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7 Answers to Health Queries

G. S. Q.-what can be done for
rough. pimply skin on the Iess7 The
rest or the body Is very smooth
A.-May be due to an eczematous
condition. For further particulars
send a self-addressed. stamped envel-
ope and repeat your question.
s. Il s. Own the chewing OF
tobacco harm a seventeen-year-old
boy7 VIII pipe smoking. II not in
hailed. also prove harmful under the
same circumstances2
A.-Rad for both digestion and
teeth. A boy OF seventeen Is toe
young TO indulge In pipe or other
smoking.
coDyr4EhL Is7A NsusDaD~ Feature ser-ioa. the
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gave Herbert his chance and
Herbert snapped at II. and n Gay
he came home and said:
Myrtle, we're going back home.
I've got a big Job. three times what
] had before. and you're going 10
quit your job and you're going with
me-you and the girls. I've taken
a house and you'll have 10 get busy
and furnish it-you and the girls
And. Myrtle. you'd better get
yourself some new clothes. Wen have
TO meet a lot OF people when we go
back to the old town. Things are on
a different footing now. and we
might as well start right"
He never said please" or may
be" or what do you think about H."
and Myrtle gaspec. and then she
smiled. And when Herbert was gone
she cried for hours. / think she
cried because she vas happy. She
thinks she cried because she vas
miserable.
/ wonder which OF us was rightf
Copyright. 1873. Newspaper Feature Service. Ina
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Seen on 9Th Ave.
By Miss Shopper


The newest color for evening is
burtercup yellow. Chiffons OF this
shade are delightfully."- cool and airy
looking. and make up beautifully.
Be awfully cagey II you must have
a hat with q veil. This becoming
model has been taken up { such an
extent thai IL can be terribly com
mon. II you are careful. however.
you may be able to find a hat that
includes hat mysterious look you
desire without appearing cheap.
Now the shops are showing Jackets
OF linen in small colorfll prints. 10
be worn with sleeveless tennis
frocks' Of crepe do Chine
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family OF little req ants
Mama and Daddy Ant had made
the dear little ant-hil all by them
selves and after Az was finished.
Mama Ant began 20 lay eggs and
before very long the happy pair had
a house full Of dear little white
bundles. Every day Mama and
Daddy Ant would carry the little
white bundles out into the sun to
warm and before long. the little
white bundles changed into dear little
baby Ants.
AS long a. they were helpless.
Mama and Daddy Ant supplied them
with food. but just az soon as they
we're old enough to hunt TOO Tor
themselves. they all hustled out and
helped Mama and Daddy Ant That
Is. all but one little Ant He was
just so lazy he wouldn't move unless
some one jostled against him.
This made Mama Ant very ur-
happy. TO think out of all or her
eggs, n had to hatch into a lazy.
good-for-nothing little Ant Boy.
Never mind. Mama" said Daddy
Ant one day, Maybe he VIII change
one OF these days and feel ashamed
OF himself"
But Lazy Ant never ala like work
and never would do his share. Daddy
Ant felt he should chase him away
from the ant-hill. but Mama Ant
didn't hike the idea 10 things went
from bad 20 worse. Then one day
old Hoppy Toad happened 70 stop t0
pay Mama Ant "a visit and when told
about the lazy ant boy. she gave
Mama Ant an idea
II tell you what ia DO with a lazy
fellow like that" croaked Horny
/. Toad. I'D just have the other chill
dren bring home all the honey they
could find and stuff him so full be
couldn't walk. Then when you need
any honey in the ant-hill I'd make
them take II from his crop That's
what lid do with lazy children tx X
had any" and away she hoped
down to the pond TO lay her eggs
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The Stars Say
For Wednesday, June q.
By GENEvIEvE KEMBLE

By GENEvIEvE KEMBLE
A ccoRDING to the excellent
IA configurations OF the moon 70
important planets. this day
should afford highly desirable oppor-
tunIties for advancement achieve
ment and many pleasant develop
ments and associations. Business.
employment and artistic and social
activities should prove n Of
cherished attainment but all these
may be teopardized by q proclivity 70
rash and tumultuous conduct and
speech. Also a temptation to ex
travagance and speculation would
menac these many benefits.
Those whose birthday II Is are as
sured Of q year OF excellent oppor'
tunity for advancement and
progress as well as happiness. if they
will but curb a proclivity toward
rash and impetuous words and
speech as well As an inclination to
wa rds speculation and extravaganza
A child born on this day may b
endowed with many faculties for sue
cess and happiness In life. but II
should be given early discipline IN
s~elf-control. prudence and thrift.
Bad humor is a bad counsellor.
Paris Temps.
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Words of the Wise

