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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28

a scratch or a tiny sore on the
skin. "A boil may soon appear at
that spot. IL may become p crop
of boils, those painful and dis
agreeable visitors that make no
end Of trouble.
They may attack any part Of
the body. One Of the most pain
full things in the world is the small
boil which in the ear, or 20
the nose.
Too many think they can bring
the boil to an end by pressing out
the contents. This is the wrong
thing TO do, because the squeezing
breaks down the tissues surround
ing the infected area. In this way
the infection spreads.
Boils are an indication that the
victim is in poor health your doc
tor should be asked TO give you a
physical examination and advise
you about building up your health
Make sure YOU are not constl-
pated. Avoid sn excess of fats on
the food, also rich pies and pas
tries. Drink plenty Of water. Take
fresh lemonade several time a day.
II II one OF the best OF remedies.
When a boil first appears, II
may be aborted by an application
| Of iodine or some other %antiseptic-
III this il unsuccessful, hot applica-
tons or spirits Of camphor will re-
duce TIE inflammation. II a boil
does develop, and others follow,
then the state Of health should be
/ studied.
Your doctor will see that you
have no kidney trouble. Boils and
| carbuncles often accompany eases
Of diabetes or some kidney disease.
Your general health should ~
built up, and this advice should
not be neglected.
A simple diet should be fol
lowed with vigorous out-of-door
exercise. b. il the sunshine a
much as possible, and follow the
right sort OF diet
After the boil or abscess breaks
OF IL II opened by the doctor, he
will advise keeping II lightly COW
, cred with gauze, which is fire.
quently changed. These pads
should be destroyed, a. they con-
tain infectious matter.
To have good health Is the
greatest thing in life. Not much
can be gained without it. You
must become acquainted with the
rules Of health and live up 10 them
in order to keep it. Good and
simple food, fresh air and refresh
ing sleep, and vigorous everyday
exercise, keep the body in good RE-
pair. Get them 'by hook or by
crook" Build up your body in
sound health 70 resist dRease.
Boils are only a symptom Find
out the cause and correct it,
oopyrEhs. lsss. NrvspspG vssiuFs sSTiss. Inc
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AtHena herseII. honorIng above al
men. now conducts back 10 her eta
DELI
Any who were skspt!cal had but
TO look at the purity or her face. at
her regal demeanor. to believe. And
believing her 10 be truly the goddess
Athena they w~orshlped the woman
and allowed Pisistratus 10 return.
Although lIerodotus regards this
single ceremony as the most rldicu-
lous he could ever imagine" Il was
nevertheless highly successful. and
what is more important introduces
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NaIne al Inlifference-

Most children. especially little
girls. would much rather be fused
owe than fed. It's not carefully cal
cuiated. of course but t~nstinctively
they find IL more delightful to have
mother hover around. looking loving
and concerned and fun Of pleasant
promises II "You'n only eat ND this
little bit % carrot" than 10 eat the
carr0t-even though hungry end
without objection to that vegetable.
Old-f2shioned mothers OF large
families. recounting their early ex-
~periences. laugh at the idea az plead.
inG with a child 70 eat its meal. In
big families on moderate circur,-
stances the youngsters quickly catch
on 70 the idea that they must behave
like ~Erown-ups at table-eat what Is
served and 10 grow accustomed to
different foods.
OF course. sometimes there IS a
constitutional aversion 70 certain
foods. which the child cannot help.
A child NAV refuse eggs or toma-
toes. and indeed not ~ aba 70 hold
them. Even milk. that most i'm
portant Of foods. Such a condition
is a matter for prompt care hv the
family physician. who can tell
whether the child requires medica-
ton or discipline
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Seen on Fifth Ave.
BY LOUISE DUNTLEY

