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oper Training, Says Sidis, Will
Produce Race of Mental
Giants.
)W BOY WONDER GREW UP
Ither of Twelve-Year-Old Harvard
Student Whose Amazing Precocity
Has Startled Educators, Telia
of His Training.
I We are drifting Into national de
ne racy. Wo aro becoming a crowd
well drilled, well disciplined, com-
traplace Individuals, with strong Phil-
line habits and notions of general
bdlocrlty. We have clever business
en, cunning artisans, resourceful pol-
Iclans, adroit leaders of new cults,
it no artists, no scientists, no phl-
pophers, no statesmen, no genuine
lent, and no' true genius.
IBorfs Sldls, one of the leading
ychologlsts of the times, says we
e blind to the barbaric evils of our
Ivlronment In fact, he calls us bat
Bind, stock blind, mole blind, and
one blind.
Sin his essay, "Philistine and
fcnlus," recently published, Sldls ap-
:als to the fathers and mothers of
e country to wake up to these evils
the times, to strive for the cduca-
on of genius, and not the training of
aillstlnes. As the father of William
tmes Sidls, the twelve-year-old boy
ludent of Harvard whose amazing
'ecoclty has startled staid educators
o world over, he Is peculiarly quail
;d to speak with authority on sys
ms of education, since he claims
Rat the boy's remarkable development
not In the least due to heredity or
jinormallty, but is entirely a result
careful training. Hero is what ho
fcys of him:
"As fathers and mothers, it may ln-
brest you to learn of one of those
E)ys who were brought up in the love
id enjoyment of knowledge for its
vn sake. At the age of twelve, when
ither children Of his age are hardly
Ible to spell and read, and drag a
liiserable mental existence at the
Ipron strings of some antiquated
cbool dame, the boy is Intensely en-
pylng courses in the highest branch-
13 of mathematics and astronomy at
ne of our foremost universities. The
(lad and the Odyssey are known to
Ilm by heart, and he Is deeply inter
sted in the advanced work of classl
al phiology. He is able to read
lerodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles,
puripides, Aristophanes, Lucian and
Ither Greek writers with the same
est and ease as our schoolboy reads
lis 'Robinson Crusoe,' or the produc-
ions of Cooper and Henty.
"The boy has a fair understanding
If comparative philology and mythol
gy. He Is well versed in logic, an
ient history, American history, and
kas a genera insight into our politics
Ind into the groundwork of our con
titutlon. At the same time he Is of
Brazil Aids
Important law enacted to
GIVE THEM CHEAP HOMES.
Government Grants Land on Gradu
ated Rentals and Will Loan Con
struction Funds and Provide
Plans for the Houses.
Recently enacted legislation favor
ing the construction and maintenance
If cheap homes for workingmen In
Etlo do Janeiro has lust been promul
gated by the president, of Brazil. The
principal features of the new law are
bxemptlon from payment of Import
flutles on material for use in construc-
ftlon; autbprizatlon to the municipal
I government to exempt contractors
from tho payment of municipal taxes
for a period of not less than 15 years;
a specified percentage earning to de-
Itermine the rental to be collected
I from tenants; the graftt of available
.1 i . r . . . i a.
diuuu unueu uy uie leuerui government
I not necessary for other purposes, to
be used for building sites, and au
thorization to- the executive to loan
I building companies funds from the na
tional savings institution for the pur
poses cited.
Building companies to receive these
special favors must contract with the
municipality to Insure the exemption
from all municipal taxes on the trans
fer of land, construction, holding and
transfer of houses built thereon.
Houses must be built on sites ap
proved by the government as being
bygenic and on streets not less than
enlarged to that minimum. Provision
must be made for sewerage, water and
light connections, and each house
must be so constructed as to have
an Independent entrance.
ino government win uruw pinus iur
tho construction of the houses, mak
ing provision for different styles and
Fizea and specifying the kind and
amount of material to be used, the
total cost of same and the maximum
a Genius
an extremely happy disposition, brim
ming over with humor and fun. His
physical condition la splendid, his
cheeks glow with health."
