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Personal HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. M. ID.

ment. the evaporation Of moisture from
the skin and the lungs of occupants.
When the entire mass of air moves
we call it breeze. or If 1t moves fast
enough. wind just where is the line
10 be drawn--well anyway. why draw
line? What have you gained when
you split a hair7 II the air moves only
here and there, In spots in little local
currents. we call 1t draft, and If we
rare old fogieS we are rather afraid of 1t.
though heaven knows we'd nearly all
be dead now II ii were not for the
drafts that find their way into and
through our Winter burrows, and a
good big share of our general Grabbed
ness and cussedness in other seasons
may be fairly aScribed to our skill and
success in keeping the air from moving
in the corner where we are sulking at
the moment.
1t is still true that an atmosphere
containing sufficient carbon dioxide
will not support life and one who hap
pens to breathe 1t will soon faint or
suffer asphyxiation, but no such ac-
emulation of carbon dioxide in the
air is ever encountered from pollution
OF the air by the breathing of persons
or animals, in an ordinary room or
other Enclosure. Once in while
workman descending into tank In a
factory or other place may be "gased"
with carbon dioxide. But even the
most vitiated air of crowded, UNI
ventilated room contains but negh-
gible proportion of carbon dioxide~-the
proportion Of this gas In pure fresh air
Is less than 4 parts IN 10000, although
the exhaled breath contains 400 parts
of carbon di0xide in 10000
Analyses of the air in various places
show these interesting variations.
Smoky atmosphere in narrow streets or
courts, so parts In 10000 motion pic
ture theaters. 40 to 10 parts, work
shops, 80 to 80 parts; breweries as high
as 500 partsthis due to the production
of carbon dioxide by fermentation, OF
course, anything burning produces
carbon dioxide. This harmless carbon
dioxide is not to be confused with the
poison, carbon monoxide gas.
fCopyriRht, 1s2s)
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BY REV. JOHN X. QUINN.
Mediocre People.

Text: Much food is In the tillage of
the poor PROV, xiii.23.
Palestine was land Of small estates
IL was the tiilage OF the small owners
Of these small estates that provided the
land with the bulk OF It's food supplies
II was from this fact that the proverb
OF our text arose. 1t teaches the re-
sponsibllity Of small gifts, and is in
tended TO encourage ordinary, mediocre
people who do not possess much ability
or influence.
Most Of us are medicre people. We
say 10 young people, Aim high" We
CITE 10 them examples Of those who have
attained distinction as showing what
may be possible for them. But IL Is not
possible for all 10 attain distinction.
Most 81 US are destined TO live our lives
through on the common level.
This may be your destined lot You
may belong To the class To which the
proyerb OF the text refers. You may
have only tiny patch, and you may
think IL does not matter much whether
you work it. But IL does matter. IL
matters everything 10 YOU And It mat
ters more 10 the world than you can
ever realize.
Who are they who have done most
Of the worlds work. The largely en-
lowed men7 Not 50, History has here
and there a few genilses, few mighty
men. few wealthy men. But as against
these few the men who are rated as
ordinary are 10 be counted by the mil.
lions. And The bulk Of the worlds work
has rested upon the small labors Of
these many, rather than upon the large
labofs Of the few Who can be counted
by units.
NO matter, therefore, how small your
plot. Much depends upon It's cultiya-
ton, Your responsibility Is TO work II
10 It's fullest capacity.
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through 1t. You could not say 1t was
ever much In the way.
1t was gentle, harmless old ghost,
too, and we all felt sorry for IL, and
pitied It, The women folk, indeed made
quite a pet of it for while. Its faith
fulness TO Emily touched them so.
But as time went on, 1t grew to be
a bit OF bore. You see 1t was full of
sadness There was nothing cheerful
or congenial about it. You felt sorry for
1t, but 1t irritated you. 1t would sit on
the stairs and cry for hours at stretch;
| and whenever we woke up in the night
one was sure to hear 1t pattering about
the passages and In and out OF the diff
ferent rooms, moaning and signing so
that we could not get to sleep again
very easily. And when we had a party
on, 1t would come and sit outside the
draWing-room door, and sob all the
time. 1t did not do anybody any harm
exactly, but it cast a gloom over the
whole affair.
"Oh, I'm getting sick of this old fool"
said my father one evening, after john
son had been more of nuisance than
usual, and had spoiled a game of whist,
by sitting up the chimney and groan-
ing, till nobody knew what were trumpS
or what suit had been led, e>en. I'VE
shall have to get rid of him. somehow
or other / wish knew how to 90 it."
Well" said my mother. "deN'nd
upon it. you'll never see the last of h>Sn
until he's found Emily's grave. That's
what he Is after. You find Emily's
grave. and show him where it is, and
he'll stop there. That's the only way
you'll get rid of him."
The idea seemed reasonable, but the
difficulty was that none of us knew
where Emily's grave was any more than
did the ghost of johnson himself. The
notion occurred to us TO palm Of some
other Emilys grave on the poor thing.
but, as luck would have it, there did not
seem to be an Emily of any sort buried
anywhere for miles around. I never
came across a neighborhood so utterly
destitute of dead Emilies.
thought for bit and then haZarded
a suggestion of my own.
Couldn't we fake something for the
| old chap?" I queried. He seems a SIM
ple-minded old sort He might be taken
in by it. Anyhow, We could try il and
see"
by Jove, so we will" exclaimed my
father.
The very next morning we had some
wGrkmen begin They fixed up a little
mound at the foot of the orchard with
tombstone properly erected over 1t,
bearing this inscription, Sacred to
the memory of Emily. Her last words
were: Tell johnson love him."
That ought to fetch him." unused
my father as ne surveyed the finished
If falSe-grave. Il am sure / hope 1t
does"
1t did.
We lured him down there that VeFy
night, and--weli. 1t was one of the most
pathetic things / have ever seen. the
way Johnson Sprang upon that tomb.
stone and wept Dad and old Squihbins,
the gardener. cried like children when
they saw IT..
Johnson has never troubled us any
more in the house since then. 1t spends
every night now sohbing on the grave,
| and seems quite happy and contented,
Is 1t there still?
Oh. yes Ill be glad to take any one
who's interested down and show him II
| the next time any one cares TO come
out to the place. The hours are 10 pm.
to 4 am. generally, and 10 to on
Saturdays.
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BY CAPINI vEouIN.


