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TRAINING THE TASTE.
The Importance of Teaching Children
The Sense of CoIors.

The Importance of Teaching Children
The Sense of coIors.
Some persons are totally lacking In
color sense-taste in cOlorS. to put 1t
differently. In other respects they are
quite normal persons and often, Of
course, get far ahead of those with
the keen color taste. Other persons
lack appreciation, taste. in other re-
spects. Usually appreciation or taste
can be trained. although sometimes
color or music appreciation is utterly
lacking.
The time to begin to train is with
very young children. The place Is the
home. If a child is brought up in a
tasteful home it will unconsciouSly
grow up with a cultivated taste. In
addition, of course, it is well to note
the child's individuality. If it seems
dull to music, painting, color, form,
help develop it's taste along these par
ticular lines.
A house, to be the ideal environ
ment for a growing child. should be
beautiful, of course, but it should have
the beauty of simplicity and find the
beauty in its surroundings without de-
pending on elaborate furnishings.
Perhaps the best way to train a
chfld's taste, if the child seems rather
hopelessly deficient, is to let him work
things according to his own ideas for
a little while. If a little girl likes
gaudy colors, let her have a frock of
q gaudy color. which she herself choos-
es. She will. the chances are, soon tire
OF It. If the small boy likes impossible
ornaments and hangings in his room,
let him have them. Not only will he
himself dislike them soon enough, but
his friends will doubtless make fun Of
them, and so they will become intol-
cradle to him.
Once there was boy of nine or ten
years who chose for the wall paper
Of his room a dainty design with pink
background upon which there were
medallions showing little French maids
In all their finery His mother remon-
strated with him. telling him his choice
was not bOyish, that it was babyish.
nursery paper. or at best one for a
very little girl. But he wanted that
paper, and he got it. 1t had not been
on his wall very long before he re-
allied his mistake. OF course he had
to put up with it for months, but its
presence there taught him a lesson In
Interior decorating he never forgot
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
An Expert Tells Mothers How to Avoid
and Prevent This Scourge.

and prevent ] MS Scosrge.
The following statement was issued
recently by DR.. Charles F. Bolduan, di-
rector of the bureau of public health
education of New York city:
Tnfantile paralysis Is caused by a
very small germ, perhaps the smallest
germ known, entering the brain and
spinal cord of little children. The
germ probably gets In through the nose
or mouth. 1t is important to keep
your children away from those who
have the disease and also away from
the other members Of the family in
which the case has developed
'The reason for this Is that the germ
Is In the nose and throat Of the patient
and frequently is carried there by 9th
ers In the household.
"Read the list Of addresses where the
disease has occurred and which are
published in the newspapers, and keep
away from the infected houses.
every mother should keep her chill
dren about her much as a hen looks
after her little chicks. It is dangerous
to let children attend parties and festi-
walls and to take them into crowds
where they may sit alongside Of some
person who has the germs In his or her
nose.
"Since the germs are 50 very small
and may be present on the hands or
the face or soiled handkerchiefs, even
when there Is no visible dirt, the ut
most cleanliness Is necessary. Sec that
the hands and the faces Of your chill
dren are kept absolutely clean. Soap
and water, after all. are the greatest
foes Of all disease
"Olean up your house. Throw away
al useless rubbish. Take down the
curtains and wash them. Wipe IN d
woodwork with damp cloth"
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Soldiers.

The general gave an order then;
He shouted to his men:
about facet March right up that him,
Then march right down again!"
Then VIII spoke up and said, st think
Your order rather queer.
For II you send them UP, then down,
They might as well be here"
The general looked perplexed and sad
His brow wore quite a frown.
He said, 'Tll march them up the hill,
Then only halfway down."
Philadelphia Record.
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EASY WAY TO CLEAN SILVER.
This May Help You to Save Your e.
bow Grease.

