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PAGE EIGHT Monday. October 5, 1014 ASHLAND TIDINGS. Arc You Figuring on For Electrical Appliances? MEEEMV 472-L Iiso Call For Estimates and Prices Ranges, Heaters, Irons, Etc. WHAT "SHOCK" MEANS. How It My Affect the Physical and I Mental Systems. In medical language "shock" means the depression of the vital forces, both mental and physical. The condition may result from many causes and may vary from n faintuess and pallor that Boon disappear to a state so desperate that the sufferer dies of it, as in the case of serious accident or ditQcult surgical operations. Shock may also be the result of an overpowering emotion, like great ter ror. That t.iwl of shock Is often seen In the survivors of any terrible acci dent. Many who have not got so much as a scratch suffer for a long time from a state of impaired health. Sometimes their nervous systems are so badly shattered that they never entirely re rover. That is one of the many reasons why foolish practical jokes are wrong. It is not funny to dress up like a ghost, to Jump out on timid children from be hind doors, to play "Jokes" with dead mice or snakes. And such pleasantries are dangerous as well as stupid. Many an unfortunate child has been made the slave of fear all his life by reason of a shock that some playmate gave him in bis youth. The remedies that the physician uses are those which will restore the blood to Its normal flow and stimulate the vital functions. For shock associated with great loss of blood the best thing is to inject salt Holutlon. For shock without hemor rhage, a stimulant of some kind Is gen erally given. Youth's Companion. KITCHEN SINKS. They Are Low Yet Because They Had to Be Low Originally. In a recent Issue of the Survey the question why kitchen sinks have been made so low was discussed. No ono seemed able to explain. Finally a certain maker discovered that the orig inal sinks were mode when the wash ing of dishes and other sink work was done in wooden tubs with high sides. Such a tub when used lu a high sink came up too far, so the sink was made low. Furthermore, as running water and fixed faucets bad not long been made, the tub had to be lifted out of the sink and the lower the sink the lighter the lift Through Improvements In faucets, dlshpans and other accessories of kitchen sinks have been made no one has seemed to realize that the sink could be improved by raising. So women were and are compelled to endure discomfort when doing their ordinary household work. "There may be a certain percentage of inconvenience to be reached before the human mind grasps the fact that something must be altered," remarks the Journal of the American Medical association. 'The wise Inventor attains a reputa tion for brllllaucy by making his In vention before the need becomes ob vious to others." London's Moated House. The bishop of London inhabits the only moated house in Loudon. The grounds of Fulham palnce, thirty-five acres in extent, are entirely surround ed by a moat constructed by the Dan ish army which encamped here In 871). According to n local historian, "the Danes as winter came on found the high tides encroaching seriously on their osltlon. and not liking to leave the river and run the risk of being cut off from their ships they threw up a bank with a ditch along the river flank of their army and further forti fied their position by carrying the ditch round the whole camp. The Danish army' gone, it was not likely that any bishop would go to the ex pense of filling up the moat" The wa ter Is now regulated by sluice gates built during the episcopacy of Bishop King, who was appointed In 1011. London Chronicle. ., , .. Sacred Shells. The clever priests of China often In sert tiny linage of Biuldlm within the shells of a living oyster, which are left undisturbed for about n year. At the expiration of that time the Images are covered with mother of pearl to such an extent that they appear to have grown in this natural manner. The Chinese people hold these shells in great reverence, relieving that Buddha dwells within them. However, should a Christian chnnce to look upon one of the shells It has no further value to them, as Its charm Is supposed to have left It Scientific American. A Deeeived Man. Bit That lawyer you recommended 1 ift man vt bin word. Dlx Why rft) Kli-ff VM me I could talk 1rnj to hUn. std look at the bill be'a lutit tut'. Spokane Kuokesnuui J& Wiring Your Home FIELDS. Scenic Beauties of Uncle Sam's Glacier National Park. That the Ice fields of Glacier Nation al park present some of the best ex amples of active glaciers now found In the United States, Is a statement made by