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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1914)
BEST DING DRESS American Invention Infinitely Su perior to All. New York Man Seems to Have Revo lutionized Process of Investigation of Wrecks That Lie Many Fathoms Below Surface. Several years ago, after a numbev of distressing accidents, the British admiralty determined to make some scientific tests in the hope of elimi nating certain dangers to which the naval divers were exposed In service. Without going Into details, but by using double the number of air pumps and adopting several Important pre cautionary measures, they did succeed In sending down two unusually fit men to a depth of 210 feet In the shel tered water of a landlocked bay, points out Robert Q. Skerrett In the Scientific American. Now keep the next fact in mind. In descending, bottom was reached in two minutes, and after a stay of 5 minutes the men were slowly brought back to the surface, the ascent taking 50 minutes! This was required to in sure safe decompression and to guard them against any ill effects of their great submergence. In the American Idea, the all-metal armor, the men were lowered to the water bed In a trifle over three min utes, being held when about a hundred feet down to see that the telephone was working properly. After being on the bottom for ten or more minutes the divers were hoisted up and out upon the deck of the par ent steamer in less than a minute and a half. Why was it possible to do this in the latter case and not with the Brit ish admiralty divers? Simply because the American divers . were not subjected to the hydrostatic pressure of the enveloping water, and were able to breathe air at atmos pheric pressure. Their bodies were not subjected to abnormal stresses, and therefore no period of readjust ment was necessary. This innovation in the art of sub aqueous enterprise is the result of some years of gradual evolution, and is the invention of Chester E. Mac- Duffee of New York city. The suit is made of an aluminum alloy of great strength, and even so weighs a mat ter of quite 480 pounds. The articulated sections are clever adaptations of the sleeve or rotating joint, and, while suitably packed to reduce leakage to a reasonable mini mum, still, thanks to roller bearings, give the diver ample freedom of ac tion when the weight of the dress is taken up by the surrounding water. Indeed, a certain amount of leakage Is desired, for it serves to lubricate the moving parts and, too, to keep the packing swelled, and therefore more Bfficlent. But how Is the leakage dis posed of? In a recess back of the main body or trunk of the suit is in- italled a powerful little pump with suction Intakes located in each foot of Back View of the Metal Man. Th Left Hand Carries the Electric Light, the Right Hand the Two-Fin gered Claw. he dress. The discharge is immedl- itely outboard and, of course, against lie water head. The pump la driven by compressed ilr, this exhauBt is delivered into the mlt, and thus meets the breathing leeds of the diver. The air is led lown through1 a small tube, together Kith the electric light and telephone ilrcuits, which, in turn, are carried in i 2-inch armored rubber hose. The ree space remaining in this big tube 'orms the channel back to the sur- ace of the used air. The diver has no life-line to bother vlth, and his telephone permits him o keep In constant communication vlth his surface attendants. There ought to be no difficulty in larrylng on operations at depths of iOO and more feet. Of course, the op irator is entirely sheltered within his trmored dress, and an ingenious me chanical hand is relied upon to grip ' ind to make the necessary connec- lons with suitable tackle or chain flings. Feminine Finance. "Now, wifey, for a little lesson In Inance. Do you know the value of i dollar?" "I do not, but I know It takes at east $40 to buy a presentable hat Neglected. "This cotton advertisement Is get Ing too absorbing. Why not encour- e the Iron trade, too?" "Yes, why not start a buy-a-toq jff TEltPHON6 . "V TRANSMITTER Pump fiTgcr.0 iXHAUST-yQ llUV J Jlijjill '" ynnrr juction aDveaentT" SAVED BY AN INSPIRATION Presence of Mind of French Soldier Saved His Life When Situation Seemed Hopeless. In Napoleon's campaign In Russia one of his generals, Philippe de Segur, had a peculiar adventure with a band of Kalmucks. The Kalmucks are wan dering tribes of southeastern Russia. They are fierce warriors, and