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THE TINES DAILY AGAZINE PA E
Fashionable" Foods Cost
More Than Others and
u Are Not AS Nutritious
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERc.

lives upon there. and keeps at work
ana remains warm upcn sugars,
Starches. oils and fats.
FERTILIZERS and minerals are aa
necessary to the human soil as they
are 70 the earth's rugged fabric.
yield man those most desirable.
Balance the Diet.
Other things equal, nesh-makinK
foods should only be one-ffth of the
dietary. There should be four times as
many sweets and starches as nitrogen
Ioods, and only one-fifth as much fat
as all the food combined.
starches and sugars do not cost much.
oleomargarine costs only one-third as
much much as butter. and for cooking pur-
lent OF butter in It's ability to make
neat and power in the living anatomy
oatmeal contains both fat and pro-
tein-a hesh-maker. Three good her
rings contain an abundance of fat as
well as protein. They are composed OF
more fat than n pound of lean meat,
tnough they cost but one-fifth the price.
Poor people are often automatically
from the necessary physical exertion to
balanced diet.
A fundamental error on such table
Is excess OF starches, sweets, oils, and
nllerB. and an absence of the proper
proportion of proteins or flesh foods
The cheapest OF the latter are cheese,
skim milk, fish and green vegetables.
Barley and milk is a far better food
than are rice and milk, oatmeal and
milk or some breakfast foods.
Barley Is a much neglected victual. II
can be made into preserves" with
prunes, baked into breads and cakes,
cookies and desserts, and is a highly
valuable as well as cheap food.
Finally, the blood pressure can be
kept well balanced, the health main
tained on an even keel, and the COM
fort and efficiency OF the Vital powers
held at its best II not too much OF any
one ration is eaten and no excess of the
whole is allowed.
| (Copy't 1915, by Newspaper Feature service.)
The Washington times., 1916-02-23
The Individualist.

Over the waters so clear. so blue.
or the Sea of Life my bark l steer;
The air is braclng and bright the view
am young and gay and / know not
fearl
To live is truly a joyous thing!
I take, but give not; laugh and sing
The salt winds blow on my glowing
face
As forge ahead in the thrilling race
For ever l play a game with Fate
And the prize is Love-or the price Is
Hate.
Straight for the Harbor of Love steer,
And there my boat shall anchor q
while;
I stifIe a laugh. a sigh, tear.
While dream and bask In the Love-
Gods smile.
But when he urges me into the waves,
With tempting tales OF his coral waves
or pearly castles and mermaids fair
who shall serve me we'll In his dwelling
there.
I lift the anchor and sail away
In a sparkling shower OF ocean spray!
Though he speak me fair and WOO me
well.
shall love but love and no one man;
II love enmeshes me In spell,
Behold. free myself while I can,
Swiftly. triumphantlv sailing away,
Needless OF voices that bid me stay,
Ever and ever to fly and be free.
Breaking all bonds that would weigh
upon mo
But the Journeys end, he 1t far or near
! Brings the wrath of a laugh, a sigh
tear.
Beatrice Barry. In New York Times.
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MANY garden lovers who are en-
vious OF their neighoors' carrier
hIooms fail to realize that they can
Az many things even in February 10
give some OF their plants an carrier
start. Those who own hotoeds OF
cold frames, the specialists OF the
Department OF Agriculture say.
should see to It that their annual
Towering plants are started at once
This advice applies to those flowers
10 be used later in beds ana TO
those grown for cut flowers.
Come of the flowers which give
particularly good results II started
An hotbeds or GOLD frames are:
Asertum, alyssum. aster. caiendu-
n or pot mariEold. calliopsis' cam
panula, castor bean. chrysanthe-
mum, cockscomb. cosmas. four
o'clock, godetia. marigold. petunia'
sweet william. Scotch pink. scarlet
sage, and verbena.
The seed OF some OF the flowers
listed below need not be started IN
, hotbeds, but can be sown later IN
the season in the open ground ana
then transplanted to their permanent
locations. The seed Of these flowers
should not be sown until there is no
longer likelihood of a heavy frost.
A good test to determine whether
the garden soil can be worked well
IA totake up a mass OF II In the
hand and compact II into ball. II
this bail readily falls apart, the
ground is dry enough to be worker
Spade Ground Well.
II is particularly important In
planting flowers to spade up the
ground. fine II thoroughly with hoe
and rake and remove the stones and
Jumps from It. The actual surface
should be made very fine and soft.
In planting each kind OF seed the
directions as to depth of planting
A1Aould be carefully followed. Flow
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Time to Begin Flozuer Beds
Hot Beds and Cold Frames Will Give Plants Early
Start. Saws Department of Agriculture Expert

