Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1895, Page 12

12 : THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. STUDY THE WEATHER. Statesmen Keep Posted in Regard to Meteorological Conditions. WEATHER BUREAUS AT THE CAPITOL | The Relation Between Politics and | the Climate. ——e POINTS OF VIEW pass THE T HAS BEEN SAID by some one or other | ue that there are no people on earth so deeply interested in the weather as the Amer‘cans, Some Burovean critics aver || smeeringly that his } is because the | weather Is so like the American character because it is fickle. ‘That is doubtless a vile slander. The real reason for the great concern felt by the inhabitants of this tremendous country is that it is so big that all sorts of weather can be experienced within its bounds at the same time. Europeans cannot compre- hend how such things can be. Over the water one good-sized storm covers two or three monarchies at once; here the United “States can take care of three blizzards and yearn for more. Texas alone often has thee different kinds of weather on the boards, and hence folks cannot be sat- isfied with what is today, for within elhow reach, so to speak, there may be a totaliy different assortment of climate, with all its trimmings. So when people from all quarters of the country meet in one city, as they do here, this “American” interest in the weather is shown to a remarkable dégree. That ts why Senators and members of the House are as a rule so deeply absorbed in the weather mips that are displayed in the lobbies of the two houses of Congress. There have been fitted up in the lc at the north and south ends of the Ca Di sung little weather shops, with huge maps, all sorts of recording instru- ments, hat the vagaries of the climate of this ¢ re made very apparent, as well as the conditions that exist elsewhere. Clever and obliging young men have -eharge of these miniature bureaus, F. J. Randolph at the House end and J. H. Jones at the ate. They have their finge: the pulse of the elements, so to speak, and grind out a great deal of information daily through the medium of their s struments their elbows, and furnished by the central office, the we bureau. The forecasts of the officer in charge of the predictions are spread abroad, the conditions in the various sec tions of the country are tagged out on great’ maps, and everything is made just as snug and graphic as possible. On the Senate Side. Over on the Senate side, where less bustle and rush, the statesmen make frequent trips into the nook at the east end of the marble room where Mr. Jones and his charts and recording machines are lo- there is cated. Some of them watch the thermome- ter as closely as others do the stock tic ‘To them, indeed, the range of the tempera- ture n 3 more than the fluct re 1otations or sugar stock season ria ators trans ant business on the basis of the port y is sold, cattle crops sted, Vesse on voyages or held in port. slope Senators are especially int the climatic condition: California fs an zlmos' tor to the maps. In dry seasons he is as much con- bilities of rain on the in the latest twist in the cerned in the pro coast as he ever i fSrancial s' ion. But the ‘or who has the greatest in- terest of all in the weather records and in- struments is Mr. Hawley of Connecticut. He is a great student of the conditions that prevail daily, and often stands for half an hour at a time to watch the @uctuations of the thermometer and the barometer, the shift- ing directions of the and the other elemen which are graphically recorded on cylinders by clever automatic de’ It Is one of the familiar sights in the vicinity of the marble room to see Senator Haw- ley bending over the machine that tells the story of the force and dir: wind and the duration of sunshine, appar- ism that is the re: thought and efor too, with intellige: He sturies the maps, ee, and in blizzard days | or sizzard s he is to be more often found by the side of the instruments than in the Senate chamber. Senator Morgan of Alabama shares his in- terest in the machines, but he does not spend quite as much time in their contem- plation. He is wonderfully impressed, how- ever, that have been made fence, and will often di a harmingly on the subj with the repr nmtative of the bureau. He is more y concerned in the weather of Washingion than in that of Alabama, and is especially interested whenever this city is visited by a severe storm. In this indifference to the climatic conditions in the south he differs somewhat from many of his tolleagues from the gulf states, who are always very much concern- ed whenever a storm swoops out of the Caribbean sea and endangers the crops in the tler of states Just north of the warm gelf. with the in urse fluent! Keeps Well Posted. Senator Platt of Connecticut the best forecaster in th He never fails to make a trip each day .o the little weather burean, and there he asks no