Every vel dressed BONA must
have a bow-or several Gf them this
Benaea Bow OF material that cor
responds with that chosen for the
body OF the garment are ~ Of the
important trimming details that re-
mark sartorial interest il femlnin.ty.
A taffeta evening gown may have n
large bow tied at the hips that IS
large enough TO suggest a hustle.
The other extreme ~ the little tall
ored bow that rests neatly on the
front OF the plain blouse OF satin or
flat crepe. Bows are also used ex-
tensively on late millinery. A
P5auant bow ma perch high up or "A
shallow roTn or may anguish
broadly upon q wide hrimmed model.
somewhere near the hack. All Of
which Is a warning that II Is time 70
look to your bows for trimming
style.
Holding hands with the mode Is
quite an interesting pastlme just
now with sleeves going 10 all kinds
or lengths and gloves trying TO fol-
low them. The advent or short
sleeves has excited interest IN long
gloves for afternoon wear. Six and
eight-button gloves have received
announcement from Paris. but for
street wear the gauntlet or puli-on
type with a ~discreetiy fancy cuff is
a steady favorite. Even these. how
ever. are apt TO be more decorative
than heretofore. Perhaps a gauntlet
viii develop "a geometric design IN
contrasting leather above the wrist.
such as black and white or beige and
brown. The one-button models with
fancy cuffs are often slightly ruff
fled and establish "a design by means
OF fancy stitching.
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ITO lis the most beautiful Paeanlan
maiden OF history.
Never let a night 50 without Fat
ting some nourishlng cream ever 10
gently above and beneath your eyes.
For that Is the way 70 keep away
crows feet.
One-third ammonia 70 two-thI-ds
peroxide Of hydrogen. full strength.
applied with absorbent cotton. will
both bleach and eventually rot away
superfluous hair. This 10 especially
good for the face. However, b. sure
70 prepare II fresh for each days
uFe.
You can expect this 70 smart. but
u Il causes any disturbance of the
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"A PesnIns Tom

Thr CLEAN 4. Mays lELt showed
Asnasta her door As ! reached the
- ~ tie stairs. Al my knock 4
raa~5 her cautious "Aur-e Nac~7
- I added her name to my nt-
Fi~waflye answer that she might feel
ronblv secure IN opening The door.
7 knew that she had been shaken
~ Ire message concerning Jack Less
- which Nfr. Underwood had rlle
80 rive her in luu uf lls real reason
- v-ishing to keen her close 70 me
chile We were away from home.
Fnt i was rot prepared for the few
rriah haste with which She drew me-
srto the room and locked the door
sOh' Aunue Madge.' she gasred.
- Thought you'd never get lacA
I've been 80 frightened
Her nervousness wls contagious,
h.,r / drew a taut rein on my own
rising excitement and patted her
shoulder reassnringly.
.prt I'm here now" ] told her.
ysn-a nobody can set YOU. S0 sup
nose YOU ten ne what frightened
you." ..
"A man-watchlng L window. "
Rha answered. and I 2 down ~ the
-earnst chair, staring az her
..You are sure" / queried, a.
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Pieces broke of and floated away,
only To come flying hack the next
moment and to crash together with
@ thunder and lightning.
And now they saw strange things
happening down below on the earth.
People started running for shelter
under trees and ~doorvays, others
hastily put 10 umbrellas. or covered
themselves with ~raincoats. In houses.
windows were shut. Then the side
walks and roadways became wet
and water began flowing down the
aloning roofs into the d~raIn-pipes.
It's raining cried Mil.
"Of course" said Knarf, trying to
appear very wise. as though he knew
about II all along. And we're not
getting a bit wet either" That was
quite true The rain was all b.
meath them.
This Is the way the water that
drs~ UP gets back 10 the earth
again" Hand pointed out. II
simply rains back"
But where IL the rain coming
f-om?" Yam asked.
At that very moment II became
clear 70 them, for they noticed that
their cloud was becoming smaller
and smaller. RI was melting away
and turning into rain. You can
imagine how frightened they now
became. Closer and closer they drew
together. liz was no use. All at once
the last remaining bit upon which
they were standing melted away and
they went dropping down TO earth
sitting on top of raindrops.
Hand dropped under a tree. Tam
ON q blade OF grass. Mi on ton or m
hat. Yam on a wtrdowpane. and
knarf-oh. he rolled down an UNI.
brella and dropped head foremost
into q puddlei
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
HOme-Making
Helps
~ ELEANOR ROSS


