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The Washington times., 1915-11-25
Fortunate Is the Woman
Who Refuses To Let Her
Ideas Be GQlUdnized
Zinc Plating of Conservatism, Tradition Or Obsolete
Viewpoint Renders Her lmpervious to Home
Management Changes
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
Iconv,,sh,. 1915 by Mrs Christine Frederick,

mother did so-and-so. thought thus-and.
so. therefore that remains ever the
static viewpoint which she persists on
holding even today. Because house
keeping was conducted on a patrtarchal
OASIS In past centuries. she Ia not learn
aug to adjuot herself &c the very diner
emf urban housekeeping demands Of the
prescott day. Because abe has been
surrounded with the training and infu-
once Of n previous conservative genera
ton. she herself cannot break away
from this impe1etrable, unchangtng 20.
sition and see the new. enlarginE or at
leRst differing needs OF tho present In
the family. the home and housekeeping.
Drop the Traditional.
The most fortunate woman Ia she who
can allow her ideas TO be affected by
the influences Of the present. She will
be willing to change from the tradi-
tional to the scientific. from the hap
hazard TO the systematic. from the un-
trained to the skilled In everything she
undertakes. She will hold her ideals
as pure iron which can be modified into
the sharpness OF steel, which may in
deed be affected by the ferric oxide OF
public opinion. which shall. indeed. re.
spond to not atmospheric influence. but
the community influences Of co-opcra-
tion, OF new methods Of distribution. OF
food products. OF new theories OF edu-
cation, Of new beliefs in woman's work.
She will never allow her ideals to be
galva nized over by the zinc plating OF
conservatism. tradition or obsolete View
point
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
DR.. Trudcau.

Many men before Or. Trudeau
preached the virtues of fresh air.
fresh food. and rest as cestroyers
NJ disease. especially consumption.
~. Trudeau by sheer force OF char
actor and devotion brought these
virtues into the lives OF thousands
That live to call his name blessed.
What others discussed learnedly
for the intellectual appreciation Of
The few he practiced and made ac-
.ual for tho benent OF all. Himself
on the verge Of the grave when ma
ture restored to him adequate
vitality and strength. no spent them
without stint In the service Of his
fellows. making them realize the ad-
vantages Of implicit obedience to
natural law. teaching them patience
In suffering. fortitude In danger. faith
amid doubt.
For more than twoscore wears DR..
Trudeau survived the sentence Of
death which In his young days the
discovery, that his lungs were af-
fected by tuberculosis brought upon
him. In these years, full Of fruitful
labor. he had the satisfaction Of
bringing directly to many the inesti-
mable bsenfits OF well-founded hope
and re-establishsd health. and of
seeing his methods adopted all over
To humanity pr. Trudeau brought
ness. OF even more value. rightly
ate devotion to single. simple
idea that lies at the root OF human
happiness.-Commercial Globe and
Advertiser.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
Do THIS FIRST-YOU!

You know, and every physician
knows, that when any sickness has
passed, whether it be throat trouble,
organic disturbances, contagious dis.
eases, or even severe cold, a relapse
IS feared, because sickness robs the
system Of Natures resistance and
leaves it subject to lingering germs.
Drugs never build up worn.out
body-oniy food can do that, and the
first thing to take after any sicknessi is
the concentrated, blood making oil.
food in SCOTS Emulsion, which feeds
the tissues, benefits the blood and
strengthens both lungs and throat.
Physicians prescribe SCOTS Emul
sion atterSickness, Nursescveywhere
advocatcit. ocott's is pure medicinal
food, without alcohol or drugs.
Scott u up~ne Bloomfield, n J. IS-Y
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

airc. None az this poor mans game
for william.
Even brisanding was a lucrative
sort of a job. because who ever
heard OF a poor brigand? Frank
Daniels and De Wolfe Hopper. both
saw the value Of Danforth's looks.
and kept him with them as long as
they could. Perhaps playing ~
much with Daniels Is where ne
caught that eyebrow.
1T isn't every tat man. who isn't
real circus fat man. who can say
that he IL thankful for looking a.
he does" he admitted last night.
lie was perfectly serious. but his
face. though slowerins with fierce
ness. threatened to break up into
hVe or six smiles at once.
have been playing millionaire
parts for the last few years. and ]
certainly am glad that they have
recognised my true personslity.
Way down in my heart I am q
millionaire. can throw out my
chest. froWn. and stamp. and imme-
diateiy several vans Of gilt-edged
preferred stock seem to material
ize In front OF the best bank in
town.
After all. looking like one and
being one ut heart IL just as good
and perhaps better than the rea
thing. Because. you sec. as | am I
have been able to marry. have q
home and children. things which
every millionaire in the woird can't
possess.
Then. you sec. am ono Of dis
appearing type. and II hadn't
found out where the type was dis
appearing. where II was really 60
ing. ! would not he any place at all
I'd either he a nobody or a million
Rirc In fact.
II am one Of those terribly fierce,
vicious. wicked old Williams. Of the
Captain Kid type. who used to rob
and steal and plunder. But gradu-
ally. as the times changed and the
laws got harder to dodge. my type
became so uselessly fierce that we
became either stage villains. or rich
parents who growled but never bit.
or real millionaircs Gradually stage
villains went out OF style. and
fathers OF the wicked old type gavo
way to social service workers who
had nothing but the good OF their
children at heart, and the million
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

