Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1917 — Page 2

DIGESTION AND HEALTH

By DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON.

Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania. f Upon the health of every man. woman and child depends our national de-

Attention may be called to the-fact that starchy foods are more quickly and thoroughly digested In the secretions of the glands of the mouth than in any other part of the digestive sys-

Origin of the Wedding Ring Of Today Has Been Traced Back to Days of Old Egypt

How many brides, as they tremulously present a coy finger for the clasp of the magic circlet, even suspect that the welcome symbol of hymeneal bliss comes down to them from Old Egypt? In the land of the sphinx and the pyramids was the cradle of emancipated womanhood, where materfamilias ruled her willing household with despotic sway—a fair and benevolent despotism but none the less tyrannical, borrowing tier smug authority from the mothergoddess Isis, the Indomitable and supreme. In ancient times the Influence of the Egyptian wife extended far beyond the domain of the family dwelling, for she was mistress of the storerooms, the granaries, and all the provisions: “Mistress of the Seals,” “Mistress of the Linens,” “Mistress of the Khetemu,” the sealed rooms. All the doors, boxes and jars of the household were elaborately sealed and under her sole supervision. This, it is said, accounts for the great number of scarab seals found by the side of females in mummy cases. In this capacity as supreme arbiter of the househqjd and its appurtenances, on the wedding day the Egyptian woman’s lord, but not her master, presented her with a little string of seals which she wore like a bunch of keys. At first the jewels were suspended from a string hung about her neck. Then she wore them on a cord or string tied around her wrlrt, and later, for greater security, they were attached to the finger by a string or.a wire- This wire Is. said to be the direct forbear of the signet ring and of the wedding ring. With the advent of locks these seals gave way to keys, and the husband ceremoniously presented his mistress with the keys of the household or estate on a ring. These becoming too cumbersome or uncomfortable, a plain metal band was given with the keys. Says Cicero: “The key was given to the bride on entering her home to signify that she was appointed mistress —materfamilias —of the house — in fact, to be used by her to lock up her storeroom, and in case of divorce was taken away." Thus the wedding ring comes—in proud perpetuity to the brides of today from the sacred shores of the drowsy Nile.

Wise and Otherwise.

A man seldom gets so full of emotion that he has no room for dinner. Possession is nine points of the law and the attorney’s fee is the tenth. There is a beautiful statue in every block of marble, but only an expert can coax It out. Many a man has tried to sound the depths of a woman’s love only to find that It had but two dimensions. When fortune knocks at a shiftless man’s door he Is usually over at a neighbor’s trying to borrow something. ,p.eaf mutes are familiar with signs, but only drunken meii try to shake hands with the wooden Indians In front of cigar stores. When you think that you are going to learn to love a girl remember that a little learning of that sort is a particularly dangerous thing.

Rural Rest Room.

In a district where woman’s cJuhs flourishecPa committee from these clubs took up the question of supplying a rest room in the central town, for farmers’ wives and daughters. They made the business part of the enterprise so appealing that the money needed was subscribed by business men, not without hard coaxing, of course, but it came, most of it. and to supplement It each member of the woman’s clubs interested was taxed 60 cents. ~ ■?< A large room in a convenient part of the town was rented and furnished, and a- matron put in charge. Later, an 'lnformation and employment bureau to aid girls and women was established there, through the kindness of voluntary workers—and, • unique feature, baby carriages for the use of country mothers while in town, were to be had for rent. The room soon became a popular gathering spot where women in town for the day rest, eat 'uncheon. wait for truins, and hold committee meetings.

tense. Let us, therefore, stop to realise the necessity of laying the foundation for the temple of peace. This structure must he made up of individual units strong and resistful to invasion. This strength depend s largely upon assimilation of foodstuffs.

tem. The digestion of March always begins with the saliva The proper mastication of starchy foods depends upon their being "held in the mouth long enough to permeate them thoroughly with ptyalin. If the starch Is shallowed without being saturated in the mouth it passes on through the stomach proper into what might be called the second stomach, where it* digestion is again taken up, but there is no substance like the secretions of the mouth. The expert chemists are constantly testing the commercial substances sold' as digestive agents, yet I never heard of any of them that would compare in digestive strength with the saliva of the mouth.

