Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, November 25, 1901, Image 3
According to a French scientific paper there were only .70,000 deaths from consumption in England during the year 1080, whereas in France, where tho climate Is much dryer, there were 150.000 deaths from tho same disase in the same year. A vocal teacher says that it is her observation and experience that choc olate confections, partaken of too free ly, roughen the voice. It is known that nuts have this tendency, and the clubwoman who must speak at a breakfast or luncheon invariably de- Vclines the salted almonds in order to preserve a clear voice. Excavations made by explorers in and about Claama, Guatemala, have rc suited in the discovery of coins and jewels valued at more than $30,000. Idols, crowns and tablets of line gold decorated by the Aztecs centuries ago have been found by workmen on the Chama plantations, and hundreds of _ natives, it is said, have abandoned * their usual employment to join tho searching parties. A site for the new building for the accommodation of tho Bureau of Stan dardization has been agreed upon. It Is a tract of land of eight acres, and is located on what is known as Pierce's Mill Road, about twenty minutes' ride from the centre of the city of Wash ington, D. C„ In a northwesterly di rection. It is said to be admirably adapted for the purpose for which it is to be used. The plans for the build ings are now being prepared, and the work of construction will soon be well under way. r There aro two larval eels in the Na tional Museum Hint are not only trans parent, hut are Irregularly marked on the two sides of the body. In all or dinary animals and fishes the color markings are symmetrical on (lie two sides, but this Is not so with the eels referred to. Each of thetn, when looked at from one side, seems to linvo seven black spots arranged at nearly regular intervals along tho length of the body, but when closely examined they are found to have three spots on the left side and four on tho right, and irregularly spaced, but in such a man ner that when looked at through tho body all seven spots appear in a sym metrical row. Admiral Melville, of the United States Navy, lias designed some spe cially strong casks, which will shortly be sent to tile Bering Sea by tlie Rev enue Marine Service, and placed <— the highest parts of the ice packs there. It is expected that by tracing their future course it may he possible v*. to determine the direction of the cur rents that cross the polar regions. It is not definitely known now whether the ice packs drift from the Arctic westward or south and east to the At lantic. There are fifty of the casks, which are twenty-eight indies in length and sixteen Inches in diameter, with pointed ends. They are painled black, so as to lie easily seen. Inside of each cask are directions printed in several different languages, asking the finder to write to the nearest Uni ted States Consul, giving the latitude and longitude in which tho cask was found, and tne date. Generally tho bee stays at home when rain is in the air. When the sky is simply dark and cloudy, those busy workers do not leave their dwellings all at once. A few go out first, as tbough the ciueeu had sent out messen gers to study the state of the atraos t pherc. The greater number remain on observation until the clouds begin to dissipate, and it is only then that the battalions entire rush out in search of their nectar. A bee never goes out in a fog, because it is well aware that dampness and cold are two fearsome, redoubtable enemies. We do not mean, however, that the bee is a me teorologist in the absolute sense of the word. Its cleverness consists in its never being taken unawares, for it possesses untiring vigilance. Often one may observe the sudden entrance of bees into the hive when a cloud hides the sun, and even though tho rain is not in evidence. Italy'* Now Stump*. The postage stamps of twenty cents, twenty-five cents, and forty cents for the new issue of Victor Emmanuel 11., of which ti,000,000 have been uireadj printed, bear the king's head. The printing of the stamps of smaller value j| is proceeding rapidly. These will bear ' ~ an eagle of varying size instead of tho king's head. The designs were made by Signer Colletti, a Venetian artist. The engraving is in steel by Alberto Ropettall, who has also been ehcscu to cut the new dies for the coupons ol' the public debt. They will differ only In minor particulars from the old ones, as they are still to bear the portrait of the late king.—London rail Mall Gazette. A Curious Old Pussaice. A curious old subterranean passage bus just been discovered underneath the courtyard of the Gobelins factory, suys the I'aris Messenger. It is over twenty feet high and carefully walled with blocks of stones symmetrically out. It has fallen in about fifty feet from the opening, but it is proposed to clear the way and seek the outlet at the other end. One authority, M. j Sellier, Is of opinion that it runs all ■J the way from the Boulevard St. Mur tW eel to tho convent of the Cordeliers |yf gt. Marcel, where now stands tho llos- HL p'.tal of Louieine. It is said' to date back to the sixteenth century. CHINESE LAUNDRYMEN Steam Work at Lower Prices is Drle ! ing Them Out. "Steam and tlis Chinamen seem to be eternally at variance," said a Chi cago laundry man, "and steam is win-1 niug. Not only Is It gradually en croaching on the Chinaman's home . country, hut here in Chicago it is j driving him out of his favorite occupa tion. Steam laundries are everywhere ! talcing llio white man's washing out of | the hands of the celestials and aro | rapidly forcing them out of the wash ing business." A reference to the business directory of Chicago for a score of years past verified the statement. In 188!) there were hut 270 laundries in Chicago, and of these but sixty-six were run by Chinamen. John caught the popular fancy right