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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

the mature, new growth will quickly form
This makes the New Zealand spinach OF
especial value in the backyard garden
as one short row will supply the average
family throughout the midsummer season.
Rather more room should be given than for
the common kind of spinach
CULTURE OF CHARD
Swiss chard is an evolution Of the beet
1t runs to top" instead of root and is some-
times called the silver beet or the spinach
beet. 1t is used only for greens and DOS.
sesses good points of spinach beet greens
kale and cabbage in habit or flavor.
Chard can seldom be bought in any mar
ket yet those who have a taste for greens
In the summer, when spinach and other
greens are scarce, should plant it, as II is
one of the best of the greens and a summer
producer 1t makes a sure crop, even in
the hands of beginners and against adverse
weather conditions. Most gardeners who
have raised it praise it.
it Is another main crop or whole-season
crop, that does not fit in with any season
Tor second crops in the same season 1t
must be planted in spring or early summer
put II begins producing soon, and keeps up
growth until frost comes. 1t is a good look
ing plant with large light green wrinkled
leaves, supported by broad white stems
growing directly out of the root crown
Ihe white, forked root is not eaten 1t
also can be planted in a seed bed and trans.
planted to rows later.
Plant one ounce of chard seed to fifty
feet OF row, having the rows at least eight
cen inches apart. When the plants are well
up thin them out so that they stand about
SIX lnches apart. The immature plants thus
pulled can be used for green's
When the crop is ready for use, either cut
. on 'ne oldest leaves on each plant leaving
the younger ones to grow. or cut ont The
ehtlre top, taking care not TO iniure the
root crown where the leaves sprout, and the
plant VIII continue to produce The white
TIos i,, OF the leaves can be cooked and served
like asparagus.
Giant Lucullus and Silver Beet ara ths
usual American varieties
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Diseased TOnsils

a.. Would pqs in tonsil indicate diseased con-
aitlon recurring, remoValE what effect does the
diseased tonsil have upon health. ' al s.
A diseased tonsil containing pus or germ
filled pockets should be removed. A dis
eased tonsil may be the cause of what is
known as focal infection. A spall point of
infection may be the cause Of Disease which
is universal throughout the body. For in
stance, rheumatism affecting every Joint in
the body may have its origin in a diseased
tonsil or in minute abscess at the root of
tooth which is continually sending infec-
tion into the body. The tonsil is a Iymphatic
gland and is In communication with other
lymph glands of the body so that a dis
eased tonsil may very quickly infect the
entire body. Neuritis, local or general NAV
originate from diseased tonslls. '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
CHARD AND KALE
ALL GIVE GOOD MESS o. GREENS"
Advantages of Various Vegetables for Spring Summer
Fall and Winter Use-Cuture of Each Described
Mature Quickly and Permit Several Cuttings
BY JOHN BARTRAM

Spanich and its variants. kale and chard,
are among the most satisfactory crops for
home gardening, as they mature quickly,
have a long season, and some Of them can
be cut several times.
Spinach itself is rather a cool weather
crop. This means It must be planted fairly
early If the hot weather OF summer is not
20 come along and make It go to seed be-
fore 1t has justified its occupancy OF good
garden space.
CULTURE OF SPINACH
It ls, however, the most popular, and the
most prolific of all the garden greens -
The taste for greens is most pronounced in
the spring and late fall and winter when
green vegetables are hard to get, 30 that
spinach fits right in with this demand
Spinach likes rich soil to force it to
luxuriant growth If there is any fertilizer
to spare for the garden, be sure to put
some in the spinach bed Particularly the
plant likes nitrogen, and those who can
afford II can improve their spinach crop
by scattering little nitrate of soda be-
tween the rows or n solution of nitrate Of
soda in water, a Tablespoonful to a gallon
This should never touch the plant
The plant also demands plenty OF water
doing best in COOL damp weather Hot
weather and dry soil stunt its growth
For spring planting buy round seeds Of
spinach. The other variety of spinach seeds
is the prlckly kind and 1t is most suitable
Tor fall planting in mild climates. Plant
the seeds thickly an inch deep in rows at
least one foot apart An ounce Of seed
is enough for 100 feet Of row.
Usually 1t is not wise to thin spinach
out by pulling the seedlings As soon
as the plant has formed a rosette of well
developed leaves it is ready for use Then
by lifting the mature plants, or cutting
them Off with a knife Just below the sur.
face of the ground, you will give the ones
that were crowded a chance to grow larger
and keep up the supply. The first plants
VIII be ready for use about a month after
the sowing, and the crop will continue to
mature for about a month.
victoria is an excellent kind for both
spring and fall sowing
haIe, or borecole, is an exceedingly hardy
plaht, handled like spinach, but planted in
the fall. One of its values is TO SUNNY
greens Tor winter. Leaves can be cut sew
eral times, taking care not to injure the
sro"lhg crown from which new growth
springs Cutting can be made up to hard
frosts and the rows then earthed uu and
covered with old carpets or bags over
winter. These are removed yerv early in
spring and new growth will start for early
use TILL other things are up
Cook like spinach. One of the excellent
varieties is Dwarf CurIed,
Spinach does not thrive in midsummer
Dut greens can be provided by planting
then as substitute what is called New
Aealand spinach, although II is not truly a
spinach at all This vegetable luxuriates in
not weather, and If only five or six inches
are removed from the tips of the leaves as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Is He in Love?
he Editor Of WomGn's Page:

To the Editor Of WoInans Page:
Dear Madam-wMl you please tell rna ~
young man asks me TO go out with him Ave or
is In love with me? r. NJ
DO not mako the mistake, my dear r. M
so many girls Of your age fall into Of
thinking that every young man who is DO
lite TO you and seems TO find pleasure in
being in your company is in love with you
III such were the case he would certainly
find occasion TO see you oftener than Ave
or six times In three months. He probably
likes you for friend and has asked YOU
to accompany him TO the theatre or movies
to show you little attention, and you will
be foolish TO make more Of It than that
you miss some very good and helpful
friendships in life by being always on the
Lookout FOR lover instead OF a friend
Don't worry about the former; he will come
in time, and you will be quite sure 10
know II when he does
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

Dear Kate.

Dear Kate.
Say but 1 am a happy girl What do
you think, Billy and me is in the country.
l am going to stay a week. and Billy Is go
ing to stay always, l hope. After l had
made that first visit to Mrs. Smith, kept
seeing that place with the pigs and the
chickens and the trees and the lake and the
nice green grass and the kids rolling over
on II, and the room here got smaller and
hotter, and Billy got whittier andp l felt
l couldn't stand it, SO I sat down and wrote
Mrs. Smith, and asked her II she wouldn't
take Billy to board. She was real nice and
came over to see me one day, and ended up
by taking me and Billy back with her She
asked me to stay a week so Billy would
get used to her and the place and not bo
lonesome
The manager kicked but ! said | was
sick, and | got a weeks leave Mrs smith
oHered to take Billy for nothing, but /
wouldn't stand for that and we settled on
$500 for his board I offered 70 pay more,
but she would not listen TO me She says
ne VIII be company for her baby. and that
TWO Is easier to take care Of than one any
way
This life hcre don't seem real TO me I
went TO bed at o'clock which | don't
remember | have ever done In my life be-
iore. Even as Kid was on the streets until
~ or IL o'clock and, in the last three years.
IN the morning has been my by-by time
l went up TO a little room under the roof
ana lay awake until almost morning hear
ing such a lot Of strange sounds that |
was as nervous as a hen There was a big
tree by the corner Of the house. and It's
branches would swish across tho roof as IL
a ghost was trying to get - the window
IHik ABOUT the quiet Of a country night,
never heard so many sounds in all my life
ana they all seemed sad. The little frogs
go chug chug, as II their hearts was broken,
ana every once in while the tinkle Of the
CoW-Deh from some pasture down below
would come TO me. There is a night bird
called the whip-O-will that set in a tree IN
near the barn and called another ono across
tne lake whose answer / could ir.t hear
lhCTe Is a funny animal up here called the
ouu-trog, who sets upon log over at the
back OF the lake and holars at his friends.
me hrst time / heard them II nearly scared
z lung from me, but now [ lie in bed and
laugn when they commence. / thought the
smiths were joshing me when they showed
me the little thing that made such a big
noise wouldn't It be nice If we could make
a noise as big according to our size as the
oulltrog does TO his? l know lots of Deople
that would like to sit on a log and holiar
It seemed had just shut my eyes when
they called me to breakfast, but IL was beau
titul' We ate out in front of the kitchen
door and saw gray mist rise over the lake
al turning to rose when the sun touched IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Too Big to Play Games in Street

