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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

N HE lovely months Of Spring
aren't particularly lavish with
their fresh fruits. But that's
no reason why fruit should be less
in evidence. More OF the dried vari-
ETY.. And 1t is a good time to be-
come acquainted with the methods
in which many dried frults-isnored
IN the more bountiful seasons or the
year-can be prepared.
Dried fruits are not merely prunes.
Apriccts. pears. cherries. peaches.
dates. figs. raisins-all bursting with
calories and vitamins. and very
healthful. Easy 10 prepare. Most pal
atable. And can be used either by
themselves as dessert. or added TO
some humble cereal TO make IL more
interesting-especially TO the young
er generation.
Dates for Cereal.
Place dates in "a saucepan and
cover with boiling water, but do not
cook. When they are separated lift
out from the pan do not pour the
ate Off and place in a shallow
saucepan In a warm oven. Leave
for a few moments-just long
enough 10 dry. Then cut each date
in half. remove pit and add 70 my
cooked or raw cereal. Or the dates
may be served with thin cream. in
lieu OF orange juice or any other
breakfast fruit.
Stewed Figs.
Pour boiling water over dried figs
and simmer over a low flame until
tender. Add lemon juice, and. II
need be, sugar, 10 taste. and boil
five minutes longer. Then set aside
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-Tha 1hecker Piayers.


aAfr. Train does so hate to be dis
4,,rhed when he's playing a close
rame." she said. Mr.. Hasbrouck
ard Ne are pretty evenly matched.
ard they keep track of their games
5,.sf ike a tournament. Did you
have 4 nice walk?'' "Oh, yes, 4
said truthfully. for before and after
Nv encounter with the Neritzen Inn
cuisine / had been conscious or n
contented feeling which only a
Al the outdoors gives me. "Tnere
was no telephone. / SUPPOSE
Nobody called" she rejoineo' n
NJ Train said as long as there was
rothing 10 do but wait they might
as we'll have their game"
.Of course" I said a bit aosently.
Or 4 glance at my wrist watch told
ma that little remained Of the hour
which we had said we would wait
hasora starting for New York to be
ere tha. a possible telephone from
Nfr. Hasbrouck's o might not miss
re should | awaken Lillian ana
Mary and have them get ready for
,ha tourney. or should i wait the
Measure OF the checker players.
~ decided upon the latter course.
Af,sr all the day was vet young
end / was perfectly willing to have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
Loves
Reawakening
By ADELE GARRISON

IT FOUND no difficulty IN getting
back to the Trains. The first
- passerby proved intelligently
aware OF the Kingston streets, and
ra1en 7 had found the corner marked
iupon Mr.. Trains map / made my
way swiftly to his house. troubled
only by the fear that Mr.. Has
brouck's son might have telephoned
some news OF the private detective
during the time that / was foolishly
fleeing from the Veritzen car, and
that Mr.. Train might have tried In
vain to find me.
But as I came back into the Train
sitting room I found to my relief
, that i would have no explanations TO
make, and that nothing disturbing
! rad happened. Mr.. Train and Mr.
I Hasbrouck were so engaged in a
game of checkers that they hardly
looked up al my entrance, and niue
! Mrs. Train adroitly drew me into the
next room with her finger on her
Inns.
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teristics. But this Is not true OF
Malta
The chief city OF Malta is valetta.
This city has a marvellous harbor-
almost two harbors. The city OF
Valetta is built on a spit OF rock ex
tending out into the water and this
provides a harbor on either side or
the city.
Valetta In a pretty sight as ones
steamer slowly enters the bay. All
around the waters edge are the Cor
tlficztions. some old and some OF
more recent construction. All sorts
OF craft will be found anchored in
the harbor, while around them dart
the smaller harbor boats. including
flocks Of sharp-nosed rowboats, with
stubby, mast-like affairs at both the
bow and the stern. making them
look for all the world like the gon-
dolas OF Venice.
The main street OF Valetta runs
along the top OF this rocky spot on
which the city is built. Most OF the
buildings facing on this street date
back to the days Of the Knights. but
many OF them have been remodeled
to meet the needs OF commerce. IL
In in the balconies around the win
1SW9 VI GHG APPCA AAOOAS VI bAc
buildings that one recognizes the
construction OF many years ago.
The Maltese people are q hand
some. well-proportioned race. Their
complexion IN considerably lighter
than that OF their neighbors In south
ern Italy. Throughout the years
they have spoken their own Ian
guage. q Phoenician Maltese. which
IL very different from italian. How
ever. English 10 being spoken by an
increasingly large proportion OF the
population. They are an Industrious
people. but the island has little COM
merce. Its chief support II from
the visiting vessels which dot its
harbor.
1t Is not fair TO leave you without
mentioning the other Maltese ISL
ands. Malta. on which Valetta
stands. is the chief island or the
Maltese group. Coco. less than q
quarter the size Of Malta: Comino.
a tiny island used as a quarantine
station. and two uninhabited rocks
form the entire Maltese group,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
ShackLed TO DOOr-BeIZs
Winifred Blacks Topic Today

