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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

ing the fire. Aud he realizes that
while the insurance company can pay
his claim ever so promptly. IL will b.
many weary months before he will
ever be able 10 restore his home TO its
former homc-like comfort.
Insurance companies are valuable
and indispensable institution but il is
n common mistake to think that be-
cause home is properly protected by
n policy in a reliable company every
thing has been done that should be
done by the homeowner TO protect him
self against fire. The philosophical
and practical man will do everything
in his power to make his house fire
proof, and in doing this, he not only
gives his loved ones the maximum
amount of protection and safety. but
he makes his insurance cheaper. be-
cause decreased risk automatically
makes decreased insurance premium.
1t is economy of money and economy
of worry to build the house so that it
can not burn. and this is practical in
these modern times for asbestos and as
bestos products have reached such a
high state Of perfection that they are
not only fireproof, but they are time
proof, and not only are they imper-
vious to fire. but they offer much
stronger resistance TO weather and
other forces of wear and tear than do
most other building materials.
Prominent architects, builders and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Labor-saUing Machinery Puts
Home on Basis of Efficiency

two or more floors there is neces.
sarily much running mp and down
stairs. which helps greatly 10 bring
on shc fatigue against which efficiency
fights. Therefore some women with
an eve 10 strengthening have in
stalled on each floor Of their homes
Il cleaner. This, if it can be placed
in closet where there is an electri-
cal outlet, can be kept permanently
attached and simply wheeled out to
do duty in the daily cleaning and
busting. which will then be but the
work of few minutes.
Proper Use OF Cleaner.
If the cleaner is not used for all
the small tasks of which it is capa-
Bile. il is loafir.; on its job and
should be set right about face. 1t
must be made TO eat up the dust
from pictures and holdings tops of
windows and door frames, and high
shelves and cupboards. IT. must be
used to keep draperies fresh and
bookcases free from dust. 1t must
be made TO roke its nose into tufted
upholstery and padded cushions. 1t
must be sent scurrying through bed
springs. and across mattresses and
pillows. 1t must be sent prying into
the corners of drawers and around
loose baseboards and other crevices
where dust rolls up. 1t can be made
to help prodigiOusly when paint or
varnish is drying by reversing the
current and the breeze thus directed
to the wet surfaces. 1t can do splen-
did service in the same reverse il
il be used, before other busting is
done. to carry the dirt out from
around the wires of piano. 1t
can swallow the dust from walls
themselves. making these look sew
eral shades cleaner than before. |
All this is labor that takes but a |
short time. and means much hard |
work saved which would otherwise
have TO be do by hard personal |
or scrubbing.
There is another machine not so
rell known as the cleaner. also
Electrical. This is the floor-waxing /
md scrubbing machine. 1t keeps
,olished floors in exquisite condi-
ion. and by taking out the waxing
,rush and substituting another, it
will scrub floors like a charm.
Suction fans that draw out from
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

kitchens the steam and smoke Of
cooking have accomplished more
than is at first credited 10 them in
saving hard work. Though pri-
marily intended TO keep odors from
spreading over the house from the
Kitchen and TO freshen the air. il
has been found that the drawing of
cooking smoke straight from the
stove TO the outer air prevents n
great deal Of the greasy film that ac-
companies all but electrical cookjig
from settling on woodwork and other
surfaces. The blades of n fan mount
ed high in kitchen wall or window
sash are found to be covered very
soon with thick gum of this greasy
residue; while the surrounding glass
and wood are practically free from
this film.
These are few only Of the me-
chanical hands which women are
introducing into homes to make
their management somewhat level
with the efficiency of the menfolk
in business offices and factories.
Others are ironing machines. dish
washers. electrical table cooking de-
vices, electrical sewing machines,
fireless cookers, furnace regulators,
refrigerators and fans.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

