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RED CROSS CHEER IN SOLDIERS' HOSPITALS Cretonne Curtains, Pianos and . Phonographs Remarked By Writer. By J. r. LAN'MCR "At dreary i hospital." It's an often heard statement, orig inating probably with anmeona whoa father or muther or baby hud luln Id hospital tor day somoono who experience had stamped on hit mint) forever t picture of white, plulo bed; white, plult) room; white, tllent corrl don deserted by nil but while-clad, tllent nurses. There are many inch. Motpltali now are being established by the tcore, Initltutlont of the Uni ted States public health service which art to care for the formor service men who need medical or suntlcul atten tion. Some of the patient! will make short ttuyt. Some will be there years. Many are tuberculosis wreck ed, with none too much Joy In life ahead at best. The public health service has a full sited task on Its hands In actual medi cal and surgical work. There must be something more If these institutions tome of them here In the Northwest, at Tacoma, Boise, Fort Townsend r different from the "-.capitals too many of us have known. The Red Cross Is that something more, t learned that when I went out to the old Cushman Indian school, now a new public' health service hospltul. The buildings were old and alteration work had progressed Just fur enough to pormlt of the reception of forty-odd patients who couldn't be crowded Into the older Institutions; paint was lack ing everywhere. It looked dreary enough to be t hospital. Then 1 found the Rod Cross build ing, headquarters for the social service workers assigned to the Institution. I found the recreation hall cretonne curtained, equipped with piano, phono grnphs, books.' and furniture which wasn't while ami muarrf. I found it fllluil wit!) "wulkliiK 'uu" llnliiilni: to Ted Wlllluint' Juts Hand and Al Jolsun. 1 went with tlm II ml Cross workers lo boys who two yearn itRii were flelil lug men bat who now spend duy and iilijlil In bed. They were not nurses' lll; thoy were Hie talks of friend. 1 saw the auditorium; the motion pie ture machine from Hie iiallnnul Itnl Cross; books, mimic, nice HiIiiks lo I'll I. magiulues, tub. id o, from the oc tl iliiiplor of the ort'utiUullon, I auw a strange thing -hospital patients who nil were happy. After all, they really don't need to be "as dreary as a hospital." THE AMERICAN PEACE TIME Qjfc IrV. MA p Wk Boys tnd girls who learn early to take 'proper care of their teeth, throats, eyes, esrt and stomachs, have made a long step toward healthy manhood and womanhood. Through Its public health and nursing serv ices, the Anierl'uu Ited Cross alms eventually to retch all school children with teachings regarding disease per veullou and huulth promotion. Here's a school nurse treating t I'ttle girl for sore mouth, at the same time Im planting a valuable lesrou In teeth brushing and proper diet. , Measuring the Baby Red Cross AIiIk Mothers In Directing Proper ('ma and Attention for Children, RED COOLS nUSHtS AID IN explosion on wall street Ai'i'onllmt lo the superintendents of the llniv.l r)lii l null V olunteer liu.ipl tills of New Vork, tlm work of llie Ited Cross aller Ihu recent Wall street ex plosion prove I nl tint Invaluable. The explosion li.ipptmed nt noon on Hep lumber 111. Ited Cross ambulance units Willi Hume nf downtown houpl tabi tnd the pnllci) ileparlmeiit, were ou the scene In time b r first aid work. Hut Ihu principal activity of Hie Red Cross was to ar.tlsl the hospl tali to which the Injured were tuken. Before the afternoon hat passed 81 nurses had gone to aid the regular forces nt the Hrnntl sttect ond Volun leor hospltuls. Klghleen Ited Cross field directors usslstnl In hospitals and In compiling and furnishing In formation riiiicurnlng dnud and Injur ed. Urge uimnllllca of hospital sup piles and apparatus wure furnished, as well as fowl. Three ambulances and two trucks were on duty, sud tlirouch Hie Red Cross social servlre the mutter nf gutting tu toui h with the families of victims wus competently handled. Cross tins kept In constant touco with (ho f ii nil 1 lt of 8H0.000 soldiers sod tail ors and murine. This tervlca hat embraced almost everything from tup plying first aid lo teeing man through to a belter job than to aver hud before. When Disaster Comes. Last year In the United States, the Rod Croat aided morn than 90,000 vlrilmi of flood, tire, tornado or other unavoidable dltasttr lo HO Itrlcktn communities. . r!HE AMERICA KED CKU55 IN.C 3 PEACE TIME to Tstehlng Pint Aid i3i The Red Crost Remembtrt. 