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The Washington times., 1934-05-30

Why are our jailS and asy.
lums crowded as never before
with rebels and misfits? That's
why. The pretty young wife
in a hysterical tantrum-the
vicious fiend murderer on his
way to the gallows-they are
both the victims of unbalanced
live+lives that didn't get
what they needed and raised
a riot in compensation.
For mo human being can
bear to remain inferior" If we
can't achieve a sense of power
in a healthy way, Well do it
in an unhealthy way.
WHAT'S NERVOUS BREAK
DOWN? NERVOUS BREAK
DOWN IS THE REVOLT OF
A SICK SPIRIT. "A SICK
"7TRIT TRYING TO GET
l. ) OWN WAY" TRYING
TO ATTAIN THAT SENSE
OF SUCCESS OR SAFETY
WHICH IT HAS LOST OR
NEVER ACHIEVED.
Why are people self.con.
scious? Super-sensitive? Why
do they have martyr com.
plexes"? Persecution COM
plexes"? Why do some people
take a malicious delight in in.
venting and peddling lying gos-
sip? Why do some turn
against those they love best?
or become so devoted" that
they can't let their loved ones
out Of their sight? Why do
they develop strange ailments
and perverSions?
Some one Of those questions
perhaps all-hits YOU, or
someone you know. And you'll
find the answer in DR.. Wolfe'S
book. You need that book. All
America needs it. It isn't
merely a doctors treatise on
sick nerves. IT'S A ROAD
MAP THROUGH THE MUD
DIE OF MODERN LIFE
WITH A SIGN POST FOR
EVERY BAD CURVE AND
DANGEROUS DETOUR.
Copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

The last month or two, re-
ports have been rife Of skirts
shortening quite bit in Paris.
In fact there have been so many
inquiries that the Paris Bureau
Of "Women's Wear" that daily
newspaper that is the standby
of all fashion people, prints a
few paragraphs on the subject.
No Change For Street
The Parisienne is wearing her
town clothes, including those for
afternoon, II to IL inches from
the ground, varying according
to her height, proportions and
the style of her dress. Sports
clothes are apt to be one or two
inches shorter. The woman you
see about town wears her
clothes about half to one inch
shorter than the mannequins in
the couture houses.
For evening, gowns which
touch the floor or just miss it
are worn for the most part.
Theater or restaurant gowns are
instep lengths. Many evening
gowns are slit to show the feet
and ankles, or are shorter in
front. The shorter evening gown
seems to be a fashion the cou-
turierS are trying to launch, but
so far, most women prefer
longer gowns.
Tennis FrOCks Short
For resort wear, the theme of
shorts which commenced
merely as a beach fashion has
now extended to tennis dresses,
with divided skirts which just
cover the knees. Many dress
makers are showing separate
skirts to go over shorts or over
swim suits, just as we have
here in America.
From all of the above evil
dence, it doesn't look like we
are in for short skirts any time
soon. We will probably have
them in two or three years,
just because they will look new
to us then, but now their
memory is too fresh in our
minds, and is ugly to most Of
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Listen World - By Elsie Robinson

down nervously Why do quiet,
controlled, kindly, seemingly
healthy people suddenly "go all
to pieces"-become frantic, ter.
rified, fiendishly cruel, so sick
they must go to bed, where they
alternately weep and storm?
BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY
HAVE GONE TO PIECES"
Something in their lives-some.
thing upon which all their out
ward conduct and their inner
dreams was based-has explod-
ed. They are as truly shattered
as though their bodies had been
blown to bits by dynamite.
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN IS
THE EVIDENCE OF THAT EX-
PLOSION.
What keeps human beings
happy and healthy?
A FEELING OF SUCCESS. E.
A FEELING OF PROGRESS.
Every person must have GER
tain things or he cannot live.
He must have food, water, air,
rest. These are his animal
necessities. But he has certain
human needs which are just as
vital. He must have balanced
program of work and play. ..
something to love. something
to worship. a sense of safety
and a sense of success.
STARVED PRIDE WILL
WRECK A MAN AS SURELY
AS A STARVED STOMACH.
So, in planning our lives,
there must be a place for all
these things. There must be
adventures and rewards, or we
cannot find happiness and
health. But, unfortunately, few
Of us know how to plan our
lives. Often we mess things
up through our own stupidity
or greediness. Often others
meddle-force us into a false
position.
And lately our whole social
organization has become such
a monStrous muddle that mil
lions, who could have managed
to make good in a more
orderly, leiSurely world, are
cracking UP under the strain.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

