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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

With wit it works in the same way. A
flat joke, an old story, any kind of a
clumsy quip may be a scream If your
critical faculties are asleep. The hardest
part of bartender's job was to have to
stand there sober and listen to his Gus
toners idiotic talk. Voluble takers have
driven their mates to drink because
alcohol makes the river of words seem
interesting and even important
Prohibition has broken up many an old
circle of friends who used to think each
other gifted conversationalists. A few
bone dry evenings together revealed them
to each other as empty headel morons
without wit or wisdom. Also restaurant
patrons suddenly found things to criticise
about the food that had never been
noticed before, the music was not so
sweet nor the ladies so beautiful, all for
the same reason.
Alcohol makes us feel warm when il is
really making US cooler. It sends the
blood to the skin and the mucous MEM
branes where contact with the air cools US
off faster and yet the skin itself is actu-
ally warmer and the skin nerves are de-
ceived into reporting the sensation of
warmth to the brain.
Thus those stirring tales we used to
read about the faithful st. Bernard dogs
starting out into the blizzard with cask
Of brandy tied around their necks, track
ing down men who were freezing TO death
and warming them up with the liquor are
all wrong. After his nip the sufferer was
worse off than before. The dog should
have dragged his man back to warm
room before letting him take any alcohol
into his system. Then when the blood
was stimulated and pumped to the skin
by the liquor it would absorb heat and
really revived him.
In hot weather, alcohol has the I'M
pleasant effect of increasing perspiration
and in flushing the mucous membranes
tends to make hay fever sufferers start
sneezing. When person is chilled through
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

mental work, the aged vegetable manipu-
l.tor cOnfessrs 70 turning several hand
so ngs on his lawn. He goes 10 bed at
p. m. and is up at $50. thus getting
in an hour and half more sleep than
Mr.. Bryan hoped for, and almost twice
as much as yatisfips Mr.. Edison. Though
ho has devoted his life TO developing cdi-
b.. vegetables Mr.. Burbank eats some
meat None Of these busy gcniuscs seem
10 be- raddistS
Montague Glass, the author, makes It
plain that he has no rules or policy what
ever except never TO exercise. At the end
he says:
"a forget about my diet, my body and
my ailments. J battle and save every
morning. hay" haircut once a week, cat
when I'm hungry and drink when I'm dry.
81 fprvontly believe that people who
try TO keep themselves fit by diet and
exercise, live half the lifetime Of a man
who lives fully even if he die at forty and
they live TO be- nUisances 70 their friends
and famllic, at the age Of eighty or more.
II J enjoyed taking exercise, would take
it. do not enjoy it."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

silly but under the in
fluence of several
drinks we utter them
with all the confidence
and solemnity worthy
of, a tremendous truth.
If our listeners critical
faculties are as para
lyzed as our own they
accept our platitudes
and stupidities as
pearls of wisdom. The
result is the usual
brilliant" converse
ton that has graced
many a festive board.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
CONSISTS OF a Few
Somersaults on the
Lawn, But He Is Get
ting Close Up to the
20 Mark and Is Still
Vigorous and Healthy

then there is no reason for cnvying the
possessor Of them, nor for letting the
health fsddist kid you INTO following has
strenuous rules Every man apparently
must find out by his own experience and
comnonsense, what works hest for him
and not listen too much to the other fell
low, especially if he is one Of those hu-
man truck horses.
It is noticeable, however, that most OF
these successful men, while usually scorn-
ing diets and exercise and even caring
little about fresh air and sunlight, AVOID
overeating and go easy nn alcohol ana
coffee but there are some exceptions even
TO these.
Here is the questionable and the an
swers given are those Of Thomas A. Edi-
son. The electrical genius says nothing
about sleep. but as he works sixteen hours
a dsv and is obliged to waste some time
on his three meals, dressing, undressing,
shaving. going TO and from the laboratory,
etc. II is easy to see that his hours in bed
must be few indeed; not much over five
at the most. In this ability to get along
without sleep. Mr.. Edison rs clearly alb
normal The average man would be as
unwise to follow the inventor in this habit
as he would be to exercise as much as Mr.
Jack Dempsey. Outside Of this one mat
ter and the long hours Of wo.k, Mr.. Ed
sons replies are good average Of them
all.
/. What part of the day do you devote
to exercise?
Answer: Walk perhaps one mile daily
around shops.
2. Do you employ athletic equipment
or do you perform calisthenIcs:
Answer: No.
g What outdoor sports do you indulge
in with regularity, and approximately how
often?
Answer: None.
4. Do any Of your meals fall under the
classification Of light" and If so which:
Answer: Eat just enough Of SIMPLE
food 10 keep my weight constant which
food is surprisingly mall
5. Do you avoid stimulating beverages
such as tea and coffee?
Answer: Drink only milk and water
s. What general rules Of health do you
follow?
Answer: Work about sixteen hours
daily, eating about One-fourh of food
consumed By most people.
Charlie Chaplin, yielding to the popular
idea that exercise is necessary but hating
II. takes the bitter pill in concentrated
form first thing in the morning and gets
i of his mind AZ 8 a. m. he arises, runs
a mile, and refuses TO bestir himself there
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

