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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Home Nursing
Did You Know ThisS

 THHERE was man who had been
 through the great war, and back
 again, and he had never been grazed by q shot or shell
 But when he got back to the Wyom- ing prairies and was occupied with the homely and most ordinary business of building a hog-pen he caught his hand on some barb-wire an dtoreaa jagged, zig-zag hole across the palm It bled profusely and the pain was aggravated by the burning sensation caused by the wire r;N
 Ruefully, he said, And I never got scratch over there! If that isn't the limit-and my hogs just waiting for place to live in! !" Or words to that effect
 He hurried to the shining little house beyond the patch of turnips and his wife hurried to the spic and span little washrOom where months before she had placed a small box, remarking with a sigh "I hope it will be a long time before we need to use anything in that box ?! It was by way of being a medi- cine chest in/the making, and contained the usual approved collection of home remedies
 sTodine is all T need" the man with the hurt hand called reassuringly. Nevertheless, he was beginning to feel little sick and queer, due no doubt to the fact that his hand had been bleeding very freely for some minutes.
 His wife was the most conscientious soul in the world. She believed that if little was good more was better.
 Accordingly she poured iodine quickly and generously over her husbands hand, holding the basin underneath to catch the drip.
 The hand was wet with blood. It should have been washed in warm wa ter and dried as much as possible be- fore the iodine was applied. But neither the man nor the woman knew this.
 She slipped on a thick, perfectly clean pad of gauge, the kind one buys ready sterilized in the drug store, and little clumsily but very lovingly ban daged the injured hand.
 It got more painful by the minute.
 In a little while Tom Jones was walk ing up and down his kitchen floor in great distress.
 ''The darn wire must be poison or something" said he. This thing is DurnlnS duu lO beat the band"
 At the end of thirty minutes he was in agony and his face was drawn with pain. =.
 "I'n stand it." he groaned. "Iodine's what they alwtys used on the boys in the lines Many first aid dressing I've helped put on, and the stretcher bearers never spared the iodine.
 T can't help that" his wife said firmly. I'm going to take that stuff off and see what's wrong"
 So she did. And the entire hand, wherever the iodine had touched it, was blackened and burned in most dis tressing fashion.
 They looked at it. And at each other. And the woman burst into tears.
 The man got the doctor on the tele- phOne-thirty miles away. The doctor told him that iodin should always be allowed to dry before the dressing is applied. That the combination of wet ness and too much iodine produces a burn which is more painful than most wounds. Iodine should always be ap- piled to dry surfaces.
 The remedy for an iodine burn is a gnereOus application of starch and oil, mixed into a paste. Castor oil may be used, or olive oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Miss Conner Is Honor Guest At
 Afternoon ca

Shasta daisies, the brightest of sum- mer flowers, were used throughout the rooms yesterday when Miss Mary Eliz- abeth Wilson entertained at one of the prettiest of midsummer parties for her house guest, Miss Erin Conner, of Little Rock, the nature of this lovely affair being an afternoon tea. From beau tifully decorated table Miss Minnie Atkins and Miss Will Alice Atkins served tea. Others assisting Miss Will son in greeting her guests were Misses Elizabeth Gewin, Mary Griffin, John, Florence Lyle, Carolyn Carper and Frances John.
 During the receiving hours 60 friends of the hostess and honoree called, mak- ing this affair one of the most pleasant of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Social Calendar


 Mrs. Mary Echols will teach the lesson of the Wesley Bible class of the First Methodist church Sunday. A cordial welcome is extended visitors.
 
