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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

some instances 1t proves fatal mistake. It is a serious mistake in any case to attempt to kill the ache or pain or other unpleasant symp- toms of malaise that commonly an- nounce the onset of cri by dosing with any such drug and trying to fight it off," You idiot that isn't fighting: that's surrendering and handing over your weapons. If you mean really to put up a fight against the on-coming or threat ening" illness, be it grip" ''fiu," pneumonia, coryza or heaven only knows what, you'll lay aside all minor considerations and give yourself break by hopping straight into bed to see it through.
 Acetanilid is another coaltar dir ivative. an older and cheaper one than aspirin, that is the sense- deadening ingredient in dozens of nostrums sold to the public as "cold" cures, headache and neuraE- for fatigue, the blues or what have you. There are many records of death from poisoning by these harmless" nostrums, either from overdose or from chronic habitual indulgence. Both aspirin and acct anilid have their addicts.
 One popular nostrum containing full dose of acetanilid in every spoonful is indiscriminately sold at soda fountains and freely in- dulged in by people who believe in fairies, for everything from bil- ious feeling to brainfag.
 A middle aged business man who should have known better but was such an insufferable wiseacre that no one could tell him any, thing, was in the habit of ipdulg- ing in this soda fountain dope quite regularly. He was an addict. He craved more and more of the acetanilid to benumb the dis agreeable feelings left after the last dose had worn away. Finally he took one extra large dose on retir- ing, and three or four hours later his family found him dead, deeply most victims of acetanilid poison ing.
 Mhat, Imported Pill?
 Daughter aged IT has beninning of an exophthalmic goitre, and our physician has prescribed an inn ported pill. She takes one a week and has taken them for four years. 1 am getting worried? What shall 1 do? (Mrs l.. F.)
 Answer-Stop sqnandering your money on fancy nostrums and the quacks who prescribe them, and take your daughter to competent physician and find out if there's anything the matter with her.
 BuniOn
 Is there anything one can do to reduce a bunion? My daughter tried your Whitfeld's ointment re- cipe for her foot itch contracted four years ago. It has cleared it up. (Mrs M. K. J.)
 Answer-Send stamped en- velope bearing your address and ask for monograph on Care of the Feet. Readers who wish advice about foot itch "athlete's foot"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
All You Need Is VeIUet Ribbon To MGke
 This Charming Cocktail Hat And Ruff

two yards of chiffon velvet ribbon, two inches wide, and one-haIf yard of hhaline.
 Step 1.--To make the brim. start at end of ribbon by making a loop three-quarters of an inch long when finished. That takes one and one-half inches Of ribbon. Gather the loop to one inch. Leave one half inch plain and make another three-quarter inch loop and gather to one inch. Leave one-half inch plain. Repeat, making loops and leaving plain spaces until you have strip about 22 inches long or the required length for your head size. Cut off remaining ribbon and fas- ten together to make brim. With long stitch catch loops to plain spaces to make loops lay hat.
 Step 2.-To make the crown of the little hat. cut two rounds of maline each 13 inches in diam- eter. Gather together the two rounds around the edge. making a one-fourth inch hem and pull gathering thread to measure the required size to fit the brim. Fasten the thread.
 Step 3.-Place maline crown in- side of velvet brim so that the edge of crown comes to one fourth inch from edge of velvet brim and sew together on the in- side of the hat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
THE TOY LIBRARY

The other afternoon I was walk ing down Main Street and over took Mrs Johnson and Robert. Robert was pulling his old red wagon which was laden with small CT toys. Hello, Robert" I said. after greeting Mrs Johnson; T thought you'd got too big to play with wagons" I'm not playing working" "Roberts my delivery man., explained Mrs Johnson; "we're on our way to the new Toy Library"
 Since l had never heard of a Toy Library Mrs Johnson explained that 1t was a library" which loaned toys instead of books.s The idea, she said, was to provide playthings for children who had none of their own, and the toys in Roberts wagon were some that the children were giving. Some of the library toys were given by individ- -ual parents or children, and others came from friendly manufacturers. The idea seemed to me such a good one that I asked if I might accom- pany her and Robert and see the place for myself.
 Picture to yourself large, light room, divided into two sec- tions by a low railing. On one side of the railing were tables and shelves covered with toys of all kinds, On the other side was the play room, fitted up with black board, small tables and chairs, ancient typewriters, a rocking horse and plenty of plain, paper,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
What 7'he Doctor Says AMERICAN CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATION

pencils and colored chalks. Here the children amused themselves and each other while waiting their turn to be served. Leading off from the inner section was a small CT room where each toy, as it was brought back, was washed with a mild disinfectant and perhaps painted or mended before being loaned out again. This, of course, pleased me very much. It Is im- portant that children's toys should be washable-and washed-espe- cially when they are passed from one child to another as these are.
 I was just admiring the number and variety of the toys when there was a shout and rush of feet out side the door, and in poured the first bunch of young borrowers. There were boys and girls-all ages from five or six up to about twelve, ragged, under-privileged youngsters all of them, but full of pep and obviously thrilled by this new bit of joy and color in their lives. Their comment spoke, for themselves: Look, Miss Brown, this wheel came off, but mend ed it." Il want the fire truck this time." "Billy wants the checkers and I'm going to teach him how now; you've done a page" Miss Brown, you said I could help wash the toys this week." Gan I do some painting?" Here, Miss Brown. here's some cigar boxes Dad gave me from the store. Can l make a table out of one?"
 It astonished me to see how Miss Brown, the librarian" has trained those youngsters to, help each other. One older girl took charge of receiving the returned toys and checking the cards. An older boy whose turn 1t was to paint, wash or the newiy-chosen toys "just like they do in the stores" And so it went, with everybody busy and everybody happy.
 Mrs Johnson's eyes shone as she watched the children, and could see that she was a staunch sup porter of Miss Brown. As we walked home afterwards she turned to me and said, "It seems little thing, Doctor, just lending toys to children, but think it's one of the biggest things happen ing In our town" And remember ing those eager faces, and those careful little fingers, and that help-one-another attitude I tho roughly agreed with her.
 NEXT WEEK: The Johnson Celebrate May DaY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
EFYOUR CHILDREN
Dy Olks Robefts esrtoa
41sI U hla eflZglz' z

Every once in a while receive letter from a lady criticising her neiehbor.
 All of us have had neighbors whom we felt were far short of perfection. and in turn we have
 very probably had our own share of unfavorable attention. The truth is that no one can know or even guess the other woman's problem. Take, for instance, a. neighbor
 of mine one time who told me that no one in the world could touch
 her baby's clothes but herself and reproved me for letting a laundress iron the little white dresses my small girl wore.
 She knew l was working, that was doing other things in my own way, but because it was not
 her way I caught 1t.
 Looking Out for Others Not so very long after that I was ironing in the kitchen one day
 when another neighbor rushed in
 to tell me that I'd better look after the baby in her buggy on the front porch. A little boy who had had whooping cough was sitting on our
 steps. "I see that my children are safe" she remarked in more words
 than that. Tt doesn't matter about things being thus and so. All that
 does matter fig to keep them away from harm"
 I had kindly neighbors. as a rule, and these were no xception, but they were older and I was a
 good target for. advice. Whether they ever wrtoe to anybody about Rn L,,k s, days there were few If any col-
 umnists to confide in.
 The longer I live the more I am convinced that mothers as q whole, have far more reasons for apparent shortcomings than the world may guess. For example, there Is the correspondent who writes that her
 neighbor thinks it's too much
 trouble to plan anything or think anything out"
 I can see a well, strong lady who gets up at seven feeling like the little tailor who killed seven at one blow, looking across at the tired girl-mother still in bed at eight o'clock, and saying. "Shiftless!
 Lazy! No wonder she never gets through with her work. Look at her dirty curtains"
 And the tired young mother, up
 half the night with the baby when
 she should be in hospital, per
 haps. dragging out of bed finally
 to do another days work as best
 she may and never suspecting that
 her neighbor is reviewing her every
 act.
 Not long ago I spoke my mind
 about a fellow guest at hotel
 who seemed to take my daily greet
 ting with the utmost indiff erence. I
 discovered later that she was some. deaf. On the boat another lovely lady had habit of cutting people she passed on the promenade deck
 was to learn that she had catar- acts on both of her beautiful blue eyes. Because they were not vis- ible to, others, people jumped to a cruel conclusion.
 Let us be charitable. Our friends greatest troubles are often secrets they guard with their lives. I have heard so many tragedies that I wonder sometimes that any, one Is normal. 'The lady next door" is probably doing the best she can. At least let us think 80.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
SISTER MARYS
 KITCHEN

