The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 5, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 28 May 1936 — Page 3

Keeping Up Ity • Science Sendee.—WNXJ aarvte% Youthful Authors Most Successful in “Best Seller” Race Enduring Bools Written by Authors Under 44 ATHENS, OHlO.—Best sellers are most frequerttly written by young writers between forty and forty-four years old, Dr. Harvey C. Lehman, of Ohio University, here, told a meeting of the psychology section of the Ohio Academy of Sciences. When Doctor Lehman speaks of best sellers, he does not mean those works that flare Into popularity for a period only to fade out like a rocket or a hit-of-the-week song. He means those books that hare sold tn enormous quantities over a long period of time. •"In His Steps.” for example, published in 1896 by a Kansas minister, Charles M. Sheldon. Is said to have sold* more than 20.000,000 copies. And it Is estimated that 50,000.000 copies of •‘Uncle Tom's Cabin" have been sold. “Such best sellers are books that make a very strong appeal to humanity In general." Doctor Lehman said. "In many Instances they are books which appeal strongly to children and to semiliterates." Women's Peak Earlier. Books judged by critics to be among the world's best are also most likely to be written by authors between forty and forty-four. Doctor Lehman found. Women writers are likely to publish their greatest works at a somewhat earlier ace. Their peak is reached be tween thirty-five and thirty-nine. This does not mean that beyond that age authors lose their ability to do creative writing. Good books are often written by writers of advanced age. Goethe was over eighty when be published the second part of the great “Faust." But such occurrences are the exception rather than the rule. * No Age Limit. “Best books have, of course, been published by authors of almost every chronological age level beyond early youth," Doctor Lehman said. "Literary masterpieces of the first rank have been published most frequently, however, by men who were not beyond their forties The age curves suggest that It would be highly absurd to attempt to establish a dead line. “Do the decrements at tbe older age levels imply a corresponding decrement In the ability to write creative- , ty? Certainly not" World’s Oldest City Had Huge War Tower Described in Bible PHILADELPHIA. — Imagine the same warfare tactics used for three thousand years! It is hard to believe in this age of Inventive speed. That time amaxingiy stood still in this way In ancient Bible lands is revealed by latest excavations at that famous site, “tbe oldest city In the world." Tepe Oawra In Mesopotamia. Searchers Find Ruin*. *■ A Joint expedition of the University museum. University of Pennsylvania, and tbe American School of Oriental Research at Baghdad, has found ruins of a big round temple-tower at Tepe Gawra. The sweep of an almost perfect circle of brick foundations 60 feet tn diameter has been unearthed. Outlines of IT rooms can be traced. This big round bouse was built about 4000 B. C. Tbe field director of the expedition. Charles Baehe. identified this as a fortress because of thick walla, single entrance. and stone weapons still lying in some of the rooms. It has temple features, too. suggested by the plan . of tbe central rooms with •an Inner sanctum. Turn to Bible. Tbe discovery turns archeologists to Bible history, where King Ablmelech's wild and warlike reign ended tn a fight at Just such a temple-tower. That happened in Palestine, a little over a thousand years before Christ. Ablmelech and his army had destroyed one such tower, by burning It and a thousand men and women inside, according to the Bible Book of Judges. Attacking another city, he found that the men and women had fled Into a tall tower in tbe city, and he tried to burn It, too. But a woman hurled down a stone on tbe kins a bead, and the dying Ablmelech forced bis armor bearer to kill him with *. sword, that It might never be said be was killed by a woman. New Job for Pituitary = Gland Found by Science BOSTON.—Discovery of a new activity of the pituitary gland and possibly of a new pituitary hormone was reported by Dr. David Perla of New York city at the meeting of the American Association of Pathologists here. The new hormone from the powerful but tiny gland in tfce head stimu late* tbe spleen, red blood cell forming organ of the body. Tbe spleen is endowed with eaemoua recuperative powers, so that when a part of It must be removed because of disease. or is Itself tlssus

