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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
A FAT MANS FATUOUS FANCY

This fat man is afflicted with
what appears to be an extremely
popular delusion:
Dear Doctor:
Please send me those exercises ]
read about a short time ago in your
column. l weigh 245 pounds and
don't get much exercise except
morning and evening, walking
about twelve blocks. 1 have tried
several reducing exercises, but so
far without any visible results. I
am still ambitious"
Perhaps 1 am guilty of contribut-
ing to this popular delusion that
one can reduce by taking exercises.
I have so frequently reiterated that
every individual determines his own
weight by ID the amount of food he
consumes and (2) the amount of
muscular work he does, be it called
exercise, play or work. The diff
Guilty which the mere layman has
apparently in interpreting this arbi-
trary law lies in the very variable
influence of both factors. Thus a
man who ordinarily walks IL
blocks even twice a day-which is
no exercise at all to speak of-and
eats three square meals, is likely to
pile on Stacker flesh after thirty or
before 80 in bad cases. Now If that
man reforms, if he undergoes a
health revival, if some insurance
examiner or casual medical friend
throws a scare into him about high
blood pressure or Bright's disease
or apoplexy or heart failure, so
that the poor fellow adopts what
he deems an adequate exercise
regimen, walking twelve blocks six
times day. even then he is not
likely to reduce appreciably be-
cause he fails to regulate the other
factor, the food intake, and other
natural increase of appetite or an
unnatural increase in self-indul-
gence inspired by his pious feeling
that he is doing more work and
hence needs more "nourishment,"
causes the poor fellow to eat even
more than he ate before
A certain amount of daily exer-
else is Indispensable for the high
est health attainment for anyone
who is not an actual invalid. A
considerable amount of general or
special exercise is unquestionably
an aid in general or local reduction
of superfluous fat. But it is a
mistake to rely upon exercise alone,
without careful regulation of the
food rations, to reduce obesity. AS
a general rule it isn't done that
way, although l gather from the re-
quests coming to me that a lot of
fat men and fat women are at least
willing to read about an attempt to
do it that way.
This Willingness of fat folks to
read about what they fatuously call
reduction exercises is pathetic and
it would be bravery if it were worth
putting into practice.
Some thin folks put on needed
weight by faithfully followed sys-
TEN of daily exercise. Thousands
of underweight young men from
stores and offices gained an aver
age of II pounds in weight in the
first few months of rigid physical
training in the army camps when
We were preparing for war.
AS Weber and Fields would say,
if you don't take oudt as fast as you
put in you'll soon have a surplus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Conflicting Interests and Tariff.

There is the usual partisan debate on the
tariff and the usual filibuster by the minority
party to delay action Conflicting interests fill
the air with claims and assertions and counter
claims and counter assertions, the merits or
truth OF which the people can not CLEAN. A
tariff bill has two objects. One is to raise
money for governmental purposes. Our fed
eral government must raise its revenue by in
direct means. A customs tariff. if it is hon
estly and justly drafted and administered is an
equitable tax. The second purpose of the tariff
is TO safeguard home industries and home la
Dor against the products end cheaper labor OF
other countries
Not SO long ago the Republicans were the
only ones who believed in the tariff for pro-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
KEEPING Up WITH GRANDMA.
BY Louise VI. Addison.


Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Where's grandma" asked
Edith Leaford, coming home IRON
work one evening.
Gone to a-tO a"
ITO a dance of some kind" fin
ished Edith. you needn't look Sc
apologize, mother. 1t isn't your
fault, and I've grown accustomed
now to a dancing grandma, who
borrows my pumps, lingerie anc
dresses, and occasionally uses
rouge"
But, DEAR" protested Mrs Lea
ford, shes your grandma, and
"Oh, yes, mother, dear
could you persuade her not to wear
my gray silk crepe tomorrow night
l think that looks better on me, and
! Francis Keatng is coming"
iii see that you have it, dear
And you must forgive grandma fol-
wearing your things. She's always
had what she wanted"
NO wonder; she takes them,
She won't be back before early
in the morning, l suppose. Well,
won't begrudge her a good time as
long as she leaves me the gray silk
in which to receive Francis"
At 10 the following morning
Grandma Britley, in dainty morn
ing gown and slippers, read her pa
per and slipped her coffee at leisure.
Mother" said Mrs. Lesford, mind
full of her promise to Edith, ARE
you going out today?"
There are some new pictures on
exhibition at Brugino's, and 1 have
a ticket. Why?'~
Because because-well, Edith
wants to wear her gray dress to-
night, so if you wish to borrow any
of her things will you remember
not to take that, please?"
Mrs. Britley looked disdaintully
at her daughter. why all the wor-
~. Lillian? l don't want anything
of Edith's, if she begrudges them. -
You know she doesn't, mother.
But she's going to have company
tonight-a Mr.. Heating"
"Ridiculous!" snapped grandma.
she is only a child"
Edith is 90" said Mrs. Leaford.
twenty! Impossible! And even
at 20 girl is too young to receive
gentlemen callers"
Anyhow, you won't take the
gray crepe. will you. motherT'
Mrs. Britley contemporary wav-
ed the matter aside Nevertheless,
after finishing her coffee she went
TO Edith's room and examined the
clothes closet. a few minutes later
she left the house so quietly that
Mrs Leaford-did not hear her.
That evening Edith went TO her
room, humming gay little song.
That gray dress. A moments in
spection convinced her that it was
She called her mother,
who rushed in, crimson and out of
breath.
Nother did you tell grandma:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
The Daily Short Story

about the dress %
''Of course l did. Isn't it there p
They rummaged the closet in
vain. Il wouldn't have thought ii
! of her." said Mrs. Leaford, seating
herself Imply on the bed.
Francis Heating left early. Edith,
silent and angry, waited up for
grandma, who arrived about mid
night, flushed and bright-eyed as a
girl.
I've had such a nice time" she
| said. Il met James Safton. Re-
member him, Lillian? Please I'M
hook me, Edith. His wife died last
year. He has a beautiful home and
lots Of money"
Il hope you marry him." said
Edith, christening the gray dress
with trembling fingers. 1T will be
good for you to get a husband,
grandma. Maybe you'll settle
down 1t will also be good for me
Particularly good for me, 1 Judge.
| When you have a home of your
own I'll be able to wear my clothes
when l need them"
"Oh, don't make such a fuss.
Edith. I'm giving your dress back
to you"
A retort came to Edith's lips, but
she suppressed it. After all, this
youngish person was her grand
mother But she went to bed grim
ly resentful.
Mr.. Heating did not call again.
1t was bitterly humiliating. Edith
hated. to confess, even TO herself
how much she missed him. Grand
ma, however, was in the best of
spirits; and she continued to wear
Edith's clothes in spite of her
grandchiid's cool stare. At the end
of three months she announced
herself engaged to old James SAT-
ton.
Mother and I are certainly to
be congratulated, dearest grand
ma" said Edith, when she heard
the news.
Grandma favored her with
long, meditative look, and left the
room. That evening Francis Keat-
ing called. AS Edith, with a~beat-
ing heart, went TO greet him, he
took her hand in his, and held it
firmly.
Who do you suppose visited me
in the office today?" he asked.
Edith colored, and the young man
went on, stammeringly, watching
her face meanwhile.
She told me that she angered
you the last evening / called. 1t
was something about a dress. You
were so cool that night that II
was afraid there was no hope for
me, and l ran away-like a coward.
But today-today she told me that
that you were crazy about me.
can scarcely believe that, of course.
but l came to ask if you couldn't
care for me-a little"
Tears came to Edfth's eyes.
Francis drew her into his arms and
kissed her tenderly.
Its true" she said. when she
could speak II was crazy about
on FEsaciS ] thogghs ] looked
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

@. Should false teeth be worn at
night? P. B.
A. Artificial teeth should be
worn constantly Removing them
for the night causes the jaws to as
sumo an unnatural position, bring
ing a pressure upon the nerve at
the hinge of the jaw. This has
even been known to cause deal
ness.
@. What course does a bill have
to take to become a federal law?
A. H. D.
A The routing chart of normal
course of a bill introduced in the
house of representatives follows:
Draughting room; introduced; re-
ferred to committee; debated in
committee: debated on floor of
house; passed house; published as
house bill; introduced in senate,
printed as act of house; referred to
committee; debated in committee;
debated on floor of senate; passed
senate; signed by president; print
ed as slip law; printed in session
laws; printed in statutes at large
@. What is the Cities Service
Company? ]. L. NJ.
A. This company in addition to
being a large producer of high
grade crude oil, controls 70 public
utilities in 81 states and Canada.
The officials of the company say
that it serves $50 communities with
population of 2.500,00
Q. Who lighted the lamps in the
belfry tower of Old North Church
on the night Of Paul Revere's mid
night ride? |. D.
A. There has long been con-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Nebraska Shows the Way.

