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and rub briskIy until your scalp gloWs
pink This is very hard TO accomplish
with some scalps. and while that ln IL
self is no sign Of an unhealthy con
ditI0u OF scalp Or hair. when 10 does
grow pink easily il Is a. sign ul good
condition.
IL is best % shampoo rather frequently
while YOU are trying TO get the hair
into its best-aud Prettiest-conditlon
again. especially IL you follow the vase
line treatment after shamp0Glng- DO IL
every two weeks for couple OF months.
and if possible in the daytime. in clear,
dry weather giving il a good summing
while IL dries
Don't comb il out until if Is perfectly
dry. and then take your time 70 Il. and,
i'm spite uf advice you may receive from
certain disbelievers in brushing. brush
your hair regularly. The only danger
point about brushing is when the brush
IS not kept spick and span Wash II IN
ammonia and water tOT bOraN ana
Waterl At least once a week, and give
your hair a hundred strokes a day, IT
YOU can as they used 10 do in the ola
days when cOiffureS were or as much
moment as they are rapidly becoming
If your hair seems disposed to be
brittle keep 10 all the more carefully
from tangles. especially when YOU are
ShampO0ing il. and let the brush do as
much of the work as the comb as 1t can,
until the TUbbings and brusnings and
applications of Vaseline have restored II
20 health or pushed IL out of the way
% make room for new hair
Besides the actual benefit 10 your hair.
it's astonishing how such simple treat
ment seems to help the entire circula-
ti0n. and many a time, TO ward or an
incipient headache
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Massage With Cocoa Butter.

Would YOU kindly let me know Of
something that viii keep the hair in
cuTl2 Please advise me what I should
do 10 get my neck and shoulders de-
yeloped. ADMIRER.
SOLUTION To KEEP THE HAIR CURLED
Take OF gum arabic, ounce; good
moist sugar = ounce: pure hot water,
q pint Dissolve. When this solution
Is cold. add alcohol. fluid ounces;
biChIOTate of mercury and sal am
mOHta. G grains each. The last two
should be dissolved in the alcohol be-
fore admlNture. Lastly. add enough water
20 make the whole measure one pint.
Perfume with college or lavender water.
putting ii in the papers or curriers'.
To FATTEN THE NECK.
To make the throat fun and round,
the best exercise is to bend the head
slowly forward until the chin touches
the neck. and then slowly raise the head
10 Its normal position Repeat these
movements until YOU are tired. Then
pend the head as far backward as pos
sible. Sitting erect in a chair, bend
the head from one side 10 the other.
and then roll the head to the right.
left and forward Another good posi-
t.ou I'm To let the arms hang loosely at
the side. Raise the shoulders as high
as possible, then forward. down. and
backward until a circle is formed. Con
jiuue this for time. and then reverse
the motion. Do this every day for i've
or ten minutes.
Again, stand perfectly erect with the
arms at the sides. life them up cerucai-
ly. Initiating the lungs as the arms as
cend. At the same time rise up ON
the tlns of your toes and throw your
head back, touching the backs OF re
hands overhead AS the arms slowly
descend exhaIe from the lungs
1t is also well TO massage the nech
and shoulders well with cocoa ouJteF'
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lime, 50 graIus; starch, % grains; lime
water, 1 fluid drains.
Earium suDhide is also used as
paste for dcpilatOries. The standard
formula is.
Barium suIphide, 50 grains; powdered
chalk, 800 grains.
must Pee absolutely dry 10 be effective
when it is mixed with the chalk. Enough
water should be afterWdTd added TO
make a thin paste.
Suluhide of strontium makes also an
efficient depilaJOry. IL is made as FOL
lows.
Sulphide OF strontium. drains; oxide
Of zinc, drams powdered starch, 3
d'ams.
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harmless lotion that would remove

harmless lotion that would remove
them.
also have bIackheads on my nose
and chin SWEET SIXTEEN.
You should first attend TO the black
heads before attempting 10 remove the
treckles. They are harmless and the
blackheads are not
Try this treatment and when the
hlackhCads are removed use the FOL
lowing formula.
TREATMENT FOR BLACKHEADs.
Get the correct cameTs hair face
scrub brush. a bland toilet soap. a
little good cold cream or toilet cream
of superior merit-there are many OF
them-and a few ounces of common
washing soda. II the black points are
very distinct, press them out; If not,
scrub the face morning and night with
hot water into which you have put a
bit OF the soda about a hibert in size
10 each quart Of hot water; soap The
brush precisely as you would were you
going To use IL for your hands. and
scrub the face thoroughly.
OBSTINATE FRECKIEs
Oxide OF zinc. y dram; suhiodids OF
bismuth. q dram; dextrin. IA drains;
giyceTiu, ~ drams. Spread the paste
upon the freckles at night before going
90 he'd. In the morning remove what
remains with a little powdered bOraX
and sweet OIL
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About Rouges.

