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The Washington times., 1915-04-20
LADIES'! LOOK YOUNG,
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Use the Old-time Sage Tea
and Sulphur and Nobody
will Know.

Gray hair, however handsome, denotes
advancing age. We all know the advan-
tages of youthful appearance. Your hair
is your charm. 1t makes or mars the
face. When 1t fades. turns gray and
looks dry. wispy and scraggly. just q
few applications of Sage Tea and Sui
phur enhances its appearance hun-
red-fOlG.
Don't stay gray. Look young. Either
prepare the tonic at home or get from
any drug store 50 cent bottle OF
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound"
Thousands of folks recommend this
ready-to-use preparation. because il
darkens the hair beautifully and re-
moves dandruff, stops scalp itching and
falling hair: besides no one can possi-
bly, tell, as 1t darkens so naturally and
evenly. You moisten a sponge or soft
brush with 1t. drawing this through
the hair. taking one small strand at q
time. Ply morning the gray hair dsap-
pears; after another application or two.
it's natural color is restored and it be-
comes thick. glossy. and lustrous, and
you appear years younger.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

a stiff and very painful knee? Can you
give me any suggestions?
A. II you will describe your symptoms
In more detail ! shall try to help you.
Baking the knee will relieve the pain
When the pain has left begin to exer-
else and move the knee.
Daily Reader-Q. What will promote
a medium heavy beard without injury
to the skin?
A. Massage. electricity. eating green
vegetables, tender meats, living an out
door life and having inherited the neces-
sary rootlets.
DR.. Hirshberg tciH dnstcer questions
Tor readers Of The Times on medical.
hy0tenin and sanitation subjects that are
Of general fnterest He niV not under
take to prescribe or Otter advice for in
diuidudl cases. Where the subject 10 Not
Of general interest letters t1iH be an.
s,ceFed personally, II a stamped and ad-
dressed enUelope Is enclosed. Adress all
inquiries TO DR.. l.. X. Hirshberg, care
this office.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
Emergency Medicine Tray
Gives Quick Relief To
Big Bump and Little Cut
FarSighted Mother Prepares for Easy Access First Aid
Outfit to Meet the Inevitable Accidents-Gives
List of Household Remedies.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
downright, 1915. by Mrs. Christine Frederick

o. Bottle OF dioXogen (peroxide). This
should be used as cauterizer. to
wash off and make the parts absolutely
sterile, to reduce the danger of infec-
ton. and in cases of stepping on a nail
or scraping the knees.
6. Bottle Of compound to be used as
spray or gargle.
I. Lycopodium dusting powder for
chating. especially in infants
8. yottle of olive OIL best and sim
plest remedy for burns and slight skin
abrasions.
Scissors and Pins.
To this list may be added fever ther-
mometer. a medicine glass. a medicine
spoon. small pair Of scissors, and a
paper Of safety pins There also can be
included bundle of small pieces Of
waste cotton, linen, and flannel
Old napkins and pieces of white fan
mel should never be thrown away, but
washed thoroughly Gf possible. steril-
ized) and kept ready for emergency use.
list Of accidents and various meth
DDS Of applying aid could easily be
written In small space on a cardboard
strip. where 1t is within ready reach.
What are the best antidotes for poison
Ing and for gas inhalation should be
learned or made into a list IN, hung
near this emergency tray. The little ef-
fort required to furnish such a tray will
be more than repaid in the quickness
with which help can be given on the
many emergency occasions which are
bourd to occur Ia every household. large
or small.
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

portations from a famous London
house.
Wrile you are in this part of the
store. do try to make a special trip
to the counters where accessories for
the dressing table are sold. Most OF
them are of moirc, IN rose. blue,
green or lavender. All variations of
little trays are to be had, from hex
agonal ones for bottles. "all laid off
in sections. TO long giassed trays for
combs and brushes. Then there are
collar boxes and all known varieties
of Jars for pot-pourri, toilet water,
and smelling salts.
Desk sets in the same moire. to
match the dressing table fittings,
may he had at the same counters.
A lar"e hlOtter, ink stand, and pen
trav make a most attractive set. and
other pieces may be added later. A
set in rose is exquisite, with one OF
the new quill pens in color to
match as finishing touch; a deep
purple pen offers a pleasing contrast
TO the lavender moire, and one of the
dark green is most effective against
a set of pale green.
Information giving the names OF
shops t1htch carry the articles re-
terred 10 in these columns tUiH be
furnished on request Kindly men
ton date OF issue t1hen possible, and
address. "The Shopper.")
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

