Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

| anu Will SOOL Will VII bttil bbilIbS
and service. When convinced of the
nature and virtues of their products
| thew broadcast them in the public
| press, are able to acclaim the purity
| of the foods they offer and invite the
| closest investigation and analysis.
| You cannot expect food distributor
! to issue a statement signed, witnessed
and sealed with every package ne
! sells, so your guarantee takes the
form of a label or trade mark backed
| by reputation.
With bulk foods you must be guided
! bv the reputation of the dealer, ana
! if his assurance that his farm ana
! dairy produce, his fruit, vegetables,
/ bread and groceries are fresh can be
relied upon. YOU can rest content IN
| the belief that the best that is possible
! has been done to provide you with
! food that is pure. Your family S
! health is also dependent upon the
| hygienic condition of his market.
Safety for Shoppers.
When shopping especially when de
! terrnined upon finding a bargain
| women often lose some of their be
! lodgings in the general excitement OF
! the occasion. 1t may mean not only
! a money loss but also the loss of an
a
/ The cause of the trouble may be
! thoughtlessness, fatigue or the lack
| of a shopping bag. Whatever the
| cause with careful attention you can
reduce the chances of such losses oc-
/, curing.
The managers of the lost-and-found
| departments of stores and street car
companies all say that only a very
few of the many articles that are
picked up and turned in are marked.
For that reason the finders cannot re-
turn them to the owners. Gloves,
especially, would be more often re-
turned if the finder knew where to
send them. A single glove, an article
SO often lost, is of no use, to. the
finder. For this reason, 1t Isl wise to
print your name and address on the
inside of each glove little above the
wrist, so that if you wear the gloves
unclasped the printing will not show.
This should always be done in case
of good gloves.
PocketbookS and handbags should
have the owners name and address
plainly marked on the inside. Use a
paSteboard tag or a piece OF tape on
which you have written your name
and address in indelible ink. An easier,
if not so thorough, a way is to write
then to keep the card in your purse
or bag. 1t is well to follow the same
plan with travelling bags and suit
cases. Always make sure to close
your purse, pocketbook or bag secure
ly. 1t is not an unusual thing to see
a woman walking around in crowd
of shoppers unaware of her halfOpen
bag on her wrist. 1t is better to hold
your pocketbook in your hand. Slipped
over your wrist it invites pickpockets.
If you lay it down on a table while
you write something, place it directly
in front of you, never at one side.
woman who is obliged to shop with
small children who make frequent de-
mands upon her for something or
other, needs to be particularly eau
tious.
Umbrellas have a bad habit of get
ting lost Those with a cord to slip
over the wrist are best. OF course,
they too should be marked. Rubbers
can be easily marked with pen and
ink. The best place is inside, close
to the heel.
It is difficult to keep track of sew
eral packages of different sizes. The
best way is to have them all tied
securely together, whether you take
them with you or have them sent to
YOU DIV any form OF OellFery. AHOlHeT
way to avoid loss of bundles is to write
your name and address on every pack
age as soon as you receive it. There
will be some chance of having ii re-
turned to you.
When you go into a rest room, keep
an eye on your possessions, Some
times articles have a very queer way
of disappearing. Rings, pocketbooks,
packages and umbrellas are all liable
to be temporarily forgotten when
those to whom they belong lay them
down while they wash their hands or
arrange their clothing. Furs are more
than likely to be lost if they are laid
down even for a minute, or tucked
loosely under the arm, or worn care
lessly.
A wise shopper will make list of
the errands to be done, check off the
articles as they are purchased and
carefully count bundles and change
after every transaction, and to hold
purchases a carry-all shopping bag is
absolutely necessary. especially when
you have lot of small packages.