M0deSty Is 10 merit ds shades
10 figures IN q picture, giving
Il strength and beauty.
La BrHyere.
Music IN the ara Of The propheh. hs
only art that can calm The aRitntions
Of the soul; il is one Of the most mag
nifieens and delightful presents God has
gwen u.s. -LuEher.
Things that are not nc an, are
neUcT lost. -AdrIoDe.
Languages are TO be learned
only by reading and talking,
and not by scraps OF authors
got by heart Locke.
The more . man follows nature aad
IS obedieni to her laws, tho longer Ne
viii live; the farther No devinler from
these. the shorter viii b. hir existence.
-Hufdand.
The most utterly lost of all
days i that in which you =-a
not once laughed.
-Chamfcrt-
There Gre but three classes Of
men: the TetroDrdde. the station
arr. and the progressive.
-LdTdter.
Neatness and it's reverse are almost
a certain tesi Of moral character.
Whitaker.
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come ON VIII great buuueHHtss
In the early part OF the night.
usually after the first sleep. the
child ID aroused from a sleep which
may have been natural and undis-
turbed. He awakens with q loud
and barking cough IL u a peculiar.
metallic cough
There Il very marked difficulty In
breathing. Every breath seems
marsh and whistling. The swelling
OF the membrane leaves little space
for the entrance and exit Of air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-26

A book can do that A book can
recreats you comfortably and easily
and conveniently.
In your easy chair. q book you
have not read can take you into a
new world.
Books possess the unique power OF
reinvigorating you. Every home
should contain a small collection OF
the better books.
A large library may be imposing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-26

but a few shelves with good books
thai are actually read soon take on
a friendliness that In astonishing
Americans tend to lose their taste
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ILLS OF CHILDHOOD
BETTER UNDERSTOOD
Group and Similar Maladies Have Been Identified
So That Treatment Is Directed With
Greater Accuracy.
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, Nj. d.

UHJGu SIaLGs SenaJ0T from New York
Former Commissioner OF Health. NeD York City.
WEARS ago q good many physical ailments were not understood.
IL was not unusual to group together several ailments which are
A now recognized a. separate and distinct diseases. Pneumonia,
for instance. Is now divided into several different TYPES"
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GOING OVER THE TOP
WITH WOMENiS AID
Winifred Black Picks Out an Interesting Case in
Which the Wife Seems to Have
Done the Biggest Part.
By WINIFRED A

II ERBERT'S got a job and it's a good job. There's a good
salary that goes with the job. and Herbert looks like
AA different man.
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room without pictures Is IKE . room With
out windows.
Well. If pictures are needed in homes how
much more is it true Of books? Indeed, | would
claim that a household without books, in which
the family have not acquired the habit Of read
ing. can never attain the high and dignified ideal
Of what a home should be.
The proportion Of homes which fail to satisfy
this standard Is probably large.
Too many persons have the notion that read
ing. save Of newspapers, and stories and popular
novels, In somehow "highbrow." In many indi
viduals a distaste for the best authors has been
induced by the prescribed reading which was
forced upon them during school days.
A great many people who are at a loss what
to do with their spare time will turn to a book
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are most likely to be attacked by Group. II Is preceded for a couple
Of days or less by running Of the nose, slight cough and. possibly. a
little fever. 1t may be thought the child has a mild cold.
In other cases there may be no warning signs. The attack may
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Myrtle, too. But he loved the girls. and for the sake Of the girls he
stayed with Myrtle, and Myrtle manoeuvered things, and she paid the
bills She brought up the girls and she introduced Herbert to sue
cessful men She talked about the successful men. and one Of them
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Some Odd Facts

