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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-27

JORDAN Il son, Optomstrtsta, Alliot St.
Specialists in ths correction OF defective Wis
ton. ExaminA alton: to IL q. m, 100 70 p.
N; evenings Monday and Saturday, z 10 9.
App0intments a. your ron1epience. Tel. 80 M.
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allowances or thinks about the clerks
who are there for the sole purpose OF
plea sing her and the workers who n-r
40 often overburdcncd because OF her
inconsideratcness.
If only each woman would give n
little bit OF thoueht to those who must
work In order to ni.fiii her wants. things
would be 20 much moro pleasant and
certainly less sordid for al OF ub."
There 10 considerable wisdom In this.
! regret TO say there arc many house,
keepers who 20 on the theory that he
cause they nav for a thing cycry at
tention should be given them. regard
less OF how much Inconvenience It
II just needs a little bit of the Golden
Rule to save considerable suffering In
this case, as II does IN all others ~
each housewife would but stop and con-
slider.
Make Out Complete List.
For example, she could cnsily be GER
everything wanted before she tclc.
phones for her days order. II would
take but moment or two. Instead OF
this. she goes to the phone and at ran
dom gives an order. since she reasons
II Is SO easy to ring up the grocery man
again IL she has forgotten a thing.
And many. time that thing she has
forgotten might have. waited until the
ttSAt uuy. CIC kocb On tne
theory that the horse Is Just In front OF
the grocery store waiting for her sum-
mOns-and the clerks. too.
OF course. they are paid to do II, but
the overwork such thoughtless house
keepers cause cannot be estimated.
/ hope to see the day when the deIiv-
cry horse will be relegated to the farm,
where he will be used with discretion
and where his tasks will be more for
what he was originally intcnded-for
toll. but to rest as well.
/ trust that the motor will take his
place on the hard asphalt which the
summer makes hot and the winter
SHOWS make slippery.
In the meantime you and I, SentIe
housekeeper. can do much to make his
life easier by little forethought now
and then Also there are those who pre-
pare the packages for the horse to
carry.
Why not let the milk of human kind
ness flow every day?
Copyright 1870.
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Pity the Work Horse
Housekeeper Can Do Much To Make
His Life Easier
His Life Easier.
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.


-HE Massachusetts Society for the
p-.v.n,,on q, Cruelty N Ami.
mas mas sent OUT 'his hoeee'
ITO the Lady OF the House:
Please order all your supplies for the
dsv In one order esr,v In the morning.
80 a.. -, ,ho,Jd q,
ohe daiiy trip 10 Sour ooof ~
not be enough? Two trips wear me out
twice "A fast. Telephoning In an extra
order doubles the work for the sales
cIerk and bookk eeper as well as for the
driver and horse. This adds to the cost
OF ali you buy.
'Hurry-up orders mean the whip for
me.
please think OF those who serve you.
both people and horses. Your obedient
servant,
THE DELIVERY HORSE"
II IN certainly a Wise Injunction for
the housekeepcr especially the woman
who suhstitutes the teIenhone for the
market basket.
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Answers to Health
Questions

