j " 1 A esj?c?z/s Sjvsayavo si &oc/je~* ASILY t!:« iroat ad mired of nil the clrcua performers are the bare back riders —male and / | female. No acts so If thrill the spectators as IS J do theirs, unless possl j&s. nff bly It be the gennational I VvjL/ - jr trapeze performances, each engaging the serv \ Ices of a large "family" XI of foreign acrobats t j which have of late years A* / become a feature with jy / the largest American flhr circuses. However, not even the aerlallsts, pro- Bmtected by nets, brave 'Jfl W\ the dangers that con front the bareback rid ers, whose single mls istep or wrong calculation may result lln a fall more serious than the tum ble of a trapeze artist from a lofty (Dar. Moreover, the riders in addition to the dangers of falls have the ever ipresent menace of the flying horses' hoofs and the possibility of kicks tfrom horses, for even the most de pendable of circus steeds have their moments of 111 temper when they in dulge in kicking propensities. All 'these dangers are braved not only by the artists known as bareback rid ers, but in no less degree by the men find women who present thoroughbred horses in 'high school," or La Manage acts, which means, of course, the put ting of high steppers through a va- Tlety of paces, the jumping of hurdles, the rearing of the mount on his hind Jegs and other dexterous feats of masterly horsemanship. Not only are the equestrian stars the most conspicuous performers in the eyes of the general public, but from the standpoint of the circus peo ple themselves they are the aristo crats of the community that centers around the sawdust ring. Socially they are in a class by themselves among the performers and this caste Is generally recognized. Families de vote themselves to circus riding through generation after generation to an extent unknown in other branches of the show business. Young members of these old equestrian fam ilies might almost be said to grow up on horseback; they marry in their own little circle; and herein they find their life work, until when too old for riding they retire to a peaceful life on a farm. The equestrians, forming the ex clusive "set" of the traveling circus community are accorded the best staterooms in the sleeping cars in which the performers travel, and some of them further emphasize their posi tion by putting up at a hotel in each city visited by the circus Instead of taking their meals at the big dining tent on the lot." With such a situ ation It is only to be expected that the riders should receive the highest salaries of any of the performers— that Is taking the Individual averaget This matter of salary combined with the further problem of obtaining and Dual Personalities We may accept as quite well estab lished the fact that hallucinations, to people who have them, are real things, and that loss of memory 16 a real thing, and that double personality is a real thing. Of the losa of memory many cases are familiar. One of the most curious ■was that of a man who had been a •cork cutter in England, says the Lon don Daily Graphic, and went out to America leaving a family behind him. He was wrecked and lost all memory of his former life. He became well to do and prosperous and it was only by the accident of going over a cork cutting factory that he recovered the clue to his former personality. His ■thinking brain was unstirred, but that part of the brain which directs mus cular auction enabled him by an act of unconscious memory to cut a cork —an act which no unpracticed person could do. It was clear then that he Tiad once been a cork cutter, and the Institution of further inquiries finally Identified him. To return, however, to the cases of duplex personality. The first one of recorded historically is that of a youth named Sorgel, in Bavaria, who •was an epileptic, and in one of the re ilapses into criminal frame of mind -which followed on his epileptic seiz ures killed a woodcutter. He made no attempt to defend or hide his act, "but childishly explained It. He con tinued thus for a week after the crime, when his first personality was Restored to him. He then completely iorgot all the occurrences that had 'preceded or followed the murder. Al though this case took place nearly 100 ■years ago his judges were convinced of his innocence. Sorgel afterward <lled in a lucatis asylum transporting horses for the riders ex plains why one sees so few bareback riders with the average small country circus. It needs the wealth and In come of the big show to support a goodly company of riders. From one standpoint, the high sal aries of the circus riders appears to be Justly deserved. Riding Is the most difficult of all circus stunts to master as well as the most dangerous to perform, once the knack of poising on a galloping horse has been master ed. As has been mentioned above, the average new recruit in the ranks of circus riders comes of an eques trian family and consequently he or she has the benefit of capable Instruc tion at home. To attain the greatest proficiency in riding, aa In any other acrobatic line, practice should begin In childhood. A youngster under in struction under such circumstances Is lifted by the father or mother onto the horse upon which the adult rider is practicing. At first the beginner must be held In place on the horse's back, but gradually confidence Is gained and the new rider can main tain Ms position with no aid save a steadying hand when there comes a sudden lurch of the plunging mount. Finally he Is able to take care of him self unaided and then gradually there are mastered all the tricks of mount ing a horse at a gallop and the fea ture work such as leaping over ban ners and through paper-covered hoops. Some circus children serve an ap prenticeship as