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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09


 relaxed, the lines surrounding 1t, its smile, its expression in surprise-all these tell the story beyond peradven- ture. N
 So no painstaking applications of creams and ungents; no massage. no pertaining, no artistic use of cosmet- ics, can make a beautiful mouth. if the soul within Is not beautiful; if meanness, envy, spite, jealousy, sell fishness, hard-heartedness have been the chisels that have curved the lips and drawn around them the lines that demonstrate character. A cheery ex- pression is much more helpful than a lipstick, a bright and winning smile that comes from the heart and not merely from the desire to please counts for more than patient mas sage. Pure thoughts and refined tastes will give the lips a lovelier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

you nave ever delVed into that
 fascinating study. physiognomy
 you know that the beautiful
 . mouth is not always the perfect mouth-from a character standpoint No facial feature reveals so much to the physiognomist as the mouth. A woman can control, more or less the expression of her eyes and the gestures of her hands; but, whether she will or not her mouth tells the story of what she Is and has been; of her thoughts, her aspirations, her temperament, her conquests over, or her yielding to. unworthy impulses. The forehead, physiognomy tells us, shows what man makes of himself, the things he may achieve, the heights he may rise to. The shape, the size, the bumps and the wrinkles on the forehead all express the capacity and the limit-of personal achieve ment and conquest over self. The mouth reveals what he has made of himself. Its shape. its lines. firm or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
An Easy Way To Couer Porch Cushions

a dozen hammock pillows can be cred in no time at all by this q method.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

Extra Size" Garments Make It Possible for the Large Woman To Dress Smartly and Becoming ly- Long Lines Should Be the Watchword of the Stout -- Neckwear An Important Detail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

HE fat woman Is no longer a
 hopeless proposition-to herself and her dressmaker. The latter
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
"There go the two biggest liars in the world"
AL,Oe CLGCe nj

and do not wish to have the child about you will
send him TO the back of the house, perhaps 20
gather dandelions or clothespins. But he will sus.
pect that you have ulteror motives in thus dis
patching him. and he will come back before you
ready, TO catch you in the act Of arranging
your surprise. IL is much better TO come 70 an
understanding with the children early in the
game There times when 10 be lei'
with work or with visitors, or with our
headaches, and at such times it should be su'-
hcent to send the child away without pretending
that he is on an errand. There are times how
ever, when an errand has TO be invented. In sueh
cases make the assignment something genuine
and kill both birds with one stone. There -
enough to be done to find something real for th'
child to do.
1t is natural 10 find the easiest way, as X IS
natural to throw the hands up In the water. But
it is not the best thing to do, always. We cannot
do the easiest thing whenever the child wants
something. We cannot give him the bottle, be-
cause it contains poison, because we do no'
wish him to get the habit Of expecting 10 have
whatever he demands. Nor can We give him
substitute because We do not wish him 10 lose
his confidence in US. But whether yield or re-
fuse We shall do so not because that is easies',
but because we think it best.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
Proper Feeding

With proper prenatal care the nipples wiz y.
.,m.;or,Iv hardened and tractile If slIgntest
..,.ro.s apncars the boric acid solution shou''
10 onnl;ed every hour followed by zinc oih''he"''
.,d breast shield (procurabe at any drug s'o'e'
us.d A. nursing until the nipple is healed,
nall ,o min a triple fold Of clean, steriized sau~'
% tho underyest. covering each nipple thus p,o-
,oct;nc both the nipple and the clotnihg' Inns
sbould be changed every day. The nipples Sno'''
!. washed with boric acid solution or pial"
boiled water applied with sterilized gau1e'
fore and after each feeding Inc no" h"'u'"''
and, gradually ceases when the feedings are ue'
creased or discontinued
Until recently two-hour intervals for 1eedins
were prescribed for babies at one or TWO n'o"'"''
with two night feelings. Extensive studlcs J"
France and Germany, where the raising VI o"o''
for replenishing the army has made ihlah' ny
ciene a subject of state investigatioh nave Pio
that babies usually thrive better on longer l''e'
yals allowing time for the stomach 10 res'' "'",N
Continental specialists advise four-hour Intervals
from the beginning and with some paoieS TINS 10
ouite satisfactory. three-hour scneduie ao '''
start is more often recommended, changing 70
f,rr hours at five months, with no feeding after
10 o. m The ten o'clock feeding can usu'"y O'
stopped at nine to twelve months
Tho quantity NJ feeding will depend upon the
bohy,s ace and the consequent size OF his stom-
,ch as we'll as the amount needed for growth ana
work.
Regularity is of the greatest Importance III
tho feeding Clock schedule should be observed
from the first day and maintained thereafter
The digestive system is much like maenine'
mourning out its digestive fluids at regular habitual
intervals. and doing good work so long as TINS
regularity is respected and observed in the
feeding.
The quantity taken at one nursing may De
aseertaned by weighing the baby just oefote
and lust after feeding. Ten to hiteeh
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
By LILLIAN EICHLER. Aged Is.
I-LILY-WHITE'S WISH.

