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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

YOUR children may be among
l. the great and increasing num-
Der who are winter residents in
some Of our numerous and ex.
cellent boarding schools. These in.
stitutions are. for the most part,
run on highly satisfactory hygienic
principles and ample provisions
are made for the care Of children
who become Ill. especially Of in.
fictitious diseases. 1t Is in the
management Of this latter class Of
cases that special facilities are re-
quired not only for the welfare Of
the actually i'll, but for the protec.
ton OF those who are well. Spe.
cial hospital facilities are required;
discipline must be exercised with
respect to visitors; care must be
used when 1t comes to GONZALES.
cence Of cases and their final dis
charge.
The school hospital should have
good, airy wards Of q suitable size,
with proper up-to-date lavatories,
sick rooms and bathrooms. There
should also be an adequate mum.
Der OF day and night nurses who,
besides being skilled ut their pro-
fession, must be capable Of main.
tanning q strict but kindly discI.
pine. It Is not necessary to be
brutal to be firm. The nurses
should have their own dayroom
and bedrooms so placed that those
at rest from night duty may be
undisturbed. The wards must be
SO arranged that two separate in.
fections may be kept quite apart
from one another and also from
the non-infectious wards.
1t Is very difficult to suggest
rules Of universal application with
regard to visitors. So long as the
number Of cases Of any infectious
disease is small, 1. O., In the case
of the first patient and Of those
infected by him, It IL better that
no visitors should be admitted. al.
though it IL most improbable that
they will carry infection on their
clothes. Boys must not. Of course,
visit their infectious friends. A
housemaster. or supervisor, or his
deputy. provided that he has had
the disease himself, should be al.
lowed to pay short visit once q
day at time suitable to the ma
tron.
1t Is important that either she
or her second should be asked for
permission to admit q visitor, for
it is important that they at all
times shall be in control Of the
situation. Visitors should not sit
down nor come near to the
patient. and they should only
stay a very short time.
During convalescence each
patient should be allowed one or
two daily walks and at least ons
bath a day. Special attention
should be given to the scalp. He
may then be safely discharged
without further distinction Of his
clothes or belongings, except
books. In scarlet fever and
diphtheria, his clothes and bed
ding must be disinrected by steam
and his other belongings by
antiseptics in solution-spray-or
smoke. Any regulations which
make it legal for a convalescent
from scarlet fever and diptheria
to walk out into the country
should be modified. The places
that he f. most likely 10 have
infected are his dcmitory, his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
MEDTTATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Little Drops Of Wisdom.
Little Grains Of Truth

Little Drops OF wisdom.
Little Grains Of Truth
IT is sad to die for love-but
Il much sadder to die without it.
In these days, q gentleman" IL
one who DISCUSSES that "Let.me.
love-you-for-a-l ittle-while' attitude
with a beautiful sugar.coating Of
devotion.
A woman may not get 80 much
joy out Of her pleasures in life
as a man does but she gets q lot
more thrills out Of her suffer
ings."
Man is inventive! He invented
the trolley car, the automobile
and the airplane for saving time
and annihilating space: but he is
still inventing alibis for always
being late.
No man ever had such an in.
feriority complex that q bald
spot. = flat purse. or q sixty-two
inch belt deferred him from seek
ing a perfect woman for his
mate"
The most satisfying husband,
like the most satisfactory hat, IL
one that flatters you, brings out
all your best points and makes
you feel pleased with yourself.
There are moments, when the
wife Of a woman-charmer feels
almost like apologizing to all the
rest Of the women for taking up
so much Of his time.
A confirmed bachelor Is a man
who is too proud to be a rich
woman's darling and too selfish
to be a poor woman's cash reg.
lister.
To woman. jealousy is merely
a pain in her vanity: to a man
1t is a sword.thruSt through his
armour proper and his belief in
his divine right to the exclusive
devotion of any woman on whom
he chances to set his fancy.
-
An egotist is never bored unless
there is something around to take
his mind off himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23

make the very best disinfectant
when supplemented with. abund.
ant fresh air.
As a rule, though not always.
the patient OF a mild, uncompli-
Gated infection is safe for dis
charge when he is clinically fit
to return to school. Although
six weeks isolation is usually de.
manded for scarlet fever. many
cases can be discharged after
four. It Is, however, difficult to
say which cases. A few are in.
fictitious for no apparent reason
long after the usual six weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23

