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THE WASHINGTON TDIES; TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, IMS." THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE Opportunity Offered to Teachers for Training In Library Methods Growing Importance of Such Education Recognized by Educators and Normal Schools Bibliography and Helps Suggested by Department of Interior. Summer School Letter, No. 5. (Prepared By, Bureau of Education.) ONE tendency of contemporai educational development Is an Increasing recognition of the value and lmportanco of library training for teachers. While this train-Ins Is especially necessary when care of the school library Is one of the teacher's duties, a knowledge, of books and their use Is also well-nigh indispensable to the teacher who devotes ttfa ehtlre time to Instruction, especially In subjects such as English, history, and the social science.

On this account, normal schools and training schools for teachers, to a growing extent, now offer courses In library methods and bibliography, during their regular sessions. Opportunity is also given in 3ummer schools to acquire the minimum amount of training necessary for equipment In these subjects. The combination of technical library training with pedagogical ability and experience furnishes just the preparation required for practical administration of a school library. This preparation produces the teacher-librarian, who understands tho needs of both teachers and pupils, and who can teach the pupils to use tho library to the best advantage. Function of Libraries.

Tho teacher-librarian is more efficient for school work than a mere teacher or a mere librarian could be. The teacher with library training will be able to prepare children, before they leave tho school, to use dictionary and cyclopedia readily, to read rapidly and understanding, and to take notes systematically; will Introduce the pupils to the literature of the subjects studied iu the school curriculum, and teach them to use catalogues and Indexes as soon as they are able to handle them; will make them know the llbary as an organism, not merely a collection of books, and will start Intellectual im pulses and a love of good books, which will go on widening and developing through life. It has been well said that there are three proper functions of the school library, stated as followa in the Inverse order of their Importance, but in the direct order of case of accomplishment: 1. Reading for pleasure. 2.

Reading to supplement school studies. 3. Reading for. the sake of culture, for uplift, to create higher Ideals. High School Libraries, In omler to attain its full efllciency, each high school library should be directed by a person trained in library methods, who will know how to use to thit beat advantage the equipment provided.

In the rural school the purpose of the library may very properly and effectively be extended to Include the interests of the community. To do this work effectively the rural school library must contain suitable books and be adminis Sunburn and Freckles The followers of Sunshine and Wind Are All Right Now, But Will They Look Well With a Dainty Evening Dress? By LUCREZIA BOOT. IS15. Newspaper Feature Service.) ACATION days will soon be at an end, and already the letters are pouring in asking for remedies to correct the harm done to complexions by sunshine und wind. Few girls remembered, while they were acquiring the coat of tan and freckles, that It would require weeks and weeks of patient treatment to remove it.

The brunette with her sun-bronzed complexion looks well in a bathing suit, but when she dons her dance or dinner gown she regrets the fact that she did not take better care of her skin. In an outing costume, playing tennjs or golf, the blonde, with her piquant lace speckled with freckles, won the admiring glances of the outdoor folks, but transplant her to the whlte-snd-gold drawing room and clothe her la Castel colors, and Ireckles are a lemlsh. So I advise you to provide a generous supply of tan and freckle remedies and begin immediately before returning lo the ty or town to counteract the ravages of summer sunshine. Remedies For Freckles. There are several freckle remedies which I consider excellent, but you must not expect tho little brown spots to disappear over night or In a month even.

The first cream contains: Petrolatum 1 ounce av. Lanolin 1 ounce av. Hydrogen 1 fluid ounco Acetic acid 1 fluid drum After thoroughly cleansing the skin apply the freckle cream and allow It to remain on as long as you are indoors. Before retiring coat the skin with the cream and kcip It on all night. If the freckles do not yield entirely to this treatment, they will at least be greatly ameliorated.

The length of tlmo it takes to effect a euro varies with different persons. One must experiment with these preparations, as they da not agree with nil skins equally well. For more obstinate freckles there Is a cream composed of the following Ingredients: Elder llower 1 ounce Sulphate of zinc 20 grains Mix these together well and apply to the affected skin at night. In the morning wash the cerate off with a bland soap and warm water, and afterward apply the following lotion: Citric acid 30 grains Infusion of rose Vi" pint Before giving you formulas for leaches which will remove tan I tered by a teacher who Is famlflar with their use both as literature and tools, and who can Impart this knowcldge to others. He should also be acquainted with rural life and needs.

