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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
Ia Cavalier

admirable hint. The upper half OF
the body should be evident in the
walk. The lower should be merely
means to the end of walking.
The walk should invite attention
only to the fine poise of the head,
the perfect carriage of the chest, the
straightness of the back. The limbs
should be forgotten. A walk which
attracts attention to them is always
an awkward walk. The upper part
of the body should be as free as
though it turned itself upon pivot.
The lower part should be regarded
and utilized merely as pedestal
for holding the upper. In walking
as in standing the weight should rest
upon the ball of the feet. The toes
should be turned slightly outward.
The knee joints should move easily
and the movement of the whole of
the lower part of the body should
be stately and apparently uncon-
scious motion.
Some women there are who stand
well and walk well, who sit badly.
Indeed, they do not sit. They
lounge. The same law of balance
should hold in all. That is, the
weight should be evenly distributed,
no portion of the body having to
bear the lions share Of the burden.
AS rule, the comfortable attitude
is the correct one IN sitting, though
this is not true of the lazy person
who sits with chin lowered upon
breast and abdomen thrust forward,
as a caricature of the human form.
Sit with the feet resting upon the
floor or upon footstool. Never let
them swing without support. Sit
straight, or rest against straight
backed chair, with the lower part of
the body pushed close against the
chairback. This is a much better
way to rest than the half-lying, half
sitting posture that is so ungrace-
full.
In standing, don't throw the hips
far back. They should be straight,
in easy line with the body. In
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
Whv We Must Use Barley

.duce any radical change in flavor in
any of the dishes with which it is
combined.
Although barley has been used
chiefly for brewing and mailing, it is
known to be highly nutritious. It's
food value ranks practically the
same as that of wheat. The pearl
barleys in soups and in cereal form
are widely used, but the barley meal
should be better known. 1t can be
readily ground at home in small
hand-mills. And everywhere that
whole-wheat -four or cornmeal can
be used, with one exception, barley
meal will be found a perfectly salts
factory substitute.
Owing to the absence of the glu-
ten properties in barley -four, it can
not be used in yeast bread as a COM
pletc substitute for wheat -four, as
yet. but if one-third of barley -four
is substituted for the wheat, the re-
suit leaves nothing to be desired,
either in taste or nutritive value.
Barley and rice contain about the
same number of calories, but many
palates tire easily of a continuous
diet of rice. To such people barley
would not be open to the same OBJ
jections. The absence of a disagree
ably distinctive flavor combined with
its high average of nutriment and
the comparatively low cost of pro-
duction. makes it an extremely val
liable food commodity. Therefore
every housewife should demand it IN
local stores she patronizes. Thus the
dealers will soon learn to keep a
plentiful SUPPLY.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
TRUE Beauty Must Include Gracefulncss
By Lima Cavalier
The Most Famous Living Beauty

walking, do not swing the arms. In
sitting, keep the crown of the head
up and back. To test your carriage,
pass the hand across the back. If
the ends of the shoulder blades can
be felt at light touch of the fin
gers, the carriage is incorrect. The
shoulders must be drawn farther
back.
To the woman who wishes to en-
nance her natural grace, or who, hav-
ing none, desires to add it to her
charms, | advise first of all the study
of great paintings and statuary that
are models of line and poise. Line
is important, but I have seen women
who were all straight lines, to whom
nature had given not one gracious
curve, who were, nevertheless, grace
full. The long, flowing lines Of grace
may be assisted by careful dressing,
and this a dressmaker may do for us,
but poise, which is much bigger
and better word than pose, including
pose and much more, comes from
within and may be self taught.
| wish that every woman who reads
this chapter would pay visit to the
nearest art gallery and study, if
there be one, good copy of the won
derful Venus de Milo. Let her study
it until something of the inward
strength which gives it its wonderful
balance and power and perfect sym
metry is revealed to her. One of the
secrets of that marvellous statue is
the calm soul it expresses. Again and
again | have said that serenity is the
chief secret of beauty, and | pein to
the Venus de Milo in proof Of my as
sertion The nervous, distraught,
ill-centered woman reveals her soul
state by nervous, abrupt awkward
movements.
Compose yourself inwardly and
see with what grace and strength
you stand before your mirror. Permit
some emotion to disturb you, and
note the ravaging, unlovely effect.
Grace is poise and poise means
calm soul center.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

