The evening world. Newspaper, May 2, 1922, Page 25

Pasaebsrea BseGodgTs DANGERS” REMEMBER; RULES TO FOLLOW You Are Paper. feceived her. and told her of “a could be made if he only had the cap- ital, And of course he would not think of using any money but his own. He was that proud, he told her! And then he left her—the first time. He came again and again at little din- ners which ‘ie planned in such an off- hand way, and he was very diplomatic and did not urge the question, but al- ways referred to it as ‘a big thing that was slipping away.’” And soon she succumbed to this ser- pent in human form, Came the day when she could resist no longer the voice of the tempter. And the blu was continued 3 * @ «it~ tle while. He became friendly, but rarely mentioned the transaction. It would take a little time, he had in- formed her, and there was no need of worrying about it. He mentioned it less frequently, and then not at all. Then she began to ask questions which he resented. He was hurt, Didn't she have confidence in him? Didn’t she believe in him? ‘Then came the time when 4 mere question about her own money brought such a storm of protest that she did pot dare ask about it—her own money. ‘The crash came as usual when his perfidy was laid bare. He was the usual adventurer—the kind that preys on women, and there are many, of them. To-day she is working for a few dollars a week trying to keep body and soul together, all because she so readily answered the request, “Sign here, please.” ‘And then I know of a woman wie is going blind, who is living on al- most nothing Wecause she dislikes being an object of charity. ‘There was a day when she had all sho needed, although it was hard earned, but she had trusted her meagre weekly earnings to a private bank. She was warned about the bank, that it was not sade. It was run by one man, And the evil day came to her as well when she was asked to “Sign here, please,” and took a small settle- ment that lasted but a few weeks in lieu of the fruits of her many years of hard work. She was a brave soul with a fine spirit. Always, always sho is hoping that the man who took her money will some day return to her, Oh, yes! many, many letters come to me from people, especially women, who are victims of the “Sign here” duplicity. And there are cases where relatives cheat old people—some of them par- tally incapacitated. They, are told to sign on the dotted line, and in all trustfulness they do so, to find later that their héfitage has been taken away from them by those they would have least suspected. And what is the answer? It Is this: Great misery in the world would be avoided, if only people would look before they, leap, or vather study before they sign. No transaction, no matter how trustworthy the person is that pre- sents it, should be made without look- ing into it fully from every angle And then when the papers made up-to carry out that trans- action every word of those papers should be read and understood. The trouble with most people, especial'y are AVING your shoes prescribed H by the orthopedic surgeon is the newest way of caring for tired feet. Here is a sample ‘prescription’ \for & pair of shoes written by physicians at the orthopedic clinic at St, Mark's L. M—8,000 West End Avenue, New York. R—Oxford 6, russet brown calf. Walking + shoes. Snug, strong waist; broad to feet, 8G-"; rubber; non-slip; Do You Ever Sign Papers Without Reading Them? A Careless Scratch of the Pen bed Bring You Years of Suffering and Remorse. Beware of the Person Who Urges You to “Sign Here” Before You Know What Shoes Made By Prescription RTE BTC! AR CNP MU TNT Mm NE Signing. Leave the Dotted Line Blank Until You Understand Every Other Line of the By Sophie Ire ne Loeb. Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Oo, S* ‘was told to “Sign here, please, on the dotted line,” and she did, and now she is weeping her life away. ‘The person whom she trusted succeeded in getting her all—the me old story. By the scratch of a pen which only took cond she was cheated out of everything. Had she read the paper she signed? Not at all. had taken somebody's word for it—the person who had She He had told her “all there was” in the paper before her in a very suave, seemingly frank manner—a way such! people have of inviting confidence—the confidence game. Then began all the sorrows and sufferings of this woman and she poured opt her woes to me. in the same old way. It all began The man had won her friendship nice little deal’? wherein good money my own sex, is that they dislike legal phraseology, and do not take the time to find out what it means, They wave it off too readily. They take too much for granted, and then they are taken in, There are no technical terms that cannot be explained fully in the lan- Buage of the layman, because every word that one does not understand means something or !