The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 25, 1914, SECTION FIVE, Page 10, Image 70

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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. OCTOBER 23, 1914.
LIFE WORK AND PUBLIC SERVICE
OF THOMAS M. HURLBURT REVIEWED
Addison Bennett Points to Several Offices Held With Distinction to Himself and Benefit to People as Evidence
of Qualifications for Position to Which He Has Been Nominated by Republicans.
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BY ADDISON BENNETT.
'IVf HO is thls Tom Hurlburt who
Vi is running on the Republican
w ticket for Sheriff?" xnat
question was fired at me a day or two
ago by a voter. By the asking of the
question he made a public announce
ment of a tenderness on the soles of his
feet, made a public acknowledgment
that he and Portland had recently, quite
recently, joined company so recently.
Indeed, that the matter of his citizen
ship might well be questioned.
Thomaa M. Hurlburt has been a citl
sen of Portland since 1870, a matter of
44 years. He was born in Iowa, in the
little town of Albia, March 26, 1860.
When he was but a few days old his
father, John A. Hurlburt, shouldered his
musket and enlisted, under Lincoln"s
first call for troops, for three years.
When his time expired the country still
needed his services and he re-enlisted,
which service continued until Lee sur
rendered at Appomattox. Returning
home, the elder Hurlburt served as lo
cating engineer for the Burlington &
Missouri Railway and laid out and as
sisted in constructing the first railway
across the State of Iowa.
Receiving flattering offers from the
Oregon & California road, now the
Southern Pacific, Mr. Hurlburt came,
with his little family, to Oregon in
1870. And from that time until his
death in 1908 John A. Hurlburt was a
worthy citizen of Oregon.
Early Start Made.
Thomas M.. the subject of this sketch,
went to a district school a short time
In Iowa and entered the public schools
of this city upon the arrival of the
family here. As soon as he was big
enough to carry a compass he spent
his Summer vacations in ir.e iieio. wnn
his father. He was graduated from the
Portland High School In 1878 and then
took up his work regularly with his
father and spent seven years under his
tutelage.
In 1884 he married Clara tiles,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Files, of
Portland. Three children were born to
them, Raymond. Rodney and Ralph.
Their ages are 29, 27 and 25. respective
ly. They are all fine young men, worthy
citizens of Portland, all are married and
there is one grandchild, little Helen, the
daughter of Raymond and his wife.
Mrs. Hurlburt died in this city in
1913. Since then Mr. Hurlburt has
made his home with his children, now
living with his eldest son. where he can
toe found at every spare moment in com
pany with his little sweetheart, his
granddaughter Helen, for he is a home
loving man, a man whose chief de
lights are found in the family circle.
Family Trait Indication.
It can usually be taken for granted
that if a man can measure up to the
standard as a family man he is a
trustworthy citizen. Having established
that much, which is done for the bene
fit of those who. like the querist men
tioned in the first paragraph, are new
comers here, it is fitting that some of
the achievements of Mr. Hurlburt be
noted. These also will be mentioned
lor the benefit of the late arrivals.
Everv old citizen of Portland knows
that for something like eight years
"Tom" Hurlburt has been one of the
toig figures in the upbuilding of Port
land, as he was also for the years 1891
to 1896. when he served as the first
City Engineer after the consolidation o
the territories across the Willamette
with Portland proper making what we
were then pleased to term the Greater
Portland. At the first election after
consolidation. William S. Mason was
elected Mayor and Mr. Hurlburt ran on
the same ticket and was elected City
Engineer. It fell to his lot to organize
this department under the new regime,
which he did with great success.
Public PoMt lield In 1884.
Even before that, away back in 1884.
Mr. Hurlburt occupied his first official
position, that of County Surveyor, hav
ing been appointed by the late Judge
Catlin. At about the same time he
occupied another "official" place, that
of pitcher on the old Portland baseball
club. Portland had a good club in
those days and young Hurlburt was of
great assistance to them in many a
severe struggle. He has never for
xotten his baseball days or his baseball
friends and is today about as much of
a fan as he was when he was hurling
the old Portland bunch to victory
following them to defeat.
At about the time his term of office
expired as City Engineer under the
'Mason administration he took the civil
service examination for a Government
position. So high was his rating that
he was appointed immediately inspector
of Government surveys, representing
the General Land Office. He held this
office from 1897 until 1907. when he
resigned. His superiors were loath to
lose his services, so much so that his
resignation was held up for nearly
three years, during which time he was
upon leave of absence.
Marked Improvements Made.
