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The Washington times., 1915-08-24
Microbes
Worst Foe
: To Health
BY DIR. L. X. HIRSHBERG.

BY DR.. L. X. HIRSHBERG.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature service).
"HE most vicious of the felons
that forever assail the peaceful
IL pursuits OF human kind are not
good haters. Mans worst en-
emy knows no hate, because it
10 the invisible. mysterious foe called
germ. animalcule. bacteria or microbe.
YOU may be the best hater in the
world. you may have all the munitions,
all the science Of warfare at your An
ger ends. you may have trained your
battalions Of tissues into all sorts OF
warlikc pursuits of offense and de-
Tense, yet the unarmed, peaceful mi
crobe will get you lust the same.
Happily. the bacteria tribe can usual
ly be held at bay until you are about
three score and ten. Your defcnses are
so made that kind of trench-warfare
holds of this nominating. but none the
less certain enemy. until the pneumonia
bacteria sail In and end a well-spent
| life.
The bacteria and animalcules Of diph-
| theria, smallpox, hydrophobia, malaria,
rabies, measles, tuberculosis. typhus,
tylhoid fever and others of the hellish
hest are for particular reasons not al
ways able to work their nefarious
| schemes.
Grown-ups. who In infancy were
nursed at their mothers breasts instead
| Of on bottle: those whose ancestors
lived a rugged outdoor life and survived
| accidents and diseases. If unfatigued
| and In the vigor Of firm and temper
| ate life, are often endowed with tissues
| as resistant to different germs as is the
| Rock Of Gibraltar itself.
hTe muriatic acid in the stomachs of
hcalthful men and women If undi-
luted with alcohol or vitiated by loss
| Of sleep or the juices of anger ard
worry. destroys countless numbers Of
| microbes. Hydrochloric acid not only
| digests stones, bones and meat
within minute liInits-but it sends
: some malicious germs bent on physi-
cal mischief. to the cemetery over
| the hill.
In the end. danger to your we'll
being only arises when these flu Ids
deteriorate from eHcesses. exhaustion
or an exaggerated estimation of your
native strength. Scratches. cuts and
accidents, to be sure, open up unpro-
tected byways, through which lock-
Jaw and other infectious germs may
gain entrance.
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Seen In The
Shops
T ITALIAN silk coats trimmed
with fur are delightfully."- par
adoNical. II there Is any

ITALIAN silk coats trimmed
with fur are delightfully."- par.
adoNical. II there Is any
thing that suggests sunny
promenades 1t is the clinging
lightness Of Jersey silk. and II
there is a fur more suggestive Of
q down East bli1zard than the
shaggy pelt with which 1t is trim
med 1t hasn't been discovered yet.
Fortunately for the damsel who
Is brave enough to don the fash
ional eccentricity. the fur occurs
In places where it will not materi-
ally affect the temperature Of the
wearer.
1t is suggested that the Palm
Beacher should wear such q coat
to show she 10 thinking OF home
an outer demonstration of the
adage that absence makes the
heart grow fonder. Paln,y, too. is
the green OF the coat. It's price
is $3.50 at a G street clothing
shop.
You know pancakes. don't you7
Not the buckwheat kind. with
sage. but the straw variety that
palliates the unyielding hardness
Of the family "stoop.' or veranda
or porch. Giorihed pancakes may
now be a part OF the daily routine
OF any family for the modest sum
of II cents. They are labeled
japanese and splashed with gay
adequately padded. A housefur-
nlshing store in F street Is cater
ing to all who wish TO be served
in this matter.
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From Foreign Servants Viewpoint
How the Intelligent Domestic Looks Upon
the Average American Mistress
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

Copyright 1915. by Mrs. ChriAtine Frederick
for two or three years In some large
house every kind OF housekeeping.
She Is trained by an older expert
woman. and until she is trained she
can have no position, for she can
get no recommendation. 1t is a work
to her-a "job.' as we call 1t here.
but just as good and honorable as
any other woman's work. But here
1t IL different. First, the mistress
herself thinks we are beneath her
that we do not know our work or
that We do not want to be as much
a human being as she Is. She does
not take the same interest in us as
the mistresses in the old country.
I have worked for a baroness with
forty servants, yet she knew all
their names. remembered their In.
terests. and was sympathetic.
But the greatest difference /
notice Is that over there the mis-
tresses too are trained. while over
here they are not This baroness
could herself cook. do laundry work.
even milking, and knew, how all OF
these things should be done. But
! have worked in several American
homes where the mistress knows
almost nothing and does not care
to learn. There Is no planning
no arranging Of meals ahead. no
buying in quantity. only hand
to-mouth living.
I'm one suburban home. the mis-
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Three-Minute
Journey
By TEMPLE MANNING.
2 N the interior Of Persia. where

