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Preparedness Campaign
Open To American Women
Through Work AT Home
Housekeepers Can Do As Much As Men BY Conserving
Food Supply of Nation in Seeing to 1t That
There Is No Waste at Home
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Copyright, 1915, by Mrs. Christine Frederick


understand NOR, intellieentiy the buy
ing of food and household supplies.
They will have to decide to prefer the
products grown In this country to those
that are Imported. They will have to
learn what are the crops In this coun-
try which uust be husbanded, what
foods are scarce. and thus purchase
them wisely.
Every bit of household waste affects
the total Of national waste. The more
thrifty the individual homernaker and
the more conscientious, the less Will be
the burden OF national loss. Even II We
do not 80 to war with any nation. the
few years a. the world-market to which
the present warning nations Will turn
for food-stuffs and raw materials. The
housewife can do her small share to
help maintain an abundant market.
She can use vegetable oils made ~
this country In preference to olive oil
from abroad. She can encourage farm
era to grow here foodstuffs which we
generally import. like lentils. which. be-
fore the war, sold at cents per pound.
but which now bring % cents at retail.
Yet no encouragement is given to the
small group Of growers in the South
west who are attempting lenttl culture.
She can become more informed on buy
ing so as not to unsettle the home
market BY sporadic purchaeing. She
can learn how to utilize much OF what
will increase supplies for others.
The warning governments abroad are
enlistinR the help Of the housewife
showing her how TO- make cheaper
bread, and how to utilize every scrap
even potato parings; Why snai! not tne
in it's deeper preparedness by thrift
better buying. and more economy 10
household management?
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-HERE'S a new cure for the
man who drinks too much.
1t isn't drugs and 1t isn't
surgery and 1t isn't prison and
It isn't a hospital and 1t is neither
hypnotism nor Christian Science--it
Is the dictagraph.
know a woman who has used 1t.
and her husband has never taken
single drink of whisky or anthing
else intoxicating since he's had the
dictagraph treatemnt
The womans husband Is good
fellow-clever and agreeable-when
he's sober.
When he's been drinking he's a
fool and a disagreeable. cantanker-
GUS, boasting, conceited, strutting.
vain, loose tongucd. ill-mannered
fool at that And. my friend the
woman was heart-broken about tt
Every time II was important for
Jim to make good impression"
she told me. he went and took q
. drink. and made a bac one.
firm up to dinner and I did hope so
much from that dinner-the cook and
| fairly prayed over II. And ! had
lust flowers enough and not one too
many and Just people enough and
not one wrong person.
"A pretty woman and clever
woman and a substantial man and a
brilliant man and the head OF the
Arm and his wife and Jim and I,
"Jim wanted an advance and he
deserved 1t. He'd done splendid work
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Try Dictagraph In Your Home
One Wife Tells of the Effectiveness of Instrument In Stopping
Drinking Habit of Her Husband Before Returning Home

I never said word about 1t that
"'rhe next evening, after dinner,
when Jim and were alone IN the
dining room 1t began.
AT first II was funny. and then u
was terrifying. and then II was piti-
full to see Jim.
"'Who is that talking he said.
That Dragging fool-what, me?
don't believe It: 1t can't be. Ia
never say such things. Why. that
mans born fool. l wouldn't have
him In the house minute. Come.
now. own up It's all a fool Joke
But ! stuck to the truth.
Jim broke the dictagraph into a
chance to have the wall fixed yet;
he's asked me not to. Whenever he
feels like drinking more than Is good
for him he looks at that spot on the
wall and doesn't do II.
Hes never been anything but
himself since. and ! don't believe he
ever will be. I've found the real
drink cure at last. 1t is the dicta-
graph"
wonder 81 this isn't a good idea'
Every family ought to have one-a
dictagraph I'm the home.
What a lesson II would be, In tenn
per- In manners. in the tone OF voice.
In the infection in the things not to
say, and the time not to say them.
wonder IL It's great reform
agency IN disguise-the busy little
Wouldn't 1t be funny II 1t should
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The Father Pain.
asn't II Just a May ago

Oh. wasn't II Just a May ago
That l stood by her mothers bed,
Ablush at the little a man can know
As I fondled that small pink head.
And l taught her flowers and birds
and bees,
And the letters around her plate,
And this morning she cried. i've
enough Of these!"
And she challenged metal and
straight.
With the passion Of womanhood In
he. eyes,
And the orange blossoms in her
hair:
Why didn t they warn me she'd grow
SO wise
tell you It isn't fair.
Id bind her fast in a cold. gray cell,
And keep her youthfulness free.
If didn't remember quite so we'll
The love OF her mother for me.
I'll keep her dolls and her flag and
drum,
And II! sing to her birds and bees.
For who can tell but her children
may come
To learn at my shaky old knees.
Jane Burr. In New York Times.
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(<Y YOW can / be sure Of spend
- ing less than I earn"
inquired Mr.. Business
Man and Miss Business