 The Municipal band will be presented Tuesday afternoon, July %, at Ensley park by the ladies of Ensley, the pro- ceeds to be used for buying equipment for the park.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Axis club will be held July 28 at the club house on Eighth avenue, north. All members who wish to make reserva- tions are requested to call Mrs. Cald- well at the club. Mrs: W. R. Latlmer, oh. irman of the hospitality committee, will assist Mrs. E. D. Brown in, arrang- ing the luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
A SUMMER INITIAL

The latest wrinkle of the Flapper-on- the Beach has appeared. The flapper sticks letter formed of court plaster on her arm tor wherever she wants tO), wears it a few days under the broiling sun and then peels it off. The letter stands out daintly in white against a background of sunburned skin. It may represent the first letter of her own name or her sweetheart's.-Brooklyn Eagle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Random Notes

MT. and Mrs. Will E. Gupton (Hoy Lewis) of Nashville have named their infant son Galye Lewis for Mrs. Cup tons brother, Mir. Gayle Lewis of Bir- mingham.
 Mir. Jack McLarn has returned to Cincinnati after a visit to Birming- ham.
 Mir. and Mrs. Maclin Smith are stop ping at the Manor in Asheville, N. c.
 Miss Elsie Porter of Columbia, Tenn, is visiting Mrs. J. o. Walker in Forest Park.
 Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lupton are wis iting the formers sister, Mrs. Robert E. Novle and General Novle in Wash ington, D. c. Later they will go to Charlottesville, Va, to be the guest of Mrs. Lupton's mother, Mrs. Micajh Wood.
 Mrs. W. J. Snyder left Tuesday for Montgomery for a visit to MT. and Mrs. F. J. Dreher.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Murray Brown and small daughter are leaving Saturday for Mentone for the remainder of the summer.
 Mrs. Mason Jones is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. F. W. Culver, in Montgomery.
 
 Miss Ruth Henderson and MT. Jake Henderson of Alexander City, are visit ing their grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Maxwell.
 Mrs. s. D. Strother and two children, Carrie Ellen and Vandi Jean, of Me ridian, Miss, are the guests of Mrs. J. c. Maxwell en route from Jackson vile, Fla.
 Miss Mary Kathryn Bickerstaff re- turned to Troy Monday after a de- lightful visit with friends in Birming- ham. Many friends of Miss Bickerstaft will regret to know she is seriously ill at Troy.
 Mrs. J. A. Hulsee returned Tuesday evening from Baltimore, where she hal been spending the last six months witl her son, Mir. Joe N. Hulse, and is witl her daughter, Mrs. Louis K. Plosser anc Mir. Plosser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
And the best thing about her is

that l don't have to lie to her. I can tell her the plain, unvarnish- ed truth {; and you don't know what a relief t h a t is t o
 a man, because most of us are poor, bungling, amateur liars, who can never put up Il con vincing lie, and we hate to do it. Makes us feel rotten, But most women wish the role of Ananias
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
A coon MEMORY

It was an American tourists first visit to Edinburgh and he made numer- ous inquiries of an old native of the town regarding places of interest. After the old man had satisfied his thirst for knowledge in regard to things roman tic and historic, he inquired:
 Say, when do you have summer in this old town"
 "Well, I'm no verra sure," replied the Scotsman thoughtfully, 'but last year it was on a Wednesday. ."-Edin- burgh Scotsman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Church ToP resent
 Interesting Music r c a t UT c

The Southside Baptist church is ore. sentihg feature of more than every. day interest to music lovers at next Sunday mornings service. MT. Harry Schmidt, concert master at the Temple theatre, will play two numbers with organ accompaniment. The always popular Cavatina of Raff's will be one of these, while the other will be se- lected.
 Many who have heard MT. Schmidt at the Temple and noted his ability will no doubt be glad of this further op- portunity to enjoy his playing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
O'KEESE-GIST MARRIAGE SOLEMNTZED

Miss Ethel Gist and MT. Joe O'Keese were quietly married Wednesday eve ming at 9 o'clock at the. Bessemer Dis trict Methodist parsonage, with Rev. K. N. Matthews officiating.
 The bride has been a member of the faculty of the public schools of Bir- mingham for many years and the groom is connected in business here, where they will reside. 4
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congratulated him. I can conceive of nothing that would do more to make marriage a picnic instead of penance than to have a life partner who is big enough, and broad enough, and intelli- gent enough to stand for the truth, instead of having to be continually pla- cated by a thousand little deceits. It takes time, and ingenuity, and diplo. macy, and finesse, and effort to work a husband or a wife, yet the peace of many households depends on this being done, and upon the commonest facts, be- ing presented dressed up in fancy masked costume that disguises what they really are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
MRS. BISHOP HOSTESS FOR VISITORS

