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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Undressed History

In 1894 Berlin actress was ac-
cused of an offense against morality
and decency when she appeared. on
the stage in bare arms. In 1900 the
daring wife of a rich banker of
Switzerland walked in the garden
of the Tuileries with nothing be-
tween her body and the open at
mosphere but guaze veil. In 1917
English ladies discarded all cloth
ing except silk tights and a trans
parent chemise, and wore rings on
their bare feet.
These incidents in the history of
scanty fashionable attire for wom-
en- are related to show that what
W are now undergoing in the -r"v
of doubtful dress is nothing new I'M
der the sun. The urge to uncover
and reveal becomes irresistible
about once every hundred years, it
seems. Let us be thankful that at
least two of every three generations
escape the craze for immodesty.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
INSURING YOUR CLOTHES
AGAINST DAMAGE BY MOTHS

have found way in during the
summer. Much of this anxiety would
be unnecessary if the garment were
made absolutely clean when stored
away, and if it were packed in as
nearly an air-tight way as possible.
Thorough brushing should remove
all moths and eggs, but hanging for
a day in the sun and wind also
helps. When the garment is clean,
the next step is to wrap it up so
carefully that the moths cannot
reach it. This can be done in sew
eral ways: Sew it up in strong,
brown wrapping paper; use paste
board boxes and seal with strips of
gum paper, or place the garment in
paper bags which are sold for stor-
age purposes. A most effective meth
cd is to pack the clothing in a
trunk, sprinkling in freely naphtha-
lene flakes; when filled place a soup
plate on top of the clothing and place
three tablespoonfuls of carbon disul-
phid in the plate. Close tightly and
do not open again until fall. Care
must be taken in using disulphid to
as these are as explosive as gaso-
line.
Naphthalene flakes or moth balls
alone, using two pounds in an ordi-
nary trunk, are most effective for
protecting clothes from moth infesta-
the insect. Camphor is less effec-
tive, and while red-cedar chests
readily kill all adult moths they do
not prevent the Matching of moth
eggs. Tests show that the following
substances often used for the pur-
pose possess no value as moth "re-
pellentse:" Tobacco extracts and pow
ders, lavender flowers, cayenne pep
per, allspice, cloves, angelica root,
black pepper, borax, colocynth pulp,
eucalyptus leaves, formaldehyde,
hellebore, lead carbonate, lead oxide.
lime, quassia chips, sodium bicar-
Donate. and sodium carbonate.
Brushing, busting with naphtha-
lene flakes or pyrethrum powder and
careful wrapping are the best insur-
ance against moths. Placing in a
cedar chest provides additional
safety
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

teen is more in keeping with
trashy novel than a person in
real life. Get that idea out of
your head, you have plenty of
time to marry.
Dear Madam: I have been reading
your splendid advice to other girls
SO / decided to write you myself
When a young man takes a girl off
anywhere, is. it proper for the girl
to say, sit is time for us to CO." or
for the boy to say? And when she
gets home must she tell him she
enjoyed herself? l will sure appre-
ciate your advice through the Jour
nal, as / am real anxious to know
these things.
BEAUTIFUL DOLL.
When a young man takes a girl
off anywhere it is up TO her to
say it is time to return. She
can make a suggestion, without
being too blunt about it. You
must always be polite to your es-
cort, even if you dislike him.
Because you are "a lady, and la
dies shrink from hurting any
one, when he leave you, be sure
and tell him it was nice of him
to invite you even if you didn't
have such good time), do not
hurt him by telling him so. You
will always have friends if you
And when you do go anywhere
with young man always bear
in mind he brought you there,
and never leave him for some
one else, unless you see he is
having as good a time as you.
Treat your boy friends right
and they will always come back
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
I1TIITT1lIIITTITTITIJIITTI1TT

