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Registering Emotion.

One of the oldest problems in psy-
chology Is that of the confessional A
man may be accused. guilty, and deny
1t: can you tell whether he Is lying?
Can you reveal what he is bent on con-
cealino? One of the eldest methods Is
the ordeal. The torture chamber was a
brutal method OF extorting confession,
and often the victims. even II innocent,
preferred confession to further agony.
The third degree Is relic Of thc same
kind of psychology.
More humane was a method said to
have been in common use in ancient
China. Each suspect was made to
swallow a handful of dry rice; the one
who couldn't do II because his excite
ment dried up his saliva was pronounced
guilty. The test may disclose the most
nervous man rather than the guilty one,
yet the underlying idea is quite the
same as that which has inspired recent
research in registering emotion.
1t has long been known that emotion
and the secretions are closely related.
The parched throat of fear shows how
the salivary gland. which Is constantly
active to keep the Innings OF the mouth
moist. lowers Its secretion under fear,
and the throat feels dry. Quite as
IdfIlIIIaT IN tIls hCtIUU Vi tiiS oWOdt
glands. There is the profuse perspira-
ton not only of effort. out OF excite
rnent and there is the cold perspiration
Of fear
This suggested the ida that II we
could only find delicate enough instru-
mcnt to register the slight changes in
the moisture Of the skin as caused by
the change In action OF the sweat
glands. we might have an emotional
barometer.
That's an interesting idea. but how
to put II into effect is by no means
easy. You can't collect the perspira-
tion and examine it, and you must have
an almost instant index of changing
emotions. The clue was found when
II was discovered that the skin offers
resistance to delicate electric (gal-
vanie) current. but offers less resistance
when 1t is moist: and 1t was recalled
that even moderate excitement caused
a flushed damp skin This Response has
been called the psycho-galranic reflex.
The device Is simple. You dip your
hands or Just two fingers In q basin
filled with salt solution, from which end
two wires lead to galvanometer or
current measurer. which detects and
records by the swing OF q needle any
change in the current.
So long as you sit still and think of
nothing in particular the indicator
hangs motionless. But let picture
be shown or words spoken that arouse
your interest or anger or fear. and the
indicator instantly jumps upward. be-
cause that emotion has set your sweat
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Mental Comfort i'm the Home
BY LYDIA LIE HaRoN waLKsR.

house is dull or to instill restful at
n,oSphere when too much excitement
and tension is IN the air,
II Il the Gift of women more than oil
men 10 b. adaptable. and fortunate this
Is for nowhere il aclaptability more at
a ore,uium than in wife and mother.
The thouchtfil wife who Is at all sem
sitive to the moods Of her husoana -
and what wife is not9--Should make a
oo,nt Of learning what moods IN herSelt
hest complement those in her husband,
WHEN he returns from the Office. tense
iron, the concerns OF the day. shah she
no yivscious or somewhat subdued IN
her manner. sympathetic or diVerunS {
M one can say for another what
wsvs most appeal and most relieve 90
nestle situations But wife Is qaiSN
10 learn II Shc tries. and almost any
Woman Is enough Of an actress 10 De
ahla 10 summon the manner most ntteo
10 bring the sort OF mental comiort
that is demanded by the situatioh'
Ease can be thus instilieo mo mo
n,ents that might be filled WIN Hic-
ton
Temperameut. which is allowed only
10 ceniuses. IS really not oulte As lais
as that suppositiou would imply, ana
,,,,rv husband and wife in the more
meual walks of life can claim fair
sho~s of II That temperament may
he prevented from becoming display
~ ,rnpcr is quite possible II the nus
hand or wife adopts the way that VII.
bring the sort Of mental ease required
for a restoration of calm.
II NAV be temperament or IL may
he merely tired nerves that orlns nus.
hand or wife home In crltlcai aiu
h;ch-sfrilnc mood. II II is one
natural disposition to be ViVaclous O,
nxhilaratinc then is the time to q0eli
il and be ouieting and soothing II
is not nossible 10 refrain from rapic-
Are conversation. ii is quite possible 70
60 into another room.
woman NAV come home from 4
clun or social afternoon filled with the
e,,;ven,nv tonics Of local interest That
have hnen discussed. When announcer
,.en,her Of the family comes IN. ne OF
she NAV be ready and glad 10 nave
such items retailed, or Just the Opposite
,,,nv he the case. 1t is not dincuit 10
sense which situation exists, and IL Is
the mart Of the homemsker VINO Wou,9
Give mental comfort to her houSehoio
TO act accordingly. ,s
hanpen to know of a rather olIn-
cult situation which exists WIN
counle devotcdly fond of each otnef.
The man is tremendously energetic inc
woman Of the quiet. encouraging, re-
cent;ve sort. Deep as is the devotion
If this man for his wife, II does not
lake into account the fact that ms
stunendous energy drains her so ner.
vo,,slv that she is literally an Invalid
,,,,,ch of the time. Far from supposins
thai he il the cause OF her impaired
health he will walk into her room
when she is lying down with severe
nead sche and talk over the most vitai
nroblens in which she, too. Is grea!tF
interested, but which should De as
c,,ssed at q moment better CHOSEN
tconvrinht iaea.l
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo pa,r

