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VOL. L RAPID STRIDES IN BRONCHIAL CLINIC New Instruments Enable Physician to See Inside Patient's Throat Washington.—Some of the most spectacular feats of surgery Imagin able are performed In the broncho scope clinic at Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia." To this clinic come babies who have an appetite for safety pins, elderly gentlemen whose false teeth somehow slide down Into lnac | cesslble regions, patients who have swallowed fishbones, collar buttons, keys, money, marbles, poison and other strange and unwholesome things. ' Less dramatic but equally interesting are the sufferers frbm bronchial afflic tions, who come to have their inner tubes inspected and overhauled. Dr. Chevalier Jackson, who' Is in charge, Is one of the oustandlng authorities on bronchial conditions and his clinic rep resents the most up-to-date methods known. It Is not so long ago that the medi cal man's way of investigating bron chitis and obstructions In the chest was to place a stethoscope over the patient's chest and to listen learnedly to the peculiar sounds lnsrde. He h\id other tests, but they were all Indirect, like this. Now it is possible to take a look at the bronchial tubes, not only by X-ray- but as directly as if It were possible literally to get Inside of the tubes. A bronchial patient who visited the Philadelphia clinic reports that the usual general "examination with a stethoscope Is first made by three sep arate doctors. The X-ray pictures of the chest are taken and blood tests are made to detect the presence of tuber culosis or other dangerous germs. Then the patient comes to the test of the "lights." His throat is treated with a local anesthetic, and he reclines on a couch surrounded by the clinic doctor and assistants. He is told to open his mouth and to breatlte fully. After that, the doctor puts something which feels like an arm down the patient's throat. This is really a bronchoscope, a tube about the size of a thumb In diameter. It has in it tiny electric lighting ap paratus and magnifying glasses so ar ranged that the examiner can look down and see the exact condition of the main bronchial tubes —the pipes wMch carry air into the lungs. Decidedly a Mouthful. The inserted tube la decidedly a mouthful, and the patient at flrut feels suffocated. But the tube has a breath ing hole, and as soon as the patient adjusts himself to this he breathes more or less naturally. The tube is raised and lowered as .the doctor explores the cavity with his tiny light. When it Is removed he knows exactly what the disease has done'to the throat and the lining of the bronchial tubes. Doctor Jackson and his assistants u«e a number of different tubelike in struments, some of which he has de vised himself. In the case of a person who has swallowed some foreign body the doctor looks down the throat by means of a light In a tube and after he has located the obstruction he care fully withdraws it by means of a tube equipped with a tiny pair of forceps or by suction. * Generally the operations are not so simple as this sounds. There are com paratively few surgeons in the coun try who attempt them. One case which Came to the bronchoscoplc clinic was that of a nine-months-old baby suffer ing presumably from a safety pin in Its throat. X-ray examination sh'owed that four safety pins, all large and all open, were lodged in the esophagus, the tube through which the food passes from the mouth to the stomach. The pins were interlocked and tangled in a bit of wool, so that If the surgeon tried to draw one pin up Into the mouth of his probing tube the points of the other pins would have torn the baby's throat Finally the two lower pins were snldel one v at a time, down Into the baby's stomach —the doctors watching them all the way by means of lighted tubes. These pins passed safely Into the intestinal tract The two larger and stlffer pins were drawn up Into the child's mouth by forceps and other instruments and the child was soon discharged as cured. In refolding this particular case Doctor Jackson wrote: "Safety pins riwold be kept out of the reach of Children and parents and nurses should not set a bad example by hold ing pins in thtjr own mouths while children." Casta of foreign bodies being found la the bronchial tubes and in the caophagM ale pu the increase. This Is baeanfe troubles are correctly fagnaasd more frqpientiy and be eaaae the obstruction can generally be located by the X-ray, and becauae re moval by delicate'iaatruments la pos sible. The clinic handles approximate ly one case a day In which It is neces- MMI to n«iq agn»#otatruc«pn frojn •' X ■ THE ALAMAXCE GLEANER ~r __ y-li : 'jt , • passages in throat and cf\esf. This does not mean that Philadelphia has so largo n number of "swaliowers." The clinic. Is sufficiently unusual Jo at tract a good many patients from other parte of the country. Many Teeth Swallowed. Dr. B. H, Clerf of the broncho scope clinic reported on 40 casep In which teeth and dental materials had been swallowed Into the