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The Washington times., 1938-12-30

Born in st. Paul, Mimi, Mrs.
Waters attended normal and
business college in Duluth .
Her first job was in the cir.
culation department Of the Du-
luth News Tribune, where for
. year and a half she had
charge Of the newsboys' &C.
counts and orders Then she
went to Portland, Ore, and be-
came bookkeeper and later Sec
retary to the president Of
large real estate concern
From 1915 to 1917 she worked
In Michigan with a prominent
jewelry company as bookkeeper.
In the spring Of 1917 she
came to Washington because
she wanted to train as nurse
for war work She entered
a hospital for training, but
what she wanted was to get to
France >. She left training,
entered Government service and
finally was allowed to go over.
seas as a volunteer Of the Nurses
Aid Of the American Red Cross
q. She served overseas from
1918 to 1920, and was cited for
her service.
After the war she came to
New York and started a whole
sale importing business of
French gift shop merchandise
She also owned and oper.
ated a retail gift shop
After five years this career was
interrupted by marriage. A
visit to friends in Washington
resulted in meeting John Mitch
ell Waters She gave up her
business to become a housewife,
but she wanted to go back to
work, she says, and did Mr..
Waters is employed by the tele-
phone company. He Is Just as
interested in travel as is his
wife.
Mrs. Waters had the desire to
see France again and so she
arranged a social visit to that
country This trip started
her plans for a possible career
Of arranging travel tours
She accepted a temporary posi-
tion to take charge Of a travel
desk in a hotel, and three
months later she opened her
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HaFris-EWing Photo
MRS. LAURA L. WATERS
own travel bureau in the Ward.
man Park.
After that bureau was under
way, she opened another In the
Carlton, and then transferred
her business to an office in the
woodward Building In 1890
she opened the three-floor down.
town office in the 1900 block H
st. N. w. Right now she is
in the midst of moving into the
Trans-Lux Building.
Mrs. Walters has conducted
tours and has visited every part
of the world except the Orient
:. She writes all her own travel
folders and has written quite
a few travel articles for maya
zines and newspapers.
She does quite a bit of en-,
tertaining and likes parties and
social gatherings She has
been in the Soroptimist Club
for nine years and will serve
as the first vice president for
1889 She is also active in
the Womens City Club, the
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, the Women's Overseas
League, and she is president of
the National Parks Club of
America, Inc. This fall she
received the distinction Of be-
ing elected the first woman ever
to serve on the board of the
American Steamship and Tour
iSt A0entg Association
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Marietta Park
Women TO Meet

The art committee, of which
Mrs. Park A. Garn is the chair
man, will have charge Of the
meeting of the Marietta Park
Woman'S Club next Tuesday
night at 8 O'Clock at the home
Of Mrs. W. H. SeaquiSt, 200
block Rittenhouse st. N. W.
Mrs. E. Morgan PrySe, preSi-
dent, will conduct the business
session, after which the club
viii hear an address on ar6 by
Miss Margaret M. Stroh. There
will be o social hour and re-
freShrnentS. Assisting hoSteSSeS
will be Mrs. George Pell, Mrs.
Oliver Perry Hazard and Mrs.
s. w. Stewart.
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Bedroom

