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The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Letters from Prominent Druggists
addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher.


ful OF merit and worthy
Lod OF Philadelphia, Pa For 20
Caseora and are pleased to state that has
satisfaction"
The shoz Drug Co., Of Denver Colo
surely become household word Seemingly
children
oasand Mansfield Of Boston, nothing but
good to say about Castoria and
unqualified
Rers Drug Stores of New York
Of the Oldest and We have
nothing but good to about It."
WolfWfson Drug Co., of St of
patent medicines which very few
them that conscientiousy
ciuded In this few"
Dychs Co., Of Chicago ns THE increasing
your Castora shows that discriminating public
remedy OF merit and convinced
than claimed they do not hesitate
The Owl Drug Co., Of San Francisco Ca I'VE
been believer In the original protection
sell anything but the genuine and original Ca
have calls this
would without In
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Yes, Swissco viii
Grow Your Hair

Large Trial Bottle Free
Stores, e04 ST. and 18th and r
SITS. y. W.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30

MIR. and Mrs. Larz Ander-
son Entertained for Jap
anese Mission Last Even
ing-Mr. Sato Will Give
Dinner and Reception
Tonight for Viscount
Ishii-Senator Salisbury
Also Issued Invitations to
Entertain the Visiting
Mission.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30

The President and Mrs. Wilson,
with a small party. occupied a box
a. keith's Theater last evening.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
War and Human Nature.

Referring to the oft repeated claim
that there can be no such thing as uni
versal peace, because war Is q phase of
human nature-that men always have
and always will fight, DR.. Frank Crane
thus speaks: "War, human nature
Yes, as leprosy is human nature, or tu-
berculosis, or epilepsy, or homicidal
madnessI As demons in hell, In human
shape, are human beings" The idea
that men Of sense will justify war be-
cause 1t Is human nature would At them
for the lunatic asylum And then the
doctor goes on to say: "Give human ma
ture a chance. Let the people manage
their governments and war will speed
lily cease forever"
And that's true too. 1t Is despicable
the way some people will blame human
nature for war. By that argument ey-
cry crime could be justified. - Ohio
State Journal.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Abolish Eahrenhs;tf

There is growing crusade against
the Fahrenheit thermometer used In all
English speaking countries, and the
plea is made that the Centigrade Their.
mometer be employed in its place. The
Centigrade is used fore nearly all scien-
df1c purposes and Is decidedly superior
to the Fahrenheit but the latter Is In
familiar use among the great mass Of
people who use heat measuring instru-
ments,
Practically all English speaking peo-
pie 1ss the Fahrenheit scale, even with
all its Inconvenience, and people who
imagine that they can effect q change
by an act Of congress reckon without
authority. Nothing is more difficult than
to change the established habits Of q
people, truth which will slowly dawn
upon the enthusiast who undertakes
to change the meteorology Of a nation.
Engineering.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
AVOID WASTE.

Little Economies In Kitchen Pointed
Out In Brief Warnings.
The housewife must remember that
when trying to save the little things
one usually discards there must be
system Have a definite place for bits
and look them over constantly.
Beware also these little wastes, as
they mount up into many dollars:
Dried fruits left unprotected to grow
wormy.
Good sheets used for the ironing
table.
Flatirons wiped on the ironing sheet
instead Of cloth or paper.
Napkins used for dish towels and
dish towels for holders.
Soap left to waste In dishwater.
Soup set away covered while hot to
sour.
Mops and brooms not hung no and
carpet brooms used to scrub with.
Tin dishes or wash boilers set away
wet to rust.
Wooden pals and washtubs left dry
to fan apart.
Real kitchen preparedness means
looking after every little leak.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PREVENTING AND CURING TU-
BERCULoSIS.

There is no getting around the con-
viction that tuberculosis is the biggest
disease entity of them all. 1t is a germ
disease. For the benefit of those who
do not believe that it is a germ disease
it is suggested that a study of germ
life be made by means of the micro
scope. Another way of proving it a
germ disease is to study its method of
spreading. The average person knows
enough to avoid the coughing and spit
ting of those who are in an advanced
state of physical decay. The reason is
not far to see.
The fight against tuberculosis is
everybodys concern because each victim
is capable of injecting any other in
habitant. 1t is healthy sign of the
times that antituberculosis societies are
being organized all over the land. The
public officials of every progressive
community are using the power they
possess to rid the people of the disease.
Bad habits are productive of a weak
ened constitution and the germ of tu-
berculosis easily kills the weak and de-
bauehed. Poorly ventilated work rooms
dirty places and close stuffy quarters
are hot beds of tuberculosis. There are
movements on foot to secure better
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
InvioIabIe Envelopes.

