Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 123, 5 April 1915 — Page 7

SCARCITY OF FOOD IN WINTER CAUSES MIGRATION OF BIRDS

Walter Ratliff Says Climate Fails to Account for Movements of Songsters in Fall and Spring. Not inability to withstand cold temperature, but the impossibility to find food in the snow covered countries, causes birds to migrate south each fall, according to Walter Ratliff, local orriathologlst who has been taking part in tbe government bird habits study. "Birds go south where there is an abundance of food and if they are trained, to stay in the north by plentiful supplies of food, they would not leave," Mr. Ratliff said. "They return for the summer again for the same reason. The approach of breeding time in the spring means that there will be many more birds sharing the food and if they did not spread out over the country, the south or winter quarters would be overcrowded. "In South America there are comparatively few feathered inhabitants migrate. In fact most of the birds are in the warm regions of the continent or in places where the temperature is always mild and does not vary much. "The fact that the routes of migration are long and complex does not mean that these routes were so in the beginning. In the early ages, flight was probably short, easily accompplished, and comparatively free from danger. Each lengthening of the course was adopted permanently only after experience through many generations had proved its advantages. "There are some who argue, that love ot birthplace is the impulse which causes spring migration, and these call attention to the seeming impatience of the earliest arrivals. Ducks and geese push northward with the beginnings of open water so early, so far, and so fast that many are caught by late storms and wander disconsolately over frozen ponds and rivers, preferring to risk starvation rather than to retreat. The purple martins often arrive at their nesting boxes so prematurely that the cozy home becomes a tomb, if a sleet storm sweeps their winged food from the air. The bluebird's cheery warble we welcome as a harbinger of spring, often only to find later a lifeless body in some shed or outbuilding where the bird sought shelter rather than return to the sunny land so recently left.

EFFICIENCY MANIA INVADES EARLHAM

Efficiency and system have seized tor their latest victims the students of Earlham college. At last the rush and crush of the whirling world outside the college walls have broken through the barrier of hoary traditions and bid fair to cause a revolution. Students assert that the present schedule of study periods and outside activities is so arranged as to cause i frightful waste of time. To adopt a system by which every precious moment may be utilized to its fullest sxtent, representatives of different organizations are planning a conference.

Both . the heaviest and lightest woods grow in the United States, the former being Florida ironwood and the latter the so-called cork of southwestern Missouri.

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In the investigation into the efforts of various persons to obtain and sell to foreign governments the 320,000 old Krag rifles stored by the United States government in the various arsenals since the new type Springfield rifle was adopted by the army, Mrs. Alma Lewis has come forth with the admission that she had several well prepared plans on foot to turn over the entire lot of weapons to one of the allies if she could purchase them from Uncle Sam.. It is said that $30 each could be realized on the rifles now, whereas in peace time they command about $3 each.

"REMEDIES" FOR TUBERCULOSIS EXPOSED AS FRAUD TREATMENTS

No Real Cure Possible From any of the Patent Remedies Investigated by government Scientists.

After investigating under the Food and Drugs Act, a large number of preparations advertised as consumption cures, the department of agriculture has not been able to discover any that can in any sense be regarded as "cures" for tuberculosis. Some contain drugs that may at times afford some temporary relief from the distressing symptoms of the disease, but this is all. Since the passage of federal legislation prohibiting the . shipment in interstate commerce of medicinal preparations for. which false, and fraudulent claims are made, there has been a marked tendency to label these preparations "remedies" instead of "cures" or 'infallible cures" as they used to be called. In many cases, however, they can not even be regarded as remedies. A "cherry balsam," for example, for the "cure" of "consumption" and hemorrhage of the lungs," which it was represented would 'strike at the very root of the disease" was found on analr ysis to be nothing but a solution in

water and alcohol of opium, sugar,

benzaldehyde, inorganic salts and col

oring matter. It contained no cherry bark extract or balsam. A more elaborate "cure" consisted of five different preparations which the credulous patient was to take separately. These were first, the medicine

proper, the essential ingredients of

which were found to be morphine, cinnamic acid and arsenic not a very safe mixture to take habitually; second, a tonic which was supposed to contain iron but did not; third, a "cough mixture" made up of alcohol, chloroform and codeine which is a derivative of opium or morphine; fourth, a mixture which contained some quinine, and a solution of water and alco. hoi; and fifth, codeine tablets. Even the strongest constitution could hardly stand a prolonged course of such a treatment. In the marketing of such prepara

tions considerable ingenuity is frequently shown. One of the main objects is to persuade the patient that he

is receiving at a comparatively low

price, the individual attention of a trained specialist. For this purpose.

