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"War loves to seek its victims In ihe young.
-Sophocles.
Germans Indignant at Attitude of U. 8.
Headline.
Fifty-fifty or thereabouts.
Some ono should toll tho pupils of the Fltlcr
School that onco Is enough. Twlco Is tire
some. Poverty Is 'waste because waste Is failure.
Tho doer has no tlmo to grumblo ho Is too
busy.
Frank H. Hitchcock knows lull well tho
valuo of a delegato pledged to a candldato
who will not run. Didn't ho "swap" things
when ho' was a boy?
Ropresentatlvo Hill, of Connecticut, holds
out no hopo to tho textllo manufacturers, for
ho says that Germany has no dyestuft to ex
port. AH her mills are turning out' tho ma
terial that Is turning tho fields of Europo red.
Tho trained statistician, tho financier, the
word painter or head writer all fall back bo
foro tho amount of tho new British war credit,
which Is $2,100,000,000. Hardly accustomed to
"thinking in millions," this effort at billions Is
too much. Tho regular literary word for It
Is "staggorlng." But tho man In tho street
knows better. Ho simply says "thero ain't
that much money."
Richard Strauss is said to bo composing
a setting for a new hymn of hate, this ono
composed by tho August Monarch himself.
Xict us Bee. How long ago was it that tho
R. Kaiser forbado tho performance of a Strauss,
', . ,i. ., , n tt . V
opera, at wiu Jioyui upcra iiuuso t .mm
wasn't It a general Impression that the young
Crown Prlnco showed his father what was
what by attending tho performance at a
rival Institution? War makes strango
friends among geniuses.
Tho following, from a sourco proved rellablo,
describes an incident In a recent air raid over
London:
One of tho missiles struck a shed, while
others dropped near a church where service
wo3 In progress. Tho "To Deum" was belng
sung when a tremendous concussion rocked
the building. It caused a momentary pause
in the singing. However, the servlco then
proceeded without the least sign of anxiety
, on tho part of the congregation.
If that Isn't fiction it ought to bo.
"What is thero in tho semi-tropics which ren
ders them so attractive to politicians on tho
ovo of, a campaign? Hero's Roosevelt traip
sing off to tho Bahamas or somewhere Just in
tlmo to let the four unstnlwart stalwarts of
Massachusetts declare they want him. And
here, too, Is Senator McNIchol dashing to
Florida and points South In tlmo to convince
hla friends that a fight is really on. Young
men may go West, but politicians, it seems,
go South and avoid Interviews.
While no definite victories and soma small
defeats have fallen to the sharo of the Allies
In tho past week, the color of tho nowa has
been entirely favorable to them. Tho facts
that In ten days six separate attacks were
made by the Germans In the western theatre;
that the U-boat, on the face of It a desperate
issue, Is being emphasized; that General Sar
rail is at the side of tho King of Greece; that
air raids, another expedient which confesses
despair, are being prosecuted with more
vigor all theso tend to the belief that Ger
many Is against the wall. And more signifi
cant than all of these is the apparently au
thentic report that Rumania has doubled her
war budget to the enormous sum of $120,000,-
000. This tlmo there can bo no question of
wWfch way the country will Jump.
Of dummy directors much lias been said;
but what shall be said of the socially or finan
cially prominent who give their names, but
"not their attention, to charitablo organiza
tions? In the case reported on by Director
JCrusen tho charity was found wanting. Sanl-
' Jary conditions In a nursery, of all places,
should be perfect, and those In the Sunshine
Day Nursery are far from that, according to
report. Yet there are a number of persons
Isypolhellcally behind tho organization, who
y have had nothing to do with the management
pf It and can hardly be held responsible, ex
cept by themselves. "I simply wanted the use
,cl their names," said the director of the nur
'sery. "I have never conferred with them
since. They understood at the time that I
was asking' only for their names, not for their
fttrne." Perhaps the understanding' is the
vpnst feature of the, case.