] had bad pain in my left side and it
would pain terribly if I stepped off
a curb+stone. One day one of your
booklets was thrown in the yard and
I read every word in it. There were
so many who had been helped by your
medicine that I wanted to try it and
my husband went to town and got me
a bottle. Tt seemed as though felt
relief after the second dose, so I kept
on until I had taken five bottles and
by that time I was as we'll as I could
wish. About year later I gave birth
to a ten pound boy, and have had
two more children since and my health
has been fine. If l ever have trouble
of any kind am going to take your
medicine for l give it all the praise
for my good health. I always recon-
mend your medicine whenever cam"
Mrs. EVA E. SHAY, Garnett. Kansas.
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NV Ideas of Beauty

Because of my profession it is but
natural, 1 suppose, that | should con-
slider feminine beauty from a pho
tographic standpoint.
Usually when one sees an attrac-
tive woman he is carried away by
visual appearance. There is not, at
first glance, an inclination to analyze
the qualities responsible for her at
Effectiveness.
AS a consequence careful analysis
frequently reveals the fact that the
woman who at glance seems pos
sessed of characteristics which make
for beauty is, after all merely pleas
ing to the eye.
The average person is very apt to
be misled by color. From photo
graphic standpoint, color means very
little, but to the eye it probably reg
listers more forcefully than any 9TH
er quality. But because it is q Wis
ual, and not a fundamental asset, it
is not one of the most consequential
attributes of beauty. q
Briefly, I should say the qualities
of feminine beauty are, perfection of
facial contour, Symmetric proper
tons, poise and. most important of
all, intelligence. For instance,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

This is the time of the year when
the little moth gets busy. 1t is much
easier to bar him from your ward
robe than it is to put him out after
wards and repair the damage. Early
in the spring is the time to use the
ounce of prevention" The moth is
no Discrimination of persons or things
the school girls half worn wooden
gloves or your new bolivia coat with
the squirrel collar are all one to him
when he starts on his perforating pill
grimage.
Wooden stuffs and fur are his fav-
orite materials. Eternal vigilance
seems the only successful method of
protecting wooden garments from the
pests. Garments which are used
from time to time all summer can not
be wrapped, but must hang in the
closet and wardrobe ready for uneX-
pected changes in the weather, but
they will keep in good condition, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture suggests, if the following pre-
cautions are carried out:
Keep the closet or wardrobe clean.
If possible hang garments in closet
that. has a window. Brush clothes
thoroughly at regular intervals. Turn
pockets wrong side out, cuffs down
an brush. Brush under lapels, plaits,
and the top of hens. Every one
knows how much dust collects in all
of these crevices of clothing. If this
dust is not allowed to remain the
moths will not have as good lodging
place.
Precaution in Storing
The larger part of ones winter
wardrobe is usually carefully put
away" in the spring to remain storSd
until cold weather appears again.
Some people are fortunate enough to
be able to send their clothing to a
storage company which makes bus
mess of seeing that moths do not
damage garments left in it's care.
The rank and file, however, still have
to follow grandnother's methods and
pack their clothes in trunks or cedar
chests or wrap them up and store
them on the closet shelf.
In the fall, when they are I'M
packed, there is always the fear that
in spite of your care the moths may
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Carrots as Diet Supply Us
With Lime; Likened Unto Milk

foods differ not only in their content
of certain substances, but also in
the extent to which the body is able
to utilize them. Several articles in
the Journal of Biological Chemistry
throw some light upon this phase Of
the matter. DR.. Mary s. Rose shows
that carrots will supply enough cal
cium for ordinary adults, but one
might hesitate to feed babies on car
rots. 1t has been suggested that lime
season our food, but Drs. w. Denis
and A. S. Minot state as result of
experiments at the Massachusetts
General hospital that even ninety
grains of lactate of lime administer
ed orally each day for five days fail
to show that any lime has passed
into the blood.
The fact remains that if children
are to grow up with strong bones,
milk must be their principal diet.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
AU,N 7 JUL!A,'S
LETTER BOX


have started this health talk want to tell that plenty
bathing mighty hel
health and aractvenes Now boys know just what time
mothers getting bath
ming of the if how
daily bath making healthy, attractive
entitled
its comfort and health-giving qualities.
yourself. glasses
water day is the least should ake.e
WE'LL enough docorng while will
what haye said to heart
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

