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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31

Copyright. 1914 Florence f. Noder.r
NIFFLE moved nearer to the
fireplace and gazed into the
crate. 1t was cold and raw
in Tahbyland. and his paws
were quite wet Shuttle. on the
other side of the fireplace. crouched
nearer. too. and they began to talk
In whispers.
From another room came the
sound Of Pinkeyes fussinS about IN
his bedroom. Where Is he GOING
said Sniffle. with hitch OF his left
ear toward the door OF Pinkeyes'
room.
Think he's going out to make
call on the other side OF the creek.
He never would waste so much
time or his clothes if he didn't in
tend calling. He has brushed mis-
whiskers every five minutes today
SO that they would stand out"
shuttle gigcled. but Sniftie put
his paw over mis- mouth. 'Sh-h-h-h-
Don't make noise. Just as IKE
as not, il he thought that We want
cd him TO go away and leave Us III
peace he would pretend that ne
thought we were lonesome and
would stay Mt home.
Not a word was said in the room
for several nome ntS. and the
steam rose slowly from the paws
OF the two Dummies. They had been
out an afternoon. looking Tor fresh
roots on the bank Cf the creek. put
had found only "A few. The snow
had melted and soft sluSh on the
cround had made their feet very
wet.
III i good thing We did not
try To cross m" creek. Snifte
whispered softly, and shuttle.
wheeling his nos, {" think Of the
dancer they mad missed. nodded
his mead. THAT creek looks just
"a If il We're frozen over, but, re
member how that stone we threw
sank"
The other bunny nodded, hut just
then pinL"ycs daShod into the
room and the conversation stop
ped abruptly.
Well what are you two sitting
here whispcrinS about" asked Pink
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By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
a. B., NJ. A, NJ. d. C!ohns Hokpins).

hereditary enemy of the human fabric
begins its work of invasion and infec-
ton.
Germs may infest the skin without
damage. Once they break through the
outer layer and pounce upon the delec-
table fluids beneath. they infect the It's
sues. and mischief to the health ensues.
Infected wounds lead TO streptococcal
poisoning of the blood, to gangrene, and
a legion of dealy complications.
There were l3S,S71 fighting men who
died from such invasions after wounds
inflicted in 1S1O-lS1 by the French or
Germans. Upward of 300 900 others died
in the hospitals from camp affections,
while even a greater number We're
chronic sufferers and useless invalids
for the rest of their unhappy days.
First Aid Bandages.
No more such hostly records will be
made. Many times more men are en-
gagged in the present Gargantuan con-
fiict. more murderous and varied are the
instruments of warfare, yet il can be
securely and truthfully predicted that
the death rate will fall below the per
cent of the Japanese-Russian war.
The explanation of the present aug
mented chances for recovery are mani
fold: the slow outcome of gradually
growing knowledge.
The first step in this progress was the
discovery OF methods to prevent the en-
trance of bacteria into open wounds.
Then came the first aid package. with
geTmless gauze, antiseptic pastes, car
bolized powder, and collapsible tubes of
medicated materials to destroy mi
crobes, stop bleeding. and heal wounds
quickly.
There followed. of course. complete
field hospitals, clean bright and airy.
Then came the quick. injection of lock-
jaw antitoxin in all puncture wounds.
of the cavalry divisions,
where tetanus is particularly prone to
occur.
Anti-dysentery, anti-typhoid. anti,
and anti-plague vaccines OF
prevention have also reduced the Incl
dence of sickness. Amputations, too,
are less necessary, because they are often
called for by the spread OF germs from
a wound. Sixty in each one hundred
soldiers who suffered amputation a gen.
GRAFTON or so ago surely died. Today
hardly one in a hundred die, owing TO
modern bloodless surgery and asepsis.
Copyright, 1914. Newspaper Feature ServiceD |
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sper eature SeTElCe.l
1 too loud and said too much 4 Person
VINO nudsed and Dragged. who laughed
AZ the wrong place and who didn't gee
me joke at the right time-a most prac-
tlcaliy Unpleasant Person. especially at
picnic so really conservative.
None OF US liked the Unpleasant Per-
son ana ne was bored to death with
And the Snatch Person knew an this
before ne brought the Unpleasant Per-
6On 10 the picnic, but the Unpleasant
Ferson wanted TO meet a man who was
q part OF the picnic. and the Snatch
Brother thought that If he pleased
the Unpleasant Person II would help
nm 10 get a contract that he was after
and he was a foolish man, for we
we're All cross. and the man the I'm
pleasant Person wanted to meet had a
sick headache and didn't come Maybe
he had heard. or perhaps he only knew
that the Snatch Brother was coming
any now the whole thing was a fizzle
Just because the Snatch Brother wanted
TO grab.
And the joke OF it is that the Snatch
Brother thinks that We think that he
thinks that IT WIS all an accident.
Ard the next time there's a picnic the
snatch Brother viii wonder and
wonder why SOMEBODY happened to for
get to invite him.
Mrs. Keep-It-HerseIf Is giving a must
Gale this week. I'm not going
| don't know what Mrs. Keep-It-Eer-
self was after when she invited NE TO
the musicale, but / know she's after
something-she always is-and she isn't
going 10 get II this time. III have an
other engagement that afternoon
Old Mr.. Me-and- AIy-Hou5e is making
up motor party. l don't believe IN
go. There's something somewhere that
Mr.. Me-and-My-House wants-and he's
going motoring after IL.
And the funniest part OF all the who's
funny business is that the Grab Sister
can't endure Mrs. Keep-It- Herself-she
says she's so selfish
And Mrs. Keep-It-Herself won't even
try TO abide the Grab Sister-says she's
too graspilg.
And Mr.. Snatch and Mr.. Me-and-My-
House haven't spoke to each other for
a year.
Mr.. Me-and-My-House hates to be
worked" he says. and Mr.. Snatch
simply will not let any one make a
cats paw of him.
And they all think that nobody sees
through them And the IittIest tiniest
baby at the picnic stayed pust as far
away from Mr.. Snatch as she could
And when l asked her why, she said:
Il was afraid he would take ny ice
cream away from me-"
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The Daily
Editorial
For Women
Women and Emergencies.
By BETH JEFFRIES.

