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SECRETS OF HEALTH AND SUCCESS
Medical Authority Writes Interesting and Informs

tons other fuel IN the form OF
poisons get into the system. BY
q wise provision Of nature
that's what we sometimes call
the eternal and Interchangeable nat,'
ural laws that control our being
we burn up these poisons be-.
fore they kill us. We burn theEn
up with oxygen, just as q stick L.
burned up by the oxygen that is
in the air.
TO get the required excess
amount Of oxygen first into the
lungs, thence into the blood anl
finally to the tissues. where the
fire is going on, It is necessary to
breathe more rapidly.
Then the heat that is gener.
ated at first accumulates because
the ventilators or pores in the skim
are blocked up by the blood that
is pumped around them by the
vigorously and rapidly acting heart
and in that way the fever rises.
':But after awhile the heat itself
forces contraction OF these littls
J blood vessels in the skin and drives
the blood back.
~ = 49,
Then the ventilators or pores Of
the skin are orened, the sweat
pours out, the heat rapidly radi-
ates and the fever goes down.
I'm that way, you see, fever is
really q 1ife-saving process.
But the poison that the system
is. trying to burn up and that thus
causes the fever may be too much
to be consumed in the human eur-
mace, in which event death II tbs
result. j,
All these things happen IN a.
cordance with natural laws that
we cannot alter or set aside. The
best we can do is to learn them
and obey them"
TOmOrrOw-The Story Of . Great
Discovery About the Thyroid
Gland. u.
Copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.l $50
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FOXYGRANDPA'S STORIES
BOBBY LEARNS SOMETHING FROM SCOTTY

; for I had been thinking of the
same thing myself.
So that very afternoon we
packed our kit and started off TO-
the woods. It was fine, tell you,
and before it got dark we gathered
branches and grass and made up
our beds for the night.
Then we cooked our supper
over the campfire and when we
had finished eating and washed
up our dishes we turned in for
the night.
After we lay down on our soft
beds I heard Bobby wriggling
around and around, getting him.
self comfortably settled before
he closed his big blue eyes in
sleep.
What are you wriggling so
much for, Bobby?" asked,
laughing to myself.
I'm just trying to make a.
comfortable little hollow for nv
self" he answered giving another
final twist of his sturdy little
body.
Just. like Scotty ioes before
he goes to Sleep" 1 laughed.
At that Bobby sat bolt upright
in bed and exclaimed.
That's exactly what 1 am dc
ing, Foxy Grandpa. But why
does Scotty do it on a smooth
floor when there is nothing to
work down."
chuckled as the boy asked
the very intelligent question and
replied:
: "Just because his ancestors did
, it for hundreds of years when
dogs were wild and lived out in
the woods and on the plains and
were accustomed to finding soft
places to lie in. Then when they
found them they wiggled around
just as you are doing now. And
they have been doing it ever since
no matter where they lie down."
Habit is a strong thing" NUT
tered Bobby as he fell asleep.
In Thursdays story. they see
a baby take a fast ride.
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Feature Service. Inc.)
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THE CREATIVE
YOUNG MIND ]
Noted Lecturer and Authority ON
Education and Sociological
Subjects.
BY VIM. A. McKeeverL

" ROM the time Of his birth
the child should be privi.r
legged to begin career Of
creative activity which win finally
issue In permanent self-nanage-
ment.
The gasping impulse OF the In
FAINT is the first reaching out
after self-expfession. and It should
be encouraged. Take the baby's
hand in yours ana indulge the
tendency to phil ana squeeze.
Watch the tiny lesson develop
from within.
The properly treated four-year-
old child il as diligently at work
in his own field Of creative ac-
complishment as is the success
ful forty-year-old man. Set apart
a, corner Of one room. I'm this
with blocks. shingles, bricks. sand.
miniature tools of construction,
and the like, and give the small
child 1uI conCrOI.
Encourage one kind Of construc-
ton at q time, removing other
materials to await their turn.
Give a few suggestions only and
then stand aside ana let thu
young creative mind do its own
work.
When school duties arrive con-
tinue with the creative method.
Ask the pupil to show you. TO-.
teach you his lesson, to explain.
to you how he, directs himself
in going to school. in coming
home and In the. course Of his
Rotations. In other words. as
sumo the attitude Of the ques-
; toner and the learner and he will
continue to be interested in show
ing you how he directs himself
and at the same time creates his
own personality.
Finally, when the child becomes
an adolescent, turn over to him
in the manner explained above
the management of his conduct.
If he is to have an independent
personality he must create it by
his own acts. He must discover
early the fact that his character
to be thing Of his own making.
You, as his parent or teacher,
will learn from him while you
suggest and advise and inspire
his conduct, but never force or
repress him.
The only big personality Is the
spontaneous, self-expressive type.
Practically every child can come
into a happy, self-creative. self
directive career if the methods of
handling him as given above are.
but persistently Followed. Try
the scheme and you will like it
and learn from it.
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TELLTHIS AT
DINNER