Chest in solid ambercolored maple.
Three full width drawers, and two small
drawers at top. Was $38. Now .... SIS
/ Dresser Base to match above. Two deep
drawers and two small drawers. Mirror
to match. Was $46. Now ........... $50
2 Beds, panel style, in solid Philippine ma
hogany. Shell carving on top Of head
board. Single. Were $45. Now ..... $50
1 Modern Style Chest in ambercolored
maple. Four deep drawers. Was $3.50.
2 Dresser Bases, Berkey and Gay. ALI
mahogany, serpentine front, Heppelwhite
style. Were $92.50. Now ........ $61.5O
S Solid Maple Vanities with mirrors. Mod
ern style kneehole type with seven drawers.
Circular mirror. Were $39.75. Now. .$1S.25
1 Modern Style Vanity with large round
mirror. Walnut veneer with painted mould
ing strips Glass tray in center. Was
$128.50. Now $64
l Blonde Maple BedOOm Suite in Provincial
style with simple decorative motif. In
cludes dresser and mirror, chest and double
size bed. Was $123.50. Now .....$61.75
Night Table to match. Was SIS. Now $3.50
l Dresser and Mirror in sturdy, Early
American style. Light maple finish. Three
deep drawers. Was $3.50. Now. $3.50
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1S Poster Beds with pineapple top posts.
Gumwood with walnut or mahogany fin
ished veneered panels. Single or double
sizes. Were $3.50. Now. .$13.75
Is Poster Beds in gumwood with mahogany
or walnut veneered finish. Single and dou-
BILE sizes. Were $3.50. Now. .$11.75
, 10 Spool Beds in solid mahogany or wal
nut. Single and double sizes. Were $32.5O.
Poster Beds, spool design, in mahogany
finish hardwood with veneered panels.
One double, two single sizes. Were $49.50.
NOW ................... $S7
/ Sofa Bed, Chippendalestyle covered in
gold-color cotton velvet with double inner
spring mattress. Was $154.50. Now .$115.75
BEDS AND BEDDING. SIXTH FLOOR
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Mrs EuiOtt'S
Emergency
Dinner Recipes

Except for the creamed turkey
practically everything in this
menu is made from cans or from
left-overs, making it ideal for
impromptu use in holiday
season.
CREAATED TURKEY
Remove turkey from bones,
Cut in small pieces. Melt two
tablespoons of butter, add two
tablespoons Of flour, stir until
the two are smoothly blended,
without allowing them to brown.
Add slowly one cupful of milk or
cream, stirring constantly until
the sauce boilS. Season, add
sherry and toss in the turkey,
stirring while it becomes thor
oughly heated.
GarniSh with squares Of
Hominy grits which have been
dipped in egg and milk and fried
in hot butter.
FRUIT CAKE DESSERT
By this time you will be glad
to finish some of the fruit cakes
with which your Christmas was
blessed. Make a hot brandy
sauce as follows:
Melt one cup of sugar and
butter the size Of a walnut, add
ing hot water, right for conSiS-
tency. Add as much brandy as
your taste desires. Sprinkle with
nutmeg, and pour over squares
Of fruit cake. Serve hot.
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Living Room

4 Lounge Chairs in padded-back style. Ex-
posed knuckle arms. Reversible coil spring
seat cushions. Blue cotton brocGtelle cover.
Were $3.50. Now ...............$ $3.50
6 Wing Chairs with reversible spring seat
cushions. Three green three blue cotton
and rayon brocatelle covers. Were $3.50.
Now ................. .$24.75
1 Bareback Chair with reversible down
seat cushion. Cotton tapestry. Was
$1O7.50. Now ...................$ .$74.5O
2 Club Style Chairs with figured cotton
tapestry covers. in brown and / blue.
Were $3.50. Now ...............$2 $26
FURNITURE, SIXTH FLOOR
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Dining Room

1 Dining Room Chair, Sheraton style,
nicely designed fretwork in back. Solid
Philippine mahogany. Was $3.50. Now SO
Duncan Phyfe Dining Room Tables in
rich red mahogany veneer and gumwood
Rounded corners. Were $53. Now. .$35
ChinaS, Eighteenth century style, with
three large shelves in top, linen drawer,
and two-door compartment in base. Wal
nut veneer on gumwood. Were $50.
Bullets to match above. Graceful reeded
legs in Sheraton style. Were $3.50.
NOW .................... ~
2 China Cabinets in mahogany veneer and
gumwood. Two large glass doors in top
compartment and storage space in base.
Were $51. Now ................. $3.50
2 Extension Tables, Duncan Phyfe style
with inlaid borders. Dark mahogany We
neer on gumwood. Were $54.50. Now $S25O
l Sixty-six.inch Buffet in grained walnut
veneer on gumwood. Swelled-front Shera-
ton style with reeded legs. Two drawers in
center and door compartment in each end.
Was $40. Now ...............".$2 $3.50
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Women in Business
WlShinQtOn SOrOptir1iStS

