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The Washington times., 1920-10-16
The Restless Sex
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MARION DA VIES
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BY Robert w. Chambers.

!. shook. '-Do you think I'm worth
IL, Oswaldr'
Their hands met. eiAsped: .
strange light flashed in GriSmer's
golden eyes.
.Do you mean II. Clelandr
with all my heart. old chap. -
/ don't know what to say to you
except that you're white all through
straishter than l am, Grismer-
clean TO the soul of you!"
Grfsmer drew long. deep
breath. -
Thanks" he said. 'sThat's about
phanie what you said to me-if
you don't mind. sss I don't care
what others think 80 II you and
she think me straight"
TRADITIONS.
Oswald, tell you you're
straighter than am-stronger.
Your thoughts never wavered: you
stood ready to punishment. not
whimpering. I've had q curb-bit
on pyself. and i don't know now
how long IL might have taken me
to get 1t between my teeth and
smash things"
Grismer smiled:
EFT would have taken two to
smash the Cleiand traditions 1t
couldn't have been done-betw ween
you and Stephanie. Are you
going back to Runners Rest to-
nightr'
"Yes-if you say So" he replied
In a low voice.
Il do say so. Call her on the
telephone as soon as you leave here.
Then take the first train"
And you? Will you conner"
mot tonight"
"Wul you let US know when you
can come, Oswald?"
Grismer picked up q shabby dres-
sing gown from the back of q de-
crepit chair, and put IL on over
his undershirt and trousers.
INTERESTED IN LIVING.
Sure" he said pleasantly. I've
one or two matters to keep me
here. I'll AK them up tonight.s -
And please make ii very plain to
Stephanie that I'm taking this af-
fair beautifully and that the last
thing I'd do would be to indulge
in any foolishness to shock her
I'm really most interested
in living. Tell her so. She will
believe it. For have never lied to
her Cleland."
They walked together to the area
gate.
'Stephante should see her at
torneys." said Grisn1er. "The cas-
lest way, I think. would be for
her to leave the State and for me
to go abroad. Her attorneys will
advise her. But" he added careless
ly, there's time to talk over that
with her. The main thing Is to
know that she will be free. And
she will be. Good night,
Cleland" - He laughed boy
ishly, I've never been as happy
in my whole life 20
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Is Marriage a Success?

cient to meet and cope with all the
tasks that life entails, and with
wife (whom he considers worth
working for) to encourage him, he
has been inspired to bigger things.
L have not worked to help make
the living (this will please friend
II. d. w, eh?), but l have worked
like a trojan, fixing our bungalow
cozy and attractive for his return
at the end of the day. In the win
ter i have the CRATE fire roaring
with CHEEKY warmth and the dim
light from the rose shade lamp cast
ing an irresistible invitation to the
cozy corner, with its velvet cushion
all set for love scene for my
sweetheart and me.
always say sweetheart, for
that's what we are and always
shall be. Happy is he, whose wife
is wife and sweetheart still. whose
smile as of old can charm. whose
kiss as of old can thrill" This is
little verse he recites to me when
we are snugly settled in our little
love nest. He IL doing splendidly in
his business. To show how quickly
a willing young man can work
himself up when he has the proper
environments Glove and encourage
ment, he has been averaging $500
a month and in September he made
$1,000.
Wives, be versatile. We must
satisfy the whims of our adored
heroes. I study my husband and
know his every mood. There is the
secret of his contertment at home.
When he has. perhaps, met with
encouragement in the days work, IL
is up to me to make him forget his
troubles, and so, no matter how
tired l am, I bring him out OF his
morbid state of mind and soon he is
smiling and jolly and sees there is
JOY in living after all.
When he wants music ] play and
sing for him. When he feels like a
nice, brisk walk at the late hour of
IL p. m, I am ready for it. I have
studied dramatic art for several
years, and / am ready to play
any role his mood calls for. 1 have
his laughs and tears at my COM
mand, and his love for me is akin
to worship. Does he seek amuse-
ment elsewhere? No. The man
whose interest is kept at home does
not need to. LA MAR
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KH IHE WASHINGTON @IiMEs MAGAZINE PAGE. -
Pretty GOluns
For Home
BY Rita Stuyvesant.