The anti-drink I ng order issued yesterday by
Chief Carleton 1. Davis; of tho Bureau of
WaWr, applies paradoxically to anything
fcut water. It may cause a bit of grum
bling, but the grumblers will be Just those
Ljmgeom whose services the bureau will find
r$at JxuUspwsable. Director Datosman has ap-
ved the order, which does npt in effect pro-
jJfW drinkl'Jg among employes nor does it de-
ma a. pledge. It simply panuhes tho influ-
t liquor during the time of work. In-
-Vtfulgfmco to drinkers who cannot control t hem-
Is rejected in thee vords: "By so do-
jfeUtsg to report violations of the order.
. j 4HMronMMr tt Burma of Water ajnd may
tte oily of PiiHadaJfOUav ltt& lot Jn-
$mx ml jfrHTWtff" Quite wo, aa4 the IS oi-
ptoyes of tho bureau who are affected fay the
order may consider that thoy have a primary
duty to tho citizens of Philadelphia, for which
they must sacriflco whatover leanings they
may havo toward anything which renders
them Incfllolont or irresponsible
SPIRIT OP WASHINGTON
The teller of mneh of the wisdom of tlie
ertrly alittosmen liita been outgrown, but
the spirit of H nshlnBton'a policy to eatnlillsti
n soteregn notion which ahoiild fommnml
nml ilrmnmt the respect of the world re
mnhls n snfo guide for men toilny.
THI5 theory that American foreign policy
should bo such as to foster friendly rein
lions with all nations and entangling alliances
with nono was formed nt a tlmo when this
country was physically Isolated. Three
thousand miles of ocean sepnratcd us from
Europe. A man could not cross from ono
continent to tho other In less than n month.
Thero could bo no communication by mall In
loss than two months, slnco that tlmo was
required for a letter to get to London and
for an answer to return. Tho fact that
British possessions bordered tho United
Statot on tho north and Spanish possessions
on tho south and west did not seriously lesson
our physical nloofnoss from tho rest of tho
world.
Wnshlngton'ii vlows on tho subject wore ex
pressed in his letter to Sir Francis Nowott
linm, when ho wrolo of our relations to tho
European nations:
It should bo tho poller of tho United
States to administer to their wants without
being engaged In their quarrels.
This Is an admirable statement and would
servo for today as welt ns for tho tlmo when
It wns Ilrst formulated. But mnny American
statesmon havo read into It moro than it con
tains. When tho French Revolution began,
Washington said that ho wns glad that wo
wcro so far away from It, becauso, otherwise,
It would bo dimcult for us to keep out of tho
great conflict that was Just beginning. Tho
Issues Involved woro not Amorlcan. But when
tho French disregarded our rights on tho sea
wo did becomo Involved in war with them
and fought It for two years. If tho steam
ship and tho oloctrlo tolcgraph had been In
uso thon, it is moro than likely that wo should
sooner or later havo been drawn into tho
greater conflict that followed.
Washington's policy rested on tho firm
foundation of national Independence Ho did
not want tho European powers to lntcrfcro
with our Internal affairs and ho was opposed
to our lnterfcrcnco with tho Internal nffalrs
of other nntlons. Somo of his successors,
howovcr, havo gono so far as to bo willing
to submit to indignity from European powers
rather than dopart from what they are
pleased to call "tho traditional policy" of
America. When tho rights of American
citizens and tho dignity of tho nation Itself
aro affected by European quarrels, wo nro
intensely interested in what goes on across
tho water.
Wo can no longer pretend that wo aro
not concerned or that events on tho other
side of tho ocean do not affect us. Tho
United States is In tho position of tho owner
of a largo farm, which a hundred years ago
was so far away from town that tho farmer
could run It as ho pleased. Ho need not caro
anything about tho regulations to which tho
peoplo In tho city had to submit, and tho
peoplo in tho city need not caro what ho did.
Ho could supply the town with provisions
without becoming Involved In tho quarrels
of the town folk. But when tho city expands
until it reaches tho farm lands conditions
nro changed. Thero must bo a mutual
adjustment of tho relations between tho two.
Tho farmer must bo moro considerate of his
neighbors than when ho was isolated, and
his neighbors, who havo come closo to him,
havo n right to demand that ho shall consider
tholr rights and their convenience.
Tho analogy must not be pressed too far,
but it roughly parallels the changed rela
tions between tho United States and tho rest
of tho world which a century and a quarter
havo brought about.