DOWN. . IT'S eau Sc AND
CURE" by w. Beran Wolfe,
M. D. (Farrar & Rinehart, pub
lishers).
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN"
That used to be one of our
American jokes. Like Big Feet,
Mothers-in-law and Saturday
Night Baths. People had it, but
no one ever took them seriously.
"Just an old lady's disease-all
imaginary"
But Nervous Breakdown isn't
a Joke any longer. Nor is it an
old lady's disease. It is rapidly
becoming a national menace.
And though scientists admit that
it is largely rooted in the i'm
agination, we no longer think
that sick imaginations are baby
stuff, to be shushed off with .
scolding, or bought off with toys.
What makes people break
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Dislikes kissing

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Last week We had a slight ar.
gument over the fact that l do
not like to be kissed or messed
over, as I call it. I very politely
told the boy friend that I didn't
care for that sort of attention.
I haven't seen him since, and,
as I think a good deal Of his
companion ship, I miss him and
don't go with anyone else.
I'm not in the habit of run
ming after boys, and really think
it's a poor thing to start. I
would like to make up with this
boy for his companionship, but
not to be kissed and mauled.
xxx
You've got to make up your
mind whether this boy is what
is known as a professional pet
ter, who kisses all girls, or
whether he was moved to kiss
you because he's genuinely fond
of you.
If he belongs to the profes-
sional peter type, it might be
just as we'll to let him go, but,
in the meantime, 1 think it's
foolish of you to cut yourself
off from the society of other
men.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
The Rhyming
Optinnist
BY ALINE MICHALIS

BY AL1NE M1CHALAS
One Room
Your life is like a house Of
many rooms,
Well planned, with art and
care;
A spacious place where beauty
ever blooms
And peace goes softly there.
Your life has faith and friend
ship, pride and power
And certitude of fame;
There wisdom brings the splen-
dor of it's dover,
Hopes warm you with their
flame.
But my life has one room, and
one alone,
In it one treasure stored;
Yet it is rich as the abode you
own
With all your varied hoard.
For in my life love floods and
overflows,
With Joy brims walls else bare;
Such bliss it brings as only love
bestows,
What more have you to share?
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

Now clear, white teeth and a dazzling
smile aren't hopeless ambitions, no
matter how dull, dingy and unsightly
your teeth may be. For modern SCI
ence has developed a quick-cleansing
way to give your teeth a sparkle and
whiteness they've probably never had
before.
All you do is start using Kolynos.
Just as you would any ordinary tooth.
paste with this one exception: Use it
on a dry brush-without water-to
obtain the best results. Results that
will astonish and delight you.
No Ordinary TOOthpaste Can Do This
Kolynos cleans and brightens teeth so
effectively because it contains certain
properties not found in ordinary tooth.
paste. These properties kill millions
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Beatrice Fdif ak
Gives Advice
To loveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Too Much Makeup

Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 am devoted to this girl.
We've not only planned to
marry before midsummer, but
have even routed our honey.
moon. But must confess there
is one thing that 1 despise
about her. and it is growing on
me.
It is the way she makes up.
She puts it on too thick. Since
I have been engaged, have no.
ticed women more and more,
especially in this matter of
makeup. I feel that I just can
not stand it, in a wife. Yet I do
love her in other ways.
APPREHENSIVE.
So many girls paint them
selves like Indians, these days,
but I would not take it too seri-
ously. They look homely, so
you might try a few tactful sug-
gestionS.
Suppose you buy her a com.
pact in a really good place, tell
ing the saleswoman about her
type. She might even get some
suggestions in a first.rate beauty
parlor.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

