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as that of Herbert Cord. just knew that e human being was there, lying with the horrible llnpness that, even to one un- familiar with death, means life has gone.
 The discovery came so suddenly that for 0 long moment wasn't [ actually frightened. Not until Maudie, her courage returned with her curiosity, came through the grass behind mo did feel fear. She must have felt that terror be- cause her hand gripped my arm, and she looked over my shoulder ct the body lying there in the shaking, yellow glare of my fash light.
 "He got more than his ears pinned back" said, my voice sounding hollow and shaky in the noisy hum of insects that was the only other sound in the woods.
 Mnudie settled her glasses down on her nose and leaned over closer to look. "It's murder" she whis- pered in Q voice shaking even more than mine. "Murder-see the blood"
 his shirt was blood and not shadow. and the word murder made the hair stand right up on my neck even as 1t had on Finn McCool's.
 "Weli have to notify someone or other" I managed to whisper.
 Maudie was already trying to pick the dog Up and slip on his harness. well, I'm not going to stay here" she said in that tone that brooks no arguing. You can"
 "Why should anyone stayp He can't run away. He's dead" The prospect Of standing there in the shadow-hlled woods with the body of Herbert Cord wasn't 6 pleasing one even to c school teacher.
 "Of course you'll stay" Maudie said. Haven't you even read q murder rnystery2 Someone always stays with the body until the police come. You can stay here. You can keep the haShlight and Me- Cool" She continued fussing with the dogs harness and somehow the sight of her bending over there in the long wet, grass with the murdered man Q few feet away was too much for me. I laughed hystericaliy and the night breeze
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Trim down and dress up in thls new set of lingerie especially dc. signed for you by Claire 1'ilden Pattern 449 includes Q slip and pam ties or bioomers it's smart to have them matchl The shoulder straps of the slip are cut in one with the pointed bodice sections - you'll never be embarrassed by c broken shoulder strapl The sweet- heart neekline Is cut low '. why not edge 1t with the f1ereSt suggeS- ton of dainty lace, and the arnaholes toop It tops e neck-to-hem center panel guaranteed to make you slen- der, and necessary skirt fullness iS added by the side skirt sections, For easy fit and easy sewing, both the back and the front of this slip are cut alike. The panties, trimmed with the same lace as the slip, are gathered on to an elastic at the waist; or turn them into bloomers by gathering the fullness into neat little thigh band. You'll be surprised how quickly 1t can be made with the Sewing Guide to help you. A more mature figure especially needs we'll cut underwear to avoid that bulky look!
 Pattern 449 is cut in women's sizes 34, 36, 3S, 40, 42, A, 46 and 48. Size 36. slip and panties, requires 5-8 yards 3 9inch fabric and l-8 yards lace edging.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (l5c) In coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE NAME, ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
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UNRAVELLING NERVOUS
 EXHAUSTION

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 From an authoritative medical textbook published as recently ca 1886 I quote the following descrip- ton of "neurasttenia", which in plain English means nervous weak ness or weak nerves-but I warn Glass B neurotics and reassure Glass A neurotics and reassure Glass A neurotics that nervous exhaustion" or nervous breakdown" valid only for decelving the public or the vic- tim in any instance:
 "Neurasthenias--, character ized by lack of energy, easy mental and physical fatigability, mild eas- tro-intestinal disturbances, poverty of power of concentration, pressure on top of head and in the back, feeling tight band about the head .. all Q direct result, according to Freud .".
 Although neurologists (nerve specialists) such as the author of the neurology textbook from which I quote, still have the temerity to speak of "neurasthenia" as though 1t were an honest, valid diagnosis of what ails the patient, medical auth critics or writers and practictioners or specialists who are honest now frankly call such symptoms merely "neurasthenic syndrome" or "neu- rasthenic symptom complex, and so imply or acknowledge that the cause of the symptoms is to be determined by the physician in each individual instance. In other words only quacks now pretend that "neurasthenia" is an explanation for any impairment of health or q condition amenahle to treatment without diagnosis.
 The very notion of nerve energy,
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Blood On
 The Moon At Paradise Lake!


