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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
YOUR CHILD'S DIET

Perhaps your child is underweight. You can't under
stand it. He seems well and certainly his appetite IS splendid;
He eats regularly three meals a day; is not fussy about his food
for he eats everything you put before him, you say. But the
point is, what do you put before himY His diet may be ample
in quantity but lacking in nourishment and needed elements.
Do you make the great mistake of allowing your child to
drink tea and coffee instead of milk? 1t is not so much the TACT
tea and coffee may not be good for him as. 1T is that because
of his tea or coffee drinking habit he gives up milk. Every
growing child should drink at least one quart of milk a day.
Does yours?
Or perhaps there are certain things to eat that your child
is particularly fond of. For his lunch, for example, he would
rather have pancakes than anything else, so that Is what ne
gets about five days out of the week. Remember that variety
of diet is essential to proper nutrition.
Or, you have always understood that sweets were bad for
children. You allow your child practically no sweets at all.
In the days when milk and honey were the chosen foods people
lived longest; and is there any food sweeter than honey? A
certain amount of sweet is essential for the proper nourish-
ment of your child. In diet, as in all other things in life, bal
ance is the pivot on which success rotates.
Yes, all the undernourished children are not to be found
abroad. We have many of them in our midst today and
not all among the poorer class either. Be sure that your
child is not among them by seeing that his diet is nourishing
and well balanced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS MEN
THE MOTHER OF JAMES WATT
By MARY ADRIAN

One of the loyeliest relationships
even existing between moth.f and son
was that between James Watt, scien-
list and inventor of the modern steam
engine, and his mother, Agnes Muir
head Watt. In this case it was not
so much the fact y at there was a
similarity of mental qualities, as that
there was a strong spiritual tie be-
tween them.
In the first place, James Watt as
a child was fragile and delicate of
health. There was this that bound
him closer to his mother than most
boys are bound: he needed her more
and she was the embodiment of un-
~selishness and devotion. OF gentle
birth and good education, she super
vised his early education, as he was
not strong enough to go to a regular
school.
Another thing, James was the only
surviving child of a brood of five,
which made him dearer even than
he would have been in happier cir"
cumstances. All the mother love for
the five was poured into the life of
this one child, who responded to 1t,
with all his thoughts.
Mrs. Watt was a woman of splen-
did character. esteemed by family,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
Sister Mary Tells
How To Prepare
Appealing Dishes

After sweet corn passes the milk
stage it's too hard to serve on the
col but 1t can be cut off and used
In a variety of ways. Longer cook
ing and careful seasoning is re-
quired to make palatable dishes.
As long as there are fresh vegeta-
bles quite a saving in the meat bill
can be accomplished. If hearty
dishes are desired a small amount
of meat can be added.
Many of the late vegetables re-
quire working up into hearty dishes.
Uncertain weather has made them
rather imperfect. These blemishes
are cut away and the remaining
gooa part used.
Often when potatoes are dug the
small ones are considered unworthy
of storage. These should be used
by the thrifty housewife early in the
fall. The potatoes are immature and
unripe, much like the early potatoes
of summer.
These recipes are suggestions for
the use of colds and ends of vegeta-
bles. They make nourishing dishes
that are both cheap u " appetizing.
NubhinS of Corn
Five or six nubbins of corn, 2 or
3 ripe tomatoes, " teaspoon salt, 2
teaspoon sugar, 1s teaspoon pap
rika 2 tablespoons butter. 4 or 8
pieces of hot buttered toast, 6 thin
slices of bacon.
Score the middle of each row of
kernels with a sharp knife. Cut a
thin slice from the top and scrape
out the heart. This leaves the hulls
which have grown tough and hard.
Scald and peel tomatoes. Cut in
quarters. Put tomatoes and corn in
a smooth SaIInn NON and ct{r until
the boiling point is reached. If the
corn absorbs the tomato juice add
n more tomato. Cook, stirring
constantly, for 10 or Is minutes.
Add salt, sugar, paprika and butter
and cook five minutes longer. Pour
over toast arranged on a deep plat
ter. Cover with bacon broiled until
crisp and brown.
Scalloped Potatoes
Eight or 10 small new potatoes 2
tablespoons butter, 1 onion, l sweet
green pepper, l tablespoon minced
parsley 1 tablespoon flour. " cups
milk, u cup grated cheese Y tea
spoon salt, Is teaspoon paprika.
Parboil potatoes in slightly sailed
water for 10 minutes. Drain and put
in a we'll buttered baking dish. Melt
butter, add onion sliced and fry a
golden brown. Sift in -four and stir
until smooth. Add milk, stirring
constantly. Bring to the boiling
point but do not let boil. Add cheese
and pepper cut in shreds. Pour over
potatoes. season with salt and pap
rika and bake 80 minutes in a hot
oven. Serve in the baking dish.
If you have used part of a head
of cabbage in a salad and have the
rest left try this sealloped cabbage
recipe:
Scalloped Cabbage
Two and one-half cups finely
shredded cabbage, " 1 tablespoon
flour, / teaspoon salt. l teaspoon
sugar, Il teaspoon paprika, Is tea
spoon mustard, l cup milk, 1 table,
spoon butter, 4 tablespoons buttered
crumbs.
Nix and sift -four, salt, sugar,
paprika and mustard. Mix thor
oughly with cabbage. Add milk and
mix we'll. Pour into a well buttered
baking dish, dot with bits Of butter
and cover with buttered crumbs.
Bake in a moderately hot oven for
80 or 40 minutes.
Copyright, 1928 NEA Service, Inc.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
BROADCASTS
BY LORA KELLY
Snare Tires s.For Inckv

