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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
RED CROSS CANTEENS
WELCOMED BY SOLDIERS
Service Maintained by Women for
Travelling Troops Is Greatly
Appreciated by Them

WASHINGTON. Sept 14.-Canteen serv-
ice of the Red Cross for members of the
National Army and National Guard as they
travel to the cantonments is being enthu-
siastically welcomed by the troops assem-
bling at mobilization points and at june
tions and wait-overs, Reports received by
Foster Rockwell director of canteen serv-
ice. from many chapters which have been
serving light refreshments to the detach-
ments passing through their towns, show
the appreciation and enthusiasm Of the
troops.
The Red Cross canteen service hopes to
keep the Red Cross uniform conspicuous in
railroad buffets and restaurants all over
the country while the troops are moving.
Besides supplying refreshments to the SOL
diers going through, canteen service work.
ers perform many other little services for
their convenience, such as mailing letters
or postcards The interest which the women
Of the country have thus been able to show
directly, through the canteen service, has
made a profound impression and has given
the soldiers new heart and fresh spirit, be-
cause they realize that the women of the
whole .nation are personally sponsors for
their comfort and welfare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
The MaiI-Order Business

10 me Editor Of IvOmdH's Page:
,h Dear Madam--Where can ! get information on
''e' pusIhess' READER.
1our letter was little bit unclear. If
you mean Information about becoming an
aseHt lor company conducting "A mail.
ofuer business, the best thing to do would he
10 write 10 one of the large malI-order
houses ana ask 1t TO tell you how IL is
possible tor you to work for the company
through the mail. You will find advertise
hehts OF these houses in the Sunday papers
II you want to establish a mail-order
business OF your own and do not know how
10 go about it, the most practical plan to
follow would be to ask the advice of some
one VINO has already marketed an article
through the mail.
Ihe Postoffice tells me that so far as
postal rules are concerned, an article sent as
part OF mail-order business are subject to
no special regulation. provided they live up
to the description in the advertisement of
them. 80 far as | can learn the mail
order business seems simply to be the put
ting OF marketable wares on the marlte,
through newspaper or catalogue ADVERTISE
ment and the sending of these articles by
mail ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
PATSY KILDARE, OUTLAW
The Fate of the BuII
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

ENARLY this morning after got up at the
IL young mans house | hunted till found
a rock and then | went and sat by the pond.
hoping that the snake [ saw there one time
would come out of its hole and that | could
smash il, The young man had told me that
it wouldn't come out again till spring, but
! wanted to smash it just the same. Won
der what makes people hate snakes?
When | saw that the snake wouldn't come
out Rowdy and | concluded to chase the bull
awhile before breakfast, so we did. The bull
made it lot more fun to chase him by
stopping every little while and paving the
ground. lie looked full Of fight that
thought he must have some Irish in him and
that made me like him all the more. be-
cause | am Irish and proud of it, | think
if Rowdy had not been there the bull would
have treated me the way he treated grampa,
but he could not stand Rowdy and so he
would always start off again when Rowdy
began to make it hot for him.
After while we got tired and went back
to the house. on the way we passed the
place where they planted grampa and he
hadn't even sprouted, as ] knew he wouldn't.
We had eggs and biscuits and honey for
breakfast. The biscuits out there are not like
the biscuits at June's, for they are thin and
hard and Junes are thick and cottony After
breakfast the young man got up from the
table and took a gun, as long as | am |
said, Are you going hunting| lie said,
no, am going to kill the bull that killed
grampa"
Of course it was right for the bull to be
punished. but ] had run him around the
field and punished him myself. | hung to
the young mans arm and told him so and
begged him not to shoot the bull, but he
would not listen. 1t certainly did seem snly
to me when | thought of the fine. big. four
legged bull and then of the silly. tobacco
chewing old man, If had a bull like that,
with so much fight in him, would not trade
him for all the silly old men in the world.
We all went out to the fence with the
young man and the bull was away on the
other side of the field. The young man said
he was going to surprise the bull by going
close up to him and then when the bull went
for him he would let the bull have 1t. SO he
went up close to the bull and the bull began
to paw the ground and shake his head. Then
he started for the young man, who pointed
his gun at the bull but did not shoot. In
stead he lodged the bull and then ran as
fast as he could. ] could hardly see his legs,
they were going so fast but the bull had
four legs and the young man had only two.
They reached the fence about the same
time and the young man put his hands on
the top of 1t and started to jump. The bull
helped him with his horns and the young
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

