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PORTLAND, MONDAY, NOV. 6, 1917.
WTDSON'S WAR STRATEGY.
Events combine to prove that the
greatest stroke of political strategy
which President Wilson has made
during the war is his instructions to
Colonel House to insist upon unity of
plan and control of military opera
tions at the Paris conference. Almost
every reverse which has befallen the
allies was due to their lack, and to
Germany's practice, of this unity. It
has been lacking among the allies be
cause no one of them was willing or
able to assume that dictatorial posi
tion towards the others which Ger
many holds toward the other autoc
racies; also because each one, in in
sisting upon a certain plan, would
have been suspected of seeking to
serve Its own particular Interest at
the expense of those of the others or
of the common interest.
The government of each of the three
western powers owes its tenure of
office to a parliamentary majority,
which may shift from day to day.
This situation keeps alive political
ambition and jealousy, which inspire
attacks on the government's war
policy irrespective of its inherent
merits and unrestrained by the fact
that the enemy is on the national soil
or at. the gates. These nations are
not dependent on any one of their
number for money or material to the
degree which would cause them to de
fer to it by sacrificing their separate
aims or their Independence of action.
Kone of these considerations re
strain the United States. We seek
neither territory, indemnity nor sepa
rate advantage; our aim is only to
destroy the common enemy an aim
that is common to all the allies. We
have no desire to dictate, as Germany
does, but the allies acknowledge our
freedom from selfish purpose and their
dependence on us for money, mate
rial and the man power necessary to
push -them over the edge to victory.
Political controversy has been stilled
more completely lfi this country than
In the countries which are in the war
zone, and our Government is in office
for a fixed term. Being able to take
a disinterested view of the particular
aims of each ally, this Nation can act
as umpire and can' use its influence to
shape, war plans so that the interest
of no one nation Nvill be unduly subor
dinated, hence so that all can join
heartily in executing those plans.
The President has shown himself
to be of one mind with that other
great democrat, Lloyd George, In this
matter, and his declaration came at
the psychological moment to help the
British Premier in repelling the at
tacks of his political foes. Force of
public opinion put Lloyd George at
the head of the British government,
and the mass of professional poli
ticians of both leading parties are ar
rayed against him, headed by Mr,
Asquith. His Paris speech on united
control was a severe censure on these
elements which had controlled the
two Asquith Cabinets, and on the pre
text that his plans compromised Brit
ish control of British forces they at
tacked him. They were put to con
fusion by Sir. Wilson's demand for
still more complete centralization of
power and by the Premier's proof
that- final decision on the Supreme
War Council's plans would rest with
the separate allied governments.
Combination of forces between Mr.
Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George is the
best augury for success of the allies
that has appeared this year. The
French government has fallen in line
wit. i them, and Italy is now so de
pendent on the other allies for help
that she could not hold out. As the
good results of close co-operation be
come apparent, it should become
closer till the allies would work to
gether as an organized team. Then
their full force will be brought to
bear on the enemy, and its effect must
be decisive.
TOR EMANCIPATION OF GERMANY,
No man is more earnest in his pas
sionate devotion to the cause of .de
mocracy in which the United States
is enlisted than Otto H. Kahn, the
banker. He was born of German
parents, and he still loves "the Ger
many of former days, which has con
tributed its full share to the store o
the world's Imperishable assets," but
so convinced is he that defeat of the
Imperial -government of Germany i
necessary to the world's happiness
and peace that he has devoted his
entire income to support of the United
States in the war, reserving for him
self only enough for necessary living
expenses. This is the view of the war
which he expressed in a speech at
New York on June 1:
A century and a half ago Americans of
English birth rose to free this country from
the oppression of the rulers of Kngland.
Today Americans of German birth are called
upon to rise, together with their fellow
citizens 'of all races, to free not only this
country but the whole world from the op
pression of the rulers of Germany, an op
pression far less capable of being endured
and of far graver portent.
Speaking as one born of German parents,
I do not hesitate to state it as my deep
conviction that the greatest service which
men of German birth or antecedents can
render to the country of their origin is to
proclaim, and to stand up for those great
and fine ideals and National qualities and
traditions which they Inherited from their
ancestors, and to set their faces like flint
against the monstrous doctrines and acts
of a rulershlp which have robbed them of
the Germany which they loved and in which
they took Just pride, the Germany which
had the good will, respect and admiration
of the entire world.
I do not hesitate to stats It as my solemn
conviction that the more unmlstakAbly and
wholeheartedly Americans of German origin
throw themselves into the struggle which
this country has entered in order to rescue
Germany, no less than America and the rest
of the world, from those sinister forces that
are. In President W ilson s language, the
enemy of all mankind, the better they pro
tect and serve the repute of the old Ger
man name and the true advantage of the
German people.
