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Show 0k 1 STILL FAITH IN CUIISE POTENCY Romance of Ship the Mid He age. la medieval Eng land, said Ixictor Duncan, the clergy went Into th field and Invoked blewritiga on those who regarded the landmark and curse on thoe who d the muted or otherwise boundaries, Centuries later. Shake-pea- r wrote B17 passage dealing with the live topic of curse, and bad oue put on Id own tomb. And bns modern man outgrown hi faith In curse a a mean to getting what he want? Ear from It. In Pennbesylvania a boy shoot a woman en use for eten year, be ways, she hexed him and cast evil spell. tran-gree- Modern Man IIj$ Not Oul grown 01J Superstition. Fiqunehead r acquiring an Egyptian utuleserxed reputation for e In curu-it- , remark S ienr Service. tomb U The cur of pharaohtoday spoken of with aw as something superior ami extra sinister In malevolent power. Rut the Egyptians were no nmre given to concocting curws than any other people, and there Is no reason fur singling them out, according to Dr. Georg S. Dun can. professor of Egyptology at the Am-len- t kr - Stock Exchange Deal Center at Money Desk On the floor of the sunk exchang I nn Institution called the money Amor. cun unhcrslty. desk. About noon caih day memof a Dr. Duncan has made surrey ber of the exchunge begin to gather cur-e- s In Egypt, Babylonia and Israel, T. no-r- month September la a momontoii Thou-siinIn the history of our nation. of children have resumed th achoot work Interrupted last spring or by tlie arrival of vacation time, tbolr first year of the have educational process which w hope will make able, cultured, enlightened citizens of them. The school baa a grave responsibility, not only toward the child' body. mind, but also toward It learning without What good I health? W know. In fact, that the learning proecs and health are Inextricably combined; the healthy child learn quickest, remember better, Is more Interested In his work. Recognizing tlila, most modern school system In lude health teacher and In health. But the school cannot bear the whole responsibility for the health of children. The parent ami the home are usually more potent directional force for Iho health of children than any outside Institution ever can lie. Healthy children come front healthy homes. It I the duty of parents to know and observe health laws. Dr. Allen and (J. Ireland, Director Physical Health Education. New Jersey Slate Department of Public Instruction. lea-so- around ltd desk, John Flynn writes. III Collier' Weekly, A few of them represent large New Yotk bank with money to lend. The other are looking for credit. Around that time the bunk know bow much they have to tend and the broker are lining to know what accommodation they will need. Over that money desk les million of dollar. It t by thin mechanism that the New York banka bate their pipe line running Into the exchunge, with their agent (here to manage the spigot. Of course, brokers' loan are also cur-made by bank dlreclly outside Iho Cut sea were common In Baby Ionia, exchange, but till la the chief method. reported Doctor Duncan. It wna customary to put curses on landmarks All Immortal and boundary lines, so Hint anyone of the aignera of Eight be would who Interfered with them of Independence the IechruIlou punished. There were no fences, but were born In a foreign country; one the people believed that oue who was I orn In Vuli-.- . two In Scotland broke the property laws would be wo In England, nml three In Ireland. by sickness or other misforBaltimore Sun. The curse. of the tune as a result was depended on to work, cir-- e whether the law actually caught the offender or not Origin of the dependence on curses Dm tor Duncan attributes to old, old belief In good and evil spirits In the world. Prehistoric man, fur bnck In tlie Stone age. tvas ridden by ns be began to put two and two together, nml saw more than coincidences when ex 11 followed some particular situation. In time he began to try to control the powers himself. A Few Every There were always enough misforof Fiqure-Hea- d to or small large, happening tunes, Morning Caroline any man to prove that he was Will Clean, "cursed'' If lie wns gullible enough nftpr to believe that. Jal.snn was made fur the Deucy had decapitated him mid that It Is this Prehistoric man was gullible. So At All Drug Stores replica which uuw Mauds mi tlie academy were the ancient Egyptians and Pros Book WrtleMorisCo..Dpt.W,Chico,for grounds. The head xxh.ih Deucy carried nway, Babylonians. So were the people of according to tills version, did not turn up, despite the rewards