ease. It also needs fuel foods
to keep it warm, and give it
power and energy.
OF all these foods, milk Is the
most important, as it does
more for the body than any
other food, and does it more
cheaply. It safeguards the
low-cost diet for both children
and adults.
Health Values
Dried peas and beans have
many health-values. They may
be used freely in low-coSt diets.
Lean meat, fish, poultry,
eggs and cheese are fine for
building muscle, and for pre-
venting pellagra. Eggs are
very important for children.
Tomatoes, oranges and raw
cabbage have special values.
Give babies and growing chill
dren tomato juice and orange
juice every day, and use them
frequently for the grown-up
members of the family.
Vegetables and raw fruits are
needed by old and young. Even
though you have provided toma-
toes and raw cabbage, add some
other vegetables and fruit also,
every day.
Fuel Foods
Dark grain foods, such as
whole wheat, corn meal, oats,
brown rice, ETC., are important
in low-cost diets, because they
contain valuable parts usually
destroyed by milling. All grain
foods are cheap body fuels, and
when combined with milk are
excellent as body builders.
Potatoes are splendid as a
food; 51a pounds Of potatoes
provide as much fuel as / pound
of flour, rice or other grain
foods, and should be cooked in
their skins to retain full value.
Dark molasses and cane or
sorghum syrup are good sweet
ening agents, and have more all
round food value than pure
sugar.
Foods rich in fat supply
abundant fuel and add flavor
to the meal, but too much fat
delays digestion. Milk fat in
some form should be used every
day, especially for children.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Shelby Beauty
Counsel
BY JULIET SHELBY
Hair Wash

Dear Miss Shelby:
Some time ago, in order to
tighten my blonde hair I
bleached it. Since then the hair
ends seem to have split and they
snare very easily.
Would you recommend a
shampoo? Sincerely,
Dear Miss R. S. F.:
CASTLE olive oil shampoo is
very good for blonde hair, and
you would also like an egg
shampoo, using the yolk of an
egg instead of soap. This, with
a lemon rinse, tends to keep
the hair light. Use the juice Of
of a lemon in the last rinSing
water.
An olive oil shampoo occasion
ally would be excellent for your
hair, and if you are careful to
wash it in several waters after
wards, finishing with a lemon
rinse, it will not harm your hair.
Color and Makeup Scheme
Dear Miss Shelby:
I am 18 years old, five feet
six inches tall. Please tell me
how much I should weigh.
What colors should I wear?
What makeup should I use
for my coloring?
I have reddish brown hair,
green blue eyes and a fair
complexion.
I would like to know how
to get rid of blackheads on my
nose. Thank you.
Miss E. D.
Dear Miss E. D.:
If you are 18 years old, five
feet six inches tall, you should
weigh about 1913 or 1870 pounds.
You are quite tall, therefore,
you need extra poundage.
With your coloring you can
wear brown, black, blue and
green. All these shades are
unusually good. You can also
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

&DIe 10 GVcIyOIlc'
Households vary infinitely in
their likes and dislikes, the
number of adults and children,
the ages, and the degrees Of
their activity; there is also
the question Of storage space
for staples, permitting the pur.
chase Of larger or smaller guam
titles, and-which is all-im"
portant-the ability and in.
genuity of the person doing
the cooking!
All these points, and many,
many others, have to be taken
into careful consideration, so
that in reality only a rough
draft can be presented, from
which Mrs. Housekeeper may
draw ideas and adjust them to
her own particular require
1nents.
General Guide
Therefore, it is our object to
place before our readers that
information which we feel
will prove most helpful to
them in planning their meals
at the lowest cost commensu'
rate with good nourishment.
Depending upon the state Of
their finances, they may eX-
pand and add "frills" if de-
sired, but the fundamental
guide will help them both in
planning and in budgeting.
The body needs foods to
build it, keep it in running
order, and to help it resist dis
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

q u e S MS
about what
may all you,
and what GER
tainly d o e S
all an increas-
ing nu mber
of decent but
d e s pera tie
people. And
you'll fin d
them facing
you, on the
er of a
book you need
to buy:
NERVOUS
B r E A X
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Cats Should Be
Given Varied
Diet
BY LIZ HUME

