The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, March 16, 1910, Image 2
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAltCir 10, 1010. NO CURE, NO PAY, S Georgia Surgeon Unable to Col lect Fee for Operation That Failed to Benefit RAISED STORM OF PROTEST Doctors Say the Field of Medical Prac tice Is Turned Into a Gamble with Chances All In Favor of the Pati ent. Wnshlngton, I). C The decision of the Superior Court of Mticon, On., in the rase of Dr. C. L. Stahl versus C. W. Jordan, that a surgeon who per forms an operatfou must benefit the patient In order to collect his fee, has raised a storm of protest from the medical profession all over the coun try. Dr. Stahl operated on Mr. Jordan's eleven-year-old daughter, who was suf fering from tuberculosis of the knee. The doctor said the operation was very successful and rendered a bill of $200. Soon after the operation, how ever, the child died and Jordan re fused to pay the hill. Dr. Stahl brought ruit and a verdict was handed down by the court that as the patient had died and Uie operation had been of no apparent benefit. Jordan did not have to pay. This decision mny have a very seri ous effect upon the medical fraternity. It establishes a preredent to the ef fect that i physician cannot collect his pay unless be cures. In hopeless cases, where the best medical skill can only alleviate the pain of the suf fered, the attending physician may not be able to collect any remunera tion for his time, energy and profes sional treatment, Bimply because he does not effect an impossible cure. The decision moans, as the doctors see it, "No cure, no pay," and may result in the adoption of the Chinese custom ot paying a doctor by the year to keep, you well, and not paying him at nil if he allows you to become sick. Doctors say it will turn the field of medical practice into a gamble with the chances all in favor of the patient, who if not cured has nothing to pay while the doctor has to give his timo and skill on chance. WOMEN CAN'T BE ARTISTS. Boston Doctor Says Nature Has De nied Them Esthetic Sense. Boston, Mass. "Not one woman In a hundred has a true artistic sense, or even a genuine liking for the esthetic in any of Its forms," declares Dr. John Jenks Thomas, a Boston physician and neurologist. Furthermore, nine out of every ten. when asked for a Renslble criticism of anything, enn't give it. he asserts, and adds that the idea of Boston "as a centre of culture and artistic sense is founded on noth ing but the misguided antics of a bevy of illusloncd women." "In the first place, woman," says Dr. Thomas, cruelly. "Is by nature un fitted for true appreciation of things .irtistic She lacks poise and balance. Her enthusiasm gets the best of her nnd runs riot. The overbalance of the feminine In artiBtlc life is demonstrat ed every minute. She shows no sta bility of purpose, no discrimination, and as artist or sane critic of art is woefully incompetent. She does not and can not understand. The whimsi cal, unbalanced temperament of the woman makes her an impossible fac tor to Judge sanely and give an opin ion of weight on anything truly artis tic. "Women may bo successful In the business world, as school teachers, or even as politicians, but as artists, never." A RACE OF VEGETARIANS. Predicted by Horacs Fletcher Within Next Ten Years. Pittsburg. Dr. Horace Fletcher, commenting on the increased cost of living, prophesies the passing away of mett as a common article of diet, and Justifies this by citing ita alleged 111 effects. Jt is my firm bollef," he says, "that meat will cease to be eaten In America In the next ten years. By the continued eating ot meat thero la In time produced a condition known as auto-intoxication, which is akin to alcoholic poisoning and Just as fatal in Its effects. Meat is In no wise needed in the economy of the body. In every test I have made it has been found to be positively deleterious." WAITERS ON ROLLER 8KATE8. Means Adopted In Berlin to Increase Speed in Service. Berlin. The craze for roller skat ing which has swept over Europe in the last year, chiefly through Ameri can promotion, now has a curious ex position In a garden rextaurant in the suburbs of Berlin. With a view to obviating the usual difficulty of serving meals outdoors and at a dlstanco from the kitchen, without most of their heat being lost, the device of waiters on roller skates has been adopted, the theory being that increased speed In service means warmer viands when they reach th table. Pock and Rye for Blck Monkeys. f'eveland, Ohio. Nearly two score of iron'eys In the city zoo are down with Influenza and the city has bought barrets of rock and rye. COURTS OEC ;,sllS OF BANK CLERKS Ptycholoalcal Tests Warranted to Ex- , pose Their Tendency to Drink or to Gamble. Worcester, Mass.