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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
Home Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS

to a housekeeper who does all her
own work. That's what / tried 10 do
and that's why ! had 10 work so
hard. and yet rarely ever finished on
time.
NO. what you need most Is 70
learn how to do three jobs It a time.
Concentrate on one only and Il will
take three hours 10 complete work
that should be finished in an hour.
DO you know. I actually used TO
cook n thing az a time, too. How
cred over the pots and pans. And
while its true / never spoiled q dish,
the fact is ! did waste loads of my
wi time which could more profit
ably be spent on pleasure"
The experienced housekeeper who
boasts OF preparing luncheon and
most Of the dinner while she cleans
house. is able 10 DO so because of
careful advance planning. Certainly.
most cooking should not require
more than an hour or two for an
entire meal-except in the case OF
coarser meats which need long. slow
simmering- To make ure that all
the dishes for one meal are finished
simultaneously, Il is desirable TO plan
time Of starting ahead. Clock-watch-
ing Is as helpful as accurate measur-
ing. When the meal is planned. the
time Of putting each item on the
stove 10 cook is also decided on.
Selecting food in accordance with
the right process for cooking will
also help. Ar all-baked meai-very
good on a cool day-has also the con-
venience OF one process for all. in
stead Of watching three different
cookery processes.
Meals can be planned with relation
70 the other Jobs going on In the
household that day. ii is said that
the New England boiled dinner. ira
ditionally c~onsecrated 10 Monday. is
a heritage from the good managers
Of an earlier day. Monday. always
the heaviest day for shousework in
the old New England family. made IL
necessary for the busy housewife 70
prepare a substantial meal that took
the least amount OF watching. Long.
slow cooking OF coarse meats and
vegetables that required no watch
ing. that was the solution. While the
boiled dinner boiled. the busy home.
maker occupied herself with the
weekly laundering which In the days
~ no mechanical helps. was an all
day Job.
It's an individual problem in each
household-how TO match the various
tasks so that one can keep two or
three going az a time. But the more
jobs that a be kept running stimuli.
taneously, the more leisure there's
left at the close.
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pretty good cocktail for q man
who likes them strong.
She can make biscuits, and
chocolate cake and raisin pie and
her club andwiches have been
spoken Of ut many d church picnic
She's not n beauty. but she is not
ugly, either. She has good teeth
and nice eyes. and II she doesn't 70
out in the sun too much she has a
pretty skin.
She has n good temper. she 10 not
jealous. she Is not ''bossy." and she's
as neat as a pin. She's earning her
own living now. but she's sick and
tired OF that: she wants a good hus-
band and a good home, n h is
able and willing 10 make the right
kind or q mar Just exactly the right
kind or a wife.
She advertised all these things in
a local paper the other day. and now
she's had 70 call in her friends 10
heir her read the answers to her
letters. She's had letters from
ranchers. and letters from clerks,
and letters from mechanics. and one
letter frcm q bachelor lawyer. and
one letter from q country doctor.
who Is a widower with three chill
dren OF his own. He says he'll b
a father 70 the woman's little boy.
I wonder which q she viii
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tthe ayes roll. and there Is frothing
watched the tongue may be severely
bitten.
Gradually the CONFUSION passes
and the patient falls into a stupor.
On the other hand, the patients
trouble may be so slight as TO escape
notice. There may be simply q sus-
pension or the particular act in which
he is engaged at the time. He may
hardly realize that something I'M
toward has occurred.
The frequency OF the attacks
varies. They may appear daily. or
even more than once a day. On the
other hand. they may come or once
or twice a month. or only once q
year.
There Is no association Of epilepsy
and lack of mentality. When ] was
a boy in school the smartest pupil
in my class was ar epileptic. Many
victims are more than ordinarily
bright.
Epilepsy is one OF the most dis
~couraging OF the diseases TO
treat. But az the present time. when
special attention is being given TO
diet, occupation and the improve
ment OF nutrition and the elimination
OF the wastes Of the body, the out
look Is more hopeful.
There are many factors to be
studied Uncorrected eye-strain.
nasal trouble and other forms Of
irritation seem 10 have a bearing on
the attacks. Undoubtedly disturb
ances OF the intestinal tract is pro-
ducrive Of much trouble.
Every person who has the symp-
toms Of epilepsy should be placed
under the are Of an expert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
The Stars Say
For Tuesday, July 8.
By ~GENEVIEVE KEMBLE.

