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FACTS
FADS
FALLACIES
Dealing vilk Personal Magnet*
ism. Telepathy, Psychology,
Snffestion, Hypnotism,
aod Splrttnliaak
By
EDWARD B. WARMAN, A.M.
Eauaaal Pajrckolociat ul
Hygioaiat.
MUSCLE READING.
"Muscle reading" Is not reading the
muscle but reading the mind by means
of unconscious muscular action. When
this is called "mind-reading"—in the
sense in which it is generally under­
stood—the term "mind-reading" is a
misnomer and is, in consequence, mis­
leading.
Its History.
So-called "mind-reading" hjtd its ini­
tiative in Chicago in 1873, and was
first demonstrated by one J. Randall
Brown, a newspaper reporter.
In 1877, while Brown was giving ex­
hibitions in Chickering hall, New York
city, a young man whose fame after­
ward eclipsed that of Brown and every
other so-called "mind-reader," made
himself known to Brown, and desired
to be his assistant, claiming he had
like powers.
This was none other than the great
Washington Irving Bishop, who saw
the opportunity of gathering in the
sheckels from a gullible public.
In conversation with Mr. Bishop in
Chicago (1887), after he had made an
international reputation, he admitted
to me the trickery whereby all "mind
readers" performed their various
feats, and strongly indorsed the
memorable word3 of P. T. Barnum,
"The American people like to be hum­
bugged."
I especially remember his remark in
regard to the use of the wire which he
touched to his forehead in order to
read the mind of the one at the other
«nd of the wire. He said: "Themore
mysterious you make the affair, the
less likely are they (the.public) to un­
ravel it."
When in England, Bishop secured
the services of one Charles Garner as
an assistant. As Bishop left Brown,
so Garner left Bishop as soon as the
trick was discovered. As Bishop had
invaded British territory, Garner sal­
lied forth "to do" the Americans, but
unlike Bishop, he did not care to put
his label upon his work. He came to
this country as "Stuart Cumberland,
the Great Mind-reader of London, Eng­
land."
I was an invited guest at a private
seance (his initial performance) held
In the parlors of the Russell house,
Detroit, Mich.
I
give herewith,
as
briefly as possible, not only what was
done, in a general way, but the HOW.
A dozen or more prominent citizens,
including ministers, lawyers, reporters,
actors, etc., were present by special re­
quest.
When "Cumberland" arrived he an­
nounced that his tests of "mind-read­
ing" would consist of finding hidden
objects giving names, dates of birth,
places of birth, etc., etc., of those pres­
ent. He did all that he agreed to do
—and did it well—under the guise of
"mind-reading." He failed in one in­
stance only (of this I will hereinafter
speak), and that failure was undenia­
ble proof that results depend more
largely upon the subject than upon the
"mind-reader" and wholly, in this case,
upon the physical contact.
Before leaving the room and being
blindfolded he took each of us by the
hand, for an instant only. Why? The
more expert the "mind-reader" (muscle
reader) the more sensitive to the
touch, even to d" fine and delicate a
sense as may be rightly termed super­
sensitive. He said: "I do this to as­
certain the best subject for the se­
verest, or most difficult test, viz., the
finding of three objects in quick suc­
cession."
Not only his touch but his sight
guided him in his choice. He would
not choose one of a phlegmatic temper­
ament or one of a-sluggish circulation.
I, being of a nervous, sanguine tem­
perament, sensitive to a marked de­
gree, was chosen for the test.
How It Was Done.
First, the blindfold. This is an as­
sistance rather than a hindrance. In­
asmuch as it shuts out all exterior dis­
tractions from the operator's mind it
makes him more passive to the invol­
untary muscular action of his subject
besides, it appears to render the work
of the "mind-reader" more difficult.
In nearly every case the operator
produces a black 'kerchief (to add to
the deception) which he places over
the eyes and asks you to draw it tight­
ly. Yes, the tighter the better. Why?
Because he contracts the brows and
even if you put on an additional 'ker­
chief and fold kid gloves over the eyes
(as did Paul Alexander Johnstone) the
strain of the 'kerchief falls upon the
part of the gloves resting against the
contracted brows. When he desires to
see he raises his brows—a very simple
thing, indeed.
