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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

cOmpauied by grease. would not be required 10
the extent it u.s. for greaseless dirt would for the most
part be detached BY the application of water and me
chanical movement alone
prompt method Of removing grease would be by
the application OF an alkali but this is inadmissible
since alkaIi has irritating, because solvent action
upon the skin The greasedissolvng effect Of an alkal
however can be obtained by introducing it in the form
of comparatively unstable compound Of fat and aIkaii,
aud this is what soap amounts TO Soap on hydroysi
or solution i'm water associates into free alka and
acid soap The acid soap gives rise to lslher with
water and The aka is available for extracting fatty
matters.
The proportion Of alkai liberated from soap is small
with a small quantity Of water and large with large
quantity The addition Of large quantity Of water
does not therefore greatly the concentration he
amount Of free akai in a given volume Of water),
since although much produces much free alkali
it muItaneously dilues it.
In d word the advantages of soap for cleansing pur
poses is thai by there is automatic regulation
OF the proportion akai which kept constantly
small and hence the wash is free from injurious
properties This is the secret Of soaps power to
fatty matters which otherwise hard to detach
Grease is anchor Of dirt and weighs the anchor
Soap Is nowhere provided by nature it is mans crea
ton and is. in fact a chemical
According examination of score 50 of toilet
or fancy soaps recently purchased upon the mar
kef would appear that. generally speaking, the
makers cOnrive furnish product of good standard
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

fact that starch is as sweet and delicious NOR
sci TO disease germs as candy is to a child. The
microbes thrive on it, Starch is an ideal food for
the little mischiefmakers, particularly for the
moulds Of ringworms and the bacteria of boils
carbuncles and other troubles common to the
back of the neck.
Under the microscope even brand new col
lar reveals along its edge a line of teeth-like
projections similar to those of a saw. In these
tingush, nor the hand feel, the microbes nour-
shed by the starch, thrive and multiply.
Now even the most perfect fitting collar con
stantly rubs against some part of the neck, and
is apt at any time to set up irritation When
this finally leads to a break in the skin another
rub of the collar plunges one OF the germ-laden
points into the wound, and you are noculated
with living bacilli as effectively as if a physician
had performed the operation with vaccination
needle.
If you run down, over-worked, not getting
enough sleep, or below par i'll any other way,
the microbes you receive from your collar will
quickly result in boils, carbuncles, eczema
some other trouble.
All this explains why epidemic of boils and
caTbuncles viii often run through the employ
ees of a store office or the pupils of a school
Our habit of surrounding our necks with
stiff, starched linen collar is a breeding place
for germs.
BY wearing collars even the characterization
lists are being constantly vaccinated against
their wishes If their necks escape boils car
buncles and other troubles, it is because the
continual scraping of live bacli into their It's
has finally resulted in making them i'm
name
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
Why It's FOOLISH TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEART

She has read told that these are Sure signs of heart
disease, and then her life is made miserable
In the slang of to-day, Forget it," and your heart
trouble will disappear Should these attacks of palp
taton continue, look to the of your living Elk
citement after good dinner dancing and eating cold
drinks when overheated anger and other violent emo
tons, disturb the process of digestion This leaves
hard substances in the stomach which directly affects
the nerves and irrtates the heart. Then come palp
taton, shortness Of BREATH sometimes fainting when
the heart stop.
Gas in the stomach due to the same cause produces
the same effects. Eating meats and drinking milk.
SODA water or alcohol in any form same time will
often cause such insult to the stomach that the
heart beats in disgust-beats to scare you and warn
you So never give fainting any brandy
Whskey If you know she has full stomach-no one
fact Many deaths in the middle-aged pronounced due
to heart disease really due to indigestion
Unless you have been a sufferer from some acute
tebrile disease-inammatory rheumatism, for example
and you under forty years of age you fairly
safe from heart troubetha is if you have lived right
So don't worry about your heart beats Don't count
them. If you do they will up rapidly and you
1t all due to the concentration of the mind when in
slightly state And any of US who amounts
to anything has these nervous periods
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

