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OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
THE STRUGGLES OF A WIFE
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water
CHAPTER XVIII
Copyright, 1916, Star Company.
"Mrs. Webb, I believe?"
Perry Martin had risen as his caller
entered his office, and was now holding
out his hand in greeting.
"I am delighted to meet you. he
said, "and I thank you for coming so
promptly. Please sit down."
His gaze rested admiringly upon the
stylish woman who did his bidding.
Although she faced the wide windows,
and the light fell full upon her face,
she looked younger than her forty
five years.
She certainly was not poor, the
man thought, swiftly, or she could not
wear such furs as those from which
her shapelv head rose so gracefully.
Evidently she wrote for pleasure, or to
make some pin money for amusements
of various kinds, or for charity—on
the side, as it. were. This being the
case, one must., of course, offer her
fair prices for her work.
Grace Webb had been right when
she told her mother that she must
appear prosperous If she would pros
per. While we acknowledge the in
justice of it all. It is none the less
true that the writer who does not act
ually need money can demand better
prices than can he or she who must
have it so keep body and soul to
gether.
Perry Martin was a busy man and
plunged at once into the subject in
hand.
"I have read your story and I like
it," he said bluntly.
The pink In Mvra's cheeks pew
deeper. "I am glad that you do," she
said.
Her manner was not that of one to
whom his opinion was of vital im
portance, but only the polite demeanor
of a woman of the world to whom he
had made a pleasant and polite re
mark.
Genuine Document
"Yes." he went on, "It rings true —
that story. It is a genuine human
document. In reading it one feels
that it comes right from the heart;
that only a woman who has studied
other women and has known them In
timately and closely could have writ
ten it.
"It is an excellent portrayal of what
a wife and mother would feel under
such circumstances as you describe.
You must be a student of your kind,
Mrs. Webb."
She smiled. "Perhaps," she ad
mitted. "I have the happy—or un
happy—faculty of putting myself in
the other person's place."
That was well done, she congratu
lated herself. What would this man
think were she to say "I know all
about it. I wrote that story from
the depths of my own experience, my.
own anxiety, my own longings"?
Thank heaven, he did not suspect the
truth!
"You have made the man a rather
selfish brute," Martin remarked. "You
are not very complimentary to our sex
In 'Bitter Waters.' "
"Oh. no." she protested, as if she
were speaking of someone whom she
wanted to defend. "He was not a i
brute .He was only an absorbed
businessman, so intent upon his own,
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MONDAY EVENING,
I affairs that ho did not have strength
I for anything else. But he was a good
man, and It was not his fault that he
behaved as he did. No man could
help It."
Her listener laughed delightedly.
"There, lies the secret of your story
telling ability!" he exclaimed. "You
actually believe In your imaginary
hero. And that Is what gives your
story the human touch.
"And now," more gravely, "we
must get down to business. We want
to keep your story, of course. Have
you been writing long? I happen
nevar to have seen your name before."
"What should she say? Of course,
the truth was the only safe thing. Hut
she need not tell all the truth. She
looked at him frankly.
"Years before I was married I used
to write," she saJd. "Then, while my
child was young and later when I was
going out In society a great deal, I let
other matters than literature take my
time. Of late, however, 1 have felt the
old desire to 'write again, and I have
Indulged It. The manuscript I sent to
you is ono of the results of the grati
fication of that desire."
"I see," the man said.
He Sets the Price
Evidently her explanation had seem
ed perfectly plausible to him. And
she had not had to lie. Of that she
was glad.
"Well, it is the kind of short story
that we like here," Martin said. "I
do not know what you want for It.
But," watching her closely, "we are
willing to pay you a hundred and fifty
dollars for it."
He saw no change in the face be
fore him. He could not know that the
hands in the handsome muff clasped
each other tightly. One can control
one's face; ono cannot control one's
hands. .
"A hundred and fifty," she repeated,
as if pondering the matter. "It is a
rather long story for a so-called 'short
story,' isn't it?"