are feltcd together and FORMED int,
three inch LAYERS ~ what We popu
larlv know as cotton batting The
feltcd lntcrs are piled layer upon
layer until desired thickness y
reached. and then these are carefully
placed in the bag.
Tufting the Mattress.
The mattress is tuftcd after the
Filings are packed into il. Every
housewife acquainted with the art Of
them TO be frequently renovated. Hair.
performance. Without proper tufting
the mattress would cause much bodily
discomfort, this preventing restful
Mattresses in such intimate contact
with the body. naturally absorb body
doors. and it is therefore import ant COR
quilting appreciates the value of this
kapOk and cotton mattresses should
be given frequent sun baths. for this
revives their resiliency and keeps
them in a sweet, clean, sanitary con-
iitiOn.
When selecting a mattress for du--
ability. DO not expect it 10 last life's
line Every household can well afford
% have new mattress for each bed
1t least once in every six years. This
would only necessitate an investment
If two cents per night. and surely this |
'ost is not exorbtant. for after all. |
what function of home is more i'm
'ortant than that of offering perfect |
'omfort 10 its members? A good mat
reSS. the perfect bed. promotes bodil? |
omfort, sweet repoSe and restful SUM
YER.
American Homes Bureau.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

contractors state that asbestos build.
ing materials are immune 10 rust, rot.
heat or cold, and that when once an
asbestos roof is laid. the roofing prob
lem is solved. Contractors also state
that the various forms OF asbestos
building lumber, for surface protection
both inside and outside have been per-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
1t Is Now Comparable With
Establishments in Which
Men Are Carrying Out
Their Half of the Con-
tract.

Just as efficiency is the purpose
toward which business aud indus
trial organizations are working in
their plans of organization and man.
agement. so is the dOusekeeper who
holds in one pair of hands all the
threads from which are woven the
fabric of home comfort, DESTROYS of
learning her lesson of right proce-
dure.
IL is only in comparatively few
homes. says the mistress OF home
economies, where management is at
all comparable with that known
home is attempting 10 do all the
hard. sordid labor with her own
hands and her own nerve and
muscle energy; setting herself up in
competition. as it were, with her
grandmother menage of three,
sometimes four. strong, active wo-
men.
This cannot be done. No method
of efficiency ever devised can make
Il woman able TO perform miracles
of service month after month with
out breaking Rwn: no matter how
strong her spirit"
Mechanical Aids Are Solution.
The solution, in the opinion of
the speaker and MANY other women
present who have made a success Of
housekeeping, lies in introducing
labor-saving machinery which places
the home on a basis of efficiency
somewhat comparable with the es-
adjustments in which men are car
rying out their half of the contract.
Washing machines are fairly ia.
miliar; so are electric cleaners and
electric fans. Cleaners. however.
are not always so placed or 80 used
that their real helpfulness is
brought out.
In homes where one woman must
do all the homework if there be
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
His Memory's Failing.

Everybody in the village know Eastus
johnson and everybody talked to him.
He was working one day for n member
OF the Ladies AID Society, and as he
was about to go home, she said pleas
antly:
Il hear. Rastus. that you've seen the
time when President Washington was in
office. Is that true?"
Rastus rolled the whites Of his ewes
and smiled a sad. but reminiscent smile.
We'll" he said. 'ah used to seed Il.
but dat was befo' prohibition went into
feet. Los Angeles Times
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
ASBESTOS PRODUCTS
IMMUNE TO RUST,
ROT, HEAT OR COLD
Aid Greatly in Reducing
Fire Hazards for Home
Builder.

After a mans home has been burned
or seriously damaged by fire, he can
not understand his friends attitude
when they pat him on the shoulder
and say comfortingly, "Well. old boy,
it was fully insured so what do you
care?" For anyone who has had the
unfortunate experience realizes that he
has lost more than the. mere money
value of his home. He knows that the
insurance company can not repay him
for the nervous shock and risk which
his loved ones had to go through dur
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

fccted and proven permanent and alb
somtcly reliable.
A heme equipped with asbestos wall
siding and roofing will not only he
safe, sone. and enduring but IL will
also be cooler in summer, and warmeS
in winter because asbestos is an excel
lent non-conductor Of heat or cold.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Some Of LIES Contrasts.