1t was very bright evening. The beautiful blue
sky dotted with radiant stars, and the moon
flooded the woods with light. A group Of airy,
happy, dancing fairies added still more bright
ness to the King Oakley, standing near his
throne in an old hollow oak tree, was addressing
his fairy subjects This is what he said:
"My dear fairy friends, as summer is ap-
preaching, with its beautiful nights, | would
like 10 propose a way by which We could enjoy
ourselves at midnight besides dancing. Let each
one of US have chance to tell fairy story,
which we will begin Immediately at the stroke
of IL. Do you not think this is a wise plan? p"
Every fairy present thought it was not only a
wise plan, but interesting one. SO little Rose
bud King Oakleys daughter, was called upon
at the stroke Of l2 20 tell the first story.
In her gentle musical voice she began:
Many, many years ago, there was tiny
little mite of fairy maiden, who was as
kind and sweet as she was beautiful. But
Lily-White, this little fairy maiden, was not
happy She never joined her playmates. when
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09

would wait for Mamie few minutes at time,
and then call for company again. Finally the
mother yielded by staying with the girl until she
fell asleep. After that she had frequent occasion
TO do the same thing.
A trick is convenient device TO divert the
childs attention from what he wants, or TO de-
ceve him into thinking that he has what he
wants But it is a dangerous thing to USE since
it is likely to defeat its purpose. 1t is like
throwing up the hands in the water. 1t is natural
enough, and il gives momentary relief, but it
solves no problems. In this particular case the
mothers trick not only failed to restore the child
to the habit of going to sleep without having any
one with her, but exposed her to another danger.
With the child a little older there would have
resulted painful breach in the childs confidence
in the mother You cannot safely deceive the
child; the intelligent young animal will not only
see through the deception quickly-it will even
better the instruction.
Many parents permit their children 10 cling TO
them so tenaciousy that it is impossible for the
elders TO get away from the house without
sorting to some pretext. There are several exped-
ents that will accomplish the immediate result.
But they carry with them serious dangers One
child was sent to play in the attic in the expec-
tation that he would remain interested long
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
The Land of the Soda L E0umta1ns

c. .h.v nlaved with the Soda Fairies, who
-,,,d. much Of them because they were strange
and new. The Fairies helped the boys to
dance on the grass, gave them Journeys q"
their hacks over the foam for Of course, An
drew and Benny having no wings, could not
fv) showed them how to dive into the iouh-
tains and entertained them in every way pos
sible And whenever Andrew and Benny fen
the least bit tired they drank OF some OF the
beautiful fountains or ate some OF the DELICIOUS
ice cream from the ice cream wells and were
refreshed again.
But at last the Soda Fairies grew tired OF
Andrew and Benny, and did not wish to play
with them any more. Now you must know
the hearts of all the Soda Fairies are frozen,
because of the great quantities OF cold SOFA
water and ice cream they consume, and that
is why their laughter and their voices SOUND
90 cold So when they became tired OF their
quests they saw no reason why they should
be good to them SO they took them and
locked them up in dungeon underground
And as they locked them up Andrew and
Benny heard them say:
These Nuts would make fine Nut Sundae
tor US"
Andrew and Benny shuddered. They did
not know what a Sundae was unless 1t was
day OF the week, but they knew they did not
want TO make one for the coldhearted Soda
Fairies.
For what seemed long time they stayed
down in that dark and gloomy dungeon, with
nothing 70 eat or drink. And after while,
because they no longer fed on the cold soda
water and cold ice cream strange thing hap
pened.
First their hearts began to grow warm again
and they longed to see all their dear friends
in Candytown; and then their heads began to
grow warm again, and they remembered why
they had come and why they ought to have
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09

