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Be Sure It's Safe.

Experienced operators who have
long lists OF patrons. whom they
have successfully treated, all agree
that after months OF experience a
sensitive feel" OF the instrument n
developed so that almost by instinct
alone the electric needle is inserted
into the hair cells 70 just the right
point. Until an operator gains that
indefinable something which guides
her fingers. the removal OF hair with
an electric needle cannot be ALSO
lutely safe for the patron. Doctors
hold the ans view on the matter.
expressed in almost the same phrase.
ology as the operators use. There
/ can't help but feel that safety
for you lies in following your doc
tors advice about the removal OF
superfluous hair by electrolysis.
Light treatments are equally pre-
carious. Let your doctor advise you
about this and then abide by his
ruling.
Almost any day now meo in
going to come forth with a reliable
remedy and SO let US be content with
the temporary relief suggestions
which have proven safe and fairly
satisfactory until that day comes.
In my next article. which will ap-
pear on this page Thursday. I'll tell
you Of some safe and effective meth
DDS OF treating superfluous hair.
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Answers to Health Queries

o.-What aus white spots.
EAR on the skin?
This is usually due TO lost pig
or coloring matter. The
known and there is no specific
Il. Z. Q-How much should a
Nnan aged 40. 5 f.. 6 in. tail,
#gh2
Are sweet potatoes f~attening?
A.-She should weigh about Isl
pounds.
2-Yes.
SUSAN N. o.-How can one tell
II he has sinus trouble?
A--Have a careful examination by
q nose and throat specialist.
MRS. BURNS. Q.-What causes
n OF my small baby's ears 10 pro-
trude more than the other?
A.-This is probably a physical
characteristic and may adjust itself
when the child Is older. If not. you
might take the child TO a plastic sur
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Frying Eyes Again.

II don't think we need 70 look any
farther. do we dear7" ] asked, smil-
ing.
She whirled from the mirror.
c~lasping her hands together as a
little child might DO.
IL never saw anything 50 heavenly
in my life." she said softly. II can't
believe that they are fer me"
You would better start believing
IL pretty SOON" ! told her. smiling.
''or you won't wear them naturally"
There was a shining look in her
eyes which told me that but for the
saleswoman she would have flung
her arms around me IL her usual i'm
petuous manner. But she only said
softly. My fairy godmother!"
/ flushed. and there fled from me
my last twinge OF conjunction over
the depleted bank balance which I
foresaw at the end OF this Christmas
season. At that moment ! felt oddly
grateful to Philip Veritzen for the
liberal salary he was paying me. II
was my very own money which i
was spending upon Mary. and ! rev
eled In the knowledge.
"Twll you see II there are any
alterations?" ] asked n sales
woman.
She looked the dress and wrap
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Superflu0us
BeBLeached
It's the Safest Treatment,
Says Beauty Expert, Warming
Against Haphazard Methods.
BY Josephine Huddleston

By Josephine Huddleston
1T SEEMS to me that the super
fluous hair problem becomes
more acute in the Summer
than it does in colder seasons,
probably because we wear less
clothing -. not that we are overly
burdened with it at any time in
these emancipated days! But what
with sleeveless frocks for all cca
sions, to say nothing Of bathing
suits that reveal far more than they
conceal. we do find superfluous hair
q bore and n bother.
Sometimes bleaching solves the
problem. but more often the hair
must be removed. especially II IL has
been tempered with previously. How
! do wish that every woman could
and would control that ovarpowering
urge to NEEDLE with the fine down
or fuzz which is found on most skins
and which rarely develops into real
superfluous hair unless foolish whi-ns
aggravate the condition
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1t may accompany some consriru'
tional disease or appear after a
period OF strain. Tobacco smoke, or
irritating gases. drafts Of air or get
ting wet may cause laryagitis-
The first symptom Of laryngitis is
hoarseness. II hurts 10 talk or 70
swallow. The throat aches and the
victim feels uncomfortable in gen.
eral. In an acute attack there may
be fever. increased heart action.
headache and much discomfort.
Sometimes there is a complete loss
OF voice. Mucous is coughed up In
considerable quantities. and possibly
some blood. The coughing is the
most prominent symptom. Some
persons who use their voices much
OF the time may be afflicted with
laryngitis.
Those who have trained voices
seldom have these troubles. Their
vocal cords are properly used. They
s the organs so that there Is an
absence OF strain.
One of the reasons why a cold
should not be neglected is because
Of danger OF the infection spreading
to the larynx or airs. Inflamma-
ton begins in the mucous membrane
Of the nose and may extend down
the whole length OF the bronchial
tubes. This is Of common occur
renee in persons with a slightly run
down condition.
During an acute attack OF layyn.
gifts special attention must be given
TO the bowels to keep them open.
The patient should be kept warm in
bed. with the windows open for ven
tilauon. He should be given only
the most simple food.
Spraying the throat with a hot
boracic acid solution or some good
alkaline spray is excellent. II the
throat is not too sore a gargle OF hot
water will cas- the throat.
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Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS
Picnic Equipment. More or Less de Luxe

