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Room For Children AT Museum
Smithsonian Institution Has Novel Appeal to
Interest Young in Natural History Subjects.

posed to the sunlight from the south.
This room presents a world of ell
tertainmcnt to Srown-upS as well as
smaller visitors.
In the center is an aquarium of
brightly colored fishes and tiny tur-
ties The wall cases. which are all
low so as to be within range of n
child's vision. contain the different
groups. The first, the largest and
smallest birds of prey" includes sev-
eral birds ranging in size from the
condor OF the Andes to the tiny
pyGmy hawk. Next are the eagle
and elf owls, followed by some curl
Gus birds" all of which live up to
their general label.
Other birds are arranged together
on account of their brilliant and
Faudy coloration: one group con-
of common birds of the United
States. one of the most interesting
groups to the child who recognizes
many of his feathered neighbors
with surprising JOY and ease. Many
other different birds are included
as well as curious nests and eggs,
and then there is beaver busy cut
ling log. Here are also an attractive
series of ''prctty shells" case
of strange insects" another of
beautiful butterflies, followed by
curious sponge and coral fOrma-
lions. and a case of minerals and
fossils"
Probably one of the most appealing
exhibits IS the series labeled How
Creatures Hide" the chiihren's room
title for protective mimiCry, which
shows some of Natures devices for
the protection of her living things.
Here are shown leaf insects so like
the foliage to which they cling as
to make tho observer give up" be-
fore discovering them; birds, nests
and eggs which are only to be found
by the closest inspection, and
ptarmigans in both their white and
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IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTI-
TUITION at Washington there is
room especially arranged for
the children. 1t Is not fitted up
with swings, slides, and see-saws,
but with some of the wonders of
nature; curious animals, birds,
fishes. insects, plants, and rocks, all
grouped so as to appeal to the youth
ful mind. This exhibit, while plan
ned especially for the child. is en-
tertaining to the adult as well.
The room was designed and pre-
pared under the personal direction
of the late secretary. DR.. Samuel
Pierpont Langley, whose interests
were so human and broad that he
took time from his other studies 10
direct the e.arrangement OF this room
for his little clients" as he called
them. He even went SO far as to
appoint rimsclf honorary curator,
and chose to accept this appoint
ment with great seriousness, devot-
ing nearly two years TO the work.
He desired to interest children in
science. and especially natural sci
ence. by showing them some of ma
ture's curious works. lie based his
groupings on the observing and alb
sorbing powers OF children. and Sc
lected for exhibition here the great
est and smallest. and the brightest
and most inconspicuous specimens.
all Of which he labeled with their
common English names.
This little room for the children
Etill remains intact, just as DR..
Langley planned it sixteen years ago.
II is just as up-to-date today as II
over was: his classification and
choice were far-sighted and have
never been improved upon. Located
Just across the hall opposite the
ssain entrance OF the institution, eX-
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ments used for measuring that the same
effects were brought about In these
metres by muscle and nerve activity as
by electricity.
Heimhottz, a great physicist, showed
that the speed with which the life mes
sage passes through a compact frogs
nerve is something over 100 feet a sec
ond.
Compared with the speed Of electricity
through the air or copper wire this Is
snairs pace.
Both the speed Of the message and its
strength as II passes, say, from a pinch
or pin prick in the skin UP the nerve of
sensation to the spinal cord and back
TO the nerve Of motion and the muscles
in the leg which kicks the pincher. can
be changed by drugs, poison, anesthet-
les, tobacco, liquor, germs, fever, dis
ease. and various things.
Although the skin. the muscles and
other tissues are inclined to exhibit
symptoms Of lethargy, experiments
show that nerves, like White Wings in
the song. never grow weary. Nerves
stimulated and annoyed" continuously
never show fatigue.
Plainly. then, when you are nervous"
you are something or other far removed
from what you or your doctor means.
IT behooves you to submit tc a careful
and detailed physical search as to what
this is. If you think you are nervous II
Is much the same as dreaming that you
are as rich as Croesus.
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Graceful Nuns Hood for Mourning
Forms Attractive Frame For Face
Milliners of Paris Revive Call
For Change to White AS
Mourning Color, After
Fashion of the Middle
Ages.
-HE mililners Of Paris do not
intend to allow other nations
to n dispute the supremacy

