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New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

no red cells, except in the so-called blood blister.
 You no doubt learned also that there are in the normal adult some- where between five and a half and seven millions of red blood cells in every cubic l.!llimeter of blood and I presume that you recall that cubic millimcter is about one-fourth of d medium-si2cd drop.
 You learned also that there arc five to eight thousand white blood cells to the cubic millimeter, or if you prefer to think of it in that way. to the quarter of a drop.
 Finally, you learned that the color of the blood is due to the presence in the red cells of q substance called hemoglobin. In adults. as a rule, the amount of blood in the body is approximately one-thirteenth of the body weight, but this may vary in different conditions.
 Now. anemia means one of two things-or both together.
 In anemld, tnere IS elther ra- duction in the number of red cells per cubic millimeter or there is q re- duction in the amount Of coloring matter or hemoglobin which these rcd cells contain.
 There are three general causes Of anemia and one or more of these may always be determined to be op- erativc.
 First, there is loss of blood or bleeding, leading 10 q dilution of the blood with fluid, such as water taken up from the intestinal tract to give the blood volume. Some times this fluid is injected In the form Of salt solution.
 Second. there may be actual de- struction of the rcd cells which causes them to dissolve in the fluid and disappear as cells-spoken of as homolysis,
 Finally, there may be q disturb ance, q dofcction fin the manufacture or the formation Of red cells in the body.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
A MIsUNDERsTANDING

And now" I asked Mamie quite calmly after she had told me that she was going to Buddy Ire maine on his own terms-'what are you going to do now? What did he ask you to do?'
 T don't know. He said he wanted me to go back to New York and take up my singing lessons again. What do you advise me to do about it, Judy?"
 What good is my advice. Mamie dear? You have already decided. You don't want my advice. You want confirmation, and honestly, I don't know what to tell you"
 said this. for Tn my own soul I knew I had encountered a bigger question than > could answer for anyone other that myself. It was one of those questions that each in- dividual must decide and does de eide in spite of any and all advice.
 Was what Mamie Riley had to give to the world Of greater value than what she had to keep for her self? Is persons accomplishment a bigger thing than the one who ac- complishes it? I did not know.
 The one thing I did know. how ever, was that I was ineXpressibly tired and looking into Mamie's face I saw that it was as drawn and weary as I felt my own to be.
 Putting my arms about her I said: Come on, Mamie. Let's go to bed. I don't believe in all this city there are two girls who have had such an exciting day"
 As we started out the doorway Mrs. Riley almost fell upon us. II seems that she had been awakened and had come down to tho little sit ting room and had listened. She had just got the last Of the convcr- sation. She had heard enough 10 know that her daughter had again met Buddy Tremaine.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

I heard a long time ago that the wisest thing any one can do is tc remain safe. That's what I'm doing right now If I could know what is ahead of me l would know which of these paths 10 take"
 Without another word, away raced some of the Merry Little Broe2es Some danced away down one fork and some danced away down the other. Johnny Chuck re- maincd right where he was. Pres entity one of the Merry Little Bree2cs came hurrying up from the path to the right and al once tickled Johnny Chuck's little black nose with scent he had found.
 Johnny wrinkled mp his nose and took a long sniff. Then he took an- other long sniff. You act as if you Ike that" said the Merry Little Breeze.
 "Well, I don't" replied Johnny, and the hair began to stand up along his back. T don't like 1t at all. That is why I sniffed the sec ond time. There's one thing I am certain of"
 What is that?" demanded the Merry Little Breeze.
 That I'm not going down that path" replied Johnny. "Old Man Coyote has been down there, and he probably is down there somewhere now. If that is so it is no place for Johnny Chuck"
 "Then why don't you 20 down the other little path?" inquired an- other one of the Merry Little Breezes.
 Because I haven't heard any thing from that little path yet" re- piled Johnny. Tt may be just as dangerous as the other one"
 Just then another Merry Little Breeze came hurrying up that other path and tickled Johnny's little black nose with a lot of odors. Johnny shifted. There wasn't one bad odor among them. Without another word Johnny started down that particular little path, and ahead of him danced the Merry Little Freezes. And as he went along the Merry Little Freezes kept coming back, brining all the little odors they found in the path, and, as all the odors were good. Johnny felt quite safe. The Merry Little Breezcs were helping him, and Johnny was beginning 10 enjoy the excitement of exploring.
 Copyright, 1926. by T., W, Burgess)
 The next story; With His Back to a Rock"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Quicksands of Love
 Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations Of q Vie

