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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
: Stray Remarks

to drown myself in the wash
bowl. Confound the middle ages!
"Oh, but you must understand
the middle ages to enjoy and ap-
preciate the present, or rather
YOU must understand them so as
10 know the pleasures you have
missed"
Not one whit more or less do
| enjoy watching a sunset now
because Ruskin thought those of
the middle ages, as they cast
their golden rays along the tur-
rents Of castles or over the rip
pies Of moats, were more mag
nificent and soul-inspiring. To
me a sunset viewed through the
windshield of a racing automo-
bile seems far more desirable
than one viewed in 1900 by a
peasant kicking the sides Of a
stubborn mule in vain en-
deavor to get to his nut before
dark. For most Of them did
live in huts-miserable, dark,
dingy huts with dirt floors-and
most Of them were wretched
slaves. And few Of them ever
had the courage or the desire to
raise their heads high enough to
see a sunset.
Darn the middle ages Rus
kin and the thousands of others
with him who are continually
lamenting the passing Of the
medieval glOries and are ever IN
V0king the curses of the devil on
all inventions employing steel
and steam are, to my mind, no
more than toothless old fogies
sitting in the chimney corner
talking about the good old days.
We Of the younger generation
don't care about the good old
days. We believe the present
better and place our hope in the
future. If the art of the middle
ages is good, let it become a
part Of our contemporary life /;
but for Cod 5 sake don't ask US
to abandon all the Joys and an
tiCipations Of the present and go
about knocking down steel-lined
skyscrapers and destroying
canals to build more castles and
moats so that we will have the
proper environment to create
more art just like it t.-RoWan
Dngjdson.
If my opinion were being
asked, which is of course not the
case, | would suggest that a suf-
ticent number of copies be made
Of Howard Mumford Jones open
letter to Governor Gardner and
distributed among the legisla-
tors for their conscientious con-
sideration. It seems to me that
the University of. Michigan pro-
fessor, formerly a highly valued
member of our own English de-
partment, has summed up the
situation most aptly. He has hit
the proverbial nail on the head
and driven it home with one
clean, unerring blow. The need
for economy by the state is not
disputed, but would it be a wise
policy to effect this economy by
Gripping the institutions in the
state of which we North Caro-
linians should be most proud, our
University? | take my stand
beside Professor Jones in sub
scribing to the utter absurdity
and suicidal folly of the pro-
posed 10 per cent. salary cut.
The past decade has been one
of epochal growth and expansion
in our state. | might presume
to say that North Carolina has
assumed the leadership of the
Southern states in general pro-
gression, and certainly in the
field of higher education. This
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13

Raskob says he hasn't bought
the band-wagon from us Demo-
Gratis; he 8 just holding 1t IN his
garage until we settle up for
alcohol in the radiator.-Ddllds
NeaUs.
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CANARIES FOR SALE

Pair of canaries with breeding
cage complete, only $40. K.
Tack, Box 70, r. F. D. 2, Chapel
Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
FOR SALE AND RENT

=. 5-Room house and 4-room cot
tage-telephone 4726.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13

Goods plea: Oh let me be
your little valentine until your
big valentine comes along,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-02-13
REFRIGERATOR FOR SALE
RefriQe]

Refrigerator for sale. Near
ly as good as new. SIS. Mrs.
J. C. Graves, lis Battle Lane.
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ALMA RUBENS' LIFE STORY

a heap on the floor. The WON
an gave my arm fierce jer.
None of that" she grated,
you aren't before the screen
now, you know, none of that
play acting here" and then she
raped on the door Of a cell
near by.
She raised her harsh voice,
in menace.
Alma Is Threatened
Shut up" she yelled, "or
you know what you'll get!"
She jerked my arm again, and
I managed to regain my feet,
and stumbled on.
I was shaking from head to
foot, the cold sweat started
from every pore, but I tottered
and stumbled on, through half
a dozen other long cell lined
rooms. Once in a while from
one of the cells, came a mo-
notonous voice chanting some
gibberish, over and over, and
over and over, but for the most
part there was nothing but
death-like silence.
Once I looked up and saw
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By FAITH BALDWIN
DIET AND HEALTH
BY DR.. Logan Clendening-

