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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Terpine Hydrate

Ji i4if = GA RAAkS AAy 0k8eG x found that three grains of ter pine hydrate, in tablets, gave the greatest relief I have ever had from a bronchial cold with which have suffered for years. am "A years old. Some friends now tell me that too much of this medicine might be harmful. (Mrs. R. FL
 Af1swer--Too much of any medi- cine might be harmful. Two or three grains of terpine hydrate in capsule or pill form two or three times a day for q few weeks at time. will not harm you and is often useful in chronic bronchitis.
 Worry
 Bitten by neighbours dog several days ago. I went immediately to neighborhood physician, who cauter- ized the wound with 95 per cent phenol but gave no injection of any kind. I reported to the board of health, gave name and address of the dogs owner, but they have never done anything. (M. T.)
 Answer is nothing for you to worry about. If you do not feel safe, go back to your doctcr and have his advice.
 Feeders Digest
 l saw some mention of 8 book on foods or diet If you have such e Look please send me copy.
 GA. l.. H. Answer-Narne of the oO-page red booklet is ''Feeders Digest.n Deals with foods. diet, nutrition. minerals, calories. vitamins. water. coffee. etc. For copy inelose twenty-five cents coin and 1 cent stamped envelope bearing your address.
 tProtectsd by John Y. piIle co.)
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the simpler one-a short -sleeved frock, belted in the material, with
 wide front panel skirt. High point of the dress was a shoulder wide yoke of pale gray. joined to the bodice with a band of deeper gray. With it, she chose a high, spiral-crowned black felt sailor with a shoulder length veil, and black suede accessories.
 The velveteen she rejected had horizontal fine pleats on the hips and bodice, was laced down the front with 8 cord of the material.
 It was 2. little more sports-type than she needed. Besides, she want ed to wear "ny bird"--a handsome piece of costume jewelry her mother had given her, colorful with settings of red, green and gold jewels.
 TURNS DOWN
 CHILDISH" RUFFLES
 Similarly, she turned down CO., bait blue velvet evening frock be- cause she thought the hem ruffles made it too childish. The one she liked well enough to buy was quite simple black Lyons velvet with q heart-shaped neckline; only trim was g big loop-bow of white ermine, Sewed fiat against the wide skirt just above the knee.
 Another frock that she approved for style. but not for her own ward robe, was 8 smart black sheer wool with a surplice neck, its bodice laced across with two-i -inch-wide dull black satin ribbon. Too sombre for her age, she thought.
 Besides, all my clothes are din- ner and evening dresses" she said. That's all I need, because I'm never at home. All I have for home is one old slacks suit and sonic bathing suits"
 GOLD- -ON-BLACK
 IS HER FAvORITE
 The formal outfits get enough wear to justify them, though, be- cause Miss Drrbin,s Still dating steadily with Vaughn Paul, now an assistant-producer. They do lot of dancing.
 Favorite of the outfits Miss Dur bin bought was most people would call it cocktail dress Of gold-on- black metal cloth, with a draped skirt and bodice. No trim; none needed. Looked swell on her, espe- cially with tiny black velvet cap, yelled and trimmed in dusty pink curled ostrich tips.
 She managed to drag out the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
INJECTION TREATMENT PLUS
 EXERCISES FOR HERNIA

