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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-29
BALFOUR WARY
OF ASSOCIATION
"We Don't Want Two
Leagues" He Says
ny CARL ID. GROAT

Copyright. 1881. by the Omitted Press
WASHINGTON. Nov. sa--presi
Gent iIardinE's proposed "associa.
ton of nations" must fulfill finc.
tions Other than those OF the league
OF nations " II IL To have British
support Parallel lines viii not suit.
The idea stood out today as the
result OF brief interview with
Arthur J. Balfour. Of the British
arms delegation, In which he re.
marked. we don't want two LEAGUES
OF nations. do weg"
AVOIDS STATEMENT
THAT WOULD BIND HIM
Balfour has been avoiding with
eonsummate skin any statement
which would bind hts government
officially. but HIS brief talk on the
subject left the conviction that he
stands. as before. strongly for the
league and IL opposed TO annual
sessions In Washington--with EN-.
phasis ON Washington-for an inter.
nation al body.
ION Saturday you suggested you
had not read the papers as TO Pres.
ident Harding's association idea
Can you say something today about
the subject" he was asked
Il haven't really studied the mat.
ter yet" he countered. "Is there a
precise statement OF ltY'
He was told he could safely A.
sumo that the idea emansted from
President Harding tho there had
been no actually officially written
statement on the matter.
"can you say then how you stand
on the league OF nations?" he was
fur'h.r ausried.
Il don't like 10 enter into n dis.
cussion OF that now" he replied.
but ! must say that the league
has done some very beneficial
things
DOESN'T KNOW HOW
1T WOULD FUNCTION
A. for the association. he pleaded
he didn't know -just how that would
function" and In answer 10 a aues
ton whether he favored continuing
sessions Of the present conference
an idea dovetaiiinx In with Hard
ing's association plsn--he said;
don't know Just how that
would be worked out. II the ses-
sions were held In Washington. that
wouldn't be very central. like Gen.
eva ia" Geneva Is the league
seat.)
Bsifour was leaving the Far East.
ern session. He swung into tho re-
volving doorway to join Ambassador
Geddes.
We don't want two leagues. do
We" he volunteered as he disap.
peared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-29

There are s.Aio,oss farms in tho
United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-29

CAST ALUMINIUM
SKILLETS
AT SPECIAL PRICES
AS sketched. well finished
Cast Aluminium Skillet,
with double lip and black
ebonized wood handle
which is securely fast
ened by steel rod screwed
into the skillet.
8 inches in diameter,
special $1.25.
8 inches in diameter:
special $3.50.
10 inches in diameter
special $1.75.
II inches in diameter:
special $1.85.
-Ho HOY, Section,
THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-29
Jersey Jumper
Dresses, $4.75

With a fresh white blouse,
these Jumper Frocks make APP
propriate and winsome school
wear for girls. In navy-blue
and black; sizes is to AZ.
Priced low at $4.75.
THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-29
CAST ALUMINIUM
TEAKETTLES
SPECIAL 1895


This Colonial style Tea
Kettle is prepared for
many years of service.
1t is of cast aluminium,
in 5-quart size, with
throw-back cover which
is opened and closed by
pressing handle bail, al
lowing kettle to be con-
veniently filled from
faucet Very attractive
and exceptionally we'll
finished throughout.
Special 1895.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

Irritating the kidneys. inflaming the
skin, causing Bright's disease.
rheumatism, eczema and even can
GER and paralysis.
It boots US little to reply to
these Jeremiads that our craving
for salt dates back to a most I'm
pressive and authoritative antiquity.
Not merely to our savage ancestors.
but even to deer, elk, buffalo and
antelopes, Wild horses and cattle.
That to this day our domestic sheep,
cattle and horses. grazing moro
than twenty miles inland. and be-
yond the sweep Of the salt spray OF
the ocean, will not thrive properly
unless regularly "salted."
Also that from the earliest ages
OF history men have eagerly craved
salt and insisted upon its pungent
taste In their food. 1t has ever
been q most important article OF
barter and commerce. In Central
Africa . handful Of salt Ii a days
wages; our word salary" Is de-
rived from IL, and every age has
known what mot worth his salt"
meant.
Salt taxes have always been one
of the surest sources Of revenue,
because people were determined to
have 1t at any cost
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Salt and Diseases

