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1. MALE DRESS BEFOBM T IS HOPELESSLY HAMPERED BY THE STIFF WHITE SHIRT. War This Garment Interfere With Both Health and Comfort. . Seat of the Absurdities of the Pres ent Masculine Style of Attire. The necessity by which men feel co ced of proving to the world that they wear white shirts lies at the basis of sffl the difficulties of the dress problem. Until the garment becomes extinct It Is hopeless to attempt the reform of men's dress on the Hues of health and comfort. It -will of course ultimately disap pear, for It Is but the mark of a stage hi the evolution of dress, just as the mimlform appendix is a useless evolu tionary remnant In the body. But the Question Is whether we ought to await the slow course of evolution or to use our common sense and abandon the ancient garment at once. Why do we wear white slrirts? Ages ago It was only the wealthy who could Afford to clothe themselves In linen. The possession of llne.il underwear was then a mark of social position, and there was an, obvious advantage In making pubVic display of It. We ran put down three-fourths of tbe discomfort of the hot summer to toe account of the starched shirt. It prevents the very process devised by nature to keep the body cool the evap tiration of sweat. In so far as It hin ders this natural process In summer, the white shirt favors disease. But In Winter It Is a fruitful cause of Illness. In winter the mere wearing of a -white shirt would no doubt leave a man no better and no worse If he were content to wear it for his own satisfac tion. But the curious law of evolution comes in nnd compels him to wear It in such a way as to do himself physical fnjury. Wherever evolution is at work It leaves vestipres literally, footprints. Probably It Is millions of years since the vermiform appendix became a use less organ, but it still survives. All evolutionary survivals appear to be harmful. The appendix Is the seat of appendicitis. Iu the inner corner of the eye there is the remnant of a once useful third lid, which now only lodges dust nnd causes Irritation. The lord chancellor's wig was once a comfort lu ancient drafty legislative chambers and now merely Serves to make a sensible man look ridiculous and give him headaches. Teople who drew up laws were long ago paid according to the number of words, but the multiplicity of words now only causes confusion. So the white shirt that was once a badge of wealth and culture, being no longer of value f jr that purpose, Is only a cause of discomfort and disease. It Is necessary to cut a piece out of the vest and the coat, just over the most Important orgaus of the body, iu order to prove to our neighbors that we wear white shirts. Consequently In the winter time we expose the lungs and the air passages to the cold wind unci the cold rain. From the point of view of health nothing couM be more stupid. Bron chitis Is one of the most deadly of all diseases iu this country. Bronchitis Is simply Inflammation of the bronchial tubes. This inflammation is excited by a chill, u chilling of that part of the body left exposed iu order to show that we wear white shirts. The white shirt, in fact, might ap pear la the tubies of the registrar gen eral as the cae.se of so many deaths, perhaps luo.Coo a year. i And docs it really improve a man's appearance? By virtue of the associa tion of ideas it. certainly does. Usual ly men who Ij at wear white shirts ire not given to cleanliness. The man who wears a white shirt washes his face and hands and brushes his clothes: .hence when we see a white front and (white cuffs we experience that pleas- I ant sensation produced by general neatness cf the person and clothing. But that a few square inches of white clothing over the chest makes a man ! look better Is an absurd conclusion. The case for the white shirt has not I a leg to stand upon. The garment Is iinconi&prtabi, unueaitny ana unue comlng. And as It has lost the only useful function it ever possessed that "Is, Its symbolism of exceptional wealth we ought to discard it altogether. The aifliculties of this course are very great no doult. What we want is an "antlwhite shirt society," which would agree to wear, from some prearranged date, a dress designed wholly with re gard for comfort, health and beauty. T. F. Manning in London Gossip. Hnklnir Love I'p a Tree. ' Billing and cooing among the Fijians is a curious feature iu their social cus toms. It Is decidedly against the rule to do any courting within doors. The gardens or plantations are the spots held sacred to Cupid, and the generally approved trystlng place of lovers is high up among, the branches of a breadfruit tree. You may often walk around a plantation on a moonlight night and see couples perched forty feet from the ground In the breadfruit trees, one on each side of the trunk, a position which comes fairly wfthln the limits of a Fijian maiden's Ideas o'f .modesty. Lord Roaebery'a