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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-11
Table Talks
Drink Water
BY Mildred Kitchen

To drink or not to drink. This
puzzles many a thoughtful person who
values his health more than the oft
quoted phrase of Hamlet.
Does drinking water make me fat:
Should | drink water at meal time?
How much water day will keep
me in health?
Let us try to look at this sanely
and conclude a few things from our
knowledge of water and the bodily
unctions.
The average body contains II pints
of blood 80 per cent of the blood is
water.
The body itself without the bony
structure is 10 per cent water.
The fat. free muscles and glands of
The body contain 81 per cent water.
About three pints of water is ex-
crcted daily through the kidneys.
The skin excretes considerable
quantity of water. depending on
weather aud exercise.
The body has no means Of storing
water.
SOME CONCLUSIONS.
1t is quite obvious that TO maintain
health and regulate bodily functions
Il generous supply of water must be
taken into the body daily. Many per
sons neglect this important fact and
even boast that they drink very little
water and Yet keep well. But do
they? Haven't we an appalling
amount of kidney trouble and consti-
patton in persons past 20 years OF
age and often younger! Do those per-
sons think said troubles are contagious
or heaven sent Affections: Heaven
doesn't send bodily Affections; we
bring them on ourselves by our wrong
habits of eating or living or by be-
coming victims of tendencies willed to
us by our ancestors.
But doesn't water make me gain
| weight, asks the corpulent one. The
! body cannot store water and the only
possible foundation for this erroneous
belief is that water does help in prop
err digestion and if food is well and
completely digcsted and more is con-
stunned than needed for heat and en-
crgy il will store as fat in those per
sons with the tendency TO over weight.
| Does it seem wise TO reduce the intake
of water because it aids the digestive
process and thereby makes assimula-
ttiOn more completet
AVOIDING OBESITY.
The real remedy for obesity lies in
reducing the amount and kind OF food
eaten to the minimum needed for daily
maintenance or in increasing the ex-
ercise until all excess in calories is
used ND in providing heat and energy
and so not allowed TO store as fat.
Fat and lean" alike should re-
member that it is unwise to limit the
daily quota of water since health de-
ponds on a sufficient quantity.
There are few cases where the
amount of water consumed daily may
be reduced under physicians orders
Persons suffering with heart troubles
may be limited and those suffering
from high blood pressure. but The cure
for those two maladies lies not alone
in emitting water as further article
will show.
Our food may determine the aetna
amount Of water taken as beverage
since many articles in our daily die
are high in their percentage of water
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-11
For a Birthday Gift.

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
L am to attend birthday party
given by girl in honor of her broth
er. Is it proper for me TO present
him with a gift?
A READER.
II is not necessary for you to take
him a present, but it is proper for
you 10 do so. if you wish, and if ron
take something that is inconsequential
and therefore in good form for you
to take. For instance. why not take
him carton of his favorite cigarettes,
book. some photograph records. q
box Of large white letter paper that
is appropriate for gentleman. or
fine linen or silk handkerchief:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-11
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL BY Ann Lisle
Chapter 166.

Copyright 1926. King Feaiulcs r!ndlaae incorporated.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL

Ry r. 3. Powers.
Copyrsehs. 1895. Nsw york
49, 5Surppe 800 pe ostlcs.
Shocks and Habit

