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Ka 1HE WASHINGTON ~IinEs MAGAZINE PAGE. -
The Uses of
Radiuna
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

ADIUM was discovered directly
TX through experiments with the
S-rsy. A French scientist dts
covered that certain metal sub
stances gave off rays consisting OF
streams OF Tiny atoms. These
streams are given off at trene~-
dous velocity and are said to be
radio-active-thst fs to say, they
are OF a special chsrscter which en-
ables them TO penetrate matter
which ordinary light rays are un-
able to go through. -.r 80
A little later the Curies OF
France. through remarkable origi-
nal research. discovered still moro
about these wonderful rays, and
Nine. Cure finally obtained pure
radium. which is used In medicine
in the form of fine brown powder.
, GAMMA RAYS BENEFICIAL.
There are three kinds of rays In
pure radium. These rays are sep
arated from each other by filtering
them through screens which only
one of the three kinds OF rays can
go through at a time and by which
the other two kinds are held back.
The rays are separated In this way
because they are used for different
purposes. They are called the alpha
rays. the beta rays and the gamma
rays.
The gamma rays exert the most
beneficial effects OF the three in the
treatment of diseased tissue, and
some OF them can pass through
every part of the human body. The
alpha rays are absorbed by the skin.
while the beta rays penetrate far
thcr and have some curative efect.
CURES BY RADIUM. .
Radium has been very successful
in curing ulcers, warty srowths.
tuberculosis glands and many ma
liEnant growths and tumors. In
cancers the malignant tissue IL
partly destroyed and the'growth is
often hindered-
Sealed glass tubes enclosed In
gold, silver or platinum are used to
keep radium In These tubes are
very expensive, but they can be
used for an indefinite length of time
without any loss of radio-activity,
and there is no additional expense
for apparatus Az in the cage of the
x-ray. Radium keeps it's activity
over a space Of $500 years
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WANTS MORE RIGID
MARRIAGE LAW FOR ID. c.

Whether marriage be a success or
failure, l do not know. But do
know that IL 1t Is a success, 1t must
he in spite of the marriage law in
the District, When children are
allowed to marry at the age of four
teen and sixteen years, and when
the divorce laws are so rigid, ii
seems cruel. In one case. 1 know a
child, little girl of fifteen. mar
ried to a boy sixteen. She is now a
mother of scarce seventeen. Her
health. is broken. Her husband
casts of his obligations as easily
as an old coat, and is morally and
intellectually UNFIT to care for, his
family. He i sa cruel boy. with no
respect for law except his own
domineering will What can be done
for children in d. c.?
A MOTHER.
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not covered by the lip as they
of the mouth, that is, the palate.
is narrow and highly arched. and
the two jaws do not come together
they do in normal persons. This
condition is called ''maloeciusion
Usually, too, the teeth of the up
per: jaw are irregular and crowded.
The malformation of the. teeth
thus produced by. adenoids may
lead in turn to other serious con-
ditions. among them. the chronic
diseases known as pyorrhea, vari-
Gus forms OF root infection, and
chronic indigestion.
The presence of ,sdenoids should
be suspected If the child habitually
sleeps with open mouth, snores a
great deal, or has frequent stran-
Cling coughing spells. Sleeping
with open mouth is one of the first
signs and should therefore lead at
once TO a careful examipation by a
physician. Sometimes difficulty in
hearing is one of the early symp-
toms. Therefore, in all cases of ear
trouble an examination should be
made for adenoids.-. " -
WHAT TO DO.
Whenever .adenoids- are large
enough to give rise to any of the
symptoms already described, they
should be removed Thissis espe-
cially the case in children under ten
years of age, for II is probable that
the condition will grow worse. .
The operation is simple one and
not dangerous. 1t should be per
formed under anethesia. Relief is
immediate and the: health and
strength of the. child usually i'm
proves rapidly afterwards. 1t is
wrong to delay having the opera
ton done, for the presence OF ade-
noids not only eDdangers the child
health, but a few months: delay
may cause considerable malforma-
ton of the jaws, palate, nose, ana
face. --r '.. ~
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Is Marriage a Success?

