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The Washington times., 1924-01-22

Noted Lecturer and Authority on
u Educational and Sociological
ne Subjects.
~ I'VE every child something
- regular to do about the
IN house. Begin when they are
young, make the first duties light
and fitting for the tiny hands,
keep up an atmosphere of cheer
fllness, never permitting a child
to speak iii of necessary work
thus I might summarize the
household philosophy of the moth
er Of two boys and two girls
ranging in age from seven to
thirteen.
Including the father, there are
six in this family, and they occu-
py a modest apartment. The
fathers income is also modest
Many a family would imagine
they were starving If they had to
live on it. ~.
However, these six are differ
.ent. They are all contributors to
: the well.being of the whole, have
learned to save every scrap and
to make every dollar count, and
are manifesting character in all
things pertaining to their daily
lives.
1t is the theory OF this mother
that boys of the younger grades
should, be assigned their quota Of
housework the same as girls, that
the work itself should be consid.
cred as part of normal educa-
ton. 1t would surprise the usual
naother-and hope 1t would set
her thinking-to learn that tho
two boys OF the model home here
considered can wash dishes, mako
up the beds and darn stockings
rs well as their sisters.
1T is my purpose to have the
: boys continue with this house
work till they are adolescent, and
then to get them something of o
business nature for the,r part
time employment" said the
mother.
Now, there are two big ideas
involved in the household philos.
ophy Of this mother. and we
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kkAYoT much chance here
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~ MEESA Hucn eCHdnce mere,
Peter managed out of
the side of his mouth.
s.; Try to get the bunch discussing
II something"
sss, 80: offered some proofs Of
~, copy on which I'd been working.
a. EVERY. one made a rush for. the
~. tangible thing. Peter whispered
b 70 Betty to keep the crowd busy,
and offered an audible explana-
ton for his sitting back and TAX.
ing It easy.
I've made the suggestion that
.. We double our advertising appro-
~ priation. Now let's see If Mrs.
~ Harrison and Mrs. Blythe have
" produced the goods to sell you on
~ the proposition.
= Then turning to me with the
n cynical smile which always verges-
20 on the whimsical and often turns
Is TO thing of complete boyish
sweetness, Peter murmured:
6 Got a bunch? So have Il!
Why's young Park so keen for
s. sailing away to South America?
e. Got to hold him here to keep him
7 out of mischief-eh?''
e. THAT wasn't what I wanted to
!. talk over with you,'' I smiled.
when you spoke Of not being
q able to, get the South American
Z trade had flash of understand
4 ing. Rosa Cordova came to me a
while ago and urged me not to
invest in the shipping corpora
ton. She wouldn't say much. But
"a she. sneered a little. And she
u. seemed rather sorry for some
thing she'd done and couldn't un-
do. She insisted that she was
!. too darn clever when it came to
- business. And she spoke of her
Z Influence. She said that when
she wanted to make the big deal
she could. I'm sure she's at the
bottom Of your trouble
2~.. Child alive. you have an imag.
y fnation, .chuckled Pet4 ~
!. "I'm not imagining. I'm max.
ing deductions. I'm nGs able to
g reproduce her manner. but it told
q me-
= "It didn't tell you anything at
. the. time. did it," asked Peter in
:. diligently. you've just made the
mental tie-up-to make the CIR
7 cumstances fit the crime, to par,
). ody the old song"
r You're laughing at meI'
protested. "And I'm serious"
y = How can you expect me to be
g. serious?' asked Peter indulgent-
= ~. II can't fit those little Cor
dovas in with anything big. They
}; belong to comic opera .devolution.
But they're such gay little crea-
lures. They don't match up with
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and nature means the uni.
l. verse.
The universe-the earth, sun,
moon, planets. stars, everything
that is on them, the atmospheres
hat surround them. all that &C.
cupies the space between them
and all objects on the earth, in
Guiding you and all living animals
and plants-consists of only
eighty distinct substances called
elements.
Fourteen of these elements,
with occasional traces of three
others, make up all the jelly
specks or cells and all the solids
and fluids that comprise your
body.
Some of these elements, like
oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen,
are gases.
Others, like sodium potassium
and calcium, are metals.
Two of these elements, called
oxygen and carbon, make up
seventeen-twentieth of your
whole bulk.
Most of these elements exist
. in the body, each in combination
with some other or others, thus
forming new and distinct sub
stances.
Chief among these combina-
lions is water, which comprises
more than two-thirds of ~- the
weight of your body.
Now / shall use a few big
words which it may be con-
venient for you to remember, but
if not, simply read the paragraphs,
grasp the general idea and for the
present let it go at that.
Thus a large number of these
combinations are formed by the
action Of nitrogen on other ele.
ments and are. therefore, called
heterogeneous bodies or proteins.
Another class Of these combina.
tons comprises what are familiar
ly called fats.
Still another class. composed Of
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in
different proportions, embraces
all the sugars, which are called
by The general title of carbohy.
drates.
Aside from these three classes
Of so-called organic substances
there are numerous so-called in.
organic substances in the body.
Thus chloride of sodium, or
common table salt, is always
present in all parts of the body;
various salts of lime are present
more particularly in the bones
and teeth; iron is found in the
red parts of the blood; iodine oc-
ours in some glands!
Now we are through with the
big words.
These various elements and
substances have been mentioned
simply to give you an idea Of
the chemical composition of your
body.
But do not think that you
\ could combine these elements and
substances in the proportions in
which they exist in your body
and thereby make living matter
out of them.
Living matterI, comes only from
living matter md goes on per
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Do You Know

