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Evening star., 1928-06-20
A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JoHN r. GuNN.
Literary Culture.

Text: Give attendance TO reading
II Tim, Ais.
Absorbed with material things. think
ing always In terms of dollars and
cents. mortgages and bonds, many
business men neglect entirely the cui-
tlral side OF life. Never having culti-
vated taste for literature, they know
nothing of the relaxation and JOY that
comes from quiet evening at home in
company with good books. Besides,
although they may succeed In aflass-
ing a fortune. they are unable to take
care Of themselves In the company OF
cultured people. Put an unread rich
mar In the company OF literary people
and he will be at complete loss.
What ,Jitifiil spectacle 1t Is TO see
people acquire wealth without at the
same time acquiring that culture and
retirement necessary To make them
feel easy In the new circles into which
their wealth introduces them. Yet
there are thousands OF rich people In
Just that awkward position. There are
thousands OF Others not counted among
the rich, who have advanced In the
material realm far beyond their adj
yancement In the realm Of the cultural
and finer things OF life and who for
that reason find themselves cramped
and III at ease In refined society.
TO avoid this every business man,
and especially every young man start
ing out In business, should give at
tendance TO reading" with all thy
getting, get understanding Cultivate
taste for literature. Not only win
you be better qualified to take care OF
Yourself In cultured company. but. you
will gain an enrichment OF mind and
heart which will mean more TO you
tnan any fortune you can amass. BE-
sides 1t will give you new perspective
OF your business and enable you 10 see
u as something more than sordid
affair
fC0pyfight. 1929
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Believe It or Not!

DO those Of you who have been read
ing the, column for some years remem-
Der that case OF Cockroach in the Ear
that wrote about? I took it from
report given In one of the American
Medical Association journals. I'll give
you resume of 1t:
A man. aged 80, stumbled and fell,
striking his chin. He was unconscious
for few seconds, and on recovery ex-
perienced a sharp pain In his right ear.
He was sent to an ear, specialist. who
found that the ear canal was blocked
with a large. amount OF tightly packed
ear wax fcerumenp. Following the re-
moyal OF this, came the remains OF
perfectly preserved cockroach, about
one-half inch long
This was his history: Fourteen years
previous. while bathing, he felt sud-
den pain and buz2ing In his right ear.
which drove him nearly frantic. tie
put his head under the water In the
tub and the pain ceased. Later. the
ear was syringed. but nothing washed
out, SO he believed that the trouble was
caused by small insect which was lost
In the .washings. He gradually became
deaf III this ear. but never consulted 6
physician, believing that some damage
had been done by the insect which
could not me remedied
After the removal Of the hardened
wax and cockroach, his hearing be-
came normal. The specialist believed
that the cockroach was embalmed In
this air-tight space e~caused by the ac-
cumuiatiOn OF ear wax.
Now this incident I've related is au-
thentic. but IL caused me TO lose my
reputation for veracity. Several of the
followers wrote in that they always
believed everything said until that
cockroach story appeared.
Now-I'm going to tell you OF an
other ear episode which Is also true
but I suppose II will get ma into
trouble again. This was taken from
the British Medical Journal Of January
7. 1923. title this story Another
Hazard of Marriage.
Dr. william r. Kennedy, ship sur
geon. treated the captain Of vessel
for serious attack OF bronchitis and
cough Of long duration. The captain
had d raucous voice and. sailorlike did
not rnirce matters when he wanted to
cough. He recovered from his bron-
chitis. but his hacking cough remained
The doctor told him that II must be
some reflex irritation, possibly some-
thing wrong In his ear. He was very
Evening star., 1928-06-20
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS. M. n.

skeptical, but permitted an examina-
ton. An encapsulated grain of old
dried rice was found in one ear.
The captain believed the grain must
have been there since the day he was
married, SO years previous. when his
friends threw rice at his bride and him
The doctor sifted the matter as well as
he could. and decided that IL had been
there for that length OF time. Anyway,
upon its removal the cough vanished
and never returned.
Believe 1t or not!
1t Is surprising how many persons
accept gradually increasing deafness
as q natural thing and do not have
their ears examined to ascertain the
cause. 1t Is not unusual in our clinics
TO remove hardened Jumps OF wax. al
most as much as a thimbleful. Ordi-
narily, cerumen scales OFF and drops
out by itself. In some persons this
does not happen. and they have 20
learn to clean 1t out. or 20 TO a ply
sician to have this done.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Obtunded sense of smell.

