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The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

The H. S. Girls club dance was
one of the seasons JOYOUS events.
The club met with Miss Olivia
Smith, of z07z Lombard street, on
Sunday. Miss Smith is q charming
hostess.
MRS. N. Johnson, mother of Mrs
B. Peoples and Mrs. Smith Of San
Francisco, has been seriously i'll at
her home in San Jose. but IS some
what improved at this writing.
i
Don't forget the free shampoo
with MARCEL every Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday at Mrs Clouds $
parloF. See advertisement. as
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Eugene Brown is sick at home
with measles. but is doing nicelv al
this time.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15
Mrs. r. Brown was hostess to
. number Of friends on April "a
She ID . bride Of scarcely a month

We all know what Shakespear
says Of the man who has no
music in his soul: for this ,easan
Mrs. Hilda Bertram's and Mrs.
Atkinson's voices are missed
from the echo Of the choir at
Bethel.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mrs. Bessie MImmS Of Pasadena
arrived Sunday to visit her hu>ba. "a
Sergeant Mimms, who is confined in
Letterman hospital.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mrs. a. Malone of Union street
is reported on the sick list.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15
SAN FRANCISCO

Mrs. Carrie G. Simmons. 3OO9
Steiner street. wishes 70 thank
her many friends fcr sympathy
shown during the hours Of be-
reavement for her son. William
H. Grant, whose remains were
Inferred 1t the national cemetery
on May 4th. Hudsol q Butler
we're in charge.
Mrs. Ella Hawkins Of San Jose
was among synapsthetic callers
OF Mrs. Simmons: ss-ss sasaaA.' A'~''.-.~ !. :
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

A hiking party, ,fof which Mrs. F.
Foster was the prime promoter with
six Of her friends, hiked to Muir
Woods on the 9th instant, They
report wonderful time.
Mrs. Morris was among worship
pers at Bethel on SUNDAY for the
first time since February.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. j. Wheaton
have been domiciled for the past
two weeks in their new home, 677
Brunswick street. Mr.. Wheaton is
president Of San Francisco branch
of the N.A.A.C.P.
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Ms. Atkinson Of 1888 California
street is able to be out again, after
having suffered from the effects Of
a sprained an le.
Mrs. Hilds Bertram is still con-
fined to her home. She has been
sick for several weeks.
Mrs Daisy Campbell of Redwood
City spent the weekend as a guest
of Mrs. Alma Brown of Scott street
Mrs. Wesley is perfect in caring
for the scalp and hair under the
Poro system.
If YOU have not visited Mother
Inn andv enjoyed the wonderful
meals that only those OF the ability
of the proprietress can prepare, YOU
have missed a wonderful treat
Give her a call any time.
r. Williamson, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks, was able to
out on Sunday.
Mrs. Lena N. Parker, agent for
Western Outlook, has been elected
by tire executive committee to serve
the unexpired term as secretary
when Mrs. Peterson was called to
her home in Alabama bv illness Of
her father. 1t is with deep regret
that WeTmust part with her efficient
services in this and many other
capacities. q
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mrs. F. l.. Foster advises that the
souls gift may be set in tune. She
is an artist. zee ivertiSernent in
another column. 4
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mrs. H. Bertram is convalescent
The Western outlook., 1926-05-15

Mrs. James Murrell of 1907
Powell street has returned from
a short visit to Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Leafet Information.