Available Publications. The Bureau of Education will assist those In charge of school libraries, or who are planning the formation of such libraries, with Information and ndvlco regarding, choice of books, organization and equipment of library, and methods of cataloguing and classification. In this connection, the following publications of "the bureau arc of Interest: Bulletin 1913, No. 35. A list of books suited to a high school library.

Fifteen cents, from Superintendent pf Documents, Washington. A thousand good books for children. (Home education circular No. 1.) Professional Literature. The following are several recent books of Interest dealing with the preparation and work of school librarians.

lNftTKUCTlON IN THE USE OF COOKS AND 1.IDKAHIE3; a textbook for normal schools and colleges. Lucy E. Fay and Anne T. Eaton. Boston: The oEston Hook Company, 1915.

4(9 pages. THE RURAL, SCHOOL. LIBRARY. Marie A. Newberry.

New York: New York Public Library. 1914. 114 pimes. UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Ulvlflon of school.

libraries. Annotated book Hit for secondary school libraries; commercla 1 subjects section. bngllsh section. Albany, 1914. The first two of a series of bulletins planned to cover the whole range of secondary school worn.

THE 1IIOH SCHOOL, LIBRARY. Gilbert Ward. Chicago, American Library Assocl. atlon publishing board. 1915.

29 p. (Preprint of Manual of Llbrarv Econnmv. rhnn 7.) THE PRACTICAL USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES. Gilbert O. Ward.

re. and enl. Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1914. 104 p. BOOKS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.

Martha Wilson, comp. Chicago: American Library Asoclatlon publishing board, 1914, ISO pp. Book Reviews HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT. By Edwin G. Conklln.

New Jersey: Trlnceton University I'ress. The lectures delivered bv Edwin fJmnt Conklln at Northwestern University In I me year or ih are presented by tho publishers In book form, with a glossary, Index, and reference list added by the author. Taking the origin of Individuals as the greatest biological pVobletn of the present century, nd going thoroughly Into the subject in the broadest posslblft manner, the author finally concludes that "There can be no doubt but that the main characteristics of every living thing are unalterably fixed by heredity," and says In prophecy: "Within recent years the experimental study of heredity and development has led a now epoch In our knowledge of these subjects, and it does not seem unreasonable to suppose that in time it will produce a better breed of men." wish to state this about mixing them. More than half the failures when mixing toilet preparations are due to the fact that they are not properly prepared. In the first place, the fats must never be allowed to become hot.

Once this happens the cream will not congeal. Spermaceti and white wax should be softened, which means slight warming nothing more. Then you must beat them with a silver fork until they are smooth and creamy. The vessels used in the prepartlon of creams must be of glass or porcelain. A Sunburn Remedy.

A cream especially lecommended for the aftermath of sunburn and tan is made from the following ingredients: Sweet almond oil 2 ounces White wax 3 drams Spermaceti 3 drams Powdered borax dram Glycerine ounce Orange flower water 1 ounce Oil of neroll 8 drops OH of petit grain 8 drops Break tho wax and spermaceti Into small bits and soften them. Then add the almond oil. Mix the orange flower water and the glycerine together, and to this add the borax. Pour this preparation into the fats, beating constantly. If the cream begins to harden before the mixture Is complete, place in a bath of hot water until it Is softened.

Another splendid bleacji for tan is a mixture of: Powdered borax SU ounces Acetate' of soda 3 ounces Tincture of qulllala 2M ounces Tincture of benzoin 4 drams Itosewater pint Mix thoroughly and apply to the skin two or three times every day. Constant use of buttermilk as a wash is also recommended for tan or freckles. It is softening and Bathe the face, neck and arms with the liquid and allow it to diy into the skin. If your mirror tells you that you are "as brown as a berry" or as "speckled as a guinea's egg," begin at once to eradicate the traces. left upin your complexion by the summer sun and wind.

Looked the Part. According to a lively contemporary, the wife of the governor of a certain State was tolling a servant about her husband. "Mv husband, Bridget," she said proudly. "Is at the head of tho State mllltla." "Ol t'hought as much, ma'am," said Bridget cheerfully. "Ain't he got the folne malicious look." Youth's Companion.

