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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01
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WORTH KNOWING.

4 r.
IL all cereals are soaked in water
"a little sailed for several hours they
will require much less time TO cook.
When making rice.pudding, always
allow the rice and milk to stand in
the dish in which It is to be baked
two or three hours before putting il
tu the oven. II allowed to bake very
slowly It will be more creamy.
Instead Of using sand for birds
cages use newspaper. Cut enough
pieces to 1T the cage to last soma
weeks. This saves much trouble and
birds like IT as well as sand.
SKIRT is KEPT FROM sAeelNe.
To keep a skirt from saggIng
when two bias pieces come together
sew the seam by the machine, then
stretch /. with your fingers az much
as the material will permit, allowing
the thread to break.
Now sew the seam again, keeping
1t well stretched all the time. This
plan may be applied to any fabric.
hut 1t is especially good for wash
materials. says the Baltimore News,
and cotton or a linen skirt carefully
sewed in this way will not sag at the
sides or back.
Before finishing the lower edge Of
. skirt-and let this be the last
thing you do TO it-try it on and
mark all the bias places, then put ii
on a skfrthanger or form and attach
small weights to each marked edge.
Let the skirt hang weighted in this
way for three or four days, then cut
the hem off even.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01

into a pan of boiling water and bake
In moderate oven; stir twice during
the baking Il keep chocolate from
rising TO the top.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01

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cling down there in safety would have
been slow. A hail of bullets missed
him, but he even stopped to light his
pipe behind an eighteen inch willow
before he deliberately climbed bacs
down into the trench with his load.
1.-THE whole army is very tired Of
willow trees and poplars. 1t would be
q relief to know that we would nevc,
have to see them again. Willow
stumps are particularly annoying be;
cause in the dark they look exactly
like soldier crouching, with perhaps
a stray limb resembling leveled gun.
81 was out scouting two nights ago.
and went farther ahead than l had In
tended. had no rife with me. Abr;a
forty yards from the enemy's trench
suddenly saw what thought was d
German crouching down with leveled
gun. My heart stopped and ! hastily
signalled for the rife of man behind
me, only to find 1t not loaded. Then
looked again and found that the
German was only willow stump.
"on my way back, crawling eau.
tiously through turnip field-one
must move cautiously, for these tur.
nips crackle most alarmingly under
foot-suddenly up went one Of their
star rockets, which make the neigh,
borhood light as day for mile arounu.
l dropped down. To my horror I dis
covered that my face was close along
side German corpse, that had lain
there since their last unsuccessful in.
fantry attack six weeks ago. Anoth'
er and another rocket went up, and
It was many minutes before ! could
get away from that grisly object. ]
brought back his helmet and rifle as
souvenirs.
There is a great supply Of news
In the trenches, but much Of it, re-
greet to say, is unreliable Today, for
instance, we heard OF great naval
victory for the English, great Cali
clan victory. for the Russians, and for
the twentieth time that the Kaiser was
sick unto DEATH"
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

and inclination are likely to be.
Many modern parents will not take
the trouble to inform themselves on
this subject. however, and the choice
Is left to the child. with the result
that he may follow out a course Of
training. unguided. for which he Is
not suited
when the child comes to the high
school and the colleges" co-education
is absolutely essential. 1t fits men
and women alike for practical life.
1t arouses ambition and exertion.
for boys do not like to see girls sur
pass them in studies and girls do
not like to be passed by boys.
Special schools to teach a man d.
rectly how to manage a home are
not necessary, though, inside work
was originally mans prerogaeive.
At this. man is efficient when he
cooks are men. and do not consider
that cooking is degrading or feminiz-
ing. lust because the greatest
amount of cooking in the world hap
pens to be done by women.
THE years after the war may
settle the 'fathercraft' question.
after all. 1t may be that the wound
ed men who will return to their
homes unable to resume their for
mer trades will take the place of
women as home makers to some ex-
tent, resuminG their places inside
the home. with women doing the
outside work again.
Whatever happens. co-education in
the future will solve the problem for
humanity. since as said before, CO.
education instills the principles Of
cooperation. and cooperation Is the
basis of the home"
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
FINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Laughter Lifts the Lid Of
ConUentiondlity, Of Cant,
And Age-GroWn Custom
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
tcopyrixht la1h Newapa per Feature Service. Inc.I

