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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
My Own:

Ny Own:
All the "Iittle ministers" are sick
now, but thank goodness some Of
them are convalescing. so that they.
can fetch and carry and be of a
little help in this terrible dilemma
The big minister himself has now
come down and tho confusion which
reiEned before Is as nothing COM
pared to what is in progress now.
He needs more waiting on than all
the twelve put together, and the
two nurses and his wife and myself
are in a constant state Of obeisance
TO him. much as the sheaves OF corn
were TO Joseph. When the doctor
calls me sharply 10 hold the min
istsr's head, / don't need to be told
to hold 1t tight. ! hold it as tight
as / can, and keep my eyes wild"
open while tho shining instrument
goes down the throat, and once
more in the gasping lull L know
that the minister has been saved
to his family OF twelve. l hate TO
have him so seliish-thats alI-but
some men are that way, ! guess.
Maybe they ara made 30 by their
mothers or their wives. and by cir
cImAtancs. | am glad you are not.
Your mother says as little boy
you were the most unsslhsh little
thing that ever lived. Always
thinking of some one else! AL
ways eager to forget your own de-
sires that someone might be httiS
happier, or Il littls better off be-
cause Of something you had sAcri'
need. That's why you are 50 splen'
did now That Is why your inhu-
ence extends to your comrades ana
envelOps them with zeal and couT-
age and high purpose. beloved,
dear, l am SO proud OF you, and OF
all men like, II is because you are
what you are, that ] am here where
] am now, with twelve little gasp
ing, choking ministers and one DIG
one. do you think your wife could
be satisfied to do less than You in
her share OF the worlds great bush
ness?
The doctor is showing his metttsI
You never saw anything Ike ths
grim determination with which ne
has fought his sickness, He has
stayed right in the house nearly all
the time, and his quick hands flash
ing, and his stern voice calling, aud
his instant graphing with the mo-
msnt's need, has saved many OF
these little lives, ] know, when
half hours delay or a momaRts In
decision would have meant victory
for the grim destroyer
didn't know until yesterday
much of the doctors history, but
while resting a moment during a
IulI in the battle, he told me some
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
An Interesting Experiment

Take a good-s!Eed bowl. MI IL
nearly fun Of water and Mace II
upon tho moor OF a room which f.
not exposed 10 shaking or Earring
from the street Sprinkle over the
surface OF the water, a coating Of
lEcopodium powder. Then upon the
surface OF this coating of powder
make, with powdered charcoal, q
straight black line, say. an inch or
two in length.
Having mads this little mark with
The Charcoal powder on the surface
Of the contents of the bowl. lay
upon the moor close 10 the bowl a
stick or some other straight object,
30 that It will be exactly parallel
with the mark. II the line happens
10 be parallel with a crack in tho
tiOOr or with any stationary object
N the room. this VIII serve as we'll.
Leave the bowl undisturbed for a
Few hours and then observe the DO
sition of the black mark with ref
erencs to the object with which IL
was parallel 1t will be found to
nave moved in the direction oppo-
site to tho movement of the earth
n It's axis. The earth in simply re-
volyinE has carried the water and
everything else in the bowl around
with II. but the powder on the sur
lace has been loft behind a little.
The line will always be found to
ave moved from east TO west.
rhich 10 perfectly good proof that
Everything slsS has moved the other
wax
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
OF
THE FAMOUS

Here Is an amusing story con-
corning Miss Lily Elsie. now Gp-
psaring In London:
1t appears that shortly after her
marriage to Mr.. Ian Bullough she
attended certain society func-
ton at which Justice Darling was
also present.
The eminent Judge. however. evil
IDENTIFY d'd not recognize the famous
actress. for. after regarding her in
tently for few moments. he turned
70 a friend who was with him and.
IN q tone OF Inquiry. remarked;
What a lovely woman"
Miss Elsie heard him, turned
recognized him. and said: what an
excellent judge
The famous conductor. John Philip
sousa. who Is just now organizing
military bands for the new Amsri-
can Army. was talking recently
about the submarine danger.
"a friend OF mine. a cornst vir-
tuoso." ne said. was summarized IN
the Mediterranean The newspaper
that reported the affair woTded Il
thus:
The famous cornetist. Nr. Horn
blower, though summarized by the
Germans IN the Mediterranean, wRI
able TO appear at Marseilles the fol-
lowing evening in four pieces.'-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
HINTS FORTHE
HOUSEHOLD