This department is now able to offer
some leaflets which should be exceed
ingly helpful. Here are the leaflets
which now may be had for only
self-addressed and stamped envelops
and a request for them. But the little
we ask is most important. Don't for
get your address in full, your name,
and a stamp on the envelope in which
you want us to return the leaflet.
1-Pre-natal Care and Diet for Nurs-
ing Mothers; 2-Constipation; 3-Feed-
ing and Weaning, covering periods
from seven months to three years: 4
Eczema: 5-Layets; 6-Forcible Feed
ing, infants and older children Z
Various Questions. teething, sleeping,
thumb sucking, sitting and walking,
training in cleanly habits, periods of
nursing.
These leaflets include almost all the
information possible about these vari-
GUS subjects. Before asking a personal
question, save my time and yours by
asking for the particular leaf1et. 1t
very likely will answer all your per
plexities.
Mrs A. H. A.-This sleeping on a
springless bed has evidently done the
baby no harm. Since no one has ever
tried out the experiment of sleeping
permanently on a springless bed it
actually harmful. For pure comforts
sake l would certainly get a sprnig
now.
Mrs. N. E.-Please write me, follow
ing directions at beginning of this
article. and ask for the leaflets on con-
stfpation and feeding. Your baby would
be helped by having corn sirup or
malt sugar in his formula instead of
the saccharine; he needs the carbo-
hydrates Of sugar. and this will help
the constipation. We don't put sugar
in cows milk to sweeten it, but to pro-
vide it with the sugar that Is lost
when the milk is diluted. The leaflet
on forcible feeding will help you in
getting him to take the food he needs.
He must have solid food now
Mrs NJ. M.-Please send a self-ad-
dressed and stamped envelope for the
leaflets you desire. / should say, to
your other question, between the 7th
and 14th of September.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF
BY YALE S. NATHANSON, b. &c., NJ. A.
Department Of Psychology. University Of Pennsylvania

nered the market in some particular
industry.
Do you know why many people take
such an active part in organizations
of all sorts? Do you know who peo-
pie crowd themselves into cities, why
they love to be with large groups? 1t
is the instinct of gregariousness-lo
Of association.
Do you dislike having people tell
you how wonderful you are, how
handsome, how charming? Certainly
you don't. You fairly thrive on it!
1t Is universal, as true in Darkest
Africa as it Is here-the love of ap-
probation.
Hunger, thirst, pain, protection of
young, imitation, fighting, hunting,
play, curiosity. cleanliness, shame,
love-these and a thousand other
qualities which go to make up your
days behavior are your instincts.
The drowning man grasps at the
passing straw because he wishes to
hang on to life. The dying victim of
an accident, crushed and broken.
fights hard for life. The most marked
instinct Of life is survival-the desire
to live. This is seconded only by the
instinct which leads parents to protect
their young-be they humans or ami
mails.
Animals have many instincts. it is
true. But, contrary to the popular be-
lief, they do not have as many in
stincts as human beings, because the
latter have accumulated through all
the years Of racial development the
many habits which have come down
to the present race as important in
stincts so necessary to life.
(Copyright. 1926J
Evening star., 1926-02-19
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Telling Tales.

D. writes in great excitement that
she is one OF the few girls in the world
who have real chums. Hers is a girl
she cares SO much for she would go
to some trouble to save her from be-
ing hurt.
Ruth, the chum, has been in love
with Walter for a long time. She
trusts him implicitly, takes his every
word as gospel truth, and laughs at
the mere suggestion that he could ever
be capable Of infidelity. They are to
marry in May-What could be more
charming?
But friend D. is worried. She
dashes about a good deal, takes in a
lot of dances and shows, and she
keeps her eyes open.
And the other night she was
amazed and Mortified to find the
Faithful Sditor Walter at one Of the
new night clubs, having the time of
his life with a woman who seemed
slightly older than himself.
There was no hope that his COM
panion might be his aunt, or cousin
or any Of the convenient relatives
whom men usually summon to aid
them in an alibi.
Walter was too obviously devoted,
too thoroughly wrapped up in his fair
one to permit of any misunderstand-
ing.
If D. tells all this to Ruth, the lat
ter will refuse to believe the tale. If
finally convinced, her heart will be
broken. And there is every chance
that, even with this knowledge Of
WIS true character. she will go
straight ahead and marry him.
Under the circumstances, ID. asks,
is there any use in her antagonizing
her dearest friend by telling tales on
the boy friend?
Yes, d. I'm afraid there Is. Yours
isn't very pleasant task. but in the
interests of your friendship you must
make the effort.
How would you feel if you let Ruth
march into marriage with this boy
unaware of his cheating habits?
And if, a year or so later, she came
to you in despair because she had
discovered him to be deceiving her
could you forgive yourself when you
realized how much worse her posi-
ton then was as his wife than it
might have been as his sweetheart?
Don't you see that you must give
her the chance to decide?
If, after she hears all you have to
tell OF him, she is still anxious to be
his wife, the responsibility is hers.
You've done the best you could, and
there is no blame due you for any
thing that may happen in the future.
But you have no right to keep from
her information which might open her
eyes to the nature of her intended
husband.
Never mind about her anger-your
possibly ruined friendship. If you
are as truly fond of her as you claim
to be she will understand your mo-
tives, and won't hold a grudge against
you.
Even if it seems contemplate to
you. tell on Walter. go ahead with
your dirty work. Ruth's happiness
may be at stake.
Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper. provided stamped.
addressed envelope is inclosed.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
FOOD AND HEALTH
BY WINIFRED STUART GIBBS.
Food Specialist.

