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Show INVENT A SPEAKING THE POPULAR NUMBERS. Nine Men Out of Ten Will ABOUT SOLDIER'S TEETH. DOLL. Patent Sustalnod After 8even Years They Must be Looked After to Select of Litigation. Seven. "Ask a man to itck out some number between one and tea, and you can tell him nine times out of ten v. bat number he has selected, though hU selection is made mentally," Bald a man who is fond of odd things, ""and when you come to think of it the task is not difficult one. In the course of an hour the other day I askea ten men to think of a certain number any number between one and ten and I would A miniature phonograph, perfect in every respect, ytt so small that It can be packed away In the body of a doll, nas beau patented in the United States tell' them what number they had flied their mind on. In nine cases out of tu I was correct, missing it only once. and Europe. After seven years of litigation, the patentees, George W. Spen-ce- r and A. iynde, of Atlantic City, N. J., have won a victory over numerous phonograph companies by a recant decision which sustains their claims. For years many of our best Inventors, Edison among the number, have struggled over the problem of making 1 perfect Lilliputian phonograph, but after a series of fruitless efforts and discarded models and fabulous expenditures, gave it up as a hopeless proposition. All Inventors In this line have heretofore taken as their model of mechanism the clock and sought to make the parts Email enough to accomplish wnat they desired, but all failed. The inspiration came one day to Mr. Lynde that the solution of the problem would be reached if the watch movement were substituted. Success seemed almost in h's grasp when he reached a snag that seemed insurmountable. Mr. Spencer, as a final hazard, suggested to turn the machine upside) down and work it out that way. It was a whlmslcle idea, unscientific, impracticable and in its working out defied many orthodox principles of mechanics, but "for the fun of It," as an experiment, they pursued the problem along this bypath and soon surprised themselves by their success. The popularity of the new invention In its possibilities already made of the new Invention. Papier mache figures, made as large as life and painted and clothe! to simulate real humanity will furnish amusement or advertising as may be desired. A miniature minstrel show Is now being built in the factory at Trenton and a building is In process of erection at Coney Island for their Introduction to the public during the coming summer. The uilnda of nine persons selected the number seven, and one of them select-lenine. It Is not difficult to understand why the mind should run to the Xxumbor seven. It is the most natural thing in the world for the mind to sv lect seven. Even in the case of the nan who fixed bis mind on the number xdne, he told me when it was all over that his mind had first run to seven, but he quickly changed to nine without knowing just why it was that he bad changed. Seven is the most prominent figure between one and ten. It Is the inuet popular number in the line, and Is associated with more things than aay other number, and it is quite reasonable that the mind should alight seven. I made another test the ether day with five peruons, asking each of them to write some number between one and ten and give it to a sixth person. When the slips had been handed to the sixth man I said: 'Seven is thu number on each of the slips " 'Correct,' said the man to whom they had been handed, and the five men rere a bit bewildered for the moment by the fact that they had all hit upon the same number, and that I was able to toll what the number was. IX woiM k' bw "quite as easy to name a number be tweeu ten and twenty, though I have tnado no tests along this line. I dare say that thirteen would be the first number to Hash in the mind, simply because It is the most talked of, and the only number between ten and twenty that has the widest association. 60 you Foolish ' Housewives. can tell thtre is no trick about it, and Women who do their own housework It doesn't require any knowledge of the often make Uie great mistake of workoccult phlljbopblce." ing beyond their strength. A woman, not over strong, in.iy The Voice of a Clock. accomplish a great deal if she sets Why do we always regard a clock as about it in a systematic manner and saying "tick, tork," and not 'tick, uses judgment In the outlay of her tick." like a watch? Is there really any strength. distinction between the alternate On the other hand, if she Is "penny sounds, or is It a matter of phychol-ogy- ? wise and pound foolish," she will overAttention to the problem has tax herself trying to save a dollar or recently been given by Dr. Itosenbaca, two, and then pay out many times the a psychologist, whose conclu-slun- s amount saved in doctor's bills. are thus quoted in Che Americai For example, a woman keeping house Inventor: "The general opinion seem- Mill insist upon doing the family washed to be that it was merely a matter of ing, when she Is not able to do th.s chance whether the 'tick' accompanied heavy work. the left and Ihe tock' the right of the The result is she is ill, has to pay a or vice versa. The first im- phf Irian, and probably hire help In peudulum portant discovery Dr. Roscnbach made the house