HEN VIC use the ternr gar
wv vanixed iron" we speak OF
" the iron metal treated in II
peculiar PROCESS. ny gaivsn>
izing iron we mean inmersing tho ron
IN molten xinc. passing the sheet No.
tween rollers. and. allowing It TO COOL
This galvanized metal Is familiar to
housekeepers In the form OF water
buckets. dippera. and other pieces OF
equipment. Iron 80 treated cannot rust;
II IL therefore not. affected by heat
By tho atmosphere. or by any other
process We could name. The basic metal
Of the iron Is. in fact. covered over
plated. as II were-and rendered dead
to the outside world.
Now Just as iron 10 without doubt the
most important metal from every gen.
eral point of view and capable OF more
notifications in steel. In tin. in nickel
40 we might say that Ideas are the most
important quality which any human be.
nns Ssn pSS ideas TSsy 4ss capable s.n 8.
worked out practically: they can. have
ethical Significance: they can control
not only personal action. but move
the thought and progress Of an entire
community.
Galvanized Ideas.
But ideas. like iron, can become sal
vanized. They. too. can be so over
laid with q plating not OF zinc. but o
conservatism. of tradition. that the,
remain entirely unaffected by tho
changes to which ordinarily they shoult
he subject. The person whose idea,
are galvanized in this particular sens,
Ia impervious to the great changes nov
taking place In the management OF M
home, In the new position OF woman
and in all those interests which seen
suddenly TO have sprung up like tn,
armed mon who were born at the SOW
ing of Cadmus' dragon teeth.
Now. the most hopeless person. es
recially the most hopeless woman. Il
she whose ideas are galvanized ant
covered with an impenetrablc platinl
Of what-used-to-be. Because her grand
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
William Danforth IS Thankful Today For the
Fact That He Looks Like---Not Is---a Millionaire
Because That Particular Gift Is What Gives the Father of
"The Girl Who Smiles" at the Belasco Three Meals
Day, Place to Sleep In Home Wife and
Children, a Job, and Few Other Things
Not Always To Be Had BY Real -
Milonaires.
BY FLORENCE e. YODER.

THE next thins TO being MIL
iionaire Is to look like one.
At least that characteris-
tic has an actual CONNER,
ciai valu. salable to stage managers
At the rate OF so much per.
william Danforth. father of The
Gtri Who Smiies,' in the Philippe
musical comedy At the Belasco. this
week. doesn't confess 10 being .
millionaire. but he does admit that
he can look. like one. and that II
serves him In the capacity OF . real
and continuous job.
Hes thankful today that he has
eyebrows like Frank Daniels-the
kind. remember. which are movable
to any portion Of the forehead-and
that he IL stout and prosperous
looking, and that he has q rich old
father with his-bark-is-worsc-than
his.b!te kind Of . disposition.
In fact. stage managers who want
TO put on musicai comedies simply
can't seem to get along successfully
without Danforth. tho expert stage
father to tho young woman who
Plays the lead. because ne looks tho
part, for one thing. and because. for
another. his experience Ia such that
he never needs to be trained to
death.
Playing the part OF the million
aire fathe. has been this gentle
mans forte for several years. BE-
fore that he played brisard parts In
musical comedy. and had terrible
time getting away from It.
last year he was Miss Ats father
In adele" and this year he Is her
father In the new Adolph Philippe
piece. But he Is always a million
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
The Perversion Of Thanks xivinx
Day.

