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Evening journal., 1916-08-02

of its tenure and also in connection
with patronage" He adds that the
Church would far better make up its
mind before Parliament is approach
cd. that it needs an entire recon-
struction.
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n n II. ftAnHI -. - hoVsp"bSs
M man. He has university
vV education, a. we'll a. broad.
practical and Travelled exr
perience OF many kinds. His opinion u
sousht-in the usual fashion-upon Al
most any public problem.
Recently Mr.. HAIRY ID. had an in
famed eye. In the usual manner ne
treated II with home remedies. inen ne
visited several friendly druggists ana
followed their directions.
Along about the tenth day Of the
supposed pink eye" or ''conjunctivitis"
an observant doctor-scarcely more than
a street car aoauaintance-encoun
MIR. Harry ID. and said:
Hello. what are you doing Tor that
What 10 iritisr smiled the stu self
assured Mr.. Harry u.
why Il IL a very dangerous disease
OF the iris or curtain OF the pupil, and
you may lose the sight in that eye.
And the doctor shook his head as ne
reached his street and left the trolley.
MT Harry returned home and told his
But Mrs. ID. wisely decided to take no
chances, and secretly telephoned to a
noted ocuiist. with great difncuity Mr.
Us vision was just barely saved.
Defending the Iris.
The iris 10 the buiis-eye-like curtain
with a peep hole In its center. the hue
Of which gives the black. brown. gray,
blue. or other color to your eyes. when
| attacked by microbes and their imam
| matory products the iris shriveis OF
curis up and IL often destroyed. Inc
| eyeball Is then deprived OF one OF III
| shields and defenses.
VI one hundred victims OF this ocular
aument Investigated by Drs. l.. v. L.
Brown and e. e. Irons OF Chicago
twenty-etght had q loathsome disease
| and required iodide OF potash. The
causes Of thirty-four could be traced to
the teeth and the tonsiis. Eight were
traced to tuberculosis. and twelve were
| found TO be caused by infections In the
THEOLOGICAL part Of the anatomy. and the
others to nasal and other points OF
| bacterial entrance.
Oid-time ocuiists. who stiil persist ir
the use OF the ostracised rheumatic
| iritis' should take these researches &C
heart. for they definitely trace the ir1tii
| In these forty-seven private and nifty
I three dispensary patients to the germ,
| OF loathsome diseases, tuberculosis, in
| fected teeth. tonsils. nose, prostate gianC
| and the like.
An Important Lesson.
| There 10 an important lesson to b,
drawn also from the large number o.
| non-venereal instances OF this eye
trouble. The teeth. tonsils. and nos,
were found guilty more often than any
thing else.
The oculists who carried on this re
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
Why Inflammation OF
The Eye, Should Have
Early Care of Oculisti
By DIR. LEONARD x EENE HrRsHBERc.

search were careful not to include dental
INJECTIONS as causes OF iritis, uniess the
roots. that Is to say. the "alveolar'' alb
scesses In the apices OF the teeth were
confirmed by x-ray photographs and
verified after the teeth were extracted.
Aiveoiar' abscesses Of Infections az
the apex OF a tooth, proved by x-ray
pnotoeraphs and professors OF oral hy-
gene, who draw the teeth. were pres
ent really IN forty-one patients. Only In
elsnteen OF these were these discreet and
conservative physicians ready to con-
Vict the teeth OF certain guilt.
Ihe moral to be drawn from these i'm
porant discoverles Is not merely to
treat an ir.tis with drug store remedies.
nome remedies or even the prescription
OF your family physician. but to consult
an ocuiist who Ia disciplined. Wiling and
able to take the time and trouble to
root out the real cause Of this first
stage Of possible blindness.
Copyright 1915. Newspaper Feature serviec).
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Entirely Too Much Help.

Here Is little story, that was recalled
by former Congressman George c. Scott
OF Iowa at a dinner the other evening.
when reference was made to the occa-
sional disadvantage OF having too much
company: -
One afternoon the teacher of a public
school was instructing a juvenile class In
mathematics. when she turned to a small
boy named Jimmy.
can do a, piece of work In seven days
and ,bur uncle can do the same work
In eight days. how long would It take
them to do Il together
Ten thousand years" was the prompt
response of little Jimmy.
"Ten thousand years." exclaimed the
teacher. with some Irritation. What do
you mean. Jimmy?"
That's right. Miss Mary" insisted the
youngster. They would smoke all day
and swap fish stories. "-Philadeiphia
Telegraph.
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Caramel Border With Pears.

