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THE OHIOAOO EAGLE,
ADULTERATED SILKS.
USE OF METALLIC CHEMICALS BY
ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS.
Making Poor Fabrics For the Chtap
Trade Stuff That Will Not Wear
The Demand For Such Material,
However, Decreasing The Cause
cf Their Popularity.
TMC NEED OF RE9T.
A Simple Method of Obtaining
Green Old Age.
Somebody wrote the other day nbout
the world needtnp n rest. lrfc?sor
Thomson, ot Aberdeen. In tho London
Quarterly ltcvlow. had an article on
"Growing Old," In which h points
out that man Is very deficient In tho
resting Instinct, and seldom takca
much thought about resting habits:
A simple creature exhausts Its
stores of Internal fuel, tho nervous aya
torn gives the signal "hunger" or
"fatigue," and Infallibly tho simple
creature will eat or rest If It can. Ita
brain Is not disobedient. In higher
animals, however, and especially In
man. tho business Is much more com
plicated. Tho signals for stoking or
resting nro plainly given, but some
higher nerve-centre suddenly counter
mands them, and wo say In our folly,
"Full steam ahead," "No tlmo for
lunch today," "I.ato up tonight," "No
holidays at Christmas this year!"
And so, adds the Professor, aa It Is
preeminently by rest and rhnnge and
talned no such dressing. Inquiries i a quiet mind that tho nervous system
made In the city quite confirm the j Is kept young, we come back to tho
There are signs not to be Ignored
that the excessive adulteration of silk
by means of metallic chemical weight
ing, to which attention has lately been
directed, has gone to such a serious
extent a3 to defeat lt3 own ends, and
to cause ladles to Ignore the cheap and
attractively appearing wares to an un
expected extent. The leading organ
of the drapery trade pointedly sug
gested recently that the public Is dis
covering the weakness engendered by
the presence of a large proportion of
metal In the low-priced but showy silk
cloths, and cites tho direct demand on
the part of n customer for n guarantee
that the silk she was purchasing con
fact that silk In Its cheaper grades Is
row being lodlted on with much sus
picion. In one Instance the question
was addressed to tho head of a firm
doing what Is known as a high-class
wholesale trade In underskirts.
His reply was emphatic that for
cheap silk petticoats the demand was
perceptibly falling off. Cheapness, It
would seem, has boon the first consid
eration In catering for this particular
market, until buyers have discovered
that their wonderful "sale bargains"
nt 12s. lid., "warranted to rustle," Is,
Indeed, a costly outlay. After It had
been worn two or three times It had
"cut" or slit In all directions, and was,
therefore, quite useless. It must bo
patent to any Intelligent person that
real silk at such a price was an Im
possibility, but tho brilliant aniline
coloring, the crisp llttlo frills, and
the suggestion of luxury were for a
time Irresistible. Even In Its higher
degrees It Is less In request, for ex
travagance has Its limits, and finest
batiste with endless lace and embroid
ery Is belnrt preferred.
It would seem that the nvcrage
buyer does not care to spend more
than a guinea on an underskirt. While
It Is Impossible to give a rellablo silk
at that price, thcro Is no difficulty
whatever In turning out a really
charming and well-finished molrctto
within that figure. Manufacturers
have been devoting extraordinary
pains to the pertectlng of this fabric,
which, In Its higher qualities, Is silk
faced. It will take the brightest as
well as the softest of colorings; It can
bo plain or "watered" on surface,
striped with satin or brocaded. New
er than these effects, however, nro
those chlnc-prlntcd, and somo with a
ground of duck's-egg blue, or old pink
with flowers In blurred, Indistinct
ehadlngs are admirable. No less trou
ble Is expended on making them up In
the great factories of Kinsbury, Isling
ton and elsewhere. The best models,
'cither on Parisian or American lines,
are secured, and Hicks, frills, piping
and finest accordion kilting are free
ly used to turn out what arc elaborate
and attractive wares, and hardly less
dainty and fascinating than silk Itself.
