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containing an earlier version than
that Of the Bible of mans fall and
his expulsion from the Garden of
Eden.
But the religion Of those early
Sumerians was nothing like that of
the Hebrews. A cylinder seal of
that ancient period shows a man
worshipping a date palm, nor is it
surprising that those people should
have looked with gratitude toward
this tree. which furnished them
with the foodstuff which was to
them the staff of life. In fact. the
date is closely associated every
where with the very beginnings Of
civilization; in Egypt dried dates
were found in the tomb OF Tutank.
hamen when it was opened after
the lapse Of some three thousand
years. To go back even earlier
than that, an old Arab tradition
has it that the Trae Of Life in the
Garden OF Lden was a date palm.
and curious travellers in Mesopota.
mia are shown a venerable palm
which guides Insist is this very
tree. II Is intercstire c.s.. 10
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
THE WRONG WAY
Takes Latter and Plenty H. Cleanse The SKIN This Mother has Forgotten

with a film of soapsuds, the rinsing IS
for the purpose of carrying them all
away as we'll as the soap itself that
is left.
DIR. Martin II. Ittner, Chief Chemist
of Colgate & Co., was asked recently
about the germ-killing properties of
soap. Though soap kills great
many germs" he said, through its
wonderful cleansing action, it rids the
body of great many more. This is
the way it is he added I'VE made
test some time ago. The hand of the
subject was dipped in culture of
germs and then washed for one minute
in bichloride of mercury. so strong
that if continued it eventually would
have injured the skin Then a test
was taken showing the number of
germs left. The same hand was then
dipped in the germ culture again, but
this time it was washed thoroughly
for one minute with a pure toilet
soap That is. plenty ,of warm water
was used. stiff lather was worked
up and manipulated into the pores
of the skin, and the hand was then
riDsed thorou"hly. The test. for germs
af'1t t,at showed less bacteria Than
after the use OF tie gernicide. TIE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

is because the water is not warm
enough to dissolve the tiny particles of
grease with which the body is normally
covered. This grease holds particles of
dirt and even the baccilli of disease,
and it forms very safe armor for the
germs. Just remember how the skin
functions and you will get an idea how
to take care of it. Through every pore
Nature is constantly pushing out
little oily emulation, and it is in this
that the dirt particles and disease
germs find a safe retreat from any
attack less forceful than warm water
and plenty of soap. There's no need
to be afraid of getting rid of the
grease, for Nature will supply more.
The main thing is to get rid of the
dirt and germs that get into it.
OF course, no skin would stand con-
slant soaking in hot water, and that's
where the soap comes in. 1t makes it
possible to loosen the grease particles
from the skin. emulsifv them quickly
and then rinse them all away without
m undue amount of hot water Really,
f. whole secret of successful bathing
t"F " live rir7inr For once The grease
"a dirt na~,icles have been }oosone4
from die ,k,n ana ul5so.,ed, CT covered
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AS matter of fact, It was Ia this
manner that date palms spread
over a large part of the East, for
the soldiers would carelessly throw
away the pits, and a number OF
these would take roet and produce
palms.
The most remarkable feature OF
the present excavations in Mese-
potamia Is that they have produced
such important discoveries, though
this work has barely been begun.
SO far Egypt has not only received
more public attention, but han at
tracted mrre scholars bent apon
archeolog 1al research, The treas
ures Of taat country. however. have
tor the most part been explored
aud catalogued. The greater part
OF the work in Mesopotania re-
mains to be accomplished Nc one
can foretell what wonderful dis
coyeries viii be made there In the
near future which may completely
change our. ideas about that early
civilization and about the history
of all those ancient peoples.
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&esopotamia are supplied with the
water necessary to grow thu fruit
for, according TO en- old proYerb.
the date palm must have "its head
in fire, its feet In water"
The scieuce Ia which tas ihhab-
itants 81 MasoPotamia Eabs the
most progress was astronomy, and,
though they had no idea that this
earth was sphere. they succeeded
in charting the course Of most Of
the heavenly bodies. The fact that
they worshipped the Moon Goddess
shows to what an extent their in.
terest was centered upon the
earth's satellite IN mathematics.
also. they made remarkable prog
ress Though they knew little of
chemistry. they were sufficiently
intelligent TO appreciate the high
nulritiye value OF the date and to
realize its energy giving powers
Dates were ravurite ration for
soldiers in times OF war ana many
years later TIE triumphant war.
r.ors OF Alexander the Great were
TO be fed upon this same toods,ua
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IExcaUoting Near
Garden of Eden

