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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
Two Minutes
of Optimism
BY HERMAN J. STlCH
Don't Cheat Yourself
BY HERMAN ]. STITCH

Next to reading my weekly cheek.
says Jim Henry. ~ enjoy nothing more
than reading my own ads in the
magazines"
II haven't seen his magazine
'nds, y remarked my friend. "but III
bet dollar 10 the hole in doughnut
that they're humdingers!
Lucky the man, whose work is his
pleasure and whose heart and soul are
fused into the product Of his hands
and head. ....
The gladness Of the tillcr OF the soil
a., gazing over his waving fields an'l
grazing herds, he whispers to himself
1T Is by my own toll that the ground
has been made to give up its riches :
the delight Of the scientist when.
delving into the realm Of nature 5
mysteries. he discovers a hidden truth
which will bring comfort and happiness
TO mankind: the JOY Of the painter as,
deftly applying the finishing touches to
his canvas. he looks upon his work and
realizes II is his work and 1t IL good
the satisfaction with which the stenog-
rapher regards her neat and errorlcss
transcript: the joy with which the ac-
countant watches the workings Of the
new System he has installed-thesC
are the evidences of live men aud
women, Of the men and women who
supply the motive power for the driving
wheels Of industry. who have decided
to do something and to be something
worth while.
Observe the man who has no pride
in his work and you observe man who
lives in a tomb. :,
MAN." says Emerson. 'is only hall
himself; the other half is his express
sion.'
The bookkccper who will get on, the
scientist. the farmer. the mechanic, tho
stenosrapher-all are proud of the OK :
preston of themselves, Of the crystal
lization of their efforts. the embodiment
of their pains, All are cnwrnppcd in
their. work nll pulsate with happiness
as they view the fruition of their labors
aglow with the fire that it Is by their
own skill md their own will that II
has been produced.
1t IL this burning enthusiasm that
sustans men and inspires them to keep
on through the drudgery inseparablr
from the accomplishment Of any great
work: it is appreciation Of the fac,
that what they are doing is preparation
for bigger things. foundation for better
things that goada them on and guides
till anticipation becomes realization.
We are not all alike. therefore. w
do not all like the same work but IL
the long run there is work enough AM
varied enough for most of us to choose
to do what We enjoy doing und wha,
we are fit to do; to do what we dc
with zeal. with our whole energy ant
with our full being.
IL we do not. we cheat ourselves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
Difference In RELIGION

Pear Cynthia--I am a girl eighteen
wears Of age and have been going with
youth for seven months, who is two
wears my senior. | am of different
religion and he does not believe in hia
religion. 70 ] had to meet him on the
street corners. because 7 knew my par
cnts would he against him for this rea.
son For the last month | have not
been out with him ana whenever he
sees me on the street he just S'arcS
at me and will not even say as much as
hello. We never had n quarrel and
always got on nicely together. He has
often told me OF his love for me. Now.
cynthia, ! love this fellow with my
whole heart and soul, and have gone
out with a great many fellows of my
own kind. but do not care for them.
I see this young man every day. and
7 have tried TO forget him. but ! simply
cannot.
Dear Cynthia, this is not puppy love.
or just passing fancy. hut 1t is real
love. I would like to regain this young
mans friendship. Would II look as II
was running after him If wrote him
his actions" II our friendship is re-
newed. have decided to try to put
This young man in my parents favor.
How cnn 7 do this? This young man
is obstinate. and | know this is the
reason for his not speaking first. Please
! living without him. Will YOU and some
of your kind readers tell me II religion
! should overpOwer love as strong as
| mine? HEARTBROkEN.
4 radical difference in religion Is
! apt 70 b" the cause OF much unhappness
| In married life. If the young man
| has stopped speaking to you for nc
persons do not make good life compan'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
They Crave Excitement