Would YOU be so kind as to give me
a recipe for a harmless liquid rouge
that can be put UP at the druggists?
As ! am not at n.y own home, Il would
be impossible 10 make the strawberry
rouge, so i would very much appreciate
It If YOU could give me another recipe.
Can a face rouge be used on the hps2
If not, would yoU be 60 kind as 10 give
me a recipe for g lip cOlorlrs also.
1 have used a great many Of your
recipes, and have found them perfectly
splendid. and have derived d great deal
of benef. from your Orange-iOwer
cream. Please accept my sincere
thanks for same. .. II. NJ.
Following are the recipes you desire
the latter being better for the lips.
BLOOM OF ROSES
CaTmine 30 grams ammonia water. !
fluid ounce. rOseWater / fluid ounces.
spirit Of rose. ] tiuid dram.
CHERRY LIP sALVE.
Spermaceti ointment. / ounce.
Ralsam Of peru. Is grains.
AlkaneI root, is grains.
oil of cloves. 5 drops.
Heat the alkanet in the spermacett
ointment until the latter melts and the
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- DESIRE To explain 10 YOU the con-
diton Of my scalp and hair. The
scalp seems perfectly dry, and
dandruff lies very close 10 the
scalp i'm great white flakes and extends
yvav up ON the hair. IL has not grown
There seems To be no lie about II. me
dandrum naturally Kills the roots ana
causes the hair 10 fail out. Last sum
rner I used one of your formulas Tor
dandrun. and il helped very much
However, 10 did not promote the growth
Inst a short while ago / noticed another
formula, which L used, but with no
satisfaction MIS- T. l.
Is this the last formula You used for
dandruff? II SO, persist iu using IL;
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF-
Tiucture of canthaudesi 1 ounce; lq-
uid ammonia, ] dram, giycerine, y
ounce; oil of thyme, y dram; rosemary
Nix altogether with six ounces of
r0sewater Rub the scalp thoroughly
with the preparation uhtH the uahofuH
entirely disappears.
Shampoo your hair at least once in
two weeks with warm water and pure
CASTLE sOaD rinsiug thoroughly. Brush
your ' hair each day by giving it one
hundred strokes. Never sleep with
your hair up, but always laid IN smooth,
loose plaits. free from tangles. Wear a
hat only when absolutely necessary Get
rIeutv Of sunlight and fresh air into
YOUR hair Massage it gently with the
Tins of the fingers every night and
morning, and use this tonic.
TEA HAIR TONIC.
Black tea as a basis for hair tonic is
sucCeSsfui in many cases. Formula;
Bay rum, . ounces; glycerine, 2 ounces;
alcohol. ounces, infusion of black tea,
10 ounces.
Mix and perfume to suit. The tea in
fusion should be made very strong, say.
an ounce of tea 20 tenor twelve ounces
of boiling water. Let il steep for TWEEN
ty minutes. then stand Till cool; strain
and add the other ingredients; apply
with "a soft sponge TO the roots of the
hair. II VIII darken blond hair.
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Weaken the Formula.

I have read with much interest your
recipes for beauty seekers. but my own
attempts at home manufacture CT same
have been very unsuccessful.
In the paper ! find "A witch Hazel
Cold Cream and an "Orange-FlOWer
Cream"
Which of the two is better for a mas
sage cream, and can they be found any
where already prepared 1 have a
cTeam (afteF trying almost every one
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- ~ remedr for the 80 tronbies:
Marked From Smallpox.

VIII you please tell me Of some good
skin specialist in Denver or near my
home?
] was marked quite badly with small
pON q few years ago. and would Ike
very much 20 have the pittinEs removed,
and 7 know you could advise me better
taan any one else. 3. J.
I regret that 7 cannot give you the
name and address OF a skin specialist,
such is against my rules ] would sug-
Resr. however. that You massage each
evening with witch hazel cream tglEen
below. but II your skin has a tendency
10 oillness. use only a little OF the emol-
IienL
A thorough cleansing OF the pores each
evening with a camel s-haiT face brush
hot water and soap viii prevent the
cream from stimulating a growth or
hair.
WITCH HAZEL COLD CREAM.
one ounce each Of white wax and
spermaceti: Cne-QuaTteT pint OF oil OF
almonds.
Melt; pour into a mortar which has
been heated by being immersed some
time in boiling water. Very gradually
add 8 ounces Of rOseWater and ounce
OF witch hazel. and assiduOusly stir the
mixture until an emulsion IS formed.
and afterward until the mixture Is near
ly cold.
This cream Is particularly useful 70
heal sore or stretched skin,
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Chronic Freckles.