that were offered for It, until many years later and this original, which sold a few tears ago for Jla.limC Is now lu the of a prltate collector. The Andrew Jackson figurehead, whether the original or a replica. Is not the only famous one at the Natal academy in Annapolis. Even richer in tradition Is that of a scowling Indian chief-- , which taut "Old Tecuttiseh, the "God of 2.5 stands In front of Bancroft hall. This figurehead line, originally graced the how of a the I Via w ure, built in the navy yard at Norfolk, -r-- 1? Va., In si 7 and was supposed to he a likeness of Ta urn neml, the most famous of chiefs of ths Delaware Indians. (He was also known as amt ns such became the patron god of the New York political society.) At the beginning of the Civil war the Delaware was out of commission at the Norfolk navy yard. When the nitty yard was destroyed In i 1301 she tvas scuttled and burned, but after the close of the war what remained of her hulk tvas sold to wreckers, who raised and broke her up and tlie figurehead was sent for copper lu 1300-'0to the Naval academy, where after occupying several silos finally in 1909 tvas placed on a pedestal facing Bancroft hull. GraJually th tradition of Tnmanend's" mysterious power of Imparilng knowledge was established. Also by this time he had been renamed TN every section of the coun- - how quickly Camay lather how "Tecumseh" by the middies and had become th g refreshed it leaves your skin. women use God of 2.J" (the passing mark at the academy). X' try, Then, on a plain piece of paper, Camay. Its the finest beauty Later his powers were Increased and he was write your reasons for liking soap made, they say. Its so delicharged with gaining victories for the navy cate on the skin, so mild, and so Camay. Mail it to us at once, toteams. As the regiment of midshipmen departs gether with 8 green and yellow generous of lather. for the big games each platoon gives a more want we But Camay wrappers, or 3 copies of 2,000,000 win him that the Navy may salute" to And that use the wrapper drawn by yourself. to women Camay. that day. Another ceremony Is centered around Remember you dont have to is why we planned this amazing Tecumseh." When the final examinations are be an expert writer to enter this Prize Contest! concluded the graduating class gathers before contest. Any woman who really him to read Its class history and pay final hom likes Camay may be a winner. 554 Year a $1,000 aid. to his steadiest age prizes all to be paid to women It Think Mean! Would What In more recent years tlie ravages of time were like yourself. So just tell us, a Old Tecumseh," so a movement, Just imagine! $1,000 a year simply, as briefly as you would threatening sponsored by the class of 1891, was put under tell some woman friend Why every year of your life! $1,000 way to replace the wooden figure with an exact a year with which to buy the Camay is the Best Beauty Soap ! for My Skin. things youve always wanted 553 replica in bronze. This was done about five years other marvelous cash prizes! ago but even though the midshipmen now toss Dreams come true, if you win. their pennies before a bronze "Old Tecumseh" EXTRA PRIZES Smart clothes a vacation a new ns they pass Bancroft hall and Invoke his aid In for QUICK ACTION car a cruise around the world! the imminent quiz, the original wooden figurehead Is still carefully preserved at Annapolis. If your entry is received between Sept. 15th and Sept. 30th, 1934, it may be Here Is What You Del It has distinguished company In one of Greawarded one of the special prizes of $10 cian design which once graced the British ship Try Camay. After youve to be given for each of the 100 best Macedonian until that vessel was captured by cleansed your face and hands with I ettersrecei ved during this period. WinStephen Decatur, while in command of the it several times youll know why ning one of these prizes will notin any U. S. S. United States during the War of 1S12, it is the favorite beauty soap of so way affect your opportunity for wina of bust one of Benjamin Franklin, which ning one of the 554 regular prizes. many thousands of women. Notice adorned the U. S. S. Franklin, launched In 1813, and another, taken from the Spanish Don Antonia de Ulloa, destroyed by Dewey at tlie battle FOR LETTERS TELLING Why Camay of Manila Bay. Dewey's flagship at that battle, is the Best Beauty Soap for My Skin7' the Olympia, had an Interesting figurehead. It was a bronze winged goddess of victory, holding nloft an eagle, and it was designed by tlie faGRAND PRIZE, mous sculptor, Augustus Saint Gaudens. (Guaranteed br The Procter