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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
LABO R DAY 1922

Labor Day. 1922, is improvement any Labor Day since 1913
 The years the years of unhappness and terror difficulties.
 America lingering somewhat behind European countries radical manifestations change in the midst labor rebellion of magnitude the most exten strikes the country has witnessed.
 The difficulty in the coal mines is all but settled is to hoped that the railroad strike will be. These two fac chiefly stand in the of intensive prosperity Crops throughout the world have reached high point Where food plenty why high degree of material we'll being should not exist
 disturbances including the disaster in Russia the dissatisfaction of ordinary with the and the purpose of the to have influential part in the government of their countries
 This movement in spite of unfortunate manifesto ions, is good.
 Responsibility brings conservatism Workers who share the duty appreciate the difficulties of the task
 The world the of vast and wholesome changes upward world grows better and better
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which exercise alone is used. Wh1ss all the movements have been planned to keep the body in health, beauty, resulting from suppleness and grace has not been overlooked. In another Chat I will give some of the move ments to reduce a full abd omen, which will also prove helpful in cases of consti patton.
 Mrs. c. L.:-As I did not receive any stamped addressed envelope, which your letter states had been en- closed, I had to delay a. reply, as it had to take its turn in the column. Some of the dye must have bleached out of your hair by this time but there is nothing you could have done to improve the shade, since the dye was set. When you have gone to ex- cess in any color when dyeIng the hair, you can count on a month to throw off the deepest part of the shade,
 A. R. M: Hang-nails usually come from neglecting to remove the dead cuticle that adheres to the nail As this cuticle is joined to the live skin, if it is not removed, it will often dry up and curl off the nail, while IT is retained by the skin. The only cure is to remove the overgrown skin before it can become an annoying hangnail.
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CHAPTER III. HeInIned In.

Permanent flight was in Janet Fremont's fear-crazed mind when she left home. In her desperation, that seemed to be the only possible solu- ton of her problem. But she had no plans-no coherent idea of where she was going, or what her future course of action was to be. And sh- had run out of the house without her pocketbook. She did not have even a nickel for carfare, or the price of a glass of milk for little Buddy, who had been awakened from his afternoon nap and hustled out with out his usual nourishment, and who presently began to whimper that he was hungry.
 These difficulties gradually pre- vailed over the unhappy little woman's panic After remaining our long enough to avoid the dread possi- hility of an encounter with Inspector Holden when he came to the house in response to his wife's telephone summons, she decided to return home
 Perhaps they didn't take the apartment after an,' she reflected, brightenfng. But her hopes soon were crushed.
 As she entered the foyer of the Queensdale, Ellis, the superintendent, greeted her pleasantly. Evidently Mrs I1OluSI 1ldO llOC IGpSdleu dO H1I1 the criticism which she, Janet, had made in her endeavor to dissuade the woman from becoming a tenant or the house.
 Good evening, Mrs. Fremont said the janitor. Much obliged for let ting that party see your rooms tnIs afternoon. You may be interested to hear that she's rented number thirty four, across the hall from you. Her husband was up here an hour ago, and paid a deposit. They'll be movin' in on the first of the month";
 f'Nice people," he continued, under the impression that he was making himself agreeable. ''The husbands big man in the Police deparlmen, Maybe you remember readin' about him in the newspapers about a year ago. He's the Inspector Holden who was shot by a woman crook he was takin' down to headquarters Quite an honor to have such a celebrity 1ivin' in this house. eh? Ana pretty foft for you to have COD for a neighbor, Mrs. Fremont. You don't have to worry about burglars or sneak thieves breakin' into your place while the inspector is on the same f1oor''
 Janet's sense of humor did not re- spond to his pleasantly.
 "You say that he-that they won't move in until the first of the month % she asked anXiously-
 That's right, ma am. The Williams are movin' out at the end of the week, but the apartment has to he thoroughly done over, and won't be ready until the frst.''
 Mrs. Fremont derived some slight comfort from that information The first of the month was two weeks off. For a few days. at all events she
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HOME PHYSICAL CULTURE.

