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Onnni Hasty Evolution Is Shortening the Human Jaw, and Nature, Retaiiating, Denies One Big Tooth to 47 Per Cent, of Americans. NEW YORK. ? In the following article Dr. Brady deals in his characteristic breezy way with the teeth, especially the wisdom teeth, expressing the opinion that only by exercising the teeth can we avoid becoming eventually a toothless race. There may room for difference of opinion on some of ?he points Dr. Brady makes, and the World assumes no responsibility 'or any of them, printing them solely as the personal views of this brilliant WlllCi. By DR. WILLIAM BRADY. Here in America evolution is hasty. And nature, always unwilling to hurry, retaliates upon our wisdom teeth. Actual records fhow that the third molars, or wisdom teeth, are missing from the jaws of 47 per cent, cf adults, and even the lateral incisors are missing from six per cent. The jaw in steadily recediug with the process cf the suns, and it is not unlikely that the race will one day be toothless unleos the Fletcheristic doctrine saves the day. Comparison of the facial angle of various races cf the present time and study of the skulls of aborigines shows conclusively that In the ascent from the savage, and from the higher apes, to the civil zed races of man the jaw recedes as the brow or frontal emiuencc becomes more prominent. In other words, our masticatory power decreases ir direct ratio to the Increase of cerebral or brain capacity. Iiut in America tbis evolution is going on too rapidly. Nature apparently doesn't m nd fl reasonable rate, but when it cones to high speed living she protests?and. believe me, nature is no slouch as a protestant! Take her wisdom :eoth argument, her tonsil appeal, her appendix grumble and her gallstone growl, and you have a for When Oni's Vocabulary is Richest. raidable array of opposition to hasty evolution. From the low browed, heavy Jowlec bush man with a full complement ol molar machinery to .he highbrow weak-chinned ribbon clerk with i groove in liis pate for a cigarette ii u long halloo down the vista of th< ages?interrupted ocasionally by th< groan of tn ulcerated tooth We Unveil Our Canine Teeth W.hei Angry. We still retain our canine t^eth am use then1, to frighten off enemies, bu only by way of facial expression as . rule. If c n antagonist presses us to> bard we unconsciously raise the lip li a snarl and expose the dog fang a a sort of unveiled threat of what wil be coming to him if lit- Isn't earefu And when we have an impulse to dt liver a telling blow do we not ir stinctlvely cast our slurs in hi teeth or paste him one in the jaw? Souie dentists are inclined to b pessimistic about the wisdom teetl They declare the pesky things won last long anyhev, either individuall or racially. T at nay well be. bi certainly some wisdom teeth last loni er than one could wish. One eonsol; lion about the eruption of the wisdoi teeth is that they arrive at the ver period of life when one's vocabulai is richest in lurid Anglo-Saxon wher withal tc meet the situation. And there's anything that taxes one stock of ndjectiw more than a tro blesome wisdom toolh, it s an nice aled tooth. No dentist could be pessimist about au ulcerated tooth. Timid tool carpenters are sometimes altogcthi too optimistic?they refuse to r move the splinter from the festerii jaw for fear Mrs. Grundy may 1 displeased. An "ulcerated tooth of course an abscess at the root of tooth, and the sooner the pus is giv< a free vent the safer for all co earned Ocasionally the dentist may dr 3YE! 1 | flSDOM . fccm ) t( c( tl _ i--" .v-m-'eL ^ through the root canal and ho give the pus an exit. Or else he may lance the gumboil, if it points on the gum. and still give you a useful molar. Hut i when the tooth is damaged beyond re pair the safest, quickest and mostgrateful relief is to give it the yank-ee method and be done with It. One of the most diabolical treatments for an ulcerated tooth is foul1 ticing the jaw?a mintage that has , caused many a permanent scar in the cheek from perforation. Heat withi in the mouth, or, better, a hot foot, bath is logical and effective in reliev[ ing the pain if surgical treatment canI not be had. An active physic is a!; ways advisable. An ulcerated tooth Is bid enough, t but one patient had It complicated with facial neuralgia and a gathering in the ear. Oh, yes. he recovered, but we had to keep him In the padded Treat It by the Yank-ee Method. cell. I have never seen an Instance o? the complication recorded