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' V.".. f' : r" vf.-;-V';'!".'; 'V:.ivi v- '):.': ' . :- : i .'. - 4. A:.. " 3, 1913. ' - 10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY ; EVENING, DECEMBER Ti4 ocif. Ta cK inn e ,yMllicn -. AWM k f tt " - . I lie other, the outn tumlliiK feittlwi-, bruHh und flower trlminlngM, the brim turned Mharply up on one side wi-.d down on the "tlier. Hnd the one-sided UtinupMi eiit In Im of lace. Hut the iHtvhl thiriK I" the lniRt perkey nhIIii, hlffon. or velvet bow. hill loops nn, ends cunningly wlr ri Into smart dl.iK"iil lines. The Kieater pciitioii of .the bow towers oei Die It'll side, und if tin re tire otlu r end.:, they Hi e either dliiped 111 with t !u: lose-flttilln eiown or .t I I II F I K ID tie si rlhe h. (lowiiwar.l sloping line nt llir opiiosile wide. The model sketched 'j an exitlleiit exuniile.. Hcie there is a kiiuk ihji" eiown of taupe veloiir, drawn Into h liciidhiind lug body. This may result tn bow-log, knock-knecH. flat feet, plKeon-toelriff, ull soils of defects In gait thai are nad eroKi.cs to bear in later yearn. fcjieouruKr, but do not urge your baby to activity during tnese months of rapid development. l,et nuturo direct his progress. She knows the condition of his bones and muscles better than you do. When he, discovers that his fret were hiiide to wulk on, he will draw himself to an upright .position by u" " Ptniif or' frfoot'.-" lfH ttt- wm m ntrt 1 mom I. s, ho is ih veloplnii rapidly enougli Hi.d tiiUliiK sufl'li lent exercise, if very In in . and he does not w.ilk until 14 nioiiths, do not worry. Nulure is wafcli iiik and KiuiiilhiK him. Hut If he is not walking at )K months, his condition sin, i. Id be ixiiniim d by a physician. He may find baekwaid mental symptoins. one (hlnir which -often retards a b.ib s M h I k in t: is heavy, luitiKlesomc di ipiis ,l one enr. a lialiy'H liabits filiiiiild he sin h that diapers can be laid aside for diiiwers and rompers which fa cilitate walking. Another factor of daily life which ill- THE WIDOW AND THE BOY Dy Edna K. Wooley. tei teres with baby's inv elopment is the piissure of duties on Hie averagi toyprlght 1913, by E. K. Wooley. . HAT red-haired fellow has a fearful crush on the fair widow," remarked the caller, asjihe and her hostess sat in the side bay window and watched what could be seen of the neighbors, :M" -"Do you -v H-bT -"prett y T"-sked th . other. "I think she's too fat." . "Oil, I wouldn't call her fat exactly, and she's fairly , pood looking for her age. "yes, she nuiat be ten years older than that boy. Why, he's still studying. "What she wants with a kid I can't see," agreed the vlnltor. "Hut I suppose ihat's all she can get." "Of course, hei's an awful fool to pick up with a woman old enough to be his mother," asserted the hostess. "Sometimes I feol sorry for him." "Well, I don't know. He's really lucky to have anybody notice him even a widow. He'a about the homeliest creature I've ever seen. His cars stick out like the handle to a pitcher." "There look!" . ' Uoth women craned their necks as tho red-headed ona emerged from the moth- ' wl(1o,v'M kitchen door and emptied the dinner scraps' into the garbage can. II mi T Showing the new high-standing bow. Ml By Lillian K. Young. KB -SIDED efects are the arent- est Innovation In "liatdoni." The season .linn lipi-n mur.'ied by tl):s very noticeable trend We have had the brims nariQw at one -Wv side and'spreadlng to k renter whlth on G of skunk fur. and an immense bow of taupe satin with two up-standing loops and one rtown-vloping pointed end. It makes an excellent costume ha'. Jy that. I mean a bat made to match ; a certain suit or gown, ror instance. one might have a dull blue gown with a touch of fur trimming, in whtvii case the hat might be developed in the same shade of blue throughout, with :i fur headband to match t!iat of tiie dress trimming and so on. The same upstandlriR trimming will b used u great deal on small shapes that haw brims sharply turned up against one side, but never oh, never!