TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. JUNE 5. 1910.
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SEVEN “MISTRESSES OF SEA* PEST SPREAD BY MOSQUITO
Hov Apparently Embarrassed Man
Thanked Kind-Hearted Girl Who
Paid Kia Fare.
Including Tyra. Only That Number of
Nations Hava Right to Title of
High Honor.
Scientists Have Traced Cause of Dis­
ease That Has Long Been Prev­
alent in the Tropica.
One of the most peculiar of all dis­
Mark Sullivan, writing tn Collier's i
on "America's Part In the New World ’ eases Is filariasls. common In the trop­
—The Heritage of Tyre.” quotes an­ ics. hi the blood of persons suffer­
other writer as follows, referring to ing from It there are found Innumer­
nations that have held the position of I able little worms that can be seen only
hy the aid of a microscope. These
the "Mistress of the Sens:”
"Since the day that man first «triiTl- are present only at night In the hlm>d
kt about Do
■lled a limiting log anti started human- that Is <-lrenin ting.
'tv adventuring by sea. the intervening o'clock in the afternoon they begin to
centuries haae seen ony seven nations ; appear in rhe blood, having been hid­
possessed of sufficient genius to doinf- I den away In the body until this time,
nate the earth’s deep waters. During ! ami then they remain In the circula­
2,248 years Tyre'has had hut seven j tion until about midnight, when they
true heirs. Tyre, In her time, was I begin to diminish. By eight or nine
the Inspiration of all commerce. Irre­ o'clock In the morning they have all
spective of nationality, all who traf­ disappeared, and a search of the blood
ficked by son were called ’merchants under the microscope after this falls
of Tyre,' and all vessels of burden to reveal any. They are now collected
‘ships of Tyre.’ Dynasties lived hy In certain large blood vessels deep In
giace of Tyre’s credit, ami died nt the the body, especially in the lungs,
calling of her loans. With the passing where they remain hidden until they
of Tyre, the position went toCnrthage; I •go out on their next nocturnal excur­
: Iter Carthage to the Italian cities. 1 sion.
Venice, Genoa, Florence nnd Naples.
The parasite Is conveyed to human
Italy held her dominance for 700 years beings by the bite of certain kinds of
until the Hanseatic League of Cities mosquitoes. The mosquito bites and
took tin* crown of commerce to the takes from n man. or from some ani­
Baltic sea. Then Portugal forced her­ mal, as the case may be. blood which
self to the front. That was preceding contains these small worms. In tha
the discovery of America by Spain. stomach of tile mosquito (the interme­
With the aggressiveness of which that I diate host) the parasite goes through
discovery was characteristic, Spain certain definite changes or metamor­
took the lead rslilp away from Portu­ phoses. which are just as necessary to
gal. Spain held ft 200 years and lost Its complete life as are the different
It to Holland. Holland held It for phases In the Ilves of butterflies,
some generations and lost It to Great moths and a great mar. insects. First
Britain.”
i it escapes from a s! 'n or shell In
which it has existed. Then It bores
way through the v nil of the mos­
PLANT DESERVING OF PRAISE its
quito’s stomach and truvels forward
through the body until It arrives at
Witch Hazel Has Many Qualities the base of the bl# or proboscis.
Which Entitle It to Commenda- |
tion—Valuable In Medicine.
ODD BELIEF ABOUT GEESE
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In an article “On Nature's Trail” Long Ago It W es Universally Though*
In Boys’ Life, Dr. Edward S Bigelow
That They Originated From
writes of the last flower of the sea­
the Barnacle.
son, the witch hazel, as follows:
“If we should look at the witch
The popular sixteenth century be­
hazel as the last flower of the season. , lief tlmt geese originated from the
to it we would award the booby prize. barnacle wus not confined to the un­
WHERE RAIN SELDOM FALLS ! But if we consider it In connection educated, hut was shared even by nat­
with Its braving of the cold weather uralists. John Gerard. In his “Her-
Chilean Provinces a Desert Region, in an efTort to beautify the woods, biill (or General Historie of I’lantes”
we would give it the first prize. No (printed in London In 1507), in giving
Though the Climate Is Healthy Be-
other flower of the year so bravely a description of this marvel, says he
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cause Free From Germs.
withstands the cold weather. It be­ only tells “what our eies have seene
The Chllcnn provinces of Atacama, gins to bloom In November or even nnd hnmls have touched." “On the
Tarnpacu and Tacna are in the rain­ a little earlier, nnd clings persistently Pile of Foulders,” he goes on to say,
less region, or desert country west of to its twigs until the first of January "are founde certnlne shels, wherein
the Andes, and are entirely devoid of or even later, sprinkling the shades of Is contelned a thing In forme like a
vegetation. The winds In all of this the woods with Its feathery, dainty Ince finely woven; one end whereof Is
region are from the east, and in pass­ golden bloom. It is said also that it fustnedAinto the incide of the shell;
ing over the elevated perpetual snows has valuable medicinal qualities. It the other end is made fast unto a rude
of the Andes are stripped of their now Is one of the ingredients of vari­ mass, which In time comnietb to the
moisture and arrive on the coast per­ ous well-known extracts of witch shape of a bird. In short space after
hazel. There Is also a curious old- It commeth to maturltle. and falleth
fectly dry.
