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PAGE TEN, THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1911. COLOR BLIND OFTEN DO IIOTJOW FACT Those So Afflicted See World Entirely Differently From Others. How little we know the Inner expe riences of our fellows in shown by the j comparative recency with which the facta of color blindness have been brought to our knowledge. Many a per son with refectlve color vision has liv ed his life not knowing that others aw the world differently from him self. In fact, no one seems to have been aware of Inability to see color un til Tuberville in 1684 called attention to It. The matter was again referred to by Dalton in 1794 and then was scarcely mentioned for the next fifty years. It seems strange that men should have lived side by side for centuries, gathered fruits when they were rlpp, reveled In the glories of autumn foli age, taken hope from the rainbow, painted canvasses In color, looked up on color splashed sunset skies and fallen In love with blue eyes and gol den hair and yet never have suspected that there were some among their fel lows to whom all this glory of color was as absent as the sun from the mid night sky and that for them nature wore perpetually a robe as gray and somber as a lint covered roof beneath winter clouds. Yet to the color blind the whole world appearB but in shades of gray which may range through all degrees of Intensity from the purest .white light to the deepest black. Not Conscious of Color Blindness. And it may seem even stranger that the color blind are as oblivious to the difference between themselves and others as are those with good vision. Many a color blind person doubtless goes through life without his defect be ing discovered, and it is not at all un common that one first becomes aware of the defect by accident. Last winter a young man, a college student, was brought into the laboratory here, who first became aware of his trouble when he differed from the other members of bis boarding club about the color of ared gate. Yet this man, who upon preliminary examination evidenced a considerable defect had always select ed his own ties and was planning to do bis major college work in chemistry with no suspicion that he might en counter difficulties there to which his fellows might not be subject. Another young man first found out his defect when he called a red switch light green, and I remember a student of my college days, who, although he could guess when cherries were ripe by their size, had absolutely no power to discriminate a red from a green pa per when the two were made of the same brightness. Yet this mac did not become aware of his difficulty until he heard the matter of color blindness discussed In a college class. Reported studies of color blindness i Indicate that about 4 per cent, of men are defective in this way, and it has been generally supposed that women have better vision in this respect than xnenthe reason usually given for the difference being that women get more practice in matching colors than men do. There are two bits of evidence, however, that stand in opposition to the supposed superiority of women in color vision. The first is an experimen tal study recently made by Professor Hays on the students in fat. Holyoke college. He examined 457 women and found among them 104 who showed marked color deficiency. Further exam ination of twenty-three out of this 104 showed six almost, if not wholly color blind, and the other seventeen with marked deficiency In ability to dis criminate color. Such results indicate that exhaustive examination would probably overturn any supposed infer iority of men in this respect. Seems to be Inherited. A second fact also seems to indicate that the usually accepted theory Is un founded. This Is the fact that most color blindness seems not to be the MOTHER WAS WISE. Built Up Boy's Strength Instead of Giving Cough Syrup. A lingering cough is a sure sign of weakness in a child, and the sensible thing Is to build up the system. Then the cough will disappear. But if the child has no appetite, then it needs Vinol. which has not a particle of the nasty, greasy smfll and taste that make children hate cod liver oil. Vinol is so pleasant they like to take it and it builds them up wonderfully. Mrs. R. Inza of New York city says. "My little boy had a very bad cough for two months. I did not like to give his cough syrups for many of them are not good for children. But I did give him your delicious remedy Vinol and one bottle caused his cough to disap pear entirely and restored him to health." We guarantee that Vinol will build up and strengthen weak, pale children and all rundown persons of every age. If it does not do all we claim we give back your money. I,eo II. Pihe, Drug gist, Richmond, Ind. BEST AUTHORITY ON HAIR. Was Mrs. K. S. Mason of London, Eng land. Her Old English Shampoo Cream is now offered to the public. It is made from tonic cleansing herbs which cleanses the scalp, removes dan druff and makes the hair grow. Try it. Leo H. Fihe and other druggists 23c. result