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Daily Health
Talk

The Council on Physical Therayy
Of the American Medical Association
IS interested In all OF the physical
forces that influence the human
body and particularly in attempts %
treat disease by exercise, massag~.
manipulation and similar methods.
Recently DR.. Robert B. OSgood, a.
the request Of the Council, sum-
married our present knowledge Of
body mechanics and posture. The
mark of good body mechanics is
good posture. The head should be
held up with the chin in, pulled
back until its point is nearly over
the breast bone and balanced props
erlv above the shoulders. hips and
ankles. The chest must be held in
such a position that the breast bone
OF sternum Is the part Of the body
farthest forward. The lower abdo-
men is held in and flat. The legs ere
lined up with the trunk. and head
so that the body weight is supported
with a minimum amount OF exerti)n.
Good body mechanics provide for
proper distribution Of weight IN
such a manner that the joints ami
ligaments Of the feet are protected.
In good posture, the back curves well
within normal limitations. If they
are within normal limitations, there
Will not be anv joint or muscle strain
and the mobility Of the back will be
sufficient.
The processes OF evolution which
caused q four-tooted animal to stand
and walk on two feet threw extra
ordinary strains on portions Of the
body that were not constructed at
first to bear such strains. 1t made
necessary balancing Of a peculiarly
delicate type. Because OF the necrs-
sity for such balancing. special "
gans developed in the human BODY
which aid the sense Of position IN
space. and the human being develop
ed a muscle sense which makes him
aware OF the position Of any parti-
cular portion OF his body. However.
a healthful individual with proper
body mechanics should not feel al
any time a sense of strain on any
muscle. ligament. bone or joint. Cor
rect tone in the tissues and correct
carriage or body mechanics makes
balancing an automatic and there
fore unnoticed function.
The tissues OF the feet particu-
larlv are forced. in the animal that
walks on two feet. to carry twice
the weight that the feet are COM
PEELED to carry In animals that walk
IN four feet. For this reason painful
feet hfre come TO be one Of the
most fbrious conditions complained
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TO-DAY rS THF
Anniuersuw
AIR RAID ON LONDON

On oct. / 1917 German aircraft
made It's Gath raid on London, thi5
time killing 10 and in1uring &c.,
The first air raid was made on
London by German aircraft Jan 10,
1915. IN the "a air raids, the enemy
killed outright 865 men, women and
children, and wounded over $500
On this date the German planes
were repulsed by barrage fire be-
fore they could do any more dam
age,
Railway stations. churches and
public buildings were thrown open
To the people for protection.
A correspondent wrote: Public
buildings On oil kinds which were
stout enough to offer some resistance
TO possible bombs had open doors,
and the caretakers and Others OK
the staffs in many OF the greas
blocks OF offices and business pre-
misses were also quick In their offers
70 share their greater safety with
any who sought it."
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ming vas anything but the casual
visit he made It out TO be. The
two girls were washing dishes
when the bell rang. Norma went
to answer It and admitted Bob.
She apologIzed. explained dinner
had been late. Bob called for a
tea towel and volunteered to help
but his offer was refused.
In five minutes the last OF the
dishes were out Of sight. Norma
remembered one or the windows
had taken on an unmanaEeable
stubbornness and could not be
raised. Would Bob fix II? or
course he would. He did.
"You know" Farrell said as he
dropped into the arm chair. "a fell
low came into the Office today with
n Of the craziest cases I've yer
heard OF. It's a fellow who lives
In Laurel Park. DO you know what
he's up against?"
Il wouldn't even try TO guess"
said Chris. What's bis difIculty?"
We'll. Laurel Park has its own
city government. you know. They've
paved a new street and this man
Perkins his name is-owns a house
on the block. But when he bought
his property the owner retained a
strip a foot wide between the house
and street. When they came around
with the paving proposition Per-
kins refused to pay for the strip
In front Of his home, saying he
didn't own the frontage. Nobody
could persuade him 10 buy that
foot OF land. Well. the paving's I'm
now and the Laurel Park council
has ruled that II Perkins steps over
that foot Of ground. jumps over IL
or crosses II in any way he will be
subject to arrest. The man came
to US to see what he could do about
it,"
why. how perfectly silly"
Maybe. but he's had 10 come
and 60 by the back door and alley
drive for a week now and he's
pretty sick Of IL. Everybody else
can use the street and sidewalk.
You see he has a legal right 10 be
on his own property. He has the
same legal right as anyone else to
be on the street. What he can't do
Is cross from one to the other"
Norma was smiling. Are you
going TO help him. Bob"
"Oh. there's really nothing much
for Perkins to do but con- across
and buy that land. It's iust a case
OF mulishness. He's made up his
mind he won't. Someone else made
up theirs that he would. It's not
my worry though. Bill Kennedy's
handling IL. He was telling me
about the thing just before I left
the Office. Just one Of these freak
affairs that pop up every now and
then"
Il remember Mr.. Brooks told me
about something like that once"
Norma said m%editatively. She re-
lated sketchy details OF a legal con
troversy involving a picket fence.
They sat IN the comfortable liv-
ing room and talked for ~three-quar.
tiers Of an hour. Then Farrell arose
and said he must be leaving.
Come 10 see us again soon."
Chris urged as he stood with one
hand on the doorknob. Norma
added. Yes. dol"
Thanks. Be glad 10. Well
good night"
There was no doubt that Chris
plan TO take Norma's mind from
her worries had succeeded. Norma
was more like her old self for the
rest OF the evening.
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OI9oI BY NASSERVICE INC.

