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Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN-

A MCNCi the most serious OF the conditions which
n may affect the human eye is detachment OF the
retina-
The retina is a tissue at the back of the eyeball
which apparently receives the images focused upon
!. bv the lens OF the eye and passes them TO the
optic nerve. so that they viii be suitably recorded
BY the brain. Under certain circumstances TINS us
sue may become detached. which results promptly
IN loss OF vision.
Recently two New York investigators have dis
cusSed the results Of operation performed IN lou
cases for the cure Of detachment Of the retlna
This operative procedure Is great advance IN meol-
cal ART because previously there thought TO be
no hope for such cases and most of them passed
on 70 permanent blindness.
This condition usually aflictS men slightly more
than women. 10 the extent Of about 90 per cent OF
males and 40 Per cent Of females Usually it affects
older rather than younger persons.
~AsES Of detachment Of the retina also are re-
4 corded in persons as old as rs.
In a considerable number Of cases, detachment
of the retna 10 follow an injury OF some SORT
one case Is reported IN which the retina became de-
tached following an attempt by rather elderly man
10 cure his headaches by vibrating his skull with an
electrical vibrator
Most OF the operative procedure now used involve
application OF chemical cauterizng substances. or
else application Of heat for purposes CT cauteriza-
ton. The subsequent soaring causes the retina
again 10 become attached TO the field in which it
should le.
THE New York observers operated on l55 eyes
IL The condition was either improved or cured in
AS per cent and failure resulted in 522 per cent
This obviously is great advance over the previous
situation IN which blindness almost inevitably re-
suited from detachment Of the retna.
Even after successful operations, there was tenn
r,orarily some impairment OF the field Of vision.
The greater the amount OF detachment of the retina
the less was the likelihood Of complete recovery.
More and more modern scientific surgery is find
ind opportunity 10 aid Of the intractable af-
aictions Of mankind. Such diseases are pernicious
snenia and A6dsOn's disease, formerly invariably
fatal are now being brought under control
Because OF the existence Of cancer, surgeons have
been able 10 successfully an entire lung or
one-han Of the brain.
Operations performed upon the eyes are among
the most delicate OF all procedures carried out by
the modern surgeon. and Vet today sight is being
saved for tremendous number OF persons by use
OF these methods
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He'll Wreck His System

GONE Of the Washington observers think he might
- 90 much better than that. There those who
believe that he would prOdigiouSly in the agTi-
cultural middle-weSt Huey. himself says that while
he's not claiming New York state he would go
through New York City Like ball of fire, yes sir,
a ball Of FIRE" He bases this prediction the fact
that my friends tell me the people in the picture
houses always applaud when Huey Long is flashed
on the screen. And Huey Long isn't Just picture.
He throws in a talk. too.
hear they had TO take Huey Long out f some
Of the picture houses. The people applaudng me too
much.
The Senator from Louisiana is combination Of
PenrOd and Peck'S bad boy. He is also the leading
third party candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States If YOU see anything inconsistent in
that lust 90 out and look at the average voter.
The capital levy which Huey espouSeS seems to a
great many of perfectly sound economic theory.
The Senator has the Oratorical skill to explain the
plan in its simplest terms. And he can give 1t an
emotional verve. Norman Thomas suggested the
same thing in 1892 and no one paid much attention.
But Huey Long is a Norman Thomas who has been
wired for torch songs.
He Will 60 quite a distance. this Huey, and not
have very much fun. He is too shy and sensitive a
person He ought to stick TO things such writing
q new college song for the University OF louisiana.
This by the way. is of his recent accomplish
ments He has the look of a poet. Maybe he IS one.
In the course OF a few years he will wreck his
nervous system in trying to play the bounder. Come
out from behind that blue smoke screen Huey Long
fellow. I spotted YOU the first time.
Copyright. 1885,
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forcement provisions, was ShelVed
last year at the behest of the
President. So far this session he
has given no indication of warm
ing up to the bill.
But having cracked down on
labor by renewing the auto code
and by signing the severely criti-
ciSed cigaret code, Roosevelt may
possibly be persuaded that he
should now do something for the
unioniteS.
This is one reason labor's war
drums are being SO vigorously
pounded.
THE House Judiciary Commit
tee is quietly preparing to
launch sweeping investigation
of a number of Federal judges.