The ordinary mucilage with which
the flaps Of envelopes are gummed is
composed of gum arabic or dextrine
and Is only too amenable to the per-
uasiveness of moisture or "steaming''
In the hands of the INSCRIPTIONS. Per-
sons who wish to guard their inc1o-
mres, whether emotional or financial,
against such pilfering can seal their
letters by a method referred to In the
Lnnales des Telegraphes. This con-
sists In applying white Of egg to the
flap Of an ungummed envelope, then
before 1t has time to dry Of itself seal
ing it by passing a hot iron over 1t.
II the temperature Of the latter Is
from 80 degrees to 100 degrees @. the
albumen will be coagulated and the
two surfaces Of the paper will be sol
Idly united and water tight.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Garden Soil.

Test your garden soil for acidity.
Procure a dimes worth of blue ntmus
paper at drug store. Make slit or
incision in the damp soil, put In paper
two-thirds its length and leave it for a
half hour. If the change Of color is to
red or deep pink your soil needs heavy
lining. If there is no change Of color
lining will be Of little value.
If garden soil is heavy, or hungry"
that is, harsh and lacking in humus-
give it plenty of well rotted stable ma
nure. Nothing could be better. If the
soil is in excellent physical condition
bonemeal with the addition Of a little
potash will supply the plant food nee
essary for any ordinary crop Of plants
or mere annual growth.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
You Must Cur Haurasif.

LOO not care how many licensed ply.
sicians there are In the world; do not
care how many drugs and how many
drug stores there may be In the town;
1 care not how many schools of medi.
cine there may be. I say unto all you
persons who are sick and iii that you
will never be cured by licensed medi-
cine. The doctors never will and never
can cure you. Drugs never cure. You
must cure yourself. And If you have
not the will power and the courage to
reform the conduct that made you iii
you are already a goner. Nothing can
aid you, not e1en nature. 'Medicus
sanat; natura curat." This IL the Latin
Of the medical schools The doctor
sanitates, but nature alone can cure.
And nothing In nature can cure you
but your own conduct-by reformation,
by resorting to the right food and the
right drink.
1t is up to you whether you are to be
an invalid all your life or a we'll man
q well woman.
1t is question Of personal morals,
individual ethics.-C. 3. In Los An.
geles Times.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

! living conditions for the poor who are
more often the victims of the tuberele
bacillus, the organism that produces the
disease.
Preventing and curing tuberculosis
involves the eleanest possible living. It
is mistake to trust in patent medicine
and soealled cures. Those who lead
clean lives have the better of the tu-
berele bacillus; those who live earelessly
are at a disadvantage in the warfare
against the little rod shaped germ.
Alcoholic beverages, such as beer, gin,
whiskey and the like are sowing the
seed of weakness which invite lung
consumption. So says an eminent au-
thority on tuberculosis.
In a circular issued By the Illinois
State Board of Health it is said the
use of tobacco should be prohibited and
that smoking is injurious and chewing
always a filthy habit, becomes exceed
ingly dangerous in the consumptive on
account of the necessary splitting. 1t
also condemns splitting in general. Gus
pidors are also condemned as foul cess
pools and invitations or suggestions of
dirty habits.
To prevent the disease teach our
neighbors not to spit on the ground and
other places where the dried sputum
may contaminate others.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Watch For Your Chances.

every young man has chances com
Ing his way constantly; it is not a
question Of having chances, but Of rec.
Ognizing chances when they come"
says President Bedford of the Stand.
ard Oil Company Of New Jersey. "You
sometimes hear fellow say, 4 had q
chance once, but didn't take it. Never
mind the chance that is past; watch
out for the next one and qualify to be
able to seize 1t.
Success that is worth while is, after
all, very largely a matter Of plain,
everyday morality combined with ire
mendOuS industry and deserved rep
utatiOn for integrity and for fairness
toward the other fellow."-B. G. Forbes
In LeSlie's.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Activity of the Tongue.

