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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14
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my guard and followed with lunge
that I barely turned. He caught
my riposte. For an instant we faced
each other.
A strange calm held me. I had
fathomed his purpose and now I
understood how he would perform
it. He was trained fencer, strong
er if no quicker than I. He held
his weapon delicately in the French
fashion. He could have run me
through before now, if he had wiped
away his instructive regard for my
utterly harmless sword. But he could
motor would not. The zest of con-
test had him. Eventually he would
kill me, foully if necessary, but
first he would match his skill against
mine, seeking fair opening through
which to drive his point.
Steels sibilance broke now and
then in the high thin chime OF blade
upon resonant shell guard, an nno-
cent, knocking sound. fought care
fully, knowing that my first mis-
take would be my last and, in the
fascination of contest, he tolerated
me.
Defense would not serve me. He
could at any minute catch my harm
less blade in his free hand and drive
his own point home. My sole, frag-
lie chance lay in a trick. It could
be attempted only once. It must be
tried before the already aching mus
Giles of my sword arm grew weary.
The blades engaged and parted
with clicks and brief sharp sigh
ings. The shell guards rang bright
ly. We moved against each other,
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Oyerweights Tend
Towards Diabetes

MET a friend recently whom
had not seen for about two years.
! had to look at him twice as he
had lost considerable weight which
greatly improved his appearance.
His eyes were bright and / told him
his loss of excess weight had given
him more youthful appearance.
He then told me that a routine ex-
animation by his physician had dis
covered some sugar IN his urine.
His physician had told him that if
he were willing to reduce his weight,
he would likely prevent diabetes and
the necessity of taking insulin.
By reducing his starch. foods by
half and his fat foods by one quar-
ter, in a period of less than a year
he had reduced his weight from 1876
pounds to 1876 pounds, the proper
weight for his height and build.
When he reached 135 pounds he in
creased his food intake slightly and
during the two months previous to
our meeting, his weight had re-
NAMED at exactly 135 pounds.
Had this man not reduced his
weight his chances of becoming a
diabetic were great, because sugar
was present in the urine and the
amount of sugar in the blood was at
the extreme limit of the amount
present in normal urine
There was no history of diabetes
IN his family but his physicians
warning that overweight was fore
runner of diabetes so impressed him
that he went Immediately on the
low-starch diet with the above excel
lent results.
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dates; two figs; one banana; one
orange; one-half grapefruit; two ap-
pies; two pears; one potato; one
third cup cooked corn or beans; one
cup beets, carrots, onions, parsnips,
turnips, squash; two raw tomatoes;
two cups canned tomatoes; five cups
shredded raw cabbage; one small
head caulif1ower; four cups bouillon;
one cup vegetable soup; one-haf cup
cream soup.
It will be noticed that only two
meat items are mentioned on the
list of foods containing 100 calories-
one broiled lamb chop (the meat
part) and one slice of lean meat
three inches by two inches by one
half inch.
Galleries of Meat.
With meats, the average serving
of round steak is $50 calories; one
slice of lean roast beef is $50 calo-
ries, one thick slice of juicy roast
beef is 800 Galleries; one lean mutton
chop is $50 calories; whereas one
slice roast lamb leg is go calories.
Dairy products: one cube butter
one inch by one inch by one inch is
100 calories; one glass of whole milk
is 158 calories; one glass skim milk
is 30 calories, or just about half.
With calorie charts at hand you
can figure out how many calories
you should eat daily. This depends
upon your height and the kind of
work you do. You simply multiply
your ideal weight by Is if you have
an easy job indoors or by 20 if work
is hard. Ideal weight for a man
five feet seven inches is lat pounds,
with an increase of eight pounds for
each inch over, or eight pounds less
for each inch under. He thus re-
quires lat times 49,, 205 calories.
A woman five feet four inches should
weigh 100 pounds with six pounds
more or less for each inch more
or less than this height.
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CHAPTER K