On its confidential list of
scrutiny is at least one Justice of
the District of Columbia Supreme
Court.
The idea Of an exhaustive in
quiry Of thetFederal bench is not
new.
When Mayor FiorellosLa Guar
dia retired from the House in
1888 he had spent several years
gathering evidence and testimony
against a number of jurists in
various parts Of the country.
In addition, the Justice Depart
ment has made a number OF Sc
cret Investigations Of Federal
judges This data, reported to con-
sist OF more than 10000 pages Of
written material, is now repoSing
in the custody of the United
States Supreme Court.
Chairman Hatton w. Summers
of the House Judiciary Committee
has been urging drastic reor-
ganization of the Federal judiciary
and is pressing the investigation
plan with the idea that it will aid
in obtaining the reform legisla-
ton he thinks necessary.
fCopvrirht. 1895. BY United Featur
e Syndicate, 1nc.)
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for the anxiety which it must
have caused you; happily it was
over quickly. Tell me tomorrow
that he has completely recovered.
My health is very good, it rained
a little last night, which has laid
the dust which was choking us
and was very accommodating. My
affairs are going well. Adieu mon
annie. Tout a tot. Your faithful
NAP.
Wiasma, which lies on a tribu-
tary of the Dnieper, was an at
tractive town, and the Emperor
obviously enjoyed giving a de-
scription of it. For it was there
at last that he obtained the sup
plies of which the army was in
need. AS a matter of fact, the
Russians lad burnt the bridges
and set fire to certain quarters
of the town.
Mon annie, I have just received
your letter of the 18th of August.
You must have been very tired,
but 1 am told that it was not too
hot. / am here in rather fine
town, there are 80 churches, $4,000
inhabitants and many shops which
sell cognac and other things use
full to the army. 1t has rained a
little which has laid the dust and
made the weather cooler. My
health is very good, my affairs ere
going well. Adieu, mon annie.
Tout a tot. Your faithful hus-
band Nap.
1 hear that the little King has
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NOlC It's BdLOney for Gold

DUT, instead of saying that Uncle Sam was short
ID in the reach and couldn't pay the majority
periodically took the rap and sought roundabout
way to the conclusion that he didn't have to pay at
least until he willing and better able. 1t is no
wonder then, that the majority Judgment caused
so much confusion, considering that the majority
had the far more difficult task of trying to write out
the damned spot. The minority on the other hand.
Justice McReynOlds speaking, had only to point to
the damned spot and say, But it's still there"
And sure as you born, there the damned
spot is.
Certainly, in all the editorial and other criticism
which has been directed at Justice McReynoldS no.
body has yet undertaken to refute what he found in
the bonds, the main objection being that he wasn't
a good fellow. But it no fault of his that the
defendant promised and finally had to offer
settlement on the basis of balOney for gold.
If it is just pals that wanted on the Supreme
Court bench, with disposition to give break to
good guy who is up against it but in there husting
the best he to get along, there should also be
established an official roster of the good guys who
are entitled to these breaks for the guidance of the
honorable court. Under the existing scheme however,
the justices supposed to call them exactly as
they see them and the minority certainly saw pre-
cisely what any else may see who can establish
relations with bond long enough to read the text.
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Nothing Has Happened

TINE people on the gold side were bound to be in
l. wrong sentimentally the moment they asked
for their gold There is disposition to regard the
man who wants his gold as a greedy, cruel being
with cold and scrawny fingers chuckling over his
hoard by the light of candle in miser's hut at
night.
The fact is, however, that people who bought
gold bonds with their savings, people who bought
insurance out of their earnings in honest frugal
attempt to provide against their future find them
selves on the gold side in large numbers and now
find Also that they can't collect what they were
promised by their government
It took courage to decide either way With dis
aster freely predicted both sides by experts who
claim to know and no middle course OPEN
Still up to pain has set in.
Justice McReynodS took it little too hard. the
government is only the people and the people began
repudiating a long time ago, even going SO lar one
day as to drag judge off his bench ana lug nm
down a. country road in Iowa because he insisted
that mortage was contract and had to be met.
fCopyrght 1885, by Feature Syndicate. Incl
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any of my letters. I am pleased
with The news which you give me
of the little King and of your
health. 1 am glad that you are
satisfied with the PariSians.
