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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Children Below Normal
Mentality

IT Is very gratifying 10 see the
change In the treatment OF what
are called mental detectives. that
Is individuals whose mental ability
Is not np 20 normal or loo per cent
as II we're.
Formerly they were simply
thought of as crazy" and the best
treatment TO separate them from
their families aud everybody else.
as some OF them had instincts that
made them unsafe 10 those around
Eaem.
However. careful investigation
shows thar there are large numbers
-of feeble minded persons whose be.
havior In the community Is not any
worse than that OF persons who are
not classed as mental detectives.
Nowadays they rank these defec.
dives from the idiot up past the
imlieclle and the moron TO those Of
normal mental ability.
This means that while the idiot
aud the next above him. the i'm
beetle. may need special care In an
Institution. the next higher men
tslly. the moron. may be so helped
that he can return 10 his family.
aud 20 the community. where. un-
der ordinary supervision. be may
head = happy and useful life.
The whole thought then Is that
iaslead % thinking OF these defec.
lives as diseased or dangerous In
divlduals. that We think of them as
having just little less mental
s-stulpment than the rest of US. and
hy gfvlng this amount of mental
equipment an opportunity TO DO its
hest. progress may be made 10 their
development
Dr. ". C. Sandy says that as
must detectives viii continue 10 be
problems 10 the community, perhaps
a menace n not cared for. an actu.
al asset II trained. II means that
there Is urgent need for early dis.
cssvery ~ these cases. correcting
any physical defects. special train.
ing for certain cases. aud removal
of unsuitable cases To Institutions
Ia many cities now there are
,'lasSes for those who are not as
bright as the normal child. and the
teafhers IN charge Of these classes
are specially trained for this work
The thought then Is that when a
yuungster doesn't seem 10 De able
o. Keep up with his class. when De
seems unable 10 concentrate. or
w hen there are definite signs that
be Is MT as old In bis mentality as
in his body. the parents should not
he ashamed to recognize this. and
should give the younEster every
.>o>Sihle chance To be his very hes,
self. even n tins best Is not Just
Up 10 normal
tCopyriEhtJ-wNu Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
That Body
of Yours
The Diet So Helpful in
Epilepsy
JAMES W. BARTON. NJ. d.


\ LTHOUGH the cause % cancer
has not been discovered lives
are being saved daily by the use
~ the knlfe. the X-ray. and n.
J.gm.
similarly Wiih epilepsy although
ta- cause has not been found. treat.
uert ~ epilepsy ia 50 successful
.aat thousands of epllepi!cs are be-
lrs kept eailrrly free from attacks,
and others have attacks ,hat are
extremely lsht
The coHvulsl1us are prevented or
.a.t gr5er fsiT contgul To the ma
la-ty ~ cases by cutting down on
sss-eHy foods salt. and water.
ug - s. Pu'ford. Sacramento.
t.a..t. reports that b. these meth
als a.oae. wIthou; IRE cse % drugs.
are ts.rd % thc intelligent and will
ius patients can be kept free %
s.t4 as. anu,hrr onethird are bene.
a.-3 to 5be extent that they are
wkAus % continue the diet low Ia
siarrlss ba, oae-tAlrd are DO,
helped
Notwithstanding The fact ihn,
-ais methoi os treating epilepsy
uas discovered in 1921. n cure
ts ua bearer nuw than when this
let treatment was discovered
Auy danger from this diet Is over.
come by iae use ot yeast. vlosieral
and liue-
Another Interesting point is THAI
irsi as lusulln has been found 90
have e pumher % uses besides sav.
ins tie lives % dlabetlcs. 50 also
BIAS This diet On which siarchcs are
decreased and fats Increased been
found % help In other conditions
Doctor Puiford states that 9, Is
~ hvlp In the treatment of one
e.Iei bealache ln asthma and IN
Infections ~ the bladder and uri.
uary passages Persons taking this
tlei are found to De more free OF
the common infections of the nose.
-hroat and ches; such as colds and
tnaueura-
Further. Ia the acute infection
ailments % childhood-measles. scar.
let feyer-thc ehlldrcn appear TO
s.e better protected from the attacks
or the effects of the attacks. when
on thls diet
For the ordinary healthy indl-
vidual The diet should be composed
-of one part meat and eggs TO two
parts fat-faf meat. butter. cream
to four parts starches-bread. po-
fntaes. sugar. pastry.
IN this special diet for epilepsy
the keiagenic dlet-ihe inca; and
eggs are cut down slightly. the
starrhes cut down 10 about one par;
flnsfead OF fourl aud the fats are
Increased 10 make Up for cutting
down on the starchez
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

