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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1938 Smart Cushions From Odds, Ends By RUTH WYETH SPEARS 'T'HERE comes a letter from a reader ordering both of the sewing books offered below. She says, “I have to smile when peo ple tell me it does not pay to sew. Recently I had a regular spree of doing over the living room. I spent $10.35 for materials. The sewing machine and I did the rest. Here is what the ten thirty-five bought. New slipcovers for the davenport and two chairs, chintz curtains for three windows, a new ottoman and a lamp shade. The slipcover for the davenport alone would have cost fifteen dollars if made outside.” It now seems that there is a need for more color in the newly decorated living room. The cur- CLOSE cord win CORDING FOOT C BACKING^/ FOOT—. 4//"" BASTE TO [RIGHT SIDE PILLOW COVER tains are very gay but the new slipcovers rather neutral. Why not repeat some of the curtain col ors with bright cushions? A clever girl I know saves the good parts of old silk dresses and blouses and buys remnants of bright silks and ribbons for this purpose. Her pillows are always most profes sional looking. If contrasting pieces are joined, she uses cov ered cords in the seams and con trasting cordings and neat little frills around the edges to repeat the strongest tones in the room. In this way many different kinds of material may be brought into harmony. NOTE: You also may have smart slipcovers, curtains and dozens of things you have been wanting. Mrs. Spears' books have helped thousands of women. She tells you quickly with pictures the things it would take years to learn by old-fashioned methods. Her sewing sketches clear away all uncertainties both for the be ginner and the experienced sewer. Every page is packed with new ideas—all illustrated. Book 1— SEWING, for the Home Decora tor. Book 2—Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery. Books are 25 cents each. Order both books and get fascinating quilt leaflet free. Ad dress Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des- plaines St., Chicago, 111. NERVOUS? Do you feel so narrow you want to scream? Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold those decreet to you? i If your narree are on edge and you feel you need a good general system tonic, try Lydia £. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, i especially for women. I For orer 60 years one woman has told an other bow to go "smiling thru" with reliable Pinkham’s Compound. It helps nature build up more physical resistance and thw helps i quivering nerves and lessen discomforts annoying symptoms which often ao* company female functional disorders. why not give it a chance to help TOT?? Orer one million women have written in reporting wonderful benefits from Pinkham’s Compound. Knowledge and Wisdom Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.—Tennyson. lr/ou fiEaujl F lJ L ■' Natural ■ Looking FALSE TEETH LOimr PRim ; SEND NO MONEY AIL—the No.l PIT-RITK DAYS' TRIAL IWilWD TATES DPETAL COMPANY iawi, ism Brave Heart Never fear and never cry.—Ben jamin Jowett. ECONOMICAL FOR THE RELIEF OF Muscular ACHES st.josepn GENUINE PURE ASPIRIN ma/ I got my name in the paper! Only Newspapers bring the news of vital interest to you Headlines may scream of death and disaster without causing you to raise an eyebrow. But if your son gets his name in the paper — that’s real newsl It isn’t by accident that this paper printa so many stories which vitally interest you and your neighbors. News of remote places is stated briefly and interpreted. Local news is covered fully, because all good editors know that the news which interests the readers most is news about themselves. Now is a good time to learn more about this newspaper which is made especially for you. Just for fun ask yourself this question: How could we get along without newspapers? KNOW YOUR NEWSPAPER Ideal Woman 'Is Matter of Man's Taste By PATRICIA LINDSAY <2> Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. E VERY man cherishes in his heart a vision of an Ideal Wom an. Naturally this woman is beau tiful! Beautiful according to his in dividual estimate of feminine loveli ness. She is usually a vision of per fect contour, lovely stature. Her skin is fresh and radiant and her hair is lustrous. Her hands are soft and capable while her eyes sparkle with vitality and silent wisdom! Yes, Man’s Ideal Woman is a composite of all beauty and all the feminine graces. Not only does her physical beauty satisfy his eye, but her voice is music to his ears. The quality of her mind intrigues him. Men currently ore favoring the more feminine type of Olivia de Havilland. Her physical beauty and gracious personality make her alluringly charming in the eyes of the modem man. She comes close to being his ideal woman. and her soul—that intangible some thing every person possesses—is his inspiration. Through life, Man seeks this crea ture of divine loveliness. For her he lives, works and plans. This Ideal Woman is the animating pow er behind progress and activity, and the closer you resemble her the more joyous and abundant will be your life! If you wish for love, admiration, success, happiness—Be