10 THE SCRANTON TIUBUflE-SA'JLTRDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1901'. n v OSTEOPATHY: How and Why Treatments Are Given The Creed of the Osteopaths. Its Philosophy Its History Its Methods. m m t jt jt & -Jt v , x vf 5i:MKVINO that ninny of our rondois know lint lit tle of the pi notice of Osteo pathy. Hnrl tliat many vague Ideas nre cntei Mined ns to Its thcniy and more especially lti method when nnd why and Just 'on- treatments me Riven, a Tribune repot ter called on Dr. Donning, one f ltd lending practitioner, In the Board of Trade building. The doctor Is a graduate of 1'rlnrcton university nnd one of the Western schools of Os teopathy, and lnipieisc one as being a holly sln'cere and honest In his con viction. He told the serin? that Dr A. T. "t 111. the founder of Osteopathy, date Its birth In 1S7I, when he (Still), who whs a medical piactltioner of the old school, discarded the ice of drugs, and has since ptaetlced along the lines of mechanical rather than chemi cal agencies. The flit school of Osteopathy, how ever, was not founded till lSftJ. and since that time less than ten years the Osteopaths tell you with a great deal of ptlde, that sixteen states have passed legislative enactments placing Osteopathy on an equal footing with medicine in those states, and that practically all the states of the union through the JudleUry have declared its practice legitimate. The Tribune man remaiked that he had often heaul the practice spoken of as "rubbing." and similar to mas sage, and also heard some contend that It was a form of faith or mind cure. The doctor smiled a wearied smile, and said, "Yes we hear that on all hands, principally, I picsume, be cause people hear that we don't use drugs, and naturally conclude then that It must be either massage or a mind cute; and those who know a little about It uv It Is "nibbing," and those who know nothing, say mind cure. Christian Science and the like. But 1n my four years' oxpeiicnce with Osteopathy, T have never seen any part of any treatment that could be properly called "rubbing." nnd never anything like a mind tieatmcnt. V do not treat the mind for "mortal error," at being the uium of disties and disease as do the Chi Mian Scientists foi we iccngiiip mankind to be Intensely toipoicul and that the "physical error" is the principal cause of pathoIogTc.il conditions, though not denying or neglecting to utilize the psychic Inlliiome to Insure the proper mental attitude of the pa tient. But this Is not absolutely necessary, for wo hac effected cures where the patient was a lolent disbe liever In our philosophv " "Well, what then. Is your method, doctot; and for what and how do you glp treatment?" "The philosophy of Osteopathy." was the reply, "Is a difficult thing to ex plain In a few woids, Hut wp may say that Its citdin.il piluclplp Is simply this: The hitman body has within It self, or can elaborate with proper diet ?nd hygienic surtonndlngs, evetythlng necessary tor Its tecuperation and re covet y In tase of disease. When un title, unassisted, does not readily do this, it Is because of some ohstiui tton to the blood supply, or impingement upon the nerve force, or interference with some of the other vitalizing MuliK or forces of the body, which Impedi ment nattfe cannot overcome alone This is where the osteopathic pliysl--Ian (oines to tlte rescue. With his trained scne of touch nnd teclmiiiue liiseci upon an exhaustive study of the ttiuctuic and functions of tlte normal human body, the osteopath locites and then removes by purely mechanical (manual) means, the lesion or abnorm M condition that exists which Inter fetes Willi uatute's pi ogress. The best that any plislclan of any school of practice can do is to assist nature and natute makes the cure. It Isn't the medicine or the tieatmcnt that effects the cure, hut nature, and we think we can best assist natiiie by meehanliiil lather titan chemical menus, because wp believe that physical lesions aie the cause of disease nnd should bo le moved by physical agencies." The doctor then looked at his sched ule of appointment for the day, and said: "I see my next patient Is the case of a boy, and 1 believe he w ill not object to our watching his treatment, so if you'll wait a few minutes I'll show you exactly what the osteopathic treatment consists of in his case and explain its