much is Il going to COST"
About $3.50. / guess. with the
hospital and everything. | couldn't
let you pay all Of 1t. Bob. but III
admit I've been wondering how |
was going to dig up that much"
Then don't worry about 1t any
longer. I'll write a check right
now. Farrell pulled out a fountain
pen and reached for his check book.
"Not now" Chris told him. I'VE
don't need the money now and /
wouldn't want the responsibility OF
keeping II. I'll let you know when
the bills begin to come In. It's fine
OF you TO want to do this. Bob"
why shouldn't /? It's-well. it's
just a little thing. BY the way.
you won't mention the fact TO Nor
ma. win you? Please don'ti"
Chris nodded. I'll tell her the
money Is a loan" she said. land
she'll think it's all from me. When
she begins to pay II hack Ill turn
the cash over 10 you"
You're going to see that she has
everything?"
Everything she needs. Or. vii.
loughby says she's getting along
splendidly IL II only weren't for
these moods OF depression"
There was a pause and then Far
rell asked. HAS she heard any
thing at all from Traverse"
"You mean Mark? Not a word.
Wouldn't you think he'd be ashamed
OF himself? And nothing from his
family either. or course that was
TO be expected Oh. Bob. to think
/ stood by and let her marry that
good-for-nothing! II makes me
wild when / think OF that. | might
have known 1t would end this wayl"
There was no way for you 70
know that" Farrell said thought
fully. "Or for anyone else to know
II. either. Well. IL you say so Ill
stop In tomorrow night. For a few
minutes anyway" He noticed the
waitress coming toward them and
added. What are you going to have
for DESSERT"
They gave their attention 10 the
menu. BY the time their orders
we're set before them three other
diners had taken the nearest table.
There was no longer opportunity to
talk privately. A little later they
left the restaurant and boarded a
street car. Bob left Chris at the
door OF the apartment building.
There vas a crack or light show
Ing beneath the door as Chris
climbedthe dark stairs. She slipped
her key into the lock. called out
"Yoo-whoi" and entered.
No M was in the room. Chris
glanced about. hurried to the al
cove where the two studio beds
stood. Norma lay there sound
asleep. one arm out over the covers
and the other pillowed beneath her
head. Her hair was tossed back
from her face. A siIken strap had
slipped out Of place. revealing a
smoothly rounded. ivory shoulder.
Chris stood quietly looking down
at the other girl. Norma's breathing
was deep and regular. Cautiously
Chris got to her knees. Yes. just
as she b 1 expected. The pillow
beneath Norma's cheek was damp
from tear drops. One More night
when the girl had cried herself to
sleep. Softly Chris tiptoed away
and arranged the screen 80 that
light from tho lamp could not
awaken Norma.
THERE was no indication that
= Bob Farrell's call the next eve
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BEGIN HERE ID

