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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03


,,bero ba cou,d not superyise his son during
tho critical years of his Adolescence
His mother, a well-meaning, character
,sticalIv ontimistic woman Of the old
fashioned type, had thought her son I'M
mune from the kind of disaster that had
oyertalson him. He had always been
docile, well-behaved lad. and no one hao
dreamed of any amCrous entanglement oi
the sort in which he was now involved.
When I questioned the boy about the
affair he said:
Mother and father never told me any
thing about life. and l had to learn all l
know of the world from Pete, the boy next
door ! would like to have talked to father
about what Pete told me, but he was away
all of the time, and l didn't like to say
anything to mother about 1t, because l
didn't think 1t would be respectful for
fellow to mention such things to his mother
"Among a great many other things, Pete
told me 1t was a very smart thing to know
an actress like Lola. and she certainly ied
me on. l never dreamed what kind or
girl she was even when she. insisted that
introduce her to the boys as my fancee
to save her face as she put 1t. ] guess
I was pretty much infatuated until l met
LILLIAN. and found out the difference be-
tween real love and my feeling for Lola.
AFTER that, the thought Of Lola sickened
me, and I was disgusted with myself for
getting mixed up In an affair which made
me unworthy of really pure girl like
lillian. And now comes this threat of hers
oh, hang It all. II mother had only made
a nal Of me and told me of few things
Nobody but a blind bat could have failed
&c see there was something wrong with me-!
So there It lies-the responsibility Of the
sons sins on his mothers shoulders. his
chances for the happiness OF clean living
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
PATSY KILDARE, OUTLAW
Bare Feet
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

TT GOT very cold last night and rained
L and the rain blew In at an upstairs win
dow and leaked down on my bed, so that i
had to get up In the dark and pull the bed
over against the gas stove to keep from
getting soaked. Then when had lain still
as long as felt like 1t I got UP and thought
I would go upstairs, so I did, and so did
Rowdy.
II was the first time we had been up there
since the burglar jumped through the VIM
dow and Off the roof. When we got up there
I stopped for In the middle of the floor was
a pistol! The burglar must have dropped IL,
The window was all broken out, so l
sneaked around the back end of the pistol
and closed the blinds and slanted them down
TO keep out the rain. Then L went down.
stairs and got pan Of water and took IT up
and poured it on the pistol, but still II
doesn't look good to me. ! am sure that
shall not need any help in not touching that
pistol.
As soon as had Topped the pancakes and
nv father and and Rowdy had eaten them
we went to Old Maid Tompkins's-that is
Rowdy and ! did She said, Mercy me-
child. where are your shoes?' l told her
and she said. II should think your mother
would turn over in her grave SAID
know she would, II that would keep my rect
warm, but she doesn't need to, for my feet
are warm, anyway. / shall never wear any
more shoes. Did you ever try to climo
tree with shoes on?" She said she hadn't.
SO I told her to try 1t some time and that II
I wanted shoes could take my SO out or
the crawfsh hole and buy them
She wanted to know about the SO and she
did not believe me, so she put on her bon
net and made me show her took her to
the crawfish holes and reached down into
the mud and water and pulled up the So.
She kissed me and said was a remarkable
little girl and I had better run along to
| school now. But I said l would go home
with her first, and did. Then Rowdy and
| 7 hustled back and put the SO into new
place and went to school
Rowdy and were the only ones In school
| that did not have shoes on their feet. When
Pie Face Wilbur began TO josh me about
INV bare feet. 1 asked him, Has your
| mother gone to heaven YETI" He said
| mo" I said, That's not the worst OF II
| either"
| NV teacher called me out in the hall after
| school started and asked me II knew there
| was a frost last night. / told her II was no,
| NV fault for I was at home all night. She
| smiled and said she knew that, but didn't
| 7 think II was too cold to go without shoes
| 7 said II was too cold for some people and
| that was the reason gave my shoes to tn,
| little foreign girl II don't like Shoes"
| said "and shall never wear them again
| You can't climb trees with shoes on and yol
| have to take them off when you go swim
| ming, which i am going to do as soon al
| school Is out"
She said she would go along. and she did
and took of all but my boomers and dive'
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advanced, but incessant complaints were
made by the teacher as to his idleness.
stupidity and inattention when mathe'
mates were scheduled. His father was an
noyed, every complaint was followed by
more or less severe punishment, until
the happy relations between Joe and his
parents we're almost completely severed
A friend happened to come on Visit
and being very fond of the boy started
to discover the root Of the difficulty. In
very little while It was traced to the fact
that his elementary teacher did not really
know how to explain. that he had learned
off the first rules without any under
standing and was now trying to build on
an unknown foundation. Immediately the
father took the matter in hand. explained
the underlying principles and In few
days Joe was taking his rightful place In
mathematics as in other subjects. The
moral is so plain that "he who runs may
read.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Which Should Take Initiative?

