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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Royal Road to Health
: Only Trdversed Through
Gate of Watchfulness
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG.

not applied? why are people so loath
or lax or dIlatory In speeding up the
path aften the way has been pointed
out7
who will SOW his own wild oats as for
the child VINO must burn its own fingers
before IL will dread the fire. When you
see the sign Paint" hung upon
yourself TO be convinced. That you mar
the wall and stain your fingers 10 De-
side the point
Frequent Overhauling Wise.
DR.. Alexis Carrel has shown that It's
sues OF animals cGn be kept alive out
side and separated from the whole
creature. All that is necessary IL proper
food and frequent washing away of the
waste and the accumulated polsons.
Prof. Herbert Spencer Jennings has, in
the same way, kept animalcules alive
through thousands OF generations that
otherwise would have died in one or two
generations.
Obviously, the human tissues are sub
ject to the same influences for good or
evil. Here is definite knowledge Of how
to ward off decay. degeneration and
death. yet you may at once forget the
lesson and fail to apply the remedy
1t Is true that some people show an
unwillingness or inability to cooperate
with those who are eager to better their
! condition by detecting incipient or par
tiai impsirments. and thus guide them
. selves to higher planes Of existence.
II is easier to have theory, fad, or
| to saw its all Imagination" then to ex-
| hibit energy and industry by frequently
-, having your whole anatomy overhauled.
! In a word. you seek royal road to
| health-aDd there Is none-instead Of
making steady efforts TO keep all parts
of your body in perfect running order.
Ccopy't, 1915. Newspaper Feature syndisate.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Mile. Lopokova Discusses Artistic
Value of Arms and the Woman
Art of Silent Expression Pos
sible to Every Woman
Who viii Cultivate the
Transmitting Power of the
Speaking Body.

mate or in seeking the shelter OF
It's nest.
Talking. telling armsi what won
derful things TO cultivate.
IL n the dance that teaches these
arms all those delicacies OF the art
OF silent expression.
Prove II TO yourself by watching
some Of your friends at q dance. but
don't tell them what you have seen
or OF what YOU think II you Wish TO.
keep their friendship. II there any
moro distressing pictura than that
OF a young woman clutchinG her
mariner like q sinking being or Just
leaning against his ma1iy self with
her unspcaking arms thrown about
his shouldoralas she shuffles along
like . swan belng drawn TO siauEh-
ter-I DO not know whether or not
they draw swans 10 slaughter. but
that IN what II looks like.
Just as I have referred to other
movements of the body. In my pre-
vious articles. let me say In this:
Give your arms plenty of freedom;
give them grace. make them speak,
mike them tell something. even II
YOU are only lifting them TO stop q
street car. for even In this you can
be expressive and appealing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Stuffed Potatoes,

This Is an unusual way to prepare
baked potatoes. The potatoes are wash
ed very clean and baked until mealy.
The skins are scooAed out. the potatoes
whites of several eggs and enough
cream and butter 10 moisten. Salt and
pepper to taste is also added. Chopped
pecans, about Cupful to eacn half
dozen potatoes, are added to the mix
The tops OF the potatoes are brushed
with the beaten yolk OF egg, and the
shells are heated through before being
served. They must be eaten at once,
for the nuts will darken the potatoes
II allowed to stand long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23

/. r. Q.-Kindly send stamped, SELF
addressed envelope, repeating your our an an
qulry. and will be glad to give the oe-
sired information.
A Reader-Is there q cure for. blush
ing
Try. my good friend. to forget your
self entirely in the presence OF others:
look on the sunny side OF life, ana
laugh and keep young. JOIN In tne
free, and this will surely aid you 10
overcome your self-consciousness.
p. M.-Kindly advise how to reduce
, the appetite. l eat three meals a
cav and am always hungry between
meals AS I do clerical work l do not
, think my body requires the amount Oh
food supplied.
You must fast for a time. Eat but
| two meals a day, and do not eat De-
tween. You should exercise more.
Mr,. r. r. M.-.what can / do for In
| digestion which causes a lump In the
throat about four hours after eating?
You must eat more apples. tgs.
| cereals, prunes. prune juice, carrots
! spinach, stewed pears, and drink three
/ quarts OF distilled water daily. two
seven grains oxide OF magnesia
before meals, six charcoal tablets after
meals. Sleep ten hours In the twenty
| four, and be outdoors IN the fresh air
I and sunlight most OF the day.
]. ]. Any feet swell. particularly
| at the big toe Joint. and become very
sore for a week at a time: Can you
1 suggest something that will give me
| some relief? 2. l have pains in the back
and specks appear before my eyes.
| What will you advise? 8. / am troubled
with pimples on my back below my
neck What shall l do to rid myself of
| these?
| Massage. manipulation, and electricity
| may help you. Battle the feet in warm
water at night and massage them up
ward with alcohol. 2. The symptoms
/ you give-other than the pain r. the
back-are not conclusive: they might
| indicate many things. Have your kid
! neys examined. also your eyes. In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
A Shropshire Lad.
len I was one-and-twenty

