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SUCH IS LIFE ? Such Grammar A% >qy^|| wk>v- rwe^ fAIWE? <*1 By Charles Sughroe ! Bring Dead to Life With Late Devices One- Stimulates Heart, An other Restores Breathing. Ne%v York. ? Nearly 500 persons ap parently dead have been brought back to life in New York and Chicago- by two of the sclent I tic instruments re cently devulopet| by physicians. Many of these 500 were quite literal ly "dead" by ordinary tests ? a few of them new-born babies whose bodies had been laid aside with the last hope given up. The 500 .were restored not only to life but to health. They are the an swer, of organized medicine to spectacu lar ideas of reviving dogs, suicides and executed criminals. They are the prac tical application of the same knowl edge which is being used for the more sensational experiments. The Immediate objective is an an nual company of American "dead" about equaling the number of antomo 1)1 le fatnlltles. ' It is believed that as many as 50,000. In this group could be saved yearly If the new devices reached them soon enough. Gold Needle Saves. There is no progress yet toward restoring to lite the person who has died of a wasting disease ? nor any ?wish by physicians to attempt It. About liOO of those brought back to life here and in Chicago were treated ?with the artificial pacemaker, a gold needle which stimulates heart beats with electrical Impulses at the rate of '30 to 120 n minute. This needle was brought out two years ago by the Wltkiu foundation of lieth David hospital, New York ?city. It grew out of the fact that up to 1930 about 00 persons, apparently Mile. Paris 1935 Even before the old year eiime to nn end the people of Purls elected their queen of benuty for 1JK15. Here Hho Is, the blond Andree Lornln. (load, lind been brought buck to life by hypodermic injections directly Into their hearts. Adrenalin was frequently used, but oven a "shot" of calteln similarly given restored some of the "dead." This all called attention to a mighty effort which nature herself makes In every heart, In the first IK) seconds after It stops, to got It to resume boating. The heart quickly loses alkalinity, and its acidity rises. With rising acidity the heart becomes a better con ductor of electricity, its own natural control Is partly electrical, with ex ceedingly faint chemical-electric cur rents. Gives Electric Shock. The prick of a needle, without any hypodermic at all, Is an electric shock to a heart in tills condition. Realiza tion brought the protection of the "ar lllicial pacemaker" to supply electric Impulses. It was found, also that the heart has an electrical pacemaker of its own, a small group of cells In the right auricle, which seem to regulate the boat of the entire heart muscle. The gold electrical noodle Is used to sub stitute for these pacomaklng colls. Use of the needle tip there, instead of haphazardly about the hoart ap pears to be frequently the direct source of recovery of life and permanent health. The other new device for restoring the "dead" Is an Insufflator, sponsored by the society for the prevention of asph.vxlal death. It Is a pressure ap paratus for mechanical breathing, which goe6 a, step farther than the "me chanical lungs," the oqyif'"H*nt of emer gency syufiflff? fth(J"""artiftciM resplra tloju- * Insufflation forces oxygen and car bon dioxide Into the lungs. Moreover It mixes them when necessary In pro portions to stimulate as well as give the ordinary effects of air. First Manual Labor School In 184f> free negroes of the North west purchased a 1 GO-acro farm . on Darby creek in Franklin county, Ohio, whe/e they established the Manual La bor school, the first school of the kind organized on the American continent for the education of the colored rnce. Capital Squirrels in Need of Dentist Washington.? White House squir rels need a dentist. They ace suf fering with pyorrhea, gingivitis and plain toothache, park commission experts said recently. A frisky young squirrel of the Coolldge administration died re cently and examination of its teeth disclosed the shocking truth. The White House squirrels are the most pampered In the world. They are overfed on soft foods and never gnaw any nut harder than a peanut. ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode Golden 6hip All the gold IN THE WORLD weighs about as MUCH AS A MEDIUM SIZE OCEAN LlNER^OjOOO TONS. , AtftPLANC EMIGRANTS A band Or SWALLOWS CAUGHT BY. COiD IN > Austria, WEfte GEM- ? RftOOSLY ! sh \p?et> south' BY AJffPtANl- j COISONS INVENTIONS' Op Edison's woo PATENTS OH INVENTIONS, ONLY 400 ACTUALLY WORKED. WNU fervto*. Keeping Young By LEONARD A. BARRETT How old are you? Rlrthdays come and go. We either celebrate or forget them depending on our mood. Age Is not a matter of years. It Is an at titude of mind. At forty, with Ideals crushed and all hope lost, we cer tainly could not help feel inn old. If there is no "for ward glance" then age has already settled upon us. Hut why should n person permit such attitude to doml unite his mind? At throe score years a i) d ten we could be seventy years young as well as seventy years old. Perhaps a few suggestions for keep ing young may not he amiss, especial ly as the work of 11K15 lies before us. One of the most Important mistakes to avoid is the tendency to worry. Worry is like sand in a piece of ma chinery. It creates friction, retards progress, and may ultimately wreck the machine. If you must worry, then set aside a certain hour In each day for that purpose. Do It all at once, and then forget It. Next In Importance Best in Canada Harold Webster, fort y-yenr-old mnra thon runner of Hamilton, Ont., was selected as Canada's outstanding ath lete for 10'M by a nation-wide poll of sports writers. Of a possible thirty nine votes Webster received fourteen. would be relaxation. We may become so engrossed In our business affairs as to grow old and stale on' the Job. Get away from It long enoutfft'td study It from a distant point of view. You wjll take on fresh courage and new hope. It Is possible that you will discover n solution for your problem which could not he scon before because yon were too near It. Take time to