"A DAY OF radical and far-reaeh-
II ing events is read from the
governing lunar and mutual
CONGREGATIONS With Uranus as the
leading factor there is likely TO be
sudden and abrupt change, removal
or Journey. and these while bringing
much personal happiness and bene-
its may also assume some disagree
able angles. especially II not wisely
weighed and t~udicioUsiy acted npon.
Domestic. social or romantic affilia-
tons seem to be involved lifting the
affairs quite out Of the ordinary or
routine.
Those whose birthday X Is are on
fhc threshold Of a year Ok adventure
and radical events. There may be
sudden changes or journeys. likely
Ia connection with important de-
xeIopments in social. domestic or
romantic circles. Although affairs
generally VIII be lifted from the
mediocre and routine grooves bring
snr new plans. new friends and ex-
ceilent new opportunities. 4 child
born on this day should Be versatile.
talented and accomplished mentally.
artisttcaliy and socially. being we'll
equipped for great adventure,
achievement and happiness ia its
outstanding career.
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: BY Josephine Huddleston.

ring out OF the water. Wait at least
hah an hour. This is to allow ample
inn for your system to nornalize
itself after the change OF activity
and temperature. Food taken as
oon as one leaves the water fire.
quently causes indigestion and com-
plexion blotches. This because the
system Is not ready 10 receive food
90 that time
Never 90 for q swim when you are
very tired or have been perspirinT
freely. Sit on the shore for half an
hour or &C and rest and cool your
sell before taking your plunge. You
not only will enjoy the swim much
more when your system has been
allowed sufficient time to recuperate
from its tiredness and 10 cool off. but
there won't Be such a shock to the
nervous system by the sudden change
in temperature when the body meets
the water a would otherwise occur
under such circumstances.
Doctors tell us that fifteen min.
utes Is long enough 10 remain in the
wafer at n time. II you want TO
swim longer than that come out Of
the water and rest for a little while
~ then 60 in again in about half
ar hour. You viii find that such a
plan does not half tire you SO much
and that many Of the after-swim-
ming discomfitures are avoided when
you DO not remain in the water too
long.
II u advisable TO take a shower.
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Beauty Suggestions for the Bathing Girl

AYow that the bathing season
really is with us-we've been
anticipating II for sone little
time-there are a few additional sug-
gestions I'd like to make about how
and when TO swim. not only because
your health is concerned. but because
your beauty viii profit by knowing
and following the basic principles Of
swimming.
Never 90 in for a swim or even 70
dabble around in the water. until at
least two hours after eating. Which
sounds like a health suggestion. and
Is. BUT II you don't adhere TO such
a plan the resultant reaction from
your in~discretion will do a great deal
OF temporary harm to your beauty.
as well as 10 your health.
In the first place the stomach
needs your reserve strength to prop
erly digest the food taken into It.
Cramps and violent, although usually
not permanent. stomach disorder fol-
lows too hasty bathing after eating.
A doctor viii help you through the
attendant misery and upset stomach
condition. but IL viii be several days
before the red blotches. pimpies and
drawn lines which result from such
trouble are gone. leaving the skin
clear and the face lovely again.
Never eat Immediately after coma
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Loves Reawakening >:>
With Phil Teritsen Rapidly Nearing
the Farmhouse, The Task Of SPiriting
Noel Aicdy Calls for Haste.