man went flying and landed on the ground
al Spraddled out. If | had been a boy |
couiu nave learned a whole lot of dandy
swear words then, but girls don't use swear
words so they didn't do me any good.
As soon as the young man got UP he
Iooked at his gun and said, who has been
monkeylng with my gum" The old woman
sad, why. | meant to have told Won about
nut II slipped my memory. Grampa took
out the bullets to make sinkers for his
hSlIIhe The young man just snorted and
went INTO the house, but he came out again
IN a minute and walked up to the fence and
iooked at the bull and said II am handing
you thls Tor boosting me over the fence,
not tor What you did to grampa." Then
pahs went the gun and the bull fell down.
lay still ''N
ne young man climbed over the fence
win big knife in his hand and was going
10 cut the bulls head off / think but Rowdv
ana dld not wait to see. We rambled as
last as we could. / do not think We would
ever go out there again only | want to keen
"atch at grampa's grave, though know
am rlsht about his not sprouting after he
vas plahted' would not trade good bull
Tor that whole family
1t was late when / got homo and tboro
was bouquet in glass on the table and ON
my pea there was box of candy tied with
red RIBBON. They made me very happv
ana prayed Dear mother which art i'm
HeaEei' seem to be getting older very fast
ulu not think | could learn so many things
IN so snort a time. | am glad that YOU have
SHOWN my father that ! am the right girl
ior MN TO bring bouquets and candy to-
The Iron Dogs" the next Patsy Kildare ad
venture. appears in tOmorrow's Evening Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14


YOU are clever but you are only blind and
foolish. And unless YOU see your real self
soon ana your danger it is going to be too
late :"
She tossed her head.
"Oh, I guess ! am able to take care Of
myself" she said confidently.
Today not even her parents know where
that girl is. And they haven't known for
two or three years.
| have seen many girls follow the same
trail They thought it was all gayety and
high living until they found the cost of
the high living.
But If a girl keeps from sin because it
docs not pay. is she safe? The best way
TO keep from low ideals is to have high
ones. Some one has said an idle brain is
the devils workshop, so | add If you want
to best the devil, keep busy for God,
A good many girls are like the man in
the parable when the unclean spirit went
out of him and came back again. The
uncean spirit found his home swept and
spirit living there. II was a nice. reno
waited apartment, all ready to move in So
he went and got seven other spirits worse
than himself, and the last state of that
man was worse than the first.
No doubt heaven has many n fallen
woman who has slipped once or even many
times on the different roads of virtue, diff
fcult to them because of the sins of their
parents or the temptations of a low en-
vronment They have reached eternal bliss
because, while they slipped, they were try
ing to rise.
But heaven has no room for those luxur-
ious women living on the border line Of
outward respectability. who take pleasure
in sef-ndulgence. The keys of Saint Peter
have never tangled to let them inside the
golden gates!
Copyright, 1917, by the Bell Syndicate, IncD
Monday-The story OF n silver thmble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

II lie employer cited by the correspond
ont probably based his slicng of the
envelope on tradition and yesterday. The
SO ng woman who accepted the slice
probably based her acceptance on tradi.
tior and-yesterday. And yesterday, as
IA as women are concerned, slipped back
nj years the day war was declared.
,Gay is today. And the big point is
nc what the employer is going to do
br: what the woman is going to do.
t~vel fifty years worth of undoing of
tradition. how is the business girl going to
live up to It?
lie capitalization rests with her. She
n2 ws her stock, she sells it. If an EN-.
plt er Is able to talk her out of its mar.
ke.-,ble value, that employer has the
right to suspect he is hiring a poor bust.
ness head.
TIE head of large concern that has
recently slid many girls into mems places
Is responsible for the remark that the
sally scale for women today rests on the
gco I brains of women. There is no prece.
de to go by, he said; the period is unique
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