n N the interior Ol IcESIhs "ACiC
there are all sorts Of strange
things to confound western eyes.
once came upon a group OF
farm laborers who seemed to me the
LATEST workmen l had ever seen.
The men were spading up some
earth. and 1t took two men to WELD
one spade.
The land they were spading was
the most forbidding looking ground
you could imagine. AS far as the eye
could see there was not a tree or
shrub or q bush to be seen. A Hat.
arid plain, the land stretched away
under the burning sun like land ac-
cursed. but into this plain there
welled lazy Stream OF water from
some underground spring. II was
upon this tiny trickle that the far
mers pinned their faith in bounte-
The spades were more like our
fence-post spades than anything else
! can call to mind, but they were
heavier. and two thick iron wires
that the second man held. The first
man dug his spade into the ground
with all the force OF his arms. then
he worked 1t down with his foot as
deep as he could drive It. There his
part Of the work ended. With
mighty wrench at the wire handles
the second man tugged up the spade
with a slanting movement that scat
tered the earth to the width Of
small furrow. That was his share
of the labor. From dawn until noon
they had worked under the blazing
SAN. unhurried and cool as when
they had driven the first spade down
In the early morning.
I asked cne OF the men to permit
mo to examine the spade he held. It
was even longer than the fence-post
spade with which I have compared
1t, and much wider. 1t was more
like primitive plow than a spade.
If the spade head he'd been OF slight
ly different shape and the wire
handle had been used for traces to
which a horse had been hitched 1t
would have been a good small plow
indeed.
Perhaps this Persian two-man
spade is one Of the forms through
which our modern plow has de-
veloped to Its present efficiency.
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tress gone all day did not tell what
was to be served for supper until
5 O'Clock when she returned. Then
there was a hurried telephone call
to grocer, butcher, everybody.
What can such a neal be? What
pride can a servant have In her work
II the mistress takes TO more pride
In running her home? The worker
wants to feel she is a part OF the
home and not a stranger. She will
work better II she becomes at
tachcd to the family. And why
does she so seldom get raise in
wages? Many times more and more
work Is put on her, and yet no raise
Is given. Housework 10 hard-tt
takes strength. and what you call
head. to manage. Abroad wealthy
woman will give her house into the
care Of a trained housekeeper who
will be responsible and give her good
service, but here in the same grade
OF family the mistress tries to man
age herself even though she Is "et
trained. because she Is too proud to
admit that she Is not capab BILE. She
wants to keep tho reins in her own
hands, yet she does aot know
enough to direct the worker prob
ably. and often the worker KNOWS
moro than the mistress herself. The
American mistress does not seem to
caro- enough about hcr home. especi-
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~ ARELY. indeed. does one meet
~ highly intelligent servant
or houseworker who has
t, some definite and construc-
tive ideas on :he'whole servant prob
lem. Too often We hear the problem
discussed from the mistress side,
and, perhaps. this is the reason the
problem Is still so far from solution.
But the point OF view Of the serv-
ant herself was brought out most
clearly In q recent discussion in
which an expert worker took part.
She was Of foreign birth, and had
received a definite three-year train
ing in wealthy household abroad
/ In fact. she not only studied house,
keeping for three years In a formal,
but practical manner. but still more
surprising. she paid money to do so.
After her experience abroad in
wealthy and middlerclass families.
has taken all kinds Of positions.
from managing housekeeper OF a
large establishment employing over
q dozen servants. to general
houseworker In an average subur-
Problem: "There is none Of this
trouble IN the old country" as she
said. firmly. Every girl must learn
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broken your engagement with this
young man. my dear, for man who
would stoop 10 borrow from his
fiancee's family will be likely to
have acquired a habit that is hard
to break. He wouldn't be very
self-reliant person. do you think soF
Dear Annie Laurie: / am
young girl Of eighteen and have
been keeping company with
young man for two months.
think the world of him. have
been told that he walks to work
with another girl every morning
asked him about 1t. and he
said she went to his brothers
church. Would you continue
keeping his company II you were
me? WORRIED.
Certainly WHY not? II the young
man We're engaged to you. there
might be something to criticise IN
his walking to work every day with
another girl than his fiancee. AS IT
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Prepared In two shades. One to
produce golden or medium brown.
the other. dark brown or black.
We will send absolutely free, for .
short time only. trial bottle Of
BROWNATONE II you will send Us
your name and address accompanied
by lOc to help pay postage and pack
try BROwNATONE Hair Stain, and
And for yourself just how superior
it is to all so-called dyes" combs.
ETC.. etc.
For sale in Washington by Peoples
Drug Stores and ODonnelrs Drug
Stores. and other leading dealers.-Advt.
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-08-24
ONT put salicylic acid and
boric acid in canned fruits
or vegetables. or in pre-
Serves

