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probably had the blood TRANSMISSION
Just as a bit of a Joke.

probably had the blood TRANSMISSION
just as a bit of a joke.
The shoeshine boy probably inhales
some OF the dye every time he applies
it. but not for long and not in any
great concentration, for usually shoe
black stands are freely ventilated.
But the victim to whose shoes the
dye is applied remains for many
hours in an atmosphere containing
a small quantity of the volatiliEed
nitro-benzol and is bound to inllale
considerable, especially if he happens
TO sit somewhere indoors, with the
freshly dyed shoes still on his feet.
Whenever or wherever anyone of
standing who is on the other side of
this controversy is ready to test this
thing out. 1 am ready to serve as the
subject of any properly controlled
experiment. Meanwhile, we must re-
mind our opponents that to date no
scientific evidence has been forth
coming to show that anything can be
absorbed thru unbroken skin. On the
contrary there is considerable scien-
tific evidence Experimental evidence)
that the skin is impervious to the
entrance Of any food, poison or SUBJ
stance into the body. Little boys
will please not ask me why, then,
use liniments or plasters or salves or
poultices, for that has nothing to do
with the subject.
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SHOE DYE, DON'T BOTHER ME.

noted in your column a question
and answer about shoe dye poisoning
nitro benzoD, and you stated that
this cannot be absorbed thru the
skin, but has to be inhaled. Shortly
afterward 1 came across the inclosed
item by another physician. who states,
you will see, that the heat of the foot
volatilizes the dye and it is absorbed
into the blood thru the skin of the
foot. All this interests me because
my brother suffered from shoe dye
poisoning. Several years ago he had
a pair Of shoes dyed on his feet.
Three or four hours later he became
sick and in less than IL hours he
had turned almost blue-black.
This was diagnosed as poisoning
from the shoe dye, nitro-benzol. One
Of our citys most reputable doctors
took care of the case, and it was our
understanding that the poison had
been absorbed thru the feet.
A blood TRANSMISSION was necessary
to clear up the ailment, but my
brother finally made a complete re-
covery.
If what you say is true, that it has
to be inhaled, it would seem that my
brother was not in as close contact
with the dye or the shoes as was the
boy who dyed the shoes. The boy
suffered no i'll effects, and he dyed
shoes like that many times a day.
How did he escape inhaling any of
the fumes? C. S.
In the clipping the correspondent
incloses a physician arbitrarily asserts
that the shoe dye is absorbed thru
the skin of the feet after it has been
volatilized by the heat ON the feet
sounds like RUDE Goldberg explana-
ton to me. Then this same physician
tells the world that fortunately such
shoe dye poisoning never has any
serious consequences and every one
can afford to joke about it after
wards. Our correspondents brother
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THE ITCH TOR INK

THE ITCH TOR INK
New York, July 25.-No fantastic
notion Is too much for those isolated
senSationalists who seek to leap into
the transient prominence of news
paper type. Fellows who have no rea-
son Tor appearing in print, they come
out OF nowhere with antics to force
press attention.
The latest belongs to the comic
STRIPS or farcical movies. His first
appearance was made a week ago
when he drove up to Broadway
eating resort frequented by stage
iolk and newspaper men. AS he left
his car, it was noted that he was
garoed In black silk pajamas. Where
with ne entered, sat down to table,
and ordered watermelon.
needless to say, he was bounced
OUT on his ear. His parting words
urged the management to remind
the newspaper fellows of the event.
X X X
About a year ago, when spenders
were abroad, there was an elderly
gent who entered dozens of the
sWanky speakeasies and cafes accom-
panied by his own orchestra. This
consisted of three Negroes, all side
walk Ministries, one of whom toted
a bulky dashboard and an armful
or trick instruments. The spender
would pay off the cafe musicians
while his own crew went through
their repertoire.
* X X
ANYTHING WENT
stage and screen folk have. of
course, consented to all sorts of an
Tics IN the name of publicity. Since
the days of Anna Held's milk baths.
nothing has seemed too incredible for
the press agents. Gents have leaped
INTO Central Park lake to rescue
pretty dancers; girlies have walked
up Broadway in bathing suits: a gent
mas driven a team of zebras up the
avenue; showgirls have formed II
living sign in front of a theater: a
tightrope walker has crossed the
street over the heads of the crowd:
hons have been found Grated in ho-
tel rooms and beauties have had
their faces fixed in show windows. |
Ihis sort of thing has lost stand !
ing within the past few years. Today /
smart sayings and commentaries get !
most names into the paper.
Tex Guinan, Frisco and Eddie Can
tor are pretty well ahead of the
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PrOlonging the Agony