/. Bulged on the outside OF the hand?
2. Flat on the outside Of the handP
3. Heavily padded on the inside OF The
hand?
4. More developed toward the wrist9
5. More developed In the middle?
8 Crossed by horizontal lines on the
edges OF the hand?
Answers.
/. You have imagination and origi-
nality You like To dress well. not from
vanity, but to express your inherent
love Of beauty A practical sense OF
values gives you we'll balanced outlook
on life.
2. Although cold by nature, you are
not opposed to marriage, but you may
create marital unhappiness for yourself
because you often fancy that the person
you love Is growing less affectionate.
3. Among other nice things, you have
romantic temperament. You md a
hidden meaning In sounds. A musical
speaking voice attracts you at once
You love water. and whenever possible
you are on or near IL.
4, What a lazy person You could
do splendid things II you would only use
your brain. But you let life take It's
course. and waste your gifts enjoying
material comforts and pleasures.
5. Your keen imagination leads you
10 figure out, often accurately, what Is
behind the spoken or written Word~~a
gift that you should use with modera~
ton. as your impressions are sometimes
wrong.
g. You have a fine imagination and
q large vocabulary, which might make
you good writer or story-tellef, but
you are nervous and representative to
your environment and often get dis
coufaged without reason.
(Copyftght. 1921
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDREn.

Mrs. J. r. c. writes: Il have a boy
. years and 9 months old who is 80
inches tall and weighs 40 pounds. Is
be under or over weight? He used TO
eat everything. but now refuses beans,
cabbage. greens and meat. Can you tell
me some way 70 encourage him 10 eat
these things? Do you think he would
be TOO young TO send 70 kindergarten
this Fall?"
Answer hirty-four pounds, II given
in my weight chart as the right weight
for child Of 3 or 4 who Is 80 inches
tall DO not force any great quantity
Of these foods or talk about the child Is
reluctance to eat them. Do not say
before him, My son won't eat beans or
meat because then my son" certainly
viii not. He has 10 live up TO his repu-
fatiou. Ask him To please eat al least
one spoonful Of each Of the foods you
have on the table. whether he likes
them or not. Children are seldom so
unreasonable as to refuse this request
II the mother makes no particular fuss
about H. Then increase the amount
20 two teaspoonfuls Even children
should be allowed 10 leave q food which
causes them actual dlstaste. II these
distastes extend 20 many foods then
--zey s:loulc be treated as stated very
much ooupt If any kindergarten (ex~
cepf q private one5 would accept 80
young child A nursery school would
be excellent.
Mrs. q. G. # writes. At what age,
IL any is u advisable 10 Use jumper
for a baby? I have heard much dis
CUSHION pfo and con On this and would
Ike your opinion"
Answer My answer Is very decidedly
"con" can't imagine any circum-
stances IN which IL would ever be ad~
visabie 10 put child III q jumper They
excite a child sBd children do not need
more excitement IN their lives, most Of
them need ~ be protected from just
the ordinary ezc.tements incident "
living
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Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

