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them by him: ow We Know Why Dad Voted (42%) Prohibition! His ’Rithmetic Had Every Sum A Problem in the Cost of Rum} Then Brandy Was $125 a Hogshead, Wine 40 Cents a Quart, Beer 3 Cents—and ‘“Mom”’ Learned That Eggs Were 1 Cent Each, Beef 9 Cents a Pound, Fowls 37 Cents a Pair—They Were the Good Old Days! By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Ceprright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co. (Tae New York Evenifig World.) ROHIBITION propaginda may have cast its blight over the otherwise delightful pages of McGuffey’s First Reader, which Dad and Grand- dad used to stwly when they went to school, but their ‘rithmetics swre strictly on a beer, wine and trandy basis, The most thirst-creating @ums are to be found slamelessly adorning the lessons in three of these Haat FIGURING SUMS ON A SLATE. curious old volumes, furnished The Evening World by Louis M. Dillman, President of the American Book Company. Also, those old-time arithmetics — give us illuminating giimpses of the H. C. of L. in 1850 and thereabouts, the days -when @ quart; what per cent. profit did he make? ‘A, 342-5."" i Oh, well, there’s no use letting the eggs were a cent tears spurt over any more of these lepiece) and) four $49 ‘barrel; of the, [eminlicsnoes: of Revel J aae te ita pene change the subject, even if it doesn’t labor situation when a man ws cheer ul uprilet us stob considering $1 for a ten-hour day; of in the price of drinks and run our eye thrift when half the yearly income Over the price of “eats” in the‘ hal- days before the Civil War. The wing sums from these old school 8 will serve as guides: cook has bought in market a turkey for $1.87 1-2; a pair of ducks for $1.683-4; a quarter of lamb for 43 3-4 cents; a quarter of veal for $1.37 1-2; a piece of beef for 93 3-4 wag saved; of conditions of travel when most travellers walked or rode horseback. “The New Federal Cafculator, or Beholar’s Assistant; Containing the Most Concrete and Accurate Rules for Performing the Operations in Com- cents; a pack of pins for 58 1-4 cents; mon Arithmetic; Together With Nu- * quart of strawberries for 37 1-2 merous Examples Under Each of the S11. contay and a peck of antes for Rules, Varied So as to Make Them 12 1-2 centa; what sum must I give Conformable to Almost Every Kind to, pay for the articles? A. $7.68 3-4." of Business; for the Use of Schools. .hO™ Suna rere Pie aed and Counting Houses” is the six-story pounds of butter at 15 cents a pound? {tle of the earliest of these musty A. 20." brown volumes. The author Is Thomas ,.4, farmer started for market with T. Smiley; the book was copyrighted hy the way, and sold. the remainder in 1845 and was dint it 1 cent ‘apiece; what did they delphia by Grigg, Co. amount to?” n New York, A. S atl a IS ished an “Arith- Davies, LL. D, ii pounds of por nts per pound? A Barnes & Co. pu metic” by Charles How many barrels of "ony ot $4 2 a ss Hl STUDYING TO-MORROW’'S LESSON which, according to the title pags, was a barrel can you purchase Jor $207 distinguished for “uniting the reason- | It four bushels o apples cont 149 ing of the French with the practic al ae ae s that a bushi Bee Oe ee TRE CTDH Ti “A person settling with his buteher Vays Practical Arininede | 1p finds that he is charged Jwith 1 saa ee ricgnted in 1853 and Pounds of beef at 9 cents fer pound, jilman, copyrighte¢ 2 Cighty-five pounds of veal at 6 cen publis ned in Cincinnath by Winthrop per pound, puns ne. fowls at 37 B. Smith, at first.a partner in the Arm cents a pair and three hams at $1.50 of Truman & snuth, w uEht ¢ each. How much does he owe Bin? the McGuffey readers, later handl Answer, $23.16." would the cvs of clothes, in the nd little, Now, then i the, © days of 1850-0, send the pub ve you ready bh Caleularor 1g strike. Here some of asks: aa etl shoppers paid in the old “If 1 purchase 2 hhd. of wine and, arithmeties: She $1.65 a p ie to oblig friend, send him 29 sal. gil dress, $8.10; calico, 8 cents a what quantity have 1 left?) Answe yard; muslin, 3 cents a yard; flannel, 3 bhd. 34 gal. cents a yard, and a man paid his “Tf a man drink 8 gal. 1 at. 1 pt. of 50 for a coat, $8 for a vest wine in a week, how much will bh drink tn weeks 2” hand, would or ‘Bought 1 pir V to condit eee ie ol following pro! om $3 gallons of wine id A laborer engaged himself for titty arrel of beer; how ich days on condition that for every day ae he worked he should receive $1, b 5 and 311-2 for every day that he was idle he pn Ud fort: ‘cents; at Bayne no neg tion of the time he receiy A pretts Hew many days dia he work and how cand consi y was he idle? Answer: Worked thove hi Dey ty-flve days, idle fifteen days." Fee eeich will 184 *\ carpenter receives $423 for nine guano ta at a ce 1 nths' work. How much ts that pe Ae nenth? Answer: $47." Anewer hendoat ama n 13 cents an hour and 1 sole iba rk eleven hours a day, how mucin faint means £ . 