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The Washington times., 1915-02-25
Should Our Enlisted Men
Alzvavs Be Treated AS II
Uniforms Area Disgrace?
The Treatment Given Soldiers and Sailors AT Resorts
Keeps Numbers Of Men From Enlisting
I'LL ... in the Service.
BY WIN1FRED BLACK.
(Copyrisht 1915. Newspaper Feature Service. 1nc.J

were an officer Of the United States
navy? I would find out the name Of
every theater in this country that boy
cots American soldiers and sailors ana
would never set my foot inside the
door Of one Of these theaters, II all the
stars Of all the world came there to play
together. .,
And would write letters to all my
friends In the navy and out Of 1t. and
in the army, and out Of It. and I would
show what they thought Of It by the
number Of tickets they bought at any
one Of those theaters. until the policy
Of the management changed.
weren't good enough for them. because
you didn't know enough to be ashamed
of your country's uniform.
You weren't decent enough to sit with
the riff-raff Of q great city: you weren |
f,ne enough to go in with the drunk ardS
and the sots and the women whose trade
Is written on their foreheads for even
a child to read. and shudder to under
stand.
What Home Folks Think
We're too fine for you. too high and
mighty. too aristocratic. are we?
You're sood enough to fight for us;
you're good enough to hold our flag
aloft before the world: you're good
enough to stand between us and death
but not good enough to 20 with us into
a light house of II ght pleasure!
confusing It must be 10 try to straight
en- the thing out in your brain.
When you left home to go to sea you
thought 1t was a proud thing to wear a
sailors uniform of blue and a cap with
the name of your ship on It In bold
ture taken In your blue Jacket and
trousers and you even wore the shame =
fui cap the badge OF your infamy. on
your head
And you sent the picture home to
your mother. and down South to your
sweetheart. and to your pretty sister.
and they were all proud "f it, the silly
women.
And your sweetheart carries it today
She doesn't know. poor girl, that
you're a disgrace. She doesn't under
stand that no decent person would wear
uniform like that. why. she even
wears button off OF that shameful
And. II she's anything like any sir !
ever knew. she kisses It and loves you
for being the man to wear it.
What will she say when sO hears
York. and that the theatrical managers
there really cannot allow u low fellow
who's vulgar enough to wear his co,in-
, try.s colors to force himself upon the
society Of refined and elegant patrons.
wonder how many people saw those
sailors turned away from the box Of
flee the other night. and how many in
their hearts resented the sight.
my country. 'tis Of thee. sweet land
OF liberty"-what nonsense they teach
US in the schools
Cut out all this my country. and my
flag, and my honor rubbish. and be up
to date-eh. Mr.. Manager?
What sNorld it is to live in! And
the next will II be entirely different?
VIII St. Peter let you in at the gate,
Jack. or will he stop to ask YOU
whether you ever d,sgraced yourself by
wearing your country's uniform?
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AnSzvers to Health Questions