¢ would not be there, and unless you get a satisfac- tory answer to any question as to any terms used in a paper to de signed, make up your mind there is something wrong he paper. Leave the dotted # plank until you are satisfied that you under- stand every other line of the paper. Few people know how a word ora phrase in the paper can be construed by the courts. It may make just the same difference as between yes or no. Many of the victims of the “sign here, please,” business have been warned because they cannot read what they sign. Such people should especially be careful and secure an interpreter whom they can trust be- fore they write their names to docu- ments that they cannot read. Thousands of people, thoughtless people, sign in haste to repent the rest of their lives. Oh! the anguish, the remorse that could be obviated if people would not be so ready to “sign here, please, cannot be estimated, and there nothing in the world that causes peo- ple to scourge themselves more than when they have put their names to an imposing looking document and find that it is not worth the paper it fs written on. aaalialcees Do You Know? By Hazel V. Carter— “THEATRE ALLEY. ROUND the vicinity of the down- town Post Office, where now night life is confined mostly to prowling cats, more than a century ago was the gay white way of New York —Theatre Alley. At least it was as white’? a way as an oil lamp which lung outside of the old Park Theatre could make it The first Park Theatre, built in 1796, faced that part of City Hall Park on which the (Post Office now stands. Var back im the building was the stage, and in a wing beside it was the §reen room, Sts windows looking out upon Theatre Alley. They looked out upon such matinee idols as Edmund Kean, Charles Mathews, George Frederick Cooke and a. host of others who used to frequent the alley, going to and from the theatre, The alley was used also by the stage Johns of that day, of which doubtless there were many, because we hear of such ingennes as Cara, Isher, who made her debut as Little kle in the farce entitled “The Spolled Child," and it is sald that Clara of Little Pickle fame became 80 spoiled by the gallants of the day that, like some more recent spot-light queens, she ceased to do much acting, and after a time slipped out of the public eye. Being a stage John in the good old days wasn't what it is to-day, how- ever, Those were the days when the young dancer who put on the ma- uirka in a skirt reaching far below the knees brought the fan into gen- eral use in the audience, and the same modest ladies were wont to become absorbed in conversation when some " very risque young woman dared to dance the highland im ruf- fled pantalettes! From which date, perhaps, we get the conversation-in-the-theatre habit. fing full pitch; flaring inner side Ye; breast one lift higher. Heel seat '% lower on outer Shank narrow, flexible. Sole strong, flexible; \%~ innes side elevation, The snug Waist is to keep the foot from sliding forward; full piteh means that the heel Is sloped forward similar to a French heel; the “breast one lift higher’ makes the heel seat Secure antl elevates the arch of the shoe when weighted by the foot Bach other point in the ‘“preserip- tion’ has a definite value such as those described. more same tion was particularly cause she had had such faith im a Prince Charming, She wondered —if there could be two Prince Charmings in a girl's life, drab little parlor that she sat down by the open window to think things over, it tiresome day at. the Maisie predicted things right when she told her that not more than five men a week came to select their mothers, do their shopping for thei. y this big, strapping appeared at her counter and changed the train of her thoughts. Now as she dreamed about the fu- ture and what it held fo annoyed to find that instead of Frank In the dingy, evening at home had been @ long, glove counter. attracted hi about manner MAIL THE LETTER IGAYE You THIS MORNING D TAM SORRY l WROTE THAT TWISH | Hap IT BAcK THISISA LETTER WHEN | DON'T MAIL THEN You IGAVE YOU TO MAIL <4 “MARGIK”’ Copyright, 1922 ER the counter time, own gloves. wives and Spafford's jolly face she pictured the handsome features of this new man, this big Westerner whose outdoor Ni showed in physique, the his hearty and the By*Caroline Crawford (New York Evening World), by Pres Publishing Co The Love Slogy of of a New York Working Gil. jon, nineteen, a's large New Yor ‘sal Xs “¥rince Charmin, Begin thls stery to-day and see bow THE TWO MEN. v sturdy young West- erner appeared at Margie’s glove and told her that he was a writer and had just sold his first story to a New York magazine she wondered for the first time in her life if Frank Spaf- ford To Margie this ques- in one {deal man, Frank Spafford lived up to her ideal in every sense. Sh tain of her love beginning to topple know the name of this new man, she wondered how he would become a well-known writer, oh, how she wondered! uch a thing as e had felt so cer- Now everything was She wanted to rugeedness Nor was it just the out- ward appearance of this man which There was something laugh, fot that he wea @ support, her widowed, mother byw riinent store, Her most fais steady" is Clarence Wimple, will come along and live ip to drean Maisie’ rel riter, a painter } pen they did, which appealed The two men see: before her puzzling be- type of men she planned with them, pany,” unless she knew | that she had met the type ly wished to marry The Westerner will be glove counter,” she told ew ma know that he will want he liked New York, if more about himself. 