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THE SEATTLE STAR | ° Cynthia Grey: Mi a The Only Child—Is It Better or Worse, Compared With the Child Which Is Reared With Brothers and ‘ Sisters? Readers Discuss It To improve one delectable instant of eating, all BY CYNTHIA GREY dxceilent Patent Flour is aged many days before | The only child—how does it compare with the children leaving the mill. raised with brothers and sisters? The question was raised in these columns several days ago by “an only child.” Follow- ing are some commenta on the subject: Dear Miss Grey: I'm so glad that someone has started to vindicate “the only child.” For so long most people have had the idea that an only child was naturally a spoiled one. 1 am without brothers or sisters, and I know what it means to be lonesome, As for being “spoiled,” I can truthfully say that I have never had many of the things the children of large families receive. Not that my parents couldn’t afford it, but because I had a sensible mother, Just as comparison, let me tell about a girl friend of mine. She came from a large family of boys and girls—all older by far than she, She is next to the baby of the family. Long before this girl was married, her brothers and sisters had their families. her; there are 10 other older members who have hardly re-} fused her anything. | Now she hes been married five! years, as I have been, and a» yet she bas no children, Her husband wor Because of this aging process Patent Flour makes bread and pastry whiter, lighter and tastier. In your baking—those qualities do count. Mins Grey will receive callers in her office Monday, Wednesday Every grocer is an Excellent salesman. ships her, and she treats him shame and Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. and fully, realizing that he loves her | on Tuesday and Thursday from much more than she ts capable of | 1! & m, to 12 m. each week loving him, She wants everything Please do not come at other tines as It seriously interferes with her writing, for herself, and won't be bothered with a baby. On the other hand, I have two! sweet babies, and I wouldn't trade | snaped, free them for all my friend's pretty | from apecks or blemishes and pos clothes, My own childish loneliness | sessing to the highest degree the made me vow to never have just one |characteriatic luster. There are many baby, |makes of imitation pearls on the And altho my friend always taunts! market which are s0 perfect in color, me abou being an “only spolled tuster, ete, that only an expert can| child,” I am satisfied that I havelten them from the genuine Judging done my share. ” MOTHER. |from appearance only. The delicate “EXCELLENT” Prices Today 49-lb. sack ..........$2.10 244-Ib. sack ......... 1.10 10-Ib. sack .......... .50 AT LEADING GROCERS slightly transparent, cream shade holds highest favor Too Good Dear Miss Grey: In reply to thelamong the public in general, with only child question in your columns: |the pink tints @ close second. The| To Be Cheap I rained my daughter, having lost my | deeper or decided tints are to bel other two babies before they were avoided. 2 years old, and my experience . you can raise one child to be as re- What te the total rallway mile spectful and obedient and have i /in the United States? srow up to be just as useful as &| According to the latest available! larger family, if, rightly trained, figures, 253,152.17 miles. | 1 do not believe in whipping; but eee | 1 have always demanded obedience! 1 nave an Indian head penny dated and truthfulness, 1 alno made myself! 1909; ts tt valuable? * companion to my girl and ber! qhere were no Indian head pen- friends, I always allowed her to! nies coined by the United Btates mint bring her girl friends home in pref- jin 1909. The coin you have may have erence to letting her go out, then I/ had the date changed unofficially, could see what class of girls (hey) This is often done and the change were, and if 1 thought any unsult-| cannot be detected after the coin has able I talked with her about it, and | been in circulation a short Hme. she usually took my advice. oe | When she finally met the man who! prow man: stoffices by * in now her husband I encouraged her lor “gacred Heart” are dig in the | to bring him home and always made | United States? it pleasant for them. She ts mar-| Two, one in Minnesota and one in ried now and has one child, which 1) oxtgnoma, hope to see her raise to be as good eee }to her am whe has been te me It's] grow much money in Federal Re. | Jali in the early training with on¢, OF |serve notes is in circulation? ‘ A MOTHER. The mont recent figure # - 653,000,000 (approximately), eee HORSE RACES |". THRIFTY oa 32.