A novel system in physical culture has recently been presented by Al brecht Jensen, formerly in charge of medical massage clinics at number of hospitals in New York City. The system combines the essentials of gymnastics with scientific message movements. There are also enough of the Indian Yogis Concentration ex- ercises to keep the body will oxygen ized through this rhythmic deep breathing.
 As there is no apparatus required and the technic is so simple to under stand, the system should be superior to others for home uses. Another great advantage is the fact that this combination of three good systems means much less time consumed in practice, since each effort is conribut- ing to the effect. There is also very little expenditure of energy, wn1cn should cause the stout people to wei come and use this system.
 A moderate degree of prssure is ad- vised at first in giving the massage movements. Then, if there is any 1a- tigue felt at any time, the movemellrs are stopped while the deep breathiIAg continues The originator of{this syS- tenn claims there is less fatigue eI nerienced than with otheE eods iA
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Giving up the real estate offices as hopeless, she tried walking the streets and keeping her eyes open for '"To Rent signs on apartment houses. They were as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth, but she found a few of them. When she investi- gated, however. she discovered that in each case either the property was owned by a particularly greedy land lord who demanded a prohibitive price. or else the rooms offered were so small, dark, and otherwise unde- sirab1e that she knew it wou,H be out of the question to persuade her hus- band to make the change.
 There was one exception. In the course of her wanderings she came across a nice looking house in the Washington Heights section which displayed a sign announcing a vacant apartment within. It was situated on quiet sunny street, and the sign said that the rooms were light and large, and fitted with "al1 mod ern conveniences.'-
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rooms she required, and advised her to go house-hunting in the slunls.
 Find anything?" her husband ask ed her. when he arrived home that evening.
 Not yet,' she answered wearily.
 "No, and I don't think you will Better be satisfied with what we've got, little girl. I heard this morn ing that the apartment across the hall has been rented to a police in- spector at nearly double what we're paying. And he was glad to take 1t at the price, too. We're mighty for tunate that our lease is good for an other year. We've got a bargain. and we'd be foolish not to hold on to it."
 "I tell you I can's-I won't re- main here" Janet cried.
 He looked at her curiously; then shrugged his shoulders. All right. Find an apartment. I'm willing enough to humor you if you can get anything that's halfway decent"
 Mrs Fremont made another des- perate attempt the next morning.
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ANSWERS TO COMMISSIONER C

ANSWERS uO CO1tkEIoEONDEA S~ Dear pr. Peters:
 'sI come of a long line of fat, short lived, apopletfc women from whom I surely inherit the ability to be the same. I have already acquired the too fat and the high blood pressure. The surgeon who cared for me thTs0gh a minor operation 'recom- mended your course on reduction that Is running in our paper. How can I ever tone up the muscles of my very large and oh, very fat tumny? I have borne two children and my oo- donin is my pet aversion. It is soft as rising hread.-Mrs. G.
 While one cannot inherit fatness, there is no doubt that the ability to put on fat can be an inherited tra1r. Whether it is an inheritance of strong stomachs and weak wills, or whether it is the inheritance of weak func- tioning of the ductless or internal sec retory glands, that have much to do with the control of the workings of the body, we are not sure.
 Perhaps 1t is a combination of both, or it may be this: Children born in fat families are exposed to the same type of foods that their parents are. and as children are the greatest imftators in the world they are very
 
 their parents like.
 Whatever the cause of "inher1tec fat.'' it is remedfable by exactly the same course of treatment as though there are no inherited tendency. It there. ere no inherited tendency. II will have to be the exercise of a little more determination, and 1t may be a little more difficult.
 The course of treatment for cases of excess fat is a course of dietetics and exercise. This does not mean that you have to cut out of your diet all of the things you like. If you have 8 knowledge of the fuel values the ca1oric value-of foods you can arrange your diet to suit your tastes after you have supplied the needs of the body.
 Cases of overweight that are due to the non-functioning or to diseases of tho internal secretory glands, should be under the care of a physician, TOT they may need some medication. Al though I have seen many of these cases recover by following a national diet and exercise without the use of any medication whatever.
 You will find your heightened blood pressure will come down when you
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m Diet and Health s1aa.eesr By Lulu Hunt Peters. MD :1AA"' Qf Diet andHea, ,aif Key to Ae caorissY

