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The Washington times., 1914-04-06
By Cecile Manning

feel that the questioner really has gem
uine interest in the state Of your well
being. and the cookies of your heart
by the way. did you ever see the
once. Perhaps the woman doesn't care
any more how you are than does the
one who passes with an abrupt nod, but
she has the pleasing faculty OF appear
ing sRsfn. to; vsu ,o,ssa :. another nscs.-
sary quality in the blessed state of
graciousness. 1t is more than 1 can do
to give minute directions Of how to at
tain poise. First, understand yourself
and know what Is expected of you
not kindly. but with understanding.
Learn self-possesslon. Make your head
save you from plumbers. That will help
others to be at their easeful best.
Try to be restful in your manner
even when most energetic. Perhaps this
Is not simple. but 1t can be acquired.
So many Of us think that to furry
means to be competent. It Is fatal to
continuous accomplishment. The girl
who comes into the office with sweet,
radiant smile, who takes off her hat in
silence, omitting to spend five minutes
before the mirror waving her hands in
foolish circles over her hair. and with a
powder pun. who opens her desk and
dusts II out with few motions. and Is
ready to get right down to work with
tne alr OF DclnB lilOIc iulcfcSleu III tIc
outcome Of that days business for that
one office than for anything else in the
world is the competent girl. and she
will see a dozen huriy-burly hustlers
and bustlers come and go.
Don't think you've got to get out and
stand on your head to make the world
know you're on earth. Make yourself
fit into the picture so that there would
be a big emptiness If you were re-
moved. and try to blend with all the
life and activity around you. so there
shall be nothing but harmony. That Is
the art Of being gracious.
"It works with the same charm the
world over.
TT passes for cleverness and friend
ship and love. It makes you more dis
tinctive than all the eccentricities you
could copy. or invent. or cultivate.
ct Is as far as the sun is from the
moon from being wishy-washy. De-
ceitful? What nonsense, 1t is finding
your best foot and knowing enough to
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

who serves others in the same way.
II can also be used to hold smaller
needs of table service, such as a
plate Of sliced lemon, dish Of may
onnaise. condiments. etc. Some OF
the wooden "Susans" are now being
seen for the first time fitted with
special china sections, which permit
four or five dishes to rest In the
susan at once. SO that 1t can be
reyolved slowly. and the guests may
help themselves to mashed potatoes.
lima beans. ETC., as they wish-from
the dishes before them.
The so-called muffin stands are
also being used extensively in con-
nection with simple table service by
woman who must serve her own
meals. These will hold a pereolator,
cups. and Saucers, and other tea ad-
luncts-plates Of sandwiches and bon
bons.
Then in the matter Of individual
dishes we are finding 1t Is more eff
cient to have one dish with three or
Tour partitions than to have four
separate dishes on the table. So
there are various forms Of the par
titi0ned dish with the silver outer
cover and inner partitions of china
or glass. With this dish Il Is pos
sible to serve potato, two vegetables
and a relish by passing one dish In
ctctu Ol UT yaIiOuS OLucT OC-
casions the plate and cup Is more
satisfactory than separate plates,
saucers and cups at the many little
teas or times when a cup of bullion
or some sandwiches. salads. or cake
must be passed with as little dis
turbance as possible. These cups
come fastened to a long oval plate
in very attractive designs and are
not expensive.
We have been familiar for some
time with the merits of casseroies,
but I mention them in this conec-
ton because the casserole Is of such
value in serving. permitting the food
to be cooked and served In the same
dish. which means a great saving
OF time and unpleasant changing Of
foods from one cooking utensil to
another and then into another for
the table. 1t Is possible to use cass-
eroles in the oven, and to cook vege-
tables In them. as weIl as meat: to
use them for such desserts as souf-
files and custards.s so that the food
can be served the moment 1t Is
cooked. ~1-s- = f-.ss
II a woman must serve her own
meals 1t would pay her to look into
this question of wheeled serving
trays, revolving servette or Susan"
the new adaptation of the muffin
stand. the compartment Dishes. and
tray to use casseroles more exten-
sively in her cooking.
Copyright 1914. by Mrs Christine
Fredericl.)
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

