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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

Jane's parties are humdingers! She always knows the latest tricks and conundrums. Here's one that delighted her guests the other night.
 "Our COW was changed into req estate. How did this happen?" "Oi course" you shout, we turn the COW into pasture. And pastures real estate" Easy! Our picture tipped you off. Try more without benefit of picture.
 What does a destroyer weigh when ready to sail, with all sup plies, munitions and men aboard!
 When is longhand quicker than shorthand?
 What can you put into barre to make it weigh less?
 The answers are in our fascinat- ing booklet of puzzles, tricks anc conundrumS. 200 brain teasers Fun for the whole family. Thought reading, miracles, guessing games problems with matches.
 Send 10c for your copy of 20( PUZZLES, TRICKS AND CON UNDRUMS to the Waterbury Dem. ocrate Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave. New York, N. Y. Be sure to writ, plainly your NAME. ADDRESS, anG the NAME of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

atheromatouS or sclerotic the nutri- tion of that portion of the heart muscle or wall 1t feeds is probably impaired. Now lower the pressure of the blood in the artery by 20 to 50 nm. mercury and the portion of heart muscles concerned will suffer acute distress. A paroxysm of hard breathing may stimulate the circulation. On the other hand, the circulation may slow down enough to permit slight clotting to begin in the branches of the coronary artery in the wall of the heart, and that's coronary throm- bosis. I'm sorry the name of the artery suggests the officer who sits on so many of these cases, but you'll just have to disregard that.
 Probably even this much patho- logy has you in a sad state. How ever, my intentions are of the best. Now let me ask you: Why waint for the alarm signal which pre- cipitates D. n. d.?
 Practice Belly Breathing last thing at night before you drop off to sleep. If you wake at all in the night, go right into your Belly Breathing again till you drop off asleep once more. No matter if this happens once or many times in the night. On waking in the morning do your Belly Breathing exercise before you get out of bed. At least three or four times through the day take few moments off for your Belly Breathing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Perborate and Chloramine

EcTUOTdVe anu SHAUTdHAAuC
 In answers to inquiries about an oral antisectic you have suggested sodium perbOrate and chloramine. How about using both as a powder to clean the teeth or as mouth disinfectant and deodorant? am using preparation called OrOx which contains go chl0ramine with perborate and 1t is quite satisfactory (T. s. E.)
 Answer-Sounds all right to me.
 Nuff Sed
 Your suggestion that nail biters have their nails manicurcd by an expert every two weeks makes it apparent that you know nothing about nail biting. Imagine sending any one to the manicurist with their nails almost completely bitten off. Iwonder if any of you medical doc tors really know anything at all .. Mrs. R. IT,
 Answer-Excuse 1t, please. I thought it might help. Humidity
 Following your advice we tried evaporating about ten gallons of water a day in our small house, in our well-being. But what to do about condensation of the moisture upstairs where there is no heat? =. (E. w. VI
 Answer-You might move the up- stairs down where the heat is, or open the doors and let some heat go upstairs.
 Geography Class Strikes Snag
 Sophomore class in high school geography discussing ba- nanas, whether they are fattening. Please give us your opinion . (M. S.)
 Answer--Pound of banana yields 460 calories; pound of lamb chops yields 1860 calories; pound of po- tato yields 450 calories; pound of baked beans, 600 calories; pound of bread, 1900: pint of milk. 325 calor- les. Banana is fine health food for infant, child or adult, but as you see it is not particularly fattening. Copyright 1886, John F. bile Co0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
The Truth About Dief
Daily Diet Improved By Use Of Fruits, Thanks To New Shipping Methods

Al have been using a ch-advertised cold cream to cleanse my face, and a vanishing cream as a base for powder. I find that my pores are becoming enlarged. Is it because of the use of van- ishing cream? Would 1t be bet ter to use a good facial soap and some kind of base for pow der to cleanse my face?
 An general, it is not ad- visable to use a toilet prepara- tion with a greasy base, when there is any tendency toward enlargement of the pores. Washing the face with water and soap, preferably not a "medicated" variety, is a bet ter method of cleaning it. Any satisfactory powder may be used, but no greasy base should be employed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
AS YOU BREATHE YOU LIVE

