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Evening journal., 1918-10-10

A LTHOUGH the use of spices for
a the purposes Of heightening the
~ flavor Of food is almost univer-
sal it is generally recognized that their
influence on digestion is detrimental.
Some experiments recently carried out
tends to prove, according to the Indian
Lancet, that while spices stimulate the
motor functions Of the stomach, they
progressively impair the secretory fune-
tons and in the long run inhibit the pro-
duction of hydrochloric acid. On the
whole, therefore, che ingestion of spices
hinder rather than accelerates digestion.
though an exception may be made in re-
spect of persons in whom slowness of
digestion is due to a deficiency of mus
eular activity on the part of the stomach
and also possibly of the victims of by
peraeidity.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
FOOD VALUE
OF THE BEAN

~ AKED beans have sometimes been
Is called the American national
~ dish, but the truth is that Amer
cans are very far behind other nations
in their intelligent consumption of all
members OF the bean family.
No one wants 70 cat baked beans six
times a week. no matter how nourish-
ing they are, because they are too mo-
notonous; but an aoquaintanoeship with
some of the sisters and aunts of the
Boston bean will introduce us to new
favors and new combinations.
The black bean is far more tasteful
than the common pea bean. or navy
bean, which is generally used in making
baked beans a la the Hub. Bake. the
black bean, making into a PURGE or
serve as a vegetable smothered in toma-
to sauce, says an exchange.
The red kidney bean is a giant mem
Der of the family, and most known in
Mexico and southern countries. This
is the basis or chill con carne, as there
are more beans than there is chill (pep-
PERI or carne (meat) in the dish. II
can be used on our tables as well and
makes a delicious casserole aocompa-
MED with sliced ham, tomatoes peppers
or similarly dressed up
The lima bean, so well enjoyed as a
summer vegetable. passes on to a sec
ond existence in its dried form. No
one who has not tasted baked lima
beans can appreciate their delicious sat
isfyingness. Take six or eight chops
of a pork loin, bake in the center OF
roasting pan, surrounded with lima
beans which have been soaked over
night. That is all until the time comes
to partake of this luscious, sustaining
dish for a winter night.
The Turkish pea found so frequent
ly in Turkish restaurants may be pea
or a bean. but it is a most agreeable
change from our own beans, and can
be secured in any of the foreign mar
kets for few cents per pound 1t is
a light fawn color, nearly spherical and
about four times as large as our own
pea.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
Ginger Snaps.

Mix one cup molasses, one teaspoon
baking powder, one teaspoon soda, one
and a half teaspoons ginger. half tea
spoon salt Mix we'll until it foams
twice its amount; add half cup melted
lard. Last add enough flour to make
stiff dough-about three cups. Roll
thin and cut. Bake in hot oven FIVE
minutes.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
Cup Dumplings.

One egg, one cup sweet milk, two cups
-four, three tablespoons baking powder.
two tablespoons sugar. Butter six
cups, pour in little batter. then few
quarters of small, sour apples, pared and
eored, steam half an hour and serve
with any pudding sauce.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
0OQS LENDS

DISTURBING question often
a coming up remodeling old gar
a ments is how to remove sewing
machine marks, and this has been found
success: For wool goods use a damp
cloth on the wrong side of the goods
and press with a hot iron; then gently
rub with the thumb nail For velvet it
is necessary to steam the cloth in the
usual way, rubbing gently. For silk
there is no help.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
Potatoes and Cheese.

To one quart mashed potatoes, sea-
soned with salt. pepper and butter the
size Of an egg, and one cup milk, half
cup grated cheese and one egg well
beaten. Bake in a hot oven.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
EEBH[ k|7cHa6s

mustard and cinnamon; one teaspoon OF
cayenne pepper; tie the spices in cloth
and boil ~ together IS minutes; this
makes 6v-.> iarts.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

~ LEEPING without plenty of fresh
air is to take just so much poison
- into your system. 1t means that
you breathe the same air over and over
again, and then you wonder why you
feel so heavy and languid in the morn
ing. No matter how cold the night,
open your window as far as it will go.
If you wrap yourself up properly you
will not feel the cold. Wear a flannel
gown and something over your head.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

w hard on this crown of beauty as
il is on everything else.
1t is a difficult task for the woman
who is more or less confined to an Of
fce to give her hair the attention II
really requires.
To retain the smooth, glossy appear
ance which is the visible sign Of good
grooming. the hair must be given GER
tain amount Of daily care.
This is particularly essential in hot
weather, when women who work arc
apt 10 neglect the hair.
The girl who returns from work on a
hot August evening has little inelina-
ton to brush and massage her scalp.
She IS much more inclined to 20 to
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

