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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Human CuriOS
The Human FisI,

In the time of Frederick. king Of Sic
lily. there lived a diver named Nicholas.
who because of his amazing skill In
swimming and the length of time he
could remain under water, was sur
named PesCe, or the fish,
Pesce had from infancy been used TO
the sea ard earned his living by diving
for coral and oysters. He was FIRE.
Quently known to spend as much as five
full days in the water without any other
provisions than the fish tHt he caught
there and ate. raw; securing fresh water
from the cracks and CrannieS of the
nearby rocks. In fact, so expert did he
become that he was appointed royal
messenger and intrusted with letters
and packets with which he swan from
Sicily to Calahria or among the gulfs OF
the Lipari islands.
II was PesCe's famous ability to COM
bat all the dangers OF the deep that
finally led 10 his death King Frederick
had long been curious TO know more of
the Gulf of Charybdis. in order to chart
the rapid currents which, in places,
reached the velocity of mill races or
miniature whirlpools. Sending for Pesce,
the king offered him golden cup which
was to he thrown into the gulf and 20
he the property of the diver If he could
recover it, Ppsce agreed to make the
attempt, and after being lost to sight for
nearly thrce-QuarterS Of an hour re-
turned with tho cup and an accurate
account Of the various, currents which
still further Information, King Frederick
Uttered the human fish" another and
| larger golden cup and purse of gold II
| he would repeat his exploit further W
| the coast But the diver never received
| his reward nor was his body ever re-
| covered from the treacherous waters
! of the whirlpool.
WcdrCsdny-Th Hermit Of Grub Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
OUR VACCINATIONS MAKE
LOTS OF TROUBLE FOR US.
We Auo,c Them Worry Us about Our Health Until We Find
That We Are Perfectly Wel-Then We Drop
the Whole Thing

whether there would ever be any sum-
mer or not. She forgot all about her
eyes.
TUNE, July. The hot glare Of the
- sun always Is hard tn bear. And
when YOU go canoeing on Saturday aft
on the water and follow the course ~
n little white tennis ball every other
afternoon that's nice you do feel IL In
your eyes. And the eyes began to ache
again.
She rummagcd around in the hand.
bag that she had been carrying ever
since she had received IL as a Christ.
mas present, found a folded piece Of
paper that was perfectly grimy on the
edges. took it to the drug store and
had the prescription for the eye lotion
filed.
After seven months! And vet her
eyes had been in such condition-ac-
cording to her imagination-that she
had given up all hope of their recovery.
If the doctor had told her that her OK
pectations were correct, then she would
have worn herself out with remedies
As soon as she found that the only
thing she had to do was rest and Use
lotion she had let il go at that and
allowed her imagination to make her
eyes WELL
Aren't we foolish in the way we fuss
and worry about ourselves and imagine
the worst until we're frightened sick,
And then when we discover that we're
safe and that our remedy is easy we
get bored. We let It all go. and the
condition that our minds have manu-
e.. e.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09

, A WAY last winter some time, as far
about her eyes. She worried and wor.
ripd. and didn't go to the oculist be-
cause she knew positively that there
was no chance of saving her sight. and
she hated to hear the awful news.
Finally the pain became so bad that she
had to see IL something couldn't be done
to ease that. at least.
She dragged herself to his office.
"scared to death and afraid to rum
trying to make herself meet the trag-
cdy bravely. The doctor waved her into
his office, pushed his little electric light
into each eye and made her read ridicu-
lous little signs and sentences in type
so small that no self respecting Dub-
Usher would ever use it anyhow. Then,
while she stood up co. take the blow,
he said "Wcll. your glasses are per-
fectly right, and ] cant see n thing
wrong with your eyes except little
strain. You must rest them a little
more. and when they feel tired and
painful use this lotion.''
He wrote out n prescription. and she
thanked him as well as she could for her
various and conflicting emotions. She
was so relieved about her eyes that she
would have. danced all the way home
if it hadn't beep so slippery. She told
the glad news to all her friends and was
surprised at the calm way in which
they took it, But then. they hadn {
been expecting the worst as she had.
For some reason or other your friends
never do.
up and February slipped by on its own
Na,,l, I1nr, To-, nd nUain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
A Marriage Ends

