VOL. LI
SAFETY RULES IN
ELECTRIC STORMS
Student of Lightning Says,
"First Get Under Cover."
Milton, Mass. —About this season, as
tlie old almanacs used to say, expect
thunder storms. Inevitably they bring
danger to human life, but the hazard
can be diminished considerably if the
advice of men who have made a thot*
ough study of the electrical discharges
of the atmosphere Is followed.
One of these experts is Alexander
G. MacAdie, director of the Blue Hill
observatory and professor of meteor
ology at Harvard university. In the
little building on the wind-swept sum
mit of Blue hill, the highest point In
eastern Massachusetts and in the
midst of the Blue Hill forest reserva
tion, he has spent many years in
watching and analyzing the action of
the elements.
Studies Thunder Storms.
He has made a special study of
thunder storms and some time ago he
formulated a set of suggestions to help
people take care of themselves dur
ing such disturbances. Since that
time, he says experience has borne out
the value of these suggestions and
science has not developed any new
means of safeguarding a person
against lightning discharges. /
Get under cover, is his first rule.
If you can't do that, lie down. About
ten lightning flashes in • hundred come
down to earth In a straight line, and
the person who stands out In the open
when such flashes are seen, Jnvites
trouble. But getting under cover
doesn't mean seeking shelter beneath
a tree because that will bring you Ita
the direct line of discharge, and Pfo
fessor MacAdie says more people are
killed by lightning in this way than
probably any other.
Cut Out Radio.
The doorway of a barn or a window
near a chimney plso are dangerous
places to stand, because lightning fol
lows to some extent any draft of air,
especially warm air. When the flashes
are heavy or numerous, keep away
from chimneys, trees, flagpoles or met
«l clotheslines, and cut out your radio.
You are safer indoors than out.
The probability of a person In an or
dinary residence building being struck,
says Professor JklacAdie, -Is very
slight, and dwelling houses In city
blocks are virtually safe. He defends
the lightning rod, once so popular, but
now largely fallen into disuse, assert
ing that If a house Is provided witb
good lightning rods there Is little to
fear.
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Mrs. Blanche Cavitte of Oklahoma
City, Okla, a big perfume Importer,
lias had her nose Insured by Lloyds
for $.v),060 In case something might
her sense of smell. She has now
to Europe to buy choice per
fumes and to attend the Decorative
Arts exhibition In Paris
Introduced Grapefruit
The Spanish explorer. Ponce de
Leon, is credited with having brought
the grapefruit to Florida when he
landed on the east coast of the state
in the year 1513. During Use three
centuries that the Spaniards, disputed
possession of the state with their Old
world enemies, nothing was done to
develop the grapefruit, or any of the
other genua citrus Introduced In Flor
ida at that time, except to distribute
it to the communities in the southern
part of the state.
THE ALAMANCE ULEANER,
Legend and Mystery
About Nevada Lake
From the earliest settlement of
Nevada the legend of a gigantic ser
pent Inhabiting the deptha/of Pyra
mid lake has been told. The serpent
is said to enter the lake through a
vast underground passage extending
from the Pacific ocean and is supposed
to have existed since prehistoric times.
Basking in the depths of the lake, it
lies in wait for luckless adventurers,
draws down boats and canoes and de
vours its victims. The legend has been
Investigated by many scientists and
some contend that the serpefit*ls really
an * enormous mass of worms that
breed In the usually placid waters.
But this opinion is jeered by Indians
and the old white settlers who have
caught fleeting glimpses of the niam
moth snake.
Pyramid lake Is an Inland sea of
mystery. Situated 300 miles from the
ocean, its Isles swarm with vast
flocks of seagulls and pelicans. The
lake receives the discharge of the
Truckee river but has no outlet—yet
the waters are fresh and abound In
trout and other flsh.
