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Yemen If Back Hurts Flush Kidneys I È EMEN, an Independent country of A rabia, across the low er end of th e n arrow Red sea from th e Ita lia n colony o f E ritre a , is the la te st land to e n te r Into tre a ty rela tions w ith Italy. As a resu lt th e likeli hood Is seen of the peaceful p e n e tra tion of so u th w estern A rabia by Ita l ian Influence. T h is reign, like all o th e r p a rts of A rabia, w as u n d er a t le a st nom inal T u rk ish control before th e g reat w a r; b u t since It has co n stitu ted an Ima- m ate, un d er the rule of th e A rab Imam Yahya ben M uham m ad ben Ilam id al Din, who ru le s from Sabia. Yemen h as the d istin ctio n and th e good fo r tu n e to be one o f th e few p a rts of A rabia th a t a re of ag ric u ltu ra l Im por tance. U nder a stab le governm ent It would have an Im portant com m ercial fu tu re . T h e B ritish p ro te c to ra te of Aden is one of th e chief o u tle ts fo r Its produce. Y em en's A.merican fam e re sts p rin cipally upon th e fa m iliar nam e of an alm ost d eserted city. Mocha, through w hich coffee no longer comes, w here deb ris c lu tte rs the stre e ts, w here only m osques rem ain Intact. Coffee still is a m ajo r crop of Ye men, but It Is exported largely through H odelda. and in even g re a te r q u an tity via Aden, po rt of the B ritish pro te c to ra te to th e south, w hich today Is th e com m ercial neck of th e Red sea bottle. O rd er coffee In Yemen, how ever, and you will not re p e a t th e experim ent. F o r th e A rab ian s of coffee-land p re fe r th e husks to th e berries, and the brew th erefrom has been com pared to h o t barley w ater. To th e occidental mind th is concoction affords n e ith e r flavor o r stim ulus. T he Y em enite looks elsew here for a stim u la n t—to k hat. T h e w orld know s alm ost nothing about k h a t O ur scientific books a re n early silent on th e subject. T ra v e l e rs who ought to have observed Its uses w rite from h eresay and usually w ith th e m ost am azing Ignorance. T h ere a re even E u ro p ean s In th e Ye men, whose se rv a n ts have chew ed k h a t every day of th e ir lives, w ith so little know ledge of n ativ e life and custom s th a t a fte r y ears of residence they a s k : “ Why, w h at Is khatT W e never h eard o f It." Y et no Yemen event Is com plete w ithout Its presence, and no Yemen A rab— m an. woman o r child— passes a day If he can help It w ithout th e aid of a t least a few leaves of th e precious k h at. Y 1201 G e n e v a A ve. S A N F R A N C IS C O , C A L IF . MUDDY OILY SKIN I I quickly improved and usually cleared entirely if properly treated with Resinol FOR Coughsdue t0 Colds B O S C H E E ’S SYRUP* S U C C E S S F U L F O R SO Y E A R S A t all D r u g g i s t s CALIFORNIA DIRECTORY H O TEL CECIL A POPULAR PRICE HOTEL OF DISTINCTION Main S treet between Sixth and Seventh Khat Is T h e ir Stimulant. Phone Faber 3840 LOS ANGELES 700 ROOMS 300 room s w ith o u t b a t h ........ 11.60 200 room s w ith p riv a te to ile t $2.00 200 room s w ith p riv a te b a th $2.60 Good Garage Facilities HOTEL ROOSEVELT P E S V A N T - P A R I o n COACH I.INK S 3*1 M arai-t St.. S a n F r» n ri» c n • r i t n S u K rxnel.en to PORTLAND B « t n m $24.75 SEATTLE B e iu r a $31.50 H e m lo c k IRTI rU A M T rr n e w s y •mMwsr n1 HOTEL WILTSHIRE, San Francisco I Stock ton S t , r e » r tJalon Square. S a u e r SHI H A R R T B o YLK M anager yntalde room s e l - h hat.li, B-'<J a in g .e, % V) double. Juart rr...m« w ltn b a th . 