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The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
The Cold Bath.

The cold bath, be it sponge, spray or
plunge. is a delight to her with whom it
agrees
It Is heroic treatment. and should not
be tried save with caution OF by the ad-
vice Of a physician II you promptly re
bound from the shock and are left warm,
"au Of glow" and full Of strength and
energy. then the bath mas proved benef-
claI: II you feel ''shivery." weak. and de-
pressed. beEaTe-the cold bath Is not for
you
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Hair Needs Oil.

F. o. B.-The recipe am giving you
will make up into a splendid lotion.
which should be used every other day il
good results are desired
Giycerin. one ounce; eau de cologne.
one-quarter pint; liquid ammonia. enc
dram; oil Of Origanum. One-half dram;
oil of rosemary. one-half dram: tincture
Of cantharides. one ounce
Briskly agitate for ten minutes; then
add camphor julep. one-haIf pint. and
again mix well and stir
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Massage Cream.

Blond-Here is a recipe for an excel
lent massage cream: Lanoli--, two and
One-half ounces; spermaceti. six drains;
white vaseline. two and one-half ounces;
cOcOanut oil, two ounces: sweet almond
oil. two ounces; tincture OF benzoin. one
half dram Melt the first five ingredients
together, beat until the mass concen-
trates. adding the benzoin. drop by drop.
during this process.
Extract Of violet or any perfume may
be added II agreeable.
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Remedy for Dandruf.

N. n. E. Eft is necessary when trou-
bled with da1drUf to massage the scalp
You viii find the following
treatment very beneficial
Moisten scales with olive OIL When
crusts are soft. wash scalp with tine
ture Of green soap Rinse thoroughly
and apply almond oil to the scalp Rub
in with the fingertips and then use the
following lotion daily
Ammonia muriate. ten grains; glycerin,
one ounce; rosewater. five ounces
Rub this briskiy into the scalp. At the
end Of ten days shampoo
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To Reduce the Waist Measure.

Worried-Deep breathing viii help to
reduce the waist measure and enlarge
the bust The stretching exercises. too.
are splendid as waist depieters- Raise
the arms high above the head; then. hold
Ing the knees straight. Try 70 touch the
floor with the fngertips- stand erect,
place hands on hips. bend from waist as
far as possible TO the right. then 70 the
left
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back seam and hooks that don't quite
agree with their eyes Lately, when I
had come for a final trying on, and
toward the last quarter Of the hour dur
ing which she kept me standing just for
a minute while she basted the hem in.
she gave me a piece of thread and told
me to chew It. could have chewed
woven collection Of threads-it vas Satur-
day. and she'd promised me the frock
faithfully by in the morning Of the
Tuesday before-and moved by a sense
Of the inadequacy OF a single thread, I
asked her why she wanted It chewed.
The explanation she gave was new to me.
IF anybody sews on a dress while
you've got ii on" she said. shell go OF
and talk about you something awful
afterward unless you have a piece of her
thread in your mouth at the time when
she's sewing Longs you chew that thread
while I'm basting this here hem, III never
talk about you. no matter"-and she gave
me a weird upward glance that made me
glad had the thread 20 protect memo
matter what ! find out about you"
Envy should BE Prevented.
She told me. too. OF another super
stition heretofore unknown to me It
seems that her brother. who has a truck
farm out IN Maryland. has recently lost a
valuable horse.
Il told John he'd ought 70 sell that
horse she said: and nov it's died on
him. I recken he wishes he'd took my
advice"
This seemed to me quite likely. for per-
sonally I sfoa=S shrink from having
anything larger than mosquito die
on me.
.'SOon's Mr.. Brown came by and tried
to buy the horse, she went On. i knew
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Enlarged Pores.

