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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1913)
8 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAJT, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913. TOWN BEING MOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR WATERS OF CANAL Cabaret Veil to Be Used by Society Women Who Desire to Dance "Tango," "Turkey Trot" and "Grizzly Bear." r, ; . : , ' 1 ; j - ; Vj &n3 ' 1 Ow - ' fti - ill -V1 A'?1 J - t'j i ?!&r I I-, , ivwlw ? FaifS- . 7 for some time Conaul-General of RuS- 1 J$ rVfe , f ll- "VPi sia at Chicago Before departing he LJLkXJ f f " J! !. Ji.. t M1&.. ' I tn ?l WfM 4 (3 paid a hlfrh Tribute to the atatesman- f'f J&& S ltL. I fcl&WL " .t8. bh.p of President W ilson Ul-ltSX :f WV'L i 'VTlSi - ' - - ' 1 3 NEW TOEK, Sept. 20. (Special.) The town of Gorgona. the largest in the Canal Zone, is being mowd In anticipation of the flooding- of the townsite by the rising waters of Gatun Lake. The buildings, which are rap- Idly being demolished to make way for the waters of the canal, are being shipped to other points along the zone, Empire and Balboa, where the Govern ment will re-erect them with little ex pense, as the structures are being de molished In sections. The railroad .tracks will be taken up as soon as all the buildings have been removed, and then, when Gatun Lake Is opened, the town of Gorgona that was will be cov ered by the waters of the lake to a depth of 20 feet. The Americans are not the only per sons emigrating from Mexico. Some of the natives are crossing into the United States for safety. The accom panying photograph shows a Mexican ready to cross the border. Prince Nicholas Engalitcheff of Rus sia and his wife have returned to Europe after a visit to Chicago. The Princess was the daughter of C. W. Partridge, of Chicago. The Prince was As a result of the desire to dance the "Tango," the "Turkey Trof and the 'Grizzly Bear" bv those who -will at tend society s afternoon tea dances to bo Riven this Winter, the cabaret veil a creation to hide the identity of the fair dancer, has been designed, and has already found much favor with the ladles. It Is patterned after the veil worn by women of Oriental coun tries, concealing the lower part of the face and permitting only a glimpse at the eyes and upper part of the face. m Typical old English scenes were wit nessed at the little village of Stoner, near Henley-on-Thames, when Lord Camoys took his American bride for the first time since their marriage nearly two years ago to his ancestral home at Stoner Park. The villagers cheered to the echo when they saw the coming of their Lord and his Lady and the 3-weeks-old baby of the titled pair. Lady Camoys was the former Mildred Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Watts Sherman, well known in New York and Newport society, and was bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Gould to Lord Decles. Lord Camoys, the best man at the wedding, was charmed by the beautiful bridesmaid, WAWWJOO . S - and the romance started then culmi nated later In their marriage. Stoner Park is an immense estate, comprising 3400 acres, with gardens full of old- fashioned English flowers, sweet peas, foxgloves, hollyhocks and marigold. . Princess August-Wilhelm of Prussia has adopted, a novel way of showing her gratitude for the birth of her first child after four years of marriage. She is starting an organization, the object of which is to provide for young moth ers and infants of the poorer classes. Every well-to-do young mother who lias just been blessed with an infant is expected to help. Instead, . however, of appealing to the rich mothers, the Princess" or ganization .proposes to appeal to their babies. At all houses where the stork has arrived a letter will be delivered beginning "Dear Little One." The let ter will congratulate the "Dear Littl One" on its good fortune In being born among the rich, and proceed: "There are thousands of others 'of thy age and size who have not thy advantage," and so on. The end will be an appeal for money. LIVER IS GATEWAY TO BODY; ALSO FOOD INSPECTOR, POISON DETECTOR Organ Is Only One In Body Which Is Always Necessary, and It Will Protect Life if Given Half a Chance hy Human Being, Says Doctor Rossiter. BT DR. FREDERICK M. ROSSITER. LMOST every one knows he has a 1 liver, but the majority of people have a rather vague conception of what the liver really does, and how vital it is to their happiness and ex istence. A few days ago a surgeon demon strated a patient from whom he had removed an entire' lung, and the "one- lunger" apparently was none the worm Today there are many people living na enjoying good health who are minus a stomach, or a kidney, or a spleen, or some other important part of their anatomy. Quite recently a Portland surgeon removed 8H feet of a young man s small intestine and so saved him from an untimely death. There are people living who have had the entire large intestine put out of commission. AH of these operations Jiava been necessary, and ltfesavers. Tor many years of comfortable living have been added to the lives of the persons concerned. While all this Is true, there is no one going about without a liver. We have not yet learned how to de-liver B. person and have him continue to enjoy living. Liver Always Xecesaary. This organ stands between man and death every day. If It should com pletely cease action for from 24 to IS hours, death would be inevitable. Man can live for years without a stom ach, with one kidney or minus half his alimentary