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Dancing Helps Heart Patients Medical Director Tells How Car diac Convalescents Thrive on Exercise. MENTAL EFFECT IS GOOD, TOO Treatment in Force Two Y ea r* W ith U niform ly Beneficial Results— M o it Joyous of Play Exercises— Phy sically and Socially Stim ulant. Attempt to Burn Out Snake Caused Big Loos « Mexican Embassy Has a Beautiful Home A six-fiHit btacksnake refused to move from his den under a stump, and \V. II. Winter, a farmer of Augusta, Ky., on •>• i" i , ; . e r : t i n m u m 1 hud taken up a residence, decided to smoke "ig the reptile. Fire spread from the stump to a )»- acre hay field. Appeals were sent to the fire de(»urtmeut and farmers hurried to the sceue to help extinguish the fiumes. At one time It seemed as though the fire would spread to the city, but a timely shower helped extinguish the flumes. The snake eseH|>ed. For two seasons past a dancing class for cardiacs under eighteen years has been conducted, under medical and nurse watchfulness, the Instruction being given principally by stronger patients of this group. Class attendance Is compulsory as soon as the heart strength Is consid ered adequate. The weaker and more diffident are gradually inducted. Many cardlHcs have given special fancy dances In entertainments. This high ly dlversional exercise is not stressed, but U included In the direction, “to begin to walk, coast, golf, dance, etc., as soon us you feel uhle.” Resident physicians’ orders are occasionally There have been about twenty col given for more or less or none of these lapses or partial faints nrnong ull the various exerelscs. thousands of dancers (MO.tkiO patients carts| for). About half of these were How Patients Are Affected. For six months the dancing Is out In cardiacs nnd found to be mainly of doors. The spectators, too, are hysterical or neurotic. Some heart strongly affected for good. Doctor patients have complained of Increased Brush asserts. One hardly recognizes pain, etc., the day after, but no In these patients at such functions; they stance of decompensating hns fol The new home of the Mexican embassy 1« one of the most beautiful in Washington. The photograph shows sliow color, animation, strength, good lowed. (Decompensation means fail the music room, with Its wonderful pipe organ which hns a sot of chimes. During the occupation of the home by posture; pains and neurotic depres ure of the heart to Increase In power the former third secretary of state und Mrs. Breckinridge l.>'iig, they gave the use of tho house to the government sions hare actually disappeared— Htid sufficiently to overcome valvular dls for the entertainment of I.oril Balfour and his mission when they were tho guests of the United Stutos, and again are the less likely to return. "I enn ease.) The pulse rate rises moderate when the king and queen of the Belgians were guests of this country. dance again!” Is a valued expression ly. Many patients express a feeling of benefit from the exercise. by patients. New York.—Dancing as part of tUe vgular treatment of those convalesc ing from heart disease was prescribed nvo years ago by L»r. Frederic Brush, uedfcal director of the Burke Founda- :lon, the great Institution for the care ind treatment of convalescents at rt'hlte Plains, to which many patients from New York city hospitals and ytlier Institutions are sent. The re mits of this treatment as shown by ts effect upon thousands of patients Jus been amazing, and doubtless will illclt a gasp of astonishment from the uninitiated layman as well as from :he physician of the older school. Doctor Brush says, however, that :here have not been apy bad results, but on the contrary the exorcise has veen of great benefit. Modem dancing (ball, contra and folk types) Is a val uable form of physical exercise in he reconstructive-convalescent stages 5f heart disease, he declares. It af fords u high degree of needed mental therapy, and advunces the patient notably toward social restoration. F.x- perlence Indicates Its safety. It gives in added and readily available test of Institution’s Central lie cardiac reserves and of progress. Carnegie The physician tells about bis experi- American Expedition Makes ?uce with dancing ns n therapeutic Important Discoveries. lgent In Hospital Social Service. Applied exercises In the eonvnles- ;ent, constructive nnd preventive stages of heart disease have three main purposes, says Doctor Brush. To J mprove the generul condition (nutrl- i Greatest Native Civilization Which ttonal. muscular and organic), In- | America Produced Once Flourished ?rease the cardiac reserve power nnd fn What Is Now Desolate and Tv-’aen thb Ihtrdspeettve anil neurotic Forgotten Region. ‘endencles. Oradual re-entry Into near normal occupational nnd social living Washington.