esophagus or had he*n sucked Into the windpipe t.nd Its branching bronchial tubes i»y breathing. In 12 of the cases artificial dentures containing from one tooth to almost a fu!l v set were extricated from the stir and Tuod passage!l of sufferers. These comparatively lc.rge article* slipped down the throata of Individu als who weru sleeping, eating, under an anesthetic, or suffering from epi leptic seizures. In a larger number oj the dentiil cases a single false or natural tooth was Inhaled Into the windpipe or swallowed. Occasionally a misplaced dental in strument turns up in the course of ex ploratlons'of a human chest. Only one kind of dental tool has been found by the Philadelphia clinic, but there have been nine cases In which this little needlelike boring was removed from broncliinl tubes. Many of these foreign-body cases reach Hie clinic months, or even years, after the accident occurred. In some Instances the Individual wns not aware of anything wrong for some time. In others trouble was recognized at once, but the symptoms could not be ac counted for. In pne case of a not un usual' type portions of a crushed tooth were nsplrated during the extraction Of 20 teeth.- The patient was un\er ether, nnd it was not until five years later that mysterious symptoms were recognized as being due to a foreign body lodged in the bronchial tube. Mistake Poisons for Food. Not nil of the children who are brought to the bronchoscope clinic have obstructions in the chest. Some of the most serious cases are those In which children have swallowed poisons which they mistook for food. People are careful about leaving medicines f boldly labeled "Poison" within reach of children, because such potions are recognized as deadly. There are ma terials sold by grocers, however, which contain caustic alkalis, but which are less widely known to be poisons. Lye and similar washing and scrub bing powders are of this type. They are generally pure in the chemical sense and harmless to the hands if properly diluted. Often they are not labeled poison because they are not meant to be taken Internally. Yet children find such' cleaning powders or solutions on the floor or on low chairs and mistake them for food with ter rible results. The mouth and throat of the victim are so badly burned that he cannot swallow either water or food. Ulcers form In the stomach. Patlsnts of the clinic suffering from lye poisoning gen-' erally have to be fed by a rubber tube Inserted Into the stomach to keep them from dying of hunger and thirst. Some recover; others are too badly burned orVoo weakened to survive. For the last 12 years Doctor Jack son has been trying to warn people against the danger of leaving lye with in reafch of children. A steady stream of lye cnses passes through the clinic, he says. At one time there may be seven or eight cases, ranging from, mere bnbles to children old enough to rend and understand a warning label, If it were printed In bold type on a package. Any story of the clinic reads as a warning against carelessness. Its most striking lesson is the hazard of leav ing any dangerous substance or ar ticle within reach of small children, and of permitting them to handle coins, pins and other things that could, be accidentally swallowed. The Thinking Reed Mi.u Is but a reed, the weakest In nature; but he is a reed which thinks. The universe need not rise in artns to crush him; u vapor, a drop of water, suilicea to kill him. But.were the uni verse to crush'him, man would still be greater than the povier which killed •ilin; for be knows tliat he dies, and of the advantage which the universe has over him, the universe knows nothing. —rascal. Although there were only about thirty persons in the house during tile performance of a revue in a small Warwickshire village, the two princi pal perfomers were continually hissed. It is reported, however, that the man ager, with great presence of mind, brought his whole company on tha stage and out-blssed the audiences- Passing Show, London. World's Wettest Spot At CherrapunJl, champion rainy spot of the earth, In the Himalayas, the av erage yearly rainfall Is 466 Inches. - In' 1861 it is recorded that 918 Inches, or 76% feet, setually descended at Cher rapunJl. More than a third of this, or 372 Inches, fell In July alone, and 42% inches —or more than most Americans experience In a year—came down in a single day. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1925 Retaliation Gentle Maiden Seen and Enjoy• Football Came Ob, that fullback got his face kicked In. Oh, how sweetly pretty! I Just know he's happy. Now he cap He ■till In the hdtopltal and read und hear the birdies fclng and be glad, oh, so glad.. Oh, good". Those two big Swede# are Jumping ap and down on the quar terback. Just like boys at play. How glad the Swedes look. And how hap py the little quarterback must be that he can make them so glad. Oh, foot ball la ao lovely, ao bloody lovely, re ports Outing Magazine. Oh, Joy! No wonder the birdies sing and. the flowers are gay. They htjve knocked the center cold. See, his left leg Is broken, quite broken. And oh, rapture! I think his neck Is hurt, too. How pleased all the others 4 , are. They are singing and cheerldg. They're so happy. , Oh, what a delightful plctursl Thaf big blond giant Just kicked at the ball and missed It:and his great foot landed in that other player's stomach, quite lost from sight The band plays. No wouder. There! He hus got his foot out again. Now they ran both be glad. Likes and Dislikes tor Varjous Kinds of Food Many races, many foods, many fads. The luxury pf one people is the bane of another. An attempt Is being made to Introduce snails as an article of food lh certain London restaurants. The French, of course, regard snails as a delicacy, while Britishers almost shud der at the thought of eating them I Yet English folks eat mussels, whelks and winkles, which In some countries are regarded as being unfit for human con sumption. In England the eel Is rel ished by many people, but In Scotland It is detested by nearly everybody. Rabbits are looked upon as vermin ia some parts of America and Australia and are seldom served at table. In Britain rabbit pie is a favorite dish. Swede turnips are often eaten In Scot land and Canada with other vegeta-. bles, whereas In some parts of England they are cordially disliked and given only to cattle. Turnip-top* In Scotlund, again, are not considered worth cook ing. But In Coveot. Garden they sell by the ton.—London Mail. Growth of Jellyfish The manner in which a Jellyfish pro duces Its "children" Is really wonder ful. In most cases the beginning 18 an egg, which, lying on the bottom, pro duces a beautiful tree-like growth. The "tree" fastens Itself to the bottom and brings forth buds which, when ripe, drop off and develop into Jellyfish. The latter, in turn, lay eggs and the process Is repeated, as told In London Tit-Bits. Most of the very large species have a different way of reproducing them selves. The egg Is set free In the water and develops into a pear-shaped larvae, which for a while swims about rapidly, being provided with hair-like append ages that serve the purpose of eart. Then the larvae settles down, anchors Itself to the buttom, increases In size rapidly and finally splits up into thin, flat discs which swim off and grow up Into large Jellyfishes. Hor*e» Repay Kindnet* U is said the Arabs were the first to appreciate a horse's Intelligence and tp treat him accordingly.- They , kept the history of their horses written on tablet* of Ivory and traced their parent age back to the time of the pharaoha Tliey were extremely thoughtful of the comfort of the horse and It was even said they took better care of thplr horses than they did of their families. Constant companionship made the Ara bian horse quick to understand the meaning of words, and kindness made them fearless, brave and obedient. The intelligence of the horae varies Just M It does In other animals, or even peo ple, and Is developed or retarded ac-, cording to man's treatment of him, says a bulletin of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mal a Almond's Qwtr Hobits The almond tree has peculiar whlma. It seems to prefer California as its habitat, as 08 per cent of the almonds grown in America are produced in that state, and in a rather restricted terri tory at that The bulk of the crop ia grown around Banning, aays Nature Magazine. It seems to require the spots where extremes of cold and beat are present In their respective seasons, and photographs have been taken of aa orchard with snow m the ground on the first of February, and 'again with the trees la full-bloom by the 26th of the month. The as me variety villi not fertilise one another. U row era must plant alternating rows, of hs arts hoi Is and popershells In order to Insure • hsrvest. , ' . Hague Horns of Treatise More Internstlonnl conferences h*va been held ni The Hague snd mora treaties and alliances arranged thef* than ID any other -lty of the world. Old Ram Dhcoxxerod Youth Will Sorted Not lopi ago the bompaattMi print ed a story by Mr. a A. Stephens en titled "Cephas Tyrannus." The storj reminded a reader of an experience that h cousin of hla had with a ram . that most certalnlly have been an off spring of old Cephas. The Jfom was past middle age, was large and heavy and had a wicked set of horns that he used at pvery opportunity. lie be came so dangerous that he finnlly had to be confined by himself In a small enclosure. My con-tin, writes ovr . correspond ent, had obtulned a younger tad smaller rum for breeding purposes, and the (fight of the newcomer filled the old ram with deepest hatred. He' was never able to get at him, though he often put the enclosure to a severe ,taat when the young rum would come la sight -1 The end of the jealousy came sud denly one day when the gate of hla pen was Inadvertently left open. The old ram gave one angry blat and tore through the opening, making frfr his fenemy, who was feeding with the ewes about 200 yards away. At the snort of defiance the entire herd looked up, and the ewes ,took to their heels. Not so their naw lord, hojv ever. He stpod his ground, braced all four feet and lowered his head to meet the oncoming ruah. As tifo two collided thei;e was a crash that waa heard In the next field. The lmpaft threw the old ram clear over the youngster's back, and like Cephas, when he landed some Ave feet to the rear, he lay Quite still. Examination showed that his neck wss broken. The young ram appeared dazed for a moment or two; then he leisurely trot ted off to Join the ewes at their new feeding place.