EVENING EEDGER-PHIEADEEPHIX TUESDAY, FEBRTTAftY 29, 1910.
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AT THE EARTH
BY
STNOPSIS.
David Innea unci rrnfeasor Perry, n.
reoWlit and archaeo ogl. who tins In
vented colossal steel marhlne. whleh he
1 1 a "hs lr9n .M.0J,, 'JC"?1 'hrough
the outer crust of tho earth In tho new
mJchlns until they reach a queer land
Jjler hcuM of "irony ard torture nor
derinr unon death. The principal char
acteristics of the new .world aro that
there l no horlton and trat the nun, an
immense atowln orb, la atatlonary direct
ly in the senlth.
The two men atart upon n tnur of In
tfjtlratlon, hut are soon chased by a
mammoth animal. They nro aaed from
death In Its, huge Jftwa by tho sudden
abearance of wolfleh beaata nnd (roilllns.
hi latter taka the men to their crude
vlllasro.
CHAPTER III Continued.
MTjEimY!" I cfled. "Dear old Perry 1
JT Thank tho Lord you aro safe."
"David! Can It bo possible that you es
caped?" And the old man stumbled
toward mo, and threw his arms about
Die.
Ho had seen mo fall before tho dyryth,
end then ho had been seized by a number
of tho ape-creatures and borno through
tho tree-tops to their village. His cap
tors hnd been as Inquisitive as to his
' strange clothing as had mine, with tho
lame result. As wo looked at each oth'cr
wo could not help but laugh.
"With a tall, David," remarked Perry,
'you would make a vory handsome ape."
"Maybe wo can borrow a couple," I
, rejoined. "They seem to bo quite tho
thin this season, I wonder what the
creatures Intend doing with us, Perry.
They don't soom really savage.
"What do you suppose they can be?
Tou were about to tclt mo where wo are
when that great hairy frlgato boro down
upon us. Have you really any Idea at
811?"
Tea, David," he replied, "I know pre
cisely whoro we are. Wo liavo mado a
maBnlllccnt discovery, my boy. Wo have
proved that tho earth Is hollow. Wo have
passed entirely through Its crust to the
Inner world."
"Perry you aro mad."
"Not at nil, David. For two hundred
and llfty miles our prospector boro us
through tho crust beneath our outer
world. At that point It reached the cen
tre of gravity of tho flvc-hunclred-mllo-thick
crust. Up to that point wo had
been descending direction 13, of courso
merely relative.
"Then at tho moment Jthat our scats
revolved--vtilch mado you bcllovo wo
had turned about and wcro speeding up
wardwo passed tho centre of gravity
and though wo did not alter tho direc
tion of our progress, yet wo wcro In
reality moving upward toward tho sur
face of the Inner world.
"Docs not this strango fauna and fiord
which wo havo seen convince you that
you are not In tho world of your birth?
And the horizon could It present tho
itrange nspect which wo both noted un
less no wero Indeed standing upon the
Inside surface of a sphere?"
"But tho sun, Perry!" I urged. "How
in tho world can tho sun shine through
five hundred miles of s61!d crust?"
"It Is not tho sun of tho outer world
that wo seo here, it is nnother sun an
entirely different sun that casts Its
eternal noonday effulgence upon tho face
of tho Inner world.
"Look at It now, David If you can
see It from the doorway of this hut
and you will seo that It Is still In the
exact centre of the heavens. Wo havo
been hero for many hours yet It Is still
noon.
"And withal It Is very simple, David.
The earth was once a nebulous mass. It
cooled, and as It cooled It shrank. At
length a thin crust of solid matter formed
upon Us outer surface a sort of shell;
FARMER SMITH'S
AT j.j.i m 11 A
a juitue i aiK -aDout j-ieap i ear
Dear Children Did you ever stop to think of this? Today is the 29th
of February and you will not have another 29th of February until four years
from now. Therefore, let us do something different today so that in 1920
We may look back and think of today.
I want to keep at this idea of THRIFT, so today write down on a piece
of paper just how much money you have and four years from today look at the
'memorandum and see how much you have been able to save.
Oh, yes! You might put today's Evening Ledger away, or our little
Rainbow Corner.
At 5 o'clock I think it would be a good idea for us to have an extra wish:
I WISH WITH ALL MY MIGHT THAT THE WAR MAY END BEFORE
1920!