The situation Is similar with regard
to blouses. Two or three years ago
the glaco silk skirt was a regular and
recognized Institution In the shops,
but here again the Insensate compe
tition of mero cheapness came in, and
salts of tin woro more and more sub
stituted for the silken strands. A sat
isfactory substitute was found In the
, . fin 3 thin Japanese washing silks,
which came In the rough, raw state
from tho far east to be finished and
dyed at Macclesfleld, Bradford and
other centers, and one need only study
nny draper's window to see how wide
ly these are used for "slips," blouses
nnd dresses. But today, as may be
( learned In the city, the rivalry of fine
delaines Is going to be Intensely keen
during the coming months. Tho color
ing and printing of theso far surpass
anything shown before, and pretty
lace and trimmings are being used in
conjunction with them for blousea
with lavish profusion. Linen, too, lat
er on will be in high favor.
Those experienced In meeting popu
lar tastes are of opinion that the re
action against such grossly adulterat
ed silks has already begun, and they
point further to the success that Is
attending on the present novelties In
trimmings and laces as a proof that
ladles are realizing that smartness
and good effect are obtainable In oth
er ways than exclusively with silk.
From the point of view of the Eng
lish manufacturer this Is entirely ad
vantageous, for the cheap silks whosa
fallings are being found out came
from Italy and Germany, thoso from
France being of higher quality and
cost, and thus not entering so exten
filvly Into the competitive showlness.
I.ondon Telegraph.
old commonplace. "Let us bo alsy:
and If wo can't bo nlsy, let us bo na
nlsy as we can."
Professor Thomson has no elixir
vltae to suggest, but a humdrum, common-sense
prescription:
Closer touch with nature, more open
air, more change of environment, moro
versatility of function, moro effort to
secure the lines of activity that aro
organically most suitable, and there
fore .nore effective, lesa artificial
stimulation, less "pressing," as goit
ers say, stricter avoidance of nervo
fatigue, moro resolute cultivation of
resting hablt3, an effort to heighten
tho standard of vitality rather than an
effort to prolong existence such are
some of the conditions of remaining
young.
There Is nothing In this but what
the majority ot men, and of women
too, can easily carry out It they
choose.
MR. A. SIVORE.
The Indefatigable Worker for tho Rights of 8outh 8lde Property Owners.
A Suspicious Character.
An amusing mistake occurred lately
In a street car In Philadelphia. A
woman loaded with bundles had found
a vacant seat. Her umbrella, which
had a kind of shepherd's crook handle,
was placed at her side, leaning against
her seat. Tho Philadelphia Telegraph
tells the story.
No sooner had tho lady settled her
self than a gentleman entered. Ho
woro a heavy overcoat, and without
paying any attention to thoso nbout
him, took the vacant scat next to tho
woman with tho umbrella.
He did not notice the umbrella and
the woman gave no thought to tho
matter. Presently tho umbrella,
through tho Jolting of tho car, worked
Its way down, and without tho knowl
edge ot either person, continued until
tho handle slipped Into tho man'a
pocket. Thcro It rested until the man
started to leave tho car. Even then
neither of the passengers noticed tho
Incident, but as ho walked down tho
aisle there was a general giggling to
bo heard.
Tho conductor saw how matters
stood, and said:
"Excuse mo, sir, Is that your um
brella?" The nasaongcr looked nt the um
brella, and with many stammers and
blushes, replied In tho negative
The conductor thereupon returned
It to tho woman with tho bundles.
"Where did that come from? How
did you get It?" she Inquired.
"Tho gentleman who sat here car
ried It away In his pocket," answered
tho conductor.
"Well, ho ought to he arrested.
Any man who has a pocket bis enough
to hold an umbrella must be a shop
lifter or a pickpocket. Ho must have
had It mado to hold his stealings. I
want him arrested."
Tho man, fortunately for htm, had
disappeared.
All Planters Were Architects.
