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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

doctor may intelligently put any ques.
tons he thinks pertinent.
Some patients approach the physician
with a notion that they are not going
to let him pump them: 1t is such
simple minded bromidS that delight in
unburdening themselves of a bit Of
smart repartee, thus: The lackwit en-
tiers the consulting room. accepts
chair and sits there grinning vacantly
instead of stating his complaint. Finally
the doctor tries to draw the visitor
out-"What seems to be the trouble
today?" and then comes the snappy re-
joinder That's just what I want you
to tell me, doctor" Such patients
should be taxed a premium for wasting
the doctors time.
If you are not certain you under
stand any word or term the doctor uses
in the course of the interview, no mat
ter how simple it may seem, do not
hesitate to interrupt him and ask him
to explain what it means; he will have
much more respect for your intelligence
than he would if you attempted to bluff
about such a thing. No one realizes
more than the good doctor himself how
difficult it is for him to express his
thoughts in language without technical
obfuScation. As matter of fact the
greater the doctors erudition the less
he resorts to that quaint trick in his
conversation with patients. ---
(Copyright. 1927
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He NEVER StpPPE ]
TO INVESTIGATE.

ington. she sat on the porch and await
ed their return. The night was warm
and the woman made herself comfort
able in rocking chair.
She had not been there long when
a perSonable young man joined her and
sat on the porch railing. He told her
his name and said that he was looking
for his parents from whom he had been
separated. Then he spoke of numer-
Gus other things. the woman OCCASION
ally replying to him.
They were having an excellent time.
The apparition-for it was an appari-
ton, according to the .woman--proved
to be a very interesting spirit. He was
most agreeable. He explained how he
had come to his sudden death, and said
he wished to get message to his IA
Their and mother, who lived near. Then
he disappeared into the darkness.
The woman was not frightened and
when her hosts returned, she told them
of her experience and even gave the
name of the young man, which proved
to be correct. Up to that night she
had never heard of such a person.
The host and hostess were amazed.
They knew she was unacquainted with
the dead mans family and had never
known him In life The visitor had no
mediunistic gifts ordinarily. The story
swept the countryside and the small
village nearby about 10 miles from
washington.
This tale started an epidemic of wild
tales and imaginings. 1t is still said
that the ghost of this young chap night
" walks a certain area or road used
by many motorists.
We shall not mention the thorough
fare, for the reason that we would not
disturb the peace of mind of those who
are compelled to ride over 1t at night.
4 y X
Here Is another one. In a certairl
Washington home, in the center of the
city, q family was annoyed by chair
on the second floor violently rocking.
Whenever any member looked into the
room the chair would stop. When the
member left, the chair would start
again. There would be nights, too, when
they heard the sound of a huge bah
rolling down the stairs. They counted
the number OF bumps and found that
they conceded with the number Of
steps Nothing, however, could be found
when the family investigated the noise.
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On the second floor a child slept
The light would be left burning. There
was illumination in the room so lons.
as some one was in it, but the minute
he or she departed, the light would be
extinguished. The family eventually
moved.
In woods near Washington there Is
what Is known as 1.-THE haunted tree .
1t is said by many that on certain
nights a body can be seen swinging
at the end of rope from one of the
branches. The assurance with which
the tale is told makes MANY detour
to avoid the creepy" sight. We have
looked for 1t numerous times, but so
far have failed to see it.
A farmer in Virginia employs a num-
oero of hired hands, among whom is
an agreeable colored man. The colored
man has a girl friend whom he visits
three nights week. He usually arrives
nome at midnight. The owner. upon
several inspections, noticed that a rail
fence was opened at the far end of
the farm and observed automobile
tracks. This started him to wondering
He couldn't understand why anyone
should enter his property in that man
ner. Nothing was stolen from his place
and there were no neighbors who used
the pasture for short cut. He was be-
wildered over the problem.
One night he remained up. to solve
the mystery of the broken fence. and
his vigilance was rewarded. He saw
the colored man drive carefully down
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on a five-year contract thought five
years meant one.
JurieS are still standing by beauty.
It's an old Spanish custom among the
male sex.
There is a bigger and better move
ment throughout. Today I was intro
duced to chap whose name 1 have
been familiar with on movie screens
throughout the country.
"Of course, you knew who So-and-So
WASP" said our mutual friend when the
famous Hollywoodian had left.
YES" said blithely and innocently.
He's scenariSt."
My, mol" My mentor looked panied
and shocked. He does nothing but first
treatments"
But when / heard that one of the gag
men of the village was advertising him
self as a comedy constructionist" had
a light attack of the vapors.
When gag writing passes the five
hundred-a-week mark it Is comedy con-
struction. Mature reflection convinces
even the most sceptical of that.
Be brave for this one: Gentlemen
who regulate the emotional waves are
tabled emotional metaphysicians."
And We thought we were smart when
We had comedy and tragedy, actors and
actresses and writers!
And one more tip: Scenario and
scenarist are pronounced with an Ssh"
Herbert Brenon seems to have removed
all possible doubt Of Hollywoods atti-
tude on that score. He pronounced it
roundly. with a fine flourish on the
initial syllable
Ssh" as in shenanigan.
Hollywood is going lady"
Copyright, 1929, by North American News
paper Alliance)
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Reducing Problem.

