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Which One-Jane J. or Jane
Jane ]. is a darling. 80
generous, and kindly, and light
hearted. No, she isn't awfully
clever but she is good All
through.
"Or do you mean Jane W
she's smart as a steel trap and
awfully good-looking, but look
out for her in a bridge game or
a business deal, she's what YOU
might call money minded"
And fer all the woman vou
know" says, Jane may be mar
ried or widowed or divorced
she simply isn't interested In
James men folks"
Any more than your brother
Is interested in John Smiths
women folks, and whether H.
has a wife and daughters or aunts
and a mother-in-law or not.
Are women friendly to other
women?
Some are and some are not.
Women are people now
they're not just-"women."
any more.
'oD5riEaL 1889. NswIDiD1 Feature Serves. TIE
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Advice to
Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
/ am a girl IN my late teens
and acquainted with three boys.
] ike these boys very much. espe-
cially one. I see these boys at a
dance every Saturday night. They
used TO dance with me. but have
stopped for some reason. They
never will ask me to 60 home and
act coolly toward me. l Just hate to
lose their friendship. Please advise
me. Annie Laurie. and ] will ap-
preciate II very much.
WAITING.
WAITING: Am I to understand
w that all three OF your friends
have ceased their attentions TO you.
or Just the one whom you so much
admire? Perhaps you may have dis
cussed the various young men with
each other and they have compared
notes. It surely must be something
concrete that makes three young
men simultaneously Indifferent to a
young woman. II you cannot deter
mine the AUS for their conduct I
would advise you to forget about
them and find other friends. All.
though Ii may not be 80 in your
case. u ~ nearly always disastrous
for a girl to play off, one man
against the others. II nearly always
ends in her losing the friendship OF
al parties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25

ern science and medical skill, free
to everyone, man should know far
better how to live, and live 50 that
the body may be kept in health.
Most of the diseases Of civiliza-
ticn are the inevitable consequences
Of our mistakes and misdeeds. Many
Of them are caused by faulty living.
Faulty methods OF living gradually
lead 10 d~egenerative changes which
affect the various glands. tissues and
organs OF the body. Then are we mt
the mercy OF the disease germs
which gain a firm foothold In the
system.
We enjoy hearing about how 70
live and how to avoid disease The
trouble Is II is difficult to come first
70 the point or giving up practices
which lead to sickness and disease.
I am far more interested IN pre-
vention OF disease than I am IN cura-
tive medicine. ! always say that
when YOU are really sick consult the
doctor. Ii is the business OF the
trained physician 70 give the per-
sonal examination and treatment for
any serious III.
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
OH King Neptune
Lives in the sea,
And drinks bis milk
Without any tea"
Shadow SonR.
BY Max Trel

"A Il this moment the rock e..
"A which Mi. Flor. Hand. Yam
and Knarf - the five fittla
shadow-children were sitdng-5ezn
moving about In n most curious way.
They were. you should know. ~
the bottom OF the ocean. searching
for King Neptune. DO not imagine
10 was anything 70 extraordinary
fer them to he at the bottom of ths
ocean. for they were as much M
home there as you are In your par.
Tor. Being shadows they didn't even.
get wet They simply turned lnto
water-reflections.
As for King Neptune. whom they
wanted 20 visit. they couldn't fird
him at all although they swan along
the sandy bottom like fish for miles
and miles. Finally they saS down
to rest on a rock that looked Ike
mn overturned saucer
Suddenly IL began moving
They sprang UP IN alarm. "Whas
1a it?" Cried Hanidl
The next instant they saw that
II was a turtle, which had bean
quietly sleeping. 1t appeared quite
a. frightened as they. and started
TO scamper off when Knarf hastily
It back.
I'VE won't hurt you. DcntkAs
afraid"
"who are ycu?" II inquired doubt.
fully.
Were shadows." replied Hand.
HIN, you look Just Ike children.
Are you quite sure you're not. I
don't like children, particularly
Erown-up children. They're DANGER
Once my grandfather was
Do you know what they dld
TO him7"
The shadows shook their heads
They made him into soup. What
worse they Insulted him. yor
OF calling IL turtle soup as
they should have. they called e
mock-turtle soup. And he wasn't
a mock turtle nc oil. but n real tur.
The turtle went on to say that poor
grandfather's shell was made into
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Loves
Reawakening
BY ADELE GARRISON,