ions and con- sults no authoritie except t that is a day from the bu- reau. He silently serutinizes E thert the Se s ms up the condi f Washing- tions from isdom of goes back to his se In two or three minutes he ha vey of the country, size tions to the west and south ton and has made his own d the state of thir a shrewd prognosticator, h S not con- fide his for me, but he fs Never caught napping by a storm, never chiiled by being without an overcoat when a cold wave drops upon the cl and, al- though he pays no attention whatever to the weather bureau's own predictions, he always manages to keep on the right side of the climate. Like Senator Hawley, he urderstands the scientific side of the bu- reau’s work and is very deeply interested in all that relates to it. Senator Proctor of Vermont takes a great interest in the weather, more especialiy that of Vermont than that of Washington. This is because the climate has a grewt effect upon tke enterprise of which he is the head. This is a marble quarry, and severe winter weather tends to stop the work. The trimming of the product goes on in the sheds whatever the temperature, but the Senator keeps a watchful eye on the storms that swing with such regularity out of the west and, describing a curve toward the south, finally emerge upon the Atlantic at the New England coast. These storms affect Vermont considerably, and a day seldom passes, especially in hard weather, without a visit to the maps from Senator Proctor. Weather and Politics. The same influences that worry the busi- ness soul of Mr. Proctor make Senator Hill a somewhat frequent visitor to the maps. His home in Albany is treated with about the same kind of weather as Mr. Proctor’s Hill, quarries. Mr. however, is a very busy man and spends little time in his in- spection of the fore- cast documents. He steps briskly to the map and putting his eyeglasses on the bridge of his nose in a nervous fashion he pokes his head for- ward, aiming at the brass hook that rep- resents the city of Albany, much as though’ he proposed to hang himself upon that projection. No other part of the country has any in- terest for him. Mr. Jones, the clerk in charge, who has made as much of a study of the peculiarities of the different Sena- tors as he has of the weather conditions, knows precisely what is wanted the mo- ment Mr. Hill appears through the door- way, and the Senator is given his dose of weather information in homeopathic form and with neatness and dispatch. At elec- tion times he is espectal!y concerned, how- ever, about New York weather generally, and if he happens to be here at such a time—which is less likely than otherwise— he develops sudden and unwonted con- cern about things meteorological. In this Mr. Hill is like Mr. Irby of South Carolina, with this exception, however, that Mr. Irby is utterly oblivious to the veather on all other occasions. But when- ever there are primaries or conventions or elections to be held Mr. Irby studies the maps with almost feverish anxiety. The rth Carolina Senators are almost always ‘encerned in eather’ matters and Mr. Pritchard, the latest comer from the tar heel state, is one of the most enthusiastic advocates of the weather bureau. Why They Are Interested. It might he supposed by these who think of Mr. Peffer as the representative of the agriculturalists of the west that he would be one of the most frequent visitors to such an institution as the Senate weather bureau; on th2 contrary, however, he is seldom, if ever, seen around the instru- ments. He has a supreme indifference for the weather conditions that surround him, and he knows that Kansas is in the track of everything diabolical that comes out of the weather factory, and that the bleeding state is going to suffer just so much every year anyhow, and life is too short to worry about the inevitable while there are finan- cial problems to discuss and Secretaries of the Treasury and Attorneys General to watch, One cf the chief delights of Senator Coke of Texas is his daily study of the maps. He has large interests in the state and owns considera- ble ranch property there.In such weath- er as this he fs in a high state of anxie- ty, although he is one of the most per- sistently placid men that there is in Con- gress. Nothing could be more restful than to watch Senator Coke do anything, whatever its nature, or calmly and peace- fully masticating his tobacco and ruminat- ing on the chances of a freeze and the prospects of a thaw. He stands before the aps lost in thought, while the busy irl of politics surges round him and the clatter of legislation sounds faintiy doors of the Senate € e is in the delightful ition of a man who has eschewed poli- forth, and he will retire from te on the 4th of March, on his own volition, to seek the solitude of pri- vate life. although they are frequent guests of Prof. xy at the weather maps. interested in the cli- . da and Mr. Cameron follows ne meteorological forces in South Car ith concern. The reason for this apparent cont tion is that these Senators spend very little time in the keystone state, but have summer-and winter homes in the other states mentioned. Mr. Stewart of Nevada fs another meteor- ological alien, caring nothing for the weather fortunes of his own state and be- ing greatly interested in the climate of this city. Whether this is because of his in- terest in a street railway company or not is only to be surmised. Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who has become a millionaire in street railroad operations in Providence, takes great in- terest in the weather of his locality, pos- sibly for the same reason that has just n hinted at in the case of Mr. Stewart. nator Hunton likes to watch the map and cumbersomely playful manner of the weather bu- is deeply Ss. bas a threatening to abolish reau when the character of the weather forecast is not to his taste. Mr. Gorman’s weather interests are the same for Laurel as for Washington, but he does not let such things bother him very much, and he pur- sues a smooth undisturbed course, serene and calm as the shining star, and his never- failing smile of imperturbable good nature has never yet succumbed to the influences of a blizzard. — Properly Characterized. From the Utica Observer. A petty swindler of Syracuse, who cov- da jar of sand with about an inch of butter, and sold it to an Italian, has been sent to the penitentiary for four months for his crime. This wholesale adultera- tion of food products cannot be permitted to go unpunished! ee ae A Cantious Guest. From the » nal Hotel Reporter. ay off y overcoat, or you won't feel it when you go out,” satd the landlord of a Texas hotel to a newly arrived guest who was sitting by the fire. “That's what £ am afraid of,” replied the stranger. “The last time I w here I laid my overcoat and I didn’t feel it when I came out and I haven't felt it since.” ‘The Documents iu the Case. From the Chicago Reco1 o — 0 Nov. 19, 1894. Prynt & Margin, | Book Publishers. In account with Peter B. Coney, Dr. i To 1 volume “Trilby"’ for Mrs. | Coney ee weeeee ee $1.50 © o- ‘To 1 copy “Ren E [+ Mrs. Coney) © ° | Mrs. Peter B. Coney | Announces’ her “fourth Trilby ' To take place lasvr ° LS - Oo Iv. Maudlin Asylum for the Insane. ord of Patients. admitted. | Case. | Feb. 1, 1895.| Dementia. |Wants to Dangerous | sinate one Geo. Du Maurter. NOT FOR SEEING Artificial Organs of ‘Vision for Human Beings and Animals, HOW AND WHERE THEY ARE MADE The Manufacture of Human Eyes in Germany and France. FOR DOLLS AND FIGURES for The Evening Star. HE MANUFAC- " ture of artificial eyes I is a far more exten- sive industry than most people imagine. Only a small part of it has to do with the making of eyes for human beings who have lost~their nat- ural organs of vision. Taxidermists use vast quantities of eyes incidentally to the “mounting of stuffed beasts and birds. The demand by the doll trade calls for many millions of eyes every year. Great numbers of eyes fer toy figures and wax figures are re- quired. Many thousands of skilled work- men in this country and abroad are em- ployed in the production of these eyes of all kinds, save only the human eyes, which are German and French. In the advertising list of a manufac- turer of eyes for use by taxidermists you will find mentioned artificial organs of sight for the jack rabbit, the cat, the leop- ard, the wolf, the sheep, the lynx, the fox, the coyote, the reindeer, the panther, the St. Bernard dog, the seal, &c. Eyes are likewise furnished for all sorts of birds, including the eagle, the hawk, the loon, the toucan, the horned owl, the woodcock, the pigeon, the ibis, the ostrich, the sparrow and various sea birds. Reptiles are not neglected. There are eyes for alligators and other lizards, and also for the frog. All of these are made of glass, from the eye of the Bengal tiger to that of the hum- ming bird. The best of them are quite expensive, and are exquisite counterfeits of nature. Eyes are supplied even for fishes. Eyes for animals, dolls, wax figures, are all made by the same method. The pro- cesses used are far more simple than those employed in the manufacture of artificial human eyes. The skilled workman is pro- vided merely with glass stuff of different colcrs and a blowpipe, such as is common- ly uttlized by the glassblower. He takes a piece of wire a few inches long, and with his blowpipe attaches to one end of it a small lump of black glass, revolving the extremity of the wire in the flame of the blowpipe until the bit of black glass has asstmed the form of a round button. This is the pupil of the eye that is to be. How an Eye is Made. Having permitted it to cool the work- man next takes some transparent and col- orless glass, like window glass, and manip- ulates it by means of the blowpipe, in the flame of which he causes