Caramel Border With Pears.
ounces Of sugar.
Z. pint of milk.
eggs.
vanilla.
Preserved pears.
tablespoons Of apricot lam.
Eoil four ounces ougar to q thick
syrup. Line a border mold with this.
Cook some more to caramel, and
then add two tablespoonfuls OF water
10 dissolve the sugar to q syrup. To
this add three-Iusrters pint Of milk
ana three whole eggs we'll beaten, flaw
or with vanilla. Strain and I'LL IN the
prepared Lorder mold. Then carefully
poach in water with a sheet of card.
board at the bottom TO prevent sudden
heat destroying the appearance Of the
cream. which. IL boiled. would decom.
pose and become full Of holes and
watcry. II takes about forty minutes
to cook the cream. Let II cool. and wher
cold turn out on a dish. The dish
should be placed on the top OF the
mold and both turned over quickly
Take a tin or bottle Of pears. Boil the
syrup, TO which add two tablespoonful.
OF apricot jam and flavor with vanilla
Then strain on to the pears and cool
When cold, dish the pears carefully ir
the center Of the custard and sauce
over with the APRICOT syrup. This may
he covered again with whipped cream
and decorated with cherries and an
gelica. when It makes a rich and at.
tractive sweet. and is not at all en-
pensive.
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Youngsters Respect for Par
ents Lessened If They
Find That Wheedling or
Diplomacy Can Change
Refusal Into Permission.
Such knowledge Often
Fatal to Obedience as the
Child Grows Older.
BY LAURA CLAwSoN.

k<r KNOW mother will let me
come along. IL you come 10
ark her." pleaded Eleanor.
'plense try.
I looked up from my sewing IN time
70 see the two children disappear into
the house. and 1 awaited their reap.
been told by hor mother that afternoon
that she was not to go to the pic
lures" But Eleanor. was either very
persistent or very wise, and 1 wanted
Soon the two children came flying
down the stairs, victory written on their
II was sure ,ne'd let me II. you ask
older girl. And then knew what had
Eleanor's mother had fallen a victim
to the ensaainR smile OF my niece -ns
old most people , and Enesnos well
a curt refusnl had she been alone and
had taken along this attractive spol:es-
man to plead for her.
Diplomacy Won Victory.
OF course. II was very astute and very
feminine In Eleanor. She had got what
she wanted. permission to attend her
loved ''pictures.''
But am thinking Of E!eanor's moth
Or and the unwisdom Of her decision.
! know how hard Il to refuse Anne
anything. but It would have been much
better had she done so. I had heard
the discussion Of the morning and the
positive way In which Eleanor's re-
quest had been refused.
What must the child tnink?
First, Of ccurse, there was the sense
Of triumph in xettinE what she wanted:
trouble and plotting; the feeling that
what her own charmD could not accom-
plish another's could; last Of all, sure
" her respect for her mothers word
But Eleaner had found out that her
mothers No could be turned into a
Yes" and there is no more fatnl
knowledge FOR q child than that.
Must Learn Meaning Of "No."
Il II very hard after making. de-
cision to stick to It. specially II II ID
something the child is anxious to do
and which involves no great Issue.
Put unless children find out very
early that mo" really means mo.
and that teasing will not reverse mat.
ter NE s Sse9 3hs hest Se Of 'Gns series
And ~ a small companion can OBJ
tain the desired permission more read
lily. the bright child will! not hesitate
at that or any other method. Children
reason very clearly about matters OF
hurtful than the knowledge that moth
or can be coaxed and got round" II
one is only patient enough.
Eleanor's mother ought not to COM
plain II she has scene after scene with
older she will perhaps discover that
flat diobedience may he INDUCED in. and
rlennor's mother will shed tears over
tkaa.
Copyright. 1916. Laura ciawson.
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Child Slaves.