kle clothes they will be ready for ironing within fifteen or twenty minutes. A garment or piece of linen dampened with hot water and rolled tight is of the same dampness all over and irons as easily as one which was damp ened with cold water and allowed to stand over night. Try it some day when you are in a hurry to iron and can't wait to "dampen down" the laundry.
 Always put fresh vegetables on to cook in boiling water. The cooking time is shortened, there is less loss of food value, and their color is preserved when they are started in boiling water.
 In Gelatin Desserts
 Nodded gelatin desserts and salads as well as those frozen .n molds are easily removed from the molds for serving If they arc plunged into pan of hot water for a few seconds. They should ge kept in the hot water just long enough to melt the gelatin or frozen mixture against the metal of the mold, and this won't take
 
 even a minute.
 You can hasten the rising of your rolls if, after. they are shaped and in the pans, you place them in cupboard near a pan of steam ing water and close the door tightly. The moist warmth will penetrate the dough and make the rolls rise quickly. This is par ticularly well worth keeping in mind when making ice-box rolls because these take double the time for rising that ordinary rolls do.
 The raw taste of so many un- cooked icings is overcome if the icing is permitted to stand over hot water for fifteen or twenty minutes. Also you can keep icings in a piiable condition if they are put over hot water while frostina the cake. Sometimes merely dip- ping the spatula into hot water -I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
RECKLESS INDULGENCE IN
 PAIN.KILLERS

As long as one individual or cor- poration owns a patent on anything the owner has monopoly and can exact a high price for the product. But after the patent expires any body can make and sell the prod- uct, and the price then falls, from competition.
 Some people who believe in fairies take a dose or two of as- pirin whenever they feel at all out of sorts, tired, worried, restless, in pain, or whenever they have gen. eral malaise and believe they are coming down with some illness. These people seem to regard the killer as kind of panacea for human ills.
 Personally like good shot of aspirin myself once in a decade or so.. But before have the courage to ingest it I've got to be feeling pretty darn awful-nOt just anxious or worried but in real misery. Then I thank the modern science that brought a beneficient analgesic into the world. If there is any medicine that will relieve the aches of an acute feverish illness more prOr .pt- iy and more safely than aspirin does, I have not heard of it.
 At the same time I'd much pre- fer to put up with mild discom- fort of an ache or pain or distress of any kind that does not actually disable than to dope myself with aspirin or any other pain-killer and try to keep going"
 Here is where so many people make a serious mistake, and in
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gave him her ultimatum and her opinion of him. He swore loudly at the wailing and summoned Kerry to have the long windows closed and bolted. Kerry did this, his mouth grimly set and his eyes cold.
 They're out?" Field questioned loudly, harshly..
 "Yes. The wife is dead. The baby, perhaps, will live; it is not certain. Is that all, Sir?"
 "All for tonight" Field heard himself answer. He bolted the door after Kerry and dropped to a chair before his desk. He fingered a small paper cutter, then suddenly laid 1t down, ashamed of the shak- ing of his hands,
 Late that night Pablito received Estclle's note, delivered by one of Jim Fields chauffeurs. "Senor, there is no answer to this," said the man, "but she is crying wildly in her bed and Carlito's wife who was turned out with him died in the road from the child's birth there"
 My God!" For moment Pab- Tito forgot Estelle and himself.
 Then the man again got into the car to disappear into the dark and Pablito was left with Estelle's let ter in his hand. His heart broke as he read it. He knew what the writing of it had cost her. She must be made to know in some way that he understood this. In some way he must make her aware of that, together with the fact that they would not give up hope. Pab- lito looked down the road that Fields chauffeur had turned to fol- low. It was black tonight but not so black as the road before him, with only Beau able to save him Beau, who would have to give his own life if Pabiito were to live his in the open.
 "God" he whispered.
 When Sir Aubrey arrived in Cuba in response to Billings telegram he was met at the dock by the detec- tive. Billings appeared somewhat constrained. Luck saw them through the customs house with unusual haste and, in cab, they sped toward the Inglaterre.
 "Tell me all about it." Sir Au- brey said eagerly as the cab lurched around corner building with many balconies.
 ''If you don't mind I'd rather
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Ub To THe Minute Democrat Fashions
MAKE YOUR OWN TENNIS RIG
By HELEN WILLIAMS