Why do wo call this "leap year"? Because it leaps forward a day as
compared with an (ordinary year. I didn't know this myself, so I went up
to the library and looked it up, but don't tell anybody, for an editor is sup
posed to know everything.
Our Colors "
Our club is getting so large that we
will have to divide the members up
and I want to ask your advice. Please
remember thiB, your editor NEVER
Wants to dictate to you, merely AD
VISE you. Here is an idea: Let all
of our members 7 and under have
RED for their color. Orange is for
8 years, yellow for 9 and green for 10,
While blue should be worn by those
Who are 11 and indigo by those who
re 12 and not over 14. Violet stands
for those who are 14 and over. When
we .have our meetings our members
are liable to be confused, there are
to many of them. We think this plan
a good one and want to ask YOU
about itv If we are to have a thou
sand or two children together, it
Would be a good idea to have all the
reds together and then the oranges
and so on, so that if (or WHEN)
we march we will form, the colors of
the rainbow, according to ages.
This is merely a suggestion. What
do YOU think about it?
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
Do You Know This?
1. Write a SHORT story entitled,
''The Fairy and the Policeman."
2. What are the colors of the Rain
JjowT FARMER SMITH,
Evening Ledger:
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your Rainbow Club. Please send
tne 4 beautiful Rainbow Button
free, I agree to DO A LITTLE
KINpNESS EACH AND EVERY
DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS,author ofTARZAN1
but within It wns partially molten mat
tor and highly expanded gases
'l'1 continued to col wlint Imp
period? Centrifugal force hurled tho par
ticles of tho nebulous centro toward tho
cr",.t " rapidly as they approached a
sold state. You havo seen the samo prin
ciple applied In the modern cream sep
arator. Presently there wns only a small
super-heated coro of gaseous matter re
mnlnins within a huge vacant Interior loft
by the contraction of tho cooling gases.
"The equal attraction of the solid crust
from all directions maintained this lu
ruinous coro In tho exact centra of tho
hollow globe. What rcmnlni of It Is tho
nun you saw todny-a relatively tiny
thing at the exact centre of the earth.
Lqunlly to every part of this Inner world
It diffuses Its perpetual noonday light and
torrid heat.
"This Inner world must havo cooled
sumclcntly to support nnlmal life long
ages after life appeared upon tho outer
crust, but that tho same agencies wero
nt work hero Is evident from tho slmllnr
forms of both animal and vegetablo crea
tion which wo havo already seen.
"Take tho great benst which attacked
up, for example. Unquestionably a coun
terpart of tho Megatherium of the poit
plloceno period of tho outer crust, whoso
fossilized skeleton has been found In
South Amorlca."
"But the erotcsouo Inhabitant, of this
forest," I urged. "Surely they havo no
counterpart In the earth's history."
"Who can tell?" ho rejoined. "They
may constltuto tho link between ope and
man, all traces of which have been
swallowed by the countless convulsions
i which havo ransacked tho outer crust, or
i they may be merely tho result of cvolu
1 tlon along slightly different lines. Dither
tncory Is quite possible."
Further speculation wns Interrupted by
tho nppearance of several of our captors
before the entrance of the hut. Two of
them entctcd nnd dragged us forth. Tho
perilous pathways and the surrounding
ticca wore filled with the black ape-men,
their females and their young. There
was not an ornament, a weapon, or a
garment among tho lot.
"Quito low In the scalo of creation,"
commented Perry.
"Quito high enough to play the deuco
with us, though," I replied. "Now what
do you suposo they Intend doing with
us7"
We were not long In learning.
As on tho occasion of our trip to tho
village, we were seized by a couple of tho
powerful creatures and whirled away
through tho trco-tops, while about us and
In our wake raced n chattering, Jihberlng,
grinning horde of sleek, black ape-things.
Twice my bearers missed their foot
ing, nnd my heart ceased beating as wo
plunged toward Instant death among the
tangled dead wood beneath. But on both
occasions thosa lithe, powerful tails
reached out and found sustaining
branches, nor did either of tho creatures
loosen their grasp upon mo. In fact, it
seemed that tho Incidents wcro of no
greater moment to them than would bo
tho stubbing of one's too at n street
crossing In tho outer world they but
laughed uproarloubly and sped on with
me.