of individual acquisition, but that it seems to be inherited. If this is the case there is no known reason why men rather than women should inherit It. Where the defect results from disease the chances seem equal for the two sexes except that tobacco and alcohol seem the most common causes of Its presence. Color blindness exists in varying de grees. Some are wholly color blind; some are blind to all those colors, tints and shades in which red and green are components, and others are blind to colors, tints and shades in which yellow or blue occur. The sec ond group are called the red-green blind and are the most common vari ety. The last are called yellow-blue blind and while less common than fhe red-green variety are yet more num erous than the wholly color blind. Be sides these three well defined classes there is far larger number of persons who, while they seem to see all colors somewhat are confused with hues that lie near together in the color scale. The totally color blind see all visi ble objects in different shades of Kray. A red leaf and a yellow leaf dif fer only as would two pieces of gray paper of different brightnesses, the yellow leaf appearing lighter than the red. Just because nearly all things differ in brightness as well as color surh persons are able to get on in the world without difficulty. It is only when two objects of the same degree of brightness, but of different hues are presented that they make any mistake. How One Cast Was Discovered. A concrete case may serve to make some of these points clearer. A young man twenty-four years of age came to a college in a neighboring state. He had been for some time a brajceman on a railroad, but whe he came up for a second examination he had some dif ficulty with naming some of the col ors shown him and was rejected. Only once before did he remember having had any difficulty with colors and that was when his father had set him to sort the red ears out of a large heap of corn, most of which was yellow. He remembered that when his father came to look over the work he was not greatly pleased, and intimated it as his belief that the boy had been care less, although the boy protested that he had done his best. On entering a class in psychology he was found by the teacher to be unable to perform certain of the experiments. He was taken into the laboratory for an ex tensive and thorough examination. The result showed that while he could see greens of certain sorts, but not others, and that he was wholly unable to see either yellows or blues except as light and dark shades of gray. Yet this man had passed the first examination for the position of brakeman on a railroad and had held the position for some time. In such a position he had in his keeping valuable property and the lives of men. Examination into his family history showed that there was color blindness in the Immediate pre ceding generation on both sides of the i house. The case, therefore, seems to be one of inheritance. (By M. E. Haggerty, Director of Psy chological Laboratory, Indiana Uni versity.) BABE MAY Will ITS JER$2u,000 Widow Seeking Heavy Dam ages for Husband's Death A Novel Plea. LIVE POULTRY WANTED Highest market price paid for Tur keys, Chickens, Ducks and Geese. Schwegman's Meat Market. 17-tf A German musical comedy, which had a success in Berlin under the name of "Creole Blood,'" is to be pro duced in this country by John Cort, with the title of "Jacinta." Carrie Reynolds will have one of the leading parts. NUSBAUM'S Smart tailored gowns for the Winter Season. Simple frocks for all occasions for little ones as well as grown-ups. Novel transfer designs that may be used In making dainty Xmas gifts. ALL IN THE DUTTERICK FASHION SHEET fOXVZCpSSUL Get a FREE copy when yon Visit our Pattern Department. Lee B. 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SPECIAL A beautiful finished solid Oak China Closet, has four large shelves, bent glass ends, straight front, Special price 1Q QQ OTHER CHINA CLOSETS $15.98, $19.75 to $60X)0 FuaFonsDiL Younr Dining Moomrn For Thanksgiving ROUND DINING TABLES $9.98 to $45.00. CANE SEAT DINING CHAIRS $1.45 to $3.50, LEATHER "SLIP" SEAT DINING CHAIRS $2.98 to $9.98. SQUARE DINING TABLES $7.98 upwards. SADDLE WOOD SEAT DINING CHAIRS $2.25 to $4.98. LEATHER SEAT DINING CHAIRS $1.98 to $54)0 Open a Charge Account Here Today Palladium Want Ads Pay. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Of course, from its mother's point of view, the baby that came to bless Mrs. William Johnson on Sunday is worth more than all the money in the world. But this baby may bring Mrs. Johnson $25,000 or some part of it in real cash. Mrs. Johnson's husband was killed by a falling beam last February, when working for the Riter-Conley Manu facturing company on a building it was constructing. His widow, who had two children then Willie, seven and Alma, four sued the company for $25,000. A jury gave her a verdict for $1,500 in May. Supreme courts Justice Goff set it aside. He said, in effect, that a good, industrious husband is worth more than $1,500 to a wife and mother of two. Herbert C. Smythe and Hendelber ger and Robinson, Mrs. Johnson's law yers, tried the suit again for her and the jury diagreed. It came up once more before Justice Gavegan. Mrs. Johnson and her posthemous bay were in the Harlam hospital, an insti tution which the Harlam stork knows as well as if that bird were a carrier pigeon. But Willie and Alma were in court, in charge of Mrs. Emma Midberg, who is taking care of them at their home, 221 West one-hundred-and-forty-eighth stree. Willie had a vague idea, which he tried to convey to Alma that "be cause papa is dead somebody is goin' to give us some money." With the same idea, Mr. Smythe asked Justice Gavegan for leave to amend the complaint so as to de mand $50,000 instead of $25,000. Then he told the justice about the new baby and argued it is twice as expensive to take care of three children including a baby, as of two. Besides, the widow ed mother will miss her husband who can never embrace its father twice as much now that a little one has arrived. "I suppose he would have asked for $100,000 if the-new baby had been" twins," murmured Scott McL&nah&o. counsel for the company. Mr. McLanahan showe d the justice large models of the hoisting machine and derrick used in constructing the building. He argued that the com pany had been guilty of no negligence when the beam fell and that if John son had not been under it the beam would not have even scratched him. Mr. Smythe displayed similar models and insisted that the derrick and hoist ing machine were deadly engines. Justice Gavegan seemed much more impressed by the new baby than by the models and told Mr. Smythe to amend the complaint and demand $50,000. A MODERN NEW HOME AT SMALL COST Here is an exceptional opportunity to buy a very desirable house at a very low figure. Property is located on West Main street. No. 605, one block west of Fifth street. Residence has 6 rooms and bath, is beauti ful and modern in every respect, laundry in cellar, hot water heater, elec tric lights and everything to make a first class house. TURNER W. HADLEY. Home on Monthly Payments .NEAT, NEW 5-ROOM HOUSE WITH CEMENT CEL LAR IN NORTHEAST PART OF CITY TURNER W. HADLEY PHONE 1730. DO IT NOW. 121 S. 13TH STREET WATCHES FOR XMAS - Make your selection now while we have a nice stock to , select from. This stock is composed of just the grades you are looking for such as the Elgin, Waltham. Howard and Hamilton. Incheap er watches we have a nice assortment of the different style Inger- solls. Our line of 14K gold cases and high grade 14K gold filled case has been carefully selected to suit the most exacting purchaser. Call and inspect this line. MAKIEIR The Jeweler 810 Main Street MARTS INDIANAPOLIS RICHMOND MUNCIE Largest Shoe Dealers in Indiana HIGH CLASS BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BIG CITY STYLES EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS Our Richmond customers are given the benefit of an extensive line of selections impossible in a single store. Our prices are the very lowest that the combined buying power of our three stores can make them. NO ONE CAN AND NO-ONE DOE8 UNDERSELL US IN PRICE in fact, we are always a little be low our competitors in price, just as we are -always a little ahead of them in styles. We invite you to call and look over the handsome line of Fall and Winter footwear for men, women annd children which we are showing. Here are a few of them: FOR MEN A pair of Men's Comfortable Tramp' Last Shoes; in all leathers at $4.00 A pair of those new English styles, in tan and black, flat heel and toe, at . . .$4.00 & $5.00 A pair of those high heel "Pup" lasts, in tan and gunmetal. at $4.00 A pair of Nettleton's imported tan Russia calf or black French calf, in blind eyelets at. .$6.00 Many other styles at $2.50 6 $3.00 WOMEN A pretty evening slipper in black satin or velvet, short vamp, "Stage" last, $3.00 A pair of dull beaded 3-strap Slippers, at $3.00 & $4.00 A pir of gunmetal button boots in the new wide toe with extension soles, A at $3.50 A pair of 16-button black velvet boots, new short vamp, at $4.00 A pair of 16-button boots, made of tan Rus sia calf annd dull calf (full eight inch es high) at $4.00 'I quality velvet) at Children's Department SHOES FOR GROWING GIRLS who have just passed out of misses' shoes and yet want low heels. We have provided well for them. A pair of black velvet button shoes (good $3,50 6 $4.00 aw.v i SHE- WAV v.v.v .-a-.v5KC' r&iirim as b.-in. --.vrZvAV. var. 25 WA-.V. A growing girls' patent colt shoe with calf top t $2.50 A gunmetal with wide toe and low heel, at $2.50 & $3.00 A pair of little man's shoes with wide toe and low heels, all leathers, $1.75 & $2 A pair of shoes for the darling baby; shoes with wide toes; any color or leather, $1 $1.50 & $2 Baby high tops of every description. A beautiful Christmas toy given away free with every pair of shoes sold. reoTMPj's shoe t mmm 724 Main SI., EUcbmoBd. m nm urn nn wl mm mrmm wm W? A L iff "rr i""" 01& " m 1 1 1 :,f , -. )L i,;..'.' 1 ' Main Gtroot, Corner Oth 1