Four-Leaved Clover Has
Long Been Luck Symbol
That a four-leaved clover -will bring
luck to the one who finds It Is an
ancient superstition, and there can
be no way of learning for a certainty
how It sturted. Old writers suggest
that its resemblance to the form of
the cross is the root of tlife notion.
"The person who carries a leaf of
the four-leafed cruciform clover about
with him," asserts one of these, "will
be successful at play, and he will
dream of his beloved, or the maiden
may, by slipping leaf Into her lover's
shoe without his knowledge, as he is
about to set out on a Journey, secure
his sure and safe return to her em
brace."
It may be noted that the three
leaved clover also had some virtue, be
cause it symbolized the Trinity, and
the tradition is that St. Patrick con
verted the whole Irish people to
Christianity by showing them,
through the trifoliate leaf of the sham
rock, how the three persons In the
Godhead might exist and yet be one.
Earliest Book Plates
It probably was/because books were
so few and precious In that early dawn
ofjbookrtiaking and printing and Illus
trating that the first book plates were
not as book plates are today. A king
or queen or lord or lady did not have
printed a mere tag, reading: "This book
belongs to Beatrice Aragon." Instead,
Beatrice of Aragon, for her book plate,
had her picture together with the pic
ture of her husband, Matthias I. Corn-
Inus, king of Hungary 1443-90, at the
foot of page two in their joint book.
"De Spirltu Sanctu," written by Slgls
rnundus de Slglsmundus and Illuminat
ed by Attavante dell Attavantl.
All In all, those early days of books
had much In their favor. You didn't
have to worry much about borrowed
volumes. You had no worries, either,
about sectional bookcases. Your one
volume was per se a first edition.
Island la American
Palmyra island came under Amer
ican sovereignty with the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands in 1808. It
was originally known as "Eamareng"
and was discovered by Captain Sawle
of the American vessel Palmyra In
November, 1802. An expedition con
ducted by Capt Zenas Bent took pos
session of it in the name of the Ha
waiian kingdom In 1862. It was an
nexed by Great Britain In May, 1880,
and later became a possession of the
Hawaiian Islands, being Included in
them when these islands with all their
dependencies became a part of the
territory of the United States.
Explaining "MonadV
A monad la one of the elements con
taining within themselves the prin
ciples of both substance and form,
by the combination of which the unl
verae la conatltuted and by whose ac
tivities Its changes and developments
are explained. According to
they are nonapatlal, sfeif-actlng forces,
or Immaterial nnlta, each one repre
senting the same universe, bat repre
senting it from a different point of
view, and each attaining Its activity
through the will of Qod, In Hlnself
simple actuality and perfection.—
Washington Star.
Mwueum Gets Treafure
Hawick museum has been enriched
by the reception of a Chinese ponftlaln
grotto or ahrine. This war brought
from China some hundred years ago,
and the British museum authorities
have furnished the following Informa
tion: "It Is wbst is called a 'grotto
piece,' and Is probably quite fanciful,
giving a suggestion of a mountain
shrine or pleasure place with figtnfes
of visitors. Such pieces were made
commonly in the potteries near Fat
ah an. to the Canton delta"—family
Herald.
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GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1935
Wood of Lignum-Vitae
Harder Than Hickory
Llgumn-vltae, the vital wood, or
wood of life, which is found in the
West Indies and some other parts of
the tropical Americas, is said to be
the hardest wood nature produces.
The reason why this wood is so
tough Is the arrangement of its fibers.
Instead of being straight, they weave
back and forth, crossing and recross
ing, like the weave of an automobile
tire. Another peculiar feature of this
wood Is that when the tree is cot, the
sap cells fill up with a very heavy
rosin, which causes it to weigh about
eighty pounds to the cubic foot. It to
one-third heavier than water, and so,
while excellent for many uses It would
not make a good raft.
It Is used for carpenter's mallets, ai
It Is so tough that It will not split
from hard usage, and It is also em
ployed for tool handles.
