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Nevertheless, all OF them waited
patiently-en except little Frank.
who was decidedly bad-mannered.
II want 10 eat 7 want to eat. he
cried in a loud voice. The shadow
children and especially Knarf-
started to their feet. Unfortunately
Knarf. In his hasts, caught the eat
OF his trousers on the prong OF the
fork. and despite his efforts. re-
NAMED stuck there. Just then
Frank. to show how impatient ~
really was. snatched Up his knife
and fork and proceeded to rap them
snartly against the table. "Heln,
heipl Let me DOWN. irnplored Krarf.
Let him down. shouted the others
frantlcally. But the had boy raped
harder and harder. without even
noticing tho shadows. until WITT Az
once. Knarf was flune violently or
the fork and thrown head foremost
into "a dish OF butter.
Poor Knarf. he was att covered
with butter. But he got his revenge
you may rest assured. The next
evening. e. Frank started 70 have
his soup. Knarf and the other four
shadows. suddenly jumped on his
lose and danced in front OF his
eyes. &c was Impossible 10Y MIN 10
see what ne was doing. Instead II.
bringing the spoon to his mo1-if
hs empled It into the lap Of a ~
nar guest. \
MY, N.Y." exclaimed the guest.
surveying her ruined dress. WHAT
perfectly terrible manners Frank
has" This was tho much frr
Franks mother. You may leave
the table at once, Frank" she cried,
and off he went blubberinE like a
baby, while the shadows. and par
tlcularly Knarf. chortled with Elee.
Copyright 1879. Newspaper Fsaturs ssrries. Inc.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

- Having read many OF your
items In the evening paper I be-
came interested and thought msy-
be you could help me a little bit.
I'm crazy about a boy who Is sup
posed TO like me but IS inclined to
be rather a woman hater. seem
20 be foolish about Il but I really
can't help it. Could you enlighten
my mind and tell me how | could
make him show more affection?
FOOLISH.
FOOLISH: The best way to ect
IL with a man OF that type Is
simply to ignore him. That Is. do
not throw yourself In his way nor
make a definite play to gain his
attention. Perhaps the young man
ls bashful and tries 10 hide IL under
the guise Of being a woman hater."
Just be natural and sweet and
charming. and don't try to force
yourself on his notice. And when
you do talk 70 him keep the con-
~versation purely impersonal. talking
OF things that interest him rather
than yourself.
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nIRTHDAYs are ever r%ecurreni
festivities and parties 70 cele
brate them take many forms.
Don tea parties for the younger
folk. afternoons OF games and light
refreshments are delights for the six
to twelve-year-olds. Then -four TO
eight" parties at which q dainty sup
per is served. instead Of the usual
refreshments. for the twelve TO six
tsen-year-olds- After sixteen dancing
parties with refreshments T usu-
ally gwen. varied by b dinner
dance
Perhaps Il is the first two parties
that Interest US most. for they are
the most difficult TO cater for. The
first. ! think. Is the most difficult.
r1r many mothers decry the between
meal refreshments. and a number OF
children are on various diets Tor
greater health.
First. we serve orange Juice ell
around in small tumblers. strained
end cool, not chilled Next we have
tiny sandwiches of whole wheat and
white bread with unsalted butter.
crustless and thin. some have a very
thin slice OF banana IN them. others
have lam. a wee bit OF finely minced
cold boiled chicken. and some are
plain. Animal crackers OF hke kinds
are messed together with a little
chocolate frosting. The teapot
; IDS warm milk colored with a lit
cocoa 10 look like tea Plain
cream peppermints. or clear hard
4 candies. are the sweets. a party
without sweets is just no party at
ali. but we select the simplest pos
sible. Nothing on this menu that
could unset any form OF die or any
normal chssd's stomach
The next age given to games and
.,ch nastimes enjoys a choice az
sandwiches OF the least harmful mix
tures. Minced chicken or ham. hot
cocoa or orange Juice. The sand
Uriches may be followed by ice cream
and n or a silver, pound or
raissn cake. or cup cakes. The Zee
cream NAV be sauced with g Hight
chocolate sauce. or a fruit sauce
refreshments cf this kind are usual
10 "passed.' being served from a
sn,au table or tea wagon. Notices
with caps and aprons or TOYS in
them ana candy usually ends the
The next group IS usually inter
ssted in one or. more progressive
games with prizes hat are timed
20 end Just as supper is announced.
Af.er the supper is over dancing
usually fills in the rest OF the time
-,iess other games are planned. The
sinner need not be elaborate. but
n,,st be well planned and cooked.
The table must bs prsttily arranged
and decorated. The centerpiece may
be a Horner pie for souvenirs. or a
basket OF the very attractive French
rrcftoes. Lovely effects may bt
echieyed with paper trimmings and
SahIecloth. Make the service as indi
viduai as possible.
Another menu may start with
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max TreIl
The Shadow . Children Cure
Frank Of His Bad Table
Manners.