Mems pockets are happy hunting
grounds for influenza and other
germs. according 10 one authority.
who SAYS the pockets should he
turned inside out. brushed. and dis
infected regularly.
A first-class railway sleeping-coach
In England weighs forty tons and
carries about a dozen passengers.
Bright light. shining too continu-
ously. causes exhaustion OF the re-
tina or the eye. which spreads TO the
brain and the whole system
For six years now England has
had an excessive rainfall. 1927 being
the worst Of the six and having the
wettest Sammer since 1879.
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only . q very last resort a complete rest, they think. means trying
to make the mind stop working. They fail to realize that the activity
of the brain never ceases, not even in sleep.
Recreation is best obtained by a change to something different
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iotem role In Ian luDinsk
number Of statues resembling the
totem poles OF the Indians OF Alaska
gives rise to the theory that the PEG
pie may be at least rel-ted to the
Alaskan and northern Canadian In
dams
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BY DR.. LOUIS E. BISCH.
Eminent Psychologist.

7 BELIEVE II was Ruskin who said that a
room without pictures is like a room with
out windows.
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Success-Wives Have Their Ways to Develop Husband
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
- By Blanche Silver
How Lazy Ant Was Punished

ANCE upon a time there lived
a the edge OF the woods, u
~ family OF little red ants.
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kAHARGARETr Ny fathers
N tone was one that ne
AVE- never had used 70 me be-
Evening star., 1928-12-20

better to spend our time putting the
house In order? Then everything would
find its proper place and there could
be no complaints. would manage the
whole party and we should certainly
get along differently"
Eyes. Let's stir up row" every one
cried together.
But at that critical moment the door
few open-a servant entered the kitch-
en-. Everything stood still-nobody ut
tered sound. Not pot among them
did not know its capabilities or how
distinguished it was, but now it kept
silent, except to think for itself
IF had chosen to do so. could
have seen to it that we had a right
merry evening, and no mistake"
The servant picked up the matches
and struck light. How those matches
did sputter and blaze up!
Now every one can certainly see,"
thought the matches, that we are the
most aristocratic. How brilliantly we
shinel What a light we give to the
worldl Shining examples, that's what
we are"
But the matches became quickly
silent. They were burned out.
Evening star., 1928-12-20
Company Day.

One of the innumerable things chill
dren have to learn is how to live with
other people, how to meet them pleas
antly, how to ride easily over the little
swells of irritation and stress that are
forever rising in this troubled life.
Some experiences they gather with
in the home. They learn how to meet
fathers irritability and mothers ex-
element, or fathers excitement and
mothers fears. They learn how to
soothe uncle's quick temper and evade
Aunt Abbie's prying eye. But the FAM
lily circle, though rich il experiences
of this kind, is not enough There Is
another circle and another and beyond
them many more, in which the children
must learn to live and move easily if
they are to live successfully.
It is best to begin with the childre1
closest to them. Make point Of N
viting other children to play in the yard.
Teach the hosts to do their part toward
making things pleasant for their guests.
Let the children take their turn at be-
ing guests so that they learn the old
truth that it requires as much grace to
receive courtesy as 1t does to extend
one.
From the amenities of the play
ground graduate them to those of the
afternoon party where delicate sand
wiches and very soft drinks are served
by the host or hostess. Try to allow
the children to share in the preparation.
They can polish little plates. They can
fold paper napkins. OF course, the
guests are limited in number and chosen
with discretion.
When the children go to school they
! make friends. This is to be encouraged
because the pQwer to make friends. to
Evening star., 1928-12-20
Today in
Washington History
ny DONALD A. CRAIG.