Tho tlmo has passed when this country can
play a small part In world events. Tho caso
was stated with admirable precision by
Colonel Roosevelt as President, when he said
that tho only option possible to America,
was whether it would play Its part nobly or
Ignobly. A nation of 100,000,000 population
bulks large from whatover angle it Is
viewed. It touches tho world at a thousand
points. This is no longer a small state
occupying tho edgo of a continent. It has
spread to the Pacific and reached out to
tho islands of tho sea. The internal quarrels
of no nation in Europo need troublo It so
long as American rights are not affected.
But thero cannot be a great international
conflagration such as that which Is now In
progress without Involving us moro or less
directly, Washington set out to coninco
Europo that tho new nation born here was
a sovereign entity entitled to respect. Unless
his successors are able to maintain the rights
of a sovereign state when the belligerent
nations aro Ignoring all rights thoy will fall
miserably In the performance of their sworn
duty.
Wo have outgrown tho letter of much that
the early statesmen said of the International
duty of America. To apply it to conditions
today would be like attempting to dress a
grown man in his first pair of troubers. But
.the spirit of Washington's policy, based on
,u profound love for his country and a de
termination to make that country respected
in the family of nations, is a safo guide now
and will so remain as long as the nation
survives.
SAVE THE WATER FRONT
THE principal reason urged by the advo
cates of the annexation -of Delaware
County to the city Is that the waterfront
on the river Is required for the proper de
velopment of the port pf Philadelphia.
No argument Is needed to establish this
proposition. The wharved of the enlarged
port must ultimately extend to Chester, if
not beyond. There is room on the rivcrsouth
of the outlet of the 8chuylktll for plera
long enough to accommodate the biggest
steamship that will ever be built.
Neither the State nor the pity nor any other
public corporation controls the banks of the
river. There can be no proper development
of the port ea long as this great territory
remains in private handST If a commercial
statesman were asked to Bay what should
be done he would advise the creation of a
powerful commission with the right of emin
ent domain to. enlarge the port of Philadel
phia by including within it lands on the
Delaware as far north and aa far south as
Its discretion seemed wise. Such a commis
sion efluld then make comprehensive plans
for piers and railroad sidings, controlled abso
lutely (n the public- interest, while leaving;
the autonomy of the towiui and cltlea In Dela
ware Cuuaty und!turbfd until such time uu
it mljfht sees) bet to annus thetn to this
Tom Daly's Column
NAM'TATOKt.
Dear T. D. ! wo'to very
grateful
Tlint you've lent to tm
your eolyum
Wo will try to ninko It
snappy,
Full of Pennsylvania
oplrlt
Wo nro glnd'tho Even-
i.vo i.rjtmen
Started such a witty
eolyum
And wo're proud and
mighty thnnkful
That tho man who runs
It's Irish
I Y. a.
nut
(After rending Chnmbcrs)
Closo within his arms ho held her. Ho looked
deep, deep Into hrr Bllstcnlng oyos and searched
her very soul. Nearer and nearer ho pressed
her wilting form to him. Their hearts boat
violently. Slowly bIio raised her fnco to his,
llcr half-parted lips gave forth tho heat of burn
ing coals. Thoy Btcod quivering 'tis blades of
graRS kissed by a passing breeze. A few loono
strnncls of hrr golden hair maddened htm. Ho
pressed his fevered lips closer to hers closer
closer when of a sudden the poor yap unoczcd
and spoiled It nil. lLW.lt.
All, Those Coupons!
They tossed and sighed nnd murmured through'
tho silence of tho night,
For sho had something on her mind, and ho was
worried, quite.
Ills breath c.amo quick in coughing gasps, his
face resembled dough,
And in hli yellowed fingers held, a clgaretto did
glow.
(Changa to Hlnor.)
At last hli loving wlfo exclaimed, and anxious
Rho did feel,
"Wo need but three moro coupons, dear, for tho
nu-to-ntD-hlle,
Ten thousand's nil wo havo to have wo lack but
three, you know."
Hut Henry turned n pasty face nnd groaned In
accents slow.
Refrain.
"I cannot smoke another one, I am a dying man,
I'vo done my host, my very best, but Lord, I
simply can
Not touch another cigarette, I am too nearly
dead
We'll havo to gtvo It up, dear, though It turn3 my
heart to lead."