have been accumulated. (Also,
incidentally, a large mass of
fancieS.) In fact, the studies
made all over the world have
resulted in creating a new
division of the causation of
disease, and has been given the
general name of allergy. Per
haps a better. certainly q
simpler and more understand
able word, is representative
ness.
The term includes hay fever
and other conditions due to
sensitiveness to the pollens Of
plants.
A second cause consists Of
animal carnations and dan
druff which are inhaled when
the sensitized person gets near
an animal. The third frequent
cause for the symptoms is from
absorption of special foods.
Definite symptoms Shown
The symptoms which occur
in a sensitive person when ex-
posed to the active substance
are quite definite. Respiratory
distress is we'll illustrated by
hay fever-nasal discharge,
sneezing, cough and finally
asthma. Asthma alone may
occur from food or dandruff
absorption. Various skin dis
eases are certainly to be
ascribed to this phenomenon
hives, and peculiar swellings
Called angio-neurotic oedema)
as we'll as eruptions of other
kinds.
Many other conditions have
been ascribed to food allergy.
The phyicians who have worked
in the field have been notable
more for enthusiasm than for
critical judgment on the ma
terial before them. Hence they
have announced tina migraine
headaches. epilepsy, dizziness
and many abdominal conditions
are due to Representatives,.
In fact, as enthusiasts are apt
to do. they have been inclined
to take over the whole field Of
medicine for their pet. No
certain signs of allergy exist,
however. except asthma, hay
fever, hives and a few other
skin eruptions poison ivy,
primrose dermatitis).
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Directed by Amos Parrish.

ure is energetic and your
shoulders straight. If not.
better consider one of the other
types that are easier fitting and
more dress-like in their design.
Easy to Wear
The uit whose jacket wraps
around to the side, closing down
the front in diagonal line Gil
lustrated) is one of the easiest
for all figures to wear. And it's
one of the most fashionable.
The suit sketched has lots
of good details. % The narrow
roll collar. % The belted waist
line. 90 The peplurn effect. "a
The three-quarter sleeveS-new
and smart.
But there are many others
just as good. Some suits with
this diagonal closing won't have
any collar at all. Others will
have collars with notched lapels.
Lots Of them-most of them, in
fact-will ha~o full length
sleeves. Come will have the
peplum section cut straight
across the front.
Which is the most becoming
to you is the mos fashionable
for you.
Tomorrow: Fashions in spring
bIOuses are discussed by Amos
Parrish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
FASHIONS
F AN CIES

