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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Life's Battle Is Half Won for the Child Who Is Healthy
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max Tren
The ShadOw-Children Learn
That Turtles Don't Need
Houses.
Houses.
kNE day Mil, Flor, Hand, Yav
and Knarf = the five liz
shadow-children with the Il

4 and Knarf the five liz
shadow-children with the Il N
ed-about names-heard the ~
children say that they were to be
given two new pets the next day,
These were two turtles. Now il there
Is n thing that the shadows &c
little children are interested in. il IL
the pets belonging to their little
masters and mistresses. They make
them their friends as soon as pos
siDle. and never. never annoy them
an example which all real-children
would do well TO follow.
Naturally Mi, Flor, Hand, Yam
ana knarf Were curious to know
where the two turtles We're going ID
live. They'll live in the cellar"
said Yam.
The cellar Is too damp" said
Flor. They'll live in the attic"
- way UP in the attic agreed
Mil. who was Flor's twin.
They won't live in the attic at
ALL" said hnarf. Turtles can't
climb stairs"
They don't have to climb stairs"
said Hand. they'll be carried un
Who'll do it?" knarf demanded.
The children will take turns"
replied the little shadow-girl. K-art
shook his head. They'll always Ia
too tired" he said. 1--WE ought u
build them a house ourselves 50 that
they can go there whenever thew
please" This sounded like a good
idea TO All except Hand. who was
sure that 1t was all useless. The
others, however. looked up and
down for a place in which to build it.
First they looked in the fireplace.
but there was a fire there. Tit will
tie too hot for them. | think" aid
Yam. Then they looked under the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

Spring Frock.

wasn't in a tantrum. Mrs. Rogers
looked at everything we had. ! kept
slipping into one thing after an
other, until she finally decided on
something. Anyway, the day ended
with my making at least one sale.
For she finally chose a darling
Spring street dress. It's OF navy
blue covert cloth, with white pique
collar and cuffs. The skirt is pleated
at the side. and there's smart tuck
ing at the back Of the waist coming
down t~ricliiy below the belt.
| certainly was glad to leave the
shop that evening.
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rand reason with him. and finally
show him my credentials before he
decided that he'd better not put the
handouts on us Just yet
A Good Story.
What about?" Lillian's head
moved ever SO slightly toward Mary.
Everything all Set" her husband
replied. You have TO hand 1t to
young Mr.. Jackson. He's Il wise
kid They ASKED him who was with
nun in the car, and he told them
he was alone. and that he was sure
the man who shot him did It by
mistake-took him for some rival
~bootleSSer or something like that.
They have 50 much Of that down
here that the troopers finally ac-
cepted that story and beat it, so |
think were safe from publicity. But
young lady, turning toward Mary,
don't you let me hear Of your 60
ing 70 the hospital or telephoning,
pr anything like that. MIR. Jackson
whispered to me Il give YOU his
best regards and tell you not to lot
a soul know you were in the car.
he doesn't know hat you went back
into the restaurant to get help. but
you say there were no other
dinnerS?"
Not anyone who saw Mary" I
returned, for we were gone too
quickly. And the walters viii not
talk"
That's that. then" Mr.. Under.
wood commented with relief. even as
wondered If it were he or young
Mr.. Jackson who had sent the banal
message concerning regards" For
| knew that If Prince Georges had
spoken the word which was in his
heart 1t would have been one much
more tender. Had the Young prince
been cautious. or had Harry Under
wood wished to spare NoeI's feel
ings?
Noel Still Anxious.
There's nothing more we can do.
is there?" Lillian asked.
Not now" her husband answered.
II saw that he was transferred to a
private room with night and day
nurses, and an injunction to keep
all visitors away. l also made young
Jackson promise not to leave the
hospital until | came after him. So
J think all danger is over for the
present. Thanks 4 lot. Noel. You've
been an ace Of aces. You can go
to your hotel now and sleep the
sleep Of the just. I'll take the
women home"
You're sure you don't need me
any longer" the boy said. looking at
Mary with so b~etraying a face that
l wanted to cry out to him in warn
ing. He never would be able to con-
vince Mary OF his supposed affec-
ton for Princess Dina If he looked
like that.
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1923. Newspaper Feature service Inc.
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traVeI and knowledge Of great men and great
things. But. as she grew older, she seemed to
wither like some sort Of delicate flower, and
she was no longer interested in the great
things in the great world, but wanted to talk
about the flowers in her window box and the
characters in the daily newspaper fiction
story, or would Mary really marry John, do
you suppose? 3
And she took an interest in the love affairs
Of the maid and was worried because the maid
was in love with the handsome ice man, who
seemed to have an eye for beauty. Aunt Jane
saw him once, through the window of her
room, talking with the black-eyed girl and
locking as if he enjoyed his onvcrsation-
and Aunt James maid was bIue-eyed-Aunt
Jane was quite worried about it.
She WAS concerned abou+ tho oarhapa man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Home-Making Helps
BY Eleanor Ross
Sharp Edges Simplify
HOuselCOrk.

