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"4 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1020. ' i Wa 3 te i g i 7 3 . Soi Ka / THE DAILY Fireside Cheer In your dreamhouse there is al- bathroom for every bedroom, and ways a fireplace. {that it must have electric lights in the Jt may be that the nearest approach clothes closets. But with these stipu- you now have to the amily ueartu-|fations there is always, is there 'not side is the radiator in your apartment the conviction that there must also "or a hot-air register, or perhaps an be a fireplace or so? oxygen-consuming air-vitiating gas|' Perhaps there is in all of us just a log. But if you have, notwithstand- [little of the Parsis. We are worship- ing, any of that innate longing for {pers of fire, although we may show a home of your own, yon never think [that spirit merely by our willingness of that home without thinking of its J to sit spellbound and mentally re- fireplace. Your ofher qualifications {laxed for hours before the dancing may vary, You may stipulate that|flames of the hearth fire. here is that house must have & sun parior [spellbinding charm in those reds and and a breakfast room; that it must|oranges and yellows, -blues, greens have a laundry chute and a dumb-land mauves that form their ever- waiter; that it must have a separate logs or coals of your open fire. H you have arrived at the enviable stage where your dream house is a reality and actually have "your open fire you are to be congratulated. Truly the long winter evenings should have little terror for.you. A friend or a book, and what more do you need so long as there 18 wood in the wood basket? A There was a time some generations ago when the open fireplace was look- ed on with much the same distaste as. we look now upon the stove in the parlor or dining-room. For it was the hambler folk who had still changing medley of color over the|to depend on open fireplaces for heat- Ja Means ~ Winter ps BRITISH WHIG ing. The others had Franklin stoves. or even central heating systems. was only one's poor relations who still hal fo gather round the open fire, and the hearth was considered a very dusty, crude embellishment to any room. To be sure, there were old manor houses in this country and fine old castles and country. halls in Eng- land where the fires were still kept burping winter days in the old fire places. But it was not\infrequently that householders had thdse hearths disfigured by putting in them a stove in place of the old grate or andirons It really seemed to them far more suitable to a well-furnished house. frei | l I . wd | \ h INFLUENZA LFAVES THE BLOOD THIN, THE NERVES WEAK " -- io Danger From the Disease is Seldom Over When the Acute Stage is Pass- "ed--Tonic Treatment Strongly Recommended. Doctors have agreed that Spanish influenza is really a severe form of ihe gri tle 4 hee ppe, which became known in this country a number of years ago under Fah name of "la grippe" and which has been epidemic several times "The danger from grippe is seldom over when the characteristic symp- , the fever, the catarrh, the headache and the depression of spirits pass y. The grippe leaves behind it weakened vital ble COU D HARDLY CRAWL ABOUT An ong 'the. many victims of la who proclaim the value of Dr, Ws' Pink Pills is Mr. -Amos ulb ick, of Petite Riviere, N.S. is built up there ean be no complete recovery "One day I got a box of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills at the drug store week I noticed my health was bet- ter. My headache was relieved and 1 was getting stronger. I continued their Mise and have a bettér appetite and can eat anything I want. I no longer have that tired feeling, my color is normal and' I am gaining in Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale < People contain just the elements needed to build up the blood and re- store the lost color and vit a Hos. air, proper or food ag ron WEAK AND RUN DOWN and after taking them for about a ° wers, thin blood, im- red digestion and oversensitive nerves--a condition that makes the sys- an easy prey to pneumonia, bronchitis, rheumatism, nervous prostra- and even consumption, Too much stress cannot be laid on the import- : of strengthening the blood and nerves during convalescence. Until the of strength and health. HELPED HIM WONDERFULLY Following an attack of grippe, Mr, William Fielder, of No. 132 First street, Albany, N.Y. suffered from stomach trouble. He gays: iy "I was very much run down after having the grippe and lost both in welght and strength. My stomach was often sour and was 5 A dull aching pain in the back of my head caused me much distress. An article in the paper brought my atten- tion to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and I was gave them a trizl. Before the ' Happiness It liking of the old-time fireplace. And Three Minute Journeys Where the Ravages of War are Being "Repaired With Lace." - All the world knows the condition in which Belgium and northern France found their industries when the invaders were forced hack and "the owmers retiirnéd. So there is no need to revea' 'hm oll ¥ ee LJ glance at the bright new story. In a Belgian Village. it ted at in this sketch, drawn 1 @ photograpn taxed in the street of a Belgian city. With- out & word of explanation it tells its tale. But it is interesting to know that those who in the years before the war visited the interesting cities of Brussels, Briges, Malihes, and the Jomst) r. but 'ag Interesting smaller places, ane '| workers, nor -yet the hum of indus But we have got back to a genuine the. display of accessories for the fire- place that you may see in any large shop ought to be proof sufficient to show that the fireplace Has come into its own. : Fireside acqyssories add much to the cham of tie hearth. If you had | ancestdrs with fireplaces properly fit- | ted yol are infleed lucky for from the full-rigged ships that used to stand by the hearthside to hold dust brush and shovel, tongs and bellows, to the old iron dogs that supported the big sticks that made the fire, all the old fireplace fittings are useful and an addition to your furnishings. However, if you wave no such old fireplace furnishings, you can make up for the lack in the shops, Which are full of modern replicas of the old things, as well as modern things built | ¢_wmodern lines. A a-------- There are very interesting shops where old American furniture is dealt in, and in