeller and Stewart want
l. to buy some more oil stock and
are not too particular, we know of
several bales Of it in our town that
they can get at cut rate prices.
4 4 II
When the time comes that we
travel by air instead Of rail, we
must see to it that the old reliable
reception committees, sitting on
trucks in small towns, are wheeled
from the depot to the airport.
II y y
We are not surprised that light
ming struck the Indiana statehouse
the other day, for Indiana politics
has been inviting the wrath of hea-
ven for some time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Old Red School House Passes

The old one-room country schoolhouse, feature
of American life for many years. is disappearing and
there will be few to mourn its passing
report from the bureau of education of the de-
partment of the interior shows that consolidated
rural schools have been replacing oneteacher schools
in the United States at rapid rate during the past
decade In 1920 the forty-eight states had 10000
one-room schools; in 1926 this number had shrunk
to 10000, and it still is going down.
Advantages of the consolidated school are numer-
Gus, both from the standpoint of education and
general health and comfort The modern school bus,
which can bring children from widely separated farms
to the door Of distant schoolhouse in less time than
it took their fathers to walk mile, is big factor in
the change.
The school served the country well in its
day; but the consolidated school can do the job
better and the the replacement is complete.
the better for all concerned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
This Date in
u. S. History

Jan. "a
Proposition to purchase Cuba
introduced into congress.
l86l-a1ayof Ct Boston suppressed
needing of the Anti-Slavery
Society.
l86l-Georgia troops seized the
United States arsenal.
le9s--Battleship Mainsl ordered to
Havana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Questions and AnSzgers

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Daily Thought

will overturn, overturn, over
turn, It: and II shall be no more
until he come whose right it Is; and
viii give it to him.-EzekieI 21:27.
INSTITUTIONS may crr2able and
L governments fall, but It is only
that they may renew d better youth.
George Bancroft.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Health Magazine.
a LII sorts of essays have been
IA written as to the causes of
left-handedness, attempting to COR
relate in on the basis of the sizes of
various sections of the brain, the
location of various areas, and similar
anatomical reasons.
Attempts have been made to cor
relate left-handedness with other
traits, such as criminality and i'm
becility and there is a current jest
as to the slow mindedness Of left
handed baseball pitchers.
Herbert D. Chamberlain Of Ohio
State university recently studied
left andedness among all OF the
freshmen Of the class of 1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Prince Nikita who has been receiving $50 month
a bank clerk in Paris. has been designated heir
to the fallen throne of the Romanoffs. The prince
hasn't quit at the bank yet, though.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

President-Elect Hoover's farm produces 10000
pounds of grapes annually SUIT don't be alarmed
they're table grapes not wine grapes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Schools are offering correspondence courses in
saxophone playing and now there is reaaon for
shooting the mailman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

A convict wrote book of poems while in SIN
Sing. Probably had given up all hope Of parole TO
good behavior.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

Germany exports 100000 mouth organs annually.
Well, that's something to blow about.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

{ d as . n q
opinions ex-
pressed In this
Q In N n are
those OF one
Of Americas
most interest,"
Ing writer's
and are pre-
scented with
out regard to
their agree
ment with the
editorial atti-
tudc Of this
paper.
The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

NUEEN MARIE OF RUMANIA,
" Queen Victoria of Spain, Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland and King
Haakon of Norway have promised to
attend the Chicago Worlds fair in
1888, but King George of England
is not expected if Mayor Thompson
is in the neighborhood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24

The Bidding South bids four
diamonds and all pass.
Deciding the PIay-West leads the
queen of hearts. How should De-
clarer plan his campaign to make
game?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor Journal Of the American Medica
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Marianne
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Lives and Loves of
Great Stage Beauties
Rachel - 4 Name ReUered

which was then accustomed TO rant.
ing and raging portrayals that had
neither sincerity nor depth OF feel
ing. Only a few in the audience
realized that her lack OF bombast
did not indicate a lack OF strength
and that she vas introducing a new
and finer art with her repressed pas
sion. Mile. Mars, the one-time IA
nous actress Of the French National
Theatre knew. however. "She does
not declaim; she speaks!' exclaimed
the delighted actress.
This cry was finally taken up by
q farnous French critic who was re-
sponsibls moro than anyone for
Rachel'S eventual triumph.
She is small, ugly. with a mar
row chest and insignificant appear
ance and common speech" he wrote,
but she is a flame Of genius and
tragedy" Tho realization OF this
genius broke slowly upon the French
public.
Success did not at first change
Rachel's mode Of living. She would
enact the grandest Of tragic roles,
receive the adulation Of all Paris,
and then return to the miserable
little attic room. in which she still
llFSu with HeI iAIHLy, anu COOK soup
for the whole tribe. She had no
false pride; Alfred de Musset and his
select friends were often invited to
partake Of these midnight food con.
glomerations.
Rachel later moved into more pre-
tentious apartments in a fashionable
section OF Paris, but the mad mid
night euppers still continued. She
had many lovers but, it Is said.
never really loved any but her first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
by All of France.

