BY THE WAY Credit to whom credit is due: John Dillon, flagman, is largely responsible, says the "Safety Magazine of the New York Central Lines," for the fact that at Main Street crossing in Bloomington, Illinois, there has been no accident to any person during the past ten years. Seven tracks cross the street at this place, two of them being the main tracks of two different railways, and switching engines are at work there every day. In praise of John Dillon the Magazine says: "He has not the shanty habit. He displays the stop sign in the middle of the street and he holds it high." "Nervous breakdown; debility. Get into the country; long walks; no alcohol," said the doctor, as reported in "Good Health." The patient sighed. "And," continued the doctor, "one cigar a day!" "Oh, doctor, not that," protested the sick man. "One cigar a day," reiterated the physician, inexorably. Six weeks later the patient returned to town. "How do you feel?" queried the doctor. "Splendid !" "And you liked it all?" "Everything but the one cigar." The doctor smiled. The tobacco habit-" he began. "Isn't any joke," put in the patient, ruefully; "it is hard for a man at my time of life to take up smoking!" Congress has been filmed in action. D. W. Griffith, maker of spectacular movies like "Hearts of the World," secured permission to photograph the House in session for a new war production which he is making to show the beneficent effect of the draft in making soldiers for liberty. A curious foot-note to history is found in Simon Wolf's recently published "Presidents I Have Known." Mr. Wolf, a Washington lawyer, a loyal Unionist, and a friend of President Lincoln, was yet also acquainted with John Wilkes Booth and resembled him in appearance. He says concerning the assassination of Lincoln: "After the tragedy I was compelled to remain in my house until after Booth's capture, for unfortunately I resembled him very much in feature so much so that Theodore Kaufman, the historical painter, asked me to sit for him for his famous painting of "The Assassination of President Lincoln." " Here is an anecdote that Mr. Wolf tells about Andrew Johnson: He was told that if he attempted to speak in a certain Southern city he would be shot. Undaunted, he placed a large revolver on a table in front of him at the time he was to make his address, and said: "I am informed that I would be shot if I attempted to speak here. I am ready to be shot before I commence." There was dead silence, then tumultuous applause, and he made his speech without the slightest disturbance. Besides being acquainted with several Presidents, Mr. Wolf met many celebrities during his career as a diplomatist. One of these was Arabi Pasha. Here is one of Arabi's stories: A sheik was speaking in the mosque, and said, "All of you who are afraid of wives stand up.' All stood up except one man. Afterwards the sheik went to this man and said; "Evidently you are not afraid of your wife." The man responded: "She gave me such a beating this morning that I was not able to stand up." your Hay fever is described in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" for August 17 as due to the inhalation of pollen from wind-pollinated plants, especially of the common ragweed. As this weed does not thrive at an altitude of 6,000 feet, localities at such altitudes afford relief. So, too, does an island that is kept free of Iweeds, and has no land nearer than five miles. In a list of hay fever resorts in the United States the largest number given are. in North Carolina, owing to the many mountain resorts in that State that exceed the limit of 6,000 feet in altitude. Here is a sermonette to farmers from the "Rural New Yorker." It begins with a text: Unorganized agriculture is individually selling unappraised products to a well-informed body of buyers. That is just what it is. The original American farmer came forward with a fine fur from some wild animal. Men like John Jacob Astor would buy it for a handful of powder and shot, a few beads, or a drink of rum. Yet when it turned up as a coat or cape for my lady's back in Paris or London it brought $1,000 or more. From that day to this the individual farmer has been selling appraised products" for about what the organized buyers and handlers will give him. There is only one way out-organization. And the farmers must do this work themselves. un The problem of omnipresence has new difficulties for American children of to-day, who want to be "shown." The following Durand Steel Racks are dialogue justifies the statement: Seven-year-old. Yes, Geoffrey, God is everywhere in everything, in us, in everybody. Four-year-old. How do you know that, brother? Seven. Well, mother says so. [Pause.] It's a great puzzle. [Pause.] Four. Is God in the Germans? Seven (doubtfully). Ye-es, God is in the Germans. [Pause.] Four (earnestly). I'll bet you don't know that, brother! an indispensable adjunct to any factory equipment. They are strong, neat in appearance, convenient, durable and fireproof. It takes but a few moments and no tools to respace the shelving to take care of varying quantities of stock. We are makers of Steel Racks, Bins, A good word for Noah's prescience as a ship-builder is found in an allusion to his Ark in "Nauticus." "It would not be a difficult task," says that journal, "to pick out of Lloyd's Register many ships built within the last twenty years whose dimensions suggest a form closely resembling that of Noah's Ark. According to the dimensions given in the Bible as translated DURAND STEEL LOCKER CO. in terms of modern measurement, the Ark 1573 Ft. Dearborn Bk. Bldg. 973 Vanderbilt Bldg. was 480 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 48 feet Chicago New York deep. Her tonnage was 11,413, and she had plenty of room for pairs of all the distinct species of animals that are classed by Buffon-244-and she could have accommodated a thousand persons and then had plenty of room for the storage of supplies." . Some one will sometime probably make an amusing book out of the many