For some time they continued through
tho forest how long I could not guess,
for I was learning what was later borne
very forcefully to my mind, that time
ceases to bo a factor tho moment means
for measuring it ceaso to exist.
Our watches wero gone, and wo wore
living beneath a stationary sun. Al
ready I was puzzled to compute tho pe
riod of time which had elapsed since we
broke through the crust of tho Inner
1 1 T IT
Farmer
Smith's
Dream
Book
WHY CHILDREN GO TO SLEEP
Once upon a time there was a little
girl and her father used to tell her a
story every night. The little girl's
name was Ethel. Now that we are
all properly introduced, let us start
our stories.
"Daddy, tell me why little children
go to sleep and what wakes them up
in the morning?" said little Ethel, as
her father put out the light one night.
"It is this way," said her Daddy;
"All day long Father Sun goes
through the sky getting more tired as
ho gets toward the end of his journey.
As he goes along he scatters a fine
dust like you see behind automobiles
along the road. The Sandman gathers
this all up and mixe3 it with star
dust, so that it will not hurt little
children's eyes. Toward sundown he
begins to scatter this star dust from
out of the sky and it falls into the
eyes of children.
"It comes from the dust that Father
Sun raised and is, therefore, full of
that sleepy feeling.
"When the Sandman leaves the sky
the Sun goes to bed and gets up early
in the morning to mako the Sandman's
bed before he gets home, for he is
always tired.
"The Sandman goes to the little
girls and boys and sees if there is
enough tired powder in their eyes. If
not, he puts some star dust in their
eyes and then they want to go to bed
sure enough,"
"Hasn't the Sandman any wife?"
asked Ethel.
"Yes, indeed," said her father. "His
wife is the Rosy Fingered Dawn.
She comes every morning to all the
little boys and girls ahd opens their
eyelids to see if the tired powder and
the star dust are all gone. If there is
no more in the eyes she examines, eho j
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froi
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world It might bo hours, or It might
bo days who In tho world could tell
whero It wns always moon?
By the sun. tin time had elapsed. But
my Judgment told me that wo must havo
been several hours In this strange world.
Presently tho forest terminated and wo
came out upon a level plain. A short dis
tance before us rose a fow low, rocky
hills. Toward these our captors urged
us, nnd after a short tlmo led us through
a narrow pass Into a tiny, circular valley.
Hero they got down to work, and wo
weio soon convinced that If we wero not
to tile to mako u ltomau holiday, we
t 2ro to dlo for somo other purpose.
The altitude of our captors altered Im
mediately they entered tho natural arena
within tho locky hills Their laughter
censed tlrlm ferocity marked their
bestial faces; bared fangs menaced us
upon all sides.
Wo wero placed In tho centro of the
amphitheatre, tho thousand creatures
forming a great ring about us Then n
wolf-dog was brought hynenodon Perry
called it nnd turned loose with us Insldo
tho clrclo Tho thing's body was as lnrgo
as that of a full-grown mastiff, Its leg3
wcro short and powerful, und Its Jaws
broad and strong.
Dark, shaggy lialr covered Its back and
sides, whllo Its breast nnd belly were
qulto white. As It slunk toward us It
presented a most formldnblo nspect with
its up-curled lips baring Its mighty fangs.
Perry wns on his knees, prnylng. I
stooped and picked up a small stone. At
my movement tho beast veered off a bit
nnd commenced circling us. Evidently It
hnd been a target for Btones before.
Tho npc-thlng.s wcio dancing up nnd
down, urging tho bruto on with savage
cries, until nt last, seeing thnt I did not
throw, ho charged us.
At Andnvcr, and later nt Vale, I had
pitched on winning ball tenms. My speed
nnd control must both have been nbovo
tho ordinary, for I made such a record
during my senior year tit college that
overtuies were made me In behnlf of one
of the great major league teams; but In
tho tightest pinch thnt oier had con
fronted mo In tho past had never been
such need for control ns now.
As I wound up for the delivery I held
my nerves and muscles under nbsolute
command, though tho grinning Jaws wero
hurling toward me at terrldc speed And
then I let go. with ovory ounco of my
weight and musclo and science back of
that throw. Tho stono caught the
hynenodon full upon tho end of the nose,
and sent him bowling over upon his
back.