-HE milllners of Paris do not
intend to allow other nations
to dispute the supremacy
they have held so long.
Even I'm the matter of mourning
headgear-now so generally seen In
Paris streets-they have set their
originality to work and have design
ed the nuns hood, a graceful varia-
ton of the usual crepe bonnet and
veil.
Over a small, closely fitting cap
crepe and yelling have been draped
and swathed I'm loose folds. and in
spite of the fact that this charming
headgear Is intended for mourning
wear the arrangement Of the crepe
has somehow taken away much Of
the depressing effect.
A further touch that justifies tho
name of this latest Partisan creation
ing the small hat and forming an
attractive foil to the black of the
crepe.
There are rumors that several Of
the advanced milliners are to advo-
cate white for mourning instead of
black. reverting to the customs Of
the Middle Ages. Several years ago
white mourning, yet ii was not en-
tirely successful because all white
proved conspicuous for winter wear.
Now. however, when nearly all the
women Of Paris are wearing mourn
ing for husban nds and brothers, it is
believed that all white would have a
less depressing effect than the In
evitable black Accordingly, manu-
facturers are working on new weaves
of white crepe, and materials suitable
for coats and dresses.
1T 1t expected that there will be
quite a furry in the millinery world
OF Paris when the fifty hats designed
and made by American girls of New
York arrive to compete with French
models for popularity. They are
part of the systematic Made in
America" campaign that is sweeping
foreign manufactures before II.
Paris Is all the more excited over
the American hats when she has
learned that they have been sent
. from the United States with the un
qualified approval OF Lucille. the
dressmaker, who Is now making her
headquarters in New York, yet is
considered an authority in London
and Paris as well.
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reacting on the nerves, that the natural
strain upon the cords and ligaments
is not accompanied by those severe
sickness, and many local distrcsses.
Many people believe that those rem.
edies which have stood the test of time.
that have been put to every trial under
the varying conditions of age. weight
general health, etc, may be safely re.
lied upon. And Judging by the fact
that Mothers Friend" has been in
continual use since our gramdmothers
earlier years and Is known throughout
the United States il may he easily
inferred that II IS something that wo.
men gladly recommend.
Mothers Friend" is prepared only
in our own laboratory and is sold by
today and write for opecial book >for
eApectant mothers. Address Bradne!d
Regulator Co. %07 Lamar Bldg, At.
IAntR- Sa-Adyt
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By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

stomach. II the sour milk drinks
are not preferred. sweet milk has
endless possibilities when combined
with matted milk, eggs, and various
favors. The shakes and "noggs"
concocted by the best drug stores
and soda fountains arc really de-
lclous and most nourishinG. l'"-
ter by far to have a cool. matted
milk with egg and favor accom-
panied by Swiss cheese sandwich
than all the apparently delcCtable
stews, croquettes, "ham-and" which
the bill of fare may offer.
Speaking of matted milk reminds
us that in tho East 1t is not so
often combined with ice cream as
in other sections. A delectable sum
mer drink sold in the West at drug
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
Tendency to Nervousness
Is Signal For POsSeSSOr
To Pay Visit to Expert
BY DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
tCopyright 1915 Newspaper Feature seryi Incl

<<N n ETAPHYSICS," said Vol
tairc in a cynical mood.
wi "is this: When he To
whom one speaks does
not understand, and he who speak
himself does not understand this is
metaphysics" Voltaire's definition OF
metaphysics may be equally applied TO
the medical knowledge of nervous
ness
The problem OF what passes on
through the ncrve-the so-caled ner-
vous impulsa-is intimately associated
with the question: What Is the nature
OF the living spark? or life?
Through the nerves pass something
which makes muscle lengthen or
bulge. Cut the nerve and only direct
physical irritants, such as electricity,
heat and cold and chemicals applied in
close contact to the muscle will do what
was remotely done via the Great White
Way of the nerve.
Comparatively recent is the anatomi-
cal knowledge that the nerve Is not a
hollow tube, but thick wire.
When Galvani made known his great
discoveries the nervousness of nerves
was at once identified as electricity.
Du Bois-Reymond, a genius. indeed.
discovered by means of electric instru-
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Will Work Together.
TO A WANDERER.
I wonder If the cloudless, wide