symptom blanks are employed. These contain a number of questions about

the patient's symptoms, the number

varying from a dozen or so to as many

as 70 or 80. The patient is led to be-

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COUNTY PUTS $57,200 IN NATIONAL HIGHWAY

Wayn. county's -conitruotion - expense on tbe National road was tenth In the United States in 1914, according to figures the county commissioners have secured from the National Old Trails' association. i t According to the Old Trails' association, this county Is credited with 157,200 expense. This figure includes the Improvement of the National road east which was to have been completed. - Wayne county's expenditures are exceeded by one California county, one Arizona county, one Missouri county, three Ohio counties, two Pennsylvania Counties and one Maryland county. . The expense was the greatest in the state of Indiana, and for 1915 will be second to Marlon county. ' Wayne county is credited with $3,000 for 1916 and Marion county is credited with $8,000. The money will be that spent under the county road system.

DR. RAE BEGINS PASTORAL CALLS The session of the First Presbyterfan church will meet with Dr. J. J. Kae at the manse at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Dr. Rae announced yesterday tUat he would begin his pastoral visits this week, calling on members of the congregation living south of Main street and east of Eleventh street, f'rst.

lieve that the information which he furnishes In reply to these questions will be carefully considered before any medicine is prescribed for him, though every physician knows that an accurate diagnosis cannot possibly be made in this way. As a matter of fact none is attempted and the degree of attention which thes individual reports receive can be measured by the fact that cases have come under the observation of the department in which mail order concerns doing a business of this kind have received as many as 4,0o0 letters a day. After the patient has submitted his 'diagnosis report" he is urged to purchase a supply of the medicine. If he does so, he is then urged to purchase more. If he states that he has experienced no beneficial effects he is told that he has not taken enough, and this process is likely to continue until the limits of his credulity have been reached. If, on the other hand, he decides at the beginning not to purchase the medicine, it is likely to be offered to him at successively lower prices until he is at last induced to believe that he cannot aford to ignore such a bargain. This is carried to such an extent that a "treatment," the original price of which io $25, may be offered at the end of six months for $2.50. As a matter of fact the successful treatment of tuberculosis requires much more than the mere giving of medicine and, moreover, what will help one case will not necessarily help another. Claims that are absolutely unwarranted are, no longer, permitted on the labels of medicines shipped In interstate commerce, but the wording may be such as to convey a misleading impression without the use of absolute statements. Thus these preparations continue to find a sale despite the-'tactrthat a little trouble on the part of the prospective purchaser will reveal their worthlessness.

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CONRAD SPEAKS AT CINCINNATI Y. M. C. A. George W. B. Conrad of this city, addressed a big audience yesterday afternoon at Cincinnati in the Knights of Honor hall, on the subject, "The Mission of the Y. M. C. A. and Kindred Organizations." The address was made under the auspices of the Cincinnati Colored Y. M. C. A., which will break ground next Sunday for a $100,000 building. William Howard Taft, Governor Willis of Ohio, and Congressman S. D. Fees of the Sixth Ohio district, will deliver dedicatory addresses. Mr. Conrad made a study yesterday of the work being done by St. Ann's church, a Catholic mission, which is carrying on social service, settlement and neighborhood work. The mission has day and night classes in domestic science which includes plain sewing and all branches of housekeeping. The work is conducted by the Sisters of the Blessed - Sacrament, an order founded twenty-five years ago by Katherine Drexell.

Of the 1,500 hotels of New York city twenty-five represent more than $5,000,000 each in land lease and construction. In one of, these there are more than 1,800 telephones.

LARGE COMMUNION AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH A large communion attendance marked the Easter service at St. John's Lutheran church Sunday morning and evening. The Rev. Mr. Gahre assisted the Rev. A. J. Feeger in the distribution of the sacrament. This year's class of catechumens received their first communion at the morning sercvice. The evening sermon was in English. A service this morning concluded the Easter services at the church.

LIFE DEFEATS DEATH SAYS REV. BRIDGE

"Easter Day is the anniversary of

life over death," said Rev. U. S. A. Bridge in his Easter sermon at the Grace Methodist church yesterday. "Early in the morning of the first Easter, there was a terrific struggle

between life and death, combating for the mastery." he said. "Thanks be to

the almighty God, life won, and life is stronger and mightier than death."

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