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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-11

simnlest food products formerly al
uavs made at home-spaghetu and
IentIls-are now offered in can form.
as Younger brothers TO that elder
canned product of universal con-
cImntion. baked beans.
And so because the housewife does
and should use a number Of the can
ned products in summer, a rev
words on the care OF the can may
not be amiss. II is best TO open all
canned products at least an hour
before using and let them stand N
fresh air to reoXygenate them and
remove all taste OF the can that they
NAV have absorbed. Fish and similar
canned foods should be put on ice at
once after being removed from can.
and II is, indeed, better to subject
contents Of all opened cans to low
ternperature Immediately after open
ing Do not use .he particles OF food
which adhere to the edges and sides
of the can in an effort to be econoTn-
teal Many of the best products OF
certain kinds are now packed In par
affine PAPER SO that the entire con-
tents can be lifted out with ease.
n seems hardly necessary to give the
same old warning SO often extended,
20 remove the contents instantly
from the can when opened Many
cases of so-called ptomaine poisoning
have resulted not because contents
we've imperfect, but because the care
of contents, once they we're removed,
wa. not satisfactory. II you do not
wish To Use all the contents at once
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Answers to Health
Questions

Edna-what will turn gray hair dark?
Get your druggist to make you henna
tea and reng. 1t is harmless.
F. s.-what will remove freckles from
the face? ..
Freckles are a sign of health and
vigor ANY lotion may peel the skin OFF
and not remove the freckles. Calcium
sulphide, . grains; zinc oxide, 5 grams;
to 21b ounces each of cocoa butter and
castor oil, with few drops of rose OIL
applied at night, may peel them.
Thomas RI. What is a formula for
blackheads? .. What will remove super
fluous hair? 81 What can 1 do for
tired feeling?
l. Try this for the blackheads: Rub
in well at night sulphur and glycerine.
each a dram, benzoated lard, ! ounce,
with rose oil.
. A shaving powder. made In the
South, will remove superfluous hair. II
is rubbed on the skin Tor one minute
only once a week.
8. Change all your present habits ana
try to go away for couple OF weeks.
Eat plenty of plain. solid food. Drink
milk and eggs Go to bed at an early
hour and rise early in the morning
DIR. Hirshberg will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical.
hygienic and sanitation subjects that
are of general interest He VIII no,
undertake, to prescribe or offer advice
for individual cases. Where tine SUD
iect Is not of general interest letters
will be answered personally. If a stamp
ed and addressed enveIope is inclosed
Address all inquiries to DR.. L. K. Hish-
berg, care this office.
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By WINIFRED BLACK

And then dreadful suddenly awoke out of
foolish little dream, found herself IN dread
full disgrace
And the mother who bore her. who too busy be-
ing president Society secretary Of
the womans Board Of Foreign Missions and alto in
the leader of the Boys Club watch over her
wn simple hearted loving. trustfu little gir-turned her
street.
Her Wages of Sin.
The school principal gave Just money enough to
get away to the big city. condition that she
didn't speak to any before went-and that she
would keep his well her own. She came to
the city-aone in terrible pain fricndess-wth just
money enough a carriage and drive to news
paper she had read OF the name Of woman
whom she thought might help her.
She was fifteen years old when this happened and
her hair In curs around her pale, terrified
little face dress did not quite down to her
But she found friends at the newspaper
and they shelter and protection. and when
she was able about again they found work
where could little boy with her-yes. she
herself She WORKED Oh so faithfully. Of
him. died. little chap. and some people said
they thought it a good thing that he did.
But when she was ,we1tymon 60 9d and 49, 80 eape
ed her to marry she said. No But the clerk
office would not take no for an answer-he begged
and begged. -,
her that II she marry him he didn't care what
became of little girl cried and was very
much distressed And the In the office asked her
She told him that she did love him she loved him
truly deeply, a. had loved before and would
never love agan-bu that she could not marry any one
And the Of the office laughed and said that ne
would marry her even she convicted murderess
The little girl and laughed-both tosether-and
then she talked 1t over tosether-sne ana
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0hrec0in QournI',e:Qc
Where Birds IRE Hunted on Horseback
By TEMPLE MANNING
By TEMPLE MANNING

