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The Washington times., 1932-03-25

Two requests for an article
on gout have been repeated, so
here it is.
It is strange that such re-
quests should come in at all,
for gout is today a very rare
disease. It must have been
much more common $50 years
ago, to judge from the many
references to it in eighteenth
century literature and repre-
Sentations of old men with the
gout in art and caricatureS Of
that period. The only other
explanation of its rarity-either
that in the eighteenth century
physicians called every pain in
the toe gout, or that we do
not recognize it today-hardly
seem reasonable; gout is such
a painful and characteristic
disease that it hardly can be
mistaken.
The idea that gout is much
more prevalent in England than
America is not borne out by
statistics. There were only one
third fewer cases of gout ad-
mitted to Johns Hopkins Hos
pital during a given time than
to st. Bartholomew'S Hospital,
London. The disease seems to
be disappearing as much IN
England as here.
The cause of gout appears to
be the accumulation of uric
acid in the body. Man is, OF
all animals, the last able to
destroy uric acid in the body.
In gouty patients, this is eX-
cessive, and deposits of sodium
biurate are laid lown in the
joints, particularly the joint
of the big toe.
The pain of an acute attack
of gout is of most exquisitely
excruciating character. 1t in
Sinutes itself into all the crev-
ices of the toes and ligamentS
around them. Sydenham, the
greatest of English physicians,
who was himself a sufferer
from the gout, speaks of its
cruelty"
Gouty deposits not always are
confined to the great toe, but
may be in nearly any joint. In
nearly every case there are little
noduleS of them, called tophi,
in the cartilage of the shell of
the ear. The final diagnosis is
usually made by extracting
these ear deposits and putting
them under the microscope for
Identification. The blood also
contains an excess of uric acid.
There is also a condition
known as chronic gout, with de-
formities of the joints. The
older physicians also described
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Advice for
LoveIorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

Are You a Don't! Don't" Mama?
We haven't quite stopped en-
joying the old one yet-a fond
mother calling to nursemaid:
Mary, see what the children
are doing and tell them to
stop"
How much creative ability
has been crushed out by par
ents who feel it a first duty to
forbid any little schemes or
plans their children may have
on hand the world will never
know.
Little girls have been con-
demned to play checkers that
they might not soil their
frocks.
Little boys, seething with
activity, have been doomed to
playing mechanical parlor games
because the advertisement as
sured the purchaser that the
game developed a boys inven-
tive talents.
Don't worry. If the boy has
inventive talents he won't have
to be prodded by such things.
He'll do his own inventing, as
you've perhaps discovered about
your own premises. Children
take to things for which they
have a natural bent as horses
take to oats.
Suppose, for instance, that
George WaShington's mother
objected because he got his
clothes dirty, owing to his ever
lasting digging and dam con-
Structing around the plantation.
He would never have been the
engineer whose work we can
see today at Great Falls, Va,
about IS miles from the Capt.
tai City which bears his name.
Probably he would never have
been our First President.
Suppose Charles Dickens
mother had said "don't'' when
the young genius turned the
house upside down playing the
atricals of his own invention.
There still survives in his hard
worked mothers handwriting
one of these effusions, The
Stratagems of Rozanza." If
Mrs. Dickens had been a
Don'ter we might never have
had "Pickwick."
If Susan Anthony'S mother
had put her foot down when
Susan hung around the high
school, listening in at door and
windows. to the lessons her
brother received, but from
which she was legally barred
on account of sex. we women
would have few jobs today but
housework.
George Stephenson, the in
ventor of the locomotive, and
Benjamin West, our first Amer
ican painter, didn't have
Don't" mothers, either.
1 should like to mention doz-
ems of others who achieved be-
cause they we're allowed to fol
low their own bent as children.
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curves should be accentuated,
especially now that dress in
terest is concentrated above the
waist, with waiStlines even
climbing up the ribs. These
all-in-oneS we've Sketched are
especially designed for the
diaphragm control that's neces-
sary to create a flowing con-
tinuity of line from bust to
waist-and yet carve it clearly.
The two garments above, de-
signed for figures fairly normal,
feature divided and definitely
cupped brassiere sections. All
three have several stays in
back in order to assure the
smooth figure line and good
posture that are essential to
the proper silhouette. There's
just enough elastic to provide
the necessary give when sitting
down-not enough to let the
garment shape itself to your
figure defects.
Control by Lacing
The lacing is a feature, too.
Adjustable, as it is, with a one
to two-inch opening through
the thighs, the lacers may be
drawn in more Snugly as the
soft flesh of the lower body is
redistributed through proper
control. This adjustment is
made from the outside, after
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Your Health and Diet
By Logan CIendening, M. D.

