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The Washington times., 1916-05-03

rect the children to sense what we
mean. which seems a bit unreason-
able.
Even a very little child when asked
To 'help mother" can readily I'M
derstand whether the task set him Is
futile. On the other hand. there are
so many small ways which really do
help. which mean intelligent occupa-
ton for the child. that II seems a
pity for the busy mother not to
utilize them.
ANY task we set for a child should
have some relation to the matter In
hand. For instance. II a mother Is
sewing. picking ND the threads from
the floor. Strengthening the paper
pattern. folding unused material. all
have n direct bearing on the art Of
sewing.
When we straighten a room, II
the child following us about Is given
the table to tidy. instead of aimlessly
wandering about. II will be much
easier for a hurried mother.
These are very homelv suggestions
But students of child life are coming
TO realize that. more than any theory,
what busy mothers are searching for
is help In Just these everyday Ques-
tions as they arise.
ANY child Is happier for being
made part of the household system.
Habits OF industry and responsibility
are unconsciously formed by the per-
Torrance of the smallest tasks. The
verv fact that mother trusts them
morning after morning 10 dust a
room or water the fern. or have the
morning paper at fathers elbow,
makes for that wonderful quality OF
corporation without which the FAM
lily group becomes a difficult prob
lem for anyone to handle.
Copyright. 1915. by Laura Ciawson),
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Stretching AS Beauty Aid

eval times. lie fat or the floor and raise
the legs until they arc straight, stretch
ing the muscles. Then lower the legs
and raise the tody to q sitting position.
Do this without the assistance OF the
elbows. This will nlso reduce the hips
In n standing position stretch the
arms as far out In front OF you as you
can. Slowly swing the arms to the side
until they are on n line with the shout
ders. Stretch each arm. first to enc
eide then TO the ether. BY following
the last two movements the arms will
be developed and the shoulder muscles
made firm.
You will find the following a very
simIle exercise. yet IL II is pract:ced
faithfully II will greatly aid in the inn
rrorement OF your figure:
Stand erect with the feet n few inches
apart. ana the hands and arms extend
ed straight no over your head. Then
slowly bend back as far as possible
without losing your balance, and slowly
return to the erect position. Now bend
forward. still keeping the arms over
the head. and return to the first posi-
ton. Do this. bending alternately
backward ard forward. three or four
Copyright. 1916. Newspaper Feature s.ryic.,.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
By LAURA CLAWSON.

perfectly useless task. given to a
restless child to tide over a difficult
time.
IL. discussing this with n wise
mother OF four. every minute or
whose waking hours Ii occupied, she
Vigorously protested that II was less
trouble to perform her household
duties herself than to divide the
separate parts into slight tasks for
her girls OF eight and ten.
They have no idea Of how to go
about arranging books or busting. or
planned. ii have to go after them
TO sec that it's. done properly. and 1
might as well do II myself"
But why" / persisted, don't you
give each girl a definite duty to per-
form which would take ten minutes
or 80 every morning. Go over the task
mIrutely and thoroughly for a day
daughter TO accomplish II alone"
The mother Of four gazed at me
pityingly.
Sits plain to see that. while your
theory might be right. you have not
had much practical knowledge" she
said.
SO ! held my peace. resolved the
next chance had to ask the girls
themselves.
'If mother would tell us what she
wants US to do. OF course. we would
do It," said ten-year-oid Helen, but
she Just fiutters!"
I knew exactly what the child
meant. Instead OF trusting to the
intelligence OF her daughter, the
mother doubtless remained, directing
every movement. perhaps taking the
garment to be hung up or the books
to be busted from the girl before she
had the chance to demonstrate her
ability. There isn't anything in the
world more discouraging than direc-
tons imperfectly given; often We ex-
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
What They Say
About Us
Our Teachers May Learn.

Tn, teachers Of New York city's
pIriic schools have bitten of their
noses to spite their faces. They
voted by large majority against
the pension plan introduced for them
by tho city OF Albany. They be-
sieged the legislature In such force
that the Assembly finally killed the
pension bill to get rid OF them. And
now they have a bankrupt pension
fund incapable of paying the present
pensioners. on their hands with no
prospect of relief Cor another year.
No doubt we shall hear loud walls
about the ingratitude of the city
tow ard the school teachers who have
worn themselves out In its service.
The mayor and board OF estimates
Will be browbeaten and bullyragged
as usual. And all because the teach
ers were not content with a pension
program the only fault OF which was
that It was too generous with the
taxpayers money. The defeated bill
would have required the city to con-
tribute one-half OF the pension fund.
Before they get through with II the
teachers may be sorry that they re-
jected so handsome an OFFER. The
city authorities should never agree
to assume larger share OF the,
cost.-Nsw York Evening Sum.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Honey Gingerbread.

