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The Washington times., 1914-10-06
The Daily
Editorial
For Women
Looking Ahead Two Seasons.
By BETH JEFFRIES.

Although there has been talk enough
on and about the effect Of the war on
the fashions, and although there have
been man. public-spirited movements
put on foot for the recognition and
establishment of American wares, the
pessimistically inclined person is apt
to be a trifie bored.
We in America have a great way of
rushing ahead. doing things long be-
fore their time. of making ample prep
arations, and then when the time comes
We have little ambition left for the
actual meeting of the emergency.
Every movement on foot today for the
permanent establishment Of a fashion
center in this country. for the use of
American textiles, and for the inven-
ton OF dyes and other commodities
which have hitherto come from Europe,
is necessary and indicative Of intel
lisence-but are We going to keep OF
up?
We have not felt. and will not feel
at once. the keen edge Of the drawn
sword in Europe. Consignments of
spring will last until next spring. But
with next spring and summer we will
begin - sweat under the constant re-
minder OF that Is out of stock, mad
am, it came from Europe"
Open wide your eyes. therefore. and
buy while you may; perchance if you
do not the goods will be held and
the prices soar rightly. Most of the
intensity patriotic spirit which comes
so easily now will have waned by
spring; 1t would be q shame for it
to need the swift fan Of necessity to
make il flame again.
If the war experts who claim that the
war is only going to last eighteen
months can be believed, We have a pros
pcct which might be far worse.
Although Europe Is blighted, recon-
struction Is no such slow and miserable
process as 1t was In years gone by. We
know from our own experience OF the
rebirth of cities.
Wherever there is a heart left to
beat. be it a mans or a woman's the
ant-like process of reconstruction will
begin with a fire and vigor which STAND
for the real patriotism.
1t is then that the American woman
will be placed in the position of Judge
and apportioner of industry. Whether
or not the internal activities born here
on account of the war in Europe live
or die lies in the hollow of her hand.
Will her cry still be American styles,
goods and dyes for me?"
Reserve a mental cubby hole stuffed
with patriotism against that moment.
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XC.
BEAUTY AND BURGLARY.

&c.
BEAUTY AND BURGLARY
I~ ETER." came the message
"P over. over the teller, sslsDhNone' come
Great Scott" l exclaimed.
whats the trouble?"
lin In Mysteries" said Mary,
proving it by a wall. "and-and II
can't tell you. We've been robbed
"RObbed?"
But Mary had hung up, and / seized
my hat and departed for home. Mary
has habit Of greatly exaggcratinS
her mental states. but she rarely tele-
phones me to come home unless she
is in the last stages Of agitation.
Our apartment. fortunately. is not
very far from the office. Mary was
standing at the window and waved
wildly as l bolted up the stairs.
She had been crying. and she was
great deal more nervous than | had
expected.
What in the world has been stolen? ?''
asked.
"Oh. Peter" exclaimed Mary. and let
it go at that
Now there are times when man
must possess his soul in patience or
forfeit all his rights to the titlo of
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HOW TO GET RID
OF DYSPEPSIA
Don't Rely on Medicine; Don't 60 on
Freak Diet; Common Sense and
an Antacid Usually All That
Are Needed.

IF you have dyspepsia. Indigestion.
sour stomach. belching. distress after
eating, heartburn or any other stom-
ach trouble due to hypcrdcidity Uhe
usual cause OF stomach troubles). you
should take no medicine to act upon
the stomach itself. That is positively
not the way to cure the trouble.
Again, you should not half starve
yourself by going without the nutri-
waste tissues. Some foods are not
good for people. even when in perfect
heslth--very rich. sweet, highly sea-
soned dishes. Avoid these, but eat fair
" substantial meals of plain foods.
Eat slowly. Even if you drink moth
ing but water. you should not drink
with meals. Drink before and after
eating. Do not take pepsin or other
artificial diSestants. II you follow the
foregoing simple Instructions il is
probable that you will not need any
medicine at all except, if you want TO
call it medicine. little antacid after
meals. The best anttcid is ordinary
magnesia. which can be pur-
chased at any drug store. This is not
to act upon the stomach, but on the
contents of the stomach. The antacid,
as you can learn by consulting your
or encyclopedia, is merely
to neutraliZe or cOunteract the excess
acid so the stomach can digest the
food normally. Take 4 teaSpoonful OF
bisurated magnesia in a little cold OF
hot water after each meal. You should
get immediate relief. even if your case
is severe. Careful. moderate eating
and the use of Eisurated magnesia
should put your stomach in normal
condition in a short time; II you have
not allowed dyspepsia to advance to
the extreme stage of developing stom-
ach ulcers.-AdvI
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Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