One mother protested that If this
course was followed out the child would
have no sympathy with illness, no ten
derneSs for the afflicted Well. what Of
It? What good docs sympathy do a
truly sick persona What he needs Is
quiet. rest, fresh air. pure water, good
nurse and the supervision of a good
doctor or surgeon. The less sympathy
the better. II what Is meant by SYM
pathy is the usual meaningless Groom
ing, I'm SO sorry for you, dear"
Children learn by experience, They
do not understand the Illness OF adults.
Only when they are III themselves and
need care and help can they appreciate
what others suffer, and then not as
deeply as we fancy.
Blu. they ere quick to copy the man.
ners OF illness. They are quick to re-
spond to negative suggestions OF health
or conduct or manners. If your child
Is fussy about his health or his food or
his companions. there's a reason. Find
1t and adjust 1t for the child's health
sake
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There's A Reason,

It Is most annoying to serve well
planned meal and have some one turn
ND his nose al 10 or take on the air OF q
suffering martyr end push II away. But
worst of all is the effect such action has
upon the ohServant children.
Aunt Kitty looks at her plate and the
corners OF her mouth come down. She
pokes the delicious looking triangle of
pie with her fork and signs, Pie for
dessert? Bluebarry pie? l loathe blue
berries"
Helene. lust past 0. sets her round
face IN solemn cast and LAYS down her
fork. What's the matter. Helene?''
says mother.
Il can't eat bhIeberries, says Helene
sadly
or an old school friend comes to the
house TO spend a week. She comes
weighted down with medicine, patent
foods, much rubber In the form Of bot
ties and bulbs and footwear
Il have 10 be very careful Of what
eat. Since l had that bad Illness 20
wears ago I've never been the same,
Please don't trouble about me. Just a
bit of dry whole wheat bread; I must
have my vegetables cooked In olive oil
II they ere cooked I'll all prefer them
raw. Oh do YOU eat baked bcansq My
dear they are poisonous. simply poison
Gus"
BE sure that any such attitude and
manner Is going to be registered In the
minds Of the listening children and
they will begin TO fuss about their food
II is not always possible 10 keep them
from seeing and hearing the complaints
and WITNESSES OF the grown-ups who
have nothing better to do than nurse
their notions but the less OF II the bet
ter.
When you don't feel very well try to
keep it to yourself and 90 on With your
work You will get well faster When
illness lays you low exclude the children
from the room during such times as the
dramatic side Of the difficulty Is upper
most Select thc times for their visits
with discrimination few minutes
stay when the patient is resting and
cheerful lis better than a prolonged stay,
which INDUCES curiosity and lays the
basis for sickness habits
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KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JAsTROw.