C,I,EEPLESSNESS may be due 10 100
y much blood in the brain or to irri'a''ne
,,o,,o,s 4, the blood The cause must pe
ro,,,oved Insomnia is usually accompanied
bv constipation, and is the natural result VI
the absorption of poisonous matter tro" '"e
colon.
Tho nutrefaction Of undigested remnants
Of food in the colon gives rise TO the io' III"
tion of posons of various sorts some Vi
which are capable of exciting the braln anu
rerves in such a way as to give rise 10
,nsomnia. II is generally impossible to
cure insomnia without reHei VI
ing constipation ,r,t
At bedtime take neutral path' '"'
consists of a full bath at a temperature u.
% TO 90 degrees Fahrenheit pain ol
this temperature has wonderful calfnatiVe
and soporific effects. The duration OF the
hath may be as long as necessary 10 pro-
duce the desired effects. Several hours IN
tho bath may be required. Sooner or later
the disposition to sleep will come, and then
the patient may leave the bath and retlre'
In getting out of the bath the greatest care
must be taken to avoid chilling, even IN the
slightest degree. The patient should not ne
cooled off in the manner usual after warm
baths, but should be wrapped in Turkish
should then slip into a warm bed as quickly
as possible,
A warm foot bath taken just before going
TO bed will often induce sleep by Withdraw
ing the blood from the head. The moist
abdominal bandage-a wet bandage wen
covered with flannel so as TO produce thor
ough warming-will often accomplish the re-
suit In addition observe the following
rules: Cd Discard meats. CD Take only
light supper consisting of fruits, with
perhaps a glass of buttermilk or plain
soup of some sort. Avoid bread and butter
cake. pastry and all indigestibles. The less
work the stomach has to do during the night
the sounder the sleep will be. CD DISCARD
tea and coffee, If you are addicted to the use
OF these poisons. t4) Drink two or three
quarts of water daily. go Make the bowels
move three or four times day by the use
of laxative foods, BRAN paraffin. oil, etc
The bowels ought at least to move after
every meal (6) Live out of doors as much
as possible. and sleep in a tent or on
porch. so as to breathe out-of-door air when
asleep. ca Take enough muscular eXer-
else every day to get really tired. tS) Avoid
excitement of any sort before going to bed
60 Avoid feather mattresses and pillows,
and too much bed clothing. The bed covers
should be light and porous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Food Value in Raw Oysters

10 the Editor Of WoniuH'S Page:
Dea- Madam-In a recent issue OF the EvEN-
ING LEUGER you told about the amount Of
no 'rislnent contained In plate OF roast beef
and oyster stew. Could you please tell me
hosS much nourishment Ia contained In a plate
Of oysters in relation to the oyster stew?
tMrs) X. l..
There are forty-four caories or units, of
food value in the average portion of raw
oy tiers. You will remember that there
We're III in the average portion of oyster
stew. This makes the stew almost four
times as nourishing as the plate Of raws,"
1t is largely due to the milk, of course. that
the food value in the stew is much the
greater
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

70 the Editor Of Woman's PAGE:
Dear Madam--Have you ever heard Of crack
ling bread? 1t is made, I know, of meal,
! would very much like to have recipe for it
II YOU know Of any. tMrs.) Y.
In his new book, american Indian Corn"
Charles Murphy gives recipe for cracking
bread. II follows:
Pour enough boiling water over a quart
Of yellow cornmeal to moisten it, add two
tcaspoonfuls of salt and set aside to cool
Nhen cool enough to handle mix in a pint
o. oracklngs tcrumbs left over after trying
out leaf lard) and shape into oblong cakes.
Bake In lightly buttered pans for twenty
Ave minutes. This makes rich breakfast
pr luncheon cake on a cold day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

Tn TAKING stock one faces facts. II
is up to the business girl to face two
very important facts--handmaids of ira
dition. The first is the theory that mar.
riage is the goal of every girls ambi.
tion apd that being so. it is the swan song
of her career. Some business men are
willing to believe the opposite of this,
but not many.
The other fact is the lack of en-.
durance." In experiments since the be.
ginning of the war it has been found in
some cases that it takes three girls to do
the work formerly done by two men.
If one days work sends the business
girl to bed at night too tired to sleep,
she'd better begin a scientific search for
the reason. Maybe it wasn't just one
days work but a nights play in the bar
gain that kept her tossing. The average
woman hasn't the endurance of the aver
age man, and if she's going to do his work
she'll have to hand herself a flying start
of plenty of sleep, sensible food and a
mighty will to sacrifice night to health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Burning Sensation