newest researches upon wit and laugh
ter.
result of surprise, muscular activity,
bubbling animal spirits and fnconsist-
encies. When Jack jumps from his box
or papa appears with false whiskers or
a mask some youngsters laugh. others
cry-still others know not which to do.
Plainly laughter Is an emotion with a
muscular outlet.
Amoebae, microbes. worms, flowers
and frogs lack emotions and cannot
laugh. Yet a toad may stir your riai-
bilities by his quaint cock-sided, pop-
eyed head.
The Humorous Why.
Whether you are a salesman, a book
keeper, cash girl, or an emperor OF
finance you are nest OF hopes. i'm
pulses, wishes, aims with definite work
to do. On the outside of you is a world
of opposition, obstruction, millstones,
loads and interferences. All of these
conflict with your eagerness and ten
sion to push toward the end you have.
All of this makes for stolidity, solem-
nifty. or. as Meredith said. the mourn
fulness of wisdom" -s
The secret of laughter and wit is the
abrupt explosion of nature as II is. 1t
is lifting the lid of cant, hypocrisy,
fashion, conventionality and the oppres-
sive layers of age-grown custom,
thought and language.
Inc JOKE, tne luIHy tHe nuInOr-
GUS makeup of the comedian, horse
play, the use of the word damn or
eating with knife are worth a laugh
from even intelligent audiences, II not
done beyond the point of unexpected
ness.
Laughter is a muscular and human
release from the bondage of discipline.
inheritance and training. 1t Is the genil
jumping out of Aladdin's bottle of con-
ventional prudery. 1t is pent-up energy
and secret understandings put into the
light of usefulness, truth and naked
ness.
The reason you laugh at Hottentot
with nothing on but high silk hat, a
spangle and a tomato can Is because
deep down in your heart you are I'm
consciously sure that Is more than
enough. When you laugh at the bumps
falls and torments of the slapstick
comedian, the humor 1t stirs In you Is
an open manifestation of a hidden no.
tion that he Is really getting less than
, he deserves. In fine, humor is un-
alloyed human nature. So says this
new Lady Daniel come to judgment.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

~ you say the population of China Is
very stupid, nobody laughs. When
u you say the population is very
dense. no one cracks a smile. When.
however. after the teacher has told the
class to write review Of the geography
lesson in which she said the population
was very Dense" little Willie writes
THE people OF China are noted for
their stupidity" smiles inevitably rise
to the lips.
Similar twists can be given to the
phrase. TITS a woman's lot to suffer
In silence" by making 1t over into "a
silent woman suffers a lot" But what
causes the gigantic change In human
nature at the mere somersaulting of a
sentence?
Experiments recently concluded, which
seek to explain the meaning of humor,
are to be applied to the foolish laughter
Of fashion which is as the cracking Of
thorns under a pot. Rather is 1t applied
to Rabelaisian as well as subtle, mex
unguishable fun. the kind that shakes
the midriff of despair.
A Child's Laugh.
Nature. forsooth. has framed strange
IeilOWS IN ner time. some tnat Will
evermore peep through their eyes and
laugh, like parrots, at bagpiper.
Others of such vinegar aspect that
they'll not show their teeth in the way
of a smile, though Nestor himself swear
the Jest be laughable.
Since Aristotle many philosophers,
physicians and psychologists have
sought to discover the magic elixir that
underlies laughter. Ribot said it was a
disproportion. and inequality; Bergson
holds II to be the unexpected collapse
Of the mechanical and automatic: Freud
saws IL Is the release from seemingly
unpleasant and inevitable consequences
Experiments OF my own reported in
the Scientific American seemed to show
that lanughter was a release OF supra
renal and other gland juices coincident
with Muscular action.
Without muscular activity there car
be no deep appreciation of the comic
Stolid or flaccid. unused or degenerate
muscles are in a measure associated
with lack Of a sense OF humor.
Comes now DR.. Sylvia Bliss with the
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