One pound -FOUR
Half pound honey.
Quarter ounce ammonia.
Quarter pound brown sugar.
Quarter pound lard.
Half ounce ground ginger.
Quarter ounce mixed spice.
Three ounce fine cut peel.
Dissolve the ammonia in one gill Of
milk, mix the spices and cut peel into
the hour. cream up the lard and sugar
and the honey. edd the milk. stir II In
we'll. then mix the flour. etc. into f.:
riix IN well and NIL into creased tins
either round or square: bake In a cool
oven for about forty-hve minutes.
When cooked and colo, wrap in paper
or store in boxes
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MdlddieS Common To
Man and Animals Hold
Lurking Danger From Pets
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

closed, saliva dribbies from Il, and in
two or three days yellowish white spots.
the size of hemp seeds, appear on the
gums. the under side OF the tongue. the
lips. They reach the size of a silver
dollar. run together. burst and become
ulcers.
Chambers is another such Infection.
Indeed. IL In true contagious disease
In mules, asses and horses. which make
them serious menace to man. A
bacillus 10 the cause of this ulcerous
ailment.
Hog cholera, another prevalent mis-
fortune. IS now fated to disappear en-
tirely. Its causatlve virus In so small
that the most powerful microscope has
failed to bring IL to the eye, yet DR..
Duval Of Tulane University. New Or
leans, aided by the United States De-
partment of agriculture. has succeeded
In making preventive vaccine more
certain and complete in its action than
the anti-hog cholera serum. Two hum
dred head OF swine inoculated with DR..
deadly hog cholera. all escaped un.
scathed. II II expected to stamp out
this malady Of man and beast.
Rabies or hydrophobia, the most fatal
disease OF man and animals known. be-
cause II always kills in few days-not
AN individual who has II can recover.
hut IL may be forestalled In Its early
sthBes-is sometimes called mad dog
ulStBbe DOGS TRANSFER IL 10 each Otner
and to man more often than any other
living thing.
Pasteur Treatment.
The virus OF mad dog" is like the hog
cholera germs. invisible by themselves.
Pro-. Nogochi OF the Rockefeller Insti-
tute was the first one to bring them
into the realms OF the microscope by
cUltivat.nG the rabies microbes artifi-
ciallv like you would seed buried
deeply In the soil. AS they grew and
multiplied the colony soon became
visible.
The Pasteur method will prevent
rabies or hydrophobia, because the
germs injected into your flesh by an
animals bite take usually more than a
month to grow into deadly numbers.
The plsteur treatment uses the same
germs. weakened by drying. to vac
cinate YOU into immunity in twenty
days. and then head off the sure death
which mad dog" bites cause IL the
dbsease once bursts into bloom.
Tuberculosis, lockjaw and Texas cat
tie fever are also infectious maladies
of microbic origin. extended from ami
mails TO man. Tuberculosis, as an in
stance. also invades canary birds. pig
cons. chickens. cattle. rodents and man.
Because the connection with the source
OF contaglon often seems doubtful Ia no
reason for taking risks. 1t takes weeks
Fometimes even years before tubercu-
losis shows its vicious head.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature service).
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
The Blonde
Defends Her
Reputation
The Conductor Constructs a
Bit of Vers Libre From
the Statement of a Blonde
Who Was Interviewed on
the Subject of Herself.
She Is on the Defensive
and Makes a Stirring Ap-
peal for Fair Play.