To the Editor OF Womun's Page:
Dear Madam-When a young man calls on a
young lady and suggests that they go to the
movies. should he decide which one to 80 and
see should she name her choice? When a
young man and a girl are out walking should he
smoke? NJ. T.
The man may suggest certain picture
and ask the girl whether she would care
to see that or If there is any other she
would rather see. If man makes a
definite choice without consulting a girl
she will. If she is tactful and does not know
him very well, agree with him. II is not
considered good form for a man to smoke
while out walking with young woman,
especially on a crowded thoroughfare. If
in an unfrequented spot, however. it Is per-
missible for him to do so II he first asks
his companion whether she objects.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03

off the bank. 1t was warmer in the water
than 1t was out, and l had good swim
while she leaned against a tree and looked
cold. She isn't very old and she is thinner
than she used to be. l told her to come on
in, but she wouldn't, so came out and she
went with me to Jim's
She and Jim got acquainted and Jim
dropped bowl of milk on the floor and kept
trying to say funny things and make her
laugh until he made me tired l did not
know he was so silly, but she did not think
he was silly, for she told me on the way
from his house that l had some very nice
friends and she kissed me good night on
the corner.
"Frank Opinions" the next Patsy Kildare ad-
venture, appears In tomOrrow's Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
DOES NOT RELIEVE
PARENTS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Sympathetic Interest Enables Them to Keep IN
Touch With the Chids Mental and
Mi Spiritual Development.

f0VHOUsANDS of mothers will give
( y sigh of relief when school reopens, for
The long vacation is not an unmixed bless
ing either to parent or child. At first II
seemed as though a whole day with no
particulsr task was the highest pinnacle
of earthly bliss. but after little 1t palled'
land then came the mischief" which that
wise old Doctor Watts assures us Satan
always finds for idle hands to do" or
course the sensible mother did not allow
the little hands to remain idle; but there
u not an overwhelming majority of sen
otble people In this old world!
At any rate the vacation is over now
and many women are feeling that a
weight of responsibility is shifted from
their overburdened shoulders on to those
Of the teachers to whom she confides the
youngsters. But Is it? II it is, is 1t right
that It should be so? What do you know
about the school, the teachers, the chill
dren with whom yours will be thrown?
And IL you know nothing. how can you
risk handing over the formation Of the
character. the guiding Of the conscience.
the direction of the minds and opinions, of
those whom you have brought into the
world. for whom you are entirely respon.
sible?
nF COURSE, one must take certain
" amount for granted, but some care
should be exercised especially in regard to
the companions. There is an old saying,
zone rotten apple will spoil the barrel
full" and 1t is very easy for one un.
desirable associate to contaminate an en-.
tire class. Naturally a mother cannot
keep her child tied to her apron string
nor can she go to school and recreation
With it, but she can be interested when
the schoolgoer returns home, she can lis.
ten sympathetically to all the small hap.
penings of that mimic world. she can in.
vite the 'chums" to the house so that she
can learn to know them, she can occa-
sionally visit the school and get to know
the teacher. and all this will keep her in
touch with the atmosphere in which the
child has to spend so much of its life.
A SMALL boy invariably received low
ratings for his arithmetic; in his
other studies he was unusually well
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Cream of Beet Soup