-on t tie round baby shapes with chin straps and flower trimming. The latter aie loo distinctly different and intended for (pialnt simplicity, while tho new bow trimminK. being essentially 'smart ' could only be successfully applied to the small stlffer shapes. LITTLE TALKS ON BABYOLOGY -ut ' Ufa MIJ h Hi. WHE very best I pure air. It By Anna Steese Richardson Director of the Uetter Habies Bureau of the Woman's Home ' Companion. ii. She bus m many oilier things to do that she cannot superintend her baby's exercise. So long as he Is safe tiom ilniiK'cr and amused and unlet, she does not realize that he is suffering from lai k of exercise. 1 have seen babies strapped in carriages and hlh chairs for long stretches of time,, without any c.'iaiiKe of position, without any oppor tunity to use their muscles, simply be cause they were amused and quiet, not disturbing "Mother." An occasional change of toys, a cracker, or a sweet, even a "pacifier" are offered In lieu of what the child needs, exercise of Its cramped muscles. This sort of child does not learn to creep or walk as It should because It Is given no opportun ity. Many women nsk me whether their babies should be "exercised." if this means a system of rubbing, working of muscles, artificial exercise and stimula tion for the normal baby X should say most emphatically "No." Calisthenics or any sort should t be forced on a youiiK child,, and many a well-meaning father with physical culture fads has developed a normal, healthy child into a nervous, pallid baby by attempting to Klve It exercises designed for sluggllsh adult systems. Kven a good thing like physical culture can be misapplied. If a baby is listless, puny aud' back ward, consult a physician, do not apply your own particular methods of stimula tion. What ) uiir child may need is.pet ter nourishment not exercises that will weaken it further. Tho next talk will answer this ques tion: "What should you know about your baby?" large kitchen apron dnngled in front of him. and 'he dumped the scraps Into the receptacle, with a swiftness and precision that spoke of practice. The widow. In a pink house dress, stood In the doorway and smiled upon him. The women who wafcliPd ollekod their tongues tsst-tsst! "Did you ever'.'" exclaimed the visitor. "Oh. lie's over there all the time," declared the hostess. "He does all the chores for her. This morning he was splitting wood and he worked like a Trojan." "Well, when a man is willing to empty the garbage, for his lady love, he's pretty far gone," opined the visitor. "Yes If he doesn't get too much of It," remarked the other. "lately I've thought he wasn't so anxious. But If he doesn't come over of his own accord, she's right after him. My, you ought to see how sweet she Is! But she's a regular tyrant and he'll get on to It you Just make up your mind to that. I never saw a man yet that could be put over all the time." "Unless he's married," remarked the visitor. "Oh, yes, of course if he's married he can't very well help himself," agreed the hostess. "Say, look 1 can see them through the kitchen window. She's untying his apron." The necks of the watchers stretched again, to get a good view. The widow, still smiling sweetly, had put her arms around the red-hended one's waist to untie the apron strings behind, while site looked meltlngly into her adored one's eyes. "My, how those widows can work a man!" exclaimed the visitor. "My private opinion In she doesn't care a rap about him." stated the hostess.' "She Just tfants Homebody hanging around to do the work for her and he's soft enough to do it." "Those widows!" exclaimed the visitor. i 17 K. A thermometer Is a better invest ment than cough syrup. A baby raised In a uniform temperature will not need cough syrup. The crib should not stand In a draught but be protected by a screen. If the room is very small, open ing on a larger room, let the ventilation come from the larger room, nappy, also, that mother whose house can boast an open fireplace. This room should be chosen for Baby's nursery. Open fire place venlltatlon Is Ideal. Whenever possible the baby should be tu White Plague curRe of tVluy. I can , tucked warmly Into a carriage and al- 'Jj'redall seeing babies wrapped up, head lowed to sleep outdoors In the daytime. !jand all in dusty little shawls, t,u Un'-jOnly extreme cold und inclement weath not a breath of fresh air could penetrate jcr should prevent this sensible plan 3Jthe supposedly dellcute lungs. I have or should the baby's face be covered i; seen babies thus wrapped up. tucked while sleeping outdoors. A sunny cor- lnt2,.Vadl? r h"P ar"!Thalr .r?"" ner of the porch is an ideal