We are becoming more and more
familiar with the idea Of training our
children and young people in right
health habits. There has for some
time been a pi pievailing impression that
it did not much matter what the
grownups did. In so far as this i'm
pression relates to their own diet it is
partially true. Certainly, men and
women who have reached maturity
are possessed of bodies which are
pretty much what they have made
them. 1t is, of course, possible to
keep these bodies in better health than
they would be If laws of diet and nu-
triton were disregarded.
1t is all systematic health training
in parents that we are thinking OF
just now. So important does a well
known educator feel this to be that
she has worked out several interest
ing projects. One project has to do
with the keeping up Of family health.
and that series OF questions mother
has a working guide for her own use.
These questions include such as:
What changes in food, exercise,
amount Of rest and recreation should
be encouraged during adolescence?
The mother who knows exactly what
to answer to this question will have
healthy boys and girls in the teen
period to rise up and call her blessed.
What are some of the bad effects of
constipation?
What can be done to overcome the
condition?
What is the best substitute for
cathartics?
The mother who knows the answer
to these questions need fear the at
tack OF very few diseases. The main
tenance of perfect intestinal cleanli-
ness is one Of the best preventives
known.
Is the "soda habit" for Indigestion
dangerous? If so. why? The mother
who knows how TO call halt on in
discriminate use of bicarbonate Of soda
is accomplishing much. She is help
ing her family to avoid Ill health sure
to come from the abuse of this or any
other habit.
Without going into complicated
chemistry, it is in order to point out
that from the mere standpoint of
balance. term which Is 1amlllar 10
students of nutrition, it is on the face
of it inadvisable to take any one food
or drug to such an extent that the
balance Is disturbed.
Btcarbonate Of soda is taken as an
agent for relieving acidity OF the
stomach or other parts OF the booy.
Properly proportioned it does neutral
i've certain acid. IL is easy 70 see
what happens if we take too much. II
we take more of the acid neutrallzing
agent than there is acid, natures ad-
iusted chemical plans are very much
interfered with. 1t may be said, IN
passing, that it is far safer to let the
balance err on the side Of too much
alkaline food than on that OF TOO
much acid.
To return to our mothers training
course. Such plan. which the
housekeeper will probably prefer to
make out for herself. should include
such questions as diet for the house
keeper Using this as a starting
point, the interest of the children may
be aroused by appealing to their love
for their mothers. They may learn
how to adapt their school lessons to
providing a proper diet for their
mothers when they are busy or i'll.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-02-19
Clues to Character
Chin of Reliability.
BY j. O. ABERNETHY.

If you wish to select a man to per-
form a difficult or dangerous task,
pay special attention to his chin. If
the applicants do not have strong,
we'll developed chins, reject them
without further ado.
A well developed chin indicates
strength Of character. No undevel-
oped races possess good chins. Law
ater said, The more chin. the more
man" If the chin is broad as well
as square and firm 1t indicates great
constitutional vigor, thoroughness
and reliability.
Persons with weak chins rarely
ever accomplish great things in life.
All great men and women have well
developed chins. Some are broad,
some square. while others are long
and pointed. Each represents differ
ent characteristics. Men and women
with square, broad chins are positive.
courageous, conscientious, energetic
and dependable. You will find that
persons who have accomplished great
things, particularly in the business
world, have square, well developed
chins.
Set a person with a square, broad
chin to perform difficult task and
he will tear down obstacles in his
way without loss Of time. This type
of chin may be relied upon. The
wearer of it will be faithful in love
or business.
Copyright. 1926)'
Evening star., 1926-02-19
Tablecloths.