A TrRAcTIVE little house
~ gowns. charming In their
simplicity, are one OF the
new seasons offerings After all.
a great deal OF the housekeepeTs
time is spent at home, and, there
fore she should dress nicely and not
walt for the few hours OF recreation
outside the homo TO gown herself
carefully.
For morning war checked ginK-
ham is serviceable. and may be
fashioned into any number OF good
looking models. Lettuce green and
white check. with white organdy
trimmings. develop an attractive
house dress.
sURPLiCE STYLE.
The waist is made in a surplice
style. crossed at the breast and tied
In a dainty sash at the back. Short
set-in sleeves are cuffed in sheer
organdy, narrowly hemstitched, and
there is n deep roll collar at the
neck. The rather full skirt Is in
clined TO be short and patched with
two big pockets. This model may
also be cut from rose checked gfng-
ham. red and white. or Dutch blue.
The woman who is slim and likes
loose clothing will be interested In
a two-piece dress Of small plaid
singham or plain chambray. This
dress shows a sort of smock that
falls below the hips. and is collared
with a broad Buster Brown AFFAIR
of white pique, and then has tho
added charm of a black silk necktie-
This is worn over a simple two
piece skirt, opened at the back and
attached to a lining.
This is also excellent for ma
tsrnity wear and may be made up
of navy blue cotton crepe. 1t is a
quaint little frock and gives one a
delightfully."- youthful appearance.
APRON DRESS.
The apron dress is also very
practical. and is slipped on over the
head and belted at the waist There
is a sailor collar of self-material
and kkmono sleeves that end before
they reach the elbow. A white
MILDLY lacer Is used to lace up the
front of the dress above the belt,
and is drawn through eyelets. For
holding numerous little necessary
articles, two great pockets are pro-
vided.
Flowered challis, with their frilly
lace collars and slim girdles' of
black velvet ribbon make neat,
fetching afternoon gowns.
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MARRIAGE LOVE IS A
PECULIAR KIND OF AFFECTION

Emanuel Swedenborg wrote in his
quaint style that a couple really
are married only when they are
interiorly united by marriage love,
and exteriorly by the laws of the
State. If a man and wife are thus
united. marriage is a success: IL
they are not so united their mar
riage is likely to prove otherwise.
1t must be admitted that too
many marriages are failures, but IT
cannot be denied that there are
some marriages that are successful.
1t easily can be proven that sue
cessful marriage is possible by
looking around you. Every COM
munity has at least one happy
home, one couple who are satisfied;
and as these fortunate persons are
just like ourselves with the same
virtues we possess, the same faults
and frailties. we can succeed as
well as they IL we know how.
No couple can ever be actually
married, according to Swedenborg's
definition, nor can they be COM
pletely happy, even though they are
friendly and congenial, unless they
are interiorly united as well as
exteriorly bound. The question of
making these marriages successful
is simply the problem how to bring
these divided minds together and
unite them by genuine marriage
love.
Marriage love is a peculiar kind
of affection and has distinguish
ing characteristics of its own. 1t
draws the man to the woman and
away from all other women, and the
woman to the man and away from
all other men. 1t survives mere
physical attractiveness and pays no
regard to the ravages of age; for in
cases OF real successful marriage
we see old men and women whose
knotted hands still clasp as tender
ly as on their wedding day. guiding
with watchfull wistfulness each
others faltering steps amid the
gathering shadows of the coming
night. And when we see these in
stances of happy marriage, we
realize that marriage is indeed
mental and spiritual thing. a matter
primarily Of the interior and only
secondarily of the exterior.
When such love exists, though
trials. poverty, sickness. differ
ences of opinion and even
"spats- may come. the couple will
never seek the divorce court and
never wish to. When marriage is
unsuccessful, 1t is because this az
fection is lacking and to make IL
happy all the married couple needs
is to be taught to fall In love with
one another in the right way.
Marriage love is produced by
courtship. Young people court un-
til they love one another well
enough to wish to get married.
why should not married people
court until they love one another
well enough to wish to stay mar
ried7
The mental attitudes OF court
shin are always constructive. De-
rtructive criticism among lovers is
something that IL unknown A
woman will try harder before mar
rage to do things for a man who
does not criticise her failures than
for one who does. A man will do
the samc for n woman under SINH
lar circumstances. Why should IL
not work in the same way after
marriage. J. II.
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husband always gets his desserts.
The stereotpyed conversation at
meals is much more characteristic
of unmarried couples than of mar
ried ones. An unmarried woman,
invited out to dine. says every
thing is perfectly dear" or per
fectly sweet" But after she is
married her vocabulary becomes
much broader-and longer. Before
marriage she says the conventional
thing; after marriage she speaks her
mind. Il. NJ J.
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Go. si.~eS Fro~ Yessers.yJ


