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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-20
EVERY BREATH HAS ITS DOOR

In an earlier talk ABOUT DfeaCn OQOr
we explained how reverse peristalsis,
from one cause or another, produces
unpleasant breath, and we mentioned
that various common wholesome arti-
cles of dict impart their special odors
to the breath, and number of medi-
cines commonly incorporated in pop
ular nostrums give the breath pecu-
liar odor.
In the course of certain kinds Of
sickness, acute fevers as we'll as
chronic diseases, the patients breath
may have an odor so characteristic
that the experienced physician can
almost make the diagnosis from the
odor.
Tartar deposits on the teeth, septic
gums and dental cavities are familiar
causes of foul breath.
Accumulation of cheesy masses in
J the crypts of the tonsils may give an
| unpleasant odor to the breath.
The bad breath Of one who has
chronic atrophic rhinitis is due to de-
composition of eXcretionS retained in
the nasal passages. Cane sugar, a
heaping teaspoonful dissolved in a
teacupful of warm water, is a good
remedy to spray in the nose two or
three times daily for this condition.
1t should be obvious to any intelli-
gent person that foul breath cannot
be remedied with mere mouth wash,
gargle Or other makeshift.' The source
of the odor must be determined and
the condition, If remediable, given
| proper treatment.
In these two talks I have not at
| tempted to name all the causes which
may be responsible for bad breath,
but rather have sought to show the
futility OF trying to remedy the con-
dition with some "antiseptic" or other
cure-all.
Persons who have chronic arsenic
poisoning may have a peculiar gar
Icy odor of the breath. Chronic ar
senic poisoning is more common now
adays than formerly, owing to fire.
quent occupational exposure.
A mouth wash or gargle of common
salt, heaping teaspoonful in pint OF
water, or solution of boric acid in
water, heaping teaSpoonful in the
! pl1ll, VI oCAutlOiA VI 4ONAAAA AAA V"SSA
say five drops of the brown tincture
of iodin (old spelling iodine) in a
glassful of water, is as effective as
any antiseptic remedy can be against
any condition which may produce un-
pleasant breath odor. If one prefers
to flavor such mouth wash or gargle
with one aromatic or another, very
we'll, but that is not question OF
hygiene.
In any case, if there is real friend
ship, one friend need not hesitate tc
tell the other if there is any extraor.
binary odor about the breath.
While there is no specific remedy
for foul breath, the fact remains thai
the cause or source of the trouble car
be determined by proper examination
by the physician in every instance
and with rare exceptions the trouble
is readily remedied when the physi'
clan has made his diagnosis.
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where. Heaven only knows what it
may have been; but 1t seems clear
that these three people became three
dour and suspicious recluses, eccen-
trio, grim-lipped, mysterious. The
gay old culture departed from their
pillared mansions; and when the
murder was being investigated neigh
bors told the officers that there had
been enmity between Miss Merrill
and Dana because OF an argument
over some goats and pigs which Dana
owned!
And the picture Of the murder, as
sketched by the sheriff. adds the final
touch; two people entering decay
ing mansion. one holding an oil lamp
while the other leveled a gun to kill
the aged woman who was once the
belle of the south.
Could a novelist have invented a
more fascinating. hair-raising tale of
decay and morbid gloom than this
one from real life?
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The Olympics
New York World-Telegram)

N4NCW ASAA vvOAAA. 4CACkl dLlJ
The greatest and in every way the
most successful Olympic games since
their revival in Athens SO years ago
ended with the grand finale of pa
raded banners in Los Angeles yester-
day.
There has been prodigious break
ing Of records, which adds to the won-
der of the modern athlete-his ability
to go on surprising records which
when made seemed the ultimate in
the prowess of the human flesh.
The new track records are attrib-
uted in part to the superlatively fast
crushed peat track. modelled after a
remarkably fast old Los Angeles horse
racing track. The climate and weather
conditions were excellent, the can
tonment-like living arrangements su-
perb for the purpose, and the expert
organization Of the games left no oc-
casion for the squabbling that has
created psychological drags on
achievement at many other meets.
The final explanation of the SUI
preme display of athletic power and
skill lay in the finer athletic bodies
that are being produced in this ath-
letic age and the more intensely de-
veloped technique.
The japanese swimmers exemplified
the latter. Learning from Americans,
the Japanese have refined their SWIM
ming methods and conquered their
teachers.
It would be grand and glorious
thing II these international sport con-
tests should be developed to the point
that they would supply friendly out
let for the competitive spirit hereto
fore expressed In the murderous clash
Of arms.
The Los Angeles Olympics have
given . new vision Of what may be
increasingly possible In the promotion
Of anlicable feeling between the races
Of the world.
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A Lonely ROY