k 2 noontme Elaine, aged five,
IA sal.eniy refused her custard.
No mount OF persuasion
could make her bulge. neither
threats. n0r promises nor tempta.
tons. she made a WY little face.
puckered Up her button nose con-
t~emntu8usly and muttered with mad
dslinE repetition her !nfls1lble No.
NO, NO.
Bur Az five o'clock. when brother
spooned Up his cgstard with great
glsto. Elaine demanded s0ne But
you dant Ike custard. protested
har mother "TCu wouldn't eat it
at luurh-tlle Elaine smiled her
most amiab.e little smile. "Oh. that
was because YOU coaxed me-" she re-
-olted. with illuminating candOr.
She does not always reveal her
motives.
This one, however. a hardly be
regarded as an original or exclusive
reaction. Certainly. q large proper.
t1n Df the Overly-ccaXed youngsters
persist in refusing food that they
really want because it's SO much
more interesting to observe a grown.
up plead and coax. When Elaine
visits her young cousins there's not
2 single NO" heard from her at any
meal Because she knows trom ex.
rerlence IN that home that there
wou.a be 40 discussion OF the sub.
jact-her single NO" would be
taken seriously. iii happens that her
cousins have robust appetites. SO
lusty indeed that their mother says
NO more often than any OF the
youngsters.
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whom he worship
ed. the idea. which
was 10 assist his
return 10 glory.
flew Ike a white
dove from the Cav.
ems of Nowhere
and ailzhted on
his shoulder.
So. clothed only
in loneliness and
beauty. draped
with a simple
white robe. that
c a IS e d h 9
rounded parts OF
her figure. Phya
rode into Athens
in a golden char
lot. Before her
herslds proclaimed
ION, Athe n | n 3.
w z m e hack
Pislstratus. whom
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Loves

II - CARRIe0N

rs HAsBROUCKS percep-
Tvs -1-B ars a Seen as her
eyes, and I was uncomtort-
ably conscious thar she guessed my
E.snzy-os course. unaccountahle ~
her-at taarinF o- tht mot s. who
hed taken q lodging Tor tne night.
But she made 10 C.al comment and
] achieved a lame sentence to -he
effect that cars ct tae make she HAD
Damed rarely broke down.
They am Arelk down she res
eoTtea a f.-tie Erimly. Im right
here on the through route ANA have
d gSod chance ta SEQ tlan. &uW ls
1here anything else Z I4l Ll llI yo-.
MIS-. Graham You nra sure vOl
need nothing more for Mrs. Under
WOOD OH. J haven't had q chance
10 It'd YOU before. Your ro- wanted
IL ~ for "A m1cri rht wl hat. a-
Ccrding tn yO-r instructions made
m excuse 10 keep her INSIDE SHE
Eldn't say a~nytllns but dont GIL Is
SIC liked ID very We-l-Nfo-au
thought I was an ima.lsnt ala
nusSy-shs laughed rnufgrta1-y-
t.bu- 7 couldn't hc-p that
.She coulin't understand your
rvohihit.on. that was al 4 en-
Fvvered. 'She told m. about it, and
when I Ind explained things t1 neg
fAe was content.
Il am glad az that and 1 hone
you can get some rest now You
must be terribly tired rushing
around as ynu lAVa done
Yes. 7 ara trsd. ha-'-l faced
faer with sudden resosutian- AZ
p-on wait up for me ten minutest I
srant 10 come down and talk ~ you
at wSat he my bedtime t0r an
aoar set. she said lnl iH fa ort
soo glad az a LITTLE tSle III gers zone
some UP here ~ the WINTER taae-
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Dutch East Indies there eL-
tends a chain OF mountains which
rise quite rapidly from the coast
line II Is al interesting country
the home az the Menangkabau peo-
pie. q black race.
To reach this territory from the
west, n goes 70 the city OF Pedang
and from there takes the little rail-
road that leads into the hills. The
train chugs and strains as IL starts
up the grades toward the highlands
n finally the engine is switched
around 70 the ear Of the train and
begins TO push. Cogs have been
placed between the tracks as a eafety
~precaution in case the load ever be-
comes too great for the engine.
One OF the centers OF this hin
country Ia Fort do Kock, which vlr-
tuaily sits on the Equator. Just
outside the city In = or the beauty
spots OF Sumatra. known as Water
Buffalo Gorge. Years ago a river
flowing down from one OF the neigh
boring mountain peaks. emptied into
a lake on the site OF what Is now
Fort de kock. In time. the waters
OF this lake found an outlet and az
they escaped they uncovered this
beautiful valley. through which there
now runs only a shallow stream.
The cliffs on either side OF this
gorge rise 10 q height OF 400 feet IN
places. Parts OF the walls are bare,
eroded sandstone, while other parts
are covered with luxuriant foliage.
The floor or the valley Is naturally
extremely fertile. Much OF IL Is de-
voted 10 rice fields.
To appreciate these people OF the
Suma-ra hills. r should see them.
Words fail to describe the rainbow
effects found in the dress OF the
women. Color, color, color. Physi-
cally, both the men and rome are
admirable specimens. They are
strong and well proportional and
usually have bright. intelligent faces.
There is a peculiar social system
among the Menangkabau tribe. The
women are the rulers or the house
hold and control not only the chill
dreu but the family goods. II a man
dies. his possessions pass on TO his
sister, not his wife. The men are
supposed 20 work the rice fields and
provide the wherewithal for their
family's sustenance. But once II Is
provided. the women are responsible.
Thus. on market days. n can see
the wonen scurrving along the roads
with huge bundles Of produce or
w~hat-not. while the men will bring
up the rear-loiling along as II II
were Just a holiday
In the same chain OF mountains.
but farther 70 the north, lives an
other tribe. They are the Bataks. I
shall tel you OF them next time.
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s~ciousness as well as anything csc
"a consciousness OF a gliding move
ment from the pit OF your stomach
TO the ends OF your toes. From this
center point UP there should be no
movement. or 50 little that II Is i'm
perceptlble and merely a balancing
swaying.
And the old admonition OF halanc-
Ing a book on your head for pTactic-
Ing a graceful carriage IS exactly
what you should do-firSt. actual
books and then theoretical ones.
Seiahi
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and his resis-
tances to dis
ease Is low,
then II is that
the germs Of
disease gain
entrance I O
the body. In
o n az o 7
another. they
break through
our defenses
If the skin
is mt kent
5 c rupulously
clean, germs
may gain &C
c e 5 S to tn e
body through
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n, ap ply
soothing cream ai
once. II the red.
ness or irritation
persists. simply
d 3 c o ntirue the
use OF the mixture
e day. and
when you do use
e. leave II on a
shorter while be,
fore washing II
of.
A m can wo,
men do not know
how 10 walk, AL,
though carrying a
worldwide reputa'
ton FOR beauty,
they nevertheless
ID MT haya a
graceful carriage.
Walking Is a
mater OF con
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
Helpful Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

