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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

upon It!
"Meet you in Reno" that's what
the letters spelled.
And everyone who passed the
mixers laughed and most people
waved q gay greeting OF hail and
farewell. but when we had passed al
the mixers we began 10 talk about IL
Meet you in Reno Why Reno
Is the place where the divorces are
quick. Was there any occult mean.
ing 10 h words that seemed sc
careless and gay?
Meet you in Reno." That slogan
ought TO have been embroidered or
n brides breast ut the very last
wedding ! saw.
Nice little girl. the bride. pretty
as q pink and good as gold. but dear
1ne. just about as much brains as q
peacock. and just as vain and silly
as a peacock. too.
She's never done a thing for her,
. money, and she doesn't know how
10 spend money. She doesn't spend
fr-she just throws il away.
and she expects life 10 be a long
round of parties and cocktails and
new Nance slippers and the latest
thing "a Oriental earrings. And II
slave ankIets and nose rings came
into fashion she'd have a set OF them
on and VAIN down the smartest street
IN town. Jinelsng at every step.
And she i-larried a serious-minded
ambitious chap. with his eyes set or
a distinct goal or real achievement.
Foor fellow I wonder how long II
will be before he will inject her in
Reno" or anywhere else where d.
orces are quick.
Meet you in Renot' Why. they
should have spelled that slogan our
in lilies and roses in the church dec.
orations when Rose married William
tho other night.
Sweet Rose. good Rose. beautiful
Rose. honest. trusty. high-minded
Rose. who thinks up to this very
minute that William will never,
never tell her even the teeniest.
weeniest bit OF a fib.
And William never tells anything
but fibs-not IL he can help IL.
The truth IS o dull for William
much too dull.
Why bore people with the plain,
everyday truth. when a nice. gay
little lie will do Just as well?
William will w money all his
life. and when William Is forty he
won't be CAV any more-hen just be
bitter and evil-tempered and he viii
say that Rose wasn't the sort OF wife
70 help a man get ahead in the
world.
Rose won't be with him then
dear no.
Poor Rose. she'll go TO Reno in
let's see. well in five or six years
or else all the signs are wrong.
But II you said Reno" TO her now
well. what's the use?
meet you in Reno" wish ]
hadn't seen that slogan printed upon
that broad band which the mixers
wore across their shoulders.
I'm afraid I'm going to hear q
ghostly whisper at quite a few fash
sonable weddings within the next
year. Dear me. ] wish the trains
iidn't run so fast-to Reno
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

a crowded city home, in an isolated farm, in hut
or mansion love is everywhere, turning a house
into a home. But we really do believe that
love fiourishes and is just a little more real in a
home surrounded by a garden, and shady trees.
For it is such homes that breed c~ontentment
and contentment is happiness and happiness
means enduring love. No wonder then, that the
suburbs-busy mans substitute for the country
are filled with happy men and women and
thriving, healthy youngsters. Golf courses,
tennis courts, country clubs. garden clubs, all
these are helping men and women to remain
true lovers throughout their married life.
A little home of their own in some convenient
suburb 10 which hubby can return after a grind
ing day in the city TO enjoy the pleasures Of the
open country or take his ease in a garden OF his
own. Is it any wonder then that the cliff
jewellers are planning working. striving for a
real love-nest Of their own?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

An excellent formula which q
be kept handy in the medicine chest
just for such cases Is made by add
ing ten Q0l grams OF boric acid TO
one hundred Qoo) grams OF rose
water.
These amounts. OF course fill a
good-sized bottle and the liquid must
be diluted before il is used. Four
or five drops Of the solution added TO
one-half GA cupful OF warm water
make an agreeable solution. Should
the eyes not feel refreshed after half
an hour. salt water pads may prove
an effective remedy. This treatment
is especially good IL further activity
is 10 be entered into because II
stimulates circulation, wiping out the
tired lines that overexposure causes
and toning up the eyes generally so
that they sparkle again with Life and
the love Of living.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Revive Beautiful Eyes After Exposure to Sun
Warns JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