 THE sTORYs Friendly, high spirited Maudle O'COnnor is sOEne- times Q problem to her school teecher daughter, who wonders if MAudie will be satlsiled with . really quiet vacation at Paradise Lake. At weeks end Maudie knows most of the local gossip has become acquainted with elder. " innkeeper Chris Gordon, strict splnster Miss Mlllie Morris and her pretty niece, Jeanie, whose summer romAnces with sophistl- cated Herebert Cord Miss Millie had resented % bitterly. This year Cord has returned to Para- disc Lake with evelte Margie Dixon. Introducing her as his flaS1cee, much to Jeanie's chhgTin and embarrassment. Late one night Mary and her mother find the body oe Herbert Cord in Q mint bed near their cottage.
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live yOu . hOusehOld problem Co s0IvOP WFIte yGuF question clearly, sign your name nIa1 ads dress, enclose Q thFae-cemt postage stamp and mall t0 Enc. W0mRn's Gdlt0Rs Washington Service DuFenu oos TIC Waterbury Democrat: aolS ISth Street, Washington, p. o. foR . personal reply. Don't telephones write ns directed.
 e. What is the best way to press mems trousers?
 A. First, place the waistline over the wide end of the ironing board, cover 1t with Q damp pressing cloth, and press every portion of 1t and the pockets. Next, place one leg of the trousers flat on the ironing board with the bulge on the knee on top and iron the bulge. The dampneSs of the pressing cloth causes the stretched knee to shrink back to its original shape. When both knees have been ironed, lift the trousers from the board and fold where the creases should be. Be sure to put the trouser legs
 
 seam to seam the entire length of the leg. Place them in this position on the board. then fold one leg back and press the other. Before this is covered with the pressing cloth, shape the leg as 1t was when the trousers were new. When finished, the other leg Is pressed in the sanie way.
 e. Where is the best place to store canned vegetables, fruits, jellies and preserveS2
 A Store in a cool, clean, well-ven- tllated place. Shelves near 6 flir- mace may be too warm In the winter for safe storage. Food on shelves near outer walls may be in danger of freezing. If glass jars are stored in light place, the color of the con- tents may fade. # the room is humid. mold may grow on the jars.
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founded as 1t is on total Ignorance and disregard of physiology, leads to much misunderstanding and unwar- ranted anxiety or worry about the imaginary danger or risk of "nerv- ous exhaustion" and nervous break down..
 Here is Q fundamental fact which challenges contradiction by any physician or specialist of standing in the profession: There is no such thing as nerve energy" apart from ordinary energy, muscular energy, and as long as there Is enough ener- gy to enable one to move the muscles or enough to keep one warm, there need be no fear of lack of energy, energy of any kind recognized or measured by present standards, is required for maintaining nerve functions or doing brain work, that 1t is difficult to measure 1t. One physiologist, after tests of numerous subjects in Q calorimeter (apparatus for measuring energy expended) concluded that Q peanut supplies all the energy required for intense mem tal concentration or brain work over Q period of several hours.
 Tn earlier talks nere we have it1- dicated some of the conditions which may be responsible for the "neuras- thenic symptom complex" or the symptoms which 50 many misguided sufferers or even theinr incompe- tent physicians attribute to "nerv- ous exhaustion, "neurasthenia" or "just bad rerves". one of the con- ditions Is vitamin deficiency. I have harped on this for years. Tn (Nerves and Nutritlon) ! assign what con- sider their proper roles to vitamin B complex and vitanin D deficien- cy and to lack of calcium and phos- phorus. (rrhere goes the bell. More tomorrow).
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BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY AmeFica's Card Authority