The Popular idea That Literary Men Like Old Samuel
Johnson and His Crones, Drinking Together at Some
Tavern Were at Their Best and WittieSt, Is
Entirely Wrong Says Science. They Thought
What They Were Saying Was Funny but
That Was Only Because Alcohol Had Dead
ened Their Critical Faculties and They
Were in Fact Very Tiresome.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

after except as
demanded by the
camera.
The late Will
lam J. Bryan's
reply shows that
he had no ath-
lctic equipment,
performed no
calisthenics and
had no outdoor
sports. His only
general rule Of
health is, 81 try
to get eight
hours slepp, but
do not always
succeed.
The reply Of
Luther Burbank
the plant wizard,
who has made
him self famous
by changing
fruit and veg
etablcy so that
their own moth
crs would not
recognize t h e m,
contains a curl
Gus item under
out door sports.
Besides m u c h
walking in over
seeing his cxDer-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

THE Bureau of Industrial Service of
Philadelphia recently sent out a
QUESTIONABLE to large number of
enlinently successful Americans to find
out their life habits. The answers, in
many cases, are astonishing, and upset
some of our most cherished beliefs about
health, exercise and diet.
Thousand of books have been written
on health, but doctors rarely get a chance
to studyNa normal person. Their patients
have already broken do n and the college
athletes they examine are as far above
normal as the prisoners and sick people
are below.
Perusal of the mass of replies from
these able citizens impresses one with the
rather pleasant news that large part of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

the so-called rules of health as
preached to us is bunk as far as
the average person is concerned,
and even dangerous. to some.
Your neighbor, with a chest like
a gorilla and bulging muscles,
who makes religion of ice-cold
baths and exercise, tells you that
these things are what keep him
healthy. This may be true for
him, but for you the same things
might make you inefficient at
the office and eventually under
mine your health.
Unless your job is doing heavy
physical labor, a big chest and
mighty muscles are handicaps
likely to shorten your life and
hamper your career. If you are
born with these decorations or
have developed them you must
exercise and feed them all your
life or expect to get sick. IL not,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
For Your Boy
to Wear Christmas

LUMBERJACK SWEAT GAUNTLET gloves for
ERs-knitted IN SIX anu the boy made Of fine
S Oa 81 these sweaters grade of leather button
In beautiful colors and effects In and black.
striking combinations. $685. All sizes. s12s.
SHIRTS AND BLoUsES PAJAMAs-Made OF out
y of fine count Rg flannel in fancy stripes
Gale md corded madras. In and patterns. Trimmed
smart patterns that with frogs You know the
just the thing boy will like pair. $780,
ssc
BATH ROBES or
JERSEY SUITS-For lit Beacon blanket CLOTH
tie brother Navajo effects, trimmed
Christmas day. In sport with silk cords. In all the
models also in lumberjack newest color combinations
effects. S4.4S. s24S.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
For the HOme-32 Pieces
Dinner Sets $3.50

Made of fine imported German china and in the
most attractive shapes. Why she'll fairly beam with happi
of these SETS Shown in beautiful floral pat
terms.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06

