nS oa R55 A AS A THE Dwarf Child Will Never Be Physically Fit. Kittanning, Pa.—~There is a long, up- hill struggle ahead of Clara—now re- named Clarence—~Schreckengost, the twenty-year-old dwarf whom surgeons are changing into a normal man. The new science of the ductless gland treatments Is being used with success, it was learned, and the phy- siclans are confident that the “girl man” will win the fight. A physician familiar with the case said: “Clarence will never be completely normal. We believe, however, that gradually ‘he’ will improve physically. We have not changed his sex—such a thing Is Impossible. All we have done is to encourage the development of the patient's real sex.” The child is only 51 Inches tall and unable to read or write, and has six normal brothers and sisters. Cases Not Rare, Changes from one gex to another, as in the case of Clara Schreckengost, are far from being rare, although sel Well Done Maiden se rn, - The annual “Perfect Sun-Tan” con test at Lake Arrowhead, Calif, tracted scores of beautiful girls who bad acquired tans during the swim. ming season. The first prize went to Peggy Wood of Hollywood, shown above with the trophy. ni ¢ dom heard about outside of medical circles, Modern medical sclence has discov. ered that the change from one sex to another is the result of strange va- riations in the embryo or in Imbalance in the ductiess glands, In such glands hormones are pro- duced. They are responsible for the secondary sex characteristics, the mas- culine volce and beard of men, for in- stance, If something goes wrong among the endocrines, a girl may grow more like 8 boy, and vice versa. This accounts for bearded women of the side shows and other like freaks For twenty years Mrs Lettie Schreckengost has guarded her seceret, even from her husband, Clark Schreck engost, a silent moody man of this Pennsylvania backwoods farming coun try. “Better Off Dead” And neither did Mrs. Schreckengost sician, kindly now dead, ald formed little named Claire. The ancient Greeks had a word for it, and g§ myth, to explain these thwart ed children of Hermes and Aphrodite in whom the sexes were fused in a mystic union. But to the country practitioner of two decades ago the Schreckengost offspring was a blological quirk and better off dead, the mother, “He sald that it would be more kind. ly to put it aside and let it die” Mrs Schreckengost said, “The doctor told me.” she sald, “that it might be either a girl or a boy, and asked me how | would dress it. 1 said I would dress It like a girl. “He said I ought to call It by some name that would fit either a girl or a boy, like Francis, or Frances So | sald 1 would name it Claire and If it developed like a boy, I would leave off the E™ And though it was no seeret in this rural neighborhood that Claire was somehow different, a girl she remained, in habits and dress, until the first of a series of remarkable operations In the West Penn bospital at Pittsburgh this summer disclosed the fact that the E could, with propriety, be deleted from her name; that Clalre was of mascy- line persuasion, Dr. George 8. Morrow in her arms the mal creature who was to be according to Stork Brings Offspring to All but Own Family St. Louis.—Eversbody knows the stork brings babies, but who brings the baby storks? Mr, and Mrs. Stork of the St. Louis (Zoological) Storks, would like to know the answer to that one, for they are a disappointed couple these days, Ever since last spring, Mrs. Stork has been industriously preparing a nost in the big outdoor enge in Forest park. ut now the nesting season is over and there are no offspring. Mr. Stork seems pretty sad. However, that may be just his natural expression. DYED BANDITS 7 Suop winoow BANDITS ARE NOW When Should an Old Man Stop Work? By LEONARD A. BARRETT The retirement of Dr. William Hol land Wilmer by Johns Hopkins uni versity has fur nished the metro- politan press with an Interesting sub ject for debate. The question at Issue seems to be, was the university jus tified in thus retir ing the ablest eye clinician in Amer ea? Dr. Wilmer was born August 20, 1803, which would indicate that a man should be retired at seventy regardiess of his mental or physical fitness. Doubtless retirement affords relief from detail duties and routine work incident toa professional career, The question still arises, however, should one be retired from active when there still remains the unquestionably efficient service many future years? Or, to put It another way, should the publie deprived of professional service service of in be at sms _— ® The franchise of the old Ottawa hockey team of Canada has been transferred to St. Louis, Mo, and Eddie Gerard, former manager of the Montreal team, has been engaged to manage the team of the city by the bridge. just the age when experience would make that service all the more valu able? In other words, just when should an old man stop work? Let us remember that much of the finest work In art and literature us well as in medicine has been accom. plished by those who labored most effectively far beyond the age of sev enty. Some business concerns hfive a rule that a man must stop work at sixty-five, others at seventy. The rea son advanced Is that room must be made for the younger men. Other business concerns refuse to employ a man who is over thirty-five years of age. In one case, known to the writer, a member of a certain firm was thus retired and went to England, where he established a rival business “which proved a great financial suecess. The better part of wisdom would have been for that American firm to have kept that man on its payroll Is it not true that no organization is competent to say just when a man should stop work? Does it not depend entirely upon the man himself? Some men are old at forty, others young at seventy. Should not eflicieney decide the Issue? A man without a job is not only unhappy, he is miserable. Many a man has “passed out” shortly after relinquishing active work, The man himself, however, is not the only one concerned. Public health demands the best judgment that ex. perience can afford. In business the wisdom of those who have success fully weathered the storm is far more valuable than the opinion of the young man just about to set his sails afloat. In literature and art we want more of that “better self” which Michel angelo gave to the world at eighty. What shall be done with the old man? Would it not be better If we would let him decide for himself, provided he ls still mentally and physically fit? ©. Western Newspaper Union, Late Reward for Bravery Plainville, Conn.