DIANA was free She was absolutely
~ free to do as she liked with her
lifc. All Of her hum-drurr existence with
Julian was over. done with forever. All
hands and the wonders of the universe
could be hers. II seemed very won
derful
Somewhere in the big city was Julian
and he was free also. Little conven-
tionalities that had hound them to each
other were banished. Duty that had
spread n path for their feet for three
long dull years no longer counted Diana
wondered vaguely II Julian felt as free
as she did
Diana Carswell had always heard the
word divorce with a little catch AZ her
heart. II had always seemed TO her 81"
lurid. so sordid, the means used by
free of ties that bound. Diana had
thought she loved Julian. OF course,
there had never been anything PRINT
tive about her feeling. II she came upon
Julian suddenly, the. blood did not sud
denly rush to her face, and her heart
did not skip a beat. AS for Julian. she
was quite sure that nothing she had
ever said or done, had had the power
to stir his pulses. Sometimes she Won
dered II love. such as tho poets raved
about, love between man and woman,
so complete that neither took into con-
sideration the consequences or what they
might do while under its influence, ever
really existed.
But divorce as n way out. Diana had
never dreamed of. Now she and Julian
we're free by mutual consent They had
talked the matter over sensibly as two
people in their right senses should dc
and had decided that freedom was their
best. course.
It would have been different n they
had quarreled If, in short, there had beer
| ,tprr hptf Y.ri In ga, IL
have been set right. or II there had beer
the compensation of very great love. Bu
to live day in and day out. bored &c
| death with life. to be chained 10 tn,
deadly commonplaCeness of an existence
! that WAS well-nigh uncomfortable, wal
different. 1t was stagnating, 1t was ROB
bing both of them of their individuality
II was binding them to Il narrow routine
| irksome and Confning.
And so they had been quietly divorced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Various Opinions

Dear Cynthia-Please print this let
ter in your column:
Inc ieli ows are always talking about
the girls keeping their ideals and living
up TO them. 1t wouldn't be a bad idea
If the boys would do the same thing and
practice what tEey preach. have met
boys that think girls are Just to take
out and show n good time. but don't
forget. boys. that the girls are just as
wise as the boys and are not so slow as
you may think
| don't know what to think about the
boy who wrote about the American
women not being equal to the American
men.
l don't think the men can do any
more than the women when 1t comes
down to straight facts ! partly agree
with plain Jane" and I think in the
end she will~come out on top ] have
often been told that powder will ruin
the skin in time.
EX-Top Kickers first letter to the
column was not very much liked by me.
He knocked the red.head people. and
the red hair is Just as popular as any
other. even If lie does not like 1t; What
has become of Lieutenant B.? Has he
fallen asleep or what? FAY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
UNDER THE CIRCUS TENT
BY DADDY
CHAPTER I
The COll OF the CnIliOpe

The Coll Of the CaIliope
STEAM whistles playing tune-Ioot'
= TCot. Tootey-toot-told Peggy
circus was in town.
Peggy was surprised she hadn't even
known n show was coming This wasn't
gtrange. for Peggy had been away on
visit and had Just returned home the
night before. SO, Of course, she hadn't
had chance to see any posters.
"Gracious me, 7 must hurry downtown
or I'll miss the parade" said Peggy 70
herself. THE steam piano is always a,
the end. right after tho elephants, ana
II Is footing now as II " were on the
wav back to the show grounds
Peggy hoppcd out Of the hammock
where she had been doing and called 10
her mother, asking II she might go to
the parade.
yes" answered her mother from
within the house, and PeCgy'S legs fairly
new as she ran down the street. But as
fast AS Peggy ran. she could not catch
IN with the parade. As she had feared,
II was going back TO tho show grounds.
and the last wagon was Just rumblins
under the tents ns she came within
sight Of the canvas city
Peggy was disappointed She hadn
seen a circus parade all summer, and
she was particularly fond of watching
the funny clowns. the open animal cages,
tho stalking Camels, the numbering ele-
phants, all marching grandly to the
lively music Of many bands
"Hey, Peggy. wasn't it dandy pa
rade - cried Billy Belgium, hailing her
with a glad shout. Then as he noticed
peggy's gloomy looks his voice changed
m an anxious note. whats the mat
ter? Did you lose your carfare OF
something?"
mo, missed the parade" answered
Peggy, fghting back the tears that tried
to roll out of her eyes,
"Aw. that's too bad" declaTed Billy
eft was a dandy parade, hut not such
an awful dandy one" That didn't cheer
! Peggy up very much, and a little tear
I Crept out of her eye and rolled down her
| check. Jaw, don't cry" said Billy. Ther
he came up close TO Peggy and whls
nered mysteriously in her ears: "Ther,
! Is one thing that's more fun than watch
| ing a circus parade. Do you know wha
! BiIIy. after looking carefully around tC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Saws We Are Cold