vwYHAT would you do if yOu were handed million
~ Would you throw your hat up In the air Il you
were wearing one Or pinch yourseff Or call al your
friendsf Or arrange big party to celebrated
The chances are nnetynine to that you would So on
doing what you were doing before,
In California the other day the wife Of e-shop worker
frying eggs for supper
She was notified that she had been left hundred million
dollars by the death of forgotten uncle who had made his
fortune in the Kimberly mines Of South Africa
What did she dot
She went frying the eggs carefully turning them to be
they would not burn.
It takes time to adjust yourself big shock and In the
meantime habit carries You along
During the Santa Barbara earthquake last year street
sweeper was at work when the tremors began.
He was observed continue his sweeping and shovelng
while he gazed in at the rocking buildings and
the trembling pavement.
The shock great that 1t left him unconscousy
going on in the things habit had made automatic
In the east who a small Welding place became,
by inheritance, millionaire night.
The next morning he work usual, saying he
The habits of lifetime won't change night for
q million dollars.
sudden change in the way person lives is difficult
as sudden change in direction by speeding automobile
The centrifugal force Of habit resists.
The great majority Of us, under the sudden shock OF
altered conditions would show the az
feed driver who had taken day off IN
fifty years
He given days vacation and spent loafng around
the store.
Copyright syndicats)
The Washington times., 1926-08-19

you wake up feeling as Il you'd
been put through the sausage
machine.
'Twouldn't have been so bad If
1t was anyone Jim liked. But he
Wart on her chin that wiggles
every time she chews.
Laughs like horse, too.
Actually neighs. Fact.
Worst Of all she's kittenish.
Gets arch with Jim. Tries to
tickle him sometimes. and she's
fifty If she's a day. M Molly
laughs as II 1t was funny!
TO have to give up ones bed
for that!
How does Molly expect a man
a leading business man with no
end of responsibilities-to do
decent days work after he's been
cramped up all night on a dog
goned dining room couch that
you wouldn't ask a dog to sleep
on?
That's all the thanks a man
gets anyway.
Slave m SLAVE for a woman
keep his nose to the grindstone
year in and year out, and then
be deprived Of a decent chance to
rest.
Why. prisoners get q better
deal than that.
But after all, ~ a husband any.
thing but o prisoner?
It isn't the work he minds
hO' he'A weFh his head eff gladly
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
What Do You Drink?

might interest proud spirited Americans know what
they drink when they buy from their boogger Of that
guaranteed pre-war stuff"
Bootleg whskey is made largely from denatred alcohol
that redsed colored favored and made into prewar
Government Formula No g. for denaturing alcohol adds
100 gallons Of pure alcohol the following gallons Of benzo
gallon Of benzine kerosene and IA gallon Of pyridne
bases
The Government finding that bootleg customers viii DRINK
that Of stuff redisled has Withdrawn Formula No.
also mo g." which included two gallons Of wood alcohol
Nos. and being too mild.
Now the Government GASOLINE in denauing alcohol
and thus far bootggs haven't found way to take from
the alcohol enough gasoline make possible the
"pre-war'' taste
Not only do fools actually DRINK bootleg whskey Of
which chemists that SO per cent Of samples submitted
fuse drink your friends bootleg because might hurt his
feelings Why join suicide club and be done with it?
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
Attacks on Traffic Directors
Right to Revoke Permits

