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Show Out oi Sorts? Well, Listen WHEN wc are out' of sorts with persons ninety-nine cases out of a hundred It Is a" sign that wc are out of sorts with ourselves, was the sage remark of an attractive woman who likes to ferret out the reasons for thlncs. "Disgruntled with ourselves, wc arc 'taking 'tak-ing k out' In hostility toward others. You've seen children do this, haven't you and probahly have rebuked them most severclv. How often do von rebuke yourself your-self for this same Injustice? "Every time now that I reel myself getting get-ting bitter toward or cross at anyone, or over-analvtlcal of another's fallings. I draw myself up sharplv with a "Well, what's wronc wlih me?' and I usuallv find out that mv unfriendly sentiments spring direct ly from somr-thlng that is not 'going right' In my own life. Then I prr-oceupv prr-oceupv mv attention in straightening out that 'somcthlne" and the sunlight of my ndjustment qnito di.ipoi.q rny foggy mooo townrd the other person. I Out-of-Sorts Mood. I "It was a terse remark of my sister'? that waked me up to all this I was very cross with her about something that was, a little her fault, but not enough to deserve my outburst. " "If vou'd' answer that letter that'? weighing on your conscience you'd be more good nntured." was her shot at me And it hit the ciii3c for my dlsngrooahlr-ness dlsngrooahlr-ness exactly. The letter I should have written wns a difficult one and had been preying unon mv spirits for a wfok or more Day bv day T had put off dolnc the Irksome task, and naturally dav by day the heaviness of the task lnercasod. tho wav the wolght of .mv 'put off duty does. That Mtcr was draining mv davs of the toy of Hvlnc. I had the grace to ndmit to my sister that she was rlirht and straightway I went to my desk and In an hour's time was scaling up the envelope en-velope of the letter that had not cost me anywhere near the effort thpt T in my apprehension ap-prehension had thought it would. "How lightheartcd I felt whn T writ out to post t A great weight had fallen from my shoulders Peoplo seemed pleas-antcr pleas-antcr aa I passed them. How ashamed I was of my unreasonable har3hncs3 toward to-ward my sister! "Be up to date with your work or vour social obligations and vour ludcinents of people will be pretty likely to be fair and FOR HOLIDAY FARE. "Eat less meat," appeals the Food Administration. Ad-ministration. This appeal, issued on ihh brink of the holiday season, should make every patriotic American stop rnd think. The appeal would not be made were H not for good reason. The appeal Is really ono for sacrifice on the part of the American people at home. Tt aoka them to sacrifice sacri-fice their traditional gorging with meats at Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Ycar'F. This seems no small thing to do but It is ludicrous when contrasted with the sacrifices cf tho Americans abroad. Many a patriotic American will gatnily sit down this Thanksgiving, this Christ-mns Christ-mns and this New Tear's, not to the traditional tra-ditional turksy or goose, but to a baked codfish HnllVm or haddock. Perhaps nmorg the expensive American customs ended by the war will be that of celebrating, holidays with gluttony of meats. Nor will the substitution of flab be a disadvantage. On the contrary. It will be an advantage, bot.i from tho standpoint of economy and of health And. anyway, tho codfish is as essentially essen-tially an American dish as turkey, and more 00 than tho Teutonic goose. CLEAN REFRIGERATOR. Use alum water (powdered alum); table-'spoonful table-'spoonful to pall of water. "If soap and water is not satisfactory, use tho above or washing soda, tablespoonful to pall of natcr. sound as It Is quite Impossible for them to be If vour spirits are depressed and your nerves are on edge, because vou arc In arrears nUh the things' you have to do.- "It Is Impossible to maintain one's self-respect self-respect If one I." thus In arrears, and when we lose our self-respect wc take a gloomv. often bitter view of life Our. minds are not open, receptive There Is not room In them for now. fresh interests and Impressions Im-pressions they are so crowded with the 'Junk' of what we should have done. "They say that the busiest people have the most lime to give in service to others, can turn clear attention to a new eublect at an Instant's notice. This Is simply because be-cause the busiest people, the ones who ate accomnllshlna the most, havo learned the art of prompt action, of quick d's-mlssal d's-mlssal of what has to be donv Thev can give you at anv moment undivided attention atten-tion because their minds are clear and readv "J oddments formed from 'blue' are rarely Just, and this is true of ludgmenlp formed when we are overtired. Nothlnc sense of tasks uncompleted. Life Is hard enough even when wc keep abreast with our work, hut 'here I? an exhllnratlon In mastering It that keeps up our snlr'tr. ''"here is no