The Herald, 1914-04-17, Page 7'AGR
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pular beliefs on scientific
cisapparently'.sup. in oat*Tia..
people will remember the in-
t in hypnotisin which followed
ublication of "Trilby," Sven -
with his °'hypnotic eye," . aG
became a real and possible
,nage in the public imagina-
T:he newspapers were full of
s of girls and women who had
nly been fixed and paralyzed
ie hypnotic gaze of some mys-
is stranger ,with piercing
eyes and who had been com-
by his will to perform fan..-
.acts
an-.acts Which they were power -
to prevent. Fiction writers
up the idea. and stories cen-
around hypnotic influence be -
common. It was used 'as a
in criminal eases, various oul-
alleging that they had been
otized and compelled against
swill to perform unlawful acts.
this `occurred in spite of the
frequently stated• and known
very scientific man, that the
atians of hypnotism are defin-
nd well recognized, that nn
on can be hypnotized unknow -
or against his wig, and that
persons are so suseeptible as to
apable of being .compelled to
orm acts beyond their own vo-
n and knowledge.
Familiar Wild Stories.
other popular fiction which
r on took the place of hypno-
was that of instantaneous an-
hesia. Stories appeared in the
spapers of women who had
accosted by strangers, and un -
some' pretext had permitted a
h or .a handkerchief to be'press-
nroxnentarily over their month
nose. Immediate unconscious -
was said to have followed, re-
ing in a period of insensibility
irresponsibility, varying from
:w minutes to hours, or even
. Chloroform sprayed into an
window by means of an atom-
,• anaesthetics tied to a rag on
end of .a pole and thrown into a.
room", instant unconsciousness
wing the administration of
n's unknown to physicians or
rmacists, were some of the vari-
,ns of this idea. In the minds of
sicians and nurses who see every
the administration of anaes4
les, such stories only excite
th. Anyone who knows the dii-
lty and labor of procuring un-
-eiousncss through the use of
esthetics, even under the most
,cable conditions and with every
-ible means of restraining and
nulling the patient, knows how
u•d such stories are.
The Modern Variation.
latter-day variation of these
ular beliefs may be found in the
isoned-needle" stories, which
been going the rounds of the
s recently. A woman goes to a
ing picture theatre, enters a
-ded elevator, a street car, or
tught in the press of a crowd.
lenly she sees close beside her,
old friend the "mysterious
nger," with the piereng black
ii mg manner. At
same time site feels a sting and
ws she has been stabbed
a poisoned needle. She im-
iately becomes unconscious,
ed or irresponsible for a greater
ess period of time, during which
experiences a number of mar -
nus adventures or hairbreadth
toes.
, is not, possible to say that no
an w.as ever without her know -
Te given a drug hypodermically
h produced unconsciousness. It
however, be said very positive -
hat there is no drug known to
ntific men which could be ad-
istered in the manner or whioh•
ld produce the' effect described
event newspaper reports.
e of the laws of li;.steria, is that
n any peculiar phenomenon is
"tea, similar instances inime-
el,y appear throughout the eoun-
We may now expect a Spring
of'inagazine stories and popu
novels, based on the poisoned
IC ' a motive, Scientifically,
thing 'it as ridiculous and int-
ible as hypnotism of an unwill-
subject or instantaneous anaes-
ia. • Popular beliefs travel in
s, and hysteria .and e•citecl im-
ation`. help thein along. The
cry of pepuhlar,delusione, from
m 'witchcraft to present day va-
s, is :hill of suoli instances.
ire's idea of an affinity is the
man topropose;
Women With Sallow 'Skin ; Fi1'St 3I.Ii41
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A eoriesponderrt chinas tll.tt the
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Plvery'wonan with pale cheeks and
Poor complexion needs medicine—
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system. a •
To•tone up' the stomach-rto' insure
good digestion—to give new life and
vitality to the whole system=where'. is
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Pill's?
Dr. Hamilton's Pills ,enable you to
eat what you like—they correct con-
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If nervpus and `can't sleep, your re-
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search out the cause of your condition
and you rise in the morning refreshed;
strong, vigorous, ready for the day's
work..
Dr. Hamilton asks every weak and
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and Butternut Pills. They make old
folks fool young, and weak folks feel
strong. Their effects upon Insomnia
and langour is marvellous. Hundreds
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nerves so that a good night's rest al-
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To look well, to feel well, to keep
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WAR COST $5.18,000,000.
Bulgaria Also Lost Between 55,000
and 58,000 Men.
Prof. Tsankoff has figured out the
cost of the Balkan war to Bulgaria.
The total credits voted amounted
to $62,000,000.
The requisitions for horses, sup-
plies and other necessaries are esti-
mated to have cost $30,000,000.
