THE V.EIO: OMAHA, AN KDNKSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1014.
Baron Parmetierand
Si Prince Charming
By Nell Brinkley
CVpirltht, 1JH, lnttrntttontt Ntwi Service.
the Potato
As Betty Dreams He Will Arrive, and as He Docs
With Kim ae Its Champion, the
Despised Tnbareule Bkuhi the
Bar of Taahlon Ke li the
Onlr Mm to Baeome ramous
by Promoting a Too.
By GAKHETT P. 8EIIVISS.
Y.
Who would believe that not much more
than a hundred years ago potatoes were
Jlmost unknown as food for man. Peoplo
disdainfully fed them to hogs. Even so
wise and Inquiring a man as Benjamin
Franklin had to be
convinqoa by a
freak, dinner that
tho potato "was not
only eatable, but
delicious and nour
ishing. The dlnnor was
given to Franklin
and to the fam
ous chemist Ia
volslcr by An
tolno Augustln Par
mentlcr, the anni
versary of whose
death has recently
colebratod in
France, beeauso he
was tho discoverer of tho enormous pos
sibilities of the potato as an addition to
tho food supply of the word.
Parmcntler was an enthusiast. II be
gan life as an army pharmacist, and
found out, first by accident, and then by
experiment, that the potato, when prop
erly cooked, was one of the most ex
cellent of all vegetable. Few. however,
would believe him. Ho interested La
voisier nd Franklin by shoeing them tho
results of his chemical analysis of the
despised tubrdulo, and they consented to
try' .tho new food at his table.
Tho. meal consisted entirely of potatoes.
It began with a potato soup, w,hlch tha
guests found excellent, was( continued
with dishes composed ol boiled, roasted
and fried potatoes, and ended with po
tato dessert and a glass of potato
brandy. Even the bread Bervcd at the
table was mado rot .potatoes.
Parmcntler succeeded in getting the
king, Louis '3tVi, whoso sympathy for
tho poor did not save him when the
revolutionists began to cut off heads, in
terested in his new, cheap food, and the
king gave htm a large patch of ground
In the plain of Sablons,- near Paris, on
which to raise potatoes. '
To Introduce them to public notice they
were served at the royal table. They be
came all 'the rage when, in August, 1786,
tho king appeared In court wearing a
potato blossom in, his' buttonhole, while
tho -queen,' the proud Marie Antoinette,
had a whole bouquet of them In her
corsage.
Aftepr-the revolution, when. Napoleon
took hold, of France and ler destinies,
ho s&wf the immeasurable value of. Par
mentieras discovery, encouraged him in
every way, and made him a baionct.
In thVmeantime' the rest of the world
Was learning, tomcat potatoes. Their pop
ularlty grew 'fast. Their 'culture spread
everywhere'. Mftn had. .found' a new food
that was to become as indispensable to
his welfare .i,a wheat anil. .corn. Not
many years were to elapse' before the
failure of the, potato crop 'In Ireland 'was
to plunge that devoted Island into a
famine that awokq the sympathies of the
whole world, and that was' to a large ex
tent relieved by a ruling from America
of a supply ship, one of. the most im
portant parts of whose cargo consisted
of potatoes.
Parmentler .is honored as the man who
gave the potato to his fellow men for
food, and the honor Is justly .bestowed.
But It would to' a mistake to suppose that
nobody had attempted to eat potatoes be
fore him. Others had tried it, but their
uso was very limited, an'd the possibilities
that lay In them through development of
the art of cooking them were entirely un
known. N
Parmentler encountered skepticism and
even dislike In his efforts to make the
potato popular as a human food,, Blind
prejudices existed agalnBt these "under
ground apples." Many believed that they
wero poisonous, or productive of various
diseases. Cooks declared that they wero
utterly lacking in tho flavor that char
acterizes eatable 'and cookablp foods,
Parmetler stuck to his text, He proved
by chemical analysis the excellence of
the composition of the potato. By mean
of experimental dinners, like that which
he gave to Franklin and Lavoiser, he con
vinced the doubters. . When he had
obtained the support of the court and
the government, and hnd made his pew
food fashionable, he set on foot an eco
nomical revolution that. In its conse
quences to mankind, may fairly be com
pared In Importance with the great
political and Boclal revolution with which
it was contemporary.
Such is the romance of Baron Parmen
tler and the potato. It Is almost the only
thing of Its kind; the only instance in
which a man has won lasting fame by
making himself' the champion of a new
form of food.
Gray Hair Becomes
DarkThick, Glossy
Look years 'younger!
Tr;
Grandma's recipe of Sago
and Sulphur and no
body will know.
Almost everyone knowe that Sage Tor.
and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color and lustre
to the hair when faded, streaked or gray;
also ends dandruff, Itching scalp and
stops falling- hair. Tears ago the only
way to get this mixture was to make it
iX home, which is mussy and trouble
enme,
Nowadays we simply ask at any drug
ctore for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy." You will get a large
bottle tor, about 60 cents. Everybody
uses this old, famous recipe, because no
one can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it so naturally and
evenly. Tou dampen a sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time; by morning the gray hair disap
pears, and after another application or
two, your hair becomes beautifully dark,
thick and glossy and you loo'x year:
Kounscr. Advertisement.
Baaa aBBK
Tho day-dreams little girls have! Little girls who have novor
.anything but read and heard of Love. They fancy He will come on
the wings of a Dream out of the mlats of tho land of Romance
soft-eyed, marvelous In all things of the heart and mind, a physical
giant, tho tongue of a poet and tho heart of a Launcelot Du Lako,
always in evening clothes with a white brl16-roso in his coat, on
tho wings of a dream. Thoro is moonlight, there Is the sea talking,
there is tho scent of orango blossoms, tho sweetest odor in tho
world, and soraowhero in the wide world- a violin will bo playing
on the wings of a dream and straight into her heart And his face
Is a mist of beauty with no special features at all oxcopt that his
nose is straight!
But the way ho comes! Betty's tall, lanky brother thrusts his
face In at door one sunny afternoon and raps out, "Doll up a little
tonight, Bet, will you? That little wrap-around-and-fly-out dross
pThe Girl, the World and the Devil
By ADA PATTERSON.
No, I shall not speak first of saving
money, 1 shall place that last, whero
important things are often found. But
you who read this want, to be successful,
and I assure you that
successful folks are
always economists of
some sort, or sev
eral sorts.
No one Is truly
successful who Is
not an economist of
strength. The person
who passes through
me unuer wie weiKm L
of serious physical (J
nltMK... I 111.- L
mulleins ib uiiu u
convict who drags
a ball and chain be
hind him, hindered
at every step. Your
health lw worth moro
than a bank uc
count, of greater
vulue than a brli-
Han, hlgh-presuro
working" brain. It Is better than
any
other asset you could have, nave a sturdy
t hnr&cter.
Save your strength, which is your
health, on every occasion as you would
save yqur last nickel that stands be
tween you and a walk from the Bronx to
the Battery to your work tomorrow.
Think ot It as your most precious pos
session. Have you a ring or pin with a
"real stone" In It? You never fling that
about. Yqu ate careful that your glove
or the lace on your Jabot do not diU?h
it. One of your chief cares Is that stone,
and yet you never deny that It Is worth
all the caro you give it, and much moro,
So with your health.
If you must choose between a long
walk on the Palisades or climbing tho
Bitten Island hills and a day of lying
about in your kimono with the com
panionship of a novel, go to the Palisades
or fitaten Island, Even though you think
you are tired and it is an effort to prepare
for the walk, you will come back glow
ing as to cheek and eye, and with new
hope in your heart and new Ideas 'n
your brain. Siako It to polish that most
precious Jewel you ''an ever poioess, cwn
though the wheel of fortune toss die
wealth ot one of the Rothschilds into your
lap, A billionaire offered a million to Ills
physician If ho could make 'him enjoy his
dinner once more, and ho said It would;
have been cheap had the doctor been able
to provide him such a prize.
Ho careful to cat only such food as
keeps you feeling ft for the day's work,
such as wards off more than occasional
"tiredness." Eat tho energy-making
foods. You yourself can discover whit
they are by observing the effect of cer
tain foods upon your constitution. Man
ago to get all the sleep you need, and in
the case of sleep a rule holds that docs
not apply to food. Eat a little less than
you want, but sleep as long as you desire
to sleep. Take both kinds of baths, ulr
and water, every day. If you haven't a
stationary bathtub with flowing water In
your flat or room, ho Ingenious. Con
trive substitutes, as the towel dipped
again and again Into a pitcher of cold
water and pressed briskly over tho body,
or Invest in a portable tin tub of your
own. The money will bo well Invested
nnd carrying the water to half fill 'the
tub will lio perhaps needed exercise
That one who deserves to bo deemed
successful Is economical in thought, not
In the amount, but tho direction of it.
Thoughts aro tho shaping hands that
mold his life. He obeys tho wise man
who wrote. "Think only those thoughts
ttat yield frut in action." Thought is
valuable life ammunition. No good
marksman ever shoots wildly. Nor should
you wasto your thought stuff. Think
about how you can make your work bet
ter Instead of how you can Induce "tho
boss" tn raise your salary, for it is un
almost universal law that tho better tho
work the better the salary.
Think about how you can becomo a
finer woman, broader of mental range,
deeper of tenderness and sympathy, with
an over-Increasing stock of useful and
helpful information In tho storehouse of
our mind, useful to yourself and help,
ful to others. Think of how your rela
tions to your family may become
stronger and sweeter. Think of deorgt,
who tells you you have beautiful eyes,
but not unduly, not more than you can
help, fo- nature and Instinct take euro
of such thoughts.
There will be plenty of them.
with tho ice cream stuff around tho nock and tho uecklnco I gavo you.
I'm goln' to bring Cappio up tonight for a mlnuto. lie's no
mediaeval hero for looks (oh, ho ain't excuse mo isn't an ogro
either), but he's a groat chap. You'll llko him. About 8 o'clock.
Goodby!" Well, Botty puts on her little '-'lco cream" dresB and ho
comes, and just takes off his hat llko any other hero (though ro
mance never tells that). And ho drops her Uttlo hand In a hurry
and it takes quite a little while by the cheer of tho hickory logs
and tho warmth of tho llstonlng faco she turnB to him to nmko htm
talk. And tho only hint that you over have that romanco is there
Is the little twinkle in his brother's, eye. And sho doosn't caro
much for his, eyes hut his hair Is blond and "nico." And and -nnd
then ho pretty soon goes after ho tolls her a Uttlo bit about
hlB engineering. And -her brother demands how does sho llko, him,
and she truthfully answers, "Oh, ho's nico, awfully nlcol I don't
No. 5
Being an Economist
You will find them harassing enough
without encouragement. And don't dwell
tco much on marriage.
You may decide not to marry. Tho
term "old maid" is becoming obsolete
and with it is passing the dread of slngl'i
life. Hotter single peace than wedded
discord.
Be economical of emotion. No, I am
not counselling you to becomo hard
hearted, an oyster of humanity, I tin
imply pointing put that emotion, as
other good things of lift, may bo abused
tnd wasted. Bo of quick sympathy, but
don't overtrain your sympathies by pity
ing the unworthy. Don't bellove In 111
luck talcs. If so-called III luck steadily
pursues anyone be sure ho beckons It,
Now and then circumstances seem to
combine against everyone, but the brave
soul pushes his way through them. Dark
days, evil .months, unprofitable year or
years, may bo the portion of anyone, but
a life-long train of "ill luck" is caused
by some Inherent weakness or vice in the
person so pursued.
If you aro living at homo nnd con
tribute llttlo or nothing to' tho family
revenue, ynu should bo able to cavo a
little even out of tho first salary. Be
ambitious to be a capitalist. The prnsl.
dent of one of the largest savings banks
In tho city told me that anyone who has
a dollar in the bank ajid ones nothing is
a capitalist. Be ambitious to have u
servant. The dollars you have placed in
a bank are your servants. They work
for you. Tho figures written In red Ink
after your saving account every January
and July prove that. Don't be discour
aged becaufo tho amount at tho begin
ning Is small. . Every worthy beginning
is small. What .is of enormous value to
you is tho 'habit of planning how to
tavc. Form that habit now if the bank
bo only one of tho penny or dime sort,
for the habit may mean a fortune in tho
future. '
You are living at the beginning of an
era when women acquire fortunes by
their 'own effoits, and those not the ef
forts of husband catching. At any rate,
the habit of saving will mean a sense of
fcecurlty now and probably u competence
when you will most need It. Save In
life's morn'ng for its ovenlng and Its late
uttt-rnoon
r
Seeking a
By CONSTANCE CLARKE.
"Oh, do you think it can possibly be In
there, Tcggy?"
"Well, what If It Is, Kate," I answered,
a trlflo Impatiently, "you'ro not afraid,
are you?"
"No, ot course not! I'm gamo for n
good time, and wo're together anyway,"
In a reassuring manner, I was glad It
was reassuring, anyway, because I was
beginning to feel rather worried. Dad
always says I'll be sorry some day for
all the risks I take. But mother prom
ised faithfully, wen If I were brought
homo with both legs cut completely off,
never to say, "I told you sol" And Kuto
Is a real boon companion sho Is ulwuys
willing to follow me Into all my scrapes,
Just as I cheerfully follow her Into nit
of hers. So we mounted tho three fights
ot narrow, dingy stairs and knocked at
the door at tho end of a long dark hall
on tho top floor.
"Come In," said a voice, and wo turned
the knob and went In. Tho room was
small nnd poorly furnished and a dim
gas light flickered over In one corner.
A shade flapped weirdly against the win
dow, and wo looked around curiously for
the owner of the voice, but thero was
no one In the room. I looked at Kate and
wo both smiled. "Let's alt down on that
scat," I whispered, "and whatever hap
pens don't leuve me."