Beside the front walk OF a middle
western orphanage there sits, every
day, a three-year old boy, one arm
circling the neck Of big police dog
which has befriended him. The boy
keeps watching everyone who comes
up the walk; and whenever he sees a
woman approaching his face lights
up and he asks, eagerly. Mammal"
This youngster was brought to the
orphanage several weeks ago. His
mother and father had been out OF
work for a long time, and at last
they had left him with their land
lady for a day or so" while they
went to a nearby town to look for
jobs. They haven't come back yet,
and the landlady at last notified the
authorities. So now the lad waits at
the orphanage, tries to see his mother
in every woman who passes by, and
wonders dimly what is the cause of
this upset in his little world.
Quite clearly, the lad is just an
other victim of the depression; and
his plight, SO pathetic and heart
wrenching, is a thing we ought to re-
member-because it helps us to I'M
derstand the tragedy and suffering
which that one word, depression"
means.
There arc good grounds now for
believing that we have just about got
to the end OF the depression. Sooner
or later We shall be back on our feet
again. Shall we, when that time
comes, talk glibly once more about
economic cycles" and the like, taking
it for granted that our civilization
must swing back and forth between
extremes of prosperity and stagna-
ton?
If We forget all of the bitter lessons
that the last couple of years have
taught us, we might be foolish enough
to do just that; and, if we do, In a
few years We shall repeat the old
cycle again and go down into another
depression like this one.
But We might remember that this
business cycle" causes thousands up
on thousands Of tragedies just like
this one of the lonely boy at the Or
phanage. 1t means an almost i'm
fering. Keeping that in mind, shall
we not insist that we will not put
up with any economic system which
does not find some way of averting
periodic depressions?
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scant thousand dollars, and these he
turned over to his bankers. They
were to put you through school and
give you those two years abroad"
Radcliffe's grim face looked up.
"And I thought it was just an al
lowance."
ut took every penny your father
owned. Well, it was his wish that
you should have those years I'M
clouded. And now you've had them"
A silence, broken only by the
cracking logs. while slowly the first
realization of it all crept in upon
the man.
The world was tumbling about
him. That great stalwart father OF
his, with all his power, the very
symbol of power and SUGGESTIVE
idol of his childhood, had ceased to
exist.
Radcliffe shook his head, as If to
rid himself Of this nightmare. 1t
couldn't be true-life wasn't like
that.
Suddenly he found himself walk
ing the length of the room. TITS not
real" he said once. II suppose, to-
morrow, I'll accept it'll have to.
But now it's as if it all were hap.
pening to someone else-while
stand by and watch" He whirled
back toward the quietly seated fig
ure. "But why did he send me out
here to learn all this7"
"For two reasons. First, he want
ed me rather than stranger to tell
you. And second, he wanted me to
give you this" Don Bob walked to
his desk and held up long enve.
lope. "His last word to you"
Radcliffe's fingers closed gently,
almost reluctantly, on the envelope
and for an instant his eyes dimmed
to see his own name written there
in that careless heavy scrawl of his
fathers. 1t was like a voice out oil
the past grown suddenly articulate
"a whispered word from the dead
Motionless he stood there. then felt
Bob's hand laid on his shoulder, ard
while the freight flickered on their
steady faces those two men stood
looking into each others eyes. Be-
hind them clock chimed midnight.
1t had a quality. that moment, the
quality of a bond between them, and
in graver times they were both to
think of it again. Very slowly he
tore open the envelope.
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Population Movement

The United States department of
agriculture estimates that 1,47c,00O
persons left farms for towns and cities
in 1881, and that 100000 persons
moved farmward. The gain in num-
Der OF persons living on farms was
$4,000. For the year 1890 it was es-
timated that l,7s6,0OO persons moved
from cities to farms and 1877, 900 per-
sons moved from farms to cities
these two movements almost balanc-
ing each other. There was a slight
decrease in the number of persons
going to farms in 1881, and consid-
cradle decrease in the number going
to cities.
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CHAPTER TX

