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Keeping Susan Fit
By Mrs. Christine Frederick,
The DISTINGUISHED Authority on Household Efficiency

ergy to stand or do desk work, or
whatever her employment may BIO.
In addition to the task OF actually
developing her own body to matur.
lily. Therefore this is the vital
point to emphasize--that the food
supply OF this period must be ade-
Quate not only to carry on school
work and other interests but.
most important, TO actually de-
yelop Susan into an adult woman.
All too frequently there Is not
enough nourishment taken to full
nj both. and the result Is anaemic.
fat.chested girls, or the nervous
breakdown" 30 common In school
years. Sometimes even Susan may
need more food to grow on than
she can assimilate.
Now having explained what
changes are taking place with
Susan, let US see what foods she
must eat TO supply the demands
made on her. First, she will need
lnrge quantity OF protein, espe-
cially eggs. milk and the white
meats to actually make body tissue.
Again. she needs q fair share OF
fats, which arc best taken at this
time In the form OF butter, olive
and peanut oil. instead of In any
gravies or fried foods which are
moro difficult OF digestion. An i'm.
mense quantity Of starches will
also be needed In this adolescent
period to furnish the required
amount OF energy, but thoy also
should be given In the most digesti.
BILE form.
The reason for this care in the
form OF the food ia that Susan's
digestion during this period Is
likely to be weak and her appetite
"fnicky." Indeed. II may be neces.
sary TO coax her to eat the required
amount OF nourishment. Some.
times her lack OF appetite takes
the form OF "no-breakfest" idea.
but she should be urged to take a
breakfast entirely different from
the regular family meal. At all
times the meals should be dainty,
even X 1t be an egg.nogg and crack
ers. for although she is growing as
fast as her long.legged brother she
hasn't always his hearty" hunger.
Another point is to vary the meals
frequently-evep q new kind or
bread OF a vegetable served diff
ferent way or a novel garnish will
make ordinary food seem differ.
ent" and hence more appealing.
Another group OF foods which
Susan needs to indulge In gener-
ously Ia the watery vegetables and
fruits. She will greatly need their
valuable mineral salts to keep her
blood pure during adolescent
changes which often result in skin
eruptions; also her body needs
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expatiate upon the beauty OF the
willowy figure, the grace OF q litho
body, the loveliness Of the Psyche
model. the panther-like movements
Of the slimly built woman. and the
charm OF n reed-like form. Slim
ness Is very frequently associated
with charm In woman.
Ellis notes a masculine prefer
ence for blondes rs widespread.
Even in italy, where dark or olive
compilations arc a racial character.
istIc, the fair woman is preferred.
Nevertheless, most OF the great
English bellies have not been very
fair.
Leonardo da Vincl observed that
the like rather than the unlike ars
attracted TO one another. and re-
searches since his day demonstrate
that similarity is a very great fac.
tor in love-choice, though not the
only one.
1t Is certain that the physical ap-
peal Is never quite absent in the
choice Of a lover among both men
and women. and that 1t is some.
times paramount. But many men
choose plain, even ill.favored
women, which proves that external
charm Is not the sole allurement.
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perhaps the most admired by man.
In all quarters of the world the de-
velopment OF the breasts and hips
Is deemed sign of womanly
beauty. No doubt the desire for a
disparity OF structure and form in
the two sexes is deep and funda.
mental.
But carriage. as Ellis asserts, has
decided influence in selection.
and an awkward gait detracts from
womanly attractiveness.. Plump.
ness Of the figure is. however, not
necessarily handicap to graceful
movement Spanish women tend
TO stoutness, but they have the in.
ward.curved spine. which lends n
statuesque bearing and nimbleness
in active motion.
So marked Is the masculine de.
sire for the generous figure in
woman that there have been per.
fods when women wore pads to ac-
centuate the abdominal region.
The crinoline was probably de.
signed by shrewd woman In order
to heighten the suggestion of en-
bonpoint.
There are. no doubt, exceptions
to this predilection for fullness of
form in women. The poets often
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r EFT US call the young daughter
in the home Susan" What
49, should she be given to eat to
keep her pretty, to keep her bloom
ing. TO develop her. into healthy
womanhood. and also to furnish her
enough energy with which to play.
to work, to dance, as all "Susans"
do?
There was time ESQ we learn
from history and novels) when TO
be pallid and "ill" was the popular
pose OF tho young girl. Recall the
many heroincs who "fell into a
swoon" or whose appetite was like
birds" Why, Elaine" and
"Quccchy" and Amelia Sedley"
spent their lives in one long,
swooning illness! have often
wondered what they had to eat!
Now those various periods when
feminine" and fragile" were syn.
onymous. and when It was thought
nothing unusual for woman to lie
"aiiing" on couch for years, arc
gone forever. Instead we glory in
young women who can swim, play
tennis, hike" manage bazaar" or
work in a business Office for hours
Mt time without fainting once.
To be we'll Is to be beautiful. and
to be strong Is the first step toward
success Of any kind Outdoor exer.
else and right fecding-these are
the two guardians OF health. II IS
most important what Susan Is fed
in this period OF fourteen TO twenty,
when she Is no longer 4 child nor
yet q woman Neglect during these
years is bound to react on her state
OF health as II mature woman or
mother, and can never be rcmedicd
later.
Let us study this Susan OF four.
teen to twenty. whether she IS your
daughter or your neighbours. In
tho FIRST place, her body has not yet
grown 10 it's full height, hut even
when II has accomplished It's full
adult measure It Will still have to
be covered with the muscle and fat
which will give Il the contour and
roundness OF woman. Susan Is gen.
orally In school studying very hard
at geometry and physics, ambitious
ly pushing ahead with heavy school
work. In addition, she may like TO
take part In n large number OF
social" duties. OF hops and class
plays and meetings and the general
outside distractions OF school life
This again means using up q tre-
mcndous amount OF nervous energy
beyond what the body needs for It's
own use.
Sill o,hnr daurhtrrc NAV haya
to work in office, factory or home,
even as young as fourteen. Here
again Susan Will have to use en-.
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from home, supplemented with
hot drink in a vacuum bottle, or
choose one at school that will be as
nourishing as possible though light
to digest. Many schools are now
seeing the wisdom of serving chill
dren the hot lunch at low cost;
many business firms, too, are In,
stalling lunch rooms for the same
reason, that they find that when
Susan is rightly fed she IS q more
efficient worker with less tendency
to absence" and days off,"
To review, Susan needs a gener.
Gus diet OF all plain foods, with
especial emphasis on proteins and
starches; all food must be served
In the most digestible ways: bulk
vegetables and raw fruits are
needed in plenty; no stimulants
should DO given, and but little
sweets and complicated starch and
sugar dishes or rich or highly sea-
soned foods. Everything should be
done to build up right eating
habits and lay the cornerstone for
that glorious norvcless womanhood
which Is Susan's rightful inheri.
lance.
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Foot Blemiishes
By Lima Cavalicri,
The Most Famous Livi1e Re,y,v