south lettuce can be grown in the
hotbeds or cold frames throughout
the winter.
When grown in the garden the
seeds should be sown in rows IA to
Is inches apart and the plants
thinned to stand eight inches apart
In the row. hut with the loose-leaf
type the plants may be grown close
together and thinned as needed for
the table. For very early crop.
start the plants IN the hotbed or cold
frame and transplant the young
piants to the garden as soon as hard
freezes are over.
Lettuce planted in the autumn may
he left in the ground over winter in
manv sections of the South Give
the plants frequent shallow cultiva-
ton with hand tools.
Varieties recommended: Grand
Rapids or lack Seeded Simpson for
loose-leaf lettuce. and Bib Boston.
Hanson. and California Cream But
ter for head lettuce
WatermelOns and Muskmelons.
The culture of the muskmelon IL
the same as for the cucumber. ex-
cept that the plants are usually
given more space. Plant eight TO
ten seeds in hill. spacing the hills
six feet apart each way. After the
plants become established, thin out
all but four of the best ones. An
other method Is to SOW in drills six
feet apart and thin to single plants
is TO "a inches apart
Varieties recommended: Rocky
Ford, Melted Gem, Emerald Gem.
Eden Gem. Jenny Lind. and Paul
Rose
The cultivation Of the watermelon
is IN" same as for the cucumber and
muskmelon. except that the plants
require more space. Plant water
melon seed IN rows eight to ten feet
apart and thin to single plants three
feet apart. or plant in hills eight TO
ten feet apart each way.
Varieties recommended: Kleckley
Sweets. Florida Favorite, Georgia
fattiesnake. and Tom Watson.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
wv ed0e No More
Silks

Weave no more silks. ye Lyons looms.
To deck our girls for gay delight!
The crimson flower of battle blooms
And solemn marches fill the night.
Weave but the flag whose bars today
Dropped heavy DER our early dead,
And homely garments, coarse and gray,
For orphans that must earn their
bread!
And ye that wage the war OF words
With mystic fame and subtle power,
Go. chatter to the idle birds,
Or teach the lesson OF the hour!
Ye Sibyl Arts, in one stern knot
Be all your Offices combined:
Stand close, while Courage draws the
lot
The destiny OF humankind.
And II that destiny could fail
The sun should darken in the sky
The eternal bloom Of Nature pale.
AND God, and Truth, and Freedom
die! julia Ward Howe
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

- HE emergency medicine shelf is
something that cannot be
neglected, especially in family
with children. Instead of keep
ing the various articles needed for cuts
and bruises in the regular family medl-
cine cabinet, one woman has taken a
small square white enameled tray, such
as is used in hospitals, and placed on
1t all the articles which she needs FOR
The big bump or the little cut, which,
ever 1t happens TO be-
On this tray there Is: :,
|. Roll of absorbent cotton small
l0-cent box Ia enough to buy at one
time. for once 1t Is opened IT Is likely
- become soiled and contaminated.
9 Roll of sterilized gauze. This comes
IN alright .5-cent packages, sufhcleht
FOR general purposes. 1t Is most useful
article for not only is 1t used to bind
mp cuts and bruises, but is useful In
even more serious accidents.
For Cuts and Bruises.
3. Bottle of tincture of calendula. 25
cents. This Is preferable to peroxide,
AS 1t is Just as antiseptic but also more
healing. An open cut or bruise can be
directly bathed with this, then wrapped
in the Rauze and firmly bandaged.
4. Bottl" of tincture of arnica, l5 cents.
This is the best old-fashioned remedy
or sprains or bruises. which are not
open. 1t can be applied cold, or prefer
ably hot TO the bruised finger, fore
mead, or other places to reduce the
swelling. and to alfay Inflammation
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

vision OF foreshadowed events. the
young king experiences all of the tor
lures of victim of the drug. and sees
tragedy come to his bethrothed. the
Princess Zobia. played by Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith.
Others in the cast will be Morven
thompson, Eugene Reed, Meredith
O,Neill, who takes the part OF. Mira,
Ali; Helen Buchanan. Wilbur Under
wood. George Oakley Totten, John w
Thompson, Gertrude Lothrop. Mortimer
Clark, Robert Oldys. Louis ThomrSsn.
Mrs. Randolph Forrest. A. Robert FL
more Stanley Olmstead, Miss Stewart
Miss Anderson. Candace Howard. Miss
Grant-Stevens. Mildred Ives, Matilda
Auerbach. Elizabeth Harding. Meta
Evans, Grace Murphy, Judith Ives,
Frances Carpenter, Margaret Britton,
Catherine Robinson. Mrs. Ward Brown.
Mrs Edgar l.. Woods. Mrs George Bar
nett, Mrs. John w. Thompson. and MIL
ton Bryan, who takes the part OF
Fareed. the blind dancer.
The play Is In four acts. and under
tho direction OF Edward A Mitchell and
William c. Morrow.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
Set Date for, The Opium Pipe"