At tho samo Instant a chorus of shrieks
nnd howls roso from the clrclo of spec
tators, so that for a moment I thought
that the upsetting of their champion was
tho cause, but In this I soon saw thnt I
was mistaken. As I looked the ape
things broke In nil directions toward tho
surrounding hills, and then I distin
guished the real cause of their perturba
tion. Behind them, streaming through tho
pass which leads Into tho valley, camo
a swarm of hairy men gorillalike crea
tures armed with spears and hatchets,
and bearing long, oval shields. Like
devils they set on the ape-things, nnd be
fore them the hynenodon, which had now
regained Its senses nnd Its feot, fled howl
ing with fright Past us swept tho pur
sued and tho pursuers, nor did tho hairy
oiies accord us more than a passing glance
until tho arena had been emptied of Its
former occupants.
Then they returned to us, and ono who
seemed to havo nuthorlty directed that
wo bo brought with them.
When wo had passed out of tho amphl-
RAINBOW CLUB
runs her rosy fingers over tho brows
of the children and they wake up.
"Remember, the Sandman puts chil
dren to sleep and the Rosy Fingered
Dawn awakens them, to greet Father
Sun in the morning."
Our Postoffice Box
The postman brought us this little
half-past five Rainbow from Wood
crest, N. J. Her right name is Mar
garet Shean Gindhnrt, but to grandma
she is "little angel." Margaret and
i j-v grandma aro the
-
greatest sort of
friends. Margaret
waits oi grandma
all tho time and
grandma gave her
a medal for recit
ing in front of tho
whole Sunday
school class I
Helena Schlng,
Cheltenham, nnd
Marcarot dlndhart your edjtor have
the most wonderful kind of a secret-
it makes us all excited to think about
it! Maybe we'll tell YOU if you're
good.
Little Jack Northrop, of Oak Lane,
joined the Rainbow ranks last week
and it took him about two minutes to
get in step, which means that Jack
knows what tho Rainbow pledge
MEANS and is keeping it. Another
little Oak Lane Rainbow, Frederick
Schumnker, has proved himself to be
quito an artist. If he would remem
ber to work with black ink, his pic
tures would have a very prominent
place in our art gallery, Esther Lip
schutz, our little Atlantic City mem
ber, still sends in letters with all tho
sunshine in the world wrapped up in
them.
Jane Dagit, Pine street, is a little
girl whose name we have been look
ing for for a loner time and now
we're so happy to have it that we're
not going to scold her for not sending
it in sooner. Helen Crowell, River
ton, N. J., believes in being very kind
to dumb animals. Her earnest letter
leads your editor to know that she
lives up to her belief. Bertha Sha.
ivitz, South 4th street, is sending six
lovely dresses for a little girl in Ger
mantown who is very badly in need of
them. George Sabeloff, South 3d
street, is forming a branch of the
Rainbow Club in his neighborhood.
We are anxiously waiting further re
ports. Have YOU a branch club in
your neighborhood? 7
WANTED
DA"'.
Alf'JS WOKK bar tb mutter of foi uttli
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theatre on to tho great plan wc saw a
caraan of men nnd women, humnn be
ings like ourselves, nnd for tho first tlmo
hopo and relief filled my heart, until I
could havo cried out In tho exubernnco
of my happiness.
It Is truo that they wcro a half-naked,
wild-appearing aggregation: but they at
least wcro fashioned along tho samo lines
ns ourselves there was nothing grotesque
or horrlblo nbotit them as tho other crea
tures wo had mot with In this strange,
weird world.
But as wo camo closer our hearts sank
onco more, for wo discovered that tho
poor wretches wcro chained neck to neck
In a long line, and that tho gorltla-mcn
wcro their guards.
With llttlo ceremony Perry nnd I wero
chained nt tho end of tho line, and tho
Interrupted march rosumed.
CHAPTER IV.
DIAN THE BEAUTIFUL.
TO THIS tlmo tho excitement had kept
us both up; but now tho tlrosomo mo
notony of this long march across the
Etin-baked plain brought on nil tho agonies
consequent to long-denied sleep.
On nnd on wo stumbled beneath that
hateful noonday sun. If wo fell, wo were
prodded with a sharp spcar-polnt.
Our companions In chains did not stum
ble. They strodo nJong proudly erect.
Occasionally they would efxehango words
with ono another In a monosyllabic lan
guage. They wero a noble-nppenrlng
race, with well-formed hend and perfect
physiques.