g. U.-My blood pressure has been
tested. At one time II showed 100 and
at another 230. I am 81 years old.
What should be done7
Your age plus 100 gives your
blood pressure roughly. when II 10
higher than normal: obtain lots Of
self. Keep the skin and intestines ac-
tive. Taboo hot dishes. salt, pepper.
condiments. seasoning. rich foods
nuts. peas and beans. Be massaged
Of fresh milk and cream and take a
Bulgaria tablet with your meals.
Take u grain nitrite OF soda In
water every four hours.
T. G.--what should be done for one
who wishes to reduce7
Obesity is not always due to over
eating but eating too much food Of
the wrong kind. Obtain but eight
hours sleep In the twenty-four and
reduce the amount of sugars. starches
and oils taken into the body. The
Food -laxatives such as uncooked bran
help In the reducing process as do
green vegetables and exercise. Drink
plenty OF water to flush the kidneys.
Drink no liquids with meals. drink
them between times.
W. a. k.-You should have your noee
and throat thoroughly examined by n
competent physician. and II necessary
nave the tonsils removed and the turbi-
nate bones OF the nose compressed. In
the meanwhile irrigate the nose and
throat daily with alkaline antiseptic
fluid diluted three times i'm water Apniy
a little of six grains OF nmmoniated mar
to ths no.,r,,s =, isL, 'i ""i'o '~se"he
:. "'e",
W. A. NJ. Del Ray, Va.-If YOU will
send n stamped, self lf-addressed envelope
repeating your query I will gladly rive
YOU n personaI repiv'
A Re,der-wb,, ,reotuert do xor a.
80
BAD 70 say. the name. neurftis. 10 used
Tess oiteh ior true infiammation OF
nerve than for mere inexplainable pain.
There are so many different kinds Of
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
Economic on
Pot Lids
BY ISOBEL BRANDS.

IN a diminutiye kitchen Ike tie one
can 1s sst o:t sy ., r. dha hrshgs " tSs
Kitchen drawers and oil Of the. she!v,s 8
sssrysnr. sssr ss. z Even acats y hi e Ossc %cosS
nre hSns e ,ssea knTo, ST whiS ass
peelers and corkscrew and can opener,
has, small labels showina iust what
hook OK, belongs to each:
things that vanish mysteriouslv when
ever they're wanted. I've my seucensn
or somethine nicely .simmerina on the
and. 10. It's gone. Business OF rum.
three. nd. that don't At. and % OF course course
the nssnt idsntical one that I absolutely need
from cupboard. to table, look over the
stove. and perhaps finally ind IL atom
a can thot must bo kept cold In the
Economics on Lids.
i suppose I'm to blame for trying to
stretch economy into the pots and pans.
When bought most of the kitchen
cooking things ! decided that there
reaily wasn't any use buying a separate
nd Tor every pot and saucepan we
small and Of almost the same sise. and
! inquired that two or three lids Of dif-
ferent sizes would answer ali purnoses
But the particular little kitchen "ynx''
tnat worries all housekeepers always
manages so that the one lid need is in
use elsewhere, and SO has tempora riiv
disappeared from the cupboard. Nothing
else hts-its either too small to stay or,
or so large that It slides around and
cant be trusted to stay by Itself on the
Finally ! hit on a little scheme 30 SIM
pie that / wonder II never occurred to
me oeiore, 1t may look more orderly to
nave the lid with the pot together in the
cupboard. but 1t certainly Is not conyen-
,ent; ns Because half the time one doesn't
takes few moments to get il out OF the
way. Ors tf you do need II. you have to
carry the saucepan and Id and then re-
move the lid while you I'LL the saucepar n,
and perhaps put the saucepan on the
table lid hunting. or absent -mindeiiv 20
70 me cupboard. thinking II was left there
tne nrst place. It's a little thing hut
" one OF the petty annoyances which
make Kitchen work an irritation instead d
OF Joy. 'e""
Has Adjustable Device.
so / coaxed Bob to give me a few
minutes on his day Of rest and he
carpentered" q thin wooden strip
with groove in the middle. which ia
nailed against the wall at the right
pdund pd the XII aiiftchhen, stove. 1t has a thin,
OF this the lids are placed whenever
theyre not IN use. One always wants
to have the lid after the saucepan 8
on the stove. What more step saw
ing than to have the lid right near
the stove instead Of in the pot cup
board. although I admit that IL looks
more orderly there. However. I stick
to the idea that whatever saves time
and steps In the Kitchen Is the best
scheme. regardless OF its decorative
effect. and in kitchen contest be-
tween convenience and beauty. beau
ty has to go.
also made a little 2b-cent pur-
chsss that will help .outma so-called
shaped. tin affair that can be made
almost any size. from six inches up.
TO exactly ~. the saucepan. so that IL
the adjustable lid Is on the lid rack
/ can always pick 1t up. knowing
that Il will Mt any kind Of cooking
utensil I own.
lConvri9h 1916 raa,,r. c..,,t.. ,
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requires extreme tactfulness to carry
OF the situation well.
II 10 especially difficult when your
husband does not seem inclined to
help you. He probably feels that,
since you are married. you have no
feelings.
! am almost sure. Anxious. that he
doesn't realize how you feel about
the girl. At least, I should like to
believe that he Isn't deliberately try
Ing to bring unhappiness to you.
Hurry Along the Marriage.
II your stepson intends to marry
the girl. do everything you can to
push It along and suggest that they
set up housekeeping for themselves.
Unless his affection for her In very
deep, l Bcarcely think that Il will
stand the onslaughts OF the remedy
i Just prescribed.
Whatever you do. keep your court
esy above criticism. Don't let your
claws show; don't let them even be
felt. IL these tactics / have outlined
for you fail, don't let II make any
difference with your amiable dispo-
sttion. pcarcely think that anything
very tragic will come of It.
Grla who are apt at deceit are al
ways discovered sooner or later. They
are the ones who come out at the
debit side OF the account.
Therefore, keep up your courage,
be sweet As honey and bide your
time.
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Baby Should
Be Let Play
By Itself
Given a Few Toys a Clear
Space, and Quiet the
Average Child Will Plan
His Own Afternoons
Amusement.
BY LAURA CLAwSON.
THINK nv friend Alice Is makins
a mistake with her baby.