Spare Tires "For Luck"
"Silly superstitions." They say 1t
with a superior air whenever a woin-
an picks up a pin or a four-leaved
clover "for luck"
They smile when we dodge around
a ladder in the street, or feel dis
mayed when we break a mirror.
But they are not without their lit
tie %conceits, too. The other day we
read of a famous prizefighter who
always tied q little doll to the ropes
in his corner before a fight.
We know an extremely hard-boil-
ed city editor who always kept a
bulging-tummied kewpie on his desk
'for luck
Another prominent citizen carries
the first dime he ever earned, just
for a pocket piece.
And who is responsible for all the
horseshoes- we see hung over doors,
even in this supposedly enlightened
age? When the last horse has STUN
bled off, replaced by the motorcar-
we daresay the superstition will ex-
tend itself to the hanging of a spare
tire over the fivver's boudoir, just
for luck.
Tt is not likely that so fundamental
IA thing as superstition will vanish
suddenly from the hearts of human
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
Spotswood's Womoh,s CIub

SPOTSWOOD, Oct. 13:-An unus-
ually active season is planned by the
Woman's Club of Spotswood accord
ing to the program prepared by Mrs.
A. A. DeVoe, chairman of the pro-
gram committee. The complete pro-
gram in printed form will be out
for distribution shortly. At the next
monthly meeting of the club schedu-
led for November Z, reports will be
received from delegates who attend
ed the fall convention on October 0
at Newark. There will be also a mus
ical program and a discussion of eur
rent events.
Seml-weekly juniors socials are
held in the community house and on
Thursday and Friday evenings under
the leadership of Mrs. p. ]. Schweik-
ert, chairman of the junior COM
mittee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
With Avenel Women

AVENEL, Oct. ia rosary So
eiety has been organized in Avenel
by Rev. FIR. r. j. O'Farrell and the
following officers have been INSTALL
ed: Mrs. William Brumberg, presi-
dent; Mrs. Jules Jaeger, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Edward Moran, seere-
tary and treasurer.
The society is already planning a
series OF events this season. A har-
vest party and dance has been ar
ranged for the night of Nov. 3 at
the Progressive clubhouse. the net
proceeds of which will be devoted to
the building fund of st. Andrews
Church.
The committee for the event in
cludes Mrs. Frank Goode, chairman;
Mrs. James Kenna, Mrs. Jules Jae-
ger. Mrs. Edward Moran, Mrs. r..
Volker, Mrs. William Brumberger,
Miss Painter. Miss Sue McKinnon,
Miss Johanna Abrupter and the
Misses Freive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
Hurray for the Winners