From eight o'clock in the
morning till six o'clock at
night
B-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-and just think
of all the work you could get
done, and all the letters you
could write, and all the books
you could read
Clang-clang-don't you hear
the shackles falling?
Now il they only don't send
around agents to sell the slot
door-bell.
And think of the nickels and
pennies-why you'd never have
to think of stamp money or
afternoon paper money at all,
would you?
Courage my Comrade - the
devil is dead"
Who was it who used to en-
tighten the world with that gay
war cry?
Isn't it wonderful to think
that all the time somewhere
someone Is working to free us
from our shackles-and we
never even know a thing about
it'll the shackles are off.
Maybe someone is inventing
a runless stocking-fcr all we
know.
Courage, my Comrades-the
very next hour may bring Us
news of a great deliverance.
Copyright. 1850. Nrwspaper Feature Service. In
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Palatable Dried Fruits for
In-Between Seasons

ito cool. This can be added 10 cereal
or served with plain
Both figs and dates can be used rs
a filling for a plain omelet, and pro-
vide q complete and nOurishinE one
piece luncheon. Figs require a
dash Of lemon juice 10 give them a
bit or tartness.
Another excellent way OF using
either figs or dates is in a sandwich.
Mixed with cream cheese and soft
ened with nayonnaise o thick cream
they can be spread between thin
slices or brown bread and served for
luncheon or tea, or put IN the school
children's lunch basket.
Dried fruits should always be
washed thoroughly. then placed in
cold water 10 cover and let stand
overnight. In the morning cock in
the same water. simmering over a
low flame until tender. then add
sugar % taste and cook for five min
utes longer. Many. however prefer
fruits cooked without sugar. Prunes.
apricots. peaches can be made into
delicious hot or cold desserts.
Prune Pudding, Hot.
I pound prunes
6 eggs. whites only
l cup thick ream
] teaspoonful vanilla, or
n teaspoonful almond extract
Sugar 10 taste.
Soak prunes overnight and sim.
mer until tender. Pit and mash
through a coarse Strainer. Add
sugar. flavoring. and lastly fold In
the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour
IN a buttered baking dish and bake
in a moderate oven for twenty min
utes. Serve at once, accompanied
by a bowl OF sweetened whipped
cream.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

BUTTERFLIES lowering in the scented par
adise Of a flower garden. Translucent
wings glorious in the golden sunlight,
gaudy with riotous color, dazzling in its multi
hued splendor. Butterflies fitting from flower 10
flower, ~alighting fora moment and then speed
ing on over the garden in restless, endless flight.
Perhaps it is our good fortune that life is not
all sunshine and butterflies glittering in the sun.
For there is nothing so tragic, so cruelty sad as
a poor bruised butterfly that has come in contact
with some obstacle that was Indifferent TO its
beauty and contemptuous of its strength
Butterflies there are that streak through
life much as a fragile butterfly circles around a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

They weren't hens eggs. Oh not
Each egg was ~ big as the end uf "a
pencil with a dark spot IN the centre.
Instead OF shells they were covered
with Jelly almost the same color INV
the water. They were attached 70
each other in long strings like O.
chain.
What kind OF eggs are they7'
they all asked
"Duck-eggs. Who else would lay
eggs in the waterY"
But where are the EheIs?" Mi
wanted 70 know.
shells melt in the water and turn
into Jelly Everybody knows that.
That only makes them better. for
you can make jeliy-omelets out OF
them without using any Jelly"
This certainly seemed a great ad-
vantage. Then. too, the fact that
they had no shells made it quite i'm
possible FOR them 20 break. which was
a good thing in eggs. Still they were
not 70 sure about their being duck
eggs. Somehow ~ seemed 10 them
that buckeyes weren't laid IN water.
And now you must help me to
sell them" said knarf. keeping them
70 their promise.
who could they sell them tot.
They didn't know. especially as they
couldn't get them out Of the water
since they were 90 slippery that they
always slipped back.
Down the road they saw Mrs. Next
Door-Nelghbcr going to market with
a large egg-basket on her arm 1MA
they hurried after her. wen ND b
her buy them said Mil hopefully
Tomorrow: The Strange Egg-Buyer1
CgpyTiEhf. 1854. Nuwupapr Feature 6sr11au LH1
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Three-Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING
An Old Stronghold Of Chris.
ti1nify.