Dotty-Enlarged pores. once cured. may
be kept normal size,if the use Of the com
plexion brush IS continued. so that It is
impossible for dust TO clog them I'd again
This preparation IS in no way harm
full to the skin Here Is the recipe One
dram Of boTic acid. four ounces Of dis
TILED witch hazel Apply with a piece
of linen or a bit Of absorbent cotton
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- WING 10 the great amount Of
81 mail received and the limited
space given this department, It
is absolutely impossible 70
answer letters IN the Sunday issue fol-
lowing their receipt. The letters must
be answered In turn, and this Ofttimes
requires three OF four weeks.
All correspondents VINO desire an i'm
mediate answer must inclose a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope for a reply.
This rule must also be complied with in
regard TO personal letters
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John'd be sorry II he didn't sell Mr..
Brown put a price on him
And what killed the horse2' I asked
That" she said, Mr. Brown put a
price on him, and Mr.. Brown set his heart
on having him That's what killed him.
You can't tell me- know Why, here
last spring. when bought me a striped
silk petticoat. and Miz James she got
set on having it and offered ne 81 for IT,
and I wouldn't SELL do you know what
that silk done2 Why. it split right 10
ribbons third time wore il I can't take
a minutes comfort having a thing soOn's
I know there's envy set on it. It's
sign that never fails"
Father Home, but Pleasant.
I guess I'm not an angel Of light when
I'm sick" said a young lawyer, but I
didn't think my family had passed crit
icism on me. I do have headaches once
IN a while. and. really. I don't know any
thing that can cause greater suffering
than headache go home for the day
when have one Wednesday I was out
near my house On business about noon.
and stopped IN 70 take luncheon with my
wife and children The boy and girl eyed
me, and It seemed to me they were de-
lighted with the unusual occurrence
Midway of the meal the boy looked at his
mother.
Amt II funny to have father home
for lunch?' he said. reiectiveIy- Amt il
funny? And he amt groSning and roller
ing for things, either ="
Superstition of Birds Nest.
I thought I knew a little BboGt super
stitions, but I'm convinced now that
don't The third one I've added to my
store Of knowledge within the week came
to me from a very lovely old lady over in
Fairfax County. She IS visiting her niece
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Good Intentions, but

Just by way OF being really cheerful
after that, I must tell you a story a
young Texan told me recently. It has
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Fer a Yellow Neck.

Lovey-First wash your neck IN hot
water and good soap. then massage with
a good cream. Rub the skin with half a
freshly cut lemon and massage well
Afterward wipe with soft cloth Re
peat the treatment night and morning.
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don't know what makes people think
Ike ny weather hot:
There may be some who do, but
Decidedly do not
Yet every other soul meet
VIII always stop and say.
With silly grin; We'll. Is 1t hot
Enough for you to-dsyf"
I've never said I Eked TO boil.
Or 50yed IN being bakeu:
Yet folks assume my thirst for heat
Can simply not be slaked.
For everywhere 7 90 along
The melted asphalt way.
Some one b0bs up and asks We'll, IL
Il hot enough to-dayI-
Do I look ike Phoenix, m
A salamander hr1te2
Oh do they ask ne that because
They think they're being cIteg
Why can't the idiots keep still
And not their state betray
By asking always Il its hot
Enough for me tO-day2
Some time. hope. III reach the piacs
Where Lazarus doth rest.
And then III gleefully sit dcrn
And stare and stare~my best,
Until I see those cheerful folk
Way down the Dives way.
And. ehortlinE. III ask: Is s. bot
Enough for yUu to-dayl'
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Not Very Pleasant TO BE Dead.

Talking about Dives whereabouts-and
personally I'd Ike Lazarus better II he'd
argued that cup Of water question little,
for merely being poor oughtn't to entitle
him 10 have eternal bliss and an eternal
grudge at the same time-speaking OF
Dives abode. 7 say. reminds me Of some
thing a woman told me the other day
that makes ne hope I can manage 10 die
unanimously. 50 to speak
This woman had what my Christian
Science friends call a claim OF appendi-
citis. and after she'd been secured with
Sapolio and ether and plain soap and BIZ
chloride Of mercury. and. maybe, perman-
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BETTER THAN BERRIES.
Harriet Hosiner's Delight When She
FIRST Finda Modelling Clay