glands going and lowers the resistance
of your skin.
With such an emotion register you
seem prepared TO do wonders Sup
posing man accused OF murder we're
suddenly to be shown the body of the
victim, would the violent movement of
the needle instantly betray him? For
while you can control your words or
even your muscles and not betray the
slightest sign of guilt, you can't control
your sweat glands. This little instru-
ment would show excitement: but al
most anybody would be excited If sud-
denly curtain were withdrawn reveal
ing corpse. And there is nothing in
the reaction to distinguish between the
one kind of excitement and the other
the slight dread or the deep guilt. II
doesn't supply an automatic crime
revealer by any means.
The interest in the apparatus is in
the delicacy with which it registers
slight emotions. DR.. David Wechsler OF
New York resports that when the test
vas made on a mathematician by s.t-
ting before him mathematical prob
lem. the instrument registered decidedly
because that excited the mathema tician.
to you or me the problem would near
nothing. and the needle would remain
stationary. So one of the uses to which
it Is hoped the apparatus may be put Is
to measure your emotional excitability.
whether you are rather sensitively built
or not. tender-minded or tough-minded.
A number of operatives were tested and
it was found that the most skillful were
the most sensitive. That suggests an
application to vocational guidance.
We must not expect too much of such
tests They will only furnish one index
or clue and that not always conclusive.
If you had your fingers in the electric
circuit and were shown one after an
other list of stock quotations 1t may
we'll be that when stock was shown
in which you held some shares the in
dicator would move upward; it might
even move more violently If the quota
ton showed loss than If it showed a
gain, for the loss might excite YOU more
than the advance. yet 1t might affect
some one else differently.
We are very far from having any
Observation-Disclosures accurate. enough TO
distinguish between one emotion and
another or between the degree of emo
ton in different persons It NAV be
that In the future men will have their
emotions rated as we have begun 70
rate the intelligence. and BY the same
methods we shall test their interests
and their fitness: while the possibility
of using scientific aids to detect crime
is always an attractive theme. Should
1t be perfected. detectives and detective
story writer's would find their occupa-
ton gone For the present registering
emotions is in the experimental stage
9Copyright. 1927
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Beautiful Feet.

n YOU want 70 make q point Of
xo,,r feet. make them count In your
gooo appearance, lend certain as
Tuctior 70 yourself. then make them
Iook q little unusual This Is not 10
be done By adopting freak footwear
loud coiors or striking designs. IL IL
done bv choosing shoes as expensive, up
b certain points Of quality, as you can
afford, by having two pair costing Sle
each rather than four pair at %. by
choosing simple lines and designs IN
the best OF taste.
This is an extravagant age of dress
ing. and shoes share the extravaganza
The of white lid, the pale beige ana
pale gray Of the late Spring and sum
n1er. and rose and lemon and Jade and
azure suede that went with Summer
frocks. has tempted people 10 buy
pair OF shoes for almost every outfit
As q result, by the end Of the Summer.
the average woman is left with q large
collection Of useless shabby and out Of
shape shoes. and has 10 spend more
money for suitable ones for Autumn
dresses How much better 10 have had
one good pair If tan walking shoes, one
6ressy black pair and one pair the
shade Of her stockings These would
have served as well for the cool as the
bot weather
I've this suggestion ~ make for
sYery woman who IL slim. whatever her
age. oF who can be Young of even
youngisil looking Buy the round toe
low heel SHOES in the misses and grow
ing girls departments Of the big shops.
These shoes cost much less, are simpler
ana have a Srnart,1eSs and youthfulress
that the ordinary high hceled shoe
never possesSes These shoes ere not
only better for the feet. because they
allow toe room and good heei~rest but
they add an unusual touch 10 the cos
tune and make the figure look much
younger They are rather distinctive
looking on q grown woman. too
Worried the doctor about
1i9is unusual condition Of your skin
which causes wilitehsads 20 form evers
time you use cream or an oil on II
Nhitfheads are enlarged pores filled
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MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLY MERRICK.

advertise alluringly. And are given TO
fancifyinc their names trifie. Be-
hold then. Ethele and Irehne as the
two most noted authorities on turning
7randnas into gaea girlies.
But II the lady cannot afford a hit,
or she is against the idea OF having
her face tucked. however. artisticaiiy
they have perfected little gadgct
which can be wcrn under the ladies'
hair and which lifts up the surplus
face and keeps her smiling.
Yet the inventors of the Iron Maiden
and the guillotine have been held up To
world scorn as torturers.
Conrad Nagel vowed that he would
not be on deck to give Texas Guiran
a hand when she arrived In Holly
wood. Nagel represents the more con-
servatfve element in Hollywood MOVE
circles. He is a prominent member oil
the board OF one Of the largest church
es and a representative citizen ana
husband and father.
Someone made UP a reception list
at random. But AL Jolson issued the
official welcome to n1ovieland, And
Texas said the rest for the talkics.
Conrad veidt is receiving so much
fan mail since the issuance Of his
latest pictures that his studio has to
increase it's facilities for handling the
correspondence.
There is hope for the American pub
lies future demand for a better pro-
duct when this is the case. Veidt
gives cons'e entity artistic performance.
He is one OF the old-world group OF
which Pola Negri and Emil Janin2S
are eyemplars And which represent
The best quality in pantcnnime.
Fashion authorities returning 10
HOLLYWOOD from their annual Paris
iaunt in quest Of the latest mode an
nounce there will be bigger and better
ladies to be found in 1929. Dieting
will be out.
They may be bigger, but some OF I'm
wont be any better.
fcopyrieht. 1929. hy North American news
naneF Alliance
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A Sermon for Today
Eleventh Commandment.
ny REV, JOHN n. GUM.

