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When master baby goes forth in his
coach or go-cart-it is the delight 0f the
little mother 10 push him, but here
again she must be watched. II an elder
person * near a hand 20 see that this
pushing is all done over level ground.
or on q Well-rsiled piazza, all Wen and
good. but 10 is very unwIse to allow
baby 10 set out OF sight with no one TO
care for his tiny caretalzeT
An uneven place I'm the sidewalk, a
sudden descent from the curbstOue ana
the coach IS Jared and the baby thrown
out, often with very serious COlse-
quences. Then there are street cross
ings 10 be considered. Children are sell
dom wilfully dlsobedient. but a childs S
memory IS sometimes short. and often
the temptation TO do something "uif-
tercnt' Is strong.
Mother said not TO cross the street
but that was because she thought Wsg-
cns might be corning. and there are no
wagons IN sight. So the crossing is
made, successfully the first time. per
haps the second aud the third Then
comes a day wher the small adventur-
ess, glowing with the triumph Of past
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successes, is not quite SO careful She
dnes not see the approaching wagon.
and though she may be seen In time TO
avert The danger, she has a serious
fright which might as well have been
avoided
one busy mother. who can not afford
q nurse puts one child. WkO is lame,
almost entirely in the care OF another,
. boy year older. The boy Is a hne.
Inlv lttle fellow. who began when he
was just SIX u guide his little sister S
uncertain steps WheueVCv it Was neCes-
sary for her 10 cross the street al the
end Of their own block. Now. at nine,
he can be trusted 20 care for her IN any
part Of the section OF the big city IN
which thCy live. That child is. however.
exceptional aud his mother was very
sure of his capability and self-rel!ance
before she Dut so much responsibility
upon him.
Another danger from one child cariu 3
for another is that OF improper feeding.
Often the goodies that are suitable IL
,he little ore Of 6 or S are anything
but right for the baby. and one OF the
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ID REpUCE THE III.

Hin circling can be done with good
results ia the way of decreasing size
If the principle of resistance is en-
ployed. Taking standing position,
hands on hips, rotate the hips, bending
the knees and keeping chest and shoul-
ders immovable. Contract all the mus
cles used in this exercise and resist
For a variant:
Bring the knee up to the chest. re-
naming as nearly erect as possible.
Practice in alternate motion.
Try massage for your face, using a
little cocoa butter or the cream of
sweet oranges, the formula for which
IS frequently published in these col
umns
Peroxide of hydrogen is as nearly
harmless a bleach as there is. It seems
20 have no harmful effect upon the life
OF the hair. IL is hardly to be recon-
ihehdeu loT amateur use. however. as II
is sure TO tighten the hair more toward
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PUMICE TREATNfENT.

Get an ordinary cent cake of pumlce
stone This is not pumice soap. but the
regular Old-fashioned Dumice stone. To
remove the hair rub the skin afflicted
with the supeTfiuOus growth. and the
pumiCe stone will wear the hair off. Be
careful not to be too heroic. and irTi-
tate the skin. In case the arms are
made red by this treatment, use little
cold cream.
OF course. the results produced by
both stick and stone ara only tenn
porary. They do not kill the hair. and.
whenever it reasserts itself the treat
ment must be renewed
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The proper treatment foT supeTfgous
hair depends largely upon the character
of the growth. II the hair IS dark il
can usually be made imperCeptible by
using peroxide of hydrogen as e bleach.
The skin Of the affected parts is first
washed with weak solution OF am
mOnia and water. Then the peroxide is
applied with a soft cloth. II this ex-
pedient fails all that can be done is to
remove the hair IN one way OF another.
I consider the plaster stick and the
pumice stone the safest depilatories for
the inexperienced.
The first is helpful only when the
hair grows I'm small patches. It is a
stick of gummy substance which. when
heated 20 a melting point, is Clapped
upon the hairs 10 be removed. When
cool. IL is sharply Withdrawn. This is
not painful IL quickly done.
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| HE mother instinct. so essen
tial an element in the make
up of every true woman, is
very strong in the average
girl child. and il is the ex-
ceptional little mother" who
does not prefer q real live baby 10
play with and care for 10 the most fas-
cfnating Paris doll ever Fashioned.
Now this feeling is h very good one
in its way. for 1t helps develop thought
fulness. self-reIiance, and unselnshness
in the other child, but IL also has its
dangers. which must be guarded against
by the careful mother
A baby is an adorable thing 10 touch
and Uft and the little mother" flIed
with the sense OF her Importance, and
anxious to do just as mother does,
Is apt TO attempt lifting baby COR even
child high into the air to see him KICK
and crow with delight
This means a strain on the older
cnild's back and arms, sometimes A
ueruanent injury TO one or both. ana
there is always chance OF the childish
strength giving way and the baby Iall-
ing. IL
sire to be carried about from place 10
place. He has tired OF his chair or Els
pen. He is perfectly comfortable. OF
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ALICE.