Mr. Kahn is a fair representative of
those men of German descent who are
second to no other Americans in de
votion to liberty. Thousands like him
came to this country from Western
Germany to escape the. encroaching
tyranny of Prussia. They regard the
war as a struggle to emancipate Ger
many as well as other countries from
that tyranny. The spirit of democ
racy was strong in the people of the
Rhine Valley and other parts of
Western Germany before lheir coun
try fell under the' power of Prussia
and before the poison of militarism
and ambition for world-dominion be1
gan to be poured into their minds.
President Wilson's distinction between
the German government and the Ger
man people would appeal especially
to them and to their blood-brothers in
this country.
NO JOKE.
Elwln Hayes, sent to the state hospital
from Multnomah County In li0S, eloped from
that Institution this morning, lie Is harm-
ess, suffering from a mild form of demen
tia. He walked away this morning, ('1b-
ppearlng In the thick fog, and as he left
trace. It was suggested he might have
climbed upon the fog and forgot the way
down. The fog was thick frnough this morn-
ng to give credence to the HUggcstlou.
rom the foalem Capital Journal.
We would not say that this is the
professional view of the inconsequence
r harmlessness of the typical maniac:
yet it is from a paper printed In a
community where more than a thou
sand insane persons dwell, under re
straint by the state. Familiarity with
these unfortunate beings unconsciously
breeds jocularity or indifference in
some minds. It is too often assumed
that they are physically helpless as
well as mentally crippled. They can
do -no injury.
Hayes descended from the dense
fog to which our friend at Salem flip
pantly assigned him, retaining the
clouded, suspicious and murderous
thoughts which had blighted his life
for years. He came back to his home.
where he was known and greatly
feared. They sent for the Sheriff, and
Bob Phillips, going to reclaim him as
public charge, was shot to death
by Hayes.
The homicidal mania is not a thing
to be joked about or trifled with. If
its manifestation in Hayes had been
regarded more soberly, one valuable
life might have been spared.
DUCKS AND THE WAR.
Doubtless the able and conscien
tious Oregon agents of the Federal
Government, in its necessary pro
gramme of food conservation, have
given due weight to the pleas and pro
tests of the duck-hunters against the
proposal to stop grain-feeding at' the
preserves; and doubtless it is not their
purpose to prevent altogether the
hunting of these finest of wild birds.
Yet the public is likely to get the
mpression, from the confiscation of
grain at the preserves. Intended for
feeding purposes, that the , hunters
have ignored entirely the rules of food
administration, and are going ahead
with their pastime, war or no war.
starvation or no starvation; and shoot
ing must be stopped.
Fifty thousand pounds of grain have
been seized, and the Government ex
perts are reported to have said that
90 per cent is fit for milling purposes.
As between wheat for ducks and for
human beings unquestionably it is
right to prefer the latter; yet It is
noted that a duck hunter, writing to
a local paper, declares that feed has
been tagged that consisted Of two-
thirds dirt, unfit for the lowest animal
and fit for duck feed." Another lot,
he says, was "one-half burned wheat.
a large percentage charcoal." It can
hardly be said that such grain should.
be milled and sold for human food.
Let us make a plea for the hunters,
not for the benefit of sport, which
must give way to the necessities of
war, but of the public. A wild duck
added to the food supply is outright
grain. A hundred ducks are a treas
ure. A thousand ducks are a bene
faction.
Ordinarily thousands of wild ducks
of all varieties are shot and eaten in
Oregon every year. If a bird weighs
say 2 pounds, every brace placed on
any man's table means that he 'has
nvepounds less to provide of poultry
or beef, or pork, or mutton. The aggre
gate saving in the year must be very
great. It is exactly commensurate
with the addition to the meat supply.
If the cost of feed and ammunition
is more than the worth of the ducks
for the table, there is no reason why
the old system of feeding should not
be arbitrarily ended. But if it is not,
the case for th.e hunters is complete.
Is there no way by which we can
have both our wheat and our ducks?
Surely there is.
. EAT POTATOES.
No doubt the price has something
to do with it, but it already is in
evidence that people are not eating
potatoes in the quantities they should
consume, considering their value as
food and -the fact that they conserve
the commodities which we are en
joined to save for shipment abroad
Although unfavorable weather In the
Pacific Northwest operated against a
large yield the past season, the crop
of the entire United States is esti
mated at 50 per cent greater than
that of last year. In addition to this,
it has been shown that the United
Kingdom has a large surplus, and
will have potatoes to spare for France
and Italy.
Economy in the use of potatoes,
however, is particularly unfortunate
at this time, regardless of the reason
upon which It may be based. The
potato constitutes one-fourth of the
ration of the average European in
normal times, and now probably
greater than that, especially in the
central empires. Americans, on th
other hand, utilize the potato only to
the extent of about 5 per cent of thel
diet normally, and this year, when
they should employ it more largely
than ever, are actually using les3 than
before.
E. F. Benson, Commissioner of
Agriculture of the state of Washing
ton, in a recent letter to the public,
has called attention to the fact that
eating potatoes is a practical form o
food conservation, and urges the peo
pie to watch the markets closely and
take advantage of any temporary glut
to lay in their Winter supplies. Thin
is not only the year; but the season of
the year, he says, when all should
make use of this staple vegetable to
the fullest practicable extent. There
is no more healthful food in the whole
dietary scheme.
