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Is Chance the
Dictator of
YourDiet?
Learn the Fuel Requirements
of Your Bodv and Avoid
Nutritional Failure
By R. S. COPELAND, M. D.
U. S. Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner of Health
A'eto York City.
IT has been said that the normal
person, when free to choose,
will select the food best suited
to his needs. It is true enough
that most persons will eat enough
DR. COPL LAND
I o o d. But
whether that
k food is of the
I ripht kind is
j entirely
/ another ques
i tion. On the
other hand,
there are too
many persons
who eat too
little for the
body needs.
Diet is a
I very impor
tant thine,
and you can’t
leave to
chajice, to the
nictates oi your appetite, or tu
taste just what is good for you.
‘It is not so simple as that.
Everyone should learn how to
avoid nutritional failure. There
are plenty of sources from which to
draw information on the subject.
The libraries, the schools and the
lecture room afford plenty of knowl
edge in nutrition.
There are four factors that should
always be considered. They are the
fuel requirements of the body, for
which there must be fuel to produce
energy; the protein intake; the min
eral substances, and the need of vita
mins.
[_ _ Increase Calorie*. ~)
A normal six-year-old boy requires
a total daily average of about 1,600
cakries. Calories are uaits Indicat
ing th*> energy-Qroduclng value of
food. We must have energy to run
this machine—the body. Girls re
quire a slightly lesser amarmt. 1,500
calories.
At ten years of age the average
boy needs about 2.300 calories daiiy
To furnish him with enough energy
for his so active life. A girl at this
age requires about 2.200 calories.
I> tring the next few years the girl's
nee Is slightly exceed the hoy's. At
fifteen the boy's needs are again
greater—3 *00 cakries daily, while a
girl's needs are about 3.200.
The protein of milk, cereals,
•legugms, euch as peas and beans.
g*ad other vegetables are all readily
jjutllhred .’vs! are important in the diet
jpf evgry growing child. A child
at least oat *uart of whole
*3ultk every day.
It is difficult to set a guide for
^everybody in selecting the amount
*nf proper food elements needed. In
(*ranerai it has been estimated that
•the average adult needs proteins 11R
)gra:ns, carbohydrates 500 grams, and
fat 56 grams.
A vigorous, active boy puts forth
an enormous amount of energy In a
day. He burns up a great deal of
fuel through his incessant play and
snueeul&r activity. This is true to a
'lesser extent of the girL
It is necessary to include In the
jdiet the vegetables and fruits that
icontain iron. lime, phosphorus and
other minerals, so necessary to bone
structure. These minerals also take
|>ar; in the formation of many or
ganic compounds to form the cell
structure.
If you are to protect yourself and
your children from tiiose diseases
which we call the deficiency dis
eases. If you want health, strength
end a vigorous constitution to with
stand the rigors of living, you will
meed to regulate the diet in such a
►way as to furnish all the food ele
ments needed by the body in the
work it must do.
tCoprrifti;. 1930. Nrwipapar Fratur* Scrrlca. Inc.
Flowers of the Field By Fanny Darrell
•_- — .■ _._ -_
SIMPLICITY it the keynote of all that is fine in
life. And those of us who can find our joy and
happiness in simple things, amid simple surround
ings, are blessed, indeed. The sweet smelling country
side, a whispering stream hurrying through a fresh,
green meadow, birds, whose songs are more sweet than
those of any prima donna; butterflies with wings
of brighter hue than gleaming sapphires and rubies,
a little cottage, made beautiful by love, a simple garden
made glorious by the music of children’s voices—these
are the priceless leaves on the tree of life.
Life itself is so beautiful, such a marvelous adven
ture, that somehow it seems a pity to complicate it by
the introduction of non-essentials. A simple but beau
tiful home is so often ruined by an excess of furniture
that makes a room look like an auction room, with all
the items on parade. A simple gown is spoiled by too
many trinkets, some of them not in keeping with sim
plicity. A beautiful face is ruined by too much
make-up, that obscures rather than brings out its fine
points. And love is so often ruined by the introduc
tion of unfounded jealousies, bitter words, hastily
spoken, and a lack of mutual consideration.