(See Magazine Page for Answers)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
ONCE-OVERS
COMPROMISE AND HARMONY
By J. ]. Mundy

By J. j. Mundy
Soon discussions will arise how the different members
OF the family going spend the long winter evenings
Faner IS not keen for mixed bridge parties and Mother opposed
10 the stag affairs that keep father out so late.
again. Father objects Mother spending much time at after
noon bridge parties her favore pase because his dinner
late she has failed to supervise its preparation
fernaps Mother poor player and makes frequent requests
Tor money which he knows she is losing in her game.
VI course he loses, too, but that is different
both play in hard luck family pocket book gets JOLT
Mother is fond Of dancing-Dad is not vice versa.
one wants to be homebody, the other CAD about
Turbulent times ahead in many household.
little more give and take spirit, reasonable middle
ground would bring happiness IN many homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23

classrooms, his study, the chapel
and other premises which he
visits whilst going down with
the disease, and it Is quite ilnpos-
sible to disinfect all these.
The ordinary fumigation by
formalin vapor does practically
nothing more than create 4 sani.
tary smell and false sense of
security. Fresh air, wind and
sunlight. supplemented by the
work Of q good muscular scrub.
woman, are more efficacious. Scan,
water and elbow grease, com.
binOd under these circumstances,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
LISTEN, WORLD!

HOW long an
Al apprentice
ship must q
man serve be-
fore he IL a
m a s err m e :
chanic? H % "
long before he
can qualify as
a carpenter, a
p u m b err, an
architect, a law.
yer. a. captain,
a. doctor, q
radio operator?
How long be.
fore he even
knows how to
plant a tree
pr op erly or
treat a pig for
a sore nose?
Now I'll ask
you another.
HOW MUCH
STUDY OR IN.
VESTIGATInN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Match correctly: ~
1. Boston Ohio
2. Camden Virginia
3. Dayton Wisconsin
Norfolk Massachusetts,
3 Milwaukee
6. Salt Lake City New Jersey
Do you knows ,
How may Congress pass a bill the Presidents veto!
OF what celebrated Indian Princess John Roe the
husband?
8. What State is called the Bluegrass State?"
10. What rock material il into cloth
II. What is the largest city in Tennessee?
Il What is the oldest and largest Of Western National
Parks?
1s What library contains the largest collection books IN
America?
To what is each Of the following popularity applied?
Ia. Guernsey
Is. Finch
is. Tangerine
IL. Sequoa
1s. Wyandotte
(See Magazine Page for Answers)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23

centiVe to make
good as mother
love. But with
all due graft
tude to mothers
l still protest
that a lot OF
them aren't well
fitted for their
tasks.
Is It their
IA 1t? 1t is
NOT. 1t IL OUR
fault. for we
have demanded
no higher equip
m 9 n t fro N
them.
The average
mother We Q
her child fierce.
lY and unself.
ishly. She often
declares ha t
she would LAY
DO w n HER
LIFE" for her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
MEANING OF
TWILIGHT

F our earth had no atmosphere
= daylight would begin promptly
when the sun appeared above the
horizon, says Nature Magazine.
1t would be replaced by total dark.
ness as soon as the sun sank be!
low 1t. Morning and evening twi.
light are due to the reflection of
sunlight shining upon the upper
layers Of air when the sun is too
low to be visible from the earth's
surface,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

en- in eight TO IL hoHrs. but Uncle
SAM who buys 60 per cen Of the
yearly production, j. much more par
tieular and consequently the better
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
GUARD TREES,
WARNS AGENT
Alsmeyer Tells How to
Prevent Damage to
Citrus Groves