Adieu, mon annie. Tout tot.
Nap.
Smolensk, the 2Srd of August,
(1812).
Mon annie, I have just received
your letter of the 18th of August.
1t seems that it is not so hot In
Paris as it is here, today we have
a temperature of rs degrees, this
weather has been going on for a
month. 1t appears from all that
Won tell me that the little King
is decidedly greedy. My health is
very GOOD, my affairs are going
well. Adieu, mon annie, tout a
tot. Nap.
smoIensk, the gath of August,
(1S12).
Ma bonnie annie, / travelled all
dav Yesterday. I have moved my
Headquarters forward to this
Mace. the enemy has not waited
for me. my vanguard is 40 leagues
from Moscow. The heat is eX-
IRENE, my health very good my
affairs are going well. send you
nv best wishes for a happy
Saints day, / envy the happl-
ness which / had last year of tax
ing YOU for walk among the
beautiful Examinations of Tria-
non. and / learn with pleasure
that YOU are well, that the little
King amuses you and gives you
many reasons to be satisfied, kiss
him for me. Adieu, mon annie,
love him who loves you well.
Nap.
Doroghoboys DorcgObOuje), the
26th morning august, 1922.
After Dorogobouje the army
continued its advance toward
Moscow; the Emperor with Murat,
Davout and Ney led the center,
with Poniatov ski on the right,
and the army of Italy on the left
wing. Murat and his cavalry,
supported by the Compans Dlvl-
sion of Davouts army, followed
up the pursuit energetically.
In this hour of crisis the En-
peror found in retrospection 3
moments respite from his present
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quite recovered his spirit, kiss him
twice for me.
Viasma, the 3Oth Of August (1S12).
A T Weliezewo Napoleon gave
N Marie Louise to understand
that she would be some days
without news from him. He was
making his preparations for a de-
cisive engagement.
Mon annie, / was pleased to
learn that your health was not
affected by the fatigue of the
18th and that the little King has
no more fever, you must have
been anxious although you knew
that it was nothing serious. The
fact that you were two or three
DAYS without receiving a courier
should not have surprised you for
we are far and are moving still
farther away. My health is good,
my affairs are going well, the
weather is slightly cooler; it has
rained a little. We are now in
autumn and no longer in the
Dog Days. Adieu mon annie, kiss
the little King for me on both
cheeks and never doubt your
(faithfuD Nap.
Velitschevo, the 1st of Septem-
Der, 2 a. m. Q812).
NEXT-They who are about to
die salute you.
Copyright, 1885. in France by Biblio-
by United Feature Syndicate. Repro
duction either in whole or in part pro-
hibited. All rights reserved.)
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rigid. They carried crews of from
two to four. Every American who
crossed the channel between Eng
land and France, or the North
Sea to Holland, Denmark or even
to Bergen, surely recalls them on
the lookout for U-boats.
~THESE little dirigibles were
l. able to hover, drift with the
air currents and remain in the
air for many hours without re-
fueling. They could spot enemy
submarines beneath the surface
and give the alarm. That was
largely their function. To this ex-
tent they were indeed the eyes
of the navy and Of the merchant
marine, too.
"The other type-the rigid yep
pelins-did not play vital role
in the war. True, they raided
London and other cities in Great
Britain and along the French
coast. But aside from the effect
at first, they became less and less
effective as defense against them
improved.
Toward the end of the war it
was virtually suicide for the Ger
mans to fly over London. One
raid over France ended in whole
sale disaster. Several crashed in
a single expedition. The weather
did it.
"Piecing these things together,
it seems to me there is a valuable
lesson. We might retrace cur
steps little way and experiment
more intensively with the blimp
and improvements thereon. AS
we learn better how to maneuver
with these, we might go forward
to bigger things.
GONE of the nations of Europe
~ have already abandoned
lighter than-air craft. That seems
to me to be lacking IN spirit.
Suppose the mariners of 200 years
ago had abandoned the sea be-
cause the little ships they knew
at that time could not survive
the worst storms.
Maybe we have gone too fast.