Tho men wero heavily bearded, tall and
muscular. Tho women smaller and more
gracefully molded, with great masses of
raven hair caught Into looso knots upon
their heads. Tno fentures of both sexes
wcro well proportioned; thero was not a
faco among them that would havo been
called even plain If Judged by earthly
standards.
They woro no ornaments, but this I
later learned was duo to tho fact that
tholr captors had stripped them of every
thing of value.
As garmenture tho women possessed a
slnglo robo of somo light-colored, spotted
hide, rather similar In appearance to a
leopard's skin. This they woro cither
supported outlrely about the waist by a
leathern thong, so that It hung partially
below tin knee on ono side, or possibly
looped gracefully across one shoulder.
Their feet wcro shod with skin sandals.
Tho men wore loin-cloths of tho hide
of somo shaggy beast, long ends of which
depended beforo and behind nearly to the
ground. In some Instances these ends
weie finished with the strong talons of
the beast from which tho hldo had been
taken. ,
Our guards, whom I havo already de
scribed as gorlllallko men, wero rather
lighter In build than a gorilla, but oven
no, they wcro Indeed mighty creatures
Their arms and legs wero proportioned
moro In conformity with human stand
ards, but their entire bodies wero covered
with shnggy, brown hair, and their faces
wero qulto as brutal as thoso of tho few
stuffed specimens of tho gorilla which I
had seen In tho museums at homo.
Tholr only redeeming feature lay In the
development of the head above and back
of tho ears. In this respect they wero not
one whit less human tnan wc.
They were clothed in a sort of tunlo of
light cloth, which reached to tho knees.
Beneath this they woro only a loin cloth
of the samo material, whllo their feet
wero shod with rather heavy sandals ap
parently made of tho thick hldo of some
mammoth creature of this Inner world.
Their arms and necks wcro encircled
by many ornaments of metal sliver pre
dominating and on their tunics were
sewn the heads of tiny reptiles in odd
and rather artistic designs.
They talked among themselves as they
marched along on either side of us, but
In a. language which I perceived dif
fered from that employed by our fellow
prisoners. When thoy addressed the lat
ter they used what appeared to be a third
language, nnd which I later learned Is a
mongrel tongue rather analogous to the
"Pidgin" English.
How far we marched I have no con
ception, nor had Perry. Both of us were
asleep much of the time for hours before
a halt waB called then wo dropped In our
tracks. I say "for hours," but how may
one measure time where time does not
exist!
Whon our march commenced the sun
stood at zenith; when we halted our
shadows still pointed toward nadir.
Whether an Instant or an eternity of
earthly time elapsed who may say? That
march may have occupied 9 years and 11
months of the 10 years that I spent In tho
Inner world, or It may have been accom
plished In a fraction of a second, I can
not tell.
But this I do know, that since you havo
told me that 10 years have elapsed since
I dopnrted from this earth I have lost all
respect for time. I nm commencing to
doubt that such a thing exists other than
In tho weak nnd Unite mind of man.
When our guards roused us from our
sleep we wero much refreshed. They
gave us food. Strips of dried meat It
was, but It put new life and strength Into
us, so that now we, too, marched with
high-held heads, and took noble strides.
At least I did, for I was young and
prouC; but poor Perry hated walking.
On earth I had often seen him call a cab
to travel a square, he was paying for it
now, and his old legs wabbled bo that I
put my arm about him and half carried
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looS Chestnut Street
him through tho balance of those fright
ful marches.
The country begnn to change last,
and wo wound up out of tho level plain
through mighty mountains of virgin gran
ite. The tropical verdure of the lowlands
wns replaced by hnrdlor vegetation, but
even hero the effects of constant heat and
light wero apparent In tho immensity of
the trees and tho profusion of foliage.
Crystal streams roared through their
rocky channels, fed by tho perpetual
snow, which wo could seo far above us.
Abovo the snow-capped heights hung
masses of heavy clouds. It wae these.
Perry explained, which evidently served
the double purpose of replenishing tho
melting buows nnd protecting them from
tho direct rays of tho ever-present sun.
By this time we had picked up a smat
teilng of tho bastard langunge In which
oui guards addressed us, as well as mak
ing good hendwny In tho rather charming
tongue of our co-cnptlvea.