TTnder Mayor Rushlight Mr. Hurl-
tiurt again took up his old duties as
City Engineer and It fell to his lot to
start and practically consummate our
Kreat paving plans. In the two years
of his term there was expended on our
streets more than $11,000,000, and no
man ever arose to say that it was not
expended honestly. In one year, from
the 1st of January. 1911. to the 1st of
January. 1912. he superintended the
laying of over 100 miles of street pav
ing. Indeed practically all of the pav
ing ever done In the city, up to a cou-
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pie of years ago, was done under his
direction either as City Engineer or
assistant; for in addition to his own
occupancy of the office he served sev-'
eral years as assistant.
One thing the voters should not for
get there never has been even an in
timation by one of Tom Hurlburt's bit
terest partisan knockers that he ever
made an unclean dollar. It has never
been even suspected at any t time by
anybody that a single dollar of the
public money ever went into his pock
ets beyond his salary.
StrenKtll Shown In Primary.
Mr. ;llurlburt is the Republican nomi
nee for Sheriff of Multnomah. In the
primary election last April he received
almost half of all the votes cast by all
parties for all candidates. lie received
almost twice as many as his Demo
cratic opponent. The Republican vote
was practically three and one-fourth
times as large as the Democratic vote.
So on the face of the "returns" it looks
as if he would have a walk-over No
vember 3, as he deserves to have and
as he will have if the voters of the
county wish to return one of the best
men tney have ever had the opportun
ity to elect to that office.
The readers mar inauire how It name
about that Mr. Hurlburt is now asking
me voters or tne county to cast their
ballots for him. to elect him a., the
County Sheriff. Some of the voters
may be led to believe, that is some of
the more recent arrivals In the state.
that because he has held office at va
rious times in the city, he is an office
seeker. Please remember that he is
civil engineer -and a irnari on H
takes great pride in his chosen pro
fession. In all the Northwest there
is no man standing higher in that pro
fession than Thomas M. Hurlburt.
Many Monuments Erected.
Therefore he has alwavs been trim
to be placed In a Dosltion whi v
could do things, where he could leave
tne imprint of his genius upon the in
stitutions of the city. Our streets and
bridges and viaducts, or many of them,
stand as monuments to his skill and
perseverance. Some of these, notably
the Twenty-flrst-street viaduct or
bridge, is said to be the finest speci
men of its kind for the money ever
erected In the United States.
jnow Air. Hurlburt somes before the
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KILLING UNPROFITABLE
POULTRY IS ADVOCATED
Various Methods of Distinguishing Between Prolific and Poor Members
of Flock Is Described by W. Ludwig in Detail.
BY W. LUDWIG.
T this time of the year many
poultrymen and farmers encoun
ter a serious problem in selecting
the hens and pullets that are to be
kept over the Winter for egg produc
tion. Any bird will lay eggs during
the Spring, but the poultryman that
can make his hens lay during the Win
ter, when the eggs command the high
est price, will make the greatest profits.
The layers should be selected with
great care. Don't bother with the late
hatched pullets. As a rule they do not
lay until the middle of Winter or early
Spring. The Winter layers should be
hatched during April or May and then
with proper care and feeding the pul
lets will be matured before Winter
sets In. Those pullet3 that do not re
ceive their growth about the first of
November and show no signs of lay
ing, it is doubtful if they will lay much
before ' Spring.
Now Is the time to cull out the in
ferior stock and select the type of fowl
that will produce Winter eggs. Kaz
meier, of Cornell University, says that
if the poultrymen of the United States
would cull their 295.880,190 fowls one
third by careful selection the egg pro
duction would be influenced only slight
ly, if any, and the total profits in
creased proportionately. On a good
many farms the number of fowls could
be culled one-half, by careful selection,
and not lower the egg production, at
the same time increasing the total
profits B0 per cent, to say nothing of
public in a different capacity and for
a different office and why? Simply
because his friends practically forced
him to run. Perhaps the word forced
is not well chosen, for Mr. Hurlburt is
a forceful man and has backbone
enough and to spare for several ordi
nary men; but he is a staunch Repub
lican and when his old Republican
friend3 Just told him he would be
looked upon as a traitor if he did not
allow them to use his name well, he
threw up his hands in surrender and
told them to "go to It," and they did,
giving him the largest vote any man
received on the ballot. There came
up at the eleventh hour another rea
son a desire to make good ard con
duct the office as it ought to be con-'
ducted.
Confusion of Names to Be A voided.
The Republican county committee
and Mr. Hurlburt's many friends are
calling attention to the fact that he is
not connected with, related to. or even
acquainted with C. M. Hurlburt, who
procured the nomination on the Re
publican ticket for Representative in
the Legislature in the Multnomah
Clackamas joint district, and who has
been repudiated by the Republican or
ganization because, it has been found,
he is disqualified to hold office.