ers that can be sown in this way
are:
Ageratum. alyssum, aster. rot
marigold. calliopsis. campanula.
liahs (single), Rodetia, galllardi, mig
snap-dragon. stocks. zinnias.
Sweet peas should be In the
ground very early In the spring. as
soon as II Is dry enough to work.
The soil should be spaded up and
we'll prepared and then a trench
should be dug four inches deep; in
the bottom OF this the peas should
De planted about two inches apart.
When the peas are to be grown over
chicken wire or brush stuck in the
ground II is customary to sow them
In two parallel rows, six or eight
inches apart.
Sowing Poppy Seed.
Poppies may be sown directly on
the surface OF ground that was pre-
pared last fall. The seed should be
slightly covered by drawing the back
OF the rake over the bed. Popples
do not stand transplanting. and must
be sown where they are to bloom.
A succession OF sowings will prolong
the blooming season.
Balsams or lady's slippers, castor
beans. and portulaca also are. best
sown where they are to grow. but
they should not be put in the ground
until It Is warm enough to grow
beans and tomatoes well-that Is,
about the time corn is coming up
or oak leaves are half grown. These
plants could be grown in cold
frame previous TO this date, but
there IS little to be gained from
this method. Farmers Bulletin 195
treats fllly OF these plants.
Thts Is the first Of a series Of three
articles on spriH0 gardening COM
piled by the Department Of AOrioul-
ture. The merit t0tH appear on Feb
Suaru "A
The Washington times., 1916-02-23
Belief in Haunted Houses,
Witches and Spells Is as
Much a Factor in the
Everyday Lives of These
People as the Omnipres-
ent Corn and Pork.

ksTNH HERE is more OF the Eng
land Of two centuries ago
In the Appalachian noun
taineers TODAY than you
will find in any part OF the British
empire"
That statement may come az some
thing OF a surprise to people who
will not believe that there are still
parts OF the United states where
white people believe In the mystic
powers OF the seventh daughter OF a
seventh daughter. keep a cat In the
house always as a talismsn against
fire. and celebrate Christmas on jan
uary 81
Nevertheless Mrs. David white. OF
this city. recording secretary Of the
Southern Industrial Educational As
ISOLATION. sums up In that one
sentence conditions in Some OF the
typical present-dsy settlements In
mountainous districts or the South.
Most Of those who read the novels
Of John Fox. jr., and Charles Me-
vile Buck are inclined to accept
them with the traditional grain Of
salt. Work among the mountaineers
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you actually pay for food accord
W ing TO the prevalent taste and
, fashion, as you empty your coin
into the purses OF tailors and
dressmakers for style and cut Of gar
ments.
The embodiment of nourishment and
the health and growth of your physical
fiber are not at all represented truth
fully fully BY the high cost Of simsnt nIa tSts TSn
abound on all sides. The cod as table
fish II excellent. 1t costs only one-half
as much as halibut. Hallbut. however.
IL the vogue, despite the fact that God
modlsh hotel competitor.
True enough, the latter fish has more
oil and fat than the cod. This slight
discrepancy, however, IL more than
made up by butter, lard and oleo used
as. as dressing. Herring. rs. mScksrei. had d.
fat. As food, herring and mackerel
are only one-third less valuable as en-
ergy makers than Is salmon. With the
addition of various kinds of pleasing
the heat and work-making powers Of
the other.
Variety Is "Spice."
A wise physlologist--or rather an
experimental psychologist - advises
tuhC iOOu DC Hhue 10 III tno man as tne
lord high executioner OF "Mikado''
| fame made punishment At the crime.
| or the tailor cuts the cloth to the
coat. That Is to say, tho method OF
the old -ttmo actor -humorist should be
followed, to wit, to adapt the kind
OF viotualR you eat to the part yoil
have 10 play. Choose pork for tyr
ant beef for murdcrers, and mutton
for lovers"
TOO much sameness on your table
| means more or less monotony and
1 habit I'm your daily grind. Life's
labor is lost, indeed without variety
spice" To follow a famous pure
food chemist, whose child is never
given Ice cream. whose household mus'
wdgh and measure all nutriment NJ
that a definite percentage of "cai-
oriesr of heat units are to be calcu'
lated with each meal. is to defeat
health. happiness and we'll being,
One OF the economic defects of mos
dining rooms Is a shameful disregard
for wide mixture of rations. especial
ly the negligent disd0in OF strinE
boans, lima beans, spinach, carrot ,
caulifower.. asparagus. sprouts. cress
turnips. and green vcgetables.
The whites OF eggs, animal flesh
the solids In milk after It has beer
crCamed. and parts OF ceFeals ant
FISH arc essentially builders of tbs
sues. These contain nitrogen ant
help the structures TO grow. Mai
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has shown that these stories are not
only true. but even gloss over con-
ditions In the Appalachian region.
These mountain people, five or six
generations out OF the way Of mod
ern civilization. have been prac-
tically at a standstill for more than
a century and d half.
Pure English Blood.
In spite OF this. It is claimed that
theirs IL the purest English blood In
America today. A traveller in the
various parts OF Virginia and Ken
lucky where they live is surprised
to notice that their .customs and
their speech date back to the Queen
Anne days OF England. Many q queer
old English idiom. obsolete In the
rest of the, world creeps In and out
OF their conversation. Such words
as '.tarry" for stay" have an
almost Biblical quaintness.
These people," declares Mrs.
White, ARE no more like the poor
white trash OF the lowlands than
the white man Is. like the colored.
Indeed, not all OF these people are
In need of help. They are illiternte
through isolation. poverty. and hard
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ships, but not ignorant. They are
members Of virile. hardy race, suf-
fering from lack Of opportunity. not
inferiortty.
They formed one-sixth Of the
population Of the colonies. and came
over here from the mother country,
England. because they wished to be
let alone. In England they lived on
the Scotch border. whore the clan
spirit was paramount What wonder,
then. II they carried their fighting
spirit over to this countryf
Gould you see these people as
did In six weeks trip through the
Kentucky mountains. you would see
their possibilities.
OF Religious Standards.
''There they live shut away from
the rest OF the world. In cabins Of
weather-worn logs. with no roads
but the beds OF streams. For six
generations they have hunted wild
game and fished the mountain
streams. Hogs. tobacco, and corn
are the only products OF their
farms"
Mrs. White describes these people
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RECIPES
Tomato Pie.