1 he earn in $12 days? Answer Pf 16. ore Mrue bargain, you perceive nd A man received $25.76 for sixtean here's anot n Dr. Davies's days’ work. How much did he earn heres an y? Answer, $1.81." ans canta ® atnt w many ba ; Twen men receive $288 for eight f beer can you buy for $520.80? days’ work; they work ten hours a ee yr eek 4 ind the money is equally divided While in Ray’ tieal Arithme ng them. How much does each ome Ihe | ; man-earn in an how Answer, 18 “What will one ad of beer cen post at 3 cents a quart? A. $6.48 That, of course, was era in A “racer bought a hogehead of which it could be accurately pro- wine for $75, apd sold it for 40 cents pounded that “< Presidemt of the i de The Ree ul (We Now Fork Breatng Wosta.y AWOMAN’S AT TWENT>” 1, by the Press Publishing Co. (Tae New York Evening World.) QUESTIONS. 1, What is the natural color of a chameleon? 2. Where is the U. S. Naval Ob- servatory located? 3, On which of the great lakes ij the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta tion located? 4, Of what fruit a species? _5. For what purpose did the an- cients make use of a “necropolis”? 6. What New England city for ov a century was the world’s greatest whaling port? 7. Eliminating Australia and Green- land, what is the next largest island in the world? 8. What two European nations jointly administer the Now Hebrides islands? 9. What is the only. poisonous liz- ard native to the United States? 10, What State ranks next to Ver- mont in maple sugar production? ANSWERS. 1, grass-green; 2, D. C.; 3, Michig: is the nectarine Washington, 4, peach; ter New Bedford; Gu 8, England and France; sila monster; 10, New York. United State 000 per year How much is that per 2 Answer, 868 per day and $180 over.” Also, an arithmetic in those times could ask of derision: “What is the amount of board for one year at $2.50 per week? Answer, $130." And no wonder thrifty—those parents of jads—when for the latter, out of the ommon experiences around them, were framed problems based on the ollowing apportionment of income “A's income is $1,000 a year; out of house rent for , to servants $78.78, for for periodicals $17 25, for contingencies $43.75; how does he save in the year? A without raising loud hoots they could be our gran'- pr clothing $112.50, and much 8 However, modern life has its com- ations: This Is how—take {t from s Arithmetic, 1853—they used ravel: John, going from New York to Washington, went 85 miles the first day, 60 miles the second, 69 miles the third, 36 miles the fourth day, and was then 38 miles from Washington.” Two persons, A and B, depart at the same time, the one from Boston and the other from Hartford, distant about 100 miles. Aft y meet on the road We've speeded it up since grandad went to school! But, gosh, how we pay for it! 4 DRESSING TABLE. Small Potatoes Copyright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co. accept ti joney a fe ALL by the Prove Pubes accepts his money and then runs him the other The man who uses his wife as a STORY came to me day about a widowed woman who bad been working in the house of a well to do family. In the course of her work she broke a cut ! glass dish and offered to pay for it 4,4, since she realized it or his troubles, he person who accepts your hos- lity and then makes fun of It © city friend who is “away” when ‘ ry friend comes to town. lember of the family who goodies and keeps them for was valuab! and the employer agreed to have her ‘The man who rebukes his friend Balas when he asks for the borrowed : money, The hardship that has been thrust By Sophie Irene Loeb The snob who boasts of a family tree and refuses to do menial labor because of it People who make promises and fail to