irregular gout," describing
gout of the skin, liver, heart,
kidneys, etc. This view has, I
think, been largely diScredited.
The treatment of gout con-
sists in reducing the sources Of
uric acid in the diet. These
sources are the nucleo-proteins,
particularly meats, and most
especially, bouillon, beef ex-
tracts, sweetbreadS. liver, kid
neys and brains. Starchy dishes,
probably on account of the con-
tent of vegetable protein from
flour and peas and beans are
usually restricted. Alcoholic
beverages, particularly wines,
are well-known enemies of the
equity.
General bodily hygiene is i'm
portant-regular hours, exercise,
fresh air, and moderate eating.
In the famous old dialogue of
the gout, the character Of the
Gout says:
II take no pleasure in these
hard rough, rough kind of
people, who are never at rest
but always exercise their bodies
with hard laborS, and are ever
moyling and toying and are
content with a slender diet
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SHOPPNlG--- With AIice.dnd Evelyn
For lnnerBet Foundations

All those who suppose that
inner belt foundation garments
were just designed for women
exceptionally stout please sig
Nifty by standing. And may we
never have to count the heads!
For we believe that too few
women realize the significance
of an inner belt-w.lat 1t does,
and why it's there, and how
important it is to the sill
houette today.
When Muscles Slacken
Why are corsets worn, any,
way? To retain or to achieve
an attractive, well-balanced,
symmetrical figure, aren't they?
Because no woman can keep
the flattened abdomen that
fashion requires, past her
thirties-if she's lucky enough
to have it that long (Which
most of us are not). Those
muscles automatically weaken,
the abdomen drops-Sad but
actually true-with a conse-
quent spreading of the hips.
And then the natural figures
gone. So it stands to reason
that the sooner woman starts
to prevent her almost inevitable
loss of figure, the less that
r,1inouS condition will develop.
There's the first requirement OF
a corset, then-to reverse the
process and bring back the
abdomen to it's normal position.
When a straight line from the
waistline down is accomplished
it's then time to think about
the other rules of successful
corsetry-and the Importance OF
proportion between bust ana
waist and hips.
What the Belt Must Do
Each of the foundation gar
ments we've illustrated has the
kind of inner belt that not only
flattenS but at the same time
lifts, because it encloSeS all the
flesh and relieves those sagging
muscles of every bit OF strain.
All of these inner belts may be
raised or lowered to get sup
port exactly where it's in
dividually needed, because
they're attached inside by addl-
tional lacing through the same
eyelets as the outside lacing.
And since they're entirely
separate from the front panel
and can be removed altogether,
you may choose any one OF
four depths of inner belts in
the garment your figure needs.
And Besides
Granted that abdominal sup
port is the first step towards
style and health and comfort.
But the present lines of fashion
make demands far beyond a
non-protruding abdomen. There
must be no rolls of flesh at the
waistline or the thighs to mar
the silhouette. Yet natural
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F a shion
Flashes

Under cover is the watchword
for shoulders these nights since
evening frockS with tiny sleeves
are fashionable. Charming is a
dance frock of dark brown fine
silk lace with a decollette bind
ing and girdle of coral velvet
ribbon. There are tiny ruffled
sleeves and the skirt has tier on
tier of ruffleS in inverted V for.
nation.
Plenty of work always for a
long-sleeved frock that is
cross between a dinner dress
and a formal evening frock. A
new model is made of cyclamen
georgette with a top of match
ing chiffon with a vague floral
pattern in pale mauve. The
tight lower sleeves, the skirt
and the belt are of the cycla-
men georgette.
There's a military air about
many of the new coats Tor
utility or travel wear. A smart
model is fashioned of grass
green cloth and has regi-
mental collar, double-breasted
fastening and bright metal but
tons. The top part has a
pointed panel that ends just
below the waist and there is a
Semi-belt.
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Contract By E.V. Shepard
Count Losers-Econonnize Winners