a mistake with her baby.
I dropped in to see her not long
ago. and was directed to her cheer
ful nursery. II was charming to watch
the picture of mother and child. but
conversation was impossible because
Of the Interruptions.
The majority of the mothers know
are content to see their children happy
with any toy which for the moment
takes their fancy. and the averaxe
To find That xliee's % cheruS ala not
care for this plan set me to wondering
II she were not spoilinR him.
attention. asking advice or encourase-
."Don't he play by himself" oues-
"Of course answered the fond
hsSsF sSHs sss :tste%sn. ost
Relies Wholly on Mother.
The child was constantly interruptinR.
demanding his mothers attention.
This was. Of course. habit. A dozen
times she suggested the formation Of
the blocks he built. the admonitions TO
'plav store" the suggestions for other
childish amusements came from her
The child was content to follow them
out placidiy. he did not make II un-
pleasant. but his own resourcefulness
time.
I doubt not that in the summing up
Of things Alice's boy would be con-
He has constant intelligent care. his
food 10 Of the best and his playthinss
and nursery Joy.
p,st 7 xuNnAor In tho IonD rtIv, IN Ia
NOT losing something as valuable as
thipf. for himself. the initiative which
fuIssy Gsa deSeiopea Se Sseh had % he besn bs cSid
%nSfa Sih{as,f, necessity had forced to plan for
IN our anxiety to give the best to
rather injudicious in this matter Of let
ting them feel their own way. They
are kept too constantly surrounded with
for amusement-the power TO use their
own brain cells Is either dwarfed or
hindered from normal growth.
Should Plan Own Play.
Given Q very few toys. a clear space
and quiet. the average child will plan
his own afternoons amusement.
When I hear mothers complaining of
lack of time. sometimes guess that
this close supervision Of children steals
many a half hour which might be en-
ployed otherwise.
do not for a moment mean that
small children should be left alone for
any length OF time. and OF course all
dangerous articles likely to cause acci-
dents should be placed safely out of
the reach Of inquiring youngsters; but
manv a stitch may be taken or many a
page read while the child plays con-
tentedly about with no suggestion.
The relaxation 10 good for both mother
and child. Try 1t and see.
(Copyright, 1918, Laura C,swson,)
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anything. II you can possibly help II.
IL your husband IL at oil canny.
he will soon begin to realize what
you are doing. There's everv chance
ths. he will resent II ut nrst. but
don't be discouraged.
Husband Soon Will Tire.
II he disapproves OF the coauettish
new way you arrange your hair. say.
reproachfuliy:
well. Miss Blank does II and al
ways thought you liked II so we'll"
After he gets the same remark,
with variations, hurled at him a few
dozen times he will cease to think
Miss Blank such a charmer.
II the young woman can't do some
thing you do very we'll. show OF this
weakness Of hers. Suppose you are q
good cook. Do your best and make
the most toothsome things you can
evolve.
This may seem like rather radical
advice to be giving you, Anxious.
The girl who goes into home and
brings unhappiness with her. how
ever. deserves to have radical meas
ures applied to her.
As ! said at the beginning Of this
long TRADE. the position OF a step
mother is difficult, anyway. Grown
sons will be likely to idealixe the
memory OF their real mother and to
resent the presence Of stranger. 1t
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n n bachelor with women; for.
W. beside him the star OF a film
comedy Is as subtle as ser
pent.
60 to! Go tov' saith the Bachelor.
ct IN, .,.L a, ,oya,,
., ,ho,oSronh
Aho oehoio, ne cas'e'" III.
OF his LATEST name INTO the "re'
Yea. ! am done with II forever! NOW
shall ! be at peace, far from the mad
ding women.
y shall dwell with men ana DOCKS
and mine own thoughts Tor company,
For though 1t may not be good Tor
man to live alone. yet II 10 CoMrohr-
ABLE:
And INFINITELY cheaper!
NO more shail nan Meii 10 'ner , hss- s
teries: for; TO- IN Ineir nearts ts oney pc
ileVe that " ~ pe ',oe. 10, & ~ na, ns
ter me. It shall be meat. AT ana, ana preea; aod Snd
Jam ana money a'so io' '"e'' " i'oof>
me; ,.vo ,o,chaa .,or, =, ,,o,r
,,ork and I see THROiTC;U them avery
WORK ana zee iiiHoouii 'he' ever!
onyi o,t ~, o,,o.ry ~ tbo,r siarcos and
am aweaoy ,,o.s ., '"e Ell sa Hnnn n, ana
,rntn. ,,e,n nn ,macLintasb have harri'
cnaed waLes my on benrt bS Win steel N ans Wrap.
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Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

