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Evening star., 1921-04-06

ends that accumulate during the
winter properly disposed of. thrown
away if useless. shipped to the attic
if necessary.
Winter underwear should bs mend
ed and made ready for storage, pro-
tected from meths. and much that
cannot be used again should be
frankly discarded now. not allowed
to litter the house and the house
keepers mind until autumn, only to
be discarded then. Much discarded
stuff must. OF course, be kept for
cleaning and polishing purposes and
most canny housewives have a box
or shelf for such things. Now is
the time. however, to cut OF but
make cleaning rag untidy. diffl
away the rags as rags, cut or torn
to a practical shape. and to throw
away the useless scraps that merely
take up space.
All the clothes closets should be
gone over shelves, bags and corners
sternly barred and their problems
considered. It is time to be ruth
less. because with most women the
instinct to save is SO strong thar
they save all sorts of useless things.
If they clean the bureaus and closets
first, however. they can come to the
attic with much clearer ideas in
mind. of what they have to do with.
for the summer, and what they wish
to do with it, for they have got rid
OF the winters legacy ot problems.
Evening star., 1921-04-06
''Just How to Make Popcorn Balls


How do you make popcorn balls
just pop some COMMAND stir it up with
little molasses?" a reader Of this COL
umn has written to ask me-
To which I reply. Indeed. no"' It's
quite an art to make delicious popcorn
balls, This is how it is done:
Put about one tablespoon Of the corn
and hold the pepper over intense heat
No more than one tablespoon of these
kernels should be put in: for II the en-
tire bottom OF the pepper be covered
the kernels which have popped first are
apt to burn before the rest Of the corn
has popped
When you have four quarts of the
falSy white kernels put them in a large
bowl and proceed to make the following
sirup.
Put into a saucepan one cup molasses,
one cup sugar and one teaspoon vine
gar: mix well together. then place on
the range. In about f1ve minutes this
tinue to boil from ten to thirteen min
utes, until a little OF it becomes brittle
when dropped in cup of cold water.
Then remove the pan from the range,
add onehalf teaspoon soda and one tea
spoon vanilla to the sirup. stir well and
corn in the bowl Stir with a long
handled spoon until the white kernels
are all light brown color and the sirup
has been well absorbed.
The next step is to butter the hands
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the sirupy ker-
impossible to form balls with them.
Take only about small cupful Of the
kernels up in the hands at one time,
mold it into as round a sphere as pos
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sible. then lay it down on a buttesed
plate and once more butter the hands
before attempting to make another ball
In doing this rapidly you will find
as as ba hf as sIaB .sn is s d warn Tsn sss sa .hs
cool before eating them-for when cold
they will be less sticky
This recipe which 7 have given makes
seventeen popc0rn balls the size Of a
bsi,s bsSs hslEquite large enough for any
keeper-nother who computes the cost
Of these popcora balls and then cem-
parss that amount with the money she
gives her child for candy each week.
candy not. half as pure as these home
made popcorn balls-will come to the
her while to make few OF the balls
new and then
But let me cempute it for her: Ths
popcorn comes. in some Wcinihes. in
packages costing about II cents and
heiaing not quite a pound of the pap
corn. The aboye' recipe will take about
cents worth of the kernels; the cup
Of sugar lat 10 ceHts per pound, and
there are three and one half cups to the
pegnd) viii cest about cents; the mo-
(there are six cups Of nolasses to a
quart, and II the quart is IS cents this
would be about righD and the vinegar,
soda ana vanilla may be S-ouped And
figured at cents together. The total
for e tasss seventeen ss pepsSrn balls: q then,
cover the small amount of butter used
in gressins the hands.
Twenty cents for supply Of popcorn
heils which win last 2 week 10 not much,
10 it: And these balis can he made in
all. Just try making them once, Mrs.
eper-mother. ana you viii ind
yourself doing it again and again.
Evening star., 1921-04-06

vironment any more. It's impoeaible
to rent one on an average. sals<y. So
there's nothing ta adjust IL hut traf-
hc cops time tables, taxis, depart
msnt stesss and subways. Uadeubt-
sdly this is iRs for the leg muscles,
but there's nothing doing toward aoul
harmony.
a4eoeiateH They might have hssa ia
dividuais once upon a tina. but get
'erf into the city AID they're part of
the AeoepteA R4ttATn. It may be a
Greenwich village pattern, er :. bust
ness Pattern, or q church pattern-it
matters net. WhstAsr they 20 IN for
free love or plum preserves. they're
Thsy have sa iin1iv,suai nsss.ss ito to
deliver. You might as we'll read it in
a book ana save your e4Ft-
But cut in the vide SpacAs culture
does arrive Every human being
ought to live ip the desert Or ths M real
You get a chance them to size up the
scheme Of things. In the face of seen
cry like that a man feels about as
important as toothpick in ten
course dinner. He learns to take and
give simply. He learns to keep HE
mouth shut when he has nethiAg To
say He learns to listen and not aAk
questions He learns to wait That's
culture. That's the true rehHA1 Al
the soul that makes you ready for
the daily coming Of God.
If you can watch the vast unfolding
Of the Aights ana days aoraGs a hun
4red miles Of empty earth and sky. It
yeu can walk with men who rarely
sneak, yet who hava 4vAA Through
mamMeth trasgA4ieN-af you can Do
these things and net grew still 4pd
stronS yeursAlf-tAen YOU dan't sun
burn as easily a. d. That's all
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Why Baths Are Important.