LAY.
1t 10 the irony Of history that the
Pilgrim fathers should be credited
with the establishment Of that which
they abhorred. . formal holiday, and
that we. In Celebrating ThanksGiv-
ing Day" look upon ourselves a.
following In their footsteps when
We are actually violating their fun
damental principles. Pastor Robin
son cast on all the nxed fasts and
believing that they led to Journalism,
ecclesiasticism. and superstitition.
The American people have mostly
departed from this opinion. Even
the Mayfower descendants have re-
introduced Christmas, and are grad
ually coming to observe Easter and
Good Friday. This they have . per-
fect hight to do. and their puritanic
ancestors would be last to reproach
them for thus acting in accordance
with their consciences. though Il in
volved deviation from the footsteps
OF their forefathers. But We may
imagine that the Pilgrim fathers, II
they returned to earth in November,
might use some harsh language, not
merely about the way their descend
ants observe Thanksgiving Day, but
also ABOUT their observing II at all.
The legal institution OF Thanks
giving Day dates back to 1887. when
the Plymouth magistrates passed an
ordinance that II be In the power
OF the governor and assistants to
command solemn days Of humliia-
ton and also for Thanksgiving as
occasion shall be offered"
The last nve words contain the
essence OF the idea. The Plymouth
magistracy did not ordain that
henceforth and forever the people
should proceed to be thankful on
the last Thursday OF November
every year rain or shine They were
too sensible for that. They empow-
cred the governor to appoint such
solemn days at any appropriate time
that Ia, whenever there IL something
special to be glad or sorry about
The frst Thanksgiving was held In
l6H after the hrst harvest. a great
event. unique occasion. for II
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests of Women As Viewed
BY Editorial Writers of the Newspapers.

meant relief from imminent starva-
uon and the assurance that they
could get q living In these Western
wilds. The people felt thankful and
they kept Thanksgiving. But when
other harvests came along with
monotonous regularity they ceased
20 feel that first spontaneous graft
tude for an unexpected blessing,
and 80 Thanksgiving In time be-
came perfunctory and meaningless
a. . harvest festival. And now how
can We expect the millions OF DWELL
er in our cities to thrill At the
thought Of harvest time when all
they know Of II 10 that the price Of
wheat drops on exchange and big
pumpins appear in the restaurant
windows? We shall have much 70
be thankful for on November Is. but
80 We have on every day.-Inds.
pendent
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
He Got the Truth.

Mr.. Barry heard that his son
George was leading q very fast life
at college. He wrote and reproach-
ed him. but the son strenuously de-
MED all the charges. The father.
not being satisfied. decided to mako
an unexpected visit to the sons
boarding house. and went up to tho
city accordingly.
When he rang the bell at tho
boarding house. the door was opened
by n grim faced landlady. who ask
ed him snnppily what he wanted.
Does George Barry live here!
asked the father.
He does" replied the woman
grimiy, bring him in"
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
Book Reviews

THE TESTING OF JANICE DAY. BY Helen
Beecher Long. New York SulIv & Klein
teich. Price. N,2.
An up-to- o-date girl and her brand-new
automobile wake up q sleepy New Eng
land town. The rGniIusti'iI fleet of ,
modern girl of quite another type makes
the Gharacter OF Janice all the more
pleasing. This Is the second do Some
thing" book by the same author.
SUNLIGHT PATCH. By credo Harris ,3os-
ton: Small. Maynard y co. Prise. N.3j
A book by a Kcntuckian, staged in
kentucky. with every one OF the char
actcrs natives OF the Bluegrass State.
The development OF Dale Dawson, a
mountaineer OF primitive impulses
forms the main theme Of the book. His
unNucnchablc desire for learning leads
him TO many acts incomprehensible to
the people he meets. but at the last he
makes great renunciation and finds
that his search for knowledge taught
In uooks must end.
. THE Dinner CALENDAn. r., rann-
Mf.l,i, NMr.Tii, Fame: %r ;Mew Mew York su'lv n
gift calendar that any th,ifty
ho"s"wif" will greet with Joy. Menus
wear are Included.
iUE TNOThAII. 'NI ENpAE l., Narcr
tal'N, \'" rN. ShI, y klrni"lcn.
-!"e. 60 cents.
! calcndtr In football shape. with nd.
80 +" boss b. an authority ~ nth-
l'urs.
,rr IhrktN$ CALENDAR Nrs l,,S.
,"r' 4 h''micn'h. Hrtc". ~ renrs
\ 'o!' 'c'ion Of Dickens criErams ono
for each wSck Ia She year.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
THANKSGIVING THOUGHT
BY WILLIAM FAVERSHAM.

BY WILLIAM FAVEKSHAM
Let deeds spell thanks for all the benedcn bestowed upon
Let the exposition Of beautiful word thanksgiving make this
nation strong its resolve for righteousness broad in its
humanity; its justice humble in its hepfulness;
proud in its usefuness grateful in its blessing Of material
wealth; greatest Of all in its spiritual worth
Let stand aoo it with honor that others IN
the hour Of their need sharing its abundance with the help
less and distressed.
May the chdren children of this look back this
time of strife and turmoil and give thanks for their fore
bears who through the hours Of darkness held ao the beacon
OF promise that the peoples Of all the world might know that
brotherhood still held upon this fair earth and that
peace concntment and right living greater boon than
place in the the material wealth all tho ages
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
HiRh Shoes and Short Skirts.

