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Three Minute Journeys

"HE sacred city OF copacabana.
in Bolivia. South America In the
home OF one OF the most famous
images on that continent. Our Lady
Of Copacabana- In q large room. be-
hind the altar. hidden In an alcove
covered with q heavy curtain. and
shielded by a silver railing. stands
the statue. II Is hardly more than
three feet IN height. but IL In elabo-
ately dressed. in silks and satins,
and II bears on It's head a large
crown blazing with precious Jewels.
The story runs that the sculptor,
Tito Yupanqui. a descendant OF the
ruling Incas. carved the statue with
out having had any previous instruc-
ton in the art Indeed. the legend
continues. the Virgin, herself, sat for
the statue, inspiring the artist with
her presence. And. OF course, the
portrait Is. as q result, ~"ceiestially
guaranteed TO be accurate"
Before a Catholic is permitted TO
enter the room which contains the
image. he must first 90 TO confession
and they must pay a small sum OF
money. And al around the walls Of
the chamber are offerings. ranging
from the diamond-hiltsd sword and
gold mounted pistols OF General
Santa Cruz. and the Jewels OF his
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Il think you are a darIingl"
handkerchief once more. "I'm Be-
linda Beetle and this is Hoppy Toad.
r.-what-ever-your-name-is."
I'm Chammy Chameleon" replied
the little stranger. turning a bright
green before their very eyes, X
heard Hoppy Toad call me "a turn
coat" he laughed merrily.
II didn't meal anything Try lt,"
said Hoppy Toad who never offended
anyone liz she could help &C. but
while ] was watching. you turned
different colors- AT first I thought
maybe / was seeing things. but I
guess you really do change colors.
don't you. Chammy Chameleon
Sure. ! change coiors." replied
The little Stranger. Il have 10 do il
10 protect myself against enemies.
You see. beneath my transparent
skin there are layers or cells con-
tanning yellow. black and red color
ing matter and by contracting and
expanding these cells AZ makes rna
change color" Just then Chammy
Chameleon shot out On long slender
tongue and nipped up a fly.
Why" exclaimed Hoppy Toad,
How did you see that fIy7 I
thought you were looking at me-"
81 was looking at you with ona
Of my eyes," laughed Chammy Cha.
melon. "but my other eye was look
ing for food and ! spotted him. You
Q my eyes work separately. ~ X
can T. looking both ways az tha
same time"
"Of all thlnEsI' cried IA elIndu
Beetle. I'm mighty glad YOU rama
10 this grove to live and i hona
you'll teach US all how to change
our color and how to look two WAYS
at once"
"well. as to that" laughed
Chammy Chameleon, I'm nnt a
very good teacher. Just mit real
still and roll your eyes both wavHI
When Hoppy Toad and Eeiinda
Beetle tried IN. Chanmy CarnaIaor
scuttied under the leaves ana thew
couldn't find him anywhere. Fnrrv
Toad and Belinda Beetle soon founa
out they couldn't DO the things
Chammy Chameleon did. 20 theT
gave IL UP and ran on home.
coDSnshl iss@ Ns~sDap~ Feature Service. Iaa
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very often helpful. For details send
a self-addressed. stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
ID. r. r.. Q.-what causes snoring
and how car II be cured?
A.-Due 10 mouth breathing. BE
sure there Is no obstruction In either
nose or throat interfering with
proper breathing. Have your doctor
advise you.
r. II. G. Q.-How can ! increase
the growth OF my eyelashes?
:. What do you advise for
chapped lips7
Apply lG yellow oxide or
mercury ointment to the lashes ut
night.
Apply lanoline frequently.
j. G. OIL am q man OF 81 and
have had trouble with my arteries
for sumo time. Cannot eat salt. have
no desire to drink water and very
little appetite. also have had rheu.
matism. What would you advised
Am under the care OF my doctor.
A.-HardeninE OF the arteries MI.
ways requires specific attention.
Follow your doctors advice. Keep
the blood pressure down by proper
diet and regular elimination. For
further particulars send a self.
addressed. stamped envelope and re.
peat your question.
copTnehL 1875. Eewspsp~ rszturs ssr.ies. tho
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Seen on 9Th Ave.
By Miss Shopper