The deficit in the revenues of the
country owing to the hostilities.
amounted to $10,000,000.
Munitions and transport cost
$30,000,000.
The expe-nses of taking strategic
railways and other miscellaneous
expenses are placed at $36,000,000.
Pensions for soldiers incapaci-
tated will require the capital sum of
$30,000,000. The value of the ter-
ritory ceded to Roumania is placed
at $300,000,000.
The grand total is thus $548,000,-
000.
The number of lives lost was be-
tween 55,000 and,,515,QQ0, or between
6 and 7 per „pent. of tlhe"a2iult male
population of the country.
s.
linin Thing.
Madge : "Charlie whistled that
new tune last night. Du you re-
member how it goes'?"
Marjorie : "No; but I can dance
it."
UPWARD ,START
Atter ('hanging to Postum..
Many a talented person is kept
back because of the interference of
tea or coffee with the nourishment
of the body.
This is especially so with those
whose nerves are very sensitive.; as
is often the ease with talented per-
sons. There is a 'simple, easy way
to get rid of tea and coffee troubles,
and a lady's experience along these
lines is worth considering. She
says:
"Almost from the beginning of
the use of coffee it hurt my sto-
mach. By the time I was fifteen I
'as a most a ii'i~M•1? tv] .cl, , n,ei yes
all unstrung, no =strength to endure
the most trivial thing, either work
or fun.
"There was scarcely anything I
could eat that -would agree with
me. The little I did eat warned to
give me more trouble than it was
worth. I was literally starving;
was so weak I could not sit up long
eat a time.
"It was then a friend brought me
a hot cup of Postum. I drank part
of it and after an hour, I felt as,
though I had had something to east
—felt strengthened. That was about
five years ago, and after continuing
Postum in place of coffee and gra-
(litany getting stronger, to -day I
can eat and digest anything I want,
walk as much as I want, My nerves
are steady.
"I believe 'the fir st thing that did
me any good and gate •me. an. up-
ward start was Posture, and I use
it altogether now instead of eoffee."
Name given by Canadian Postum
Co,, Windier, Ont.
Postum now eomles in two forms:
Regular Postum masa be well
boiled. 15e and 94 packages.
Instant Posttinl ie a soluble pow-
der, A teaspoonful dissolves quick-
ly in a cup of ' hot water and, with
cream and sugar, makes a delicious
beverage instantly. 30c.and bOe
tine.
The 'cog per eup of both, kinds is
about the. same.
"There's a Reason" for Postum,
,sgld-by Grocers.
born`in 1h£t$ Shhe:ila Miry Frith,.
" ways, a" pioneer in many„ 'a a3 s; and the
brst woman.,in ,l'itlg'lr nd to smoke a
pipe. She was alar �e ` first to
come-out.''daringli. eased,” . for
which .vffenee she vas senterioe4 by,
the"Cdur't of Arches to do :penance
at- St. Paul's Oross. .Her lime was.
near the Fleet, and as furthex'evi-
denee..of .lies advanced,, tendencies,
it is said that she Was a `tparticipa-
tor in. most, ef!lh•e, crimes: and. wild
frolics of he;ti time.'•' As a barber in
Drurylane, she made ..a fortune,
which she left to her nephew, with
the strict injunction that.he,ehould
not lay it out foolishly, but should
get drunk wit -h it while it lasted:.:
Wireless at the Pole.
For some little time the. M"awson
expedition in the' southern Polar
regions has been in communication:
with the outside world `by means •of
the wireless station which was es-
tablished at Adene land, which is
the base of the. expedition. This
wireless station had been in place
nearly a year before it was put in
working order,` owing to :the diffs
culties encountered in operating
the gasoline engine, which drives
the dynamo due to the unusual con-
ditions existing at this point, and
accidents happening to the pole.
,The troubles were at last overcome
and frequent messagesare ex-
changed with the outside world.
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Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c, SOe.
Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tube*,
25c, 50c. Eye Books Free by Mall.
Rao Eyo Tordo Good for An Eyes that Need Cmrd
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FIRST LADY CHLOROFORMED.
Mrs. Agnes Thomson Was a Patient
of the Discoverer.
How clearly is the march of sure
gical science brought hone to us by'
the death recently of Mrs. Agnes
Thomson, the first woman in the
world to be. chloroformed. She was
the niece of Sir James Simpson, the
celebrated Edinburgh physician,
who discovered the use of anaesthe-
tics in surgery, and •thereby linked
his name to those of the greatest
benefactors the human race has
had. .. .
If anyone will turn to the most
casual history of surgery and find
there descriptions of the tortures
through which in the old days pa-
tients went who suffered operations,
he will wonder how sufficient human
mettle was found to stand them. It
is little wonder that hopeless death
was often preferred to a hopeless
struggle. '
Simpson's discovery coupled with
Lister's laid the foundation of that
miracle known as modern surgery.