Ono would think II was = COM
paratively simple matter to test out
how much basis there was for the
denunciations of salt by emitting
It from the diet altogether and
watching the results. But here we
bump upon another of the difficult
ties of the salt problem, and that
Is that salt 10 20 universally present
in foods, in all our animal foods
and most of the vegetable ones. that
even by the most careful selection
of those which contain the smallest
traces of this omnipresent mineral
1t Ia impossible to pick out any diet
on which life and health can be
maintained which has less than
about a spoonful q day in 1t. So
that its accusers can hold 1t guilty
of both cancer and badness. II they
insist.
On the other hand. while we &C
tually need to maintain our salt
balance from half q teaspoonful to
q teaspoonful and a half out Of the
salt-cellar. according to differing
authorities-scarcel more than one
would put on a birds tail to catch
him-we actually eat on an average
from the salt-cellar and In our food
from four to six teaspoonfuls. that
Ii to say. from five to ten times
what we absolutely require. And
this wanton extravaganza If. Of
course, a perpetual temptation and
invitation to cause hunters and
calamity explainers of all sorts to
pounce on.
Frankly. there Ia no adequate
proof whatever for any of the
graver accusations against salt. but
on the other hand, should any Of its
accusers come back with the Ques-
ton. What good il all that five to
ten fold excess Of worthless mineral
doing In the human system7" we
had no sanswer ready until just re-
Gently.
lneT0 wdo, III LslCts d Cch tdAh SOtoi
Of reason about some of these ACCUSE
lions from the excessive amounts of
salt meats which used to be con.
sumed in an earlier day. particularly
In Winter time. or on long voyages,
and the Disturbances and discomforts
to which they gave rise. These were
not unnaturally attributed to the
salt, though now We know that they
were due to scurvy, caused neither
BY the salt nor by tho meat, but
by the lack Of fresh vegetables and
fresh fruits in the diet. and We have
wiped them all out by adding lemon
juics. potatoes and cabbages to our
ships diets.
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This in the course Of q week or
two brings down tho amount Of
salt In the body to q level At which
even the damaged kidneys. can
deal with It and drain away the
surplus water. The same diet II
sometimes useful In tho dropsy
due to heart disease and even that
due to Inflammation Of the liver.
At last recent findings have Civ.
en- us an explanation Of this craving
for salt. 1t has long been known
that one Of the absolutely indispen-
sable conditions to health and life
il that our blood should be kept
precisely at q certain density, o.
specific gravity, a. 1t u termed. in
the neighborhood Of 1906. that of
water being 1000. In other words,
our body cells win only live and
work properly in salt water or, to
put It figurativeay. in weak salt
water.
There are. Of course, many other
kinds Of salts in the body which
help to keep up this proper salti-
ness Of the blood. besides common
salt or sodium chloride. carbon
ates, phosphates. sulphates. Of CAL
cium or lime, for instance, and DO.
tassium or magnesium. All the
salts which are to BE- found In SEA
water. in fact. are to BE- found In
our bodies.
A. most Of u WIN remember from
our high school chemistry days,
there are hundreds OF different
kinds Of "salts." because to the
chemist . salt is simply the product
of the union Of an acid with a base,
usually an earthly substance or q
metal. Limo. for instance. II . salt
Of carbonio acid and calcium; blue
vitriol IL . salt Of copper and sui
phuric acid: EPSON salts are salts
Of magnesium and sulphuric acid.
But just for convenience, when
we say salt" without further quail.
ifications. or common salt" or
table salt" We mean the familiar
and appetixing chloride Of sodium.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

searchers for the still undiscovered
cause of cancer have sndeavored to
explain the greater frequency OF
this tragedy among the prosperous
and well-to-do classes upon the
ground that they afs more meat,
particularly ham and bacon and
thus consumed more salt, which
made their tissues more susceptible
to cancerous change.
The only reason for its incrimi-
nation In both badness and cancer
is that both are conditions Of the
cause Of which We know nothing.
and very little Of the cure. except
in the latter by surgical removal
from the body.
Both have been attributed with
equal confidence to q score Of other
cases, such as meat eating. tomA-
toes, sugar, high hats. corsets. hot
coffee. pepper and spices. All with
about the same foundation in res
son, that they were increasing or
attracting special attention at the
Same time that the disease was.
Therefore they caused 1t. After tho
pure and placid logic Of tho savage
who can see . striking similarity
and relationship between cows and
comets In that they both have tails.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Poor Gems Recolored
by Radium Process