It may be that, on account of the
poor growing season just past and the
high 'price of seed at the outset, there
will be a smaller profit for the grower
than was counted on. Mr. Benson
believes, however, that war measures
wiH prevent the taking of an excessive
share by speculating middlemen, and
I . -. , . i
J that the farmer at least Will have the
satisfaction of knowing that that
which he fails to obtain will be en
joyed chiefly by the consumer. It is
not altogether a safe practice td hold
potatoes in the hope of exorbitant
prices next Spring. (There, is a con
siderable loss in farm storage. The
car shortage, on account of increasing
military necessities. Is likely to be
even more serious than it is jiow. And
experience has just shown that an ex
cessive price acts as a. definite curb
on consumption. At a fair price pota
toes can be restored to the bill of
fare; at an excessive one there is dan
ger that they will go out of use, which
would be a calamity for all concerned.
MATRIMONY NOT HER GOAL.
The prevailing notion that matri
mony is the goal of the trained nurse
must go the way of other popular
errors. We do not see why it should
not be her goal, if she desires, since
it is altogether so normal an ambi
tion, but statistics which have been
gathered by the Journal of Heredity
show that it is not. Half or more of
nurses remain spinsters, despite the
many opportunities that must in the
nature of events come their way.
It may be said that the bachelor in
a hospital bed, receiving the tender
ministrations of his nurse, is pecu
liarly susceptible to sentimental in
fluences. No doubt he is. It evidently
is from no lack of opportunity to
marry that nurses remain single. Nor
can it be for lack of fitness. Her
education and experience fit her for
the duties of a wife. The. writer
thinks that the low marriage rate may
be due to poor Judgment of men in
choosing their mates, but we do not
believe that the average nurse's record
of rejected suitors will bear this out.
It is more likely that his second lea
son is the true one that the nurse
remains single because she prefers to
do so. And this may be attributed to
several sub-reasons. Men, however
sentimen-tally inclined when they are
ill, are not inspiring objects. There
is less than ever of the sturdy oak
about them. They are fussy and
querulous, and, as likely as not, tyran
nical and complaining. Man cuts a
fine figure dashing into battle, but he
is a sorry specimen when he is laid
up with something prosaic, like
measles or appendicitis. Nurses see
men at their worst and they have
the right to draw their own conclu
sions. But it also is probably true that a
large proportion of those who enter
training schools are actuated by the
high purpose of making nursing their
career. The mothering instinct finds
plenty of outlets. Belief of suffering
is a fine calling, and it grows upon
the serious-minded. In recent vears
the factor of economic independence
has entered. Nurses are better paid
than formerly, and under no pressure
of necessity to marry for purely finan
cial reasons.
One other restraining influence upon
matrimony among nurses, however.
bids fair to be abated. This is the
matter of age. It is-found that fifteen
years ago the average age of admis
sion to the training schools of the
country was between 21 and 2 5 years.
By the time they had been graduated
these women were approaching the
end of what is termed the "most mar
riageable age." The age standard,
however, is showing a downward ten
dency. Some schools are now said to
admit girls as young as 19, and the
average is perhaps three years lower
than It was at the beginning of the
century. This should help to increase
the matrimonial rate somewhat, but
it would not be safe to count too much
on it. Nursing as a career and the
economic independence that goes with
It may be even more influential in the
years to come.
FRANCE'S FIGHTING PREMIER.
The Bolo Pasha scandal in Paris
may bring good results to the allies,
through having been the means of
bringing into power one of the strong
est characters in French politics
Georges Clemenceau. The new Pre
mier has fought in his newspapers
against every influence which, in his
opinion, weakened France's fighting
arm. He condemned the censorship,
which prevented free criticism of gov
ernment war policy, and, when his
paper, Free Man, was suppressed, he
brought It to life again under the
satirical name. The Man in Chains.
Force has added to his attacks on
the censorship by the use of that
agency to shield from public censure
the officials who were involved with
Bolo. When the Socialists split on
war policy, some being lured away by
Lenine's spurious internationalism.
and upset cabinets by refusing to- enter
coalitions, Clemenceau opened fire on
them. The "outcome has been that he
now heads a Cabinet that is "openly
opposed to the Socialists, that will
show no mercy to men who intrigue
with Germany, that will meet Ger
many's political offensive with vigor
ous counter attacks, and that will co
operate with the allies in fighting to
a finish. The net result of German
Intrigue has been to solidify French
determination to fight.