Directly nhend of mo In the elm In gang
was a young woman. Three feet of chain
linked us together In n forced companion
ship, which I, at least, soon rejoiced In.
lor I found her a willing teacher and
from her I learned tho language of her
tribe, nnd much of the llfo and customs
of the Inner world at least of that part
of It with which sho was familiar.
She told mo thnt she wn i called DIan
tho Beautiful, and that she belonged to
tho trlbo of Amoz, which dwell In tho
cliffs above the Darcl Az, or Shallow Sea.
"How camo you hero?" I asked her.
"1 wns running away from Jubal tho
Ugly Ono," Bho nnswercd, oa though that
was explanation quite sufllclent.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW-
HOT SALT BATH
INFECTION CURE
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
Given a badly Infected hand, nrm,
foot or leg, In which there Is swelling,
pain, signs of pus-formation, and In
tho general condition of tho patient evi
dences of acute blood poisoning (sep
ticemia), Buch as chill or chilliness, fever,
headache, loss of appetite, tho essential
treatment Is the knife. Not "lancing,"
but thorough, deep nnd perhaps multlplo
Incisions under a general anesthetic. This
Is a tlmo when timidity and procrasti
nation may prove disastrous, and when
prompt nnd fearless surgery will save
great suffering, If not llfo Itself.
By fearless surgery wo do not mean
tho mcro bravado of employing the knife.
That requires no courage, but only knowl
edge and confldenco gained by experience.
What wo do mean Is fearlessness of public
criticism. A good doctor cuts and cuts
deep when ho deems It necessary, and
ho becomeB Indifferent to what nnybody
thinks about his carving propensity. Such
a doctor wo would have attend U3 or our
loved ones In tlmo of need.
But often oven tho doctor Is uncortnln
whether to lnclso an Infected part now
or wait a few moro hours to boo what
Naturo can accomplish. Or, through fac
tors beyond his control, the Incisions may
bo made so lato that even free drntnnge
seems futile In tho fight against tho in
fection. What is to bo done meanwhile? Apply
salve? Apply antiseptics? Thore Is grave
doubt whether such treatment can avail
anything; In fact, thero Is reason to be
llovo It mny be Injurious, especially If ap
plied to a raw surface or an Infected
wound.
Tho continuous saline bath seems to be
the Ideal and most efllcaclous measure.
This requires a receptacle long enough
to receive the whole arm or leg, no
matter whoro tho Infection seems to bo
localized. Tho water must be kept as hot
as endurable, and enough salt added to
exert a "drawing" effect, perhaps a hand
ful to the gallon. The nrm should bo
kept In tho bath for hours nt a tlmo,
tho longer the better. If the patient tires,
the arm may bo removed and dressed In
hot saline comprcBses for a time, until
tho patient feels sufficiently rested to
place tho limb onco moro In the bath.
This treatment, wo believe. Is superior
to any known antiseptic applications for
sovoro Infections. Its simplicity commends
It. It can do no harm.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pleurisy With Effusion
First. I have been suffering with
humid pleurisy, and the doctor has had
to aspirate the fluid from tho chest. What
Is the cause of such a pleurisy?
Second. What causes fluid to form on
one's lungs tho fluid withdrawn, I mean?
I have known many people to suffer from
dry pleurisy, but never any one who had
humid pleurisy like mine.
Answer Pleurisy Is Inflammation of tho
pleura or covering membrane of the lung
and lining membrane of the chest wall
(which membrane Is a continuous closed
sac with a small amount of watery fluid
In It for lubrication under normal con
dition). In dry weather there Is sim
ply a rough' nlng and perhaps adhesion be
tween the lung covering and the chest lin
ing. But In Borne cases watery fluid accu
mulates, too, perhaps In largo quantities.
The cause of pleurisy Is always Infection,
by tho pneumococcus (pneumonia germ),
and quite frequently by the tubercle bacil
lus. Pleurisy, especially dry pleurisy, Is
suspicious of tuberculosis or rather It
makes the doctor suspicious.
Doctor vs. the Neighbors
I put my nine-months-old baby out on
tho porch for a nap every afternoon. Some
of tho neighbors think It la dreadful, but
our doctor seemB to think there Is no
harm In It What Is your opinion? So
far the baby keeps perfectly well.
Answer We agree with the baby.
New Business Block for Haddonfleld
HADDONFIKLD, N. J., Feb. 2D
Negotiations which have been completed
for a large property on Haddon avenue,
between Mechanic street and King's high
way, will bring about one of the biggest
Improvements In the town In several years.
