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The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
m THANKSGIVING In q da,

m HANKSQIvING In Q day for
rejoicing. and most people
l. do rejoice freely, but often
without a thought Of the possible
aftermath Of digestive disorders,
headaches and bilious attacks
which follow in th/wake Of over
indulgence In goodies. whether on
Thanksgiving or any other day.
By means Of intelligent plan
ming we can have our feast at
Thanksgiving time. and rejoice,
and still avoid after -discomforts.
The idea Of "saving up" for the
big meal Is an wrong. Serve the
usual breakfast as near the usual
time as possible. OF course. every
one will rise q little later on
Thanksgiving Day. but even II
breakfast In late, the housewife
should not say. Nov you are
going to get q light breakfast
because II will soon be dinner
time" This unusually light
breakfast prepares one for over.
eating.
Plan to have the Thanksgiving
dinner about five hours after q
good breakfast.
Out Of the many significant
and appropriate dishes allotted by
convention to the Thanksgiving
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VALUABLE RECIPES
FOR HAM
HAM sHANK-yEGETABLEs.

Carefullv wase ham shank
(about three poundsl Boil slowly
two to three hours. Seasonings
may be added to the water. Dur
ing last half hour of cooking add
potatoes. yellow turnips, carrots,
onions and cabbage. cleaned and
cut into large pieces Serve ham
In center of large platter with
vegetables arranged as an at
tractive border.
BAKED BUTT WITH APPLES,
Wash butt and trim fat from
edges. Rub ham with mixed sea
sonings Of mustard, cloves, pen9-~
and brown s,t>ar Placc N WV
ing pan or pot. Cut cored apples
n IAN or in h ok 81 ces and MAJ 3
IN and around :he butt. Pou-
water into bottom of pan to keen
from burning. Roast, slowly fou
at least one hour. Ham and an
pies may be allowed to brown to.
ward end Of. baking. If longer
baking IL desired, apples NAV be
added after. butt has baked an
hour.
The wateriess, f,reless, and pres.
sure cookers and the baster, drip
pan, or Dutch oven all can be
used advantageously in preparing
these Dishes.
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anticipation .of my home -opming
than I,may sst szt q ths fsAlia-
ton. I've plspnnd svery astail
for months. E2.y 4 aaytkAns
slips. I'm liabseste II ristt apvn
and bawi like . kid.s
-Lsf's listen to yoar p,an Il
operations. Farrel." tn captain
susssstsd. I'm never have one
myself. IN an pfobability. hut Tn
child enough 10 want to listen 70
yourv."
wen. In the first place. I
haven't communicated win nv
FATHER since. isnding here. He
doesn't know I'm back In cAlf-
fornis. and I do not want him 70
know until I drop in on him."
And your mother. Fsrrelr"
"pied when vas q little chap.
No bcothers OF sisters. Wen. R I
had written him or wired him
when I first arrived. he would
have had . week Of the most
dannabae Suspense, because. oR-
ing to the uncertainty Of the 81.
act date OF our demobilisation.
could not have informed him
OF the enact time of my arrival
home. Consequently. he'd have
had old Carolina. our cook. dish
ing up nightly fearful quantities
Of the sort Of grub / was raised
on. And that would be wasteful
Aiso. he'd sit under the catalpa
tree outside the western wall Of
the hacienda and never take his
eyes Off the highway from El
Toro or the trail from sespe.
And every night after the sun
had set and I'd failed to show
up. he'd 60 to bed heavy-hearted.
Suspense is hard on an old man.
SIR"
On young men, 100. 20 on
We'll. IN drop Off the train
tomorrow afternoon about
o'clock at q lonely little Gag sta
ton called Sespe. After the train
leaves Sespe. II runs south
west for almost twenty miles to
the coast. and turns south to El
Toro. Nearly everybody enters
the San Greeoris from El Toro.
but. via the shortcut trail from
Sespe. 1 can hike It home in three
hours and arrive absolutely un-
announced and unheralded.
Nov. as I pop mp over the
mile-high ridge hack Of Sespe, III
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you been visualizing every little
detail of your home-coming?"
"You forget, Farrel. thai I'm
a regular-army man. and We poor
devils get accustomed to being
uprooted. I've learned not to
build castles in Spain, and
never believe I'm going to get q
leave until the old man Hands
me the order. Even then. I'm
always fearful Of an order recall
ing it."
You're missing lot Of happi-
ness. sir. Why. really believe
I've had more fun out of the
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TO BALANCE DINNER
On Thanksgiving
By Daniel Russsll Hodsdon, Sc. d.

