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with the recitation when the par
ent. who was peeling potatoes.
found herself interfering "uh
hubs" at regular intervals to satisfy
the boy that she was listening. al
though her mind was busy on some
thing else. 1t struck her that the
boys III behavior that morning Just
reflected her example.
Quickly interrupting her son, she
said, Joseph. do you mind repeat
ing what you said? Because I was
thinking of something else when
you started speaking. ! missed most
OF what you were saying. and I
really want to hear it all" Having
stopped what she was doing, she
looked squarely at the boy as she
spoke and he proved more than
glad to oblige. AS she listened this
time, mother found the story genu-
inely amusing and enjoyed a good
laugh with her son. BY exercising
what was just ordinary politeneSs-
she not only brought herself closer
to him in spirit, but also enjoyed a
bit OF wholesome relaxation.
So often the bad manners which
parents deplore in their children
are merely copies of their own ways
with them. When a child continu-
ally resorts to some form of rude
ness or disobedience, it sometimes
pays to wonder where he gets 1t and
TO study ones self. Children are i'm
itative. and even when they are
older and subject to outside influ-
ences. will in their dealings with us
model themselves pretty closely
after our manner of dealing with
them. Show respect and courtesy
toward child and you never will
have occasion to be disappointed in
his attitude toward you.
Where youngster already has
the habit of not listening. the
parent should make sure OF his
complete attention before address,
ing him. Be sure he is looking at
you and not turning the pages OF a
magazine or directing his interest
toward some game. II you are Civ
ing him instructions. ask him to re-
peat them. And II you are scolding
or correcting him, be brief: don't
repeat yourself and don't nag: as
sumo that he heard you the first
time.
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through three printings, started
many controversies. put Faulkner
on the air, and made him 'front.'
page news.
Why the fuSs7 Very briefly.
Faulkner found that blowing is Just
about the worst thing you can do 10
the soil He's no bumbllng amateur.
His father and forefathers were
farmers he was trained in agri-
culture at the Williamsburg Baptist
Institute nov Cumberflnd Col
legel was a county agent in Ken
lucky and Ohio. a Smith Hughes
teacher OF agriculture and a soil
and crop investigator.
Near Elyria, Ohio. he has carried
on his own astonishing experiments
and succeeded where plowmen
have failed. In seven years OF ex-
pertinent Faulkner has found that
we are going against nature in
blowing The forest is never plowed
get is never without vegetation, he
points out In terrible droughts.
there are still weeds growing by the
roadside and fences.
We need a cover OF litter and
trash OF organic material. This
holds the rain. The unbroken earth
gives capillary action II we pillow
green manure under. the roots can
not reach it and ii draws the water
from the surface. Erosion doesn't
bother Faulkner-what is washed
away IS mere inert mud.
He disc harrows in a cover crop.
lays seedlings on their sides. and
gives them Just a pat OF mellow
earth and has An untidy looking
field. His seedlings rise and shine in
day and prosper With land good
only for bricks. he raised an acre OF
tomatoes in practically drought.
No one else. with good plowed land.
succeeded in the vicinity. The next
year. his tomatoes brought pre-
MUM prices because they weighed
II pounds peck as against neigh
bors' Is pounds.
The Government is at last look
ing into Faulkner's revolutionary
but perfectly natural theories II
can be the way out OF our crisis OF
the soil. Faulkner states that no
good reason for blowing exists. He
can't find H. Like many other pio-
neers, he has been hooted and
called crackpot, but he chuckles.
1T took me sever years TO come
around TO full belief in my own
theory after 1t first dawned on me.
So ] shan't force IL on others. They
will have 10 digest it,
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reach them. and to turn pot ham
dies so that the child, in leaning
over. won't spill hot liquid and burn
himself. In medicine chests and on
pantry shelves, bottles with pins
stuck in the corkS Will save many
a person from swallowing poison by
mistake.
This may sound grim until one
considers that over half of all in
jurieS in the country in 1912 were
home accidents, numbering 4.500,-
600"
These figures may seem fantas-
tic, but we are used 10 fantastic
figures these days. knowing that
figures can be both fantastic and
factual The fact remains that
women who live protected lives at
home are not as protected-from
injury at least-as one might sup
pose. Climbing on stepladders is
often as hazardous. though not as
thrilling, as climbing the highest
mountain, and falling down cellar
stairs is an experience that is. at
one time or another, denied 10 lew.
Home BOBBY Traps
Watch your step" Look out for
falling rocks" and other danger
signs are placed along the high
ways. Similar signs might be placed
with as beneficial results in the
home, where all manner of eXtraor-
binary. and some quite ordinary.
mishapS occur daily. Everything
from broken toe TO a broken neck
may be managed right in ones own
home, because one is off guard and
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or with a lovely delicate blue. These
are the two ranking favorites for
the black-and date dress. The