Of the wood growing In this country
the hickory is generally supposed to
be the hardest, but for making mal
lets and other uses where great tough
ness Is needed, It will not stand one
half as hard usage as dolb llgnum
vltae.
Odd Properties Are
Accorded Elder Tree
Most peopfe know the common elder
tree, but probably few realise that
more attributes are accorded to this
tree than to any other.
It Is, for Instance, a pretty safe
refuge from flies and other Insects, for
they avoid It, while cattle refuse to
eat Its leaves. It Is often found grow
ing in churchyards, as it Is supposed
to be avoided by witches and ghosts.
Whatever Its magical powers, the
elder certainly has valuable medicinal
properties, though whether the Eng
lish villagers' belief that the leaves
of an elder bush growing on a wall
will cure fits Is JustifJed Is open to
donbt
In some districts It Is also believed
that to stand near an elder tree dar
ing a thunderstorm gives certain Im
munity from being struck by lightning.
A fungus called "Jew's ear" often
appears on the trunk of the elder tree,
and this, too, has been supposed to be
a cure for quinsy.
King's Mythical Sword
Excallbur Is the name siren the fa
mous mystic sword of King Arthur,
which he found Inserted in a sheath
of stone and pulled out, rflthough 201
of his bravest knights had singly been
unable to withdraw It. An Inscription
on the stone declared that whoever
should succeed In unsheathing the
sword would prove to be the rightful
heir to the throne; and Arthur was
accordingly chosen and proclaimed
king by general acclamation. The
sword was said to be so bright that "It
gave light like thirty torches." Arthur,
at the approach of death, commanded
an attendant to cast the sword into a
lake nearby, bat the order had to be
given three times before It was obeyed.
As soon as the sword' touched the
water, a hand "clothed in whltfl
samite" appeared, caught It by the
hilt, flourished It three times, and then
sank beneath the waters of the lake.
Tennyson has related this Incident In
"Morte d'Arthur."—Kansas City Star.
Lip Reading in Milla
A London police court was amased
by Jhe ease with which a deaf mute
was able to speak and hear, moving
soundless lips in answer to the mes
sages be read on the lips of those wbo
spoke to him.
But this feat would not be consid
ered remarkable In Lancashire, for the
girls wbo work In the cotton mills
have brought the art of conversing by
lip language to a high degree of per
fection.
It is impossible to csrry on ordinary
conversation In the hum and roar of
the weaving sheds, but long practice
has enabled the girls to converse quite
easily across a long room filled with
the deafening noise of machinery by
watching each other's lips.
Ifeß
Romans Freed Slavet
The negro slaves of ancient Rome
were gradually freed. The closing of
the Boman conquest and the In trod ac
tion of Christianity modified many of
the regulations concerning slaves. Jus
tinian was largely Instrumental la miti
gating their position and making It
easier for them to obtain freedpm.
Slavery therefore, although practiced
by the Teuton conquerors of Rome, was
gradually replaced In medieval Europe
by feudal vaaselage.
Songs of Earthworms
Earthworms sine loudly enough to
be heard 12 yards away, and their song
frequently falls into a syncopated
rhythm, startUngly reminiscent of Jaxs,
reports s zoologist ot Freiburg. In pub
lishing bis observations the investiga
tor compares a worm's voice with the
pmiilmof a tiny hammer oa • very
thia membrane. Be Intends pursuing
his Investigation# further to lea/a the
situation of the worm'* vocal orgaa.
HOW
ENGLISH DIVINES WORKED
AT REVISION OF* BIBLE.—
In February, 1870, the convoca
tion of Canterbury of the
Church of England appointed a
committee to consider the sub-
Ject of revision of the English
translation of the Bible. In the
following May the committee re
ported to the effect "that convo
cation should nominate a body
6f Its own members to under
take the work of revision, who
should be at liberty to Invite the
co-operation of any eminent for
scholarship, to whatever nation
or religious body they may be-
Ipng." This report was adopt
ed. Such Invitation was given
and accepted. The Church of
England initiated the work, but
the work was the achievement
of English-speaking Christen
dom as a whole.