wonder If the cloudless, wide
Italian sky Is blue
As are the violets that hide
Our dewy earth from view?
wonder If the Alpine snow
Is half so fair. to see
As these white cherry-blooms that
blow
In soft flakes from the tree?
I wonder what rara music heard
From carved cathedral choir
Is sweet as notes of yonder bird
Within the budding brier?
All. wherefore. wherefore, tarry,
dear?
Why wander still 80 far?
The May is glad and glorious here
AS foreign Maytimes are!
The scented blossoms break apart,
And like n flower. too,
The love that sweetens all my heart
And waits to welcome you.
-Evaleen Stein.
The Washington times., 1915-05-15
Question Box

Mrs. Olive Garner-The Federal
statute regarding the citizenship of
tho wife of an American says: ANY
woman who shall be married to a
citizen of the United States shall be
deemed or taken as a citizen. His
ther husbands) citizenship, when-
ever it exists, Confers, by the act.
citizenship upon her" Or. S. 1.99iD
The Geological Survey, between
Thirteen and Fourteenth streets in
j.. will he able to give YOU authori-
tative information about LoGan's
line.
Miss l.. r. Alt is possible that
clear alcohol will remove the rain
spots on your silk dress. Chloro-
form is sometimes successful, If the
ale ohol fails
G. B. i've cannot answer legal
questions in this column. However.
any lawyer could give YOU the in
formation YOU desire.
hnxious-YOu can find what Won
wish 10 know under Marriage" In
the books Of District law.
The Washington times., 1915-05-15
Dairy Lunch SdOeS Tired Feeling
Some Summer Suggestions to Take Place of
Midday Meal and to Add to Bodily Efficiency.

counters for ID cents consists Of
matted milk with egg. into which
a portion OF vanilla ice cream has been
thoroughly shaken. the whole GaV-
ored with chocolate. nutmeg. or
other preferred favor. The drink
Is shaken until it is all we'll mixed,
and consists OF cool. rather thick
beverage, which is at once very
nour!shinG. but equally refreshing
matted milk with egg deserves to
be n more popular lunch drink.
Investigate the dairy lunch count
er and demand more OF its possi-
bilities. IT will save YOU that tired
feeling" and give you fust enough
refreshment and nutrition for the
summer midday meal.
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Next Generation to See
Remarkable Changes In
Ways AllAmericdnS Live
Teachers and Preachers Will Work Together and There
Will Be Too Much Real Christianity to Discuss Creeds
..: Love For Humanity Will Be Keynote in Life
Vocation Series No .13.
Bv ANNA BOGENHOLM SLOANE.
fCopvriRbt 1916 by Mrs. Anna b. Sloane.)