-Noei on his was 10 New York. I
pinched him in alarm. for ] know
how often sounds near a telephone
receiver a be heard by the person
at the other end OF the wire. The
next instant. Katherine's reply to
something Mr.. Veritzen had said.
told Us that he had indeed heard
the chuckle.
I'm sorry. but you are mistaken
she said. "No one laughed and
please forgive my seeming rudeness.
but ! really must not talk any
longer. Come in tomorrow morn
ing. Good night"
She hung UP the receiver and
spoke evenly:
"Dicky Graham. that last lie Of
mine Is on your soul. The worst OF
Il Is he didn't believe II. Wait until
! see where that call came from
She picked UP the receiver again
and after q second spoke into II.
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farmhouse il in Q small a.cove
off the hal which has a win
dow opening on the porch. The
shades were down a. this window
as they were all through the house.
and we saw no glimmer Of light
through 1t. The ringing had ceased
but we could hear no voice through
the window. But when Dicky had
unlocked the door and drawn me
into the hall we saw the glimmer Of
q flaShlight lying on the telephone
stand and heard Katherine's tones,
low and even.
"No, Mr.. Veritzen, as ! have told
you before, I cannot take the respon-
sIbility Of telling Noel you wish 10
see him." she was saying. and /
caught at Dicky's arm in a sudden
weakness born OF the release from
fear that the telephone message might
have concerned some harm 10 Mary.
Steady girl" Dicky whispered.
and / whispered back the assurance
that / raj ali right. then listened
tensely to Katherine.
Yes, ] realize that you are his
father" Katherine went on, but,
forgive me. / also realize that the boy
is over twenty-one, and IL not under
your guardianship any longer. NY
position is that of a nurse who has
been engaged 10 take are OF him by
the friends who have been looking
after him. My responsibility Is TO
them, and to no one else. am sure
your good sense win lead you to see
this. / can only repeat that I will
not awaken Noel tonight with any
message from you. II you ON
here tomorrow morning. before he
leaves, / shall be glad TO put the de-
cision UP TO him"
Dicky gave a delighted chuckle at
Katherine's aplomb, when she knew
that the next few minutes would see
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Please de-" ] said. sitting my In
clinatiop 10 u myself 10 my fathers
room. But Katherine already had
drawn me toward the stairs and as
we assembled. j rapidly told her OF
Harry Underwood's plan to outwit
my employer.
Harry sure knows his parsnips.
buttered and ~sugared." she COM
mented. IF Noel doesn't make a
balloon ascension when he hears he's
the prize OF a steeple chase. Just
wait here. for a second or two. viii
you? As his nurse. I'm a privileged
character. you know"
She turned the knob OF Noel's
door. and entered softly. leaving ii
ajar. Then / heard her voice, soft
and persuasive:
Noel. time for your medicine.
IL was the most logical way 70
rouse him, and her wisdom was Jus.
titled when Noei's voice absolutely
unworried. though q bit petulant.
said. Have I medicine a { this hour?
/ DIDN'T"
mo. you haven't" Katherine re-.
turned with a little laugh. 'and II
you did have. 1 hope I'm too good a
nurse 10 waken you out of n sleep
like yours 10 give IL to you"
Then WHAT" The boys voice
was stronger now. and I knew that
he was wide awake. Has anything
happened to Mary? But. no. you are
laughing and you couldn't"
NO. my dear boy. / certainly could
not laugh II anything had happened
10 Mary" Katherine returned. But
] have something to tell you not
about Mary which is pleasant or
unpleasant. according TO your reac.
ton to il. And / have only a min
ute 10 do il in. Are you going to
be calm and listen quietly. or are you
going TO be nervous and make me
a lot OF trouble2"
Continued TomorrowJ
Copyright. 1859. Nswspsp@ Feature Service. Inc.
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Noel Falls in Line.

Was that call which / just an
swered q local or long distance?" she
asked. and in another second. Thank
you"
She put up one hand and switched
on a light as she hung UP the re-
ceiver with the other.
He was calling from Southamp-
ton" she said, $50 we can show a
light for a few minutes. I've been
running around with q flashliRht
until ! feel like . second story
worker"
Southampton Dicky exclaimed
Jubilantly, and my heart echoed his
triumphant little paean. Then We
have beaten him out after all. But.
girls. that car will Be here IN ten
minutes OF thereabouts. 50 stir your
selves. Madge. you can give Kath-
crime the low down on your way to
Noel's room. Shall I waken Dad.
and tell him what old Harry has
doped out7"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
Answers to Health Queries

z. ADAMS. Q-What causes an.
stching rash Which bothers me more
at night? The flesh rises In re5
ridges and Jumps on my body.
A-You may be troubled with urti-
caria- A v condition, consti-
patton. in some instances a kidney
condition may be responsible for
urticaria.
W. L. A. o--Ars soda biscuits
~1attening?
2-Is it harmful 20 take laxative
pills every night?
A.-No. not unless taken IN exces-
Eve amount.
Yes. You should correct your
diet and overcome constipation in a
natural way. For particulars send
q s~elf-addressed. stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
G.. r. J.. Q-What can I do in
order TO overcome constipation? I
have suffered with this trouble for
years.
A.-You should correct your diet.
Avoid foods unduly rich in starches
and fats. Eat only simple food.
V. B. o-what do you advise for
Insomnia
A.-AIany cases OF insomnia are
due to intestinal disturbances, con-
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y 70 the rule about piurals." she said
slyly. We'll what H. the plural Of
Sheep"
"~S-h-e-e-p-S," he said.
She uttered a peal or laughter,
"No. no. That's not Il at all"
Then X must be ~s-h-e-e-p-es."
mo. it's neither n nor the other
It's just sheep. You may have ona
sheep. or fifty sheep. The singular
and the plural are alike. It's the
same with fish and deer. Now what
have you to say TO THAR"
The ~shadow-boy was troubled and
didn't know what 10 nswer Finally
he said: 'Humph. they're Just excep-
tons. Every rule must have soma
exceptions. All other words follow
the rule"
They don't. they don't. There's
calf which becomes calves, and
mouse which becomes
Mice cried Yam.
So and child which becomes
Children said Mi.
and mar which becomes
Mem said Flor.
so YOU see" concluded HnrkA.
the rule about piurals L. not -
simple as you thought, II IT,
And, though he hated 70 do IT,
Knarf was obliged 70 agree.
Copyright. 1880. Nsvspsper Feature Services. T..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE TH~ORNCLIFFE
She Finds That One May Be Nautical on Land.

