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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15

delivery service at each of these
points" MFR. Smith said, I'VE shall
be glad to accept packages for de-
livery to all other points on our
lines at the sender's risk, provided
his agent will be at the field of
destination to receive them"
The tariff will be based on a zon-
ing system similar to that employ
ed by the parcel post service, Mr..
Smith said. The rate will be 8
cents per pound per hundred miles
with a minimum charge of Is cents.
In addition, there will be a pickup
and delivery charge Of so cents adj
ditional on each package, regard
less of its weight or the distance
carried. A complete tariff is avail
able at every division point or the
Southern Air Transport, Inc. lines
and at the general offices in Fort
Worth, the general traffic manager
said.
"A man living in Dallas or Fort
Worth car get a package off at
4O.oO VI IL CAOIh III GAAC u1O1 1llIlS
and before l o'clock it will be deliv-
cred at Abilene. BY ITO it could
reach Sweetwater, Big Spring by
1:50. Midland by 1850 o'clock and FL
Paso by 4:30 O'Clock.
"A package can leave Atlanta this
morning and get to Fort Worth by
s o'clock tonight, whereas the train
time for the same trip is So hours.
Similarly, whereas it would take all
day for a package to go from Dallas
or Fort Worth to San Antonio or
Houston by train, it can now leave
either of these points in the morn
ing and be delivered to the house or
place Of business of the recipient in
San Antonio, Houston or Galveston
by noon"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
TURKEY PROFITS PAY
WIDOW'S MORTGAGE

LUTHER, Mich, July 15.-(R)-
Mrs. Sophia Miner, widow, has paid
off the $4,000 mortgage on her farm
In six years by raising turkeys.
Mrs. Miner said the outlook was
not very promising when her hus-
band died in 1923. The mortgage
looked burdensome, but soon after
she began to expand her turkey OPP
erations, prospects for meeting the
sum were frightened.
She shipped 400 turkeys to De-
troit last fall and expects TO market
500 holiday birds next season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
SOUTHWEST STATES
USE MOST COMBINES

KANSAS CITY. July i5.-(P-
-Four out Of five combines used by
American grain farmers do their
work in southwestern states.
More than 10000 harvester
threshers are listed In Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, . survey
shows. out Of an approximate to-
tai Of $4,000. Kansas leads with
more than $4,000.
In the number of tractors west
Of the Mississippi, however, this
southwestern trio falls below mid
western states. where farm units
are smaller. 1t is estimated that
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have
about 100000 of nearly a million
tractors in the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
GOALS TO

WASHINGTON, July 15.|(FI-
Shipments of macaroni and spa
getti from the United States to
Italy reached a grand total Of $25
during April. The department of
commerce lists the volume for the
month at 100 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
Avoid the Patient Attitude
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

come and feel quite proud of yourself
| that you do not get impatient or out
of sorts? Or should you do something
that could be interrupted whenever you
were called for without damage, and so
have to exert no patience?
Time flies quickly when a person Is
busily occupied. and what would seem
| long time, and actually be so, could
| be made to seem short. 1t Is to be
supposed. of course. that telephone calls
would tell of delay and indicate how
long it might be.
1t is easy to find things to do when
at home. There is always bit of sew
ing to take up, some interesting needle
work to busy ones fingers, some cook
ing for which a little preparation
should be made and thousand other
odd-moment jobs. to say nothing of
reading if one prefers.
It's not so easy to adapt ones time
to delays so that patience is not called
upon, but nevertheless when one Is
away from home there are ways of
finding pleasant odd-minute jobs. One
friend who was delightful correspond
ent made it a point to tuck a few
sheets Of note paper in her handbags,
in which she carried stamps and a
fountain pen. Many were the letters
she wrote and scarcely knew that the
time of waiting had elapsed when her
watch told her it had When she was
meeting friends at hotel or in the
waiting room of a large department
store she would sit down. using her
own paper if she had it or that sup
piled by the hotel or shop when she
was out of her own, and so while the
moments away.
Another friend who was learning
French preparatory to trip abroad,
carried her grammar or some French
book of small size about with her, and
learned conjugations and did many a
page of reading in odd moments. An
other person memorized poems when
travelling and waits for trains were in
evitable.
Some persons take tatting, crochet or
some small bit of fancywork in bag to
be used to ward off the call upon pa
tience. This virtue is not to be con-
sidered the less because it can be held
in reserve, but it can be kept for emer-
gencies when nothing else can take Its
place.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, nj. ID.