POULTRY NOTES

The chicken business is old —the Egyptians built incubators and raised chickens ages ago. Ninety-five per cent of the poultry is raised on the farm as a side issue. Nd man makes a success in poifltrv keeping tlWessbehasthe 'right idea’ and right; aim. Don’t forget to keep the chickenhouse in sanitary condition. It is important to do this in cold weather, as well as in hot weather. • —— J Poultry raising is an industry which needs special attention. It should be taken up as a business and managed as a business and time and effort put into it. -

Eggs of inferior market quality, as to size, shape and color, should not be used for hatching because the pullets hatched from them may lay the same kind of eggs. No business pays better than poultry raising in proportion to the money invested. The poultry industry of South Dakota nearly equals in value that of dairy products. u The poultry raiser should stick to one particular breed and make a specialty of that breed. There Is no best breed. _The_best—breed is the breed which one likes best. If a hen has to sit on a cold roost all night, with all the warmth she gets drawn from within, she will not be likely to lay the next day. Watch the water supply and see that the hens drink only pure water, and that they get plenty of it, also that they get It in clean vessels. Cut a head of cabbage in halves and hang where the hens can help themselves. The green food will be greatly relished and is a necessity to their diet.

Modernized Proverbs.

Neverput off till today what you can do tomorrow. Poverty is no sin, but it’s more unpopular. t Necessity and lots of lawyers know no law. There’s nothing good nor bad but the moving picture men have made it do its bit. Little pitchers have wide ears; larger ones, wide curves. A good workman never quarrels with his boss. - A fool and his wife are soon parted. Whatsoever a man seweth, that shall his wife have to rip. Charity pictures cover a multitude of screens. — r:- ' He who steals my purse goes empty away.

MUSIC’S INFLUENCE ON CHILD LIFE

By JOHN D. SHOOP,

The value of music in the economy of human life is neither widely nor fully appreciated. We reflect to a greater or less extent in our own personalities the rhythm and harmony which pervades all natur?. This rhythm relieves the monotony of existence and is the agency through which we are able to bring ourselves into harmony with the forces of nature and the thoughts and emotions of cur fellow hunhmkind. Music constitutes one of the most pleasing and highest forms of expression through which thought and emotions find utterance. It is the avocation which provides festfulness from the strain of daily pursuits and comes as a solace to the weary brain and as a stimulus to the depressed spirits.. Music forms the basis, also, of the most effective correlation and concentration of the energies and the purposes of the Social body. The church < has long recognized its power and utilizes it in blending the emotions of its worshipers into a harmonious and unified whole. There is a psychological value in the song which precedes the discourse. It corresponds to the preparation of the seedbed by the firmer to encourage germination and a growth of that which he sows. There is a marked analogy between the rhythm of nature and that of which the mind of man sooner or later becomes conscious. It should be the aim of education to encoiirage the discovery of this relationship through the adaptation and application of music in 'the training of the child at every stage of his existence. • ' The jingle of the Mother Goose melody, that is always so welcome, and the soothing lullaby that brings to the child peaceful slumber indicate clearly that music is. indigenous to the nature of childhood. If we are careful not to conventionalize too earlyjin the life of the child that which is to supply this yearning and longing for the forms of rhythmic expression, music will naturally and unconsciously weass itaelf into the fabric of character and personality. . " ,

THE EVENINfr REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER. TNTX

The important lesson to . maintain . health In youth and old age is the proper digestion of the starchy foods by mixing them up with the saliva in the mouth and not swallowing them down until that takes place. This will produce the chemical condition necessary for it to be taken up and circulated through the body and give strength to It along with that given by meats, beans and fats. • The following represent some of the starches to be and mixed with the saliva before swallowing: Potatoes, corn, rye, hominy, rice, white bread, toast, macaroni, bananas, crackers, all cereal breakfast foods, tapioca, arrow roots, sage, buckwheat* barley and parsnips.