1 a one I could see he sells another story he have, to tell me, His pa were, ‘I'll need another pa very soon," a moment she would never return, Th his frank ¢Te-Aierrow—A Second Gloves.) as though tabul Frank Spafford, architect; wart young Westerner with foree and vigor of the West-writer How did she, a poor Iittle shopgirl, huow two such interesting men, hale he Which man would care for he king ate Hoo lier ideals. n words of people and how they lived and what’ to her. med to stand out ted. a stal- all the » Men really Were Loth in such splendid lines of work? her Prince Charm- ‘The answer rushed into her brain. ing it was because she had set certain For the Arft time ‘Weals. because she had built girlhood castles and clung to them right into she had to face omanhond, Many @ night she ait the problem of ty herself in that dingy little room whether a girl with no one to talk to but her mother could possibly love Maisie and the other giris had bea two men ai the ®M4 Went to the movies, But becan he men she met at business were not ler ideals, because they were not tlio to marry at sweet sixteen, she refused to go out refused to ‘keep com - in her heart of man sie back to herself to t m the fi he told about selling his stor He is going to succead in > it in his eyes pw YO nd when wil) rting ir of simpl gloves laugh, his frank Western way 0 They let their ing just what he thought, suddent sweethearts @Ppeuled to her and she longed But to- See him again She ed he wo Westerner had PD’ at her un’ within next few duys before Spafford called upon her so that she might solye this all important question of whet her she was Bitl could possibly be in love wit two men at the same time She wanted to know Nis naw hear him talk about his w Spafford built houses and talke! of his about them. A writer of fiction cre ated peaple and odd situations Which man would she like bette most Pair of words ¢ The Jarr By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1v22 (New York Evening World) by Prees Publishing Co. LL had been arranged for the everybody. with the possible excep- A seance at the luxurious epart- tion of Mr. Jarr and his boss—and ments of Mrs. Clara Mudridge- Smith in the palatial The Arms. Ajl of the hostess's dearest women friends had gathered, hoping the affair would be a failure. But Mr. Jarr knew it would be anything but that, for, at a cost of fifty dollars, eagerly advanced by Mrs, Mudridge- Smith, Mr. Jarr had secured the services of those eminently happy, whenever they were paid, mediums, Prof, Slurk and Dr. Greese Prof, Slut was a heavy set, dark man of the William J. Bryan type. Dr. Greese was a thin, stoop-shoul- d, bald-headed man, with bushy and vivid red side-whiske: Both had easy, greasy manners."* They took charge of the gathering 4 soon as all were assembled, and after Prof. Slurk had made a very profound und impressive discourse— only it did not mean anything—on spirit communications from that bourne from which no traveller e’er returned, Dr. Greese, seated at the piano, struck the opening chords and began to sing lugubriously tenor to Prof. Slurk's bellowing baritone, ‘Shall We Gather at the River? which all present joined in, and Prof. lurk, still bellowing mournfully, tp- toed around the room, turning off the S “platform electric Ights till only one was left to dimly iuminate the scene “We shall give—ah—a demonstra- tion—ah—of spiritualistic communt~ tion with the departed good and ent—ah—by what is known 4s trumpet medium manifestation—ah, in Prof, Slurk, when the singing 1 veused. And every time he said ah." he smacked his lips as though the trend of affairs was Indicative of 0 gravy, But aren't we to have any ecto- plasn whispered old man Sinith, Mr. Jarra boss and the hostess's usband, querulously As lie was a husband, everybody said c xcept Mr. Jarr, for one innot very well sssssh one’s ein- yer either in his office or at his ne “We will have ectop said prof. Slurk unctuously, "the room will be full of ectoplasm, only, as we ro not prepared for psychic photog- ’ raphy, Mone of you, save the medium, br, Greese, and myself, who am en apport, will be able to see This explanation was satisfactory te a Highecosta * they did not dare to speak up—and Prof. Slurk continued: “Before I turn out all the ligh we will sing a hymn and concentrate our minds." Here he produced & long, black leather tubular case grom the top of the piano and also a vase Of flowers. He put the vase of flow- ers in the centre of