II every state in the union could show as
wonderful results as have obtained in Nebras-
ka, where 100000 acres have been planted with
trees, the natural forest states would have
standing timber in abundance and every state
in the Union would b able to boast of valuable
forest reservations. treeless United States
would eventually mean strife United States
through the gradual drying up of rivers and
other waterways, the arteries of fertility.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13


;. Washington D. c, Give full aAms snA
? eturn postaEe. Be brief All inquiries al
20 each individual. Ne aItsHuOR Vii "a
troversy between the descendants
of two families concerning the
identity of the friend of Paul Re
we're who placed the signal lantern
in the Old North Church in BoF-
ton. Some claim that the lights
were placed by Robert Newman at
that time section of North Church;
others contend that it was John
Pulling, an intimate friend of Re
we're from the time of his boyhOod
Historians for the most part now
give the credit to Newman
Q. How many chauffeurs are
there in the United States?
A. L. G.
A According to the 1920 census,
there are 2S5,O45, listed in this &C
cupation. OF these all are men ex-
eept 949
Q. Is it true that an elephant is
afraid of a mouse? L. E. T.
A. The biological survey says
there is no foundation in fact for
the statement sometimes made 10
this effect.
Q. Is it only p carat gold that
has dull yellowish look? A. A.
A. Roman gold can be produced
in any carat. though % carat IS
soft and more nearly of the color
described.
O. What are the greatest known
degrees of artificial heat? E. L
A. The bureau of standards says
that the highest temperatures Of
artificial heat are attained by cleo
trio arcs, with exception Of instan-
famous effects of condenser dis
charge. Tungsten arc under high
pressure of inert gas has been
taken to over 5000 degrees Fahren-
heit
@. What is the meaning Of the
words ''Thesaur, Amer. Septent.
Sigil-" found on the seal on all pa
per money? R. +.
A. The seal is that of the treas
ury, and the words are the abbre-
Walton for the Latin sentence.
''Thesauri Americae Septentrionalts
Sigillum. ," The literal translation
is "Of the Treasury of America
North Seal" 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

like fright that evening, and l
acted like one, l suppose"
And 1 thought you looked like
an angel, only an angry one. If
your grandmother hadn't enIighten-
ed me"
Edith laughed. "Grandma's en-
gagged. you know
Good luck to grandma said
Francis, smilingly. She did US a
Eaod turn. after all"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

spot that will attract visitors to the south
in future years is the home of Joel Chandler
Harris, creator of the Uncle Remus stories. The
home has been purchased by the Uncle Remus
Memorial association and will be preserved to
posterty, fitting recognition of one of the
south's most famous and beloved writer's.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

1t is fortunate for the Hearst papers that
there is not a war in progress in Europe at the
same time that William Randolph is visiting on
that continent The would have a hard
time getting space in the Hearst papers, with
William Randolph letting loose an interview at
every stop, the same to be printed in full in the
home nanera
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

All roads within radius of 100 miles VIII
lead TO Rock Island between June 26 and July
during the Trans Mississippi Exposition and
Pageant of Progress. Tell your friends in
other towns to not fail to take in the show. It's
to be the biggest thing in these parts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
HEALTH TALKS
~ William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician ard aurnor.

