The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14
FACING THE ELEMENTS
Washington Herald.


 Washington Herald.
 Little Busy Girl sat drying her feet at the office radiator. T hate rubbers.' she said. as she saw me glance re- proachfully at her thin shoes.
 You will hate to be sick" I warn ed her. writes Temple Bailey. in The Philadelphia Press.
 "Oh. I never take cold" she brag- ged
 Touch wood" warned her: you never know what may happen"
 The next time I saw her. she ad- mitted that she had been home for a week with bad attack of tonsilitis
 Pretty expensive pair of rubbers wasn't it?' I asked.
 She nodded. Mother went down and bought me a pair that make me look as If came out of the ark
 But your feet. are warm when you get here. aren't they?'
 She admitted that they were, and that there was a certain comfort in the thought that she would not have to sit shivering throughout the day.
 And besides. my shoes keep In better condition"
 Wearing rubbers is only one of the many ways in which. during the cold, rainy days of autumn. a girl may arm neTSelI TOT the Ddttle or bubIHeSss
 Good health Is one of the greatest assets of the busy woman. It is often more to her than brains or beauty. for 1t gives her the energy. the force. that carries her on to succesA
 One big mail-ordeI house, recognize ing this fact. showed in practical way last winter Its care of its em- ployes.
 A big storm was raging when the girls began to struggle Into their rooms at the opening hour, some in thin shoes, most of them without rubbers all with wet feet--for the snow and slush were deep.
 The general manager of the store, a philanthropist as well as keen busi- ness man, coming in behind line of bedraggled maidens, saw at once the necessities of the case.
 As soon as he reached his desk he telephoned for the woman in charge of the lockers.
 Mrs. S." he said. "send up to the merchandise department. and get dry stockings for every girl whose feet are wet. We can't safford to have one of them absent through this busy sea son."
 Twelve dozen pairs of hose were dis tributed that morning. and 1t was stocking footed brigade that tapped typewriters and billing machines ant sorted mail.
 But protecting one's feet is only 2 sfnall Dart of health Requirements. St many girls wear thin lingerie blouse' and gauge underwear, sit in draughtj rooms all day, and then blame Proyi' dence when tuberculosis developes.
 One need not. in these days of steam heat. wear heavyweight flannel. bu long -sleeped shirts. part wool, if pos sible, are advisable in all climates ex cept tropical ones.
 Most sins against ill health art committed because Little Busy Cir and her sister hate not only rubbers but thick shoes. They like the look of their short skirts blowing ava! from trim. low ties and thin stock ings on a windy day. and they can bear to cover the lacy transparency Q a pretty blouse, so with coat wid' open to the blast they court consump tion.
 The .brown-haired bookkeeper has { storm outfit that should appeal ever to the girl who places looks abov' health.
 She has a long, heavy gray coat, { trim little gray hat, with chimol veil, an umbrella with a gun-meta handle, and rubbers that come wei up on her ankles.
 stormy mornings, sure that she wil arrive at the office as warm as toast and rosy and well. And she look scornfully at the poor creatures wh' shiyer and shake in inappropriate out fits, and who, because they are little geese ,N will continue to shtver an; shake to the end of the chapter.
 The brown-haired bookkeeper, how ever, since in another direction.
 My complexion is getting simply dreadful" she said to me recently.
 ..Too much coffee.' I warned her. '' told you so the other day at lunch"
 But can't do without It, she pro tested. "when I am tired. 1t bracel me up."
 gave her a lecture on nerves stimulants of any kind are bad. on' learns to depend on them. They giv' false strength for a time. and then thu break kdown comes.
 And some girls do not even stop a coffee The many strong cups of tea after the weary day give way gradual ly to a glass of wine, and the habi of tippling once estapiisned. thSre T no end to the danger stronger things than wine become a necessity, ant some day my little busy lady wakes Ill to find that she has fixed habit tha if will take all of her strength and al of her will power to combat. Headache powders and many nerv' tonics are insidious and do no req good. Exercise. plenty of fruit. pient! of fresh. pure water, plenty of air ant sunshine, are worth more than all the drugs in the world. A cup of coffee il the morning Is enough, or the one re freshing cup of properly made tea Even the glass of wine may be need cd in some extreme case-but men al well as women are recognizing tha clear brains come from bodies tha have not been bolstered with stimu | lants The steady hand is the on that is backed by controlled will. am no man or woman who indulges an ap netite at the expense of health is con | trolled.
 Soda water should be cut from tn list of regular indulgences. Many girl drink their glass of chocolate soda a regularly as the day passes. And hiiious headache and a dulled braii are only too often the result.
 When you come in, Jagged with daily duties, try an egg beaten up II q glass of ice-cold milk and flavoret