Precious Moments find us
wearing sets of semi-precious
stones. Most suitable to a sim
pie black frock would be a set
consisting of pendant necklace,
brooch and ring, in carved jade
combined with seed pearls and
gold filigree.
Sequins Offer a Sequel to the
sparkling note that the mode
demands, and so one sees
vast number of lovely dresses
discreetly featuring Sequins.
There is a velvet girdle at the
waistline. Other details include
a deep cape at back and
front peplum.
Out for tn night and wear
ing one of the new Molyneux
TERED frocks. What more could
one ask? Blue chiffon Is sued
for a new model with the three
tiers of the skirt finely tucked
and releasing their fullnesS IL
narrow flounceS. Tiny roses of
the chiffon outline the lingerie
soft shades of maize. 1t is q
foundation Of white faille.
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through the grating high in
the door Of a cell a pair of
wild eyes, staring at me. The
wild eyes closed and opened
in a kind of stealthy signal to
me. but l staggered on, till fl
nally we reached the receiving
ward.
All the way to the ward 1 was
introduced with sardonic humor
to the attendants.
Just a Hop Head
Here's Alma Rubens, the
movie star. Look at her now.
Doesn't look so pretty today,
does she? They say she's a
hop-head now"
And the other attendants said
what they pleased about me, to
my very face, as if I were dumb
and deaf and blind. as well as
what they call crazy.
In the receiving ward the
woman snatched the protecting
blanket from my shoulders, and
then for the first time noticed
that 1 was still clutching in one
hand the pitiful half dozen
cigarettes remaining in the
package that the chauffeur of
the ambulance had given me.
The woman snatched the
cigarettes from my hand.
I'LL just take these" she said,
"you won't need them here"
oh, can't I smoke" I ven
tured.
you heard me-" snapped the
woman. And then they took
me and threw me into a brown
metal bath tub. none too clean
and gave me what they called
a bath.
I never had a bath like that
before and I hope I shall never
have a bath like that again.
(To Be COntinued)
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} to use what little wits I had to
protect myself.
So I answered meekly. and
tried my poor best to smile.
The woman unbuckled the
heavy belt, which bound my
arms to my body, she did it
roughly, as if she was untying
a savage dog.
But l was so relieved to get
rid of the heavy belt that
said not one word in protest.
The woman grasped me by one
arm.
Her Manly Voice
where are you taking me-"
I whispered.
The woman gave my arm a
jerk, never mind where you're
going" she rasped in her coarse
voice that was like the voice
of a man.
Just do as you're told, you'll
- find out soon enough, and
there will be plenty of time
for you to begin worrying. All
the time there is" she said,
all the time there is" and
she laughed a strange, secret,
grating laugh.
"All the time there is"
that sentence rang in my heart
like the toll of a funeral bell.
Observation-Disclosures" it
was like a clock striking some
where in an empty and for
Saken house.
"All-the-time-there-iS-"
over and over 1 heard the great
clock strike those terrible words.
Meaning of Time
Time, what was time to me,
what did the word mean any
how, once I knew what it meant.
There was time for dancing,
time for laughter, time for
music, time for good healthy
work, time for friends, time for
love-all the time there is!
What did the word mean
now?
All at once after we had
passed through half a dozen
wards. locking and unlocking,
locking and unlocking as we
went-all at once shrek
echoed to the ceiling. A high
wailing. dispairing, soul ripping
shrek that scared to the high
est note of the scale, wavered,
and then ceased, as suddenly
as it had begun. 1 collapsed in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
THEY WERE APPROACHING THE HOUSE.

good horse for beginner"
Il didn't say she was suited"
laughed his mother, but any
port in a storm" She looked
at her son thoughtfully and
added. casually, as if a desire
to ride on his part was an
everyday occurrence: Don Lor'
EMO would be about up to your
weight, I think. I bought him a
year or two ago. perhaps you
remember, and he's in excellent
condition, Masters tells me-"
She turned to Mary Lou, her
eyes shining.
while you were out 1 tele-
phoned shops and things. One
of the saleswomen at" she
mentioned the name OF a IA
nous Fifth Avenue establish
ment-"iS coming out this after.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02

