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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

tailor and a haberdasher.
 The next thing that women mo-
 tice about a man is his manners. Not without reason are the will lains of melodrama and the movies always represented as polished men of the world. Women are fasci- mated by the man who is master of every situation; who has tact and suavity; who always says the right thing and does the right thing; wno knows how to order dinner and find a taxi; who can take care of them in crowd; who doesn't step on their feet when he dances, and who neither bullies servants nor cringes before them./ On the other hand. women loathe men who are boorish in manner, who are awkward and i'll at ease who never strangers, or which fork and spoon to use at the table, and who never go anywhere without getting into rows with taxi drivers, and theatre ushers, and walters at restaurants. Nothing, not even being model of all the vir- tues and wizard at money-making, dIOHeS III WOudu eye TUT d mal eating soup audibly.
 l strongly advise any young man who has not had rigorous home training in etiquette, or many social advantages in his up-bringing, to pick out the most elegant man of his acquaintance and carefully understudy his manners.
 The next thing that attracts
 wonan to unon io fho line nf conversation he carries.
 Men admire the beautiful but dumb women, but women have no use for handsome morons. They like brains on the side. They ad- . mire the man who has something to say and who knows how to say it. They like jolly, amusing men, and men who can turn a delft com pliment.
 But they are bored to tears by the egotists who monologue by the hour about themselves, and how great and wonderful they are, and how the girls are all crazy about them, and what q marvellous car they have, and how many miles they have made. And they get sick and tired of the man who grouches around whenever anybody else comes to call, and who has to always be petted and coddled to keep him in a good humor and prevent him from acting like a spoiled baby.
 Women like men who are gener- ous, but not extravagant.
  They despise the tightwad who comes and eats up their food, and camps on their chairs and takes up their time, and who never takes them out any where that costs a penny. But they have a contempt for the man who lets them work him and who spends mone than he can afford.
 Nice girls are not gold-diggers. Neither are they nickel nursers, so when you take a girl out make her feel that it gives you pleasure to spend your money on her, but also let her realize that you are no easy mark.
 In dealing with women be bold; be not too bold. Women like men who are neither fresh nor afraid. They like to think that a man stands a little in awe of them, but they don't want him to be so awe struck that they have to do all the courting. Perhaps these few suggestions will be helpful to you, son but, as said in the beginning, women are not hard to please. Any man can do it.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
FORTY MOUTHFULs MEAr(
Wounded Soldier Experimented In
 War Hospital

Dr. LittIeton's argument again overlooking and for the Gladstenij rule of twenty bites for each mouthf1 suggests the question as to how many mouthfuIs make meal. When in hos pital in the war with both arms en. tirely disabled (writes correspondent I was of necessity fed by a nurse, and out of curiosity and boredom took tc counting the spoonfuls I received.
 The standard luncheon of meat arsi two vegetables resolved itself into be- tween thirty-five and forty mouthfuls while the following milk pudding and stewed fruit ran to about thirty-five Daily observation for five weeks estab. lished these averages on full hospital diet.-London Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Costly thy raiment as thy purse can buy" son, when you go a-courting. Funny that men, who know how much stress women put upon clothes, never seem to think that they notice the way men dress. But they do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
HInnEN PERFIIME

A small box containing four nah jong tiles is highly deceptive, for instead of being extra tiles the box contains four small square bottles of perfume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
Reflections of Dorothy Dix

Women Are Less Critical Of The Opposite Seq Tha', Men Are-Amy Man Can Be A Fascinator Who Is Neat And Cleom Ie Appearance, Who Has Good Moa,,,ers And Who Carries Sidelime Of Brains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Place a lump of soda in the kitc| en sink. It will dissolve slowly a1 keep the drainpipe wholesome. \,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Many a man loses out with a girl because he wears baggy trou- sers and coats that are too short in the sleeves, and the wrong sort of shirts and collars and ties. When a woman appears in public with a man she likes him to be so stun ming looking that he makes the other girls rubber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
YOUNG man writes

A YOUNG man writes: A You have said lot lately
 about charm in women and told he girls how to please the men. Please put your advice into reverse gear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Don't throw away stale loayes bread, tea cakes, etc. Dip them cold water--if very dry leave the in for few minutes-then place a moderately hot oven until w1 heated through. The result will beautiful light bread or cakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