,,;. I, must be modified carefully, according
. .ho o,,o and condition Of the baby. The tor-
II, g.; q technical matter for the medical or
ro,o,ic specialist to work out and prescripe !"
och Individual case and to change as the inu'-
,.;d,ol bobv requires; il is no more subject ior
v,orir,ent bv a novice than is case OF ie'e.
Tho formula prescribed must be prepared VIII"
ecrunulous cleanliness and eXactness
Az about ninety-fve mothers in every huhdreu
oro atted and able. with wise prenatal and post
natal hygiene to nurse their babies, the regime"
Of artificial feeding demands relatively less a''e"-
tion.
The nursing mother should follow the saih'
regular simple outdoor regimen as Deiore 'he
baby's birth Little more food is needed 'hah 10
normal at any other time Mucn increase II,
amount may produce indigestion, constipation '"'
retarding of the milk Milk, cocoa, cereals 'espe
ciallv cornmeaD and water. together with outdoor
life and quiet. happy mind promote MIX P'o
duction. No patent nostrums should ever ne eH-
rornented with; they are worthless, even II not
ac,uaII, harmful Beer and all other forms OF
alcohol are particularly to be avoided; they 90
rot increase the amount of fluid more than wouid
an canal ouantity Of water Any increase they
may produce is Of fluid, not Of nutriment lac
alcohol enters the baby's system unchanged IN
hiring his sensitive nerve cells. Dr. d. d. Bez-
zoli. of Switzerland, who has made extensive
studies of the effects Of alcohol upon infancy
SAYS: "The time may come when we snail see
that eve,y drop Of alcohol taken by the parent
means drop Of stupidity for the child
Constipation in the mother will produce CON
situation in the baby. and laxatves or drugs taken
bv the mother are likely to affect the baby An
ger, worry and excitement produce polsons that
render the milk indigestible. even poisonous. IL
these are INDUCED in the baby should be given
only plain or barley water and the milk Withdrawn
and thrown away for or two musings
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
THE FAIRIES TALES AT MIDNIGHT

they played at hide and go-seek among the
flowers, and she accompanied them
when they went in search of honey. LILY
White would sit very quietly for hours, LOOK
ing at the flowers before her.
"One cay King Snow-White, her fathe!'
said: Lily-White, why do you never join
your playmates? Why are you never happy
"'Oh, father she answered, how wish
were beautiful flower! All the fairies love
the flowers, and then they would love me-
would repay them, b. letting them take all
my nectar
Not long afterward, little Lily-white dis
appeared. Although the King searched day
and night for her, she could not be found
But one morning, when King Snow White
spread apsr. the petals Of the rose that ne
had been sleeping in, he beautiful
stately, white flower, growing near by. lie
believed that his White had been trans
formed, and had taken the form OF this ne"
flower SO he called the beautiful white
flower a lily"
That was a very interesting story" exelaime
King Oakley. Tomorrow night Violet-Eyes VII
tell US story"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
BvLOUISE s. HASBROUCk.
PART 3.

PARI s.
OH. WHAT is the matter with our
eeG feet?' cried Andrew and Benny
~ in dsmay, after they had broken
their promise and drunk the soda water III
Soda Fountain Land. For their feet feIt e0io
as ice-so cold that they could not hurry 10
get the soda and the ice cream to take PACK
TO the sick Peppermint Baby.
The Soda Fairies laughed cold, cold
laugh like sleigh bells on frosty night. You
must take another drink, they CRED ana
then you will be all right"
So Andrew and Benny took another drlhH
of soda water This time Andrew took pine
spple and Benny took cherry, which were the
kinds they liked second best. And they also
tasted perfectly delicious, but as soon as the
Almond boys had drunk them their heads be-
came cold. so that they could not think why
il was they ought to hurry and get back to
Candytown They only knew 1t was some
thing about the Littlest Peppermint Lozen5e'
But they couldn't think what
"Oh. our heads are so cold" they cried 10
the Soda Fairies. And again the FAIRIES
laughed, and this time their laughter sounded
like the crunching of snow under your teet
on a cold, cold night.
You must take a third drink they said
and then you will be all right"
So Andrew and Benny took third drink
This time Andrew took coffee soda and Benny
took vanilla. because those were the kinds they
liked third best And they tasted almost as
delicious as before. but as soon as the boys
had drunk them, their hearts became cold, and
thew forgot all about the Littlest Peppermint
Lozenge. his mother Mrs Raisin, and all the
dear Candytown people And now their only
desire was to stay and play with the Soda
Fairier for ever and ever
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
HYSTCAL CARE OF THE NONrA@AN