lkk AT ten tomorrow" Lillian.
"A repeated Philip Veritzen's
promise with an air Of
enthusiastic approval. That's the
best piece OF news Harry will have
heard since Llndbergh flew over the
ocean. Shall / tell him 70 have the
office chairs busted and the force
lined up with flags and bouquets.
ready TO strike UP Hall 10 the Chief
when you open the door, You'd bet.
ter get your best frock ready. Madre.
30 you a lead the line.
Her tone and words were distinctly
provocative. and I was not surprised
ito E Philip Veritzen's eyes flash
o~rninously. But the smile did not
leave his lips. only became a bit
more fixed. as he raised his hand
iprotestinEly.
Il beg OF ycu.s Lillian" he said,
ct know your merry humor. but I
trust there is no slightest thought
an your mind OF letting anyone save
iycur husband know CT my return. I
must insist upon secrecy until 1 my
SELF shall 20 70 my office. =
His perturbation was, ! guessed.
something for which Lillian had
waited. and which she had evoked
deliberately. With sudden swiftness
she threw open the door and stepped
out OF the car.
II can be bribed." she said gaily.
s'This man." indicating the garage
attendant. will be how long?" She
smiled at the mar changing the
spare. as she put the question to
him
Five minutes. maybe less" the
man responded.
"Just time for a rot dog" Lillian
laughed. There's a place just across
che street. I spotted II as We came
an. II you'll buy me one. Phil. I'll
be mum as eight little clamlets about
tanything you wish me to keep hid
den in me buzzom-"
She took his arm and walked him
briskly away. As soon as my am
mover was safely out OF the garage
II cautiously lifted the corner or the
blanket beneath which Mary had
dIved at her first glimpse OF Noel's
father.
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~
Undetermined spectacles. q perfectly
dreadful end for them since they
were N meant to be looked
through. as everyone knew.
Having assured the turtle that
they were neither children nor
grown-ups nor had anything 20 do
with them except 10 follow them
about as shadows. they begged ~
10 tell them where King Neptuns
lived.
King N~eptune?" 1t repeated. puz-
zled. who may that be-"
why. don't you know your own
king?" Mi exclaimed.
Hes tire king or the ocean" salA
Flor.
What does he look rke7'
Knarf, who knew more about hkm
than the others. having once an
his picture In n book hts magk&
"a reading. described: Hes tall
with long green hair like seaswsed.
and always carries On fork with TIRES
PRONG"
"A trident it's called" put - Ha-
MD, who was o. very clever little
shadow-gtrl.
- and he lives with his daughters.
the mermaids. who have tails Ike
fish
The description dld no good. Tho
turtle didn't know anything about
King Neptune until Yam said all A.
once: He lives IN q grotto-" AZ
this its face III up. "A Ercttol why
/ know a grotto. It's not very IA
from here"
That's where no must Iivet'' thsy
al cried. delighted.
"Sit on my back and I'll take you
there NJ once" II said. Without an
other word they sprang upon its
back and IL set off through tho green
water at q brisk pace.
Tomorrow: The Grutt0l
oauwrfShL 1859. EswEpap~ rmtnrs SERVES. tn&
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The Stars Say
For Saturday, April 20.
By CENFvIEvE KEMBLE.

by OENEf hENlDLE
sidereal operations for this
day point to some sudden and
quite Unforeseen upheaval Or
changes OF radical importance. which
may not be augured as being either
welcome or profitable. There may
be AL sorts OF delays and stubborn
obstacles TO thwart the best-directed
efforts. but these should 30 brought
TO bear on the most difficult situa-
tons. However. those IN the employ
ment OF others may reap benefits or
enjoy some preferments or favors-
Those whose birthday II Is may
look for "a year OF abrupt visitatlons
and possibly Unforeseen changes and
upheavals which may radically AZ
feet the affairs. The best endeavors
may be called FOR 70 resist stubborn
obstacles and disconcerting delays,
although employment Is under q IA
vorable sway.
A child born on this day may have
q changeable and restless nature. IN
citing a to much and strange adven-
ture. which may prevent its making
signal success or It's efforts. although
IL should make eoTne success I'm the
employment Of others,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25
Home.Making
Helps
Waterproof Fabrics Reduce
Laundry Bills.
By ELEANOR ROSS
NNHE waterproof fabrics are in
vading almost every kind OF