Dear Miss Leeds: Please tell me how
to reduce. I have been going without
breakfast and supper, but my friends
tell me that I should not do this, but
should go without lunch instead. I am
Is years old, feet inches tall and
weigh ITO pounds. My measurements
are: Bust, %; waist. 20; hips, 81; calf,
Is, and ankle, 8ia. I work in an office.
Please tell me what to eat, so that l
can become thin, and also suggest exer-
cises. READER.
Answer-You need to gain weight, not
lose it, my dear. You are five pounds
below the average weight for your age
and height Your thipness seems to be
mostly at the chest. Do you realize that
by starving yourself you are inviting
tuberculosis? A girl of your age needs
three solid meals day. Your bust
should be at least 80 inches TO be in
proportion.
If you are set upon reducing, how
ever. YOU may reduce your hips by eXer-
cising. Sedentary work tends to make
the hips spread Walk to and from your
Office if possible, or walk at least four
miles day. Here is good reducing
exercise for the hips: Stand erect.
Raise the left leg, sliding the left foot
up the inside of the right leg and keep
ing the left knee bent out to the side.
When the left foot hes reached the
right knee straighten the left leg with
a vigorous sideways kick. Repeat 20
times with each leg. You should not
omit any meal.
For breakfast have an orange, cereal
with thin cream and sugar, poached egg
on toast and glass of milk. Your
lunch may include salad, nut and cream
cheese sandwich, glass of milk and a
gelatin dessert. For dinner have one
serving of meat. Starchy vegetable, two
watery vegetables like spinach or car
fots, fruit dessert and glass OF
water. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20

Attention is absolutely essential to
learning, and the greater the attention
the more effective the learning. Intense
attention drives the largest possible
amount of energy through the brain
center. In this way it modifies the GEN.
ter to such degree that the next i'm
pulse will easily go through with little
resistance. The situation is very like
clearing the streets by group Of mo-
tor cycle police for the approach of a
celebrity on parade.
If the attention is intense enough a
poem, lesson or a book could be
learned at one reading. You should
not begin to study thing until you are
ready to give 1t absolute. undivided at
tention. Note that our greatest scholars
and statesmen are able to do this very
thing. 1t is the secret of quick mas
terry of subject and the essence of
mental efficiency.
Repetition helps us to remember be-
cause it serves the same function as
careful attention. Each repetition makes
up for some imperfection of attention.
Conversely, the more intensely you at
tend the fewer repetitions you will need
to make.
Copyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
DOROTHY DIX's LETTER BOX
Should Children Be Spared the Burden of House
work Gan a Wife Win Back Her
Bachelor Minded Husband.

