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5. .... . 1 rFE CHABLOTTH NEWS f FEBRUARY j 14, 191 2 I I Siin I S1E ninni utritu w y ii. ru nru n II U II I U 1 1 IIU II IbIIU III CONOITI TO The fundamental facts upon which ke study of municipal health prob lems must be based are two, viz: The Native death rate and the cause of dCrS federal census of 1910 has just ,ade public the death rate in Atneri- n cuieSf uui uao uui. jti lauuiaicu and published the average annual death rate from various diseases. The figures published show the aver se annual death rate in the cities of ,v9 United States to be 16.1 per iooCOO, while in the principal cities i Vcrth Carolina the figures are: For r.Wh. 27.9; Wilmington. 20.8; Win s on S0.3: Durham, 19.0; Asheville, 19 7;' c.ren?boro, 19.0; and Charlotte, i-V Excepting the apparently ab normal figures for Raleigh, there 'i a ''rlking parallel between the death rves 'of North Carolina cities and the L-centage of their negro population. The larger the negro population, the grea'er the death rate. Tfccugh many of the ' white people 'e not tlameless, that the tendency cf the negro population to disregard san'arv practices and hygienic habits 4avate3 the difficulty of maintain te satisfactory public health condi- ons is c11 recognized. Nevertheless, -cn'idering the favorable natural con ation which conduce to a high stand ard cf rM:c health obtaining in . .orth Carolina, the death rates given above ;aW little room for boastfulness to a"rV of her larger cities. Pe if to their credit, however, V r a" are SivinS more arid more ccni;(ierat,'on to public health prob less, particularly in the prime factors cf" 'municipal sanitation, pure, and Tv'-oleFO'.ne water supplies and ade , a c se iV3e removal. But the chief foriccncy which applies to all alike failure to pay snifflicent atention to the important matter of providing for t " support of a properly sustained a-d effective health department as a function cf the municipal government. Immunity from disease in communi ty life is eo more to be expected as a" matter of fact than that the burglar s-d the highwayman shall not threat fa the life and property or that the fre fiend shall not cause widespread destruction if left unguarded and un controlled. Xo thinking man capable of holding r h'ic oSce will seriously argue that te material asset that is- conserved vv the police and fire departments of r r cities is of greater civic value r an the vital assets of the human actor in city growth and develop jer.r Yet note the prevalent disre w.i'of this true relation of civic a cts in municipal budgets in too nanv instances. u this because city politics loves tc-o well a shining light and that pub ::c health activities carry no lime !:Lr attachment? 1 "Modern knowledge, so plain that no i-ttilisent observer can fail to see, r-ioristrates that the standard of l-ts'.ih in community life is easily and '::ec:ly controllable by intelligently sireered means. Xo longer can igno n::co excuse neglect of public health . liberations- in municipal life. If he government of our cities is to be ;r.d:jced cn a plane of modern in telligence, the public health must be rx-c:nized and provided for as of first importance. The traditional concep t on of governmental runctlons, when !:-?:ance of the laws of health pre vailed, must be abandoned, and set ;: ?, us place there must be a more rrioal co-ordination of official re ? cnsibiiities with the first consider rion civen to the life and heaUh of rfr-l". to the conservation of the of all natural resources, the mm r o n Mil The Kind Ton Hare Always Bought, aid whicli lias been In use, for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under bis per j!ftjfyyf Sonal supervision sinco its infancy. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Jnst-as-grood5 are but Experiments that trifle "with and endanger the health ot Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASJORIA x Castoria is s iiarmlesi snbgtKute for Castor OH, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium Morphine nor other NarcotI substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms and allays Feverishness. It- cures .Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving? healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea--The mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR ! A ALWAYS Bears the Signature of TheE M You Have Always Bought In Use For Ovei 30 Years. jmm tiTttuitMiMKr, -r mumnr tkcct. newm err. r Scientific Miscellany X Cause of Physiological Light A Mus eum for City Health Cold and Na tional Strength A New Diamond Theory Molecules Showing Them selvesSeaweed Leather Improved Color Photography Tidal Turbines. Failure oi. Glass Streets. The light of iumlnous animals has been found by Raphael Dubois to he the result of-indirect oxidation ofan albuminoid, which he calls luciferine, by a peroxydase ferment, that has been named luciferase. The investiga tion reported to the Paris Academj' of Seiences was made on the luminous siphon or breathing tube of a common European mollusk, the stone was made to exude a luminous liquid, which when a portion of the liquid was heated to 15S degrees F., its properties became much altered. On -mixing the two 11- sees a valuable immigration filter. The occasional 35 degrees below zero, he believes, will keep out all blacks and most settlers from southern Europe, thus insuring the development of a strong northern race. The diamonds of South Africa are found in a peculiar basic rock called kimberlite, or "blue ground," which consists of chrysolite and various oth er minerals, and fills the pipes of an cient volcanoes. No diamonds have been obtained from the numerous for eign inclusions of igneous and sedimen tary rocks that have been suspected of being the original matrix in which the carbon crystalized. The kimberlite has been much broken and altered, and in the De Beers Mine it has nearly 7 per cent of combined water at a depth ormore than 2,000 feet. These evi Turner Will Meet ; CazeauxHere Again Turner has been taking sweet re venge for his defeat here last Tuesday night by Emile Cazeaux the clever French wrestler. The very next night in Washington City he took out of three from Jesse Hansen, a pon-4 Minn Ifwlti Y tk 3 J I yiai iis"i-uavjfweisnt, some twenty pounds heavier than Turner. Twn flnva later he was victor again, in a match with Tom Duchesne, a New England wrestler of much prominence. In both of these matches Turner, characteris tically, lost the first fall, it will be noted by reading the appended ac counts of the matches from The .Wash ington Times. The Washington Times accredits Turner with being the recognized mid dleweight champion, and speaks of his work in flattering terms. It will be remembered that Turner was suffering with a disabled shoulder in his match with the Frenchman here last week, and was at the further very considerable disadvantage of wrestling with his two favorite holds, the toe hold and the hammerlock, barred. Tur ner has been smarting undr, his de feat before a crowd of people who know him intimately and take a ner- sonai interest m mm on account of his former residence in Charlotte. He wants another try at Cazeaux in the auditorium here, and the French man says he is willing provided the toe-hold is barred. This would give Turner the privelege of the hammer- lock in which he is expert, and which he employed to throw Duchesne in his last match. Turner has written his agents here that his return match with Cazeauz will be pulled off in the auditorium here next Monday night, and that in the meantime he will not wrestle again but will devote his time to putting himself in the pink of condition for the match. This does , not mean however that Turner will have an easy time winning. Cazeaux is well able to take care of himself and a whirlwind, close ly-balanced contest is assured. The Washington Bouts. Joe Turner, the local athlete and recognized middleweight champion gained a solid place in the hearts of Washington wrestling fans by getting two falls out of three from Jesse Han sen, a Brooklyn light-heavyweight, at the Gayety Theatre. Hansen, although nearly twenty pounds heavier than his opponent, was, worked to his capacity to get the first fall from Turner in sixteen minutes and forty-five seconds. The latter's downfall in the first bout was the consummation of a hammer lock and toe hold, under which strain the local boy suffered for many sec onds. Turner gained the second fall In something over eleven minutes, and the last bout went to him after twenty two minutes of grappling. The toe hold was responsible for the last two victories. 7Tv At the ground hog stories If it is only a question of keeping warm, remember the Number is - . 1 114 when you want Coal or Wood that will keep you warm. Now is the time to try a ton of Harding's Red Ash Block Coal Just from the mines, nice and clean. It is a pleasure to sit away back and watch it burn and remember this is the place r Where Cash Counts. oyrOf 7 PHONE 1114 (Successor to Queen City Fuel Co.) Yards: 922 North Davidson Street BROADCLOTH 10 SERGE FOR I EXT YEAR GDIS i quids the first of which contained the dences of explosion and disintegration. albuminoid and the second the fer mentthe Jight. reappeared. The lur ciferine was shown to exist in many non-luminous animals, but various tests led to the conclusion that the light of all luminous plants as well as animals is due to the oxidation of this substance. Epigrammatic. Japanese savin?: "You can't rivet J i.ai! in a boiled potato." Men are often capable of gieater iinss than they