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The Washington times., 1915-02-17
Editorial For
Women
The Womsn Touch


- r. LOUIS is going to have an
office building planned. run
~ and rented by women. This
isn't really a depa rture. II Ia
more in the nature Of being an in
evitable result.
Women have been making things
comfy for other people since the
beginning Of houses and clothes. Just
as sure as they invaded the business
world. they laid the ropes for the for.
nation Of just such an office building
as is being planned in st. Louis.
It's the woman touch which business
is going to get willy nilly manifestine
itself in a very practical form. For
no matter how men turn up their
noses at this new woman-made Of
fice building, way down in their
hearts will be a sneaky sense Of jeal-
ousy. and a deep desire TO do business
in Just such offices.
They will resent missing the COM
forts. the little thoughtful additions
which make life livable. In fact,
they will welcome and welcome en-
Enthusiastically that very change It
conditions which they have sad for
years could not be accomplished
the infusion Of the home into the
business world.
Women know far better than men
the effect Of environment.
Women know far better than men
just how much time Is spent in office
rooms, and how little precious time
in comparison Is spent at home. They
are home lovers, and the moment
that they begin to live In office
rooms. they feel lost and the world
gets drab just like the office in
which they have to stay.
So they are going to recognize a
condition which exists. namely that
Office life eats up most OF the day
time. and make that office life "A
bright and cheerful instead Of a drab
environment.
Perhaps they will be able TO eradi-
cate lots OF all sorts OF ugliness--onc
can't tell
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
Hypnotic Treatment Often
Responsible 70 Complete
Loss of the Will Power
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG,

and near -pundits. through lack Of ex.
perience and practical knowledge, fall
laciously hold that suggestion in ord-
nary life. 'psycho-therapy, new
thought. and psycho-analysis are much
the same as hypnotism. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. Hypnotism
means form of. artificial sleep. with a
strongly willed. powerfully suggested
waking state, in which the reason.
Judgment. emotions and will of the sub
ject are absent and replaced By the
vigorously enforced emotions. decisions.
actions. and will OF the experim.nter.
One Possible Dangre.
When one Ia hypnotized he is nsce.-
sarily susceptible to the stronger will Of
the nesmerizer. First, there is drowsi
ness. then follows light sltep with tight
~ closed eyes and lack OF will power
but retention Of the memory Finally
there is somna mbulism and the memory
fades. Indeed. it Is the ability 10 recos-
niZe the past from the present, the srr-
roundings of the moment. events ~
other days. recollection, retention. and
recall, which have most to do with the
state called hypnosis.
BY subjugatins another's will, JUDI
mcnt. memory, emotions and intellcc-
tual processes and the transferencc OF
those of the hypnotizer, memory and
knowledge can be altered, reduced. en-
larged, exaggerated not only for the
period under hypnosis, but for subse-
uuent periods. Svengali i'm Du Maurier' Z
''Trllby" illustrates correctly the power
Of hypnotism over the thoughts, the &C
tions. the voice. the emotions. and the
will. To be sure. Trilby had to be Pc
culiarly and naturally weak willed and
hypersusceptible to SvengaN.
This is the event in all instances. rhs
best hypnotizer can only find a few pe'
sons hypcrsusceptible enough to Bring
about such state. and most people
notiZe AN infant
motto power. it is not Countenancod h>
Every maIady that was ever cured n,
1t is capable Of successful treatment hN
other and safer methods. Morcover
crimes can be committed upon hy1no-
tized persons. and hypnotism is capa H.,
Of causing persons seemingly perfect
normal to give absurdly false. snoru
testimony. II can also impel hypelsus
ceptiole persons to commit criminal
acts which would be abhorrcnt to the NJ
in n normal state.
Children, women. those retarded IN
moral development and education. emo.
tional persons. and others susceptible n
the hypnotic influence. are prone to be
come mentally injured by its use uror
them.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
The Mother Job

II really isn't hard to be a mother,
There really isn't very much to DO;
The days are just exactly like each
other
You simply shut your eyes and wan
der through
For s o'clock is time enough for rising,
And getting all the children washed
and dressed
And breakfast cookedit really is sur
prising.
But mothers never see INTO need
The lunches must be packed and Jackets
rounded
And everybody soothed and sent to
school
To say that mother rushes is unfound-
ed
She's nothing more to manage, as a
rule
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
To Discard Aged or
Weatller-SOiled Skin