N the ice-bound plains of Rou-
mania / once took part In a
unique form OF sport-hunting
birds on horseback Until L
spent a few days In that interesting
land Of recent wars 1 had never known
that birds were ever hunted with a
horse. for the chasing of ostriches on
horseback we used to read about in
our school books is but the result OF
the overactive imaginations of their
authors. In Roumania IL Is the bus
tard. or wild turkey that Is hunted
1 was very lucky to be In the interior
one night when a heavy thaw had
melted the SHOWS and a biting frost
the next morning had set the Ice again.
For II Is only at that time that the
bustards. lying out In the open, get
their wings wet with melting ice, and.
when 1t freezes again, their feathers
freeze and they cannot fly. We started
in the early morning before the sun
could thaw those swift wings again.
Stretched in a long line, with my host
and myself in the middle, we went thun-
dering over the frozen snow, driving
flock of nearly fifty wild turkeys be-
fore us. The men were armed with
whips or with long sticks. and as one
would come within striking distance of
bird he would strike out. Some
times he would hit his bird and jump
TO the ground to secure II before IL
could get up and away. But often
both driver and pony would fall with
the bird and the bird would be off
again before the rider could get to his
feet.
1t reminded me Of nothing so much
as polo. Imagine that great game
played with living balls.
Crack! Crack! The whips rang out
like pistol shots on the frosty air. The
birds lodged in and out, until / realized
the skill demanded. Every one had a
couple of birds each before l got one.
At last I stunned a bird. Scramling
down from my pony set upon 1t before
IL could rise. I was met by claws and
a beak that drove me off for an instant
but, at last 1. killed my bird.
By this time all the birds had been
collected along the route. and tied by
the legs, suspended before the peasants
on thir ponies shoulders, and We work.
ed back to my hosts mansion, tired
but happy.
More than one of the men showed ev-
licences of fights with the birds. but
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Club Women to Stage
Many New Experiments

Did you know that Washington is to be the scene
of novel activities among club women during the COM
ing year?
Many striking experiments are to be staged here
next winter, and plans for these, as we'll as tor yet
toeether" campaign, will be described in tomorrows
Times.
This article is to be followed by one of the most
interesting and comprehensive series for women ever
n,hlished in Washington newspaper.
Every woman's club in the District, and every
club in which women are active, will be touched in
this series.
'Washington's club women are Washington's
home Makers" declares the subject OF tomorrowS
interview.
Therefore you cannot afford to miss any one of
this series which shows the far-reaching efforts
planned through clubs for better homes better COM
n1unities, and better home city 5-
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The Glory Of the Tin Can
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

no matter: pour part in some other
china or glass vessel and never leave
II in the can.
All canned goods are by no means
preferable TO home cooking and
should not be used as lazy make
shifts for the latter. But there are
many foods which come TO us in
cans which we cannot have brought
In any other way, and II is by judi
cIous use of such relishes and foods
that we can make our summer
housekeeping easier and more va
ried. Only we must do our duty by
the canned product, buy only repu-
table brands, and intelligently ham
die the contents once .hey are in
our own home.
Copyright, 1914. Mrs. Christine Fred
erick.)
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TIMES BEDTIME STORY
MRS. HICKS CLEANS HOUSE.
Bv FLORENCE E. YODER.