black-and daytime dress is some
thing else again. Colors used are
shocking. turquoise. royal blue and
white. Aqua should be added TO
this list, since il is a friendly color
and one that may be worn day or
night.
AS the seasons new clothes get
into action and are met with
around town, one naturally begins
to look for confirmation Of earlier
predictions. The Juror made over
novelty necklines has been GER
tainly justified. Where once one
could choose between plunging. or
V. and sweetheart necklines, One
now has keyhole, horseshoe, fam
shaped. bateau and even cowl neck
lines, with several others. including
the scooped-o shapes and the
high Chinese line. Whether for
purposes OF curtailment of material
or because bracelets are bigger and
more spectacular and gloves more
RldII1OTOuS, SlctNtS are ODtIelllRly
short. though most women seem TO
much prefer long sleeves when VIM
ter comes. 1t also develops that
women do not want the too confin-
ing and uncompromising silhouette
which allows no freedom and no
grace.
So the ways the dressmaker uses
to give the softer look to skirts in
clude the little peplum with ami
mated pleats or full at sides only.
the subtle drape through the top Of
the skirt. A crossed draping Is fluid
and graceful and takes nothing
from the narrow look. In suits. the
drape of the skirt has pretty way
of meeting the edge of the jacket.
Dressmakers are finding out that
there must be a soft. easy look in
the skirt somewhere. that the
woman who orders made TO order
clothes does not want the sausage
loos.
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overconfident, and in the rush pc
culiar TO housewives.
A child StrewS the premises with
blocks, which are BOBBY traps for
the unwary. causing a broken or
bruised ankle or some other injury.
A raised window comes on down
with bang on ones thumb or arm
the possibilities for Self-infiicted
injuries are infinite.
Your war worker hurrying TO the
plant does not always take time TO
look after the little things about
the house that lead TO injuries
defective gas Jets. exposed electric
wires on laundry cords and loos-
ened stair treads. Mr.. Burke admit
ted that housewives faced a prob
lem in replacing worn electrical
cords and stove equipment due to
wartime shortages. but found little
excuse for light fixtures minus pull
cords, floors too highly polished or
rugs without non slip gadgets.
Many women war workers. he
said. were leaving old persons and
older children 10 care for babies
and homes simultaneously. thus in
creaSing the possibilities OF mishaps.
Know Your First Aid
If you are one who insists on sta
tiStical evidence you will be i'm
pressed by the results OF a six
months survey by the Greater New
York Safety Council. which shows
that since Pearl Harbor. home acct
dents have been increasing by per
cent in the United States, Is per
cent in the New York State and 10
per cent in New York City Fifty
thousand fatal home accidents
were said TO have occurred since
Pearl Harbor
This brings 10 mind the necessity
for having First Aid kit. or equip
ment, at hand and a knowledge OF
how TO administer IL. Naturally one
should call a doctor at the earliest
possible moment, but there is often
a considerable lapse of time be-
tween the call for the doctor and
the doctors arrival. This time
should be utilized in bringing as
much relief and comfort TO the pa
tent as possible. Some one IL not
every one. in the household should
know what TO do in case Of an
emergency. but quite as important
is that one should take precautions.
watch ones step and as far as pos
sible, avoid accidents. Stop. Look
and Listen.
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questions about meat. Most OF these
can be answered intelligently only
after knowing the individual cases
and what meat does 20 them Meat
is basic food and TO some tastes
is absolutely indispensable. For
large majority Of people, the taste
or even the smell OF meat stimulates
the gastric juices as nothing else
will. In systems where gastric Juice
is limited. meat extracts are some
times prescribed TO stimulate the
flow II however. liberation is
present. we cannot afford 20 make
use OF this stimulus.
Don't Wash Down Food
There are cases where we limit
the use Of meat When we find a
stomach that rebels later at resum-
ing meat in the diet. IL is a good
plan TO spread raw Scraped meat on
toast and broil it lightly under the
flame. | have never known this 10
be refused because OF difficult di-
gestion Fats are another matter.
since they retard the secretion OF
hydrochloric acid and hamper the
digestion. But If there is too much
acid. then a high fat dietary Is best.
/ don't suppose the question OF
drinking liquids with meals will
ever be settled So much depends
on the common sense OF the one
concerned. and on the quality OF
the drink Naturally. one should
not drink Just to wash down ones
food. Nor is 1t permissible TO chill
the stomach with ice water before
eating. Much the same can be said
about scalding the taste buds with
steaming coffee or tea. when they
should be excluding saliva TO begin
the digestive process that is ex-
pected 10 follow Immediately after
ingcsting food 1t is. as said, a
matter OF common sense. Within
wide range OF reasons. refreshing
drinks are both grateful and proper,
but you must be reasonable.
Suppose you ask yourself just
what YOU want to get from your
food: energy, sustenance satisfac-
ton and, most Of ALL a residue OF
comfort. Then try TO act accord
ingly
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Beauty Tips

