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��Hanging Flowcr-Gardens in Old Gas-Lamps

OUT on Blair Avenue, in a residential section of Cincinnati, a flower-lover had a happy inspira- tion. There had been a change made in the street lamps used. The older -style gas -lamps were discarded, the glass globes were re- moved, and only the old poles and the lamp- frames were left.

"Good enough!" thought the flower- lover.

Down in his cellar there was some old window -screening. It was the work of a mo- ment to rip the screen itself from the frame, take the family ladder to the sidewalk, and wrap and bend the screen to the prongs of the lamp-frame.

Soil from the yard; seeds from the war-gar- den; water when needed — and lo, in a very short time each lamp-post had its hanging garden.

���An old gas-lamp filled with flower- ing plants in a Cincinnati street

��when he reaches home his loving wife at once opens up her battery of reproaches. Now comes the news that two inven- tors in Osceola, Arkansas, have jointly in- vented a breath-guard of a new pattern. It is said to be efficient, but not in the manner you were thinking of. It is intended to pro- tect dentists, barbers, and physicians, from inhaling the germ-laden breath of their patients or patrons. It con- sists of a small, curved shield of glass placed so as to cover the nostrils and held in position by a spring clip gripping the parti- tion wall of the nose on the inside. Many diseases are directly communicated through the inhalation of taint- ed air, and a device of this kind should be a boon to professional people who are com- pelled, by the nature of their duties, to be in close pro.ximity to those whom they serve. The patrons of some bar- bers may also need it.

��A Breath-Guard— But Not the Kmd You Mean

A MAN'S breath is often a betrayer of secrets. He may have been out late, sitting up with a sick friend, but

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���No matter how strong your breath the barber is safe. The shield shown protects him

��Old Age Is Not a Matter of Years, But of Recuperative Power

IT would seem that the phenomenon of growing old has really nothing to do with the number of years that an individ- ual has lived, but depends prin- cipally on the extent to which he has conserved his recupera- tive powers. The human body wears out in two ways, i.e., either by long-continued use or by long-continued disuse. In the former case it is like bending a wire back and forth in one place until it breaks, and in the second it is the atrophy of or- gans or functions through dis- use. The only way to stave off old age is to eliminate all forms of abuse and live as Na- ture intended us to live.

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