TO the Editor OF WomdH's Page:
Dear MADAM am a girl OF fifteen ana
! am too old 20 play games Of an evening In
front Of the house with my younger sister and
the neighbors. Our nsighbors are a little girl
OF ten years and a boy who Is my age They
are very nice persons, but my stepfatheT objects
as he thinks the boy and myself too big 10
play together. He does not want inc TO ST out
on the porch, either, or TO take walk with
this boy. or even have him In the house. My
mother does not mind our playing hut she does
not want me to go walking. What do you
think should doi SAD GIRL.
Cannot you find some other girls OF your
own age with whom 70 play quiet games In
the house during the evenings? You are
rather young TO receive callers and too
large 70 play in the streets with small
children. Since you have known the young
boy In question for some time, II seems
pity you cannot spend an evening together
once in a while when your parents are
home. You will do well, however. 70 follow
out your parents wishes on the subject
Fathers and mothers usually know best
and you will be glad when you are older
that you obeyed them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Lire in the Omen

THE outdoor air has healing on its wings.
L The emaciated, dying consumptive is
carried out-of-doors on a cot and comes
back with plump and rosy cheeks with a
sprlngy step and with a song in his heart,
instead of funeral dirge
The outdoors has health for the dyspep-
tic, the neurasthenIc, the rhc attic and
for the victim of headaches nerves, neu-
ralgias and nearly all the other miseries
that flesh is heir to.
The trees are beclloning, and the wood
flowers are smiling through the leaves the
meadows are green the song birds are
calling, and the great, beautiful all-Cre-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

70 the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE:
Dear Madam-Kindly publish In your valuable
paper DOW 70 can asparagus and how to make
iairs.l NJ. Z. o., Delanco, n J.
The following method of canning aspara-
gus is advised by Marion Harland: Into
an asparagus boiler put salted water, and
when 1t boils hard lay the asparagus in It.
Boil until tender, but not broken and soft.
Lift out carefully, stand on end with tops
up) In fruit jars, hll the jars to over1owing
with the. boiling water and seal immed-
ately. Stand in a cool, dark place, and be
sure that the tops and rubbers are in good
condition.
Cream Of Asparagus Soup. 49, Cut the
stalks from bunch Of asparagus into half
inch lengths and boil slowly in one and one
half pints OF salted water for one hour
Press through colander, return the liquid
to the fire and keep hot while you blend
one tablespoonful Of butter and one Of -four
IN saucepan, and add one quart Of milk
Add the asparagus liquor slowly. stirring
constantly; also one cupful Of asparagus
tips which have been boiled until tender
Beat the yolks Of two eggs. pour these into
the mixture gradually, stirring constantly,
return TO the fire for a minute, season and
serve
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
MRS. OLIVER PILLsBURY DEAD
Sister of Mrs. Cyrus H. X. Curtis Dies
in Milwaukee Hospital

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 2.-Mrs
Oliver =. Pillsbury, sister Of Mrs. cyrus
H. X, Curtis, Of Philadelphia, died 1ate
Thursday night in Milwaukee Hospital. She
had been taken I'll few hours before and
an operation was found necessary TN
funeral will be held Monday. awaiting the
arrival OF Mrs. Curtis.
All other surviving relatives are here
They are Mrs. Harriet Cutter, another az
ter, Of Milwaukee, and two brothers-ICr
John Cutter, OF Tomahawk, Wis. and vii
liam Cutter, Of Indianapolis. %
Mrs Pillsbury was born in Maine hut
came here more than thirty years ago. Her
a pioneer lumberman Of WIgconrn "as
owned extensive operations In thls statS
ME- Fip4pury was an active rntmber ~
'ne "opAn's Club q Wisconsin. II =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
What TO Say
To the Editor Of womon.. Pace:

To the Editor ot WomoH's Page:
Dear Madsm-If you are introduced in the
early part OF the evening TO a young man and
upon ieaVetaklnE he informs you that be mas
been pleased 70 meet you, what would be the
am sixteen years old and have gone 70 very
eS ssy Pa dc s On sesF snsoSs 20 know
= ~ BABs.
Tell the young man that you too, are
very glad to have met him and that you
hope there will be occasions when you will
meet again II Is better TO be simple and
natural when conveTsing, and not 20 study
what 10 cay beforehand, for the more nat
ural a girl Is the more popular she Is with
members Of both sexes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Prevention of Moths