Out of the bruise TO the young
tree or some unaccounted-for early
defOrmity comes perhaps the beau
tiful burl of rare figure that adorns
the panels of the finest furniture to-
day.
Out Of some Of life's most bitter
experiences for the individual
comes new knowledge precious be-
yond price.
Copyright. American Homes Bureau)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Visit the Better Homes
Exposition

A beautiful painting of The HIGH
LANDS by Gibson Catlett, noted Chi
cago artist, is on display at the Better
Homes Exposition. You are invited to
attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
MEDITATIONS OF A WIFE
by Helen Rowland

ness" which keeps a man all
tagged out, is the rush to get
away in time for a little golf.
That a woman is very foolish
to waste her jealousy on her
husbands stenographer. The cause
Of that abstracted look in his
eyes is just as likely to bs
some other mans stenographer.
&,&*
That the wife who receives
something significant, personal
and tenderly "thoughtful" for
Christmas, can usually thank her
husbands stenographer for most
of'the thought" spent on it.
That the girl who comes from
small town to a big town, pre-.
pared to resist all temptations
and glittering invitations. is going
to have an awfully hard time
getting the invitations.
That it's easier to make a man
love you than it is to make him
LIKE you, and to get him to
adore you than to get him to
APPRECIATE you.
49,
That, II the statesmen of half
a dozen nations had exercised
one-quarter the diplomacy and
discretion that the average Ste
nographer uses up in one day,
the world war might have been
averted.
Il %*
That the average mans idea Of
rigid economy" il to save con
pins, pencils and stationery, SO
that he can spend more on gold
lettering golf balls and gaso-
line.
That a wife may be aAman's
guide, philosopher and valet; but
good stenographer is his smoke.
screen, his shock.absorber, his
memory, and his, alibi.
-
That, after all, it may be bet.
ter-or at least more thrilling
to be a poor mans slave than
a rich mans office fixture.
Copyright, 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
Foxy Grandpa's Story

; I'm going to look for that
grouse" said l to Bunny.
You'd better save your
strength" he suggested. ''if you
want to see any moose today"
'Save my strength" / ex-
claimed. I'm not so old that 1
can't walk over to those bushes
to see a bird"
You'll walk farther than those
bushes" said Bunny calmly.
II wouldn't mind a little walk
further" I laughed.
''Not a little walk" said Bunny.
but really, Foxy Grandpa, there's
no use in firing yourself out. We
came up here 20 see moose"
Bunny" said 1, those grouse
are not over a hundred yards
away. I'll be back before the
bacon is cooked" for our guides
were getting breakfast.
You mean you'll get back for
dinner" said Bunny.
Whatever are you talking
about?" asked rather impa.
tiently. ...
Grouse and distance" said
Bunny. Don't you know, Foxy
Grandpa. that those pinnated-
grouse can throw their voices so
that they can lie heard three or
four miles, and some persons
claim six or seven?"
"You astonish me-" gasped.
II told you that men are not
the only ventriloquists," said
Bunny proudly.
Bunny" said l., eff we .lon't
see one single moose. this trip
was worth making. just to lea n
thatv'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
KEEP EYES LOVELY
BY Maria Jeritza,

