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have resulted in "a great reduction
in blindness.
We must begin with the young
est infants in care Of the eyes.
One Of the commonest causes Of
blindness in the past has been the
sore eyes" OF babies. or "ophthal-
mia neonatorum." ~ the doctors
call the disease
In most States there are laws re-
curing all doctors. nurses or others
attending the birth Of infants To
care for and treat the eyes OF In
fants nj birth, As q result. this
disease has diminished yearly ms a
cause OK blindness among those ad-
mitted to schools OF the blind "a u
said now TO be G% less than in
1908 Eventually this prolific source
Of blindness viii DO overcome.
The public I. fast becoming edu
Gated TO what the IRE OF the eyes
means. Ira our schools. Ia clinics and
institutions for the blind. children
are now given eye tests. Children
with seriously defective vision at
tend stght-saving classes Many OF
them three Or four years Of age. are
successfully tested for eyeetrain.
Among these children eases Of seri-
u y troubles are remedied
Some 292 sight-saving classes have
been established In public schools Of
80 cities in Is states Here children
with little vision are given the same
-ducation as other children who
nave fun vision They are taught
also. o 20 their remain
! ing sight. Isn't this a wonderful
n-AAaunmm~ fnmwmrI1 knftm- ~xramN~hs
for the coming g~eneration7
What about your eyes? Are they
DotherinE vou7 Many people suffer
from eyeStrain without knowing II.
EyestrAin may u symptoms
far removed from the eyes them
selves. One may have n pain IN the
back OF the head or sickness OF the
stomach There may be headache.
indigestion. or lack Of ambition 70
work. Itching Of the eyes. redne$s
OF the eyeballs and swelling OF the
lids are al symptoms or eyestrain.
These are symptoms resulting
from n need or glasses. II Is pos
sible to have eyestrain without hav
ing poor eyesight Some OF the best
Of eyes. so Tar as vision II con.
c@rned. may he the ones hat are
under the greatest tension @verv
minute.
DO not bs averse 10 wearing
glasses II you neglect tbs eyes. In
later years you may have Some seri-
Gus disease Of the eyes that will
cause you 10 regret that you did
not take ~vsry Drecautior ~hen
Young
Those OF VA who have normal Eye.
sight are filled with pity for the
unfortunate ones who must be blind
The life OF Helen Keller is one OF
the most inspiring m In the
world today Here Is the story OF
one who has made the most o. all
the other faculties when that OF
sight In gone.
Do not take your good ayesiEht
for granted Make the most OF your
vision and give your eyes the care
and attention they deserve
cssyrtEhs Is1a Ms~ssspss Fsaiurs ssrv,sA hs
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ture. already valuable to auto
graph collectors. IA appended
TO the astounding letter which ne had
penned TO Mary. My brain was
already sending out queries in all
directions as 10 the real meaning
behind this epistle with it's proposa-
ton 8 insulting TO the girrs heart
and ideals. One OF these queries
fastened itself upon this boldly writ
ten signature. and carried its image
10 q ces in my brain files where l
locked IL AVA for future considera-
ton. Just now | knew that | must
give all my attention 20 the girl
Nrhoss tragic eyes were watching me.
Well" she said when ! had fin
ished reading the letter and looked
over M her. What shall / do about
ST. Shall II be said that l took the
hundred thousand dollars-pipe the
romic sheets-also the career. and
cent out OF Noel's life for-e-v-v-e-r7"
der laugh Al the end 81 her bitter
Rtrle screed was not a pleasant thing
% hear. and looked at her intently.
Sl00.O 600 and-a Career,
eff you have n single impulse to-
ward an affirmative answer TO this
Ching. Mary" I struck the open sheet
@ontemptuously. then any advice I
anight give YOU would surely be
Np~nrflNnuS
She WINGED as II | had struck her.
b. there anne no swift lmpetuous
denial such as | had expected. and
my mental thermometer Travelled
quickly downward. Was IL possible
that Philip Veritzen's offer. embody-
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clouds that we are making a new industry
that fast is attaining a major place in dignified.
trustworthy. important ommerc and finance T.
And it's true. We are dong that very
thing 1t was only a few years ago that beauty
preparations were low on the list of the world
commodities, but today it's much different.
To me the whole thing is only indicative Of
the modern woman's attitude toward the world
IN general. No longer will We be content with
wnat we are given unless it suits US. and We are
rapidly showing anyone who is interested enough
to see that we can get what we go after
And why not? Look back. not so long ago
when woman's beauty life was practically over
when she passed thirty. II wasn't even respect
aole TO try to stay the hand Of time. wonder
how many of those women of bygone days would
have taken a new lease on life If their husbands
had gwen them q kit of heantu nrenaratinns2
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new furnishings. and Eva was still
In that fervor or young ~huusekeep-
Ing when she was determined 10 keep
every article IN its pristine pcrfec-
uon. 4 e in the tapestry. or a
scratch on q table was a minor
tragedy Eva was almost as busy
protecting her furniture a. her baby
But when Angela arrived there was
n change. The family moved TO q
suburban house. full Of modern labor.
saving devices. with plenty OF space
Tor everything. a large nursery for
the children. where there WAS furni
ture their size. low shelves for their
toys and everything 10 make the
daily routine convenient The
younger child grew up In the Gus
tom Of self-hgp AS soon as she
couh toddle. she made her own a
TO the little wardrobe where she
could reach her own clothes. Select.
ing her toys from the shelves and
putting them bark IN their proper
place by herself was as routine as
breathing She initiated Ter mother
as all children like 10 do and tried
to do things by herself without a
question Che ven tried TO cut sand.
wiches n day while her mothers
back was turned. and when the knife
slipped and Angela saw a drop Of
blood squirt. she made no outcry
Quietly h washed the bruised finger
in cold wafer
A great deal OF small tasks are I'M
dertaken by children with delight.
and self-help pleases them as well as
II relieves mother. Clothes that but
ton In front. Zippers that fasten with
n simple tug. encourage ~self-dress-
ing az a very early age Pull-over
blouses and sweaters. clothes that
button NJ the hack. or fasteners that
are stiff. make a child dependent not
only I'm this IA habit but In its gen
raj thinking. Furniture too. II Sc
lected with the idea OF accessibility
will help develop habits q orderli-
ness and self-suff!ciency.
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The Stars Saw
For Saturday. February |
"y CENFvIFVF KFMRIF