"Yes, but no longer than many of
the short stories we use in our maga
zine," he replied. "Of course, Airs.
Webb, if you do other work for us,
later on, we may offer you better
prices."
"Very well," she said calmly. "I
will sell the story to you for the price
you name."
"A check will bo sent" you the first
of the month," he told her.
She rose, drawing her furs around
her, as if she understood that the in
terview was ended.
"Just a moment, please." Perry
Martin detained her. "Won't you con
sider writing something else for us
soon? That, is, may we not see your
next short story—before you submit
it to anyone else?"
"Why, yes-—of course—if you wish
to see it." Mrs. Webb acquiesced
with another of her bright smiles.
"Have you a story under way or in
your mind?"
"In my mind, yes," she answered,
"but hardly under way."
Send it to me when it Is ready," he
urged. "Good afternoon!" as she
started to go. "And thank you again
for coming in so promptly."
(To he continued.)
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For the 16 year size will be needed,
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Mrs. Fritchey Tells Court
How Informal "Puzzie"
Was With Undertaker
Special la the Telegraph •
Jersey City. N. J., April 24. The
! Van Busklrk divorce sult, which kept
Hudson and Bergen counties buzzing
with gossip in 1914, has come up for
sir again in chancery court. The cotin- j
ter suit of Mrs. Florence Van Busklrk ,
against Charles A. Van Busklrk, a
wealthv Wall Street broker living in
Hackensack, hung fire for two years
pending the obtaining of affidavits
from Mrs. Bertha Fritchey,. of Harris
burg, Pa., as to her observation of the i
conduct of Mrs. Van Huskirk and
Franklin Briggs, leading undertaker of
Hackensack.
Mrs. Fritehey, incidentally, was nam
od by Mrs. Van Buskirk as the prlncl
! pal cause of the original action.
Mrs. Frltchey's affidavits concerned
motor trips which the Van Busklrka,
Mrs. Fritehey and the socially active
1 undertaker took through Pennsylvania
and New .Jersey. Frequently, when
Mr. Van Busklrk and Mrs. Filtcliey be
came separated from the others,' said
the fair corespondent, they returned to
find the undertaker in Mrs. Van Bus
kirk's room, often under highly infor
mal circumstances.
Mrs. Fritehey said lie was seen shav
ing in the room and that when he was
taNed with being there he said: "Puz
zle hadn't been feeling well and needed
somebodv with her." "Pußzie." it was
j explained, was Mrs. A'ati Buskirk.
I. <). O. F. ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT
Wilson K. Mohr, of Allentown,
grand representative to the Sovereign
Grand will be the speaker at
j a special session of the Odd Fellows
to be held at the hall of Fountain
i Lodge No. 1120, in Verbeke street, this
i evening. The celebration is under the
auspices of all the local lodges, and
Commemorates the organization of the
order 97 years ago at Baltimore with
j live members. The Fountain
I orchestra will furnish the music. Af
| ter the addresses refreshments will
t be served.
HANDS PIMPLY"
MV SORE
Red and Rough. Could Not Put Them
in Water, Could not Sleep. Always
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"My hands would break open and bleed,
this being caused by the wind, and they
rould become pimply and very sore. They
tnrcro red and very rough and
I could not bear to put my
hands In water. They would
become a little better and
then they would become
worie. My hands were always
aching and I could not go
near the heat and I could
not sleep. They were very
v j\- ugly and often I would not
go to school became of my hands.
"After using Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment my hands began to heal. Now I
don't know what it Is to have a cracked
| Land." fSigned) Miss Cora 11111, R. F. D.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
SAFETY TO BEGIN
IN STATE CAPITOL
Plans Made For the Organiza
tion of the People in the
Departments
The Stale of Pennsylvania la be
ginning "safety first" organization at
home by forming committees devoted
to pushing the safely idea, doing away
with dangerous conditions and calling
attention to ways in which attaches
of the State government can be of
assistance. The State "Safety First"
organization wil have its headquarters
at the State Capitol and It is planned
to extend It to all State offices and
institutions. This movement Is the
outgrowth of the conference on in
dustrial accidents held last month.
