;
CHARLES ll. HARRIS’ UNIQUE
HOBBY'DESCRIBED ill FORECAST
MAGAZINE BY LOCAL WRITER
Nina S. Purdy
Tells of His Vacation Lodge for
.. Working Girls; How He Rebuilds Their
l Strength and Vitality By a Wonderful Milk
. Diet
In the July issue of The Forecast
magazine. out today. there is an ar-
ticle entitled “A Bachelor's Unique
Robbin" by Nina. S. Purdy.
The bachelor described in the
story is Charles Ii. liarris. local
glue manufacturer, and the writer
‘ iii a resident of Norwalk. now living
at Shorefront park.
The unique hobby described is
Mr. Harris’ Vacation Lodge for girls
which he conducts on a beautiful
“Loaded section of his estate. Ledge-
wood Farm.
In the article is told in detail how
Mr. Harris has arranged to care for
underfed and undernourished work-
. ing girls during their vacation per-
iod: how he builds up their strength
with a. wonderful milk diet and how
he sends them back to the city rc-
i‘reshed and strengthened. '
The article follows:
There are only two rules—six pints
of milk a day: not a scrap of food
left. on your plate."
This is what Charles Ii. Ilarris
tells each guest of his vacation lodge
immediately upon her arrival at
Ledgewood Farm for her two weeks'
visit.
“But. Mr. Harris." I ventured
doubtingly when he spoke to me of
these rules. “do they always work?
Surely some of the girls do not like
milk."
"There's often rebellion at the be-
. ginning." he laughingiy admitted.
"The first day. several girls say em-
phatically 'I won't drink milk.’ But."
his face broke. into the persuasive
smile that gave me a hint of his
method—"I reason with them. And
in a couple of days they are drinking
“more than the prescribed number of
glasses. Oddly, perhaps. the girls
who dislike milk when they first
come to the farm are the ones who
end up by drinking the most before
they go away.
"As for the second rule. the. girls
have sometimes sat as long as three-
quarters of an hour at. the table pa-
tiently waiting for one to finish all
the food on her plate."
There are vacation lodges and vs-
cation lodges. The one conducted
by Charles II. Harris. millionaire
glass manufacturer. is unique. A
brown house set in deep woods. No
institution atmosphere, no formality;
instead the free. unchained. stimulat-
ing spirit. of the great open spaces.
Six years ago Mr. Harris .moved
his glass business from New York
city to the town of Norwalk. Conn.
He bought a farm in the rolling
country. back from the town. re-
modeled the farm-house into a bean-
tiful home. laid out a formal garden
and indulged himself in the fancy of
collecting rare birds and fowls. But
that. was not all. nor the most im-
portant thing he did. In the quiet
and till woods on the place he built
‘kahlodge of four rooms. a. large living-
l‘om-wviih a. fireplace and book-
shelves, a dining-room, kitchen. and
a. Iarg dormitory. Then he engaged
a. hoe ess and opened the lodge as a
vacation retreat for undernourished
and trail girls between the ages of
fourteen and twenty-one.
He started out taking from eight
to ten girls for periods of two weeks
in the month of May to the mopth
of October. Iiis project has been so
successful that this year he has en-
larged the lodge to accommodate
from twelve to fourteen girls at a
time. Also this sixth year marks a
development unique in the,history of
vacation lodges. for the little brown
* house will be kept open the‘ year
around. This means coasting. skat—
' ing and brisk winter walks for girls
.* who are run down and need the in-
yigorating tonic of the country to
restore their health.
Mr. Harris is a large man of gra-
cious and imposing presence. Com-
bined with the impression one gets
of power is a rich geniallty of man-
ner and the qualities of sympathy
and understanding. He is a. leader
who gracefully accomplishes what
he sets out to do.
He has been interested in social
“service since he was fourteen years
old. Under the influence of his
g mother who was well known for her
charity. he made Sunday visit: to the
Humidors Home. in New York city
and helped to entertain the men and
wopen who were living out their old
a there. After this came a. magic
' rn show given in the children's
._ Everything went on‘ Joyously
, .c,‘ a red-headed boy began to cry.
ugh only a boy himself, he alk-
ed the child what. was the matter.
“Everybody's laughing. but Will-
iam can't see." was the answer.