Just about the best comment thai
could be made on the depression
seems to have come from New York
banker. This man, as quoted in press
association dispatches the other day
remarked
New Workers are all afraid Of
something that is going to happen
They don't know what it is. but
they're afraid just the same. The
plain truth is that it already has
happened and that we are still alive
and moving. I doubt if any crisis
that could possibly arise would be
worse than what we have survived.
There has been, of course, an enor-
nous amount of fake optimism
broadcast since the depression began
If it had been possible for us to talk
ourselves back to economic health we
would be robust by this time. But at
the same time there has been an
amazing undercurrent of fear, and
this, like the verbal optimism. has
been sadly overdone.
For more than year people have
been expressing this fear privately.
You've heard them - everyone has
Dark prophecies of doom have enliv-
ened every bridge party and every
luncheon table. The result has been
the acquisition by the country Of a
pronounced case of the filters.
And yet, when you get down to it.,
isn't this New Yorker just about
right? The thing we're so afraid of
has already happened to US. We
have already hit bottom. The worst
has come, and we have somehow liv-
ed through it. Any move that we
make now is bound to be upward, be-
cause we can't possibly go down any
farther.
1t would do us lot Of good if we
could manage to get that fact through
our heads.
Timidity and jittery nerves do not
provide the best possible background
for a business revival. While we are
wailing, and looking for new and
blacker storm clouds to arise, the
stage is slowly being set for return
to prosperity. If we stop looking be-
hind each bush for a bogeyman we
can recognize our opportunity when
it arrives. If we don't we shall SIM
ply prolong the agony.
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quart day. This milk comes from
300 different farms where production
standards are just $3.50. Is there any
danger of getting any disease from
drinking this milk just as it comes to
the plant? (B. b.
Answered. prefer to pasteurize the
milk if I were in your place. If pas
teurization is not practicable, then
boil it five minutes. This DESTROYS
any harmful germs there may be in
any Of the milk. It also DESTROYS Wit
amin c, but you can get that by TAX
ing any fresh fruit or vegetable every
day. 1t also destroys the taste of the
milk, for many, and if it does for you,
then I suggest that you drink Certi-
fled Milk exclusively. That is pure,
raw and absolutely the finest grade of
milk to be had.
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lean troops pushed forward more
than two miles in continuing their
drive against the Germans on a So
mile front.
They reported the capture Of huge
quantities of ammunition, guns and
supplies and crack German divisions
were rapidly disintegrating under the
constant pressure of the fighting.
French and American troops were
gradually narrowing the mouth of
the salient created by the May often
slve directed by Won Hindenburg, and
1t was now only 81 miles wide.
On the italian front, an Austrian
counter-attack was beaten off with
great loss to the attackers.
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say. "Why. dear, have you forgot.
ten? It's our anniversary. We've
been married six months today!"
That was the surprise she had
in store. The anniversary was ex.
actly what was needed to end this
foolish misunderstanding. After
that Dan could speak without fear
OF sacrificing his pride. They would
recall memories together. He would
tell her how happy he had been
during those six months and what
wonderful wife she had been. Oh,
yes. everything would be as Cherry
had planned! They could spend the
afternoon and evening together,
They could forget the rest of the
world. There would only be she
and Dan! Reconciliation would be
all the sweeter after the bitter lone
illness.
Cherry's thoughts drifted. The
important thing was to let Dan
know she wasn't angry with him,
to give him chance to tell her he
had been miserable these last few
days as she had been.
CHE bathed and patted on the
delicately scented bath powder
that was her dearest luxury. She
got into brief. lacy undergarments,
new hose and her best pumps. AS
she touched her cheexs with the
pink pad from her rouge box Cherry
was as careful as she had ever
been when dressing for an engage
ment with Dan before their mar.
riage. She made her mouth into
vivid rosebud with lipstick.
She put on a brown frock, ad.
justed the little hat smartly and
slipped into her polo coat. A bright
scarf relieved the somber monotone.
Cherry took a last glance into the
mirror. Her eyes glowed with an.
ticipation. Yes. she was satisfied
with her appearance. II she met
anyone she knew at Stanley's she
need not feel ashamed.
The ride down town on the troll.
ley required only Is minutes but
Cherry allowed herself more than
that. She left the house promptly
at IL o'clock and 20 minutes later
had reached the library. Naturally
Dan was not in sight. He would
probably be late.
Cherry walked leisurely along
the block. The day was colder than
she had realized and she pulled the
collar of her coat snugly about her
throat. A woman wearing hand.
some mink wrap passed and Cherry
thought ruefully of the beaver coat
that had been a gift on her last
birthday. The coat was in storage
and IL Mrs. Dixon had been at
home she would probably have in.
sisted on Cherry wearing It. Cherry
promptly forgot about the fur coat.
Two young men were crossing the
street and for moment she
thought one of them was Dan. He
wasn't. The youth turned his head
and she saw he was stranger.
A glance at her wrist told Cherry
that it was still too early to expect |
her husband. Not yet 1880. She
took another turn to the end OF the |
block and back again. The street |
was filling gradually with the noon |
day crowd. Business men hurryins |
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L.-EAp>YEAR. BRIDE. BB!! !gsa&s. 3