~ ONT put salicylic acid and
boric acid In canned fruits
or vegetables. or in pre-
= serves.
This warning is being spread
broadcast to the housewives OF the
country by the Department OF .Asri-
culture.
Information has come to the de-
partment. it is declared. that the
canning season has brought the
Usual demand on the part Of house.
wives for these two substances.
They are dangerous to the health,
the experts say.
Evils Accompany Their Use.
These substances are frequently
sold in powder form under various
trade names as preservatives. They
do retard decay. hut food experts
say that many evils may accompany
their use. principally serious dises-
tive arrangement.
The Federal food and drugs act
prohibits the use of harmful pre-
servatives in foods that enter inter-
sSate commerce. The food law in
nearly every state fcrbids the sale
of food that has been preserved
with harmful substances.
But neither the Federal nor State
The Washington times., 1915-08-24
Don't Use PreSerVatiVeS
Warning Spread Broadcast to Housewives
BY u. S. Department of Agriculture

laws apply to foods that are canned
or put up in the home and con-
sumed there. 1t would seem, how
ever. that the housewife would not
knowingly use. in the foods she pro-
vides for her family. substances that
she could not use In foods for sale
without violating the law, because
these substances are injurious to
health.
No Excuse For Using Them.
Fruits and vegetables can be kept
indefinitely II they are sterilized by
heat and properly sealed. and there
Is no excuse, In the opinion OF the ex-
perts of the department. for running
any risk by using preserving pow
ders, which may be Injurious to
health. The use Of such powders in
addition to the possible injury to
health encourages uncleanly or care
less work in canning. Reliance Is
placed in the efficacy of the pre-
serving compound instead of upon
cleanliness and heat.
The department has issued bulle-
tins that give specific directions for
the preserving and canning OF fruits
and vegetables without the use OF
preserving powders or canning COM
pounds. These bulletins may be OBJ
tanned without cost from the depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1915-08-24
John Bull to Hi; Daughters

Women are making our cannon,
Women are gathering the grain,
They are doing quite well with the
shrapnel and shell.
And they're running the tramway
and train,
We use them as doctors and nurses.
We use them in factory and farm,
They teach us to shoot. and they help
us recruit.
But the ballot would injure their
charm.
Campion In the Evening
Telegraph. Philadelphia.
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ally the kitchen. 1 wes working for
a society woman in one Of your
suburbs. We will have frtcasee
chicken tonight she said when I
had just come. found no pct
suitable. I told her. except one
large one which had hole. No
stop the hole UP with a cloth or
something. just for tonight What
kind OF housekeeping is that to en-
courage a servant to 10 good work"
II think the American mistress
should train herself in Housekeeping.
She would take more interest in the
thetic with the worker and give her
increase In wagos when she deserves
It, Then think there would be no
problem
The Washington times., 1915-08-24
T0DAY'S BEAUTY AIDS

To clear up and whiten the skin and
secure that charm Of pink and white
youthful freshness so much desired by
all women you will find it far safer to
rely upon a good face lotion rather than
powder. To get rid Of that shiny and
muddy appearance in your complexion.
dissolve four ounces Of spurmax in one
half pint hot water, and add two tea
spoonfuls glycerin. Apply this to your
face, neck. and arms, rubbing gently
until dry. This lotion does not show or
rub off like powder and is much better.
1t Is splendid for removing tan. freckles,
pimples and sallowness.
You can make a delightful shampoo
for a very trifling cost if you get from
your druggist a package of canthroE
and dissolve a teaspoonful in a cup oe
hot water. Pour little at a time on the
scalp and rub briskly. This creates an
abundance of thick. white lather tnat
thoroughly dissolves and removes all
dandruff. excess oil and dirt. After
rinsng, the hair dries quickly. with a
fluffiness that makes it seem heavier
than 1t Is. and takes on a rich luster
and a softness that makes arranging it
a plea
The Washington times., 1915-08-24

