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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
Answers to Health Questions
ANOTHER CONSTANT READER.
kindly advise a cure for dizziness.

~INihuIy duslSc d CuTc 1OT dlL1iucoS-
A-Dizziness is caused by middle ear
trouble. gall stones, high blood pressure.
internal trouble, goitre or enlarged thy
roid. You must have an examination
made before proper treatment can be
given.
JOSEPH X. Q-Please give me some
thing for blickheads.
A-Gentis massage with a sterlized
piece Of absorbent cotton or chamois.
followed by the application OF a little
paste made UP with the following:
rulers earth. drains b.
vinegar. ....-..-.-.........- drains
Glycerine.. ...........!...... drains
MRS. B. N. S. Q-Kindfys advise how
to remove nits. HlAf 74-
A-Wash the hair in acetic acid and
water. Then brush the hair thoroughly.
Repeat this several times on successive
nights.
]. r. p. Q-what will remove dark
rings under the eyes?
A--wash with little soap and water.
ard then apply little OF spirits of
Chloroform.
MISS V. X. L. Q-KindIy advise what
to do Tor pimPies. =
Apply a little of the following to
the affected parts:
Sulphur lott ............... ~ drains
BalSam peru ..........-.. II dram
Camphor. ................. " dram
Green soap ................ dram
Lanolin Observation-Disclosures. " ounce
Vaseline.. ............-..... n ounce
w. Fl. II. Q-Kindly advise what to
do for tuberculosis of the bones
A-Tuberculosis of the bones can only
be- properly attended to In the surgical
department of a hospital. x-ray examin-
alton should be made to guide the treat
ment.
DR.. Hfrshber1 piil dnstoer questions
for readers of this pdpe,' on medical,
hypienic and sanitation subjects that arc
Of general interest. He cdnnot aIsoays
undertake to prescribe or offer 1duico
for Individual cases. Where the subject
is not of general Interest letters tCiH. be
dslstuered personally, " a stamped and
addressed envelope 10 enclosed Address
ALL INQUIRIES to DR.. L. X. Hfrsh-
berg, In care Of this office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

Annie Laurie t0iH tceIcome letters of
inquiry on subjects of feminine interest
from young tconren readers Of this paper,
and ioiH reply to them in these columns.
Letters to Miss Laurie shonId be a.
dressed to her, care this Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

the thopght-he tender
- flashes dreams to
perched the moon SHE might
dIand"t ebraved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

Z u got along Without It at all, do you!
We had the morale all right, or the lack of It, but
didn't know what to call it and somehow it does
make things much more real to give them name
You can't even be very sentimental about a rose
if you don't know the name of 1t, and whether It's
just of big family perfumed bunch of sweet
ness and dew, and sunshine and color that couldn't
anywhere in the world but Just in your par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

ONE day as Dicky wandered through
j the woods he heard a terrible
"Car-r-r-r-r'' coming from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

w. Fl. II. Q-Kindly advise what to
do for tuberculosis of the bones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Palestine News Is Name of Paper Published at the
 British Army Headquarters

With the British Armies in Palestine. April 15.-The fifth issue of the Palestine News, published every Thursday at gen. eral headquarters, First Echelon, at the price of piastre. or cents, has just ap- peared. The copy is dated April f, which. as the editor carefully explains, is the some as March 22 in the eastern calendar, Nissan P in the Hebrew or Junade V 22 in the Moslem.
 Part of one page is devoted to chess problems and puzzles. There are two pages of Theatrical Notes and sport ing Notes" all dealing with activities in the Palestine area. The dramatic editor reviews six concerts and a regimental theatrical performance, entitled The Bint Who Took the Wrong Wadi."
 Peculiarly appropriate to Palestine. the News carries a full page of announce ments of church services. including the Collegiate Church of St. George Jeru- salem" the "Hospics, Mount of Olives" and the Church of the Convent of Maria Reparatrice," the latter located lat the junction of the Jaffa and Jericho roads, Jerusalem.
 In the advertising columns and par ticularly in the want ads. there is local color. An advertiser offers "any price in reason for "a pair of Palestine croco- diles in good condition and uninjured. 7
 The Hotel Taste leads the list of hotel advertisements with a display ad which announces that visitors will greatly oblige the management by bringing their own rations with them.' The speciality of this hotel is apparently not food so much as beds. The heaviest display type is used for the words Clean Beds, ' whereas all the other hotels in the city are content to advertise merely Beds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