- ing less than earn"
inquired Mr.. Business
Man and Miss Business
Woman.
Save. and save and then keep on
saving" replies T. d. MacGresor
with true Scotch canniness In his
Book of Thrift" recently published
by Funk & Wagnalls.
Voicing the argument that the
period Of prosperity for the United
States that has been predicted to
follow the European war will be fol-
lowed by an even more emphatic age
Of financial dullness when the ex-
belligerents can resume their indus
tries. Mr.. MacGregor holds that the
present offers an admirable time to
make provision for this future emer-
gency.
To him debt is the abonination Of
desolation. the savings account the
key to a comfortable old age. One
Of his first warnings to those who
would keep out Of debt condemns
the charge account. There 10 a
rather well-known cartoon Of a man
sliding down q snowy hill on a sled
the sled back to the top again before
ne can make another trip. Tho hill
represents the charge accdunt-ensy
to pass over but difficult to sur
mount
Leads to Debt.
Aside from this. cxtravagance-
meaning the expenditure Of money
in a way that will yield no return
may also lead into debt. Ciassed
under this head are q number Of
al xrl 1,,H-
ing theater suppers, taxicab rides.
flowers. etc.
Avoidance Of extravaganza will
allow a proportionate increase In the
amount Of money banked. and the
saving OF a certain amount OF money
Is one Of the first steps In the d.
rection Of thrifty living, According
elusive term covering the functions
Of economy. industry. frugality.
and prudence. AS ne says. indus
try earns. economy manages. fru-
gality saves. prudence plans: but
thrift earns. plans. manages. and
saves
Tho writer does not attempt to
give any formulas for increasing the
earning power Of the reader His
theories cover the spending OF the In
come so that it will 60 the farthest
Germany an Example.
To economy. however. he devotes
much space. In household economy
he gives the example OF the rules
issued to housewives OF the German
empire at the beginning of the war.
showing what their contribution to
the conservation Of the countrys
resources might be. These include
the caution to make ''perishable"
vegetables US large a part of the
diet as possible, In order to save the
others. and meat and fats as wei!
Potatoes boiled in their skins are
advised. and the use Of rye bread
advocated. This order has been re-
Gently rescinded and white bread al-
lowed. but at the beginning of the
war II was thought necessary to
economize in every way. In add
tion. 1t was advised that food be
masticated thoroughly. and that eat
Ing between meals be omitted en-
tirely.
Mr.. MacGregor contends that
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1T HE TIMES DAILY MAG GAZINE PAG
Why Cold
Water Acts
AS Tonic
BY DIR. L. K. HIRSHBERG.

Copyright 1915. Newspaper Feature service).
ROF. g. ADOLPHUS kNOPT.
- one of the exalted pleaders for
cold water as a preventive Of
tubercular diseases. maintains
juetly that those who are the prospec-
tirs victims OF tuberculosis achieve an
enhancement Of tissue wealth by swim.
ming and bathing which cannot be
more easily acquired.
Physiological poverty Is not a bad
name for the condition of the person
upon whom the bacillus OF tuberculosis
is ready to pounce. His skin Is non
resistant-less adaptable and elastic.
The abrupt splash Of water Of vary.
Ing temperatures upon SUCH skin can
| no. fail to help It, 1t grows red and
| blushing. chanseable and resilient.
Water II the common denominator of
health. II 1t is applied in q bath with
the mild and stirring exercises which
us' ally accompany 1t.
| The repeated shocks Of water upon q
sens!tive skin create an Improvement In
| the now of blood widens the extent of
the consestions and anaemia. the red
areas and the pale ones, unevenly dis
| tributed in those with I'll health.
| All human physiological activities. or
functions" are whipped into being
with the f,llip Of water. externally ap-
piled.
II there Is an absence Of a sensa- .
ton Of warmth after a pool plunge, .
tub bath or q shower. either the water
has been too cold. the bather has been
In too long. or there Is some illness or
fatigue present. A warm bed and lots
| Of covers are then called for.
Sweating II often fought successfully
by sponging the skin with three parts
OF water and one Of vinegar. The night
sweats OF tuberculosis and other fevers,
the insomnia Of an overburdended mini
or body, receives much comfort, and
often physical hypnosis. by placing
wet packs" or moist towels over the
shoulders ana around the waist and
lower ribs.
For those who need stimulation and
moderate muscular action. swimming
lessons in q pool by . considerate. kind
Ily disposed instructor will go far tow
ard wardiAg of Ill health or excessive
avoirdupois.
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It'll Be Easy To Save Money If You Follow
System Outlined by This Canny Scotsman
HOW TO SAVE MONEY