Dear Cynthia--We wish to know n
gentlemans idea of happer We
would also like to know just what a
napper Is. We are in our teens. and
are craving for excitement. We go to
many dances and are considered beau
tiful and able to dance we'll BY both
sexes. At a dance the other night two
fellows asked us for the dance. and
we refused because We did not like their
locks Was It proper" The next dance
two exceedingly good-looking fellows
came up to US and we accepted After
the dance the latter gentlemen asked
70 escort US home. We allowed them TO-,
and when We reached home they wanted
refused. because we had read in your
column that IT is improper t.. kiss n
gentleman any time he wants you to,
because he will soon get tired Of you
Now they are angry with us. and we
want to try to get them back TO US.
We feel very bad about IT, because we
have found that we had fallen in love
with them at first sight.
Please give us your suggestion
about II.
column the best of good luck and hope
you will answer us as soon as possible
THE "DCKANETTES."
You boast of craving for excitement
as II it were something to be proud of
Rather think very deeply about II and
see what YOU can do to curb this crav.
ing. Make II rule not to go out in
the evening more than three times a
week. and spend the other evenings at
home with your families. You would
do far better in so doing than in going
about TO dances where strange boys ask
YOU to dance and you accept. Nice girls
do not dance with or talk to men to
whom they have not been properly in
troduced. You are not funny Duka.
netteS: you are just silly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12

4 drnmatiSt should not overlook the
possibilities of tOday's universal trend
toward capes. suppose a young man
were instructed 20 meet Il girl upon
whom h" had never previously laid eyes
suppose the only clue furnished him
a 20 her appearance was that she
would wear II crepe cape and a flower
trimmed hat Can't you just imagine
the comedy of errors that would ensur,
RI" hundreds Of strange ladies whom
he would b" obliged 10 nrcost before he
finally located the right girl:
Our cape nci'y includes many models
with III" spirnls Of tiny folds Of self =
material illustrated in today's model
These ar" by no means Il new Thought
but they hav" maintained their pres
tlge among various more novel forms.
Here they are diversified by panels of
self material affixed 10 each one Of the
motifs following tho shoulder line.
Th"s" panel, may be uniincd or they
may show m" sam" contrasting crcpc
or >ilk lining as III" cape Itself. As ~
th" SpiralS themselves. these are f0un,
pl"ntifully ON I'll" frocks. as well a.
III" wraps Of the season For ex-
ample. one rrcp" frork has its skirt
mad" MP Of rows Of these motifs, di
mini~hing in siz" from the huge one,
finishing III" hem to the small ones
az tn" hIpline.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
Reed Your Character
Round Faces and Round Writing
By DiglV Phillips

II you have been following this series
Of articles on tho nhr>,"al Indications
Of mental characteristics you have
probably noticed how often the physical
indication happens TO be lust what yod
would think it ought 10 be.
The reason for this is that for cen.
turies We have unconsciouSly been read
ing character and giving fgurntivc
meanings to words denoting the physi
zeal characteristics which unconscious
IL We have noticed accompany certain
traits of character.
We speak of man being small when
we refer to his size. also when "" refer
to his character We have subscon-
sciously approached scientific fact in
doing So MeanncSS is more often a
small than OF tn" large person. Like
wise IL is more often that the physically
big person is generous and broad-
gagged in his attitude than the small
one.
All people. big and small, have their
virtues and vices. but on the avcrag"
there is real Tffercn"" in III" char
acter of the vices and virtues of small
and big people. But remember. this
IL an average proposition. 1t does not
mean that. exceptionally, person whu
is small in stature may not be broad and
generous in mentality.
But consider the parallel between
faces and writing. 1t i not an "Xa"'
one in most cases but II comes close
10 it in the case Of the round face anl
round writing. The round face indi =
Gates the person physically rather inert,
inclined TO like luxury and comfort
economical of effort. most often careful
in thought. Easy going is the best all
around wor;l for il. And well rounded
writing indicates Il tendency in the
same general direction.
Tomorrow Writing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
Can You Tell?
Ru r. I. and A. W. B0dNer
WHY Sea Foam Is White

