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New Britain herald., 1925-11-25
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CAR
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One Of the men told me that it took him quite a while 10 come 10, for l walked out, paying no more at tention to anyone. The minute he could speak however, he began 10 make his threats, telling them all h. would do me and do me right,
 When our soaking pit superin- tendent told me this, warned him to be careful and l said 10 him. that 1t would be very easy for the man to pull the crane over q little too far and drop an ingOt Of hot steel on the head of the man below.
 "You'd never know what hurt you, Potts" l told him.
 Hell never do that 10 mo-" said the superintendent laughing. "H.'s too big q coward. They take it al! out in talking"
 l really thought no more about it, for l knew the men in ,h" mill from highest 10 lowest took all sorts Of chances every day,
 Well, Syd. this afternoon, Paula came in and asked mr 10 take her over 10 the soaking pit. With hrr leading man, We went toward them. I was explaining everything 10 them. As We came 10 tho pits l introduced Mir. Potts 10 Miss Pcrier and Stan ley, her leading man.
 "You've come just a, tho right time" said Mr. Potts. as the nols'
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should be. taken so that the child does not contract contagious diseases of the eyes such as traChOma. II must be taught not to touch thr eyes, unless the hands have first been washed. IL must be taught moi basin and not to go into swimming pools where the water is not system atiCally disinfected. If any cases Of sore eyes are discovered in a school, for diagnosis and if found 10 be con- tagious. the children should be pro- hiDitcd from going 10 school until they are cured.
 If any of the children in the ncighborhood have sore eyes, and one is led to suppose that the child has come in contact with these cases, the eyes should be washed with a saturated solution Of boric acid as soon after the exposure as possible.
 Adults who use their eyes a great deal, such as clerical workers and teachers, should have their eyes eX- amined at least once every two years. Examinations Of the eyes should always be made by physicians who have made q study Of the eye as their speciality. An examination made by such physician is apt 10 be thorough and dependable. Very often an examination of the eycs, if made by a competent specialist, re- vcals conditions related 10 the gen eral health which are often unsus- pected; for instance, high blood pressure and Bright's disease.
 Proper lighting is very important in the hygiene Of the eyes, In a re- cent study made by the United States Public Health Service on two large groups of workers who did exactly the same kind of work, but under different lighting conditions it was found that those who work cd under the proper lighting condi- tions had poorer vision than those who worked under the better light. ing conditions.
 When working under artificial il. lumination, the source of ligh' should be out Of the line of vision It should he of low briIliancy anc not toe. near the eye.
 One often hears q statement ina a father, mother or some rclativ' lived 10 a very old age and ncvcI ! hal 10 wear glasses. The statHmcn may be true, but that does not meal that the person referred 10 had cX ccptionally good eyes, In most case this means that such people had on
 normal rye and one nearsighted ey and the normal eye was used fo reading in youth, whereas tho near sighted eye was used for reading il | advanced age.
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of tho ingOt starting, came to ms tors. The man up above only heard his enemy speak. He did not see that anyone was with him. He had probably planned this very thing. With a snarl, he loosencd the clamps and the ingot began 10 sag. Now, what happened seemed too wonder full for words and it happened in less time than it would take you to lcad any two lines in this letter.
 TO undcr#anl il yoE must know that I was right directly under the ingot. Beside me was Paula. Direct ly behind was Potts and Stanley. Just why l do not know, but l think t was direct intrrposition of Provi- dencc that made Paula pericr look up. She instantly saw what the man at the crane was trying 10 do and { leaned across with q cry to pill me out Of dang r.
 Tue superintendent naturally, be- 1 ing a man of quick decision, reached out tha. instant and pulled Miss Pcrier back just as the ingot drop ped anl made a great hole in the ! earth boloW was of course nearest l it and it Was near enough 10 me to set my trousers afre. I've got a blister down the whole side Of my lpG, Syl.
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 TOMORROW - Letter from John Alden Prescott to sydney Car ton.
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cd Peter.