Thii so touched Charles H. Harris
that. he sought out William and
found out' why he couldn't see. and
min then on one of his chief inter-
' has been to help the handicap-
ose who need a lift of one
‘ . or anbther.
Be became president of the Young
' League of the Lebanon Hos-
' 31:: later years he became one
og‘lhe board of directors of the Hoc-
pg‘l for Joint pisesses is New York
c
Inked him why he chose to run
a. Mien lodge for undernourilhod
girls rather than boys.
He answered promptly, “Bounce
the undernourished boy is stronger
than the undernourished glrL He
has more stamina. therefore be has
a chance to get along. The girl is
much more apt to break downpo-
dei'th‘estrain." ' ~
The lodge is run for the benefit 0
working girls and high school It'll.
1- nty-iive per cent. of the guest:
'fil girls who are earning their own
. The other twenty-ave per
at. are from poor families whom
. to put their girls through
school. The working git!
.. mreawst
Phones $118 Worth;
Full Coin Box Balks
NEW YORK. Jilly 3.—A man
speaking with a. Spanish accent
asked for long distance. yester-
day from a telephone pay sla-
tlon at Broadway and 82d street.
He wanted a number in Havana
and showed no concern when tho
operator told him it would cost
$13.60 for three minutes.
He talked 33 minutes and was
told his conversation would cost
him $105.16 more. Ho stuffed
quarters and dimes into the box
until it would hold no more.
The. operator asked him to wait
while she sent up a collector.
When the collector arrived the
man was gone. About the. same
time ll taxicab dashed up to No.
1'4 Walker street. the telephone
company's long distance head-
quarters. and out jumped a man
announcing he had had a tele-
phone call to Havana. for which
he insisted on paying. lie did
not leave his name.
3:
{Cox Out Against
g Willis for Senate
l"
James M. Cox. former gover-
nor of Ohio, and the Democratic
presidential candidate in l920.
‘. is preparing to run for the U. S.
senate against Frank B. Willis.
the senior Ohio senator. it is re-
ported in Buckeye political eir~
else. This is a new photo of
: Cox
mer vacation. These girls the re-
commended hy hospitals and social
service organizlitlons: there are also
many who are personally recom-
mended. In many instances the host
chooses them 'himself.
A couple of years ago he noticed
that the child who waited on him
in one of New York‘s largo depart-
ment stores seemed listless and
tired. lie did not reprimand her for
absent—minded service. Instead he
asked her.
“How is it that you are so thin?"
The girl was at first startled. Then
reassured by the kindly manner of
the big. broad-shouldered man who
questioned her. she poured it all out.
She didn't have time to rest. she
told him. She had to hurry home
at night and cook dinner for her
younger sisters. In the morning she
had to get breakfast for them be.
fore she came to work.
"But surely you get a vacation 2‘"
“Yes." she answered.
"Well. then." said Mr. Harris de-
cisively. "it's all settled. You must
come‘np to my farm."
During the five years of its exist-
ence the. lodge has registered 600
girls. Of these 350 have‘ been new
guests. The remaining 250 are girls
who come back from year to year to
build up their strength and spirits.
At Ledgewood "Farm milk and
fresh vegetables are. considered the
best foods for Quick strength-build-
ing. Mr. Harris especially empha-
sizes milk. “In all my experiences
with hospitals and institutions I had
noticed that milk gave tho quickest
and most satisfactory results, so I
tried it the first year I opened the
lodge. The girls gained weight. The
next year I made ‘morc mllk‘ the
rule. 'And I have never been disap-
pointed in the results it has given.
Each girl drinks six big glasses a
day. This is a hardship the first day
even to the girls who like milk. After
the first day or two milk drinking
becomes a competition. Many of
the. girls drink eight glasses a. day;
othors drink ten. The almost inva-
rinhle result is that. the average gain
in weight for each girl is 8 1-2
pounds in two weeks .
“Last year one girl drank 1‘33
pints of milk in two weeks and gain-
ed ]6 3-4 pounds. ‘l'o have kept a
record of those girls who come back
from year toaear. and we find that.
in most cases. they keep permanent-
ly a part of their vacation gain in
weight.
"For instance one young girl was
developing tuberculosis. She work-
ed as a. telephone operator from
eight to ten hours a day. Her fath-
er was dead. She and her sister sup-
ported their mother and three young
children. The doctors said they
could not save her unless she took a
rest. She was sent up to me. She
was 5 ft.. 10 in. tall and weighed
111 pounds. She went away bloom-
ing. with a gain of 14 pounds in two
weeks. The next summer when she
came up again she had lost only five
pounds of her gain in weight. She
has been coming every year for five
years and she now weighs 127
pounds."