When I was one-and-twenty
heard a wise man say,
'Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free"
But was one-and-twenty,
No usa to talk to me.
When was Internationally
I heard him say again,
THE heart out OF the bosom
Was never given in vain;
It's paid with signs a-plenty
And sold for endless rue"
And i am two-and-twenty,
And, oh. tits true. It's true.
~ \. AouAmAA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Potato Pie.

Two pounds Of potatoes one onion.
one stick Of celery. one ounce OF
tapioca, pepper and salt little milk.
short crust to cover the pie.
Fry the onion in the butter. Slice
the potatoes and celery very thin.
Fut them in q pie dish. sprinklinE In
the taploca and seasoning. Fill up the
dish with milk. cover with short
PASTE. and bake In q coed oven for
one hour or a little more.
Before sending the pie to the table.
cut a littlo hole at the top OF tho
crust and pour In a couple Of table,
spooniuls of warm milk. Then let
the pie stand q few minutes in a
warm place so that the milk may
have a chance to soak into the In
gradients and soften them nicely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
1T HE TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
What They Say
About Us
Teacharn, Mlsdom.

How. fiattered the teachers who
went 70 hear Samuel Gompers tell
them why they should unionize must
have felt whom he informed them
that:
You may have been professional
once, but you're not now. Why,
hodcarriers get higher wages than
we hope that Mr.. Gompers did not
fail TO state, also, that the pensions
paid to the retired teachers Of this
city at great cost to the taxpayers
are niggardly in comparison with
those OF the hodcarriers. who also
enjoy life positions protected by the
civil service. Such a condition 10, OF
course. intolerable.
which the fifty or so who attended
were insulted there IL small wonder
that the great majority Of the city's
1000 teachers look upon the unioniz-
ing scheme with disfayor.-New
York Evening Sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Potato Rolls.

Boiled potatoes. four. pepper. salt,
chopped herbs. parsley. bread crusts.
Cut up the crusts into neat pieces
in cold water. Take the potatoes when
they are hot. mash them, and work
in with them enough -four to bind
them into a paste. Roll the paste out
fairly thin. and cut 1t into neat
squares.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23

dancers exercise every day just as
we did before we were honored with
q professional appearance.
But for the arms.
There In so much we can do with
them. Exercise will not only bring
strength but new freedom to the
arm, and will teach II how to carry
out every function In a manner that
not only has grace and ease but 10
full of expression.
Such exercises teach one to hold
out the arms when greeting an old
friend and make them speak a well
come. to turn the hands outwardly
to repel an enemy. while the tight
ming of the muscles and the rigidity
of the upper part OF the arm show
the feeling OF resentment.
Talking, Telling Armsl
Another may be to lift the hands
over the head with the arms stretch
ed at full length, in all the beauty
OF their proportions. or to clasp the
hands above the head while either
crouchinz in fear or are showing a
feeling Of satisfaction or OF Joy or
again to clasp them at the back TO
show an expression of self satisfac-
ton. or perhaps OF disregard.
But when ones arms speak the most
is when they are outstretched and
one throws the body forward with
one foot raised in taking the position
OF bird as II In flight to meet its
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Stuffed Peppers.

