perfumes that are
MENACE TO HEALTtf
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Even Deadly, Sinister Scent w
Not Uncommon ,
The tremendous, erurO for perfume
At tbe present time Is, In a way, an
echo of the #g<s of King Solomon;
but It Is well to remember that not
all scents are sweet-smelling savors.
Foreign countries abound In sinis
ter scents of many and deadly kinds.
There are trees In some of tliem which
breathe out pols<*i. and woe betide
the traveler who, Is Ignorant enough to
j rest beneath their shade I
On the bill slopes of Chill, for ex
ample, Is a/ tree which tbe natives look
upon as being possessed of an evil
spirit. Many cases have occurred
Where Innocent travelers have crept
under Its branches during the heat of
the day, and paid for Its shade with
their lives. After resting under onto
of these trees for a short time,
the hands and face of a trav
eler become* swollen, as In a case of
snakebite, and the surface of the skin
la covered with bolls.
?Many visitors In the vicinity of Val
paraiso have succumbed to the influ
ence of this poisonous tree.
, The trumpet flower, or datura,
found , ill most tropical countries, al
Uw^Ugb not deadly In the open air, la
highly dangerous In a room. Inno
cent people, fascinated by lys color
ing >nd Scent, take It Indoors. m?d
? won fall Into a trance-llke slumber,
developing a deadly stupor, from
!;*'#6lcb the? may possibly never jawake.
If the trumpet flower were brougtft
' Into a sick room and- left . there for J
the 'night It would mean certain death
for tbe patient. Recently, In South
. America, an accusation of murder was
brought against a family Who were
said to have profited financially by the
deatb, in their house, of a wealthy rela
tive. Upon Investigation, it was found
that some trumpet flowers had got
mLie<} with a bunch \ of others In a
vase, which was all awed to stay In the
house all night, and had actually
caused the death of the relation* .
Some orchids, with their stranfce 'pnd
powerful pferfume, ore capable of drug
' gtng the senses and causing falntness.
There are some people, too, who can
not stand the scent of roses, while
others are prejudiced against the In
nocent-looking violet.
It Is. well to make quite certain that
any perfume we use, or have In the
house, 1# suited to our temperament.
> If the least Irritation la caused by
any scent It should at once be dis
pensed with, however beautiful it may
seem to others. There are tew peo
ple who do not Uke the scent of dove ;
yet, not jong'-ago, there was a case in
| Zanzibar where the scent of dove was
responsible for a British official's con
tracting an ulcerated throat, with con
aequent loss of voice, ? The World
Wide .News Service. ; ?
'
:';v Hi* Unknown Friend
I# his book, "My Cricket Memories'*
(Hetnemann), London TU-Blts says,
Jack Hobbs mentions that he 'once re
ceived a letter from Begwal, on the
Oold coast, In which the writer stated :
"I am sending you a nlcft monkey
; skin by next mall. Because there Is
plenty monkey skins In BegwaL And
alSo try and send me one hat pr any
thing which you will get. Here is one
ostrich feather as my first trial. I
hope rtt will please you that you have
received a first ' trial from your tin
known friend. Try and send hat quick.
So that I may forward you the monkey
skin. 'I was about to send you 'the
monkey skin. But I want you to know.
AOd I want you to send me that hat
' before. I am your Unknown friend, iCs
san doll." I r
Peculiarly American
The big circus Is an American de
velopment essentially. There Is noth
ing Uke It elsewhere In the world. Th^
American business man has a genius
for organization and it requires a su
pergehlua'to organize and conduct a
big circus successfully.
But such an Institution would not
remain Intact year after year' If the
owners had ??t mastered the Intricate
art of what the showman calls "mov
ing the circus Into tbe money." This
recalls the cryptic remark of the able
Charles Sparks:
"Any boob can run a circus. The
trick is to know where to put It." ?
Earl Chapln May, In McClure's Maga
alne.