''I was talking to Dempster to- day." Dicky began. naming the manager of the hotel, and he says he has someone for our suite, so l told him we'd be giving up the rooms tomorrow. The apartments ready. isn't il? and it's perfectly safe to move Junior,"
 I was so angry and astonished that I stopped walking and opened my lips for wrathful speech before I realized that we were upon Fifth avenue. and that other pedestrians were casting curious glances toward me. Hurriedly l set forward again, but not before Dicky had seen and been irritated by my action.
 What in the devils eating you?" he demanded grossly, but careful 10 keep his voice discreetly lowered so that it reached my ears alone. You weren't planning to keep both the hotel suite and the apartment were you?"
 I ignored the heavy sarcasm which he patently was enjoying, and piCltAuC4 U bdAS AilS A0NS'4OlA literally.
 That's the third question you've asked within the last minute" I retorted pertly. If you had prof tered me the courtesy of asking them before you talked to Dempster instead of afterward. I could have told you that the apartment is not ready for all Of us. I do not think it Is perfectly safe to move Junior tomorrow, and I was planning to keep both the hotel suite and the apartment until had time to get the rooms settled"
 Regular little gold-digger, aren't you?" Dlcky gibed. Don't care how you throw mans hard-carned money around.'
 The taunt showed how deeply it had angered him, for Dicky is the most generous of men and generally chides me for economy instead of extravaganza. I knew, too, that his sudden anger was partly against himself for his neglect to consult me before he talked 10 the hotel manager. but that with masculine obstinacy he would never admit his indiscretion.
 "It Won't Be Your Money"
 IL was a sheer, however, as every woman knows, calculated to rouse
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

frenzy in any witely heart. I launched the only weapon of de- fense had without thinking of the consequences.
 Tt won't be your hard-earned money which will be thrown around" I said icily.
 T suppose it will be yours" he retorted with an unpleasant laugh. T didn't know you'd joined the ranks of the wage earhers. What is the new stunt? Have you opened a beauty parlor or have you gone back to school-ma aming?"
 There was nothipa but crimson before my eyes by tns time.
 T suppose you think those are the only things I could do," I said, trying in voin 10 keep my voice from raucous unevenness. But let me tell you that I expect to"
 stopped short in sudden conster- nation. What had l been about to tell him in my anger and humilia- tion? Almost the name of Philip Neritzen and his research work had been upon my lips, when 1 had no warrant save a cryptic assignment from Lillian and my own fantastic surmises, that the famous producer ever had thought of me as capable of giving him any aid.
 "You Can Do What You Choose
 T expect 10 earn my own money soon" I finished lamely. T shall find something to do. And until I do, my father will give me the money for the rent of the new apart ment and the hotel suite also for as long as I wish to keep them"
 Diciy broke into sudden staccato profanity, the effectiveness of which was somewhat marred by the neces- city of keeping his voice to a low murmur.
 I've no doubt you would do just that low-down thing" he wound up finally. Well, you can go whining 10 him If you want to, and you can do what you choose about the apart mont. I shan't come near it. But we give up the rooms at the hotel tomorrow as l agreed. If it isn't safe to move Junior in a taxi. I'll get an ambulance. But get out We will, as I promised. Then you can go to the devil for all I carev
 Copyright 1926, by Newspaper
 Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

was he more uncertain than when he came to the first fork in the old cowpath in the Old Pasture. You see, he didn't know a thing about the Old Pasture. He didn't even know what part of it he was in. He hadn't the slightest idea where that cowpath led to. So. when he reached the place where the path forked and there were two paths instead of one, Johnny sat down. He was uncertain. He didn't know which to take, so he took neither. The Merry Little Freezes who were with him grew impatient. Why don't you go on. Johnny Chuck?" they cried as they danced around him.
 Cause, replied Johnny, q don't know which way to go. There may be no danger either way, but on the other hand, danger may be hidden
 along one and not along the other
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
B! ) WAY
 bYa Girl of Todav