perforin. They are ?rr into the worl-J with bill3 of cred t and seidem draw to their full cx- . A municipal health museum is the new plan for keeping Paris acquainted with sanitary progress. In a section of alinfentary hygiene, the best com mercial'and domestic methods of pre paring and storing foods are to be represented, and a laboratory will pro vide means for adulteration tests. In domestic hygiene will be illustrated house construction, lighting and heat ine, ventilation, and the arrangement of rooms and furniture. A sickness section Is to include disinfection, vac cination, drinking water tests,, and first aid "to injured. Other features will deal with cheap dwellings, alco holism and consumption, the care of children, clothing and physical cul ture. In Canada's cold the president of the British Geographical Association Do You Want Some Real HOKf NO UR.E For Your Living Room ? n i Mission Furniture that is patterned right, built right, wears right and at the right price. That is what we have to offer you. Large, rcomy arm chairs at $3.50 and up, Rockers $4.50 to $30.00. Leather trpes $12.50 and up, - J ' Vk 4 'I r N - ' r, v ii;i thi . . - . , i , i j A ira rnn't cet we are agents for Charles I . Limoeri s u "y--,- - that are belter. They are built absolutely right and sold at me in, prices two main essentials. Let us show you our offerings in s lino W. T.,icC0Y & CO. Your Credit Is good here. The actual existence of molecules and molecular motion is now believed ,to have been demonstrated in a very curious way. . The Brownian move ment, which has been one of the wonders of microscopy since its dis covery 85 years ago by Robert Brown, is a peculiar trembling or dancing mo tion of minute particles suspended in liquid. The motion is irregular but incessant, and may be seen in liquids that have been sealed up for years, and even in drops of water that -have been shut up in quartz rocks for ages. Various explanations have been offer ed. Some have supposed the motion to be due to electricity, others have ascribed it to currents from unequal heating of the liquid, and another view has been-that unseen jnolecules of .the liquid make their motions visible by pushing the particles about. The last theory is now regarded as the true one. From a study of the molecular agitation, J. Perrin has computed the 4 number of molecules in a certain weight,' and this agrees closely with the showing by other methods. with the unusual amount of water and carbon at a great depth, have suggest ed to Dr. O. II. Dera a new theory of origin. The pipes or kimberlite, he believes, must have become saturated with liquids and gases while intensely heated. In such a mass the carbon, which would be present as carbon di oxide and probably in other gaseous forms would be subjected to the con ditions that experiments have shown may cause segregation and the form ing of crystals. "Seagumite" is the name given to the new seaweed vulcanite of J. S. Campbell, London chemist. It is proof against heat, cold, oils, and the weath er, and is recommended as an electric insulator, and a material for belting, steam-packing, vehicle tires, and even for shoes.- Great accuracy in colors Is claimed for . the photographic pictures shown by the modified three-color process of Capt. Otto Fultonr an English photo grapher.' The three impressions made by the usual' bzlue, green and red light-screens are printed in black and white on non-inflammable- opaque pa per, and the images reflected by these three , pictures pass respectively through a white a pale green and a pale organe tinting screen, and are by three lenses superimposed upon the projecting screen. The delicate tints and shades resulting seem to be the, closest approach to natural colors yet reached. The process is well adapted for moving pictures, pow erful electric laps in front and at the side of the paper band producing the reflection, and v the avoidance of the risk of fire from celluloid films is not the least important advantage. Tidal-power has a future, undoubted ly, but it is becoming understood-that, on account of the size of the works necessary to generate any considera ble horse-power, it can never seriously compete with steam or water power. A German engineer is reported to be well, started on' a project to utilize the tids of the North Sea., Between the port of Husum and the island of Nordstrand two immense reservoirs are being constructed a high-water reservoir of 1500 acres, and a low water reservoir of nearly, 2500 'acres. The flow which will be always avail able will be used for turbines driv- Putting up one of the most aggres sive matches in which he has yet fig ured in this city. Joe Turner, the recog nized middleweight champion, won his second match from Tom Duchesne, the Fall River wrestler who has won much