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1f preserved, dried and canned fruits,
excessively polished flour, finely polish
ed rice and overlooked pabulum fill up
the dishes on your table. be not sur
blind are to be numbered among mem
bers Of your own household. Prayers or
cEeimcals will not eradicate the diseases
and deformities. but change to green
vegetables. fresh fruits and The rough
unpublished cereals OF the field will work
q magic cure.
How To Avoid 1t.
"Vitamines'' is the formidable name
given by pundita TO those necessary
constituents of plants and meats, which,
If absent, establish in the human tissues
definite and dangerous pathological de-
fccts. which IL not taken at the flood,
lead on to disaster or even death. rrof
Funk was the first to caIl these essen
tial parts 'vitamines.'
Milled rice and milled flour, otherwise
called polished" removes these import
ant elements. The upshot of th!s Cver-
doing the rice and flour milling Is to
set up beri-beri. 80.
If birds are fed at an experiment sta
ton upon food from which the vitamnes
have been eliminated. either mechanical
ly by machinery or by cooking. beri teri
symptoms appear, finally the fowls
become paralyzed, swollen, and if net
What. then, Is to be done once you
bring 10 light an instance of this nom
infectious malady? Primarily Necessary
s 1t to quit any boarding house. hotel
or home where canned goods. Leftover.
and polished, overly refined cereals are
muse.
] have several times seen victims Of
Neutrality-suspicious. surrounded with love,
attention and all that wealth ere gave
entirely well within two weeks after q
diet of bread made of whole wheat -four.
potatoes. spinach, carrots, beans. peas,
tender steaks and oranges was adopted.
See to 1t that your white bread is
made of whole wheat flour: that your
barley. chestnuts. asparagus, and peas
have not been canned. Eat no rice that
has not been "retined.' and feed the in
fants nothing but mothers milk.
Once signs Of this type of neuritis
have asserted their unwelcome pres
ence. go TO bed on a sunny porch amid
fresh breczes. cat a little of the best
and widest of natures foods. submit
peaceably to massage and electricity.
and obey your PHYSICIANS instructions
generally.
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Society IS Liberal in Augnenting
Fund For Purchase of Kits for French Troops
Women Without Other Jobs
Are Given Places In Pre-
pairing Articles For Ship
ment.

handkerchief. small cake soap. pen
ell. writing paper. bar chocolate.
and q pipe.
The following is the list Of those
who have contributed to the fund
a. given out for the nrst time by
Mrs. Townsend:
Miss Adds, 81; Mrs. Boardman.
$50: Mrs. F. A. Keep, $50 Mr.. Rid
die, 81; Mrs. Bartlett. 81; Nrs.
RSy,a HrST% s. Mrs. Mr.. Ssn'. Ssn'nnf, 81 r! MT r
Norton. H .ioo fii Mss Ssss N. 'iS Eu.ti., 81;
Mrs 4. r. Gardner. S26; Mrs: Casey.
$6; Mrs. Murray Crane, $40; Mrs.
Wayne Macveash, 800 Wayne
MacVeagh. 800; Philip McMillen.
SO; Mr.. and Mrs. McCaindry. $40;
Mrs Coe: $50; Mrs; Scott. $40; Mrs.
Z. Earl. 80 !: l.. Townsend. S2s Miss
NJ. Draper. s.; L. P. Norton. 5000:
Mrs. Symons. 81; Mrs. Richard, -;
Mrs. Mckee. 81 Miss Goldman, 500;
Mrs. Hale. 800; Mrs. Glover, $40;
Mrs. M L. Bristol. 81; Mrs. Conder.
i;oI.r sso; Mr' + q ME- Eust''; 8 ,;. ss Miss B.
Mrs. sam Reber. Is: Miss elisabeth
Bliss; SO: Mrs. Merrill. !S4; Mrs.
Parrudee. SO: the Misses Hopkins.
y: Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson. SIS: Miss
Emily Lundfren, s.: John Braw-
ford, So: II. Ribenacher, =: Oscar
Dalheimer. g.: NJ. Whischer. 81; II.
Miner. 81: Mrs. Mcmillan. -sio: Miss
T. Lee. SIS: Miss Ernst, e: E. H.
Xenhajen. s.: DR.. and Mrs. william
Rives. $25; Mrs. Theodore Biddle.
81: Miss Lydia Biddle. 81: Mrs. M.
e. Gates. y: Henry Adams. SO: Mrs.
Charles Matthews; %: Mrs: Arthur
Mrs: n; Gulick. 3; Mrs: q. Cum
ming; =: Mrs. Donald Mclean. $50:
Ned NJ Ellerson,. 50: Miss f. NJ.
Sharpe. $40; Miss Alice Wilson. 81;
Mrs. Charles Hussy. $50; Mrs.
Marshall Field. &26: J. II. Small
and Sons. 35: Louise Jugblass. 81:
Mrs. Courtland Hoppin, e26; Mrs.
Warder. $25; Mr.. and Mrs. II. p.
Fairbanks. $40; Countess d'Adhe-
mar. a6 Mrs: Lodge. so: Two
Mrs. II. q. Sharpe. -; Emma Eames
lie Gogorza, 800; Mrs. Andrew ].
Bers. 80.
c. II. Hunt. 80 Mrs. Rives, s,s;
Mrs. white, SO; Miss NJ. B. Adams,
-; Miss Browson. Sl2: Collected
at a shop. IS; Mrs. Russell Sage.
800; Mrs. James G, Parrish. $50:
Mrs. Russell. $40: Mrs. Patterson,
$40: Miss Julis Meyer. 81; Mrs.
Rutherfords children. 124: taken
at Woodward and Lothrops, S45;
Mrs. Perry Belmont. SEQ. Total to
date. 1880.
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HOMEWARD BOUND.