The only thing to do now is to
stimulate the growth of new hair and
to arrest. If possible. the further fall
ing of the old. The heated irons are
responsible for the trouble, which. il
would em.shas affected the scalp and
the very roots OF the hair. The best
treatment for this condition is massage
tonic.
Support your hands on each side of
the head by balancing the thumbs
against the temples; then. pressing the
fingertips well into the scalp. so all
over the head in a series OF little, wheel
like movements
The massage should be continued for
fifteen or twenty minutes each even
ing. Five minutes before concluding
apply the tonic for which formula is
given below. Remember that good re-
suits cannot be expected Immediately.
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gently and carefully. rubbing IL into the
skin, and avoid It's getting into the eye
bTOWs or close TO the eyes. Powder with
applying freely with a puff; and after a
little while wipe OF with bit OF cham
ois This masks as efIectually as
plaster of psstes and paints all slight
mperfections of the skin without hav-
they give. BY artificial light 1t S i'm
peFCeDtiblc
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Scar From Removing Mole.

About two months ago ] used nitric
acid on mole on my face The mole
disappeared, but left a red. shiny scar
The skin Is not broken, but smooth and
shiny. Please tell me of 8 remedy for
removing the scar; also one for pimples
on the face, as ] am troubles with them
CONSTANT READER
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- umn OF a good hair dye. I wish
10 color gray hair. 1 would like
to get a recipe for a harmless
dye that will color gray hair in one ap-
phcatiOn. either a jet black or dark
brown. \ friend used a walnut dye,
but her hair had red glints in II, and l
didn't want that / viii appreciate IL II
you can help me. Do not fail 70 tell
sae how 10 apply the dye and how
often IL must be repeated
Also can you tell of anything Tor
liver spots that viii eradicate them
quickly? MRS. c. /. B. Y.
I am giving you a formula which has
been found very satisfactory by many
OF my readers.
OF course. when new hair makes its
appearance. the dye must be applied
again. About once in six weeks should
keep il right
To RESTORE THE NATURAL COLOR OF
THE HAIR.
"a physicians prescription.)
Sugar OF lead. y ounce: lac sulphur.
y ounce. essence Of bergamOt. = ounce:
alcohol, = gill; glycerine. 1 ounce /.
tincture of cantharides, y ounce; am
monia, y ounce.
Mix ali in one pint OF soft water.
Apply 10 the roots OF the hair, which
must be clean.
The dye should never be applied If
there IS any irritation or abrasion OF
the scalp.
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To Clear the Complexion.

VIII you please publish again the for
mula for a skin lotion which contained
flowers OF sulphur" and one other in
gredient I believe, and tell me what
the effect is on the skin? NJ i.
The formula calls for two teaspoon
fuls OF flowers OF sulphur. mixed in
half a pint OF new milk This mixture
should stand little while before It is
used upon the face.
Its purpose is to clear the complex
ion~
Rub the face over. just before bathing
il, with this mixture
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sJ-LTANA CREAM MAKE-IrP.

Sweet almond oil. I ounces; white wax,
melted, $50 grains; supermaceu. 800
grains; benZoin (finely powdered) 100
grains; tincture OF ambergris, 60 grains 4;
rice powder. $40 grains; pure carmine.
IL grains.
Blend the fats In the inside receptacle
Of custard boiler; add benzoin while
they are heating. the rice powder and
carmine white cooling and tlncture last
OF all. Spread II on the face and throat,
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Formula Correct.

l am twenty-three years old. l think
am too stout my weight being 145
pounds. height > feet AZ inches, hip
measure AZ. bust IS and waist 26. Am l
not too stout2 Kindly tell me how To
reduce?
/ notice you give a pomade for re-
ducing bust Does il call for 80 grams
of vasoline and % grams of lanOiin.
both or Just the oneT
GOLD CLAY.
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7S' ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

Che formula is given in the answer TO
Q .'B. F.'D. and try to build Up your gen
eral health. Get as much fresh air as
possible every day. eat only wholesome
food (even restrict the quantity you
eat a little. il your appetite is hearty,
and practice deer breathing.
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Hips Too Large.

l am an interested reader of your col
umns and l would like you to tell me
how ] can reduce my hips They are
out OF proportion 10 the rest Of my
body. 1t is only the hips.
Nv face is very small Could YOU do
anything to make IL larger?
Does peroxide of hydrogen ruin the
AN ANXIOUS READER.
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Take This to Your Druggist.