Many housewives are as careful
about the way they dress their tables
as they are about the way they dress
themselves. No matter whether it's
breakfast, lunch or dinner, they
know just what kind of cloth they
wish They take this knowledge
with them when they go shopping.
For day use in the family
simple tablecloth Is preferred. 1t
doesn't require careful handling, and
it is easily laundered. Then. every
housewife likes to have at least one
elaborate cloth for occasional use.
Plain hand hemming is the most
satisfactory. 1t is the strongest and
most beautiful hemming. You have
probably noticed that hemstitching
cuts and breaks. and 1t often leads to
serious damage during laundering.
If your tablecloth is made of beautiful
linen 1t is a shame to have cheap
looking machine hemming on it. If
you can do your own hemstitching
you can save yourself money and
have beautiful linen, too.
Pattern cloths are popular with the
woman who likes to do her own hem
ming. They have a border going all
around, and yet they are unfinished
Many of the beautiful cloths you see
in neighbors houses are pattern
cloths of original design.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
My Neighbot Says:

When you choose poultry, see
that the beak and claws of a
fowl are soft, not stiff and
horny. The bones of all young
birds are soft.
If you have a waxed finish on
the living room floor and wish
to clean it, put a few drops of
crude oil on soft, dry cloth
and give the surface a light
polishing after having busted
it well with dry cloth.
To remove the cloudiness
which comes over highly pol
ished furniture, wash it with
sponge and tepid water and rub
it dry with a wet chamois
wrung out of cold water. A
dry Chamois streaks the sur
face and does not remove the
blur.
In stewing meat the outside
should first be Drowned. so as to
keep in the juices. The meat
should be placed in a saucepan
and a small quantity of boiling
water poured over it.
An easy way to clean bottles
with small necks is to chop a
potato into small pieces. Put
the bits of potato into the bot
tie with warm water and shake
vigorously up and down. When
the glass begins to shine remove
potato and rinse several times
with cold water.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN.

Which fabric shall it be-cotton or
linen? Both have their merits. Cot
ton soils more quickly than linen. but
1t launders well. 1t may be boiled
without danger to the fiber. On the
other hand. spots may be more easily
washed out Of linen than out Of cot
ton. OF course, that's a great advan-
tage in tablecloths. especially If you
have a family of children. Linen is
harder to iron than union or cotton
cloth. and 1t dries so quickly that II
it isn't pressed while quite damp II
does not look smooth.
Colored tablecloths are economical
to use and good looking, too. The
imported ones are often better made
but more expensive than the domestic
cloths. You may buy either kind by
the yard or finished. They come in
blue and red, green and red, blue and
white and turkey and white. Usually
the finished cloths are fringed all
around.
There are two arguments against
round cloths. They are hard to iron
because they don't keep their shape
very well. and they aren't usable on
a table when extra leaves are put in.
Before you buy a heavy cloth remem
ber that it. will be difficult to wash
and that it can't be washed as quickly
as a light one. Partly bleached and
coarse fabrics are cheap, but they
probably won't look smooth enough to
suit YOU,
Evening star., 1926-02-19