HoMEWARD BOUND.
HAT dip in the surf-for a few
hours, at least-made a man OF
me. Looking back l felt heart
ily ashamed OF my temper and
my brooding. Indeed, l spoke OF IL 10
,Iavnes and Mary, and they were very
decent about 1t.
We were all in better spirits now ex-
cept Jaynes and his had never waned.
with Mary and me I imagine 1t was
tho approaching escape from motor
boating. We were to return right after
lunch. My appetite returned about
noon, and we all ate heartily. to find
that we had food and food ana 1000
upon food left over.
An Efficient Ice
II was afraid we had too much stun. v
admitted Jaynes. Now we'll have to
teave of couple OF pounds OF excellent
steak behind, and all these potatoes,
and all the perishable stuff. There's
enough for day and a half yet. You
couldn't stay out that long, could you?
felt Mary's Burning glance upon me.
Indeed. We couldn't l said, with
fervor That telegram Of which |
spoke is business inquiry. and-and
/ simply must answer it
We packed the dinghy and rowed
back to the boat. Here we threw more
provisions away. lettuce and tomatoes.
a bottle of milk just turning sour.
and a lot OF stuff in the ice box. We
still had small piece Of ice left. but.
oddly enough. 1t was In the wooden box
which we had regarded with derision.
and not in the tin box which Jaynes
had persisted in regarding as an ex-
cellentice box.
Next time" he said, Il use for an
ice box just a plain wood box with
some carpet thrown over 1t.
/ did not say that for me there would
DO no next time.
The Engine Balks.
We worked energetically and cleared
the boat for sailing home. Jaynes kept
away from the engine until the very
last minute. Then he gave the fly
wheel a rapid twist. fully expecting. as
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women are paid by the executive
committee. and none OF the money
donated for the fund IL used to pay
them of for their services.
This takes away the stigma OF
paid Administrative work which 80
often affects the ordinary charity
and makes the actual amount to be
given pitifully small
Are there ever replies to the
cards which are enclosed?" ] asked,
scenting. perhaps. several ron,Ances
resulting from the enclosure OF cards
In kits. Mrs. Townsend laughed
oh yes. "" have already had one.
A young man in the trenches re-
ceivcd card bearing the name Of
a young girl whom he had known
as a child in Nancy. He communi-
Gated with the New York office was
given the address OF the young wom-
an, who lived in New Orleans, and
romance! But that is only one OF
the instances
Approximately 1000 kits have
already been forwarded, and ar
rangements have been made with the
French authorities for their free
TRANSPORTATION and their delivery
within twenty-four hours after
reaching France. The kits contain
fleece lined shirt. fleece lined draw
ers. one pair, woolen socks. one
pair wooden gloves. abdominal belt.
six safety pins, a muffier. colored
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Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
Gives Out List of Those
Subscribing Money For
Kits.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