az EEPING the knives sharp used
EG TO be as definitely mans job
at home as tending the fur
mace or moving the lawn. During
his occasional lapses OF forgetful-
ness, consequently, the housekeeper
struggled with dull edges, and per.
formed the miracle which men re-
fuse TO attempt-work with poor
tools. A duh knife is one Of the
three housekeeping sins, but today
there is no excuse for 1t. Several
excellent knife-sharpeners are Oh the
market and a be bought for very
small sums. Moreover. they are so
easy to manage that anyone can
whet & sharp edge IN a few mo-
ments, and they r generally cut
proof.
A little extravaganza in the variety
Of knives you buy will save a lot OF
extra work. AT least half a dozen
kitchen knives and one kitchen scis-
sors are essential to convenient
work.
First. three or four knives for cut
ting fruits and vegetables. One
large knife with q sturdy handle is
necessary for cutting large items
@AA@ 1%CDAA5Cs N0ASA4PH AdGlALAONRG CT .
Small knives are suitable for the
fruits. and for the smaller vege-
tables. And a little grapefruit knife,
with its curved blade f. a great help
TO the proper preparation OF grape
fruit.
OF fancy cutters there is, OF
course, hardly no end. You can get
special knives or scoops to make
little potato or carrot balls, cutters
that slice and make fancy shapes
simultaneously, indeed for almost
every kind Of food there now seems
a knife OF its own. They are usu-
ally well made, and always a tempta-
ton. It's best however, to buy
these gradually, and only when one
is sure to use them. Too many tools
clutter the place. and the only
extravaganza IS buying what one
doesn't use.
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'tI O~
sentiments about a girl appearing in
public with the seams Of her stock
inSs slightly askew, or a few
wrinkles marring the smoothness Of
their fit around the ankle. and ia
try to be consistent by taking a little
thought about my own.
After all. there's nothing beautiful
in a bare masculine shin, and Id
spare the Girl Friends feelings by
keeping mine concealed. It's all
very well to be collegiate. and fads
r sometimes interesting, but when
It comes to a question Of neatness
and good taste, a smooth sock held
in place by carriers has it all over
the wrinkled, sloppy kind. No girl
like a careless dresser.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