Little Jimmy was suffering
from a childish ailment, and the
doctor ordered some medicine in
the form of powder.
"Now, then, Jimmy" said his
fond mother, preparing to ad-
minister one of the powders in a
teaspoon, take this at once and
you will soon be better"
But Jimmy was not so easily
won over.
"No, I don't want to take it"
he whined. ct don't like medi
cine, and I won't have it,"
why, Jimmy" pleaded his
mother gently, "you never heard
me complain about a little pow
der, did your"
mo, and nor would T." was the
bright child's startling response,
"if could just put it on my face
like you do. but / have to swal
low it."
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A S WE sat before the fire
"A talking one evening, Scot
Il n ty, our Scotch collie about
whom have often told you stories
came into the room.
He walked over to US, wagging
his tail as If to say: Here I am.
are you glad to see me?" We all
patted him. Then he walked
around several times and then
lay down in front Of the fire to
take a snooze.
But before he finally settled
himself and fell asleep, he wig.
gled around two or three times,
changing his position as il he
weren't comfortable. You've
often seen a dog do the same
thing am sure, haven't you?
And I am sure that you have often
wondered why they go through
such a performance. too.
And so did Bobby. For he
watched Scotty turn and twist
and get up to change his position.
Then he said In a puzzled way:
Foxy Grandpa, why is it that
Scotty never lies down and goes
right to sleep without first doing
so much wriggling? He CAM
seem ever to get comfortable the
first time"
laughed and said:
I'll show you the reason some
time, Bobby. The next time we
go camping, I'll explain it to you."
Camping" Bobby exclaimed
in a puzzled manner. Then he
murmured to himself: IT wonder
what that's got to do with it," as
he walked out Of the room.
But in a few weeks Bobby did
find out what camping had. to do
with the explanation of Scotty's
peculiar motions which he always
goes through before he settles
for a sleep-in fact like all of his
relations.
So l will tell you about 1t. II
was autumn, and one week when
the weather was particularly
Deautlful and warm, Bobby said:
wish we could go out camp
ing just once more, Foxy Grand
pa before it gets too cold.'
we WILL" I agreed Immediately,
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YOUR BEAUTY
PROTECT YOUR SPEAKING VOICE

pleasure, for she speaks quietly,
musically. and has something
worth while to say. Also she
speaks slowly and distinctly enough
to be heard,
I would not suggest that any
person become So self-conscious
as to constantly listen to the sound
Of her own voice. But now and
then it is a good plan to ''listen-in"
on ones own conversation.
You may in this way detect your
self speaking in the shrill, high
tones that denote nervousness and
ill-poised excitability. Then quiet
your thought at once.
Chant for a few minutes each
day in a tone of your speaking
voice that is neither too high nor
too low. Take the pitch from a
piano or tuning fork. This will
accustom you to speaking evenly
in musical tones.
The method that is said to have
made Demosthenes the great ora
tor he became has been used to
advantage by many student since
his time.
Demosthenes, it is said, recited
every day with his mouth filled
with pebbles in order to perfect
his diction.
Should you try this plan be
sure to choose perfectly smooth
and clean pebbles and read with
them in your mouth. Pause at
each change Of thought in each
sentence, regardless OF punctua-
ton. You will be surprised at the
Improvement you. will notice in
your diction, for you will in this
way be forced to pronounce words
carefully.
How pleasant it would be il
every human being spoke In even,
we'll modulated tones. giving its
proper value to each syllable.
You American women have
many OF you-such lovely singing
voices. Surely there is not one of
you who will not find it easy-if
she has not already done SOTO
perfect the beauty of her speaking
voice.
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ION Friday-Salt as q valuable
beauty adjunct.)
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Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries," Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
the Country.
the Country.