12. iS a ln a le. CAS don ble. B r e a k f a s ts Me. Me, Me; U ln a e r s a le ; S a n d s , 11 » SELIG BROS., San Francisco Who lesale T sim re la v e o a r Vocal d e a le r t a k e p o o r m e a s u r e f o r e ’ S a tis f a c tio n G u a r a n te e d * ’ A L L -W O O L S U IT . P r ic e s to s u i t y o u r p u re e . K ( P r e p a r e d by t h e N a tio n a l G e o g ra p h ic S o ciety . W a s h in g to n . D. C .) MERTES REMEDY CO. G arag e n e x t door. s h a t B u t le t t h e g o o d o ld c o r n a d o r n T h e h ills o u r f a th e rs tro d ; S till le t u s, f o r H is g o ld e n c o r n , S e n d u p o u r t h a n k s to G o d ' — W h ittie r. i T h ree W ise Mon of Yemen. Is your stomach out of order? Indi gestion, Gas, Heartburn, Bloating, Sick headache, Sour stomach, or similar distress caused by disordered stomach. Then try DYJEST, the most wonderful stomach remedy known. Send us 60 c stamps or coin, we will send you DYJEST, post paid any where. S A N F R A N C IS C O 'S N E W FINE MOTEL A U T H O R IT IE S a g re e th a t a n T v excess o f u ric acid is p ri m arily d u e to fa u lty k id n ey ac tion. R e te n tio n o f th is toxic m a terial o ft^ n m ak es its p res en ce felt b y sore, p a in fu l jo in ts, a t i r e d , l a n g u i d feeling a n d , so m etim es, toxic back ach a a n d h ead ach e. T h a t th e k id n e y s a ra n o t fu n c tio n in g rig h t is o fta n sh o w n by s c a n ty o r b u rn in g p assa g e o f sec re tio n s. T h o u sa n d s a ss ist th s ir k id n e y s a t su c h tim e s b y th e u se o f D o a n '» P ills — a s t i m u l a n t d i u r e t i c . D o a n ’s a re rec o m m e n d e d by m an y local p eo p le. Aak y o u r n e ig h b o rl SANDW ICHES YOUR STOMACH Every room w ith b a th or ahow or. 12. O j to (Lie. E x c e t• U ric A c i d C iv e t R ite to M a n y U n p U a ta n t T ro u b let. (lid. 1SST. W u » i« ra N a w a p a p a r U n io n I W hen y o u r k idneys h u r t an d y our b ack feels sore, d o n ’t get sc a re d and p ro ceed to load y o u r stom ach w ith a lo t o f d ru g s th a t excite th e kidneys a n d I r r ita te th e e n tire u rin a ry tra c t. K eep y o u r k id n ey s clean like you k eep y o u r bow els clean, by flushing th e m w ith a m ild, h a rm le ss sa lts w hich h elps to rem ove th e body's u rin o u s w a ste an d stim u la te th em to th e ir norm al activ ity . T h e fu n ctio n o f th e k id n ey s Is to A lter th e blood. In 24 h o u rs they s tr a in from It 500 g ra in s o f acid and w aste, so we can read ily u n d e rsta n d th e v ita l im p o rta n c e of keeping tho k id n ey s active. D rin k lo ts o f good w a te r—you c an ’t d rin k too m u c h ; also g e t from any p h a rm a c ist a b o u t fo u r ounces of Ju d S alts. T a k e a tablesp o o n fu l In li g lass o f w a te r b efo re b re a k fa s t each m orn in g fo r a few d a y s a n d y o u r k id n e y s m ay th e n a c t fine. T h is fam ous s a lts Is m ade from th e acid o f g rap es an d lem on Juice, com bined w ith Uthla, an d h a s been used fo r y e a rs to help clean an d stim u la te clogged k id n e y s; also to n e u tra liz e th e ac id s In th e sy stem so th e y a re no lo n g er a source o f Irrita tio n , th u s o fte n relieving b la d d e r w eakness. J a d S a lts Is In ex p en siv e; ca n n o t in j u r e ; m ak es a d elig h tfu l efferv escent llth la -w a te r d rin k w hich everyone sh o u ld ta k e now a n d th en to help keep th e ir k id n ey s clean a n d active. T ry t h i s ; also k eep up th e w a te r d rin k