Everybody on the jefferson
school bleachers at the football
game was so tense that not one
uttered a sound as Billy Cut-out
carried the ball down the field and
lodged the tackels. Then when
he had reached the goal there was
plenty of noise for the new score
placed the Jefferson team ahead.
only three minutes, left too
beamed Tubby. the cheer leader.
Three minutes never seemed so
long but finally the whistle blew,
and Billy Cut-out's team had won.
"Peerade!' shouted Bonnie, the
~bandmaster, jumping into the little
car you see with all the pennants
on 1t. He drove all around the
meadow. The Jefferson rooters. fol-
lowed riding Billy on their Shout
ders. The great game was over!
4
Make the car n stylish color for
an auto. If you cut on the dotted
line, yon a slide Bonnie into the
drivers seat. Paste the lower pen
nant on the back of the top one with
n t~oothpick in the end, then fasten
It behind the seat through a small
slit.
Coming-a gym show!
Copyright 1928 Associated Edi-
tors.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
YOUR BABY N MINE
The First Nursing
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED


The baby need not be put to the
breast for about six to twelve hours
after birth. This rest period gives
the mother a chance to sleep n
ecover from the experience, and
food for the baby need not be wor-
ried about. Even if it does fuss a
little, warm boiled water will soothe
it, and put it to sleep again. 1t is
only risking an upset stomach and
digestive troubles to start feeding a
baby cream, or sweetened water in
the mistaken feeling that it must be
hungry.
The first secretion from the breast
is called colostrum and though the
true milk does not come in for about
t%hirty-six hours this secretion is just
what the baby needs to act as a lax
alive, and to give it some impetus to
take the breast. Also the stimulus
furnished by the baby's efforts acts
as a contracting agent to the uterus
and helps prevent hemorrhages.
Sometimes the nipple is so hard to
grasp that the baby turns from the
task in disgust. If a little milk is
expressed so that it drops into the
baby's mouth he will take heart and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
WOMAN'S CLUE TO COMBINE
BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE

The Woman's Club program next
Monday afternoon will combine
business, music and a talk on the
practical subjects of Budgets. Fol-
lowing the policy announced at the
clubeiast season, Meetings of this or
g~anization will alternate between en-
tertainments and consideration of
departmental subjects.
The opening meeting was devoted
largely to entertainment and the
coming session will be the first one
in which a departmental subject is
presented. Home Economics and
Practical Finance are the two COM
mittees which will be represented in
Mondays program.
Mrs. May Cammack, assistant Sec
rotary of the New York Trust Co. is
the speaker. Her subject, Budgets"
is of import to all business and wage
earning women. Although it is Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
Metuchen Women
Busy at Y.M.C.A

METUCHEN, Oct. 13:-A new
gymnasium and swimming program
for women will be in effect next
Tuesday at the Y. NJ. c. A. here.
Gym classes for women will be held
from 10:45 to 1880 A. M. Volley
ball for women will begin at 1880
with a forty-five minute allowance,
Swimming for women from 1926
P. M. to 1856 P. M. Another hour
is allowed for women to play volley
ball from 2 to 3 p. m.
The high school girls start their
gym classes at $3.50 P. M. for one
hour followed by an hour swim
From 7:45 P. NJ. to S:45 the gym
will be occupied by business girls
Beginners in swimming will hold the
pool from 9 to 9:20 p. M. and ad-
vanced swimmers L scheduled to
use the pool from 9;20 to $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

ten difficult to discuss such an I'M
picturesque topic in an interesting
manner, the bright and trenchant
way in which it was handled by Mrs.
Cammack at the Atlantic City con-
v%ention of tbs federation, last May
so impressed the local women in at
tendance that they are looking for
ward with much anticipation to her
appearance here. The musical pro-
gram arranged by Mrs. Maxwell
MacMichael, chairman of the music
department will include piano and
violin selections. by Miss Vera Stet-
kewicz and Master Joseph Stet-
kewicz, who recently played to the
evident satisfaction of a large au-
dience at st. Mary's Lyceum.
A business session will precede the
program and will include reports of
officers and departmental heads and
other business demanding attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

friends and neighbors alike. She was
kind noble and charitable. She had
many graces of person, being comeIy
OF face and figure, with a gentle and
sweet manner. Her mind was un-
usually keen and well developed, and
although she "a an excellent house
keeper, she did not allow the events
Of the world to slip by her unnoticed.
She combined all the virtues OF mind
heart and disposition, Writing O.
her, a commentator says:
Mrs. Watt was not less distin-
guished for her sound sense and kind
deeds than she was for her cheerful
temper and good Manners
She was evidently a woman OF
some perception as well, for she no-
ticed when her son vas hardly more
than a baby that he showed an In
clination for drawing. This she en-
couraged in him, and thus helped to
develop his engineering instinct. Her
devotion to him was amply refyar d-
ed, for she said in later life that the
loss of her only daughter was fully
repaid by the dutiful attention Of
her son.
Next: The Mother Of Herbefs
Spencer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13


