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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. NJ. ID.

both men and women. but young WON
en- mainly. They complain that they
can't keep warm when others find the
conditions quite comfortable. Not in
vsria bly,. hnt in many insta noes. these
young women are subject 10 hypo-
thyroidism, deficient thyroid gland
function. and in many cases they
show slight enlargement Of the thy
roid gland-that is. simple eoiter.
Besides being unduly sensitive to
cold they are likely to suffer from
frostbite on slight exposure. They
are abnormally sleepy, hitting the hay
long hours al night and readily drop
ping off asleep in the daytime They
generally accumulate a moderate sur
plus weight in their late teens. They
like TO pile on phenomenal amounts of
clothing by day and sleep under a
crushing weight of covers at night
What they need is just wee bit of
iodin-a proper ration of this indis-
they presently become normal in all
respects. Presently in this insta nee
means in year or so.
! forgot to mention that besides the
tendency 10 excessive deposits Of fat
In these young women with hyDothy-
rnidism. and the oversensitiveness to
cold. there is generally an associated
hradycardia tbrady. ! blush to say.
mea ming slow. and "a rdia meaning
hearU. probably a body temnerature
speck below the normal. and usual
~ rather pasty. pale or sallow com.
pleXion.
They're nice girls. once the jodin
ration is provided for, and the onlv
thing ] have against them Is the way
they interfere with the regulat ton Of
the household tempera ture
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REIHINk SI1kRlk& BY THORNTON
DA]A/ A1'AA ~ l. O1NlHo n. BURGESS

But you can't live up here in the
Winter. replied Peter.
Who says l can't" inquired
Mocker
"Why-why-why. I have always
heard that Mocking Birds can live
only in the South in Winter" replied
Peter.
so YOU are one Of those fellows
who believes everything he hears
excla lined Mocker. We'll. here ! am
and I'm alive"
That's it, exclaimed Peter ca
gerly. Here you are and you're alive.
and you ought not to be"
You should have heard Mocker
laugh then. I'D like to know whv !
ought not to be alive" said he when
he could stop laughing.
Peter looked a little foolish. He
felt a little foolish. Il didn't mean
just that, Mr.. Mocker." said he.
What | meant is that you ought to
be down South, and because you're
not, you ought not to be alive. No. I
don mean that. mean YOU
you-
You mean interrupted Mocker
that you don't see how can find a
living up here. Is that it?"
Peter nodded. Yes" said he
that's 1t. How do YOU keep warm
and how do you get enough to eat?''
You have that the wrong way
around. replied Mocker. Eating
comes first Eat enough and you'll
keep warm enough. Don't you know
that"
Peter admitted that he did. He
knew that food makes heat and a
warm coat keeps the heat in. He
knew that he didn't care himself how
hard Jack Frost pinched just SO long
as he had plenty to eat. He remem-
bered that Welcome Robin had said
something of the kind. So he under
stood what Mocker meant But
where do you get enough to eat?" he
inquired.
Right here" replied Mocker.
These berries are very good. But
even with these I don't suppose i
would have enough If it were not for
Farmer Browns Boy. Farmer
Browns Boy has feeding shelf just
for me on the other side of the house.
So do not have to worry about get
ting enough to eat. Having enough
to eat, DO net-havs 10 -WnnS about
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Fear of Failing.

Another suicide Is featured in the
daily columns. A man leaps TO his
death from the fifteenth floor OF an
similar suicide is reported. They
seem to work in groups.
Several persons have leaped from
the bridge AT Mag Falls. These
We're not ordinary suicides and no
reasons could he assigned for them.
Then what Is the cause. you ask
Many persons cannot stand great
heights. As they ascend a tower or
q building they find themselves grow
dizzy. Breathing is difficult. They
are paralyZed with fear and some are
grtpped with A strong impulse to
leap.
Since our happiness in life Is not
the result of one individual occur
renee. but rather a reflection of all
our experiences. II is interesting for
'us and very important to know just
what our fears are and thus to avoid
placing ourselves in situations where
we find ourselves defenseleSS against
our bodily reactions. From a famous
DOCTORS contribution on fear | am
quoting cases in the words Of the
Spersons themselves regarding their
fear of high places. These people are
normal people like YOU and me and
Vet these fears affect them. They
report as follows:
Il was exceedingly curious 70 know
how IL would feel to fall very far"
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ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF

~ ''>'''' - -'-' '-A''''''' ~ 49, W. -
Department o. PsYctc EHirer>y Of PrnnSp'rona.