Out in Chicago the other day, the
authorities got their heads together
We don't know just why. but VIC can
wager that it is a good story in itself
and decided that there should be no
more women ushers in the theatcrs.
Ihclr reason for this action was that.
In their opinion, girl ushers. i'm case of
nre or other accident. could not deal
with the emergency as well as men.
Ihen from somewhere, silently. like
the night wind, came a great big bunch
OF influence. strong enough 10 make the
dIuLhoriues change around and decide to
leave the girl ushcrs alone.
II is almost tnconCeivable to some
lhdt they could have had the idea for a
moment that they could get away
win such a ruling. On the most casual
suiNe! OF their own surroundings and
experience, we could wager that they
can lnd four women out of five who
lives. S III their
omen are employed as ushers in AL
most every theater in New York and
IN no instance have their ennio,,ars
sven anything but the most unstinted
souIaidi or their ability. poise. and re-
IN New York the women usbars =,
lay Iheater have already handled n
IRE most capably. At another Gro 90
nc same city at a theater In which girl
.snSrs were employed. the women stf1CL
Inc onsir posts. and everyone got out on
49, ,iiie without an accident.
women may be accused of a IacI- -
5,aIst anEthlhg. and sometimes can
nave IT proved against them. but IN The
light OF their individual training and az
LIlronment 1t seems ridiculous. to saw The
ionI 70, 10 accuse them Of being unable TO
especially when that emergency in
, IudeS the handling Of the closest fTiond
.eny' and associate that a woman has
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
BY ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie:
There is a young man 1 love very
dearly. but 1t has been over year
since / have seen him. He went
away and stayed five or six months.
and as we were engaged, we CORE
sponded regularly until his return
about six months ago. I have not
heard from him nor seen him since.
But a certain party told me that he
wished our engagement broken. OF
course. as I could not see or talk
to him. nothing could be done but to
Crant his wish. Now / have let him
alone and haven't tried TO do any
thing at all, but I cannot bear II
any longer. My love for him Is too
great What must I dO2
know some one else was the
cause of our breaking off. Would il
be improper for me to write him a
few lines requesting him to come
and see me. and let me have a talk
with him?
I must do something. as l feel that
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TINES BEDTIMI STORY
PinkeveS Crosses the