NEW YORK, March 2.-"Suit
yourself" Fashion says to the
many who will wear some kind
of suit this spring.
Suits are youthful looking.
They're feminine. They're as
Sprightly as spring weather. And
they make you feel more like
spring and newness than almost
any other costume.
You can do many fashion
things with a suit. Make good
looking color combinations with
your blouse. Wear all kinds of
scarfs in the interesting new
ways. Put a blouse collar outside
and make the costume soft and
frilly.
Spring suits were never
easier to wear than this year.
For two reasons. Cd There are
enough different kinds to suit
every ype. 90 They're all
softer ana more dress-like than
they L ID to be.
Fitted WaiStline
Fitted a little at the waistline
in a feminine war, with a skirt
that flares slightly and is easy
to walk in. And one of the new
things to watch for is the wider
lapeis which you can see in
the sketch-almost wide enough
to be called revers.
This is a fine suit if your fig.
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ing her own pleasure and aston
ishment-"I think she'd do"
"Flapper? Is that the little
brown one?" Mary Lou asked.
We'll. she doesn't sound
awfully tame!"
A Snappy NeighbOr
& Ne is, though. And she's
been proven recently enough.
I've lent her to Jenny Wynne
rather often, when she needed
an extra saddle horse. Jenny's
neighbor of ours, a distant rela-
tive" she explained to Mary
Lou, land she's always having
house parties and needing to
borrow anything from horses to
golf balls!"
IF Jenny was suited" began
Lorrimer doubtfully, Il question
whether Flapper would be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Has She Lost Him?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am afraid I have made a
terrible mistake. I am very,
very much in love with a boy
whom I have been going with
for six months. We are not en-
gagged, and my girl friends told
me that this boy would want to
become engaged if he saw me
going with other boys. So I
broke one or two dates with
him, just to go with boys who
bored me very much. The re-
suit has been that the boy I
love has faded out of sight. How
can I get him back?
LOVESICK.
You seem indeed to have been
playing with fire. my poor child.
I mean, of course, the fire of
jealousy. 1t is supposed to
stimulate mans love for a girl,
or, perhaps, rather his desire to
marry her, if he notes the eX-
istence of a few rivals. But this
game, when it is a game. has to
be played more artfully than
you have seemed to have played
it. What you have done, evil
IDENTIFY. is to convince your boy
friend that you are tickle and
tired of him. Since you are
neither, you must coax him
back as skillfully as you can.
What does he particularly like?
Music? A good dinner? A hike
in the country? Tempt him
with some invitation that he will
find irresistible. Write him a nice
letter that will express your
own sincere self. After a short
period of sulkiness he will come
back to you, I am sure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
THE BEAUTY
BOX

When there is roll of fat
between neck and shoulders, it
can be pounded away. Have
some member of the family
take on the job. The adipoSe
tissues should be kneaded
firmly, slapped with flattened
palms, hammered with closed
hands. Follow with applications
of towels which have been
wrung out Of ice water. This
treatment works like magic.
Hands chap in cold weather
because cold absorbs the natural
oils of the skin. Winter time
is also hard on finger nails. that
become brittle and seem to have
a special fondness for growing
hangnails. A remedy is found
in lanoline, which is soon alb
Sorbed, so hands can be used
afterwards. There are any
number of proprietary articles,
sold at reasonable prices, which
will heal chapped hands in a
few applications.
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brown depths. Mary Lou
nodded, imperceptibly, and
smiled, and Mrs. Lorrimer drew
a long breath Of relief.
Lorrimer was questioning his
mother with more animation
than she had seen in him for
years.
About the horses-Delight
wants to ride. I've said I'll
teach her-if I haven't forgot
ten myself" he added half
ruefully. Have we any mount
Notwithstanding pretty tame
to begin WITH" he went on
and, at Mary Louis indignant
exclamation. he startled him
self by laughing. Pretty rusty,
that laugh. but it served.
"Flapper." his mother said
thoughtfully, adeptly concealing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
CHAPTER 81

