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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
The Physicians
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WHY and HOW 0'sULLVAN'S
LIVE RUBBER HEELS save
you from musck iatisu.
and loss Of tone.

nerve energy he cs spare, thb extra sr.i, starts lin I. y red to nerves
xAausie,.
A eusy IA or who com nsnoes to hsve Indigestion, dses ,ot
sleep vel, gets tired quickly, does not feel like attending to lbusinesa and
I" sne"h svo md blue IL told TO walk ~ ret more exercise TIE
more be walks the worse he feels, ~ he Is usnE muscles already tired which
"esn' wasting nerve ferce. use o e . rubber heel prevents thh, BE-
II enables yu to walk WITH tn least firing Of the muscles an ss
with II smallest endit Of nerve fOrc.
n effect o n . sentative ervou sysem II II constant Sap eomnun.
Gated , erdi.,r7 heel. is .e.t a'..treu. That ee.st..t strss, utu.
pound - up Tor month"; M yeanL IL Anany felt ia he sensitive ervsus
mechanism. People W Try 10 walk . ~ unyteldinss I'd shaped heel sso
nnen to walk In . slove.y As the les nuseIes begfn to lose
thsirt Then starts further trouble, which IL ksow, to medical praeu-
oaers feet feel the strain In q ~ from ksag eompeuea ts
bear he bed weight whereit ~as 10 i.tendea.
Get ID simple remedy ~ e suggest IN avs nsrvsrs sysem tku
waste Of nerve force In to nuseisf fatigue an h eeasta.t Jar caused b
walking oa hsA paveneafs = Aoors. n nee for these ervous
treubes 10 so simple hat II las bees. overlooked.
Preve.don IL disease L. he suSnnes function Of present q medicine
The. ut rubber heels MADE OF NEW RUBBER n Of correct Z,
yeu chndrs.
o account II Drscv IN edserdsins, ths shortt talk sppnes to he
REELS OF LIVE RUBBER M ~ II osuLLIvAN RUBBER co. Of
Lowell Mass.
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oRTHoPEpIc DEPARTMENT

Every 4eshr sd shoemakef will sttaeA . ee,1ias opsuiiv,a Rubber
Heel to you shoes for D cents II \ 10 has 10 ths orsunfva. Rubber HeeI,
send sS ee.ts to II o'sulhvan Rubbe. Cenpa.y. Lowell. Mass, nd IA,
will sen thea to you
There sre n otAer heels Of i've PubbeP nsp othsr real rubber he<ln. nj.
though there ars soms so-csned. they cost as mueh = an worthies,
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.0''Z,, 80. ~ M, ': :;: :; :;; :::; !;
cell. tho action OF the body muscles. the
action OF each part working In harmony
with all otnerL
Exercise we must have. II We would
1.-Two.
The great scientists and physicians are
united on only one form OF exercise.
They advocate others, but differ about
their ussfulnets and efficiency. But every
studer. and expert OF the human body,
yes, even those who have thought but
little recognise that the greatest exercise
OF all. the only Indispensable action. Is
that OF walking.
The man, woman or child who walks
.. right Is likely to live right. One 10 not
prone TO over-walking. but most OF us
don't walk naturally, partly because We
are not properly shod.
Natural man walked upon the muscular
foot cushions nature gave him. The
bare.footed savage seldom tired on the
march. He walked as nature intended he
should. He did not wear hard leather
heels, but On bare foot he traversed
the helds. the plains and the mountains.
and seldom was he fatigued. Then civili-
cation built brick sidewalks and concrete
roads, and man was obli ged 10 shoe him
self. for nature could not harden the heel
to meet the progress OF civilization.
In . happy hour Humphrey o'sullivan.
Of Lowell, Mass, after twenty years ex-
p~erience hitting feet. made . discovery
which reproduced the natural heel cush-
ION and allowed man to be leathsr-shod.
and yet to walk naturally.
The invention Of the o'sullivsn Rub
Der Heel should rank alongside OF that
Of ether. Of antitoxin and other great
discoveries, which have given nature .
chance to do her best.
He who has not walked with Rubber
Heels-the O'Sullivan Rubber Heels OF
Live Rubber. for there are no other real
. rubber heels-does not know. and cannot
know. what natural walking 10.
Millions Of American men. women and
children have returned to natural walk
Ing. and are healthier. happier and
better.
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fact that when .
muscle ksss5es fatisuea Il
Loses In tsne. Every Asssis
movement Aes.s tie ssaag Of
20 aueA nerve fsses. Ustns
muscles thst are fnnSvsA
means the wasting Of . ire
nenAses amount u nervs
fierce. II the is<ivaAuI u
already usfns ahsut all the
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CONTINUED from nrst oolumn)
As walking il the lest exercise, and
as exercise Is necessary to the ful6llment
OF natures intention, one must either
walk bare foot or with O%'Sullivan's Rub
Der Heels, and as he cannot 20 bare foot
along our streets and roadways, lie
naturally and sensibly uses the great
O'Sullivan invention-the O'Sullivan
Heels Of Live Rubber.
Why not catch the spirit Of the TWEEN
tieth century, the spirit OF quickened
progress and achievement, the spirit Of
the aeroplane, wireless telegraphy, tur-
bine steamers and electric locomotives?
Show it in your walk Get that Light,
springy, vigorous stride that denotes mi
~tiative, energy and speed Get the
O'Sullivan Live Rubber Stride.
Look at your shoes. Look to tho heels
Of your shoes especially.
Whether you walk to your work or
stand to your work, the heels ought never
to be over an inch high, or for a woman
al inch and a quarter, including the half
inch of Live Rubber. The ball, or fore
part of the sole, ought to be rs wide as
the spread Of your foot-a as you look over
it--the toe to suit your personal taste
mot the shoemaker's), and to conform to
the contour Of your foot.
Your heels are Of paramount impor-
lance. All the weak insteps and fat feet
can be traced to abnormal attitude In
walking, toeing out In walking the feet
should be carried almost parallel.
The heel should be set under the shoe
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CONTINUED on third column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15