An old school friend of the late Har
riet Ilosmer, the sculptress, has recent
~ related some interesting anecdotes
Of her childhood. Her first modelling
II appears, came about through a blue
bCrrying expedition. Hattie as shs
was always called, had gone to the Der
ry pastures with her foster brother
Alfred.
They had trampcd farther thar
usual when all Of sudden Hattie
stumbled upon a big clay bank 1t was:
Just as If she'd been looking for ii al
her life. Out went all the berries from
her nearly full pail, and into the PAL
went big double handfulS of the soft
clay.
Then she fairly rushed home, sal
down on the back doorstep. and Their.
modelled her first figure, a representa-
ton Of the little. shaggy yellow dos
who was at that time her chiefes
treasure. After that she never forgo
the clay bank.
"Why, when she was at bOardins
school with the rest of us she made
casts Of all our hands, and they were
beautiful. She did one Of Mrs Sedg
wick's, know-she was our head mis-
tress-and | remember that Mrs. Sedg
wick said it was truly exquisite and
wound 1t all over with the soft, smooth
silver paper she used for her finest
laCeS."
In day when the athletic, outdoo,
g.r! was yet unknown. Harriet Hosmer
against all convention, at the impera.
tive call of free nature. rode, swan
padded, hunted tished, climbed. tramp.
ed, and studied nature-to the horror
and dlsmay Of the excellent housewives
OF her town.
You should have seen her collec
TONS" said her old friend. "She had
bugs and beetles, squirrels, rabbits and
bids, and even an old fat woodchucB
that she had shot and wounded herself
We girls could never see how she could
do 1.-THE things are $3.50 smelly
ana unpleasant"
Even "HeH HtI STUDY OF ner art had
taken her to Rome. among fellow ar
lists and great folk who praised he,
and made much of her, she vet kent
enc relic Of these happy days, oddly
tucked in amid the clay and tools and
glistening marbles Of her studio. II.
was an OLD dilapldated crow's-nest, the
prize OF a daring climb reduced 70 dec
orous service as n darnng basket
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Beads.

Apropos Of beads, etymologists tel
us the word comes from the rosario,
which from time immemOrial have beer
used to keep count of prayers. for IBID
dan" is to pray in the old Angle Saxor
tongue, and 'beadSman" Is one employ
ed to pray for others. "Beodan" r.
proclaim, Is q Kindred word and IN.
its outcome in the bidding PRAYER" O,
our universities, when plous founder,
are remembered to the cdincation nj
graceless undergraduates and In IN,
bidding" Of an auction room. when ON,
proclaims to what price one Is wIIlIno
to go. The tiny balls Of wood or peor
or seeds or gems strung together for ths
purpose Of counting prayers are usaf
by Uindoo worshipers Of Bllldba h,
Greeks, by Pcrsians, by Roman Cotbn
lies. And from those prayer chon,et,
the word has passed to mean an,
pierced round ornament.-Modern Ga
ciety.
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WHICH WAS RIGHT?
See IL You Can UntnnRle the Knots
in This Problem.

IN rms frODIem.
A young man named Enathlus de-
sired to learn eloquence and art of
pleading and he bargained with Pro-
tagoras, the ancient Greek sophist, for
instructions, agreeing to pay one-half
of the fee down and the other half on
the first day he gained case 1t
took the young man so long to learn
that his tutor came to the conclusion
that he was delaying his start In bust
ness to avoid paying the other half Of
the fee, so Protagoras sued him for the
money
When the case came up for trial Pro
tngoras said to the young man: You
act most absurdly, young man, because
In either case you must pay me. If
the judges decide against you, YOU
must pay, and If they decide for Won
you must pay, for you Will then have
gained your case"
You are wrong replied the Young
man. Il will win either way. If the
judges are for me, | will not have TO
pay, and If they are against me | Will
not have to pay, for this last was the
very bargain between us-namely, IL T
did not win my case"
The judges considered the case IN.
explicable, and as they could not see
their way to any decision they adjourn.
ed the case to a day that never came
for any Of the principals On Prota-
goras side it was a case Of losing when
he won and on the young students side
winning when he lost.
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SHEATH HERE TO STAY
PARIS GOWN is CHIC AND CHICAGO
ACCEPTS IT.
The Husbands and Other Husbands Are
Particularly Fond of New Di-
rectoire Costume.