~ HI / know I'm blonde.
~ mas s,%' ''l', ''S' e''~ NOV
You got me wrong from the
start.
~ because happen to have blue eyes
K snd yellow hair,
II began with Christianity.
When they nrst began to talk about
Apsles and angels. and stun on tho
Why after you read this explanation
you'll admit that am not worth one
single bit more attention than any
nAcftiy after the talk about Angles COM
menced. and everybody went In for
6,fsvorite colors were gold and blue.
~ superior stun.
Its where the angels live. And they
Ill have compilations on the same
ecale-blue eyes and yellow hair.
Nstprally, as actually did happen, when
Ssfne one discovered blue eyed,
yellow haired race, they had ,fit, and
called US ANGLES and angels; With
80 In the course Of years. the blondes
were thought to be angels;
Inside and out. twas said. their dis
positions were faultless.
And centuries passed away, but blue
eyed blondes were still heaven-folk.
Al FIRST II was not so bad. but as yearly
they all thought us. perfect.
Into our hearts there crept desire to
be common and human
Just as we were in the days Of old.
before the brunette ones had found us.
And. by gosh! We tried II.
But everyone was Mortified, and when
ever I'VE tried to be natural and have
tantrums and be deceitful, and
ordinary
They said that we did II because we
were BLONDES, and not because we
were human.
They think us the curse Of the race,
and use our name as a by word,
When really we aren't a bit different,
from people with dun-colored top
knots!
Piff1eY
Well show 'em
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Pork Pudding.

One roupd and n half fresh pork.
Four onions.
One pound Of aprlcs.
Hall n pound ~ suet.
One pound OF -four.
Salt and Pepper.
Mske n crust WITH tho sret, etc. Line
a pudding tasin with II. nut In the APP
rles and o'hons. 10th sliced, then the
pork. fllInr up the dish with the rest
water. Cover with the crust. and, after
tying down in the cloth. bell for two
hours.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
I AZURE. as Shakespeare sug-
gcsts. teaches beasts to know
their friends. George Eliot,

n AZURE. as Shakespeare sug-
mi Rcsts. teaches beasts TO know
their friends. George Eliot,
among other animal lovers.
comments on the compa nableness Of
animals. saying: Animals are such
agreeable friends-they ask no 1ues-
tons. they pass no criticisms"
Inere Us no rose, however, without it's
morn; While we may love our pets. be
.ney norses' sheep, goats. dogs. rabbits.
cats. squirrels. or any OF the rest--and
thex. love us-there is sometimes lurk-
Ing danger In the mutual affection.
Ihere are In brief. various infectious
ailments common to mon and beasts
Though the human family has by a civ
IIixed mode OF existence rid itself OF
many OF these, they somehow retain q
srmly intrenched abiding place in do
nestle animals. Actinomycosis or
lunlpy Jaw. is .such a distemper. In
cows, horses, and similar creatures IL
exhibits Its presence by a swollen law.
The tumor is filled with,a yellow mold
called the ''actinomyccs." whence
comes the name Of the infection.
Cnpleasantlv to tell. this affection
now and again makes itself known TO
physicians. Every year some human
patients. usually those who have fon-
died such anlmols too freely, fall vic
Tins to this troublesome fungus 1t
then requires all the skill OF an alert
diagnostician and surgeon to eliminate
the vicious growth.
Anthrax An Example.
OF anthrax. little need now be re-
called II is too fresh In the memory
or readers. II. too, Is an infectious
disease of plant eating animals and
man. II Is associated baatcriolog icnlly
with the microbe of the same name
which has a knack OF mingling with
the flow and ebb of the red corpuscles
Of the blood. II also forms sores and
ulcers. and IL spread from hides.
leather. soil and anything that has
been near the dead or sick animals.
gates In the soil OF infected neighbor-
Is ''blackieg." IL is characterized by
large tumors on the upper parts OF the
legs and elsewhere. These vary In size.
bat are formed BY gas evolved from
the blackleg baciili. II touched. clock
ing and cracking sounds are heard
and felt. When punctured. bloody
fluid with a most foul odor flows forth.
A "Istula' is n tube-like channel
with no tendency to heal. and usually
emitting moisture. Fistuals are COM
mon to men and horses. In horses,
external injuries 10 the withers from
falls and from harness cause them. II
contagious germs lodge In them they
may be disseminated broadcast.
Hold Serious Danger.
Foot and mouth disease is spread often
by railroads. dairy products. farm hands
and the animals themselves. The ami
NAL loses appetite. Its mouth remains
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Another Cause of Insanity.