He looked. Indeed, quite sick and pale, and very
feeble, too,
Tho prospects seemed to dwlndlo and hla wlfo
she felt dark blue;
Dut in her desperation sho then took -tho last
resort
And made uso of tho tactics that nro every
woman's forte.
(Change to Minor.)
Entwining arms with tears you know, she had
her wny at last,
Dut when she got tho wretched slips, his troubles
nil wcro past.
Tho wedding bells havo pealed again slnco
Henry's sad demise.
But oft as In her car they ride, sho hums with
lowered eyes:
Refrain.
"I cannot smoko another one, etc." P. W.
Sold
Frantically sho dashed Into tho room nnd
threw herself upon him. Her hand closed tightly
upon his wrist tho glittering ulado ho held
wavered and fell. Thero was a look of terrible
rage In his eyes ns ho turned upon her.
"Don't!" she gasped.
"Why not?" ho asked quickly,
"Jim cut his corns with that this morning."
she breathed. "You'll havo to shavo with tho
bafety!"
pS2s ,r!
teK
TI3IE1S 11AVAOES,
'Ticas built or some grcat-orandmamma
Whose taste, though prim, was fine.
Its spacious stretch icas made to hold
A row of eight or nine.
Oppressed by its decorous air,
Bhv homespun sxcalns would never dare
To pop the the smallest question there.
So pewlikc its design!
Vut grandma's dead. Dot has it now.
And times have changed, 'tis true.
And Dottle's Jar too wise to have
A sofa like a peio.
Heaps of soft cushions, silken neat,
JVoio leave upon that ample scat
When lights are low and hours sweet,
Just room enough for twol
M. .
Perfect Understanding
BUI (over tho phone) My dear, I won't be
home till late tonight a meeting of directors,
you see.
His wife Bring her out to dinner, Henry; N
daughter will be out, you know, and theatrical
peoplo are so amusing. ' R, II,
No Nuisance
Vlrst Dormlto How can you Btudy when
your roomie Is typewriting all the time?
Second Dltto Oh, that's easy; I read be-,
tween clicks. D. M. C,
The Swell'One Some foreign substance is
lodged in your eye,
Patrick Ol knowed ut. That's what I get
f'r wurrukln' wld thlm Dagoes.
Stude Hay there, there's a cockroach on
the celling.
Roomie Step on It and kill it, Don't bother
me,
Alice Have you heard the latest Ford Joke?
HenryWhat Is it? '
Alice Oh, Henry!
How Jong have you been learning to skate?
Oh, about a dozen sittings,
i ' ""J
Adelphian Rhapsody
I AM a thing of beauty and a Joy forever;
I am a sure cure for the blues and a dls
peller of gloom; gout, indigestion and rheu
matism fleo at my approach; I em a creature
of impulse and an ecstasy of delight; I am
the Joiner and breaker of hearts; I am the
cause of the morning of sorrow ; I am the ad
miration of the debutante and the exorcise of
the tired business man. like Heina's, I have
57 varletleat, million of devotees worship be
fore my hrl, I sm lrrMiUJbl
I rj fc rtrog, i, X, p.
D. M. C.
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fVvkr $
YES, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN EVEN
FATHER OF THE
AMERICAN IDEA
Washington's Great Service to His
Country in the Presidency His
One Policy Was America First,
Last andAll the Time
I
N THOSE days when Philadelphia was tho
national capital and when Gcorgo Wash
ington was President of tho United States it
was tho custom on tho 22d of February to
celebrate tho occasion with artillery salute's,
parades and social calls in tho day tlmo and
with a ball in tho ovenlng. Congress custom
arily adjourned for a sufficient length of tlmo
to permit its members to' call on tho President
and pay him their respects. But in 179G Con
gress put a deliberate slight upon tho Presi
dent by refusing to adjourn. Partisan strife
had been born.