- At the, time that the Sldls boy, then
eleven years old, gave his lecture on
"Four Dimensional Bodies" before
Harvard's Mathematical club, when
seventy-five erudite professors gaped
at the youngster in knickerbockers
glibly wrestling with Euclidian theo
ries, his father gave out a few Inter
esting facts about his early training.
When the child was but a few. months
old he was trained to Identify the ele
ments of sound by means of alphabet
blocks that were held up before him
and named, day after day, either by
Dr. Sldls or his wife, who co-operated
with her husband enthusiastically in
all his educational theories. After a
time 'he learned to spell by means of
these same blocks, which were formed
Into words on the floor and the corre
sponding objects pointed out to him.
Thus, before he was two years old fie
was able to read and spell easily. He
was taught to count in much the same
manner, and when he was Ave years
old be had devised a method to tell
on what day of the week any given
date would fall.
Seeing his father operate the type
writer one' day, he at once recognized
the superiority of this method of ex
Helping
Merchants Provide Means
Whereby Sightless People
Help Themselves.
PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS
"Blind Section" Where All Blind Peo
ple In Country Can Send Their
Work to Be Sold Is Wonder
ful Help.
A few years ago a department store
In New York undertook to help the
blind to help themselves. After dis
cussing methods to obtain the best re
sults it was decided to start a "blind
section" where all the blind people in
the country could send their work to
'be sold. Every kind of work from
literary efforts to needle and bead
work was to be accepted, sold, and
the proceeds sent to the maker. The
store furnished the space, paid a
clerk to wait upon the customers, 'and
the contributors received the entire
amount of their sale minus any ex
pense charges that had to be paid.
Nothing was charged for the space
or the clerk. The effort proved satis
factory and the store still retains Its
"blind department"
The venture In tho east was watch
ed anxiously by the Illinois depart
ment for the blind and last fall a Chi-
Workmen
price at which the respective houses
are to pay In rentals.
No house may be built for less than
$1,625, and in no case may the annual
rent charged exceed 15 per cent of
the cost of construction and price
paid for building lot The building
company must oblige Itself to sell,
either for cash or on an Installment
plan, any bouse which a tenant may
wish to purchase, at a price not to ex
ceed 10 per cent. In excess of the
original cost The concessionaire
must issue provisional title to any
tenant proposing to buy a home, tak
ing as security a life Insurance policy
issued to the tenant by a company
recognized by the government as com
petent, the amount of the policy not
to exceed the official valuation of the
property, Consular Reports.
No Chance for "Cold Feet."
By means of electricity it Is now
proposed to make the carpet, the Per
sian rug, or the tiger's pelt as warm
In winter as the latter was while worn
by the tiger. In Germany the experi
ment is now being tried of wiring the
floor covering so as to heat the carpet
or rug and do away with cold floors.
A patent has been taken out for run
ning wires through the carpet In pa
rallel lineB In such a way that an or
dinary lighting current can be run
through the wires. The conductor be
comes warm and heats the carpet.
The heat in large carpets can be con
trolled as desired and the carpet will
remain warm for two or three hours
after the current Is turned off. A
small foot rug can be heated and tak
en for comfort during a carriage ride.
The wiring of carpets for this pur
pose is new, but patents have been is
sued before tor passing wires or wire
gquze through compartments In table
covers, carpets, and other coverings
for lighting purposes.
Not Evenly Distributed.
One fool In a family ought to be
enough, but It seldom happens that
way.
pressing hlmielf ovor laborious hand
writing, und quickly plokod, up the
trick of manipulating It.
The main principles of Dr. Sldls' ed
ucational theories aro based upon
what ho calls tho law of reserve men
tal on orgy the prlnclptd of itorod up,
dornjant, potential, subconscious en
orgy. The ordinary stimuli of 'life
are quite unable to reach this store of
unused energy, and even have a ten
dency to choke it up and strangle It
You may have had the experience
yourself, after prolonged mental work,
of feeling greatly fatigued; but If
necessity required you to keep on
working, after a time this feeling of
fatigue seemed to' pass away. You
are then drawing on your reserve
mental energy, Thero Is nothing, he
affirms, that will prevent the libera
tion of this reserve energy so much as
fixed adaptations, stable habits.