December 20, 186O-Many gentlemen
are wearing on the lapels of their coats
today "Union shields" made by the
ladies of the. Methodist Protestant
Church on Ninth street. They are be-
ing distributed in large numbers at the
fair which the ladies of the church are
conducting in Thorn's Hall. on Seventh
street. The demand for them was so
great that the supply ran out last night,
but the ladies are working hard today
and promise to be able to furnish all
that are desired.
The ladies of this church are appar-
emily unanimously in favor OF the pres
ervation of the Union of the States and
are not afraid of expressing their SEN
timents publicly in the present crisis
which has resulted since the election Of
Abraham Lincoln, Republican, as Presl-
dent of the United States in the ma
tional election early last month, and
which has given rise to a lively move
ment among some of the ''hotheads" in
the holding States of the South in
favor of secession from the present
Union in order to form a new govern
ment or confederacy of slave States.
So enthusiastic are the ladies OF ths
Methodist Protestant Church on Ninth
street in favor of preserving the Union
that they say they will stay UP all night.
If necessary, to supply any demand that
may be made for these Union shields to
be worn by gentlemen on their coat
lapels.
All persons who are in favor of the
undivided Union of States are being
urged to attend this church fair and
purchase the shields at the small price
for which they are being sold.s The
appeal Is being made to all Union men
regardless of their religious affiliation.
The ladies also have for sale at the
fair large assortment of fancy goods
for the Christmas holiday season and
also likenesses Of Rev. Thomas H.
Stockton, chaplain Of Congress.
The fair and festival will be con-
tinued every night this week. One of
the main attractions, in addition to the
Union shields and the Ice cream and
confectionery, which are available in
large quantities, is Phil Fishers Band
which furnishes music every ngiht that
has been described as exquisite" by one
musical critic.
The special congressional committee
OF 33 has thus far been unable to find a
way out of the present trouble, although
it has devoted much time to speeches
on the various propositions that have
been advanced concerning the future of
slavery in the territories of the United
States.
Evening star., 1928-12-20

friend or acquaintance extracts one Of
these contraptions from his pocket. Be-
fore he (the friend) has a chance to
snap the thingumabob, the wagerer
says quickly, "I'll bet you $5 1t won't
work the first time" Taken suddenly
unaware and afraid Of being considered
piker, the owner of the lighter agrees
to gamble that it viii light.
Snap" goes his thumb against the
trigger or whatever they call the
gadget. Nothing happens. The winner
receives his SIS or an o u. We under
stand that the young fellow In question
won three SIS bets in one day in this
manner.
A man or woman out of work is to
to be pitied. Most normal people do
not desire idleness, even though they
possess enough wealth to permit the
so-called luxury Of loafing.
One year ago we printed In this COL
umn the story of comparatively young
man who, having obtained more than
enough to take care of him for the
rest of his life, was seeking country
place where he might spend the rest
of his days in enjoying" life and en-
tertaining friends. A number of people
wrote to us asking that we submit their
RAOPCA V1Co W 4AAAAs (bt4Ouoty VIC COu1Q
not do this.
In the course of time our friend found
place which suited his purposes. That
was one year ago. Today he is back in
business. The pail of idleness was more
depressing than he could tolerate.
Friends visited him and enthusiastically
described their activities and success In
the world he had left. Vigorous men
his own age were still in the arena and
playing the game. Money was not the
sole incentive. During his self-imposed
detachment he had lost contact with
the things that make life worth while.
At present he is one of the hardest
working men we know. He doesn't need
the money. He needs the exhilaration
Of competition in mans world.
X X *
An'actor told us recently that his is
the most precarious profession of all.
Acting" said he, "is not an essen
tial industry. In times of depression
the public curtails on unnecessary items
and the theater is the first to suffer.
Not the movies so much, but the So
Evening star., 1928-12-20
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

called legitimate stage. What becomes
| OF the actor? He Is uneQuipped for
trade or business. Well meaning friends
advise us to accept anything until some
thing turns up. They do not realize
that while we are engaged in some
thing else some one may gain role In
a new production because we were not
on the job or on moments call by an
agency.
Few actors are even fair business
men. They may recognize their value
as a box Office attraction, but their
| ShrewdneSS ends there. Several years
ago, though, while the stage was suffer-
ing from depression as 1t Is today, one
Of the best known Of Broadway actors
decided that he would not remain idle.
He had hosts of friends and enough
money to wait until something turned
up. He wasn't that sort of person,
however He visited a business friend
and told him he wanted to go 20 work.
Within a few days he was an insurance
salesman. A year later his income ex-
ceeded his best season on the stage.
Today he is practically independent.
enters by the front doors and pays his
way in.
"A young friend Of mine was playing
juvenile roles. His career seemed to be
on the stage. He, too, got some bad
breaks Luckily, he had once studied
art. During the World War he enlisted
in the, Navy. Upon his discharge he
found himself walking the streets in
search Of employment. The producers
had forgotten him.
with his few remaining dollars he
purchased some colors and brushes.
One day he read of an advertising art
competition, open to all comers. He
Evening star., 1928-12-20
New Cavalier Collars and Cuffs
BY MARY MARSHALL.