T .ONDON, Oct 2s.-Experimsnts
- are being made with radium to
convert gems Of little worth into
valuable ones. and these may. II suo-
cessful, have . great effect on the
gem industry.
The color Of the sapphire. ruby,
topas and many other gems u due
to impurities In tho stones, and the
rich color which decide the value Of
oolored gems by subjectins them to
the influence Of radium. which
causes the impurities to disinteg-
rate and spread, 10 impartins the
richer color. Experiments are now
being made with a view to testing
the permanence of the increased
depth of color obtained.
The larger supplies Of radium
available today make the work q
commercial posaihilitx~
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Cancer and Badness

Another allegation against salt
n that By its effects upon the time
salts In the body It causes brittle
ness Of the bones and increases
their liability TO fracture. II the
salt eating be done late enough in
iife. this effect win probably fol-
low in . fair percentage Of In.
stances. A. brittle bones are one
of the commonest signs Of old age.
But what the salt has to do with
II would BE- q question.
One Of the most serious charges
brought against salt Is that 1t
causes cancer, and this has risen to
the dignity not merely Of an article
Of popular belief. but Of serious
scientific theory. Several Of the
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Bv ELINOR GLYN---
(NoUelist and Noted Critic on Human En'Otons)
jealousy the Ugs Of All Human PassOnsM People Were 1raia
From Childhood to Examine Their Own SeRespec Jealousy Would
Disappear From the Category of Human Defects" Says Critic

b snalyssd. and the reason fsr =
discovered. That 10 was caused
by snvy-a desire to have that
which another possessed-and the
meanness Of this. and the paltri-
ness Of it--would be fully shown.
The mind Of q child would alb
serb this automatically. and the
result would show when maturity
came. Tho actions of Thousands
of grown persons prove that they
are Jealous. when they would not
admit 1t in words. or even to
themselves in thought. Owing to
faulty training. very few minds
are noble enough to face any fall
ing, the admission of which could
wound self-love.
In war. I wonder how many
thousands of lives are lost by
tho direct, and indirect. action OF
the meanest jealousy among those
In command? How many capable
leaders are kept under by the
jealousy Of incapable super1ors'
But II tho principle had been in
culcated from infancy in these
men. that their own selfrespect
was of moro consequence to them
solves than any outward honor.
and that tho mind should be
trained to mako personal charac-
tsristics and faults and virtues
como up for frequent self-examinar
ton, they would have discovered
that jealousy-affront to seif-love-
was the cause of their mean be-
havior. BY granting that tho prfn-
ciple of self-respect was the one Of
main importance to them. they
would then Immediately have taken
pains to crush jealousy. and act
rightly.
ROOT OF ALL MISERY.
Mems and women's jealousy
aroused by a subconscious know
ledge of another's superiority OF
character. or talent. or power to
attract love, or power to influence
those they themselves love and
cannot influence. IL the handspring
of half tho unhappiness Of the
world. Whole lives have been
blishted, and regulations soiled.
by years Of the insidious jealousy
of some relative or friend. other
wise perfectly innocent and beauti-
full characters, whose personalities
arc perhaps not strong enough to
rebuff the evil currents coming
toward them.
But what Of those Jealous onesf
How does Fate repay them1 II they
understood the laws OF cause and
effect, action and reaction-the law
of the boomerang. in short. they
would hesitate In fear to draw upon
themselves the crushing penalties
which their mean actions and
thoughts and words must inevitably
bring.
Jealousy among professionals Of
an grades u perhaps the bittsrest Of
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Cause Of Craving

Yet the pains in the Joints. the
Inflammation Of the skin. the
soreness of the gums and teeth
quite properly gave rise to tho
superstition about salt as . cause
of rheumatism. skin eruptions,
teeth and hair troubles.
II II also true that salt some.
times increases the itching and burn
ing Of certain eruptions on the skin.
such a. eczema, probably by its
local irritating effects when de-
posted upon the skin by perspira.
ton. In some forms Of kidney
trouble. such as Bright's disease,
the inflamed and damaged kidney
has difficulty In filtering out salt,
20 that 1t II retained and piled up
In the body. This means that water
mus be- retained. also. In order
to maintain the proper balance
and, density of the body fluids. and
this produces dropsy. or water
bloat."
To relieve this dropsy the pa
tent Is put on so-called salt.
free" diet. made up Of foods con.
tanning the smallest possible
amount Of salt, such as potatoes,
unsalted white bread and unsalted
butter, certain kinds of fresh meat,
eggs, and certain vegetables and
fruits, while at the same time the
amount of water given In limited
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Anti-Salt Bogeys