Genealogy No Longer a Fad, But Becomes Handmaid to Evolution Keeping Individual Family Records in Detail With Pictorial Data Suggested to Develop Better Race. Must Link Arms With Bio logical Movement, Asserts Expert in Citing Possible Methods. A VERY LEARNED GENTLE MAN, In a very learned bonk, after having written MG pages, says: "There can be no doubt but that the main characteristics of every living thing aro unalterably fixed by heredity." The name of the gentleman Is Edwin O. Conklln, and the name ot the book Is "Heredity and Environment," nnd the substance of tno whole Is that we are what our ancestors ere, and that If we aro not carerul about our own marriages we will have children of whom we can bo anything but proud. And right at this point one awa-ens to the fact that Individual records must be kept, that we have run Into genealogy, and that tho last thing of the kind which wo can remember was tho good old tamlly Bible with Its "Births," "Marriages, and "Wraths" In pink ink, with rat little angels hying at the top or tno pages in order to hold up streamers of yellow and celestial blue.

Genealogy, a study of the family, depending upon Its verity for tno rule of heredity quoted above, results automatically In eugenics, nnd that, very simply stated, means good marriages, or the art or science of Improving offspring, principally or the human race. So we should keep records, although not necessarily in the family Bible with the aid ot tho little angels. Basis For Analysis. Of this Importance of marrying properly, and of keeping the family records. Paul Popenoe, editor of the Journal of Heredity, rpcaks lengthily in a current number of his magazine.

He savs: "Few people aside from genealogists can give even the names of all their great-grandparents, far less can they toll anything of Importance about them. "It Is thus to genealogy that we are driven. Unless wo have family records we can accomplish little. And we cannot get these family records unless you genealogists realize tho lmportanco of furnishing them; for a I have already pointed out, and as I wish to emphasize, genealogies at present available are of little value to genetics, because of the Inadequacy of tho data they furnish. It Is only in the case of exceptional families, such as the royal houses of Europe, that enough Information Is given about earh individual to furnish an opportunity for analysts.

"To get more such data, we must look to the future. We must begin at once to keep our family records In such a way that they will be of the greatest value possible that thev will serve not only family pride, but bigger purposes. It will not take long to get together a largo number of family histories. In which the Idea will be to tell as much as possible. Instead of as little as possible, about every individual mentioned.

Keep Own Archives. "More written records should bo kept, and less 'dependence placed on oral communication. The obsolescent family Bible, with Its chronicle of Editorial For Women THE TIRED BUSINESS WOMAN. HERE is shc-the tired business woman? We never hear about her. Somehow or other the business woman is always fresh and ready for entertainment in the evening, and has not yet become an Institution to which the managerial world must cater.

Could It be possible that the inconsistency and very variability of her, so maligned by popular acclaim, could have at last g.ven her an elasticity of mind which strangely -suggcst3 strength also Harry C. Swift, manager of tho Harlem Opera House, muses on tho question: "It seems rather strange, though nevertheless complimentary, that there Is not a tnoaier institution known as the tired business vtomau. Despite the fact thut there arc thousands of women daily engaged in commercial pursuits and professions, none of them apparently has ever become tired, or sufficiently so for it to be noticeable. In many cases they perform the same tasks as men do. yet when the day's is finished they are unmistakably alert and ready for an evening at the theater.

"For the time being, unlike the tired business man, they forget tho day's struggles with business cares and aro ready to be entertained or amused. Whether the actors make an impression or merely bore her. one thing is certain, that the tired business woman, if such a person exists, never fulls asleep In a theater during a performance. One of many reasons may be, her natural curiosity to see everything through to the bitter end. "She's a game little sport In this respect, and helps to make an appreciative audience.

Some dav this super-typo of business woman who never gets publicly tired will take In hand one of the sterner sex vno is thus chronically afflicted, and she will graciously endeavor to tcacn him how it can be accomplished." That is. of course. Mr. Swift, she will endeavor to teach, but the school of experience Is best teacher, after all. Long years of working from sun to sun have given a man hraln strength enough to hold up for that period.

Women have considered it unfair that their work is "never done-:" hut if In the end It has given thpm a-'greater elasticity and strength of brain power, whereby they can J.oth work and play, perhaps they aro the winners, after all. VALUE OF. FAMILY RECORDS Eviy marriage that a member of the family makes is a matter of vital concern to the future of the family; this is one of the lessons which a broad science of genealogy should inculcate in every youth it is the near relatives, who, on the whole, represent what we are. Genealogy does well in giving a realization of the importance of the family, but it errs if it bases this teaching altogether on the family side in some remote ancestor who probably counts for little or nothing in the individual's make-up today. Unless we have family records we can accomplish little.