QUESTION: Please glue me the
name OF cream that DW remoUe
hdir from the legs and arms on Our
OlDn Magazine PAGE Please print
this as soon as possible.
"A Daily Reader"
am not permitted to give trade
names in this department. 1t is easy
TO find such a cream. however. Just
ask your druggist for good cream
depilatory All of them are about
the same. and they are safe to use
as long as you are careful TO follow
directions. Please remember that a
depilatory only removes hair tenn
porarily. The only permanent way
TO remove superfuous hair is the
use OF the electric needle in the
hands Of an expert operator.
Act as II you we're worth looking
at, and you'll make the right inn
preston In public. See that your
grooming is flawless. your costume
correct. Do not hide in corners: on
the other hand. do not clamor for
attention. Do not act vain or self
important. A real beauty is quietly
sure of herself.
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OF The hour into mixing goWl. When
mix is iHkcWdrrl, add 1t TO Softened
yeast and blend this mixture with
the flour. Beat smooth; cover and
let rise IN moderately warm place
80 to "a degrees F. until doubled
lhlS should take ! to 2 hours, de-
pending upon temperature. When
yeast mixture tor SPONGE is light.
add 10 II salt, remaining syrup or
honey. shortening and cocoa. Beat
until smooth. Then stir in enough
flour to handle and knead into a
smooth. elastic dough, but keep it
softer than for white bread Let
dough rise until doubled. fold or
knead down and let rise again until
nearly doubled. Shape into a loaf
Let rise in creased bread pan until
about doubled in size. Bake in mod
erately hot oven $50 to 800 degrees
F. 10 to so minutes. Of desired. "a
cup Seedless raisinS or chopped nut
meats, busted with flour, may be
added to dough when kneaded the
first timeD
CORN BRAN-NUT BREAD
cup shortening
cup sugar
eggs. beaten
, cups bran
] cup milk
j cup flour
, cup yellow cOrnmeal
teaspoon salt
teaspoons baking powder
cup broken walnut kernels
Cream shortening and sugar:
add eggs and beat thoroughly
Combine bran and milk and allow
to stand until milk is absorbed.
Then add this to sugar mixture.
Slft together remaining dry ingre-
dents and fold into first mixture
along with nuts. Fill an 8-inch
layer pan and bake in hot oven
400 degrees F. 25 to 30 minutes.
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i IL u III a y
Burke. execu-
tive vice presi-
dent Of I h e
Greater N e W
Y o r k Safety
c o u n C ! ! &.
" M o I h e T S
leaving I h e ir
k it C h e n S in
c h a r & c o I
y o u n & S t erS
should remem-
Der to turn the
gas jets par
allel with the
stove so their
Xxi q 6 c a Mt
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In a sense that
is entirely true.
and 10 many
people food is
foo d IN any
language, and
il ought 10 be
good for US
under any cir
Gu m S { anceS.
While ] think
that dietitlans
and nutrition
is a re in
clined 10 make
US I o o food
c on 10 u s,
fhn1lph quite
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III Is UlIuCulJ
a I ii m e S I o
look that way,
especially If
you are work
/ n g overtime
at an Office or
W ar 10 b or
running a big
a n d b u S y
n o u S e n o ! d
without out
S i d e h g ! p.
There is only
one way to do
il - know and
use as m a n Y
pick-up tricks
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Witch Hazel Rub
Rests the Nerves,
Stimulates Body
BY JACQUELINE HUNT