FAVORITE OF THE FILMS

Piquant young movie actress who has won many friends.

By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS.

Merit does find its true reward. In the final summing up. people pass for what they actually are. The gauge of Merit works straight and sound. Luck and Chance are the mere teasers of Fate. Merit nothing beneath you. Do more than is expected of you. Do each task better than people think you can. Believe all things are possible with you and you cannot fail to Merit big. It Is better to aim for Perfection and iniss it, than to aim at Imperfection and hit it. Merit nothing beneath you. Be not troubled over the accidents of Destiny. The rule of Merit will safely guide you into the wide way of Winning. True Merit is the rule and not the exception. of pages of History illustrate this truth. Merit nothing beneath you. Whatever you Merit and are worthy to receive, you will get. Concentrate 7'o’ir thoughts for tfie purpose of elevating your Aims and Ideals, for these are they that lead you on and up.

, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools.

Anna Little.

MERIT

BIG MINOR LEAGUES

international League and American Association to Play. ? —. . ? . • Series of Games Between These Two Organizations Bound to Attract Attention of Baseball Long Been Rivals. (By JACK VEIOCK, International News Sports Editor.) The Interleague series between the chibs of ths Internationa) league and the American Association next fall la bound to attract the attention of sane al) over the country. These two big minor leagues have long been rlvale. Both have laid claim to the supremacy in minor league circles for years, and In addition to this long-stand-ing rivalry the intersectional nature of the series will naturally boost interest. The interleague schedule, announced, .shows the series opening In American Association territory on August 6 with the teams playing as follows: COLUMBUS AT HOME—With Toronto, Aug. 6, 7-7; with Montreal, Aug. 8, 9-9; with Buffalo. Aug. 10, 11. 12: with Rochester, Aug. 13, 14, 15: with Baltimore, Aug. 24, 25, 26; with Richmond, Aug. 20, 21; 22; with Newark, Aug. 17, 18, 19; with Providence. Aug. 27, 28, 29. - TOLEDO AT HOME—With Toronto, Aug. 8, 9-9; ‘with Montreal, Aug. 6, 7-7; with Buffalo, Aug. 13, 14, 15; with Rochester, Aug. 10, 11, 12; with Baltimore, Aug. 27, 28, 29; with Richmond, Aug. 17, 18, 19; with Newark. Aug. 20, 21 22; with Providence Aug. 24. 25. 26. INDIANAPOLIS AT HOME—With Toronto. Aug. 10, 11, 12; with Montreal, Aug. ;3, 14, 15; with Buffalo, Aug. 8, 9-9; with Rochester, Aug. 6, 7-7; with Baltimore, Aug. 17, 18, 19; with Richmond, Aug. 27, 28, 29; with Newark, Aug. 24, 25, 26; with Providence, Aug. 20, 21, 22. LOUISVILLE AT HOME—With Toronto Aug. 13, 14. 15; with Montreal, Aug. 10, 11, 12; with Buffalo, Aug. 6, 7-7; with Rochester, Aug. 8, 9-9: with Baltimore. Aug. 20. 21. 22; with Richmond, Aug. 24, 25, 26; with Newark, Aug. 27, 28, 29; with Providence, Aug. 17, 18, 19. ■■—