It is all very well to quoto tho amlllar
title, "First In war, first in peaco and first In
tho hearts of his countrymen," but if over a
man suffered for his Americanism it was
Georgo Washington. Wo call him "tho father
of his country." Because ho commanded tho
moro or less triumphant army of tho Rovolu
tlon? Becauso ho was elected tho first Presi
dent of tho new Republic? If wo possess any
respect for history wo regard Washington as
tho father of his country becauso It was his
genius, his statesmanship, In tho eight years
of his administration, that established tho truo
American policy tho policy of America first,
last and all the time. That policy he estab
lished In tho faco of bitter nnd oven violent
opposition nt home. At times ho stood almost
alone. After ho had dealt with Genet as tho
French troublo maker richly deserved his ene
mies revived with coarser and moro scurrilous
accompaniments than before tho old chargo of
monarchiallsm. They 'cried out that ho ought
to bo impeached. A cartoon picturing Wash
ington on the gulllotlno roused the President
to a passion, and ho declared "that ho had
never repented but onco having taken a sec
ond term and that was every moment since;
that ho had rather be in his grave than In his
present position; that ho had rather bo on his
farm than to be emperor of tho world, and yet
they wero charging him with wanting to be a
king."
"Made In America"
Tho father of tho American Idea took tho
oath of office under an American-made Con
stitution In a suit of American-made clothes.
His party was tho American party. It was
only after several yw.rj in tho Presidency that
Washington camo to icallzo that he belonged
to any other, and at that it never ceased to be
American, wholly American. Washington was
that party, call It American or Federalist ns
you please. Hamilton did not create the Fed
eralist party or Jefferson tho Anti-Federalist.
Never was a President moro completely tho
head of his own administration than Georgo
Washington. Evory act of tho administration
was truly his own. The opponents of tho
Constitution became tho opponents of the
Washington administration. They formed the
Opposition. They opposed the financial meas
ures. the treaty with Great Britain, the atti
tude toward France, the enforcement of neu
trality. They comprised the only party there
was besldo tho party of administration sup
porters, and though for some time it lacked
cohesiveness and organization it succeeded in
making troublo enough for Washington's far
sighted, statesmanlike, straightforward and
unwavering policy of America first, last and
all the time.
The new nation came Into being on the eve
of the French Revolution. The confusion in
Europe quickly became worse confounded.
War between England and France broke out.
In the meanwhile the young republio had
been confronted not only with domestic prob
lems, but with problems affecting our rela
tions with England, with France, with Spain.
Indeed, our domestic problems were closely
associated with our foreign problems. Even
our financial measures and policies possessed
a foreign angle, pur first real parties were
based on the deflnement of bur relations to
European politics, which no less truly was a
deflnement of our attitude toward America.
In' his acts, as welt as in his words, Wash
ington pursued that American policy tq
which we owe the truly national spirit. Wash
Ington's exemplification' of the American
eplrjt, his preaching and practice of it In the
eight years of his Presidency that was
Washington's great service to hla country.
Jefferson as the first President of the United
States- comparisons are odious, but let us be.
glad that Jefferson was the third and not the
first Thl"dJd Washington da: He declared.
and follQW-sd to iw ultlmatu. wricUiv.iBji.i a,
v , . .Or i
policy which was purely American in its con
ception, and which shattered tho Colonial tra
dition for all time. Ho not only announced
to tho world a dignified and Independent
policy of our own, but taught Americans
themselves that their first duty was to bo
Amorlcans and nothing else.
Tale of the Little Sarah
An incldont which, though not by any
means tho most significant in this connec
tion, is nevertheless illuminative, may bo
briefly described. Ono July morning word
was passed about In Philadelphia that tho
Llttlo Sarah, a prize of a French man-of-war,
was fitting out as a privateer. Tho
President was absent from tho capital. Under
tho very oyes of Jefferson, tho Secretary of
State, tho arming of tho vessel proceeded
npaco. Jefferson went to Gcnot, who declined
to promlso to detain tho vessel, saying that
bIio would not bo ready to sail for several
days. Jefferson was satisfied, and withdrew
the troops that had been ordered by tho Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania to tako possession of
tho Llttlo Sarah. Tho Littlo Sarah drop
ped down to Chester, after changing Its namo
to tho Petit Democrat. Washington hur
ried back to Philadelphia. Jefferson hurried
to tho country boforo his chief arrived. But
he rccolvcd a letter from AVashlngton that
doubtless made him sit up and take notlco.
"What Is to bo done," tho President asked,
"In tho caso of tho Little Sarah, now at
Chester? Is tho Minister of tho French Re
public to set tho acts of this Government at
defiance telth impunity? and then threaten
tho Executlvo with an appeal to the people?