NXTHAT was at first termed merely a fad
wv has become an institution. The modern
istic tendency in furniture bids fair to
rival any of the period furniture, with which we
have become so familiar.
Two modernistic tables and a chair are pic
tured here, which are fair examples of this inno-
walton in the furniture realm.
The table on the left is of s%atinwood, highly
polished and most attractive in its solid beauty.
The modernistic lamp and shade give a vivid
touch.
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At the upper right is a modern painted tea
or coffee table. 1t is painted in deep peach and
the quaint shelves are with modern
istic ornaments. The lamp is in black glace; a
flower vase in light amber blends admirably with
the lampshade, which IS Of the same color, with
a gold border.
The chair is upholstered in antique purple
plush with a silver oilcloth pillow with shaded
green stripes.
And don't forget the lowly cactus in your
decoration, of the modernistic room, for it is
most popular.
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any degree.
The desirable birth I have in mind is to come
into the world with a perfect body, pure blood,
and normal function. To be without faint or
blemish is the greatest blessing that can be
given the infant.
What can be finer than the mating of two
young persons and their gift to society of we'll
born children?
If by any chance these words are read by
the parent Of a baby not so favored, | shall be
distressed if they are disturbing or the cause Of
unhappiness. 1t must be admitted at once that
We have not progressed to the point where we
may hope for a perfect race. Several genera
tons will come and go before that golden age
arrives.
Unfortunately for US, there are doubtful
strains In nMnru fnnnilr We cnnnnt nscnrn tho
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Words Of the Wise

Whether you be man or wom-
an you will never do anything
in this world without courage.
1t il the greatest quality Of the
mind next to honor. Allen
am O part Of al that 7 hare
met. -Tennuson.
How much lies in laughter;
the cipher-key, wherewith we
decipher the whole man.
Carlyle.
Men learn tUhiIe' they teach.
Seneca.
Adversely Is a medicine which peo-
pie are rather fond Of recommending
Unfortunately as q panacea for their
~neighbors. Like other medicines. !,
only agrees with certain constitutions.
There are nerves which it brace. led
nerves which il utterly skaters ~
Mccarthy.
1t is good TO hare money and
the things that money can bun.
but Ills good, too. to checE IN
once IN a tChilc ana make sure
you hGUea't lost the things that
money can't buy. -LOrimer.
Yet it must be confessed that
wit gives an edge to sense, and
recommends it extremely.
Penn.
Nothing is more Silly than
silly laughter. -CatHlIQs.
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AA9h az oNfAA
would like to see.
/ wouldn't name
the one that was
c h argin z the
highest price S.
If he suggested
supper after the
I b e n t r e. |
wouldn't wrack
my b a ! n to
t h k OF the
night club that
cost the most.
and, oncet there.
| wouldn't have
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an Unsuitable appetite for caviar.
a mar may be d reckless spender
and as generous as they come. but
he hates to feel that a girl has
picked him for an easy mark.
IL a girl is wise, she'll keep her
taking over inclinatiols under con-.
troll until she's heard the wedding
bells.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Ii | Were
A Man
By JILL

ID wear garters.
wouldn't go
blithely calling
on my best girl
with socks flap
ping around my
a n kle 9 and a
bare expanSe Of
h airy leg ex-
posed to I b e
cold. cold world
e time | sat
down.
Id remember
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we can hope to overcome them, or
That is our duty so far as our IT
our duty to do everything possible
10 wipe out the blemishes discovered
in u children.
This is a long Introduction to what
j started to say about anemia. You
know what I mean by "anemia." 1t
is that condition where the child
seems to be without blood. There
is no color in the lips and cheeks.
The skin is almost like wax.
a child may be born with anemia.
This is known as "congenital
anemia."
This type is due to the illness Of
the mother She has not had blood
sufficient for her own needs, per-
haps, and certainly not enough for
her baby. In consequence it has
anemia at birth.
The mother Of such a baby IS very
likely to be pale and flabby, or else
very thin and anemic herself. Per-
hapS the mothers condition IS the
result Of chronic disease OF some
sort.
There is another form OF anemia
which is the result Of wrong feeding
Of the infant. In consequence the
child develops ricketts, or hidden
ecurvy. The anemic condition is one
Of the symptoms.
POStponng the weaving until the
milk has decreased too much is one
CAUSE. Feeding the wrong bottle
mixture is another.
Space permits little discussion Of
the treatment. Needless to say,
proper diet and strict attention TO
fresh air, sunlight and cleanliness
are essential TO the cure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
Ii | Were
A Girl
BY JACK