The revision of the New Testa
ment was completed In 407 meet
ings, distributed over more than
ten years. The revision was
finally presented to convocation
on May 17, 1881. The revision
of the Old Testament occupied
702 days, and was finished on
June 20, 1884. The revised
Apocrypha did not make Its ap
pearance until 1805.
The delegates -of the Claren
don press In Oxford, and the
syndics of the Pitt press In Cam
bridge, England, entered into a
liberal arrangement with the re
visers, by which the necessary
funds were provided for all
their expenses.
The revised version of the
Bible is permitted to be used In
churches, but it Is not "author
ized," that is. It has not re
placed the authorized version of
the reign of King James I.
How the Use of Glass
Has Advanced in Years
The idea of the bottle started at the
dawn of civilization. Then It wa« In
the form of the goatakln container,
but as civilization progressed a more
durable and sanitary container be
came desirable. It is not known Just
when glaaablowlng started. Plecea of
glass have been found, however, which
are aald to have been made 2,000
years before ChrUt. The flrat use of
glaas containers waa for ornamental
bottles and it la still used extensively
for that purpose. It la claimed that
when the first glass containers were
produced they were looked upon with
suspicion as being made with black
magic. Thus, down through the agea,
and until very recently, the making of
glass has been hidden behind a veil
of mystery. Today, however, Its manu
facture Is as uniform and as definite
aa that of steel or lumber products.
How Bank Account Crew
Just before the Civil war ex-Senator
Cliauncey M. Depew, then a young man
starting to carve out his fortune, de
posited SIOO In a savings bank at
Peekaklll, N. Y.. his home. That was
the very first SIOO he earned. He
thought about tbe money a good many
times snd more than one®, was sorely
tempted when pressed for funds to
draw It out, but he managed to get
along without It
Later he became Increasingly pros-,
perous and public and private affairs
so occupied his time that he finally
forgot all about his first deposit Not
long agpjie visited the Peeksklll bsnk
and an Official reminded him of It The
account was still on the bank's books
and the original SIOO had grown to
SBOO.—Pathfinder Magazine.
How to Keep Plantt
If you must leave home for a few
days, do not take the trouble to carry
the palms, the rubber and other plsnts
Into a neighbor's house to be csred
for. Indeed yon can leave them right
at home and not worry about them
at all.
Jnat collect aa many common bricks
»» you have plants. Ret these In the
tubs and cover with water, but be
sure the stopper la In place. Put each
plant on a brick. The bricks will sb
norb the water In the tubs and the
plants will draw up all the moisture
they require, provided you have re
moved the saucers.
The plants will thrive and do nicely
for many daya under these conditions.
Snakea and Bird§
Snukes do not charm blrda In the
understood sense of the word "chsnn."
The lnst!nllve feur thst s small bird
or animal, such as a rabbit, hss for a
tnake psralyxo* the musrles of the
bird or the nnimal and prevents Its
escspe from the imke.
Stack
K "Just mj lock P moaned young Do
g] ash em. "My first case of surgery.
Putting n nun's leg In s cast, and be
tarns oat to bo a plasterer, and does
tho work himself, and charges me
$7.00P —American Legion Weekly.
Slayer Lightly Dealt
With in Old Iceland
Divorce by arrangement to not so
new an invention as one might sup
pose. "The Laxflaela Saga," the 1.000-
year-old eole of Iceland which Thor
steln Veblen has translated, sheds light
not only on the quaint institution of
the "divorce shirt," bat on many other
customs of the time which seem
strangely modern, the Kansas City
Star says.
Legal hairsplitting, for example,
was common even rtien. Witness the
technical distinction between man
slaughter and murder. In the former
case the slayer had pnly to cover the
body and notify the next of kin and
he went free, or at least with no heav
ier penalty than the payment of the
wer-geld, the price of his man. But for
murder the penalty was immediate
exile and the criminal was declared a
lawful victim for any one who found
him In the country, a handy way of
dispensing with the executioner.