EXERCISES FOR HERNIA
 The other day I said that If I had hernia I'd chose the ambulant or injection treatment. Along with the injection treatment I'd carry on with regular exercises calculated to i'm prove general muscle tone, strength en the weak muscles of the abdo- minal walls, and prevent hernial protrusion through the weakened l places.
 Any, one with reducible hernia, whether at the moment under ambu- lant injection treatment or not, may do these exercises in the manner shall describe here, without risk and generally with benefit.
 If you are under ambulant treat ment you should, of course, ask your physicians advice about doing these or any similar exercises and be guided solely by his advice and in- struction.
 Otherwise, there are only two prerequisites to consider. First, the hernia must be reducible, that is the protrudihg or bulging mass must be susceptible of replacement in the abdomen by manipulation or by posture or both. Exercises can do no good. may bring on serious complications. if the hernia is not reducible. Second, the weak spot where the protrusion occurs must be carefully supported by your hand, or if under ambulant treatment by the special truss plus your hand, constantly while you are doing the exercise. As rule two or three fin- gers over the area of protrusion just above the line of the groin will give the proper support in cases of in- guinal hernia in men; in femoral hernia in women the area of pro- trusion is just below the line of the groin, at the top of the thigh. Hold the hand with the fingers resting on the area of protrusion and making moderate pressure throughout the period of exercise.
 In the booklet ."The Last Brady Symphony" which. alas, sets you back e dime and 6 1-cent stamped envelope bearing your address, move nnents 2, 3. II and 13 are described and illustrated. Sorry we can't use illustrations here. These movements are well adapted to prevent or cure hernia. if the exercises are done ai- ways with the hand supporting the weak spot:
 i. stand erect, one arm above head.
 palm forward. the ether hand
 supporting hefniai region. and
 bend forward and nearly or quite
 touch the floor with flngeftipa
 without bending knees; shen up
 70 starting position. Repeat this
 three tilnes at iifgt. and from
 week 10 weak f6w moro times
 at eath neanca nniil yHu do it|
 eksI|H tHshts tlm&1.
 z sl@tid tf1fk Gs,s hand tn A|p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
SHIP IS SCIENTIFIC WONDER

Philadelphia. Pa, (uP)-The S. S. Exemplar, the newest addition to the merchant fleet of the American Ex- port Lines, will soon be put into service on the India route. The ship Is a floating scientific wonder. It can virtually operate itself with such de- vices as gyro pilot, fathometer, smoke detector, electric winches, ra- dio direction and other automatic Instruments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
oLuMsY oAE DIsooYEREp

Huntington, Ind. lup)-The pop. sllar belief that cats always land on their feet when they fall was dlh. proved here when flFemon were called fo rescue \ ciumgy est mas foned In n tree, As one oi the iire- 'esn reached for lho animal. Inc cni. Ae6ly |aeklnk ln sfeIina srare.
 Jumped to the ground. landing liAi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

If we could be those dreamy eyed people we " e re then
 sure that we had made the world safe for democracy. We " e T e certain that the first w or1d w a r would never be TepealeQ, ' n a [ W e h a d a | g r 0 " Il [ O o smart for that kind of waste
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thumb forward, other hand sup- porting hernia, and squat low till buttocks touch heels, then up to starting position. Repeat this same as 1.
 Lie supine one hand on floor be- side hip, the other supporting her. mia. Without raising head slowly raise both legs to vertical and slowly lower them again to floor, from three to twenty times at each seance.
 Same as 3, but from vertical po- sition of legs flex hips and knees so that thighs press down on bel- ly for a moment, then straighten legs to vertical again and lower to floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Modern Menus
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX.
 NEA Service Staff Writer


 Almost all salad lovers prefer the s0-called French dressing made of oil and vinegar and spices and herbs. But that French dressing type has many forms and can be changed considerably for different kinds of salads and to suit different tastes.
 RIO GRANDE FRENCH
 DRESSING
 q 1-4 cups dressing) , One teaspoon salt. i-4 teaspoons chlli powder, 1-4 teaspoon dry mus tart. 3-4 cup olive oil or salad oil, i=4 cup elder vinegar, 1-3 cup finely chopped green pepper, clove gar lie. cut in half.
 Combine ingredients in order given in glass jar. Seal well and shake. Store in refrigerator and use ag neded. Shake vigorously just Garlic may be removed before storing # only 6 suspicion" of it's presence Is deslred. if desired, i-2 teaspoon grated nnipn may be auh- a1ltuted for the garlic. This dress- Ina ia excellent mixed with mixed vegetable. dtviled egg. asparagus, pineapple or tomato salad. use 4 ie mafInakn meat, polHEo or vege- IHbIo salad that are 10 he served Wsih maFonnnisa. Tine proportion tt vinegar Co oil |a a matter of H<faAraI s4sle.
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Of Interest To Women