Clemenceau is old according to ac
cepted standards he is 76 but he Is
a man of uncommon vigor for his
years. He inherited his devotion to
the republic from his father, who was
imprisoned when Napoleon III made
his coup d'etat, and before he was
20 served a term in- jail for shouting
"Vive la Kepublique" on the streets
of Paris. Soon after his release "in
1865 he came to the United - States
and tried to practice medicine in New
York and Stamford, Conn., but he was
more interested in politics and made
his living at first by writing on Ameri
can affairs, for the Paris papers. He
studied things American, traveled con
siderably and acquired fluency in
writing and speaking English. Through
Eugene Bushe, a New York lawyer,
he became teacher of French lan
guage and literature in Miss Aiken's
Girls' School at Stamford. Conn. While
there he translated the works of John
Stuart Mill into French and made a
deep study of American politics. In
1869 he married Miss Mary Plummer,
of Springfield, Mass., one of his pupils,
and in 1870 returned to France In
time to play a part in the war with
Germany.
During the siege he was Mayor of
the - Montmartre district of Paris,
where he fed 150,000 people. He
fought the Commune, was elected to
the Assembly and voted against the
treaty of peace. He served four years
in the Paris Municipal Council, of
which he became president, and in
187 6 was again elected to the Cham
ber, where he became leader of the
Radical Republicans. He was as
strongly opposed to the Socialists as
to the Royalists., turning against
Boulanger when he discovered that
the latter was scheming to restore the
Bourbons and defying the Socialists
when they defended strike rioters. He
was too Independent to be bound by
party ties, and his newspapers, com
bined with his position In the Cham
ber, gave him power to pull down
ministries, so that 4 became known
as the wrecker of Cabinets. In 1893
he was accused of complicity in the
Panama Canal scandal, and, though
he met every attack, he was driven
from politics. He turned to literature
for a few years, but when the Dreyfus
affair opened, he established a new
paper, L'Aurore, as champion of
Dreyfus' innocence, and published
Zola's -famous "J'accuse." His was
the most powerful influence in caus
ing Dreyfus' vindication. '
He was elected to the Senate In
1902 and became Premier in Novem
ber, 1906. after a few months as Min
ister of the Interior. When the miners
struck at the instigation of the Social
ists, he personally investigated their
complaints, but when rioting broke
out he suppressed it by military force.
Juarcs, the Socialist leader, denounced
him in the Chamber, but could find no
answer when asked if he would "have
acted differently. A sudden naval
scandal, sprung by Delcasse,- caused
his overthrow In 1909, and he returned
to his occupation of wrecking Cabi
nets, tearing down Caillaux' in' 1912
and Briand's in 1913. not taking offlce
himself until he entered the Vlvlani
ministry at the outbreak of wan. If
his former opponents can be restrained
by patriotism from pulling him down,
he may prove to be the organizer of
victory.
The duty of the United States to
speed up its shipbuilding programme
is impressed upon us not only by the
submarine activities of our enemies,
but by their continued preparations
for the resumption of commerce when
the war is over. Botl Germany and
Austria-Hungary have suffered con
siderable Losses in shipping, and It is
highly probable that Germany is now
devoting her principal energies to
warship construction, but it is re
ported on apparently good authority
that Austria-Hungary is building sev
eral large merchant vessels. The Hungarian-Croatian
Company is known
to have a fast twin-screw steamship
and two other large steam vessels on
the ways, and another concern Is
projecting a fleet of fifteen steamers
of heavy tonnage, which are expected
to be well along toward completion
by the close of 1919. A modern ship
yard is now being laid out at Buda
pest for "the construction of smaller
vessels. These preparations will give
the dual empire a fairly good repre
sentation on the sea as soon as com
merce is restored.
Commissioner Corey Is more or less
of an old grouch in deprecating the
time-honored custom of community
use of the party line when the bell
rings. The dreary days are approach
ing when "wimmin folks" must stay
at home, and the sole diversion Is lis
tening. As all the subscribers are
neighbors, any gladly will relinquish
the wire for emergency more than
that, all will hasten to relief.
Mr. "Billy" Goldman is in the busi
ness, to be sure, yet a little advice he
gives in an advertisement is a sermon
that is all golden te-xt: "Let wagon
loads of good things go to the homes
that charity has made for the orphans
of the uninsured."
The American people oversubscribe
everything liberty bonds. Red Cross
fund, Y. M. C. A. fund. If the ship
builders and spruce-cutters will match
this performance by working over
time, no doubt of victory will remain.
The Asiago Plateau Will take its
place with the. Marne, Verdun and
Ypres as one of the historic battle
fields of the war, for there the Italians
have put in practice the French bat
tle cry: "They shall not pass."
Restriction on manufacture and sale
of explosives Is overdue when fifty
bomb-throwlngs In Chicago this year
are followed by the massacre at Mil
waukee.
When those Gram girls, militant
starvists at the National Capitol, con
template turkey and trimmings at
home next Thursday they must wilt.
The Grand Duchess of Russia is
coming here to be spoiled by adula
tion instead of getting the best in the
land, a youngAmcrican husband.
Being made of leftovers, beef stew
and hash consumed on Tuesday will
not violate the meatless rule for the
man willing to try anything once.