The Capitol committee will be di
rected by this committee: Governor
Brumbaugh; Dr. Samuel G. Dixon.
Commissioner of Health; Samuel B.
liamljo, Superintendent of Public
Grounds and Buildings: Dr. John
Price Jackson, Commissioner of Dabor
and Industry; Dr. Nathan C. Srhaeffer,
Superintendent of Public Instruction;
Charles D. Wolfe, acting State Fire
Marshal; BromleJ- Wharton. Secretary
of the State Board of Public Charities
and Robert J. Cunningham, State
Highway Commissioner.
Governor Brumbaugh has sent the
following letter to each of those de
portment officials as the first siep in
forming the State's Safety Organiza
tion:
"As you are probably aware the.
number of accidents resulting In in
juries to workers In Pennsylvania is
appalling. It unquestionably behooves
every governmental official to use
every effort and Influence to aid in
reducing this tremendous loss.
"The consensus of opinion, express
ed by leaders of industry, heads of
great labor organizations and govern
ment officials, attending the industrial
Accident Prevention Conference,
which I called in Harrisburg March
23, was that every employer should
develop in his works an efficient safety
organization headed by the chief ad
ministrating officer and including rep
resentatives from the employes. The
thought was formally expressed In
resolutions adopted by the members
the conference.
"Since this safety plan was so un
animously endorsed by these practical
men of large affairs I feel that It is
my duty, as the chief official of ad
ministration of our State organization,
to follow the thought of that meeting
and have the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania set an example for the
Industrial world by organizing a safety
organization within the departments.
"The first step in this activity as I
conceive It, is to name the heads of
the various departments who can be
of particular service in this work and
aid me as an advisory safety com
mittee. I therefore, now appoint you
a member of such committee. Asso
ciated with you will be the State offi
cials named on the list accompany
ing this letter.
' "The steps to follow this preliminary
one can be taken up at the meeting
of the advisory committee, but I
I merely suggest tentativ ely that you
| will probably desire as your second
step to name a thoroughly equipped
working committee of experts at
tached to the department of the State
Ito handle tTie details of the safety
| work throughout the State institutions
j and organizations.
"A third step may he the creation
of suitable local safety organizations
I for each individual institution or or
ganization working In conjunction
with central organization in Harris
burg.
j "I hope that you will accept this ap
j polnlment and give the work as much
I of your time as you can possibly de
| vote to it by reason of its serious im
portance."
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
The United States Civil Service
| Commission announces the following
i examinations to be held on the dates
named. All examinations scheduled
! b,elow will be given in this city.
May 16—Expert in Commerce and
; Finance (male and female); May 17—
Assistant to Expert in Commerce and
! Finance; Assistant in Water Require
ment Investigations; May 23. Gen
eral Mechanic, (male); June 7
j Chemist (male); Junior Architect,
; (male).
Application papers and further in
formation concerning the above ex
j aminations may be obtained by ad
j dressing the Secretary, Board of Ex
j aminers, Post Office, Harrisburg, Pa.
I GRECIAN PREMIER TO
SUBSCRIBE MILLION TO LOAN'
By Associated Press
Athens. April 23. Premier Skou
loudis has offered to subscribe sl,-
000,000 to an internal loan if one is
floated. This news appears to he the
correct version of a former report that
the premier who Is a man of great
wealth, had given $1,000,000 to the
State outright, that amount being
roughly the sum due the families of
the mobilized troops and unpaid on
account of an empty treasury.
YEGGMEN UOOT TWO
NORRISTOWN STORES
Special to the Telegraph
Norristown, Pa., April 24. —Yegg-
men got $1,034 and certificates valued
at SIOO early yesterday when they
forced their way into the Norristown
candy kitchen, owned by John Christ
melius and wrecked the small safe in
the place.
The United Cigar Store was also en
tered by forcing a rear door. The
clerk had neglected to lock the safe
and the burglars helped themselves to
slls in cash and Ave thousand certifi
cates.