ON going down an elevator II
feels as though 1t is going to the bot
tomless pit spoken of in the Bible
When on high place always
want to fly OFF"
Cannot sleep in An upper story.
Can never sit under the chande-
liers at a theater nor under the front
Of gallery for fear things will drop
on me.
II have such dread Of falling that
can never 60 up OF down stairs
when II il dark
Al the top of high building !
was irreaistibly impelled to squeeze
between the bare of the railing TO
see II one could fall to the pave
ment.
Il can never walk up steps OF on
iron floorinGs with openings as large
as pin lest ] tall through.
Il have worried for years lest !
might fall off the earth into space"
II could never sit In the front row
of the gallery at church.
Don't invite trouble. There 3
enough of ii without extending any
special indictment.
II YOU have passed the stage in
life where YOU can formulate new
habits and yet you still have strong
fear Of falling then keep ava,
from high places. If. on the other
hand. you are still young you car
overcome this tear by gradually In
creasins the height which you can
stand until a cure has been effect I'd
Copyright. 1921
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Jack and Molly Coddle.

Men now coddle themselves more
than women do. There are two ways
in which one may coddle himself.
namely. by overheated dwelling. con
veyance or shop. and by excessive
clothing. The present fashion pre-
erribes less cnddlng with clothing than
formerly, At least for women. and
even the lightly clad women seem less
sensitive to cold than most Of the
Ma Willy clad men are. II is probably
by reason of this comparative non
sentitiveness to cold that women are
not SO given 10 coddling themselves
with overheated air as men are.
There's a good reason why women
are less sensitive to moderate cold.
why they are likely TO feel warm or
comforta BILE in a room which man
considers too chilly. The reas son Is
that the body of woman is better in
s,rlated tina n the body of a man is;
the woman has a blanket of Subcuta-
neouS fat covering every round
inch of her anatomy. whereas every
square inch of the mans body is vir-
tually exposed to the cold. unless he
wears wool union suit or some such
insulation.
1t Is his additional padding Of sub
Sltaneous fat that gives the femi
nine form its rounded appearance com
pared with the angular masculine fig
ure. Some women are hui poorly
padded. and other things being equal
these are apt TO he hyperse nsitive to
the cold.
A great many individuals who are
well enough or too we'll padded or in
sIllated with this blanket NJ fat are
nevertheless hypersenSitive to cold
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atter-unaccustomed nowadays to
wells Of any sort the effect is amaz-
ingly coquettish.
These Mohammedan beauties. | am
told, are as keen about French fash
ions as We Americans. and they wear
their skirts as short and their stock
ings as sheer as we do. So they ap-
pear with faces discreetly yelled, while
their legs, in nude.colored stockings
are seemingly bare to the knees. The
effect is startling. Such conservatism
and such daring. Loyalty to rei-
gious traditions and allegiance to the
most extreme fashions Of jazz-ridden
age.
But there is really nothing unrea-
sonable about it. Mohammed bade the
women veil their faces, but not in all
the Koran did he write a single llne
concerning their legs or ankles. lf up
to now they chose 10 wear long ana
awkward skirts, that is because they
chose to-not because the Holy
Prorhet requested them to do So.
When such fashionable women ap-
near in Paris. as they not infreQuently
do. II is the wells. not the short skirts.
that attract attention-iust a length OF
sheer black tulle drawn across face
Of charming contour with dazzling
almond eyes cleaning through. SO
far they have apparently set no fash
ion Perhaps because they are not
very often seen. Still the veil Is by no
means done for. Bobbed and shingled
hair has had much 10 do with the
temporary eclipse Of the veil. which
is NJ longer needed to keep strayinS
hair In order.
Here and there among the new hats
YOU may find one with some sort of
veil effect. Usually this takes the
form NJ narrow bit OF lace project
ing over the brn,. merely shading the
eyes ami upper part Of the cheeks.
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House of Orange which gave an
orange stripe 10 the old Netherla nds
fag. When the son OF William the
Silent sailed from the Netherlands for
England in 1885 TO become king of
that country. he carried with him the
flag of England and his own arms
with the motto: II will maintain the
Protestant religion and the liberties
of England" Al the end of that cen.
fury the name Of "OranSemen' was
given 10 the Irish Protestants on ac-
count OF their support Of William Of
Orange and his policies. Al the end
of another century Protestant re-
ligious societies of that name were
organized, and while Orangemen were
found in ali parts Of Great Britain,
they were especially prominent in
Ulster, and orange became the recog-
nized color of the north of Ireland.
The tricolor Of green. white and
orange. first used by the Repuhlica ms
in the nineteenth century. took its
place officially over the vice-reCal
lodge in Dublin on December 6. 1922.
when the Union Jack was furled and
the Irish Free State formally declared
by procls ma ton If King George.
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HOW RI STARTED
BY SEAN NEWTON.
''Spook.'