their light cavalry forms an Important part of Russian armies. De Segur's pres ence of mind saved him from being killed by them when the most desper ate fighting could not have done so. The French had attacked a body of Russians and put them to flight, when egur suddenly discovered that he and few French dragoons had become Separated from the French army and were being carried away with the re treating party. He and his men were surrounded by band of Kalmucks. The situation seemed so hopeless that the men gave themselves up and, disregarding his prders, passively allowed themse'"es be struck down. De Segur deter- lined to sell his life dearly and con- iued to fight. A Kalmuck lance struck im from his horse. He jumped to lis feet and, getting behind his horse. continued the struggle. It was a hope- ess contest, however, and In a few noments he would have been killed ad not a happy thought occurred to 1m. The Kalmuck leader, a fine-looking Jossack, remained calm while his men Were carried away with the fury of jattle. The expression on his haughty ountenance Indicated that he scorned to murder a vanquished foe, and from time to time' he called, "Nlkale! JMkale!" De Segur guessed that this was an order to cease fighting. He shouted im periously to the Kalmucks that sur rounded him, "Nikale!" Immediately the fury died out of their faces and they paused, motion less with astonishment. Their fury once checked, Segur's life was saved by their chief. He learned afterward that the word meant "Do not strike," and that while the impetuous Kalmucks had not heeded the command of their chief, they were puzzled and disturbed at hearing this word from one whom they supposed to be an enemy. De Segur was kept a prisoner until a peace between France ana ttussia was arranged some months later, Aerial Scouts. During the present war, the aero plane has proved very useful in scout ing; indeed, the heavter-than-alr ma chine is generally admitted to be su perior to the airship for spying out the position of the enemy. The aero plane is less conspicuous; it is faster; It makes a smaller target; It costs al most nothing to make in comparison with a dirigible balloon, and it can fly at a higher altitude. Sir John French pays a high tribute to the aero plane scouts in one of his interesting reports on the campaign in France. One of the features of the campaign on our side has been the success of the Royal Flying corps. In regard to the collection of Information, it Is im possible to award too much praise to our aviators for the way they have carried out their duties, or to over estimate the value of the Intelligence collected, more especially during the recent advances." For the 20 days that ended on September 10, the Eng glish aviators averaged nine recon- noissances a day or over a nunarea miles each. Youth's Companion. Coyote Invades a Home. Coyotes have been committing many depredations in Crook county, accord ing to a letter from Mrs. Fannie Morss, of Post. One night the family of J. R. Knox was awakened by an unusual noise upstairs. Mrs. Knox went Into the yard and could see a covote tearing and biting at the win dow of the upstairs room in an effort to get out. Mr. Knox shot the ani mal. An investigation showed that It had got into the house through a bedroom window downstairs, the tracks being plain on the bed that it had climbed over. The animal went througn sev eral rooms before going upstairs. Mrs. Morss savs that there have been many reports of rabid coyotes In that section, and that few go out after hieht without being well armed. Cot- Iaba Orova fOreir.) Dispatch to the Portland Oregonian. The Gallant Gordons. Blslnff, roarlnir. rushing like the tide, Gay goes the Gordon to a fltnt sines the poet of the Gordon High landers, who have suffered severely in the fighting in France. To the credit of the regiment stand the capture , or the Dareat heights, in the Ttrah cam paign of 1897, and the rush througn the sheet of lead which helped to sweep the Boers off the ridge Of Elands iaagte in 1899. In the desperate 26- bour struggle on Waggon Hill the fol lowing January when the fate of Lady- Bmith hung in the balance, the Gor dons had their run snare or me ngm In under the stalwart Mlller-Walnutt, ' man cast in the mold of a Ber serk viking." says Sir. A. Conan Doyle. Another Waggon Hill on a small scale there was toward the end of the war, when at Belts they put up a magni- Scent and successful defense under terrible punishment against 