-linings. so that in case OF accident
there is not the expense or duplicat-
ing the item, but the smaller expend-
iture OF repairing.
Nested containers are good buys,
for then several kinds OF food a be
packed inside OF one case. They
come in many sizes-gallon jugs. in
which three OF four saucepans can
be packed. each containing another
food. meat. vegetable. or what you
will. Or. II large parties are the
rule. then the contalner with two
nested saucepans Of larger size may
be more practical.
Saucepans. cups. or even pans for
frying. come with handles that fold.
either around the side or underneath,
so that they do not invite breakage
by projecting. 4 few are made heat
proof. and. although the container it.
self me the food are hot enough,
the handles are not. and one doesn't
scorch fingers Unexpectedly.
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Loves Reawakening e 4 1 DS.%ra Tse ose., = a%: ssapps. %'
Nv Adele Garrison Tour umh Mar.

"HERE was 50 much uncon-
scious tenderness in Mary's
voice as she said that the eve
ming gown over the saleswoman's
arm was Noel's favorite color that
my heart swelled in momentary hot
resentment against the young vio-
linist who had betrayed such sulky
jealousy at my mention Of cadets at
tending the party / was giving for
Mary. That little feature, incident
ally. was n that Mary herself did
not know as vet. but | was sure that
her only reaction would be the nat.
ural one Of every girl-that a sue
cessful party needed more boys
than girls.
Unless she were goaded by the pain
OF a supposed detection, as she had
been when Noel quixotically had &C.
cepted Princess Olina's proposal Of
marriage. she had no room in her
loyal heart for thoughts Of anyone
save her young fiance. II she gave
Noel cause for jealousy at the party
he would have only himself TO blame.
! reflected grimly. even as my eyes
Ae~ecAco ~PPEeCAdN4O OF the IONe-
w dress which the saleswoman was
spreading out before US. II was one
OF those Undesirable shaded tulle
affairs OF the new length which has
brought back TO evening functions a
loneliness and grace which we old
sters had thought lost forever. The
bodice. modestly cut. considering the
others we had seen. but still scanty.
was OF silk the color OF a butterfly
tea rose. The skirt. all OF tulle over
creamy yellow crepe. was shaded
from the corn color Of the bodice TO
d deep orange. almost a bronze. tint
at the bottom OF the floating dra-
peries- Altogether IL was a dress to
make any young woman break the
Tenth Commandment at the sight
OF II.
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a BROAD a rucksack. some com
u bination utensils and cutlery
are the main pieces Of picnic
equipment. Most ~picnicking is done
afo0t and equipment must ~necessar-
lily be light. Wherefore there have
been devised many ingenious. com
pact pieces-combinaticn cups and
bottles. three-ln-one fork. knife and
spoon. folding saucepans. and so on.
But here. where a picnic is usu-
ally the wind-up OF a motor trip. it's
possible TO do IL In more comfortable
STYLE. even on the average modest
purse. What with cuu contain
ers for hot and cold foods. il is quite
possible 10 serve in the open prac-
1ically anything that would appear
on the dinner table at home. And
at the right temperature. too.
II picnickins IS a frequent family
habit, then II pays 10 invest In SUI
ficient equipment TO cove any occa-
sion. The individual pieces are no
longer expensive and with reasonable
care they last a long time. And
some are now made with replaceabie
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A Fashion Models Diary
n GRACE THORNCLIFFE
BY CKALE IHUhINLLIFFE
a Do;nfy "Dressmnker Suit Wins Her Admiration.

