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The Washington times., 1927-11-02
BLINDERS
Copyright. 1927. New York
Evening Journal. Inc.
REGISTERED U. 3. Patent Office.
BY DIR. Frank Crane

CNR OLIVER LODGE the other day said: Science
- road search of truth, looking neither to the
- right the left Well it will have to take its
bnker Off The the whole universe There is
good deal of ground between. 1t looks present like
jungle and thcket-uncived WE'LL will have to civlze it
The fault to which Sir Oliver refers confined to
scientists although it them look
ntent that thing upon which his attention fixed that he
fails to important things about him which he gives
heed.
of important things of life unexpectedly
of vital those toward which
labored.
should keep his and be able to things tout
of the tail of his eye
things that happened those
things that arduously searched things which
have bumped into unexpectedly.
1t all right to subject with concentration, but
should not concentrate much that do not other things
Many has been busy with his trade calling that
he has failed recognize opportunities that thrust themselves
upon him.
Many relgonist has been occupied faith that
he has taken of the indubtabe
So aso scientists their duty fxedy that they
fail to the spiritual realities that about them
concentrated mind thing, also be
alert mind We should forward
but should be ready to jump at prizes that lie by the
roadside.
is such thing too much concentration.
enterng all their attentions wealth do
the little opportunities happiness along their
path day by day. Women intent upon gaining goal
which they think important that they which
they might have by the way for the taking
devote all attention hand, but
let remember that there other things this world than
the thing which have sometimes
these other things
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about which he is Increasingly
curious.
Curiousity rises in his mind as
naturally and inevitably as the
bones harden in his flesh. 1t is
an inevitable part of his growth
and any effort to suppress it is
as dangerous and tragic as starv-
ing or multilating of the flesh
would he. Such curiosity should
he recognized and satisfied. If
answered in a frank and friendly
way, a. child's questions will keep
pace with his physical and mental
development. And those ques-
tions can best be answered by
the use of maps.
There should be two such maps
in every home-constructed as my
friend constructed his automobile
and aeroplane maps. They should
show cross sections of the male
and female bodies, with all
major parts plainly labeled. And
there should be no more embar-
rassment about explaining such
maps than there would be about
explaining any automobile chassis
or engine.
But most parents would prob
ably need considerable education
before they could explain it.
Would YOU draw such a map
for your child or trace the course
of any process through the body?
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Every Wife Has Her Day
MY daughter, what are the
WI happiest days OF a Mar.
ried Woman's life?
Go to. Are they sweetest and
most satisfying while her hus-
hand is young and ardent and
full of zest?
. When his eye flasheth with
enthusiasm and his kiss is sweet
and tender and lingering?
When his dancing steps are full
of grace and pep and the locks
of his hair are clustered upon his
forehead?
When his waistline is more
supple and slender than the stem
OF lily, his garments more
snappy than the lines of a new
musical comedy. and his cravats
more brilliant than a magazine
poster?
Nay, verify For then doth
fear clutch at her heart, whenso.
ever another woman casteth eyes
upon him! Then doth she sit UP
until morning. awaiting his re-
turn from the stag party and
the lodge meeting. Then is she
filled with doubt and misgiving,
whensoever he is ten minutes
late!
Then doth she study her mirror
with trembling lest the glamour
of her beauty may have faded
overnight. Yea, then is she tor.
mented lest every thought within
his mind and every beat of his
heart be NOT for her alone. And
all her days are wondering-and
all her dreams are nightmares!
But when his glrth and his years
have increased, and the middle but
ton of his waistcoat refuseth to
stay fastened; when he ietteth his
belt out another notch with every
season
When he gaZeth wistcullv at the
thin place whence his locks have
departed and secretly expert
menteth with tonics and lotions
When he falleth asleep after din.
ner, and sigheth YEARLY at the
thought OF dancing. When he put
teth away the glad and gaudy
scarfs and donneth the high collar
which concealeth the puffiness be.
meath his chin
When he doeth his daily dozen
with hopefulness. arjo- and re-
ligious regularity, and refuseth the
second cocktail and the second po-
tato with an air of virtuous mar
tyrdom-
Then, ali then, doth the heart of
his wife rejoice! Then doth she
float in her happiness and delight!
Then doth she cease from weep
ings and questionings'
Then may her Beloved go where
soever he listeth, and remain away
as long as it pleaseth him!
For the Mark of the DOMESTI-
GATED MAN is upon him, and he
is no longer danger and 2 temp,
tation to women!
And these. my Daughter, are the
sweetest and most satisfying days
Of a Married Woman's Life!
For then all her davs are peace
and tranquility and all aer nights
are pleasant slur1ber And she
feareth NO woman. Tor nSf Be.
loved IL. at last. a Flat TireE
SELAAa
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now eagerly they ask questions,
and he has taken advantage of
thls fact. He has had two maps
made, one of an automobile, one
OF an aeroplane. They are sim.
ply drawn, in heavy black out.
line. filled in with bright colors.
Only the most important parts
OF the mechanism are shown
these are plainly labelled, and
arrows indicate roughly the course
OF action. Both maps are framed
and hung low on the walls, within
the children's reach.
The plan has worked splendidlv,
The boys playing with their toy
autos and aeroplanes compare
them with the maps. They are
already trying to make little
models from the outlines. No
set lessons have ever been given,
but father is always ready to
answer questions. The young.
sters are proud of their infor.
nation and are encouraged to
explain the maps to any interested
visitors.
Great plan, isn't it? What a
fine head start that father has
given his children by familiarzing
them with the two essential ma.
chimes with which they'll have to
deal in this growing world. What
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SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C.. A. L. Reed