AS YOU BREATHE YOU LIVE
 When I was an intern it was cus- tomary for the nurse to report that a patient had ceased breathing, whereupon the learned doctor came to the ward and pronounced the man dead. Nowadays, with nurses on a three-year training course, I suppose the intern observes that the patient has ceased breathing and summons the nurse to decide whether the man is beyond recall. After all, one who stops breathing for more than two minutes rarely resumes breathing at all, unless a by-stander knows how to resuscitate and for a country that brides it. self on knowing much it is aston- ishing how few bystanders know how to make a person resume breathing. Even physicians some times have quaint notions about this.
 Coronary thrombosis need not de- tain you if you haven't got it.; but if you have it or are training for 1t, listen-coronary thrombosis in many instances causes paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and perhaps no other trouble symptom for months or years ante mortem. To save dic- tionaries, paroXysmal means by spells, in attacks; nocturnal, in the night; dyspnea difficult or labored breathing (not just air hunger). Perhaps the greater number of pa- tients training for coronoray throm- bosis present signs or symptoms of angina pectoris for a few years before the main event, but we can't help that( and do you know I have an idea we can do something about it in cases where p.n.d. is the cue.
 Why this p(arxysmaD n(octur- nab d(yspnea? Aw, I'd have you all confused if l were to go too deeply into the technical explan- ation, might even get lost myself, so if you will permit we'll just point out that during sleep the pulse rate decreases, the arterial pressure diminishes, the output of carbon dioxide diminishes. One in- vestigator, Tarchanoff, found that the pressure in the aorta (great artery) is from 20 to 50 millimeters mercury lower during sleep. The coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart muscle itself branch directly from the aorta. If the coronary artery is already
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
SIMPLE TO SEW

Edited by LAURA I. BALDT, A. M. For many years Assistant Profess sor of Household Arts. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
 Most matrons-and others too, will love this adorable dress. It's the youthful spring version of the shirt dress with a buttoned bib ja- bot for dash. It's slimming, too.
 You'll enjoy 1t right through the summer in sheer navy blue and white print crepe with plain white collar and jabot.
 You'll be pretty excited, too, when you glance at the small diagram that shows how utterly simple it is to sew.
 Style No. 28O5 is designed for sig es 36, 3e. 40, 42, A, 46 and 48-inches bust. Size 36 requires 3 3-4 yards of 39-inch material with 1-2 yard oi 39-inch contrasting.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS 15c) (coin is preferred for PATTERN Write plainly. YOUR NAME, AD- DRESS AND STYLE NUMBER. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE YOU WISH.
 The Spring Fashion Book Costs TEN CENTS. Send for Your Copy Today. BOOK and PATTERN to- gether TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
 Address order to the WATER BURY DEMOCRAT, 16O Fifth Ave- nue, New York, N. Y.
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat. Waterbury. Conn. Bs sure to state size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

that "for something different" you stamp the designs on plain colored pastels, using blue, pink. orchid. apricot. yellow and green. By using colored blocks, 1t be. comes possible to embroider the many lovely white flowers. thus adding to the daintiness of your quilt.
 The border might repeat the colors used in the blocks, in inch wide strips. making a rainbow all around. No. C2838T includes q new colored hot iron transfer for the entire set.
 To order. ask for No. C2e38T or tear out illustration and send with 26 cents. stamps or coins, to MAKE TT YOURSELF BU- REAU, WATERBURY DEMO GRAF. BOX i06. !.AN5A9 CITY, MO. Be sure to send name and address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