can be subjected. A new, amply
broad pair OF shoes with low heels
Is the best remedy. To assist tbis
treatment. the joints may be paint.
ed three times daily with this sim.
pie but effective bunion lotion:
Tincture Of iodine. Q drains; car.
bolic acid, 2 drains: glycerine, Q
drains.
At the first sign of an iugrowing
toenail, each OF two simple reme-
dies may be used. The corner of
the nail at tho side where the toe
is infiamed may be gently lifted
and cotton thrust beneath It to re-
lieve the pressure. Also. at tho
middle of the upper edge of the nail
q tiny V may be cut. Nature in her
extra efforts to heal this breach in
tho nail withdraws her forces from
the irritation Of the side of the toe.
woul.- like to remind you that
no woman Is ever pretty while her
feet hurt her. A horrid male per.
son has been ungallant enough to
say OF some OF us that the awk.
wardest thing in nature is a woman
with sore foot" That he didn't
exaggerate we must admit.
Watch your feet carefully so that
no one can have q chance to make
any such remark about you. Is tho
skin between the toes cracked and
sensitive? 1t is possible that this
is an indication of a uric acid con.
dition. See your physician at once
ana let him decide whether this ia
SO. anu have him advise you as to
the treatment necessary to effect
cure. IL the cracks between the
toes are merely caused by the feet
being over-heated, either by rub
bers or by stiff leather shines.
spread zinc ointment over the
cracked surfaces. or powder the
ler's earth.
II the feet are bathed every night
petore retiring in tepid water into
winch littlo borax or common
table salt has been sprinkled. there
Is little likelihood of sensitive.
swollen feet, or OF that unwelcome
variety Of hardened, calloused nor.
.iohs on the feet, commonly re-
ferred to as corns.
AS the evening foot bath ts a
preventative. SO is 1t cure for
such painful conditions, unless
they have reached an extreme
stage. After carefully drying the
ieet-being careful to dry them
thoroughly between the toes. so
mat no soft corns will form there
rub oil the swollen. tender portions
or the feet gently with witch-hazel
or olive oil. or even plain cold
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Spanish Omelet.