loset your excess weight. As for your pet aversion, your tumny, that also will decrease rapidly. You should take some special exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles: Bending and touching the floor, lying on the floor, bringing your knees, up to your chest, raising your body to a sitting posi- ton and then doubling up like a jack knife; and others that you can think of.
 Take these exercises a few at a time and increase them gradually The moment you feel tired, stop and rest.
 If you missed the articles on high blood pressure that I wrote. send stamped. addressed envelope to me and I shall forward that. Dear Madame:
 ''I have read your articles on gam ing weight with much interest. How ever. I cannot follow your advice be- cause of the following reason:
 For the past three years-I am 20 now - I have been troubled with white pinples on my face and have been underweight When was these white pimples came, I lost weight and now I can't gain. Can you advise me what to do in order to get rid of these pimples and gain weight. I am in good health.-W."
 The condition of your skin is known as Millium-from the Latin meaning mi1let seed. It is sometime known as white acne. These whitish like bodies are the secretion of the sebaceou glands whose opening have become closed or have not been de- veloped. They might be called sepa- ceous glands. If they were open they would form blackheads.
 The treatment is to open them and squeeze the contents out. This you can do yourself by sterilizing a needle by passing it two or three times through a. flame. They are sometimes destroyed by the electric needle. If they are large. or if you have very many of them, it is better for you to go to a physician and have him take them out.
 If you missed the articles on gain ing weight, send a self-addressed en- velope and 4 cents in stamps ana we will send them.
 Monday-Should a Doctor Tell the Truth?
 Copyright 1922, George Matthew
 Adams.
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With renewed hope, Janet rang the Janitor's bell.
 Whats the price of the flat you have vacant?'' she asked the man who came up the basement stairway.
 Sixty dollars a month-hve rooms top foor,'' he informed her.
 Can I see it, please?"
 'I guess you can. It's occupied at present-partty's moving out on the frst-but she'll show the rooms"
 Are they nice rooms?"
 Best on the Heights"
 Then why, are they so-er-rea- sonab1e? ?''
 The janitor shrugged. Account of being top floor, I guess. We're asking 80 month more for the flats on the other floors. There's no ele- vator, you see, and some folks object to havin' to climb five flights of stairs. If you don't mind that, you'll find the apartment all right in every other respect You'll be getting bargain
 (To Pc Continued,
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A Pawn Of Chance
 RY RERTRAM LEBHAR
SYNOPSIS:


 Janet Fremont discovers that the prospective tenant she has
 been talking to is the wife of Police Inspector Holden. Then
 she tries 70 disSuade her from renting the apartment opposite the F'remOntS. Mrs. Holden, how eber, telephones her husband to
 come to see the place. When hef
 visitor had gone, Janet reads a
 year-old newspaper clipping
 which tells how Inspector Holden had been shot by a woman he had
 arrested in the Cafe D'Artagnan.
 The woman had escaped and
 could not be found.
 Janet was the woman in the
 case, and although Holden had
 declared the woman shot him,
 she knew better. That morning
 Janet had gone shopping. Now
 she was inordinateIy fond of
 dancing,sso when a smartly dress
 woman invited her to tea at the
 Cafe D'Artagnan, she accepted.
 There she was introduced to
 dapper young man, Percy Hal
 dane, with yyhim she danced. She
 was dancing the last dance when
 her rpartner is addressed by In-
 spector Holden who calls Percy
 sVeIvet Raymond" He takes
 Janet along with Saymond. At
 Union Square Holden is shot as
 Janet and 'Velvet'' make their
 escape. He warned her ''Go
 home and don't tell anybody nos
 even your husband-where you
 have been this afternoon
 CHAPTER IT.
 fo1J hi h. manner in which Inspector Holden had been shot was a mystery to her but she realized that the weight oi circumstantia1 evidence was crush ingly against her. And when she read in the papers the next morning that the wounded man had positively accused his woman prisoner Of shoor- ing him she became more than ever impressed with the necessity of keep ing her presence in that taXicab a secret.
 As for confiding in her husband that was an ordeal from which she shrank almost as much as from the appalling prospect of having to stand trial for attempted murder. Even Il there had been no shooting she would have been afraid to tell him of her experience at the Cafe D'Artagnan- d1rald that he might put WTOhS construction on her brief association with MT. Percy Haldane, alias Velvet 
 Besides, Allan Fremont was an az gressive, outspoken type of man who believed in telling the truth and shaming the devil.' If she told him her story she knew that, no matter how much he sym pathized with her and deprecated her painful predica- ment, he would insist that she face the music and fight to establish hef 
 So for neaSly year she had kept her own counsel about the matter and. as month after month went by without any unpleasant developments she had begun to convince herself that the truth might never come out that the identity of the unknown forever remain a mystery.
 But now here was the victim o1 the shooting-the man who boasted that he carried her likeness in his forthcoming to live in the apart meth across the bali! At this very moment he was on his way uptown to inspect it.
 Driven by her panic to precipitate action Janet hurr1edly dressed heI child and herself and hurried out tc the street.
 When Allan Fremont arrived home from his office that evening he found a deserted apartment filled with the acrid fumes of a cherry pie burnt te a crisp.
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In case you gennelmun feels yo'-
sells lille thursty later on" he re-
marked. He was retiring, when Cap
tain Magnus called to him.
"Blackie, this amt bad. It's coolin',
but thin-a real nice ladylike sort OF
drink, I should say. Suppose you take
swig over to Miss jimmy there with
my compliments-Im one to always
treat lady generous if she gives me
half chance"
Obediently Cookie FASTENED for an
other cup, set it on a tray, and APP
preached me with his old-time ornate
manner. / faced him with whitening
look, but, unmindful, he bowed, pre-
senting me the cup, and interposing his
bulky person between me and the
deeply quaffing pirates. At the same
time his voice reached me, pitched in
a low and anxious key.
"Fo' de LaWd's sake, Miss jimmy,
spill it out! 1t am mighty powerful
dope-it done fumented twice as long
as befo'-it am boun' to give dat trash
de blind-staggahs sho'tlyw
Instantly / understood, and thrill
of relief and of hope inexpressible
shot through me. ! put the cup to my
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They Played With the DoubIoons Like
Children.