Politics, dress, marriage customs,
real estate deals and the Introduction
of Christianity, all figure in the au
thentic background of this romantic
narrative. Its heroine Is Qudrun, Ice
land's most noted woman, whom three
successive husbands failed to, divert
from her love for Kjartan, the poet
adventurer.
Hard Luck for Lot«
Corner* at Banqnmt*
"The sugar lies on the bottom," la an
old German saying, which la untrue In
America, at leaat In that part of
America aa represented by some ho
tels. While waiting for a banquet to
end. a reporter aat In the path of the
waltera scurrying to and fro between
the kitchen and the dining room. To
ward the end of the meal the head
waiter unexpectedly bore down upon
a new underling and all but seized
him by the back of the collar. The
astonished man. In hla surprise, nearly
spilt the dlshea be was carrying.
"Why, what'a the matter!" he
gasped, as he saw the gleam in the
head waiter's eye. The other fairly
stuttered w|(th rage.
"You gave the beat service in the
kitchen to the man Just come In.
Don't you know that the late comera
at a banquet always "get the worst
fool?"—New York Evening World.
Shorn Carrita a Load
Statistician* and Investigators bar#
combined to determine the (train and
wear on shoes used by a man dating
the day, snd their Investigations
brought out the fact that a man of
150 pounds. In ordinary activities, puts
a weight each day op bis Shoes
amounting to 815,000 tons. The Shoes
must withstand that terrible pounding
and strain and give service for many
months to be satisfactory. The man
of 200 pounds would put on his foot
wear a strain and load ona-thlrd
greater than the flgurea given, but the
man of 2SO and over would not ln
crease the Toad proportionately to the
Increase In weight, because It 1s a
dead pull, and leas pounding, ths
heavyweight being leas active than the
lightweight men.—Ohio State Journal.
Wonderful Stmr
Equaling the radiation of 000,000
stars as bright as the sun, tbe 8. Do*
radua, believed to be the most la*
mlnous star known, loses t#o and a
half trillion tons of Its mass a second,
by Its action of producing light, ac
cording to Prof. Hsrlow Sharpley of
the Harvard college observatory. Tbe
diameter of this giant of the skies Is
much greater than that of the earth's
orbit which Is about 186,000,000 miles
In length. The huge luminous body Is
classed with the stars known ss vari
able, owing to their changing periods
of maximum brilliancy. The report
states It has been growing brighter for
the past 20 years.
Falsehood in Flattery
In order that all men may be taught
to apeak the truth. It Is necessary that
all llkewlss should learn to hear It;
for no spedes of falsehood Is more
frequent than flattery, to which the
coward Is betrayed by fear, (he de
pendent by Interest, and the friend by
tenderness. Those Who sre neither
servile nor timoroos are yet desirous
to bestow pleasure; and while nnjust
demands of praise continue to bo
made, there will always be some whom
hope. fear, or kindness win dlspoae to
pay them.—Samaet Johnson.
To Clean Flower VOMI
Flower vases that have become
stained from conatant use may be
cleaned Just aa water bottles are. Put
potato parings into tho vaae with wa
ter enough to cover the stains and
leave them overnight ▲ cleaning pod
may bo made by cutting a groove
around a long stick near one end and
tying a bit of doth securely to it
The doth should bo doubled up so that
It nmkes a round boil-Like covering
for the end. With this all sorts of
ugly stains may bo ranched that would
otherwise be Inaccessible.
Cuban Diggers Find
Many Relics of War
Havana. —Relic* of Cuba's
put are being constantly
brought to light through ex
ploration or preparation for
new building*.
In Maceo park, now near the
center of the city, but years
ago some distance from the city
walls, workmen uncovered a
store of band grenades and war
material believed to have been
burled about the time of the ten
years' war In the 'Bos.