work and actually acts as para
! site sucking away a mans ener-
gies. It is a disgrace, too. for il
means the man Tor woman eats
! too much, no matter how birdlike
he may imagine his appetite is. The
surplus wouldn't be there il he put
| in no more than he takes oudt. 4
surplus Is an unwarranted luxury
which ought to be. taxed out Of ex'
| istence.
Sort ef1Shadow Kicking.
A long time ago you recommend
ed backward high kicking at a tar
/ get suspended from the ceiling, fol
| the purpose of reducing the but
tocks. A friend of mine followed
this exercise out religiously for sew
eral minutes night and morning for
a year or more and it produced
wonderful results. May the target
be imaginary? And may one catch
hold of a chair or something while
kicking, TO prevent losing ones
balance? Mrs C. H. D.
Answer-The target had better
be real-like the exercise. You may
use crutches at first, if you are very
clumsy about it, but after a little
practice you should need nothing
to keep you balanced.
The Fat Mrs. Y.
II it is humanely possible l am
going to get rid of the layer of fat
which has accumulated around my
middle in the past 10 years.
have been on a program for about
three weeks, and you just ought tC
see the fat Mrs. now. Here
is my program:
l. No more corsets.
2. Karrell regimen three days
each week-and l like it
3. Maid dismissed and the Fat
Mrs. doing all her own
work not hiring even the washing
done.
4. Four miles of oxygen on the
hoof every day. pushing my young
son in his buggy. mot quite time
enough for the full six miles OF
OXYGEN.
I've beer at it for three weeks
and have already lost seven
pounds and feel fit as fiddle.
GILL SiAC6ieIy LSoLIlys III ID duy
that your medicine is all right. The
Fat Mrs.
Answer-Good work! You'll win,
Cancer Not Catching.
My uncle has a cancer on his lip
which is being treated by some doc
tor. Is there any danger of any of
us catching it, especially If We are
afraid of it? Mrs. T. S.
Answer-No. Cancer is not COM
municable.
Hardening of the Arteries.
Please tell me what are the
symptoms of hardening of the ar
teries? H. J. F.
Answer-There are no very
characteristic symptoms. Your
doctor can tell by examination
whether your arteries are hardened
or hardening.
PimpleS and Blackheads.
Please suggest something for
blackheads and pimples. Miss F.
E.
Answer-Zinc sulphate. one
dram; potassium sulphurated, one
dram; rose water, four ounces.
Directions: Shake the bottle and
apply every second night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Thr UnmhHtnttr
LIKE CHARITY-ASD IT'S GRANITE |
PKoTDTYPES-TT CayEKS =
MULTITUDE OF SINS.
THE STEAM PIPES MUSIC.

THE STEAM PlPES MtSAC.
Summer skies of azure hue
All my Eighty fancies WOO; =
ShriIl sounds floating on the air
Chase away the lines of care.
Backward down the trail of years
1 can hear my childish cheers;
Hear the old bands raucous noise,
Hear the shouts of happy boys,
AS along the dusty street
Lines of people wait to greet
Monkey, elephant and bear,
Hordes of circus ladies fair;
Grinning, tumbling, FOSTERING clowns;
Heroes. from the nearby towns.
Hoarsely shrieking. leading all,
Comes the "calli-ope's" loud call
And today that piping shrill
Brings the old familiar thrill.
How my vagrant thoughts elope.
Listening to the "calli-ope"!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

An all-steel airplane which cannot be set on
fire is being tested in England And over here
we are staging races with gas and air balloons.
And this is the new world that were supposed
TO be living in.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

China has new president whose name is
Ii. He can't convince few million of the ma
tives that he is the square. SO there is to be
more lighting and reduction of the population.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1922.

8 The impression that Davenport was not IN
clnded in prohibition enforcement territory ap-
pears to have been erroneous.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

Milwaukee reports earthquake on the
opening day OF the national convention OF the
advertising clubs of the world. Enough said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

New Workers complain that they are dis
turbed night by the bowling of lions. Pretty
bad, but they needn't grow alarmed until they
begin seeing blue elephants.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Argus Information Bureau

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Sort efoShadow Kicking.