Body Tells Tales About Its Owner’s Emotional Upsets “Organ Jargon” Is Clue in Discovering Ailments THE human body sometimes turns tattler and tells tales that its owner would never reveal by word of mouth. Such tale-tell-ing, in which the internal organs are spokesmen, is described by a psychiatrist, Dr. Douglas Gordon Campbell of tbe University of Chicago In a report tn a recent Issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal “Organ jargon," Doctor Campbell calls this tale-telling, quoting from tbe Viennese psychiatrist, Dr. Alfred Adler. This does not mean the kind of "organ recitals" sometimes Indulged in at sewing circles when the conversation turns to operations, gallbladders i and appendixes. “Organ jargon" is what goes on in I certain perplexing ailments for which the physician can find no material cause and no successful medicines. These ailments, it Is estimated, make up two-thlrds or more of all tbe cases coming to practitioners and general clinics. Organs Are Affected. The patients complain of a too rapid pulse, or of digestive disorders or impairment of sexual function. Yet care- ] fol examinations show that there is nothing wrong with the organs complained of except that they are not functioning normally. As Doctor Campbell sees it, they are telling tales of social or emotional disturbances that tbe patient fails to put into words. The organ jargon is a "k)nd of language by which a patient expresses his attitude to some problem of social adjustment confronting ' him." "Moods" Cause Trouble. Tbe social adjustment may be caused by tbe loss of money or the birth of a child who takes from tbe patient his or her accustomed place in the spotlight of family attention. Whatever the adjustment it causes emotion In the patient. Some experience emotion as a “mood”—a socalled psychic experience. Doctor Campbell explains. Others experience an emotional reaction which is a physiological experience involving various parts of the body. The first kind of person may weep and complain or be grouchy and cross over the change. The second kind gets sick. Quite often the sickness takes tbe form of digestive disturbance. Valuable Finds in Astronomy Made by Amateur Students WASHINGTON.—The fascination of amateur astronomy lies, in no small part, in the possibility that one may make original contributions to the oldest of sciences. In August. 1933, a British vaudeville performer. Will Hay. discovered a remarkable white spot on tbe planet Saturn. And a Japanese melon patch worker in California. Masanl Hagata. received a medal from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific tn 1931 for bis discovery of a new comet. Both men were amateur astronomers observing with their own small Instruments. Mr. Hay. fellow of tbe Royal Astronomical society, who takes tbe role of a mirth-provoking schoolmaster as his routine stage skit, has Just written a book, "Through My Telescope," which tells in simple language some of tbe facts of astronomy which most people want to know. New Stars. Found. Sir Richard Gregory, editor of the most famous of all British science journals. Nature, writes the foreword to Mr. Hay’s new book. Says Sir Richard In part: "Some of the most interesting discoveries tn astronomy have, indeed, been 'made by non-professional observers, who may only be called amateurs If tbe term is rightly understood to mean people who take up a subject voluntarily, but not that their work Is superficial or defective In the sense of being amateurish. "Profession.*! astronomers are so closely concentrated upon routine work that new celestial objects or phenomena are often first detected by voluntary observers. Most new stars—that is. stare which appear where no stars had previously been seen—and many new comets. bate been discovered by amateurs who have atta bed themselves to astronomy for thv pure love of studying the flowers of the sky, Just as tbe flowers of the countryside win tbe attention of outdoor naturalists." One-Man Movie Theater Invented by New Yorker WASHINGTON.—A one-man motion picture theater, which could be completely operated by a single attendant, including ticket selling, tbe making of change, taking tbe admission fee. and working tbe projecting machine, to described fee a patent (No. 2.082,410) granted here to A. N. Goldsmith of New York city. By a novel arrangement, the conventional ticket booth would also become tbe projecting room In which one person could run the whole “show." Use of fireproof film would be used to eliminate the fire hazard. The film would be of small size so that a complete,, two-boor show would be contained on a single reeL This eliminates the need for two or more projecting machines usually required where larger film is used, says tbe inventor. Tbe two-i n one booth is for use only In the “little theater" or small theater but a small admission* fee, it apparently Is not intended to compete with or replace the regular motion pielure theaters.