FhNHE stellar operations for This
day seem tn make for very
active conditions In the affairs
generally although a hazardous a.
pect % Luna 70 Jupiter nav some
what Andanger the financial pros
poets. The employment and indus
Try are under such benefic and
promising sway that this menace
may he n~eutralized by wafchfulne~z
and per~sistency There Il sign or 4
change Of benefit and personal mat
tiers are under a preSage OF crafty
ing Developments. possibly through
letters.
Those whose birthday II is NAV
prepare for a year OF activity in al
the affairs. personal. business and
employment. although there Is a sign
calling for prudence and thrift ir
handling the finances. The domestic
social or affectional interests NAV b
enlivened by writings or correspond
nee A child born on this day ma
be very clever and versatile in either
art or letters IL should make d
gratifying success through its prac
ticality as well as by its sharp In.
Gght and original genius.
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dren?" Eva called attention
TO her charming little girls. whom she
regarded with a mixture OF pride and
despair The Younger OF the two was
obviously the moving spirit In their
play She suggested games. she man.
aged 10 find interesting places 70
hide. and found her way about com.
petently in the new house which they
were both visiting The elder. a shy.
serious child. showed great devotion
10 the little sister whose lead she
followed In a most ln-elder-sisterly
way.
It's usually the other way round
with children" said Eva, most OF
the women I know have a terrible
time preventing the older child from
bossing the younger too much But
my youngsters are 50 different.
Polly's a darling but she can't do a
thing ny herself. and Angela who's
W younger. is the most inde
pendent person ] know Really she
doesn't need anybody She's been
able To dress herself since she was
two. and she can now tix her own
little meals oy herself. and she
could be left alone for days and
find her " amusement Whereas
Polly is forever asking help for every
thing. from buttoning a dress to play
ing "a childish game"
Sometimes there are such differ
noes In temperament. but In this
case the difference between the two
children il due IN large measure to
outward circumstances The older
child was handled like a live doll by
her adoring mother who spent every
minute OF the day with her. watch
ing her every motion and not letting
the child do anything for herself.
She might tall. or scratch herself. or
sustain some other injury Also. they
Lived in q city nat full OF beautiful
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
t----. BY Max TreIl nu--u--1
King Fat. Wst'S Messengers
SEEING 60 Prefer Cheese

