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FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
Only Laying Hens Yield a Profit
There are hens on nearly every
farm In Georgia, Will they be an
asset or a liability this winter? In
other words, will they be producers,
or non-producers? Now is the time
to ascertain that fact and weed out
the unprofitable ones from the flock.
Why waste your time and energy
handling- and feeding a lot of drones?
People may naturally very properly
inquire, culling be done success
fully? If so, how? Is it a difficult
ihihg to do? To all these questions,
the answer is yes, and with compara
tive ease.
Experts have made so careful a
survey of hens that they have dis
covered the type of biddy that
should be kept as a layer. Prof.
McCoy recommends the following
procedure for the accomplishment of
this object. Follow the simple direc
tions he has outlined and get rid of
the drones. Your flock should be
worth SIOO and upwards to you this
winter, depending on its size and
the skill with which you first cull
it and then feed and manage it.
Many flocks in Georgia could be
made to pay, if a definite system
of culling were practiced. There is
a practical method used by good
poultrymen which can be followed
by the average farmer with a great
deal of accuracy. It must be re
membered that every flock contains
some very poor producers, no mat
ter how good the breeding may have
been. By discarding the poor pro
ducers, a losing flock can often be
turned into a paying one.
Culling has been misjudged in
some instances in this state. Many
people hold the idea that only once
in a year should the flock be culled,
is a serious mistake, for cull
is really an all-year proposition,
F ara for best results it should be
practiced in this manner. However,
this circular will deal only with the
culling of the producing flock.
Culling the producing flock can
be done better and more accurately
during July, August, September and
October. This is possible because
most hens stop laying when unfavor
able conditions come on during the
hot summer, and, too, the poor pro
ducer lays its few eggs during the,
spring and is ready for a vacation
by summer. The most persistent
layers lay through the unfavorable
period and take their rest in the fall
or winter.
A definite system should be follow
ed in examining the birds for pro
duction. A general culling- the first
of July, the first of August, the
first of September, and the first of
October will pay. However, if this
cannot be done and only one gen-1
oral culling is to be given them, the
last of August and the first of Sep
tember will be found the best time.
Culling for production can be di
vided into four main points: (1) color
or pigmentation; (2) time of molting;
(3) capacity (body, size and shape):
(4) length of toe nails, clearness and
prominence of eye, shape, and gen
eral intelligence of head, handling
qualities.
The color pigmentation method
can be applied only to those birds
having yellow skin, yellow shanks,
and yellow beaks. This, generally
speaking, means the American class,
such as the Rocks, Reds, Wyan
. dottes, etc., and the Mediterranean
class, such as the Leghorns, An
conas, etc. The color or yellow pig-
> ment, which is the fat stored in the
body, disappears from certain places
in the body in a definite order as
follows: Vent, eye-ring, ear-lobes,
beak, edge of scales on knee joint.
This is true, because the bird draws
on its body food for egg production,
and that portion of the body where
the blood supply is the greatest is
the place where the yellow is ex
tracted first.
When the bird is handled, examine
first the vent, if it is white, moist
and flabby, then the bird is in pro
duction. It requires from one to
three eggs to completely bleach the
vent. Next, examine the eye-ring;
it takes from five to seven eggs to
bleach this section. All white ear
lobed birds will show a yellow tinge
in the lobes unless they have been
in production about twenty days.
The pigment fades from the beak,
going from the basal portion gradu
ally out of the point. If the upper
portion is colored so that pigment
k cannot be seen, the lower portion of
the beak can be examined, and the
same conditions applied. Next, the
pigment fades from the edge of the
scales on the front portion of the
leg. Later, the whole scale appears
whitish. It requires about 100 to
125 days to bleach this section of the
body. The pigment gradually dis
appears from the back of the shanks
and lastly from the hock or knee
joint. It must be remembered that
the lighter breeds, such as the
Leghorns, bleach much more rapidly
than the heavier breeds because the
heavier breeds store up more fat in
their bodies than do the smaller
ones. After a hen finishes her pe
riod of production, the color returns
to the body in the same order that
it disappeared.