ticket rs I was blind In one eye,
and therefore was only able 10 see
half the show. Wasn't | rlghtJ
Truly yours.
I. &. FAIR.
Answer-You were absolutely
wrong. The price OF the ticket was
81. You wanted % pay only 81 be-
cause you say you would have seen
Just half OF the show. as you have
but one eye. Because OF that fact.
I mean that you have only one eye
the ticket seller should have
charged you IS double the price,.
as IL would have taken you twice
as long 10 see the whole show.
G. the Associated Newspapers
WSu Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
S:.BEDTIME STORY 3,
&EsOBy THORNTON w. BURGESS w

made for scratching and be certain.
ly knew how 10 use them. For
some time Peter sat there watch
Ing. Just as be had about made up
his mind 10 make his presence
known aud have a BIT of morning
gossip. be happened 90 look out be
yond the edge OF the little thlcket
There be saw something red. II
was something alive. Tor Il was
moving very slowly and cautiously
toward the place where Chewiuk
was scratching. forgetful OF every
thing but his breakfast. II was
Rcddy Fox. and quite plainly RedIy
WIS hoping TO catch ChewInk.
suddenly Peter thumpcd The
ground with his feet. II was his
danger signal which all his friends
know. Then be turned and scam.
percd. iipperty llpperty-llp to o
hramble.tanrle not far behind him.
AZ that thump Chewluk instantly
aew up 80 n little tree. Then he
saw Reddy Fox and began 20 sc0lI
As FOR Reddy. be looked over 90.
ward the bramble tausle and
euarled.
"Ill get you one ~ these days.
Peter Rabbit. said he I'm get you
one of these days and pay up for
cheating me cut of breakfast. "
without as much as "a glance az Che
wink. Eeddy turned and trotted or.
trying 10 look as II he had never
entertained such a thought as try
Ing "a catch Chewiuk
e. r ". Burgess wNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

busy person. Just a little smaller
Than Welcome Robin. scratching
away Tor dear NE. Every now aud
then be picked Up something.
Ills head. throat. back. and breast
were black Beneath he was white
Ills sides were reddish brown. Ills
tail was black and white and the
longer feathers OF his wings were
edged with white. II was Chewink
The Towhee. sometimes called the
Ground Robin.
Peter kept perfectly sull. for Il
WIS run 20 watch some one who
hadn'r the iens; idea he was being
watched. Chcwlnks feet were
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Oranceade-Grape.

Take two cupfuls of white grape
juice, one cupful OF orange juice,
four teaspoonfuls of sugar, mix un.
til sugar is dissolved. FIJI glasses
one-fourth full OF ice finely Clipped
add the fruit juices and serve with
orange slices on top for garnish.
q BY Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

No single item in the young
lady's summer wardrobe Is more
practl al, comfortable and smart
than a brief crocheted sweater. like
the one here shown. II II Is of mer-
cerlzed crochet cotton In an open.
work stitch It will be light and
airy enough for the hottest day.
This little blouse has high square
neck With four round brown but.
tons. very short sleeves. and fits
tightly about the glrlish waist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Fruitade.

Drain one-half cupful OF crushed
pineapple, add two tablespoonfuls
Of lemon Juice, one cupful of orange
juice, two cupfuls of boiling water
and two tablespoonfuls OF sugar
Stand until well mixed and cool
then add two tablespoonfuls more
OF sugar and serve poured over ice
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

two and one-half cupfuls OF plneap
pie juice. Add one and one-third
cupfuls oil sugar, two % four cup
fuls OF water, chill and serve With
Clipped Ice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

Dear Mr. Wynn:
/ am blind In one eye | went 10
a theater where the price OF admIs-
sion was 81 told the ticket sell
er that / should pay only 81 for
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
nothor5Co Cookbook
COOLING DRINKS

DURING the summer and fall
- months we have 50 many very
warm Gays that a cool drink or an
ice Is most welcome.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

OF boiling water over four teaspoon
fuls OF tea. Steep for FIVE minutes.
Freeze like ice cubes in the iceless
refrigerator. placing a section of
lemon In the green tea cubes and
Of orange In the black tea cubes. Serve
two cubes In each glass Pass a
dish Of lemon and orange slices with
the tea.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Citrus Cocktail.