One-fiftieth of the human body by
weight, is lime This is largely IN
the bones, but is also found in other
organs. Therefore, it is highly i'm
portant that the diet contain enough
lime, especially in the case of chill
dren, whose bones are growing. The
only common food that contains
large quantity of lime is milk,
though some vegetables, such as car
rots and spinach, are fairly rich in it.
DR.. H. G. Sherman, in his book
Chemistry of Food and Nutrition"
states that "the ordinary mixed diet
of Americans and Europeans, at least
among jewellers in cities and towns,
is probably more deficient in calcium
than in any other chemical element
With milk at such a high price
that a reduction in it's use is forced
upon poor people, green vegetables
have been urged as wholesome
addition to the dietary of babies. But
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
4 LETTER
FOR women
rom q Woman Whose Serious Illness
Mas Overcome by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Garnett, Kas.-"I first took Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

I o r a complete
nervous b r e a k-
d o W n following
the birth of my
Oldest child. I got
up too soon which
caused serious fe-
male trouble. I
was so weak that
I was not able to
be on my feet but
v very little and
could not do my
hol1sawork at ali
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
NARY MEPEDITH'S ADVICE
10 LONELY GIRL S AT HOMF

Dear Miss Mary: Here comes a
girl of IA years to you for advice.
Have come once before, but failed to
get my letter printed. Don't guess
am in the seventh grade. How is
my penmanship? | have been cor
responding with a boy 16 years of
age, and L sure do think a lot of
him. 1e quit writing me once, but
it was on account Of another boy
him lot of stories about me. When
l saw the one l had been writing
to L told him it wasn't so, and he
began to write me again, and told
him l would write to him then, but
if he ever quit again on that ac-
count l positively could not write
him again. 1t was not to make the
boy mad but to keep him as a friend,
for 1 can't help but love him. Did
l do right? And he has quit writing
ask him why he quit, or anything,
but if he tries to get to writing or
writes to me I am not going to an
swer it. Am 1 doing right? | used
to write notes at school to this boy
that is trying to break US up and
to him and now he is doing every
thing he can against me. Should
make him apologize? 1 have prom
Used the other boy 1 would as soon
has done me like this l don't know
what to do. Please advise me. The
boy that has quit writing to me
sure is nice boy, and 1 want to
keep him as my best boy friend.
What can 1 do to 90 it? Answer as
complicated love affair" Jeal-
ousy is bad thing and it will
cause lot of trouble to people;
Murders have been committed
and all sorts of other crimes,
so it is a thing that every boy
and girl must fight. If the boy
you really like believes the
stories about you, which have
been told to him by an old adj
mirer of yours, he cannot have
much confidence in you. Are YOU
with him? Are you sure that
you are honest with him, and are
giving him square deal? While
you are young cultivate char
acter so that what you say peo- \
pie will believe in you, and will
Do not let anyone lose faith in
you. Treat your friends as you
would have them treat you, and
you will come out all right. Sue
cess in life does not always
count on money. but tha ability
by your upright, honest, square
dealings with them. This ap-
plies to both men and women.
Have a clear understanding with
your boy friend, and It his nature
is so small as to believe all The
fibs said against you, you had
better drop him. There are more
fish in the sea. And you are too
young to lose time in the com
pany of a nagger.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

old and I have blue eyes light black hair,
and fair complexion, and my mother has
red hair and fair complexion. I am
reader of the Letter Box. Mother takes The
Tri-Weekly Journal and l like it fine.
had better ring off for this time. l am
girl as the years roll on.
BESSIE MASSEY.
Calhoun, Ca, Route l,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
RHEUMATISM
RECIPE

l will gladly send any Rheumatism suf-
ferer Simple Herb Recipe Absolutely Free
that Completely Cured me of terrible at
tack of muscular and inflammatory Rheu-
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else I tried had failed me. have given
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cases hopeless. yet they found relief from
their suffering by taking these simple herbs.
1t also relieves Sciatica promptly as well as
Neura gia. and is, a wonderful blood puri-
Recipe if you will send for 1t at once.
believe you will consider 1t q God Send
after you have put it to the test. There is
nothing injurious contained in it, and you
can see for yourself exactly what you are
taking. I will gladly send this Recipe
absolutely free--to any sufferer who will
send name and address plainly written.
w. G. SUTTON. 1850 Magnolia Ave.
Los Angeles, California.
(AdVt.)
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II ALWAYS Helms