day sleeping iila kitchen stove, where Mhe cnoldng ! rnmn ,,h '., ll A i! .. .,..! o o.l.l. "" -"3 i mini irom tonic for a baby Is should be supplied tweniy-fdur hour in each Uu.y Iflt IrpaaK I v nrnnorlv InhulAfl 1 the Hill'- uij preventive of catarrh and tuberculosis. ,,' Pure air is the baby's Just due. No Jj mother has the rlsht to deprive her child of this precious, healtiigiving 5JI boon. ' In the darker ages of motherhood. Ilj babies were literally deprived of air. '' To lhi fact mar be traced part of the el to the generally impure air of tliu (i room. The average mother In fact was JJU Convinced that not a breath of what she '1 called "cold air" must reach her baby's H I 'in lungs, -la It not-wonderful that so many of lis have lived to-raise babies' more sanely? This is a fresh air age. But this dos p not mean that a .mother should go to ilh vtremeft in sunnlvln? the air her haov ill needs nor in "hardening" its body as i '"itome faddists maintain. The baby : JJjJ should not be chilled nor exposed to a hw direct draught, but the air in the room I J fkhould be cool and pure, not hot una i, hi) fetid. In this one resnect. straneelv . JJjj enough, the city baby has the best of n, the country baby. The average city t. house Is uniformly heated by steam or ' JJj furnace, and easily ventilated. The ' rt country or farm house Is still healeJ , till largely by stoves. One room Is very f -lit hot, others very cold. The warm roorus are places of refuse for the entire fam Jj ilijlly and they are kept too hot, often i JJjj every window Is closed tightly and the .tj air is sadly vitiated. ' j1 It is a significant fact that at ell the .".jiM-JBetter -Babies Contests this year wheie the Better Babies Bureau offered two , championship prizes, one for city babies , an,d one for country babies, the city ba il )J,bles scored higher than the country ba ij;bles and showed a better chest develop r iii:ment. The country baby should have ' till the best of uir to breathe, but it does ' Jjnot, because its home is seldom well .,n ventilated, and because its busy farm ;!J!mother has so little time to take it out ri-i"ln the fresh air. The city mother is . : jjj always being reminded of dangers from n impure air. by newspaper writers, by , J' talks at clubs and social centers and atm clinics, fcven her older children com - n Dome irom school, preaching the gospel She lit., tne sun. in summer a mosquito net should protest the baby from files, gnats, etc. Never should a child be allowed to sleep in a room with gas or lump burn ing low. The fumes from such illumi nation are extremely bad for the lungs. They exhaust the oxygen which the baby needs so sorely. The busy farm mother who cannot take her baby for a dally airing has no excuse for not letting It sleep outdoors. If she has no carriage, she can have casters put on the crib and roll it out on the porch, or even a deep box, can be pudded and baby c an be made '"safe and comfortable by adding a firm hair mattress and warm blankets. When the baby begins to sit up and play, a similar padded box or small fenced enclosure should be built on the porch for a nurs ery. It Is a positive injustice, nothing short of criminal, to keep a delicate baby In the kitchen. Many a mother, worn out with a fret ful baby will secure rest for herself and good health for the baby by making it comrortabie outdoors. The sleep in fresh air is restful, and babies that will not sleep well indors acquire Die habit if placed on the quiet porch or under a shady tree. The sturdy baby should have Its reg ular dully airing, weather permitting from the age of two weeks. At six months, the airing In his carriage, exclu sive of sleep, understand, should last an hour and the time should be gradually increased until at five and six years, ho plays the greater part of the time out doors by habit. j If the day is inclement, rainy, blustery, at least open the nursery win- dow and dressing the baby, cap and all, ! as for his daily ride, let him breathe ! the air for u half hour or more. 1 n , A FEW SMILES The boy had lust handed his father a sizable haberdasher's bill .with the request that he. pay it. inn are an ex travagant idiot:" roared the Irate parent. "Does It ever occur to you to provide for a rainy j)ay?" "Why, yes, dad," said tiie youngster. 