~ ONT become a slave to the coffee
ID habit. Coffee is a stimulant. To
~ be sure, its effects are mild. You
might drink coffee all your life and not
notice any especially serious symptoms
as the result of its use, but you will be
in better health without it, your nerves
will be in better condition, your diges-
tive organism and your muscular sys-
tenn will improve in nearly every case IT
the use of coffee is discontinued. COT
fee is a very frequent cause Of bilious
ness and various other digestive disor-
ders.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

The last thing before going to bed, I'll
a bottle with hot water, cork it tightly
and place it in the bed. If you have
plenty of bed coverings you will be as
warm as possible all night
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

Any one who has tried to keep a velvet
hat or frock clean does not need to be
told it is a dust collector. This trying
trait may be turned to account
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

nHA ANY persons are planning to
M plant Jerusalem artiehokes this
iA year because seed potatoes are
scarce and high. These artichokes
contain about the same actual amount Of
nutriment as potatoes. although the av-
erage man does not like their favor so
we'll. They can be boiled or picked or
used as a salad and they are much
easier to grow than potatoes.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

urERE is a comb cleaner minus any
III drawback: Pour into your wash
~ bowl about four tablespoonfuls
.f toilet ammonia (the household va
-iety must be diluted a third take an
old toothbrush and scrub vigorously be-
tween the teeth of the comb for mo-
ment or two. Rinse in clear water and
wipe dry. All dirt and discolorations
Of every sort will be gone and the
youth of your comb, especially if it be a
white one, will be restored as If by
magic. The ammonia continues its good
work when turned down the drain, as
nothing cleans the pipes any better.
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
BY EDNA EGAN.

w yOMAN'S orowuing beauty is her
w hair, but the hot weather is as
hard on this crown Of beauty as
Evening journal., 1918-10-10

~ ENERAL health and appearance
IL OF the family are a good test Of
~ the wholesomeness of their diet.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
An Editorial 5000 Years Old

Solomon was very busy man. But he found time,
as all busy should do, to write down of his
thoughts
As result, 5000 years ago he wrote in the book of
Proverbs excellent short editorial the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
This is what he said:
Withhold not good (your money! from them
(our fighters to whom it is due, when it is in the
power of thine hand to do it.
Say not unto thy neighbor 1.-THE loan soEcfor)
Co. and come again, and tomorrow will give:
when thou hast it by thee.
Honor the Lord land your qoUernn1enD with
thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thy
increase
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and
thy foot shall not stumble
when thou lest down thou shalt not he
afraid; yea thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall
be sweet"
Tomorrow there will be two opportunities for you to
subscribe to the Fourth loan
In the morning many of the churches will substitute
outdoor service for the regular indoor sermon and Won
will be asked to buy bonds then.
Later in the afternoon representative of the Govern
ment will call at your home and ask you if YOU have not
already bought to the limit, TO BUY ANOTHER
Let your money go with your petition. BUY as Won
PRAY with all fervence and faith
Tomorrow should be great day for the Liberty loan
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
Beatrice Problems
Especially for Washington Women