play. "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy." Cultivate' the humor In life. A good hearty laugh is the best possi ble tonic. Develop a sincere apprecia tion of friendship. A man to have friends must show himself friendly. Live close enough to nature to learn the secrets of perennial youth. Have a garden In the summer time no matter how sm<ill may be the parcel of ground upon which your home Is built. Guard your health. It Is your most valuable possession. In other words, the secret of keeping young Is To live In deeds not yenrs, In thoutchts not breaths, In feelings and not In flRiires on a dial. We should connt time by heart tju'obs. Ha most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, ac*a the host. (c). Wnfctern Newspaper tJnlnn. South African Carrie? Whales in His Suitcase Capetown.? "Anything to declare?" asked the cuatoms oftlcer. "Two whales," said the man with the suitcase. "Don't ho ftiriny," snapped the officer. M/ust open that bag." The man opened the case- and pro duced the whales. They were contained In bottlen ? ? wJjnlo embryos taken from a har pooned whale. (^j^r7YousefiofS ** By L\jdia Le Baron Walker Tjfis Tester Bedstead Is Fitted With Casters Which Are Correct for All Types of Bedsteads. MOST pieces of furniture should he provided with casters or gliders so that they can he moved eas ily. This being the case, It Is well tr> -consider the comparative virtues of each kind of fitting. There Is a ten dency toward using gliders In prefer ence to casters although certain arti cles nre exempt from this vogue. Bed steads should Iflive casters, so also should davenports, day beds, and heavy furniture such as sideboards, dining tables, etc. Lighter pieces Such as chairs. smaller tables. piano benches etc., ere well suited to the glider fittings. Casters raise furniture perceptibly while gliders do not. Neither nre the latter visible, while casters are unless they are those which do not swivel, and these are not satisfactory usually. The reason for this Is that the piece of furniture Is easily movable In one direction only. Also the casters have an Inclination to scrape in moving the other direction. When buying furni ture fitted with enstors be sure that they are swivel casters and then you will have no dlfllculty in moving it In any direction. Height of Furniture The matter of casters raising furni ture should be remembered since this Is taken Into consideration In the making of- some pieces and so they are at the correct height only when on casters. Sometimes chairs so con structed have had the casters removed and gliders put on in order for them to match the fittings of other pieces in the room. The actual comfort of the chairs Is not altered, but tho per son sitting down In such n chair may bo slightly surprised to find It lower than expected, and many a person finds these lowered chairs not so easy to get out of. It Is not hard to pick out chairs which have had casters changed to gliders. To the Initiate they appear shorn of a needed fitting. However It Is true that the invisible element of gliders Is desirable In chairs. Metal casters are preferable to wooden ones which In time and with wear will lose tlielr fully circular shape which the metnl ones seldom do. Gliders nre merely disks of pol ished metal. They must be absolutely smooth at rims as well as on surfaces. ?. Ucll Syndicate ? WNU Service. Romantic Ensemble This romantic ensemble Is made with a long and flowing cape. The ostrich fenthers thnt trim It at the neck add to Its clxirm. Shlrrlngs at the waist of the frown Rive It a slender look. It Is of dark green chiffon. Versatile Canine Plays Piano, Drums, Mandolin Seattle. ? Micky, four-year-old fox terrier owned by Mrs. I). (_!. Head, Is said to he America's most versatile canine musician. The dog plays the piano, drums, mandolin, zither and a one-string Chinese instrument. lie started his music lessons when six months old, on a toy piano. Mickey handles the drums with small sticks clipped to his paws. Picks for the stringed Instruments also are slipped on. Ills selections are not al ways classical, but are effective. "Englishman's Home Is His Castle" The ICnRllRhmnn who o\vn? Oynter CotfnKO mny wpII nfwort thnt hla Immft In hl? cn?Me. It In a ?olf-oontalnft<l re?l<lonoo ftttful wJth nil modern convAntoncofl, en nn islfiiwl n mllo out In th? channel nonr tho municipal nlrport of Portland, Just the Thing for Little Lady PATTERN 2005 2065 cM It's no wonder this young lmty looks puzzled ? she probably doesn't know whether to stand the way she la uml let us see the front of her i snug wool bloomer dress, with Its j unusual closing and its inset of pleats i for spirited striding, or to turn j around so that we may admire that j Important "back interest'1 produced j by tin) long smartly stitched pleat. Clever mothers will make up n plen ! tif ul supply of those trim little whitA collars and cufl's, for they know that nothing looks prettier on bright wool dresses. The bloomers, nnd lo?\g sleeves for those who prefer the-m, come with the pattern. Pattern 20G."> Is Available in sl?-? 2, 4, G and 8. Size 0 takes 'J'/j yardt? 80-lnch fabric and ?a-yard contrast* lng. Illustrated step-by-step sewing Instructions included. SEND FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern. Write plainly name, ad dress and style number. BE SURE | TO STATE SIZE. Address orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 21.'i West Seven teenth Street, New York City. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE WAY "Has your son's education heeti of any value?" "Oh, yes; It cured his mother of bragging about him " ? I'.oston Eve ning Transcript. Too Good a Job She (tearfully)- Itefore we were miyrled you promised to try hard to make yourself worthy of me. lie ? Yes, and as n result I've over done It, and made myself better than you deserve. She'll Whi* Homo "My wife Is prolonging her visit. I neerl her lit home, but It seems useless to write suggesting that she return." "Oct one of the neighbors to sug gest it, my boy." ? Strny Stories. End Far Off "I suppose* your wife always has the Inst word In tlie argument?" "I dunno. We haven't gotten nenr enough to the end of It to figure on the last word."