Alon"-!t is difficult to judge from
!our letter just what kind Of advice
YOU want about the departure of the
nice young lady for whom you care
so much. Since you are so much in
love with her and dread to see her
leave Washington Tor good. YOU might
propose marriage to her if you are in
a position to undertake such respon-
Sib.lities. In that way YOU NAV be
able TO keep her near you. II YOU
cannot marry now, perhaps If you ask
her she will wait until you can. Tell
the Young lady just how you feel
Perhaps she con make some very sat
isfactory suggestions
Perplexed.-The fact that criticism
has been aroused by youI smohin, with
your Gentlemen callers suggested in it.
self thai il is something to be avoided. 1t
is not improper fur a G!rl eighteen Years
OF age 10 smoke, but il is a foolish
habit and not pretty one. Ii you are
very fond of :hc habit why not i'll
dulge it in private.
People differ greatly in their opirions
about women smoking. The mind Of
the public SeEmS to be broadening on
the subje3, but any woman who
rmokes at all IS apt 20 be critised by
some persons.
Nn%ious.-As you are able to forget
the youLg man 50 easily. ] do not tainx
that you are in love with him. DO not
marry MIN until you are sure. until
all doubts are removed.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service
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Book Review

Nioolis. Published by the J. B. IIppin-
colt Company. of Philadelphia.
wild Mustard" is evidently meant for
an attack upon suffrage. and, II is
claimed, will stir Up the rival suffrage
camps" 1t Is greatly to be doubted
however. that any suffraSst will take
this book seriously. and it is. indeed.
unfortunate thai its incompctency casts
an unpleasant reflection upon the intel
l!ecnce Of those who do not believe in
votes for women"
Evidently written with an undercur-
rent OF sincerity. hidden under a thin
veil of levity, the one thing which would
prevent the book from doing any good
or any harm, is the wild mustar rd bite
in II. 1t is all too obvious that the
author is seriously attacking the funda-
mental arguments Of sufYraeism
Eut instead of making the point OF his
argument with modicum OF favors, he
presents the reader with A stageful Of
nfeless, haCkneyed characters. whose
prototypes NIL the funny pages of our
Sunday papers. He could not hope that
arguments from the mouths Of such
should he considered for a moment
His whole argument hinges on the
point that the charming young country
girl who becomes possessed Of the
demon OF suffrage, cares SO greatly for
what other people "aS- that she allows
herself 10 be hooted and "kidded" out
Of the suffrage ranks.
The situations and backbone of the
story are funny, and should be taken in
spirit OF fun, but this Is Impossible
in view Of the seriousness Of the author
in his own subject. When every char
acter in book bears the reflection Of
the authors self, and when none OF the
characters weave out their own natures
each one differently, working from
given premise, such book looses its
force either as comedy or serious
novel. For the expression of such in
dividual and editorial opinion the essay,
the tract. and the open editorial have
been reserved. +. Y
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TIMES BEDTIME STORY
THE DANCING LESSON.
By FLORENCE E. YODER.

~ ESSIE TABBY was by far the
most graceful of all of tie
i Tabby children. She danced
beautifully, and the other
children We're always begging her to
teach them how. But she was very
mischievous and liked to tease them.
If one kitty would beg her for a
lesson she would refuse and turn
right about and teach one of the
others. Mrs. Tabby did her best to
keep peace in the family, but It was
hard work. When Tommy was goOd
for a week, Tessie would be on a
week OF naughtiness. and when
Teddy was a saint for a few days
TOttie would be so cross and dis
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TSO make a low forehead high, and
a Grecian nose rctrCusse is we'll
i nigh impossible, but you
can do marvellous things with
no contour of your face. Haven't
gu sometimes caught a three-Quarter
.icw Of the face of a friend and MOTTO
1 that the line of the jaw from ear to
hin has an appealing feminine curve? :?
When you go to a photographer and
c twists you back and forth before the
amera he is searching for the most
SraCeful line of your cheek and il he
$ an artist he poses you so that the
Ontour of your face is devoid of angles.
on cannot change the general outlines
t your face. but you can keep its outer
overing. the skin. from wrinkling and
sagging and spelling pretty lines.
The Massage Regimen,
Now, you know how difficult a matter
{ is 10 drape a stiff piece of dress goods
nto soft, graceful folds. A pliable piece
crepe de chine acts very differently.
n the same manner the skin OF yoUr
ace is very much easier to manipulate
nan that of other parts of the body.
undreds of delicate muscles interline
his skin. and your facial eNpresso on
eeps these muscles in constant use.
ctTvity makes them more elastic than
~ set of muscles in your body. For
mis- reason it is easy to massage them
bout in any position you choose, and
ute a simple matter to apparently
hange the contour of your face.
Let us suppose your cheeks are not
ound and full, that the flesh says over
ne jaws, and that there are wrinkles
bout the eyes and mouth. First, pre-
are the face for the nightly massage
y washing it with warm water and
ure soap. Rinse with cold water. Now
pply a dab of cold cream to either
heck and another on the forehead.
'ress the face gently and firmly with
ne finger tips, and move them in small
uticle from the jaws up to the eyes
md forehead. Massage movements of
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EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
If feverish, bilious, consti-
,pated, give fruit laxative
at once.

