TUB BEF OMAHA, THt.KSDAY, sErmrnEn 17, 1IU4.
Protective
Coloration
in the
"War
Hla Sweetheart Thin According (o His Poetry
Would' Ixtok LiK the Vlnl'on to the Hljrht.
By NELL DRINKLEY
Copyright. 1914, International News gervtce.
By C.AHKkTT l SER7.S.
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A striking Instance or the application o!
scientific knowledge to the purpose of
war la the color of the (lerman service
uniform, a kind of invisible grey-yetloW-green,
which blends With the prevailing1
hue of a landscape,
so that bodies of
troops become, as
it ware, concealed
in achromatic
maze.
Naturalists hive
long been famaliar
with "protective
coloration," which
Is found among
many species of in
sects and other ani
mals, and It is
r a t her surprising
that this principle,
which science de
clares to be a result of evolutionary adap
tations, has not sooner been employed
in the apparelling of armies. Khaki uni
forms, which have been widely adopted
since the Boar war, represent a first
step toward the development of a scien
tific military Investment.'
But according to the descriptions that
have come from the seat of war In Bel
glum, the new German soldier's dress Is
an effective advance upon this.
Evidently a dress that tends to conceal
the movements of troops is almost as
Important as smokeless powder, which
keeps the secret of the location of guns,
and its Importance Is accentuated bv tw
increased distance at which armies now
fight one anbther. Troops dressed In
dark or flaming colors can be seen afar
Off, but the modern scientific Uniform
Possesses something of , the concealing
Power of the chromatic patterns with
which leopards, tigers and eebras are
covered.
Those who have never seen theee ani
mals amid their natural surroundings can
form no clear Idea of the blinding effects
produced by protective coloration. Hunt
ers In Africa have told almost Incredible
stories of herds of aebra standing in
plain stent of the observer, and yet ac
tually Invisible tohim, until a sudden
alarm sent them away in a wild scamper.
Thqlr color and their markings are won
derfully accordant 'With the yellowish
hues, and the barrings of black shadow
that characterize " the landscape amid
which they live.
It would seem a natural suggestion that
this principle should h,ave an Important
application to military aeroplanes and
dirigibles. Contrary to what might at
first sight be deemed probable, Itja likely
that white, or Pale gray, rather than
blue, would be the most effective color
for an aerial craft which was to be ren
dered as inconspicuous' as possible.
In the earlier days of warfare armies
generally wore uniforms calculated to
make them terrifying, rather than In
visible, to their enemies, but the time of
the "pugnacious red" hue passed, and
now nature's method, which tends to
utilize the principle of -optical deception
and Illusion for both attackers and de
fenders, Is being followed. In our day the
Assyrian wolf no longer tomes down
upon the fold, with "his cohorts all blad
ing in purple and gold," but he steals
along like the tawny lion In the tawny
desert, while his dusty-hued prey slips
off, concealed against tho background of
sand.
These things "may have a determining
Influence In disgusting mankind with war.
Mars in the guise of a chameleon loses
all his romantic attraction, and how
himself up as a hideous monster, whose
doings become the more repulsive in pro
portion as they are more brutally prac
tical. ,
Probable, l a one. f
A minister was Invited one afternoon
to go for a fnotor car ride with -one of
his friends. The minister, who enjoyed
all outdoor sports, was very enthUsltast'c
over motoring so he was allowed to drive
the car. While speeding along, however,
le was stopped by a policeman, and later
received a summons to the police court
to answer a charge of driving at excessive
speed.
'Well." said the magistrate, after lis
tening to the evidence, ' you say you were g)de wltn men, w g0 to th, j,,, d
going at only f fteen miles an hour; buti . , , r .
the .officer declares you were traveling at!vot with men In some states and coUn
forty. Now, I don't like to doubt theories and shall do so in more and more.
