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Show THE RICH COUNIT REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Blood Donors Unsought in Russia; Life tluid Canned Jiffy Knit Sweater With Matching Hat CONSTIPATED In Russia, hospitals are dispensing with the need of summoning a voluntary blood donor when cases of urgent blood transfusion arise. Instead, the patient is giveii a dose of this t. i IN SAFEbMS-- UI vital effusion out of a tin! Supplies in METHOD! of blood of all grades are stocked her trouble with glass containers, kept under refrigIt dated from her marriage nervousness, headaches. eration. Ruthless analysis ensures intestinal sluggishness, than more her partial relief until Nothing gave the purity of each can, so there is no she tried a' natural plant and vegetable laxative. Remedy (NR Tablets). She feltao danger, as in the case of direct Natures much better immediately more like living. Try transfusions, of noxious N R8 yourself. Note how refreshed you feel. NR a in the are sokind to yoursystem. So effective in clearing germs being transferred up adds, biliousprocess. ness, headaches. formDoctors in outlying districts requiring. Only 25c, to now a transfusion have only all druggists. ing communicate the specific qualities of their patients blood to a hospital, and a tin of the same caliber is disIn winter, patched Immediately. She Uses Glover's! some consignments have been landed d over areas by parachute. She used to be ft will be Any victim of Dandruff. Tit Bits. , warm as toast in this sweater and But no more! Her secret is regular use of cap set The sweaters a jiffy knit Glovers Mange Devil Dislikes Blue Medicine and Glover's just plain knitting combined with a Medicated for Mexico In theres of Soap sleeves superstition and easy lacy stitch, yoke the shampoo. That's and finished almost before you know that painting the windows of a house what YOU should be doingfor YOUR hair. it. The cap done in a straight strip, blue will keep the devil away. Many Ask your Hairdresser in owners home United States the also Includes at the top, gathered she knows. these two stitches, adding a pert are adopting the custom If not the pompon for good measure. Choose superstition and are selecting blue a colorful yarn, and therell be o as a trim color for the exterior of AtaB their homes. Druggist insisting she wear it! In pattern 5512 you will find complete instructions for making the set shown in sizes 4, 6 and 8 (all given In one pattern) ; an Illustration of it and of the stitches needed; material requirements. Send 15 cents In stamps or coins Pimples, blackheads, roughness watch out I Prompt use (coins preferred) to The Sewing CirCuticura of Soap and Ointment helps prevent these minor cle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W. blemishes due to external causes from developing into ugly, Fourteenth St, New York, N. Y. serious skin afflictions. Cuticuras medicinal and emol- -' lient properties check irritation, aid healing, help restore natural Bkin loveliness. Get started on the Cuticura treatAiring Opinions ment today. Soap 25c, Ointment 25c at your druggists. For Jud Tunkins says a mans perFREE sample address Cuticura, Dept. 13, Malden, Mass. sonal opinions may be impressive in the fam ly circle, but they are often likely to make him sound silly when they lead him to grab a microphone. ' PATTERN No. 5512 Wtl ALL-VEGETAB- LE man-to-ma- n Non-hab- it no dandruff snow-boun- DOH'TLET LITTLE SKILL A South Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, . D. C. WNU Service, i i first-bor- n j w g first-bor- n first-bor- first-bor- n . n; Pieces of coconut shell are cut into rings about one inch across and of an inch wide. A cut i. made through the ring,and the two ends are forced apart by means of a small stick placed diametrically across. Four of the rings are fitted on each side of the nose and tied into place. The pieces of stick are then knocked out The result is that the two ends of the ring bite intd the flesh of the nose, and in two or three days a hole has been cut through the flesh. The rings are left in for about ten days. They are then removed and the holes are stuffed with folded coconut leaf to prevent them from closing up. On special occasions ornaments of turtle shell are hung in the holes. After marriage and birth the most Important customs relate to death. There are elaborate funeral rites and ceremonies, which are practically identical for both men and women. one-fift- h have changed little In CUSTOMS the South Sea Islands frequent visits by white men. On the island of Ontong Java, a natives power is based upon his wealth. The wealthy native pays higher prices than his poor neighbors. As a 'daughter becomes old enough for marriage,' the parents bedeck her with colored dyes. First they smear the youthful body with coconut oil and then rub on the dyes, forming gay patterns. A string of sharks teeth then Is placed on her head and ornaments of turtle shell suspended from the lobes of her ears. Holes in the two alae (the outer portions of the nostrils) and the septum of her nose are made during babyhood. Small shell ornaments hang from the septum and feathers plucked from birds adorn the nostrils and hair. Around her neck is a necklace of human hair and her belt and bracelet are ,of white coconut leaves. Thus odorned, and with a bright yellow skirt covering