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Show HAD TO BE EATEN. A very small girl was observed by a friend of the family to be eating a certain cereal preparation. She seemed to eat with great effort "Don't vou like that, my dear?" in quired the friend. "Not pertick'ly," replied the little maid. "Why do you eat it, then?" persisted persist-ed the inquirer. The daughter of the house paused with the spoon on the end of the bowl. "It's got to be eaten," she answered gravely. "The groceryman gives mamma a rag doll for every two packages pack-ages she buys, and it's got to be eaten every morning." And she continued to eat methodically. method-ically. o |