Text: "A new commandment, I give
unto you, that We love one another -
John xiii34.
This has been called the eleventh
commandment. Fulfill this command
ment and you no longer require the
last six commandments of the deca-
loeue; Honor thy father and thy
mother: thou shalt not kill: thou shalt
not commit adultery: thou shalt not
steal. thou shalt not bear false Wit
ness; thou shalt not covet All these
things will come as a natural result
of the love we bear toward one an
other
How can one do other than honor
his father and mother. II he loves
them? How could We think of killing
any one that we loved? Who would
steal from those they love? III We love
our neighbor. what could induce us TO
bear false witness against him? Or
what need TO urge us not to covet
what he has?
II was of this Paul was thinking
when he said, Love Is the fulfilling
of the law" The same principle APP
plies with regard to the first four COM
mandmentS. which have to do with our
relations to God. If we love God, we
want no other gods besides Him. No
need TO warn us against allowing craven
images to hide Him from us No need
OF telling us not to take His name in
vain. No need OF urging us to keep
the Sabbath AS day dedicated more
exclusively to the worship of God, Our
love for God will impel us naturally
to fulfill all these requirements. Love
Ia the fulfilling OF the law regarding
both God and man.
Christ recognized this principle In the
new commandment He gave 10 His dis
ciples-~~Loye one another. He recog~
nized that where love reigns and rules
no other commandments are needed
Not that other commandments are dis
placed. They are fulfilled through
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All-the- Year Pickle.

This may be made at any season OF
the year. using any fresh vegetables
that are at hand Everything that II Is
possible 10 pickle may be used. Small
cabbagcs cut In quarters, or smaller,
are especially delicious. To one gallon
Of good vinegar add half a pint Of salt
and one pound of brown sugar. To
this add The following spices tied to-
gether In q cheesecioth bag A small
box Of DRY mustard. two ounces each
Of cloves. spice turmeric, mace. black
pepper. ginger and white mustard seed,
Cut two dozen onions In halves and
add N the mixture. Keep all the ve2e~
tables under vinegar and add more
vinegar as used No cooking IL required
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Aging Shoulders.

When describing person past his
prime, writer's often say that his
figure was bowed with age" or they
use a similar expression to indicate the
dropping of the shoulders under the
weight of years. This Is not reerely
a literary metaphor. however. as the
wav a person carries his or her head
and shoulders Is reliable index OF
age.
That settled. middle aged look that
many of us begin to dread In our Dos
is largely thickening and saeging OF
the neck and shoulders. IT Is especial
" noticeable in side or back view.
roll of flesh often appears at the back
of the neck and the upper arms are
wide and fiabby.
The first step toward arresting this
tendency of the figure to become thick
and awkward Is to cultivate GOOD
posture Stretch the spine; make your
self as tall as you can, and keep your
chin level DO not let your chin sag
forward. IF your work necessitates
leaning orcv desk. you should
straighten up and stretch every once In
while. Take stretching exercises
every day.
There are other exercises that are
especially good for developing correct
posture and trimming down habby
shoulders. / am suggesting few be-
low
Exercise stand erect with one foot
little behind the other to give a
firm foothold. Stretch up your arms
and go through the motions of climb
ing a rope. Tense your muscles as you
pull yourself. hand over hand. up the
imaginary rope Continue until slight
ly fatigued Climb slowly at first and
then more quickly.
Exercise g Imagine a rope stretched
horizontally at arms length above your
head II you can string up A clothes
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Saturday, September |.