What must tho world think of such conduct,
and of tho Government of tho United States
In submitting to It?" Washington was wrathy.
Tho Petit Democrat put to sea before he
could prevent It, but Jefferson was never
afterward permitted to cxcrclso his former
authority as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In September, 179C, nt Philadelphia, Wash
ington published his "Farewell Address."
This message to the peoplo was but tho em
bodiment of that spirit which had character
ized nil his words and actions as President.
"Bo Americans," ho appealed. "Tho namo
which belongs to you, In your national
capacity, must exalt tho Just pride of
patriotism" moro than nny appellation! dorived
from local discriminations. Observo Justice
and faith toward all nations; havo neither
passlonato hatreds nor passionato attach
ments to any; and bo independent politically
of all. In one word, bo a nation, bo Amorl
cans and bo true to yourselves."
Is it tho spirit of '70 we need again? Rather
tho spirit of Americanism as preached and
practiced by George Washington in the early
years of our national history America first,
last and all the time. R. H.
KILLING ANTS WITH CANNON
What's tho good of great guns?
It Is hard to Imagine big guns killing-anything
except men and horses. In South Africa
and other tropical countries, however, they are
used to kill ants the termites, or warrior ants.
Theso ants are as highly organized as the Huns.
They live InVa republio of their own and are
divided into classes of workmen, soldiers and
queens. The workmen construct tho huge nests,
the soldiers defend thorn and keep order and
the females, or queens, are cared for by all the
others.
The ant heaps of these particular ants aro
often 20 feet high and pyramidal In shape.
Cattle climb upon them without crushing them.
A dozen men can find shelter in somo of their
chambers, and native hunters often lie in wait
Inside them when out after wild animals after
the nests have been deserted, of course. The
.ants construct galleries which are as wide as
the bore of a large cannon, and which run
three or four feet underground. It we built
houses as big in proportion a working man
would live in a dwelling as big as a pyramid
of Egypt.
Tho ants are frightfully destructive, and the
only way to kill them oft Is to blow them and
'their nests to pieces with guns loaded wth
grapeshot,
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Nations that neglect the arts of war and are
not prepared to defend themselves are sooner
or later obliterated from the maps. Detroit Free
Press,
Congress might celebrate Washington's Birth
day in a fitting manner by speeding up the
work for preparedness. Birmingham Age
Herald. v
In declaring that we shall grant full inde
pendence to the' Filipinos at the proper time,
leaving events to demonstrate when It la safe
to do so, we go as far as wisdom dictates.
Houston Post.
The country passed Judgment on the Under
wood tariff in the last congressional elections
wben, In spite of the Bull Moose division in the
Republican y ranks, it reduced the Democratic
majority of 143 In the House to a corporal's
guard of t. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Montreal pas expended 170.009.000 In IS years
in Improving it port facilities for handling ocean
business, but now it "is to be entirely renovated
and iU entire system of railways and elevators
ftteitrltii" la order to "make tho pert the best
m. thi. Atlantis iabird." Reatuater VoH-Bx-
BCfc LOOKED UNDIGNIFIED
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be answereA
in this column. Ten questions, the answer i
to which every well-informed person ihoulii
know, are asked daily.
QUIZ
1. Where Is Trelilioml?
3. Who N tlin richest man In America?
3. Who Is William It. Sonden? ' -'3
4. Whcro I (ho Commoner published, and who li
Ha editor?
5. How much tins (irent Rrltnln appropriated for
cnrrylnc on the wnr?
0. Where Is Runiunln?
7. Who Is tho 1'rench Premier?
8. How manr times did Sir Thomna Upton compeUJ
for the America's Cup.
0. What cities Intro been the capital of the TJnlttjl
StntoM?
10. Who la William nnrnes?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. William Harrer. About 1010.
S. Venice, Italy.
3. Ilundesrnth and Itetchstae.
4, A. D. 333.
1
S. A fnblcd Thessallan race said to hare beta'
half horse nnd half man.