ply to the scalp on Monday. Wednesday
and Friday nights a cream or paste
mace of one dram of carbonate Of iron
and one ounce of yaseLne. On Tues
apply sulphur ointment to the scalp
ointment and the cream. This treat
ment should be continued for about a
month or until the gray hairs have dis
appeared. o. 0 If you will : send a
stamped ,self-addressed envelope 1 shall
be glad to give you the name of several
surgeons who are able to remodel any
kind of a nose
Mrs. B.-Q.-In what quantities should
oil of turpentine be used for the lungs?
A.-The vapor should only be used
and that by specialist at a hospital
NJ. f. R.-Q.-My father has a sore
on his neck caused by the rubbing of
a collar button. What can be done for
this?
A-Remove the scab with warm boric
acid water and apply each night to the
sore white precipitate ointment.
NJ. X. T.-Q:-Where can I get the
prescription filled for the salve that
will cure the lip-biting habit.
filled at any druggists: Almond oil
dram; wax, dram; glycerine, dram;
balsam peru, / dram; cochneal Uo
make scarleD. " dram: wool fat.
drains.
| J: A. F.-Q.-You advised triple bro
mide tablets for - -. When
| asked for these, they did not seem to
want to give them for some reason or
| other. They finally gave me triple bro
mide tablets, 71a grains. and told me to
| be careful when using them. Are these
| tablets all right?
| A. The effervescent triple bromide
| tabloids in a glassful of water are harm
les. The druggist substituted because
he did not have what you asked for
DR.. Hfrshber1 t0iH dnsioer questions
for readers of The Times, on medical,
hy0ienio and sanitation subjects that are
| Of general intercot He tpiU not under
take to prescribe or otter advice for In
diridudl cases. Where tho subject Is not
of general Interest letters tpiH be an.
stcered personally, il a stamped and ad-
dressed envelope is enclosed. AdreSs all
Inquiries to DR.. L. X. HTshber9, core
this office.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Fathercrdft Essential in Co-Educdtion
DR.. Stella Jones Jagers Sees Danger of Public
Schools Becoming ver-Vocationalized.

" HE systematic training of
girls for motherhood has be-
i como a vital part of the edu-
cational system OF today.
Hence, 1t Is only natural that there
should. in time. arise the question
Of the correlative training OF
boys for fatherhood. Should boys
be given vocational courses which
should correspond to the domestic
science training for girls? ..
The Federation of Women's Clubs
Of the District Of Columbia passed
a resolution at its meeting last
Saturday voicing the need of some
sort Of training for boys in the
schools other than carpentry. 1t
was suggested that they be taught
certain phases OF the management
Of the home. a direct outgrowth of
the "fathercraft" idea that is in
teresting New York.
Among those who voiced their
opinions on the resolution as pre-
sented to the District Federation
By the committee on vocational
training Is DR.. Stella Jones Jagers.
of New York. who has given the
subject much study.
She has known children both as a
teacher and as physician. In her
life In this country and abroad she
has had the opportunity of studying
vocational training in ali its phases
and these are her opinions.
First of ALL" she said. the best
vocational school Is the home. Its
lessons in fathercraft and mother
craft are all-important.
Schools are in danger of becoming
hi oh
be allowed to follow their own bent,
under the guidance of their parents.
'Fathercraft' Is an essential feature
of co-education."
AS she spoke. DR.. Jagers clinched
her hands from time to time in en-
phazing her points" for the matter
of education Is most vital In her
philosophy.
Begins In Cradle.
"The training of the child-the
boy in fathercraft and the girl in
mothercraft-begi when that
child is in the cradle. The look on
the face of the father and mother
teaches the first lessons. One cam
not begin too young to teach the
child the values of order and obedi-
ence, helpfulness as well. The right
SOTl Ol Ut
mother can safely be entrusted
with the first forms Of vocational
training
THE boy develops into the sort
of father that he has been trained
to be-in the home. The teacher,
too, is most important. particular
ly in the grammar grades. The
best teachers should be secured for
these grades, for they are the ones
who Law fha f0nnda tinp tha tbraa
RS. Children of today acquire
sloyenly habits in later years OF
education because they have never
been taught the right way to read
and to spell. Their minds are no,
trained for memorizing. They dc
not know how to do mental prob.
lens. Hence, later on they are
hindered in more difficult work.
Boys are too often reared with
the idea that they must hand out q
certain amount OF their salaries e
their wives. and that they have M
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
AnSzuers. to Health Questions