Very dramatically she barred our way and started to harangue us, especially me, with all the venom of a virtuous Irish woman whose ono idea in life is the chastity of her daughters.
 She laid all the blame upon me for this interview with Buddy, al- though the first I had heard Of it was when Mamie had told me of it about 20 minutes before.
 You get out of the house, Julia Dean, immediately. m not have the likes of you talking to my daughter"
 Mother, mother" remonstrated Mamie. You mustn't say that. You cant turn her out this time of night Judy has done nothing except get nearly murdered today"
 TOMORROW: A Woman's Great Virtue.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Gossip s Corner
nncIln. kinl, and Onccn,


 One Of the mighty tragedies of inc great British strike, we were told, is the waste Of all the brocade and velvet and gold and silver-spun court dresses ordered for the May royal courts when a few culled bits Of the worlds feminine factors were 10 be represented at courts The strike cancelled the royal court.
 Preparation for this ordeal is bad though even when ono actually goes through with it, bows low before the king and queen. and thus has a tale 10 tell posterity Of when l was presented at court" But to spend thousands of dollars for dress and head dress iowels flowers. and a social tutor who tells one not to shake hands or say 'pleasedtameet- yuh". and at what angle to bend th" torso in ob"isance, only 10 get nothing out of it because there is no court, is tragedy indeed!
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness

BY DIR. HUGH S. CUMMING Surgeon General United States
 Public Health Service
 How do doctors tell whether or not person is anemic?
 This is done by an examination of the blood. In order 10 understand what anemia really is, if is neces- sary to know something about the blood itself.
 You will remember that you learned at school that the blood is made up Of red cells and white cells suspended in a colorless fluid called serum.
 The fluid which you get in blis- ter is mostly blood serum. There may be a few white cells in it. but
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

most every day.
 I'd have gone crazy these last few weeks if it hadn't been for Peter Wilk," she said. soberly, to Aunt Agony one Sunday morning as they fingered over their breakfast coffee. Every time I've begun to feel blue about-about things, he's done something or other to take my mind off myself. Really, he's the very incest man I've ever known"
 Aunt Agony pursed up her dry lips as if she were getting ready to say "prunes and prisms."
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

T should think you'd have had enough of handsome men when you got rid of Phelps. Sylvia, some times I think you're very silly girl, very silly"
 Sylvia got up and left the room. Much as she loved Aunt Agony there were times when she couldn't stand her. This was one of those times.
 From the window of the living room on the other side of the hall she saw a familiar car roll up be- for the Shirley's big brown house,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Menus for tie Family
BY SISTER MARY

Breakfast - Fresh pineapple, cereal thin cream, crisp broiled bacon, soft cooked eggs, graham toast, milk, coffee.
 Luncheon-Creamed new onions on toast, lettuce sandwiches, rhu- barb tapioca. milk tea.
 Dinner-Casserole of beef with raisins, buttered rice, asparagus salad, whole wheat bread, straw berry sponge with crisp cookies, milk, coffee.
 Casserole of beef uses a cheap cut of meat 10 good advantage. The flavor is quite unusual and delicious and the raisins increase the food value.
 There are no dishes suggested that are not suitable for children four years of age.
 Strawberry Sponge
 One pint strawberries, 1 table spoon granulated gelatine. table, spoons cold water ai cup sugar. l-4 cup boiling water, 1 tablespoon 4ri'iS'' J''4"'i Hll4tto NEGS,
 Wash berries and let drain. Press through sieve and strain off F cup juice. Add boiling water to juice and bring to the boiling point. Add gelatinc softened in cold water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Add strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, Let stand until cool and beginning to jelly. Fold in whites of eggs beater until stiff and dry. Turn into mold and put on ice to chill and become firm. Serve with a custard Gauce made with the yolks of the eggs.
 Flavor the sauce with almond ex- tract in place of vanilla. The al- mond and strawberry combination is delicious.
 Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Incl
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