eye, throw back your head and
Open and close your eye several
times in the mixture. Refilling
the cup with this lotion, repeat
the process with the other eye.
If your eyelids should become.
red and inflamed from fatigue or
weeping-which / hope may never
happen-you may like bathing
them with:
Rosewater, 100 grammes.
Boracic acid, 10 grammes.
Even though you should get a
drop or two of this mixture into
your. eyes, do not worry. 1t will
benefit rather than hurt them.
Make 1t a point not to read by
a light that is dim or too glaring.
A strong, clear light falling over
your left shoulder is ideal.
Now and then some one writes
to me for advice regarding strag.
Cling or wild hairs in the eye
brows. These are ugly to look at
and they have been known to
cause irritation that temporarily
affected the eyes. Such hairs
should be plucked out, but the
work should be undertaken only
by a specialist who understands
exactly what he is doing.
You can do untold harm to your
eyesight and the beauty of your
eyes and face by reading long
hours in bed by the light of a
boudoir lamp so badly focused
that it causes eye strain.
Nothing is more likely to bring
wrinkles underneath and around
the eyes than this foolish habit.
Unless you have a light that is
strong and focused properly on
your reading matter and unless
you can prop yourself with pill
lows in such a way as to read
comfortably, do your reading be-
fore you retire.
Then when you slip into bed,
switch off the light at once and
give your eyes the rest they so
much need. You will be reward
ed by their refreshed beauty.
Copyright, 1924. Premier Syndicate
Incl
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with yellow? This may be caused
by biliousness or by a liver or
kidney condition.
Are your eyelids Redeemed?
Either rundown health with in
somnia or eye.strain may be re-
sponsible.
Black rings under your eyes
are sometimes symptoms of GER
tain diseases that need attention
and may also result from fatigue
and night-watches.
If any Of these defects Of your
beauty fail to respond to the sug-
gestion 1 shall make and to the
observance of sensible rules of
health, such as regular meals
including vegetables and fruit
and an abundance Of sleep and
exercise. then your case is for a
physician or eye specialist rather
than an authority on beauty.
Keep an eye-cup conveniently
near If you have to work long at
anything that requires close ap.
plication. When your eyes be-
come tired you can rest and
cleanse them by using an eye.
wash consisting of four ounces
Of INDEPENDENTLY warm--and
one teaspoonful of boracic acid.
Fill the eye-cup with the mix.
ture, hold the cup close to your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
Writer Of Great Serial Chice Presents New Novel Of
Il Modern Life, Conferred on the Heart and the
Ii Mind Of the Flapper.'

out on the car, she told herself.
frightened: II don't believe / can
stand things much longer!''
When she reached the gate she
turned to stare at the hills d.
rectly opposite, across several
roads, was the Relief Home
lovely place on. its, high eminence,
the trees swaying behind. 1t, the
Twin Peaks rising so bald and
rugged. Old men drawing on old
pipes sitting on the steps, half
lost in dreams Of days gone by;
old women with old, bent. backs,
wandering through flower beds.
All old, quieted hearts! But once
young; once hot and fighting;
once looking to the future as to
star:lit garden where all things
would be given; looking to the fu.
.tlre as Nora Lee had looked to it
and hoped.
She went into the back yard
and sat in the chair where she
had left Margaret that sorrow
laden day six weeks ago. The
grass was grown high and weedy
Wild ivy flourished everywhere.
Only six weeks and all this
Even the windows were
streaked with the wind and dust.
Going up the kitchen steps she
found herself suddenly crying;
suddenly leaning against the door
weak with expectance. AS though
one would be there smiling; one
would fold her In the dear, kindly
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embrace; Margaret's teasing voice
would murmur all these gentle.
loving things.
She whispered to herself ex-
,cited1y: "Oh, why do I stay here?
why don't leave?" And she
went tiptpeing down the hall, clos
ingaher ears against the resound.
Ing Of her footsteps through the
empty silence.
DANE WIRES.
She stood in the middle Of her
own room, glancing about the
walls as though they were press
ing down and sitting her. She
went over mechanically and took
down a small picture Of Margaret
and thrust it under her pillow.
But presently she was lying on
the bed facing the ceiling. What
was the matter with her. anyway?
Going crazy, most likely! Why in
the world was she blaming him?
Three days ago he had wired:
mo letter yet, Nora Lee. You
must be Ill. am worried to
death. Let me hear from you at
once. Dane"
She had wired back: "I'm fine,
but very busy and unsettled.
Don't worry. Wanted to arrange
my affairs before writing. Letter
following"
But the letter wasn't yet writ.
ten. And with each days delay
her resentment against him grew.
She argued with herself, yet her
disappointment deepened until her
heart hurt as Though 1t were all
gaping with a hundred little red
cuts.
ITO BE Continued TOmorrow.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
<0YoW, Tommy" said the
I'm ventriloquist on the
Az stage. as he sat with