70 the Editor Of WomuHs Page:
Dear Madam--Will you please tell me how a
winter coat trimmed with fur should be kent
during the warm season?
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.
First hang the coat out in the air for the
better part Of bright, clear day, shaking
and brushing II thoroughly II soiled il
should be cleaned, or II there is a suspicion
OF moths in the fur gasoline should be used
on II. Then crowd newspapers into the
sleeves, put the coat on a hanger, wrap
more newspapers over the hanger, slip over
the coat a bag of newspapers, and finally
over this slip one Of the mothproof bags
which come for the purpose II you do not
care to buy one of these, make a bag of
uhbleached muslin and sprinkle literally
with cedar chips or camphor balls. Hang
the coat in a light place, and you should
have no trouble with moths. Many persons
prefer to take no risks with their coats and
90 put them in storage with a furrler for
the warm weather
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

IT EFT me suggest that every one
who creates or cultivates a
garden helps, and greatly, TO solve
the problem of the feeding of the
nations. s."-President Wilson.
Bring your gardening problems to
the EVENING LEDGER for practical,
helpful solution. Address JOHN
BARTRAM. r..
There is time yet to start a home
garden. Spade the ground and start
this week. Beans, onions, peas,
corn, beets, tomato plants, carrots,
cabbage plants can be put in safely
and profitably from nov on. START
NOW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
sS5 CASES OF MENINGITIS
Epidemic Believed Under Control Now,
Says Director Krusen

AZ the epidemic Of spinal meningitis now
affiicting the city reaches the public schools,
they will at once be closed, according TO
director krusen, Of the Department OF
Public Health and Charities In a pub.
ie statement he announces that there have
peen 1876 cases, with 1855 deaths in the
iast hve months. The number in May was
nlhety-eight, slight decrease from the
figure set in Aprii-lls. the increase since
the nrst Of the year had been constant
month by month IVY
There 2 no cause for worry" Doctor
hfnsfn salq. I'VE think We have the
malady under control ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
ARE YOU, TOO, THINKING OF
FOREGOING YOUR VACATION
Do Not in an Excess of Zeal for the Cause Bring
an Added Burden to Your
Country

n A WOMAN in business, with an ex-
4 Extraordinary amount OF work to do, has
announced her intention Of foregoing her
vacation this year. She made the fact
known the other day, and one could de-
tect in her voice a little thrill OF self
satisfaction over her decision. She be-
lieves that In so doing she is best serving
her country.
But is she7 Few women who earn
their daily bread can afford to dispense
with their usual yearly vacation. II their
health will stand it their nerves will not,
and usually both go under
One little woman who went for two
years running without taking even a
week f-om her office duties, at the end Of
that time literally went TO pieces and as
a result spent long months in a sana-
forum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
BRYN MAwR COMMENCEMENT
Program Will Begin Tonight With An
nual Reception by Seniors
to Faculty

Bryn Mawr College seniors will begin
lner commencement week program tonight,
when the annual reception of the class to
me FACULTY will be held. Tomorrow eve
nlns the ReV' Dr. Anna Howard Shaw will
preach a baccalaureate sermon.
Monday night the seniors will have their
hnal supper together, and on Sunday Presi-
Gent Thomas will give a luncheon to the
class Wednesday will be taken up with a
college breakfast at noon, and the seniors
garden party in the afternoon and early
evening ,'--' -
Thomas Raeburn White is TO deliver the
commencement address at the commence
ment exercises Thursday morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Sermons and Movies for saiIors

Motion pictures, lectures and concerts
every night with sermons by prominent
clergymen on Sundays, viii be provided AZ
the Beehive" institutional headauarters
established at the navy yard for the beneft
there. The Beehive" is housed I'm tont
A free library and writing facilities are
provided. "'e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Vyvettes

to tighten the country's burden than by
sticking to our desks and bringing on
possible breakdown.
In your zeal, consider carefully the stu
ton from every angle before deciding to
thus immediate yourself in this well-meant
but Intellectual attempt to add your bit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Rheumatism and Neuritis