mend the Vegetable Compound to my
friends as it has certainly given me
great relief. "-Mrs.C. B. ROBINSON,
sos N. Lincoln ST., Amarillo, Texas.
The Vegetable Compound is a
splendid medicine for women. tire
lieves the troubles which cause such
symphonies as backache, painful times,
irregularity, tired and worn-out feel
ings and nervousness. This is shown
again and again by such letters as
Mrs. Robinson writes as well as by
one woman telling another. These
women know what it did for them.
1t is surely worth your trial.
Housewives make a great mistake
in allowing themselves to become so
i'll that it is well-nigh impossible for
them to attend to their necessary
household duties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

Brocades are still the one emil
emily proper fabric from which an
evening wrap may be cut. True,
they are not the brocades of last
season entirely. New designs glitter
on metal cloth and satin.
Metal printed velvet is new-black
or bright colored velvet printed in
gold in a Chinese design, for instance
All metal fabrics, however, are
still most fashionable of all. Chinese,
Indo-Chinese and Russian patterns
are favored. Colors are combined
with the usual gold or silver and the
most popular color in Chinese blue
or peacock blue.
Fur and velvet, OF course, are
combined with the metal brocades
if one prefers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

NEW YORK, oct. 13,-Each sea-
son for a number of years has OPEN
ed with the prediction that sweaters
were going the way of hoped skirts
and high buttoned shoes. And each
season the sweater has calmly re-
appeared with a new twist and en-
joyed a great flare of popularity. SO
again, this season..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

The local chapter of Hadassah
will hold their rummage sale, during
the last week in October. Anyone
having articles for this sale, will
please communicate with Mrs. l..
Jacobson, of Kearny avenue, and
Transportation will be arranged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

We are able to offer oUr
readers now q new Ieaflct IN
feeding. How the baby should
be fed from the time he is z
months to 8 years Is included In
this Slip. Any of the readers OF
this department may have 1t Ly
send.2% a sclf-addressed. stamp
ed envelope tno loose stamps)
and asking for Il.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

One Mother says:
I think each girl in the family
where there is no maid should take
turns serving learning how to do it
correctly. My own daughters have
little caps and aprons which they
love to put on when it Is their turn
to be mothers extra maid" Some
day IL they have maids of their own
they will be able to train them to do
things correctly.
Copyright, 1923, Associated Edi-
tors
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

The entertainment held by the
Catholic Daughters of America
Thursday night in the form Of n
child's birthday party proved to be
a splendid success. Many OF the
members were present and several
beautiful prizes were awarded to
the women wearing the most origi
nal child's clothing. A similar en-
tertainment will be held in the near
future. DIR. Claire NJ. Flaherty,
Catherine Mullen and Mrs. Irene
Meinzer were in charge of arrange
mnntS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
What South Amboy
Women Are Doing

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. ia large
crowd is expected out to the home
of the Mechanicsville Hose Company
tonight, where the Ladies Auxiliary
OF the company will hold a monster
dance. Many tickets have been sold
and the affair is expected to be a
great success. Music for the dance
will be furnished by a popular or
chestra.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

it would almost
kill me andIwould
have cramps.I suf-
fered in this way
about three years;
then a lady friend
suggested that l
try Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. have
had better health
since, keep house
and am able to do
---A-lr I aAn4N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

Members of the Philathea Society
wish all members who have dolls
which were handed out last sum-
mer to be dressed to be turned in at
once, to the chairman of this COM
mittee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

PERTH AMBOY BEAUTY SHOP
Hair B%obbiBg, Curling, Scalp Treatment
and Massaging
Massaging
800 MADISON AVE. TEL. 600
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
WhatP erth Amboy
Women Are Doing
In Club Activities

