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Wait A Minute,
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Colonial Charm In An Applique Quilt Humorous Skit*
SMOKING TIPS ... The smok
ing of pipes has become popular
once again after the quest for
cigarettes during the cigarette
shortage. If you are an old pipe-
smoker, you will know these facts,
but if you’ve just taken up the
pipe for the first time, these tips
will help you to enjoy your new
pleasure. When breaking in a new
pipe, first rub the bowl with
honey, then fill it about halfway
full before smoking it. The first
few times you smoke it, try not
to let the fire go out until all the
tobacco is consumed. Try to get
a collection of pipes—at least one
for every day. Do not smoke the
same pipe for two consecutive
days—more if you have enough
pipes—as they should dry out
completely after each day before
be i n g used again. Never scrape
out an old pipe. If the cake gets
too thick, buy a reamer at your
tobacco store and use this to re
move some of the cake. Clean
your pipe regularly—generally at
the end of each day. A piece of
orange peel or apple core thrown
in with your tobacco will help
keep it moist and give it a good
flavor.
Wa
GIVE HER FLOWERS ... It
might seem strange to talk about
flowers—cut flowers—in a column
for men, but that is just what we
are going to do for a bit. The rea
son is that most men don’t quite
understand the psychology of giv
ing flowers. Nothing in the world
will make the little woman hap
pier than receiving a bouquet or
corsage occasionally, but there
are many ways of handling the
situation. Some men get the sud
den idea of placing a standing or
der with the florist to send the wife
a bouquet once a week. The better
half’s reaction is likely to be:
First week— wife is all excited,
arranges flowers herself, probab
ly pins one in your buttonhole.
Second week—scene is pretty'
much repeated. Third week — a
casual “Thanks for the flowers,
Jim.” Fourth week— “Jim, how
much are you paying for those
flowers? I need a new hat, and if
you don’t mind —
Flowers are most effective as
a surprise — either they should
drop from the clouds, or the flow
ers themselves should be differ
ent. Men usually send red roses
to their wives on anniversaries or
birthdays, but actually, yellow
roses are often prettier. Better
yet is the bouquet made up of
many different colors — remem
ber, colors in flowers don’t clash.
Another point to keep in mind
when ordering a corsage for the
wife is that you don’t have to buy
out the flower shop. The best
corsages are ones that contain on
ly one or two well-arranged flow
ers that blend with her dress.
SPORT SIDELIGHTS . . . Stop-
halfback tearing down the
ping a
gridiron takes plenty of strength ,
he is moving about as fast as if I Baseball is finally catching on in
you were catching him as he fell I England, but the Britishers like a
from a second story window ... I game with high scoring, such as
Left-handed golfers make the best I their own cricket. Therefore, if a
pros. Reason? When they show I baseball game runs into scores of
you how to make a shot (assuming 120 or more, the crowd is well sat-
you are right handed) it is just as I isfied. ... On the eve of the Demp-
though you were looking into ajsey-Tunney fight, Mike Trent, an
mirror . . . There are over 150,-1 old-timer who was in Dempsey’s
000 archers in the country now. I stable, was sent over to scout the
Hunting with the bow and arrow Tunney training camp, and bring
has taken a great boom of late, back information of value to Demp-
also fishing. You can get a fish injsey, on Tunney’s style and hitting
five feet of water, whereas the! power. Mike came back with face
highest powered rifle will only] all beaming. “It’s a set-up,” says
penetrate two feet of water . . . | he. “I seen him readln’ a book.”
1. No. Actually, the heart lies in about the center of the body.
It is because the largest of the four chambers, the Irft ventricle,
is at the left, that people commonly believe that the whole heart
is on the left side.
2. No. This has absolutely no scientific backing. The only
thing that singeing will do is to malce the hair ends brittle and
apparently longer.
3. Yes. In practically all instances, baldness is transferred
from the parents. Women, however, art* “recessive” carriers, and
therefore seldom suffer from baldness.
4. Not always. In fact, many heart, kidney and liver diseases
show up by high color on the face. Of course, having pink cheeks
does not necessarily indicate that you are sick.
5. It is the consensus of opinion among psychologists that
strength, either physical or mental, is the one trait that most at
tracts a woman to a man.
MAKE IT PLAIN JAKE
“I want a shave,” said the ser
geant, as he clinked into the
barber’s chair. “No haircut, no
shampoo, no rum, witch hazel,
hair tonic, hot towels, or face
massage. I don’t want the mani
curist to work on my nails, nor
the bootblack to shine my shoes.
I don’t want to be brushed down,
and I’ll put on my coat myself. I
just want a plain shave, with no
trimmings. Understand?”
“Yes, sir,” said the barber
meekly. “Lather?”
Farmer Jed was sitting %
porch steps, moodily
the ravages of a cloudbm*
neighbor pulled up in ^
“Say, Jed,” he yelled,
was all washed down the
and they’re all dead.”
“How about Flaherty’s
asked the farmer.
“They’re gone, too.”
“And Peterson’s?”
“All washed away.”
“Huh!” exclaim-ed Ihe ‘
cheering up. “ ’Taint as
thought.”
One of the most absorbing of the needlework arts is quilt-making.
Colorful and artistic, a handmade quilt lends distinction and charm
to a period bed-room. This pattern, called “President’s Wreath”,
is appliqued in red and gre;en to large squares of white cotton.
The background is quilted in a favorite quilting design.
TRUE THAT
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WILLSIN6EIN6 YOUR
HAIR AID IT TO
GROW THICKER?
Baldness
entirely
HEREDITARY?
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IS A
ROSY
complexion"
A SIGN OF
GOOD HEALTH?
WHAT DOES A WOMAN
ADMIRE MOST IN A
MAN,APPEARANCE
OR STRENGTH?
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of Mark Twain, remembfi''®
it was the author’s birthWjjj
cided to send him a ^
gratulations. But no one ^
what corner of the globe
pened to be, so they
“Mark Twain, God knows
Several weeks later they .ji
a note from Italy, which
of two words: “He did."
Wishing to visit the
alone, a young woman ' ,|)i
waited for other memb*'^
cruise to leave, then set f
It was a hot day, and she ' |-
climb slowly. When she
first full view of the
parU
she was so overcome W
credible beauty that she s*"
onto a rock by the roadsi“ w
wept. Just then, around^ ^
came the returning cruis® y
headed by a schoolteach^
the Middle West, who
“I know just how you fc®'
My feet hurt, too.”
The director of an
^ok his native houseboy jjl'
rope with him. The #
morning, he was roused w
boy’s cries. Rushing
found him in bed, wailin^J ^
was on fire inside! But
quite cool to the touch' jiK
haven’t a fever,” said his
“Get up!” . , po»]
“I can’t sir. Oh, the
you see the smoke coffl*®® ,
my mouth?”
In tropical Africa, the , pi'
never seen his breath- * '
until he was dragged out
yard and saw the horse* ji#
puffing smoke from their
was he able to overcome
to j
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Pullman passenger, to th® jf).
er: “Tell me, what is '
tip you get from a passe”*
this run?” ^
was /
“One dollar, suh,’
ply. The traveler hanc
a dollar bill. The porter
ately burst into voluble V
“Suh,” he said, “you
first man ever to come
average.’
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