purpose. In the meantime let me refresh your tnemoiy on some of the fundamentals of physiology that you learned nt school." He then took me in his pi hate of. nee, or "treating loom" as he mils It. Tn the center of this toom was a long, nation, leather-coveicd and padded affair, vvtilcli he calls a treating table. This wns about six feet long and two feet wide nnd about two feet high. Upon this table most of the treatments aie given. About the walls of the room wpte numerous charts illustt ut ility the anatomical structure, nnd philological functions of all parts of the bod : one chart showing muscles, on" nerves, one blood vessels, another otgans, One chart i devoted en tirely? to the illustration of tho spinal nerve, centeis. showing the pnrt of the spinal column from which the nerves go to all tho vailoua otg.iua nnd parts of, the body. The doctor brought In a human backbone or spinal column ond upon this stalled to Illustrate 'his the iry of mechanical causation of dlscarc or how a misplaced inono or cartilage or muscle could tauso most all of the Ills that human llesh Is lielr to. He began with a perfect shower of wcien !lflc nomenclature and phraseology that almost staggered me, so that I had .to request him to talk "I'liltcd Slates" If lie, wished to fie undoistood. He' modUlod it somowhat, but evpn then I felt that I must be sadly do Sclent as to our anatomical make-up If these weie the "fundamentals of phjslology that 1 learned at Kchool." So that If I'm not udontlloally accur ate In my report of the Int'rvlou, you must blame not the doctor, but my self and the Innbllltv of my shoithand to catch nil of the flieok and Latin names In his pnjysyiiablo terminology. I'll slmph give j on hU ideas as neaiiy is 1 could get them. "Tile spinal luilill," the dm 'oi be. ;ati, "fornix Uiv iilnclpjl iiicmcs of vim coiiimuuKatloii between the oialn and i-vn-v numi of th body. I'ilf-t me till-'." illMlht'l, tlli'tt'i ,lxe- ieM"tl. n i'niM -jsti'ii . Hi 'tn .Wliiiwjlnu:, i-V the .fin, ull.nie, nnd (.1) the twelve cianlal nerves. The llrst two s.vstetus we have most to do with, though wo frequently tieat af fections caused by deiangeiucntft to some of the twelve cianlal neives -for Instance, a muscular or bony lesion In the neck may Impinge upon or In let fete with tho pneumogastiic nerve (the 10th cranial) and this nuld af fect the eat, larynx, phaiynx, oeso phagus, hcait, pulmonary appaiattis. stomach, or liver, for this nerve Is dis tributed to all those organs. "Ptobably nine-tenths of the diseases we are "ailed upon to ttcal have their origin in some spinal lesion, and by "lesion" wc mean any abnormal ton dltlon that exists. Them nre thirty one pairs of nerves on either side ot the spinal column that emanate fiom the spinal coid, constituting the ceie-tiro-splnul sjstetu, and these are Intl mntely connected nnd cm edited with the sympathetic system situated on either side and In fiont of the vette bral column. These thirty-one pnlts of nerves come out from the spinal column through these holes (foiamina) on cither side. You will notice that the holes ate not through the bone of the vertcbtae, but half of the hole is in the bone above and half In the one below. Now, In the normal condi tion these spinous piocesses of the vcitebrae (indicating same) aie in perfect alignment not always a straight line, for we hap a very llo Ible spine, composed as it is of twenty-six separate bones, but always in the same telatlve position either straight or In a symmetrical cutve. And as long as this noimal position obtains j ou see the foiamina or holes on cither side, for the notves ate al ways the same. Now, let us twist tills vcrtebia out of alignment by shov ing the spinous proiess to the light and holding the ones above and below In their noimal position. You see at once the effect on the fotauilna funned by the misplaced veitebra It enlarges the holes on the light side, but com presses tho ones on the left This coinpicsslon squeezes or Impinges upon the ucives as they emanate fiotn the coid nt tliat point nnd thus Inteifcics wltli the noi mnl functions of the or gan or oigans that get their ncive sup pl fiom th.it patticular legion It may or may not cause pain oi soreness In that legion of the spine depend ing on the natiiie of the ptesuie and whethei oi not It alfects the le ctin lug blanches of the nerves tliat