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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH icb" WHAT to EAT and WHY TIRED HOUSES C. Houston Goudiss Explodes Some False Notions About Food; Warns Homemakers Against By BEN AMES WILLIAMS Fallacies and Superstitions By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS 1 6 Cop.V.S-'W- SERVICE NU SYNOPSIS ( fJr vtng home through a torrential Clint Jervtes young, well-to-dA r up girl, scantily clad, running n flight down the road, 'A' t Klldes abort ways, leaves the car jljuns Into the woods. He decides to j(Jfo hia dear friends, Inspector Tope pMlsa Moss, about his adventure. R Istill thinks of her as Miss Moss, Vflrmer guardian, though she and the ;'(etor 'are ' married. fClint, having i down, now manat :s the Jervies i CHAPTER II Stthe flat crest of Kenesaw Hill, d against the woods and an open slope toward the ,hes and the river, there were houses, dissimilar and yet look-ywow- n ;e c, 0D and pict; 6 it must have passer-bin them all. dwelt fear that ed stitch Secrecy, and other things be-- . Heavy shutters were at even though those shut-fauiiere not always closed; heavy a';ngs behind the lace curtains the glass; closed doors, chim-tha- t seldom wore a friendly t of smoke, a lawn never clipped and tended, and shrubs or , eig ameliorating ' re tl y ir; ' S F..SC w of these houses was a square lmost exactly as high as it Vide, of dull brown brick, with roof that was so flat (Mtened to crack under the weight of snow: a square a brick house, with a wing tie tail Of a dog that is sitting njj )i extending for a short distance 'ter'c;d. Grass grew tall in the of the brick walk that H s,(K'om the road to the front door. I 'one of these houses was a rUng thing of wood, painted uerjrugal brown which thrifty New folk so often and so !in prefer. Yet whoever this wooden house : designed have groped toward beauty. ' toward the pleasant ways of because there were broad das, there were peaks and the roof. There were even s whit remaining traces of an b intal border still discernible overhang at the gable ends, vatcr. third house was of stone. This he smallest of the three; and oom.-igwas greater than either its a hirer breadth. It had almost the lesk, arance of a tower of stone; d id giotrlhe stone-wor- k extended of the t to the window-sill- s "Above that there was j; and above the stucco and lades-attic windows, there was a 11 prclpitched roof from which the would slide of itself. But this es J even though it was the small-ifle.-l- f h three, was distinguished circumstance. There was it stare! j the house a portable garage let metal; and from this ga- t drive led around one side m Jbouse, making a sharp angle A of rear corner to i pass between ,1 and a tall pine tree there, . Jg another angle so as to pass Hen pni stepSj an(j r,us t0 the road, ttheirflje garage gave evidence of careies; used; the drive was free of ; and there were some 300 r.: kitchen door as though a car 9.6 ye'Stopped there. passed all day long in a weaving pattern to and fro. She knew the spring-fepond deep in the woods, and sometimes she took off her shoes and stockings to wade in the clear water there; or she would sit very still on the rocky summit of the knoll above the pond to watch through the intervening branches of the trees the cars go by. Uncle Jim found her there one day. She was at the time about ten years old. He spoke to her, smilingly, and asked her name; and she told him what it was, and watched with interest how the blood drained out of his lips. Later she saw him more than once again, and one day she told her mother of these encounters. Kitty Leaford was a soft, querulous woman, who lived resentfully but not rebelliously, complaining without struggle. She heard Junes report in an unaccustomed silence, and without comment; hut she must have reported the matter to Aunt Evie, because later Aunt Evie told June, In her soft, Implacable tones, not to walk in the woods again for a while, and she bade the girl forget this man she had seen. Kitty Leaford herself would have submitted though rebelliously to this prohibition; but June was of a ti or-ru- . ht up-har- -- 1937, if -J might have thought these their aspect, empty, deatetoed; I yet people lived in 6 and by an unchanging Saturday night, as a of this routine, they all for-re- council :ry ; rou-Eac- h d lit the sitting-roo- of the ame house between the other L,y00iWhr old Denman Hurder ritabiliMyitb tis wife who had been and with his on edrfenawLeaford, and her daughter .'4 ' I met. leaford sometimes wondered i.itheiir other people existed as 6s these folk she knew mother, and Grandpa and tionei'frna Hurder; old Matthew his wife next door in cnefiu direction; Aunt Evie Taine, and Justus, and Rab and Asa in frr-- This was the only world ,w! world a mile square, f Ifphe three houses as the focus, onefthese were