After the war there must be special
settlement With Turkey, accused of
stripping and beating American citi
zens in Palestine.
To make the romance of MissTa-
tiana Romanoff complete, slje should
marry a chauffeur arter she comes to
America.
Considering the future, everybody
has special dispensation to eat all he
can get next Thursday and never mind
Hoover.
That bomb explosion In Milwaukee
shows the need of thorough combing
of every village, town and city of the
land.
Turkeys seldom are seen in the poul
try shows perhaps because Thanks
giving day comes first.
It's a beastly climate on Long Island
for the Oregon soldier, who prefers
his rain .straight.
The privates In leather legglns must
have been treading on somebody's toes
In Camp Lewis.
You will find many of the names In
the latest list In all the wars of this
country.
The story of the sorties by Canadian
cavalry read like old-time war litera
ture. '
With advent of the rainy season,
pedestrians would better stay in nights.
Aig continues to 'it the 'Un, while
General Byng is a general bang!
Knitted stuff will not stop bullets,
but it puts fire Into the wearer.
If the Thanksgiving bird Is thin
he'll take all the more stuffing.
Meatless today, for you do not know
who is looking at you.
Aren't we going to have the regular
Thanksgiving freeze?
There will be a good many bites to
the 35-cent turkey.
All's well that ends well,
please."-
"Number,
Four, weeks to Christmas,
now,'
Shop
How io Keep Well.
Br Dr. W. A. Evana,
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
and prevention of diseases. If matters of
general Interest, will be answered 1b this
column. Where spaea win not permit or the
subject la not suitable, letters will b per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped addressed onvalope
Is Inclosed. Dr. Evans will not wake diag
nosis. or prescribe for Individual diseases. Re
quests for such services cannot bs answered.
(Copyright. 1910, by Dr. V. A. Ctskv
Published ejr arrangement with the Cnlcago
Tribune.) '
NEED FOR DISEAJE DISPENSARIES.
IN 1914, when the war began, a Brit
ish royal commission was Investi
gating venereal diseases. There were
seme who thought the report of this
commission should be delayed until
after the war. However, the contrary
opinion prevailed and the report was
issued. Just about this time the public
began to learn that venereal disease
was proving a great handicap to the
army. No other disease was taking
so many men outof the trenches. So
great was the menace in Austria that
Hecht proposed regiments for venere-ally-lnfected
men be created, to which
all such would be transferred, and that
provision for treating these men in
the trenches be made.
It was noted in the armies of Ger
many, Austria and the allies that 5 per
cent of the venereally-inf ected soldiers
received their Infection while at the
front. 20 per cent while on lines of
communication, and 75 per. cent while
on leave or at base points. The con
clusion was that control of venereal
disease was necessary as a war meas
ure, as well as for the welfare of the
common wealth.
The English launched a nation-wide
campaign against these diseases. The
keystone of the arch of this campaign
is dispensary and hospital care. Every
town large enough to have a health de
partment now has one or more venereal
disease dispensaries and some provision
for hospital beds for the venereally
infected.
In a few American cities there are
municipal venereal disease dispensaries.
These are supplemented by a fair num
ber of dispensaries, most of which are
run by hospitals and medical colleges.
In 19J6 Dr. Mary Lincoln made a
survey of the dispensaries In Chicago
for the Red League. This report shows
that the dispensary hospital facilities
for the -care of persons Infected with
venereal diseases are most Inadequate.
A similar survey made In any other
American city would show a similar
deficiency, and, of course, there are no
dispensaries or "hospitals in the rural
districts.
Venereal diseases are forms of con
tagion Just as much as measles, diph
theria and smallpox. We may feel that
the man who has contracted a venereal
disease through immoral practices
sliculd be punished, but there are
drawbacks to the policy of punishment.
A considerable number of venereal dls
eases are Innocently acquired, and that
is worth taking Into consideration, but
the main point la that neglecting vene
real disease is a form of punishment
with a kickback. It would be dan
gerous to allow cases of smallpox to
go without .hospital care as a punish
ment for the folly, or worse, of not be
ing vaccinated.
It Is dangerous to permit persons af
flicted with venereal disease to go un
cared for. Unfortunately some of them
are cooks, some are nurses, caring for
the eyes of children. These are but a
few of the possibilities of a kickback
In a policy of neglecting this form of
contagion as a means of punishing of
fenders. The repression of venereal dls
eases will not make much headway
until the community provides Itself
with venereal disease dispensaries and
Uhospltal beds, free laboratory service
for diagnosing venereal disease, and
prophylatic stations.
Exercise for Pig-eon Breast.
S. L. writes: 1. "Is a pigeon breast
harmful? 2. Does it cause rejection
from the Army S. Is there any way to
cure it, and. If so, how? 4. What causes
pigeon breast?
REPLY.
1. A person with pigeon breast Is more
table to consumption and other lung dis
eases than the average person.