Very few of the old houses of the
South, except some of tho old Geor
gian houses of Charleston, which be
long to an earlier period than tho
white-columned houses of the early
nineteenth century, have elaborately
decorated Interiors. Except In tho
tea coast cities of the South, skilled
labor was rare and architects wore
almost unknown. Tho great majority
of planters, therefore, wore compelled
to Import their architectural designs
or draw them themselves. Most of
them preferred to do the latter (as
Thomas Jefferson preferred to draw
bis own plans for Montlcello) and to
oversee personally the construction of
the houses.
With this end In rlow; almost all
men of means In the South prior to the
Civil War were students of architec
ture an J ready purchasers of such
architectural plates aa were published
from time to time. To this day heavy
yolumes on Greek architecture tech
nical works that only students would
rare to own are to be found as fea
tures of such old family libraries as
are atlll preserved throughout the
South. Mrs. Thaddeus Horton, in the
House Beautiful,
Vulcanized Timber.
A considerable amount ot Interest,
says Scientific American, has been
aroused by tho announcement, as tho
result of a prolonged smiles of experi
ments, of a method ot so treating tim
ber as to securo even- from soft wood
a largely Increased toughness and
hardness. Tho process Is described
as one of vulcanizing, compaTablo In
somo respects with Bossemer'a pro
cess of converting Iron Into steel, and
Is the Invention of Mr. Powell, a
Liverpool 'merchant. Tho treatment
to which tho timber Is subjected Is,
roughly speaking, that ot saturation
at boiling point with n solution of
sugar, the water being afterwards
evaporated at a high temporature.
Tho result Is to leave the pores and
interstices of tho wood filled In with
solid matter, and the timber vulcaniz
ed, preserved and seasoned. Tno nature
of moderately soft wood, It Is claimed,
Is In this way changed to a tough and
hard substance, without brlttleness,
and also wlfftout any tendency to split
or crack. It is also rendered remark
ably Impervious to water. Hard wood
similarly treated derives similar bene
fits. Moreover, it Is claimed that the
process may be completed and timber
turned out ready for uao In a few days.
The naked truth, shocks ne people.
ussy drape it wui suaurrape.
Hit First Dress Suit.
"Tho first time I ever put on a dresa
suit," said ex-Gov. Scofleld, "was at
tho recoptlon and ball which followed
In tho evening of the day that I was
Inaugurated. I remember that wo
had to stand on a little platform
raised a few Inches from tho floor
while the crowd passed along and
shook hands with Mrs. Scofleld and
myself.
"I weighed Just nlnety-alx pound
at that time, and was at thin as s
match, Mrs. Scofleld Is a fleshy wo
man, and as I looked at her during a
lull In the procession and then sized
up my own diminutive anatomy I whis
pered to her:
"Martha, we must look Ilka the liv
ing skeleton and the fat woman in the
dime museum to these people."
"That settled Mrs. Scofleld for the
balance of the evening, and to save
herself she could not get rid ot the
ripplea of mirth that would sweep
over her face and break out Into petit
of laughter at the ridiculousness ot
the situation appealed to her." Mil
waukM Sentlael.
SELP-HELP TOR NERVOUSNESS. 1
"Self-control us u cure for nervous
dlseaces Is n remedy more elllcuclous
than medicine nt times," said it prom
inent Washington practitioner, nnd
"Hlnce It exercise Is n matter of uiere
habit, 1 will tell you about It.
" 'NorvousnexB' Is n disease, and
nervous persons, especially women,
are it torture to themselves, an objeet
of pity on the part of some nnd of
conteinnt on the tmrt of others. Ner
vousness lit Itself, nervous prostration
In its various stages nnd the different
forms of nervous fright and Irritability
largely result from persons allowing
themselves to yield to certain channels
of thought which have fear as u ba
sis. "It makes slight difference what this
element of fenr may be, whether the
loss of money, of a beloved one, po
sition, or what else, the subject nurses
this dread little by little, until, except
In the ease of u sudden and powerful
shock, Imperceptibly, nut with Insidi
ous certainty, tho nerve centres feel
tho strain mid gradually give way.