Ii was that afternoon that Fay tele- ephoned Sylvia for the first time in four weeks.
 What are you doing?" she asked.
 Getting dressed to go for drive with Peter Wilk," Sylvia told her. "Why?"
 "Oh, nothing, but I just thought you might like to go for walk with me-" Fay answered. There arc two or thing things Id like to talk over with you-and I don't dare come near your house since that morning when Agony put me out"
 Sylvia considered. She had really been looking forward to the drive with Peter. But she was wildly curious to know what it was that Fay wanted to talk to her about, And besides, she liked Fay better than she liked anyone except Ranny and Aunt Agony, and she had missed her almost as much as she had missed Ranny this last dreadful month.
 All right, I'll call Peter up and ask him over for supper instead of driving with him." she said.
 When she telephoned Peter he was disappointed, and said so. T wanted to take you out in the coun- try and show you a little Irish ter ricr I was going to buy" he ex- plained. "I thought you might like Tim to go on walks with you when I was tied up and couldn't go along to take care of you.
 "Oh, Peter, how blessed nice of you" Sylvia told him. She was sorry now that she had promised Fay that she would so walking with her-"but I couldn't keep a dog here at the house anyway. Aunt Agony hates dogs, and Judith of Bethulia is scared 10 death of them; please he here at o'clock for supper" How good Peter was, she thought, as she went on dressing to go out. Everybody liked him. In the street dogs came up 10 him with their tails wagging trustfuly. Ncwsboys asked him for pennies and got them.
 His was q goodness that was real and genuine and cheerful. The memory of it fingered in Sylvia's mind as she went out to meet Fay at the corner of Bleak street. They had 10 meet somewhere out of sight of Aunt Agony. For Aunt
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
HIGHER THAN
 WOOLW0RTH BUILDING Years Sales of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound

E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 In recent letter, Mrs. Daugherty says, q was ill for four months before I took your medicine. I found one of your books at my front door and read it. It seemed to fit my case, so I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound. and after I took the third bottle, l found relief. I am on my eleventh bottle and l don't have that trouble any more, and feel like a different woman. I recommend the Vegetable Compound 10 every one I see who has trouble like mine. I am will ing to answer any letters from women asking about the Vegetable Compound. "-MRs. ED. DAUoHERTY, 1908 Orchard Avenue, Muscatine, Iowa.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Her a Lesson

Brooklyn Mrs. Alfred Fie writes --"I had become accustomed to arising each day with a heavy head. dizzy and bad taste in mS mouth My bowels were frequent ly clogged One day | became so sick l had to go home A friend advised Carter's Little Liver Pills | teel like made over person since using them. Whenever my stomach goes bad again I'll certain. ly know what to do"
 Carter's Little Liver Pills relieve the constipated condition by cleans. ing the intestines .of their waste matter. Their action is gentle. Druggists 25 and 75c red packages
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
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READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
 Sylvia Starr, who looks like a f1irt, but isn't one, is engaged to marry Randall Phelps. One afternoon he phones her at the library where she works and asks her to meet him to talk over a matter of great i'm portance.
 Sylvia waits for him in the rainy park for almost an hour. When he finally arrives he tells her that he has fallen in love with her best friend. Fay Shirley, and wants to marry her in June. June was the month when he was to have mar ried Sylvia!
 Dazed, Sylvia wanders around in the rain for hours before she goes home to Aunt Agony. who has brought her up. She tells her the news of the broken engagement and Aunt Agony reioices because Yhe thinks Ranny would make q very bad husband for any girl, and es- pecially a girl who worships him as Sylvia does.
 She predicts that in 8 week or two Sylvia will have put Fanny out of her mind and setting her cap for a new beau, and seems to be cheer ful because the affair between Sylvia and Ranny is over. But the next morning when Fay who lives across the street comes over to tell Sylvia how Fanny happened 10 fall in love with her, Aunt Agony puts her out of the house.
 (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
 CHAPTER III
 Sylvia didn't see Fay Shirley again for more than q month.
 But so far as that went, she didn't see much of anybody during that time but Aunt Agony and Peter Wilk.
 Peter Wilk was the brother of Aunt Agony's very incest woman friend, Sarah Wilk.
 Sarah Wilk was an old maid and Peter was a young bachelor.
 He was 31-almost nine years older than Sylvia But he didn't seem older to her. He had ready laugh and a boyish enthusiasm for doing all the things that Sylvia liked best to do-hiking and danc- ing and going to concerts and thea ters.
 Two or three times a week he would come into the library where Sylvia was at work and wait until | it was time for him to take her home. And then, instead of going home they would go somewhere for 1 supper, perhaps, and for q long walk | afterward
 From these long walks through | the lamp-llt street under the star-lit l sky Sylvia would come home to Bleak street too tired to do any thing but sleep-too tired 10 even think of Ranny, sometimes-or at least, to think of him for very long, | or to cry about him.
 She had done nothing but cry for | the first week or so after they end- ed their engagement. And her eyes had been perpetually red and swol- len with her tears. and her nose red and swollen, too.
 Then, on the afternoon of the i second Sunday, Peter had come to | take her for a ride In his Rocket l car, and she had actually enjoyed | herself. After that she saw him al- l
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Easy Made Canapes