S. Obtunded sense of smell.
8. Dry and barking cough. especially
in children and shortly after going to
bed
7. Mouth breathing.
5. Frequently recurring attacks of
coryza-or. if you must use dumb
language-"fresh colds"
Is it advisable to consult specialist
for such examination? No. that is
extravaganza merely. Any general prac-
titioner. family physician. ordinary
doctor" who is at all up to date or
fairly well trained is capable of making
the examination and treating such
abnormality as he may find. II your
doctor deserves your confidence at all.
you may safely leave it to his Judgment
when to refer you to a specialist or
summon one for consultation. All good
doctors do frequently request such con-
situations without much regard for
what the patients views may be. If a
specialist in any field is good, his work
consists mainly of consultations with
physicians In general practice and prac-
tically not at an OF caring for patients
who visit him on their own impulse.
The type Of specialist that cultivates
direct practice In competition with
'ordinery doctors" Is the kind that
exploits the patient, urges needless
operations, pays commissions to persons
who bring In new patients, and other
wise scandalizes his calling.
practiced several years before /
could muster courage not to take a
patients temperature at the first visit
II I did not think 1t necessary. At first
! thought people expected that much
and would not employ doctor who
failed to perform that trick. Some
doctors practice for many years and
never use a head lamp or mirror at all.
though some such simple equipment Is
indispensable for examination of the
eardrum and for examination Of the
nasal cavity.
(Copyripht faaa0
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Often uiispronounced: Gyroscope
Pronounce ji-ro-skop. as in ice" botf
o's as in no" accent first syllable.
Often misspelled: Galaxy.
Synonyms. Fire, flame, blaze, con.
dagration. combustion
Word study: Use word three times
and 1t is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Momentarily: for q
moment: from moment TO moment. I'VE
mcmentariiy expected the walls TO coll
lapse"
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Get Rid of Roaehe.

Reaches are apparently unusually
wei endowed with the ability to guard
themselves against enemies, displaying
great intelligence in keeping out Of the
way OF the irate housekeeper and II,
avoiding food or other substances which
have been doctored with poison for
their destruction. Powdered borax en-
tiers into the composition Of many roach
powders. Borax may be used either.
pure as poison or repellent or mixed
with some other substance to render ii
attractive to the insects. Many house.
wives have had great success from the.
use Of q mixture consisting Of one paff
powdered borax and three parts OF
finely pulverized chocolate, this mixture
being freely sprinkled around the I'M
tested premises.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
NANCY PACE
Two Sheets Are Cooler Than
One Sheet and Quilt
BY FLORENCE la GAxKE.

Joan was staying with her dear
Grandma Lee" as she always called
her. She had not been allowed to see
Aunt Nancy for some days and felt
quite forlorn. but grandmother prom
ised her trip to the shore Joan grew
so excited over the prospect that she
did not want to sleep or eat or play.
Grandmother told her that as soon as
she had taken one more afternoon nap
and one more whole nights sleep they
would be ready to start.
The house was warm and close. Joan
Evening star., 1928-06-20
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

line with zigzag motion. Massage the
right side of the head with the right
hand and the left side with the left
hand. The same tonic may be used once
or twice between shampoos II the sweat
ing of the scalp Is profuse.
In case of excessive perspiration local
treatments alone cannot bring permar
nent relief. The underlying cause Of the
unusual activity Of these glands Is like
ly to be nervousness or general run
down condition.
Besides frequent shampooing and the
use of an astringent hair tonic, there
is third way to relieve a perspiring
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Peppermint Ice.

Put one pound OF granulated sugar
and half gill OF water into a sauce.
pan, Stir over low heat until the sugar
has melted, then boil until II stiffens
u . little Is dropped In cold water.
Pour at once into q nat tin. add fo,ir
drops Of oil OF peppermint and whip
until II begins 20 turn siigafy. Smooth
over quickly with q knife. cut Il into
small squares or cubes and leave until
cold and set.
Evening star., 1928-06-20

kicked and sQuirmed when put to bed.
Finally the maid took of the blanket
and Summer quilt and made the bed
with three sheets. First came the
under sheet. then two sheets were used
TO cover her. There was coolness be-
cause Of the air between the two top
sheets. Grandmother Lee had learned
this little thing at the hospital.
AT night she put Joan to bed herself.
She told her a story about the seashore
and mermaid who lived just OF the
Evening star., 1928-06-20
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. d.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health
and hygiene. not to disease diagnosis, or
treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady
II stamped self addressed envelope Is in
in ink. OWNS TO the large number of LETT
ters received, only few can be answered
here. No reply can be made to queries not
conforming to instructions. Address DR.. Will
liam Brady, in care OF this newspaper. Name
your city on your return envelope. Don't
say .scity."
Evening star., 1928-06-20