The county committee Is eager to
have the voters bear in nind the dis
tinction: Thomas M. Hurlburt, Repub
lican nominee for Sheriff, is all right.
C. M. Hurlburt, Republican nominee
for the Legislature, has been repudiated
by his own party.
Here is the platform T. M. Hurlburt Is
running upon. Just read it over careful
ly. Notice, particularly, the second par
agraph it is short and yet sufficient of
itself and in itself for the rule of
conduct of any first-class official "I
will have no interest to serve but the
public interest." That is Thomas M.
Hurlburt through and through; it has
been his rule of life in every public
position he has occupied it will be
his rule of life in any office he may
occupy hereafter.
The majority of the voters of Mult
nomah County know that, they know
it is -not "a grandstand play" upon
words, and knowing it they will as
suredly elect him by one of the largest
majorities ever given a candidate in
the county.
Platform In Cited.
Here is his platform in full:
"If I am elected, I will, during my
term of office, construe my oath of
office to mean a complete and efficient
enforcement of the law.
"I will have no interest to serve but
the public interest.
"Upon my honor I have made no
political combinations with or promise
of patronage to any person or persons
directly or indirectly, and if elected I
personally will control the conduct of
the office and select all its deputies.
"I will give all . prisoners in my
custody humane treatment and whole
some food.
"I will conduct the office of Sheriff
with dicnitv and justice. 'Grandstand
plays' will not be a part of my ad
ministration. "I will at all times conduct the busi
ness of the office with promptness and
with strict regard to economy.
"I will give the protection of my
office to all persons alike.
"I will deprive no person of his
liberty without due process of law, nor
unjustly use the power of my office to
the injury of any person.
"Rights of citizens in the innocent
pursuit of happiness will not be in
fringed. "Access to the office and jail can be
had at all times without discrimination
or red tape."
the remaining fact that, owing to re
duced numbers in the same 'amount of
room, those left would do ever so much
better than In more crowded quarters.
Thirteen Points to Be Considered.
Under our subject of selecting the
laying hen we consider 13 methods.
They are: 1. trap nest; 2 molt: S, shape;
4. vigor; S, condition; 6. development;
7. action; 8, temperament; 9. food con
sumption; 10. broodiness; 11. conforma
tion; 12. age; 13. time.
The trap nest is the most certain, but
also the most expensive. It costs on
an average of $1 a year for each hen
to trap nest and post the records. At
this price it is prohibitive as a practi
cal means on a commercial farm. They
can be used profitably sometimes, how
ever, several months during the Win
ter, trap nesting the best pullets, by
which means the best : Winter layers
can bo selected. These, as a rule, are
the best layers and just what is want
ed in the breeding pens the next year.
"The time appears to be here when
we ought to have various pedigree
poultry farms, making a specialty of
breeding high producers in both sexes."
They could furnish the pedigree males
to head the flocks of the neighboring
country and. charging a good price for
birds of this kind, could make a hand
some profit.
It has been ' proved beyond the
shadow of a doubt that the late, quick
molting hens are the best layers in a
flock. In experiments conducted at
Cornell University experiment station
It was found that those beginning to
molt before September 15 averaged 103
eggs and those molting later averaged
126 eggs. The eight hens which in
1906 began to molt after October 1 laid
in that year 142 eggs each. Two of the
eight hens died in 1907, but the other
six gave 128 eggs each in 1907, their
third laying year. The best hen laid
213 eggs in 1906- and 175 eggs in 1907
and was the last -one to molt in 1906
and 1907. Thus the later molting hens
consumed less time in molting and laid
more eggs during the year. The late
molting hens each gave 23 more eggs
during the year than the early molting
hens. For 100 hens this would mean
2200 eggs, or 191.6 dozens. At 29.3
cents per dozen (averaged price from
August, 1906. to August, 1907,) this
would amount to S56.13 extra profit
for the late molting hena, . if extra
amount of food is not considered. (Ac
cording to Professor Rice in bulletin
No. 258 of the Cornell University agri
cultural experiment station).
Iate Molters Best Layer.
Last Kail 1 had a further chance to
prove the above statements while help
ing in the mating of the experimental
pens. We cooped the early and late
molters respectively in separate coops,
then looked up their records and. al
most without fail, all of the late molt
ers had a considerably higher egg
record than the early molters.