NoU don't have TO 20 near
water TO be nautical this
Summer. ! decided when ! saw
some OF our newest sports clothes
They were Ike q Whit Of sea air
that had blown right into the shop.
Pajamas both for beach and the
house have never been 10 attractive
as they are now with their wide
sailor trousers. Most OF those that
Just came in were % cotton material.
particularly linen and quite q few
g~ay-colored shantung models. And
when j saw some OF the sports
dresses / made Up my mind that even
though i weren't going TO Join Helene
On her weekend yachting parties, !
should really stay with the ship
even " that meant staying az home
with Billy. Anyway. that was Is
good an excuse as any for buying
one OF the sports dresses. and I'll
be able 70 wear II for any spectator
sports event that j choose.
IL was the nautical jacket OF navy
blue flannel that first took my eye.
But there was no eason for the
white cotton dress, figured IN navy
blue, to try 70 hide beneath II. For
with a becoming Peter-Pan collar.
and q hip-yoke that concealed slit
pockets. It might have done some
sartorial boasting or IS own When
Madame said. "Oh. there's q beret 70
match, or the same material as the
dress and trimmed In navy-blue fan
mel" I knew that I had made q wise
choice. Berets have never been 80
popular; they are even being worn
with tailored costumes as well -
sports.
7 shan't soon forget the strange
look on Billy's face when ! showed
the outfit 70 him. Poor dear. !
guess he thought ! was going away
on another yachting party without
him. II he only knew . but per
haps rs u good thing he doesn't
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Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX TRELL


"A mouse may live ir n hoUse
But nlouseS can't live ir houses.
MouseS aren't nice
They must be mice"
Shadow Sayings.
0ATow." said Hand. address
ing Mi. Flor, Yam and
Rnarf. wen have a les
son I'm plurals."
The shadow-children. who were sit-
ting on the edge or the bookshelf
with their legs hanging down. Eared
AZ her IN surprise. What are
plurals?." they asked.
"Plurals are words which stand for
more than = thing" she replied.
as for example books and birds and
bells AID houses and
oh. ! kno~.' Knarf broke TIN.
The plural Of q word is the same as
ne singular except that YOU add
an -"
Hand shook her : soma
rlurals ere Ike that and ON aren't.
book. and two books. One house
$3.50 HA@@~@# 4IA 80 4GAA@ IAEIN
there. BIT suppose you have "A word
ike boz What - he plural OF
that"
Bors." ne " promptly.
spelling Z.
oh. no. it's boxes. You have to
ado e otherwise the plural sounds
the same ~ the singular and you
can't tell them apart. It's the same
with words ending IT. doubles like
lass. ~ you added an - you'd have
lass. And there's no such word"
: you have 70 add 'es' to make
y lasses." said Flor, who was very
bright.
Exactly"
We'll" said Rnarf. even 80. tina
rule about plurals isn't so hard that
you have 70 spend much time study
ing X. You simply add ISL 10 the
singular unless the word ends i'm .x'
or = and IT. that case you add 'es.'
That's al there Is TO IT," And no
smiled triumphantly. for he imagined
he was exceedingly clever. To tell
the truth Mi. Flor. and Yam
thought he was, too. Hand, how
ever. held q different opinion.
80 you think that that's all there
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6kT USED to spend three hours
preparing 4 simple dinner
when / started housekeeping
last year" admitted Lefty. "and 1
wish someone had told me why then.
it took me months TO find out"
Lefty plunged into matrimony and
Housekeeping almost al once after
graduating from college. where she
had been q brilliant student. She
started 10 keep house in high self
confidence. intending as she put ii.
10 apply 10 that job the same scien-
tific concentration hat she had
formerly given 10 more abstract
studies. Her house was beautiful 70
behold. when finished. and she gave
lovely dinners. But-she was obvi-
ourly overworked.
III concentrated too much-that
was the trouble" Lefty analysed her
own case. This idea OF doing one
thing at a time is fine for some jobs,
but il should never be recommended
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S h c c n u
swim and she
can cook, and
she can play a
ukulele not
8 o W Z u lly
we'll, Of course,
B u I W Q ! ]
enough to sing
by.
She doesn't
smoke, c e w
or play cards
for money.
She doesn't
drink anything
but coffee, but
she can mix a
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MenLaI ACTIVITY as any OF his as
sociates.
Epilepsy has been described as
the falling disease" The victim
falls as II shot. The face is very
pale and the eyes turn upward. The
head Is drawn to one side or back.
ward. The hands are clenched with
the thumb doubled under the fingers.
The entire body becomes stiff.
Following this condition. there are
conyulsive movements Of the body,
face and limbs. The muscles twitch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
Words Of the Wise