next season is a matter of great In
terest to them both.
She Likes to FriVoI
will you tell me one thing" Mrs.
Gorst said earnestly. why is it that
American women refuse to 'frivolT Do
they think that il is silly and a waste
OF timer I have been made to feel
hopelessly unintellectual and trivial
almost everywhere I have been in New
York by the culture conversation going
on around me. There seems to be
culture conversation fad on. You go
to culture teas. culture luncheons and
culture dinners. and the person who
does not look intellectual and talk cul-
ture is openly frowned upon. We Eng
lish women simply love -rotting,' as we
call 1t. and we never think that the
greatest lion does not enjoy a little
frivoling. I know that all men like
it and 1t does not hurt any woman,
however intellectual and clever she
may be, to frivoL 1 do wish they
would try it. The relief to us would
be tremendous.
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Lazy women may require such slim
ulant, but active ones get plenty in
the days affairs.
IF you will not think ii boastful
I must tell you that I can trim hat.
As milliner l am rather a success.
though my feminine talent has got
me into an embarrassing situation now
and then. One OF the worst happened
during the height of the skating sea-
son in London. when every smart
woman wore trim little toque with
her skating costume had been asked
to skating party and. of course.
had to have a toque. There wasn't
single thing in the house that could
be utilized as a shape When almost
at the point OF having to give up the
across something which was speedily
converted into the jauntiest little toque
you ever saw. with a smart bit Of
trimming standing up at the side. The
hat made a great hit. After the party
was over we were asked to a friends
house to dine. l accepted at first. then
had to decline on account OF my hat
The worst of IT was that / could not
explain why my hat must stay on my
head when the hostess said she would
pardon the lack of a dinner gown and
said. Just take off your hat I could
not bring myself to disclose the shame
ful reason why the invitation must be
declined. At last agreed to stay If
she would promise that my toque could
be locked up while we were dining
The thought of having the servants
examine the homemade creation made
me almost i'll. When did take the hat
of the jaunty little affair showed a
hideous false face on the inside. the
only thing I could find in my haste
that would do for shape. and the
huge, outlandish nose had served as
a foundation for the jaunty bit of
trimming on the side 1t was too ride
ulous for words, and while my pride
permitted the hostess to see the straits
to which l was put l could not have
lived down the mirth of those servants.
THAT might have taught me les
son. but an equally painful thing hap
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II have seen a New York hostess
glare at her husband because he was
'rotting' with me and really finding a
great pleasure in telling me about his
boyhood. All the while the disciples of
Babaism, Ibsenism and pragmatism
were adding their little contribution to
the culture conversation and not one
had the least glimmer of originality in
it. Why not be human. say 1; be our
selves? OF course we modern Eng
fish women read. think and study. but
when we gather together socially we
amuse ourselves and each other and
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and the other favorite English sports.
Not at ALL" came the disconcerting
answer. II walk little. very little, and
ride occasionally. but I do not believe
in athletics for women. We get all
the exercise we need in attending to
the domestic and social affairs of the
day. What more do you want in the
way OF exercise than an afternoon
tea? Isn't there enough work. phtsi-
cally and mentally, in that to keep
your muscles and your mind from get
ting fabby? A normal woman needs
no athletics to improve her health
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scraps that could be seen. You really
have no idea what excellent help they
were. They managed even better than
your American carpet sweepers. And
don't you think that they learned tidi-
ness in this way? l do. 1t was start
in the right direction at least. and
am sure that any one of my children
will be capable of running house dur
ing the indisposition of the cook"
"Of course you are athletic?" I
asked her. mentally setting down her
splendid physique and her vivacity to
health resulting from tennis, riding
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clared that she VIII not find fault with
her American POSSESSES. She had not
come over for that. American women
have had a good deal of criticism,
especially by the casual visitor. so she
introduced that good old subject in
which every woman ought to be inter-
ested, but few are-domestic manage
ment.
MY training in homework has been
acquired during the weekly absences of
the cook. who had fondness for gin.
When she disappeared there was moth
ing for me to do but cook the meals
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15

