The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 21, 1916, Page 6, Image 6
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CAUSES OF SNAPPING NERVES
Hard Mental Work Brings Stress on
Brain Centers?Many Forms
of Reaction.
"Modern man Is a top-heavy being,
whos'1 brain is disproportionately superior
to his other organs." remarks
the N \v York Medleal Journal iu
discussion of tl. war from the r.sv
chologic standpoint. "This is an age
of hard mental work, which brings
etrcss on the highest and most recently-developed
brain centers: it was inevitable
that something should snap,
and something has snapped; there is
a temporary reassert ion of primitive
human impulses. In America, reac- i
tlon was taking milder forms; the au- i
tomobile, the baseball diamond, tbo i
gridiron, relieved the tension, particularly
the dancing mania which swept i
over us like an obsession. Dancing Is i
the most primitive form of reaction ;
and tends quickly to re-establish equl- '
llbrlum. l
"Probably the man does not want
peace and tranquility, which are too '
close to ennui, his greatest dread. '
Professor James was dreadfully bored '
hv *1 vieit t/t PhnnfniiMin* 1 v? I?? 1
M ? VV v Iiu'iuiu'i'ia, W 11 II IVC
cream soda as its utmost offerings <
and its 'atrocious harmlessness.' Ho
knew man wanted something with '
more zest and adventure.
"Alcohol and tobacco relieve in an 1
artlliciul way the tension upon the 1
brain by slightly paralyzing temporarily
the high r and more recently de- i
velopcd brain cent- rs. Were the use 1
of these drugs suddenly checked no 1
student of psychology or of history
could doubt that there would he. an
inum diat' iucrcu-? >t' social irritability.
te:.uiup to instability and social
upheavals."
TAKES SHOT AT EARLY RISERS
New Vcrk News, iper Refuses to See
Any Virtue in avi ig Comfortable
" .-d, "ay "it Dr.ylijUt.
In the who stri- e of tlie virtues,
major or minor en din. I or otherwise,
theri i- not a'it a inch tlu pos
Beseors are bo conceited as the early
rlsiir: habit Pi rsons who have this
habit an-, no doubt. < ntitl. d to soino
little credit but no degree of self-mortiflcation
could justify tin.- airs of virtue
which people who turn out of bed
earlier than their fellows give themselves.
Nobody was ever ten minutes in the
society of a confirmed early riser without
being made aware of the fact and,
directly or indirectly, snubbed for not
being one himself.
Now, is early rising such a virtue?
Certainly early risers get the worm.
They are welcome to it; who wants
worm 8?
Then they gain so many hours over
us who stay in bed; in proof of which
they perhaps point out that Scott's
novels were written before breakfast. 1
Very good; let them produce their
Waverly novels; meanwhile we remain
skeptical as to the reality of this
^iiiu ui muu.?.>r n nnh i eiegruiu.
Dust These Off, Statesmen.
"I refer to our peerless leader, that
magnificent statesman and diplomatist?"
"We, the residents of the brightest
star in the firmament of nations, are
proud to honor?"
"There is not a man in this room or
within the reach of my voice tonight
who will not realize the responsibility
which rests upon him as a patriot, a
gentleman, a scholar and a philanthropist
and go to the polls on election
morning with courage in his heart and
cast his free and untrammeled ballot
for our magnificent citizen?"
"There are some here who remember
the history-making days of the
battle of Bunker 11111?I mean Oettys- '
burg?when this nation's life was in
the balance, and, with this in mind, I
say to you, can you satisfy your conscience
if you vote for any one hut our
eminent, forceful, talented, versatile,
diplomatic, philosophical, courageous
candidate?"
Superstitious Remedies.
For sore eyes a touch from an old
gold wedding-ring Is a popular rem
fcu.v, and many an oM woman s ring (
has earned for itself a great name
as an eye healer. Apparently reliable
authorities can be l'oun.i who assert.
that they have b?-en cured by a
touch of this description. Morlase asserts
as a fact that a hult> r with
which anyone has been hanged will
cure headache instantly it tied
around the head, and he adds, "Moss
growing upon a human skull, if dried
and powdered and taken as snuff, is
no less elticacious." Brands tells of
several superstitious remedies or
charms: "Hollow stones are hung up
In stables at night to prevent night
mures or epniaues. rriey are usually
called In the North of England "holy
stones.' The chips of gallows and
places of execution are used as amulets
against agues."
