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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918. Concluded by Ella Fleishmarv j The Higher i Foolishness" is f i More Deadly than Cards or i Tea Leaves: fMHfl t It 1 1 H'H l"M"l"t''MW By Beatrice Fairfax. ONCE upon a time there was a very ane, wholesome, conscientious woman who administered her house- hold wisely and brought up a family of children well And this old lady got around to the time of life where two chins grew where only one chin grew before. And when She got hold of an interesting book she was more inclined tq lie down on the couch to read it than sit up bolt upright as had once been her habit And along came a friend, one of those "Rag, bone and hank of hair'' women who always look slender and young, when heavily veiled. And the r'rag, bone, etc." lady said: "Why do ' you let yourself go like that? Why don't you see and take up Chutni chilli?" Now the comfortable one did not know whether Chutnichilli was a new reel at the "movies," another small country slaughtered by Germany, "oe perhaps something new in the pickle line. But after a proper amount of hor ror over her friend's ignorance, the "rag, bone, etc.," lady explained that the queer name went with a brand new, up-to-date "6eeress." No, not a fortune teller, nothing vulgar like that! ' But a genuine East Indian priestess who made you well, young, and dis covered your historical counterpart by means of vibrations. It seemed that one got fat, elderly and unlovely because one's vibrations were all wrong. Get them coming or going I've forgotten which the right way, and the world was yours. And the sane, wholesome woman "felt for it." And paid $10 to the seer ess with the name- like Crosse & . DiacKweu s picKies. Sorceress of Old Nile. The seeress discovered that the fat lady's vibrations had been going on for years in a highly dangerous way. They were either coming "nor' nor' eastwhen they ought to be going ''sou sou' west," or something like thatj l don t just rememDer wnicn, but something was wrong with them ' and it was a wonder the fat lady had lived at all. according to the seeress. But the thrilling part of the disclo sure was that this comfortable mid dle-aged woman was the living intar-J nation of Cleopatra, the serpent of old .Nile. ' - And instead of ' spending the best years of her life in going to market, darning her husband's socks and be- " ing the thrifty, capable housekeeper she had always been, the misguided woman missed her distiny completely. - She ought to have made history by flaying" tenpins with all sorts of po-'i . tntates ' '' - - "4 . Now the plump lady had every vir tue but a sense of humor. Humor is riot generally conceded to be a virtue, but in her case it would have been one. It would have accomplished a - perfect "cure" for the vaporings of the seeress. She would have had $10 worth of laughs out of the vibrations Cleopatra nonsense and let it go at that. Bui she didn't; she took it seriously and she began to think of the solid citizens who lived in the same suburb and to reflect on the manner in which they, said "Good morning, Mrs.Smith; pleasant weather we're having." Or something like that, when they hap pened to meet on the cars. And the reincarnation of the "Ser pent of the Nile" began to reflect on the depths of despair that might lay J concealed in those "Pleasant weathers we're having." Because they must be tremendously conscious of her power. Hadn't Chutnichilli said, "No man - could ever been unconscious of it." So the worthy matron laid the flat tering unction to her: soul that the .olid suburbanites were all losing Big Drive Begins Monday To Recruit 25,000 Nurses ' For Overseas Hospitals The nursing committee of the American Red Cross has joined forces with the Woman's committee of the Douglas County Council of Na tional Defense and the great two weeks' Mrive for 25,000 nurses will be gin Monday, July 29th. The central recruiting station will be in the Doug las county court house. During the first week substations will be located in Burgess-Nash and the Brandeis department stores. The second week Thompson-Belden and Thos. J. Kil patrick Co, will give space to the work. There will also be substations at the Y. W. C. A. and in South Omaha. The nurses committee: Mrs. C. S. Elgutter, chairman; Mrs. C. C. Ryan and Mrs. Herbert Rogers. Misses Gertrude Smith, Charlotte Townsend, Florence McCabe, Fuller, Wieck and Stamp. The Woman's committee, Douglas County Council of Defense: Mrs. A. L. Fernald, Mrs. James C. Dahlman, Mrs. Geo. A. Joslin. Mrs. F. H. Cole, Mrs. George Gilmore, Mrs. A. C. Troupe, Mrs. William Archibald Smith. Mrs. E. T. Lindsey, Mrs. T. H. Tracy and Mrs. J.