Maybe we have attempted too
much. With all their skill, the
officers and men Of the American
Navy, like their brothers abroad
really know comparatively little
about dirigible handling. How
could they? You don't take a
man with just little experience
in navigating a small yacht and
make him the skipper Of a trans
Atlantic liner like the Queen
Mary. To be trusted with a job
like that, a seaman must have a
lifetime Of training Where is
there a man with a lifetime OF
dirigible training2
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anxieties. II look back with re-
greet" he says, ito last years hap
piness." On that very day, Aug.
Is, the Empress fete had been an
advent of quite exceptional bril-
liancy. A stormy day had ended
in a cloudless night, and the
Trianons had been the scene of a
splendid gala of music and dane
ing.
The organizers of the fete had
made the most of their opportu-
mites; naturally picturesque, the
lakes and islands of the park had,
under their establishment, &C
quired an increment of beauty.
A play written by Alissan de
Chazet and entitled "The Gar
dener of Schonbrunn" had been
followed by a ballet at the Trianon
Theater, in which the pick of the
artists Of the Opera had taken
part. The gala had ended with
cantatas by Paer, and banquet.
Now all was changed. Alone,
the Empress wandered in the des-
olate avenue of the Trianon, seek
ing in vain upon the arid lawns,
scorched by the blazing summer,
some last faint traces of those bet
ter days, of happiness outlived.
NAPOLEON left Dorogobouje
4 ' at IL p. m. and arrived at
the Chateau de JaSzkhowo, near
the Slawkovo outpost, at 5 a. m.
on Aug. 9th.
Mon annie, I have received
your letter of the 18th, in which
1 see that my son is slightly ill.
/ fear that this will be promptly
cause you anxiety and hope
that he will be promptly cured
and that tomorrow I shall know
that your worry is over. You see
that I am still moving away from
you. My health is good, the heat
is very great. I love you well, I
hope that you will have been sat-
isfied with your journey to Paris
and that you will not have had as
hot weather as we had here on
the 18th of August. Adieu, mon
annie. Tout a tot.
NAP.
From SIavkOvO, the 9th, eve
ming. august, 1922
He set out again at II p. m. and
slept in a chateau on a hilltop
some two leagues from Wiasma,
which he entered on the morning
of the 29th of August.
From Wanna, the 10Th of August
1872.
Mon annie, / have received your
letter of the 14th, in which / saw
that the little King had recovered
from his fever. I felt sorry for you
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Questions and Answers

Q-Is there a place called the Island Of
Women?
A-The Island of Women" is tiny dot in the
China Sea, between the great islands Of Luzon and
Fornlosa. Officially the is Babuyan meaning
in the Malay dialect The Place of Wild Pigs" The
island is populated by about 400 women, score Of
men, and a number of children the greater portion
of whom are girls.
Q-Name the members of the National Securities
Exchange Commission.
A-Chairman Joseph A. Kennedy. and James M.
Lands George r. Matthews Robert E. Healey ana
Ferdinand Pecora.
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st am convinced" he said, "that
heavier-than-a craft have a.
greater future than the lighter
than-air. But I see no reason
why certain types of dirigibles,
assigned to special service, should
not prove extremely valuable.
take the 'blimp," for example.
The British found them highly
useful during the World War for
coast patrol work. Apparently
that is how they came by their
nickname. They were attached to
the British lighter than-air ma
rine patrol-the B. J.. M. P
which the Tommies instinctively
shortened to 'blimp.'
These blinnps were about $50 to
100 feet long. They were non
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The rebuff on the World Court,
the weeks of wrangling in the
Appropriations Committee over
the work-relief bill, and the omin-
Gus threats against the Admin
istrations banking measure have
not only irritated the President,
but made him uneasy about the
entire congressional situation.
House leaders have warned him
that unless something was done
TO curb the Senate there was
serious danger that the spirit Of
revolt woula spread TO the House.
But attractive as the suggestion
is. it has several drawbacks.
Chief among them is the fact
that RooSevelt's Senate advisers
are strongly against it. Wilson'S
tragic experience in trying TO
tame the chamber is still very
fresh in their minds.
Furthermore. as Senate leaders
have emphasized at the White
House. Democrats. not Republ
cans. are causing all the trouble.
So for the time being they are
counselling patience and soft
treading.
THERE is a lot more behind
Il a. F. Of L. blasts against the
Administration than appears on
the surface.
Actually the labor leaders are
not quite as miffed as they pre-
tend 10 be.