But she was game. She came
here that night with her suitcase.
She was as white as death. could
scarcely speak. never
even touched her hand. Cleland.
She slept there-behInd
that curtain on the iron bed. / sat
here all night long.
"In the morning we talked IL
over. And with every generous.
plucky word she uttered I realixeo
that IL was hopeless. And do you
know-God knows how-out some
how i kept thinking CT you, Gle
land. And II was like ciairvoyance.
almost. for / could not drive away
the idea that she cared for you IN
knowingly. and that when you came
back some day she'd r1nd IL OUT
He rose from the couch and be-
gan to pace the studi- slo n iy, his
hands In his pockets
''Cleland." he said. "she mean %
play the game. The bed she had
made for herself she was ready To
lie on but 1 looked into
those grey eyes of hers and l knew
that 1t was pity that moved her.
square dealing that nerved her, and
sgonies to know wnat you would
think Of what she had done-donc
with a man you never liked-the
son of man whom your father
held in contempt because-because
he considered him-dishonest-"
He halted a pace from where Cle-
land was sitting:
~ told her to go back to her
studio and think 1t over. She went
out. i did not think OF her
coming back here. was
standing in front Of that cracked
mirror over there. To get a
sure line on my temple.
That's what shattered the glass
when she struck my arm up.
"Well, a man goes to pieces
sometimes. She made me
promise to wait two years-safd
she would try to care for me
enough in that time to live with
me. The child was frightened
sick. The terror Of my ever doing
such IA fool thing remains latent
I'm her brain. l know it. l know
it's there. I know, Cleland, that
she is in love with you. And that
she dare not ask me for her free
dom for fear that i shall do some
such silly thing"
GIVES sTEPHANIl HER FREEROM.
He began to laugh. quite ma
turally. without any bitterness at
all:
i"I tried to make you understand.
I told you that I would do any
thing for you. But you didn't
comprehend Yet. I meant
it. mean it now. She belongs
to you, Cleland. / want you to
take her. 1 wish her to under
stand that I give her the freedom
she's entitled to. That she need
not be afraid to take it--need not
fear that 1 might make an ass
Of myself"
He laughed again. quite gaily:
mo, indeed, 1 mean to live.
tell you, Cleland, there Is no ex-
citenrent on earth like beating Fate
at her own game. There's only one
thing"
After a pause, Cleland looked up
into the mans wistftul, golden
eyes.
"what is It. Grismer
"If / could win-your friend
ship"
"Good God" whispered Cleland.
rising and offering hand that
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The Gr0Wing Child
How to Recognize Children's Diseases.
KEEP HIM WE'LL
u S Public Health Service.
u. S. Public Health Service.

r Under the term "children's
diseases" we usually include
measles, scarlet fever, diph-
liberia, chicken-pox, whooping-
cough, and mumps.
The children's diseases are read
lily spread when children are
brought together in large numbers,
as in school or poorly ventilated
moving picture hall. 1t is natural
that the class room is often the
means of spreading the infection.
This is especially likely when
there Is no system of school med
ical inspection, and when parents
have not been taught their respon-
sibilities in keeping infected chill
dren at home.
1t may be well, therefore, to give
a few of the important symptoms
by which parent can recognize the
various children's diseases.
SYMPTOMS OF MEASLES.
This usually comes on about ten
days after the child has been ex-
posed The child may come home
from school somewhat drowsy and
irritable An observant mother
realizes that something is wrong.
The child may complain OF feeling
chilly and may even have a real
shaking chill.
At night the irritation increases
and the child is feverish and rest
less Sneezing, hoarse, hard
cough, and some running from the
nose convince the mother that the
child has Caught cold" On the
following day the child's bloodshot
watery eyes will attract attention.
and the experiencsd mother may
then suspect measles.
At this time n physician will
usually be able to make definite
diagnosis, for on opening the child's
mouth. careful look at the inner
side of the cheek, shows n few
characteristic whlte-tipped red
spots, the size of the head of
pin, which are one of the signs of
measles.
Mothers experienced in using n
clinical thermometer will find that
the child has some fever, reaching
100 or 101 degrees or more on the
second day. a...
Usually altar ~o or three dAxs
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of the symptoms described the rash
appears. This shows first behind
the ears, on the neck, or at the
roots of the hair, over the forehead.
1t appears as small dark-red spots
which are at first few and scatter
ed and resemble flea bites. Within
twenty-four hours the rash is
spread over the body and the child
looks very much bespeckled and
swollen. In from five to seven days
the rash begins to fade and within
three or four days more has entire
ly disappeared, leaving only faint
mottling OF the skin.
MOST CONTAGIOUS TIME.
Careful studies have shown that
the gei\l OF measles is present In
the discharges of the nose and
throat even before the rash appears.
In fact, just before the rash comes
is probably the timh when the dis
charges are most highly dangerous
to other children.
No child suffering with the symp-
tones described above, should be
allowed to go to school or to mingle
with other children. In all cases OF
doubt n physician should be called
to decide what should be done.
The danger OF spreading the dis
ease to others disappears soon after
the appearance OF the rash, so that
in uncomplicated cases II In usually
considered entirely safe to have the
child return to school n week after
thA rash first appeared.
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When q Girl Marries
An Interesting Story Of
EARLY Welded LIFE
BY Ann Lisle.

