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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

floor lamp should be 54 to 04 iach- es high, eonfprming with the dec- orative scheme. 1t should radiate light on the rest of the room as well as your book. If it has light polored shade, that "eertain some thing" called "tone" will be ad- ded. To get the most out of q floor lamp, use bulbs totaling at least 120 watts.
 Other arrangements of living room furniture call for different types of lamps.
 The two bridge lamps at top left illustrate important points. A shade that must be tilted causes glare which is harmful to eyes, These bridge lamp shades make tilting unnecessary. Both can be Each takes a so or 75-watt bulb.
 And you'll want to hear about the floor lamp, below. It is the new Reading and Study Lamp ap- proved by the Illuminating En- gineering Society. Designed for a 1o0-watt bulb, it gives marvellous light to read by, and provides ex- cellent general illumination.
 Does the table lamp at bottom left seem little larger than those generally used? It is-and should be if wanted for reading. Standing IS to 22 inches high, it gives d sufficiently wide circle. of light for your book or paper. With two 80- watt bulbs placed we'll within the shade it offers flexible light, using one or both bulbs.
 Regardless of what lamps you finally decide upon, remember that the prime requisite is that they give adequate glareless light for sseeing. Otherwise they have apo place in an up-to-date living
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
TY YOUR C.HlL-DREN
q OlNs N nobssls Ds,son .

Please ramember, mother and dad, fhnt children cannot talk well. They lack words. They cahnot phrase sentences. And therefore it leaves them without defense.
 Suppose you. daddy, had done something you felt was right enough ana at the time 1t just seemed like the best thing to do. l Say it was a business matter, and yoti had used your own Judgment. Perhaps some one had warned yOii against Tt but you thought their scruples foolish and lop-sided. Many q time q man knows so lit- l tie about laws and codes he is left l to make his own decisions and he does the best he can, depending on 1 his own sense of justice. Suddenly you found yourself in the tolls of the law. In your heart you felt outraged. You know you were mortally right. But that does not count in a court.
 Counsellor -at-Lak You cannot explain your case in terms 0f law. You lack words and ideas. You get your lawyer to do II tAG b4AMAfl6s AAR ReA 6ANS JV0A CN - sons hetktr than you can yourself. He gets you off because he unrav- els the fine threads and shows small technicalities and justifica- lions. The gray boards ponder, struck by his astuteness. You are free, vindicated.
 Your little boy or girl is often in the same position. Children have a side, and according to their lights, a good one.
 But when hauled up for some thing they have done, they cannot tell you why they did it, in words you, the court, would understand. They have no silver tongue, no Knowledge of the urges of con- duct or their own sense of childish Justification. They FEEL they are right, but can't say so.
 Let us take this into considera- wiggling before us and say, "But l run, or eat it, or get into tho step, or be late coming to supper, or bring the dog home"
 Read Between the Lines
 Cannot we listen to the layman without a lawyer? Cannot we try to interpret what they are trying to say?
 Sometimes, lacking ability to show their real motives, they try to paraphrase. They think we will understand that one. Then we shout that they are lying.
 Of course, there is many a real culprit. And there are times when the offense stands on its merit anG needs no explaining, or even per- mission to explain. Yet we permit a defense tothe blackest murder CTS and thugs. So, surely children are entitled to something, even when caught red-handed.
 We must learn to listen to req son and peel our ears when this excuse or that is lisped or stam- mersd at our knee. Read between the lines and do not jump at con- clisions.
 Copyright, 1894, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

other vitamins. The late Dr. Hess called attention to the frequency of minor health disturbances in in- fants or young children who re- cetve enough vitamin c to prevent scurvy but not enough to main- tain the highest degree of health and well being.
 It is not unreasonable to assume that a moderate deficiency of vita min B in the diet may be factor in the causation of many vague maladies that are commonly called 'neurasthenia." A total lack of this vitamin is the cause of polyneuritis (beri-beri).
 Sherman, whose book~ Chem iStry of Food and Nutrition" is a classic of modern science, and FL lis came to the conclusion that the period between the attainment of maturity an dthe onset of seniality
 is greatly heightened by an op- tional allowance of vitamin G. There you are, old timers. Sen- or de Leon would have been inter- ested in this.
 M. B. Strauss and W. B. Castle in the London Lancet July IT, 1892, were of the opinion that vit- amin G deficiency may be a factor causing the degeneration of the lining of the stomach, which re- suits in pernicious anemia.
 Now let us see where one can get vitamin G.
 Beef liver and dried yeast are of almost equal potency in vitamin G. Beef heart and kidney, or calf liv- CT and kidneys are excellent sourc- es. Eggs, round steak, dried peas, spinach, watercress, carrot tops, beet greens, turnip tops, matted milk, lettuce, raw cabbage, milk, scalded milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, skim milk, dried milk, ice cream, buttermilk, cream are all good sources of vitamin G.
 You know how it is with your gas and oil heater. If you install a gadget for energizing the gas you save at least 25 per cent on gas and oil bills. Then if you use only so and so's brand you save another 25 per cent. If you keep we'll post ed and do sthe great unknown engineers advise, presently your car will run beautifully for nothing, or somebody's lying.
 say you get lOtS or Vltamln U and begin to feel. look and be, oh you estimate how much younger.
 Then take a firm grip on your own bootstraps and begin treating yourself to nip of iodin every day for a month each quarter of the year. That is, take one drop of tincture of iodin in a drink of wa ter evry doy in October, January, April and July. That should bring you back to about 1912. Now don't rest on your laurels or sit on your ischia, but scurry around and find a dime and a 3-cent-stamped en- velope, put your correct address on the envelope and send it with dime to the collector who conducts this column, for a copy of ''The Last Brady Symphony"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