W. C. Alden in a government pam phlet. "They have a splendid setting in magnificent alpliie scenery," says Mr. Alden, "unsurpassed in grandeur anywhere. Hidden away in the reces ses of the mighty mountain ranges, these rare and wonderful features form a climax to many of the interesting trips open to the tourist. "There are In the park about ninety small glaciers, ranging in size from Itlnckfcet glacier, with Its three square miles of ice. down to masses but a few acres in extent, yet exhibiting the char acteristics of true glaciers. "After examining these features one can easily picture to himself as he looks down the valleys the great rivers of ice which in ages past cascaded from the cliffs below the upper cirques, converged as tributaries from the many branch valleys and united in great trunk glaciers. In imagination be can see- these great glaciers, many hun dreds of feet in depth, filling the great mountain valleys from side to side and deploying thence upon the bordering plains. He seems to see these mighty engines plucking away the rock ribs of the mountains, smoothing, grinding mid polishing the Irregularities and sweeping away the debris to be spread on the plains below. These glaciers developed and extended three times and. after each development, the con gealed masses melted away on the re turn of milder climatic conditions, un til at length only the small cliff gla ciers of the present day are left lurking in the protected recesses at the heads of the capacious valleys. "Many of the rock walled amphithe aters are no longer occupied by ice, but from nil there issues streams fed by the melting snow or Ice. These plunge over the cliffs in beautiful, foaming cascades and rush on down the moun tain gorges. The melting glaciers loft many inclosed basins, large and small, and In these the wnters rest awhile and mirror In their crystal depths the dark green of the surrounding forests. the rich colors of the rugged mountain walls and the deep blue of the cloud flecked sky. On, again, from lake to lake, the waters flow and finally start down their long courses to the sea to merge nt length with the chill waters of Hudson bay, the balmy tides of the Gulf of Mexico or the rolling billows of the Pacific." WEIGHT OF AIR. One Cubio Foot of Atmosphere Weighs More Than an Ounce. The common belief that air weighs nothing or almost nothing, a belief which has given rise to the simile "light ns air." needs correction. A toy balloon filled with a cubic foot of nlr weighs 50 1 grains more than the same balloon collapsed. This shows that the weight of a cubic foot of air Is .101 grains, which Is a good deal more than an ounce. Accordingly a small room (15 by 15 by 10) contain ing 2.250 cubic feet of air would weigh 2.1)00 ounces, or 1S3.7 pounds avoirdu pois, as much as a large man. Could you lift a room full of air? The air in an automobile tire under pressure of 150 pounds a square Inch weighs proportionally ten times as much, while air under the pressure of fifty atmospheres weighs fifty times as much as au equal volume of ordinary air. When air Is liquefied Its volume Is reduced to one sixteen-hundredth normal, so that the liquid is 1.000 times as heavy as gaseous air, or about as heavy as water. St Louis Post Dis patch. Cats and Wildcats. Wild cats are now rarities in Eu rope, though formerly they were com paratively common in most parts of the continent The few survivors oc cur mostly lu Hungary and occasion ally In Spain and Greece. In Spain, by the way, the animals build nests in trees or among tall bamboos for the rearing of their young, though gener ally they prefer a crevice In a rocky country in which to make a lair. Our domesticated cat is not derived from the untamable European animal, but was introduced ready turned from Egypt London Mall. As to M8ights." A teacher of English criticised an es say written by a girl pupil in which the girl used the word "eyesight" "What other kind of sight could there bo except 'eyesight?"' asked the teacher. , Rising to tbe challenge, the pupil replied. "Well, there are foresight and hindsight" Indianapolis News. PICTURESQUE ICE ST. GAUD ENS' GOLD COINS. This Country Did Not Appreciate Their Art, Says-a Critic Ail the arts but -one, ,say Layton Crippon In his book, "Clay and Fire." show degradation today. In many cases degradation so great that they have virtually ceased to exist. We have not only forgotten bow to make beautiful things, but we have even acquired an instinctive dislike of beautiful things. They seem to have become offensive to us. . . "There was recently one curious lit tle instance to which 1 am tempted to refer showing as it did that in our present stage