HNHE waterproof fabrics are in.
vading almost every kind Of
home furnishing. and nowadays
what isn't done with paper car be
done with some material equally
allen 70 the laundry. There used to
be an objection 70 waterproof ma
terials for home use-when they
were palpably substitutes for some
thing better. and not 70 good-look-
ing. Just ms there was once an
overwhelming objection to paper
napkins by those who liked preten-
tious service. whether II was a
strain on the laundry allowance or
not. But Ike paper. which ~ now
sold in such lovely patterns that II
Is almost damask.like. waterproof
fabrics too come in beautiful pat
terms and colors so that they are pos
itiveiy decorative II well rs prac-
teal.
Certainly for table service there Il
much to Be said In favor OF the new
fabrics. Tabiecloths, napkins, cen
terpieces can be made always to
look brightly splc and span merely
by the light rubbing OF a damp
cloth Their first cost IL not high.
and their upkeep Is nil. Modernis-
tic patterns. lowered chintzes and
cretonnes. all can DO obtained In
these waterproofed materials-good-
looking. easy to clean, very durable
and will look fresh for a long time.
They a be used for family service
IN the dining-room. but carrying
them out-of-doors for III fresco
meals won't subject them TO any
risk either. Any stains can be re-
moved at once and with ease.
Perhaps the most necessary place
for these waterproof fabrics was
discovered by the individual who
first started the fad for window
curtains OF wipeable material. Beau.
tful colors in the sheer rubber IA
brics that look and even feel q
little Ike silk. are used in bathroom
and kitchen. and when Q harmonious
trim or another color ~ used the ef.
feet Is really beautiful.
Cretonnes OF waterproof fabrics
also come in patterns suitable for
bathroom. kitchen. nursery or porch.
They solve beautifully the problem
OF keeping p~erenially immaculate
the draperies which get dusty most
frequently. And after many cleans
ings the original beauty OF pattern
is still quite intact.
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Marys Suggestion.

I'm a wreck. also q mess" she
said ruefully. but there's no use my
brushing off. III only have to dive
under again when he passes us. rs
he's bound 10 do. In the meantime
I'm going to kneel on the seat and
watch the road like n hawk"
You won't have to do that long.
Mary" / said. The very next gar
age which has a restaurant at
tached we're going 20 drive this car
inside and have the tire repaired
while we wait in the restaurant.
There well watch for the passing OF
Mr.. Veritzen's car. and only when ii
Is well cut OF sight will We come out.
Wen follow him TO New York. In
stead OF preceding him"
But suppose his car doesn't get
fixed for a long time. or suppose he
goes in another direction" Mary
protested anxiously.
did you note the name Of that
garage?' Lillian asked me.
Yes" ] named IL.
Then" Lillian continued resource
fully. ''if he doesn't come past here
during the next hour I'll telephone
the garage ask II he's stil there. ana.
with q great show Of perturbation.
tell htrn we've been thinking he'd
catch UP to us and I'm afraid / won't
see him. and therefore want to find
out where Harry al telephone him
tonight. Then Wen figure out some
thing else to do"
II know what" Mary said tri.
umphantly. II don't know why ]
didn't think OF II before. Take me
TO the nearest railroad station. III
meet you at the hotel"
II was q most reasonable solution
on the face OF 10, but my mental
thermometer dropped p~erceptibly.
How could I explain 10 Mary-now
that she was free from the fear OF
Jack Leslie's proxtmity-the real rea.
son for Harry Underwood's stric.
lures concerning her being left with.
out either Lillian's c~haperonage or
miner"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
cCpyrishL. 1850. Nswspspr Feature Berries. Inc
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a day 70 organizing their relief.
At the end OF the war Queen Vic
toria summoned her and presented
her with a ruby red enamel cross
on a white ground. which NAV have
been the origin OF u own Red
Cross emblem.
From o Of the nations OF Eu-
rope came some evidence OF graft
tude and esteem. and Great Britain
gave her S250.o 600 which she at once
used TO found a training school for
nurses at St Thomas Hospital.
Ladies'. look 10 your waistlines.
The new Paris fashions demand IL.
No longer can 4 straight line from
shoulder 10 hip cover UP that slight
or greater-roll around the middle.
Waists are not to be pinched or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25
LiiiiGn's Ruse CiUes Mary a
breathing Spell and the
Travellers Bid a Hasiy Adieu
10 Philip Verfisen.