Dear Cynthia-Though am orlginally
from the wild and woolly West, | have
lived in your city of brotherly love 60
for nearly three years.
What | would like to know Is this
why are Philadclphians as a rule SO
distant? When / first came here
noticed the fact. but thought perhaps
II was nv fault by not being forward
enough However, since then l nave
come in contact with many western
people and they invariably say the same
thing regarding the people of Philadel-
phia.
TO give an example: ! know some
very good people from Iowa who i've
in an apartment in this city. Would
YOU believe It, they scarcely know the
people living next to them? Out West
| if YOU take walk down the street
nearly every one you meet will pass the
time Of day. Hero If you nod to
| passerby he will stare at you as II nc
never saw a human being before. IL
almost seems to me that Philadelphians
think themselves better than othei
| people.
Another thing I cannot understand is
the total lack of respect shown to the
women and aged in public here. Fol
instance, notice the people in tile sub
way about o'clock in the afternoon
See the men push and shove to get or
the car first in order to get seat. ano
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
She Married a Forelqner

Dear Cynthia have been reading
letters to Anxious" in your column and
wish I might say something, too.
Dear Anxious" don't let people dis
courage you. If you think the Italian
boy is the right one, go ahead and get
married. And the best way to get along
Is. forget he is an Italian. I'm married
to an Italian man and have been mar
rted two years and no one could be
more happy
People forget that there are classes
IN italy as we'll as any other country
ana ! might say there are classes In
America that 1t Is not advisable t.
marry into either. As for the italian
girl who wrote to the column, I would
only say she was jealous, for I know
lhey dont like to hear of their boys
marrying any Americans. as it means
chance lost for one of them.
hope my letter is not too long tc
Prht' a MOTHER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Please Tell Me
What to DO
BY CYNTHIA
Live Up to Ideal

Dear Cynthia--Just n few words TO
that County Boy of Twenty-four.'
was so glad to find some one with
high ideals such as Country Boy" per-
haps because have always had a feel
ing that somewhere in this world there
is a true "soulmate" for every one OF
us, which is the only thing that counts,
This belief l do not often mention. as
there are few people that ever think be-
yond the excitement of the moment. so
that sometimes / often despair-but
Country Boy" has the right ieda If
he sticks to It. In friendship and In
love. there is no iru union, except in
short duration, that does not spring
from the soul. An undefinable some
thing which draws us together in spite
OF everything. If you long for the best
enough to wait for 1t, It will surely come.
HAZEL EYES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
CARELESS HEARTS
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
rCoppribht. 1920. by Public Ledger Col

on grounds of incompatibility and now
they were free. Diana was only twenty
five. She had been twenty-five when she
m2rrisa ,s Julian liz t,1 and she had changed
and hssome, with high-bred, rather
naughty face, white and vclvety smooth
In texture. Her eyes had way OF
changing from green to violet Thev
that dropped so slightly. Every one
agreed in thinking Diana an unusual
looking girl, a fascinating. mysterious
type of woman, but to Julian, she had
never seemed remarkable. 1t was be-
cause he had known her too long. He
had seen her grow from a freckle-faced
awkward little girl
Julian himself was not yet thirty.
Diana was tall woman, but Julian
lowered over her. He was unusually
dark, with healthy, bronzed skin. His
face was so dark that his bright blue
eyes were almost uncanny by contrast,
and he had way of squaring his Jaw
and lifting his chin that was character
istically masculine. Most women wou:c
have called Julian dangerously attrac-
tive, but to Diana he was the same boy
who had fought for her when she was
ten, taken her to her first dance and had
finally, just because every one seemed
to expect II to happen, become her hus-
band. That was all there was to 1t.
OF course the friends who had helped
Diana and Julian off at dinners and
dances. who in short had expected them
| to marry and were delighted when they
did, would be duly shocked. Diana could
hear them talk among themselves. dis
cuss the probable cause of the divorce.
wonder and conjecture what had gone
| wrong.
They couldn't know. thought Diana
| scornfully. that nothing according to
regular standards had gone wrong. She
and Julian hadn't thrown plates at each
other. or had there been another won.
| an in the case. They had known each
other too long that was all. They had
done the obvious thing. Julian had never
known the suspense of the lover because
| Diana had always been so near TO MIN
| and Diana had never known the JOY OF
keeping a man waiting for his answer
or of thrilling at the unexpected toucl
| of his fingers on her hand.
Tomorrow-The eyes of the world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09