!, knot is tied, don't do il girls, 1t
can't be done-not with a man.
Marry only a man you can love
with all your heart but always be
alert that he doesn't know too much
about. it
Be sure your love Is so strong
that no matter what he might do
you'd stick to him (unless he were
brutal to you) as every womanly
woman or girl resents brutality in
a man-even her father or brother.
Remember it's an old saying, but
rue-"Love to man is a thing
apart-it's a woman's whole exist
ence." h ,.
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OLD MAID SAYS TURKISH
GENTLEMAN IS ALL WRONG.

am an American "old maid"
way on the sunny side of hundred
years old. / am quite sure that an
American marriage, after the style
of our esteemed Turkish gentle
mans, would never be a bowling
success in this land of ours. 1t is
based on the wrong plan. In it the
woman is always the slave-a posi-
tion which / assure you is one Of
injustice to the woman and danger
Gus to the future of the race.
| am more than amazed that a
Turkish gentleman, who was edu-
Gated in oxford and has travelled
extensively, should have the temer-
ity to even speak of Turkey in the
same breath with America From
what I have read of Turkey, IL is
one country still existing In the
Dark Ages. Comparisons are al
ways odious, but in this case par
ticularly so.
And pray may l ask this Turkish
gentleman, who is adored by seven
odalisques at one and the same
time, where would America DE in
this day and generation If 1t were
not for the free women who have
preceded us since this country was
nTet SettleOs FROM the udys VI tuc
Pilgrim mothers to the wives woo
went over the plains and settled the
far West, American women have al
ways borne their share of the bur
den of settling this county and
have always inspired and encour-
aged their husbands.
One could read all day about the
seven Turkish women who do not
know what freedom means and not
be thrilled by any of their achieve
ments. but even the blood of the
most blase among us Is thrilled on
reading OF these wonderful pioneer
mothers Of America They raised
very large families of children in
the fear Of the Lord. could swing an
ak like a man, and could kill wild
beasts or Indians, if the need arose,
to protect their children when their
husbands were away.
As for the whip which hangs on
the wall of the Turkish gentlemsns
harem. IL Is useless In America
There is too much camaraderio be-
tween man and wife here to- think
of a whip ever being used. No man
ever takes a whip to his dear old
pal. Had | been Sultana the Bea-
tiful should have poured the hot
coffee in his face and spoiled his
beauty. He would have never lived
to acquire his eighth wife.
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A Daily Recipe
MACARONI SALAD (SPANISH).

Boil / package cut macaroni
until tender. put in colander and
run water over until firm.
Chop fine / small onion, 3 sweet
pickles, 3 stalks celery 1 can
pimentos and y hard boiled eggs,
add cup cooked mayonnaise,
mix all well with macaroni and
let. stand two, or three hours in
bowl which has been rubbed
with garlic. Serve on large plat
ter, garnish tops with poinsetta
flowers made by cutting pimento
into strips and arrange in form
of petals, yolk of hard-boiled
egg for centers of flowers and
strips Of pickle for leaves and
stems. This salad is not only
delicious and ornamental but
very substantial.
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NO SACRIFICE TOO GREAT
FOR MAN SHE LOVES,

am a married woman who has
believed too much in a woman's en-
durance, I learned in my childhood
religious training. But years Of
endurance have taught me when
you get to the place where you can
endure no longer get out OF matri
mony in the honorable way
divorce. Divorce should be An
honor, not a disgrace.
Marriage will be great success
when a girl knows the man as she
might know her brother or father
knows his faults and shortcomings.
And with all his faults, IL she loves
him with all her heart, she will
commit any sacrifice for him. But
ii she Is always picking his faults
to pieces in ner mind, thinking she.
can straigthen him out after the
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Nature Intends that we should
breathe through the nose and has
so arranged matters that the air
10 strained. warmed. and moistened
az IL passes Ithrough the nose. This
Is very important.
Unfortunately. 10 per cent or
more OF all children have adenoids,
which interfere with free breathing
through the nose. So many serious
results follow this condition that
parents should learn something
about adenoids and their treatment.
One of the first results of. the
growth OF. .adenoids is mouth
breathing. When this condition do
veIops. the air breathed in reaches
the throat and lungs in an un-
purified condition. Moreover, it Is
not sufficiently warmed or moist
ened. In a short time, therefore,
such children begin TO suffer from
repeated colds. and. show the signs
of a beginning OF nasal catarrh.
Unless proper treatment Is now un-
dertaken the condition soon gets
worse, and the chiids nasal breath
ing becomes more and more OBJ
structed.
f' WHAT .ADENOIDs DO.
Children who suffer from ade-
.noids are usually pale, often mar
row -chested, and altogether are not
as strong and robust as are normal
children.
But this Is by no means all or
the harm dong by adenoids. They
affect the voice, dishgure the facial
expression, interfere with hearing,
give rise to night terrors, open the
way for serious invasions by dis
ease germs. and, through the de-
velopment of chronic nasal catarrh,
may lead to loss OF the sense of
smell.
The alteration of the facial ex-
preston is often so great that the
child looks stupid and sometimes
even half -imbecile. Quite fire.
ouently a child with adenoids is
Internationally deaf, a condition re-
sponsible for a number of street ac-
cidents to children.
One Of the chief disf&urements
caused by adenoids is that OF the
laws and teeth. This is we'll shown
in the picture.
THE SIGNS.
1t wifi be noticed that the teeth
of the upper jaw stick out and are
The Washington times., 1920-10-15
HOW TO KEEP THE
CHILD WELL. a. "a