TO free your skin Of chaps, blotches,
roughness. muddiness. over-redness or
any cutaneous difficulty, the best thing
to do is to free yourself OF the skin
itself This Is easily accomplished by
the use of ordinary mercoized wax.
Use at night as you use cold cream.
washing 1t off next morning. Imme-
diately the offending surface skin be-
gins to come off in fine powder-like par
ticles. Gradually the entire cuticle IL
absorbed In this way, causing no pain
or inconvenience. Nor does the face ex-
hibit any evidence of this treatment.
The second layer of skin now in owl
dence presents a sparkling beauty and
youthful robustness Obtainablc in no
other way We have ever heard Of The
mercolized wax can of course be found
in any drugstore and YOU won't need
more than an ounce of ii.
To free yourself of wrinkles or Crows
feet. there's nothing better than the
saNolitc lotion. You need only dissolve
an ounce of powdered saXoltc in half
pint of witch hazel and bathe your face
in the solution. The effect IL quite re-
markable. the lines heing less in evil
dencs even after the hrst application
AAvt
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
Peters Adventures in Mdtrim0ny

Great heavens | exclaimed. give
me time
She laughed. Likely my voice was
little scandalized. She did however
given sense Of rhythm. slenderness and
natural grace. A clod would have
danced well with her. said so and
che laughed again. utterly at her ease.
"A New York girl" she added with
trace OF that keenness 7 was to know
very well In time. must know three
things superf1uously we'll. Mr.. Hunt.
She must dance well. know how to
dress prettily. and have sufficient COM
mand of conversation to entertain
man. There's so much competition
"Pandering," 7 scoffed.
Surely agreed Joan Struggling. "wc
admit it. But the scheme of civiliza-
Gossip About Jaynes.
TO say that I was astonshed is to put
It lightly. There was a brain then be-
hind the girls languorous eyes.
And that" said Joan. lis the trou-
BILE with poor little Blanche Hayes. the
little dark girl. She's pretty enough.
the Lord knows. but she knows she has
to be eternally vivacious to keep in the
line and she hasn't enough mental fuel
behind to feed the fire. Therefore she
just laughs and sparkles and gets on
ones nerves, saying over and over and
over the. same thing with a clever air
OF vivacity. Watch her. Lots and lots
of times she begins sentence without
in the least knowing what she's going
to say. And once in a while 1t washes
her up on the rocks with bang.
Haven't YOU noticed?"
Yes admitted. She asked me
liked to dance
She'll ask YOU again. said Joan,
land likely again. Your wife's insanely
pretty!'
She is pretty" ! admitted land get
ting prettier"
Hugh Jaynes is crazy about her"
"T beg your pardon
Don't freeze me-" begged Joan. He
truly is The whole crowd have been
guying him q bit. Haven't you no.
ticed?''
1t was the first time it had occurred
to me that a man would dare to fall
in love with my wife!
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
"Lonely Clubs'' for Lonely
Folks Should Be Organized
In EOery City in the Land
Out In Chicago Someone Started "onely Club For
Lonesome People, But It Grew So Fast That 1t
Didn't Live Up TO Its Name
BY WINIFRED BLACK.