July %, 1S61.--Excitement in the
cky caused by the reverse of the Union
Army at Bull Run two days ago con-
hnues with scarcely any abatement
The momentary arrival in Washington
of squads, companies and battalions of
retreating men throughout yesterday
and last night kept this excitement up
to the highest conceivable pitch. Gen.
Mansfield has caused many buildings
in which arriving regiments had been
previously quartered to be reopened for
their accommodation and provision for
their immediate wants has been made.
1t is with great difficulty, however,
that the returning soldiers can be got
together, as the citizens so flock around
them and hold them in the streets with
questions that the pavements have been
everywhere blocked u Efforts are be-
ing made to gather as many as possible
of them in the Notifications on the Viz
ginia side of the river, where they can
be soonest prepared to discharge their
regimental duties. These efforts have
been only partly successful, but the mill
tary authorities believe that in another
"a hours the men again will be ready
TO take their positions in the entrench-
ments. better soldiers than when they
left them.
The commissioner of public buildings
intends to fit up The old Inauguration
ball building behind the City Hall, for
the temporary reception of the arriving
regiments of the grand army of 100000
men soon to be concentrated here
Troops are being drawn in from all
available points and new regiments are
being everywhere offered. All the field
artillery lost in the battle at Bull Run
will be instantly replaced here Nth
similar guns within reach in the North.
Gen. Mcclellan, who has been sum-
moned from West Virginia. to take COM
mand of the Army of the Potomac. is
expected to arrive here tomorrow. The
Army will be Immediately reorganized
on basis of 100000 men.
A close investigation leads to the i'm
preston today that the excitement of
yesterday and the confused accounts Of
the condition OF the several regiments
put forth by arriving squads induced
the general belief that our loss was far
greater than 1t really is.
At o'clock this afternoon the hard
galloping of few United States troop
ers along Pennsylvania avenue, with
revolvers in their hands. created
great sensation, and thousands rushed
into the street TO see what the matter
was. 1t seems that they were hunting
q posse Of citizens said to have Seccs-
sion prisoners and to be maltreating
them. The authorities evidently intend
to deal with mob violence drastscally
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COMPENSATION.

An Irishman is said to have ex-
planned the notion Of j., compensation
thus: TITS this way: II a man has
one leg shorter than the other, then by
way of compensation the other one is
longer" Now the compensation" of
this joke is the still better joke that it
isn't Joke at all, but contains chunk
Of truth. of which recent psychology
make building stone, even a corner
stone, of it's foundation.
II the unfortunate owner of an I'M
equal pair of legs is constantly looking
at the shorter leg and brooding over
the fact that he is not as other men, he
is on the way to develop an inferiority
complex. II he will pay the same at
tention to his longer leg, he might fin6
his compensation But it's less Joke
than pity that this idea is too simple
to work.
A man who could be content with so
simple consolation isn't likely to de-
velop any kind of complex. Being COM
plexly human. he must compensate for
his deviation from the normal by a diff
ferent course. Compensation is largely
an economic term. Your compensation
Is your pay It's the money you re-
ceive to offset your services. Like a
lawsuit for an injury or loss, you claim
damages or compensation. Such COM
pensation is paid you by somebody else !:
your psychological compensation you
pay yourself
You decide to make up for your loss
your inferiority, by going on despite il.
by rising superior to it, by taking it
as a challenge and making good-in-
deed, making better than good-to show
the world that your handicap doesn't
matter. What we compensate for is
some inferiority for which we do not
feel responsible: it was born with us,
thrust upon us, and we decide to
achieve in spite of it, swim upstream,
make mark, be hero, break a record
Now, compensation is possible for the
many and Is not reserved for the few
heroic figures. because Of the variety of
human capacities and the worlds need
and place for many talents. In the
days of the caveman all had to be
strong or go under; life was strenuous
and rough, and the struggle for exist
ence depended on a strong arm But
even then some were makers of images;
others led in song and dance; few
were prophets and medicine men, with
strange lore and rare vision; they could
cure or bless or predict the issue of an
enterprise and obtain the favors of the
powers that ruled, or claim to do so.
knowledge and skill compensated for
brute strength; perhaps those who
sought these careers did so as compen-
sation for the strength they lacked. We
all compensate for weakness in some
directions by cultivating our strong
points. Somehow we are going to find
place under the sun
Now, the man with a real handicap
and who accepts it as a spur to extra
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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
By MEHRAN X. THOMSON.