... :. tho usual duration of n feedihg' Inc
&C., ill ia thinner the latter part OF the "u''
-. ihor Generally one breast is take" Nv
feeding the other breast at the succeeu"e 49,,
;nc. - tho ouantity in one is insufficient DV'"
nav no used at one feeding. Neltner '"e "
,or tho babv should 60 TO sleep during 'ne "
;rc rf the baby dawdles, the food may De '"'S
quay until the next time. he shou'u 'r .
minute at the end of each hve m'hu''S' l.
and breathe If the baby wakes AZ "'e"''
should be given only plain water
Tho hands should always be thoroughly "ashed
:; ,roraration for a feeding. When the baby mas
snisbed. he should be handled very gently ior
IN. succepding hour. His condition - not uni'He
,hat of an uncorked bottle. He should lie or ;"
ouietlv without jolting or rocking nluch 1893
tumblinp or other vigorous manipulatlons'
pot,vo.r fecdines the baby should be given
r,ro water (65 degrees TO 20 degrees fahrenhe"''
at regular intervals; every hour "neh a"'H
e -. GOOD rule If the water is not periec'y
- !, ebould be boiled twenty minutes strained
nrrr. or orange Juice, diluted one half WIN
a.or rvithout sugar. may be given once day'
;f the babv is constipsted artihcally FED. BE
Gin with a teaspoonful at one week and gradua'S
ircr.,se. IN q tablespoonful at four rnohthS'
and two tablespoonful at eight months
should be given an hour before feeding time.
# can be given the first month from ster'i'Teu
medicine dropper, then from a spoon. ne use
of cup may begin at five or six months ~
six months scraped, clean chicken or chop
hone. after being cooked, may be given once OF
twice a day a quarter hour before feedihg 10
exercise the jaws (being very careful tha' II Is
not dropped on the foor) At eight months TINS
NAV be replaced once day by hard crust ~
he sucked after feeding. Watch that the paoy
does not break off any pieces, or II ne uoe'
remove them from his mouth.
No other food should ordinarily be gwen until
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09

few nights later the child made the same de-
mand after she had been put to sleep sne want
ed some one TO stay with her. This time the
mother approached the difficulty with confidence
for she knew just what she was going TO 40
"Au right, darling" she assured the child; lie
still and 90 to sleep, and mother VIII ietcn
Mamie to stay with you Again she went
through the performance, and again she withdrew
TO her work But after several minutes OF silence
the darling again began to cry. She was allowed
10 crv for a while, but finally the mother came
TO her. She assured the child that Mamie was
on the way" but the child was impatient She
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
By MARY l.. READ.
Director. The School of Mofheroraff, Ne"
York City

,copyrieh, lois-The Tribune ASSN
-HE kinds Of food. quantity. intervals ana
times Of feeding are important
Z The only natural and adequate food Is
mothers milk. No thoroughly satisfying sub
sttute has ever been found, or IS likely to BE-
Mothers milk has the following advantages;
l. 1t is germicidal; it contains no harmful bac-
term and il has elements which destroy disease
germs in the baby. The babies that are nursed
have special protection against such diseases
as influenza. whooping cough, measles Scar!e'
fever and diphtheria.
2 Il is always clean, and therefore greatly re-
duccs the possibility Of diarrhGa' Only one
brcast-fcd baby dies 20 ten bottle-fed babies
3. II does not sour.
t. Il requires no time for preparation or care
of bottles.
;. 1t is always ready
G. 1t is balanced in protcins, fats and carbo-
hydratcs for the baby's needs, and the proper
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
why Mister Possum's Tail Is Bare. Mis-
ter Rabbits Tail SO Short. and Mister
Coon's Tail so Long and Fluffy.

got two big traps an he hid 'em in de tall
grass, he did, an he sot 'em fur to ketch de
t'ief, an, MORN dat, he low dat he'd larrup i'm
to def when he did ketch i'm.
We'll, next day long toweds mawnin' here
cum Mister Possum an Br'er Rabbit an Mis-
ter Coon down de big road toweds de gyardn
Br'er Rabbit an Mister 'Possum say dey gwine
in an lay fur dat gyardn truck agin, but Mis-
ter Coon low, he did, dat he see Mister Man
a-puttin traps in dar, an he amt a-gwine
But Brer Rabbit an Mister 'Possum jes' laff
an low dey amt afeered no traps-dey got
eyes. an dey wuz boun' to CO. an 60 dey did
Mister Coon amt make no miration bout
de matter, but he jes' stay on de outside de
fence an min his own bizness. Well, Br'er
Rabbit an Mister 'Possum ct what dey could
hor an den dey gun to cut up capers an holler
fur Mister Coon to cum in. But Mister Coon
amt say nuttin. He jes' lay low he did, an
tend to his own bizness
We'll, jes' den, sub, Br'er Rabbit TUX back
step an set span on dat trap, an of cum his
tail. all 'ceptin' leeue bit stub When he
holler out dat skeer Mister 'Possum, an he
give sidestep. an down he cum on de other
one, bang! Mister 'Possum pull an pull, ne
did, an when he juck loose dat tail of his'n
nuvver had nary a ha'r on hit Jes es sho' es
yo' bon hit wuz es bar es yo' han. Wild dat
dey bof lit outen dat patch lax de or Boy
wuz arfter EN- fur sho'.
But Mister Coon he jes set dar an wave
his tail an low he done tor 'em so. Br'er
Rabbit an Mister 'Possum act lax dey dom
keer nuttin' bout dem tails-dat dey better of
dan dey wuz befo, cause dey cyarn't git
ketehed-an' dey spressify fuder NOR dat Mis-
ter Coon had better look out. But Mister
Coon low, he did, dat he tend to his own
bizness an amt gwine lose dat tail wv hisn.
He say he need dat tail, he do, fur to perfect
his back when de win blow col an to fan
hisself wild when hit blow hot"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09

,on Of these clements changes with his develop
mcnt
: Il IS in fine. soft curds adapted to the baby's
stomach and digestion.
: Il contains vitamines- the living. organic
principles essential to growth and found only IN
fresh foods.
O II has growth producing properties found IN
~ snbsti.ute. In a recent study of 100000 French
.oldiers il was found that the group of those VINO
ID, their infancy had been nursed for six months
averaged heavier and taller than those nursed
only three months; the group nursed nine months
likewise exceeded in height and stature those
cursed only six months. Similar observations
have been frequently noted.
10. 1t produces better teeth, less subject to de-
cav both first and second set
II Nursing her baby reduces the pelvic conges-
.ion in the mother and promotes her comfort and
health.
-. 1t fosters her love for her baby and the
baby's love for her.
Patent baby foods are usually either some form
of dried or condensed milk or dextrinized cereal
The constituents having been subjected 10 NIX"
.o,o~o.rro tho yitamlnes have been destroyed;
there are frequent cases of scurvy among paoies
so fed These preparations usually contain a
bicb norcentage of starch or sugar, with an IN
suficency Of proteins, fats and minerals; TINS
produces plump babies that look hourishing IN
pictures. but that arc lacking in solid muscles
bone and nerve tissue and are subject to rlcKe's'
with little resistance for pneumonia or other germ
diseases.
Cows milk is made for the calf. whose stomach
and digestion are much coarser and development
much more rapid than the baby's. As produced
i contains too high percentage Of protein ana
lime. too low percentage of sugar ana pho'-
phorus and the curd is too large and coarse ioi
the baby's digestion. 1t is difficult 10 prouuoe
perfectly clean and to keep perfectly sweet UNI"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
The Straws We Grasp i'm Emergencies

enough to forget to miss his mother who mad
10 20 to some important function. As the parents
were leaving the house, however, Walter hap
pened to be looking out of the window and saw
them. He was too dsgusted TO feel angry and
he called out, There go the two biggest liars 10
the world"
The child is not to be blamed for resorting 70
superlatives The trick had been tried on him
lust once too often but you can never tel! "nen
YOU have had enough-until it is too late. It IS
best to be on the safe side and avoid the use o,
such tricks entirely.
When you are preparing specially fine dessert,