Most. of the girls who come to the
farm are city and town girls. They
emu-- from poor families and do not
know the taste of good milk. So it
is no wonder that even the girls who
have refused to drink “one single
glass" become converted to the rich.
creamy milk served them at Ledge-
wood Farm.
Mr. Harris keeps Guernsey cows.
Two girls go to the barn for the
milk after the night and morning
milkingl. There is much good-na-
tured rivalry as to who shall act as
hulk-maids. It's a. jolly. novel job
for.theee tired girls from box-like
fla his walking through cool
woods and bringing back brimming
pails of delicious, fresh milk.
The girls are enthusiastic. too.
over the fresh vegetables. And why
not? At Ledgewood Farm there is a
long. wide garden, In the morning
before the dew is off the girls pick
the vegetables for the day. This.
too. is entirely novelty and pleasure.
Seventy-ave per cent. of them have
never eaten spinach or beets or
green peas. ome did not know what
gtring beans were. The milk diet
rule is also adhered to in the prepa-
nuon of the vegetables. They'are
served with a cream sauce.
too. are made not just for
the sweet tooth. but with the idea of
nourishment. They consist mainly
of bread puddings. rice puddings. ice
cram. mad fruits and cakes.
M blocks and chicken on
Miami! served. These also are
food! M1319 is have rereiy‘ cat-
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on. “W-oecm to. constitute the
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erai never ate chicken until they
came to the lodge, in fact they do
not want much meat. Milk. vegeta-
bles. fresh rugs. desserts. and lots
of bread and butter form the bulk
of their every-(lay diet.
For the first two days after the
girls come to the lodge they sleep I
great deal or lie about in hammocks.
On the third day as a rule th‘y are
rested sufficiently to begin active
fun.
Mr. Harris tells of one girl who.
when she got to the lodge. immedi-
ately fell asleep in the hammock.
After supper she asked if she might
go right to bed. She slept for three
days. getting up just long enough
to eat her meals and drink her six
pints of milk. The hostess became
worried about her and called up a
doctor. who said that she could not
be very sick so long as she ate three
good meals a day. On the fourth
day they couldn't hold her down.
She was all over the place. hiking.
swinging. dancing. really for what-
ever was proposed in the way of fun.
The tiny begins busily at the
lodge. The hostess does the cook-
ing with the ixcoption of now and
then when a girl wants to relieve
her for a iiical. and wants to show
the others that she can cook. Girls
take, turns waiting on ”w
washing dishes and putting the
rooms to rights. Each girl always
makes her own bed.
Then comes the
Fresh air and lots of exercise.
complements to the intrusive milk
diet. are part of the Lcdgcwood plan
of reconstruction. Games of ball.
long walks through the woods. rides
in an automobile, picnic lunches
miles away in some cool spot; then
quiet hours in the hammocks and
the fun of reading aloud. There are
no set rules. and no definite plans
from day to day.
Everything is 'done to make the
girls happy. They are trentod us a
family and soon feel at home. They
decide among themselves what they
want to do and make their own pro.
gram. The majority rules.
In the evening they dance to the
phonograph or go to the movies or
play games. When they go to bed
early they get up at seven or eight
in the morning. When they stay up
into tln y do not get up until nine
o‘clock. They suit themselves about
that.
A new interest is going to be add-
ed to the lodge shortly in the yacht.
the Charis, which Mr. Harris has
just bought and which is to be used
ninety per cent. for his guests.
“One of the greatest incentives to
unity and co-oporation." according
to Mr. Harris. "is the preparation
that goes on for the entertainment
which each set of girls gives the last
night at the lodge. You would be
surprised to see how talented some
of them are. I often have several
nationalities represented in one lot
of girls. In one crowd I had Span—
ish. Jewish and Russian girls who
gave songs and dances in their own
languages. Preparation for this last
night goes on at intervals all dur-
ing the two weeks. Costumes are
made. Rehearsals are held. On the
last day the lodge is decorated. And
that night is a. gala night."
“Are the girls always congenial?"
I asked.