0. Nine.
7. Two centurten before Christ.
8. Oeorce Whitfield, great Encllsh preacher.
0. At the extreme end of tho riorldu Iters.
10. 1788, on co'na Issued by the Massachusetts Mint.;
First Use of Ether
Editor of "What Do You ftiotc" In yourj
"Quiz" you ask "when ether was first used Inj
surgery and by whom. English nnd American!
history tells us In 1810 by Doctor Morton, off
Boston, Mns3. You say Doctor Crawford, oil
Georgia, somo time between 1S50 and 1S60.J
Which is correct?
INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY.
Wo 6ald that Doctor Long used ether nj
March. 1842. Our nnswer was correct. Here!
aro some of tho fncts about tho Introduction of 1
ether as an anesthetic: Dr. Crawford W Lonfti
of Danlclsvlllo, Ga who received his medical!
education at tho University of Pennsylvania,1!
learned from drug clerks that Insenslblllty'couHl
bo produced by Inhaling the fumes of ether. Had
demonstrated It by experimenting on himself.!
In March, 1842, he administered ether to Jamesj
Vennblo, a patient, and while the man was under 1
Its inlluenco removed a tumor from his neck-''
Doctor Loner nubllshed no renort of the opera'
tlon until years after Dr. W. T. G Morton, a'J
Ttnstnn dentist, had irlvcn other to a patient atl
the Massachusetts General Hospital In October.
1846, at tho request of Dr. John C. Warren. Doc-J
tor Warren had learned that Doctor Morton nagq
used ether 111 a dental oncratlon a few weeks De-
fore. That ether would produce Insensibility,
was known to Faraday in 1818,
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Moving Picture fetudios
Editor of What Do You Know Kindly Inform
ma where I can procure a list of movlng-pIcture
studios in and around Philadelphia,
. READER.
Tho I.ubln Rtudln la nt 20th street and Indiana i
nvcnllA nnd tlio Liberty studio Is at 23 l-asfj
Herman street, Germantown. A list of all thejl
studios In tho country Is to be printed In m
Amusement Section of tho EVENlNa LEDOEn j
on Saturday, February 26.
"Musical Glasses"
Editor of "What Do You Know" WW Vl
explain why the calendar of musical evenMJ
which you publish every Saturday lit tho i"nu??!J
ment section Is called "The Musical Glasses I
U, JJ.ISH&l.
Musical glasses are simply tumblers filled toj
varying depths with watetv upon which a tun
can bo played either by rapping or drawing aj
wet finger over them. Th8 caption, "The Mus 'j
ninnaou" la In Ihn unllirB nt n. nun. OS tllO Calea'J
dar serves as a pdir of opera glasses, glvlns
close view of what Is going on, and nls.o rerers
to h fnmnna lines from Qoldsmlth, 'TWJI
...a. .1.1 .nil . n.l.lnc- l.lt. Il1(r)l llfO. and lUXUS
ii. ,a AAn.A.. ...1,1. tl.a. fnshlnnnble tOPlCS,
such as pictures, taste, Shakespeare and mj
musical glasses."
A Knsn in the Livinc
l!lll nIIlK hnt ll Yall KllOW"- WllCfC ClJ
I find the Baying. "A rose to the llvfhs I3 m0T,l
than sumptuous wreatns to tne TS.VU
It is In a little poem by Nixon Waterma
which runs this way;
A rose to tho living Is more
, . Than sumptuous wreaths to the cieaa.
In filling love's Infinite store,
. A rose to the living Is more,
If graciously given before
The hungering spirit Is fled
A rose to the living Is more
Than sumptuous wreaths to the aeao.
Wages of Sin ,'M
Editor of "What Do, You Know'-JoM
me where I can una tno wnoiu (juc.m -- -m
the lines: 'A.,u
Jf the wages of sin are deatn,
T ,in not want to begin
- . .... 1 111- .n 1-nr.u, whn WrOtO thCH
1 aoma """ " SAWDUST WAll J
The verses were written by Eugene F. wj
Ol TOpeKU, jvau., puuwuiuv. . " li.nsloDJK
Sulll." while be was Commissioner of
In 1903. in a letter io u. iiu -"',- -il
bought th? whole thing ow.irtMVWJ-g
embodieu in trio w i.. i"
'' ''Hi the wegeB of sin are death,
1 do not want to begin.
If I can't get living wages.
I will not work for sin.
Then, again. If I went to work.
And Uw work I did not tike,
Alter I'd (" payday
I eWwt I feofctat Utt-'