glasses of cold water in winter will
make me shiver ten or fifteen minutes.
!. Apply to the scalp night and morn
ing: Extract Of pilocarpine fluid.
dram: tincture of capsicum. l ounce
tincture OF cantharides, drains civ
cerine. q dram: alcohol, 4 ounces.
1t doesn't matter whether you drink hot
or colo water. but 1t is best to train
yourself to use cold water. Shivering
WI" not harm you. 1t is good exercise.
II. {. B.-l. Can you give q remedv
Tor excess Of oil in the hair? 2. What
rs an ''alkaline antiseptic nuid?" 3. Is
the frequent use Of bicarbonate of soda
J.: Apply to the hair. slycerine. 4
water, 2 ounces
:. Alkaline antiseptic nuid is a nam.
tnat describes itself. It is alkaline anti.
septic fuid. and nothing more or iess
II may be obtained from any drurrist
.. II is not harmful II used in small
E. f. Ell. What can I do for belcb.
Ing? After meals 1 have a tight feel.
IN. 2 very slight blow on the nose
causes 1t to bleed What would you adj
wise? ''
l. Avoid all solid foods. eat oransas
apples. figs. prunes, dates. oatmesl
shredded wheat. cereals. and take on.
teaspoonful Of milk of magnesia he
FORE meals and six charcoal tablets
after. Drink lots Of distilled water, two
glasses half an hour before each meal
DO not eat in large quantities.
:. You should have your nose examin-
Cd and the bleeding spot cauterized.
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r. G. B.-I have often seen the ad-
vice given to thosewho would like to
gain weight to eat frequently. say every
two or three hours. IL not this con-
trary to medical advice given In FORM
or years. to allow the stomach suffici-
ent time to rest. especially in case Of
weak Indigestion? An anenic patients
stomach would naturally be expected
to have much slower digestion than
expect such q regimen as you suggest
to cause surfeit and destroy the ap-
petite. and We are also admonished not
to eat without an appetite.
Most of modern discoveries are in
conflict with the ideas OF years ago.
stomach In three hours. 1t IL not
necessary to allow digestion to wait on
appetite.
there is any good treatment for arterio-
sclerosis?
Avoid excitement, take lots of sleep
and rest, keep the bowels active and
eat no meats, nuts, peas. beans. or
other solid foods. Never overexer,
yourself. Take fifteen drops OF a satur.
ated solution OF iodide OF potash in
meal until fifty drops are taken and
then go down again to fifteen drops
repeating several times If necessary
Drink lots Of milk and distilled water
| and take Bulgaria tablet with meals
III. s.-o-what will relieve an al.
| most continuous headache?
A-Eat figs. apples. cereals oatmeal
| shredded wheat and charcoal Drink
three glasses of water one-half hour
before each meal. exercise and gel
plenty Of fresh air. Oxide of magnesia
] n n ma o1
Have your eyes examined also.
A Reader-Q-I suffer great dea
with my stomach. What would 70,
| recommend?
A-Est NOR" green vegetables, or
anges. apples. fgs. prunes. dates. spin
ach. carrots. cabbage. celery and &C
reals, and drink three quarts Of waite
daily. especially two glasses one-half a,
hour before each meal. Take grain
| OF oxide Of magnesia before meals an
charcoal tablets after eating.
Times Header-What is your opin
lion Of the article ! sent you: Is
true that the duties of the appendi.
are to catch all kinds of seeds?
This is interesting gossip. not sci
entific accuracy. No. is is not tru
catch all kinds of seeds.
NJ. II. D.--1. Ny hair. which wa
can j keep It very light? .. Wha
will make the eyelashes grow
What, when used before retiring. wi
make the skin white, smooth. an
clear?
j. Clear peroxide is what mos
women use. 1t is aDplied Until tn
proper shade is obtained. .. Appl
capsicum vaseline to the root Of tn
eyelashes each night. 8. Peroxid
and glycerine, or n good cold creaI
applied to the skin before retirin
| will be beneficial.
X. HI. What shall do for thin ha
that Is inclined to be oily? 2. Is 1t
good thing to drink hot water? Tw
The Washington times., 1915-02-25
IF HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Here's Grandmother's Recipe
to Darken and Beautify
Faded Hair.

That beautiful even shade Of da,.,
glossy hair can only be had by brew1ns s
mixture IF Sage Tea and Sulphur
Your hair Is your charm. 1t makes O,
mars the face. When it fades, turns
gray. streaked, and looks dry, Uisn,
and scraggly. just an application or two
OF Sage and Sulphur enhances its ar
pearance a hundredfold.,
Don't bother to prepare the tonic: YOU
can get from any drug store a So cent
bottle Of ''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound ready to use. This can al.
ways be depended upon TO bring back
the natural color. thickness. and luster
OF your hair and remove dandruf, stop
scalp itching and falling hair
Everybody uses ''Wyeths" Sage AMI
sulphur because 1t darkens so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell II has
been applied. You simply dampen \
| sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through the hair. taking one small
strand at q time: by morning the ers y
hair has disappeared. and after another
| application 1t becomes beautifully dark
and appears glossy. lustrous. and abun'
dant.-Advt.
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Seen In The
Shops