WOULDN'T take a man over.
No matter how much money be
had and how willing he might be
to spend 1t, | wouldn't set out deliher-
him spend on ME. | wouldn't order
the most elaborate dinner ! could
think of and suddenly develop an I'M
comfortable taste for expensive out
of-the-season delicacies.
Wban ha asked me- what show Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
ANSWERS TO Health Queries

p. ". C.-What do you advise for
falling hair?
A.-Brushlng the hair frequently
and the use of a good tonic should
prove helpful. Send self-addressed.
stamped envelope for further partic-
ulars and repeat your question.
p. @. p. OFF ! ride in q train,
automobile or boat ] become sick to
my stomach. What can / do for
this condition?
. A.-Your diet should be changed.
Avoid sweets, excessive ~starches,
Noffee and tea.
Copyright, 1929. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
ODYAm mind
GREATEST BLESSING
Most Fortunate Baby Is Not One Born With SILVER
Spoon in Mouth" But One Born With Perfect
Health and Normal FUNCTIONS.
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. d.
United States Senator from New York.
arm ~ Gn1n ~ ostoncr nf HenLtL Near York Git

Former Commissioner Of Health, Nno YORK City
= IFE is a battle. But it is a battle half won if the child is well
- Don't misundcrstand: When I speak Of being well born I do not
mean being born with a silver spoon in the mouth. Neither do l regard
it as necessary to be born into the home of royalty or high position of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
YTHZNG IS
GONE y MEMORIES
Winifred Black Writes of Kind, Old "Aunt Jane
Who Often Said She Was Like a.Passenger "Wait-
ing for the Train to Come and Take Her Home"
By WINIFRED BLACK

FLOOR, dear old Aunt Jane is dead!-and no one who really
~ loved her is sorry.
She was a beautiful woman in her youth. and she had
q very full Hfe-love and Observation-Disclosures and tears
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the grocer and the sweeping and busting and whether to have the
new curtains put up or to have the old ones washed just once again.
Yes, she saw sunsets, and sunrises, too, l am afraid, for at
night she was very restless and walked about the house like a ghost
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effects of what happened before w were born.
But even if we cannot avoid beginning life with certain defects
re can hope to overcome them, or, at, least, to check their evil effects
That is our duty 81 far as our troubles are concerned. It is doubly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

Copyright. 1879. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
by RUTH MORRIS.

Z n URING the latter part Of the
nineteenth century there was
q name ~emblazoned across
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p. ". C.-What do you advise for
hair3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

az EEPING the knives sharp used
EG 10 be as definitely mans job
at home as tending the fur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06

Nothing is more silly than
silly laughter. -CatHlIQs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
Johnson Attack on Root Plan
Dismissed Lightly by Press

argues: Senator johnson takes II for
granted that In any liquor case the
court would decide against the United
States because Of foreign antipathy for
prohibition. This il gYatuitous
assumption. A court deals with sub
mitted issues Of law or fact or both.
Sympathy with or antipathy for a
policy cannot enter into the case" The
Buffalo Evening News also holds that
IF the United States rested . case of
high seas jurisdiction merely on senti-
ment for or against prohibition, 1t
would be in a very weak position.
whether 1t submitted the question to a
court or settled 1t by direct negotia-
TONS"
"The alternative to arbitration or
judicial settlement of a dispute like
that raised by the sinking Of the I'm
Alone" as viewed by the Baltimore
Sun, "is an exhausting exchange Of ex-
parte notes, followed either by q
grudging settlement or, II the dispute Is
serious enough, the breaking OF Of
relations and. ultimately, war. Should
such q case be- submitted to the court,
the resulting settlement would unqueS-
tionably be more satisfactory than q
period Of tension, innuendoes and suilen
hostility"
Differing from most OF the news
papers which have commented, the
Fresno Bee takes the position repre-
sented by the statement that "the
United States should stay out Of the
court altogether, reservations or no
reservations; that ct should be the
opinion of any sane and patriotic Amer
lean that we should not. ~ a minority
Of one, enter that court without proper
protection from the schemes Of the
majority Of nations, among which, as
Senator Johnson says, we are not too
we'll liked"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
Sound Waves May Aid
In Finding Sea Treasure
BY E. E. FREE, PHI. ID.