MRS. LAURA L. WATERS who heads the Waters Travel
Service tried being housewife for three years after her
marriage but the to do and out and tackle
the business world too strong
The Washington times., 1938-12-30
Fine English Earthenware
and Bone China
Manufacturers ClOeO Samples Remarkable Savings for You
English Earthenware

English EarthenWare
200 Plates, 7, 8 and 10in size. Special. .1Oc
SS Cups and Saucers. Special 900. 25c
SO Covered CasserOIes. Special ... 75c
IS Cream and Sugar Sets. Special, pr. soc
English Bone China
200 Dinner or Service Plates. Special. 81
13 Fine Service Plates. Special .... 81
12O Dinner Plates. Special ..........35c
80 Tea Plates. Special ..........S2
CHINA, FIFTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1938-12-30
NcW Year Tea
AT Girls Club
BY MARY PADGETT

A group Of Washington's &C
tive clubwomen will serve as
hostesSeS at an "open house" tea
and reception on New Year Day,
from 2 to 5 o'clock, at the Girls
Club and Hospice Of the Volun-
9eers Of America, 1900 block Six
&enth st. N. w.
An invitation is extended to
all clubwomen and to the general
public, who may inspect the
building, recently established to
house stranded or jobleSs white
collar" class girls.
HOstesses Listed
Hostesses will be Mrs. Lloyd
W. Biddle, Mrs. Esther Bair,
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, Mrs.
Tilman Bacon Parks, Mrs.
Ernest William Howard, Mrs.
Rose Lila Shaw, Mrs. Conrad
1raeC0r1uS ana Mrs. ErneSC n.
Grant.
Among other sponsors of the
affair, who are expected to at
tend and assist in receiving the
guests, are Mrs. Frederic Briggs,
DR.. and Mrs. M. Burtrum Cra-
bill, Mrs. j. w. Dunham, Mrs.
Charles P. Grandfield, DR.. Con-
rad PraetoriuS, Mrs. Walter
James Greenleaf, Mrs. Irene
johnson, Mrs. Robert P. McKinr
ley, Mrs. r. S. Spire, Mrs. H.
Mills Eroh, Mrs. Franklin Sart-
well, Mrs. Jewel Wood Swofford,
Mrs. Charles Sinclair, Mrs. Al
bert Lee Rheinstrom, Mrs. Ruth
SnodgraSS and Mrs. W. M.
Streeter.
The Washington times., 1938-12-30
Savings on Fine Furniture
Reduced 15 to IL

3 Barreltype Chairs in blue cotton tapes
try covers. All have spring seat cushions.
Were $3.50. Now ................$2 $24.75
l Club Style Sofa in mulberry y-colored cot
ton tapestry cover. Reversible spring seat
cushions. Was $85. Now ........ .$41.5O
1 Sofa, Williamsburg reproduction, in Chi
nese Chippendale motif. Single down seat
cushion; covered in cotton tapestry in a
lovely turquoise color. Was 1894. Now STAT
l Occasional Chair with blue figured tap
estry cover. Solid walnut frame. Queen
Anne style. Was $50. Now ........ SIS
1 Wing Chair with high back in green and
rust cotton brocatelle cover. Queen Anne
legs. Was $50. Now ............$ $35
1 Occasional Chair in black cotton tapes
try cover with needlepoint design on back
Solid Philippine mahogany frame with
Queen Anne legs. Was $3.50. Now $22
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CIearance-Mattresses, Beds
Box Springs, Sofa Beds
Mattresses, Box Springs, s16:75 each
We're $3.50 Each
nneprng and handed box springs single and double sizes
Covered in good quality and white striped tckne