One pound tomatoes, one half pound
potatoes, cooked. one-fourth ounce
chopped onion, two ounces bread
crumbs. one ounce butter. one fourth
teaspoonful pepper, one teaspoCnful
salt one teaspoonful sugar, one
fourth ounce grated cheese.
Skin tomatoes and cut in slices;
sprinkle with pepper, salt and sugar
Put one tomato into saucepan with
one quarter pint OF water and cook
until tender, then rub through q
sieve. and use this for moistening the
spread a pie dish with a little Of the
butter: put tho potatoes, tomato
onions. and bread crumbs in layers
in a pie dish and pour over the liquid
made with the tomato. Put the rest
half an hour. then sprinkle with
cheese ard put back in the oven foI
FIVE or ten minutes.
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held down in front with a crisp
rosette surmounted by another. Just
for good measure. Unlike many OF
the new hats, which sit rather
squarely on the head, this has q dis
tinct tilt over the right eye.
Another model is Of white broad
cloth. to complement the spats. OF
course. The crown Is high. with q
.telescoping curve to the crown. The
only ornament Is a rather large
shield covered with white broad
cloth. ornamented with fiat rosetto
of braid
Both of these hats seem to indi-
cate that light colors are decreed to
succeed the purp,es and browns of
early spring. In spite OF the fact
that they soil rather easily. the
models are all go simple that they
may be made at home. at a fraction
OF the price charged by millinery
shops.
Many of the conventional orna-
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How She
Kept Her
Husband
The Well-Dressed Woman,
and the Capable Woman
Couldn't See. Through
Her Tactics. Read Care
fully. Can You?
vTHEY had stood at, the 'attern
counter for perhaps Ave min
utes. the Well-dressed woman,