HAVE you ever had a case Of
IL "hives?"
II so, you know the torture Of
itching. You likewise know the
joy of neutrality-suspicious.. fleeing
joy. but still a joyous relief.
The word "hives" used to be
applied to Group, chicken pox. and
to a creeping blistery affliction Of
the skin called herpes or "shin.
gles." 1t is now very generally
restricted to "nettle rash," which
the doctors call urticaria.
Urticaria, or nettle-rash, is not
a disease in itself. 1t Is only a
symptom. The first thing a doc.
tor thinks of when he sees an at
tack of nettle-rash is some kind
of food poisoning" and very often
he is right. But nettle.rash is not
always due to food poisoning. The
cause may be any one Of quite a
large number Of things. The
immediate cause of the pink and
white wheals that form on the
skin and which are SO trouble
some and itchy, is an irritation OF
the tiny nerve endings just below
the surface. This excites the
small blood vessels and Emphatic
vessels of the skin and produces
in them a violent and purposeless
activity, and so the Wheals are
formed. The swelling keeps the
blood from circulating freely in
the "Wheals" and in that way
keeps out the oxygen of the blood.
You scratch to force in the
oxygen to give the swollen patches
a little air.
Now these nerve endings may
be and often are excited by some
poison in the blood; not any poi
son, but some particular one to
which the patient is particularly
sensitive, and which is not neces-
sarily a poison to another person
at all. The commonest OF these
are the products of certain foods.
Nearly every food contains some
protein, which is the nitrogen part
of the food. The actual compost.
ton Of this protein varies very
much. 1t is the business of the
liver to change food protein into
blood protein, but in some people
this change does not take place
thoroughly, and some of the food
protein gets into the blood un.
changed, and then it is highly poi.
sonous. Again it is the business
of the lining of the bowel not TO
let protein substances through
into the blood, and if this defense
breaks down, the blood is in
vaded by poison, and nettle rash
may be one of the results.
Other blood poisons that may
cause nettle rash are the toxins
generated by seytic teeth, torsils
or bowels. Local irritation, like
nettle stings. insect bites and "the
itch" (scabies) can also show them
selves in urticaria. Very suscep-
tible people may suffer in this way
from a sudden change of tempera-
ture, such as a hot or cold bath,
or may come out in a rash when.
ever they wear certain kinds Of
clothing, handle certain plants or
come in contact with certain chem
icalS. One of the symptoms OF
the nervous disorder called hys.
terra is the tendency on the pa.
tents skin to break out in net.
tle-rash whenever it is touched,
and the doctor can write his mi.
tials on the patients back with
his finger, the wheals springing
up wherever it passes.
To discover what food. If any,
Is responsible. q good method IL
to keep diary. with all food
taken entered on enc paSs and
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
SAYINGS OF
MRS.SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