Definition. It Is to Lord Kosebery that we are Indebted for the moat modern defini tion of memory. "What is memory?" said a friend one day to him. "Mem ory," replied his lordship, "Is the feel ing that steals over us when we listen to our friends' original stories." Lon don Bystander. Friendship is a good deal like your credit The less used the better it In. Slloan Springs (Ark.) Herald and Dem ocrot Education by Absorption. (Orison S. Harden in "Success JIagaziue.") John Wanamaker was once asked to invest in an expedition to recover doubloons from the Spanibli Main, which, for half a century, bad lain in the bottom of tbe sea in sunken frigates. "Young men," he replied, "I know of a better expedition than this, right here. Near your own foet lie treasures untold; you can have them till by faithful study. 'Let us not be content to mine the most coal, to make the largest locomotives, to weave the largest quantities of carpets; but, amid the souui s of the pick, trie blows of the hammer, the rattle of the looms, the roar of the machinery, take care that the mortal mechanism of God's own hand ths mind is s ill full trained for the highest and noblest set vice." The ignorant man is always placed at a greut disadvantage-. No matter how much natural ability, it must lie made available by mental disci pline. We ought to be ashamed to remain in ignorance in a land where the blind, the deaf and dumb, where even cripples and invalids manage to get a good education. The trouble is that many youths throw away little opportunities for self-culture, because they cannot see great ones; and they letjthe years slip by with out any special effort at self-improvement, until they are shocked iu mid dle life, or later, by waking up to the fact that they are still ignorant of what they ought to know. It is no absolutely necessary that aa education should be crowded into a few years of school life. The best eiucated people are those who are always learning, always absorbing knowledge from i very possible source and at every opportunity. I h-ive known voting people who have ac quired a better education, la finer I cn.ture through the habit of observ ation, or carrying i book or article iu the pocket to read at odd time.?, or by taking courses at correspoa dence schools than many who have gone through college. Youths who are quick to catch new ideas, nn l who are in frequent contact wi'h superior minds, not only acquire a personal charm, but, even to a ic , narkable degree, develop mental t power. I The world is a great university. ! From the cradle to the grave we are ! always in God's great kindergarten, wb.'re everything is trying to teach us its lesson, to give us its great secr.t. Some people are always at, school, always storing up precious j bits of knowledge. Everything has ; a lesson for them. It all depends ; upon the eye that can see, the mini i h.t can appropriate. Very few; people ever learn how to use their , i yog. They go through the world! with a superficial glance at things; their eye pictures are so faint that' details are lost, and no impression is , made. i The man who has learned the art of . seeing things looks with his! brain. The following charters have been i iesued by the Secretary of State: j .Stout-Rarikii. Company, High I'oint; authorized capital stock $lo- j 000, with privi lodge of beginning business when $5,000 is paid. In-, corporators are, II. A. Moflitt. 20 , shares, SI. D. Stout, 20, E. K. : Mendenhall, 20, A. M. llaukin, 20. ! Object is to conduct a wholesale : and retale grocery business. All; the incorporators formerly lived iu; Randolph county. I The Commercial and Savings j Bank, of Lexington; authorized ' capital stock $25,000. which sum j has been subscribed by the follow-! ing share-' t eing $109 each: J.I.I Iledrick 50 shares; J. R. McOavy. j 40; E 1$ Craven, 40; and W. II. Wal- j ker, 40. Object is to conduct a commercial savings bank. The Dry Hallow Mining Com pany Hemp, Moore County; authori zed capital stock $100,000, with power to begin business with $400, 000, shares being $1.00 each. Incor porators are: Columbus N. Steigel man, Baltimore, 50,000 chares; George V. Cobb, Hemp, $199,000; Robert L. Burns, Carthage, $1,000, and Bernard L. Johnson, Baltimore, 150,000. Object is to buy and sell mines, operate and develop minet5 conduct general merchandise busi ness etc. Open the bowels and get the cold out of your system. Kennedy's laxative Cough Syrup opens the bowels and at the same time allays the inflaination of the mucous membranes. Contains Honey and Tar. Drives out tlio cold and stops the cough. Absolutely free fiom any opiates. Con forms to the National Pure Food and Drug 1-aw. Pleasant to take. Sold by Standard Drug Company and Asheboro Drug Com pany. Sliss Slaggie Stafford, of Oak Ridge, fell into the fire at her home ont. day last week, and was serious ly if. not fatally burned. For chapped and cracked hands nothing is as srood as as un application