(being one OF the reasons why news
paper people are called geniuses b,
their wives. queer by their friends. an,
crasy by their enemies. This is a bon,
fide piece of press agent news sent int,
this paper. II Is supposed to be read,
TOR publication.
Jericho W. Braden takes over the busl-
ness OF MT. Hewitt, q manufacturer OF
the ptoviso In his uncie's viii that Bra
den shall marry the testator's niece II
was stipulated, however, that the wedding
wiling Br.1.% bs1S ss s,i was
goes to Chicago the better to carry out
the wills provision. and takes a room in
a.Ss TS. hSSss SnS Sou.. :sSm ed
the girls aunt and there he meets
2 youth with nerve. but mo funds, who is
6 being e ,.st r. ,nr wreck at
ned Braden y on board and has lost his
life. This gives the impecunious youth
an Idea. He tries sticking up pas
md that his victim 10 pennilesss The
the stray youth is pushed to the front as
den enjoys the fun. knowing that the
GIRL will solve his problem BY marrying
the imposter. wealth or no wealth. The
didly for time until Hewitt's lawyer
begins to be suspicious OF the Young men
who are seemingly making such q success
OF the candy business.
they \realize their imposition IL diIcov-
cred. and they attempt to rob the safe.
only to md that real burglar has been
there ahead OF them. The situation be-
comes more serious when they are sur
prised by the presence OF the real Bra
den. backed by the police, but their clever
wit comes TO their aid and enables them
partnership In the business their EFFORTS
have 80 materially aided, and. further
more, to win the eternal happiness for
them both In the form OF a couple OF
girls who never lose their confidence IN
the interesting young crooks when things
look blacklist for them.
- -" Ia ono big laugh after
another, In the interstices OF whica are
sntwined the semi-serious and The semi
tragic aidelights OF life among that cisas
OF persons who when food IN not forth
coming, grow despondent and Geek to cast
on the moItal coil In such q river as The
Chicago, only TO be halted on the brink
by some amusing incident. a. In the -
49, comedy, which leads up TO love,
courtship and marriage In a manner that
cannot HELM but prove pleasing to pa
irons OF the - Theater.
The Gentleman on our Left say.
that holidays are curious things II
that the people that you spend then
with are never the ones who &c,
them.
THE CONDUCTOR.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
We Should Like To Have
Been There.
~ HI know I'm blonde.
But what difference does that
make?
You got me wrong from tho

Aberdeen Daily News. s. Oak.
Word got out over the tele-
phone that 1t was the Farmers elevator
6orning and soon there was seen string
OF autos coming into town from the
north and several rode In horseback.
All were thankful that the fire was no
worse than II was"
suppose II the town had burnt. they
would have ridden sewing machines.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Meat Substitute.

One cup raisins; cup stale bread
crumbs. cups OF or 6 whole bananas;
y teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar;
teaspoon butter.
Brush casserole with butter. put half
the bananas In bottom. cover with bread
crumbs and then with the raisins.
which have been stewed and thickened
add salt to the raisins) put the rest
OF the bananas on top and sprinkle with
sugar. Cover. put In hot oven 20 min
utes. reduce the heat and leave In 20
minutes Longer. Serve hot.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
II Has Riz.
Aberdeen Daily

Aberdeen Daily News s. Oak.
"on account of the rain Sunday even
Ing the river continued to raise and rose
considerably during that time. The Bur-
ton farm Is surrounded by water, and
II II continues to rise much more they
Will have to take a boat to get around
railroad company hauled sand and
track"
The Washington times., 1916-05-03

unpardopable for q young woman to
appear III public without a cha oeron.
she Is allowed much more liberty
today.
! hesitate to advise you to do any
thing of which your mother might
disapprove. but I do think that you
are old enough to 20 out unchape-
roned with a young man you have
known for two years.
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
When We Ask the Children to Help
Do We Give Them Definite Tasks Merely Jobs Which Have Relation
Whole! Little Hands May Really Aid Instead Hndering

ar = ELPlNG mother" is
phrase which Is regarded
with much sentiment by
certain minds, and by
other practical souls as a bit of
irony.
often II is used to designate a
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Far-Reaching Results.

Evening Report, Lebanon. Pa.
Mrs. Jonathan Raber fell down a
night OF stairs and fractured an arm
stack at the. Atlantic City electric light
plant"
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Is VIVA?

Gloucester Daily Times. Mass.
Tie Is fortunate man whose wife
Inns cultivated hobby for reading the
but he IS."
The Washington times., 1916-05-03
The Chaperon

To the Chaperon: I have been
going with a young man for over
two wear II am eighteenl. Mother
has always accompanied us wner-
ever we 20. The other night he
asked me to 20 out without TAX
inr her. Would you advise me to
go? PRISCILLA,
The Washington times., 1916-05-03

UBLIC opinion on such matters
has changed In the past few
years. Where a decade, ago
IL would have been considared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
THIS is WHAT YOU VOTED FOR