MILWAUKEE AT HOME—With Toronto Aug. 24, 25. 26; with Montreal, Aug. 27 28. 29; with Buffalo, Aug. 17, 18. 19; with Rochester, Aug. 20, 21. 22; with Baltimore, Aug. 13, 14, 15; with Richmond, Aug. 10, 11, 12; with Newark, Aug. 6,’ 7-7; with Providence, Aug. 8, 9-9. KANSAS CITY AT HOME—With Toronto, Aug. 27, 28, 29; with Montreal, Aug. 24, 25, 26: with Buffalo, Aug. 20. 21, 22; with Rochester. Aug. 17, 18, 19; with Baltimore, Aug. 11, 12-12; with Richmond, Aug. 13, 14; 15T with Newark. Aug. 8, 9-9; with Providence. Aug. 6. 7-7. MINNEAPOLIS AT HOME—With Toronto, Aug. 17. 18, 19: with Montreal, Aug. 20. 21, 22; with Buffalo. Aug. 27, 28, 29; with Rochester. Aug. 24, 25. 26; with Baltimore, Aug. 6, 7-7: with Richmond, Aug. 8, 9-9; with Newark, Aug. 11, 12-12; with Providence. Aug. 13. 14, 15. _ ST. PAUL AT HOME—With Toronto, Aug. 20, 21, 22; with Montreal, Aug. 17, 18 19; with Buffalo. Aug. 24. 25. 26; with Rochester, Aug. 27, 28. 29; with Baltimore. Aug. 8. 9-9; with Richmond. Aug. 6, 7-7; with Newark, Aug. 13, 14, 15; with Providence, Aug. 10, 11, 12. The International leaguers will remain in Association territory until each team has played a three-game series in each city, after which the A. A. teams will travel East to play a like series along the Atlantic seaboard. The opening engagements in the East, starting on August 31, will be as follows: TORONTO AT HOME—With Coumbus, Aug. 31, Sept. 1-1; with Toledo, Sept. 3-3, 4; with Indianapolis, Sept. 8-8, 10; with' Louisville, Sept. 5,6, ?; with Milwaukee, Sept. 20, 21, 22; with Kansas City, Sept. 17, 18, 19; with Minneapolis, Sept. 14, 15-15; vMth St. Paul, Sept. 11, 12, 13. MONTREAL AT HOME—With Colum--bus, Sept. 3-3, 4; with Toledo, Aug. 31, Sept. 1,2; with Indianapolis, Sept. 5,6, 7; With Louisville, Sept. 8,9, 10; with Milwaukee, Sept. 17, 18, 19; with Kansas City, Sept. 20, 21, 22; with Minneapolis, Sept IL 12, 13; with St. Paul, Sept. 14, 15, 16. BUFFALO AT HOME—With Columbus, Sept. 8-8, 10; with Toledo, Sept, 5,6, 7; with Indianapolis, Sept. 3-3, 4; with Louisville, Aug. 31, Sept. 1-1; with Milwaukee. Sept. 14. 15-15; with Kansas City, Sept. 11, 12. 13; with Minneapolis, Sept. 17, 18, 19; with St. Paul, Sept. 20. 21, 22. ROCHESTER AT HOME—With Columbus, Sept. 5. 6,7; with Toledo. Sept. 8-8. 10; with Indianapolis, Aug. 31, SepJ. 1-1: with Louisville. Sept. 3-3, 4; with Milwaukee. Sept. 11, 12, 13; with Kansas City, Sept. 14, 15-15; with Minneapolis, Sept. 20, 21, 22; with St. Paul, Sept. 17, 18, 19. BALTIMORE AT HOME—With Columbus. Sept. 11, 12, 13; with Toledo, Sept. 14, 15-15; with Indianapolis. Sept. 17, 18, 19; With Louisville, Sept. 20, 21, 22; with Milwaukee, Sept. 8-8, 10; with Kansas City, Sepf. 5,6, 7; with Minneapolis*Aug. 31. Sept. 1-1; with St. Paul, Sept. 3-3, 4. RICHMOND AT HOME—With Columbus, Sept. 14, 15-15; with Toledo, Sept. 11, 12. 13; with Indiariapolis, Sept. 2Q, 21, 22; with Louisville, Sept. 17, 18, 19; with Milwaukee. Sept. 5. 6,7; with Kansas City, Sept. 8-8, 10; with Minneapolis. Sept. 3-3, 4; with St. Paul. Aug. 31, Sept. 1-1. NEWARK AT HOME—With Columbus, Sept. 20, 21, 22; with Toledo, Sept. 17. 18, 19; with Indianapolis, Sept. 11, 12, 13: with Louisville, Sept. 14, 15, 16; with Milwauwee, Sept. 3-3, 4; with Kansas City. Aug. 31, Sept. 1. 2; with Minneapolis, Sept. 5, 6,7; with St. Paul, Sept. 8, 9,'JO. PROVIDENCE AT HOME—With Columbus, Sept. 17, 18, 19; with'Toledo, Sept. 20, 21, 22: with Indianapolis Sept. 14, 15, 16: with Louisville, Sept. 11, 12, 13; with Milwaukee. Aug. 31, Sept. 1,2; with Kansas City, Sept. 3-3, 4; with Minneapolis. Sept 8,9, 10; with St. Paul, Sept. 5,6, 7. With a purse of SIO,OOO to fight for, the players 4n-the two leagues wHI have quite a plum dangled before their eyes. Each league will put up $5,000, or half the purse, and the leagqe which wins the series will capture the entire purse, which Is to be divided' between the eight clubs bf~the winning league. ~ The fact that players’ salaries will be going on as in the regular season makes the purse money pure .velvet for the wlhnipg leaguers, and with the big series to look forward to, every club in both leagues will be on Its toes throughout the regular schedule of 112 games.