a trick had to be conceded to
A. Three lost spade tricks
and one heart trick put z
down one trick on his contract.
When six cards of a suit are
missing, there are 65 chances
in 100 that the missing six
will not be divided 3-3 be.
tween opponents, and z should
have anticipated this bad
break in the distribution of
spades.
Going down one trick on a
hand worth a spread is bad
strategy. In this else there was
no excuse. When dummy's 3
of spades was led there were
only two higher cards of the
suit capable of winning the
trick. The 9 should have been
finesSed and A should have
been allowed to win the trick.
When Y gained entry with
dummy's Ace of clubs his fin
eSSe Of the 10 of spades was
all right. rs fatal error was
in wasting two high cards upon
the first lead of spades. It
would have been better for 2
to have first pulled trumps and
then given ALB two spade
tricks. After that he could
have spread his cards and
claimed the balance of tricks.
Trying to win an extra trick
in spades cost 2 the game.
Copyright. 1882. King Features
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Remember that in these dia-
grams, z always deals, and
has the first opportunity to
declare. In case vulnerability,
of one or both sides can in
fluence the bidding, that fact is
at once stated. Unless other
wise announced there is no
score towards game. The Of
ficial system Of bidding IS
followed except when stated to
the contary, but that system
cannot be charged for errors
made by bidders.
z thought that his hand was
a bit too weak for a demand
bid. so he used the semi-forcing
declaration of 2-Hearts. Y re-
sponded with 3-Clubs, B overbld
3-Diamonds, and 2 shifted into
3-Spades. Y ended contracting
with 4-HeartS.
The opening lead was AS j
of diamonds, that B covered
with his K, dropping the de-
clarer's lone @. 2 ruffed the
second lead of diamonds. The
hand was not of a type that
called for attempts to have
dummy trump off losing spades,
so z won the first trump lead
in his own hand, the second
heart lead was on with dummy's
Ace. leaving B void of hearts
and A with only the 5.
Dummy's nine of spades was
led back. When B played a
low spade, z put up his Q,
and the trick was won by AS
K. Having no more cards of
his partners suits, A returned
to his fourth-beSt club. Dummy'S
Ace took the trick, and the last
spade was led from that hand.
rs finesse of his 10 was won
by AS j. Another club was
led; z trumped, and laid down
his ace of spades, hoping for
an even break of that suit,
but B had no more, SO that
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Drama Of a Girls Undyins
Love and Devotion

pulse to hide. To keep them
from knowing that she cared.
They must not guess. her
baby, hers and Ken's. -.
when did it die?"
She opened her eyes, brought
the words out badly, looking
Herr Doctor straight in the
eye. He started, and Madame
Mailman gave a little cry. The
sisters looked from one to the
other. . they were not sure
what she had said.
The Baby Lives
And suddenly she could not
bear it. She burst into harsh,
strangled sobs, sobs that tore
themselves out of her, the sobs
of the defeated and lost.
She felt tn EN- crowding
around her, offering comfort,
but she could not accept it.
There was nothing left to her
=. nothing. Until the rosy
sister brought the baby, his
dark little face looking strange
ly flattened and pinched, like
a sick little old man.
He was i'll, the poor little
thing" Madame Mailman said.
When you got sick, he got
sick, too, and So"
But Lily Lou did not listen
to them. She took him in her
arms, and held him close to
her heart. smiling at them
triumphantly through her tears.
She did not remember them
taking him away. But when
next she remembered things,
Continued on 2nd Comic PAGE
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IntrOductiOnS
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

OG6A3b M1NO' OA1GSAAAS4HAAN'
/. Will you please tell me
the correct way to introduce
two of my men friends to each
other?
2. Also the correct way to
introduce a lady to a gentle
man?
A CONSTANT READER.
l. When we introduce two
men to each other. it is neces-
sary only to mention their
names: Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Sells.
If you wish to make it even
more informal, you may say,
Mr.. Graham, this is Mr.. Wal
ter Sells"
2. "a Constant Reader" lady,
and you haven't read often in
my column that most import
ant of warnings, that a woman
is not introduced to a man,
but a man to a woman?
The very best form for the
introduction is, Miss Allen,
may I present Mr.. Atwater."
Or, Miss Allen, may I intro
duce Mr.. Atwater." Or, if you
wish informality, Miss Allen,
Mr.. Atwater." or, Miss Allen,
this is Mr.. George Atwater."
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When Manners
Are Correct
By MRS. BEECKMAN
The Visit of Welcome