—After having discov Is the end sought. ered and unearthed undent nnd for It Is of assured advantage. Fays gotten cities that once were the cen the physician, to have the exercises ter of America’s civilization, and pleasurably anticipated nnd enjoyed; after having begun to recover the an and particularly valuable to have them simulate or merge Into every cient learning for the Maya people from their Indian descendants, the day physical and social activities. Carnegie Institution Central American Formal Gymnastics. Formal gymnastics aid by Inspiring 1 ^periltlon for MCI. which penetrated courage nnd further exercise, In get the region of Guuteinulu, In the de ting hold of the mild slacker or neu partment of Feten, at the base of the rasthenic, nnd serve well In bad’ Yucatan peninsula, has returned to weather times; but In six years’ ob this city. The expedition, under the direction servation of some 3,000 heart conva lescents, says Doctor Brush, no regime of Dr. Sylvaiius O. Morlcy, associate hns given such all-round satisfaction, In American Archeology of the Insti safety and success ns did the old farm tution, left Washington early In Janu regime where a total of nearly 500 ary. The other Investigators were Dr. cardiacs, boy* and young nun, were C. E. Guthe nnd William Gates, both given essential freedom In play and research associates of the Institution. The activities of the field season work over the place (under reason consisted of tho exploration of the able regulations of rest, etc.). Itanclng may be called an Inherent forests of northern Feten In search for activity—of all girls, of women up to 1 uevv centers of this ancient < lvlllza- flfty, nnd of most young nnd middle- under the direction of Doctor aged men. says the physician; older , Hurley, the excavation of fay a sal, the persons are persistently happy In * l" 8* Ttza (a Maya tribe) rnpitul, lo- wntching I t ; It Is the most Joyous of rated upon an island In the I.ake of all play-exercise«, and both physically Feten Itza, In northern central Peten, by Doctor Guthe. and a fir-t-hand and socially stimulant. Convalescents with but n moderate study of the Maya language as spok degree of cardiac reserve may begin en today in northern British Honduras, cautiously to dnnee, then go on to n and also by the Quiche, a Maya trllie considerable Indulgence, with safety living In the highlands of Guatemala, and benefit, he asserts. The heart by Mr. Outes. Unearth Ancient Citiss. patients early led the way In this. Following along the chicle (the sub Women were found to be dancing In their cottages and boys exhibited vari stance from which chewing gum is made) trails which traverse this re ous “Jig stunts,” etc. The practice was checked, then gion, Doctor Morley'g party discovered carefully observed, encouraged and several new cities during the course of argnnlzed ; nnd goon two or three for the field season, in what appears to mal dances per week were given, open have been the very heart of the old to patients of all diagnoses and ages. Maya empire. Problems of Far Find New Cities of Ancient Maya East Gome First OLD CAPITAL IS EXCAVATED Secretary Davis Buys Luncheon IV , Doctor Guthe's excavations at Tay- asal proved equally fruitful. The prin cipal plaza of that city was located, and the work of clearing away the earth and fallen masonry from the principal structures was commenced. The peninsula of Tucatan Juts up Into the Gulf of Mexico like the great thumb of a giant hand, pointing north ward. It is 250 miles wide, and be fore It finally takes root In the conti nental land mass fur to the south, gradually merging into the foothills of the Cordllllerra, It Is 4t*> miles long. This region, u limestone formation of recent geologlcnl age, has gradual ly emerged from the floor of the Car ibbean sen, und is now overgrown with a dense sub-tropical Jungle. It supi«>rts, in fact, an almost continu ous forest of mahogany, rubber, Santu Marla, ceiba, chlco-sapote (tho “chew ing gum” tree),* nnd many other sub tropical trees, which so completely covers the country that one may trav el In this bush for days without see ing an open space large enough to ac commodate a modern bungalow com fortably. In this now dcsolute and forgotten region there developed during the first fifteen centuries of the Christian era the greatest native civilization which America prialuced, namely, that of the undent Maya of southern Mex ico and northern Central America. Here great cities grew tip, filled with temples, pyramids, |>alnces und mon asteries, built of finely curved Ume stone, which were grouped around paved squares nnd courts. Ones B rillia n t People. In these spacious plazas beautifully sculptured monuments were erected, their sides lnscrlt>ed with elaborate hieroglyphic writings, setting forth Im portant historical nnd astronomical facts. A dense population, highly or gnnlzed under