ply BrOWn0tOno
with your comb or
brush. and just a
little touching
up" once a month
should keep your
hair the beautiful
shade you most
desire.
Results always
the same-always
pleasing. Will not
rub or wa sh off
and guaranteed 20
contain none OF
the dangerous in
gradients SO often
found in dyes"
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because you were once q newsboy and
had to wrest your living from the world
yourself? 49,.
Colleges. schools. universities-theo:
ries, ideals-we hear 90 much Of all
these things.
Sometimes It 10 a relief to know that
a man can get to the top Of the lad
der by the good. old-fashioned rungs.
even II he can't tell you the name OF
each particular rung-in Latin.
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Wolves in the Fold!

Up, my America-wolves In the FOLD.
Call on thy shepherds, too trustful
In guarding
For the foe wore sleeps clothing (as
ever Of old;
Strike. or too late be the blows Of
thy warding.
Up. my America, up. and pursue!
These have thy shepherds to pas
ture been leading.
Foul was their work. but hidden the
clue
These the wild beats thy hand has
boon feeding.
Up, my America. up and spare not!
Now be thy strength and thy vigi-
lance csStsred-
Now that the breath Of their ravin
blows hot,
And madness infests where their
fangs have once entered!
Infested the wound! So look to thy
sheep,
With caustic withdrawing the
virus make sterile.
Lest onward and onward the rabies
Up with thy shepherds. for now is
thy peril!
No fable the were-wo!f-ths man ard
the beast.
Cowardice and craft and cruelty
Ravaged thy fold. when thy fear was
the least
Up. my America. strike without
sparing!
Edith II. Thomas. in the New York World.
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Mss Laurie toill re'come letters Of In
qnry on subjects Of feminine interest
from young pomen readers Of this
paper. and ,cil reply to them In these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care. this office.
The Washington times., 1915-08-24

Is. don't be Jealous. whatever you
do. That 10 one thing that will dis
gust a man with a girl quicker
than anything. so please try to re-
gard the matter in its right light
an all" ''elv harmless friendship.
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Try ''Brownatone!''
Hair Stain
free

The Fountain Of Youth Has at Last
Been Found In SBrOwnatOnc"-
The One Perfect Stain that II
Entirely Harmless and Sure -
to Give Best Results.
You need not tolerate gray,
streaked or faded hair another day.
1t takes but q few moments to ap-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
WANT SEVERAL
THOUSAND LEIS
TO Use AT FAIR

Yesterday a wireless was re-
eeived at the Promotion Committee
Office from H. p. Wood in San Fran.
cisco, commissioner from HAWAII to
the exposition, asking thakS several
thousand leis be sent onS at once to
be used In the celebration. OF Hawaii
Pineapple Day ut the exposition. "A
+ Already the exposition authorities
are making preparations to have this
day one Of the great celebrations of
the fair. Two thousand dollars has
been appropriated to make the day a
success and on the Fine Arts lagoon
wiz be staged q great display Of floats
on which there viii be Hawaiian mu-
sicians. ~ =. -
Director A. p. Taylor Of the Pro
motion Committee is taking the matter
OF the leis In hand, and they win be
sent on to San Francisco as soon as
possible. @s 80 e =.
Closing up the publicity campaign
for Pineapple Day Taylor is sending
out vast numbers OF the pictures which
display q Hawaiian girl, a pineapple
and q Hawaiian hibiscus, called THE
Three Sweetest Things in the Pacific. !"
These are sent TO all who have re-
ceiyed the black hand letters.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
VAR PLAY VOGUE
Thing OF PAST
IN Berlin NOW
fBy Associated Press