eyes. pulling down his vest and
str.ding about in the hope that some
one would tell him that he looked
wonderfully well.
''Oh. We we're just talking over
things that happened today" said
Smile carelessly. Snuffle was very
talkative and started to tell the
whole story Of their search for
roots.
Pinkeyes interrupted him with a
wave of his paw. Don't begin CAB
b.ng now; I don't want to hear any
long tales You are so terribly stu
pid- Where's my hate
Smile ran to lind it and brush il.
but shuttle had more to say.
Which way are you goinS2 /
wouldn't ask. only that the creek Is
= Pinkcyes broke in with a laugh.
You haven't sense enough to know
anything about the creek" he said.
IT YOU say that il IS frozen.
know that it isn't. and if YOU say
Is frozen hard,''
Without allowing another word
u" hurried out. buttOned his coat
ABOUT him, and made for the woods
Straight 20 the creek he went c1y-o
q look III q. and started over. The
&c" seemed firm. and he skinned -
In the meantime Smile and smut
"a u " ilehl luGE Knew WOul6
hdpNen. decided to hide. one hid in
the pantry and one behind the door
and not a sound in the room Rive
Ten: uttecn minutes PASSED. and thev
Idd almost doZed OFF. when fbsy
heard a scream far on in the woods
Ihen there We're a lew cries. ana.
INNS nearer was some one
Issuing through the Underbrush.
thunp. thump, thUmp. up TO the
door. and then with a rush into the
room and in front OF the fira
Snlitle cautiously opened the pan
ItN door 70 peep. and az the same
tlne shuttle pOked a weighing nose
out from the darkness. And there
crouchcd in front of the fire. sat
Flnkeycs. the beautiful. as wet as a
rig. from ear TO paw. and shiverinc
like an aspen leaf
lie had discovered all by himself
that the creek Was not frozen ove-'
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Mr.. Snatch and Mrs. Grab
Both Want the Same Thing
They Dislike One Another
BY wINIFRED BLACK.

'gCDyriEht. lJiA View u
~ 0 you know the Grab Sister,
Are you acquainted with hei
L. brother. Mr.. Snatch?
Have you met their aunt. Mrs
ReeD-it-fferself. and their uncle, old
Mr.. Ae-aDd-8y-House
] went motoring with the Grab Sister
the other day. and we passed a beau
tful garden. Nothing would do but the
Grab Sitter must get out and snatch
some roses that hung reckoning over
the wall
She wasn't so dead in love with the
roses that she just had TO have them.
No. she was going % have a luncheon,
and IL she snatched the roses from the
garden she wouldn't have TO buy flow
ers for the table-so she grabbed.
And when We came to the house
that belonged 10 the garden-I knew
the mistress Of it-she called US in and
gave US tea on the veranda. and when
We came away she piled our arms full
Of roses-red. white. yellow. and pink
sweet September roses with all the fra
GRANGE and the Joy Of summer hidden
in their glowing hearts.
And the Grab Sister wasn't ashamed
at all. There" she said. II told YOU
she wouldn't MS a few roses
And We laid tive flowers in the shade
In the bottom OF the car, and when
we got home the Grab Sister handed me
ny roses-or half Of my roses-and kept
her roses and half Of mine for herself.
And because 1 didn't say a word
about it she thinks / didn't know the
difference.
And the next time that anybody gives
he any roses I'm going to count them
and keep them.
And then some day 1 shall hear that
the Grab Sister wonders and wonders
why l do not ask her to go with me
to the house Of my friend who has the
beautiful garden and drink tea on the
l went to a picnic with the Snatch
Brother the other day.
II was a nice quiet. conservative little
a few old friends and
few new ones and some lettuce sand
Hiches and some French bread and a
-ipe olive or so and a babbling brook
and a spreading tree-and old stories
and new ones-and home by moonlight
IN the water-and old songs and new
Dnes. The Snatch Brother brought a
Person to the picnic.
a most Unpleasant Person who talked
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31
Philadelphia Reforms Fox- Trot

Philadelphia latest reform scheme
has been revealed 10 the devOtees of the
dancc-eliminating the trot from the fox
trot. Though the craze for making this
very popular dance soothing instead of
exciting TO the constitution has not
reached Washington as yet. those who
can 10 a fox trot without gasping after
Two minutes OF hopping only by dint
of rigorous training and diet will be
loath TO abandon their dearly-won ex-
ercise for anything as mild as the Phila-
delphih fox trot will be.
Those who wish TO follow the dictum
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31

OF the Philadelphia Dancing Masters
Association must limit themselves to
hVe steps. The feet must not leave the
moor. The effect must be more dignifled
Shades Of the waltz, Who wants to he
ulEhIHcd Wheh modern music would
tease dignity from the Sphinx There
are, TO be sure. certain wary souls who
propel their partners around "A dancing
moor with the agOnizlng expression Of a
losing stock broker. To them the new
IoX trot may bring repose of counten-
ance, and for them the PHILADELPHIA
edition Is recommended.
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mn CONSUMER Is HALF TO
BLAME