a N RS. HICKS leaned on her
MI broom and sighed. Mrs.
wi Hicks was always signing
and she was almost always
leaning OF her broom. She was the
saddest looking lady. dog in all Tab
byIand, and whenever she did smile
Il looked as II it hurt her. But she
couldn't help IT, you see: she was
Just that kind of an animal person.
She was cleaning house, for It
was Friday, and the day for sweep
ing and cleaning in Tabbyland.
Everywhere people were shaking
out rugs and busting and scruoolns.
1T wonder If l shall ever find my
new waist?" she said TO herself. She
had looked and looked. and was just
about to give up. Now Toby. her
MUMMY boz, was the most absent
minded person in Tabbyiand. and he
had forgotten where he had put IL
He had gone TO town, had brought
A home, and from that moment he
had forgotten all about il. Poor
Mrs Kicks wanted 10 go TO the sew
ing society that met that afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Tabby, but
without the waist she could not go.
She did not have very many clothes,
for the Hicks family was very poor.
and the clothes had cost many hard
earned pennies.
st wonder II whipping Toby ever
does any good?" she continued as
she went about sweeping and dust
ing.
1T does not seem to And here he
has gone away this afternoon. and
have no one TO help me-
She went slowly about her work.
She was sadder than ever, and once
in a while a great big tear would
roll out of her eye. Then she would
wipe II away on the corner or her
apron and start again.
Suddenly she heard a little voice
IN the doorway.
Hello. Mrs. Hicks; where's Toby
sang out Tommy Tabby.
Now. IL there was one person in
Tabbyland who could make Mrs.
Hicks look cheerful il was Tommy.
There vas something about his broad
grin, and his funny little black nose.
and his sparyling eyes that did Mrs
Hicks good.
She stopped at once and SMILED.
Il don't know Tom; he's run away
and left me today. And / did so
want to go TO the meeting at your
house" Tommy looked at her
thoughtfully. \
well, l call that mean trick,
he said. What is the trouble; can't
you get through in timer
No, don't think ! cam" said Mrs.
Hicks as she wiped away a tear, and
! can't find my new waist
so Toby lost that too?" laughed
Tom. He surely is a no account
puppy boy" He rubbed his feet to-
getfer and wiggled his hands In his
pockets, but look here. Mrs. Hicks,
let me help. I'm fine at finding
things
Mrs. Hicks laughed again. ''Oh,
you don't know how to work" she
replied. But Tommy said he was
sure that he did. and without any
more talk he went IN 80" Toby =
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ed, and then began 20 pC he in Toby's
box of toys. He was supposed TO
be bad kitty boy. out he always
helped when he WAS expected to, and
was very sweet and kind. He purred
and sang and made such an agree
able noise thats he cheered Mrs.
Hicks. and before very long, the
house was clean.
Come. now" said Mrs. Hicks
when the last piece of furniture
was in place, II want to give you
a cool glass of fresh milk"
BE there in minute" replied
Tommy without looking up from
the old box tilleG with odds and
ends. Mrs. Hicks went down, and
just as she disappeared Tommy
gave a sQueal Of delight. He
pushed the box back. put some
thing under his arm. and rushed
noisily downstairs.
Mrs. Hicks gave him the big
glass Of milk. and he hid the bun
he went he took IL out and laid II
Take a look al this" he said.
and skipped out Of the door with
out even waiting to he thanked.
Mrs. Hicks coughed and checked
opened the package. and there
was the waist! And II was not too
late to get to the meeting after
all.
"RIess that naughty Tommy"
she laughed: with all his bad
ness he has more sense than my
boy"
At the meeting she told the story
to Mrs. rabby in a whisper.
80 that's where the rascal was
all morning. Mrs. Hicks laughed
and nodded her head.
We'll" said Mrs. Tabby. "he was
due a spanking when he flew out
of the house this morning. for
dressing up In my best clothes.
Tommy stayed away all after
noon, but when evening came and
he went home. to his surprise, he
only got wet scoldinR and no
whipping at all But he never
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Scars Out of Fashion.
Indeed, it is an established rule among
the student guilds and fraternities OF
Germany. in their duels with swords, TO
Keen the wounds from healing by pull
ing the edges apart every day.
Wounds of the heart, when not of the