'If you'll read over the bill you'll find that one of tho Items Is for a $25 raincoat, and $15 of It Is for umbrellas." Life. -BiO kittle Stories for Bed time "Is It true that both your husband and the man who t lives next door to you have failed in business?" "Yes, but Ned's nature- Isn't nearly so bad as Mr. Nay bor's. He failed for .riO cents on the dol lar, while my hus band failed for only 10 cents On the dollar." l-J4 . Tl L WC. The conversation turned to Pat In a Washington club, and a congressman from Wisconsin was reminded of how an esteemed citi zen of that state got tangled up In a r e c e n t rnilrond wreck. When the smoke I had cleared away land the wreck, which wasn t a serious affair, was pulled apart, Pat's friends found him sitting- beside the track holding his head in one hand and his leg In the other, said members, of course, not being detached. "How are you feeling. Pat?" asked one of the party, stooping to assist the wounded man. "Are you badly hurt?" "Shure, an' thot Ol am," answered Pat, whose worst injury was a bunch, of bumps. "Ol fale as If a road roller an' a bloomin' mule had stepped on me durln' a foight." "Never mind, old fellow," sympathe tically returned the other. "Its not so bad as It might have been, and you will get damages." "Damages!" exclaimed Pat., VBegorra, an' OI've enough av thlm. Its repairs thot Oim after now." lij jirmi ti.r on me lanuiv liauv t..,b ffitniiKii i ii 1 1 i i Lii,t in i; iier inisf luitif,.,. I .1., I .. i. ..i . L ilth , , . n inn , . liiC Via i., I IU-.- BIIU1IIU III Kh t'II ' ' ttt v v 3 irvin nei iuiii mil nil a . , nt dally alrins. The country mot her keeps her house - iMiiunru in Hinin oi noui uui coiu and in , JM summer to ward off h-at. dust und flies a, Her baby has Miiall chain e to breathe fres-h sir. ul F"rm the beginning, the baby, cliy o. i country, should sleep ih a ventilated : ' JJ room, window npttfi top and bottom, at a r-r emperatuie of from ;:. to 70 decrees H i... 1.. ,1 ii. 4 111 , .1! Mi. 1 ,) It wt M 1 il . 'IT dm - lor, on Z. 3f I X. a Nations Hot Bouillon ,1! made from ARMOUR'S Xl BOUILLON CUBES, y refreshing and stimulatinp; - without reaction. Palatable : tasting of beef (or chicken) and ll vegetables, already' seasoned. .ik - .r .. ' A- Wholeaoma and Convenient aiade Id an iiMtant a cube to a cup ',' All Ortetrt and Druggitlg tw f wiln, A4inm inn W r wii .111. okw during the suunlest time of the dav In summer, choose the cooler hours, early morning and just before bedtime. ! "When should mv Imhv hetHn if. ! up?" "How soon should I let my baby walk?" Tin se questions are frequently asked of physicking at better babies contests. Tiiey form part of that important fac tor in u babv's up-bringing, exercise. Tiie normal, healthy baby, properly clad, given legitimate freedom will choose its own form of exercise and gain strength through a God-given instinct. The parent who retards Its activities or stimulates them makes a grave mis take. For a few weeks after Its birth, the only exercise a baby has or needs isf crying. Crying in moderation is good, healthy exercise. At two months, if he is still sturdy, he should begin to have what might be termed play periods. AH Ids clothing except the belly-band or shirt should be removed. Then with the temperature of the room at 70 degrees l arenheit, he is laid on a bed protected from draught, and permitted to kick and roll as his fancy dictates. When ae is tired, he will stop. Babies know better than grown-ups how to conserve their energies. At lour months, the healthy baby holds up his head and shows a tendency to sit up with support. At six months he uoes sit up with a pillow at his back. Ai nine months he should be able to sitAlone on the floor, with no pillow supporting his back and about this time. oe will make occasional efforts to creep. This Is a critical tlm In baby'B career. lie is so cunning, go enticing, that, par ents and relatives jirqvery apt tp urge limi on faster than nature "decrees. As soon as Jim- begins to creep, adult hands offer to help him stand erect. He Is ovei persuaded to take the funny, totter ing tlupii before the bones and muscles mil Ktiom; enough to oupport his grow- "Can you direct me to the best hotel in this town? asked the stranger who. after sadly watching f the train depart, had sat his satchel upon the station platform. "I can," replied the man who was walling for a train