Have you . household pro6leIn
 to solve? Write your question
 clearly, sign your name and ad-
 dress, enclose three~cent pnstage
 stamp and mail to The Woman's
 Editor, Washington Service Bu-
 reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th
 Street, Washington, D. C.. for
 personal reply.
 e. When was the Regal lily in- troduced into the United States?
 A. It was discovered by E. IF. Wilson in nortli-central China in 1903, and was introduced by him into the United States in 1908.
 e. Define quality finish" and conformation" as applied to beef grading.
 A. Quality is the color, texture, grain and degree of marbling of the beef Finish is judged on the qlan- tity of fat, its color, character, and the way 1t is distributed in cut. Conformation is the general "buiId" and appearance, and for consumers, it is important because cut rat ing high in conformation has q large proportion of edible meat to bone.
 c. Do shepherd dogs make good watchdogs2
 A. Yes. but they need plenty of space for exercise.
 e. Is 1t possible to cure syphilis by taking medicine by mouth?
 A. No. Your County Health Office can advise you and supply free gov- ernment publications on the treat- ment and cure of venereal diseases.
 e. Is there anything that can be put in paint in uncovered cans to keep 1t fresh2
 A Stir the paint thoroughly, then fill the cans to the top with water. When needed, carefully pour off the water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
bod RLAYs WETH DYNAMITE

Fresno. Cal. fuEl-~Mf. and Mrs. 4. A. 6impaun have mover objected to the odds and ends that Patty, lhelr pet poodle dog. brought home from excufsionss until now. After tlse GcR he'd nheWRd on ik. and the &.mpzone YsyeAfsold son hno piaRed Nitn itI MEs. &IlNpaen dlEcereEeo fHHt v wnf S t|fk af dynamite fAFs E.sa 4Nay from q nearby eeh4EF|Ao.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
WOlNAN,S REALM Lai
Deanna Grows Up--So Does Her Wardrobe
STAR SAYS "GOODBY" TO HER SCHOOLGIRL, OUTFITS
BY LUCTE NEVILLE NEA Service Stan Corrcsponden

Hoywood-Thi Dcanna Dur Illustrating what the And nobody more pleased than Miss Du who just discovered that veis much fascinating than
 time knowhg smle apple in hand and the other nigh heels afraid was the only girl of that laughing heartily they hired Gloria
 Generally she plans clothes with the studio designers after looking fabrics sketches posing fashion photos designers she promptly bought three outfits considering
 Choosing between two dark yeeteen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
BY RUTH MTLLETT

Wouldn't 1t be fine if we could still believe the world to De the civilized place we thought 1t was on its way to becoming only ten years a9o2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
SUNDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Grapefruit, hot cereal. ham and eggs, toast, coffee. milk.
 DINNER: Roast stuffed chicken, candied sweet potatoes and ha- nanas, Brussels sprouts, tart jelly, mixed. greens salad with tarragon French dressing, squash pie, cof- fee, milk.
 SUPPER: Pineapple salad and stuffed prunes, Rio Grande French dressing, hot biscuits. assorted cheese, tea, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

< Tn the Samoan islands, whole villages often pack up and go on excursion visits to other islands as far as 60 miles away. The trips of ten last six months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Hoze, To Keeb WelI.
D DR WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Caroline Chatfield
Autocratic Mother May Prepare to Mourn When
 Children Get Out From Under.
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Children Get Out From Under DEAR
 have done my my child right attitude toward naught taught her be thrifty by giving her needs After financial small which spending Sunday school not neglected singing in the choir all of which thought was good TOT n nough was Kept pretty and doing other for family it that accepted invitations friends without exception in better financial position than
 When she knowing puve let her indulge herself but urged her to make deposits what thought reasonable amount for her board She attracted faddy clothes which suited urged her to appreciate good rather than exravagant clothes
 after all this should she be easily persuaded making less than she with little chance of ad his work? He didn't meet consult about the plans they making secretly He hadn't been m home dozen times told urging insisted that get They married His family the wedding supper and we heard of it next day.
 story buying rings regularly paying other the $40 month"; the that his father makes than father that all these plans results her to Where is mothers consolation?
 MRS. A. A ANSWER:
 My you and your par dominant nature child revoted which should had became what should distributed 0oard spending ana saving Ihat should nave been he You suitable types spreading out began to tell her nance what he should do
 Hurt at her marriage you confront the groom with his dereIc won't submit being daughter whdaw She won't life until adopt pocy soft pedang criticisms acknowledging young pair their lives hem < All IS forgiven < you yourself daughter completely squeezed too tightly holding empty bag. CAROLINE CHATFTEID. % s @ % M nses aRe sss ,n rie s ss s aewaDaDer.
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nusn MiMets and bIoOdShed.
 It would be find if we could be as certain as we were then that we would never get in another Euro pean war because we had become too smart.
 WE WOULD NEVER INITIATE WAR
 We'd all like to feel again that we live in a world where it is al- ways tour next move" and not, per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