Cut bread into small squares or triangles and toast on one side. Spread with cups minced ham mixed with 1 chopped onion. Spread with 1 teaspoon prepared mustard and cover with thick layer of 1 cup ground snappy cheese Place in broilcr until cheese is melt cd and serve at once.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Mrs. Carr Also Helped

Muncie, Indiana.--"T could not get around to do my work. l took treatments and they did me no good. I had always heard of Lydia E. Pinkham's s medicine and I thought it would be like all the others. but I found out after took half bottle. as I have proved it wonderful. I am taking it yet and I can do all my work I am feeling fine now, and it is your good medicines that have done it. I tell every woman of the good I get from taking the Vegetable Compound and from using the Sanative Wash. ."-MRs. P. ". CARR, 72l West Powers St, Muncie, Indiara.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Colors in Dress

A color, we learn, casts it's refiec- tion downward, but brings out it's complementary color above. Thus. q rose facing on a hat would cast rosy hue over the face, but a rose dress would bring out it's comple- mentary color green, on the face, making il bad choice for the sal low woman.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
Formal Dinner Table

Ten-inch dinner plate IS used, meat knife with blade turned in is next thc plate to the right, then silver fish knife soup spoon. fruit spoon, oyster fork. At left of plate nearest it is salad fork, meat fork. fish fork. Dessert spoon and fork are brought on with dessert course. Forks are laid with prongs up. Spoons with bowls up.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

You know what Johnny means? :? He means that wheneves there is a choice of two ways, one is bound to be better than the other and it is wise to wait until you know which is the best before you go ahead. That is what Johnny Chuck means.
 Johnny ought 10 know. Yes, sir, Johnny ought to know. He has had to make q choice of paths many, many times. But never in his life
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
White Curtains

Homo decorators now seem agreed that only the small quaint colonial house with braided rugs and painted furniture can stand ruffled white curtains, and they trown at any kind Of white ones for average homes. They are breaking away from the old idea that curtains are protection from the curious without, and must completely coYer the win-
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19
(IIrlN Hair

Girls who do not like the hot iron on their hair may enjoy this curling lotion. Gum arabic. 1 dram, borax, 2 ozs, strong spirits of camphor. 12 fluid drams; dissolve first two in quart hot water and when cold add camphor, wet hair with liquid and roll it up on rubber or kid curriers'.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

But instead she remarked shortly and to the point "Ies, and if a woman's fool enough to get married. there's a real man--not a silly gillie like Randall Phelps!"
 Sylvia shut her eyes and drew a sharp, quick breath The sound of Rannys name still cut her to the heart. II made her remember what she was trying to forget--ihe way he looked. and the sound of his voice and his laugh, the things that he said and didn't mean.
 And then she thought of Petcr- good old Peter, who was anything but good-looking and fascinating, with his irregular features and his tall, lean figure.
 Peters so homelH" she mur- mured
 Aunt Asony's eyebrows shot up into her hair. Humph, handsome is as handsome does'," she quoted.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-19

The Woolworth Building in New York City, which towers 792 feet above the street, is the highest build ing in the United States.
 If all the bottles of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound sold in 1925 could be placed end to end, they would make column as high IS the Woolworth Building with enough left over to extend from Lynn, Mas sachusetts 10 Cleveland, Ohio.
 Tn many little villages as in many thriving cities along the route. who are glad to tell others about Lydia