1.-Yes. Dr H. A. Moss, of the George Washington university, Washington, D. C., with his now famous Social Intelligence Test which measures your ability to sense other peoples feelings, judge their motives, remember names, faces, etc, has found women score distinctly higher than men on the special test as to what to do in a tight social situation, such as what sort of gift to give a friend, or how to deal with a bossy business asso- ciate who has no authority to boss you and the like. Women win hands down on this test.
 2.-It is the discontended peO- pie with ambition not necessarily the malcontentswho make all progress. They make whale of a lot of trouble but they also mako the worN go round.
 3.-None. There are exceptions but on the average the brilliant college student becomes the brii- liant success in life. the leading
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
By JEAN PRENTICE

A@S gAS<AAs \ AeAA%N AANAI
 The living room needs dressing up!
 This is the decision of many a home maker who. at this time of year. casts a critical glance at the center of family life for the longer evenings-the living room-and de. :. cides that something must be done.
 She does well to give particular attention to the selection of floor and table lamps. because here at her finger tips is chance to enlist the magic of lovely and adequate light.
 Not with just any lamp of courseA
 Big strides have been made in the style and lighting qualities Of lamps and the one that Aunt Sue gave to Mary on her wedding day may be wholly inadequate now, however sentimentally valued.
 The lamps pictured here have scientific sanction for several rea- sons.
 The one beside the chair boasts a brand new feature straight from the research laboratories of light ing scientists. In it's upper portion 1t has one single bulb that, by a twist of one's wrist, can be made to give three different amounts of light.
 A white glass bowl within tho shade emits big cone of cheerful light downward. The lamp is not an oasis of light in a desert of darkness in your room, however, for the bowl reflects light upwards also. Note the three-candle unit showing beneath the shade. This is mainly for decoration but can be used for additional reading light.
 Points to remember are that q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
Prolongation Of Youth.

Page Ponce de Leon. pr. Gold berger of the U. s. Public Health Service, discovered the cause, pre- vention and cure of pellagra. He pointed out that latent pellagra" is common among children. By that he meant a condition in which the child's diet contained enough vitamin c (rormerly called B2) to prevent the development of the characteristic pellagra, yet not enough to prevent less obvious nu- tritional deficiency. Other scientific workers have concluded that op- timal nutrition requires far more liberal intake of vitamin G than is necessary to prevent pellagra. Var tous investigators have reached similar conclusions in reference to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NTilk and Nutritinn

Is pasturized milk as nutritious and as good for growing children as fresh raw milk from a herd the veterinary physician pronounces in perfect health? CT. w. D. FL
 Answer-In my opinion, no. Pas teurixed milk is any milk that has been par r-boiled-heated to 145 de- grees for 30 to 30 minutes. This par-boiling kills any disease germs in the milk. It also kills the vita min c. Less objectionable way of killing disease germs in milk is bringing the milk to a boil for one minute. This is less destructive to vitamin c. In my opinion pasteur- izing also renders the protein ma terial in milk less available in nu- triton. Whether the milk is desir- able for your child is question best left to the judgment of your own physician.
 Alcoholic Philosophy
 A works with nitric acid and claims the fumes from this will shorten life, but that if he takes enough alcohol after work this will xiii lthe poison inhaled. B claims this is just an excuse to drink (R. R.l
 Answer-Yes. and 1t is an absurd excuse.
 ImunizatiOn
 Kindly inform me whether im- munization against pneumonia has been perfected. (R. H. H.)
 Answer-no. A serum is effective in the treatment of pneumonia cas- es of type I--that is cases due to nueumococcus type I.
 Copyright 1884. John F. Dille Co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

