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yokeis breakfast. We hear reams
about the good old food On the farm.
the fresh laid egge. the golden cream.
the home made bread like that which
mother used to make. Now to get
down to bmss tacks.
The breakfast OF the average farmer
is the most unhealthful meal imagln-
able. Scveuty-fvc per cent. OF the
dyspeptics in the land are countrymen.
At the crack Of dawn. after the
farmer has finished his chores and
splashed his face in the basin out 10y
the pump. he sits him down to his
meagre breakfast OF fried pork. fried
potatoes. fiapjacks. cookies. three or
-four kinds OF jam. preserves and
piciles. several cups Of bad coffee. lib
eral helplngs Of maple syrup and then.
calls II n meal.
At about the same M his brother
In the city is toying with a portion of
scrambled eggs and Irish bacon pre-
paratory To going home and SHARING q
few hours sleep. The city chap has
covered nigh unto ten miles during the
night in the intricate mazes Of the
fox trot. and by all the laws OF nature
should have the appetite Of a harvest
hand. Yet IL you want To see murder
committed offer him n platter Of fried
pork.
And. by the way, what has become
of the I'D fashioned folks who used
to eat huckleberry pie for breakfast?
The girl who draws says they still
exist. because she spent h summer
studying art in Provincetown. Mass.
and was confronted II morning by "A
brand new chocolate cake. that being
the New England idea Of n breakfast
piece de resistance.
Another favori,c morning fruit was
d%oughnuts. These have long been the
salvation Of the small, time theatrical
fraternity. h refer to them fittingly
as sinkcrs. Many a time on the Goa
oil circuit have the friendly sinkers,
augmented by n kettle OF far-from-co<-
fee. stood between Violet We're de We're
and complete ruin.
The cir. who draws admits that these
pastry breakfasts have "A weird effect
upon the eager students of art who &c
forth and paint purple ladies' and red
oceans M orange ships Immediately
after sitting in at the table.
With many New Workers. the con.
tinental breakfast. consisting OF n rol
and "A cup Of coffee. is considered quit,
the thing. While Susan, out on III,
farm, Is packing away sausage cake!
and corn ponc Susanne. IN In the city
Is lo.ling back against the pillows en-
joying her toast Melha n mocha.
There is a we'll established and pal
| pably we'll founded report current e
the effect that luncheon as a meal 1.
, rapidly becoming extinct so far AZ New
: York proper Is concerned.
, As affairs go to-day, luncheon Il
"a TRUSTING time, "A business PROPOSE
! ton or a skipover.
2 "Wil You lunch with me to-mor
row. urges the a OBTAINING hcl
hand. Wen go to some nice, Quie
spot where we car talk and-an,
everything
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luncheon Is n boon to those whom
circumstances or cruel fate prevent
from dining together. But. oh. that
getting down To the grindstone after
ward
Wen have lunch together and talk
it over" uggests the business man
who is trying To put over the big deal
"All right" agrees the fieccy lamb.
They lunch. Also they imbibc va
r!ous and sundry strange cocktails
recommended by the business man.
not Ia mention other beverages nota-
bile for head action. The business
man pays the check-with some OF
the lambs fleece.
Many men who Ind themselves down
60 the last hole IN their leather belts
have the skipoNcr system. They for
get about luncheon entirely. They
have found It just as pror,aDie ana Il
heap more thinning to work during the
lunch hour and quit m hour earlier
In the evening.
This system is n trlfie rough on the
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rest of the time the school STAFF OF
life consisted Of hot or beaten bis
cults. corn bread or ash cakes. The
average complexion Of the girls. most
~ southern. wa easily ?S per cent.
perfect. Proving that YOU never can
tell from the label what the effect
IS liable to lac.
Let us return - New York, which
is our objective point. and the husi-
ness Of supping. \ lot is printed
about the wicked Vine and lobster
suppcrs of the big c.ty.
True. II few of the regular New
Workers make "A practice of buying
wine, lut they are so few hat We al
know their The remainder of
the vine hosts crashed into the III"
from affair, Their native heath Is
some small town Or on" horse city
| where wine was unsldCrcd the aCul"
Of opulcnce and dovil-nldy-cdy,Gum.
Just because "a few male pc3cock+
give suppers the crowniU: lie, Sacv
~ which - four and twenty rlVish-