then, however, and, as bo was beginning to come into Chicago j in largo numbers he began to drive out of business the hard workers of Cau casian blood. In a decade, while the number of laundries were a little more tliau doubling, the Chinese washer men increased fourfold, so that in 1800 there wero 033 laundries in tho city, of which 203 were conducted by Asiatics. In I8!)2 there wero 278 of the latter, and in the world's fair year and the year immediately following they increased rapidly lo 333. That was tho limit, however. Steam machinery displayed at the world's fair made a great impression on Clii cagonns, and there were many new en terprises started as a direct result of the influence of some exhibit on the spectators. In no branch was this more marked than in the laundry ma chinery, and after the fair steam laun dries began to he started. Popular prejudice was against them for a time. The steam machines were said to tear llie garments, to do rough work, to wear things out faster, and to rub the buttons off. They were even raid to bo used with chemicals which in jured the fiber, and the public was slow to patronize them. When the various laundries began to fight for trade, however, and cut the price of washing a white shirt down to four cents, and to deliver the next day after collection, the people came to their doors in flocks and more new laundries were started. As a result, John Chinaman's trade fell off. One by one tho Celestials look in the red signs that had kept the devils away from their front doors, and either moved into Chinatown or went back to the flowery kingdom to spend their ohl age in affluence worshiping at the tombs of their forefathers. So rapidly have their numbers fall en off that in the new directory, while there are shown 430 laundries con ducted by white people, most of which are steam, of a total of 707 but 249 are conducted by Chinese, a number small er in itself and in proportion than that of ten years ago and greatly less than that of half a decade ago. It is figured by laundrymen that if the Chinese recede as fast as they gained they will in another ten years have practically disappeared, and the white laundry will again he doing all the washing. The shop of the mys terious yellow mail will be only a tra dition. And a strange tradition it will be for even now, when everybody goes past a Chinese laundry some time during the day, there is much that Is unknown and little that is known about them. When does John China man sleep? That is a question many ask and few can answer. Go by his door at any time of day or night and you will see him busy over tub or washing board, or seated on the front slops gazing at tlie same stars he used to gaze at in his home 10,000 mile 3 away. What do the marks on a Chinese laundry ticket mean? It is doubtful if John himself can answer that. Tra dition asserts that the only requisite for the checks is that they be red, and that the hieroglyphics on each half ho alike. Meaning is unnecessary. But it may be that John has away of describing in his own language tho peculiarities of each of his customers in this way, and knows when a man presents a check just what sort of a man ho is and whether there is al ready a grudge against him outstand ing. And aro all of the workers in the Chinese laundries Johns, or are some of them Mrs. Johns? And tills will never lie answered unless some law he devised to require that John wear a label which will enable the Cau casian to distinguish between the two when they are clad in the same style of suits of loose blue stuff. With nil the questions, however, John is doomed. Already the hulk of the business is handled by the big steam machines, and soon they will have it all. And then Chicago may have a run of Chinese cooks, or may take to patronizing Chinese restaur ants —or may loso her Chinese popu lation altogether.—Chicago Tribune. Fatality Among Presidents. The Republican Party, in its Presi dents elected by the people, may be called a party of martyrs. There is no other political party in the history ol' the constitutional government that has paid so heavy a cost in the murder of its chosen leaders. Every President elevated by the Republicans, or "\vlio formerly succeeded to ollice by death, lias passed away. Of the Vice-Presi dents elected, only Morton and Roose velt survive. Yet the Republican Party is less than fifty years old. The extent to which Its Presidents have suffered from assassination is start ling, whatever the analysis of tho causes may he.—St. Louis Globe-Dem ccrat. Tho Germans are just beginning (in Bavaria) to Introduce the American style of railway seats that can be re versed. (Boat For th Bowels. No matter what aila Ton, hefHaeh* to a i eancor, yon will nerer pot well nntll yonr bowels arii put riiht. CASCARETB HELP nature euro you without a pripo or pain, proline, easy natural movements, cost you just V centi to start jotting your health linnlc. OAS CAIIKTH Gaudy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in mutui boxes, every tablet has 0.0. C. itamped on it. Beware of imitations. ! Southern California has 2,500 acres I !n heets. CatarrlT Cannot Be Cured. | With local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or j constitutional disease, and in order to cure it yon most take internal remedies. Hall's Ca tarrh Curo is taken internally, and act* direct ly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in thin country i'or years, and is a regular pre loriptttm. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tho mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of tho two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in cur : ing catarrh. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, price, 75c. j Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. Tho newest leather seats for hall c.taira are laccd with thongs of the same mate rial. 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