the button to revolve. Thus is formed about the littie black button a larger button of clear glass, which is destined to represent the iris or colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil. But, as has been said, tHis glass is colorless. The color—yellow, brown or of whatever tint—is applied afterward with a mineral pigment. This paint is put on the back of the button, which produces the éfvect desired when the eye is looked at from the front. It is in this way, for example, that the eye of a parrot is made. The button form- ed by the glassblower is convex in front and flat on the back. It goes next, the wire having been cut off short, into the hands of the operator who puts the paint on the back to give the appearance of color to the iris. In the case of the par- rot’s eye the pigment is yellow, of course. Naturally, some modifications of this method are required for imitating the eyes of other animals. For instance, the pupil of the tiger’s eye is not round, but elon- gated, like any other cat's. Accordingly, the black button must be made of cor- responding shape. The eye of a living tiger is one of the most beautiful in the world. Its iris is yellow, with such wavy markings as may be discerned in the colored part of a human being’s eye. These markings are imitated with much ingenuity by the work- man who applies the paint. Of course, in many animais a part of the white of the eye is visible, and so the artificer finds it necessary to add to his button of black and clear glass some opaque glass at the edges, and this he does very easily by means of his blowpipe. Eyes for dolls, toy figures and all sorts of manikins are made in the same fashion. In the adver- tising list of the manufacturer one finds “blind eyes” mentioned. These are made to represent sightless organs of vision. One use to which they are put is in the mounting of stuffed animals which are in- teresting as individuals and whose app2ar- ance as they were in life it is desired to reproduce. This would apply to the case of a dog with a history. A Very Large Animal. Once in a while it is necessary to have a pair of eyes made to order for some animal or other that is not represented in the stock of the manufacturers. For example, not long ago a giant squid or calamary was thrown up on a New England beach and stranded. A cast was made of it in papier mache, which is now exhibited at the Na- tional Museum. It is only forty-five feet long. The word “only” is used advisedly, because these huge mollusks sometimes attain a size enormously greater, each of the two arms or tentacles having a reach of as much as one hundred feet. But the eyes of this specimen’ were as big as din- ner plates, and they had to be reproduced in glass. No other creature, living or ex- tinct, ever had eyes so big as those of the giant squid, though they were approached in size by the visual organs of the ich- thyosaurus of the Mesozoic, which were in a manner telescopic, enabling that gigantic lizard to see its prey at great depths in the ocean. The artificial human eyes of commerce are mostly made in Germany. They—that is to say, those of German manufacture— are of glass, and their production may fairly be said to represent the highest de- velopment of the glass blower's art. The beginning of the eye that is to be is a Little glass tube with a bulb in the middle. One end of the tube is cut off, and the opening thus made is sealed with the blow- pipe, leaving a hollow bulb on the end of the tube. Obviously, the workman can en- large the bulb as he pleases by blowing into the tube. This he does gradually and at intervals, meanwhile applying melted glass of different colors to the extremity of the bulb. First he puts on a circular spot of blue or brown for the iris. In the cen- ter of this he adds a black dot for the pu- pil. By artistic manipulation he counter- feits those delicate effects of coloration which may be observed with bright light in a human eye. Skilled Workmen. ‘The processes employed are hardly sus- ceptible of more complete description. They represent tne “know how” of the artisan. This is a day in which artists and artisans closely approach each other, so that it is difficult to draw a line between. A special sort of glass is added to imitate the pecu- liar whitish opacity of the white part of the eye, and the tint of this varies some- what, because the white of the eye in some individuals is yellowish, while occasionaliy it is bluish. Even the little red veins that are visible in the white portion are repro- duced. In short, the courterfeit is most ad- mirable. Artificial eyes are far more gener- ally worn than is commonly imagined, and probably you have met many a person thus provided whom you have not sus- pected of such an artifice for the conceal- ment of a physical defect. Indeed, if calied on to pass judgment, you would be more than likely to decide that the false eye was the