THE woman who Sparkles is
= always the one who stands
out in a crowd, whether it is on
a crowded trolley, in the lobby
of a theater or even in a quiet
little gathering at home. She need
not be beautiful or even pretty. If
she looks vital and alive. if her skin
CLOVIS and her eyes have that clear
look, she will attract people to her.
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b G I o re long
mother b ! e w
UP angrily and
{ h e T e was a
scene. L a t e r
/ h a I d a Y.
Joseph C a m e
in from school
a n d started
eagerly telling
mother about
S o m e I h in &
I u n n y I h a I
had happened
in t h e class
room that day.
He was about
-
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KEEPS SKIN GLOWING

Hollywood - To keep her skin
glowing. blemish-free. her general
condition as its peak. Dolores Mo-
ran soaks two terry cloth towels in
a solution of sea salt. Your druggist
has 1t. Dolores hangs UP the towels.
letting them drip dry.
Next bath time. when towels have
dried thoroughly. the actress uses
them to whip up the circulation.
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Fortunate are the youngsters
who have furnished TO them at
school hot drink or hot seal
loped or ereamed dish to 90 with
a lunch packed at noon. Fortu-
nate, too, are youngsters whose
mothers enjoy b kinesuc h
health-la den bread as Honey and
Orange Bread pictured here. Not
only il is ideal for the lunch box,
but wonderful as an after-sehool
snack. Refer TO Miss Wilson's
column today for the recipe.
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His Tests Show Flowing
Produces Poorer Crops
Bv JEROME DREIFUSS

Asst JULY. the University OF Oklahoma Press published
- "PloVmans Folly" by mild bespecacled 57-year- old
Kenuckian H. Faulkner. Generally book on
agriculture ripple but since its author
wrote happened him and IT, The book has
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Pink Accessories Give
Black Dress New Style
BY ELEANOR GUM

NEW YORKMany ingenious Sans TO the colorfu Access
series that light dark costume met with during
prow through the exclusive The number Of black
astonishing but with all the variations
theme improved with luscious pink
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Study Your Food Needs
To Get Maximum Energy
By CLAUD NORTH CHRIsMAN, MD.

TODAY stress the necessity that each OF us study
our own nutrona needs We'll foods that will enable
our bodies OF Jobs. predict that this
topic may incidental TO OF will take
on increasing Importance goes the pressure
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When Family Them Bread for It's eahu and
Housewife in Daily Peril
Of Accidents in Kitchen
BY MARIAN MAYS MARTIN

"nANGER WOMEN WORKING is pacard that might be
placed kitchen door in the land for according
reports it's the kitchen the family
the dangerous place in the house today Danger
only dark but right in the middle
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Fruit and Fancy Breads
Make Family Forget Cake
BY JUDITH WILSON