Money saved is insurance against failure and saving good
business training and siffener Of the
The surest sure thing is a savings account
Industry prudence oans ruga
but thrift earns, plans, manages and saves
There be among people growing tendency
regulate the income by the expense instead Of the expense by
the income.
The build up fund wait until you put
lot Of money into the bank but and deposit the small
you go alongT MacGrego', in "The Book Of
Thrift Funk and Wagndus
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Answers to Health
Questions

has always been troubled with constipa-
ton. What will help him?
See that your little boy gets lots OF
sunlight and fresh air. ana that ,hrp
clockwork. Give him a tablespoonful Of
milk OF magnesia about half an hour
before meals. along with two glessfulA
Of distilled water and a wine Elassfu!
meals. Have him eat plenty Of steyed
fruits. such as applies. pears; peachel
and piums and prunes.
G. w. G;-Years ago 1t was believed
flesh producer. 10 this true? II %.
kindly advise me how l had better
take It.
It is very good. and although an old
method OF putting on nesh neal It is still
meals three times a day. Use a little
salt with 1t to make 1t more palatabls.
L. B.. Warrington. d. CO. Pleaxs
insert In The Times once more your
formula for removing superfiuous hair
A. Try the following powder careful
lime powder. Ave drains: crushed
starch. nve and one-half drams. with
distilled water. Make some Of it into
paste and apply to the overgrow;h Of
| udH. HuO" ~ " gcIudih On hNe UT
ten minutes. but test II at intervals.
and as soon as the hair can be easily
removed wash II of quickly and mas
sage the following into the Redeemed
spots for three minutes: Ounce seed
Jelly. six parts; glycerine. one part.
| A Reader. Washington, D. CO. IL
glycerine soap better for the face than
CASTLE soap? (2) Can a small scar be
removed any other way than by an
electric needle? II SO. how?
A. Glycer.ne soap 10 excellent for q
dry, cracked skin, as It makes 1t moist
and oily. CASTLE. however, 10 a me-
chanicaf cleanser. being neither acid or
alkaline and Is therefore excellent for
a normal skin. (9 A very good treat
ment of scars Is in the use Of carbon
dioxide snow. It softens them and
helps the blood flow into them. Also a
thin skin graft may alleviate the scar.
This last. however. must be attempted
only with the aid OF physician.
A Reader. Washington. D. CO. IL
soap good to wash the scalp? II Il
Isn't, would you advise mo what 10 use.
(0 How often should the hair be
washed when one has a dry scalp?
A. Advertised remedies cannot be dis
cussed In these columns: CASTLE soap 10
excellent for this purpose. ~ Once IN
two weeks.
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INK and champagne have both
been repudiated for giving an
epicurean flavor to boiled ham.
Three New York chefs have
been consulted on the subject. and
they have placed their ban on both
liquids.
They are Jean Richroche, chef to
the vanderbilts; Edouard Panchard.
OF the McAlpin, and Louis Seres.
who ofriciates at the Biitmore. Here
are their recipes:
NJ. Richroche:
There is no other way to cook
ham but in water. The ham
should be soaked In water all night
and then PVT to simmer fT5 T5en two 1st and
cool off in the same water. The
main point In cooking a ham is to
have II simmer. not boil; have It
Just bubble slowly. In bubbling 1t
and the good juices remain inside
and do not escape; that is the gela-
tine that makes the ham SO delic-
,ous.
After it SINNERS for two and
half or three hours on the range
nam is supposed to be cured and
made delicious by the brine, and
this will give it sufficient flavor
without putting In anything else.
In cooking with champagne or Ink
he only thing accomplished would
he to spoil the ham. II would be
absolutely wrong.
Even the famous Virginia home
cured hams would be spoiled II one
were to put anything else in them
when cooking. Tne only thing one
does IN preparing the Virginia hams
IS to roa't them after they are
cooked. being sure to use gener-
Gus amount OF brown sugar and
cloves. rubbing the ham with these
before roasting"
NJ Seres had this 20 say:
II never tried cooking a ham in
ink, therefore ] can't say what
effspt It would have on the ham.
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What They Say About u
: Pertinent Interests of Women As Viewed
BvsEditoral Writers of the Newspapers
Communixe the Backyards.