High Shoes and Short Skirts.
There 10 always method In Dame
Fashions madness. As the skirts
grow shorter the shoes grow longer.
They have even ceased to be shoss.
Boots is the only propery term for
any kind Of womena footwear that
could be considered up-to-date.
And they arc rivaiinE silk stock
inRs In the variety Of their colors.
Walk past any shoe shop, on Fulton
see blue boots. gray boots. yellow
boots, red boots-anythinE except
black boots. Note also the variety
In lacings. Some are laced on the
side. some on the front. some in the
back. some outside and some in
side. 1t would appear that Milady
has forgotten that button shoes ever
existed.
But the great problem Is. have the
boots attained their full height or
must they continue to grow! A
dread question suggests Itself. Is
emancipated woma nkind growing in
to the bifurcated garment by way OF
the boot?-Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
tuberculosis.

Director Ziesler's report OF tuber-
culosis In Philadelphia reminds US
again that persons who die OF this
disease are not tho victims Of in
scrutable fate" They are the VIC
Tins Of bad housing. pupr food and
overwork. or of voluntary dissipa-
tions.
Until Il was discovered that tho
great white plague was really a part
OF the plague Of ignorance, tubercu-
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
h TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PA G ~
AnSzperS
To Health
Questions
f. Dr. T. X. IIIESHBERG.

r. Dr. 7. K 4IIRSHBERG.
tcopyrigni. isii. S.vspsp- Feature ssrvicb
= =. H.. y. V. and 4. A.--Pleasc tell
me of u remedy Tor falling hair and Tor
dandruN
You Will roam very good results ny
using, with friction. fluid extract OF
pilocarpin". ! Tram: tincturc OF capsi-
cum. ! dram: tin"turc OF canthsrides.
a dram: rose water ! ounce: and dis
titled water. , ouucss. For the dandruff.
! advise massagiuE into the scalp twice
day. rrsor, IN grains: balsam peru.
2 drains, '""0h butter : drains: sui
phur. drums: transparent vaseline, !
ounce.
Mrs. N. l.. D.-Mv daughter. twenty
orc vcars Old. suffcr7 with her left side
and back especially In the mornings
Can you rccoHmcnd cure for this?
More than likely shc does not get
enough exercise in tho fresh air and
her bowels are not regular. She should
sleep ten houis In the twcnty-fo,r in q
well-ventilatcd room. and eat plenty Of
good. fresh. green vegetables. drink
three quarts OF distilled water daily.
and avoid al excitement
II. X. r.. General DcliN ery-f you
send y slammed. self addressed envelope
with your question repeated. I Will b"
very glad to help YOU.
A. A.-Whi'e vaselene is harmless.
JAMES ". Round Hill. Loudoun coun-
~. Val suffcr from pains about four
hours after each meal. At times they
! extend up in the left side around the
! heart As soon as ] eat the pains dis
4 appear. and I am not troubled again
| for sbout four hours. when they reap
| pear Can you tell the cause and sug-
| gest some remedy
| More than likely your trouble arises
| from had digestion ard In your effort
| to eliminate this. refrain from eating
| under cooked foods and those that are
/ fried Eat more apples. figs. oatmeal,
cerenls. uruncs. prunc juice, carrots :.
spina eli. stewed pears. and drink three
quarts Of distilled water daily. tw"
! rlnsscs half an hour before meals. TAXI
seven graIns Of oxide u msgncsia he
| fore meals and siX charcoal tablets al
ter meals. sleep ten hours In the TWEEN
! ty-four, and bc outdoors IN the SUN
shine irost OF the day.
| = G.. {. and r.. NJ J .M.-Slcep ten
| hours in tho tw"ntN-four in a we'll
| vcnti'atcd room. take lots OF outdoor
| hut get as much frCTl air and sun
| shine as possible. drink three quartz
NJ distilled water daily, two glassful'
one-helf hour before meals take onf
tsblespoonful of milk OF maGnesia be-
fore meals and six charcoal tablets
after Eat green vegetables, such a.
spinach. Young peas. rice. water cress
clcar soups. oysters and clam soups
cereals. oatmeal and fruits.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
The Wardrobe of Bliss.