Candle ends melted and mixed
with parsrfin oil to the consistency
Of cream make q splendid polish
for unoleum-
To clean vanished woods, rub
with a channels leather wrung out
Of cold water. then polish with =
soft duster.
Water IN which beef has been
washed before cooking 10 excellent
for plants. especially roses ana
gsrAniums.
Equal parts OF ammonia and
whitening make a fine mixture for
cleaning nickel ornaments and fur
niEhingL
WIN washing silk or cotton
gloves. iron them when nearly dry.
This greatly improves their appear
nee.
To make shabby brown boots or
hoes take tho backing well. first
.lb with . raw potato,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
To My Sweetheart Soldier

thing OF his previous life. I guess
he is about forty-although still
young and boyish. His eyes are
clear and full OF quiet determine
ton. and he seems 20 be moving al
ways surely II slowly toward sue
cess. His father was a doctor be
fore him, and they lived in q town
in tho Far West This doctor.
whose name IL Paul. was educated
in the hospitals of BeRlin and
Munich. and his heart Is full OF sad
ness for the treachsry and cruelty
OF the German people, whose
. achievements In sciene and art hs
cannot help but admire. When the
war broke out with Germany and
France and England, he went over
Immediately and was Identified
with ono Of the first base hospitals
established and operated on the
fighting limo In France. He was
there two years! And obi what
years. ] could hardly bear the re-
cital, and yet / suppose the things
he told mo were wonderfully soft
sned to my shrinking ears. Sons
times in the hospital they had fifty
operations a day-somstimss seven
hundred
Sometimes the ether gave out.
and the morphine. and those terri
Bile wounds had to be prObed. and
seven amputations made without
the use OF tho merciful anodyns.
He says the bravery of the men Is
what unneTvas the surgeon-when
a. 4,
like patient dogs. II they scream
and curse, the doctor can plunge
in with knife and probe. without
half tho heartache and dismRy. He
says the wounded German prisoners
are tho worst element to contend
with, Under ether they curse Eng
land I'm SO frightful a manner that
IL Is almost more than. tho loyal
hearts of doctors and nurses can en-
durs,
At the end Of two years Or.
Paurs father died, and he came
home. And here he IL with his
widowed mother,
His belief in the outcome Of the
war Is inspiring-never a doubt but
that the ultimate end will Justify
all the suffering and despair. His
whole life Is based upon his trust
In the infinite goodness OF God, and
the inherent good OF the human
heart. II must triumph in the end,
and as j listened to his Grave words,
spoken from the grim experience OF
these two years In that theater Of
suffering, ! felt as though soma
great blessing were lowering above
the world like big circling birds.
and would soon descend with heal
ing wings.
Just now I hear sound like a
groan from the big minister. and I
must fly so that his poor little wife
asleep in the big chair, may not be
wakened.
Good night nay believed,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Savagery in the Boy
DON'T BE ALARMED IF HE IS WILD
Let Him Dress as an Indian and
Go Off with Him on a Hike
in the Country.

suitable for the innocent but sAv-
Age-appeAring experiences through
which you would have him pass. It
Is disheartening and almost pathetic
for one who knows the game TO see
a boy going out on a hike dressed
IN a suit OF dainty Sunday school
clothes.
Such 10 no time for your child 10
look angelic. Provide a hickory
shirt. q red bandAna handkerchief to
tie about his neck or hang out OF
his hip pocket. an old SLOUGH hat
cooked a la cowboy and a pair Of
coarse high-tops. and thus make
him feel the right thrill These boy
toys are inexpensive.
Next. provide for your boys brief
descent into the realm Of sHvagery
some suitable implements or wsap-
ons-nothinE refined or modern
but something which suggests an
ancient age. A crude stone axe. .
bow and arrow Of his own make.
homemade javslin. a leather sling.
a big jaek-knifs. q eoplous water
bottle-this IL the class Of goods
which now tops the market In the
mind of your wild boy. Load him
down with some Of these and throw
in n dog for extra measure II you
can borrow one.
Now, take at least q halliday on
and make for the hills with your
boy. It Is not a mere matter Of =
days outing. not = question Of the
fun you viii have II 10 the red
blood Of the nation Of Tomorrow
We are thinking about II needs an
early stirrinE'to the depths Our
boys have been growing too tame
and soft. Their course Of training
has been too efeminate. Their gen
tlemanly conduct has been acquired
too early. 20 that the coarse strong
young fber has not had enough o7-
portunIty to be woven into eour'
ageous manhood
Doubtless the great war win
finally bring Us many valuable sug-
Esstions for overcoming this error
in our boy training. Meanwhile. let
US give every young American boy
his due. insofar as we know what
Il is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
The Child with Poor Blood
SOME OF THE CAUSES AND THE REMEDY