Pretty NORMA KENT. 20-yenr-
old secretary. mnrries MARK
THAtEHS. miliiOnnire's son. I'm
spite of the opposition of Marks
father. r.. NJ. TRANERs.
The story pen In Marlboro.
middie-western metropolis. After
fashionable Hue Springs during
which Mark spends all his money
and bOrrOws $500 the couple re-
turn 10 Marlboro. Mark loses his
first Job. Then he becomes u floor
walker in n department store. In
spite Of poverty he and Norma nre
happy until his father sends for
him. Travers offers tn take Mark
back into his business organiEn-
ttOn ~ the son Will prove he can
make good. His nrst task In
wolves IA business trip 90 France.
Norma must remain nt home. She
tries 10 persuade Mark not 20 20
but IN unable to do so.
Norma. rudely treated at her
fnther-in-Inw's home. slips away.
nb0uss. CHRIS SAUNDERS. her
Former roommate. helps her and
a Job.
Marks father, determined to
engineer a divorce. employees de-
tectiyes 20 trail the girl. They
produce records 60 show that
norma three enr earlier IN
been convicted ON n vice charge.
In spite Of evidence that this
charge was framed and Norma
Innocent. Travers sends his law
yer 60 Paris. Norma knows moth
Ing of all this until she receives
n letter telling her Mark has Sc
Office Norma faints and Chris
X her home. Though an. Nor
ma goes 20 the TrEvers home to
appeal 20 Marks parents. she
learns they are fn Florida. Norma
moves 20 Chris apartment. One
night Chris meets bob Farrell,
former suitor Of NOrmn's, and
says, "SomethiBE has 20 be done
and you mast help me!s
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXvIII
FARRELL looked at the girl
What do you want me to dor
ne said.
Il want you to help me, Bob
Something's got TO be done-and
done right away. II Norma doesn't
begin TO take an interest in some.
thing-begin to care a little BIZ
what's going on around her--the
Doctor says 1t will affect her health.
I've tried and tried and it's no use,
She doesn't want to go anywhere.
TX we stay at home she'll sit and
sometimes not say more than a
iozen words all evening"
"But I don't e that there's any.
thing I can do"
"Yes. you can, Bob. Norma's al,
ways liked you. She likes 10 hear
about the things you do and what's
going on in your Office. II you'd
drop around once in a while the
way you used to I'm sure II would
aelp. Just say you happened to be
in the neighborhood and thought
you'd stop in or something OF the
sort"
Farrell flushed slightly. "rd do
anything / could TO help you,
Chris" he said. but / don't think
Norma wants TO see me-"
Won't you come out once-just
once-and e IL 1t doesn't work
the way I think II wiIl?"
why. Of course. IL you want me
TO-"
How about tomorrow night?"
"Thatll be all right with me. BY
the way. what about these doctor
Is she going to need money!"
Not now. Or. Willoughby's
keeping his charges down. I think
he's sorry for Norma Saw her
that first day. you know. when she
tainted In the Office. But she'll have
to borrow after while. Won't take
a cent. OF course. but I've persuad-
ed her it's all right to accept II
and pay it back later"
Let me take care Of that. How
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-01
New York
Letter

NEW YORK. - The gent who
rave Broadway It's first cabaret.
signs deeply when he hears OF
racketeers who have made night
life what II Is today. And he smiles
when he hears OF the salaries paid
TO certain entertainers.
when ! opened my place IN 4otn
street." recalls Jake Wolff, who Is
now 30, Sam Bernard and Irving
Berlin used to entertain just for
the fun Of 1t. They'd come around
for the evening, and when they
felt like putting on an act, they
did-all in fun.
And it's hard to believe the
stories about the gangsters and
the thugs. I had q big bar In my
place and I al remember when
we'd count out a couple Of thou
sand dollars right In front OF
everybody. And no one ever thought
of crooks being around. 1t begins
TO look as though Broadway was
Just about where the Bowery was
then" .
More than frequently 1t does, at
that.
The swankier stories now have
backgammon courses. One OF the
teachers is a charmGg young
woman whose family belonged 10
the PARK Avenue-Fifth Avenue set
The crash sent them to the wall,
as It did many another moneyed
clan. The society girl had never
had to think about working. Just
as she was desperately wondering
what sort Of position she could
seek, the backgammon craze set IN.
She could do that.
Many Of her pupils are among
her social set. And the fee Tor
lessons brings in a good income.
Funny thing Is that extremely
few chorines have been able to
make good at dress modelling. When
two Of the swankier shops-Jay
Thorpe and Bergdorff Goodman
had style shows recently, / made
inquiry concerning the models OF
the current winter. / found that
practically none Of the swank
places are using chorines, although
thousands Of stage beauties are
out of work. Whatever their physi-
cal attractions, these charmers
usually carry q theatrical quality
that Is out OF tune with the man
ners of the style salons.
However, there Is always a e
mand for young women Of society.
particularly when they are well
known to the social register world.
Norman Anthony. the young man
who has attracted considerable
editorial attention with his mag
azine "Ballyhoo", which carries no
advertising and br-lesques the
widely-known slogaiJi, arrived in
New York from Buffalo at the age
of 10 with a wife and no job. He
started out to be a cartoonist and,
with youthful ambition, mailed
scores Of his drawings to the New
York humorous weeklies.
Finally he got an acceptance
from Life" and received a check.
And of course" he related the
other night, Il thought that meant
that I was made. All I had to do
was arrive in New York and be a
big-shot artist. Didn't I have an
acceptance In my pocket?"
SO he married a hometown girl
and the two innocents arrived in
the big town. only to discover that
no one seemed to want any more
drawings. For months they lived
in hall bedrooms, and Anthony
finally wound UP in a newspaper
job.
Which, by the way. is a story
that could be told Of scores Of
young people who have made good
in the big city-thousands more
who turned on the gas, or went
back home.
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Quotations