Canadian Publications.
Canada has 1.528 publications, classified
as follows: lollies, 150; triweeklies,
7; weeklies. 1.055; semi weeklies.
45; monthlies. 250; bimonthlies, 3,
and quarterlies. 18. The census shows
approximately 1 daily for every 10,000
families and 1 weekly for every 1,500
families in the dominion
Tolstoy's Magnificent Library.
Count Tolstov's secretary says that
the great writer's library contained
10,000 volumes in 32 languages There
were almost as many hooks in English
as In Russian, 3,415, against 3505,
respectively
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1 RIFLES SHOULD NOT WORRY
Those Who Arc Able to Make tho j
Best cf everything Get Most
Happiness Out of Life.
Do not worry about trifles. Perhaps 1
your new suit isn't so stylish as your
friend's What of it? Yours is what
;t seemed best to choose when you
bought it. Make your4cIf so agreeable
that folk will forget your clothes, j
Perhaps some member of your club
gave a more elegant entertainment
than you. What of it? You did what
was convenient and entertained
,'ri< nds who enjoyed your hospitality
The pleasure of an entertainment does
Dot depend on what one eats, so much
?s 011 the little personal attentions, the
seeing that no one feels neglected. 1
Perhaps you missed a smile or reeog- 1
tilt Ion on meeting a friend. What of
It? Smile the more cordially when
you next meet. Your friend may have
been absorbed in somo important 1
thought. Possibly there was anxiety
in bis mind. Many reasons may have
roused seeming neglect. There are i
numberless little mishaps in every
family; china Is broken, garments
torn, food overdone or undone, books
>r papers mislaid. Why fret about itT
Make the best of it and let good nature
send the inconvenience to oblivion.
Why wear out nerve and heart
over small affairs? There are great
things in life enough to give anxiety.
It is wiser to sa\.- mental strength and
nerve to meet them. Make the best
Df any happening. Watch for the
things than can give even a passing
Joy and let these things put annoyances
in the shade. Forget trilling
trouhl s Milwaukee Journal.
MAKE THE L!3?ARIAM LAUGH
Odd "Breaks" Made by Those Who
Call to Take Out Desired
Reading Matter.
The librarian i seed in attending
tin wants "t the r< : lin?! public finds
a pool \\\ l.oirh ; in his occupation.
A small !ioy r<- ent Iv .- ut l\ his nioth
r tu " l< tor Tlu> Khmive 'i:-1p*-rn? 1.'
:i popular no\i'l by I' rot; * Orc/.y.
pro" f' ii a ro ii>< ' : >r Lucifer s
I'impl t- t!i. no o\ 'II amusement
ot tin attendant
" 'Caudles in tlio Wind'?" inquired a
visitor, referring to otic of Maud
Diver's successful hooks.
"Out." returned the att uidant.
"Ah. they would be, naturally. '
snapped the customer. as she v.-ent
away repeating his joke. "Candles in
the wind. Out. Of course they're
out."'
Another lady, walking with a decided
limp, inquired for "The Corn," a
book with, which tlio attendant was
quite unfamiliar.
"I thought p? rhaps?well, to tell you
the truth, I suffer somewhat from
corns, and though 1 might get a hi
or two."
"You're not by any chance ref? rring
to The Koran'?" hazarded tlio lilya
rian
Well, the lady borrowed the book.
When she returned it she was still
limping; presumably she had sought
in vain for helpful hints regarding
corns.
Cut-Throat Competition.
A correspondent of the New York
Sun informs tho editor of that paper
that a roost* r has been discovered
which cannot ? row. It- or lie- can
hiss, hut the bright cliantieierical < all
is not for him.
Such are the marvels of science!
Each day it conserves a new strength,
nuts out waste, diverts energies into
useful channels. The matutinal salute
of the rooster has long been an example
of criminal waste and inefficiency.