NNE OF the worst things Won
can dome OF the VERY
worst-ls 10 rap your knife
and fork against the table i.at be-
cause dinner happens TO ba " --w
moments late. Do you know what
can happen 10 you because ut YOUR
impatience? You can lose yolr din
ner altogether. And all on account
az your shadow. Yes. indeed. your
shadow and nothing else
The clock struck six. "Hooray9'
shouted Mil. Flor. Hand, Yam and
Knarf-the five little shadow-chIl-
dren with the turned about lanes.
'Hoorav, it's dinner time
The five little real-chiidren. having
made themselves presentahla Tor
table. sat themselves In their places
and waited for dinner 70 h. selred.
while their shadows, making them
selves very small. sprang on the
table and a themselves quietly on
the forks.
A. 1t CHANGED. fnda. the cook. hay-
ing turned her back for n moment
10 scrub a pot, suddenly discovered
to her disnaay that the chicken. in
stead or peacefully frying aa
ought. al at once took "A notion II
burn. OF course, IL had a. q
whisked OFF the fire mt once and
frovned az ard turned over fnr eN-
animation and finally treated fnr Its
burns. All OF which took. % YOU
may well imagine. a good deal n
time. during which the children he
came hunErier and hunETier.
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the house. and Jumping into a cab
for the few blocks which must be
traversed 70 reach the bridge tea.
try walking. and see how much
benefited you are.
And remember when you are walk
ing. not TO take little hurried steps
which viii leave you a. your desti-
nation with your breath coming 80
short, hurried pants. Inhale deeply
as you walk briskly along the street
Let each breath expand the lungs
10 their fullest extent E1bale the
l~ife-giving oxygen slowly. so that
each breath means a bit more
strength 10 the blood which IN turn
gives one that feeling OF e1hIlara-
ton.
Dancing. too. can give this same
effect. OF course. I don't mean
dancing on "A stLffv. two-by-four
floor in a smoke clouded room. But
in the larger confines OF the formal
dance floor or ballroom. one can
make every dance step give that
much more grace and life to the
body.
Breathing Is as important q part
OF dancing as keeping time 70 the
music. Without proper breathing.
dancing Is as much an effort as fast
walking. that is. when one walks
fast and breathes IN time to the
quick steps.
Deep breaths and a stride In pro
portion 70 ones limbs are the surest
way 70 sparkling eyes and n clear
complexion. Not only does the
exercise send the blood fairly dane
ing through the veins. but II further
tends 10 send that purified blood
stream TO all parts OF the body and
brings each organ new life.
50 YOU see that even I'm the rush
of dashing for the car which takes
You TO the office. and sitting in a
stuffy office all day. you can stIll
find time for the daily exercise. A
brisk walk after luncheon: a few
hours dancing az night may all he
turned TO good account. So don't
say that YOU cannot find time 10 ex-
erCise. You CAM And the best Of
Il IL that you can thoroughly en-.
10Y yourself. even while doing what
YOU have heretofore looked on a. "a
dull drearv grind
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Three-M Minute Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
There Ron,en York and Men PhnosoPhi:e:

tn ATAKIAY The name or a
tobacco. isn't It? Yes. 10 almost
any pipe smoker. the name
Latakia 9 q dark. strong tobac-
Co. the salt of many. II not the
majority. Of smoking mixtures. But
Il means more than that. II Is the
name OF one of the ports OF Syria,
that little country which SAUNDERS
secure under French protection. at
the extreme eastern end OF the
Mediterranean Sea
When the French established a
mandate over Syria, they divided the
country into four states. one Of which
IL known as Aouite. II is here that
Syrian tobacco is raised. and II is
this state OF which Latakia In the
capital and shipping port for this
world-famous tobacco. And 1t Is in
Alonits that the Nosairis are found.
Indeed, the Nosairis are supposed to
form the bulk OF the population OF
the state. but down In Latakia, they
are almost a. unknown as are the
caracuicoated amas OF Tibet. three
thousand miles TO the east.
The NoSairi tribesmen are as old a
race as they are unknown. They
have no history. and there are no
authentic records Indeed II Is said
that they were found in these same
Syrian mountains by the Phoenicians
who came originally from the Persian
Gulf. II such be the case. the tribe
Is indeed old-one Of the Oldest IN the
world.
II ar---a e. So-4--a .Aa
survival OF the fsttast is exemplified.
IL is among the Nosairis. The chill
drsn, particularly. are wonderful
specimens OF health. The men, al
though strong. r inclined 70 lazi-
ness. They. il would seem. are the
ones In whom ell tho philosophical
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So much for the dancingl
Now for the walking. All phvsi-
clans and beauty experts viii I'M
press upon you the importance Of
walking TO a healthy person. IL not
only has a direct stimulation on the
blood circulation. thereby enhancing
the beauty OF complexion. but It de-
velops grace OF carriage and gives
poise. III, however. IN the pursuit
of the strenuous social activities
which are part OF the mid-Winter
season, n cannot take the reGu-
lar daily walk. the shopping tour
may be used to good advantage.
And. too. instead OF dashtng out Of
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But I'm going to prove to you that this is
absolutely ridiculous. For the dinner dances and
after-theatre dancing parties and balls and tea
dances can all be utilized as first aids to a youth
full figure. Not only that, but for the woman
who wants to Develop her limbs these dances can
take the place OF the daily dozen.
Naturally. in dancing one brings every muscle
Of the body into play. That is, if one dances
most. II. however. one holds oneself stiffly and
awkwaFdly, the next morning every muscle
screams in protest at the relaxation from the
stiff position in which it has been held the pre-
Hous evening.
Dancing is one Of the greatest exercises for
ieyeloping-snd, paradoxically. reducing-that
ia known. For the woman who is too fleshy
dancing will help her remove the excess fat and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03

NOR a long minute I looked al
~ the envelope addressed Miss
Janet Eawdon. Box -.
Southampton. L. T.. New York" and
the blotted bank deposit slip with
the same name written at the top.
which Katie had put into my hands.
Then I looked UP at my justly tri-
umphant little maid. standing above
me now IN her excitement
Then" I said. then. there Is no
Janet Rawdon.' Mary has been
sending this money to herself under
that name and has opened an ac-
count IN a Southampton bank as
Janet Rawdon.'"
Sure thing" she returned. 'vot
I tell you? We all blind. blindr'
Indeed we have been" I returned.
and we have been most unjust TO
Mary. We owe you a great deal.
Katie. Tor your cl~evarness IN solving
this problem for Us. You have saved
ms a great deal Of mental worry. and
I thank you 50 much"
am prepared for almost anything
from Katie. but I did not expect to
see her burst into q storm Of sobs.
the while she snatched nay hand and
covered II with hyster1cal kisses.
II 50 glad I could feex lees Tor
you. cause I SO bad by you after dot
day ven I first COON back from
Southampton
II get mad ven you no steeck
around vile | tell you something. und
I sulk like leetle mad dog for DAYS
ind days. Dot no way to treat boss
who goot TO me like you vas"
Katie Is Forgiven.
Secretly I agreed with her, for she
had been most trying IN her sullen
insolenoe during tbs DAYS OF our
preparations for the Rrixton visit
But ] felt just now as X Katie had
atoned for every ~dereliction since she
had entered my employ. and / slipped
n comforting arm around her.
Don't think OF that again" I
commanded. IF you didn't do as
you think you ought. you certainly
have made I'D for 1t with what you
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Seen on 5th Ave.
By Florence W. Ross