exhilaration In shouldering unnecessary worries, and this Is Just what we do when we let nlle up on our poor shou'dcrs the stupid burden of 'what should have been done' Thus overburdened over-burdened we glower and frown at the world, far too often holding It responsible for our state of mind when we alone are to blame. . j I Value of Prompt Action. "Delay doing a duty and you add to Its weight. The harm this does us is bad enough, but the wrong it does those with whom wc come in contact is worse, he. cause even if we are willing to harm ourselves our-selves we have no right whatsoever to hurt other people. "1 know a woman who was cross almost all last winter iust because she had a painful tooth that she was afraid to have the dentist attend to. Dread of an hour or so of bad pain kept her suffering practically prac-tically 0 whole season, and this suffering, pi 11a the lack o' self-respect because of her cowardice, made her a crotchetty wife and mother and a friend one found little pleasure In meeting. Sh.e wns out of sorts with people Just berau9e she was all out of sorts with herself."' FURNITURF CLEANER. To save time and labor while doing your fall housecleanin- try putting some olive oil In a pan of lukewarm water which has been-made slightly soapy with a vrc soap. Use this to wash your furniture, then polish with a dry soft cloth. Tour woodwork, leather and all will Icok Ilko new. for the olive oil feeds, while the soapy water cleans, and there are no Injurious chemicals to cat the varnish. MATCH SCRATCHER. . , Save the'strip cf sandpaper that comes on the match boxes and tack on Jamb of door with tiny Swede tacks: or strips of sandpaper may be cut five Inches long and thrccTelghth inch wide. Plac a tack -t each end and one In the middle. This will not Interfere with opening open-ing and closing of door, and will sayc steps in running back to got another match. MODERN MODES. Long, loose sleeves of transparent ma- terlal button from top to bottom on the Inside seam. Short coats feature doublo pockets and sleeves sewed Into the armholes without fulness Evening gowns are trimmed with inch wide two-faced satin ribbon applied in rowo and rows on tulle. On frocks of satin or trlcolette ap-pllqucd ap-pllqucd fur fabrics, also applioucd velvet, .make excellent trimming. n . No Gain Mirh Loss. a. : .j idle regrets are ours and it is high time for us to banish them and be keenly appreciative ap-preciative of our blessings and feel a bit of sympathy for the woman to whom they arc denied. When we "give n" to worry, even thouch wc may have-comparatively good cause for so dolnrr. wc make a grave mistake, mis-take, always. Far better and wiser Is it for U3 to bravely stand our ground, believe be-lieve In ultimate good and await results calmly. For trouble, like many other unpleasant un-pleasant ' realities, may be magnified to such proportions that It will all but crush us. If wo never enjov the pleasant word and never see nnvthlng worth while in other persons or things, wc ae out-and-out. dyed-in-thc-wool pessimists and we shall find iust what we court unhappincss and unrest. Life holds out to each, and cverv one of us many golden treasures, hut those, Joys will not come to us voluntarily. We must seek for them -Just na tho hunter seeks his came, and seek them Just a determinedly, deter-minedly, if people in general, and women in particular, delude themselves with the Idea that hapn'nesa will visit and stay with them wiihout anv effort on their part to secure it. they are going to be bitterly disappointed : I Victim or Conquerer. . - A certain woman not Ion? ago felt blue and tired, but aomc Jnftlnct urged her to assert her will powor to get out into the frost-charged atmosphere, away from her eternal tasks and their eternal worries. As she walked along the sharp wind brought roses Into her drawn chceks( and then well, she began to see things. Over in the western sky tho sun was sinking, sink-ing, its last rays flooding hill and val-lev val-lev with crimson licht. Tho glorjous picture pic-ture roused her leaden spirits. Life, with Its ups and downs, seemed good after all, and the tired, work-worn men and women who passed her stood out heroes and heroines hero-ines of a peerless mold. That woman retraced re-traced her steps . fccllnpr not only braver and stronger, but firmly convinced that she who goes about It In the right spirit assuredly finds a certain meed of happiness. happi-ness. Worry may be compared to any deadly disease and its victims arc innumerable. And if we don't want to becomo one of tho unhappy throng we must, wherever our lines are cast, adapt ourselves to circumstances. Airing our grievances and literally looking for more will Inevitably result In our becoming downright miserable. TO WASH CHAMOIS SKIN. To wa h chamois skip put it through warm soap suds, rinse In several warm waters, draw it through the hand to squeeze the wnter out and hang up to dry. Pull whilo drying. If you would have it smooth. |