CHICAGO, H.. Sept. level. it's
settled. The sheath gown is all right.
More than that, it's de rigueur, if your
going to be really chic, The reporter
who attended the Chicago Dressmakers'
club convention at the Palmer house
last evening isn't quite sure what the
French means, but its the sheath gown
all right. The reporter saw il.
1t was on bIuuette--u tall, willowy
brunette--aud it fitted in way that
made the gray haired man who thought
he was going TO be bored change his
mind. The gray haired man was there
with his wife, SO he could only murmur
What a beautiful shade of gray but
if his wife hadn't been with him they
wouldn't have let him in anyway, So un.
der the circumstance
The slit didn't stop ut all Earlier in
the season. you know, they stopped at
the knee, Now they 20 right on.
There is an important modification, how
ever, in the style as they are shown at
our best thcatrrs. Beneath the skirt
there is n heavy lining. embroidered in
distractiug, fanciful figures aud the lin
Ing fills the slit-O. but certainly! Quite
from side to side
1t was disappointing, hut its the thing
I'VE don't make any split open gowns
that show the figures underneath" cX-
planned Nine. Ripley, who was demon
strating. We civ" the effect III the out
side material, though"
How docs the gown upcu%" asked an
inspired young woman.
why, right around hero and right
down the side. q yes. You see this
double row of huttonsE Its Il real open
ing. That's the dircctoirc idea, aud its
come to stay, YOU know
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Taking the priyiIcpeS

The public in general will sympa-
thize with the young woman who said
that Of all her experiences Of hotel life
the head waiter was the hardest to live
up to- Who has not qualified before
the hauteur Of the porter or the Off
cial? The following. taken from the
Washington Star, shows that others.
in higher walk of life might like to
adopt some of the traditional char.
actcrlstics of domestic or clerk.
Remember" said the patriot, "that
50 long as you hold public Office you
are servant Of the people, a plain
servant"
Great Scott" answered the subur-
ban resident, who had just been elect.
ed Can / act as naughty and over
bearing and take as many holidays as
all that?'
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WILL MEET IN DETROIT.
Great Council of Red Men Select Mich
gan Metropolis for Their Next
Convention.

Bridgeport, conn, Sept. 11.-Thc
great council of tN" United States, I'm.
proved Order of Red Men, today, at it,.
closing session selected Detroit. Mich. as
the place of the great council session
next year; Cleveland IN 1910; Columbus
o.. in 1911 and Cincinnati in 1872.
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hatred, selfshness suspicion jealousy, greed and their
nearest o. dreadful kin.
Those who live always amid sunshine and balmy
readily crushed the first outburst of
whereas the sterner hearts destined to rise only in face
of difficulties dire and dangers grow rude, robust OBJ
snacy and forceuness stand their in good
stead So the Partisan may conclude that albeit sorry
blight sunless cities the smoke in divers times
and places has blown small measure Of good.
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SHOOTS SELF AT FAIR,
Wausau Man, Craacd by whisky, Com.
mits Suic'de-Brooded Over
Wife Death.

WATSAI, WIS, sept III Special. !
Joseph Iimmrr d cabinet maker, agrd
20. committed suicide last night at the
Marathon county tair grounds by shoot
ing himself in th" right temple Ills
body wa, found '.'s morning by Mrs.
heavily 'N, empty whisky
TASKS being found pn his body. 1t is
believed that hr over the doath
Of his wife year - caused the decd
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In the old times the thirsty sOul-or
or with lemonade. The chief variation
upon tins was iced tea and once In a
while iced coffee. These were the only
beverages open to the drinker of tenn
perance habits. We have improved
upon that sort of thing and have in
PRODUCED soft" punches In which our
old friend lemonade, while still serv-
Ing as foundation, would not recog-
nlze itself. Tea, too, is metamorphos-
ed, although hardly improved, and
other mixtures of which we did not
dream in earlier days are taken as a
matter Of course. The house where the
pleasantest welcome and the best and
most refreshing thirst-quenchings are
offered Is likely to be the one to which
the young people will flock, and we
need not fear that our boys and girls
Will wander off to undesirable assocla-
lions while they know that good things
both spiritual and physical. await them
at home. None of the drinks given be-
low contains liquor of any sort.
Iced Tea Punch.
Make iced tea and turn 1t into
punch bowl, on big lump of Ice. Add
to a quart of the strong tea n table
spoonful Of lemon juice. bottle of
apollinaris water and sugar to taste.
Cut thin slices of lemon and let them
float on the surface of the punch.
When they are in season few straw
berries or cherries or q bit of pine
apple may be added. Ladle out and
drink In tumbers
Orange Sherbet.
Peel and squeeze eight large oranges
and two lemons. Put the juice of the
oranges into bowl with a small cup
of graduated sugar. After 1t has stood
10 minutes, and the sugar is well melt
ed add tablespoonful of minced pine
apple. and after standing a few min
utes longer pour upon a block Of ice In
a punch bowl. Just before serving
turn in quart Of apolllnarls.
Iced Coffee.
Make your coffee clear and strong,
"hNi dtt " II pioitS Vi Nltdlh anu llD
milk. The best plan Is to have the
clear coffee in a pitcher and add cream
and sugar as It is needed To those
who have never tried It let me say that
there are many worse drinks on a hot
day than good, clear coffee, served with
plenty Of Ice and without cream or
sugar But the coffee must be of the
best and freshly made-not the left
overs Of the breakfast beverage.
Pineapple Lemonade
Boil two cups of sugar and a pint Of
water 10 minutes and then set it aside
to cool. When it is cold add to 1t the
juice Of three good-sized lemons and
grated pineapple. Let this stand on
the ice for two hours. When ready to
serve add a quart of water either
plain or charged and pour on a piece
Of ice in a punch bowl or in large
pitcher.
Fruit Punch.
Make n foundation of good lemon
pde, allowing five lemons to quart of
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national disputes develop where there undesirable
conditions Of life.
do not, of course to say that the less modern
the less organized States in the wrong i'll all in
ternatonal questions. On the contrary there
In which such countries deserve sincere sympahy but it
is undenjabe fact that the less modern the less
organized States present frequently cause of
public anxiety account of international disputes and
it may be reasonably questioned whether the unsettled
condition they present politically, economically other
wise, does frequently lead to such disputes,
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why, Johnny said Mrs Muggins
what are you doing mere? Is Willie,
party overf'
Nome blubbcred johnny. But tn,
minute | got inside the house Willie,
father told me to make myself al
home, and | came"
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TO BREED WATER FOWL
President Directs That 10000 Acres of
Western Land BE Reserved to
Protect Birds.