Not only were operations after-
wards performed painlessly, but the
subsequent dangers of septic poi-
soning were eliminated. Both
Simpson and Lister had to face an
unbelieving world, but both by
their thorough methods conquered
it in a. short time.
It is not yet sixty years since the
first painless operation was per-
formed, and many things have been
added to Simpson's work. But he
remains secure on his pinnacle. We
take as lightly as a. pin scratch
iyeroirc"s c p'irani erations that
before his day meant pertain death.
We hear no longer the same burden
of terrible :anxiety for those who go
under the surgeon's, knife. The in-
strument of 'certain torture and un-
certain eure has become the speedy
herald of hope and health where
hope and health were dead.
d+
Serenaded Murderer.
A young man, named Rieder, who
was lately sentenced at Thun, Swit-
zerland, to penal servitude for lifts
for the murder of a girl named
Emily Danner, complained the other
day that he was disturbed at night
by a woman singing. hymns tinder
his prison window. Inquiries were
made, and the singer proved to be
the murdered girl's sister. She ex-
plained to the police, that she con-
sidered it her Christian duty to
save the soul of the prisoner. The
girl has been handed over to the
care of her people, who have'prom-
ised not to allow ther to approach
the prison again and disturb the
convict's repose.
An Accident. .
Employe :."Sir, I would respect-
fully ask you for an increase in Sal-
ary; I have got married 'lately."
Manager .of the : Works : 'Terry
sorry, Horneyhand,.I can be of no
assistance to you. The company is
not responsible'fois any 'accidents
that happen to its . employes When
off d ty4' '•
H!AN�1%OULD:
WITN SALPRHEU
Pained and ,Burned, Hard'and Sore
Lumps, ` Cou dn't Rest or Sleep.
Finger Swollen,. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Cured,
Legere Corner, N. B.—" I had salt rheum,
on my hand for u good many years. Peery
winter my hand would crack and Tart of tho'
time I had to wear a glove to do my work.
for 'when I washed"in hot.water with it-ln-.
-w'apped it used to•irrttate•so much that I
didn't know what to do. I had to take a
rough towel and rub 1t until tbo blood would
copse sometimes. Many a-night•I had to sit
up in bed and rub them and sometimes that
didn't satisfy. t had to scratch with my
fingers and the; next morning I would find a
lig piece of skin which I had taken off. This
winter I had sores on ode of my hands. I
thought they were ulcers. They pained
and burned. They started just like a little
lump and would be hard and sore and after
that there would be a big bunch of pus and
when that would be out it would leave an
opening almost as big as half a five -cent
piece. I couldn't rest or sleep with the pain
and the burning sensation. The ulcer t
had on my finger this winter was still worse.
There was more inflammation for my finger
was swollen almost twice its natural size
and was just as red as a piece of flannel.
"I took the Cuticura Soap and made a
suds with it and washed the hand with a
piece of cottonandafter items washed I used
to take the Cuticura Ointment and spread it
I on a piece of cotton and wrap the hand with
it. I was cured In a little over a week.':
(Signed) Mrs. Chane Suretta, June 5, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
scold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
Tor a liberal free sample of each, with 32-p.
book, send post -card to Potter Drug de
Olem. Corp., Dept. D, Boston, U. S. A.
The 'Vigilant Guests,
"Do you think' the bride and
groom will be able to give us the
slip ?"
"Hardly. We've manned an au-
tomobile at the front door, a flock
of motorcycles at the rear, and an
airship on the roof."
Helples3 From
Rheumatism
Gin Pills Give Prompt Relief By
('urili'g The Kidneys.
Mr. Samuel Longmore, of Montreal.
says: ".fust a word of praise for GIN
PILLS, .tbout fifteen months ago I
could not walk across my room, suffer-
ing severely with Rheumatics. I took
GIN PILLS and became quite well. Two
months ago, I had Rheumatic Pains
with Neuralgia, I resorted to GIN
,PILL$ as..i,n !or one week and became
quite well."
$Oe. a I3ox, 6 Por $2.50. Sample free
if ,you write National Drug & Chemical
Go. of Canada, Limited, Toronto.
That Goes.
Bix: "Does your wife ever go to
the club for you when you are out
late?"
Dix :• "No, but she goes for me
when I get home."
I consider 11INARD'S LINIMENT
the BEST Liniment in use.
I got my foot badly jammed lately.
I bathed it well with MINARD'S LINI-
MENT; and it was as well as eves' next
day.
Yours very truly.
T. G. McMCLLEN.
Take the 'conceit out of some men
and yOU've hardly got a grease spot
,lett,
MIn{ rd's' Liniment for sale everywhere.