Body, not mind, saved me. The
reflex centers that keep haf-forgot-
ten training helped my sword to en-
gage and delay his. l leaped back
ward barely in time and he had me
In a corner. I could retreat no far
Their.
Our blades bound. There was no
sound but our breathing and the
whisper of steel on steel. In that
odd instant of delay, neither of US
spoke. I knew it was useless to
repeat my warning and he, en-
barked on his purpose, had no need
for words. parried the deadly
spark of that unguarded point. As
tonishment's half-palsy had van
ished. Understanding came in that
split second, as lightning bares a
landscape.
His face was blurred by the mask
but / could see purpose in the pose
of his body; could feel it in the vigil
liant movement of his blade along
my own. felt little fear. It was
hard to recognize death in a famil-
lar and heretofore safe sport. Shame
was uppermost in my mind, and
shame sired anger.
Thought of my own stupidity row.
eled me. BY pose of mystery, by
fatuous hints to Everett and Lyon
] had asked for this. I had stuck
my neck out. While his brother and
sister found an alibi elsewhere, Lyon
would silence me so deity that, no
matter what others might suspect,
he would be safe. I wondered what
he thought ! knew that made my
murder necessary = and then had
time for no further thought.
His sword had felt and tested and
tapped mine. Automatically, I had
responded. He tented now to lift
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cat-footed, sharp-witted, tight-bod-
led. And felt myself firing.
forced all myself into desperate
assault. My purpose needed the deft-
ness of long practice, which I lacked.
Strength it demanded too, and I
doubted if had enough, but it was
my only chance.
The apparent wildness of my at
tack pleased Lyon. He must have
seen in it the furry before the end,
and so he contented himself merely
with parrying my weapon, wait
ing until my vain fury should flag
I thought I heard him chuckle as
he turned aside my thrust. And
then, for fash, his blade was where
I wanted it. ! threw my life into
the trick d'Armhaillac had taught
me. My sword whipped about his
in clumsy imitation of the French
mans deadly cutover. I heard
him gasp. I saw the epee half torn
from his hand.
He was quick in recovering, but
I was swifter. I leaped forward to
pass him and, in the leap, brought
my own weapon down like a whip
across the knuckles of his sword
hand.
He grunted. Behind me, / heard
the ringing clatter of the dropped
epee. l reached the table and tore
off the mask with my left hand. My
right gripped the ornate hilt of a
siXteenth-century Italian rapier
With the long blade ready, I whirled.
Lyon had made no effort to re-
trieve his fallen sword. He had TAX
en- off his mask and was sucking
with a slight frown the hand I had
struck. His calm was more shock
ing than fury. It saved his life for,
at the instant, I should have run
him through right gladly. Lyon
looked up from his injury with a
rueful smile and his words made me
feel that I had reached in dark
ness for step that was not there.
Effective" he said quietly,
though perhaps not quite ortho-
dox."
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see the long sword in my hand and
lifted his eyebrows. He was still
breathing fast but was quite unruf-
fed. wondered, for a wild in
slant, which one of us was mad. His
dignity, the normal furnishings of
the room, Knocked my recent ter
ror. Yet I kept the rapier ready.
Entirely unorthodox," I agreed,
striving to match his self-possession,
''but necessary. And now that we've
enlightened each other, III be GO
ing"
His bewilderment, as I backed
toward the door, gathering I'D my
outer clothing, made me feel silly.
81 don't understand" said Lyon
slowly.
Neither" I told him, do l."
With the table between him and
me and the door behind me, I let
go of the rapier and laying aside
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14

Some people have the false idea
that they can lose weight by emitting
one or two meals day. This, of
course, does reduce the number Of
Galleries consumed, but it also re-
moves some of the essential food
elements, and is likely to cause dis
comfort from hunger. When meals
are omitted, it is very easy to over
eat at the next meal, or yield to the
temptation of between-meal snack.
Therefore, eat three regular meals
of the right kind for reducing pur-
poses and eat them at regular times.
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QUESTION BOX