-W. Gill. weight, or putting it on. or getting gray, or bald, or having flat foot, not Because of middle age, but by reason of her fatal gift. She does not confide her awful power to everyone there is a faithful band of about 10 of us, including her long-suffering husband that has to bear the brunt of the Cleopatra de lusion. The nice, substantial business man to whom she is married has been mag nificent all through the Cleopatra blight. Though it has taken some of the straightness out of his shoulders and given him a curiously appealing look. That pathetic, shifty glance of his, it always seems to be defending her, to be reminding us that apart from this $10 worth of madness "she is the best little woman alive." And, of course, the rest of us the other faithful nine have days, weeks, sometimes months off from the fatal gift confidence. But the poor husband naturally has few holidays. And she tells him all about the sub urbanites and the thrilling tones in which they said: "Pleasant weather we are having, Mrs. Smith," or "We need rain badly," or "These cars are terribly overcrowded, don't you think V' And she insists' it is not so much what they say, as the way they say it, and the way they look. And that poor business man nods his head and looks back on the good old days be fore his wife visited the seeress from East India, who "interprets the law of vibration and discovers the historical character of whom you the living counterpart." The Moral of All This. I don't know that there is any par ticular moral to this chapter from real life. Unless it is, keep away from tor-tune-tellers if you are not blessed with a sense of numor. The old-fashioned kind that manipulated a deck - of greasy cards, or saw dark or light gentlemen in tea cups, were more or less harmless, but the extra fancy that sell Cleopatra delusions at $10 per bead are dangerous gentry. They sell more than Cleopatra de lusions. They drive comfortable peo ple who have to hear about them to despair, and, as one of the faithful nine said the other day,' "Of course, the Litany is perfect, but if the church shoti'd ever decide to add to it, I hope they will add something like this: "'From the delusion of imagining every man who says "Pleasant weath er we are having," is deeply in love with us, good Lord, deliver us.' " fraOUGHT FOR THE BAY: M-H-f )AYJ EVER UPWARD From height to height It the swallow's flight, Toward the light Till out of sight; Thus she who follows ' What is right . Here Is An Opportunity To Do Some Real Work For Soldier's Kiddies The home service section of the Red Cross hopes to find someone who is willing to do a little bit of home charity. A soldier's wife, a frail little mo ther of five children, is in need of a sewing machine and the Red Cross workers feel sure that someone in Omaha will be glad to make her a gift so she can make the little gar ments for her children. The oldest child is 6 years old and the youngest is a few-months-old baby. The father's allotments for his wife and children provide only enough to buy the necessities of life and the mother is unable to save money for a sewing machine. It is almost im possible for the little woman to make all of the children's garments by hand. If there is an unused machine rust ing in some attic it will be a real Red Cross service to give it to the strug gling soldier's wife. Or the more for tunate ones who can close up their home and hie away to the mountains for a month or two, why not lend a sewing machine to the little mo ther for use during the summer? Musical for Guest Mrs. B. R. Greenblatt entertained at a musical Tunday evening in honor of her house guest, Mrs. Harry Greenblatt of Minneapolis, Minn. Twenty-five guests were present. Re freshments were served. Comrade Club Dance. The Comrade club of the National League for Women's Service will give a dance for soldiers at the Fort Omaha balloon school Saturday even ing, July 27, at the Knights of Colum bus hut at Florence field. I PERSONALS ZjuumJUA..A, I Frisco Girl Has Ambition I To Be World's Best Swimmer 1 1 11 H MIH H'fWM n 111 n I ' 111 M n l! 5 4 H-w tw" o y 1 i PX'ihk . N lj4 ft Congratulations. Members of the Omaha chapter of the Red Cross are the proud posses sors of wire from New York head quarters congratulating them on be ing the first chapter in the United States to send the report of the sec ond war drive to headquarters. E. H. Ward was the auditor. New Patriotic Club. A new patriotic club, the Victory club, held its first meeting Monday evening, when the following officers were elected: President, Miss Teresa Kobak; treasurer, Katherine Shana- han, and secretary, Miss Anna Wenk han; secretary, Miss Anna Wenke. The girls will meet one evening a week for work in the Y. W. C. A. Omaha W. C T. U. postponed the meeting which was to have been held this afternoon that the members