A key ratled in the lock. the
door swung open with a sort of
furtive, sly, movement. and a
strange woman came into the
room.
The strangest woman I had
seen in all my life.
She was short and strong, her
lips were thin, her eyes we're
cruel, and she had a voice
exactly like a mans. She
walked with a strange, siding
motion, and she had on her
thin lips strange secret smile.
She ratified a huge bunch of
keys, strung on a huge, steel
ring.
Keys, brass keys. heavy keys,
keys that punctuated every hour
of the day and night with their
rattle.
Before 1 had been in Pat
ton "a hours. the rattle Of
those keys burned their way
into my brain, so that l nave
never forgotten the sound of
them.
$50 you're Alma Rubens,"
rasped the Strange Woman.
Alma Rubens, the movie star.
How in the world did you get
here?"
The Cause of Her Smile
So that was the cause of her
secret smile, was it.
Well, she shouldn't have the
chance to brag that she had
struck Alma Rubens down, and
made her a groveling, begging
coward, the first minute she
saw her. I made up my mind
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noon with some ready-to-wear
things for you to try on. I'll
catch her before she leaves
town and tell her to include a
riding kit"
Mary Lou tried hard to look
demurely accustomed to such
service, but her eyes betrayed
her. She had overcome her
first reluctance, as what nor
NAL girl would not, and had
given Mrs. Lorimer her meas
urements. She wouldn't be hard
to fit, being what is known as
a perfect 16. and. armed with
that knowledge, and glove and
shoe sizes. Mrs. Lorrimer had
simply gone to a telephone and
given certain orders.
Continued Tomorrow
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Poisoning by food or by the
remains Of food in the inter
tines is, in spite Of wide popu-
lar belief to the contrary, not
a very real danger. People who
think they are being chronically
poisoned by what they eat or
from intestinal intoxication
usually are victims of nerves.
In plain words. hypochron-
driacs. The equally prevalent
notion that many kinds Of skin
eruption are due to digestive
disturbances gets little en-
couragement from the regular
medical profession.
Real Food Poisoning
One form of food poisoning,
however, is undoubtedly real
the existence of idiosyncraSies
or peculiar reactions to food on
the part of certain people.
This condition has been studied
for only a short time, but
already a large mass of facts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday
Is March 3

For Those Whose Birthday
Is March 3
If March 3 is your birthday,
during the coming year there
are beneficial influences work
ing toward an improvement in
your surroundings. Any i'm
pulsive feelings or thoughtless
actions should be curbed, as
they might lead to miSunder-
standings with friend or loss
Of money.
Important Dates
Avoid excuses of all kinds,
take no risks and maintain
routine from June to 8, Is,
II, % to 25, June 20 to July 4,
September 3 to 6, November 13
to Is, December 2 to 4. Good
for general affairs from March
3 to 81, April l to Is, June 16,
II, July 3 to S. July II to 10,
october 2 to 6, %. "a, 81 to 20,
November 3 to S. Contradictory
dates show two opposing in
fluences.
A child born March will be
imaginative, sensitive, impulSive
and fond of art and nature.
He should learn Self-control and
curb excessive extravagance.
He will learn more through in
tuition than concentration. and
should have harmonious sur
roundingS.
Tendencies for March 4
During the early part of the
day, matters affecting older
people, land, produce and old
established business concerns
are favored. In the afternoon
care should be exercised in con-
nection with agreements, cor
reSpondence, legal matters, or
with those things connected
with liquids, oils and drugs.
Copyright. 1891. Premier syndicatsI
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BY Anne Adams
Pattern 1925

dGGCIh 1870
Pattern 1925 is cunning in
any of the cotton or wash silks
so popular in colorful, printed
designs.
May be obtained only in
sizes 2, 4. 6 and 8. Size re-
quires 21s yards of 36-inch
fabric.
Send Is cents, coin or stamps
for each pattern giving name,
address, style number and size
wanted. Send for Spring and
Summer fashion book, price IS
cents. Book with pattern, rs
cents. Address Washington
Times Pattern Bureau, 24S
West 18th St., New York City.
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Life, Love and Adventures
Of a Modern Cinderella
What Has HGppened So Far

Thrown her Mary Lou ThursOn,
u vvaciOuS orphan seeks position Noticing
companion for seminvad Larry Mitchell, a
Mary LOUIS friend shows Mary applies
the position in the paataI home Mrs LOrimer Wesm
She told the ad should have read male companion the
seminvaid Is Trave LOrrmer LOrrmer Shot
and imprisoned while World War aviator, Of
shell shock Mary Lou leave when TravrS
the calls Delight"
wife Mrs LOrrmeT explains Travers claims to have married
American girl in England named Delight Hartford Obviously
double" thinks his missing
wife Mrs Lorrimer begs Mary Lou to remain good salary
Delight Hartford" temporarily the
wife, help regain his normal state Of mind
and health. Finally Mary consents.