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SUCH IS LIFE ? 'One on Pop! By Charles Sughroe Fire Dance Rites May Be Forbidden Holy Synod Would Stop Pagan Ritual in Bulgaria. Sofia. ? In the little village of Vul garl, deep In the forest which extends from a few miles south of Burgas to the Turkish frontier, an amazing an nual ceremony which dates from pagan times took place recently. It Is now strangely combined with Christian ritual, but It Is performed in defiance of the Holy Synod. It was the festival of Sts. Constan tlne and Helena ; and upon that day every year several women of *41 small community known as the Nestlnnrkl ? dancers upon fire ? dance with bare feet upon red-hot embers, an act of self-mortification which brings fruit fulness and health to their village and friends, and yet, according to wit nesses, apparently causes them no pain. After a service In the village church which Is attended by all the villagers In their best clothes, three young men carry from the church an Ikon and oth er sacred symbols. Before them walks the master of ceremonies, Klro Kosta dlnoff, a man sixty-nine years old, swinging a censer. Klro leads across the village to another tiny church dedi cated to St. Constantine, the church Fine Travel Coat A flue trav.el cont for your vacation 1? a belg^' and brown herringbone tweed with n brown lenther belt. The Jnbot collar Is trlionied with natural lynx. The beige felt hat la trimmed with brown belting ribbon. Coat, hat and bog from Bergdorf-CJoodman. of the NestlnarkI, a dark place hung about with pictures of saints. The vil lagers crowd In after him. each bring ing a present for the church. Big Drum la Used. On the wall hangs a big drum, which Is taken from Its peg only upon this day each year; and by the drum, holding a burning candle, waits old Rnba Nuna, the "high priestess" of the NestlnarkI. At the door the vil lagers buy their slender cnndles, as they do In all orthodox churches, and light them from old liaha Nuna's till shadows dance on tlie walls. Then all emerge again. At a sign from Balm Nuna a man with the drum and another with the crude bagpipes common In Bulgaria strike up strange music. The NestlnarkI ? there were four at ,the recent ceremony ? dressed in black, their faces pale, begin to dance rhythmically, th^lr hands outstretched, chanting as they go. Faster and fast er goes the music and old Baba Nuna urges on the dancers till they are In a frenzy, though apparently oblivious of their surroundings. Suddenly the mu sic and dancing stop and the proces sion re-forins. winding its way from the village to^ a little valley where there Is a holy spring In a grove of ancient oaks. Here another service Is conducted by the village priest, while the people drink the wnter of the spring and eat unleavened bread. Dance on Glowing Embers. In the dusk the procession returns to the village square, where a great wood fire has been lit. As the flames die down the embers are spread, their glow giving the only light. The smell of Incense mingles with the acrid fumes of smoldering wood. On one side of the carpet of red embers stand the bearers of the Ikon and holy sym bols, on the other side the musicians, who now strike up their wild tunes again. Suddenly the NestlnarkI run for ward, take the holy symbols in their hands and dash upon the glowing em 1 bers with their bare feet, dancing as before, faster and faster, for ten or fifteen minutes, round and round, and finally twice across to describe the sign of the , cross. Then the music suddenly ceases, all -go (o the church a'jaln, the oldest Inhabitants first, and sit upon the floor to end the day's per formance with a holy feast. Vulgari Is the only village where this strange ceremony survives, though it used to be common to many villages '-of that region. Spectators nre not en 'coufagftd.' ThtB year" the ceremony vhas attracted so much, attention In the Bulgarian press ? the papers being no longer nble to fill their columns with political news since the establishment of the dictatorship ? that the Holy synod considers It time, to Intervene and Is considering what measures must be tnken to put u stop to such pagan rites. Tip About Soup ' Soup should never be used the some day ns made. If possible. Allow It to stand one night and all the flavorings will blend. ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame /Bode W> Bad light tense/ " Poor light, as driving at NIGHT OR WORKING WITH INSUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION, CAUSES THE MUSCLES TO BE.COME TENSE MUCH MORE LIGMT IS NEEDED THAN TME AVERAGE PERSON THINKS IS N6CfcSSA?V. Bathtubs L!l*% tman one HOM? ACCIDENT ?N IOO OC CURS PROM BATHTUBS. STAlRS, LADDERS, BURNS AND SURRERy' FLOORS ARB MOST DA NOP ROD* Prehistoric WEATHER By studying PRESERVED POLLEN OF ^ ANCIENT Tft6e$, t %\t CLIMATE l*OR THE LAST t5,000 YIAR* IS BEING DETERMINED. A MORAL CRUSADE By LEONARD A. BARRETT At last the public mind has become aroused at the Indecent element in the movies. Righteous Indignation tins ex pressed Itself In un mistakable terms. An organized cen sorship has been created which not only means busi ness, but will prove relentless In Its ef forts to clean tiie silver screen of Its Immoral pictures. For many years there was supposed to exist a censor ship for this very purpose, it mnde many promises but they were never fulfilled. Movies grew worse ami worse. Those that would not be tolerated In an American thea ter were sent to China and other for eign countries. The sole object of those who had charge of exporting these pictures seemed to have been the amount of money which the pic ture could earn. The educational and moral factor never entered their cal culations. It seemed that the produc All Around Athlete Anna 1'alusy.ek of Nassau college, not only is an accomplished shot-put- I ter but also Is an excellent sprinter and Jumper. She was selected as a I member of the Polish- American team to take part In the Polish Olympic games near Warsaw in August. era concluded that the public con science had been completely calloused, consequently their efforts to present the grotesque and Immoral became bolder nnd bolder. All of a sudden something happened. The mind of the public spoke. These producers were given something to think about. As one critic put It, "They've got It com ing to them." There are many channels through which the public conscience may speak. The most effective Is the one through which this protest has come, the organized forces of Christianity. Never In the history of modern times have the different divisions of organ ized Christianity spoken more earnest ly or unitedly on any moral Issue. The Itoman Catholic, the Jewish and the entire Protestant world have arisen In vigorous protest, saying you have gone far enough, you can go no farth er, we deelare a moratorium, or better still, n complete elimination of the Im moral picture. These Christian forces hold the balance of power. The pro ducers know that right well; so wo may soon expect better things for this part of our amusement program. Tho movlo may become an Important source of great good. I'erhnps that day Is near. Why not go further ? why not hav? a concerted action against the Immoral element In all our yellow Journalism, our cheap vaudeville shows, etc. Why not? When once the public conscience becomes aroused, something Is bound to happen ! C>, W*il?rn N?w*p?i>?r Union. Our V?nnmnui Snalc** This country's four venomous species Of anSkert nrfe the rattlesnake, the cop-, perhead, the coral and the moccasin. Home classifications will give as high as 27 different st>eeles that are poison ous but this list Includes 1ft different classes of rattlers which differ only In markings nnd localities In which they are found. <^fa<~f~ioUSQ,(\ofd ** Bij L\jdia Le Baron Walker A VOID making work for yourself. There are women, really compe tent, who make themselves more work than they need to. They get things done, but not In the easiest way. They employ more dishes when preparing food than they actually need. They surround themselves with extras when sewing, such as odd pieces of a pat tern not required at the time, and yet not folded aud put back as taken out, although known to be unwanted pieces, etc. We all know such persons If we are not our selves of the group. It Is worth taking some trouble to ac quire ways of do lug things easily, so some sugges tions are made to day. If, as soon ns a kettle or saucepan Is emptied of Its contents, it Is filled wun not water, If convenient. or cold, if not, It will be the work of but a mo ment or two to clean It later. It is even better to wash the container immedi ately. It will be hot from the stove, the food will not have had time to harden on edges, or the scum to stick, if there Is a scum. It can be washed clean in a JltTy, if done Immediately, and what a delight it is not to have an accumulation of pots and pans to wash after the dishes themselves have all been done. Sometimes these pots and pans seem the last straw. Try do ing them immediately, and note the difference in the task of cleaning up. Keeping "Cleared Up." When sewing avoid spreading the work about more than you can pos sibly