You have handkerchiefs your Christmas shop
ping list, select them from this offering Why, there
are any number of the girls you exchange gifts with
who will adore gift in 'kerchefs.
They come to in a box and are made of the
ssheerest linens, lawns and voile In white and coors
Some have hand embroidered corners All come in
pretty gift boxes.
JOsKEs STREET FLOOR
Evening star., 1925-05-11

merry expert tells us that both Ameri-
can and French milliners realize that
the small, little trimmed felt hat has
worked devastation with their profits.
They say that the craze for the small
number of the French millinery
houses. Realizing this. the milliners
here, there and elsewhere are eager
to show more elaborate hats, that
would yield more elaborate profit, but
while they show these with one hand
realizing that they are necessary to
profitable business, with the other
hand they show the newest Version of
the little. plain felt hat, knowing that
this may be the only hat that certain
women will want to buy
Meantime the new felt hats are as
tempting as can be- The felts are of
all the smart colors and as light and
soft as is consistent with their use.
They are unbound and the trimming
is frequently made entirely of match,
ing felt. i.--e
A Pierrot shaped felt, with a little
brim upturned at the front, shows an
ornament of the felt resembling a
large poinsettia- at the right side. In
France the shades most in demand
are pastel tints of yellow, fuchsia
petunia, blue and rose. White is
constantly favored, and as a. contrast
to the widely worn coiored hats little
black shapes have an air of great
SmartneSS.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1925-05-11
In THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK
and Luther Burbank

disbudding to produce fine large bios
SONS. Another thing, when planting
the tuber il is well TO plant d stake
at the same time and so avoid future
injury to the plant"
DO dahlias come from Africa. Mr.
Burbank, along with gladioli, anna
ryllis and other bulbs"
No" said Mr. Burbank, "dahIias
are natives of Mexico. and were dis
covered by the conquerors and taken
back to Spain. They We're introduced
into England from Spain. by the Mar
chilness of Butte, in the latter part of
the eighteenth century. so they are
comparatively newcomers in our
floral world.
But the name is not Spanish"
No" said Mr.. Burbank. the dah-
liza does not seem to have had any
name until it came to Europe. and
Linnaeus the great naturalist named
it after his friend, DR. Andreas Dahl.
The family name became the common
name, too, only it should be pro-
nounced with a broad "a as BELTS its
origin.
"One of the cactus dahlias, also a
native of Mexico is called dahlias
Juarezzi. after former President
Juarez, so. one of the family at least
has Mexican name"
THE original flowers" I surmised.
must have looked like a large red
daisy with a yellow center"
Yes said Mr.. Burbank, ''it con-
sisted of a center of tiny yellow
flowers surrounded by a row of red
petals, and after some years of cul-
ture, many of the little f1oret were
changed into petals, making the
flowers double.
1T manifested such a remarkably
disposition to vary that one of the
original species is known as dahl
variabilis.'
Icnnrrirht 1QoE
Evening star., 1925-05-11