SEPARATE G eggs. Beat yolka
until light. add 1 teaspoon salt
and few grains OF paprika and u
tablespoon -four diluted with Il
tablespoon milk. Fold in the stifYIv
beaten whites. Pour into n huf.
tered omelct pan and cook until
hrm. When ready to serve the
omelet place 1t on serving diah
and before folding It pour the fol.
rowing sauce between sections. For
sauce fry in little butter the fol.
lowing ingredients: l minced onion
l fnely chopped green pepper. 3 or
= mushrooms. l small bay leaf. a
tiny sprig OF parsley, tablespoon
timely minced ham and 1 thinIv
sliced lamb kidney. Then add or
D peeled tomatoes and 1 cup OF good
cohsomme. Cook about "a hour.
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Dreamed Chicken,

TUT cold chicken into small
~ cubes. To cups OF chicken
allow 2 cups thick white sauce.
Heat and season to taste with salt
and paprika. About ITO teaspoon
celery salt may be added. Serve
hot on rounds OF toast, baking pow.
der biscuit or with n border OF we'll
seasoned rIced potatoes. Finely
chopped parsley Is sometimes
sprinkled over the chicken Just be.
fore serving. Dreamed chicken NAV
be varied by adding Il cup sliced
mushrooms to Q cups of chicken.
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them for bone formation. Another
reason why Susan should use
plenty Of watery fruits and the
bulk" vegetables Ia 10 avoid any
danger OF clogging md constipa-
ton. 1t Is in theae formative
years that habits" are formed,
and one way TO avoid the common
and dangerous habit Of constipation
Is by early establishing free bowel
movements which will result in
clear eyes and thinking apparatus.
The one group OF foods in which
Susan must not indulge Ia tho
sweets and the sugar-starch dishes.
Unfortunately It is fudge and
cellars and French pastry that
Susan Just "loveB!" Here Is where
wise directing mother can be OF
tho greatest value.
Did we ever sec a man sit down
to lunch table and order a choco.
late eclair and cup OF chocolate
with whipped cream? Seldom. We
would generally find Susan's broth
or ordering ham and" or soup, or
even such coarse" foods as cab
bage and dumplings. But S.san
likes the rich salads with mayor
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Oysters American stvle
WIASH and pick over pint oy.
WV fnrc nrl,n

XX7ASH and pick over 1 pint oys.
w tiers; parboil or steam until
lender. Drain. reservins LIQUID
ADD cold water to make / Gun and
strain through double cheeseclofb
Melt tablespoons butter. add i
teaspoon finely chopped shallot. 1
.ao'espoon finely chopped red pep.
per ana cook until tender. Add 9
tablespoons sifted flour and stir
well. Add oyster liquid, stirring
constantly. Add l teaspoon salt. n
dash OF paprika, 1ih teaspoons
lemon Juice. IA teaspoons mild vim.
egar. teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce and Is teaspoon beef extract
MIX well and add oysters. Place 3
or oysters on small rounds of
bread. toasted and buttered on ono
side. Pour sauce over oysters and
garnish with thin slices Of picked
gherkins.
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Cheese F'ondue.