This is a very great aid and is espe­
cially deceptive when describing a
young lady in the audience to whom a
book or bouquet is to be given. She
was plainly visible to the operator
(from underneath the fold) when he
muscular action of the subject.
This blindfold is also used to prove
that his experiments are not due
to physical contact when he does not
touch the subject, but, instead, extends
his hands, one above the other, about
a foot or more apart, and directs the
subject to put one of his hands be­
tween and equidistant from his own.
Were they placed on the level of his
eyes he could not do the trick. Why?
Because he could not see the action or
movement of the subject's hand. This
is essential to success because when
the operator moves his hands in the
wrong direction the subject's hand fol­
lows tardily, thereby indicating, uncon­
sciously and unintentionally, to the
operator that he is moving in the
wrong direction. But when the opera­
tor is on the right track, the hand ol
IK
the subject responds readily and re­
tains its relative position.
This blindfold trick is also resorted
to in the "driving test" through the
crowded thoroughfares of a city. How­
ever, In the case of Johnstone a hood
was worn, the out cover being mohair,
the inner part of heavy broadcloth.
Surely he could not see below this?
No, he had no need to do so he could
see through it by means of a neat little
contrivance. The strings that fastened
the hood about the neck had a sort of
double back-action, i. e., they opened a
seam in the front of the broadcloth
hood that was not distinguishable
through the mohair,—not distinguish­
able to the casual observer, but en­
abled the "mind-reader" to. distinguish
objects very clearly. So much for the
"blindfold and the part it plays in read­
ing minds.
Once more to Mr. "Cumberland."
When he re-entered the room, after
having been blindfolded, he took the
hand of one of the group who had hid­
den an object and he found the object
quickly. He did this many times and
accurately. He failed but once. There
was a reason. One of the reporters de­
sired a test. Unfortunately (for Mr.
"Cumberland") the reporter had been
imbibing rather freely, too freely to
concentrate his mind on the hidden
object. The reporter's hand "vas as
limp, so to speak, as was hla mind
therefore as the operator depended en­
tirely upon muscular action to indicate
direction he was wholly at sea—a ship
without a rudder—and he was obliged
to give it up.
In the triple test with mjself as
guide he succeeded admirably I held
my thought intently on each separate
article—individually, not collectively
held each one for the time being at
the exclusion of the two others.
Mind-Reading or Muscle Residing.
Which?
Undoubtedly and undeniably muscle
reading. In order to do justice to the
operator my mind was fixed on the
hidden object, each In its turn so in­
tent was I that I was not aware of a
muscular movement on my part that
was directing him to the object.
Mind is indivisible. It is impossible
for the mind to be in two places a! the
same time. The hand of the opeiator
is guided, unmistakably guided by the
hand of the subject as soon as the
physical contact is established, as he
fully surrenders himself to the invjl
untary muscular leading of his subject.
'Tis true, the operator is usually in
advance, hence it may be said that the
subject cannot lead, but the siibject
can push as well as pull the better
word, however, is direct.
When the operator, in ht« rush
(which is done for effect) passes the
point or place in the subject's mind,
he is very quickly made awaie of it
by an involuntary movement on the
part of the subject that arrests his at­
tention and directs his action.
In the giving of names, dates, etc.,
Mr. "Cumberland" had all the letters
of the alphabet and the numerals (up
to ten) arranged in regular order.
Again he was blindfolded and seated
at a table. He took the hand of the
subject and told him to think intently
on the first letter of his name. He
then passed the subject's hand slowly
over the letters. When the right letter
was reached the supersensitive "mind
reader" felt a slight involuntary move­
ment on the part of the subject. In­
stantly the operator's hand darted
down on the correct letter like a hawk
on a chicken.
In this slow and tedious way he gave
names, dates, etc., and called it mind
reading.
If you want additional and self-evi­
dent proof of involuntary muscular ac­
tion, you may find it in your own per­
sonal experience if you are a bicyclist.
Recall the time you learned to ride.
Do you recollect that death-like grip
with which you clung to the handle­
bars? You saw an object in the street.