have complained about the work."
But there was the matter Of
pride, too. II Dan had made the
slightest move toward reconcilia
ton Cherry would have met the
venture halfway. He hadn't-and
therefore affairs were as they stood
Suddenly Cherry got to her feet
"This won't dol" she scolded
There's no use sitting here worry.
ing. I'm little fool to imagine a
lot Of things that aren't true. Prob.
ably that's the whole trouble-I've
been letting my imagination get the
best Of me. Now I'm going to
quit IT,"
FOR the rest Of that day she was
determinedly cheerful. It was
not easy but when doubts arose
Cherry closed her mind to them.
Moreover she outlined a course of
action. Something was to happen
within two days that she felt sure
would restore her happiness.
II won't tell DAM" she thought.
It'll surprise him."
Cherry said casually at dinner
that evening. "I've some shopping
to do Saturday. Suppose I come
down about 1880 and have lunch
with you. Will that be all right"
Dan did not glance up from the
newspaper beside his plate. He
said, Eyes, I guess So"
I'LL meet you in front Of the II.
brary." Cherry promised. It'll be
there at 1890"
The young man nodded agree
ment. He did not leave the apart.
ment as usual after dinner but flung
himself down on the davenport with
new book. Cherry felt this was
encouraging. She was happy as she
went about clearing the dishes from
the table. She washed them and
put them away. taking care to be
quiet so as not to disturb Dan.
"Everything's going to be all
right" she assured herself. I'm
sure Of it,"
But there was disappointment
ahead. Dan did not come home for
dinner the following evening.
Cherry would not let this make her
downcast. however. She was pin.
ming her faith on her plans for Sat.
urday.
She intended to remind Dan In
the morning that she was to meet
him at noon. She meant to speak
OF 1t the last thing before he left
the apartment but somehow he was
gone before she realized it.
AT IL o'clock she telephoned the
Office but Dan was not there.
1T doesn't matter" Cherry as.
sured herself. dan never forgets
anything" It was true that his
memory was unusual.
While she dressed she planned
now to break the news. They would
90 to Stanley's for lunch. 1t wasn't
terriically expensive and besides
this was a special occasion. While
Dan was reading the menu she
would say. I'D like that special
Ice cream for dessert-Stanley's
special they call it. It's appropri.
ate today"
Dan would be sure to ask what
she meant and then Cherry would
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
HiccOughS.