k formerly, it was thought that a
rted molting or dropping her
and then stopped laying,
r truth is (hat a hen stops
producing and then starts to molting
and supplementing the old feathers
with new ones. It is a. rare case
when hens molt and lay at the same
> time. It is possible that hens will
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continue.to grow feathers and come
back into production, but one very
seldom finds a hen that drops her
feathers and continues to lay. I It
has been found that almost imme
diately upon stopping to lay, the hen
will begin to drop her primary wing
feathers. These feathers, ten in
number, are dropped and put back
in a definite order. It takes about
six weeks to completely grow any
one of these feathers, consequently,
when they are dropped at two
weeks’ intervals, they return to the
wing two weeks apart.
The first primary to disappear is
the one next to the wing division or
the smallest main wing feather
(auxiliary feather). It will be noted
that the poor producer will drop
these feathers one at a time and
take a long time (24 weeks in some
cases) to complete her molt. The
high producers may drop and restore
only a few new primary feathers
and then begin to lay, keeping the
old primary feathers another year.
The longer the molting period, the
shorter the laying period. Conse
quently, we draw this conclusion:
The later the molt, the higher the
producer. The hen that produces
over the longest period not only pro
duces eggs during months when the
poor producer is 'molting or resting,
but she produces more eggs during
the months the poor producer is
laying. It now should read: The
longer the laying period, the higher
the egg yield. Hens that have quit
laying and have restored most or a
good part of their wing feathers by
the first of September will usually
be found to be poor producers and
should be disposed of.
Capacity of a hen is usually
spoken of as the distance from the
point of the breast bone to the pelvic,
bones (ends of the backbone), and
the distance between the pelvic bones
(ends of the back), also the position
of the little bones projecting out
from each side of the breast bone,
known as ischem. These two little
bones along with the breast bone
form the floor of the abdomen.
High producers usually have a
very angular body. Large capacity
in a laying hen is shown by a body
that is deeper at the rear end of the
breast bone or keel than at the front
■end. The under line of the hen
should be fairly ' straight, and the
back shoqld be comparatively level
or horizontal. The heavy laying
hen shows a slightly deeper body
at the rear than in front. The poor
producer stands erect, and the body
is shallow. The abdomen of the
high producer is soft and pliable,
while that of the low producer is
hard and not very pliable. In the
heavy breeds, a roll of fat in the
abdomen gives that part of the body
a very hard and lumpy feeling.
A good producer’s abdomen will
be deep, and the distance between
the pelvic bones (ends of the back
bone) will be good. The abdomen
will be soft and pliable. The pelvic
bones will be thin, thus showing
that the food consumed goes into
eggs rather than into fat and meat.
The general intelligence of the
head is a good indication of pro
ductiveness. The long, narrow head,
with eyes sunken and partially cov
ered with folds of skin presents an
ideal non-producer. The comb, wat
tles and earlobes are undeveloped,
and they are loose and of poor tex
ture.
The ideal head is one that has
length, depth, and width, in which
are set clear, bright, and alert eyes.
The wattles and earlobes are of find
texture, and they fit closely and
nicely to the head. The comb
should be nicely developed for the
breed under consideration.
The good producer is the one that
is easy to handle. She is the one
that comes closest when anyone is
in the pen. The slacker stays on
the edge of the flock and is shy.
When the good producer is handled,
she is usually quiet and offers no
light, but the poor producer is
flighty, struggles, and squawks
when handled. When turned loose,
she makes for some hiding place
away from the flock.
lhe good producer is a worker,
she can be found around the feed
hopper most of the time or busily
engaged in scratching for food. The
•toenails of such a hen are short and
blunt. The nails of the poor pro
ducer are long, thus showing lazi
ness or no disposition to scratch for
a living. Also, the poor producer
does not have to have a large
amount of food, and she usually
s a>s on the roost or in some se
cluded place during the day. The
hen that is constantly going broody
should be disposed of. Place leg
bands on the broody hens in order
10 check the number of times she
goes broody.
thl? co^ lu « ion * might be stated
that culling can be done very ac
curately when birds have been given
Bm P «n Care ’ and management.