dinner, IL 10 possible to choose
wisely and wen. and to serve a
balanced meal that will furnish
all the goodies the fniAginatiop
pictures and the appetite Graves.
Start the meal with a light SCUM
SUCH as consomme. well sea son<d
a light, warm soup prepares the
stomach to receive the dinner,
Never. under any condition. serve
heavy. nutritious soup-such as
creamof-celery or pea SOUP
which viii take the edse off the
appetite which n the necessary
forerunner Of hearty meal. Hesvy
soups are apt 20 cause one TO
overeat. - :
Celery should be served n The
very beginning OF the meal. Celer,
prepares the stomach for food be.
cause it necessitates chewine. sns
chewing causes the dieestiye or
gans and the elimination process,
to become aoive.
The proverbisl turkey with al
its nxings fs. Of course, tn.
niece de resistance" II An m.
choice Of "fixings" that oete,
mines the balance of the dime.
Squash, onions. white potatoe
ana a green salad make q yer
well-balaneed vegetable suppl.
Sweet potatoes. n they appea
At all. should be served only %
very small quantities.. for the
add nutriment to an airead
heavy meal Cranberry sauce b.
longs to a Thanksgiving. dinnrf
for II xtves additional flavor an
adds color and mineral nat<er
Nuts served in little dishes q
each plate automatically cAue
one to chew while waiting for q
course to be served.
When it comes to dessert, p.als
IL q dessert. not desserts. Tn
greatest error committed by IN.
average housewife usually ia n
this matter Of desserts. The fam
ner, with vttamines In the greer
salad. mineral salts IN the veGe
tables and q sufficient amount oi
cslories. Their stomachs are fsall
and IL there is a place where tn
entire meal may be thrown out oi
heaithful balance Il is right here
Don't stuff your family With
several kinds OF pies. caiss and
puddings. Serve one dessert, in
small quantities. II q plum pud'
ding is chosen, don't put on ft q
heavy. rich sauce. II piee ars
preferred. serve small pieces
Rise from the table satisfied. but
not uncomfortable. Make this 9
meal you win enjoy not only
while ycu are eating IL. but sss
eral hours after. f7'y1r
Serve coffee that has not lheer
boiled. Tricolated coffee 10 pref
cradle. mean by '.tricolate4
coffee through which hot boihns
wster has passed and vhich ihaz
been kept hot on iow gas flame
Coffee without sugar and cream
aids to the digestive processez.
Rest after dinner and en5os
the comforts OF hons untH .fh<
meal is digested. P1sn your
dinner in this way. and yonr hus
band win Nbe at his ofkice this
next day N usual. and TIE. chill
dren win be hack In school 1ufte1
their vacation trimming W1e1
health and energy.
tcopyrighI ts1a. BY Kias rsstur'
sssdicate-)
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acter. understanding and the abil-
ity to help himself. generally re-
mains within his poverty stricken
and helpless surroundings. The
real charitable organization recog-
niZes this. and hence the noblest
of their work is that accomplish.
ed in 50 far bettering the man
himself. that he in turn seeks to
improve his own condition, that
Of his fam ly and that of his sur
roundings. Such man will not re-
vert to their old condition of
poverty as soon as the helping
hand is withdrawn"
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BY PETER 3. KYNE
'ou s7i&
Stugglce tfhe Last pf An Ancient CzIifsflh
Line = Save tic Family Estse From tisssss *
Haads II fhc: Enrnaehhg japanese: 90