bellies, not to mention toe mas that the lick' always marks thj amount of suffering she endures before moment when tfco pendulum reaches she Is well apaln. Now this Is usinj the extreme point of denotation from bad judsmcnt the perpendicular on IU beat to the It Is also very- poor economy. It while W3uld serm as though one such lesson the Its of swin right, reaching limit to the k ft is marked by the 'toca would Impress Itseif Indelibly upon any in pendulu&iB of all lengths. He found woman's mind, but some women do that owing to the fact that the anchor this, and other things just as foolish, of the escapement mechanism Is above time after time, as though they expectthe rotating escapement wheel and la ed the law c f cause and effect to chaoja the same plane with it, the conditions In their favor. under which its arms strike the cogs of Another mistake many housewives tbo wheel are not the same for both make Is that of spending a jfrcat arms. One of the arms of the anchor amount of time In unnecessary labor, strikes against a cog of the wheel trying to keep up appearances, perhaps, with tome neighbor who Is able to keep moving upward. In a direction oppose to that of the anchor, while the other help, while the woman In question is arm strikes againat the cog while it is not. So she will spend any amount of time movlug downward, nearly In the same direction as the anchor. The result of tucking and ruffling her children! the unraual conditions which the two clothing, and depriving herself of her arms of (he anchor engage the cogs of reeded sleep and rest, just to gratify wheel is, natura ly, an the fpirlt of competition. If the word capim-ntb acoustic difference In the sounds pro- may be here used duced by the contact of the part." If a mother does not begin by dressing her children In fripperies, they will not expect It. and can be made to look Sewing at Night as tweet and attractive In plainer l Ju?t of all lights for sewing at The ss'wi.l old time lamp, well garments, and the weary mother will tight is the have more time to fortify ber strength. Clled with kerosene oil, the Then In the matter of cooking for a biaze rvrreI by an opaque with family, bad management makes a porcelain thade. l" amount of toil. Having fettled the question of Hgh, I W? wro toll ?hould have the tise tome judgment la the selection c,f and brut tt.'M nourishing food, it is the material on which to fiew. On biark the woman who does her or on very dark colors, and red, ar foolish own to try to emulate the taparticularly tryin? to the eyes, as U bles cocking who have p'enty of h.ip, of those material w ith fine stripes or check. r in rrk to have fancy dishes. Reserve puch gvols for daylight Fruit, for lntanr!, are more health-''work, and t nteht work on white aril eaten Ju't a thy are, ripe and delicate coU.rs a rmjrh as you cai than thy are when traiii Dy right pianr.inz. fh ciTerent coVi to pks, at! 1 many other articles cf can be made up unlef U. best i'r ' d ji ay t fmd in a simp: tna.itief, and thus fave much ned.esi ex":i ifig much labor an 1 anxiety for the Hon. hou-- r Vr cp'ns wife. an-f; cms Color to from Charging tn sewing: at r.Jsh will sorne-titneOn via is crb1e furnishing tr.ore prove very re s'.t-- if the eyes are "V,f") bi'she's of whea than the 2' tired. which tiritain has to import every year. d 1 Ik-rli- - t b-s- well-trimme- d dc-plor- al eh' fr t . Main- tain Military Efficiency. After much study the British war office has appointed eight dental surgeons who are to aid in "maintaining the courage and temper of the army." Interesting as is the announcement, England is considerably behind the United States In learning the importance of caring for aoldiers' toeth. In the first place, we have had these important adjuncts to the medical corps since February 2, 1901, when the law officially creating them was passed. The law' stipulated that there should be one dentist for every thousand soldiers and officers. As the law has been in force for over three years, and the wisdom of its passage has become daily more manifest, the limit of the number of dentists allowed for the army is already nearly reached. In this country a secondary consideration, quite naturally foilowlng the first, has bobbed up an effort on the part of the dentists to be admitted into the army as commissioned officers. At the present time they are merely legalised aids to the medical corps under the jurisdiction of the army surgeons. When Gen. Miles signed the order the appointment of dentists it had been discovered that however well tho natives of the Philippines and Cuba preserved their teeth in their warm climates, our soldiers Buffered severely As soon as a regiment reached the tropics, Its officers and men began to have trouble with their teeth. The trouble, however, was the result of intestinal disorders. The medical men who were behind the bill creating the dentists understood this, and useful as the dentists are to any army in any lands they have proved especially bo to American soldiers, cause of the new possessions and ailments following upon physical their arrival there. While the law stipulated that not more than one dentist for every thousand sodiers should be appointed, it allowed them to be Bent in whatever quota was deemed necessary to whatever points needed them most. As a result we now have In Cuba and the Philippines a regular army of dentists, so large as to put to Bhame the recent appointment of eight tooth doctors by the United Kingdom. 