70 the Editor OF WomaHs Page:
mar Nadam-Wnl you please print In your
column a good recipe for soup that is little
Ssrsrent from the ordinary? l get tired OF
veaetabie and tomato and the other usual ores
Why don't you try cream of beet soupE
poiJ Young beets in salted water for an
hour Law in cold water until cool enough
To handle Scrape off all the skin and chop
the beets very fine. Turn the beets and
the Juice which has exuded from them into
= mint of mutton stock and simmer for
ffteen minutes. Rub through tne colander
or a coarse soup strainer and keep hot at
the side of the range. Cook together two
teaspoonfuls of butter and two Of flour
and pour upon them a pint of milk. stir
until thick and smooth, then add slowly the
beet and mutton puree. When very hot,
seasonswith salt and white pepper and serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Recipe for Peach Butter

70 the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam-Please print a recipe for peach
butter and oblige. L. D NJ
Wash. peel and remove the stones from
the peaches. place them in granite Kettle
with very>litt water and stew until
very tender Drain off the liquid and place
the fruit in clean preserving kettle. Mash
and sweeten to suit the taste and boil
until II is very thick and rich in color. Stir
constantly to avoid burning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
DR.. Seneca Egbert, Fa-
nous Hygienist, Says
Americans Are Not a
Race of Sybarites

Epdemics were rife. The death rate.
should say, was at least four times as
great as now
"As result of our modern passion for
clea nliness the typhus has been wiped out
entirely in the United States and Is being
wiped out abroad. The typhus is dirt
disease-it is carried by the body louise
Think of what sanitation did for Serbia In
the matter of Kidding that country OF the
typhus!
TAKE IT FOR THE TINGLE
But, of course, I see what Doctor
walsh is driving at. We have got the
habit of bathing for moro than just clean
liness. Unless a person lives In Pitts
bureh or is employed In some particularly
dirty work the daily bath Is not necessary
TO cleanliness or health. We take 1t for the
snort of the thing, for the tinge and the
stimulation.
"But I should not say that-uness we
made an actual fetish of tit affected our
moral being. on the contrary. the man who
is clean is more apt to be happy than the
man who is dirty and the man who Is
happy is more apt to be good than the man
who is uncomfortable.
"The world Is a better place TO live In
| now than formerly, l believe, largely be-
! cause it Ia q cleaner place. What Gorgas did
| in Panama proves that. And Doctor Waisn
| saws that we are dirtier since the war.
doubt that There are shower baths at all
| of tho military camps, / am told. and doubt
| less there are many men there who are
taking more baths than they ever did at
! home, Few persons I believe. in America
! overemphasize the Importance Of physical
cleanness. and the fewness of the Turkish
| baths compared to the population testihes
| that we are not anywhere near to making
a cult of the body as in the days of early
| Rome
Perhaps. after ALL Doctor Walsh was only
bidding for popularity with the small bo,
| whose passion for bodily cleanliness ha.
often TO be induced by vigorous applica
| ton Of the maternal slipper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
49, - IS 81.
Dean Walsh, of Ford
ham, Inveighs Against
Overclean Bodies and
Dirty Minds
BY M'LISS

A new thought is being promulgated by
those who would follow Mr. Hoover's ad-
Vice and save the fats" in order to con-
serve the soap supply. 1t Is that this
country Is on the road to moral decadence
because we are too clean. Sin and soap,
II would SEEM are boon companions
The old adage about cleanliness being
next to godliness has been delivered a
smashing whack, and an attempt is made
to launch the theory that by going back
to the old idea OF "one O week and that
on Saturday night" the race might be
redeemed from gross materialsm.
The "down-with the ath "A nd let -dirt-be.
unconhned" idea was given impetus by a
statement of Dr. James j. Walsh. This
well.known scholar and physician. who for
years was the dean of Fordham University
Medical School. deplores our fastidiousness
In the matter of bodily cleanliness one Of
tho good things the war has done to us, he
holds. has been to make our bodies less
clean. As result of this. our minds. he
the spiritual decay which we are in for II
we don't stop scrubbing ourselves ought to
be definitely halted.
OUR MINDS UNCLEAN
Our minds are unclean." he is quoted
az saying because they are preoccupied
with our bodies and all that relates to
them. We think and talk about sex novels
and problem plays birth control, sex by.
giene, divorce, white slavery and other
topics Of the same nature.
In $50 years since Shakespeare's tim
we have progressed from dirty bodies and
clean minds to clean bodies and dirty mind
"a doubtful betterment.
"Shakespeare's London was q dirty town
The people rarely took baths and the,
slept In the clothing they wore in the day.
time But Shakespeare never wrote a. sex
problem play and a city Of 10000 persons
supported the plays he did write. New
York with its five millions won't support hi.
plays now. Our minds are nasty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Crust for Tarts