Although it 'cannot be asserted defi
nitely that a faultless and uniform egg
shape has been determined yet, the
general opinion, borne out by the trap
nest records, appears to be that the egg
type calls for a slightly wedge-shaped
body. The body xhould be widest in
back and narrowest in front The
legs should be wide apart and medium
in length. The body should appear
rather broad in all characteristics in
stead of long and slender. The back
should be rather wide and deep in back,
indicating big digestion capacity. The
bird should be rather wide and deep in
back. Indicating -sufficient room for the
reproductive organs. The legs rather
short and strong. The combs and
wattles of medium to large size. The
shape of the head and neck to some ex
tent indicates the laying capacity of a
fowl. A rather thin and smooth neck
and head with bright, alert and promi
nent eyes are good indications of a
good layer. The beak should be rather
short and broad, not long and slender.
The row of feathers, on top of head,
along side comb, should be short, close
and smooth and not standing up
straight like hairs on animals. In other
words, the upper part of neck present
a clean, smooth, feminine and intelli
gent appearance.
The good layer In order to be able to
stand the heavy strain of heavy egg
production must be constitutionally
strong. A constitutionally weak bird
can never stand the heavy strain of
egg production. A constitutionally
strong bird is rather broad and thick
in all characteristics, possibly except
ing, the neck. The head should be
short and broad with a well curved
heavy beak, large bright red comb and
wattles, and bright, clear and promi
nent eyes. A fowl with lifeless, sunken
eyes; long, flat beak; small, pale comb,
and a crow head indicates low vitality.
The legs In a constitutionally strong
bird should be rather short, strong
and well set apart; the shank short and
broad and the plumage smooth and
glossy. A vigorous bird moves about
with quick and business-like motions,
is alert, hungry, always ready to move
or fly.
Heavy laying necessitates that the
fowl be in the pink of condition all the
time. She must carry a surplus of fat.
Remember It requires a fat hen to be
a laying hen. As a rule the fowls lay
their best when they are in their max
imum weight. The first part of an
egg, the yolk, is composed largely of
fat, hence the necessity of the . bird
first having a surplus of the same in
her body before she can begin to lay.
According to all 1 this the rather fat
hen is a batter layer than the lean hen.
Development Important In Selection,
Development plays an especially im
portant factor in the selection of the
best layers from a flock of pullets.
Those Individuals showing good size in
connection with early maturity are bet
ter layers than such not so endowed.
The earliest layers in a flock of pullets,
generally are the best layers. A hen
that has laid heavily during the past
season presents a much more worn,
ragged and faded appearance than her
more stylish sister that did not lay the
color out of her plumage or shanks,
nor wear the edges of the stiff tail
feathers into shreds or wear down the
toe nails by active digging.
"Another method, although not in
variably reliable, of selecting the best
layers is by noting their, action." An
alert, quick-working and always-on-the-go
Individual is a better layer than
another individual that is slow, inac
tive, lazy and walks about in a listless
way. Those individuals that are the
first off the roosts In the morning are
th specimens that are paying the board
bills for the others. The same holds
true In the case of those busily en
gaged most of the time, digging in the
litter in comparison with those basking
in the sun or huddling in the corners.
The singing, happy and contented hen
is your money-maker. Kill the sulky,
indifferent and quiet specimen; she is
'an expense and the only good thing
about her is her fitness for the pot.
Nervom liens Mont Prolific.
A dairy cow with a nervous tempera
ment is considered a better milker than
a more quiet and less nervous individ
ual. On account of being bo nervous
and highly strung it is deemed advis
able to work quietly about her. This
holds true with hens as with cows. A
hen with a nervous temperament is in
variably a good layer.
Another reliable means of telling the
producing power of a hen is. by the
amount of food consumption, or her ap
petite. A heavy eating hen is always
a good layer. She cannot help being a
good layer if she is of the egg type.
A heavy layer, in order to satisfy the
inner craving for more constituents is,
and must of necessity be a heavy eater.
A good appetite and large food con
sumption are Indeed true indications
of a good layer.
By careful noting the number of
times a hen goes broody and the time
she stays broody, one can form a slight
Idea as to her productiveness. A heavy
layer's time is too valuable to be spent
brooding. She goes broody but seldom,
and begins laying soon afterwards. The
poorest layers go broody the most
frequently and stay that way the
longest.
Pelvic Bone Teat Used.
Another fairly reliable method of
telling the laying ben is by the con
formation of the pelvic bones. This
test is a sure indication of the hen that
is raying or will soon be laying, but it
cannot tell the number of eggs a hen
will lay during the yeaf. At the same
time by following this test at various
times during the Winter the poor lay
ers can soon be culled out. The pelvic
bones lie below and adjacent to the
vent. The egg when laid has to pass
through the space between these two
bones. The distance these two bones
are apart and their rigldness is the
determining factor, as to whether a
hen will be laying soon, is laying or
has just stopped laying.