supply the muscles and integument there. And a lesion ot thai kind may effect the vlsceial oignns lontiolled fiom that centie In dllfeient vva.vs If It (.uises a constant file lion to the nerves, then wo have stimulation and consequent hyper-ac tlvlly of their filiation, oi if it icstilts In steady pres sure, then it cuts off the neives' functional activity and we have .slug gishness, toipidity and In.ictlvlt.v of the oigans and p.uts which should get their luueivation limn that spinal ccntte. Then, too, a slight delleitlou of a vcitcbia oi lib can inlet fere vvlth the blood How tliiougli the spinal blanches of the postcilm divisions of the illicit ostitl arteiles, .mil tints pie vent tcitaln nerve cells In the spinal coid uom teething theli piopei mitt 1 tlon This could lpsult in aenenila of the spine, nr vaiious oihct phases of spinal diseases. Of touise If lite dislocation weie t omplele so that it biought a picssuie upon the spinal coid. It would lestilt In paraplegia or p.ualvsls of p.uts below the lesion Hut these slight misplacements such as I have just Millet rated to ou on this spine, aie Hie cause of nearly all of the cluonk tumbles we have to ileal with, as Indigestion, d.vspepsla. hllllousne.ss. heait, lung, limine tmu hies In fact all fonns of functional disorder. If the lesion Is In the legion ot snme of the pilmipal vasomotor centres of tile spine iiipivc which council tlliectl.v Hie t IiciiI.iIIoii of Hie blood bj regulating the calibre of the rrletics), then we have a generally dis turbed eh dilation lesultlng In conges tl'in. In mini lies, heat Hashes, etc." "Hut. doctot," said I, "what causes so many misplacements and mnl posi tions as you pic tin o to us'.'" "Theie aie vaiious causes for these conditions, spialns, blows, stialus, fulls, contusions of all kinds, coitus In fact an.v agency that can icsnit in muscular t ontracliue Theie aie live layers of museies on the bat k. some Hill ty. one pahs In all, and these all attach In one way or anotltei to tho spina column either to this spin ous piocess, transvetse process, m some, other pan. Let us say foi in stance a coltl settles In a muscle oi set of muscles along one side of the spine. These muscles, of couise, con tract, and as they do so they become tense nnd gradually draw their bon.v attachment out of pioper position, for the muscles on the opposite (ie will giadually lelax to actomnioilate thoin bdves to the stt allied position. If this contracture is In u supeiilclal must le or ono that is easily sti etched or worked by voluntaty effoit, the weaier of It will himself coirect the tumble But If not, then the condition of enu tiactuio becomes cluonk-, and tliiougli It effects a chronic mlsplnceinnt. which In turn causes a chronic disease which requires an external agency (the. osteo pnthlo physician) to coneet. When wc thus jemovo tho cause, the iccupeta tlvo powets of nature will take care ot tho symptoms, I spoke of a cold as ono or the causes of muscular con tractuie. Wo often "take cold" this way without any sign of It In the head or tluoat. I can take n bellows with vety coltl air and blow It upon the muscles on ono Hide of your neck and Inside of a minute you'll find It almost Impossible to turn your head. It stands to reason that cold and damp ness that will warp boards anil con tiact pvpii steel and Iron, will affect a dellcatlvo sensitive tissue like muscu lar nine." Heip the boy patient was announced nnd the doctor Intioduccd him in tho ti eating loom Having him remove coat anil vest and collar, ! ked him to lie ill st upon his right Hide up . i! treating table. He explained that thu tiou bio in thin case was one of gen pi ill muscular ilieuinatlsm, pool cli di lation with '! mi,, nei vousness ami toustant I : i i caused pilnclpally bv mil' iFiuii,, tractions In var- '"'J" '"1 Ipal spinal les. ' ' i' pan i 'icck the at las I ' . u , ,,-i,!, intci feied i I' alpa! v a.m. motor centie, ll.IIn acini; the cli dilation of Hip ,ood coueielly. Ho explained that Ills was d "BtMKTf.n (njvitineiit as compared WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES. with many which tup moip local or specific. Standing in fiont of the patient the doctor began by moving the muscles alone? the stHn of ttin udIha nnittjt.t nii.l iciugiy ouiwaid tlio entire lengtn of e spine, beginning at base of the tin nun going 10 run oi spine this. mi hi wns to fiee the course of all neives as they emanate from the innl column Then lie took the left in anil minted the muscles of same enl.v clear to the bone fiom the ottlder to the hand. Then taking him the elbow and shoulder blade, twlst hls arm and shoulder mound sov- al times in eneli illt-cntlon. 