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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28
Household Hints

These are the nights when the bed
side thermos bottle plays an import.
ant part In stimulating sweet dreams.
There Is relaxation in the mere
knowledge that one can wake at any
hour % the night and BE- refreshed
by a cool drauEht Of crystal tee
water and that without stepping out
Of bed. Getting up ard dashinE about
the house for a drink or water often
awakens one % completely that sleep
IL TOT ccaxed back again for hours.
But IN filling the thermos IL Is inn
portant to remember that the lining
is delicate and ice dumped ca~relessly
into the container will probably be
disastrous. Place the ice and water
in another c~ontainer first and when
the water Is thoroughly cold. pour
carefully into the thermos.
Daylight saving has a way or
d~eceiving us ss 70 the fleeing mo
ments. But the housewife should
be careful not % wait for the setting
sun to remind her that she should
battle and change her frock before
the family home from a long.
hot. day at the office. When day Is
done the housewife owes il 10 herself
70 look dainty and cool. and II Il has
been an extremely busy day. TO leave
those things which cannot be done
comfortably today until tomorrow
but In any event 10 present "A picture
of charm Al eventide regardless III
how mental her daily lahurs have
been. She must take nu chanc. Of
an uncnmpiimenfHry com
with the business woman
who on necessity N neatly Eru0mpd
and well dressed throughout the day.
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about that" he told II. You'll
learn how to swim quickly enough"
And are you sure / won't
drown?" IL asked timidly. II shouldn't
Ike TO drown. you know"
"Oh. you won't drown"
IAN right" broke In the frog a.
this moment. addressing the worm.
crawl In the water. When you get
there, dive 10 the bottom. Hit on a
pebble FOR five minutes and return
70 the surface again. All you have
10 do In wriRgIe." The worm was
about 20 crawl " v the bank when
Knarf said: You mustn't no In
without a string. else you won't be
able to climb out again" So say
ing. he tied a string around the
middle OF the worm. and gave the
end OF the string 20 the other
shadows 20 hold. The worm was
delighted with the kind treatment OF
its friend. I'm positive I'm going
TO learn how 10 swim now" II said.
as II reached the water.
"Wriggle." Knarf called down "a
II. "Wriggle ms hard as you can"
Look - it's swimming beauti.
fully" Yam exclaimed. "AIl the
little fishes in the pond are gather
ing around IL to watch. Some cf
them are quite close TO II and they're
opening and shutting their mouths"
They're giving 10 advice on how
to SWIM" the shadow-boy replied
calmly.
That's II. exactly" agreed the
frog.
At this instant there was a sharp
tug on the string. Its the worm.
IL wants TO come backI' the shad-
owS cried. But when they drew
out the string the worm wasn't
there.
1T must have swum away" ~
NIL that the frog could say, but
Master Rnarf seemed to know better.
1889. BY Newspaper Feature Ssrrirs. Ine
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Placating Veritzen

I would not have believed he could
be SO crass. Philip V~eritzen. the
greatest dramatic producer OF hts
time. was acting like a loutish
try schoolboy-and talking like one.
only for a wider vocabulary.
But for the moment ] was beyond
speech OF any kind. Fierce anger
was shaking me against Philip Yer
itzen, against Edith Fairfax, above
all against my husband. For he must
have told Edith hat he "a sending
me a bouquet for my s~and-colored
gown. must have planned with her
the a%trocious batting Of Mr.. Veritzen
OF which she had been guilty.
You are unwilling 70 tell me?'
Mr.. Veritzen's voice was still icy.
but there was a note OF appeal in Il.
or SO ] fancied.
You either have been grossly
~misinformed or have Jumped 10 con-
illusions" / said when i had battled
myself to composure. Il have not
yet rejected your bouquet for my
green gown. and the only other man
who has even thought OF sending
me one is my husband"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Copyright. 1880. BY Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
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raised the glass and drank a toast
10 his thirty-six dead comrades.
Charlie Lockwood is a veteran
Df the American Civil War-they
call him Charlie in his home town
Ito this day.
He IL eighty-seven years old IN
years and a century young az heart
$50 they say in Minnesota-and
they ought to know. because Charlie
Lockwood has lived In Minnesota all
ghis long and kindly life.
To my comrades" said Charlie
Lockwood as he raised his glass.
The clouds are black against the
sky.
~ tap OF drums. no bugle call.
MY comrades all-good-bye."
u And In that way he kept the prom
sc he made forty-five years ago to
h members of his regiment who
formed the Last Mans Club in
1855.
| wonder what Charlie Lockwo God
was thinking when he looked down
the table ut the empty chairs?
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Loves Reawakening
Phil Terhsen's School-Boy, Jealous Altitude, Threatens Party
Plans and MGdge Senses That Edith Fairfax
Had a Hand in the MIDDLE
By ADELE GARRISON