Many of us can remember the aame when such food as oranges, eranberries, grapefruit, and pine apple were almost unknown in the average diet. One of the greatest Improvements in the diet has been the addition of such substances, made possible principally by i'm provement in transportation and shipping.
 The refrigerator car, rapid travel by truck, and similar developments make possible the wide use of prod ncts which formerly were limited to local consumption simply because of the likelihood of decay during transportation.
 The contribution of various fruits 10 the average diet depends on the manner in which the fruit is used and, of course, varies with the in- dividual fruit product concerned. We eat fruits not only fresh, but also canned, dried, frozen, and in the form of fruit juices.
 You should realize, however, that Fruits are taken primarily for their carbohydrate, mineral, and vitamin content, and with very little re- gard for their protein or fat con- tent. The proteins and fats of most fruits are almost negligible.
 Fruits generally are quite digesti- ble. The case of digestion depends on the nature Of the fruit and it's degree of ripeness. A raw, ripe apple passes from the stomach about three hours and 10 minutes after it is eaten. A green apple takes longer
 The excess acid present in un- ripe fruit may produce irritation and es sometimes the cause of collie.
 When fruits are cooked, the gibrous material is softened and they become more easily edible. Cook Sing, however, will lessen greatly the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Household Hints
.BEAUTY GIOrUying
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart

The woman who wants to develop the too-flat areas of her figure gen. orally needs to gain a little weight and must realize that regular eat- ing sleeping and exercise habits are all essential to accomplishing her purpose.
 The fact that soldiers, student nurses and boarding school boys and girls generally take on weight proves the value of the combination. The change from a haphazard sched- ule to one that involves certain amount of sleep each night, reg ular exercise and meals served at the same hours day after day definitely improves their physical well being.
 Remember, of course, that to in- crease your sleep to eight hours and to take breakfast, lunch and dinner at specific times is not enough unless you are too thin from head to foot. You simply must do exercises to make the new flesh firm and lovely and to keep it from becoming unevenly distributed. If you know that you weigh enough but wish to de- velop special areas, find out ex- ercises best suited to your partic- ular needs.
 For fiat or hollow chest, arm exercises are most effcacious. Lie on your back on narrow box or piano stool (about IS inches high). Stretch your arms straight above your head, then force them slowly backward as far as possible. Re- peat ten times, increasing speed each time. The next ten times, make them rotate in huge circles as they drop backward.
 When you have finished, lower first one arm, then the other. Re- peat ten times the first five days, increase to fifteen for the next three, then increase five day by day. Keep in mind that the number of times you do any exercise should be in- creased day after day. The secret of results lies in this progression.
 NEXT: Nail polish fashions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Latest Styles
EAEsENIB
 Your Children
PARENTS
By Olive Roberts Barton

"Oh Sally, you mustn't wear that dress to school today. It's too thin you must have something warmer"
 So the blue dress came of and the brown one went on and Sally went to school.
 The next day she chose the warm dress when she started to get ready for school. Her mother demurred.
 "It's warmer today, Sally. Won't you ever learn to suit the dress and the weather? Let's choose the blue one."
 After awhile Sally stopped try ing to use any independent think ing about her clothes. No matter what she selected her mother ale ways changed frocks for her any, way.
 It was the same way with books. Twice she had gone to the big li- brary down the street, her heart filled with a happy, glowing feel in, as she surveyed the rows and rows of stories that were hers to read. When she reached home her mother examined the books and shook her head.
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 "Oh no, Sally dear, you don't want to read that. I'll go back with you and we'll find a story that you'll like"
 So Sally and her mother ex- changed the books. After that, Sally let her mother do the choosing in the first place. Pretty soon she didn't even bother to go along when her mother went to the library.
 Sally liked chocolate ice cream. Whenever she had lunch down town with her aunt or her grand- mother she rodered it. When her mother accompanied them, she would take tapioca pudding or a cup custard. One day, dining alone with her grandmother, in a pretty little tea room, she ordered the ice cream.
 The grandmother, being a con- siderably wiser woman than her daughter, spoke suddenly.
 Sally, why do you order ice cream wher you are with me and buildings when your mother is along?"
 Grandma Takes a Hand
 Sally hesitated. Her mother was right, of course. Being her moth- CT, she had to be. Yet. her grandmother was her mothers mother so she could be right, too, and her grandmother thought that ice cream was nice dessert.
 My mother says that ice cream isn't good for me-" Sally answered slowly.
 stuff and nonsense. Do you even have to eat what she se- lects?"
 "Yes'm," Sally answered meekly, but her grandmother caught the misery back of her meekness.
 Sally, do you like that dress?"
 "No, but my mother said"
 "Yes, yes of courSe,. It's 8 very pretty dress"
 The grandmother suddenly real- ized that she might be melting a revolt in the child, which would be unfortunate. She was sensible woman who knew that she must carry the combat to the mother.
 She did. With great success. Sally's mother hadn't realized that she was breaking her child's independence by refusing to let her make her own small choices. One year later, when Sally went to the library, she chose her own books. They were wise choices because her mother had learned to direct, tactifully--but silently! Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Incl
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value of many of the important in- gredients.
 The odors and flavors or fruits are due to small quantities of flavor substances, in many in- stances difficult to reproduce. Occasionally it is possible, however, to make artificial fruit fiavors which are difficult to distinguish from the natural substance.
 Fruits contain a high percentage of water. Most fruits tend to have an alkaline end result in the body the exception being prunes, plums and cranberries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Paris Styles By MARY FENTRESS