Came Birdt Increase
As a result of continued activities
on coyote control In the North Park
country, Colorado, the number of sage
hens was greatly Increased during the
summer of 1023, according to a report
received by the biological survey,
United States Department of Agri
culture. ? On the Inspection trip flocks
ranging from twelve to sixty were
seen, whereas three years ago these
birds were exceedingly scarce. Quail
ore also on tbe Increase In western
Colorado. Hundreds of them*' are
seen on the sheep ranges which have
been cleared of coyotes.
Statue of Fox Trot *
Pavlova, the famous Russian dancer,
says that the fox trot, now so univer
sally popular In sll parts of the world,
and of modern dances the one that has
remained popular the longest. Is dy
ing rapidly. In a few years, she says,
few or no dancers will be using this
step, but on the other hand many
dance authorities aay Pavlova Is a
pessimist In this regard and that the
step has taken hold of the newer geo
e rations sufficiently to be carried on
for another generation at least with
out serious waning.
Kipling '? Verse Made
Substitute for Bible
The Americuu army of occupation
In the Philippines used to have a
soog-p-forbldden by Washington ? In
which one 'of the noisiest 11 no* wus
"Civilize them with the Krug," Buys
London Answers. All that Is now
ancient history, and the civilization of
the Moros hus long been aided by the
Ulble and the gruphoplione. U will
soon bu the Bible und radio.
One of the famous exponents of the
Krag form of civilization, Colonel Clo
man, died recently and has left behind
a book of memoirs published under
'the title of "Myself and a Few Moros."
It Is a "he man's book."
Among other things It tells of the
colonel's visit to the sultana of Sulu
In the absence of ber lord the sultan.
The colonel had to present Ills govern
ment's compliments, and a grupho
phone tlmt not merely played records,
but made them. lie was accompanied
by the high priest of Sulu. who acted
as chaperon. The gruphoplione made
a great sensation, which culminated
when the priest recited Into It the
first chapter of the Koran, und the
witch Instrument repeated . tone for
tone what the old mankind said.
Not to be outdone In courtesy, the
sultana thereupon Insisted tlmt the
colonel should recite Into the Instru
ment the first chapter of. his Koran,
the Bible, so that* she might play It
oyer for the consolation of' future
guests from the ' land beyond the
waters.
The colonel was, stumped for i mo
ment. He revered' his Bible at a dis
tance. Yet he dared not hesitate. Tne
only thing he could recall was one of
Kipling's ballads, and this he Intoned'
with all solemnity, rolling out the
lines; "I've taken my fun where I've
found It; I've rogyed an' I've ranged
In my time."
The. colonel ,snld the sultana was
Impressed, but he wondered ever since
what the fli"st missionary who came
along sold when the sultana let loose
the graphophone to show how famil
iar she was with the religion of the
Americans.
Concerning the Bible
Most persons think" that the Bible
was first written exactly as It appears
today. But such Is nbt the case. It
was originally one continuous piece of
text, with no divisions of any kind ?
no sections, no chapters, no verses,
no divisions of words even, or punctu
ation, Its division Info lines to suit
the sense wqs done by Euthallus of
Alexandria In the last^ialf of the Fifth
penturj. Its division into chapter* Is
ascribed to two archbishops, Lanfranc,
In the Kieventh century, and Langtea,
In the Thirteenth century ^ and a cardi
nal, Hugo de Sancto Caro, about 1280.
Rabbi Nathan began the division of
, t he Bible Into sections about 1445, and
another Hebrew, Athras. completed
the work In 10C1. An English printer,
nobert Stephens, Introduced the pres
ent division Into verses In 1051.
Venus' Basket
Venus' basket Is a glass-silk sponge
which grows in the tropical seas of
the Pacific, from the Fujiyama region
to the Indian ocean. By the Japanese
|t Is called the mineral silk sponge,
and Is used for Its fiber, which la
woven Into chemical fiber cloths. Into
, fireproof candlesticks and Into dell
date fireproof curtains. In Its natural
state the glnss sponge Is covered with
these long silky fibers which are used
'In the arts referred to. A dlnall tuft
of these fibers covers th^ base.