Fred T. Holloway and John J. Fisher have
purchased the old Halnea wagon shops.
Mr. Flslier already owns the adjoining
property, which extern" to Mechanic
street. All buildings on both properties
will be razed and a modern business
block will be erected.
FOOD PRINCIPLES
Starches and Sugars The Scientific Name Is
Carbohydrates
By VIRGINIA E. KIFT
Did you ever atop to count Up the
proportion of starchy foods you eat In
n day? Tho proper amount would be
about four times ns
much starchy mat
ter as tlssue-bulld-Ing
foods eggs,
meat or fish. But
tho average person
gets six or seven
1 1 m o b as much
starch as lean meat
or Its equivalent.
Count up what you
jf cKvafrtxtTt ate yostoraay.
Breakfast Cereal
griddle cakes, egg on toast, bread and
butter. Lunch Croquettes, BWeet pota
toes, peas, bread and
butter, rice pudding
Dinner Cream soup,
meat, whlto potatoes,
cauliflower, broad
and butter, pie.
Hvcrythlng In this
list Is starchy except
tho meat nnd egge,
tho proportion being
ono to six; It Is u
WVYr
usunl day's menu In
'7cxxvarzxr7g
many boarding
houses nnd homes. A better, or moro
varied selection would bo: Breakfast-
Grapes, cereal, apple
fritters, ogg poached
In milk, tonst. Lunch
Roll and butter,
fruit salad, rlco pud
ding. Dinner Light
soup, bread and but
ter, moat, sweet
potatoes, asparagus,
tomato salad, baked
or coddled apples. In
7S' , this list there are
5j foaxisawsimr Plght starchy foods
and two meat and ogg ones. The propor
tion Is ono to four. Thero is also an extra
part for w a t o r y
foods and fresh
greens, as grapes,
asparagus, lettuce,
tomatoes, apples.
Foods are known
as heat formers, tis
sue builders and
blood clcansors. Tho
starchy and sugary
QZCTj i u u u u pruviuo U9
9foCaormT7Z with heat, tho pro
tein (meat, eggs,
fish, etc.) foods with body-bulldlng mate
rial, and tho fresh fruits and green vege
tables are, becauso of
their high percent
age of mineral mat
ter, classed oa blood
cleansers.
The most Inexpen
sive foods In this '
list are tho heat
formers or starchy
and sugary foods,
and perhaps It Is i
coRN3Tr&cH their Inexpensive
oy,arfvamxva quality which make3 I
GOOD FORM
Owing to the fact that the EvrNlNO l
l,EDOEn is constantly asked questions
relating to matters of etiquette, U has
teen decided to open a column in
which queries of this kind may be an
swered. Invitations of various kinds are often
puzzling. JJjrhaps a llttlo word on these
matters may be advantageous,
Jlost persons havo cards printed for
dinners with spaces left for the namo
and date of tho function, which may be
filled In In writing. It Is permissible to
sond written Invitations for small din
ners, but It Is far smarter to have the
engraved card. Invitations for dances,
formal teas and luncheons should also
be engraved, leaving a space for the
names, date and day.
The style of Invitation differs with tho
fashion Just as clothes do, but tho plainer
tho script and tho less conspicuous the
shape and style of tho paper the better tho
taste. A crest or monogram may bo used.
Wedding Invitations usually have two en
velopes, the name and address written on
the outer one and the name alone on tho
Inner. ,
Engagement Announcement
Dear Deborah Rush When you gave
the formula for announcing an engage
ment last week, did you mean that cards '
should be printed and sent out Just like
wedding Invitations? M. K. G.
The formula printed on February 21
was Intended to answer a question as to
how to announce an engagement through
the papers. It Is not good form to send I
out printed cards making the announce-;
ment. It Is usual to write personal let- '
tera to a few frlfends and to send to the
vauuuo jjujjcia 1110 lunil na kivcij, ocj mat
the Boclal world In general may know of
tho engagement.
Which Should Bo Lighted First?
Dear Deborah Hush I wish to ex
press my appreciation of your interesting
column. Perhaps your readers might ap
preciate a few words In regard to the
"Smoker's Etiquette." For Instance, I
contend that when offering a light to
either a man or woman, to light one's
own cigarette first Is absolutely the. cor
rect and polite thing to do.