Quaint Wind Mills.
Silos are Just coming Into favor
among dairymen, although the most
of the corn-fodder Is still shocked in
tho field until after husking time, and
then built Into tall, conical stacks,
giving the landscape a picturesqucness
that is worth seeing.
There are no large rivers and
streams on the island of Aquldneck to
furnish water power, and tho quaint
windmills seem artistically situated on
the hilltops, as though to embellish
tho landscape. Prank P. Fogg In Na
tional Magazine.
the Blind
cago department store became inter
ested In the work. One of the man
agers was sent to New York to In
vestigate. He returned much Im
pressed, his only criticism being that
the clerk in charge was not interested
enough In the work. This fault was
remedied In the Chicago venture
when a woman, who for twelve years
had lived with Mrs. Kate Selby, treas
urer for the Illinois department of the
blind, and the mother of a blind son,
was chosen to act as a clerk. It is
largely duo to their efforts that the
new department has met with such
success.
Last December a bllijd department
was opened in this store and that
month the sales amounted to $300.
Every cent clear, mind, to the unfor
tunate people of the United States
who are deprived of their sight That
is, every cent but a small sum that
bad been paid out for expressage.
And such a variety of articles as
were sent in! Every nook and cranny
of the United States seemed to be
represented. Industrial homes, schools
for the blind, individuals, all sent'
their donations. The ages of the con
tributors ranged frofh 6 to 89.
Bead work, hand work, lace, rag
carpets, baskets, brooms, books, poe
try, music everything. In fact that
one could imagine found its way to
the blind department Every color
and design conceivable seemed to be
among the articles. T,he baby goods
were resplendent and reasonable, for
the blind workers mark the value of
their own goods. Be it exorbitant or
otherwise, the price stands Just as it
is marked.
Most common of all tho work Is the
bead work, which is easy for the
sightless to learn. Every blind per
son learns bead work while In school.
The fine hand work, hemstitching,
hemming, and all the other stitches
would prove a credit to one with
sight, and looking at the perfection of
the work It seems impossible to be
lieve that one without the gift of
vision could accomplish such exqui
site work.
The books, all well written, are
numerous. The music Is catchy and
sweet, although often a strain of
pathos appears. But there Is little
that Is not hopeful and Joyful, for the
blind are said to be the most happy
natures.
Thus far the section has done fairly
well and the contributors are continu
ing to send in more "wares" as they
receive at the end of each month a
check covering the amount received
from the sale of their contributions.
LATE INVENTIONS.
A storage battery suspended from
the frame supplies the motive power
for a' new motorcycle.
To keep a motorist's hands warm
there has been invented a gauntlet
heated by the engine exhaust
For use with small boats a Wiscon
sin man has invented a folding an
chor, the arms of which lock when It
Is opened.
German engineers have perfected a
machine for weighing locomotives
which provides separate scales for
each wheel.
A three-pronged gas burner with a
long handle, to be connected with a
.gas Jet by' tubing, has been invented
for Igniting fuel In coal ranges.
A balloon which, when deflated, can
bo packed in its basket and carried
on a man's back, has been Invented
by a French aeronaut
A fireman's helmet invented In Ger
many may be connected with a line
of hose In such a manner that be can
be surrounded by a falling: curtain of
water.
In splto of tho efforts of the Audu
bon society on this side of tho Atlan
tic, and kindred organizations on the
othor, there. is a very decided return
to plumage decorations In the latest
swell autumn millinery. And when
fickle fashion calls, sense and senti
ment have to give way, as is shown In
this Instance.
In tho picture above is seen one of
NEW TRICK IN MILLINERY
Long Strings of Black Velvet Are
Soon on Little Bonnets
This Season.
"Straws show which way the wind
tlows." So, alBO, 'db-the little bonnets
of tulle, coquettlshly set upon the
waved and puffed coiffure and engar
landed with myosotls, and the large
tagals lined with felt, that have quite
taken the place of almost all other
forms of headgear during the last few
weeks.