NttTuS OOSktdIl.
Put Clipped ice ia cocktail glasses,
dlllng them one-thlrd full. Add the
following: One-fourth cupful each
OF lemon juice, orange juice, grape
fruit iuice, and sugar. Add a few
grains Of salt, a cupful Of sliced
fresh strawberries. one cupful of
sparkling water and top with
sprigs Of fresh min:.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Sincerely,

L. 81 BhOhE-
Answer-You say you were paint.
Ing a white door with black paint
and y0ai father caught you al Il and
disowned you. Very simple He
doesn't want you TO darken his
doors again.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

Dear Mr. Wynn:
am a boy sixteen years OF age.
one lay last week I took a can OF
black paint and a brush and was
painting the front door OF our
house. which was white. with the
black paint Ny father saw me.
made me stop. and then ordered me
away from his home. What Is
wrong with himT
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Question Box
By ED WYNN
II. pfmnf E~nI
The Perfect Fool

Dear Mr. Wynn:
am a baker and keep bakery
shop. | notice | atu losing a lot OF
money on the doughnuts l make 10
sell. can't charge any more than
do now for them. The reason
lose money r., | use too much dough
10 make them with What can l do
50 as 10 not use as much dough as
use now TO make the doughnutsl
Yours truly.
MncROONS.
Answer Make the holes In the
doughnuis larger and you won't use
as much dough.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

4 Mcclure Nswssz pss Syndicate
WNu Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10

Dear Mr. Wynn:
am a girl going TO high school
and met a boy whom | like real
well. lie takes me home every day.
lie seems 10 be very nice. but his
hands and neck always look un-
clean 20 me. | atm fifteen years Of
age. and my hands are very clean.
while be Is seventeen years OF age.
and bis hands are 50 much dirtier.
How DO you account for thatl
Sincerely.
INA kOED.
Answer-That Is easily accounted
for. He is two years older than
you
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Co,Jep kIao4,r

Golden Nectar
Strain three cupfuls Of orange
juice and one cupful Of lemon juice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Iced Tea Cubes

iN~A - ONS~os
Make tea by pouring four cupfuls
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
49,
Why Doctors Favor
a Liquid Laxative

A doctor will tell you that the care
less use of strong laxatives may do
more harm than good.
Harsh laxatives often drain the
system, weaken the bowel muscles,
and even affect the liver and kidneys.
Fortunately, the public is fast
returning to laxatives in liquid form.
The dose of a liquid laxative can be
measured. The action can thus be
regulated to suit individual need. 1t
forms no habit; you needn't take a
double dose" a day OF two later.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gently
helps the average persons bowels
back to regularity. Why not try it2
Some pill or tablet may be more con-
venient to carry. But there is little
convenience" in any cathartic which
is taken so frequently, you must
carry it with you, wherever you goi
Its very taste tells you DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is wholesome. A
delightful taste, and delightful action.
Safe for expectant mothers, and
children. All druggists, ready for
use, in big bottles. Member N. r. A.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

Gator, and jurist, who, through the AL
bany Evening Journal suggested the
word telegram" as a substitute for
the cumbersome ''telegraphic dis
patch, current In those times. Hewas
also secretary of state" for Japan
once. in that he served under the
mlkado for five years as adviser in
international law, the first Ameri-
can who ever held an official position
in the japanese government.
The Smith family includes a
number of great heroes and also
some great rogues. Be it remem.
bered that Joshua Hett Smith was
one of the principals in the Arnold
Andre treason plot during the Reyo-
luton, and it was largely due to
Smiths falling down on the job
that the young British officer was
captured and the plot exposed.
John Smith, United States sena-
tor from Ohio, was involved in the
Burr conspiracy and an effort made
to expel him from the senate for it
missed by just one vote.
Down in the Texas Panhandle is
a county named Deaf Smith," a
vast expanse of territory which per-
petuates the fame of Erastus
Smith, a native Of New York. who
we'd In Mississippi as boy. thea
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
Voice Tells Much of
Character of Speaker