This word "spook.' which We use
in . ocular or light sense for ghost.
''apparition "hobcnbiin." is also
found in Dutch. where il is 'spook,
and in German. "spuk." In English
il is regarded az an American slang
ism. Yet ii was in South Africa that
il was introduced into our language.
The word il fathered by the Danish
"SpOgelse. speCter. We also lind
''spoge." TO sport or joke. and "Spog.
toke Similarly our use of the word
"xpook for ghost * usually In y
ocular sense If not actually in refer
ence TO some practical joke involving
an spparition.
The term found its way into our
language through the English people
al the Cane Of Good Hope in South
Africa. who appropriated the like
sounding term nf their Dutch neigh
bors And with the disregard Of su
perstitions characteristic Of the new
country and our national love of p
practical joke, il is easily comprehen-
sible that this word spool" should
have been readily taken up and be
come popular America niSm.
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Lessons in English
ny W. l.. GORDON.

Words often miSused: Don't say Il
shall 60 without something inter
feres." Say unless something inter
feres."
Often mispronounced Confine. Ac-
cent the verb on last syllable. the
noun on first syllable.
Often mispelled: Capital tprinci-
pal; money!: Capitol tbuilding).
synonyms: Loquacious. talkative,
garrulouS. verbose. wordy. voluble.
chatty. fluent in speech.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word ::
Congenital: existing, or produced at
birth. He was a congenital low brow
Stunned by society"
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CHAPTER XIV.
Loneliness.

Once more Rose was leading A soil
tary life. Once more she was get
ting UP early in the morning. working
In an Office all day. and coming home
at night TO dinner which she cooked
herself. There were no more gay par
ties. There was no more dressing up
in ones prettiest clothes and being
whirled to the Club Tivcli for her act
All that was over. But not only did
she miss those things that had been
so much a part Of her life. but she
was finding II difficult TO make ends
meet on her salary. In the past she
would have thought fifty dollars a
week ample for her needs But now.
having been used 70 seventv-five. she
had Welded o many small extra
gances. She had allowed herself taxi
cabs when she felt she needed them.
she had eaten nj the nicer hotels and
restaurants. In addition 70 that,
Nicky. or some other man. had always
paid for the dinner check. Until now
she had not realized how much that
meant.
Sometimes she felt as if she We're
moving about in a dream. She had
the strange sensation that nothing z
could hurt her either physically or
mentally. She felt closed in, away
from the world II didn't seem Is if
she were really living and breathing.
She would have preferred suffering TO
this sensation of feeling nothing at
all.
One night she was alone in her
apartment trying to read. Usually Il
was easy enough 10 read few paEes
If book. just enough 10 make her
sleepy. but tonight she could not seem
to concentrate. a vague restlessness
possessed her. She lunged for gayety.
stinula ton Of some kind. The old life
beckoned her. and she called herself a
fool for ever having left IL.
A resentment toward Allen Norris
swept over her. Why on earth had
she allowed him 10 influence her. What
business was it Of his where she
worked or what became Of her life
After all hadn't she heen rather fool
ish m lot \iCky fr'j-hteu her as he
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JOB n stenogrdpher 10 take q position
IN cnbaret fnds that she has made
mistake Madeline Browning, nth
protes from the first and Jack Arm-
strong, rho has Iored Rose finally turns
70 Madeline 1nd asks her to marry HIM
ming around utth ,ril6 young set md
has been tryin1 to make up her mind
When Niciy tdrou. IN her face fhe fqcf
thnt she is after MS money she sees NJ
last ho,r much she hqs chenpeped her
SET. ANen Norris q man she has pltt
nj me cub Tiroh ofeys Rosn'jnd n
position IN ms ofice md she finally dc-
ctpfs. she tells ms 10 Doyo'hy Rich
ards Uhn INN edinfeiy decides TO Iron
Rose friendshjp. In me ntrnti,ps
Rosol,uds ouo,d6Hce NJ Nicky enhances
her u1fUf in his sv>S.
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THIN ICE BY HAZEL prro BACHELOR