b iesains dovn on the sla ~.
sorio vhfls che iast Of ths sunBsht
sun iinssfs there Yos -. ~.
Tn only booking ut an oss,gsssure
I've always loved rucfsa svny
down m the hsart1sf the vzzey.
there n IN Cd ruin of . niakss--
the Aisutoa q Il Madre Duaoroes
--fhe Mother Of sorrows. me.
nght WIN be shinine on its- dry
white walk and re1-sfled roof, and
TN ut me down In the shade q a
n,ansanita bush and vaaf, bscanse
that's my valley and / know WHAT'S
coming. T7-zr f-.s'i =. ~ :
-Exactiy at six o,clock, I sAail
80 Q. fgurs come cut On the rssf
Of the rnission and sand IN fro6t
of the old eaIlows-frame on which
hang eight chimes that were car.
nd in on mules from the CITY of
Mexico when Juniperos s044.
planted the cross of CatholicinD
st San Dsseo. In I7ss. That dissant
figure VII be- Brother F1syso. iof.
the Franciscan Order. ana shs ed.
boy b soing to ramp up ana down
In front Of those chimes with q
hammer and give me a concert
Hon bang out 'Adeste Fsdeles' ana,
Gloria In Excelsis.' That's q
cinch. because he's q creature NJ
habit. Occasionally he plaxs
Lead. Kindly Light and Ave.
Maria ?! -..,..... -, -. !.
Farrel paused. a faint smile 81
amusement frinsing his hapds.me
mouth. He rolled and lighted a,
cigarette and contiausd.s .-,.,----= :
Ny father wrote me that on
Brother fSavio. after q terrfb,e'
battle with his own conscience and
at the risk Of being hove out e,
the valley by his indignant
superior. Father Dominic. Vas
practising Hail. The Conquertng.
Hero Comesr against the day OF.
my homecoming. I wrote father
TO tell Brother Flavie to cut that
out and substitute In the Good
Old Summertime % he wanted %
make a hit with me Awfully good
hunks. Brother Flavso. He knows
like those old chimes. and, when
Tn home, he most certainly bangs
them 30 the melody viii carr~l
clear up TO the Palomar.-
tospyrisht. fs1,. " rsssf RsKssaa
Sc . - > ----e-ffsr- -
fTe Be Cenfinue1 TsosrrssJ
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
Day By Day

. trading in molasses, slaves, and
liquor Is mirored in the return OF
old-time coral jewelry in Fifth
avenue shops. In the other days
sailors brought strings Of coral
beads to their sweethearts from
Mediterranean ports. Jewellers de-
clare that the popularity Of coral
is due to the renaissance of long
skirts. Somehow ancient coral
did not 60 well with knee-length
skirts. 1t predicts an era of grace
and dignity that In quite whole
some.
He is a nut seller near the Nc
Alpi1 Hotel. His little stand on the
sidewalk is brushed by the scurry-
ing thousands, and no one seems
TO stopto buy. He whiles away
the tedium reading Aristotle.
There are tricks in ali trades.
Ny barber tells me of a>"once-a.
hair cut. The victim goes
out thinking he IL safe for at least
two weeks, but he finds that at
the end Of the week his hair needs
trimming. "But with safety
razors and all that" sighed the
barber. What could you expectf"
He taught me all I know about
grand opera. I can talk 1t any
plac enow.
Crowds are flocking to the
Aquarium at noon to see the bull
frogs dine. There are seventeen
inch frogs there and they swallow
live fish with ease.
Copyright, 1922, by the McNaught
Syndicate, Incorporated.)
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
BY o. o. Mcintyre.
! YER on Tenth avenue, wher