All this sounds like . perfectly
good comeback" Tor salt. but I'M
fortunately It isn't. for the reason
that when we get right down TO
cases and attempt to say just what
good salt actually does In the body
to Justify this age-long craving we
find ourselves up In the air.
Like the noble Duke Of York ana
his ten thousand men or. more pre-
cisely, like the rural gentleman with
his first revolving door In q hotel
entrance, who went right In and
turned right around and came right
out again." salt marches boldly In
through the front door OF the body
and passes through it and marches
right out again through the skin
and kidney filters without under
going any apparent change what
ever. 1t yields no nourishment
enters into no combinations. gives
off no energy to the body. Yet We
eat 1t eagerly, apparently for the
pure pleasure Of giving 1t . Joy ride
through the body.
Hence its food-reform accusers
can always triumphantly retort:
"There, you admit that It Isn't do
ing any good In the body. What
alss can It b. doing but harm!"
Fortunately they disagree sharp
y among themselves. For in
stance, ono school confidently
claims that too much salt thickens
the blood. % that It can no longer
circulate properly and thus pro-
duos rheumatism and all sorts OF
disturbances Of tho skin. suoh ~
sssema. tsttsr. "salt-rhsum" and
aAllins ef the hair.
Fortunately for eur peaos u
mind. another group u equally sure
t1sAt salt produces its deadly ef-
fsots By thinning the blood Instead
Of thickening II. and although they
agree upon the eruptions and
sczemas and rheumatism. hold that
n thickens and increases the vigor
Of the hair. 30 that, according
70 these prophets Of evil. II you
eat plenty Of salt you viii either
thicksn your hair or thin It. one
or the other. With the strong
probability that ninsey-nine times
cut Of . hundred you win do
neithsr. but remain as you were"
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

move to another House, he did .
deal of Kicking. but he always went
into the Woodshed to do 1t. He
sassed her inwardly. but not 80
that she could hear.
She was q Wonder at framing up
Reasons for hurting the lease back
at the Landlord.
One Year she quit because the
Owner papered the Upstairs with .
Jay Pattern that cost only Is cents
a Bolt. Another time. the Family
next door kept chickens. Usually.
the Children across the Alley were
not ut Association for their own
little Brood.
One time she quit on account Of
q Cockroach. She saw II scoot
across the Pantry. and that After
noon she headed for q Renting
Agency.
Father suggested that instead Of
vacating In favor of the Cockroach
they offer q reward OF 800 for its
Capture, dead or alive. and thereby
save q little Money. but she refused
to listen.
II the Plumbing wasn't out Of
Whack. the Furnace required too
much Coal. or else the Woman
across the Street had been divorced
too many times-
II they squatted IN . Low-down
Nsighborhood, Mrs. Jump was
ashamed to sive her Address to
Friends In the Congregation.
II they got into Nest Of the New
Rich. then Laura had the Froezs-
Out worked on her, because Mr..
Jump was on . Salary. and she had
to ride on the Trolleys. So she began
looking for q Street In which Intellect
would successfully stack up against
the good old Collateral. And. Of
course. that meant . long Search.
Therefore. every May LIST, some
thing Red. and about the size Of .
Caboose. backed up to the Jumps.
Several Husky Boys began throwing
things out Of the Window
Father did . Vanishing ACT. When
It came to lifting one corner Of q
Piano. or hanging Pictures. he was
Phoney. and he knew It.
How about Paradise7' He aslrsd
ono day. II understand that inside
Of the Psariy Gates each Family has
Permanent Quarters. There are no
Folding Beds to tuggis down Back
Stairway., no Picture Cords 10
Shorten. no Curtain Poles 70 ssw
OF. no Book Oasss to gst jammsd
In stairways. I am sure thsrs win
b no Piano Movers, Dor I have
heard their Language Do "a
think you can BE- happy IN the
Promised Land1"
TT will depend entirely on whsth-
or or not the Rugs it," she replied.
Let US hope for tho Best" said
Mr.. Jump.
MORAL-Ths Queen of tho May
is usually q Woman
fH>cwv1~ke roar tha nail RvuAtoat> ~
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
LONDON. Dec. II.