going the other way, "but I hate to do it." "Why?" "Because you will think after you've seen It that I'm a liar." i 1 Sammy Jay anl Farmer Brown's Io'- By Thornton W. Burgess. (Copyright, 1913, by J. O. Dloyd.) Ever since he had found the strange pond, and the dam which had made it, deep In the Green Forest, Farmer Brown's boy studied and studied, and thought and thoughTabout it and who could have made it. It puzzled him. It seemed as ,if some other boy or man must have done it. It certainly did seem so. He didn't know of any little forest or meadow people who could have done It, and yet well, the stumps of those trees which had been cut looked as If Jeeth, very big and wonderful teeth, but teeth andV not tools, had dona the work. Farmer Brown's boy didn't say a word to any one about what he J ' had found. It was his very own secret his and Bowser the Hounds. So he waited and Watched for a chance to get up there again, but he couldn't get away until the very day that Paddy the Bea ver finished harvesting his food supply. Now Farmer Brown's boy had learned a great deal about the little people) of the Green Forest and the Green Mead ows. He had learned how very sharp their eyes are and how very keen their noses are, and how very wide open their ears are. He knew that if he wanted to see what was going- on about that new pond he would have to be very, very still and careful in getting to it, and when he got there he would have' to keep well hidden. So he left Bowser the Hound at home, and Bowser actually cried when he was left behind. Yes, sir, Bowser actually cried. Then Farmer Brown's boy stole up thrpugh the Green Forest until he was near the pond of Paddy the Beaver. The truth is he had begun to suspect who had built that dam and made that pond. He had never seen a Beaver, but he had read about them, and he Just couldn't think of any one else who could have done such a big and wonderful piece of work. He was very much excited, was Far mer Brown's boy. He wanted to see for himself Just what was going on. And so when he drew near to the new pond he got down on his ha ids and knees and crawled slowly, oh, so slowly, tak ing the greatest care not to rustle a leaf or snap a twig- or make the least little sound. Now it is quite likely that Farmer Brown's boy would have suc ceeded In surprising Paddy the Beaver at work had it not been for Sammy Jay. YoJ'know Sammy was in the top of a tall pine tree keeping watch, and Sammy's eyes are bo sharp that very little escapes them. He saw something creeping through the Green Forest,' and without waiting to see what it was he gave the alarm and Paddy dived Into his pond. At first Sammy had thought it w as Old Man .Coyote' creeping up, but as soon as he flew over nearer he knew who It was, and my, my, my, how he did scream and scold! Farmer Brown's boy looked up and scowled angrily Then he shook his fist at Sammy Jay. "You mischief maker.'" he growled, "I'll bring my gun and shoot I No Charm Like Good Voice. ' By Abigail Moore. I If you could choose one attribute of charm above all others you would be wise to select a sweet speaking voice. But do not think this Is solely a God given gift. Not every one may alng en tertainingly, but virtually anyone, may acquire a pleasing conversational -voice. . ' First teat your voice. Hay, pausing between sentences, "I am going now and I may neVer aee you again." Then, "Oh, there you are.'" and "Will you come and It beside me?" Note carefully, first. whether the tone Is pitched either too high or too low; secondly, whether the Intonation Is melodious or monotonous, and, thirdly, whether the words are clearly approached and rounded. To Improve upon the conditions you find, remember that they probably are due to carelesM habits which must be overcome by constant practice. Most feminine voices, owing to ner vous tension, are pitched too high. Be lax the throat muscles and project the tones out of the opnncd mouth with force directed enough to carry them straight to the listener. Aim your tones, as it were. Note the regularity and depth of your breathing. This has everything to do with the carrying power of tho voice and Its quality. Remember that right thinking must necessarily Invest the voice with beauty and evil thinking with a discordant note. Once you have determined upon the pitch your voice should have, practice