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up 10 5 % s s s h Saps sa
houeful children to work herself
small children
grown people do often visit home
Are not the
and are proud that she entertain
the dinner. - ' eO
So tired mother divide
that many shoulders bear is light for all DOROTHY
of
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VAIN :" o0lne DaeA! SUE
Answer doubt Evidently
woman with he personal freedom
ne couldn't display
Ieng IN MS breast that makes him want to
mistake when they them
Iney are always strang at their
responsibilities OF marhnony
OF that they don't realize this before
marrying her. . - DoROTIJy my nv W
DAN'
Wsympathetc girl the ready
70 oner her shoulder for Johnny to on? PUZZLED
Answer don't think them They
VINO that
always to lend them discourse about themselves
the spoiled
would
DOROTHY
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WHY WE DO WHAT WE Do
BY MEHREN X. THOMSON.

PAY attention to what you are do
Ing" we say to careless boy or an
Indifferent worker. We know by expe-
rience that attention has something
to do with learning; that the more at
tention we give the better we learn OF
the better work we turn out.
The why of this well known fact is
that attention increases the amount OF
nervous energy driven through the arc,
and therefore modifies the arc more eff
fectively than does the small amount of
energy sent through in imperfect at
tention.
In the absence of any attention, there
can be no learning at ALL The thing
simply doesn't register. That is why we
miss seeing what is right before our
eyes. To see thing 1t must register on
the visual centers of the brain in the
back of the head. The eyes are merely
conductors of the impression. If there
is no attention there is no real seeing.
This is illustrated by the fact that if
you are preoccupied with some problem
you go right past friend and never
speak, because you really do not see him,
despite the fact that your eyes are
turned in his direction; or you go past
the store you we're to shop at. The
same holds for all our SENSE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
How to Handle a Doctor.

In the first place, catch your doctor,
and be sure he is real one.
Tell the doctor what your present
complaint is. No, don't offer him a
ready-made diagnosis. and don't try to
impress him with your command of
medical terms. Use your own words to
describe your trouble, no matter how
homely or unfamiliar you may think
your words will seem to the doctor.
Call spade a spade in the secrecy Of
the consulting room; it may prevent
mistakes.
Never begin by saying Doctor, am
in run down condition" or my nerves
are all shot or I'D like good tonic
it is sore temptation to busy doctor
to let it 60 at that, since you seem SO
dumb. What has really brought you to
the doctor? Tell him that. Leave it to
the doctor to decide whether your
nerves are shot or whether your condi-
ton requires a tonic-whatever that
may be. From my own years of prac-
tice, think good tonic is something
the doctor prescribes for you when he
hasn't the foggiest notion just what, If
anything, does all you.
Every interview should commence
with simple statement by the patient
of his present complaint. Having told
the doctor that, the patient properly
pauses to draw breath, and then the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Lessons in English
BIZ ". L. GORDON.

Words often misused: An article is
Cheap" when the price is low COM
pared with its real worth. It is low
priced" when but little money is asked
for 1t, and yet it may be dear"
Often mispronounced: Envelope or
envelop noun. Accent first syllable
or second syllable Always accent the
verb on second syllable.
Often misspelled: Hundred; red"
not "erd."
Synonyms: General, common, COM
monplace, customary, ordinary, every
day, prevalent.
Word study: use a word three times
and 1t Is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
dav. Today's word, Vacuous empty.
void, vacant. Paris out of season
looked vacuous and torpid. Holmes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.