Thousands Of wrecked treasure ships,
belonging to every century since man
began to sail the sea, are known to lie
here and there on the bottom of the
ocean: too deep to be explored by divers
and seemingly quite beyond the sight of
man unless new diving apparatus can be
perfected. Yet that the situation may
not be quite hopeless was explained
by Rear Admiral H. p Douglas, hydro
graphic officer of the British navy, in a
recent lecture in London on modern
methods of using sound waves to explore
the ocean. One of the greatest difficult
ties that confronts the Would-be sal
wager Of such q Sunken wreck is that
of finding it. No searchlight will pene-
trate far through the water of the
ocean. If the depth Is too great for
divers, about the only possible way to
locate wreck exactly Is to drag a long
wire along the sea bottom and note
where 1t catches on some obstruction.
This haphazard technique may be bet
tered. Admiral Douglas believes, by using
inaudible sound waves-a method in
vented during the war by the distin-
guished French physicist, Prof. Pierre
Sangevin These sound waves, too shrill
to be audible to the human ear, tend to
keep together under water in beam or
ray, like the ray of searchlight. Also.
they send back echoes from any object
that they. strike, like the reflection OF
the searchlight beam. Thus they may
serve. the admiral believes, to locate
even small sunken objects like wrecks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

Once there was messenger who spent
his odd moments, much to the amaze
ment Of his comrades, In reading
Rabindranath Tagore'g "Sadhana, or
the Realization of Life"
We say unlikely" and yet mes
senger has as much right to know Ia
gore as president or general manager,
and surely it means more when he does
1t. Usually such boy is Jumped of
as peculiar" Well. what Of 1t? OF
course. he is unusual; the other kids
are chatting about their budding
amours: they may be pitching pennies;
probably they are growing about their
large work and small pay.
The youth who read Tagore was
/ branded as peculiar" and maybe he
was, but the chances are that he is a
better man because he read THE Real
ization Of Life
The late DIR. Frank Crane, writing Of
"Sadhana," said. Here is q book from
o master, free as the air, with mind
universal as the sunshine"
Il
Is It not inspiring to think that q
youngster discovered the book for him
self, when most of his elders had never
even heard Of It?
That Is another one Of the good
points of books. One does not have to
be q professor Of literature to be able
to recognize and to appreciate the good
stuff"
There are so many pleasant paths III
Bookdom that no one should have any
trouble at all in finding o few to suit
his own. minds tastes.
What If they do not suit friend?
Reading Is lonesome thing, IN itself;
hT, tkMVN@nluAa fr
themselves and for themselves.
In this respect reading is sort of
divine selfiShness, yet one in which
there must perpetually be an overflow
of good, for where Is the genuine read
er who is able to keep his reading TO
himself?
He who reads a good book wants to
tell others about it; he genuinely wishes
that others may get the same pleasure
and profit from the work that he did.
In telling others about his discovery
however. often he will find that the
friend Is not in the mood for the par
ticular book at the particular time.
Just as no man can force friendship.
except at a terrible cost, so no reader
can browbeat another into liking given
volume.
i To him, Zola's "Germinap may come
as an inspiration. but to his friend 1t
means little If anything. To the one
who happened to be in the precise mood
to be stirred by this earliest and best
labor" book, Zola's masterpiece came
as revelation, Joy and an inspiration
When, however, he attempted to force
his friend to read 1t, he discovered that
in Bookdom every wanderer must be
left to his own devices. Perhaps he
knew this truth before. but he had 1t
| impressed upon him again.
= \ ~
Books thus constitute the great refuge
for the young. who In them may asso-
ciate with the true best minds, and
flee from the harsh realities which at
j.! the time they may not be able to master
Achievement has been so much lauded
that sometimes one Is apt to forget that
there Is such a thing as failure. Mas
terry has so occupied the thoughts OF
men that one Is likely to overlook the
sad fact that often enough one Is not
In position to master anything except
a book