Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1926, Page 27

Making the [!!ost‘ of Your Looks BY DOROTHY STOTE. i EVERYDAY Answered by DR. S. jers are answered dail adman. president of the Churches of Christ in Questions trom by Dr. S. Parkes Federal “Counci America. ~ Dr. ¢ uinies” that, Ao trends of ihought in the ‘which he receives. many letters EASTON, Pa. Is not the New Testament in and of itself sufficient for all Christian bellevers? ‘Why do you so frequently refer to the Old Testament a source of inspiration and of conduct? Does not the New Testament super- mede for Chrisgians the teachings of the Old Testament? Answer—In so far as the teachings of the two Testaments -correspond, both are to be studied and obeyed. Yet the Christian who intelligently reads the New Testament and endeav- ors to make its ethic the standard of bis practice has enough and to spare ance in its Gospels and It does not follow, however, that he can discard the Scriptures of Israel. They explain many references and proceipts of the New Testament, have cen closely associated with, it for twenty centuries and were indispen- sable for Jesus and His disciples. The only sacred books He knew as a child and during His earthly ministry may well be indispensable for us. In those books He found abundant sources of strength from His boy- hood onward to His crucifixion. The Hebrew prophets and psalmists are freely quoted by the apostles and evangelists. Their utterances 1in prose and poetry have confirmed the dsvotion of Jews and Christians alike far 8,000 years. 1 advise vou, there- fare, as & Christian to acquaint your- self with the Old Testament, espe- ofally those stalwart personalities who played so great a part in the develop- @nent of faith and morals quring the sixth century, B. C.; with men like Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the great proph- ets of the exile. To apprehend afresh their majestic characters and messages in the light, of Christ's supreme revelation is a liberal educa- tion in itself. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. 1 am a young woman with ample means and of a sociully prominent family, thinking of becoming a trained nurse. I do not need the compensa- tion which I would receive if I be. came a registered nurse and my family 4s very bitterly opposed to m doing ®o, saying that 1 shall always have plenty of this world's goods and need not worry about following any profession or business. What would you advise me to do? AND BE HEA Dinah Day’s Daily Talks on Diet The Right Food Is the Best Medicine Heart Disease. The statistics issued by the Ameri- in Heart Association are astounding. y give as a conservative estimate that over 2,000,000 persons in the TUnited States suffer from serious heart disease: that one and one-half to two per cent of the children ex amined in the schools show serious heart effects. Heart disease is now the greatest single cause of death in the United States. More people die from heart disease than from cancer. Yet because your heart flutters or you feel it beat or you can’t get your breeth, don't get excited and think yAu have heart dise: Don't worry or fear the next breath will be vour last. There is not a single sensation mssociated with real heart disease which may not be caused by some other disonder. Only a dingnosis by a competent physician can determine the cause. Whenever nolsy or ot ing. it is wel it the once-over. ) ) the auto has to be inspected when the engine knocks. When an exam ination shows the source of the trou ble, measurcs can be taken to put the old machine in shape. Even if organic heart disease (and the body begins to be treperous in its function ave a doctor give not “indigestion”) is the trouble, there | 18 no need to fold the hands and weep. or stop all activity and wait for death. If taken at an early stage in many cases. heart damage can be entlrely cured. If properly cared for most cases of established heart dis- Our owdt gloomy thoughts Make life gloomy too, Just as dust eyes Can spoil a fine view- in the | ereum sauce and two well beaten eggs. | may be added to the eggplant instead Dear Ann, 1 do not say the little woman must | never wear a two-color frock. This model on the left is good, because it glves a nice longline. But if the | colors were divided at the waist line, that would be another story Yours for equitable divisions, LETITIA. (Copyright. 