) II am sure sit down and laugh with
me az a very silly little girl. Friend
ship with a nice boy. which means
healthy. Jolly companionship Is quite
IN order This - usually what the
boy wants. but the girl insists on
becoming sentimental and lovesick.
When you grow older you will have
amusement ont Of this experience.
And 50, for the present. see IN you
cannot be a fine sensible girl. not one
who thinks that she cannot live with
out a boy with whom she has only
been out once. He probably would
laugh II ne knew your thoughts. and
/ am sure that your people would be
very angry with you.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a girl sixteen years old.
am very much in love with a boy
two years older than l.. / have
been out with him once. He seems
70 care for me. But / didn't real
lie l loved him until after / left
him. / love him 50 dearly. ard I
don't know how he feels toward
me. Tell me how I can win his
friendship. Would Il be ell right to
write him a letter first. For I feel
as though ! can't live without him.
LONELY.
OSELT: IL you only knew now
foolish your letter Il you would
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a stick along the garden wall.
Hen and women hurry by en- their way to
work.
All tile world is awake and full az energy.
But the door Of the room where you are is
locEcd-tehty locked and nothing that YOU
can do VIII bulge y aa inca.
You shake the door. no use.
You rattle the handle-no use.
Finally il a panic you pound upon the
door and at last, just as you had made uD
your mind you'd have to live and die in that
room and never SIZE the gran fields or lilacs
ln bloom aF2in-sCme0re comes.
And after great fas-.ng and Turning Z lad
der rises from the ground-tae One Who
hescue cllnba 30 tae Mirl0W. turns a knowing
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OOrHeaL
o. Cause of
EruptiOnS
Painful, DisogreeGble Boils
Are An Indication Of a Run
Dorm Condition, Says
Authority.
By n. 3. COPELAND. NJ. ID.

BY n. 8. COPELAND. w. ID.
u. s. Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner Of Health.
Net0 York City.
A IT THE close OF the Winter,
"A or in the Spring Of the year,
we are likely to have I'M
comfortable ailments. When a
person is in a rundown condition
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max >Trell -
~ 10 should rain
Once every hour,
IL ICOuIdn'f harm
The smallest foicer."
Shadow Sayings.

With ust' cried Nil.
Flor. Hand. Yam and Rnarf-the
little shadows with the turned-about
names.
They were in On strange place.
They had decided 70 find out once
and for all where water goes 10
when il dries up. BY making them
selves very small and sitting inside
a cup OF water that VIA standing on
the window-sill. they were carried
aloft on a thin curtain OF mist thar
rose from the cup. Ey-and-hy
they reached a cloud and here they
came 70 rest. In this manner they
learned that when water dries Up IL
goes I'D 20 the clouds
But how does II get down again.
Yam wanted to know. AT that mo
ment they noticed In alarm that a
huge black cloud which had been
lowering over the opposite side OF
the horizon was now rushing toward
them with all speed. driven ny IN
strong breeze which had suddenly
blown Up.
watch outl You're going to col.
llde with usl' they cried Alas. 10
didn't take the warning but the next
instant dashed against their cloud
You might not imagine n a clouds
which look as soft as pillows-would
make the slightest sound when they
met. On the contrary. they make h
sound a. loud as thunder. In fact it
Is thunder
"Bo-o-oomr' went the clouds as
they crashed together. And the
lightning flashed in a manner dread
fuI To behold. The shadows dashed
hIther and thIther in alarm. wishing
there was some way OF returning TO
their home 80 far below before some
thing happened 10 them
Still IL didn't rain. The clouds
merely mixed up one with the Others
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
Words of the Wise