There is more than little be-
hind-the-SceneS evidence that they
are cannily exploiting the rift be-
tween them and the President in
the hope of obtaining legislative
concessions at this session OF
Congress.
The big thing desired by the A.
F. Of L. is enactment Of the Wag-
ner labor disputes bill.
This measure, which would Gre
ate a powerful. independent labor
relations board with potent en-
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There is also a provision that if
the debtor, on being stripped down
for concealed assets, is discovered
to be wearing his wife's diamond
rings on his toes he may be prose-
cuted and possibly sent to Alcatraz
or Atlanta.
This has been known to occur.
In the case of the governments
bath, however, it was obviously in
expedient to toss the assets on to
the blanket and divvy up. AT a
forced sale, the Panama Canal, the
Commerce Building, the Aquarium
and the Navy would bring only
nickel money and the country had
an interest in the case which hap
pened to be more important than
of honesty.
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' h; 1's S APQDlEQDNn Mar Z"
The Love
Letters OF
CHAPTER TEN
The Battle of SmOlensk

AREAL' battle was at
last begun under the
walls of SmOlensk. The En-
peror's intention was to
turn the left of the Russian
armies so as to cut them off
from Moscow and drive
them back toward the
Lower Dwina.
Smolensk, a smiling town lying
amphitheatre-wiSe on both banks
of the Dnieper, was surrounded
with a big brick wall reinforced
by turrets. Deep ravines covered
it. Rafewski and Poskiowicz's re-
sistance gave Doctorof time to
hasten up. Ney, who led the at
tack. was supported by Davout
and POniatowSki. Barclay sent
reinforcements to his troops. but
in the night Of Aug. II and 10,
he decided to evacuate the town,
leaving it all aflame. In the early
morning, Napoleon effected his
entry.
SmoIensk, the 18th of August,
Q812l
Mon annie. I am in SmOlensk
since this morning. i captured
this town from the Russians after
having killed 5000 of them and
wounded or taken prisoner more
than three times that number. My
health is very good, the heat ex-
cesSive. MY affairs are going well.
Schwarzenberg has defeated the
Russians 200 leagues from here.
Nap.
Mon amies, have Just received
your letter of the 9th of August,
il is cold in Paris, and here the
heat is frightful. My affairs are
going well. my health is good, here
/ have been in camp and in action
90 every day. Adieu, mon annie,
kiss my son, you must find him
grown and intelligent, my Louise.
Adieu ben milo. Nap.
SmOIensk, the Goth of August
(1812)
Smolensk was an important
base, and a refuge to fall back
upon. Here Napoleon appointed as
governor a firSt-rate technician,
who had published at Glogau, in
1907, his famous book, the Fun
damental Principles of the Art Of
War" much admired by the Gar.
and Jomini was loath to take an
active part in the campaign
against the forces of Alexander,
whose aide-de-camp he had come
near being.
The delicate thought had oc-
Cured to Marie Louise of sending
the Emperor the portrait of his
son as a birthday present. She
had instructed a privv councillor,
Debonnaire de Cif, who was TAX
ing the ministers reports to the
Emperor, to hand to him at the
same time the miniature she had
had painted, not by Isabey, but
by Nellie Aimee Thibaut. The
King of Rome was depicted
astride a sheep. The miniature
was kept by the Emperor to his
dying day.
Mon annie, / have received a
beautiful picture of the little king
which ISabey sent rne on Thurs
day (?) by my commissioner. l
found it a good likeness and very
beautiful. Kiss him for me twice.
My health is very sOOd, my affairs
are going well, the heat is eX-
cessive. Ado milo ben. Keep well
and do not doubt your NAP.
SmOlensk, the 22nd of August
1S12l.
FOLLOWING upon the portrait
Il of the son. two letters from
the mother reached Smolensk IN
close succession.
Mon annie. have just received
your letter of the 10th of August.
/ am grieved to see that you have
been three days without receiving
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EWEnouNh
bu
WESIBROGk PEGLER

IN palmer words than those of Charles E Hughes
the United States government has elected to take
a bath in the gold clause embarrassment, COM
mon expedient among debtors who overstretch them
selves in times of optimism. The process Is also
known as going through the ringer, with the diff
ference however, that in the bankruptcy courts the
debtor is required to toss all his possessions on TO
the blanket to be apportioned among his creditors