The story is told of q little boy who
used 10 admire the house with golden
windows over a hillside several miles
away. Each evening at sunst time he
would get all excited about the house
with the golden windows.
One day he was permitted 10 make
the pilgrimage TO the other hill in quest
Of the secret. Ii took a long time for
his little legs to cover the few miles 10
the neighboring hill, Finally. as he
neared the place. he could see nothing
but an ordinary farmhouse. and the
Windows were only glass, not overly
clean
He was the most disappointed boy in
the world. His trip had been in vain.
Tired and discouraged, he sat down in
front OF the house to rest The sinking
sun was casting its rays in the direction
of his own home AS he lifted his eyes
iongingiy toward home his heart leaped
70 his throat when he SOW that his own
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Pure Air.

-
Only in recent years psychologists
have determined the differences be-
tween fresh" air and foul" or wi
tiated air. Formerly We assumed that
the air in an occupied room became
foul" or Initiated from an exhaustion
Of the oxygen and the accumulation
of carbon dioxide (carbonic acid gas)
in the air hreathed by persons or ami
mails Then too, we harbored vague
fancies about organic impurities" or
waste matter" given off from the lungs
of persons or animals In the room.
Scientific studies, with precise measure
ments, have shown that none of these
familiar ideas applies in practical ex
perience. The depressing or unwhole-
some effects of bad" or foul" or
vitiated air upon occupants of the
poorly ventilated or unVentilated in
closure are ordinarily due to Cd
warmth, % stagnation and (3l accu~
mutation of moisture in the air. Hills
famous experiment on volunteer stu
dents confined In an alright chamber,
proved that the mere starting up OF an
electric fan and the stirring of the
foul" air in the Theoretically sealed
room quickly relieved the stupof, head
ache, fatigue and qualms of nausea,
quite as though the students had re-
ceived supply of reviying fresh" air
Think what a little electric fan might
have done for the victims Of the black
hole of Caleuttai
To provide fresh air" for the occu~
pants of any room, then, the essentials
are 81 to keep the temperature OF the
air from rising above the comfort point.
which varies in different circumstances
but averages IS to 81 degrees Fahren~
heit; and 20 to keep the air in the
room in motion, These two factors.
but particularly the latter, will ordi-
narily take care OF the other require
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Lightweight Felts for Vacation
BY MARY MARSHALL.