Parboll peppers for ten or fifteen min
utes. Grind leftovers OF beef or lamb,
using a cupful OF meat to half cupful
OF crumbs, two chopped onions and
enough milk to moisten. Stun the pep
pers with this mixture. put them In
pans with enough boiling water to keep
the peppers from burning. and serve
very hot with tomato sauce.
The simplest way OF preparing this
sauce Is TO heat a can OF tomato soup,
which 10 thick enough TO be used with
out adding more than SEASONING.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
AnszUerS To Health Questions

meantime. battle the eyes In warm
boracic acid water twice a day. .. Take
three drops OF Fowler's arsenic solution
in water after meals three times a day.
Avoid all oily, hot, greasy. rich, starchy
and highly seasoned foods, sweets, pas
tries. and thick gravies. Do not use
soap or hot water on the face, but
good peroxide cream instead. Apply
iodide OF sulphur. one-half dram, and
simple cerate. one ounce. to the pim-
pies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
THE CONDUCTOR.
ODE OF A STRAP-HANGER.

Cling, cling. desperately cling
To a strap in the car;
Where at least you can swing
As the car rolls merrtly on its why.
And the conductor calls. Please pass
There is plenty OF room up there In
front"
And. II you squeeze in, youn do some
stunt,
For sardines aren't in It with woman
and man.
But it's pay as you enter,
Get a seat II you can,
In this perfectly organized street-car
plan. ~ w a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Bean Rarebit.

For those who like baked beans with
tomato sauce. this rarebit may prove
q novelty. Melt a tablespoonful OF but
ter in a chatting dish or frying pan,
adding half a pound OF rarebit cheese
cut into bits. When this has melted
add l0-cent can OF baked beans with
tomato sauce,
This is to be served in the usual way.
on crackers or toast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Grace and Poise Let Them
Speak Universal Language
When Spoken Word May
Fail, Says Premiere Dan
seuse of Ballet Russo.

Mile. Lydia Lopokova. premiere
danseuse Of the Ballet Russo,
has written for The Warrington
Times q series OF articles. tho
FIRST of which appeared on Mon
day. on dancing and its helpful
ness to the woman in private or
in business life.
She herself has been dancing
since she was nlno years old.
constantly practicing. diligently
exercising and going through nll
the rigorous training. discipline.
and severe curriculum OF the im-
periRl schools Of ltusRia. Illness
II unknown to her. and. working
q little bit harder than she has
ever worked before, she observes
in these days OF success and
fame the came rules ard prac-
tees learned IN her girlhood in
the classes of instruction.
The third OF the series follows.
The illustrations were especially
posed by Lopokova for The
Times.
BY MILE. LYDIA LoPoKoVA,
Premiere Danseuse, Ballet Russo.
w THEN the danseuse In an or
M sanization such as the
v v Ballet Russo fully realizes
the wonderful force and
marvellous transmitting power OF
expression as given through the
dance. she 10 soon impressed with
the language" that Is possible In the
uso OF ones arms. In the movement
OF the body and the legs.
And the more beautiful Il grows
when one considers that II Is a uni
vcrsal language that conveys thought
the world around where the spoken
word falls. The telling of a story
with just the graceful. easy. express
i've movements OF ones self, the art
OF throwing power into n dramatic
episode or charm and delight into an
incident In the dance IL to me the
most artistic OF achievements.
Here Ia where one learns especial
iy what wonderfully expressive
things are ones arms. What SEN
fences their movements can convey.
What denunciations OF hate. what q
tenderness OF love. what a terror.
what q storm OF passion can they
tell when choreography 10 perfectly
carried out by the mind In perfect
control Of all else about us.
Arms and the Woman.
IN our Russian schools we must
first be physically well and sound
before we begin our training. Then
comes the exercise. and with II a
new strength and a better agility.
We become muscular. and yet do
not lose the attractiveness OF figure
or fineness of carriage. In fact, our
training helps all these womanly
charms.
A ballet dancer must have
strength. The demand upon her
physical being Is enormous. She has
to learn to brush away fatigue and
never let up.
That is why and my companion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
WHAT THE TYPEWRITER DOES WHEN
nm IN A rInrr,,,,r

WE Ahb IN n HURRY.
Sample Copy which makes us belIeva In
the animation OF inAninAate objects:
Form that time on he was practically
afaird TO stay aloen. The grill Aeen,ad ~
olloewed anothre way. But his mothsr
keptim him company during the loSn
nights which followed
One day the stage was ct. Plans
decorated the room and evrtyhinE Mas
youth and beauty. onyt one sad face
could hes cen. Itwasthe face Of youth
HART Hardgin. He didny watn his mother
be froced into seeing HIRE. He tied
his snwoy tie In hatse and oranated his
head with the gooes oil-his nnEerSh
aking as he desc He was colthad lie
like lady OF Shaloote left the web and
lite the lomm and made threep acse
throshu the room. He wetn down to the
dawring Dorm. a
(To Be Continual.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23