~ NE az the earliest strongholds
OF Christianity was the Island
Of Malta, in the M~editerran-
can. Nearly everyone has heard OF
the Knights OF Malta and their cru
sades, and the Maltese cross In still
seen in the emblems OF all sorts OF
fraternal organizations.
Those days have gone. those DAYS
OF knighthood, but Malta has come
down through history a. an impor-
tant centre OF trade ana navigation.
II has been battled for time and
again. until now the Union Jack OF
England il seen in It's harbor and
IN its Notifications. Indeed, II is
said that as a coaling station and
Mediterranean stronghold Malta is
second only TO Gibraltar.
Malta was originally inhabited by
the Ph~oenicisns. and. although there
have been various occupations since
those early days, the blood OF the
islanders has remained unusually
pure, and those who live In the rural
parts OF the island. particularly. are
the direct descendants OF these old
mariners. Many OF the lands Dor.
dering on both sides Of the Mediter'
ranea have felt the influence or the
negroes OF Africa. Their peoples
show Enthusiastically 'negroid charac'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
GOODNIGHT !
STORIES
wise Columbus
Made ar egg
Stand on its end
Like a stork on cne leg
Shadow Sayings.
By Max TreIl

0NE DAY Knarf came running
up IN great excitement 70 Mij.
Flor, Hand and Yam-thal
other little shadow-chiIdren with TIE
turned-about anne
do you want 20 buy some fresh
eggs?" he demanded
They Eazed at him in surprise.
Fresh eggs
Yes, I've Just discovered thou
sands or them. I'm going into the
eEg business. IL you want 20 buy
some, Ill tell you where they are
Now they weren't i'm the least
anxious to buy. since they never
bothered about buying anything but
as all shadows do. Nevertheless.
they were curious TO see them. So
they begged Rnarf 20 take them
where they were, promising 20 find
some customers for him ii they
really are fresh"
'Of course. they're fresh" he said
Indignantly They Were Laid this
morning"
But 80 many thousands of themg
Why. there aren't more than ten
hens IN the neIghborhood." Flor
couldn't help remarking.
who said they were hens aEKsf+
Knarf replied as he led them past
the garden, under the fence. around
the maple tree 20 the edge or the
pond. He pointed 10 the surface az
the water. where the reeds and cat
tails from last year were stiu stick
inE out IN stalks that were Just p.
ginning 20 turn green again. Thee
they are" he said. "as many dozsrs
~ YOU want"
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- I am a girl Of seventeen and
would like to have your advice.
What should I say when refusing
O young man permission to visit
me at home?
2. What should you tell a boy
friend II he asks you for a date
and you wouldn't want to date
him?
8. Is Il right TO say hello to a
fellow that you have seen before
when he says hello to you?
II. J.
H D.: There II a nice and tactful
H. way of doing and saying ever
the most unpleasant things. Just
tell the young man that your parents
do not wish you 10 have visitors nj
present.
2. You must be straightforward
and tel him that you do not care "a
20 out with him at present. As in
the previous remark. there is a
kindly way OF telling the young mar
without hurting his feelings.
3. II is always right and proper 70
acknowledge the greetings OF ones
friends and acquaintance.
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gu get flosSy krlzzle, the
magazine for flappers, and
Health Hints, for the middle
aged, and Meadow and Pond
all for next to nothing, if you'll
subscribe today-this il your
last chance.
BY the time the last chance
young man is gone-you really
did want to help him out-you
see he IS paying his way
through college getting sub
scriptions, and he had the incest
eyes, sort Of like the eyes Of the
good-looking chap in the movies
You know the one who doesn't
have to say a word to give you
a terrific thrill
Back 70 the butcher.
B-z-z-z-z-z-z-the bell again.
Are you subscribing to the
Conosrt Series this Spring?
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Five tickets for five dollars.
Well, what if you can't go your
self, can't you give the tickets
away to someone who can go!
Well, you needn't be SO rude
about it, need you!
Something is boiling over in
the kitchen-
B-z-z-z-Z-z-Z-do you want
your windows washed today?
B-zz-z-z-z-z-the p ostman
with a letter from Aunt Maggie,
telling you she Is coming for a
visit, and there is no way to
telephone her 10 head her off,
and your husband hates Aunt
Maggie, and
B-z-z-z-Z-z-z-we're opening a
new cleaning shop in the neigh
borhood, can't we show you
some of our work?
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By ANNIE LAURIE
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
I am a girl In my teens. A
few weeks ago ! met a very at
tractive fellow from 4 neighboring
town. He took me home and acted
as IL he really liked me. He asked
me for a date, but ! could make
no definite arrangement When
we parted he said that he hoped
to see me soon. But he has made
no effort to see me since that
night. AZ / really like him much
better than any fellow / have "
known. I would like to see him
again. Can you advise me OF any
way TO secure his friendship L
do not think that / have don any
thing to offend him. BABE.
RABE: Perhaps he was hurt that
- you did not make m appoint.
ment with him. II so. then he Il
very easily offended and not at al
polite. for we are none OF us able
always TO make use OF our time in
our own way. III he makes no effort
70 see YOU. there IL very little you
can do about the matter. except 70
be pleasant and friendly. II you
should happen 70 meet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
The Stars Say
For Wednesday, April %.
n cENEXIEYE KEMRLE.