beautiful! Delight in the joy of feminine power which comes from the knowledge that you are a creature of charm and that your personality is com pelling! Analyze Your Beauty Assets Success in whatever you desire from life lies in your determination to make the most of yourself—to glorify your birthright! So many women give up too eas ily. Just because they were not born with permanent waves in their hair, or with legs like the famous Dietrich’s, they let themselves grow discouraged. They don’t take time to analyze their own beauty assets. Perhaps a woman has a crooked nose which causes her no end of dismay. But her voice might be so beautifully pitched that by concen trating on it she could so fascinate others that they wouldn’t be aware of the crooked nose! Impossible? Not at all! Every woman is bora with some physical beauty and a few compel ling characteristics. The Perfect Woman does not exist. Each wom an should strive to accent her good points and to dim her less glamor ous ones. She who does that suc cessfully comes near to being one man’s Ideal Woman. The art of keeping the external You beautiful, and the inner You lovely at the same time, is worth striving for. Look around you. Isn’t the woman who has mastered that art getting pretty much what she wants from life? HINT-OF-THE-DAY Most of us have some opportunity for getting out-of-doors and being active one way or the other- playing games, being interested in a sport for exercise, gardening, or bicycling. There are numerous ways to work off that excess poundage and bring your measurements down to appealing lines. If you are not active out-of-doors in games or sports, then you must do daily calisthenics, preferably in the open air, simple corrective ones planned for the particular parts of your body which you wish tc proportion nicely. Stretching Man’s Lifetime A French anthropologist credits civilization with stretching man’s lifetime far beyond that nature al lowed under wild conditions. The average man can expect to live about sixty years. For women the average lifetime is sixty-four. In other words, the average person lives longer than the longest-lived humans in the good old Stone age. Growth of Norway Pine A Norway pine tree 35 years old will average about 7 inches in diam eter at breast height; under aver age conditions such a tree will b« about 40 feet high. TURKEYS MUST BE FREE OF DISEASE > Growers Warned on Control Of Blackhead Trouble. Supplied by the Laboratory of Animal Path, ology and Hygiene, university of Dlinois.—WNU Service. Whether or not turkey growers make a profit when they sell their Thanksgiving turkeys this fall may depend on the measures that have been taken to control the disease known as blackhead. This disease bearing the technical name of infectious enterohepatitis or histomoniasis is a cause of great loss in the turkey raising industry. Until recent researches demonstrat ed the complete course of the dis ease and successful means of com bating it, the malady had forced the abandonment of turkey raising in many parts of the country. A satisfactory treatment has not yet been found for blackhead, but prevention has been successful where all possible sources of infec tion are kept away from the flock. Successful turkey growers are those who keep their turkeys on clean, uncontaminated ground on which chickens have never run. Some growers recommend transfer ring incubator-hatched poults imme diately to a clean brooder house for about six weeks. The brooder house is connected with four separate yards in such a manner that grazing on the yards can be rotated. The yards are about 8 feet by 20 feet and poults are left in one yard about 10 days before being moved to the next. After about six weeks, they are transferred to a rearing ground ar ranged in a similar fashion, but with the four lots covering about one or two acres. Another good method of prevent ing blackhead is to rear incubator*- hatched birds in brooder houses with hardware cloth floors until the poults are about half grown when they can be turned onto rearing grounds. Some growers prefer to keep the turkeys in confinement on hardware cloth until they are ready for market. It pays to feed in such a way as to eliminate fecal contamination as much as possible. Feeding and wa tering equipment for this purpose ma^ be purchased or made at home. An adequate ration and plenty of fresh, clean water is needed at all times. It is best to quarantine new birds for three weeks before they are added to the flock. Such measures will not only hold blackhead infection to a minimum, but in addition will largely elimi nate trouble from other internal at well as external parasites. Orchard Cover Crop Is Such as Winter Vetch An orchard cover crop is one such as winter vetch or rye which lives over winter and starts growth very early in the spring. v Cover crops make some growth in the fall and even in the winter, and may be of great value in sections where low temperatures occur and the ground is free from sn«w for much of the winter. The seeding of cover crops is usu ally done in the summer or early fall to secure a fairly good growth before winter, according to T. J. Talbert, Missouri Cpllege