If it is humanely possible 1 am
going to get rid of the layer of fat
which has accumulated around my
middle in the past 10 years.
have been on n program for about
three weeks, and you just ought to
see the fat Mrs. now. Here
The Washington times., 1922-04-27
Uncle Sam s
Oil

AFR. FALL, Secretary of the In
V terror, tells you interesting
truths about oil wells and
how our Democratic friends in the
last Administration helped the
public wealth to be wasted. This
was the plan:
Uncle Sam has certain oil lands.
Next door the big oil companies
also had oil lands. Uncle Sam
was persuaded that it was his
duty to conserve OIL" He might
need it later. SO he conserved
his oil lands-that is to say, he
did nothing. And his neighbors
next door pumped out the oil
incidentally exhausting to large
extent the deposits under Uncle
Sans lands.
And thus the oil taken from
Uncle Sans own land was sold
to that poor foolish old Uncle at
the highest possible price.
Mr.. Fall says: "The Govern
ment has lost tremendous quaint
ties of oil through the failure of
the former Administration to drill
the necessary protective wells"
He is talking about the San
Francisco oil reserves. This
writer several years ago pointed
out to the Government, in many
different newspapers, that its oil
was being drained out by neigh
boring users. Let's hope that
under the present plan the Gov
ernment will get what it ought
to get, and its profit, "the vel
vet,' won't go to those that lease
the peoples land. Presumably
Mr.. Fall will attend to that.
The Washington times., 1922-04-27
Pity The Poor Rich Man..

IN an obscure corner, tucked
away in the news, is state
ment that some ANONYMOUS
giver had contributed 100000 to
the World Movement of Baptists.
Keen eyes may see frequently
similar items. There is no pub
licity, so seemingly there was no
motive but a generous desire to
help.
This Interpretation, however, is
not always given. 1t may not be
disagreeable or sad thing to
have wealth, but it is hard for a
rich man to spend or give large
amounts and please the public.
If he does not give he is stingv,
so the charge goes, when he may
be helping many on the quiet. If
his gift is coupled with his name,
he must be seeking publicity. If
he gives anonymously, then the
people guess the wrong donor, or
feel that of course the giver
knows that his name will come
out and his praise will be all the
greater. He never spends it in
the right way, either; some other
charity is more in need.
We should not look down on a
man merely because he is rich.
He may be as good as we are and
we never know but wealth might
some time come to us.
The Washington times., 1922-04-27
We TOWNE GOSSIP
u Copyright 1922 by Star CompAas.
2, by Star CompAAy.
BY K. G. B

Dear X. C. B.-The other day you wrote
something about the telephone operator who
first said: "Au right-ee!" What about the
patient stenographer who never gets cross. no
matter what happens, even when the boss says
she wrote the letter all wrong, when she
knows very we'll that she wrote 1t Just as he
dictated IT.. And she smiles and says: I'll
write It again" And. X. c. B., it's usually the
stenographer who has to listen to the trou-
bles of the office force. about their wives who
ill., their reckless sons and extravasant
daughters. etc. Haven't you . word for themf
ONE OF THEM"
The Washington times., 1922-04-27
The Loan to Liberia.

AFR. HUGHES humorously says
N that the question of giving
Avn help to Liberia, as promised
in 1917, is the only point on which
Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
and Harding have been in agree
ment. And he adds that there
must have been some basis for the
credit when it was upheld by such
extraordinary concurrence.
If the reader will look into the
last column of this editorial page,
he or she will find some senti-
ments on this loan to Liberia and
on the general subject of Uncle
Sam being everybody's "uncle. /"
Here let it be added that sym
pathy, like charity, has at least
some scope for service at home.
Not that we love Liberia and
Siberia less, but it is time to
show greater concern for our
returned fighters, for the unem-
ployed and for the whole host of
American home problems.
The Washington times., 1922-04-27

M X. STRAHL, Magistrate IN
M New York City, wanted to
AVA be elected a Supreme Court
Justice.
In his campaign he used car
toon showing himself protecting
a widow and her children from
a hideous creature with cloven
hoofS, a pigs head, and suit
of clothes ornamented with dollar
marks.
Judge Strahl, in the cartoon, is
saying: q refuse to evict these
tenants" ;"
Now, if you please, there is a
movement to disbar Judge Strahl
because he used that cartoon. The
movement probably won't go far,
for whatever they may be, lawyers
are not fools. Ninety per cent of
them, Of course, owe their living,
or part of it, to some pig gentle
man with dollar marks on his
clothes. But they will scarcely
decide as a body to prove that
the pig and his dollar marks are
the only things in which they take
interest.
If a man DOES protect tenants
from landlord pigs, why not say
so9 The fact is that a picture
cartoon-hurts more than words.