1926.) i | QUESTIONS PARKES CADMAN Answer—Go to it. Thes profession of a trained nurse has been’ followed by many of the best women of the [ world and is today one of its most | necessary callings. Your family should feel honored that you emulate | the example of Florence Nightingale, | “the lady with the lamp,” and of | £dith Cavell. You will also be freed from the bedevilment of sheer boredom which accounts for mot a few of the follies and extravagances of the undeserv- ing and idle rich. The consclousness that you are not a parasite but a producer, contributing to the health and welfare of your fellow men and women, will react in you for a per- sonal worth and dignity which neither soclal pretension nor money can pro- cure. KENTUCKY. I live n the South, where people seem to be more religious than in the North. Last Sunday J bought @ news- paper on the way to church and opened it In the lobby to see the re- sult of a law case. An elder rebuked me, not violently, but in a disgusted sort of way. Do you think 1 had done wrong? Answer—There is nothing immoral in the item of conduct you describe. During the Civil War thousands of Christlans and Jews patronized the Sunday editions of the press and often read them when a critical battle was on or had just been waged. Even the late Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler is said to have been unable to wait until Monday for the latest bulletins from the front. Yet under ordinary cir- cumstances you would not allow the newspaper to.interfere with any busi- ness demanding concéntration. And nothing demands concentration so much as that worship of God for ich presumably you attend church. less every thought of the mind is subjected to this great end, churchly forms may be a mockery of one's deepest spiritual necessities. Tranquility surrounds the isolated shrines of India. Secular things are instantly banished from the Moslem’s attention when he kneels three times daily on his prayer carpet and faces Me Shall Christians be less scru- pulous—indeed, less _intelligent—in their devotions than those who, they contend, walk in a far dimmer light than that of Christianity? . A reason- able observance of religious etiquette becomes the house of the Lord even more than the lordliest dwellings of man. The elder in question probably magnified this occurence. But from the viewpoint of devout behavior he had grounds for his rebuke. .THY case do not get worse. With proper care, the heart remains ‘“as is. Years of happy, useful life can be ticked off. Should an examination disclose an affected heart, correct diet will help. Weight must be kept normal for height and age. The heart sufferer must not get too fat. He must not be undernourished. Neither too much food nor too little must be taken. A simple plain diet, containing a vari- ety of foods, best fills the needs. Tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco are not to be used without special pe: mission of the doctor. He will a advise about the amount and type of exercise. Plenty of fresh air, with- out exposure to extremes of heat and cold, and 10 hours’ sleep in a well ventilated room are also on the pro- gram? There must be a daily bowel movement without strain. The meals should be eaten at regular hours without hurry. in moderation. Eat slowly, chewing the food well. Be sure not to overeat. Stop before there is a feeling of fullnes: oods should be simply No fried foods. No greasy foods. .No rich heavy desser No highly spiced or salted foods. 1f you know that a certain food does not agree with you. do not eat it. Do not drink more than one glasstul of fluid at a ume. Since soup is fluid, if you have soup for dinner you must not take other liquid at the same meal. It is | better to drink water between maals than with meals. prepared Readers desiring personal auswers to their questions should send self-addressed. stamped | envelope to Dinah Day. care of The Star. + Eggplant Oysters. Peel and cook one eggplant, pound | into a paste, then add an equal quan tity of corn. Stir in one cupful of Season well with salt and paprika or pepper. Let stand for a while and form into the shape of oysti Rice of corn If desired. Egg and crumb, then fry in deep hot fat untfl a nice brown. These make an attractive garnish for roasts, or they are good for luncheon served with tomato sauce. An exquisite soap that softens and whit- .What Do You Know About It? Daily Science Six. . What is the call of the Ameri- can cuckoo? . Name three American birds with imitative powers. . How can you tell the cat- bird’s song from a brown thrasher's? . What'is the call of the rain crow? S . What are three birds that call much at night? 5. Are larks found in America? Answers to these questions in tomorrow’s Star. . Mischievous Parrot. Many strange stories are told about parrots, and it is hard, unless one hears them for one's self, to believe them. One that is related by a good ornithologist is that of the parrot Kept by this same ornithologist as a pet. The man had a squeaking swivel- chair, and so exactly could the parrot reproduce the metallic shriek of the chalr that people thought the na alist was in his room when he W not. He used to make the sound of rapping on a door and shout, as the children did: “Mamma, open the door!” sending the mother hurrying out_for nothing. Now, what do you know about that? Answers to Yesterd: Questions. 