Condor to Peter Stanley, wouldn't
he be capable Of going back to
claim Daisy and so wrecking good
cid Carts life? I recalled how
Envy had said that If Daisy
thought she'd a chance in the
world to become Mrs. Tom Mason
she wouldn't remain Mrs. Carl
Booth a second longer than she
had to. Then Tom broke heavily
into my musings.
"How's my little Trina? Is she
grown-up enough by now to un-
derstand what I'd a darn sight
rather keep from her?"
When Tom Mason called Irna
Warren, my Little Irma," had
feeling Of vertigo at the calmly
possessive tone.
I had not realized how much
admiration and real liking I've.
come to have for Peter Stanley
until Toms bland self-assurance
woke me up. Peters cool cyni-
cisTn; is never cruel, while I have.
seen plenty Of examples of tho
claws under TOMS velvet.
But Tom was serenely uncon.
scious OF my thought waves"
He went on largely:
Poor little Irma! 2 guess she
had a pretty hard time adjusting
herself to it when I raced off to
London without speaking"
81 think she understood perfect
ly how you felt" answered
dryly.
Aren't we friends?" demanded
Tom.
Were we ever-really?" /
asked.
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At the conclusion OF the inter
view, not being in a hurry, he
said:
Queer shout fever, isn't it?
What is 1t, anyhow-just heat?"
mo! Feat-heat in excess Of
normal is the index of fever.
But fever also means the other
things that you had-the rapid
pulse, the increased breathing,
the dry hot. skin, the checked
secretions, all enter into the pic.
ture of fever"
"But what makes the heat go
above norma1?"
THAT is a very pertinent ques
ton. Heat-even normal heat
in the human body always means
that something is being burned
up inside Of that particular
human body just as heat in a To-
connective or an automobile al
ways means that fuel is being
burned up somewhere inside Of
it. Heat in the human body al.
ways shows the amount of burn
ing up that is going on inside Of
that body.
''The burning varies at differ
emit times and from different
causes. Under ordinary condi-
tons the fuel to be burned is
simply the food that one eats.
But under extraordinary condi-
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE?
'"The beauty that addresses Itself

"The beauty that addresses itself
to the eye is only the spell Of
the moment"
George Sand in. Handsome
Lawrence" thinks that real, last
ing beauty is something deeper
than outward appearance.
"The understanding is always the
dupe OF the heart"
We think as the heart wishes,
says La Rochefousauld in his
"Maxims."
1--WE walk forever to higher paths
by bright'ning Reasons lamp"
By following Reasons behests,
we make progress to greater
things, according to George Eliot
in 1.-THE Spanish Gypsy"
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syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1923-12-19

; Tom scowledt and said in a
voice that held a note of curtness
and impatience:
Are you still holding it against
me that I found you q darn at
tractive woman from the start?
I don't find you any the less at.
tractive today when you come
right down to It. Only I know
you're a one-man woman"
This gave me precisely the
opening was looking for.
But you're not a ohe.woman
man" accused. you'll always
be aware of all the women every
where along your horizon. I
thought your philandering days
were going to end when you set
your eyes on Irma Warren. But
they didn't-did they, Tom? SO
you're not worthy Of a sweet, old
fashioned girl with fine, high
standards-are your"
Harsh words make things
sound unnecessarily criminal" re-
piled Tom with sniff which /
suppose he meant to have a comic
effect.
Refusing to be propitiated, I
eyed him sternly.' Tom smiled
with the crinlxling Of his long
gray eyes which make his some
what heavy. sensual face light up
with a certain charm.
Come on, Donna Anna, you
wouldn't have me untrue to my
self. would your" he asked "I'm
a collector of rare rugs and porce-
lains. I'm a lover of all beauty.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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HOTJSEWORK
MADE EASY

A he-ognized Authority on All
Matters Pertaining to House.
hold MANAGEMENT.