'I'll In as to ftce the cliciiiatlou and nerve lie or the whole Mini Then he hail in tuition! Iln fin tlw, .ittim ulil,. n.iit 'peatetl the same piotediirp upon the opposite side of spine, aim and shoulder. Next he had the patient tuin nnd lie fate tlowiiwaid with either arm over the sides of the table "For a condition like his " said tho tloctoi," we want to stimulate the kldne.vs, liver and spleen. Wp tlo this In two ways tliiougli the neivous toimectlons to those organs, anil b direct mechanical vibration over the oigans themselves. Now a wold as to theli neivous t ounce lions so that you'll iindei stand w liy we neat wlieie wp do ami as we do along Hip spine In this case. "The liver gets Its ptliuipnl neive forte ft tun tlie left vagus and coellae pleviis. The vagus, oi pucilliiogasli Ic, we icatli In Hie side of the neck, when the patient Is lying on Hie bat k. The coellnc plexus Is a dliect continuation of the solar plexus, and also ict elves brant lies fiom the lesser splanchnic ami gives off hepatic pleviis In liver and receives left vagti" and tight pluculc. Tlie solar plexus is a l.nge neive i out i c sometime culled 'the abdominal biain' which supplies all the visceia In Hie abdominal cavity It let elves a greater pint ot Its Inueiva llon fiom tlie gicat splanchnic nerves on both sides and some llllameuts fiom tlte light piieuiiiogastrlc. Tlie gicat splanchnic nerves nie fonneil by branches that leave the splnp fiom Hip thoiaclc ganglia between tlie sixth and tenth dm snl veilebiae. and Hie lesser splanchnic between the tenth and twelfth. "The kidneys nre supplied with neives fiom the leiml plexus, fiom the solar plexus, tiom the semilunar gang lia ami not tic plexus nnd lesser splant huh . "Tlie spleen gets the neive foite tiom the coellae plexus ami light vagus. "Now Laudols an authority on physiology says 'Stimulation of tlte vagus dilates Hie icuiil vessels, ln t reaslng the iiilne.' and that's what we want lu tills tase, to assist natiiie to eliminate through that excietory func tion the extess of in It at hi whiili I found in Hip mine upon aual.vsls. I stimulate the vagus, as I said, in sides of the net k when patient Is on his bat It. "Laudols also sa.vs 'Stimulation of Inferior teivlcal and Hist tlioiatlc ganglia toutiaits tlie hepatic vessels anil tile lobules (of the llvei).' Now we don't want t oiitiatilou, we want ex pansion moie blood and gieater nctlv Itv. Anil sinie a succession of i.ipid movements over a nerve tentte stimu lates and a li.ud, steady piessiue In hibits Its funt Hon, we Inhibit tliiougli this legion. All of tills , way of moie 'tunila tnentals of physiology, which 1 learned at school.' I suppose. Tlie dot lor then placed his thumbs on either side of the spine In the lower pan of ih neik (patient Iving face downwind), anil gave a hard, steady piessme for some little tinip between eatli pair of vei tebrae for n distant e ol six in eight Inches tlow u the spine. Then lower down along the spine, with one thumb on either side, lie gave a iiipld succession of upwaiil and out wiud movements for a spate ol about eight or ten inches, to stimulate, he satd, the greater and les.-rr splanchnic nerves fiom the sixth to tenth anil the lentil to tweirtli thoracic ganglia. Then plating one hand lightly over Hist one kidney, then tlte olhpr, and then over the spleen, he gave for soiiip little time a light, tieiuuloiis motion over path oigan. This Iip called vibra tion, which he said frees the minute laplllary limitation within the tissue of tlte organs themselves and stimu lates each of the little glands to greater acthlt.v He then had the patient tuin on his back, anil Willi Hie hand on the light side gave this same tieatmcnt (vlbta llon) ovei the llvei. Then wlthlioth hands holding Mi inly Hie muscles and llesh of the thigh, he rotated tlie same deeply with a twist anil an upwind movement from the hip to the kncp and fiom the knee to the ankle. With one hand upon the knee and the other grasping the ankle, he flexed the thigh upon the abdomen and gave