~ URING the midsummer sea-
o when the sun glares down
upon US the yes are apt to
suffer more than we realize. Eye
strain rarely develops overnight.
usually being a much longer process,
that gathers magnitude as time
passes.
Therefore. / think q little CONVEX
sation to remind you that your eyes
need special attention az this time
may not be amiss. On those days
when you've been ~frolicking in the
woods or on the beach you should
battle your eyes when you return.
Should the eyes be red and so tired
that a tight drawn sensation is ex-
perienced. hot congresses will bring
almost instant relief and 60 a long
way toward insuring a clear, normal
eye condition within a few hours.
Put q little water In m enamsl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Madge, 4ngered BY Veritsen's Curious
Attempt at a Coress, Leapes the Dining
Room Hurriedly, but Returns to Dis
cuss Details for the Theatre Party

; swiftly for him to follow without
awkwardness.
VIII you sign my check for me?''
/ asked Mr.. Seibel. Il have Just
remembered something | must do at
once l shall be back directly"
"Of course Mr.. Seibel said. bow.
ing. and / wondered what compre
hension might not lie behind his
keen. steady eyes. But, / comforted
myself. II he had seen the caress.
he also had seen my quick depar.
ture from the table. and | went back
to the apartment. raging alternately
at Philip Veritzen for his audacity
and at myself for the t~nadvertent
openings ! had given him for ad.
vances.
Dicky and Mary were SIN Ssleep,
and with the sensible. II hack
neyed. reflection that work was the
best panacea for worry. l sat down
at my desk and with pencil and pad
OF paper before mo planned Mary's
party down TO the last detail. Upon
one sheet ! wrote the menu for din
ner, with minute directions for the
color furnishings OF some Of the
dishes. and upon another sheet
wrote directions for the buffet sup.
per.
Then l drew q sketch OF the table,
visualizing silver. napery. china and
flowers. and jotting down my wishes
in those lines.
Mr.. Seibel had promised to attend
70 the piano. Lillian would get the
orchestra OF which she had told me
so enthusiastically. The dance floor
would be waved. There remained
only the decorations-yes-and the
theatre tickets.
| leaned back from my desk and
smiled ironically al the situation into
which fate had thrust me. | had
just fled in justified anger from the
man who had volunteered to give the
theatre end or Mary's party. and
whose offer / had been compelled to
accept. What would he do now
and what could I do?
The telephone tinkled and / went
TO II. Mr.. Veritzen's voice came
~guardedly over the wire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

Take us for IN ride" They Begged
70 get back" said the tin-duck nerv-
ously. for II didn't fancy the idea OF
going through walls. Nevertheless.
II couldn't turn itself around and The
shadows were too startled to turn il
around. SO II kept right on wad-
ding. until at last IL waddled into
a pond-yes, IL was a pond. sure
enough-and from then on IL stopped
waddling and began padding until
IL reached the shore.
The moment IL reached the shore
the shadows leaped off its back and
looked around 70 see just where they
were. Their first glance at the trees.
the grass. the flowers and the rocks
told them that they were In N strange
country where they had never been
before. My dears. everything was
made OF TIM Tin trees. tin grass.
tin flowers. tin rocks Fancy that N
AS for the tin-duck, il suddenly
gave a loud quack OF Joyful surprise.
Why. this is my country Here
come all my friends"
Far down the road which stretched
between the rows OF trees was I'M
cloud OF dust which was growing
larger and larger. At the same time
they heard a creaking and a whir.
ring. as though a lot OF machinery
were going all together. At length
they made out what II was. II was
all p tin things in the wo-ld-tin
things with machinery I'm them like
tin soldiers. tin pigs, tin butterflies.
tin firemen, tin bugs. tin squirrels
n tin ducks. Some walked. some
rolled. some crawled and some lika
the firemen) rode IN tin automobiles.
And all Of them-even the auto
mobiles-had screws behind them to
wind up when they ran down.
You can imagine how gay the Tin
duck was 70 find itself among lts old
friends. whom II hadn't seen since
u was born" II said. II waddled
here and there in great excitement.
gobbling up oil the tin bugs IL could
find The truth OF the matter was
II hadn't had q bite to eat IN years
and years.
They were all delighted with the
shadows. The siremen offered ~
take them 10 fires. The tin soldier
invited them 10 Join in a war against
the rubber-dolls. who were their
neighbors and enemies. Knarf was
willing and so were the others. But
a. that very moment they could hear
a clock striking six o'clock 81 the
morning, and they had 70 return be-
fore the real-children missed them. /.
But they went hack to this stranra
land many times after that. I SHAH
tell you all about IL.
Cc7SriEht. 1920. by NewEpaDsr Feature Service. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