attend 10 them. All you will have TO
do will be TO bring the members OF
your party 70 the theatre after din
ner. The tickets will be all ready
for you. Neither does what you call
your hardness matter. But ] am
curions TO know why you should
have led me to expect you would
wear a bouquet OF my selection to-
night when you were planning to
discord it,"
Il do not understand YOU" ! fall
tered. although | did. only too well.
Edith Fairfax! / could see her ''fine
Italian hand" in this wretched bust
ness only too plainly.
II learned Of II only By chance"
his deep voice went on. Miss Fair
fax telephoned me a little while ago
saying that she was going to wear
green at the party and that she was
telephoning me because she thought
she could save me the cost and
bother OF a separate bouquet. She
said that you had decided upon sand
color and that your boy friend.
whoever the gentleman may be. was
sending you a bouquet TO match. She
said she would be thrilled to tears
TO wear the one ] had selected for
you because she knew II would be
the last world believe that was
the expression she used. She Is
rather a naive. schoolgIrlish person
apparently and does not repress her
enthusiasms. But naturally ] do not
choose that she. nor anyone. shall
year the flowers l selected for you.
/ have selected another bouquet for
her. and II what she says is true.
and you are wearing another mans
flowers, l shall throw away the one
l planned for you. May / venture
to ask the name OF the fortunate
MANI"
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ference in our ages makes any
difference when you love a person?
Thanking YOU in advance for
your advice. l am.
LONESOME AND BLUE.
II oNEsoME AND BLUE: II you
- cannot see the consummate folly
81 giving your heart To someone who
A. Indifferent To you. then r am
afraid that there IL little / can say
% convince YOU Of the foolishness
or your conduct. / would advise.
Tor yutn future happiness and peace
OF mind, that you do your best to
cultivate other friendships and in.
terests. Be pleasant TO the young
man. but do not. II you value Your
pride. give any indication of your
feelings. Ii he has not the grace
70 offer some explanation Of his con
duct, then he Is not very gentle
manly. and II he thinks that you
are grateful for whatever crumb Or
friendship he may throw "a YOU
then hi opinion of YOU must W. 4
mighty poor one. and Il Is lid ~
YOU % change Il f0r him.
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Midas E1ld-slattering and it, grim
aftermath of losses at the gaming
tables. 50 with that let a. leave
the much-written-about side Of
Monaco and look into the private
life OF the island.
Monaco proper consists OF a small
town built upon the promontory
toward the sea and the palace Of the
prince. which is on the landward
end. :. mile 10 the eastward is q
flat-headed cape. the plain OF the
Robbers" This is where the pirates
OF other days lived. Ii was once
barren rock, but after a while A road
was opened up-by convict labor
and soil was taken in with which to
make foundations for buildings.
The inhabitants Of Monaco are
really a simple people. They are not
permitted TO enter the gaming pal
ace. and. after all, live very much
the sort OF life the native New York
er lives-away from the night clubs
and the hurly-burly Of Mazda Lane.
which. like similar places in Mon
are kept alive by the visitors
from what the native New Yorker
superciliously calls the sticks"
An army OF about les men guards
the safety Of the principally There
are about 1900 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ncnt residcnts-yct each year at
least 1000. 600 visitors find their way
20 and lose their money tn the resort.
But 70 the lover OF beauty. the Wis
itor with the eve or an artist. IL
would be hard to imagine a place
more enhancing, with its blue sky.
another shade of blue in the Mediter-
ranean Sea. luxurious vegetation.
fine buildings ana well kept parks.
There is a native part Of the tiny
city which the visitor rarely sees.
IL Is much like other Continental
cities in its architecture. and the
people are much like other Cont
nentals in their appearance and
ways. Somehow one does not asSo-
ciate the flamboyant Casino. with
its jeweled women and garish men.
with the rcorln or Mor~co.
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intestines in the usual way, it is
absorbed by the blood. Then
il becomes deposited in the
various tissues. This condition. as
I have said, Is due to some OBJ
s~truction, such as swelling Of the
mucous membrane lining the tubes
which carry away the bile substance.
The swelling may come on after
a chill or from eating some Irritating
or indigestible food. The obstruc.
ton may be due to gall stones. or
even TO pressure from some abdoml.
nal growth.
The yellow discoloration is the
first symptom 10 attract notice. In
severe cases this may become pro-
nounced. causing a bronze or deep
olive color With IL IL disturbance
OF the digestion. The tongue II
coated. the appetite fails and there
is "A feeling on nausea. aggravated e.
pecially by eating fats.
OF course. the first thing to do Ia
10 find the catse Of the obstruction.
X-ray examinations viii determine
whether gall stones are present.
In treating jaundice first consider
alton is given the diet. Fats. pas
tries. highly seasoned foods and
sweets should be avoided. Butter
milk. vichy and lemonade may be
given. as well as plenty OF water.
The patient should be as quiet MS
possible. ff the attack IL az all severe
he should be kept In bed. See that
the intestinal tract IL clear. Your
doctor will prescribe the necessary
medication when the source or the
trouble has been determined.
For the itching which usually &C
companies jaundice. hyposulphite Of
soda. three tablespoonfuls 10 q quart
OF water, viii be soothing when ap-
piled 10 the skin. II Is worth while
TO remember this because the itching
is likely to be intense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28
The Home
Kitchen
BY ALICE LYNN r
The Food Tinfing Fad