The ab-solescent family Bible, with its chronicle of births, marriages, and deaths, is an institution of too great value to be given up. PAUL POPENOE. births, deaths, and marriage, Ib an institution of too groat value to be given up, in more ways than one. Iu the L'nltcd States, wo have Hot the advantage of much of the machinery of State registration whlcn European genealogy enjoys, and It should be a matter of pride with every family to keep its own "Family trees should be kept In more detail, lncludlnc all brothers and sisters in every family, no matter at what age they died, and including as many is possible. This mtNins more work for tlio genealogist, but the results will re- pay him.

'More family traits should he marked. Those at present n-corded me mostly of a social or economic nature, and are of little real significance after the death of their possessor. But the traits of his mind nnd body aro likely to go on to his descendants indefinitely. rhi-se- aro tho facts of his life -vt wlicli wo should form cur attention. How this can.be most done, I shall discuss later.

More Pictorial Data. "More pictorial datu should be added. Photographs of the members of the family, at all ages, MioulrT bo caiefully preset vcd. They are often of estlmlble value. Measurements eiiually deserve attention The door Jamb Is not a satisfactory place for recording tho heights of children, particularly in this dav when real estate so often changes hands.

Com-pit-to anthropometric measurements, such ns every member of tho Young Mcn'x Christian Association. mot collepe students, und many other are obliged to undergo once or pcilodlcally. shoiild he placed on fin. "Pedlcrees should be traced upward from a living Individual, rathor than downward from Borne hero long s.nce dead. Of course, the Ideal wo.

ild be to combine these two, or to keep dupllcntr- pedlitrovs, one a tabid of and the other of descendants, in the same stock. This plan not too laborious to use, in many cases: the combined tables, which rhow all the reUtlos of an Individual, nlthough attractive to the In estimator, are too complicated ever to become popular. I suspect. Force of Heredity. "Genealogy "does well in giving a realization of the Importance of the family, but it errs if It bases this teaching altogether on the family pride In some remote ancestor who, even though he bcjre the family name and was a prodigy of virtues, probably accounts Tor little or nothing In the individual's makeup today.

"But some one may protest, am I not shattering tho very edifice of which I am a professed defender, in thus denying tho force of heredity? Not at all. I wish merely to emphasize that a man has sixteen great-grandparents, Instead of one, Melon Provides Many Hot Weather Desserts Ice and Melon Compote Are Just Right Dishes for This Time of Year. By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK (CopyrlKht. 1913.

by Mrs. Christine Frederick). r-- i HERE Is one pre-eminent "hot weather fruit," and that is the melon, either watermelon or cantaloupe, which are cna- tive to every warm climate. Nature seems to have provided in her vegetable kingdom exactly the right varieties for certain temperatures. And the melon with its store of refreshing liquor comes at the exact season when we aro most thirsty and most In need of cooling foods.

The watermelon, although about 95 per cent water, has sufficient flavor and medicinal qualities to make It worth while purchasing, even at afalr-ly high Price. Besides, its most attractive color makes It delightful to the eye, and it can be prepared in a variety of attractive ways. Would Lessen Flavor. It should first always be served cool, but not frozen, as this would lessen the flavor and sweetness. As a dessert, the watermelon Is preferably cut before It comes to the table and the red pulp separated from the rind and served In heart-shaped sections, dusted with powdered sugar.

It combines well with a few drops of maraschino, and can be cut in even smaller portions or balls with a scoop cutter. These balls are attractive when served as a first course or coupe of a luncheon. The cnntaloupe has many ways of fcerving, because Its small oval form permits it to be cut into baskets, etc. Nothing is more attractive than two bassets from melons the flesh scooped out, heaped with sugar, and a little ginger syrup or maraschino nnd replaced In the basket. Either whipped or plain Ice cream maes a 'com- dessert when used with and that we too often overlook those in the maternal lines, although from a biological point of view they are every bit as important as those in the paternal lines.