of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Put it' on before going to bed, use an old pair of gloves and ee what a difference the. morning will bmig. Sold by Standard Drug Co. and Ashebpro PROFITABLE MANAGEMENT. Property Houxliip; Maehlnerr Pr venln Huattnw Out. In th matter of profitable manage ment the care of farm machinery Is off Importance. Writlug on this subject In the Kansas Farmer, A. M. Ten Eyck gives some sound advice as follows: Although it is essential to hav riiouirh good machinery to do the work well at the right time, yet the purchase of more machinery hau Is actually needed Is often an element of unneces sary expense which may greatly re duce the net profits of the farmers who are Improvident In this way. Buy the best standard machinery, even at the higher prices. The best Is usually the cheapest. Make good use of the machinery and take care of It, both In the held and after the work is finished. Keep the bearings clettu and well oiled, burs tight aud the machinery In good running condition when at work. When Not In l'e. Shed the machinery when not In use. More machinery Is rusted out than Is worn out. In the western United States probably less than one-fourth of the farms are provided with machinery sheds. A fanner can make no better Investment In adding improvements to the farm than by building a good ma chinery shed. Cleaning nnd Repairing. When machinery Is brought from the Held and put in the shed it should be overhauled and cleaned and notes made as to what repairs are neces sary. These repairs should be secured, and on some rainy day the machine should be put into proper ruunlng con dition for next season's work. BLIGHT OF PEAS. The Green Varieties Are Moat Strik ingly A fl eeted. Iii Hint the damage lu Ohio from this blight was apparently greater than In previous years. It was first noticed on French June field peas which had been sown with oats us a forage crop on the experiment station farm. A close examination of the diseased plants showed that the stems had been attacked at many points, frequently aa high as one and one-half feet from the gror. .1, though most severely near the ground, where the disease starts. On the leaves were orbicular or oval .:..id spots one-eighth to one-half Inch in diameter. Perlwip-i the most Important thing in connection with the life history of the IIUUUT IX'NOVS ON LEAVES. fungus is that the vegetative part, or mycelium, infecting these spots of the pods grows through the husk Into the seed. Freipiently it grows entirely through the pod, forming similar spots on both sidos. When the fungus grows into the seed, brown spots may be formed on the surface. Iu the worst cases half the surface is frequently discolored and the seed adheres to the pod. These areas are much more strik ing oa green colored peas, such as the Market Garden variety, than on the yellowish vanities, such as the Ad miral. Iiorae Talk. .Many colts are given ugly tempers by cruel and careless currying. To scratch and hurt a colt or horse will cause him to hate the operation and tbe operator. Many currycombs are knocked all out of shape, and some of tbe teeth cut like knives. Look at your currycomb. It Is often an instrument of torture. Teach the boys to use It gently and keep It in order. Be generous In the use of the I brushes, but sparing -in the use of tbe comb. Good grooming should be done every day to keep the pores open, the skin healthy and the hair silky. Soft hair is very warm and is a nonconductor of heat. Never leave a reeking mess of wet straw and manure under the borses. It ruins the health nnd eyes and Is a disgruce to any horse owner. Farm Journal. Failnrea In Sheep Breeding. A large number of failures Iu sheep husbandry are traceable to lack of knowledge of how to handle domestic animals. Some will give too much at tention aud others insufficient. One Is productive of as evil results as tbe other. No animal loves natural condi tions more than sheep, and the closer they can bo maintained under such the better. I knew of a man who went into the sheep business by purchasing a few very high priced sheep. lie had no knowledge of how to handle the animals; consequently after they had been In his possession n few months he was disappointed because he was unable to produce as good results as the breeder from whom ho' had pur chased the stock. Instances of this na ture are very common. It Is not the fault of th thoep, but o. the man. Id the larger majority of instances. Na tional Stockman ana Farmer. Why We are Poor Conversational!. (Orison S. Marden in Success Magazine.) In oldeu times the art of conver. sation reached a much higher stan dard than today, because of the com plete revolution that has taken place m the conditions of civilization. Formerly people had almost do other way of communicating their thoughts. Knowledge of all kinds passed almost, wholly through the spoken word. There were no great daily newspapers, no magazines, o