might all be present Thursday at the Masonic temple for a day's work. There is a great deal to be done be fore the summer vacation and aa urgent need for workers. --" 'lACAROill Vote for th author of the Honest Election Law , N. P. DODGE for Congress Miss Hasel Cunningham, pretty 18-yw.old mis of San Francisco, who wants to be world's champion long-distance swimmer. Miss Cunningham has been in several long races, and in view of th fact that she has been swimming but a short time, results of the races hays been encoursging. In the Fourth of July Golden Gate race st San Francisco Miss Cunninghsm finished in fifth place. There were 19 stsrters.v A Young Knitter. Madelin Wilcox of Burr, Neb., is but 10 years old and has already completed one sweater which has passed the Red Cross inspector. Mr. and Mrs. G. Swoboda and fam ily will motor to Estes Park, Colo.. Wednesday, where they will spend several weeks at Stead' ranch. Miss Ludia Henni left this week for Iowa, where she will spend her three weeks' vacation on a farm. Mrs. S. C. Johnson and little daugh ter, Doris, of St. Louis, are visiting Mrs. Johnson's mother. Mrs. M. J. Greevy. . Word has been received of the safe arrival overseas of Miss Mabel SaU mon, who will do .Y. W. C. A. work abroad. Prof. Lee G. Kratz has returned from Lake Madison, S. D., where he has been engaged as platform man ager of the Chautauqua held there. Thomas Mickel, Miss Margaret Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Palmer left Tuesday in their automobile for Cheyenne to attend the Frontier cel ebration. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dean of Hoi- drege, Neb., are spending a fe'w days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Voss Labor Men Shocked by Hun Brutality Told by Countess De Bryas More than 500 laboring men listen ed astounded at the tales of Hun bru tality as narrated by Countess e Bryas from her personal observation in the devastated portions of France, The meeting was held in the Labor Temple Tuesday night. Madame de Bryas emphasized the pitiful condition of the French chil dren and the atrocities they have been forced to suffer. Children by the hundreds, she said, had been separat ed from their parents, grown up dur ing the separation, and were now un able to be distinguished by the par ents even though they should again meet. . . She demonstrated conditions by telling of the return of a soldier fath er to his home town. The village had been completely destroyea oy me in vading Hun. Unable to distinguish T,,Vmr Viia tinm tiarl heen the father visited the cemetery and found the grave stone ot nis little aaugnier. in- .tA a( Vij era n( hi beloved One he found only the shell crater formed by the enemy guns. Vitlintr Af trio cniil nf t1i children she said, was far more pitiful than their starvation ana mutilation, iney can no longer imagine that anyone can be kind to them after living in a village which has been in the posses- sion ot tne uerman army. j,ncy navo know nothing else. She told of talk ing to children wno were so irignt ened of everybody that they refused to tell their names. Recreation Director Will Walk to Parks Hereafter Superintendent of Recreation "Jake" Isaacson is "gunning", for Omaha au tomobile thieves. His "flivver," with which he makes a daily tour of the parks looking after the interests of the little kiddies -and some not so little, was stolen from a parking space near the city hall Tuesday night "I don't mind losing the car so much, but the parks are a long way apart and my legs are weak," Jake told police, whose assistance he asked in locating the missing car. Alleged Woman Spy Strangely 111 At Ellis Island May Not -Live Dreams oteoiov Gomovm TTOURtEEN marrd colors a thousand delicate combination hades, or darker ii yon use more oap. Stay fast. Wath and AUddlndyeaforyoo. Xtasr-and . the work is done. Takes But a Jiffy Kt BoiBag- N tfSm ra Hu m Bowl fiauot lajon M UVcf fikHc. ' Tb hit mml-4nrr color of & MtnlwifaMMl hv million to mtka new all v tats, linear!, ilk flom, botirry. wmb frock. 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Mme. victorica s conomon is said to be all but hopeless. i The Last Word in White Pumps and Oxfords The Shoe Market offers you an unusually strong display of dainty White Pumps and Oxfords at prices that are bound to please. We don't ask you to take our word for the statement that this is "Omaha's popular priced shoe store" a careful comparison will prove it. HTV-i 3 Doesn't This Appeal? Attractive Oxfords, similar to this cut,' are found in profusion hers. Mad of beautiful whit Nile cloth, with Louis haels: all sizes and widths. Priced i $4.95 Whits Oxfords and Pumps, in white Nil $9 OC to 61 AA cloth, low snd high heels, at. PO60 tptallU No deliveries. .No charges. No