popularity throughout New England by defeating all comers. Duchesne gained the first fall from the local athlete in fifteen minutes, but the latter came back in the second bout and pinned Duchesne's shoulders to the mat in eighteen minutes. Turner gained this fall by means of the ham merlock, having held Duchesne to the floor for several seconds. The third fall went to Turner in eleven minutes, a repetition of the hammerlock being responsible. ' It will be remembered that Turner disposed of Duchesne 'easily in their match last week, but the latter wished a return engagement with the toe hold barred. This being out of Turner's best assets, the boy accepted the re turn match with reluctance, and the fact that he won last night's bout from so clever a performer as Duchesne is a distinct victory for the local ath lete. Duchesne now admits that Turner is the better man. Washington Times. THE MONOTONY OF LIFE'S BURDENS. (From The Christian Herald.) Here is . another man dragging the burden of the constant commonplace. When life is full of changes the chang es themselves may provide a rest. The change brings other muscles into play. It is resting even to lift the eyes away from the detailed work, and allow them to roam over wider space. But some lives are burdened by a fearful monotony. Theirs is the monotony of waking to the unchanging program. Theirs is the monotony of the road to work. Theirs is the monotony of the work itself. Theirs is the monotony of the return; a gray, gray road Gray, gray, gray, for ever gray; never a change to scarlet or blue! Every morn ing the same gray load. on the same grav road, the journey to begin at the metallic stroke of the clock, and at the metallic stroke of the clock to cease. And oh, the sighs that rise along that road! The old, old round! And often it is so hard to drag along; and the ox-like soul . staggers and faints. . . What shall we say abSut it? We were never intended to drag along that gray road in the harness of a single collar. Let the man try what will happen if he changes the single collar for the yoke of the Lord. It is not only that the load will become lighter but the road will become brighter. What a difference a companion makes to one's pilgrimage! I said to a couple of pedestrians, "Did you see Warwick's gloomy v prison as you came along?" "No," was the answer; but then thev were two lovers, and their ab sorption in each other made them im mune to the gloom! And I might say to many a soul, "Was not that a bit of monotonous road at noon today?" or 'Was not that a wearisome struggle in' the evening?" and the answer would be T never noticed it, I . felt like singing all the time!" But then these people are lovers, and their Com panion-Lover is the Lord. They shar ed a common yoke, and walked a com mon road. If my readers want to see what the Lord can do with a monoton ous road, let them exchange the col lar for the yoke, and "the desert shall rejoice and blossom like tho rose."- ing continuous current dynamos. A curious detail of the project, is the proposal to utilize as manure the considerable quantities of sludge ex pected to collect in the reservoirs j " 1 ' r ' ' - - T'..f . . 1 v - J 1 ' I -I. "A , v . -rr. v , f :, ' ,! 111 ''.-: I v--'--d Lace Figures Largely in the Make-up of the New Summer Dresses White With A louch ofSolor New York. This is the season of the year when we are alKmost actively interested in clothes. The forehanded woman who planned and executed her- winter wardrobe in the months before Christmas, is now doing her "white Rpwin?" mnkins' nn ' thnce rintntv frilly things that al 1 women love. Meanwniie she is revolving m her mind schemes for taffeta or ftulard dresses, linen coat suits and lingerie frocks. There is another class of wo men, wise as these, who are looking even farther ahead. 'They are taking advantage of the midwinter sales to buy for another year. Broadcloths, cheviots, camel's hair, all the good woolen dress materials are put on the counters by the merchants who, rather than carry them on their shelves in the crowded places sadly, needed for sum mer goods, are willing to sell them at what the traveling salesman would call "rock bottom" prices. Many a good bargain can now be picked up by the woman w'Eo keeps her eyes open. Broadcloth in the quality which ordi narily costs $2.50 a yard can be had in dress lengths at prices ranging from 75 cents to $1 a yard. Silks, too, are marked down and pretty patterns, many in the popular bordered designs, can be had at much less than the usual price. : Made by the design shown in the above illustration, one can have for very little money a distinctive novel ty which may be worn all through the spring, on cool days throughout the summer, and, with a few changes, per haps, carry one on well into the crisp autumn