A DAY OF some progress. owing
In to highly stimulating energies.
4A u presaged from the FREEDOM
inant planetary vibrations. Under
the Marian impetus there may be a
tendency 10 initiative and bold
strokes OF enterprise. but for the
adverse position OF Neptune. opposed
BY Luna, viii bring a retardinE and
critical influence TO all new ventures.
There may be petty anxieties and
changes. but employment is under a
propitious rule for advancement and
favors.
Those whose birthday n fs may
look for "a year OF some opportunities
and much eagerness to take edvan-
tare az them. but there are frustrat-
inE influences at work. which may
especially bear rule on new under
taklngs. However. those IN the en-
ployment OF others may hope FOR ad-
vantages and some favors.
"a child born on this day should be
active. energetic and r~esourcefuI. but
may succeed better in the employ
ment or others than on its WI IN
itiative.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
Words of the Wise

Poetry. therefore, We win call
Musical Thought. Carlyle.
Fetc cnDy the consideration en-
ioyed by the Oldest inhdbitdnt.
-Emers0H.
Praises Of the unworthy are
felt by ardent minds as rob-
berries Of the deserving.
-Coleridge.
Feto people knotc hon 10 Dc
Old. La R@nAsToHrnurd.
Wit In the letter viii prare,
but wisdom speaks In a post
script. -Ciough.
Opinions are a great care ana
q great t~roHbIeS but stilI thev
are acquisitions. Helps.
The virtue of parents II q
great dowry. Horace.
For hope shall brighten days 10
come,
And memory gid the past
Moore.
Our patience will achieve
more than our force.
Burke.
Arguments t1hfch drop their
demonstrations from probcoih-
ties = idle, and unless n -
on ones guard against them
they are gerry deceptive.
Plato.
The feast Is good until ~
reckoning comes. -Quarles.
The first thing that a student I
has 20 do is 90 get rid or trey
idea OF absolute ~oirnership.
Williams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

W o w IL n a !
b e e n a n :
nounced t h a I
under e di-
r Y c o n o 1
tn Columbia
School of Den
tai and Oral
; u r & e VI, a
three-year pro-
a m of re-
search in tooth
decay and dis
eases of tn G
teeth has been
undertaken.
There il to
be a
fiU nr0Uram
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
The Home Kitchen

Apricots are also delicious pre-
pared this way.
Prune Pudding, Cold.
J pound prunes
! pint cream
] teaspoonful vanilla
Sugar ito taste.
Pit the prunes and mash with a
fork. For each cup or the prune
pulp add one-quarter OF a cup OF the
prune liquid. Set aside 20 chill until
serving time. Then whip the cream
and fold IN half Of Il with the prune
mixture. The other - used as gar
nish TO top the dish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

o n a smart model for afternoon
or tea-time wear IL illustrated here
today.
Developed In n soft crepe weave.
It's cunning Jacket Is slightly cut
away and enhanced with a deep.
graceful cape. The skirt has an in
serted flared godet that adds fulness.
And with II IS worn an exquisite
new blouse OF soft satin in a new
egg-shelI shade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