will be so Christian-spirited there will
be no prejudice against either Catholic
or Hebrew. There will be too much
genuine Christianity for discussions Of
creeds. and love for humanity Will he
the leading theme of sermons and lee
lures. War will have ended for all time.
and men the world over will be brothers.
When the girl of the coming genera
ton is grown to womanhood feminine
clothing will have changed greatly.
Only few garments Will be worn at one
time, which will be comfortab bic and in
dicate both the modesty and the intelli-
gence of the wearer. The schoolgirl OF
today will be her mother, and she should
be educated in the duties Of the moth
erhood of the future American girl.
When the girl of the next genera
tion arrives at maturity women VIII
vote in all elections in every State and
will be eligible for any office. Now Is
the time for training her mother, in
civic duties and civic righteousness so
that her daughter will bo born with a
civic conscience. Frauds in connec-
tions with elections will be rare and
riots at the polls a thing of the past.
Cooking To Be Fireless.
When the girl of the next generation
becomes mistress Of her own home
much Of the cooking will be done with
fireless cooker and with electricity. The
variety OF food consumed at one meal
will be smaller than is now found on
the tables Of those who think they live
well. Domestic work will be lghtened
by machinery.
Every home, rural as well as city.
will be comforta ble and fitted with
every convenience today found only In
the houses of the wcl'-to-dc. Country
homes will be lighted and h"eted by
| electricity and equipped with water
! plants which will furnish hot and cold
water City dwellings will stand vacant
and new bungalows will spring up on
every countryside and gardens VIII
grow and bloom around them.
When the boy of the next genera
tion reaches manhood most OF the
farmwork will be done By machinery
which will be jointly owned by the
| neighborhood farmers. one expert will
do a certain kind OF plowing for the
neigh borhood, another will do most or
the planting. while another will run
the cultivators, still another will make
a specially of harvesting and all haul
ing will be done with electric motors.
Low-priced but serviceable t"Itomo-
biles for rapid travelling. will have
taken the place of the vehicles drawn
by horses. Every acre of cultivated
ground will produce from three to ten
times as much as the average produc
| tions Of today.
Under these conditions men and
! women Will prefer farming to the toll
| and drudgery OF clerkships. in stufry
! offices. or to the nerve-taxing duties
of the department store counters and
cur boys and girls should be educated
| for the life they will live.
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brown plumage. which makes them
inconcpiclous in winter or summer.
DR.. Langley was exceedingly clear
sighted and his efforts have no
doubt instilled into the minds of
many children the germ for a scien-
tifC education. which fle sought to
SOW in order that the people OF this
country might become more inter-
csted in nature, and study her many
phases
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70 great power of prophetic fore
M sight is required to predict that
the standards and usaSes OF
American life will have been
greatly changed before the child OF the
next generation arrives.
Before he enters school he will be cx-
amined by a competent physician, so as
to ascertain whether he has any physi-
cal defects. If any are found they will
bs treated until removed or overcome
sufficiently not to interfere with his
mental and physical development.
His mental capacity and natural pow
ers and his inclinations will be ascer-
tained and, from the beginning, OF his
school work. he will be trained care
fully for the work for which nature
seems to have created him. At that
time there will be no drones, for idle
ness and incapacity will be held in dis
grace. Everybody will be trained 10 do
some work and all will be anxious to do
something and to do it we'll.
Will Work Together.
The school. the church. the literary
fathers union will all work in perfect
harmony, using the same buildings for
their meeting places. Religious forces
will be united 80 closely and so har-
monious that only one church will be
needed in small towns and villages.
Teachers and the prea chers will work
side by side in shaping the child's men-
tai. physical, and spiritual powers. and
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r. NJ CO. "a My hair has been fall
ing out, in spots, all over my head. Can
you suggest something that will stop it:
az One of my eyebrows is entirely
gone. What can | do?
A. O Massage into the scalp twice a
day: Resorcin, Is grains: balsam peru
y dram; sulphur lott, drains; castor
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plete JOY Of eXpec-
tatiOn. But this is
quite overcome by
the advice OF so
man. women to
u S e M o I h e RS
Friend" This is an
external application
designed TO SO lu-
hricate the muscles
and TO thus so re-
iieVe the pressure
The Washington times., 1915-05-15