Miss p. w. C.-Q.-I have had eczema
for a few years. What can you ad-
wise?
A.-Apply each night to the ankles
and legs, Calamine. 2h drachms. zinc
oxide. drachms, glycerine, drachrns,
phenol, n drachm. lime water aand rose
water enough to make 3 ounces. De.
F. G.-o.-will you kindly give me a
A.-Massage into the scalp twice a
day resorcin, Ave grains; baisam aIs peru, sra
cocoa butter. three drains; transparent
vaseline, one ounce.
H. X. B.-Q.-To years ago was was
treated cSscks by ae iHeeted parafDe
in my checks which left Jumps on them
which are still there. Several doctors
have told me they would disappear
What is your opinion? -
A.-The Jumps Will not disappear
They are scars.
E. ], E.-Q.-What causes a boy OF
fourteen years to get indifferent. laLy
and deficient regarding his lessons! ne
teacher and viii not do his school work.
which he can do IL he wants to? He
is otherwise a good boy.
A. He needs patience and II posslple
la
him interest in his work. He will then
excel his fellows and acquire new en-
ergy. The conditions will not last.
f. L.-Q.-What can I do for hollows
! and deep circles under my eyes?
A-RetirC several hours earlier than
usual, obtain more rest and sleep. do not
worry, avoid constipation and keep out
doors in the sunlight and fresh air
more Take several hours active exer-
| else in the open, eat more green vege-
| tables. fresh fruits, salads. oatmeal
and other cereals. fish. poultry, thick
soups, egg and milk puddings, butter
ham pork, gravies. oils, fats, and drink
three quarts of distilled wster daily,
| two quarts of fresh milk and cream and
ltake olive oil freely. Retire at
clock each night and have your room
well ventilated. Massage the hollows
| &c CHI night and morning with either
olive oil or cottonseed oil.
NJ r. B.-Q.-O My hair has beer
gradually turning gray since an early
date. What Is the best thing to do
(2 Ny nose Is getting very large. Car
you tell me OF any specialist who car
fix it?
A.-O Take 20 drops of tincture o.
chloride Of iron in a wineglassful O.
water through a tube after meals. Ap
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

mothers use nothing else for the chill
dren's clothing. with the result that
they are less tired mothers and the
children enjoy more freedom than II
dressed in starched and ironed ma
terials which crease, and so soil at
every bend and jump and movement
In play.
Paper for Summer Table.
we have advocated paper so often
that some one might think we had
holdings in a paper mill But again
let us say that the paper tablccloth,
the paper napkin, will save many
linen piece from filling up the laun-
dry basket. The paper napkin can be
used for children's bibs, and the
paper dolly and squares now on the
market cannot be distinguished from
linen. Indeed. the art OF paper imi-
tations of linen has progressed so far
that the limitations are even more
beautiful, although not as durable as
the fabrics they copy. We now have
round, oval and square doilies of ev-
cry size, some scalloped. others hem
stitched, others with monograms imi-
tating the choicest weaves and en-
broidery Of linen. These can he used
for serving the summer meal. for
many trays as centerpieces. as dollies
on plates on which to offer a beyer-
age, and in practically every use
where heretofore a fabric dolly has
been used.
We have no wish to deprive any
woman of the pleasures of fancy
needlework II she so desires. But
frankly, are there not too many big
vital subjects worthy of discussion or
investigation to permit any new
housekeeper to spend unnecessary
hours over an embroidery frame or
over an ironing tale? We can look
at the most beautiful needlework in
the world in the glass cases of our
museum, but should we not in our
own homes strive for simplicity of
furnishing which will allow US more
time for the mental and spiritual
things that rot not. neither do they
spot nor fade in the wash.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