One of the household changes Incl
dent to Summer housekeeping is the
putting away of the best silver. either
part or all OF It. This may come as one
aspect Of closing the house IL We are
fortunate enough to be going to the
shore. In this case 1t is wise to make
Evening star., 1928-06-20

coast. As she told the story Joan
seemed to feel the splash Of the waves
as they crept near the mermaid's home
Possibly it was the GOODNESS which
came from the sheet near the window
which she really felt. Grandmother
dipped sheet in cold water. wrung it
out dry and then suspended IL over a
clothes horse near the open window
The evaporation helped to cool the bed
and room.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Many Ugly Women Now
Appear Beautiful

why Is II so many women with
ugly features appear beautiful. It's
because they have beautiful conl-
Observation-Disclosures by using Lady
Esther Four Purpose Face Cream.
Women are absolutely enchanted
with this splendid cream which
cleanses, nourishes and feeds the
skin IN one operation, Lady Esther
does the work OF Four creams In one.
Buy soc lar Of Lady Esther
at any good drug store or toilet
goods counter. After the first appii-
cation, you win marvel at the great
improvement In your skin. Lady
Esther Cream gives all women per-
nanent complexion beauty and
youth. SOC, 7hc Jars. ECONOMY
size, si,2b.-- Advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Say, Listen -

Say. listen" When she starts like
that,
Say listen nl"-.~yon can bet your hat
She isn't going 10 say 10 you
Anything much worth listening 10,
So, when you hear, Say listens"-~
heed iti
Stun cotton In your esrs.sYouu need II.
Evening star., 1928-06-20

IT Is OF THE UTMOST IMPoR-
TANCE TO SEE THAT THE SILL
YER RECENTLY USED IS PER-
FECTLY DRY BEFORE PUTTING
AWAY FOR THE SUMNER.
sure Of the safety Of our silver, and
relieve ourselves OF ali anxiety in this
connection by having 1t stored in a
safe deposit vault. For an average
amount OF silver this costs but two or
three dollars.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
7 AIRF Ak MAN UP
FOR CONGRESS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, April e.
Fl. carlton Hanes. Of Herndon. Va,
member OF the legislature from Fair
fax county two terms. announced
today ne viii be a candidate for
Congress from the eighth district of
Virginia in the Democratic primary.
August z.
Robert Prince, 81 the Clarendon
fire department. narrowly escaped
injury yesterday when the engine
overturned while going to fire
along the Chain Bridge Road. He
was taken to his home In Clarendon
where It was found his condition
is not serious.
Funeral services for A. c.. Mer-
tens. II, who died at the George
town Hospital, washington. Mon
day. viii be conducted today at
2:sOs clock from the home q his
Virginia. Avenue, Clarendon, by the
Rev. George III. Fielding, pastor of
the Clarendon Methodist Church.
DuII01 Will w Ia NVAAAAAAAN 0eNks@a
dens, Clarendon.
Mr.. Mertens IL survived by q
daughtef, Mrs. Olive Omohundro,
and q son, Herbert Mertens.
Declaring that the Arlington
county coming commission ID being
IGNORED by the board OF super
visors, the directors OF the Airing
ton county chamber of commerce
last night voted TO attend the next
meeting of the board and urge the
appointment of a zoning expert.
The Chronicle, published In Ross
lyn for ten years. is moving its
plant to Clarendon today. The
Rosslyn building will be replaced
by q fireproof automobile salesroonl.
Services at the Methodist Protest
ant Church of Aurora Hills SUNDAY
night, conducted by the pastor. the
Rev. j. w. Townsend, will include
a special Easter program by the
sunday school children The text
will be, why Do We Believe in
Immortality"
w. 8. Hoge, chairman Of the
rights Of way committee for the
proposed Lee Boulevard, says rights
Of way are being rapidly obtained
and the State has been given as.
surance that there will be an ade-
quate approach to the Memorial
Bridge.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
0 | D fort RESS
To BECOME
MUSEUM