'XWW -re traveilnTat' thlkt ! human nature ha. de-
rate of speed.' la mere any gruage an
"No," said the clergyman. ' "No. I
can't think of anythlnn unless It is that
I married him four years ago-i"
Baby of Future
is Considered
Much thought hat been given in late
years to the subject of maternity. In
she cities there axe maternity hospital
equipped with modern methods. But
most women prefer their own home and
In the towns and village rnust orefer
them. And since this Is true we know
from the great many splendid tetter
written on the subject that our "Mother's
Frlenu" 1 a great help to expectant
mothers. TUey write of the wonderful
relief, bow ft seemed t3 allow the
muscle to expand without undue strain
and what a splendid Influence it wa on
the nervous system. Buch help as
"Mother's Friend" and the broader
knowledge of them should have a helpful
Influence upon bable of the future.
Beienoe eay that an Infant derfvea its
sense and builds It ena.rac.ter from
cutaneous Impressions. And a tranquil
mother certainly will transmit a mere
healthful Influence than If she is ex
tremely nervous from undue pain. This
Is what a ho3t of Women believe who
used "Mother's Frleod."
These points are more thoroughly ex
plained In a little boow mailed free.
"Mother's Friend ' 1 sold In alt drug
stores. Write for book. BredfUltf Befrula
un Co.. 411 Lamar tild.. Aitjuue- tia.
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' Ever klnce AdcaBsln. love sick, sang tiny tender
rhymes tb Nlcolette and likened her feet In the grass
to white daisies growing there, and long before, since
Adam perhaps told Eve that the glimmer of her eyes
was the light in a foreat pool, lovers have searched
frantically for the gems and the colors ana the fabrics
and the flowers of the earth to be humbly likened to
the wonders that go to make up the women they have
loved.
Dan, and I don't often make fun of Love. Because,
' ' ' 1 'I' 'I 1 ' l'i 1 " " ,1
J Who Shall Do the Courting? 3l
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By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Ever since the world began nien have
been going out on the warpath or to the
chase and bringing home the fruits of
their fctrongth. Ever since the world be
gan women have been sitting at home
doing the weaving and the baking and
the sewing and pinning and making
themselves desirable so that men might
want te lay the gifts of the chase and
the spoils of war at their feet
lias our country changed any of that?
Decidedly yes in practice of living, de
cidedly no In practice of Idvtng. , .
, We women go to the offices and the
factories and the stores and work side by
v'"i'" mi" uii r.ViTr mem
selves In new way does not mean that
human nature has changed. Human na
ture has grown along natural lines.
Women hav freedom In work and free
dom In play. But men are still the hunt
ers And conquerors, and they do not
fancy seeing a woman com Out in the
open as a husband-seeker and mark down
the victim she chooses to hunt.
Every day I receive dozen of letters
front girls .who want to .know If . they
shall "insist" on their men friends call
ing a certain number of times a week.
Every day aome girl tell me she wrote
three times to-"John" and he did not
answer, and then ask me what she shall
do. Probably she should never have
written the first letter.
Her Is a sad little example that Is
j quite typical of one of the greatest mls-
takee girls make: ' . .
I M. L. writes: "I am IS year f age
and am keeping company with a boy two
years my senior. We have been, together
on Wednesday evenings aince December
and I think if he loves "me- a he says he
should eome Saturday and nundays, too.
He objects. Should I InnlstT"
My dear girland all my dear girls In
like cases don't Insist. Don't dream of
insisting on anything a man dots not
choose freely and of hi own will to do.
Ko man likes to be forced to give the
attention and conelderatioa that he re
veal in offering to the right woman
a free gift. If you are not the right
woman you will only dlsguat or arouse or
anger the man you are chasing when It
Is his masculine prerogative and privilege
to do his own hunting.
The girl who la forward cheapen her
self in man' eye for two reasons: He
feels that she has not the proper self
respect, and he thinks that she has not
the natural charm that will cause men
to seek her freely. He does not enjoy
being sought by a girl so falling In at-
traetiveness that other . men have not
sought her.