bareback riders on The larger number of these instan ces of dual personality follow on epilepsy, but one is recorded by Dr. Drewry of Virginia, 1896, of Mr. K. Mr. K., while apparently in perfect health, went to a northern town to transact some business, which he did quite ably and rationally. He then disappeared. He was given up for dead. Then, six months afterward, he was found, brought home again, a changed man in mind and body. The six months interval was a blank to him and always remained so. He had spent them as an odd job man in a southern state. His recovery dated from the breaking down of a growth in his auditory canal, which had un doubtedly affected his brain in a phys ical sense. But of the more curious cases of double personality, which did not be gin and leave off suddenly, but which endured for a number of years, there are a number of instances. One was Miss Mary Reynolds, who for 15 or 16 years had two states of existence, in one of which she was a melancholy, morbid young woman and in the other a gay, hysterical, mischievous child. The alternations, in which the child state lasted from five to six weeks, continued at Intervals of varying length for 15 or 16 years, but finally ceased when she attained the age of thirty-five or thirty-six, leaving her permanently In her secondary or ac quired state. The emotional opposi tion of the two states had, however, becomo gradually reduced, and the ; third state at which she eventually j arrived was a rational state, removed | from both of them. There are cases of multiplex per- I tonality, of which the best known Is i '.hat of the epileptic Lulso Vive, whose CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1911. Shetland ponies—notoriously steady of gait and BO small that a tumble from the back of one Is not BO likely to result in broken bones. A very In genious contrivance has been perfect ed for giving confidence to new re cruits among women bareback riders. It is, In effect, a swinging pole sup ported at oiie end by a pole corre sponding to the center pole of a cir cus ring. This pole swings round and round the ring, keeping pace -with the horse galloping around the sawdust arena. At the outer end of this pole is a contrivance which grasps the tim id rider around the waist or under the arms and which will enable her to take her entire weight off the horse at a moment's notice. The reader will appreciate that with this support In reserve the rider need not fear over balancing. If she does lose her bal ance the pole will hold her up and en able her to regain her proper position on the back of the horse traveling di rectly underneath. Circus riders exercise great care in the selection of their horses —■ "rosin-backs," as the circus people call them, because of the powder that Is sprinkled on their broad backs to prevent the riders from slipping. The Ideal horse for bareback work must be good tempered; steady and unvary ing In gait, and heavy enough to pre sent a broad back as a moving plat form for the performer's feats. Cir cus riders. It may be added, not only ride in the circus ring, but also In the | dally parade. different states were distinguished by different forms of paralysis, as well as by entirely different moral proclivi ties, and there Is the curious case of Miss Beauchamp, a patient of Dr. Mor ton Prince, a full account of which was given in the International Con gress of Psychology, Paris, in 1900. Miss Beauchamp was a neurasthenio but clover young woman, who over worked at college. She was of a mor bidly conscientious and rather re served disposition. She was hypno tized in order to try the power of sug gestion, and out of one of these hyp notic trances emerged a new Miss Beauchamp a person entirely different from the original Miss Beau champ in manners, ideals, education and temperament. This new Miss Beauchamp was called "Sally" Beau champ, and one of the peculiarities of her mlchievous temper was a pro found dislike of the "other Miss Beau champ." The case is too complex and too curious for complete summary here, but it presents the amazing fact that in one brain may reside the pos sibility of the existence of two en tirely different beings, different in mind, thought, disposition, health and temper. Quite apart from any attempt to de ceive on the part of such "abnormal" cases, one of the symptoms of brain injury or incipient brain affection is the real ability to distinguish between the real and the unreal. One of the authorities In London on brain recent ly asked a young girl who had been deceiving her parents for some years with fables as to Imagined incidents and imagined acquaintances what was the difference to her between these imaginary things and the real exis tence, for example, of himself and of '.he room where they were standing. "None at all,"" Bhe replied IMPORTANCE OF ERADICATING INJURIOUS CATTLE TICK Southern Stntes Need More and Better Live Stock and Larger Dairy Industry—Objects bo Promoted by Destroying Pest. The eradication of the cattle tick from the southern stales Is a problem of prime i:: jiortanco to the agricul tural interests of that section. More over, the good that would result from the elimination of the tick would not be entirely confined to the rc-glon di rectly concerned, and thus the matter assumes to a certain degree a national importance. The south needs more and better live stock and a larger dairy industry, and these objects would be greatly promoted by the destruction of the tick. The increased production of live stock by reason of its important bear ing in maintaining and Improving the fertility of the soil, would be of dis tinct benefit in increasing the yield of field crops. An incidental though im portant advantage of stock raising and