the only folk she W 'pthes kinfolk and one other, who lived in the cabin by Which was hidden in the behind the house, and tohave her call him Uncle - daugh-erIifBt- y ly J Mr. and Mrs. Bowdon were playing anagrams at another table. stronger fiber than her mother. She disobeyed Aunt Evie once, and met Uncle Jim and told him what had happened. He came to the house that afternoon June saw him meet Aunt Evie. She did not near what passed between them; but after that Uncle Jim built a cabin on the rocky knoll above the pond, and dwelt there sometimes for weeks on end; and June often went that way. These hours when after her lessons under Aunt Evies tutelage were done June could slip away to the river, or to see Uncle Jim, made life endurable for the child. As she grew into a young woman, they were a part of the routine of her days. Her days all were routine; just as it was a part of the routine which held them all, that every Saturday night after supper they came in together in the big sitting-roothe Hurder house. They did not meet for supper, because that meant extra work and even a certain additional expense. But after supper .they all met and were determinedly festive. It is a duty we owe the children, Aunt Evie used to say. "To make Tiome pleasant and attractive for them in whatever ways we can. June and Rab and Asa were the children. When June was eighteen, and Asa seven Rab was twenty-six- , years older; children no longer. But the routine bound them still . . . When this particular evening began though June would remember its every detail all her lile there was nothing to make it seem any different from others that had gone before. The day had been warm and sullen, and there was promise to relieve the of a thunder-showe- r heat; but Kitty Leaford hated so that June did not welcome the prospect of this relief. She was always apt to suffer when her mother did. The girl did the supper dishes tonight as her regular duty was; and while she was thus engaged, Uncle Justus and Aunt Evie came in through the kitchen from their house next door. There was a of milk on the table, and Uncle Justus, as he passed where it stood, knocked it off with his elbow, so that it spilled across the floor. June had to mop it up, while Aunt Evie thrust Uncle Justus on toward the thunder-s- howers, met this man one many years ago. As from babyhood to child-vc.wvodpa Hurder used to take long walks about this mile-frC- t of land that was the .domain; and later, when enough to adventure lone, she explored in all She liked to slip down Ihe ..river, moving secretly teJllfc' lhti young growth which was turing tle old pasture there; 6 discovered a screened knoll the stream where she She did not scold him, could sitting-room- . pseea and watch the because she always spoke in low, was slip softly by. gentle tones; and Uncle Justus vther times she went to roam stone deaf and never hoard anything ,s'y 1 'be woods behind the she said. June sometimes thought a mile below the crest his deafness was an armor that fiesaw Hill, the woods ended at served him well. highway along which cars After she had finished her tuoks, f half-bottl- e bright-,nlysmne- , risfl; S it she went upstairs to her bare, room to wash her hands and smooth her hair, and when she reluctantly came down again, the others were already gathered In the sitting-room- . Uncle Justus sat in the shabby old chair by the piano reading his paper. He would go presently to sleep, his chin on his chest, his glasses on his nose, his paper on his knees. Junes mother and young Rab Taine and Asa were playing contract bridge at a card-tabl- e at one side. Rab had a friendly eye, a light and amiable tongue. When June now came to the door and hesitated for a moment here, he called to her: Come along and play with us tonight, June. You belong with us young fry, not with the patriarchs! Mr. and Mrs. Bowdon, Grandma and Grandpa Hurder, and Aunt Evie were playing anagrams at another table; and a chair waited there for June. June hesitated, but Mrs. Bowdon interfered. Mrs. Bowdon she insisted that June call her Grandma, although she was in fact was a ponderous Junes great-aun- t white lump of a woman, white hair, white cheeks, small tight lips. June thought of her as a crushing weight Grandma Bowdon said now to Rab, in her slow, heavy fashion: Rab, Junes place is here with us. June, here is your chair. June had no thought of exercising any choice in the matter. She might have a choice; but if she had, she kept her wishes to herself. She had found by experience that nothing but bruised knuckles could result from battering a stone wall She sat down where she was bidden, and she began to play with them the game called anagrams. Uncle Justus went to sleep in his chair and began to snore, and Aunt Evie made him move into the hall, into the straight, heavily carved chair by the table there. The sound of his snores still reached them, but no longer so disturbingly. That he should thus move into the hall was a usual occurrence and June scarce noticed it at the time. Later she would be puzzled by the fact that Inspector Tope attached to it so much importance, as he did to every movement of the others here this evening. high-ceile- three-hande- d d Shortly after ten oclock, a mild argument developed. The discussion went on and on, till Kitty Leaford rose with a sudden angry movement and said fretfully: I must go to bed! Ive a headache. This heat torments me beyond enduring. Bowdon Grandma protested: Why, you cant go yet, Kitty. Its ten. We never stop not half-pas- t till eleven. 