And I wish further to emphasize the point that It Is the near relatives who, on the whole, represent what we are. The great family which for a generation or two makes unwise marriages, must live on Its past reputation and see the work of the world done and the prizes carled away by the children of wiser matlngs. No family can maintain Its place merely by the) power of Inertia. Every marrlago that a member of a family makes Is a matter of vital concern to the future of the family: and this Is one of the lessons which a broad science of geneaology should Inculcate In every youth. Genealogy Not a Fad.

"You may well ask what facilities we have for receiving and using pedigrees such as I have been outlining, if they were made up. You are nil, of course, familiar with the repositories which the different patriotic societies, the National Genealogical Society, and similar organizations maintain, as well as the collections of the Library of Congress and other great public institutions. Anything deposited in such a place can be found by the Investigators, mostly attached to colleges and universities, who are actively engaged in eugenic research. "In addition lo this, there are certain establishments founded for tno sole purpose of analyzing genealogies from a biological or statistical point ot view. "The second institution of this kind is the Genealogical Record Office, founded and directed by Dr.

Alexander Graham Bell, at 1OT1 Thirty-fifth street northwest. This devotes Itself solely to the collection of data regarding longevity, and sends out schedules to all those in whose families there have been individuals attaining the age of SO or over. It welcomes correspondence on the subject from all who know or cases or long lite, and endeavors to put the particulars on record, especially with reference to the ancestry and habits of tho long-lived Individual. "You are all familiar with the charge, ot long-standing, that genealogy 'is a subject of no use, a raa of a privileged class. I do not neea to tell you that such a charge is untrue.

But I think that genealogy can be made a much more useful science than it now Is, and that It will be at the same time more interesting to its followers, if it ceases to look on Itself as an end In Itself, or solely as a minister to family pride. 1 hope to, see It look on Itself as a handmaid of evolution. Just aa other sciences are coming to do; hope to see it link arms with tne great biological movemont of tne present day; I nope to see the two of them working In close harmony, for the betterment of mankind." melon cut In half or with one-third of its top sliced off and a slice taken from the bare, so that it will stand upright. A Refreshing Flavor. Cantaloupe ice is a icfreshlng luncheon dessert.

To mako It, allow one pound of sugar and one pint of water to one quart of melon pulp; make a syrup of the sugar and water, simmering five minutes. When cold, add to the melon pulp and freeze and serve In sherbet cups. Melon compdte or sauce la made by using the above syrup and placing it In strips or cubes of melon. Cook until quite thick. Add any desired flavoring, particularly mace, cinnamon or nutmeg.

Serve cold with whipped cream. A watermelon sherbert is also refreshing. To make It, scrape the pulp of tho melon to get the Juice. To one-half gallon of Juice, use one-half pound of sugar, adding lemon flavor. Turn into a can and when half frozen add the whipped whites of two eggs and finish freezing.

This is very delicate. It can be colored lightly, more pink If desired, and will make an excellent course in a "pink luncheon to carry out the color scheme. Drop Postal or 'Phone Freezing Salt and Flarorings us when you want QUALITY Freezing Salt and Flavoring Kxtrnets at IX3WEST prices. Druggists' and confectioners' trade a specialty Prompt delivery. B.

B. EARNSHAW BRO. Wholesale Grocers, Utb and its. Chewing One's Food Too May Be Harmful As Too Little Mastication By DR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.

(Copyright. ,1115. by Newsp A MAN is a creature that walka on two less and bites. That is to say. we "hae meat and eke can cat" In spite of his teoth, however, many a man, like a cow with her cud.

bolts his food almost at one fell woop. Such persons, I take It, never really know what It Is to have their teeth set on edge. Perhaps even such a thing as the digestion that walta on appetite la unknown to them. In the bright lexlon of youth, with its finely polished Ivories, there should be no such word as falling digestion. Casting meat in the teeth of one who falls to chew la worae than throwing pearls before awlne, because the muscles and enamel-covered prongs of mastication usually needs muat he exercised.

Decay nf the stomach and other human structures are not uncommonly a sequence to the gulping of lumped, un-dlssected food. Among the more than merely elegant essentials of human nutrition, the individual necessities of the tissues, the palatablllty of the nutriment, the amount of aliment possible to consume, the combinations of the diet, and, last but by no means the least, the mechanical state of the swallowed ration. The upper teeth and their consorts below, the, "uppertooflcs and the downey ones," as a three-year-old youngster cans mem. are the pestles ana mortars of the dietetic apothecary shop. Find Happy Medium.