0 important is this army department that it seems surprising how it Las remained to be established until bo recent a date. Army officers declare with one voice that there is no such a think as a courageous fighting force with tad teeth, but it Is a solemn truth to which the powers of the world seem Just waking up. 'I think that most people will agree," said an army surgeon the other day, "that dyspepsia Is not conducl?o to gallantry and dash. With your heart beating violently, your head in a whirl, and your stomach affected as by the heaving sea, you canvt expect your nerves to be in a condition proper for successful action in modern warfare. For that a man must be absolutely fit. If the soldier's teeth are Lad, and he is Inclined to dyspepsia In peace and comfort, what will he be when his meals are rovgh and Irregular? Unless 'molars' and 'grinders' are In good order It must mean that before long the man will be permanently on the sick list "As a matter of fact, It Is quite aprecruit) palling how many would-bhave to be refused because of the condition of their teeth, and the war office In this country, as well as the one In England, Is to be congratulated upon the steps It is taking to Insure good teeth In the soldiers. The common adage, 'No foot, no horse,' might well be paraphrased Into 'no teeh, no man.' "While not abraast of us In the matter of army dentists. Great Britain Is as I understand going to the fountain a step In advance of us In that It It, head In the matter, and Is trying to enforce a law which requires the examination of the teeth of boys in the boarding schools. In teeth, as In everything else, the boy Is father to the man. A generation bred from dyspeptics means a people whose shattered constitutions will crowd our hospitals and asylums. The strain of molars existence Is often p'it down as the sole cause for modern lunacy. It Is, no doubt, a contributing factor, but I believe very much of it Is due to neglected teeth, arcntiated in two or three generations. "I attribute a vat percent a of the deterioration In the national physique In England, aUvit which so much has Were 1 a teen said, to tal I would found rr.nre multi millionaire dental hospitols Instead of libraries. New York Times. for e tec-th- . ENGLISH j AND AMERICAN GIRLS. Difference as Noted at Washington By a Congressman's Wife. About a score of English maids and matrons, veil bred, intelligent and of the upper t.n were lately la evidence In the lobb. of one of Washington's best hostelrles for about a week. Dur-- j Ing the stay of the fair ones from abroad they were the objects of much curious attention. People seemel to konw at a glance that they were foreigners. Why was it? They speke the English language, their dress was not radically different from the dres3 of the American woman, and yet It would not have taken a close observer to tell at a glance that they were not daughters of the States. "Yes, the women of England do look queer alongside ours," said the wife of a congressman, when appealed to for an explanation. "There are several Important points of difference. In the first place, they do not, as a rule, possess cood figures; neither do they ctrry themselves with the grace and ease that are so common with all classes of women In this country. But the particular distinction, after all. Is in the manner of dress. An Englishwoman's clothes scarcely ever sit on her becomingly, even If they were made to fit, which Is rarely. They are not up to the American standard In the knowledge of arranging themselves in the garments that 6how off the good points of the feminine form. Of the French chic in dress they are See that young densely Ignorant British female over there with the long neck, which Instead of be:ng partly concealed, is wholly revealed by the absence of a collar. No Yankee girl would ever sin against good . taste that way. , "I respect English women greatly. and they have many excellent qualities; but when It comes to attire they are the dowdiest on earth, considering their opportunities and their proximity to Paris which is a model for the entire female Post world." Washington ALL HAVE PET AVERSIONS. t One of the Peculiar Sides of Complex I I Human Nature. We are all born with an aversion to something, and this aversion is a thing we can no more correct than we can fly by merely beating on the atmosphere with our hands," Mr. Geo McPherson informs me. "History is rich In accounts of such instances. There is Vincent, tho painter who would faint If the odor of a rose was wafted to his nostrils, and the great German sportsman, Vaughaim, would become positively ill If he even saw a pelce of roast pig. These aversions, often so entirely unto accountable, are curious things study. I became somewhat interested in the subject a year or so ago, and have since that time been quietly adding to my store of information on this somewhat unusual topic by personal inquiries among, my friends and acquaintances. Not one of them did I find without his pet aversion, for the existence ot which he could give no reason. Generally the aversion was toward some kind of food, but not always. One hated the color of blue, and nothing depressed him more than being iu the company of people