/ have often read in your columns
about DR.. Vaucaire's remedies for en-
larging a shrunken bust VIII you
kindly tell me? Do / buy medicine
from any druggist with directions; or
do you give the ingredients and direc-
tions among your columns? How long
and how much of DR.. Vaucarie's rene
dies should I need TO develop from
thirty-two to thirty-siX inches?
MRS. 3.
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Superluous Hair Treatment.

l have become very much interested
in your valuable formulas.
VIII you kindly give me in the paper
a formula for a face powder or some
sort OF whitening prescription-am not
particular whether IL is a paste form
or powder form.
Also please give a depilatory formula.
G. NJ p.
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Hair Badly Scorched.

! am a young girl, and my hair is
very light / always liked curly hair,
and l have been curling my hair with
an iron, and L have scorched nearly all
the front of my hair Off and 1 cannot
do anything with il now. Could YOU
kindly tell me something l could do TO
make IL grow? Now my hair falls out
dreadfully every time comb il.
ALICE
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SCARS

dide of mercury. 1 dram. Rub in well
once a day.
Plmples almost always indicate some
trouble with the digestive organs. Use
the Fossati cream for local treatment
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Wants to Grow Taller.

win YOU please tell me of some spe-
cialist who has been known to increase
the height Of anybody? Or OF some
hospital where persons go under a Ger
>ain course TO become taller2 c. A
/ cannot recommend to you any such
place as you inquire about, for that is
against my rules. I have heard Of
methods TO increase the height, but
am not at all familiar with them.
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FOssATI cREAM ZOE PIMPI.Es.

Lsnolin, > grams: sweet almond oil.
grams; sulphur precipitate. s grams;
oxide of Zlnc, 2s grams; extract of vio-
let. 10 drops.
Touch a very little OF the cream to
each pimple; wait until the pimples are
cured before using the face brush, which
might irritate them.
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D. D-You will find the formula YOU
ask in the answer to Mrs. BIS letter.
above.
Any good druggist can fiji the pre-
scription for you. Impress upon whom
ever you take il 10 that il is impOr-
tant that the genuine South American
galega be used.
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Your Own Druggist Can Fill Il.

MRS ]. J. K-Your own druggist
should be able TO fill DR.. Naucaire 5
prescription for you. Explain 10 him
the necessity of using the genuine
South American ga1ega.
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Avoid all starchy and sweetened food.
ali cereals. vegetables containing sugar
or starch, such as peas, beans, corn, po-
tatOeS, etc. Have your bread toasted !;
sprinkle IL with salt instead OF using
butter. Milk. 1 regret TO say if il be
pure and good is fatJening. SKINNED
milk may be drunk. Hot water is an
excellent Substitute for other liquids.
Add a little of the juice OF lines or
lemons to II, If you choose. Limit your
sleeping hours 10 seven at the Outsidc.
No maps. You must take exercise.
If y1u cannot walk at least fiVe miles
a day. and do not wheel, go to one of
the Institutions where mechanical mas
saging Is given. Several of my CORE
spOndents report excellent results from
this method of getting the vigorous ex-
ercise they require. The system Is
thoroughly wholesome ana not eX-
penslVe. In reducing flesh the one fact
10 reCOlleCt is that fat is carbon. oxy-
gen destroys or burns out carbon. You
must consume the carbon by the oxygen
you take through yOunr lungs The
more exercise the more oxygen and con-
sequent destructiCI4 of fat by the one
healthfui method of curing obesity The
more starch and sugar you eat the
more carbon to burn away.
Yes, the formula for the pomade to
reduce fat includes both Vaseline and
lanoiin-50 grains of each.
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Troubled With Pimples.

Some time ago l read of Fossati
cream for pimples. l tried it, and found
II excellent But now / have used all
scTiption. B. r.
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IMPERCEPTIBLE MAKEUP.