It announced, at great expense of energy,
a perfectly obvious thing?that
the sun had risen. Roosters, besides,
have been in the hahit of trying to
"scoop" each other, to score a bent on
the sunrise?as if anyone were passionately
int< rested in the matter
and the result has been a distressing
series of "Extras" called at 1! a. m.
Cut throat competition has killed the
rooster.?Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
r-iair uemana txccecs supply.
During the lust few yours the exportation
of human hair from Japan has
increased to the point that the demand
for it now far exceeds the available
supply. Especially when compared
with that of the average European.
the hair of the Japanese woman
is extremely long, elastic, and strong,
which gives it superiority tor commercial
purposes.
Tho I'nited States and France offer
the principal markets for the Oriental
dealers. In Europe it is much used
for weaving purposes, the hair being
bleached by chemical treatment, dyed
in different colors, and subsequently
woven with silk into ribbon materials
and heavy fabrics suitable for draperies
and upholstering, some of
which command prices of several hun
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Healthy Reaction.
Fortunate are they who react healthily.
They have an easy path through
life, no matter what they may meet.
The habit of reacting healthily from
the small trials gives them power to
vanquish the big tests, even the calamities.
And pitiful are they who react unhealthily.
Rvery day of their lives
they inlliet torment on themselves,
no matter how favored they may be
by forture. Their practice of reacting
unhealthily from small things makes
them easy victims of the big trials.
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THE LANCASTER NEWg
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Teamster Gave Handcart Pusher a
"Lift" That Was Something to
Be Appreciated.
More is an interesting street scene,
drawn by a writer:
Tin handcart was <?t a fatni'iar sort
?a pur of high wheels with a long
platform of slats resting on the axle
and a or >sshar at one etui for a handle.
A man stands behind the crossbar
and breasts it to propel the vehicle.
The handcart was piled high with
big bags tilled with waste paper?a
cumbersome, heavy load that would
have been hard to handle anywhere,
and was doubly troublesome going up
the slope from Nassau street to Hrondway.
The handcart man had to bend
over the bar and push with all his
might to keep the load moving at all.
Coming up behind him was a driver
with an empty truck, drawn by a pair
ot big horses. When the driver saw
what was ahead, he started up his
I Villi! il mill- il Illl SIMlllUIV MM I III* Villi
of the polo sounre in the middle of
the rearmost bag on the handcart,
where lie could push to the great ^st
purpose without disturbing the load.
Thus ilie horses began to push the
handcart up the hill.
All the handcart man had to do was
to stand up. hold on to the handlebar,
and keep the handcart straight. 'The
big horses, guided by the friendly
driver, were doing the pushing; and
so. easily enough, 'he man got his load
up the rest of the s'opo and round to
the easy level ol Broadway.?New
York Sun.
WILD HUGS AS WATCHDOGS
Brought Up With Herds of Goats or
Flocks of Chickens They Are
Sure Protectors.
In some par's of Mexico the wild
hogs, which tic natives call jahalis?
hah-hah I -a- la asts in their
natural state, at" used as watchdog1
It they are can-at "tng and brought
tip with goal lie will go out into
the l.dls with t'; ') rii and light on
covoti or other jt ' animals; if tin y
ii r;i*si*u wini < mi 'iciis irii'V win pro(
i t tin in. mid run: 1 a ranch house at
licht they are as useful as any ilog.
Although tiefe b> nature, they ran
he tinned until thev follow their master
round like a dog. The landlord of
a hotel in one of the border towns even
keips one of the wild hogs as a playmate
for his baby son.
The jahali is only first cousin, however
t ? the dome tie nig Swine are
divide! into two main branches; in
one line is the farmer's pig. descended
from the wild hog of Kurope, and in
the other is the jahali. which is really
a peccary. Hut the jahali is quite
"piggy" enough with his small, flexible
snout, long, mottled bristles and long,
sharp tusks.
Solomon as Naturalist.
There is tin odd reluctauce upon
the part of many people to go to the
ant. the water hug. the beetle and other
"invertebrate' or hackboneless
creatures, to consider their ways and
he wise. Solomon war ? learned naturalist
of his day and perhaps the
lirst animal hehaviorist of all time.