real one. ‘After completing the operations thus far described, the workman with a small pair of scissors cuts off the front half of the bulb. During all of the preliminary pro- cesses the glass bulb and tube have Leen kept hot and soft. The half thus cut away is the all-but-finished, artificial eye, requir- ing only to have thé edges made smooth. When it has been insérted in the eye socket of the person who is to wear it it is moved in a natural manner by the muscles of the “root” of the real eye that has been destroyed. The Blass employed in the manufacture is so ‘fine that, unlike ordi- nary glass, it may be reheated and re- molded without brchking. ‘Thus the op- tician is enabled to alter the shape of an artificial eye, if necessary, when he fits it. The fitting of such an eye is a difficult affair, and that is fhe reason why they cost so much. The pfofit of the retailer is great, but the job of fitting is apt to re- quire no small amount of work and atten- ion. As to Human Eyes. ‘What may be termed a freak of the busi- ness of making artifigial eyes is the manu- facture of sets of glass eyes which are in- tended to represent various conditions of disease, from cataract, ulceration, or what not. They are designed for demonstration in the teaching of students of medicine. It need hardly be said that they are very unpleasant, and to look at them is enough to make one nervous about his own eyes for a week. The German eyes cost $5 each at retail. But the finest artificial eyes fetch $15 each and are a luxury for rich folks. These latter are made in France. The processes employed are kept secret, and nobody knows exactly what the material is, except that it is a superior kind of porcelain. Eyes of this kind cannot be reheated and reshaped. Ordinarily no pain is incidental to the wearing of an artificial eye. Some people wear them all the time, both night and day, and forget about them. ‘They do not last indefinitely, but sooner or later crum- ble and break. Their endurance varies with the occupation of the person. One individual may get along with the same eye for five years, while another will need three or four in a twelvemonth. The industry of the stonecutter is particularly hard on false eyes. Sharp stone dust in very small particles get in beneath the lids, which lose their sensitiveness when the natural eye has been destroyed, and, while unnoticed, cut the glass or porcelain. :More artificial eyes are used in winter than in summer, because may people adopt them rather for protection against cold and _ wind than for looks. When an in- dividual has adopted a false eye he must always continue to wear it, else the lids and parts of the empty socket will shrink together. It is apt to be best, when the sight of an eye has been destroyed, to remove it entirely by surgery, else it may at any time cause trouble with the other eye by sympathy. Under such conditions it is regarded by nature as a foreign body, and infiammation is likely to be set up. Once in a while one hears of a wonderful surgical operation by which the lost eye of a human being has been replaced with the eye of some animal. It is heralled to the world in the newspapers and every- body marvels. Nothing is said of the fact that the operation is interesting only from the medical point of view, the transplanted eye being absolutely blind, of course. RENE BACHE. —_._—_ BOSTON'’S LATEST CRAZE. People of the Hub Going Mad Over a New Game. Boston is going crazy over a new game. It is called the “Mercury Bowler” and is only a lap behind the “Paresis Generator” in the number of its victims who have found their way to asylums. The Journal describes it in this way: ‘The “bowler” is an oblong frame, about eight inches long by two wide and perhaps half an inch deep. A raised “alley” of celluloid runs its length, with a depressed place all around it,yexcept at the foot, where it broadens out to, the, full width. At the Gther end are ten gmall holes, placed in the order of and numbered as the pins on a regular bowling alfey.'#The whole is roof- ed with a sheet of (fansparent pyraline, which looks like; glags, but cannot be broken. { So far so good. Now:for the joker. ‘This a little ball of sauicksilver, about the size of a large pea. Ltirolls about the in- side of the machine int the easy and slip- pery fashion for which quicksilver is f: mous. The pyraline cover prevents its es- cape, and deprives yotr of the satisfaction of scattering the stuff to the four winds. The quicksilver bubble is as lively as a frisky calf, and as uncoatrollable. ‘The idea is to get it all down at the foot of the al- ley, concentrated in a single mass, and then, by a series of rolls, generally three, fill the ten holes at the other end. When any portion runs off the alley the roll is cover. But it may be kept on top and ex- pertly juggled from one hole to another with perfect propriety. This looks surprisingly easy, and