There was ample room on either side
of it, but you steered straight for it
and then wondered why you hit it.
Why did you? Because mind is indi­
visible and cannot be in two places at
the same time. Your mind was on the
object in the street, hence you were
wholly unconscious of the muscular ac­
tion that guided the wheel.
You may remember the experience
of the man who was learning to ride a
wheel and had much difficulty in con­
sequence of a telegraph pole in front
of his house. The pole was on the side
of the road, not in the road, but it al­
ways seemed to be in evidence.
No matter where he started that
pole seemed to be his objective point.
He aimed straight for it (unintention­
ally) and his aim was good. One day
he started with his back to the pole.
Although he was a novice he discov­
ered he was a trick rider his wheel
made a complete circuit and struck the
pole. Why? Because he could not
have his mind on the pole and on the
wheel at the same time. Besides, he
feared the pole and what one fears,
he gets.
The "muscle reader" and hin subject
hold exactly the same relation to each
other as do the novice wheelwian and
his wheel—directed by unconscious
muscular action.
(Copyright. 1907. by Joseph B. Bowles.?
Cutting Down on Pie.
"You may quote me all sorts of
statistics about the rise in foodstuffs,"
said a man who patronizes quick
lunch establishments, "but the best
evidence is that pie has been reduced
to the eighth cut and in many places
shows signs of being further reduced
to the sixteenth division, if not to
the vanishing point. Why, it is not so
many years ago that we used to get a
quarter of a pie for a nickel, but now
it is in fear and trembling that one
calls for the great American delicacy.
"I tell you, sir," he went on menac­
ingly, "some day New York will wake
up and find a rebellion in Park row
when the pie princes reduce our pit
to the one-thirty-second part.—N. T.
Sun.
As Instructed.
A Denver woman, going from home
for the day, locked everything up well
and f*r the grocer's benefit, wrote on a
card: "All out. Don't leave anything."
This she stuck on the front door. On
her return home she found the house
ransacked and all her choicest posses­
sions gone. To the card on the door
was added: "Thanks we haven't left
much."
TRAPS FOR UNWARY
"~T
ADVERTISING TRICKS OF MAIL­
ORDER HOUSES.
GOODS PRICED vBEL0mC0S£
Articles of 8tandard Value Frequently
Sold at Cost to Create False Im­
pression of Cheapness—U n
thinking People Victims.
The theory upon which a great
number of mail order concerns pro­
ceed is to select a certain number of
articles, those of standard values and
well-known, and mark them down to
wholesale prices or lower. This is
for the purpose of "baiting," as well
as to give the impression that regular
dealers are selling goods at prices
too high. On many widely advertised
goods which are in constant demand
the mail order house advertises prices
much lower than the actual cost of
the goods to the house. This is done
with a view of catching customers,
killing off the trade of local' dealers,
and with hopes of selling other goods
at enormous profits. Then the ad­
vertising part of the deal is of some
value.
People like to buy goods at the
lowest possible cost. They get im­
pressions of low prices from compari­
son of goods of which they know the
selling price. If a certain rifle is al­
ways sold in the gunstores at $14 and
the catalogue house sells the same at
$11, the average man realizes that he
is getting a bargain, even though the
concern may lose a half dollar In the
transaction. But the man is also im­
pressed with the idea that prices are
just as low on other goods of which
he has little information as to values.
It is knowing this fact that causes
the mail-order houses to resort to
this trick. Then there is difference in
quality of goods. In the different
lines there are different grades. It is
not long ago that a United States
district court grand jury returned an
indictment against a large mail-order
house on three different charges of
fraud. In each case there was mis
representation. One of the charges
was that "pure white lead" paint, sup­
posed to be manufactured by the con­
cern, did not contain a trace of white
lead, and was manufactured by con­
tract by another concern. The other
charge was that jewelry was misrep­
resented. In the matter of jewelry
there is great chance for fraud. That
which is called solid gold may be not
over one-tenth gold, a little better
than brass. Gold always has a cer­
tain value. Whether it is in jewelry
or In a coin of the realm, the value
is just the same. Its purity and
weight is what counts. It is curious
how intelligent people who know of
the fixed value of gold will take the
word of a mail-order schemer as to
quality, when the article is sold at a
less price than the metal which it is
claimed is represented in it can be
bought for in the markets.