Gamble Co., and the Union II V V w A YEAR FOR LIFE The Buffalo (X. Y.) Historical society has a Central Life Insurance Co.) Or $10,000 cash in alamp-en- n notable collection of ships figureheads, one of payment if the winner elects. the most famous being a bust only 19 inches a is It a woman, smiling coronet high. wearing cash in one payment 2nd PRIZE and Is supposed to be a portrait bust of Queen Caroline of England, since it was the figurehead cash in one payment PRIZE 3rd of the steamer, the Caroline, which was built cash in one payment PRIZE 4th iu the early part of the Nineteenth century. Dur50 PRIZES OF $IOO each, cath in one payment ing the Upper Canadian rebellion of s.17. tlie . $10 each, cath in one payment 500 PRIZES OF Caroline was said to have been In the service of the rebels and one night she was towed from her moorings In the Niagara river, set on fire and set adrift. The charred timbers of the ship floated over Niagara falls, and were dashed to pieces on the rocks. But by some strange quirk of fate the smiling face of Queen Caroline surtaxed the perils of both fire and water and was found comparatively uninjured In the lower Niagara river near Lewiston. and he reported the results recently be'ore the American Oriental society. Dueling In I'lilladelpliht There sro 193 curse terse In the I:. the, mostly In the Old Testament. I'm tor Duncan has counted them. Again and again Hilda characters went up to a mountain top, to be near the source of power, and from that high place called down wrath of l.ejten ou evildoers. Gcrldm and Elial, two peaks, catnc to lie associate! with suih rite. Gerlzlin wns a mountain for blessing and Ilbnl for HEALTHY Obedience to Health Law Duty of Parent lo-- t e. Salt Lake Citys latest fifty-seve- Hotel - sw-lf- t full-lengt- h half-carve- Drops Night and Promote a Healthy Condition! the The Head Restored the old frigate was an Insult to her. Despite all the objections, the Jackson figurehead was pul In place. But tliut didn't end the matter. One dark, rainy night a sailor from l'aie Cod named Samuel Dewey (whose grandson was des tlned for future fame as the "llero of Manila Bay") rowed out to where the Constitution was riding at anchor between two other ships. Scrambling up over her bow, be set to work to saw off the head of the offending figurehead. But because he was In a hurry and the light was so Old HUk poor, he made his cut Just beneath ory's" nose and not at the neck as he had planned. But he succeeded in making bis escape with the head snd the Whigs were Jubilant while the Democrats In turn raised a terrible uproar over the "outrage that had been perpetrated. Dewey next went to Washington where, after exhibiting It to the leading Whigs, he carried It tied up In a cloth to the Navy department where be Bought an Interview with Mahlon Dickerson, secretary of the navy. Then, according to a con temporary account, he was admitted to Dickerson's office, with the following result: "Have I the honor of addressing the secreturj of the navy? asked the chunky sailor. You have, and as I am very busy, J will thank you to he brief, answered the secretary. Mr. Secretary, I am the man who removed the figurehead, and I have brought It here to restore It, said Captain Dewey. You are the man who had the audacity to disfigure Old Ironsides?"' asked the secretary, In an angry tone. Yes, sir ; I took the responsibility. "Ill have you arrested I said the secretary, reaching out for the bell to summon a messeu ger. answered the resolute "Stop, Mr. Secretary! sailor. You, as a Inwyer, know that there ts no statute against defacing a ship of war, and all you can do Is to sue me for trespass, and that In the county where the offense was com rnltted. If you desire It, I will go back to Middlesex county, Massachusetts, and stand my trial. You are right," said the secretary, after a moment's reflection; and now tell me how you took away the head." Dewey told the story, and Dickerson asked him to wait until he had stepped over to the White nouse and showed the head to the Presi- dent When President Jackson heard tlie story and saw the head, he burst Into loud laughter. Why, that Is the most Infernal linage I ever saw, said he. The fellow did right. Give him a kick and my compliments and tell him to saw It off again. When the Whigs came Into power later, Dewey Is said to have been rewarded with the appointment of a postmastership In a small Virginia town and to the end of his days he enjoyed the distinction of having been "the man who cut off Old Hickory's head." To add to that distinction he had printed on his visiting cards a