help. If materials have to be got ten out, or laces, or notions, etc., don't let them stay out when what is want ed Iils been found and set aside. Iin mediate putting away seems part of the process of getting them out, In stead of a totally different bit of work, as it appears to be and really Is, when left until later on. Be sure whatever tipie you do put the things away, that p6 oddments are left out. You surely 'make work for yourself when you do. The entire process of taking out the box or drawer and putting It back must be gone through with. Avoid leaving things around. It is one of the commonest ways of making one's self work, and It Is a habit once fallen Into that Is very hard to break. To hear "Have you seen anything of my gloves" ? or whatever It Is, becomes annoying to the rest of the household. The loser feels annoyed with herself, and It often reacts In a quertilousness, until the family Is drawn Into n vor tex of discussion. It Is trouble saving as well as labor saving not to make extra work for one's self. Pronont I'leaRiiren. It Is a mistake to have one's expec tations of good things dim the enjoy ment of present ont-s. Or to let oppor tunities slip by for pleasure and hap piness, that come day by day. I re member hearing one elderly woman speak with regret of an opportunity she let slip when she was a young woman. She was privileged to be one of a party of relatives, a family going nbroRd, and who hoped that she would accompany them. The girl would pay her own way, but she would be able to be saved all expense of guides, couriers, lntemwtUira, etc., and she would be relieved of the bother of see ing to tickets, and all traveling prob lems, and have the companionship she dearly loved. In the days of her youth the details of travel were many more than In 19:14. Now there are various agencies to help lone travelers and tourists. Also the placard "English spoken" Is generally found in shops and pensions. The lady mentioned let the chance pass by, and never again did It present Itself, and never did she go to the places she would so have en joyed In England and Europe. ller? was the chance of her "today." <B. Boll Syndicate. ? WNU Sorvlco. He Stops Bleeding Dr. Lulgl Panearo, well-known phy sician of Sudbury, Ont., Canada, who recently announced he had discovered a fluid that stops bleeding, even from the major blood vessels. The develop ment, It was announced, followed two years of Intensive work In the phy sician's laboratory. King Tut'? Tomb King Tut-Ankh-Amen's burial place was actually composed of four sep arate rooms. The first, an ante chamber, measured about 12 by 24 feet; the second only 12 by 12 feet; the Inner tomb or burial chamber 12 by 20 feet; nnd the final one, about 12 by 15 feet. All the rooms were more than 10 feet In depth. Doctors Ponder on Odd Accident Case Albatiy, N. Y. ? A case described as one of the most unusual In med lenl history continues to puzzle sur geons here. Frederick MeCredle, a machinist, accidentally was struck on the head with a hammer by a fellow worker in Hlli.'i. Hp appeared to be unhurt. One month Inter, however, he was found wandering along the streets, unable to remember his Identity, or recognize Ids wife and children. Gradually his memory returned, hut ho discovered he bail forgotten his trade completely. Memorial to Paris Riots Victims 'I'll III Htntno of Xte. Oenevtevo linn Just boon plftcod on the slops of th# MiidolMhe In I'nrls ns a menriorlfil to the persons who worn killed In th? riot* that followed ?ipon the revelation of the Stnvlsky Men mini. 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Address orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 243 West Seven teenth street, New York City. IN OTHER WORDS The tired business man had been going "pretty regulurly to t lie prize tights, so his wife felt that It was only fair that he should devote one evening with her to the church inu Ricnle. He sat through it very pa tiently until the end, and then when the applause was enthusiastic, ho leaned to her with an :;!?? of alarm and said : "Vou don't mean to tell me they're going to go another round!" ? Indl anaiwdis News. Material Left Over A man sent a loupie of empty gas oline cans, with a sarcastic note, to a firm of motor manufacturers. ".Make me one of your famous cars with these," said the note. Next day the car was delivered. An accompanying note said: "What Hhall we do with the second tin?" His Adding Wn? Good ' had, 1 made a hundred In school today." "Fine, sonny. What study was It?" "Spelling and nrlthmetic. The teacher marked me f>0 In each."