by Mark ' Twain ? Inflammatory rheumatism complicated with jumping toothache 1 ?but p great many persona with ul- J cerated teeth seem to suffer from ' St. Vitus' dance. Even worse than an ulcerated tooth, if possible, is the impacted wisdom tooth, because nobody will be- * lieve it is half so bad as you pretend. About one in 6ix persons has I more or less neuralgia in either of the three branches of the facial nerve ' I when cutting the wisdom teeth. Some ' of the worst cases never cut the wisdom teeth at all, but have ail the 1 I1 trouble just the same. Often an in- 1 veterate facial neuralgia is shown to depend on an inverted, uninterrupted wisdom tooth buried in the jawbone. The X-ray discloses the offender and ' its removal by the dentist ends tho 1 trouble. When your face hurts bo E a sport, and remember you're evolut- c ing fast. By and by there'll bo no ' teeth to trouble us. The flat brow and prominent jaw of f the Mongolian and negro race are as characteristic as the higli brow and square jaw of the Caucasian race. 1 The danger is that we ultra-civilized Americans, with our super-refined ? mode of diet our devitalize wheat f tiour, our predigeeUd breakfast foods. our lost taste for raw vegetables?will f suffer a further reeesion of the jaw ' and with it general systematic do- v generacy. The prevention is summed up in I that new word of the English lani guage?Fletcherism. All the tooth- ' brushes and dentists in the world cannot prevent trouble with the wisdom , teeth when there isn't room in the jaw for the eruption of the last inoj lars. Fletcher's teachings?thorough ( f mastication, h?ss food and more vege- i tables?seem to be the sum. total of j ' oral hygiene from the preventive point \ i of view. I ^ Among the low type of negroes In ? Mississippi the jaws protrude beyond t the perpendicular face line in it7!2 per ] cent. Among 10,000 persons examined i !t> the streets of London only 4 per rent, were beyond the line. Among ) j j 1,000 more intelligent negroes exam ^ I v Ultra-Civilized Americans With a Su v I per-Refined Diet. jr- ir.ed in Boston 43 per cent had Jawg s of the negro type, 33 per cent, cam? u on the line and 13 per cent, had re r. ceding jaws like genuine Bostonese highbrows. ic The jaws of the early races meas ]) ured two and one-half inches from the ?r outer surfaces of the first niolare e. while today they measure on the aver age a scant two inches, je As your Jaw protrudes beyond 01 is recedes behind the perpendicular fact a line you are uncivilized or overcivil ?n Lt d The correct profile is a perfect n- ly square Jaw. Civilization varies at '.he square of the jaw?with a few o!< ill ' roots thrown In. y AKE GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Is Lovable in Calm and in Storm, a* Sunset, in the Twilight That Succccd3. Perr.e.?Although the summer at actions of Switzerland are voted Id-fashioned by tlyse newly ir:>rnied with the mcro modish iste for its winter sports, there re still a few of us who prefer s July to its January. The nelgcs antan have receded to the mountain )ps, and the summer tourist Is lazily ontent to leave them there, realizing lat in the sweet of the year the lake liores are at their best. Of ail the | J ^iew Over Lake Lucerne From the Road Near Weggic. akes that which washes the quays if Geneva, I^auBanne, Evian and Mont* eaux, and '.he shores of two cociries, Is perhaps the most haekneyc-a; et to myself?maybe from eld associations; coetus dulces, valete!?It is he most lovable. There Is varied lure n the curious variety of Its scenery, ia!f French and h?lf Italian, geographically as well as politically lit ts primitive fishing and ancb-nt sailng boats. Its colors may be less chain 'Icon in htOr phanees than those of Tahoe, its rout lees accessible to the angier han those of Lake Louise, its tradiicns less solemn than those of Gailee, yet it is an inland sea that tho raveler may learn to love for its own ake, even though it may not move dm, like Rosseau, to drop his tears in t. .Hvron made verse on its shores, ind here, too, Gibson finishtd his rreatest work: yet such associations ount for little in the sum of its magic t is lovable in calm and in storm, at unset, or in the twilight that sue eeds. The long reflections of cumuous clouds seen of an afternoon roin the hotel balcony at Evian are inforgettable. The fisheries cf Lake Geneva are unsatisfactory front the standpoint of port. Of angling, properly speaking, here is none, save for sntail perch tnd roach, which are caught on long tamboo rods and