de-hoys, and bashful girls. and the
no holding It down.
And the other night the Lonely CLUB
had q party--and the only thing that
rne as wrong o E win wa. that .npShns psfh was rs the the
world but a Lonely Party
I'd like to have been there wouldn't
you?
I know a girl I wish would join the
sweet as a peach. but she's from the
country. and she doesn't wear her clothes
exactly as the other girls In the big
place she works wear theirs. and when
any Of the other girls beaux speak to
her she doesn't know what to say. and
they laugh at her--a little--and call her
the Rube. But some OF the other girls
beaux rather like her just the same. or
would If she would let them. But she
won't. and she's lonely.
She reads every word In the evening
paper every night in her little hall room.
and then she washes her gloves and
irons out a fresh waist and blacks her
shoes. Once she almost spilled some Of
the shoe polish on the landladT's rug.
She isn't quite over 1t yet. and she new
er goes anywhere or sees any ono cx-
cept when she goes to work.
A Lonesome Boy.
And the roses arc beginning to fade
ITOrl neT cHeehS anu HeI SSts tci as
bright rs they were. She isn't III. she
isn't tired: she's Just lonely. wish
she'd join the Lonely Club.
know a young fellow who ought to
belong 10 the Lonely Club. Hes a
nice clean minded. warm-hearted,
kindly young fellow OF decent instincts.
or he was when he came to town.
saw him coming out Of a rather dis
reputable looking cafe the other night
where they have dancing. I hear he's
Interested in one OF the Mattresses who
has bleached hair and rather TOO vivid
co ouplcXion. She's probably old enough
70 be his aunt. and more than likely
she's figuring already on just what
she can fool him into buying her for her
birthday. Poor boy. he has nice sis
ter and good mother at home:
He'd like TO meet some nice girls here
In town. I hope he wilI--at the Lonely
,'lub-before the TOO bcautcUus waitress
makes too desperate fool OF him.
Hurrah for the Lonely club and the
Lonely Club idea. hope thercll ne
one in every big city In this country be-
fore the wears out. and I'd like TO be
long to every on" or 'hem 'nEseH'
Wouldn't YOU"
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or Ia take the first train for the Little
Town tomorrow morning.
TIN lonely. so lonely. that I'd walk
ten miles TO meet someone who cares
whether I'm .tljve or dead.
II used to laugh at old Mrs. Busy
hody. who knew just what train every
body in the Little Town took to the
city, ard what they brought with them
when they came home. and how much
they paid for the new trimming on the
old dress. and where they got the hat.
and why they 90: it-but Id stand in
the rain an hour just to get GLIMPSE
IT old Mrs. Busybody today and have
her try to find out whether got good
coffee where live and who was writ
ing TO me from the Little TowD.
A Lonely Girl.
I'm lonely. Isn't there another lone
~ girl to sympathize with me-
Some one read that letter and the
Lonely Club was started.
Girls joined it. and boys. and middle
aged men. and tired women with visit
ful eyes. and old mon who hadn't oeen
anywhere since mother died. and little
old maids. ana widows. and hobh's-
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PETER GETS 4 SHOCK.
-HE music began. one OF those
rakish. jerky. neutrality-suspicious.
melodies and everybody rose. |
sat still. There were nine in the
party and I decided to sit out the dance.
Joan Arbeck wlled differently.
"Walle," she said to the good-lootins
youth at her elbow. sit down. like
dear. ! don't want to dance with YOU
again. I'm going to dance with Mnry's
husband
Fashions Three Demands.
you're very kind I said. rather
taken Oft my feet by her frankness
Wallie accepted his fate with good
natured grin.
Don't crow. old man.. he ADVISED
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
The Comforter

- ILENT is tho house. | sit
In the lire-liyht and Knit.
At my BAH of soft gray wool
Two gray kittens gently pul,-
iuliing hack my thoughts as well
FROM that distant. rod-rimmed hel.
And hot tears the stitches blur
As ] knit a comforter.
'orniorter' they call it-Hcs.
such II ~ for my distress.
For IL gives my restless hsud-
Blessed work. God understands
How We women ycarn to be
Doing something ceaselcssly--
Anything but Just to wait
ldl! for clicking gate,
SO knit this long gray thing
Which some fearless lad will hirg
Round him in the icy blast
With the shrapnei whistliug past,
Comforter" it may be then.
Like q mothers touch again.
And at last, not gray. but red.
Re pillow for the dead
ANNE p. L. FIELD.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

Unless ii is to finish piles OF sewing.
And cook and wash and iron and
scrub and sweep.
To order food and keep the Srnace
going
And then perhaps to hide herself and
weep
Ard when al last she's tucked them
under covers,
And soon to doors that Dads forgot
to lock.
Triumphantly. at midnight. shc dis
covers.
She's nothing more to do till s O'Clock,
Jane Burr in New York Times.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

To-Day as ny pnOtlSfn
or mesmerism At the Athena Aero
polls, the Temple OF Aesculapius. as
well as in Tacitus. Pliny, and other an
cient writer's emphasis is laid upon
practices which were undoubtedly hyp-
motto.
HypnOtism-Artife Sleep
When in r77S. Mcsmer introduced hyl-
notsm into France, the intense. though
unconscious. jealousy. and enmitv OF
the whole medical profession with all
It's weight was directed against the
man King Louis VI was persuaded in
l1A to appoint a royal commission of
investigation. Its members were select
cd for their acknowledged hostility.
Thc report. ns was expected. condemned
Mesmcr as a fraud, quack. renegade.
md other vile things.
The attention OF Prussia was thus at
traCted to MeSmer's methods and oraC-
,icc. 4 commission was appointed there.
which brought in n favorable report.
and M"smcr became in Prussia greater
than he could have become in France.
H!pnotisrn is tn" practice OF produc-
ing artiiciallv suggested sleep, during
which curious state there is a suspen-
sion Of the patients own will aud a
suhiN2ation Of his activities and
thoughts to the will Of the hypnotizer.
IlN pli'tiSib ilol a ~ pc VI IT,,
Is manv interested ones wrongly main
tain. Hypnotism. plus the suggestion
which usually accompanies it, is like
taking gas. liquor or ether. plus sug-
eestion. Drugs. like hypnotism. weaken
the will and permit some one else to
substitute his will and thoughts for
that of the subject. The will OF the one
hypnotized is not only weakened and in
allowance at the time of artificial semi
sleep. but il becomes permanently more
and more feeble.
Many would-hc Hippocrates. Galens
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
Grade School Activities