now feel that this column
has quite a following among
cat fanciers. The good old tabby
cat pictured here belongs to
Mrs. H. Schwartz. The photo
was apparently taken on top OF
the owners house, while the cat
was taking sun bath.
Their share Of sunshine is
very important, but first of all
comes the diet. Cats need regu-
Lar meals, and of the right kind.
Two good meals a day is not too
much. They should have plenty
Of fresh drinking water always
within reach.
More Than Milk
Milk is good for them, but it
does not take the place Of
water or of food, and some cats
will not touch it. The proverbial
picture Of the cat and the bowl
Of milk has proved misleading
to many persons. They take
it literally and think that all
cats can exist with the aid OF
milk alone.
A cat should have a varied
diet as far as possible; but as
felines are individual in their
taste and will not eat what they
do not like, you must be guided
more or less by their inclination.
Meat is a necessity to them.
They usually prefer it raw and
finely chopped, except liver,
which should be lightly grilled.
Fish must be cooked and all
bones removed. Chicken bones
also are dangerous. A cat needs
fresh meat or fish every day.
Green vegetables are good if
they will eat them, but potatoes
should be avoided.
Study Tastes
Many cats eat potatoes when
ever they get a chance, but they
are usually sick afterward.
They usually like asparagus,
beets and sweet corn; sometimes
tomatoes or cabbage. Cats will
often eat plain dry bread or
plain cake in preference to
bread and milk.
Any cereal is good for them
in moderation. Sardines or can.
ned salmon are good for a
change if you cannot get fresh
fish, and cats seem to do we'll
on many Of the prepared dog
rations, alternated with other
food.
1t is useless to put down just
any kind Of scraps for cat to
eat, regardless of its personal
taste, for many of them will re-
main undernouriShed in the
midst of what seems like plenty.
and unless almost starving will
not touch food that they do not
like. The best plan with any
cat is to study its tastes little,
and then very the food as much
as possible within those limits.
If you have a good picture
Of your pet, Liz Hume invites
you to send it in for use in this
column. No pictures returned.
It is also very probable that
some of your experiences would
be Of interest and value to other
owners of pets. Address Liz
Hume, care of The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
BETSY CASWEL OFFERS SUGGESTIONS ONSE BUDGENG OF FAN
Hot Days Bring
New Compact
To Fore
BY JULIET SHELBY

If you need a good-looking and
useful compact land what wo-
man doesn't as summer ap-
proachesO now is the time to
indulge in a little gift buying
for yourself.
A compact for loose powder
has just made its appearance
that is, literally, a classic. Its
case, beautifully enameled, is
outlined in gold or silver, de.
pending upon which you can
afford. It comes with or with
out rouge and, praise be, is not
heavy.
If you are not going to pamper
yourself and buy one, keep it in
mind for the sweet girl graduate
or the bride-to-be. I can assure
you that any woman would be
as proud as Punch to whiff it
out and puff about a bit. There
are six heavenly shades to
choose from. The Capri blue
caught my fancy, and already
I've begun to save my pennies!
But as guardian to your
beauty I think the incest thing
about the elegant affair is the
generous com part m ent for
powder. 1t will hold all you
need for a hot day, and there's
room for a fluffy puff besides.
AS you know, powder should
always be busted on, not rubbed
into your skin with hard puff.
This is especially important in
summer when your skin Is moist
and collects many impurities.
To be really meticulous about
this powder business carry a
small face chamois and, before
you attempt to tone down a
shiny nose or face, use the
chamois to wipe off the dirt and
perspiration. Then take your
fluffy puff II find a fresh piece
of absorbent cotton does quite
nicely) and dust on your
powder. Your face will behave
hours longer and you will not
be clogging the skin pores.
If your skin is very oily and
gobbles up the powder as quickly
as you put it on, try using Gu.
cumber juice as a face astringent.
Pound cucumber pulps in a cloth
bag and drain the juice into a
bottle and keep it cool. You will
find that in a weeks time even
3 busting of powder will be ef-
fective.
So, what with cucumberS and
new compactS, this summer
should be a season of subdued,
lovely faces!
If you want to know where
you can purchase any article
mentioned in this column, phone
The Washington Times, District
1000, Extension 2S3, between 9
a. m. and 5 p. m. daily, and up
to l p. m. on Saturdays. Please
do not write unless you live out.
side the city, in which case in
close a stamped, seIf-addressed
envelope.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Nervous Breakdown?

NGEVOUS DECAkUUWHs
DO YOU FEEL LIKE END
ING 1T ALL?
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR
JOB?
HAS YOUR GIRL TURNED
YOU DOWN?
AFRAID OF THE FUTURE
-JITTERY GENERALLY?
AND OF COURSE YOU
THINK YOUR CASE IS
UNIQUE.
What's the big idea-come
on talk for a patent medicine
slogan? No, these are serious
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