pened at the christening OF one OF my
babies. She looked so bald In her
little white frock and large cap. with
not bit of hair showing in front.
that at the last minute 1 shipped few
curls from the elder baby's head. sewed
them on a tape and stitched them
around the front OF baby's cap. Fancy
my horror when the bishop, paused in
the christening ceremony, whispered
something to baby's godmother and the
cap was removed. curls and all! It
did give the worthy bishop a turn to
see that row of beautiful fluffy carls
come on with the bonnet"
Our east side did not interest Mrs.
Gorst as her own London slums. II
is too clean. comfortable and prosper
Gus looking compared with the dens
in which the poor of London live to be
good copy" So she is not going to put
this part OF US in a book. She does
not even see one little pot boiler. in
the seamy side OF this metropolitan
life.
IF 1 could only write pot boilers I
would be wealthy" she sighed. II can
not write to order and in a given space
OF time. For those men and women
who can turn out work In this fashion
I have a profound admiration and re-
spect. They are sure OF the necessities
and some OF the comforts OF life. at
least. while would have to starvs IL
depended on pot boilers.
What 1 miss most OF all IN New
York is the 'iapper.' Where Is she,
or does she no longer exist7 We call
the girl who wears her hair hanging
loosely with the top tied in a ribbon
'happer,' and she Is everywhere In Evil
dencs in England. while over here
see only little children and young
ladies. English mothers do not let
their girls grow up quickly. You
must not think that we keep them IN
short frocks and hair ribbons to make
ourselves seem younger. They them
selves have no wish to grow up and
come out. and many a mother has to
plead with her young daughter to
Iengthen her frocks and grow up
she would only ask what IL mattered
to others so long as she herself was
thoroughly comfortable in her short
frocks. The only way I could get
response from her was to venture the
remark that she really owed it to me
not to make me seem to be trying to
keep her young so that I would not
look older. That brought the frocxs
down few inches, but they are still
far shorter than those the 1s year old
American girls wear"
Give an unconventional woman and
let her call herself or be called mod
ern" and you Immediately class her
with the one who thinks it smart to
take tea with her divorced husband.
ut is so modern" they explain.
Mrs. Gorst may be thoroughly mod
ern in one sense OF the word. at least
she is up TO date. She says herself
that her inherited Bohemianism. traced
TO early Spanish blood. has been some
what tanned down by Mr.. Gorsts ex-
tremely conventional attitude. She Is
superstitious to the point Of wearing
a chain Of not less than 10 lucky
charms.
superstition helps the imagination
she explains. "and it is good for
woman TO believe Thoroughly in some
thing, If it is nothing more than the
good luck that an ivory fetch will
bring YOU"
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Az FHENEVER an English woman
ny whose doings and sayings are
w Of sufficient Importance in her
own country to be chronicled
there visits America we begin to won
der why this honor has been conferred
upon us. Not that we hSve any feel
ing about playing the role OF enter
tainer. On the contrary. It IS almost
always well worth while and for many
OF our distinguished visitors we have
formed an attachment both agreeable
and lasting
Nevertheless we do suspect some Of
our British kin Of coming to this side
OF the Atlantic with very definite plah
tucked away beneath cordial praise Of
tall buildings and rhapsodies over ex-
oufsitely dressed women. OF course
we ike to get at the real reason Of
their making our acquaintance, and so
Il was that the usual preliminary oues-
tions were put to Mrs. Harold E. Gorst.
one OF our most recent visitors OF dis
tinction from London, in a somewhat
perfunctory manner. for Mrs. Gorst has
been described by one OF her own coun-
trywomen here as the quintessence OF
modernism.
AS the wife Of a prominent educator
in England and the daughter in law Of
Sir John Gorst, minister Of educat ton
OF Great Britain. Mrs. Gorst might well
be suspected Of belonging to that class
OF advanced women who are clamoring
for votes But she fervently thanks all
her gods that she is not a suffra gette.
And she pounded the studio table vehe-
mently with a flash in her dark eyes
as she declared that politics was well
enough for women to study and under
stand. but not 10 be taken seriously.
Every English woman knows about
the political situation Of her own coun-
try and can talk intelngently about
that Of other countries if she wants to,
but women should not mix up in poll
tics. Let the men do that II keeps
their minds occupied andN leaves the
domestic held free for US to manage"
said this paradoxical parsonage. Il
have never listened to a political speech
and have even declined to hear Mr..
Balfour deliver a gem Of oratory. But
Lam interested in the clever subter-
fuges Of the sunragettes. Our politi-
clans Of the stronger sex might well
take few lessons from these ingenious
women. The pity is that the suffrag-
cites do not direct their energies along
other lines 1t would be so well worth
their while"
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Here on a Visit