But when a flock has had no care,
system of proper feeding, and no
£om then the best
from culling can not_b e _obta ined.
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the Gulf Refining company an
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pei gallon in Texas, bringing the
wholesale price to 12 cents and the
retail price to 15 cents per gallon,
s imilar reductions are announced by
the Humble Oil & Refining company
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HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
By J. P. Alley
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AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
A Friendly Meeting Place for All Tri-Weekly Journal Readers
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RIRLS
“Help for (he Helpless—Kindness to
All Dumb Things”
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed 150 to
200 words.
My Dear Children: I know you
will be interested in getting a lettei
from one of our cousins in far away
China, especially right now when all
our eyes are turned to that part of
the world. It would be nice for as
many of you as can to write to this
lonely cousin, and we hope that he
will write to us from some other
port.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia: One of the boys
on the ship receives the Atlanta
Journal every month and as I was
glancing over the pages I happened
to notice your department in regard
to some lonely sailors who xyould like
to correspond with the cousins. I
would be very much pleased to write
to some of the cousins that you men
tion. At the close of this letter I
will submit my name and address,
and hope you will oblige me as I am
very lonely in a far-away country.
I remain sincerely yours,
HARVEY C. WIBORN,
Changsha, China, August 13, 1924.
Dear Aunt Julia anil Cousins: Will you
»<linit nn Arkansas boy to your happy cir
cle? We came here from the “Delta” for
our health, anil also because of the cheap
ness of the land. We will raise a bale per
here thia year, and oh, how healthful it is
here. We live three niiles from the largest
spring in the world. Well, yes, I am
handsome, but my face spoils my looks. I
»m between eighteen and twenty-one, and
my birthday is November 1. I will answer
all letters. I am nnt going to school.
ELMER LEE ALLEN.
Mammonth Springs. Ark., Itoute 2.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Here comes
• nother little Georgia girl to join your happy
band. 1 live on a farm and 1 enjoy the
farm life. We have a splendid consolidated
school, which will start Monday morning,
I will enter the sixth grade, and I am elev
en years old. Have blue eyes, auburn hair
snd have fair complexion. This is my first
visit, I better not stay too long. From your
niece and cousin.
(MISS) MARTHA LEWIS.
Arlington, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please ad
mit another little nine-year-old girl wish
ing to join your happy circle. 1 live on the
farm. I have for my pets a puppy and
pig. Our school will begin Monday. I will
enter the fourth grade. I like to go to
school. My birthday is August 11. I won
der if I have a twin? Hoping to see this
in print. EUNICE LEWIS.
Arlington, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and All; May we come
in for a few minutes out of this Cold rain?
Thunks, Auntie, wq, won t take a seat, for
if we did we would get to talking to Co.ism
Kxie Martin over here and stay too Jong.
Exie your letter was fine. Come again
and tell us what you think of the flappers.
We think the flappers are just like all
other classes of people, some good and some
bad. But some people seem to think if u
girl bobs her hair, and uses a little bit of
powder and rouge she-'t'is hopeless, but we
don't look at it that way. Some of the
sweetest girls we know and some of the
truest Christians have their hair bobbed.
Did we hear some one say where are .hose
“preachers” from? Well, we are just two
little girls from the dear old state of North
Carolina, and, of course, think it the grand
est state in the union. We both live on
farms in the central part of North Carolina.
We raise corn, cane, peas, jiotatoes, tobac
co, cotton and boll weevils here. For pas
time we read. If Herman Phillips, of Geor
gia, sees this, please write or anyone know
ing his address please write to Velma. All
you cousins that care to write to two North
Carolina girts just let your letters come.
We'll try to answer all. We are not sisters,
just first cousins. We are both sweet 18.
If you write, please write separately. Lov»
to all,
(MISS) EI.VIN WICKER.
(MISS) VELMA WICKER.
Sanford, N. C., Kt. 1.