mobile knows how to get around the ord,- nary switch.
 For .his reason the owner should make use of reliable means to foil the thief, as removing some invaluable part like part Of the distributor. or the con ductor bar of the magneto."
 Many octogenarian ship carpenters in the state of Maine are volunteering for war work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Lady Mary Takes Up
 Life in London Again
By LADY MARY

sicily, where, in a lovely villa close to that which has been occupied for so many years by the Duke of Bronte, otherwise the Hon. Alec Nelson hood, they lived for a couple of years. Captarn Spencer, who, of course, had nothing to do with the army then, was, and still is. devout worshiper of the poet Shell ley and all his works. There, amid the beauties and ancient memories of the lovely Italian island, he allowed his
 imagination to run riot, and, believe, wrote many poetic essays inspired by his poet here. But even in Sicily, where the skies, so it is said, are always blue, domestic peace can show many clouds, and so the youthful Spencer and his mature bride definitely parted, he going to Florence and she returning to her native land, America, and incidentally to New York.
 I lost sight of both MT. and Mrs. Spen- cer until one day I heard of her death, and then the war came. Then one after noon as 1 was coming away from the Savoy hotel bronzed and good looking man in khaki stopped me With she words, Don't you remember me?' 1T was only after trouble that l brought back the image of the young civilian. Harold Sherwood Spencer, and recon ciled it with the officer who was speak, ing to me-Capt- Harold Sherwood Spen- cer We had long talk then, and ho told me Of his mission to Albania; how he had fought with the troops il that much-tFied country; and received mucn praise and many thanks from it's King. At the same time he pointed out the rIb- bon of the Albanian order which adorned the tunic of his uniform. It was side by side with an English decoration, the precise nature of which I forget. Then , he told ne a strange story of having left Albania and joining the British army. in which he had in 8 phenomenally snort period won a captaincy After seeing good deal of fighting on the western front. he returned to London and was at the period of which am speaking, en- gagged in doing secret service work for the foreign office. All this long story in- terested me at the time, but failed spe- oially to capture my attention, and vas only reminded again of hts pres ence in London a few weeks before set sail for America, when I received cards for his wedding to girl whom he had Tdet while employed at the war office, and of whom he had spoken in enthusi- astic terms at the time of our meeting And now, after eight months spent jn America, l find once more that Capt Harold Sherwood Spencer is looming large in the public eye. and that tho story shat he told me at an accidental meeting nearly a year ago has, after all. considerable amount of interest to the world at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

chanel in the hospital. Protestant chaplains officiate over the dead cf their faith and Catholic priests over theirs. The hospital organization, such as can be spared, including nurses, or derlies. clerks. doctors. attends the service.
 The bodies are borne from the chap el to ponderous army motor trucks. As each body is brought to the convey ance, the Republican Guard and the marines execute "present arms" When all the dead have been placed upon their military pier. the procession to the cemetery starts. At the head are the chaplains in motor cars. Then fol- low the motor trucks and last the guard of honor.
 The collins are draped with Ameri- can flags Each one bears two wreathS, one given by the Republic of France and another by the city of Paris. Tri- color ribbons bind the wreaths. In let ters of gold. the ribbons are marked, Aux Defenseurs de la Patrie"
 The little procession winds it's way along the boulevards. The French know it's significance. Without exception, as 1t passes every pedestrian stops, un- covers and bows in homage to the American heroes.
 Reaching the summit of the hill of Suresnes, the interment of the bodies begins A crowd of French mothers and sisters gathers at the graves. They reverently listen to the chaplains pro- nounce the last words. and heavy of heart, they feel the sorrows of those thousands of miles away.
 The American bugler takes his place and slowly sounds taps" At the final tone, the command is given and the military escort returns to its post in the city. The little crowd Of mothers and sisters repair to their homes. with thoughts of the mothers and sisters in America.
 The Suresnes cemetery is the gift of the Suresnes municipality to the Amer lean army. It is beautifully situated in the midst of cluster of trees. The walks are arranged in the form of cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Crossing Actic Circle in
 Russian Trains Is Made
 Occasion for Ceremony