1 must, said Kitty Leaford. I must get to sleep before the storm. Aunt Evie Taine remarked in her calm, gentle tones: Of course, Kitty, you ought to go to bed, if you feel tired. Ill bring some milk up to you. I always say when Im tired, a glass of warm milk makes me feel better than anything else. Where is it, in the where are you going?" she demandCome here!" He must have obeyed her, for when June reached the door, he was just sitting down in the hall chair again. Aunt Evie told her: I'll bring the milk right away, June. From Grandma ed. Bow-don- s. She hurried away, and June started to go upstairs, to be with her mother. Sometimes Kitty Leaford wanted her help In preparing for the night; for there was a considerable ritual involved in this procedure. But Rab Taine called her. he urged cheerfully, "June, come back here. It's not yet. Stay awhile. She stood uncertainly In the doorway, a tall, girl, slender and strong, but clad in a shapeless and unbecoming gown. You know, Rab told her smilingly, crossing to speak to her In a lower tone, you need to learn to play, June. This tomb Is no place for you. Its time you were meeting some young fellows. June nodded. "Im not going to stay here alI'm going ways." she told him. away some day. Mother has promised me. "Any time you want to step out," Rab invited, chuckling, Ill give you a hand. I like you, June. And I can show you around. Asa passed them on his way to the kitchen. Glass of water, he said, by way of explanation. June heard Aunt Evie come In to the kitchen, from out of doors, heard them talking together there. The girl went along the hall to join them, to see if she could be of help. Aunt Evie had poured a little milk out of a bottle into a stew-paand set it on the The bottle was empty. Asa was standing by the stove, a glass of water in his hand, while Aunt Evie looked for matches. But she did not readily find any; and June confessed: I think theyre all gone. We meant to order some. I'll get some from Justus, Aunt Evie decided. She went into the hall to rouse Uncle Justus, and June picked up the pan of milk. in her Mother has a she told Asa. I can bathroom, warm it there. He nodded without speaking. Asa was always a dour, silent man. He went ahead of her through the hall and back to the sitting-room- , and June followed him as far as the hall. Uncle Justus was awake, fumbling in his pockets for the matches Aunt Evie demanded; and June set the milk down on the table beside him. "Ill warm it upstairs, she told Aunt Evie, and went into the sitting room to say good night to Grandpa and Grandma Hurder. Rab came out with her, when this duty was done, and picked up the milk. Ill carry this upstairs," Rab I want to say told June, smiling. good night to Aunt Kitty. Besides, its too much of a load for you! His eyes were twinkling. June was not particularly attentive; yet later, under Inspector Tope's gentle inquiries, she would remember and relate every detail with of this evening. That stew-paa little milk in the bottom was to assume a dark and dreadful significance in her eyes. bed-tim- dark-haire- e d n gas-stov- gas-plat- e n June confessed: I'm afraid there isnt any. Uncle Justus had spilled the last of the days supply. But Aunt Evie ignored her. Weve none over at our house, she reflected. "Nothing but the top milk that I saved for the coffee. Grandma Mother, have you any? Bowdon nodded: and Aunt Evie said: Ill run across and get some. It doesnt matter, really, Kitty Good night. Leaford repeated. She went out into the hall and they heard her speak, loudly, to Uncle Justus. He answered her, his voice sounding from halfway upstairs. Aunt Evie followed her. Justus, well said that a little knowledge is a dangerThis is particularly true of dietary facts, for half-trutcan be more misleading than lies. There should be no place for misinformation or superstition in a matter so vital as the choice of food. Yet judging from the letters that come to my desk, thousands of homemakers are being influ- - $ enced, not by scientific knowl- such as fruits, vegetables or whole old wives grain breads. When these foods edge, but by and a multitude of are omitted, it is not the prestales, of