KTlX and sift tablespoon flour
AvA with teaspoon salt, Il tea.
spoon soda, 4 teaspoon mustard
and few grains OF paprika. Stir
into tablespoons melted butter and
cook until frothy, stirring constant.
ly. Add y cup milk and continue
stirring until thick and creamy.
Add ~ cup stale bread crumbs and
4 pound thinly sliced cheese. Cook
over hot water until cheese IS melt.
ed. Add 3 well-beaten eggs and
fold carefully into hot mixture.
Serve Immediately.
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Ham and Crumb Timbales.

TOOK IN cups dried bread
- crumbs with IL cups milk.
When thick and pasty add 2 cups
hnely minced ham, scant teaspoon
salt. ! teaspoon grated onion and n
dash OF pepper. Add 2 well-beaten
egg yolks. Mix well and fold in 2
stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn
into small buttered or creased tim
bale molds or custard cups, place In
pan OF hot wnter and cook in q mod.
crate oven about II hour. Serve
with white sauce to which green
peas have been added.
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Eggs Italian STYLE.

MELT tablespoons butter and
AvA add II cup finely sliced mush.
rooms. Cook until mushrooms are
tender. Add l cup milk and 4 cup
cooked spaghetti or noodles and
heat gradually. Then add S beaten
eggs. l teaspoon salt and dash of
pepper. A little finely chopped
parsley may be added just before
serving. To be at their best tho
eggs should be cooked slowly.
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Cheese Soup.

pEEL, slice and fry 8 or 6 onions
with 4 cup butter and Y
pound finely minced ham. Add II
pound bread crumbs, 11s quarts
good white stock. n tiny blade NJ
mace and salt and pepper to taste
Cook about 80 minutes. add u
pound grated Parmesan cheese and
egg yolks. Press through sieve
and serve hot.
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Welsh Rarebit.

MELT tablespoon butter, add
~ y pound thinly sliced cheese
and 4 teaspoon salt and a dash OF
papriRa: Stir constantly until
cheese is melted. Beat 2 egg yolks.
add 4 cup rich milk or cream and
s,ir into the hot cheese. Cook yerv
slowly until smooth and creamy.
serve on slices OF bread toasted on
one SIDE. Pour the rarebit on the
untoasted side.
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Red Ink Stains.

ITO remove rod ink stains from
l table linen spread freshly
made mustard over them and leave
on about half an hour. When
sponged off all traces of tho ink
will have disappeared,
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For Sunday Night Supper
lN1CW1ll,
Inc WeUKnown Writer and Lecturer on coot;,o
Ragout of Veal.

TUT cold roast veal into small
~ cubes. Measure. and to I pint
veal cubes add 11a cups brown
sauce. seasoned with n few drops
OF onion Juice, dash of CAYENNE
and teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce.
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For Window Shades.

D ROCURE an extra long rubber
\ band and stretch across tho
window on two hooks to keep the
shades from blowing in when the
screens are In and the shades
pulled down.
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A Makeshift Bodk;n.

CHoULD your bodkin become mis-.
- placed, fasten small safety
pin in the end Of the ribbon and IL
Will serve almost as we'll.
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Ironing Lace.

A FrER washing yellow lace dip
- 1t in milk before ironing. A
warm iron should never come in
contact with the lace, so to secure
perfect results put tissue paper
over 1t before pressing.
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Washing China.

LOT water will not hurt the
! finest decorated china, but the
use OF strong soaps and powders
should be avoided.
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Useful Hints for Busy Housewives
Finding a Needle.

r. you happen to lose a needle
when sewing. take n magnet
and run 1t over tho rug or carpet
where the needle has disappeared.
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DLEASE tell mo of some HARM
less method for removing
blackh cads.-DOTTY.

