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NO NEED TO LOOK OLD Even If You’re NOT YOUNG By William Lee Howard, M. D. L OSS of youthfulness and decline of beauty are but reaction of body tlaauea to Injurious Influences. These Influences can be avoided. Scientifically we have never until now known just what these influences were nor upon whaf Inner organs they exerted their harmful effects. Discoveries in the Jaat year or so enable us to point out those stabilisers of the human machine which, if kept in perfect condi tion, will keep the body, face and mind ever fresh and youthful. Of course, this assumes nn inheritance of health from the start. The majority of American girls have this inheritance, bat it has been on account of the doc tors not knowing about the most important repairing and supplying glands in the body that so many women have been unable to renew or keep a rightful youthful ness up to a good age. The possession of power to remain youthful even after fifty years had passed o\er them has been the fortune of a few women. That this Is possible for most women Is shown by those who have possessed It. These women possessed no particular secret. The favorable conditions under which they lived simply preserved forces that are in all women. Cleopatra, Ninon d'Enclos, Duchease de Valentlnols, Hernhardt are a few- well-known women who have been extremely attractive at a period when moat women are laid on the shelf, old, wrinkled, worried and forgotten. These historical beauties and many others had no real knowledge of how they kept their youtbfulness, but their conditions of living and mode of dressing, com- ALL OVIK Important New Discoveries Which HELP WOMEN RETAIN THEIR YOUTH * Where the Glands That Pre serve Youth and Beauty Are Located. A—Pituitary Body. B—Thyroid Gland. C—Supra renals. D—Spleen. F—Thymus Gland. blued with n natural, equable temp-, eminent, arranged matters for them. Yet Just what they unconsciously did to keep their repairing and sup plying internal juices always active and chemically balanced you also can do and know the reason for so doing. They did not. They have stood, how ever, as splendid examples of what can be done by every woman when she knows. When these beauties of half a century and more behind them were asked the secret of keeping youthful many kinds of answers were given. "Never worry," says one. "Keep up with the times, associate with the young," answers another. “Because I feel young," re plies the young girl of sixty years of age. All these answers had the truth in them, but Just how one could possess this "always feeling young” attitude they could not tell. So their answer" still remain riddles. Science has at last unveiled the secret. Broadly apeaking, it, was because every organ in the body was doing Its work. Speaking more specifically, because the ductless glands about which we knew nothing up to a very short time ago were in such perfect order that their secretions poured into the blood stream the chem ical elements which constantly renew body and mind. Ixiok at. any of the portraits of the celebrated beau ties who kept their attractions up to old age as far as years are concerned, and you will notice they always allowed freedom of neck. That is, they did not wear tight-fitting neckwear nor in any way permit a pressure upon the neck or under the ears. Also sandals or low- heeled slippers will be seen. There arc little glands In the neck whose sole duties are to regulate growth, keep the blood pure, furnish constantly material for the repair of waste. They con trol blood pressure, determine changes and alterations of character, and in all ways really act as stabilizers of mind, emotions and passionB. There are little glands in the brain—the pineal, so called because it resembles a small pine cone; the pituitary, which has great control over girls’ and women’s development and growth, be sides other Internal glands whose secretions, if undis turbed, preserve health and beauty. These gland? you must understand are the real reg ulating forces of the whole body and brain. The thymus gland lies just behind the breast bone. In the infsnt it is very large and remains large until the advent of womanhood. Then it shrinks to a very small thing. But It still remains as a sort of reserve force. When womanhood arrives the thyroid glands in the neck, one on each side of the windpipe, are developed and take up the regulating, the policing of body, emo tions and mind. The same with the glands in the brain and other parts of the woman's body. Each kind of gland has its particular work to do. It is the perfect harmony with which they work together that makes for youthfulness.' You see, no attention has ever been paid to these glands, because they were thought to be useless, or at least of little value to man or woman to-day. The thyroid gland is of far greater importance; that is, it has far greater influence for good or evil in the woman than in the man. Jt is her beauty shop. Here are manufactured the juices which, with the help of the side shops—the other glands-—go into her blood and keep away wrinkles, causes the flesh to retain its plump ness, gives her elasticity and plasticity and furnishes force and vigor to the nervous system. The glands in the brain aid woman in keeping her particular functions in good working order, regulate her fatness or leanness, keep her mentally active. Any action or indiscretion on your part which dis turbs the harmonious working of these glands goes to make some age sign long before its time These glands must have a period of rest in order to store up their fluids. If they do not get this rest their material is soon exhausted. This means the glands are deprived of that quantity and quality, strength and power of youth making stuff needed hourly by the blood to take to some part to repair. Hence this part commences to get aged when there is really