"After the first day or two. they
adjust themselves except in unusual
cases." he answered. "A few girls
take the initiative, and the rest fol-
low their lead. 0! course. we are
not without our occasional troubles.
“I recall the time when I got a
hurried summons to come to the
lodge. A girl of fourteen from New
York's East Side lay on the ground
squealing in a. fit of temper. The
hostem could not get her up: neith—
or could her companions. I asked
her what was the matter. She
wouldn't drink milk. she said. She
had never been served with the
kind of food we gave her. She
wouldn‘t do this. she wouldn‘t do
out-of-doors.
that. She wouldn't do anything but
scream with temper. I reasoned
with her."
Hero I interrupted Mr. Harris.
"Just what do you mean by reason-
ed 7"
"Well." again his genial face
broke into the mile that had given
me a hint of his method. "1' said
“ I
to her. ‘Child, you are here to get
your strength. You are wearing.
yourself out. Besides you are mak-
ing it hard for the girls. And—-
you're hurting me. Now. be a lady
and get up.‘ I shamed. her out of it. ‘
I guess. Finally she got up and wenti
sulk'll’ into the house.
"rho next day she drank her milk
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one had ever treated her kindly be-
fore. She was used to being scream.
ed at. and she was used to scream-
ing when she had to do something
she didn't. want to do. She was
sorry that she had hurt me.
“Another time a. girl of fifteen sat
in a corner all the first day. She re-
fused to usociato with the other
girls. She gave abrupt answers to
everyone. The next day she contin-
ued to sit in a corner. 1 reasoned
with her for three days. Still she
sat in a" corner; still she gave rude
answers. Finally at the end of the
third day she Legan ”to cry. She
told ‘ine she was very unhappy. She
was a high school girl. ‘In order to
be able to continue her high school
course she had to hurry homo and
cook the meals and take care of the
smaller children while her mother
workedr She had never had
an opportunity to associate with
other girls. She did notknow how
to mix. Her aloofneu and discour-
tesy wasp not from ill-temper.- She
was shy. Her abrupt answers were
due to fear and embarrassment.
"I told her that. she was workinil
against me. that she was spoiling
the girls' good times. that we Were
all fond of her. andvthat she would
make ua very happy if she would
just be happy. too. and help us to
make the twu weeks jolly. Well,
after her cry she felt better. Bho
let. loose. played as if she was mak-
ing up for the time she had missed
in the company of «her girls. That
girl gained 9 pounds during her
stay. ' '
"A heart. cheerful state of mind
is essential“ the girls r-i going to“
benefit from their vacat on. I have
noticed that. with (itch lot of girls a
cheerful mental state growl as the
vacation progresses. They come up
tired out and irritable. By the time
the two weeks are over they are
rested and have normal healthy
nerves with which to start out upon
the city's 'grind.
"It is difficult to realize just how
close to the margin of need some of
the girls are. Ten percent of them
come to the lodge with empty dress
suit-cases-no clothing except what
they have on. But they are too
proud to come entirely without lug-
gage. They must, at least make the
gallant gesture of seeming to have
what the rest of the girls have. So
they manage to borrow a suit-case
or carry the battered family tag
which has seen much service. It is
needless to say that those pitiful
dress suit-cases do not go back.
empty.
The hostess outfits those who
come empty-handed. The majority,
however, come adequately equipped
with u knickcr suit and two or three
changes of clothing."
“And do the girls appreciate what
you do for them?" I venlurvd.
"’l'he h tiers I get from thrui will
tell won." Mr. Harris replimi simply.
"They come in on every mail all
summer long.
"I reuil the letters, sincere, naive
uppr-ciniion of the good times at
Leilgcivood Farm. The following is
characteristic:
New York City.
tabla. I ‘fllear Mr. Harris:
“I am back again in the dead old
routine of the city. Some people
think the city'livcly and the country
dead. but I don't. In the country
there is always something new to
see. I had a delightful time up in
Ledgewood and was sorry to see the
train pull out. .
“My mother was delighted to hear
that I had gained so many pounds.
All my friends are asking how did
I ever drink so lunch milk. I am
trying hard to keep up my weight.
but it's not so easy. The. milk here
does not taste like the milk at the
lodge.
"I am very busy working. It‘s
very busy at my place now. and
sometimes I work twelve hours a
day.
"I thank you very much for my
lovely vacation that passed only too
quickly. but was gratefully received.
