Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-17
NARY MEREDlTH.S ADVICE
TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME

TO LONELY GIRLS AT HOME
I have been reading your good
advice ito other girls and boys my
age. 1 am coming to you for some.
I am a girl nineteen years of age,
have been going with a boy, aged
twenty-five for almost two years. [
love him better than any boy l ever
saw, and he says he loves me. do
you think we should marry? My
parents are both willing for us
to marry. Is it alright for a girl
to let a boy kiss her goodnight?
Please give me your best advice, as
am anxious to hear from you. An
swer in the next Journal.
ANXIOUS GIRL.
see no reason why you should
not marry this young man if your
parents are willing, and the young
man is decent and honest. You
ought to be able to tell by this
time whether you can risk your flu
ture with him. Anyhow, you will
never know until you try.
We are two girls, coming to you
for advice. I, Mary, have been go
ing with a boy twentythree years
of age. We have been going to-
gether for some time. He goes to
see another girl sometimes at night,
and comes to see me in the after
noon. Which do you think he loves
the better? He asked me to marry
him and says he never can love
another girl IS he does me, but still
he goes to see this other girl against
my will. Do you think he loves
me? I have quit going with this
boy on account of this other
girl and gave all his letters back
and he gave some Of mine back, but
he has several of my letters yet
that he won't give up. If you were
in my place how would you man
age to get them. I am 10 years old.
I, Dixie, am II years Of age. l
have been going with boy IL. He
says he loves me, but sometimes he
goes with another girl. Do you
think he really loves me? He is
a very nice boy. L know of but
three bad habits he has. He swears,
smokes and drinks whisky Do
you think I could reform him.
Please answer in Tri-Weelkly.
Thanking you in advance for
advice we are,
ANXIOUS MARY AND DIXIE.
MARY-You have been going
with this boy for some time. He
aslzed~you to marry him, yet he
kept company with another girl the
whole time he was calling on you.
He called on you in the afternoon
and the other girl in the evening.
He was not as sincere in his regard
for you as he led you to believe. You
are better off without him. About
letters-if your letters had nothing
in them you are ashamed of, 1t
won't matter if the boy keeps them.
/ will repeat right here. Always be
careful what you say in a letter,
because one can never tell what
may befall the letter after it is sent.
DIXIE-Your beau seems to be
full of bad habits-he swears,
smokes, drinks whisky and is III
constant. If he SWearS before you
he hasn't much respect for you. If
he swears just to say "cuss words
he has no strength Of character.
Swearing is an awful habit be-
cause it cannot help or cure any
condition. Learn to respect your
self. You are too young to have a
young man of his caliber as an as
sociate. Don't bother SO much
about love. Pay more attention to
the class of boys you have calling
on you. Don't stand for rough talk.
You will never better yourself by
it.
Dear Miss Meredith-I'm asking
your advice. [ have pimples anC
blackheads on my face; have had
them for 4 or 5 years. They are
coming on my neck. I'm 10 years of
age. If you can give me any advice
as what to do to rid them, it will
certainly be appreciated. I hope to
see an answer in The Atlanta Tri
Weekly Journal. I've written before
but did not see it in print.
ROSE BUD
You have '"acne.". This condi-
ton of the skin often arises from
impure blood or intestinal disorder.
You should go to see a physician
about it. But you can help the con.
dition some yourself by eating green
Vegetables.a No fat, fried meats, pc,
tatoes, fried or greasy food OF any
sort. Drink hot water night and
morning, on going to bed and arts.
ing. Raisins contain iron-cat
them. Lettuce, spinach, celery
Drink buttermilk and lots of water
You will improve. Don't eat toma.
toes or sweets, but cereals with
skinned milk is good for you
Orange juice without sugar and
lemon juice on lettuce instead OF
Oil. Don't eat molasses or syrup
Battle skin in hot water and Cuti
cura soap, use Cuticura ointment
Leave off powder for awhile. See
that your clothing is fresh and
clean next to skin. Avoid wash
cloths. Use only the hands, after
they have been thoroughly scrubbed
Lather face with soap, and rinse well
in very hot Water-lastly very colo
water.