A simple way to clean discolored
silver Is to put a quarter of pound OF
sal soda into a gallon Of water. Place
this on the stove and let 1t come to 4
boil When at boiling heat dip In the
pieces of silver, one by one, taking
each out quickly. Wash in soapsuds
and dry with a soft. clean cloth. This
method takes about One-quarter Of the
time consumed by polishing.
Silver spoons or forks may be kept
brightest If they are left for several
hours In strong bOrax water. Silver
that is frequently washed with ammo
MIA water will need cleaning less often.
Silver teapOts, being seldom in con-
slant use, are very likely to become
moldy. They can, however. be kept In
perfectly good condition If, after wash
ing and drying them thoroughly, q
hump Of sugar is placed inside. The
sugar absorbs the dampness and keeps
the teapot sweet and fresh.
Silverware should always be kept BY
itself and wrapped in tissue paper
each piece separately.
Silver dress trimmings may be clean
ed by covering with magnesia and
leaving for two hours
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FOR A cHILDREN's PARTY.
Hints to Help Mother and Also Please
the Youngsters.


the Youngsters.
Be sure to have an abundant supply
Of wholesome, attractive drinks. Chill
dren are always thirsty after romping
about
Chop all the fruits you use for the
cakes, even the curfants. In this way
they don't upset the little ''tummies."
Do not use carraway seeds or much
candied peel. Most children do not
like them.
A supply of small individual sponge
cakes, iced with chocolate and made In
attractive shapes, are sure to be popu-
lar and are quite wholesome.
Keep the menu very plain, but deco
rate lavishly and gayly. Food that
looks pretty and party-like will de-
light the little people, while the sim-
pie, wholesome fare that leaves no
after effects viii make the mothers
rise up and call you blessed.
Very thin sandwiches filed with sim
PIE filings and free from condiments
win be much appreciated, especially II
cut In fancy shapes and garnished
prettly.
Let the party begin early and break
up early. Put the time clearly In the
Invitations. If the tots are kept up
much after their usual bedtime 1t
means frazzled nerves with subse-
Quent sQuahbles and tears to spoil the
Joy Of the evening.
Fruit pastes, homemade fudge, plain
tafaes are the best candies, and an
old fashioned candy pulling adds con-
stderably to the pleasure.
marshmallow roast, corn popping and
peanut roast, accompanied with story
falling, Is an unfafling success.
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which she started in behalf Of the
allied hospital work and Servian relief
fund, has applied to Secretary Of War
Baker for permission to go to the Mex.
lean border for the organization Of hos,
pitfalls there. Mrs. French was among
the first women who offered their serv-
Ices as nurses in the European war.
She took up relief work in Servia, to
which country her father, Walker
Fearn, was at one time United States
minister.
Mrs. French had charge Of one Of the
American hospitals in France and
stood alone on the banks of the Aisne
with shells bursting about her, watch
Ing an artillery duel between the Brit
ish and Germans. She says:
cit was my good fortune to drive
several staff officers to the lines in my
car. AS result 1 saw a small slice
Of the battle of the Aisne. 1 could see
shells bursting in the air, and sudden
" the whole scene Of the artillery duel
spread before me from the high plateau
on which 1 was standing. 1t was so
exciting that the thought never oc-
CURED to me that 1 was in danger,
and even when shrapnel burst a few
hundred feet away was so engrossed
with the spectacle that my own per-
son seemed wholly unimportant. Aft
erward / learned that the Germans
could easily have hit me If they had
wanted to-"
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Medieval Expsrta.

Our medieval forefathers were quite
accustomed to women workers In many
Of the trades which In our pre-war
days were closed to women. Chaucer
and Langland use many words with
Characteristic feminine suffixes, which
indicate the trades then open to them.
a, for instance, baxteres female bak-
ers) and souteresss female shoemaker.
There were also female candle makers,
wigmakers and bookbindsrs, and In
tie Act Of 1454 OBJ Hen. vi, c. b COM
plants are noticed Of the women nlk
manufacturers Of Lond0 against tie
IOmAard merchanta
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Wit and Wisdom.

Why is stick Of candy like horsei
The more you lick 1t the faster It goes.
Difference between an auction and
seasickness? One is the sale Of effects.
the other the effects Of sail.
Why Is the letter A like II o'clock
Because it comes In the middle Of day.
What occurs twice In a moment and
not once in a thousand years? The
letter IN"
Difference between a spendthrift and
a pillow? One is hard up, the other
soft down.
The broad ax., 1916-08-19
PAPER ROPE FOR WEAVING.
A New Occupation For Idle Vacation
lists This Summer.