"work never hurt anybody" How
many times have We heard that ex-
preston? Thousands of times. II
Is the slogan of many people and
has been responsible for the loss Of
many lives. And in this way. Year
by year the number Of children who
begin work without any chance to
learn trade or follow profession
laws are astutely lodged and chil1
dren are egged on to make money!
Especially is this the case In our
Southern and New England States.
where mere mites Of humanity be-
gin to labor In the fields and fac
tories long before their period Of
Observation-Disclosures News.
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Network Fashion
Letter
By MARGARET MASON.
Lovely moon-faced maiden.
In your Luna veil,
Tho rnoon Of Won Ia taalOua


And turns with envy pale.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-If John Arm
strong Chaloner should ask who's
luney now?" we should all have to an
~: :xsr; -, We "a all ARE are simply luney over
They go to greater lengths in the
original veil lines than anything we
have been offered for many months.
stitched chiffon. the Luna veil has an
inset of exquisite lace yelling. either
white or black. round as the full moon
and about half yard In diameter. This
through while the rest Of the chiffon
folds swathe your head and throat in
gracious and diaphanous manner.
Nothing So Lovely In Blue Moon.
Not In a blue moon have you seen
anything so lovely as a Luna veil Of
azure chiffon inset with black lace. A
white one with a black inset is strik-
ing and one yellow as Luna herself has
q black lace opening also, while n Won
derful rose shade has either black or
white to choose from.
, These wells are worn not only for mo-
toring, but unusually are adapted for
nights when Diana hides her face In
pouting Jealousy OF Earth's fair daugh-
ters.
0Tebb OCCdsiOH WHch onc BoeS
ted. The, lace disk is worn over the
face while the chiffon protects the
coiffure and acts also as scarf
around your throat and bare Shout
ders.
A new veil for motoring exclusively
comes in the most vivid shades OF
chiffon and Is three yards long. II
has an elastic sewed in a circle over
your motor hat and forms a puff OF
yelling over the crown while part
of the width falls over the front OF
the face and the other In the back
The long ends are then knotted under
your chin and allowed to float in the
breeze and II you choose to sit In the
front they may incidentally get al
tangled up in the. steering wheel.
Stripes Adorn Wells.
Following the fad for stripes. Their,
are also chiffon wells of white, striped
widely in either blueSrose. green. yell
low. or mauve.
on the face OF things wells continu,
fne, OF mesh with delicate lace Dor
ders or all over traceries. Becaus,
OF the huge dimensions of this sea
sons favorite hat the face veil Is Of
q necessity put on first, next to tn,
head and under the chapeau.
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avoid II. Only a pronounced brunette
or blonde should wear ii.
One dress Of silver gray crepe de
chine had bodice with an extremely
deep fichu. falling over the sleeves
nearly TO the elbow. The sleeves. by
the way. were comfortably short. The
skirt was absolutely plain. and APP
peared to be rather long. the bodice
was so short wasted.
The only trimming-this has become
monotonous. but true-was a bunch
Of bright flowers In various colors.
These were made Of satin.
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Picturesque Fashions Of
Last Year RELOCATED to
the Limbo to Which Were
Banished the H b b. e
Skirt and the Fish Tail
Train.
Dull Colors Adopted by
Flappers and Sub-Debs,
With Grannies ,Reveling
in Blues, Pinks, and YELL
lows-One Of Fashions
Queer Paradoxes.
By THE SHOPPER.

~ ANNIERs have gone the way
- OF the hobble skirt. the fish,
tall train. and other defunct
-. fashions. Pretty as was the
style that transformed maidcns into
the daintiest Of Petit Trianon shep-
herdesses. II was too extreme 10 last
more than a few months.
Quite the same may be said of the
hoop. surely the poor. harried wear
ers, who found that the most as
risings up and sittings down. will
rip out the superfuous whalebone
with ghoulish Joy!
To take the place Of these re-
minders Of other wartime days
come frocks almost Quakerlike in
their plainness. though the unsop his-
Heated effect 10 quite contradicted
py counter-witchery Of line and dra-
perry. or the allurins CLEAN Of
Rlistening materials.
This is shown nowhere more
plainly than in the newest silk
dresses. At present, investment in a
gown that is intended for evening
Wear only Is scarcely profitable.
The GUNNER fashions are. at the
best. evanescent. and materials and
lines that may very well be deyel-
oped for warm weather wear will
prove entirely unsuitable for the
winter.
All-Around Silk for Resort.
For those who plan to summer at
resorts. the all-around silk frock
not only saves laundry bills. but
trunk space as we'll. There Is moth
ing somber about a dress Of gray or
black. II the materials are fluffy or
the trimmings. gay.
Indeed. black and gray have been
adopted with such determination
by debs and sub-debs that grandmas
know not where to turn to have q
color exclusively their own. (To
tell the truth. It's the grandmas who
have requisitioned the colors Of
! A decided blonde would look irres-
istible In a beruffled frock Of taffeta
and a tulle-black. One gown seen
recently had q bolero Jacket and
the foundation with a bit Or, extra
ruiiness. and fastened with odd little
rosettcs OF the taffeta, The side
panels were of tulle. not straight,
subdued tulle by any means. but
tulle in tier upon tier Of ruffles.
built upon a tulle foundation that
: A deep cape collar of tulle hung
low on the shoulders-rather might
II be said that It formed epaulets.
for II did not extend all the way
across the back. The vacant space
was occupied at the collar by a huge
black velvet bow.
The sleeves-prepare for a shock
were Of geranium red. perfectly
plain, with a little extra fitness be-
tween the shoulder and the cuff,
and fastened at the wrist by a band
OF velvet caught down by another
OF the taffeta roses.
Soft chiffon in palest mauve was
the material chosen for another
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After the War.

