Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-11
Here And There

The fact that Lulu Hunt Peters
book Diet and Health" was among
last weeks best sellers" shows how
universal is the determination Of nc
oyer-fat to reduce their too. TO solid
flesh. For although chapter is dc.
voted to thin peoples efforts to gain.
no thin person has eve. been heard
of who bought book to find out how
to do it, largely because the thin real.
ly don't want 10, get any fatter-they
would much rather sit around and be
envied by their corpulent friends.
or all the systems Of weigh:iedu
ing Doctor Peters would seem to be
the, easiest for the ordinary person
10. put in practice. Any one who is
not either feeble-minded or a moron.
should have no difficulty in counting
the calories he consumes daily ard
in cutting down to the required
amount, and the kind hearted. doctor.
who confesses that she has to nrac-
tice what she breaches, being her
self fat girl, isn't in the least par
ticular as TO what one eats or caves
out, provided no more than tie Pc
scribed amount is taken.
Park Benjamin, the Naval Academy
graduate of the class of 81. who died
the other day never lost his interest
in his Alma Mater. and kept in close
touch with its affairs. AT the time
of the controversy over the identif-
cation OF the body of John Paul Jones,
when some persons claimed that the
American ambassador to France, Hor-
ace Porter, who was instrumental in
bringing the naval hero's remains
here, had made snap judgments and
brought the wrong man, Mr.. Benja-
min wrote the following obituary
verse:
Kind friend. for Porter's sake forbear
TO doubt the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be he pho spares these bones; ;
And crrst be he Who says: "Tdin't
Jonesw
A sentimental story of the Great
War tells that on Bastille Day. 1917,
when the first American parade of
troops was held in Paris. Pershing Wis
tied the tomb of Lafayette and whis-
pered 'Lafayette-we've come" But
times have changed since then, and
now when the American doughboy
visits the tomb OF the great French
friend of America what ne murmurs
is "Lafayette-we're stung."
Commenting On the cx-Kaiser's
book, the New York Tribune says that
there is very little about the war in
it, and adds--"but then he saw very
little of it."
The book will have wide circula-
ton in Germany. IL low prices and ex-
tensive advertising are of any help.
for it is offered in paper cover for 100
marks.
Among the different chapters.
which cover Williams life from 1870
to 1918, are some on my Attitude To-
ward the Church." ''The Outbreak of
the War" "The End Of the War;
THE Pope and the Peace" Friendly
and Neutral Powers THE Destruc-
ton and Germany's Future"
In spite OF railroad strikes and coal
troubles there is reason for optimism
the Doughnut King OF West vir-
GINA is still prosperous. Jacob
Sentlinger, Jr., is the bearer of the
above euphonious title. his superior
bakery in Wheeling having won it for
him.
More than 10000 doughnuts day
is the recorded output from his plant,
which furnishes the rugged noun
taineers of the State with their daily
ration of doughnuts, diet that here
tofore the uninitiated have regarded
as pertaining exclusively to New Eng
land.
Paul Poiret. the great French
maker Of styles. who is on visit to
this country, says that when he looks
at Americans, he's sorry that he ever
created the .fiapper. Well, that's
nothing.-so are Others and il he's
responsible for her. he has lot to
answer for. -.
The famous French fashion de-
signer, when interviewed the other
day. was a little gloomy in his OUT
look on American women and did not
hand over the usual line of compli-
nlents. on their appearance. In fact.
to be perfectly frank he said they are
good three years behind the styles.
and he doubts If they will ever catch
up-poor America.
SALE OF BRITISH HONORS
FRANKLY TO BE WHITEwASHED