see that no one else was listening. went
on with his whisper. How would you
like to creep under the canvas and sec
the insdes or n circus when the show
isn't going on?"
"Oh. that would he jolly" whispered
Peggy. II would like that more than
seeing the parade or even seeing the
would It be rght?'
"Of course we can do It," declared
Billy. And as for being right. It
wouldn't any more than pay me for all
the hard work ] did this morning help
ing the animal keepers carry water for
the wild beasts They promised they
would give me tickets to the show, but
| guess they forgot"
well. If you earned the right to go
in ! think it would be all right TO go
right in" said Peggy. and then she
laughed because she had used so many
rights
Billy laughed. too, but he put his
fingers to his lips to warn her against
making any noise Maybe those circus
folks wer" Just trying 10 fool me into
working for nothing" he whispered ~
they were in show them I'm not such
a fool as they thought me. Come on 80
Billy led the way to the side Of tho
tent. There a rough-looking man was
on guard II would be hard to get under
the canvas while he was watching. He
RIUTtu ~ lll'Itl as llltN uD, Dul
when he saw Peggy was a girl. he turned
away. He hadn't any idea n girl would
try to creep under the canvas.
wait here" whispered Billy, and he
pointed farther down the tent where Il
couple of youngsters were plainly plan
ming some trick The guard. turning
around. also saw the youngsters-saw
them just as they dropped to tncu
knees and lifted the edge of the canvas
with a snarl the guard started aftcI
the boys. They heard him and ran fol
dear life. At that moment Billy seizeC
Peggy by the arm. and before she knew
what he was up to, he had dragged hel
under the wall OF the tent.
Tomorrow viii be told what thrill
awaited them on the inside of the tent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
He Snubs Her

Dear Cynthia feel so pcrpleXed at
the actions of my boy friend ! kept
steady company with him one year. and
then we had a quarrel over another
girl. Since that time we cannot seem to
get along and go out with each other
very seldom. ] work in the same. office
with him, and when ] see. how nice lie
is to all the girls and think how h"
treats me. for half of the time he snubs
me and hardly treats me civilly. and
then every once in while he calls me
on the phone and makes date, and
care so much am glad to let him
call. and he treats me wonderfully and
tells me how much he cares, and now
he has been snubbing me again. and
hasn't bothered with me for several
weeks why does he act so? He knows
| care and | can never forget him.
"ELMYRA."
Have YOU no right kind of pride, my
dear, that you allow this young mar
10 behave this way?
Whether you still care or not, ~
least let him see outwardly that you
viii not submit. Go about with othei
vorng men and do not make engage,
ments with him for a while. You VIII
soon have him where he should be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Blonde.
The New Spelling

To thc Editor ~ v ,man'S Pn1o'
Dear Madam--1n reading a recent
issue of n magazine | observed the spell
ing of the following words:
Slipt, snapt, rapt, stopt. past, ftnisht,
rossest, guest. drest and clapt.
These words were all used as verbs:
The word past" used in place OF
passed" and the word guest instead
of guessed
viii you kindly answer through. your
column II this Is correct? II SO. Is the
change universal" IS B'
This new method Of spelling. the re-
vsed spelling. is perfectly correct, but
II is not universal as yet. Many periodi-
Gals and publishers are taking II up,
but just as many people still cling TO
the old way of adding ed instead OF
"t." Did you notice whether the words
through" and "although" were used
They would probably have been spelled
thru" and "altho." The idea is to
spell the word as It Is pronounced, and
TO eliminate all unnecessary letters. 1t
saves time and serves the purpose,
although II is rather hard to get used
to at first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
For a Lawn Party