Low prices are generally quoted
upon goods which the average people
understand, and are acquainted with,
and the loss is made up on the classes
of goods which allow the practice of
deception, of the value of which the
people little know. People who patron­
ize mail-order concerns should under­
stand that in the majority of cases
they are paying more than they would
be compelled to pay if they made
their purchases at home. Then there
Is involved the principle of sending
money away from the neighborhood
where it is earned.
If the people who patronize mail­
order houses would only buy such
goods as they know are priced below
cost to the concern, the mail-order
houses could not continue in business
a year. But these concerns know that
Mr. Barnum was about right when he
said that the "American people like
to be humbugged." They transact
their business accordingly. The home
merchant must go ahead on a differ­
ent basis. He depends upon his repu­
tation for square dealing. He knows
that he must be honest, whether he is
inclined to be or not, or that he will
soon be compelled to get out of busi­
ness for lack of patronage. The mail­
order concerns look for a new crop
of "suckers" every year, and they find
more or less of a crop.
Chance for the Youth.
Young men who are residents of
country districts should be impressed
with the fact that there are chances
for every one to get along in the
world if endowed with a good quality,
of brain matter and the desire and
the ability to work, and work rightly
and. industriously.
For the young man starting out in
life there are many pitfalls not the
ones in the category of bad habits
and dissipation, but in the business
world. The catchy advertisement in
the want columns of the daily press or
in the farm journal, "$10 to $20 a day,"
attracts the attention of many of the
young men who know little about the
devious methods of the sharks to catch
dollars from the pockets of the "pro­
ducers." Many of these concerns aim
to sell to the agent a lot of goods that
are almost wholly worthless, and let
him fight it out the best way possible.
Then again, there are legitimate con­
cerns that employ men to sell to the
trade, but they never hold out prom­
ises of such great profits.
It is well to steer clear of grafts
that are intended to tafke dollars from
your pocket under the pretense of giv­
ing you employment.. If you fell that
you could make a success as a sales­
man, there are legitimate houses in
your nearest city that may afford you
an opportunity. But don't think that
you can demand the salary of a bank
president from the start You will get
what you are worth, and no more.
The more you can make your services
of value to your employers, the more
pay you will receive. Good men are
always in demand. Chances for ad­
vancement were never better, but the
field is narrowing year by year, owing
to change in commercial methods, and
concentration in almost every line.
If you would succeed in commercial
life, get the idea out of your head
that getting to the front is a snap,
and the path a flowery one.r Work is
necessary if you find an honored place
among the winners.
WHOLE IDEA IS A FALLACY.
Systems of Co-Operation 'Weak Theo
retlcally and in Practice.
One of the spirits of the age is or­
ganization and co-operation of those
who are engaged in the same lines of
Jt^ffi vin^istoy or -profession. It has
been proved beyond cavil that men
have a right to thus organize and pur­
sue any system in business, or in
their special fields that they desire as
long as their methods are not unjust
toward others. Froin many organiza­
tions comes much g^od. FYom others
things that are haftqfrul.
It must be remembered that there
are fundamentals in all systems that
cannot be ignored. There are princl*
pies-which must be observed 6£$aif
ure will be sure to result. Within the
past dozen years numerous aligned co­
operative organizations* have been
formed within the United States.
These organizations have been of a
kind that involves certain benefits to
members—the elimination of profits
to middlemen, the distribution of earn­
ings to members, etc. Not one in fifty
of these organizations has been suc­
cessful, and the reason for failure is
that the systems followed were not in
harmony with economic laws.
In the world of commerce there are
three important factors—production,
distribution and consumption. Were
there no consumption there would be
no need of production or distribution.
But civilized people must be fed and
clothed and their other wants sup­
plied, and as long as intelligent man
exists there will be need and methods
to supply his wants. Thus we find
the producers, the distributors, and
the latter class divide into groups
known as factors or jobbers, their
agents and the so-called retailers who
directly supply the consumers.