ALLY. She gazeth at him with doves
eyes. She is so simple.
lie prnyoth for strength. but none
comcth; he crycth for help. bat none 10
nigh.
verify, verify" he excintmeth II said
! was DONE with love and women. But.
alas, l had not met THEE"
He eapituiateth. She str!ngeth BIN
nightly.
And II is all over with him!
And THIS he doeth, from the beginning
to the end. every six months.
For the "Never-at-alls' are flrmer
than steel, but the "Never-agains" are
the delight OF the fishermaiden.
Yea, they are EASY! Selah.
Copyright 1870.
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Let Truth Prevail.

She was very anxious to learn all
her new duties properly and to please
her mistress. No. ladies, don't get ex-
cited; this 10 only a storyi
please. num-" she said one morning
as she cleared tho breakfast table.
when I bring the dinner In. ought /
to say. Dinners ready. or Dinner S
servcd'?"
The mistress looked up coldiy from
her sewing.
last night. Mary" she said, irmIy,
YOU'D better say. Dinner Is spoilsd!" y"
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IF THIS WERE YOU WHAT
WOULD YOU DO?

She is epmoher and she believes that girl going wreck
her home.
The girl friend Of Of the stepsons And she the
house early and often.
She only monopozes the attention Of both stepsons but Of
their father we'll
She pretends be friend Of the stepmoer while all the time
she is really acting 'catty."
She goes along automobile trips In fact she member
every party the family plans.
And the stepmothe doesn't propose to let things like this
any longer. She thinks that her happiness is spoiled
Now what would do IL the stepmoher? How would
you 60 about "squeching' the girl?
The Chaperon offers her suggestion.
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For Suffrage.