Dear Aiiat Julia and Cousins: Will you
let another West. Virginia girl come into
your band of girls and boys? I am a school
girl of 13 years. I am in the sixth grade.
I like to rend good story magazines. 1
will answer all letters received. A new
cousin, (MISS) SADIE THOMAS.
Princeton, W. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you
please let another West Virginia girl cone
into your band of girls and boys? I am a
girl of 16 years of age. I like to read
love story magazines. I will answer all
letters received. A new cousin,
(MISS) EUNA THOMAS.
Princeton. W. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Move over
a little hit and make room for a little “Tar
Heel” girl. 1 want to sit by Aunt Julia,
for I am seared of this bunch of boys and
girls, but I hope 1 won tbe scared long.
1 want to make friends with alt of you
little cousins. i am a little girl of nine
summers, am in the fourth grade. I like
school fine. I have six sisters and four
brothers, two brothers living and two dead;
four sisters married and two at home. J jin
the baby. J am “some” baby, too. My
daddy has spoiled me. My daddy has a
store and I have a time helping mamma
attend to Jr. What do yon little girls and
hoys have for pets? I have a cat and calf
What do you cousins do for pastime? I
help mamma around the house and carry
water to the work hands. 1 guess you want
to know what 1 look like. I am a little
girl with brown hair (bobbed), brown eyes,
medium complexion. 1 had better run nonii
before Aunt Julia stops this conversation.
Aunt Julia, please print this, for it is my
first time to write. All you small cousins
who would like to write to a little baby
girl let vonr letters and cards fly to
(MISS) DESMA GLADSON.
Culberson, N. C., Kt. 2, Box 93.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you
admit tw> Georgia girls into your happy
band of boys and girls? We, like most of
the cousins, live, on a farm, and like farm
life fine. We go to Talmo High school. We
surely have times together. We live in the
prettiest place, but not on the road. We go
to church every Sunday. Some of you cous
ins come and spend a week with us. We
surely would have a nice time. Ruby has
light curly hair (bobbed), blue eves, fair
complexion. Has she a twin? July 26, 15
years young. Grace has dark hair (bobbed i.
blue eyes and fair complexion. Has she a
twin? December 22, 15 years young. All
of you cousins write to two jolly girls. We
will answer all letters received. The first
to answer our letter we will send them
our photos. Please mail separate.
(MISS) RUBY BORDERS.
Pendergrass, Ga.
(MISS) GRACE WALKER.
Talmo, Ga.
Dear Aunt and Cousins: Will you please
admit another North Carolina girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? I have writ
ten to the Letter Box once before, and re
ceived many nice letters. I wish to thank
Aunt. Julia for being kind enough to print
my letter. My! it is rather cool out here,
please Jet me in, and give mo a seat uy
Aunt Julia. She is so interesting. Don t
you cousins agree with me? Wliat have
you cousins been doing this fall for pastime?
I have been'pulling fodder (as I live on a
farm). Guess most of you cousins are
going to school. I haven’t started yet,
but will start some time in November. How
many of you cousins like to read? 1 sure
do. I have read several good books, nmonc
those I have road are "Her Husband s
Other ycife,” “The Welfleet Mystery” and
several others. I will not try to name
them. I see most of you cousois write
on a subject. Most of you write on “My
Idea! Husband.” I am going to discuss my
ideal husband. He must be good looking,
strong and healthy, full of life, attend
church regularly, and whatever he does, he
must not drink, curse, chew, and I would
much rather lie wouldn't smoke. I mu*',
close, or I am afraid I won’t see this m
print. All of you good looping boys and
girls write to a lonely North Carolina girl.
Before I go I want to know if I have t
twin. My birthday is August 19. and 1 art
15 years old. If I have, please write to
me. I am a blonde and have bobbed hair.
An old cousin (MISS) MATTIE DAVIS
Union Mills. N. C. Rt. 3, Box 70.
Dear Aunt and AU: It has been quite a
while since I last wrote to the council, so
I thought I would come again. I have writ
ten twice and have been admitted twice and
I want to thank Aunt Julia very much for
printing air other two letters and will
thank her in advance for printing this one.