The Washington Things y-bas
arranged with the U. s. Public
Health Service TO answer all
questions submitted by It's read
ers in regard to the health OF
the child. ~
Address, -
Child Health Editor.
The Washington Times,
Washington ID. g.
The Washington times., 1920-10-15

opposite. Show me the man today
who has no past and l will show
you a thousand that have q past
that would make any woman an
outcast from society. What right
then has q man to ask for more
than he IL able to give?
I am a man and intend to marry
some day. No matter what my past
may be. no matter what may be
the past of the woman that be-
comes my wife, it shall all be
forgotten. Our future will then be
our past. i hope these few lines
will help to bring some of my fell
low men back to their senses. Ny
education was received in the
school of hard knocks.
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SHE WANTS TO HEAR
FROM STEPMOTHERS.

Why don't some Of the second
wives, in other words, stepmothers-
give their opinions on as Marriage
a Success" i may be tempted my
self later in the conflict. In my
own opinion she should have a
cross of pure gold, as all the trials.
tribulations and heartaches are
here and none OF the mothers rec
ompense or gratitude.
ONE WHO KNOWS.
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PAST SHALL
pE FORGOTTEN.

am twenty-sevon years OF age
and single, so my answer comes
from what l have seen among diff
ferent classes OF people In many
different countries. I think that
the biggest mistake today is that
most people want to be forgiven,
but are not willing to forgive.
Take most men. for instance.
when they marry, n the woman
they marry is not as pure as the
day she was born, the hrst thing
they say In I'm stung." Take the
The Washington times., 1920-10-15
This Bug Is Musical.

A natural curiosity of japan is
the insect bell" It is a black
beetle, which emit harmonious
sounds like those of little silver
bell.
The Washington times., 1920-10-15
Do You KnOW
That

The Isle Of Man was practically
an independent kingdom until the
British government purchased all
the rights in the island in 1765, at
a cost OF S36o.0O0. plus an annuity
Of $4,000 a year.
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JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

is a writer who lives his
stories. The illustration be-
low might we'll be from one of
the best sellers from the pen
Of this writer Of stories with
snap and punch.
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The first America, which carried
off the cup in 1851. was afterward
used as blockade runner. was
sunk, raised, used as q training
vessel. wrecked In 1876. and won
races after that date.
The Washington times., 1920-10-15

Scraps OF fat can be melted down
and used for frying cakes. pastry.
greasing tins, etc. Scraps of cooked
meat can be made into hash, potted
meat, etc.
Scraps Of fish. cooked, can be made
into fishcakes kedegree or fish pud-
ding.
The Winslow mail., 1920-04-16
BANKS AND INDUSTRY

