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of them are benefited when tonsils
and adenoids are removed.
Children may be born with adenoids
or they may have them soon after
birth; and they are more likely to be
In homes where the hygiene is faulty,
the ventilation poor, the food insult
able. and the conditions, In general,
unsanitary.
The child Is not responsible for all
these bad conditions, hence the more
important is it for those who brought
him into the world to do all In their
power to prevent the growth Of ade-
noids or to have them properly and
skilfuliy treated before his health ia
undermined.
No matter how poor parents may be,
there is today no excuse for neglect
Ing the health of their children.
There is hardly town of any size,
anywhere, which does not have a dis
pensary or hospital in which proper
treatment may be obtained if needed.
OF course the earlier it Is given, the
better for the child; and in the case
Of such children as have been here
considered, the treatment will consist
in removing the adenoids (and the tom
sils. too, If necessary. the administra-
ton of suitable tonics, and the giving
OF properly prepared and easily d.
gested food.
(0 by George Matthew Adams)
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HONEY AS A MEDICINE

HERES good news for the kids. An
1 4 eminent English doctor has just
written an article for the Lancet In
which he states that honey is a valu-
able medicine. That's just like tell
ing small boy that watermelon Is
good for him (Which. by the way, 1t
Isl.
Honey was the candy Of the ancient
world. 1t is frequently mentioned In
the Bible, although sugar is not once
referred to. That's because cane sugar
and beet sugar, our principal sources
of sweetness, weren't known until a
comparatively short time ago. When
the Jew, the Greek or the Roman
craved something sweet. he had to eat
sweet fruits or use honey, gathered by
the bees from a thousand flowers.
These old people knew that honey was
good food. They made famous drink
by mixing honey with water. They
found this most refreshing and stimu-
lating when they were tired.
1t has long been known that sugar
and water would stimulate the heart.
The Frenchman, with his glass of eau
sucre, Is not such sissy as some
would have us think.
Now comes DR.. G.. N. w. Thomas of
London, who says and has proved that
honey Is of great value in stimulating
the tired body, both in health and in
sickness. In his article he says that
honey has a marked stimulating effect
on the heart and Is of value In severe
cases Of malnutrition. He says 1t Is of
more value in fevers than beef tea,
which used to be the favorite invalid
food, and that it is especially valuable
In heart failure.
Medicine used to be considered of
value in proportion to its nastiness.
The worse it tasted, the more good 1t
did you. That was survival Of the
days when all kinds of nauseating and
disagreeable mixtures were poured in
to the unfortunate patient, In the
hope of disgusting the devil that
caused the disease and so driving him
out They apparently didn't hurt the
devil and they did disgust the patient.
But he had to take them just the
same!
Today we are all from Missouri We
have to be shown. We know honey Is
good and pleasant food and il it is also
a good tonic and heart stimulant
then, by all means, let's eat more
honey.
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ADENoIDs

TN ADDITION to the adenoids, we
= often see enlargement of the tonsils
and of the uvula (the little cone
shaped body which hangs at the en-
trance to the throat, the entire open
ing to the throat being almost obliter-
ated.
Such children are often stammerers.
their voice is thick and lacks resonance,
and their intellect suffers.
Their countenance is dull and ex-
pressionless, their complexion is bad,
their upper lip is retracted, the septum
of their nose detected. and the glands
in their neck enlarged.
They are often victims of Group.
hiccough, ST. Vitus dance, nose bleed,
earache and headache. they suffer con-
stantly from colds or deafness or weak
eyes.
Not all children with adenoids have
all these troubles; all have some of
them, some have all Of them, and most
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RIGHT WAY TO CAN
ALL SUMMER BERRIES
Water-Bath Method Good
for Various Fruits.