months until the winter gown becomes a necessity. This costume . (figure one) shows the effective use which can, be made of bordered foulard. An electric blue silk with a white border showing a design of pink roses and soft green leaves, the model provides for the use of the border in trimming the front of waist and skirt and the lower edges of the sleeves. A white silk collar and cro cheted ball fringe finishes a dress, really simple in construction, but suit able for semi-formal wear. v Not only are the merchants selling at a reduction at this season of. the year, but dressmakers and ladies' tail ors, in the lull between seasons, are making dresses and suits for less than at any other time of the year except, perchance, in midsummer, so that the woman who looks ahead, and is sensi ble enough to eschew the extreme in stvle, may provide herself with suit or co'stume which will -do good service all c next winter. It does not take a seer to look as far ahead as that for the fashions m coas. Onlv a little observation of pre vailing tendencies is needed, and by comparing what is worn now with what has gone before, will usually help one to form a correct judgment. Fash ions seldom take a wide or a startling jump, but like other coming events "cast their shadows before. A con servative taste would lead one, there fore to have a coat for next winter, ii it were planned now, made longer than the short jackets which have just had their day, but 'not exaggeratedly long. The chances are ninety-nine to a hundred that when next winter comes those will be the feshionable lines on which the coats will be built, and the women who go in for ultra stvle can do little more than vary them by freakish collars, over-exaggerated cuffs or bibulous lines of buttons But not to look too far ahead the sumer coat suit also deserve attention Those who keep a weather eye on the styles assure us that the white suit will be a requisite of the summer outfit for every self-respecting woman. Serge will still hold sway in the affections of those who combine smartness with economy, but there is a wide range of new materials to choose from. In the lead with the fashionables is terry cloth or agaric, sometimes called French ratine, a loosely wooven, loop ed fabric which is in reality nothing more no? less than the stuff of f amiliar domestic usage known as Turkish tow eling. All the soft white fabrics are also in use in the summer coat suit. The skirts are simply made, long straight lines being the rule, but the exercise of, much individual fancy is allowable on the coat. Black and s :.'!i tmmm mm 'I 1 Figure r Two. Figure One. to the same extent as last' year. WhiW will be worn of course it ayways is - but good taste now demands the touch of black or -color, even on the simple lingerie gown. The colored slip under the white gown will be the- correct-i thing. Early models for the people XT-l-i will anrnf1 tlAvf wm TYinnt H d 1 Tt' I Florida at southern resorts show many dainty frocks of allover embroidery over a narrow black silk slip. The larger the openings in the embroidery' the more chic the dress. A girdle of' black velvet or black satin with nar row sashlike ends finished with fringe: or tassels always completes such a toil- ette. . white, of course, to ring another change on a well-worn theme, is still in the lead. But a charming spring like vfancy is the use of green in the ornamentation of the coat. One design by a great French maker has touches of vivid velvet on the collar and cuffs, a color note intensely springlike in its suggestiveness. Another fancy accented in the new models' is the addition , of all sorts of lace features in'trimmings or as acces ories.. This illustration (figure 2) shows qne of the most popular uses to which lace is put. Wide macrame lace is fash ioned into an over-blouse in jumper ef fect, which makes a dressy substitute for a jacket in the spring suit. Worn over a costume of white taffeta narrow ly piped with1 black, it makes a useful dress. The inset in the side seam of the skirt is - of lace to match the blouse. Although the white coat suit and the white taffeta costume would seem to indicate that this is to1 be another white year, that is really not the case Without Redress The lass who minds the telephone Is" busy as can be; She has a most convincing tone, And though you cannot see v ? Her face you fancy there's, a frown, upon her classic brow. When she remarks,, and , turns you; down: : . - : "The line is busy now." , Although the rich and wise and great. In power may be sure -She is the one who holds our fate . Within a" grasp secure, In silence you are left alone, - You wonder why and how. -. -, When slie exclaims in placid tone: .,-, "The line is busy now." No redress sure. . 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