EXCHANGE WII;L MOVE
The Ulv.e Wire Buying and Sellling
Exchange, formerly of 21 S. Second
street, announces its removal to 1008
N. Third street. The Exchange -will
be open for business at Its new loca
tion on Tuesday of this week.
ENTERTAINS MUZZLE CLUB
Thomas M. Jones, recently elected
president of the Muzzle Club, com
posed of Harrisburg newspaper men,
entertained the members at a lunch
eon at the Hotel Rife Saturday even
ing. Plans for the annual banquet of
the Muzzlers to be held May C were
discussed.
THROWN FROM RER HORSE
Miss Anna Young, 2323 North Third
street, was hurled from her horse yes
terday morning, when the animal
shied at Front and Pine streets, and
dashed twelve blocks before it was
stopped. Miss Young sustained a deep
gash of the scalp and severe bruises
but will recover. She was treated at
her home.
RED CROSS PRIZES
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Washington, April 24. ln con
nection with Its campaign to enroll a
million members by December 1 next
the American Red Cross announced
to-day that a number of prizes would
be given through the society to indi
viduals making the hest record* in
, obtaining new members.
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{Copyright. 1»1», by Alfred W. McCann.)
CHAPTER l»
Four Thousand Men, Working on the
Madi'lrn-Mamore Railroad, Were
i Killed on a Diet of White Bread —
White Bread, in the Presence or
Offsetting Foods, Docs Not Kill, It
simply Knfcebles Vitality, I,owers
Resistance, and PitMlisiioses to Dis
ease—White Bread in the Absence
of Offsetting Food Kills.
We have seen the Importance of
minerals in the soil.
We have seen the effects upon vege
table life of withdrawing from their
reach any one or any group of these
minerals.
We have studied the results of nu
merous scientific investigations with
respect to the effects upon animal life
that follow any interference with the
normal mineral food supply.
Let us now see how the facts which
have been recorded through these
pages are supported by certain start
ing experiences.
The Madeira-Mamore Railway com
sists of a single track, 232 miles long,
connecting Bolivia with Brazil. It
was finished in 1908 for the purpose of
exploiting the rubber industry of
South America. In its construction
4,000 men died on a diet of white
bread, the victims of acidosis.
The dead are all buried in Cande
laria graveyard. three kilometers
south of Porta-Velho, midway between
that town and Santo-Antonio in the
State of Matto-Grosso.
In 1915 the Madeira-Mamore Rail
way Company went into bankruptcy,
after which the facts concerning its
appalling, history were divulged by
engineers who had been connected
with the enterprise.
In the various articles written about
the building of the road for electrical
engineering and scientific publications
all reference to the deaths of these
4,000 laborers, as the result of white
bread starvation, was carefully hlotted
out. Officials of the company thought
that the public would misinterpret
the facts at the expense of the best
interests of the country through
which the railroad passed if they were j
made known. It was thus decided
that no mention of them should be
made.
When P. H. Ashniead, chief engineer
of the railway and one of the best'
known consulting engineers of New,
York City, himself a victim of white,
bread starvation, reported on the
number of deaths in camp, his figures,;
which symbolized a dreadful holo- j
caust, were deliberately changed from
4,000 to 2,000, the idea being, pre- j
sumably, to make the facts through j
the application of simple arithmetic J
look less dreadful. i
When Ashmead at work on the road J
discovered the first symptoms of his i
approaching breakdown he took thei
next boat for England. The treat
ment which saved him from untimely
interment in Candelaria graveyard
will be described later.
One of his associate engineers, H.
F. Dose, who devoted three years to
the completion of the work, made
numerous observations of the condi
tion of the laborers and kept In close
touch with the twenty physicians of
the company. Three of these physi
cians, among them Dr. Luclan Smith,
were stricken.
The laborers, of whom there were
originally fi.OOO and of whom 4,000
died, consisted of Russians, Greeks, '
Turks, Italians, Germans, English, '
Japs, Hindoos, French, Jamaclans,
Barbadians and Brazilians. The offi
cers were chiefly English and Amer
icans.