One of the best things about the
telephone, as a business man points
out. is that you can't hear what the
fellow at the other end of the line
says as he hangs up the receiver.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

face perfectly formed that does not
radiate intelligence can scarcely be
called beautiful.
ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

am lonely girl of seventeen and
have been going with boy, twenty
one years old. He wants me to mar
ry him and go to the west. Mother
don't want me to marry and go so
far away. I don't think she would
care for me to marry someone and
stay near home. Am I too young to
marry? This boy is my choice.
love him with all my heart and have
met, and I don't think could ever be
happy without him. Would you adj
wise me to go with him or remain at
home? My father is dead and moth
er has married again. Please give
me your advice.
UNDECIDED.
I agree with your mother
think the young man should be
a little older and more expert
enced before he takes you as
wife. The right way to do is
to let him go west and make a
home for you and come back and
marry you. 1 do not mean he
will have to build a house or
take years to accomplish. any
thing. But let him get on his =
feet and get his bearings before
you marry him, so you will not
regret it, and you will be hap
pier. L think your mother is
pei 1OClly I1SAI HOI yOu
to go SO far away from her. Bet
ter look into the situation lit
tie before doing anything rash.
If he really loves you he will
do all he can toward making you
home, but let him get a start.
Waiting a year will not hurt you.
I am a girl, eighteen years old.
Will you please tell me how would
be the most stylish way for a girl
fx- !, h twp
burn hair, gray eyes. Will you
please tell me where I can get
book showing styles of fixing hair? 7
will close. Hoping to see this in
print. Many thanks. E. w.
If you want a book on how to
dress your hair. you may write
Hunter street, Atlanta, and they
will let you know how much the
book will cost, and will give you.
all the information you want to
know. Also to girls who want to
learn the trade, if they will write
to these people they will give
them full particulars as to how
it is done.
am fourteen years old and have
black curly hair and brown eyes
and weigh one hundred and twenty
seven pounds. Don't you think
am pretty? [ am in love with boy
sixteen years old and L love him
dearly, and he seems to care for me.
He asked me to marry him and told
him I certainly would. He also asked
me to kiss him and so 1 did. Did 1
do right by kissing him? Is it al
right fore girl to sit in a boys
lap or hold his hand? He comes
to see me every night. Do you
think he loves me? Should I wear
my dresses below my knees? Am I
too old to wear socks? Do you think
I would act sensible by marrying
at the age of fifteen? Hoping to
see this in print.
BROWN EYES.
Sitting in a young mans lap
and kissing and hugging him.
and ideas of marriage certainly
do not go we'll with socks. I
never heard of it before. And
seen and heard lot at that. If
you do all these things at your
age what do you expect when
you get older? The world is
full of sadder and wiser women,
who had ideas just like you.
They learned when too late, that
it is not good to follow the hui
man impulse. Self control must
be maintained in order to live
right, and you had better start
practicing it right now. Mar
rying at fifteen a boy of six
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Valuable Book FREE