—Youth's Companion. Musk Ox WM Equipped to Cop 0 With Eturnima The musk ox which makes Its home la the northern part of Canada la a connecting link between wild cattle and cape buffalo and Ita flesh tastes like beef. It has next Its body a dense coat of soft, dean woolly hair, and through this grows a rain coat of very long. Straight brown hair IW* feat of the Tibetan yak. am KM* Preaa. It luta a tail BO short aqd small that the animal seems talllaaa. Their Moras meet In a broad base over the top of the skull, drop far down, then sharply curve upward for several Inches, ter minating In sharp points. They arc specially designed for puncturing the vitals of wolves and polar bears. The musk ox lives und thrives even up to the farthest nortft for. hoofed animals. Pretty Legend of Crowes Near the place where the BIO* Bldge and the Allegheny mountains unite there Is, In Patrick county, Va., a spur'of the Blus Bldge called "Bali mountain." On the side of this moun tain, and nowhere else la the world, there are found the famous 'fairy stones." The mountaineers explain It by legend* worthy of the myth-making Greeks. One story says "that ages ago, when the red men were masters here, these stones were showered down by the Great Spirit as a sign of salva tion coming to the savage race." Bnt the generally accepted legend—that one from which the name comes—la this: "When Christ was crucified on Calvary elfin messengers carried the news to all parts of the world. When the tidings of woe reached the fairies In the ragged moantalns they ceased their merrymaking and at once began to make tliese crosses aa mementos of the sad event" Peacock and Turkey "Look at me," said the peacock, spreading his tall and atratting grand ly about; "am I not handsome?" "Yes," replied the turkey, "in your own eyes, but I put up a perpetual thanksgiving that I was not hatched so vsln as you." "I should think thanksgiving was rather a tender subject with yon," re join fd the peacock, pinmlng himself. "Not at all," said the fanner, who had been listening to this Interchange of civilities; "he Is a tender subject for Thanksglvlag f And so ssylng. he caught up the turkey and carried him off to market "Well, well," said the peacock, Tn glad I'm too handsome to eat and that fine feathars don't always make line birds, according to the cook."—gt Nicholas Magazine. Meant AU Shm Said They wefre evidently Dinted and inuat haw disagreed before they came to the lecture the other tmlog. For every aace In a while the would deliver worn* cutting mark to hfen. Bat the beat came when he ablfted Ma chair ao that It wia directly la front of her. BM ha atlll tried to ho polite. "Ia It hard tor yon to look over my shoulder la public T~ he asked. "No," was the catting answer, "not a hit harder tbaa It Is overlooking yoar faults la private^—iadlaaapolla News. ABANDONED VESSELS SHOW DECAY OF UFEHHm t v Ohm Busy River la New Bc«ns of , Winiii Rsoour— Abundant, ' Funds Law. , Astrakhan, Kuaala.—Life on the far failed Volga river la slowly ebbing out The great 2,300-mile yellow stream, once ltusaia'a greatest mari time highway, no longer courses its winding way to the sound of fishermen's songs, the churning of the wheels of great excursion steamers, or the echo ing sirens of heavily laden cargo boats. The hundreds of villages which drew their life from the river are melan choly, spiritless pluces, for the people not only are faced with a wheat fam ine this year, but their fishing busi ness, which is their chief support. Is ■ll but dead. Where In prewar days the Volga pro duced two billion pounds of fish and caviar annuully, It now yields only one-tenth that qunntlty. This Is no fuult of the river, but of the govern ment to exploit It properly. The gov ernment at first nationalized the fish eries and, finding that a failure, It re stored the fishery enterprises to their original owners. But the owners have found the government taxes too oner ous and many of them have abandoned their business altogether. Only 70 of the 800 fisheries which formerly oper ated at Astrakhan, the great caviar depot, have resumed their activities.) But It Is In the striking decrease In the number of excursion and cargo steamers that one notions the roost significant change In the Where previously the river was covered with thousands of commercial and pleasure craft. It now carries only occasional passenger steamers and small cargo boats. In every bend and Inlet In the river the visitor sees scores of aban doned excursion ateamers slowly sink ing to the bottom. The few piss eager vessels still «n