RED SOX TRAIN IN HONOLULU

Business Men of Hawaiian City Make Offer to Have Boston Team Do Preparing There.

The Boston Red Sox are likely to train in Honolulu in 1918. Business men of Honolulu have made an offer to have the team do its spring training there next- year and it is possible President Harry H. Frazee will accept. The Hawailans are qo anxious to have the Red Sox set in shape in the islands that they have agreed to pay -all of their expenses while they are there and also their transportation expense® to and from San Francisco.

BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS

(Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American League Umpire.) 1 <

A play that is very simple caused a b'.g dispute between two smalltown teams out West last summer. It all happened at a big county

line-up; But when team No. 1 went out to take its place in the field, the crack southpaw was the pitcher instead of the right-hander announced. The rival manager insisted that the manager of team No. 1 had no right to make a shift at that stage, while the latter contended that he could substitute a player anyetime he so dgsired. The umpire, of course, took a hand in the proceedings, the ryle book was referred to, but the game 'was never played. Answer to Problem. The bit of strategy on the part of one of the managers was well conceived, but he desired to carry it too far. Such a plan is often used in the big leagues as well as in the minors. Where the manager was wrong was in believing that he could make the substitution immediately. The rules say that the pitcher announced must pitch until one batter has either been retired or reaches first base. After having his righthander pitch to the first man, under the rules, the manager in question could then have legally substituted his left-hander. He refused to do so, consequently only half an inning of the game was played. (Copyright by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)

RESCUED BY ‘BUCK’ FREEMAN

Fred Mitchell, New Manager of Cuba, Has Soft Spot in His Heart for Old Red Sox Fielder. When Fred Mitchell, new manager of the Cubs, first broke into professional baseball, he was a pitcher for the Boston Americans of 1901, Jimmy Collins being manager at that. time. Fred’s first start as a big leaguer was against the White Sox at old Comlskey park, and this is the way he tells about it: “I was just a kid and anxious to make good, so Jimmy Collins gave me a start at old Sox park. I was scared stiff, and the first inning was awful.I was shaking with stage fright and walked two or three guys, and then someone swatted one. Freddie Parent chose that time to kick a couple of grounders. =- “The result was that when the first inning was over the White Sox had five runs and we had nothing. There was one fellow on the club at that time who was my friend, and that was

Manager Fred Mitchell.

Buck Freeman. He came in from right field after the inning, and I remember Just what he said to Jimmy Collins. “ ‘You’re not going to take the kid out, are you Jim?’ he said. “ ‘Not on your life,’ answered Jim; “I went back and had my head with hiee from then on and stopped the White Sox. In the fourth inning Buck Freeman came up with one on and drove the ball over the fence. You know old Buck could hit ’em. In the eighth inning Buck came up again with two on, and once more he poled the ball out of the lot, tying the score. Before the inning was over we led, 8 to 5, and I won the game, 10 to 5. I always have remembered the part Buck Freeman played.”