canal, but he cannot live a moment without a liver. When it fails. life goes with it. The liver is the largest gland In the body, weighing in the adult about ty, pounds. The size of the liver in living animals varies somewhat with the function of the animal. For instance, the liver of the oyster occu pies about half of the organism be cause the oyster primarily Is a scav enger and so needs a large liver to destroy the large amount of poison and filth that go through Its body. The liver seems to belong to the pentad family, for it has five lobes, separated by five fissures, held In ' HEALTH AND EFFICIENCY, HOW TO MAINTAIN BOTH. By Frederick M. Rowlter, B. 8., M. D. Questions pertaining to health, hy giene and the prevention of disease will be answered in this column. When for lack of space and when questions are not suitable, answers will be made by . mall, providing a stamped envelope, with address ts Inclosed. No questions will be con sidered without the name and ad dress of the sender. No diagnosis will be made In this column. place by five ligaments, permeated by five sets of vessels, and has at least five functions, and more likely 15. What is still more interesting, the sub stance of the liver is divided into five sided little lobules about -1-25 of an inch in diameter, and these in turn are composed of liver cells which ap pear under the microscope, when in a state of rest, as five sided. Liver Gateway of Body. The ancient Greeks recognized that this organ was the gateway to the body, for they named the large vein that collects the venous blood from the digestive organs the vena porta (porta means gate) or the gate vein, and so now we call it the portal vein. This name holds absolutely true to fact to day, for the liver la the gate to the body. Nothing that one eats or drinks excepting a little fat can get Into the blood without passing through the liver. As the portal vein enters the liver it divides and subdivides into innu merable almost microscopic divisions and the blood soaks or trickles down among the cells. Here there is a sort of clearance house action going on. Or the cells may be called food in spectors, for the things brought by the blood that are suitable for the body are' allowed to pass on, while the poisons and waste materials are de stroyed, and carried out through the bile ducts and eventually are cast out oi tne body. The liver is a faithful porter, receiv. ing food for the needs oi the body, and each portion is most critically in spected. If city food inspectors were as careful and as particular as the liver cells are in selecting wholesome iooa, mucn that is now bought and consumed as food would find its way in short order to the garbage can. Aid Is Given Dlicestlon. Bile, while it is a waste product, is formed by the liver cells to aid in the process of digestion. The manufac turer who can find means for utiliz ing the waste of his factory makes the largest gain and the best showing at the end of the year. So the body takes a fluid, which would poison it if carried into the general circulation, and uses it in preparing material for repairing and building tissues. Some times the bile is absorbed again and again from the intestines until it be comes very dark green, and "bitter as gall." It goes in a small circle, a vicious circle, a regular merry-go-round, and then one does not feel well. The poison gets into the blood and one "feels heavy" and there Is more or less de pression. It is doubtless at these times that some people think the liver needs "toning up." The liver is not at fault, but it is more like a tired horse that has been overloaded and is in need of rest More than 2000 years ago the Greeks connected great depression of spirits with disorders of the liver; hence the term melancholia, which means black bile. Overburdened livers have been the cause of many sudden deaths, hav ing produced the desire for self-de struction, and there is no doubt that overworked livers have sent more than one man to the gallows. Rest Will Aid Liver. Overloading the stomach makes the liver carry extra burdens. The man who partakes of a late supper, filling up on boiled lobster, welsh rabbit, rich foods and wine, is more than likely to get up in the morning thinking that bis wife is iJ8fcn ie; that financial ruin stares him in the face; that his business is going all to pieces; that his Irlends are conspiring against him that the weather is horrible what is the use of trying to keep in the game? His poor liver is fairly groaning under the burdens. It does not need a whip, or something "to stir it up." It needs less work and a chance to rest. Drop out a few meals. A bread and water diet for a few days is all that is neces sary. We have another term in our lan guage that indicates somewhat the in fluence the liver has on the mental state. That word Is hypochondriac. This large word in simple language means under the ribs, or one who lives under the ribs in his mind. The liver is under the ribs and a disordered liver acting reflexly through the sympa thetic nervous system effects the mind gives rise to many morbid feelings and impressions. Liver Is Storehouse! Steward. The liver serves as an Important storehouse, where food is held for an emergency. Reserves are kept for the muscles and for every organ of the body. The liver acts as a commissa riat for the muscles. Every time a muscle contracts, the liver doles out to it a certain amount of liver starch, in the form of sugar. Hence it Is obvious that a certain amount of exercise is absolutely necessary to a healthy, act ive liver. The liver starch is stored up there as a reserve supply, a sort of coal-bunkers for a "rainy day." Enough food is always stored away in the body to maintain all the func tions for several days, so there is no danger of starving to death in case the evening meal is omitted or cannot be had. Liver Is Chemist; Diviner of Poisons, In olden times certain royal cups, called divining cups, were supposed to have the power to detect poisons. This no doubt was delusion, but the liver cells cannot be deluded nor deceived. however subtle the poison may be. These cells are on the afert for every substance that could Injure or destroy the body. The liver cells regard every harmful substance as an enemy. They do their best to keep it out of the body. or to break it up into substances less dangerous. The man who chews to bacco, or who smokes immoderately. does so with apparent impunity, for the liver stands between him and death every day. If the nicotine of the to bacco could get past the liver without being held back or without being al tered, death would be sudden. A few weeks ago a woman gave her child an enema, using a teaspoonful and a half of ground tobacco. The child was dead within four hours. That amount of tobacco would not make a chew for many men. The power of the liver cells to de stroy poison constantly Is recognized by physicians. A drug Injected under the skin passes directly to the brain and nervous system and hence pro duces a much more rapid and powerful action. The same drug given by mouth is much slower In action, and a larger dose is required, for the liver will de stroy a certain portion of it. In South America the native Indians use a poison on their arrow-heads called curare, which will produce almost in stant paralysis if shot into the body of a man or an animal. Large doses of curare taken by mouth have but little or no effect, for the liver breaks it up into less harmful substances. Capacity Is Limited. However, there is a limit to the poison-destroying capacity of the liver. Most livers are overworked, for most people oat more than is necessary to good health. These microscopic food Inspectors have more than they can do, so many things slip through into the blood without being passed on. The liver becomes tired from constant over. work and gets behind, and so things are upset generally. Why should the body be abused sim ply because the organs of th3 body are made with reserve forces and hence will stand a large amount of abuse? Morphine is a deadly poison and yet the body will accommodate Its forces to stand a large amount of it; likewise with alcohol and many lesser poisons, but it stands to reason the body does its best work when the reserve powers are held intact for emergency, and for times when the vital forces may be es pecially called into action. It is said that even a worm will turn on its tor mentors, and so the organs of the body will stand much abuse, but in time they either get so they cannot work, or or ganic changes interfere with the func tions and they Anally cease. The liver cells when constantly irritated by poi sons, as brandy, whisky, strong wines, nicotine, poisons from the stomach and Intestines, and mineral poisons, are likely to suffer from organic changes sooner or later. Prodding Is Not Required. Patients frequently consult physi cians in reference to their overworked livers: "Can you give me something that will make my liver do better work?" "Doctor, I believe that I need some thing to stir my liver up a little." Now, no liver requires to be stirred up or prodded in order to get more work out of it. It already has done too much work. It needs to have rest. It needs to have the hindrances removed, then It will co-operate faithfully with all the body forces. Drinking abundance of water is one way of helping matters. All water tak en into the stomach and intestines must pass through the liver, hence it Is evi. dent that free water drinking must ex erclse a wholesome influence upon this organ. No less an authority than Sir Lauder Brunton, of London, makes the statement that if people drank abun dance of water daily, it is doubtful if any one would have gall-stones. Lemonade, because of the salts it con tains, is especially favorable in its ac tion on the liver. This is no doubt due to the phosphates. Few Medicines Effective. The liver is a part of the vital econ omy, and so anything that promotes health will enable it to do its work properly. Moderate eating, moderate exercise, plenty of water drinking, plenty of fruit, not too much proteid in the diet, and a temperate life in gen eral is all that any organ of the body requires to make for health. Constipa tion especially throws extra burdens on the liver. The worst thing that any. one can do, if he thinks his liver Is in especial need of attention, is to begin to swallow patent Liver Medicines, and drugs in general. This only adds fuel to the fire. When the liver reaches the point that it needs "regulating something more than taking medicine is necessary. No drug possesses the magic charm or power to regulate the liver, in fact, it is a truth of materia medica that few medicines have any favorable action on the liver at all. The amount of pills and nauseating decoctions that are on the market as cure-alls for all the ills of the poor liv er, and are swallowed with the hope that de-liverance will come would fill several freight trains. Nature has so arranged things in the body that years of abuse cannot be atoned for by swal lowing any number of little liver pills or by any other short-cut method. Living in harmony with Nature's laws is the only way to have abiding health. Those who adopt the method of climb ing up over the wall instead of going through the gate, will find that short-cut method to be only a thief or robber. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Wilson, Or. Dear Doctor: Tour article on "Dirty Hands" taught me many new things. You told us the danger but not the remedy. How can a busy housekeeoer clean her hands quickly medically clean? I am only a farmers wire Dut i have raised ten healthy children. Every one has been taught from babyhood to wash thoroughly after visiting the toilet, after touching the cat or dog. or any animal, for these animals harbor tape-worm germs we are told by the Department of Agriculture. Since reading your article I have been more careful than ever when cooking to have the bands as clean as possible, and am even using a solution for the fingers of three bichloride tablets In a glass of water, which I keep on the shelf In the bathroom. Do you think that this will help to make them clean? We all wash In running water, but many families do not have it. MRS. B. Answer In the article on "Dirty Hands" the dangers were briefly set forth and, the remedy was emphasized, namely: to never neglect to wash the hands at the most necessary times, and to everlastingly keep the hands clean, and particularly should those who cook do this. Dipping the fingers Into a bichloride solution after washing, such as you mention, is not necessary nor does it do much good.; Mechanical washing of the hands in running water, using a common nail brush and ordinary soap will make the hands clean enough to do a surgical operation, providing it is done thoroughly enough. No disin fectant is necessary to keep the hands even surgically clean. It is an easy matter to keep the ends of the fingers clean if the nails are trimmed closely. A long finger nail Is insanitary for it furnishes a place for all kinds of filth and innumerable germs, moreover it is very difficult to clean or keep clean nails that are al lowed to grow long. Those who live in the country and do not have running water to wash in can easily remedy this matter. Most farm ers wash outside of the house. If a 10 or 20-gallon keg were put on a shelf over the wash basin or over a trough to carry off the waste water, running water could be had to wash the hands and face In, either by putting an iron or a wooden faucet near the bottom of the keg and just turn It on a little when washing. It would be an easy matter to keep the keg filled wjth fresh water. This simple device would do away with the family wash-basin which is a filthy and Insanitary utensil. NATALIE, 5, THROWS MUD Enormity of Russian Officialdom Seen in Mother's Imprisonment. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 20. (Spe cial.) The, enormity of Russian of ficialdom is well illustrated In the re-, port of an event which has occurred at Kharkoff, where, owing to a piece of harmless, childish mischief, a whole village was penalized, and a mother sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment. Katerinitch, the governor of the province, started from Kharkoff in a handsome automobile, accompanied by mounted escort of the district chiefs of police; an. authorized public re port tells what befell him. When the governor s cortege was passing through a village Natalie Ko latchenko, aged 6, was seated by the roadside making mud pies. The narra tive says that "the devil entered the little body, she took up some dirty earth and threw it at the automobile and it fell on the governor's cOat." Natalie, aged 5, now terrified and creaming, was pursued ana captured. Her mother was arrested and made to walk under armed guard for eight miles to the chief police depot. The father was arrested and marched the ight miles to the police office; he was released at 3 A. M. to march back and find all the villagers in meeting. After the presentation of the general petition and special petitions by the mother, father and grandfather, pray ing that Natalie might be forgiven, the villagers were allowed to depart with a seyere admonition. But the mother was sent to prison for 15 days. m&n is Stronger Than his Stomach The Medical Adviser by R. V. Pierce, M. D.. Buf falo, N. Y. answers hosts of delicate questions about which every man or woman, single or mar ried ought to know. Sent free on receipt of SI one- cent stamps to pay for wrapping and mailing. LET the greatest athlete have dyspepsia and his strength will soon fail. One's" stamina force fullness and strength of mind or muscle depend upon the blood, and the blood in turn, requires a healthy stomach, for the stomach is the laboratory where the food is digested and such ele ments are taken up or assimilated which moke blood. In consequence all the organs of the body, such as heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, as well as the nervous system, feel the bad effect if the stom ach is deranged. Br. Pierce's GoMen Medical IMscovery helps the stomach to digest food properly, starts the liver into new activity, removing the poisons from the blood, and the various organs (tet rich, red blood, in stead of being illy nourished. The refreshing influence of this extract of native medicinal plants has been favorably known for over 40 years. Everywhere some neighbor can tell you of the good it has done. Sold by all medicine dealers in liquid or tablet farms or send SO one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce, Invalids Hotel. Buffalo, and a trial box will be mailed you.