Mrs. Will Bishop entertained Wednes. day morning with swimming party at the Roebuck Golf and Country club, honoring her guest, Mrs. Frank Currie of Atlanta.
 Later delicious luncheon was serv. <>d to Mrs. Currie, Mrs. Will Moore, Mrs. R. D. Craig, Mrs. Allison Bell Mrs. John Mccall, Miss Rose Smith Miss Mary Perkins, Miss Louise Ward and Miss Carrie Foulkes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
MRS. DILLARD'S TEA POSTPONED THURSDAY

Mrs. Mason billiard, IT,, postponed the tea which she was to have given Thursday afternoon honoring her guest, Miss Evelyn Ames of New York, and for Miss Sarah Coleman of Selma, the guest of Miss Minnie Lee, on account of illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

After using a bowl of starch do not throw away what is left. Put the basin on one side and when the starch has dropped to the bottom pour off the water. Place the basin in the oven for five minutes. The starch will be found in hard cakes and can be put away ready for use another day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
MRS. PERKINS IIONOREE AT BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. Herbert Tutwiler entertained Thursday afternoon with an informal bridge party honoring, Mrs. B. c. Per kins of New Orleans, the attractive guest of Mrs. B. NJ. Tutwiler, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
LONDON FOGS

"Are your London fogs so very badY' inquired the tourist.
 Pretty thick said the Englishman. How do the vehicles get about?" ''Oh, the first one through leaves tunnel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

If fathers and mothers would per- init their children to tell them the truth about their misdemeanors, their temptations, their desires, in- stead of forcing them to pretend to be little angels, it would estab- fish mutual understanding be- tween the two and give the pa- rents an opportunity to help and advise, and really mold their chill dren's lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Many accidents have occurred from getting out of a bath onto a slippery floor. One misstep may easily result in a broken rib. A great safeguard against this danger is to have cork or india rubber mating laid along the side of the bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

You can save much labor in the garden and have better plants by adopt ing the mulching- system. To mulch means simply to spread straw, hay, grass clippings or dry manure around the plants to prevent the escape of moisture and to keep the ground cool. Mulching can be practiced very sue cessfully with some of the vegetables, like tomatoes, lettuce, cabbages and pole beans. The yield of celery can be greatly increased by mulching the ground around the plants with manure. Many of the Towering plants like roses, peonies and all strong growing perennials are benefited i= mulch can be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

She would like to be able to say, "John, lost my head in a millinery shop and was guilty of an outrage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
2 THE NEW SISTERHOOD

Sticp-up Steve-Will va marry me, kid?
 His Sweetie-Naw, I can't marry va, Steve, but can be bandit to ya.- Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
HIS EXPERIENCE

Miss Sweetly-Mr. Smartly, do you think that anticipation is greater than realization?
 Mir. Smartly-AnticipatiOn may be broader and higher, but realization is longer and flatter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

An excellent cement for mending broken china is made by mixing plas- ter of paris or unslaked lime with the white of an egg to the consistency of cream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Men and women are always com plaining that they are being deceiv- ed by their husbands and wives. When they are, it is almost always their own fault. They will not en- dure the truth, and so they force their wives and husbands to lie to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

What a pity that we make liars of each other! For when others lie to us we are always accessory before the crime. DOROTHY DIX,
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on their husbands and they can't get out of it, so you see why am burning joss sticks to my luck in having .wife that I don't have to deceive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

A YOUNG man was telling me about A what wonderful wife he had,
 and he wound up his panegyric by saying:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Reflections of Dorothy Di.