can be folded up and tucked into a
corner of your trunk or travelling bag
The advantage In having two of them
Is that YOU may never be without one
when one has been sent to the cleaners
AS a matter of convenience you may
want to have the trimming band OF
your white hat removable. so that you
may change IL from time to time. If
YOU wear the white hat with coiored
frockS. a clever plan is TO have bands
of various colors made so that they may
be adjusted with small snapperS.
The lightweight. untrimmed or
SLIGHTLY trimmed felt hat Stili plays an
important role IN most women's Sum-
mer wardrobes, though most women
this season feel that they should be
confined to wear with clothes Of the
sports genre After all. there is some
thing incongruous about plain felt
hat with a lace or organdie afternoon
froek To wear It under the circum-
stances would be like wearing flat
heeled sports shoes with a garden party
frock. or carrying a leather hantN1ag
with a chiffon frock
There may be no question OF your
"dryneSS" and yet you may wear a
cocktail coat. The name, suppose,
was given To these little Access
series because they were worn over a
dinner frock during the late Afternoon
hour when certain Americans in Paris
and London foregather to drink their
cocktails
Al any rate, many light evening
gowns are now made with little Jackets
that may be worn for extra warmth
or protection. and these little separate
coats are also convenience with light
weight afternoon frockS Made of some
harmonizing material, they are much
more attractive than sweater or
sports jacket when q slight wrap is
needed
This weeks help consists of a dia-
gram pattern for one of these little ac-
ceSSory Jackets. 1t is made all In one
piece and is decidedly simple. II YOU
would like your copy. please send me a
stamped. self-addressed envelope and
will send it to you at once.
tCopyright. 1927
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home was the house with the golden
windows
We do not appreciate what we have
because We lack the proper perspective
to see its true worth. Like the boy in
the story. We need to get away from It
10 see the sun shining on 1t and turning
1t into gold. The things and persons
that belong to us are too close. We need
to get away from them for while to
appreciate their worth
This Is the genius of q vacation.
Every man gets TO the place where his
work, his wife and children, his home.
with all its luxury. begin to pail, to get
on his nerve, as We say. A little dis
lance, little change. and vacation per-
forms wonders for him.
We do not appreciate what we have
because 1t lacks romance IT is already
ours, and We do not exert ourselves in
its behalf. We lose interest.
fCopyrizht. 1923
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Ny Neighbor SAYS:

Before washing a dark dress,
haste around the edges Of the
stains with white cotton, In this
way one IL sure OF removing all
the goiled parts which otherwise
are difficult 10 detect when the
garment is wet.
The juice In apple and berry
pies runs over because the oven
Is too hot. Turn down the gas
and let the pies cook slowly after
the crust has begun 10 brown.
TO prepare lettuce wash and
cleanse II IN the usual manner
and place In a deep bowl Cover
with crushed Ice and place IN the
refrigerator. DO not draw of the
water when the Ice malta and the
lettuce win keep crisp.
Lamb fat makes excellent
shortening for ginger snaps.
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for they are small and would seem
dwnfed In combination with the fur
nishings OF the living room
The chair shown In the illustration Ia
OF the latter type, and Is one OF the best
styles 10 choose for the bedroom, The
reason for this Ii that the back Is just
|slightly rounded, and for relaxation there
II no better chair shape than this You
also will find that the arms are lust
the right height to be comfortable for
reading. rs one always rests ones ell
bows when holding q book.
The covering Of this chair is a satin
and MORE striped material, and II would
be attractive In room with either silk
or linen draperies.
II large stool, covered In the same
material were placed In front OF IL. a
very comfortable ehaise Tongue effect
would be brought about. And to this
grouping might be added q bridge lamp
and small table for books and maya
zines, III
-, lgsepygisht. ie2al
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One m0ther says.
Most children are sensitive little In
6iYidualS and thoughtless comparison
mag create damage that is hard TO
repair II is common occurrence for
n child 70 be compared 10 another child
70 his own disadvantage or to a rela-
tive who Is known by some especially
unattrsctive feature or trait. I tell my
children that they are all lovable and
beautiful IN my eyes, but each in his
own way. always try to shield them
fTon1 unfayorabIe comparison. as 1t
causes wound which never quite heals.
tCopyright. 1921
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Amber Salad.

Sou tao tsblespOonfuls of gelatin Ia
one fourth cIpfDi Of cold water tor
I'VE minutes then add ne.foufth cup~
fil % boiling water let the dissolved
gelatin cool ana when beginning 70 set
add 4 few drops Of tsbasco sauce. one
fourth teaspoonful o. mustard. one
fourth ieaSpoonful 81 salt. two-thirds
c}Ipful Of grated cheese and one ~f0urtn
cupful ~ chopped pimentos. Beat half
q cilpful Of cream until stiff and fold
sr the gelatin mixture carefully, Pour
fbts one pound baking powder cans
which are vet sBd ieaYe 10 mold and
chill When firm turn out and slice
Serve GA lettuce leaves with salad
agastang and top With naIs .--A-~~m.
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Home i'm Good Taste
RY SARA Inland.

There are upholstered chairs appro-
pirate for the living room which would
not look we'll In a bedroom, as they
would appear too cumbersome and out
of proportion to the rest OF the furnish
ings. Then you will find that there are
upholstered chairs which would be suit
able for no other room than bedroom,