The fact that W many persons In
America are wealthy should aid
that nation In overcoming the pres
ent economic depression.
Count Alexander Tolstoy
Even I'm n film there should be n
suggestion that marriage might be
a lovely thing. "A. a. Milne
we Americans are the richest ma
ton in the world with the longest
breadlines. Ernst Morris.
QUOTATIONS 5000.
The independent farmer. has
the best chance among all classes
OF Americans 20 cali his soul his
own. Stuart Chase.
10 Is not law that makes the Gus
tom, but the custom that makes the
law. Brand Whitlock.
NY agents cannot take the Law
In their own hands.
director OF Prohibition Enforce
ment Woodcock-
~ the industrial life or tina world
must be but o. squabbla for the
best bone, then the big dog viii nd
ways get the big b y. N
Dean Brown OF Yale. \
The government OF this country
exists for the protection and pre-
servatIon OF It's people.
Governor Pinchot Of Pennsyl-
vania.
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GUILT IA q, q, LIPS
: LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
Author OF
MAD MARRIAGE"

A week later when Bob called 10
see II the two girls were nc homo
he promised them a surprise. Over
the telephone he refused TO explain
further but half an hour later he
led them proudly 70 the apartment
window and pointed TO the street
There before the entrance was a
shiny coupe.
ooh. Bobl-is II yours?"
Why Bob"
mice looking little bus. isn't TT"
he said grinning. Got the chance
to buy II al a bargain and II was
too good to refuse. Picks up speed.
too WeIl-would you like to try
it?"
Both girls exclaimed with en-
thusiasm when they inspected the
car az close range. IL was small.
OF inexpensive make but II had
trim lines. Farrell was like O
school boy displaying a new toy.
He helped the girls inside and
took the wheel. They drove for
an hour and a half. April had been
a cool month but there was the
scent OF spring I'm the air.
He did not go inside when they
reached the apartment but nodded
a cheerful good night az the door.
Take another spin some OF these
times?" Farrell asked.
We'll be glad to-" Chris told
him and Norma agreed. Then they
went into the building.
On a Sunday afternoon 10 days
later Farrell took the girls for n
second drive. Then as the days be-
came warmer ne dropped into the
habit or coming around oftener.
The second week I'm May there was
a terrific and unreasonable hoo
spell. "A drive I'm the open countrya
after sunset was a blessed reliefA
Bob's coupe drew up before the
apartment almost every evening.
Always the three OF them went
together. IL was natural enough
because Chris and Norma spent MI
most every evening in each others
company.
DR.. Willoughby mentioned the
fact that his patient seemed I'm bet
ter spirits.
June arrived. Norma gave up
her work In Stuart's Office and n
girl whom Chris knew. a capable
stenographer out or work since the
Office In which she worked cut ita
force. took over her duties. About
the same time Norma told Chris
she thought Bob should discontinue
coming 70 the apartment. Chris re-
lnyed this suggestion 90 Farrell
and the automobile drives ceased.
June proved a warm month and
July brought three weeks OK
scorching heat. Chris postponed
her vacation 30 that she could BE-
with Norma. They were hard.
wearing days with 4he sun beating
down on hot pavements from morn
ing until evening and the nights
offered q little respite. They were
hard days for Norma and hard days
for Chris.
The last week I'm August had
been set for Norma 70 20 70 the hos
pitaL The two girls were sitting
before the open window trying TO
get a breath OF cool air one evening
early I'm the month There was no
light I'm the room because light at-
tracted insects. Norma reached
for Chris hand and held n tightly.
Chris" she said slowly. there's
something ! want you to promise
mel"
(To BE Continued)
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what, they're likely to go TO the
polls to tell who's Hoover.
Six Chicago police captains we're
shifted in a war on gambling.
With the professionals out OF the
way. that puts the game on the
up and up.
Since trans-ocean airplaneS have
been disappearing. stow-awaying
has been losing popularity.
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coon AT