-The application of l'rofessor Hugo Munsterberg's psychological tests to nil bank em ployees by the bank examiners of tho SUte, was urged by tho Hev, Edgar W, I'reble as n stay to the defalca tions which recently have occurred In Massachusetts. He gave tho following tests: "Tost for gambling propensity: Lot the examiner have a ticker and a pho nograph concealed in the room. Dur ing conversation set tho ticker going and hnve n voice from the phonograph cry out: " 'Atchison up three points,' or 'Heeding off nnd going down,' and carp; .My observe the result. "if the examined man appears to take no notice, he may be recommend ed for continuance in office, but if his lips quiver nervously nnd he thrusts his hands In his pockets, nnd his eyes flit back and forth while his faco lluslw. with anxiety, then the exami nes should recommend that all tho funds and securities bp spiked down wi.hout delay. "Test for the drink peril: 1'lnce be fore the men different colored pieces of paper, witli the names of the vnrl ous liquids conspicuously printed upon them water, coffee, beer, wine, whis key, highball, etc. Ask him to glance rapidly at each In succession, and re peat often. Notice particularly on wb'ch his glance rests longest, nnd to which It returns oftenest. "If his eye rests longest on water or coffee, the danger from a perverted appetite is minimized. But if his eyes nro attracted by "highballs" then put out the red signal In the report. A half second's lingering on the word "whiskey" Is also n bad sign." ODOODOODOOOODODOOODOOODODg O Child Drunkenness Arouses O S German Kaiser. $ Berlin. Drunkenness is be- rnmlnc r.imnnnt nmonir trip Iiovr of Berlin and other German H cities, and a wave of indigna- O tion has spread among anxious q 1 n nt Vi nrc? anil f i - t- c n Vi r in en f 1 O with which their children may obtain Intoxicants. O One astonishing case came to light when Willi Petrus. the O eleven-year-old son of a German Q waitress was found by a police ri man on a street In a state of hopeless intoxication. Willi was r taken to the Friedrich Detention House for Children, where he O was placed among other chll Q dren who have become addicted n to alcohol. Strenuous attempts are being made to wean these O young boys from a terrible craving for drink. O So great has the scandnl be ft come that it has reached tho O ears of the KaiBer. who in his $ wrath has threatened to shut o down an uie automatic restaur J- ants unless immediate steps are O taken to stop child drinking in q same. Sv.OCCCOOOCOCCOCCCCCCCCCC RADIUM ON HIG NOSE. Doctor Finds Patient Had Hid Piece In His Coat. Paris. A man nnmed Maurice Benedict has been arrested on a very curious charge of robbery. Benedict some time ago was under treatment at St. Louis Hospital. The patient was sufforlng from a disease of the noso, nnd to cure It the doctors had re course to a composition containing radium. The doctors did not tell the patient that ho carried about on his nore $120 worth ot radium, but Bene dict found It out for btmBelf. One day the doctors discovered that the bit of radium had disappeared fro.u the patient's noe. The latter protested he knew nothing about It. Since he left the hospital tho police have kept an eye upon him, and yea terJay M, Hamard found the stolen radium carefully hidden in the lining of Benedict's coat. FATHER'S PICTURE. New York Women Learn His Fate After Thirty Years. Philadelphia. In Coroner Ford's of fice Mrs. Annie Meyers, of No. 2092 Madison avenue. New York, and Mrs. Fannie Herman, of No. 1561 69th street, Brooklyn, Identified a photo graph of a man