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II BRACED myself for an un-
pleasant interview as Lillian.
- patiently much disturbed. asked
where Marion was. I was furious
with myself for having permitted
my friends young daughter to 60
to the ocean with Ronald Brixton.
yet at the same time something
sneakingly sympathetic with the
young things. stirred in my heart,
turned my anger partly against
Lillian for the rigid regime in which
she held Marion.
She's gone to the ocean with
Ronald Brixton 10 see the sur RISE"
! told her bluntly.
Lillian sat down heavily in the
nearest chair, and stared at me.
Did you tell her she could go?"
she asked after an instant. o did
she make the trip without asking
permission?"
Don't you know your own
daughter better than that speech
would indicate" ! asked her Grossly.
glad OF the opportunity to get the
first whack In as Dicky sometimes
describes my tactics In u marital
controversies. she asked me very
prettily II she could go. She also
asked me. as did Ronald. TO 60 with
them. but l hope I know when !
am superfiuous cargo"
She WINGED as IL l had struck her.
Don't Jest about IL. Madge." she
said. II know I'm ridiculous. and
please believe that I'm not blaming
you In the least. I know you actcl
as you would have done II Marion
had been your daughter Instead OF
mine"
ct trust you believe that" I said
a bit stiffly. and she lifted her head
and looked me ~squarsly In the eyes.
do you doubt it?' she countered.
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hasn't gone 70 smash. On the con-
trary. the trouble Is that you are
temporarily out OF step with the
world
The young man Of the limerick
lived In a dark and unventilated at
tic. loafing and sleeping. He was
eating poorly prepared and badly Sc
lected food. Naturally he suffered
the results OF his wrong living. / am
not surprised he thought his liver
was out Of order.
Perhaps you. too. spend part OF
your time In an attic. At least you
live an attic life. You neglect ex-
ercise, fresh air and simple food.
Your sleep Is disturbed. your head
aches. you are weak in your knees
and imagine vain things. You d.
agnose your ailment az liver CON-
plaint."
Driving a flivver over a rough
road. driving a frisky horse. rowing
a boat. regular tennis or golf. or
tust getting out-of-doors for real
work or a long walk-any n Of
| these will shake up the liver and
promote your health.
There are just two ways TO feel
well, and both are founded on the
same thing. The heart must be slim
| ulated TO beat a few times more each
minute. This can be accomplished by
energetic exercise. II car be &C.
| complished by enthusiastic interest
In your daily work.
To feel well. then. you must have
exercise or enthusiasm. To feel
twice as well you shouldshave both.
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Some New Recipes for Dainty Cakes
Suitable for Luncheon and Tea
1.-THE Home Kitchen }