keep them People who pay them The father who forbids his children company at home because he ty too old to be young again And above all the small potatoes is the one who takes all and gives nothing. make bets and never cp the widow's family for the loss of that dish Is of considerable moment. Every week the mistress took a ertain sum of money from the widow's wages until the glass dish as paid for. n telling me the story sked me what did I thi a woman My answer is, in common parlance “Small potatoes.” You will find sm: the person k of such Copyright, 1921, by the TRIM maid came rushing down the steps of a fine private resi- 1 dence and hurried after Mrs. potatoes in the palace of the peer as Jarr, who had passed on down the well as in the hovel of the pauper. sireeh, Some people will stoop to anythi Finally Mrs. Jarr appeared to be Some people wi! pb to anything aware she was being pursued and satisfy some greed or mistaken called after, and she paused, as ugh debating whether her stress social engagements would pert to retrace her steps, as the ned her and told her Mrs. Stry id seen her pass and had sent afte idea of economy I know another woman who permit- is t h ted her little sewing woman to walk rea h twenty blocks to having agreed to pay her carfare, and then her house, Mrs. Jarr spoke v graciously to e o do so, and the eH falled to do so, and the ttle seam- the maid, indeed. One must always stress wanted to save the penpies for Le gracious to the working class, some other need bu paused again as though de- I would term this mistress a “small bating carefully as to whether hh ON really could go back or not, ‘This in- potato” as well. decision was entirely simulated, how- But in various other ways we find ever, and was due to the fact that people to whom the term applies with Las Rangle was looking out of ‘her equal force. Some ways by which the neighborhood. | oh OR In you may recognize small potatoes Mrs. Jarr turned back, however, are: affecting not to note that Mrs. Rangle The man who hugs his seat in the P2V ously observed he Ing with th id of the richest woman in the street car and lets an old lady hang to a strap nearby. The stingy father who steals the baby’s pennies while he is asleep that he might give them back again, saw you go past, awiter you," sald Mr ou are gotr opping, I assume? My town car 's and sent Fifi Stryver, lan- downtown The girl who having been intrc t of Nh te n cut of order, but, as I am going duced to her best girl friend's beau downtown, too, 1 thought we might tries to entice him away from h go together in a taxi.” “Oh, that would be nice," aaid Mrs. can go in a taxi, but in this id hat and this old dress, I wouldnt want to be looking shabby in your fine Nmousine.” The person who grants a favor and talks abo it The one who forgets a favor when the time comes to remember {t One who gives the under-dog an extra kick. rr. The woman who talke about her," Nonsense!” Mrs. St r declared neighbor after the neighbor has been au look very swe T have old to her. things on myself, m : man who praises everybody Irs, Jarr was pow ay wife except his own t ow ent wear 1 The man who dre himself in frei 4 1 stead of his family. ¢ ty, but emembered Mrs ‘The person who works for apotber, Hapsle g44ing CRviously Oub of tbe « The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell ss Publishing Co. (Th New York Exening World.) window across the way, and so she followed Mrs, Stryver to the now Waiting taxi and made no reply “I know Mrs. Stryver ts Just taking me downtown with her in this taxi, nd me wearing this old dress and plain hat, so people will think I am her paid companion, But, no matte I look hike a young companion beside the fat old thing, and then, too, Mrs 1 je saw 1 ng ina ta was M Jarr’s men analys! ot the situation When they arrived at the first store Mrs. Stryver duced a bill, which, of cours e taxi dr could not change “You pay it, my dear,” she said to Mrs, Jarr. “It is just $1.80, and don't give me a dim: to the man, Us enough, I'll mak all up to you some other time After pred a while, Mrs. Stryv n all directions in several the word, that good lady dec was In need of refreshment, but did not care to go to a swell restaurant the way she was attired. na with me and the way Mrs, Jarr thought iggested that there nnected with th