found drowned in the Schuylkill River thirty-one years ago as that of their father. Herman Neu garten. whom they have sought for many years. Neugarten, a member of a New York regiment In tho Civil War, had been rewarded by the government as one of the captors of Wilkes Booth, slayer of Lincoln. After tho war he went to Washington with his wife and two daughters, but soon afterward disappeared. TRAPPING PAYS BOYS. Three Months' Catch of Mink and Muskrat Yield Them $1,663.38. Boemcr, Neb. Beemor's two youth ful trappers, John and Fred Wilde, aged seventeen and nineteen respec tively, have cloeed their trapping campaign on the sloughs and along tho Klkhorn River In this vicinity. They have taken account of stock and find that since Nov, 1 last they have caught 3,428 xnuskrats and 103 mink. They have contracted to sell tho xnuskrats nt 37 cents, a total of SI, 254.36, and tho mink at $3 each, a to tal of $309, an aggregate of $1,663.36 for a llttlo over three months work. WHY TRAINS START LATE. Object Is to Oive Passengers Just One Minute's Leeway. "Wo're one mlnutu Into In starting," 1 observed thu man to his Buatmato on I an outward bound train nt the Grand Ceutral the other afternoon. "Hither thu train In latu or my watch is slow. 1 don't think It my watch, for It's as absolutely nccuiutu u chronometer as thuro is in America. 1 paid $700 tor It," ho added, prldcfully. "Your wutch lb all right and so Is the train," replied his companion. "It Is something that is not known to tho public, but it is u fuel that most ot tin great railroads nowadays make then published timo catdi liiosu that it issues to Uie public at largo ox nctiy one mliiuio taster than those they furnish tueir train employees. For Instance, this Until, uccoidlug to thu time table, is duu to leave the sta tion at 4:5U. Tlio. time card the engi neer runs by gives the leaving time as live o'clock, und nt live o'clock to the hecond he pulls out. The reason tor thnt is this: 1 get to the gulu at exactly 4:59. 1 am agreeably surpnsed to see that the train 1 want to tako Is still there and slide through thu gate Just as It is doting I get aboard and in my scat Jubt as the train starts. I look out of tnu window and bee no onu hasten ing down thu platform trytng to make u swmi swoop and land on the rear b t , at thu last moment If there is anyone lutt behind ho is on the other s.uc- oi the gato Thu railroads havo auui-ted tills plan of having their pub lic unie tables 00 sucondB faster so thui the gate leading to the train may bu jlosed at the moment the train is scheduled to start and so that thoso wnu get uihlUe at tho labt moment can have exactly one minuto to get aboard, which Is ample if ono is at all nimble." New York Press. The Moose. When the rains and sunshine oi late March and early April have lowered and crumbled thu snow, so that trav eling r.gain is possible, thu moose and deer w.ve their yards to range the woods, eedlng eagerly on tho expand ing buds and green plants that tirst appear In woodlands The moose sheds his lordly antlers, and there after until the autumn finds thum re newed, ho keeps himself In retire ment, shunning the company of his own kinu and all other creatures During the summer, wink bis bud ding new horns are yet in velvet, he lies secreted by day in some dente thicket, coming out at night to the still water reaches of stream and lane to feed upon lily-pads and aquatic grass. Hero he remains through the hours of darkness, standing or ly ing in the water or swimming per haps long distances to fresh feeding grounds. The cow moose and her calf are less wary, so far as fear of man Is concerned, being protected by law from the hunter's rille at all seasoiis, but there are enemies in shape of hun gry bears and wild-cats that compel her vigilantly to watch over her calf and sometimes to fight for its safety. She seems fully to realize her Im munity from danger trom man, and often displays great ludifference to hla presence. Throughout the sum mer she stays much of the time in the water of fetlll Jtre-ms and coves In lakes where water-grass and lily-pads grow, with her calf lying in conceal ment on the bank, but aover so far away but that she can