The pelvic bones contract or expand
according to laying or non-laying con
dition of the bird. It is maintained,
for "this system, that if the tip of the
forefinger is large enough to fill the
space between the two bones, she is a
poor layer, or not laying at the time.
If it takes two fingers to fill up this
space between' the two pelvic bones,
the hen is said to be a good layer, and
laying at the time, soon will be. or
has just stopped. If the tips of three
fingers are necessary to close up this
space the hen is said to be an excep
tionally good layer and unquestionably
laying at the time the test is made.
Fowls with rigid pelvic bones are not
laying at the time the test is made and
are generally considered poor layers,
provided that test is not made during
the molting period. In the molting
season when egg production ceases, the
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MANY QUESTIONS AS TO BODILY AIL-
MENTS ANSWERED BY PHYSICIAN
Effects of Lime on System and Best Ways to Peed It Described Use of Pure Water and Natural Pood Urged
as Best Means
Br DR. FREDERICK M. ROSS ITER.
Itehlns Toes.
J. V. Writes: I have lived in a cold cli
mate for iom length of , time and I had
the bottom of the foot ond toes slightly
frostbitten. I am truobled with Intense
ltehins frequently. I have tried several
remedies to overcome thiK. I have used
salves, salt water, and, although I obtain
temporary relief 1 cau set -no permanent
cure.
Therefore I wish to ask you If you can in
form me what might be effective to get a.
permanent relief?
f also desire to make inquiry what pro
portion of ' lime water to use for internal
use which would not be Injurious, but bene
ficial, and if using too mufli would be In
jurious? Reply.
THE reason your relief is only for
a time is because the frosting
injured the ending of the nerves
in the skin. It is possible that you
can entirely get over this irritation but
no one can promise it. t
Bathe the feet with cold water night
and morning and rub dry. Paint the
skin that itches with a thorough coat
ing of the tincture of iodine once a
week. If in a short time this does not
stop the itching get some 40 per cent
formaldehyde and paint this on the part
that itches, every day, until the skin
gets quite hard and peals off. If neces
sary, repeat the process. 4
The best way to supply lime for the
needs of the body is to take It In the
foods that are rich in lime salts. Cows
milk contains the most lime of any
food according to Professor Bunge.
then come strawberries, figs, yolk of
eggs, prunes, peas, potatoes. The
lime in foods is organized by the cell
life and so is ready to be absorbed and
made a part of our tissues.
It is doubtful if there Is any benefit
to be obtained- by dissolving lime in
water for internal use.
Arterlo-Sclerosis.
A. X. Writes: In thea case of arterio
sclerosis in a man 40 years of age. (1) Are
moderate exercise and cold baths benenclal
or Injurious? (2) What effect has low tem
perature, and high aitiude?
' Reply.
1. Beneficial when taken in modera
tion. If the cold bathing is attended
with a good reaction (feeling of
warmth and no fatigue) the effect is
good and not contraindicated at your
age. At 60 or 70 one would: have to be
a little more careful about any very
cold or prolonged cold treatment.
2. Both will tend to Increase the con
dition. A mild climate and a low alti
tude is best.
Does Bull Ron Water Lack Llmef
A constant reader writes: Ioes the Port
land water supplied from Bull Run lack
lime? (2) If it lacks lime do Portland chil
dren require lime water to drink to make
them healthy?
Reply.
I find by examining the report of
water analysis published by the Water
Board of the City of Portland that the
Bull Run water ' contains very little
mineral matter. The analysis gives 1.
890 grains to 10 pounds of water. In
the same amount of water there is
.273 of a grain of calcium carbonate
(lime). There are other carbonates
present but not of the lime salts. So
the. amount of lime is attenuated to
the"n-th degree. It is infinitesimal..
In regard to your first question in
my opinion the City water does not
lack lime. In other words the purest
water is one free from lime or other
salts. The body is not supposed to ob
tain the necessary lime from drinking
water. The best and purest of all
drinking waters is water distilled from
heaven or in other words rain water.
2. Lime salts are necessary to main
tain the body in health, but these lime
salts should be furnished the body in
the organic form rather than inorganic
lime salts as found m water. Hence
we must look to the food for the prop
er lime supply. There are large areas
where the people only have the hardest
kind of drinking water (lime makes it
hard) and yet they are no bigger boned
have no less teeth trouble, nor do they
have better health than people who
pelvic bones become more rigid, and
the skin less pliable and elastic, but
not because the fowl is a poor layer,
but because the fowl is not and cannot
be in a laying condition at this time.