London, June 15.-(By the Associated Press Correspondent Recently in Ru- mania.)-On the trains running north ward across north Russia, the crossing
 of the Arctic circle is made sthe oc- casion for festival similar to that
 which tourists used to enjoy on shipboard when crossing the equator The train makes a stop of several hours in the midst of a snow-covered waste on the shores of the White Sea. The passengers stretch their legs and take constitu- tional out over the frozen surface of the White Sea while picnic dinner is being prepared.
 The exact spot where the railroad crosses the circle is probably not de- termined with scientific accuracy, but the men who built the railroad apparent " agreed on an approximate location, and
 this is marked with suitable inscrip ton. At this point also the railroad
 builders have left slight gap, probably not more than quarter of an inch. be- tween the rails, so that, as passengers often notice, when the train passes over the circle there is distinct jolt
 and jar"
 The American Red Cross mission to Rumania began to prepare for the festi- val of the Arctic circle crossing sev- eral days in advance. The event was celebrated with dinner of Lapland tur- key and wild cranberries, with an entree of roast reindeer. The turkeys were se- cured few days previously by Co.. Henry w. Anderson. the commanding of ficer of the American unit, who stopped the train for an afternoon in order to launch a game hunting expedition along the southern shores of the frozen White Sea.
 The evening was marked by particu-
 larly brilliant display of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, which most of the members of the party witnessed for the first time. The aurora appeared at dusk and illuminated the sky in fam tastic streaks and circles across the whole northern horizon.
 It was on this day also that south ward bound train passed, bearing among it's passengers Major Wardwell of the American Red Cross mission to Russia, who presented to the members of the mission to Rumania a bundle of Ameri can newspapers only seven weeks old. The eagerness with which these papers were passed from hand to hand and read line by line, even to the obituary col umn and want ads" showed how highly this gift was appreciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
AMERICAS DEAD
 ARE MOURNED AND RONORED IN PARIS
Funerals of Heroes From Oversea Dying in Hos pitals Are Held Daily
 With All Ceremony

Paris, June 10.-( -(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-Thousands of miles from their maternal hearth, the American dead. heroes of the second battle of the Marne who have suc- cumbed from gfievous wounds in Paris hospitals, are mourned daily by French mothers, fathers or sisters who felt the sorrow of the kindred of these he roes.
 Daily the funerals leave the city hos pitals for the little cemetery dedicated to Americans by the city of Surenes, located on hill to the west of Paris overlooking the capital Daily. the Re publican Guard in their picturesque and historic military attire, marches forth to the funeral to bestow Frances regard upon these Americans Ameri- can marines act as the guard of honor, and though no volley is fired because it is forbidden by the French authori- ties, the American bugler sounds taps"
 A service is first held in the little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
SHE WAS DYING
 OF PELLAGRA
Tex.s Woman Was on Deathbed and Doctor Said There
 Was No Hope.
TOOK BAUGHN
 TREATMENT
Soon Got Better-No Symptoms
 Have Returned.