Tho white YOU see in sen foam Is not
confined to the wnter in the ocean. All
foam il white. We often say. as we
look nt the ocean. "How can blue water
make white foam?" We are so IN the
habit of thinking Of the sea as b,ue
that we fail to remember that the oiuc
we. see In the ocean Is not the coIor
Of the water Mt all. but merely renee
zion OF the sky on light day. On
ciondy DAYS the water does not LOOK
nearly SO blue. II. however. the water
were actually blue. the foam would stu
be white. II you beat the contents OF a
bottle of black ink until It Is foamy you
will have white foam. The same would
be true Of red ink.
This IL all due to the laws regarding
the reflection Of rays Of light. ANY
form of matter which reflects all the
lieht It reccivcs-in other words. one
that does not absorb any Of the rays OF
light. will appear white. No substance
which we see about us has any naturnl
color, What we call color in nm OBJECT
is produced. and it's colors are deter
mined. entirely by its power OF absorbing
some of the suns rays and rehectlnG
Others. Those rays which they are un-
able to absorb are reflected back to the
eye. and the length of the reflected rays
determines the color Of the object OBJ
iects that look black to us nre those
which have absorbed all the colors from
the suns rays. Objects look white to
us for Just the opposite reason: they
are those which have absorbed none OF
the colors of the suns rays. a bottle
of black ink looks black because it has
absorbed all the cOlors of the suns rays
which fall upon it. But when you beat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
THE HOME
IN GOOD TASTE
Bv Harold Dornldson Eberlein
Carpet Advice

Color and design are the two most
important points upon which advice j.
needed In the choice of carpets. that j..
from the decorative point Of view. be-
cause the quality Of the material must
be decided very largely by the pur-
chaser's pocketbook.
The kind Of color suitable has nj.
ready been mentioned in the preceding
article. but the design needs further
c0snmcnt. The design. whct thri much or
I little, must he flat" " That is, it
Z must sccm fiat and Il part Of the ear
!. pet. not apparently standing out from
!. u. BY fiat" design is meant a
+ stQoventionalized pattern as opposed 10
n \ realistic or naturulistic representa-
IN,
Gor example. design of roses OF
otbeP flowers shaded to represent ma
ture would b. naturnliStir. 1t Is plainl,
inappropriate 10 BE- trcading on suci
things. On the other hand. an iri
ccnyentionalized as a hcur de lys is fla,
!. and makes an excellent decorative PAT.
tern.
Heware of noisy. over elaborate de
igns and startling contrasts. Don
4 % nlisled by imagining that veritabl.
'Joseph's cont or n realistic flower
>aurslen will be cheerful. 1t will prov,
y b qparrelsomc tyrant where Iuicter col
l Ort1g and a Hat design will be Il rea
4 pt15ure to live with.
asrsI -.''rhe Choice Of Russ"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
HOW RUTH LEARNED TO BREATHE
By ANTOINETTE DONNELLY

it could be done and until she did not
mind getting hcr face wet.
You cant go down on the dead mans
float if hands are straight out and feet
straight back. You may try and per-
haps succeed If you direct the legs
down toward the pool floor. But that
doesn't matter If you come right up
and try all over again. During this.
Ruth was told to hold her breath and
keep hcr mouth tightly closed.
The next step was to sit on the edge
Of the pool. with knees straight but
NOT rigid. and "huttcr kick" feet tiut-
tcring mp and down alternately. allow
ing three or four inches distance for
hincd the fluttcr kick with the dead
mans float. feet lust breaking surface !:
as they sny. making the water boil.
The arm stroke was then rehearscd
on land drill-which naturally means
,out Of water. zone arm nt time.
she was instructed. starting forward
at shoulder level. pulling arm down
past side and almost mp to bnck shoul-
der level without turning tn" palm :
then turn palm as arm is swept ont to-
side. crooked nt the elbow and carried
forward over the surface for another
stroke. After rehcarsing each arm
separately they were done together.
starting with right arm forward and
left back. These mechanical move
mcnts fairly well in mind. combining
arm and leg movements was her next
job.
Last of all the breathing was taught
her. this in the water when the
breath was taken through the mouth
and exhaled through the nose. When
Inf linn = L.
water and back her face was turned
! toward the left side: with right check
on water. a full gust Of air was taken
open mOuthed. then head turned for
ward and face down when the air was
forced out through the nose with mouth
closed.
IT took six or seven lessons before
, perfectly harmonious 90 Opprat ton
began to manifest itself. From then on
it was pure. unadulteratrd exercise.
This daily swimming. walk. which
was never more than two miles at the
most. but done every single blessed day.
and three deep -bren,hin. exercises
were all in this line ! asked of her.
The deep breathing work was essential
In her particular ease. as she had been
in The habit Of breathing through her
mouth entirely. with no excuse OF ade &.
nOds or any nasal obstruction,
80 the first thing mornings for sew
eral minutes and last thing at night
she did these:
Before an open window. clad loosely,
hands on hips, she filled her lungs with
five long br"aths. slowly, and pxhaleJ
slowly.
The same thing again. except she
brought her hands up from sides in
outward circle until back of palms met
overhead. inhaling deeply: slowly rc.
turning hands to side. cxhalng slowly
and completely. Five times. The third
movccm"n! was raising arms from sides
to shoulder height, raising from, heels
ing slow, deep breath on upward
move; exhalins slowly on return 70 no !" =
'sition, ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
In Love with Stranger