come promptly to its rescue if danger threaten. How Far a Walter Walks. Have you any idea ot how much ground a waiter covers in performing his day's work? At a certain hotel which has a long, narrow dining room tho matter was recently put to the test, and the head waiter was armed with a pedometer when he went on duty at 7 a. in. When ho had retired after tho dinner hour he had covered ten miles and a fraction. Ho asserts that this long record of dis tance covered in a single room la largely the result of thu telephone and tho social life t. tho hotel. Ho not only must seat all patrons, but he personally carries to them tho names of callers and all summoiiLes to tho telephone. Tho latter, ho says, is ono ot tho greatest annoyances the head waiter undergi.es. Tlt-Biti Position in Sleeping. The Hindus believe, and have be lieved for aes, that to sleep with thu head to the north will cause one's days to be shortened; thu ituad .o the east will bring longevity, head to the south will ortug riches; head to the west will bring change of scene. Some superstttutious persons object to their bedsteads being placed paral lel to tho planks on the tloor. Others regarc it as unlucky to sleep across tho boards. Get Variety In Amusement. There lb no fit) in tho world that has more variety in its life than Now York. Even the theaters give the drama-loving public an average ot 14 new plays each month. The Only Thing. "So your A'.ie is an authoress, Blnks. Does she write for money!" "I never had a letter from her yet that sho wrote toi anything else." Baltimore American, . The Real Cost. Thu cost or a thing Is the amount ot what 1 wll call life, which Ib re quired to be exchanged for It, Imme diately or lu the long run. Thoreau. Dangerous Job. Next to working In a sawmill, the most dangerous business Ib acting as a Judge at a taby show. Chicago norr.Hrald. THE RHEA. Relative of Ostrich Chased with Dog and Horse. For tho person who desires a unlquo form of sport "running tho rhea" In Southern Patagonia is recommended. The rhea ib a member of the ostrich family, but somewhat smaller. It runs with the swiftness or the grey hound or a fast horse, and has a knnck of doubling on its track, which often serves It in eluding Its pursuers. The natives in hunting it use horses, dogs and the bola. The dogs course after the lleelng bird in full try, while the hunters follow after at top speed, pre pared to throw the bola If opportunity offers. The bola, consisting of two or three heavy balls of lead or stone attached to a thong si or eight feet long, serves to hamper tho movements of the bird, for the balls twine about the part wheh the bola strikes, re gardless of .vhethor It bu the legs, neck or wings. ThU permits the dogs and hunters to overhaul and dls patph the bird. At the approach of danger the rhra will often crouch Hat upon tho ground with neck outstretched under the grass, reniainfhg motionless until tho dogs have passed. This strategem Is often successful when the wind is blowing against the scpnt, but when the contrary Is the case the dogs soon discover the hiding bird. In thlB case, doubtless bewildered by the sudden failure of Its artless ruse It makes no attempt at escape. The chase of the rhea, which some times extends over a distance of five or six miles, is a thrilling one. It ha?, for the rider, all the excitement of n horse race, with the added sat isfaction of knowing that the winning of the race will result In a welcome addition to the larder. The wings of the rhea have a flavor not unlike that of turkey, and If one is not averse to the taste of horse flesh the meat of the thigh is very satisfactory. Tho rhea is one of the main food supplies of a PatagonIn hunting trip. CRADLE COuD CANNOT BUY. Maine Woman Possesses One Sir Wil liam Phips was Rocked In. Boston. Mrs. S. S. 12. Hawthorne of Woolwick, Me., has In her posses sion a relic which gold cannot buy, and which is considered one of the moat valuable of the many pieces of CRADLE OVER 200 YEARS OLD. antique furniture to be found In the old town. It Is a homely, little, old fashioned cradle, made of pine boards. This cradle has been In the fam ily for over 20U years, and according to the