Show r I I mi jt uv u-i u 1 l r r i io It b o BETTY Letters and questions for this department should be addressed to Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart's Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only j on one sido of the paper It is necessary to append your name and address but these are held in confidence and will not be p published I Dear Miss Blair All evening I have been reading g a book The New Decalogue o of f Science by Albert Edward Wig Wig- game Bam It is the most ting g I book of its kind that I have ever eve r read But But all all through the boo book k he emphasizes the fact that heredity heredity heredity hered hered- ity plays the most important par parin part partin t in our lives that we inherit ou our r talents Now Miss Blair my whole heart heartIs Is in a certain something that Im I'm sure my ancestors scarcely knew existed Isn't that an appalling state tate of affairs Please Miss Blair tell me if Wiggam is right If f- f fI I am just a silly girl dreaming Impossible dreams I have no proof that I have talent for the tho something I have only a avery avery avery very real passion for it th that t I didn't inherit I sincerely hope that you will have time to discuss my question question question ques ques- tion because it means so much to me I 1 shall appreciate your an an an- SERIOUS I 1 am afraid Serious that you rou are taking Mr 11 Wiggam Vig too literally and not appreciating the scope that he offers for Individual development develop develop- ment Of course Inheritance Is an enormous factor in our lives live it cant can't help but be but his theories do not shut out the possibility for NEW EV things in life lire or for an Improvement Improvement improvement im Im- provement upon the talents that our ancestors ancestors' have developed and passed on to us We Ve are not as the original Inal man each generation has haa seen an improvement or else elsea a a dropping back We Ve do not stand still literally nothing nothing- which has life ute does It must all be a going goIng going go- go Ing forward or II a going backward procedure That is why it is such sucha a a. almost a criminal neglect not to make the most of the talents 1 we we possess not to improve upon them and make our children Just that much better than ourselves so that their children may be still further ahead in the scale of evolution evolution evolution evo evo- lution and civilization You have been reading a book took which deals with only a few of ot many phases of an enormous question question ques ques- tion so you can see that If Wiggam Wiggam Wig Wig- gam had to be brief in a whole volume volume volume vol vol- ume at his disposal my comments must be exceedingly exceeding limited You might mig read his book The Fruit 0 of the Family Tree for still further Information And there are many others that will appeal to you If you read further Now for talents talents even even your ancestors ancestors' ancestors ancestors' ancestors ancestors' an an- talents as a general rule did not spring full rut fledged Into life but were gradually developed and worked out because of at a keen interest Interest in interest In- In terest and Intense love for tha that particular particular particular par par- thing You have that so yoU have little to worry about Seemingly new talents may not be that at all even though they have never been heard of or in the family In each normal child will be found latent talent of or all aU sorts certain conditions will develop one t type pe where other conditions might ht have developed an entirely different oneAs oneAs one one As the child grows STows a parent or teacher who understands these things gets Intimations of these thes budding gifts and encourages them to show themselves more definitely On the other hand an Ignorant parent may crush out a potential genius g In his or her child by the lacic lack of understanding at this critical critical cal time And this th trait of genius may not be seen again for centuries centuries centuries cen cen- still the fr trait if may be In In- Inherited In Nature even prepares for the development of something entirely different from any characteristic displayed before Scientists call this new creature or being in the animal kingdom a a. sport and through this this' one eccentric or divergent di divergent divergent di- di type a a. whole new breed or type of t animal ma may be introduced to continue on through posterity The sport type Is not lacking Inthe Inthe in inthe the human race so you ou see see you OU need have no fears about attemptIng attemptIng attempting attempt attempt- ing something new in your family It is quite possible that you might be a mental sport but more likely likely like like- ly Iy just bringing bring to light some old but inherent talent Go ahead and develop it and yourself do your bitto bItto bit bitto to help the race lace along Dear Miss Miss' Blair I am coming to your corner for help and I hope mostly to give help On March 4 I found a diamond diamond dia dia- mond mend ring lying on the basin in the ladies' ladies lavatory by the Temple grounds A jeweler told me to duplicate the ring would cost 25 I Inside the ring is a date and three j I initials If anyone who thinks the ring belongs to her will call Wasatch R and will tell me methe methe methe the date and