But the main reason why women fail
when they try to force the issue Is that
all men have & natural stubbornness that
makes them enjoy a struggle for what
they get instead of having It handed to
them. A man actually enjoys a certain
amount of conflict in attaining his heart's
desire. He likes lingering a long the
pleasant path of courtship. So when a
girl strut but Into the open and de
mands either in a businesslike' way as
her right, or in a sentimental and cling
ing way as htr supreme wish that aha
have more of his society that he has seen
fit to give her she antagonizes all his
natural instincts. .
If instead of insisting that her friend
call three evenings a week when he has
showa a desire to come but once, U M
V. were, to ugget sweetly and pleasantly
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Advice to Lovelorn
! y SBAT&xca Almrtx JJ
To Add to Year Colter.
Dear Miss 'Fairfax: 1 am a girl of 17
and am very ambitious about becoming
a. well iniormed person. I have often
wondered how certain people 1 have
known, often with no more education
than myself, could converse Intelligently
on a wide variety of topics.
I have hot had the advantage of a
higher academy education, but am de
sirous of adding, generally, te my store
of knowledge In my leisure hours at
home.
I would be very grateful to you if you
would- advise me along what lines I
should set out to aceomplish this.
C. B. C.
Oo to the public library and ask for
help in a course of reading along th
line of hlatory and literature. You might
begin with Greek and. Roman hlatory and
come up through th Medieval and renais
sance to the history of modern time.
Then read good poetry biography and th
drama as well as a few of the standard
novels. The editorial pages of the paper
and the better weeklies and monthlies
will help you la your knowledge of cur
rent event.
Jealoasy Am( Ctrl.
Dear Miss Parfati t have eertaln
girl friend whom 1 have known for the
last four years, and tor the last year or
so I have gone to business with her. The
other morning I met a friend (a girl)
whom 1 knew only a short time and went-)
to business with her. 1 met my first
friend In the train and she woulrin t
retire me. I tried ta draw her atten
tion so that I could Introduce my friend,
but she wouldn't pay any attention to me.
Do you think I was wrong In going to
buslnevs with the new friend? Alke.
should I apologia? Bl'lNEt-rf.
If you are quit sure thst you have net
you.' see, that's oar business, and Our desk; If you pleas,
is a solemn place where we thrash things out; but an
old song of Robert' Merrick's, Wherein he tang thus:
"Her lips are foses over-washed with dew:
, Or like the purpje of Narcissus' fl&wer.
Her cheeks are ripe tied lilies steeped In wine,
Byes that lighten and do shine,
Cherry Hps which did bespeak
Words' that made ail hearts Jo break."
made us giggle with the vision of what a jnald would
tnat perhaps next Wednetday evening she
Would be engnttd and another evening
later In the week would do Juat a well,
she would be far more likely to take en
Value In the man's eye. , Then perhaps
he would be the' one to Insist, on spend
ing mofe evening together. ( t '
The minute a girl lnslta on anything
a her right it. cease becqming free
gift. The minute a girt talk of "rights"
and Insist on them a man feel chain.
And chains gall men. They like the feel
ing of freedom; they like to be generous
U;stoWers ' of . gifts and not captive
chained to chariot wheels. . ' .
. Never, demand a man's society. . "ilaHe
yourself so sweet and desirable that he
Will demand your-. ,
Difficult you say?' Perhaps. But In my
next article I will give you a few sugges
t'ona a to how to make yourself desir
able. given the impression of wishing t -de-
sert an old . friend for a n
hove Bothl" f(,r wh,eh to ,r
Seems as If your friend had
ridiculous attitude of Jealousy,
w ope, you
nologize. It
had taken a
However,
perhaps she la particularly sensitive and
you may have given some offrnse, so I
should go to her and talk the- matter
tiver. ..,
Let Him Mo.