.Ine voice can be beautiful, SOOth-
Ing and entirely charming, or it can
be unlovely, Irritating and complain
ing. Some one has aptly described
the voice as the barometer of the
feelings. In other words, we may
hide what happens to be passing
through our mind, but the voice will
give us away in spite of ourselves,
as it puts into terms of sound the
mood in which we are at the moment.
Sharply rising and falling infiec-
lions express inward turmoil and
often disposition to be hateful and
mean. A level, monotonous tone of
voice characterizes passivity, lack of
interest and lack of initiative. A
cheerful, cordial, enthusiastic tone
speaks of interest in people and
things. 1t tells of cheerfullness and
courage.
The very manner in which an in
dividual says the word "Hello" tells
a lot. 1t may be gruff or welcoming.
It may be repellent or caressing.
The surest way to cultivate pleas
ing voice is to be cheerful and ready
to look for the best.-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

he was born in Boston in 1908.
While student at Andover theo-
logical seminary he wrote the words
Of the song beginning "My Coun-
try, "Tis of Thee" and on July 4,
1882, this song, to which has been
given the simple title of Amer
ica," was sung for the first time at
a children's celebration in the Park
Street church in Boston.
Before attending the Andover
seminary to prepare himself for his
lifework as a Baptist minister,
Smith had been graduated from
Harvard in 1929, in the same class
with Oliver Wendell Holmes. And
1t was Holmes who, in his class re-
union poem, The Boys" told in
these words how this Smith had
lent distinction to that common
place name.
And there's nice youngster of
excellent pith;
Fate tried to conceal him by NAM
ing him Smith,
But he chanted song for the brave
and the free
Just read on his medal, My coun-
try, Of theer"
A Smith was the founder of the
first permanent English colony in
America; Smith was one of the
signers of the Declaration of In
dependence, a Smith wrote our ma
tional hymn" In line with those
facts. it would be appropriate if
Smith were elected President of the
United States. But so far. no one
of that name ever has been Chief
Executive. But that doesn't mean
that Smith never has aspired to
the Presidency. On the contrary,
no less than four of them have.
Perhaps you think that Alfred
Emanuel Smith, who won. the Dem
ocratic nomination but lost the
election in 1923, was the first and
only one of the name who ever
made bid for occupancy of the
White House. But he wasn't.
Elghty-four years before New
fork's famous governor had SHE'D
his equally famous Brown Derby"
into the Presidential ring, a native
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Nv ELMO SCOTT WATSON

7F UNCLE SAM should
III !: ]: !: ! ! :; :; !:
" ever call the roll OF all
Hill his children, the chances
Hill are that more people
Till would respond to Smith"
AssA than any other family
name. They'd outnumber
the prolific Browns and Williamses
by about two to one and the only
slightly less prolific Joneses and
Johnsons by about three to one.
Now, since Smith is such very
common name, Ii naturally follows
that one who bears 1t has to be con-
siderably above the average to lend
distinction to it and to be outstand-
ing among his fellowmen. The
fact is that there have been plenty
of just such men. as witness the
fact that one standard encyclopoe-
dia of American biography contains
the names of no less than 202
Smiths who have been famous
enough to be included in its list of
notables and another contains $50
such names.
From the earliest days of Ameri-
can history the Smiths have played
an important part in making that
history. For it was the doughty
Capt John Smith, an English adj
venturer, who led the little band
of colonists to the shores of Vir-
ginia in 1907 and at jamestown
founded the first permanent Eng
lish settlement in America, a settle
ment destined TO grow into colony
that was to give a new nation its
first President.
Although we think of Smith pri-
marily as a soldier, the fact is that
among his books was a treatise on
seamanship that is a model of its
kind. That was "a Sea-mans
Grammar, or, An Accidence, The
Pathway to Experience necessary
for all young seaman, or those that
desire to go to Sea-" published in
1926. 1t was not only the first
printed book on Seamanship, naval
gunnery and nautical terms pub
lished in England but it has also
served as the backbone of prac-
tically every book on seamanship
published in the last 300 years.
Just as a Smith was the founder
and ruler of IT, first permanent
English settlement in America, so
it is appropriate that a Smith
should be one of the IS immortals
who signed the Declaration of In
dependence and thus become one of
the Fathers of the Republic" He
was James Smith, born in Ireland
about 1920, then an emigrant to
Pennsylvania where he grew up to
become a leader in the agitation
for freedom from British rule. He
wrote an essay ION the Constitu-
tional Power of Great Britain Over
the Colonies in America" which is
said to have given 1.-The first strong
impulse to the patriot cause in the
colony of Pennsylvania"
Americas official national an
them, as everybody knows, is 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner" But there
is another song, an unofficial ma
tional hymn" which is sung on pa
triotic occasions quite as much as
is Keys stirring composition and 1t
was written by a Smith. Samuel
Francis Smith was his name and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02