prepared by the United States Department.
of Agriculture.)
Except that gooseberries require q
sweeter strip than others, practically
all the summer berries may be canned
in the same way. This includes
blackberries, blueberries, dewberries,
huckleberries, loganberries, blackber-
ries, and raspberries. The water-bath
method is satisfactory for all these
fruits. The United States Department
Of Agriculture gives the following gen.
eral directions for canning.
Use only clean, fresh sound fruits.
Can them as soon as possible after
picking; within two hours is desirable.
Wash the berries thoroughly and pack
them In clean jars or cans. Fill the
containers up with boiling hot medium
strip, made by bringing to the boil
ing point one part of sugar and two
parts of water or fruit juice. In the
case Of gooseberries, use thick strip
consisting Of equal parts Of sugar and
water or fruit juice.
Put the rubbers and tops on glass
jars and adjust the springs halfway,
or place screw tops on loosely. II
tin cans are used, seal them COM
pletely. Set the Jars or cans on
rack or false bottom in the Gamer.
They should be entirely immersed In
the water and the Gamer should have
cover that fits well. A wash boiler
or any covered vessel Of sufficient
depth may be used IL equipped with
rack that permits the water to cir
culate under the jars. The pressure
Gamer at PIP degrees Fahrenheit may
also be used for berries.
Process quart Jars of berries for
20 minutes. pint jars for Is minutes.
and No. 2 and No. tin cans for 10
minutes, counting time as soon as the
water surrounding the Jars begins to
boil actively. Then remove the Jars
from the Gamer, seal alright at once,
invert. and place out of drafts. Cool
tin cans Immediately by plunging
them in cold water.
All jars and cans should be so
marked that each lot can be identified.
Keep them at room temperature for at
least week. Discard any showing
signs of spoilage and watch others of
the same lot until it is certain that
they are keeping.
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prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Flavor and texture are the two
chief points by which the home jelly
maker judges her success. Color and
sparkling clearness are also impor-
tant. They do not, however, count
for so much to the expert jelly
makers way of thinking as the de-
licious fresh fruit flavor by which
one can tell raspberry from currant
jelly with the eyes shut, and as the
tender quivering texture that the very
word sicily" calls to mind.
Rules for Using Berries.
The United States Department of
Agriculture gives the following rules
for making jelly from raspberries,
blackberries, currants, and other fruits
to insure good flavor and texture
Use, If possible, half and half mix
ture of underripe and ripe fruit. The
underripe gives the best texture and
the ripe the best flavor. Therefore,
such a combination is ideal If over
ripe fruit must be used, adding one
tablespoon lemon juice to each cup of
fruit juice just before it is combined
with the sugar improves flavor, tex
ture, and clearness, particularly Of
blackberry jelly.
Wash the fruit thoroughly but do
not let it soak, and be careful not to
break the tender skin.
Prepare Small Quantity.
Make jelly from six to eight pounds
Of prepared fruit at time. This
quantity is easy to handle and can be
cooked quickly. The long cooking
necessary for large quantities tends
to destroy the fresh fruit flavor and
brilliant color. Crush some Of the
fruit to start the flow of juice and
boil it rapidly, stirring all the time,
for three to ten minutes, depending
on the condition Of the fruit. Juice
for jelly making can be extracted
from all berries and many other
fruits without adding water, and
when done by this method has richer
flavor. Blackberries are an excep-
ton and seem to yield better and
more delicately favored jelly If one
quarter to one-half cupful of water
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is added to each pound Of berries.
Pour the cooked fruit into bag
made Of two or three layers Of cheese
cloth and let the juice drain off. When
the flow stops, press the bag lightly
several times but do not squeeze it.
II fruit is scarce, boil the drained
fruit pomace again with half It's
measure of water for eight or ten
minutes and drain off the juice as be-
fore. This second extraction is like
ly to be fairly rich in pectin and
rather poor in flavor, but combined
with the first it makes jelly Of satis-
factory quality.
For each cupful of fruit juice use
three-quarters of a cupful of sugar.
Too much sugar In proportion to
pectin may prevent jelly from 'jell-
ing or make 1t sirupy, while too little
sugar to pectin may result in tough
jelly Of poor flavor. With most ber-
ries, however, unless the fruit is over
ripe, the happy medium Is not difficult
to strike.
Flat Bottomed Pan Useful.
For boiling down juice and sugar,
use a large, f1at-bottomed pan, so that
evaporation will be rapid, and stir un-
til the sugar Is dissolved. Then boil
rapidly until the mixture sheets
from the spoon. Remove from the
fire at once and pour into low glasses
which have been washed and boiled
for twenty minutes.
Fill the glasses carefully and do
not allow any jelly to drip on the
inside edge near the rim. Cover with
sheet Of paper or clean cloth
to protect from dust and let stand
until the jelly is firm. If the jelly
does not set firmly the first day, do not
be discouraged but cover 1t well and
put 1t in the sun for from three to
five days. Jelly that "sets" slowly is
sometimes the best In texture.
After the jelly has set, but not un-
til then, cover each glass with paraffin,
hot but not smoking. Rotate the glass
while the paraffin hardens so that it
forms high rim. Adjust the tin
tops of the glasses. Label with kind
and date, and store in a cool, dry
place.
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~HE WHY @ avK KING Ssy1Ha
- SUPERSTITIONS