500 Boers. ' Modern Education. "How is your little boy doing at school?" "He gets a good mark In the tooth brush drill and stands first in the breathing class, but he doesn't aeem able to learn arithmetic." Fundamental Principles of Health By ALBERTS. GRAY, M.D. ; 3 (Copyright, 1914, by A. S. Gray) VITAMINE FOODS. The fundamental difference between plants and animals Is in their methods of feeding. Plants are essentially con structive and work up for themselves the simplest Inorganic elements into food. Animals, on the other hand, are essentially destructive and can make use of these same elements only by de stroying the combinations arranged by the plants and recomblnlng and ex creting them In such forms as are ab solutely useless for animal food until they are once more worked up by the plants. All the carbohydrates, the starches and sugars, all the nitrogen compounds and the proteins, are ulti mately provided for the whole animal world by the plant world. Obviously, we have here a cycle analogous to cy cles to be found everywhere through out nature, from which we may hut seemingly will not learn. In this cy cle the animal is found to be parasitic, and man is about the most hopelessly parasitic of all, because his sublime egotism blinds him to the fact that he is but a single link in an incompre hensible chain of universal life. In our ignorance we have presumed to interfere with nature's plans, with dire results, and only very recently have we generally begun to suspect that the key to the solution of our serious Ills, both physical and social, and covering disease, poverty and crime, is to be found in a comprehen sion of the subject of nutrition. Very obviously, then, the study of nutrition is worth while and must begin at the foundation, with the breathing and drinking of plants and their reactions to light, heat and gravitation, Eykeman In 1892 called attention to a peculiar relationship between beri beri and polished rice, and he followed (t up from time to time for some four teen years. Gryns joined in the quest In 1910, and In 1911 Fraser and Stan ton quite definitely proved that the cortlcle layer of rice contains a sub stance which cures beri-berl in man and the polyneuritis that is produced In birds by feeding them on polished rice. Then Caslmir Funk in 1911 iso lated from the material ground from the surface of rice in polishing it a def inite crystalline body with which he cured polyneuritis Induced in pigeons by feeding them on ordinary polished rice. Funk named this substance "vita- mine," because it constitutes a subs tance in foods Indispensable to life. The vltamlnes are contained in the hard, colored shell that is ground off rice to produce a nice white product, and it is In the hard protective coat of the wheat berry which constitutes about 16 per cent of the grain. The bran of the milling process, as re moved by the steel rolls, includes the aleurone layer, together with the peri carp, the testa and the germ; these are starchless but rich in fats and min erals, and besides they contain the newly discovered vltamlnes. The vltamlnes are nitrogenous hod ies of highly complex structure and no diet is complete without them, Vltamlnes are found in plants, and especially in their seeds. So far as is known at present, animals are incap able of making them and obtain them only by feeding on plants. Vltamlnes occur In meat, fresh milk and in the yolks of eggs. They are found in whole grains, potatoes, carrots, beans, peas, lentils and the like; also In lime and in other fresh fruit juices. Vltamlnes are destroyed by expos ure for from ten to twenty minutes to a temperature of 230 to 265 degrees Fahrenheit and also by exposure to extreme dryness. Cattle may suffer from a vltamineless diet following long drought Wherever any cereal robbed of its colored aleurone or vltamine layer forms the chief food of a people, there a deficiency disease appears. The chief Increase of beri-berl, caused by eating polished rice and resulting in thousands of deaths annually in Japan and other countries, coincides with the replacement of the primitive stone grinding by the modern steel roller process. The stone mills ground the entire grain; the modern rolls enable the miller to reject from the flour prac tically everything but the starch. A diet largely composed of sterilized milk, condensed milk, corn flours, itarch and sugar, or of any foods sub jected for a long period to tempera tures above 250 degrees, may be con- ildered