ing girl ~blackbiris baked i'm a pie nut
tering forth To rcvel wit the guests. or
because they serve pearl necklaces
with tho soup, or stag" a fountain
whore the diners MAJ wade In wine.
this does not mean New York Is Md
night mad. I'll" usual supper Of tho
normal native consists OF n s.mpl"
dish and as often rs not 4 pitcher Of
tho beverage that put Milwaukee, On
the map. When there is wilo ,u 10
bought it Is with the dinner where It
belongs. Native New \otk does NOT
fll, for the splurgc stuf',
Last week | was one Of n party WHO,
having motored IN from Long Beach.
lc,t disposed t. sun. n" oonNtu.tGt
stopping place Was "A justly celebrated
calcium cafe, Having long agu side
tracked the lobster a Ia Ncwiirg and
other sleep d~cstroycrs the party settled
on egg sandwiches Garnishcd with
chopped onioG and a tall portion ot
German wine.
When III" hal new 0'ne i was dis
covered that egg sandwiches Were tif'v
cents apiece not a dozen, mind yull.
but foT one egg. The host studied tin"
item for a few minutes, then paid tho
check. The waiter returned with 4
bill and II tray full Of change.
Take that out and gave II to tho
ben that laid those eggs snid tho
host, motsoning away the tray. "SAo
must he some hen"
or course that cafe is Of the list
~ every n in the party. Sew York
does not enjoy hrinr "dour," safe aud
sane food and drink it demands and
gets. Let the VISITING strnugrr Wl
the hoastful boob so IN for the wi,d
stun.
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stenographers who depend upon the
boss TO buy them their one square
meal n day, but 1t is great for the
preservation of the waist line and
family ties. Anyhow. the majority Of
typists are sane enough to take their
job seriously. not the boss.
Reducing Is no longer Il habit. II
Is an epidemic. Every other person
you meet Is either taking something
or doing something to reduce. The
man or woman who discovers a sure
fire way to reduce without exercising
or dieting will have John u. II. stand
ing on a street corner with a tin cup
In his hand.
Eat and grow thin Is the battle
cry OF Broadway. and OF the avenues,
too. for the matter OF that. 1t Is as
much az u walters life IL worth to
sugge II baked potato flied with but
ter and paprika. Every corn on the
cob has fallen of. Bread is entirely
out.
In the smart hotels the chefs are
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Very well then. We enter a plea OF
guilty. But before sentence Is pro-
honnred allow us to say II few words
IN "~Xtenuation of u appetites.
First and foremost, while we are
willing 10 admit hat New York Is by
way OF being u bit of Il gourmand,
New Workers are nothing OF the sort.
The native son and daughter do not
contribute to this reputation for
cumulative consumption. They are by
i' means the pai.a and the m of
the lobster layouts. Seldom. indeed,
VIII You lind them progressing STRAIGHT
through from soup to nuts. They
Know better than to try to keep up
an eating acquaintance with all the
INHERENT brands of chefs who flourish
in IL" , town. one cannot do that
ana Et,ain mes youthful figure.
Observe the native. or the person
who has become acclimatcd to the i'm
preferable food forests. how he orders.
Timer" j. soine sense /" his selection.
II" il confronted by n IN uf fare on
"'.'n IA" listed all the Sood things IL
''' IA the world. or so it seems, There
ar" melon from Canada, caviar from
RUSSIA, trout from mountain brooks,
dp'n,ings from Long Island, alligator
pears from tie Far South, delicacies
irom every country and CLINE.
Does tho experienced cater run wild
AMI order all ovcr the place? lie does
i"' lie selects two or iarcc Items
''"m the classified list AID let's II 90
~ idit Usually these are "A soup and
" 'ptst, or perhaps an entrce and a
slltl.
T" visiting diner from Bucyrus,
'l" accustomed as he is to the one
nigi't stand hotel where they place
'N" dinner plate in the midst Of a
". irrncss Of boat SHAPED side dishes
i"i with everything from buttercd
h"o'' 10 bread pudding, probably
h-uIos that The one order man IL
\ 1'" "a the bank roll, lie starts in al
We - und he stops at every crossing
ON tsc way To the bottom,
t' mentions three kinds ~ vcge
m'.'s and "a couple Of kinds uf inca
and lhcn tells the waite" To come bach
Tor ia" salad and dessert ordcr. Later
'u" h"u-c physician mentions to tho
itinlly that II Is acute indigestion
hni there il "A chance of recovery pro
vided father will go back to Bucyrui
'nd live ON matted milk and crackerl
Tor the next year and = half.
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By Bill