COmmuTlzc' tuC Oo>nyo
All backyap pds are divided into
tires classes. First. there IL the
backward which ie overgrown with
weeds. breeds mosquitoes. PROVIDES
a BACKGROUND for the wash" and
figures largely In the real estate
mans description: tthen there Is the
backyard. which is.really q lawn. Is
carefully kept. and reJoices the eye;
and, finally. there Is the community
backyard, Of which there are per-
hans a scorelof examples In Phila-
delphia.
Those who have backyards big
enough to Justify cultivation. and
VINO do cultivate. are the happy
ycW. For the rest. the backyard 10
often a mystery, sometimes an Of
fense. Yet within Ave minutes
walk OF city hall there is a COM
munity backyardSwhichi Is a reyela-
ton OF beauty. Finding the sep
arate plots too small for any use.
the residents In whole street
pooled their resources, and their
backyard is now beautiful es-
planade, hedged In. kated, . Fleas-
ant place to read the paper IN the
evening afterslow. clean and delight
full. In another part Of the city a
tennis court extends over two yards;
In q third section a miniature park
has grown where rank weeds grew
before.
Why not have more Of this? OF
course, one must feel sure that the
neighbors' will not take undue ad-
vanta ges: one must feel reasonably
sure OF remaining many summers in
the same place. The surprising thing
Ia that no householder has given
his Imagination a little scope. The
owner Of a city block. with Its pri-
vate park. cousi offer new and un-
questionably successful attraction to
homeseekers, as the Octavia Hill
Association Is doing.-Philadelphia
Evening Ledger
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J,R men are doing their share
toward military preparedness.
war or no war. They have or
ganixed a consulting naval
board with such men as Edison: they
ere drilling as rockies" in camps. ana
various groups have formulated plans
Tor national defense.
Women can equally begin on a cam
paisn Of preparedness. not for destruc-
tive measures, but on constructive
tires. In their hands lies the problem
Of conserving the national food supply.
which 10 a. important as the problem
Of manufacturing q national munitions
suppJy, for food, az we'll as bullets. are
essAntiai to successful warfare. II
women at home are wasteful. are
thriftless. lust to that degree both the
food and dothins supplies Of the nation
e tho use Of soldier and sailor.
Few women realize their power a
Consumers. or know that they form q
per cent OF the buying public. What
they buy, %how they buy. and what tney
waste have an important erect on the
iatiuns with countries abroad. For In
stance, every purchase OF q foreign
made article works against our own
balance Of trade, and increases the ex-
rorts tion Of gold from this country
which is undesirable. When tho house,
keeper buys tin o',xs Of hersinf RI; rd pactse tSe
Mediterranean, she Is favoring foreign
products against, t,tffose OF our own coun-
Il preparsdnesstis also to be the share
Of women. them women will nave te
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Tired, Aching
Feet and Limbs

are promptly relieved by applying
Absorbine. Jr.. the antiseptic llninent.
1t is soothing. healing. and invigorat-
ing-puts vim and energy into 1adsd
muscles. One OF the many enthusias-
tic users writes: II received the trial
bottle of Absorbine. Jr.. all right and
at that time was unable to walk
without a cane. just around the house.
used II freely and inside of two
days could walk without limping.
something had not done in two
months. I went to the drug store and
procured a 800 bottle and today can
walk as good as ever, I'll never be
without It. ! am recommending II TO
everyone l can. for l am living wit
ness.
Absorbine. Jr.. should always be
kept at hand for emergencies.
At druggists. 800 and s2.0o a bottle
or sent postpaid. Liberal trial bottle
for l0c in stamps.
w. F. YOUNG. p. d. F.
as Temple St.. Springfield. Mass
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Rx WINIFRED RLACK.