The temporary traDsplanting Of the
Gorst family-the representatives. being
there at the time. including Mr. and
Mrs. Gorst and their IS year old daugh-
ter-frorn their English home to Charles
Ram Kennedy's duplex studio apart
ment in West Eighty-sixth street New
york. was a pleasant little break in the
domestic routine Of the Gorst menage.
The other children. who are younger.
were left in England. The daughter is
being educated at a fashionable day
school in this city, one Of those at
which Mr. Gorst gives educational lee
lures and holds classes. Mr.. kennedy
is a brother Of Mrs. Gorst and author
Of The Servant in the House" He is
on q tour with the company in which
his wife is playing. Mrs. Gorst and
her brother. Ran have been devoted
pals since childhood. and the fact
that she is planning TO produce the
generalization Of one Of her slum books
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we have no silly feeling that we have
wasted time. We like frivoling, and
frivoling is a very entertaining and de-
lightful pastime. And l might add that
there is just as great an art in know
ing how to frivol as in knowing how
to discuss culture subjects
At this point Mrs. Gorst deprecated
her own fondness for frivoling and de-
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and tidy UP the house. Those weekly
experiences made me decide to give
my children the advantages of prac-
teal domestic education. At the age
of 2 l set each tot to helping keep the
floors neat and clean. Each infant had
small box and was given a corner
of the rug or the carpet to go over and
pick up all the tiniest threads and
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MRS HAROLD E. GORST TELLS
OF THE JOYS OF "FRIVOLING"
AND WONDERS WHY AMERICAN
WOMEN THINK THIS INTEL
LECTUAL PASTIME SILLY AND
A WASTE OF ENERGY 80 80 q
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-07-16
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Why VudOr lSs as sasde'