Because Most Of Us Hate To Face The Troth, We Are Guilty Of Makimg Our Wives And Hus-
 bonds And Children Deceive Us Ip 4 ThoMsamd Little Ways-Ldck Of Frank1oess To MatYinnoey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

To make potatoes look white and floury boil them in as little water as possible, strain and take at once to an open door. Give the potatoes vigorous shake in the saucepan and let the pan remain uncovered at the side of the stove for five minutes be- fore serving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
Why Some Wo- men F all As
 Executives

THE other evening on tr..in l met an acquaintance who is an
 executive in one of the largest maufacturing corporations in this country. We started to discuss women in business.
 q wonder why 1t is," unused the man, "that women in business so often make enemies for themselves among persons of both sexes. l have seldom seen woman in any sort of executive job but who has some one in the of- flee antagonistic to her; some one re- fuses to accept her orders."
 Isn't it that women are inclined to be so personal in business dealings" I suggested. 'They are often incapable of separating q business from a per- sonal affair, and that is why they take matters so personally"
 "Yes; perhaps it's that" agreed this executive. T have also noticed that it is because they don't know how to use authority when it is given them. In fact, I believe that this explains why women in business are so fre- quently unpopular as executives. They don't now how to exercise authority, and to use discretion in doing it."
 The conversation was extremely in- teresting-coming as it did, from a business executive who is ill constant contact with women in the bigger jobs.
 Perhaps he is right Perhaps it ex- plains the obvious situation why women in executive positions so often make enemies. It may be that we don't know how to temper authority with good judgment.
 I think it comes down to this fact that many women are likely to be of a narrow-gauge vision. When they get some authority, thy think it necessary to live rigidly up to it, to carry out an order too literally. It is just as important to be able to know when to make exceptions, when to let down the bars of authority, as it is to know when to keep them rigidly high. The test of the capable execu- tive lies in knowing when to do one thing and when to do the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

When a girl gets married she expects to find her husband wise, tolerant, understanding, broad-minded man, with whom she can deal on an honest, above hoard platform. And she gets the shock of her life when she finds that she has to camouflage every unpleasant fact that comes up in their daily life, and that he has to be jollied into doing the things that he ought to do, and that he actually wants to have the wool pulled over his eyes.
 Heaven knows it is no fun to her to have to use the tricks of a harlot to get new dress or a hat out of him. She despises herself for being legalized gold-digger and him for being an easy mark as she does it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
MyNeig eighborSGys

If a cake falls in the center when cooking it is very possibly due to the fact that the oven door was opened too soon after the cake was put in. In the case of sponge cake the door should never be opened during the first 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

IT COULD BE WORSE Landlady-YOu'll have to pay your board or leave.
 BOarder-Thanks. My last landlady made me do both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

It does not add to mans pleasure when he is going to stay downtown and play poker with the boys to have to phone to his wife that some extra work has ccme up at the office, or man has come in from Kamschatka whom he has to see, or that he has tG sit up with a sick friend. On the contrary, he loathes it. It leaves a bad taste in his mouth and he has a contempt for his weakness in trying to deceive the woman who trusts him, and still greater contempt for her greater weak ness in demanding to be deceived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

And just as wives make liars of their husbands, so do husbands make liars of their wives. Women don't like to deceive their husbands one bit better than men like to deceive their wives.
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ous piece of extravaganza" but she doesn't dare. He would raise rumpus that would take the top off of the house, so she pretends that the new chapeau is some old thing she picked up at q bargain and pinches the price out of the housekeeping money. But she would like to be a truthful woman if only her husband would let her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

And parents make liars of their chill dren by penalizing the truth. It doesn't do for any little embryo George Wash. ington to tell that he did it with his little hatchet, for if he does he gets a spanking for it. Therefore Johnny looks at mother with round, innocent eyes and lays it on the cat when the cookie jar has been rifled and Mamie denies all knowledge of how there came to be little fingerprints on the candy box. It doesn't take the youthful mind long to grasp the idea that there is safety and peace in lie, whereas the truth is as dangerous as a dynamite bomb that is pretty sure to blow up and hurt you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Mrs. J. A. Hulsee returned Tuesday evening from Baltimore, where she has been spending the last six months with her son, Mir. Joe N. Hulse, and is with her daughter, Mrs. Louis K. Plosser and Mir. Plosser.
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She has made liar out of him because she has not the sense to realize that a man has a right to some personal liberty and that, no matter how much he loves his wife and his home, he likes to get off once in a while with men and enjoy mems fun in mems way. It would add immeasurably to his pleasure and to his respect and af- lection for her if he could frankly ttil his wife just exactly what he was going to do and she wouldtsay, Fine. Have a good time. Hope you will have a great game. Come in ltiY and un.'r wake me dp."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