Are you a knitter?
Have you been Interested in the
Lafayette kit fund?
If you have. the story OF just how
the fund has grown. what It 10 for
and how it has been sent away
will be of interest.
or all Of the relief funds which
have been sent to Europe. perhaps
none has achieved more popularity
than the Lafayette fund which pro-
vides warm clothing for the French
soldiers in the trenches.
Although bread is perhaps going
up. and although the need OF local
charity has been emphasized, there
seems to be no way of stopping
the beautiful expressions of sym
pathy which have come from the
people Of America.
Belgium has excited our interest
and claimed our attention. but
France, that country which did so
much for us in our own time of
trouble during the revolution. and
which gave so many Of her heroes
to our cause, has not been by any
means forgotten.
The best thing about the Lafay-
ette fund Is that each soldiers kit
costs but 50. is filled with none
but American made goods. ana II
the donor wishes, mis- or her card
Is inclosed, SO that the Shivering
Frenchman will know just from
whom the warming clothing has
come.
The steamship Rochambeau. of
the French line, sailed away from
America last Wednesday bearing
1000 Lafayette kits for the French
soldiers in the trenches, all do
mated by American people.
Today Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
local chairman and secretary OF the
Lafayette kit fund. In an interview
gave out the list Of local donations
and told of some Of the interesting
features Of this charity. She said:
This winter on the Aisne. along q
battle line extending hundred
miles. in trenches Of frozen earth.
the men Of France and of her allies.
covered with ice and driven by hall
and sleet. are fighting for the ideals
of democracy. 1t Is not only shells
that kill. but there Is the suffering
from cold and exposure. When In
the SHOWS Of Valley Forge our an
cestors struggled to create this re-
public, the strangers who came to
their aid were Lafayette and the
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yearbook to be issued by the grad
uating class Of Columbian College Of
tho George Washington University. NJ
r. Walton. Joseph B. Kingsbury. and
Mrs. NJ. Enlows will be associate edi-
tors. Students Of thel College Of En-.
Cooperate with the Columbia College
students in the publication Of the
volume. The book will contain indi-
vidual pictures Of tho members Of the
graduating classes. together with brief
sketches Of the graduates, and inter-
esting historical reviews Of the classes.
The Record will take the place of the
Cherry Tree. the usual yearbook.
which is not to be issued this year.
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Efficiency of the Kitchen
Is Noticeablv Increased
By q Uniform Equipment
Hundred Fold the Efficiency of That Department
of the Household.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author Of .-rhe New Housekeeping"

same finish. and by their similar ap-
pcarance relate them, and make our
Kitchens more harmonious and less
''hit t-andmiss' in their effect
Next. it is possible to relate more
closely the working surfaces of our
table. stove and kitchen cabinet. Have
yon ever thought how many times the
average woman lifts pot from the
stove to the table, and from the table
back tgain to the stove? The first
thing to do Is to arrange our equipment
on the system idea. We can make tho
height of the table, stove and cabinet
all the same. then we can even make
these surfaces continuous so that ute,,-
sils and dishes can be pushed IN either
direction oN er the continuous surface in
stead of being lifted up and down from
one to the other.
The electrically operated apparatus Is
without doubt the ideal of the future
Here we have one motor which Will
operate a meat grinder an ice cream
freezer, polish silverware, grind coffee
and run the washing machine This Is
the way all of mems equipment Is r"-
lated, and it must be our ideal also.
The more closely we can connect our
tools with our work, and different kinds
Of tools with ZACH other so that they
arc similar in appearance and in opera
ton. the nearer we will come to have
standardized kitchen.
Copyright. 1914. by Mrs. Christine Frederick
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The two hest forwards SO far are Miss
Seibold. captain Of the George Wash.
lhgton team and Miss Ross OF Madeira.
Miss seibold is one Of the "headiest"
players in the city, makes field goals
from dificult angles. and is an expert
Ut scoring goals from fouls. Miss Ross
~ very quick, and Is able to get the ball
in the basket when her guard is still
running to cover her. She makes better
goals from under the basket than IN
the farther parts OF her field. The two
star guards are Miss Kelley. OF Gallau-
det. and Miss Tyndall Of George WASH
inGton. Though both of these players
are small, their quickness is remarkab BILE,
and they are powerful and accurate
thrcwers. Both OF them are experts In
handling long. swift thyows. II they
We're to play as teammates the forwards
Whom they We're to guard would have
season to develop a consistent center
and side center.
Later in the year. when the class
teams have been appointed. It will be
players. Until the hundreds Of girls out
for the game In the preliminary prac-
tices become grouped by teams, It will
be difficult to mark out any particular
schools. notably Central. have been ham
pered by inadequate playing space and
short practice hours. Two hours each
week at Epiphany gymnasium Is all that
Even though teams Of seven playefE are
used. each girl can play for little more
than fifteen minutes during a practice
period. No wonder the girls even more
than the boys Of Central are longing
FOR the completion of the new school.
The Business gymnasium IL so large
that two teams can play at the same
, time. thus having an advantage over
the other high schools.
]. F. Wanless has been elected edi-
tor-in-chief Of the Senior Class Record.
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Food Defects Responsible
For Affection Of NerUes
Diagnosed as 'Beri-Beri'
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.
A. B., M. A., M. d. (Johns Hopkins)

