THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1921.
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Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
The Goldenrod,
In Enifland, and prrha iu other
parti of the country, a gall from the
item of t goldenrod (earned hy the
sting of an insect) i called a (irheii
mty turd." Faih yatl contain
mall, white gruh and tie brlirf it
that at Ion & i the grub rcniaim
alive one who carries the gall in
hit pocket will be free front rlieu.
uiatiim.
The efficacy ot thii cure or rath
er preventative is based upon the
fact that the flower of the plant
frcm which the gall is picked of
a bright, golden color the color of
the tun and therefore fittingly eon
nected with the sun god, Apollii.
Apollo did not exactly represent the
sun itself but rather the light and
life-giving influence of the tun.
And also he wai a great "protector."
Apollo wa the lather of Aesculiip
itis, the god of medicine, upon whom
he bestowed his art of healing.
The part which the grub in the
Kali play in this piece ot folk-medicine
is based upon an idea of primi
tive man concerning the grub and
maggots which appeared, in the to
them, unexplained manner in the galls
of trees and plants and in decaying
nimal matter. They were supposed to
he in a peculiar manner an embodi
ment of the spirit of the substance
in which they were engendered
to have sprung from and been cre
ated by the vital essence of that sub
stance. In the customs of many sav
age tribes today this primitive idea
i found surviving in full force with
regard to the worms found in dead
Lodies and gives rise to disgusting
rites by which the living seek to ac
quire the courage, or other desira
ble qualities, of the dead.
Thus it will be seen that a grub
engendered in the golden plant of
Apollo might well he supposed to
be efficacious in warding off diseases.
As long as it lives it lives with the
life of the sun god.
Copyright, U2I, alcClure Newspaper Syn.
Do P.'geons Fly Home?
Experiments have been made with
the breed of pigeons known as
"homers," in which the birds were
carried in closed boxes for long dis
tancessometimes hundreds of miles
but, when the boxes were opened
the birds rose in the air, circled about
for a few moments and then flew off
in a straight line, returning home
apparently by the most direct of air
routes.
Though usually referred to as the
"homing instinct," this ability to re
turn to fa-niliar surroundings from
great distances is believed by many
experts to be nothing more than a
combination of memory and sight.
The pigeon, it will be noted, will al
ways soar high up to a point where
it can see a great part of the sur
rounding country. Then it will strike
off rapidly and it is naturally impos-
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Says Time to Maka .,
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Anyone Can Make a Full Pint of
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V
Everybody Is subject to cold's and
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'because you can check or abort the cold
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perhaps ward off bronchitis, pneumonia,
and other serious results of a neglected
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Hundred of thousands of bottlts of
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ADVERTISEMENT,
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOKYOUNf
Nobody Can Tell When You
- Darken Gray, Faded Hair
With Sage Tea.
Grandmother kept her hair beauti
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with a brew of Sage Tea and Sul
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you will get a large bottle of this
old-time recipe, improved by the ad
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to use, at very little cost. This sim
ple mixture can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to
the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
it darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell it has been ap
pliedit's so easy to use. too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft
brush and draw it through the hair,
taking one strand at a time. By
morning the gray hair disappears;
after another application or two, it
is restored to its natural color, and
loo'"s i'ocv, soft "tid beautiful.
STHMA
No cure for it. but welcome
relief is often brought by
news
VAPO RUB
Ooa 17 Million lan LW Ymf$
Cuticura Soap
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WHY-
iMe to follow it with the eye to de
termine wiietncr it continue in a
traight line toward home. The In
ference is that its high circling flight
is an attempt to locate tome familiar
object and that, in the absence of
this, it make shorter experimental
right until it finds what it i look
ing for. Voting pigeons do not p
sets this "nut ml" nearly so ac
curately a do older birds which are
, more umilar with the appearance ot
the country surrounding their hornet
and who have also had the oppor-
j tunity to fly many mile in all direc
tions and thus get the land. nark of
the surrounding country well, fixed
iu their head.
! (Copyright, fcr The Wbotvr ydi
est, Inr.l
Common Sense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Do Not Juoge Too Hastily.
When you are tempted to judge
another, think twice.
You may think that you know
your friend pretty well, and you may
feel that you arc pretty fairly in
formed as to his or her business or
social mailers; but do not let it eaue
you to judge or hold an absolutely
fixed opinion where this particular
friend is concerned.
And if you do not know all there
is to be known about your best
friend, why Hare to judge him?
Most persons have a few reserva
tions.
I The world is too sophisticated to
contaimnany persons wno wnrmnr
hearts on their sleeves or who tell
all their know to anyone.
It is wise for you to have all the
actual knowledge vou possess of
others pigeonholed and on tap for
your own benefit, but arranged in
j such a way that you can change
your viewpoint occasionally as io
cumstances allow.
Be careful in voicing an opinion
as absolute, even about your best
friend.
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Just One Little
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Will Spoil a Beautiful Face
A pimple will often appear despite the
car you frr your akin. Thia can be
voided by th uw of a pure soap and a
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' But, how to remove the pimple, which
sppcan almost without warning?