ing as though she were still the
guardian OF her boys comfort and
happiness and the distracted wife
an unsuccessful probationer.
A miserable chapter is begin
ming in young mans life when
he discovers that his wife and
mother are tearfully at war over
the holes in his socks or the way
he likes to have the bread baked.
And it's an unhappiness that could
be totally avoided il mothers-in-
law would only learn to keep their
hands of.
The harm that mother may do
by interfering in her daughters
married life is perhaps less OBJ
vious, but It is just as real. Here
there is less clash of domestic
standards, because the mother and
daughter are in this respect al
ready adjusted. But the profess
sional mother-in-law is willing to
tamper with more delicate mat
ters than cookery and wash day.
She doesn't hesitate to tell her
daughter how to manage" her
husband.
Husband Managing
Hasn't she herself successfully
managed" a man for a quarter Of
a century and doesn't she know?
And wouldn't it be disrespectful on
her daughters part not to heed
her advice? But as soon as this
outside influence makes itself felt
in the life of the young lovers, mis-
understandings and quarrels fol-
low. l wish that such mothers
in-law were ever repentant for
the misery they cause. But they
are so thoroughly in love with
their own wisdom and authority
that they do not feel the slightest
tWinge of remorse.
All of which is merely a preface
to my appeal to middle-aged wom-
en- to find an occupation for them
selves. Something, If possible,
outside their own homes. Some
thing that they can take seriously
and care deeply about and to which
they can usefully apply that Wis
dom and energy and experience OF
theirs. Something to make the
world more cheerful and them
selves happier, something to keep
them young and lovable and alive.
Fortunately, there are at this
moment many more outlets for a
mature woman's energy than there
ever were before. Can 1t be that
you, you woman OF forty, do not
know of any? How about school
lunches, and baby welfare stations
and Montessori classes? How
about community kitchens and a
district nurse service and proper
Fairgrounds and the public health
generally?
And suffrage isn't won yet, ex-
cept in spots.
You see, there isn't shred OF
excuse for you!
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
Please Pay the Teachers Salaries
By EARL GOODWIN.
Appears They VIII Fifteen Days Need
What Small Amounts They Get.

Teachers to be particularly unfortunate 1t takes
gigantic upheaval of nature and legislature to increase
their pay to small proportion of what they really
WORTH and when their pay increased there far
good probability that they will be fifteen days behind time
in getting it.
Everyone of knows that there is brand force
of clerks at the District Building and that the making of
pay roll is hard job But here's hoping that somehow
way, may be found to cut down the delay the
payment of teachers salaries this month.
Teachers, like other mortals, have bills to meet. II
they do not get their pay checks time, they borrow
money and the suggestion is made by members of the
teaching force that they always able to get
legal rates Moreover they required to make leases
and meet interest payments and other necessary financial
obligations Many of these mature October l, and not to
have money for them promptly creates bad situation
for the whole teaching force.
Probably good answer to these complaints will come
from the District Building where the pay checks made
out wonder if it would be possible to let of the
teachers who having enforced vacation by
of the Spanish Influenza go down to the District Build
ing to help out in the general rush to get things done
promptlyi
The Washington times., 1918-10-05

IT HEY have told you that forty
is a dangerous age" But
there are more dangers than
one that beset the woman Of forty.
A susceptibility to belated love
AFFAIRS is not the chief nor indeed
the worst of them.
I'm not thinking Of the woman
who has a profession and is alb
sorbed in it. She can take very
good care of herself. And l have
not in mind the woman who mar
ried late and whose children are
still young and clamorous. It's
the normal, average woman Tor
whom forty is in so many senses
a dangerous age-the woman who
married happily at twenty and
whose children are in college, or
engaged, or newly married, and
whose contented and prosperous
husband is deeply absorbed In
whatever it may happen to be that
pays the family bills.
Now it is very rarely that wom-
en- OF this sort see their own Sit
uation. They aren't eagerly con-
cerned about making the right de-
cision, as they were a score OF
years earlier. They feel that they
have made their decisions and ar
ranged their lives, and they are
sure they have done it remarkably
well.
Willing TO Go to Seed.
They know that life has gone
smoothly and that their husbands
are devoted and their children
promising and their households
competently conducted. and they
think they have done their part.
They are more than willing just
complacently TO go to seed.
And at forty!
Or perhaps it's forty-five, which
Is Just as bad.
For If a woman slumps in this
fashion at forty, she is not likely
to be in the least interesting when
she is sixty, and there is no chance
whatever of her being active, bril-
liant and beloved at eighty, as the
Julia Ward Howes Of this world
succeed in being.
It's my own notion that there is
no period OF life. even the great
grandmotherly, when a healthy
woman is justified in sitting COM
fortably down in the big rocking
chair and thinking Of herself as a
"has-been."
Two Opposed Types.
And I'm quite unable to see why
any woman, in the prime of life,
should be willing to range herself
with the class that is going to
seed, instead of with those to
whom life is still a reality. It's
so easy to tell at a glance which
type a woman belongs to. If her
walk and the way she wears her
clothes didn't betray her, there's
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
TODAY'S TOPIC
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW

an unmistakable something in the
look Of her eyes that will tell you
whether she is an individual per-
son with a life OF her own, or
merely the resigned and decaying
relative of an obstreperous young
er generation.
And no one in search of COM
partnership or friendship or help
Of any sort would hesitate long, l
imagine, as to which sort OF wom-
an to approach.
But there are middle-aged wom-
en- too vital and energetic to ac-
cept the ignominious fate OF pas
sive decay, and too lacking in wis
dom to provide themselves with
suitable outlet for their energy.
1t is women of this sort who unin-
tentionally cause a vast deal OF
unhappiness. Any human being
with strength resource and admin
istrative capacity is a source OF
positive danger unless he or she
has made a connection with some
thing to which these talents can
BIO applied.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES woman
whose children have outgrown the
home and who has herself no le-
gitimate outside interests can, as
we all know, destroy her husbands
domestic peace, cause the washer
woman to wish she had never been
born, and make Of the suffering
grocer's boy a woman-hater. Or
II her children have married, she
can begin the baleful career of a
professional mother-in-law.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05

And Of all dangers that menace
the woman of forty, l wonder II
this isn't the most serious?
Inasmuch as of all lawful ways
OF making a nuisance Of oneself,
this wears the most disarming
cloak Of unselfishness and virtue.
We alf know what a sense or re-
lief We feel when a charming girl
in whom We are interested tells us
that the man she Is to marry has
been an orphan since childhood,
poor boy, or that his entire family
lives in California and has never
been known to take journeys. And
this is because so many women
cannot be trusted not to abuse the
privilege of being a mother-in-law.
Applying Her Own Experience.
The woman in the forties is
rested from the efforts of her first
ten years of married life. More
or less consciously, she is yearn-
ing for something to do. In all
matters of baby raising and house
keeping, she regards herself as an
expert. And nothing could make
her see that in coming into her
sons home and personally tacklins
it's problems she isn't doing the
Young wife kindness.
Perhaps she does not wholly
base her interference on the
ground Of her greater age and ex-
perience. Perhaps she is a moth
err who loves her son too well,
loves him. l mean, in a jealous,
uossessive way, and insists on act
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
HEARD AND SEEN
Bet Your Money On the U. S. A.

FRANK CULVERwELL makes
this good suggestion in the interest
of the public.
There should be complete cooper
alton Of the street railway comma
mics and the public to prevent the
spread Of the influenza. Yesterday
I rode out on the Eleventh street line
at $50 in car No. S36. There were
fifty-seven passengers registered and
EVERY WINDOW IN THE CAR
WAS CLOSED. This happened the
day before they closed the schools
as q preventive"
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. sA.
FRUIT PITS AND NUT
SHELLS. Place receptacles on all
the letter or trash boxes in the
downtown section and ask the PUB
Lie to deposit Pits and Shells N
them In a walk from Ninth and
G to Ninth and E counted eleven
peach stones which had been wasted
because they didn't seem worth saw
ing, and l wasn't looking for them
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. sA.
1t seems to me the sugar that Il
being saved in restaurants by the
people for Uncle Sam is a good
thing for the restaurant owners.
People who eat in restaurants are
not using nearly as much sugar as
they used to use. The result is res
taurant owners do not have to buy
50 much sugar.
Why not have restaurant owners
pay Uncle Sam the money they save
because Of the fact that they do not
have to buy as much sugar now IS
they did have to buy before Uncle
Sans sugar-saving order went into
effect?
JOHN ANSCHUTZ.
zoos Park road.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. sA.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. s. A.
JACK LEWIS,

BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s.A-
JACK LEWIS,
the well-known East Baltimore
UNDERTAKEN,
has fully recovered from a severe
attack of illness.
di 'itp
Baltimore American.
Cheating himself, Ell?
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. $. A.
HARRY C. STEVENS Il refer to
the newspaper correspondent, not
the genial dispenser Of hot-water
heaters) says that if the term "bank-
ing" is applied to the turning Of an
aeroplane in the air, then aeronau-
tics is really phase Of high finance.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A.
SONGS OF A DAY LONG DEAD.
II tcds fftv ySuTS ago, my loVs,
JHst fJty years d0o,
could ojtea tDGit By the garden gate
With lore that poined ne so.
They called you the Village belle.
Hearts at your feet toers laid:
You trere bright as the mornings light,
Many the rors zee made.
Do not turn dtody aud leGre me,
You shall kHo1.
And although toe're old aRd feeble 400
Aud Ife he's seen its day,
DoEld oire my life
Had you been my tcite
Just Nty ysars oSo.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A.