n. Brieux asks the question. will
women now replacing men hold their
places and come into competition
with discharged soldiers?" He an
swers the question by saying he Is
sure every attempt will be made
to hold the employment. "Competi-
ton will be fierce" The war OF the
sexes" has seemed to belong to de-
partments of imagination to which
the "war of the worlds belongs.
Blu. It may actually come to be
when former bus drivers and ma
chinists and plowmen return from
the battlefield and ask for their jobs
again.-Toledo Blade.
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only trimming was the narrow band
ruffle--no-we forgot, two lovers
knots OF wider purple velvet that
pretended to hold down the ends Of
tho fichu.
Very clear and very decided should
be the coloring OF the girl who at
tempts to wear dress OF gray, I'm
like color. which brings out certain
characteristics OF the wcarer's own
coloring. gray Is merely the back
ground. a sort Of blank canvas. one
might say.
For that reason. one with mouse
brown hair and eyes that hover be-
tween gray. green and hazel should
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The Brown Thrush
rnis is the song the Brown Thrush
fiings;

Tnis is the song. the Brown Thrush
fiings;
out Of his thickht OF roses;
Hank. how It buSbles and rings.
Mark how It eioses:-
Luck. luck.
What luck?
Good enough for me.
I'm alive, you see!
Sun SHINING
No repining;
Never borrow
Idle sorrow:
Drop It.! ..
Cover II UP
Hold your cup.
Joy will fill 1t,
Don't spill II.
Steady. be ready.
GOOD luck
Henry Van Dyke.
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Get Together.

With Paris proposing to put a tax
on solitary diners. man. seemingly.
is not the gregarious animal he is
supposed to be.
As to Tho impost OF per cent on
any lonely diner who eats a meal
costing more than five francs, the
question is whether dollar diners
would eat less or dine In groups to
dodge the tax or patriots fare sump-
tuously for the pleasure OF paying 1t.
II Is at least a peculiar circums
stance that the proposed Partisan
ban on solitude simultaneously
found some champions here. A man
in the Bronx who In letter In
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dainty dress-usurping another ira
ditional gray-haired-lad color. Un
other days, a bonnet OF violets-with
strings-would have been considered
the correct finish to such a cos
tunnel.
This dress would not have suited
the style OF any really grown-up
person. however. The collar was in
deep fchu style. the sleeves. sug-
gested the lines Of a Gainsborough
portrait. with the closely fitting up
per portion and three coquettish
ruffles flling tho gap between the
elbow and the wrist.
Three more ruffles, each about a
foot wide. formed the skirt. The
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I quart of milk.
ounce of tea leaves.
ounces Of slightly burned sugar.
Yolks OF s eggs.
"A pound of powdered sugar.
Poll n quart OF milk and then pour
over II an ounce OF tea leaves. Let this
steep covered for five minutes. Strain
into a caramel made Of two ounces of
slightly burned sugar. Beat the yolks
OF eight oggs with n half pound of pow
dered sugar. stir the milk into this
mixture and stir gently unth It Is quite
thick
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The Women's PARTY.

The vice of the Women's party
movement is not that 1t can do what
II has set out to do, create sex
division In politics, but that 1t is try
ing to do II. and that II Is succeed
probabl some thousands OF women
to that mental attitude.-New York
Times.
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Answers to Health
Questions

