Sensitiveness
to Foods
By
DR. JAMES W. BARTON
© Bell Syndicate,—WNU Service.
IT IS hard to understand
why foods that you have
been eating for years now
seem to disagree with you,
causing headache, belching
of gas, diarrhea, vomiting.
As you think it over your
common sense tells you that
the food or foods are the
same, so the trouble must be
with yourself.
Drs, Walter C. Alvarez and H.
Corwin Hinshaw of the Mayo clinic
state that the diet
may cause upsets in
the stomach and in
testine in a number
of ways: Chemical
irritation by certain
parts of a food (the
laxative parts in rhu
barb and prunes);
delay in the empty
ing time of the stom
L ach; such fat foods
■blvw.o,., .aSI as butter, cream,
Dr. Barton e«« yolk»- which
stay in the stomach
until all the rest of the food has
been emptied from the stomach
into the small intestine; emetic (ten
dency to vomit action from melons,
cucumbers, tomatoes; temperature
irritations (as from cold drinks), or,
finally, allergy or sensitiveness to
certain parts of foods.
Then there are the stomach and
Intestinal disturbances which are
caused, not because of the food it
self, but because, as mentioned
above, of your own physical condi
tion when you cat the food—tired
ness, emotional upsets.
Two Points to Consider.
The first point then is that there
are many people who are sensitive
to or upset by certain foods when
they are rested and free from any
emotional disturbance. This is true
allergy and such excellent foods as
eggs and wheat are examples of this
class. Skin and other tests arc used
to find these offending foods.
The second point is that certain
foods are laxative or slow in leaving
the stomach or cause belching or
vomiting. In this type of disturb
ance the individual leaves out cer
tain foods in his diet and thus finally
finds the particular food or foods
causing the symptoms.
Overweight Shortens Life.
It is rather difficult to convince
a man of forty years, whose height
is 5 feet 7 inches and weight 180
pounds that he is really 15 per cent
overweight and that men of his age
with this excess weight shorten their
life span or life expectancy, by about
five years. If they are 30 per cent
overweight, that is, with a weight
of 205 pounds in this case, the life
span is shortened not less than 20
years. He says he feels well, and
knows he is stronger and enjoys
life more than some of the “skinny"
friends of his own age.
These same facts apply to women
but fortunately, for the sake of ap
pearance and comfort, most over
weight women make some effort to
keep their overweight within rea
sonable limits.
Of course, when the overweight
is due to some gland disturbance—<
thyroid, pituitary, sex—special treat
ment with gland extracts is neces
sary to get complete or satisfactory
reduction in weight. But, when, as
in most cases, the overweight is
due to simply eating more food
than is necessary these individuals
are really shortening their lives by
overeating.
This common type of overweight
caused by eating too much food
and not taking enough exercise is
commonly complicated by other re
sults of this overeating and under
exercising, as well as by the results
of excessive fat accumulation in the
body.
The following disorders are com
monly met as complications: heart
disease, disorders of the kidneys,
disorders of the blood vessels, es
pecially high blood pressure, and
hardening of the arteries, gall blad
der, dyspepsia or indigestion, dia
betes, constipation, and breathless
ness.
Apples in Canada Since 1635
Apples have been grown in Can
ada since the days of early settle
ment, as far back as 1635, and the
industry originally intended to pro
vide apple cider and vinegar for
home consumption has developed to
such an extent that the value of
commercial production averages
about $10,000,000 annually. The prin
cipal apple-growing areas of Canada
are the Annapolis and Cornwallis
valleys in Nova Scotia, the valley
of the St. John river in New Bruns
wick, large districts in southern
Quebec and Ontario, and the warm
interior valleys of British Columbia.
India’s Little “Holy Men’’
India has many little “holy men’’
as young as twelve years of age,
who have renounced all earthly al
legiance, smeared their bodies with
ashes and taken up their abodes un
der trees where they sit, day and
night, in religious meditation, sur
rounded by disciples who, often old
enough to be grandfathers, pray to
them as though they were gods.—
Collier's Weeklv
Wash Frocks Set Style Record
_V
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
\17ITH each succeeding season
dresses and jacket costumes
smartly styled of swank wash mate
rials reach a new high in fashion
Importance. The current modes de
veloped in voguish cottons, linens,
rayons and hosts of intriguing nov
elty weaves that "wash like new,"
give you a dressed-up appearance
that tunes to any occasion.
Especially in the matter of smart
daytime suits and afternoon frocks
the trend is to style simple mate
rials that will launder perfectly with
as flattering details and meticulous
finesse as you would expect in high
er priced apparel. To prove our
point that dresses and costume suits
made of wash materials look every
inch patrician we ore picturing
three models that received cur
tain calls at a recent preview of
spring and summer fashions re
cently held in the Merchandise Mart
ef Chicago.
These attractive dresses are just
such as you will find available in
leading stores in most communities.
You will like to know about the
congo cloth that fashions the two
light-with-bright-contrast costumes
in the illustration. It is just what
every woman is eagerly seeking, a
material that keeps its whiteness or
clear natural tone, does not shrink
and is as non-wrinkable as modern
science can make it
After you have satisfied yourself
a* to the good service the material
itself offers, consider the style-high
"looks” which you may be sure
I will make instant appeal, for design
ers are turning out perfectly stun
ning tub frocks this season. Note
the accent on color contrast in each
of the two light outfits shown. This
matter of using dark with light in
sharp contrast is important news.
Because it is champagne color,
because it is a new fabric, congo
cloth to be explicit, and because
the top of the dress is of the same
fabric in chevron stripes of yellow,
royal and polo blue, the rvodel to
the right is a noteworthy example
of what’s newest for spring and
summer. It is a perfect choice to
wear in the way of a spectator
sports costume on a sunny after
noon.
Very definitely does the other
dress announce the smartness of
dark with light. The manner of com
bining navy with white as here
shown is characteristic of this sea
son’s new styling. In some instances
the latest dresses go fifty-fifty white
or light with dark brown or perhaps
the new copper tone or deep red as
the case may be.
The peasant dirndl full-skirted
models have emerged from play
clothes fashions, being shown in the
new spring dresses for street and
general wear. Note the dirndl frock
in the foreground. It is a sure
enough winner. Made of navy linen
this dress with white braid orna
mentation has the typical high bust
line of the authentic dirndl as worn
by mid-Europe peasants. The
matching kerchief scarf worn on the
head is a young fashion that persists
among the sorority of school age—
gives the picturesque peasant at
mosphere and is flattering in the
extreme.
© Western Newspaper Union.
GIBSON GIRL VOGUE
ay CHEKIE NICHOLAS
* ■auxBaHHAuSauff
The air Is rife with news in re
gard to the revival of Gibson-girl
fashions. And if you think there is
any doubt as to the reality of this
style movement see here pictured a
j lady of fashion, year 1938, as will
grace the immediate spring and
summer style scene. The rough
straw sailor hat with huge decora
, live pin and crisp veil is true to an
honest-to-goodness original Gibson
! type. The demure blouse of shadow
printed Swiss organdie with cascad
ing jabot frill and high-tucked band
collar is reminiscent of the early
19O0’s. The smart wool suit in the
picture has a straight navy skirt
with action pleats at front and back.
The fitted jacket which she carries
is of matching blue wool fabric,
chalk-striped in white.
BANGLE BRACELET
STYLE HIGHLIGHT
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
In the way of a novelty bangle
bracelet here’s one that makes ap
peal to women of discriminating
taste. If you inquire at the jewelry
counter you will And that the bangle
bracelet is a style highlight this
season. One of the cleverest types
yet designed has little gadgets of
all-American inspiration dangling
from a slender gilt chain. Exquisite
workmanship marks the motifs in!
that each is defined in dainty rhine-1
stone solid settings, the bangles'
consisting of an American eagle.
Independence bell, covered wagon,
a happy Indian figure, and cunning- j
as-can-be wee "Yankee Doodle j
come to town riding on a pony.”
This bracelet by Lester Gaba will
add a most pleasing accent to any
costume in that the entire scheme J
is carried out with consummate art
istry.
Twelfth Century Lending
Glamor to Glove Fashions
The fine gloves, tabards and even j
shields used by Robin’s noblemen
enemies are contributing ideas to
the early soring style picture. The
gloves all nave picturesque gaunt
lets and many of the finer ones are
embroidered in silver or gold.
This is an idea which should blos
som around cocktail time or even
after dinner. The tabard of the j
Twelfth century was a long, oblong
piece of cloth which had a hole cut
in the center. The head was thrust
through the hole, the waistline was
girded and the result was a dashing
tunic. Usually the front of these
were elaborately embroidered ia
metallic thread. The tabard is a
clever way to dress up lounging
pajamas or to give a tunic eSect to
any gown.
Yellow Spring
It’s a yellow spring at Paris fash
ion houses.
!
LOVE’S
AMBITION WINS
$
By COSMO HAMILTON
© McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
IT WAS ten minutes past eight.
She had just emerged from the
entrails of that vast hotel. A
manicurist, spruce and smart.
Her hands wore the look of being
constantly in hot water and her
nails advertised her deft, delicate
! and universal art.
She was not hurrying from her
place of business to make the trol
ley which took her home. Rather,
she was dashing away from a great
emotional upheaval, the crisis of her
life.
The young reporter to whom she
was engaged was on the verge of
losing his job.
He had been unable to achieve a
story for considerably over a week.
And in reply to her offer of help he
had given her a look of sex antag
onism, of lofty male scorn.
He had said, “You—help me! You
—a girl, a woman. Don’t make
me laugh.”
Without stopping to remind him
of Joan of Arc, Florence Nightin
gale, Nurse Cavelle, and hundreds
of heroines who pour into cities to
work, she was making for the
swinging doors through a blinding
mist of tears.
Many other people had come in
and passed out during the last half
hour but they had taken no notice of
a tall man who stood in the way
of the door. A sandy man who wore
a walrus mustache.
All the same there was more than
an indication of intellect in his
well-cut nose, while the bumps over
his eyes proclaimed a photographic
observation, an inexhaustible imag
ination and a charming tenderness.
Extraordinarily ordinary would be
the way in which you would de
scribe Hilary Panton, the famous
English novelist, if you were asked.
And that was precisely how he
struck the hurrying Sadie even at
that dreadful moment of pain and
wounded pride.
But having given him one quick
look she drew up short and gasped.
Her mouth fell open.
Her eyes grew wilder and wilder.
Her expression was the one of a
hero-worshiper face to face at
last with an almost incredible god.
It was noticed at once by Panton
with a very excusable thrill.
He was a very lonely man.
He had already spotted this ex
tremely pretty young thing.
He had already said to himself:
“How unbelievably sweet. But why
the tears? Ought I to comfort her?”
He had slipped into Boston on im
portant business.
He had registered, dreading head
lines, under the absurd and fictitious
name of Albert Henry Watts.
He approached Sadie. Before he
could speak, she met him halfway
with an ecstatic, impulsive rush.
“Mr. Hilary Panton—you, in per
son, here! . , . Watts? No, no,
you can’t fool me. You look down
from the wall in my bedroom from
eight nice frames. I’ve read every
line you’ve written. You’re my god
of words.”
She was filled with joy, excite
ment, relish, and, it must be said,
with hope.
Panton in Boston incognito! Talk
about a scoop.
Further denials useless. Panton
said, “I suggest that you eat, dear
child. I suggest that I order din
ner for you in my sitting room
fourteen hundred and eight. You
must be very tired after a hard
and trying day. I feel that I am
your friend. After all I look down
upon you from eight nice frames
and in your bedroom, too.”
She replied that she could imag
ine nothing more wonderful.
"Fourteen hundred and eight,”
she said. “I’ll join you there in
five minutes. There is something I
must do.”
She touched his arm with the tips
of her fingers, flashed him one of
those smiles which had won so
many tips, turned and disappeared.
She knew that her reporter was in
the manager's office, ran there and
drew him aside. ‘‘Jimmie, here’s
the top-notch scoop of your life.
The greatest living English novel
ist is stopping at this hotel under
another name because he hates
headlines. He's waiting for me in
his room, is going to give me din
ner and oh, my little Jimmie, you’ve
got to be there. I’m going to
make him talk. I’m going to draw
him out about all the other authors,
religion, psychology, and every oth
er question he would never dare to
think about with a reporter in
the room. Get Mr. Ouchy to let
you put on waiter's clothes, then
serve the dinner so that you can
listen and take notes! Quick! It’s
the chance of your young life.”
Panton had unconsciously drama
tized all thus. An unknown girl up
on whom he looked down from the
photographs on her wall.
He described it to himself as being
a really delightful event. And even
if she had not been pretty and in
describably sweet he would have
been touched and grateful by her
persistent loyalty.
All his books, by Jove, and what
a string there was!
He thrilled at the tap on his door.
She had discovered his identity but
would never give him away. He
felt like Haroun-el-Raschid in one
of the Arabian Nights. Although
sandy, elderly and freckled, he
handed her a pink.
And this, although thinking of
Jimmie, she touched with her pret
ty lips. “Oh, Mr. Hilary Panton, I
can hardly believe it’s true.”
But the whole thing became a
concrete fact when Jimmie, dressed
as a waiter, came in with her food.
And it was then that, with blazing
cleverness, she put Panton through
a long series of questions which,
blandly unconscious of this heroic
little plot, he answered with appal
ling frankness and the most sarcas
tic turns of phrase.
For the benefit of this eager, in
telligent worshiper, he let himself
go with complete abandon, the most
frightful indiscretion and the most
devastating words. He soared high
above all prudence and all the con
ventions of literary etiquette so that
there was not a rag left on the trem
bling bodies of his brothers of the
pen ... He little knew that the
quiet and competent waiter was tak
ing notes!
Panton went over to the window
as James was about to leave.
The night was very warm. Away
below, the usual procession of auto
mobiles was moving to right and
left. He had, alas, to remember that
ne was sanay, rmaaie-agea and Wat
there were freckles on his'face.
Jimmie’s face was flushed.
He was carrying away a story
which would make the city editor
utter loud whoops of joy, which
would cause a flutter in the literary
dovecotes of the English-speaking
world.
He flung his arm around Sadie’s
shoulder and held her tight to his
heart. "The hand that rocks the
cradle rules the world,” he said.
A pleasant hour was spent—pleas
ant though elderly, during which
Sadie, the happiest of girls, told the
story of her life.
Mr. Hilary Panton played what
he called cricket though he longed
for a little kiss.
And when finally she looked at the
clock and sprang to her feet in a
panic—she had to be to work early
—he led her to the door. "My
dear,” he said, "I shall never be
able to thank you for breaking my
loneliness. And it is good to have
been able to remove your tears.”
He awoke next morning at nine.
With breakfast came the morning
papers and on one of them in gi
gantic headlines appeared the fol
lowing words. “Amazing Disclos
ures by Hilary Panton, the Famous
Novelist.” When the waiter returned
with his breakfast the guest in
fourteen hundred and eight was ly
ing on his back in the middle oi
the floor in a state of utter collapse.
There was sweat on his brow.
Sadie and Jim oozed in, fright
ened, nervous and a wee bit;
ashamed. "Oh, Mr. Hilary Pan
ton, what have I done to you?” And
before he could denounce her and
order her away she told with sobs
her own little story, the basis ol
which was Love.
“Oh, my dear,” said Panton,
"how could you do such a thing?
With reluctant admiration, however,
I see what this means to Jim, and
because of Jim to you, and so I for
give you both. Let me know the date
of your marriage and I will send
you a gift.”
And under the eye of her future
husband—he had humor, this man—
he put his hand under Sadie’s chin
and kissed her on the lips. In no
other way could he have done this
thing, being sandy and so well pas)
middle-aged.
Rabbit Given Protection
or Ruthlessly Destroyed
We are a bit at sea as to the ex
act status of the rabbit—cottontail,
marsh hare or jackrabbit—they all
belong to the same clan. Regard
less of where they hold sway, their
friends and enemies are about even
ly divided.
Out West the jackrabbit is placed
in the same class as the prairie dog,
the pocket gopher and other rodent
pests. Kansas finds no economic
value in its presence and destroys
it by the thousands. Custodians of
forest lands hold the jackrabbit re
sponsible for the destruction of mil
lions of seedling trees. It has even
been accused of carrying disease to
cattle and sheep on western ranges.
In Michigan, if orchardisls had
their way, Molly Cottontail and all
her relatives would be wiped out,
says Albert Stoll, Jr., in the Detroit
News. Farmers and truck garden
ers hardly consider the sport of
hunting them sufficient compensa
tion for the nightly forages upon
their crops. As a game animal,
there are those who place the cot
tontail on the same plane as the
woodchuck; and as the ungainly
varying hare of the North, he is
merely a replica of the Australian
kangaroo, furnishing food for the
foxes, coyotes and owls.
On the other hand, we have no
wild animal that serves so many
gunners as the rabbit. He keeps
them contented when other game is
scarce or its hunting forbidden. He
is to them what the pike and perch
are to the food fisherman. He keeps
the out-of-doors open from fall till
later winter.
Then again his western relative
finds a ready sale in the markets of
the East. Thousands of tons of
jacks, frozen, are shipped annually
to these distributing centers. They
have become a source of revenue
and the great rabbit drives of the
prairies now have a two-fold pur
pose.
