THE ABOUT THE COLD WAVE NOTHER cold wave was due to arrive, and this time It came. It came hurrying In from the west to the east, having a fine chilly trip along the way, The trees swayed and creaked, the shadows played with the snowdrifts, * 4g, Tap Snowflakes Came Along and Waved Their Hands to Their Friends. and rivers and lakes all smilingly let the ice them Snowflakes came along and waved their hands to their friends. Others sald: “What is this!” cover over. CTHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. IRVING KING And snowflakes sald to them- selves: “Don’t they recognize a snowstorm when they see one, or do they forget our faces ns they do people's faces and remember that we look familiar but don't know just who we are!” Anyone could tell it was really win- ter outside by the way everything and every one looked and felt. But it was splendidly cold, and the cold wave, breezing along as it dig, was enjoying itself hugely, Sea gulls were seeking the coves, They sat on pieces of ice and drift ed along with the river tide, but then they, too, disappeared, Then the began over the the ments would be quite dry as the snow swirled and landed drifted somewhere else—and then SNOW came around, The swirling snow had to hurry-— it had a number of engagements to keep and it was necting much excited about them, not being settle down In any place, thinking of numbers of places still to be visited, Oh, it was most interesting weather, And then at last the cold wave grew tired of all the land and it went out— blew right out where it joi the cold waters of the ocean and air and wind that blew so that storms raged over the sea an the weather was very, very cold. (Copyright) the shelter In flying Snowstorm t pave- pavements-—then above or more swirling able to the to sea ned the cold nhove it Why We Do What We Do by M. K. THOMSON, Ph. D. MOVING THE CAT EB MOST parts of this co Canada it is considered bad 1 a fam ly But while this superstition appears to be nearly universal yet, according to the cations of the American Folk-Lore 80- ciety, it is regarded in some p extremely bad luck not to cat. Superstitions strange I rs rom age to age and land te land, that “not” in eral belief regarding the the family cat may have cident. Or it based from to take the cat along wher moves to another house. publi- arts as move many times distortions In their t And the variant of the movin got in by upon an that of the The general kinship with 3 stitions deriving from the relationship of the cat to Isis and the moon. It prevails among Anglo-Saxons and origin must be looked for the way the cat was regarded in Britain in an- cient days where she was looked upon a8 a mystic animal intimately connect- ed with witcheraft. The ally the black cat because she more weird looking than others—was thought to be a favorite form for a witch to take when she wished to transform herself into an animal and also to be frequently the abode of a witch's “familiar spirit.” the many cat super- its cat eID i- Was Pussy 1s a weird creature anyway: especially when she pauses In her ab- lutions suddenly and looks at you wit eves of hers that reading your past and future, search- Ing your very soul, No wonder she was looked upon by our simple ances. tors with suspicion. Now of the cat’s most uncanny and inexplicable powers is that of finding her way back from a long distance to her former home. She dislikes a change of abode —and shows it. And it is not well to offend a cat by moving her. For who knows what Is at the bottom of that weird power by which she negotiates her return? (© by McClure Newspaper Byndicate.) those seem to be one (mn GABBY GERTIE “A scif-made man must frequently eubmit to alterations and repairs aft. er marriage.” 0000000009900 0000000000000 WHY WE WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN BELIEVE in he of getting wh life, Hence, 1 xaclly Ww: us t! heaven, The hur morning with RO at or f itiful It is su posed and self-<denials to be offset by later on in ence orty he iit the restric tion of the moral life need some sort of rewards some other form of exist. Belief In heaven serves to steady the purpose of living a good and un- selfish Heaven a pl was especially 1i Hie, ace of eternal rest people thy IATL i for them ali tive to Years ago because life not bed of roses had to struggle for bare ties of life and were always careworn and weary. Rest and plenty of it what they demanded The belief in heaven and the desire 1180 prompted by the The love of life is strong in We want to keep on living somewhere even aft- er we die. Heaven Is that “beautiful land of somewhere.” The desire not as gtrong a motive as it As life becomes more attractive there Is less demand for a place where unful- filled desires are realized (Eby McClure Newspaper Syndicate y gm was Thes nieces]. altogether a the was most. of going there is hope of immortality. human beings, for heaven lis used to he, Dear Editor: OUNG as I am-—don't still can see that life Is what we make it. For