and the authorities united in the
practical application of common
sense psychology"
Expert For Years.
Prof Blumenthal has been the vo-
cational expert and examiner for the
children's department of the Define
ator, of the Butterick Publishing
Company for years
81 have been instrumental in pla-
cling sixteen boys. who are at this
minute in Cornell" he said. "Of
course. my long suit with the But
terick people is the choosing of
babies. have just seen to having
twenty pairs of twins photographed
for that firm. One of the most
beautiful things about this work is
that the kind folk of America do
not all want the fine babies. Many,
on my recommendation, are will
ing to take the abnormal child, the
sickly baby. and the child who
would formerly have been over
looked. They believe in me and
know that by careful training, en-
vironment, and a removal OF the
causes which made the child diff
ferent from its fellows they can
have a perfect specimen and save
the race one more deficient person"
He slipped right back to his orig
inal statement.
washington people should real
ize this. They should be instru-
mental in giving all of their girls
a chance to grow. She will be-
come woman soon enough Let
her school days be school days
rot a stage for the initiation of
the dress and manners of a social
order of which she is not yet a
member"
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Serving a Dinner
That You've Cooked
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

~OME Of Us are fortunate enough
to have maids or buffers, and
thus have our daily meals
served to US smoothly and 81
iently by their human hands. But
tnere are also many OF us whose
pocketbooks. circumstances or choice
has eliminated the human servant.
and hence We have to rely more on
mechanical servants who shall help
serve our meals.
L know from experience that It Is
one. of the hardest details Of wom-
ans work to serve a dinner on which
she has just spent energy and time
In cooking. When she has finished
cooking she feels like sitting down
to enjoy her food and not getting
up to serve other members Of the
family. More and more are me
chanical servants being put at the
disposal Of this woman.
First of these In Importance Is the
tray or trays on wheels. Several
styles Of this device come-one with
two trays about thirty inches oval,
fitted IN weil-made steel stand.
which has three legs fitted to rubber
tired wheels. Such a tray can be
used near the stove while cooking.
and used to carry In both hot dishes
and the regular table service to the
dining table. For many meals also
1t can be used right by the hostess
side at the table. The soiled pIates
OF one course, say soup, are then
placed on the upper tray, and the
hostess, without rising, can then
serve meat and vegetables which
have been kept these few moments
on the lower tray; or the lower tray
can be used to hold the salad and
dessert, and the change from the
soiled dishes of one course to serving
the food Of the following course can
easily be made. By careful planning
and the use Of various dishes with
aluminium covers-or hot water bases
to retain the heat Of the food 1t is
possible to serve an entire dinner to
three or four people without rising.
Another silent servant Is what Is
often called the lazy Susan" This
either in wood to match the dining
table or Of glass on similar base
or PEDESTAL This permits the hostess
to place a plate on the Susan"
which Is then revolved, gently SO
that the plate with its portion comes
opposite to the person for whom 1t Is
intended. who removes It and swings
the Susan" back to the hostess,
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waves may induce explosive changes
in Photographic plates, rocks, and liv-
ing tissues.
The sun contains all of the magic of
such wizards as Edison. Marconi, Alexis
Carrel. Ecree, Wright and MiXim. 1t is
a surgeon and an anarchist, a creator
and a destroyer, a healer and a wicked
Merlin.
According TO Prof Haeckel. of Ger
many, and Prof. Henderson. of Harv ord.
the ooze of the sea may become life by
the energizing tuch of the sun. From
the work of Prof. r. W. Wood, of johns
Hopkins. invisible things can be made
visible by the ultraviolet rays. Dis
eases, too, of the skin are cured by
them.
Example of Plant Needs.
DIR. Thomas S. Blair, of the medical
council, says this Apollo, this King of
Day, is more necessary to those predis-
posed to cancer than food is itself. The
human texture has an appetite, he says,
for air, for water, for fodder, and for
light
Nature intended the tissues to absorb
sunshine, such baths of sunshine are a
sort of food to the tissues. You insulate
yourselves against the forces of nature
at your peril Why should not the deep
tissues Of an animal demand sunshine
no less than does plant life? Is not sun
shine actually a food or stimulant to the
plant? You have no reason to believe
that the animal, though probably to a
less degree. is not dependent upon the
same influence.
Prof. Daniel Berthelot, of France, de-
clares that the skin of the modern hu-
man race differs much from that Of
your ancestors. While the skin Of the
darker races absorb the ultraviolet
rays thev also absorb most of the other
rays Negro skin reflects no color at
all. The skin Of the red race absorbs
all but the red and orange rays, and
that Of the yellow races absorbs all but
the red. orange and yellow. The white
skins of the races of today absorb none
but the ultraviolet and possibly little
of the violet rays. They reflect almost
Ell the visible rays. -' .. |
Power of Suns Rays.
Prof. Berthelet prophesied that the
evolution OF the human skin, If contin-
ued. will finally reflect even the ultra
violet rays, and thus develop All ultra
white race Of people.
Phoebus, Angel of Light. according to
DR.. Blair's statistics, send out elec-
irons much milder, il is true, than RAJ
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The other children saw him
through the door and came slyly
in. What is itY' they asked
eagerly. That" said Tom. point
ing with a dirty paw to the starch.
Ma told me not 20 touch 1t. so |
know that II is good to eat.
think il is cake before IT is cook
ed. You kn"w-Ihe stuff that we
lick out Of that bowl
Il don't want any" said good
little Tottie.
''Oh fraid cat. fraid cat" said
Tom, and tweAked her ear.
I'm not a fraid cat she whimp-
cred. but ! think that ma must
have had Il good reaSon-''
She did have a good reason"
giggled Tessie. She did not wa Mt
Us to taste il and put our paws
III it. Let's climb up on the table
And with that they dug their
sharp little claws into the red
table cloth. ard all tried to climb
up at once. all but Tottie. who
watched from safe distance
Almost Up-"Oh." screamed Tot
tie. you're pulling il off and
you're pulling the table cloth off,
tOO-o-o--" and her voice went
on up in the air In a S0ueal that
brought Mrs. Tabby breathless
from the garden. Sh. was just in
time 10 sc" The Ttd taDlG CiOtn pull
ed down over three heads. and to
see the starch bang down on the
floor scaldinS hot. just tiny bit
beyond.
Wildly scra anblinS inside the red
cover. the three naughty kitty
children got their paws in the hot
starch. They found out Just why
Mrs. Tabby had warned them from
il. Coco. how il burned. and ooOoh,
how hard Mrs. Tabby could spank.
Yes. indeed she sranke them all,
and put on their bOnncts and tied
them under their chiEs. and gave
them = cuff all around for luck
and sent them for a walk. Now"
she said. don't go near the fish
pond in the park"
And here they are all ready.
They don't look very meek, do
they?
Will they be good on the walk
nj not 9" near the fish pond?
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