Q.-Does a germ cause scarlet
fever?
Ayes. A streptococcus.
Q.-What is green stick frac-
ture?
A green stick fracture occurs
IN a young person up to Is years
of age but may occur later. The
ends of the bone have not become
solid with the rest of the bone and
the bone breaks" like the fibers
in a green stick from a tree or bush
when stick is bent or broken.
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CHAPTER X-Continued


eff" I went On, you'll let me
keep my amateur standing, I'll be
very glad to escort your niece.
Otherwise, as told you, I'm busy"
" Pride goeth before destruc-
ton, Miss Agatha informed me.
Why don't you finish it?" asked.
Z" And a naughty spirit before a
fall.
She stared at me for long mo-
ment. Then she nodded.
Yes" she told me, 'I suppose
you're right. VIII you be here at
eight, David?"
With pleasure, I said and, gath
ering up my copy, went back to the
workrOom.
If Lyon had not opened the door
of his apartment as left Miss Aga
tha's, I should have forgotten him
entirely.
Hello" said he. I'D just about
given you up and was on my way out
for a paper. Come in"
His fat was bright with lights but
it had feeling of emptiness. He
explained as he took my hat and
coat that lone and Everett had gone
for a walk.
He's a lazy dog" Lyon said cas-
lily; takes no exercise, whatever,
and of course when there's strain,
it simply pulls him all apart. Here
we are"
He had led me into the living
room and pointed to the trophy
above the mantelpiece. admired it
and with an effort kept from looking
behind the couch where the black
bearded body had lain.
Lyon ran through his collection
with the engaging pride of child,
taking down sabers, claymores, ra-
piers, thrusting them upon me to
swing and balance while he chat
ted of their history and where and
how he acquired them. It was pleas
ant to see a middle-aged man so
openly gleeful.
Here" he said at last, his leath-
cry face glowing, ARE my best be-
loveds," and opened long rose
wood box.
From channels casing, he drew
one forth, an epee de combat, and
handed 1t to me tenderly. It was a
beautiful weapon, little longer than
the French dueling sword-a full
yard judged from the etched steel
shell of the guard to the button of
waxed thread that blunted the point,
yet sweetly balanced and easy to
my hand.
Like it," Lyon asked artlessly
Very much" I told him. at
would be a Joy to use"
He looked wistfully about the
room.
ct don't suppose" he unused, that
we could. I say! Let's shove the
sofa aside and try. Oh come" he
urged as I hesitated. Here are
masks" lifted them from the
waQ-"and we shan't need gloves.
Indulge an old man whose fencing
days are over, Mallory. Just for
minute or so. It will be all I can
stand, I assure you"
He had stripped off his jacket as
he talked. His enthusiasm and the
pleading of the sword in my hand
impelled me to follow him. We
thrust the sofa against the wall, put
on our masks, and faced each other.
En- garde," he cried in an odd
voice. His blade darted for my
throat. Instinct alone prompted my
parry. He caught my thrust on his
guard and the shell uttered a high
clear note. His riposte grazed my
arm. The fury Of his attack startled
me. shifted so that light fell upon
his weapon. The button that made
mine harmlesswas missing from his.
The blunt, nail-head point had bro
ken off. The new steel of the frac-
ture was a Pickering spark before
me.
I cried a warning and lowered
my blade. Lyon Ferriter laughed
harshly and lunged.
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GaE<
H5zl1A1z

THE DICTATOR AT HOME
(COntinued)