The subject beghw to suffer loss of
appetite, sleeplessness Intervenes, loss
of tlesh necessarily results, and u
whole train of evils follow In rapid
sequence, trom becoming a nimicu to
onoclf, family, and friends In going
around In it perpetual statu of nervous
Irritability or iiielani-liolln, to complete
collapxe In bed from nervous prostra
tion. "Willie the patient will yield to med
ical treatment In some Instances, the
betieltclal effects of sedatives or tonics
are often neutralized by thu patient
refusing to exercise self-control, and
in uursltiff the particular trouble, which
may be preying upon the mind. When
expostulated with the Invariable re
ply Is, I can't help It.'
"Persons ot nervous temperament
nnd In various stages of nervous dls-1
eases will bo astonished to see how
quickly the physical will respond to
a determination of the mind not to
yield to certain Hues of familiar
thought which constitute the subject's
troubles. They will llml that the
brain may be said to be n creature
of habit, In that certain Hues of
thought will forco themselves and of
ten at certain times of the day more
prominently, as In the morning. En
deiivoc to develop a feeling of 'don't
curcWind maintain It. Once tho sub
ject determines to curb nnd control
thought the brain will be found to
yield to control, slowly at llrst, but
surely wnen tno subject persists as
much iih his or her feeble will power
allows In 'not thinking about It.'
"To aid In this great fundamental
cure of nervousness ami nervous trou
bles, travel largely conduces, because,
iib simple as It Is, when pen-ons travel
they have to do things they do not
wish to do, entailing a chaugo of
thought, consequent relaxation of
strain of the brain cells, more or Ich
physical exercise and a change of air
and scene.
"Fifty per cent, perhaps more, of
nervous troubles are ngginvntcd and
prolonged by remaining amid familiar
surroundings and among tho immedi
ate members or the family, where their
weaknesses, often silly and foolish, are
coddled and humored, until the subject
believes himself or herself desperately
111 or finally duvclops a real disease.
"If nervous peop:e who have not
reached thla stage only knew what a
nuisance they are nnd how readily
their irritability would disappear If
they would hold themselves up to their
Irrespective vision, determine to con
trol themselves and not allow their
whims, habits or snappy tempers to
control them, they would become pret
tier and stouter women, mid stronger
and better men. They would llnd that
self-control is a habit, as It becomes
n habit for women to nag, fret or
show temper, and for u man to feel
that he Is perpetually going to loso
his position or suffer loss In his busi
ness. "One must persevere In the self-control
cure for nervousness, but oiico
the nerves nro whipped Into mental
subjection patients tain fle8U n"l
strength nnd wonder how they could
hnvo been so weak. The legend to
be Inscribed upon the nervous per
son's banner la tdiort but effective
'don't yield.' "
KING EDWARD'S BALD HEAD,
New Coin In India and Trouble It la
Causing the Nutlvee.
King Edward's bald head Is serious
ly threatening the stability of British
rule In India. It seems that on thu
new rupee, just Issued by the Indian
mint, the profile bust of tho King ap
pears bald and uncrowned. Therefore
natlvo feeling Is stirred to Its pro
roundest depths, and thu etlliry of roy
alty has been brought Into ridicule nnd
contempt. Also It Is taken by the mill
ions of the Indian Empire as a direct
Insult to them that thu Kalscr-l-hlud
should be put on Indian coins In a con
dition which appears to them Improper
and even Immodest.
In India every respectable person
would no more think ot uncovering his
head In public than hu would of well,
there is nothing that he might do
which would be mere Immodest. A
poor Indian may liavo a wardrobe
made up only a breechclout and u tur
ban and still bu good form, but let him
remove his head covering In public
and he commits a serious breach of
decency. Only In the seclusion of his
own home, when no strangers are by,
does custom permit him to bu uncovered.
On the rupees of tho reign of Victo
ria thu (in een appeared crowned, and
all was well; but the Indian mint, with
singular disregard of native feeling
on the subject, hat placed on thu new
rupees tho head of ber sou, not only
uncrowned, but luld. It U as If somu
Indian rajah had built u statue of the
King In Hydu Park aud represented
the monarch in a suit of pyjamas.