Moreover, they should be relaxed and
not held stiff1y., Try walking with the
arms thus relaxed and the elbows and
wrists close to the body. You will
be struck by the fact that there is
little motion of the arms. They will
not swing back and forth like pendu-
lums. They will fall gracefully and
easily at the side.
Double Chin.
1t is possible to reduce and mini
mize, double chins by the poise of
the head. They are accented,
the wrong posture. Hold the head
high and chin up, not out. Raise
the crown of the head as high as
possible by pressing it upward. Re-
member that it is the crown of the
head. not the front of it that should
be elevated. Hold the arms lightly
and relaxed at the sides in the posi-
ton described. Stand with the feet
close together. AS you raise the
crown of the head, the back straight
ems, the head is we'll poised and the
best and most attractive posture is
attained. Breathe freely and easily
so that there is nothing stiff about
the position of the body.
Exercise WhIle you Work.
Fortunately for the busy housewife
and homemaker, this exercise is one
that can be taken and held while
standing at the sink, while walking
about doing the round of home duties
as well as when walking on the street
No special time is needed to acquire a
good poise. If you remember to take
steps in line with each preceding one.
not in ANY exaggerated way, but
easily and simply. a graceful walk will
result. If a woman stands we'll and
walks correctly, and does so uncon-
sciously because it has become habit.
she has acquired style in herself. Gar
ments will fit better, hats well placed
on the head will suit the contour more
artistically. The whole bearing and
costuming will prove most attractive
1t is well worth the effort to acquire
such grace-and it may be had at no
cost whatever.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. March
lo.-Some nice afternoon when YOU
feel like taking waIk-stroll down
FLORIDA. There are many famous
promenades in the cities of the world
but none more interesting than this
narrow little street running through
the center of Buenos Aires.
Maybe you have idled your way
along Broadway or the Strand. Rue de
Ia Paix, Pennsylvania avenue or
Unter den Linden. Possibly your
footsteps have led you by the way of
the Bubbling Well road. Shanghai.
or down the Street Called Straight
You may have wandered along The
ChoWk in Benares, or piously plod
the Via Delorosso: there is a chance
that you have ambled down the Ap-
plan Way. or the Gina in Toxic, or
f1oated down the Grand Canal in
Venice. Even so-even if you have
passed along them all-you should
stroll down the Florida some sunny
afternoon when you feel like taking
walk
The proper hour is o'clock in the
afternoon-18 o'clock. as they say
here. The street is closed to all
vehicular traffic between the hours
of and o'clock in the afternoon.
That is ''El Paseo" time.
promenade-and, l would like to re.
mark, there is nothing like it any
where. 1t is the most distinctive
thing about South America. to my
mind. l watch it every night. 1t is
the best show in town.
1t was in La PaZ, by the Plaza Muir
rillo, that l first saw the paseo-the
passing in review of the Village
senoritas before the ogling eyes of the
village sheiks. Again | watched them
flaunt themselves along the Avenida
Pedromontt in Valpoi, and later in
Santiago 1 spent an hour each day in
the -Avenida de las Delicias while the
boys and girls passed" each other.
The paseo is a relic of haremism-
brought into Spain by the Moors. no
doubt, and thence to Latin America
1t is based on the theory that a boy
and a girl may not be safely allowed
alone. The South American man
practices little self-restraint, but pre-
Evening star., 1925-05-11

den yet could peep out and see what
was going on. He had "A feeling that
he wanted to go somewhere and do
something, but just where he wanted
to go or what he wanted to do he
couldn't think.
But late that afternoon as jolly.
round, red Mr.. Sun was getting near
the Purple Hills behind which he
would go to bed, and the Black Shad-
ows were getting ready to steal out
across the Green Meadows and
through all the Green Forest, a sound
reached Old Mr.. Toad, sound that
made him tingle all over. 1t was
the sound of many voices in a great
chorus. The voices were of his lit
tie cousins, the Hylas, which some
folks call Peppers, and they were
singing their Spring song over in the
Smiling Pool.
Then Old Mr.. Toad knew where he
wanted to go and what he wanted
to do. He wanted to go to the Smil-
ing Pool and he wanted to sing Yes.
sir, that was it, he wanted to sit in
the Smiling Pool and sing with his
small cousins, the Hylas. So off he
started without any delay He had
long way to go. For such a slow
traveller as Old Mr.. Toad it was a
long journey. He sighed as he
thought of what long journey it
would be back to- Farmer Browns
garden after the singing season was
over. But thought of this didn't stop
him. He kept right on going, hop,
hop, hipperty-hop, hop, hop, hipperty-
hop, until he had. to rest. Then in
few minutes he would start on
again, hop, hop, hipperty-hop.
Now he was so intent on getting to
the Smiling Pool that he failed to use
his eyes as he should have, and with.
out seeing him at all he almost ran
into Jimmy Skunk. The first Old Mr.
Toad knew. of any one being about
was when he was suddenly f1ipped
over on his back. Jimmy had sim
slipped it under Old Mr.. Toad and
turned him over.
Old Mr.. Toad was upset. He was
upset in more ways than one. He was
upset bodily and, what was worse, he
was upset in his dignity. You know
Old Mr.. Toad has considerable dignity
He hops along In a very solemn and
olgnlned manner. Now all in a twink
ling he was fiat on his back, which
Is a very undignified position to be in.
ana TO get back on his feet again he
must kick and struggle in very un-
dlgnlned, not to say. ridiculous, man.
ner- And all the time Jimmy Skunk
stood looking down at him and chuc.
king.
AT last Old Mr.. Toad got on his feet
again, and he was so swelled up with
anger that you would hardly have
known him. But before he could say
word Jimmy Skunk Tipped him on
his back again. Poor Old Mr.. Toad.
He was a wee bit frightened, for he
wasn't quite certain just what Jimmy
Skunk might mean to do. He knew
that Jimmy was fond of Frogs and he
wasn't quite sure that Jimmy might
not be going to try Toad for change
But Jimmy had no such thought.
He had upset Old Mr.. Toad from
spirit OF mischief. 1t wasn't at all
nice or kind of Jimmy. but he didn't
intend any harm. 1t was done just
for fun, though Jimmy was old
enough to know that fun that makes
other folks uncomfortable really isn't
fun at all.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