Don't scold your fretful. peevish child.
See IL tongue Is coated: this Is q sure
sign its little stomach, liver and bowels
are clogged with sour waste.
When listless. pale. feverish, full Of
cold, breath bad. throat sore, doesn't
eat. sleep or act naturally. has stomach
ache. indigestion. diarrhoea, give tea
spoonful Of California syrup Of Figs"
and In a few hours all the foul waste,
the sour bile and fermenting food passes
out of the bowels and you have q well
and playful child again. Children love
this harmless fruit laxative" and
mothers can rest easy after giving 1t,
because it never fails to make their lit
tie ''insides" clean and sweet
Keep 1t handy. Mother. A little given
today saves a sick child tomorrow, but
get the genuine. Ask your druggist for
a 50-cent bottle Of California Syrup of
Fizes,' which has directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Remember there
are counterfeits sold here. so surely look
and see that yours is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Hand
back with contempt any other fig syrup
-Advt.
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each others arms. and then Mrs.
Tabby walked into the room.
She was Mortified, and ran to sep
arate them. for she thought that
they were clenched in a fight. Get
up at once" she ordered, and her
voice rose almost to a scream. But
the kitties, tangled worse TIM ever.
rolled over nearer her feet. AS
they came by she leaned down and
whack, she spanked the one on top.
then as they rolled again, bang,
she cuffed the other one. She did
not spank very hard, and the kit
ties laughed harder than ever.
Then they saw that she was really
angry. and lay perfectly still. But
when she untangled them and
stood them up, she was the most
surprised kitty mother in Tabby-
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agreeable that /! was almost j,u-
possIbIe TO iIvc with her
At last Mrs. Tavby got Miss Tcs-
sic out and grabbed her by her sof,
tiny ear. IF l catch you making
any more trouble" ." she warned. won
VIII go TO bed Immediately. even il
il Is carly in the morning. ] an not
going 10 have any more uuarrcliuS
and fussing in this house.
Sne let 80 ana Tessie rubbed hry
es:. little frightened at her morl-
or's tone. Sne managed to be vc~s.
good al Of the morning. out in Tn
afternoon Birkie came to he.
Please dance with me just one,
II" begged y want 70 go TO
!JuIe." TossIc - SURPRISED, for
B.nhio vas rather bashful and
'sually mia from the kitty and Dupiy
girls in Tabbyland But there was a
new dolly IN town and he wanted
10 dance with her
Tessie was ready to refuse wh"h
EHe remembered her mothers warn
Ing. and knew that il Bink!e told
on her she would get into trouble
Well. if ! must. ! must" she
said very GROSSLY, but she took
Binkie upstairs and put her arms
about his waist to begin.
Now. Tessie just had on a small
knitted jacket. and did not have
anything about her feet which
would trip her up, but poor Biukie
had on an apron that was very
long. He hirched il up as best he
could. and brayely tried to learn.
IN fact. he was so sweet tempered
tha; Jessie actually began TO be
Interested in the lesson. and things
were going along famously.
The kitty girl was patient and
gentle with him, and hummed
tune Now, Mrs. Tabby did not
know that they were dancing to-
Eether. and did not know how hard
Tessie was trying to be good. She
heard the noiSc- and humping up
stairs, and as JJoon as she could
put down her work she started up
10 see what il was all about
But just as she entered the door
the noise seemed to grow worse.
She couldn't just tell whether the
kitties were laughing or crying.
Now Tessie and her kitty brother
We're doing beautifully, when that
fatal long apron of Binkie's tripped
them up. They both went down to-
Eether. laughing and kicking and
trying to hang on to one another
ESsy rolled on the floor locked in
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~S hioul pleasure and the
regarded as hopeless
ie1t sioe? Can the action Of the heart
oe aHected by moving the head to n
from a pillow? -.
The answer to all these questions is
the same, namely. 1t does not matter
as long as you are comfortable and
can sleep.
Mrs. w. L N.-what shall I do for
my sfx-month-old baby whose bowels
are very loose? Have been to several
doctors and they blame IL ON teething.
Never blame any sickness on teethinc.
Give her a Bulgaria bacillus tablet. and
give her no milk. but a little barley
water, for a couple of days. Gradually
put her hack on milk. boiled and muSh
weaker than usual.
Dr. HirshberQ toiu dnsUer questions
for readers of this paper on msdical
hu0ienic and sanitation subjects that arc
of general Interest. He tciH not nndsr-
take to prescribe or offer adpics for tn
diOid5Idl cases. Where the subject 10 feCt
of 0eNeroI interest letters t1iH be an
sSccred personally, II q stamped and ad-
dressed envelope Is enclosed. ADDRESS al
Inquiries to DR.. L. x. Hfrshber0 core
this office.
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Renovating Black Straw.