of degradation beauty Is not only ignored, but has actually be come offensive, causes instinctive din- like. The St. Uandvus ten and live dol- 1 lar gold pieces were undoubtedly the noblest coins produced in any( country In 200 year?. Within a Couple of months the American public had howl, ed them out of circulation. "" "The explanation, was afterward made that the coins were disliked be cause the relief was inconveniently high, but a reference to the flies of the New York or Chicago papers will con vince anybody that the original outcry was against the design and only the design of these exquisite examples of die cutting. But America has no mo nopoly of this instinctive hatred of beauty. It is exemplified in the van dalism that is now common all over Europe, the destruction of ancient and glorious buildings, usually without val id excuse." OXYGEN GAS. The Value of Rev. Joseph Priestley's Momentous Discovery. Oxygen was discovered lu the year 1774. Joseph Priestley, a dissenting English clergyman who had 3 turned scientist obtained the hitherto un known gas by Igniting mereurici oxide. The oxygen be thus produced he called 'dephlogisticated air." lie and Benjamin Franklin had often discussed the mysterious composition of air and water. No one up to that time bad determined what element it was lu both which so Invigorated the physical energies of man. It Is said that Priestley made his actual dis covery of the oxygen while experiment ing In a brewery near his home In England. He spent the last ten years of bis life in the United States, a voluntary exile. ; Today a monument stands In Eng land to commemorate Priestley's dis covery. Were he alive, be could read of thousands of lives saved by bis work. Oxygen is the only gas capable of supporting respiration, and yts re peatedly used In the sick chamber to pull a patient through a crisis. Hel mets equipped wttb oxygen attach ments enable the diver to go to ocean depths, the aviator to ascend Into ra ri fled air, the fireman to stand In dense smoke, and rescuers todespend Into , " "f I that some 4.000.000 cubic feet, of ibis gas are bottled In the United States every year. New York P.ost . c,.. Clog Almanacs. (. In enrly times in England the people used what were called clog almanacs, which remained in use till the begin ning of the eighteenth century. An old writer thus describes them: -ir; "This almanac Is usually a square piece of wood containing three months on each of the four edges. The, num ber of days In them are expressed by notches, the first day by a notch with a patulous stroke turned up from it and every seventh by a large sized notch. Over agutnst many of the notches are placed on the left hand several marks or symbols denoting tbe golden number or, cycle of the moon. The festivals are marked by symbols of tbe several saints issuing from the notches." . The Exception. Uncle Zack, tbe stable man, enjoyed local repute as a weather prophet Miss Cassie. coming down early one morn lug, found Xuck on tbe buck porch, "Is the rain going to last all. day, Zack?" she asked. a "Yessuin. Ah reckln' It is." -Why, Zack." Miss Cnssle said. "I have alwuys heard you say, 'Rain be fore 7, clear before 11 Isn't that truer "Yessum, It's strlckly true," Uncle Zack maintained stoutly, "Jes' 'cepting It don n't apply to an all day rain, ma'am." New York Post ' No Sightseer. Little Bobby Papa, did yon ever ee a cyclone carrying houses up In tbe air and cows and horses and wagons up side down? Papa-No, my son. Uttle Bobby Did you ever see a sea ser pent? Papa-No. my son. Little Bob by 1 should think it 'ud be tiresome to live to your age Hnd never see. any thing. London Mail. A Great Difference. You alwuys advised against specu lation?" "Yes." returned Mr. Dusrln Stax. "You never played tbe market your self?" "No, sir. I never played It: I work ed lt"-WnshliV'ton star. '.' . . Then She Couldn't Talk. t "And what do yon think I'd .'look best In. George?" Inquired tbe chatter Ing wife at the recess or a three hour talk on clothes. ,. "In a coma, darling." replied George, be having secured bis hat-New York Press. j;.. , Plenty of Difference. ;ci j Whnt Is the difference between clond and a whipped child? One. pours with ruin and the other roar with pain. - London Telegraph. ONE WAY TO WRITE HISTORY. A Talk With Adam About Discreet a-' v.You.nB Methuselah. r have a book published in the early didactic period of the nineteenth cen tury which illustrates a certain way of Imparting historical Information. .