by the Welfare Council Of the city
reports many interesting facts To
quote from this report:
Every four minutes, day and
night, a child is born in New York
City. 12S. 600 a year. Seventy-two
hundred OF these babies die before
they are a year old. more than half
this number within the first month
OF their lives. and about 40 per cent
within the first week. For every
200 children born in this city a
mother dies at childbirth"
The welfare agencies. public and
private. provide a great army OF So
cial workers. nutrition workers. doc
tors. nurses. clerks and Investigate
ors. They are engaged ! n this great
work or caring for the lives and
health OF the mothers and babies.
Besides these. there are the thou
sands OF doctors and nurses In pri-
waite practice who assist in conServ-
ing the health OF the coming gen.
Grafton. The recognition OF the i'm
portance OF prenatal services in ma
ternity work has rapidly advanced
since 1915.
The visiting nurse mas a very i'm
portant part 10 play In this mater
nifty service. IL Is reported that
SO 600 visits were made by nurses
from the prenatal clinics OF the city
in one year. Besides this. several
OF the nursing organizations report
ed l57. 900 visits made 10 the homes
Of maternity patients who were IN
der the care OF private physicians
and midwives-
What a great humanitarian work
this, Great aid is rendered by pri-
vate enterprises for health ~conserva-
ton. such a. the Rockefeller Foun-
dation and the Commonwealth Fund.
with the studies made under grants
from them. The undertaking bids
fair TO bring about far-reaching re-
suits in health betterment for the
coming generation.
IL Is only through preventive
measures for health all along the
line. from prenatal days UP through
adult life. that mankind can hope TO
be free from illness and disease. Good
health is the foundation OF every
thing else.
cn-vriEht inan ~ Newspaper Feature Service. Inr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
The Home
Kitchen
By ALICE LYNN R


"A SHELF OF pungent nome
- made spreads serves two pur-
poses. II will keep conven-
iently on hand a variety OF tasty
filings for quickly-made sandwiches.
Also. II In m excellent way 10 put 10
good use a small quantity OF left.
overs.
Any kind OF meat. cooked fish,
some vegetables. and hard cooked
eggs ear be the basis OF sandwich
spreads. They must be chopped fine.
then rubbed with mayonnaise or soft
butter or heavy cream. mixed with
seasoning. And in the choice of
seasoning lies the tastiness OF the
spread Here are a few. easy to pre-
pare. and suggesting many others.
Beef Paste
/ cupful chopped corned beef
l hard cooked egg chopped
/ tablespoon chopped pimiento
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
lemon juice.
Mix together. adding a few drops
Of lemon juice at a time. The amount
will depend on the splciness OF the
beef. Pack in little glass Jars and
keep In refrigerators until needed
Chopped ham. prepared In this
manner. also makes a delicious fill
ing. Lamb or veal require a bit
o peppiness-a teaspoon Of Wor-
cestershire. some stuffed olives. tar
ragon vinegar.
Mushroom Paste
/ pound fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
! tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons heavy cream
2 egg yolks
! teaspoon salt.
Peel mushrooms. cut in small sec
tons and cook in the butter for
about ten minutes over a moderate
flame. Cool and run through food
chopper. Then return TO saucepan.
reheat in the butter. add flour and
rea and rub to a smooth paste.
Season with salt. add the egg yolks
just before removing from fire. Pack
in little glass Jars. keep in a cold
place. II II Is too thick for spreading
at any time. thin with a little cream.
added gradually.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Three-Minute
Journeys
The Little State irifh a Biy
Name
BY TEMPLE MANNING