a sideways twist to tho whole limb back and foith soveial times, so tliat when the knee was out Hie foot was in, and vice-versa, and then biought the limb out sttalght with a shaip Jeik several times in abduction and adduction, as he tailed It. This was to fiee the clitulatlon to Hie extiemltles. Then going to the pa tient's head, he manipulated rapidly the muscles of Hie neck, first on one side, then the other, to fiee, as he said, the limitation to and from the head. Standing then nt tho end of the tnhle, with tlte ends of the lingers on cither side of patient's neck, he gave a veiy rapid succession of peculiarly deft movements which seemed to stictch the muscles on either side outwntd and downward. This, he said, fiees and stimulates the pnottmogastrlo neive which passes through tho neck on either side In a shenth directly be neath the stornocleldo-tnastold mus cle. Here tho doctor paused to leinark that "when tho trunk of the supetlor laryngeal branch of this pneumogas ttlo nervo Is pressed upon by, for In stance, a goitre, or an aneutlsin of the upper part of the carotid, we hnve a peculiar dry, brassy cough which can readily bo relieved by proper man ipulation." Next ho took tho patient by the chin and back of head and gave the neck a good strong extension pulling till tl i"dv niovedt slightly on the tnhle. "'' i i ,n hnnd iindei tlio back of " !" o other under the chin, he ".lie i I pushed and twisted thin way at I i.iai, the hand at Hip back of the neck being i-xpeclally active, till suddenly theie was n shaip click as of a ligament ur muscle slipping over a bone, or a bone being set In place, nnd the doctor then told the patient "that will bp all for today." This last manipulation, he explained, was to ndjttst tho atlas or first of the cervical vcrtPbra. "if that would stay perfectly ndjusted, ns it Is now, he would have no more hendnchc and would have good circulation gener ally, for that misplacement Is the m tin cause of his trouble. It will be out of place ngnln slightly when ho comes next time. We gain gradually In those conditions till finally we get the adjustment peifcct so as to ip main permanently In noimal position, and then the cute Is complete" The young man got up looking none the worse for wear. Ills treatment took In all about llftecn or twenty min utes. I asked him how he felt now and he answered, "Fine" "I always reel better after each treatment Doc tor never hurts me a bit " After the young man had gone the doctor said: "That was a veiy gen et al tieatment you saw. I wish you might spp thp next treatment, for It Is entliely local or speellle to correct one single lesion, and Illustrates most beautifully Hip osteopathic philosophy. Helng ii lady patient of couise I can't ask you to see Hie treatment, but I can explain in a few words what it Is, The condition is that of muscular atrophy and partial patalysls of the icft mm The cause Is a marked mus cular tontrncttire or one particular milcle In the side or the neck namely the scalenus amicus This muscle at taches at one end to the trausveise piocesses or the thlid, fourth fifth and sixth of the epivical vertebra and at the ilber to Hip llrst lib Now Hip nerve force to the aim tomes fiom the brachial plexus a union or the four lower cervical and (list dot sal nerves. And the principal blood sup pl.v to Hip aim is from Hip sub-clavlan aitPty and vein. Now tills contracture of the scalenus antlcus muscle draws together the first lib and clavicle or lollar bone, and thus Intel feres with the blood How thtoiigh Hie stib-clavlnn army and vein and prevents tlie aim getting Its proper blood supplj Tills same contracted muscle also Interfeies vvitli all the nerves Hint make up the btnchlnl plexus by tensing Hie tissues mound the nerves at their pxlt fiom the Intoiverterbral foramina, so that Hie muscles of the arm supplied by tlip.sp nerves do not receive the nee essaiy nerve Impulses. It, this case we simply woik to relax and free this one muse le and natiiie will do the test Isn't that simple and logical?" Heie the next patlentwas nnnouiiced, but the doctor said If I had any further questions to ask lip would gladly give me a few minutes longer 1 asked lilin if any harmful lesults ever tame fiom osteopathic treatment. "Not If piop erly given by one tiioioiighly tiaiued and competent, but I would not like to answer for an amateur on some eases," ' Do you use any drugs?" No." "How often tlo you tieat'.'" 