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
My brother is to be married
next month and, as yet the
mother of the bride-to-be ana
my mother have never met.
Am I right in saying that it is
up to the bride-to-be and her
mother to invite my mother to
their home so that they can
become acquainted. M.
The first social move after
the engagement has been de-
termined on, is for the mother
and father, or at least the
mother, of the prospective
groom to call on the fiancee
and her parents. This is a
very important visit, this visit
of-welcome that the groom's
mother or parents make to the
girl whom their son has chosen
to be his wife. When social
rules and regulations were
much Stricter than they are
now, this VlS1Cror-WeIco1ne was
always made, whenever pos
sible, within "a hours after the
young man informed his family
of the happy news of his en-
gagement. But in any event it
should be made as soon as pos
sible. So your mother should
go to call on the young lady
and her mother. Then any
further courtesies may be ex-
tended, according to the con"
venience of either family.
These invitations are charming,
but not strictly necessary. the
necessary gesture is your
mothers visit to your brothers
fiancee.
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CHAPTER Al

II won't have my people ca
bled to! Madame Mailman,
you promised me-you prom
ised you wouldn't ever tell
them"
Nov, now-just to lie quiet,
blease!" the doctor begged. Now
you feel better. Isn't it so?
Mop"
Il won't be quiet. I'll get
worse if you cable. I'll die
I'll-I'll-"
Darling, we won't. I won't
let him"
mo, no cables. Now quiet,
blease."
"shh!" the sisters whispered,
fingers to lips. Shh!"
Madame Mailman was on
her knees by Lily Louis bedside.
"She's better!" she whispered
to the doctor. It know it. Lily,
cherie, you are better? I knew
tt"
Wants Her Baby
II want my baby"
But, darling child, you've
been so sick"
Il want him. I want him."
Lily Lou, quick to see that she
could get what she wanted now,
beat the coverlet with her
white, claw-like hands.
When they hesitated, look
ing with distress from one to
the other, the first suspicion Of
what might have happened,
drawned on her.
Then there was a reason. 3.
the little baby that she wouldn't
look at at first was gone. -.
had slipped away from her be-
fore she had let herself love
him..
She lay back on her pillow.
her eyes closed. The old i'm
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Try These
Recipes
Bran Ginger Cakes

bran Olngef CAKES
q. cups sifted cake flour.
"a teaspoons combination baking
powder.
q teaspoon salt.
l teaspoon ginger.
teaspoon cinnamon.
4 teaspoon cloves.
tablespoons butter.
Il cup brown sugar, firmly packed,
! egg. well beaten.
4 cup molasses.
l cup sweet milk,
cup whole bran.
Sift flour once, measure, add
baking powder, salt, and spices,
and sift together three times.
Cream butter thoroughly, add
sugar gradually, and cream to-
gether until light and fluffy.
Add egg and molasses, and beat
well. Add flour mixture, alter
nately with milk, a small
amount at a time. Beat after
each addition until smooth.
Add bran, mixing we'll. Bake in
creased cup pans in moderate
oven 1850 degrees F. 80 min
utes, or until done. Makes 20
cakes.
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that it is not a narcotic and so is
quite safe to take at this critical
time.
Midol is not merely a measure
of relief-it lets women work or
play in absolute comfort, regard
less of the time of month. All
pain subsidies in seven minutes!
All dread of your periodic discom-
fort ends with this happy discov-
cry. Any drug store. Ask simply
for Midol,
The Washington times., 1932-03-25
Bran Crisps

ASS" ~AADPS
] cup whole bran.
? tablespoons sugar.
Dash of salt.
egg, slightly beaten.
2 tablespoons milk.
/ tablespoon butter, melted.
Combine ingredients and mix
thoroughly. Place on creased
baking sheet. With spatula dip
ped in cold water, flatten into
cake 1s-inch thick, keeping as
round as possible. Bake in mod
crate oven 1850 degrees F. 20
to 25 minutes, or uEtil done.
Cut in fourthS through center,
then cut each fourth in slender
pie-Shaped pieces. Remove from
pan quickly. Serve with soup or
beverages. Makes II criSpS.
The Washington times., 1932-03-25
How Do Nurses
Manage!
ADVERTISER ENT