vltamineless diet, and, as such will predispose to tuberculosis and the deficiency diseases. White flours, corn flours and pol ished rice are deficient foods, because the vltamlnes have been removed in the milling process. But In the face of all the proof we still have amateur ind political "experts," some of them In high places, who persist in stating that white flour and polished rice are iafe and healthful foods. White flours ind polished rice are pure foods, but they ere not wholesome foods, because they are not complete. IS HAPPINESS IN DANCING Footwork Did Not Bother Anxious Pupil, but Rather Wanted Pro fessor to Teach Him Holds. Daniel G. Reld, the New York capi talist, smiled when reference wae made to the modern dances. He said he was reminded of the chief concern of a party named John Henry. John Henry wished to wise himself modern dancing, and went to a well-known professor for Instruction. At the first lesson the pupil didn't show any great aptitude, and several times the instructor was compelled to call a halt. "Just a moment, sir! Juet a mo ment!" he intervened, for the tenth time. "That will never do." What's the matter?" responded John Henry. "Am I getting things a bit twisted?" "Yes," answered the professor, "you must watch your footwork if you wish to learn the dances." That's all right, professor," cheer fully returned the pupil. "You needn't bother about the footwork. ' Just teach me the holds." Philadelphia Tele graph. A Problem In Etiquette. A red-faced, awkward young man pproached an usher at a church wed ding the other day and timorously slipped Into his hand a package, tied with a red ribbon. "What's this?" asked the usher, suspiciously. "Oh, that's the present for the bride." But you shouldn't bring it here, my friend!" Shouldn't?" he replied timorously, That's what this ticket in my invi tation says. See here!" The usher's eyes were moist as he read: "Present at the door." Judge. NO WORK ABOUT IT. Dat's a mighty short stub yer smokln', Weary." "Yep! I know it; Mat's de way I alters like 'em; you don't bev ter pull de smoke so fur!" Placing the Blame. !. Oftus I say, you remember that chair you sold me the other day told me it came over on the Mayflower? Antiquary Yes, sir. S. Oftus Well, there's a Chicago factory stamp on the bottom of It. Antiquary Dear, dear! you don't tell me! I'm afraid, sir, that some of our pilgrim forefathers were sad ras cals! Judge. Up-to-Date Version. "Warfare nowadays Is not what it used to be." "Perhaps not." "For instance, the monarch who shouted 'A horse! A horse! My king dom for a horse!' caught in a similar predicament in a modern battle would probably shout, 'My kingdom for a mo tor car!"' Cause for Curiosity. "How did you like my latest poem?' Inquired Tennyson J. Daft, the versa tile verslftcatlonlst, angling for a com pliment. "What was it about?" returned J. Fuller Gloom, the deservedly unpopu lar misanthrope. "Why, didn't you read It?" "Oh yes. That is what aroused my curiosity." Judge. Militant Advice. "What must I do, mother? Mr. Dumdy won't take 'No' for an answer and continues to annoy me with his at tentions."- "My daughter, I don't believe In women using force, as a rule, but In a case of this kind I hope you are not a champion basketball player for nothing." Social Welfare. First Barroom Politician Say, Bill, wot's this bloomln' mortuarium they they be tarkln' so much about? Second Politician Well, ye see, it's like this: You don't pay nothln' to nobody and the government pays it for ye. First Politician Well, that sounds a bit of all right, doan't it? Punch. Fashionable Penmanship. "Looks like a futile transaction all round." "What are you kicking about now?" "This fad for large handwriting. My laughter got a box of expensive paper from a young man and used it all up writing him a note of thanks." Judge. A Patriotic Frenchman. "Say, what's the matter with my breakfast?" asked the restaurant pa iron, after a long wait. "I'm very sorry, sir," answered the waiter, "but the chefs reading the ear news." Every business man knows how difficult It Is to keep the pigeon holes and draweie of his desk free from the accumulation of nselesa paper. Every housewife knows how difficult it is to keep her home freo from the accumulation ef all manner of useless things. So it la with the body. It is difficult to keep it free from the accumulation of wast matter. Unless the waste la promptly eliminated the machin ery at the body soon becomes clogged. This