Every one of them have long
strings of black velvet which are tied
at the side and at the back and have
thin long ends floating, or caught with
a Jeweled pin high over the bust and
on the left side.
The "sleeve" string Is simply a very
long loop of broad velvet ribbon,
through which the arm is slipped. It
hangs loosely on the left sldo under
the arm.
This new trick In millinery is caus
ing not a little comment regarding its
probable popularity, but withal seems
to be finding favor in the eyes of the
"ly great dictators of styles.
A SPORT'S COAT
This useful coat might well be made
In tweed or rough serge. It 'has the
upper part set to the basque under
the waist-band, which Is of material
cut the reverse way, as also are the
cuffs and collar.
The cap Is of tbe same material as
coat
Materials required: 2 yards 48
Inches wide.
Angora Wool.
Angora wool, ever so beautiful, soft
and fleecy, Is made up In many at
tractive forms. A dull green sweater
coat Is $22, but it Is the loveliest thing
of its kind. Unlike all the awkward
things that are accustomed to being
crowded under coats and make the
wearer entirely miserable, this one Is
soft and pliable, clinging to the figure
In nice lines.,. It has pockets and belt
and Is finished down the front with
small smoked pearl buttons. There
are scarves, too, ,of this fleecy Angora
yarn, long and soft and loosely woven,
though warm as toast. They come
olther In pure white or with a purple
Mriped border.
these latest hats. The feathers are
thoso of the ordinary rooster, shaped
and trimmed to a height that 1b In
direct contrast to the broad, low con
fection of last year. There is appar
ently no, limit to the lofty altitudes to
which these hats may reach. The
body of the hat Is of' bronze-brown
velvet with an upturned brim that
rises front and rear.
TIMELY TIP ON LINGERIE
Among Prettiest Corset Covers Are
Those That Fit Into Peplum
at Waist.
The busy "bachelor maid," who has
no. one to look 'after the little details
of her wardrobe, but must attend to
them In the bits and edges of time
after business hours when she would
be glad to stretch out and relax In
place of fussing with tapes and rib
bons, continues to buy or make her
corset covers and "combinations"
with headings or casings at waist and
neck edges, in which ribbons must be
run if they are to bo worn with any
comfort. ,
Yet among the prettiest corset cov
ers of the present day are those that
fit Into a peplum at the waist line, a
narrow Insertion or tiny band of fold
ed lawn covering tho Join and render
ing a "draw tape" 'Superfluous, and
those that have' the fullness at the
upper edge gathered daintily, to fit
once and for all, under a similar fin
ishing band to which tho lace or em
broidery around tho neck is Joined.
Reference is not made to the close
fitting corset cover, which reminds
one of a fitted lining. These peplum
corset covers have a slight fullness at
the waist line, gathered Into the band,
and almost as much at the upper
edges, before finishing, as If tho bead
ing were to be used, with baby ribbon
to draw It close. And they yield noth
ing to the other style, either In prettl
ness of appearance or perfection of
finish. Moreover, they quite elimi
nate all unnecessary "bunching" ojt
the waiBt line, which advantage, con
slderlng tho present styles, Is recom
mending them more and more to
"those who know."
A Good Hint.
In an emergency, where one has to
evolve a "fancy" costume with little
tlmo and apparently less material,
something very loVely can be made of
several of tho beautiful evening scarfs,
either the spangled ones or plain ones.
Nearly every wpman will possess a
scarf of one kind or another and these
can be borrowed, as no damage need
be done to them. Over a white dress
hang two or more of the silver span
gled ones, so that they fall from tho
shoulders down as far as possible on
either side. Then wind others about
the hips and around the bead, cross
ing a piece over the forehead and an
other over the chin and lower part of
tho face. The eastern effect Is grace
ful and usually very becoming.
Whi.te Felt Hats.
Although every one may not accept
the fashion for whlto felt hats In hot
weather, it Is probable that they will
be tbe first choice as soon as the cool
weather comes back. They will make
admirable early fall hats, simply trim
med, with a bow of black velvet or
taffeta ribbon.