Dear Cynthia--t wrote to YOU ono.
before. but received no answer, so | have
decided to write again.
am constant reader Of your won
derful column and have come TO you for
some advice.
! am a girl OF seventeen, have not
finished nigh school and I am greatly In
love with boy. whom | have never met.
What am asking OF you Is to please
tell me how l can meet this fellow.
see him very little. although used TO
see him every day. There IL no one
that know who would introduce US.
| think that it would be grand 10
have personal column, as some one
else suggested. 1t would help some OF
the newcomers to our city to get
better acquainted and not feel 30 lone
some. Perhaps there are a great many
OF the boys and girls writing to you
that would second the notion
BLONDY.
You cannot be in love with an utter
stranger So better put him out Of
your mind. There is no way of meet
ing this man If you have no mutual
friends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
CHAPTER VIII
Woman 4gaiust Woman

TIT IN my room had taken off my
~ clothes and was standing in night :
gown and kimono brushing ont my hair
when | heard footsteps on the porch.
My heart leaped in my throat and
involuntarly my eyes flew to the little
French clock on my dressing table
That must he Norman now. He had
taken the 9::3 after all. for there had
been just enough time for him to have
walked up from the station.
I stood there with my brush poised
waiting for his key in the lock. and
then suddenly. to my nmazement. there
cnme sudden sharp ring nt the bell
Without stopping 10 think I stood abb
solutcly still waiting for Mary to open
the door. and then. ns the bell rang
again. realized that Mary had gone
ont thar evening. I myself had told
her to go to the movies.
With my kimono held around me.
hurried down the stairs. my mules
clicking on the polished wood nt every
step. but when ] reached the door
hpsitated. ] was alone in the house.
Was it wise TO open the door at this
time Of the night to any one?
"Who is IT," ! demanded suddenly
and was rewarded instantly by Alice
gny tones.
"It's !. dear. I saw your light and
had the tnXi man drop me here.
In q minute I had flung open the
door and Alice. looking as usual. a.
though she had just emerged from the
competent hand. Of French maid
came into the hall.
She exclaimed at my ncgligc".
II didn't get YOU ont of bed. did IL
I shook my head. ''Of course not
Come on into the library And ! lee
the way switching on lights as ] went
Was 1t my fancy or was Alice too
glib. too eager to talk: As soon rs W.
we're seated opposite each other sh'
began 10 chatter almost fcvcrishly.
'I'ye been in town shopping. and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
The Wife Cheater r, HAZE. Drro nArcnr1o'

knew you were alone. because / ran
into Norman this afternoon, and he
told me he was staying in for dinner.
Ny dear. ] bought the most ravishing
new gown for the dance next week. 1
couldn't resist dropping in to tell you
about It. " And she began n detailed
description Of the dress in question.
leaving me little chance for anything in
the way of conversation but nm occa-
sionnl monosyllable Of exclamation.
When she rose to go about fifteen
minutes later she kissed me affection
atcly. and advised me to hurry upstairs
so as not to miss my beauty sleep. l
could not help admiring the way she
had handled the entire situation even
while my blood boiled at the thought Of
the cool way she had attempted to de.
crive me.
Of course 7 saw through everything.
She and Norman hnc dined together.
and then. in order to throw me of the
track. Alice had returned to Hilton on
the q :53 In order TO establish an abb.
How cleverly she had mentioned see
ing Norman In the city before l had
had chance to say anything. In that
suspicion. for. from the way she had
spoken. would naturally suppose that
she had seen Norman for only very
few moments. II wns clever. very
clever. but not quite clever enough.
There had been moments while she had
sat there talking about her now gown.
when had wanted to laugh outright.
but I had kept straight face. although
| hardly knew why.
Upstairs in my room again. I faced
the situation with now pain in my
heart. The thought that Alice and
Norman had deliberately planned to
deceive me was intOlernblc. 1t was
one thing to determine not to be jealous.
but it was quite another to believe
Norman capable Of plotting with an
other woman against his own wife. My
pride was up in arms. but was so
angry that it was almost impossible to
decide what to do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
The Management Told Its Mattresses
to Add Extra Courtesy to Seruice
And the Result Vas That the Tearoon Vas Well Pasronsed
IL You'd Be So Pleasant il Everybody Did That