time after the killing or curing was
done? But I dare say, if had ven
tured to hang around any longer,
would have found entire wheat, and
even plain wheat bran there, too. In
fact. am almost certain have seen
all grades Of unmilled wheat thereof
course q seed store would have wheat.
A correspondent writes: II want to
thank you for your recommendation of
petrolatum for constipation. began
to use it two months ago, teaspoonful
three times daily. I now use 1t but
once a day. I think it is wonderful.
had used drugs for years"
am not sure whether the cor
respondent means ordinary mineral oil,
liquid petrolatum (sold under many
different trade names), or soft petrola-
tum, otherwise called petroleum ONT
ment or trade name. This petroleum
ointment Is known in England, and
perhaps in Canada, as soft paraffin.
1t is usually yellow in color. A white
ferred. The white petroleum ONT
ment, paraffin or petrolatum is prob
ably easier for the novice to swallow,
though many persons now take daily
spoonful Of ordinary yellow petrolatum
without repugnance and their monthly
physic bill runs UP to as high as 10 or
is cents in bad cases, whereas it used
to amount to dollars.
If it comes to a choice, probably the
least Objectionable help Of this kind Is
daily dose of haxSeedS; next comes
wheat bran; then the habit of eating
entire wheat, raw or cooked; and as a
final resort a daily dose of petroleum.,
before one turns to cathartics.
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Switch to Flaxseeds.

Browsing around in the seed store
the other day I came upon a curious
item. to wit, Scotch thistle seeds. The
man was intent upon adding up my bill.
SO I discreetly refrained from any COM
ment at the moment. But couldn't
get away from the thistle seeds. Nice,
round little seed, they were, and I
could readily imagine what grand sport
it would be sowing handful now and
then in ones neighbours garden, II
one were haraSsed by that kind OF
neighbor. Finally I got my bill, and
when came to / asked the man what
on earth he sold these thistle seeds for.
He said there was a constant demand
for thistle seeds, for bird feed. That
reminded me, SO made more extern
sive search, and sure enough, there was
the cleanest looking whole fiaxseed at
only 20 cents pound. The druggist
usually demands more than that for a
whole pound of whole or unground
flaxseed, if he has so much or indeed
any in stock. At 20 cents pound, en-
tire fiaxseeds, raw, in doses Of a tea
spoonful to tablespoonful, once daily,
washed down with any beverage or
swallowed mixed in with berries, cereal
or jelly lor whatever you wish, makes
what consider a fine substitute for
whatever pill or more pretentious phystc
you think you have to have.
A third item discovered in the seed
store was unhulled rice-I didn't inquire
about that because naturally I was
feeling a little reSentful, having just
paid my bill. You know how it is
have you ever paid doctor bill some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
A Sermon for Today
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.
Get Your Foot in It. 5

Text: Withdraw thy foot from thy
neighbours house; lest he be weary OF
thee, and so hate thee"--Prov. XXiv.17
Here is where you always get your
foot in it-meddling in your neighbor's
affairs. To NEEDLE in anybodys affairs
is one of the surest ways Of making
trouble for yourself If you make a
practice of butting in where you have
no business, you will soon come to be
regarded as a pest. People generally
detest and despise meddlers.
"Ah, how happy would many lives
be if individuals troubled themselves
as little about other peoples affairs as
about their oWni" So writes Lichten-
berg In similar vein Jeremy Taylor
writes: I'VE should enjoy more peace
if we did not busy ourselves with the
words and deeds of other men, which
appertain not to our charge"
We do well to concern ourselves with
other peoples affairs where we can be
Of real service: But even then we need
to use caution, lest our attentions be
received as but a manifestation of idle
curiosity or a disposition to NEEDLE
There is nothing people more resent
than to have us pretend an interest in
them when it is evident that we are
only nosing into their concerns through
mere curiosity. So much of this Is
done that people easily become suspi-
cious of any volunteered interest in
their affairs that is unsought. Con-
sequently, before we volunteer to mix
in the affairs of neighbor, we need
to make sure that we are above this
suspicion.
If you don't want to get your foot
in it, as Solomon advises, you had bet
ter keep your foot out of your neigh
boris house. If you are like most OF
us, you have enough to do attending
to your own business, without meddling
in your neighbours business.
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