This country was Mesopotamia
where, according to tradition, the
Garden of Eden was located. Elk
cavations which are taking place
in that land today are revealing
facts of an older and more power
full civilization than that Of Egypt
facts that will startle the world
when they are disclosed SO lo3i
for a Mesopotamian instead of an
Egyptian fad next year, with hi
Sin dresses instead Of Tutankha-
men ones, Mesopotamian earrings,
ornaments and wall paper designs,
and with the date, the chief prod
uct of Mesopotamia, attaining
wider popularity than it has ever
known before,
Some of the monarchs of Meso-
potamia already are well known.
For instance, there is Nebuchad-
uezzar, but he Teigned in compar'
atively recent times-say about 600
B. C.-while the excavations that
are being made today point back
thousands of years before that,
and may end BY taking US as far
back as 1000 B. Can earlier date
than any 81 which history, in its
ordinary sense, has any knowledge
today.
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CLEANLINESS
PERS0NIFLED
Photos BY
Keystone Vtem CO.

germicide may have actually killed a
larger number of the germs that it
reached than did the soap, but the
germs that were encased in their oily
armor remained untouched 1t too.
soap and warm water to loosen these
VI -r,as2 giubucs from the skin and
4 olive Them so that the rinsing water
t;g;A.d them off The germs were got
ten RID Of, and that's the main point
"There's only one function for a soap
to perform. he continued, 'and that
is to cleaHSc-not to medicate nor to
diSinfect. If medication is needed it
is better to apply direct and under
professional advice, for the reason that
the proper medication to suit par.
ticular condition will then, be employed
There's another reason, also No
amount of medication or disinfectar
or germicde that can be put into
soap will be sufficient to he of any
real use, especially as it is afterwards
further diluted many times by the
water. So it is better that a soap
should stick closely to its function of
being a cleanser and nothing else
Says one eminent authority on bath
ing, Select good toilet soap and
then don't spare it DR.. Ittner was
therefore asked about the question of
color or scent in soap. 'There's only
one soap | know Of he said, (which is
really without scent If were to leave
a cake of that soap lying around for a
considerable time it would have rancid
odor of the decaying oils and turn
to a brownish hue That is because it
has no preservative The best pre-
servatives for soaps are essential oils.
and they come from flowers, leaves and
roots. When we make a scented soap we
are really preserving it in its natural
purity. Color usually comes. from the
materials used in its making. When you
make bread of corn meal It will be vel
low, and when you make gingerbread it
will take on the color of The molasses that
goes into it. That's the way it IS with
soap. Certain oils win produce a pure
white soap. Certain vegetable oils VIII
produce a vSIlowisb eosD. It's color
comes from It's ingredients as 2 rule.
and its odor is there naturally from the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
A Civilization of
8, 900 Years Ago

The inhabitants OF Ur were Su-
merians, strange people of whose
origin little is known. 1t is be-
lieved that they were the first to
develop a written language, and
we know that as early as 1000
B. C. the Sumerlan writing had
changed from ordinary picture
writing-such as our own Indians
practiced-to the cuneiform, or
wedge shaped alphabet writing,
which was inscribed on wet clay
tablets with a pointed instrument.
The development of this alphabet
probably took several thousand
years, which would place the be-
ginning OF Sumerian civilization in
5000 or 1000 b. C.
On the other hand, Ur cannot
have been founded before the lat
ter year, according to calculations
based on the rate at which the Ii
girls and Euphrates rivers fill up
the head Of the Persian Gulf. The
land on which Ur stands was built
up in this manner about 5000 years
ago, according to this theory.
Today Ur of the Chaldees looks
like nothing more than huge,
sandy mound rising from a fiat
plain, for only a beginning has
been made in the work of excaya-
ton. In the many thousands Of
years since it was founded the city
engaged in many wars, in some of
which it was successful and in
others defeated. In those days de-
feat in war meant almost certainly
that the defeated city was de-
stroye l. In that case another city
would often be built by levelling
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on the early history Of tho He
brews and the reasons which lay
behind their migrations.
Excavations at Ur are being con-
Quoted by an expedition under the
joint management of the UNIVERSE
ty of Pennsylvania and the British
Museum. 1t already has uncovered
part of wall which dates back to
$500 B. c., and which formed part
of the Temple of the Moon God,
Worship of the moon was the dis
tinctive feature Of that citys rell-
gion, and the massive tower which
dominated the Temple of the Moon
God could probably be seen for
miles about on the adjacent plain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
Story of Date Land
PRESCRIBED on Tablets