but by an unconscious movement, due
to reflex action of the nerves and
muscles, you have thrust the wound
ed digit into your mouth In the
next moment an ineffably soothing
sensation permeates that finger. Do
You wonder why9
That involuntary act on your part
has strictly physiological basis. It
would take strong effort of the will
for you to resist this wholly in
stinctive desire to place that injured
finger in your mouth. The reason
for this is extremely simple.
When You hit the finger with the
hammer the blood vessels have been
unduly compressed and the fine ca
pillaries in the end of the finger
have been cruelty lacerated. Now
Nature insists that the first step in
repairing the wounded tissues is a
new and increased supply of blood.
If you had hot water bag handy
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

the Christian era, where it was wide
ly utilized for that purpose by the
people of northern Asia.
In our own country the frozen,
half-starved colonists discovered its
nutritive value with great joy. To
them it was most welcome change
from the unending dishes and bread
made from Indian cornmeal Barley
came into favor with them largely
as a cereal, but barley cakes, baked
over the glowing Goals in the wide,
open fireplaces, were supper deli
cacy highly priced by the Puritans.
And who knows but that it was the
barley diet that gave them the
Drawn and endurance for which our
forefathers were so justly famed?
Certain it is that the sturdiness of
the Scotch race is due in a large
measure to their national dish of
oatmeal and barley.
Not all of us like the flavor of
cornmeal, especially if it is served by
the economical housewife for many
meals in succession. 1t may be rel
ished as a cereal occasionally, or
when served in hot mullins, but its
flavor is so distinctively individual
that the majority of us would rebel
openly were we compelled to make
our sporadic fondness for corn
bread serve a patriotic necessity.
Because it is lacking in a pecu-
liarly distinctive flavor, is one of the
reasons why barley -four proves such
an excellent substitute for wheat
-four in many of its uses. It's taste
is not sufficiently pronounced to pro-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

FOR five years | have been
suffering from a disease
called acromegaly and have
been taking pituitary ex-
tract without result. What
is acromegaly and what will
cure it?-W. w.
Acromegaly is due to diseased condl~
ton of the pituitary gland at the base OF
the brain. The gland becomes enlarged
and sometimes there Is tumor present.
The chief signs are enlargement of the
hands. feet and lower jaw. At the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, consider
able success has attended Cushing's care
fully worked-out procedures. The object
of medical treatment is to bring about
lessened secretion Of the gland. There
fore, instead of using the pituitary extract
we generally use thyroid and thymus ex-
tracts. Nevertheless, in certain cases, of
which yours may be one, pituitary extract
is the proper remedy, for example, when
disease of the gland has destroyed its
function to great extent and the patient
is suffering from an abnormal deficiency
of the secretion. You must rely upon
your physician to weigh the indications
skilfully
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

ITO be able to receive an intro
duction gracefully; to know
how to stand in a drawing
room, or to walk across ballroom
with just the right kind of poise and
self possession, you must practice
the proper walk and attitude within
the privacy Of your own room.
As you stand before your mirror,
you should appraise critically your
good and bad points. Five minutes
q day given to the study Of how to
stand and walk gracefully will teach
the dullest of us how it should be
done. Try all the postures and at
titudes you can think of. Play on
the floor like child, and you are
sure to regain some of childhood s
supple grace and innocent charm.
No matter how fine woman's
figure may be, if she stand or walk
awkwardly, her beauty will not be
appreciated. If you allow your en-
tire weight to rest on your heels you
will have countrified appearance.
If you rest your weight upon your
toes, it will look mincing and af-
fected. Nature has indicated that to
keep the balance of the body the
weight must fall equally upon the
balls of the feet.
A good walk is thing of beauty.
A bad walk is a pain to the be-
holder A bird balancing lightly on
the end of twig is the best model |
have ever seen for walking. He
seems weightless. He vibrates with
the joy of motion. The best walk
ers in the world are Spanish women.
They move with slight undulation
that is exquisite. Their limbs move
as though they have no weight. One
of your clever American women de-
scriring the good walk said: "Move
as tnoush you lived altogether in the
upper story" "The upper story
was that part of the body above the
waist. The remainder, she classcd
as "the lower story" 1t was an
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
GU attended a special sale re-