OCck1A - ErCAcK Onoc"o
Biscuits.
KITS the messenrsr rrsrn King
Fat Wat" tho tin : mnAdier
whispered solsmny. ~Dcn't
make a sound"
All. Flor. HAnid. YAm and KnaEe
the five little Eha6owehiLdren with
the turned-about names stood stock
still They didn't even breaLhu. tor
they didn't want 10 frighten the mes.
Ssnger. whoever IL might h@.
II was late NJ night. They were Tn
the playroom. which was deserted en-.
cept for the toys. The un-aoldier.
who guarded the GAM well RR tho
rest or the house. @o hs mMldl. wAm
leaning on hiB mumkgt I'm mn attitude
or great attention.
Who was King tat-Wat7 H@ was
a great monarch. In his youth the
~tin-soldief had been the chief general
in his army His Majesty wAa aiw %
wagtng war against something To-
had Just declared war. the ttn ~snIu er
had learned. against the rain bDra.
II got everything So wet. The fI-ms
senger was 20 tell the tin-anide r
whether he Vras 20 return TO hs
palace and take charge Of the army
In this war against the rain.
There waa NO doubt that the
senger was already near. Tor they
could hear q distinct scrapinR noise
coming from the wall
It's a scrApe-dragon." the soldier
whispered. His Majesty always
uses q scrape<ragon 70 deliver his
important messages. TheyAra
tho most trustworthy"
What's a scrape-drAgcnT the
shadows asked
"A scrape-dragonT I'm SURPRISED
a. you. A scrape-draEon 10 adragoa
that scrapes."
What does u scrapeT"
oh. II scrapes its nails and scrap@m
n fiddle. and scrapes potatoes ana
gets into scrapes. But mostly lt
Scrapes its heels because. you sae 10
Is always bowling. It's exceedingly
polite. II never does anything with
out asking pleas"
Palmer and palmer grew tho
sound A faint squeak nR GOULD b@
heard.
I'm have 70 ask yeu net 20 my On
word when Il comes" the soldier
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Helpful Hints

White OF egg used instead Of wa
Ter in mixing "A mustard poultice pre-
~-nts the skin from biisterIng
little white az egg spread promptly
over a burn eases the pain and pre-
vents the formation OF blisters.
A nttir lemon iuice IN a glass Of
water makes an excellent tooth wash
Warm a knife board before using
It and the knives viii polish easily.
n a little salt il added to starch
4 will prevent the iron from sticking
When "A FUR $ wet. il should never
b. f-i.i ~ the AT ~ a fire. as IL
y - the skin "a become brittle
TIL moisture shouiC he wiped mr.
ard TIE fur shaken well and hung
up 70 drv In an airy room
Obstinate mud stains can De re-
moved from any kind Of material by
rinSing them in the water IN which
potatoes have been boiled
II fai pecom-s burned while fry
1rE crop "A lev UlfFrS VI Jaw FNNhA'
into IL and leave for a minute Or %.
after which all traces Of burning viii
have disappeared
To clean furniture and woodwork.
wine with a chRmois that has been
Nrang out of vinegar and warm
k4w a.ar Then polish with a soft cloth.
EAras same method can be applied 10
an~s mirrors and Tied fire
4iyptus oil viii remove grease.
M machine oil. from any
10 matter how delicatel with
nv u any kind
ani has become very grim
pay first be washed with
Farm milk and water. and
. In the usual way After
y the lace on the wrong
n,ecu OF thin muslin.
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And the queer thing about II Is
John has a radio Al home on the
farm and he hears Just exactly the
same people singing. and speak
ing Up there in his farmhouse as
he hears down here In the city
What in the world has come
over John7
He Seems 70 be hypnotized with
The idea OF listenlng-listening-
listening all day. and half the
night.
Well. IL does save q good deal
II trouble. doesn't III
You don't have to laugh. you
don't have 10 speak. you don't even
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have 10 think. YOU sit there and
nave other people do all the work
and listen in"
| wonder II there are a good
many people In the world today
like John2
People who sit for hours and
hours. and hours in a queer sort
OF dazed dream. listening 10 iazz.
and TO classical music. and TO ad
vertisements about somebody's
perfect dentifrices and listening to
super-tires. and about somebody's
lectures on the crime wave and
political speeches. and announce.
ments OF missing PERSONS Just
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he had lived a kind of lonely life. and she
thought. now. IN give John a perfectly gIori-
Gus "Let her 20 Gallagher time Of il for
once.
And Mary invited some Of Johns old
friends 20 come to dinner. but when John
arrived he was very tired, and he said he'd
rather 90 TO bed early that night IL Marv
didn't mind So Mary called everybody up on
the telephGf~ ana told them not TO come. and
John went upstairs TO his room--but he
didn't 90 to bed.
Mary heard him walking around. striking
matches and opening and shutting windows
for a long time
The next day Mary wanted to take John
to see someone ne used 10 know when ne was
a little boy. but John sat down by the radio
and '~listened in" He sat by the radio from
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Some Odd Facts