He
time,;
give
"It
alone
respo
Sia:
right
-Gregarious Man.
had been calling for some
and she thought she would
Tim, a gentle hint."
is not good for man to live
"'she said:
at's why we have clubs," he
did calmly.
rose women now have the
to vote the same as men.
1' EFr EMBE t The ointment
,u put on your child's skin gets
i to the System hist as surely as
f od the child eats. Don't let
i' pure fats and mineral coloring
r atter. (such as many of the
c reap ointments contain) get
to your child's blood 1 tam-
1. uk is purely herbal. No pois-
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11111,1 IV. MICROBES, "WlIA,T1
:Answer to Tltat, Question .Fascinat-
ing Problem for Scientists.
To determine ilia: i what 'effect
complete absence"of microbes would
have on the,life of anirpals,isne,al.
"the fascinating problems of the day-
In 'leis experiments since ,May, 1911,,
G.uyenot, a Paris biologist, has rear-
ed abeut-40 generations of the eon -
mon fly, producing about 400,000 in-
dividuals in a single line; and has
kept specimens Under',tenant-IOUs
e elusion from microbes, feeding
them, .with specially sterillied food.
At 75 deg. Fahr., the develop-
ment from the egg has been com-
pleted in twelve days, laying being,
begun by the female in a day or'two
After emerging in the adult state.
The flies have continued quite 'nor
mal, and the successive generations
have shown no lessening of fecund-
ity.
In development under the condi-
tions of -protection there has been a
great gain, the usual large mortal-
ity of the larvae and pupae having
been reduced into practically noth-
ing.
.I•
Benefactions for Universities.
Universities are now receiving
some of the large private benefac-
tions for which they have long en-
vied American institutions. Cam-
bridge University has recently re-
ceived $450,000 for general purposes
and $500,000 for a chair of astro-
physics; Bristol University has had
a gift of $100,000 from one donor,
$90,000 .from another, and. $.75,000
from two others.
Do Corns Lead to Cancer. ?
As yet this has not been proved, but
interested parties will find nothing bet-
ter for corns than Putnam's Corn Ex-
tractor, 25c. at all dealers.
Changed.
First Chorus Lady "What do you
'think, dear? George is back from
.Alaska, stone broke, and so altered
that you would hardly know him."
Second Chorus Lady : "I'm sure I
shu'n't, dear."
MInard's Liniment Cures Surest Eto.
Sti'illie—"Pa, what is a slave to
fashion ?" Pa—"A • man who has a
wife and some grown daughters, my
son."
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
Good Gracious.
"My word, Jacob," said Stein-
berg, "that is a beautiful diamond
you have in your pin. How much.
did it -cost ?" "I paid one thousand
dollars," replied Jacob. "One
thousand dollars! Good gracious!'
exclaimed Steinberg. `'Vy, I did
not know lou ver vorth so much
money." "Vell. you see," ex-
claimed Jacob, "ven der old man
died he left me one thousand dol-
lars for a stone to be erected to
his memory, and die is der stone."
Think Again.
"Now, Toney, if there were nine-
teen sheep in a field and seven
jumped over a wall how many would
be left?" "None. Miss Stowe."
"No, Toney, think again. There
were nineteen sheep and seven'
jumped over the wall." "Well,
Miss Stowe, I think I know what
you mean ; but, really, Miss Stowe,
you may know arithmetic, but you
don't know sheep."
Piles Cured .in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO
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or Protruding Piles. 'First application
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A Stuart Slap.
Mrs. Snapperson—How dare you
talk back to me? I never saw such
impudence. And you call yourself
a lady's maid, do you?
Marie --I . was a lady's maid be-
fore I worked for you, madam.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff.
Bribed by the Other Side.
"My lad," asked a clergyman of
a small boy, "who is •that gentle-
man you attend church with?"
. Grandpa, was the reply.
"Well," said the :clergyman, ''if
you will only• keep him awake dur-
iiig my sermon I'll give you a penny
each week." The boy fell in with
the arrangement, and- for the next
two weeks the old gentleman lis-
tened attentively to the sermon.
The third week, however. found him
sound asleep. The clergyman call-
ed •th•e boy to him and said, "Your
grandpa was asleep main to -day.
Didn't I promise you a penny to
keep him awake ?" ."Yes," replied.
the boy, ,"but grandpa now gives
mo five cents not to disturb ]rim."
A man entirely wrapped -up in
himself carries a small package.
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flavored.
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Facetious Clerk—"Well, ,you
it on the instalment plan."
Youth—"IiOw's that ?"
Facetious Clerk --"Twp dol
down and 1otir entire salary
week for the rest of your life.'
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