~ EAN swlFT's dehnition. that
the best doctors in the world
- are DR.. Diet, DR.. Quiet. and
DR.. Merryman, Is peculiarly
hitting II applied to a malady now
known to exist on all sides. but once
thought to be found only aboard ships
This disease 10 known as ''beri-beri." "
II there ID any other maiady that Is
either a first cousin or blood rel;.tivc
to beri-beri. 1t il scurvy. Both. former
ly reported only among sailors fed upon
stale rations. are now known to be
widespread. and the latter Is constant
ly increasing.
Both beri-bcri and scurvy are due to
food defects. whether at sea, in the
home, in Institutions. or anywhere else.
They may be traced to baby's bottle
or a restaurant refrigerator. Even the
best baby foods. which replace human
milk. may cause one OF these-scurvy.
Orange juice and human milk may
quickly cure It, but unless the cause
IL removed 1t viii return.
What Beri.Ber Is.
Beri-beri Is a neuritis. The word reu-
ritis means only one thing to a care
ful. painstaking physician. 1t means a
bad diagnosis full of knot holes and
flaws. as It is carelessly used for en-
during pains in the arms, chest, legs,
or elsewhere.
When many nerves are affected in the
way to be described, the disorder re-
cefves the name OF multiple neuritis.
Alcohol. arsenic. lead. b:chlorides of
mercury. diphtheria. diabetes. polished
and over-reftned rice. cornmeal, and
wheat flour. and many other agencies
have recently been unearthod as causes
Of these 'neuritides.' the plural of neu-
rttis.
Ber-beri belongs to this group. be-
cause It has been discovered that the
absence OF certain rough part Of
milled rice incites this swelling and at
Fiction OF the nerves. Whether the
ham-string nerve, the optic nerve. the
sciatic nerve or some other tibers are
affected is more or less by chance. The
attack may first manifest its infamous
presence by a slight limp, crossed eyes.
swollen. water-logged condition of
the legs. palpitation OF the heart. and
respiratory Disturbances. These symp-
toms also appear In other and even
trivial diseases. but once present an
Investigation must be begun upon the
food and drink.
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people OF France. We can now
manifest our sympathy by efforts to
relieve the suffering Of her soldiers"
Sale of Music Helps.
PERSONALLY. | have given all Of.
my talents toward the supplement-
ing OF the fund, and although time
and money seem to be the main ave-
nues for an expression of sympathy
/ have found time to write piece
OF music. Belgium Forever which
is having large sale. Part OF all
the proce eds OF this song GO. hy
an arrangement with the publishers,
for relief work.
Mrs. Townsends song should be-
come popular, for she Is composer Of
the bcrceuse Of which the violinist
kreisler IL SO fond and with which
ne made such q wonderful impress
sion In yesterdays concert is from
her pen.
In making up the kits" she con-
tinued. I'VE have found we can
serve a double purpose. The unem-
ployed women OF New York arc sup
piled work In the packing Of the
kits. and now that many Of the
articles can he made By them. we
are letting them assist In whatever
way is most convenient. These
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Pleading For Better Babies

feeble-minded persons. or the 10000
known to exist in the State. barely 5000
are cared for at institutions Since
feeble minded persons are more prolific
than those with all their faculties. and
tend to have feeble minded children.
Dr. De Nilbss considers 1t most i'm
portant to keep them from marrying.
Another OF her objects is to formulate
series of easily followed rules by
and WE'LL may be kept so. Though
tnere are numerous rules for the care
or sickly children. there are very few
tina: are adapted for the use of mot hers
OF healthy children.
Though the work done by DR.. Dc
Nnbiss cannot measure up to her am
bitions until the State has appropriated
funds for her use lii realizing them, her
planning will doubtless have the double
effect Of Fastening the approximation
and serving as working basis for
further development.
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ERHAPS some of my readers
- have read story which
appeared in well-known
magazine about a kitchen which
a man undertook to develop and run
after mans ideas. 1t was very
funny story. but the point-and he was
right-was that most of our equipment
in the kitchen is unrelated. and that we
sio not interrelnte our tasks. That is,
We may have an excellent crater or
a beater or a chopper. but they are
all made by different concerns of diff
ferent materials. and work after diff
ferent principles. Now man comes
along, takes the same crater and beat
er and chopper and makes them all
part of one system, just as he does
with the machinery and tools in his
factory. He has them all of tho same
material and operated by the same sys-
tenn of current or betting.
It is not possible for us yet to ap-
proximate mans ideals Of machinery in
our own ktchens: nevertheless. we can
choose our equipment and relate it with
more uniformity. How few of us buy
utensils Of the same finish. We buy
Q white funnel. a blue saucepan. gray
tea kettle and an aluminium double
boiler. 1t would be just as easy to
purchase all of these pieces IN the
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The latest office created by the state
of New York in it's work along the lines
of race Improvement is that of consult
ing expert on maternity. The present
holder of the office is DR.. Lydia Allen
De Nilbiss. and her duties are almost
numberless. Her most important work
is the arousing of public interest by
series of talks to people living i'm parts
of the State where the movement for
better babies has not penetrated. She
aroused much comment among the
farmers by asserting that the state had
appropriated millions for the Improve
hent of strains of stock and for the
increase in the yield of vegetables, yet
has expended only a few thousands on
improving the health of New York
babies.
One OF her chief ambitions Is to Sc
"''ss s%=a adequate segregation for
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DAILY EDITORIAL
For Women Readers