" W attended special sale re-
II Gently and bought a new
picture. Very well. Then
another picture nail must be driven
into the empty space on the wall.
The step ladder is hunted up. The
hammer. is discovered hidden away
on the top shelf in the pantry closet.
And, of course, you bought some new
nails while you were out.
After cautiously putting the lad
der in place, careful calculation is
made to find the exact spot where
the nail must be driven. Every
thing is now ready. The nail is held
in place. The first tentative blow is
struck. A second and much harder
one follows. You find you have made
a woeful miscalcnlation and have
hit the end Of your finger quite
smartly. 1t hurts frightfully. What
happensf
Being well bred, you do not swear,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
K TO longer considered merely the
IN cherished pabulum of grow

TO longer considered merely the
N cherished pabulum of grow
ing babies, or the standby
of delicate invalids, barley -four has
emerged at last from its dim cubby-
hole of obscurity and stands boldly
revealed in the white limelight of
modern usefulness.
With the slogan "Save the wheat"
ringing i'll our ears. and the warn
ing admonitions of our food experts
staring us in the face from the store
windows and from every toign of
vantage in the street, we are all
eager to embrace any suggestion
that will aid us in conserving our
precious food supplies. At the same
time we want to maintain sufficient
strength for our work as well as pre-
serve that splendid feeling of cheer
full optimism needed to back us in
thf trials we may yet be called upon
to endure.
The use Of barley as a food began
long before the days of Pliny, the
historian, for he refers to the fact
that it was the most ancient aliment
of mankind The Greek athletes, we
are told, were fed almost exclusive
~ on barley, and it was, perhaps, to
this single outstanding fact that
much of their wonderful prowess
was due. And in the Mible Exodus
9:31) we find that the ancient
Egyptians cultivated barley quite
extensively. But our earliest knowl-
edge of its first use as a food dates
back over two thousand years before
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
By Brice Belden, M. D.

of vision corrected. Other possible causes
are anemia, fatty heart, neurasthenia, ar
teriosclerosis, valvular disease of the
heart, the equity constitution (uric acid
excess, diabetes, uremia (Bright's), in
testnal poisoning (autointoXication), poi
soning by lead, tobacco, coffee and alco-
hol. organic disease of the base of the
brain, and disease of the middle ear. or
of that part of the ear known as the LADY,
rinth Chronic coal gas and illuminating
gas poisoning should be borne in mind.
1t should be feasible for your physician
to narrow down diagnostically to the true
cause by a process of exclusion, one pos
sble disease after another being elimi-
mated.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
WHAT causes swelling Of
the ankles and what
can be done to prevent itf
&C. O. d.

Common causes are anemia, heart A.
fections, kidney disease. cirrhosis of the
liver, varicose veins in the legs, obesity,
and long standing on the feet in the case
OF debilitated persons with low blood
pressure. No matter what the cause.
rest in bed will usually restore the local
circulation with marvellous rapidity. This
is particularly important in cases where
the swelling is due to a failing heart.
Your physician can readily determine
which of the above causes is at work In
your case. The treatment will naturally
vary according to the cause
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