in g , a n d no d oubt you will won d e r w h a t becam e o f y o u r kidney tro u ble an d backache. I <The Kitchen Cabinet T oo M uch “A cid ? ” oooooooooooSooooocoooooooo D rink P le n ty of W a te r and T ake I G lasa of S alta B efore Break- j fa a t O ccasionally 30c & 90c oocooocococooooxx>Dooooooo I W hen th e E uropean Is w eary he calls for alcohol to revive h im ; when he Is Joyful he ta k e s wine, th a t he may have m ore Joy. In like innnner th e C hinese woos his “ w hite lady." the poppy flower, th e Indian chew s bhang. and th e W est A frican seek s su rcease In kola. K h a t Is m ore to th e Yemen A rab th a n any of th ese to Its devotees. It Is no n a r cotic. wooing sleep, b u t a stim u lan t, like alcohol. U nlike alcohol, it con ceals no demon, b u t a fairy . T h e k h at e a te r will tell yon th a t when he follows th is fairy It tak es him Into re gions overlooking paradise. H e calls th e plnnt th e “ flower of p arad ise." C atha edulis, a s th e plnnt Is known botanically. grow s to some e x te n t in A byssinia, hut It is cu ltiv ated chiefly In th e m ountains of th e Yemen In te rio r beh'nd Aden. T he w ord k h at Is said to be derived from a n o th er A rabic word, kut, m eaning su sten an ce or re viving principle, and refera to th e m ost salien t p roperty of th e plant, th a t of ex altin g th e sp irits and su p p o rtin g the bodily stren g th , u n d er ex tra o rd in a ry conditions, of one who ea ts Its leaves. T he research es of A lbert B e ltte r o f th e U niversity of S trassb u rg , seem to show th a t Its ac tiv e principle Is an alkaloid In the form of c ry stals, very b itte r and o d o r-' less. Along th e steep, te rra c ed slopes of th e m o u n tain s betw een T alz and Yeritn you will find the smnll p la n ta tions o f th e k h a t farm er. Not till you have clim bed n e a rly 4,000 feet will you see th e first one, and when you reach 6,000 feet you will have passed th e last. V arieties and C ultivation. B okharl Is th e sw eetest of all k h at nnd by fa r th e m ost expensive. T he supply Is so lim ited th a t It Is never seen except am ong the richest m er ch a n ts of Zebide, Ibb, T alz and Sanaa. T he com m onest kind is M oquarl, which grow s In th e d istric t of M akntra, about fo u r d ay s’ cam el ride from Aden, and moss o f th e 2,500 cam el loads of k h a t w hich rench Aden In th e course of a y e a r Is of th is variety. K h at cu ltivation Is sim ple. T he plnnt b ears n e ith e r flowers nor seeds, but Is grow n from cuttings. A fter the fa rm e r h as flooded his field till th e soil has absorbed Its utm ost of w ater, he covers It w ith goat droppings and allow s It to “ripen" fo r a few days. T hen he bu ries the cu ttin g s In shallow holes from 4 to 6 feet a p a rt, w ith sp ace enough betw een th e row s for pick ers to pass. B ut th e Yemen cow nnd th e sad-eyed cam el, w hose maw Is never filled, have n nice ta s te In k h at cu ttin g s, nnd to discourage th ese m a ra u d e rs th e form er covers each hill w ith th o rn tw igs and spiny cactus leaves. A t the end of a y e a r th e young sh ru b s nre tw o feet high w ith a th ick ly sp read green foliage 18 Inches In d iam eter. Behold now th e farm er go ing o u t Into th e dawn of each m orning to gaze a t h is field and th e sky In th e hope of seeing the p o rte n ts o f harv est tim e. On a m orning th e a ir Is thick w ith bulbuls, sparrow s, w eaver birds, sh rilly clam oring. T hey rise and fall upon his p lants, picking a t th e tender- e s t leaves. “Allah be p r a is e d !” cries