Dear Mis Palrfaa: I em a girl 17
year of age and eare for the friendship
and company of a boy' one year my
Junior. We have been close friends tor
Ihreft year, unt I recently a flrl has
come te our neighborhood whom he seems
to amlre very much. HI attention la
being given to her Instead of me, and It
hurta my feelings. Of course, I know I
hava no strings on htm, but think he
would be true to hi promise aa we have
promised each other our company when
w are old enough to keep company. Io
E'nu not think this girl is doing m an
njutlre, a ah know how I feel toward
ilm? What rhall 1 do to win hi friend
ship and attention from thla certain girl?
Reeking your advice as I am anxious to
know what you think about me winning
him bark. BtX'K KYEH.
Let him go. You are at that time
of life when every moment should be
golden With the sheer delight of living,
and you at very, very foolish to let a
InglA Jealous paag mar the happiness of
your waking hours or disturb the tweet
nee of your slumber. The quickest way
to awaken this silly bey io a sens of hi
ODiigation io you is to snow him what a
real 4 re as u re he has .forfeited. Yof ran
io thla by paying no attention to him,
by elilnlng your brightest at all time
and by enjoying yourself a It he had
never existed. Whatever you do, you
should not let him or the other girl know
you have been wounded
really be II she had "lily hands." her hair truly "
tangled skein Of silk," her eye "twin stars," her lips
"a fubjr red," hr toth a "sirlrHr Jf peana," hef ears
"pink shells," her neck 'a rolumft . Whlt holding the
wonder of her primrose cheeks aloft," her brows "two
crescent moons." '"'' ' ( "'
Doa'i you reckon la the lost small cranny of your
heart that a lover would fly like- g home-eouad bird
from the1 image of his tweetheart If she were all thlsl
Hefe's where he's snap his fingers at a dream and clutch
the plain reality! NELL BRINKLET,
Lifting Dead Weight
fiy EDGAH Lt'CIKX LAltKlX.
Q.-"Ch you expralrt why It seem
asler'to lift up a living body and earry
It om distance than to carry a mall,
compact -dead' weight. uch a Iron
dumbbells? A person weighing ISO pound
appear lighter than a pair of dumb
bells or sadiron Weighing fifty or even-ty-flv
pound."-Llly B Fenlgeteln,
Sparrow's Nest, Mount Vernon.
A. Somebody evri thousand of
year aforany art of writing was ln-4
vented Imagined thl thing, and loio It
to his next door man. H told It and so
all anong the agqs and centuries. Pure
hallucination, along with hundred Of
other now Injuring this modern clen
title Sge.
If a prort weighing ICO pound ap
pear lighter than anything weighing
fifty or seventy-five pounds, it I simply
taecsuse a distorted mind of some weak
man Imagined It. maybe loo.ooo year ago.
Bam origin for all current myths.
Q. (It "If a certain amount of alcohol
b added to a given quantity of water,
the volume of the dlquld decrease.
2) "If a apoohful of sugar be added
to a cup of tea. filled to the brim, the tea
does not ovefflo."-Charks T. Cawley,
t(S Kant Seventeenth street, New York.
A. All liquids are porous, nil a bo
with shot and there are spaces between.
A boa ' full" of shot may be also filled
to the top with water. .The word liquid
In the question should have been plural
liquid.
Ml ono pint of water and one pint of
alcohol, "out the mixture will not measure
two pint. Ram fact with the sugar and
j t'- ' BH if the top of the cup I abo
lutely dry the liquid may be piled up
above the surface of the cup's edge.
Molecules of liquids cohere to each
6tlier with a certain specific force for
each kind. But if a Surface la Wetted by
a liquid, the molecule of the liquid adhere
to those of the solid with greater ten
acity than to each other.,
And thla la the explanation of aome
kinds of liquid being heaped up (lightly
above the thin top of a cup er glass.