 That depends on how big the trec5 are, and how well they can be cut up and floated to my food sup ply" replied Paddy. A lot of small trees are better than few big ones, They are easier to cut down, easier to cut into logs after they are down, and easier to manage, to say nothing of having tenderer bark. So, l can not tell you how many trees want It all depends on how many can find, and where and how they are growing, and how much work will be required to harvest them. cant afford to run too great a risk. v
 "Wcll, you must be fussy if you cant he suited with trees right near home" declared Peter. What is the Use of coming way down here wher all around your pond are trees of all sizes. If you want little trees there arc plenty right near your home, and if you want big trees there are somC big enough 10 suit any one so neal your pond that if you should cut them they would fall in the water So, what sense is there in coming way down here to look for trecs?' Paddy looked at Peter, and if vol could have seen the expression or 1 Paddy's face you would have knowr just how disgusted with Peter ht was. Peter Rabbit" said he, "yol have known me q long time, Ior | have watched me each fall cut dowl l and harvest my food supply. Do vol ! moan 10 tell mo that you never haV noticed that l have cut only on ] kind of tree? l know better. 1 knov l that you know what kinds of bari l eat, and that there are certail kinds that I don't eat at all. If was just matter of trees, any kin, i of trees, Of course you wouldn' lind me looking for them way dow here. But l know that you knoy i that it isn't a case of any kind O trees. 1 know that you know that am looking for a certain kind o
 
 free, and that if cant find that will look for certain others. But yo know, or ought to know, that l wi go long way and work hard to ge the kind l like best. Now, don you:"
 i Peter looked a wee bit foolish, 10 suddenly he had remembered. 70 course" said he. How stupid Of me You are looking for poplar tree' aren't you?" I Paddy grinned. "Of course I am, said he. "1f I can find enough popla trees l will not bother with an others. If I cannot find enough
 will look for some other kinds, No' I can stop 10 gossip no longer Pete Rabbit. I must be looking for thos trees"
 l Copyright, 1925. by T. W, Burgess | The next story: Paddy the Bea' l CTS Thanksgiying,"
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Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
CBY DIR. HUGH S. CUMMING) Surgeon General, L. S. Public
 Health Service


 Health Service
 The care Of the eyes should begin at birth. A drop Of solution of sii- yer nitrate, two grains 10 the ounce' should be instillcd into each eye In the newborn child, so as to prevent any infection at that time.
 During the first few weeks Of life the eyes should be Cieanscd at least once a day with d saturated solution Of boric acid. When the child is old enough 10 understand, 1t should be taught not to rub its eyes with its hands because infections are very manner. A child should have its own individual towel. Any abnormality of d ChiId's eyes, such as crossed eyes, should be corrected by an oculist be- fore school age.
 When the child begins to go to school, 1t should have its vision tested and if found defective, the eyes should be examined and, if re- quircd. fitted with glasses, This is very important because if the child cannot see the blackboard, il cannot be expected to learn well.
 Besides, defective vision often af- fleets the general health Of child, For instance. a child who is near sighted leans forward over his desk to read and write and thus he de- vclops q faulty stopping posture which tends 10 cramp his chest and prevents the proper expansion Of the lungs. This may predispose to tu. i berculoslS. Children who have pool vision often turn their ads slightly | 10 one side in order 10 Sec clearly and thus are apt to develop q pos | ture in which one shoulder is higher than the other, and the head is heIc 10 one side.
 In many cases, children are abI' | to see the required amount on th, | test chart and yet they may hav' ] some error Ol lFlldtAlOi VI '''A may be some lack Of balance of thu ocular muscles. It is possible fo hem 10 do this because in youti the muscles which control vision ant the movements of the eyeball can b' made 10 do extra work: in othe words, the eyes can be strained,
 If eye strain continues for an! length of time, there develops group Of symptoms which are char acteristic Of eye strain. These are | iirod feeling Of the eyes, blurring o objects before the eyes, pain in th' eyes and hcaiachc Examination O the eyes at this time also Sho" that the lids arc slightly reldcn"' and infIamed. and there may be { slight amount of matter on th edges Of the Hls and the corner O the cyr
 When such symptoms occur in th child, il should immediately hc tak en 10 a physician who is a special list on diseases of the eye, and th eyes thoroughly examined. Usually the proper corrective lenses will re lieee inc symptoms,
 During the school age, special car
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"Ycs" I salI, thoroughly bcwil- dcred The Chinese conlcscendcd 10 q partial explanation,
 "NoboJy want Use your car while you gone on journcy?' he asked,
 "No," replied, "Mr, Graham will not be home and 1t will stand in the barn until l return"
 "Th"n it better you take license plates with you" he answered, with something as near twinkle in his rye as his Oriental reserve ever per mits, 'I hurry now, you hurry. Lil' boss laiy she help, big boss lady help liH boy help, Not nurse lady, for she no go on journey" He bow cd tremendously to Katherine, as if in apology for not permitting her 10 share in the labor of removing my license pIa'os then with another low bow 10 Lillian and me- went out of the room. Katherine and ] looked al each other with astonished smiles when he had gone, but there was no mirth on Lil,ian's face.