th e sim ple farm er, “ th e leaves are sw eet and rip e for th e m a rk e t.” And now he calls his women and the w ives of his neighbors to th e crop- picking. U nder a bow er of Jasm ine vines, w ith plum es of th e sw eet-sm ell ing rehan In th e ir tu rb an s, th e farm er nnd his cronies g ath er to drink k lsh ar from tiny cups and sm oke the hubbuk, w hile the womenfolk brin g them arm fuls o f th e freshly cut k h a t leaves. W h at a Joyous tim e It Is fo r all the v illag e; fo r alw ays th e farm er dls- j trib u te s th e whole o f his first crop \ am ong his neighbors. M a r k e tin g In Aden. In Aden th e a rriv a l o ^ 't h e khat cam els Is looked fo rw ard to as th e ch ief dally event. W hen they arrive. about noon, th e m ark et Is filled w ith a restless, yelling mob. B edlam has broken loose, but It is a m erry, good- n a tu re d bedlam . A fter th e k h a t Is w eighed on th e governm ent scales and duly taxed. It is divided Into bundles th e th ickness o f a m an ’s forearm . T hen th e sellers m ount tab les and su ctio n It off. In an hour th e place is all b u t de- serted and th e foot-m arked, earth en floor litte re d w ith d<-brls. Now come th e venders o f firewood and all th e despised castes, like scavengers, to buy th e refu se for a few pic*. But out In the stre e ta m ay he seen hun- d reds happily w ending hom ew ard, a bundle o f th e precious leav cs* u n d er each arm , th e ir Jaw s w orking and th e ir eyea full of a delicious content. It Is close on to noon, nnd you will not see them again u n til a fte r tw o o'clock. f*> - | | l I : j j \ J j j T he appetizing flavor of anchovies adds much to th e enjoym ent of many dishes and esp ecial ly sandw ich fill ings. Anchovy, F i s h a n d E g g S and wiches. — Finely mince half-a-pound of cold boiled fish (about one cupful), packed solidly. Add tw o hard cooked eggs finely chopped six anchovies skinned nnd chopped, one-half medi um -sized beet chopped fine. Mix th o r oughly, season w ith salt and pepper. Finely chop crisp w ater cress, udd to one-half cupful of m ayonnaise. Spread thinly siloed w hite bread w ith d ress ing, cover h alf th e slices w ith the fish m ixture, cover w ith the rem aining slices, p ress to g eth er and cut Into triangles. G arnish w ith stuffed olives and pearl onions ai ranged urouud the olive slices. C aviar Sandw iches.—r u t the cav iar Into a shallow dish, ndd m ayonnaise until of a cream y consistency—about a tablespoonful. Add th e Juice of half a lemon nnd a teaspoonful of g rated onion. S pread th in slices of w hite bread w ith the ca v ia r and un equal num ber w ith m ayonnaise. I’u t to geth er In pairs, p ress lightly, cut into narrow strip s and brush lightly w ith b u tter. A rrange on a w ire broiler and to a st to a light brown. Roman S andw iches.—Finely mince cold broiled sm oked fish—th ere should be one cu p fu l—add one teaspoonful of anchovy paste, or th re e anchovies pounded to a p a s te ; add one ta b le spoonful of mnde m u stard , one te a spoonful o f vinegar from the pickled onion b o ttle and ju s t enough m ayon naise dressin g to m oisten. Use as a filling betw een slices of brend spread w ith salad dressing. Cover h alf of th e slices w ith th e m ixture and the rem aining h a lf w ith lettu ce leaves, spread lightly w ith m ayonnaise. P u t to g eth er in p a irs and cut into t r i angles. Mock C rab Sandw iches.