me- t ~ ta Traffic Director Of the District to arbitrari
" revoke drivers permits under attack before the District
Commissioners and will likewise be attacked IN the courts
The Corporation Counsel has decided that the last traffic
law cives that right TO the Director and in the appeals far
made to them Commissioners have sustained not only the
right Of revoca but the specific acts Of the Director
The law comforting this power the Director drastic
one but It was justified the light Of traffic deaths and acc
dents In this city Th power well and fairly used promises
20 do more than every other section Of the traffic laws con-
trolling drunken and reckless drivers.
Unless it can be clearly shown that Director Edrdge ex
een9 good sense and justice revocaons he should be
ained by the Commissioners and by the There
are many legal loophoes for drivers TO
punishment that traffic laws have been inadequate to meet
The deplorable conditions existing
The courts already give evidence of backing Director
asg w n n sad to 500 for driving
permit The courts should follow this with similar pun
hment in the future 50 u tne cases OF men
revoked.
T. The permit should be regarded badge Of RESPONSE
by and good citizenship Instead it is looked upon by
license to run wild with machine and sndangsr lives
che right Of 'revocal" should be denied.
Those whose permits have been withdrawn may appeal to
The fact that these appeals VIII be expensive
should deterrent to reckessnes speeding and the
handling Of machines while under the influence Of liquor
There many drivers here with bad police records Under
usual procedure in the courts may be tried for the
single ofense with which he charged not his past
record way many drivers escape the punishment they
deserve Mr. Eddge and does act the past records
Of drivers well upon their present acts He should do
ton perilous for responsible careful people.
Every good citizen who knows Of driver continuing to
drive without permit should regard it bounden duty to
Inform the Director Of Traffic. because life and limb will be-
safer in Washington dangerous men and women are
deprived Of opportunities to wreck kill and main.
There can be question the justice Of Kidding Wash
ington Of this type Of drivers Mr. Edrdge il not likely to
make many mistakes and these may be rected by him by
the courts
Judge Macdonald Of the Police Court deserves the highest
for he has recently imposed
reckless drivers and speeders previously convicted Of these
offences in his court
With human life becoming cheap through the utter uncon-
and recessnesg Of large numbers Of drivers there should
be occasion for sympathy the Of judges and ues
The maximum penalties should be imposed where there no
rights Of others
continuation Of Judge Nacdonalds policies with swift
revocation Of permits will show good results in this city
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
By Garrett P. Seryiss

but little more than half as large
as Jupiter, II at the same time
but little more than half AZ dense.
Saturn would float in water; Jul
piter and the sun would sink
gently, the earth would go down
kerplunk!
Has Nine Satellites
OF Jupiter's nine satellites the
four principal ones are visible
with a mere pocket telescope.
Their comparatively rapid rota-
ton about the planet. together
with their constantly changing
play Of htde-and-seek with Jupit-
er's huge shadow as they move
into and out of it, and the cur
ious round black shadows that
they trail across Jupiter's broad
face when they are eclipsing the
sun for him, produce a celestial
motion picture Of astonishing ami
nation. "A good three-inch tele-
scope shows It all.
Jupiter's great equatorial cloud
BELTS" generally Of reddish
color, and the many singularly
shaped spots that appear and
disappear among them, are an
endless source OF interest for the
amateur astronomer.
Jupiter is In opposition to the
sun, and consequently near his
closest approach to the earth on
August Is. His distance. from
the earth IL then about 374,250, 900
miles. On account Of his great dis
lance, sunlight and heat should
be about Is times less intense on
Jupiter than on the earth.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE

SUMMER REFLECTIONS
TOLF scores have been very
VI low this season-chiefly ow-
ing to astigmatism among golf.
.ers, caused by looking at each
others blazers.
The greatest shock q man can
receive Is to discover that the
alluring figure he has been ad-
miring on the beach Is merely
his own wife In q new bathing
suit.
A man hates to stake back"
anything he has said; but won1-
an never minds swallowing her
words-because there are always
plenty more where those came
from.
Most wives have a hard time
recognizing 'the life OF the
party" as the same man who
grouched around the house all
morning.
Many a perfectly good nus.
band, who has been trained to eat
out Of tin cans, is being thorough"
ly SPOILED by the kind, sym.
pathetic friends who insist on
feeding him while his wife Is
away.
A vain woman sees only her
own reflection, when she gazes
into a mans eyes-but a Jealous
woman sees ANOTHER woman's
reflection.
The only time when a man really
wants a girl to have common
sense" is when 1t comes to taking
his casual love-making in the
light, airy and irresponsible
spirit in which it was intended.
An attractive man with a per-
manent weakness for women Is
about as much comfort to any
woman as a fancy rubber bathing
cap with a pinhole in 1t.
An innocent, unprotected young
man should be very sure OF his
heart before giving 1t into a
strong woman's keeping, these
days. He may never get 1t back
again in the same perfect con.
dition.
You may claim q heart-col-
lector's feet and his conscience
with legal ties. but his eye and
his imagination will still continue
to roam the Happy Hunting
Grounds. =
Copyright. 1925. By King
Features 9U1AteGteI fne-t
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
HOW TO USE A
POSTCARD
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman|