frankly uncertain as regards many OF
the problems connected Herewith.
Those who prescribe a diet based on
the infection theory lay stress on the
necessity of food being very nourish-
ing. 1t may even be stimulating, ac-
cording to one leader, and 1t should
contain fair quantity Of body-build.
ing material, considerable fat and car
bohydrate.
1 do think that it might be worth
your while to experiment carefully
with yourself along these lines. You
could usually let your own intelligence
govern your experiments.
Your diet, as you outline it, seems
to me to be all right, but suppose you
try gradually and very carefully to
increase the nourishing properties.
This would mean, for example, that
your breakfast would practically be
the same as now, except that you
would experiment to find what ex.
tremely nourishing food you could di-
gest without trouble. If plain milk
disagrees with you. you might try
either buttermilk or some form of
fermented milk. 1 notice that you
say that your lunches have been very
frugal. While for many business
women 1 advocate a light lunch, 1 do
think that perhaps your lunch plan
may need a little revising. Can you.
first of all, take plenty OF time. so as
to relax thoroughly while you are
eating? This is far more important
than appears on the surface. Then
apply the principles we have been
discussing and see how you can best
build up your midday meal without
causing discomfort. I realize that
this seems a very general statement.
but long experience has convinced me
that in case of disturbed bodily proc
esses one must be fed according to in
dividual requirements.
/ suggest then that keeping within
the limits already outlined you try
eating a normal mixed diet without
any special restrictions. You can
soon tell whether you will be able to
carry this on. If you can, 1 know of
no other one thing that would help
you more. Evidently, what you need
is to be, in the old-fashioned phrase,
built up.
AS to your question in regard to
salicylate, aspirin and the like,
really must not advise. 1 feel that
only a physician could take such a
responsibility.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-02-19
BEAUTY I1AlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES.
BY DOROTHY STOTE.

every two or three days you'll have to
reshape each nail with an emery
board, occasionally you'll have to clip
off bits of cuticle with manicure scis-
sors. and now and then you'll have to
bleach off dirt and stains. You can
use any Of the quick cuticle removers,
providing you use cream afterward,
since they are drying. Or you can use
lemon juice, which takes off stains.
but does not, like the removers, take
of dead cuticle.
Polish your nails every day. It's
good for them, 1t helps keep them
smooth, it makes them pink, and it
makes them healthier because it slim
ulates the blood around them. If you
must. use liquid polish or varnish, but
don't If you can help it.
Bertha T. II. and Katharine D.
Nails that break from being fragile or
from being brittle usually come from
the same cause, which is a lack of
lime in the system. Consult the doc
tor about this condition as you must
be in need of a tonic that will supply
this lack internally.
Dorothy B. J.-When massaging
lines from the forehead, follow their
direction from the center out to the
temples. For lines under the eyes,
stroke from the nose and work up
ward to the temples
Evening star., 1926-02-19
Quick Manicuring.

Manicuring need not be much of a
ceremony: at least, it need not be a
lengthy one. Learn to take intelligent
care Of your nails and you won't have
to spend many minutes on them. The
vast amount of advertising Of mani
cure preparations has undoubtedly
made women take better care Of their
hands than they used to-but none Of
the advertising that I've seen has edu-
Gated them into ways of preventing
a manicure. or of shortening 1t.
The best way of avoiding laborious
minutes with preparations and orange
wood sticks Is to rub the nails with
cold cream each night. as soon as you
have washed your hands thoroughly
with hot water and soap. Clean under
the nails first, then rub the cream in
thoroughly. Then push back tie cuti-
Gle with an orange wood stick and
wipe off the left over cream. 1t may
sound involved, but it actually takes
less than a minute. And it's necessary
to clean under the nails first because
the cream works under of itself and
would, otherwise form an ugly dark
line hard to get out.
Do this nightly and in the morning
wash the hands. push back the cuticle
again and polish quickly; this will
make your nails fit for the day. Once
Evening star., 1926-02-19
Purple for Church Mourning.

A reader asks why purple, not
black, is the mourning color of the
Catholic Church. The practice is full
Of significance.
In olden times purple was the
mourning color of all Christian kings
and princes. AS late as 1880 Charles
II Of England mourned in purple for
his brother Henry, Duke of Glouces-
ter. The Princes of the Church
have ranked with sovereigns. There
fore they used purple in the mourning
for one Of their number. They wore
purple also on Good Friday, in mourn
Ing for Christ.
1t is in memory of the purple gar
ment that the Roman soldiers threw
around Christ when they mockingly
called him The King of the Jews"
that royalty in olden times and the
Roman Catholic Church to this day
mourn in purple. And of the same
ancestry is the common use of purple
for second mourning" the dress of
milady during the later mourning
when all black weeds have been dis
pensed with.
Copyright 1926)