LENINGRAD. Soviet Russia,
April 6.-The notorious 25O-year.old
prison fortress of Shlisselburg,
which in modern times had only
Devils Island as rival for brutal
ity within its walls, has been closed
as prison and will be opened to
the public as a museum.
Built by Car Peter the Great
soon after he founded st. Peters.
burgs as the capital of Russia, the
fortress was virtually chrjstened
with the blood OF the cars own
son and heir, Alexis Petrovich.
Reter threw Alexis into one of the
dungeons and had him murdered
because the boy objected to his
fathers frenzied attempt to Euro
peanize' Russia.
Not many decades later Catherine
the Great locked up her rival,
Princess Tarakanova, who. like
sAnastasia of today, lived abroad and
claimed to be the legitimate daughs
ter of Peter the Great and heir to
the throne.
Thousands Of Communist revolu.
tionaries languished and died in
Shlisselburg under the murdered
Gar Nicholas III.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
Girl Given Two Years,
IS Married in Cell

\ HARRISBURG, Pa. April g.
Sentenced to a penitentiary term
one day. and married in jail the
next is the record Of Margaret
Scott, 26s who became the bride
Of Tony Andrews. Portuguese, 81
Philadelphia. at q ceremony per.
formed in the attorneys room OF
the Dauphin county jail. Alder.
man Mailey tied the knot: Botn
gave Philadelphia as their address
The woman was brought back
here from Philadelphia last week
to answer q charge Of stealing jew
elry in 1924, and was sentenced to
not less than two nor more than
four years.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
Taxes on Coal Lands
Help County Schools

suNBURY, Pa, April 6.-The
Northumberland County commission
ers have fixed the value Of all Of
the $4,000 acres of coal lands in the
county at 100000.
At mills tax it win net the
county $4,000 yearly. The coal
companies also must pay 1921 1856
yearly in taxes to the school boards
and supervisors in the 13 districts
or townships in which these coal
lands lie.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
ERE LOSSES DOUBLED

READING, Pa, April 6.Due to-
IL $50 900 blaze last February 10 az
the new home OF g. furniture COM
pany, the local fire loss Tor the
first quarter or 1923 Is more than
double that Of 1927 according to
figures made public.
The fire damage since January 1
amounts to $I45 .343, against $7O,047
for that quarter last year and $l39,-
1855 for ali Of 1927.
The Washington times., 1928-04-06

feeling just fine. have a large fam
ily and do the work for all. Your
Compound made me we'll woman,
and ] have happy home now. /
always try to keep bottle in the
house and / tell everyone about IL. +"
MRS. H. A. ADAMS, r. r. D. 5, Box
GO, Little Rock, Arkansas. 7~~
The Washington times., 1928-04-06
ADVERTISEMENT
WOMAN SICK
Three YEARS
Helped By Lydia E. Pink
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Little Rock, Ark was sick for
three years after my last baby

came. / could
hardly walk and
could not eat nor
sleep as I should
because 1 was so
nervous. 1 took
seven bottles If
the Vegetable
Compound and
used that num-
Der of bottles of
Lydia f. Pink
hams Sanative
Wash and I am
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
HUDSON Essex.
MODELS ON
DISPLAY

Hudson and Essex cars are now
available in smart fall colors and
are being especially exhibited all
over the city, according to Walter
Lambert, Hudson Essex District OK
Columbia distributor. These colors,
declares Mr.. Lambert set off eff
fectively the advanced lines ana
vogue which characterize the cur
rent Hudson and Essex cars.
Mr.. Lambert continued: Attrac.
tive lines and colors play most
important part today in the pubic n
choice OF motor cars. Hudson. Rs
sex sales which have broken RECORDS
all this year have centercd largely
around style and beauty as well as
Super.Six performance.
Styles All New
THE great achievement in style
ID to create something which Is
permanently attractive. HUDSON
style designers are interested IN
producing effects which are more
important than seasonal fads. Insy
achieve lines which will be as rum
damentaily beautiful next season ~
they are today.
Along with this they Keep I'M
mediately abreast Of advanced vogue
is d standard line OF Hudson cars
with all tenders and related parts
Iacquered to match the upper part
OF the body. This is instead OF the
usual black enamel which Is the
industry's standard practice Tor
these items Color in the tenders
and related parts gives wonder
fully attractive effect and yet these
specialiy finished cars sell at no
advance In price Hudson has spent
ST 900 900 in 81 special plant to make
this possible.
Color lis Stressed
'.The growing Importance Of color
Il an extremely interesting recent
phase Of manufacturing. Especially
It reflects the strength Of feminine
influence We offer colOrful cars
because feminine taste guiues the
selection OF new automobiles Just AZ
it shapes the great majority 81 ex-
penditures BY modern families, and
II has decreed q permanent vogue
for smart and attractive tones.
All Hudson Essex cars this year
are offered in modern style and ap-
pealing eolors. The variety is wide.
All the colOrs used are practical and
OF the type that wears well, and vet
they have a sparkling and stimiilat.
ing effect which adds to the enjoy
ment Of owning them
Hudson Essex has advanced to
the position of the worlds largest
builder Of six-cylinder cars because |
its ears meet the requirements of |
modern style and beauty as we'll as
the best mechanical construction
known
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
ESCE MI Of H|[Iy1
TESTS DRIVER