tlme
superstition In regard to Its un­ Into the sea, where It gnthereth feath­
The last rain, a slight shower which
fell in Antofagasta, In Atacama prov­ canny ability as a divining rod. It Is ers nnd groweth to a foule which the
ince, was the first rain which had said to be able to point out under­ people of Lancashire call by no other
fallen in 16 years. The last rain which ground deposits of water nnd of name then a tree goose.”
preckuis ores.
That myth probably
He goes on to testify to their abun­
fell In Iqulque, in Tarapnea province,
originated
from
a
misunderstanding or dance hy saying thnt the best of them
was the first in 24 years. With both
a misconstruing of Its name. This Is could be bought for three-pence, and
of these showers a notable phenome­
non occurred. The bare hills back of not primarily witch but wych, which challenges the incredulous to “repairs
these cities assumed a green tint from had some relation to a salt spring or unto me and I shall satlsfle them by
dnlry house, and was sometimes spell­ the testimonie of good witnesses.”
a little plant which sprang up almost
ed wick.”
The Pile of Foulders Is the small
in a night. The query Is:
“From
island now known as Piel Islund, near
where did this plant come?"
"Old King Cole.”
Barrow-in-Furness.
The whole of the coast presents a
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most dismal nnd discouraging, appear­
The first reference to “Old King
ance from the sea but the climate Is Cole.” the “merry old soul” of the fa­
Keep Moving Up.
healthful, being especially adapted to mous nursery rhyme, was made In a
To be worth moving up you must'
pulmonary and throat troubles from book written by Dr. William King, keep up. There nre thousands of things
its extreme dryness and freedom front who was horn In 1633. It ts probable in which yon must keep up. It’s not
germs. The heat Is modified by a lo­ that the song was composed In the enough to think well In terms of busi­
cal sea breeze, and the sea bathing Is seventeenth cestury, although some ness. The uverage business tnnn must
I most invigorating, as the water Is cold. Investigators think It much older. watch his habits, dress, speech, and
Hnlllwell Identifies the merry mon­ companionship.
They are all sign­
arch with Cole or Coel, a seml- boards of his standing.
The tnnn
Welcome Gift.
A learned professor often became mythlcal king of Britain who is sup­ above the average takes care of every­
posed
to
have
reigned
In
the
third
thing that advertises him and his busi­
so Interested In hl.: lecture that when
the noon bell rang he kept the class century. The Scots also have un "Old ness. Ue can afford toilet others ex­
five or ten minutes over the hour. King Coul.” said to have lived in the ploit the freakish Had the startling. He
Some of the students decided to give fifth century. Freeman and other takes care that whatever he does or
blm a gentle hint, and accordingly historians say a King Cole ruled Brit­ | wears tells of the man of judgment
bought an alarm clock, which they set ain In the sixth century. There are and good taste. Cali It waste time
to go off precisely at noon, and the many who assert that the reference to I if yon want to. A few years of ob­
next time they catne in to one of his the pipe Indicates that Old King Cole servation will show the wisdom of
lecture» placed It on the desk, trust­ lived at a period after Ilalelgh had In­ i his position. So the thing is to men­
ing that as he was somew'iat absent­ troduced tobacco Into Europe, but this tally and efficiently move np. Tha
minded fie would not notice It. When does not necessarily follow, as a visible transfer will come with tha
the noon hour struck the alarm clock pipe might mean a musical instru­ bigger pay as soon as yon are prepared
x
to handle tbe job.—Grit.
went off with a crash. Very quietly ment
the professor waited until the alarm
Buperatltlons About Shoe«.
was over; then, turning to the class,
Hindu Snake Superstition.
he said : "Gentlemen. I thank you for
Many superstitions are connected
The pious Hindu believes the snake
tilts little gift; I had quite forgotten with shoes. It Is thought unlucky to to be the reincarnation of some human
It was my birthday. An alarm clock put either shoe on the wrong foot. Be­ being, (msslbly a great philosopher,
is something my wife baa been want­ cause Augustus Caesar was nearly aa- j and he has the assurance that tbe dei­
ing for some time. It is a ver.v kindly sasstnated by a mutineer one day when ties he worships will protect him from
remembrance on your part 1” He then be put on hla left shoe firsL a saying these veuomous reptiles. Sometime«
calmly proceeded to finish the demon­ haa arisen that the right shoe must [ one sees a Hindu before an altar In A
stration.
be put on first unless Its owner wishes temple, with a serpent In the folds of
to court misfortune. Pythagoras, the his cloak. Suddenly he permits the'
old Greek sage, told hla disciples to snake to sting him. showing the blood
The Largest Tree.