1. A pterodactyl was a flying lizard of long ago. 2. A stegosaurus mored lizard of past ages. 3. A triceritops was a big reptile of the past with three hornlike up- right plates on his head. 4. The age of the great lizards was the Jurassic. \ 5. A trilobite was a scorplon-like race of invertebrate animals very abundant in the past, now extinct. 6. The saber tooth tiger existed up till comparatively recent times, but is now extinct. b (Copyright. 1928.) was a huge ar- ‘We have spoken before of the de- lights of the Wayside Inn on the old Boston post road near Boston. One can learn more of the colonial house- hold and American home traditions in & few minutes’ stroll through its low-ceiled and sunny room than by reading all the books in Christendom. Shown is a corner of the parlor. The doors the low paneling, ‘the woodwork are all ivory white. The windows are small with many small, oblong panes. The floor is of wide pine boards. The wallpaper above the wainscoting has_an_appearance - of great age, with faded red, the domi- nating color, on an ivory ground. Pictures of famous folk in tashioned dress adorn the walls. The sofa is of Sheraton design uphol- stered In a striped damask and the fine Chippendale chairs of rich ma- hozany have seats of rose-red satin. (Copyright. 1926.) old PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM Watch the Children Grow. When does a child grow? Every hour from birth until 18 to vears, if growth is not interféred with. . Most of this growth is general development. But there is normally a steady Increase in height up to about the age of 20 vears. The rate of growth in height is not constant, but gradually decrpases from the first to the twentieth year. A healthy infant grows about 9 inches the first year, 4 inches the second year, 3% the third year, 3 the fourth year, 2V the fifth year, 2 the sixth and 2 inches each year thereafter until the age of 11 or 12. The rate of growth in height is the same for boys and girls up to the age of 10. Ahout the age of 10 the girls begin to grow more rapidly than the bo: a healthy girl grow- ing about 214 inches from 11 to 12, and a boy only 1% inches in that year. But the girls do not main- tain the lead long. By the age of 14 the boys are growing 2V} inch and the only 2 inches in a year. The year from age 15 to age 16 a normal hoy Erow inches and a normal girl only % inch. A boy grows another inch or per- haps # little over an inch from 16 to 17, and a girl only half an inch or less. A boy grows 7 inch from 17 to 18 and a girl none at all to speak of. Girls are through gaining in height when they arrive at their nineteenth birthday anniversary. Right here let me say that I don't know of any remedy or treatment which will make growth faster or slower than the normal or average rate as described. ‘Any fault of hygiene—that is any unhealthful living habit or condition —which impairs nutrition may re- tard or prevent normal growth in stature. For instance, as a rule, though not without occasional ex- BEAUTY CHATS Long-Haired Readers. There are still some thousands of women who would like to cut their hair, but haven’t the courage. For, they argue, if it is chopped off short and isn't becoming, think of the many, many months before it will be long enough to do up, and think of the discomfort of trying to make shortish hair stay with combs and hairpins. They may be quite right, but if they want, they can achieve an effect of bobbing without actually cutting off their hair. At least, they may out off only a part of it, and they can thin it a bit underneath so it will lie close against the head. And still they'll have enough so it will always do up nicely with hair pins, and grad- ually grow thicker and longer if they decide the new style is not becoming and that long hair and lots of it is better. In any case, cutting the hair off in this partial fashion would do it { good. Long hair ngeds less washing than short, since it does not fly about so and does not pick up dirt so easily. But it needs more care in other ways. It needs a tonio every week or often- er, unless it is very, very healthy air. It needs daily brushing, it needs a daily massage of the scalp, since long hair packs against the head, especially under the hot felt hats we all wear. It needs airing. One of the greatest advantages of short hair is that, as it flles about so, it is always well ven- tilated. Long halr should be shakén out every night, the fingers of both hands should be spread out through it, and it should literally be given a good shaking. This airs it beautl- fully—and then it should be thor- oughly brushed. Aunt Betty—Baking soda and lemon juice are used in the last rinse after a shampoo to help keep the hair from getting too d: when it is of a blonde PEP is power. Glo- riously good! Ready- to-eat cereal. you always healthy ellogg” ens your skin. It nourishes like a cream. —At drug and teilet counters.