~Willlam Cunning ham and Fred J. Callen, Jr, aided in capturing three bank robbers June than seven years later ved a check for $40, INDOW screens, like the win dows themselves, need attention. They do not show dust and dirt as the panes of glass, but they accumulate dust just the same, and this seeps through the meshes when the wind blows, and a film settles on the things in the room. There are several ways of keeping the screens clean, different methods being suited to varying condi tions, such as situ- ation of rooms, whether the screens are inside or outside the house, and wheth- er the location of house is such that #8 hose can be played on the screens. In city houses bullt in rows this is not often feasible, while In suburban homes it is. The hose-clean. method is rec ommended when Bhut the windows opening on the side of the house where the hose Is to be played. Play the hose well on each window, es pecially the half where the screen is, kince the force of the water will pro Ject the dust on the screen through It and mgainst the window, It is only when the window Is spotless that the screen will be clean for the reason just given. By this method both screens and windows are beautifully clean aft- er the washing, If screens are easily removable, as on inside windows, they ean be taken out and washed in the kitchen sink. Dry well before replacing. Inside pereens require much less care thao those outside because they are not ex- posed to the dust from roads and drive ways all the time, When windows are closed they are protected. On the oth- er hand there is on cleaning days some dust raised indoors even when modern cleaning appliances are used. This dust ing possible, Nail in Dam Marks River's Water Level Riverton, Ind. —Thirty-seven years ago, Dave Taylor, veteran ferryman, drove a large nall in the Wabash river dam here when the river reached its lowest level, During the dry seasons in the past 20 years Taylor has compared the river's level with that of 1807. The best he was able to do was to feel the nall under water, Recently Taylor went to the dam and saw the nail He sald the water would have to drop only one-half inch to reach the 1807 jevel frames, Hazards of Brushing. Brushing screens when in windows cleans the netting, but unless there is n strong breeze blowing out through the windows the amount of dust which gets into the rooms more than offsets the advantage of having screens clean. So be sure the wind is the right way before brushing screens thus, Wiping screens with a cloth moist ened with kerosene is recommended for two reasons First, the dust will be caught and wiped off rather than be scattered about, and second mos quitoes will not try to get through ker. osene tinctured netting. The odor of the kerosene soon evaporates as far as perceptible to those indoors, but if a nose of a mosquito is thrust against it, there is little temptation to try to creep and crawl through meshes, It is a good thing to wipe the screens with the kerosene cloth at twilight, for mos- quitoes begin to hum about more then than A cloth damp- ened with clear water only will gather during the day, ney the ap ia & Bell Syndicate WNDU Service, Full-Length Belted Coat dust excellently also, A full length belted coat of Hol Sleeves are big front form an interesting collar. i saucer type, The English Channel The English chanel is calm 20 days out of every month, on an average. occupied shows, above, one of the Our Mustra- and, | HERE IS PATTERN | FOR THAT FROCK PATTERN 9929 If you know you must have a new frock but are undecided as to Just what it should be, this pattern will make up your mind for you, It is the kind of a frock everybody always likes and looks well if even if she does weigh an ounce or two more than she should, ‘That long rever is a wonder-worker—it slims nt the same time 1t gives smart or Aa ng detall ably want to make sheer cotton Pattern 9020 may be orde 40, 42, ! sizes 34, 36, 88, Size 36 req : 3 inch f and S ahric, y chart nciuded Send FIFTEEN CENT stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, the STYLE NUMBER and SIZE. Send your order to Sewing Circle {| Pattern Department, 232 West Eight- eenth Street, New York, N. Y. 1 coins or SIP REDUCING “My doctor says I'll have to res duce,” said Mr. Dustin Stax. “You don’t look overweight.” “1 refer to my business doctor. says I must reduce dividends™ He Like Socrates “If 1 had asked as many stupid { questions at your age as you do, what would have become of me? “You would have been able to an- swer my questions”—Allt for Alla | (Stockholm). English Misspoken | “There is a growing indifference to { the dignity of language" ! “I resent it 3 said Senator : Sorghum. “I do my best to oppose It.” “In what way? “1 leave positive Instructions not to answer letters referring to any branch of the aviation business as ‘acronertios.” ™ deeply” Defaulting’s Easy “It seems that this influenza epi. + demic came to us from America.” “Heavens! How much will they make us pay for tY'-—London Tit | Bits, i
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