broken web, said: Nobody In there"
and went on. Therefore, the spider
having saved David. was reverenced
ever after. Others cite the story of
Robert Bruce, who was inspired. when
his fortunes were at their lowest, to
make another attempt to restore the
independence of his country by watch
ing the persistency with which a
spider, after repeated failures. hauled
himself up by his slender thread.
But the spider superstition prevails
in countries which never heard of
Bruce and where the legend Of David's
spider is unknown. 1t is an ancient
superstition of psychological origin-a
cognate idea arising from fact.
Old Fuller mentioned the spider
superstition 300 years ago and gave
as the explanation of 1t the fact that
"such as Initiate the industry and per-
severance Of this contemplate insec,
may. by Gods grace, weave for them
selves wealth and the purchase of a
large estate"
GO by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
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dates, stuffed with marshmallOw or
few nuts, rolled in sugar. will make
a most acceptable finish to dinner.
They may be prepared and kept In
readiness for any emergency.
For the sultry days Of midsummer
frozen dishes are the most favored
When one has plenty ice and good
freezer, the process Of making few
quarts Of Ice cream or sherbet Is no
more exacting than many pies or pud-
dings. A custard pie is favorite one
for the hot weather; made and cooled
on ice 1t is especially delicious.
coconut Ple.-Line a deep pie plate
with pastry and let stand in the Ice
chest for an hour to become thoroughly
chilled. Beat four eggs (three will
do), add one-half cupful of sugar, the
grated rind of lemon, two cupfuls Of
milk, mix well and stir In two cupfuls
of coconut, sprinkling we'll over the
top. Bake in a moderate oven one
hour.
Date CrumbIes.-Beat two eggs, add
one cupful Of sugar, two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, one tablespoonful
Of flour, one cupful each of chopped
walnuts and dates. Mix all together
and spread on two creased pie tins.
Bake in a slow oven three-quartefs Of
an hour. Crumble and serve In tall
glasses with whipped cream. Sweeten
and flavor the cream and stir in the
crumbles.
Fruit cream.-Beat one egg white,
one-half glass Of jelly and two table
spoonfuls of cream until stiff enough
to stand. Serve In sherbet cups with
custard sauce or with cream,
whipped or plain.
A layer cake put together with
sweetened and favored whipped cream,
the top well covered, Is a dessert that
most people enjoy.
Salads and Things.
A simple salad which is easily pre-
pared and as well liked, Is fresh pine
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of 'HEALTH"
HOW TO STOP BLEEDING
i-fi-iti-i-sss-i--s-s-s--i--i-i--a-f--i-sssii-s