Next Tuesday afternoon the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. H. A. will
hold their regular meeting in the Y.
M. H. A. hall. 1t is most important
that all members be present, as
much business of Importance will be
discussed. Plans will be completed
for the second of the series of enter
tainments to be held under these
auspices on October IS. DIR. Alexan-
der Lyon will be the speaker of the
evening. His subject will be n
nounced later. Following the bust
ness session cards will be enjoyed.
Many local women are planning to
attend the organization meeting of
the County Democratic Woman's
Club to be held in New Brunswick
on Monday night 1t 8 o'clock in the
Democratic headquarters, 113 AL
bany street. Mrs. James Il. White
of this city, chairman of t~ransporta-
ton, has announced that a bus will
leave the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic Woman's Club at 7 o'clock to
convey the women from this city to
the meeting.
Inc Olldn s AuAllldIy u tlS lily
Hospital will hold their regular
meeting in the council chambers of
the city hall next Tuesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock with the president.
Mrs. G. w. Naulty. presiding. Much
business of Importance will be dis
cussed at this session.
The Herald class of the First Bap-
fist church will hold a food sale in
the lecture room of the First Baptist
church today from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Homemade breads, pies, cakes,
| crullers and other goodies will be
placed on sale at a nominal cost.
The local council of Jewish women
will hold their first regular meeting
of the season in the auditorium of
the public library on Monday after
noon, October 20, at 2:30 o'clock
with the president, Mrs. j. p. josef
| son, presiding. Most interesting re-
ports of summer activities will be
| given at this time.
The Social girls of this city have
all arrangements completed for theis
dance which will be held in st.
Mary''s Lyceum in Fayette street
Tuesday, October 23. Fred O'Brien's
orchestra will furnish the music for
the affair, and many novel features
are being arranged. Tickets may be
procured from any member of the
society at the door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

make more persistent efforts.
The nipple should be washed well,
before and after nursing, with a mild
solution of boric acid, and then kept
covered with a perfectly clean piece
of surgical gauZe, between musings.
Breast assesses come from infection
carried into the breast by germs.
Even the baby's mouth can harbor
these, and cracked nipples are easily
infected unless precautions are
taken. If the nipples become crack
ed and sore the doctor will prescribe
some healing ointment that can be
put on between musings.
beings. But the curious beliefs of
the future may be modified some
what to meet changing conditions.
For example, it will be unlucky
for any man to make impolite re-
marks to a woman he doesn't know.
She may turn out to be the cham
pion heavyweight lady boxer of the
country.
Copyright, 1928, by Public Ledger
Company
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY
Mrs. Robinson Tells How She
Found Relief by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Amarillo, Tex.-"My back was my
greatest trouble. It would aches 10 that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

DEAR MISS DIx-Wil you please advise me about what kind of boy
and girl company I should keep to be respected? Should I go with girls
that are talked about? 1 am just a poor, ignorant, little country girl in
do. ESTHER. s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

A very wise "a said long ago, Esther, that a ma is known by the7
company he keeps. And it's true, because we all just naturally gravitate
toward other people who think, and feel, and act as W e do. Thieves pal
with other thieves Vulgar, coarse people find other vulgar, coarse peo-
pie most congenial. Hgh-minded men and women seek other high
minded e and women or their companions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

Go to 1t, lady. In the classic language OF the street,
your beau Is "stringing' you. There's never any trouble
in convincing a man that you love him. He thinks you do
because you couldn't help it if you tried.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

There is a great art in growing old gracefully. and wise are those
in middle age to study it. DOROTHY DIX.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

We don't avoid the egotstic, the garrulous, the pessi
tic, the buttinskis because they are seventy. We fight jul
shy of them when they are seventeen. 1t isn't the age
what the individual has to give us. And when we fin,
old man or woman who has kept sweet, and gentle,
broadminded, and interested in others more than in II
selves, we enjoy them even more than we do youth.
cause they are rarer. and have a mellower flavor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

They tell Yer the sam stories a thousand times. and spend hou
first babies cut their teeth. Or they whine and complain about their gou
and how people neglect them.
On they become mere incarnate selfshness and tyranny and ru
every one about them with a rod of iron. Or they hold forth perpetual
on the decadence of modern life. and dismany prophesy that the world
going to the dogs. and opne that every day, in every way. everybody an
every thing is worse and worse. Or they have the advice complex. an
ing and doing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

When you come down to brass tacks, popularity rests
upon personality with both age and youth alike. Whether we
like to have an individual around, and enjoy talking to such
a one depends upon the congenialty of the man or woman,
not his or her age.
The real reason that old people, as a class. are not more
sought after socially is that so many old people permit thens
selves to become bores.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

DEAR MISS DIX-How can I convince my sweetheart tina
him? L tell him so over and over again. I have given up all oil
for him, and never go anywhere except with him, yet still he do
affection for him. Do you think the fact that l am a few yea
than he makes him feel this way? ANNA 1