he protection of every citrus or
enato "a the Valley from cold wealth
= a. necessary for safety, according
~ neary Alsmeyer, county agezt,
VEG gives some advice as to the best
Ms.nocs TO pursue. He saws.
protection is necessary for
tne protection Of every citrus grove.
Nhstner the trees are young or old
y orchard heaters are necessary
4or the protection Of trees in bear
lhss while young trees can be pro-
fected by banking.
odd citrus trees should be pro-
Iected with the use Of orchard heat
ers, at the rate Of one per tree, bank
ing most Of the heaters on the pre-
ssaihnS side Of the northers. All
neatera should be placed in the or
cnard Immediately. filled and enough
surplus fuel be made easily Access
biDie 70 fire for several days.
loung citrus trees should be
BANKED high with dirt. at least Is
inches. 10 prevent total loss Of tree
y top Is frozen hack. Paint the
trees with Bordeaux up and into the
1irst Branches, bank with dirt leav-
lng an opening on the north side
which can be filled in quickly in
case a freeze is predicted. The
trunk Of a citrus tree is alive and il
~ necessary TO leave the opening for
breathing purposes.
Protection Of yourg trees b.
other means than dirt has been
found 70 be a failure. Cattails. cane,
and paper. al let the cold penetrate
too quickly. and in rainy. freezing
weather ice forms. doing in many
instances more damage than II the
trees had not been wrapped"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
Nv DAVID III. CLICKMAN

- ~ 10 VII
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dee. o.
swarmed upon CULVER and dragged
him down, binding him security 70
the ground with fine cords and prick
ing him with the points Of their tiny
spCars......"
And what's all this about?
Well, its a secret-a secret that
the youngsters will lie interested in
chiefly.
We've been allowed 20 grow up be-
lieving that Santa Claus worked all
year around. either among the ice
bergs Of the frozen north or in the
big factories Of Germany.
We Find Santa Claus
Well, don't believe il, because Santa
Claus has a workshop Of his own,
right IN the heart Of San Francisco.
It's hidden from the curious eyes OF
man. Only by chance, after spying
a great deal on the wise old fellow,
did we find the old Saints shop. He
was trying 10 find out exactly what
the boys ard girls want for Christ
mas. he said, when questioned at his
factory.
This. he said, was one Of his trick
lest factories. too, because nobody
can find il. It's secreted away on an
alley far down town. and there's a
"No Admittance" sign rs big as any
thing or the door. Tut we followed
Ser.a Claus right in. anyhow.
or. and then. what We didn't see.
NNhy. IL would take hours 10 tell.
All the stories and pictures we've
heard and seen in our books about
Toyland couldn't compare with this
shop Of old kriss. There were moving
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

Busy ants invading the bags.
pants Of a respectable retired farm
er named Dupont. living near Caen.
France. caused him a hillful OF
trouble recently. While waiting a.
a small wayside station for n train,
he sat down in a field. When he
took his seat in the train he found
that his trousers were full Of ants.
Being alone. he took off his cover
ings. and shook them out OF the
window. A gust Of wind blew his
trousers from his grasp, leaving him
sans pants. AT the next station two
women wanted to enter his carriage.
lie signalled them away in such a
desperate manner that they sum
moned the station master. Dupont
tried 70 hide under the seat. but
eventually the station master COW
cred him with his coat. took him 70
the waiting room and loaned him a
pair Of trousers so that he could con-
tiaue his tourney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
Mail Trucks to Pay
Registration Fees

TEXARKANA, Tex, Dec. 9.-tH1-
The sixth court Of civil appeals today
decided against the contention of A.
c. Louwein Of Harris county, that he
should be exempted from paying
registration fees on trucks he owns,
Exemption claim was based on the
fact that the trucks are used to carry
United States mail under contract.
The court held that the trucks were
not m integral part Of the federal
government ad that registration fees
should be paid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
'Edcouch to Get
Ten Rent Houses

EDCOUCH, Dec. 9.-Construetion
work on ten rent houses. to cost d
total OF approximately $4,000. has
been started on the l0-acre tract Of
property purchased by W. B. Lewis,
Of La Fargo, Wis.
Contract for the erection OF the
buildings was awarded to J. A. Marsh.
local man. One house will be started
every month until the ten a-re erect
ed. the contractor said.
Foster Stephens, q resident Of this
city. declared that he expects TO erect
some houses soon On the eight lots
which he has purchased in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

toys, talking toys, nearly alive toys
that made you forget that you were
in Toyland.
Has Many Helpers
OF course. you know Kriss KriREle
can't stay in San Francisco all the
time. lie does 20 north, he said. and
even to Germany. too. He's got a
very reliable helper who knows all
about what good little toys and girls
want. His name is William II. Deane.
and he's been helping Santa Claus
for the past three years. Such Won
derful toys he turns out. Hes got a
lot of men helping h.m, too, he said.
All year round they build the color-
ful and spectacular mechanical dis
pl-y Of Toyland taat delight the chill
dren ard Frownups alike IN the big
windows of the main streets ut the
holiday season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