scientist. writer. lawyer. doctor. preacher or big executive; ths. average student becomes tho assr- age, and the slow student, except rarely achieves only minor poSi- tions. Out of eleven graduates ox . leading university voted as hiEh ln eminence by their classnatee only one fell below 90 in his college rec ord and he was a politicianl m . study of 1900 graduates over tho past 45 years, by pr Hugh A. Smith of Wisconsin university, oneh graded for success by their cIe9s- mates you could wager with 90X success that the ones voted esv>ry successful's came in the upper tenth in college records. and thr19 voted mot successf1Y' came in the lower tenth with the middIln8 coz- lege students trailing along with middling stlccess. This will rrc1= ably Be even more true n fho <1- ts1re. M
 (copyrisht John '. DlIls cs.]
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
BURIED IN WEDDING SUIT

Blue Springs, Mo = (UP) - Riley Johnson was buried in the dark slut, white shirt, collar and tie in which he was married 56 years ago. He wore the clothes only three times, at his wedding, at his 50th wedding anniversary and at his funeral.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 New York = Styles in the sad dle. and it's still taking prudery over the jumps.
 Grandmammas who go to the fifty-first annual National Horse Show, beginning November 2 in Madison Square Garden will see only few old-fashioned costumes to remind them of the days when nobody would acknowledge that women were bipeds.
 It was 8 slow process, the change from skirts to boots and breches. Equestriennes had rid den side-saddle and in voluminous skirts for such a long time that 1t was no wonder their costumes were called habits.
 Amelia Jenks Boomer, who pro- noted the first plus-fours for wo- men, didn't live to see bifurcated skirts begin the emancipation of lady riders. It was in 1908 that designer made the first outfit with pants. Pants, actually. They were snug enough to delineate the con- tours of the calf, and brazenly ex- posed the ankle. Below them were worn spats and high shoes. Of course, except while mounting or dismoupting, the brooches were completely hidden by an overskirt. The designer had some sketches made of his creation and sent them to the leading fashion magazines. The sketches came back. Too risque.
 However, the revolutionary idea had been planted. Equestriennes in brooches and blushes began can tering along secluded bride paths. Pretty soon they donned boots and shortened their coats to just be- low their knees. But not until 191 8 did any lady dare ride cross saddle in the National Horse Show.
 Even then the last barrier of tradition and conservation hadn't been cleared. It wasn't until two years later that woman. mounted astride, was able to win a blue rib- bon in any event of the National.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

A hitherto unknown island off the coast of Siberia has been charted by Russian ice-breaker exploring in the Arctic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
BROTHERS CANNOT CONVERSE

Meeting at Vicenza. Italy. for the first time in 20 years the brothers Galiotto could not understand each others greetings. Mario has lived in Germany since the outbreak of the World war and could speak on- ly German. Gino had remained in Italy and knew only Italian. When they embraced at the railway sta- tion both talked volubly, but had to find an interpreter before they understood what was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
To-DAY,S FASffION TTP

Alix takes costume inspira- tions from Holbein pictures -' straight and simple lines with em- phasis on details.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
New Stewart Snow Plough
 Expected To Solve Traffic
 Problem In Winter Mcnths

Although the absence of snow has forestalled any at tempt to test the snow remov- ing capacities of Stewards big snow blow, it is believed by those who have examined the device that it will prove a most effective agency in solving win ter transportation problems by keeping the roads open in and around Stewart and to the adjacent mines.
 The device is known as the LaPlante-Choate V-type snow blow and consists of a w. shaped pair of blades or shares which can be extended 10 a width of 23 feet, propelled by a 16-ton tractor developing 60 HUI SCpOWcl.
 The device was supplied by the B. c. department of public works and appears fully cap- able of keeping the roads i'll shape for motor traffic. It is also understood that the activi- ities of the blow will include not only clearing the roads inn mediately adjacent to Stewart but will also extend to Nine mile on the Salmon river high way for the benefit of the Pre- mier and Big Missouri mines in the upper Salmon basin.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Why the Roads Wind

English roads have more bends In them than the roads of any other country. But every curve in road has some reason. Has it ever occurred to you that it would make your walks more interesting to find out the reasons for the bends in the roads in your own neighbOrhoOd?
 Road builders have never made curve in a road without some purpose, and if you can find out what that pur- pose was-by using your eyes and ny asking people--yOu will get quite good idea of what your town or vil- lage or suburb was like before the roads were made.
 These are few of the reasons for roads winding:
 To avoid a steep slope.
 To avoid swampy ground
 To skirt the edge of somebody's land.
 To avoid house that had been built right in the way, but which has long since vanished, leaving only the bend in the road as record.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
WHY
Our Voices Show What We Are Better Than Our Talk