the room and opening the leather case drew out a long tin trumpet which he stood up on the floor by the flowers. He nodded his head to Dr. Greese at the plano, but before the latter could start the music the doorbe!l rang and a late comer was admitted It proved to be Mrs. old lady from Indiana, who lived in the neighborhood, A poor but kind~- nearted old creature who spent her declining ye in visiting the sick and comforting the sfflieted af at the top of the house bringing some cup custard to the Janitresd’s litte gal, who ts sick in her Paw and maw’'s roof house up there, when I heard the vice of Sam Slurk, the Sinmng Ptlgrim, and Doctor Greese, the Boy Evangelist,” she ex- plained, “1 knew them when I was a young woman in Taylor Township, Indi~ any,” she went on, “And J knew the both of them by their vices.’ Dusenbery, the Evidently. the old lady meant voices, but word vices, according fo Mr. Jarr's way of thinking, was singularly appropriate. he now unhappy mediums winced. saring their past would kick bac into their, presence, but the old lady from Indiana smiled amiably, and taking heart Prof. Slurk smacked his Nps and remarked, “The sister is sh—welcome; let her be seated in the cirele—ah—and we will proceed with our reverential experiments in spiritism—ah!" HEN cooking old potatoes add W little mills to th It will make them white and improve the flavor. Slip a raw prune into the coffee pot some time when you are making cof- fee. Many connoteseurs like the flavor. When making candy rub butter over For the Housewife’s Have You a HOW Any Closet TO FOIL THE HUNGRY MOTH cle For Your Winter Clothes? s Safety Vault Household Efficiency Lapert, Author “Household ‘aicheiitedy 1 Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Pross Publishing Co, ALKING about crime waves in cities, have we stopped to comsider | “orime waves” in the home and estimated the number of — by the organized bands of moth burglars? Shocking, of sult at the point being formed to SS dently has gone clothes are perfectly safe anyhow! Every housekeeper 1s compelled to organize her own forces and safe- guard her own family's clothing by, whatever means possible. ‘What woman will “make a motion” to establish a sadety vault for winter clothing in every home? The ayes have it—and the motion is carried! The Committee on Arrangements will now get busy and install a moth- proof vault in every household. Moth burglars BEWARD! It is very easy to convert any usual closet into an insect proof vault for the storage of blankets, comfortables, clothing and furs, The materials needed are: several rolls of heavy tar impregnated paper, as many paper garment bags as there are coats, dresses and similar apparel, and sevetal pounds of moth balls or Until the Doctor Comes SENILE ASTHMA. By Charlotte C. West, M, D. Copyright (New York World) by Press 7 fubiishing Company, 4 RU coonteial asthma is rare in in the aged; there is usually a history of asthmatic attacks going back to maturity, and there are preliminary symptoms of sneezing, a tickling in the throat extending to the chest, causing irritation and coughing. Spasmodic attacks of dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) oc- cur in Bright's disease, diabetes, and vartous nervous diseases, but asthma is distinguished from other conditiona by the presenge in the sputum of dis- tinctive spirals and crystals that have no Interest to my readers except this— they do not occur in senile “asthma,” which is furthermore almost always secondary to some bronchial or car- diac (heart) trouble, usually both, ‘The effort to breathe in’ bronchial trouble comes on after exercise or upon exertion, while in cardiac as- thma the attack may occur during rest and be accompanied by: palpita- tion or irregular heart action, Car~- diac asthma occastonally comes on at night, the patient awakening out of a nightmare with a choking sensation, palpitation and a feeling that he must die from suffocation, The effort to breathe In senile asthma gradually becomes less severe and finally passes nway altogether, generally without cough or expectoration. Many of niy readers refer to an asthmatic condi- tion as assoolated with bronohitis. Now such rem as are effectual in this condition during maturity are contraindicated in the aged because of the depressing effect such rem- edles have upon the heart Whee an att sessation of exercise and lying down with the head raised afford prompt relief, otherwise It becomes necessary to call in a physician when recourse must be had to hypodermics. In cardiac asthma the existing heart trouble must be treated, while the asthmatic paroxysm calls for in- halations of a stipulated kind that usually bring immediate relief, but which should only be prescribed by a physician having the patient under constant and personal observation these inbalations are contraindice in all conditions associated with chronic bronchitis Many laymen employ the smoke of certain plants as un antispasmod These may | ful