-lt was written with the laudable Inten tioa of making history Interesting to people who didn't want to venture Into the unfamiliar. The author thought that If the patriarchs were conceived of as New England selectmen their lives could be made as interesting as If they were New England selectmen. And 1 am not sure but that be suc ceeded. The book Is divided into two parts, a conversation with Adam cov- ering the space of 1)30 years and an In. tervlew with Noah giving an account of the deluge and the other events with which he was familiar. They are represented as ulce old gentlemen rath, er formal In their language und strictly orthodox In their opinions. Adam speaks hopefully of Methuselah," who, be says, "must be now about fifty seven years old and Is a discreet and well principled youth.' He was very much disturbed over the radical views of the Tubal-Cains, There Is nothing In the book that would Indicate that either Adam or Noab had been out of Connecticut S. M. Crotbers In Atlantic Monthly. ELECTRICITY IN RAIN. The Drops of Moisture, as a Rule, Con tain Positive Charges. Rain drops are almost ulwnys charg ed with electricity. The charge Is of ten positive, rarely negative. Many observers have measured the charge approximately and made It from 0.00O.000.0OO.000.0O0.01 to o.ooo.ooo.ooo.. 000,001 umperes per square centimeter. Professor F. Herath of Kiel describes In the Revue Eleetriuue the experi ments by which he has measured them. lie received the rain on a fine me tallic cloth twenty-flve meters square, insulated and attached to a galvanom eter In a cellar. The galvanometer reg istered photographically. Among the facts be proves are these: Rains with a constantly positive charge are much more frequent than those that change to a negative. The passage from a positive to a negative charge corresponds to a momentary cessation of the shower. The quantity of positive electricity brought by the rain Is fifteen times greater than thnt of the negative. The positive currents In a steady rainfall are about 0.000. 000.000.000.000.1 amperes per square centimeter. The negative currents never exceed O.OOO.Ono.OOO.OOO.OOl am peres per square centimeter. Sympathy With Sufferers. Probably nothing Is more stimulating and genuinely tunic to sufferers, espe cially those with chronic ailments, than thu foAllnir that In urilta 'if thuip narn S(j tntrmselve9 can edu be helpful to others. The ShuMn so- clety In this country has made life more bearable for many persons who are confined to their rooms or their bouses. Nothing disturbs a certain class of patients so much as to be con stantly In contact with those who are In good health and strength and whom they can scarcely help but envy. To be brought Into touch with those for whom they themselves cao feel la a precious source of consolation and up lift Pity Is a luxury to be enjoyed, but no human being likes to be pitied or to feel thut be Is an object or pity. To be conscious of some advantage in one's situation over that or others Is of Itself an alleviation for many sick nesses. Journal American Medical As sociation. An Ornithological Curiosity. Jane Ann bad called, on oer after noon out to see ber friend Matilda, Tbe latter's mistress had just pur chased a parrot, nud Jane Ann was much Interested In the bird. "Birds Is very sensible." she Bald: "you Kin learn them anything. I used to work for a lady that had a blra In a clock. an when It was time to tell de time of day It used to come out an' say Cuckoo' jest as ninuy times as tbe time was!" "Go "long: You don't say so!" said Matilda incredulously. "Year reDlled Jane Ann. "And the most wonderful part wus thut It was only a wooden bird too!" Loudon GIoIh. A Unique Symbol of Freedom. A curious custom Is observed In tbe village of Great Bookman. Surrey, England. When tbe wife of a trades man goes off for the usual summer holiday to tbe seaside one or two ex pert climbers ascend at midnight to the roof of tbe house and insert oia brooms in the chimneys as a sign that tbe bead of the bouse has tbe super vision of tbe domestic arrangements In addition to bis ordinary work. Her Lack of Tact. "Miss Soulsby has not a particle of tact" "What has she done now?" "Tbe other evening when Mr. Jag gles. who is notorious for not payina bis debts, asked ber to sing she went to the piano and sang Trust Him Notf " nttsbnrgu Dispatch. Source of His Talent 'That hi? .financier boasts that he can take every man's measure." That's because he began life as tailor's assistant" Baltimore Ameti can. Domestio Dialogue. Wife 1rlly-Yon needn't sneak to me for a month. Hnsbnnrl Then yon expert to buve Onlsbud talking by that time? Be that lives with cripples learna to ttmp -George Herbert Col Weatticr Comforts G. & M. SWEATERS G. & HI. Sweaters, from the knitted suit for baby to the wool knit vest for father. Jumbo Knit Ruff