Have you ever listened to your own voice and judged 1t by what you know of your own character? Voices show
 It has often been said that for every face in the world there ls--somewhere --a twin. But for the voice-there Is no duplicate. Your voice Is your own.
 There is the loud voice-what does 1t show? Self-cOnfidence, doesn't it?
 And the unm0dulated voice? A cer. tain lack of imagination and initia- tive, perhaps a phlegmatic or else an easily discouraged disposition.
 A harsh, rasping voice indicates somebody of spiteful and mean char acteristics, the fault-fnder, the sar- castle and critical person.
 The quick, rather high voice usual ly indicates nervous temperament, impatient and sometimes irritable; ; also the person who Is somewhat self satisfied.
 The person of loud, slow voice Is usually person who likes to impress others. to brag and boast.
 The trembling voice usually be longs to somebody who is too timid and self-effacing; sometimes to the person who Is always afraid of life and who lacks initiative.
 Of course, the well-modulated. mu- slcal voice, neither too high nor too low, too loud or too soft, too quick OF too slow. indicates the sort of person we all like to think we are-the per- son with well-rounded interesting per sonality. who has sympathy and char acter and individuality.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Flotation Method k<c Gold Formerly Wasted
 At Alaska Mines

Stamp mill tailings from the various gold milling plants in the Fairbanks district have for years been allowed to go to waste, but with the increase in the price of gold these tailing losses become too important to neglect. Early this year, Dean Patty of the Alaska College and School of Mines, at Fair banks, conducted tests on these tailings and found that by pass ing them through a Notation machine it was possible to re- cover half of the gold remain ing, according ito a statement in the Fartherest North Colle- gian.
 The recovery was secured without finer grinding of the material.
 As a result, the Clery Hill mine and the Hi Yu mine have installed Notation equipment which is now in successful op- eration. Dean Patty believes the process could be adopted with success in other mills. Such installation would result in the recovery of thousads of dollars of gold each year which would otherwise be lost, he believes.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Why Glen Echo Park Was Built

Glen Echo Park. near Washington. D. C., was built between 40 and 50 years ago as a national chautauqua ed ucatiOnal center and conducted as such for number of years. The buildings were made of stone found on the place. There was great amphitheater. hold ing several thousand, in which was housed what was supposed to be at that time the largest pipe organ in the country. The seats circled about the great stage, in the back of which was the organ. The admin itration build ing. facing the street, was said to he particularly artistic and beautiful and in 1t hung set of chimes that could be heard for miles across the country. These were later removed when the venture failed and the place was taken over and opened as an amuse- ment park.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Anyox Blast Fired Nov. 27

The great mine blast in the Hidden creek mine at Anyox was fired on the morning of November 27, according to news reports. The reports indicate that the blast was not of such spectacular dimens- ions as contemplated, as con- siderably less than the an- nounced 100 tons of power was used. However there is no doubt that the blast was one of the largest mine blasts in history.
 As a precautionary measure the entire population of Anyox was temporarily shifted to the beach and no damage to per sons or property was reported.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Why Names "John Buli,"
 "Uncle Sam" Are Used

The term John Bull' as a person. ificatiOn of the Englishman orig mated in satirical book published by John Arbuthnot in 1712 and called ''The History of John Bull" The Di- rectOry of National Biography states that 1t does not seem to be known whether Abuthnot originated or only adopted this nickname. In this book John Bull is a good-natured, bluff, port ly, honest, but hot-tempered farmer. Of the many explanations of the origin of Uncle sam" the following Is the most usually accepted: In the War of 1872 jovial man named Samuel Will son was an army meat inspector. He stamped the casks of provisions with the letters "U. S." and when asked the meaning of these letters he an- swered facetlously that they stood for Uncle Sam." his own nickname. The story spread and soon all the army supplies were known as Uncle Sans, this becoming a nickname for the fed eral government or for America in gen. eral.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

In accordance with previous announcements, h Hyder Weekly Herald will suspend publication for an indefinite period on December 31.
 Subscribers who are paid beyond that date will be fully reimbursed for the unexpired period of their subscription. Those in arrears are requested to kindly settle their accounts by the close of the present month.
 Customers desiring printed matter or stationery are re- quested to hand in their orders as soon as possible, as no work will be executed after the clos ing date.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-12-08
Why Sunday Elections Are Held

Germany, France and several other European countries, as well as several South American countries, hold their elections on Sunday. both because business will be less affected by the necessity of citizens leaving to cast their votes, and because the continen- tai and South American Sunday is largely day of relaxation and enjoy ment rather than a day devoted in its entirety to religious worship and ob- servance. as was formerly and still is, to some extent, the practice in the United States, Canada and the nations of the British empire
 Close Measurement
 The thickness of the glass wall of a radio tube or electric light bulb can be measured without breaking the glass, by means of an optical thick ness gauge.