! have read of your valuable advice
to people about their compilations. and
thought that you could help me some.
i nave had freCkles since "a mere child,
] suppose the kind / have are tie OBJ
stinate kind. FOR / nave used a patent
lotion for them but it just disc0lOred
them. They stay on winter and sum
mer alike. ! would be very thankful TO
you II you could recommend some
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Your Formula Is incorrect.

Mrs. 4. l. W.-The formula 10 which
you refer is perfectly harmless-it prop
erly prepared and properly applied The
recipe you inclosed had not the proper
quantities. You had 2lz ounces OF gly-
cerine, where / ounce is the correct
amount. The sticky, oily effect given
mistake.
This restorer is not any special dye,
but is supposed TO restore the hair to its
original color, whatever that may have
been.
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WITCH HAZEL 80 CREAM
Lips Losing Their Beauty.

7 have been a constant reader OF your
beauty columns. have tried the exercises
and found them very beneficial
Would you tell me II there are any
exercises or movements TO reduce the
size Of the body? as mine is unusually
large for my height
+ / have felt very much grieved 10 ma
that the corners Of my mouth nave ne
e-IIf, - 7r0nD or turn down. Can you
ieV me what 10 do to make the muscles
stronger and to cause the lips 10 keep
their natural beauty?
In YOUR columns 1 see prescription
10 remove wrinkles from the hands.
THE skin OF nv hands IS full of wrinkles
and seems 10 DC loose. Can you tell
b,. OF something 10 make the skin more
nrmF NJ. y. d
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CVCUMRER IDTInN - rREAAI.

Expressed juice of cucumbers, p pint.
deodorlZed alcohol, IL ounces, sweet al
nond oil, 312 ounces shaving cream, /
DRAM blanChed almonds. ia drains
This is a suave lotion, very whiten-
ing sOfteniUg, and cleansing. Take the
shaving cream and dissolve in rose
water by heating IN CustaFd kettle
Beat th, almonds i'm "A mortar and by
degrees work in the soap and water.
Strain through muslin and return 10 the
mortar Stir constantly, working In
gradually the alcohol, In which the oils
have been already dissolved
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ascend. At the same time rise up on
the tips Of your toes and throw your
head back, at the same time touch
ing the backs of the hands overhead.
As the arms slowly descent exhale from
the lungs
II is good, also. 70 rub cocoa butter
on the neck every day.
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whole Is q deep rose cclor. Pass through
a strainer. then slightly cool. stirring in
the balSam. Let il settle for few mo-
meuts, then pour OF the clear part and
add the oil of cloves. Pour into small
pets. It is ready for use as soon as
cold
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Made Of Fresh Cucumbers.

VIII you please send me your recipe
Tor cucumber CTeam-the kind that is
made of the fresh CuCumbeTs2 1 have
tried several of your remedies that I
saw IN your columns ana have found
them excellent MRS II. {. z.
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Superhuous Hair.

II. s. B.--I advise you to try some Of
the following depilatOTies, which usually
prove very effective. / cannot assure
their permausnce, however, for the only
way 20 secure such a result g 10 use
either the N-Tay or eleCtrOlysls treat
ment. These are both very expensive.
The formulas may be prepared by any
druggist ] cannot give you the cost,
for that varies with different dealers.
DEPILATORIES.
Sulphide Of soda, 100 grains; slaked
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JAChS 5 DULL.
To make the throat fun and round
the best exercise is 10 bend the head
slowly forward until the chin touches
the neck, and then slowly raise the
head TO its normal position. Repeat
these movements until you are tired.
Then bend the head as far backR ard
as possible. Sitting erect IN a chair
bend the head from one side TO the
other and then roll the head 20 the
right, left. and forward. Another good
position Is TO let the arms hang loose
Is at the side. Raise the shoulders as
high as possible, then forward. down
ana backward until a circle Is formed.
Continue this for a time and then re-
verse the motion. Do this every day
for i've or ten minutes
Again, stand perfectly erect with the
arms at the sides, lift them up YER
tically, Initiating the lungs as the arms
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ufeless and dry. and in color
almost as though slightly
bIeached Apparently. this con-
dlti0n has no connection with
summer; in reality, il is caused by
nothing in the world but the heat and
dust of summer-a cause which doesn
show It's worst effects until well into
the fau
Sometimes, if You have been where
there's SEA bathing and haven't been
Particular about the drying, even worse
troubles result the hair falling out IN
am alarming fashion, and seeming dead
way into the roots.
All anv rate no matter how far the
trouble has spread, don't lose any more
time I'm getting at and removing IT, Tor
every days delay only adds just LLdL
much more difficulty 10 the case
When YOU wash your hair if the scalp
seems suubuTued 10 the point OF dry
ness, make a point or rubbing Ihe leisI
bit of VaseIine Well into tr with the tips
of the fingers. after hair and scalp are
both perfectly dry.
Don't more than "moisteu' the fingers
with the yaseiiue however; there must
be no more applied Lhan WIN li slih il It,, mo
the scalp If there is. IL viii only clog
up the pores OF the skin and prove "a
drawng-card for more dust.
One woman, whose hair was easily
brought back into It's best health, as
serts she did lt by rubbing vaseliue the
Cruder COsmOlinp is even beIter) into her
sCalp-applying II with a generous hand
t0O-and letting it stay on for two or
three hours before she washed her hair-
BY that time. she said, the loose SKIN
was sOftCned so that Ii was easily re
moved. and the scalp had absorbed
enough OF the oil
Be careful when you apply Vaseline or
olive oil 10 part the hair and rub IL
into the scalp down the line Of the part
going over the whole head In the same
way. This is slow process and one
you can't well do for yourself, but II
and mating it.
Rubbing is almost ii necessity TO slim
ulate the roots. Use rotary movements
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RULES FOR THE REDUCTION OF FLESH