"TE day of the cast-iron
kitchen sink is almost over,
and the good looking, easily
cared for enamel and porcelain
ones are fast taking its place.
Enamel sinks are comparatively
Inexpensive and durable If they
are cleaned carefully and are not
Clipped. Porcelain, although more
expensive, is more durable.
Drain boards to match the sink.
or OF some suitable wood like
edge-grained cypress, hard maple.
birch or beech, may be attached
to the sink with a wall bracket
Cypress is less apt to warp or
rot than the other three woods.
II only one drain board is used
1t should be placed on the left
SIDE OF the sink for the right.
handed person. This is more con.
Venient for washing dishes, since
1t avoids dropping of dish cloth or
changing Of dishes from one hand
70 the other before placing them
TO drain.
The height Of the sink will
have much to do with the COM
Tort OF the worker. It should Re
set 50 that she does not have to
pend her back or shoulders.
TWenty-nine and one-haIf inches
10 considered a suitable heigh.
Ter a woman five feet tall. The
sink should be raised one-haIf
inch for every additional inch in
the height Of the worker.
Place the sink near a window
II possible. Dark corners are not
only dreary places to work, but
frequently attract water bugs. L
is also wise to keep the plumbing
off the floor; a wall drain is bet.
ter than one under the sink. A
shelf under the drain board is
frequently convenient.
Brushes used for washing
dishes and cleaning vegetables
dish mops. securing mitts, soaps
and cleaning agents should be
kept as near the sink as possible
A small white enameled metal or
wood cabinet over the sink will
hold these supplies, while the
brushes may be hung from hooks
IN the bottom. 50 that they will
dry quickly in q good circulation
of air.
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<<T AM twenty.one and have
- two older sisters. writes
- Lenore. Mabel, twenty
six, is interested In her career
and has no special man friend
Gertrude, .twenty-four, is going
about with q man who won't be
in a position to marry for at least
two years. I am in love with a
boy I have known since I was
fourteen. He is five years older
than 1 am but very mature for
his age and in a fine business
which yields him about a hundred
dollars week and has splendid
prospects.
1--WE want to be married in the
early spring, but my mother re-
fuses her consent. saying that
my older sisters should be pro-
vided for first. She is always urg-
ing = Mabel to settle down and
doesn't want Gertrude to wait.
My father will do whatever she
says, and unless can convince
her that it is right for me to
take my happiness when 1t comes,
don't see how / can keep from
clipping or else losing Frank, who
says he isn't going to be kept
hanging around much longer.
''He has loved me for years
and we want to be happy. But I
can't bring myself to defy my
mother. Can you think Of any
arguments that might convince
her how wrong she is? Mabel Is
not ready to think Of marriage.
Gertrude's sweetheart is not
ready to make her a home.
do you think must wait for
them, or is it right for me to
marry now? Mother says I am
young and not ready to take up
the responsibilities of home.mak-
ing and all that marriage means.
What is the ideal age for a girl
to marry?" ... =,
A girl is ready for marriage
when the right love comes into
her life. It is not so much a
question OF the ideal age" as
of the ideal love.
If the girl Of twenty-six is in
terested in her work and wants
to devote herself to it there is
no reason why she should be
urged into marriage with some
man who does not answer her
needs. Nor should the girl of
twenty-four whose lover is not in
a position to shoulder RESPONSE
bilities be encouraged to look
elsewhere for a man better able
to support her at the moment.
The future may have big things
in store for IGNORES sisters. The
present holds out the happiness
for which she yearns.
Some women never find the
big, satisfying love which would
complete their lives. Often they
find their outlet for expression
in work, in service to humanity,
and they may gain more real
happiness through first rate work
than in captivating to a second
rate love. But when real love
comes to girl who Is sane
enough to appreciate it, and also
is fortunate enough to find 1t
with a man she admires as well
as loves, whether she is eighteen
or twenty-eight or thirty-eight,
is not a real consideration.
Once upon a time there was a
The Washington times., 1923-12-19
BY Ann Lisle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won q Big Popular
- Is Smcnaaa
copyright. 1923, King Features
Syndicate. Tnc.J'

<<r IT'S from Daisy Condor
- Booth"
why not?" he asked easily.
Suralv you don't Ih1nk IL. .e
guilty of bringing Jim Harrison's
wife gift at which she'd have
to balk? No. 1 contented my
self with bringing Jim some Eng
lish bath salts and soap and q
bottle of fine perfume which I
thought might fall to your lot"
In any case should have felt
uncomfortable about taking u
present SO costly. and now, in
view of the fact that I knew Tom
had come back to plead his cause
with lrma Warren and wanted
me as a friend at court. the bag
seemed a bride which I couldn't
In decency accept. But how could
I refuse it?
Its very beautiful" I said
slowly. It was charming Of Daisy.
It is in perfect TASTE"
Eyes. I formed Daisy's taste
pretty well, If 1 do say it myself"
smiled Tom fatuously. I'm proud
OF my pupil. She's really quite
. woman-Quite a woman"
I was longing to ask Tom If
Daisy and Cart were happy now.
wanted to get all 1 could to en-
courage me in my hope that my
old friend and big brother" Carl
Booth was having the love and
companionship he wants and de-
serves from a wife. But it's
Fever possible to steer a CONVEX
sation with Tom Mason. It has
to go where he inclines.
''of course you've seen Evvy?"
said Tom easily.
't0f course" repeated.
"And naturally she told you a
lot about how I feel and what I
want. said Tom expansively.
He tilted back in his chair,
flung wide his coat and set his
thumbs in the armholes Of his
vest.
AS we sat facing each other,
fencing silently for an opening,
a thought bolted into my brain
suppose Tom Mason lost Irma
The Washington times., 1923-12-19