Nailhead decorations are much
used right now. There 10 u coat
model that In enjoying much popu-
Larity that features this II is OF
midnight blue twill. and has a cape
studded with gold nailheads in a
pattern resembling the midnight
sky. The same model 10 seen In
gray with silver. and beige with
bronze.
Large hats are seer for informal
evening wear. These may be OF
horsehair. or some other trans
parent material. and are floppy and
trimmed with flowers. The heavier
milans and ballibuntls may be
worn in the afternoon. as well as
the evening.
There is no material that gives
quite the same effect as does
organdie. There Ia something In
its fresh. crisp stiffness that makes
II the ideal mid Summer material.
IL has returned this season to
popularity. and I'm seen made UP IN
a number OF charming models.
most Of them featuring the tight
waist and full skirt.
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Awakening
The Heart Story OF a
Sfeadfasf Woman.
L~-~By Adele
Madge Finds Marion's Secret Pr0Uides Material for Quee,
C0njectures.
Adele Garrison

Lillian's shoulders. but after the
outburst / Just had heard from the
girl. ! knew that Marion would
strongly resent any financial aid
from her stepfather. and Lillian
would not subject her TO the humilia.
ton OF receiving IL. What a solution
OF" the whole problem Il would be
should this old box. with its secret
compartment really prove q treasure
trove for the girl!
I shook myself hack TO sanity with
an effort. and went down 70 RATHER
ines room. wishing TO catch her be
fore the brisk walk which she man.
ages TO take every day, no matter
how urgent her a In the first
two days OF Juniors Illness, she had
gone only Is far as the long veranda
and divided her walks into five min.
ute periods OF tramping up and down
the porch. so that II she were needed
az Juniors bedside. she could be
called al once. But today she had
my boy with me. and a permitted
his grandparents to entertain him
for a few minutes before I insisted
upon his scheduled nap. Knowing
her conscientiousness. her decision
had lifted a great weight Of worry
from my mind. but ! wished further
assurance upon n particular phase
Of my problem.
MAY I come with you rs far as
he garden gate?" ! asked. smiling
as she met me at the door all ready
for her walk.
sure you dcn't want 70 talk tc
me here?" she returned. Il can
wait just as well as aot."
You can. but you're not goinc
to-" I retorted. IT only want to ask
you one question. and II doesn't need
long consideration. I'm sure you'll
have ample time TO answer II be
tween here and the gate"
Copyright. 1923. Newspaper Feature SERIES. the.
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The Stars Say
For Friday, June Is.
BY GENEVIEvE KEMBLE

NxCEPTING for new undertake
NIfings. which are under a bane-
full ray. the affairs or this
day may progress In the accustomed
channels. although not In a degree
OF particular Iiveliness. There may
be some sudden changes Of small
moment and II would be well to sign
all writings with care. Employment
may assume favorable aspect and
personal matters are likely to as
sumo abrupt or sensational angles.
Those whose birthday il is are on
the v OF a year OF fairly lively
conditions. with some unexpected
changes. and sensational or unfore-
seen elements in personal relations.
They should sign papers cautiously
and be discriminating as to new ven.
lures. A child born on this day NAV
be fairly equipped in talents and
energies to make a success OF its
affairs. but IL should be on guard
against fraud and be careful IN new
enterprises Its personal life may
be intriguing.
The perfection OF man and OF the
planet Is attained rhen the soul
OF the one and OF the other is
throughout Illuminated By spirit.
-KiHgsford.
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IMAGINE that my emotions