70 the Editor of W0indH'S Pd0e'
Dear Madam---Pease give me good recipe
for tarts. Do you make them the same way
you make pie crust? " NJ H.
Make a rich puff paste and cut IL INTO
pieces six inches square In the center
AZ each square put large spoonful OF
raspberry, strawberry, currant or any other
fam. Pinch the four corners of the square
together or fold it in half and pinch the
edges tightly together, so that the fruit can
mot ooze out Drop the tarts into a kettle
:, deem boiling cottoene or OF ler fat and
NV quickly to a delicate brown. Drain in a
colander lined with tissue paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
New Health Board Appointed

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Sept. 3.-Charles
b. Dougherty. president Of the Town Coun-
Gil, has appointed a new Board of Health
thorties for their approval. The new board
will consist of Dr. Walter H. O'Neal, to
serve for one year; J. L. Butt, two years f;
Swope. four years, and George P. Black
five years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Charcoal

I have been advised to use charcoal for t,
testinal toxemia. Do YOU recommend its ussi
X. Y. e.
Powdered charcoal. II taken in sufficisns
quantity, is undoubtedly capable Of ren.
dering valuable service in combating toxIo
conditions Of the intestine. Besides pro.
ducing a laxative effect, the charcoal ab.
serbs a considerable amount Of poisons re-.
sulting from putrefactive changes in the
intestine. Charcoal tablets do not SUNNY
enough charcoal to render great service.
(Copyright)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Hat for Roof Garden


To the Editor Of Woman'S Page:
Dear Madam--I have been invited by some
friends to take dinner with them Afterward we
going TO the movies, and from there to
"A roof garden TO dance. VIII you kindly tell
me whether | should wear a hat or not, as
have never been on roof garden. and want to
look right? MABEL c.
lt you are to wear evening dress do not
wear a hat, but If you intend wearing just
a light summer frock an afternoon dress
or a street suit, 1t will be necessary to
wear hat,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Need Ambulance Drivers

Ambulance drivers are needed in France.
according to cable recently received by
he American Military Hospital. formerly
he American Ambulance. At the request
of the French authorities the ambulance
work of the organization has been extended
to include the entire Paris zone. Only men
exempt from the draft are acceptable. The
term of enlistment is for six months and
the work is entirely voluntary. Applica-
tions and inquiries should be made to Will
liam r. Hereford, IA Wall street, New York
city
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Training the Hair Back

To the Editor Of Womans Page:
Dear Madam-How can a long nose be ma dc
smaller? How can the hair be made TO stay
back? have tried a skull cap. ARTHUR g.
I am afraid there is nothing which will
make your nose shorter unless II is q sur
gical operation and this would be attended
with more or less risk.
Apply the following pomade to your hair
TO train 1t back. Three drams Of white
wax. 3 drams spermaceti. 7 ounces oil Of
almonds. ounces cucumber Juice. ounce
extract OF cucumber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03

The boy lacked but
two months of being
twenty-one, when he
would inherit a con-
siderable fortu n e
from his g r a n d.
mother.
The girl into whose
tolls he had blund-
cred was holding GER
4 ain incriminating
letters from him. for
which she demanded
marriage or a cash
settlement that would
practically wipe ou.
the boys entire In
heritance.
Johnny's IA t h e r
was a navy man.
away from home for
the greater part of
| the time on long
cruises, or stationed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
You are evidently inclined to take Young
Wedding Anniversary

To the Editor OF Woman's PAGE:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly tell mo
whether the eighth wedding anniversary has
any especial signihcance7 II a reception was
given, how could the guests be entertained?
tMrs.) ". L.
The eighth wedding anniversary is some
times designated as the bric-a -brac wedding
Dancing would provide sufficient diversion
for the guests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Suggestion for Birthday Cake