1 Sofa Bed, ChippendaleStyle covered in
gold-color cotton brocatelle with double
innerspring mattress. Was $145. Now,
$1O5
1 Sofa Bed, Colonial-style, with innerspring
mattress. Opens to bed height. Covered
in brown cotton tapestry. Was $115. Now,
$85
10 Studio COuches with backs and arms.
Comfortable innerspring mattress, opens
into double or twin beds. Covered in
cotton tapestry, in blue, brown, rust, or
green. Were $49.50. Now. $37
Day Bed in antique white finished wood
ends, covered in figured blue cotton tapes
try with two bolster rolls to match. Re
versible mattress. Hand-tied box spring.
Was $139.5O. Now. ow.................S9 $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-05
Penny Wise:

"PledSe ShoW me some 100
per cent origin Uool auto robes.
/ uant it soft. closely 1OoUen,
dark in color and a large SIZE
DENNY asks for 1000 vir-
L gin wool robes because she
believes that in durable goods,
such as auto robes. it is better
to get that which is an excel
lent quality, if one can afford
the initial payment. Shoddy or
part-wool is all right for style
goods where durability is not
factor. Although the quality
of virgin wool varies with breeds
of sheep, their care. and the
part of the body from which it
is clipped, it is the finest grades
that are usually woven into quail
ity materials. Penny describes
something of the quality she
wants when she asks for a soft,
closely woven fabric. She will
hold it up to the light to de-
tect whether or not the warp
and filling threads ale approx
mately equal. She asks for a
dark color, as they are more
likely to be fast in color than
the brighter shades.
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From Bridal Veil
N z7~v ~%e<
Professor Of Home Economics o idaho
PURCHASING AN AUTO ROBE
Betty LittleWit:

81 Wdnt q nice big, heGUy,
HAPPY 1Oool auto robe in bright
color"
DEITY mistakenly believes
ID that the heavier the robe
the warmer it will be. Wool is
warm in proportion to the air
spaces encased between the fl
bers. A light weight, all wool
blanket, closely woven and
mapped may weigh half as much
and be twice as warm as the
heavy one which Betty re-
quests. An auto robe is usu-
ally mapped, which gives the
producer an opportunity to i'm
prove the appearance while
cheapening the quality. Cheap
robes with nap are largely
made of shoddy, or revoked
woods combined with cotton.
The nap Of short, broken wool
fibers wears off quickly and
gives the surface a threadbare
appearance. In cheaper wool
fabrics the bright colors are
usually not so colorfast as the
darker ones. Brown dyes are re-
ported to be less colorfast than
other dark colorS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-05
Beauty Counsel
By DONNA GRACE

THEY may look a bit
Il Oriental, but we have
never met a girl who didn't
just love long fingernails
with their tapering smart
ness. They give the whole
hand a slender, aristocratic
line and seem to stamp one
as a lady of leisure (what-
ever that may be in these
busy days..
If you can have manicure at
least once a week it will train
the nails and shape them as
they should be.
The weekly manicure. how
ever, will not be enough. You
will have to do your upkeep
work every day. A good firm
bristle nail brush is necessary
and be sure to give the nails
this cleansing friction. EXef-
else the hands and fingers to
stimulate circulation. Keep the
cuticle free, with the manipula-
ton of the orangewood stick.
Lubricate nails ana cuticle
with oil. Avoid the use of
coarse files. Have files for the
nails if necessary, but for your
own home work, use the emery
boards for all shaping-the files
are used for toenails and for the
heavy neglected nails.
Avoid cutting the cuticle.
Keep it fabricated and pushed
back so it will not need to be
trimmed.
When pumice is used to re-
move stains, mix a bit of per.
oxide with it but do not rub the
nail with the pumice too fire,
quently as it will mar and
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Home
Service
USE INTERESTING NEW
PHRASES