shops ripple with a jostling
" sort Of life, there is a block
given over to Understands. They
are patronized by teamsters, mes
sengers. insta1lment collectors and
riff-raff- Of hard eggs"
From the street one can see the
rows of faces, red and animated,
jaws working furiously. The
black smells Of onions, frying
steaks and garlic. The cooks do
their cooking in sight of Gus.
toners. and conversation is bluff
and rugged. 1t is no place for a
fair-haired darling.
Sweaty workers leave their
teams out in front, mount the
stools and wolf food in shirt
sleeves. There are cvclonic dis
putes about checks and no day is
complete without a knock-down.
drag-out fisticuff. The noon l waG
there I saw a cook vault the
counter and chase a luncher up
the street with a carving knife.
"1n learn him to grab three
hunks of butter" he told the
corner cop.
There are picturesque names for
the eateries. Here are a few Sc
lected at random: Spanish Joe's.
McCarthv's T-Bone Steak Par'or,
Sailor Sans. The Biscuit Cellar,
Onion Stew Dave, The Little Wal
dorf, Henry's Oyster Counter, and
Mays Pie Kitchen.
And one placard under the
name on the window sprawls this
welcome: I'VE Don't Serve Sissy
Food. Just He-Stuff For Mn"
A city employe. who inspects
kitchens. tells ME that these
places are as clean as the high
priced hotel kitchens. >And he
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with somebody. It's my mother
tongue"
There must be another rea-
son." the captain bantered him.
Sure there isn't a girl some
where along the right of way and
you are fearful. If you take the
night-train. that the porter may
fail to waken you in time to
wave, to her as you go by her
station?"
Farrell shook his head.
There's another reason. but
that isn't it. Captain, haven't
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
TIE PRIDE OF PAL OMAR =:
Read This Gripping Story BY the Author Of
The Kindred Of the Dust Then q
See 1t In Motion Pictures.

In the army has helped tremen.
dously to eradicate an inherited
tendency toward procrastination. !"
7 shall like to think that had
something to do. with that" the
officer answered. What are your
plans?"
We'll. sir. this hungry world
must be fed by the United States
for the next ten years. and / have
an idea that the Rancho Palomar
can pull itself out Of the hole with
beef cattle. My father has always
raised short legged. long horned
scrubs. descendants Of the old
Mexican breeds, and there IL no
money In that sort Of stock. II
I can induce him to turn the
ranch over to me. III try to raise
sufficient money to buy q couple
Of carloads Of purelbred Hereford
bulls and grade up that scrub
stock; I'm four or five years IN
have steers that will weigh eish-
teen hundred to two thousand
pounds on the hoof, instead Of the
little eight hundred-pounders that
have swindled US for q. hundred
years."
How many head Of cattle can
you run on your ranchT
About ten thousand-one to
every ten acres. II could de-
velop water for irrigation in the
San Gregorio valley. I could raise
alfalfa and lot-feed q couple Of
thousand more"
What is the ranch worth?"
About eight per acre Is the
average price Of good cattle-range
nowadays. With plenty Of water
for irrigation, the vaiiey-land
would be worth five hundred dol
lars an acre. It's as rich as
cream. and will grow anything
with water"
We'll. I hope your dad takes q
back seat and gives you a free
hand. Farrell. think you'll make
good with half a chance"
II feel that way also" Farrel
replied seriously.
Are you going south tonisht?"
"Oh, no. Indeed not! I don't
want to go home In the dark,
SIR" The captain was puzzied.
Because I love my California,
and 1 haven't seen her for two
years." Farrell replied. to, the
others unspoken' query. ftss
been 50 foggy since we landed in
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
Hunting Alligators.