tradition which has been hand ed down from generation to genera tion it is the one in which William Phips, later Sir William Phips, was rocked when an infant. Mrs. Hawthorne's ancestors were among the first settlers in Woolwich, and lived in tho same locality where Phips was born. They went there from York in a schooner which they hud built themselves, and brought up large families ot children. Siberian Bread that Makes You Drunk Since you don : live in Siberia you need not bu afraid, t.ia hi. Narrlou, a Russian, to get druiin through eating ordinary bread. A hardened hobo would, on the ether hand, think that Providence hud played him a nasty trick in not allowing him flrst to see the light ot day in biueria. lu Far hlastern ituboiu, iu that re gion which lies between tue sea and thu river called Mssuri, the humidity Oi the climate, us well us of thu boil, is, remarkable. Vegetation . is hero distinguished for its wondrous exuber ance, to such an extent tuat Uie soil never dries up. The result is that the Inhabitants, in order to prevent putre faction ot thu roots, sow their corn upon a series of layers ot thu soil. Nevertheless, in certain districts, the humidity is so Intense that thero grows upon the ears of com a kind of fungus-matter made up of micro fungi. As a result of this sporadic excre scence, the bread made from tho corn In question gives all tho results of an ovordoso of alcohol. In very humid climates the phenomenon Is llkowlse known, though to nothing like the ex tent of Eastern Siberia, where whole districts are affected by this strange kind of "alcoholized bread." Did not Know Husband's Name. In declaring that shu never knew her husband's first name Mrs. Esther Nleman of Monroe street, Philadel phia, created laughter at thu central police court. "I have always called him 'Pop' from the first day I marrle , htm, and as no did not object I never worried myself about his first name," said Mrs. Nleman, who bad her husband arrested on the charge ot falling to support her. The accused husband by direction of the Magistrate was induced to tell bis wife his full name "Certaluly I'm felad to do It,- re marked the deicndant, "but I think my wife has known right along that I am Jacob Nleman." Maklnu the Thing Clear. Tho superintendent of a Sunday school class In Philadelphia recently called upon n visitor to "say a few words" to the class, the members of which are mostly children of tondor ago. The visitor, a speakor well known for hla verbose and circumlocutory mode of speech, bcgn.i his address as follows: "This morning, children. I purpose to offer you an epitome of the life of St. Paul. It nuy bo erhaps that theru are among you some too young to grasp thu mean Ins ot the word epitome. "'Epitome,' children. Is In Its signi fication synonymous with synopsis." "War of Jenkins' Ear." 'Vhlle the British parliament was debating tho question of war with Spain In 1740 a war that was being holly urged by the I cop.e of the south ern colonies and by the colonial and r.n--:!!sh traders, one Jenkins, a sailor, appeared before parliament and ex h "ited one ot his cars that had boon PiU off by the Spaniards. This turned the scale against Walpole's peace pol icy, and the wnr became known as The War ot Jenkins' r." Women In Thirteenth Century. Father Pardow. a Nov.- York priest, my a that in the thirteenth century tJiere were women teaching in the Catholic universities. In the story of the mother of the Maccabees the h )le says she "Joined a man's heart r a woman's thought," which shows at she, rather than man, was con- dered a person of Ii.tellect and capa- of thought. vrOTICK OF INCORPORATION IN Notice Is hereby given that an application will he mnde to tho Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on 24th day of March, 1910, by Jacob F. Katz, W. J. Katz md Leon Katz. under the Act of Assembly approved April 29, 1874, entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of cer tain corporations" and the supple ments thereto, for the charter of an intended corporation to be called "KATZ BROTHERS, INCORPORAT ED," the character and object of which is "buying and selling mer chandise, goods and wares of all kinds, at wholesale and retail and for theso purposes to have, possess, and enjoy all the rights, benefits ana privileges of said Act of Assembly and supplements .thereto. E. C. MUMFORD, Solicitor. Honesdale, Pa.. Feb. 2S. 1910. For New Late Novelties -IN JEWELRY SILVERWARE WATCHES SPENCER, The Jeweler "Guaranteed articles only sold.1 D. & M. CO. TIRE TABLE A.M. .SUN A.M. SUN A.M A.M, l'.M.I 1 00 10 00 1230 4 30 Albany ... 