A New Occupation For Idle Vacation
lists This Summer.
Raffia and reed have long been pop-
ular for weaving. but now give way to
the more practical materiaEpaper
ropes. In using this article all neces-
stty Of wetting and smuggling disap-
pears. 1t is soft and therefore easy on
the hands. The lengths are greater,
minimizing the need Of continual piec-
Ing, and the possibilities in color COM
bfnation make it far more adaptable.
Dainty blue rooms, pink rooms. yellow
or violet rooms may have woven waste
baskets, lamps and even whole desk
and bureau sets of matching color. A
soft finish is often preferred, but IL
something more durable Is desired a
coat or two of shellac will produce a
hard, glossy finish that will stand any
amount Of wear. The shellac will keep
the basket I'm shape and will shed dust.
1t makes no difference how intricate
the chosen shape may be, baskets can
be made in curved lines or straight.
with sharp angles or tapering lines.
This Is because the foundation Is of
wire-easy to bend. yet strong enough
to hold a shape once formed. Reed
baskets are often uneven when finish
Cd, for the material is springy and the
spokes vary in flexibility.
Even more popular than the baskets
Just now are the butterfly rope trays
and the electric lamps. They arebeau-
tiful In any home and also make hand
some wedding presents. The work
once started becomes Of absorbing In
terest.
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THE new FREEZER
Ice Cream as It Should Be Made
In Your Home.
FOOD VALUE OF 1T IS GREAT.

A Domestic Science Expert Talk,
About the Substitutes For This Ho,
Weather DeIicacy-The Real Thing
Dishes Out Quite Different From
GeIatinous Mixtures.
The government standard calls for
an ice cream made Of cream, sugar and
favoring and containing from II to Il
per cent Of butter fat. Since cream
itself averages about 20 per cent of
fat and may have as much as 40, this
would not seem unreasonable, but
many there be who consider ice cream,
made Of cream, to be the dream Of an
idealist and too rich for the average
taste and digestion
II you don't want a straight ice
cream, well and good II a frozen Gus
tard, a sherbet or q cornstarch pudding
is preferred, have It, but buy It and,
incidentally, pay for It under it's own
name. Don't call It ice cream
Let ice cream be sold as such to pre-
vent fraud, that the invalid, the con-
valescent and the child may not get
something they should not have, and
that every one may know what he Is
eating. For true ice cream Is a sub
stantial food; it Ia not merely a frozen
dainty for topping OF a meal. With 6
per cent Of tissue building protein
from the milk-and the best kind Of
protein at that-14 per cent of fat, also
Of the most approved quality, about 16
per cent Of sugar and with an energy
value almost equal to that Of brown
bread, weight for weight, the food
value Of ice cream Is not to be over
looked.
OF course If one wants a sturdy,
companionable product one that will
Et about socially with the family on a
warm summer evening and show no
disposition to run away, then a starch
gum-gelatin mixture, with just enough
milk and flavoring to give it character,
Is Just the thing, but It isn't fee cream.
While various dangers threaten ice
cream, the most serious are those due
to the use Of carelessly handled cream
containing disease organisms or strep-
tococci, the melting and refreezing Of
the product and its manufacture or
storage In uncleanly, insanitary places.
We cannot depend upon the freezing
nor even upon pasteurization to de-
stroy the toxins produced by organisms
In the milk, even If the bacteria them
selves are killed. Typical illness mark
ed by collie, headache, depression and
diarrhea has been traced to the pres
ence Of colon baciln, acquired during
the process of manufacture while the
mixture cooled in an insanitary place.
1t is a good plan to know your ice
cream maker like brother or to make
It yourself. And obviously the children
should be warned against the ice
cream cone and the wayside stand that
so appeal to their vagrant hearts and
fearless stomachs. cruel as such a pre-
caution may seem.
After the third or fourth year chill
dren may be cautiously introduced to
plain vanilla cream, small amounts at
weekly intervals being given. Wheth-
er or not it agrees is largely a question
Of personal peculiarities-some children
tolerate sweets much better than 9TH
no hard and fast rules can be
laid down.
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Wooden Stockings.

There are very attractive woeien
stockings made for sport wear. Sorns
Of them are striped and others have
clocks Of bright color.
Picturesque are the frocks with the
skirt trimmed with narrow outstanding
frills that are finished at the bottom
with narrow ribbon.
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our BORDER NURSE
One Society Woman Has Offered
Her Services.
HAD EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE.

tie of the Aisns and Serving In Ser.
via, Mrs. French Has applied For
Permission to Go to the Border Herr
In Her Own Country.
Mrs. Seth Barton French, prominent
In New York and Newport society, who
has just returned to her home after
completing part Of 1000 mile tour on
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An Oddly Named Camel.