New silver coins about to be
put into circulation in Austria are
to he called the "schilling, "a don
psl,schilling," and ''half-schilling,"
out of compliment TO Great Brit.
ain, to whom Austria owes her
regeneration.
Roadwavs. of Various colors.
and unanimous curbstones, are
sag reste1 as likely ~ be Of great
assistance to motorists and pedes.
TRANS.
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Suede gloves can be cleaned
very effectively ifAthey are rubbed
all over with a mixture Of fuller's
earth and alum When this is
brushed off they will look as good
as new.
The Washington times., 1924-01-22

Good firelighters can be made
from odd pieces of fIannelette. old
straw hats. baskets. dried orange
peel, nut shells. greasy paper
used matches and other refuse"
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But she that weaeth her last years hat Helen Rowland
goTned in shall be guided to the cheap table dhOre
She that maketh good showing and feh parlor dvans
with dubs and with dubbe shall be popular and
shall find a SHEIK amongst them. - e.
But she that reuseh dance with not at home
over" ~
She that veleth her charms hdeh talents under
bushe Of modesy shall be admired by
But she that ADVERTSETH herself and vauneh her
shall be followed by their
She that stitch within tinkleth the harp NAV
be called mans IDEAL but she that
with the sounding of and oweh her saxophone shall be
courted early.
She that waieth for the arrival Of Prince Charming may wait
all the days of her Ife 'E511
But she that setteh the
the trumpet for his coming will not let him GET PAST! @
For verify, sheep pasture in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES goeth other will follow
And where Judgment
them. 20
SELAH!
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Famous Generals.

General Pershing. General mer.
chandise. In general General
Grant. General nuisance. Cen
orally speaking. A general com.
motion. General Foch. Your wife.
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SAYINGS. OF MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

VaRILY, verify my DAUGHTER all men say: ALAS WHERE
damse full of sweetness and humility the desire Of every
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mans hearth"
Yet, alas, where orchids abound, violet sigheth
unobserved. And brown sparrow is not SEEN
OF men, when a Bird of Paradise passeth.
Wherefore, then, dost thou condemn damsel
that she arrayeth herself as a living-poster, and
goeth forth painted as with housepaint?
For 10, NOT through his stomach or his senti-
ment is the way to mans heart, but through his
eyes and his Imagination.
Go to! She that "putteth on the Chihuahua"
and "throweth the toro" shall be transported in
limousines and dined at exclusive places; and she
that weareth fake pearls shall in time be offered
real ones.
For, unto her that SEEMETH to have, shall
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Beard Beliefs

THERE deeprooted belief among the ancient
peoples of the East that mans glory his
beard Compulsory shaving and the close-croppng Of
hair signs of degradation among the Assyrians
The Washington times., 1924-01-22
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH in 1885, Of Robert
Burns, of the greatest of English lyric poets
His ballads have endeared him to readers all over the
4 world. He died at the age Of thrty-seven.
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Former President Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association.

w on are part of nature
and nature means the uni.
verse.
The Washington times., 1924-01-22
USING CANNED
VEGETABLES
BY Hannah Wing

lost of the world now gets
NV a certain proportion of its
AVA winter vegetables at least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