ND Billy old me he never even
IA looked at another girl, II !
hadn't seen him sitting with
her there NJ that cory little candle
lighted table this noon-seen him
with my own eyes--l never would
have believed II. They were talking
like old pals. too. laughing and hav-
ing a wonderful time. almost wish
Helene and I hadn't decided 70 treat
ourselves to In extravaEant lunch
n Otherwise we " would have
thought Of going 70 the restaurant
where Billy usually takes me when
we 80 on a spending spree"
Oh. I was 50 miserable and am
b~arTassed. felt Just like q spy. but
was mighty glad we had accident
ally chosen a table that kept us out
OF his sight Now 7 don't know what
to do. II would DO bad taste 10 make
a scene and not what they call
clever" % let him know how jealous
I am. Yet / can never feel the same.
act the same-and ] love him more
than ] ever did. How SNUG and com
placent I've been. thinking every
time ! heard Of a broken engage
ulcAtt HOW nl~G tHA1 ~ Will never
happen 10 me-" Billy. Billy. how
could youi
Poor Helene tried 10 console me by
laughing and saying that I should be
flattered that Billy had taken out
such a good-looking girl I couldn't
be amused and said Il was a compii-
ment I could DO very nicely without.
Secretly I did have 20 admit that abe
was mighty attractive. III Madame
herself had selected the costume she
couldn't have suggested anything
more appropriate or becoming for q
warm weather luncheon rendezvous.
She wore a "dreSsmaker suit" OF
black g~eorgette with a flesh chiffon
blouse that revealed tiny cap sleeves
when she slipped off her jacket An
insert OF lace around the W neckline
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Advice to Girls
By NANCY LEE
nEAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
l am a girl II years old. !
am in love with a boy. 10. He loves
me because his sister told me he
did. She said he told her that he
thought lots OF me.
He is an awfully bashful boy.
We go to dances together and /
know he wants to ask me to dance
but he is too bashfuL-
II seems every place ! 20 he ts
there. and i want 70 get &C
quainted so much How do you
think we can get acquainted7
BILLIE
PILLrE: Since the young mans
sister SEEM 10 be the recipient
Of the condolences OF you both. why
not consult her? Perhaps at the next
dance or party she could bring you
two together and see that you enjoy
a dance or two, and she Is surely the
right person to perform such an
office.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- l. l have never cared much for
boys. but ! am nov II years old
and II I should meet q young man
whom ! Ike. am ! too young to 90
u occasionally with him?
2. When a girl Is walking on the
street with her boy friend. should
she take his arm?
8. When a young man is in a
show and he helps you off with
your coat. should you say thank
you?
a. n the young ma invites o
into an ice cream paricr and you
do not care TO 20. what should you
saw WONDERING.
WONDERING: II the young man
w is nice and your parents ap-
prove OF him it would be quite in or
der to 20 out with him occasionally.
2. It is not considered good form FOR
a man and a roma to link arms
while walking. When crossing a
street the young man should take
his companions arm and escort her
through the traffic. 8. Thanks should
always be proffered to any person
who renders a polite or kind atten-
ton. 4. Express your thanks for the
invitation and simply say that you
do not feel inclined 70 accept at the
moment.
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NIL. Flor. Hand. Yam ana
" Knarf-the five little shadow.
children-decided 70 70 on d