these shops.you can pick up many 'antiques from our own Colonial days that are worth while. There are old fire screens an old andirons, old sets of brushes and' shovels, and old trivets that held the tea-kettle where it would stay hot, | old toasting forks and old chestnut | roasters. And in the present-day! shops there sare all these things, as well as othérs--ienders and fireside seats and Cape Cod fire lighters, and baskets and boxes for holding wood and even chemicals to put on the wood to make it burn all the pright colors of the rainbow. ' Julie W176 Criswel dm, ples of lace-making--again will be able to have the laces they liked, For the Belgian peasants are "back on the job." With - their curious lace-making tables, rounded and padded, and ad- justed to the height and the angle each likes best, they po out into the village street when the day is fine and make their laces in the open air. In some of the battle-scarred places little more than ruins but a short time ago---these lace-makers ply their trade to the crash of falling walls and the busy sounds of swift repairs. Other lates, as we know from oll tales, are made in damp cellars, for only in dampness can these laces be made. There is no lack of damp cel- lars in Belgium even mow, for con- struction of new hbuses isn't as speedy as the wish for them. For generations, perhaps, the scars of battle will be plain in many a "holt torn place. . : But the most interesting thing of all is not the war-torn homes; the wreeked factories, the returned try reawakening. It's the spirit with which the lace-makers are going to work. As though with their fragile fabrics of thread they were rebuild- ing their devastated villages, "and with delicate lace wiping out the ravages of war, the lace makers to their tasks with & will. To many a person--lace lover or not--this is the most pleasant thing to be found in that of war--ruined cities and vi es. Hundreds of captivating tales of how man has made use of the won- ders of nature and turned them to his advantage and comfort are told in the "Book of Wonders." Get a copy at the Whig office by presenting along with $3. This special and brought home tine exam- B= ly to Whig readeis. ye " "California Syrup of Figs" For a Childs Liver and Bowels Mother! get genuine "California ------------ Say "California," then you will » Syrup of Figs." Full directions for babies and-children of all ages who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue- coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on the bottle. Children Jove this delicious laxative. Exercise and Massage Two Aids to Truly Beautiful Arms BY LUCREZIA BORI 3 The Famous Spanish Prima Donna h The fashion of short sleeves that seems destined to hold throughout the spring and summer again brings to mind the necessity for cultivating the beauty of your arms. Excercise will help to bring their contour into the slender rounded line so desirable in short sleeves and in the gleeveless evening gowns, and the daily applicition of a bleaching lo- tion will help to whiten your arms and banish any. freckles or other blemishes that may mar their beauty. , Many arms dre inclined to be flabby above the elbows. When a woman first begins to put on weight it is apt to appear around the upper arm and shouders. If the upper arm is inclined to.be fat and abby it will deny the youthfulness which a face may express. Exercise will make nbs flesh firm and keep it round- Thin arms 'are also built up through exercise and massage. A few exercises which tend to keep the arms | which in rounded lines. will be found bene- ficial #f gone through regularly. 'Whenever possible your arm exer cises should be taken in the open air or before am open window. If the weather is cold put on a sweater and ] an old wool shirt or bloomers. i Stand erect with your chest well | forward. Reach your arms directly iS - high and your back arched. Showly bend your arms atthe elbows and ' bring.them down until your hands are in line with the tips of your shoulders. Repeat this movement ten times. Ralse your arms and fo back your elbows bring your hands down- ward until your finger {ips touch the back of your neck. Return your arms to a horizontal position and go through this movement ten times. Another arm exercise begins with raising your arms sidewise to a hoth up- far zontal position. Turn your palms ward and force your arm back as as you can: While in this count slowly from one to ten, and at each count describe a complete circle about twelve inches in diameter, by pivoting your arms from your shou ders. Repeat this motion ten times. Exercising with dum! even with a pair of flatirons will velop your. arms imto the lines to nature intended them to con< form. Stand with your heads: nas tually at your sides. Take a of light dumb-bells or flatirons. them and throw your arms backward as far as you can. If you tit your body forward while performing this exercise and throw your chest up it will open your chest walls and im- prove your carriage. This motion «Try These Movements to Develop Arms and Chest. in front of you wtih your hands clenched and your palms turned up- ward. Soap your fists as your arms meet in front. Next draw your arms backward as far as pos. sihle, bending your elbows and keep- ing them as close to your side as you can. During this exercise take care to keep your chest as far forward as possible, and as your elbows come backward take a deep breath, Go through this movement ten times, breathing out as your arms go for- ward : Raise your arms and stretch them high above your'head. You will find that in this position your chest is £2, INDIC & Stomach scidify causes indiges- tion! : a in your stomach? fen Dior x Swo. o Baoant Jou tat a 3 all the lusips of jeation Pata, ng, gas, distress! "'Pape's Diapepsin" is the quicke | a Sour, Acid, Gassy Stomach--Distress vanishes! should be repeated at least ten times, A delightful bleaching lotion which will whiten the skin on your arms is made as follows : ™ Bytised almonds ..... 1 ounce Orange flower water .. 4 ounces Rosewater" + 4 ounces Borate of soda (soda). . % drachm Spirits of bensoin ..,. 1 dechm Into an emulsion. Let it for | twenty-four hours and then filter and '@dd the soda. Shake until it is dis- solved, then add the bensoin by drop under continual aig: i lotion may be used in your A J or applied undiluted. EE 3 3 quickest, surest relief for tion, or a disor CE neutralize at once I