How beautiful life would be if we could eliminate
the things that ane not essential, and for them substi
tute the lovely simple things, and be content with them.
For it is these simplest things that last the longest,
that have come down through the age3 unchanged and
unspoiled. Find your happiness, therefore, by learn
ing not to clutter up your existence with gaudy things,
with things that do not matter, and concentrate on the
things worth while. Thus you will eliminate discontent
and envy, and within a simple little cage you will find
the bluebird of happiness waiting to sing his joyous
song for you—alone.
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The Home
Kitchen
By ALICE LYNN BARRY
French Dressings Plus
THE Great American Baiad—
meaning lettuce and tomatoes
—could be served every day in
the year, and yet be different every
time, because of the change In the
dressing used. French dressing is
usually preferred by most persons
(especially men) but it doesn’t always
have to be the same.
To begin with, the French dress
ing can be made so as to suit any
taste. Some like It more acid, some
like It more oily. The standard is
as follows:
Plain French Dressing.
3 tablespoons oil,
1 tablespoon vinegar.
Vi teaspoon salt,
V* teaspoon pepper.
Place the salt and pepper in a cold
bowl and rub with the oil. then add
the vinegar slowly. Use at once.
A great improvement on this sim
ple sauce is. to break a small clove
of garlic in half, then with a spoon
rub the sides of the salad bow] with
It before adding the other in
gredients. Throw the garlic away
after tincturing the bowl with it—
by no means let it remain there.
An easy variation to French dress
ing is a change in the spice used.
Instead of pepper, a little curry or
powdered ginger may be used.
Three-Minute Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
t gliding Herd in Hungary
jTTT is only natural that we of the*
United States should think of
our Western cowboys whenever
,the question of cattle is raised. We
• re apt to forget the other great
grazing lands of this world and that
wherever there is grazing there must
he horsemen to guard and care for
ghc herds.
But if we think of our own cow*
boys, we have the picture of at least
jone thing which seems to be well*
(nigh universal among the tenders of
•herds. They are colorful. Our cow*
jboys with their chaps and bright
shirts and bandannas, the gauchos
of the Argentine pampas with their
full pantaloons and boots and orna*
,mented belts, the csikos of the
Hungarian plains with their whips
»nd "trick” hats.
We are going to visit the csikos
•today.
Last of Budapest a short distance,
the traveler will find the beginning
©f the Alford, that great central
plain of Hungary. This is fertile
and rich, on the whole, but In the
northern part lies a great uncul
tivated stretch, a moor, known as
the Hortohegy or the puszta. And
her* we will find th« csikos and
.sheep herders. ,
Although there are definite social
distinctions between the various
herders (the cowherd ranking first
and the swineherd down at the
‘bottom of the scale), there Is no
great difference in their dress. First
and foremost is the "suba” or long
cloak of sheepskin. On ths skin
Bide there will always be found em
broidery work — flowers done in
bright thread. The heavy fleece
makes this a warm garment for the
chill nights. Next come the long
{►leated trousers of linen and the
ong whits woolen coat; this, too, is
embroidered in reds and blues. Top
Herdsmen of Hungary.
ping this is his hat. which looks like
a low derby with a curled brim.
Two items of ‘‘impedimenta" are
worthy of mention. One is the whip
used by the mounted herdsmen and
the other is the crook of the sheep
herders.
The whips are the pride and joy
of the herdsmen and they are works
of art The handle* are usually dec
orated in one way or another.
The shepherd's staff has a metal
crook at one end and this crook is
so shaped that it will fit neatly
around the sheep’s back leg. When
a sheep begins to wander the shep
herd need only reach out. catch the
wanderer’s hind leg and he is
brought back to the fold.
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™ the Role of A teed, infatuated Schoolgirl
By Adele Cflirison on Meeting the Handsome Cinema Star.
COLIN CAMERON, whom Philip
▼eritzen had Juat introduced
to me. waa the type of
young man which Dicky calls "God's
gift to sentimental womankind."
Juat above medium height, atraight
as the traditional arrow, with dark
brown hair having Just the slightest
suspicion of curl, with features as
regular as those of a Greek god. with
large brown eyes shaded with dark
lashes which any debutante might
envy, he was, as Harry Underwood
had drawled, "a most be-yew-ti-ful
young man."
He had manners—or manner
isms—to match his looks, I decided,
as he bent over my hand with a
gesture familiar to thousands of
■'talkie" fans. And his murmured.
“Mrs. Graham. I am glad that Mr.
Veritzen has given me this oppor
tunity to meet you." was a perfect
thing of its kind, even though his
eyes were straying past me to where
Mary was smiling up at Philip Ver
itzen.
The next moment Mr. Veritzen
deftly detached him from me and
was introducing him to Mary with
the words astounding to us who knew
of his cavalier treatment of Mary.
‘‘You two young people ought to
know each other. Broadway’s
Prince Charming and the street’s
future queen should have much to
chatter about."
“I am infinitely flattered," young
Mr. Cameron said graciously, but
there was a certain smugness in his
voice which betrayed his conviction
that the older man had only given
him his proper meed of praise, and
that Mary was the one who should
be thrilled by proximity to greatness.
Apparently Mary was. Her cheeks
were flushed, her eyes starry, her
manner that of a schoolgirl movie
►fan as she looked at the young man*
and cooed:
“You—you—ar* really Colin Cam
eron?”
If she had said "You are really the
Prince of Wales?” her voice could i
not have held more awe-stricken Joy.
I started angrily, wondering if the
child really had an unsuspected ad
miration for cinema actors Then I
caught sight of Lillian’s uplifted eye
brows and Harry Underwood's sur
reptitious wink at me. and under
stood with infinitely lightened spirits.
Mary with the greatest aplomb in the
world was simply holding out that
1 which begins. “Tell me more about
: yourself!” uttered in a voice whose
every tone sounds the question,
though without words, “Is the world
really round?”
Young Mr. Cameron snapped at
the bait—he was a aingularly un
wary trout. I decided, although
Mary's loyeliness was Justification
enough for any young man's "sitting
up and taking notice.”
"Yo*. that is my name.” he said.
Some Odd Facts
Hotel laundries are finding that lr*
many cases pillow-cases are badly
damaged by the cosmetics and hair
dye used by visitors.
• • •
Among the novelties In footwear
for this year are shoes made of the
skins of frogs and baby sharks. The
latter leather Is so costly that it is
bought by the inch.
• • •
Pish have been taught to recog
nise the hag containing their favor
ite food by means of letters at a
Berlin University. It is claimed that
they can even distinguish between
the letters “R” and "B.”
•smiling down at her. "Have you
seen me?"
Mary clasped her hands and I
wondered uneasily if, in my mother
in-law's parlance, she was not "Lay
ing it on a little too thick.”
"Have I seen you?” she breathed.
"Every time I can save up enough
money for one of your pictures. I
saw "Splinters of Fate” six times.”
Mr. Cameron beamed fatuously.
Mr. Unaerwood changed a snort of
laughter into a cough, while Lillian
standing next to me. murmured from
the side of her mouth in the noiseless
speech she had perfected: "The
anointed little iiar! But watch him
lap it up! And pipe old Phil!”
Mr. Veritzen was paying no atten
tion to any face nave Mary's. His
own countenance was inscrutable be
hind the perfunctory little smile
which curved his Ups. But there
was a glint in his eyes, and I won
dered whether it was of approval or
of annoyance. And were his eyes,
ordinarily keen, able to appraise
Mary's apparent adulation at its true
value, or were they blinded by his
prejudice against the girl? Did he
realize how cleverly she was "spoof
ing” the young talkie star, or did he
think she was in reality as silly in
her admiration of him as she ap
pealed.
I put aside those questions, how
ever. They were trivial, indeed, be
side the all-absorbing one which I
knew was present in Lillian’s mind,
in Harry's, and. pre-eminently, in
Mary’s, even as she dimpled and
smiled and looked up through her
lashes with coquettish admiration of
young Mr. Cameron in every glance.
Why had PhiUp Veritzen brought
this young movie star as an extra
guest to dinner? Why? Why? Why?
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Corriiebt. 1SJ0. Newiptptr Featura Serrte*. lae.
The Vicar—and the Hot-Water Bottle
Winifred Black's Story Today
THE Reverend Addison J.*
Wheeler, of Thuralay. Eng
land, died the other day In the
full ardor of Muactity and repute.
He left a letter to hie parishioners
behind him, and in that letter he
asked his friends to bury with htm—
what do you think?
A picture of his dead wife?
No.
A lock of his mother’s hair?
No.
A letter from his first sweetheart?
Not a bit like it.
Well, then. I’ll tell you. He asked
them to take his hot water bottle
and bury it with him in the little
green churchyard behind the gray
old village church.
Some laughed, some frowned, some
shook their heads and sighed, but the
hot water bottle was buried with the
Vicar just as he had asked, for after
all. a man's last request ie hto last
request, isn't it?, no matter how
foolish and punling it appears to be.
Now what's your “hot water bot
tle"? What is the thing that you
want buried with you?
What is the last thing you will
think of when you take your last
look at this gay and amusing world?
Will you remember the days of
your youth, and the sweetheart you
loved better than life itself? Will you
think of some yellow old letter which
bad often warmed your heart?
Who’s face will you see in the
room—the one who loved you so
dearly, or ths one who has forgotten
*11 about you?
- Or maybe It Is a mortgage or &
bond you’ll want for company, or a
little bunch of stocks that haven’t
sold so very well, but that were the
last thing between you and fear of
hopeless poverty.
How about the cruel letter you
wrote to the little sister who wasn't
quite what she should be, would you
like a copy of that put away with
you?
► What is it that is your comfort
and your joy. and your pride, and
your hope? Be careful; you may be
pinning your faith to something even
less important than a hot water bot
tle.
Things must look so different to
you—when you lie there and you
wonder which one of those you loved
so dear really misses you and wishes
you would come back.
Seen Along Fifth Avenue
By LOUISE DUISTLEY
The antique and the ultra modem
find themselves companions while
serving as handmaidens for the
mods. Thus ws find that frocks that
owe their insptrr m to ancient
Greece blend perfectly with the set
tings and appointments of today. A
frock of purs Greek inspiration is
ons made of crepe rorna. with bands
of jet taking the place of the band
ings that mark the bust and the
hips. It Is. of course, very high as
to waist and has a long full skirt
with draperies at the hips.
• • •
It Is difficult to get out of the
woods when you are wandering
amidst the new season's display of
handbags, for ever so many bags are
trimmed or are made of etrips of
wood. A bag of pale brown calf has
►a frame made of stripe of dark and
light wood arranged alternately,
while another bag Is made entirely
of narrow strips of fine wood, with
a handle made of amber links.
• e e
Taking out a patent on good style
Is simply a matter of choosing pat
ent leather accessories. It is shin
ing forth from displays up and down
the Avenue and reflecting artful in
terest in the newest of designs for
both bags and shoes. Patent leather
Is a smart complement to the tail
leur and adds a dash of brilliance
to the costume that Is made of a dull
fabric. Bags, of various envelope
and pouch inspiration, are ornament
ed in silver, gold or white novelty
compositions. Slippers may have a
single strap but the opera pump
with a small metal bow is an out
standing favorite.
C^yriNbt, 1»N. Kmpijer Tmtar* Struct, lac.
Advice to
Girls
By NANCY LEE
.. I
Dear nanct lee:
We are two girls In our late
teen* We read your advice to the
many other girls who write to you
for it.
We m-ou!d like to know if it Is
proper for a girl to go with more
than one boy at a time instead of
going steadily. Some of the boys
even refuse to go with a girl if
they go with more than on# boy at
a time. Thank you.
»BUNNY AND HUXNY.
BUNNY AND HUNNY: Unless
there is a definite and mutual
understanding, there is absolutely no
reason why a girl should confine all
her attentions to one boy. I think
that It would be wise to ignore those
boys who are so dictatorial and make
demands for which there is no rea
son other than their own egotism.
I Today’s Fashion I
I —.By Vera Winston—J
- 1
A Frock of Aequamarine Blue
Crepe.
OOKING through the rainbow
mist of pastel colors that are
spanning the fashion horizon,
on# finds a sea of aquamarine
Crocks for afternoon and evening
wear as well as the mors tailored
tennis costumes.
One that would be an asset to any
wardrobe by virtue of its appro
priateness for any one of a dozen
laytime occasions is the dress
sketched above. It is of aquamarine
-repe with tiny puff sleeves, which
ire pleated, as Is almost the entire
ireas. The Inserts, which are set on
In yoke effect. In the front and back,
ire held to the dress by hand fsg
Dting.
Here's a Safe
Superfluous
HairRemedy
Bui Authority Stresses the Ne
cessity of Care in Bleaching
out Offending Growths.
By Josephine Huddleston
CONTINUING our superfluous
hair discussion I want to
give you again the safe
methods by which this beauty
trouble can be eliminated, tempo
rarily at least.
Bleaching a
slight growth
of superfluous
hair is the
most sensible
thing to do.
Then if it
still proves
disfigu ring
more drastic
steps can be
taken. But 1
always favor
the simpler
method,
at least until
one ha? prov
en that it is
not effective.
JQxPmfl HUDDLESTON. i
reroxme ana ammonia are used
for bleaching superfluous hair al
though the proportions vary ac
cording to where the hair is. For
the arms, hands and legs one-half
(H) tablespoonful of ammonia should
be added to six (6) tablespoonfuls of
peroxide
Use ordinary household ammonia
and when the two liquids have been
beaten until they have a clouded ap
pearance the preparation is ready
for use.
Just take a small pad of cotton
and. after saturating it in the per
oxide and ammonia solution, pat it
lightly over the offending hairs. Let
it dry.
The Proportions. |
Rinse off the parts of the body
that have been treated and then, if
bleaching has not been as effective
as you desire, a second application
of the liquid may be used.
A much weaker solution of per
oxide and ammonia must be used for
bleaching hair on the face because
of the greater delicacy of the skin
there. The proportions for the
bleaching solution when it is to he
used on the face are: Three (3)
tahlespoonfuls of peroxide and only
six (6) DROPS of ammonia. Please
bear this in mind and don't become
overly anxious or ambitious and so
increase the amount of ammonia. If
you do there's much danger of irri
tation. I can't emphasize this warn
ing too strongly. Be careful!
Application for the face is the
same as for other parts of the body.
Now. then, if the hair still re mains
dark after the second application you
should try once again before resort
ing to actual removal. Keeping the
hairs moistened with the bleaching
solution is essential to the success of
the treatment. Therefore, if the sec
ond trial doesn't give desired result*,
the peroxide and ammonia should
be mixed with some sort of base that
will insure moisture for a longer
period of time.
1 Avoid Ammonia Fumes. |
Powdered pumice or chalk of mag
nesia may be used for the base
Chalk of magnesia is the base used
in beauty parlors for bleaching the
hair and is what is commonly known
is white henna.
After measuring the peroxide and
ammonia into a small dish, add suf
Ticent of either preparation to the
liquid to make a smooth paste.
Smooth this paste over the hair to
be bleached and let it remain on un
til dry. Rinse it off in cold water.
Should the hair still be not: eable to
such an extent that it is disfiguring
removal Is essential as far as beauty
is concerned.
** When using either the liquid or
paste form of this bleach on the face,
small bits of cotton should be placed
in the nostrils to prevent the am
monia fumes from penetrating.
In my next article I will discuss
further the removal of superfluous
hair.
The Stars Say—
For Friday June 6.
By GENEVIEVE KEMBLE.
BUSINESS and employment are
under a very encouraging
vibration for success and
advancement, but purely personal
matters may develop some sud
den discord or unpleasant vis
itation. There may be an abrupt
and unwelcome change of environ
ment. or personal affairs may take
i somewhat sensational turn. Social,
Somes: ic or romantic affiliations
should be safeguarded from such
peril.
Those whose birthday it is are on
the even of an adventurous year,
with change or travel of a sudden or
ibrupt visitation. While the purely
personal relations may develop in
harmony or sensational aspects, yet
those in the employment of others
ire under excellent prospects for pro
motion. preferment or increase.
A child born on this day should be
talented and efficient for making a
brilliant success of Its career, but its
personal, domestic or affectional con
nections may be inharmonious.