MosT people are terrified at the
Ava sight Of blood. This natural in
stinct is probably inherited from our
any amount Of bleeding was dangerous
to life but didn't know enough about
the body and how 1t was made to know
how to stop It,
Blood Is a vital fluid 1t is present
in all parts Of the body, except the
nails, the hair and the teeth. Even in
the nails there is blood in the quick
or living part at the base and In the
teeth in the sensitive pulp.
The blood Is carried from the heart
to all parts of the body by the arteries,
so called by the ancient wise men. be-
death and so were supposed to carry
air. The arteries break up into fine
network of tiny vessels called capil-
laries, which carry the blood into the
finest tissues so that every cell In the
body may receive its needed supply of
blood. Other capillaries collect the
blood and return it to the veins, which
become larger and larger as they ap-
proach the heart, where the venous
blood enters the right side to be
pumped to the lungs and recharged
with oxygen.
Any scratch or cut, no matter now
small, causes bleeding II the true skin
is broken Such oozing is slight and Is
usually checked by the cOagulation OF
the blood. In more severe injuries, the
larger arteries or veins may be torn
and considerable hemorrhage may take
place.
In bleeding from the veins, the blood
is dark blue and flows in a steady
stream. Unless one of the large veins
is opened yenous bleeding is not spe-
cially dangerous and is comparatively
easy to stop. Packing the wound with
clean gauze or, If this Is not available,
with clean handkerchiefs and then
making firm pressure, either with the
fingers or by tight bandages, will gen.
orally stop 1t.
IL an artery Is cut, the blood Is
thrown out in spurts with each con-
lEdCtlOu VI Tie hColt anu 10 "a o.
This Is the most dangerous form OF
hemorrhage and should be stopped at
once. Every one should know how to
check such bleeding, otherwise much
valuable time and sometimes life itself
may be lost by delay in waiting for the
doctor.
Bleeding from large vein or an
artery can be stopped by pressure. Ii
an artery is cut, the pressure should
be between the cut and the heart, II
vein, on the side away from the heart.
Pressure with the fingers will often
stop 1t but this is difficult to keep up.
A stone or pad of any kind, wrapped
In a handkerchief, should be tied
around the limb, with the pad resting
over the artery above the cut. The
handkerchief can then be twisted with
a pencil, fountain pen, pocket knife or
a stout stick. A belt, pair OF sus-
penders, a good sized cord or a strip
torn from a skirt or shirt can also be
used Twist the bandage tight enough
to stop the bleeding and keep 1t on I'M
til the doctor comes.
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red astrakhan apples add three pints
of blackberries. Cook the fruit with
as little water as possible. Drain but
do not squeeze. Use two-thirds as
much sugar as juice and cook until it
jells. Cook the juice ten minutes be-
fore adding the sugar. If carefully
made 1t will be beautiful red.
Hot Southern SIaw.-Melt, but do
not brown, one tablespoonful Of butter,
one tablespoonful of lard, and work
in two tablespoonful of flour, then
add chopped or shredded cabbage, salt
to taste and one-half to one cupful Of
cold water. Stir and cook. When the
cabbage is cooked, pour over the fol-
lowing dressing: One-half cupful Of
sour cream, one teaspoonful of sugar
and two tablespoonful Of vinegar;
beat until thick, pour over the cab
bage and let 1t just come to the boiling
point. Stir and take up Immediately.
Peach Marmalade. - Boil twelve
pounds of peaches until reduced to a
pulp, adding small amount of water,
IDcu put lhCih lhkOuSh oACFO anu
add pound of sugar to each pound Of
fruit. Boil, stirring constantly until
thick. Put away In glasses for winter.
Spanish Salad.-TO two cupfuls of
diced chicken add one cupful of diced
cucumber, one cupful Of walnut meats.
and a cupful of cooked peas. Mix
with boiled dressing and serve on
lettuce.
Peas, pickles, green olives, peanuts
and little celery make a good salad
combination.
Cherry Puddlng.-Take one table
spoonful of butter, one-half cupful of
sugar, one beaten egg, two cupfuls
each of sour milk and flour, one-half
teaspoonful of soda, mix and beat
we'll, then stir in quart Of cherries,
pitted; bake for three-quarters of an
hour.
Preserved Cherries.-To every pound
of Morello cherries allow one pound
of sugar. Stone the cherries, cover
with the sugar and let stand in cool
place over night. In the morning put
over the fire in preserving kettle and
cook slowly without stirring until the
fruit is soft and the strip clear. Skim
carefully and put into jars.
Pepper ReIish.-Take one dozen
each of green and red peppers. four
teen medium-sized onions, one cupful
of sugar, two cupfuls of vinegar, one
tablespoonful of salt; boil fifteen min
utes and can whole hot.
An inventory of all household
goods, furnishings, linen, silver, china,
canned goods as well as clothing, is
Invaluable. Keep list In the safety
deposit box; in case of fire 1t win be
found useful.
Ne,1a hlerr sse
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CEORGIANA

EORGIANA is modernism which
has quite bit of interesting his
tory behind 1t. 1t means husband
man" and dates back to the allegorical
saints of the Greek church. one of
whom was called by Greek name
which meant worker of the EARTH"
The fame Of st. George and the
dragon carried the masculine name to
extraordinary heights of popularity.
From 1t various feminines were formed
with distinct idea of honoring the
saint. 1t was. not slow growth, but
u deliberate manufacture. The first
English lady bearing name akin to
George was god-child of Anne of
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SPIDERS