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Strttf No. and City. Tstephon (ft till, tr MtClim N.pip.r trnSlcait ) Jack IIihIoii emerged from the tent nd threw himself down on the pint needles beside Tom. "Where' Court r he asked. "Chasing a aklrtl" Tm' trolce held Uiler dlxijutt. "It's the limit. Here we fclloss.come up here nn a rnini lug trip and (he first thing Court does Is tn full for a pretty face slaying over nt Hi hotel. It' plarlng Hi deuce with mir plant." "Itlglito," returned .lack, chucking a pine cone Into the hike, Ter hed nle, we should now he catching black bass on l.ot lxm pond." "The funny of It Is," mused Tom, "the Indy In question turns an Iceberg shoulder on Court. 1 happened over nn the steamer deck and, take It from me, the has no us fur him." Jack sat up quickly. "All the more reason that we tlmuld nip It In the bud heforo he't emlttcn beyond hope." "Listen here, boy, What'l the first thing a man object to In a pretty woman?" "Her belonging to aotnehofljr elsel" replied Tom promptly. 'Trciuckly, old top. Sums with t woman. Khe want to think the' the first and only. Now bark lo my lllllr schema. You put Court wise 1on'l tell him how you get the Information that Isn't necessary to the fact that the beautiful girl Js eiigniji'd. (let It? Kngagcd. Only It would spoil her good timet up here If the men got wise. For my end of It, I'll hint to Miss Wil li (list Court I not what he seems. that he ha never got over a youthful love affair. Rllll hives the fair hand that guv him the mitten. Get mer "I get yon," wild Tom, "hut why do you drnw the pleasant end of Itf And how," he continued suspiciously, "do you know her name, and how can you manage a conversation with hert" "Well," tnld Jack, tllghtly embar rassed, "I happen to have met the girl she's slaying wllh, Rally Put ton Our canoes buni-d and oh, I'll man sie all rlKht. Only, for the lova of I'ele, left be speedy about It or we'll be too lute wllh our assistance I" Few tcheniert find their opportuni ties lying to neatly In wait at did Totn and Jork when they paddled over to (he hotel that evening, apparently lured by the aeductlve strains of the three-piers' orchestra playing for the weekly hop. First they spied Oourt leaning against a veranda pillar, glu ing morosely at a thin young moon. Then on the lawn they descried Mir iam Willis In the mldit of a little group of men. "DiMit- It, Tom," cried Jock, "over to Court, and, to long a you're In It at all, go In strong. I'll wait my chance wllh Miss Willis." Twenty minutes later, Torn hod auc ceeded In reaching the point he de- tlred In hit conversation wllh Court "She't tome looker I" ha wat stylng diplomatically. Then he set oft his bomh. "Her fiance It a lucky man I" Even In the dnrknes Tom could feel Court's piercing glance. "Mis Wil lis enRiiged?" "Oh, yuan and years three yenrtl" Tom threw It off casually, Then, gnniled by Court' silence, he elaborat ed. "She's keeping It dark up here for varlout reasons but she' really absolutely lufiitunted wllh him." "Look here, old chnp" Court'i voice sounded strangely broken "did she the didn't get you to tell me all thltr "No oh, no." Tom retreated In alarm. "Only It Boomed a tf you ought to know," Tom felt Court' hand gripping hit shoulder. "Thank, Tom," he said. "You've been a genuine friend," Then Tom found himself alone, Tom gaied after him doubtfully. In terfering with love'a young dream by George, he dhln't know about It. Then his spirits rose. Tomorrow at Oil time their tenta would be pitched on Lost I,oon pond, - Meanwhile Jack, after a terle of successful maneuver which afterward he recalled with pride, succeeded In rounding up Sully Dalton, having a dnnco with her, getting an Introduc tion to Miriam Willis, suggesting to the hitter that they alt out a dance ou ihc veranda. Then, nfter a few remnrk on the beauty of the night and the numerou -ness of the atnrs, Jnck adroitly Intro duced the subject of Court, "Poor Court !" he said, "he trios eo hard to enjoy himself. That affair a fow yaara ngo. Ho's never got over HI" "Indeed I How Interesting!" and Miriam' cool voice was mora than merely polite, "Do tell me about It," "Well, It er seems the glcl Jilted him. But he never itopped loving her. Says ho never will. Unusual, Isn't IU" "Very I" returned Miriam dryly, a one who wishes to Imply that her ex perience with men has been far other wise. "Does ho know you are telling me this?" "Oli, no!" and Jack's voice was shocked. "He's very sensitive about It never hns mentioned her name. He simply goes to pieces a whenever he speaks of It." Miss Willis seemed to have lost In terest and was drawing her scarf about her shoulders, "These August nights," she murmured, "are to chilly. I believe I will go In. Some time later Jack and Tom met In high feather, The orchestra was through with "Good Night, Ladle" tnd tht veranda and walk wert atw- ly emptying. "All over, boy," chuckled Tom, "And no mora skirts la ours I llelgbo, start at dawn for Lost Loon pood. Can't yon feel that three pounder on our Hist, Jack, what' tliatr What wss It Indeed? Silhouetted