TT WAS inevitable that political ma.
L chimes should be affected by the high
cost OF living. The price OF everything
else has gone up. so why should not the
price OF power follow suit? The demand
on the city employees for an Increased
payment to the Republican City Cam
paign Committee means that the old
standard Of expenses has had to be aban-
doned. Now. why should not the city
employees make the payments demanded?
Elections are fought for the sake of the
spoils. The workers deserve the Offices
for which they have fought. They are re.
warded for their services by appointment
to fat jobs.
Is II not better that the syndicate that
does our governing for US should be self
supportin- and maintain itself by an as
sessment upon the sums taken from the
public treasury than that II should be de-
pendent on the contributions which II can
extort from outsiders who seek favors
from Il?
We know there arc citizens who do not
like this system, but they vote into power
the men who do like II and when II Is too
late begin TO object
The Campaign Committee has a deficit
and Il needs funds for conducting future
campaigns. To expect II TO abandon its
old methods is TO doubt the high authority
which has assured US that figs do not
grow on thistles and that grapes cannot
be picked from thorns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
ANY CHANGE is FOR THE BETTER

FT,HD failure OF the combined county
i and State system to care for the in
sane is notorious. There are eleven aims
houses In the Commonwealth In which
insane paupers are maintained in dis
graceful conditions. According 70 the men
who made survey for the Public chari-
ties Association they are treated more
as wild animals than as unfortunate hu-
man beings entitled 20 every considera-
tion' and sympathy" and they constitute
a class Of individuals for whom no possi-
BILE future misfortune can have any ter
rors."
The State Board OF Charities. which has
been Considering the subject. Is TO meet
IN this city on September 80 to decide
what II is best 10 DO. II is agreed that
something must be done. There are ad-
vocates OF an enlargement OF the state
hospitals 20 accommodate all the unfor-
tunate and there are also equally expert
specialists who favor improving the
county hospitals. What they agree upon
is not important 90 long as they find a
way 20 set the insane IN hospitals. large
or small, where they can receivs proper
medical treatment. whore the sexes can
b eesfsested and whsEs ths surround
~ ~ 14nif1fX
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
ISLAND ROAD CAR TRACKS

To tho Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sr-So many different accounts of the
injunction proceedings taken against the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company by the
taxpayers, citizens and residents OF the
sixteenth division Of the Fortieth Ward, as
reported In the daily press. that l take
the liberty of requesting you to publish
this letter; y-
II was incorrect. as stated in the news
papers that the residents of this locality.
the part of the Fortieth Ward known as
Clearview, from Elmwood avenue and
Island road to Lyons avenue, objected to
a second track being placed on Island road
nor were we concerned because the tracks
were laid twenty feet apart instead Of
twenty-one feet six inches.
But what was OF most interest TO us was
that from Elmwood avenue to Lyons ave-
nue.. on Island road, there is no sidewalk
for the pedestrian.
For O distance Of several squares the
tracks are laid on the extreme sides Of the
street with q bank four feet high within
two feet of the track. The bank is sur
mounted with a fence. and on the other
side OF the street, within two feet OF the
track there is ditch from about two to
three feet deep, and with also fence on
tho other side of the ditch, and persons
travelling the road from Lyons avenue to
Elmwood avenue must either walk In the
street between the track. or on the car
tracks themselves.
BY actual count taken for twelve hours
on Saturday. September o. there were 100
automobiles and teams, AIS cars and 1871
men,. women and children passed through
one square on Island road. from Buist
avenue to Elmwood avenue. not taking
into consideration the persons who must
cross the tracks at Buist avenue 20 board
the cars.
The tracks are laid on the road In such
q manner that teams cannot go on them
should a congestion occur. for the reason
that they are nve inches above the street
with nothing between the rails, In the same
manner as steam railroads are laid. high
rail instead Of fiat rail being used, or a
fiat grooved rail as Is usual In city streets
These are the reasons why We have OBJ
jected 70 the operating OF another track
on Island road, and we are informed that
the city Of Philadelphia has granted a per-
nit TO the transit company TO create these
dangerous conditions, therefore. the trac-
tion company can proceed TO kill and MAIN
because OF the permit granted.
II any OF US gets killed or hurt through
being on the track. out OF the way Of
teams and automobiles, we have no redress
I've have no right there. and II we get
hurt OF run over In the roadway, there is
nothing we can do. Why2 Because we
should be on the sidewalk and II there are
no sidewalks. where. may ask. are We to
walk7
These are the conditions that have
aroused the residents
JAMES WARNER.
Philadelphia, September i6.