cammissieas. Our prices will aot permit of any extra. ' SHOE MARKET 16th and Harney. New Conant Hotel Bldg. "Omaha' Popular Priced Shoe Store." V i . , Safe ZforinFAnTSt-.iIUVflUB3 ASK FOR - Jr .and GET J :ujli4rK iS9h(v ice unsinu Danalau I'-" DICMtlbla For Infants,In vallds snd Orowing Children. Rich Milk, Milted Grain Bstraetin Powdt t The Original Food-Drink For All As. 1 Substitutes Cos YOU Sssm Fric From U. S. Food Leaflet No. 1 1 U. S. Dept. of ApfadtaeU. S. Food Administration "MILK c The Best Food We Have Give Your Children Milk" ' . ' "A quart a day for every child, If possible. pint without fail. Plenty of milk wlU help give all your children, big and little, the chance for health they ought to have, Buy more milk and less meat and your family will be better fed. . , a JDlk Helps Tour Children To Grow. Besides well known food substances it has something special which they must havs to grow. Your children can get a little of this from other foods, but not enough. Olye your boys and girls milk for their chance to grow. , Hllk Helps Your Children to Keep Well Look at children who do not get milk, but get tea and coffee Instead. Aren't most of them pale and slcklyt There are always very many sick children in.clUes and in countries where milk Is scarce. .When milk prices go up and mothers begin to economize on milk, more children become sick. Do not let your children run this risk. Give them fresh, clean milk, and help them to grow up strong and well and win in their fight against disease. Save on other things if you must, but not on milk, your child's best food. Milk Gives Your Children Lime and other salts which they need. There must b plenty of lime In their food, for a great deal ot It is needed for their bones and teeth, and a litUe for their blood and all other parts of their bodies. Right food, not drugs. Is what children need. Big boy and girls and grown people, as well as children need lime, because the bones are constantly wearing away little by little and must be re placed. Milk Is the chief food for lime. It Is much richer in it than other common foods. These lines stand for lime, the top one for the 11m In a cup of milk, the others for the lime In a serving of some other foods. NoUce how much more there is in milk than in the others. Amount of lime in 1 enp of milk , 2 Hces of bread. v i , ; Milk is the cheapest food for lime. Buy milk. You and your children need its lime. Milk Gives Your Children the Body-Building Protein, one of the materials from which their bodies are made. Milk Is like eggs and meat In this. This body-building substance, the protein, of milk is not new to you, for curd is milk protein. 'Cot tage Cheese is curd separated out from milk. When we drink milk or eat cheese we give our bodies proteins which are changed and become part of our muscles, blood and other parts ot the body. The milk protein Is good for everybody and especially good for children. They need a great deal of It because their bodies grow so fast. , Milk Gives Your Children Fuel to burn in their bodies. They need the fuel to keep them warm and to help them run and play and work, much as an automobile needs gasoline or a steam engine needs coal They are so active that they need more fuel for their else than grown people do. The fat and the milk sugar and the protein In the milk all burn up as fuel. . - . Milk is much cheaper fuel than meat A Quart gives the same amount of fuel as a whole pound ot lean moat or as eight eggs. Think of the cost! Isn't milk far the cheapest? Still less expensive fuel Is a bowl ot bread and milk or cornmeal mush and milk. ' , ' . Skim Milk Is Good Food. It has the lime and protein nd sugar of the whole milk. Use it, but use whole milk, too. Skim milk lacks tat and has not so much of the growth substances as has whole milk. , Milk Should Not Be the Only Food for Children, of course. They need vegetables, fruits and cereals. But even the bigger boys and girls should have milk. Milk Is good for grown people, too. They still need the lime and protein and Its other substances. Don't think of It only as a refreshing drink, but as a good nourishing food. . v - Be Sure Your Milk Is Clean and Fresh. If you live in the city, buy it pasteurised , from a clean dairy. In the country see that your cows and milkers are clean and healthy. Keep your milk clean, cold and covered." . The Alamlto Dairy Co. makes before breakfast deliveries to most Omaha homes ot -7 V St' J ii Scientifically Pasteurized Milk. Special Jersey Cream. Locust Lane Buttermilk. Phone Douglas 400. ' Guernsey Milk. Alamlto Liberty Cream Cheese. XX Cream Excellent for whip ping. (Phone day before for next day's delivery). Pasteurised Butter in pound and tj-pound packages. Council fluffs To. 2C3.;' '' ... . ! - 'A I