feather trip DO you know what u
teather.trip is? You find q feather
that l. floating about in the air and
you spring upon IL. sitting with your
legs crossed under you like n Turk.
Then you float about from place to
place. II Is very amusing and pleas
ant In fact. nothing is 80 nice as O.
feather trip.
OF course. there in q little troubls
II you weigh too much. for in hat
case the feather won't De able to
carry o and you1l remain In one
spot. which isn't either amusing or
pleasant. You must arrange 10 make
yourself as light as your shadow,
This you will find quite easy to do.
! am sure. Just ask your shadow
how 20 70 about II.
Well. the five shadows. rot hav.
ing 20 worry about Weighing too
much. since they weighed nothing at
all. soon found a feather float.lR
about in the garden just az Il left the
bedroom window. where linda. The
housemaid. had shaken II out or the
feather bed. and. presto they all
sprang upon II. Then away they
floated. over the hedges and down
the pathway. turning round and
round In the breeze.
BY and by they passed over the
garden and reached the opsn
meadow. crossing the brooR and
heading straight for the woods that
covered the side OF the hill.
oh. let's not GO into the woods.
Wen get lost" cried Yam. who was
not very brave.
'Ill steer around the nill,- said
Knarf. grasping the front of the
feather like the steering wheel OF an
automobile and boldly twisting 10
around He twisted IL too far. how.
ever and with "A sudden Jerk it
turned upside down Where II went
next the shadows didn't rightly
know but they seemed 10 slide down
a deep crack between two rocks.
and after a time Of falling through
darkness they rama mn length fr a
grotto. landing softly on the bottom.
Although they nerred around care
fully they could see signs or No one,
and thrv We're about nm leave RE
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lowed the s-aleswoman TO the fitting
room and Mary was put int the ex-
quisite gown. II there had been any
question Of recompense for my gift.
! received Il in full measure as l
saw Mary's glowing face and starry
eyes reflected in the big mirror be-
fore which she was standing. her
head tilted 10 one side. her hands at
her waist smoothing an infinitesimal
wrinkle. There may be more attract
i've sights than a beautiful girl tax.
ing unaffected delight in the reflec-
ton OF herself in a new and becom-
ing gown. but ! do not know any
which do more than rival IL. And
when the saleswoman seized the
psychological moment 10 lay the gor-
geous tawny velvet wrap around the
girls shoulders | caught my breath
at her loneliness.
"Oh-ht" Mary breathed. and then
again. oh"
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over critically. Il can't see a thing.
Can your" she said. They might
have been made for her"
Then we will take them. 1 said,
showing her the little metal disc
which identified my charge account
Please see that they are delivered
tomorrow morning And now will
you please send q stock girl with
me? | want to take these 10 the
shoe. glove and hosiery departments
Everything must match. you know"
The saleswoman's a~cquiesence was
prompt. and as oon as Mary was in
her street clothing again we fol-
lowed the stockroom girl 70 the ele-
vator. Mary was squeezing my arm
rapturously. but suddenly her grasp
frightened into a vise-like grip. and
her voice. tense. terrified. whispered:
"Auntie Madge, Look Just
sneaking around the elevator
Continued Tomorrow
copyYight. 1850. Newspaper Feature SeFvics. the
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Seen on Fifth Ave.
Bv U DUNTLEY.