MRS. Cornelius beeckmam'
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
WHEN send q postal card
w to a friend to whom I
promised to send one, should !
write. for the opening. Dear
Bill?''
And should I sign it "Truly.
e. s." in full? Would truly"
be correct-he IL q very good
friend of mine?
2. Suppose that his name Is
William Brown. Is it correct
for me to address the card to
"Mr. VIM. Brown" or to Mr..
William Brown" EMILY.
So long as you are sending q
postal card land hope that 1t
is a picture-post-card), it is best
not to write names. Initials are
better. Dear Bill" and "E. s."
are correct. but usually no intro
duction or clo.e is needed for a
postal-card. Just a message.
For the complimentary close OF
a letter, every truly yours" is
considered the best form for a
business letter; so you must not
use that or any form Of that for
your friendly letter. Use yours
very sincerely" II you wish to
write a complimentary close.
2. When you address the let
ter, do not use authorizations in
his name. Write "Mr. William
Brown, or civilian Brown, Esq"
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
GREAT JUPITER

He would be q sun himself Il he
had the fiery splendor OF the day
god.
Even to the naked eye there
appears q certain majesty In the
aspect of Jupiter, slowly, steadily
rising with a strong, quiet light
in the east as the sun sets In the
west. Behold" you say to your.
self, ''the mightiest world OF the
solar system. All OF the others
rolled into one would not bulk
with him. Saturn is T6O times
larger than the earth, Neptune
So times, Uranus SIS times, all the
rest together barely match the
earth; but Jupiter alone equals
1900 earths."
Refers to Volume
This al 1900" refers to bulk or
volume. Jupiter's diameter Is
about eleven times that Of the
earth, and the volumes Of spheres
are proportional to the cubes Of
their diameters. Suppose we lay
The Washington times., 1926-08-19

ne goes hunting.
No Pullman car service for
himrnot on your life.
Sleep where you flop-then up
at $3.50 a. m.-not a minute later,
no stree! Not even If he's been
playing stud poker with IL Q boys
until midnight, as he usually has.
Tired?
OF course you're tired!
But shucks, what does a little
tiredness matter to a Real He
Man when duck seasons on?
Out in the dark, scooting over
the marshes. wet to the skin and
colder n dead mackerel.
Then waiting, waiting, cooped
up in a little blind until you're
cramped double with stiffness.
But who minds that II he's
hunting ducks and they're flying
thick?
Great life!' says Jim. Take 1t
from me, boys. it's roughing it
like this that keeps a fellow
young. These Johnnies that have
to have their comforts. they're
nothing but old grannies."
y ~
"1t's roughin' 1t like this that
keeps a fellow young"
But 1t all depends where you do
the roughing. doesn't 1t. Jim?
Copyright, 1925, by King
Features Syndicate IHeSA
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
Imprisoned Wits

Read Of Cellnis escape from his
medieval prison. the similar scarcely less astounding
exploit Of Jacques de Casanovand marvel at the ingenuity
and intrepidity of
There must be something in prisons that those
qualities. In Sing Sing the other day inmate
cOntrved nobody knows how to construct complicated
image of himself that very nearly fooled keepers
It was only the guards Good night that revealed the
convict reading in his cell remarkably Meke dummy,
complete to yellow locks and scupred face excellent
in likeness
This particular prisoner found shortly hiding the
roof Yet his failure takes nothing from the wonder of his
oOntrving in circumstances alive with difficulties
What puzzles the normal person why these who
Velop such striking qualities behind the bars don't employ
them beforehand and keep out of jail.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19

the earth on Jupiter, letting the
north pole Of the one rest on the
south pole of the other, and see
how 1t win look. It is the big
brother carrying the baby a
very little baby, too.
But the baby in this case may
be much the elder, as it Is also
relatively far the heavier and
more compactly built. The mean
density Of Jupiter Is only q quar-
ter of that OF the earth. He IL q
loosely made giant, possibly be-
cause, evolutionary speaking. he
il still very young. That Is q
guess, however, which Wnen
worked out In detail does not
seem altogether satisfactory. Ju-
piter, which is 1900 times larger
than the earth, has only a quar-
ter Of the earth's density; but the
sun, which is 1900, 900 times lar.
ger than the earth, also has just
about a quarter Of the earth's
density. while Saturn, which is
The Washington times., 1926-08-19