Mrs. H. U. McCrary. Bardwell. Tex. writes: Tn the spring of 1915 l was taken with Pallagra. My doctor said there was no hope. By then could not leave my bed any. l heard of Baughn's Pellagra Treatment and sent for it. After two or three days l began to get better and continued to get better until | got well. l am sure I would have been in my grave today if I had not got it. and no symptoms have returned"
 The symptoms: Hands red like sun burn, skin peeling off. sore mouth. the lips, throat and tongue a flaming red with much mucus and choking. indiges- constipation. If you have Pellagre you can be cured by Baughn's Pellagra treatment. Get big free book on Pel- lagre. Address American Compromising CO. box 2014, Jasper. Ala, remembering money is refunded in any case where treatment fails to cure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
A Scorcher

From the Boston Transcript
 With deep scorn in her eyes the naughty girl swept toward the door. You need not fear that I shall reproach you With your perfidy.'' she said. VI waive all claim. sir, to your miserable, tickle and undesirable affection"
 ssWhewi" muttered the chestfallen young man, as he was left alone with his thoughts, that was a hot wave, all rights"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
How Austos Are Stolen

A writer says in the Farm and Fire side:
 "The csr-thief system or organization has at work 0 company of spotters whose duty it is 10 make a note of when ana where cars are left by the!r owners. They soon find cut whether the car owners carry any protecting devices, whether they lock their ignition switches, and anything else that might prevent d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
speedy and safe getaway.

SENNNS HNstNt SeA-S 1Nte~f'eh%
 Sometimes the engine number is de- faced, or the engine may be transferred to a chassis of another number. Nari- ous things are done when the thief o. sanitation is prepared to make changes in car in Q special garage of it's own. The greater hunter of cars stolen seem to be taken soon after the owners leave them.
 "The srnooth thief in taking an auto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
She Knew Him

From the Boston Transcript.
 You won't object if I go on with my knitting while we talk, will you. MT. Boreleigh? I always think that one should keep one's mind occupied
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-15

service rendered to large number of
colored drafted men last fall They
arrived at one of the large Army
camps during a period of intensely
cold weather The general in COM
mand of the division appealed to us
and we were able to furnish him
with $500 sweaters within a few
hours and a total of 10000 within. ten
days. Practically all of the first $500
of these sweaters went to colored
troops, and great majority of the ten
thousand went to them.
l hope you will state with as much
emphasis as possible that our con-
slant efforts in behalf of the soldiers
and sailors on duty in the armed serv-
ice of the United States, both of this
country and in Europe, are rendered
to white and colored officers and en-
listed men alike, without distinction.
Very cordially yours,
(Signed.) JOSEPH R. HAMLEN,
Assistant to the Vice-chairman.
The above communication will
doubtless be read with the deepest in
terest by the colored men and women
of this country, who have been and
are in perfect accord with the aims OF
the Red Cross Society, but who had
not been informed through any relia-
BILE source as to what the organiza ton
has actually been doing to supply the
wants of the 10000 colored soldiers
in the army establishment. Thousands
of these gallant men are under fire on
the battlefields of France, and many
more of our brave and patriotic col
ored Americans are in camp in our
own land, preparing to join their
brethren in the deadly conflict "over
there
AS to the Use of coIored Red Cross
Nurses.
The situation with regard to the use
of colored Red Cross nurses is a mat
ter which also is now receiving the
attention of the War Department. The
Secretary of War, Mr.. Scott advises,
will soon announce through the office
of the surgeon-general, the decision
with reference to the utilization of the
many competent women Of the race
who have so cheerfully registered
their willingness to aid in the win
ming of the war by serving as nurses
in the military hospitals at home and
abroad.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-15

WI ASHINGTON, D. c., June 12.-
w Many inquiries are coming
from the colored people of every
section of the country as to what the
American Red Cross Society is doing
to relieve the needs of the Negro SOL
diers in the camps and cantonments
of this country and what species OF
aid and comfort is being given to the
colored warriors who are battling on
the fields of France.
The subjoined letter from Mr.. Jo-
serh R. Hamlen, of the national head
quarters of the American Red Cross
Society, in answer to an inquiry sent
out from the office of Emmett j.
Scott, special assistant of the secre-
tary of war, describes somewhat in
detail the character of the work the
organization is doing, and declares,
among other things of vital import
ance, that the services of the Red
Cross are being rendered to white
and colored officers and enlisted men
alike, and without distinction" The
letter of Mr.. Hamlen follows:
The American Red Cross: National
Headquarters.
Washington, D. c., June 5, 1918.
Mr.. Emmett j. Scott,
Special Assistant. War Department
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. Scott:-I beg to acknowl-
edge receipt of your letter of May
29th, in which you ask for information
as to what the Red Cross has already
done in the war zone or at the can
tonments of this country for the Ne
gro soldiers.
| am glad to be given this opportun-
ity to tell you of our work in this re-
spect. The Red Cross is rendering the
same service to colored men that II
is to white troops. No distinction
whatever is being made because Oh
the color of the enlisted man. Sweat
ers and other knitted goods and CON-
forts have been distributed to white
and colored alike. We are rendering
the same service to the families OF
white and colored alike. Emergency
supplies are furnished at the request
of colored officers, and in the hospl-
tails. our men who do communication
work, write letters at the request oil
enlisted men, without distinction be-
cause of color
Nearly 10000 Sweaters to Coiored
Draftees in Ten Days.
I remember a specific instance OF
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-15
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JUNE is 1918