a ALLIGAToRS are by no means
so plentiful as they once were
in Florida Those that are left
are to be found in the wild places,
anywhere in the State. There Is
a market for gator hides, but
not a good one. There is a firm
or two in Jacksonville that buys
them.
Nearly any kind of boat viii do
for hunting them and nearly any
kind of gun, though q high power
rifle Is best. and especially an
explosive bullet is best. The best
way to hunt them is to go at
night with a strong light. shine
their eyes, shoot them. mark the
spot with a weight and a float
with a cord between. and go back
next day to grapple for them.
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THINGS NOT FOUND
i'm TEXTBOOKS

The sacred Books of Buddhism
are: The Pitaka, containing the
discourses of Buddha; the Dharma,
setting forth the doctrines or
ethics of the people; the vinaya.
containing the rules for the priests.
and the various ceremonies. These
books contain 1.a0O pages and
nearly 10000. 900 Chinese charac-
ters. The market price of the
Kanjur edition. printed in Chi
nese, is 1000 oxen. -------
There were thirteen changes In
-Roosevelt's cabinet. Root resigned
as Secretary of War to become
Secretary of State. Cortelyou re-
signed as Pcstpaster General to
become Secretary of the Treasury.
Bonaparte resigned as Secretary
OF the Navy to become Attorney
General. Root afterward re-
signed from the Cabinet to become
United States Senator from New
York. The other changes were
designations from the Cabinet.
The President Of France IL
elected not by popular vote as the
President OF the United States 10
chosen, but by the National An.
sembly, consisting Of the members
of the two Chambers OF Parlia.
ment. These two legislative bodies
sare the Chamber Of Deputies.
which has ,602 mernbers. each Of
whom is elected for four years
and the Senate. which has 800
members, elected for nine years.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

however benev-
olent to name
and sincere in
purpose of re-
deeming men and
women, 8 h o uld
bear in mind
that there is q
p o s 8 ibility I n
helping the poor
In a spasnodic
manner without
actually better.
ing their condi.
ton. The poor
man, unless i'm
proved in char
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oaks; 1 want to see the bench
lands with the grape-vines just
budding; 1 want to see some bald
faced cows clinging to the Santa
Barbara hillsides, and 1 want
to meet some fellow on the train
who speaks the language of my
tribe"
"Farrel, you're all Irish. You're
romantic and poetical. and you
feel the call of kind to kind.
That's distinctly a Celtic trait"
"Quien sabe! But have "a
great yearning to speak Spanish
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

San Francisco I've had . hard
Job making my way round the
Preside. But i'll take the eight
o'clock train tomorrow morning,
I'll run out of the fog-belt in
forty-five minutes and be in the
sunshine for the remainder of
the journey. Yes. by Jupiter
and for the remainder of my
lifer
You want to fast your eyes
on the countryside, eh?"
II do! It's April, and 1 want
to see the Salinas valley with its
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NEW YORK CITY

says the food that they buy is
good and palatable.
They remain open until after
midnight Some Of them have
nickel in the slot music boxes and
a few have piano players, who
work during the dinner hour.
The prices are remarkable. A
good steak may be secured for
20 cents with covering of
gravy. Ham and eggs are Is
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

personality. in
tegrity and gen
erosity. Oppor-
tunities today are
greater than ever
and industry,
courage and en-
ergy in the youth
of America win
permit 1t to grow
equipped to as
sumo whatever
duties will de-
volve upon 1t
later. Be gener.
Gus. Cast your
bread upon the
water and il will
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE-I lov

DEAH VlhSiNIA LEE-l love
a young man and I think he
likes me. because he 10 attentive
to me and. takes me out. although
he has never said he loves -me.
He often talks about calling up
another girl; says he likes to
kid" her along. don't want to
be jealous. but I don't like 1t.
WORRIED.
If you have no claim on the
young man you will Just have to
put up with his calling other
girls. Men In love do not call
other girls. OF course. there are
fellows who like to make their
girls Jealous. Don't let him know
you care-try to be amused when
he tells you about 1t.
VIRGINIA LEE.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
GREATEST DESIRE OF
LIFE
IN DITOR Feature Page:

III I'm
X. What a woman most de-
~ sires today In TO be regarded
as an individual. a human being
first, q woman afterward.
A woman IL supposed 20 behave
as a woman should, according to
certain rules Of conduct that have
been handed down through the
ages as becoming" woman.
This forcing the woman child into
q groove begins almost in the
cradle. When she rsaches woman
hood capitalization In complete,
and she manifests the age-old
traditions In the approved man
ner.
Az a result her mentality is
crumped, her efforts narrowed.
Even her role OF wifehood and
motherhood suffers from this con-
strictine process. Ignorance. sn-
perstition, unscientific principles
play a large part where there
should be knowledse, wise expert
mentation, freedom.
Freedomr Woman desires 10 be
free. To say she 10 more free
than she used to be IN beside the
point. Freedom. not Invited ex-
cept by the laws o. the nation,
and those laws made for human
beings, not for male and female.
Then there viii Be no woman
question.
Art. science. litenture, music
win be immensely enriched. These
things demand freedom of spirit,
And the art o. nving-that most
important Of all the arts.
What doe q woman -,ost de-
sifef To love and be loved. Yes.
A career? Yes!
But shove all. freedom-and all
thess things shall be added unto
her. MISS E. b. X.
What do you think? Write the
Feature Page Editor your views.
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return TO you after many days.
Be generous to your fellow en-
ployes. your employer, your fellow
men and your country. Don't be
afraid that the other fellow will
get the better of you. Rather, be
Efraid that you will get the better
of the other man. Trust your as
sociates and your fellow beings.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
VIRGINIA LEE ON
LOVE AFFAIRS

In order to assist the many
readers tcho vrite to the
Herald asking advice on
matters Of iove and relations
between men and Uomsn, the
Herald has received the as
surunee Of Virginia Lee that
she toiu help them solue their
pre- blems. Al questions should
be addressed to her in care
of this pdper.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
<<nr oRTGAGEDr
I'M os.s nos course. The /, Farss1 ,,;1

|" OF course. The Farrels
4VA never worked while
money could be raised at 10 per
cent . Neither did the Mortgages.
You might as well attempt to yoke
an elk and teach him how to haul
q cart"
''Oh. nonsense. Farrel, You're
the hardest-working man I have
ever known"
Farel smiled boyishly.
That was in Siberia, and I had
to hustle to keep warm. But I
know III not be home six months
before that delicious manana
spirit will settle over me again,
Hike mildew on old boots"
The captain shook his head.
ANY man who can see so clear
fy the economic faults of his race
and nevertheless sympathize with
them is not one to be Iulled to the
ruin that has overtaken practi-
cally all of the old native Califor-
mia families. That strain Of Celt
and Gael in you viii triumph over
the easy-going Latin
We'll. perhaps. And two years
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

piring to youth
n my experience
re professional
5omen, business
women and pub
.ic-spirited wom-
m of affairs. IL
hey can't be all
his and still be
1 good wife and
mother, they are
rot made Of the
'tuff that the
Mothers of a fu-
.ure race and
;reat democracy
should be made
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

o. --.I-..C.s OF young Cniui eh
should not carry heavy industrial
burdens. Work that tends to ply
sically break or incapacitate a
woman for motherhood is also not
good for the race; but protest
against the work of narmal, am
bilious women is made only by
those who are classed bound, who
know little, either of the nature
of destiny of women or of the
stern stress of economic neces-
sary."
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

Ammonia should be used to
soften the water in which woollens
and knitted garments are washed.
Only a little Is needed.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-22

Some Of US have been tryins to
have this country be generous to
other countries in Europe"
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cents and a huge cup Of coffee
cents.
Down on Bolsheviki boulevard
lower Fifth avenues suit and
cloak center-Isadore met Moses,
'How's business-you're a damn
liar" he said.
A throw-back to the days of
clipper ships and three-cornered