Most experienced duplicate play- CTS consider the team-of.four con. test the most interesting form of tournament bridge. The only dif- ficulty lies in getting four people who want to play together on 6 team. Every bridge player has three ratings - what he thinks of him. self, what others think of him and how well he actually does play. Finding four people who agree their play s of about the same caliber Is what holds up the popularity of team-o of -four bridge. Interest in these contests, however, is increas- ing each year.
 The amateur team-of -four ct As- bury Park this year was won by MT. and Mrs. William Cheeks of Washington, D. O., MT. and Mrs. J. J. Wailendorf of Coral Gables, Fla, and Mrs. II. L. zacks of New York, 6 five-player team. The run ners-up were Mrs. E. M. Goddard of Asbury Park, N. J., Mrs. H. A. Steiner of Deal, N. J., Mrs. Barney Lavine of Trenton, N. J., and Maurice Levin of Newark, N. J.
 Mrs. Wallendorf is 6 clever play CT, apt to fool you If you are not careful. Today's hand demonstrates her skill. After taking the ace of hearts, West continued with the king and Mrs. Wallendorf (South) discarded the deuce of diamonds.
 This was o tricky discard. De- clarer saw she could discard the five of clubs, whereupon game Is probably easy If the diamond fin- esse wins. But Mrs. Wallendorf thought from the bidding that West must hold the king of diamonds. Her discard was made in the hope of inducing West later to lead a diamond. Then the club finesse would have to be won, but this looked like a better chance.
 West fell for the bait. When he was in with the ace Of spades, nc Tod a low diamond. That gave Mrs. WaIlendoEg the gAEae.
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bathed road watched her out of sight and then looked down again ct Herbert Cord. Logically, I argued, he was dead and couldn't harm anyone and 50 why should I stand there shaking like Q silly fool.
 It isn't the dead but the living. That thought wasn't one to goothe the nerves either. The living , someone still alive had committed murder here Q short time before. Someone who might still be near- by. I wasn't shaking by then. I was simply paraly2ed.
 Finn McCool continued to grun- ble in that dour Scottie way of his, but I noticed that he pressed close against my legs, and knew he didn't like the vigil any better than I. I went out onto the road If anyone comes down 1t I can see them better, I told myself. If anyone comes from behind @ tree, I'll just faint and get 1t over with.
 But who would come? Who had committed thIS Tnurder2
 
 Holding the hashlight with one hand and tugglng the dogs leash with the other, I patrolled e stretch of road thinking of those answers, I suppose Cord had been shot. If my curiosity had been great enough could have gone over to the limp bundle and looked at the wound
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Chapter II

It was because of Finn McCocl that Maudie and l were there on the tree-lined back road at that hour. We had sat around listening to 8 late dance program and then started for bed. Finn Me- Cool had scratched on the door and since neither Maudie nor I were through the cold cream stage, I had pushed him out ifnpolitely with the order not to go away.
 Maudie was getting in bed be- fore she remembered him again and by that time he had forgotten my order and no amount of whis- ting or calling brought him back, There was xothing left to do but start hunting.
 "It's the moon," Maudie said, trying to hush my criticism of her dog. After oil he's Q very well- bred animal with papers and 6 pedigree and you certainly can't expect him to stay in on . night like this"
 We walked down the lane with my fiashlight searching the bushes for that button-eyed little beast. The odor of mint and the sight of McCool came at one and the same time. He was standing of the road a ways, nearly hidden by the deep grass, and his body was 6 frozen statue. I kept the light on him, telling him in no uncertain terms what I thought of
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away excess fat. Salt and pepper both sides of steak and place in a heated heavy skillet Pour broth over steak and heat to boiling point, Lower heat, cover skillet tightly and cook slowly for hour and 26 minutes, turning meat IS minutes before end of cooking time to allow both sides to brown.
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steam squash, celery heart, 1 raw banana, large glass milk. DINNER: Broiled chopped steak, boiled cabbage, small baked potato, sliced orange, black coffee or tea with lemon.
 ERASED ARM STEAK
 OF BEEF
 (4 Servings) Two-pound arm steak of beef cut 1 inch thick, salt and pepper, cup clear broth.
 Wipe meat with cloth and cut
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Yellow He9eLabIes