The pelvic bone test for selecting hens
cannot be dependingly used during the
Fall months of the year.
Age Important Factor.
Age is another reliable determining
factor in the selection of the laying
hen. Egg production decreases as the
fowl grows older. The pullet gener
ally lays the most eggs, then comes the
2-year-old hen, next the 3-year-old hen
and so on down the line. As a rule it
is not advisable to keep anything over
2 vears old with the expectancy 01 tneir
being profitable egg producers, with
the exception of tne cnoicesi specimena.
For the sole purpose of egg produc
tion it is advisable to keep nothing but
well matured and developed pullets.
Still another dependable means of determining-
the lavine- power of a fowl
is by noting the time of year of her
production. . A hen laying in r an anu
Winter Invariably produces more eggs
during the year than her sister laying
only In the Spring and Summer. The
value of the egg production of the for
mer is much greater than that of the
latter, on account of the higher price
of eggs at the time of production.
There is always a grave danger when
buying new stock to have cqmpara-
tlvely poor birds palmed 0x1 on one as
pedigree layers, wonderful stories be
ing told of how the birds themselves,
or else their parents, produced 200 or
more eggs the previous season. One of
the difficulties of the whole question
is that, as a rule, one has only the
seller's word to go upon, and, while he
may be speaking truthfully, it is quite
possible he Is not doing so. and the
wonderful egg records his birds have
made exist only in his own imagina
tion. Recently a poultry keeper anxious to
improve the laying qualities of his
flock, decided to buy a cocKerei ana
three hens of a first-class laying strain.
He bought the birds that were guar
anteed to possess this quality, and he
was assured fhat their egg record dur
ing the previous 12 months was about
190 each. The birds arrived looming
remarkably poor, in indifferent health
and certainly possessing none of the
characteristics one usually associates
with healthy and prolific fowls. Dur
ing the following 12 months tho three
hens each averaged 62 eggs, somewhat
different to the 190 that was guaran
teed. The man from, whom tho hens
were obtained made the excuse - that
the new conditions had accounted for
this state of -affairs: but this was so
palpably a case of bluff that the pur
chaser naturally was far from satis
fied, and he determined to follow the
matter up and investigate it. This he
did. and it was proved beyond the shad
ow of a doubt that the three hens came
from a particularly poor laying strain,
where practically no attention what
ever had been devoted to this feature.
It was not a case worth fighting in the
courts, and so the matter was dropped,
but it shows how careful one must be
when replenishing one's yard.
Oppressive Erudition.
(Washington Star.
, "Bliggins is a remarkably well in
formed man."
"Yes. He knows so much that you
can't tell him anything and you can't
understand all that he tells you."
of Purifying Blood General Health
HEALTH AND imCUNCT-HOW
SO MAUIIU BOTH.
By Frederick M. Roaattor. B. 8 M. D.
Questions pertaining to healta. hy
giene and the prevention ox disss
win t anawsrsd In this column.
When for lack of space and whsa
questions are not suitable, answers
will bo made by mail, providing a
stamped envelops with address la
inolossd. No questions will bo con
sidered without the nam and ad.
dross of the sender. Mo diagnosis
will b made la this column.
have a drinking water that is practi
cally free of lime.
Orowlng children especially need
abundance of lime and other mineral
salts, but those who have large helps
of flesh foods do not obtain enough of
these most essential elements. An an
imal can live longer without any food
at all than it will if fed on food that
is devoid of mineral matter. Carnivor
ous animals get lime by eating the
bones. Beef contains less than one
fifth as much lima as potatoes. Peo
ple who feel that they must eat large
quantities of meat in order to be strong
should eat a bono occasionally, so that
the body will not suffer from lack of
this most Important Ingredient.
Lime is the most abundant mineral
found In the living body. But lime la
always in combination with some salt
and the most important lime salt found
either in the living body or in food is
the phosphate of lime. In the chem
ical composition of dry bones there i
5K.23 per cent of phosphate of lime and
7.33 per cent of carbonate) of lime. So
it is to be observed that considerably
more than half of bone consists of lime
salts. There is a small percentage, of
lime salts in the muscle, brain, blood
and In all tissues.
But it is to be noticed that lime as
one of the constituents of the body in
the form of a carbonate salt or bicar
bonate is very small compared with the
phosphate, and yet when lime appears
in drinking water it is in the carbon
ate. Lihie phosphate rarely, if ever,
appears in drinking water. Phosphates
in drinking water is an indication of
some contamination. From these facts
X would not obtain the idea that we
are to look to the water for lime for
body building.