After suppir me and pop and ma was
in the living room and all of a sudden
ma sed, o my goodness where Is Sher-
lock?
Meening our parrit, on account of the
door of his cage being open and nobody
being inside, ma saying, We must look
for him immeeditly.
What dc YOU meen by we? pop sed.
I wouldent look for that herd If you
offered reward OF so dollers and all
Expenses including railroad fares. he sed.
And he started to lite a cigar and
just then there was fearse noise rite
under his chair, being Sherlock, and
pop pritty neer berned his fingers and
dropped the match, saying, Blast that
animal, If there's one way never
wunted to die. its by sudden frite
Well then you shouldn't tawk so
slightingly about the poor berd, natu-
rally he herd what you sed, ma Sed.
And Sherlock came out from under
meath of pops chair and got up on the
back of another chair and started to
stretch his neck around like he does, ma
saying, Now all we half to do is pick
him up fermly and put him back in his
cage as If nuting had happened.
WITCH she started to do, and Sherlock
| made bite at her hand and ma pulled
it away just in time, saying, You do 1t,
Willyum, he's proberly use to mans
touch.
Well I'm not use to a parrits touch
and don't intend to educate myself at
my time Of life. the site of blud always
unnerves me, pop sed, and I sed, How
| about getting my old butterfly net and
catching him with that, think I can
find it.
Don't try, I'm not going to have my
parrit treeted like butterfly, ma sed.
I'm just going to appeal to his best
Instincts. she said. And she unlocked
his cage and held 1t up in frunt of him,
saying, Come on Sherlock. be a gentle
man and spend the mite at home.
WITCH Sherlock dident, yelling Bull
loney, and flying up on the chandelier.
Being why the living room door still
has to be kepp closed.
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fussy with gimcracks and overloaded
with decorations. The same was true
Of her foods. They were not overdeco-
rated, overturned, overgarnished. She
did not tie up foods in ribbons, nor
incase them in crepe paper. She had
decided that she would use the ring
mold in this luncheon. Dorothy had
just received her ring and was properly
luncheon?
Her first course consisted of a
slightly sweetened lemon gelatin in
whose depths she put grated raw car
rot and grated, drained, canned pine
apple. Since her flowers were tulips in
their gay colors she felt that she could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20

use green and orange in the first course.
With this salad she passed mayonnaise
and she put well washed and drained
feathery curly endive in the center of
the ring. 1t shaded from pale yellow
to deep green and was effective.
Her dessert was sponge cake, baked
in one Of the popular shell pans. In
these the batter is put in the outside
rim. At serving time the shell of cake
is inverted and the hollow center is
filled with whatever is desired. Lois
planned to fill it with fresh, well sweet
ened strawberries. With this she
passed whipped cream. The cake and
the salad were both served at the table.
Copyright. 1921
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Home in Good Taste
by SARA HILAND.

Something more for the closet and
the travelling bag-and something the
fastidiously dressed woman can scarcely
afford to be without
Heretofore the care 6f the hat meant
having several large hotboxes in the
closet and in a room where space is at
a premium these are not practical.
However, doing away with the boxes
does not mean FORGETTING proper care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Grapefruit Punch.

Mix two cupfuls of water with three
fourths cupful of graduated sugar, boil
for one minute, then let cool. Mean
while extract one cupful of grapefruit
Juice from grapefruits and to this add
half cupful Of grapefruit pulp and the
juice of one lemon. Allow to chill thor
Of maraschino cherries cut In halves.
Dilute with mineral Ice water and serve
very cold.
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there are plenty OF
folks ready to tel
a few that will
keep one up al
night.
A year or two
ago a young Viz
, GINA man died
suddenly in a dis
tant city. Not long
after hts burial, a
lady visited a fam
lily living in the
vicinity of the
mans home. Ar
irving I'm expected
", she found her
host and hostess
out for the evening.
Instead of re-
f,,r1jn~ ~ Mach
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One mother says:

One mother says:
1t was always hard to get children
to bed at our house until we made a
game of it. Five minutes ahead of
time father sounds the whistle of the
Bedtime Steamboat" docking at the
wharf. 1t never fails to delight. The
youngsters have time to finish what
ever they are doing and put toys away.
Then they fall in line for their tickets
which father tears from piece of
newspaper. Once safely in bed they
give their tickets to the conductor
who collects them with kisses.
Sometimes the game is varied some
what, but there is never any variation
in the time it starts.
Copyright, 1921
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ne SAT ON The
TORCH RAILING.

saw the humor of the situation and
then explained that some of the poul-
try had acquired the habit of roosting
near the gate. That Is what the colored
man saw and mistook for ghosts. The
man now uses the main entrance.
We might close like the man who
had told gruesome bedtime story, by
saying, Nov go to bed, little children,
and sleep sweetly."
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NANCY PAGE
A Ring Luncheon Is An
Engagement Affair.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.
By FLORENCE Ia GANKE.

Lois was planning the menu for her
luncheon. Since she was announcing
the engagement of Dorothy 1t seemed
wise to use some symbols in her table
decoration and in her food. Her many
years acquaintance with Nancy had so
colored Lois idea of good taste in enter
tanning that she never made her tables
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length at the front and touching the
floor at the back where the fullness OF
the skirt is lost sight of in the drapery
of the long train.
A charming net bridal veil to be
worn by June bride consists of an
arrangement of seven circular capes,
each somewhat longer than the one
just on top. All seven are attached to
the close fitting lace cap-the shortest
one being only deep enough to cover the
shoulders-and the last one extending
two or three yards on the floor at the
back.
The correct footwear for the formal
white bridal costume is satin slippers
of just the same shade Of white satin
as the gown. Stockings are of the very
fainteSt nude.
The diagram pattern for this week
shows precisely how to make the skirt
drapery and shawl drapery for Span
ish dancers costume, and ! am sure
will prove helpful to you In planning a
fancy dress costume for an informal
masquerade party. If you would like a
copy, please send me stamped, self
addressed envelope and I will gladly
send 1t to 70 uat once.
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

as a bleach. How is it used? Should
it be left on overnight or washed of?
Will it bleach freckles? LUCY G.
Answer-This is a mild bleach. After
cleansing your skin leave the bleach on
for an hour or. so. 1t will not remove
dark freckles, but tends to fade them
and tighten the skin in general.
LOIS LEEDS.
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q SIue ROAD ana ST.
lently let down the
bars Of the rail
fence. Next morn
ing he questioned
the fellow. He was
astonished to learn
that the laborer
was frightened at
the sight of white
objects sitting on
the rails near the
main entrance. He
never stopped to in
vestigate and, re-
garded them as
spirits or ghosts.
He was going to
take no chances on
someone grabbing
him. The owner
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Simplicity in Wedding Gowns
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Fashions in bridal attire launched
by Easter brides are always watched
with keen interest by the brides-to-be
of June who this year must have been
struck by the simplicity of the gowns
and the conservatism of the accessories.
Some of the new gowns are de-
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SuperfiuOus Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds: am very self-con-
cious about having hairs on my lip.
have tried bleaching them and plucking
them. I have hairy arms, too. How
can get rid of the hairs?
MISS A. L.
Answer-There are drawbacks to any
method you may use in regard to the
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

There is an astounding sincerity with
which people see things at highland
sometimes in the daytime. A ghost
story is usually a fascinating yarn, and
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OF hats, for the hat holder shown in the
illustration will play q very important
part in the closet scheme and offer pro-
lection against dust and crushing.
The holder is made of figured Gre
tonne, the flap at the front buttons
against the other edge and there they
are-the hats, three of thenl-put away
as Snug as bug In a rug And this
isn't the only good point, for the bag is
collapsibIe. folding down to less than an
inch in thickness and making II possible
to slip it into ones travelling beg wtfrc
it win be ready to be taken out and
used In the hotel,or guest room closet.
Copyright. 1921
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Nfilk and Damon bleach.

Dear Miss Leeds: In one Of your ar
ticles you mention milk and lemon juice