Most of the information we get
about those early days in Mesopo-
tamia is obtained from brick tab
let's that are found in these ruins,
The Sumerians were essentially q
writing people, and on these bricks
there are records of all kinds
legal transactions ranging from
marriage contracts to the sale or
rental OF dwellings, accounts of
merchants, textbooks for school
children, etc. Something like 40,-
600 clay tablets were unearthed at
Nippur. another city Of Mesopo-
tamia, and it is hoped that as many
will be found at Ur. One of the
most important tablets to come to
light recently was interpreted as
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know that tradition locates the
Garden CT Eden in Mesopotamia at
the junction of the Tigris AID
Euphrates rivers, and that the best
dates still come from this region.
Dates were then not only the
chief food of Mesopotamia, as they
are today, hut they were also the
chief form OF wealth. IN this coun-
try rich man is one who owns a
great many shares of stocks and
bonds. But in ancient Mesopota-
mia rich man was one who had
large and wellkept date gardens.
Money was freely lent with these
as security, and, in fact, the first
security of which we have any rec
ord at all was a first mortgage on
date garden in the vicinity of
Nippur. Mesopotamia.
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WorshipPed Moon
end Studied Stars

Even in those ancient days Meso.
potamia had its system Of irriga.
ton, and date palms were supplied
with water from the ShatelArab.
formed Icy the union OF the two
historic rivers of Mesopotam!a In
all probability this was the first
irriG aton system to be devised by
man It is still in existence today.
furnishing water by means OF
Which the ageo!d date gardens g..
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preservative used and not to cover up
the use of poor materials From the
Manufacturers point Of view, it would
cost more to add enough perfume to
cover up bad material than it would to
use good material in the first place.
'Then we color. and scent soap be-
cause people like IT, Their aesthetic
sense calls for 6dors thaf they like and
SO We canSfulfill a doublq purpose by
pleasing and preserving atsfhe same
fling. since the essential oils Of flowers
perform tbat function
Color il soap is also sometimes arti-
fciqlly proGucld to be il harmony with
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off the ruins with little regard for
what lay underneath them, and
then laying a pavement on top,
Thus some of the finest of the
treasures brought to light at Ur
were discovered beneath a pave
ment laid by Nebuchadnezzar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
May Find Out Why
Abraham Left Ur

The most important of recent
discoveries in the Land of the
Date have been made at Ur. called
In the Bible "yg Of the Chaldees, :"
1t is the city from which Thare
and his son Abraham set out on
the journey which (.resulted in
Abraham settling in the land Of
Canaan. 1t is very likely that doc
uments % be discovered on the site
OF this arcient city will throw light
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the odor. Some people like the favor
and color of pistachio in their icc-cream
or candy, or orange yellow in color and
flavor. Or any other color and favor,
This color is added and eaten, ard no
harmful effects follow the use of good
coloring and flayoring matter The
color used in soap is equally harmless
but it adds to the value of lhe soap if
it adds to the pleasure of the user.
Anything that tends to make the use
of good soap more liberal is good. as
suming that the soap is good whether
its color be red. white, or blue and its
odor whatever pleases the finer senses
of the user the most"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

!. !: : E: !: !: !: =: !:
4 III AOhhOuIADn Vi all
E0fYN beauty is health; and the
lSSESANa foundation of health is
INsIs8B cleanliness. Beauty of fea-
IM.NA ture because of its contour
te@SV is an accident, but that may
ESSS be married by sallow or a
muddy skin. On the other
hand, face that is not strictly beau
full in its lines may be made truly
beautiful by its expression, which is
dependent upon physical and mental
health.
Beauty is only skin deep" is one of
those adages which brings a retort
In this case, it is that that's deep
enough for all practical purposes, since
most men are not cannibals. There
fore, one of the greatest possible aids
to real beauty is the proper care of the
skin. Which is largely a matter of
bathing. You read about the beautiful
maid with color that comes and goes,
and that's not the kind that comes
from a drug store and goes with the
6rst application of water. Yet most
people don't know how to battle, or
how to wash their hands and faces
scientifically in order to give Nature
her chance as q Beauty Specialist.
OF course, there are many kinds of
bathing, from the ocean plunge to the
little dab out of tea-cup. You don't
need an ocean or even bath tub, but
you do need plenty of warm water
and good soap. There's no greater aid
to beauty than the ocean plunge, but
it is not cleansing. 1t gives that exer-
else which is in itself a great aid to
beauty, and it gives the sun chance
to get in its fine work Then the slap
of the waves gives that flip to the
skin and circulation of the blood that
you pay to get at Turkish bath and
it also gives you the invigorating
breeze. More than all, the ocean con-
tains many salts-not merely one
which the human body needs and which
it absorbs through the pores. THE
greatest benefit, say some physicians.
from an ocean bath comes from tie
salt passing into ard through Tho no
trils, and the little actually ewanoo-e !
The reason why the ocean ha'h Z,
cleansing only to moderate c-er
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