2. If very pronounced. It does.
S. Persoverance In work or exercises which
develop the muscles of the neck and back Is
of some service. Among such exercises are
wrestling, rowing, swimming, gymnasium
bar work, hand-over-hand climbing. Among
varieties of helpful work are carrying weigh
on the head and shoulders; carrying a hod.
4. Rickets.
Guide to Correct JEatlns;.
M. H. B. writes: "Please Inform me
what book you recommend as & guide
to correct eating.
REPLY.
Rose's "Feeding the Family" is aa good
i any.
. Milk Not a Laxative.
B. P. writes: "Please tell me If tnilk
(cold, lukewarm or hot) Is a laxative.
When and how Is it to be taken?"
REPLY.
Milk Is constipating. If milk acta as a lax
atlve for any person the symptom meani
that the nyik is not "agreeing." and la act
lng as something of an Irritant.
Not Harmful aad IV Good.
V. M. writes: "I have & rough skin
and have been taking sulphur and mo
lasses, which has proved a wonderfu
help. I was recently told that sulphu
was very harmful, causing the bones
to become brittle and break easily.
Also that It caused rheumatism. Is this
true? If I take a small quantity of
sulphur each morning for several
months would It be harmful 7"
REPLY.
It will not harm you to take a small quan
tity of sulphur and molasses each day for
several months. Nor will It make your
bones brittle or cause rheumatism; Nor will
It do you the slightest bit of good.
Eating Grape Seed a.
C. W. J. writes: "Will you please ad
vise If in eating grapes it Is danger
ous to swallow the seeds. Do you ad
vise doing so?"
REPLY.
There la a little danger that grape seed
may get Into ths appendix or becoma im
pacted. Ths danger la very slight. Many
persons chew and swallow the seed of
"meaty grapes" such as California Tokays.
It Is safer not to swallow the see.? ot
Concords. Delaware, and other Juicy grapes.
Comfortably Convinced; la Sao.
x Washington. D. C. Etar.
To you believe In reincarnation?"
"Yes," replied Mies Cayenne.
"Then you have studied the subject?"
"No, I like the Idea s-o well. I'm
afraid that If I studied It I might sot
feel so sure about t,"
BIBLE) HELPS MAN TO ADVANCE
Mankind, Following; Its Precepts, Caa
not lo Otherwise Than Advance.
VALE. Or., Nov. 24. (To the Editor.)
P. A. Linscott, In Tho bunday Ore
gonlan of November IS. has a ques
tonnalro which appears to be a thinly
veiled attack on Biblical chronology
and real or apparent Inconsistencies.
Of course no human being can make
more than a conjectural reply to ques
tions relating to a future life, creation
of the world, age of the world (our
earth) and events beyond our explora
tions. There are, however, probably
more than 2U.000 volumes, professing to
answer practically all of the questions
propounded by Mr. Linscott. from a
perusal of which his mind might be
come more settled.
Baiting supporters of the literal
Bible has become nearly an obsolete
pastime. Years ago it was popular
and amusing. In my lifetime the gen
eral tendency of Christian churches has
been toward a more moderate accept
ance of the Bible as a traditional his
tory of the Jewish nation, accepting its
inconsistencies as a natural sequence.
On the Bible religious superstltution
has built a wonderful humanizing wor-
hlp leading man slowly toward a bet-
er understanding of life on earth. Its
Imperfections, or the lack of under-
tanding. is giving this religion some
thing of a backset at present, at least
apparently.
Without persiflage in reply, we would
like to "trsk Mr. Linscott If he has any
objections to a superstition or religion
which has called forth sincere if not
categorical replies to all of his ques
tions, expressed In beautiful and in-
pirlng language from the very heart
of great men, language which must
tir the heart and quicken the pulse of
the understanding reader.
From a perusal of several hundred
of the volumes hereinbefore mentioned
it is possible that we might at heart
be somewhat In sympathy with the in-
ending criticism of Mr. Linscott. but.
as none may reply from actual knowl
edge, let us permit other minds to re
ply who may more eloquently express
the Inherent human attribute of wor
ship for the Invisible First Cause.
voltaire said: "If there were no God
It would be neccssaary to Invent him."
Here IS room for a supposition. An
cient man, finding himself on the earth,
finding himself endowed with power to
reason, to speculate, to philosophize,
unable to account for himself, created
God from the attribute of Imagina
tion. God now created by man, all the
rest follows as a natural sequence.
As to spirits, said Milton:
All heart they live, all head, all eye, all ear,
All Intellect, all sense; and as they pleuse
They linio themselves, and color, shape, or
size
Assume, as llkea them best, condense or rare.
Thus we might imagine a spirit as
non-physical. As to Ood: "God Is
mind," said Mary Baker Eddy, and she
further states that "man is part of
God and therefore is mind." This is pre
stated by Pope:
All are parts of one stupendous whole.
hose body nature Is. and tlod the soul:
That, changed through all. and yet In all
the same";
Great in the earth, as In the ethereal frame;
W arms In the sun, refreshes In the breeze.