had? Nicky was only one man and
there were plenty Of others. Why
hadn't she been strong enough to send
him about his business, and keep on
with her work at the Tivoli? ANY
thing would be better than this slow
stagnation.
The doorbell rang suddenly, star
tliugly, and she sprang to her feet.
Always when the bell rang these days
she thought of Nicky, During her
first weeks absence from the Tivoli
he had used all kinds of ruses to OBJ
tain entrance to the apartment. He
had sent gifts. expensive things AT
first and then when she had returned
them. he had sent flowers and candy.
For several days now she had Eat
heard from him
She wondered it it would not be bet
ter to pretend to be out She could
not stand another long siege with
Ntckr. with perhaps the possibility Of
his making love to her. But then II
might not be Nlcky, and she was so
lonely. so eager to talk to some one.
The bell rang again, and acting or
impulse. she went to the door and
opened il. Madeline and Jack Arm.
strong stood outside.
For a moment Rosalind stood per
fectly still and stared. the next she
and Madeline were in each other 3
arms In thinking il over afterward.
II seemed to Rosalind that all the I'M
certainty Of the last few weeks, all
the loneliness, all the unhappiness had
pushed their way to the surface. She
could no longer repress them, she no
longer wanted TO do SO, and held fast
IN Madeline's arms, she cried as If her
heart would break. After a time
Madeline drew her into the bedroom,
while Jack waited outside. It was
there that Rosalind sobbed out the
truth
And you never told me-" Madeline
kept saying. Why have you stayed
away from me, Rose. You knew how
much ! cared"
4 didn't want to see any one. I've
been too unhappy. l felt as if I hadn t
friend in the world and that I would
have to work this thing out for my
self. Oh, Madeline. I've been so miser-
able. You can't imagine how awful
it's been"
And all this time. I've been so
wildly happy. II doesn't seem right.
| Oh, Rose. you were meant for joyous
ness. your nature demands happi-
ness"
oh. yes" and Rose laughed bit
terly. 4 was the girl who in spite OF
every one and everything would have
what | wanted from life. It's too
! funny, isn't it,"
! tCopyriSht. 1875
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SUB ROSA
~ MIMI.
Finding Out Truth.