More and more do we see the pro
gresive bank of today making the
question of it's industrial develop
ment a personal matter.
The wide-awake bank management
knows that the bank prosperity de-
pends on two kinds of accounts, in
dividual and industrial.
Individual account viii be lacking if
there is lack of Industrial activity.
est of every bank to push community
development and thus by indirection
develop it's own business.
All over the country we see this
thought reflected in bank advertise
ments, Illustrating this point the
following paragraph from recent
advertisement of the Northwestern
National Bank, of Portland Oregon
in which it points out advantages
of increased waterpower development
Increased soil production as we'll
as greater industrial production, will
be the fruits derived from the devel-
opment of our white coal" Cheap
power will enable irrigation projects
to pump water to our arid lands and
reclaim them to fertility. Power will
be used to do a great share of the
druggery on farms and will offer ev-
cry farmhouse the electrical conven-
fences found in city home"
The Winslow mail., 1920-04-16
MAIL ORDER HOUSES

Steps are to be taken to offset the
propaganda Of Chicago mall order
houses in FL Paso and the counter
action comes none too soon. 1t
should be as vigorous as it is timely
Mail order houses are legitimate
in so far as the literal and restricted
meaning of that word is concerned.
The affluent and influential proprie-
tors of these great economic suction
pumps have carefully seen to their
lagitimiza zion in years agone. But
their trend and tendency is anti-so-
sial and as such they are in the
broadest sense offensive to the basic
law of the country.
Mail order houses cater to the
farmers. 1t was the mail order
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mousse lullueuCS IlldI 1SUlc III tuc
lobbies most prominent when the law
was enacted which gave the rural
free delivery of mail to the country's
farmers. Convenient as it may be to
the farmer, the rural free delivery
law because of its use by mail order
houses, is undermining the business
of the country's farmers for the rea-
son that is is crushing the life out
of the cities and towns where the
farmer finds the market for what he
has to sell.
Because he can sometimes get an
article for slightly less than he pays
for it at home, the average farmer
believes he is blessed. in his -oppor-
tunity to buy from a distance. He
will send his cash away. Then when
he wants credit he will come to the
sstorekeeper in his nearest town and
make the purchase on time.
If the ambition of our mail order
houses were realized we would have
lno towns in any civic sense of the
word We would have a country o1
farmers and a few large mail order
scenters. There would be little more
1 in the country's towns than post
offices wher the farmer could ge1
mail orders to send to the mail ord
er houses and express and freigh
offices where the country customer
could receive his shipments.
Aside from the fact that the small
town affords him his market for thu
reason that nearly everything the
farmer grows is perishable, there ar
sother reasons why the farmers sup
port is morally obligated to the tow1
/ 1t affords him a civic center for hi
political, social and religious life
1.-The small town merchant keeps thu
acenters of civic life pulsating. Th'
imail order house is not communit.
builder except incidentally where thu
establishment happens to be located
iBut as far as the small town is con
scerned the mail order house take
! out but puts nothing in. 1t paves NJ
gstreets, pays for no lights, contrib
autes nothing to the maintenance o
Ipolice or fire departments, bear
fnone of the burdens of charity AM
1does not give a cent to the churche
or schools.
! There are small towns in Kansa
(which once were flouriShing commu
mites but today are littl more thai
swhistling stations for the reason tha
$50 many of their inhabitants and tn
Farmers living in their territory CAV
1.-THE bulk of their business to the mai
sorder houses.
| Mail order houses have most sub
tile method of creating friendshi
sfor themselves in any new territor
sthey seek to penetrate. One of thei
methods is to increase their capita
sstock and sell some of the issue t
apersons in the section they intend t
Invade. They know that where
Imans investments are, his heart
lnearby. Sales of mail order hous
3stock should be discouraged in ever
ipossible way.
We all understand well enoug
THAT any business is operated pri
Imarily as a means of livelihood TO
Its owners But the local busines
houses does more than if it is sue
Icessful. 1t forms a vital part @
community life and is necessity
the locality The mail order hous
lserves but one purpose. That pur
lpose has the entirely selfish objec
lof amassing wealth for it's owners a
the expense of every community i
the country.
The mail order houses should
Therefore, be dealt with according t
their merits by the communities the
menace.-El Paso Herald.
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zling to listen to the howl Of Sena-
tor Johnson is setting up in the East
about the millionaire hackers of Gen
Wood-Los Angeles Times.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-10