picture of I a hand-saunder which were the words: came; I saw; I conquered 1" The subsequent history of the Jackson Ago Is shrouded with mystery. According to one account, the bead was restored and fastened on with an nnusually large bolt to prevent a repetition of Dewey's feat This figure. It Is said, graced the ship for 40 years and had a narrow escape from another outrage at the beginning of the Civil war. Southern sympathizers planned to seize it as a sort of mascot for their cause, but were foiled by Gen. Benjamin F. Butler who marched the Eighth Massachusetts regiment towed to Annapolis and had Old Ironsides down Chesapeake bay to the protection of the guns at Fortress Monroe. After the Civil war, the figurehead was presented to the United States Naval academy at Annapolis and Is preserved there today. Another story Is that a new figurehead of a death for dj Mr. Charles Novotny, aged ninety, eight, who I a miller, lie ha io 28 children, grandchildren sad i The last death great grandchildren. In the family was that of Mr. NovotI hare always liked ny' father. my pip and beer, Mr. Novotny any, but my wife eh la ninety, one remind me that It I time f atHrted to give up aome of th bad bublt of my youth." Eruptions cn Scalp Itched and Burned My aister'a akin became Itchy and, before lung, tore eruption login to appear on her face sad scalp. They were red and soon began to weep. We thought she would bar to have her hair cut and be hail Her scalp Itched and burned, causing her to Irritate It by scratching. She began to use Cuttcnra Soap and Ointment The first week the eruptions became fewer and In tw week she was healed and no stga of her trouble can be seen." (Signed) Mr. Emma Touska, 700 Monterey St., McKeesport r&., April 12, 193t Soap 25c. Ointment 25c and SOc. Talcum 25c. Sold everywhere!. Proprietor: Totter Drug A Chemical Corp., Malden, Mass. Adv. tnirn S. W nd Laboratory 81., 8a!t Laka (Tty. Utah. P. O. mpl ltox 1 701, ASailln auralopau and price (urnUbed on request. 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Write as many entries as you wish, but each must DC accompanied by 3 Camay wrappers or copies and signed by the actual writer. 3 Print your name and address, and Lie name and address of your regular dealer or grocer on your letter. 4 The First Prize of $1,000 a year for life will be awarded each Christinas Day, beginning Christmas, 1934, for the remainder of the winners life to the contestant whose letter the j udges think best. (If the winner elects, a lump sum of $10,000 cash will be paid as First Prize in lieu of $1,000 a year for life.) First Prize guaranteed by the Union Central Life Insurance Co. All WEAF and a Coast- NBC Nertwmfc Dreams Come True Radio Program. Hm Barry McKinley, sensational new sinfier a more news about the contest. Krery Monday Wednesday, and Thursday, 2 :00 p. m. sad 4:45 p.nu E.S.T. (See newspapers for time of broadcast In your city.) $1 AAA .... ..... Camay's Lather is So Mild" $1,000 $750 $250 1 C by Western Newspaper Union. ..... prises except First Prize are one-tim-e caeh payment . 5 Letters will be judged on the clearness, sincerity, and interest of the statements you make about Camay, and prizes will be awarded for the best letters meeting these requirements. Judges will be: Katharine Clayburger, Associate Editor, Woman' e Home Companion: Ilildegarde Fillmore, Beauty Editor, McCall'e Magazine; Ruth Murrin, Beauty Editor, Good Haute-keepin- g Magazine. The judges of this contest are unbiased. They will judge only the effectiveness of the arguments submitted. Their decisions shall be final and without recourse. In the event of a tie, identical prizes will be awarded to tying contestants. All entries submitted become the property of The Procter & Gamble Co. 6 Mail your entry to Camay, Dept. A, P.O. Box 629, Cincinnati, O. Entries must be postmarked before midnight, October 1 5, 1934. Prize winners will be notified by mail as soon as possible after the contest closes. Contest applies to United States only and is subject to all provisions of Federal, State, and Local Regulations. LISTEN IN 554 PRIZES! ... 3k T FLORT510N SHAMPOO Meal fp oaa la connert nn wrth Parkare Heir Balsa m.Maka the Fair an ft and fluffy. 