The S tre n u ou S
d u ties Of the
trained nurse per-
nit little thought
Of her own ply
Sical condition or
feelings. T h e r e
can be no giving
in to period c
pains! That is the
r e a S on why so
many nurses use
M j d o !. T h e y
know it blocks ali
possibility of such
pain for hours
and nurses know
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the garment is on and fastened,
enabling you to get the exact
hip measurement your own fig
ure needs in proportion to bust
and waist size. These garments,
as manufactured, by the way,
have a five-inch difference be-
tween bust and waist, with the
lacing to adjust the hipline.
And such perfect lace-adjusting
anchors the garment so that it
can't slip.
X =
Fur further information on
obtaining these garments, write
The Times Fashion Depart
ment, enclosing a self-addreSSed,
stamped envelope, or call Dis
trict $3.50, Extension 19S.
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When hands contain many
probable tricks, count your
possible losing tricks. In case
the cards of your side insure
game by economizing your win
ners, never risk a possible loss
of that game by wasting two
high cards on one trick, just
for the sak> of scoring an
added trick. Play safely. The
holders of the hand shown
below could not fail to go game
with careful play. They lost
game through taking a need
less chance.
The Washington times., 1932-03-25
COL .DS

Some men and women fight colds all winter long, Others
enjoy the protection Of Buyer Aspirin tablet in time
and the first symptoms Of cold get further. If cold
has caught you Unowore keep with Boyer Aspirin until
the cold is gone. Genuine Boyer Aspirin can't harm you
Boyer Aspirin does not depress the heart your throat is
sore dissolve three tablets in little water and gorse
You will get instant relief There's danger in cold that
hangs on for days. To soy nothing Of the pain and
discomfort Boyer Aspirin might have spared you! Get he
genuine with proven directions for colds. headaches,
neuralgia neUritis, rheumatism.
The Washington times., 1932-03-25
Household Hint

Never put down the lids of
the stationary tubs until they
are thoroughly dried out. Other
wise a musty smell will greet
you when next waShday arrives.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
JUNIOR LEAGUE
TO SELL CLOTHES
Garments Made by JobIeSs
Women to Be Offered
Public May 2.

Clothing made by unemployed women
will be sold by the Junior League the
week of May 2, the proceeds to go toe
ward financing the work of the District
Employment Committee.
The sale will be conducted from
quarters at 427 Seventh street which
were offered without charge by Roger
V. Offutt. Members of the Junior
League will act as saleswomen, Is being
on duty each day
The clothing to be sold was made
IN the shop sponsored by the Junior
League from January TO April when
BOT women were given employment
Much of the work done was for %
Washington charities and was turned
over to the various organizations upon
completion. Approximately 4,500 extra
garments were made, however, and it
is these which will be sold.
Mrs. w. Myron Dillon, chairman.
said that the sale is to last week and
it Is expected that all the garments will
have been sold because of their low
prices.
Articles included are top clothes and
underwear for children, play suits,
maids white aprons and mems heavy
blue work shirts
The show room is being decorated
with murals By Miss Lucy de Greffen-
reid Woolley
The sewing shop was conducted un-
der. the direction of Mrs. Benjamin
Weems It is estimated that the shop
gave $500 days work to unemployed
women and that in excess of 81 500 in
materials was used. More than 10000
garments we're made and the seam
stresses were paid S8,500.
Mrs. wilfred Goodwin is vice chair
man of the Sales Committee.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
ELDERS AND DEAC0NS
ELECTED BY CHURCH
Covenant-First Presbyterian Holds
Annual Meeting-Reports
Are Made.

Election of elders and deacons fea-
tured the annual meeting of the
congregation of the Covenant First
Presbyterian Church Thursday night.
Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney,
pastor acted as moderator
Elders elected for the class of 1885
were: Lloyd B. Wight, Ellsworth Hibbs,
Theodore F. Sargent Wilson Compton
and Maj. John w. Loveland. Paul M.
Williams, William E. Collier. Alan E.
Reside, George Rose, Herbert A. Smith
and j. A. Russell were elected deacons
for the class of 1885
DR.. Howard A. Edison acted as chair
man of the board of trustees, in the
absence of Clarence A. Aspinwall, pres
1oent Of the board. Maj. Bruce E.
Clark, Capt. A. J. Gore and Thomas
B. H Mcknight we're elected trustees
for the class of 1885
Reports of the church organizations
were made by their presiding officers
and the treasurer of the church, George
M Whitwell, who reviewed the church S
financial situation and reported the
budget balanced.