snatory sort are now stitched together
by most surgeons with triumphant re-
zults. Surgeons, since DR.: Alexis Car.
-eTs discoveries, think. nothing at ali OF
.,utting into the chest cavity and bring
lnz the wound into strong, normal
The battling days when men were
dashed with honorable scars are past.
Today, Mameluke and the Hessians
merge from the emergency hospitals IN
he pink of condition. The wounds show
either a bare hairline, or, by means OF
kin CRAFTS. nothing.
Even sunshot wounds and rusty nail
punctures, which formerly yielded
large return TO the grim tyrant OF lock-
Jaw, have no terrors any ionger-H
domestic panaceas are not brought into
BLOOD poisoning is merely the ex-
tension and spread of bacterial matter
in an infected wound. throughout the
arm, leg and body from the point IN
vaded.
In other words, blood poisoning is an
infection Just the same as TYPHOID or
pneumonia Wounds treated by anna
teurs or earlessely left alone, because
the blood is in good condition, are the
ones which lead to the invasion into the
tissues of what is known as blood
poisoning"
A faiiacy. widely prevalent among
veepers and workers. and horney-hand-
ed sons of toll. is to the effect that
the blood is fine" and heals all
rect to expect the healthful flesh to
prevent germs developing at times in
wounds, It is frequently the false sense
of security which many persons fool
ishly have that starts the scratch OF
a pin into a malicious, human con-
flagaration-
A pin prick, splinter. tiny tear In
the skin should each receive as vigorous
an antiseptic as large. jagged wound
peroxide of hydrogen-clean and strong
not the dirty and weak mixture usually
found-boracic acid, chlorate of potash
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The man was cross and dsagreeabe: his wife tnougnt
t 6rst that he worried about ne nad
begun BY this time have quite large business OF ~
own which she helped him 70 get Then she thought
he was I'M and cooked special little dishes for nm
and rang him his store and made MIN go out Lcx
long walks and persuaded him to join an atneuo
club to see that wouldn't make him better:
Rut he grew worse and worse-moody irritable. cold
until his wife worried about him she nafuy hne
what to do. night after revival meetips =
Inc church which the two belonged the nusoend to
wife what the matter win NM He wa "oi'iee
abb said
He couldn't go church. he said or to peay
he felt 40 wicked And finally the told the wonan
would have TO go away ano ,css
ont Of the and went and drowned herself fnel
was three months ago.
His Happy Lot.
Yesterday I PAST the little church wnefe N
man and woman used to go the door was open ana
stepped in what was going on
And IL was a wedding and the bridegroom was me
man whose wife had killed hersef-and the bride was
Young girl nineteen or twenty Where had seen ns
before7 OH yes had behind her and the man q
the theater ana the man took great
pains to had just dropped In by accident
and happened of his Sunday school class m
the seat next And wasn't she the same sir1 i
raw walking with the out lonely country ROAD
lone Sunday. way last fall? kf
1 wonder had anything TO do with me mans
sudden spell science. -
OF course-you couldn't blame the man-coud youf
his believed Of those storfes though
but of course, different with man-asnt IT..
do hope whoever brings those three rotnefiees
chlcren will be TO teach them how very way
I'm sure gentle mother who died % sfief A.
humiliation would want them to KNOW
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Ar OST people would say II
M asked. that winter was the
w season when the can
was alone in all IL glory'
and that in summer canned fooos
had little place. But / think this Is
untrue when we consider the great
number Of kinds of canned deli
cacies which we used almost exclu-
sively in summer. Summer time IS
picnic time-the time OF jaunts and
hikes" and trips little and big by
motor. canoe. and trolley. And In
the packing OF lunch boxes and bas-
kets for ali outings, the tin can plays
a great part.
First, there are all the kinds of
sardines, potted meats. and various
kinds or ''boned" chicken and other
foods. Then there is the big group
NJ relfshes, olives, pimentos, an
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Secrets of Health and Happiness
How Wounds Are Healed
Without Leaving Scars
By DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
A. B., NJ. A, NJ. D. Uohns Hopkins).