cheese, but the absence fads and fancies which there ence of bulk that is responsible for the is not a shred of scientific meal being insufficiently laxative. evidence to support. Homemakers who have the inHAS been ITous thing. O' But just now, she followed Rab upstairs. He knocked on her mothers door, and June was at his elJune bow. It's Rab, he called. and I have come to tuck you in. Kitty bade them enter. She was in her dressing-gown- , brushing her hair. Her hair was a flaxen yellow. June thought it looked younger than her mother's face looked; but she knew why this was so. These two, mother and daughter, were close in many ways. (TO BE COXTIKUED) hs half-truth- s, Some food fallacies are harmless. Others may be detrimental to health. For they result in an unbalanced diet that deprives the body of substances needed to maintain physical efficiency at the highest possible level. Misinformation About Meat Many common and persistent fallacies concern fhe eating of meat. It is wrongly charged that light meats are more wholesome .than dark meats . . , that veal is not completely digest. that meat ed is a contributing cause to disease, and many other equally foolish noAll these tions. misconceptions are in a class with the absurd ideas that eating turnips will make you brave, that lettuce is a cure for insomnia, or fish a food for the brain. There is no evidence to support the belief that some meats are less desirable than others because they are less completely digested. Test'-- - show that the length of time meat remains in the stomach varies with such factors as the quantity of fat present, the method of cooking, and the amount of chewing it receives. But there is no marked difference in the thoroughness with which the different kinds of meats are digested. Gauls, met his fate and was compelled to surrender to Caesar. Alesia today bears the name of and, since the Middle ages, has become a religious shrine much frequented by Burgundians. Saint Reine was one of the early Christian martyrs in Gaul and every September her fidelity to her faith Dijon. For three decades excavations at is evoked in a picturesque procesAlesia have been carried on, but sion. Each year an average of 10,000 during the past few months the harvest was so abundant that it visitors comes to Alesia, some as has inspired the archeologists, religious pilgrims, others as tourworking under the direction of M. ists. All of them walk about the E. Esperandieu, to continue their battlefield where thy independence increased vigor. of Gaul was lost sofne 2,000 years digging with 179 Roman objects found ago: they stand In awe before the the Among were locks, keys, cramp irons, nee-- , heroic statue of Vercingetorix, dies and fragments of pottery; also erected on the sammit of Mont an elaborately decorated table in Auxois. the form of an altar and a striking Many Allow Patents hon in bronze (almost intact). A Protection for an Invention can hypocaust," an underground furnace for heating baths, was also dug be obtained in more than 100 countries. says Industrial and Engineerup. In many countries Every American school boy who ing Chemistry. has plodded through Caesar's Com- the form of crotection is somewhat mentaries" is acquainted with Ale- nebulous. Patents are seldom ob, outside of a group of about sia; it is the place where Vereinge-torix- tained intrepid chieftain of the 30 countries. Roman coins, also 179 diverse objects which might have belonged to Julius Caesar, all of them dating back to the Roman occupation of Gaul, have been dug up by a group of French archeologists at work upon the historic battlefield of Alesia, 40 miles from Don't Make Mistakes About Milk Not even milk has escaped a variety of groundless superstitions. It is said to be fattening when the truth of the matter is that no food is fattening unless consumed in excess of bodily needs. The food faddists say that fruits and milk must never be taken at the same meal, for the fruit acids will cause the milk to curdle. Here is an outstanding example of the misleading effect of For it is a physiological fact that milk is always curdled in the stomach by the action of the hydrochloric acid! Soma people are afraid to eat half-truth- fruits because they have the erroneous idea that they produce acidity in the body. In spite of their acid taste, however, most fruits have an alkaline reacacid-tastin- g tion following digestion. My earnest advice to homemakers is to disregard all such fads and fancies. Dont be guided by hearsay advice. Eat a wide variety of foods in moderation. Learn what constitutes a diet. And make that your health ideal. well-balance- d WNU C, Houston Goudiss 193S 0. .. materiquires 2 yards of al, plus Hi yards of trimming. New Tattern Book Send 15 cents for Barbara Bells h Spring-Summ- er Pattern Spring-Summ- Bookl Make smart new frocks for street, daytime and afternoon, with these simple, carefully planned designs! Its chic, its easy, its economical, to sew your own. Each pattern sew chart includes a to guide beginners. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) each. step-by-ste- p Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. Erroneous Ideas About Cheese Other fallacies that continually crop up in my mail are the ideas that cheese is constipating, and that this good food is not completely digestible. Neither belief is in accordance with the facts. Numerous tests have shown that when cheese is given a proper place in the diet, it is usually well digested. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that there is practically no difference between cheese and meat with respect to ease of digestion. As for the completeness with which this food is utilized by the body, studies made by investiga tors for the United States department of agriculture, demonstrated that on the average, about 95 per cent of the protein and over 95 per cent of the fat of cheese were digested and absorbed! Some few persons may have an allergy to cheese just as they are sensitive to a variety of other protein foods. But that is an abnormal reaction and has no bearing on the use of cheese by persons in normal health. Correct Constipation Before-N- IJRAID used to give the effect of a bolero is a chief charm of this pretty dress, for street and daytime. It accents the soft fullness of the bodice, above a tiny circular waist and Make it of flat crepe, skirt. checked or printed silk for now. Later on, have it in gingham, linen or batiste. This adorable basque frock is smart for both school and parties. It puffs out so charmingly at the shoulders, flares at the skirt hem, and hugs in to a small, pointed waist. Sash bows, tied in the back, draw it in snugly, and look gay For school, and pretty besides. choose gingham, calico or percale. For parties, taffeta or silk crepe. The Patterns. slim-hippe- h most concentrated source of protein known. Because of this fact, menus containing cheese should be balanced by the inclusion of foods containing bulk or cellulose, vlsk Me Another Q A General Quiz The Questions n 1. When does a breez.e become a wind? 2. How many miles does the earth travel daily? 3. Does Yukon Territory belong to Alaska? 4. How far can the human eye see? 5. Can anything be greater in width than in length? 6. In what year were the first U. S. coins made? The Answers 1. When it blows from 7 to 38 miles per hour, 2. On its annual trip around the sun the earth travels about 1,601,-64-4 miles daily. 3. No; it is part of the Dominion of Canada. 4. An almost unlimited distance, depending upon the size and brightness of the object. For example, the sun is over 92,000,000 miles away. 5. No, length is always the longer dimension. 6 In 1793. After! at d, No. 1G72 is designed for sizes 14, Size 10 re1C, 18, 20, 40 and 42. 3r"n yards of materiquires ot An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of emergency relief. Why let yourself suffer those dull lifeless days because of constipation, why bring on the need for emergency medicines, when there may be a far better way? That way Is to KEEP regular by getting at the cause of the trouble. If Its common constipation, duo to lack of bulk In the diet, a pleasant, nutritious, ready-to-ecereal -- Kellogg's straight to the cause by supplying the bulk you need. Eat this crunchy toasted cereal every day with milk or cream, or baked Into mufllns-dri- nk plenty of water, and see If you don't forget all about constipation. Made by Kellogg's In Battle Creek. Sold by every grocer. D Cheese Is Not Constipating The mistaken idea that cheese plus 5 yards of braid. is constipating doubtless arose al,No. 1722 is for sizes 6, from poor menu planning. Cheese 8, 10, 12 and designed 14 years. Size 8 re- is a highly concentrated food. It enjoys the distinction of being the French Archeologists at Work Upon Alesia Battlefield Find Roman Coins Thirty-seve- terests of their families at heart will banish the notion that cheese is either constipating or difficult to digest when properly used. They will give this splendid food a regular place in their menus and thereby provide valuable nourishment at a most economical cost. It is doubtful if any other food provides such a variety of important nutrients concentrated in such a small space. Besides its fine quality protein, cheese is notable for its energy values, for supplying the minerals, calcium and phosphorus, needed for teeth and bones, and as a source of vitamin A. S mODERIIIZE Whether you're planning party or remodeling a room you should follow the atfierlisemenl; ... to learn what'i new. ..and cheaper. ..and better. Ard the place to find out about new things is right here in this newspaper. Its columns ara filled with important messages which you should read regularly, |