About 500 people use the reading.
room Of the British Museum every
dav
IL mas beer estimated that there
are al least 1000 900 slaves IN the
world.
London mas 100000 telephones.
and LOO new Instruments are in.
stalled every week.
Mixed bathing Is 10 De permitted
In the Serpentine. London's famous
lake In HYDE Park. text Summer
Berliners are getting the tele.
phone habit There are about 4T2 600
telephones In that city. and 1900. 900
calls are sent every day OF the year
Kissing 'close-ups'' have 10 be W.
moved from films intended for sale
in Japan. since this form OF greet.
ing is considered almost a crime In
that country
For every SIX marriages In Amer.
ica last wear there were six divorces
The marriage rate IN decreasing.
while the divorce rate - on the up-
grade
busting the books In the British
Museum Library calls for the ser
vices of a special gang Of about
Forty men. who spend all their time
keening the books clean
Hundreds OF expensive flats. with
rentals ranging from $1,000 a year
upward. r standing empty in Lon.
don. while there In still q bad short.
age OF fats NJ lower rents
British goldbeafers. who are the
finest IN the world. can turn a block
~ gold IL ms square and about
one-thouSandth OF an inch thick in.
TO sixteen leaves OF gold each 5 ins
square
Skulls or all ages and every m.
ton. 10 the total number OF 5000,
are to be seen az the Hunter
Museum Of the Royal College OF
Surgeons This is the finest museum
OF its kind In the world.
Womep defy cold weather beeAu<
than m In spite OF their scsntieT
clothing. because. according 10 one
Expert. they keep more cheerful.
'0ok on the bright side OF things
and care more for their bodies.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:


~ | am a girl OF eighteen and
am in love with a boy about three
years my senior | know he loves
me but he doesn't show his love
which probably is hest He has
gone with me a wear and q half
n he still goes with me once In
a while
His brother. whom | ike also
went with me a year and a half
Then he quit and started going
with me again think he thinks
more Of me than his brother They
don't know how they have hurt
my feelings by quitting and 7 an
going tc keep II from them n I
a Should ! let them go and not
nav anv attention to them?
PEGGY
Doggy Until matters clear them.
selves why no, rust ~ friends
with both brothers without any
sentimental associations or entanrle.
ments? Perhaps in the meantime
you viii find someone else YOU care
for and the matter will right Itself
II o care more for one brother
than the other the only way YOU
can indicate YOU preference IL bv
accepting his invitations rather thar
% OF his brother
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Seen on Fifth Ave.
BY LOUISE OUNTLEN