with the n headed toward home by
the time they get back. Then wen
only have TO pick up Mrs. Under
wood. There!.' as the car was low
cred and the jack taken out. He
only has TO clamp the blown tire on
the spare rack. Better get under
again X you're determined not to SEE
Mr.. Ver1tzen."
Il never want to see the old hyena
again" she said v1ndicttvely as she
pulled the blanket over her head
again. A minute later the garaRe
ma came 70 the side OF the car.
"Everything's o. X. ma'am." he
said, and when / had paid him /
hacked the n out OF the garage and
headed II toward New York. Lillian
and Mr.. Veritzen came I'D 70 the car
a few seconds later. and i hurried
u farewells. also our pace down the
road until we had rounded the next
corner.
"All right. Mary" I called, and
she wrigEled from beneath the blan.
kets.
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ing. OF course, the
women or religious
orders.
Florence Night
ingale not only did
nobly but did It
first many n
ship crosses the
Atlantic now. yet
does not dim the
fame Of Columbus.
A woman she
a born a lady.
and by birth and
fittedfor
q very different
sphere OF life than
the n which she
chose for herself.
She was born in
the historic Tus-
can city OF Flor
ence. and from
her earliest DAYS
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an the Dig mouse with the cupOla
she has two children and kind
OF a pretty sister, they say the
sister is a little gay, but Mrs.
John Smith won't admit that,
her father had a hardware store,
didn't he?
Or do you mean Mrs. Horace
Smith you know Horace
Smith, the singer. They have
q studio and when you 20 there
TO parties you sit on the floor.
They say it's being Bohemian.
but l think it's because they
haven't enough chairs to 20
around.
They say Horace Smith
could make a lot Of money II
he would only workout he
won't, and she could have
married that big Real Estate
Man, but he was cross-eyed SO
she said she couldn't love him,
she really couldn't.
"And you ought to see the
diamonds, the cross-eyed man
has bought for his wife"
But nowadays If you ask
another woman If she knows
Jane Smith she'll say:
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showed an interest In the affairs OF
the sickroom- Later when she trav-
elled with her parents she studied
hospitals. reformatories and all places
given over 10 the care or the suffer
ing and unfortunate wherever she
went
And then one day IN the London
Times appeared a story OF the suf-
ferings OF the English soldiers in
the Crimea- There went this frail
woman. and though unable 10 give
q great deal OF personal attention TO
the sufferers. devoted twenty hours
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25
4 Proper Diet.