pepper. 1-4 teaspoon dry mustard, 2-4 cup olive oil or salad oil. 1-4 cup wine vinegar, 1 clove garlic. cut in half.
 Combine ingredients in order given In glass Jar. Seal. shake well and stand in refrigerator several hours before serving. Shake well again just before serving. Here's mild favored French dressing which is especially good for tosed salads. and excellent for marinatlng fiah. seafood, potato and meat salads.
 TARRAd0N FRENCH
 DRESSING
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 one teaspoon ahit. fse teaspoon plAck pepefl fsf tenspoon dry inils- lard. 5.f cup olive oF salad olI. isS 'fNspQen Worcestershire nanee. ls4 cup lsEF&Epn vinegar. ls1 teasbeon s1Ais4 4ssIaA.
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fashion sitting until noon, powdered her nose and headed for an inter- view in the studio cafe. Are you going to wear that to luncheon?" I asked. You'll dazzle 'em."
 That" said Miss Durbin hap oily. lis exactly what I want to do."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Hurt at her marriage, you confront the grt siOns. Grooms won't submit to being confronted daughter withdraws. She won't re-enter your Ii different policy: soft-pedaling criticisms ackl Che young pair to lead their own lives saying to All is forgiven.'
Evening star., 1940-12-08
THE GIRL WITH THE MOVABLE FACE
And Miss Sothern insists she just has
to keep it that way. Here's the answer
by Donald Hough

way through Melody in Spring, Kid Millions,
Foies Bergere, Hooray For Love and The
Party's Over.
Then she announced to all concerned that
the party was really over. No more musical
comedy for her
They wanted to know why.
She told them. She said she wanted to
become character actress. No more of this
scintillating career After ALL" she explained,
I'm just medium at this. But can really
go to town in comedy character parts"
They wanted to know if she ever had tried
it. She shook her head. But I've had it in
mind" she said, with a certain Danish CLINT
in her eye. for long time"
Now, of course Hollywood is chock- full of
character actresses who would give anything
in the world to be musical-comedy stars, or
even near stars. And going into character
work MEANS generally, that you've come to
the tag end of your career.
So the idea of young and beautiful Il
insist on this) movie actress coming out fiat
footed for character work while her best
days were still ahead of her we'll, it was
certainly something new in Hollywood.
The studio for which she was working at
the time shook its head. All the studios shook
their heads. Musical comedy or else -.
Else, she told them, was good enough for
her, and she let the studios think it over for
one year. To sit tight for one year is just
barely par with Dane.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

She settled down little - not much -
and got a whale of lot better. And now, to
the dismay of certain star players and to the
confusion of the studio, she began having lot
of fun with pictures that were supposed to
belong to somebody else. Picture stealing,
it's called in the trade. There are players in
Hollywood who would toss a whole picture
overheard just for the peculiar professional
joy of stealing scene. But while nobody
could swipe scenes and whole pictures like our
heroine, she didn't do it a-purpose. She was
Evening star., 1940-12-08

Finally one of the big companies broke
down and gave her contract and chance
through the first two or three pictures, in
which she did not have the most important
parts, like young hurricane, scattering stars,
scenery extra players and technicians right
and left. At first, history compels me to state,
she was simply awful. But the point is that
she didn't know it. She thought she was
panickng them.
She was, but not the way she figured.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
ToIents Showed Up EorIy

Miss SOTHERN comes mostly from Mime
sofa, where practically all blown in the bottle
Danes come from. She also comes from North
Dakota, which produces a sort of prairie
Dane. She was born there but didn't stay
long, going on over to Minneapolis; and it was
in Minneapolis that she was raised, along with
thousands of other little towheads. Before
she was through high school, she began to
show talents that later were to make her
musical-comedy star.
Or perhaps you didn't know about that
To tell the truth, very few of her present
voluminous public know that Ann Sothern is
really that Harriette Lake who was featured
in Smiles with Marilyn Miller, and was a
favorite in America Sweetheart and Every
body's Welcome, among others, and who
stood for full year at the top of the batting
order in Of Thee Sing.
At this point Miss Sothern (or Miss Lake,
turned her sprightly face toward Hollywood
and the movies. She wanted to get in. She
had an idea, but kept it to herself. Her first
thought was to establish herself in the movies.
Which she promptly did - Ann Sothern,
a studio having changed her name just from
force of habit Her first film was Let's Fall In
Love, and from there she romped her lovely
Evening star., 1940-12-08