ment7" l asked. in a tone 1 tried -
make casual. 81 forgot something"
Let me get IL for you" chorused
Jim and Neal.
But protesting that / didn't know
Just where 10 look, / hurried back
TO the house and up TO my room. or
course, the woman had left warned
by my leaving the car-so my room
was empty. From there i raced
down TO the Kitchen. Bertha looked
up in well-simulated astonishment
from the dishpan, where she was
whiSIIing the soap sitter around
vigorously
"Dld you forget something, Mrs.
Harrison? I'll be glad to find IL for
you" she said. drying her hands on
her apron as she spoke.
81 forget TO ask you about your
husband" i replied. 81 hope he has
found work and left his dishonest
ways"
A REFORMED MAN.
Her face went chalk white. bat
she managed TO speak calmly.
'Oh, he has. Mrs. Harrison. He's
repented OF his mistakes and he has
found a chance to earn an honest
living. And II he isn't bounded out
OF IL, and folks trust him. ! know
he'll make good"
"Do you think he's a man to be
trusted?" 1 asked. "Once you left
my employ because you felt that
he'd follow you and make you help
him rob us. Why do you feel so
different now?"
81 do" said Bertha sullenly. II
do. He's changed, and know it.
But If anyone was to take advan-
tage of what i told 'em, though l
had no call to, they might drive
him back again to where he was"
"And IL / don't take advantage of
what you told me, even though you
didn't have to. Bertha" 1 asked
sterply. "what then? What were
you doing in my room the moment
i left? How do j know what influ-
ence this man has on you?"
do you think 1 amt hones.?'
Bertha cried. Maybe you'd rather
left at once, without putting the
place in order. Maybe you think
the minute your back is turned III
be lettin' my poor Matt in to grab
off the whole place."
Don't be impudent, Bertha" ]
admonished. 'And don't be stupid
either. You can't Jet Lyons in to
rob this place because he'll be
driving us in the car"
"You know" gasped Bertha, 81
didn't think you knew. ] don't see
how 1 come to give st away. oh,
Mrs. Harrison, don't throw him out
Of the first chance he's had in all
the ten long years we've been mar
ried. He never had no chance from
the first time they sent him up
most twenty-five years ago, and
him nothing but a child then that
got in bad company. The first two
babies fairly starved to death. And
now-I won't be able to work much
longer" .
j took Bertha's work -reddened
hand in mine and laid an arm
across her shaking shoulders.
You stay here and take good
care of Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton when
they come back this evening" J
said. "And tell your husband l
believe in him. He must make
good now. He owes it to you and
to the little baby who's going to
live to make you both very happy
and keep you both very straight"
He owes it to you to go straight.
I'd tell him that" cried Bertha,
"and all our lives there's nothing
we won't do to repay you. Who
knows, we may get chance?'
To BE Continued.
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ALWAYS DE
SWEETHEARTS.