TNHEY had stood at the ,attern
counter for perhaps five min
utes, the Well-dressed woman,
the Capable woman, and the
Happy. quietly dressed woman. talking
about their husbands. Tie HaDpy
woman had led the conversation. The
Capable woman had firm grasp on
four-year-old. who showed tendencies to
20 exploring.
Soon the Happy, quietly dressed wom-
an left. and the other two. after fol-
lowing her retreatinE figure for mo-
ment with their eyes. turned and gavo
one another a long. long look.
"How does she do 1T" asked the Ca
pable woman. giving q mechanical hitch
to the arm of, the fat four-year-old.
IT don't know" mused the Well
dressed woman. "She never was so at
tractive at school, And yet she has
married a fine man. Caught him one
summer And he eats out OF her hand
The Capable woman. shrugged her
shoulders. IT suppose IT'S Just luck.
You know that 1 am q good house
keeper. And CAN cook. Our home Is
pleasant But I can't keep my husband
in Il. Hed rather talk to the men at
the fire engine, station than risk sitting
an rSe sseh'S WSeli T dressed woman nodded
saRely. ''You can't tell what they
want. ! certainly am no slouch. She
made q moue with her mouth
self a satisfied and appraisinE glance.
hut the next moment her Prov
wrinkled as she wryly admitted. ana
minol He either RoeB into trance
when he sits In the same room WIN
me, or passes off into a heavy sleep
in his chair. And gosh" her eyes
snapped II talk to him. No uso. And
we've been married four years, and
she," indicating the absent friena
with q nod in the direction she had
piled the Capable woman.
They unused on the trick OF Fate
which passed all ySdsrstatpSding yI Ina fST nj, Z
is silly" she AIDED lamely: That re-
mark that che made as she went OIL OIL
I'm going home TO tcebcome ~!
husband of to New York. v ,.,
speaker a look which plainly called
the absent friend an insane idiot. ou'
Nov. what do you think she coult
have meant by that
Will Irwin said the other day tha
women whose names were their trade
marks and part of their earning capacity
especially In the case OF women IN pro
fessionai life. like actresses and authors
should not be expected TO cnanse tnel
names. Said his wife wouldn't chang
her name.
Well. he's right. Inez Hayes is al
But II shouldn't be made a law. o
anything like that.
II wouldn't be fair.
From whence would como the lon
looked for relief to the Misses Hogg an
ScaggS, and Higgenbottom. and Fish
backf
Leap Year Advice.
Look before you leap.
THINGS WE ALWAYS FORGET.
What's what in French pastry.
Ditto In bon-bons.
The exact name by which the third
time-married woman wishes TO o
known In public.
Diplomats have been wasting month";
accountability" Why didn't they saw
time in the first place by asking MI
Safety First.
Spring IL coming,
But beware.
snuffies lurk
In days most fair.
Be advised,
Heed my tune
Do not take them of too sooni
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Southern Industrial Educa-
tional Association and the
Women's Clubs of Ken
lucky Are Endeavoring to
Bring Present-Day Civil
lization to These People.

as religious. according to their own
standards.
1--WE done tuck up and waited for
the minister to come has no thought
OF wrong to them. The girls marry
at the age Of thirteen or fourteen
ten TO twelve children.
"witchcraft, belief in haunted
spells are all very real TO them.
The Scottish belief In second sight
and the efficacy Of the seventh
daughter OF a seventh daughter still
prevails. as well as the superstition
that the house will never burn that
has a cat in It. In order to urge a
cat to stay In a new house II Is
necessary to bury the tip Of its tail
under the doorstep.
strange to say. Christmas In not
s sesson Son Of Tx but but Of mSSrnins
Stories Of Santa Claus and. the
hanging OF Christmas stockings
mountain children"
"No Illiteracy" Slogan.
Since the women of Kentucky have
been Informed OF the mountain con-
ditions In their state, their slogan
has been mo illiteracy after 1890. 4"
The reports that their state has
the second highest proportion 'of
women to action, according to Mrs
White. ...
"a moral evolution must be
brought about. says She" and this
can best oe done through the set
tlement schools, which the mountain
attend eiYht months in the year.
IL IL well nigh impossible to make
district schools a success. for the
boys and girls cannot attend them
with any degree Of regularity ow-
irg TO the condition of the roads.
"Tbe moonlight schools are at
tended by almost as many parents
as young people. MANY times. when
Il has been. difficult 10 get the older
people TO come, It has been found
that their pride was standing in the
way OF going to school. Mt their ago
many will show up if the school is
labeled q college.
Changes Coming.
when the teachings OF the schools
have brought about the moral evo-
luton that is sure to come. the boys
and girls will want to get away from
their mountain log cabins at hrst."
continued Mrs. White. put they will
return to uplift their own race"
ut will not be possible to bring
about such great changes In the
condition OF the Appalachian people
in our generation" she added. yet
they are sure to come eventually"
The Southern Industrial Educa-
tIonal Association Is one organization
working to bring this about. 1t was
founded ten years ago by Mrs.
Martha Sawyer Gielow. of Green's
boro. Ala. daughter OF Enoch
Sawyer, a North Carolinlan. Aux
iliary associations work In Phila-
deiphia. New York. and Baltimore
1t Is a fact little known that these
mountain people live In other States
than Virginia and Kentucky.
In addition to the two colonies IN
the former State and one In the lat
ter. there are two settlements ir
North Carolina. one in Georgia, one
IN Kentucky. one in northern Ala.
oama. and one in Tennessee.
Work OF the industrial association
Is maintained to a great extent by
the sale OF handlcrafts from the
mountains at the parent organiza.
ton In the Southern building.
The Washington times., 1916-02-23
English Plum Tart.