"I have to leave you she' won't let us
go In together,"
"Yes, she will," I protested. "We'll
insist, and" but the rest of my speech
was lost, for a screen at one end of the
room was suddenly pushed usldo and an
extraordinary figure came toward us. Sho
was not a bit like tho ordinary fortune
teller, but was very tall and white and
wore a long bluck robe.
"Which of you young ladles wishes mo
to ralso for her the veil concealing tho
future?"1 she said In a sepulchral voice.
"I do," I fluid stoutly, Kato did not
say unythlng. but the woman was not
looking at her, Sho had her eyes glued
upon me, and she said suddenly: "Come
with me, child; already those of the fu
ture world clamor nt your door. You are
a favorite of the gods."
I made a face behind her back us I
meekly followed her Into the next room.
I wasn't a bit afruld now, the unknown
is tho only thing that frightens nic, anyway,
llko his eyes, nnd ho doosn't talk very much, but maybe I'll Ilka
him hotter after I know him." And. tho honest Uttlo maid flavor
dreams that Prlnco Charming has como not on tho wings ot n
rlroam, but In at tho front door fooling of his tlo and glad sho. is
"Uttlo. And her brother tumbles In that night muttering, "do'sb,
can you boat a girl? Sho doosn't llko his eyes. Ho talks plenty
nnd there's something in It If sho only hnd any sense. Novor mind,
Botty, I'll bring him up again."
And orto little day Botty stumbles on tho fact that her mato In
nobody olso In tho world but this same engineer, and that his eyes
nro "beautiful." And somehow, she's perfectly satisfied, sho nwvor,
mlssod tho dream coming out of tho sky on rainbow wlnga. There's
enough Romanco to keep her bright eyes wide In tho rillvory morn
ing hours in just this simple plain reality.
NELL BRINKLEY,
Husband
J
"flit here, child," sold the woman,
drawing out a chair from a table, in tho
center of tho. roam. On tho table were a
pack of cards and a largo crystal ball.1
Sho seated hcrsolf opposite me and said,
In her creepy, faraway voice: "Crystal
gazing or cards?"
"Crystal gazing," I said eagerly, and
sha leaned across the table and took my
hand. Her flngors felt warm and human
nnyway; but her face kept getting whiter
nnd whiter, and In tho funny dim light
of tho room the crystal ball Beemod to
bo taking on a warm glow. Of course It
was all nonsense, but I had cold shivers
down my back, exactly the wny I do
when I see a detective play. Then sud
denly sho began to talk.
"I seo men-many men; somo you have
met and some you have not, but ha that
Is for you you have not decided on. He Is
here; he has come Into your life, but you
do not know it. Hero is one that you
play with, and another and another."
I thougli of Dick and smiled wickedly,
und then of Dr. Hammond. Why, I
wasn't playing with him, I thought In
dignantly, The woman's fingers tightened on mine.
"You do not believe what I say; but I
am right, child. There Is no harm in
what you do, for you are young; but bo
careful. You must choose the right one
remember." I ceased being indignant, and she went
on. "Now It Is cloudy again, but here' is .a
woman's face. Hho la a new friend, but
she means much to you. You admire
her" '
"Oh yes", I said ImpulBlvcly. Why, It
was my wonderful lady of dreams, the
one I had wanted to know more than
anyone in the world. The one who was
fond of tigers, and who told me tha day
I met her that she would stand for hours
watching them In their cages.
"Ve, please go on," but her voice
trailed off again. "It Is cloudy again,"
sho breothed, "but, child, you have great
lntlueuco over people you must exert
that Influence; you, you"
I looked up; the woman was deathly
white. "Are you 111?" I cried, Jumping
up and rushing around to her. But as I
Jerked my hand away she opened her
oyes and said In that same dull tone:
"I am all right, child, but you have
broken tho charm now and I cannot tell
you anything more today."
I was vaguely disappointed, but I
slipped n dollar into her hand hastily
and hurried out Into tho other room
Kate was still .sitting on tho seat playing
with u black cat that hd evidently made
friends with her. But sho Jumped up
when she, saw me and the pex,t minute
wo were down the three flights of stairs
and out in the bright sunshine.
"Was she any good?" Kate Inquired
nonchalantly.
"Just wonderful," I said, eagerly
latlng my experiences.
Kate smiled. "She didn't tell you very
much after nil, did sho? And Isn't that
Just about what they all say? I'm glad I
didn't go in."
"But why didn't you?" I said, suddenly
waking up to tho fact for the first time,
"Well, I wanted to spend that dollar on
a perfectly stunning silver picture frame
I saw in one of the windows as we c&mo
along. And, besides, I didn't think sho
was any good."
I thought she was wonderful, but Kato
Isn't temperamental, ro I kept my Idea
to myself.
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