mn CONSUMER Is MALE TO
BLAME
f iS extremely difficult TO shotU some
U"''rU,DcH the GdUiSGJility OF hand
liza EUoUu trade marked foods. I peru
of.H fiud that mn cook has bou0ht
It'"HrtS fhUt bear suspicious IGLeI
.hnh I mBaCY hare trouble IN making
on. n. L. Il.
.f-' So long as housckeepers are care
l.." iu ordering their supplies. Just so
long ass they accept whatever the deal
ri dances to send. 80 long will they
t.f. Co hy content with adulteCated
fn"I products Instead of saving. Send
U- D.. bar "i jam say. Send US a jar
"' l.lauh jam" which YOU know from
I.r lEL, 10 Doe the pure article IN that
Wei. you can do much tp hasten food
rs I.ru.
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- ORIGINS and Hydras and Chi
meras dire are in the thoughts
II of many people as they think
of the millions who fall vic
tins to the hail of smokeless howitzeTs
and murderous mitrailleuses on the
bloody fields of Europe. Steadfast to
the dreams of these horrors, military
Experts opine that the losses of men
from shot, shell. and disease will be
greater in proportion than ever. But
such ghoulish prophecies come from the
voice of Jacob, for the clean hands of
Esau, with pure science at its back.
has already prepared a myriad of pre-
ventives OF deaths from battlefield cas-
Ualities.
In the civil war, the Franco Prussian
war and even the Standardization
war, wound either meant lOckJaw,
bacterial blood poisoning, amputation
or such fatal camp maladies as dyson
tory, typhoid fever cholera or worse dis
tempers. Ever wound in former wars
vas a hotbed of matter, pus. germs, and
dirt
Infection Now Prevented.
The torn, burned or bruised flesh was
the threshold through which the ever
present microbes of erysipelas lockjaw,
assesses, fevers. and murrains of one
ShTl OF dnOluSI ptltAldleu 70 lllG NlNsAAS
of the soldiers, and hence to the vulner-
able parts of an army and a nation.
Indeed, until the end of the living gen.
Grafton Of yesterday, injuries in battle
were expected to become mattery. Ir
pus and matter were absent the sur
geons did all they could to incite these
agErevations of what is now known to
be yenomous, blOodthirsty germs.
Medical men know better now. Every
effort is made so to shield the surface
Of g wound as to preclude all possible
entrance or growth of this flora and
fauna OF disease Upon the skins of the
cleanest of officers and grenadiers there
are eternally to be found the microbes
known TO pundits as 'sterptococci,' and
'staphylocci.'
These are powerless as long as the
skin is unbroken. The layers of cpl
derrnis is a hard shell Of armor, strong
enough to resist the most malignant of
microbes. Touch but a fraction of an |
inch of this. however, with a scratch, a |
thrust, puncture, or a cut, and 10! the !
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31
Food Query Department
Conducted
Prof. LEWIS B. ALLYN
a

Of NcstGeld. Mass
"The Pure Food Town"