as you watch another fellow wrestling with the thing you smile complacently and think what an he is anyway. When he has thrown it down, you pick it up and try it yourself. "ll roll you for the cigars “All right!” you make reply. “Regular bowling rules?” one ‘A penny is tossed in the air to see who will take the first roll. You lose and are condemned to start the ball a-rolling. You rather gingerly level the little wooden frame in your hands, and note the little glistening bullet of mercury in a corner. A slight tip and it glides swiftly down to the lower end, all ready to be projected at the ten empty holes. “Now we're off!” you exclaim, suddenly tilting it an angle of 34 degrees or there- abouts. . Zip! Like a streak the quicksilver has gone to the other end and not touched a hole. One roll. says he. Next time you take more care. Slowly, with an infinite tenderness, you tip the frame. Hello! What's that? The quick- silver starts and wriggles over the edge of the alley, cavorting around the end with a gaiety and abandon that makes you set your teeth. No score. Two rolls. Cautiously you essay your third and last frame. You try to balance that slip- pery ball in the middle so that you may roll it down the center of the alley. But it refuses to stay in the center. From side to side it runs like a thing bewitched. In despair you try to start it toward the holes while it is in its mad career. Four rolls. It is on the edge like a meteor, and your virgin score remains a blank. Now watch the other fellow. With a firm hand he collects the mercury in one corner, and a sideway tilt sends it gliding athwart. An imperceptible wrist motion checks it half way, and before it can re- turn the level is changed, and gravity sends it toward the goal. His eye is true and his grasp like iron. Again the slope is changed and the onward course of the mercury checked. He stops it at the first hole, where it is “anchored” and sways about like an anchored balloon in a breeze. ‘The bowler deftly inclines it toward No. 2, and in a moment it spans the intervening Space like a silver bridge. A shake and the bridge breaks, leaving a minute par- ticle in No. 1. In like manner it is spilled from No. 2 to No. 3. Hence to No. 6, to No. 5 and No. 4. But here a disaster oc- curs. He shakes a trifle too sharply and with a triumphant flash the bubble of mer- cury is off the alley, leaving six holes filled and four empty. One roll. Now he tries again.” Again its flight is slowed up, and by good luck the bright globe coalesces with the portion in No. 4. ‘A shake and it reaches to No. 7. An- other and it is wabblihg alone in No. 7. Now the bowler vefy slowly tips the frame sideways. The quicksilver hangs over the edge of the hole like a pear. A hairbreadth more inclination and if breaks away and flows swiftly ove the remaining three holes, leaving a particle in each. “Spare!” says the bowler, with noncha- lance. reg ‘At your next try yow shoot wildly three times, and by some hbcus-pocus manage to get a pin point offmercury into two of the three holes, ‘and are gravely credited with “two” on yolir sdore. Your opponent fake$ five at his next roll, making him 15 with the spare 9 in all, which brings his total score up to 2 The contrast between 24 and 2 is so evi- dent that you buy the cigars and go to practicing. You find that a “strike” is merely possible and a “‘spare’’ very rare, and bye-and-bye you g0 out sadly. 00 A Comfortable Berth. From the Buffalo Courier. “So Rusher has got a job at last, eh? I wonder if it is that one with the sleeping car company?” “IT guess not. At least, he told me he’d struck a comfortable berth.” ——-2ee Had None to Give. From Life. Cholly Chumpleigh—“Yes, Miss Coldeal, theosophy is a subject to which I have not been able to give any thought.” Miss Coldeal—“I can readily understand that, Mr. Chumpleigh.” DR. DAMON’S Work of Mercy-—1,500 People Cured Free. OFFICE FEES ARE REDUCED TO $10 A MONTH. During the lectures and free clinics so gene; ously oa to the people of Washington at Met zerott Hall by Dr. Damon, upward of 1,500 people were cured absolutely free. This was done to demonstrate his ability to successfully treat cases that other physicians had given up aud pronounced incurable. ‘These lectures and healing clinics were attended by over 150,000 of the best a most en- lightered people of the city, so there can be no doubt of the genuineness of each cure performed. Nearly 5,000 patients have been treat and cured in Washington by Dr. Damon and associates dur- ing the pust three years, all of which proves, be- yond the shadow of a doubt, that Dr. Damon is the most successful physician in the treatment of all chronic diseases now before the American pub- Ne. Over 1,000 testimoniais are on file at his office, and can be seen by any one. Senators, Congressmen and royalty unite in saying that this physician stands without a perceptible rival in the grand