With our new Self-conSciouSneSS about
feet and their beauty we are inclined to
look at the baby'S foot so critically that
we discover defects where none exist.
The wall of the mother that her baby is
flat-footed Is almost amusing, Tor the
fat pad under the small baby'S foot
makes him seem f1at-footed when actu-
ally he is not. Later on this fat pad
will be gone, and then the delicate arch
of the foot will be apparent.
Small babies in their difficult effort to
get a good grip on the floor are apt to
turn their small feet inward instead of
straight ahead. Since pigeon-toed per-
sons always look rather grotesque and
laughable, the parents are mortified at
this early tendency Of their child to
walk pigeon-toed and make unnecessary
and agitated efforts to correct it. The
slight toeing in done by the child who
is just learning to walk needs no cor
rection. Later on, when walking Is less
perilous and baby has a better balance,
he can be shown how to turn the toes
straight ahead and from pride, inita-
ton and natural tendencies will be apt
to do so.
If the turning in is extreme, the shoe
maker can put half lift lengthWiSe of
the outside edge Of the shoe, thus fore
ing the foot to better position. If the
Dapy'S tendency Is 10 TOE OUT instead Oh
in, the half lift can be put on the inside
edge Of the shoe.
Too short a shoe may cause baby to
run on his toes, and when he does this
constantly the shoes should be discard
ed and better fitted ones procured.
Sometimes the babys inability to walk
can be attributed to the wrong kind Of
shoes. In spite of much education
against stiff -Soled shoes, there are al
ways persons who are ready to tell the
young mother that the baby should have
stiff soles. Now, the one thing the baby
does not need when he is learning to
walk is the irritation and hindrance to
walking which he must suffer through
stiff soles. Nature needs no support for
the small foot, but the soles need to be
protected from rough obstacles baby
may encounter in his walking. A soft
soled shoe wide enough to allow the toes
to spread, long enough so that they are
not cramped and high so that they can
be held snugly in place whether the an
kles are fat or thin is the ideal type of
shoe. It would benefit the mother to
take look at the various types of shoes
for small babies and choose one of them.
Cheap shoes with rough interiors are
poor investment. and one pair Of shoes
at time which is just right for the
baby is better than two pairs, one Of
which grows too small before it can be
worn out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
What You Begin.