coarse float tackle, vith a worm.?The Field, Loudon. -ftdm onv to ntrTPRiflRATiNf: "Hnm dui ig uuibiiivnnM... .abor-Saving Machinery Given 39 One Cause by Dr. L. J. Cooke of Minnesota University. Minneapolis. Minn.?Tin- universa :se of modern farm machinery, reievlng the farm boy of much of the leavy work formerly done by hand s to blame for his reported physical nferiority to his city-bred classmate :ays Dr. L. .1. Cooke, physical dir^cor at the University of Minnesota Jr. Cooke recently declared that the lverape city boy physically vc much superior to the country-hrtc ad. Here are some of the reasons < ivhlch Dr. Cooke ascribes the coun ry hoy's Inferiority: Use of labor-saving machinery or :he farm. Financial ability of farmers to bin laborers to perform the h avy work relieving their sons of the task Riding on farm machinery, plow ing. mowing and performing othei farm duties causing the boy to '? < rome stoop shouldered. Lack of systematic physical cul Mire. Absence of athletic rivalry anion] voung men cn the farms. YOUNG BANDITS IN JAM Youthful Desperadoes at Washing 'oMust Stay in Training School During Minority. Washington.?Stripped of the" black masks and revolvers, thr< youthful desperadoes were taken t the national training school, wher they probably will remain for the net; seven years. The boys were Raj mor.d Whltmire, Raymond Ilrinkle; and Harry Hodkinson. all fourteei years old. Judge Delacy in th" juver ile court sentenced them durin their minoritj*. The three lads, infla.ied jy "p*?r.ny dreadful" literature, covered thm faces with black masks, and, revolver In hand, brcke into a store, aftei ward "jimmying" their way into private residence. iffSS Little Rodent Mingles With Big Crowd of Shoppers in New York City. YOUNG AMERICA HELPS Mcst cf the Women Fled, but the Big Scene Came When One cf the Fair Ones Lest a Dainty Shoe in Which the Animal Seek3 Refuge. New York.?A wee gray mouse hardly out of its infancy, suddenly appeared on the sidewalk the other day on crowded Westchester avenue in fn.nt of Baumann's shoe store at No. 7-10. The broad thoroughfare was ful! af women shoppers. It was a question who was scared most the women or the little mouse. Mousie tig-zigged across the sidewalk ii: frantic efforts to find a hole. His every turn was followed by shrill screams of the women, who even drcppf ?! tin ir bundles in nu ir nasu-. Ori" woman raised her skirts and made a flying leap, landing on the running beard of a passing automobile pnd thus made her escape. Others v ere not so agile or fortunate. They 1 ad to keep on running until out of the zone of danger. In less?much less?time than it takes to write it. there was not a woman in sight. The small boy took her plate in great numbers. Here was a sport with some class! They formed a hollow square and encouraged the mouse in his every little movement Poor little mousie dashed from side to side, his terrified squealing pounding above the delighted shouts of young America. nut the big scene was to come. .Mousie had tired. Motionless, his heedv eyes 'laming with terror, lie crouched back against the store window. Thpn the door opened and utterly unconscious of the excitement without, her mind evidently intent on the brand new French heel ties that adorned her shapely feet, out came a "baby doll." The meeting between the young warnan and mousie was accurately timed. Hoth gazed throbbingly into each other's eyes at the psychological moment. Then both fled, and in the same direction. Young America became delirious with the very Joy of living lisJim Ek*fjBsKB \ ^ ^ 7]ff<2 .cg*t?K.! His Every Turn V/ss Followed by , Scrcaris. "Hal)/ doll" and mousie were acclaim' ed "Baby doll" lost one of Iter shoes. Kxposed to the winter air was a dainty, silkclad loot and ankle. Wild ' cheers rent she air. With appealing e; es "Baby doll" stood on one foot. ' But motifi)' hita.n* master of the ?it ' uation. There was a friendly refuge front th world lady's silpper! In a dash li?* was in it and hidden. 1 Then Patrolman William .Murphy of the Tremont avenue station forced his ? v. aj into the crowd and rescued "Baby doll" hr.it. then mojsie. Mousie was allow, d to c-caj o and "Baby doll" ac cepted her slipper afier it was proved r that t!u*re v.; s u -thine in it. Setr-s Solace for Dead Cat. N* w York ! i s oriEolate at tin- loss of a pt t cat, Mirs Constance Beptley ' of WoodlMid, W. lOigion Sornera-t, K.'ir'uii:!, arrived here for a short tour in the 1'nited States. .Visa Ifi title;. is a lovi-r ' animals .: ! lias many pet3 in h?