 "Wc Change Plates"
 "Como on Madgc," she said. "Wc'l pick up Marion and Junior downstairs, and get busy with those plates. He means business"
 And l mean business" Katherine said, seizing her by the shoulders and giving her an affeCtionate little shake. No manual labor for you, no cXerting yourself tugging at rusty screws do you hear?"
 "I hear, and I'll obey" Lillian promised. "But l can hold things and hand them to the rest, may l not ?"
 "Yes, if you're careful" Katherine grulgingly asscnted. May l come along and See the fun?"
 "Of course" Lillian answered un- hcsitatingly. but don't tell the doc tors about it."
 It was the most random of jests and l was surprised 10 see Katherine flush crimson at il, and then pale suddenly. Her agitation, confirmed my impression Of few days earlier | that any reference to Hal Meredith upset her oddly.
 l had no time then or Immediately afterward for conjecture, however as Lillian drove us all in the work [ of getting the license plates off my car. We barely had finished when Lee Chow brought into the yard his sedan, newly polished, and meticu- Iously prepared for the coming | journey.
 That very nice" the Oriental said approyingly, "Now everybody get ready. We change plates on Lee 1 Chows car five six times, till we can do in one minute"
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telegraph machines, the same run ming about the same atmosphere of tense activity that Barbara had ob- served the day before,
 Nobody looked at her this time, She went through the swinging gate to tho enclosure which she thought must be the reporters headquarters, and stool uncertainty beside a rick rtv hatrack. While she stood there, tho woman who had looked at her with unfricndIy eyes the day before, came in briskly anu took her place at her desk.
 She cleared it off, revealing sign that said "@ociety."
 It seemed to Barbara that she
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Snow-White and Rose Red came out from their hiding places to greet the bear, and their mother fixed him place directly in front of the fire, where he might warm his great, shaggy hide.
 Here, Snow-White, is a broom. Brush the snow off him." she said, "and you. Rose Red. fetch him a little gruel and tea"
 The sisters did as they were told, and soon the bear was resting com fortably before the fire, warmed and fed and very pleased with the efforts of the little family. When bedtime came and the others had gone away, the mother said to the bear:
 You may sleep all night on the hearth, and welcome. if you wish. since it is so very cold and the snow is so deep outside"
 The bear thanked her and accept- led this kind offer, but tho next morning when they arose their strange guest was gone.
 (This Is the big, shaggy black bear that came 10 visit Snow-White and Rose Red. Paint him black and make his tongue red.)
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Eraycly nodlinE his head.
 "What was the matter, didn't yoh find tho right kind up Inc Laughing Brook c' Peter inquired.
 Some" replied Paddy. "I found somc Of the right kind"
 Well, for goodness sake, how many trees do you want 2" demanded Peter. to whom the idea Of taking a whole tree for food seemed very like greed, to say nothing of taking sev- Cral trees.
 Enough" replied Paddy. "I might as well have none at all as less than enough
 How many is enough?" demand
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Lee Chow Suggests Sending Katie And Jim Away From the House
 There was something so authorI- tative In Lee Chow's tones as he ask ed me to invent an crrand which would send Jim and Katie from the farm for an hour, that l had no oth- CT thought than to carry out his re- quest as speedily as possible, But ] knew that l had no need to invent an errand. Jim is not only the most trustworthy workman l ever have known, but he also is a Sphinx for discretion. And he is fully aware Of his little wife's unfortunate pcnchant for eavesdropping, so upon preteNt of giving him some directions con- cerning the car, l went 10 Inc barn, and put Lee Chow's request directly to him. only emitting the Orental's s name.