Last time I saw Hannibal Peterson Mac Dougal he was a modern author. Also he wrote what he said was free verse, although it neither rhymed nor made sense. Hannibal P. was considerably fretted with me because l told him a good dose of vermifuge would probably clear up all his cOmplexes. I said that in my opinion he was neither modern nor an author
 "The best authors, Hannibal D." said I to the thwarted genius, "are those who have written things that people can understand. Something more than wind bn the brain is required to produce really deathless writ ings."
 Well, sir, Hannibal F. just lashed and tossed. The things that he said about me were not so very serious because I am big ger than the young writer and would have loved to hit him in the eye, if only because some of the things he wrote were smutty, if they meant anything at all, and found him trying to read them to a bevy of the neigh borhood's beauties. Rut for the things he thought about me in the privacy of his subconscious mind I should have beaten him with a club. Then Hannibal P. went away from us.
 He has gone out to give literature a needed boost on the Pacific Coast" one of the beauties afOre mentioned told me. "He says that out there it has fallen to great depths"
 Yesterday Hannibal walked in and gave my hand a quick squeeze and told me was a good scout, although had not solicited this testimonial He was about twice as big as he used to be and his face was brown and he looked healthy and happy. He said that he had given up literature because on look ing back at some of the things he wrote a few months ago he found he had forgotten what was the meaning, if any.
 Now I'm running the snappiest little gas station west of the Rockies" said Hannibal ecstatically. There's the like for you. Boy, I meet the finest people-and money! Kid, I'm full of soft bills"
 So was ri~lt after all. It wasn't tho urge for modeinty that ailed Hannibal P. Now that he's we'll he has developed Into considerable of a boy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
A FARMING OPPORTUNITY

A citizen of Lee county, in this state, recently said that four cows are supply ing his family with all the milk and but ter they need, and that the surplus cream is bringing in about twenty-five dollars a month. He recommends a few cows on every farm. In other words, these four cows are paying their owner at least fifty dollars a month, probably more, not to speak of the benefits of having considerable part of the family living fresh and convenient.
 Recent published statistics from the federal agricultural department showed that surprisingly small percentage of the farms in the South had any cows. There is no reason why every farm in Alabama should not have one or more. The dairy and poultry industries in this state are nothing like what they should be, as shown by the millions of dollars sent out of Alabama annually for these products, which could and should be raised in sufficient quantities fully to supply the local needs.
 Some of the best agricultural oppor- tunities are in the dairy and poultry in- dustries. Tennessee, Mississippi, Mis- souri and other states are earning mil lions of dollars annually in the sale of milk, butter, poultry and eggs, much of which is shipped hundreds of miles to supply demands created from neglect of opportunities in other states. Alabama could not only keep in the state mil lions of dollars annually which are sent away for these products, but could earn more millions by following the example in this respect of the states referred to. It is simple lesson in arithmetic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Brief Nature Studies
By ]. OTIS SWIFT

Where lovers finger along woodland paths and sweethearts cut initials in the beech, the yellow star-grass, Hypoxis hirsuta, of the Amaryllis family, is almost sure to be dot. ting the underbrush with bits of yellow gold Amaryllis was a country girl, somebody's sweetheart, full of rustic lovesomeness The. Oeritus' "Idyls" and Yirgils "Ecologues'' portrayed her winsOmeness, and Milton asks Were 1t not better as others use, to sport with Aramyllls in the shade, or with the tangles of Neaera's hairy" Neaera was an other charmer whose hair was not bebbed,
 Hypexis hirsuta. suggesting sour leaves, has wider range than most of Amaryllis' fam fly, Herb, gatherers have a legend that where are many of the golden stars in loose umbels at the top of scapes three to eight inches tall, grass-like leaves, is the spot where sweethearts have met and kissed, the golden kisses, from the heart, falling to the ground and being forgotten,
 Little Folk, fays and weedsAemes gather up these lost tokens and carry them to the fairy goldsmiths, 'tis said, and from them Titania'A dressea are mada-
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The Right Word
THE TEST
mY CUnxIs 1gTuM0x9OM

THE TEST
 You are invited to join those who are eo- ing to get 100 per can't. In the following test. The sentences arc not hard and contain no unusual constructions. They are intended to test your knowledge of correct expressions that are mAngled every day by the American public. Write the sentences as you think they should De written and send your an swers to "The Right Word" eaFe of this paper.
 Select che Right Word 1. tWho or whom) did you mentiOnp ?. Here is the boy (whO OF whom) you thought threw the ball.
 8. He has been (laying or lylng) down, 4. The tree has Qaid OF Iain) across the road for three days.
 5. (should or wOuld) like to help you, 6. (Shall or will) I sec you homo this aft ernoon?
 ', (May or ean) have onol 8. What (affect or eftect) did 1t have2 9. Did the remark (affect or effect) youE plans?
 10, (Brins or take) the report to the president.
 II. He objected to tme or my) joining the club
 F, Has everybody finished thiU or thsir) exercise?
 1S, What kind (ef or ef al pen is that? 14, It was (he or him) whom you saw, l5, Between you and q or mel, they re- fused to 90
 16 The book tdOn't or dOssnt) belong to him.
 IT. He is elder than q or mel. IS. He asked Jim and q or mel to ac- company him.
 19. He (seen CT saw) me when arrived. 20. He did not walk quietly (like or as) you did.
 Yesterdays ESgag Wrong There is no dsuAt but that one means there is a question Right: There Es ns Soubt that oae means ahe@A b c question .s s.
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no mouse is hanging around, as one of the dogs is terrier.
 Still, there is some hope that the dogs may appreciate the solemnity of the oc- casion as much as some of the human beings who attend. That would not be impossible, considering how lightly the average pretentious wedding is viewed by no small percentage of those who wit ness the performance, which is often marked by strenuous maneuvering for position, stretching of necks and audible comments on the appearance of the bride and whether or not she has a chance to be happy. Dogs as guests of honor are something new in modern so- cial life, though there is reason to be- lieve that they would feel as much inter- est in the wedding of their mistress as some of her acquaintances, if the dogs only could understand what it is all about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES?