Again I want to thank the many cousins
who wrote me and 1 can truthful.y say I
anshwered them all. Well, rers ns. what
have you been doing these eoo* September
days? for m?-elf, I cave been P eking
cotton. I bare cwt almost three bales and
I th nk I will make about fifteen bales in
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Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks; When I give you
recipes I get them from the best
authorities, and my canning and pre
serving rules from the government.
It is foolish to try out recipes un
less you know that they have been
found successful, but it is essential
to go exactly by the directions. A
request came to me for canning corn
on the ear. The government says
that this is a very unsatisfactory and
costly method, and 1 find no rule
elsewhere.
Cordially yours,
AUNT JULIA.
Mrs. T. N. Farmer, Holly Springs,
Ga.: Desires information concerning
the whereabouts of her father,
George W. Wolford, sometimes call
ed Wilfred. Was in Waycross, Ga.,
Christmas, 1921. She is anxious to
hear from him.
E. N. R.: The old-fashioned benga
line is back in style, and it would
make your little girl a lovely coat
it warmly lined. With her fair hair
and blue eyes, I would certainly sug
gest blue.
Lazy Daisy: Write to the Federa
tion of Women's Clubs of your state.
They possibly have a loan scholar
ship. I do not think you are very
lazy if you wish to work for your
education. I wish more girls felt
that way.
Mary Adams: Fresh fruit stains
can be removed with boiling water.
This is particularly true ot stains
from peaches, berries and grapes.
Stretch the article stained, if white
or a fast color, over a bov/1 and pour
the boiling water through it, holding
the kettle of boiling water about
three or four feet above the bowl.
Mrs. J. E. Birdsong, Wattersaw,
Ark.: As you will note in the head
ing, I have been unable to find rule
for canning corn on the cob; possi
bly some reader can send it to you.
This is the government rule for can
ning off the cob, and should be per
fect: Remove the husks and silks,
blanch tender ears 5 minutes, oloer
ones 10 minutes, co’d dip and cut
from the cob. Pack lightly to within
1-2 inch of the top of r he jar, as corn
swells during sterilization. Add one
teaspoonful of salt and cover with
boiling water, put on rubber and top,
adjust top bail or screw tops on light
ly. Sterilize three hours in hot
water bath. Remove completely, seal
and cool.
nil. Cotton is a pretty good price here now.
We are getting from 20 to 23 cents. Miss
Ruby Jordan, of Lawrenceville, Ga., I think
1 consider your description al right, so if
you see this in print, just write to me, and
J will give you a full description of myself.
Most of the cousins are telling of their
ideals, but 1 will not 'for I do not know just
what suits me best. My letter is getting
rather long so I will go, by asking all who
care to writs to nn old cousin, just let your
Iteers and cards come to
PHII.BERT SHEPPARD.
Shannon, Miss.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I will take
m.v scat to write. We take The Journal
and think it is dear. I live in the country
and like it just fine. Who lias my birth
day, October IST I have black hair, brown
eyes and medium complexion. Aunt Julia,
please print this as 1 want to gain new
friends. Come on, new cousins, don’t disap
point nie. I am seveenteen years old. Good
by, write to
(MISS) STELLA H. RICHARDS.
Blountstown, Fla.. Route 2. Box 34.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let a northern Alabama girl into your coun
cil? 1 have written once before but. was
not admitted, so thought I’d try my luck
again. I, like most ot you cousins., live
on a farm, but don’t like farm life much.
I have dark blue eyes, brown hair (shingle
bob). Most of you describe your ideal bus
bands, hut I will leave my space for a more
gifted writer. Why don’t more of you boys
write, the girls are ahead. All of you boys
and girls write to a jolly girl. I will leave
nty age for you to guess, it's between four
teen and seventeen. Your new niece and
cousin. (MISS) ROXIE STRAIN.
Syliacattga, Aa.. Route 2.