— PEP THE PEPPY BRAN FOOD |erally show retarded growth. BRADY, M. D. ception, the child who dr or coffee does not grow nroimally. As a rule the young person who cul tivates the tobacco habit suffers re- tarded growth. Children who do not get sufficient direct sunlight on the naked skin are likely tp remain underheight. Boys and girls in their ’teens who cultlvate late hours gen- The young person who hits the hay regu- larly at 10 o'clock in the Winter and not later than 10:30 Summer nights is most likely to attain full stature. There are certain disturbances of ductless glands which may produce stunting or excessive growth. These cases come within the field of path- ology and can be dealt with by the family physician. That Uncle Bill or Aunt Emma is long or short is no reason why a child should “take after” the ex- traordinary relative. Heredity i minor factor, except that the general average stature of offspring will be the same as that of the families of the parents. Commonly neslected conditions which retard growth, besides i ing nutrition in other respects. nasal obstruction (mouth breathing) from chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, polyps in mnose, foreign body lodged in nose, enlarged tonsils or enlarged adenoid body Adequate ph of edugation which too many young persons are permitted to dodge—has been found to favor growth in sta- ture. Boys and girls in their ’teen who receive proper physical educ tion attain from two to three inches greater height than boys and girls who are less fortunate in their schooling. The rigid or severe dis- cipline and physical training in mili- tary institutions brings about an in- crease in height. The namby-pam- by pampering of boys and girls in the common schools rather tends to retard gru\(\;!h. BY EDNA KENT FORBES shade in early youth. For tinting the gray hairs with henna mix the con- tents of the small packages that come for a shampoo with enough lather to cover the entire head of hair. Let this stay on the hair for ahout 20 or more minutes, and then proceed as with any other method of sham- pooing. Tt requires some experiment- ing to know how long to retain the lather on the head, but you will not overdo it with a first trial of 2 minutes. Creamed Corned Beef. Blend together over the fire one tablespoonful of butter and one tablespoontul of flour, and add one cuptul of milk. Season with salt, pep- per and onion juice, add two cupfuls of chopped corned beef, and simmer for three minutes. Serve very hot sprinkled over with buttered ~bread crumbs. s LAMOUS “FEET ..how they’re kept free from corns.. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Problems of Dentition. 1t is a much-discussed question‘even among physiclans as to just what dis- orders can be attributed to dentition. As early as the beginning of the eight- eenth century, there were doctors wha claimed that diseases due to “denti- tion” did not exist. In a present-day treatise on the sub- ject it is likewise claimed that after careful consideration of all aspects it is to be concluded that there are no diseases of dentition. This, then, should comfort the mother who writes to me frequently that her baby has a bad cough and has had it for months, and isn't it due to his teeth? There is always some neighbor who is authority statement that children alw coughs and colds during the teething period. There is also the common belief that there is a rash due to teething: that children always have diarrhea at this time and so on. In fact almost any- thing out of the ordinary which hap- pens to a child during the time when he can be expected to have teeth is attributed to this cau When one gets right down to facts, this is a nice lazy way to get away from finding out makes the baby cough, what sh and what intestinal infection is causing the diarrhea. The modern mother isn't satistied with saying, “It's his teeth,” she knows now that the reason cannot be laid to teeth. The rash is probably (in Summer at least) prickly heat: in Winter it may be due to indigestion. The cough or cold can come from so many sources that it would be useless to try and enumerate them all. One can be sure, though, that because a baby is going to have a new tooth is not one of the causes, Intestinal disturbances are moner in babies during the age of tooth eruption (which means from about 5 to 12 months) chiefly hecause at those ages the baby is being intro- duced to new and strange foods and it is these or some faulty manner of feeding that is most likely causing the trouble, and not the teeth. The well baby, growing and develop- ing, will cut teeth without any one not even his mother, being the But, if a child is weak and anything, even the natural process of teething, m ause trouble, may cause his appetite to be poor, and his mother’s efforts to combat this loss of appetite may start up diges- tive troubles. But in that case blame the child’s poor physical condition generally and not the teeth. com- Mrs. Eldred will be glad to answer all questigns pertainink to babies aud childgen. clf-addressed. stamped _envelope, for- warded to this office will bring @ personal reply. Leaflets are furnished free of charge on ail the usual problems confronting young MOTHERS’ AND THEIR CHILDREN. One Mother says: I always let Jack fe helping me when it is possible for him to do some little job. On clean- ing day I give him a small brush and tell him to brush the dust off the ved legs of the chalrs and tables, and that I will then shine them with my dustcloth. This teaches him to work and really does help with the dusting. (Copyright, 1926.) Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Don't say “I Use “ac- ‘Words often misused concede to your reque: cede”” to express yielding. Often mispronounced — Pageant. Pronounce pajant, the first a as in “at,” or as in “day Often mispelled—Profe: one f. Synonyms—Doubtful, dubious, certain, -wunsettled, precarious, cure, risk: Word study—“Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word— Bravado; arrogant, defiance. «‘He as- umed an alr of bravado. un- inse- Frorence O'DensHAwN's Famous Dancing Feet “Keeping fit, to a dancer, means first of all keeping the feet in trim. Tight bal- let shoes and strenuous dancing are apt to irritate the tender cuticle of the toes.” So writes the well- known dancer, Florence “Blue=jay is an indis- pensable friend. It keeps corns and calluses away.™ And what a delightful way to end a corn! A cool and velvety cushion fits over the corn and stops the pain at once. Usually one plaster conquers the corn i; ;I;aboun. mmthc te, 3 secon ter vanqui most stubborn offender. At all drug stores. Blue-jay THE SAFE AND GENTLE WAY TO END A CORN Women Who Have Important Tasks in the Government Service BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER Maj. Julia C. Stimson. The Army Nurses Corps is unique among the Government. Nursing Corps in its affiliation with the Red Cross, which makes possible expansion almost overnight from the few hundreds normally on duty to the many thou- sands who are enrolled on the Red Cross lists .as standing ‘“ready” for service in a national emergency. This s no myth of statistics, set down on paper in an idle hour of speculation, proven in the late war, by an increase in 18 months from a total 12 April, 1917, of 400, to 21,480 in November, 1918. Of this number at that time, nearly 18,000 were re- serves in the Red Cross, and not one nurse was drafted or sent overseas unwillingly With the perfected organization that has been the result of the lessons learned, in that trying period, approx- imately 43,000 names have been listed of those who may be called upon, and only the ill or those who have married will be disqualified. At the head of the Army Corps proper is one of the outstanding fig- ures in the nursing world of today. She is Maj. Julia. C. Stimson, and the work that she has done sets her high on the honor roll of the great nurses of history. Born at Worcester, Mass.: educated at the Brearlet School, w with her A. B. from Vas 9 post-graduate courses at umbia, and her A. M. from Washing- The way gifts are done up has so much to do with the seeming value that it is important to find out the most attractive methods. A very sim ple article given a distinctive wrap- ping appears to be worth double i actual cost. In fact, T know an arf fst who dresses up her gifts in such whimsical fashions, or with such touches of real beauty that those who receive the presents value the wrap- pings almost, and often quite, as much as the articles themselves. To be sure, she has won fame and any strokes of her brushes are prized. However, it only goes to show that doing up of parcels can be made an art. : When gifts are taken to hostesse! or st as after-visit appreciation: this {dea of attractive wrappings can be put to excellent use. These gifts are not intended to emphasize in- trinsic value, but friendliness. They may be quite simple. Most of them are, though occasionally they verge on the costly. They should be de- lightfully appropriate, very novel or whimsical. If they can be reminders of some particularly felicitous good time that took place during a visit, their merit is found. They tickle the fancy. Provide for such gifts just the right wrappings and they are tinged with the quality of perfection But do not be content with attrac- tive wrappings alone. See that the gift when disclosed exhibits the same touch of beauty or distinction. A handkerchief may seem to be a treas- ure when it decks the debutante dolly known equally well to you as Miss Dolly Handkerchief. Remember if you want one of the dollies to dress you can have it free by sending a self-addressed and stamped envelope to me, with a request. Directions ac- companying it for making and for dressing her. A set of three or six doughnut beanbags will be welcomed with great glee by any child. Cut two circles ton University, St. Louis, in 1917, she elected