SCENES AT EARLY HOME OF ABRAHAM OF THE Bible
Upper Left: The showing
the Moon God Upper Right Palm
Right: In the Temple Moon
Northumberland Middle: Clay Tablet from Nppur
years arrears of rent for field of dates It reads
of dates of field lying partly
partly the town of Gadibaum for the 3sth 39
which belongs Nabutannu
nadn-shumu, Of Murashu, Nabuttannu has
nadtnshumu, he has been paid"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

Excavations Conducted at Ur in Mcsopota2aia the
Early Home of Hebrew Patriarch Abraham Re-
veal Civilization Older Than Egypt-High De-
gree of Culture in Land of the Date Where Tradi-
ton Places Garden of Eden.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

YHEN Tutankhamen ruled
4 ! In Egypt there was a
' country not far distant
that already had had a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

long history, that had beheld a sue
cession of empires and dynasties,
and that for two, three, four and
perhaps five thousand years had
been a seat of civilization and
culture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
THE THIRD OF FOUR ARTICLES
BY BETH JEFFRIES

HE foundation of all real
beauty is health; and the
foundation of health is
cleanliness. Beauty of fea-
ture because of its contour
is an accident, but that may
be married by a sallow or a
muddy skin On the other
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

- sU7i7s0lh
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Wornen's Blouses. $2.95

Were s5.75. II velveteen
Jacquettes, in black and
brown: I crepe de chine. in
navy. black and brown.
Sizes 36 to 90 In lot.
4 Bisque Crepe de Chine
Beaded and Tie-on Blouses:
! size 81; 3. 40. Were
much m ore: now T1
each ........-.... "
1s Lingerie Blouses, hand
made and tailored; dimity,
lace-trimmed and embroid-
cred; square neck, converti-
BILE collar. Sizes SO, 38, 40,
az and a in lot. Were e
81 each; now. "
8 White Wool Challie
Blouses; black and white.
brown and white checks:
Peter Pan collars. Sizes "a.
SO. ss, 40. Were "a OK
s5.75 each; now. ;. pS'/S
8 Extra Size Voile Blouses,
embroidery and lace trim
med; " necks. Tuxedo col
lars. Sizes 48 to "a in the
lot. Radically reduced, 81
each W
4 Dimity Blouses, embroid-
cred; Peter Pan collar; but
ton back. Sizes: 2. 40: 1,
AZ; 1, ~. Were $1.75 25r
Pinusa Section, Third fioor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Girls Dresses, $3.95

Greatly reduced-13 Wool
Jersey Dresses; straight
line: embroidery trimmed:
sizes 2 g., 10 and IL years.
3 Junior Misses Sport Costs, of
brown plaid. American opessum
collars; full lined; side tie; sizes
sso.so = aRS eacs' sa s:'rs: now Were $3.50
Z JuYior Misses Wool Dresses. OF
Jersey and serge, trimmed with
fancy braids In contrasting colors;
sises ID and II years. Were T1E
9 Girls Sport Cloth Hats, in
tweed mixtures. trimmed with
feathers Were IS each; H1o5
10 Junior Missss' Hats. in a sood
assortment OF colors and
styles. Were IS each; $7d5
IS Girls Goats. attractive styles
for school and sport wear; plain
"A year~ Were saS each; S15
0 Junior Misses Sport Coats, in
tie; sizes is and II years. $IS
Were S25 each: now. 80. DO
u Junior Misses woeI and Silk
Desses; brown. navy and copen:
attractive styles for all occa sions:
sizes 10 and II. Greatly Go OK
reduced: each. 4O>TO
2b Girls Hats; velvet, felt or
velour: close-ftting or brim styles:
good assortment Of COL rfIE
0rs. Were - each: now ls4o
Girls Coats. In plain and plaid
materials: fur or plain trimmed.
brown and tans; sizes 8, 8, IL ana
IA years. Were 1880 to "a
each: now. QJZ.0U
y Girls Brushed Wool Tams and
HATS; pretty, bright shades: for
school and sports. Greatly Or
reduced; each. S0C
Sir!s and Junters' Section. Fourth
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Larger Women's
Dresses, Special. $3.50