Water will hold Urge volume ef gaa
without increasing In bulk, aa In th
rase of that classic liquid, soda pop, and
a certain noted liquor champagne wine
The entire aerie of phenomena ace baaed
on apace in between molecule.
Arranging a Demonstration.
"I suppose." said the candidate, "that I
can depend en your support?"
"I dunno," replied Farmer Comtossel,
In a low tone. "Mlrsndy an' th two slrls
ar hangln' out o' th window, over the
porch, tryln' to hear what we're talkln'
about. I want to support you, but you'll
make It easier fer me If you'll sort o' get
sgltated as we walk toward the gate an'
holler 'Votea fer women!' a few tlmea."
Washington Star
Things That Count
By AX L1SLK.
Host of us hav a lad' Way ot empha-1
liaing the wrong things in life. We think i
that wealth, position, uccea, popularity
and high dignities a ro' the only thing
that count They are the thing that
count It they are honestly gained. They
are the thlngsthgt count If they are at
tained without aaarntfnl bargainings and
Sacrifices of love and honor and truth.
They are tha.thlnga that count If they
can be won without losing peace of mind.
The thing tht count most of all of
fife is te be at peace with yourself.
If yott win whatever measure of suocee
you can attain without resorting to under
stand and dianonest methods you wilt get
happlnes with your success. ...
Dishonest dealing may b ' roncealed
from all the world, but the heart knows
Its own wrong-doing has no permanent
peace.
A very wise Kng'llshman has said that
What makes life worth while Is the
measure of Its "durable satisfactions."
And, the durable satisfactions the Joys
and happinesses and ucceea that wear
well are the thlnga that count
Plret of all, never da anything for which
you will have to pay soma day In term
ef regret and remors.
Have you ever nought a pair of flimsy,
howy suppers "on crtdlt," and had the
bill for them come In Just about the time
they were woro out? The flimsy, tinsel
Joys Of life are like that If they ar not
worse they won't wear we'.l, nd you
will have to pay Juat aa you are ready to
pas ' i to something more worth while.
The are the "durable aatlsfactlons"
of life-the thing that count.
To do nothing that ta unworthy of your
Own best self. 80 you will be at peace
with yourself, and will rever shrink from
looking your own self !n the face In the
mirror of glass and In the 'mirror of Ufa
and living.
To do nothing that will sham th peo
ple who love you. Be you will have the
glowing satisfaction of making your dear
ones proud of ytu.
To do nothing that fair-minded people
ran acorn you for. eo you wilt win a
meed of regard from your neighbors In
life.
To grow a little each day In strength
and wisdom, fo you will measurt up to
your own possibilities snd will mak a
place for yourself In life.
To give honest regard to th peop'e
who car for you. Bo you will comu to he
loyal and capable of deep afctkn, and
ven If how and then you are disappointed
In your own self and will be worthy ot
the best when It comoe to you.
To give to your work and to your play
an honest attention that Will mak you
labor well after recreation, and frolic
like a good comrade when your dally toll
la don.
IseiellS
3eauty Lesson
Her Problems ef middle Aa
Pert II. ,
There are many reasons, social, personal
and business, why a woman may object to
gray hair. No matter how young the
fr.ee. gray hair In a woman alway ug
lest age. Thl should not M o. and lit
rme the world mar be educated out of
thla Idea, but common opinion today
Judge a woman's age by the gray In her
hair much a It Judge that of a horse by
its teeth.
I see no reason why a woman should be
Blamed If she put off thl evil day by the
ikillftt! um of a proper hair dye piHd
by careful, experienced hands, in the pre
vious lesson I dwelt on the tilfflcultle of
Meachlng and dyeing blond hair and th
unpleasant effect of doing thl. but to
treat brown or dark hair that la turning
fray 1 a much simpler matter. It Is not
Iway an eay matter, nor is It an In
expensive operation, but hair can be dyed
without Injury to the health and without
betraying the fact to the World at large.