$50 you let your old bookkeep-
er go. What was the trouble
couldn't he balance his accounts"
HE could-and so well that he
was beginning to Juggle them
Pathfinder.
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Rurbs

But while Ohioans land every
body else) let 1t rain. a Californian
blithely confesses it's the first time
In a decade.
Now that the president has told
the World War veterans what's
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UNSATISFACTORY

Physician-What you have got
to do is to give up red meat,
smoking and take no liquor. CAS-
patient prepares to go). oh, but
stop a moment you have forgot
ten my fee.
Pafient-FeeI What for should
I pay you a fee? I'm not going TO
take your advice.-PaSsing Show.
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of BIZ a tremendous number Of peo-
pie. Proper body mechanics tend TO
distribute the weight and thereby to
avoid early disability due to breaz-
ing down OF arches.
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THE BASIS

Friend-Why do you always In
auire what your patients eat? Does
1t help your diagnosis?
Doctor: No. but ID helps my
charges for professional services
Passing Show.
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The
Once Ooer

THE GARBLE SISTERS AND
WORLD AFFAIRS

WORLD AFFAIRS
Il see England has cut cut the
gold standard"
so I heard somebody say. What's
1t all about anyhow"
ITS all about gold"
Whose gold?"
"England's gold, / guess. It's got
something to do with Mahatma
Gandhi's visit, but ! forget what"
Il knew England would have
trouble with that Indian"
king George tried to help the
government from running short Of
gold by cutting his weekly allow
ance, but it didn't do any good. ]
think the truth OF 1t was that Eng
land was all out Of gold fo- q long
time before Ramsay Macdonald let
anybody know It."
But what Is a gold standard.
anyhow"
1T Is something they put the
gold In. When you run out OF gold
you naturally don't have any use
for a standard"
II don't zee why there was SO
much excitement over 1t, do you?"
We'll the whole thing was tied
up in some way with the Man
churian situation"
How did Manchuria get In on
The Chilean fleet muttnied and
fired on the Manchurians, which
was interpreted as a direct slap at
the dole. Marshal Yuan Feng
Snowden appealed to the League
Of Nations, which ordered President
Machado to cease cutting wages and
set Laval free at once"
1T was a ticklish situation, /
guess, wasn't it?"
1T looked so bad that for a few
! days they thought tie conference
between Mussolini and Gandhi at
the Vatican would have to be called
OH. That was where Lindbergh
came in"
What about Lindbergh?"
"Lindbergh and his wife were
rushed TO China by Secretary Slim
son and the Wickersham commits
sion in the hope that they would
be a symbol OF peace. but bv the
time they got there the German
moratorium had been declared and
the British fleet had refused to
obey orders"
What was the trouble with the
British fleet?"
All ! could make out from read
ing the dispatches was that the
sailors were sore over Jimmy
Walkers failure to meet the Ma
natma In London after Lady Astor
mad arranged everythin7."
Then what happened?"
THE French released Pangborn
and Herndon. who had been held
Tor taking snapshots OF Napoleon's
tomb Bernard Shaw then address,
ed the American Legion urging il
TO keep out Of the water power
question"
But what did all that have 10
do with the gold standard?"
1T was at this point that he
stepped in and demanded that 1t
be suspended"
"Who?r
Connie Macki'
STOCK MARKET LOGIC
Stocks and bonds scared on the
news that England had suspended
the gold standard and that big
corporations were cutting wages.
Elmer Twitchel assumes from this
that what is needed for a big bull
market is definite new that the
British Empire has crumbled. that
Europe has gone out OF business
and American workmen are going
to be paid in marbles.
Add SMILES: as changeable as
radio cabinet models.
Who is this Charlie Chaplin?"
asked Mahatma Gandhi in London
the other day. The feet were fam
liar but he just couldn't recall
the name.
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Even I'm a film there should be- n
suggestion that marriage might be
a lovely thing. "A. "A. Milne
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THERE was no indication that
= Bob Farrell's call the next eve
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-01

Who is this Charlie Chaplin?"
asked Mahatma Gandhi in London
the other day. The feet were fam
liar but he just couldn't recall
the name.