 "Jin,," I said slowly, "can you in vent some reason right away which will take you and Katie away from the farm for an hour? l cannot cX- plain why l wish you to 10"
 You don't never need to explain nothing to me, Mis- Graham" Jim answered Loyalty. "And--I under stand" he added significantly, Do you want us to go right away"
 "As soon as possible" ] returned.
 "Tll fix it with Katie" he said aftor n faut uacDpJc pf thouubf in which l knew he was formulating some plan. Jim's brain cogs revolve somewhat slowly. but most depend ably,
 That's Good scheme"
 "You please go back to the house." he said at last, and don't be surprised if Katie comes and asks If we can go up on the hill to the woods back there for q while. Some of the hens and one of the turkeys are missing, and it's as good a time now as any to hunt for them"
 That's a very good scheme, Jim, l smiled. Thank you so much"
 You're welcome Jim said aWk- wardly. but my heart warmed to the sincerity behind the simple words
 It was but a few minutes before Katie came to my door for the per mission Jim had outlined, and wher I had given it, and the two were well on their way to the hill, l Wen' back to Lillians room where Let Chow waited.
 "They are gone" I said "and vii not be back for an hour"
 "Ver' good" the Chinese returned imperturbably. You put car behind barn where nobody can see and Let Chow bring his car down there While Lee Chow gone you take Il cense plates off your car have read' when Lee Chow get back. You haV' screw drivers?'
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dazzling, unexpected smiles, out Of inc midst of deep seriousness. 'Thank you," she said. T should not have been standing in the way"
 "That's not the way to talk in this hang out" said Bob. "On your toes always and ready to fight for your lights. beg your pardon, but who are you, anyway"
 I'm Barbara Hawley," was the reply, "and I've come to work on your paper"
 Bob Jcffries whistled. You don't exactly look it." he said. But so much the bcttcr.'
 Barbara wondered what'he meant. ! She looked around anXiously for any
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as she intended.
 She looked around, wondering when lunch time came. The office was full of reporters. Nobody seem ed to be thinking about food, and nobody told her 10 run along and eat. ',
 She busted herself about her desk cleaning out some stuffed drawers reading the files of the Telegraph, She was beginning 10 feel pro 1 found respect for the commonplace columns of type that made up the paper.
 Never before had she guessed what narrowing work went into the making of the sheet. She had always thought that papers just appeared | in the evening on your porch.
 As the afternoon wore away. Bar l bara wished heartily that somebody would give her something to do. The rest of the staff had driftcd out of the office, and only Wells and the copyreaders remained at their desks. | She decided that she would put on her hat and go out in search of food. As she started out, she saw the homely youth enter the office with great stack of papers. He began lay l ing one on each desk.
 Barbara darted back into the room, seized her copy and made for the elevator.
 In the lobby downstairs she pass ed Bob Jeffries. He nodded pleasant ly, and Barbara felt glow of cheer in her heart.
 | Just around the corner was sandwich shop. Barbara made her way to a seat at the counter, ordered a sandwich and cup of coffee and spread the paper out before her. She scanned the front page. There was no sign of her work.
 On the second page, her hopes | waned; on the fifth, they went out altogether. Then she found it. in corner at the bottom Of the stock quotations column. It read:
 POET COMING | Alfred Moves, English poet |
 at Princeton University, will
 give a series of lectures at the
 public auditorium, beginning
 Nov. 1, under the auspices of l the University Extension Club.
 The waiter brought the sandwich just then. Barbara stared at the sandwich and pushed it away. Then she pushed the coffee away too. She stared at the page, but the words Of the article were blurred.
 Then she went through the pages rapidly again, looking for the story about the cornstalk that was 12 feet tall. It was not to be found. Again she went through the sheets, this time looking for the death notices that she had toiled over. There they were, bravely dis played beneath a bold black head "Obituaries" The names with thei) ehcaves of consonants made q braNo showing.
 She gulped the colfcet and paid her bill.
