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University of Oregon Symphony^Orçhestrs
COLUMBUS, O.. Mar. 24.—
(U P )— Death
In the
Oleetrlc
chafr Is instantaneous, according
' t o Dr. W illi*. B. M errill, Ohio
Penitentiary physician.
"A man ' electrocuted In the
electric chair is dead the distant
the first shock: hits him, although
his heart may beat for two,m in­
utes after death," M errill said In
answer to the question recently
reopened at Slug Sing Prison, Os­
sining ,N. Y., Whether s man
once
electrocuted
might
be
bronght back to life.
“I t would be hnpoes)ble to re-
susclfbte a man once - pronounced
dead, at Ohio Penitentiary," he
said. "The first shock complete
ly destroys the central "weryous
system and the man dies."
,
Dr. M errill explained the pneu-
omenon of a dead man's heart
beating by pointing out that the
heart muscle is tbs last to be ef­
fected by electric shock.
The muscle, he declared, Is. the
most Independent muscle In the
human body and the most ^Isolat­
ed from the nervous system. Con­
sequently, it w ill continue to
contract and expand, apparent­
ly beating at a faster rate of
speed, but otherwise normally,
until it receives no more nour­
ishment. This M ating, M errill
said, may continue for one min­
ute, and often two minutes.
Thp heart of any animal w ill
beat after death, he went on,
because of its independence from
the rest of the nervous system.
A turtle’s heart, he gave as an
example. I t can be removed from
the animal, placed In a salt solu­
tion, and will continue to beat
for 24 hours, M errill said.
Dr. M errill said he
noticed
the phenomenon soon a fte r tak­
ing up his duties as prison phy­
sician, when he tested the heart
of an electrocuted man for the
first time. New to his Job, he
ordered another charge of eleo-
trlclty sent through the body, but
said the same result was obtains
ed.
Since his study of the subject,
he said on» charge is all that he
finds necessary to cause instan­
taneous death. ,
Condemned men
receive
a
maximum charge of 2 4 0 0 volts
at Ohio Pentitentlaryi
At Sing Sing, where the ques­
tion has been raised, authorities
have contemplated a study of the
heart actlpn of a man
during
electrocution, which scientists of
the Rocflefeller Institute have al­
so planned tests.
Dr. M ert|tl sgputed the5 theory
of Dr. Gebrge: • Chriwjy, .former
noon matinee la arranged espec- orchestra w ill also be beard nt
tolly tor school children and w ill the everting sbowa a t 7 :1 8 an#
begin promptly nt 8 o'clock. The B tl8 .
offered for several years to re­
vive pny man electrocuted at
Sing Sing,
hut the expermient
was never permitted.
Four Soloists Will
■ Be With Orchestra
ONK M AN ORCHESTRA
TONOPAH, Nev. Mar. 24.—
Guido Helmick, beter known ae
“ Dutch," the one-man orehemra
at a local theatre, may desert his
traps and drums if the Industry
he lias developed Bolds out.
"Dutch” is capturing wildcats
mountain lions, and lynx. Instead
e f skinning them for their fur, he
is shipping them alive to Pacific
coast beach resorts.
Many of these resorts have their
own menageries and Helmick said
he bad a contract to supply a
number of these places with wild
animals.
For an uninjured lynx he re­
ceived 350. ' Hie trap lias extends
a distance of 20 miles and is in
charge of five assistants. Every
night as soon as hi* theatre en­
gagement is over, “ Dntcb" cranks
up his flivver and spends the rest
of the night and part of the next
day looking over hie line. When
he sleeps Is a mystgry.
Four soloists #111 feature the
program planned for the Vining
Theatre here Merely 26 fay the
University of Oregon orchestra.
The orchestra w ill appear three
times, once in a matinee and twice
In the evening In conjunction with
the regular plcthre attraction of
the theatre and w ill present a "30
minute concert of strictly classi­
cal numbers.
Musicselected for the program,
though 'entirely cloeslcal, le of
much lighter nature than the gen­
eral trend of such works. This
•a particularly true of the string
serenades planned for those of
Pierne and Drlgo.
The soloists who w ill Inter­
sperse the numbers of the fa ll or-
chestra with individual selections
are .Doris Helen Patterson, harp;
Nina Warnock, violin; Miriam
Little, cello; C. M. Haeske, flute.
Though Mies Patterson is but a
little more than 17 years of age
she has already earned a national
reputation for her work upon the
harp. She returned to the Ore-
gon orchestra Just recently from
a trip to the .National Muste Con­
vention in Texas where she ap­
peared in an orchestra of some
300 inotruments. ».
As a special feature of the con­
vention, leading harpist* from *11
parte of the country were chosen
to take part in the mammoth or­
chestra assembled for the meet­
ing. M in Patterson was one of
the, eleven musicians of her In ­
strument selected. A noted music
company supplied
the player*
with Instruments. Inclosing in the
shipment one harp valued at
32000. A competition was hold
among the eleven harp artiste 30
see who should be permitted to
play the great harp In the orches­
tra and who should play the Sole
numbers. Miss Patterson w^a
unanimous choice. She w ill ap­
pear in one of her favorite solos
here.
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Beowick Family Moving— '- -
Issue a Warning
. Against All Cults
B ER K ELEY , Cal., Mar. 24.—
(U N )— A warning against health
cults and cure fads has been sent
out by Dr. R. A. Bolt of the hy­
giene department of the Unlvoroi-
ty of California.
Dr. Bolt declared that these
cults are a serious problem In tge
advancement of public health and
said that while they usually con­
tain a grain or two of truth, their
exaggeration makes them harm­
ful.
"When a clvlllsatloh reaches a
peak In human progress and com­
fort and luxury are easily at­
tainable, the general atmosphere
lends Itself to promoting all man­
ner of cults," said Dr. Bolt.
"This was true of Athens at
the height of her glory. Californ­
ia, whose environment has often
been likened to that of this par­
ticular matter. Although health
fads seem to be thriving every ev­
erywhere in America today, per­
haps the general atmosphere of
freedom from tradition and our'
TOLD T H K T R U T H
SUNNYVALE, Cal., Mar. 22-qg
(U R )— An Itinerant Cherokee In ­
dian woman fortune teller tln lib -
ed reading Mrs. Joe Bologna's
g a la with a "Yon w ill soon he
robbed of all your money; take a ll
precautions."
Mrs. Bologna was gratified for
the warning. The fortnne teller
couldn't change the ISO b ill pro*
ferred for /h e fee but was "ac­
commodating" enough to stbp'out
and get the bill changed. Mrs.
Bologna Is still waiting fo r the
change, t
enthusiasm for things ‘different*
and 'anew' makes California a bit
susceptible."
t
Dr. Bolt pointed to the enthus­
iasm whleh has been shown in
physical culture, declaring that
the error ley in over-emphasising
what should be considered as only
one phase of the entire program.
Dieting to an unwise extreme
for fashion's .sake, also was c rit­
icised.
"Remedies for the superstitions
upon whleh these 'cure-all' cults
are founded lie In» more scientific
training for , all growing minds,"
he declared.
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