DLhASE tell mo of some HARM
less method for removing
blackh cads.-DOTTY.
The most frequent causes Of this
distressing condition OF the skin
are lack Of cleanliness, q faulty
diet and absence of proper exer.
else. Eat only plain and whole
some foods; eschew candy and too
many sweet desserts. Take plenty
of fresh fruit, especially oranges,
and live chiefly upon vegetables.
Below is an excellent preparation
which may be applied once day,
preferably at night, after first
cleansing the skin thoroughly with
warm water and n good soap:
senzoinated lard % drams
EahoI'n ...... drains
PrecIpitated sulphur. VI dram
TNDLY tell mo Of n simple
II way to remove a shine from
the nose without powdering it all
the timc.-T. D.
Your sebaceous glands are in an
over.actiyc condition, consequently
your skin needs the frequent appIi.
cation Of an astringent lotion like
this:
RoseWater ............ 3 ouncea
Almond milk (thiek). "a grams
Alum ................3 80 qrajns
Then use only a pure rice now.
DER, which will not harm the skin
IL removed at night with cold
cream. Afterward cleanse the face
with warm water and almond meal,
or oatmeal. or even n mild SOAP Il
Yon prefer It,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a.
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naise. the whipped cream and whole
array OF the pastry cooks art.
Nerves arc the result Of major
under-nutrition.
One Of the most important duties
then for those with Susan's welfare
at heart Is TO train her to right eat
Ing habits which will not lead to
excess Of sweets. pastry. soda, can
dies and connections generally. The
foods-chops, soups, green vege-
tables, raw fruits. etc.--the less
likely she Is to have the prevalent
headache" Also condiments, slim.
ulant tea and coffee should not be
q part Of Susan's diet.
X Susan goes to school she
should take a well-packed lunch
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vYIHAT will take a heavy coat
w of tan from my face and


w of tan from my face and
neck?-ETHEL.
AS preliminary to any treat.
ment OF the face and throat the
skin must be scrubbed thoroughly
with a good soap and warm water.
Any soap will do, but I prefer n
pure CASTLE. The use OF soap will
have only strictly whitening Of.
feet, so It will be found valuable
aid in the bleaching process. After
the skin has been thoroughly
rinsed and dried then use simple
bleach like this, which should be
applied every night before retir.
ing:
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WILL you kindly recommend
w a way to reduce? weigh
1877 pounds and am only eighteen.
I get a great deal OF exercise,
but that docs not seem to help
r.. X.
You are very evidently suffering
from over-assimllatlon. The logi-
cal thing for you to do ia to change
your diet completely: eliminate as
far as possible all the carbonaceous
foods. such as starches, swcets ana
fats and leave off white bread en-
tirely. Fat more fresh fruits and
vegetables. though bananas and
potatoes must be omitted. and
butter should be eaten sparingly.
Also, 1t will help to take all tho
out-of.door exercises you can.
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KTY lips are so thick they
ASA worry me terribly. Is there
anything can do to reduce
them DISCOIIRAaED

anything can do to reduce
them?-DISCoURAdED.
The build OF the mouth Is such
that It is extremely difficult to re.
duce the lips in any way except by
minor surgical operation or tho
application OF astringcnt lotions.
However, they may be massaged
with tho simple stroke movement,
moving outward and upward In
stead OF inward toward tho nose.
Rub gently. but with considerable
pressure. using the first two fingers
of each hand. The following MS.
tringent preparation will DO found
a valuable aid in this connection:
Puiverized tannln .......1 gram
Alkanet chlps ..........1 gram
colo cream ...........1 ounce
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Secrets of Beauty

rs there any way can harden
i the fiabby flesh on my neck
and face?-MiSS Is.
Massage the face and throat daily
with the following astringent
cream. rubbing Il well into the skin
with the first two fingers of each
band:
Oil Of sweet almonds. 100 grams
White wax ....... SO grams
Tincturo Of benzoln IS grams
Rose%ater ........... rs grams
Pulyerized tannin -. is grams
pLEASE advise me how I can
4 rid myself OF the unsightly
light fuzzy hair under my chin
and on the sides Of my face
S. b.
This superfluous hair Is frequent
~ Il constant source OF annoyance
and even modification. but there is
no really effective remedy for this
trouble except tho use OF the cleo
trio needle. |! this is done by an
expert, the operation should be
quite painless and leave the skin
restored to normal smoothness.
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9, 1920. International Feature Service. Ino.