Earrtngs are apparently doing their
best TO catch up with henlines They
are getting longer and longer. some
having already reached the shoulder.
They are n brilliant. decorative idea
for the plain decollete evening gown
Of velvet Dr. satin. for OF course. they
are seen only after the goes
down Not for many decades have
earrings been SO lavish with their
jewels. which may TO- genuine or
synthetic. ruhies. erneraids or mp
phires combined with haTuefte
tai or diamonds Thev are set In
platinum or metal OF various Hor-
geous designa- One innovation il the
tassel earring shown In many lengths
and variations or q But " YOU
want 70 be truly fashionable. select
the longest ones YOU can f~Ind--pro-
viding you are tall enough 20 wear
them gracefully
A hint for future reference II you
are not going South. and N you are.
Is timely. There I'm a new idea af0ot.
even a. hand Natural linen shoes
and a handbag TO match. this latter
OF an interesting pouch design. may
be tinted TO order. They may be
dyed 10 carry out any color scheme
THAI you have chosen for your COS.
tune.
taAhion refuses 20 throw down the
gauntlet. II In eve more determined
than ever TO challenge other types OF
gloves for daytime wear They NAV
be strapped. buckled or buttoned
M-s6A@a thay have a p@As mara for
diversion. but gauntless tn-y are. A
a speciality shop on the Avenue pre-
6icted white and bisque as coming
shades through its exhaustive display
Of these caLors.
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for the Pre-
e n ion of
Blindness has
been carrying
on a most
laudable work
in the proven
ton and cure
of
An attempt TO
eliminate the
principal dis
eases causing
blindness and
to reduce the
e n o z N o U s
number Of eye
injuries in in
dustrlal life
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tue ou4noNa Opr1n6 CHou rs b@c@
cautioned. Just rurnmtn perfectly
quiet and pretend 10 be reading @
book"
We haven't got n book" sK-
claimed Flor.
And It's TOO dark to read Il here,
anyway" added Mi.
The tin-soldier didn't seem 70 hear
them. Its coming now" he said.
II car see the tip or In nose"
Sure enough. they made our the
tip OF n sharp. black snout en- 1g
from n chink In tie wall. II v Il
lowed the next instant by twu y
black eyes. then q little BODY a
long thin tail IL NAV have a.
Scrape-drRgon. but IL certainly VIZ o.
bled a nous
II paid no attention b th ~
soldier whatSveR. Indeed. Il sct ed
past him In the utmost hass, nd
came 10 n sudden pause before ID or
Of cheese-biscuits that the rea nib
dren had forgotten 20 take back Co
the kitchen Then NIL nc once IN diwp
appeared inside the bon
why. Il hasn't delivered any nee
aEe TO you AZ all" Hand said.
And it's q mouse" said Yam.
'Sh--h. that's the way a acrape-
dragon always Acts. IL wants me te
20 10 the palace with n. Do YOU al
want To come along. tooT
oh. yesr-
Very well then. Jump on its back
as II goes past. IN Jump first
At this instant the mouse came out
Of the boz with a piece Of biscuit In
its mouth and dashed back a. he
chink In the wall An X pn&Rrd ha
Bhadow-children gprRng uprr ita
back. n was 40 dark and the mouse
ran 80 East that II wasn't until they
were deep inside the inky-black wall
hat they thought OF looking for the
tin-Soldier
OF course ne wasn't there
Tomorrow: The Trip In the PAlmce.l
cseyrissL lsse H~%spaDw FaHnrs Services frr
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- About eight months ago 1
met a girl at a party We were
not formally introduced but made
acquaintance in our wv way
for four months and then had a
quarrel.
She Is friendly with me now
but viii not permit me TO see -
She is now going with an od
friend Of mine who doesn't care
so much about her except as q
friend.
love the girl very much and
would like 10 have her for nv
W once more.
Won't you ten me new 70 win
her love AGAIN. Everything |
have tried has failed
am a young man nineteen
years OF age and she Is about six
months older than l..
PINING AWAY
DINING AWAY: I would like "a
IL help you. but from your descrip.
ton the Young lady appears to be
adanant You ran do nothing he.
yond apologizing II you have mad.
vertently hurt her or II the quarrel
was caused by YOU. IL she does not
respond. there is little you can do.
You are but q youngster. and really
should not be taking such an affair
SO seriously. II you find interest in
the company OF meon else. II
might right matters.
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Cousin John "Listens In"
Winifred Blacks Topic Today

turning themselves into q great
mechanical Ear-and letting the
world. with It's sorrows and toys.
It's gayety and its misery. sweep
by them like something In a dream.
Somehow I don't like to think
Of them-do your
cspyriEAi. lssa. Newspaper Feature ssryieA Inc
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There are situations In which
despair does not imply inactiv
itv Burke
lDoEid not d~Rttetpdfs ne
reIiSh OF any happiness. nor feel
the pei1hf ~ any misery. before
10 actually arrives. Addison
The eyes of our souls only
then begin 70 see when our
bodily eyes are closing.
we have a mistaken notion OF
antiquity. cdIliAC that so phtcA
IN truth Is the DcrTfs A0ndoe
-GI0nVtH
Cunning pays no regard 70
virtue, and Is but the low mimic
Of wisdom.
-Bolingbrake
No man con Justly eeHsHre 0y
condemn another. becoEse indsec
no man truly kRons oRofher
Str TAem@9 RraAH@@
Treat a thousand disposIuUmE
In q thousand ways. Ovid.
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oma gets to the place where she
doesn't care cal disaster befalls her
We all need 10 be bolstered up and
nothing has such a tonic effect on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-31
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

A SOOTHING young man asked me recently If didn't thin
- women were running this beauty business INTO the ground My
= dear man," answered. don't you know it's iust the opposite?
That we women are running the beauty business rivbt . into the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-31
AH Day and Half Through the Night John SGT BY the
Radio-Like a 'MechGnical Ear"-nd Mary
Had Planned Such a Grand Time.

JOHN came up from the farm the other day to nave
a good time IN the city.
And Cousin Mary planned a good celebration
She hadn't seen Cousin John for a long time. and she knew