complete without bread piping hot
from the oven. You can see more
compilations answering to the dcscrip-
ton OF peaches ana cream on the
streets Of Baltimore han In any other
city OF its size in the country.
At the Ward-l;clmont School, Nash
VILE, Tenn. which happens to hc my
alma mater, We had Eight bread
once "a week. for sunday dinner.
Light bread means our common or
garden variety of wheat bread. The
The sun., 1916-09-17

Let us take the first meal Of the
day. breakfast. for purposes of Illus
,ration. The standard breakfast Of at
least c.sh; New York persons out Of
ten is eggs-in some style ar other
three soft boiled two minutes and n
half. poached on toast, plain omelct
or something simple. Never will you
find them disguised in sauces and
herbs and what not. Such things are
for the friendly boob who picks a
fancy name he cannot pronounce and
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preparing special menus for the
rotund. You pay a stipulated sum.
and you are served with nothing but
mountaineering foods. Those who
have tried 1t out aver the service
'omes high. but is cheap at half the
rice.
Personally / am trying out the but
termilk diet. \ well wishcr swore to
me 10y the boards OF her ancestors
that by concentrating on buttcrmilk
or its qualifications to the exclusion
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gets himself corrected by n disdainful
waiter.
BY the time he has removed the
debris from the poor little hard work.
ing egg. squashed AZ 1t is beneath
a pile OF trutilcs, mushrooms, aspara-
gus tips and cheese. who can tell
whether 1t was a youig egg or one
left over from last season? Which IL
one O. the reasons why the canny ma
tive takes his plain.
ON the other hand consider the
The sun., 1916-09-17

We admit the charge. New York is
just that-thc '%eatingest." Why dis
pute an accusation which on its sur
face bears the stamp OF the truth, the
whole truth ard nothing but the truth?
There is no reason at all for doing so.
The sun., 1916-09-17
By JANE DIXON.

l 1EW York has long enjoyed the
Y doubtful distinction of being
the "eatingest'' city.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
TO BUILD IMMENSE FLEET
Pacific Coast Capitalists viii Go Int
the Business on a Scale That
Is Gigantic.

Plans for the construction OF a great
number OF wooden vessels for ocean
and river traffic on the west coast have
been made public Robert Veitch of
Portland, Ore, announced that ship
building on gigantic scale is to be-
gin as soon as a group of Washington
and Oregon state capitalists complete
the erection of a mammoth shipbuild.
ing plant at Portland. Eastern men
were backing the enterprise, which is
being managed by men of Portland
Spokane, Seattle and other cities OF
that vicinity.
They have completed the organiza
ton OF a corporation that is to engage
In the business on a gigantic scale,
Mr.. Veitch said "One attractive fea
ture about the enterprise is that oul
market is assured. and 1t will be as
sured for many years.
"The advantages of building wooder
instead of steel vessels in Portland Is
obvious. Each ship will take about 2,
100000 feet OF lumber. The consump
ton Of Oregon forest products, there
fore, will be extended. These vessels
will be equipped with sails. also hav
ing auxiliary power plants"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14

When Uncle Gregory saw all this
his face broke out in a smile, and we
could see his appetite roll up its
Sleeves.
"In this" the doctor began again,
holding up turkey wing on his fork,
Gin this we have a cold-storage tur-
key which has been treated with OK
alic acid and chloride of potassium
to keep it in shivering state"
Pardon me, doctor" exclaimed
Peaches Indignantly, "but it isn't a
cold-stOrage turkey, because 1t was
sent me as a present by some friends
on Long Island only this morning"
POSSIBLY" went on Caterpillar
Charlie, possibly my hurried diagnosis
was at fault, but we can never be sure
about these things, because here, on
the elbow of the wing, l find traces of
calisthenic acid over the membranes"
mo, thank you," said Uncle Greg
DRY, II never eat turkey, 1t gives me
the heartburn" And the poor old
guy struck such note of hunger that
l wanted to throw that doctor out of
the window.
BY this time several others at the
table were becoming more of less i'm
pressed, and the dinner party was be-
ginning 10 assume the cheerful as
pect of a meeting of martyrs an hour
before the arena opened.
please pass me some mashed pO-
tatoes," whispered Uncle Gregory
after the pangs of hunger had beaten
him TO the ropes.
Here we find" croaked the doc
tor, raising a fOrkful of mashed pO-
tatOes, here we find one of the most
evil effects of food adulteratiOn. This
potato was grown in the fall of the
year 1889, but it has been washed in
alum water to give it the appearance
of being modern, while its eyes have
been treated with belladOnna to make
them bright and snappy."
Uncle Gregory grOaned pathetically,
and the rest of US, out of politeness.
tried to look interested, but only sue
ceeded in looking seasick.
When the ice cream and cake were
brought on Doctor SmOtherjoy drove
his spoon down deep into the choco-
late and vanilla mixed and said,
Here is pitiful illustration of what
dishonest tradesmen will do for
money. Here We find that some of
this ice cream was pale originally,
but it was treated with aniline dye to
give 1t this chocolate effect, and then
baked in the sun to deceive the eye
On the other hand. We find this va
nilla was originally dark and forbid
ding, but it has been treated with per-
oxide of hydrogen to make it more Of
a blonde"
Pardon me, DOCTOR snapped
Peaches. her teeth chattering with ner-
vousness, but this ice cream was
made in our kitchen by our own cook,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14