have the courage to wear the cuffs as
large and as fiaring as those worn by
the charming girl In the play, who is
really responsible for the new fashion.
If I were just 'going-on' II or 18
I am quite sure I'd have a frock of
navy blue crepe de chine as much as
possible like the one shown in the
Sketch--and I'd have cuffs every bit
as large as the ones shown. I'd wear
soft flowing tie CT navy blue and a
little velvet beret pulled somewhat down
at the left side.
A stage costume that provides a
bright idea for the woman who wants
an unusual evening gown that would
not be difficult to make shows foun-
dation slip of satin striped with red,
dark green and yellow. The red and
green stripes are quite wide and the
yellow stripes are fairly narrow, and
the material is used so that the stripes
run around, not up and down. Over
this colorful slip is posed an over
drapery of black chiffon, plain over
the top and gathered on the skirt.
The girdle is of dull gold metal cloth
However, the fact that q frock takes
your fancy when you see it on the
stage or screen does not mean that 1t
would be pleasing off the stage. Often
it would look rather crude and extreme
this side of the footlights.
Something very jaunty and easy to
wear about the new sectional berets
that the well dressed young girls are
wearing. It's a great convenience to
have a number of them of different
colors. If you will send me your
stamped, self-addressed envelope will
send you the pattern and directions
for making, with a sketch showing the
finished product.
(Copyrirht 1927
Evening star., 1928-12-20
Couture for Long-Nosed Type.

Dear Miss Leeds-(D have high
cheek bones and long nose. How
should part my hair? I am 25 years
old. S feet inches tall and weigh 110
pounds. ca How can I gain weight?
(3) My hair comes out badly. How
can prevent this? I have dark brown
hair and eyes. What colors are be-
coming to me? MRS. E. T. L.
Answer-O Avoid center-part
coiffure Divide your front hair into a
large central section and two side sec
tions. Brush the middle section
straight back and have it flnger waved
or marcelled in wide. deep waves. II
your forehead is very high, wear lar
row, fiat, waved bangs. Wear your side
hair short and curled up, showing the
lobeS of your ears. Have your back
hair long enough to wave. You are 18
pounds below the average weight for
your age and height.
(2) In gaining weight diet Is usually
the main factor, but there are other
things to be considered also. If you
have any functional trouble, like 1lldi-
gestion, or organic disease; If you are
nervous and have the worry habit,
these things can keep you underweight.
Lack of sufficient sleep is another
cause of this condition. Here are a few
menu suggestions that may be helpful
to you: BreakfaSt-Stewed prunes,
cooked cereal, with cream and sugar +;
poached egg on toast, rolls and butter,
glass of matted milk. Luncheon
Cream of potato soup, macaroni and
cheese, rolls and butter, half head of
lettuce, with mayonnaise dressing;
apple dumping, with hard sauce !:
glass of milk Dinner-Cream soup
celery, tomato, spinach or peal, lamb
chop, with thickened gravy; baked 90
tato or rice, canned corn. spinach,
salad composed of lettuce, chopped cell
cry, apples and raisins,. mayonnaise
dressing; cornstarch pudding, with fruit
sauce; glass of milk.
90 The excessive falling of your
| hair is primarily due to poor physical
condition. You must build up your
| ment massage your scalp every night
| for 10 minutes If your scalp is dry
use scalp food in the form of a salVe
or use an oily scalp tonic. A little olive
| Oil or vaseline applied to the scalp
every day for several months will prove
| very helpful II your hair Is not Of the
oily type. You forgot to describe your
| skin tints, so I do not know what
| colors to suggest to you. Tell me
whether your skin is fair, medium or
olive. LOIS LEEDS.
Acne Cream Too Strong.
Dear Miss Leeds-Recently I found
in your column a recipe for an acne
cream made Of one ounce of vaSeline
one ounce of benzoinated lard and six
drains of salicylic acid. This seems toe
strong for my skin. What shall do?
MISS z. NJ
Answer-There has evidently been a
misprint of this recipe and want to
call the attention of my readers to it.
Instead of the six drains, the recipe