<<THE fine art Of being gracious
is the secret Of half the per-
i sonal popularity in the world
and a third of the success"
| said Stella Mayhem, greeting the inter-
viewer as If she were really the one
person in the whole world she most
! wanted to see.
III 1 could whisper a little advice in
| the ear Of everr young woman who Is
starting out in life / would say, BE
gracious, my dear; be gracious To my
mind graciousness combine all such de-
lightful qualities of mind and manner
as tact and friendliness and courtesy
and forbearance and encouragement. II
is the most valuable asset, next to COM
mon sense. a woman can possess. It is
the underlying principle which makes
successful actresses. musicians. host
esses. and business women.
The day of the crouch being over
looked and forgiven on the ground Of
individuality or eccentricity is past.
There is too much competition. Genius
may be just as much Of a rarity as
ever. but either the standard Is lower or
the personal equipment finer, for there
are lots of clever workers in every
business. And 1t is the one who can
do her work and meet her people with
the most graciousness who gets the
plums.
How to be gracious? Well. that's
not easy to give the rule which will Mt
all cases. To begin with, the gracious
woman listens more than she talks.
That gives her the opportunity to sense
her surroundings and catalogue the per-
sons with whom she comes in constant
contact and learn how to get on the
sunny side of their nature.
1T also gives them the chance to ex-
pound their views and theories OF life
and nothing pleases the average indi-
vidual more than to find a sympathetic
listener when he has some wheeze
which may meet with scant tolerance in
the less formal hammered home circle.
Then the personal interest note is
strong in the attitude of the gracious
person. How are you?' becomes more
than a stilted question. II makes you
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
If CONST|PATED OR
BILIOUS 'CASCARETS'
For sick headache, sour stom-,
ach, sluggish liver and
bowels.
Get a io-cent tox.