the river are well-equipped, bat they are patronized almost entirely by Rus sians of the proletarian class, for there are few foreigners In Russia, and meml>ers of the old intellectual regime have no money to make such trips. One of the moat pathetic scenes along tbe wbole course ef tbe river 'an tbe foresta of abandoned fishing boats, wboae sl«ndtfr masts, pointed toward the aky like huge fingers, aeem to be catling to heaven to wltneaa the deatb of tbelr ancient and respected Industry. Their owners have turned to more lucrative callings. In the absence of fishermen one sees groups of sailors and longshoremen, who Invariably complain of bad times and low wagea. Work la difficult to obtain, and the longshoremen there fore are willing to dlacbarge hnge car goes from vesa«)a ot tbe ridiculous rate of a cent for every 100 pounds. Nature alao seems bent on complet ing the economic doom of the historic river, for everywhere huge beds of moving sand are gathering, which bl&k the river and Imperil naviga tion. Tbe aand-dredgea are neither numerous enough nor sufficient to re move all these Impediments to river traffic. 81-Year-Old Messenger Boy Saw Lincoln Shot M J ■■■k M R I Henry O. Wolford, aged eighty-one, ! of Washington, is the oldest telegram dell very "boy" in the United HtstetL 1 For the past four years be has car ried messages to practically all of the downtown business concerns of the natlonsl capitsl. Mr. Wolford was In ( the Ford theater the night President , Lincoln was shot. Sunday School Record lhree sisters In Bast Brunswick, Australia, bare a record 4* attend ance at every Suariay school session 1 for ten years. Old Mom* Tradition According t« sa old ancient tradi tion. the lawa given to MOMS on the mount were inscribed on tablets of 1 sapphire. ' Making "Lead" Pencil* To make the wooden tube In wljch the lead for a pencil Is Incased the manufacturer cuts out a board about seven inches long, the width of six pencils and as thick as half a pencil In diameter. With a machine he then shapes it into six semi-rounded or seml-hexagonuf sections and grooves one side to. hold the lead. When the lend Is Inserted the halves are glued together. The "lead" In a pencil Is composed of graphite. tsood for Children Child specialists inform us that be tween the nges of four and twelve years a very active child requires double the total calories of u very quiet child, and n moderately active child requires one-third more calories than the quiet child. Because of the demunds Incident to rapid growth all Children require highly nourishing food. Bird Hunts Snakes The fanciful resemblance of the long feutljers of his crest to a quill pen thrust behind his eur suggested the name "secretary" bird. This bird's habits, says Nature Magazine, are far from literary, as Its business in life is hunting snakes and sjmilur animals. It Is an African und Is one of the largest blrda of prey. Good Newt About the year 2000, says an au thority on biometry and vital statis- the population of the United States will reach Its greatest height at 107,274,000. Thereafter it will de cline, which Is good news If the num ber of automobiles is going to In crease in proportion to the population. ■—Youth's Companion. Furniture Made From Weed For many years (lie natural seed ling known as the "bakain" which grows in the Punjab of India was de stroyed as a weed, being cut out to protect other growths. Economic de velopment ha* caused this weed to be used commercially for light furniture, packing cuses and shelving. Explaining Dew Three concurrent sources of, dew are recognized: the condensation of tbe moisture of the atmosphere (when dew may be said to fail); the condensation of watery vapor arising from the earth (when dew rises), and tbe moisture exhaled by plants. ' King Arthur's Capital The place In England where King Arthur had his palace and held Ills court, and where his knights gathered about the "Itound Table" was railed Camelot, Some say Camelot was Win chester, ot ers locate It in Wales. Seven Years Writing Novel Mrs. Humphry Ward, the noted Eng. Ilsh novelist, devoted practically seven years to her novel, "Hobert Elsraere." She meditated on the story for four years before beginning it She spent three years In writing it. Colonial Speed Record There was grout excitement In the American colonies In 1700 over the re markable feat of an express wagon thut made the trip from New York city to Philadelphia In the record time of two days. Language Retains Hold A thousand yenrs have elapsed since the gypsy began to leave his native Indian plains, yet even to this day Ro many hears a striking resemblance to India's modern tongues. Club of Reformed Women A unique club In London Is the ! "King's Own," the membership of which is coinitosed wholly of girls who have served prison sentences and now are reformed. ■ Height All May Achieve All the possible charities of Ufa ought to be cultivated, and where we can neither be brethren nor friends let us be kind neighbor! and pleasant acquaintances. Says Br'er Williams They ain't no use In prayln' for Providence ter take care of you ef you don't give de railroad train de right of-way.