60 rmu by mail or at dnur fista. iliacox Chemical Vi orka, Patcbcva M.Y, RATES FROM $1.50 Jmt (haww Dandruff btcipe Li air JfadBff Import Coiorud Bssetyte Gray and Faded Heir Warny Radio co auction in every room. i Healed by C utlcura T- ia rs iU a S'hort.Sirapfc 3 as not jenrs la the Novotny fuiully, oh live near Tarhov, southwestern jp. hernia. The head of the family t, CRISMON & NICHOLS ASSAYERS AND CHEMISTS suer-st.tloii- ularly In New England, there's rejoicing among tome of the old salts who are survhora of the days when ships of wood with men of Iron" sailed the seven seas. For yachtsmen are reviving the custom of placing carved figureheads on the prows of their boats and once more these symbolical adornments are nosing Into the wind as whlte-sullevessels skip along over the blue waves of the Atlantic. Time was when the srt of carving ships' figureheads gave employment to many skilled work men. In Boston alone there were no less than six firms engaged almost exclusively In supplying such emblems. That was In the old days of the Yunkee clipgreat windjammers, when the per ships were the greyhounds of the ocean. In those days elaborately carved and gaily painted figures of angels and cherubs, beautiful women In flowing robes, generals In uniform, Indians In feathered and fringed garb, stern statesmen, kings and queens and gods and goddesses were set beneath the bowsprits as em blems of a tradition that had endured since first men went down to the sea In ships. But when steam and steel replaced wind and wood, they took away much of the romance of the old seafaring days and with It the traditional figurehead. Today they are (O tempora I O mores!) "landlubbers" In that you are more likely to find them In museums or set up on pedestals on private estates or In public parks than you are to find them In their proper place at the bow of a sea going vessel. They are also collectors Items In that they represent examples Of American primitives or American folk art," sharing that distinction with such things as cigar store Indians and cast Iron deer and dogs for lawn ornaments. (Incidentally, when those artisans who carved ships figureheads were thrown out of work at the end of the clipper era, they turned their talents to carving wooden Indians for the traditional sign of the tobacco store and this helped keep their art alive for many years.) As collectors' Items they frequently have a value attached to them greater than their makers ever could have dreamed they would hare and as relies some of them have had more romantic histories than ever they had while they were voyaging on the waters of the world. One of the most romantic Is that of tlie figure of Andrew Jaekson which once adorned the bow of the U. S. S. Constitution, the frigate affectionately known to all Americans as Old Ironsides, and It was Just a hundred years ago. In 1834, that this figurehead was the center of a bitter political row. Old Ironsides had no less than six different figureheads during her long and honorable career, but the Jackson figure had by far the most Interesting history. Built In 1707, the Constitution bore first a bust of Hercules, typifying the strength of union and the power of the new nation and carved by the Skillings brothers of Boston, renowned makers of ships figureheads. But when, under the command of Commodore Richard Preble, Old Ironsides sailed Into the harbor of Tripoli to attempt the conquest of the Barbary pirates, the figure of Hercules suffered severely from the effect of hostile shots and It was replaced by a figure of Neptune, said to have been taken from the wreck of a vessel In the Mediterranean. During the second administration of Andrew Jackson, the Constitution was sent to the Charles Town navy yard near Boston to be rebuilt and reconditioned. At that time the dispute over the United States bank was at Its height and when the solid men of Boston heard that Jackson had signed the order for removing Its deposits to state banks, they were furious. Their anger was Increased when they learned that L. S. Beecher, a famous Boston carver, had statue been commissioned to make a of Jackson as a figurehead for Old Ironsides. They tried to get Beecher to cease work on the figure but he refused and feeling became so d block of wood was lutense that his removed to the navy yard where he finished his work under the protection of a guard of marines. The Whigs raised a terrific uproar over the matter, saying that no living man save perhaps James Madison, the father of the United States Constitution, should be accorded the honor of having his Image adorn the ship named for (hat document and some of the sailors around Boston declared that placing an effigy of a landsman on It e FAMILY Before this contest started, one girl wrote us, Its very appearance so smooth and white makes me feel sure Camay is a well-masoap. Its fragrant lather is wonderfully mild. I now use only Camay for my complexion and bath. Tkit letter may help you write youn. ... j.. U4 |