BERLIN, Germany. Berlin's sec
ond theatrical season since the war
has begun and. - notable for its lack
of warlike offerings. In all the mass
OF plays and operas now presented or
to be presented IN the immediate fu-
ture there are hut two Of a military
nature. And both of these have been
running for months and are continu-
ing because they have genuine dra-
matte value, rather than because the
public fancy clamors for anything war
like.
old-tfmers cali this beginning Of
Berlin,s theatrical season so nearly
like the opening in peace times that Il
is hard to distinguish the difference.
They base this opinion not alone on
the attendance which certainly Is
good, but on the very character of the
offerings and THE absence OF plays
OF the war.
The season ID 1914 opened with q
tidal wave ofe war plays. Some
thing of the general character and
excellence may be gathered from the
words OF one IDf Beriin's well known
dramatic critics, who wrote, This
flood of web meant and poorly
rhymed, hastily thrown together pro-
auctions fortunately has ebbed, and
the temples Of the joyful muse even,
following the5lexample Of the more
serious stage3t are turning TO other
tasks.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
GOES!
HAIR GETS THICK,
WAVY, BEAUTIFUL
Save Your Hair! Double Its
Beauty in a Few Moments;
Try This!
Hair Stops Coming Out and
Every Particle of Dandruff
Disappears

Try as you win, after an application
of Danderine, you can not find q single
trace Of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp win not itch, but what will
please you most, viii be after q few
weeks. use. when you see new hair,
fine and downy at first-yes-but real
" new hairgrowing all over the
scalp.
"A little Danderine Immediately dosl-
bies the beauty Of your hair. No dif.
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just moisten q cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw Il
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time The effect Il imme.
date and amazing your hair will be
light, FUZZY and wayy. and have an
appearance Of abundance; an incom,
parable lustre, softness and luxuri-
ance; the beauty and simmer Of true
hair health.
i Get q 25-cent bottle OF Kn0wlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and prove that your
hair Is as pretty and soft as any
that It has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment that's ALL
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. Il goes right to the roots,
invigorates and strengthens them. It's
exhilarating. stimulating and life-pro.
ducing properties cause the hair to
grow long, strong and beautiful ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
FOUR WEEK SEASON OF
GRAND OPERA LIKELY
BEGINNING in MARCH

That Honolulu is to have another
treat OF grand opera this winter, pro.
.viding suitable arrangements can be
made between w. d. Adams of the
Hawaiian Opera House and Rudolph
Aronson, manager of the Rivera
Grand Opera Company, was announced
yesterday by Scavenius. a Danish pr
anist, who IS here on his way to the
Orient, and who may appear in re-
citaI here before he leaves.
According to- the plan of Mr. Aron-
son, who Is now on the coast arrang.
ing series Of concerts there, the COM
pany would come here for four
weeks run, beginning March %. Mad
anne DsAIma Chandler, whosis the star
of the company, is concert and oper-
attic soprano concerning whom much
favorable comment is made in the the
atrical publications Of England, France
and Germany. +,a--5 --".=.a. a., -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
ARMY evening
At OPERA HOUSE
TO Be NOTABLE
Benefit Entertainment For New
SchofieId Library Has
Many Features

A concert, fencing exhibition and
moving pictures Of scenes and incl
dents In the life Of the soldier on Oahu
made especially FOR the occasion viii
be given at the Hawaiian opera house
on Tuesday evening, October -. under
the special patronage OF Maj.-gen. wa.
liam Harding Carter.
Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Tenney Peck, Mrs.
Reynolds, Miss Sutherland, Mr.. Cas-
per, Mr.. Moss and Lieut. Canoe have
kindly consented to appear In concert.
Lieut.. Sears, intercollegiate cham.
pion Of the foils, and Lieat. Hinemon.
second only to Sears, viii give an exhi-
bition Of fencing. One Of the notable
features of this contest Is that both
fencers are left-handed.
Gen. Carter VIII deliver an address
giving brief history of the movement
for the new building and library at
Schofield Barracks. The building has
been constructed by volunteer labor
and upwards Of 10000 volumes contrib.
uted by Gen. Carriers friends have
been received. The proceeds Of the
army night viii be devoted to complet.
ing the equipment Of the building and
make the books accessible to the sol.
diers at Schofield Barracks.
The pictures for this entertainment
were made by Mr.. Bonnie pf Honolulu
and contain some gems not equaIed
anywhere. In fact. there IS no similar
earrison under the American flag. and
the scenes portrayed have great his
toric value. II is only q short time
since the mobile army garrison Of
Oahu comprised four companies Of In.
fantry at Fort Shafter, numbering
about $50 men. The garrison Of Soho.
field Barracks now comprises more
than ten times as many companies
and 20 times as many men, due TO the
fun strength war organizations now
here. The entertainment possesses so
much OF artistic merit and local mill
.tary color that It is certain of an APP
preciatiye audience.