tgalntt Hit whltene of the boat souse by Hit landing atood I familiar figure tnd In hit arma girl. Tom and Jack ttupped short In their tracks and before they recovered from their astonishment tnitrhe of Conner mtlon not Intended for anyone' over hearing cam to their ear. "My darling girl, lo think wt let t silly quarrel spoil our hspplncitl And you hsvt considered yourself engaged to me Just the tain ever since I" I "Hut how did yoa know, Court?" "Tom told m. Very decent of him. I never let on thtt I chose this lakt because I had heard yoa were to b here I And until tonight yod wouldn't even speak to ma I" "Hut I couldn't belltva yoa wert la earnest. Why, w owe everything to these two dear boyt. When I heard how faithful you had been oh, Court, if It hadn't been for them I should bnv gone away In the morning and never have knowo I But bow" At (hit point Tom and Jack succeed ed In backstepplng to the veranda ttep, where they tot down weakly. Mie was here on purpose I" "If it hadn't been for utT "Next time Court tlart on a camp ing trip and tuggesta the place" "Next (line Court starts on a trip, old boy," Interrupted Jack, "wt won't be going along. You'll b throwing old shoes tnd rice, while I I" Jack paused and gated thoughtfully at Hit stars. "Yea, you, go on. What will yoa he doing?" egged on Tom, gloomily. "I'll be consoling the maid of honor," finished Jnck cheerfully. HAVE BRAINS AND USE THEM RtU Exhibit Inttlllgsnee In Many Wty Hsw Thty Sometlms Ob. tain Food Supplies, Rnts sre well known to be highly In telligent anlmoli. although to the on unfumlllar with their customs thlt may teem due to their wariness In regard tn traps and their boldness and courage In combat. Besides these traits, many others have been noted. Stories srt told of ship rats that, while gnawing through Hie woodwork of t ship, al ways stop before they completely per forate the side. The manner In whlcb they transport eggs to their burrow I nioul surprls Ing, says the New York Tiun-. Ho i well, In his book, "The Itm. k case In which a number uf iv, n-.e currkd from the top of a house lo Hie bottom by two rat devoting them selves to each egg, and alternately passing It down to each other at every step of the staircase. Itats will uot only convey eggs from the top of the house to the bottom, but also from bot tom to top. The mala rut places him self on hi forcpaws, with hi bend downward, and rulBlng up hla hind leg and catching the egg between them pushe It up to the female, who stands on the ftcp above, and aecuroa It with her forepaw till he Jumps up to her, and this process I repeated from step to itep till the top I reached, A writer In the Quarterly Review de scribes an Instance aboard ship where in egg wero continually being stolen from the storeroom, Having laid In a fresh stock of eggs, the captain tat down In a position that commanded a view of the ergs and waited. Before long, to his great astonishment, ha taw t number of rat approach, form I line from hi egg basket to their hole and hand the eggs from oue to another in their fore paw. Their long, narrow tall may seem of no use to many people, but they have proved very valuable In procuring food, Rat have been known to help them selves to oil by holding on to some con. venlent support by the aide of the hot tie and then dipping their tall Into "tht oil and pass It to others. Treasure for Aquarium, There waa added not long ago to the aquarium at Calcutta a gigantic crab, about two feet In diameter across It shell and having legs three feet long, which had been captured In a drag net tn the Indian ocean about a tulle from the shore and at a depth ot 45 fathoms. After being placed In a large tank It devoured the fish and smaller crustaceans that were It fel low prisoners, and later In the evening surprised Ita keeper and visitors by emitting a white prosphorescent light, strangely Illuminating the gloomy cor ner wJiiNre It had concealed Itself be tween twi Pael.lo Gulf Stream. The Pacific '.hi' It own "gulf stream," which v 1 ca,le' 1,18 ,aPan current, and It Is' formed In the sama way. The trade vvlnds, blowing from the tropics, bank up .the warmed ocean waters In tlie Yellow .sea (correspond ing to our Gulf of MiwV-o), snd thenca they pour out betwee JPn and For-j mosa, the stream thii formed pass ing south of tha Aleutian cruoln, along the nouthern const oi' AlastK.. and down the west coast of Horth Amfflca. Hen'ce It comes about tftat the whole sou'ihern coast ot Alasl .tf ha a tm perate climate. It Is warmed by tiu) Japan current, ', j After Something Mew. I When hi mother told Jlmmle that It wa time to get ready' iot Sumlny school, the four-year-old ritasoner rld : "I am not going t SuTelay school any more, I know all abi rat It and I am going ont to the gnra ,p with fa ther and lenrn to be it gnra ge miiti."