THE soft. round curves and the plump
cushiony fairness of baby is an en-
\ tirely different thing from the figure
of maturity. Perhaps the most striking ex-
ample of this is seen in the faces of dolls.
which are always made oNer-chubby. and
which. when the doll is dressed in grown-up
clothes, gives the peculiar appearance one
has come TO associate with dolls
In proportion to its weight as a whole. the
bones OF a child are comparatively light
There are many reasons for this. In the
first place. it is obvious that hard, bony
structure would be disadvantage at birth.
and as when a little one comes into the
world, the bones are gristly and pliable
Some of them harden quite rapidly. others
much more slowly.
1t Is because the bones are not formed that
the child cannot walk at hrst--not, as some
have supposed. because the child has not vet
learned. Careful parents. indeed. will be
ON the watch not to let a child try to walk
TOO soon. for even after strength has deyel-
oped sufficiently the bones are often met
hcient. Bow legs and knock knees are the
result Of putting the weight on Joints that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

hydroysis than the old soaps. By authorities
this is regarded retrograde step. The modern soap
maker tells on the other hand that cocoanut and
palmkernel oils not used merely for cheapness or
for producing firm SOAP but because of their wonder
full efficacy soapmaking material And besides they
sweet ana entirely of vegetable origin do not
easily become rancid. The soaps produced with these
oils prove also to be rapid and economical washers
To summarize the results show that the toilet SOAPS
on the market, whole, evidence degree of purity
and adaptabty for toilet purposes which rebound to
the credit of the soapmaker 1t is obvious that modern
soapmaking is generally speaking founded scientific
lines and a system of control which turns out
standard product equal ascertained requirements
Gross aduteration in regard to toilet soaps not
appear to exist
The only foreign ingredient found present i'll i'm.
portant quantity, and which exception may be taken
account of its rritant properties, is sugar The
presence of free alkali in toilet soap is comparatively
occurrence but it would appear that in in
the degree Of purity attained in toilet soaps
induces makers demand a very eXtravagant price,
apparently high-grade scents to as
kind of justification for this demand 1t is doubtful
whether toilet soap is rendered acceptable
skin by the seeming process.
Essentially soap is required for cleansing purposes
and so long as toilet soaps fulfil this role without doing
the skin they perform all that is necessary
We found this function discharged by toilet soaps sold
at moderate prices Even the purest soaps may give
irritation certain delcate constituted skins
And it be remembered that in any case the use
soap the weak but regulated guam
tity of alka, and its excessive employment should
be avoided. When the work of cleansing has done
is well any excess of soap with all reason
able speed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
Few SOAPS Are You MORE FOR YOUR MONEY

There is a very wide range regard to the prices at
which toilet soaps sold. The transparent soap,
which from sugar and gycerfne, and probably,
therefore with the aid of alcohol but unscented,
is sold at nearly half the price of similar compositions
that are scented Scent to be the chief ingre-
dent relied enhance enormously the cost of
soap for will be noticed that a rule the scented
soaps the most expensive.
Viewed as mere cleansing agents these costly soaps
are worth nothing like the money charged for them,
neither do they exhibit qualities which render them
particularly suitable for personal cleansing
agents than the well-made costing twenty-five
cents less per pound. There is further point in
regard to II is maintained by some authorities
that certain essential oils Che bases Of SCENT not
suitable for tender SKINS these oils known TO
produce sknreddenng action. Among essential oils
the irritating effects of mustard oil turpentine and
thymol well known.
Sugar replaces gycene for the purpose of producing
transparent soap, with the advantage that it does
sweat but unfortunately sugar has decidedly irri
Eating action upon sensitive SKINS and the sugar soaps
should avoided by possess easily irrtated
skins.
Transparent soaps of excellent quality prepared
which contain neither gycerine sugar. but which
prepared by alcohol process, the only dsadvan-
of which is add of production and there
fore its price to the consumer For toilet purposes
appears the unscented transparent soap prepared
by the alcohol process the best soaps adapted
for personal use including the of sensitive skin
Cocoanut oil palm-nut oil, requires much more
alkal for saponfcation than does olive OIL tallow,
castor or rape oil, and soap made with cocoanut
oil or palm-nut oil would yield akali on hydroysis
than made with olive oil talloW, castor
or other oils.
For the most part modern toilet soaps are made with
nut oils palm-nut oil and cocoanut OIL whereas early
the history of soap-makng talow and olive oil were
employed Modern soaps therefore yield alkali
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
FURNITURE That CAN'T BE MOVED