For years 7 have been troubled with a burn
ing or itching sensation In my lower limbs,
can this be relieved by diet? If not, what
me thods should be employed? J. l.. r.
Battle the affected parts with very hot
water, applied with large towels or dashed
upon the parts with dpper. The tempera-
ture of the water should be as hot as can
possibly be borne. at least 10 or liz de-
grees Fahrenheit. Afterward apply lanolin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

for an intimate
heart-to-heart talk
with her. and |
didn't mince my
words.
You are living
in sim" ! said,
And you know 1t"
She ! a u q h e d
recklessly.
Sin p she sneer-
cd. who says so?"
! glanced at her
eyes, which had
lost their innocent
look, and the puTy
rings which We're
beginning to form
under them.
You say so your
Sc!f by the way
YOU look" ] told
nor. NOu think
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
YOUR STOCK IF
&{<ued YOU WANT VANISHED WAGES
Meaning of Drafted Mans Envelope for Woman
Who Takes His Place Depends on Herself.
Self-Valuation of Vital Importance

.{f WOMAN correspondent has delved
under the skin Of the sob map" edi-
tor1al that appeared in these columns Sep.
~ nbere7 and asked a very basic ques'
1. M;int u1.1. 8-..
What benefit" she writes, will the
Y man derive from taking the positions
4 me,ly occupied by men who have gone
away to war IL employers use her sex as
on excuse for paying her only part of
wat the man was paid for the same
v wrli?" Then she cites an actual case
y sie an instance of this sort occurred.
10 begin with, there have been un.
d. btedly many instances where young
y nan has been allowed to take up work
4 .neily assigned to a man for less money
ttai he received for it. Sometimes this
wsss very unfair sometimes it was fair,
e. ecially when the accusation that a
" aan's mind is eternally half on mar.
I'll se and that woman cannot stand the
plGsical strain" were applicable to the
" nged jobholder.
continue with, over all the wrongs
IN the rights ever since woman began
nc struggle. for economic existence tradi.
u = hoverel--tradition that women were
NJ. for biscuits and adornmcnt, but
nj, sor pay envelopes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Substitute for "Gentleman Friend,

~ '"' Edltof or TIC WOmun'S PdJe.
90 Dedr Madam-What is the correct thing IN
saS instead OF gentlemen frends'9 SayWe W
not r ~ your columns at various times that II -
"o' correct or according TO good form II
YOUNG GIRL.
u Is considered bad form to use the ex-
preston gentleman friend" Girl friend or
poS friend are equally provincial. Custom
senelaiy e'dy rules these matters and it is con-
sidered better form to sneak of n ,,on n
man, woman as a woman or n how or
slrI as boy or girl. 1t is best to saw "a
man ! know or IA man told me this, II
name. ' '' q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Mailing Tube for Ear Phone

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madsm-Can you tell me where get
OF those round pasteboard tubes such
are used for mailing purposes? 1t is said they
aye easy to get and of little expense.
heard they aided the deaf better than an
ear phone and hope you know.
$3.50 AN INQUIRER.
An authority on deafness informs me
thee is no reason to suppose that mailing
tube would make better or as satisfac-
try an ear phone than the ordinary one
fa use. The object of an ear phone is to
concentrate sound so that 1t will reach the
sr without escaping. II cardboard tube
Arere used II seems there would be plenty
st chance for the escape of sound. How
se.er the tube is, as you say quite mex
sl,ensive--just ten cents--and II you would
Ike to satisfy yourself the loss would not
4 bu great IL the idea proved failure.
.1slrther particulars about the purchase of
.fae mailing tubes have been sent to you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Nausea

What is the best means Of overcoming nausea
caused by nervousness? j. j. T.
The sure cure is to get rid of the nerv-
business The nervousness will cease when
the cause is removed. The cause in most
cases Is intestinal toxemia and chronic in
activity of the bowels. Such cases should
be thoroughly investigated first, as there
may be some more serious condition than
the nervousness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