April % is the date set for the per-
formance of The Opium Pipe" a play
by Mrs. Christian u. IIemmck. 1t is
said TO be a mastery denunciation
Of the opium traffic.
More than forty will take part, in a
most unusual and lavish spectacle of
Oriental luxury.
Before the play, The Awakening"
H silent peace tableau by Mrs. Hem
mick and Miss Hazel Mackaye, will
be given on perfectly bare stage.
Readings to music from the Song
of Solomon" will be given by Miss
Gwendolyn Logan. of London.
The scenes of THE Opium Pipe" are
laid in royal. city of Persia in 400
b. G. A young and virtuous king OF
Persia, played by Christian Hemmick.
at his coming of age. Is persuaded. by
the pOweT-loving regent, played by
pT A +. Hopkins. to visit an opium
den, in the hope that the powers of
the young man viii fail and the schem-
ING regent gain full sway. In q strange
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
I NJ ES DAILY MA G GAZINE PA G E
Simple Treatment May
Often Bring Relief TO
Distressing Trouble
BY DR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERC.


railroad, consulted me about a slight
1eenng OF fulness or tightness in his
right ear, and to lesser extent in his
left.
Occasionally he had a high pitched
Whistling 'tinitus," or constant buzzing
IKE mosquito in the right ear. This
changed finally to the deep booming
tone OF the lowest G on a cathedral or
gan. 1t also became intermittent or
rhythmlcai; that Is to say. 1t beat like
the pendulum of clock
| soon found out that he awoke every
morning with dry crust and scales in his
nostrils. He was advised to insert
white vaseline into which ammoniated
mercury had been mixed into his nos
trls several times a day, and never to
blow his nose violently.
Whether 1t was the cessation Of nose
blowing o. the salve the intervals be-
tween the presence and absence Of the
ear noises began to grow longer and
longer. and finally. after eight weeks
from the origin Of the noises in his ears,
they disappeared.
Thereby hangs a tale
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

Dear Annie Laurie-Ever since
Christmas I have been very friend
iy with a boy who usually calls two
or three time a week either to spend
the evening at my house or take me
out somewhere. One Sunday | had
made arrangements to meet him
after church in the evening. but
him. Thinking | had right to ex-
plain matters, | phoned him the fol-
lowing day. or course, the first
thing ! asked him was If he had
been to the church the previous
evening. He replied politely-coldly.
Now, ] had reason to doubt his
statement. | think It was said in a
moment of pique. AS like him. and
think he likes me, what can l do to
keep his friendship? Should I phone
him again?
BLUE SEVENTEEN.
WY ELL. my dear. ] think you
w are right In thinking that
" your young friend did
wait for you at church.
and did not want you to know that
he was there and had been disap-
pointed. So, II I We're you. would
write him a letter explaining how 1t
keep your engagement with him.
He will understand. am. sure. and
II he does not forgive you for your
unintentional discourtesy. he Is
hardly worth being blue over. So
write him. by all means. but write
nothing except a simple statement OF
facts and a request that he pardon
you this time.
Dear Annie Laurie: For two years
I've been engaged In September 7
broke my engagement. thinking that
in short time we would patch 1t up
and be more in love than ever. When
! returned from a trip he wrote me
a note and said II I wanted to forget
him all right. and If not all right.
I telephoned him and thanked him
for his note. and we agreed we
would try getting along without each
other for while, and he would
devote all his time to his mother.
who needed his company He said
he would never marry any one but
me. and asked me if | would call
him up every once In a while
That was on Wednesday. Saturday
l called him up and asked him If he
wanted the ring. He said Yes, as
II had no meaning now. | told him
hated to return it. but would.
also asked II he thought everything
would be all right in time. He said
he hoped so. but had decided his
mother needed him. and was going
10 devote his time to her until she
married or died.
The next Monday he called up and
told me his mother had lost quite a
good deal of money, and that they
We're going to "A boarding house to
live. He gave me the telephone num-
Der. and said If ] ever needed him to
call up. l asked him II he loved me,
and he said Yes" | asked him IL
he thought we would every marry.
and he said Yes, that he still loved
me more than any one else, and
would never marry any one else"
I've called him up several times
since. and he's always been the same.
Now I'm going away for a while.
and feel it's his mother wanting him
selfishlv that's keeping us apart.
Could l see him before l go and ask
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
Raising Of Kdle, Lettuce, and Melons
Directions For Planting and Care of Several
Varieties For the Small Home Garden.
Home Garden Series, No. Q.
A PUZZLING SITUATION