A leading question, a revealing one,
possibly an embarrassing one! That
all too familiar confession: mo,
never finished it," tells varied story.
When we say that beginnings are hard
we have in mind the strangeness and
novelty, the learning how to tackle a
new task, and we call the effort pretty
good "for a first attempt" But 1t is
quite as true that beginnings are easy,
because there Is the novelty OF fresh
interest, and you are eager and deter
mined and your first steps seem such
big ones. Then your interest lags, and
your patience gives out-another thing
begun but not finished! How many
diaries keep up the January pace, and
before the year is half over, the slump
is complete? You can often tell in a
snow-cleaning job where the pavement
was tackled first, it is so much better
cleaned than at the end. Rummage in
many an attic, and you find motley
collection of work begun but never fin
ished. Children, if left to themselves,
are notorious nom inishers; under the
example of school work they learn to
put things through to a finish.
While the temptation is general and
the habit common, it is associated Spe-
officially with a nervous disposition of
more than one variety. The steady
plodder, calm, methodical, working on
an even pace, is likewise the one who
sees the job through, finishes the work,
cleans up and calls it day.
The more fitful worker gets all heated
up, works like bellows and then lets
the fire die down whether the Job is
done or 1t isn't, and usually 1t isn't He
gets a new idea much better than the
last, this time he really will do it, see
it through. But he strikes a Snag,
doesn't quite know how to go on, waits
for the next inspiration, which may
be delayed in transit, and is left with a
fine beginning and ragged ending.
Full of energy at one time, he plots and
plans, bites off more than he can chew,
and adds to his collection of unfln-
ished sketches.
A prominent neurologist said that he
never knew a neurasthenic who didn't
have a lot of unfinished bits Of work,
though the habit isn't confined to neu-
rasthenics by any means.
The tendency to go from one thing to
another is closely connected with the
same temperament that fails to finish
what it begins. It has it's advantages,
may lead to versatility; 1t has its dis
advantages if not balanced by motives
enforcing determination. 1t may make
jackson all-tradeS and stand in the
way of mastery in any. But like many
other work habits, it has its grades and
shades. Routine you can keep at pretty
steadily, but creative work must await
the happy combination of mood and
energy. Where quality counts it may
pay to stop whether you're through
or not.
The writer of short stories has one
range of persistence, the writer Of
a novel quite another. The first may
be carried through on one intention;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
Straig hit Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

No matter what activity of life one
may select for the purpose Of esti-
mating its expense, every one will
justify an item in a budget for "un-
foreSeen" expenses.
None Of us know just when, If ever,
an electric fan motor will burn out,
automobile tire will blow out or one
of the family will become Ill.
We do know that these things may
happen, and that it Is best to be pre-
pared for them. How should an eff
Gent household manager anticipate
these unforeseen expenses?
Insurance, of course, suggests one
means. By insuring against risks we
know from year to year those risks
will subject us to only the cost of
the insurance premiums.
Theft, fire, accident and other risks
are thereby provided for, and we do
not need to anticipate" expenses
along those lines.
equipment, We insure" along other
lines. We buy guaranteed implements
or devices. We buy equipment which
Is "serviced" free of charge. We make
our purchases in such a way that the
dealer or manufacturer will make the
OUTLAWS for unforeseen expenses.
OF course, in a way, we are paying
for the insurance. because warranted
articles cost trif1e more, but we pre-
fer to pay a fraction of the cost,
rather than be subject to the entire
unforeseen expense when it ma
terializes.
There are some unforeseen expenses
for which We prepare by saving. None
~ ivv1N Nry1,A eI1n rTyiI lNN
taken by illness. Few women have ac-
cident or sickness insurance nowadays.
It is simply question Of setting aside
a fund for unforeseen germs.
Sometimes women speak plaintively
Of the expenses that are overwhelming
them. Usually these are unforeseen
expenses that may have been antici-
pated. None of us is credulous enough
to believe that we will live charmed
lives.
We know expenses will arise from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
Correct Breathing.

