THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. JUNE 29. 1916.
Health Hints -:- Fashions -:- Woman's Work -:- Household 1 'opics
Steel Caps in
Modern Warfare
BY GARRETT P. SERVISS.
One of the most interesting conse
quences of the altered method of
warfare as it is now exemplified on
the western Rattle line in Europe is
the revival of ancient and medieval
armor for the heads of the combat
ants. How closely these "iron Dots.
which have now become steel pots,
witnout much change ot torm, re
temble the ojd time headgear of bat'
tie may be clearly shown by com'
paring them with specimens dating
from the fifteenth, sixteenth and sev
enteenth centuries,. '
It is evident that the old makers
of these things had ' covered the
ground so completely that virtually
nothing was left to be added when
twentieth century armor makers
were suddenly called upon to enter
the same field of invention. As far
as general shape was concerned, the
latter found nothing to invent; they
had only to go to a military museum
and imitate what they found there.
In one respect only do the modern
helmets have any notable advantage
over their ancient predecessor, and
that is in the superiority of the metal
of which they are composed. We
have learned how to make steel more
resistant than the iron and imperfect
steel , formerly .used, and possibly
something may be' saved in weight.
But at the same rime, the blows dealt
by modern weapons are harder and
more penetrating.
Armor of Ancients Would Be More
Burden Than Protection Now.
So true is this that armor for the
whole body, such as the knights of
old wore, would be far more of an
encumbrance than a protection in
these days. It is only the head that
can be effectually shielded, aitrj that
because in the deep trenches now
used high-powered projectiles can
not directly reach their aim.
Shrapnel and hand-bombs are the
weapons employed, and the fragments
shot down into the trenches from
; their explosions do not possess a
iiiuuiciiiuiii luy grcsi lu prevent mcir
being warded ott by a steel helmet,
especially when, as must most com
monly happen, the blow dealt is a
slanting one.
One of the 1915 models has no rim
at all, so that it can afford no pro
tection except to the skull. 'This is
probably designed to save weight, but
the other forms, which have rims,
look as if they would be more ef
fective, while the increase in weight
cannot be very serious. Inasmuch
as no prejectile can reach soldiers
hidden in a narrow trench unless it
descends in an almost' vertical line
from above, it would stem as if the
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She who wishes to freshen the silk and lace parasol
of last Summer may copy this attractive model. Loops
of ribbon over the lace make an old parasol new.
If you want a parasol to match a fluffy frock like
this, some chiffon over the one you carried last summer
will do it nicely. x .
addition of side wings a little wider
would complete the protection by
guarding the shoulders.
But, of course,' the soldier does
not remain continually at the bottom
of his trench. He must also place
himself at the parapet, where he can
see and shoot at the enemy, and here
his helmet may be the target for
more direct blows from projectiles
coming nearly horizontally. In such
cases he may be so protected by the
walls and shields of the trench that
hardly any more of his person is ex
posed than a narrow horizontal strip I
of his face, including the eyes. The
top of the head, which would other
wise be a fatal mark, is more or less
effectually shielded by the helmet.
It is not improbable that other
forms of personal armor will be de
veloped, such as shields for the heart
and other vital organs. This is ren
dered possible by the diminutive size
of modern rifle f rojectiles. They
may pass directly through the body
in various directions without inflict
ing a mortal wound, provided they
are deflected aside from certain or
gans. .
The Glory of
Motherhood
Yours is the privilege
to watch and cherish your
baby's life by patient,
. tireless devotion hour by
hour and day by day.
Yours is the wonderful
reward that come when
that little life flourishes.
- Above all, yours is. the
duty to see that his food
is right, for the food mat-'
ters more than all else.
Nurse your baby of course. If you can't wean him on
Nestle'sFooE
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He will not feel the change, became
ffeetle'e it m like mother'e milk
Don't try to wtin your baby on raw
cew'a milk, Tho ehock of tht great
hang from mother's mtlktorawcow't
milk la loo great Cor the tiny atomaeh.
Cow'a milk la meant for calvee. not
bablea, and la heavy with Indlgeatlbta
curd. More elekneee, diphtheria, acartet
lever and above all eummor complaint
la carried to bablea In cow'a milk than
In any other way.
Keep your' baby safe. Bring htm
through the delicate tlmo to atrong,
happy childhood with Aha help of
Nettle'a Food
In Ntatla'a you get the beet- cow'i
milk, from sanitary dairies purified
and modified to that It cults your baby.
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water boll and It's ready ready to
build bone, blood, muscle and brain for
your baby,
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She put blue ribbons on the plain linen parasol of
last year, and you can do the same. She wears a
cretonne-crowned Milan straw hat, and basket to match.
Manage Carefully the Nervous Child
Children are not all "little animals."
Some have such keen sensibilities,
such acute imaginations, such teem
ing little brains that they should be
treated , with all the thoughtfulness
and consideration given to adult, of
the same' tendencies.
Such children have to be tenderly
and constantly watched, and their de
linquencies met with an amount of
sympathy" that gains and holds their
confident
Those children who are scolded
and punished for the least delinquen
cy become hardened in wrong doing
or demoralized by fear. In the latter
case, demoralized is certainly not too
strong a term for the results which
follow injudicious punishments.
A nervous child becomes so afraid
of doing wrong that at last he loses
the power of discerning between
what is wrong and what is right, and
he naturally chooses the course which
he thinks least likely to lead to chas
tisement. He will descend to any
amount of wrong-doing, and yit is
entirely out of the question that, if
his first years are passed in such a
mistaken and perverted way, he
should ever grow up into an honest
and straightforward man.
When children show themselves to
be abnormally sensitive and nervous,
they should be treated in a totally
different way to the7 others who are
healthy and boisterous; but they must
not be spoiled, for that would simply
aggravate the evil. They-should have
the benefit of a 'frequent change of
air, especially to the seaside.
No stimulating drinks, such as cof
fee, tea and beer, must be given. The
food must be quite plain, but whole
some and nourishing fish, eggs,
vegetables, cooked fruit and plenty
of milk and milk puddings.
Above all, avoid scolding them.
Preparing
Canned Foods
Heat tinned fish in the can; it
the washing of a saucepan and no one
likes to wash dishes in which fish
hive been cooked.
To thoroughly heat the contents of
a small can of salmon -.or tuna fish,
cover it well with water and let this
come to a boil and boil for fifteen
minutes. You can open It conven
iently by wrapping a towel about the
sides of the can, or you can put it
under the cold water faucet a minute,
which will cool the surface of the can
without lowering the temperature of
the interior. This same method ap
plies to canned ( ork and beans and to
most of the vegetables, especially
those that vou do not wish softened
by a second cooking.
some vegetables are very much im
proved by a second cooking. The
French method of serving canned
peas is to turn the contents of a can
into a colander and let cold water
run through it, then put the peas in a
sauce pan with a lump of butter, two
lettuce leaves, the center of an onion
and a trifle of sugar, and simmer
gently until the onion is soft. It is
sometimes necessary to add a little
water to stock.
Canned tomatoes are often im
proved by recooking with a small
onion and a bay leaf.
Canned meats are generally served
cold, but they may be easily heated
without recooking, which is not de
sirable, for instance, the whole
tongues that come in cans can be
heated by keeping the can and con
tents in boiling water for half an
hour, and served with either a vin
aigrette or tomato sauce.
It Matters Nbw
What Women
Think
BY ADA PATTERSON.
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No wonder chfldren are fond of Grape-Nuts food. Its crisp,
attractive form and delicious barley sweetness appeal wonder
fully to the child's taste.
GrapeNuts is made of Nature's finest food grains wheat
and barley. . It is ready to eat direct from the sealed packet
convenient, economical, easy to digest, richly nourishing the
most perfect cereal food ever devised. ' n
But above all, this food makes children sturdy and helps
them to get big As in their studies. For bounding health and
vitality every boy and girl should have a daily ration of Gnipe
Nuts with cream or good rich milk. .
"There's a Reason"
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"It doesn't matter what you think."
These words, spoken by a man to a
woman, are among my earliest recol
lections. I did not know why what
the woman thought was of no con
sequence. "Measured by all standard
of look., of brains, of age, of position,
she attained the same height as the
man. Now I know that in all essen
tial points she overtopped him. That
what she thousrht didn't matter was a
woman. .
I was a child when I first heard
these words. I am a woman and have
again and again listened to them. But
I am hearing them less often of late,
and particularly since the biennial
convention of the General Federation
month in New York. Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles. the newlv elected
president of the general federation,
said that after the biennial conven
tion met in California, a man close to
the administration said: "I am going
back to tell the president that this is
something we must reckon with. The
women are getting together."
The representatives of 2,500,000
women, and of 9,000 women's clubs,
allied themselves during their last
convention to the International Coun
cil oi women, representing 70,000,000.
That means that 72,500,000 women are
"getting together."
It is beginning to matter a great
deal what women think. California
has struck the keynote in the motto
of its woman clubdom. "In union is
more strength." Frequently in the
deliberations of the large and digni
fied body of women assembled to dis
cuss the vital topics of the day and
to crystallize their opinions of them
at the biennial, one heard the phrase,
"Organized womanhood."
"You can get anything you want
if you organize, then agitate," was the
advice of a leader of modern thought
Labor thought so and is coming near
to realizing the prophecy.
Strange now curiously united they
were. Differ as to means they did,
now and then, only at last to agree.
The western woman, alert, quick of
movement, wearing a hat of many
angles, business-like clothes, chosen
with an eye chiefly to service, of
speech as direct as the glance of her
bright eye, forceful as the breeze that
blows across the wide prairies and
down the canyons of her home re
gion; the southern woman, drawling
a little as to speech and dragging a
bit as to the lacy, chiffony clothes,
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her; the New England woman, nar
row of face, spare of person, deep of
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wuTauvu, me hcw iotk woman,
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ua. (ivtu .uu uesi urcssca, out
somewhat lacking in authority, in
other directions, reached the end by
different means, but the end was the
same.
What do women want? They want
to conserve child life. They want the
best possible conditions provided for
the environment and education of
their children. There is never a dis
senting woman's voice about that
Iney are securing these ends by
means of the Children's bureau,
which they established.
They want clean and wholesome
food for themselves and families.
They are securing that through the
pure food law, which they passed.
Thev want cleaner cities. They are
getting them, by the vote where they
have it, and by theiMinited influence,
where they have not the ballot. They
want a single standard of morals and
they will get it, by the slow changing,
irresistible force of public opinion.
Women want better homes, better
lives, better health, better children.
They are getting them, for they have
organized. The more they organize
the aooner they will get them.
They want peace. The Interna
tional Council Of Wnm,n mv K.
able to .ecure instant cessation of
war. But peace secured, you may be
sure it will be kept. If all the women
of all the world forbid war there will
be no more war.
Women to greater and greater ex
tent make public opinion, and mihlir
opinion is all-powerful. What women
think the world will think. It matter,
mightily what women think.