BY Jeanette Young Norton.
ut is nice to have at hand the
recipes for a number Of small
cakes that are suitable for
luncheon and tea The cakes need
not be rich or over decorated. but
they must be made of the best
materials and carefully baked to be
acceptable. The eggs must be fresh
and the butter the very best to in
. sure success. the flour carefully
sifted at least twice, and the sugar
free from all Jumps. Milk IL used
must be sweet and fresh. II con-
densed milk or cream is used see
that Il Is properly diluted according
10 directions TO be found on all cans.
These are fundamental points. Tho
pans must be carefully creased,
slightly warmed. and the ove just
the right temperature for the
baking.
Simply Made Date Cake.
Break two fresh eggs into a mix.
ing bowl, add a half cupful OF milk,
a level cupful OF brown sugar.. a
quarter cupful OF butter. one and a
quarter level cupfuls OF sifted flour.
three level teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder. a saltspoonful Of salt. a
level t~easpoonful OF ginger. a salt
spoonful OF grated nutmeg. and a
half pound OF stoned and sliced
dates. Mix well. stirring thoroughly.
Add a teaspoonful OF vanilla. pour
into a buttered and lightly Toured
pan and bake thirty-five minutes.
When done and slightly cool cut In
small squares and frost with a lemon
frosting.
Chocolate Squares.
Beat the yolks OF four eggs with
a ~teaspoonful OF vanilla and a half
hour. Remove the beaten and add
@ half teaspoonful OF almond extract,
a level cupful of sifted flour. one and
q half level teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder sifted with the flour. and the
whites OF the eggs whipped 10 a
stiff froth. Turn into a creased and
Toured baking pan and BAKE in q
brisk oven for fifteen minutes. Tur
out to cool on a cake rack and when
cool cut in squares and dip them
into chocolate icing and roll in
powdered nuts. Make the icing OF
two squares OF unsweetened choco
late grated, a half cupful OF sugar.
n half tsaspoonful OF baking powder,
a quarter cupful Of milk. a table
EUOQnlul VI DGNACAs EAGAN NCeGANAGf
and cook until 1t forms a soft hell
when tried in cold water, then add
n teaspoonful OF vanilla and a half
~teaspoonful Of lemon flavoring.
Spread as usual.
Sand Tarts.
Cream together a cupful OF sugar
and a half cupful Of butter. Add a
beaten egg. then n and three
quarters OF a cupful OF flour sifted
with two ~teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder. Chill, then turn half onto
the Toured board and roll out an
eight OF an inch thick. cut In
rounds. brush over with white OF an
egg and dust with mixed cinnamon
and sugar. Split three almonds and
Law on the top OF each tart, place
IN n buttered pan and bake eight
minutes IN a slow oven. Proceed
fhe SAGE with the rest OF the dough.
serve fresh and warm If possible.
Slovenes.
Put a quarter cupful each OF butter
and lard into a bowl and turn over
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as much as possible and wearing an
elastic stocking or bandage during
the daytime should give relief.
Tight. circular. garters would be a
very likely cause for the trouble.
Z. l.. q. Only father who Is 70
complains OF pain and soreness in
his back and experiences difficulty
in arising after sitting for any
length OF time: he has a good appe-
tite and walks daily. What would
you advise?
IL am 80 years OF age. married
and have two boys. I am nervous
and excitable and suffer with pains
in the top Of my head: what causes
this and what treatment will be help
full?
Avery likely due to lumbago:
try TO locate a possible source OF in
lection in his system. although the
pain may be due 10 cold or strain.
Massage and application OF heat
should give relief. For further par
ticulars send a se~lf-addressed. stamp
ed envelope and repeat your Ques-
ton.
2.-Have your blood pressure taken.
This may have a bearing on your
symptoms. There is always some
underlying reason for nervousness.
For further particulars send a self.
addressed. stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
c. z W. Q.-What do you advise
for callouses on the soles OF the
fcet7
Airy bathing the feet In warm.
soapy water and then applying
warm iinseed oil .just before retir-
ing. the next morning soak the feet
again and scrape away the cad It's
sue. This treatment should be eff
fective.
X. c. p. OIL am 80 years OF age.
4 It. II in. tall. what should !
weigh?
A.-You should weigh about 121
pounds.
G.. II. M. OIL am troubled with
a terrible itching OF the scalp which
Is lot due TO dandruff. The scalp Is
broken out In blotches and these
blotches often form bloody ana pus-
filled scabs. What do you advise?
A.-This condition may be due 10
lupus erthematosus and requires
ulars send a seif-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
copyrirht. 1929. Newspaper Fss,urs Service. Inc
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exercise and neglect of the simplest rules of
hygiene have more to do with the origin Of these
symptoms than any actual trouble with the liver.
think ! recited to you once a funny liner
lex I heard somewhere. If my memory serves it
ran as follows:
"a jaundiced young gent in an attic
Once thought he had trouble hepatic.
He bought him a flivver
Which shook up his liver
And now he's mentally ecstatic."
You know the kind of a day you have once
in a while. You 20 about your affairs, cross
and sullen. You have a chip on your shoulder
and fairly ache for a fight. You are blue and
distressed, imagining all sorts OF terrible things
about the future. You even wonder if you have
lost your friends and possibly your religion.
Whar thsc 800 xrhat hoe hnprarod9 T.
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ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- I am a girl sixteen years old.
and am going with q young man
twenty-one. This Is my problem.
I do not know his folks and I
don't know II I should send them
a Christmas present or not. II 50.
what7
What shall I get for the young
man? I have never gone with q
man before so I do not know. IL
he should get me a Christmas
present should I accept7
Should ! get his sister one7
Should the present TO the young
man be expensive? DUMB.
nUMB: No. You should not send
Il an expensive gift to the young
man. Neither should you send gifts
to his family. unless you are &C.
ouainted with them. II you are en-.
gagged to him, that alters the situa'
ton. for then any personal or ex'
pensive gift In correct. Send at
tractive cards TO his family: that Is
all that Is required
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Words of the Wise