- | Oppose Compulsory [spring was simnye on the tok School Vaccination | tor something good to cat and did Opposing compulsory physical ex: | his best to coax money out of his) amination and yacctnation of schoo! | relatives, children, the King County Association; When Uncle William, who was a of sanipractic physicians has gone on| hard man of business, visited his tecord as favoring referendum meas | S¢phew, Willie asked him for « ure No. 13, which will come up be-| Mickel to buy an orange from the fore the voters next month. man outside. What fs the aerivation and mean- ON SATURDAY ing of the name “Crawford”? | “Crawford” was first assumed asa Five fast running horse races are!"ame by the proprietor of the bem King William's war (1689-1697),) scheduled at the Western Washing: |@"d barony of Crawford, in Lanka-|Queen Anne's war (1701-1718), King) ton faif track at Puyallup, for Savjtire, Soetlend. The extreme ancest:|Georpe’s war (1744-1748 and the urday afternoon, according to en | of the’family of Crawford im Bcot-| French and Indian war. Althe owing nouncement made by W. H. Paul |!@nd was Reginald, woungest son of | their origins and their endings maine | hamus, president of the fair aanc-|Alan, the fourth Earl of Richmond. \ly to the intrigues and rivalries of | |ciation, Thursday. Pautharnug wil He seems to have accompanied David the European powers, all involved = ditel’. Cortataty | *agen, art oF 0 Meta Motion praedh Oh pond tn crvmecicte,|aienl. wae Poceat es ak hioe Lani 4 ive you a nickel? Certainty | . | Senate * - An Revenen Sanne Ane _ inptv" and the unaie.. “You'll never Pca echt cally 5 et EUR \thence hin (mmediate descendants and King Philip's war of 18751676 less physicians are invited to at |make @ business man. Run out! ieving stopped there en route to Wopted the name of Crawford. The wore doth important conflicts be- the meeting next Wednesday night | and make fa t him and Perhaps | the Mexico ané California race family formed one the largest tween the colonies ond the red men. Name the most tmportant Indian | Ware between the years 1492-1779. '6eee feteria. he'll throw t you. jbaronies of Scotia The name oe in Meves cate “ah ee meets, ‘These animals have been| eh aes iscodr team |: When waledt paéckis obs Ay cnt racing over the Canadian Crtult | op, diood, and “ford,” @ pase or\by parcel te Rathonia? and came of tham wore oon tn thE) 109, robably commemorat-| The weight mit since Beptember | races during the fair last week. For the special race meet Satur day afternoon there will be one race ,at one mile and four events over the two-thirds of a mile distance The events will #tart promptly at 2 o'clock. ive of some conflict between the abo- rigines end the Roman invaders. eee What is the color of pearts, and which are the most valuable? Pearls possess a luster peculiar to themselves, which ts called peariy or nacreous, In color they range from an opaque white, thru pink, yellow, le, green, brown, blue-black, in |1, 1922, has been 2% pounds; it was formerly only 11 pounds. eee What ts the exchanen rate at pres- ent on Rumanian currency? Recently the rate at New York was |@Bout 165 tei to the dolar, eee WE HAVE The HALIFAX, N. 8.—Mary Etlen Mo- Who Invented life insurance? More than a mother and father to spoil} PA CIFIC _C OAST BISCUIT GOMPANY OY will these Hee Fig Filled Biscuits Most ever) grocer ana baker will have thes dainty cakes on special display ‘Cnn hep last | Baked hp the SEATTLE, WASHINGTON fe insurance in London by cers company surance policy of which there is any| society for perpetual insuran record was issued th London, inaur-|founded in London. The first Ufe in-| general? ing the life of William Gybbons for @ period of “twelves month” at the rate of $80 per $1,000. This policy was underwritten by 18 persons, act- tng individually, In 1699 the first company waa formed members of the Mer- In 1706 the Amicable stroying barrassment. shows. Donald, 15, whose stories caused long |” search for “ghost of Antigoninh,” ad: | mitted to Nova Scotia borpital for insane jin addition they may be} iridescent, The moat valuable pearls are those that are round or pear. JAfe immurance has been a recoo- nized factor in social economy for! 300 yearm The first in| Best People in Town Trading Here And you will find here smart and good looking clothes.— Fashions, materials and shades are the newest; Prices Lowest; Alterations FREE. “ALL IN-?” Try Roman Meal. It restores natural health and vigor. Served as porridge, or cooked in mutf- fins, bread, cakes, frult rocks, or in any one of a number of de licious, nutritious forms. Roman Meal ts whole wheat and whole rye cut Into little granyles and blended with flaxose. 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When was Pershing made 6 ful surance company in the United States was founded in Philadelphia eee in 17 it was called the Pre |terian Annuity € Life Insurance Co.,| Has the Chalmers Motor pong ‘dak die ta aeine of the Presby-|¢ver built Chalmers motor cars for |terlan Ministers Fund Life Ineur-|sale to the public that contain Iibe ” ance company it atill exists. The firat |etty motors? general inaurance company was the| N% Pennsylvania Company for Inawr- ance, chartered in 1812 in Philadel- phia. L October 6, 1917. eee What is the total population of he world? It ia estimated at 1,702,000,000, eee What are the names and ages of Conan Doyle's two sons? Denis, 13 years of age; Conan, 11. Normally, about 60 per cent the world’s output of gold ts | duced within the British principally in South Africa. gress} GETTING a bit chilly—a fire goes good in the grate—and some- thing hot to eat. Ti ook rarebit! Just the thing. Rich and creamy, pipin’ hot on crisp, brown toast-——so-o0 ! 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