6 05 . ... niiii'tminton A.M. 2 15;.... Philadelphia if oo 19 04, 2 15 S 30 1 20 2 0t 7 23 8 15 4 49 5 30 1 20 2 0b 7 101 ...Wllkos-Rarre Sc ronton... 7 5M P.M. A.M P.M.' P.M. A.M. Lv 6 K S Ul b M si e.v ti 20 r, :to 3 05 2 15 8 45 .. ..Carbondale ... H 55i. ..Lincoln Avenuf, 8 69 Whites 0 In Karvlcw U 15 !l 10 y it G 34 2 1!) 2 37 2 43 2 49, 2 52: 2 67 2 611! 3 at 3 07! 3 10 3 15 (i 11 li 17 (i 52 (i 5h S 2Ji I nnuan li Zi 0 BU li u 7 04 7 07 I) 55 H :el !l 37! Luke 0 51 y 67 . wiiymurt... .- Keenu Stcciio .. Proiiiptnii... .. Korttiiln.. . ..Seel wills... 7 13 7 IB 7 20 10 U) y 3.1 S 4.11 10 oi li 4 i li 40 ti U) 10 os 7 24 y 4 10 n 7 27 U 50 9 55 II 15 7 31 . Honesdale I'.M, A.M. ...P.M. P.M. A M. Ar The Era of New Mixed Paints ! Tins year opens witn a deluge of now mixed paints. A con dition brought about by our enterprising dealors to get some kind of a mixed paint that would supplant OHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS. Their compounds, being new and heavily advertised may find a sale with tlio unwary. THE ONLY IhAC12 IN HONESDAIiE AUT1101tlZEI TO HANDLE Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY. There are reasons for the nro-eminenco of CHILTON PAINTS 1st No ono can mix a bettor mixed paint. 2d Tho painters declaro that it works easily and has won dorful covoring qualities. 3d Chilton stands back of it, and will agree to repaint, at hib own oxpenso.overy surface painted with Chilton Paint that proves dofectiTo. 4th Those who haTe used it are perfectly satisfied with it, and recommend its use to others. ARRIVAL AND DEIWHTUUE OF Kill IS TRAINS. Trains leavo nt 8:25 a. m. and 2:48 p. in. Sundays at 2:48 p. m. Trains arrlvo at 1:40 and 8:08 p. m. Saturdays, nrrlves at 3:45 nnd leaves at 7:10. Sundays at 7:02 p. m. THE I). & H. BUMMKlMIOTEIj AND HOARDING HOUSE DIRECTORY. The Delnware & Hudson Co, Is now collating Information for the 1910 edition of "A Summer Para dise," tho D. & II. summer-hotel and boarding-house directory that has done so much to advertise and de velop tho resorts In this section. It offers opportunity for every summer hotel or boarding house proprietor to advertise his place by representa tion in this book. The Information desired Is, as follows: Name of house; P. O. Address; Namo of Manager; Altitude; Nearest D. & H. R. R. sta tion; Distance from station; how reached from station; Capacity of house; Terms per week and per day; Date of opening and closing house; whnt modern improvements; Sports and other entertainments. This In formation should be sent at once to Mr. A. A. Heard, General Passenger Agent, Albany, N. Y. Blanks may be obtained from tho nearest ticket agent, If desired. No charge Is made for a card notice; a pictorial adver tisement will cost $15.00 for a full page or $7. GO a half-page. Our ho tel people should get busy at once and take advantage of this. Don'f make the mistake of thinking thnt your' house will be represented be cause It was in last year, but make sure that you receive the benefit of this offer by forwarding the needed information without delay. Owners of cottages to rent are also given the samo rates for pictorial advertise ments, but, for a card notice, a mini mum chnrge of $3.00 will be made. :::::n::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::n:::::::n:: I MARTIN CAUFIELD Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works 1036 MAIN ST. HONESDALE, PA. :: a 2 H it H ti M. LEE BRAMAN EVERYTHING IN LIVERY Buss for Every Train and Town Calls. Horses' always for sale Boarding and Accomodations for Farmers Prompt and polite attention at all times. ALLEN HOUSE BARN HONESDALE BRANCH Ixxlore . CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS p.m. ia.m.i , p. ..a.m. ... . 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