~ 40 q pleasant fact that
thought depends entirely on the
stomach, and that IN spite Of
that the best stort1chs are not
the beet thinkers.
-ToTtafre.
Hasty impulse manages all
things badly. Status.
For though fCith Judgment zee
on all things reflect,
Our riH determines, not orr tn
tcllcct. -WdVer.
Impromptu is truly the touch.
stone Of wit. -Moliere.
WITH men and rorren Ills alike
the t0oy.
TO hate tomorrow chdt they
lore today. Thompson.
Tn the wreck Of noble lives.
Something immortal still sur
wives -Longfellow
Not az the Tip can speak 10
north
The silence OF the heart.
Adams.
There u no darkness but
ignorance. Shakespeare.
What frenzy dictates icalousy
b~elieTeS. Cav
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
Three-Minute
Journeys
n TEAIDI MANNING
BY TEMPLE MANNING
A Visit 10 the Island Of
SunlGfrd.

A LONG the western edge OF the
"a Island OF Sumatra in the
Dutch East Indies there ez-
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T CCKED il!-what a terrible experience!
The house IL astir with life.
Someone in the room below IS singing a gay little song.
Tie srtell A good strong coaea Ls q lraEranee il the air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-28
Locked En-
Ind ne Usually Slam the Doors Ourselves

Prejadices, Hates and Petty Thoughts Shut Out So
Muci That ~ Beautiful and Delightful IN This
World. SAYS Famoms Writer.
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Individuality Rules The Millinery Mode
Says
A Slightly Different
Twist to the Brim
Is the Secret.

$50 SG&%GA
IN MILLINERY tusis to
1879 Spring with a twist
Avn Of the brim, and in
the manner with which this
gesture is made it is wildly
revealed that women are in
deed headed for indivi-
duality. Each woman may
express her personal good
taste and artistic discrimina-
ton by a slightly different
twist of the brim of her hat.
The advantages of this style
trend are manifold and the
responsibility Of selection OBJ
viouS.
There il a satisfaction in know
ing that, regardless of your type.
there viii be not one, but many,
new and different models from
which 70 make your selection.
A few Of the many ways in
which the mode has called a be-
coming turn on the brim is illus
trated in the models sketched here
today. Above. AT left, the hat Is
both dressy and tailored. being
created with the scooped brim and
in black bakou. The brim is faced
and the crown is banded in black
satin. The high placement Of the
band upon the crown accents the
impression of a shallow crown
which all 1880 hats like to give.
Directly below j. another hat Of
natural bakou. Here the one-sided
effect that Is becoming TO so many
various types of faces is empha-
sized by the way the brim is
turned back from the face. The
ripple on the long side, achieved
by a single pleat, is also character
istic of late millinery. A model
that remarks the current enthu-
siasm accorded lacey straw l. the
one shown here in turquoise blue.
We are not, however. 10 be bereft
Of our cherished berets, and that
Of pigeon grey knitted straw
banded in g~ross-grain ribbon j.
typical Of those that are being
offered.
Furthering the picturesque quail
lily Of the current fashions arr the
refreshing lingerie touches placed
at the necklines Of the new frocks.
Announcing the interest il fagot-
ing as an important trimming i
the neat collar and cuff set, above
at right. in rose belize linen.
The manner in which fashion Is
handling gloves Is seen in the pair
of tan suede gauntlets. faced
with deep brown, sketched below.
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Always Comes to the

Always Comes 70 tae Rescue cimba h q uInlou. Gums a moving
latch and grins.
"Ju5tas thought says h@. II knew SOU had done u yourself"
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~ 2 noontime Elaine, aged five,
IA sal.eniy refused her custard.
- - a M, ~ On
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person is in a rundown cond
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E MEg HAsBROUCKs mrccp.
1-el8 are as Eeen. as her
- - a..s- rrf v-aa nnrnmtrr..