is the beginning of most human ilia, DR. PIERCE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY On Tablet or Liquid Form) Assists the stomach in the proper digestion of food, which is turned into health sustaining blood and all poisonous waste matter la speedily disposed of through Nature's channels. It makes men 4"i women clear-headed and able-bodied restore to them the health and strength of youth. Now is the time for your rejuvenation. Send 60 cents for a trial box of this medicine. Send 31 one-cant stamps lor Dr. Plarca's Coouaea Seme Medleal Advisee 1008 passe worth 2. Always handy in cam of family Illnsas, Decoy Periscopes Used. Such things exUt as decoy peri scopes short lengths of pipe held up right on a float and looking exactly like the real periscope. The subma rine sets them adrift for you to find sometimes scatters several of them. When one is sighted you can not stop to consider whether the little ob ject dancing on the sea half a mile or so distant does or does not mean 250 pounds of high explosive coming straight at you. Maybe you will see an aeroplane maneuvering over it In a way that carries conviction that it does. You don't dare to take any chances, and so you train all the guns at it. Then the real submarine slinks up on the other side of the ship, and with the swift rush of Its torpedo the latest of sea tragedies comes to an end. The Independent Appropriately Named. "What do you call your bulldog?" the visitor asked the farmer. "Nabs!" "A curious name for a dog. Why do you call him that?" "Wait until a tramp comes along and I'll show you." Birmingham Age Herald. Yon Can Get Allen's Coot-Ease TRlt. Write Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y for a bee sample of Allen's Foot-Eat. It cures sweating, tt)t swollen, aching feet. It makes new or tight shoes easy. A curtain cure for corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. All drug listoielllt. 26c. Don't aocopt any substitute Small by Comparison. "These war expenditures are simply terrible." "Well, It's an 111 wind that blows nobody any good," opined the con gressman. "People won't be so In clined to notice the little billion dol lars we appropriate." Louisville Courier-Journal. Little Left. "I'm glad I saw the Bights of the world while I could." "What do you mean?" "Half Europe is in ruins, and now I hear they've closed the Btockyards in Chicago. Louisville Courier-Jour nal. RESINOL HEALS RAW, ITCHING, SCALY SKINS No matter bow long you have been tortured and disfigured by Itching, burning, raw or Bcaly skin humorB, Just put a little of that soothing, an tiseptic Reslnol Ointment on the sores and the suffering stops right tliere! Healing begins that very minute, and In almost every case your skin gets well so quickly you feel ashamed of the money you threw away on tedious, useless treatments. Resinol Ointment and Reslnol Soap clear away pimples, blackheads, and dandruff. Prepcribed by doctors for 19 years and sold by all druggists, Pleased. "Your wife's taBtes are literary, and not musical," said the Inquiring rela tive. "Yes. And that's lucky. I'd rather she'd sit un till midnight reading a book than sing songs or play the piano." Washington Star. HOWARD K BtlKTON - smeyer sun CTiemlrt, Tju-iIviIIa. Pnloriuln. HtMrf:iiiiBil IirkoS! GolU. Silver, Lsud, O. OoM, Silver, 1&OI Gold. UM; Zine orOoppor. II. Mulling envelope s id lull price lint sent on application, ixmrroi ann umpire wuw Uoued. Jlelerenoei Uirwrost Hauoiuu Man, r Another Delusion Destroyed. An English newspaper says that It Is a common delusion that red uni forms are more conspicuous in the field and more dangerous when armies fought at close range, but are said to be less easily seen at a distance of 1000 yards than steel gray or other light shadeB. Exchange. American Coin In Canada. According to figures published by the Monetary Times, of Toronto, the Bum total of American Investments in Canada was JG36,fl4,ooo in 191H, as compared with $417,143,000 in 1911, and 1270,075,000 In 1909. loronto Mail and Empire. YOUI OWN DRUGGIST WILL TT.LL YOU Try Murine Kye Remedy fur Red, Weak, Watery Eyea and Granulated Eyelids; No Hiiiartlng lust. Eye Ouufort. Write for Book of the Eye by mall Freo. Murine Eye Remedy uo., Chicago, Llaht In Water. At 530 feet below the surface of the water the amount of illumination about the same as that on the surface. on a clear but moonless night. American Fountain Pens. American made fountain pens com tnand about 80 per cent