Line a deep dish with piccrust. TIL
with plums, sprinkling tldckly with
brown sugar. Cover with crust and
bake forty minutes. Serve hot with
thick cream.
The Washington times., 1916-02-23

~ TRAw is not the only favored
material for new spring bon
nets-far from It. Silk and
broadcloth. too are claiming
their share Of attention. especially
for small tailored hats.
A model covered with daintily iiG-
ured Filk has a high crown and ex-
ceedingly narrow brim. The fac
ing is of dark faille. Marrow rib
bons encircle tho crown, apparently
The Washington times., 1916-02-23
Southern Mountaineers Of Today Retain
., Quaint Customs of Two Centuries Ago
There Are White People in America
Today Who BelieUe

That a cat in the house will keep it from burning. III.
That the seventh daughter CT seventh daughter has occult
.'- t.t...
That there are witches, who deadly spells
That Christmas Of mourning, Of rejoicing
The Washington times., 1916-02-23

Brasswork can be kept beautiful,
bright by occasionally rubbing will
salt and vinegar.
The Washington times., 1916-02-23
Household Hints.

To clean a white felt hat first prepare
a paste of powdered magnesla and wa
ter. Brush this well into. the felt,
leave till dry; and then brush on. The
paste must be rather stiff or there will
be difficulty in brushing 1t out after
ward.
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PERSONAL ADVICE.

Readers desiring advice should
remember: ..,f ..t-T
1. To address inquiries to DR.. L.
X. Hirshberg, care Of The
Times.
2. To enclose q stamped and ad-
dressed envelope If a personal
reply is desired. I"
The Washington times., 1916-02-23

To prevent needles and pins from rust
ing stick them into a piece of flannel
oil. This can be folded up and kept
in a tin box.
The Washington times., 1916-02-23

To, clean steel rlb the article with
pulece of wash-leather dipped in
| parafin. -....
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This Is the first Of a series Of three
articles on sprin0 gardening COM
piled by the Department Of AOrtoul-
tWre. TIE merit tOtH appear on Feb
THary a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-16

Jueir foreign investments. as cred
Tor nations like England
nus the trade balance means
nothing regarding the prosperity
or poverty OF country. unless
supplemented by the know ledge OF
t1" investments which the country
holds IN other nations. and those
OF DINER nations In the country.
and their Increase or decrease.
favorable trade balance NAV
mean a poor nation spending IFS
energy in paying interest TO for
ei-ucrs. Or b. may mean a rich
nation paying Oft its foreign Iu-
dehiedncss or investing money
abroad 10 can mean only tho
former. DO continuing for a very
long time. and thus a continuous
favorable trade balance is not the
SiEn or a pros porous nation. but
that OF "a debtor nation. and 10
that nation rs not blessed with
unusually preat resources. Of
poor nation An uufayorable trade
balance may mean temporary eX-
'e--iye demands. as war. or 10 NAV
mean 81 rich nation. living ON ifs
income from foroieu investments
II can mean only the latter. NJ
continuous. and while such a cred
itor nation appears prosperous. Dr.
sooner or later must meet the fate
of The parasite degeneration.
Real and continuous success arrar-
entity ls only for those nations. iu
which income and expenditure
fairly balance. which live on their
Income. neither pay taxes 10 other
nations. nor buy hold ON other
nations.
What then DIS tho meaning 81
Americas trade balance Amer
loa always has been O. debtor ma
ton. aud a considerable part of
The products of American indus.
Try has not been for the Amcri-
cans. but for the benefit of Euro
peau Investors The record OF
1915 means that We have paid off
about q billion and quarter OF
foreign indebtedness Does this
bring us nearer 10 beiu. creditor
nation. as wee may hope Half
billion iu.orc-f year. would point
to a. foreign Investment 900 our ma
ton of about ten billions. more or
loss Very little Of DO is balanced
rN American Investments abroad
Dr. then. We haN. paid off a billion
and "a quarter This year, this would
ho only about ous-.illth of tho
uortla-. Europ. holds ou our
country We are stiU far from
being creditor nation.