If you want a beautiful. plump, full bust,
write for our valuable book on bust devel-
opment containing the article by DR.. Carr.
in which he tells specifically the causes of
nOn-development and how the bust may be
developed harmlessly to its most beautiful
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need of development. If you wish book sent
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THE OLIVE COMPANY,
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I am going to visit a friend in
August and want your advice as to
my wardrobe. 1 wish to appear
stylishly and smartly dressed. What
should 1 wear on the train? have
a lovely all-wool tricotine dress
appropriate to wear on the train!
Please advise me in regard to
dresses, gloves and shoes. Should I
get white pumps or patent leather
shoes? (for party). =.
Thanking you in advance for your
kindness. 1 always read your page
first.
COUNTRY GIRL.
1t depends on where you are
going to visit. Your Trico-
tine suit will be all right to
travel on train. With dark
georgette or silk waist, or
washable waist to go with 1t.
made UP stylishly for morning
wear, or country club wear,
sport skirt or baronette satin
made in a new style in any color
to suit you, with waist to matsh
it of georgette, one taffeta dress
of dark blue or black and cou-
pie of pretty wolfe dresses or an
for two or three weeks stay,
or month. Keep your things
always pressed and they will
look well for a long time, it
matters not whether your ward
robe is large or small, the main
thing is having appropriate
things to fit the. occasion. That
is the keynote to. being well
dressed. If you feel that you
cannot afford two or three
pairs of shoes get the patent
feathers, but wear the black
hose always with them, because
it looks better. White slippers
look mighty pretty with light or
white clothes.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08
Only Real Bust Developer

The National is the special Bust Developer
DR.. G. s. Carr formerly recommended In the
Physical Culture Magazine as tine only safe,
reliable method known for charging the bust
in natural way. OF this method DR.. Carr
said
Indeed, it will bring about q development
Of the bust quite astonishing"
This has been proven over and over by
those using the National. In reports sent us
some have obtained as much as five inches
development by following DR.. Carr's instruc-
items, in using this wonderful invention.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Dear Aunt and Cousins PLEASE slip over
and give me seat by Aunt Julia.
wonder what you all doing for pastime?
! am going to school and having some
kind of time. l am a girl fourteen years
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins.-May join
you all while this morning? I have never
written to The Journal, but have been a
silent reader and a most ardent lover of
the Letter Box for quite while. l live
in the country and I'm great lover of
music, flowers and novels. Spring has come
at last. Guess you cousins are planting
your flower gardens. Do you cousins lat-
tend Sabbath school? Will describe my
self and go: Black hair, brown eyes and
medium complexion, age IS. All of you
cousins write to me.
Your niece and cousin,
OPAL FARRER.
WadInu a
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
my HUSBAND AND
T. NRne Phelps

"TH gladly show you anything
| know" | replied.
a Good Time.
Amid much laughter AID chat
ting we all adjourned to the tiny
kitchen where l, lacking a cnafing
dish, made a rarCbit IN u sauce
pan. 1t turned out very well in
deed, and they praised il unstint-
edlv. While it was cooking Tom
had slipped out t. tho corner and
brought in some bottled beer, so
that we had quite a feast. 1t was
nearly midnight when the Thurs
tons went home, and quite that
before we retired.
did you enjoy thcm?" 1 asked
Tom.
"Very much indeed. Thurston
is plain sort of a chap, but he's
all right" he replied.
"What about herr"
I'm not so sure about he. She S
rather spoiled l imagine. l Won
der who she was before she mar
r.e d. It'c queer She doesn't know
bow to cook" Tom retur ned, IN
fastening his collar.
"She was a buyer or something
for millinery house, l imagine
from something she said" | re-
piled. II wanted to ask her, but
Didn't quite like to-"
THAT would account for her net
knowing how to cook. Well yolr
can teach her all right. That was a
dandy rarebit.'
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-12-25
UNSETTLED WISDOM,

The art of achieving prominence brings many
people to positions of authority who not fitted
to exercise leadership. They have no discriminating
sense of justice. Nor they make any original
contribution toward solving the problems that vex
society
But they have a certain gift of plausible talk.
They very ready of speech and are primied
with a quick answer to objectors. Their superfic-
al views widely accepted wisdom. When
they acquire positions of power, they lack the
imagination and insight to create and better
systems Of human organization. They accept obso-
lete and outworn methods and an obstacle in
the way of social progress.
Meanwhile is often impressed with the NUM-
ber of obscure people. not known outside of their
own circles. who have sound and common sense
ideas and a keen and penetrating analysis of the
life about them. Their mental clarity and original
suggestions seem to meet the needs of human So
ciety. One often wishes that such types of people