Fourswheel brakes. together with
other mechanical improvements III
today's automobiles. have changed
many driving practices. but when
ne sien at the TOP of the utranee
hin reads descend IN second Or
low gear. the motorisk would do
well to forget hts better brakes
and heed the advice given.
This point - made BY Rudolph
Jose, who declares that even if
some Of the danger has been re.
moved from the situation by the
four.wheel brakes, descending
steep hill ii high gear still imposes
y hardship upon the brake system.
Higher COMPRESSION engines make
most effective dece1eration devices
and the thoughtful motorist never
fails To make use Of them as such;
he says.
MANY car owners, says Jose.
s'faiI to remember that friction gen.
crates heat and IL too much heat -
generated, even the best Of brake
linings win break down under II.
F0urswheei brakes have not changed
this situation. All brake systems
still work on the friction principle.
50 long as they do. intelligent use
Of the brakes requires every effort
to avoid excessive use Of them.
Descending steep hill IN high
gear IL form Of excessive brake
use that accounts for the Sacrifices
OF great deal Of lining life.
Mt Il not wise to regard slipping
Into second or low gear as an old
fashioned, anticipated driving pracs
tice. It may be an old idea, but IL
II still 4 good one"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
Resort Police Head
FelIed With Bottle

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Aug. 81.
John Z. Ruth. chief Of the Harvey's
Lake police force. Is 4 patient in
wilkes. Barre General Hospital with
fractured skull Az result Of
being struck on the head with q
milk bottle while he was trying til
queII an early morning racket at s
bathing place
Cottagers complained Of the noise
ard the chief went to the beach in
bathrobe. Some az the bathers re-
sented his efforts ID dispense them
ana one hurled : bottle 1t him.
lie Was found lying along the r0ac.
side
william Whalen. Of wilkes Barre,
and Joseph Kelly. OF PittstOn. were
arrested in connection with the case
and committed to Luzerne county
jail to await developments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
County Lets Contract
For Highway Building

POTTSvILLE Aug. S.--The con-
tract to build four miles Of new
concrete road in East Union town
ship, Of schUylkill county, was
signed BY the commissioners, for
warded to the state highway de-
partment and the construction Of
the road will be commenced as soon
as the contract is awarded by the
State.
About four miles Of new highway
from Shenandoah to Ringtown lli
be built through Sheppton and other
towns at an approximate cost Of
s2I3, 900. The State pays half and
the county and township each
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
Seek Lost Merchant
In Blue Mountains

READING, Aug. {. Kissing seven
weeks. William Miller. As years old.
former merchant Of Pine Grove in
schuyikiIl county, Is believed dead
somewhere in the Blue mountains
ID Upper Berl<s. near strausstoWn.
state police. guided by elias Miller,
father Of the missing man, and
Adam w. HieRter, of Strausstown.
accompanied BY numerous buckle
berry pIckers. have started an in
tensive search OF the region. a
wild one
Belief that the man. who sold his
Pine Grove store some months ago
and then opened a barber shop
there. II dead was inspired by dis.
covery Of his automobile. small
coupe. in a patch of woods north OF
Strausstown. The license tags show
ii was MiIIer's. The metal was
rusted and the upholstery badly
moulded, showing il was standing In
the woods fer q long time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-08
Baby III Coma 81 Days
Wakes, Puzzles Doctors

louisville Aug. 6.--D0lores
Offsharick, 20 months old. who has
been Iii q state 81 coma for 81 days,
is conscious and Pottsville Hospital
authorities say she Is on the road
To recovery.
Her case IL still mystery 70
during the five weeks that she lay
In state Of coma.
She r. strong enough TO permit
being about few hours III the
say that she must have suffered 3
peculiar type Of meningitis. Her
sudden awakening surprised the
physicians. who hours before had
made efforts to arouse her as they
had done daily for weeks.