fatigue. headache. shortnesS OF
breath, hsavinsss in tho legs, pain
in the sides and stomach after eI-
ertion, vomiting. poor appetite,
habby muscles. low vitality. lack Of
initiative. increased tendency TO
sleep. paIpitation. AccelerAtion Of
tho pulse. paIlor Of the lips. and =
decrease OF the rOlorinF matter ot
the blood and in the number OF the
red blood cells.
Medicine IN itself Is OF little use
IN HuemiA unless proper hyEenio
measures are adopted. LsNatives
may be required, but resort should
first be had 70 cold water in tho
morning on an empty stomach.
prures and brown. whole-meal
bread bran mullins. buttermilk and
abdominal massage Will also help
to correct constipation.
vacation may clear up the
trouble mazically. Good hours are
essential Fresh air moderate eK-
errlss and bathing are needed II
the patient reacts badly after "A
bath try warm sponEing with water
and alcohol. followed by friction
with a coarse towel and rest in bed
for a snort while.
SutritIve diet must he pushed
The child may cat whatever he or
shs likes. with due regard for the
!ron-containiuE foods. Salads should
be much employed. Cream makes a
desirable addition % milk as a fat
ten.nE agent Olive oil may Ds mixed
with potatoes. Cocoa IS Il valuable
addition 10 the diet Patented foods
and medicines should not be en-
p!oyed-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Rose That Changes Color

White in the shade. red in the sun
such is the twotold character that
has given a name to the chameleon
rose" At night, or when 1t is car
ried into a dark room. 1t assumes
wax-liks whiteness. This does not
occur abruptly. but the petals nrst
pass through a blush tint. which
rapidly changes into a very pale
rose. and finally ends by becoming
the purest white Then. II II is
taken into bright sunlight. with the
greatest rapidity IL resumes the
scarlet tint Of the most brilliant
peony. This phenomenon comes
from Japan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Wheatless DayDesserts
THE FAMILY HAS A CRAVING FOR SWEETS
Here Are Some Excellent Sugges-
tons fer the Woman Who
Wants tie Be Up to Date.