JUPITER has already de-
q throned Saturn in the August
sky and grandly taken his place
as ruler Of the evening heavens.
Whenever this magnificent planet
rolls into view again from the
east on his synodic march he
beIittles ali else in the planetary
system, and the earth beneath
our feet shrinEs into insignificance
as we look at him. To the
physical eye he appears as q
large, round, unflickering star,
brighter, to be sure, than any
Of the real stars despite their
scintillations, but still you can
eclipse him with the point Of a
pencil. The mental eye sees him,
however, az a stupendous globe,
thirteen hundred times az large
as the earth. NThe sun is not as
much greater than Jupiter as
Jupiter IL greater than the earth.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
THE Summer
IL Visitors are

THHE Summer
i Visitors are
upon US.
A n d Jim -
peeved.
I don't blame
Jim for being
peeved.
It was mighty
1nconsiderate Of
Molly to expect
him to give up
his comfortable
bed and sleep
on the dining
room couch for
a coupla weeks.
Just SOS they
could entertain
Molly's old maid
cousin.
There never
yet was a dining
room couch that
was fit to sleep
on - a n Y o n Q
knows that. bod.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
LISTEN, WORLD!
IS. By ELSIE ROBINSON

N he's proved
it-but It's the
I N G. r A T I.
tube.
Yes, that's
the thing that
breaks q mans
spirit.
r h a t 3 the
TIL ng h a t
brings on these
divorces.
InaGB Inc
Duck season
will begin in q
few weeks.
Jim's q great
duck hunter.
Say, boy, how
that man can
pick 'em out Of
the sky!
Goes at It
right, too.
None of this
tendenfoot stuff
for Jim when
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
Why don you choose companions near your own agef

Why don't you choose companions near your own agef
Don't you how foolish you, middle-aged man or
woman appear others when always with young girls
youths not half your age?
You may feel young you did, but you do not
look it.
No how well preserved you are, there bound
to be teale lines in your face which, times show
than at others
When one affects youth there always exaggerated
effort at youthful manners and conversation
Unless you have seen December trying to be companion
to May YOU do not realize how ridiculous it can be-
may be that it is merely young men that you like to
associate with But will take your place man
of wellbalanced personality unless you make yourself
settled and substantial force in your community
But won t while you dress like college boy and
try to act like one.
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
Lady AstOr's Joke

As she has indicated often by her activities in public life
Lady Aston lose her American humor when she became
Britisher.
It her secretary though who furnished latest bit
OF fun with the that Lady Astor was on the
way to the United States for "a good long and co
plete quiet; also that she coming incognito.
Imagine any such picturesque celebrity the eervescent
Lady Aston finding placid obscury in this land Of aiabe
Elad-handarsI
The Washington times., 1926-08-19
WISE SAYINGS

AS he who spits at the stars
soils not the stars but the spittle
returns to defile him, so IL he
who slandereth the virtuous man.
-Buddha.
There are but two families In
the world, 1.-The HAYES" and the
have nots." -CervAnte1.
The unspol1ed word never does
harm. -eset+hs
Evening star., 1926-05-14

NEW BERNE Apt 20. 18th and Mass Ave.
n n.W.-Pleasant room, next to bath: gentle
Evening star., 1926-05-14

l434 FAIRMONT NW-very desirable
room end floor, semi-private bath ami &.
4 aha. gnrnflnfnla nraferrel
Evening star., 1926-05-14
RENT ROOMS-FITR. & UNFUR.
ROOMS AND BOARD.