and noble work of healing the sick. Owing to a continuation of ‘hard times,” the fees for office treatment, including all remedies, have been reduced to the’ low figure of $10 per’ month, for ‘one month only. ‘This covers such cases as catarrh, bronchitis, deafness, neuralgia, nervous prostra- tion, diabetes, epllepsy, wol tumors, dropsy, @iseases of the bones and ovarian troubles, skin diseases, heart, liver and kidney troubles, piles, rheumatism, constipation, cancer, sterility, sciatica, asthma, scrofulous diseases, melancholia, dyspep- sia, indigestion and gravel. ‘The above offer ts not confined to any one class of diseases, It makes no difference what is the matter with you, you have a right to avail your- self of the offer, providing you do so before March 1. Offices, 608 '12th st. m.w., where all are wel- If your street gown shows signs of wear at the bottom or has shortened, as some woolen gowns will do, get some Hercules braid and put a band smoothly around the foot of the gown, letting it come below the material so as to lengthen the skirt. Hold it a little full when putting it on, so that it will not draw. It is quite fashionaole, and certainly is economical. If you like, you can lengthen the skirt with something and set the braid over that, but the other answers quite as well, and it is less trouble. Po ee) Never boil the water out of which you make coffee or tea. I do not know the hygiene of the suggestion, I only know tre fact that water boiled long before using in that way makes c flat tasting drink. It seems to take the life out of it. ee ee If you have only the white glass lamps and want to possess the pretty red ones or blue, try this: Empty the oil from the bowl and poke a square piece of red flannel dcwn in it. Smooth it up against the in- side with your finger and the ald of a stick till you have covered the whole in- side. Trim off the points that stick out of the mouth, pour the oil back anf screw cn the top. The effect will be very pretty, and you can have them any color you desire. For a shade get some of the pretty crepe paper to match the bowl and put it over the white shade, tying with a ribbon end bow at the top. Let the paper swing free at the bottom and be a little longer than the shade. = oe es # 8 Mothers of small men and women are put to their wits’ ends to devise sgme method of teaching the children to pick up and take care of their toys and small be- longings. It is quite impossible to teach children to take care of things unless they have some place to put them. You know you get careless and toss your clothes about in disorder unles you have good closets or their equivalent, and children are imperfect patterns of “grown ups.” A big flat wicker hamper is one of the nicest things for a child’s toys, because it is light and can be dragged by a_two-year-old. I? you have no closet, the floor of which and perhaps a shelf can be utilized for the children’s toys and other traps, get a ham- per. If you cannot afford that, take a good-sized pine box that will do for a seat under a window, for instance. Put rollers or castors on it, put hinges on the top fcr ‘a lid, cushion and cover it and have it understood that when play is over into that box every single plaything must go. oe © © An authority that cannot be questioned says that when sending cheese to the table you should always ley it on a fresh napkin. ee 8 8 For chamber windows long curtains of cream cheesecloth are pretty and inex- pensive. A wide hem along the front edge and at the bottom is all that is necessary, though, if you care to go to the expense, narrow wash lace makes a neat finish. These curtains will last indefinitely, and launder beautifully. It can be done at home, and is so much less trouble than the Nottingham lace curtains, which have to be sent to the cleaners unless you have infinite patience. oe «© #8 8 Don't try to keep white petticoats on your little girl. Soft red flannel should form the underskirt, and you can em- broider that or crochet a silk or zephyr edge on it and make it very pretty. If a second skirt is necessary, get fine black satine and feather stitch it with two or three rows of bright-colored wash sii} You can have three rows each of a diffai ent shade, if you like. Ce ee ea There is nothing much more uncomfort- able than the feeling that one’s shoes are tco large, and yet shoes that seemed to fit at first often stretch till they are un- comfortably large. To remedy this, cut insoles from an old felt hat. Any old hat will do—except a stiff one, of course. Have the insoles just wide enough to cover the sole of the shoe inside. They will fill up the shoe just about enough, and often pro- tect the stocking from wearing out on the rough threads in the sole. They will pro- tect your feet from dampness, too. Take them out and air them each night. This felt sole is better than those you buy, be- cause not so thick, and if aired