The common co-operative plans deal
with cutting out the distributors,, the
elimination of that cost in products
which represents the compensation of
merchants whether they be whole­
salers or retailers. The present sys­
tem of distribution has evolved from
an experience covering some thou­
sands of years. It is based upon
equity and upon the soundest princi­
ples of economy. The system cannot
well be changed unless the whole field
of human endeavor be modified. Peo­
ple must be employed in gainful occu­
pations, or they become burdens upon
the classes who are earners. All can­
not be producers, but all can perform
an important part in production, in
manufacture and in distribution. The
co-operative system that means the
elimination of the factors in com­
merce excepting the manufacturer
means the robbing of a large class of
a means of earning subsistence and
an encroachment upon other fields of
labor that are now well equalized.
The present system of distribution is
the most economical that can be de­
vised. No manufacturer of food prod­
ucts, unless he have1a monopoly, can
maintain exclusive distributing ware­
houses. Thus we find the jobber
a co-operator merely, working in
harmony with a multitude of manu­
facturers and for them conducting a
general warehouse, guaranteeing the
collection and payment of bills due
them and for his services receiving a
small commission. His agent or trav­
eler. sells a hundred kinds of goods in­
stead of one particular kind. Here
again we find co-operation in its high­
est type. The retailer carries a vari­
ety of goods, representative of per­
haps 200 or 300 manufacturers here
again is co-operation, and it may be
said ,that the earnings of all engaged
in distribution represent a small
commission for performing a service,
and the aggregate qf the earnings of
any one of them—the jobber, his
agent and the retailer—is dependent
upon his labor and his business sagac­
ity. When these three factors in dis­
tribution be cut out just as expensive
a system must be substituted. In case
of the manufacturer who sells his
products direct to the consumer, he
has large advertising bills to pay, and
a hundred little expenses which the
manufacturer who sells his products
through regular established channels
does not have to bear.
When a co-operative store is estab­
lished with a few hundred stockhold­
ers as its patrons it is generally found
that it cannot be operated at lower
expense than if conducted by an indi­
vidual, and it soon ceases to exist.
Editor Realizes Situation.
It has come to a time when the
business man must take note of the
mail order concerns. They are con­
tinually growing larger and taking
more trade out of the smaller towns.
Of course we all know that it is not
right for Wilkinsburg people to send
their money to Chicago or New York
or other places for their groceries,
dry goods, etc., when we have people,
neighbors and friends selling the
same goods right at home. The local
merchant has no one to blame but
himself for the condition which now
exists. This may be a little hard, but
it is true. Many of the local mer­
chants do not let their old customers,
and prospective new ones, know of
the articles they keep by advertising
them. The mail order houses are the
largest and most successful advertis­
ers in the world, and without adver­
tising they could do no business. Now,
if they can afford to 3pend hundreds
of thousands of dollars a year to keep
their old customers informed and to get
new ones, the local merchant could put
a big "kink" in the mailorder business
by adopting the same method on a
smaller scale—Wilkinsburg (Pa.)
Call.
Economy in Home Trade.
In an address made some years ago
before congress the late Thomas B.
Reed said: "Which is it better for
the farmer to do—send his supplies a
thousand miles to the seacoast, 3,000
miles across the water and sell it jto
the mechanic who gets less wages, oi
sell it right here at home to the me­
chanic who gets more wages?" Reed's
logic is sound, but he might ha^e gone
a little further, and shown the farmed
how important it is to have the home
market right at his door how by the
building up of the commercial and
manufacturing importance of his
home town, he widens the market for
Ids products, and that the livelier
and better the home place can tie
made, the better will be the prieeshs
will receive for hit products.
NEGRO INJURED DURING BRAWL
IS SUBJECT OF REMARK­
ABLE OPERATION.
FOUR STITCHES ARE TAKEN
Trap Door Is Cut in Patient's Side
and Slashed Organ Is Repaired
—Victim Walks After
Being Hurt.
New York.—A few days ago the re*
markable feat of sewing up a cut in a
man's heart was successfully per­
formed by two surgeons, Drs. Blake
and Dwight, at Roosevelt hospital.