 Entering the office of the Tei"- graph again, she found Wells stand s ing beside gigantic man with |" , heavy beard. Wells addressed h"r- ; Miss Hawley, this is Morris Pattin- ham. He says you have puhlisI"d q story to the effect that he Is dcdd' Gro Be ContinueO
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stood for centuries. rooted 10 the spot Then the homely youth whom she had noticed before, brushed past her on his way 10 the mechan- cal department, with such speed that Barbara staggered against the corner Of a desk and would have fallen if someone had not put his hand on her arm.
 She looked around. to find herself face to face with man of possibly 30 whose eyes bramcd upon her and whose unshavcn face was curved into lines of friendllncss,
 Just escaped a bad smash-up thcrc." he said, bcaming more broadly. Accidents are right in my line. you know. I'm the police re- porter, Bob Jeflries."
 Barbara smiled at him, one of her
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other woman in the office. There was only the society editor. who was dressed much as Barbara herself.
 "Who hired you?" asked Bob. What kind of work are you going to do?"
 "McDermott hired me-" she an swercd He said something about Interviewing President Coolidge and sweeping out the office"
 Bob laughed, Well, l can tell you What that mcans-obituaries birth notices, sob stuff helpful hints and war correspondence provided there should be a war"
 Barbara laughed too But sho was not sure what the joke was.
 Just then she heard her name called in q loud and terrifying tone of voice. It was Wells, the city edi-
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.BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BARBARA llAWLEI, 25, after teaching school three years, decides 10 go into newspaper work in order to see life,
 When h"r Ciance. BRUCE REY- NOLDS, objects, she breaks with him and Gn's job on the New Britain Telegraph, of which AN DREW MrDEKMOTT, a close friend of her fulhrr. before his death, is managing clltor.
 Bruce makes an attempt at re- conciiariou, which Barbara rejects insisting shr must live her own life NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER III
 Apparently the work of the news paper office had been in swing for hours. There was the same buzz 0
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FRIEND SAVES
MRS. WIIHI.LNY

"Ovcrwork, worry, no appetite. no sleep. looked like a corps', % says Mrs. Mary WHhclmy Of St, Paul, Minn.. and 10 add ts my trouhlrs my physician advise an operation. \ friend, however, asked mo 10 try Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I did so. and you should see the improvement. I cat we'll sleep well, have gained in weight and strength and feel fine" That is what Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compounl did for Mrs. Wilhelmy. and it will do as much for any suffering woman.
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Brcakfast-Appics, cereal thin cream, waffles, syrup, milk, cofl""
 Luncheon-Clcam"d oyster plant on toast, stuffed prun" salad, Eu- ham bread and butter, sponge cake. milk. tea.
 Dinner = Rroilcd pork chops. baked sweet potatoes, apple sauc",
New Britain herald., 1925-11-25
The Days Work

Economizo on the daily duties of the household hy having those com mon 10 every day follow in regular rouiinc. The more nearly automatic your duties become, the less they will wear you out.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-25
Peter Meets Paddy Again
By Thornton W. Burgess

For things worth having you will
 work,
 Unless you chance 10 he a shirk.
 Paddy the Beaver.
 No one ever called Paddy the Beaver shirk and no one ever will. Long, long ago Paddy learned the hlcsscdncss of work. He wouldn't be happy at all if he couldn't work. To live in thc happy -go-lucky way that Peter Rabbit does would make Pad dy positively ill. Yes, sir, it would SO Paddy as learned the joy that there is in doing things. He can take things ,asy when there is nothing of importance to be done, but when there is work 10 be done you never linl Paddy loafing.
 Nou remember that Peter Rabbit found Paddy some distance mp the Laughing Brook and that Paddy said he was looking for trees. A week lat CT Peter discovered Paddy as fal down the Laughing Brook below his pond as he had been above it wher they met before.
 "I suppose" said Peter. that yol are still looking for trees"
 T suppose I am,' replied Paddy
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The Bear Is Sheltered

This is the third days chapter of "SnoW-White and Rose Red" Chil- dren who save these paper dolls will have complete set 10 act out the story with at the end of two weeks.
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The mex, story: Paddy the Beav- CTS Thanksgiving"