.fkVFEEL justified in asserting that
the evidence Of widespread. pre-
mature physical decay, which IN
suggested by the vital statistics.
10, to q considerable extent, confirmed
by actual examination of.large groups
of supposedly healthy young people"
These harsh but true words were
spoken by Prof. Eugene Lyman Fiske,
York.
The available resources Of science are
not used to their fullest extent. To keep
ness. and to lock the stable doors OF
prevention after the health horse u
gone. seems 70 suffice some people.
Many deaths and much more ill-health
ana partial or reduced efficiency from
chronic" naladies are preventable-
certainly postponeable. Premature ply
steal decay and Psychological impair
ment IN reflected In the unpleasant fact
that deeds and words are widely sep
arated.
Knowledge and Application
Educational methods. lectures. books
libraries and newspapers instruct you
how to ward off many Of the kidney
blood. heart end internal tissue all.
ments. yet these very maladies have
since 1880. shown an increased NOR.
tally Of 100 per cent.
Just think Of Il! Despite the accumu
iation Of facts. broader knowledge and
widespread development Of science, this
death rate 10 often not only unsuspectet
until too late. but not even until aftel
It has doubled.
Scientific facts prove that heart, kid
| ney, arterial. venous and tumor dlseaseI
are needlessiy, though widely. prevalent
at the very period OF human life wher
\ man should be at his best.
| Why, then. will people not follow thu
| word with the deed? Why Is knowledge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
the
Moustdche,
Ny Friends
The Small Waxed Moustache
Is What We Mean-Not
Any of Those More Virile
Looking Hirsute Facial
Appendices, But the Little
1easer, Which Some Ma
lures Find a Consolation.

oNsIDER the moustache.
how II grows.
II tolls not. neither does n
spin, nor does It serve any
purpose known to man.
Yet Il Is waved and twirled and
earessed by the youth whose mental
convolutions can grasp it, meaning
and purpose in life.
why Is waxed moustacheT
We don't mean those long wAlrus-
looking things, which droop mourn
fully at the sides Of the face. They
serve a purpose. To undertakers.
for instance, they may DO Q lucrative
commercial asset. They indicate
sympathy and concern.
Nor do we mean those fierce black
moustachios.
They curl up luxuriantiy. and cause
all to think twice before insulting
their wearer. Why. there once was
a man who wes helpful around the
house. He washed dishes. and tended
the baby, and understood tattins.
In fact, he would read THE Modern
Priscilla" out loud for hours at a
time to his wife.
Yet he grew up . revered ana re-
Bpected citizen.
Men went to HIM for advice, and
In all his long life there was never
n shadow of murmur against his
name. It was even rumored that he
beat his wife on every third
Wednesday. Why?
black moustachios OF such length and
texture that as a result he looked
like a pirate. who fed only on raw
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Times Pattern Service

I'M AMY" in its cut is this
N little suit. The coat, IN
its abrupt outward line from the
neck, opens the fronts to better
display the smart vest that is made
of the same contrasting goods trim
ming the cuffs Of sleeves ano
forming the collar. The trousers
have a straight lower edge.
The pattern 665 is cut in sizes
4, 6 and 8 years. Medium size re-
quires So yards of 44-inch ma
terial and 5-s-yard Of 27-inch con-
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PERSONAL ADVICE.
Readers desiring advice should
remember:
I. To address inquiries to DR.. I.
X. Hirshberg, care of The
Times. ..-
I, 2. To enclose q stamped and ad-
dressed envelope II a personal
reply is desired. ,t
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Not the 1910 Beard.

Nor do we mean those luxurious
growths which mix lovingly with q
heavy mass of whiskers. and which
remind one of Australia and bush
life. They were worn in tho '40s by
young men who wished to conceal
the fact that they were only twenty
one, but they served q purpose.
Sometimes they concealed hare lips,
tut teeth, and weak chins. They were
moustaches which were. boards.
Thee made MEN ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23

I. y. o.-Kindly send a stamped. self
addressed envelope. repeating your m
qulry, and will be glad to give the de-
sired information.
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Nor the Flowing Set