; level tablespoons; cocoa > level
tablespoons: milk. l pint.
Nix the dry ingredients together
in a smooth saucepan. Add enough
OF the cold milk and stir con-
stantly until pudding hollis nve
minutes. Turn into one large or
several small moulds previously
dipped in cold water. Care must
lie taken not to scorch the milk In
cooking. An aluminium Saucepan
will be found very satisfactory for
this pudding.
cUsTARD SAUCE
Yoke egg. 1 cup milk. 2 level
tablespoons sugar. u teaspoon
vanilla extract. Mix sugar into egg.
ado milk and stir over hot water
until mixture coats spoon. Remove
at once. chill and flavor.
Baked apples are very popular II
served with a tiny crown" Of
whipped cream forced through the
pastry tube.
Apples SLICED and placed IN q
baking dish in layers with brown
sugar, cinnamon. lemon juice and
boiled Eeedless raisins are also very
popular. q,
Then there Is long list OF
fancy things to be made from
gelatiue.. It is indeed = mystery
TO some folks how the Demonstration
gets the various things. that are
moulded in the gelatins to stay put
This is accomplished by pouring
little of the Eelatine into the mould
and adding the fruit or nuts and
allowing thfa to partly harden be-
fore the next layer" OF gelRtins
poured on
Every one OF the gelatine compa-
mics gladly gives suggestions for
the use of It's particular product.
A large number OF very pretty
desserts may be made by whipping
the prepared gelatine with a dover
egg-beater as II begins to harden
There is a large variety Of color
\ pastes on the market Small jars
sell for about fifteen cents These
are harmless, and all the grocery
departments sell them. A tiny speck
OF this paste well change a plain
white dessert into a rose pink or
leaf green" or an attractive "tyel-
low"
OF course. by increasing the guam
tity OF cornstarch to I'VE level table
spoonfuIs and emitting the cocia in
the chocolate cornstarch pudding
you may make 4 plain cornstarch to
which any desired havoring may b.
added just before the pudding II
taken from the stove
Maple flavor is novel and tooth
some Maple cornstarch pudding
may be served with real or mock
maple syrup, a spoonful OF whipped
cream and a sprinkling Of chopped
Walnuts.
Rice pudding. made with or with
out eggs. is attractive II made from
a good recipe.
TaDioca in any form may be made
Into a large variety OF attractive,
nourish!nS desserts.
And cornmeal offers us a host OF
dainty desserts, all the way from
Indian pudding TO cornmeal, molas-
ses and apple pudding
JunkeL or rennet custArd, mads
from liquid rennet, or the rennet IN
tablet form, offers = wide field for
the ingenious
And the baked custards, frozen
custards and fruit ices all help to
provide 'wheatless-day desserts that
are attractive. appetizinG and nour-
iEhIng.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
By Brice BeIden, MID.

WE may think of the ehiid''
" blood impoverishment ss
belonging IN all probability
70 one OF four types The four types
are anemia after illness, anemia due
to malnUtriuon. school anemia-
and ehloroEis disease Of girls
characterized by a Ereenlsh palloF
and hence known in oIden times as
the green sickness.
The illnesses which commonly
cause ansmia arc malaria, worms
disease of the kidneys. tuberculosis.
any bleeding affection. such as
dysentery. and protracted afcc-
lions requiring IA their course a
low Diet
AnemiA due to malnutrition is
especially observed when tho food
eaten contains no iron. Foods
especially rich in iron are potatoes.
spinach, peas. beans. carrots.
straw berries. cherries, IentiIs APP
pies. green cabbage, asparagus. the
yoIks Of eggs, hazelnUtz, and al
monds. Foods poor in iron that arc
frequently given to children TO tho
exclusion OF foods more needed are
milk and white bread.
The anemia Of the school Is due
20 combination Of bad air. Insult
cient light, overheaunE. anxiety
and ambition. The candy and sodas
that are eaten by school children
spdithe appetite for good food and
help to impair the teeth, and poor
teeth.are a direct cause Of maInu-
triton,
Dental defects which prevent
proper mastication spell starvation.
A child may get the best OF food,
but ~ he cannot chew it a degree
OF malnutrition results Not only
must dental defects be corrected for
the mechanical reason mentioned,
bu dscHyed areas must be gotten
rid Of because they are breeding
places for germs. These germs
cause digestive disturbances and
sometimes they give rise TO serious
infections.
TAs kyntSEs ot GAsmiS are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
When Horses Get 'Pipped'

When an army horse is wounded
about the face or Jaw It is not sent
down to the veterinary lines. but is
kept to be tended by its driver.
Then II is that a good drivers
care comes in. for the men tend
them most carefully. feeding them
by hand, boiling their oats, making
them mashes, and spending most Of
the day with their charges until
they can feed IN comfort again. II
is this personal care OF the man for
his horse that has been the cause
OF the new order that all horses
have to be returned from hospital
to their own units again: for a
mans care is by no means trans
ferred to the same extent to a new
team Of hoESSA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
By William A. McKeever.
One of the Nations Foremost An
critic. on ChiIdren's Problems