—T ak e one cupful o f g rated cheese. Rub the yolk of a hard cooked egg through a sieve, add salad dressing w ith th e cheese nnd work to a paste. Use as a filling betw een crisp saltin es o r very thinly sliced rye bread. Candy. D uring th e long w in ter evenings the whole fam ily enjoy n dish of hom e m ade candles. Chocolate Fudge. —T ak e one cupful each of b r o w n su g ar and w hite, one-third of a cup ful of corn sirup, two tablespoon fills of b u tte r, and one- liulf c u p f u l of m ilk ; add a sq u are or tw o of g rated chocolate, boil to the soft ball stuge and cool In the pan. S tir until cream y, th en pat out in a w ell-but tered pan to chill. C ut Into squares before It g ets too hard. P ean u t B rittle.—T h is Is a candy well liked by the young folks. But th e older ones m ust bew are of tooth fillings. Roll o r chop th e p ean u ts or leave them whole If desired. M elt a cupful or two of su g ar in a smooth om elet pan o r frying pan and when well m elted, but not too brown, s tir In the p eanuts, add a hit of soda and salt and pour out quickly In a lurge greased pan to cool. B reak Into pieces when cool. D ivinity Fudge.— Boll to g eth er until b rittle two cupfuls of sugar, one h alf cupful of corn sirup, th ree-fo u rth s of a cupful of w ater. Let th is boll until a drop in cold w a te r becom es brittle. B eat the w hites o f two eggs, then pour over th is boiling hot siru p very slow lly, beating all the while. Flavor, add one cupful of nuts. F our Into a greased pan or drop by spoonfuls on a baking sheet. Panocha.—T ak e th re e cupfuls of light brown sugar, one cupful o f milk, one teaspoonful of b u tte r; boll to the so ft ball stage. T ak e from th e fire, add one teas;>oonful of vanilla. -Cool, then beat thick, adding a cupful of | w alnut m eats. H ealth Bread.— Cover one cupful of seedless raisin s w ith w ater, bring to a boll, then d rain. D issolve one te a spoonful of soda In one cupful of so u r milk, add one-half cupful each of corn meal, flnnr, one cupful of graham flour, one-fonrth cupful of su g a r and one-half teaspoonfnl of salt. S tir In the ra isin s and h a lf All one- pound baking pow der cans. 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L o u is Minority Rule One m an o u t of every th ree Is now a m otorist, leaving th e o ther tw o to wish they hnd been born kangaroos.— Boston T ra n sc rip t. D EM A N D “ B A Y ER ” A SPIR IN T ako T a b le ts W ithout F e a r If You See th e S afety “ Bayer Croee.” W arn in g ! U nless you see th e nam e ’B ayer” on package o r on ta b le ts you a re not g ettin g th e genuine B ay er A spirin proved safe by m illions an d prescribed by physicians for 20 years. Say “B ayer” when you buy A spirin. Im itations m ay prove dangerous.—Adv. If a man feel It In his bones It Is a p t to he rheum atism . I f a penniless man has now here else to go he should go to work. Broadcasts Good News W h ittier, C alif —“Dr. P ierce’s Fa vorite P rescrip tio n and th e 'G olden M edical D iscovery’ have been used In our fam ily off and on for s long tim e and th ey have al w ays given us en tire satisfactio n . I have tak en the 'F a vo rite P re sc rip tio n ’ and so haa my m other. It waa a w onderful benefit to us. I th in k It h as no equal. ”My fa th e r alw aya took th e 'Golden M edical Discovery* w hen he felt rundowii, and it never failed to build up hie g eneral h ealth In a very abort tim e."—Mre. J. 8. H llyard, 113 8 W h ittie r Ave. If your d ruggist Is out of th e “Medi cal D iscovery" o r “ P rescrip tio n .” send 6S cen ts to Dr. P ierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for s package o t th e tablets. . - --- -- --- -» W. N. U., San F rancisco, No. 4-1927. **_