Take a Cascaret tonight to cleanse
your Liver. stomach and Bowels, and
You men and women who have head
ache coated tongue, can't sleep. are
bilious, nervous, upset. bothered VITA
a sick. gassy, disordered stomach, or
Arc you keeping your bowels clean
With CaScaretS-or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with salts,
catl;artic pills or castor oil?
CaScarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the sour,
undigested and fermenring food and
foul gases; take the excess bile from
tho liver and carry off the constipated
waste matter and poison from the IN
tesrines and bowels.
Remember CascarGt tonight win
st-aighten YOU out by morning. A
lQ-cent box from your druggist means
healthy bowel action; u clear head and
for months Don't forge
the children-Adyt
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Our High School Girls Are Superior
But Mem Style Dressing flinders Them
Vocational Expert Points Out
That Corsets, High Heel
Shoes, and Other Embel|ish-
mentS Work Harm.

Did yOu knoW that the Washing
ton High School girls are superior
to the school girls of other Ameri-
can cities and even of Australian
But they should do apay NTH
corsets, high-heeled shoes, rats,
loops over their ears, and other en-
bellishmentS.
They should hare a school uni
form such as some of the young
women in German schools wear,
and should pay as much attention
to their physical training as they
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

THESE four little kitty girls and
kitty boys are dressed up to
take a walk Their mother
has sent them out tc play be-
cause they got in her way and would
not let her work. Now this is how
II was
Their names are Tessie, and Tottie,
and Tom, and Binkie
Their-mother's name is Mrs. Tab
by. and they all live in the first floor
apartment of the harm OF a man
EaIEed Jones.
Tom, he is the one in the white
lace bonnet. is very naughty. just
as he looks. Mrs. Tabby had just
made a great big dish Of starch.
You see she was doing q wasting
for Mrs. Bunny who lives down the
road.
What beautiful, squashy rnessI"
thought Tom. Il wonder what / can
co with it?' His mother had set i
cut to cool, and it was still warm
CROUCH to bIrn a lite. Don't t9urn
the starch" she cried But Tom
didn't listen TO her AZ all
cit Is very sticky" he thought as
he started 10 dip one paw In just =
little ways. Il wonder if it is good
to eat?''-Dut before he could find
out he heard his mother coming and
hid under the step.
''Oh, dear" she sighed as she
picked up the starch and hurried
into the house. IF those children
would only give me some peace.
They are all over the floor. and
She added louder in the hope that
Tom would hear. ''if they touch this
starch they Will get badly burnt
But down under the porch Tom did
not hear. and the other three Tessie
and Tottie. snd Binkie, Vere so
boisy in the next room that they did
not hear either. Mrs. Tabby set the
hot dish with the starch In II on the
table with the red cloth and wiped
OIL her glasses, and went out of
DOORS to hang up the clothes.
In just one minute in came Tom
cIecpiEg along and. getting his dress
e. ..- .. T. --.-'-- rO-- ~
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Answers to Health
Questions

w. i. B.-What is good for adenoids
and rasal catarrh?
An operation by a nose and throat
specialist as soon as possible.
Miss A. Why stomach. feet hips,
face and abdomen have been quite
bloated for over a year. My heart
Iaipitates. 1 am sixty-two.
You should go 10 the nearest large
city and have your heart examined by
an expert.
Mrs ]. N-How can tell whether I
attacks and Do not feel sleepy after
ward. l do not lose consciousness.
/ feel almost certain that your spells
are "hysterical commissions" due 10 4
disordered alirnentary canal, or other
even of minor form. sleepiness fol-
lows the transient attack OF uncon-
sciousnesS.
DR.. Hirshberg will ansWer ques-
toHS for readers of this paper on
medical, hygienic, and sanitation
subjects that are of general inter-
est. He will not undertake to pre-
scribe or offer adpice for indipidudlt
cases. Where the subject is not of
general interest letters mill be an
SWered personally if a stamped and
addressed enpelope is enclosed.
Address all inquiries to Dr.. L. K.
HHshberg, care this office.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

<T1HE fine art Of being gracious
is the secret of half the per-
i sonal popularity in the world
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Secrets of Health and Happines,
Sunshine Is Magic Food
For Your | Hungry Tissues
y DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG
A. B.. NJ. A.. NJ. D.. (Johns Hopkins).

these days of pianos. vioins and xyophones
/ slxyear-od boy knows what octave is. Sound is
composed of octaves light made up of octave
women have official perfImer who
ranges her scents and odors in
The colors of the spectrum. in the rain
bow, the visible light There
theless enormous invisible octaves
beyond the violet end of the spectrum and the
The other rays the sun Iu1ninou,
objects, such a lamp a FREELY which not
disturb called ultraviolet rays,
rays, wireless rays, electro magnetic rays heat rays
chemical x-rays. many others yet to labeled
1t until recently thought that the
were the only actinic' chemical But easily
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
How Personal F opulanty May Be Won

put 1t forward at the right time. It is
finding the best side Of the ones you
meet. 1t makes for courage and
strength Of character and helpfuiness-
And IL Is the best commercial asset q
woman can have"
Copyright 1914, Newspaper Feature Series
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Hair Hinders Hearing.