'As often as the case tcqtilics, some times daily, sometimes but once a week." "How expensive is .vour tteatiuentV" "As cheap or cheaper than medicinal treatment, when ott consider tliat we both preset Die and furnish the tem edy." "Do you licit acute uises?" "We aie eminently mitiessful In many tonus of acute disease, but gen erally speaking we tlo not treat them, because of tlio npcessitj of fioquent treatment and wp cannot tlo them ju titp at tlte ipsiiieiiip w lien we have a busy ofllce mac tlte, too. Outs Is es sentially an otllce piactice." "Do you tteat lor everything?" "Most emphatically no. No one sys tem of therapeutlis is complete in it. seir Some diseases are essentially sllrglial. some putel.v medical, othci's wholly mental hut many tlnonie and obstiue cases aie logically Osteopa thic anil only Osteopathic. No stiliHy honest and const lentloiis physician of any one school of ptattltp tan take evei.v case Hint presents Itself to him. Any doctor who praetltes but oup method, who will take any ami eveiy tase. Is either a fool or a last a 1." "How about the genu Hieoiy nnd lieiedlty .'" "We make a study of both batteil ology anil heietllty, ami letognle both as a potent tnctor in disease. Hut. In any physii.il ailment theie is a pie disposing louilltion in the wa.v of a physical lesion a mechanical ' muse. We try to locate and lenitive it, and Natiiie does tlie test." "Aie join ticatments evpr painful, tlo thty make one sole'.'", "Some tii'iitincnts netessiuily hint the til st tew times, otlieis not at all." "How tlo ou deal duly patients'."' "In the case of a spinal treatment or one moie or less genet al, wo have our women patlentswear n loose gown, so they may rPinnve corsets and tight bands. We never tieat next to the flesh and theie Is no pxposiup." "How long does tlie averagp case ie quiie tteatinent"" "That depends entliely upon the na tiiie of the lesions and Hie rcuipci athe power of Natute lit Hie paitlcu lar Intllvidual. Our cuies aie not of tlie miraculous, instantaneous-faith-cure oitler, though many aie cured (that Is, the cause Is removed) in a single tieatment oi two, but they usually lequlie a ionise of tegular, faithful treatment." "How tlo tlte meillral men leg.ud our school and Its methods"" "That all depends on the medical man Some send us patients, ntheis hip noii-cnmmlttal, but many, in fact most of them, i Idle tile and aie vio lently opposed to us. One of our city's most eminent or medical men, how ever, saltl rocentl.v In the columns of your own papet, woids to this effect 'Not a single scientific law fiom that or giavitatlou to that or Hie di emu lation or the blood, when it was Hist pioclaiined, has railed tn icieive tlie jeeis ami taunts of those who prided themselves that they possessed Hie whole tiutli, anil yet took no pains tn leal n tho piocess of leasoiilng by which the new truth was established. ' Oilnaiily medical practitioners lldlculo our Ideas of misplacement, and deny our ability to stimulate and Inhibit nerve centres, but we can show results by tlie cardiograph, an Instrument for measuring unci recording tho stieugth of the heart beat, proving that manual treatment ot the spinal neives con trolling the heuit (between the scapu lae) niters the heait action very nin tcilally. 'Wp let tho lesults of our prap. tlco speak for themselves. We do not antagonize the drug doctors, but I'll venture the assertion that not ono dose of medicine In a thousand in ghen with lefoience to structural deficiency, wlteieas wo rccognlo stittcturnl de fectiveness ns the basic factor In nil disease." THE HOIYILIEST MAN IN SCRANTON ii ntil ii tho li.inJ.omtit, and other ire hulled to call on an; ilrugcUt inj gel lice a tii.il bottle ol Kcmp'a Iltlam (or I lie Throat and Lungi, tenuity tliat Ii Kuurantfid to euro and relieve ill Cliroiy and Acute Cough, 1 Aithnu, UrunchltU and Comuinptlgn. l'rko iW, and (Oc. WE'LL GET YOU... If you are interested in goods that are worth the price only want to urge attention to the things we sell the goods will do the rest. It's No Hold - Suits for Men from $6.00 Up wards. Fancy Worsteds. Fall Overcoats M. J. Horan & Son Clothiers, Hatters, Furnishers. r - v ' I I i ? i n i loiorea nins $1.00 324 Lackawanna Ave. Where Platonics Were Strained. I r in Iln i .ik I mi TlIDIlt tcl.niotix wimp pittcly pin tonic. At least sho prlilctl hci wlf on that fact. When nn out" MIKK"tfil to llcl Hip pntHllilllty of mi uttac liiwnt iiiort" tender unci aflc'ctlonatf he ponli-pooliptl it with mi ciiiplinsN Inillrathe of an ab solutely miip Htato of mini. She w.ii not IIKp other gltK she s.ihi Sceial men hail founri that out. They heuali lV being fiienitl.v, (the oiicotliiiKeil them, peih.ipw. Into a teitaln liKInc that Mhe li.ul for masculine compan ionship, which they not lnfieiUontl inlsiiinlei stood. Then when the nlKht and the moon and the soft bieees stliict! them to tletlaiatlons fi.uiKlit with mote than iushIiir inteiest, slit was fore eil to mote heioie nttei am es "Hear me," she would s.i, "I don't see why a man and a woman can't n on lieliifir Just fi lends, heie In New Yoilc. Hob noser acted this wa. Why, we i owed and t-.tlleil and ti limp ed toRether summer In and suinnici out, and he never thought of m.ikiuu a proposal. Deal old Hob' He had mote sense. ISinee up now. be a man foiKet It, and so will I. anil we'll Jun go on beiiiK t oiniatles." Some of them fiot ansty. ntheis m i opted It as matter of tourse. Theie Is at least one instat.i e on lecoid of a i hap who i cully tried a setonil time and ended by lespoiulliiK to tlie usual tluow-ilown with hl-4llni,- a popiilai air that begins "Comrades, louuadcs, cer since we weie boys." I'pon which o caslon she told him he wa- a ileal to take It that way, and they have In en better fiioniN ever ilr.te A few weeks .iko she went to spmil tlie summer witlt filentls in a llttlt hamlet up tlie Unison. Thither al-o Journeyed Hob. She Is a sttoiie;. hand some, atheletie cteatute, and fonrl of outdoor spoils She beslns liei sea son's suiiumiiiK lonir licfoi tlio daiiiiK sinnll hoy thinks the water lias )o.t enouuli of its t hill. When she Is not Kolllui; she is in the tennis touit. In tlio winter basketball and Ioiik rambles thtotiKli snowy woods sero to keep hei cheeks iosy and her ce br'ht. And the man who ace oiup.inles litr on such walks iieedH to be moie than a passa bly Rood petlestiulus. Tor she will soon tlie liini whose llinlw are not ot lion. l'.nli is not easily tlted. Ills tialnliiK wltli tlie lollcgc! mat titw i line in handy, too, .ow that the I'nin of spin t took an ji'iun'lc tuin. Tie Ions Humps nvir the country mails weie vailed with sailiiiK, swimming, and an occasional hour of paddling In Hob's bountiful new i.iiioe Tin- last, In fait, was i.iplilly beniiiiinc; the Iimiiito spin t. Hut now sheiueis that t allocs, like men, ate mighty iiuceilaln cicu tnies. It happened this way. They hud stui tod out lor an eail inoiuing paddle So out ly, in fait. Iliat the lest of the household was Mll asleep Hut the air was ciisp and tlie ,'u.i lining be hind tlie .leisey hills liunle i pit lino long to be iviiienib"ii'd. Hie is iiilte sine that she wlli lcnicinber it. He has no tlnulits on the subject. She was sitting In the bow ot the uiiioe trailing her hands in the still water and enjoying It ail so iiiueli that it staitleil her when Hi.b'fi aimless ton. eis,itlon took another tuin. llt did not say much; but It was all so sud den, theie was a depth of tenderness In tlie tone, and It wan so lmpicssip tlie she gue a sudden stmt. Tliat did the trli k. The ciinoe tinned tut tie, ami, in mi Instant, thev w -iv both lloilliileilng In tlie watei. "Oieut t'arsur." he shouted, " illdn't nieaii it I'an't you take ,1 Joke'.'" lie was dinging to one end of tie i mine and she hud fiuil s.ilcty I v thiowlng hoi mm nei the. otper end. "It was loo much of it shotk," site ausweieil. "I'm suipilsel at ,ou. How dine you' Oil. Hob, I'm so disappoint ed In you." "Hut. I tell you, I oidn't menu It." The speech was not gallant mnl she may have tesented It, but sho oulv milled: "Well, you oughtn't to talK nonsense in a canoe. U'h apt t.i upset one." "So I observe." "Hut If you weicnt so set up In sour notions I might he tempted' "Tlieie, now, you'r beginning ngnln. I in going to swill hkIiiuo." "It's a mllu or mor," he shouted. "For heaven's, bake, not to speak of mine, don't think of It." "Will oti utop talking iioiisuuie, thou'."' "It .jii t ll0llhlle., Up Here, just our effort to give you what you want at a right price. You'll find it a pleasure to buy our CLOTHING also profitable. Black Suits Are Very Popular. Ours, Priced