An army Of stays led by a
lion would be more formidable
than an army of lions led by
\ stag. -Proverb.
Now this IL how | define talent. II
IS q siff Cod has given Us in secret.
which we reveal without knowing il.
-Monsesquieu.
H Is not the ne that pnsseth
through the mind. but the lie
that sinketh In and settleth In Il,
that doth hurt. Bacon.
No one could ever meet death
for his country without the
hope OF Immortality.
Cicero.
a pleasant possession u useless with
out q comrade- -S---~-
k~indneSses are easily forgot.
ten. but injuries!-ichdt tcorthy
man does not Keep those in
mindf -ThGckerdy.
What can give ar more sure
knowledge than our senses?
How else can we distinguish
between the true and the false?
-Lucretius.
Nature 10 not governed except By
obeyins her. Bacon.
Avoid shame, but do not seek
glory-nothing 50 expensive ms
glory. Smith.
There Is nothing more reouL
site In business than dispatch.
Addison.
The memory strengthens as
you lay burdens upon it.
DE Quincy.
The gift OF tesrs Is the beat sift Of
God TO suffering man. -Keble.
Almost everything that Is
great has been done by youth.
-Disraeli.
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a quarter OF cupfui OF boiling water.
Add a half cupful OF brown sugar.
a half cupful OF molasses mixed
with a level t~easpoonful OF baking
soda. a saltspoonful OF salt, a table.
spoonful OF ginger. a saltspoonfui OF
grated nutmeg, and the same OF
powdered cloves. Sift In slowly
three level cupfuls OF flour. stirring
constantly. Chill thoroughly. then
roll out on a Toured board a quarter
OF an inch thick. Cut In fingers
three inches long by one and a half
wide. Sprinkle with chopped nuts
and bake on q creased pan for ten
minutes. A teaspoorful of rum
~flavoring added to the batter makes
an excellent flavoring.
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TN no part Of her wardrobe does
q woman exhibit her tendencies
- In dress more than In evening
frocks. At the theatre or smart
dinner parties II requires only q
quick glance 1t the attire of women
to determine their style prociivities.
The accompanying model OF honey.
colored silk net has a deep pointed
border of golden brown sheer velvet.
The silk net Is also used to fashion
the graceful scarf which Is so fiat
tering to the wearer The two smart
rows OF points on the body of the
dress form q girdie effect which is
indeed slenderizinr.
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I'm surprised at your carelessness.
Did you find anything In return?"
Polly hung her head.
Nothing but a pair or hind legs"
she replied meekly.
We'll" consoied the frog. ''you'u
have to content yourself with them
then. Go home and take your sing
ing lesson"
Polly swopped Off ut once. swor-
ping being a combination OF swim
ming and hopping. When she vas
gone the frog turned to the reflec-
tion-children and said:
"Polly's not really % blame for
losing her tail All the tadpoles are
losing them. They can't seem 70
help t."
Maybe It's because they lose their
tails that they don't want 20 be tad
poles any more and turn into frogs"
said Knarf.
Maybe croaked Grandfather
Frog. II wish I knew"
ccpyrfsht. 1873. Nswspspsr Feature Service. iaS.
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Three Minute Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
Lunenburg, Picturesque Nora Scofian TOrn, Home OF the
Dried Fish Industry.
BY TEMPLE MANNING
Dried Fish Industry,
NHE Goldfish cakes which you ate

