Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1921, Page 21

‘FEATURE PAGE. Farmer Brown’s Boy Carries Bowser Home. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Persistence may be good to see, But folly it may some! 3 —Reddy Fox. Late In the afternoon the last load ©of hay went roiling up the Long Lane to Farmer Brown's barn. Up in the mow Farmer Brown's Boy stowed it away as Farmer Brown pitched it up to him. At last the last forkful was -in place, and Farmer Brown's Boy, Jhis freckled face streaming perspira- tion, came down to the barn floor, burried to the house to plunge his TWO FOXES WILL LAUGH AT YOU EVERY TIME THEY SEB YOU NOW. face In basin of water, and then without pausing to rest hurried down the Long Lane. He was going to look for Bowser the Hound. It was some time since he had heard Bowser's volics ‘he last time he had heard a feeble yelp it had come from over in the Old Pasture. Farmer Brow: Boy was going_over there now. He was afraid that Bow- ser was lying over there somewhere overcome by the heat and his long run after Reddy Fox. If he were not found he might dle. So, though he Thims: ‘was very, very tired, Farmer Brown's Boy hurried. Near the end of the Long Lane w: & great elm tree. As he drew near this he saw something black and tan in the grass under it. His heart gave = great jump. He ran. As he drew near he saw it was Bowser. There was no mistake, it was Bowser. “Bowser, old fellow! Bowser!” cried Farmer Brown's Boy. At the sound of his master’s voice Bowser tried to get to_ his feet.. But it was of no use. He was too weak too stand. All he could do was to feebly wag hid tail as he lay there panting, his tongue hanging out. Farmer Brown's Eoy knelt and gently patted his head. Then he lifted Bow- ser_in his arms, big as he was. And as he did so a surprising thing hap- péned. On the other ‘side of the fence on one side of the Long Lane, just back of the big elm tree.,.a Fox leaped to his feet and Farmer Brown's boy was positive that that Fox actu- ally grinned at them. Then he turned and swiftly trotted off in the direc- tion of the Old Pasture. It was Reddy ona and he didn't seem in the least re Bowser saw him and feebly tried to truggle as if he would try to go after him. A great light broke over Farmer Brown’s Boy. wKeep qulet, you silly dog," sald h “Don’t you see that that rascal is fresh as if he hadn't run a step t day? Bowser, Bowser, I thought you had more sense. That Fox has just been making you seam foolish™ all day. That is, he and Mrs. Reddy have. They have been changing off, each running for & while and then resting while the other led you on, and you didn’t know the difference. You thought you were chasing one Fox, when all the time, two Foxes have been run- ning you almost to death. “And the impudence of that-Fox to actually lead you almost home and then walt to see that you were found! But I am glad he did. He might have led you way off somewhere and left you to die of exhaustion. I'm thank- ful he didn't and you ought to be. I hope you've had enough of hunting for a while. Those two Foxes will laugh at you every time they see you now. You ought to’ know that you have got to use your wits as well your nose when you hunt Reddy Fo: I guess those young Foxes are safe up there-in the Old Pasture, and I'm glad they are. My, but you are heavy.” So, at last, Bowser the Hound reach- ed home and was fed and cared for and petted, and in a day or two was no worse for his long run. And to this day Farmer Brown's Boy tells with pride how Bowser wouldn't give up, but stuck to the trail until he ac- tually dropped. And more than ever, Farmer Brown's Boy admired the smartness of Reddy Fox and 3 Reddy, and determined that no harm :ho\!ll?ncome to them if he could pre- en (Copyright, 1921, by T. W. Burgess.) Personal Health Service By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D. ed_lotterw pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to (Sign treatment, will By answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped, T akouid b et t > self-addressed eavelope et and written in ink Owing to the iarge number of letters receved. oaly les. & few can be austered here. No reply can be made to que: not conforming to Lastructions. Address Dr. Willlam Brady, in care of The Star. Grandpa Coughs. Among the numerous things which ‘we attribute to our grandfathers, but of which they are not gullty, is chronic bronchitis. What we do per- haps inherit from gramp is hig 1gnos rance of hygiene and his unhealthful habit of life. Such a purely voluntary sin as overeating runs in families be- yond a doubt. So does fear of moving air; moving air would probably have no terrors for any oldster were it not for the other names—fresh air and a draft. If we cauld treat gramp with & constant current of moving air labeled “guaranteed under the food and drugs act, June 20, 1906,” and at the same time present him a sheaf of fervid testimonials from others who had been brought back from the very brink by this wonderful treatment, probably gran'pa would try it. You know, while that “guarantee” gag ‘was worked on the dear public under the approval of the government. a lot of dangerous, dope-laden, utterly viclous stuff was swallowed without question by the people who didn’t be- lieve Uncle Sam would play such a crooked game. But a bona fide guar- antee could be given with every cur- rent of moving air, at least every cur- rent of outdoor air or of air coming straight from the outdoors. Provided the illness is not sufficient. ly sharp to call for rest, the best place one can be in any part of the world, any season and any weathe when ‘entertaining any of the respir: tory infections, from coryza to pneu- monta, diphtheria to bronchitls, is out of doors. Yet such is the influence of the catching cold phobia that patients and their friends will complain against open-air treatment for these diseases even when the patients them- selves acknowledge that they are much more comfortable in the open air. The older one is (In mind) the more the catching cold de- lusion, and the more hopeless the out- look for complete or prompt recovery from scute respiratory infections. Then, too, with advancing age it be comes increasingly difficult to kee warm, for the metabolism, the vi fire, is slowed. Of course, the bedy warmth is not determined or appre- ciably influenced by the atmospheric temperature round about, but gran'pa believes a hot fire and a superfluity of clothing will solve his problem, and so he coddles to beat the band. ‘The more he coddles the slower does his metabolism become. And the slow- his metabolism become. And the slower sires to coddle. So there you are, just chasing your tall, but never getting anywhere. Most of our politiclan-health-officers are in a similar predi ent, urging the simple public to ecure plenty of fresh air,” but “avoid drafts and exposure.” I say it is no wonder gran'pa has such a fine time cough- ing. The wonder is that one out of each ten of us actually attains the hoary age of seventy. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Impure Blood. Are face eruptions caused by im- pure blood? (W. B. G.) Answer—No. That is an old myth propagated by the old-time charla- tans, who had what they alleged to be “blood purifiers” to dispose of. Of course, no known icine can be said to purify the bl: d, or to drive impurities out of blood in any way. In the great majority of cases of skin disease-dffecting the face, the patient’s blood perfectly pure. In the majority of cases of known {m- purity of the blood there is no face eruption whatever, Therefore, who- ever speaks of impure blood as evi- denced by an eruption about the face betrays ignorance or dishonesty or both. This is a blow at a very firmly set popular fallacy, I acknowledge, but it is the only answer I can con- scientlously make to your question. Thousands of young persons have pim- ples about the face, although their blood is perfectly pure. Not Following a Rut. You say you are no kind of ‘pathy. Then what are you, if one may ask? One likes to know what kind of ad- vice they are recelving. I make a guess that you are of the eclectic school. I know from ‘your article that you understand your business, any- way. (Mrs. D. L. 8.) 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I have advised every one who can do it, to join a singing class or a glee club;, or, if nothing like this exists in the neigh- borhood, to get one up and employ & teacher. This could be done and one lesson .a week taken with very little expense for any member, and with an_enormous amount of enjoyment and profit. Even if this is not pos- sible, a great deal can be done by the woman herself with no other teacher than her own common sense. 3 Listen for the defects and harsh- ness of your own voice, listen for the defects of your friends' voices, and ‘without saying anything to them, apply to yourself the lessons -you learn from them. In one year you can do wonders with the harshest and most unpleasant vpice. ‘There are two sounds—the und of the letter *. nd the letter » *“R” is @& _beautiful, rolling sound, and one of the most effective in the language—you will realize how effective if you read Poe's “Raven,” which was deliberately written to employ the letter “R" as much as possible, and which gives it a rolling quality like an organ note. But there are meny words that sound better if the “R" is slurred, d there are & great many words that are better if the “A” is given a short rather than a long sound. Do not be afrald of sounding affected, as long as your voice is softer than it was. Inquisitive.—A well developed chest is as desirable for & woman as a man. Your weight is correct. Use FRANRIIN T FRANKLIN SUGAR " The Frankli an astringent on the skin about twice each week. Appreciative—Your own condition should decide the number of oranges ou_can eat each day. 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I wish you would write and tell me of your ex- periences 80 I could pass them alopg to other members of the Travel Club who have not been so lucky. When the war came along people could not go to Europe and I guess that was a good thing, 8o they began to learn more about théir own coun- try, and I guess that was & good thing, too. I read the other day some figures from Sec- retary Fall of the In- terfor Department and these showed that 1,- 058,455 people visited the national parks in 1920, “Most all of them went in their own autos,” sald Secretary Fall. I guess soon we can visit the parks by aeroplane, and that reminds that have a dandy letter from W. W. Crawford, who says he has made an aeroplane for his three boys and will be glad to tell the members of the J. T. C. about it, %0 I am golng out to see it and write you a letter about that. Mr. Crawford eays being the father of three boys bars him from the Club. No sir you are made a mfember and the three boys too as soon as I get their names. Stephen T. Mather is in charge of the national parks, and every member of the Junior Travel Club should stand strong behind him for ‘more of them. They are putting trails and roads and camping places in these parks and making every effort to keep the me game and -other wild life just as Nature put it there. That is what the John Burroughs Clubs are work- ing for and several clubs have been organized here. Are there any in your town? But did you know that parks are just as beautiful in winter as in summer, and a lot of people think they are more beautiful. In Mr. s article I read that in the Yosemite Valley last winter there were visitors from 37 States and 23 foreign countries. It seems to me that I could write all my letters about national parks and that there would always be J. T. C. MEMBERS? LOOK AT THE ENGINE PUFF ITS WAY AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO ON WAY TO CRIPPLE CREEK. something to write about so that is why 1 want the actual experiences of those of you who have been to these places. There i8 no end to strange things. In Southern Oregon there is a mountain called Mt Ma- zama that thousands of years ago must have been a great volcano, for now its head is gone and the crater is six miles across. In this crater is a lake and the water is 2,000 feet deep, 80 you can get an idea of what happened when the volcano blew up. Colorado has many wonders, such as the Roval Gorge, the Great Sand Dunes, Pike's Peak and several na- tional forests. Do not get these mixed up with national parks. When we think of national parks we seem to think of the West for some rea- son or other anyway I do. Did you know there is a national park on the Atlantic Ocean? Now what mem- bers know the name of that park and where it is? 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