. I am subject to attacks of hic-
coughs and sometimes it is hours be-
fore I can stop it Miss M. R.. r.
Answer-Hold an ordinary paper
bag closely over mouth and nose and
breathe into it for few minutes.
This produces an accumulation of
carbon dioxide in the bag, which stops
hiccoughs.
Quite a Hazard
1 am employed in a milk conden-
sary and am allowed to drink all the
milk I wish. have been drinking a.
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Qu1pSCerS, WIN several raQlO CeleOrl.
ties and masters of ceremony running
close second.
X X X
ROBERT AND DADDY
Around a motion picture gather
ing, they were discussing the prospect
of filming 1.-THE Barretts of Wimpole
Street." that rhapsodic tale of the
Brownings in which Katherine Cor
nell starred. A certain flapperish
Hollywooder was mentioned as a pos
sibility for the poetic and reserved
Cornell role.
WELL" commented one wag, "the
button-hole boys out there probably
believe that the Browning referred
to is Daddy"
A CHEEKY INDUSTRY
In East 23rd Street there is as
shivery an industry as one might
find in a weeks travels. A window
sign announces that scientific and
artistic replicas Of any part of the
human body, dead or alive" will be
turned out. Some uncanny, 1ife-like
hands bob out of display case.
A nearby hospital, it seems, is one
OF the best customers since medical
men often wish to preserve various
members and organs for future study.
But it also seems that heartbroken
young sweethearts have been known
to order the replica of a delicate
hand.
Also there are certain groups on
the East Side that order hands, arms,
teet or legs. During certain religious
ceremonials these are placed on a. |
shrine and, if some close relative is
manned or suffering, special prayers
are said.
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from Offices. Tall girls. slim girls,
fat girls. All Of them appeared to
be wearing new fall finery. On their
way no doubt to meet dates"
Youths who would presently meet
these girls or others like them
joined the procession. There were
older women, errand boys. men
with faces worn dull by years of
routine. Yet all of these faces
showed relief. The half.holiday had
brought an air of hustle and fes.
tivity to the street.
Still Dan Phillips was nowhere
in sight.
CHERRY searched eagerly from
left to right. The crowd swirled
past and new faces came into view
constantly. 1t was after 1890.
Cherry took her post directly be-
side the library entrance and de-
cided to wait there. The alarming
possibility came to mind that in
this crowd she might miss Dan.
She had never failed to meet him
before. Today of all days that
would be calamity!
She stood on tiptoe peering over
the crowd. Nobody seemed to no.
tice her and she felt as though she
were at the center of a merry.go.
round. The men and women hurry.
ing past might have been carried by
some mechanical force.
Twelve thirty-five. 1910. 1 o'clock.
There were fewer pedestrians
now. Cherry's eyes were dark with
alarm. II should have reminded
him." she told herself. II should
have telephoned."
Still she would not give UP hope
that Dan would come.
1t was 20 minutes after 1-al.
most an hour past the time she and
Dan were to meet. Cherry raised
one hand and brushed the mist from
her eyes. No use to wait longer.
No use to hope against hope that
the next moment would bring him.
He wasn't coming. He had forgot.
ten about her!
Suddenly Cherry felt a hand on
her arm. She whirled. her face
lighting with happiness. oh"
she exclaimed and her lips moved
to form Dams name.
But It wasn't Dan Phillips who
smiled down at her. Max Pearson
stood there. He said easily. Hail.
stranger. Where've you been keen.
ing yourself?"
Cherry's reply was a confused
murmur. She heard Pearson speak
again. without knowing what the
words were. She heard him say
something about lunch and was sur.
prised to find herself walking down
the street beside him. entering the
dining room Of the Hotel yelling.
ton.
They sat at small table. Cherry
turned her head and suddenly her
eyes focused on figure across the
room. For a moment the figure
blurred and the room swan before
ner. Then the outlines steadied
themselves. 1t was-oh. 1t WAS!
Dan was sitting at a table not .
dozen yards away, leaning forward
In earnest conversation. and the
woman facing him was Brenda Vail.
Ito Be Continued)
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Mr.. Hoover and his associates start
ed at the wrong end. What is needed
Is not an increase in the credit power
OF financial agencies. Instead of
credit power in the hands of others.
we demand for the working classes
immediate relief and employment
Dr.. Sidney E. Goldstein, chairman
executive committee on uncmploy-
ment, New York.
The people OF Australia have
shown beyond doubt that they will
not tolerate population of public
debts.-B. S. B. Stevens, prime min
lister of Australia.
Two editors have actually gone so
lar as to advocate my murder and
to appeal for someone to carry it out
Premier Eleutherios Venizelos of
Greece.
The best 1eeches come from Ger
many and Sweden. During the war,
I could not get German leeches and
l imported some from Greece. They
were very good, too, but somehow I
could not feel at home with them
Bernhard Berkitz, New York leech
dealer.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