Every Wife Has Her Day
MY daughter, what are the
WI happiest days of a Mar
ried Woman's life?
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
ONCE-OVERS

BE TRUE FRIEND
You nave travelling the right
You have shielded him. made for misconduct that
would not tolerate in ese
because don't break friendship do not
TAX, personally to the offending person. should
In nutshell you selfish
Not as good friend you pretend, you?
The person who would be angry sought to check him
her consider dshonorab whom should
not become strongly attached
Are regarding considerable Importance friendship
that is unworthy?
capable friendship don't let friend advance
anG disgrace without throwing restraining
hand in effort to save him.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

a pity that he
doesn't install
another series of
maps which will
acduaint them
with the most
o 8 8 e n t / al ma.
line of all
the machine Of
their own bodies.
Do you feel
a bit squeamlsh
about that idea?
r h q C h lid
wouldn't Ell
squeamish. To
t he chill d 8
h e a t h y, Il n.
spoiled mind the
h Il m an b cd Y
isn't a Naughty
Subject, nor are
it's processes dis
gushing or inn
moral. 1t Is
simply a fascl-
mating machine
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A FRIEND OF
"A mine has a
novel idea for
educating h i 8
youngsters. He
has three little
children - t w o
boys of six and
S e v en- and a
little girl Of four.
He says that
since these chill.
dren have been
born into a. me-
cha nical world,
they should be.
come familiar,
as soon as pos.
Sible, with the
machinery with
which they will
have to deal.
He knows how
curious young.
sters are about
all objects in
their hOnoeS and
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SOrely Needed

Dr. Vanevar Bush Of the Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
noogy has perfected machine that solves mathematical prob
lems too complex for the human BRAIN In few minutes this
marvellous electrical device gets the to problems it
would take month to work out by ordinary means.
Oh Dr. Bush, do something for your fellow czens Give
nice compact little domestic model your machine that
viii figure out income tax returns.
The Washington times., 1927-11-02

any nettle-rash attacks on the OPP
posite page. This may detect the
offending substance. Some foods
may simply be avoided, but If
you get nettle rash from milk or
sssa 1t x9VA b .,Eiss 70 consult
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

Nothing IL more useful than
silence. --Meander.
Shadow owes its birth to light.
Gay.
Ard coming events cast their
shadows before. ~-CAmpbeu
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Life is the gift Of God. and is
divine. -Longfellow.
My life lies in those hooks
which have me in.-Drummond.
Excess of wealth is cause of
observation-disclosures
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

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2. ---- secured the Golden Fleece
3. ST. Paul was --- citizen.
A. The word Weeping is applied to the ------ tree.
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g. Alberta Snain
D. Barcelona Italy
TO- Damascus Germany
Check the word in each group which is out OF place.
II. Observation-Disclosures Zealand Ausralia-Labrador'
IL. Dagger-revolver-arro -spade--sword
Is. Orchid-rose-dandeion- dahlia-lettuce:
ID. Whtter-Longfeow-B Observation-Disclosures
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BY LOIS LEEDS.

together with q little vaseline. Blend
the remainder of the vaseline with
the other ingredients and stir the two
mixtures together Massage the
scalp for 10 minutes. If desired, the
hair may be washed the following
morning and the salve applied again
that night. This treatment should be
used for two weeks at least After
that the salVe may he applied every
other week before the regular sham
poo instead of every night.
The head should not be- exposed to
strong sun for more than o. few
minutes at a time. While sunlight is
a great aid in curing dandrufY and
other beauty troubles It's USE may be
overdone. az is the case with every
other beneficial agency.
Sunshine is not only good for the
scalp, but 1t is beneficial to the whole
body. Plenty OF fresh, sun-bathed
outdoor air brings roses to pale Gfieeks
and health to the entire organism
Window glass and dark. heavy cloth.
ing shut out some of the most valu-
able rays OF the sun. This difficulty
may be obviated to some extent by
wearing light colored dresses and stay
ing out OF doors az much as possible
Window panes made of quartz that IL
specially prepared for the purpose al
low these useful rays to penetrate.
but this material is as Yet too eXpen-
sive for general adoption. although IL
is now used in some hospitals.
Copyright. 1927
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DILL 11V1L ~ 1O1O11IO ". BURGESS