have tea and muffins,” said Mrs. Stryver, “I'm reducing.” Mrs. Jarr was just as well pleased Mrs. Stryver was ceducing, for when the girl brought t Mrs, Stry said, “It seems so ridiculous to break 4 $20 t ay 85 cents, You pay it dear, and give the girl a dime. I'll make It up next tine.” Yes, rse, Mrs. Jarr paid the And Mrs. Rangle, stl envlousty on Mrs. J Stryver, t rather walei” Things You Should Know Government Bulletins Make Cuckoo Reading Subsidized Scribes Are Always Floating Nifty Facts for Taxpayers. By Neal R. O’Hara. Copyright, 1021, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) L’ and see why: How to Reduce Your Weight By Doris Doscher ® Copyright, 1921. by the Press Publishing Co. (Tia New York Evening World.) OME people fear to adopt any “dieting” system, thinking It may ‘be necessary to eat the same thing day after day or week after week. As far as my course is concerned, such fear is wholly groundless, for almost endless variety may be secured in sev- eral different ways. If you do not care for what is suggested for the luncheon in the day's menu of this re- ducing course, it is a very simple matter to substitute something more to your liking, provided it bas not a higher fat-forming value. Before you thought seriously of reducing, the daily menu gave you very little con- cern, but now it behooves you to learn what things you may eat, and this lst is very long in comparison with the few things that I have for- bidden you, There {s always a choice of foods if you dine in a restaurant or at home or when Visiting. Let your choice always give a preference to the vegetables and fruits if possible, For in a reducing dict frults are valu- able because they furntsh a bulk of pleasant and delightful food sub- stances without adding materially to the -aloric totals. In a reducing diet, trults should be eaten as much as possible uncooked, because cooked fruits offer a greater temptation to sprinkle thickly with sugar, and this sugar is one of the things you must guard against when you wish to lose weight. Again in the matter of breakfast food, a small portion of cereal would not be so very fattening, but to make it palatable most of you cover it with a thick cream or sugar, and this is forbidden in this course Intelligent discrimination in the use ot he proper joods is the quickest way to clear your system of the ac- cumulation of years of improper eat- nd at the same time very quick- ly give you a pleasant surprise when you step on the scales, 6 Reducing Menu BREAKFAST. A cup of cereal coffee. One bran gem. One-half of grape fruit. LUNCHEON A string bean salad. A puree of carrots, or beet One slice of Zwieback. A cup of thin coco: DINNER. Roasted chicken or baked fish without gravy or bread dressing. Celery and ripe olive: ‘A dish of stewed pears. nnn Answers to Questions. 1 am troubled with blackheads and pimples, not to excess but enough to trouble me. | eat a vegetable dinner every day and eat no sweets, cake or candy. | am a boy of almost sixteen years of age and a constant reader of your column. H. Vv. M. turnips The cure tor blackne: and pim- ples must always begin by freeing impurities that cause the system of ‘i best way strictest digestive ese ¢ and the do that is by paying the kind of attention to. the organs. This should be done not only through the proper diet, which consists of the things you mentioned plus some laxative fruits, but by all of the exercises that by their stretch- twisting and puiling circulates blood around the digestive « ns. The after-bath rubs will prove you by regulating your cireulation and aiding nature to Cleanse the pores of the skin through perspiration Absonite cleanliness and massage are all the external ap- plications that are necessary. C, B.—You do not state your age, nd this has a great deal to do with your weight. If you are thirty-five years of age, at 6 feet 2 inches you Should weigh 125 pounds, Eliminate 8 much as possi star t re 1 great help to nd sugar; that candy and cak fresh vegetables a the other suggestion= in the paper and Tam sure you will tring your weignt to normal SYLABOS—The most persistent massage and exercise and attention to the after-bath rubs is the only way for you to decrease the size of the legs just above the ankles. For the fat hips you must take the exer, cises both night and morning, paying articular attention to the trunk ding and twisting, t raising teways and knee raising exercises When you take the hip after-bath 1b let the stroke be very strong. Of course, you must take the leg and leg circling exercises every morning yu arise, as this will reduce JANE Q.