Paris, CUP) - Reversible mate rials in bo1h wool and silk promise to be smart this spring and summer. Fer suits and ensembles, woolen weavc5 in stripes or plaids are used with the coat or jacket fashioned from one side of the material and the skirt made from the reverse side of the cloth. .
 Thus in a green and gray plaid suit the skirt is green, striped in gray and worn with full three quarter length sports coat of the same weave. The short, tailored jacket, however, has a green plaid on gray background, just the re- verse of the skirt and coat. The same principle has been carried out in royal blue marked in tomato red. The skirt and jacket, in this case, are in blue flecked in red, while the long, loose sports coat is of red with the blue lining showing when the coat is worn open.
 Flower ro tc'"-~ ' the reversible silks with the tradi- t.onal pI4L.1 .---. .. ticularly stressed G5 rlS2. of the large houses. Last year they were many dark skirts with light blouses, but the situation has been reversed this season and there are numerous white skirts. marked with a woven pattern in black.
 The blouses usually are classically tailored with long sleeves, high necks or open fiat reveres and white buttons trimming the, front open- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
PASTOR LEADS CROW HUNT

Shawnee, Okla.-(UP)-Rev. Bura Stephens. pastor of the Blackburn Baptist chapel here, recently led men in his congregation on a crow hunt. The men brought guns to a prayer meeting and afterwards went hunting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
DEAR MISS CHATFIELD;

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 My mother problem differs the in that had word
 husbands father died asked his mother nterfered with after dinner my She herself this and always live with without invading But there during the ide close the door Presently knocks with her knitting ana follows cant bear to hurth feelings a her out of raving tactful do this? If is it? J. B.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
WARMTH CLOSES SCHOOLS

Mead, Wash. (U.P)-Winter weather closes many country schools. but spring closed the schools of this district for several days. With the temperature near 60 de- grees. the roads softened and emer- gency weight restrictions were ore dered. All the school busses weighed more than the 6,000-pound maxi- mum, so the schools were closed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Make It Yourself Needlework Patterns Homework For Idle Moments

EROM black-eycd Susans to
 wild roses, these quilt block designs run the gamut of the flower kingdom. There are thir- ty-five of them and each stamps in actual colors for embroidering, with the name across the corner. They may be stamped for diag- onal setting and quilting de- sign for the alternating plain blocks is included. We suggest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

WHEN Spring fever complicates
 w household tasks it's comfort to have furniture that is easily kept spick.and span. The labor-saving devices of this age we live in are by no means confined to mechanical aids and gadgets. New processes of manufacturing the structural parts and upholstery of present-day fur. niture have taken much of the wear and tear out of household cleaning. and it is no longer necessary to sac rifice beauty in favor of this practi. cal quality. Today's styles are built on graceful but simple lines with few grooves to catch the dust. and mod. ern upholstery fabrics are not only colorful but will stay bright with little care. All these characteristics are exemplif1ed in the tubular fur. nitHre pictuT ed here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

Elisha said unto him. shoot, and he shot" was the text of the ser- mon at q special service attended by members of the Arsenal Football Club. at st. John'S Church, High bury Yale. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Caroline Chatfield
Says To-day