THURSDAYS MENUS
Luncheon
Rice and Liver Loaf
Lettuce and watercress salad
Brown Betty, Hard Sauce.
Children'S Supper
Farina Buttered BeetS
Stewed cherries
Cookies Milk
Dinner
Cantaloupe
Veal Chops, Chilli Sauce
Buttered Beets New Potatoes
Corn on the Cob
Compete fresh cherries
g. Pineapple
Coffee
Wine suggestion: Claret
Rice and Liver Loaf
u cup rice
pound sliced liver
1 small onion, chopped fine
"a cup chopped parsley
/ cup canned tomatoes
4 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons fat
i cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons salt.
Cook the rice until tender in
boiling water, and do not drain:
let the rice absorb the water to
form a sticky mass which will
act as binder for the loaf.
Wipe the liver with a damp
cloth, and sprinkle it with salt
and flour, and cook in the fat
In q skillet for about minutes.
Remove the liver, and put it
through the grinder. Cook the
onion, parsley and celery in the
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

keeper, who is
6 t r iv in g to
provide the
best possible
for her fam.
lily, a the
least possible
c os t. It is
virtually out
Of the queS.
ton for any.
one to give
definite daily
menus, with
their prices
and S u m
totals, tn a t
will be applic-
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

drippings for a few minutes, add
flour and tomatoes, and stir
well until thickened. Then mix
all the ingredients together un.
til thoroughly blended, mold
with the hands into a loaf on
parchment paper placed on a
rack in an open roasting pan.
Bake for about 80 minutes in a
moderate oven.
Write Betsy CaSwell, inclOS-
ing seIf.addresSed, stamped en-.
velope, on your individual prob
lens of table etiquette and ar.
rangement, what wines to serve
and when, care Of The Washing
ton Times.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Soko Says:

"The ZOO is soon to get a gift;
And I'll admit I'm sorta mift.
TyrannosauruS Rex will be its
label,
But they called It a dragon in
an old-time fable"
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

wear some shades Of red.
Your makeup can be rachel
or natural powder, tawny or
red coral rouge, a touch Of
blue-green eyeshadow, and a
little brown mascara. Your
coloring is very attractive, so
experiment carefully will your
makeup until you get it just
right.
To get rid of blackheads on
your nose, use thorough cleans.
ing methods. Several times
every day use an astringent 10.
ton on your nose. Watch
your diet, too, and be sure
your circulation is good.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
On Seasoning Shelf"

A jar of prepared mustard in
a handy place on your season.
ing shelf" is a good idea. A bit
Of the mustard added to soups,
sauces and salad dressings will
do marvelS in creating q good
flavor to many an otherwise
bland food accessory. For in
stance, in a fruit salad or may
onnaise dressing, in q Russian
salad dressing, a French dress
ing, sour cream dressing and, Of
course, many of the meat and
vegetable sauces, as well as
graVieS.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Prevents Sticking

Rinse the cream pitcher with
cold water before filling to pre-
vent sticking to the sides.
Equally effective for moldS for
boiled puddingS.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Weekly Feature Will Be Based on
Studies Conducted by Home
6 Economics Bureau
By ETSY CASW ELL
WOmGn'S PGQe Editor

is plan, to give to the readers Of this column
every week. digest of information obtained from the Home
Economics Bureau of the u Department of Agriculture
relative to the food budgeng of the average family and
the different food componens necessary to maintain maxi
health at minimum
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

For Salad
Grated carrot, shredded cab
bage and diced apples make a
good salad combination.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Shorter Skirt Rumors Appear To
Be Without Foundation
Bv WILMA LAVILLE

One question that up every season. and always fur
nhes topic of conversation in fashion circles that of
skirt lengths There's always either change good
poets of change and either of great interest to all con-
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

us. So we will wait a few
seasons.
For personal fashion infOr.
nation, call Miss LayilIe at
District 1000 or write her at
The Times, inclOsing self lad.
dressed, stamped envelope.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30
Helpful Hints For
Fl HOuseWives
Salad Combination

Shredded cabbage, grated car
rot and diced apples make a
good salad combination served
on cabbage with French or
Thousand Island dressing.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

of germs that cover the teeth with
dingy, discoIored yellow mask. This
extra cleansing quickly gives teeth
the attractive gleam of polished jewels
"a whiteness you didn't believe pos"
sible.
Discover for yourself what hun.
dreds of people already know-how
much quicker and better antiseptic
Kolynos cleans and whitens teeth.
When you see the results we promise
you'll never go back to unscientific
methods of brushing. Get tube Of
Kolynos from your druggist, today.
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

The Home Economics Blu
reau devoteS a majority of its
time to just such questions as
The Washington times., 1934-05-30

Food Dollar
Your food dollar should be divided five parts-thus
Family with children Family without children
Is cents-Mik and cheese cents
cents-vegetables and fruit cents
centsFlou wheat meal bread rice 1920 cents
fats moaSSeS. 20 cents
1920 centS-Fish, meat, 20 cents