She fought Tor smaller paris - moved
her face - and stole all the scenes
in there failing her arms every minute, all for
the sake of the picture.
But it's no fun having your biggest stars
put on the spot, 50 the studio thought things
over and came up with the only logical
answer give her some pictures of her very
own on which to work off some of that excess
steam.
And so they named her Maisie, gave her
some supporting players and other essentials,
and told her to 60 find sound stage and play
with her blocks.
LittIe Annie's Picnic
SHE did. The first picture was called simply
Maisie, and it was followed by Congo Maisie
and then Gold Rush Maisie And she's gather
ing speed every minute. We are told that
there will be some more of the same.
Little Annie is having picnic, stealing
scenes from herself.
am ringing the doorbell at the Sothem
manse in Beverly Hills, and the door is opened
ny OUI SuDJCCl III iSOll OLC ulNllCS IIlC
and am charmed. We sit down and look each
other over, and Miss Sothen seems singularly
unimpressed, although she is giving me the
smile that has made you forget everything
else in so many scenes on the screen.
She looks glamorous. and make remark
to that general effect.
1t does not set we'll.
"I'm nothing of the kind" she says. 'I'm
not even a subtle actress. If you think III
ever be star i mean a leading lady in the
glamor tradition you're crazy. And if
thought so, I'd be crazy I'm character
actress and love it. have to act hard, and
act all over Sometimes l get tired, but
have to keep on going because every time l
slow down a little l have horrible feeling
that people are walking out of the theater."
They're not" assure her.
They might" Miss Sothern gives me
look which have seen before, having come
from Minnesota myself. They might" she
repeats stubbornly. I'm not taking any
chances. She sits on the edge of her chair and
leans forward, toward me- in her intensity
Look at my face" she commands.
look at it. Why not?
Which, dear reader, is where you came in.
The End
Evening star., 1940-12-08
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her chair and leans forward, toward me,
d in her intensity.
Look at my face, D." she commands.
look at it, Why not?
Its SWELL tell her, with enthusiasm.
She lifts finger. Never mind" she says,
smiling II get by with this face only because
keep it moving. Do you see what mean"
No"
Just about the time you think you're
getting good look at it, it's doing something
else. You can't pin it down. Now, a glamor
star, romantic lead has to have face
that you can look at, in slow motion and
even not in motion at all, for eight long reels.
Few actresses have faces like that. certainly
haven't. So when -"
"Oh, come, come, Miss Soth -"
stop that! know what I'm talking about.
Maybe mine would stand up for reel or two.
but after that the audience would begin to
wonder what time it was So when the studio
insisted =. y
All right we have come to the place where
the studio insisted" Every actress in Holly
wood will arrive at that phrase within ten
minutes after the conversation has started.
1t generally means you're going to hear about
the time the lady told the studio to go take
jump in the lake. The reason she told them
that is - almost always - that she felt she
ought to have much, much better parts.
But the reason Miss Ann Sothern got
fractions was because she wanted to play
what Hollywood practically unanimously con-
sidered much poorer parts than those she was
already playing. The studio wouldn't lsten
The studio said she was nuts.
(She is, little Bit
However, before going into this peculiar
situation "a movie actress trying to back
down the ladder and the studio trying to push
her up) we'd better pause for a closer look at
Miss Sothern, to see if we can discover what
makes those wheels go around.
The first thing that may have bearing
on the case is the fact that she is of Danish
ancestry. She looks like Dane - if you can
get her to hold still long enough - and her
thought processes work along Danish lines.
OF all the Scandinavians, the Danes are the
most bull-headed. That is. most people call it
buheadedness, but strangely enough bull
headedness and clear -headedness sometimes
are synonymous These Danes take a long
view of things. They look far ahead and
figure things out, then take their stand.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
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