SIo1 r ST-Corner home: exclusive neigh
borhood beautifully furnished large. airy
front rooms. twin beds; single or en- SUITE
excellent table transents accommodated
pntnDNao
Evening star., 1926-05-14
VISITORS TO CITY
APIS. FUR-OUT OF TOWN
APARTMENTS-FUR. I'NFUR.

3II4 18th ST.-rwO ROOMS. PRIVATE
bath up to five rooms: private bath: ami
$50 IN. Adams 93bs
11l7 VERMONT AVE- ROOM. KITCH
enette. bath. reception hall parquet floors.
outside exposure. TOTTEN. Main 10000.
NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE-THREE ROOMS.
kitchen. bath and sleeping porch. Reason
able rent. 1917 10th st. NV. Phone North
2447.
44O8 GEORGIA AVE- CLEAN, OUTSIDE
apts Of 3 rms. each. private bath. porches
yard, laundry continuous hot water; $50 to
$50 Inquire 4324 Georgia ave.
Evening star., 1926-05-14

AT THOMAS CIRCLE--Nicely furnished
room in apartment: bright and airy; next
to bath S25. Telephone Franklin 1o2Te.
Evening star., 1926-05-14

l644 ARGONNE PLACE. \. W Beauti-
faliy furnished front room with porch; also
smaller room Garage Phone Adams 9o92
Evening star., 1926-05-14

WOODBRIDGE. o200 PERRY ST. Ne
Large room. ami. use of porch: $50 mo :;
near hus line. Pot. 5s01.
Evening star., 1926-05-14
RENT ROOMS-UNFURNISHED.
fr~oA1rwaA\

I
629 MD. AVE. NE rooms first hn3r S1r
use Of phone Lincoln 1850. - -
1885 KENYON ST-Twu rooms. hall prl-
yate bath continuous hot water. Ink
SO: employed adults .--
Sc QUE ST. .W--Two unfurnished rooms
for .hk.; no objection to children: SD mo
steam heat. Key 23rd and Eve SITS.
1850 HARVARD ST. or 3 rooms and tile
bath apt: very airy and bright
1903 STAPLES ST. N.E.--3 unfurninsfhed
rooms for Ink for rent 10
439 7th SW.---3 large rooms fiat. reason
able price. . =
zoe 5th ST Sc large rooms: !. T.;
314 X ST N.E.-Two or 3 bright rooms.
ami. elect. gas. h W h. Line 9761-M. --
3l9 1th ST. NE.--3 rooms. heat and gas
price reasonable. ------
II 4th ST. .N.E-4 rooms and porch; suit
able for Ink: ami. -
$50 G ST. NE-2nd- floor room, adjoining
bath: cleo. gas: near station: $40 month
20s 18th ST Sc unfurnlshed rooms
510l Ill AVE.-New corner house, second
floor; four rooms. bath. 10
MT. RAINIER MD--3 large rooms. am .
$40 mo. North 6617. -.--
1Oll NJ ST NW-Room and kitchen: also
room and bath basement room p :,
RENT ROOMS-FI'R. & UNFUR.
ON CHAPLIN ST. near Meridian Park-A
very large front room with four windows.
also hall W or Fenf
can Adams Adam ssoa.J after O'clock i5'
1900 18th ST N.w.-@nd floor; Ink:
phone. Call after 3
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S544 Mt. PLEASANT ST.-SinGle room
second floor front: three windows Am.
detached house overlooking park. Sl&
hreakf fast If desired
Evening star., 1926-05-14

1902 CONNECTICUT AYE-singie room
hath adjoining: electricity: phone: maid
service: $50 month: double room, twin beds
Evening star., 1926-05-14

l743 CONNFCTICCT AVF-1wo attractive
bedrooms bath and sitting room: large win
dows; all screened: rent reduced TO Octo-