Helpful Hints
When buying fish watch these
points. If fl) the gills have lost their
bright color; (2) the eyes are no
longer clear: or (3) the flesh is no
longer resilient, the fish is no longer
fresh.
• • •
A piano of rich, vibrant tone is an
inspiration to a musician. Frequent
tuning of the delicate instrument are
sxpensive. but If the piano is placed
i few Inches away from the jvall it
will not be necessary to call upon
the tuner so often. This Is especial
ly true where the atmosphere is
lamp as the moisture coming though
:he wall has a destructive influence
ipon a piano.
GOOD-NIGHT
STORIES
-By MAX TRELL
"// turnips should turn
And spinach should spin
You'd need a round gardati '
To grow them in.**
—Shadow Saying®,
IT was the hardest question th«
shadow-children ever had to de
cide. and it was the most curious
place they coukl have found to an
swer it.
What happened was this: They
went for a sail on the wisp of
feather, which they could easily dojf
since they were light as a breath of
air and smaller than a pin. How
ever, the feather overturned whtla
they were sailing over a forest and
they tumbled into a deep cave, where
they found a lot of queer gnomes
with long green beards and green
clothes which made them resemble
cabbages and heads of lettuce.
Indeed, they were garden gnomes,
who took special care of all growing
things, such as to give string to the
string beans, straw to the strawber
ries. bluing to the blueberries, a
chair to the cherries, water to the
watermelons, a goose for the goose
berries. a horse for the horse radish,
a spinning wheel for the spinach, a
pump for the pumpkins, and so on.
While the gnomes were explaining
all this to the shadows, a gnome
from another part of the cave came
running up in great perplexity.
“The trouble is this.” he said ex
citedly. holding up a bowl of steam
ing mush. “I*ve forgotten which of
the fruits or vegetables Is to get this
mush except that I know it isn't the
mushrooms. Can't anybody help
me?"
You can't imagine how puzzled
-Hooray!” Shouted the GnoraesT
M:J, Flor. Hanid, Tam and Knarf—
the shadows—were, for try as they
would they couldn't imagine any
thing besides mushrooms that could
have anything to do with mush. Even
the gnomes were all at a loss, and
walked about tapping their heads or
pulling their long green beards,
which didn't help much. Thing*
were looking very bad (for the mush
was rapidly getting cold), when
Knarf exclaimed brightly: *1 know
what ft's for—it's for the mush
melons!'*
•‘Hooray!” shouted the gnomes,
dancing around him in Joy. "That's
what it's for—the mushmelons!”
"Oh, but it isn't mushmelon." cor
rected Hanid. "It's muskmelon,
Knarf has made a mistake.”
But the gnomes were singing and
shouting too loudly to hear her. Be
sides. the gnome with the mush had
already hastened off to give It to the
muskmelons. and it was too late to
call him back. So grateful were the
gnomes to Knarf for having solved
their problem that they gave him a
turnip which made pretty turns and
brought all the shadows back home.
"Still gnomes don’t know much
about spelling.” Hanid couldn't help
saying whenever they spoke about
this adventure.
Capjrlifet, 1934. Nr*ip«p«r Ftatur* Swrtc*. loo.
Words of the Wise.
Most of our misfortunes are
more supportable than the com
ments of our friends upon
them. —Colton.
It Is better not to live at all
than to lire disgraced.
—Sophocles.
No nation was ever ruined by
trade. —Franklin.
Time as he grows old teaches
many lessons. —Aeschylus.
N o t h in g astonishes men so
much as common sense and
plain dealings. —Emerson.
One man’s wickedness may
easily become all men's curse.
—Publius.
Common sense is not so com
mon. —Voltaire.
The glory dies not, end the
grief is past. —Byrdges.
Plain sense but rarely leads
us far astray. —Young.
The ripest peach Is highest on
the tree. —Riley.
A thing is not vulgar because
it is merely common.
- —Haslitt,
Too good for great things and
too great for good. —Fuller.
Our discontent is from com
parison. —Norris.
The foolish and vulgar are al
ways accustomed to value
equally the good and the bad.
—Yriarte.
It is the instinct of under
standing to contradict reason.
—Jacobi.