-r ?-1: t' lier j frtvorito animal was a hia Maltese cat I':l!y. who was !1 years old A few v feks ago Billy got ill ami d< spite the < Torts of veterinary surgeons i tiled. The loss of her pet so disturbed o .Miss Bentlcy ihat sbc d cid J to tnkt , -i change of 3ctna. Many Bugs. y Madison, Wis. One person goes In a sat:- in Wisconsin evt ry IS hours anc i. is committed to a public asylum, ac g lording t .-'ati.-Jie's ; .v.ied the et'iei lay by the state board of control. r It Was Loaded. s L' Louis, Mo.?Adolph Bernhard tvc-i, c. tried to prv out a bullet in a re a vc-lver cartridge with a needle. Th. cartr'dge blew off two of his lingers THE RAILWAY MAIL PAY Pamphlet Issued By Committee Representing 263 Railroads Operating 214.275 Miles of Line. Washington, D C.?That the rail ways of the United States are underpaid for carrying the mail and that despite this fact the Postmaster General is not only seeking to have the present rates of pay reduced, but is planning tg force the railways to transport without any compensation whatsoever the enormous additional amount of mail matter expected to be offered by the public under the new Parcels Post to be inaugurated on ' January 1st, such service without compensation to continue on the railways of the Southeast until 1016, are some of the statements set out in a pamphlet just issued by the committee cn Railway Mail Pay, representing 268 , railways, operating 214,275 miles of line. The pamphlet shows that the rail ways receive a smaller rate for the snaee on their passenger trains devot ed Jo the mail service than they do for the space assigned to passengers or express. The pamphlet states further that the passenger train service of the American railways is less remunerative than the freight service this makes carrying the mail the poorest paid service which the railways ren ; der. During the last twelve years the Post Oilice Department has made great reductions in the pay for railway transportation, but has not reduced the total of its other expenditures or the proportion of snch expenditures to its total revenues, all savings in the department's operation having been made at the expense of the rail ; ways. Having failed to get redress from the Post Office Department for either the reductions in pay or the nuemrous requirements made of them, the railways have determined to take their ease directly to the people, feeling that when the facts are known the j American people will not sanction the methods which the officials of the I'ost I Office Department have adopted. The pamphlet would show that the railroads render the one vital service of the mail system, that of transporting the mails from one section of the country to another. ' j Proposes Canning Inquiry. Washington.?A general congressional investigation of the canning industry was proposed in a resolution proposed by Representative Allen of Ohio to_ provide for a committee of five to hold public hearings and to compel the attendance of witnesses. | It is set forth in the resolution that "it is charged that certain canneries of the I'nited States fruits and voge- j tables intend *d for consumption are prepared and canned among filthy conditions b\ workers who are diseased and w ho live and work in an environ- I nient that makes cleanliness and health impossible," and "that women and children often of tender years are employed under these conditions for long hours and inadequate pay." Cotton Ginning Has Been Active. Washington. With a total of 11.844.4.12 bales of cotton of the growth of lf?l2 ginned to December 1, activity in the cotton belt during the period from November 14 to December 1 was greater this year than it was last year, when the country's greatest cotton crop w;>s being prepared for market. This year, the ginnings per working day for the period amounted to 102,985 bales, compared with 100..3* bales last year. Tie- total amount ginned to December 1. however, was less than last year by 971,275 bales. Lower House Passes Supply Measure Washington. The usual legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying -24 !?iui.."$2 was passed by the house. Just before the vote was taken. Representative C.illett of Massachusetts. made an unsuccessful effort to have inserted an appropriation t'nr ftimaintenance of the Ul ?*/-*, v.- / I"* ? ... "ommorce ccurt. It was vote down. Health Certificate Required. Rt no. Nov.