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 Have heard much about advisabil. ity of eating yellow vegetables every day. Which Vitamin is present in yellow vegetables? Would yellow peaches have the same effect?
 (Mrs. l.. L. Y.) Answer--Vitamin A. It is present also in peaches, tomatoes, banana, cheese, butter. Most of the yellow vegetables and the fruits mentioned contain also more or less vitan1in B complex.
 Government Pamphlets on F0Ods Noticed in your column once ref- erence to government pamphlets telling the vltamin and mineral analysis of common foods.
 (M. 2. H. .AnSwer--Bulletin 2s, Agriculture Dept, Chemistry of American Food Materials, gives amount of carbo. hydrate, fat, protein, water, miner Ai matter in common foods. Miscel. laneous Publication 276, Agriculture Dept, gives vitamin content of many common foods. For the former send pen centSI TOT tne lhbteE AAGeekA cents, to supt of Documents. Gov. ernment Printing Office, Washing. ton, D. c. (P. S-If you can make head or tail of the figures given 'n the latter publication, please share your solution with mel never can be sure just what the alleged au- thorlites intended to soy about the vltamin content of any food)
 st0klng the Furnace
 Friends, say one takes considerable risk in removing clinkers from c furnace, due to the gases or fumes given off. We are considering in- Stalling on automatic Stoker.
 c. S. H.) AnSwer-Practieally no danger. Copyright, 1o4l, John r. Dllle Co3
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LlNltlS III a QOT- mitory, CO., op, or 0 rooming house will prob ably fit him bet- ter for his prob able future fin the army than settling down to 8 life of ease in a heavily gagged fraternity house.
 In a fraterni- ty he would be in with e cer- tain type of so- ety . minded young men. Not all of their dads
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One word describes her: "lncOr.
 rlgibIe"! She's the wacky, lOvabIc
 mother of schO0lteacber Mary
 O'C0nnOF, who set out for . quiet
 vacation ct Paradise Lake and
 had the clewS to three strange
 murders put smack in her lap! But knew he was dead and l Waa content to walt for someone else to tell me the details.
 I wondered what events in . mans life could lead to this erd- ing. It was at that point that remembered Maudies story Of Cords fiancee, Margie Dixon, anA of the past summers romance with Jeanie Morris. A crime Of pas- sionl That was the way they read in newspaper accounts and in the few crime stories I'd waded through at Maudie's iasistence. Maudie was an inveterate reader of murder mysteries. They shared equal honors with ronances in hei literary diet.
 AA tsAAS WNo v GkAhC VI R8oDtSAt I supposed the police would con- sider those two girls possible SiIs- poets. I hadn't met either of them, but Maudie had already prejudiced me. I could picture the frightened blue eyes of Jeanie Morris when the police called to question her about her relationship with Cord.
 l don't know why he had re- turned to Paradise Lake with his dark-haired, green-eyed sweet heart, but 1t was @ dirty trick. Dirty to both girls, I admitted, but doubly so to Jeai1ie since she was the one who had been tossed aside. A girl might get so worked up that she could kill a man under such circumstances.
 Or Margie Dixon might, too, fl Cord played on her jealousy enough. Anyway, I thought, that old aunt should be glad Cords out of the way. Now 'Jeanie won't bs smearing family tradition. Tn fact standing there on the road waiting for someone to come, l couldnr feel any sorrow in my heart fol the man lying over there on thu mint bed.
 But murder was murder ana whoever had committed 1t must have been driven by frantic Ges- peration, and I wished to hg8yen my vigil there alone would and.
 (To 10 C0ntanuedD
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BY RUTH MILLETT

Your son in college couldn't af- ford-or wasn't asked-to pledge a fraternity. You're feeling pretty bad about it.
 Well. don't worry too much.
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would be well-to-uo. but the major ity of them would have far more spending money than the average college student.
 And all of them would be ln- clincd to consider the social side of college life just as important as the
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BY MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