no neces sity for it. to do so. It may be the appearance of early gray hair, the crows’ feet around the eyes, that "tired feeling.” or some functional disturbance—somethng somewhere. Nothing dries up the thyroid gland so quickly as undue nervous strain. There are many kinds of nervous strains which we all have that do not seriously affect the thy roid—-those due to natural condi tions; grief, worry over little fail ures and things, married worries of the ordinary kind and the healthful strain of responsibilities. The harmful strain upon the thy roid comes from drawing upon it at' Why Many TIRED HOUSEWIVES DRINK INK the work of the glands in the neck 1 tight collars—in C OFFEE and tea are generally consumed merely for the pleasure which the warm drink gives, says Professor It. E. Ogden In his book on Rural Hygiene. Yet both these beverages have a certain stimulating effect on the nervous system. When a tired woman refuses foed and drinks instead cup after cup of strong tea she is cheered and exhilarated for the time being; but this is only at the expense of nerves and muscles, which must sooner or later break down if "tea-tippling” Is persisted In to the exclusion of food. Similarly, when a man under stress of busi ness or depression drinks strong black coffee to keep up, he must pay the penalty for the stimu lant some way or another, somehow or aqothor. The natural forces of the human body are able to do normally a certain amount of work; and tbelr ability to perform this work is directly in proportion to the energy derived from the food •upply taken into the body. . A machine Is kept going by the fuel in 'he furnace; the machine may be made to go faster by means of bellows. Coal is the fuel, the bel lows stimulate tlit* flame. In the human machine food (meat and vegeta bles) are the fuel; tea, coffee, alcohol are as the bellows they are not the fuel. No amount of tea. coffee or alcohol will add to the living tissue (the nerves and muscles and organs) of the body; these stimulants merely goad the nerves and muscles to further action, however tired and unwilling they may be. When the stimulant is stopped, or after a time in spite of the stimulant, the exhausted nerves and muscles refuse to continue their work, and the weakened bofly rebels, stops work and may even die. A certain amount of atlmulants at rare inter vals, when there Is unusual stress, or for particu lar occasions may do no harm. Hut the pity of it is that if the habit la once started the ultimate bad effects are forgotten in the apparent relief of the moment. Besides the baneful stimulative effect of tea, a substance known as tannin is developed in the brewing, and this tannin is really harmful on ac count of its strong astringent property, which tends to injure the delicate membrane of the stomach. Sometimes tired housewives, without knowing it, are really drinking ink. Ink is a liquid com posed of iron and tannin dissolved in water. When tea is brewed in an iron kettle and left standing “to take a drop” of from time to time it is sure to be strong in tannin. The iron from the kettle Combines with the tannin and pro duces nothing more or less than ink. The bitter taste of the tannin is disguised when milk is used with the tea. Tea without milk cr cream may be safer thaj tea with milk, because without the milk the bitter taste would prevent the tea being boiled so long. WHICH WILL LOOK THE YOUNGER 10 YEARS FROM NOW. “The woman who gives her neck times when it should be storing up freedom,” says Dr. Howard. "High material for vouthfulness. This collars and other close fitting neck means that the girl who works all day wear hastens 0,d a 9 e b y hampering and dances most of the night will in time lose those forces which make for long-time beauty and youthfulness. You cannot overwork the beauty shop and still be able to call upon it to work for you. Y'oti should have your fun and play, but they must be so arranged that they do not use up glandular juices. Eight to ten hours’ sleep every day is what you must get. Then there are days when you should loll and loaf around the house. ^ Now we see the real reason these historical beauties kept so young. They spent much time in storing up these juices. This had another great and beneficial effect. When the juices of these glands—all of them, in whole or part—are being used up more rapidly than they can be replaced, the nervous system gets out, of order. Then comes fretfulness, temper; the blood stream does not get its pure stimulant. Now follow dis turbances in blood pressure, and the whole organization is upset. But these beauties of old and those ot tn» present did and do not allow any of these effects, so their tempers were always poised, anger never beyond control, blood pressure normal, brain cells undisturbed; so on their way they went smiling ever youthful. Every woman can do the same. Control of temper means keeping the Juices of youth; plenty of rest means the thyroid will throw out the materials of beauty day after day for many years. lotting nature smile upon you instead of getting out of patience and • trying to hurry her will keep her in a happy mood, which she will push out through your whole body. Any pressure upon the neck, such as tight collars, affects the glands and either stops them from sending their valuable elements Into the blood, or in the end dries them up. A great many women become old before their time because in their girlhood the thymus gland was over- stimulated and dried up before the thyroid was fully developed. Under such conditions there was not a suf ficiently prolonged girlhood and too early womanhood. Of course, under such a false development the thyroid gland gave out early in life, and at thirty-five or forty years of age the woman is physiologically fifty years of age. It should fee, and can he, the other way about——fifty years of lifd and thirty-five years in func tional