"NHE Goldfish cakes which you ate
for breakfast this morning prob
ably had their genesis In a little
old-fashloned town In Nova Scotia
Lunenburg. For Lunenberg Is the
greatest center OF the fishing indus
try on the North American continent.
Last year this little town sent out to
h consuming markets OF the world
291 900 600 pounds of dried fish.
In the early Spring. the town OF
Lunenburg offers as picturesque a
scene as n could imagine. The
long narrow bay surrounded by the
low Nova Scotian hills and fringed
with the spotless little houses OF the
fisher-folk. Is literally covered with
fishing sloops. Their masters and
crews are up In the rigging. out on
the bowsprit. over the side in
"bo'sun" chairs, calking. painting,
cleaning. getting their sturdy craft
ready for the annual trip TO the
Grand Banks.
Then the time when sails
r set and the fleet pulls out for the
Grand Banks. that most prolific Of
all fishing grounds. Headed toward
the open sea. sails Tapping in the
breeze. the armada reminds one OF a
yacht regatta gone husky.
When the boats and their cargoes
Of fish come back TO port. the whole
populace OF the town Is in for a busy
few weeks Fish which were not
cleaned on shipboard have 20 be
cleaned and split. and the drying
flakes" must be erected. These
flakes are made OF poles laid on the
ground and spaced a short distance
apart 10 allow a circulation OF air be-
tween them. Over the poles is placed
q bed OF spruce branches.
After the fish have been cleaned
and split. they are laid on the flakes
where. thanks to the breezes and the
warm sun, they soon become COM
pletely dehydrated. The weather has
TO be watched carefully-if rain ap-
pears. the fish are quickly gathered
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dinner?
Peacocks' tongues, lark pie, snails from
France. alligator pears from California, hearts
of palm salad from the Pacific Islands? Not
a bit like it!
They had porterhouse steak and mush-
rooms and baked potatoes and a plain salad Of
lettuce and tomatoes and-whisper-sliced
onions and plenty of good bread and butter
and lots of real coffee-hot and hot
And there you are.
Well, what did you expect?
Billionaires can eat what they like and
not what somebody thinks they ought to like,
and if you care to notice it, every one of
these billionaires is an American and every
single one of them began life either on a farm
or in a little old-fashioned American country
town
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pole. stirring up a great TODD
at the bottom OF the pond.
Now IL is likely that nothing
would have come OF her plant had II
not been heard by Nil. Flor. Yam.
Hand and Knarf-the five little
water-reflections with the turned
about names-who happened 10 be
nearby, watching their little masters
and mistresses ms they fished from
the bank.
Where did you lose 1T" asked
Yam.
"Is I knew where. It wouldn't be
lost" replied Polly.
A land-child would probably have
considered Polly's answer too sharp
and left her to find her tail for her.
self. But reflections r quite the
contrary OF land-children. Yam
smiled sweetly. therefore. and said:
when did you lose III"
Il don't remember whether II was
Monday or Tuesday or "Wednesday
or Thursday or Friday or Saturday"
Perhaps IL was Sunday"
"Oh, no, IL couldn't have been sun
day. ! never 90 out on Sunday"
Perhaps you didn't lose II at ALL
said knarf.
But II was plain that the tadpole
had no tail. only a stump.
"Of course she lost it, exclaimed
the others. At this they started TO
search for II. peering under rocks.
In the sand and behind the water
foliage. But they couldn't even find
a trace OF II. II was surely lost.
lust then old Grandfather Frog came
along.
Whats the natter" ne asked.
"Polly lost her tall" the reflections
ex Explained.
"Humrh. Polly" croaked the frog.
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Advice to Girls
Z ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a girl In my teens. While
I was visiting this Summer I met
a boy about two years my senior.
whom I love very much. After /
came home he asked me to send
him one OF my pictures. Do you
think II would be proper TO do so7
UNDECIDED.
UNDECIDED: No. / don't think
- II would be at all proper. my
dear. You should never give your
photograph to a man unless you are
engaged to him.
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; used them. I don't know what TO
do. Please advise me.
CURLY LOCKS.
HURLY LOCKS: Your mother Is
~ quite right. my dear. You
should never accept such personal
gifts from a young man unless you
are engaged. Return whatever you
can Immediately. and see that In the
future you do not accept anything
from a young mar that has any
great value. unless you are engaged
to him.
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NEAR ANNIE I.ArrRIE.