to allay the dysp- noea in bronchial asthma if there is no heart Impairment, but it is a dan- gerous§ procedure, and I advise against these measures Bronchial asthma usually lessens in severity with advancing age and to the senile forms, which, stated, are not dangerous, though perhaps very uncomfortable. Cardiac asthma calls for medical as- sistance. Scrapbook | the upper edge of the epan about n inch deep. This will prevent the ar or molasses from boiling over. When anything that is not fast color runs into the other clothes in the tub, wring out the discolored pieces put them into cold water and boil, Repeat if necessary, It may take sev- eral waters to restore natural colors. Do act use soap. It ts truly tragic to be stripped of your fier coat while walking along the street at night, but isn't it equally pitiable to have that coat attacked and muti- lated by insect gunmen? course, to be robbed of your! dress of @ pistol, but not more dishstrous than to have the same dress suit riddled with holes made by the piercing jaws of these marauders. The Housekeepers’ Protective Association is mow cope with this situation, which evi- beyond the power of the poliee, who rms ca say that they are unable to do anything, and that the | Sal tar sheets or package: of naphtha flakes. And a good tack hammer, tacks and several hours of patience and the vault will become a reblity. Select a closet on the cao! ex- posure of the house or one may be readily aired. Remove all other articles of clothing, boxes, &c., from shelves or hooks. Wipe walls, shelves and floor with a cloth dipped in a creosote or yea Ua and allow to dry perfectly. Take the tar sheets and plan to fit the wall space most advantageously. Tack the sheets on the wall and on the ceiling, overlapping at least an inch at the seams in order to have no crevice or crack. Always stretelh the paper perfectly smooth and taut. ‘When ceiling and walls ure made one continuous surface of tatpaper start on the floor. If there is ¢|base- board to the closet it must be eovered completely by stretching the, paper up from the floor and over thé |base- board, so as not to have crevices here cither, The best plam is to lay the sheets on the floor of the closet in such a way as to allow about s 6- inch lap of the paper all the base of the closet. There should be a pole ac the entire width of the closet on Which to hang the garment bags in & suc- \eessive row close to one another to save space, The best bags are|those which have the opening close and roll back, to be held t by. a heavy metal clip, which the bag airproof. The garment ad be hung on the stretcher provided-inside each bag. A number of small icles like woolen caps, scarfs, &c., put in one bag, After the floor is smoothly | Be down, making a continuous sarface with the walls, clean blanket# and such unwieldy articles may be featly stacked directly on the floor under the bags. Or if there is an shelf also covered with tar paper they may, be piled here. In order to male the closet still more odorous and repellant to moth burglars, make smal! cheese cloth or netting and #lljthem with balls or flakes. These then be placed among the bi or hung on the pole, giving a disinfedtant. This is a better than, to scatter the flakes oie loose’ umong articles. Of courge it is understood that every artlole laid away tn thts home vault has first been th cleansed, wushed, shaken, al treated to a gasoline bath ou! koven the best bag or closet w prevent the appearance of mot the articles were put away greasy or soiled or containing a moth grub when laid away. ‘The door to this Bloset should be kept tightly shut oneg tt ie filled. This yault Is preferable t@ lay- ing away a few pieces in different closets and is #0 easy to that any housekeeper can have one, Do not let yourself be a victim of the household crime wave! Use Cocanut Oil ; For Washing Hair If you want to keep your in good condition, be careful wha you wash $l with. Most soups and prepared shagn poos contain too much alkali, ‘This dries th : the hair brit Mulsified shampoo (which is pure and veless) is much better than! thing else you can use for f as this can't possibly {njure the; ir. imply put two or thrae t of Muisified in a cup of glass witha little warm water, then motsten ro vale with water and rub it tn nake an abundance ef righ, luther, and cleanse the hair and. thoroughly he lather easily, and removes every duet. dirt, dandruff and excess. r' dries quickly and evenly, leaves it fine and silky, bright, und casy to manage. You can get Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo at any drug store, It hig cheap, and « few ounces is jast everyone In the family for le sure your druggist gives! Mulsified. | yinto et, May Bo, Eaaly Converted 4 Select One That Is on the Cool Side of the House and Can Be Easily Aired. Clean, Wash, Shake and Air Every Arti Before Placing It in the Vault. By Mrs. Christine Frederick. H Ea us Sa ee a semen eee a0 wt i NOS OLLI CIR SS ae eS ee