REDDING, Colo, Sept. Try an
order Of Presideu Roosevelt about 10
900 acres Of land adjoining the Oregon
California limo is to Ne set aside as Il
reservation for the propagation aud pro
lection Of all native birds The land
described is probably The greatest breed
ing ground ia the world for water fowl
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alton and prayers, and one-third to work.
Many college students, especially in the larger col
lcgcs prefer amend the third division. Their alot-
ment would be read thus Onehird to sleep, third
meals recreation and prayers meaning college prayers
when required, but instead of the onethld for work.
substitute third for athletics college societies. col
lcge politics. with just enough attention to the demands
faculty to keep the of the student the
roll
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to influence the world for good evil Many young girls
have gone into commercial life and they have gained
through punctuay being industrious and mind
ing their own business The who minds her
business is to be praised and respected More girls so
into society.
The trouble with our American mothers nowadays is
that they fit their daughter only for her society
entrance 1t is all right to be society but 1t
IS better to be woman in society We emphasiz-
ing the word society much and the word too
little
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CAUSES OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
BY Baron Takahira

a careful study Of the International
disputes establishes that they arise
almost as much, If not more, from
the internal conditions Of the coun-
try affected rs they do from the con-
hict Of outside interests. 1t is a pc
culiar feature Of such questions that
where they occur there are almost
always signs Of disorder, retrogres-
sion or misgovernment.
In this respect political observation
somewhat resembles meteorological
observations. The rain comes down
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less by dweers In city tents beyond the belt of
thracc. But IL pursued by some Of our Partisan psy
biologists and statlstlcans who revel In infnesma
analyses and who delight in adding numbers golden
numbers the results accruing from city smokefuness
might acquire gigantic bigness. There might be traced
in the several members and of bodies the dis
bred by the CRIME and there might be discovered
q Chicago lung. Pttsburg skin, ST Louis eye.
From enforced and prolonged absence of beauty It's
but step the loss Of and the esthetc But
here The psychologists take up the tale averrng besides
that sonlber hues make soIubcr They rate all
dark hues depressing deadenng enervang the light
and brilliant coors eperglzing, vvifyng exalting
To the dark occult psychologists add the ma snance OF
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COLLEGE STUDENTS WASTE TIME.

By Chancellor MacCrackcn.

Four years of intelligent, faithful work in
the average college gives young man de
cided advantage In the work Of the profess
slonal school; four years Of college, spent
as the worst third OF college students, es-
pecially In the largest colleges, prefer to
spend them, is worse than wasted Lord
Bacon wanted students to allot their time,
third to sleep, one third to meals, recre-