IL Jersey Dresses. in black.
navy. brown and beige.
Some have touches OF en-
broidery; others are finished
with pin tucks and buttons.
Sizes 421s to 50H.
5 Dresses Of white crepe de
chine, trimmed with fancy
braid. Sizes 40ha, 4sh, 501a.
Were $4s.50 each; 500 50
now P%/s@o
2 Black Poiret Twill
Dresses, handsomely en-
broidered: vestee and sleeves
faced with gray Canton
crepe. Sizes 42h, 44ls.
Were s65 and s75 $40 50
each: now. ........
. Dresses OF crepe satin, in
navy and black; attractively
trimmed with touches Of old
blue; sizes 421a, 46i9.
Were $3.50 each; 5000
i Straightline Model Dress,
brown crepe de chine. Size
4GA. Was $3.50; $3.50
/ Beige Embroidered Rosh-
anara Crepe Dress. Size
~. Was SIS; $3.50
now
Srecis, size Section. Third floor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Children's Sleeping
Garments. S1.25

Were s160. 90 garments; with
feet; in natural color: sizes s and
o years; slightly soiled.
IL Children's Nedium-weight Cot
ton Vests: high neck: long sleeves:
sizes 6, 4, &. for children 0, IL
and IL years: slightly soiled.
Were 81 and fl.10; now, TX.
cdcu .s...
10 prs. Chiidren's Cotton Fleece
lined Pants; ankle length sizes o
and II years; slightly E0-
soiled. We're s5c pair; now wv
80 prs. English Wool Golf Hose:
gray, with fancy turnover cuffs;
broken sizes. Z. IA, 6. Were c.
$3 pr.; now. ............ w
40 prs. Misses Plain Lisle Hose
regular makes cordovan. black and
white: sizes in the lot: S1a. 0, 9Ia,
10. 10l2. Were SIC pr; S0r
now ..-......-.....
Children's Underwear c C ( o u,
Fourth floor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Wornen's Suits, $3.50

Were $4e.50. 8 Navy Twill
Cord Suits. lined with gray
crepe de chine: tailored mod
els, with bias stripes of same
material. Sizes 36 to ~.
. Camel's Hair Cloth Suits,
in tan. / size Sc; !. 3S.
,sssH Were '4s.5o each; $3.50
/ Karavan Kamel Kloth
Suit sult, tar tan .os Size ssu ss. $3.50
Women's Suit Section, Third dOor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Housewares Reduced

All slightly shopworn. slightly i'm
perfect or slightly damaged.
/ S8-inch Oak-Anished Drop-leaf
Table. Was si2.'o; S7.95
low
! "Lahat" Porcslain-top Kitchen
Table. with drawer. Size 27x41is
inches. Was $3.50; %2 OK
10 1o-inch Decorated Asbestos Ia
BILE Mats, round. Were 55c AZ
each: now.
33 6-inch Decorated Asbestos Ta-
BILE Mats. round. Were 45c *
each; now. %~S
Housewares Section, Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Electric Waffle
Irons, $3.50

Were $i5.75. Two Hotpoint
Hound-shspe Irons.
. "Mecky' Electric Toasters and
Cookers. Were $3.50 ca OK
each; now. ......., ,@~"
Domestic Science Two-compart-
ment Fireless Cookers, complete
with legs and casters.
We. Were sss'75 each; $3.50
now ........ .>......
White Enameled Kitchen Stools.
s4,ineh. Ain: ~, Were sa.2S S1.75
each; now
500 rolls Good Quality Toilet Tis-
sue, 1,000-sheet rolls. spe- Ct.
cial, dozen. .,........... W
Housewares Section, Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Misses Dresses, SO

Were SIS and much more. A group
that includes Jersey Two.piece
Dresses. POiret twill and combina-
tions Of satin and Poiret twill
brown. black and tan. Sizes 10
and IS years.
kisses' Afternoon Dresses, Sle.6
:. of crepe satin and velveteen;
brown and black. Sizes 10 and 1S
years. Were $3.50 and $3.50
each.
Misses Section, Fourth floor.