instance, recently a young fel. low told me he's underpaid and he wants a new job. I told him, what is true, that he is getting excellent train. ing where he is, that a dozen men envy him his chance, and that he's on his way to success right now, He answered with a growl. And then 1 noticed that the lad need ed a shave, No wonder, 1 thought, that he's sour on the world. No won- der he feels neglected! This Internal chemistry of ours Is so delicate that a man doesn’t need much to upset his vision entirely. Anything can look wrong to a man who doesn't shave every morning, —- Fred Barton, (Copyright) comes Ponies Brief and to the Point A boy was sent by his loving par. ents, who had coddled him a good deal at home, to a big public school. He had been strictly enjoined to write home regularly and tell them all about himself and his new life, At the end of a week his first lot. ter arrived. It consisted only of a single tine: “There are 370 boys nere,” he wrote, “I wish there were 300.” laugh-—1 mostly Hed R SH Wee Hed HHMI 2020 Camilla Horn EW We WWW We We Ue We Sp CURRENT %un Charming Camilla Horn, German film actress, was most favorably re- ceived opposite John Barrymore in “Eternal Love.” She was also his leading lady in “Tempest” 0 ODD OOO OOOO MONDO LOONT {gn — 3 ¢| For Meditation |2 apg 3 3 By LEONARD A. BARRETT COO OO OOOO NOOO DOOD OPPORTUNITIES IN AMERICA father Barrett. . dn isier to the Court sm III) he began his career as » 5 red ; i Once from our schools he a literary career and untii he becam edi He also arti- Perhaps his important “The Americanization of Edward Bok.” published in 3 in tor dies’ Home Journal. and many magazine most wins 19220, addition to his both as a writer and publish of, he will be remembered for distinguished two out. standing acts, His gift of £100.000 as 1 ize for the best treatise on the estab! the ishment of international peace ; was the erection of the Florida. He was a iutiful and this tower expression of the iat lived within his own soul, Mr. Bok died recently and his re mains rest at the base of the Singing Tower he built. Here was a man who saw opportu- nides for service to his fellow man. He achieved a remarkable success from a very humble beginning. He will aiways be remembered as a self. made man, Opportunities like those which came to Mr, Bok are all around us today. Whether we seize them or even see them depends not so much upon outward conditions as Inner Im- pulses, What we earnestly desire determines what we are, (2, 1920, Western Newspaper Union y awl Possommsensnns other Singing Tower ir lover of the bes will remain beauty t an to see (@ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) sss Pla Beauty Beauty ‘Is a great thing, but beauty of garment, house and furniture fre tawdry ornaments compared with do- mestic love, All the elegance In the world will not make a home, and 1 would give more for a spoonful of real hearty love than for whole ship. loads of furniture and all the gor geousness the world can gather,—Ob iver Wendell Holmes, FUR COAT IDEAL FOR OUR WINTERS —— Pelts From a Variety of Ani- mals Are Being Marketed. the Unites of Ag ture.) American women wear fur than these of any other country, es- pecially in the northern states, where the winter climate requires plenty of protection from the cold. It is prac. tically a national characteristic to like to be comfortable wherever we are, and so, while we heat our houses sufliclently warm to go lightly clad Indoors, out-of-doors we want to be warmly dressed, The fur coat has proved Ideal for our wiiter needs. If our coats are not made entirely of fur they are usually trimmed with It, particularly having fur and cuffs, (Prepared by Bintes Departmont more collars The demand for fur furtrimmed garments greatly stimulated the production of fur-bear- Ing on “farms” as the hunting and trapping of wild fur- the proper seasons. Pelts from a great variety of animals are being marketed, so that there are fur bought the means of almost every one. The skins are and prepared the requirements for less ex- fur garments that look lke furs. A any garments or has animals well as within dressed npaign against mis- representation as to what a fur reaily carried on by reputable and if a ! woman T been who | deals only cont trimming 1s genvine. Such a cont would be warm and would look well Its length of life would depend on the wear given It. Rabbit sheared sud dyed to look like seal appears under many trade names: Near #enl, Bay seal, Baltic seal, American seal, and Polar seal. “French ermine” “Coney- male," “Coney leopard,” “Kit-coney” and “Lapin” are other names for plain rabbit. “Genet fur” Is cat fur; “Isabella fox" i= an Improper name for domestie dyed and curled. There are a great many other names one is likely to encounter when trying to select a fur garment, dog, Long experience and a highly spe- clalized knowledge of all furs are therefore necessary to a discriminat- ing selection. The average woman has no way to acquire this knowledge, and her