Nobody's tongue is still for a moment
Of all events, In waking hours. The
.onO1,e is the most necessarily active Of
al the body's members.
We think Of the tongue as an organ
:, sneech, but it is also an organ Of
soaling When one eats it is constantly
Ealing about in the mouth and deciding
,ut of its own mind" what particles
n food are small enough or too big to
swallow.
Yes, indeed, the tongue has a mind OF
,ts own-a ganglion or minor brain
tbst is busy at mealtimes in regulating
tbe simply of food to the stomach. But
sor its unceasing guardianship we
.bmld suffer much oftener than we do
trom the distresses of indigestion.
We think Of the finger ends as our
most sensitive organs Of feeling. They
sro not such at all The end Of the
tongue is incomparably more deli
cate and Observation-Disclosures
Iadppr
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
u..., n. World 70 Fed.

,dv Of how the world IL fed re-
many interesting facts. Austria
fssH .be smallest continent. for In
w. ,ce is the largest meat center OF
s all Asia, largest continent. on
tnsI o.ber hand, is the smallest meat
que Utter among them. Africa and South
e "-ica lean toward vegetarianism,
ana Europe and North America are
WIZ consumers of meat and other an
hls nroducts. Taking the worlds sup
iaI If cattle, hogs and sheep, writes
P @.,old ]. Shepstone in the Mitigate
,santbly. it appears that mankind at
'S-a uses In the neighborhood of TO-
ooooo0 tons Of meat a year. This
Viii be an average Of about thirty
w. mounds per capita throughout the
lid In butchers meat we find the
,Ustrolian consumes 1872 pounds. the
1uorican 172 pounds, the Englishman
20 mounds, the German lib pounds,
-! 49, Frenchman and Belgian eighty
S.unds. the Russian fifty pounds
Manchester Guardian.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Iapan's New Naval Base.

Japans purchase from Portugal Of
the little island of Macao, at the mouth
Of the Canton river, near Hongkong,
has given Japan a strong naval base,
such as Gibraltar gives to Great Brit
ain and HeIgoland gives to Germany.
1t can be used to menace any Euro
pean power that tries to thwart the
ambitions of Japan in China.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

and he can make it in another, and he
has down the college spirit. I was so
delighted to touch him, and become his
guestus, and interetumi deletilus. Look
wise one more time, but don't say any
thing.
Of course you know they have had
one more fire in Georgia. I mean in
Atlanta, and they are doing all kinds
of talking here.
They are talking about segregation,
and doing it by running "a park
through the city and not permitting
the Colored people to live on certain
parts of it. That is to be the dead line.
Of course our people are not doing
much talking about it, but are saying
wait until they get hold of their insur
ance money and then the White people
can have all the city. Good for them.
God bless US all. 1 will have more to
say about it in my next letter.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
TO RENT.

FOR RENT in new Colored district,
south of seth street. Beautiful modern
newly decorated, light 5 and 6 room
brick fats, stove heat, large yard, con-
venient to eel" and surface lines.
Reference required. Flats shown by
Rents, $24.o0 and s27.00.
NEHF and NEEF,
81 N. La Sale Street.
Telephone Franklin 1866.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Somethino In Your Eye.

Foreign bodies in the eye, If they
have not penetrated any part of the
eyeban. are best removed by pulling
the lid away from the eyeball with
the fingers, so that the tears will flow
and. wash the particle away. Never
rub the eye When the eyeball Is pen
etrated you cannot see an oculist too
quickly
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Worry In Sickness.

When an animal Is sick it does
' net worry about it nor about
' the outcome. Its mental attitude
' does not hinder natures healing
' Processes. 1t goes into the SUM-
SHINE. takes the rest cure and
y stops eating and RECEIVERS. But
II We have rheumatism In one
JOINT We expect other joints to be-
come affected. We worry about
Il 1t Is, Of course, well estab-
nshed that the right mental atti-
= 'ude assists in cure, and It Is
equally important to understand
!. Saat the wrong mental attitude
= uhders health restoration. Rea-
. son. imagination and win power
!. are big factors In the restoration
= auu maintenance Of health. Ev- d.
cry one should know the laws
4 VI suggestion and apply them in
4 ,eAlon to health. Discover what
/. aaoits Of living-exercise, breath
q Ig' diet, mental habits especial
a -are conducive to health, live
= uysienically and expect health.
4 uappiness and success. The right
a Ieotal attitude Is vitality impor-
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
THREE STORY BRICK RESIDENCE
ON LANGLEY AVENUE, NORTH
OF ssTH STREET FOE SALE FOE
$S25000 ON EASY PAYMENTS.