r. l.. O.-wouid the removal or ade-
noids eliminate the formation OF pnIegm
In the throat in back Of the nosey
Yes. In the meantime. irrigate the
nose ,,, ana throat with alkaline antispetic
-. E.-Piease tell me what Will pro-
mote the growth or my hair. CD WHAT
VIII make my eyeiashes Iongery (0
what Will make my hair curl?
Very often a combination such as this
., Nery neipfui when applied each night:
fiiocarp, i,.'.. ',.''''''''...''.' ! dram
cancyiic acid .............. Is grains
peiroia,,,,, ''''''.'.'''.'..... ounce
10 .ns,', ......:...:'...... u ounce
white vaseline. Patience ana persist.
ence together with this generally brings
the desired results. go Apply ounce
seed jelly In a little rose water to the
mar, PLACE bands OF tape at desired
distances around the head ana when
the hair has dried remove the bands
and brush lightly.
I. II. J.-Please tell me a remedy for
heart murmur.
There are several kinds of heart muir.
muir. Some are not serious. All require
a medical adviser from time to time
Excitement OF the emotional sort does
no good. II would take several volumes
A Subsc riber-Please tell me what \
baby may eat from one year and half
to three years -
The following diet may be followed
FROM IS MONTHS TO YEARS.
Breakfast-Cereal and milk. cup o.
milk. bread q day old and butter.
Lunch-Cup Of milk with bread and
butter. or simple crackers, or Indian
meal Johnny cakes and milk. =.
Dinner-Broth with boiled rice or bar.
ley. or eggs. soft boiled or poached.
baked or mashed potatoes with butter
and salt. bread and butter. -
Supper-Nilk, bread and butter, or
milk toast pulp Of baked apple. apple
sauce. stewed prunes or ripe fruit. 40
cording to season.
FROM TO 3 YEARS.
Additions 10. the diet must be gradu-
ally made by selecting articles from the
list below. always giving small portions
at first and never trying two new
articles at one meal. All food must -
finely cut or mashed. and well chewed.
Select from the following articles:
Milk, eggs. soft-boiled. poached or
young peas or beans, scraped beef white
meat Of chicken. boiled fish. oatmeal,
| hominy. cream OF wheat (all these cereals
being thoroughly cooked, broths ana
soups, white and graham bread q day
| old. toast. zweiback. plain crackers.
milk toast, junket. plain custard, corn-
starch pudding. bread pudding. blanc
mango. Ice cream. rice puding, oranGee,
baked apples. apple sauce, stewed
prunes. and pulp Of peaches and pears
II ripe and sound.
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Cream Cheese Sandwiches.
Cream cheese.
Sweet cream.

Salt and paprtka.

SAIL ana pdprlKH'
Worcestershire sauce.
Get the square cheeses and see that
they are perfectly fresh. Mash to a paste
in a bowl. adding a little sweet cream
beaten up first and teaspoonful OF
sauce to every cheese. Add salt and pap
rika TO taste. Spread on tjin. fresh
graham bread. Chopped Olives or shaw
ings of pimento may be added.
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Reflections OF Bachelor Girl
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

A mans heart Is like a dollar watch
no matter how hard IT has been
thrown down It goes right on running
Downright, 1850
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RECIPES
Fig Sandwiches.

u cup OF sugar.
Juice Of a lemon.
Soak dried figs over night In cold
a slow fire until tender. Add onc-half
cup Of sugar and the juice Of one-half
lemon to each pound OF figs durinx the
cooking. Chill thoroughly and chop 10
a paste and spread on thin white bread
or slices Of pound cake.
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LII his youth a man goes search
n ing for a goddess-just In order
~ that he may pull her or her
pedestal and treat her like
kitten.
The dullest fate on earth, for man,
is TO be married to a woman who Is 80
fascinating that he can't even enjoy
flirting with other women.
A man may forgive woman for
making a fool OF him. but he can never
forgive her for allowing him to make
a fool Of HER.
It's a funny thing about being In love
that YOU never know whether II Is the
real thing or not until you have gotten
over II, and discover that you are still
fond of one another.
After fifty. almost any man can hon
estly say: ALAS. have kissed all those
women l ought not to have kissed
and left unklssed all those ought to
have kissed"
Three cocktails a day can keep an
artificial love affair alive-and drown
real one.
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What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests of Women AS Viewed
By Editorial Writers of the Newspapers

quired how ne could amuse himself
while his wife Is In the country is
recommended by Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Christian League for the Promotion
OF Purity. 10 seek some woman who
Is really compa nionnble and take her
TO dinner or tho theater or supper
but this friendship must be
enjoyed NJ der proper conditions"
While ponderins this Mrs. Elsie
much on feminist topics. asks Why
married folk should dine together
and advocates separate acceptances
Of social Invitations.
Loud cries OF whittier are We
drifting" can be stifled by tho re-
enters largely into the local pr,S-
lcms.-N.w York Evening Telegram.