n electric curling iron and
~ comb are combined In one
n useful accessory for mi
lady's dressing table. The
comb 10 to be used in drying the
hair after a shampoon and it accom-
Plishes its purpose much more
quickly than ordinary methods: In
addition, It is said to be a valuable
tonic to the hair. With both the
curing iron and the comb, the heat
may be easily regulated. sparing
the dangers of the old-fashioned
tongs heated over a smoky lamp.
With all tee wiring complete. this
outfit costs "a at an r street hard
ware store.
Never were hats as cheap as they
are this year. When one Is able to
buy one all trimmed for $2.S5, she
may he pardoned for Fastening the
season and abandoning her winter
one for good. As the weeks ad-
hats, which had only a narrow band
Of II couple of weeks ago. Among
the hats that may be bought for
the very low price mentioned above
are straws Of blue, sand, and cerise.
trimmed with fruit, flowers, and
bands OF velvet. They are to be had
at an F street store
stu another + street store is quot
ing special prices on all It's merchan-
disc this week, and the dress goods
section offers it's quota of bargains
Among the most attractive mater
ials Is one that has silky flowers
woven on Q wool background. Civ
ing Changeablc effect. Lilac.
gray, blue. wistaria, plum, wine,
green, and black are the colors. and
the price is only 70 cents a yard. The
Lilac is particularly shimmerins and
would make dressy suit or after
noon frock.
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termine; Certainly Mary was not
roughed-she didn't need II. Her gown
seemed the same-her hair the same.
but whatever the twist of attire. she
was as much product Of New York 3
inodish class tonight as she had been
before Of the provinces.
Hugh Jaynes was openly attentive. 1t
was not merely an unostentatious GAL
lantry such as any man may pay a
pretty wopan. 1t was a hirtatious def
erence that utterly ignored her mar
riage. So might he have treated a very
greatly interested.
Peter Is Jealous.
! will not say that in my home town
the marital feet Of men and women
do not trip now and then by the way
side. 1t Is an eternal and universal
fact. do say that In decent, provin-
ctal circles We recognize the marriage
tie. and do not treat 1t with the frivo.
lous disregard which shocked me to-
night.
1t came over me with a shock. which
am man enough to confess now was
not, wholly unpleasant, that Joan Ar.
suppose. a certain cruel qualification In
ones own promotion at the expense OF
another man. Waliie, the good -lookine
young chap who was plainly head ovei
icciS III loNe Win Joan, was plunged
into open gloom by her frank preference
for me. And 1 was alternately embar,
| rassed. shocked by Mary's flirtatiou.
escapade with Jaynes and flattered b,
the langurous Difference of Joan Ar,
beck's glances.
Joan danced with me again and again
| 1t was evident either that Mary die
not notice or did not care-she seemed
SO taken up with Jaynes. grew in
sanely jealous and moody at first, ther
defiant. then indifferent and ther
| shocked afresit at the whole situation
l don't believe 1t had over occurred t.
me before that any man would dar,
| fall In love with my wife. 1t had Ger
! tainly never occurred to me that IL h,
did Mary would openly encourage him
| 1T Is wounded vanity" l said 10 my
self stubbornly,. feeling ridiculousiy up
set. 1T must be-for I've long ago ce
cided that marriage is failure an,
that I'm not truly In love with m,
wife'.but even as / said it l glance,
at Mary,s sparkling. attentive fac
smiling at Hugh Jaynes. and I hushe
and bit my lip.
Copyright, 1915 Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-02-25
Three Minute
Journeys
Where Dance.Mad Giles Reigned In
Belgian Mardi Gras.

TN the heart OF devastated Belgium
not more than two hours from Brus-
i sells. there still stands. let us hope.
the sedate town OF Binche. once A
year Binche used to go carnival mad.
to the delight OF all the country round
and the thousands Of visitors that
flocked there for the Madri Gras.
Built uphill and downhill. possessing
one broad street and grand place.
with a beautiful old town hall newly
done up in gold. when was there ten
years ago. Binche was the quietest,
sleepiest. old town you could imagine.
But 1t always woke up into deliriousIy
delightful eayety that was unsurpassed
at the shrovetide festival. Its Mardi
all over the world in one respect--like
even our own New Orleans MArdi Gras
1T was a grand masquerade Of young
and old. and differed from the others
only In the manner II was carried out
bv those taking part.
when sailed forth from the quaint Inn
in Binche with my chattering guide at
my elbow. comes back to me with my
amusement at the wonderful difference
in the air from that Of the sleepy days
that had gone before. AS quickly as we
could 20 my guide took me to the place
where the 900 GILES, who are chosen
by the civic committee. were getting
their coats stuffed with straw to ma ~
happy crowd I fell to wondering where
these simple peasants got the money 10
buy. or even hire, the wonderful cos
tunes they wore.
The hat was the high-crowned affair
OF old-time, surmounted and made gay
by flowers and ribbons. and topped by
splendid and costly ostrich plumes from
two to three feet long. which waved ia
and fro as the wearer walked. and lent
him an awe-compelline stature. The
coat and long trousers are practically
impossible to describe. SO gayly coloreo
and fancifully designed they were, but
about the waist were hung little cow
bells that tinkled az their wearers NOV.
ed. On their, feet the GILES wore the
hands they carried wicker baskets.
During the two and half DAYS the
carnival made mad that quaint anc
sleepy townsI learned why the Giles
the professions seemed continuous. the
GILES danced among the crowds like
plume -nodding, coIorful flashes tha
never rested, jingling their bells ant
! pounding the cobble stones with theil
clatterinr wooden shoes. tossing int
oranges they carried in those baskets
You had to be quick to dodge tn
oranges. catch them and toss them ba cl
again.
On the final day a sort Of war dane
took place in the plaza before the tow
| hall. Every one of the GILES danced
alone before the committee to win ap
plause and glass of wine from tn
mayors hand. Then when the dancin
was done the festival ended Next morn
ing I walked the streets that were a
sleeps as they ever had been, aud won
dered how many days 1t would take tn
GILES to recover from their cxhaustin
duties.
| Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-02-25
Editorial For
Women
New York, Philadelphia and
Mothers Pensions.