You need Vudor Porch Shades the your porch
To make it spot where work
outdoors, yet free from the suns glare and heat
You do this with Vudor Porch add to the
house another cool and shady where
freshing breeze in secluded comfort
Vudor Porch Shades durable will
Another good feature about peculiar those
sitting the porch SEE OUT passsby In
other words have complete
anda the inside comfort on hot
days Vudor Porch Shades thing boxing
balconies that to be used outdoor sleeping living
Vudor Porch Shades made thin
closely bound by strong Seine Twine in locksich
They artscay stained in pleasing
weatherroo and will not fade
instantly raised lowered Operating principle
curtan and easily readily Vudor Porch
used 100 900 porches in the United States
THEY SHOULD BE ON YOUR PORCH.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-12
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY GEORGIA w. g. T. U

MACON, Ga. Oct. s.-The 9th annual
convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance union of Georgia. yesterday,
went on record as demanding the enforce
ment OF the laws against the sale OF
liquor and cigarettes; the enactment Of
compulsory education statutes, and a law
for the physical examination OF school
children.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year. They are as follows:
President. Mrs. T. E. Patterson, Of
Griffin.
Honorary president. Mrs. ]. H. Sibley.
OF Union Point.
Vice president. Mrs. Leila billiard. Of
Lagrange.
Corresponding secretary. Mrs. NJ. H.
Edwards, OF Eastman.
Recoding secretary. Miss n. Theresa
Griffin, OF Columbus.
Assistant recording secretary. Mrs. ]. B.
Hun. Of Columbus.
Treasurer, Mrs. August Burghard. OF
Columbus.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. Mrs. NJ. A.
Burke. Mrs. Eli Peacock. of Eastman,
and Mrs. F. B. Gregory. OF Americas,
were elected delegates 10 the national
convention OF the Women's Christian
Temperance union, which will be held
the latter part of this month at Omaha,
Neb.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-12
A Dress for Young Mothers

grandmother once made the re-
mark 1.-The worst dressed women in the
world are young mothers" And some
how or other that remark brings to mind
number of young women who do
grow careless when their pride and am
bition is directed toward another in the
home The kimono is a good make-shift
the wrapper is brought into use. and yet
the baby will be dressed his prettiest,
sometimes several times day. Do not
forget yourself No doubt your ward
robe will be depleted. but you should
always have a neat outfit to wear. -
plain dress with a princess apron can
be made OF dainty material and will pre-
sent a neat appearance. The princess
dress, buttoned at the front, is pretty
type, more attractive than shirt-waist
suit, and more easily donned. House
dresses must be fresh and clean to look
tidy Devote time TO dressing even If
that prince of wales does cry. He is
going to do IT any way, to expand his
lungs for health's sake. and so long as he
doesn't cry until he is black in the face,
he may as we'll do so while you take time
to put on the pompadour and dress
Exchange.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-12
HOUSEHOLD LETTERS
Continued from Opposite Page.

pleasure CD in flirting, but don't do It. /
reckon you think l am a cross old person, but
| am only I'm my twenties.
Roberticus Robinson, do come agin, and tell
us about that visit, won't youf l like TO see
a girl dressed nice and neat, and In yle, but
oh! please. do deliver me from the sight Of a
athIg ns.x.ay bO.h CQry(.df mho rdlu amadl
girl who Sticks her hair tight as the skin,
from her forehead. and ''puffs' II about two
feet over her shoulders. / think Il is a most
comical sight. I tried 20 describe 10 a friend
who Il in the Philippines the way our girls
dress their hair. but failed utterly.
BIZ the boys come in for a share. too. One
friene have IN mind, has three OF the ''cutest
curis you ever saw (or ever Wild, parts his
hair In the middle. three lovely" eurls on a
side. you see.
Mrs. Holly Leaf. am sincerely sorry for you.
I know you were blue and down-hearted. but
cheer up. smile and the world smiles with
you" We all have our ups and downs, and
very often see no silver lining 20 the cloud. but
look for one dear friend. and Won VIII eventually
see "a. Trust in God and all will be well.
Sandol. you surely got even" with your
cousin. but grass widowers are o. X. Oh!
mercy. no! ! am not one. but I have known a
few. and they were good fellows. Sometimes
Il IL besi for a man 10 leave his wife; Just as
IL r. not always right for q woman to live with
Der husband. Best wishes TO all.
SOLDIER JACK.