you do not. She has had your infant
in front Of her 10. these many days.
she keeps a small book in which all
Of his marks are registered. and she
would no more dare brave the anger
Of a mother and child to whom the
injustice of giving others unfair
marks had been committed than she
would kiss a mad bull in the face.
She has on the average ninety-six
pairs Of eyes and the same number
of pairs of ears. keeping tab on her
day by day. and children are the
finest detectives in the world.
If injustice had been done the
world would know OF 1t. not you
alone. So. If Johnnie fails, and
whispers sweet nothinGs in your
ear which would make you take up
the AK for him, quell your feelings,
investigate first. and then ask to see
marks before you even so much as
look unk!ndly at the teacher.
Now Is the time to show the worth
of the Parent-Teacher combine!
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oxide of magnesia before each meal.
g, A small goitre may be the cause.
A. TO. ] am man of forty-two
years. have had a red nose for about
ten years. and iDdoes not seem to be
getting any better. Would you be kind
enough to suggest q remedy for this?
a. Peppers. salts. sauces. seasoning.
greasy. sweet. and highly cooked foods.
as well AS hot dishes, liquor. soups, tea.
and coffee make red noses. A plain diet
and lots of sleep will cure it.
J. CO. ~ l attend gymnasium two
evenings a week. Will this help to in
crease my weight?
(2) How may tiny mustache on the
upper lip be removed?
A. % No, this will not increase nor re-
duCc your weight. but the following will
increase your weight: Eat every three
hours, butter. cream, sugar, spices,
pastries fats. ham. pork. gravies. and
oils, sleep ten hours. Eat an extra meal
at midnight. Exercise slightly your
muscles, drink lots of fresh milk, cream,
and plenty of water.
(2l The use Of the calcium sulphde or
the harium sulphide dcpilatories is good
for this.
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was not.
Children In the public schools have
been given their marks during the
last few days. and the work OF the
first semester will show results In
tangible form.
Where are the amicable relations
which are supposed to exist between
the parent and the teacher? How
many parents are going to take the
non passing mark as personal in
suit and visit the teacher with the
report card in one hand. and nothing
but "A doubled up fist as the other
peace offering? Many. we fear.
Mother father. before you resent.
stop and think. Teacher knows and
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S. B. CO. Please recommend some
thing for my throat and nose. 1t seem.
as II had q stuffy cold all the time.
A.-Irrigate your nose and throa
three times a day with alkaline antisep
tic fluid diluted three times in water.
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]. ]. R.-Q. VIII you please give me p
recipe to make a child's hair become
heavier In growth?
A.-Sulphur ointment and vaseline
equal parts. Is excellent for that. Use
1t once q day.
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c. Do. % What is the cause of
noises In the stomach?
(N / took two bottles of citrate OF
magnesia In one week but it did not dc
any good. as my stomach was clogged
up again in few days.
t3 What is the cause of an enlarged
Adams apple?
A. % Constipation and fluid in the
stomach.
(2) You should take seven grains of
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AnszverS to Health Questions

Retta-Q. What shall / do for bilious
ness?
A. You must describe your symptoms.
In the meantime take Is grains Of per-
hydrol OF magnesia before meals.
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Mother and Teacher.

r course there are such things
as the Parent-Teacher As
sociations. but sometimes
one would think that there
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oxide of magnesia before each meal.
(3, A small goitre may be the cause.
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J. F. Wanless has been elected edi-
tor-in-chief OF the Senior Class Record.