OF course every one of you knows
the story of Cinderella. No doubt
you have all been wanting color cut
outs for 1t. Well, here is Cinderella,
herself. and even in her rags you can
see how very beautiful she is.
But. in spite Of her great beauty.
Ella, for that was her real name, was
very miserable, for her own mother
was dead and her stepmother was ex-
tremely cruel to her. She had two
daughters of her own who were ugly
girls, but were cast in the shade by
Elias loveliness. This made the step
mother jealous. She spoiled her own
daughters dreadfully, but poor Ella
was forced to toll in the kitchen with
nothing but. rags to wear. Because
she often sat in the corner close to
the ashes to warm herself they called
her cinderella"
Color Cinderella's hair golden, her
dress blue, and her shawl brown.
Mount her on a piece of heavy paper,
cut her out and save her.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-05-11
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BetUeen
Ttco Fires
of Duty
If 1t Comes to a Showdown Between Your Old
Parents and Your New Family, Your First Duty
Is to the One You Have Married.

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Evening star., 1925-05-11

Every woman should learn to stand
and walk gracefully. These are two
great assets that are essential to
style, which is said to be quite as
desirable as mere beauty when it
comes to attraction. Fortunately,
there are few women who cannot
acquire these desirable qualities. The
woman who is active about the house
much of the time can learn them in
the round of duties. The mother
who holds her baby in one arm while
she does necessary things, and there
are no mothers who care for their
babies who do not have to be SO
busted at times, must realize that
she must stand erect afterwards or
her poise will be poor 1t is a simple
matter to throw the balance to the
other foot and to raise the shoulder
that has been lowered when carry
ing the baby, if only the necessity
is recognized. Often a poor carriage
comes from neglect of some little
thing that can be corrected readily.
It should be remembered that
knees and ankles should be kept
close together when standing or a
woman looks awkward, especially
now that skirts are so short that
legs as well as ankles and feet are
visible. 1t is surprising how many
women stand with their ankles 8
or 10 inches apart. When light
stockings and dark shoes are worn
this awkward position is striking.
The women who stand thus have
no conception of how ungainly they
appear or they surely would never
stand so again. 1t is too easy a
matter to rectify. They should stand
with their ankles close together.
When walking put one foot a little
in front of the other and not merely
forward. This tends to keep the
feet in line. You may remember that
Irene Castle always walked in this
way, and she was noted for her
grace in walking as well as dancing.
Hold Arms Correctly.
Another thing to bear in mind is
that the arms should fall close to the
sides. Elbows and wrists should not
be far from the body. If close, the
position Of the arms will be right.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
HOW TT STARTED
Calling It "Claret." ("
By JEAN NEWTON.

1t is true that claret is the name of
red Bordeaux wine, that it is fire.
quentIy applied to other red wines
and that no wine that is not red could
be called claret. Yet the popular as
sumption that there is some connec-
ton between the name "claret" and
the color of the wine is incorrect.
We have "claret" from the French
clair which goes back to the Latin
"clarus," meaning simply clear"
The significance of the term is com.
prehensible to those who have at
tempted the feat of homemade wine,
which is very difficult to make clear
and which, after straining and re-
straining, still leaves some cloudiness.
Research has not made entirely
clear why the word should so def
nitely name a red wine. First wines,
however, were red, and the presump-
ton is that it was early in the de.
velopment of the wine industry that
the word which was to distinguish
wine which had been refined of cloud
mess and impurities from the coarser
kind happened to be applied to a red
wine. And this it has named, ever
since.
Copyright, 1925.)