The laborers received the equivalent
.of $2.40 a day In United States cur-'
' 'APRIL 24, 1916.
| rency, but were cliarged oil the aver
; age of $1 a day for food. The cost
;of this food was enormous. A one-
I half pound tin of glucose jam. im
ported from New York City cost sl.
A No. 2 tin of canned sauerkraut con
j taining less than two pounds cost sl.
| A No. 1 tin of canned sausages con
taining less than one pound cost sl.
! Because of the prohibitive prices
j placed by the commissary department
upon all food products in the "luxury"
class the laborers relied upon the
! cheapest food In camp, which was
' white bread baked from patent flour
supplied by New York City jobbers in
thousand barrel lots.
In addition to the white bread (acid
forming) there were enormous quan
tities of hard white crackers (acid
forming) and tapioca (acid forming)
made from the root of the native
cassava plant.
• Like farina, cream of wheat, corn
flakes, pearled barley and cornmeal,
cane sugar and corn syrup, tapioca is
a refined, denatured, demineralized
| carbohydrate food from which the
alkaline bases have been extracted,
and which, like all other denatured
cereals breadstuffs and refined sugars.
Inevitably leads to a condition of
acidosis in the tissues of those who
attempt to live upon it.
In the form of luxuries, purchas
able at prices which the men could
not afford to pay, were such foods as
canned pork and beans (nearly bal
anced as to acid and base-forming ele
ments), canned spinach (which the
men rejected because they did not like
it), canned wieners (acid forming),
canned jam (acid forming), corn
flakes (acid forming), oatmeal and
condensed milk (well balanced). The
oatmeal and condensed milk were
confined to the officers' quarters.
For breakfast the laborers had black
coffee sweetened with sugar, white
crackers or white bread. The fact
must here be emphasized that as they
had to pay heavily for all their food
they economized as much as possible,
believing, as all other people believe,
that Inasmuch as bread Is the staff of
life and in itself is sufficient to main
tain strength, energy, and health, they
could get along well enough on a
bread diet until the completion of
their work, thus saving some money
for their return to civilization.
At noon they consumed coffee and
sugar with bread, crackers, dried cod
fish, ham or xarque. Xarque is dried
beef which looks like leather. It is
packed in slabs or layers weighing
fifty pounds each. Each slab is sev
eral Inches thick and as hard as wood.
As is the case with the cereals, hread
stuffs, codfish and ham, so also the
xarque represented a predominance of
acid-forming elements.
In the evenihg they ate more hread,
crackers and xarque. occasionally in
dulging themselves in the expensive
luxury of a can of sauerkraut, a can
of pork and beans or a can of jam.
Their bread, "the staff of life," was
enough, so they' Implicitly believed.
The French, Jamaicans and Barba
dians grouped together and madei
what the others called "sinkers." a!
sort of large doughnut composed of
white flour, sugar and water, cooked
in lard (acid forming).
Let It be remembered that all the
food In the laborers' camp, with the
exception of the beans, were of the
acid-forming type. The base-forming.
elements were not only deficient, they
were not present.
Acidosis, whether called berl-berl,
pellagra, pernlHous anaemia, general
prostration or general breakdown, re
mains acidosis and the foods that,
cause it in mild or violent forms re
main always of the acid-forming, de-
, mineralized, refined, commercial type,
i The officers, most of whom suffered
from milil forms of acidosis, but all
| rif whom escaped serious disaster,
with the exception of Chief Kngineer
Ashmead, had a larger variety of
foodstuffs from which to choose, in
| eluding dried fruits (base-forming 1/
jnuts (base-forming), oatmeal (almost
I neutral with respect to its balance oj
base-forming and acid-forming ele<
ments), and potatoes (base-formintf
| when consumed as baked potatoes
with their jackets).
We shall now learn something ot
! what the white bread diet did to the
; Madeira-Mamore poison squad
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