Nonresident, offers for sale q three
story brick residence, clear Of all in
eumbrance, located on Langley avenue,
north Of ssth street; for $325o.00 on
easy payments. Rental $50 Per month.
IF You desire bargain, address 7. L
Care Of this paper or phone Wentworth
1897.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
FIVE AND SIX ROOM FLATS FOE
SALE.

For sale-Big bargain, S and room
brick flats; all modern, 5931 and $685.
La Fayette Ave-, rented to Whites at
$1,000 and $500 a fiat. Small cash
payment, balance $4,000 per month, in
Guiding interest. Price 100000, worth
more. Nehf. 81 N. La Sale st. Tele-
phone Franklin 1866.
TO RENT.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Heartburn.

= Heartburn is due to hyperacid-
J. ity or excess Of acid secretion
= In the stomach. This interferes
= with digestion by preventing the
= proper digestion Of starch. and
= In this condition acid foods and
= sugar are especially Irritating.
= It can be relieved, but not cor
p rected. by the use Of alkaline
= drugs. Bicarbonate Of soda and
= similar remedies may be taken
= for temporary relief. Acid foods
= should be avoided Baked pota-
= to L. alkaline and Is usually &C
= ceptable In such cases. The food
= should be thoroughly mixed with
= saliva and should be confined for
= a time to stale bread, potatoes
3 and q small amount Of beans In
3 some cases. The mental state Is
, frequently an important factor In
b the cause and correction Of the
3 malady. but lack Of proper exer-
3 else II the principal cause. sys-
D tematic exercise, including walk.
D ins, should be adopted gradually
b and followed regularly. The SIM
3 pier the diet the better.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Not Identical,

Time is money" remarked the pro-
Verbialist-
And yet the man with millions Is
tne one who seldom seems to have five
MINUTES to spare."-Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Mint,

Mint occurs only in Matthew xxi,
e. and Luke xi, ~, as one Of those
herbs the 1.-THE of which the Jews were
scrupulouSly exact In paying. The horse
mint is common in Syria. (
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
The Practical Girl.

He-You are the prettiest girl ever
saw. She-That sounds all right but
/ don't know how much the compl-
ment is worth until you tell me how
many pretty girls you have seen.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

Mrs. Alice Wilson, the devoted and
steadfast sister of the late Frank L.
Hamilton, departed for her home in
Los Angeles, Cal, where she and her
husband own a nice two apartment
building and they are thrifty and high
ly respected.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
Sad Fate,

ST hear Adele has gone into comic
opera"
There was always something So
premely sad about the girl."-Life.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02
BIGREAL ESTATE BARGAINS.
Sacrifice-Two Flatl
Only $3.50

Biggest bargain in the City. Fine
interior, new baths, good light, con-
yenient to 35th st., Indiana surface and
Elevated cars-only $500 Cash down.
Phone or write h. E. Evans, SIT E.
42nd st. Phone Oakland 1926.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

One Of the seasons fads is silk, pom
gee or satin topcoats, especially appro-
pirate now for motoring. This picture
is navy blue meteor nattily belted, with
a huge sailor collar topped by one of
white organdy and picturesquely but
ton trimmed.
The broad ax., 1917-06-02

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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
HOW TO POT HOUSE PLANTS

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Here are suggestions which should
help the amateur gardener who wishes
to pot plants in the flower garden and
bring them into the house for the win
ter. The following equipment and ma
terial is needed: A workbench, suitable
soil, coarse soil sieve, sprinkling
can, shovel, material for drainage,
pots, and plants. The soil should be
rich in plantfood and should contain
sufficient sand and organic matter to
prevent any tendency for it to harden
or bake upon drying. When moist, it
should fall apart readily when squeezed
in the hand. Equal parts Of good
loan, clean sand, and well-rotted ma
nure or compost, all worked through
coarse sieve, will prove suitable for
ordinary work. The following may be
considered essentials of good potting:
(a) The soil should be moderately
moist throughout: (b) the pots should
be clean and soaked in water before
using; (c) the pots should be Of size
suited to the plant; (d) pots four
inches in diameter and larger should be
filled one-fourth full of pieces of
broken pots to provide for drainage;
(e) the plants should be placed at the
proper depth and in the center Of the
pot (f) the soil should be filled about
the roots carefully by hand and then
made compact by pressure with the
thumbs; (g) the plants should be wa
tered thoroughly after potting and then
placed away from direct light for day
or two until they are established. If
the soil has been properly compacteG
about the roots, it will be possible to
remove the pot by turning it upside
down and giving the edge slight Jar,
the soil remaining compact. AS the
plants grow so that their roots fill the
pots they should be shifted to larger
pots, If they are intended for inside
use. Practice in shifting may be given
along with potting If there are pot
bound plants on hand.
High school teachers of agriculture
who have not received the document
dealing with home Horticulture may ad-
dress the states relations service of
this department.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