Olows In the stars, and blossoms In the trees;
Lives through all life, extends through all
extent.
Spreads undivided, operates unspent;
Breathes In our soul, Infurms our mortal
part
As full, as perfect. In a hair or heart:
To him no high, no low. no great, no dmpll:
He fills, he bounds, connects and equaU all.
As to man being In his own likeness:
If God Is mind and man a part of God
and therefore man being mind, why
not In his own likeness?
As to heaven: Omar says:
. myself art heaven or hell.
Heaven a vision of fulfilled desire.
Hell the shadow of a soul on fire.
Discussing the devil, said Heine:
I called the devil, and he came
And with wonder his form did I closely
scan ;
He la not ugly, and In not lame.
But really a handsome and charming man.
A man In the prime of life Is the devil.
Obliging, a man of the world and civil;
A diplomatist, too. well skilled In debate.
He talks u.ulte glibly or church and state.
Wherefore we might decide that such
a devil might accompany Christ to the
top of any mountain and offer him any
thing he chose in sight, whether his
own or not.
As to the age of the earth, God said
to Job:
"Where wast thou when the foundations of
the earth was latdT Canst thou bind the
sweet Influence of the Pleiades, or loose the
bands of Orion? . . . Or guide the course
of Arcturus and his sons?
If the thoughts which arise from
dwelling upon these old, old sayings
are unsatisfactory, a careful study of
Darwin might help, as indicated by
Cicero, who eatd
I speak of the learning which makes us
acquainted with the boundless extent of na
ture, and the universe, and which even, while
we remain In this world, discovers to us
both heaven, earth and sea.
And the stars. Listen to the im
mortal one:
Look how tho floor of heaven Is thick In
laid with the patiues of bright gold: there's
not the smallest orb which thou behold st
but In his motion like an angel sings, still
Qulrllng to the young-ey'd cherublms; such
harmony Is In Immortal souls; but while this
muddy vesture of decay doth grusaly close
It In. we cannot hear It.
The Bible, with all Its repetitions and
inconsistencies, has brought mankind
forward on the road to a complete un
derstanding of nature. Whether its
philosophy is older than others,
whether It Is wrong In this or right in
that, whether its teachings are similar
to those of Confucius or the Vedas, we
cannot succesi-fully deny that, follow
Injr its precepts, mankind must im
prove, materially and spiritually.
JOHN R1UBY.
Spiritual Waste Depends on Viewpoint.
PORTLAND. Nov. 26. (To the Edi
tor.) I would like to reply to your
correspondent who writes on "Spiritual
Waste."
There are different points of view;
one sees It from a materialistic stand
point; another may be an idealist. The
so-called "artificial obstructions" in
the eyes of one may be channels to
a wider vision to another. There
should be nothing Inharmonious with
this view to a perfect blending with
"things national." To be truly sen
sible" is to be "conscientious." Be
cause of the complexity of life, right
and wrong is a wide subject. The ideal
ist believes that there Is something
vastly higher than the material which
transcends all else that there la one
to whom he owes allegiance.
It Is an unsolvable thing to say Just
where conscience should begin and
end. but I am sure that In a business
transaction we would rather a man
would err on that side than let "con
science take care of itself." Where one
Is trying to live a spiritual life on
principle there is "liberty," and "bond
age" is none of his.
LOUIS G. DRAKE.
I'nnatnraliaed Aliens Not I) rat fed.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 23. (To the Edi
tor.) Are unnaturalized aliens subject
to call for military duty under our
present draft laws, or can they secure
exemption on the mere grounds of
allenship? As I understand hte law,
all unnaturalized residents were
obliged to register. Am I correct?
Were any aliens taken in our first
draft? OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Unnaturalized aliens within the pre
scribed ages are required to register,
but are not subject to draft.
Easy to See Tkrosgh.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Why in the world does his wife call
him Picket-fence?"
"Well, she says he's easy to see
through."
"I see."
"And then he's very useful around
the house."
In Other Days.
Half a Century Agio.
From The Oregonian of Nov. 27, 1SG7.
Ten thousand negroes in Virginia
have learned to read during the rase
year.
Salem. The launch of the new ferry
boat on Saturday was quite a success.
The afternoon was pleasant, several
hundred were in attendance and the
children mustered a joyous crowd. At
precisely 3 o'clock the ropes were cut
and the craft slid gracefully down the
ways into the water. It was worth
something to hear the crowd of young
sters cheer thereat and the whole af
fair was over quicker than you can
read this item.
It is reported that a company, most
of the members of which are yet un
known, is making arrangements! to
place an opposition line of steamers
on the Willamette River, both above
and below the falls. We are still in
the dark as to when the arrangement
will go into effect.
Empire City. The stock. $50,000, In
the Coos Bay & Roseburg Wagon Road
has been all taken by parties at Rose-
Durg and coos Bay.
A new postoffice has been estab
lished at Clear Creek, Clackamas
County, of which Oliver P. ilattoon
has been appointed postmaster.