Nt8~ ~ GAaAR~ASA1
while slipping down the hail
from Marion's room TO my own
were much like those Of a novice in
burglary upon his first job. Under
one arm I carried the ~pasteboard
carton which Marion had tied SO
securely and IN which she had
packed her dead grandmother's old
sandalwood box with its hidden
compartment. the secret OF which
was known only TO the young girl.
] had promised that | would keep IL
for her while she was absent at
school. but though | had realized that
4 | rejected Marion's plea. h In all
probability would find some less loyal
confldant. Yet | would have been
voefuily embarrassed IL I had en-
rountercd Lillian while transferring
the box from her daughters room
70 mine.
/ gained my W room safely. how
ever. and lost no time In putting the
hax away in the bottom OF the small
chest IN which ! keep my own
treasures. and the key or which l
carry with me. Then with the odd
Seeltnr that I Just had finished a
rrueling race, ] sat Town and let my
fancy MAY around the envelopes.
xvhich I had seen In the secret COM
-artment. and which Marion's grand
raother had said contained the girls
..Fortune.' when h should be
The envelopes had been IN my
hands but q moment, but ! had
rotjced that two OF them were much
reavfer than the third and evidently
contained flat packages protected by
I'VE efiff corrugated paper used 70
oack photographs. A fantastic theory
concerning the possible contents OF
,krse heavy envelopes circled tantal.
s~f~ylv around my mind. but
-onfed its absurdity with involuntary
~nt 50 easily. however, could J
hanIsh the alluring possibility tna'
shrre might be some basis toi
80 ared woman's solemn BELIEF
lev much II would mean 10 Lillian
- she could know that the child she
ssoiized would be assured OF ever
4 comprehend I knew my
@-,o,5 would never use a penny o.
re,, ~forton's money for herself, but
-f-rscn was entitled 10 anything thar
~n.,ia he salvaged from h financial
1891 her father had made OF MS
~ rnew Harry Underwood's reck'
- ~~nnerozity. He had told me thar
Ee could lift the burden Of worry
aver Marion's college education ron
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ANNIE LAURIE:

~ am a girl In my teens and
go to a high school. My father
says ] am too young to so with
the boys. ! slip away once In a
while TO go TO the movies to see a
boy that | like. After the movies
he takes me home. He has never
asked me for "A date. DO you think
there Is any harm IN slipping away
and not letting my parents know
where ! am going7 ANXIOUS.
A NXIOUS: I am afraid you are no,
a going to like what I have 70
say TO you. Anxious Yes. you arr
doing something that you should not
when you slip away to see some one
OF whom your parents do not ap-
prove You are too young to 60
around too much with boys. and you
should obey your father. lie acts
for your own best good. my dear.
and some day when you are older
you can understand his wanting 70
keep you a little girl for a while. Put
your mind on your studies and there
will be lots Of time when you are
older TO have the good times you
now crave. I do not mean by this
that you should not have any
friends. so why not ask your father
IL you canno invite some OF the
boys and girls 10 your homer I am
sure he would agree 10 this. for he
wants you to be happy. Best luck
to you.
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Sometimes Idiots Are Supermen in One Field of Effort
GOODNIGHT
STORIES


Inc queer 1h1LlC
WXTHEN tho queer little Turn
M coat came TO live IN the
w oranee grove. Hoppy Toad
w.. an excited. She had lived at the
foot OF an orange tree for . long
tima and never had she seen such "a
queer little fellow before 10 she
hurried over 10 Belinda Beetles
house 10 tell her about the new
conner.
why, Belinda Beetle. would YOU
believe IL" H0ppy Toad fairy
rasped. zone second I'd look at him
aid he would be a lovely green and
the very next minute he would %
brown. such a funny little fellow
Ha has four legs all right hNe !
have. bar he has a terribly long tall
his whole body just slopes back w
a graceful tail. Just come over anG
49, for yourself. Maybe you mlEhI
know who he is.- and H0ppy Toad
took hold of Belinda Beetles hand
End away they ran across the grass
to the range tree.
Al first Belinda Beetle couldn't
sea the little stranger for he was
Just the same color as the trunk OF
the grange tree. a graylsn prONH'
but when Hoppy Toad took courage
and spoke 70 him. the queer httle
stranger blew out VA lovely pinK
handkerchief from under his neck
before he answered
well. what kind "a folks Are
your" he laughed merrily. "Wnen A
blow out my pink handkerchief. YOU
should be frightened and run away.
and the little stranger blew OUT as
h~andkerchief again. But Hoppy
Toad and Belinda Beetle laughed
merrily and came right up 10 MIN:
MY dear Stranger, I'm not AFRAID
OF YOU" croaked Hoppy Toad i've
never harmed you. no why should
you harm me7"
Just the same. blow out thA1
handkerchief again." begged Belinda
Beetle. oh. I think you are ca lar
lingl'' Belinda Beetle cried as the
little stranger unfurled his pink
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found among women.
Apparently in these ~feeble-minded
Eeniuses a certain part of the brain
IS o~verdeveloped at the expense OF
al the rest. For example, they NAV
De lightning calculators," or musical
prodislcs, while mentally defective
IN every way.
Their superior talent usually car
ries with IL a pronounced initiative
power In some special field Cases
with pronounced memory ability
have also been described.
The combination Of idIocy and
marked ability lends color TO the
older psychology which claimed that
the brain is made up OF separate and
distinct faculties having compare
lively little to do with each other.
We do not subscribe to this theory
nowadays. We believe the mind IN
snter-correlated In an exceedingly
close fashion.
Normal development must needs
therefore pay attention 10 as many
phases OF mind activity as possiblel
The brains OF 1diot-Savants are ex-
eeptional and differ. in structure
from those OF normal individuals as
well as those Of average feeble
minded state.
1t must be remembered, however,
khat the feeble-minded can be trained
70 do many things.
The highest ~types-that n. those
who most nearly approach the
normal-can be made self-support-
ing.
Even cases Of idiocy can be taught
very simple performances. although
the value Of such teaching is open
10 question.
In institutions. however. the vari-
Gus grades OF mental defect can all
contribute something toward the
overhead expenses and general up
keep.
1t Is possible that an institution
for the feeble-mfnded may be run so
Refficiently as to be practically self
supporting.
This Is one OF the best arguments
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Some Odd Facts