who were for the most part, garbed in blue. Another couldn't listen to the music of a harp without becoming irritated, while a third detested lilies to such a d agree that he couldn't remain in the room where there was one. "None of the men who had these aversions understand why be had them. One man told me he couldn't touch a drop of milk or cream without becoming sick, yet he thought nothing looked quite so appetizing as a glass of good rich cream. Often he had tried to partake of it, but without success. Parental influence will, of course, be urged as the rearon for these aversions, but in the case of Ihe man who couldn't touch milk or cream his father and mother were both very fond of milk, and another friend of mine who couldn't eat a strawberry had parents who simply loved them.' St. Louis Globe Democrat Washes Potatoes Before Storing. Mr. Lewis Vin Winkle, one of the largest potato growers In Northern Got Results. Michigan, recently gave. In the Chicaworried-lookinwoman a said "Sir," go packer, his method of handling this office of the who entered the answeis crop, from which we take the followIndividto the "are you editor, queries ing: to Hints who ual the 'Helpful complies "I am a farmer and workg plowing ing 2,000 acres of land, raising hog3, cattle and horses and also hay, grain and vegetables. For five years I have washed all my potatoes and have never lost a bushel by rot after I had put them away in the cellar. I dig with a Hoover digger and pick up the p tatoes as fast as they are dug. They are then hauled to a suitable rack for washing, where a mill hose Is turned on them with forty pounds of pressure. In this way 100 bushels are washed clean enough in ten minutes to babe of' boil. I let them lie for a few minl utes only, then pick them up in which stand after they crates, In the sun or wind for two or three hours long enough to dry nicely. The potatoes are then packed away In a where they remain uncool, dry til wanted for use or to sell. "I have found this to be the most practical way to care for potatoes or other roots. The potatoes, being !n bushel crates are ready to sell by ihe load or bushel and can be handled very quickly and cheaply. No measuring Is necessary, no weighing required already to sell, use or flant The crates, if cared for, will last for years. I have put potatoes In bins often when they were a little wet or had tome defective ones among them and In a few weeks have had to move and sort them, but since I have used crates for potatoes and other roots I find that when once put away the care and trouble it over and do further attention It necessary. "I would recommend this method to all farmers, large or small. All that old fogylsm of storing potatoes with dirt and mud on them It nonsns. While we all know that potatoes win keep well. If dry, with a little dirt on them, I know they will keep if washed perfectly clean and dry an J that they will come out In the spring good and sound. I have 8,000 bushels In my cellar now, the finest select stock I ever saw. one-bushe- ce-lla- Harassed Housewives?' " "I am, madam," replied the a. to 4. editor. "Well, two weeks ago I wrote to yoa, asking what would make a new snl novel ealad, and you printed this re ply." .She flung down a clipping which read: "Hostess For a new and novel salad you might try the skins of four grapefruits chopped fine with six large manmix thoroughly with a go pepp-rs- ; handful of calamus root and set for two hours on the ice, then pour over it a dressing composed of two teaspoon-ful- s of cayenne pepper boiled In a cup of vaseline. Let us know what success you have with this recipe." "Well?" asked the helpful hints man. "Well! Every one of my guests tried it and every one ot them had to have a doctor that evening; three of them nearly died, and not one of them will peak to me again. As for me, this the first time I've been able to leava the bouse since the day that I served that salad." "It Is very kind of you, madam," salt! the household advice man, gratefully. would 1 wondered how that Irecipe on tacked was the why work, and that sucus oa know what let request that J cess you had with It Very kind auw very thoughtful of you. Ouod day, madam. Please let 11a hear from yoa any time yoa wUh to be advised on aay other subject We are glad to have such loyal readers of oar home bappW cess column." Rubbing it In. Elihtj Root was talking about the humanity of judges. "They are humane men," he said. "I could tell you many moving stories of the pain that they have aufferel la the infliction of severe sentences. It is not altogether pleasant to be a Judge." "That It why I cannot credit the that was told me the other day ate guerilla fame, who was recently about a J idge In the we3t A criminal appointed an assistant attorney in fh on trial before this man had been Department of Justice at Washington. found guilty. He was told to rise, and Is 71 yeara old, and teems likely to the Judge said to him: survive his entire command. '"Have you ever been sentence! to Imprisonment before?" There are no fewer than 110 nation'"No, your honor,' eaid the criminal, alities into whjch the Russian popnla-tio- n and be burst Into teart. has ben divided, the three great "Well said the Judge, 'don't cry. ttockt being Flnnt, Tarten and 51avs. Ton are going to be now." Colonel John S. Mosby, of Confeder- etory - |