Truth has never been. can
never be, contained in any one
creed or system. Ward.
III is the r~ture az a great
mind TO he len and AEdtS-
furbed, and eUer 90 dcspise ST.
jErtes and misfortEres.
Seneca.
You know who the critics
are7 The men who have failed
in literature and art.
-Disraeli.
A great Soyrot5 ~ q great re-
pose, and yoz win come out from
pour grief stronger than pher
yoH entered III. -Dumds.
Conversation in its better
part, may be esteemed q gift,
and not ar art. -Covper.
People rtH pretend 70 9rieDe
more than they really do, and
that takes off from their true
grief. -STift.
Old religious factions are vol
canoes burnt out. Burke.
~ IA q general popular error
90 suppose the l0MdeSt COM
planners for the public TO be the
most dnrtoHs for ITS toelfare.
Burke.
Confidence does more to
make conversation than wit.
La Rochefoucauld.
The greatest cIeUeTHess or the
least clever people W 20 knoE
hop 70 submit TO the good
guidance oI other people.
- RochefoHcduld.
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worry and overwork. II
the underlying cause is known YOU
must set about correcting IL at once.
For other information send q self.
addressed, stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
NJ. z. c. Q.-vhat should a girl
Of Il. 5 II. 4 IN. tall, weigh?
2-What should a girl OF 16. 8 Il.
Al tall, weigh?
They should weigh respectively
11s and 40 pounds.
J. z. T. OWN you advise treat,
ment for intestinal worms?
Ayes. For information send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
L. NJ. X. Q.-what is the cause
Of enlarged finger joints?
A-Some sort OF infection present
in the system Is responsible for this
condition. Have the teeth, tonsils
sinuses, kidneys. intestines and gal
bladder investigated.
MISS NJ. d. Q.-what remedy d
you advise for blackheads?
A.-First correct your diet by cat
ting down on sugar, starches and
coffee. Eat simple food.
Copyright. 1850. Newspaper Feature Services. lar
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h e structure
OF a particular
organ, while a
functional dis
e 2 S G affects
the action Of
a n r & a n
rather than
its substance.
Among the
AGANllOnd us
eases is cpl
Aepsy. Be-
tween attacks.
the victim of
the disease is
as normal in
appearance, in
actions and in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07

TT EFERRING 70 the various
TX troubles that imam is heir
- to-" the doctors speak of
functional" and "organic" dis
eases. An organic disease affects
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NHE wants . husband, 20 she's
- advertised for one.
She's In the early thirties,
in good health, in good spirits and
she has the incest little boy you
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
By ROYAL s. COPELAND. M. ID.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health, NeU York City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
A Husband Is Wanted
By a Model" Woman
So She Adrerfises for One
So She Adrerfises for One
BY wINIFRED BLACK,

Lore?-Romance?-They Don't Matter at all. Saws
This Unusual Person, but Winitred Black Wonders
About Her "Not Jealous Statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
Outlook for Epileptic
Is More Hopeful Today
Modern Treatment Aids Sufferer
DIR. COPELAND.

But There Are Many Factors to Be Studied and Cor
rected. Says Authority, Diet, Occupation and
Elimination Being Among the Most Important.