ability. Girls of ten to sixteen years of age should play and think as girls. This allows the llS'mus gland to go to full maturity and give complete growth and strength of body and mind up to the period the thyroid gland takes hold. If the girl of thirteen or fifteen years of age goes to night dances, wears tight corsets, high heels and other words, if she tries to be a young woman in acts, thoughts and appearance while her inner juices are girl's juices, there is a fight between her too early woman’s brain and her girl ish functions. The brain stimulation generally wins. This means that girlish glands dry up before their allotted time and later on so do woman's glands. If you will remain a girl as long as possible you will remain a young woman late in life. Care of the things 1 have told you, patience, content, sweet temper and rest will do the trick. > I A N entirely new device, invented by a Dutch scientist, is likely to do away with the cumber some receiver and transmitter we now have to u,-e when telephoning. It is possible that the telephone con nection of the future will be merely a tiny hole in the wall, not larger CHEST PROTECTORS ON YOUR FEET Will Save Doctors’ Bills T T is a serious mistake to think the com mon cold is a trifle. Even what Is often laughed at as a 'Summer cold’’ may lead to many grave diseases, especially to pneu monia and consumption. How shall we avoid taking cold? To begin with lead the physiological life, is the advice of a well-know physician. Get up In good time; bathe well; eat three meals of whole some food a day, and don't hurry about it. Be in the fresh air ail the tithe, day and night; and get In tl sunshine whenever you can, and it isn't too hot. Be very mod erate in the use of alcohol and tobacco; bet ter by far have nothing to do with them what ever. Better not smoke until you are twen- t.v one, and then maybe you won’t care to. Tea, the tipple of women, should be taken always freshly made, and In moderation. Avoid dusty, damp or foul air; work Only in rooms'well-ventilated. Go to bed early and sleep at least eight hours. Wear suit able underclothes all the year around—thick in the Winter, thin in the Summer. The night wear must, of course, be changed from that of the day. Wear wooleiy socks In bed if the fdfet are cold. Wear always warm footw'ear and stout, watertight shoes. Never get your feet wet. Many women won’t wear rubbers or "arc tics”; blit all women should; and then they won’t so often be going to doctors about pains In the back. "Put your chest pro tector on your feet," Is excellent advice. Cover your chest well, of course, but not enough to Impede breathing, upon which good health depends. Sleeps with the windows open. However, avoid draughts; this can be done by means of screens or a olothes home with a blanket over it Workers out of doors can digest coarser food than clerks, so the latter have*to take exercise in the open air as much as possible. Pure air means. the greatest possible amount of oxygen, and this means pure blood; and pure blood means a strong, virile constitu tion. capable of withstanding colds. Both overeating and eating too much sugar and starches are habits tending to colds. A great many little children are constantly hav ing colds in their noses; this is oftentimes not because they don’t get enough to eat, but because they eat things not fit for children to eat. Colds are catching; every now and then (lie papers tell of epidemics of colds. Then look out for the man who talks thick, and who is constantly sneezing, blowing his nos» and making a general nuisance of himself. Sore throats should be treated until they are cured. Adenoids and inflamed tonsils are a fruitful soil for the catarrh germs; in chil dren especially they ought to be removed. Always breathe through the nose; there are some people who think the mouth is made for breathing, but they are misguided. The inside of the nose has spaces where the air is warmed before it is breathed into the lungs. Never eat without having first washed the hands and getting rid of possible influenza £>r pneumonia germs. If you are afraid a cold is coming on douche your nose by means of a “nose cup,” to be got in a drug store, and then gargle your mouth with the safiie solution—a half teaspoonful of common table salt to a tum blerful water, as hot as can be borne without scalding the nose and mouth. than the point of a pencil in size. The receiver and transmitter will be carried in one’s pocket, for in the new invention they are no larger than a w-atch. The thermaphone, as Us inventor has named it, is much more sensitive than the usual telephone receiver, so that messages can be heard very much more clearly. A cross-conti nent phone message, with perfect re lays, can he heard as easily with a thermaphone as though the speaker were in the next room. There is none of the "buzzing” sound that oc casionally makes telephoning an noying. Moreover, It is much more sHent. No one can hear the message except the person reveiving it. The transmitter is so sensitive, also, that there Is no need to speak loudly. The lower the voice the more clearly can it be heard. This would enable several telephones to be In use at the same time in a business office without creating a babel of sound. Why It Is That REAL DIAMONDS NEVER FADE O NLY the expert can tell an imitation diamond from a real stone when the imitation is new, but after the fake stone has been worn for a little time it soon loses its lustre. It is this which makes a real diamond valuable. No matter how long it is worn it Will keep its sparkle almost as well as ever. The real reason for this is the hardness of the dia mond. It is not due to any special quality in the stone How INSECTS Are Adding to WAR’S HORRORS B Y no means all the horror of war is caused -by shot and shell. A large part of it la due to insect pests, which work incredible havoc among both fighters