The specimens are raked up from
the ocean bed. and the framework,
wblc^ cannot be separated into fiber
for weaving, Is employed In the cov
ering of Mcam ill pea and In cold-stor
age Insulation, where It has been
found equal to asbestos.
Sacred Canon of Egyptians
The Hermetic books was the name
given to the sacred canon of the an
cient Egyptians, consisting of 42
books, divided Into six sections. They
derive their name from their reputed
author, Hermes Trlsmeglsttus, and are
an encyclopedia of theology, religion,
arts and sciences.
Their authorship and time of pro
duction are alike unknown, but they
are supposed to have been written by
Egyptian Neo-Platonlsts In the Fourth
century after Christ.
Jambllchus gives their number as
20.000 and Manetho as 36,525. Accord
ing to some of the ancients, Pythago
ras and Plato derived all their knowl
edge from these "Hermetic books,"
the Detroit News states.
Elephants Increasing
Laws to protect elephants In Africa
have apparently begup to accomplish
their purpose, for the animals are
again Increasing In numbers. Only
a few years ago more than 50,000 ele
phants a year were slaughtered for
their tusks and It was feared that
they would become as nearly e.-Jnct
In other parts ef Africa as they are
In the region south of the Zambesi.
There Is no longer any Cape market
for Ivory; most of the Ivory trade
now centers in Mozambique. ? Youth's
Companion.
Heifers Had to Swim
\ Four heifer calves belonging to Sam
Carson of Hermlston. Ore., Involun
tarily made a record long-distance
swim. The heifers strsyed away from
| the herd and fell Into a concrete-lined
canal. The woter was too deep for
them to wade and the side* were too
i steep for them to scale, so the animals
j had to swim or perish. They were
noticed by a farmer nine miles below
the Carson ptacs and removed by os*
i of ropes.
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Future Farmers Ha/e a Trip to Washington
A group of 300 boys and girls who are attending
addressed by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace at the
left is First Assistant Postmaster General dinrtleu,
* Office department. ,
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the University of Maryland for a summer farm course being
Agriculture department. Mr. Wallace is on the right nnd on the
who extended an invltatlob to the children' to visit the Post
Municipal Stadium of Chicago Nearly Completed
View of Chicago's new municipal stadium In Grant park, near the Field museum, which is nearly completed.
It will be formally -opened early In September by the policemen's athletic carnival. ?
Davis Honored by Iroquois Club
Members of tlie Iroquois club of Chicago at Clarksburg, \V. Vn., making
John W. Davis, Democratic Presidential nominee, an honorary member of
the organization. He Is the eighth man to be so honored.
Omaha Baby Made Youngest Klansman
An Omaha baby was made the younjjust Ku-Kluxer in 0?<* I nited Slavs
The baby wan one of n class of rundldnt^ Initiated nt a biK open air klan
meeting recently 1 eld Just out ft I do of Omaha. Nob. The photojjrnph shows a
klanamun holding his baby son, clothed In tiny white roN*. while the tot fakes*
t-be oalb of the klan.
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MAKES RECORD CATCH
i In view of tlie previous champion,
H. J. Mullen, n I.os Angeles stock
broker and sportsman, caught a 528
pound hrondblll swordflsh and broke
the world's record. Mnllen's catch
was 12 feet 0 Inches long and had a
girth of 4 feet 10 Inches. Its bill was
48 Inches long. Photograph shows Mal
len being congratulated by Mack Sen
nett.
SHE IS POLICEWOMAN
Mrs. ..?? Mi'Arttiur. wife tit )
Genera'. M Arthur. n? w detnlUM .In J
the J'liiUpplnes. I. .is Jus< been appoint I
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force. Her tlrst nrre*t una of a Kll- I
Ipino occ*.i*e\J of in-atln^ hlj horse.
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