Sporting days are here again! You'll be needing a smart little tennis rig like this.
 Why not have it? It's remark ably simple to make 1t. And won't you be surprised when you find out how utterly inexpensive 1t is as the original. ..
 The shirts are brown linen crash The shirt is yellow cotton broad cloth. And for a smart change, make another outfit with plaited shorts and shirt of checked red and white seersucker.
 Style No. 3247 Is designed for sizes 12, IA, 16, IS years 36, SS and 40 inches bust. Size 16 re- quires 1 5-8 yards of 39-inch ma terial for blouse with 1 1-2 yards of 39-inch material for shorts.
 Price of Pattern 15 Gents.
 Get Your Copy of the Spring Book Today!
 You'll enjoy this magazine from cover to cover.
 It reveals the entire and excit- ing spring fashion story.
 There are forty-eight pages con- taining fashions and patterns for various ages and types. There are suggestions for the formal bride and her attendant, ideas for the young bride who wants to look her loveliest, but who doesn't want to wear veil, it shows the way the courageous creature who goes to the altar second time, should look.
 We could go on at great length, telling you all the features of in- terest. But see for yourself! Don't tarry another minute. Send for your copy today. Enclose 10 cents and address your order to Fashion Department of this newspaper.
 Be sure to fill in the sixe of the pattern.
 Send stamps or coin (coin pre- ferred).
 Price of book 10 cents.
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By NEA' Service

By NEA' Service
 Fasten a little Cocktail Run"
 over velvet ribbon around your neck and your street frock will
 take on a festive air that puts lt into the informal afternoon cate
 gory. The smart ruff. illustrated
 here, requires only three and one. half yards of transparent velvet ribbon, four inches wide (which
 can be purchased in any five and ten cent store), and ofle-half yard
 of cording. Here are the directions Step 1.-Cut piece of four-inch ribbon required length to it your
 neck, leaving ohe-half inch for seams at each end. Cut remaining piece of ribbon in half and gather each piece oDe-fourth inch from selvaEe to size of neck band re-
 quired, having neck band one-hnlf inch longer on each end.
 Step 2.-FroId neck band in half and. sew one piece of gathered rib bon between the selyage of the neck band. Pull cord through neck
 band and sew across top of ribbon at fold.
 Step 8.-Sew other piece of gathA cred ribbon to neck band just un- der cord so that the ruffle when finished will fall right-side-out over the bottom ruffle.
 Step 4.-Turn in hem at each end of neck band and sew on
 snappers or hooks and eyes to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
WILL THE WATER BE
 HOT. COLD OR TEPID?
TEMPERATURE IMPORTANT
 By MARY E. DAGUE
(NEA Service Stan Writer)

(NEA Servlce StaU WfIter)
 It seems that the temperature of water is small point to en1- phasize. but the woman who has kept house for years knows that it's attending to the small things that makes for efficiency in house. hold affairs.
 Of course vegetables must be "crisped" in very cold water, but for the first washing to remove the sand and grit you will find that tepid water does the trick in half the time. spinach, leaf let- tuce, broccoli, all the root vege- tables, asparagus and beans are more easily washed in water that Is luke-warm or even, warmer.
 Warm water should be used to spray house plants. in order to remove the accumulation of dust from the leaves. Here again tepid water is more efficacious than cold.
 In Washing Furniture
 For the washing of painted woodwork and furniture, warm soapsuds is used. A heavy father first, then a cloth wrung out of warm, clear water and a final poll ish with a soft cloth and all finger marks and smudges disappear like magic. For finished natural woods, complete the cleaning with rubbing with furniture polish or liquid wax. For mahogany fur niture. use chamois in place of clot th--one for the washing and another for the rinsing.
 Very hot or boiling water Is the simplest and quickest way to re- move fruit stains from table cloths and napkins. If the whole cloth does not need laundering stiAtch the place with the stain in embroidery hoops and pour hot water through.
 v -" nse hot water to sprin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