VIII you be so kind as TO repeat your
formula for Sultana Makeup? / have
used it. and kept the formula for quite
a while. but the same has been lost
and 1 feel / cannot get along without It,
NJ L q
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the ends than the roots; and II is sell
dom that an inexperienced person can
apply it so carefully. that a lighter
shade than that desired will not, in time,
result
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simple syrup. forty grams. The dose is
two soupspoonfuls with water before
each meal
DIT. Vaucaire also advises the drinking
OF malt during meals
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From the measurements you give,
your weight is so well balanced that II
/ were you ! should not attempt TO re-
duCe. However. since you have asked
how TO, ] am adding some general rules.
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If you will take the formula as given
here to your druggist, you should have
no difficulty in procuring the remedy.
The length of time before results be-
come apparent varies so widely with
different physical temperaments that II
Is impossible for me to tell you how
long you will need to continue the treat
ment. Take IL until 1t accomplishes it's
work, and aid by practicing deep breath
ing and by gentle massage.
DIR. VAUCAIRE'S REMEDY FOR THE
BUST.
Liquid extract of gaIega (goatsrue).
ten grams; lacto phosphate OF lime, ten
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Mechanical Massage.

I am an interested reader Of your col
umn, and 1 would like very much TO
know where 1 can obtain mechanical
massage. VIII you please send me an
address? Z NJ NJ
I am very sorry, but. as commercial
addresses are not given in this depart
ment. what you ask is against my rules
to answer. Your own physician should
be able to answer the question salts
factOTily.
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WHITENING PASTE FOR FRECKLEs AND
salicync acid. 60 grains; bay rum.
To Keep Hair Light.
required

i have been a constant read Of your
paper. VIII you kindly publish a re-
ceipt for keeping nay hair light, as 1t is
getting so much darker and oDlige
NJ 4. d.
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Results Only Temporary.

VIII you kindly publish in your health
and beauty columns a recipe for remOv-
ing superfiuous hair from the face?
NJ NJ W.
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On the Care of the Hair

and that persistence and regularity are
both essentials in effecJing a cure
In addition, brush ths hair as much
as you find IimC to-a hundred strokes
day. II possible-and keep brushes and
combs eNquisitely clean.
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See Answer to Ms B

the remedy is quite harmless. It's only
effect is TO develop the bust
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! am giving you a formula for a LIQUID
powder, which has proved very bene-
ficial TO many Of my readers.
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The best way of keeping the hair light
is 10 give IL frequent and thorough
shampoos. If IL persists in darkenlng
In spite or your efforts better let II have
its wav than experiment with bleaches.
SHAMPOO FOR LIGHT HAlR.
White CASTLE soap. in shavings.
ounce; water, "A ounces, potassium car
Donate, 30 grains, bOraN, l2O grains; CO.
logne water. > ounces bay rum, :
ounces.
Dissolve the soap in the water and
all the other ingredients. Rub we'll into
the roots. Rinse thoroughly in several
waters. Then dry carefully.
Use this shampoo once in two weeks
If such frequency makes the hair too
dry. / will give you a lotion to keep II
soft and of proper Oiliness.
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Wrinkles Under One Eye.

/ wish YOU could give me some kind
Of a prescription which would eradicate
the wrinkles under the eye. Strange to
say, | am getting wrinkles just under
one of my eyes. I am only twenty-one
and healthy-iu fact never i'll. ! do not
think il can be natural for me to get
wrinkles at that age. do you? 1 am
considered to have "A very beautiful
complexion, and it would be "A shame
TO spoil it with wrinkles | have tried
almond cream with no effect If YOU
can in any way enlighten me as TO what
to do you would very much oblige.
Is IL necessary 70 apply Chinese eye
lash stain more than once 20 the lashes?
A friend of mine tried it, but IL seems
to wash OF. She is very anxious to
know. DISTRESSED.
Try the application of this astFingent
pomade under each eye, using a little
more under the more troublesome one
Your age has nothing to do with this
affection.
HARDENING POMADE-AN ASTRINGENT
Oh of sweet almonds. 200 grams: white
wax. 100 grams; tncture Of beuZOin, 80
grams; r0sewater, - grams; pulverized
tannin, p grams
This pOmade should not be used as a
massage cream, but should be applied
after massage to restore shrunken or
fiabby skin.
Your friend will have to renew the
eyelash stain whenever IL seems to
wear. or wash of Any dye powerful
enough To be more permanent in its
effects would be dangerous to use so
near the eyes
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Two Ask the Same Question.