Run down, Son., and see what ails
that door," said Farmer Brown.
Slowly Farmer Browns Boy got out
of bed. Slowly he went downstairs.
He wouldn't have admitted that he
was afraid. No, stree, he wouldn't
have admitted 1t. But there was
something queer about that door
slamming at that hour of the night
and with no wind. Somehow or other,
Farmer Browns Boy wasn't bit en-
thusiastic about going down to the
back door. He lighted lamp Slowly
he unlocked and opened the kitchen
door, the door into the she'd Just as
he did SO the screen door once more
slammed almost in his face
It's wonder that Farmer Browns
Boy didn't drop that lamp. But he
didn't. He held it little higher
What he saw caused him to almost
drop that lamp again, only this time
from surprise. There, looking up at
him, were Jimmy Skunk, Mrs. Jimmy
and the six young Skunks. They were
all looking at him in the most re-
proachful way. You see, the Skunk
family is out at night more than by
day. They had become hungry and
so they had at once thought of
Farmer Browns house. Finding moth
ing to eat out in the shed, Mrs. Jimmy
had tried slamming the door.
Farmer Browns Boy was provoked.
At the same time he enjoyed the joke.
So he hunted about in the pantry UNI
til he found something for his black
and white guests. which he put out in
the shed. Then he hooked that screen
door. Thereafter that screen door was
hooked every night.
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and strong, but adults are apt to for
get that they. too. must depend on
the sun for their WELL being. Some
of the Commonest beauty troubles.
like sallow compilations. dandruff and
scanty hair may he remedied by II
course of sun treatments.
One of my readers tells me of an
interesting experiment he has planned
to rid himself of dandTuff with the
aid of the sun. During Il prospective
visit to Latin America he expects to
have his head shaved and to rub it
daily with mixture of castor oil and
tincture of Cauth1Iides. trusting to
the tropical sun to complete the cure
While the treatment is too drastic to
suit most of my readers. 1t can he
adapted to other conditions. 1t is
not necessary to go South for an
effective dandruff cure, nor to shave
the hair off entirely. Every night
battle the scalp in bOric acid solution,
which is d mild antiseptic. Dry the
hair by rubbing it between warmed
towels, then rub the following ONT
ment into the scalp: Half dram
salicylic acid. one dram boric acid.
three ounces vaseline. 10 minims of
oil of cinnamon. 20 drops oil of berga
mot. TO make the salve, first mix
the salicylic acid and the boric acid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