removed by rubbing them with a little
damp salt.
Renovating Black Straw. .
ink and dozen drops Of weak gum.
toothbrush, and leave to dry.
Removing Writing Ink From Paper
A weak solution of chloride of lime
and water applied By means Of a small
brush will remove traces of ordinary
mark has disappeared, sponge several
times with clear, cold water. drying
between each application with white
blotting paper.
Polish For Old Mahogany.
AS Your mahogany is valuable, try
the following: Mix together a wine
glassful each of olive oil and vinegar
and two tablespoonfuls of pure alcohol,
obtained from the chemist Only very
few drops should be used at a time.
the polishing being effected by mean.
OF an old silk duster.
Japanese Silks
To clean these delicate fabrics moth
ing equals a soap jelly made Of shred
ded white CASTLE soap and a very little
ammonia or boraX. Add some tepid
water. beat to e, foam with the hand,
insert the silk squeeze between the
hands. but do noi rub Rinse In Two or
three lukewarm waters. II you want
the material to be slightly stiffened.
boil a cupful of rice in three quarts OF
water, strain, and use the water in
place OF starch. The Japanese wash
silk in a solution composed of a quarter
OF pound Of white CASTLE soap. three
ounces of ammonia, and one each of
spirits of wine. ether. and glycerine.
The soap is first of ell shredded and
dissolved in a quart of hot rain water.
then four more quarts of cold rain
water and the other ingredients are
added. This solution will, of course,
keep and is said to impart softness
and lustcr TO the most delicate goods
Copyright 1914. Newspaper Feature Service.
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Institutions Renamed.
Melancholy. as well as other minor
Vasaries Of the mind, Is looked upon
much as is a disordered stomach. II
man Is sick and nauseated with A re-
beilfous stomach he In not clapped irto
hospital prison for life. Measures
are begun to bring that same stomach
to reason.
Similarly il you begin to affiict your:
Of the cookies. II you delude yourself
with the melancholic ego that YOU are
uniucky, that the world Is against
you" that life Is not worth the living"
that you are being talked about that
false ideas of the morbid. doctors now
seize hold Of you and cure your M
DERIVING physical defects just as they
do an acute gastric crisis.
Asyiums have long since gone out Of
the county aims house." Is now termed
2 -psychiatric hospital" or a hospital
for thought disorders.' Simply, hos
pftal. is even commoner.
This is as it should be. Only little
more than a decade ago the medical
profession like the public Of today SON
sidered melanchouas. dement1as. ma
MAS. lunatics. and mental detectives of
all sorts hopeless. The result was that
the few who recovered and left an
"asylum" had to fight that stigma the
But no more: Nowadays the gloomy.
mad one, who becomes sound by the in
tections Of pituitary thyroid, plneal. or
some other animal product, or even
salvarsan. leaves q hospital just as
his friend recovered from typhoid or
appendicitis did. No Ill odor hovers
about him
The Brighter Outlook.
1t is not only impious but physically
destructive to have a blue outlook on
life. The melancholy Jacques Of Shake
speare had q permissible melancholy. II
was not the scholars or the musicians,
with their absurd fancies and imagin-
ings. Not the snobbishness of the cour-
tier, nor tile ambitions of the soldier,
nor the politics of the lawyer, nor the
lovers. which is all these in one. JAG
ques melancholy was the upshot of a
life full of ripe reading. experience and
such as Aristotle meant
Such Splemnity it must be plain can
not be considered of a pathological pur-
port. The real ailing kind Is manifested
by the banishment Of all mirth and the
loss of the merry twinkle in the eye.
When the earth to such an one seems
a sterile promentory. when this most
excellent canopy, the air. look you, my
dears. this brave ovehhanging firma-
golden fire appears no other thing than
a foul pesthent congregation of vapors,
then Ii Is high time that a serious at
tempt to find a physical basis for the
be made, and its correct
medical or surgical treatment be be-
gun.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service |
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Seo'ets Of HealA and Happiness
Minds, Like Bodies, Are
Now Cured IN Hospitals
. LEONARD KEEHeE HRSHBER'
A. B.. NJ. A.. M. D. Gohns Hopkins