- The Episcopal church of the District of Nevada in convocation adopted a resolution pledging the clergymen to require a certificate of health before performing a marriage ceremony "in any case where there is a doubt as to the fitness of either party for marriage." As a part of the resolutions the convocation also advocated the passage of a law by the next Legislature ?n .\'avad.i requiring that such a certificate of health he presented to the county clerk upon applica ' fion for a license to marry. Oil Monopoly Bill Criticised. Herlin The German government's petroleum bill was again subjected to vigorous criticism. It was then referred. without opposition, to a committee , which will endeavor to evolve somefling acceptable to the majority of the house. Not a single voice was raised in defense of the bill in its prr-sent form. Most of the speakers were convinced that the banking group behind the proposed company ] was quite as dangerous as the Standard Oil company and would raise prices if the measure became law. r i WAS WILLING TO REPEAT IT Eright Youth's. Phrase of Gratitude Paid for and Well Worthy cf Repetition. Tlo was a most intelligent youth and while going through the basement at the works he noticed that something was wrong with the machinery. He at once gave the airam, and prevented what might have been a serf ous accident. The circumstance was ropoged to the head of the firm, before whom the lad was summoned "You have done me a great service, my lad." said the genial chief, "and in future your wages will be increased by two shillings weekly." "Thank you. sir," said the bright 1 tie fellow. "I will do my best to bBe a good servant to you." "That's the right spirit, my lad." he remarked, encouragingly. "In all the ^ years that I have been in business no one has ever thanked me in that way f will make thp increase three shill ings. Now, what do you say to that?" "Well, sir," replied the lad, smiling ly. "would you mind If I said if Hgafn?" Up and Doing. Not all city folks are as ignorant cf the farmers' surroundings as the far mers sometimes suppose. This was evidenced by an incident in the- stay of a young New Yorker on a New England farm. "Well, young man," said the farmer to his boarder who was up early ana looking around, "been out to hear the haycock crow. I suppose?" And the sly old chap winked at his hired man The city man stniled. "No," said he suavely, "I've merely been cut tying a knot in a cord of wood."?Judre'? library. Cruel. Cruel Answer. "See, darling!" and .Mrs. Justwed held up for her husband's gaze three mirrors arranged so as to give as many reflections. "I can get a triple view of myself." "Humph!" gurgled her brute of a man, struggling with his collar. "You seem to be quits popular with yourself!"?Judge. A scieutist has discovered that the onion is a cure for love. ITCH Relieved in 30 Minvtef. Woo'ford'a Sanitary Lotion for all hind* of tout anions Itch. At Druggists. Adv. Hut a tip doesn't always come to the man who waits. Mrs. Winslow's Sootniug Syrup for Chile ?*u teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, allays palu,cures wind colic,25c a bottlc ttfx. Public enthusiasm is often succeeded by public forgetfulnoss. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets euro constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure tha disease. Easy to take. Adv. It's easier to persuade a man to stand alone than it is to induce him to stand a loan. Tr your appetite is not what it should be perhaps Malaria is developing. Il affects the whole svstein. OXIDIXE will clear nwav the germs, rid you of Malaria find generally improve your condition. Adv. Not Always. * "It is money makes the mare go.' "If she turns out a loser, ft is the mare that makes the money go." I'or Ht'MMKIl JIK \DACIfKS Ili'-ks* CAPl'DINE ii the best remedyno matter what causes them?whether from the heat, Kitting tn draughts, feverish condition, etc. 1<)o.f 2'r and 50e per bottle at medicine stores. Adv. Unworthy Competition. American-made shoes compete in parts of itussia with "American" shoes made in Germany. Burduco Liver Powder. Nature's remedy for biliousness, constipation, indigestion and all stomach diseases. A vegetable preparation, better than calomel and will not salivate. In screw top cans at 2"o each. Harwell & Dunn Co., Mfrs., Charlotte, N. C. auv. State Aviation School. Guatemala has opened an aviation school. PrRulnr practicing phv.-ieinns re:ommen 1 end pre^c-tilx? OXIDIXK for Malaria. because it is a proven remedy by years of ex perk-nee. Keep a bottle in the medicine ehe-t and administer at first sijpi c f Chilli and Fever. Adv. 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