r-HE secret wo und long lives within the breast but
the omen wound days of disinfecton steril-
,zed bandages harmless antseptcs. and lockjaw
sntitoxin is worth shucks. tf-and here Is the
,-,x AZ the matter-you treat it with home
remedies.
Whenever YOU have a friend in whom blood poisoning
developed from wound inquiry is apt TO disclose the
act that grandmother aunt or kind tlend ADVISED
The application of "a certain sure cure
Mr. Willie Preston nail in his foot His mother
cid not know what do. A neghbor who had raised
children said: put some bacon lat on IT. Zen
laws later Willie Preston died of lockjaw Yet that
same neighbor still bacon fat for wounds and has,
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chovies. cavia r.
and other pastes
which come In
tubes or cans.
Besides, there are
numbers of can
ned salmon. crab.
s hri m ps, etc;
which are useu
almost entirely in
the summer, es-
pecially by sports
men and others
away from the
base Of supplies.
Euap tUn of the
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To Girls
Dear Annie Laurie:

Dear Annie Laurie:
A boy friend of mine took me to
party the other night. l danced
the first dance with him, but then
a boy came up to me and TOOK me
in to supper and kept me by mis-
side all evening.
The boy / came up with was very
angry that / did not go in to sup
per with him. and will hardly
speak to me. and then only very
coldly. What should l do? | am
16 years of age. Should / Invite
boy into the house when he takes
me home from any sort of affair?
GEORGIANA d.
rvY ELL, Georgiana, don't blame
M the boy who took you to the
" party at all II were he I
would never take you or any
girl like you to party again.
Why should he ask you to go with
him. and men have you insult him
That's wA0;you did. you know-you
were very rude and very i'll bred and
very unkind and very thoughtless. II
you want to be friends with that boy
you'n have to apologize to him
that's all-and then. maybe, he won't
care to make up with you.
No, l wouldn't invite boy into the
house when you've come home from
evening affairs Nice girls do not
spend much time alone with a boy
when every one else in the house Is
asleep.
Now be a nice, sweet girl. and the
next time yo ugo to party with q
boy remember that you owe him at
least ordinary courtesy. And don't
let any other boy take you away
from him, no matter how fascinating
or how determined the other boy may
be.
Lonesome-Perhaps your people are
right in this case. I don't believe I'd
make any advances, though, of course.
| II the boy comes to you you should
| make up with him. And don't little
girl. get in the habit of quarreling over
| little things. II doesn't pay.
| Anxious-Of course, l would not al
| wise YOU to let a young man treat You
| lightly. take you places and run on
| and leave you. or anything ike may
| but don't imagine sights, dom tnlnh
| neople are always trying to insult you
| Think things over quietly. II. on the
| other hand. you think you might nave
| heen mistaken. own your fault anu
make up with him
copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service
l>E.
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stores under the name OF Mothers
Friend We have known so many
rrandmothers, who in their younger
DAYS relied upon this remedy. and who
recommend II to their own daughters
that IN certainly must be what its name
Indicates. They have used It for Its d.
rect influence upon the muscles. cords.
iiraments and tendons as II aims to az
ford relief from the strain and pain SO
often unnecessarily severe during the
period of expectancy.
little book mailed by Bradfeld Regu-
Iator Company, 800 Lamar Bldg. AT.
ianta, Ga, refers to many things that
women like to read about. II refers not
only 10 the relief from muscle strain due
10 their expansion, but also to nausea.
morning sickness. cak' ng of breasts anu
Alyt.
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1Tc lAllpcAS lONc koh
And at the same
time the subject Of
motherhood Is ever
before US. To know
what to do that will
add to the physical
comfort OF expect
ant motherhood is
a subject that has
| n ( e r ested most
women of all
times. One of the
real helpful things
Ia an external alb
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i lately. livery Of honor. But
'adays that. like Katashaw's white
es and miles to see them.
hot carbolated vaseline and other disin-
fectants should be used at once. Even
upon the merest skin abrasion.
Copyright, Newspaper Feature Service.
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+ How Easy It Is for the Man =

1.-The two who knew the reason why
she thought she ought not to marry.
She told me that she had tried to tel
the man. and b. would not Iisten--and.
oh. she loved IN SO and she would
be so true and 80 sood-and he wasn't
very clever man. He was Just good
and faithful and she loved him. She
knew she could help him so much In
his work and look after his health.
for he was not very strong. and help
him take care Of mis- mother. who was
an invalid.
And so they were married-and for
fifteen years that woman was faith
full. devoted. LOVING wife.
She fairly made . new man Of thu
kindly, easy going fellow she had mar
ried. She had three children-two girls
and little boy-and they had pretty
ho1ne and they were all very happy.
And then all at once things were DIFF
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~ HE killed herself three months
ago-the pretty little woman I've
- known ever since went to her
wedding, when she was twenty
and as sweet as brier rose. as pretty
as pink and just as good as gold.
She was a good deal worried about
the wedding-she was very much In
love with the man she was going to
marry, and the man she was going
to marry was very much/in love with
her. And there was secret in her
life-such a poor. pitiful, forlorn. tragic
secret.
knew her when she was fifteen
years old. and even then she vas try
ing to forget the secret. She was the
favorite pupil In the high school In
her little village circle and she thought
the principal of the school was the
greatest man who ever lived, He was
so wise and so kind and SO patient.
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II Is Just Natural
To Admire Babies

Our altruistic nature impels love for
the cooling infant. And at the same