- x - ■' " - - ■ •Til Cut Your Ear, Off” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter. 1 WONDER why it is that the majority of us seem to have our most thrilling experiences when we are around ten years old. Funny, isn’t it? But let’s leave that to the psychologists to figure out and get on with our story. It’s from Mrs. Louis Walker of West Winfield, N. Y. Mrs. Walker was only eight years old when the adventure took place that was destined to remain in her memory the rest of her life. That was over fifty years ago so you can see what an impression it made. Mary—that’s what everybody called Mrs. Walker In those days—lived on a farm with her father and mother, near the town of Richfield, N. Y. It was a lonely place. Mary says, quite a •distance from the main highway, at the top of a steel hill, with deep woods all around. They didn’t have automobiles. telephones or radios in that time, so you can see how lonely it really was. Weird Looking Stranger Knocks at the Door. The country was sparsely settled and the nearest house —her grandfather’s -was a mile away. Mary was one of five children, the oldest of whom was fourteen and the youngest two. The country around Richfield was then a hopgrowing center and many transients wandered in at hop-picking time to get work. However. Mary says, strangers seldom frightened them, and the children were often left alone in the house. One day, when Mary’s mother and father were away and the children all alone, they heard a rap on the back door. The youngsters, eager for any diversion that would relievo the motonony, rushed into the kitchen. Mary’s oldest sister, Louisa, who was inclined to be sickly, opened the door. On the porch stood the strangest looking man the country children had ever seen. He seemed. Mary recalls, about forty and wore a loud, checked suit and a gray derby hat after the manner of race-track touts. In addition to hla rainbow clothes, the man actually carried a cane 1 The Visitor Indulges in a Queer Prank. The clothes and the cane fascinated the children, and when the man asked for a bite to eat he was invited into the house. Louisa prepared him some food, white the rest of the youngsters surveyed this city marvel from head to foot Mary says, aside from his strange getup, the man seemed perfectly normal as he ate his food. They were not the least bit afraid of him and readily told him they were alone In the house. Louisa was particularly kind to the stranger and served him ail he wanted to eat When he had finished the fourtesn-ysar-old girl picked up the dishes and started for the kitchen sink with them In her hands. Although slightly lame and a eemMnvalhLMary says, her a.ister insisted on helping about the house. " ( Louisa had just turned her back, her arms loaded with dishes, when tbe stranger suddenly stuck out his cane and tripped her! Down went the poor The Fiend Brandished a Knife at Her. girl, heavily, on her face. Tbe load of dishes prevented her from putting out her bands to protect beraelf, and, as the crockery smashed, her face struck on tbe sharp edges and cut her In several places. Dangerous Lunatic Terrorizes the Helpless Children. Mary and the other kids were aghasL They could not believe that anyone would deliberately hurt their gentle sister. But there was no question about It Tbe man had done M purposely, because he now sat back and roared with laughter. Louisa picked herself up, pale and trembling, her face scratched and bleeding. The other children doubtlees thought her pale from her fall. But Louisa was older and her pallor was caused by something she had seen in the man's eyes. That something, to Louisa, meant Insanityl Their visitor was a dangerous lunatic and ths children were In hia powerl The brute’s next move proved her worst fears to be true. Laughing still, he rtrolled over to the bird cage, where their pet canary perched watching the scene, and, sticking tbe point of bls cane through the bare of the cage, began poking the helpless bird. Eight-Year-Old Mary Faces Maniac With a Knife. Mary says her ten-year-old brother ran out of the bouse at this point, but she and her sisters stood there paralyzed with horror and watched the man thrusting at the fluttering canary repeatedly with his cane until their pet fen —a mass of quivering feathers—in the bottom of tbe cagel Their canary was dead! The little two-year-old baby girt began to cry. Louisa protested and the man suddenly turned on her, and. hooking her around the neck with hia cane, jerked her to him. The threat to her sister goaded Mary into action. She was only eight, but she grabbed up a knife from the kitchen table and want for him. Quick as a flash the horrible cane tripped her and the fiend, faster than it takes to tell It, had the knife In his hand. He grinned horribly: “I’m going to cut your ears off,” he said. The Man Disappeared as Strangely as He Had Arrived. Mary jumi»ed to her feet—terror giving her wings—and rushed out of tbe room. Tbe man followed, cursing and waving the knife threateningly. Furniture crashed as the horrible chase went on. Mary threw chairs and tables at bis feet as she ran and dodged for her Ufa But not for long. A band closed on her hair from behind and she fainted. Mary woke up on the parlor sofa A man was leaning over her! She screamed and threw her hands over her ears! But Mary had no ' cause for alarm now. The man leaning over her was her grandfather. Her brother had wisely gone after him and the children were safe. Tho man In the checked suit was goneu And her ears were still on. An armed po«se of neighbors searched the woods for days. It seemed Im possible. Mary says, that a man dressed that way could escape in that country, but be did and was never seen again. ©—WNlJSemce.