To tho Editor Of Womcr'S Page:
Dear Madam am giving a lawn
party. There will he about twenty
guests whose ages range from twelve to
eighteen. would like you to send me
some games to be played on the lawn !:
also suggestions on decorating and what
TO serve. u. {.
l am sending some. games that will
be suitable for your party. For decora-
tIons have the usual japanese lanterns,
and II there is a clothesline up. cover ~
with the twisted crepe paper that comes
for decorating purposes. At one OF the
posts, or by a tree, IL there Is no clothes
line. let the paper stretch diaEunally
from one line to another at right angles
to It, and then weave a sort of canopy
with the paper strips. Place your re-
freshment table under this.
Serve lemonade, sandwiches and cake.
or sandwiches and ice-Cream and cake.
or If you prefer, icc-cream and cake
would really be enough
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
by HELEN DECIE

has been reared to be deferential to his
mother and his sisters from very habit
extends this chivalrous Difference TO
other women. He may be hail-fellow-
wcll-met with his men friends-his
euuals-but he should treat women as
superior beings to whom is due the
homage of Courtly manners
Thus. he will not be seated at the
dinner table util he has placed his fair
companion comfortably. assuming for
the nonce the office assigned to a waiter
in "A hotel or restaurant. but ennobling
the service rendered by his unpurchas-
able courtesy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
MRS. WILSON GIVES SOME
GOOD, WHOLESOME DESSERTS

then orlng TO Dol ana simmer slowly
'or hVe minutes Cool ana then use.
Ginger Tapioca
Wash two. thirds of a cup of pearl
,taploca III tour waters and then place
10 I saucepan ana adG one quart OF
p"l!lns water. COOK slowly until the
tapioca is clear. Now add
Uhe hhU cup OF sugar.
'"'- Hud cup OF preserved ginger,
e"%Ppcd re
nnHe-hdU cup ot pnciy chopped NUS,
D by .uSPoo" ~ gnH",d'
hot Sl.. .nJ Iu gnrnib ,'E" .;th Tti' III
rream '''' WV" ""'PP''
E,no,. prooJ p,,dJ;,os
r I'
hI miTuS" 3aNlhS GISn wei. butt"r the
n,,pG' nnJ thon m'ivm in".in OL Two uISs o'd,
layer of bread in the prepared baking
NlSn' thcn a LAYER OF fresh or well.
s"akrd drleI irult: repeat TINS until
inc IlSn Is fuII' using,
ir rnree cups oJ o'rhd'
i"o 'HP" o. JFHf'
;E"N ;T pIh,' ,r -,
Arg "o % hnu onf-"IV cups oJ m"k'
O"e O,,o ,G%uU %UIt tHp ~ S""a',
one quarter f,dSpoom of cinnamon,
T,ro Cggs.
in bowl and beat to mix. Pour over
lLlr pHudlhg fo. az ana tn"n pax" IN mod'ra'e
o''n 'o' '"'''H 1--WE minutes
Lemon Cream Pudding
This old CnIoriol daintv l. most ammo
| tizirg ond refreshing during rho warm
suItry DAYS Grate tha rind of ono
! lemon and then roam nut thn iuico NJ
! two lemons. Place in double boiler
and nj add
Walks of t,ro .eoos
-Four tGblespoons of -four.
! poo+ 20 hIa,,d +Lnro,,,LI,. o,d +Lo,
non. into tho ,,,i~tnr" tn.o o,,s -
r"Ti,L; IrcniL;,g r' nil nonr ycrr .Ion.I, and
heat hard Cool for five minutes and
| then turn into ruStard cups and cool,
| Garnish with whioncd cream.
. ,,,.., ,
,""o "''"''' Wv" ''"' '",'"''io"'
cut one small DoX OF mnrShmalIows
,Is '3 ,lmH J'tL e VIII VIII. ~ - ,,,, Hun "i''
nun Pounu VI I .oN'u y tnrn ,L ,.,'TuF! NV. ia q
IlraT tahI,no in,L Un" 90 ",o moIo,i sun ,mn ,,,
of pruno juice for one half hour. Heat
slowly 70 n,"lt tnr s'IhiIu ana 'heh
''"'" ''''' Wv ''F'
One half cup Of powdcrCd sugar.
One quarter teaspoon of nutmeg,
One tablespoon of lemon juice.
n.y. ,,., AL .Lo. ..o. 81. L..,
oonfoi,iug tbo riYtrre into a howl ",
;cn noIL goIt u,ator Root until tbf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Cray and BrO,Un

All the lovely demure shades from
pearl gray TO deepest African brown
are to make their appearance along the
Bois in early autumn, predicts Harper Il
Razar for August, and in proof shows
some of the latest creations of the
famous French houses.
From Chanel comes the smartest OF
tailleurs to accompany. you into the crisp
autumn air, 1t is of gray wool, long
coated, squirrel collared and with two
Fascinating panels of gray embroidery
down the front 10 give II an air OF
fesuyity.