ITO SEE a spider spin down be-
l. you is an omen of good luck. That
is the broadcast form of the spider super
stition which extends to all parts of
the world. The more restricted form
says that the spider sometimes called
the Book Spider" and sometimes the
money Spider"-that little fellow who
drops down on his slender thread from
ceilings and window ledges-is the
bringer of good luck. His appearance.
spinning down before you. is sure
sign of money coming to you. Some
say that II Is almost as sure a sign
of good luck to find one Of these
spiders on your clothing.
The origin Of the spider supersti-
ton has been seen by some in the
old Hebrew tradition telling how
David. being pursued by Saul, took
refuge In a cave across the mouth of
which a spider at once wove web
Sau., coming along and seeing the I'M
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LARD CAN IS USEFUL
FOR HOLDING FLOUR
Kitchen Convenience Is Idea
of a Virginia Woman.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Conveniences need not cost much.
Ingenuity in making good use of ar
ticles which have apparently served
their purpose often results in house
hold improvements for little or no
cash outlay. An excellent illustration
Of this is shown In the above picture
Of -four bin made out Of an old lard
can. Because Of it's tight-titting lid
and its general shape, the can was
just the thing for storing flour, espe-
cially after 1t had been mounted on
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branches over Cheerups' hollow stump
and they were so much alike that you
couldn't tell them apart unless you
knew them very we'll. They were as
slender and brown as Cheerups was
plump and green, and being so slender
and brown, they looked like brothers
to the pine needles which fall from the
great pine trees and feel so soft under
your feet in the woods.
Brighteyes could see very well in
deed. His eyesight was so wonderful
that he 'ould almost see around cor
ner. Qaickear said that he could hear
the grass grow. Softfoot stepped so
lightly that even Quickear couldn't
hear him, and Sniffsniff could smell a
violet a mile away.
OF course, with such good friends
near him, Cheerups couldn't be very
sad about the lack of visitors. 1t was
really because he was SO glad that fine
morning that he wanted to share lis
good spirits with every one.
Eyes, I'm sure they would like us
if they could only get here" MUIR
INJURED Cheerups to himself 81 would
so love to broaden my acquaintance
They say travel does 1t. That's It,
we'll travell Oh, Brighteyes. Quick
ear, Softfoot, Sniffsniff; have an
ideaH
"Yes, sir, here l am, sir; couldn't
see anyone from the top of the noun.
tain coming this way, sir" cried
Brighteyes, as he fluttered to the
ground.
"Never mind that now" shouted
Cheerups excitedly. 81 have won.
derful idea. Well go to theml"
'To them?" piped Quickear.
ITO whomT chirped Softfoot.
'To where" sputtered Sniffsniff.
For they had all dropped down from
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IN A NAME q"
J-By MILDRED MARSHALL--
W. Facts about It's history; meaning; whence n
derived significance; lucky day and luck


Denmark. who had her christened
Georgia Anna in commemoration of
herself and the popular saint. Later
the two names were run together and
Georgfana Is the result.
Georgia is now regarded as a con-
traction of Georglana, although It has
the right to separate existence
Georgine and Georgette are French yer.
sions which have also acquired popu-
Iarity In this country.
The emerald is Georgiana's tails
manic gem. 1t is believed to guard her
from unfortunate love affairs by Civ
Ing her extraordinary keenness In judg
ment. Wednesday is her lucky day
and her lucky number.
GO By Wheeler Syndicate. Inc,
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Brief Information,

In Iceland the natives dinner usual
ly consists of dried fish and butter.
So heavy were the rains in north
ern Peru this year that building oper-
ations were practically paralyzed.
A hinged device with teeth on its
face, to be worn on the hands, has
been patented for handling cakes Of
Ice.
A species of fishing cat. common
in parts Of India and Burma. lives on
fishes and mollusks of its own catch
ing.
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the Great Pine Tree at Cheerups' first
call.
1--WE are going to travel" chuckled
Cbeerups. isn't it excitirg?"
But please. sir, when do we start?'
chimed the Quixies In chorus.
1--WE begin here and we start now"
cried Cheerups gleefully. "All aboard
for Somewhere and he hoped on a
passing leaf and rose into the air. The
four little Quixies were most too
astonished to move but they didn't
want to be left behind, so each grabbed
a bit of thistledown and followed
Cheerups on his voyage of discovery
GO by Little Brown q COY