Permission to hold a conference in this
city has been denied the PEOPLES Council of
America for Democracy and Peace. n
pacifist organization which tried without
success to hold a conference in several
cities of the Middle Weset. by the DEPART
ment of Public Safety. Superintendent Rob-
inson refused to issue a permit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Apples

Are any Of the chemical constituents OF the
apple lost when the skin is not eaten? NJ. >.
The amount of useful material lost with
apple parings will depend upon the thickness
of the parings. If they are made very thin.
indeed. virtually no loss will occur. but II
thick, then considerable of the most Nalu-
able part of the apple may be lost.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
c. What is an unbalanced meal:


4. "Proten calores" are the units of nourish-
hs value In food that build muscle. They arc
found abundantiy In meat. milk. eggs. cheese.
psas. beans. etc. They the most important
eslorles.
2. The SOY bean IL roundish yellow bean
not commonly eaten in America. use Of which
the United states Department Of Agriculture Is
now promoting. The bean, mostly eaten In
Asia. Is three times rich In muscie-buildng
asaiities rye, wheat or graham -four. 1t Is
sonnet mes called the Togo bean.
3. Taicum powder sprinklet! In deck Of old
pla Ing cards will prevent them from sticking.
The cards should be shuYled before using.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
SIeepIessnesS

cream or, II the case is obstinate
OF menthol to the ounce. zen srain
The rhe following is the formula for !, -,
Lanolln. two parts
Boroslycerld. one mart
Cold cream, made OF whjts y,..u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

Please outline a system OF diet far d. ,...
habit. Mrs Ec psn. .wettins
Meats Of all kinds should be ayoid.s
condiments. Nothing should be taLan ,,is si"
in two or three hours before gong =. ~Nn' uu
Cereals should be eaten rather snail. osd
Potatoes and other vegetables sbo,nssv
used instead. Diet alone is not s,. -
sufficient. "A competent physician shou,a rsm 9
consulted. 'uio
(CopyriphN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
MA" SUNDAYS
INTIMATE TALKS
The wife of the famous eudngetis.
discusses everyday topics IN help
fut and wholesome Wdy.

7 HAD suspected for weeks that the girl
had been caught in the whirlpool of the
and the dance halls. And knew
she was cleverly concealing the fact from
her folks one day l saw my chance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

Women between the ages Of eighteen and
thrty-fve are being enlisted as nurses for
service with the British field hospitals at
the British recruiting station in the Hale
Building. American as we'll as British
women are being accented.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14

through the mall. Ny
To the' Editor Of WomdH's PAGE.
Dear Madam-Will you kindly publish a tahIe
OF the stamp language in your eXchangeP
A. b.
The stamp language. as outlined by some
love experts In the dim past. is as follows:
Stamps placed in upper right-hand corner in
these positions mean: 1870 :"
upright--Busnsss, or I wish your friendship
Upside down-Write no more,
Grosswise-I send kiss.
Horizontal-Do you love mel
Upper left-hand corner:
upright-Good-by. sweetheart
Upside down. love you
Crosswise-My heart is another's
HoriZontal-I hate you.
Lower left-hand corner:
Upright seek your acquaintance
Upside down. wish you Joy.
Horizontal-Will you meet me?
Lower rght-hand corner:
uprightaYou are very cool.
Horizontal-You are changed.
Middle OF envelope at left side:
Upgight-Accept my love.
Upside down-I am engaged.
Horizontai-I long to see you.
Middle. at right side:
uprlght--Write soon
Upside DOWN. sorry
Horlzontsl--I am married.
Middle. at tops
1 uprtght--Yes.
Upside down--on condition.
Middle. at bottom;
r5sids dovS--You are too loving.
4fef1ppqtal-~Ny psrents object, I. s.g s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
To Open Jars of Jam

10 the Editor Of woman's Page:
t Dear Madam--I have some Jars of jam that
IL VI 10 early In the that l cannot get
ttL~n. Would you please tell me what to try2
N A HOUSEKEEPER.
q First try running thin knife blade under
Il rubber next to the jar and pressing
ainst II very firmly. This usually let's In
a ough air to relieve the pressure on the
" In case that II does not. however. place
n 4 5hr In deep saucepan of cold water.
1lf I'M the stove let come to boil and keep
toii.ng for few minutes. The Jar ought
<<,~r 70 open easily F nt