nH"AVN A1LNI AOOA1
CHERRY DIXON, pretty 10
ents, marries DAN PHILLIPS,
newspaper reporter. after a quar-
rel with her parents. 1t il a Leap
Year marriage md Cherry does
the proposing.
She and Dan move into a cheap
struggles with Homework are dis
couragtnE: DIME SHANNON.
movie critic of the News, 10
friendly. Cherry meets handsome
MAX PEARSON. also of the News,
who tries to make love to her.
Attsr several se weeks Cherry's
girl goes home and there In n re.
Cancellation with her parents.
Pride will not allow her to accept
financial aid from them however.
MIR. and MRS. DIXON depart,
seeking another climate to inn
prove the mothers health.
BRENDA VAIL, magazine
writer. comes to wellington and
Dan meets her. She asks him to
coiiaboratc in writing a play. Dan
begins to spend most Of his eve.
minEs at Miss Wallis apartment.
Dixie tries to warn Cherry that
there is Eossip about Dan ana
Brenda but Cherry will not listen.
After day Of hOusccleaninI
when Cherry Is tired and nervous
she and Dan quarrel. He goes to
see Brenda who lends him to be.
Itevc she In in love with him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
CHERRY sat in the window seat
and looked out at the only tree
in sight. Some of its leaves had
blown to the ground but those that
remained were bright yellow. They
danced in the sunlight, the very
emblem Of carefree gaiety.
Cherry did not even see the dane.
ing leaves though she was staring
at them. There were tiny vertical
lines between Cherry's brown eyes.
The eyes were brooding and seri.
Gus now. Cherry's lips pressed to.
gether in an anxious line. She was
struggling with the most difficult
problem she had ever faced.
The situation was terrifying. She
had felt 1t daily for the past week.
The thing that frightened her was
nothing you could put your finger
on and say. "This is wrong. Well
correct It," It was something in
tangible. Something Cherry was
powerless to combat because she
could not even name it.
In some way q barrier had risen
between herself and Dan. She could
not see over this barrier or around
1t. Dan was on one side and she
on the other. There had been no
more quarreling between them.
Ever since the night of the argu.
ment about the house cleaning Dan
had been meticulously polite. He
left the house early each morning
and usually arrived late at night.
When he came home for dinner he
departed almost Immediately.
Cherry was too proud to INQUIRE
how he was spending his time.
She went about the homework.
cooked the food he liked. made her.
self attractive for the hour when
ne arrived-and would have died
rather than let him know how she
was suffering.
1t had been five days now since
that dreadful night.
1T was my fault-partly," Cherry
told herself for the thousandth time.
L shouldn't have let myself get so
tireo and nervous and ! shouldn't
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The Challenge of Our Leisure

Back in the palny days of the stocl
market boom we used to hear a gooo
deal about the EZRA of human leisure
that was just dawning, or just about
to dawn. Five-hour days and four
day weeks were predicted for the i'm
mediate future, and society in which
man would spend more time to play
than at work was forecast on every
side.
We don't hear so much of that
sort of talk nowadays-probably be-
cause so many millions of Americans
have SO much more leisure than they
have any use for. But DR.. Robert
A. Millikan, famous physicist, re-
turned to the topic in a speech the
other day and remarked that "the
great job of the coming century"
is to learn how to use the leisure that
is going to be available.
The development of machinery and
the advance Of science, he said, are
making man the master Of his fate
and providing the opportunity for a
civilization enormously more beauti-
full and more beneficient to every
man, woman and child on earth"
This may sound like mockery, Just
now, when our inability to master
our fate is more painfully apparent
than at any time in years, and when
SO many men would gladly embrace
any kind OF drudgery if only it pro-
vided regular wages and steady meals
But it is the kind of thing that
needs to be said, nevertheless.
The motor that keeps our indus
trial civilization moving ahead may
have stalled, but it still has tremen-
dous capabilities. If We are begged
down just now, we should never for
get that these bright visions of our
technologists are perfectly in line
with the facts.
Beyond the tragedy of unemploy-
ment, idle factories and breadlines
there stands the dazzling fact that
applied science has made it possible
for the work Of the world to be
done with far less human effort than
ever before, has made it possible for
every mortal to have enough OF ev-
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY William Brady. M. D.


diagnosis treatment stamped
envelope Letters
INK NO reply can made queries conforming
Address Dr. William Brady in this newspaper.