the while I inhale deep breaths Of
the pure air. Then ! dI op my arms
slowly, as though, my lands were
made of lead. to nv sides.
Lie down for ten or fiftt en- minutes,
for, as a rule, YOU will feel dizzy
after the deep breathing exercise.
Relax every muscle and close your
eyes and Danish every thought from
your brain. Absolute rest will make
you IN prime condition for the days
activities
Now YOU are ready to dress for
going out, and the complexion must
be prepared to withstaLd the raw
ages of spring wind and sun. If
upon rising YOU have rot massaEed
the skin, do not neglect to do so at
this time.
Use the second and third fingers,
dipping them into a good cold cream
md apply 1t with rotary motions.
The lengthwise movement will make
lines, while the rotary eradicates
II en-
Remove the cold cream with a soft
towel and apply IA fresh coating. Re-
move this also and give the skin a
bath consisting of a Wneglassful OF
rosewater to which fifteen drops OF
peroxide have been added. Leave
fifteen minutes. ] always remove
this lotion with a second bath OF
plain rosewater or cold cream to al
lay the sting OF the peroxide.
Valuable Windburn Remedy.
My skin is easily affected by sun
burn and windburn, so l use this
preventative when going outdoors.
I first anoint my face with lotion
which contains:
Rosewatcr..,......,3 3 ounces
GlyCerine .......... l ounce
Lemon Juice ...... tablespoonful
Then remove the superhuous
liquid with a piece of soft linen and
dust the skin with rice powder. The
powder protects the complexion from
the sun and wind while the lotion
keeps the skin soft and white.
When YOU return to your home
after long exposure to the elements
thoroughly cleanse your face and
apply a coating of cold cream, allow
ing It to romain on as long as YOU
are in the privacy Of your own room.
The hands and finger nails, the
eyes. ha'r and teeth all require
minor <ttontiOn to keep them IN n
perfect condition, and the woman
who bears this In mind will make
great strides along the road TO
beauty.
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Miss NJ. F.-Q.-l. My eyelids are sore
and intiamed along the edges. Is there
anything that will help tk2m? 2.-Wh hat
Will make the cYClashes grow?
A.-l.--Apply & grains of ammoniated
mercury to a ounce of white Naseine
to the eyelids each night. llaHe your
eyes fitted for correct glasses. Baths
the eyes three times d day in boriC
acid water. apply each night to tho
roots. capsicum raseline. i dram; white
vaselne, l ounce.
The Washington times., 1915-05-15

oil, IA drains; oil OF theobromine,
drains.
t2J Apply white vaseline each night to
the eyebrows.
p. W.-Q. What will remove warts
from the hands?
A. Bathe the warts with vinegar and
peroxide during the day and at night
paint them with one ounce OF COLO
dion to which Is grains of salicylic acid
have been added.
Mrs. W.-Q. Since last summer have
had continual pains in my shoulder
blades, which sometimes extend down
to the region of the heart. What can
do?
A. Massage. electricity applied three
times day to the painful parts, Swed-
ish movements, and manipulation wiz
relieve you. Drink three quarts of dis-
titled water daily, lots OF fresh milk.
and take hve grains of salicylate OF
soda every four hours.
A. K.-Q. l. My mother suffers flom
arthritis in her hands. For many years
she had been a sufferer from asthma,
but for the past few years has not had
severe attack Has this fact any con-
nection with her present trouble? What
do you suggest for relief? ,. Does
numbness OF arm or leg accompany
heart.
a. ]. There is at times connection
between asthma and Joint troubles.
DRINK radium water and distilled water
three quarts daily. Eat whey, oatmeal
and other cereals, prunes, prune Juice,
oranges. grapes, spinach, green vege-
tables without much starch, carrots.
fCs, baked apples, mush, cornbread,
two glasses Of distilled water one-half
an hour before meals. Take one tea
spoonful of milk of magnesia before
meals. Avoid all tea, coffee and solid
OK bile after meals. Several hours Of
exercise i'm the open air daily will help
also. l'se the electric battery three
times day. ,. Numbness of the leg
and arms is caused by high blood pres
sure.
L. G. B.-Q. Is there any remedy for
chronic nasal Catarrh?
a. Stop in at the ear and throat de-
partment of any large hospital and have
a correct diagnosis made.
A. c. H.-A. II you will send a STAMP
self-addressed envelope. I shall be glad
to help you.
A. F. D., Salisbury, Md.--o. Where
can purchase small electric batteryr
"a Inc cieCtIlc battery can be OBJ
tained at any electrical supply house.
s A. Do What can DO to gain
weight?
\. Eat fatty and greasy foods, sweets,
pastries, candies. spices. ham. pork,
gravies. butter. cereals. Drink plenty Of
distilled water. olive oil. milk and cream.
! Eat two extra meals a day Exercise
! shShtly m the open air. sleep in a we'll
Ventilated room. get more sunlight, rest.
fresh air and ten hours sleep in every
| twenty -four.
Or. Hirshbcr1 TiH dnswer questions
for readers OF The Times on medical,
hy9ienic aud sanitation subjects that are
| Of general interest. He tOiN not under
take to prescribe or offer advice for IN
diridudI cases. Where the subject Is not
Of general interest letters tciH be an
dressed envelope Is enclosed. Adress all
Inquiries to DR.. L. K. airShber0. cdro