LINE is BECOMING A THING OF
THE PAST, and the longer the war
lasts the more united the action of all
humanity to forever remove from the
earth the menace of Prussianism, by
a process resulting in annihilation of
things Germar:c and an determination
of a people whose idea of world power
has plunged the world into so terrible
conflict, and who would repeat the
action if given another opportunity.
We are sure of our soldiers giving a
good account of themselves now as in
the past, and we must only pray that
some will be spared to return to us
and be rewarded for their PATRIOT
ISM AND LOYALTY which has stood
and is standing the test of the Ameri-
can and other nations. Bravo! for
our Negro troopers.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-15

denver IlmeS III TeCeHl euilOlldi.
Continuing, he said, ''It is in the his
tory of all our wars that the negroes
have made good soldiers. They can
not help to fight the battles of their
country without appreciation and graf
itude from all honest white men. And
all testimony goes to show that they
will and do fight bravely and we'll"
NEGRO TROOPS FIGHT HUNS
TO STANDSTILL." "BLACK SOL
DIERS DO GREAT EXECUTION IN
COUNTER BLOW" These were the
headlines forming the attraction OF
the famous pink edition of the Denver
Post last Tuesday evening when In its
extra the following was published:
With the French Army in France,
June IL. (Noon) 1.-THE strongest eff
fort made by the Germans In the
course of last night and this morning
in their new offensive was in the dl-
rection of the railroad connecting Es-
tress St. Denis and Montdidier. The
Germans met with such resistance
that they renounced for the moment
their attempts in this region. Negro
troops supported by entente allied
tanks, which did great execution, de-
livered a brilliant counter attack IN
this vicinity and recaptured the forest
running southwest of Marqueglise.
British and French statements place
them among the hardest and daredevil
men in the ranks, and expect as great
achievements from them as their
brethren, who entering the war at an
early stage, have done wonderful
things and are still doing.
MORE NEGRO TROOPS WILL
SPEEDILY TERMINATE WAR.
When we think of the great feats
performed by the French Turcos, Sin
galese and Spahis, the British West In
dian and East Indian and African from
the beginning of the, war up to the
present-a period of nearly four years
there is every reason to believe that
when the millions of American col
ored soldiers shall have been given
the most difficult task to perform, we
will find them (if given the privilege)
causing a repetition of history in the
ON TO BERLIN movement, as the
little Jap in his ON TO PEKING
march of few years ago.
Surely Negro troops if given
chance will make quick work of the
Kaiser, his Hindenburgs, Hertlings,
ETC., and the idea is pretty correct
when we quote Secretary of War Bak-
er after visiting and inspecting the
American expeditionary forces in
France, expressed himself specially OF
the Negro soldiers thus: 81 have come
back with an increased pride in these
units" Col. Charles Young, U. S. A,
retired, having every confidence in our
men. vouches for the full and COM
plete overthrow of the Hun by the
spirit permeating our soldiers-'tis
but to do or die;" Major Walker, now
deceased, but who during his lifetime
filled with patriotic zeal for his coun-
try, left such legacy to the soldiers
of his race, that today with grim de-
Termination they are in the war to its