One should not attempt tc put any
thing ornate on them, although It is
probable we shall see them trimmed
in morning glories, in cherries. In
plums, and In small red apples.
The Resourceful Girl.
She Is a perfect treasure, and far
more necessary for the comfort of a
home than a. patent carpet sweeper or
even a telephone. Her suggestions in
an emergency are always sensible and
to the point; she does not wasto time
in moaning and groaning ovor what
can't be helped, and makes tbe best of
whatever material cornea to hand.
GOOD QUALITIES OF CAPONS
Although Industry Is Growing Rapidly
Supply Does Not Begin to
Equal the Demand.
(By It. It. BLOCUM.)
A capon is a male chicken bearing
tho same relation to a cockerel that a
steer does to a bull, a barrow to a
boar or a wether to a ram. As with
other animals of this kind, tho dispo
sition of tho capon differs materially
Diagram Showing Where Incision
Should Be Made Between Last Two
Ribs. i
from that of the cockerel. He no
longer shows any disposition to fight,
Is much more quiet and is easy to
keep within bounds. The true capon
never crows. Along with this change
in disposition there is a change in
appearance. The comb and wattles
ceaso growing, which causes tho head
to appear small. The hacker and sad
dle feathers develop beautifully. In
deed, these feathers and the undevel
oped comb and wattles serve to Iden
tify the capon and In consequence
should never be removed when the
bird Is dressed for the market
As a result of tbe more peaceful
disposition, the capon continues to
grow and his body develops more uni
formly and to a somewhat greater
size than is the case with the cock
erel of the same age. For a time the
cockerel and tho capon make about
equal development, but In a short
time the capon outstrips the cockerel"
In growth.
As they do not fight nor worry one
another, a large flock of capons may
b'e kept together. Coupled with tho
batter growth Is the fact that the
capon, brings a better price per pound.
Cockerels up to 5 months old usual
ly bring from 12 to 18 cents a pound;
if hetd longer than this they aro
biassed-as old cocks and do not bring
morefthan 6 to 12 cents a pound.
Ttier'e are two reasons, then, why
it Is better to caponize surplus cock
erels than to raise them for market
as such: (1) There Is an Increase
in .weight, and (2) the prlco per
pound Is materially Increased.
Yet In many localities where espe
cially fine poultry is raised, while
capons usually 'Sell for a somewhat
better price the difference Is not
great In fact, for the Boston market
many capons are picked clean and
sold as "South Shore roosters." Henco
it will be seen that the profit in
capons must depend to a great extent
upon local conditions.
In selecting tho breed best suited
for caponlzlng, several factors must bo
taken into consideration. Largo
capons bring the best prices. Conse
quently the breed should bo large.
It does not pay to caponize small
fowls. Yellow legs and skin, as In
other classes of poultry, are most
popular.
Tho Plymouth Rocks, Light Brah
mas, Cochins, Indian Games, Lang
shans and Wyandottes are all recom
mended by different producers, as aro
also various crosses of these. The
Brahmas and Cochins possess good
size. By some the Brahmas are
claimed to be difficult to operate
upon; by others this Is denied. The
Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes aro
somewhat smaller, but sell readily
and possess tbe advantage of yellow
skin and legs. The Langshan Is large
and is easily operated upon. The In
dian Game Is probably the most use
ful as a cross upon some one of tho
Method of Securing Fowl; Also
Spreader In Place.
other breeds, thereby Improving the
breast meat without materially re
duclng the size of the fowl. In Mas
sachusetts the Brahma was formerly
the most popular breed for this pur
pose, because of the demand for large
birds for roasters. Later, crosses be
tween the Light Brahma and the
Barred or White Plymouth Rock be
came quite popular, while at present
the pure Barred and White Plymouth
Rocks are also considered suitable
and are widely used.
Prevents Indigestion.
Charcoal Is very effective in pro
renting indigestion, which Is a com
mon ailment among poultry of all
kinds and of all ages, and as Is very
well known by all who are in the busi
ness, Indigestion Is one of the for
miners of poultry diseases.