Chiffon and tulle. those delight
fully ~flattering fabrics for formal
wear. are associated again, this time
in sophisticated trocks that swaths
the figure to the hips and then be-
come gaily b~ouffant. A Charming
version OF this reunion was seen
in a smart shop on the avenue in
peach-colored tulle with bodice OF
rhinestone-studded chiffon.
At a smart dance sponsored by a
popular club chiffon and velvet were
seen almost to the exclusion Of other
fabrics-chiffon for the younger set.
velvet for the matron. The princess
silhouette, once o in fashions
favor. vas adopted by n chic mem.
ber in cerise MORE. with dipping
founcss outlining the skirt.
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Answers TO Health Queries

r. L. Q.-Are violet ray treat
ments Of any value In the treatment
OF disease?
2.-Would a catarrhal condition OF
the head cause floating spots before
the eyss2
3.-What should a young maj
t~wenty-four years old. 8 IL. IL inches
tall weigh?
A.-Thers are some skin condt-
lions which may be helped by this
treatment.
2-Possihlv- You should have
treatment for catarrhal condition.
3.-Hs should weigh about Isl
pounds.
Copyright. 1893. Newspaper Feature sgrce. Ina
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. ID.
United States Senator from New York.
Enrmer Hnna IA issinnfr Of Health Mem York Cftu.

NURING the course of q month | get a great
many letters from the readers of these
articles. They ask thousands Of questions
The other day came this request: "What Is
meant by engines and hydrolysis? Please
tell US"
Of course, | am glad to answer this ques-
ton and all others that have a bearing on
health. In these articles I try to avoid technical
discussions, particularly so if the matters have
no practical application. Il serves no useful pur-
pose TO take your time and mine with the consid-
Grafton Of theoretical questions.
But the engines bear such an important rela-
tionship to health and nutrition that re can
afford 10 speak of them for a moment.
If you drop a radisb in a glass of water il
Just stays there. Nothing happens to it. If it is
taken into the stomach the radlsh dissolves. What
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On with the Dance When Time Bans the "Daily Dozen
Advice
to Girls
BY Annie Laurie
NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ I have found out through a
very intimate friend OF mine that
my husband has been keeping
company with an unmarried wo-
man in this town. He is inclined
somewhat to drink and she Is also.
For the last few weeks he has been
coming home very late at night
and / could tell hat he had been
drinking. Which do you think
best? Should / have a heart-to-
heart talk with my husband or
should ! take legal actions for a
divorce? We have two very dear
children. My husband acts as
though he still loves me. Please
advise as soon as possible.
BROKEN-HEARTED.
DROKEN-HEARTED: You Ger
~ tainly should have a good talk
With your husband. Tell him exactly
he gossip which has been brought
20 you and give him the chance to
refute II. For / am sure, my dear
that this is nothing else but gossip.
You know there r people in the
world who hate 10 see another happy
and concoct all sorts OF tales TO de-
stroy that happiness. Mind you /
am not saying that your friend Is
one OF this class. but II may be that
she has been misinformed as TO the
facts and has brought them 10 you
thinking they are true. SO have n
talk with your husband and hear
what be has TO say. For your chfl-
drens sake you must bear with
much, my dear. II may be that IN
your love for them you have neglec-
ted your husband. TT this Is SO,
start I1sht now to straighten out
your afe. See 70 IL that o are
always the sweetheart that he mar.
ried. See that there Is no criticism
TO be made as to your actions In any
way. And ! am sure that every
thing win ON out right for you.
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Engines and Their Part i'm Digestion

The maltese" or the intestinal
juices completes the starch diges
ton. changing the sugar into giu-
coSe which can be absorbed by ths
blood.
engines. Every one you see has an
important part 10 play in promoting
digestion. By tho addition OF water,
or rather by the union Of the water
and food material. the thing We
good.
Much more could be said along
this inc. However, I hope | have
answered the question asked In such
a way as 10 prove Informative to
my correspondent II not come
again.
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! Men P~hI0sOPhI.e.

life Of the tribe is centered. While
they do their odd jobs about the vii
lage, while they pray and philoso-
phize, the women are in the feds
Yet although their position may be
lowiy. the women accept their lot as
their fate. IL has been 80 fur cen.
turtles. win II not always ne so2 Men.
too. accept this distribution OF effort
as forsordained and even as they
allow their women 10 do most Of the
routins work, they treat them with
respect and consideration.
In my next article I WI tell more
about how the Nosairi5 live.
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Words of the Wise