strongly centralized governments, flourished In the region, the vanguard of clvlllzutlo^ In the New World. But In the course of centuries pes tilence, drought, civil war nnd famine overtook the Maya, so that when the Spaniards landed on the east coast of Yucatan In 1851, under Francisco de Montejo, the last remnant of this once brilliant people fell an easy prey to the shock of foreign conquest, nnd they were sjieedlly reduced to dc(.eiidcnoe and slavery. Their once magnificent cities were abandoned, vast sections being actually depopulated, nnd the tropical Jungle again crept over the region, until today these former cen ters of life and human activity lie burled In the grip of a dense forest, nnd crumbling walls and piles of fall en masonry overgrown with giant trees alone hear melancholy witness t i former pomp and glory. Investigations In this remote and Inaccessible region may only l>e car ried on under enormous difficulties. It Is only very slowly, with Infinite pains and at high cost, that this region Is being made to yield its archeolog ical secrets nnd the truth about our foremost native American clvllzatb u Is gradually bet: g made known. “ Fresh” Eggs Hatch in Store. Paducah, Ey.—Fourteen chicks hatched out of eggs In ti e bottom lay er of a crate at a market house here, , Must Be Satisfactorily Adjusted if Disarmament Is to Be Success. ' territorial Integrity are, of course, old Many Reasons Why Big Nations Should Disarm A p proxl ma tely $ 1,501 >,» >00,000 has been appropriated for ex tension of the nuvul program by the five countries which are ex- peeted to dtscuss disarmament In Washington next autumn. Tho I'nlted States leads with »500,000,000. Great Brltuiu Is second with $422,000,000, Japan Is third with $230,000,000, France Is fourth with $173,000,- 000, and Ituly Is fifth with 73,- 1 questions. They are the ones In which the real statesmanship of the mem- j hers of the conference may best be displayed. On them depends whether China Is to become an*Inde pendent nation, or whether the spe-| dal Interests which virtually render 000 , 000 . China Impotent nnd helpless are to Discussion of the building pro continue their hold, in this Is In grams will show the five coun Ones an Agreement Is Reached on volved the abolition of all extra terrl- j tries armed on the oceans us These Im portant Questions M atter torlal Jurisdiction, the control of marl- 1 follows: Great Britain, 035 of Getting Together on Cutting time customs by the British, the ships; United States, 008 ships; Armaments W ill Be Easy. French control of the Chinese post of Japan, 221 ships; France, 253 fice and tho Lanslng-Ishll agreement ships, und Italy, 213 ships. Washington.—Success or failure of recognizing Japan’s "special Inter- i the disarmament conference In Wash ests." These uro Infinite ramifies ington this fall depends primarily on tlons. n satisfactory adjustment of half a The question of the territorial Integ voice in any agreement Involving Far dozen “F ar East problems.” | rlty of Asiatic Russia wlU bring to tlie Eastern uffalrs. Only with these major Issues nml- j front Japan's occupation of the mari Dominions Raise Problems. cuhly adjusted would the Irritants time provinces of eastern Siberia nnd Along broud lines, those nre the that might ultimately lead to a < lash j of Snkalln Island, where Japan Is op questions that must be Ironed out be* of arms be removed. And then only } erating extensive fisheries, Japanese fore tho conference can get down to could the nations Involved agree to a 1 colonization In Manchuria and her oc- brass tacks on the relative size of considerable reduction of armaments cupnncy of Vladivostok are also In armies and navies. —at least a cessation of building new volved. Important, but secondary to these armaments—without feeling that key questions, nre the attitude of Aus Cables Cause Trouble. safety was being Jeopardized. tralia, Canada and New Zealand, and In the matter or communications, tho new position in which the Philip- These problems a re ; Mandates under the League of Na tho whole question of n friendly, plnes may be placed as a result of the equitable relationship In the establish conference. tions, particularly tliut of Yap. ing nnd maintenance of wireless nnd Shantung. For It Is generally admitted that cable stations will be developed. This with the other questions <>f expansion The open door In China. wUl bring In the development of Yap nnd colonization In the Fur East set The territorial Integrity of China. The territorial Integrity of Asiatic as nil International cable distributing tled on some agreeable basis, tho I center, nnd the Interests of the Neill- chances for l ’hlllpplne Independence Kussln. Communications. 1 erbrnds, which now control Important n’t ’“«n'early date' would be greatly in’ Once an agreement on these Is cable links In the western Pacific. creased.