This years pretentious scenes have
been prepared to illustrate incidents
OF Culliver's travels in the land OF
the midgets. In one, Gulliver him.
self, more than twice life size. lies
prone, his chest heavIng and lips
moving Is he tries 10 escape the
bonds which are being made more
secure BY a horde of tiny people
whose land he has invaded.
In ano her scene, a score Of the
tiny figures are building an immense
cart in which 10 drag Gulliver to the
castle. The figures 0 and ham
mer the nails with mechanical pre-
cision. In the windows Of the castle
nearby, the occupants and beckon
70 the worhmen. The backgrounds
Of the displays are painted scenes
of the I%illiput.an land TO which Gull
liver's travels have borught him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

That West Africa has justly been
called "The White Mans Grave" was
the declaration OF G. c. Dixon, OF
Tendon. who recently made an in
ve~stiEAtion in that country. In has
report he says that the dreaded
Yellow Jack has been fatal 70 many
at Lagos and has invaded Senegal
and Liberia this year. Scorpions 10
inches long, t~rantulas six inches
across and armies OF ants that even
penetrate concrete and devour dogs
ia n night. leaving nothing but
skeletons, are described by Dixon.
The Turkish bath-like air." he
states. causes clothes 70 mould, curls
pictures and rots books. Butter.
yeast bread. ice. milk and good
meat can be obtained only In the
larger towns, and Freetown Is about
the only place on the Coast where
one may drink water with safety. he
declares. He adds that few whites
a survive mere than 20 years in
That country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
Weslaco Levies Head
Tax to Clean Streets
Special to The Herald.)

WESLACO, Dee. e.-The move
system Of levying q head tax for
the purpose Of keeping her streets
and alleys clean has been employed
BY the city officials OF Weslaco.
The a IS 50 per year per adult
resident Of Weslaco, and will be
collected during the coming year
according TO Mayor ID. T.. Kirgan.
1T will be used for the mainte-
nance. cleaning and repair Of streets
any other purpose" the mayor said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
San Benito Building
Is Being Remodeled
lSnecial to The HeraId.l

IAN BENITO. Dec. 9.-Construc.
tion work was started Thursday on
the remodeling Of a store owned by
G. w. Sullivan Of San Benito. next
TO the Majestic cafe on Sam Hous-
ton boulevard.
Scholes and Scholes Of San Be
nito were awarded the contract. The
store is to be p%artitioncd into two
smaller rooms. and an entirely new
front put in, Sullivan announced.
One half Of the ~remodcled store
will h occupied by a barber shop
and the other half by the San Be-
nito News company. which Will op-
crate n news and magazine store.
with G.. J.. Mck0nc. formerly of
Brownsville as manager. Mckone
announced that he will probably
be open for business early next
week, with a complete line Of arti-
cles usually carried at such places.
VIM. Penn Ceats-A Good Cigar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
Hotel Foundation
: Test Being Made
Especial 70 The Heraldl

wESLACo, Dec. 9.-Testing Of the
foundation Of the site Of Wcslaco's
proposed new quarter million dollar
hotel are being made under the di-
rection Of the Argentum Develop
ment company Of San Antonio. which
concern will erect the building.
An extension Of time has been
given the company. which has made
q $4,000 deposit 10 guarantee cree
tion Of the hotel. and It is expected
that contract will BE awarded and
construction started within the next
month or two.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
New Townsite Gets
10000 Citrus Trees

RAYM0NDVILLE. Dec. g. Five
thousand citrus trees have been
planted on the townsite Of San Per-
lita, ten miles east Of this city. and
an additional 5000 will be planted
before spring.
The townsite is being developed by
Johnson & Hecht Of this city, and an
nouncement was made this week that
the Missouri Pacific Is preparing to
erect q depot on the site.
The entire area included in the
townsite will be planted to citrus
trees. and the streets are being lined
with palms, oleanders and crepe
myrtle.
VIM. Penn Cents=A Good Cigar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

hats are slowly and carefully made,
trimmed, washed In sulphur and
bleached IN the sun. They sell for
about $3.50 n dozen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09