A Mexican servant dozed in a cor
ner, and with a nod Don Bob dis
missed him. then going to the fire.
place threw sticks of fragrant mes
quite on the embers. He pointed to
a deep leather chair.
"Sit down, Ted. There are cigar
cites and pipe tobacco"
For time he busted himself with
the glowing logs while Radcliffe
watched him closely. ITS about
father?" the younger man asked at
last.
Bob slowly filled his pipe, then
sat before the fire.
eyes, part of it's about your
father. But most of it is about you.
Up until the time your father died,
just how much did you know about
his affairs?"
Nothing except that they were
perfectly sound. He always had the
strongest kind of backing"
"He was a great gambler. remem-
Der. I mean in the big, adventurous
sense"
"He loved to experiment and try
what others never dared. He was
always willing to back his judgment
with his last penny. If that's what
you mean, yes, he was a gambler.
And why not? There was always
his own fortune of a good many
millions behind him."
The man opposite was silent for
a time. then at last he said quietly:
II had letter from your father just
before he died Ave years ago.
Things had broken badly. He had
put everything into a number OF
new ventures. Most of it was in
those big Mexican plans of his.
Then, without warning, the Mexi-
can government cancelled its agree
ment for that power project and
withdrew his permit for the irriga-
ton work. As a result all those
hundreds of square miles he had
leased became overnight just SO
much valueless sand. Then came a
quick panic of early spring. II
caught him. 1t wiped him out"
"Ruineds" The whispered word
seemed to linger in the quiet room
utterly. I think it broke his
heart. Not just the money. not that
but the death of all his plans, TIKI
crashing of twenty years of work
and dreams" Bob's long fingers
drmmed on the chair and his eyes
followed the rising sparks as they
swarmed up the chimney place. ellis
first thought was to keep it all from
you," he added softly.
"But didn't he know-he must
have known-that I'd rather thou.
sand times have faced the music
with him?"
II don't believe he could have en-.
dured your seeing him beaten.
think he wanted always to remain
the big. successful demigod of your
childhood-until the end And the
end came in six months. But before
your father died he had paid Oh
every cent It left him with a few
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Stranger Than Fiction

The truth is not only stranger than
fiction, now and then; 1t is often a
whole lot more interesting.
Novelists have written until their
hands were cramped, trying to spin
tales Of eerie horror: but did they ever
invent anything to beat the story
from Natchez, Miss, about the filing
Of murder charges against Miss Oc-
tavia Dockrey and Richard Dana?
Consider the elements in this story.
First there were these two ancient
estates. Glen Burne, home Of Miss
Jane Merrill, who was slain, and
Glenwood, adjoining 1t, home Of
Dana.
Once these were famous southern
plantations. Now they are dilapi-
dated. unkempt, weed-grown, their
fine manor houses grown decrepit and
gloomy, their imposing driveways bor-
dered with rank grasses and UNDER
growth.
And the people themselves had
trodden the same path. Forty years
ago Miss Merrill, daughter Of for
mar ambassador and one-time belle
Of the south" had wealth. position
and fame. SO did Miss Dockrey,
daughter Of Confederate general,
and Dana. nephew Of the famous New
I xntk editor.
Iyploal Of the finest culture Of thu
aoath Ners tlNse people and their
Ihesss 1sneration lso.
- eoaa6t1ing vsnt wrong, sorns-
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Look at the Label

Trustworthy as is the general run
of advertising, it is a good habit. ac-
cording to the federal department of
agriculture, to inspect the labels of
all packages in which foods, medi-
cines, toilet preparations or other ar
ticles are offered for sale.
The reason is that manufacturer
or jobber may say anything he pleaSes
in collateral advertising but If he
prints an untruth on the label of the
package containing the material, he
is subject to prosecution by the gov
eminent.
Illustration is offered by confisca-
ton of a cancer cure" and prosecu-
ton of the company making it re-
Gently at Baltimore, Md. Declaration
on the label Of the bottle that the
preparation was of value in treating
cancer was the determining factor in
the successful prosecution. In widely
distributed pamphlets, however, the
company manufacturing the prepara-
ton asserted definitely that it had
cured cancer and offered testimonials
to prove the point. The sufferer who
read and believed them was the VIC
tim of a cruel deception.
Although there is no real substi-
tute for a careful reading of the label
to see what a package contains, there
are some safeguards which prevent
the public from being deceived more
often than it is.
First among these is the integrity
Of the average newspaper or maya
zine with regard to truth in adver-
Using. An untruthful and dishonest
advertiser will pay as much as any
one for space, frequently more, but
the conscientious publication rejects
his business for two reasons. One Is
that publication of fraudulent adver-
Using puts the integrity of the publ
cation in question, thereby injuring
Its business and reputation. The
other is the obligation to protect Its
readers from deception where pos
sible.
Another safeguard is the integrity
of the merchant from whom an ar
ticle is purchased. The individual or
firm with an established business
with the confidence and respect OF
the public as one of its important as
sets, is not going to prejudice itself
by selling goods under false pre-
lenses. What such individuals OF
firms say about an article can usually
be depended upon as accurate to the
best of their knowledge.
A third safeguard is whether the
product is generally advertised and
!. where the advertisements appear. II
4 an article is widely distributed ant
generally advertised in reputable
+ magazines and newspapers you may
be fairly sure about it. But the best
! protection against deception, in thu
last analysis, is the law requiring
honest labelling. 1t is pretty thor
oughly enforced.
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reading? am hard of hearing and
attend high school. I am 16 and my
deafness troubles me a great deal.
want to become a teacher of defec-
tive children. Is this a wise choice
of vocation? Where may one take
this up?
Answer-Most cities provide lip
reading classes in the day schools or
night schools. If there is no such class
in your city, practice speaking before
your mirror or getting companion
to read or speak to you while you
study the lip expression. think your
vocation would be fine. Probably a
state normal school provides such in
struction or the teachers college of
your state university.
Copyright, John F. Ollie Coz
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81, TO-DAY ( q "a y. s.
:..WQRLD WARN.
ANNIVERSARY
2&&lqX$E
FRENCH BAG 5000 PRISONERS