FOR THE MAN OF THE HOUSE
 A silver flask to fit the hip pocket i most appropriately enameled with black camel in the center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Of course, just as there are women who are born with the come-hither look in their eyes that makes every man they meet want to get up and follow them, so there are men born with a way with them that no woman can resist. It is not of these that we are speaking, but of the common or garden variety of youth, who realizes that he is no he-vamp, but who would like to know what sort of a rabbits foot to carry when he steps out among the fair sex.
 Naturally, son, the first thing
 that woman notices about A man
 is his appearance, and she is at-
 tracted or repulsed by that.
 This does not mean that to attract the man must be a Greek god, for wo- men do not put, the idiotic value on physical beauty that men do. It is to the everlasting credit of women that while men fall for the baby-doll type of woman, women scorn her twin brother, the store-dummy sort of man,
 Therefore, it doesn't matter
 whether a man has large, soulful
 eyes, classic profile and a ready
 made clothes advertisement fig
 ure or whether he has carroty hair
 and face that is just an assem-
 blaze of features. But he must be
 mice looking" That means, pri-
 marily, clean. Tubbed. Scrubbed.
 Shaven and shorn. We'll pressed.
 No woman ever fell in love at sight
 with a slovenly, sloppy, slouchy
 man with a three days growth of
 beard on his face and who needed
 a hair cut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

to charm seek the expert advice of tailor and a haberdasher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Olives opened for some special oc, casion. when 4ali are not required may be kept almost indefinitely olive oil be poured into the boHS The oil, being light, rises to the t of the liquid in which the olivesc stored and thus keeps out the air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Clothes make the man to big ex- tent with women, so as a first aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

charm in a man, and how men can make a killing with the girls"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
MyNeighborSay!

If calendar seems too pretty "a destroy, paste piece of sandpapefl over the calendar pad and use it as
 a match scratcher. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

They despise the tightwad who comes and eats up their food, and camps on their chairs and takes up their time, and who never takes them out any where that costs a penny. But they have a contempt for the man who lets them work him and who spends mone than he can afford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Women like men who are gener- ous, but not extravagant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Perhaps these few suggestions will be helpful to you, son but, as I said in the beginning, women are not hard to please. Any man can do it.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23

Naturally, son, the first thing that a woman notices about a man is his appearance, and she is at- tracted or repulsed by that.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
of Mme. Cufie

How many of us do not have our little eccentricities, nervous spells, and like disturbances at times? If we examine ourselves carefully, we will find that there is some endocrine disturbance. When we don't "feel well" we are apt to become irritable. We'll, then, insan- ity that is of nature requiring com mitment to an institution is the same condition in an exaggerated way.
 Sometimes it is very hard to draw the line. It just depends on how badly the endocrine balance is upset. There is no telling what kind of complex may result from faulty endocrine. It may be mild form of brain inaction--plain stupidity --or it may be an absolute clogging of the tissues between the brain cells, pre-. venting the passage of nerve impulseis thus causing downright imbecility.
 We have made fetish of the mind control long enough. Let us now place the situation on rational basis, as that of chemistry change. There is ample evidence to warrant these asser- tions. We have had the experience in our own clinic here in New York. Others may do likewiseE There is no secret to my technique. Perhaps other workers will develop better methods than I have discovered, but I do know that by my technique, known as radiendocrination we can very promptly correct endocrine deficiency, and by so doing, correct the physiological and pathological condi. tions resulting therefrom. -:. 0NE would think that the splendid V work of Banting with insulin, Ken dall with thyroxin, Abel with pituitrin and Takamini with adrenalin would stir the profession to efforts along these lines in connection with mental aberration.
 It isn't necessary to cage the mental weakling in order to keep him from doing harm-such incarceration belongs to. the days of witchcraft-science has discovered the remedy and before long we shall have clinics to treat these un- fortunates, just as we have clinics for the treatment of those suffering from other physical diseases. t.. ..
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

their source fin chemistry combinations every time. We can give laboratory demonstration of hysteria, shellshock, nervous breakdowns, neuroses of vari- ous kinds as well as the subconscious- all on an endocrine basis. It is so simple, so readily analysed, that l am wondering why a great institute has not been established long ago to handle in- sanity as an endocrine disturbance, and correct it just as we would correct any other physical condition. The evidence is so complete that the general apathy is past understanding.
 In regard to my discovery of the technique of endocrine ionization by gamma rays, which, by the way, is far different from ionic medication, want to explain that I use no electrical cur rents of any kind. My technique em- braces the use of the gamma rays from radioactive preparations.
 r AM advocating no new theory-no untried process. My technique of radiating the endocrines by gamma rays is purely physical action that is we'll known to any well-versed chemist or physicist. We simply stimulate the endocrines to increase activity and hence the production of more hormones to make up for the deficiency that may cause the physical weakness of the brain cells.
 The greater number of mental defec- tives inherit their deficiency-yet the parents may not have been mentally un- balanced. If each parent has some de- fcient endocrine condition, this complex is passed on to the child and may at some time result in a lack of correlation of the child's endocrines that causes in- sanity. The child may be normal until some endocrine change of major na- ture takes place in the body. Then we get the old familiar dementia praecox. The thing to do then is to restore the endocrine balance once more, get them functioning normally again, and we can cure the child.
 There are a great many "queer" folks who never get as far as the sanitarium.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