HTHEN colored bread sand
w witches began ~ appear 1t
seemed AS though the last
word III the food coloring fad had
been said But now there's "A new
NY tinted whipped cream. and Il
isn't confined 10 expensive restau-
rants. but is offered 10 the house
wife. With each bottle Of cream
some dealers are including a little
package OF coloring material. You
whip The cream when needed and
color Il any n or the rainbow tints
you like.
Ii wont be long before green
whipped cream Or yellow OF red or
violet will add ~ the color harmony
OF the ladies' luncheon. And for "a
little while some h~ostesscs will mys-
tify their guests with the character
or the garnish whose color gives no
clue 10 its origin.
Color does add a good Zeal to the
attractiveness Of food. and unless 1t
takes o much time 1t Is a real aid
In inducing the family to eat unaliur-
AAAE NINSH IL VIII NE NNAAAAAE W. $50
for guests. Such plain foods as ap-
pie sauce. prunes. custard are mon
otonous. though wholesome. and Al
touch az exotic coloring makes them
more palatabie 10 gr0wn-ups a. well
a. the small persons.
Artificial tints need not always tie
used There are many foods which
In themselves will provide pleasant
tints. Pimiento. citron, lemon peel.
orange peel. beets are among the
violently tinted foods. and II cut IN
thin strips or small cubes may be
used TO add color TO vegetable dishes.
buildings. desserts. etc.
Tint candies may be oppressed into
the service Of tinting cakes and pud-
dings. Gum drops OF varied hue.
colored barley sugar. peppermint
sticks can be cut into little cubes for
decorative effect or may H. melted
down 70 add needful colorinE. Juice
NJ orange. beet ur tomato may H.
used To color food gaily.
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Wy HE fundamental things OF life give little evidence Of change.
And y j. well 20 Otherwise these fussy and important
people who like TO alter everything to conform to their
own ideas would soon make this world Of ours a dull old place.
They would create new and long lists of rules and regulations for
every phase Of our existence and life would become more COM
Phcated than ever. And one of the first affairs that these fussy
folk would bother about and hasten to regulate would be the
conduct of the love affair between Beauty and her Beloved. And
the first thing that they would do would be to forbid Beauty and
more happy drives along bright leafy roads, no more excursions
ana adventures. No more drives TO the beach for a swim or to
the country club for a round Of golf Or q Set Of tennis.
~ Il remarkable, really, how much the automobile enters
INTO every phase of life and how difficult Il has become even 10
contemplate the modern scheme Of things without il. And it ID
Just a. impossible TO think Of a love affair flourishing without
the aid OF a car.
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Application of Rouge
us an Art EueTy Woman Should Master. Saws 4ufhori
Telling How % Yin That ..NatnraT, Tinf
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