NOOublluCuJ
Dictator (getting out Of bed
Draw me my tubl
Wife-Don't be funny. You're big
enough to turn faucets.
Dictator-I'm not accustomed TO
having my orders disobeyed In that
way.
Wife-Wen, that's just too bad.
Quiet, please. I want to sleep a
little longer.
Dictator (from the bathroom)-
Ella, where's my shaving cream?
Wife-How should I know where
your shaving cream is? And don't
yell sol
Dictator-I put it on the second
shelf and it amt here. I've looked
everywhere.
Wife (getting up and finding it
right on the second shelf)-Right un-
der your nose, yet you couldn't find
it. And you're the fellow who Is
always finding new outlets to the
seal
Dictator (dressing)-I think III
wear my blue uniform Of an avla-
ton general today.
Wife-That funny getup!
Dictator (hurt)-I don't think it's
funny.
Wfe-Of course not. II you did
you wouldn't wear it in all those
news reel pictures. Put on your tan
,,.;Rorr, - A., o,v.1rxr o1l0pal TIL ar
amt so hot, either, but it fits.
Dictator-rm wearing my blue
uniforml
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FOOLISH LOVE

Frantic parents tell Kathleen Nor
ris thar their lz-year-oid daughter is
nladLy in Loue rDith ,oorthLess man
of IS. They come to her for aduice,
asking tohat they can do to bring their
daughter to her senses before IL is too
late. Miss Norris regrets to admit
there is no sure cure, because the
po,oer of girls first lore orercomes
all sense of reason.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

A IOST girls are in love
Nj when they're seven
= v L teen. But fortunately
the boys to whom they lose
their hearts are about seven
teen, too. Quite unable to face
the responsibilities of home and
bills and family. Neither boys
nor girls take these affairs too
seriously, and presently their
school days are over, and they
are dancing and working and
going to movies and planning
more seriously, as they leave
the teens behind them.
When the girl is seventeen,
however, and the man ten
years older, the situation is
not so simple. She is an inno-
cent, giddy, curious young
thing who is merely in love
with love; he is more calcu-
lating, ready to settle down, and
more than ready to take adj
vantage of her inexperience. It is
safe rule that when a young girl
wants to marry a man some years
older, one who has no job, who has
already had one unfortunate mari
tai experience, and whom her fam
lily dislikes, she is heading for
wreck.
Stubborn Seventeen.
Yet girls can be stubborn, at II;
they do this over and over again,
and from one girls bitter expert
ence and costly mistakes no other
girl seems able to learn.
Witness Joan, whose mothers let
ter lies on my desk this morning.
"Our girl has been raised on your
advice, printed in the Sunday pa
per-" writes the mother, from Knox
vile. For years I've quoted you,
and twice I've written you direct.
Joan was our only child until she
was 10, then son came to share
honors. We've always treated her
reasonably; she's had her share of
household duties, alternate Sundays
we have had open house for her
friends. It has been as normal and
sweet a childhood as any girl IN
the land could have.
He's IS and No Good.
'What could we have done that
we didn't do, to save her from what
has happened now? To make the
story short, man came to town
three months ago, and was suddenly
included IN all the plans of Joan's
little set. Nobody seems to know
quite how or why. He is about IS,
slightly bald, small, fair, laxative,
and thoroughly no good. He has had
two jobs IN this time, held neither
one. He has never explained, even
to Joan, what the trouble was be-
tween his wife and himself, or what
were the circumstances of their di-
vorce.
"Joan is madly in love with him,
she will be of age on December
., anu IilGy plan W NC LudlIIcO 1ldI
day. She won't listen and she won't
talk; she merely laughs and looks
bored, and is off with him for hours
of giggling and condolences, telling
him, I suppose, just what old-fash-
Toned idiots her father and mother
are.
Joan's Mind Set.
"My husband insisted on a talk
with him; he said he could not pin
this Roy Jones down to anything.
Roy kept saying that his one thought
was Joan's happiness, and that he
loved her. We talked to Joan; no
use. She is like a girl under a
spell. Can't you-won't you help us
bring her back to sanity? Is there
a cure?"
No, there's no sure cure. When
the bewitchment of so-called first
love falls upon girls young heart.
words mean nothing to her, home
ties mean nothing, common sense
the little she ever hadl-is gone,
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Married at q6