—Harry Hunt, In Chicago reached the matter of getting together | Both Belgium and Holland, In ad . |>ost. on cut ting down the size of armies ditlon to the six powers primarily In and navies will be easy. But this first volved In the conference, will be i>er- Killed Bride In Mistake fo r Burglar, necessary agreement, officials recog mltted to make representations In Wenona, III.—Firing point blank nt nized, will not be easy. That, rutlier connection with the Fur East ques someone be thought to be a burglar, than any actual disarmament com tions. Daniel Kennedy, switched on the elec pact, will be the big step toward Belgium bus extensive Interests In tric lights to find that he hnd fatally peace, If It Is achieved, Chinn, Belgian capltnl owning the wounded Ills six teen-yea .--old bride of U. 3. to Make Protest. Lung IIul and the Kow tilin g mil- seven months. She died u few hours Yap nnd Shantung, Jupun 1ms In ways nnd the great Kill lin g mines. luter. dicated, she bolds to have been dis HolJund’s whole life ns a trading posed of by the treaty of Versailles. nation depends upon her rich Island Citizens to Curb Speeders. The United States, however, on the possessions In the Pacific—the Dutch Greenville, 8. C.—“Speed limit 23 basis that she, ns one of the principal East Indies. This comprises a hug*- miles per hour. Drive slow and see allied and associated powers, even territory with 00,000,000 |Mipulatlon. our country; drive fnst nnd see our though not a member of the League Without these colonies nnd a free Jnlls." This Is the sign thnt Sheriff of Nations, was entitled to a voice In band In developing their markets, Hol Itcctor posted on all the lending high the distribution of the former German land would be reduced to the status ways nnd a hundred citizens were se Islands In the l ’aclfic, has protested of a fifth rate nation. Her Interests cretly sworn In ns policemen to help the grunting of HpeclaJ rights in Yap nre readily recognized ns Justifying u curb the speed demons. to Japan. Because of Yap’s Impor tance ns a Pacific cable center, this country lias Insisted that It be Inter nationalized and equal rights assured to all. With respect to Shantung, no offi cial stand has been taken, although many senators have uttacked the be stowing upon Japan of the German rights In that peninsula. The unbiased view, however, has been that any dispute over sovereignty In Shantung should be the matter of negotiation between China nnd Japan. ' There Is Indicated a considerable desire in severul quarters that the I Yap and Slinritung question* be elimi- mi ted In advance of the Washington | conference. That, It Is recognized, i would greatly simplify questions be- 1 fore the conference. This government w ill not, however, concede that the j trenty of Versailles—in the absence of any acquiescence by this country— could dispose of Yap. The case hns j been sta ed so plainly that Japan has j no Illusions ns to the basis on which j our claim* stnnd, and the vigor with which they will be presented. BIG STEP TOWARD PEACE Mrs. Harding Gets Campaign Reel China Demands Province. As to Shantung, Japan has contend | had been sold as fr> sh eggs. L The chicks, which were several days j ed that title to the former rights In that province mis largely • the heat wave and were In splendid i no long as the Versailles treaty re h e a lt h . mains internstlonal law. The owrfbr s. China, on the other hand, contends t'.me* the value • Germany r - to Cl, • ill rig ;s Nickel Shin# Buck In Boston. Q previously granted Germany. That .sirs. Warren G. Harding receiving a two-reel animated pictorial record Boston.—The nlekel shine hns re being an, she cJalnia, there were no of the presidential campaign which resulted In the election of her husband as turned. The bo) s of the north en 1 German rights In China to be dis chief executive, from William A. Brady representing the motion picture In Secretary of Labor Davis does not believe In spending two hours eating j have invaded the business district la posed of st the Versailles conference. dustry of the country. The screen review will be preserved by Presi dent and f.let mi.i. n for lunch. Every no' n be may be «“en «»and r.g before tblsjilttle a war on established bootblack*, * ne China refused to sign the treaty be Mrs. Harding as a family record of the historic events which led to theif in I of whom have met the competition by cause - of Italian fruit stand Just around the corner from his office, where he lnvi ... the , lre Shantung provision. .JP | occupancy of the White House. In the picture are Jack Connolly. Mrs. HartV I cutting rates from 10 cents to 5. a Hg! ! ,ncb fs seasonable fruit«. The open door In China and China’s | ing, Willlum A. Brady and Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, aide to the President.