dairying would be found in the distri bution of the farmer's income through out the year, enabling him to live on a cash basis. It can thus be seen that the benefits which would accrue to southern agriculture from the exterm ination of the cattle tick would be very great and far-reaching. There are several species of cattle ticks, but the chief one is commonly called the "cattle" or "Texas fever" tick. It Is the one most frequently found on cattle and is much more abundant than the other species. When the losses occasioned by this parasite are once thoroughly under stood by farmers and stockmen there will be Uttle need for arguments in favor of tick eradication. Some of the losses are not directly noticeable and consequently make little impression, while other losses properly charge able to the tick are frequently attrib uted to other causes. Various writers have estimated the annual loss due to the tick at from $40,000,00 to $100,000,000. These fig ures should be ample argument, even to the most comprehensive, for the eradication of the pest. In getting rid of the tick, it may be attacked on the pasture and on the cattle. In freeing pastures the method fol lowed may be either a direct or an indirect one. The former consists in excluding all cattle, horses and mules from pas tures until all the ticks have died from Pail Spraying Pump. Btarvation. The latter consists in per mitting the cattle and other animals to continue on the infested pasture and treating them at regular inter vals with oils or other agents destruc tive to ticks and thus preventing en gorged females from dropping and re infesting the pasture. The larvae on the pasture, or those which hatch from eggs laid by females already there, will all eventually meet death. Such of these as get upon the cattle from time to time will be destroyed by the treatment, while those which fail to find a host will die in the pasture from starvation. Animals may be freed of ticks in two ways. They may, be treated with an agent that will destroy all the ticks present, or they may be rotated at proper intervals on tick-free fields un til all the ticks have dropped. Spraying is probably the most con SLIDING PARTITION IN STALL pM » The sliding partition shown In the accompanying illustration provides a safe way to approach the head of a kicking horse to feed it or put on the ' ;:rne.'s. It does away with the neces My of entering the stall from behind I the risk < i being kicked. The par: Mon reaches as far as the matigor, ii ih<- entire framework and boards are carried on two rollers attached joist above. Small inotal clips an ''outer ed to the floor 011 each side ol •i j .rtlilcn to keep the bottom in p': . o utid guide It in sliding back. j venlent and practical way of treating j cattle on the majority of farma. A ! good style • I pall spray pump will bo sufficient for trenting small herds. About 15 feet of 3-3 inch high pressure hose is required and a type of nozzle furnishing a cone-shaped spray will be found satisfactory. A nozzle with two small an aperture should not be used. Every portion of the body should be thoroughly treated, special attention being given to the head, dewlap, brisket, inside of elbows, thighs and flanks, the tail and the depressions at the base of the tail. Crude oil alone may be used, but in general a 20 to 25 per cent, emulsion will be better. All the cattle should be sprayed every two weeks and the treatment should not be discontinued simply be cause the ticks have become scarce or seem to have disappeared. In localities where ticks commonly occur on cattle in considerable num bers during the winter time it will be advisable to continue spraying. In lo calities where ticks disappear or are present in very small numbers during the winter, the cattle should be In spected carefully each week to remove and destroy any ticks that may be present. When warm weather comes, it will be well in all cases in which spraying has been discontinued dur ing the winter to begin spraying and continue until It can be determined with certainty that eradication has been accomplished. The spraying should not be delayed until ticks show again in considerable numbers. One tick destroyed in the early spring will save the trouble of destroying thou sands a few months later. MEXICAN STYLE OF FARMING Most Primitive Methods of Agri culture Are Still Carried on in Many Parts of the Old Republic. (By VICE-CONSUL R. M. STADDEN.) The most primitive method of farming is still carried on in many parts of Mexico. The plowing is done by the old-time bull tongue, which is a crooked stick with the point cov ered with an iron shoe, which only scratches the soil. Corn is planted by hand, a man fol lowing the plow, dropping the seed and covering it with his foot. It is cultivated with the same plow, which gives very poor results in destroying the weeds. The fodder is gathered by pulling the leaves or blades from the stock, which are made into bun dles and carried from the fields by pack mules. Rice is planted, after the native plow has scratched over the land, by being thrown broadcast, and covered by hauling a bunch of brush over the land. When the rice is about one foot or 18 inches high It is cut down with grass hooks; not even a scythe is used for this work. This cutting back is said to make the rice grow more bunchy and enables the rice plant to get the best of the weeds, whereas, if the land had been proper ly plowed before planting, there would be no weeds and this cutting back would not be necessary. Some eight or ten days before cutting or harvesting time the water is shut oft from the rice fields to allow the rice to ripen, when it is cut With the same grass hooks. 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