IVh EuuAasSs
About the finest tribute to woman
suffrage that has come to our notice
is contained In a letter from friend
who has lived In California for sew
eral years-a woman who has always
been keeniy interested In public mat
ters and active In the support and
promotion OF civic Improvement
measures. In expressing the wish
that woman suffrage VIII carry In
South Dakota this fall the writer
says: II do not know what suffrage
is doing for our States. or our men
out here. but It IL making some
grand women out of some Of our
women" The letter speaks glow
ingly OF the splendid public work
the Western women are doing, in
stancing the establishment In West
ern cities and small towns of public
Fairgrounds for children. where
childrep's play is carried on under
careful supervision. II will be much
10 the benefit as we'll es to the credit
Of South Dakota to Join the body OF
progressive States by adopting tho
woman suffrage amendment this fall
Salem. 8. D., Pioneer Register.
On the Road TO Victory.
There Is no such thing as q sex
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Cleaning the Food Chopper

After a food chopper has been used
for some time the knives will be found
to have become dull both In color and
It Is not to be supposed that the chop
per has outlived Its usefulness. for by
taking a piece OF securing soap and
passing It through the chopper. grind
Ing II up just as you would an article
Of food. the knives will become bright
and sharp and the powdered soap may
bo used again.
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What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests of Women As Viewed
BY Editorial Writers of the Newspapers

vote. and there never will be.
The history OF woman suffrage in
has been at work is a record Of
soul and heart read into legisIa-
ton. O. history OF opportunities
for social improvements embraced,
and an evidence OF new inspira-
ment. we NAV run the eamut OF
social legislation. and we shall
find everywhere in II the influence
OF woman's optimism and womans
ideals. - Philadelphia Evening
Ledger,
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Pur With the Girl, If
Necessary, Make Her Ap-
pear as Foolish as She
Really Is, Flirt With Your
Own Husband, and See
How He Likes You in
Your New Disguise.
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dity are involved, resemble the colors
black and white. Black or right -hand-
edness 10 dominant, and white or left
handedness is recessive. Left-handed-
ness 10 INCLINED to appear once In four
characteristic, which often recedes
into the germ plasm, whenever right
handed persons mate with left-handed
ones, and reappears once in q while
In the second generations.
Copyright, 1915. Newspaper Feature seryice.)
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Irish Potatoes With Fish.

large potatoes.
! cup Of faxed fish.
tablespoon of cream.
tablespoon of melted butter.
cup OF cracker crumbs.
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley.
n cup of celery. ".N
Hollow out each potato while raw (not
too deeply, do not pare potato; All hoi,
low with the above ingredients well
mixed together. Bake In moderate oven
thirty minutes. Garnish with parsley
Serve with white sauce
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Spider Corncake.

cups OF cornmeal.
Y cup OF hour.
/ tablespoon Of sugar.
" teaspoon OF salt.
~ teaspoon of soda,N
cup of sweet milk.
I egg.
cup of sour milk.
2 tablespoons OF melted butter.
neat the % egg unit, iiTht' cdd the sour
milk and the melted butter. Combine
this with the dry ingredients. Turn
into n woii-buttered frying par. Pour
over II ono cup bf sweet milk. Bake
thirty minutes In a moderate oven.
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Cuban English.

Taller de Lavado la Nueva Palma
that Is to say. The Laundry List Of the
Nueva Palma" in Habana. Cuba. makes
some weird efforts to translate feminine
nnery into plain English. For instance:
Corset Cover ...................... l0c
Cheem Shirts ....................... 20c
Panitos NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lIc
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Curry Of Vegetables.