Cairo Very OM Though old (Jalro generally Is believed to be about 1.000 years old, it may date from Roman or eartier times. Parts of a very old Roman city have been excavated in the suburbs <ff the city during tbe last few years. Tbe existence of this settlement had been known but la recent years the belief has grown that the site of Cairo has been inhabited continuously since the days of the Old Kingdom (about 4,500 B. (X). In fact, tbe suburbs of the present city include the site of ancient HeliopolisUSCbi® of KLixt On the little island of Riddarholmen In Stockholm stand* the Westminster Abbey of Sweden, a Gothic Thirteenth century pile which serve* as the mausoleum of Sweden’s kings and heroes Ln all walks of life. CHkioot System Tbe eldett Urigatimk system in the Westera Hemisphere I* at Mission Rapada near San Ternt* Built by th* Franciscan Father* four ceafar crorA

The Alnbamn Ctnian* The Alabama claims were claims of the United State* against Great Britain, for losses Inflicted on shipping, by the Alabama. Shenandoah and other Confederate vessela. fitted out in British port* during the Civil war. Tbe United States claimed 319.021428 tn direct losses and many times that amount in Indirect losses. Tbe matter was arbitrated In 1871, and la tbs following year the Geneva Tribunal awarded the United States an indemnity of $15,500,000 la gold. Thia was paid by Great Britain tn 1873. Australia Law Fafarcosi Despite tbe fact that cracked er chipped chinaware often harbors ba cUlt of contagious diseases, Angtralts I* the only country that la known to enforce strictly it* law against the use of damaged iff she* tn public eatLng places. The bill which rise* behind the capital of Uraguay wna originally called -Monte-vLee" (Mountain Saw I) by issXir' w “ “ tK **“

Pretty Persian Kitten That’s Easy to Embroider in Cross Stitch for Pillow

Pwttera 1188 How would you like to find this cute Persian kitten curled up in your favorite chair, or in a pretty frame above your bed? Embroider a pillow or picture with her soft likeness, as you can do so easily in cross stitch, and make her adoption complete. Use wool, silk or cotton floss, though angora yam makes the most realistic likeness. You'll love doing this FARM WIVES OF TODAY HAVE MUCH MORE FREEDOM With old-fashioned drudgery banished from her kitchen by modern equipment, and more than half her cooking hours lopped off by new facilities, today’s farm wife is turning her attention toward greater cultural attainments and more recreation. In all parts of the country, modern rural women are finding more time for educational pursuits, club life, reading, and numerous other activities that come with increased leisure time. Classes, both private and public, are attracting large numbers of these women who desire te acquire various arts and higher learning. In many places, the latest books and magazines, and literature of all types, are brought to rural communities in libraries on wheels, affording these areas the opportunities enjoyed by persons living near city libraries. Much of this freedom from the farm kitchen is due to the development of the gasoline pressure stove which offers the rural resident all the advantages of the best city gas stoves. Where it formerly required hours of hard work for a farm woman to kindle a poky coal or wood fire and prepare a simple meal, she now takes only a few minutes to prepare any dish she likes. She has Instant and intense heat at the strike of a match, and a simple turn of a valve gives her any cooking heat she desires. Progressive rural women everywhere are enjoying hours of freedom their mothers scarcely dreamed of, and they are using those hours to attain richer, fuller lives for their own joy and the benefit of their families.

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Small Kindnesses LET the weakest, let the humblest remember, that in his daily course he can, if he will, shed around him almost a heaven. Kindly words, sympathising attentions, watchfulness against wounding men's sensitiveness—these cost very little, but they are priceless in their value. Are they got almost the staple of our daily happiness? From hour to hour, from moment to moment, we are supported, blest, by small kindnessesi ! _____ The actions of faith and mercy are sure to repay the merciful— Magoon.

nouseliold ® To prevent cheese becoming stringy when making Welsh rabbit, do not use a high temperature when melting. Have only just enough heat to melt cheese. To prevent halibut falling to pieces while boiling, wrap in cheesecloth and simmer in boiling water. About 30 minutes’ time Is required to boll two and a half or three pounds of halibut • • • Always make it your business to keep your larder supplied with about a dozen cans of soups, meats and fruits. When an unexpected guest arrives for lunch, you will then be able to serve a good meat • • • A saucerful of quicklime placed in a damp closet or cupboard, will ab* sorb al! dampness. • • • A teaspoonful of mixed pickle spices tied io a small bag and added to the water in which fish, ham or tongue Is boiled, will add a very pleasing flavor. When sandpapering surfaces that are to be painted, the work Is made much easier if sandpaper is folded over a small block of wood. • • • To keep bath enamel tn good condition, always put in a little cold water first Exceedingly hot water Is likely to make it crack and peel off. • • • When any portion of a velvet gown is crushed from pressure, hold the part over a basin of hot water, the wrong side next to the water. The pile will soon be restored. • • * Never leave fish, unless salted, soaking la water. Too long soaking removes the flavor and makes the fish flabby. • * • Do not allow bread to rise too high before putting Into the oven if you wish to have a fine grained bread. C Ball Syndicate.—WNU Service.