with first-class cream, and we never
have any but homemade ice cream, so
therel"
"Ah," said the doctor, 'then in that
case it must be traces of thanatopsis
which / see, and the evidence is con-
elusive that great deal of artificial
frappe has been used, nevertheless"
mo, thank you," said Uncle Greg
DRY, II never eat ice cream because
1t goes to my head and makes me cold
to my friends"
"Take this coffee, for instance"
chortled the doctor, juggling a spoon
full with the left hand and four Jumps
Of sugar with the right. Herein
you will find copper salts, iodide of
chicory, four per cent solution of
gladiolus, together with about a six
tenth of grain of mocha to the cup
full"
mo, thank you" gasped Uncle
Gregory; II never drink coffee; it
gives me the hiccups."
After the dinner was over, Uncle
Gregory took me outside and wills
pered: John, for the love of a
blissful heaven, the next time you give
a dinner party cut out that bug doc
tor, or let me wear ear muffs ~
Peaches hasn't spoken a sensible
word since that bitter evening.
Can you blame her?
Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure N=wspa-
per SynGicate.p
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
TOOTHBRUSHES ARE HIGHER
How the War Has Seriously Affected
the Price Of indispensable
Toilet Adjunct.

The humble toothbrush will become
luxury If the European war con-
tinues another year. Unless peace is
declared soon, fifty cents or even
one dollar apiece may become the
price of the handmade toothbrush
that has been selling for twenty-five
or thirty-five cents. The "brushtowns"
OF France have been desolated by the
German army. They are in the valley
OF the Disc. In those towns are the
factories for sorting and bleaching the
bristles, piercing the bone handles and
preparing them for the peasants to
I'LL with bristles.
II is in the valley Of the Disc, too,
that the peasants who fasten the bris-
ties in our handmade toothbrushes
live. All through that valley the red
tiled stone cottages of the peasants
sheltered girls and old women who
made toothbrushes during every spare
minute of the day. Twelve cents a
dozen was the price paid for the work
when the American importers went
into the toothbrush business in
France. They contracted for a large
part OF the output OF the French fac
tories. and raised the price paid to
the bristle workers to fifteen or even
eighteen cents a dozen.
The price OF good bristles has
doubled and trebled since the Euro
pean war broke out. All toothbrush
bristles come from Russia and China.
The best grades are the Russian, and
the best Of the Russian bristles grow
in winter on a sort OF half-wild boar
that is native to the Russian steppes.
The boars rub on the forest trees and
shed their bristles These the peas
ants collect at certain seasons OF the
for food is carefully shorn OF its
bristles. The bristles are seven or
eight inches long. and very thick at
the base. Inferior bristles used in
Japanese brushes come from China.
where the winters are not so cold and
the bristles do not grow so stiff.
Since fighting began in Europe the
Russian people have been too poor to
eat meat. And there is no time to
save the bristles from hogs killed to
feed the soldiers. The Hebrew ped
dlers who went through the Russian
country exchanging tinware and house
hold utilities with the peasants for
these bristles have stopped their trips.
Good bristles cost ten dollars a pound
now, and they will go still higher
Youths Companion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Disinfected at Border,

To kill typhus germs and the para
site which carries them, large camp
has been built at Eagle Pass, Tex,
for the disinfecting of travellers. All
their clothing is removed, thrown into
a sheet and baked for twenty minutes
in an immense oven.
The clothing is taken from their
baggage and treated likewise. The
hair and body of the travellers, man
or woman. is then sponged with gaso-
line by an attendant to kill any stray
vermin. and trunks and bags are treat.
ed In the same way.
Although no one is supposed to be
exempt from the ordeal, $50 Judicious
ly placed in the hands of a Mexican
official will relieve one from this un
pleasant experience.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
cave Her Ava.