In agricultural districts. They in
dictate that a man is busy. or that
he has a distinct pride In himself
which Is justifiable. Then, too, they
are beautiful
What Is more inspiring than q set
of luxurious whiskers, augmented by
n moustache which disappears with
out ripple into the beard, all blown
by passing wind. ruffling them In
graceful strands like taBseled corn
blowing in the breeEe7 Actually It's
poetic.
We don't mean any of these. What
we mean Is the small. tight-httinK
waxed moustache. Invariably the
chap who wears one OF them smokes
his cigarette In a holder. He has an
insanity for useless things. The
cigarette holder Is uncomfortable,
but 1t Is nice to stick In peoples eyes
or to aid In touching the lighted tip
OF the cigarette against an unsus-
pecting shoulder. =.
Between times of taking the hold
er in and out and loading II. the chap
rolls his moustache nervously between
his fingers and says. 'Er-er-er--a."
To the Sphinx.
Some day. when we have time, We
are going to go out into Egypt, and
sit out in the sand In front Of the
Sphinx. Then we are going to ask
question. And the Sphinx will rise
up. shake the sand OF centuries from
It's body. and gallop away into the
interior of Egypt.
We are going to ask the Sphinx:
why Is q moustache when Il IN
small and waxed?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23

fkTFEEL Justified in asserting that
the evidence Of widespread. pre-
mature physical decay, which II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-23
Three Minute
Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING.

- NE OF the first places In the
City Of Mexico to which the
II hRhtseer Is taken Is La
Plaza del volador." liter
Marble Hill press., 1916-05-25
Health is very good

Health is very good
The wheat crop is very poor
Misses Beulah aud Willie Howard
and Stella Stephens went horseback
riding Sunday afternoon, and report
a nice time
Mrs Walter Bidewell and Miss
Nora Biaewell called on Mrs John
Reitmon Monday.
Miss Stella Stephens was visiting
at Greenbrier last week.
Miss Rhoda Griffey Of Chaiiee is
visiting her brother and family.
Ii is reported that there will be
preaching at Brush Creek next Sun
day and dinner on the ground All
are invited.
There is preaching at Balch every
first Saturday night. Sunday and
Sunday night
will close and perhaps | will
come again. SAD HEARr.>
Marble Hill press., 1916-05-25
Our Correspondents.
Shelley Creek

Ii has been some time since any
items appeared in The PREss from
this place and will try my hand.
A fine rain fell here Sunday morn
ing. 1t was badly needed and will
greatly benefit the growing crops
Quite a number visited at Char
ley Rickmon's Sunday.
Elijah Trips attended Sunday
school at Moore chapel Sunday al
ternoon, which was we'll attended,
There has been several cases OF
measles in this vicinity, but all are
recovering and it is hoped there will
be no new cases.
Miss Dell Rimler visited her cous-
in. Blanch Bollineer, Sunday night
News is short and | will close.
MAY BEE.
Marble Hill press., 1916-05-25
Lone Grove

Corn planting is over and farmers
are plowine corn.
A much needed rain fell Sunday
morning
Roscoe M. and John F. Pierce
went to the Cape last Friday, re-
turning Monday.
Miss Lena Reynolds and sister OF
MiIlerville visited their uncle, Henry
Schrock. Saturday and Sunday,
John Dockins of Burfordville was
in our community Sunday. This is
his old home.
The revival meeting here is pro-
dressing nicely. Rev Morris r.
Gilbert is conducting the meeting.
He is preaching great sermons and
working faithfully.
Mrs John Hartle is reported some
better.
Master Hobart, son OF James
Teeters Of Union Ridge community,
GOT his leg broke last week. | failed
to get particulars.
News is very scarce this week.
Marble Hill press., 1916-05-25
Cape tiirardeau

We have been getting some much
needed rain recently, for which ev-
erybody is thankful,
Hiram Shell of Sank visited hlS
daughter. Mrs. William Cash, Satnr-
day and Sunday.
The steamer Sidney will give an
excursion FRIDAY night
Hobart James visited LII NiiliaihS
Sunday morning.
Henry James went to Zalma Sun
day morning to look after some bus
iness.
Dan Fish. formerly of Zalma, Is
having a dwelling house erected al
this place
We have preaching everv night on
the streets by the Salvation army
Roy James, formerly OF Lu'esViile
was a caller on Painter avenue Sat
urday night
John Kinder of LutesviiIe motored
over here Sunday
All you different Eyes. come Oh
with your items LONESOME