Yesterday we gave the basic rules for this sound reducing diet. If you missed them, get yesterdays paper before you start in with today's in- structions. Better paste up each of the six articles In this series. Then they won't get lost and youll always have c safe rule at hand for los-
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Pretty sweet and actful when she's being naenab rights Pretty hard for to good humor with man who sweas he loves her yet hard her be responsible plight manages talk cci2ng the apply gentle naggng naws allies escape the husband to her thinking
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ANSWER:

Presumably which loving husband This itself drives the wife to frenzy and saying the things that defeat her. She crtC the customs of the home She leaving there She him to take her that he foul humo with her, thinks sympathetic family nearby to share the burden scoldng his mind remain where he Is at cost
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wife who took her husband to ride that built calling architectural hobby before many him sketchng figuring time point 1t was only . time until moving day.
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made the sweat on my brow feel like ice water.
 And don't be feminine. There have been plenty of other times when you could have shown a little of that to good advantage, but this isn't one of them. 1t would be 6 waste of effort, so just remember your dignity. I'll be back in no time at all--"
 "The inn" l insisted. Go there and maybe that man Cor don can come back here. don't want to stay here alone any longer than I have to. Go to the inn"
 ''rt's the police we want. I'll call them"
 Prom the inn" I repeated. And send that man back here to walt until they come"
 But she was gone, her bulk a large dark shadow on the inoox-
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ing those extra pounds that worry you.
 Praised arm steak, boiling beef, lamb liver, and chopped steak--all thrifty cuts of meat-are featured for the third and fourth days of the diet. Full vitam.n B requirements for the two days are supplied by all four, with lamb liver an especially rich source of vitamin A. Orange juice and grapefruit juice supply vitamin c and combine with the daily glass of milk to provide cal- cium needs. Vegetables and fruit that make up the remainder of the menus are planned to provide other necessary minerals and vitamins to balance diet.
 THIRD DAY
 BREAKFAST: Large glass orange juice, 1 slice dry whole wheat toast, 2 strips crisp, well-drained bacon, black coffee.
 LUNCH: Praised arm steak of beef". lima beans. shredded lettuce, unsweetened applesauce, large glass of milk.
 (*Recipe below)
 DINNER: Clear broth; beef stew made with boiling beef (neck or breasD, 1 serving carrots, 1 serving celery, tablespoon butter, light seasoning; 2 soda crackers. half grapefruit, black coffee or tea with lemon.
 FOURTH DAY
 BREAKFAST: Large glass un- sweetned grapefruit juice, l soft boiled egg, slice dry 100 per cent wheat toast, black coffee.
 LUNCH: Broiled lamb liver
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HO0c, To Keep WeII
HEALTH-
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

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YANKrNG TO ACTING

Craig Stevens who plays his first lead role in Bridges Built at Night" oncve studied to be Q dentist but gave 1t up after extracting one tooth.
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Wise serpent and harmless dove That's what wife something she wants husband that to give her. CAROLINE CHATFTELD
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 DEAR MISS CHATFTELD;
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At c war fund entertainment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, q w" brooch in platinum and diamonds was auctioned for eS,abo.
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his nightly proving, but he didn't move c muscle. Maudie went ahead Of me, probably intending to forestall any move on my part to chaStise him with something more forcefui than words.
 "Why, he's caught something" she said, with pride and fear in voice.
 Maybe c little white and black pussy cat" said hopefully. That might teach him and you, too, to respect country nights"
 Anyway the possibility stopped Maudie cold, and I had to swish through the wet grass to the dog. I didn't immediately recognize the body of the man sprawled there
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MTDDLEBURY WOMEN

MIDDLEBUMY WOMEN
 Due to the illness of the presl- dent, the meeting of the Midlebury Democratic Women's club, which was scheduled for tomorrow evening, has been postponed until further notice.
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Club News
MOTHERS CLUB

MOTHERS CLUB
 The Mothers club of SS. Peter and Paul parish will hold an impor- tant meeting tomorrow night ct 8:l5 o'clock at the school hall. All members are urged to attend as the election of officers will take place.
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