And when you put a slot-door bell on your
door nobody can ring that bell without putting
a coin in the slot 6rstl
Talk about the Statute Of Liberty and the
Declaration Of independence, what are they
compared TO this grand and glorious delivery
into freedom for the busy housewife.
Just as you're calling up the butcher and
asking him why nobody could cut the beef
with an ordinary knife last night
B-Z-Z-Z-z-z-z-the door bell.
Somebody with brushes, oh, wonderful
brushes, never anything like them since the
world began, real b~ristles, and look at the wood
in the handle-no, thank you, not today, well,
maybe some other time.
Back to the butcher-no, re couldn't eat
il at all, not at all. We had to call in a dog
from the street and give the meat to him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22
Answers 10 Health Queries

7. z. NJ o.-what DO you advise
for neuritis7
A.-The cause must first be re-
moved before the trouble can be
cleared up. The teeth. t%onsils. gums
and Enlses are all possible sources
OF injection.
I. r.. OWN n mixture OF cocoa
butter. lanolin oil and mineral oil
cause hair 70 grow on the face?
Alt may.
p. Z. Q.-What Is good for en-
larEed pores caused by smallpox?
A-Sse q skin specialist for treat
ment.
C.. A. ~. o-Is 10 harmful %
brush the teeth with peroxide?
A.-No.
Copyright. 1883. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

Of the Columbia Dental School with
a research group at Yale, under
the direction of the Rockefeller
Foundation, and with other re-
search workers in this country and
Europe. IL is hoped that far-reach-
ing results will be obtained in seek
ing the aus OF diseases OF the
teeth and tooth decay.
For many years the dental and
medical professions have recognized
the fact that dental diseases. such a.
pyorrhea and dental decay. have their
origin IN faults OF nutrition and dis
eases OF the system. The old theory
was that decay OF the teeth was due
alone TO the acid films which form
on the teeth by fermentation or food
particles. But many persons were
found to be possessed Of teeth which
never decayed even though these per
sons never used n toothbrush. Others
brush their teeth often and have
tooth decay.
It u to be hoped that such a study
viii bring a discovery Of a means 70
prevent these defects. Tooth decay
and pyorrhea are almost as preva-
lent today as the common cold.
Think az the thousands who would
be benefited IN health BY the posses
sion OF sound teeth
From earliest childhood care or the
teeth IL most important. Infant feed
ing and continued watchful car Of
the diet az the growing child are s.
sentisl for strong teeth IN later life.
IL Is very necessary 70 know some
thing about the nutritive value AZ
foods in arranging the family diet.
Ii has a direct bearing upon strong
bones and sound teeth.
To a great extent. dental decay can
be avoided by keeping the teeth
clean. They should be brushed night
and morning with a stiff brush
Food must not be allowed 10 collect
between them.
These spaces afford lodging place:
for food and for bacteria 70 develop
Use a quill toothplck or dental floss
to remove food particles from be
tween the teeth. "A good antiseptic
mouth wash il excellent. but warm
water and salt make a very good
mouth wash.
Diseased teeth ana broken teeth
are the common u OF infections
In the sysem and such infections
may bring on degeneratre diseases
with undermining OF the general
health. BY regular visits % a den
list once or twice a year disease and
decay Of the teeth and gums are
preventable. In our great cities are
splendid hospitals and clinics wherv
the teeth OF the poor are attended
to free OF charge. There IN scarcely
anyone who cannot have treatment
OF the teeth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

flower garden. All is sunlight and roses for them,
all is ever today with never the thought Of a
bleak tomorrow, or Of shadows that come at last
stealing over even the most brilliant sun. Life
il good to these butterfly girls, as it j. to Us all,
but they are greedy TO snatch its gifts and so
often crush them within their fevered grip. And
soon, just while life seems at its brightest for
human butterflies, the shadows come stealing over
the garden, and dark, grim weeds destroy the
delicate blooms where they have dalied and
danced. And then, the butterfly becomes a drab
moth, with not a vestiEe of beauty left, not a hint
of the alluring loneliness that has faded away.
Thus beauty passes for even the gaudiest butter
ny, whether it plays in a garden OF flowers or in
the garden of life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

what! Spring lamb IS good today! How much is It a pound! On,
Tor goodness sake, we'll
B-zzz-Z-Z-z-the doorben again.
Canvassing for magazines. three in a bunch. a marvellous offer.