The Monroe Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation has the credit for originating
the plan.
A course of twelve lessons will he
given BY Miss J. p. wilkinson under
the general supervision Of Miss Ella
Jacobs. supervisor of domestic SCI
ence in the local schools.
The committee OF members Of the
Monroe association. headed by Mrs.
David GotWals. has set February -
IS the opening date for the course of
lessons.
Next Friday the George Washing
toms Birthday exercises will be held
in the grade and high schools Of the
District In some of the schools
special Lincoln's Birthday programs
were given Friday afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon at Franklin
School Superintendent Thurston con-
ferred with his supervising prin-
cipals.
The Child Welfare Association Of
Anacostia met at Van Buren, School
on Thursday afternoon. DR.. F. E.
Fergel gave talk concerning the
proper care Of children's teeth.
At the last meeting Of the
Franklin- Thomson Home and School
Asseciation at Thomson School.
on "Oratory-Its Place in the
School Curriculum" Miss Ada
Louise Townsend save several
readings. and pupils OF both Frank
lin and Thomson Schools contributed
TO the program.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

Josn's a tyrant.'
We made our way to the dancing floor
and BEGAN to one-step.
You dance wonderfully" said Joan
after 4 while in her languorous young
voice.
! felt considerably gratifed. didn't
know that this was. Of course. the first
weapon a girl like Joan Arbeck uses.
Before the evening was we'll under way
7 discovered that her battery was aoso-
luteIv bald and honcyed. 1t didn't
mask under any other guise. 1t came
brutall,, out into the open and SAID Il
like yoii. monsieur. Therefore tell you
what think Of you. You can taEe It
or leave it as you will
"Thank YOU" managed to say at
last
"Jt would be nice" murmured Joan
ref'ectively, "if YOU came back with
something similar.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

teach medicine. He
alone of the ncdi-
cal hosts assem-
blcd knew tho date
Of Mesmer's intro
duction Of ptacti-
cal hypnotism, in
I0s.
True enough. the
magicians Of the
Pharaohs' courts
thousands Of years
ago, the Yogi aud
fakirs OF India,
and many others
use what is known
The Washington times., 1915-02-17
CLASS in parlia mehtary law
~ is to be conducted by Mrs.

CLASS in parlla meftary law
~ is to be conducted by Mrs.
~ Edith Town at James Or
mond Wilson Normal School
under the auspices Of the Parents
League of the third division. The
course Of ten lessons began on Mon-
day. The lessons last an hour and
half All members Of the Parents
League Of the third division, and
their friends arc invited to join the
class.
The Home and School Association
~ Wailach School held it's meeting
yesterday evening. stephen Kramer.
er, assistant superintendent OF the
public schools. conducted aues-
ton box. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Elmer
Jasper rendered vocal solos and
Prof. J. r. Nom oe gave piano selec-
tions. Miss Florence Pyles gave a
number of recitations.
A class in parliamentary law Is be-
ing conducted by the Home and
School Association Of Hilton School
every Friday morning. The associa-
ton has sent out a general invitation
to the parents Of children in the
neighborhood to attend.
The girls basketball team OF
Chevy Chase School played the sec
ond Of its regular scheduled games
Friday afternoon. The girls are
doing a great deal Of its practicing
In tho gymnasium Of James Or
mond Wilson Normal School. Miss
Weaver, of Chevy Chase, has been
coaching tho team, which has shown
marked Improvement since the first
practice in the fall. Now that so
many OF the girls Of the public
schools nave organized teams among
themselves, the general standard OF
hish school basketball should be
3aised, for usually the coach has to
opend a great amount OF time eN-
Claiming the rules of the game. foul
regulations. etc.
The standard of play by some OF
these grade school teams il often
higher than that of the under
class teams at the high schools
when Morgan School played the
Central Freshmen before the Christ
mas holidays. their game was
much better than that OF the high
school players.
The swimming lessons taken at In
sran hy number of the Chevy
fnasc girls should have q good ef-
feet on their basketball work. since
there arc few sports more strength
@nns than swimming IL properly
planned
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