ten. arrange on lettuce and drop a
spoonful of mayonnaise on each salad
and serve. Peas or other vegetable
feftOvers may be used instead of car
rots. ,...
Seasoned epaphettl.-Cook three
cloves Of garlic IN four tablespoOnfuls
of olive oil, add one cupful Of dried
mushrooms that have been soaked In
water until soft. add the water and
mushrooms to the garlic with four ia
blespoonfuls Of butter or any sweet
fat. Add two cupfuls Of stewed veal.
two cupfuls of tomatoes. bay leaf,
one-half teaspoonful Of thyme. salt and
pepper to taste. Simmer for two
hours, stirring occasionally. Cook one
and one-haH cupfuls Of spaghetti In
sailed water until tender, drain and
blanch. Put layer Of spaghetti In a
buttered baking dish, add layer OF
meat and gravy; continue until all Is
used. Bake In q moderate oven ~
to 30 minutes.
Where maple strip Is plentiful, It
may be used In various ways to save
the scarce as we'll us expensive sugar.
A little maple strip poured over grape
fruit Is delicious. Many, however, pre-
fer a little salt on grapefruit and find
It more appetizing than sugar. This
Is good point for those who are re-
ducing In weight.
Green Peas.-Cook In an uncovered
saucepan in just as little water as
possible, using a pinch Of soda and a
teaspoonful Of sugar to n quart OF
peas. Serve with the liquor from the
peas, adding cream or butter or both.
A sprlg of mint is added to the peas
by some cooks, removing it before
serving.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-10
INVENTIVE GENIUS
R0BS CALOMEL Of
NAUSEA and DANGER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from AL
Objectionable Effects. "Calo-
tabs New Name.

What will human ingenuity do next2
Emokeless powder, wireless telegraphy.
horseless carriages, colorless iodine, taste
less quinine,-now comes nausealess ta:o-
mel. The new improvement called "Calo-
tabs" is now on sale at drugstores:
For biliousness, constipation and indi-
gestion the new calomel tablet is prac-
the fact that the manufacturers have au-
thorized all druggists to refund the price
Il the customer is not perfectly delighted"
With Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime with
q swallow Of water-that's all. No taste,
no nausea, no gripping, no salts. By morn
ing your liver is thoroughly cleansed and
you are feeling fine, with hearty appe-
lite. Eat what you please-no danger-go
about your business.
Cal0tabs are not sold in bulk Get IN
original package, sealed. Price, thirty
I've cents.-(adv.)
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are delicious. The fruit should be
very ripe. When other fruit cannot be
obtained there is always the whole
some dried Philippines, figs, dates,
apricots and pears. These when well
cooked are especially healthful eaten
in combination with cooked cereal.
A fried egg to be cooked 50 that II
will be digestible should be dropped
into a well-greased frying pan. adding
a tablespoonful Of hot water. then
cover and steam in the pan.
Ham omelette.-Prepare an ONE.
lette as usual and just before folding
spread with a cupful Of finely minced
ham. Less may be used for a small
omelette. Place in the oven for few
minutes to finish cooking.
Eggs In Peppers.-Cut a thin slice
from the stem end Of a green pepper
and take out the seeds. Cut a slice
from the smaller end so that the pep
per will stand level and place on q
slice of buttered toast. Make q hol-
low in the toast and break an egg into
each. Bake until the eggs are set.
Goldfish a Ia Mode.-Flake one cup
full Of Goldfish very fine, soak in cold
water. Mix two cupfuls Of mashed DO.
tatoes with two cupfuls of top milk or
thin cream, add two well-beaten eggs.
Season to taste, mix well and pile int
q well-greased baking dish. Bake %
minutes. If 1t does not brown, brush
the top with melted butter the last five
minutes Of cooking.
Maple custard.-Take three-fourths
Of a cupful Of maple strip, three cup
fuls Of milk, two eggs, one and one
half teasp0onfuls Of cornstarch, a pinch
Of salt. Cook the custard and pour
over one-half peach placed in small
molds. Chill, unmold and serve.
eeauregard Eggs on Toast.-Cook
five eggs until hard; drop into cold
water and remove the shells. Cut ard
separate the whites and yolks; press
the yolks through a sieve and chop the
whites very fine. Have ready five
squares of toasted bread, placed on q
platter. Prepare a rich white sauce,
season well and add the chopped
whites; place piping hot on the but
tered toast, sprinkle with the yolks.
salt and pepper. and over all a sprin-
king Of finely minced parsley.