of the market tor conveniences of their kind in Great Britain. Oldest Grass. Rye grass Is believed to be the old' est grass specially raised for forage, having been thus cultivated in Eng land more than two centuries ago, Dr. Fierce s Pel eta. small, sutrar coated, easy to take as candy, regulate ana invigorate stomacn, uver ana Dow els. Do not gripe. By extreme thrift a divorcee lives on 120,000 a year. Hubby still wins. She ipent 150,000 a year before the dl rorce. Ford's Anthropology. "Study a child's character," sail Henry Ford. "Not his proclivities. Then choose a trade or a profession for him accordingly. "I sent a little boy out the. other day with a quarter to make a small pur chase for me. On his return he told me the article I desired was out of stock and handed back my quarter In the form of two dimes and a nickel. "This boy, of course, Is cut out for a waiter." Philadelphia Bulletin. TYPEWRITERS, ALL MAKES Large aatortinerit, Spft cia! Prices. REMINGTON ui SMITH PREMIER, $15 U Machinw shipped oa approval and ftlaru teed by Home conoern. Write for lamplaa e work, itatio make preferred. TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE, 351 Was. Si, Partial, fc NEW HOTEL HOUSTON Dave Houston, Prop. H. B. Thorsnes. Mar, Thoroughly modern. 101 Rooms of comfort Mod erate Prices. Three minutes' walk from Unlosj Depot. Write far rates. 72 a Sins S, rukiunu, us, TYPHOID b no more necessary than Smallpox, anny experience bss demonstrates' the almoit miraculous effi cacy, snd bsrmlenneH, of Antityphoid Vscelnstlol Ue vaccinated NOW by your physician, you soA your family. It li more vital than houae Insurance, Alk your phyiician, druggist, or aend for "Have you bad Typhoid?" telling of Typbold Vaccine, results from uae, and danger from Typbold Carriers, THE CUTTER LABORATORY, BERKELEY, CAL pboducins vaccinia a saauss snobs u. a eov. ucssss Open to Suspicion. "What Is your idea of a padant, any how?" "Well, it is sometimes rather diffi cult to say who Is a pedant and who is not, but I think you would be rea sonably safe in suspecting a person ol pedantry who speaks of hair and whis kers as 'hirsute adornment'" Birm ingham Age-Herald. A Retreat 'And you call this your muslo room?" 'Yes," replied Mr. Cumrox. 'But there are no musical lnstrov ments in it" "No. It's so constructed that I cant hear any of the surrounding muslo that may be turned on from time to time. Washington Star. Electricity for Korsa. The Japanese government is Inves tigating the possibilities of develop ing power for the industrial needs ot Korea by hydroelectric plants. Styles In Grub. "What can I do fer you, mum?"" asked the grocer. "I hardly know," said the lady wh' was doing her first marketing. "What are they eating this fall?" Kansas City Journal. Helping Kidneys By Clearing Blood A Function Greatly Assisted By a Well-Known Remedy, Most readers will tie Interested to more clearly uniicrstsnd why analysis of urine la ao Important. In Hie use uf H. H. 8. t jMirlfy the blond, Its action la e stlmulsnt to Ilia myriad of line blood vessels that ninke up the constructive tissues of the kidneys. All the blood from all over the body must pass through the kidneys. Tbey act as testi-rs and assuyers. And accordlna Llo wbst they allow to pass out In tbe urine, both as to quantity and materials, the neuitn 01 me kidneys snl the quality ot the blood Is delermlucd. The catalytic energy forced by R. 8. H. la shown la the urine. It Is also demonstrated In the skin. Anil as the blood continues to sweep through the kidneys the dominating nature of H. 8. H., sctlnK as It does through all the avenues of elimination, shows a marked decrease of disease manifestations as dem onstrated by urine analysis, nils assist ance Is a great relief to the kidneys. Tbe body wastes are more evenly distributed to the emunctorli's; their elimination Is stim ulated by the tonic action afforded the liver, lungs, skin and kidneys. Thus, Is rases ef rheumstlsm, cystitis, chronic sore throat, husklness, of voice, bronchitis, asth ma and the myriad of other reflet Indica tions of week kidney action, first purify your hlood with H. 8. 8., so It will ensble the tissues to rebuild the cellular strength and regain the normal health. H. H. 8. Is prepared by The Rwlft Specific Co., 527 Rsrlft Hldg., itlsnta, fla., and II fou have any dcep-sested or obstlnsts blood rouble, write to their Medical beub tot free advice. P. N. U. No. 11, 1S14 WHEN wrltlnt U advertisers, 1 " tlos tkU sasar.