-140 pounds would be an deal weight for your age and beight, | RGEST body of people in country is not those that don’t listen to Congressmen's speeches, Positively biggest group in entire U. 8, 14 folks that don’t read Government bulletins, Try these samples Bulletin from Department of La« bor shows that marrying for money is cause of unemployment. Fragile statistics have been unearthed, Prove that when a guy marries a wren with dough he's going to loaf, honor and obey. Commission on Domestic Re- lations finds that marriage is easier for middle classes. Figures fresh from tin jewelry zones show that in= stalment jewellers now put six int-° tials on gold wedding rings for one initial payment. Bureau of Weights and Measures tears off latest data on buying food. States that baker's dozen is thirteen, And butcher's dozen is thirteen ounces to the pound, Income Tax Bureau reveals that Ford {ts worth more dough than healthy greyhound could jump over. But Woolworth, Wrigley and tele- phone company have also made mill- ions from jitneys, Ford is guy that made one-man top a selling point. But one-man bottom for repairs is still big feature of the filv. Bulletin from Agriculture Department admits that daylight saving was succe: It gave the farmers twilight sleep. And latest figures from thirsty districts at last prove the Prohibitionists are right. Home brew has wrecked thous sands of homes. By exploding. From White House sanctum comes red-hot screed asserting general de- nial. Prexy Harding states that just because he complimented mother of sixteen kids {it doesn’t necessarily mean that Prex is indorsing well- known principle of 16 to 1, And Post Office figures for past fiscal summer show that postage stamps carried ip fat men’s pockets had sticking avef age of .981. ‘4 State Department, in lengthy note, admits that Harvey is running around London in flivver so he cam blame Henry Ford for his brakes. Aircraft Board unleashes data whi proves it only takes one first-class smash to make an aeroplane a zere+ plane. Shipping Board crashés through with announcement that ite not responsible for our statesmape ship. And commerce statistics placd@ on view show that lots of vaudevillé houses that were opening a couple of years ago are next to closing now. Field agents in gridiron centres state that college footballers are get- ting good marks, but most of their marks are covered with court-plaster. Department of Justice. after Broad- way view, claims that one good poing about bedroom farces {s that pillow slips are always kept clean. Investi gation by Government gum shoes also proves that “The Lost Cord” was written by a guy that had hig spare tire pinched. a Committee for Renovating Crigt ples reports stealthy progress, 9p usual, Armless and legless bo¥s still wait for ald, but commission, by dint of perseverance, has fixed it so that one-eyed guy {ts as good as normal person whenever he's look- ing through a keyhole. Board that's going to pulf off Disarmament Con- ference states solution of world peace is close at hand, If envoys agree not to have the next war till last one is paid for, world is assured permanent peace, From Treasury comes inviting news that gambling orgy is dying down like toy balloon after vicious pin prick. Bets on races have de- creased and dice are rolled for smaller darby. And no matter how recklessly phonograph is playeu. tt only one-tenth of a cent a point for needles. Only disconcerte ing dope is from Department of Fee male Style. Bulletin from that au- thentic source if skirts con- tinue short this winter, nobody's go- ing to notice that head- dress now both ears uncon. costs claims flappers* leave cealed. Going Down! Omer eTie ‘New York veulng Work) EAR Friend It is a bad ad and your duty, In every trial there is at ingly about. novels are Prew Publishing Co, Go ahi st tain- 3 All history and all $4 written about and trouble, both of which are interesting—to an east outsider at fob” ts as as it was “Finish advice to ie war, the Jay lly ALFALFA SMITH. Seas a { H eee ee ee a