of Agri culture. The crop is then turned un der early in the spring and the land given clean cultivation. Then an in terval of about four to six weeks occurs in most sections, during which the soil is bare or free of a cover crop, after which the soil is usually seeded to another crop. It is true that the growing cover crops may compete with the fruit trees for soil moisture and nutri ents during the late summer and early fall. But this effect is usually desired because it tends to slow up or check the growth of the fruit plants and cause them to harden their tissues for winter conditions. Annual cover crops are not as a rule deep-rooted and so may not influence deep-rooted tree fruits. Time to Plant Trees Planting trees in the fall is sel dom a success unless there is an early snowfall, advises P. A. Ander son, extension forester, University Farm, St. Paul. The best time for tree planting is in the spring as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Fall-planted trees usually do not get started sufficiently and often can not survive the winter. Fruit trees must be protected from mice and rabbits, also. If planting is delayed until spring, the problem of winter protection is eliminated, and in most cases the trees make equally good growth. Poultry Paralysis Every poultryman whose birds are afflicted with paralysis wants to know what to do about it, for he does want to do something. The truth is no one can tell him exactly because no one knows the exact cause of the disease. All authorities advise, however, and it is common sense advice, to keep the birds in a sanitary environment. They advise isolating the affected birds from the well ones. A further precaution is to give them a worm treatment.— Missouri Farmer WHAT to EAT and WHY C. Houston Goudiss Describes the Body's Vital Need for Vitamin C; Names Most Significant Sources of This Substance By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS O F ALL the vitamins that should be included in the diet every day, none, perhaps, is more important, nor more frequently provided inadequately, than vitamin C.. There are, I believe, two reasons for this. First, unlike some of the other vitajnins, vitamin C is not stored by the body, so that it is impossible to build up a reserve supply. In order to maintain top health,<$> ; it therefore must be furnished in the diet every day. Second, the C vitamin is more easily destroyed than some of the others, for it is oxidized upon exposure to the air, and is usually partially destroyed in cooking. That accounts for the well-known rule that it is usually desirable to in clude in the daily diet some raw foods, such as cab bage or citrus fruits. The rule may be waived, however, when to mato juice or cran berry sauce are in cluded in the menu. For careful experiments have determined that, because of their high acid con tent, these two foods retain their vitamin C to a remarkable de gree, when commercially canned or when cooked quickly in the home. Functions of Vitamin C The full importance of includ ing an adequate supply of vitamin C-rich foods in the diet can only be fully appreciated when the amazing* functions of this anti scorbutic vitamin are fully un derstood. Long years before the first vita min had been discovered, and when the science of nutrition was still in its infancy, English physi cians observed that the use of or ange juice would help to cure chil dren of a serious disease charac terized by a sallow, pale complex ion, flabby muscles, and a painful inflammation of the membrane surrounding the bones of the legs. And as early as 1795 it was also discovered that British sailors could be prevented from develop ing the painful and serious dis ease of scurvy if they were given a regular ration of lemon juice which had been evaporated to a syrup. It was because lemon, then called lime, juice was invariably prescribed for the navy that Brit ish sailors came to be known as “limies,” a term which is still in use today. Scurvy a Controllable Disease Scurvy was thus prevented or cured in both children and adults, long before scientists learnqd that precious vitamin C is the control ling factor in this disease. And shortly after the turn of the cen tury a systematic study was be gun by scientists in both Europe and America to discover all the foods that possessed the almost magical power to prevent and cure this former scourge of man kind. In the course of many painstak ing investigations and brilliant discoveries, we have gradually in creased our knowledge of scurvy until today we know that the sub stance which prevents the disease is vitamin C. May Retard Growth in Children It has also been noted that many cases of latent scurvy can be found among children and adults in all walks of life. It has been determined, for example, that many children who are rest less, irritable, or retarded in growth are in reality suffering from a deficiency of vitamin C. When deprived of this vitamin, experimental animals develop swollen, tender joints, sore jaws and spongy, bleeding gums, while the teeth become loosened and as sume irregular positions. Hemor rhages may occur almost any where in the body, due to capil lary weakness, and are