bein the
having the door
She had
it's nature for man to want compnonship and If he CAM
lonesome
half company
p,
"Yessum duck soabe when
1T that duck has got the knowledge talk
bright
n
"Wha kind duck Is
fed duck,m -
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
A Sahara Of Ice.

The interior Of Greenland. or the
inland ice, Is so cold that it gets virtu-
ally no rain, says Robert q. Peary in
the Century, and the snow does not
have chance to melt in the long sun
lit day. So the snow has accumu-
lated century after century until 1t
has filed the valleys, and not only lev
eled them with the tops Of mountains,
but the highest of these mountain
tops have been gradually buried hun
dreds and even thousands of feet in
ice and snow. Today the interior Of
Greenland, with it's 1900 miles In
length and it's 700 miles in maximum
width, rising from 1000 to 1000 feet
or more above sea level, is simply an
elevated and unbroken plateau Of COM
pacted snow.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
FLOWER FARMING FOR PROFIT

Few persons realize the enormous
money value of flowers sold in the
great cities of the United States. The
demand for choice flowers never fails
to consume all that may be offered.
They must be good, though.
The city man who wishes flowers
for a special decoration does not care
how much they cost if they are Of the
best that can be grown.
Flower-farming is an agreeable oc-
cupation. But little hired help is re-
quired. The costly adjuncts of or
binary farming are not required; such
as curing, drying, housing and stor-
ing, all necessary in the raising of the
standard farm crops.
The plants rapidly increase in value,
and once place is going it continues
to increase in productive capacity with
each succeeding year.
The peony is one of the hardest of
plants and should be grown on the
flower farm. It is hardy plant, with
standing the most severe winters with
out prOtectlOu.
The Chinese varieties are later in
blooming than the native varieties.
These are the products of centuries of
crossing and have in the blooms all
Of the delicate shades so popular in
decorative art.
They must be heavily MANFRED to
produce q prOfusiOn of flowers, and
the ground must be we'll stirred so
that 1t will hold moisture around the
roots Of the plant.
The blooms are fragrant, lasting and
durable and when properly prepared
can be successfully shipped 500 to 700
miles to market.
The flowers are produced one at
time and this makes it advisable to
have q large number of the plants Of
the same variety, so that quantity
Of the blooms can be cut each day in
the same state of development.
The plants remain in the ground
from five to seven years, when they
must be taken up and divided.
If planted in the fall the peony will
bloom the first season, but young
plants are apt to be too quick in get
ting out in the spring and the buds
may be injured by late frost. The
older plants are more sedate and keep
under cover of the ground several
days-longer and are rarely touched by
the froSts. r
1t costs upward of $1,000 to pro-
duce an acre Of full blooming plants.
A field-grown cut flower must be
large and durable. It must have q
long stem and some green foliage.
It must be a single flower perched
on the top Of the stem.
The hardy Hydrangea fills all these
requirements and besides is very suit
able for the field cultivation, requiring
no fertllizing in ordinary trucking soil.
To get results the new wood of each
years growth must be cut away and
the bush made to send forth new Wig
orous stems from the roots or the old
top.
In this way great number Of flow
ers can be secured. One thousand
bushes three years old will produce
10000 flowers.
The blooms unfold slowly and full
month Is given to cut and market the
flowers.
Being nearly imperishable, no great
effort Is required to secure the crop.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

ana bushels of yellow onesike these husband
oes and though worked long and
every morning In his He
"y remarked It, Ills hair
eyes
holy viii be done
place
Sunday sickness
IA, 1863"
And the climbed
NUNS would do If the youth who
recognize the tooh old
heaven could give her
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

Often the flowers need only to be cut
each two or three days. The value
of the crop depends upon getting the
flowers very late or very early in the
season, therefore the far south, and
far north sections are the locations
best adapted to the cultivation for
profit.