The most remarkable tree In the put their left foot Into their baths first | flowing from an undisputed wound. He
world, perhaps. Is the banyan, of In­ In Anglo-Saxon marriages tbe father- then takes a black stone from hla pock­
dia. A tree of this species, on an Is­ in-law gave the bride’s shoe to the , et, rubs it over the bleeding spot, then
bridegroom, who, touched her on the ' muttering many Incantations he makes
land I d the Nerbudda river, Is believed
to be the same one that Is mentioned i head wkb It to denote his lordly au­ passes over his body. A few moments
thority.
later he assures his audience that the
by Alexander the Great. The branches
At one time—In the fourteenth or bite, which would have been poison­
send down numerous "aerial” roots
fifteenth centnry—people wore the ous Otherwise, was made harmless by
that grow down to the soil and form
points or beaks of their shoes so long his prayers and Incantations offered to
props or additional trunks, until a
that they tumbled over them when the deity.
single tree often covers so large an
they walked, and were forced to tie
area that It will shelter thousands of
them to their knees by laces or chains.
men. At the time of Alexander the
Planting Bulb«.
Great's visit, one tree covered so ex­
The easiest way to plant hnlbs Is to
tensive an ares that It sheltered ten
Found a Way OuL
ve a dibble or a bulb-planter. A dib­
thousand men. Under the protecting
Several times had the priest remon­ ble Is. In Its simplest form, only a
shade of these trees the Indian mer­ strated with Pat against hla wasteful round stick slightly larger than the
chants still conduct their markets. The bahlt of treating when attending mar­ hnlbs. with one end pointed. Those
jnerchnnt« ore kn-wn as “banians,”
ket and made him promise to keep his purchased nt tho stores usually have
because they ahstnined from meat for change in his pocket nntll he reached a curved handie. A very good dibble
many centuries, hut modem customs
home and then hand It over to his can be made from an old garden fork
have driven out many of the Hindu's
wife. A short time afterward the or spade handle by cutting it off about
f traditions.—People's Home Journal.
priest passing through the market u foot from the eml. The handle will
place, noticed Pat and some compan­ he found convenient, you can he sure
ions leaving u public house. “Now, of planting the I ulhs nt a uniform
Unpleasant 8ubject.
Pat,” he said, “what did you promise depth If you men ore the distance on >
Ne vrirh—Young man. 1 had to work
me?" “rich, sure Ol cudn't blip It ver the dibble and drive a nail Into the
hard for my money.
rlvirl'K e." answered Pet. “Sure (V wood or make h -nnlk mark nt the
Ron- Well dad enough fieopl« In
8 i « i >. gardener- mi ini
onr «nt are tfirnwrv.» tlmt tip t< me t'sl totin' a Imle hi me tr<ni«er« pne'.i* rt”’’> ffiaoo
without y>mr talking about It.—Bos­ an' wnz nfe rd Ol’d lose the change hand" an Inch apart on their dibble«
afore Ol’d got borne I”—Ixmdon Tati»’* for convenience.
ton TrunscrlpL
Ml»» Doris Faithful 1» a front row
girl and the other day she lived ngh>
up to her name. She hoarded a pie
behin street car eh route to her Imine.
writes the New York York correspond-
ent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. As
she entered the car she became one
of the platform audience to au niter
cation tn progress between the comlnc
tor and a well-dressed, middle-aged
man. who gave every evidence of
wealth. The middle-aged one bad ten­
dered ’he conductor a $10 hill for Ills
fare, and the latter declared ’hat he
could not make change. Also ’he con-
ductor, after some deflate, asserted
that unless the man could produce a
nickel be would be forced to leave
the car. Tills ts where Miss Faithful I
eased her way Into the spotlight. N’>t- |
Ing the man's discomfiture she polii- v j
ottered him the loan of his fare. Ib
accepted with protestations of grati­
tude, and Insisted upon having her
name and address.
When she re­
lated her story to her sisters In art
they nil agreed she had made a finan­
cial coup, and that she would st; ely
be rewarded by a handsome gilt, and
perhaps also be mentioned In the j
middle-aged one's will. Expectation
ran high, therefore, when at the the- <
ater In the evening she'opened an en­
velope which had been left for her
at the stage door by one whose de
scriptlon corresponded with that of
the man she had befriended on the j
street car. “Seme check,” she milt- !
tered, as with trembling fingers she |
tore open the envelope. Inside she
found a lengthy letter expressing ap­
preciation of “one who had the time j
and willingness to be courteous to a
stranger," and postage stamps to the
extent of five cents, In payment of 1
the financial obligation Incurred. That
was nil disappointing enough, but the i
real blow catne tn a postscript which
read : “I should like to see you ns you
appear professionally and would ap­
preciate a pass for two any night."
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