Dear Auntie and Cousins; Will you boys
and girls move over a bit and make room
for a new cousin? Thank you, 1 knew you
were nice cousins. Why don't more ot
the cousins from tin’s state write? 1 live ’n
the country and like country life flue. How
many of you cousins like reading and mu
sic? I like to read and run just crazy about
music. I have five brothers and three
sisters living, but they are not all at home.
One sister and three brothers are married,
and one brother teaching school. Here's my
“ideal:” He must have red hair and blue
or black eyes, and have the ugliest face
you ever heard of, and I don't care how
much he smokes. I a m 15 years old. have
dark gray eyes and brown bobbed hair, gnu
will study ninth grade at school this year.
All yon boys and girls write to me. Your
new cousin (MISS) EFFIE MAE RICKS.
I nion, Miss., Rt. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia aud Cousins; Wilt ”0:1
please admit a North Carolina girl in for n
short while? I will promise not to slay
long, aud leave for a better writer to step
in, and take my place. I have long wished
for a visit Io the circle, nnd now if Aunt
Julia permits, I will have that wish grant
ed. Cousins. 1 am going to ask a favor of
some of you. 1 do love to embroider, and
would like for you to send me a piece of
wool material, about three inches square,
with your name and address printed with
pen or pencil on it, J am going to make a
"friendship quilt,” nnd would be glad *<>
receive a square from every state in the
union. I am not asking girls only. The
boys can send the same, if they wish. I
will greatly appreciate all and return favor
if possible. 1 will net describe myself this
time, but will say that. I live in the coun
try. near the little town of Matthews, and
will leave my age for you cousins to guess,
between 14 and S 9. All you cousins write to
me for I do love to get letters. Will try to
answer all mail received.
(MISS) RENA WEDDINGTON.
Matthews. N. C.. Rt. IS.
P. S. —Inclose 2c for Inez.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins; 1 wan:
just a few words. I am a little country
girl. Jive on a farm and like it fine. We
grow corn, cotton, tobacco for enr crops.
I will be 11 years old November 19. Who
lias my birthday? 1 hare blonde hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion and wear glasses.
1 hfl’-e neither brother nor sister. I am
alone with father and mother. I will I e
glad to receive letters from all yon cousins.
A new cousin (MISS) CORA BENNETT.
Lenox. Ga., Kt. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Move over
just « wee bit and let a jolly South Caro
lina girl into ycur happy band of boys and
girls. I enjoy reading the letters very much
indeed. The “ideal” seems to be the snbje *
now, hut I won't lake one this time. I
have dark brown hair and eyes, fair com
plexion nml mv age is between IS and 23
Birthday July 31. ’ Have I a twin? All vim
care to write just let vour letters com« to
(MISS) EVA BOLING.
Faylors, S. C., Rt. 2.
Dear Aunt Julia anil Cousins: Will you
please admit another Alabama girl into yanr
happy band of boys and girls for just a few
minutes with you. I have been thinking
for some time I would write, at last I have
gotten courage io write. I enjoy reading
the letters from the cousins cf the various
states very much.. 1 wish more of the
Alabama boys and girls would write. I
think it would he a help to them. 1 like
to receive letters from boys and girls from
different parts of the country. I am very
fond of new friendships, and hope I’ll he
Aide to make quite a number among you.
I here brown hair and eyes and medium
complexion. T vrt« 16 yea*s old Fehrua r y
16. Hare J s twin? If so write. I will
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
The Ideal Girl Has the Beauty of
Health, She Is Womanly, Intelli
gent, Full of Enthusiasm, Com
petent, Independent, Roman
tic—A Real Helpmeet—And
You Will Find Her
Everywhere
AMAN wants me to paint him
a. picture of the ideal girl as I
vision her.
Well, to begin with, she is easy
on the eyes. It doesn’t matter what
color her hair
is, just so it isn’t
bobbed, for a
woman’s glory
is her hair,
and I like to
see it piled
in shimmering
masses ot gold
or waved in
dusky darkness
about her head,
and, best of all,
I like it when
it is a flaming
red splendor.
None ot your
short - haired,
«
oTj
mop-headed, Cir
cassian freaks, who look as if they
had just escaped from a side show
at the circus, for me.