Repairs to the old Santa
Clara convent, completed • In
1648, brought discovery of a
secret tunnel which led to a
catacomb In which more than
100 skeletons were discovered.
Near Majagua a fanner dis
covered a lump of war In a hol
low tree. He cut It open and
found Inside a revolver perfect
ly preserved, gold-mounted and
carved. It was of a model
popular la the United States
a beat 1860.
Mexico City Crime*
Average 102 Per Day
Mexico City.—Barrod from police
headquarters because, they ■—art,
their papera published the troth a boat
dime In the capital In April and May,
police reporters oa the leading papera
hare devoted their efforta to outalde
lnveatlgatlon.
AM a result, they claim to have
proofs that, daring the early days of
May, the crime average reached 102
caaes dally.
Investigation of records at the pros
ecuting attorney's office has disclosed,
according to El Universal, that 80,000
caaea are conaigned annually to the
penal courts. During the first trimes
ter of 1924, it la stated, there ware
2,287 cases of assault, resulting In
Injury, and 1,272 of robbery.
Statistics secured at the federal dis
trict penitentiary and the Beien and
municipal Jail a, the asm* paper asserta,
show that 70,914 persons Vera either
detained or imprisoned in these Insti
tutions during 1924.
Ninety-five par cent of than bald
for Infractions of the penal and civil
codes, it la declared, go unpunlabed.
Honor in Nicknahto
From a vsry early period In its his
tory Tenneesee was called the "Volun
teer Stats," because of the prominence
sC asms of Its sons In the early wars
of the United State#, and beeeaaethe
Inhabitants ol the stats were Always la
the forefront of action. During tha
war with Mexico, when President Polk
called for 2.800 soldiers from Ten
nessee, 80,000 volunteers promptly re
sponded. It wss at this time that Ten
nessee confirmed the title of Volunteer
stats.
Evil Spirit Scorers
Mo wonder the gstewsy of ths In
dian medicine msn keeps ths evil
spirits sway. Ths Flsthesd Indians,
who Inhabit ths western slope of the
Continental Divide in Glsder National
perk, built theae grotesque "entrances"
with the oddest of "nature's carvings"
found on dead trees slong the moun
taln sides. They form clusters of
"•care-crow" figures thst wouli sake
a while man's dog start these omi
nous notes announcing a funerai-tcefce
ia the Immediate aelghborhfod.
How Maxim Silencer Work*
Ths National Rifle association says
thst s Maxim silencer works on the
same principle ss in suto muffler.
The lube Is screwed on the muzxle of
the gun. This tube consists of s
series of baffles thst cause the gases
to Issue nowly Instesd of with s
sadden ruA. It Is this rush of pow
dered gss from the muscle of the
gun which crestss a vacuum, causing
the report wben discharged.
How Tt—m Grow
A popular belief seems to be that a
■ear oa %, tree trunk "grows upward
with the tree." Such, of course. Is not
the case, say* Nature Magazine. A
blase mark struck shoulder high by a
trapper a hundred years ago will still
be shoulder high today. A tree ex
pands la girth with the seasons, but
greater height Is attained only by aew
growth at the top.
How to Cttrm /or Trtta
Borers prefer weakened fruit and
shade trees. To prevent Injury fey this
class of Insects, keep the trees strong
and vigorous. Dead snd dying trace
should be cat dowa and burned.
Aviation Sofom
Through the force of gravity sn
aviator can tell when be Is at an alti
tude too great to see his surroundings
If he Is flying upside down, he hangs
la his belt, and If he Is flying oo the
Me, be will be pulled by this force te
the side.
NO. 23
"ONLY CHILD" IS
UNDER HANDICAP,]
Fated Not to Succeed Well
in Life.