safest course, In the opinion of the biological survey, Is to buy from a reliable firm. Among other things, a trustworthy dealer will sug- gest the best sort of fur for ar ¥ given use, Suppose one wants an sat fur wrap for all can be subjected to hard, long tory OCC Depending on how much ea and to some build of the wearer, a chol likely be made Otter, beaver, rat, slan from the red sable, For the automobile or for sport the selection will doubtless | extent on the age » will m follow raccoon, among the mink, Persian lamb, Alaska seal sable, or Kolinsky, whic] or Siber mn raccoon, Opossum, leopard, pony, Evening wraps for dress are made of ermine, squirrel, mar chilla, broadtall, and mole. A stout stout woman, ocelot, woman, especially needs to choose s husth garment fur and 3 these points be too mu A rail well the style fis 8&8 ru her worn pu girl or hance active needs the more Most Mildew Stains Are Difficult to Eradicate GOT fno8 g ir { Rabbit Skin Coat Dyed and Marked to imitate Leopard—The Trimmings Are Red Fox, shown her plain its qualities ¥. There is no objection, for Instance to buying rabbit that loc ermine, leopard, or any other fur, if you know what skin, under any name wear rabbit no worse, A white wrap rabbit but ike ill probably answer its pur- well. The coat In the illus made of rabbit skins leopard. The red fox ks like seal, are getting tabbit will and whatever, skin, no better evening appearing like made of ermine, w pose very tration is to look like dyed elites ew stains milk, lemon tassium permanganate, acid are some of the bleaching : Long sunning part of some treatments of applying any of these subs described In a bulletin on stal moval which may be had application to the United States partment of Agriculture. Most these agents cannot be used on or wool, free upon fr ————— ‘ ' ‘ | REFRIGERANT Cec wmas \ OVERHEAD REFRIGERATING UNIT OR ICE COMPARTMENT REFRIGERATING UNIT WITHOUT BAFFLE (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture) Whether cooled by ice or mechan. Ical unit, some parts of the household refrigerator are colder than others. Locate and reserve these for meat, milk and other exceptionally perish- able foods, advises the bureau of home economics of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. Any spoil. fnge In fruits and vegetables can usual. ly be detected by changes In appear ance or odor, but this is not always the case with milk or meat. It is therefore important to store these two foods in the coldest part of the re- frigerator, and let fruits, vegetables, and other foods take second place. The coldest place varies In different types of refrigerator, as shown in the accompanying diagrams. You can find out where the coldest section Is In your own refrigerator by leaving a thermometer for an hour or two at a time In each part of the box, and recording the temperatures for comparison. Keep the refrig erator doors closed during this test nnd if it Is an lce-cooled cabinet be sure that there Is the same quantity of ice in both cases. Also the room temperature must be about the same two thermometers and test two places at once, for then you would surely have comparable conditions, Cold air descends, warm air rises Hence, a current of cold alr moves steadily downward from the ice cham. ber or the refrigerating unit. As the air passes on its course through the refrigerator and takes up the heat leaking Into the box and from the various articles stored, the tempera ture is raised. Consequently the cold est spot is that reached first by the fir as it leaves the refrigerating com partment and is usually immediately below it. Study the construction of your own refrigerator, and look fot the cold alr duct that guides the ciren lation In many boxes. This will help you to find the coldest place. Other parts of your refrigerator may have temperatures sufficiently low for ordl nary food storage, but it is better te be on the safe side with meat and milk and put them In the part that has been proved coldest. TLBERT has a heart of gold. Will no one tell him what's the matter —why girls turn pale, and gracious matrons freeze at his approach? Yes, we will. This has gone far enough. Get a new pipe, Wilbert, and break it in gently, thoughtfully, with Sir Walter Raleigh's favorite smoking mix- ure. When the curling wisps of its fragrance surround you, everything will be changed, Wilbert. f How to Take Care of Your Pipe NT to heel, smoke 2// th uke yous pipe sweet from tog u bresk few times I sesanmssmasnm— SIR WALTER RALEIGH Smoking Tobacco The Ideal Vacation Land Sunshine All Winter Long Splendid roads — towering mountain ranges—Highest type hotels dry ine vigorating air clear starlit nights e- lolifornia’s Foremost Desert Playground Write Cree & Chattey fPaim Springly : CALIFORNIA Origin of “Shampoo” The werd “shampoo” is derived from the Hmdustani word “champna,” which meanw to press or squeeze. Girls, be Attractive to Men Nature Intended You Should Be! 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