Prepared by the Department of Agricultur
sembles "A turnip. but which Is form
ed above ground. kohl-rabi should
he grown both in the spring and in
the autumn. Sow the seed in drills
and thin the plants to six inches
apart in the row. The rows should
be eighteen inches apart for hand
cultivation and thirty to thirty-six
inches apart for horse Cultivauon
The fleshy stems should be used
wh;ln fresh and tender. as they be-
come tough and stringy with age
ErN'-rA%t may be prepared and cook
ch ,Gc same as turnips or prepared
v. =" "roam sauce. as described for
cau!if'owcr
W ~ recommended: white VI
emma.
Lettuce Should Be Forced.
Lettuce thrives best during cool
weAt'r-. so it should be planted In
tn. sDring and autumn. In order
tnat .ne saves or head may be crisp,
the crop should be forced and sue
clssiNe pi" ntings made ten days or
two weeks apart. In the upper
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

/ALE is a very hardy crop and
can be grown in the open dur
N ing the autumn and winter in
practically all sections of the
South. Sow the seed early in the au-
tumn in drills eighteen inches apart
for hand cultivation and thirty
inches apart for horse cultivation.
Thin the plants to stand four or six
inches apart In the row. 4 srrinS
crop of kale should he planted /"
furnish fresh. tender greens after the
winter kale has become tough. seed
for the spring crop may be suwn "a
Soon as the soil can be conveniently
worked.
Varieties recommended: Dwarf
Curled. Tall Scotch. and Siberian.
KOhl-Rabi Classed With Cabbage.
Kohl-rabi belongs to the same lass
as cabbage and cauliflower, but does
not resemble either. The edible uor-
tiun Is the swollen stem, which re-
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

THE ear may be likened to a cor
net-the wide, fiaring mouth Of
i the trumpet is the external ear,
the winding column is the outer
canal OF the ear which reaches the three
keys or by-paths.
One of these keys may be called the
ear-drum. the second the eustachian
tube or vent pipe. which enters the
mouth. and probably gave rise to Emer-
sons epigram. 1.-THE hearing ear is al
ways found close to the speaking
tongue" and the third Is analogous to
a balance wheel or a center of gravity,
and Is called the ''semi-circular canals "
The neck or mouthpiece of the cornet,
FOR the sake of the simle, may be
called the internal ear. 1t contains a
miniature piano Of many octaves made
of little hairs. This is the true organ
OF hearing. 1t is a continuation of the
auditory nerve-the eighth nerve below
the brain.
Recently the president of great
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

Mrs II. H.-Q. | retire about $50 each
night but do not sleep more than three
hours. then lie awake the rest Of the
night. I am not sick. and do not have
any pains. What will make me sleep?
A. Avoid excitement during the day,
and do not overeXert yourself. Take
rrore rest in the afternoon. but do not
sleep. Do not eat any solid food for
your evening meal but just before GO
ing to bed drink a glassful of hot milk
and cat a few crackers Take a hot
bath and have your room well venti-
lated II YOU are not asleep in an hour
take triple effervescent bromide
tabloid in a glassful of water. Be in
the fresh air and sunlight as much as
possible and take active exercise in the
open.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. H.-Q. What shall do for
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