One of the Nation's Foremost An
critic. on ChIIdren's Problems
YF your boy has wild streak In
his make-up-as the majority
\ Of boys have pronouneedly-
this rough-ridinE disposition viii
manifest itself most actively at
about ten or twelve years OF age
And when this inner call to the wild
comes. you are advised not to curb
Il very suddenly. but to give II
certain amount OF guarded indul-
Kence. For. remember. you are not
merely dealing with an Individual
boy. you are also dealing with a
racial instinct.
1t is not necessary to argue that
We human beings are all sprung
from a race Of savages and that
certain great crises like war tend
to throw US back into that unhappy
stats. Civilization has never changed
our barbaric nature. but has merely
submerged 70 under an intricate
network Of higher concerns
Recently twslvs-year-oid city
boy came racing down a side street
riding bareback astrids an Indian
pony. He was nourishing an air
rife. was dressed in the garb Of
cowboy OF the by-gone western
plains, and was yelling in a sort
Of unison with dog which hung
at the heels of his pony. 1t was
really a Charming spectacle.
As a matter Of fact, this young
American is neither wild nor
wicked. He is a good. four-squars
young school boy. and was merely
acting out gloriously a racial trait
which tends to dominate briefly
those OF his age.
But how can we indulge properly
the Wild streak in our boys? How
can We give them the right forms
and the right amount of rough-and-
ready experience so that their ply
steal stamina and moral courage
may benefit thereby: Some sug-
gestions may be in point here.
First of all. provide your boy
with the clothes and the implements
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Stories of Interest

waste OF paper or injury to the
fruit. and with perfect precision
Mechanical hands pick up the truiG
without bruising the skin and place
It on conveyor-belts. The wrappers
already cut and printed BY the ma
chine are automatically fed on to
the belt and receive the fruit from
the mechanical hands Then the
machine folds the wrappers around
the oranges and crimps them over
the stem end so tightly that the
fruit can be rolled over . rough
door without undoing It
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Machine Wrapped Oranges

The orange packing plants OF the
Pacific Coast have long employed
sizers. weighers. brushes. mailing
machines. etc. AL OF which work
automatically. but until recently
wrapping was done by hand. A ma
chine has now appeared. however.
which automatically cuts and prints
the wrapping paper and wraps tina
orange. Each machine wraps onS
hundred oranges 4 minute, without
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
ADVICE THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAh MISS FAlhFAA'
What would you do II you
wore I? am well educated.
pretty. and have had unusual op-
portunities for meeting men. Yet
I have never made q hit / think
am just naturally stupid. was
net a success socially. and now
that We have lost our money and
am a stenographer at S15 per,
do not feel that ! am n success
In business either-it Is only that
lam working for an old friend OF
the familys or I would not be
able to hold down the Job" I
am one OF those foolish women
that have dabbled in many things.
but have never stuck 10 any one
thing long enough TO make 4
success Of Il. Though l look much
younger. I am thirty-one.
OLD MAID"
your estimate OF yourself is not
very enthusiastic one. Is II?
Can't you md something in your
self to admire and cultivats7 with
q good education and good looks
and enough critical faculty to write
about yourself as you have. surely
you ought to be able TO treat your
own case as we'll as to diagnose Il.
Because you have spent most OF
your life Cabling need not pre-
vent you from now settling down
and mastering one thing. why not
stop thinking about yourself and
your shortcomings and give your
entire attention to your present po-
sltion and its opportun!tiss7 Per-
haps It hasn't any! Well. then. In q
world as teemins with chances for
women as is our present little old
globe. / suggest that you look
around for the place into which you
will fit! Take stock OF yourself
Perhaps you are a good executive.
perhaps you are a sympathetio
stenoErapher who brings out tho
ability Of the person who is dealing
with you. Perhaps you would bs
good saleswoman. Maybe YOU have
Goms artistic ability-or know a lot
about cooking. Find out what YOUR
marketable ability is-then take 1t
10 the market and insist on getting
tho best possible price for IT, Your
letter suggests humor and is dis
tinctly indicative OF character and
ability. I fancy you are really a
clever, worthwhile woman. and
that you can make 4 great deal 81
yourssif II you simply choose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Unexplored Canada.

II Is believed that nearly 80 peg
cent OF Canada is stilI undiscov-
cred. and II Indian reports are to be
believed. there is In the basin Of
the Mackenzie River one OF the
largess areas of possible oil-bsar-
ing country on the face OF the
earth. The Indians report the sx-
istencs of lakes a hundred milss
and long IN Yukon that no vhits
man has ever seen. while even the
Indians apparently know nothing
OF the as yet untroddsn Mackenzie
Mountains.