Wouldn't there be a difference 4,
some Places!
Think Of having the girl who sell.
you your crepe de chine dress smile as
If you were her equal, Instead of sas.
ing down upon you rs II you had really
surprised her by your fOrwardness -
coming into her part of the shop.
And think. on the other hand ~
having your customers come In with !.
pleasant greeting as IL they res,,s
thought you were human instead a.
just part Of the store.
Think Of having the clerk who sivc.
out Information behave as II she really
wanted you to understand her.
And think. on the other side Of Pho
window. Of having the women who coma
, up and ask you those tiresomc, unnec.
cssary, trivial. ceaseless questions
show some concern for your feelings,
ISN'T Il deplorable that mere poI,,..
L ness. the smile TINT costs notb,n,
the agreeable manner that IL so cs.r
the act or word Of courtesy that il oni,
natural, should be 80 rare that Won bov,
to stop. and discuss the matter when vo,,
unexpectedly run into some? ~"
:. Why shouldn't every waitress BE- 80.
licitous? Why shouldn't every ss,s..
lady and all her customers Cxcbans,
plcasantries? Why shouldn't cvssv
clerk and gil her patrons be mutusliy
c0nsidcrate? -"'
You will find some mattresses wb, 4,
It naturally. some saleswomen who AZ ~
low their natural amiability 10 bs,.
full play during their working hour,
and some customers. clerks and patrnn,
who realize that they are dealing wiz,
human beings like themselves. ''AN -
But everybody is so afraid Of bein,
patronized. or thought less important
than some one else.
L Intending to the extent of offcr,r,
q pleasantly might possibly Indicate =
lowering of position.
And 1t seems to require an unusua,
person to take that risky -
CT1LL, suppose 1t would be monot.
~ onous If there were no people carry.
ing grouches around with them 70 n,
terfere with our good humOr and sivs
us something to be grouchy about nov
and then.
For. of course, 1--WE" are alws,.
among the gracious. good -naturcd ones!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12

GONE weeks ago ! spoke Of n girl
- who wrote to me and signed herself
THE Tnhapnicst Girl in the World.
because she thought she was the home
licst girl that ever lived. ! spoke OF
her coming 10 So" me. and my promise
TO make her over 70 tho best of my
ability. This. then. is the beginning
Of that story of what "X"rCis" and diet
and tasteful dressing did for Ruth.
Being only twenty. she had every
right to happiness and to wear the
badge of it on her countcnnncc. so
extracted promise that she would fol-
low directions implicitly as ! laid them
our for her.
First thing | did WAS to send her to
physician to he reAssured there was
nothing chroncally wrong with the
girl. His pronOunCemcnt was 'under-
weight, undcrn"urished nervous. but
heart. lungs. ETC.. in fairly normal
condition. II" found no chronic ills,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
TWO WOLLD-RE FLAPpERs
Noises In Her Head

To N" Editor ot Womon Page,
Dear Madam--I am a young girl of
sixteen, and for more than a year have
been suffering from hardened wax in
my ears. ! went to several doctors, and
now the wax has been removed When
ever | bent my head down the least
blt during that time the b,oCd used TO
rush TO my head, causing me to feel
dizzy and faint Now since the wax
has been removed ! can hear no bettpr
than before and the head noises are
going through my head continually
DO you know of remedy for bend
noises? II you don't, perhaps some OF
your readers may be able to help me.
DlSGCSTED.
Have you consulted your doctor again?
I'm sure he will be able to do some
thing TO stop the noises in your head
better than any one else. II probably is
he chsnge from dssfBs'S which causes
this. ana yiil We" " graduaily.