periodicals of any kind. People were not iu so much of a hurry as they a-e today. . The great discoveries of vast wealth in the precious minerals, the new world opened up by inventions and discoveries, aud the great impe tus to ambition have all changed this. In this lightuing-express age, in ihe;e strenuous times, when everybody has the mania to attain wealth and position, we no longer have time to reflect with deliberation aud to develop our powers of conver sation In these great newspaper and periodical days, when everybody can get for oue or a few cents the news and information which it has cost thousands of dollars to collect, everyloly sits behind the morniug sheet or is buried in a book or mag azine. There is no longer the same need of communicating thought by the spoken word. It, is a rare thing to find a polished conversationalist today. So rare is it to hear one 6peaking exquisite English, and using a suptrb diction, fiat it is indeed a luxury. We are not only poor conversa tionalists, bst we are poor listeners as well. We are too impatient to listen. Iustead of being attentive and eager to drink in the itoiy oi the information, we have not enough respect for the talker to keep q'liet. We look about impatiently, perhaps, snap our watches, play a tattoo with tur fingers on a chair or table, hitch about as if w.- were bored aud were anxious to get away, and iutertipt the speaker before he reaches hi conclusion. In fact, we are such aa impatient people that we have no time for anything excepting to push aheal, to elbow our way through the crowd to get the position or tiie money we desire. Our life is fever ish and unnatural. We have no time to develop charm of manner, or ele gance of diction. "We are too in tense for epigram or repartee. We lack time." L'fe is becoming so artificial, so forced, so diverse from naturalness, we drive our human engines at such a feurful speed, that our life is crushed out. Spontaneity ttiul humor, ai.d the possibility of a line culture and a superb charm of per sonality iu us are almost impossible and extremely rare. SOUTHERN FARMER Need a Southern Farm Paper . . One adapted to Southern crops, ;limate, soils and conditions, made by our folks and for our folks and at the same time as wide-awake as any in Pennsyl vania or Massachusetts Such a paper is The ProqressiveFarmer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Edited by Garence H. Poe, with Dr. Tait Butler, of the A. & M. College, and Director B. W. Kil- gore, of the Agricultural Experi ment Station (you know them), as assistant editors ($1 a year). If you are already taking the paper we can make no reduction, but if you are not taking It, You Can Save 50cts. By sending your order to us. That is to say to new Progress ive Farmer subscribers we will send that paper with the Cou rier, both one year for $1.50. Regular price $2.00. Address all orders to THE COURIER, Asheboro, N. C Furniture! Furniture! My enlarged stock enaliles me to olTer the public new House FfiraiBl;ng8 and in greater variety. Selling at a small maifcm I expest to move me mock rapidly. Bedroom Suites $11. to S".0. Besides these I oiler specials in Din ing Chairs, Rockers, Couches, Lounges, Hall Racks and Iron Bods. Still lietter is our Art collection of Pictures. (See them. A full li;ie pf Bedding. X). R. FOX, Asheboro. N. C. Successor to Kearns & Fox- Mow to Conduct a Recitation. Dr. H. L. Smith, of Guilford College, recently delivered an ad dress to a Teachers' Association in which he gave the following rub s eif how a teacher Bhould conduct h recitation: He classed his suggestions as -follows: (a) Placs' the childien in their seats as yoti' wish them to sir, and not as they wish to be placed, (b) Learn it with a thoroughness that will enable yju to teach it witl -out the a'd of the text, (c) Tr fi make the lesson interesting, (d) Never call ou yonr class in ro tation. Get the end man, the mid dle ones, and the others at any time )0.t may wish. Uncertainty will p.ohi1 it slumbers, (e) Don't call oi a Ixiv, nd then ask him a ques tion. Ask tbe (Uestiou first, and jest designate otir pnpil. (f) Use written work very freely, (g) Vary the mode of conducting recitations. Judge Piuiiell, of the Federi' Court of the Eastern District, re cently charged a Grand jury that 'ie Land lord and Tenant Act mss ed by I be Legislature ,was another iola;ion of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, wherein it tin powers magistrates to compel ten ants who have been furnished sup plies and leave their crops, to work out claims of their land lords. "I wrote you for advice," writes Lelia Hagood, of Sylvia, Tenn., "about my terrible backache and monthly pains in my abdomen and shoulders. I had suffered this way nine years and five doctors had failed to relieve me. On your advice I aook Wine cf Cardui, which at once relieved my pains and now I am entirely cured. 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