the development of the new idea
that furniture shall be made part of
the apartment. Indeed, the time
bids fair 10 arrive before very long
when people who rent Gnfurnished
fats will have very little furniture
to buy. Stationary furniture is fast
taking the place Of the old-fashioned
temporary and movable kind
Long ago the built-in sideboard ar
rived, and the built-in hatrack has
come to stay. Bookcases, the china
closet and the refrigerator in an up
to-date apartment are all built in
the last being supplied by pipes
with cold air, so that it is not even
necessary to buy ice for it. The
little fiat inspected with such pleas
IRE by Mrs. Simpkins had no
kitchen, properly speaking; it did
not need one. The opening of what
looked like a closet door revealed,
in space no deeper than two feet.
a gas range and a sink, with cup
boards for china and food supplies.
All such innovations have for Their
object the packing of as many peo-
pie as possible in given amount of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

W. EN-, little s,it, Mr. MRS vo simD5 sns
w band the other day to look
at fats in a new apartment house,
she found some things that she had
never dreamed of before. For ex-
ample. the fiat that pleased her
fancy most had a folding bed that
was certainly a wonder. It came
literally out of the wall, and when
folded up it disappeared into the
wall again. door with a long mirror
concealing it so entirely from view
that nobody would have imagined
that there was anything behind it,
This, however, was only the be-
ginning. The most attractive fea-
ture of the tiled bathroom was the
tub, which, instead of standing on
legs in the ordinary fashion, was
built-in. Thus there was no space
beneath or behind it TO invite the
collection of dust. As every house
wife knows, the hardest place to
keep clean is behind the bathtub
In other notable respects the little
fat took a step or two forward in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

space In closet of the fiat de-
scribed there were even pigeon
holes for shoes. Shoes scattered
about take UP a great deal of room,
and are neither slightly nor easy to
find, but assembled in pigeonholes
they are readily got at and take up
very little space.
The tendency to replace movable
furniture with built-in furniture has
been showing itself for long time
Stationary tubs long ago replaced
the Old-fashioned wooden washtubs
with handles, which had to be filled
with hot water and lifted about from
place to place. And in the newest
arrangement of this kind there is
actually a washing machine, built
into the tub and forming part of the
latter
One thing that particularly struck
the eye of Mrs. Simpkins when she
looked over the fiat was a water tap
directly above the gas range, in
tended of course, to fill kettle or pot
when there should be occasion with
out removing the receptacle from
the stove
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
By DR.. Leonard Keene Hirshberg.