Just a Utile Beauty Bleach, applied at
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This popular beauty treatment should
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cakr, Black and Whit Cleansing Craans
25c and 50c the package. AH are
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SALTS FINE FOR
AGHIUG KIDNEYC
We eat too much meat, which
clogs Kidneys, then the
Back hurts.
Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occa
sionally, else we have backache and
dull misery in the kidney region, se
vere headaches, rheumatic twinges,
torpid liver, acid stomach, sleepless
ness and all sorts of bladder dis
orders. !
You simply must keep your kid
neys active and clean, and the mo
ment vou feel an ache or pain in
the kidney region, get about four
ounces of Jad salts trom any good
drug store here, take a tablespoon
fut in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous salts
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and is harmless to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity. It also neutralizes the
acids in the urine so it no longer
irritates, thus ending bladder dis
orders. "
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which everybody should
take, now and then to keep their
kidneys clean, thus avoiding serious
complications.
A well-known local druggist says
he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks
who believe in overcoming kidney
trouble while it is orrly trouble.
ad Say It With OURS
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Where the Glad Hand
Means Much
By JACK LEE.
When Richard Spillane,, nationally-known writer
on financial and commercial topics visited Omaha re
cently, he was impressed with Omaha's business ability
and the thriving conditions of this territory in general.
In addition to this he noticed something which he de
clared to be of vital importance to the city something
which many citizens have allowed to go unrecognized;
an act of kindness a word of encouragement to the
new citizens.
While Mr. Spillane spoke glowingly of conditions
in Omaha, in the subsequent article he wrote he spent
more time and gave more space to the manner in which
the Americanization committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, and other Omaha men and women extended the
glad hand of welcome to the new citizens when they
were admitted to full citizenship by the district judges.
In doing so this financial expert admitted that wel
coming a new citizen, instructing him in his duties as a
citizen and standing ready to encourage him at all times,
was as important to a city as its Industries.
The Americanization program, in which the duties
of citizenship are explained to the new citizens and the
handclasp of fellowship extended by the older citizens
should be carried out in every city, Mr. Spillane de
clared. The Omaha program of welcoming and instructing
new citizens, and standing ready to help them in any
difficulties that may arise, is becoming widely known
throughout the nation through Mr. Spillane's article,
which was syndicated in practically every large news
paper of the nation.
In an editorial in a recent issue of the Milwaukee
Journal, the editor said:
A newly made citizen told us, not in a com
plaining but in a wondering: way, that when he got
his final papers, he felt very happy. "But," said
he, "I supposed there would be a little ceremony of
come kind. I thought maybe someone would shake
hands with me. or something, instead of just having
a clerk hand me the papers."
In Omaha, where they naturalize about 1,000
foreign-born a year, the new citizen receives his
papers in the chamber, or in the public library, or the
rotunda of the courthouse. The American flag floats
over the room. Ieadinp citizens take time from
their affairs to welcome the new citizens, and some
one who knows how to talk speaks to them speaks
of America, its opportunities, its duties, its needs.
After a ceremony like that, isn't the new citi
zen more likely to feel that something important has
" happened in his life something as significant as
joining a society, more significant than applying
for a hunting license or paying his taxes?
We know that some of our judges make a prac
tice of shaking hands with the newly-made citizen.
But the judges can't do all our work for as. They
can't make the atmosphere of a busy day in court
like the atmosphere of a special occasion which ought
to mean a great deal to a new citizen.
Why can't we get together as citizens and do
something like this thing that the Chamber of Com
merce does for Omaha because it believes it counts
for Americanism?
The Chamber of Commerce is not the only organi
zation interested in welcoming new citizens. The
American Legion and patriotic societies are active in
this department.
Even the business men's clubs are vitally interested
in nationality and citizenship. The Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions, Concord and various similar organizations have
as a part of their program, work in Americanization
and encouragement of loyal citizenship.
When the word Americanization first came into
use it was greeted with popularity. It was a word
which "filled a long-felt want." It rolled off the tongues
of inspired orators in impressive periods. It was printed
in huge type in newspapers. It was bandied from mouth
to mouth until finally it became, a verbal foot ball to be
brought into play at the slightest provocation.
The word was practically worn out. People grew
tired of hearing it. It was worn to a frazzle and many
who used it couldn't give a decent definition for it.
Americanization is more than a word, those who
were really interested discovered, it meant action and
plenty of it. It meant help to those who needed it.
Education to those who sbught it. An ideal to strive
for among the new citizens.
A kind providence has finally decreed that this
much-mooted word should go into the background, but
those who were really interested in the word and what
it stands for, took the much-battered word to their
hearts and formulated constructive programs in Ameri
canization which thejrare carrying out quietly, but effi
ciently. The work does not only touch new citizens, but
the boys and girls in the public schools and men and
women in the business world.
To be of aid and service to every new citizen and
to practice Americanization so faithfully that every
new citizen will want to make him his ideal, should be
one of the principal ambitions of every business man
and woman in Omaha.
A man can't very well preach Americanization and
practice something unworthy the word.
Let the new citizens feel that the glad hand which
was extended them when they were admitted to citizen
ship was prompted by sincerity and not from a business
getting motive.
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