F. G.-Q.-wil you kindly give me a
remedy for falling hair and dandruff?
A.-Massage into the scalp twice a
day resorcin, five grains; balsam peru,
cocoa butter, three drains; transparent
yaseline, one ounce.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

further interest in It, OF course, this
Is the easiest way for them, but
and here DR.. Jager0 spoke slowly
and impressively-"the secret Is that
the maintenance of the household.
"Co-operation makes the home as
II does the nation. and the world in
which we live. Where cooperation
exists. minds and morals are bound
to improve. The perfect home is the
wife.
II have always held. the rather
old-fashioned view that the man
should be the hard worker OF the
his brain as well. No surgical in
struments ever invented can sur
pass the human hands In variety
and efficiency Of use. However. l
do think that women should not ex-
pect men to do the work around the
and place to do.
School of Fathercraft.
young men and women should
study together the management of
the home. One American university
does supply training along these
lines. At this Institution. co-opera-
tion clubs are in existence. These d.
meet for the interchange of ideas
as to housekeeping and home-mak-
ing. They work out the bookkeep-
ing OF home accounts together.
They give each other advice in
home efficiency. At this university,
you see. the young men are given
exactly the sort of training that
they would receive in school of
fathercraft.
When the time comes for a child
to take vocational training. he or
she should be allowed to follow its
own bent. but the parents should al
ways be consulted and give the mat
ter their careful consideration, They
all the years previous and know IL
anyone does, what the child's talents
The Washington times., 1915-06-02

Mrs. B.-Q.-In what quantities should
oil of turpentine be used for the lungs?
A.-The vapor should only be used
and that by a specialist at q hospital
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Cutting Laundry Expenses
Rpplette and Crepe for Summer Apparel,
Save Hot Weather Drudgery and Expense.
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK


<(Vr takes a launuress three days
a week to get through our
washing" was the remark
overheard recently, land yet
We don't seem to be able to do with
out as much clothes and linen" How
can the laundry problem be solved
in hot weather when clothes become
so soiled with perspiration and sum
mer dust. when we all like to have
many changes, and yet when we
really cannot afford to make the
laundry such an expensive item Of
the budget?
l once had a secretary who had trav-
eled all over Europe with a suitcase.
To this day l cannot see how she
kept as neat as she did with the al
most invisible washing put in her
hamper. Again, l had another sec
retary who had thirty-two handker-
chiefs week. three shirt waists.
three suits of underwear, as many
nightgowns, hose, and other apparel
in proportion. / do not think she
could have Travelled from New York
to Hoboken on one suitcase, yet she
did not appear any neater than the
, former girl. So that the first sSsS-
tiou of the laundry problem is per-
wearing clothes, care in the way they
are hung up at night especially, and
a general neatness and economy in
clothing which the untidy careless
person never attains.
Ripplette and Crepe.
But further than this we must
come for help to that old friend.
seersucker. which has become evolved
into modern ripplette and crepe. No
one kind Of fabric so saves time in
laundering. 1t both washes easier
and quicker than firmer-meshed
muslin and cotton, and then it re-
quires practically no ironing. Gowns,
chemise, and petticoat. can all be
made of this Warming material So
also can the summer house dress, the
summer apron. and other articles OF
apparel The material comes in
such attractive weaves and color
ings-pink, a good blue. plain and
figured white, and many more that
surely one can be found to just suit
our eye and taste,
For the little folk. the crepe ma
terials are ideal for rompers, Ilay
suits, aprons and blouses. Many wise
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Urges Vocational
Training for Boys

Additional vocational training for
mended by a resolution adopted by
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
1t was shown that the grammar
school boys have no vocational instruc-
ton other than carpentry In the sew
girls are required to take courses in
sewing, .cutting and fitting, and cooking.
This resolution has been previously
passed by the Congress Of Mothers fol-
pointed TO Investigate the question.
The resolution, bearing the approval
OF the local clubs, is to be forwarded to
the Board Of Education in the near
future.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
EDMUND BURKE.

, Burke had thoughts of a great
statesman and uttered them with
unapproachable inability; but he
never welded the power of a real
statesman.-Woodrow Wilson.