Nor does it make any difference
whether my ideal girl is blonde or
brunette, or betwixt and between.
I like them either way, and I like
them plump, but not fat, because
fat in a young girl is the hallmark
of a slothful mind and a lazy body.
And I like them slim and willowy,
but not the living skeleton kind who
have starved themselves into incip
ient anemia, and who will have ner
vous prostration or tuberculosis by
the time they are thirty.
The chief beauty of my ideal girl
is the beauty of health.
She has the sparkling eyes, the
clear skin, the strength and vigor
that make her every movement a
joy to watch. She radiates youth
and vitality, and that comes as near
to being personal magnetism as any
thing upon which we can put our
fingers.
My ideal girl is always well dress
ed. She doesn’t underestimate the
value of clothes. She knows that
a woman’s frock and hat are the
frame that sets off a living picture
and palliates the faults of even a
chromo, but she is not dress mad.
Her skirts are never the shortest
nor the longest, nor her bodices the
thinnest, and before she adopts any
style she considers well whether it
will enhance her chams or make her
look like a figure of fun by reveal
ing hitherto unsuspected defects in
her anatomjL
My ideal girl is womanly. She
never apes the clothes, nor the
manners, nor the morals of men.
She never tells off-colored stories.
She doesn't swear nor drink, and
wild horses couldn’t drag her into
a suit of knickerbockers, for well
she knows that a woman’s trump
card is her femininity, and when she
casts that into the discard she is
beaten.
My ideal girl Is no fool, and she
knows that dressed up in boy’s
clothes she is no more Interesting
than her little brother. And no
body is crazy about him.
answer all cards nnd letters received. Wish
ing all you cousins good luck. Lovingly,
a new cousin.
(Miss) floy mcdaniel.
Wadley, Ala., Kt. 1.
Dear Aunt Julia; We thought you would
let us in. Good morning, cousins. Here
come two North Carolina kids to join yo’.ir
happy circle. Our favorite sports are read
ing and going to school. We surely me
fond of music and flowers, nnd are fun /un
loving kids. J, Hazel, am 12 years young,
m.v birthday is January 24. I have dark
brown hair, blue eyes and medium complex
ion. Have 1 a twin? I, Lucile, have ,'iglit
brown hair and gray eyes. I am 11 years
old, and m ybil’thday is June 7. Hazel is
in the seventh grade at school and Lucile
is in the sixth. Oh, we almost forgot
auntie’s rules. All you little girls write
to us. We want to see which one gets
the most mail. Please write separately.
Good-by.
(MISS) LUCILE STRICKLAND.
Tabor, N. ('., Box 23.
(Miss) HAZEL HARRELSON.
Tabor, N. C., R. F. I). 2, Box 167.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a country girl into your happy
circle of boys and girls. My school starts
October 1. I will be in the sixth grade.
Aunt Julia, I want, you to please print this
for I want to gain some hew friends. I
wrote once before, but was not admitted.
I don’t want to break auntie's rules. I ini
12 years old, have blonde hair, brown eyes
and medium complexion. Who lias my
birthday, January 15? All you cousins write
to a little country girl.
(MISS) WILMA GROOMS.
Effingham, 8. C.
Dear Aunt Julia: I have been thinking
for a long time I would write to the Letter
Box, and now I am trying. I do hope vou
will print this, as 1 saw in Hie Council some
time back a married lady writing that she
knew how to tan furs. I would be very
glad if she would write me? as I have lost
her address. 1 atn anxious to lern Jiow. I
will pay her for the formula and postage
every wav. 1 am n married ladv nnd en
joy reading the Letter Box very much. I
think Aunt Julia is a real sweet lady to let
us have such a nice page all to ourselves.
I have three dear children with me, and
two asleep in the arms of Jesus. ’Twas
hard to give them up, hut the little feet
that walk the golden street shall never go
astray. How many housewives try making
lightbrend at home like our dear old mothers
used to? I do, and I surely delight in it.