Little daughter was IT,.
grandmother and Aunt Mo- Ae
Is quite popular and has . s'as
admirers. 1t so happened ,h., I
haired Young man called one a''
and a light-haired Young M. e'ea's
the following evening. Little s aug
ter greeted caller No. 2 VITA S .,.a
yor were here last eyen;n. W.
had black hair" wv N
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Unusual Insurance Policy

Freak insurance is not at an n,
common with Lloyd, but what /, N,
sidered as one of the most cubon
policies ever written by that .rs,r
was one covering a bishop, IL pics,
and II nuns who were bound nm,
London TO Perth in western Aus,,D,
The policy was for $1,000, DIVA.
thus Bishop, $1,000; IL priests sM
II nuns, $500. They all reached bs
destination safely.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Fcudalism in IN. H..

Nowhere more strongly tina, /, a.
home does feudalism exist /, -
poSediy civilized communities :, W y
present time. There is still n. !
moSphere of Il superior" and :.
ferior," a master" and ass,-... !
Until this feeling is elimlnat.a :
home must get along as best |, -
without the aid Of those who a., :.
petent to do housewOrk, but WI, !.
cline to assume the position Of :, :.
ferior."-JudSon Grenell In The \.
trOit Journal.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Puzzlino EnhIish Pronunciation.

We may puzzle our brains over the
tongue-twisting names which France
and Russia have given to some Of
their towns, but England furnishes a
few quite as dazzling as that of Pre-
mysl. Hurstmonceaux, for instance, is
pronounced Her-so; Kirkcudbright,
Kir-coo-bree. Daventry, Dantry; Le-
ominister, Lemster. and Evesham.
E-sham.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14

"Say, pop, what is meant by letting
we'll enough alone?"
"A good example Of 1t Is when an
unmarried man just continues to re-
main single"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Shelter Between Hostile Trenches

A French bird magazine says that
cartridges, which are very numerous
near the front, are to be found most
ly between the French and German
trenches among the barbed-wire en-
tanglements.
1t Is, In fact, the only spot where
they can be, comparatively speaking.
at ease, for humans seldom venture
into this no-man's land. Sometimes
they find themselves in the middle of
a cannonade, but they lie close and
seem to mind the noise very little.
The magazine gives list of birds
who are afraid and run away and
those who do not mind war. The first
includes starlings, swallows and mar
tins, and the last larks, titlarks. wag
tails and grosbeaks.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
DON'T MISS THIS.

One of the most sensational cuur
room scenes ever displayed either !,
the speaking stage or the screen i
announced as a feature Of the Ms
Triangle Norma Talmadge play, III
ty-Fifty.' At the Folly Theatet nsr
Friday night, Dec. %.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Mixed Metaphor

1t was a New England parson Vi,
announced to his congregation on
Sunday, You'll be sorry to hear d,
the little church of Jonesville Is ono
more tossed upon the waves, shs,
without a shepherd" -Christiaa Rz
lister.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Flaxseed,

During the five years ending June
30, 1915, an average of 5,154 900 BUSH
els of fiaxseed was imported into the
United States yearly from Canada,
2,11s,00C from Argentina, and I,1la,-
900 bushels from other countries.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-14
Daily Thouuht.

1t is one thing to show a man that
he is in error and another to put him
in possession of truth.-Locke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-08
MANAGER OF BIJOU
 OFF TO NEW YORK

H. G. Cassidy who will have the man. agement of the Bijou theatre this season. leaves this morning for New York, where he will make final arrangements for the shows that are booked to appear in Bir- mingham. The Bijou will open up on Labor Day.
 T am not too anxious to take the trip to New York;" said MT. Ca ssidy. This is not the right season to go to New York if one wishes to enjoy himself. But business does not always take cognizance of the fact the traveller would prefer a better season. so I suppose I must be philosophical.
 T will meet MT. Ed Schiller, who is the owner of the circuit on which the Bijou is booked. and talk over the ar- engagements for the coming season in Bir- minsham. I fully expect an excellent patronage in Birmingham. The public may expect ar High class attractions as have ever been shown for the price any, where"