YOUNG STARS GIVEN CHANCE

Western League Encourages Beginners to Take Up Baseball as Profession —Adopt New Rules. The Western league has stepped to the front in encouraging young players to take up baseball as a profession. A rule adopted at a recent meeting compels each of the eight teams in the league to keep six players who have never played in anything higher than Class B ball on their rosters. The teams are allowed but 15 men, and the rule will be an inducement to managers to develop young players. The new rule applies to old players the same as new ones joining the clubs. Only nine men with previous engagements tn league of higher standing than Class A may be carried. Each club may carry five pitchers. two of whom must be youngsters. Thirty full games for Infielders.and outfielders, 15 games for catchers and ten for pitchers will put them out of the youngster class. To enforce the “youngster" rule managers who refuse to get rid of old players above the limit will have their games forfeited U3tU they obey the ruling.

fair at which baseball was the main attraction. The season in most of the leagues in that section being over, the various small towns enlisted a lot of imported talent In an effort to carry off the baseball honors. Ope of the managers had a crack left-hander and a. right-hander. He desired to fool the rival manager Into thinking that he was going to use his right-handed pitcher, so that the rival would use a goodly number of'bls players who batted left-handed. Two of the left-handed batters were strong against right-handers, but very weak against southpaws. Just before the start of the game, the umpire announced the right-hander as the pitcher for team No. 1, The other manager, noticing the right-hander warming up, had included his left-handers in the

Joe Wood got the smoke back in his arm sitting in New York fight clubs. * * ♦ Our idea of nothing to worry about is which team will finish next to the Giants. —— • * • Alexander, the Phillies’ great pitcher, celebrated his thirtieth birthday a few days ago. * * • Impossible things to do —Get in front of Benny Kauff when the movie man shows up. Harry Niles, former Saint, who is on the reserve list of the Kansas City club, may retire from organized baseball. • * ♦ Manager Connie Mack of the exchampion Athletics of the American league, sayS he is through selling ball. players. • * • A writer says the public soon tires of seeing baseball players on the stage. The public is certainly not to blame for that. * * * According to President Dave Fultz’s .annual report the baseball players fraternity Included 1.215 players in its membership. * • • James Hagey, a recruit pitcher who was tried out by Cleveland last fall, has been sent to Sioux City of the Western league. ♦ • * _ From all accounts the Yankees ha ve picked up a splendid catcher in Julian Olsen, who played semi-pro ball in Florida last year. • * * The Eastern league announces that it has paid off the claims assessed against it when the Eastern Association was absorbed. •- • « In a six-day bicycle race the endurance medal should go to the spectator who watches the riders the greatest number of hours • * • When umpires, boxers and southpaw pitchers can get married, there is no excuse for any man remaining single except good judgment. * * * With ball players taking military training, the life of the umpires is going to be filled to overflowing with joy and roses—and torpedoes. ♦ • « Fred Jacklitsch, the veteran catcher of the Philadelphia and Brooklyn teams, Is an applicant for the position of coach with the Cincinnati Beds. •♦• - - • If the Reds fail to make good this year, Christy Mathewson will have to give orders through a megaphone to be heard above the anvil chorus. • * * Catcher Pius Schwert, formerly a member of the Yankees and still held ~ by the club, has sent' word that he has retired* permanently from baseball. * * • The ball player will have to pay advanced prices for his shoes and gloves this year. The increase on baseball shoes is about 20 per c* nt, while that of gloves is even higher. • * • A baseball game between the Notre Dame university nine and * the University of Michigan will be a feature of the diamond jubilee exercises of the Catholic institution June 8. • • • - Fielder Jones was unable to. get 'Fritz Maisel, of the Yan*-s, ad Jimmy,, Austin, the monologist, will address himself to third base problems on the Browns’ inner cordon for another season. ■ , 7

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS