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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11

ne retina is the large ''postertor cham
...-, or the eye. This Is filled with ths
eous humor." a transparent sub
- having normally the consistency
Sometimes Perfect Cure.
IN health the crystalline lens is a.
Gear and transparent as a piece of per-
rect plate glass. In cataract the crystal
iine lens loses its transparency, become.
nazy. then translucent. and finally ouits
Opaque. SuAe'
It is a common mistake IN s,rno..
that a SCARED cornea, following uicsrs.
non or injury. Is cataract. The only nos
siDie cnange you can observe. from ira
normal eye which described to vor, =
moment ago Is that the pupil may lose
us olackness. In the right light YOU
may md peculiar silky lustre or gr,v-
ness. showing that the crystaTline lens
mas lost Its Transparency. This is the
only dinerence that can be noticed tx,
careful inspection without the sid Of
special instruments
:. Mhen one looks into very deep water
II looks black-when one looks into a
normal pupil 1t looks black. In old neo-
PIE. however, even when no cataract Is
present. there is sometimes observed \
oeceptive grayness of the pupil, SO this
sign is not to be depended on bv the law
man. IT may be said in general, there
Tore. that cataract produces no change
In the appearance OF the eye. Anything
that mars the eye or changes il from the
normal look is not cataract.
have said cataract is the least unde-
sirable of the serious eye troubles. This
Is because 1t Is removed so readily. The
operation for cataract is Infinitely less
painful than having a tooth extracted: IL
does not make the patient i'll, the results
are immediate. and almost invariably
satisfactory. The patient coming for
the operation may say. with the man In
Scripture: Whereas I was blind, now
can seer"
No general anesthetic is employed.
Liquid that deadens all pain is dropped
into the eye. The operation takes less
than two minutes. The patient Is kept
In bed three or four days, merely to
Keep him quiet and safe from acct
dent, and not because ne is Ill.
When recovery Is complete. glasses are
ntted, and the victim of blindness is re-
stored to sight and usefulness.
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mother was prompt and disarning.
That's right. Nothing like settling
things at headquarters. Just let me
know when you are ready and I'll take
you over
at think I can manage TO get there
by myself" she said, tartly. bending
over her sewing again, and evidently
dismissing US as unworthy of considera-
ton.
Dicky glanced furtively at me. There
was such a boy-ca ugft- stealing jam
look upon his face that I could not re-
sist the temptation to assure him of my
understanding of his ruse and forgive
ness of It. There was no chance how
ever, to express my feeling in any other
way than by slow, comprehending
wink.
Dicky started. and his face lighted
with appreciative glee. He blew me a
kiss over his mothers transporting head
ard spoke quickly but casually:
Seriously speaking, Madge, I'd wear
that wool jersey suit of yours. with
golf hose and your Stoutest, heaviest
shoes. That wool skating cap you used
to wear last winter would be the thing
for your head, but 1 don't suppose you
brought it along
Its in my trunk" I said demurely.
paraphrased. well. then, you're com
plete except that you ought to take
along an extra sweater or coat for an
emergency And now. if you'll excuse
me. I've got some packing OF my own
| to do
He sauntered leisurely out of the door
but 1 saw him pass the window hur-
riedly a minute later. and guessed that
he had gone to fortify the ticket agent
against any inquiries his suspicious
mother might choose to make
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BY Genepiepe Kemble
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
DEC. 1918,

sundays horoscope is not particular
ly promising one. as the mind is under
sway. interpreted as being bitter. sar-
castle and distorted. There NAV be a
tendency toward rebellion and unortho-
doxy. Jupiter favors finances and am
bition.
Those whose birthday IL is NAV
have financially prosperous vaar 8,
they curb the tongue. A child born on
this day may succeed in life. but should
be taught to overcome a tendency to be
bitter and sarcastic OF speech.
Monday should be a dav OF n pro-
nounced march forward, especialIv IN
those matters that have been held nm
. and thwarted by the obstructinR infiu-
ence OF Saturn, which now lends his in
huence to a steady and substantial
progress. Perseverance, and Industry
should reap their reward, and love OF
work and persistency will be recognized.
Those in employment VIII benent. Health
and wealth are indicated.
Those whose birthday it is have III.
presaSe of successful year. with sl1b-
stantial reward for their industry, pru-
dence and perseverance against odds. A
child born on this day may rise to wealth
and position through its love OF work.
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.HOME-MAKING HELPS
BY Jeann Young Norton
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOUSE MAKE THE HOME"


perfect a shape as possible, tie close to
the stem. to weight the branches, bril-
liant red apples, then red and gold
cornucopias filed with candies. Add a
red and gold tinsel star at the topmost
tip, and red candles everywhere. Next.
add paper goldfish, gilt candy baskets
and brilliant red-and- gold dressed fair
les. Further than this. few small
candy canes and gold and red balls will
be all that is needed. Over all throw a
veil of the gold filings that come In
packages. All trees should be sprayed.
when the decoration is completed, with
fireproofing solution to make them
safe. especially If the tree Is dry and
IN small room.
In doing the white and silver tree.
maintain the scheme by using white and
silver in all of the decorations. and
cover all with veil of silver filings
The lolly-pop tree is one hung with can
and fancy containers. punches of candy
bananas. grapes. onions and marzepan
novelties.
Candles should be in all colors, and
the finished tree busted with mica.
Among Christmas games to be found
in old magazines is the quaint one
of snap-dragon. Though prohibition
has removed the SNAP 1t can still be
played with hot. spiced. homemade
cider Dumb crambo, stage coach, spin
the platter. forfeits, even postoffce is
permissible at yuletide. Russian scan
dal is a jolly game. The method of this
game is as follows: A letter is written
and read aloud to the entire company.
who. afterward. one at a time, Is called
| into the hall, and each one tells his or
her version. Then the last one called
repeats aloud what has been told, and
| the letter. amid much merriment, Is
read aloud again and compared with the
! garbled version of the story.
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CHRISTMAS follows SO closely on
the heels of Thanksgiving day that
- it is hardly worth while putting the
shelf again, or wrapping the best long
cloth in its blued bag. These sacred
symbols of yuletide never fail to work
the magic of long ago in our scheme OF
life. and though we may not have been
happier then than we are now, still in
retrospection we always think that we
were. so let's keep up the illusion Of
happiness that has so little alloy to en-
bitter its charm.
Most of us, of course. will celebrate
with a Christmas tree. large or small.
according to our convenience, and it is
not a minute too soon to get out the
box filed with last years tree trim
mings and see just how much new stuff
we are likely to need.
The first thing to decide upon is just
how much We want to spend on the tree,
exclusive OF its cost price. This matter
settled, we may proceed on business
basis. A hit or miss sort of tree decora-
ton runs into lot of money and pro-
duces a messy-looking, cheap tree, when
done A too sparsely trimmed tree looks
bare and unattractive, but there is a
middle course that is just right. with well
chosen things placed with a knack that
shows them to their best advantage.
This means definite plan of action.
The red and gold tree. the white and
silver tree. or the "loliy-pop' tree may
be made equally attractive. though first
prize is apt TO fall to the first men
toned as being the most Christmasy in
appearance.
In decorating AIRED and gold tree in as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-11
HOLDING A
HUSBAND
Adele CaTTfsoH's NesO PhGss o.
Revelations
of O. Wife
The Way Mother Graham,
Objected to the Trip.
Copyright, 1920. by Newspaper Feature Service In

7 ENTERED into preparations for the
canoe trip to Blues Bridge with the
zest of small girl going on her first
Sunday school picnic. The love of the
out-of-doors and the unusual is in
grained in every inch OF me. and this
trip promised both.
What shall I wear?" asked Dicky
anxiously, for I knew nothing Of the
place to which we were going, beyond
the fact that one secured there "a per-
fectly corking dinner" In Dicky's en-
thusiastic phraseology. I wondered If
it were some exclusive place where. ones
costume would be criticised
Anything from nightdress to a ball
gown Dicky replied. teasingly. But.
dispassionately speaking, shouldn't ad-
wise either extreme. Try a happy
medium
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GoeoIdDghf
00ssNorfeS
&/ 8y 6tnnehSGueo
illustrated by Nepa Harrison
RETTYS TRIP INTO EGYPT.

III. pshaw,' exclaimed Betty Cross
". when her mama asked her to
~ get a bucket of fresh water
Just hate to carry water. don't see
II shouldn't think you could see Win
that frown on your face laughed
merry voice. and Gocomeback' the
travel eIfn. hopped up beside Betty
and laughed merriIy as he took the
bucket from her hands.
81 don't caret' exclaimed Betty cross
~. 81 always have to go for water just
when want to run out and play.
There. now" said Gocomeback kind
~, "you might complain II you were
living in Egypt. The little girls that
carry water there never do have time
TO play. They carry water from sun
UP to shutdown every day"
"well,-I don't see how they do it"
said Betty. taking the bucket and
starting for the well. at tires me
dreadfully and always makes me ter
ribly Cross
As her hand touched the bucket she
found herself lifted from the ground;
and sure enough. they were sailing over
the housetops before she really knew
just what was happening!
81 suppose we're going to visit that
little girl?' she laughed. the frowns
leaving her face.
Gocomeback grinned cheerily. and
they gently dropped to the ground.
Crowds Of dark skinned people. dressed
in flowing, gay-colored robes, wandered
to and fro. or rode on the backs of
small donkeys. all bedecked with bright
red saddle cloths and beautiful bead
necklaces ornamented with little gilt
coins which jingled merrily as they
trotted by. At the side of the donkeys
ran bright-eyed little Egyptian boys.
Most of the donkey boys wore loose
blue gowns, with bright colored hand
kerchiefs wound round their heads.
Most of the boys follow that trade
said Gocomeback. while the girls all
carry water. Here comes one now
Around the end of a low building
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Yes, Your Wickedness

He thought that all
light
probably his
didn't
for blindness shness and
49,
Ye said wickedness man for one
invid Have her? If would be
good reason for her.
= : " -
When old enough
let him.
of herself
know wife and he laugh together
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YOU f II E ALTH
What Cataract Really Is
and levitt Maybe Remedied
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M.D,F. A.C.S.
Commissioner of Health New York CITY

I HOPELESS blindness is of the saddest of all
human Affections With the exception of loss of
mind, there can be nothing worse
Fortunately, there comparatively few adults
who develop complete and hopeless blindness By far
the major portion of all blindness dates back to in
fancy Neglect of the eyes of the newly born or in
fectons of the at BIRTH serious be beyond
medical aid-these are the of most blindness
Today we will give thought to one of those con-
ditions which brings loss of sight to In
advanced life the most common cause of blindness is
cataract. Of all the serious and uncomfortable tb;,
which attack eye and impair its vision this Is
if blindness is inevitable - "
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Look into your neighbours eye for a
moment. and I will attempt to explain
the things you see. The space between
the lids reveals some glimpses OF the
eyebell itself. The round. colored part
of the eye is called the iris" This is a
beautiful curtain. blue or black. brown
or gray. as the case may be. and pos
sibly spleshed with yellow.
In the middle OF the iris is what ap-
pears to be a black patch. As matter
of fact. IT is nothing but q hole in the
iris. This Is the pupil of the eye. a win
dow which may expand widely or draw
itself down to pin-hoie size.
There fits over the front OF the eye,
exactly covering the iris, q perfectly
transparent disc, like the crystal of a
watch. called the ''cornea.' The space
between the cornea and the iris Is
called the anterior chamber" of the
eye. and It is filled with a water-nke
fluid called the aqueous humor."
A Perfect Lense.
Back OF the iris. SO close that the
edges of the pupil rest against It. there
crystalline lens" of the eye. This is
held IN place by a delicate, transparent.
hammock like membrane, whose only
other function is to control the thick
ness of the lens, and thus to regulate its
effect upon the rays OF light that pass
through It.
Lining the concave Interior OF the eye
ball. at the back and sides. Is the RE-
tina" the part of the eye to receive the
images of outside objects. Between the
back surface of the crystalline lens and
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and Madame proceeded to place a
Iooseiy-woven. mesh-liise arrangement
Of pearls about my hair.
zone row OF pearls seems to form a
high collar. and from beneath this point
/ shall festoon the sheer white tulle
that am to use for your veil"
I'm sure I'll like it. and 7 really
think IL is unique" said Miss Thayer
as she surveyed me from every ankle
And your footwear is to correspond
with the style OF your dress, for the
cross-over straps are to be made OF
pearls that viii reveal the beauty of
your stockings
How iovelyl" exclaimed Miss Thay-
er. II know I shall be more than sat
fsded with my gown"
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Make a Vow Now

1t would
the invalid did have decencv
enough left to refuse to let do hat
Now you go out and get yourself position and
veand after
ribbon
birthday, whole
be sensible and honest from this day
make q to from other
husbands
and safest, that little of doing
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with the limited experience both of
you have had with canoes, should
think your bathing suits would be the
wisest apparel his mother put in dry
ly. "Of all the crazy things to do any
way. this going of on canoe trip with
all you've got in front of you, Margaret
is the limit! OF course. Richard hasn't
a grain Of common sense. but you're a
woman, you ought to have some idea of
what you've got before you"
But, mother. dear" protested, my
things are packed. almost down to my
toothbrush, and the clothes for my
journey are all laid out. 1t won't take
me Ave minutes to put the last articles
in my small bag when 1 dress tonor-
row, and there isn't a thing else to do.
You know you wouldn't let me take care
of Junior If did stay at home"
IT should say notY' she declared en-
toward her idolized grandson, who was
building himself a wonderful house of
blocks upon the floor. That It came
tumbling down each time just before 1t
was completed. appeared to detract no
whit from his gurgling enjoyment of his
work i've had to do without that
blessed baby all the time I was Sick. I
guess I'll have him all I want now.
But that's beside the mark" she
went on. returning like homing pigeon
to her original subject. you'll tumble
into that river as sure as anything, and
then where will your trip North be?''
"Oh. mother. say not sou Dicky I'M
plored. stretching his arms toward her
in a burlesque appeal. Don't wish us
anything like that!'
II don't want to hear anything from
you, 'Ishe turned on him quickly You're
the one that's responsible for all this
Don't think you can pull the wool over
my eyes. young man. Margaret would
have been starting North by this time
except for your fiim-fam about those
reservations. Don't tell me you couldn't
get any accommodations until the day
after tomorrow. I know better!'
DicIxy Takes Precautions.
you can ask the ticket agent" he1
son rejoined hippantly.
"I intend to-" his mother replied, sig
nihcantIy.
Into her sons eyes for a moment
flashed startled look. which confirmed
the suspicion had entertained that he
had purposely misrepresented the earli-
est date upon which he could get reser'
vations in order to give me the trip tc
Blues Bridge. But his reply to his
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TEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

I am a girl q years old, and have
been keeping company with a young
man my age for the past two years.
He told me he loved me, and asked
me to be his wife. We were to have
been married. but he said he could
not see his way clear at the time we
had planned, SO he went away. He
told me he did SO in order to try
and save enough money to start a
home for US, and he said he would
come back in a short time and marry
me- He told me he found the time
very lonely without me. and 1t would
not be long before he would come for
me. Well, dear Annie Laurie, I love
him, and I know I could never love
any one eise-although sometimes I
doubt his love and think perhaps he
will meet somebody else and forget
about me-
Do you think should wait for him,
as 1 find It very hard to keep from
going with other boys know. He
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Advice to Girls

has asked me to wait for him and
nor go with other boys. and he writes.
regularly. LITTLE SORROW.
7 TITLE SORROW: Don't you think
that since he Is away trying to
- make the money with which TO
make a home for you. the least you
could do is to be faithful to him? He
10 not any happier about the separation
than you are. and why doubt him?
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nEAR ANNIE LAuRIE:

TTEAFE A-NlNIE Ia Q III
am girl q years old, and have
been engaged to a young man of q.
He says he loves me. and am sure
he does. love him. too. but there is
something 1 wish to tell you. He is
very Jealous about me- He will not
even let me go out with my father
because he is SO Jealous 1 cannot
go out of my house IL I want to.
Something tells me that il / marry
him I will not be happy, so please
give me your best advice.
BUTTERFLY.
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Answers to Health Questions

*. L. OIL am embarrassed by a slight
mustache at each corner Of my mouth.
The hairs seem to be growing darker.
and am sure that they will be quite
noticeable in a short time. How can 1
remove them?
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Al cannot advise any method of re-
moval / think 1t would be better for
you to bleach the hairs with peroxide OF
hydrogen and then they probably will
not be noticed.
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MRS. H. Q--The joints on tbs fingers
of both my hands have recently started
to swell. and should like to have your
advice about curing them.
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A-Are your teeth all right7 Are your
tonsils normai7 Swollen Joints are often
secondary to pus formation in other
parts of the body. and you should con-
suit your family doctor to locate the
source of YOUR trouble
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WINIFRED BLACK
& %so94 Other Women's Husbands
by Newspa Feature Inc
copyright. 1870. BIZ Newspaper Feature service Inc

VVTELL, he Happened to be married." did
w he? And he Happened to have" two children
and you knew it; but you fell in love with
him just the same?
And you can't live without hinn-you simply
Garland now that he's made you love him so
desperately he says he just feels like father to
you, and has felt that way all along. And you
don't know what to do about it. You cry and cry
then you feel like laughing, all about nothing; and
you're his stenographer and you're alone with him
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A-Don't try to teach him. He win
learn b. himself just as soon as nature
decides that his little legs are strong
enough. Most children start to walk at
about one year of age.
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invalid
but ne says ne loves his we-sn it him
Why foolish
Won
he delighted little
of herself him. - ~ ~ ~
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B. o. B. Oh have sore spot at the
back of my tongue. on one side. which
does not heal, although I have used
Mouth washes faithfully. What do you
think is the cause of this, and what
shall I do?
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A combination of the two, q warm
bath followed by a cold shower or plunge
Is best for the average healthy person.
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MOTHER NJ. Q-My baby Is 10 months
old. rs he old enough to start to walk
and II so, how shall teach him7
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H. (Which is best. the warm bath
or the cold one?
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By Annie Laurie

~ UTTERFLY: That Something" that
n tells you things. my dear girl. is
for your guidance. and should be
listened to at all times as the whisper
ing Of the still small voice that is your
best friend. You should heed 1t. And
while all men, and women. too. for that
matter. are more or less Jealous when
they are in love. think this man car
ries it to an excess that BODIES no good
for your future happiness. When ii
reaches the stage you mention. jeaI-
ousy becomes a mania and is dangerous
So be guided by your intuition. my dear
which is quality OF the soul that needs
development.
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, ersistent sore of this sort should
be I with suspicion. Consult your
fam. physician.
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Annie Laurie scfH 1ceIcosae letters Of
inquiry on sssbjects Of femsRinc interest
from young tco7aen readers of this paper
and tciII reply to them IN these colHnlns.
Letters to Miss Laurie should be ad-
dressed to her, IN care Of this Office
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ELSIE. Q-How can remove freckies.
I have tried various face bleaches with
no success.
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A-Freckies lie beneath the surface of
the skin. and you can't remove them
with face bleaches. which only whiten
the skin and make the freckles stand
out in holder relief Exercise out-of-
doors and otherwise cultivate a good.
rosy. healthy complexion and the
freckles will not seem out Of place.
NOM Q-what should my little girl.
81 years old. weighZ
A-The average weight Of children Al
that age is about g pounds.
DR.. Copeland 10iH dns1er for read
ers of this paper questions on nedi-
cal, hygienic and sanitation subjects
that are Of general interest. Where
the subject Of a letter is such that 10
cannot be published IN this column.
DR.. Copeland 1oiiI, achen the question
is proper one, 1crite you personally,
If a self-dddressed, stamped en-
velope is enclosed. Address ALE
INQUIRIES to DR.. r. S. Copeland,
tn care of this Office.
cpyisht 1890. sy Newspaper Ysstur. Services. La !
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n Dshaw!'' EXCLAIMED Betty cIOsS-
". when her mama asked her 10
~ get a bucket of fresh water.
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A-The average weight Of children q
that age is about g pounds.