from $8.00 to $20.00. Are Interesting. In the' prevailing to inspect our line Custom-Hade Cloth of Our Specialties. Correct in Every D v Clothes Is One Always Detail. Will Pay You to Have Your Next Suit Built Here. Prepare Yourself for the Hunting Season aSaabi By getting loaded shells you can depend on. Sportsmen are unanimous in their choice of Peters' Loaded Shells Loaded with Smokeless, Semi Smokeless and Black Powder. A trial will convince. If you prefer to load your own shells, we can supply you with Empty Shells. BITTENBENDER & GO 126128 Franklin Ave. "It is" "I'lll xellollK." "Tliul settles it" Her aims tame tlow u tiom Hie tnune. "I'm going to tty fin Hie shine." He Hied waddling along the side of tlie inline to gel ut her aim and detain liei. The shell 1 1 entitled along its en tile length and sunk far down under Ills weight. She laughed deilsively and he giew pale. "Vei tunny. Isn't It"" lie asked. "Dei liledlv. Po you think If .vou sink It we'll be any better off." As she hail teased to make di iiion stiatlons slioiewmtl lie jilt that his purpose was at couipllshed, anil so said nothing. A moment later he niaile anotliei mistake. "It's getting lilting." he said. "Some, lioily will bo out llshlug soon and pit k us up " It was her nirn to loon si ii . "What would tho think If they found us like tills, she vonttiied. "I won't penult It." "Hut everybody mound heie knows we'ie Just ti lends." Ii nnd. "Vou know vnti've talked I'luto till-" "Uon't he slll. It wasn I that 1 fcaied i don't talc wlict I in think on that subject. Hut I lon't propose to have them t''inl; I win: out w ill a stupid mnii wlii .juldu': p.uli'lo .1 'ii.it without up. 'tl.i.i it. ' "Not to n.e.iK of a gltl who t.'ldl.'t know enough to kt'op still." Km answer iP itinn .1 Mi k that sent the Hpwy u U . Tl-en she shilekotl wltli liiughioi'. Ills ruins weie beginning to - t vet- il'e.l, ami It suddenly oeciiivd to him, that ibe also might be tutlMio I. "If nu Keep quiet u moment." ho sulci, "I'll swim around to ou mid hold you up. That will test vou."' "Pshaw! Host yourself. I'm nil light." lie paid no ntleiitlon to the, Injunc tion, and a few strokes In ought him to her side, Tito tlilo was. i mining sttoiig, mnl they wcio ill If ting further and fin titer 1'ioni thu shntr, "Just place ono hnnd on me, if you dale," sho shouted, "and I'll let go the cunoo. Then seo how quickly It'll ba See(hO ff Stiff I Our 90iUU Hats I cut and color. Don't fail before purchasing. f Best Goods Least Price It 324 Lackawanna Ave. out of sight " Tho tlitent was effective. It was such a pietty new canoe, and he had no ileslie to lose It. So com menting on her stubborness he wad dled buck mid took hold of his end again. Then a sound of oms was heard, and soon two men In u bout were within a few yunls of them. They had seen the c.inoe-w locked pair and were bear ing down rapidly upon them. "Say, theie," was Hob's Inquiry, ' what are you trying to do?" "Hold on a little longer," came back tlie answer; "we'll have you safo In a minute." "We'ie all light; don't tiouhle," said tho gitl. 'Keep olf," shouted Hob. "If you to'ino any i loser you'll scratch the paint on my canoe." Tlie tow pi s lay back on their oars. "What tlo you mean?" Inquired one. "Do you menu to say that you cara moio for tho canoe than for for " he hesitated. "for mo," sho shouted. "Yes, that's It. For n vi onmn's only a woman nnd a good canoe's a boat!" After some pulleying the boatmen consented to bo cutefttl. With their usslstutiio tho cunoo was righted, nnd Hie fi lends made their way shoreward. Hut tlie gossips in tlie small Hudson liver town hnve food for much teflcc tlon, nnd the oldest dame of them all admits that even she doesn't unriet stand it. "Why, Jim tells mo," she said, "that when they uot aslioie she didn't show the least concern for them nn. Now, the least you would have expected would hnve. been Hint she'd throw her mills about him and say that she would never leave him. "And didn't site?" "No, Sho just kicked up a pebble, wiling tho water out of her ekltt, and laughed lit to kill. Then f-he said, kind of slioit. 'Thanks,' nnd went Into the house." "Anil dlil tho man seem cut up?" "No, Ho Just looked nt his old canon sharpllko and cussed. 'I'll have to blow In a ten to got it In shape again," ha said." ti )
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