PHRASES
Let's eavesdrop on this bright
young couple. No doubt about
it, they're having wonderful
time! Men always love to listen
to Bab's gay, witty talk.
Right now she's making a
commonplace motor trip sound
as exciting as a voyage around
the world. "Our wheezy old car
sputtered and puffed itself into
a COMA" she chuckles, instead
of saying duly. "The car broke
down"
Avoid pretentious words. Say
"home' not residence" Don't
use meaningless and hacneyed
expressions. as "Oh yeah," If
you know what I mean"
Make your talk sparkle! Win
new friends. With the help OF
our 32-page booklet you can cas-
lily build a vivid vocabulary. Tells
what colloquial phrases are &C
ceptable, which are condemned.
Gives lists of right and wrong
words and phrases.
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Donna Grace

ages designed by nature to pro-
tect the nerve ends at the tips
of the fingers.
They are classed with the
hair which is somewhat fibrouS
and elastic, and its function is
principally to protect the head.
The growth and quality of the
nails depend a great deal on
the diet, and when there is a
definite omission or lack of cal
cium, the nails are likely to be
soft and weak. Milk and cheese
are important foods for this de-
velopment, then a balanced diet
of the usual foods.
Now for the care and growth.
There are certain things you will
have to do il you would be the
envy Of your friends,
First, think of your nails as
jewels; they may do more for
your general appearance and
will be with you always.
Pointed nails are not pretty
and will break off. Never file
the nail at the sides so it slantS
below the top of the tip of the
finger. Follow the shape of the
finger almost to the rounded
edge and the nails will be
stronger.
We will give you more advice
on this important subject in an
other article.
The home manicure is simple
and you must lc1lo1D nail care to
haze the louely tGpering kind
you admire. The instructions
are complete In my "MGnicure
Treatment" and there is no
charge for it. Please enclose 4
stamped, Selt-GddreSSed envelope
tOith your request. Address
Donna Grace, Beauty Editor Of
| this paper.
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S ion tn a t
these vitanlins
could be taken
in con ce n
trated form ::
that food it.
self was only
secondary. I
know this may
sound like an
e K aggeration,
DuC u1OSG OF us
have a sort OF
m e n t al lazi-
ness which in
clineS us to
believe W h a I
we read and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-05

the very new "smock" type Of
coat. Margaret Lindsay wears
one in antique blue wool over a
dressmaker suit of Self-material
with the full approval of all Hol-
lywood fashion arbiters. The
coat begins with a square collar
less yoke to which are attached
full blousy sleeves in fitted
Wristbands. The body of the
coat swings in gathered fullness
from the yoke and there is no
suggestion of bulk beneath.
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Skillet md Spoon:
Be Sure
To- Use
Moderately
BY sTRILLA cAMPRELL

By SIBILLA CAMPBELL
THAT little Glove Of garlic
= is the necessary aid to
all cooks desiring a sophisti.
Gated flavor for their concoc.
tions. The trick is to use it
moderately.
Curried
Shrimp
Melt one tablespoon of butter
and add one tablespoon Of olive
oil; add two medium-sized sliced
onions, a small Glove Of garlic.
and brown. Stir into it two
tablespoons of flour and when
well mixed add one cup Of
chopped tomatoes, one of green
pepper, one-half cup Of chopped
celery, one bay leaf, one-half
tie aspoon of Worcestershire
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sauce, and two cups Of stock:
season with salt and white pep
per. Cover the saucepan and
simmer very slowly from 80 to
40 minutes. Press through q
sieve as much Of the vegetables
as possible. Stir to a smooth
paste not quite a teaspoon Of
curry powder with q little
starch and add to the sauce.
Add one pound and a quarter
of cooked shrimp. Put back on
the stove and re-heat. Serve on
a hot platter with a border Of
rice. Serve with chutney.
Open Jelly
Pie
Cream one-half pound Of
sweet butter and add one cup
and a half of sugar, a half Of
q cup Of currant jelly and the
yolkS Of four eggs, well beaten;
add a teaspoon and a half Of
lemon juice and, last, the four
stiffly beaten whites of eggs.
Pour in a baking shell and bake
in q moderate oven.
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Could Haze
Lived Satisfactorily