NlVNUCSo Cu0sVItOs
~ ONE time ago this paper said
in an editorial for women
~ that whatever the big cities
in the effete East did was a
sure sign that the movement would
he copied; that whatever the big
which would serve as lever for the
passage Of like laws, in other cities.
Now a Philadelphia paper verines
the statement. in the following wom-
ans editorial called New York
Copies U.s." They arc trying to get
woman suffrage in New York. II
they succeed perhaps the same rule
Of imitation will hold good and the
East will take on suffrage. In this
mothers pension case Philadelphia
set the pace. The editorial says:
They have set out In earnest over
in New York State to do for their
poor mothers and children what
Pennsylvania did two years ago. The
best public men and the most pro-
Sressive newspapers are demanding
mothers pensions
"And to prove they are working in
the right spirit, it Is only necessary
.to quote Senator Ogden !. Mills.
author Of bill now up at Albany:
These pensions" are not a form
OF charity he announces. tn
mother will rear children in the in
terest of the State. and the State
will help her pay the family bills.
Something for nothing has no place
in the matter
"The proposed New York law is
not as good as the one we have in
this State. but that should not
weaken oLr determination to I'M
prove the one We have. Our law
pays liberal sums and embraces
positively all deserving mothers. The
one vital change needed Is to have
The money distributed by the juvenile
court.
New York is trying to catch UP
with Pennsylvania In its just treat
ment OF women and children. We
must improve Our pension law and
continue to offer model to our big
ncishbrr."
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MACARONT.

haze Just discarded WeH-knoUn
brand OF Macaroni in favor Of another
brand because one pound OF the first
brand is required to fal my baking dish
and only three-quarters Of n pound pack
age Of the brand am noD using to OBJ
tain the same results. Have you erer
made a test of this! MRS. c. T.
In reply to your query We do not un-
derstand what brand you are now using
OF this We are sure. however, that the
nacaroni you refer to is of high grade
and an excellent product. The length
of time which "A person cooks macaron
has something to do with the dwelling.
Macaroni cooked thirty-fiv minutes will
be larger in diameter than macaron
cooked only twenty minutes
The Washington times., 1915-02-25
! CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRlLS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief
! from Head. Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will oren. the air passages, Of yorf
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking. snuffling,
blowing, headache. dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or tatarrh will be gone.
Get "A small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
4 Little of this fragrant. antisepttc,
Healing cI cam in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the inhamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
cores instantly.
It's just ane., Don't stay stuffed up
with cold or nasty cstarrh-Rsl.cf cf
conss 90 quiclSiy.-Advt.
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kTOW not OF tneI1.
Or. Unna very latoly reported several
SAFE. simple and eminently desirable
methods. whereby all superhuous and
non-ornamental hair may be removed
from the blenished flesh.
The Pumice Shave.
Pumice stone pulverized and COM
pressed is used by these distinguished
Germans to eliminate all useless hair.
While moistened. the powder is used
with the foref1nger, each evening for
one or two weeks. At the end Of this
interval, the upper lips, chin or other
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isms of beauty.
Hence, they should
be commanded to
be gone. Weave the
heads fair garlands
and plat the hair.
but on the face. let
solitary shafts be-
ware.
n there Ia any
better investigator
Of dermal prob
lerns than Prof.
Karl Unna and DR..
sowenter-T r-Trachsler
~ ~ - = =
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Didn't Get Exact Meaning.