Justus o. Rockwell, 96-year-oId
Civil war veteran, is married to Hat
tie E. Alexander by Justice of the
Peace William Hoar. This item ap-
peared in the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer as of August q, 1890. Who
said youth must be served?
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cracked wheat, corn
meal; lean meat
one piece three
inches long, two
inches wide, one
half inch thick; the
meat part of one
thick lamb chop; one
egg is rs calories;
five eighths cup
milk; cheese - one
piece one inch square
and one inch thick;
butter - one level
fabIaSrOopf11l. four
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and she is moving in a dream for
the time being.
Her father and mother are heart
broken because all their years Of
love and confidence seem lost. She
herself will look back aghast at
what she is doing in a few years.
She will look at the Joan of today in
the same puzzled despair that her
parents are feeling now.
Nature Against Parents.
But Nature is exerting her strong
est poisons, her strongest witcheries,
at the moment, and no one of us is
as strong as Mother Nature Every
fiber of Joan's being is crying out
for this mans mastery, and unless
she wakes up in tirne-and she may
she is going to break her heart;
perhaps wreck child's life.
Caroline Brown did what Joan is
planning to do, II years ago. Her
letter arrived in the same mail as
did that of Joan's mother This is
part of it.
81 ran away with man of "a,
when was just 49," writes Caro-
line. First Don rented an unfur-
nished shack for 81 month, and we
went to a chain store and bought two
bags of groceries, and to the five
and dime for plates and pans. We
had no bed, no blankets, no mirror
or soap or towels. I pretended that
I thought all this was fun. We had
less than S11, but his talk was al
ways big and I had believed it.
Four Years of Poverty.
eve lived in that shack four
years, and my two daughters were
born there. I could have gone to
the free ward of the hospital, but it
was miles away across town, and
we had no car. After my fathers
death my mother joined US and paid
me 81 a week. Often it was all
had. Mother got $40 a month; she
couldn't do more than she did.
''Those were years of such suffer-
ing as hope few women in America
know. Never enough to eat; every
scrap of bacon fat and potato skin
saved. Never enough diapers or
blankets, or fresh curtains or coal.
A broken stove propped on blocks;
broken windows mended with tape.
Four babies, strong beautiful ba-
bies if they'd had chance, but al
ways with colds and chapped hands
and prickly heat. And I did il. I
did it,
Convincing TaIker.
don drank, gambled, quarrelled.
whipped my children. But he could
put up story that investigators be-
ieved, as I had believed it, and
got no promise of release or relief.
In our state you don't get divorces
easily.
81 went out to days work, leaving
Ma with the children. My employer
sent me to secretarial school. God
bless her. Four years ago I was
made assistant superintendent in the
school; last month superintendent.
My oldest girl is pupil here, the
second will shortly enter. And now
Don, who deserted us eight years
ago, has come back, and wants to
be taken back into the family. Wants
to be accepted, respected by his son
and daughters. Wants me to sup
port him while he looks up pros
poets
Well, that's all of the letter that
will interest Joan. But / want her
to read it. ask her then to pray
for guidance, and ask herself seri-
ously why-when every other won,-
an who ever took this path has
failed, she thinks she can succeed?
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Pulls DIN Poison ivy

The discovery by Eugene Babcock
of Cheyboygan, Mich, that he is
immune to poison ivy, now nets him
IS cents an hour pulling up the poi
son ivy.
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How Much Food
You Should Eat
During the Day
BY DIR. JAMES w. BARTON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)

Most calorie charts give the
1V1 amount of food that equals
100 calories so that if the over
weight Tor the underweight)
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T0DAY'S
HEALTH
COLUMN

The following shows how much
of, or the size of, some common
foods which equal 100 Galleries:
One slice of bread; four soda
crackers; three-fourths cup oatmeal,
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wishes to know
how much food
equals 1000, 5000,
or 1000 calories,
he tries to esti-
mate it from this
100 calorie chart.