II am fond of the child now
after a faShion-but how
much more satisfactorily I
could have lived without it!
Please, please, I beg of you, rec
ognize the established fact that
all women who biologically may
become mothers may not have
the maternal feeling. Being a
happy and adequate mother is
q career in itself
Would you advise a reader to
study and assume a career in
which she knew beforehand
she had no interest? The
small percentage of women who
think they do not want children
and have them anyway, only to
discover they do feel differently,
is too small to justify the risk.
The percentage of such women
who have children and make
good mothers is smaller still.
BORED MOTHER"
The letter gave the writer's
views at much greater length
which we haven't space to print.
It does, of course. give a perfect
picture of a woman bereft of the
maternal instinct. But, if this
mother were to lose the child
she speaks of so casually she
would realize, l believe, how
empty life would be without
this little one. That tragedy
has happened many times. Here's
hoping this mother may never
experience the sorrow of know,
ing, too late, what her child
means to her.
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Neat CoUerS

Virginia Weidler. age II, fea-
tured with John Barrymore in
1.-THE Great Man Votes" is very
proud of her school books. Each
is neatly done up in a glazed
chintz cover embroidered with
her name.
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Open Jelly
Pie
Ginger Mar177alade

A Zestful relish for football
weather is ginger marmalade
Humid UNI meals don't
know themselves when some
thing as exciting as this ap-
pears on the table, and it's ever
so easy to make with a short
boil recipe.
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ChiLd'S
Question

Child's Question Editor:
A friend of mine invited my
little boy to go and see her new
born baby. He said: Il don't
want to see the baby but could
I see the stork?
MRS. CHRIST LIAKOS,
725 Shepherd st. N. w.
Washington, d. c.
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the first queS-
ton that con-
from is us
when we dip
into our mail
bag. Since so
many coats
are patterned
with the nip
ped in waist
line girls are
having diff
Guilty in find
ing Goa t S
roomy enough
to top a suit.
Our first
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thanksgiving Photo

der the head of Perpetual Care.
These beautiful nails may be
compared with flashing jewels,
and even the polishes are known
as ruby, and the other jewel
tones But when 1t comes to up
keep, we may as well know they
are really the cuticle append
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OF medicine. They are neceS-
sary to life, and the discovery
of their Importance is one Of
medicines most romantic and
important developments Of the
past half century.
Vitan1ins Discovery
OF Importance
One thing this research has
done, it has directed our atten-
ton to the foods which con-
tain the various vitaminS so
that if your diet isn't quite
correct you can change it. Ger.
tainly you mothers can do q
greaL deal toward seeing that
your children get the food that
supplies the vitamins they
need.
It is rather amusing but more
or less true that the discovery
of vitaminS didn't become Of
vital Importance to us until
science and civilization began
refining our foods for us.
Unconscious of
Eating Them
BY that I mean that our
forefathers, with their rough
diet of fresh meat, vegetables
and whole grains, got their vita
minis without knowing it. It
was only when we started re-
filming these natural products
that we began to rob them OF
their natural vitality.
Thus practically all aborigi-
nal races take care Of their
vitamin problems very simply.
The EskimoS are an example OF
this. These hardy Arctic
jewellers live almost wholly on
meat and fish. What about
their vegetables, you ask?
You'd never guess where they
get them-from the StomachS
of the animals they catch.
These animals manage to eat
considerable vegetation, taken
in the sea, so when the Eskimo
hunter kills one. he preserves
the contents of the stomach so
that his family can have green
stuff, partly digested. to eat.
In my next few columns I
hope to touch briefly on the
various vitaminS. I hope to be
able to show people it isn't
necessary to do anything but
eat a well-balanced diet in or
der to get all the vitamins you
need.