age at ADJUST
men, and they are
all married or have
friends Of their
own. I live in q
hall bed room In a
good b ar d | n q
house. but very few
people in the house
ever have anything
10 say to me.
MY mother at
home In the coun-
try needs the help
that | can give hee,
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One Of tue most interesting eX-
rerimcnts as Vet undertaken by the
rarent-teacher associations Is the
Clase In cooking to be esta blished at
the James Ormond Wilson Normal
school to train parents how to plan
sAods for their children at school.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

Treatment for soc. from Jas. O'Don-
nelrs Drug Store. He is authorized to
refund full price Ia any dissatisfied pur-
chaser. .--AdvI
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Advice To
Girls

n n ARY-Surely, Mary. you
M should expect your husband
V to support you and your
little boy. Tho support of
the wife Is one of the things that
husband must agree TO when he
marrics. Since he has left you with
out an explanation. I should have
him searched for by tho police, that
YOU may at least know his reasons
for leaving you.
Are you fitted for earning your
living IN any way? IF you are, don't
delay in trying to find a position.
even " Il is one that gives you very
little pay. Hard work will help you
to forget your troubles and will take
away the fear that things won't turn
out all right Mark my words.
Mary. as soon as the world sees that
YOU arc ready to buckle right down
to work instead Of MOURNING for
husband who isn't worth 1t. you'll
gain extra respect that you've never
had before
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VERY SLOW.

Yes said the young lady, II
spent the entire evening telling him
that he had q terrible reputation
for kissing girls against their will
"And what did he do?"
He sat there like a boog and de-
MED it."-Kansas city Journal.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

Last winter one Of the Chicago papers
printed lcttcr from lonely girl. She
said she came to the big city from
small town and had work, good work.
at good pay: she had good clothes, a
comfortable room, and plenty to cat.
hut she WAS dying OF loneliness.
TN the place where work." said the
Lonely Girl. there are no girls Of my
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Three NNN-Nhy. yes. you. can
get over il. YOU anxious little girl!
Just show that man that even
though I've has been going with you
for three wears. ii doesn't give him
n right to criticisc Won FOR having
your picture taken with another
man. Don't you think thai you were
little foolish, anyway. % have
your picture taken with the man Just
like those drsadfully old-fashioncd
wedding tintypes of ''pa and INA o.
Not that this gives the other man
any excuse to behave as he has,
however. Try waiting a little longer.
and if he doesn't write do your best
to forget him.
r. Dot course YOU have done
nothing wrong. +. D.. hu, YOU know
other girls might not behave as you
have under the circumstances. and
people are drawing their conclusions
from the way they might act. Why.
when ! was your age the mothers
Of my boy friends were people who
were deliShtful to know. and |
often called upon them. Don let
the "catty" gossip Of people whom
YOUR affairs cannot concern in the
least interfere with your friendship.
You are re"v senaihlc g'ri. +. D..
to keep it a friendship since you are
so young.
W. W. e.. Does the elrl give YOU
any encour2 cement at all" That Is,
does she object 10 your attentions?
Ii NAV bc thai sho nrcfcrs to wait
20 marry you until Houi salary Is
larger Ask her If ehe loves YOU.
IF she seems very determined that
she docs not. try to forget her 1t
will he very hard at first for yc'i-
give IN your dreams OF marrying
her. but 1ou will surely find some
ether girl Who can make YOU just as
happy.
The Washington times., 1915-02-17

around among hospitals and iaborato-
ries throughout long medical careers
and never hear a word about hypnot-
ism In connection with practice.
Upon inquiry a. q recent larg. medi-
cal meeting, there was only one person
present who knew anything about It.
either academically or from personal
practice. This man. strange to say, was
an instructor Of zoology, and did not
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The Washington times., 1915-02-17

.HE LONELY CLUB had a meet
Ing in Chicago the other night.
Il uon't ,sou know about the
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| out lustre. life and fresh-
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and itching - making the
scalp clean and healthy.
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