letters she may have her ring I have hav watched the lost and found columns in all three papers and have not as yet seen anything about it I should like to return the ring to the owner if possible Thank you Miss' Miss Blair for helping me me and I hope we Ye can find th the lady who owns the ring MRS L L. L J. J I You are very welcome Mrs L. L Jand J J. and I 1 feel eel sure that the owner will greatly appreciate your kindness in helping her Dear Miss Blair Will you please tell me where I Ican Ican Ican can get the Picture Play for June 1924 And when is Ben Hur coming to Salt Lake Lako and to what theatre BLANCHE X Y Z Z It is Just possible that one of the magazine stores might ht have that particular Issue among their old magazines mag Why not Investigate Ben Hur will be shown first at the Salt SnIt Lake theatre but as yet the local exchange e handling its re release release re- re lease can give no definite information tion as to the date It is now havIng having hav hav- ing Its premiere showing in New York Dear Miss Blair Once again I come to our help helpful ful corner My query it seems tome to tome tome me me is a most difficult one I am amin in in such trouble that sometimes I dont don't know what to do with myself There is a person whom I like more than I should Now Miss Blair Blar what can I do Oftentimes I am am very unhappy because I know we can never be more moe than friends but I cant can't stop atop m my foolish shall shallI I f call it love My age is 19 IN TROUBLE Now I 1 really believe that I r should deliver you a long lecture on your folly but that wouldn't help a bit would It You ar are really just justa a and shouldn't be thinkIng thinking think think- ing seriously about love even If the lady in question could ever be more than Chan a friend You'll have to conquer yourself and the best way in which to do this Is to get something intensely interesting In Interesting in- in with which to occupy occupy your mind and time Get interest ed In n athletics hiking athletics hiking swimming hors horseback bacle riding rIding rIding-In In books in people people people peo peo- but esp especially caily in your work Do you know all there is to know about your job Have you looked toward the future and planned for forr It Where will yo you be e t ten n years ears from now Have you ever faced that problem Use it as a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- for worry Get your mind onto these real vital things s and an impossible love affair will not bother bather YOU you to any degree You can do ANYTHING ANYTHING ANY ANY- THING TI that you ou make up your mind to do At present you sort of enjoy this unhappiness that oat you are indulging In Stop it Analyze the situation then give yoUrself a good g mental shaking and come out arid and enjoy the worthwhile things of or life Dear Deal Miss Blair T There ele is a motion picture that I saw b by the name of We Moderns Moderns Mod Mod- ens erns starring Colleen Moore There is a young man who played the poet and I wonder if you could tel tell me this young mans man's name DOROTHY Do you mean CARL MILLER ER who player the part of Oscar Oscat Pleat De Dear Der r Miss Blair Could you t tell me where I could set sell sen I water color and oil paintings painting's I paint them myself My t town wn offers offers of of- I fers fors little chance chace for this kind of sale and it is impossible for me meto meto meto to leave leavo home J J. J C. C M M. M You You are trying to break Into nto an exceedingly difficult field J. J C. C M M.- M. but dont don't give up your ambitions Keep right on painting and possibly possibly bly one of ot these days you will be beable beable beable able to to- togo go where there Is a field and a sale ro for your work and you'll have have something something- to offer Even hete here the opportunities and the sale for or such material are very limited However you might write to Mrs Alice Merrill Horne Home Second avenue Salt Lake City and send her a sketch h as a sample of yo your r work work and ask her if it there Is any any possibility of ot a market for tor such material Be sure to enough I postage to cover its return and forthe forthe for for- forthe the letter Dear Miss Bl Blair l' l Can you tell me who makes and whether it is a good quality WORRIED You'll have Dave to telephone me for tor that information Women want to be treated like 1 pals als by men says a movie actress as part of or her publicity game prior to the release of an Elinor Glyn picture In which she st stars rs Th e talented young young- actress proceeds to say that women want men to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- cuss their business with them and stop the coddling stu stuff And I 1 I dont don't believe one word she says Women may think they ought to want this business busin s's ss conference stuff but hut most of ot them still sun lap up the Dresden china coddling with much much- more gusto g I Special prayers r recently were were of offered offered of- of in Durango Mexico for relief from the scorpion pest Not until 1840 were watches successfully successfully suc suc- manufactured by machin machin- ery erv The The word cotton I lq is derIved derived from froman an Arable Arabic word k kotun tun There are words in the theOld Old Testament and words in the New the the New Testament t |