The fineness of division, the density of tho food particles, the macerated and groundnut) condition of what you eat plays an important part in the work of your digestive apparatus. Taken by and large, there is a moderation and midway point or happy medium. Just short of the division of the foods, whlcn makes for complete digestion. If chewed to the absurd extremes advised by certain faddists you may as well turn your stom Answers To Health Questions A Reader Is It advisable that children go barefooted or not? Sandals are preferable to the bare feet, owing to cuts, bruises and other dangers. Girls up to twelve may go bare-legged.

A. W. What Is the best tonic for falling hair? Try this: Fluid extract pilocarpine, 1 dram; tincture of capsicum, 1 ounco; tincture of cantharides, dram; cocoa-nut oil and distilled water enough to make 4 ounces. Apply with friction to the scalp each night. J.

H. B. Will you kindly advise my as to how I may rtd my system of uric acid? Since It is absolutely necessary that every one have uric acid In his system to rid vourself cf it would mean death Write me your symptoms and I will help you If I can. B. B.

N. I am troubled with my throat, which Is dry at times in the morning. I am in perfect health. I cat well and feel good all the time. I smoke as many aa twenty or more cigars a day.

I suppose It may be catarrh. No wonder you have trouble with your throat. Cut down the cigars to four a day and chew gum Instead. Anxious to Know. Is there any cure for shortness of the breath and palpitation of the heart? I am also very nervous.

Is there any medicine that will cure this? You owe it to yourself to go to a hospital and have a correct diagnosis made. Your symptoms may be those of some serious organic malady or of a trlval disorder. C. C. My left lower eyelid la al- ''J L.

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2d Floor aiiiiiuiiininiiiiiiininM aper Feature Service, Inc.) achs to all Intents and purposes Into A puaainc Dag. Some old people or those whom- gaa trie Juices and acids have gone dry, may thus chew their food to excess. Pabulum to such a stomach, unllqulfled, goes like the pitcher that went once too often to tho well. Be all this as It may, experiments prove in a measure that although wheat meal la 10 per cent more digestible than whole wheat. It Is better to let your own teeth do the grinding, or much grist will be lost In the artificial mill.

It la not sensational Ijy any moans, however, to Insist that In a fine grinding up of food particles the larger will be the surface of the victuals success-fully assaulted by the digestive Juices. Saliva Digestive Aid. The saliva, equally with the gastrlo and tho intestinal fluids, is a most potent digestive Juice. Until the mechanical Instruments of nutrition, that is, tho teeth, gums and muscles, crush the foods concealed in the shells, salts, fibers and not, but little of tho nuviment Is available for action. In confirmation of this knowledge, tho discovery has been made that a few very stout peraons are given to excessive mastication of their victuals.

On the other hand, some thin, cadaverous looking dyspeptics with voracious appetites bolt their foods aa does the wily ostrich or the unhappy Harlem goat. It must be plain from a few of such observations that Slim Jim loses hie ailment In waste. The essential Ingredients pass the frontiers of digestion unheralded and unsung. Fat Jack, by virtue of a super-abundant dental energy, hitherto unaccredited to obese persons, overdoes his part, chews his food to the point of intemperance, and thus, poor fellow, by work which might to a better purpose be applied with his hands, makes his teeth and muscles of mastication dissolve, much food, all the more easy to digest, which the tissues and blood simply cannot pass by. ways red and Inflamed looking at tho roots of the lashes, with small styes forming occasionally.

Can you prescribe a remedy? Apply to the eyelids one grain of yellow oxide of mercury to a dram white vaseline. R. O. G. Last winter big, scaly spots began to appear on my body, forming very heavily at tho knees and elbovS and on the edge of my hair.

I had a Washerman blood test made, und the doctor called it psoriasis. I havo been taking medicine, but It doesn't improve. "What can I do? What Is the cause, nnd is it contagious? Is it curable? The cause Is not known. It not contactous. At present psoriasis Is treated with chrysarobln and pyrocallic acid, and the blood is removed and reinjected with success.

Frank I have tried, for white spots on tho hands, formula which contains almond meal, but It does not seem to help me? What will you advise? Sleep more, and alone. In the open air. Try corn meal flour and keep your hands out of water. Shun all liquors, all soups, all beverages, such as tea and coffee, and hot foods. PERSONAL ADVICE.

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