Not alone ants and bees taught him
much, but all insects, beasts of tho
field and birds of the air contributed
to his wisdom. If Solomon were alive
today, ho would more than glory in
tho domain of experimental research
into tho behavior of the lower creatures.
He would no doubt write a
down-to-date volume of proverbs
founded upon the learning abilities,
the memory and the behavior in general
of tl'*as. lice, flies, gnats and
other insects.
Restaurant Politics.
"I tipped every waiter in the dining
room," said the man at the summer
hotel.
"And thereby secured the best of
attention?"
| "No. The head waiter asserted hie
authority and called a boycott. He
was in^iguunt because 1 didn't hold
out on the other boyB and give all the
money to him.'
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5 JANUARY 21. 1916.
ONLY SURE CJRE FOft COLDS
London Newspaper Asserts That Evil
Must Be Fought With Practically
Its Own Weapons.
Doctor Johnson, knowing nothing
of microbes, thought he had crushed
the story of the cold that strangers
bring to St Kilda by asking: "How
run there he a physical effect without
a physical cause?" Then he proceeded
to make tnerry The arrival
of a ship full of strangers, he laughingly
supposed, would kill the inhabitants
of the Island: "for if one
stranger gives them one cold, two
strangers must give them two colds,
and so in proportion." in vain did believers
in the story argue that it was
annually proved upon the arrival of
the owner's steward, which always resulted
in a cold for all the islanders.
"The steward.' replied Johnson, "always
cornea to demand something
from them, and so they fall a-cougbing."
The proper cure for a cold, which
always seems to have hatlled the doctors.
is cold on the principle of
homeopathy The only sailors in the
Crimean days who escaped sore
throats were those who could not get
mutllers. The members of the Scott
expedition never got a "cold" until
they had left the frozen Antarctic and
reached civilization. We should es,
tahlish the refrigerating chamber as
antiphon to the Turkish hath for cure
of colds London Chronicle.
Conservation Eejjins it Home.
Tiie child is our greatest national
asset. Conservation should begin at
home Pure, elean food and proper
feeding are tieeessary for the infant
nrnvn ih.-u nno nutJ'<wi *.?
fant dies lo every ten artificially fed.
The physician. the midwife and the
| mother must he taught the neces-i'v
j c~ hie.,st fe.-iinp The < nitd must r.o*.
be \? nrived of this hereditary rich!
on the least protest. The expectant
1 motht r I-, fhlast aces of t?r >pn;r cj
s. hi touch' tU v hytiieac
oi Ut.* per* .-t
Their relationship.
, "Are you si;tii. asked the census
tnki r of tvi. coh-red women who
i act on the tiu> porch of tin ir caldu.
| "No, sir," o:n f tie Wv.'tiu-n replied.
, "us ait;' no bleed kin. You see"?
pointing to i rather pretentious-look'
1nj? housi on the hill?"hit s dis er
' way Sanders up dar in de white
house, he married m? fus't; den Sis'
Liza Jn-ali come 1o;.k, an he vorsted
' me an' put me out heah in de cabin
i so he could marry her. Hut bimeby
he fetch her down de hill tc de cubiu
i uiunt hkiiii mr j:u young gai, i ora,
j Ik- d't f married. N'o, sir, us ain' no
blood kin I guess we's wives-ln-law.'
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Mold on Books.
During continut d damp wcathei
books oftop become musty and even
j moldy. Phis can be prevented by
I placing a few drops of oil of lavendei
I and Canada balsam in the back corner
of each bookshelf.
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"The stuuy 01 etymology." soys i
Philadelphia Record, 'causes tio t
at' trouble among that class of sch
children whose Knowledge of Engl
is limited to words which ficure in 1
ordinary street conversation, o
many curious results na-vc follow
Tlie custom usually observed by i
teachers is to require such a dehnit
01 the Word, then its .Inrivnthm >
finally a sentence in which tne w<
ts properly used. The word ligume
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reo ntly. He ctetlneu it properly as
band," but iolloweil up toe corr
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tence: "! was wakened up last ni|
by hearing a brass ligament go:
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nd In Cochin Cbiuu, the inhabitants
ool Pr?fer rotten eggs to fresh ones.
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I that neglected colds, or careless treatment
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