[NY VOW, Tommy, said the
I'M ventriloquist on the
- stage. as he sat with
Tommy, the dummy on his knee,
"sing me song"
"All right" answered the dunn
my, as if he really spoke, when
in reality it was the ventriloquist
on whose lap he sat who threw"
his voice so that it seemed to
come out Of the wooden mouth of
dumb Tommy.
Yankee doodle came to town"
sang the loose;jointed Tommy.
And on went the performance,
Tommy talking ~as If he were a
real live boy.
isn't that wonderful said
Bobby. ITO think that a man
can control his voice that way"
Men aren't the only ones who
can do that" said Bunny, as we
got up to leave the theater.
We didn't have time to learn
why Bunny made this statement,
for we had only stopped over a
train in the city where we
changed cars to go up into Can
ada.
We were going up into the
woods to see the wild animals
that live there. 1t was before the
shooting season opened for
moose. And we knew we would
see them then, but that If we
waited until the first day Of the
season that nary a moose would
be in sight. So we hurried on.
We got off at station and
motored long distance into the
wilderness.
Then we got into canoes with.
French. Canadian guides who pad
died us way up long lake. Then
we portrayed our canoes, and be-
fore we got to our destination we
had crossed more than fifty lakes!
1t was fine fun, but hard work,
and that night when the guides
made UP our beds Of boughs, / tell
you we didn't need any lullabys
to sing us to sleep. The next
morning was fine and clear.
While we were dressing, we
heard a bird making a peculiar
noise. can't describe it, but 1t
was a cry you would never for
get IL once you heard it.
whats that?" I asked the
guide.
"Grouse!' answered the French
Canadian.
"Grouse?" exclaimed.
"Must be right there in those
bushes" I said, for it sounded
very close.
Then the guide jabbered some.
thing I did not understand, so
just nodded my head as II / had,
ana let 1t go ct that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
By Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies a Unique Position
in the Writing World as an
Authority on Problems Of
Lava and MARRIAGE

IN the WrlClnE ,WOrl0 as an
Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage.
r ooKING backward over
lapse of years, the tragedies
Of twenty may seem alnds-
ing. But they're not amusing
not while you're twenty.
Youth thrills and suffers with
a poignancy undreamed Of in
ripper years climbs to the high
est pinnacle OF its castle in the
air, only to plunge into abysmal
gloom.
He calls on Miss Eighteen
then never calls again. Life Of
fers no solace. Auntie, guessing
the tragedy, tries to explain that
in after years this incident will
mean no more to-. Miss Eighteen
than would a dish Of ice cream
she wanted and didn't get.
Does that comfort Miss Eight
cen? Rather not!
Roy showed Cora marked at
tention from the moment they
first met.
For a few months he was
charmingly attentive. Then he
stopped calling.
"Why?" queried Cora Of her.
self. as the weeks went by. Cora
had been more than little in
terested and it was heartbreak-
ing to lose Roy's friendship.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-07
WHY HAS HE STOPPED CALLING?s
Question That Has Puzzled Many Young Lady is Dis
cussed by Beatrice Fairfax and Some Helpful
Advice is Suggested.

Then she proceeded to analyze
the situation.
She decided that as she
couldn't force Roy to call-and
wouldn't want to n she could
she must be sensible and not
let her heart get away from her.
But it was agony, one after.
noon during the football season,
to watch Roy pass the house
accompanied by a pretty. fash
ionably dressed girl in whom he
seemed absorbed. Cora decided
they were bound for the big
game.
When. a. few nights later, a
friend invited her to go with him
to the club dance, she forced
herself to accept but with a
heavy heart.
To her surprise Roy and the
same pretty girl were dancing at
the club. Cora's first instinct
was to cut Roy.
Then she did some quick think
ing.
After all, I've no claim on
Roy" concluded Cora. "I may as
well be good-humored. So she
gave him a dance or two and,
went out of her way to be nice
to the pretty girl.
A week later Roy called UP to
ask whether he might call.
Eyes. stranger" was Cora's
laughing reply.
my cousin is crazy about you,"
announced Roy when he was COM