Count Walewski, tho natural son OF
Napoleon, by whom she had a son.
Paris fOrgave her the unconvention-
ality Of her life-if. indeed, ii con-
sidered the morality Of it at all
but London never did. Her second
reception there (after a former tri.
umphl was cool and unbending.
Paris never wavered in its devO-
ton. The name Of Rachel was on
the lips Of every street urchin and
was the toast OF every b~oulevardier.
The doors OF Madame Recamier's
Salon opened wide to receive her.
Further adulation seemed impossible
until her portrayal OF Racine's
Phedre unleashed wen greater and
more hysterical acclaim. When at
the conclusion Of the performances,
Rachel grasped the French flag and
half sang, half sobbed the Marseil-
laise, the audience released bravas
destined to ring through the years.
On the crest of this excitement,
Rachel set sail for America. The
strain Of the voyage and prepare.
tons for her first appearance proved
too much for n In whom consump-
ton, an inherited weakness, had be-
gun to work its rsBvages. Rachel
went " EiaVdIld, uOpiHS 10 reEdln
strength In a warmer climate. but
her day was over. She was never
again to appear on the stage.
From Havana she wrote: II have
carried my name as far as I could;
I bring back my heart to those who
love me in France Rachel died
IN lie Cannet in 1853. Life had been
for her a burst OF flame-a flame
not to be extinguished by her tragic
death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

T seemed years before Lillian,
Mary and ! seated in the Under
woods big car. saw the lights OF
Noel's roadster coming down the
sandy road from the hospital. II
stopped near US. and Harry Under.
wood with an agility which many a
young collegian might have envied.
sprang out and rushed up to the
door OF his a which Lillian threw
open before he reached us.
Hes there, and not dangerously
hurt" he said, and Lillian and ]
echoed in our hearts the little costa.
tic scream of relief which Mary gave
did you see him. she demanded
the next instant. Are you sure
there's no mistake. sure it's Georges
himself who's in the hospital?'
Harry Underwood smiled indul
gently at her.
Unless the young man has a tw in
or a double or something OF the sort
masqueradins as himself. he's Ger.
tainly there" he replied. al had all
l could do to keep him from getting
up and coming with me to assure
himself that you were all right"
"Oh! he's conscious. them" Mary
exclaimed gladly.
Measuring News.
Very much So" said Mr.. Under.
wood. land he evidently has been
raising particular Cain IN the hospital
by demanding that he be allowed TO
leave. But the head surgeon insists
that he must not leave his bed for
a day or two. You see the bullet
for a BIT, but doing no serious in
jury. But. Of course. there's q flesh
wound. and they want to take no
chances OF infection or possible
shock resulting from the conclusion,
though eve SO slight"
Have Ne police 2" Lillian's
shrus completed the question.
"Oh, OF course" her husband
answered with a grin. There's a
trooper on the job because it's a
shooting case, and Noel and / had
hard work to convince them that we
weren't the guilty parties before we
had a chance to see young Jackson.
The fellows who found him in his
a and brought him here surely
would have been jagged only that
they happened to be prominent citi-
zens Of this section. known to the
hospital authorities.
Noel and l had a dandy story all
fixed up" Mr.. Underwood went on,
clapping his hand aff~ectionately
upon the shoulder of Noel who had
joined him. I'VE said that we had
come upon young Mr.. Jackson's
wrecked car. and recognizing II. had
come to the hospital t inquire If he
had been brought there. But that
didn't satisfy the gifted young
trooper. and I had to take him aside
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

ics-box. at will be too cold N
them" said Mi. l
much too cold" added FTolD
They looked behind the stove, which
was just right. but hat was the
cats place Il she refused to give
1t up. Then they found a unn
spot under the window and wevs
just about TO take il when along
came the dog and took it himself.
1t appeared as IL they wouldn't find
any place at all for the two turtles.
when al at once Knarf discovered
the dolls house belonging to little
May. The doll vas sitting on thu
doorstep.
do Q mind IL the turtles board
here?" knarf asked her. She didn'c
answer, which wasn't strange as she
had lost her head a few days before
in falling out OF the window. The
shadow-children were now quite
happy in finding q home at Install
except Hand, who still thought IL
was quite useless.
The next day when the turtles
arrived, knarf was the first TO greet
them with the good news. 1--WE have
a fine house for you" he exclaimed.
Instead Of being grateful 10 him AZ
he expected. the turtles merely said:
THANK YOU, we don't need any
house" Then pointing to their shells.
they added: we have brought our
own with u.s." knarf was very dis
appointed, but Hand said: Didn't I
tell you it was u~selesS?"
"HolO could zoe hare kroUr-'
began Flor.
"They had houses OF their own."
concluded Mil.
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