The patient, William Johnson, a
negro about 35 years old, is still in the
hospital, ill with pneumonia, but, so
far as his heart is concerned, he is
all right. It has healed completely.
Johnson was stabbed in the course
of a saloon row with a long thin knife,
which severed the fourth -rib two
inches to the left of the mid line, and
entered the heart. He left the scene
of the stabbing without telling any­
one of it, and strolled about the streets
for three-quarters of an hour. The
wound appeared to be a slight one,
and, as it was not bleeding, externally
at least, Johnson did not worry about
it.
By and by, however, he began to
feel drowsy, and sat down on the curb
and put his head in his hands. Here
an acquaintance found him, drew from
him the fact that he had been stabbed,
and telephoned for an ambulance,
which carried him to Roosevelt hos­
pital.
Dr. Dwight, the house surgeon,
diagnosed the case, and at once tele­
phoned Dr. Joseph A. Blake. Within
an hour and a half after the stabbing
Johnson was on the operating table.
Dr. Blake performed the operation
with Dr. Dwight assisting.
First the surgeons .made an incision
along the upper border of the third
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The Operation.
rib, cutting from the sternum outward
to the nipple line, thence down to the
lower border of the fifth rib, '.hence
inward to the sternum again, along
the lower border of that rib.
This cut was deepened to the ribs,
and then the third and fifth ribs were
severed at the nipple line, the fourth
having been cut through by -the
weapon that caused the wouud. The
operation to this point had resulted in
the cutting of a sort of a trap door,
which was easily raised, and turned
back over the sternum with the costal
cartilage as a hinge.
When the trap door was lifted and
the pleura exposed, the left lung col­
lapsed, and a pint of blood was found
in the pleural cavity. It was found
that the lung itself was not injured,
but a small wound was discovered in
the pericardium, or shell which in­
cases the heart, from which the blood
was running. The pericardium was
then opened, and the heart itself ex­
posed. This exposure of the heart
showed the exact nature of the wound.
In the right ventricle, close to the
anterior coronary artery, there was a
wound in the heart about one-half an
inch in length, from which, at every
contraction or beat of the heart, a lit­
tle stream of blood spurted to a
height of four inches. Examination
showed that the wound extended to
the central cavity of the heart.
The heart was grasped'in the hand
to steady it, just as one would clasp a
fluttering bird in order to examine a
wound. Four stitches with silk thread
were then taken in the heart, it being
necessary to sew entirely through the
wall of the heart for that purpose. The
wound was then drawn together and
the flow of blood entirely checked.
Since that time, over a week ago,
there has been no further bleeding
from the wound in the heart, which is
apparently entirely healed. Nor has
there been any sign of blood poison*
ing. On the morning after the opera­
tion, however, the patient had a high
temperature, and 'signs of pneumonia
appeared in the lower lungs.
Traces of this pneumonia still per­
sist, and it is this, and not the condi­
tion of the man's heart, that is caus­
ing the attending surgeons anxiety.
The difficult and rarely attempted op­
eration of sewing up the heart has ap­
parently been performed with com­
plete success.
No Risks Run.
Pretty Girl—I called in reference to
your advertisement for a typewriter.
Cautious Bachelor—I advertised for
a
young man.
"Yes, I know, but I was in hopes I
might do."
"Hem! Can you cook?"
"Cook? Why, yes."
"Good housekeeper?"
"Oh, yes."
"Pond ot society?"
"No, I seldom go out unless obliged
to."
Take that desk there, please."—"
New York Weekly.
CHORUS LADY 1H SAD
CV
PLIGHT DURING FIRE
UNCLOTHED, HER ONljfe
PROTRUDING, SHE WAS HELD
FAST IN /^CABINET*
York.—There was afire of
real flames on the top floor of the
rooming house on East Twenty-eighth
street the other" 'night, and at this
same Ume^th^re was a firo fromsin
dignatiobSm the bottom -flobf. On? t&e
top fioojr young Charles Bronn had
fallen asleep 'smoking, a cigarette, and
he was rescued just as the ravenous
flames were—bnt listen to what hap­
pened oil*the first floor:
On the £r$t floor is Dr. Arthur C.