A pair of squeaky misflt shoes,
A coat and pants too small;
\ thatch of stubborn tangled hair
That wouldn't brush at all:
A necktie made from ono OF dads.
A hat OF freak design;
An ancient shrunken flannel shirt,
Suspenders loopcd with twine!
Would that I might put these clothes
on
II. once again, could he
The happiness | felt that day
Your ma said Yes to me
H. s. Haskins.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

play the part Of millionaire
that's where the robbcr comes in
and strut about and am fierce as
cross old parent. and ! end the whola
thing by doing just what the Captain
Kid brand used to do when they
really saw a baby-l sit down and
turn all my frown wrinkles inside
out into smile wrinkles.
Thankful that I Just look like a
millionaire? why wouldn't be q
real one for a million dollars
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

other cause in this city. During the
last hve years energetic public
health campaigns have put tubercu-
losis in third place as a man killer.
And there Is no reason why II should
not fall to the tail OF the list in time.
sunshine. and good food in the Unit
ed States to counteract the peril OF
this dread sease.-EveninE Tele-
graph. Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

hnh semester, stopped me in
study hall and asked me to go to
The theater with him. He said
ne would meet me at q place
close to my home. VIII you
please advise me what 10 do?
DOUBTFUL.
In the hrst place. Doubtful. ]
wouldn't have any more to do with
this young man n were you. II
he stopped you without ever hav-
ing been Introduced and offered to
take you to the thcater. I am afraid
that he is not the kind OF boy you
would want to have for a friend.
Then. too. don't you think that you
are rather young to be thinking
about going to the theater? 1t seems
to me that as this is your first year
in high school all of your evenings
will be pretty we'll taken up with
you are a little older before you
start going out" You have plenty
OF time.
Dear Annie Laurie: For soma
time a delightful young man has
been calling on me. We grew to
he close friends. and lately he
asked me to marry him. tic is
good hearted. kind Young man.
There is another boy who comes
to see me. and. although not as
much OF q gentleman as my first
friend. is very lavish in his court
ship. don't know which one |
love. What would YOU do?
DOUBTFUL.
My dear little girl. see no reason
at all why YOU should be doubtful
about this. You must surely know
that you are not In love with either
OF these men, and YOU are very fool
ish to try to convince yourself that
you arc. II YOU really loved either
Of them you would not have to write
to me to find It out. Don't mistake
your, appreciation OF the attentions
Of the second man for love. Consider
them both as your friends. and don't
worry your little head about falling
In love. When the right man comes
along you will have no difficulty in
recognizing him.
Miss Laurie tUill Uelcome letters
Of inquiry on subjecfs OF interest
from readers Of this paper, and DilI
repIy 10 them IN these columns.
Thev should be addressed to her,
core this office.
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

aires began to get younger and
younger
There didn't seem to be any place
for people like me. the rcal old
fashioned .robhcr-vllain. urtil mnsi-
cal COMEDY came along. Then We
came into our own. and. shorn Of our
ability to harm. we roll the whole
thing into one big pill. For YOU see
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

man has been calling on me ON
the average OF one or two nights
week. The other night he asked
me for steady company. which
promised. DO you think II
would be proper for me to give
what should | give him: and II
not. what should say n he
gives me something? And II he
asks me beforehand what | want
Tor Christmas, should | tell him
TiLLN.
~ EFORE tell you anything
Il about the Christmas pres
ID ent. rilly. want to ask
steady Som sompanS Tsa' ioS ySH surely rely" dony %
mean that you have given up all
your boy friends for this acQuaint-
ance> Of month-that you have
promised to go with him alone when
YOU are not even engaged to him!
II this is the case. then I think YOU
are very foolish g,rl. indeed. wny
do you give up everything for TINS
boy when he has promised you moth
ing In return? A fiance Is the only
one for whom you should be WILL
ing to give up your other friends.
and even then you should be very
sure that YOU are willing to trust
your future happiness in his hands.
Think It over and see II you two
couldn't be Just as good friends
without this rigid agreement
And now for the Christmas pres
ent As you have only known hlm
for a month | hardly think that
would give him present. Why not
send him a very attractive card?
That would show that YOU had
thought OF him, and. after all. that
Is what really counts. II he wishes
to give you something. thank him
as nicely as possible for II. but II
he asks you beforehand what YOU
want do not tell him. Explain to
him that you don't want him TO
feel that he must give you a present.
and after that II he really wants 20
give you something he will do so
without any further suggestions
from you.
Dear Annie Laurie am
young girl thirteen years old and
am just starting In Central High
The Washington times., 1915-11-25

Dear Annie Laurie-I am
young girl thirteen years old and
am Just starting In Central High
school. Yesterday nice young
man, who said that he was In the