Avoid al starchy and sweettned food.
all cereals, vegetables, containing sugar
or starch, such as peas. beans. corn,
potatoes. etc. Have your bread toast
ed sprinkle il with salt instead Of but
ter. Milk, ] regret to say, If fl be pure
and good. IS fatteniEg Skinned milk
may be drunk Hot water Is an excel
lent substitute for other liquids. Add a
little of the juice OF lines OF lemons
C IL, If you choose. Limit youT sleep
ing hours 10 seven at the outside, NO
maps. You must take exercise
If you cannOt walk at least five miles
a day, and do not heel. go 10 one Of
the institutions where mechanical mas
sage is given. Several Of my cores
pon1entS report Excellent reslllI= rom
this method OF getting the vigorous eN-
ercise they require. The system IS thor
cughlv wholesome and not expensive
In reducing flesh the one fact 10 recci-
lcCt is that fat is caTDOn-oNygen de-
stroys or burns out carbon. You must
cousunie the carbon b. the oxygen you
take through your lungs Tho more eK-
eFcise the more oxygen, and conseQuent
destruction OF fat by me one health
fui method of curing obesity
Tho more starch and sugar you eaEs
the more carbon TO burn away.
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ONIONS as a Nerve Tonic.

I have had freckles all my lie and
would Ike TO get rid Of them II you
could recommend something absolutely
harmless-one not TOO expensive and
which vould cause no hairs. etc, 10
grow on face. else / would rather leave
well enough alone, as I have never used
anything on my face.
Would also add that I am going to take
mn use OF onions in the morning ana
possibly also at night In what form
Should they be taken? Would they be
helpful If eaten raw I'm vinegar Der
mudasl, and what could 1 take as a
sort of deOdOriZeT2 7. c. J.. RON
You viii find an answer to your
query about freckles under the letter
Of Sweet Sixteen"
You do not mention for what pur-
pose You wish to take the onions. They
are beneficial both for digestion and as
a nerve tonic. They may be eaten raw
or stewed. and as many times as you
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wish. Whether you EhOui4 use vinegar
0T not depends upon your stomach.
some stomachs resent the presence OF
acids and are benefited by oils, while
others are quite the opposite.
Charcoal tablets are the best deodor-
tzer5
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Try This Recipe.

Z would like TO know If there are any
exercises by which the bust may be re
duced. have never used any chemicals
ON my body. and am. thei efCre, rathor
afraid to Try. in case there are no eN-
ercises, would you please tell me the
safest chemicals to use2
DISTRESSED.
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] know Of no exercises specially bene-
fCial for this case. But I would sug-
Cest that YOU use the following recipe
II is quite harmless It is ElsO good
plan TO battle the bust with clear alco-
hOl or warm vinegar.
POMADE TO REDUCE BUST.
Iodide of potassium, 8 grains: vaseline,
r. grams; lanolin, so grams: tincturc OF
benzoin 20 drops.
Make into q pomade and rub over the
fairly parts twice a day You should
abstain from food that is especially fat
forming. cereals, potatoes corn. beans,
etc. You should also avoid sweets of
all kinds.
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Am almost eighteen. with a high
chest, but "A small lust Would you
advise the use of the VauCaire remedy?
Am otherwise fairly well developed.
HIGH SCHOOL.
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Blackheads and Acne.