kidney or liver. All of them carry out their functions as chemistry process to a large extent. Thus, thought, i'm pressions, acuteness of perception, sensa- tions, ideas, conception, imagination all are products of chemistry reactions that can very readily be demonstrated arise from the magic ooze of the en- docrine glands.
 That indefnable something we call Hove" is simply the product of the chem istry reactions of our ductless glands. Every sex instinct within us arises through the endocrines and the differ ent types of partially insane complica- tions that are ascribed to Hove" can be corrected as soon as the sex endocrines are normalized
 A NGER and fear can be traced directly \ to the endocrines every time-usu- ally the adrenals and thyroid. A weak ened adrenal is usually a sure sign of mental and physical fatigability, and with this comes lack of courage with irritability and fear.
 Today we can definitely trace love, passion, jealousy, fear, anger, cour-
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

age, curiosity, sympathy and every other form of emotion or instinct to the reac- tions brought about by the secretions of the endocrine glands. The thyroid in particular is readily studied. When the thyroid secretion drops below par, we get a depression of functioning of the cells, that results in melancholia. When the thyroid oversecretes, we get mania. Sometimes the thyroid alter mates Ia very common condition) in it's work and we have the manic-deressive psychosis.
 THE person with an ample supply of thyroid secretion has lots of energy and is also more sensitive. He has what may be termed more intensive cleo trical conductivity to stimulus of all kinds. He is very acute to perceive and discriminate. The person with lowered thyroid action cannot discriminate, be- cause he does not feel stimuli so readily.
 It is possible to take up step by step every prominent mental condition and trace it directly to the endocrine glands to show that memory, imagination, poise, judgment, moods and the like have
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

mental processes are among the very first signs of improvement.
 The mind is not thing apart from the rest of the body. The brain is an organ with a job to do, just as the
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

sons Of the endocrlnes that we have learned in regard to their control over mental functions.
 It is true that some cases of insanity are due to injury or other causes outside the in f1uence of the glands, but by far the largest number of cases are of an endocrine deficient type.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

For years a certain type of imbecility called "cretinism" has been successfully treated by correcting the faulty glandu- lar condition. When the thyroid gland does not serve it's owner, he or she is.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
Wipe Out HHterdcy and Nuke OUer he M0rOns
 by His Method Of
 Gland Control

IF WE look more to the endocrine glands and less to the head, shall we be better able to eradicate insanity?
 During the recent convention of the American Chemical Society at Washing ton, D. C., Dr. William J. A. Bailey, director of the American Endocrine Lab oratories of New York, who is authority for the above statement, made some startling criticisms on the present meth ods of treating insane patients, and cited the case of Harry K. Thaw as substanti- ating his contention.
 Dr. Bailey Is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Vienna and en- joys a wide reputation on radioactivity and it's therapeutic application. He has written the following article exclusively for this newspaper.
 By DR. VIM. J. A. BAILEY
 It is difficult for many of us to believe that all mental activity-even pure req son-is chemistry process, but we have today overwhelming evidence to this ef- feet.
 And what's more, this chemistry proc ess has it's origin in the endocrine glands. So definite is our knowledge of this sub ject that I am utterly at loss to know why my remarks at Washington have caused such consternation in the medical world. Whst surprises me most of all is the utter neglect on the part of many who care for the insane to apply the les
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

apt to become a cretin. Restore the thyroid to normal-or inject little of the secretion from the thyroid of an animal-and we return the cretin into fairly normal human being, both men, tally and physically. This is no theory nor figment of the imagination. It has been a most common treatment for years.
 It is we'll known that when we are in dangerous situations, at which time the adrenal and thyroid pour copious quantities of their secretions into the blood streams, we think more keenly and rapidly.
 Many old people I meet experience a partial loss of memory, new ideas do not come to them so rapidly, their sen- sations are not so rapid, they have lost much of their meNkeenness of mind. When we ionize their glands and thus increase the secretions we find that the
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-07