Until late tomorrow the planetary
rule is unfavorable to many ACTIVITIES
according to astrology Benehc aspects
will be slightly influential after sun
down.
This should be favorable aspect for
the settlement of financial matters, but
1t is we'll not to contract new obliea-
tons while this configuration prevails.
Writers will profit through unusual
demands for their work, and books OF
sensational contents seem to be fore
Swallowed.
Judges and lawyers should be cau-
tiOus for they may be subject to severe
criticism. especially those who are seek
ing any sort of public office.
Merchants and manufacturers should
be wary lest they be deceived In making
purchases that will be affected by va
carries of fashion, which are indicated.
Under this rule many new organiza-
tions may be formed. but the indications
are not promising for them.
While the stars appear to smile on
women. they should not be- easily
swayed by romance. and should delay
any decision regarding marriage
There Is a good sign for theaters and
places of amusement. 1t is favorable
date for political meetings.
Weddings on that date should be fair
~ lucky and should be blessed with
prosperity.
Again the seers foretell for Americans
the development of new type of beauty
that is to make the race more famous
than any that has yet inhabited the
Garth.
Astrologers have prophesied the out
break of wars and revolutions. Ruma-
MIA Russia and Turkey come under a
sinister direction of the stars
Persons whose birth date 1t lis have
the augury Of manv new interests for
the coming year. They should be slow
to believe gossip and should cultivate
self confidence
Children born on that day probably
will be affectionate and kind-hearted
successful and happy. These subjects
OF Virgo are usually capable and eff
Gent. MANY writers. musicians and pub
lie speakers are born under this sign.
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HOLLYWOOD. Calf, August 81
II you know your movies OF old you
remember Florence Lawrence. one OF
the blonde beauties OF the screen In
the early DAYS of movie making. Today
she has returned to the camera after
several years absence. Winfield Snee-
han brought her back for one CT the
John Francis Coe stories which his
organization Is making.
Wfen Florence Lawrence was at the
height Of her career she MADE tnrh-
Ter which required that she rescue the
hero husky leading nan-from .
burning building Matt Moore nap
pened to be the man. And Florence
Lawrence carried him cut OF the SCI
On her back. as the direction required
Il was good picture, sut u put FLOR
er.ce Lawrence out Of the ranks OF &C
tive ulavers. She had w->>nched her
spine to an extent which left ner
never free of pain.
During the years between this acct
dent and her present engagement sne
has run a beauty shop In HOLLYWOOD:
rsatronized largely by the members OF
her profession. Studios have continu-
ouslv received fan mail from her ad-
fnirers. But 70 the fiappe- devo,ees
OF the screen Florence Lawrence VIZ
be a new story.
The negro theme viii 81 last nnn Us
way into pictures. II would seem. Ln,le
have beer1 some false alarms. Cecil De
Mile was reported as about to make
an aIl-negro story. but that faded out
and De Mile turned his attention 10
social reform in gelatin. :.
King vidor is writing . story OF
nero life. 70 be played With a negro
castillo among negroes as ne knows
them Tn his Texas days.
And because one good turn deserves
another. one Of the Christies flirting
vitFn the negro theme also. stories
20 in cycles in Hollywood. and II
Vidor's pictures promise 70 be 2 sue
cess the acting body may as wen nuni
fer the burnt cork.
raefsf surgery experts OF HOLLYWOOD
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Chickering's Salad.

Cook four eggs COR 20 minutes and al
low ~ cool without plunaing into water
Remove the shells, cut lengthwise then
remove the yoikg Take two yolkS and
mash them fine with q tablespoonful III
butter and finely chopped celery, Sea :
son with salt. pepper and very little
CAYENNE Add one-fourth cupfui oil
finely chopped chicken end sour cream
10 noisien Fill the eggs into rounded
forms and place an egg In a lettuce
heart Sardineg may be used I'm place
Of chicken
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of the window frame. Being white II
was inconspicuous and entirely out OF
the way.
On the shelf above the bowl Nancy
had some glass bottles shading from
Dale to a dark amethyst. The shoppers
were of clear glass. She saw some pale
tinged hubby green ones of Spanish
make which almost superseded the
amethyst ones.
The towels we're initiated in green
After shower comes big appetite.
Write 10 Nancy Pace. care OF this PAPER
inclosinr a stamped, self addressed enve-
lope asking for fer Salad Leahct No. 2.