LONDON. DsoL II.
AH MITCHELL HEDGES, the
wi explorer and famous big
game hunter. wfli vsry soon
b setting out On his expedition 10
South America, one Of the objects Of
which viii b to cast fresh light on
the history Of that mysterious raoe.
the Axtecs Of Mexico. Their Stone
idols bear . strange semb,Anos to
thsse Of ancient BgypA and M.
MntcheIl-Hedges hopes, among other
things, to solve the problem Of their
oommoa origin b. searching thxt
treasure ground untouched Tor mn
hons Of ysars-ths noor q he CAz1b-
bsan 0sa and Pacific Ocean. He
nay also throw nsw hight pHAaus
On that other enhancing sunless.
the lost continent Of Atlantis. which
tradition has long held - the miss-
ing link between the two. and which
was well known to Plato writing 500
years before the birth Of Christ.
DIABOLICAL ARTS.
In this connection the so-caIlcd
revealed truths Of the Theoso-
phists are curiousfy fascinatfnG.
although a. reliable data Of little,
II any. material valus- They tsll
us that where the Atlantic nows
thsrs was onos this continent oaIlsd
"Atiantis." and that under the Pa
oifIo there hay an even moro ancient
continent OF -L.emur." The people
Of Atlantis. they assert. wers %
clever ~ 10 b diabolicAl. Thsy had
conquered the laws Of nature, and
they had airships that would put
our present ones 10 shame, In -
much ~ they sailed b. naturAl
forces. not BY petrol or machinery.
They also had maGicians who wers
remarkable for the art of manufAo-
turing artificial elements Of extreme
virulence and power.
There animals could speak. and
at the time of the destruction of At
lantis had to be quieted by an offer.
ing of blood, lest they should awak.
en- their masters, the magicians, and
warn them of their impending de-
ssructi0n- Apart from these strange
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
A blood Regulator"

Now, all these different salts Of
lime, Of potash. Of iron. Of mag
nesium, are useful and necessary
in the body. and We get q regular
supply of them in our foods. But
they are too gritty or to disagree
able in taste or upset the digestion
or spoil the appetite too much In
their pure form to be used freely a.
such in our diet. We wouldn't
fancy. for instance, putting limo on
our egg at breakfast or even eat
ing the SHE'LL. or EPSON salts on our
potatoes. or iron rust in our oat-
meal.
Common salt II simply tho most
convenient salty substance which
can be used for keeping mp tho
proper density or thickness Of our
blood under varying conditions,
and which can be taken by the
pinch or the teaspoonful as needed.
Our craving for 1t Ia natures call
for the keeping up Of q sufficient
reserve in the body for this pur-
pose.
IL b . literal blood regulator"
In fact. Its very inactivity b IN
advantage, because II ID perfectly
harmless except IN hugo e1cess, and
II you get . little too mnch Of II
In the stomach the surplus can be
drained out easily through the kid
neys, with the assistance Of . couple
Of extra glasses Of water. This Is one
Of the reasons why eating much
salt makes ono thirsty.
But its usefulness goes even deep
or than this. The newer develop
ments Of chemistry show that the
atoms Of all forms Of mattsr. In
Guiding. Of course, our body Tissues.
are really made up Of tiny particles,
each carrying An electric ohasge.
known a. electrons or IONS To
put It very roughly. all tho changes
and activities which We call life
arc probably due to the flashing
backward and forward Of these tiny
little ions with their electric charges.
Curiously enough, the most &C
tive part of this electric flashing
and play Of hfe-lightnins II carried
out not BY the most elaborate tissues
Of our body. tho proteins. but By
the salts which arc suspended Or
dissolved In an our body fluids. A
one eminent chemist has put II. TT
il tho salts which put life Into the
proteina"
To put It very metaphoricaIly.
their tiny particles. with their cleo
trio sparks" flash about through
tho spongy tissues Of our body like
fireflies In q jungle. And sodium
chloride 10 one Of the brightest and
most active little firefliss of the
whole swarm. because II promptly
splits up into two kinds Of ions, one
carrying a negative, the other poe
tive charge. resulting in tho liber.
alton Of free hydrogen ions. which
do more than any other element in
the body to make breathing and
muscular action and vital chemical
change possible.
Further articles by DIR. Hutch.
inson will be published In The Sun
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Free Hydrogen Ions.' -

Copyright 1891, by Woods Hutchinson
NOTHING escapes challenge
IN nowadays. Though we we'll
know that life without salt
would DO dietetically flat. stale
and Improbable. scarcely . month
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

passes WITH
o ut ou r
hearing IT
denounc . d
as q worth
less irritant
. n d o u r
banker 1 n g
for II as .
m o RIB 4 d
craving.
II n con-
II d Q n thy,
b oily 40
cused Of
~thickentng
M horA I"