On the other hand, cereals, vege
tables and fruits contain much more
phosphate of lime than they do of the
carbonate, and, moreover, this lime has
been vitalized by being lifted up from
the mineral world and made a part of
the cell protoplasm. For this reason
I believe that the lime obtained from
the plant cell protoplasm has received
the mysterious living touch that makes
it the proper food element to help to
keep the body in health.
It is questionable whether the body
can make use of the lime taken into
the body In drinking water. It may
be absorbed like other substances for
eign to the body may be absorbed, but
they are removed from the body
through the kidneys.
I believe that all physiologists are
agreed that the best drinking water
is the one freest from all chemical
substances, or. in other words, a soft
water. And Bull Run is very soft when
compared with much of the water used
for drinking purposes in the North
west. More About Line.'
Another reader of The Oregonian writes:
Does (1) the system need more lime than
is contained in ordinary food or drinking
water? If so, how can it be obtained and
In what form should It be taken?
2. Is a craving for non-edible substance,
like placter. chalk ond such things an evi
dence of a depraved appetite, or sign that
the system needs some element which Is
lacking?
3. Is magnesia a form of lime and is it
Injurious or healthful to eat? If it is
beneficial in what way is It?
Reply.
1. See reply to "Constant Reader."
2. Abnormal craving. Medical writers
TOTS STUDY IN CELLARS
QUAKER CITY PUPILS WEAR COATS
TO COMBAT COLD IX ROOMS.
Former Saloon ITsed for School In One
District. While BuildtnBja In
Others Are Bad. -
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 19. Cellar
classrooms are a common- thing In the
public schools of Philadelphia. A state
ment to this efrect was made by Wil
liam Dick, secretary of the Board of
Education, after his attention had been
directed to conditions In two German
town public schools, in one of which
40 pupils, whose average age is six
years, are studying in a basement
classroom.
"There's nothing new- in having
classrooms in the basement of school
buildings." stated Mr. Dick. "Wo have
them in various parts of tho city and
we have to do it to keep the children
off the streets. At the Northeast High
School for years there has been a class
studying in the basement,"
The plight of the white children oc
cupying a cellar room in the Francis
Daniel Pastorious School, at Sprague
and Woodland streets, German town. Is
not as bad as that of 80 negro pupils
In the Somervlflo public school, an an
nex to the Pastorious School, at Spen
cer street and Stenton avenue.
The Somervllle school formerly was
used as a saloon. It is owned by the
Bergdoll Brewing Company and the
Board of Education pays 3600 a year
for the place. Piano are now being
made for a new school building to
house the pupils from the former sa
loon and also those from another an
nex, the Spencer Roberts, at Church
lane and Norwood street. Conditions
are so bad now at the Pastorious school
and its annexes that six classes are on
part time.
Conditions at the Somervllle annex
are probably worse than anywhere else
in the city, and the building itself af
fords a striking contrast to the mag
GIRLS! HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LUSTROUS,
FLUFFY HALR 25 CENT DANDERINE
No
More Dandruff or Falling
Hair A Eeal Surprise
Awaits You.
To be possessed of a head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using a little Danderine.
It. is easy and inexpensive to have
nlc. Bnft h.tp nnri Ints of T t Juat
get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine now all drug stores recom
mend it apply a little as directed and
within ten minutes there will be an
appearance of abundance: freshness,
fluff lness and an incomparablo gloss
Hints Given.
associate this craving with hysteria I
nis craving more than likely repre
sents some fault In the Internal secret
tions.
3. Magnesia lK absolutely distinct
irom lime, though the two may bn
luuna togetner. Mae-nesiuni salts
the phosphate Is found in & small per
centage In the body, and It is a neces
sary salt to keep the body In health
mr as tno needs of the body ar
concerned, the best way to supply th.
necessary amount of magnesia is i I
natural 100a. ana the vegetable king
aom turnisnes all that is needed.
Largo quantities of marnnila run h,-
taken without any apparent 111 effect 1
it is a mut laxattve. and most of it i.--
passed from tno body.
4. 1 know of no cure, but bathintr thr
parts with a. weak solution of sua-ar nil
lead, or of ammonia water, or Kpson l
aaits seems to relieve tne Itching anu
burning.
Cold Batblngr N'ot t'ontralndlrated.
F. B. write: "A few months m voi I
wrote In The Oregonian about cold bath.-l
ijcen aany.
"I enjoy tlvese baths, but am In ilouhr
when to quit taking them that is. ho I
long before the. period shouM these h&ih.l
be discontinued, and how soon after should!
tney do resunusa .- 1 am not retcular so
Is hard to tell how to conduct these baths
"Also will you please tell me what the ava-
tem craves when one continually desires!
raw jeuuea ana ceiery?