~ the pure food Sholo our club ,Joys
girHg9 F. p -
iHt them on the exhibit committee
Give them something important H. III,
When Do" puts his mind To il the gro
90. .- in the first rank Of critical label
..Gdnrs. Some dealers have become in
I'Is'!y Interested when their customers
f.N" sent back food products which
DIET not come up to the standard s,Ig-
r.~r'd. Get the club members TO do
r.- -" not expect the grocer to clean
Pol. tho city alone
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bt sui lONeS me BtelSF ADVISE me
what to do. HAZEL EYES.
DOOR, little Hazel EyesI How can
- you think that a man who has
Il not tried to see you for six
months cares for you?
He is tired OF you and took the easiest
way to get rid of you.
Hard to face. isn't it? But what can
you do. hang onto him, and then have
him run away from you?
He's zone. Let him go. and sing to
see the dust in the road caused by his
departure.
You can't? Oh, yes you can And
you will, too, if you're worth 4 stick OF
striped candy.
No inconstant lover was ever worth d
tear. Don't shed even one for him
As TO the certain party. possibly she
did what she could to break your en-
gagement. but no man. who really is "A
man, would let you go so easily IL he
really loved you.
Copyright 1914, Newspaper Eeature Service
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Or. Hirshberg truI dnstoeT questions
for readers OF this paper on medical
hVgi6HtC and sanitation subjects that arc
Of general interest He tCfiI not iflder-
take 10 prescribe or otter advice for in
dtctdudl cases. Where the subject Is not
o! general interest letters UOiH be an
srerod personally, II n stamped and Gd
dressed eHUeLope is inclOsed .iddress on
Inquiries 10 DR.. L. Il. HirshBerg care
this office.
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, Apply glycerin and vaseline, equal
parts. to the hair.
Daily Reader. What is the best
way to remove superfiUous hair? .
what viii increase the growth of my
hair? 3. How can / make a dimpla
IN my face? 4. What is the best way
TO clean the teeth?
i Have your drugeis. mix the fol
lowing for you. 1t is applied 10 the
shln once a week and allowed 10 re-
man On for about ten minutes. IN
Calcium sulphide. two PARTS. Tin
oxide, one part: starch, ore part >
massage into the scalp twice a dav
halsam peru. ; drains. cocoa butter
. Grams, sulphur, drains. resorcin.
grams TRANSPARENT vaseline, 5
ounces. ;. II there IS not One al
ready. YOU cannot possibly produce a.
ulmple- 4. Clean the teeth with a
.hIorate Of potash tooth paste. using
lhe up-and-down motion.
M. 7. IL. Am quite young. but
my hair IS turning gray ia the tenn
pies. What VIII keep il dark?
Please tell ne the name Of 4 shaving
powder that will remove superfiuous
hair from the face?
l. sulphur ointment and liquid iron
sapphcd 10 the hair and tincturc OF
IRON taken internally in ffteen-drop
roses VIII darker the hair. Anv
druggist VIII mix the following cor
you. II Is applied TO the face once or
twice week and allowed to remain
on for about ten minutes. caIriI,m
suInhide. two parts. zinc oxide. one
Iart' starch, one part. In Using this
make a paste with water.
constant Reader VIII you please
tell me remedy for falling hair?
= Is once a week too often Tor a
man to wash his hair?
!. Massage into the scalp, twice a
day, resorcin, 10 grains; baisarn perm
z dram: sulphur lott, ( drains: castor
OIL a drains; and oil OF theobromine.
; drains
once a week Is certainly not too
ot'en Tor man to wash his hair.
Daily Reader-KindIy tell ne what
Huntington's disease is, and its rem
edy.
II produces an almost unbroken series
u gr!maces and Resticulations. him
l'Ts speech, and occasionally hammers
aspiration. These symptoms GENERALLY
-SaSt curing sleep, and are Increased
- mental excitement. Tho patient can
Walk until the later stages Of the dis |
aSe. though the gait is peculiar. Tine
motor strength remains intFT.t almost !
throughout the whole course or tho
disease, though IN few cases A par,,I-
'sis has occurred later on. The seusi-
'lilty aud special senses are not affect
ID. II is an incurable disease.
Or. Hirshberg truI dnstoeT questions
or readers OF this paper on medical
IyJi6Htc and sanitation subjects that are
y general interest. He tCfli not under .
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PreventiOe Medicine
Miti9dteS Horrors OF
Warfare in Europe

Ravaging Diseases Following in Wake of Former Wars
Now Prevented By Aid Of Twentieth Century
Science.
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INTEREST IN PURE ROOD SNOW.
Hou may get our 0YVoess iHssrssted
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OLEOHiRGIRTNE AND BUTTER.
Putting aside me question Of COM
pdrotiUc cost is II trisc and udris0 bIs
to use oicomargGJ1Hc instead Of J3,ft,rr
r. "
food value between ulcumargarinc and
butter. There IS no reason why the Tor
mer should not he used in place of but
ter if one desires to do so.
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be still loves me. Please advise me
what to do. HAZEL, EYES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31

Y. Y. Z.-Can you recommend a good
remedy for a severe case Of dandruff2
Dandrun will BE- eliminated with one
dram each Of acetic acid. Iesorcin. and
sulphur 10 two ounces Of red yaseline
used three tines q week Massage the
scalp gently and loosen II with the tips
of the fingers.
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$ A. G.--1. What Is the best soap for
making the skin white? 2. is il possible
for me to have my forehead slanting
backward 3. What will make my hair
smooth
!. II is better not TO use any soap,
but a good cold cream instead 2
Slanting forsheads are Indications of
affective inheritance, not desirable S.
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RM. CT have been troubled with
terrific beating of the heart. What is
the cause of this2
A-This is due perhaps to some sort
Of emotional excitement or overeXer-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31

Steady Reader sneeze great deal
What will stop fl?
Rub into the nostrils anmoniated
mercury six grains, white vaseline, one
half ounce.
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Mrs. H. HI had a fall years ago
and broke rib which was only recent
" discovered by one of the many phys.-
cisns have had. This rib now presses
down lightly on the hip bone. Can any
thing be done to relieve this pressure!
An Y-rav examination and treat
u1ent by some surgeon are necessary IN
a case like this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31

NO 100.
AN AMAZING NIGHT.
ONIRARf 10 what my anony-
nous letter limited. I did not
IND my wife and my Iodger
singing duets. Iudead ,bo -.
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Mrs NJ S-Can YOU give me for
mula for turning gray hair to its nat
ural COLOR