Haye just started, though! If anyone wants
to know how to make maccaroni send me a
self-addresaed envelope nnd I will gladly
tell them. 1 must be going, before I break
auntie’s rules. I am not a gifted writer, so
will close. Live to all. Your niece and
cousin. (MRS.) CLAUDIA BEASLEY.
Rocky Ford, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yon
please open the door and iet me in, it looks
like it might rain. I knew you were good.
I rn just a farmer’s wife, live among the
red old hills of Georgia in Heard county,
whore we raise almost any kind of grain,
corn, cotton, peanuts and pototoes, etc., ami
just lots of boll weevit. Heard countv has
no railroad, but good highways, schools and
churches. Franklin is the county heat, a
nice little town, situated on the banks' of
the Chattahoochee. If tho "Mr. Price,” in
South Carolina, or North Carolina, that
wrote about his “auto knitter” sees this,
write me. What concern you bought fronv
for cash nr op installments and all about
the auto knitter. Wishing The Journal and
its many readers much success. If any one
wants to know any more about me write.
I'll hang close on this line.
MRS. A. R. SMITH.
Roopville, Ga.
Distress
After Eating
Such as gassiness, bloating, belch
ing, sour risings, heartbum and
heaviness, due to indigestion, are
but the stomach cravings for
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They sweeten the stomach, take up the
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Also she is wise to the fact that
there is something about a young
girl in a chiffon dress that smacks
ot everything that is fresh and
sweet, and fragrant, and that makes
a subtle appeal to every beholder.
The rosebud-with-the-dew-still-on-it
girl isn’t so very common nowadays.
Maybe that is why we fall so hard
for her when we do find her. But
she never has on pants.
My ideal girl is intelligent. She
is well educated. She reads worth
while books and the papers, and she
can carry on an intelligent conver
sation.
She has never bored herself and
she never bores you because she has
something to talk about besides the
last party, and the newest fashion,
and what he said to me and I said
to him.
My ideal girl is full of enthusi
asms. She bubbles over witli the
joy of living, and she is interested
in everything under the sun.
She doesn’t yawn in the face of
Mont Blanc and walk through the
Louvre with her eyes shut. She
thrills to all that is beautiful in art
and nature, and is touched to teqrs
by noble acting or some fine and
eloquent passage in a book.
She is alive from head to foot.
She is eager to take her part in the
world and to make the most of her
life for herself and others.
My ideal girl is competent. She
takes no stock in the clinging vine
stuff. She has trained herself to
some definite trade or occupation,
and she is perfectly capable of mak
ing her own living and taking care
of herself. She scorns to be a para
site and claims for herself the in
dependence that is the right of
every human being.
i ' ”
She knows how (o do many dif
ferent things, for she is many-sided.
She can hold down a job with one
hand, and cook and sew, and make
a dress and trim a hat with the
other. She can drive a car, play a
good game of tennis, and golf, and
bridge, tread a measure with the
jazziest, give first-aid to the injured
and perform a thousand other
stunts that would cause the Admi
rable Crichton to scratch his entry
in the efficiency contest.
My ideal girl is romantic, for a
girl without sentiment is a flower
without perfume. She dreams of
her fairy prince, but she gives him
the once over and puts his creden
tials through the third degree before
she gives herself to him.
She is in no hurry to marry, and
she’s no man-chaser because she
doesn’t have to marry for a home.
She has so many other interests in
her life that she doesn’t spend all of
her time counting her heart beats.
My ideal girl will make a splen
did wife when she marries, but the
man she marries will have to be a
real man to win her and a real man
to hold her, for she will not belong
to the doormat class of spouses. But
to the man who wants a chum and
not a domestic slave, she will give
a love and sympathy and tenderness
and understanding that will make
her truly a helpmeet.
My ideal girl’s name is legion, and
you will find her everywhere.
(Copyright, 1924)
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Oct. B.
Mary Claire Berry, 16 years old, old
est daughter of Mrs. A. B. Berry, of
Hardwick, a village on the edge of
Milledgeville, has been confined in
the state asylum, having been ac
cused of poisoning her two young
brothers, Adolphus, 3, and Emory, 6.
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