Schmokte,' osteopath, blue-ray expert
and chlromatotheropic. Miss Mamie
Svelte, a chorus lady, disrobed, and
inclosed, in a cabinet, the inside of
which spouted vari-cotoredi lights, was
"Fire's Out," They Said.
being lulled to sleep by the therapeutic
effects of the chiromatotheroptlc
rays, when* the cry of fire roused the
house. Miss Svelte screamed.
Dr. Schmolke rushed to the door
and was gone in a second. Firemen
arrived, dragged lines of hose up the
stairway outside, an ambulance
clanged in the street and a throng of
curious folks gathered.
Miss Svelte kicked a hole in the
red lights, the green lights and the
yellow lights, and tried to stove a
hole in the bottom of the cabinet so
she could use it for a barrel and es­
cape. The cabinet of the raputic ef­
fects held fast. Firemen attracted by
screams burst into the osteopath's of­
fice and found the handsome Miss
Svelte, head only visible, crying
"Help!"
The firemen began to unfasten the
cabinet, and to their amazement her
screams redoubled. She nodded with
her head to her clothes that lay on
chairs, and the firemen vanished like
shadows.
"Fire's out," they said.
Soon Dr. Schmokle came back. He
was very sorry that Miss Sveyte had
kicked holes in his chiromatotherop
tics, and was quite sure all the good
effects of the red and green lights had
been lost in her fright.
"I was outside guarding you all the
time," he said.
Brown/ rescued from the top floor,
had a narrow escape. He awoke to
find the room in flames, and tried to
run out with the mattress as a shield,
but fell fainting. John H. Wilson, a
fellow boarder, found him and rescued
him.
BURIED ALIVE FOR SIX DAYS.
Wife Finally Rescued from Living
Tomb and Lives Short Time.
London.—An extraordinary case of
intentional live burial is reported in a
medical publication. It occurred in
the Betul district, C. P.
A man named Dama was tried for
the murder of Indro, his wife. She
had been suffering from chronic dysen­
tery, and the husband took her and
the family to another village. Here
he appeared to have abandoned his
wife and returned with the children
to his own village. He said that he
had left the woman with an exorcist
for treatment,
The village authorities sent for tlje
man, however, and the wife was made
over to him. But he came back the
same day, saying that the woman had
died on the way and that he has buried
her.
Six days later a villager saw some­
thing move in the jungle, and his cat­
tle shied when they went near the
place. A search was made by the
authorities, and they found a grave
with the leg of a woman clearly vis­
ible. They heard her say: "I am not
dead," and she also said that her hus­
band had buried her.,
After being lifted out of the grave
and given food, the woman was sent
to the Badnur hospital and lived 12
days longer. The accused man was
sentenced to transportation for life.
The extraordinary part of the story,
apart from the callousness of the hus­
band, adds the medical paper, is the
fact that the woman must have lain
in the shallow grave, covered with
leaves and branches, for six or seven
days without food or water,, and then
survived 12 days longer.
Bread Is Bewitched.
Norfolk, Va.—Annie Diggs, Helen
Ford, and their friends are consumed
with fear, believing that some calam­
ity is impending. They declare that
a miracle took place at their home
a few days ago.
The women say they were, gathered
about the dinner table and talking of
their dead' mother, Mary E." Ford,
when suddenly a* loaf oif bread on the
table began to rise from the plate and
aseehd fully tw© feet before dropping
back to the plate with a distinct noise.
They did hot eat any! more dinner.
In fact, they have not slept since.
They declare it was ho optical de­
lusion, and that they were not tricked
by any one. They are willing to give
the loaf of bread away, but 4heir
neighbors decline to have anything to
do.with it.
Oftei Ttiniififeys An
Weakened bj Oier-Wwk
Unhealthy KMnejs Make Impure pisodL ^f
^I^9Wdj, to_,.be c^^^j^t^t only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be 4
traced to the kidneys,
but now modem
Science proves that
nearly all diseases'"-^1®®5
have their beginning
in the disorder at
these, ittortk important
organs."