70 the Editor Of Woman's Pd0e'
r,ear Madam thought some OF your readers
,,iShf like 10 know OF a simple way TO decorate
4 chiid's birthday cake. On my little boys last
Stvfhdsy / made a plain chocolate cake, then
bought some OF the animal crackers and made
S>rdey ~ them around the edge OF the cake.
Thsv were dipped In chocolate. then stuck into
ne icing while still soft, and had no difficulty
IL making them stand. The icing must be
<Stct q nd rich n course. (Mrs) A. s..
This is a splendid suggestion. Mrs s.,
ana am sure other mothers will want to
try 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Flat Heels Tire Feet

To the Editor OF Woman's Page:
Dear Madam--RecentIy I bought a pair Of
tan pumps with nat heels. but they tire me
so that cannot wear them. Can anything be
done to them to remedy this condition. Would
you advise having higher heel put oni
RUTH N.
As the shoes are cut for low heels q
higher hssl would rather spoil the shape.
xou can buy arch supports % plaos inside
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
INA" SUNDAYS INTIMATE TALKS
The ,e of famous everyday
"The Boy Next Door"

and high ideals wrecked on the shoals Of
an unthinking, prudish mother.
Mothers of America would you not rathsr
take your sons into a sane confidence on thu
fine realities of life than to have them learn
of them in distorted fashion from some 'boy
next door"
Copyright. 1917. by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Observation-Disclosures and patriots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Hot Flashes

What be done for hot flashes?
INQUIRER.
Hot flashes are due to a disturbance Of
the sympathetic nervous system. The best
measures Of treatment are an outdoor life
and Improvement of the general health.
Special attention should be given to the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03

r FOUND the family in state OF pitiable
agitation when answered their hurry
call for advice and counsel Johnny, the
family pride and paragon, was in the tolls
of an adventures, fifteen years his senior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

and spseal SueS
SS,SssSsSs ~ @
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
IN THE MOMENTS MODES
Fall Frock With Pleated Skirt and Braiding

SOME of the
~ fashion folk
a r e emphati-
cal)y declaring
that we are
facing a season
of very narrow
skirts. Mean
while o t h e
fashion folk
c o n t / n u e
to evolve cos
tunes W | t h
skirts of most
generous width.
And those style
creators who
steer a safe
middle course
are concealing
the width Of
their skirts in
fiat pleats.
Serge is the
material that
! e n d s itself
most happily
to this form Of
skirt fashion
ing. Many Of
the first fall
m o d e S in
s t r e e t and
a f t e rn o o n
frocks of navy
blue serge have
skirts of solid
side pleating,
W h lie some
have pleated
panels and in
sets.
T his little
costume h a 8
the b o di c Q
trimmed with
narrow Q elf
color braid. A
novel departure
is found in the
C o ] ar and
tucker Of pale
blue satin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Recipa for Peanut Butter
Edifor OF Woman's Page.

rs the Editor Of Woman's PAGE:
r>>.r Nadam-wnl you please tell me through
Sv~' w. w. o.
peanut Butter-Remove the shells and
aims from two quarts of lightly roasted
6onnuts and put through the food chopper
Svvice using first a coarse cutter. then
Vory fine cutter. Add one teaspoonful salt
~ suficient cream or melted butter to
mAke q smooth paste.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Youth Is Indifferent
To the Editor Of woman's Page:

To The Editor OF Wofndn's Pd0e:
Dear Madam--Recently met a young man.
The first night we met he asked me IL would
write to him. and said would He expected
to leave for the South with his regiment at any
time. have seen him twice from the day he
expected to go. and he said he would come
and see before he went away. Three weeks
Rave passed and wrote to him. but be never
answered. Please advise me what to DO.
HEART BROKEN YVONNE.
You are evidently inclined to take young
mems attentions too seriously. Yvonne. l
should advise you to forget this particular
youth unless he shows a little more interest
in you Any advances should come from
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Seed Warts

What is the easiest way to remove small, 49,
warts? Mrs. 7. J. ] "
Put on q little acetic acid every oths,
night with the tip of wooden toothpIcr
and in two or three weeks the wart viii,
disappear. Radium and carbon dioxide ics
are painless remedies for warts.