technically. Thu center of the natural
color area Of the face.
This spot n found in slightly DIFF
ferenu places on the checks, hence
q necessity OF locating Il exactly II
the placement OF rouge is not to
create a false optical illusion which
seems TO change the contour Of the
lace from its actual proportions and
symmetry.
AFTER grinning and the subsequent
locating Of the bulge which indicates
the natural color key OF the com
pleNion. apply rouge according 10
this newly found method, blending
the rouge away from that central
spot until all suggestion IN sharp.
red outlines have been ob~iiterated.
This gives a soft. natural coloring 10
the checks which makes the dotec-
ton Of rouge impossible.
IL is best 10 blend rouge with the
~finger-tips regardless OF whether
paste. liquid or dry u is used.
Paste rouge always is applied with
the tinger-tips. but frequently the
puff IS used for dry rouge and a pad
of cotton for liquid. but IL this same
puff or pad OF cotton Is used for
blending away from the high color
spot. too much colorfng on the en-
tire cheek results. destroying the nat
ural appearance we MD strive FOR
since Fashion has ~discredited the
makeup which N obvious.
Just place a little rouge over the
key" spot and then lightly blend
away from II. working upward to-
ward the eyes. back toward the ears
and down toward the jawbone.
Use only a little rouge for the first
application. Then. IL the coloring is
no as deep as you want after IL has
been blended. add just a little more
over the key" spot and blend this
ir carefully over the first. Bv do
ing this only charming and lovely
conpIexinns that have the smooth.
ness of the natural one. result.
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the years We been
writing beauty articles / have
always stressed the impor-
lance OF locating the key" spot Of
natural color in the cheeks and ap.
plying the most rouge over IL. blend
ing away from this high spot until
all edges are lost in the natural flush
Of the skin.
The great problem always has been
70 find just where the key" or
high" spot Or color lies. because the
majority of women lose their natural
complexion AZ they grow older. III
this were not true we wouldn't need
rouge at all.
Previously ! have suggested that
the key" spot be located BY going
through a rather strenuous exercise
routine and then. quickly, before the
color caused BY the increased &C
tivity recedes from the face 10 study
the countenance in a mirror. Ry do
ing this the key spot can he def
initely located.
There is a w and less srduOus
method OF finding the key" spot.
however. and n which has just been
definitely approved. Stand IN front
% a mirror and smile broadly or.
better still. grin. When you DO this.
you VIII see a bulge In the cheeks
Just below the cheek bones. III is
this bulge that indicates where the
natural high color spot in your
complexion ~.
Isn't hat much nicer than doing
exercises for ten or fifteen minutes
20 increase circulation to such an ex-
tent that the key" spot may be To-
Gated? ! think so and I'm sure you
VIII.
IL all sits down TO an understand.
ing Of the circulatory system OF the
body. because scientists have found
that the key or high spot az
color In the face II the center VI
capillary circulation or. speaking less
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-28
BY NANCY LEE
nEAR NANCY. LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
II l am a girl 20 years Of z
and have been going with a fellow
a few months my junior for about
TWO years. / went steadily with
him up until last Fall. when
suddenly we quit going steadily for
some unknown reason to me.
have been keeping company with
him of and on. and whenever 4
am out with him he acts as though
he cares for me. i have not been
out with him for about two
months. but i see him quite often
70 say hello to. ana ne always
seems very pleasant. When we
first stopped going steadily. which
viii be almost a year soon. ! did
everything to try 10 forget him.
but IL seems almost impossible.
l am deeply in love with him.
Can you advise me IL there IA
any way ] can continue nv
friendship with him. as he ~ "
boy that IL very much liked NV
everyone. and IL a boy that I ad-
mire?
DO you th.-k q few nlonths slf-
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Seen on Fifth Ave.
By LOUISE n T

Furs are fitted to be tied; that is
those that are developing the chic.
new fur scarfs. Generally these
jaunty fur pieces r Of the flat furs
such as lapin, galyak. Persian lamb
and broadtail. Generally they are
cut narrower in the middle TO COM
fortably swathe the throat and with
broader ends. They may be tied &C
cordinR 10 the within Of the wearer.
but usually are looped at the neck
and the ends permitted 10 simulate a
large bow across the throat. They
ara at once f~lattering and tailored
an admirable device for adding verve
10 the tailored ensemble or jacket
suit.
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The Stars Say
For Friday, August 20
n CENEvIEyE KEMBLE