to become a nurse. In 1908 she was graduated at the New York Hospital Training School for Nurses, and for the three years following' she was superintendent of nurses at the Harlem Hospital there, going to the Washington University Medical School in 1911 to take charge of its social service. But even that task was too small, and it was not long before she was made superintendent of the train- ing school for nurses at the Barnes Hospital and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital as well as administrator of social e.er\i'ce Then the war came. St. Louis or- ganized, as did the other citles, and M timson went to France as chief nurse of the American Red Cross Hospital Unit No. 21, a month after we had become belligerents. As Base Hospital No. 21 of the Army, the unit served in France with the British ex- peditionary forces, but Miss Stim- son's work was of the caliber that could not ‘long be disregarded, and in April, 1918, she was made chief nurse of the American Red Cross Nursing Service in France, stepping up again seven months later to the director- ship of the Nursing Service, A. E. I, with 10,000 nurses in her charge. On the return to this country she became first acting superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps, and dean of the Army School of Nursing at Wal- ter Reed, and December 30, 1919, superintendent. The following June, by act of Congress, members of the corps were given relative Army ranks, and Miss Stimson became a major. Thus, very briefly, must be told the story of her career, with no space for the mention of those personal ex ploits which won her the distinguish- ed service medal from her own Government; the Royal Red Cross, first class, and a citation by Sir Doug- las Haig, from the British; and the Medaille de la Reconnaissance Fran- caise. She declares that these decora- tions are the recognition of nurses work in general, and part of her statement is undoubtedly correct. But her own record stands without assistance. She has been across to France almost every year since the war end- ed, helping the American Committee for Devastated France to assist the French in reorganizing their nursing service.” She is the author of two books. She also writes continually for magazines. Mount Holyoke made her an honorary Sc. D. in October, 192 The Army Corps at present totals 663 nurses. on duty in 31 hospitals scattered throughout this country in the Philippines, Hawaii and China. Maj. Stimson has just finished the criting of a detailed history of the “Army Nurse During the World War in the A. E. I". and in the U. 8.” about 6 inches in diameter from cam- brick. Cut a round piece from the middle. Seam the center and sides, leaving a small place through which to pour the beans. When full seam this. Make a_ tube of cardhoard to run through the center snugly. Fill with candy, each piece wrapped in bit of paraffin paper. Fit cardboar circles in each end and paste red pa- per over and a little way up the sides to hold the candies in the tube. 1 in tissue paper slashed to make it fringe at each end. Twist tightly. Glue a wide strip of gold, silver or any contrasting colored paper about the middle of this roll and vou will have what looks like a mammoth bon bon. It holds a surprise, a box of candy and a game. Try to think up unique ways of do ing up giits, but in any event see that parcels have fresh smooth paper about them and are tied with crisp ribbon or fancy cord, preferably with tagseled ends. g Hot weather and floods have done great damage in Yangsze Valley of China this year. BANQUET ORANGE TEA PEKOE Containing ExtraFancy ORANGE PEKOE TEA from the Finest Gardens of INDIA s CEYLON M‘CORMICK & CO., BALTIMORF . MD. Keeping Your Schoolgirl Complexion By IRENE CASTLE Copyrighted 193¢ by P. O. Beauty Pestures Wash Face?-Yes It costs but 10c the cakel—so fittle that millions let it do for their bodies what it does for their faces. Obtain Palmolive today. Then note what an amazing - difference one week makes. The Palmolive Com- Be sure yow x ll:?di?i Tea, o:""~ end containing India Tea. Use an earthen- ware teapot, and put into it one good teaspoonful of India Tea for each cup of tea required. ° Be sure you pour the water into the teapot the moment it boils. Onlyfresh boiling water can bring out the true flavour of the tea. Hot waterisnouse. Water that has been boiling for some time does not givethebestresults Thisisimportant if you want a really good cup of tea. Allow the tea to stand 5 minutes to infuse. Putalittle cream or milk into each cup before pouring out thetea. It greatly improves the flavour. Then add sugar to taste. ) Any retailer or store can supply you with India Tea or blends contain- ing India Tea. He has no difficulty in" getting it, as prac- ticallyevery whole- sale distributor of tea in this district supplies India Tea. He will gladly get it for you—but— Be sure you use NDIA TEA ora blend containing India Tea