IS there anything l can do
to prevent soft corns be-
tween the toes from coming
back after having them re-
moved "A. H.
Colonel Robert Jones, of the British
Army Medical Corps, who has had vast
experience with such conditions, states
in his recently published work on the sub
ject that "corns do not develop in foot
encased in boot which allows free play
to the fore part of the foot" In other
words, the upper of the boot should not
compress the fore part of the foot In any
way. The toes must have free movement
inside the boot The foot must be free
to adapt itself to altering conditions Of
balance and strain. There must be no
trace of pontedness to the toes OF the
shoes; the inner side of the boot should
be straight right up to the tip of the big
toe; that is to say, the inner sides of the
two boots should be parallel to each other
all the way along to the ends of the toes.
Since arch strains have much to do with
corns have the heel of the boot slightly
higher on the inside than on the outside.
A flexible shank promotes the free play
of the toes. The boot must be long
enough to allow the foot to extend its
full length, and the sole OF the boot inside
must be as broad as the foot with the
weight of the body on 1t. To prevent ex.
cessive perspiration between the toes,
with decomposition and irritation, and
also softening of the skin, use the fol-
lowing:
Solution of FormaIdehyde (37 per
cent ...............4 ounces
One tablespoonful to q quart
Of water; soak the toes In this
nightly and let dry without wlp.
ing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
What the Doctor Advises

never before manifested the phenomenon
it might indicate general Muscular debil-
ity. If one-sided it might indicate local
muscular paralysis Finally, it might be
noted in exophthalmic goitre, in which
the eyebals are prominent, so that in
sleeping the eyelids are prevented from
closing completely.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

Yours is one of the greatest affections
to which a suffering foot can be sub
jected. The joint has become SO en-
larged and infamed that nothing will
help it except giving it complete rest.
Buy new pair of very broad, low-heeled
shoes and wear them until the swelling
is reduced Try painting it three times
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
Beauty Questions Answered

GAN you tell me what is
wrong with my feet?
They are abnormally sensi-
tive, swell very easily and
there are painful cracks be-
tween the toes.-EDITH G.
You should battle your feet in warm
water twice day, drying them carefully
afterward. If you do not do this, the
cracks between your toes may be due to
improper or hasty drying. There is also
the possibility that this complaint is
caused by an excess of uric acid in your
system. The following is good bath
for tender feet:
Hot water. ............... ats.
Boric acid. 200 grams.
dUnI0 8rdmSs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

pLEASE suggest some
thing to remove dand-
ruff. Have tried several
soaps and shampoos, but can
see no improvement.
ANNA r.
Perhaps you have not had enough pa
tience You should shampoo the head,
not once a month, but every few days,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

Is there any way Of remov.
: ing large scar, caused
by the unskilful use of
nitric acid on a wart M.
f. Il.
Some scars can be excised, substitute
ing linear scar for an irregular and un-
slightly one.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

IAN a short upper lip be
shortened by oper-
alton? I am mout IN
breather, although / have
had my tonsils and adenoids
removed.-M. E. l..
A short upper lip could be heightened
by plastic operation, but such measure
would not ordinarily be advisable. II
there is no obstruction in the front part
of the nose there would seem to be no
reason why you could not cultivate the
habit Of breathing through the nasal pas
sages. The removal Of adenoids would
not correct bony or cartilaginous OBJ
struction in the front part Of the nose
If there is no mechanical obstruction,
wear at night one of the devices sold In
the shops for keeping the mouth closed
and thus acquire the habit OF normal
breathing. Your mouth breathing has
probably had much to do with the abnor-
NAL shortness of the upper lip. If the
roof of your mouth is arched unnaturally
high and your front teeth are distorted
you should consult your dentist about
spreading and lowering the arch and cor
recting the dental distortion, which may
also have bearing upon the lip shorten
ing. This high arching and distortion
occurs In mouth breathers because of the
abnormal atmospheric pressure upward.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

each time. Warm water and a good
CASTLE soap make an excellent lather,
which should be well rinsed out after
ward with tepid, not cold water, as this
is too great a shock for the scalp. Then
look to your brushes and combs. They
must be kept scrupulously clean; in fact
1t can do no harm to see that they have
good scrubbing every day. Dry your
hair in the sunshine and fresh air. Brush
1t gently two or three times a day.. If
you need tonic try this, it is one of the
best:
Sweet almond oil. ........ ounces.
OIL Of rosemary. .......... I dram.
OIL Of bergamot. 10 drops.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