Recently in the city of ST. Paul there
was a parade in connection with the
convention of the Prohibition party,
which hopes to prevent the sale Of in
toxcants. More than 10000 persons
took part i'm the parade, including
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Cucumber Stioks.

Pare some chilled cucumbers and cut
them their fun length into sticks about
- thick as a pencil; serve them On q
Dish Of chopped ice; to DO eaten with
salt as celery.
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NEW NECKWEAR,

What Fall Collars Promise to Look
Like Is Really This.
This Cromwellian effect is achieved
by triple collar of pale pink organdie,
each edge being trimmed with three
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FOR YOUNG FOLKS
A SIeepytime Story That Speeds
the Sandman Along.
WEIRD AND STRANGE TALE.

What Happened to . Lonesome Old
Musieian-story That Came From
an Instruments Strings Riddles
For Little PeopIs-A Queer Name For
q Camel.
Tonight 1 am going to tell you a
mystery tale, said Uncle Ben to Polly
Ann and Little Ned. shall can IT
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Giddv ToWela

Turkish towels are now being mace
with Q deep border to be embrOidereo
The cross stitch and the French knoes
are the two most popular stitches useo
on Turkish towels.
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many children. A feature q ths
parade was a camel, the picture Of
which Is here shown And what do
you think she was namsdf You nsver
could guess 1t. The camel was called
Miss Aun T. Booze"-Antibooea
Clever. wasn't It?
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blocked off in chocolate MOire ribbon
makes perky little tie. pearl buttons
close the front. and all seams are hem.
stitched.
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white net. The musquetaire sleeves
are finished with cube buttons, pend
ant from cords to match the cube tas-
sells on the girdle.
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Ii crepe de chine, with only two side
bones and one at the side back. The
top is fitted with elastic to ease respira-
ton, and the bottom is hemstitched.
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NEW MODEL OUT.

Misses Corsets For Autumn Wear Are
Built Like This.
Built on straight lines to please
French dressmakers, this juvenile cor
set has a free hip and comfortable,
almost homeless seams. The material
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BLOUSES COOL.
Ponsee and Shantung Are
FaVoritss For Summer Waists

Silk for blouses are much in vogue
striped pongees, crepe de chimes and
georgette grapes. This illustrated Is a
figured shantung, the natural ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
REVENUE BILL PASSES
HOUSE BY BIG LEAD
Many Amendments Were Offered and
Adopted and Present Stamp
Tax Is Repealed.

Washington.-Th administration
omnibus revenue bill, creating tariff
commission, imposing protective tariff
on dyestuffs, repeating present stamp
taxes and providing for new taxes on
incomes, inheritances and war NUM-
lions profits, passed the house Mon.
day. by vote of 240 to $40.
During the closing hours of debate
several amendments providing for
elimination of the bankers tax and
modifying the tariff commission sec.
tion. were adopted over the opposition
Of democratic leaders On the final
roll call the democrats voted solidly
for the bill and were joined by thirty.
four republicans, five progressive re-
publicans, one independent and one
socialist.
The amendments adopted cut tire
salaries of members of the tariff com.
mission from $4,000 to $500 annual
ly; struck out the provision under
which no member or former member
of congress could serve on the com
mission, and provided a single appro-
priation of 100000 to pay expenses
of the commission the first year, in
stead of the bills stipulation of con-
tinuing annual appropriation of that
amount
The entire section levying a tax of
81 for each $1,000 of capital, surplus
and undivided profits held by bankers
was stricken out. Many amendments
proposed by the ways and means com
mittee also were adopted, including
one under which cigarette manufacture
ers must pay special tax of &c for
every 10000 cigarettes.
The amendment by Senator Shep-
Ipard to the agricultural appropriation
bill proposing to accept donations of
land in the United States to be used
as preserve or refuge for wild game
was rejected in the senate on a point
of order. The matter was not discuss
ed at length, but senators entertained
the idea that it would call for federal
appropriations by future congresses.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
Claims Oil Damaging Rice.

Houston, Tex.-Claiming that the
San Jacinto river is being polluted
with oil and minerals deadly to the
rice crop which is irrigated with
water from the stream, the San ia
cinto Rice Company Wednesday filed
a petition in the Sixty-first district
court for an Injunction, naming forty.
four corporations and a score of other
companies operating in the Humble
oil field. The petitioner says it owns
$4,000 acres and is leasing 5000 more
for rice growing. The pumping plant
alone is said to be worth $3.50, 900,
while over half million dollars is the
valuation placed upon the crop.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
Fungi Destroy Scale Insects.