Name
HTHEN the German Kaiser de-
wv cided to make war In 1914
his troops violated the neu-
traIity Of two European States. One
was Belgium, which was armed. and
the other was the Grand Duchy OF
Luxembourg. which was unarmed,
but through which he had 20 pass in
order TO reach Belgium and France.
Ir didn't take long TO go through
Luxembourg. A little handful OF
troops could not do much TO stop the
A delightfully."- sle&y little town is
Luxembourg. Americans will per-
haps best understand the sl~eepiness
Of the place when they grasp the
fact that there is not even a movie
In the city. And there are $4,000
people there, too. But there is al
ways a service IN the cathedral. and
one may visit the tomb Of Luxem-
bourg's Unknown Soldier-one Of the
handful who opposed the march OF
the Kaiser and who fell while do
ing il.
Luxembourg clings te~naciously to
the things that were. For example,
the visitor must be careful how he
burns electricity in his hotel. as a
notice In each warns him that
the use Of the light for more than
one hour will bring an extra charge
in his bill. the amount 10 be deter
mined by the proprietor. So II Is
best to so out and view the city.
The city is surrounded on three
sides by the deep valleys OF the
Petrusse and the Alzette rivers.
There is a lower town. down in the
valleys OF these streams. and the
upper town. more pretentious. though
no more picturesque. IL is in the
newer part Of the upper town that
one encounters Woodrow Wilson
street. and away of in a corner
stands a dingy little building calling
itself the Hotel Chicago. 1t is at
the corner OF a street called Joseph
Junk.
The Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg
has a curious political history. III was
freed from all connection with Ger.
many oy the treaty of Versailles and
Immediately afterward by plebiscite
chose Belgium IS its protector. but
only by a narrow margin, as France
was the choice Of many voters. The
language OF the state Is French and
was such before the war, but many
Of the inhabitants speak a low Ger.
man patoss. But the country was
always Gallo in its sympathies.
AS | have said. there isn't much
70 do in the way Of amusements in
the city. but one may find easily sev
eral restaurants where excellent food
and a glass Of good wine may be had
at a reasonable price. Luxembourg
has not yet learned to tap the golden
stream that is supposed TO pour forth
on demand from Americans.
The Cathedral Is very beautiful. II
Is worth a trip to the little state To
see 1t and TO hear the beautiful music.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

Mrs. Graham. won't you give me
q chance 10 apologize? Also I must
talk TO you about those tickets.
Won't you come down to the library
for a few minutes?'
| was silent for several seconds. IN
sheer uncertainty. Then knowing
that ! must decide things one way
or another without further delay.
spoke softly into the transmitter that
| might not waken Dicky.
IL shall be down immediately" |
said. and. tucking the written sheets
into my bag. ! went out Of the
apartment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Reawakening =,
BY Adele Garrison

FOUND myself trembling vio-
lently as Philip Veritzen laid his
hand on mine with a swift. fur
tive caress while we sat al the same
table in the hotel dining room.
But the tremor which shook me
was not a pleasurable thrill. but a
fierce gust OF anger that this man
should thus dare to embarrass me.
True, there were but few people in
the dining room at this early hour.
and all OF them seemed intent only
upon hurrying through the meal, but
Mr. Seibel was at the desk. and the
thought OF his keen. experienced
eyes seeing a gesture such as Nr.
Veritzen had Just made was unbear.
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Some Odd Facts

THE modern type Of light aero
plane has an average cruising speed
OF about ninety-five miles an hour.
Flying your own light two-seater
aeroplane. including garage. running
costs. and maintenance. costs So. 900
a year. allowing for $50 hours in the
air. according TO one expert.
Famous peals Of bells were re.
Gently 'rung" from the tower OF a
country church by ear OF gramo-
phone records, the music OF which
was amplified and broadcast through
loud-speakers.
Tea growers have agreed to a crop
limitation scheme by which Great
Britain will receive at least so. 0oo, coo
pounds less tea this year than in
1923.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Advice to Girls
By NANCY LEE

TNEAR NANCY LEE:
- 1 am a young mar Fl years
Of age ! am In love with a young
girl. And she IS the only girl !
-eally love and care for. / intended
20 make her my wife. And her
mother ard father don't know we
ere in love So ] would ike 70 let
lhem know. and I'm bashful about
at. Please give me some advice
how TO let them know. KID B.
lid B.: There is absolutely moth.
~ ing to be ashamed OF in your
sentiments and desires. II you care
for the girl. do not let her conceal
anything from her parents. II you
are going to make q success OF your
life. you must know that deception
and concealment do not aid matters
they only hinder and complicate. Sc
20 ahead and speak 10 the father Of
the girl and make your courtship q
thing OF sweet memories rather thar
q series OF clandestine meetings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

in safeguarding
the lives and
health of the
m 10th r and
babies
N G W Y r X
City is fortu-
nate in the work
being done by
public and pri-
waite agencies in
promoting m a.
ternal and child
health. In this
connection a re-
cent health in
ventory m a d c
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