A BUNION that has af-
flicted me for months
has grown overwhelmingly
painful. Whatever shall |
do with it?-CORA d.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

MY wife has been annoyed
" for many months by
itching in various parts Of
the body. Tho places af-
fected resemble the welts
caused by the lash of
whip. Can you suggest any
thing?-C. d.
The trouble Is urticaria. Avoid she'll
fish. strawberries. cheese, pickles, pork
and sausafie. A dose of castor oil and
milk diet will generally clear urticaria up
rapidly. Locally, for the itching use:-
Camphor ..............I2 dram.
Choral hydrate ........1e dram.
Cold cream ............1 ounce.
20-grain powder Of calcium lactate
three times a day will aid in the control
Of the urticaria (hives).
HAVE been troubled with
dizziness and staggering
while on the street for
period of eight years, al
though am practically well
in this respect when in the
house. What could be the
cause of such condition.
ID. G.
First of all you should have any defects
my. Great Britain Rights Reserved
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

a day with the following mixture:
Tincture Of iodine. q drains.
Glycerine ..................2d drains.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

WITHIN an hour after
washing and powdering
my face it becomes very oily
and shines like a new Lin
coin penny. What can I
do?-LORA @.
Battle your face every night in warm
water to which has been added ten to
fifteen drops of benzoin. The following
face bath for an oily skin can be used
twice or oftener day, according to
need:
Rosewater ...... .......5R ounces.
SNiS0hoi ~ OuHCos
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

s there any place in New
York where one can have
deformity of the nose cor
rected without any expense
to the patientq Will an
operation leave any dis
figuring marksf Are medi-
cines of any avail in. such
cases, used locallyY
M. L. r.
Apply to one OF the public hospitals,
like Gouverneur or Bellevue. Some evil
dence of operation, in the shape Of
scar. would be left which most people
would prefer to deformity. No medi-
cines could possibly have any effect upon
such condition. Paraffn Is sometimes
injected to fill up depressed areas, but
there are serious risks in using 1t.
no you consider sleeping
with the eyes partially
open to be normal9
H. B. X.
It seems to be normal in the case Of
many people. II 1t occurs in one who has
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06
III. B. K.

It seems to be normal in the case of
many people II It occurs in one who has
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

WHAT can I do to keep my
skin firm and free from
habbiness BELLE S.
The following lotion, used faithfully, II
excellent for this purpose:
Elder flower water. ..... I ounce,
Rose water. .............. 8 ounces.
Tincture of benzoin. ......H ounce.
Tannic acid. .............. 5 grains.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-06

"Play on the floor like child to regain
some of childhood's supple
grace and innocent charm"
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08

People who raise their chickens in
other folks gardens are the most
inconsiderate and provoking peo-
pie at all. When one has toiled soon
and late to raise little garden truck
and neighbor is satisfied to set down
in stall-fed ease and allow his chick
ems to wax fat upon truck that the
gardener fondly hoped might find its
way to his own table, and by and by
the inconsideIate one lines his stonl-
ach with the fatness the chic!1erz
gathered from the neigtb0T garden
that IS not exactly what one woull
call Christian o. neighborly. It woulC
be rather more considerate and neigh.
borly to hold the gardener up with {
shotgun every SO often and make Il:
buy 4 chicken ioG ona's rab.e. /
would be less expensive, TOO.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08

When the large contingent Of rec.
istrants was sent to camp from both
Robson county district in May Til
Robesonian had a group picture made
of the contingent from district No.
i and published cut Of that group
and stated that a picture had been
taken of the group that went from
Red Springs and cut would be pub
lished in the paper as soon as the pic
lure could be obtained. After waiting
for some time we wrote for informa-
tion about the picture and have just
been advised by the clerk of the To-
cal board of district No. 2 that the
Young man who took the picture has
been sent to camp and that it has
been impossible to get in touch with
him. This explains why cut Of the
group that went from Red Springs
when the largest contingent that has
gone from the county at one time was
entrained has never appeared IN The
Robesonian.