The rabbit is in much the same
position as the bob-o-link—loved and
protected in certain states and ruth
lessly destroyed in others.
> HOWto SEW ruts?bS™1
LJERE an embroidered bordei
11 is plainly shown. No patterr
is necessary. Book offered here'
with contains other interesting
borders of this type. Space youi
stitches just as they are here. The
embroidery should be done in a
light and a dark color. Use all
strands of six-strand mercerized
embroidery thread. Color sugges
tions are—dark and lighter blue
thread on white material—dark
green and light yellow on light
green material—black and bright
blue on pale yellow—deep rose
and brown on pale pink.
Baste %-inch deep hems around
both mats and napkins. Working
from right side with double
thread, make two rows of running
stitches in the dark color, as at
Light-Hearted Fashions
For a Gay Vacation!
T'HE approach of summer
makes us all long to get into
bright, easy, carefree clothes,
even if we’re planning to vacation
at home, with occasional week
ends at the lake or seaside. These
two patterns bring you styles that
are a joy to wear and a joy to
make. The patterns are easy to
follow and each includes a de
tailed sew chart.
Slacks With Bolero and Topper.
The slacks fit so nicely about the
hips, and have the proper width in
the trousers. They and the bolero
both tailor quickly and easily in
denim, gingham, seersucker or
jersey. Use a brilliant handker
chief print for the topper—any
sturdy cotton. Here’s a holiday
outfit you’ll thoroughly enjoy.
The Adorable Dirndl.
Nothing is more popular, be
cause nothing is more becoming
to slim young figures. It’s such
mmsFm—s^x—i
1 ^1332^1^ \\mo|
a gay, easy-to-wear fashion, and
the square neckline is flattering.
For a dirndl, choose something in
a lively print—linen, chintz and
percale are best. Be sure the
colors are as complimentary to
your skin as that fitted, shirred
waistline is to your figure!
The Patterns.
1332 is designed for sizes 12, 14,
16, 18 and 20. Size 14 requires 3%
yards of 39-inch material for the
bolero and slacks; % yard for the
topper.
1480 is designed for sizes 12, 14,
16, 18 and 20. Size 14 requires 3%
yards of 35-inch material, plus 3^4
yards of braid for trimming and
l Vs yards ribbon for belt.
Spring-Summer Pattern Book.
Send 15 cents for the Barbara
Bell Spring and Summer Pattern
Book which is now ready. It con
tains 109 attractive, practical and
becoming designs. The Barbara
Bell patterns are well planned, ac
curately cut and easy to follow.
Each pattern includes a sew-chart
which enables even a beginner to
cut and make her own clothes.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
1
A, catching through the hem.
Thread a blunt tapestry needle
with the light thread and weave
through the running stitches keep
ing needle pointed to the left as
at B. Next, weave back again, as
at C, still pointing the needle to
the left.
Readers who have received
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Sewing, for the Home Decorator,
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Rather Enjoys It
O’Pinch—Don’t you think Chug
water suffers from too high an
opinion of himself?
O’Jawish—I don’t think he suf
fers.
A fool and his money are soon
parted. But the real puzzle is
how they ever got together.
Show Me It!
“The man who marries my
daughter gets a prize.”
“May I see it?”
Well Qualified
“I wish I knew what to do about
the size of my feet. Nobody will
give me a job.”
“Why don’t you get work with
the government?”
“Doing what?”
“Stamping out forest fires.”
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How Well
It matters not how long you
lived, but how well.—Seneca.
I KILLS INSECTS
ON FLOWERS • FRUITS
VEGETABLES & SHRUBS
Demand original sealed
bottles, from your dealer
w _■
Let’s go to town
— at home!
NO TELLING what tomorrow's weather may be. It fools the best fore
caster. But we do want chintz for the windows. We do need a car
pet sweeper, a new percolator, and a new end-table in the living-room.
And we don’t want to slosh around rainy streets to hunt them. Problem:
How to thwart the weather man. Simple enough! Let's sit down by the
fireplace and read the advertisements. Here it's comfortable and snug.
We'll take the newspaper page by page, compare prices, qualities,
brand-names. Tomorrow, rain or shine, we'll head for the store that has
what we want, and be home again in a jiffy.
• "Buying at home"—through the advertising columns—gives you wide
selection, more time to decide, and satisfaction when you decide.
• MAKE IT ONE OF YOUR PLEASANT HABITS!