A~saucepan over the fire and when it,
reaches the boiling point remove II,
permitting IL to stand until suffici-
entity cool TO make its use safe and
comfortable. Then. saturate a folded
piece OF gauze in the hot water and
without wringing IL out place the
cloth over the eyes. closing them
firmly but not too tightly. As soon
as the cloth begins 10 cool. replace
it with a fresh hot one. Ten or
fifteen Of these hot congresses are
ample.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Meet You in
Reno">>>the
New Slogan
and Winifred Black Recalls
T,co Mis-Mafe Marriages
She Heard of Recently
By wINIFRED A

"HERE they we're struggling
along the road two by two a
mile apart, half a mile apart,
d quarter of a mile apart, the Cali
fornia Hikers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

h1E~N q ptdCNCdl COSLuIue anu
wv . practical fabric get to-
gether they are both sure to
go a long way. And that is just
what has happened 10 the suit OF
finely woven wool that started out
this Spring and has Travelled right
into the Summer. True. many OF
them have changed from dark to
pastel c%olors. but have held TO their
established sartorial lines. An ex-
PLANTATION OF the current uccess OF
this type OF costume is seen in the
suit OF pastel green jersey sketched
above. II is developed with a gored
skirt and attended by a blouse OF
h~oneycomb chiffon figured IN black
and green. The lining OF the coat.
the cuffs and the large. flattering
cuffs r al or the decorative chif-
TO-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

All men-this
tim c q d
young men, too.
They wore a
sort of uniform
of khaki pants
a d blue OF
white sweaters,
and white can
vas hats.
And &C S S
the shoulder of
the S W e e r
each man wore
a broad white
band with red
letters stamped
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX TRELL

I met a tin-duck
with "a long Tin bill;
"Get out OF my wayF"
Said the duck: II will"
Shadow Song.
OTRAIGHT through the wan
went Mil. Flor. Hand. Yam
~ and Knarf. the five shadow
children.
1t sounds as though IL couldn't
happen. but IL did. Many things
happened TO the shadow-children
that couldn't possibly happen 80 70
you. for instance. They could 60
through walls rs easily as N knife
goes through cheese. That's one nd-
vantage that shadows have owe
their masters and m~istresses.
! must tel you exactly what hap
pened - or more correctly -- what
was happening. II was after mid
night and the shadows met together
In the nur 5ery OF the dark house TO
look for adv-I ture. for all through
the night they were free TO 70 whore
they pleased. They discovered n tin
duck. Now this tin-duci. had "a little
screw on the end Of its tail. and
when Knarf gave 10 a few turns it
began 10 waddle IN the Erandest man
ner. Take us FOR a ridai'' they
begged Il. IL agreed. Give the
r a dozen turns and that will bs
just enough 10 make me waddle TO
the other side OF the room BE sure
not TO turn II any more. for that will
be "a long enough ride for yau
shadows"
The others were satisfied Not 50
Knarf who. while the others were
climbing aboard its back. gave the
RI two dozen turns, never imagin.
ing what was going to happen. Re
merely thought the ride would ho
longer And NO II was-riRht into
and through the wall!
II was inky dark and the wall
seemed 20 fall away before them Ike
mist.
"Quack. quack. quack ia like
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
A beneficial Solution.

A boric acid solution should then
be allowed TO flood the eyes 10 clear
them Of any fine particles that may
be causing irritation and 10 soothe
the membrane. Thus every effort TO
counterfeit the damage done by I'M
usual exposure Is made and bene-
fetal results are bound TO follow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07
Words of the Wise

For II u be hdIf-denfed
It's half as good as justified.
Butler.
Too low they build who build
beneath the stars. Young.
TO preach loud, long and
ddrndtion is the Dcy to "
cried up. We lore a man that
ddmns as, and zoe rnn after hfr
40 sdre u.s. -SeFden.
Gtve me health and a ddv and
A t0tH make the pomp OF NJ
perors ridiculous.
Emerson.
Men who are rascals severallv
are highly worthy people in the
mass. -Montesquieu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-07

the Mothers
and Babies
Welfare Agencies Assure Far.
Reaching Results in Health
Befermenf for the Com
ing Generation
By II. 5. COPELAND. n. ID.

2. ,. oenator from New York
Former Commissioner OF Health,
NeD York City.
FEW years ago the maternal
IA and infant mortality rate
was a good deal higher than
it j. today. Most Of our large
cities have a tremendous problem