u tnG O1ys
/" VERY woman In normal
health may attain the beauty
- of a harmonious speaking
voice. .t5s
Possibly you cannot afford cost
ly courses of instruction in diction,
tone production and kindred sub
jects, but even SO, you may do
much to correct any fault that
makes your voice discordant.
Are you ever forced to listen to
a woman who speaks in loud, harsh,
strident tones? In all probability
she also talks a great deal and
rapidly. She little guesses the
misery her conversation inflicts
upon sensitive ears.
1t has been aptly said that how
ever economical we may be in
other respects, few Of us are saw.
ing Of words. And SO almost all OF
us can number among our &C
quaintances at least one woman
who chatters endlessly in q shriIl
voice while her conversation is in
tersnersed with meaningless, me-
chanical giggles. There are times
when even her best friends long
to escape the strain of listening to
her.
The woman who thinks before
she speaks and laughs only when
there is something really amusing
to laugh at. has poise and SELF
control. When she does speak she
is listened to with interest and
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is hot and dry. Yes, you have
little fever"
A couple Of days later the
patient, an energetic business
man now quite restored, called
to report at the doctors office.
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4eSs ne con-
tinued, after a
brief prelimi-
nary exanlina-
ton, " ou r
temperature ID
a little over a
hundred mot
high. Your
pulse is ninety,
Instead Of sew.
: nty-six. Your
respiration is
twenty-fouri In
stead Of eight
cen Your skin
The Washington times., 1923-12-19
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Fort Duquesne,
Pa, taken from the French by
the British?
2-When was Moses from an
Old Manse," by Hawthorne, pub
lished?
3-When was Behring Strait
discovered?
4-When was the opera, don
Pasquale," by Donizetti, produced"
5-When was the Battle Of
the Giants fought?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
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ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.

To yesterdays questions.
From 1S47 to 1867, thirty
nine expeditions were sent to find
Sir John Franklin, Arctic ex
plorer.
2-The last eruption of the vol
cano, Fujiyama, in Japan, took
place in 1907.
S-Republican Mugwumps re-
fused to support their party can
didate for the presidency, James
G. Blaine. in 1884.
4-Monterey, Mexico, was can
tured by the Americans Septem-
Der % or "a, 1916.
5-The Mormons settled in Salt
Lake City July "a, 1S47.
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Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-12-19

This the anniversary of the first legislative look
ing toward prohibition in the United States On this
date in the year 1882 North Dakota enacted the first
law against drinking alcoholic liquors.
The Washington times., 1923-12-19
By Charles A. L. Reed,
M. d.
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.

k<wY on say you have feverr
Let me see!" said the
doctor blandly, as he
seated himself by the side of the
armchair in which his patient
was languidly sitting.
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The Devils Name "OId Nick"

VIE devil got his Of Old Nick according to good
authority, from Niccoo Machiavell the Italian states
and philosopher, whose chief work. The Princes,
considered by his neighbors as diabohcal
The Washington times., 1923-12-19
By Maria Jeritza.

Famous Prima DOnn0 Of MetrOpOli.
tan Opera Company and One Of
the Most Beautiful Women
Of the Day.
The Washington times., 1923-12-19
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

who. Occupies a Unique Position in
the Writing World as an Author.
ity on the Problems Of Love.
The Washington times., 1923-12-19

While
! retaining
| the flat
! back that
Is so much
a part Of
the mode,
this eUeninO.
frOck 81
rose UelUet
extends the
side drGpery
to form q
train. The
fan is Of
ostrich
shaded to
deeper rose
at the tip.
The tUrbm
is Of fur.