Reply.
If a woman is well and strong audi
is accustomed to taking a cold bath Inl
the morning there is no harm in con
tinuing a cold rub dally even durincl
the period. Even a quick dip in a rul
will do no harm to one used to it, bull
I believe the cold rub is better at thiFi
time. Or you can continue the bathfl
right up to the time and resume them I
immediately after. The harm resulting!
from cold at this time is more in the!
fear than actually from getting the
body wet all over with cold water.
Just getting the feet alone wet and!
cold may cause some trouble, though!
the effect of this is much exaggerated!
in the minds of many.
Probably mineral salts.
A Good Blood Purifier t
0. S. G. writes: Perhaps you can help
two readers of The Oresunian, at least we
think you can.
1. Are rectal dilators good to cure consti
pation ?
2. What are the Indications of liver
trouble and what Is the remedy?
3. What is a good blood purifier?
4. What is best diet after a fast of two
or three days?
B. Is peanut butter and shrimp meat hard I
to oigesti
Reply.
1. In some cases they help.
2. Not many people are conscious of I
having liver trouble unless they have I
acute inflammation, gallstones, jaun
dice, cancer, abscess or some definite I
trouble. Most people who have "bil
iousness" feel that the liver is at fault.
While this is true in a way, still It is j
the absorption of poisons that gives I
rise to all these uncomfortable feel
ings. y
If one feels that his liver is carrying
too great a load, the best thing to do
is to stop eating, get cleaned out. and
drink abundance of water. There is
no remedy with which to cure "liver
trouble.
3. The Kidneys, the Skin, and the
Lungs. This may sound a little
strange, but the fact remains that the
best blood puriner the Creator ever
gave to man is a pair of kidneys. Pat.
nt Medicine concerns- have made a
mighty effort to make mankind believe
that you can buy a good one at the
corner store, but this is a delusion and
a snare. All advertised blood puriflers
are frauds.
So to enable the kidneys to keep the
blood pure and clean, and healing, eat
pure food, drink pure water, breathe
pure air, keep the body clean, exercise
or -work In moderation, and take suffi
cient sleep.
4. The regular diet.
5. The first sometimes is and the lat
ter always. No man should insult his
stomach by 'putting shrimp meat into
It. It never was intended for human
consumption.
nificent Germantown District High
School in course of construction, for
which the cornerstone recently was
laid.
Broken windows, missing and broken
shutters, antiquated wide board floor
ing, falling wallpaper and plaster, an
old-style furnace that does not heat
the building and a fire-escape that is
tearing its fastenings through tho
wall, are some of the more noticeable
features of the Somerville annex. On
several occasions in past Winters the
classes have been dismissed owing to
cold weather. Pupils have to wear
overeats to keep warm in the rooms.
The building is a two-story-and-at-tlc
affair of pebble dash construction,
with a frame shed in the rear. There
is no playground for the pupils. A
bulk window, formerly used for the
display of whisky and wines, has been
broken and planks and rags have been
used to cover up the holes. Other
windows throughout the building are
broken.
Exit to the fire-escape is through
small, old-fashioned windows. The pu
pils would have to bend nearly double
and literally crawl to reach the iron
stairway, but they are afraid to use
it at all because in one place, where
a clamp has been put through the wall,
it has torn half-way out.
At the side of the building is a cel
lar door, dilapidated and unsafe. The
building, according to residents in the
vicinity, has not been painted for eight
years, except in the front, where white
paint has been used to blot out the
signs left by the saloonkeeper.
Recently the father of one pupil
wrote to a member of the Board of Ed
ucation complaining of conditions and
was Informed, in a reply to his letter,
that investigation would be made. But
so far nothing has been done to im
prove the place.
Overcrowding is not tho only evil
condition at the Pastorious school and
its annexes to which parents of pupils
object. There is but one principal to
handle 1700 pupils and residents think
this is too much work for one man.
Considerable criticism has been
voiced because of the youth of pupils
in the basement classroom at the main
school building. The class Is made up
of first-year pupils, few more than 7
and most but 6 years of age.
and lustre and try as you will you can
not find a trace of dandruff or falling
hair: but your real surprise will be
after about two weeks' use, when you
will see new hair fine and downy at
first yes but really new hair sprout
ing out all over your scalp Danderine
is. wo believe, the only sure hair grow
er; destroyer of dandruff and cure for
itchy scalp and it never fails to stop
falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is. moisten a cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair taking one.
small strand at a time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in just a
few moments a delightful surprise
awaits everyons who tries this. Adv.