him if We can't be engaged secretly.
and to give me back the ring? He
loves me. | love him. Should he let
his mother stand in the way of his
happiness and mine?
PERPLEXED.
Why. you poor, worried, little -irl.
What in the world can you do with
such man?
He evidently wanted to break his
engagement with you. Now. what
do you want to do, force him to
lie to you?
If he really loves you. and II Is
his mother who Is keeping you
apart. there's just one way of bring
ing him to your feet Let him 20
freely and frankly, and interest
yourself in other things and other
people.
II he doesn't care for you and
wants to get rid OF you. there's
just one thing to do. too-let him go.
1f there's anything on earth that
viii make him want you again it IS
that.
Don't let him play dog in the
manger" with you.
II he does not care enough for
you to try to keep you. let him un-
may be others who do. and that
you do not intend to throw away
your live waiting for him.
Get rid OF the man or let him get
rid OF you at once!
Don't think of calling him up
How can you dream of talking
such things over on the telephone?
Don't you know that every word
you say Is overheard? How can
You be so indellcate?
The man is tired of you. and hs
Is too cowardly to tell you so OPEN
ly. Spare him the trouble and
spare yourself the humiliation.
Go away for little visit. Meet
other people. Forget the man. and
be happy. You'll never be happy
with him.
Dear Annie Laurie: am
Young man of nineteen. and have a
good position and good habits.
Now. / know a few nice girls. but
only as friends, and would like to
meet some nice girl for whom I
could really care. I have been out
with the girls | mentioned. but they
are all different from the girl
would like to meet. I always try to
he sensible, happy and agreeable.
but ] think | fool too much in
their company.
frobablN that is the reason can
not IKE the girls ! have met. and
perhaps they treat me differently
than they do the other boys. Ir
You think that IL the reason.
would be thankful II you would tell
me SO, and also tell me how can
meet some nice girl that I could
really like. 8. L. T.
very probably you are right in
believing that you fool" too much
when In the company Of the girls
you know. You know girls don't
like boys who make clowns OF
themselves nearly so much as they
do the sensible, happy and agree
able sort you wish to be. So It
may not be their fault you do not
like them. but your own. Try TO
change yourself. and you probably
VIII find that they seem changed
to you.
Miss Laurie will Walcanaa IStta.a =.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

Miss Laurie will welcome letters of
Inquiry on subjects of feminine interest
from young women readers of this
paper and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care. this office
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

Just warm enough to keep off the
chill of spring evenings is an i'm
ported silk sweater Of black and
white. 1t may be had for 500. III
the second floor of a store that de-
votes an entire department to I'M
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

A long willow chair suggesting cool
afternoons on the porch. with plenty
of pillows and a good book is priced
at 81 at an + street department
store. A tempting array Of the very
soft, fluffy pillows that would make
this piece of furniture strictly utili-
tartan are heaped near by.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

BROWN baskets firmly
- made to resist the onslau2h;s
of the family dog are -
cents in G street depart
men store. The baskets are about
fifteen inc hes high and may be had
in several pretty weaNes.
Toast-raCks are. useful novelty
for the breakfast table. There is a
handle at the center such as in salt
and pepper casters, so person may
choose the piece of toast he wants.
They are. only 81 at an Eleventh
street store.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20

A. B. C.-What causes my Joints to
crack when | bend my knees? ! have
To rub under nv knee before I can
bend it. Is it rheumatism and what
can ] do for it?
ments in the knees. called vollous arth-
ritis or some other form OF arthritis. An
operation cures this.
The Washington times., 1915-04-20
AnSzUers to Health Questions

"Ln"-Q.-1. What will turn my
hair. which was naturally light. but is
turning dark, TO a light shade? 2. What
will make the eyeashes grow?
AL, Clear peroxide is what most
women use to keep the hair light. 1t
Is applied to the roots OF the hair. 2.
Apply to the roots of the eyelashes
each night: Capsicum vaseline. / dram;
white Vaseline. ] ounce.
l.. SOL. What foods shall I eat
IN order to have a good complexion?
?. What will keep hard crust from
forming around my eyes?
AL Avoid all sweets, pastries. can
dies, starches, oils. fats highly cooked
foods, vinegar, and sour things. Keep
the intestines active, and bathe often.
DO not use hot water or soap on your
cream and ice-cold water BE in the
fresh air and sunlight. and take lots of
exercise. .. Battle the eyes every two
hours in boric acid, and have your eyes
examined for glasses.
Mrs. A. F.-Q.-l. | am troubled with
rheumatic pains in arms. shoulders and
back. What will relieve It? 2. also
have acid in my blood. VIII it be harm
ful for me to eat oranges. tomatoes.
and lemons?
Al. Hot baths. manipulation. Swed-
ish movements. massage, electricity are
excellent aids. Take fifteen drops of a
saturated solution Of iodide of potash
in water after meals. increasing one
drop at a time until you are taking
fifty drops Then go down again to
fifteen and up several times. Drink
three quarts OF distilled water daily,
foods. but fruits. vegetables. cereals.
milk, eggs. and everything fresh. .. 1t
will not hurt to eat the foods you men,
ton.