Twenty-five Years A go.
From The Oreeonlsn of Nov. 27. 102.
New York. At all the observatories
of the old world every astronomer,
whether of greater or lesser repute,
will be on duty tonight to view tha
Biela comet and it is probable the re
sult of these observations will be of
great value to the records of astrono
mers. Washington. President Harrison has
begun the writing of his annual mes
sage to Congress.
San Antonio. Experiments at rain
making by General 11. T. Dryenforth.
and party, while not so successful as
had been hoped, demonstrated the the
ory of producing rain by means of con
cussion. Berlin. Emperor William has at last
consented to let the German Military
Band visit Chicago during 'the World's
Fair. The best men will be selected for
the purpose from bands of the differ
ent regiments.
A business man of this city who re
sides in Piedmont desires to make
complaint through the columns of th
Oregonian as to the manner In which
suburban passengers living north of
North Alhina are treated by the City
& Suburban Railway Company.
KEEPWATCII OX CITIZEN FOE, TOO
Alien Enemy. Already larked. Xot
Only One Who rnl Watching.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Nov. 22. (To the
Editor.) It is generally conceded that
the great universal war. if won. will
be won mainly through sacrifices made
by the people of the Cnited States who
are not privileged to Journey across
the Atlantic and take a more glorious
part in the struggle. Efficiency in
our obligations here is quite a Im
portant as efficiency In the trencSst
To quell opposition to the war, the
Government seems to have devoted its
attention almost solely to the alien
enemy, whom the fortunes of war,
generally against his will, have de
tained in this country. It is apparent
ly assumed that only the alien enemy
is dangerous to "the success of the
tremendous undertaking in which we
are now engaped. This is a beautiful
theory, but. we all know, highly pre
posterous in fact.
The alien enemy was a marked man
from the beginning. He Is now either
interned, or is so constantly under
observation that it matters little what
he thinks, says or does. Of all our
Internal enemies, he is the least
daneeroas. Yet our courts and civil
officers are found placing him under
trlct surveillance, while neglecting
the more deadly, bitter and dangerous
opposition to our chief National
aspiration.
Every man knows the sentiment of
his neighbors and associates with
respect to the war and an analysis
of the situation discloses that tho
obstructionists in this great enterprise
are generally naturalized or native
born American citizens. They declaro
to us every day not merely by words,
but by acts. speaking louder-than
words, that they have no heart In the
struptgle for which we are ready to
surrender all. They refuse to display
our national emblem, to co-operate
with us In the all-important matter of
food conservation, to raise a hand
toward alleviating the hardships of
our soldiers at the front, or to do, or
attempt to do, anything for America,
or against her enemies.
This plan is suggested: A citizen
charged with disloyalty should be In
vestigated and tried by some local
summary tribunal. If found guilty
as charited. he should automatically
come within the same class as tho
alien enemy, with only the same rights
and with the same restrictions. He
should be allowed an appeal In some
manner similar to that now exercised
by men selected under the present
draft law. This plan may be char
acterized, it doubtless will be char
acterized, by some as un-American.
The same people would characterize
and have characterized the selective)
draft law -as un-American and these
people are the "citizen" enemies, who.
the writer asserts, must be controlled
and regulated.
Do not entirely overlook the alien
enemy, but for heaven's sake take
care of the "citrzen" enemy and do
It now S. S. JOHNSON.
ROOSTER. IS ALSO A NUISAXCH
Correspondent Says Place, WltU Cata
and Uosa, la Oat In Country.
PORTLAND, Nov. 26. (To the Edi
tor.) Your recent article on cats and
dogs would have been a little more
complete had you Included the "roost
er ' You remarked that It a rerer
endtim on cats and dojrs were to be
taken In any modern city most likely
the result would be that no cat would
be permitted to run at large nights.
And no dog or dogs.
That would be ideal, indeed. We
will pray that the time may be
hastened. We sometimes move rathtr
slowly In this fair city. The dog
question was before tho Council last
Spring, and. I believe, was pigeon
holed. The small, thriving town ot
Forest Grove has allowed no dogs to
run at large for several years, and
probably the town will get around to
the cat and rooster nuisance and be
able to show Portland how a model
city should be run. (There are no old
maids In Forest Grove; consequently
the lives of tho city fathers will not
De endangered.)
As to the rooster, a party with the
fighting name of "Flanigan" inquired f
through The Oregonian if it wss neces- J
sary for him to have his Plymouth
Rock rooster executed so as to appease
his neighbor, who gets home from work
at 12:30 A. M. and Is treated to a con
tinuous rooster serenade from 4 to 7
o'clock every morninc That certainly
must be a neighborhood of "watchful
waking." especially If a few cats were
thrown in to add to the harmony. Mr.
Flanlgran remarks that the neighbors
all like it, with Just the one lone ex
ception. In earnest, when will the lovers of
cats, dogs and roosters get It through
their heads that the place where they
belong Is out in the country
A CITIZEN,
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