I have begun L. take the Vaucaire
remedy, also the cream, 10 massage, in
hopes Of eRlargiBg my bust ] have
taken half Of large bottle, and 1 want
to ask you If 1 must keep on with il
and take bottle after bottle until / re
ceive some Improvement? And what is
the general length Of time that you can
see some Improvement? ANXIOUS.
have been using DR.. Naucaire's rem
edy for the bust for over a month, and
see no results. Am willing 70 use me
remedy for any length Of time IL the
results will be satisfactory.
VIII you please tell me what TO d02
ANXIOUS INQUIRER.
The length Of time TO effect results
varies Sc with different tempeTaments
that II is impossible for me to form
any idea OF how long II viii be before
YOU see results l should advise you
to continue taking The medicine until
you do see a difference.
In addition, l should try bathing the
bust frequently in cold or tepid water.
Following exercises f0T deep breathing
will also hasten the results, as will mas
sage. In massaging, use rotary move
ments. beginning under the bust and
making the motions upward and out.
Ard. above all massage gently.
Mrs. J. NJ T.: The Vaucaire remedy
is published In the answer 10 Mrs.
B." elsewhere on the page.
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Would you kindly repeat the formula
for walnut hair staiD-the one that con-
tains nine WalnuJgZ I had the recipe.
but mislaid il. Also how TO use II.
NJ l. III
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The Remedy Is Harmless.

Would you please be so kind as 10 pub
lish your recipe for enlarging the bust
again2 VIII the prescription injuTe the
rest Of your body in any wav?
MRS. J. A. r.
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FALLING OF TIE HAZE

Tincture Of n=x Tomica, / ounce;
spirits OF rosemary, 2 ounces; alcohol, 2
ounces.
Apply several times a week to the
roofs OF the hair.
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FOR WHITENING THE sKIN-A LIQUID
PONDER

Pure oxide of zinc, l ounce; glycerine,
! dram, rOsewater. 4 ounces; essence OF
rose. II drops.
Sift the zinc, dissolving Il in just
enough of the rosewater to cover It;
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Formula for Freekle Lotion.

~ ILL you please repeat that
n freckle lotion containing the
Wv bay rum and oXalic acid ?
Have forgotten the quantity
raouirad. FRECKLES.
WHITENING PASTE FOR FRECKLEs AND
BROWN SPOTS.
Salicylic acid, 60 grains; bay rum,
ounces.
Label. Apply night and morning with
a soft cloth ar sponge. This lotion soon
produces a slight roughness OF the skin,
which should be subdUed by the use OF
elyCerine of starch.
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I think this must be the formula you
refer to.
WALNUT STAIN FCR r THE HAIR.
Four ounces of walnut skins. beaten
to pulp, to which Is d5ed pure aIco-
hol, 16 ounces.
Let stand eight days and strain. Then
apply as any other dye.
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See answer to Mrs. b. above. No.
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Harmless Hair Dye.

n LEASE tell me through your col
- umn OF a good hair dye. I wish
| TO color gray hair l would like
to get a recipe for a harmless
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YEARS TO PROVE
HE WAS NOT DEAD
Civil War Veteran Kept
Away From Churches
and CircuSeS.

VINEL4AND. y. J.. July 5.-Henry
Pancoast. OF this place, has the distinc-
ton Of being set down in the national
military records as dead, yet ne IS one
OF the most active business men Of Vine
land. For thirty-One years he has been
in business here. and during that time
he says he has never been In a church.
never attended a circus. never was in
an opera house or attended any place
Of amusement and never went 10
Fourth OF July celebration.
He enlisted in the civil war from At
lantic county and was discharged from
the Soldiers Home, Washington, on
January Z, 1858. but in some manner his
record became mixed with another. and
he was reported dead by the surgeon.
II took him twenty years 10 prove that
he was alive and eligInle 10 a pension.
The nearest approach 20 attending an
entertainment in all these years was
the taking part IN the reunion Of MS
regiment. the T-wenty-ffth New Jersey
Volunteers. IN Atlantic City, several
years ago,
His business required his attention
early each day. and his invariable habit
was to leave the house before his family
was up and he retired generally at night
when che members OF his family were
IN slumber.