TORSES wear collars more for useful
RI than for decorative purposes, but the
= human family wears them as ornaments
or hangmau's nooses. The fashion at present OF
women wearing those high-back lace collars, all
open down the front in big V, reaching hall
way and more to the waist, is useful mode
as it is beautiful. These fluffy lace collars mod
elled upon a style in vogue centuries ago, are
sensible, because they allow free access OF
fresh air and sunshine to the necks Of their fair
owners.
This exposure OF the skin to the air needlessly
worries anxious mothers, who accustomed
to bundle up their children's necks with hannels
and furs Persons who huddle close around
their stoves in winter who never venture out
without threeply mufher twined around their
necks. are more apt to have sore throats, colds
and pneumonia than the girls of to-day who
wear these fluffy wde-open collars
The tango collars and ties which some men
are beginning TO wear are as sane as those
women have adopted
In every factory office and store girls may
now IL seen yith widely exposed necks and
chests. Tie boys and men around them, in
stifny starched. ineiastic germbreedine collars
OF hardened linen look snEularly absurd and
uncomfortable ly contrast
But colds" AID pneumonia are not the only
dangers which threaten from wearing sunny
starchcd linen collars. Every collar, no matter
how carefully Numbered. is alive with bacteria
of carbuuces, boils, pimples, eczema erysipeiaH
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
What Makes BABIES So FAT

have not developed enough to stand up under
the strain.
The putting on OF fat is due very largely
to the constitutional power of a person to
convert foOdstuffs into tissue. and baby's
constitution is devised solely for that end.
very young baby is fed FIVE or six times
a day and is generally hungry. An old per
son eats but sparingy two three times
a day. Yet the baby succeeds in converting
all its food into tissue, and consequently gets
tat, rather chubby all over.
When childhood comes the number of
meals decreases (although the quantity con-
sumed does not. and the character OF the
development takes on a new form. Contiu-
nal exercise of muscles and bones requires
the upbuiding of these, ana the nutriment
from the foodstuffs is diverted in this direc-
ton. The relation between height and
weight changes from year to year. a child
one year old is much tatter than he will ever
be again. At the age of eleven years he
should be at his thinnest ightest, and
then he should steadily increase in weight
until the age OF dfty-fye. when the shrnkage
OF old age begins
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
Which Is BETTER for Your HEAL UMBRELLA or RANCOAT?

~ y this page recently appeared an ar
{ ragnment of the ubiquitous UNI
~ brelIa as a carrier of disease germs
In reply comes a protest from RESPONSE
BILE umbrella manufacturer in the course oil
which he presents some interesting facts
Curiously enough an equally Responsible
manufacturer of raincoats seized the oppor
tunity to promote the rapidly growing popu
iarity of that useful garment Let the UNI
brella man speak first being aggrieved:
"The attempt to place umbrellas in the
category of a menace to the community by
deuouucnE them as acCumulators and distribu
tors al almost every known disease germ
suggests d desire of raincoat makers, aided
and dbetted by an expert physician. TO ride
into notorety on the broad back and ribs
of that sturdy and reliable old servitor OF
the people. the umbrella.
In retutdtion Of this point OF attack. |
call attention to the greater surface of the
raincoat and oil cap, which are subject to the
same atmospheric condition as the umbrella.
The handle of the umbrella being mentioned
as a specific point OF infection would say
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

that this may easily he made aseptic, and
kept so, whereas the coat and cap may not
be so easily disinfected, and coming in closer
contact with the person of the wearer at
more points, and liable to greater handling,
should be of greater menace to the wearer
and others through the scattering of the
specified germs.
Also, the majority Of rainccat wearers
carry umbrellas while many carriers of UNI
brellas depend with confidence in the pro
lection of the umbrella alone, firmly con
WINGED it will keep them comfortably dry
if properly Observation-Disclosures the storm
prove extraordinarily severe
In addition to this, the umbrella serves
as a walking stick-and if a storm abates
and the sun appears land the season be
summertime) the umbrella instead of add
ing TO the heat, as viii the raincoat, may be
employed to ward of the suns hot rays"
From the raincOat authority:
A hrst-class raincoat is scientific
product, and therefore, is more or less costly
as raincoats go cheap raincoat is miser-
able imitation of waterproof cloth and has
absolutely no value. But a good raincoat is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
By WILLIAM LEE HOWARD. MD.