and non-combatants. The unsanitary conditions under which war forces millions of men to live bring forth myriads of lice, ticita. fleas, flies and other unpleasant enemies of man. These Insect pests cause the most excruciating torture to the human beings whom they infest, and some of them often scatter.death as surely as well-aimed bullets. How insects can add to war’s horrors Is shown by the epidemic of typhus which is now sweeping through Serbia and claiming victims by the thousand. This disease is spread by the body louse. The germs of typhus develop In this insect in some way not yet clearly understood by science. They find their way Into a man’s system when, In his endeavor to alleviate the irritation caused by the presence of the insect, he scratches his skin Every time he does this he crushes one or more of the unwelcome insects and the germs are rubbed Into his irritated skin, where they promptly develop typhus. Relapsing fever is another disease which is spread by body lice. Troops operating in Africa know how hard it is to keep from rubbing their eyes to remove bits of sand or dust. It was discovered by army sur geons many years ago thaff when a soldier rubs his eyes with a finger soiled with a crushed louse he usually becomes Infected with relapsing fever. Even if troops escape disease their efficiency is seriously impaired by the discomfort they suffer from these insect pests. Fleas also do their full share to make war horrible. The dreaded plague is spread by Infected rat fleas, which leave their natural host and pass to man In Belgium. Egypt and other countries where war is now raging the blood-sucking leeches have to be care fully guarded against. These pests are usually found in drinking water. Unless the water in which they are present is strained or filtered and also boiled before using, they may be the cause of very distressing and dangerous diseases of the throat And lungs. itself, except Its transparency and its hardnesB. The sparkle of a diamond depends on the sharpness of the edges and the points of its facets. When the light falls on one of these it is reflected to another facet, lying at a different angle and is refracted again, and so on, many times. Each time the light is reflected it gives a point of brilliance, and, in most instances, splits up the light so that the red and blue rays are seen. The imitation stone, to begin with, seldom has as many facets as a diamond. But, even if it had. ,tbe sharpness of these edges would wear off. Even expo sure to the air will wear away any substance that is not extremely hard. And Just as soon as there is any dull ing of the edges of a facet, so soon there Is a dimming of the brilliance of the stone. What Makes CLOTH WEAR WELL A Greatly Enlarged Photograph of the Insect Which Is Spreading Typhus In Europe. E VERY one—in this country, at least—wears clothes. They have to. Consequently every one is more or less interested in the question of clothes. It Is not so easy to know good cloth as it seems. Many people, de pending on texture, feel, weave and 60 forth, think that they are Judges of cloth. And when, after buying what they believe to be a good piece of cloth it does not wear well they are greatly surprised. The durability of cloth depends largely upon the length of the in dividual fibers. If the fibers are long and curling they form a close and strong weave. The cloth does not crack or wear out at the seams or folds, because of the length of fiber, nor does it rub as easily by surface wear, because it is more springy or elastic. Short fibers, on the other hand, have much l^ss binding quality, because they do not intertwine. The difference between two suits or dresses in “keeping their shape" is largely due t« this same thing. A A It is evident that there would be little profit in imi tation stones if they were as hard as diamonds, for then they would be as much trouble to cut as diamonds are, and. indeed, would have to be ground down by diamond dust. A $3 imitation stone has just as much sparkle, looks just as well and answers every purpose of a $300 stone, for a time. But. no matter how carefully it be handled a year or two will see a wearing away of the edges ol the facets and a general lowering of its brilliancy Then, according to one’s pocketbook, one can buy an other $3 stone or a $300 stone. Of course, one is an investment and the other an ex travagance, but, aside from that, $30 worth of imitation gems spread over a lifetime will work Just as well as five times that much money put into the real gem. really first-class cloth, properly made and fitted, hardly ever requires press ing. It is elastic, and if it hung up, after having been worn for a day or two, it will go right back into shape. Ttie constant sending of trousers to the tailor to have a “crease" put in, is a sign that the cloth was not made of long fibers. If you want your suits or dresses to wear well and to look well, first make sure than the cloth is woven from long fibers. CARRY YOUR PHONE in Your POCKET The principle of the thermaphone is simple. The magnet and dia phragm of the present telephone are replaced by a loop of exceedingly fine platinum wire within a small aluminum cover pierced with minute holes. Currents passing through the wire cause changes In temperature, alternating from host to cold with great rapidity. The consequent ex pansions and contractions of the sur rounding air become evident as sound. There is little to get out of order, and the cost of manufacture Is less than half a dollar. The thermaphone is also good for the receiving of wireless messages, and with one of these In his pocket, or, rather, in his ear, a man might walk along the street and hear con stantly some of the more powerful wireless messages from stations in tiie neighborhood. 'This, of course, would apply only to those of a wave-length to which (he thermaphdhe has been tuned. I I I* V 11 i > t