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
I am a young girl IN my
teens ! am very much IN love
with a boy two years my senior.
He tells me he loves me dearly
and has given me several gifts.
Among them Is a set OF toilet
articles. q compact and two pairs
OF silk stockings. My mother does
not approve and insists that ] re-
turn them. but as I have already
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sS - 50 k8G @&a
and stacked. with each stack covered
by a tarpaulin.
Lunenburg Is old and picturesque.
Its Inhabitants. although supplying a
large part OF marketed dried. fish
have been touched but slightly by
outside influence. The dried fish are
carted from the flakes TO the are
houses on old-fashioned ox-carts and
are moved from place to place on
hand-barrows.
There Is no machine age" In L1n-
enberg-no endless chain ~conveyors.
And the people are wholesomely
old-fashioned too. The women, who
pitch In and help spread the fish on
the flakes. stiIl affect the big sun
bonnet OF years ago. And n can
see In their faces. the good nature
and happiness OF the simple life.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ I am in love with a popular
prize fighter. My mother and
father like him very much. but
lately there have been some things
said about him that I know are
untrue My folks have heard
these things and they think they
are true. What can do to con.
vince them that they are not true.
VERY BLUE.
VERY BLUE: II seems to be the
' fate Of people who are before the
public eye to have slanderous gossip
spread against them. Therefore,
should ask my parents. were I in
your place. to ask the young man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
REASONS %
THOSE "BLUE" US
DR.. Copeland, Quoting the Limerick Of the
"Jaundiced Young Man in the Attic" Points Out
That Your Liver Isn't Always to Blame.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, nj. d.

Uhteu States Senator from New fork.
Former Commissioner OF Health, Nep York City.
N olden times II a man was under the weather he would say, "My
liver is out Of order" That was the common complaint
The poor old liver was held responsible for half the symptoms
suffered by the human family. The fact is that overeating. lack of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
BY ANNIE LAURIE

! about such reports and give him tho
chance TO defend himself and clear
his name.
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the world out of joint, or is there something actually wrong with you?
My observation of the world and its inhabitants is that they do
not change much overnight. 1t takes a long, long time to reorganize
sodey. If you take this view, too, you must realize that the world
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
JUST GOOD, OLD
FASHIONED DINNER
Wfnifred Black Wagers, Too, That Any One of
These Ten Wealthiest Men Would Give a Lot to
Be Back Once More in the Old Home Pantry.
By WINIFRED A

A BILLION apiecel Sounds rich doesn't it?
~ Well it is rich.
Ten men, each Of them a Millionaire, had a big dinner
In New York the other day, and what do you think they had for
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6lOA1ldCn COlAQiLl0A WAA1A los PCA
sisted for quite a while?
A.-Probably due 10 a circulatory
disturbance. Build up your general
health. Changing the shoes and
stockings frequently IL often helpful
for perspiring feet. For further
particulars send a self addressed.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
First OF all try 10 correct the
diet and be sure that the system Is
kept clear. Avoid too many rich.
heavy foods. For further partic-
uJars send a self-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
G. D. j. Q.-What would cause a
great many broken veins on the legs
OF a young woman: would tight
carriers cause this trouble: what viii
cure or prevent their spreading?
A.-Undue exertion. such as long
rrandtrr err keeninr off the feet
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

- There Is a boy whom I would
like to set acquainted with. There
Is nobody to introduce him to me.
because I don't know anyone that
knows him. Won't you please ad.
wise me and tell me how to do II?
BRIGHT EYES.
bright EYES: There's no how
II about 1t. I'm afraid. Bright
Eyes. II you have no mutual &C
ouaintances who can introduce you
there lie no way or meeting tn,
young man.
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7 Answers to Health Queries

S. NJ. Q.-what will help cold feet
which perspire all year round?
2.-What do you advise for a
stomach condition which has per-
sisted for quite a while?
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Copyright. is.s. Ns~spsD.r r.s,ur. ssrv.e.. L.
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A.-Undue exertion. such As long
standing. etc: keeping off the feet
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A.-You should weigh about 121
pounds.
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X. c. p. OIL am 80 years OF age.
4 II. IL in. tall. what should i
weigh?
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Peacock Tongues for the Bilionaires?-No a Bit of It,
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
The Waier-R Reflections Help
Polly Tadpole Search for
Her Tail.
BY Max Tren

We lost my tall I've lost
my tall" cried Polly. the tad
pole. stirring up a great TODD
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G.. r. Nj. OIL am troubled with
a terrible itching or the scalp which
Is not due TO dandruff. The scalp Is
broken out In blotches and these
blotches often form bloody ana pus-
filled scabs. What do you advise?
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Airy bathing the feet In warm.
soapy water and then applying
warm linseed oil >just before retir-
ing. the next morning soak the feet
again and scrape away the dead It's
ue. This treatment should be eff
fectiye.
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curyriEhi. 1928. Newspaper F.stur. Service. u.