Necks in all colors $5.00 op. Varsity Roll Neck Sweaters $5 and $6. Fine Knit Roll Neck Jerseys $2.50 up. Boys Fine Sweaters 75c to $3.00. Men's Sweaters from 75c to $8.50. Ladies' Angora Sweater Coats $6.50 and up. OREGON CITY MACKINAWS Two words explain fully the merits of our men's and boys' plaid coats: "Real Class." Boys' Mackinaws, ages 6 to 16, $3.50 to $7.50. Men's Mackinaws $5.00 to $10.00 "You'll like 'em, that's all." ' BATH ROBES AND SMOKING JACKETS "Comfy" these cold evenings. Priced from $4 to $11. Wars may come and go, but "you should worry" when you can still buy at our store for the same old price. WE WERE PREPARED fi. G. Enders &, Son "WHERE YOU DO J1ETTER." Christian Work Is Stimulated The Young People's work of the churches of southern Oregon will re ceive great stimulus at the conven tion to be held at Medford on Octo ber 16, 17 and 18. The Epworth League and Baptist Union are co operating with the state Christian; Endeavor Union in preparing for the convention. A cplendid program has i been prepared. Beginning Friday evening with a reception and welcome to visitors, the meetings will continue over Sat urday and Sunday, being held in the Presbyterian church of Medford. G. Exert Bocker, state president of the Oregon Christian Endeavor Union, will be present and H. H. Rottman, state field secretary for the Christian Endeavor of the northwest, is to be present also to give practical help In the work. A very successful convention of this kind has been held In Klamath Falls. Formerly Klamath county was a part of the southern Oregon union, but owing to the mountain barrier it was found advisable to divide the union. Many prominent speakers from the Methodist and Baptist churches will also be invited. Delegates will be entertained through the convention in the homes of the Medford city union. Corn Husking Now Sidetracked A new kind of farm activity has come into being and it bids fair to push the big times of threshing meet ings into the discard. It is the picnic of filling the silo. The silo cutter and lis attendants takes several men and already ,we see how our neigh borly farmers will in a few years be trading work in silo filling, while the farm wives will each conspire to build dinners that will last pleasantly in the memories of the silo men. Such filling is going to fit into that play spell time of the farmer that comes after harvest and before conr shuck ing. Yes, it starts at 2:30 sharp. t I mm f m. m. m .m. .m. m m m m. m m . . TTTTTTTtttt w tttttTTTTTTTTTtTTTTtTTI f WE HAVE MADE A GOOD BUY! YOU MAY DO JHE SAME Fischer's Snowfall (hardwheat flour) fc $1.70 per sack Corvallia Special (a blend) 1.60 per sack Corvallia Patent (soft wheat) $1.60 per sack With every four sacks we will give free a 10-pound sack of our fresh-ground cereals, or a large package of Rolled Oats. 5 Morton & Son Phone 49 i l The Tidings office carries a com plete line of Legal Blanks which conform exactly with Oregon laws, n Wholesale or retail. Classified Advertisements (Continued from Page Seven.) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE OR RENT My 11-acre ffuit ranch on S. Walker avenue and new modern six-room bunga low, furnished or unfurnished, and all tools to work ranch, or will sell five-acre orchard cheai for cash. See R. M. Hedges or real estate dealers. 3 8-4t SEWING MACHINES "for rent, trade or exchange. Sold on small month ly payments to suit purchaser's means. Repairing, cleaning, ad Justing promptly done. Second hand machines $5 and up. East ern Supply Co. 38-8t HARNESS and leather goods" We don't advertise them because we make them and can't supply the demand. Orders left will be made as promptly as possible. Eastern Supply Co. 38-8t Political Announcements Paid. Adv. For Sheriff. Hereby announcing myself as re publican candidate for sheriff at the coming election, I. stand on my past record of efficient service in the In terest of the taxpayer, and respect fully solicit the support of all voters. W. H. SINGLER. County Surveyor Iteinocratic Candi date Subject to Election, Nov. :i. I respectfully refer you to my past record as a basis upon which to judge my qualifications for the above named office. During the present term I have been chief deputy county surveyor, and have been actively engaged in the practice of civil engineering and surveying in the county for the past six years. If elected, I will endeavor to serve the public in a manner that will re flect credit upon the offiee. A. T. BROWN. Phoenix pure silk hose at Enders", $2 THE YEHR Strictly in Advance $2 Southern Oregon's Big Twice-a-Week newspaper TBE Ashland Tidings STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.