The Isv Of worthy life u funda-
mentally the Law Of strife. II i only
through labor and painful effort. by
grim energy and r%-tolute courage. that
We move ca 70 better things.
Roosevelt.
do not rdFue fortune. The
lore Of labor is my sheef-aachor.
! teork that I may forget, and
forgetting, I am happy
-Crord.
Ito good 70 have money and tn
things that money can buy. but wi.
good. too. TO check up once il . ~hiI.
and make sure you haven't lost IN.
things that money cant buy.
-Lorin-r.
Be glad of life because il
Eires You fhe chance ~ lore ard
to play and TO look up az the
stars. -Tan Dycke.
II wrinkles must Re written upon cur
brows. let them not Be- written upop
the heart. The spirit should not grow
old. Garfield
Solitude % as needfuI 10 the
Imagination a. society Is IrhoIr-
some for the character. MI
-LoIceH ~
Man 10 the merrcst species M ths
creation; slI above or below him ~,
senes. Addison.
People do NOT lack strength;
they lack niII. Hugo.
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Some Odd Facts

The silence IN the Rocky Noun
tains is so great that the Tapping a
a partridge's wings may be heard
for several miles.
Flowering plants known IN the
British Isles include more than ESQ.,
600 varieties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03
The Home Kitchen
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
Catering 3 o the Birthday Party Guests.

'cream OF tomato soup. 10 be FOLLOWED
with chops. peas. mashed potato
finger rolls, celery. olives and cocoa
a fruit salad with graham waters
then filhert ice cream With maca
0on This Is a simpler menu and
easier TO cook. The salad could he
omitted " need be
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digestive engines. "Pepsin" is a
familiar one. This acts on meat.
"Rennin" changes the protein OF
milk into curds. thus preparing II for
digestion. The "amylase" OF the
saliva converts starch into sugar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03
BY Vera Winston

ANE Of the principal objections
10 pajamas has always been
that they are uncomfortable.
And this reasonable-sInce a
two-piece garment is as COM
Portable as an all-in-one.
But the pasa-nas OF today-and
especially the new pajama suits
have gained a new popularity. They
are used not only as practical sleep.
ing suits. but for loungInE.
The model Illustrated here Is very
new in that II is one-piece with a
belt At the normal walstline. II ia
developed IN coral p0nEee with black
cire used a~ttractIvely as trimming.
And worn with *. Of course, il E
matching thrse-quartsr coat.
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WHZRL AND WALK ON
THE ROAD TO BEAUTY
The Ball Room and the Open Road Substitute for
the Daily Exercise Period When Social Duties
Demand Most of Your Time.
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

n r OW that the hectic rush Of Winter festivities Is upon III, crowd
y ing every hour until the Lenten season sounds the curfew,
: there doesn't seem to be much spare time in which to indulge in
he exercises which will help Us retain the curves Of youth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03

The saliva of the mouth and the juices of the stomach and mites
tines differ from water. These fluids contain chemical or other agents
that make possible the physical or chemical change Of the things we eat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-03

TFVHE week after Christmas, and on all sides you see little
groups excaiming over their giftsi My dear, did you ever
- see anything as lovely as these earrings?" But just look
at this gorgeous foxl' How do you like my beautiful pendant"
Gust see the ring that HOBBY gave .ner'
hrs. O'Grady is as happy : the rest with her string Of
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develop just the right degree Of plumpness. And, on the other hand.
II will develop into softly rounded curves the woman who is too
angular.
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ccpynEht. isas. Newspaper TsIturs Service. Inc
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ATAKIAr The name or az
tobacco. isn't TT Yes. 10 almost
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People do noE lack strength;
they lack oiII. Hugo.
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NOR a long minute I looked al
the envelope addressed Miss
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Man u the merriesi species of KY.
creation; sll above or below him are
series. Addison.
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A ~ INTERESTING and event
ful day Is the presage based
- nnon the EtrnnR nnsI.inn ~
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Solitude % as needfuI % the
Imagination as society 10 Irholr-
some for the character.
-Io.rcH u
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nIRTHDAYS are ever r%ecurrent
festivities and parties 70 cele
- hrafa them faka many forms.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20

The pros evened matters when
Mcleod dropped a 15-fOOt putt
for a birdie three On the tentl
and TrejOr sunk a longer putt
for birdie three Oh the twelfth.
Treder gave his side the edge by
getting a par 4 on the four
teenth. but Pitt tossed in a birdie
four on the fifteenth to again
deadlock the score.
Tie sixteenth and seventeenth
were halved, but Pitt scored a par
Tour on the last hole to decide the
match in favor of the amateurs.
The cards folio