be a pleasant place to stay in, would
It? And no one would have the nerve
TO snatch them bags away to bury
'em, cause a dying man, especially
when he dies hard, can have an awful
grip. So what they done was just to
shovel the sand in on the gold they'd
slowed away and light out quick"
If the ingenuity of this reasoning
was more remarkable than its logic.
the pirates were not the men to find
fault with it. Desire is the most elo-
Guent Of advocates, and the five ruff
ans had only to listen to its voice to
enjoy in anticipation all the fruits of
their Ubiquitous schemes. The sight
Of the golden coins intoxicated them.
They played with the doubloons like
children, jingling them in their cal
Ioused palms, guessing at weight and
value, calculating their equivalent in
the JOY of living. Laughter and oaths
resounded.
And now the night that unutter-
ably dreaded was upon us. But the
pirates still thought of nothing but the
gold. They had exhausted their own
portable supplies of liquor, and were
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An old maid always mourns for
what she has missed by not having
married, but her sister-in-law thinks
she should be rejoicing at what she
escaped.
Whenever we see a man talking to
himself we put him down as a poor.
henpecked married man who is talk
ing to the only person who will listen
to him.
We know man who is so afraid he
will become a victim of sharpers that
he even breads to have his hair
trimmed.
A woman always is perfectly COM
Portable in tight shoes and close
fitting costumes while out in public,
which is why she makes a dash for
her big, old house shoes and kimono
the minute she gets the front door
shut
There is nothing remarkable about
an electrical wizard being able to
raise a storm in his laboratory. Men
have been doing that in the home
ever since marriage was started.
Many man whose heart is in the
right place will often misplace his
confidence.
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lips and after brief parade of drink
ing passed it back to Cookie, spilling
the contents on the ground en- route.
Gradually the rough disjointed talk
Of the sailors began to languish. Gov
ertly watching, I saw that Chris head
had begun to droop. The hand that
held the cup was lifted, stretched out
in the direction Of the enticing Jar,
then forgetting its errand fell heavily.
After a few spasmodic twitchings of
the eyelids and uneasy grunts,' Chris
slumbered.
Captain Magnus was of tougher f.
Der. But he, too, grew silent and
there was certain meal-sack limp
ness about his attitude. His dulled
eyes stared dreamily. All at once
with jerk, he reused himself, turned
over and administered to the sleeping
Chris a prod with his large boot.
"Hey, there, wake up! What right
you got to be asleep at the switchY
But Chris orly breathed more heav-
lily.
Captain Magnus himself heayed q
tremendous yawn, settled back in
greater comfort against his sustain
ing tree and closed his eyes. waited,
counting the seconds by the beating
Of the blood in my ears. In the back
ground Cookie lowered apprehensive-
ly. Plainly he would go on lowering
unless loud shores from the pirates
-,
sat lingering my penknife, wondering
whether / ought to rush over and
plunge it into the sleepers' threats.
This would be heroic and practical,
but unpleasant. If, on the other hand,
I merely tried to free the prisoners
and Captain Magnus woke, what
then? The palm where they were tied
was a dozen yards from me- much
nearer to the guards, and within range
Of even their most languid glance.
Beyond the prisoners was Miss
Browne, glaring uncomprehendingl
over the edge of her book. There was
no help in Miss Browne.
I left my seat and stole on feet
which seemed to stir every leaf and
twig to loud complaint toward the
captive pair. Tense, motionles.', with
burning eyes, they waited. There was
a movement from Captain Magnus
he yawned, turned and muttered. I
stood stricken, my heart beating with
loud thumps against my ribs. But the
captains eyes remained closed.
"Virginia-quick, Virginia!'' Dugald
Shaw was stretching out his bound
hands to me, and / had dropped on
my knees before him and begun to cut
at the knotted cords. They were
tough strong cords, and was hacking
at them feverishly when something
bounded across the clearing and flung
itself upon me. Crusoe, of course -
and wild with the joy of reunion. /
strangled a cry Of dismay, and with
one hand tried to thrust him off while
1 cut through the rope with the other.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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any one who is younger and as I am g
farmers wife have plenty to do for I
cultivate my own garden, raise many
chickens and do my own homework.
You may publish this letter as / am
ready to do anything to help other
women as I have been so well and happy
since my troubles are past MRS. IT.
GALLOWAY, Carriers Creek, Tenn.
Most women find plenty to do. IL
they are upset with some female ailment
and troubled with such symptoms as
Mrs. Galloway had, the smallest duty
seems mountain.
If you find it hard to keep up, if you
are nervous and irritable, without ambi-
ton and out of sorts generally, give the
Vegetable Compound a fair trial. We
believe it will help you greatly, for it
has helped others.
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PERSIAN sALUTATIoNs

When Persian inquiries about your
health, he asks: rs your nose fat?
When ne wants to thank you he says
MAY your kindness. grow!' or May
your shadow never grow less! !" Instead
of swearing by Jerusalem or "Oh,
Boy" or "By Jimmy" he swears by
your salt, by your beloved life or by
your sacred whiskers." Unfortunately
he could never swear by the Whiskers
of an American, because he has none.
Exchange.
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loud in their denunciations of our bone
dry camp, as they termed it.
1t was Tony who intercepted ten
tative movement Of Capt. Magnus in
my direction, and ordered me into the
cabin with my aunt and Miss Browne.
Through the walls Of the hut we heard
loud and eager talk Of the morrow and
its certain golden harvest as the p.-
rates made their dispositions for the
night. Then the voices trailed off
sleepily and silence succeeded, broken
only by the ceaseless murmur of the
waves around the island.