Maryland. IN America. was SO
named in honor OF Queen Henrietta
Maria. the Censor OF Charles 1.
The name "midshipman" for ca.
diets originated in the British Navy
about 200 years ago. The men who
were going through a course Of
training 70 become officers were a.
signed quarters amidships on the
lower deck. Hence they came to be
called midshipmen.
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The sensation is exactly as If the backbone
had been broken or a muscle torn from its at
achment Unless great care Is exercised, every
once in q while there is a sensation as If q knife
had been thrust into the tissues Of the back.
venture to say that this trouble il going to
be more prevalent People are not walking
enough nowadays They ride in automobiles and
aeroplanes- They have forgotten they have legs.
given a city dweller than the recommendation
that he walk a lot every day. If any place can
be found where the walking can be done on I'M
even ground It will be much better than to walk
on the sidewalk
To find a walking place like this in the city
In like hunting for q needle in O haystack. Ex-
cept for limited areas Of the public parks there
are no such places But perhaps you will be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14
THE HOME KITCHEN
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
Some Novelties for the Salad Course.

HvHE salad course In considered Of
great importance on modern Ia
bles. In fact. II serves for both
salad and dessert courses In many
instances when a frozen or a sweet
fruit salad In used For this reason
any novelty In acceptable to the
hostess who enjoys adventur1ng with
new dishes.
Cheese Pastry Fingers.
Make q rich pastry the same as
for pies and ron Il out very thin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14
BY ANNIE LAURIE.

feelingA I feel I am not In a posi-.
ton TO warrant any such thoughts
from any girl and I haven't en-.
couraged her.
Please tell me how l can break
with her without hurting her feel
ings. as she really Ia "A nice little
thing. am tw~enty-six years Of
age. TROUBLE.
TROUBLE: Explain TO the young
III lady that she had evidently taken
your friendship too seriously and
that you are perfectly willing 10 be
friends and nothing more. You are
not engaged and you are therefore
privileged to take out whom you
may choose.
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IN Ine LafIsWoou Asylum, England, there IS q
patient who entered at the age of fifteen and is
now in his seventies.
He did not walk till seven, was never toler-
ated at school, and only learned to write and
spell a few simple words. But his memory was
good and at an early age he showed an aptitude
for drawing.
This man now has over fifty excellent crayons
to his credit, wonderful carvings in wood and
ivory, and a ten-foot model of a fully rugged man
of war Of the old wooden type.
He has also built a huge and awe-inspiring
mechanical doll. thirteen feet high. By means
of a complicated internal mechanism, it can be
made to turn the head, raise the arms, open and
shut the eyes and mouth, protrude the tongue, etc.
Vat this aHnnina a. arlcrnndn - fnahla
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TEAR ANNID LAURIE:

49,
~ We are two girls In our early
teens and would like 20 know the
following:
(which side OF the sidewalk
should the boy walk on IL he is
walking with two girls7
AIS II proper to chew gum In
public?
3.-Is II proper 20 ask q boy 20
take vol TO a place Of amusement
r. a. NJ
I'D a M: lon the side nearest
lie the curb.
2.-Absoluteiy NO. It's a vulgar
habit and should not be INDUCED In
In public.
s.-Most improper. The young
man should ask the lady and she
may then state her preference.
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u ANNIp LAURIE:

- saw IN the paper where
three girls wrote you for advice
and signed their names think i
would like to correspond with
these girla- Please send me their
address. ID. l.
I'D L.: = am sorry Mr.. 3. L.. that
Js 1 cannot give you the addresses
you ask. My correspondence Is held
In the strictest confidence. and you
therefore see how impossible Il
would be for me to comply with your
request.
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for mor institutions throughout the
country for this type OF case.
IL answers the usual argument OF
legislators about too much expense
can't afford IT,"
Copyright. i92s. Newspaper Feature Services. Inc
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
II know a young mar just as
an acquaintance. ! went to
friends home where I met him He
attends college and comes from a
very good family. II a boy OF his
grade asks a girl to kiss him and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14

U S there anything in the world that can give a
sense Of nominees and cheer and welcome
H. better than can an old-fashioned fireplace?
There's a comradeship and comfort about II that
speaks volumes for the one who selects a home
with such a spot
Pictured above is an old-fashioned fireplace
that many in The world would give their all to
possess.
The rough bricks. the hand-hewn oak mantel,
the pewter plates and brass candlestick; the old
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-14

"A N ingenious use OF black
~ stitching and braid provides
interest In this coat OF white
Kasha Cloth. It Is a simple wrap
around model. with sleeves tending
to fullness at the wrist
Its distinction lies In an unusual
collar arrangement which sponsors
the black trim on triangular re-
vers "A similar motif appears on
the sleeves. achieving chic 20 the
nth degree
Worn with II ~ a white felt tur-
ban with a black trim.
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they should. IL Is only oy SyStemar
tic daily exercise that the muscles
become firm and stay firm and
elastic.
The lower part OF the back ia
made up or a OF interlacing
muscles. They are very essential 10
the support OF the body because Ia
that region there is 10 bony struc-
ture 70 hold IL except the backbone
itself. To stand erect these muscles
must be tense and strong. II Is only
by exercising them that they a be.
IT rarely happens that one who Is
careful to exercise every day has a
stitch in the back. or a strain such
as ! have mentioned. II the muscles
are soft and flabby. trouble IL bound
TO appear here or elsew here.
No matter II you own "a Rolls
Royce, "A Lincoln, two Cadiilacs and
q Chevrolet don't fail 70 walk some
every single day OF the year. There
I'm no substitute for walking.
III you can afford 70 play golf or
handbali or TO Join a gymnasium.
you have within your reach a splen-
did of exercising. But no
matter how poor you are you have
two feet and two legs. and walking
costs nothing. We don't half ap-
| precl8te the Things We 0OnA nave &c
pay for. but as a matter of fact
there IN no exercise superior 10 plain
old-fashioned walking. 7 recommend
* to you
Answers TO Health Queries
@. A. w. Q.-What do you advise
for nasal catarrh7
A.-This requires special treat.
ment A nose and throat spray Is
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WALKING IS CHEAP
AND FINE CZSE
People Are Complaining More and More Of stitch
in the Back" Because They Don't Use
Their Legs Enough
BY ROYAL 5. COPELAND. M. d.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health. Nec York City
- NE Of the most uncomfortable ailments that can be sent To affict
q human being il O stitch In the back This may come an a
result Of a fall from lifting something that is too heavy. or
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You need to walk 50 that your muscles will be exercised. The
muscles of the legs and the muscles of the trunk require daily action
Without it they become soft and fabby. They do not hold the body as
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MENTAL OBJECTIONS
NOT ALL HELPLESS
extraordinary Powers Are Exhibited by Many and
Genius Is Often Associated With
Feeble indedness.
By DIR. LOUIS E. BISCH.
Eminent PSYCHOLOGIST.

0NE would scarcely associate even a minute amount of ability wit
the lowest types Of feeble-mndedness. yet in an unusual cond
ton known as IdiotSavants. genius and idiocy coexist in on
and the same Individual
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minded. unable to care for himself in the outside world without super
vision. lie Is one Of those remarkable idiotsavants.
The condition is rather rare. and cuiously enough, 1t Is seldom
found among women.
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e ANNIB LAURIE:

~ l have been attending Normal
since last FAN. and have on diff
ferent occasions taken the same
girl TO social affairs. etc Re
Gently I took another girl to q
show, Just to fin In OF a bunch.
Girl No. I wanted TO know II she
were O hack number.
This girl evidently has taken me
seriously and I cannot return her