A charming within of fashion that
comes to me direct from that city of
styles, Paris concerns sheer flowers,
foliage and petals. 1t is applied to
many different purposes, both of cos
tuning and of decorative accessories.
The motifs are of the simplest sort,
and are appliqued fiat on to founda
lions which may be lingerie, cushions,
boudoir slippers ton which they are
used instead of buckles), scarfs for
dressing tables, etc. A large part of
their beauty consists in the delicate
colors in which the work is developed.
When you picture exquisite colors in
fine, sheer material cut into buds,
blossoms and greenery against back
grounds that accent daintiness or
bring out beauty. it is easy to see the
decorative value of the fashion.
-se~ Motifs and Designs.
No stamping of designs is necessary
and no special patterns for the motifs.
They can be as simple as those seen
in the sketch and put together with
the same variety. The edges of flow.
ers may be turned back, as If the
petals were curling and be run with
rawlings, making the stitches almost
invisible, and then be caught to the
iouIIudtIUii' vi tiey may Ue DultOil-
hole stitched to prevent fraying and
to add further to the ornamental fea-
lures. Green leaves should be turned
and hemmed or run down on the under
side to prevent raveling. Then they
may be fastened with stitches in green
silk that form the veins. This is very
effective, though the leaves may also
be felled down fat all along the edges,
or If leaves are large they may have
both work on them. The leaves are
not so apt to be buttonhole stitched
as are the flower petals.
sA spray of wild roses, starting on
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the shoulder and trailing down the
side of a nightgown of silk, silk mus
lin or any preferred cotton or SILK
fabric, transforms the lingerie from a
prosafc article into a smart one. 1t is
well to have the motifs encircle the
neck more than half way across the
front if the spray is large. Just a
flower with a bud or two and three
leaves makes a chic, small spray. If
the petals are dotted irregularly down
the gown, they seem to be waited by
a breeze that carries them in the flut-
tering folds of the gown when it is
worn.
Finish for Sleeves.
The flower petals or frill of green
leaves makes a fascinating finish for
sleeves, if there are any, however
short. Or perhaps there is a sug-
gested sleeve, consisting merely of a
band across the arm above the elbow.
A frill Of petals along the lower edge
adds charm. n
For B0udOir Slippers.
Boudoir slippers trimmed with a
single flower with a rhinestone center
may complete the scheme. Or per-
hapS green leaves peep from beneath
the flower and wee glittering sequins
glisten like dew on the petals.
Hints and Ideas.
The delicate flowers may stand in
relief against a black satin cushion
or seem to be caught in background
OF leaves If the cushion is of green.
If the background is SO deep in hue
that the color is lost when single
thickness of material forms the petals,
use two or more thicknesses, either as
lined flowers or by separating them
make more leaves to the blossom.
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Mark Burton returns from abroad
because of q letter rcceired FROM
Nuude MAYNARD, the aunt Of his ardTd.
JessicG Bartlett. Jessicd is about 10
inherit the principal Of her father s
estate, and rorthiess bounder named
RAYMOND ToWnley is preying on her
affections. Although he is interested
in another acomds,, Mark drops his
affairs to attend to JeSsicd'S. At first
he tries to reason tcith her aud they
quarrel. JessicG Is determined to
marry Rag. But later Aunt Mdude
suggests that he carry JessicG of and
keep her somewhere until she comes
to her senses. Mark ridicules the idea
at first, but finally he does take her
to his shack IN the ShdlcdngumE
Mountains. OF course, she is furious.
and they are stOorn enemies. Then he
suggests that he inptte Irene Martin,
the acOndn in lchon he is interested,
to come up for Uisit. JessicG rtdi-
cutes HIM Her light scorn stings
Mark, and when they 90 fishing he
soues her from bad fall and yfelds
to az, impulse to kiss her. She ridi-
cmles him again, and, furious acitb
himself, Mdrb dispatches q telegram
to Irene. She drrtUes for q U:sit, and
that night he proposes to her. She
accepts. The neat day she tells Jes-
SicG about 1t.
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about you, but you cannot get mad
until she says them out loud, and it is
terrible to be under a handicap like
that.
She is mad because she said she
wanted to let her hair grow and l
said all right, and then she said she
believed she wanted to keep it bobbed,
after ALL and I said all right again,
because / am nothing IL not agreeable,
and she said why didn't / try to help
her, and pretty soon she was calling
my family names and / was calling
her family names, and then she
stopped speaking to me.
Married people pick on each others
families because insulting each other
gets so tame, and 1t does not seem to
have much weight in an argument
after the first few months of it.
1t is all right for a wife to say
things about her husbands family.
but if he says things about her family
he Is a brute.
When you are single and your girl
gets mad at you 1t Is bad enough. but
there is something pretty about 1t,
because you always think Of drowning
in a lake with moonlight on 1t and
things like that. But when you are
married and your wife gets mad at
you 1t Is just misery, because you do
not want to drown any more, and you
could not afford to, anyway, because
you probably have not paid the last
premium on your life insurance yet.
l might as well not have had Satur-
day afternoon off, because when !
came home at noon Joan would not
speak to me, and she put the baby to
bed for a nap when I wanted to play
with him. When wife is mad at her
husband she tries to make him think
his own baby should not have any.
thing to do with him.
1t has been three days since I have
heard a word in my own home, and /
must admit that calling Joan's family
names does not do me much good, ex.
cept that it makes me feel better at
the time
This afternoon ] said: Lets take
the baby out fer a ride In the car"
but Joan did not say anything, and
that Is all the conversation we have
had. So / thought, we'll, l will take
a ride by myself, then, and I went
out to the garage and tried to start
! the car, but it would not start, and
ran the battery down before I noticed
that / had turned on the sidelights
instead Of the ignition. And a man
will do things like that when he is
worried about conditions at homo. And
had to carry the battery block
and a half to have it charged. and
almost broke my back, because they
make batteries so darn heavy. and
came home and l read the Sunday
comics once more, just to cheer my
| self up, but they were not as funny as
usual.