The ki^neya filter
and i&mfjHhe btood—
that is their workb
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of dirder, yon can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
Jf you are sick or feel badly,'? bens
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr
Kilmer's
Swamp-Root,
because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will 'help
aU the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis­
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the
^extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, 'is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the niost distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all
druggists in fifty-cent
and one-dollar size
bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
He—Yaas! Several yeare ago I
fell in love with a girl, but she re­
jected me—made a regular fool of
me, in fact.
She—How sad! And you've never
got over it.
His Opinion of the Dinner.
The guests at a large dinner party
did ample justice to the tempting
viands as course after course was
served. They were loud in their
praises of the Chinese cook, of whom
the hostess was justly proud. They
declared they never ate more deli­
cious or appetizing delicacies. Final­
ly the Chinaman brought in the last
course, a huge cake heavy with
frosting. He was. a Converted Chi­
naman, and desiring to honor his
religion he had put a motto on the
cake that satisfied his conscience.
It read, "Prepare to Meet Thy God."
It Was Real.
"What a beautiful piece of mistletoe
you have on the chandelier. Miss
Clara!"
"Yes, Mr. Sltrpklns, it Is but do
you know, Pm afraid it's not genuine."
Just at this point she discovered
that it was, and the conversation
ended.
We ought not to look back unless
it is to derive useful lessons from
past errors and for the purpose of
profiting by dear-bought experience^
-George Washington.
RAILROAD MAN
Didn't Like Being Starved.
A man running on a railroad has to
be in good conditldn all the time or he
is liable to: do harm to himself .and
others.
A clear- head is necessary to pal
locomotive or conduct a train. ISven
a railroad man's appetite and diges­
tion are matters of importance, as the
clear brain vand, steady ,hand .result
from the healthy appetite followed by
the proper 'digestion of food.
"For the ifest five years/' writes a
railroader, "I have been constantly
troubled With indigestion. Every doe
tor X' consulted seemed to want to
starve me to death. First I was diet­
ed on warnr water and toast until I
was almost starred then, when they
would let me eat, the indigefttfoa
would be right back .again..
"Only temporary relief dame' from
remedies, and I tried about all of them
I saw advertised. About throe, months
ago a friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food. The very first day I no­
ticed-that my appetite -was .satisfied,
which had not been the case before,
that I can remember*
"In a week, I believe, I had more
energy than ever before in my life.
have gained seven pounds and
have
not had a touch of indigestion since
I have been eating Grape-Nuts. When
my wife sfcw how^much good this food
was 'doing me she thought she Would
try' 'it fcwhile?. We believe the dis­
coverer of Grape-Nuts found
the'Per*
feet Food.'" I'zay.si-.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well*
Till*** is pkgs. 'Therms a Reason.*
ol
Home of Swamp-Root
by mail free, also a pamphlettelling you^
how to find out if you have kidney op!
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to Dr. Kilnier & Co., Bing
hamton, N.'Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, &wafhp^jtoot,
Dr. Kilmpr's Swamp-Root, and. twfr ad­
dress, Binghamton. N.Y.,onevery bottle.
BLAMED ON THE
si'
First Thought in frishman's Mind Af»
ter the Accident,
-.'J .... Vv iif-'-' l*
Railroad claim-agents have little
faith in their fellow creatures, One
said recently: "Every time I settle a,
claim with one of these hard-headed
rural residents who wanta the rail
rpad to pay twice what he would
charge the butcher iit he gets a sheep*
killed, I think of this story, illustra­
tive of the way some people want ta
hold the railroad responsible for*
every accident, of whatever kind, that'
happens. Two Irishmen were driving
home from town one night when their
buggy ran into a ditch, overturned,,
and they were both stunned. When a
rescuer came along and revived them
the first thing one of them said was:i
•Where's the train?' 'Why, there's no
train around,' he was told. .Then
Where's the' railroad?' 'The nearest
railroad is three miles away,' he
learned. 'Well, well,' he commented:
'I knew it hit us pretty hard, but I
didn't suppose it knocked us three
miles from the track.'"
8YMPATHY.
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