Most Old People Write Themselves a Little Code When They Go to Live With Their Children and Pride Themselves on Keeping It. If the Code Doesn't Include an Item Forbidding the Invasion of the Young Folks Privacy, It Is Inadequate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
COURTsHIP IS TAUGHT

Fresno, Cal. U.P0-The Fresno Evening High school has instituted course on Courtship and Mar riage. The first lecture was entitled "Calfs Love, or How Not to Fall Tn Love-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
OLD STYLE DAYS OBSERVED

Toledo CU.P0--Fridays are style days at Scott high school. Boys wear shoes which aren't mates, roll their trouser legs to display highly colorde socks, wrap scarfs around their heads as earmuffs wear coats and trousers of different suits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
WOMAN OBSERVES WEATHER

Moxee, Wash. CU.PJ--Miss Alice E. Scudder, q teacher, has been the government weather observer at Moxee for 43 years. She does the work without pay. making regular reports to the Federal weather bu- rcau in Seattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
H0zV To Keeb WeU
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

personal health and hygiene to Letters should be brief
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

THIS bedroom complete that will give an air of har- No odd pieces, which do not either pattern There pillow slips scarves pieces need Done in lazy daisy stitch and knots will its simplicity and beauty and the with which it be worked.
 guessing what color when embroderng this design which includes hot iron transfer that stamps what shades of osss
 order illustration send with three 10 cent patterns only 26 MAKE TT YOURSELF PATTERN BUREAU, WATER BURY DEMOCRAT BOX 166 KANsIs CITY, MO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

ANSWER: -. -. - ,-.,. ..,il. old while read book She will prob ably knitting the door softly and tell If won't the downstairs put your hat and go out when walk will afford little privacy think she lonely and likes to feel the presence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

One pathetic things in life is the losing hght od people put make themselves gata to the younger eraion with Every Oense they commit an without exception they write children pride themselves honestly believe that they never trangess a any otherwise they do transress because or desire the family
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

for the old folks to have separate place live boarding house place where doing the wrong hine place they comforts and congena trespang children Yet when this children nothing exercise secontro show parents, whatever 1t cost
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

TODAY'S FASHION TIP Reversible materials in silk or wool are used in combination for spring suits and ensembles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

golden making everything in the house hold that rather be dead Even where sentiment involved common old folks dinner the without negcuL This extreme Tho constantly reminded that they constantly humated at being made to feel that minds of loneliness of old did for them when they troublesome haven't Ssrethought extend trembling hands withhold axrAginRly to old parents.
 
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Evening star., 1936-09-27

frail young man, the complete oppo-
site Of the theater's-and reality's-
customary picture Of the Hollywood
magnate, who played so great a part,
through his sense of showmanship
and his gifts for co-ordinating all the
varying elements that 60 into picture
making, in Transforming the cinema
into q threatening commercial rival
Of the theater. OF infinitely lesser
import, obviously, is the fact that the
season has actually started to swing
into action, at least so far as physical
activity goes. The first week, you may
have to be reminded, brought in four
plays, THE Golden Journey" Seen
But Not Heard" ARREST That Wom-
an" and Timber House." and a rem
ovated revue from last season, the
Shubert "ziegfeld Follies." The last
named event was the most interesting.
There is very little new material in
the "Follies," but Bobby Clark has
been added to the cast, and that happy
addition makes 1t a different and
vastly more satisfying show The Clark
presence, combined with the pleasant
fact that Miss Fannie Brice again is
in good health and Is at the mag
nificent peak of her comic SKILL trans
forms what was quite a good revue
last year into a notable one.
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T 1PON passing to the non-musical
offerings. We arrive in melancholy
territory. There was, first Of all, THE
Golden Journey" a comedy which at
tempted to be very gay. witty and
debonair about three young members
Of the literati, down on their luck
and, I gather, on their talents. Since
two of the charming youths were
plagiarists, and all of them were
gigolos. I did not find them quite as
lovable as the author apparently in
tended, and the plight of the romantic
hero who is caught stealing the novel
of a deceased French author didn't