A. B. NJ f. NJ D. (Tohns Hopkinsl
Y UXLEY. that great master Of experiment as well
~ as logic, sought to establish physical basis of
/ i life. This. however. with Jacques Loebs
= work. has been unsuccessful
The physical basis Of melancholy, notwithstanding this
Is now a well attested fact Moping melancholy and
madness are loathed malades. whose
tion stones rest in tho ntersces human
Aristotle said melancholy Of others are the
most witty. but he did truly nelancholc ones
his reference Is to clowns and merry Andrews.
sumo solemn mie n. though they 1t not
Naught of all the elementary lunacies escape a lust
estimate Of the actual mental alteration more than
damned melancholy Morose individuals regarded by
themselves their friends especially by jures as
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land. for both iGhting kitties were
grinning for all they were worth.
She looked from one to the other
in aStoriShment Whats all of
this?' The kitties hung their
heads. and Tess:c murmured. "A
dancing lesson" but Binkie only
g.ggIeG. Mrs. Tabby saw her mis-
take. and turned to leave the room.
but stopped at the door. she open
ed her mouth to speak, but no
sound came out-she had nothing
tu say,
Ihc joke was actually on her,
'.opy-.sht. 1914. 1y F. Z. Yoier.D
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Answers to Health
Questions

L. +. H.-I-What can 1 do to keep
my eyebrows from growing together?
What will thin them?
3.-What is good to stop blackheads ?
i.-Do YOU advise me to squeeze them
out?
1 and 2.-You may have your eyebrows
thinned out by the electric needle
3 and 4.-Do not squeeze out black
heads Massage them out with steri-
lized surgical gau1e.
+. B.-Should 4 person with a weak
heart sleep on a pillow? Does the
heart act better without a pillow under
the head? Is it dangerous to lie on the
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( the checks should always be upward.
Don't strain the facial muscles during
the massage. but let them relax natural
ly. The massage must be gentle. be-
pull the outer CuticIe from its muscular
lining. and make the skin surface fall
into wrinkles.
Recipes for Creams.
Until you are an expert it is better to
massage only one side of the face at
time. Do not massage both corners of
the eyes and the sides of the forehead
at the same time. for this pulls the skin
in the contrary directions and makes II
flabby. The massage movement for
crows feet near the ewes should be
downward and outward toward the line
of the hair. Dab the cream quite thick
" over the long wrinkle from the mouth
to the sides of the nose and it will be
absorbed and softened. Here is a recipe
can give you for massaging wrinkles
out of the face. ! think that it is the
best cream to use for the general facial
massage that i know:
White wax. ..-.-........ ounce
Spermaceti ............... ] ounce
LanOlln ounces
Sweet almond oil. .......... ounces
Cocoanut oil. il................ ounces
Orange flower water. ounces
Tincturc of benzoin ........... 90 drops
The following prepara ton will help
strengthen relaxed tissues as well as
whiten and soften the skin:
Oil of sweet almonds. s...... ounces
Oil of bitter almonds. 10 grains
Balsam of tolu. lu............ grains
Benzoin ................... grains
Essence of lemon. ......... drops
Essence of cateput. ...-.. drops
And don't forget that the outlining
shape of the hair has much to do with
the contour of the face. Do not ac-
centuate the hollow of cheek with a
r. Ill \,
line. A very smooth curve about the
forehead is too set looking for tired
face, and puffy hair will sometimes
widen a stout face until il is almost
ridiculous.
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Useful Hints for
HOuSeWiOeS
By ANNA MARIE LLOYD.
Egg-Stained Silver Spoons.

Egg stains on silver spoons can be
removed by rubbing them with a little
damp salt 4
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y balanced IN thought are really IN need
smltng
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Hints on Beauty Culture
You Can mproUe Contour
Of Your Face by Massage
By LUCREZEA BORi

Metropolitan Company York