DOES your family keep begging for cake unmndul of the
problems attending cake baking under wartime sugar
fat Then let them eat bread Many recipes
available for fruit breads other fancy breads
dessertke ingredients in their markings honey
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peanut butter and cheese Eaten
plain or spread with cream cheese
and or Jelly. a slice or two makes a
perfect meal. ending with your ia
vorite hot beverage these fall days
Fruit bread has unusual keeping
qualities, and nut and cheese breads
are especially good toasted or in
sandwiches All breads. whether you
make the quick" kind or yeast
breads call for comparatively small
amounts Of sugar and shortening
Quick breads are so called because
you can make them in much shorter
time than yeast breads.
InciyTed in the recipes below is
a peanut butter date bread which
is steamed instead of baked and is
equally tasty served hot or cold
Peanut butter takes the place OF
shortening here. and only z cup
sugar is needed Two fancy yeast
breads, Honey and Orange Bread.
and Cocoa Bread. not only make
delicious lunCh-boX sandwiches,
but can double for dessert. Corn
BranNut Bread may be baked in
an 8-inch layer pan and served in
cake-like wedges.
STEAMED PEANUT BUTTER
DATE BREAD
cup peanut butter
cup sugar
egg
> cups siftcd enriched -four
> teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
II cups milk
cup dates, chopped
Cream peanut butter and sugar
together and add egg. Sift -four
baking powder and salt together
and add 10 the creamed mixture
alternately with the milk. Fold in
dates. Fill creased mold "a full.
Cover tightly and steam for . -
hours. Serve hot or cold. Makes 2
lOaVes.
HONEY AND ORANGE BREAD
package fast granular yeast
cup lukewarm water
cup orange juice, lukewarm
beaten egg toptionaD
ia teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons honey
2 cups wholewhcat flour
Grated rind Of oranges
tablespoons melted
shortening
About 3 or 4 cups sifted
bread -four
Pour granular yeast into luke
warm water. stir and let stand 5
minutes TO soften. Put orange Juice
beaten egg. salt and honey into
mixing bowl. Add softened yeast
and wholewheat flour. Beat until
smooth Add grated orange rind
melted shortening (cooled) and
enough bread -four TO make a
medium-soft dough. Knead until
smooth. Place in covered. creased
bowl and let rise in moderately
warm place until doubled. Fold
dough down and let rise again until
almost doubled. Divide and shape
into two loaves. Let rise in creased
bread pans until about doubled
Place in hot oven 400 degrees F.
for 10 minutes. then reduce heat TO
moderate t375 degrees F. and bake
40 minutes longer
COCOA BREAD
: package fast granular yeast
cup lukewarm water
1. teaspoon corn syrup or honey
"a cup scaIded milk
About 3 cups sifted flour
l teaspoon salt
, cup corn syrup or honey
cup melted shortening
3 tablespoons Siftcd cocoa
Pour granular yeast into luke
warm water. add the y teaspoon
syrup or honey. stir and let stand
about minutes. Meanwhile. Scald
milk and let cool. Measure cups
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Short Cuts

Be sure to stand the hairbrush
with the bristles down when not in
use. as the other way it serves as a
dust collector.
When cooking beans, add
sausage to the pot for a deli
cious new flavor.
II you need to bake a meat loaf
very quickly you can bake individ-
ual ones in muffin tins in a very
short time.
To remove sandie stain from
table linen, use plotting paper
and warm iron.
Wrap a hot cloth around the out
side of the mold for a minute or
two and jelly will not break in be-
ing turned out of it.
To brighten discolored alum
inumware. rub with cloth
dipped in lemon Juice and rinse
in hof uater
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FORMAL TRIAL

In Worcester County. Massachu-
sets, the sheriff is required by law
to wear a tall silk hat. cutaway
coat and a sword at murder trials.
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into sliding pond.
"Necks have been broken on
something as simple as a grease
spot on the kitchen linoleum. said
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Holiday red rsyon crepe in
small teen size shows the fsvorite
soft shirtwsis' froek for dress up
wear. Self fabric looping edges
the pockets and makes bowknots
on the bodice.
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The above blouse is worn by
several cowboys and eoweirls in
the Rodeo currently holding forth
in New York.
There is good fashion inspire
tion both in the graceful cut OF
the back and the surfaee-enliven-
ina use OF contrast colors.
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Children Usually
Echo Parents
Bad Manners
BY JANE HERBERT COWARD

4 S MOTHER spoke earnestly to
"A eight-year-old Joseph. he kept
turning the pages of a magazine.
Occasionally he said. "Uh huh" to
keep up the pretense Of listening.
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lust living becomes more OF prob
lem.
believe J quoted CELSIUS the other
DAY as seeing that We ought 10 eat
ANYTHING that was good for food
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Pour granular yeast into luke
warm water. add the y teaspoon
syrup or honey. stir and let stand
about minutes. Meanwhile. scald
milk and let cool. Measure / cups
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COCOA BREAD
package fast granular yeast
cup lukcwarm water
/, teaspoon corn syrup or honey
, cup scaIded milk
About 3 cups sifted flour
teaspoon salt
cup corn syrup or honey
cup melted shortening
3 tablespoons Sifted cocoa