There is not a happier girl in the
world than married a little more
than a year, and to man whose
goodness and constancy all time
will not change. When he married
me he didn't have one penny saved,
because the philanthropic work in
which he was engaged for two
years prior to our marriage had not
brought him that much, but. on
the other hand. had drained him of
the small fortune which was al
ready his But was he afraid TO
take the chance? No. Thank
heaven, my husband is not cow
ardl He felt confident of strength
in his young body and mind. suffi-
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
HOU Germs
Affect Us
By Brice Belden, M. D.

" HE ammunition employed by
invading bacteria is manufac-
tured by them in the course
OF their growth and makes up the
toxins which act so poisonously
upon the body cells. Each one of
these toxins excrts characteristic
effects upon the human being.
For example that of the diph-
iberia germ paralyzes certain nerve
cells and greatly weakens the heart
muscle, that Of the colon bacillus
causes mental depression while
that OF the organism of tubercu-
losis induces peculiar pyschic
buoyancy and false sense OF energy.
OF course, much depends upon
whether the toxins are produced in
excess of the ability Of the body to
oxidize, them UP to a certain point
it is possible for the human organ
ism to burn up it's enemies. There
fore in a state of health physical
exercise in the open air is the chief
means whereby this incineration Of
toxins and poisonous wastes is ef-
fected. In acute illness fever may.
be regarded as an Naturalization
of oxidation--a kind of flame
throwing mechanism directed
against the bacterial hosts.
EFFECT OF TOXINS.
Toxins are intoxicating. there
fore, II present in excess, in much
the same sense as alcohol. and, like
alcohol. present unmistakable signs
to the expert observer-of their
effects.
An excess OF harmful bacteria
may make a man cross and irritable
give him a grouch--or he may
become sick enough to be in bed. or
he may become a criminal and be
put in jail.
Far more people are daily under
the influence OF poisons produced
by bacteria than are under the sway
Of morphine and headache cures
and alcohol.
BACTERIA RESPnNsIRLE.
Many mems peculiar actions are
determined by their bacteria Their
restlessness, purposelcss activities,
uuerulousness and quarrelsomeness,
without apparent reason to them
solves or anyone else. usually maAn
that their bacteria are Irritating
them
Between Ghe cells of which the
human body In composed. working
constantly to maintain that delicate
balance which we call boalth, and
the myriads of bacteria which
strive without cessation to invade
and destroy such cells, a warfare
is maintained which to the individ-
us, means what the iat- struggle
m1art TO the nsticnS q
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KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT,

from many standpoints.
The cave mans tactics for girl
with spirit would never stand,
and to the red-hsired women would
surely mean his doom or death. A
milder, sweeter woman would di-
voice or separate from him
The old adage. MARRY in haste
repent at leisure" is for those who
consider hasty marriage the cause
of unhappy marriage.
Some OF the happiest couples I
know had three or more years of
courtship. Other happy couples are
those who have married in haste.
'Tis knowing what you want.
l.. o. s.
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A 100 per cent mother.
A 100 per cent housekeeper.
A 100 per cent neighbor.
A 100 per cent society member.
with two beautiful children, two
and six years of age, to care for
while her husband was employed
ten hours per day, this good home
maker was doing admirably. The
health conservation, diet and disci-
pline OF the little ones seemed to be
all that even an expert could wish.
The cottage home was in perfect
order, the meal served for my bene-
fit was entirely prepared by her
self, and was good enough for the
President" and all was accom-
plished with poise and self reliance,
under conditions that try some
women's souls.
TURNED OUT.
The efficient young mother was
not living unto herself. She was
interested in neighborhood inn
provement, was able to hurry off
to church meetings with her hus-
band and the two children, and
was keenly alive to the needs OF
her home city in respect to better
child life.
However here is tho shocking
part of my story: Fifteen years
ago this 100 per cent house mother
was practically purned out OF col
lege-and / was there as n witness
because she could not keep up
with her classes in physics chem
istry and higher mathematics. The
requirements were rigid and the
professors were frigid, II was,
take this course or leave. SO the
girl failed" and left college-and
won. She won n splendid husband
and an ideal place in a home OF her
own with all the capabilities essen
tial for such a career.
DELINQUENT COLLEGE.
But. what was the matter with
the college7 why, Il "went wrong"
IL was delinquent" having failed
to appreciate the beautiful mother
". home-making talents of n good
Christian girl. To have permitted
her TO drop the mathematics abb
stractions and TO take instead n
short course in household arts, do
nestle economy and the care OF
children-this would have proved
n round OF Joy to the girl and
means of salvation