4 little rodr-year-old in Hollywood
had been told by her mother the
story of the Christ-child and his lowly
birth. The word manger was new to
heE and had to be explained as the
place in which horses are fed.
On Christmas morning. when the
child awoke, the mother asked {:
Whose birthday Is this. dear?'
"Christs: was the quick response.
And whore was he born" again
queried the mother.
In a horses hotel said the little
onO.-Los Angeles Times.
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Condemns Modern Home

Irvins Bachelor, of "Eben Holden"
fame. has been moved to lift his
voice in condemnation of the mod
ern home. His chief cause of COM
plant is that modern mothers take
SO much time for their outside in
terests that the children are edu-
csted like SO many little brainless
machines. Where in earlier genera
lions the mother or father person
A4N made sure that the children
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wO straight. sober, we'll set up
self-respecting young men were
turned away from one of the big
theaters In New York the other
night and there was plenty Of room in
the theater.
No, they didn't ask for passes. They
offered their money-honest money.
honestly earned-and wanted to pay
for their tickets.
They didn't sav a rough word or do
. rude thing. but they wore the uni
form Of the United states navy. That's
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MARRIAGE AND LOVE.
- TT that was by no means the only
X shock on my evening. ] was re-
u constructing my little world on
a sophisticated basis. Not ex-
Actly reconstructinG--I was merely try
ing TO adopt myself and finding it very
hard.
believe that women as a class are
more adaptable to most conditions than
men. 1t Is the adaptability of a sex
accustomed to have its opinions trans
'nittcd to it. perfectly tailored, by a
masculine hand. 1t Is much easier to
resign q vague opinion than a clearly
defined one. The average woman with
an average brain is vaguely unsure of
everything until her husband or her
brother or her father settles 1t for her
And this, ] take 1t, Is no fault of the
aggressive repudiation Of all things
Vornanlsh.
Mary's Easy Adaptiveness.
The woman has been taught to COM
prehend that her opinions are of no
particular value to the conqueror man
wherefore. as a natural result. she Sc.
cretly repudiates them herself with a
resultant mental vasueness and inde.
ctsion which leaves her impressionable
and adaptable.
In this day of feminism. when man IL
inclined to put everything feminine un.
der the glass and study 1t Instead Oh
sCornins as he did once-there Is q
steady f1ux OF feminine courage. Wom
en- are not only forming opinions
they're standing by them aggressIvel,
and successfully. And IL the male fight.
and bites and jeers. he secretly respects
And he sees his opinionative dominanc,
threatened.
Mary spsrkled and laughed and glowe'
with the crowd around her. Shewas n,
quickly part OF 1t that 1t horritied M
inexpressiby. How on earth does
woman learn dress tricks so quickly
My wife tonight was different somehow
In garb from the prettlly gowned woman
of the week before. In what the so
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studled their lessons every night.
most present7day parents are too
interested in the latest dance steps
TO care whether their young sons
ana daughters pass or fail. Mr..
Bachelor suggests that a happy SC
luton to the problem OF the idle
college boy would be found in max
Ing manual labor of some sort in
the summer part of the college
course
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mon sailor, a. bluejacket, Il man with
the name Of his ship on his cap! Why.
eize to street dog or a stray cat! Where
do they come from. these theatrical
managers with such ideas Of class dis
tinction! who are they to be 80 arlsto.
blue in their veins and does it irk them
AZ az! nave 'e''"sS ~''"' o'o'"''' '''A a.
Where Did 1t Originate?
And yet that very night that those
lows could not get into the theater. I
wonder how many brazen women, dress
ed In the livery of their kind. and now
many worse than braxen men bought
seats and paid for. them and went In and
gamblers and thieves and professiona,
birds Of prey Of both sexes went in on
passes. through the courtesy of the
manager who delighted to do them hon
orr
Where did they get it, this idea Of
shutting out our soldiers and our sailors
from a public theater? Not because they
are drunk or disorderly or even noisy
and over enthusiastic, but because they
wear the uniform OF our country:
From England, where 1t Ia a disgrace
to be a man In the ranks and where
anyone who earns his living honestly by
his own efforts 10 considered a good deal
Of a drawback to any sort OF public
gathering?
From Germany. where an officer may
strike a private across the face with the
nat Of hts sword. and be approved Of for
doing it?
Not from France. the republic. know.
For have seen a theater in Paris with
the gallery crowded with men In uni
form.
What are we trying to be, We Amerl-
cans. anyhow? Aren't we Americans
any longer? Are we so anxious to pre-
tend to be something else that we sre
ashamed Of the uniform that protects
our haec
DO you know what I would do II
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what the man
a ger Of that thea
ter had against
them. The man at
the box Of fic G
apologized for not
selling seats to the
two sailors. I hope
the manager Of the
theater didn't hear
of that apology. If
he did that box Of
flee man may lose
his position. Apollo