making each tone vibrant, giving it Its full timbre (which does not mean trem olo), and then by running up and down the scale with "Oh" and "Ah," practice for smoothness. Although there are scores and scores of different voice sounds and the voice Is capable of great range, the majority of persona speak within afl -range of three or four tones. which makes their voices monotonous. Tral.i yourself to enunciate clearly. Slur neither the first letter nor the last. '.', j ! - fmfUr ' ft ' yfajt Marguerie Clark, who appeals for clever enunciation. and think particularly of pronouncing the vowels. Train your ear to notice other voices, that you tnay better criti cise your'own. fruit Is smooth skinned and contains an unusuat amount of sugar. The San Dlmas Lemon association is shipping a car a day at present, and this will be doubled In a short time. Woodmen Have Claw. Hood, River. Or., Dor. 3. The W. O. W. lodge of this city Initiated 20 can didates last night. A banquet was served at the conclusion of the Initia tory ceremonies. Several visiting Wood men of The Dalles were present. The local lodge has a membership of 176. New congress, but the currency pother will go right on. Just tho same. you one of these days! Yes, sir, that's Just what I'll do!" But Sammy didn't mind this at all. He knew that Farmer Brown's boy had no gun with him this time, and so he flew right down just over his head and screamed at him and called him names to his heart's content. Farmer Brown's boy Jumped to his feet, for he knew that It was no longer of the least bit of use to try to steal up to the pond. He threw a pine cone at Sammy, and, of course, this made Sammy angrier than ever. He told everybody within hear ing Just whut he thought of Farmer Brown's boy, and there wasn't a thing that Farmer Brown's boy could do about it. So he shrugged his shoulders" and walked over to paddy's dam. Then he gave a low whistle of surprise. There out in the pond was Paddy's new house! It hadn't been there 'when Farmer Brown's boy had found the pond. And there was Paddy's canal and the stumps of all the trees Paddy had cut. Farmer Brown's boy no longer wondered who had made the pond. He knew. "I think I'll have a Beaver skin one 1 of these fine days," said he. "I'll set' some traps by and by. Yes. sir, I think ' I'll have a Beaver skin one of these fine ! days!" I "You'll have to be smarter than you've ever been yet!" screamed Sammy Jay I But Farmer Brown's boy took no notice. ' You, see, he didn't understand what ' Sammy said. How tp Detect the Alum Baking Powder "Which are the alum baking powders; how can I avoid them unless they are named?" asks a housekeeper. Here is one way: take the can of a low priced powder in your hand and read., the ingredient clause upon the back label. The law requires that it the powder contains alum that fact must be there stated. If you find one of the ingredients named alum, or sul phate of aluminum, you have found an alum baking ponder. There is another and a better way. You don't have to know the names of the alum powders. Use Royal Baking Powder only; that assures you a cream of tartar powder, and the purest and most healthful baking powder beyond question. Next story: "Farmer Brown's Boy Does a Mean Thing." ORANGES SWEET THIS YEAR, REPORTS POMONA' s 1 Pomona, Cal., Pec. 3. The orange packing season opened today, and from I now on the golden fruit will be moved I rapidly. j Nearly a normal crop will be shipped anouie quality was never better. The v. .n SAKERPS COCOA. Is Good Cocoa Of fine quality, made from carefully selected high-grade cocoa beans, skilfully blended, prepared by a per fect mechanical process, without the use of chemicals or dyes. It contains no added potash, possesses a delicious natural flavor, and is of great food value. Booklet oj Choice Recipes sent free Waltfer Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. Ii-.. 'D k "J 1 r Established 1780 Hi 'III. .0. "'I,, If You Value Your Child's Eyesight You will provide him with a good oil lamp, Scientists agree that an oil light is best for study- nig ana rcaumg. The MS) Lamp U bestV V use 1 vPv gives a soft mellow light An ideal light for the home circle. Scientifically constructed. No Blare: no flicker. Easy to lieht and care ior. Ask to sec it at your dealers. Standard Oil Company . ' (California) Portland 3X3nnooc