Many Americans may disagree with me,
but nevertheless such Is the custom In
Kuropean capitals and even among the
diplomats In Washington. The reason for
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GEORGIAN PERIOD BEDROOM SUITE
SOLID MAHOGANY OLD IVORY 'FINISH
CONSISTING OF
POSTER BED, full size, fluted posts with pineapple tops.
Dresser, SO inches wide. Chifforette, with two paneled
doors, inclosing a series of sliding trays, two drawers below.
TOILET TABLE with triple mirror. Toilet Table BENCH
CHAIR and ROCKER. '
7 Pieces Complete, OOE, ((
' Regular valu. $325.00 tJJfciJWfVU
Oor February prices for equal value are 40 per cent, lower than those
of any retailer in Philadelphia
D 0. I . , FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
CanAoUdated inc.
1015-1017 Filbert Street
PHILADELPHIA
"Furniture of the Better Kind'
the boarding house keeper thrust them
upon us so. These Btarchy foods are
Bplendid when they are used as fuel for
the body, in winter
we need a great deal
moro of heftl-fdrm
Ing food because the
body Is undergoing
a constant struggle
to keep us warm.
However, bocaUse of
this fact It Is not
necessary to over
crowd the stomach
ft'feowjwiMf wllh "tarchy mate-.doWM-Kaewz-
rlaI caUBlrir n h4avy
feeling after meals, nnd later overwork
ing tho liver, for It Is In this organ that
tho starch is stored
for future use In tho
body. Do not choose
throe or mora
starchy vegetables,
potatoes, baked
beans and rice, or
sweet potatoes,
hominy croquettes
nnd peas, for dinner
and then ndrl a corn-
.s-SSSSL-uv starch dessert. If
fjw)a you hayo potatoe9
servo a watery vegetablo with them, cab
bago turnips, squash, onions; If rlco Is
your main vegetable
,s o 1 o c t asparagus,
stewed celery toma
toes, or something
lighter for the ac
companying1 d t s h.
Add a green salad,
or If Impossible, a
fruit dessert td each
dinner.
Strango as It may
?: seem tho best tlmo
xsjoorGeomwrr of th0 day t0 aHo
the heaviest heat-forming elements In
your meal Is breakfast time. Children
and business people
leave home to faco
bitter winds and cold
street corners nnd a
good dish of hot
"cooked over night"
cereal, In addition to
toast, potato cakos
and eggs, is not any
too Ereat a fuel sup
ply with which to
start a cold day.
to yb orcaofyanrrs
count up tho pro-
portion of starchy foods you ate yes
terday
you had enough heat
forming food for
breakfast, and If
you overloaded your
stomach with
starchy foods at din
ner. Then put on
your "think cap"
and reason out how
you can get better
balanced meals.
Then get them!
suBtvje
KiWoCirfeavyaorrc
Coi
ropjrtirtit. 1010, by
Virginia. E. K1K.
lighting your own "smoke" first a seem
ing net of selfishness Is simply this: All
matches when first lighted havo disagree
able fumes, European matches especially
so, and by the time you hnvo lighted your
own clgaretto these have disappeared.
Thus your companion runs no chance of
having the pleasure of the first puffs of
his or her "smoke" spoiled.
Perhaps It Is on tho samo principle that
a waiter lu serving wine always pours
the first contents of tho bottle Into the
glass of tho host. SMOKER.
Tour contention Is a logical one, and
shows thought for others as well as polite
ness. Perhaps some of my readers will ex
press their opinion.
Tor Nenet Siirlnc Models In
Women's Suits
MadetoMeasure
D'a","ctl,y utlor earmenta and
absolutely tho unu quality that
costs WO and $55 elsowhere' Vic-tor-mad
correct in eory detail
and highest irraJo throusliout.
Benj. S. Victor
& Co.
Tullora for
Women und .Misses
1115 Walnut
St.
VICTOR or COLUMBIA
RECORDS YOU'RE TIRED OF
Drlns them to us. Wo will exchange thorn
for otherH or buy them. Keep your collection
fresh In this way at small cost. I.urxe as.
sortment from which lou can chooao. includ.
tne Ited Seal. Call and Investigate.
Everybody's i,.
100 N. 10th St. j5uBrn0v.8nuU.?'
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NEW YORK
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