Austin, Textile state department
of agriculture has received from N.
D. Zuber, assistant entomologist, who
is now inspecting fruits of East Texas,
samples of peach twigs that are al.
most entirely covered with San Jose
scale. These insects are very destruc.
tive to fruit trees. The samples sub
mitted show that approximately 80
per cent of the scale insects are de.
stroyed by a black fungus disease.
Chief Entomologist Scholl states that
under the right weather conditions this
parasitic fungi can be properly propa.
gated and made to destroy practically
all the scale of the fruit trees.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
INFANTILE PARALYSIS is
AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
State Board Of Health In Bulletin
Says Cleanliness Of Person and
Clothing Essential

Austin, Textile state board OF
health is active in its efforts to pre-
vent an epidemic of acute poliomyoll'
tbs or infantile paralysis in Texas
State Health Officer w. B. Collins
Thursday issued statement explain
ing what the disease is, what are the
carriers and the prevention. Warning
to remove every possible avenue OF its
spread should some carrier bring the
disease into Texas from New York
and the East is given by Dr. Collins,
and health officers and physicians are
urged TO report any case to the state
health department. At the present
time there are few sporadic cases
in Texas. DR.. Collins warning Is as
follows:
The existing fatal epidemic OF in
fantile paralysis in New York and the
East is causing much anxiety among
the people of Texas, SO the state board
Of health issues this statement:
Infantile paralysis is an acute in
fectious (contagious) disease occur
ring in children. 1t commences rather
innocently as a slight febrile attack,
frequently being considered of no con-
sequence until the paralysis appears.
The child may be restless, have less
Of appetite, cough. sore throat, fever,
vomiting, or diarrhoea. After several
days the doctor and family are sur
prised to see that the child has paraly-
sis. Frequently children will have
an abortive type, without the paraly-
sis, and will be active carriers of the
infection, spreading the disease to
other children for a period of several
weeks. The mucus from the nose and
throat contains the infective agent.
Carriers-the stable fly, house fly,
bedbug, dogs, cats and chickens have
all been accused Of carrying the dis
ease. Sheets, pillows, bedding, gowns
and towels will carry the infectious
discharges from the patient to the
well.
PreyentiOn-Absolute quarantine of
the patient, quarantine and observa-
ton of those children exposed, permit
ting no contact with those not sick.
Observing the highest possible degree
Of personal cleanliness, especially
keeping mouth and nose clean. Disin-
lection by boiling of all linen, ETC.,
from patients room, disinfection of
stools, urine and sputum Of patient
with per cent Carbolic acid or cal
cium chloride, using wet process of
cleansing house to prevent infectious
matter being disseminated as dust.
Clean all premises, destroy by burning
all accumulations of trash, destroy all
fly-breeding places, cleanliness from
every angle is the only safeguard
against the spread of the disease.
Texas had an epidemic Of acute po-
liomyolitis in 1909. In 1915 it occurred
in nearly all the states. In 1916 a very
fatal epidemic is raging in the North
and East. Hence the warning to re-
move every possible avenue of its
spread should some carrier bring the
disease into Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
Governor sions Park Warrant.

Austin, Tex.-Governor Ferguson
Monday signed a warrant for S2,964,
in payment for fifty acres of land at
Washington on the Brazos, bought by
the state for park The pen which
the governor used in affixing his sig.
nature to the warrant was forwarded
to Mrs. r. E. Pennington of Brennan,
who first suggested the purchase OF
the land
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
VIIllstas Are Beaten OFF.

Chihuahua City, Mex.-Two villa
bands attacked Carranza garrisons
Tuesday at Rosario and Parral, but in
both cases were beaten off with losses,
according to official reports to Gen.
eral Trevino. In the clash at Rosario
Jose Contreras, a brother of Calixto
Contreras, Villas chief lieutenant, and
his two sons were killed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
Rellef FOR Salmon arnup

Topeka, Kan.-An appeal has been
issued by Governor Capper for aid fol-
Salmon Brown, the last surviving son
of John Brown of ossawatomie, Kan,
who is a cripple and is said to be desti,
tuto at Portland, Ore. A Statewide
campaign for relief is to be made BY
the governor. Brown is 80 years old.