But not one man in a thousand dares tell the truth to his wife about why he fails to punch the home time clock occasionally at the appointed hour. If he did, friend wife would have hys- terics all over the place and vision an evenings harmless diversion as an un- speakable orgy. And so husband lies to keep the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Miss Mary Kathryn Bickerstaff re- turned to Troy Monday after a de- lightful visit with friends in Birming- ham. Many friends of Miss Bickerstaff will regret to know she is seriously ill at Troy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Mrs. S. B. Strother and two children, Carrie Ellen and Vandi Jean, of Me ridian, Miss, are the guests of Mrs. J. c. Maxwell en route from Jackson vile. Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25

Mir. Christy has drawn some pictures of arlozing merit and distinction. He now iuInts his mlotIIpiece in the form of the f flowing testimonial to lis wife {:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02
OHIOANS DECIDE. TO STICK TO COX
 UNTIL RELEASED
Friends Think 1920 Candi- date Will Loom As
 Compromise

NEW YORK, July 1.-Before to- nights session of the democratic na- tional convention the Ohio delegation at a caucus decided to stick to former Gov. James NJ. Cox, the nominee four years ago, to the last. The delegation with AS votes from the first ballot and been consistently supporting Cox.
 His friends were of the opinion that a continued deadlock was probable and that it would result in Cox looming up as the logical compromise nominee.
 Edmund H. Moore, national commit teeman from Ohio, and in charge ot Cox's campaign for the presidential nomination at San Francisco in 1920, resigned tonight as floor leader of the Ohio delegation. He declined to give reason for doing so. ''
 Reports were current on the conven- ton floor today that at the psycholog. ical moment Moore, who was one of the leaders in the losing platform fight against the Ku Klux Klan, would de- liver a substantial block of Ohio dele gates to Governor Smith of New York.
 After tonight's caucus, members of the delegation declared they would con tinue to vote solidly for Cox and would throw their vote to another candidate only on being released by Cox, :
 Moore declared he was opposed to the nomination of Senator Ralston of 1n- diana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02
BRITAIN's DRINK BILL.
People Spend Annually for Boo
 About 1,50O Million Dollars.

People Spend Annually for Booa&
 About 1,50O Million Dollars.
 It costs between and billion doll lars every year to run the governmenf of Great Britain which is q prettys tidy sum for about 45 million peopld to find annually, but at that, English1 men, Scots and Welshmen have enough left over to spend about 11s billion dollars every twelve months on boozel Like Abou Ben Adhem's name on the| angels list, booze leads all other na1 tional expenditures outside of the rum ming cost of the country, exceeding by some 21S million dollars the. interest on the national debt.
 Great Britain's enormous drink bill is recognized by all the economists and sensible people of the nation as a tre- mendous drain upon the purse of the people, and that efforts to cut it down have not been in vain is shown by a reduction last year of 115 million dol lars over the figures for 1922. Beer is the national beverage, about 4O7 mil lion dollars having been collected in taxes last year on malt liquor as against 257 million dollars on spirits and 16 million dollars on wine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02

There were howls from the gallery for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02
MAUGHAN HOPS OFF
 ON RETURN FLIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-Lieu- tenant Russell Maughan, the first man to cross the continent within the limits of a single day, hopped off at 6 80 O oclock this morning on his return trip to Mitchell field, N. Y., fiji the same plane in which he arrived here in his record making flight last Wednesday. Maughan plans "a leisurely" trip back, with stops at Salt Lake City, St. Jo- seph, Mo-, and Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-02

leaderless North Carolina delegation voted on for McAdoo, awaiting the de cisiOn of the conference. It appeared certain as the end of the day session approached that any decision on the question probably would be held back for the opening gun of the night ses- sion.
 When a woman again cast West Vir- ginia's 16 votes for John w. Davis, she help up her right hand as though talk ing an oath. Wyoming again cast its six votes for Davis, but judging by the amount of applause that greeted the announcement it would have appeared to casual Observef that Wyoming had switched to Davis. for the first time.