FRENCH BAG 5000 PRISONERS
On Aug. 20, 1918, the Fourth French
army under General Mangin smashed
its way through German defenses on
the Disc and took more than 5000
prisoners In a day Of fierce attacks
and counter attacks.
The net French advance for the
two days of fighting in the new drive
averaged more than four miles on a
16-mile front. Many towns and viii
lagos were taken and retreating Ger
mans suffered great losses from
French artillery fire.
British forces continued their ad-
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Barbs

When white house guards held up
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore g. Ohio railroad, thinking he
was bonus marcher, they made quite
a mistake. The railroads got their
bonus months ago.
X X X
A stroll down any street these hot
days would convince anyone that
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what Barnum should have said was
that a %ersucker is born every min.
ute.
Il X y
Many Chicagoans were greatly re-
lieved when they read III the papers
that a real snake had been In the
loop section from midnight until 8
a. m. the other day.
Copyright, 1892, NEA Service, Inc.)
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At last he raised his eyes from the
closely written pages and spoke in
a voice that tried Intellectually to be
calm. Il can't read it all to YOU
it's like dad talking once again about
his plans for me and the things we
were to do together" His voice
stopped, then went on. sand it tells
all you've already told me, but at
the end dad says this: 4 have a rea.
son for sending you out there. Bob
may guess it. Especially when I
say it has to do with Pace Morales.
Study him, Ted, my boy. He is an
education, old Morales. But his
tuition is sometimes a little high"
For moment Radcliffe looked at
Don Bob, then read on: "'I want
you to be happy as I have been
happy. l want you to be true to
yourself-there is no other success
in life. My love to you always-"
The voice stopped abruptly. He
folded the letter and after q long
silence asked, what does father
mean about Morales?"
The older man unused over his
cigarette. Ted" he said at last. az
the real story of your fathers down.
fall is ever told, we're going to find
that Morales played some part in T.
l know how the man works. know,
too, he was supposed to stand BE-.
hind your fathers development plans
in Mexico with money and. what j.
more important. with his influenc.
over the Mexican government. 1 be-
lieve the old Spaniard promised
your father full support, and then.
when the time came that he needed
support. Morales withheld his money
and turned the government against
the work. That meant the end"
But fathers plan was for irrira.
ton. His dreams were of 4 great
ditch that would bring water to the
desert and change this dry cattle
country to farms. Wouldn't that
have benefited Morales land?"
The land, yes. But not Morales.
Legally Morales owns not over ten
thousand acres about the hacienda.
But by the terror of his vaqueros
he is king of more than a million.
And of course Morales pays a little
to the proper officials to keep the
thing quiet. So you see that to bring
prosperity and people to this land
would mean the end of Morales's
reign"
(fo Be Coatiausd)
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SYNOPSIS

Ted Radcliffe is called to Verdi, a
small village on the Mexican border,
by Bob Hardness, his late fathers
friend. Radcliffe Senior had lost a
fortune in Mexico years before. At
a party given by Major Blount of
the U. S. Army. Ted meets Pace
Morales, ruling power of Mexico,
and his beautiful niece, Adela. Mo-
rales tells how Ell Coyote, the mys-
ferrous bandit, killed a man.about to
reveal his hideaway. Ell Coyote
steals from the rich, particularly
Morales, and gives to the poor. Ma
jor Blount announces that the u. S.
cavalry will join in the search for
the bandit. A wounded Mexican,
believed to be one of Ell Coyotes
band, is captured. Later Bob tells
Ted he has message for him which
will make him lose his trust in the
world and strip him of everything
he has.
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NEW
YORK
TODAY'S PIRATES
!!,!!l Gill! pert van

New York, Aug. 20.-More notes
from the log Of vacationing column
list:
The crowds of children running
down to the Port Jefferson pier that
morning were not headed for a picnic;
nor were they interested in the pala-
tial, gilt-trimmed yachts that had ar
rived over night. No, word had spread
about the little town that rum run
ner had put in for repairs! Within
an hour zoo tiny legs were dangling
over the piers side and there were
excited and elated whisperings. All
the cautionings Of oldsters; all the
moralizings and talk of illegality had
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vance IN the Merville section, push
inc forward more than a mile.
Much of the ground gained by tne
Germans in their five great o1len-
sives in the spring and early sum
mer had been regained by the aineS
since the start of their great counter
offensive on the Marine on July IL.
German morale was reported weak
ening noticeably.