=. The federal suit against fifty oil com panies for alleged violation of the anti trust laws may have been undertaken in all sincerity. The people hope so. Nevertheless, the thought turks in the background that such a suit, with it's prospective result of bringing down gas- oline prices, will be very popular with gasoline users, who are also voters in presidential elections. It comes right on the eve of the launching of presi- dential campaign, and who can say that it is not an integral part of that cam paign? To be sure, the Republicans are popularly supposed to be protective of trusts, but gasoline prices have gone so high lately that drop of few cents may accomplish all the political effect desired, without in any degree impov- erishing the oil companies. That may be their indirect contribution to the Re publican campaign, and, of course, will not have to be included in the state ment of campaign contributions that MT. Borah later is expected to ask for. It is a very ingenious device and should work we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THE EUROPEAN FARLEY

The barley of allied premiers and rep resentatives of the German government with respect to the Dawes plan will take place on July 16. Ambassador Kellogg will probably be present in the capacity of "unofficial observer" This function of American emissaries is one that does us very little credit, and is direct out growth of Republican prejudice. At the barley the question will be limited to a Consideration of the practical applica- sEion of the rehabilitation plan, and there Twill be no entanglement of the inter allied debt questions with the question of Germany's recovery and resumption of bayments This is a concession to the position of the American government, (which has consistently maintained that neither reparation nor rehabilitation is pertinent to the subject or settlement of Bur foreign loans. The disturbing fea- lure of the whole situation is that the Forthcoming meeting is spoken of as a s'parley," a phrase that discounts in ad- vance all hopes of definite action. The situation and the plan both call for ac- ton. But action is something not in the dictionary of European diplomacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
n0GS AT A WEDDING

1 That she "wouldn't think of being married without her dogs being present" " is the emphatic assertion of a New York society girl who will take unto herself a husband on July 4. It is to be what is familiarity known as "big church we'd ding" That means that there will be quite a number of witnesses who will be as much interested in the dogs as in the bride. There will be four dogs with seats of honor. When the pipe organ opens up with Here Comes the Bride, 7" or something of the sort, it is likely that the dogs will also open up; for there is something in the dog makeup that re- spends with melancholy expressions of feeling whenever certain chords are struck on a musical instrument. This may cause disappointment to the bride because of the absence of that attention to which she may feel that she is en- titled.
 As usual the groom will not be seen. The dogs will make that even more cer- tain than ever. There is danger that the brides favorite pets may become more friendly than ever when they see her bedecked in her finery, and cause ern- barrassment, unless, per chance, they be duly coached to suppress their enthus- iasrn in recognition of the honor ten dered them. It may be wise for those .ain charge of the church to be sure that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
Creating Impressions
By JOHN CARLYLE

Above all things the modern theater is famous for the creation of an impression
 No effort is too great, no detail is toe minute to demand the earnest painstaking work of the producer. He will spend thou sands to produce an illusion. And the illu- sion may last but few moments.
 went once, not a great while ago, to see a play, the scene for which was laid in a sea side village. The room was the interior of a cottage. Throughout the act the constant come-and-go of the waves, the eternal move ment of the sea could be heard through the open windows of the cottage.
 The illusion was perfect. l lived in that cottage. I heard the gentle wwish of water
 Visit motion picture studio. Note the in tense attention to detail in order that the illusion may be perfect Note the careful effort in order that an impression may be created.
 The creation of total impression is the result of putting scores-perhaps thousands of little things together.
 Many a young newspaper worker thinks and says that the minor details of his trade are unimportant. Others not in the news paper business think the same thing.
 "Any kind of type, any kind of headline any kind of picture so long as the main facts are there," they say. They are lordly about details.
 The answer to that is that General I'm pression is the thing that leads to or away from success.
 The creation of general impression comes from immeasurable bothering about the lit tie things.
 know business that has finally, by long continued effort, outdistanced its competitor. Some time ago, money and days of patient toll were spent in order that certain pro- cess might be speeded up about forty seconds.
 The buttons on your coat, the shine on your shoes-they are important. For you are creating general impression.
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