went to Texas while 1t was still the
Lone Star republic, and became one
of the heroes of the Battle Of San
Jacinto. 1t was he who. upon the
orders of Gen. Sam Houston, burned
Vince's bridge, the only avenue of
escape. for the vanquished in that
battle, whoever 1t might be, then
dashed up on foam-covered horse
shouting, 81 have cut down Vince's
bridge. Now fight for your lives
and remember the Alamo!"
There is no such memorial (al-
though there should be) for Jede-
diah Strong Smith, a New Yorker
who was much more deserving of
the title of "The Pathfinder" than
was Gen. John G. Fremont. A men,
Der of the famous Ashley-Henry
expedition of 1923 and one of the
founders of the Rocky Mountain
Fur company, he was not only the
first American to pass over what
later became the Oregon Trail, but
his wanderings and his trail-blaz-
ing exploits In the western wilder
ness made him truly one of the great
est explorers of his day.
High up in the pine-clad Black
Hills of South Dakota stands shaft
of white stone which marks the
place where Henry Weston Smith
C'Preacher Smith" they called him),
the Methodist circuit rider, was
killed by a party of Sioux warriors
in 1876 because he placed his duty,
as he saw 1t, above personal safety.
A native of Connecticut, Preach
er Smith" served in the Union army
during the Civil war, then went
West, and arrived in Cheyenne,
Wyo., at the height of the Black
Hills gold rush. He held the first
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
For First Aid" Treatment
Knowing Just What Is the Proper Thing to Do in Case
Of Emergency May Save Life, or Avert
a Period of Suffering.

The man, woman or child who
knows few simple facts about first
aid. and is prepared for those emer-
gencies which confront everyone at
some time. often can avert serious
consequences-even save life. Ma
tional First Aid week is to be OBJ
served throughout the country,
March II to II. for the purpose of
assisting people to prepare for these
emergencies.
The first rule of first aid is to keep
cool.
First aids greatest service is In
the treatment of minor wounds-lit-
tie cuts. scratches, and burns. These
injuries are usually not serious In
themselves, but may often lead to in
fections which cause unnecessary
suffering and loss of legs, arms, or
even lives. Every time the skin is
broken an antiseptic should be APP
piled at once and the wound covered
with sterilized gauze. In industries
which keep careful records of their
accidents, it has been shown that in.
fected injuries cost more than twice
as much as those which are not in
fected. A burn should be protected
at once from the air. by means OF an
ointment. Severe bleeding requires
somewhat different treatment. Lose
no time. If the blood is bright red
and squirting, an artery is cut. Pres
sure must be placed on the severed
artery between the wound and the
heart. This checks loss of blood until
doctor can arrive. If the blood Is
dark and flows steadily. a vein is cut.
A sterilized gauze pad bandaged
tightly over the wound usually will
hold the blood in check. Be sure to
call a doctor as soon as the blood
flow is stopped.
People often become unconscious
or dizzy. There are many different
causes for these conditions. If the
skin is red and hot. cool the patient.
elevate the head, but never give stim-
ulants; he is already over stimulated.
If the skin is pale and clammy, warm
the patient and lower the head. In
either case loosen tight clothing and
keep the patient quiet. Never try to
make an unconscious person drink.
The fluid may enter the lungs.
In cases of near drowning, severe
electric shock. and many other types
of Inconsistencies, breathing often
stops. But that does not mean that
the person is dead. A life often can
be saved by artificial respiration.
The records of the United States blu
reau of mines show hundreds of lives
saved that way. While artificial res.
piration is not hard to learn. it is
difficult to explain briefly. Stand.
ard first aid manuals, or physicians
and other persons who know how to
make person breathe until he is
able to start his own breathing
again. can teach this interesting first
aid lesson.
Broken bones are classed as either
simple fractures or compound frac.