YOU KNOW ME. BYRON.
BYRON S. ADAMS is working
overtime to advertise the fact that
tomorrow will be Liberty Loan Day
at the church services. He asks me
if will mention it in this column.
You bet l will, Mr.. Adams, to quote
a well-known printer-"I never dis
appoint"
RET TOUR MONEY ON THE U S. A.
There's a sign shop on Twelfth
street below F street northwest,
which has in it a Liberty Loan slo-
gan which to my way of thinking
is about right:
Another Bond
Another Shell
Another German
Shot to
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05

A letter mailed in the New
Willard at 5 p. m. Tuesday was
delivered in Baltimore at $3.50
D. m. the next day. 1t was
postmarked as having been mail
ed here at 1890 p. m. Now II
the Postoffice is rushed to the
limit, / move that the Postofhce
tells us what to expect. Also
that it opens up some more sub
stations.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
Once-Overs
SAVING IN THE HOME.

Copyright, 1915 by International Feature Service Inc
family budget when make another
cut in family expenditure?
you outlay necessary things and then
canty the expense of things might well
60 without.
Why not be sensible and the other way about it?
indicative Of matter deny yourself and the family
enable
pleasures to which you have gotten accustomed?
American peopewe Amcanspend more than should for
a good time-peasure.
thought the needed to solve the question
to whether it S n wasted.
the standpoint patriotism from
cannot afford to waste money material
money is pleading with you buy
exceptionally
well paid help country and be what
should be without pay-A TRUE AND LOYAL AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
Let's Get an American Word
for Delieatessen.

Now that patriotic Americans
are ordering Liberty potatoes"
instead Of German fried" Lib
erty dogs" instead OF the time
honored hot dogs" or "weinles,"
and Liberty cabbage" instead Of
"sauerkraut," why not make our
appetites more satisfied by start
ing a campaign to have the
odorifferous word DELEGATES
SEN" supplanted by some such
American name as LIBERTY
BEANERY" or YANKEE EAT
ERY?"
"A. LIBERTY GASTRoNoME-
TRIST.
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
From The Public To The Editor

history Of the origin Of the various
American military orders or societies
chat IL any military organization ema.
mates from this great conflict that It be
known as the LEGION OF LIBERTY.
Does anyone else think likewise?
Respectfully submitted,
A. S. CAPEHART.
Ronday. n. C.. October 3, lsl2
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
Suggests Another Name.
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
A recent edition Of The Times con.
tanned an editorial suggesting 90 that
the army Of red-blooded Americans who
are fighting the battle OF international
human liberty be designated as the
Grand Army OF Democracy.
As a Times patron permit me TO offer
the suggestion. without going into the
The Washington times., 1918-10-05
YOU WILL NOT USE

BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A
YOU WILL NOT USE
Your Car Tomorrow
Because it's gas-less Sun
day, but you, CAN let it be Of
use by lending it to MRS.
CLINE, Camp Mother at
Camp Humphreys. Take it
from me, If she can get ONE
car tomorrow it will do more
good than any other automo-
bile ever did since Henry
Ford was a night engineer.
Mrs. Cline has permission to
use a car in her "camp
mother" work on Sunday. She
asks that some one lend her
one. Her telephone number
until 4 p. m. today is Main
1850, Branch 357. Her home
call is Franklin 1858.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. s. A
Since this column told the city that
hospitality was overlooking the sick
soldiers at st. Elizabeth's, there has
been a change for the better. DIR. D.
E. LORENZ, general secretary oi
the Y. N. C. A. at st. Elizabeth's
tells me that a hundred Of the boys
were guests of Mr.. Barney Bernard
at a matinee performance Of "Busi-
ness Before Pleasure"
BET YOUR MONEY on THE U. s, A
STEVE TILLMAN tells me that
the Army and Navy Union inst-
tuted a Smoke box" for st. Eliza
beth's. This will buy tobacco,
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A.
Answering G. D. BALCONIES in
uuiry as to the Investment Company,
D. r. B. says: This company went
out of business ten or fifteen years
ago. ANONYMOUS.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE U. s. A
LEW THAYER Is among those
making the popular suggestion that
we make tomorrow Fresh Air Sun
day and combat the Spanish Flu by
taking motor rides in the country.
1t is probably true that DR.. Garfield
will lift the "gasless Sunday" ban
as soon as possible, and it probably
will not require any suggestion.
This is Just to let the folks know
we're thinking about 1t.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE .. s. A