absurd suggestions that have been made about the conduct of the war. One of these suggestions will be found in a novel called "Potterat and the War." One of its characters advises the shooting of shells filled with bees! When the shell strikes a German trench and the bees are liberated, he says, there will be an immediate skedaddle on the part of the Huns, for who could fight after being stung on the eyelid by an infuriated bee! The Health Commissioner of Chicago believes in war bread. He "it is no says use kicking at having to eat bread made of barley, oatmeal, and buckwheat, when really the new article of food is as palatable as the bread of former years and if anything more nutritious." He suggests emulation of the old lady who, having but two teeth remaining, said, "But, thank God, they hit." Reduce Your Weight YOU OU can get rid of excess. tomorrow. If you do not possess a perfect figure, correct poise and abundant health, let me help you. You can accomplish these things in a simple way-in your room. I know you can because I've helped 85,000 women and what I have done for so many I can do for you. Don't reduce by drugs or diet alone. You'll look old if you do. You should have the proper exercise to reduce your figure just where you want it reduced. I build your vitality, strengthen your heart and teach you to stand, walk and breathe correctly, as I reduce you. If you send me your height, I'll tell you just what you should weigh. No charge-and I'll send you my 28-page illustrated booklet FREE. Write me. I'd like to tell you of my wonderful experience. SUSANNA COCROFT Dept. 8 624 South Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. The DIETITIAN by Dr. J. H. Tilden, who depends entirely upon diet and correcting of habits to relieve and cure his patients of their varying ailments. The first edition of "The Pocket Dietitian " was exhausted in sixty days; the second edition of ten thousand is now offered to the public. It will teach YOU how to live, give YOU an idea of the real cause of disease and how to sidestep it. It is crowded with hints as to proper combinations, menus for people in all walks of life. It disabuses the. public mind of a prevailing fallacy that cures can be made by some peculiar diet. Diseases cannot be cured except by giving up the habit, whatever it is, that enervates, after which lost energy is returned and full health restored and maintained by right food combinations. "THE POCKET DIETITIAN" is destined to be the most popular book on diet in the world. Price only $1.00 (100-page volume, pocket size, flexible leather cover); it is worth a business to some, and life to others. Send check, money order or currency for it without delay. Address, Department "PD-2." Philosophy of Health DENVER, COLORADO Once a Private Brand Now Famous Everywhere These Rare Havanas were originally made for private use from the choicest leaf This demand kept a friend busy buying the selected leaf I used. Being a connoisseur, he accepted only the cream of the crop. Now thousands of men smoke my monogram brand and I give my whole time to the enormous business that has resulted. A Real Thrift Smoke I Save You Many Profits Cigar value is limited to quality. Prices that exceed that value include many profits and many expensessalaries of salesmen and their exother penses, store upkeep and items. I save you all these. You cannot buy my cigars in any store. I deal direct only. You get these savings. For the Fighters Too I have recently received many orders for J. R. W. Havanas to be sent direct to "our boys" in camp. These orders have come from my regular customers-men who know and appreciate a rare smoke. Their thoughtfulness might well be followed by you. Take advantage of my free offer. Try five free. Decide for yourself. Then order for yourself and "the boys" you are so proud of. Prices today are $5.50 for 100 or $2.85 for 50. War conditions, of course, make these prices subject to change so I would advise quick action. WARNER'S J.R.W. HABANA First Five FREE! Just to convince you that you cannot duplicate these cigars for twice the cost-smoke five at my expense. Merely send 10c for packing, postage and revenue, with your letterhead, business card or reference. (142) Exact Size IJ. ROGERS WARNER 261 Lockwood Building, Buffalo, N. Y. FORCE Mental and physical-to the utmost-that's what we need now. Your capacity to do depends on your "Human Machine". see to it that that greatest of all engines, your Heart, is running perfectly. Be sure that it will make the hill-and carry through-strong. Rest-and an intelligent going over of your vital machinery is a patriotic necessity. Don't think you are all right-KNOW IT. and, in this connection THE GLEN SPRINGS The Pioneer American "Cure" . NEW YORK THE OUTLOOK SCHOOL AND CAMP Many of the best private schools, colleges, correspondence schools, and camps are advertised in these columns. Each one issues descriptive literature which will be sent to Outlook readers upon application The Pratt Teachers Agency Perry Kindergarten Normal School 18 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass. Mrs. ANNIE MOSELEY PERRY, Founder Prepares for Kindergarten, Primary and Playground positions. For booklet address The Secretary. DEAN ACADEMY, Franklin, Mass. 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A country school for girls 20 miles from New York. College NEW YORK CITY UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Broadway at 120th Street The charter requires that "Equal privileges of admission and instruction, with all the advantages of the Institution, shall be allowed to Students of every denomination of Christians." Eighty-third year begins September 25, 1918. For Catalogue, address THE DEAN OF STUDENTS. FROEBEL LEAGUE KINDERGARTEN TRAINING SCHOOL 2-year professional course. Special courses in kindergarten, primary, and Sunday-school work. Students' Residence. Model Kindergarten and Primary Dept. Circular. Mrs. MARION B. B. LANGZETTEL, Director, 112 East 71st St., N. Y. C. HOOSAC SCHOOL HOOSICK |