Can you give me remedy for black
I beads and acute acne?
Ny face Is full Of blackheads. some OF
which tester. At other times, small,
hard Jumps appear. Ny face IS covered
with pimples AZ all times. This condi-
tiCn has existed fer several years.
] have tried various remedies, and
have had treatment from several physl-
clans. none Of whom did me any good.
My general health is good and my blood
In good condition. b. G.
Try this remedy for the skin troubles;
CURE FOR CONFLUENT ACNE lsEsaizs-}
Apply the following mixture 80 the al
EiCJed parts, morning and night
GlyCerine. 90 grams. oxide Of zinc. 5
grams: soap tinCture, 10 grams; potassa
alum, grams, Mix
For internal treatment In connection
with the above. the patient should take
each morning. before breakfast, one
tablespoonful of a mixture composed Of
equal parts Of pure glycerine and castor
oil
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I would not yet attempt any artificial
means of development. for eighteen is
hardly a limit for your growth You
are still a girl; wait till matured wom-
anhOOd grants the coveted form. At
your age, "a small bust is not cause
for anxiety.
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Likes the Orange Flower Cream

VIII YOU kindly give recipe for Gu
cumber cream as soon as convenient
Have had the recipe. but gave il 10 a
druggist. and am unable to get 1t again
and would like TO have some made
while Cucumbers are in season. I th:ak
your orange-hOwer cream the best skin
food 1 have ever used. Mrs. w A. F.
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Small Bust.

You will find the recipe for cucumber
,ream in the answer 10 Mrs II. c. c."
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To Fatten the Neck.

VIII you kindly state in your columns
how TO obtain a pretty neck?
JACKS DOLL.
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Hair Seems Lifeless.

= DESIRE TO explain TO YOU the con-
dition of my scalp and hair. The
scalp seems perfectly dry. and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-06
Pasta,s wonilerful voice.

\ Nine. Pastass voice extended from
low Al to d in altissimo and was one
OF the most remarkable Illustrations
ever furnished OF the value of musical
culture In overcoming natural blem-s
ishes. Her voice was stubborn and nm
manageable, but by dints of study and
indsfatigahle perseverance, she brought
1T 10 Il state OF f4perfection that was the
adiniratioa of lieis contempo poFaries. Her
delight was the lbravura style Of ornaL
ment, and where the compose had not
been sufficiently liberal In bestowing
ornaments ton On her part she invented,
cavatinas of her own and used them
with such effect that they were ge1er-
ally regarded as the best part OF her
singing. She made her first appear
alaee on the stage in 1916. her last in+
1850. r. NJ 4. st3S..5s',s ". 5.3ss
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r,ather For shaving.

4 1T i'd commonly assumed that soap is
used in shaving for the purpose OF sof-
tening the hairs. This, however, it
seems, is mistake. II is used, on
the contrary, to render them hard. dry,
stiff and brittle. In which condition.
they best yield to the blade. Hair be-
ing naturally oily, the razor would
either slip over the limp hair without,
cutting it, or entering about half way
bend the hair back and slice it length
wise, all the while straining it most
.painfully af the root, and as IA ramzors m
would thus slice and pull probably q
number Of hairs at once the pain pro-
tduced would be intense. Most shaw
ing soap contains a free alkali, either
potash Or soda, which combines with
and SO removes the oil Of the hairs
leaving only the hard fiber, dry and
stiff, as may be seen by taking 4 sol,i-
ton Of carbonate Of soda and dipping
d single hair into 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-06
CHARTER OF AZ GUARANTY
4 Il COMPANY REVOK ed

Chicago, March 6. The charter Of
the Northwestern Guaranty Co, so
Lal Sale street, with a capital stock of
$Idoooo was revoked by Judge Windes,
Of the superior court on the petition
of The state insurance commission and
.ar receiver was appointed TO take charge
of The affairs of the company. The
order Of custer was issued on the rep
resextatiors sofs the insurance cornrnts
sior1er that tfles company was usurping
the functions of an insurance company
without having the charter to carryson
that business. ssi
sThe proceedings for the appointment
81 Ia receiver will be brought by two
subscribers to the company. For week
1y payments they asserted that the
company promised to pay them sick
benefits and return the amounts paid
at the expiration of the contract de-
dueting the amounts paid for sick ben
efits. The compliments asserted that
when they made an effort to get their
money back they were unable to do So,
ss Over 5000 persons have been sub
scribers to the company but half OF
them had allowed their policies TO lapse
and have no claims to be adjusted.