Hair dye or "restorers," aa they are
often called, put up by reliable firm are
composed largely of vegetable substance
and are quite harmles. They are not dif
ficult to apply, if the person using them
has some experience and the hair ha not
been treated to any chemical beforehand.
The hair should he thoroughly shampooed
and dried so that It I free from oil and
will take the dye evenly. The dyeing
profe will have to be repeated a often
a the dy wear oft or th hair grow out
St the root.
The question usually asked la, "Can I
dy my hair exactly It natural aolorf
No, my friend, you cannot. 8uppo you
hv a piece of green cloth with white
line In It and you wish to dy It so It
will Mill he green, but the whit line Will
not show. You would be forced to dye It
a darker or brighter shade of green la
order to cover up the white, would you
not? Bo it I with the hair: to cover up
th white hair it must be dyed a shade
daeper or brighter than I the hair that
ha not turned gray. The change, how- ,
ever,. I not noticeable If the hair I
treated when the gray or laded streaks
frsl begin to show.
The first change In brown or chestnut
hair ( a lo of the pretty red or light,
tint that make such hair attractive. At
thl period treating the1 hair to a wash
of heima or henna with a little pero'.e
will restore thla gleam and. If th hair
duea not turn gray rapidly, for a few
year It will look very pretty under this
treatment. have never known any derm
atologist to rlulin henna ta be the least
harmful and the amount of peroxide used
In thl way is Inconsiderable. However,
If th hair turn gray rapidly a stronger
Preparation must be applied to cover up
the white lock; If more henna la used
the hair become more and more red and,
it walnut or some other stain la added
to this, the hair will eventually become
darker, go, time goea on, the hair will
either be darker or redder than Its nat
ural color. 1
Hair dyeing I so common rn Europe
that few gray haired women are seen ,
until real old Age Is reached. The Euro
pean hair dressers are experienced at this
Work and ther are few complaint that if
hi not ' well done. Her, however, there
seem to be so much uncertainty regard
ing the action of dye on different heads
of hair that many beauty parlor refui
to guarantee result. A part of thla
trouble come from th fact that th hair
ha been experimented with by the use of
homemede preparation or a woman has
flitted from on hair dresser to another
without knowing what th last on has
applied to the hair. The proper way Is
to choose a good hair dresser who will
keep a record of the case and what la
used and go to no other. "'..'
There are the uncertainties of hair dye-
lng. I might also add .this warnln.
There are few women who wish to dye
the hair forever. The tlmea cornea when
we are not only willing but anxloua for
the softening effect of gray locka. Dye
will wear out of th hair In time, but
nair once ayed never takes a very clean
color. As year go on the hair grows out
of the scalp very slowly, so the chance
are that the woman who has dyed her
hair during some years of her life will "
never have the beautiful white crown ef
old age.
72?
IS YOUR HAIR RIGHT FOR THE
KEW FALL STYLES? By Lois
You will delight In arranging your
hair In the new and interesting modea
of this season If you are among thoae
who keep their hair perfectly soft and,
appearing naturally heavy by' us of
a shampoo that makes It very fluffy.
Do not take chancea with soma make
ahlft or unknown oap mixtures. I
hav tried many In search of th beet,
cheapest and caalest to use and finally
have decided to alwaya us ranthrox,
Which is made for shampooing-only and
is so beautifying in Ita effect upon th
hair. I get It at any good drug store
snd on package lasta ao long that it la
the moat economical shampoo I con get
and my first trial convinced m that It
waa the most easily used. In clearing
the acalp and hair of all dandruff, dirt
and excess oil, it delicately perfumed
lather gently permeate to th hair root
and not only take loos dirt but dis
solves ail th pll accumulations ao they
are rinsed out Instead of being rubbel
and scoured out, as with aoap and ao
many other cheap washes. My hair la
now ao fluffy that It aaama much hav
lr than It I naturally. Advertisement.