Breathing Is carried on partly by the
muscles Of the chest and partly by a
great muscular sheet, the diaphragm,
which separates the chest from the alb
domen.
Few people except those who are
singers use their diaphragms much in
breathing. They depend too much on
their chest muscles, with the result that
the diaphragm does not become fully
developed.
1t is a good idea to practice deep
breathing. making a conscious effort to
use chiefly the diaphragm and lower
muscles of the chest. When this is
done the waist expands, as the dia-
phragm pushes down the abdominal
organs instead Of contracting, as when
only the upper muscles are used.
The second factor essential to correct
breathing is a clear state of the upper
respiratory passages. If the nose Is OBJ
structed, as by adenoids mouth-b breath
corrected has most harmful effect on
the general nutrition and on the facial
expression.
Those who have learned the secrets
Of relaxation and deep breathing will
always have poise and serenity. 1t is
the habitual nervous tensions and shall
low breathing that rob one of youth and
beauty, etching deep lines in the face
and making the body old before its
time.
Here Is an exercise that will help you
to develop gracefulness while you are
learning to breathe deeply and relax for
beauty. 1t will help you to grow in
poise and serenity also.
Stand erect, hands clasped in front
Step forward on the left foot. Swing
the arms upward, elbows straight, rising
on the toes as you do so. Inhale deeply
from the very depths of your lungs on
the upward movement, throwing the
chest out and the head back; hold the
breath for second or two. Unclasp
the hands and throw the arms back
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two tablespoons sugar creamed together
are worked into a smooth mass and
used to line the bottom of spring
form cake pan.
One pound of cream cheese is COM
bined with one cup sugar. Then two
tablespoons flour, a pinch of salt. and
beaten yolks of four eggs are added
to the mixture. One teaspoon vanilla,
one cup of table cream are stirred in
next. Then the stiff1y beaten whites
of four eggs are folded in. This light,
fluffy mixture is poured on top of
crumb bottom in pan. The cake is
baked for an hour or more in an oven
set at 325 degrees. This oven is mod
crate. When the center of cake shows
no depression after being touched with
finger the cake is done. Remove sides
of pan and cut the cake in wedge
shaped pieces.
This could be served at luncheons. Nancy
has other ideas. Write to Nancy Page.
care Of this, paper. enclosing stamped
self-addressed envelope and ask for her
leafet on Bridge Luncheons.
Copyright, 1920
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Of the meetings the demonstration
worked with cheese and made some
delicious dishes.
A particularly rich and luscious
dessert was one which called for
eggs and cream, sugar, cream cheese
and other flXin's.
The dish is not meant for folks who
are dieting, for it has more calories
packed in the square inch than most
foods have in a whole serving. But
who wants to think about calories
when they have something as good
as this?
The dish is called cream cheese
cake. Here are the directions Nancy
copied as the demonstration talked and
worked:
One package zwieback crushed and
mixed with two tablespoons butter and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JASTROW.

the second requires longer range.
Since so many tasks must be broken up
into shorter periods of work, the real
test of persistence is to carry on day
after day and month after month, add
ing and completing and seeing the thing
through. These larger enterprises have
more excuse for being unfinished; they
require a sustaining ambition; the
maintenance of big purpose. to see
them through. And a book is more
than a set of chapters; it is a unified
project planned and executed. A great
book is like cathedral slowly taking
shape, detail by detail, as the express
sion of master mind.
1t is because of that final consumma-
ton of a life work that finishing even
the little things we begin is so impor-
tant a discipline. They represent the
early training, in themselves unimpor-
tant, of mental habit that in its per-
fected maturing qualities for the
worthwhile endeavorS.
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My Neighbor Says:

When going away on a vacation
do not neglect to take a warm
coat and dress. Even II the
weather is hot when you start out
it is likely to change'before your
vacation is ended.
Half apple and half BURBERRY
makes a delicious filling for a
tWo-crust pie.
A small piece Of alum dissolved
in hot water and added to the
vinegar in which pickles are pre-
served will make them crisp.
Try adding a few slices of dried
pineapple when cooking early
pears. The combination makes a
delicious sauce.
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nowhere seemingly to try our souls and
our bank accounts. That is why,
when setting our standard of living, we
must provide surplus for the unfore-
seen. Such expenses are only unfore-
seen if we shut our eyes to them. If
we provide in our scheme of living for
loss, damage and depreciation, We can
anticipate all of the costs of living,
and be free from economic worry
that troubles women needlesslY.
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to keep the body in good condition
Exercises that bring into play the large
muscles and stimulate deep breathing
are necessary for keeping fit. Physical
health and beauty to face and figure.
Here is another good breathing exer-
else that you may practice at home
or in the Office several times a day
before an open window. Stand erect,
hands on the hips. Take a deep breath
and rise on your toes as you do SO.
Hold this position for 10 or 20 counts
and then exhale slowly, with an even
whiStling sound. Exhale as much air
as possible so that the next breath will
be deep, but do not strain. Repeat
three or four times during the day.