DAY Of substantial progress
IN and achievement may be pred
icated upon the testimony OF
several excellent sidereal positions.
and this despite ONE worries and
vexatious circumstances. Old con-
gestions may be d~issipated. making
way for steady growth in the direc-
tlon OF gratifying fruition OF n
aehed aims. II is q time for pushing
diligently toward these goals. Be
careful OF signing papers and be
amiable in speech. Personal affairs
are also pleasantly aspected.
Those whose birthday IL is may
anticipate a year OF splendid fruition
OF industry and application. which
will be rewarded with steady growth
and assured financial success. But
be careful in signing papers and In
curling the tongue and temper. The
purely personal contacts may also be
pleasant and profitable
A child born on this day should
he steady industrious and ambitious
( and should eventually realize its
ambitions after some vexations and
annoyances. It's domestic. social and
affecticnal affiliations should be
gratifying and prominent as well.
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jaundice.


Jaundice is
a yellow dis
c ol o ratio n
of h e ) X j n
due 20 the de-
p : Of bile
pigment in the
tissues. IL is
really only a
s v m pit o m Of
some obstruc-
ton 10 the nor
NAL flow of
bile.
w h e n tn .
bile cannot es-
cane into the
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at the dinner
table.
Thirty-six of
e m were
d a p e d in
black and they
were empty.
Mr.. Lock-
wood stood at
the head Of
table, poured
a glass Of Bur
Eundy old
Burgundy set
aside in 1885
for this very
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Three-Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING
Monaco, Home of Chance

aAChA@ -
NTHRONED on a rock I
IT, live long. yet neither sow
nor reap"
That ~ the legend Of Monaco and
has been for centuries. Before the
justly celebrated Dit. Blanc arrived
in 1860 with his gaming tables, fresh
from Homburg in Germany. whence
he was driven hy the authorities,
another species OF pirate infested the
rocks OF the principality and had
done 50 for sever centuries. but
when the gambling palace which is
known the world over opened its
doors ordinary pirates folded up their
tents and sank into Oblivion Yet
IL II had not been for VI. Blanc II is
extremely doubtful Of the world
would ever have known Monte Carlo.
its brilliant assemblagss. its tales or
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70 the frog. Mij. Flor. Hand
and Yam-the other shadow-childrca
glanced at their companion. Knarf.
What could he be having In his
mind. they wondered.
AS for the worm. Il WAS most In.
terested OF all. IL raisei itself on
the end OF It's tail and waited 70 hear
what was coming next.
The shadow-children had core
upon the frog under IN ledge hv the
pond, where 1t was doing its utmost
10 teach the worm to jump, Try
a. IL would. however. the worm
couldn't manage *. for IL had nn
legs. you see. and without legs II
Is exceedingly difficult even 70 hop.
The frog. who had taught many
creatures how TO jump. as FOR cy-
ample the cricksts. the grass-hop-
pcrs. the toads and the COW fthe one
that jumped over the noon. couldn't
understand the poor worms diff.
Guilty.
No" Il said at length in despera-
ton. lit simply can't learn any
thing"
~Oh YES | know something that
II can learn" tho shadow-boy put In.
"No-n0-no. I'm sure you're mis-
taken. ~ can't learn 10 sing like
me. can it?" knarf shook his
head.
And IL can't learn to catch
flies" Again Knarf shook his
head.
And il can't learn 10 swim" But
here. Knarf said: Yes, indeed. that's
Just what IL can learn. I'm certain
Of Il. Don't you think you can learn
70 swim?' he asked the worm.
I'm try my best" the worm an
swered modestly. The frog was
anything but convinced. Neither
were the other shadows. Neverthe-
less IL was decided to give the worm
a last chance TO prove that II could
learn something "and II Il doesn't"
the frog warned grsvely. II don't
ever want to see II again" This
frightened the worm a little until
Knarg treasured II. Don't worry
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NTHAT had happened to dis
wv please Philip veritzen in the
elapsed since | had seen him? This
was the question which caromed
around my brain as l listened TO his
astonishing comment that he thought
] had decided TO dispense with his
services altogether.
IL was not because OF my tardi-
ness ia telephoning him. l vas ure
of that. though he Is easily irritated
Dn the score Of non-punctuality. But
he has been most indulEent 10 me
hpon the rare occasions that ] have
1ransgressed in that direction No.
rhss was something more serious.
nnd, with a feeling OF strong dis
taste, / braced myself to find out
what II was.