In a discussion of the "Influence at
Early Environment on Personality,"
before the members of the New York
Academy of Sciences, section of an
thropology and psychology, Prof. Wil
liam Ogburn of Colombia university
presented the results of his research
lato one specific phase of the general
subject, bnt added that some additional
data were not quite ready for presen
tation.
Taking for granted that a repeated
stimulus in the life of the child inter
ests the personality of the child, Pro- \
feasor Ogburn expected to find some
objective evidence of this factor in a
study of family life. He therefore de
cided to study "the Intelligence quo- 1
tlents" to see if they varied with the
position of the child in its particular
family; that la, to see In what manner
the oldest child, the youngest child
and "the only child" would be affected
by the Investigation.
He said that in this way he could
atody the emotional stability of the
child, its achievement In schodl, and
the teacher'a estimate of the child'*
personality. His first consideration. ,
be said, waa to define the position at
the child In Its family, and in this
•procedure he used fifty different cate
gories, which Included differentiations
according to age, taking a period of
five years as the dividing line, and
also conalderlng differentiations ac
cording to sex. Bat the data in the
matter of the sexes had not been com
pleted, he added.
Selecting "Who's Who" as a crt- .
terlon of success. Professor Ogburn
said that by analyzing the data given
here In reference to the position of
.'the child In the family, he might com
pare hla results with the statement of
Doctor Brill and other psychoanalysts
who claim tlyit "the only child" does
not succeed very well In life,- that It
tends rather to fall In the > struggle
for exlatence.
Three thousand names were select
ed at random, the professor stated
covering three separate lines of en
deavor, namely, 1,000 artists, Includ
ing painters, actors, musicians, au
thors; 1,000 scientists of all grades,
and 1,000 of a more general classifica
tion, Including sta teamen, business
men, journalists and others of "good
mixing qualities." In these question
naires, he said, the position of the In
dividual In his family was requested,
and there was no dsssiflcatlon for fe
males, since there were only a few
listed. Prom the 1,700 replies re
ceived he endeavored to see whether
a certain type of child appeared In the
lists of "Who's Who," with the follow
ing results:
Of these families of "Who's Who"
were found 977 Individuals who were
the oldest males In the family, each
of whom had a brother less than firs *
years younger, and all of them Urine;
842 of them were In "Who's Who,"
making a proportion of CO out of 100.
There were 388 of these who were the
youngest children with a brother five
yean older; 156 of them were found
In the lists of "Who's Who," repre
senting 80 out of 100. Regarding the
Intermediate children, that la, be
tween the oldest and youngest, 728
were discovered snd only 237 of them
In "Who's Who." These results, Pro
fessor Ogburn concluded, seemed to
favor the Intelligence of the oldest
child, with the youngest next snd the
Intermediate child In last position.
He found these data the most signif
icant of the many categories.
Stint in it
Edward 8. Ilarkness of New York,
congratulated on hla recent gift of
81.00d.000 to Yale, laughed and said:
"Philanthropists never like to hear
any allusions to their philanthropy.
These allusions are always well meant
hut they are somehow apt to resemble
the butler's speech more or less.
"A Lady Bountiful, famous for her
charities, once declared to her butler
that If the townspeople persisted In
their design of building a garage right
opposite her bedroom windows she
would leave the town.
" "That'a Vhat I told 'em, ma'am,'
said the butler excitedly. 'I told 'em
that at tlie town And I asked
'em, ma'am, if they wanted to lose
the goose what laid the golden eggs.' *
Cannibals Still Exist
Until the recent murder of the
Canadian explorer, Charles Penrose,
In New Guinea, by cannibals, the fact
that man-eating humans still existed
was not generally realized. This
tragedy revealed authentic modern
records of the cannibalistic tribes In
the outreaches of civilization. In New
Guinea they live In the extreme In
terior where the country is thickly
forested snd the tribes are difficult
to locate. No traveler has dared to ■
go too far Into this interior although '
neighboring tribes have g|ven out In
formation on their less sociable neigh
bora.