Bnt. lSlo, py Nevsp dper FeAture serNlce,
for long time and thought, and
SO did he. that the thing that was
lacking in his case was the personal
equation and We determined to sup
ply that. Hence the dinner.
One Terrible Experience.
But Jim had a cocktail on the
way up, and by the time the wine
was served-he wouldn't have the
dinner az all unless we had the wine
Il saw the head Of the firm looking
at Jim In amazement and his wife
was looking at me in pity.
mo. Jim wasn't drunk; just feel-
ing pleasant. as he would have said
But d! wasn't feeling pleasant-far
from IT,
He began to be fussy about the
food, f1rst Then he got overpleased.
straightened up and looked at him
self In the mirror above the mantel.
and then he began to pay ridiculous
compliments to the pretty woman
and to, argue With the the sieXer ;.e;s %om. IN.
head Of the Arm entirely.
Before we left the table ] wished
that we were all at the bottom OF
the sea.
theater. when my uncle had come
want my uncle to like Jim, and he
did like him-nobody can help "
when Jim's himself. But after he'd
had something to drink. Jim wasn't
himself; he was just a silly. talka.
tive, boasting creature, and ! could
see my uncle feeling sorry for me
from the bottom Of his heart. When
told Jim about these things after.
ward, he always laughed. but l
"If he only knew, I thought. over
and over again; II he could only near
himself
A Family Reform Agent.
Then l heard of the dictagraph.
There was good deal of talk OF 1t
in something concerning celebrat-
ed case of political graft In our
town. and do you know what
went and did? l went and bought
a dictagraph. a perfectly good one.
straight from the central Once.
and had 1t installed in our dining
room.
And gave a dinner again.
And / was afraid Jim would be
himself on that particular night
just to spite me.
But he wasn't. He boastei and
Dragged and strutted and did all
the things he always does when
he is not quite himself. He told
things he had no right to tell: he
was mysterious when he should have
been frank. and-oh, II was terrible.
But all that time the busy little
dictagraph was at work.
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The Ankle Watch.
When Terpsichore Is dancing

When Terpsichore is dancing
To the violin or either
Daddy Chronos Is a-prancing
With her.
Time, the rip. without compunction.
Keeps the count with senile giggles
While the ladys tarsal junction
Jiggles.
Time. you're such an ancient frisker-
You're so silly. leering at her.
Shiny pate and snowy whisker-
Satyr!
Just because your watch's tinkle
Times Terpsichore' endeavor.
Ist for you her tootsies twinkle?-
Never!
Time, the skirt will only use you
While she woos some timber lad
die
Then she'll laugh at you and lose you.
Daddy.
Don Marquis in the Evening Sun.
N. Y.
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aside weekly in many cases. but the
returns are 30 ample that they will
speak for themselves In time.
However. though this amount has
been selected by Mr.. MacGresor, the
deposit of smaller sums often repre-
sents equal thrift and saving ability
In families where the income 10
small and the expenditures run It =
close race.
1t takes management and plan
ming Of the keenest sort to acquire
the thrift habit. but 1t 10 ono well
worth acquiring.
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ty-three years, twenty-four years,
twenty-five years twenty-six years,
twenty-seven years. and twenty
seven and a half years-a total Of
seventeen mortgages.
Self Denial Required.
In computing this table. Mr.. Mac
Gregor has taken an amount that
represents a deposit fairly possible
for the average man or woman. a.
far as that goes. OF course. It re-
quires self-denial to put such q sum
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PERSONAL ADVICE.

Readers desiring . personal rsply
should remember:
I. To address inquiries to DR.. L X.
Hirshbery, care Of The WashingtoA
Times.
;. To enclose a stamped and ~
dressed envelope.
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start or increase a pank
account and buy the things you may
have been wanting for a long timc.
but thought 1t an extravaganza to
purchase. or continue at your present
salary on the risk that n young man
friend Will acknowledge that he loves
you some day in the distant future?
It's tust this way. II he really
does love you he would come to see
you II the town where you have been
offered the position Isn't 80 very far
away You couldn't keep him home.
II he doesn't love you. don't be-
lieve you will gain anything by re-
naming in town.
You are face to face with q great
opportunity. Don't let 1t slip In your
anxiety to win the man. II he cares
and wants to marry you. your al
ditional salary would enable you TO
get better thing for your trousseau
or to start an individual bank &C
count for extra spending money. Al
most any way you view the mater,
il seems better for you to accept the
position.
Dear Annie Laurie: ] am nine
teen years old have been keep
Ing company with man since
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
By Annie Laurie

Dear Miss Laurie: am q
working girl here, but I am Of
fered a better position in another
city at almost twice the wages
that I get here. and am urged to
accept. Now the trouble Is this:
| have friend and ] will say
that am very much in love with
him. though he has never spoken
a word of love to me. He has
been calling for one year three
times a week. II I accept ! feel
quite sure thgt he would not come
that distance to see me and
would have to give him up:
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Dear Annie Laurie: ! am nine
teen wears old have been keep.
ing company with man since