There comes time in every girls
life when she realizes that friend
husband or sweetheart is hiding some
, thing from her. 1t may not be i'm
pcrtant-his secret. But again It
may mean revolutionary change In
her life, and she wants to know the
worst.
Recently Joan came to me in
| state of despair. Her eyes were red
with weeping. Blair, her fiance,
was acting strangely. For the past
hree weeks he'd left town, sending
her wires each til, that he'd been
called away on business.
She felt there was something wroAg.
But he wouldn't tell her-laughed of
her suspicious questions, and assured
her that everything was ok Still
his manner was different--and a
vague premOnition warned her that
something was up.
Have you asked Blair any definite
questions about this" / aueried.
or course she answered me
VehementlN. I've done nothing but
question him whenever I've seen him.
How he can be 81 mean To me ] don't
understand
Have you wept a lot while he WAS
around"
We'll. couldn't help il. | tried
To keep calm. but The thought of all
II means I" me just made me break
down and cry
Then YOU must change your policy.
Don't weep and rant when he's with
Won. Just he friendly and sensible
from now on. Try TO erase from his
mind the memory Of the scenes you've
made. After while II his strange
demeanor persists. write him cool
but not rescniful--note and ask
him what's what"
Joan did as suggested. She was
clever enough to hide her feelings.
once she tried. and Blair soon he
can to realize that his loving wife
lo-he had turned into breezy, good
natured, independent pal
One evening he told her the truth
he had fallen for some one else.
He couldn't help hmself-he was
madlN in love.
of il. But oh. the relief OF knowing.
She was almost glad when he told
her the bad news. The uncertainty
nd doubt had nearly driven her mad
Even though the truth WAS bitter
II was better than endless suspense.
She might have dragged on for
weeks. suffering tortures. while Blair
hun. off. afraid to tell her. because
she cared so much. Only her friend
~. inpefSondi air had gwen nm
courage 10 speak
SO. If YOU really want the truth
about your man--if YOU are prepared
TO hear the worst-the only way To
get IL from him is to pretend indif.
ference.
As LONG as you are fearful. plead
inS, anxious. he'll lie to save Your
feelings. Once you snap out of II.
and show his that you're capable Of
taking care of Yourself. come what
may, he'll give YOU the whole story.
Just start him wondering why
you're so Indifferent To his secret
whether it be plea "a nj or disa gree
ahle-and he'll he sure to blurt out
the whole thing. Lack of curiosity
will do more than either tears or
suspicion.
Mimi VII NJ clad to answer any inquiries
directed to this Dlper. provided a stamped
addressed envelope IL Enclosed. Also she
will be Elsd TO send Food for Converse
tion and How 10 Overcome self Cor
.ctonsr-ss Do YOU want the rev Ia shior
HINTS, Send stamped. addressed snvelonc
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ing Summer. Here Is one SUGGESTION
This arbor can he very easily built in
the garage or basement during the
Winter. SO il will he ready when
Spring comes north again this year.
Imagine what a charming bower It
will make with roses or leafy vines
climbing over II. and how picturesque
an asset it will be to the garden.
n one wished to use II at the gar
den gate. the gate itself could he at
tached to one end. but most people
prefer an arbor in some secluded cor
ner where its beauties and comforts
can he enjoyed in soothing privacy.
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ries. Finally. early one morning.
Peter ventured to go right over by
Farmer Browns house and sit right
under the vine. Presently Mocker
the Mocking Bird arrived
Hello, Mr.. Mocker," said Peter.
most politely.
Hello, Peter Rabbit exclaimed
Mocker. What are you doing over
here?"
Pm over here to see If You are
RI lly YOU" replied Peter.
lou should have heard Mr.. Mocker
laugh. IF am not myself, car.
;siniv am no one elsa" replied
Aocker.
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Spiced Vinegar.

Mix together one-half gallon Of
vinegar, one and one-half tablespoon
fuls Of celery seed one.half a cupful
of grated horseradish, one cupful of
sugar, one and one-half tablespoon
fuis of mustard seed, one tablespoon.
full of salt and one tablespoonful Of
cinnamon. Cloves. nutmeg and graf
ed onion may be added if desired
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HOME NOTES
ny JENNY WIEN.

When Winter hanishes the garden
enthusiast from his little kingdom
time is apt to hang heavy on his
hands unless he finds sonnet hing that
he can do in prepa ration for the com
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Peter Meets Mocker.
The skeptlc, a : he goes about,
Is peering through fog of doubt.

SNothing would do now but for
Peter Rabbit to meet Mocker the
Mocking Bird and find out how II was
that Mocker happened to stay over
for the Winter. Peter was fairly
burning UP with curiosity. Early
every morning he was over there in
the Old Orchard watching. Always
he saw Mocker go over TO the vine
on Farmer Browns house. That vine
was a woodbine and still held its Der
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the cold. I really have enjoyed the
Winter so far.
Where do you Sleep" inquired
Peter.
That" replied Mocker, rs a Sc
orsL' ..... ,o..,
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Wells Edge Hat Brims, Shade Eyes
RY MARY MARSHALL.

There are lovely Mohammedan
ladies Of Northern Africa who still
wear a veil as a matter of religious
prtnoiple. They are never seen In
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A BROWN LACE VEIL THAT
Just PEEPS OVER THE BRlM Is
HERE SHOWN As PART OF THE
TRIMMING OF 4 BROWN STRAW
HAT. BROWN VELVET RIBBON
STRIKES THE ONLY OTHER TRIM
MING NOTE.
public without their faces partly or
completely covered by some sort Of
veil. he II ever 50 transparent To a
F'renchman or American for that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

Chea puess of draft animals has
blocked effort to introduce trucks into
Eumania.
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Mimi viii hS clad answer any inquiries
directed to this plper. provided stamped.
addres SID envelope il Enclosed Also she
will be -lsd 10 Ierd Food for Convnrss.
tion and How 10 Overcome SELF Cor
sctnnsr.ss Do YOU want the rev IA shior,
HINTS. Send stamped, addressed srvelonc
fCnpyriEht 1ncS)
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