—Atlanta Constitution. Adjusting Your Carter The final test of poise la the abUltj calmly to adjust a aock supporter in tbe face of feminine amuaement.—Da loth Herald. Swan Upsets a Man A flying swan knocked down tbe mayor-designate of Bath, England, but tbe official's greatest Injury waa to bis dignity. Polishing Furniture When polishing furniture If It la robbed the same way as the grain It will polish much brighter and quicker. NO. 49 * Marriages That Led to Odd Relationships Mysterious muddles sometimes arise oat of second marriages. A Corstcan girl married a man whose first wile was the sister of the girl's grand mother. This makes her her own mother's grand-aunt and her grand mother's sister-in-law. To her brother and sisters she is sat-aunt. Finally, she is her own grand-niece, per hus band is the brother-in-law of his grand nephews and grand-nieces. An elderly American became the grandfather of his six children, and his flrrft wife's stepfather. He divorced his wife 11 nd married his motlier-ln law. The widower who rfiarrled In suc cession saven sisters contracted vari ous relationships, says the Montreal Family lierald and Star. This man started by marrying the eldest of the sisters, and subsequently went right down the line. Finally he led the seventh and last sister to the altar. A German village Is puzzled over the relationships resulting from the double mnrrlage of a father and a son. The father, a widower, married the village belle. She thus became a stepmother to her husband's forty-year-old son. The son. In his turn, met the girl's mother and married her. Consequently his father is now bis son-in-law and he himself is his own grandfather. In the meantime, the village belle presented her husband with a baby daughter. Clearly this child is sister-in-law to her grandmother I Swing Plays Part in Hindu Religious Rites One often finds In the near vicinity of a Hindu temple, says a writer in an Indian paper, two high stone pillars, sometimes 80 feet high, with a stone crossplece, from which hang iron chains. These swings play an impor tant part in the various festivals of the year, especially for the young people. The very act of swinging on this sa cred structure Is pleasing to the deity of the temple, and when It Is possible to combine both pleasure and worship, then It Is not unnuturul this form of exercise should be greatly appreciated. In certain seasons, especially the bar* vest season, the swing is In great de mand, and religious ceremonies are per formed by the priests of the temple. On the top bar of the swing It Is not unusual to find a number of earthen ware chattels, which are the home of the sacred pigeons connected with the temple. * These swings are often built Is the middle of the street, and they not in frequently constitute a real obstacle to truffle, llut the authorities would certainly have great difficulty In per suading the temple people to agree to the removal of them. Death in Triumph Cdouard llemenyl was a famous Hungarian violinist who tuade several world tours and settled in New York for some years. He died of apoplexy on the stage of the Orpheura theater, San Francisco, on May 15, 1808. Thla was his first Appearance on the vaude ville stage and be was enthusiastical ly received on playing two or three classical pieces, lie responded with "Old Glory," which creuted tremen dous applause. Tnen he commenced to play Delibes' "Flzzlcati," but after a few measures he leaned over and then fell forward on his face, dead.. It is interesting to know that at one time the composer, Hralims, traveled with Itemenyl and acted as bis ac companist. Hard to Fit A city man, driving his automobile along n little-used country road, hesrd something rattle beneath his car, stopi>ed, looked back and saw a bright" metal object lying in the road s short distance behind. It was a plow point, evidently lost by sumo farmer. It was fully half an hour before the next car came along, and its occupant, seeing the first man flut on his back under his vehicle by the roadside, stopped and asked what the trouble was. The city man emerged and held up the plowixiint. "This blooming thing dropped off my. car," he said, "and I've been hunting for half an hour to find out where It belongs."—Exchange. I Chinese Societies Chinese tongs are organizations, with an element of secrecy, of groups of Chinese for mutual protection and as sistance. Basically, Uiey are of a com mercial character, the members being engaged In business, and they are thns rivi'l trade associations. This rivalry occasionally breaks out into open war fare when aggressions by one tons against another, consisting of unfair commercial practices, boycotts, gives the rival tottg cause for offense. The tongs In the United States are branches of wider organisations, bar ing their main headquarters In Shang hai and Peking. China, and branches exist In other nations besides the United States.
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