The wet and dry question Is easily
settled this Spring by the makers OF
raincoats. This is quite certain to
Be the driest Spring season we have
had in many years. for many OF the
new coats are equipped with a ripper
closing that runs practically from
head 10 toe-that IS. at least from
collar TO hemline. The models smartly
follow the sartorial lines drawn by
coats designed for wear under sunny
skies. As a further disguise for their
practical qualities they r fashioned
Of lovely rubberized silks and gay
printed cottons. Berets and snug
little hats are often shown in the
same rubberized material. 50 that
one may be becomingly headed for d
storm.
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n e w Y o : e a
m e m o r a n
d u m I o & o
with il:
''It is TO BE-
regrette d,
W r D I . I h =
Judge, in the
m e m o r a n
dun, h the
parties in this
action do not
see fit to ad-
Just their diff
f~erences ami
cably. but the
court c an d o
nothing except
offer the sug-
c~yrrtinn y
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And when the decision was
handed to the Bailiff and he sent
someone to the man to deliver it
they found the man in his apart
ment-alone.
He had killed himself.
So he didn't need the decision.
after all.
He made II himself without any
assistance from the Judge.
wonder how the wife. who
brought this suit for separation
against him. felt when she learned
that he had gone his way-alone?
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Words 0f the Wise.

The public loves fables best,
and 50 fables are given ft-
-Voltaire.
But facts are facts and finch
not. Browning.
Get your facts first, and then
you can distort them ms WOW
please. Twain.
When you know the failing
Of a man whom you wish to
please, you must indeed be very
clumsy if you do not succeed.
lie Sage.
Each man makes his own
~shipwreck. -Lucanus.
The man who loses his oppor-
tunity loses himself.
Moore.
Man i ice TO truth, fire 10
falsehood. -Voltaiye-
Each mans belief is right in
his own eyes. -Cowper.
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ace. AL Ll6Se SLIQc-
, the larynx.
breathing apparatus
a delicate tissue or
lbrane, which extends
eruption down 10 the
bronchial tubes. When
membrane becomes in
any reason. either a light
acute attack Of laryngitis
II.
en- cold. or in cases Of
atarrh, infection may be
ito the larynx. II may be
simple inflammation or il
e an infectious character.
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Made His
DeciSiOn---
GndALOne
What Could Have Happened
to Prompt This Husbands
Drastic Act?
BY wINIFRED BLACK

DHE Judge handed down a de-
cision the other day.
He thought over the ease
quite a while before he gave his
decision, and when he did give Il,
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1dIuS ID a
: piece of
iarynx is
lis, between
tn and the
70 CHA
lbes.
On the out
e of tn E
you can
see that prom
lnence known
Adam
which
is made up of
plates of carti-
or gristle.
It lies directly
in front of the
' o c al cords.
Back OF these
a ( e S h e
20 c a c o VI 5
stretch across
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A-Psoriasis is a skin disease and
is usually very slow and tedious in
yielding 10 treatment. For full
particulars send a self-addressed.
stamped enveloped and repeat your
question. Yes. The disease is just
as common in women as IL is in men.
cssyriEht. 1850. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
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Stories
BY M1Y TRELL

DO you know how 20 sail 20 the
moon?
Get a big feather
And spring all together
And you're certain 10 reaeh 70
quite soon"
Shadow Sayings.
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A-Possibly.

Worried. Q.-What is psoriasis
and what Is the treatment. Is Il adj
visable TO marry II one has this dis.
turbance? Are ome as susceptible
as men?
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Why Did They QuarreIe

What happened between these two
people do you suppose that made the
mar prefer death 10 lifes
They loved each other and they
were married. and they had not been
married so very many years.
Probably on the mans wedding
day he wondered what he had ever
done To be lucky enough TO get such
q pearl for a wife.
And there's very little reason 10
doubt that the girl he married was
afraid the lightning might strike the
church before such a piece or won
derful fortune a. hat particular
man could really be hers.
What did they quarrel about? No
lot the last time-the last time
doesn't matter. it's the first time
that counts
Was il the woman's fault or the
mans?
Was the woman trying 70 make
over the mar she had married As 50
many women do try 10 do?
Did she marry N gay. -lght-hearted
gallant with a rose behind his ear
and try to turn him into a solid, re-
sponsible business man-just because
he was married 40 herr
Making Folks Over.
Or perhaps he was trying 70 do the
altering.
Maybe ne married a nght-hearted.
irresponsible little butterfly. and
started right In the very day the
honeymoon began 10 wear off TO
make the butterfly into a nice. COM
Portable barnyard hen. with her mind
on hroods and nests and not a
feather out Of place and without
ever a fleetins memory ~ "A rose
garden or a pool with scented water
lilies refle ted Ia It's aim depths
Why do We all do il. | wonder?
Fall in love with our opposite. just
because II Is u opposite. and then
the minute we're married we try 70
change the opposite into something
exactly like ourselves
Poor little Cupid. how bored and
puzzled he must get sometimes.
But I am glad 7 am not the woman
who had the Judges decision sent
her husband when her husband was
lying dead by his own hand
I'm afraid I'D have some disturb
ing dreams.
ccpyriEht. 1890 Newspaper Feature Service. Inr
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A-Probably not
p. A. T. OIL took three boxes
OF aspirin in a week 10 cure a tooth
ache. Would this cause one 70 be
nervous?
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Id Spreads
: Larynx
) Health Topic Today
ring Are the First Symptoms OF
lthority, and Suggests Precau-
rd Of an Acute attack.
. s. COPELAND, NJ. ID.

ties Senator from New York
Ssioner Of Health. NetC York City.
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c. W. B. Q.-My son. nine years
old. has been vaccinated three times
with no results. Is it necessary TO
be vaccinated again?
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Igeon. These surgeons are very sue
cessful in operations OF this kind.