Sincerely yom‘s.
“MARY."
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whcig‘m ace .nced
Don't think that backache means
serious kidney trouble. Or scant.
highly-colored urine. 0:- frequent
urination.
It may mean simply clogged kid-
neys. Kidneys which need a. laxa-
tive. as clogged bowels do.
You relieve the bowels, but nine
in ten let the clogged kidneys go.
Then come symptoms whlo halarm.
Try this method. -- It has to rail-
lions brought a. revelation.
Drink plenty of water. Take the
first glass upon rising. Add a little
Jad Salts.- That will make I. pleu-
ant. drink.
Jad Salts is made from acids of
lemon and grape Juice. combined
with lithla. It is a. modern kidney
relief. -
Results will appear in 'an hour.
Poisons will be eliminatod. the clog-
ng will cease. Conditions will
change. entirely. '
Don't take harsh drugs. don‘t
worry. See what Jed Salts can do.
If they relieve. then use them al-
ways to keep the kidneys and the
bowels active. That's the great es-
sential.
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6 AUTO DEATHS
DURING WEEK
HARTFORD. July a.-——(AI‘). Six
fatal automobile accidents and 472
minor crashes were reported to the
State Motor Vehicle department
during the week ended June 27. The
iatuls were at East Hartford. Gull-
forii. South Windsor. Colchcsler.
Oukvlllo and New Iiaven. Fourteen
cities reported 253 accidents as fol-
lows: Hartford. hti: New Haven, 42:
Waterbury, 39; Bridgeport. 28: New
Britain. 15: Stamford. l2: Merideu.
11: Norwich. it); Greenwich. ll; Miri-
dlotown. 7; Norwalk. ti: New Lon-
don. 0: Danbury 5. and Winsted 5.
3 World Swimming
Records Are Broken
ST. LOUIS. July 3 (AP).——-'I'hree
world and one national records were
broken in slvlmming events here
Wednesday night.
Miss Sybil miner. Illinois Athletic
Club. clipped 0:01 4-5 from the world
record in the. eon-mem- brcast stroke
for women. flitting 3.05.
Robert Skelton, I. A. C.. broke the
second world record when he swam
the 200 yards breast stroke in 2:35
0-10 against it previous 2:39 4-5.
The American mark lowered was
in the too-moiety back stroke. Con-
rad Milli. another I. A. C. swimmer.
went the distance in 6:56 8-10. The
former record for 6:12.
Johnny Weissmuller was a full
second behind his own record whm
he dashed through the 50-yard free
style_tn 23 4-10. All of the races
were. against time.
IF YOU
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Factory Official
Held in Fur Case
DANBURY. July 3.——}Ienry De-
Fabritls. secretary of the Lemmcr
lint (‘lillllliilly. was bound over to
the Superior court illlll released on
35,000 bail )‘t‘Hlel‘tlllV afternoon.
charged with buying fur stolen from
the l)el.ohery Hat company. Asher
l‘upish. who was arrested on the
same charge, was discharged two
weeks ago for lack of proof. Judge
J. Moss Ives preliileii.
Modernists Win at
Meeting of Baptists
SEATTLE. July 3. -— Modernists
“on two victories in sessions of the
Northwestern. Baptist convention
hora yesterday. Fundamentalism
who sought to prevent delegates
from the. Park avenue Baptist
church of New York from being
seated. went down to defeat, 912 to
304. A resolution asking the recall
of modernist misionaries. from for-
eign fields was voted down. 742 and
674. ,
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MISC-DIGEST is an appetizing.
clear. red liquor sold in 8 es. bottles
by Stillson-Powcll Corp. in So. Nor-
walk and Darlen. McNiehoi's Drug
(‘0.. Inc., in Norwalk and Gilbert's
Pharmacy in Norman—Adv.
Lawson Receiver for ’
W estport Standard
Ill'llllOEPORT, July il.—-John il.‘
Lawson, \Vcstport. has been
lll’ Judge John \V. Banks, Supcrior
court, temporary receiver of the
Westport Standard company. of
which he is a stockholder. He is to
manage the company. under bonds
of $5.000, until a. hearing on his
confirmation as permanent receiver
"fill the appointment of appraisers is
lllllIIf‘li _
PA GE NINE
ill‘ld in Danbury before Judge John
ll. Ilooth. July 8.
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