will not absorb unpleasant odors. eo 8 se e If your child has a habit of sleeping with its mouth open, in order to breathe, attend to the matter at once, before that most loathsome of all diseases, chronic catarrh, sets in. Any child that breathes through its mouth habitually certainly has something the matter with its nasal or- gans, and early treatment wil! probably correct it, but it will take patience and unwearied application to accomplish it. ee © 8 & Steel that is badly rusted may be fairly well cleaned by applying several coats of kerosene. Apply and let stand for a few hours and then rub and apply again. et eee emae Run a lighted match rapidly around the top of a fountain pen which refuses to un- screw. It will generally succumb at once. . 8 © 8 6 . To ward off an incipient cold in a child give it a good, hot bath in a warm room. ‘Then rub the chest and throat with coal oil, and heat it in. Over that put a lberal rubbing of vaseline. Then roll the child- up in a nice, warm flannel that will cover it all over, and tuck it in bed. Generally this will break up a cold that has just started, and also symptoms of croup. If the hoarseness is of a croupy nature, a half teaspoonful of vaseline given inward- ly is not bad. ee es @ 6 A quiet way of teaching a child to be observant is a little game called “I see.” You can play it and yet attend to your sewing or any other work that does not require the use of anything but your fin- gers. Say to the child that you “see” scmething in the room. A chair, for in- stance, then describe it, and make the child tell from your description what it is you have seen, then let the child tell you something that it sees, and you guess. It is a game that trains a child’s prain in numerous ways, and you will find it will help your own thinking powers to keep up with it, too, if you play the game often. 2 ee © 8 Teach a child to say “yes, sir,” and “no, si “please” and “thank you,” as soon as it can talk, and never permit it to for- get them. ae Inappropriate—Very. From Der Schalk. Baron—‘I am in immediate want of 100 mark: Usurer—“You can have baron.” Baron—“Bravo, old chap! (Looks at the money and the note of hand.) Thunder! Why, you have only given me a hundred marks, and written down two hundred Usurer—“Of course! Does not the Herr Baron know the old proverb, ‘He who gives quickly gives twice?’ it at once, lama FOR S, Socteaioaereee Soe ee RRRS: ro s Now On Sale At All News Stands. 25e, A COPY. Or can be had at the counting room or by mail. EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO. Book 18Q5 S octoctaaks aos SoS Te € ¢ € ¢. RPARPAOPPAARDOCAD SEES FCS SCS OS CSCS SOS Se & ‘e: 2%. SS353% | | RRO. C0000 02. 2) 9 + > . r 2 z > <3 <2) rs “ ped beng +2 <2) 9) > 2 2 Sages RRPRSS eee: eee: Sterlin g Silver CONTINUED AT SPECIAL LOW PRICES. 4% doz. Table Spoons or Forks. .$11. 33 doz. Knives... ‘gut: %_ doz. ‘Spoons. ¥ doz. ‘Tea Spoons, ‘some box. % doz. Coffee Spoons Red. from. Red. from. 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AAR AA AA 4A 4A Oe ee CHARACTER WIGS ‘SPECIALTY, S. HELLER,720 7th St. f12-200 5 SIGN we we we ww we we wt St ait hin ttn tin hatin Bargain Prices On Children’s Shoes. Every child's shoe in the house is © reduced during our great Combination Shoe Sale, We're giving special at- tention to the children and have values here big enough to win us the chil- "s shoe trade of town. w ot /Edmonston, 1334 F \ fel2-214 LPGHFO OF OO #O-O9-S at Ladies’ § 1 OO ees pair. For instance—Ladies’ Shoes— Finest thing in the world to cure a case of pene We aes the distinction of ‘ing one of the oldest baths in the south. Shampooer of 23 $ years’ experience. Filtered water I only used. Comfortable, congenial 2 age of the most prominent men as 4 well as the athletes of this city. Shedd’s Turkish Baths, E ST. JUST WEST OF NINTH. f15-3m16 25 Per Cent Off ‘We are determined not to sell harness any more after the present stock is dis- posed of. To close this department at ‘once we are offering such drives as the: $21.00 oe —chronic cold, &e. surroundings. We have the patron- Harness. 11.23 $28 Surrey Harness. $15 Buggy Harness. Kneessi, 425 7th St. 114-204 fons, 25c. Both feet at- EASE PROF. J. J. GEORGES & Sv: Hours 8 to 5:30—Sundays, 9 for the feet is a blessing to those troubled _ with Corns and Bunions. Let us muke your feet easy and comfortable. Painless re- moval of corns and bun- es from 1 to 7 (A and B widths) for every one. Sale must close in 30 days from February 15. Store for rent. FLarg> bottle SHOR BRESS- , 10 cents. Tucker's, 1923 Pa. Ave. re doing some remarkable shoe ——— sclling now. We're going out of ——— business and have reduced all shoe —— prices in a way that will mean a ——— saving of from $1 to $2.50 on every 5 ———— that sold for $2, $3 and $3.50 have —— been marked down to $1. Bargains SLO LIS 0S SS OS COOS OF Latest and Best, SONNETTE CORSETS. The C. P. Importers make them.