! cup of cooked carrots.
cup of cooked turnips.
Y can OF peas.
I cup, of cooked lima beans. /
Brown sauce.
Curry powder. !,
Pinch of sugar.
Vinegar.
IN cups OF diced cooked potatoes.
Boiled rice.
MIX the carrots, turnips, peas ana
beans. Reheat in a brown sauce, sea :
soning with minced onion, curry pow
der. Q pinch Of sugar and q little Vine
gar. Add the cooked potatoes, sim
border Of boiled rice.
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Buttermilk Layer Cake,

I cup Of sugar.
Lard the size of an egg,
egg.
3-S cup of buttermilk.
level teaspoon OF soda.
level teaspoon Of baking powder.
ANY flavoring.
Flour to make a cake batter.
Bake In two layers. Use any fillins
desired.
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What Shall the Stepmother Do
To Keep the Family's Friendship?

a Stepson Has a Girl
Friend Who Is Trying to
Spoil the Happiness of the
Family, What Is the Poor
Stepmother to Do But
Adopt the Same Flirta-
tious Tactics?
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To the Chaperon-My step
SON 10 going with a girl and
she comes here often. I at first
thought her to be my friend.
until lately I have found that
She is pretty and her type
seems to appeal to most men.
She Is deceiving and knows she
wins her way easily with men.
She acts as II she. owns the
place, and has troubled my do
When she 10 around my two
step-sons and my husband ia
more me almost entirely.
We live in the country. and
when we go out In the machine
she is ALWAYS there with US.
Seems as II there was no way
of keeping out OF her company.
have said everything I can
to her. but she does not seem
to take the hint~ We can never
go anywhere or do anything
pa party Please give XSNTSrons.e SpSTS coSxiee
~ HERE. that's a question for
you-woman against wom-
an. How many times the
same thing is occurring
this very day in hundreds Of
househo olds!
The step-mother's position 10 .
difficult one Mt the best. particu-
In the family. but when complica-
tions like this occur. II is even
harder to know exactly what to
do.
Make Her Appear Foolish.
The thing for you to do. my dear
Anxious. Is to make the Girl appear
80 foolish that she will never want
to see anyone in your family again.
How you can accomplish this I cam
not tell. because I do not know the
circumstances as we'll as you do.
and vow know the characters of the
people concerned. while do not.
Never fail In your courtesy toward
her. Go out of your way to be
sweet to her. even though you have
to force yourself to do II. Be cloy-
ingly sweet. purr at her. Get her 30
bewildered by your sweetness that
she won't be able to get grasp on
herself.
Try yourself the same tactics she
adopts. II she COOS at your hus-
band. COO louder and more feelingly
yourself II she starts = filtration
with him. do the same thing. only a
little more 80.
sho will become desperate. be-
wildered. She won't know what to
make OF 1t. You have been sitting
back and letting her win the np-
proval Of the men OF your family
without a struggle. Show her that
you are an ANTAGONIST not to be ig-
nored by any means.
Does she dance weil7 Learn to
do II yourself and surprise the fam
ily. Never let her excel you in
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
RECIPES
Vegetables a Ia Jardiniere.

Vegetables . Ia Jardiniere.
y cup of French peas.
cup Of diced cooked carrots.
cup OF diced cooked turnips.
Bechamel sauce.
Salt and pepper.
Mix the peas with the carrots and
turnips. Heat In q we'll buttered
Bechamel sauce. Season with salt and
pepper and add . little sugar II de-
sired.
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7 daughter, consider the way OF
M bachelor with women; for
beside him the star OF filH
comedy Is as subtle as ser
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On the Road to Victory.
There Is no such thing as q sex
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J. M.-Te!! mo method by which |.
could make my hair gray. 1t 70 brown
at present.
Time. worries and sickness are the
agents b. which gray hair usually ap-
pears. Powder Is often used to whiten
hair and make II appear gray.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19

Let this all be as II may. Icft-handcd-
ress is not by any means uncommon.
II Is encountered much oftener than
Transportation OF the heart, liver and
spleen upon the opposite sides OF the
anatomy. Left-handcd individuals are
not as n rule. less efficient or less sue
cessful than tho others. Perhaps, tho
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W. A. NJ. Del Ray. Va.-If you will
send stamped, self-addressed envelope
repeating your query I will gladly give
you a personal reply.