Vacation days just around the Make this the lest summer you have had with perfectly planned wardrobe that ready at minutes notice for any arising seeaon Foryeght pages of styles that smart and very say ake priceless ideas for planning wardrobe at
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 Don't waste another mnute Order your copy today that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
PARIS STYLES
United Press stan Correspondent,
By MARY KNIGHT

United Press Stan C0rrespOndent)
 Paris, (UP)-It will be wise woman who recognizes her own face, if she follows the dictates of beauticians here. They would have the pffysiognomy comply with the suggestions of the hat.
 As you know. without undue emphasis from this department, the hat situation has become a jigsaw puzzle. You have a choice of tho f,eadgear from China. Castle. Mex ico and the monasteries. What the purveyors of pulchritude believe, IS that the face beneath these novel chapeaux> should at least be in the atmosphere of its origin, Facial make-ups for the Coolie cartwheel would be dusky, a slant to the eyes and an ivory finish to the skin.
 In like manner would the faces
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1 wait until we're at the hotel"
 Quite so then, but I'm no end impatient"
 "I suppose so. Decent weather we're having. I'm glad it isn't so hot for you. It's been fierce!"
 Sir Aubrey answered absently. The weather on this trip would make little difference to him.
 In Billings room at the hotel Sir Aubrey paced the floor as the de- tective told his story. When he had finished Sir Aubrey sank to a chair beside the table, his head in his hands.
 without doubt" he said slowly when he could command his voice, this is my responsibility. I have befriended and alone" He stop ped. unable to go son.
 "It's very fine of you to take it that way, Sir Aubrey" said Bill ings with a slight cough.
 What else could anyone with any conscience do?" Well, good many wouldn't look at it that way. However, there's no use going into that. What are we to do now, Sir Au- brey?"
 'I want you to watch the boy. If he needs help you are to advise me immediately. There is no doubt that he did this thing?"
 "There is plenty" Billings said loudly.
 The color came back into Sir Au- brey's usually f1orid cheeks. What do you mean?" he asked sharply. Ha kind that makes criminals. He isn't he hasn't the look. I've seen plenty of 'em in my time. This kid I'd swear he's decent. Shall I take up that side of the case? Find out who did it if can?" Sir Aubrey mopped his brow. By all means" he answered, not quite steadily. Most assurdely!" He braethed harshly and unevenly for some minutes. Then he was on his feet, pacing the floor. Mind no sparing of expense" he ordered. Say" Billings thought. "any- body but me would skin you alive!" He had often before felt a rush of affection for this man who was so far from his own world and un- derstandisg. Now he rose to slap Sir Aubrey's tweed-covered should CT with a broad. thick hand. Never mind, old scout" he said. 'We'll get there yeti"
 Sir Aubrey blinked. "Oh. quite"' he agreed. That's the sporting line, eh?" He slipped his arms through Billings, who seemed such an odd chap and, to his mind. typ ically American" He had a great and growing affection for Billings, | he realized.
 What say to our ordering a | lemon squash. Billings?" "Righto." Billings agreed. Damn it!" he thought. somewhat per. turbed. "If I ain't careful I'll be talking English"
 (TO Be COntinucd)
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lution, pr Goodwin points out Is to organize life on basis of.high- CT economic standards for all and richer human fellowships.
 2--Certainly Most educators agree that until the age of adoles- cence they should be treated alike in practically all respects and after that as of equal importance in ev- eW way. I have seen many cases where sisters have been ruined with life long sense of iDferiority be-. cause s.the boys got everything. < It Is bad psychoiogy on both sides.
 3--If you mean intelIigent 6uJu-
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ringworm, fungus, send a dime and stamped addressed envelope for booklet "Unbidden Guests" For re- lief of the pain, soreness and in- flamamation of bunion, paint the area only once with tincture of iodin, and then apply a large