Can mgseular rheumatism and neuritls he
''NH'ON Wy" X, VI. II.
Yes but IL one has true neuritis no mead,
to restore the circulation and the function
OF the nerves II joint is inhamed II nn,,st
have rest. The most of what is caIIed
neuritls is not neurtis at all but is rbs,,-
matism' Neuritis is an actual Inflammation
OF the nerve Itself Such so-called neuritls
may be treated with massage, ~ ''' ''''s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
INFANT IN WILD RUNAWAY
Two-Year-old Sole Occupant of Wagon
in Long Dash

FLORENCE, N. j. June 2-Several
hundred persons along Front street
witnessed a nerve-racking runaway when
a horse hitched TO milk wagon be-
longing to William A. Britton bolted, throw
ing out Britton, and ran two and one-half
miles with no one in the wagon but Brit
tons two-year.old grandson, william Septi.
amino
The horse stopped when the shaft was
shiVered against fence outside Britton's
home. The child was unhurt Britton's
Injuries were slight, but his wife and
mother tainted at the spectacle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
PLAN TO UNITE WINGS
OF LUTHERAN CHURCH
tentative Constitution, the Conference
Decides, Will Be Presented
on June Is

HARRISBURG. June 2. - Two davs OF
u'Scusslon OF questions of organization by
chureh leaders the latter reported last night,
nave paved the way for merging the Gem
erai Council General Synod and United
synod OF the Lutheran Church in the
United States
berore adjourning their conference they
agreed to reconvene in Zion Church, this
city, June Is, at which time a tentative
constitution for the whole denomination
VIII be agreed upon finally, for presenta-
tlon to each Of the general bodies at their
biennial meetings later in 1917
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Farmer Smiths
Column
STAND UP STRAIGHT!

My Dears--There is one thing you may do
Cor your country--STAND Up STRAIGHT
1t costs nothing and yet it makes you look
much better
We want a nation that is STRAIGHT,
not crooked. Think Of that
Men smle--that costs nothing.
Then-DO YOUR PART! oh, how
hate a shirker-Oh how ] hate n boy who
let's his mother bring up the coal Oh,
how | hate a girl who plays the piano or
entertaius her company while her mother
washes the dishes
I'm sorry to HATE anybody-but tell
me softer word
Stand up Smile DO your part
Your loving editor, FARMER SMITH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Lippincott Building to BE ModeriDized

The nine-story brick Lippincott Building.
northwest corner Of Twelfth and FilbeTt
streets, will be modernized at a cost of
100000 according to Kahn & Greenburg
who have bought IT from Ernest Schwebm
II will be renamed in honor Of one OF two
western steel corporations that will rent
large office space in II, Assessors value the
Lippincott Building at S25O,OOO. The pur.
chase price has not been made known
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
Workers Badly Needed

70 fhe Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam win be very grateful II you
viii publish IN your womSn's Exchange my
iwsnty-nye years Of ege. With two children /
am unable 20 do any heavy work At present for
the following reason; About six weeks ago
Was taken down with acute appen dicitis and
was operated l haYe been out OF the hospi-
tai more than two weeks. I satisfied 10 do
any kind o. work, without or within. 7. N.
Workmen are badly needed lust at pres
enf 80 / should imagine you would have
little trouble In securing employment Why
DO you not apply for work on a farm? Not
eli farm work Is heavy, Application can
te made at the bureau on Arch street
Cause Of Swelling in Feet
70 fho Editor Of R0UaH's PaOc:
'nrlr Madam-Wiu you be 20 kind AZ 10 tall
~ Whaf = the cause OF swollen toes. and also
UIaf 10 DO In order 70 take the swelling down
ol II remedy Il and Ereasiy oblise
A FAITHFUL READER.
This condition may be caused by gout.
10 which case Il would be well TO consult
bfraIclan or shoes which press may cause
IA1 foot 10 swell Bathing the feet "a water
ld nnIch eo1a has been added ls soothing
,.fsn they ere tired and swollen. A ffe-
a4.a asQEf a ipsifsar y als1 most I'M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

our ideas Of vacations differ. Many
~ feel the need Of going off the beaten
track and spending weeks under the open
skies. with no other human beings in
sight. while others consider this bore
some, finding perfect happiness in daily
round of artificial amusements.
But whatever form our relaxation takes,
u is just that--relaxaton, getting away
from the daily grind smooth though that
grind may be.