particu larly common in the kidneys, in testines, bone marrow, under the skin, in the muscles and adrenal glands. Indeed, one of the most interesting of all the discoveries concerning vitamin C was made with guinea pigs. It was observed that in a healthy animal, the adre nal glands are rich in vitamin C, while in a scorbutic animal, they contain practically none. Pyorrhea and Vitamin C Many investigators have discov ered that a deficiency of vitamin C causes profound changes, not only in the gums, but also in the enamel and dentine of the teeth. It has been suggested that pyor rhea may be associated directly with a vitamin C deficiency. Certainly, here is enough con vincing evidence, as a result of work with both children and adults, to indicate the importance of an adequate supply of vitamin C in maintaining healthy teeth. Sources of This Body Regulator Vitamin C is produced by plants during their growth. It is found in juicy stems, bulbs, roots, tu bers and fruits. Outstanding among the fruits are the citrus family, including or anges, lemons and grapefruit; to matoes and cranberries. Raw cabbage is a good source, as is watercress. So important is vitamin C that one or more generous portions of a vitamin C-rich food should be consumed daily, preferably at ev ery meal. Orange and tomato juice have been used interchangeably for quite some time as a convenient and easily available source of vi tamin C. In recent years, some experiments performed at a lead ing university have given a high ranking to cranberries on this score, so that they, too, may be ranked as a significant source of vitamin C. These brilliant little red berries come into market in the fall—the very time when it is important to eat generously of fruits to fortify the body against fall and winter ills. Their tart flavor helps to stimulate appetite and their fruit acids promote intestinal tone. Neither the maturity nor variety of the fruit appears to have any influence on the vitamin content, and even when cooked, as whole fruit sauce, they retain from 75 to 80 ppr cent of the original vitamin C content of the fruit. Cranber ries are also a fair source of vita min A which is not impaired by cooking, and they contain iodine, iron, copper and manganese. Because they are such a versa tile fruit, cranberries can be uti lized throughout the menu and at any meal. Thus orange and to- AROUND THE HOUSE Watch Young Toes.—It’s dan gerous, especially for children, to have the feet of stockings too short; it may lead to foot deformi ties. Stockings should not be too large, either; they may form ridges that will cause painful blis ters. • * • Use Left-Over Cereal.—Never throw away leftover cereal. It may be fried and served with syrup. * • • How to Stretch Soap.—To make your laundry soap last longer, un wrap it as soon as you buy it and pile the cakes loosely in a dry place so they’ll dry. Hard soap goes farther than soft. * * • Stained Tea Cloths. — Cover stains on a tea cloth with glycerin and leave to dry; then boil and rinse in the usual way and all the marks will disappear. * * * For Soiled Suede Shoes and Belts.—Clean with sawdust or bran, slightly warmed in the oven. Rub it over the surface with a clean, soft rag, and to raise the pile, rub gently afterwards with fine emery paper. mato juice may be varied at breakfast by serving a cranberry conserve, jelly or sauce, or a cran berry juice cocktail. For lunch or dinner, this same fruit may be served as an appetizer; with the meat course; or used to make a variety of attractive desserts. If vitamin C-containing foods are included generously in the daily diet, the homemaker may well feel that she has provided her family with an important form of health insurance. A. F. G. Jr.—Green salads do play several important roles in the diet. They furnish bulk or cel lulose, minerals, vitamins and wa ter, and therefore help to balance a meal. Mrs. F. C. L.—Most authorities now advise giving semi-solid foods to infants before the end of the first year. Usually the cereals, vegetables, and fruit pulps are carefully strained so that they are finely divided and free from harsh particles which would irritate a baby’s delicate digestive tract. ©—WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1938—37. WHOEVER TAKES ASPIRIN SHOULD STUDY THESE PICTURES Drop a Bayor Tablet fe water—It starts to dis integrate in 2 second* — hence is ready to "go to work" rapidly This “Quick Dissolving” Property is Why BAYER Aspirin Acts So Fast to “Take Hold” of Muscular Aches and Pains If you suffer with headaches or the pains of rheumatism or neuritis, keep the above picture about gen uine Bayer Aspirin in your mind. Especially if quick relief is what you want. For the way a Bayer Tablet works in the glass is the way it works when you take it. It starts to dissolve al most at once — hence is ready to "take hold’* of the rheumatic pain or headache with astonishing speed. Relief often comes in a few minutes. Always ask for "BAYER Aspirin” —never ask for "aspirin” alone. 15! I FOR 12 TABLETS 2 FULL DOZEN 2Sc Woman’s Prerogative Woman changeable we find, as a feather in- the wind.—Italian Proverb. YOU BET! 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