TINE majority of girls and young worry
times about their hearts. This anxiety increases
the cause. Constant attention is called to the
beating of the heart and the vicious circle completed
Very few-very few, remember, young people have
any real disease OF the heart but most of them have
periods which the heart apparently jump
and throb
There is absolutely for worry about these
conditions. Real heart disease does not show itself
this way. Except in certain affections of nature
angina pectorsthere is seldom pain around the heart
This disease in middle and late life, and mostly
in men; seldom in women of any age.
The pain in the region of often felt by girls
and young women, is generally due to temporary
ragia little muscles surrounding the ribs. Ere
quently the bosom in developing twinges with slight
pains, and the girl at once thinks of her heart.
Now the more you place your mind upon any active
organ the you viii notice its action so that if
girl has attention called slight pain in the region
Of the heaxt her whole mind is concentrated upon it.
This brings about tension which acceleraes
the heart through the nerves controlling this
gan.
"A fright is the result Fright affects the little
controlling the blood vessels of the skin, and the girl
becomes suddenly pale has blue lips and papitation
wright, 1914 by the Company Britain Rights
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

There are really only two distinct quail
ties of waterproof clothing, namely, good and
bad; by this l mean that garment produced
from good fabrics properly treated with a
compound Of pure para rubber and carefully
made, will invariably give excellent service
while any attempt to cheaper the cost of the
material will render the garment worthless
for when the water begins to seep through
the goods it washes out the cheap compost
tion and leaves bare a fabric which in many
cases strongly resembles cheesecloth.
There is nothing that can be said in favor
of the cheap raincoat; it has not one redeem
ing feature; it is simply waste of money
to buy one at any price, and the cheaper the
raincoat the worse for YOU"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
Things to Re
member When
You BUY SOAP

A MONG the millions use soap with much
~ regularity they 20 to their meals, probably
l. there is only very small percentage vino reail,
know anything about the various COMPOUNDS bearing
that general designationther constituents and their
action beneficial and otherwise. upon The skin
An interesting array of facts This subject is pre-
scented in issue of the London Lancet On the
whole these facts encouraging leaving little room
apprehension concerning most OF the products
in general
It appears that to-day the manufacture of soap
reached pitch OF refinement upon which both
and manufacturer may be congratulated. The quality
of soap is Of considerable Importance nay,ng regard
to the frequency of its in domestic economy for
1t is employed with regularity and orthodoxy com
parable with the ritual of mealtme Soap and food,
fact rival another of in the
regime Of the domestic day.
Soap occupies this position owing its property
removing greasy materials which among other things
responsible for song the skin clothing It's
essential chemical quality is in fact its solvent effect
upon fatty substances. If dirt not Invariably
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

a desirable and necessary article.
In the first place the material used must
be of closely woven fabric Of good quality,
with body capable of resisting a proportion
ate amount of rain. and that will accept and
retain the rubber used in the process Of
rubberzing.
THE high-grade raincoat is fully cemented
on all seams. The Tapped seams. or the
edges projecting beyond the line of stitching
are securely cemented to the body. and over
this is cemented strip of material known as
strapping; when this is properly done the
seams are doubly reinforced and are both
alright and waterproof. Each and every
seam is treated in this manner and the result
is finished product, which viii outwear a
dozen limitations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01

BARRIERS itch and other ailments. And each
time the collar presses against the often delicate
skin OF the neck. you are exposed TO the infec-
ton which results in these troublesome all
ments.
The most careful laundering cannot entirely
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
WHEN YOU CAN ERuIr.

tablespoonful
the formation of coating In
fresh abeoonfus each pound of
and pinch Of salt and S a improvement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
FOR YOUR SHOES.

LITTLE gycerne rubbed with flannel
from wettng is a good way o sofenng the leather
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
YOU MIGHT TRY
TO CLEAN WHITE FEATHERS.

gasoline and plaster paris the
Ava the feathers squeezing pressing them Hang
them in the eaporaed and then shake
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