England governs many millions of
people In India, and has ubout SOO.OUO
white people there to do It. That shu
Is able to accomplish this remarkable
feat In the governmental way Is ow
ing to'thu fact that she has been stu
diously careful, since tho Indian mu
tiny, to study the racial prejudices aud
customs ot the Inhabitants. It is by
A close attentlnou to little things that
she perpetuates her rule.
It was a llttlo thing that precipi
tated tho great Sepoy rebellion. The
Sepoys were Mohammedans, aud,
therefore, forbidden to taste of thu
llesh of the swine, but tho cartridges
nerved out to theso soldiers were greas
ed with thu grease of the unclean ani
mal. In thoso days the soldier had
to tear the cartridge with his teeth
before he rammed It Into his gun, and
thus was obliged to violate the law of
"him who sleeps In Medina" by pollut
ing his lips with tho fat of thu hog.
The rebellion which followed tho
Insistence upon the use of tho greased
cartridges was a terrible lesson to Eng
land, aud taught her so well tho dan
ger of running counter to native preju
dice that until tho now rupeo camo
out'the other day It was thought tho
lesson was not forgotten. That the
Imperial crown Is on the rupee does
not alter the case In tho minds of In
dia's millions. It Is stamped on thu
reverse of tho coin, und that does not
count. The crown should bo on King
Edward's head, to save 111 in from In
decency.
Again, millions of Hindus shave
their heads and the balduess of the
King will be taken in the bazars In
fact, Is taken as an evidence that thu
King Is a shaved head who goes about
without his turban. This complicates
matters and makes him appear moru
Indecent. It Is not, of course, proba
ble that the uuw coin will cause a pop
ular outbreak, but in that strange land
of India no ono kuowa what such n llt
tlo thing may lead ,to.
In a laud where fakirs throw a ropo
Into the circumambient air and then
climb up the ropo nnd disappear; whero
tho mahatiiias roam about unbridled,
whero even Mine. Blavntsky was ablo
to materialize teacup nt nn afternoon
picnic, nnd where one of tho bloodiest
wars In bUtory was caused by tho uso
of 'greased cartridges, who can tell
what will happen? From Calcutta to
Peshawar, and from Madras to Bom
bay all India Is disturbed by tho liald
and uncrowned King on the rupee. Tho
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will stand many things, but a bald aud
bareheaded emperor Is a llttlo too
much.
Tins punka walla will stand Hogging,
but he rebels at thu new rupee, says
the New York Press. You can tan the
hide of Dunga Din with Immunity,
but don't ask him to obey a King who
appears uncovered In public or he is
apt to draw his knife.
All men are born equal, but some
grow up and become presidents or
baseball umpires.
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THE MANY ADVENTURES OF
Foxy Grandpa!
Including all the merry pictures
contained In the two volume,
entitled "Adventures of Foxy
Grandpa" and "Further Adven
tures of Foxy Gradpa."
Had to Show Har.
He Why do you persist In your re
fusal to marry mo when I have declar
ed my Inability to live without you?
She Because you have aroused my
curiosity. I want to seo how long
you will be able to survive.
Mr. Schultse said to me one day at
luncb: "What do you think of a aeries
ot comic drawings dealing with a
grandfather and his two grandsons?"
"Let the grandfather be the clever
one of the trio. In most of the other
cases the young folk have been smart
er than the old people upon whom they
played their Jokes. Let's reverse It"
The next morning ho came to my of
fice with sketches for half a doxen
series, and with the name "Foxy
Grandpa" In his head
Tho success of tho series In tho New
York Herald was instantaneous, for
who has not heard of "Foxy Grandpa"
and "Bunny"?
The Jolly old gentleman, dear to
grown people as well as children,
might almost be called the Mr. Pick
wick of comic pictures.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
To Grandfathers Who Are And
To Those Who Are To Be,
I Merrily Dedicate This Book.
"BUNNY."
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