CURACAO-Five days work is re-
CURED to make a straw hat in this
center Of manufacture. An ordinary
hharvest hat is woven BY native wom-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-11
,. HENRY LECTURE
 UNDER AUSPICES CIVIC CLUB

Mss Maude Francis will give lecture under the auspices of the Civic club on Thursday evening August IS. at the Presbyterian church. at 8 o'clock. Miss Francis ap- peared in Juneau this week oa Tuesday and Wednesday, The sub iect Of her lecture is An Appreeia- ton of 0. Henry The Man and His Work. Wherever Miss Francis has appeared, she has given great pleasure to her audience. She pos sesses a charming personality and is an experienced speaker. In order to give everyone who is interested in a program that is a decided treat in q small community an opportunity to atetnd. the Civic Club has made the price of admission as low as possi- ble. 85 cents for adults and 9 cents for children.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-11
SARAH LOTT STILL MI SING

No word has been received re garding the whereabouts of Sarah Lott, Native girl of Wrangell, who has been missing since July 23.
 On Saturday, July 29, Sarah went for a days cruise on a gasboat with Gus Beckman. MT. Beckman states that he returned to Wrangell on the evening of the same day, and that Sarah got off at the float and that he remained aboard the boat. As far as can be learned no one has seen Sarah since the day she was out with Beckman.
 Searching parties headed by Will liam Fletcher were out three differ ent days, but were unable to get any results. U. s. Deputy Marshal H. D. Campbell and Wm. H. Lewis accom- panied MT. Fletcher on his trips in search of the missing girl.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-11
WESTWARD DAIRY HERDS
 GET CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

Dr. G. D. Bishop of the Bureau of Animal Industry who arrived in Alaska recently from Washington. D. C.. has found all the dairy herds he has examined thus far to be 100 per cent clean. For the past sever al years the Bureau of Animal In dustry hcs been making an effort to clear Alaska herds of tubereulo- sis, and the outcome of the cam paign is most gratifying. So far pr. Bishop has examined and tested all dairy cattle in the Anchorage district, the Matanuska district and the Fairbanks district without find. ing a single animal that was not
 rec from all disease.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-11

BUFFALO, N. Y.-In the pres enee of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain, and the Prince of Wales, Vice Presideni Charles G. Dawes plunged into criti- cism of the Geneva arms barley and declared it unthinkable that Grea Britain and America should enter into a competitive naval construc ton campaign, simply because their technical experts had been unable to agree to a practical principle of limitation.
 He strongly indicated that in his opinion the failure of the conference was due to insufficient preparatory work and declared the failure of this conference was bound to lead to a greater demand by the public for arms limitation. He said that the Genevt meeting could not be re- garded as a failure, however, since in the end it would prove a mere in- eident in the great onward march of the English speaking people toware disarmament.
 General Dawes unexpected and dramatic declaration came as tn climax to the ceremonies attending the dedication of the Peace bridge, linking Buffalo, in the United States and Fort Erie in Ontario, Canada. The Prince of Wales for mally opened the bridge by cutting ribbon and turning a golden key. Later he shook hands with Vice President Dawes, exactly in the cen ter of the bridge. Premier MacKin' zie King, Governor Smith and the Prince of Wales made speeches em phasizing the friendship between Great Britain and America.
 The only other mention of the Ge neva conference was contained in speech of Premier Baldwin. He said, ] "The United States and Great Bri- tain have to differ for moment but this does not affect their friend ship"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-08-11
HERRING BUSINESS GOOD
 ON PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND

The herring business on Prince William Sound this year is much better than last year and the fish are much better in quality as we'll as latter. Better prices also prevail this season, stated W. J. Imlach. one of Alaska's herring packers who is operating his plants at Port Benny and Uzinkie this year. Mir. Imlach is also running two meal plants at Port Benny. Thus far week has been lost owing to fog and wind. This occurred last week. Mr Imlaeh said the only thing which will de- feat the herring industry this year may be the weather. for if the weather is bad they cannot fish. MT. Imlaeh may be recalled as the orig inaI locator in 1923 of Red Fox Bay. Seward Gateway.