the lower portion of her body, she parades with her father and senior .relatives around the village. At this time the prospective husband knows it ,is time for him to go to his wife. That evening he visits her in her house, For a time the young wife stays with her parents. The groom visits the wife at her parents house but he leaves his fishing paraphernalia at his fathers honse. He must provide her with a certain amount of raw food and she (gives him cooked food and taro. When priests were in power, the mother, at the birth of the child, went to the house of one of them to preserve both herself and the She was, child from evil Influences. and still is, assisted by her mother, mother-in-laand a midwife. The husband was present until the child was actually born, but then he had to leave the house and remain away for about a year. This custom is still followed. Two Days of Noise Shortly after the birth, the mother-in-lastrikes a wooden pillow. This is the signal for everyone in the house to fnake a noise by beating on anything available. The din is kept up for 48 hours without ceasing. It is the expression of joy that a new life has been added to the community. On this and the subsequent evening the relatives of the young mother and father assemble outside the house in semifestal dress that is to say, oiled and adorned with herbs and flowers. They sing the birth song ; then march around the streets, singing at every' corner. The is always named for a dead priest, but subsequent children receive names of ancestors. The ceremonies described are performed only for the other children come into the world almost without ceremony, except that the mother must remain within doors for about two months after the birth. the mothWhen the child is a er must remain within the house for the next year and must keep the child with her during this period. The husband may not visit his wife all this time, and consequently he does not see his child until it has its first birthday. No . written record of a persons age . is kept. The young father, while he is excluded from his wife, has two holes cut in the alae of the nose, each about half an inch long. This is an extremely painful process, but most men are willing to submit to it because it is a sign that they are now fathers and therefore men of some standing. sweet-smellin- BLEMISHES BETA START Sea Islands Penthouse. , Emaitifit tames the tiqer ! Funeral Rites. As soon as the dying persons heart ceases to beat, the mother, wifes daughters, and other female relatives give walls at the top way to of their voices. The wails never cease, except in pauses for breath," until the corpse is under ground. The louder the wails, the more the other relas tives are pleased. Indeed, if the are not loud enough, neighbors and villagers are noisily critical and foretell that the ghost of the dead man will be annoyed and snd sickness. Natives of Leuanlua, Ontong Java, do not conceive of any causes of illness except the supernatural. All diseases and deaths are caused by the evil Intervention of the spirits of those already dead. The corpse is taken into the road In front of the house and washed. It is then returned inside, the hair is cut, and the body Is rubbed thoroughly with coconut oil. Turtle-sheornaments are put in the ears and, if the dead person is a man, larger specimens of these ornaments are hung from the holes in the alae of the nose. In the case of a woman, a small shell ornament Is hung from the hole In the septum. Garlands are hung around the neck and bound on the brow. long-drawn-o- ut ulula-tlon- ll Ceremony of Mourning. After the evening meal, which is taken about 7 p. m. or slightly later, the mourning ceremony begins. The corpse Is laid on a new mat in the center of the house. At its feet, with their backs to It and their faces to the fire, sit the sons and daughters-in-law- . The rest of the house is filled with the other relatives of the dead person. If he was a man of wealth and Importance, as many of the villagers as can possibly squeeze in will do so and many others crowd arond the doors. In a climate like that of Leuaniua, which is only five degrees south of the Equator, a small house containing a corpse and a huge fire and packed with people, and with all the normal ventilathe atmosphere tion blocked soon becomes almost intolerable. The relatives and friends except the closer female relatives, who continue weeping aloud, frequently drowning the other voices sing dirges all through the night The latter embrace the corpse and at Intervals rub it with oil. In the course of the wake the family of the dead man give tobacco to all and sundry. Almost everyone in the village will come to the wake held for a wealthy man, sure of getting a few free sticks of tobacco i for a dirge. With the dawn all save the imme-- i dlate relatives depart Preparations are then made for burial. . s, i BOYS! GIRLS 1 Join Dizzy Deem Winners! Get Valuable Prizes Dizzy Dean Winners Membership Pin Newly designed. A handsome one-inc- h eter. two-to- ne medallion, In diamFree for 1 In order- membership ing be sure to ask pin, for prize 301, FREE! Grape-Nut- s from one package, SEND the top Battle your name and address, to Grape-NutCreek, Mich., for new membership pin, your club membership card, and illustrated list of 49 nifty free prizes. 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