the gir: at school with ner hair COW
called upon. or get the benefit of
other recitations? The teachers think
the little girls are inattentive that
Trey are always thinking of other
things. They ARE thinking of other
things, but not willingly.
Instead of 'Arma virumque cano,'
they are thinking Of their hair, their
poor feet cramped under their
chairs. their aggregate discomfort
all caused by the foolish clothing
that is binding their growing limbs"
He stopped for sheer lack of breath.
1T Is a wonder to me-" he contin-
ued. more quietly, that the girls
ever Get any place. They are given
such a terrible physical handicap
the moment they enter their teens.
There should be absolutely no
pressure Of any kind on their
bodies. Their feet should not be
screwed up in monkey-like pos
ture under their chairs and en-
cased in tight boots. The stir
corset stay should not press
against the delicate pit of the
stomach. Ihelr hair should be worn
as Is that OF the girl Of twelve.
tied up In simple fashion. They
should always wear the neck low.
The high collar Is the handmaiden
OF indigestion. bad memory, and an
impaired eyesIght.
THE finer the type, as in the
case OF the Washington high school
girl. the greater the nervous ten
sion. and the greater the damage
done by consciousness OF clothing.
1t Is high time that the parents
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

dunn. x-rays. thorium, and the other
radioactive cancer "palliatives. But
in its march through the heavens the
sun does shoot forth rays powerful
enough at least to aid in the prevention
of cancer
Copyright, 1914. Newspaper Feature Series. }
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

urseen places with multitudinous
pins.
Now admit he pointed a finger
and smiled ingratiatingly, do you
not have to Eft the hair from your
ears when you telephone?"
The man was positively uncanny.
II do" | answered like a prisoner
at
Evening journal., 1914-04-17
HIGHLY DISPLEASING.

From the Georgetown Journal
The action of the Sussex county
Levy Court in turning down the
proposition of County Road Engineer
Gum for the improvement of the high
WAYS is highly displeasing to nearly
an of the residents of the county.
Sussex county is making less strides
I'm the way of permanent improve
ments than any county on the PENN
sula.
County Engineer Gum. holding the
position that he does, no doubt .eal-
ICES the needs of the county more
SO than any other man. He traverses
the county and inspects the roads,
and, therefore, is in "a position TO
know what is needed.
The cry goes up that the county
Is. not able to meet the financial Obli-
cations and this is the main reason
for the standstill in the improvement
TO the roads
Sussex county is looked upon as a
strictly agricultural section. and i'm
order for the farmers TO market their
produce i'm good shape it is necessary
to have good roads
According to a report submitted by
County Comptroller Peter s. Shock
ley at the meeting of the Levy Court
this week. it was shown that enough
taxes We're outstanding in the several
districts to complete he woeaoinshrdl
/ districts to complete the two
stretches of road that Engineer Gum
/ is desirous of building. So long az
/ the collectors fail to do their duty
! sufficient funds will be lacking foI
any improvements in the county. Ac-
} tion should be taken on the report
of the Comptroller, by the Levy Court
and the collectors be made to ge
busy and get busy and get in somi
OF the outstanding money. As sool
\ as this is done, and the outstanding
money received then road improve
ments can be pushed forward.
Evening journal., 1914-04-17
CHANGES AMONG PASTORS
Since conference CLOSE

owing to the requests Of congre-
cations of several OF the Methodist
Episcopal churches since the recent
session OF Wilmington NJ =. Confer
euce at Berlin, Md, several changes
have been made in the appointments
by Bishop Cranston as originally an
nounced.
The Rev. r. n. Givan. who was sent
TO oxford, Md, has been changed
from that place 20 RoXana. Del.
The Rev. y. H. Derrickson. who
was sent to RoNana, was changed to
oxford
The Rev A. p. prettyman, who
was sent to Smyrna Circuit, has been
returned TO Greensboro. Md.
The Rev. H. c. Smoot, who was
sent to Greensboro. was returned 20
Kent Island.
The Rev. Milton McCann, who had
been sent 20 Kent Island, was later
assigned TO Smyrna Circuit.