But right living and right thinking
can keep the body IN health. The
nalate. and mental desire. and
vanity. 70 say nothing more OF the
weaknesses or the flesh. are too
much for the most OF us. We do not
take heed. when we know fun well
that we shall have 10 pay the fiddler.
How often do you EAT more than
your judgment approves? How many
nights are there when you rob your
self OF needed sleep. well knowing
that you will feel miserable the
next day? How often do you 20 out
70 a party IN cold weather wearing
garments too thin for Wintry blasts?
You do these things. and worse.
perhaps. Over-Indulgence in alcohol.
In smoking. or any other form Of
over-induIgence. takes q tax from
your vital forces.
There are certain things which
you cannot neglect IL you r TO
guard against disease. There are
certain conclusions or science that
are accepted by all well-informed per-
sons. Vaccination against smallpox
IL one incubation against diph-
iberia. scarlet fever and typhoid
fever are others.
Nations and empires were de-
stroyed by malaria Not until the
world found that a certain type OF
mosquito carried the disease. was It
known how 70 prevent malaria
Today IL is my single effort to
recall to your mind the Importance
OF doing those things which you
know are necessary TO your good
health. I beg OF you 70 observe the
rules OF health.
It has long been established that
On proper diet viii do much 10 prevent
tho degenerative diseases With the
right sort or food. and right methods
OF living. plenty OF sleep. fresh air
and exercise. you build for yourself.
These win give the sort OF body and
mind without which life Is hardly
worth living.
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The more the waist IS defined the
more the hips are conspicuous The
line from waist to under-knee must
be long. sloping and vital. Again.
exercise and more exercise. Also. one
OF those neat little electric vibrators
help tremendously to melt away the
unsightly fat spots.
So look 70 your figures. lovely
ladies'. The new silhouette ~ upon
US and camouflage Is impossible.
You must have beauty OF line and
firmness and litheness-
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"Thaf Old Hyena-"

~Are you al right. child7" I asked
Gnnxiously.
put your handkerchief over your
Imouth." she muttered ~chokingly. and
~rhen I had obeyed her abe emitted
n patiently satisfactory sneeze.
sCeei I needed that" she Wits
rered when she had caught her
breath back, adding admiringly: II
SIRE have to hand II to Mrs. Under
wood. She pulled that stunt just in
jsime- I'd have been q damned IN
l-ieasant body In another minute.
lanIv dry instead OF damp"
Il didn't know you young moderns
,~var read Dickens" ! said idly.
ssNoels q shark on him." she an
~vared as II that explained every
i+h,nr. You'll let me know when
they head this way. won't your" she
added anxiously-
ives. I'll tell you." 1 said. But
~cu heard what the garage man said.
II imagine Wen be turned around
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25

w ords have
come down TO
us from P1u-
r h, that
great Greek
moralist h 0
lived in the
first century
after Christ.
Those words
are Just as
true today as
Z hey W e e
and even
more so. In
our enlighten-
ed time, with
benefits Of ed
ucation, mod
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25

To determine whether an egg s.
fresh. dissolve six ounces Of salt in
about half q pint OF water. A per.
fectly fresh egg dropped into this
solution will sink to the bottom. IL
Il Is about three days old II will sink
Just below the surface. Eggs which
are five days or more old win float.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-25

We've always had wives, and mothers, and
sisters, and cousins. and daughters, and grand
mothers and aunts, and even mothers-in-law-
but it took a long while for these relatives to
be looked upon as real people-with their own
lives, and their own hopes and fears, and
their own chances for happiness or misery.
A woman wasn't much of a woman when
she was Just some mans relative-and lived
sort Of in his overcoat pocket If he was a good
natured man, or tucked away in the TOP Of
some old hat-if that's the way he felt about it.
And then slowly and slowly women began
TO creep out Of the pocket and slip out Of the
top of the hat and walk around,-oh SO
bravely-and here we are with a world full OF
them,--scampering all over the earth without
50 much as a By. your leave to any man alive
or dead either for that matter.
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Answers 20 Health Queries

J. d. s. o.-what do you advise
for liver spots7
A.-This condition ~ due 20 more or
less poor intestinal elimination. The
first thing to do. therefore. IS 70 cor
rect constipation. For further par
ticulars send self-addresscd. stamped
envelope.
Copyright. isss. Ns~Ipap@ Faturs Hs-y1Sa. Inc.
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DQL LnGy
are going to have
O line or belt right
around tho middle
OF them. and. 10
and behold. a bulge
OF ''turnmy'' above
or below. q spare
tire around the
sides looms put
So abdominal *
ercises to flatten
the front. bending
and twisting TO
smooth out the
side rolls and per
feet posture 70
remove the sway
back. and you
can step into the
new models with
confidence and
pleasure
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Some Odd and Interesting Facts

while the older the egg, the more II
viii protrude from the solution.
Although the Duchess Of Bedford.
or England. flew TO India and
back In seven days. twelve and a
half hours. no night flying was done
during the whole OF the trip.