That there was no cred menace" concealed in
the Conference for Progressive Political Action in
Cleveland was demonstrated by the news treat
ment and editorial comment thereon in the capital
list press, which was tolerant and even halffriend-
ly. The contrast of this with the vicious distor-
ton and downright lying about the St Paul con-
vention proves that the capitalist class is not
afraid of the Cleveland convention.
In this the judgement of the capitalist press is
sound There was no menace to thingsas-they
in the Cleveland meeting of pacifsts and soft
steppers. Even the aspirations of this aggrega-
tion-far ahead of the performances. that may be
expected-go farther than Lloyd -Georgesque
"liberal third party" dominated by small bank
ers, merchants and manufacturers. There is not
even such 'labor" tinge as might be impaired
by the domination Of the trade union bureaucrats,
who are completely absorbed into the middle
class elements that they have embarrassment
in accepting the leadership of bankers.
1t is clear, not only from the weighty evidence
of the reception accorded by the capitalist press,
but also from every angle from which the Cleve-
land meet may be analysed, that the Conference
for Progressive Political Action has completely
abandoned even the pretence of class action, and
has been swallowed up in the formless, spineless,
and leaderless middle class that will inevitably,
because of it's fear Of the working class, immedi-
ately fall under the domination of big capital
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-07
The Cleveland Fiasco

What was supposed to have been a political
convention in Cleveland, July 4th, turned into a
cross between prayermeeting, a Y. NJ. c. A. rally,
and mass meeting. The Thousand delegates
that had gathered to snake history" found it i'm
possible to even make healthy noise Expecting
to name presidential ticket they found that such
an important duty would necessarily have to be
referred to LaFollette, who would choose himself
and someone else to be announced later. Expect
ing to write program, they were told that La
Toilette had written a perfectly good one that
made all else superduous. Expecting at least to
be able to talk, they found that even this was out
of order, no talking was desired except that
approved beforehand by LaFollette, who will do
all the real talking for the Cleveland meet.
The bitterest enemies of the Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action could not have hoped for
a more complete establishment than was given
to the delegates" They came to participate,
were forced to be quiet, and were then sent home
with Constructions" to leave it to Bob As polti-
cal convention it was a good Salvation Army meet
ing.
Where were the delegates of the Socialist Party,
of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, of the
other needle trades unions, of the dozens of other
unions that have voted in convention in favor of
establishing a labor party? They were all either
silent active participants in this, the fourth be-
trayal of the workers of America by the official
leaders of the unions. Morris Hillquit, spokesman
for the Socialist Party, principal cog in the
machine that rolled thru the treacherous pro-
gram. All these pseudo-sociaists, yellow progress
sives, and fake radicals joined in ramming thru
the convention complete reputation of the prin-
ciple of working class political action.
As political convention, Cleveland was fiasco.
As part of the systematic betrayal of the work
ing class to the forces of capitalism, large and
small, it was complete success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-07
Looking Backward

LaFoette's statement of the issues upon which
he has decided to make personal campaign for
the presidency is the most reactionary document
so far issued this year. He places the enforce
ment of the Sherman antitrust law the domi
nant issue. His program is the return to com
petition, the breaking up of the great industries
the return to small production, the abolition of
private monopoly by turning back the pages of
history to the same condition that produced the
present dictatorship of the capitalists
A futile, helpless, reactionary wall is the La
Toilette document Afraid to touch the funda-
mental issue, which is the necessity for the work
ers, allied with the farmers, to take the ownership
of these great industries out of the hands of pri
vate people and operate them in the interests of
the toilng masses-afraid to propose the one
measure that goes to the roots of present social
evils, the abolition of private property in the ma
chinery of production and distribution-the La
Toilette program is even more reactionary than
the republican platform which, at least, faces the
future even tho it is future of capitalist expoita
ton. 1t is more reachonary than the democratic
platform which, in spite of hypocritical evasion
of all fundamentals, at least does not propose to
unscramble the eggs of history.
The voice of LaFollette is the voice of the middle
class, the voice of small capitalists the voice of
those elements in society whose days of power and
influence are over forever Not one OF the power
less groups for whom LaFollette speaks has the
slightest historical vitality not has the capa
city for leadership in any bold and courageous
action, not one has the first beginnings of practi-
cal program. In the working out of their back
wardlooking pronouncements they would, one and
AL, find themselves helplessly dragged at the
wheels of capitalisms chariot.
How refreshing it is, after examining the peurile
twaddle of LaFollette, to turn to the program of
the National FarmerLabOr Party, adopted at st.
Paul, June 18th. The struggle for political power
for the workers and farmers NATURALIZATION of all
basic industries securing the land to the users of
the land, control of finance and banking by the
workers and farmers-these and the measures that
naturally follow and accompany, point the road
to the future for the toiling masses of America.
But the program of LaFollette is turned to the
dead past 1t is voice from the grave.