Baths are among the orders that are
SO often sadly misconstrued. It is
we'll for the home nurse to under
stand that baths are very necessary
in the prevention as well as the cure
Of a disease. and when a nurse real
ICES the great comfort daily baths can
give to her patient she will never
omit them.
We are far. far away from the old
Saturday night bath experiences OF
our forefathers, though the Saturday
night bath was better than no bath
at all.
bodies in perfect physical condition
we must keep the pores at the skin
busy. stimulate the sweat glands to
action-aid in the process of elimina-
ton.
And because bathing 10 . very great
stimulus We knew that It improves
tho circulaueR- oae ca alAoet sim
gle out the pAypAns in the daily o0A-
habit
in moderation. cleansee ths skin. re-
moves the waste material We cannot
sec with the naked eye and keeps the
skin acting.
A cold bath. a plunge or = shower.
followed by a brisk toweltng. causes
to the surface. Often when the home
nurse has been awake a great deal Ia
the night, ministering to her patient.
a warm bath. followed by a cold
shower and a brisk rub. will make her
feel wonderfully stimulated and re-
freshed
Unless one Is conscious Of this rosy
glow after q cold bath. however. one
should not take very cold showers or
baths. Some persons cannot benefit
by them
Various Kinds OF Baths.
Through an illness there are the
baths for cleanliness to be given the
patient daily. And frequently the
doctor orders baths to reduce tenn
perature, to cause perspiration, TO
stimulate the circulation or to soothe
the nerves. Sometimes the bath is for
purposes Of counter-irritation. as the
hot mustard foot bath. There are,
too. the vapor baths, the electric
baths and light baths used in thera-
peutic treatments. but these do not
concern the homo nurse, when her pa
tfent 10 perhaps in q homo where
there is no electricity.
A temperature bath. to- reduOe-tem-
Evening star., 1921-04-06
HOME NURSING AND HEALTH HINTS
By NJ. JESSIE LE1rcH.

perature, must be given with great
care. In order to avoid shock. to which
a SICK person is very susceptible The
teptd bath Is usually given for this
purpose, but at no time during the
bath should the patient be exposed, 1t
being possible to give baths between
blankets. and with due regard for the
patients comfort
Before giving a bed bath of any
Kind. assemble all the articles requir-
cd at the bedside. Refill the hot
water bottles. and place them in the
bed to keep the patient from becom.
ing chilled.
A1t1etpete All Wants.
Anticipate AL wants and have extra
towels and sheets At hand in case
one should get wet which would mean
An extra trip to thu linen cupboard.
Never hurry q hath unduly, 80 thai
tho patient will feel tlighted and thai
you are h,rrying over his treatment +
but work quickly. carefully and wifi
- little jarFinS nf the bsd a. nos
Mhja-
DO not lnsA ycuTsAlf In q maxA ef
conversation ana ferrat that the kafS
watAr may Be getting cold.
After the bath. when the bed is re-
made, remove all tbs soiled linen.
and, being sure that the patient is
comfortable and warm. bring him a
warm drink and encourage him to
rest.
II 2 patient rests or falls asleep
aftAr = hath. you will know that the
bath A4$ had . good effect. FREQUENT
ly, Whap . patient is nervous and un-
able to slsAp at night. bath will in =
ducs sleep more quickly than any
tAjNG else.
Evening star., 1921-04-06
NEW CApES AND STREET SUITS
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.

form Of costumery will predominate.
No one fears a slump in the buying
Of frocks, but the tailors hope that
the public will divide its attention
and give some trade to them.
To the weather eye it appears that
the severe tailored suit is received
more kindly this spring. The women
who wear them do not look as out OF
the picture as they have for three
years. 1t is possible the influence Of
about this kindly feeling toward the
slim coat, the wide reveres and the
narrow skirt as a substitute for the
chemise frock. the string girdle and
the loose wrap
The best houses in New York offer
coat suits that SAVIOR Of the dtrec-
toire. whether the jackets are short
or long. The redingote and the hip
length jacket run side by side at any
smart gathering. Conspicuous reveres
slim, snug lines and frocks. while
sponsoring this type Of tailored suit,
has produced another kind which con-
sists of a. coat that is copied from
cape One might say that It the wide as
French street suits The sketch shows
one made by Lnker & Co, who are
reckoned among the best Of the
French suitmakers. This coat is OF
navy blue cloth, with a high,waisted
lines. wide loose sleeves. q high
wrinkled collar The buttons are COW
cred with white silk to match the
pipings used on the edges. There are
pockets in the skirt and in the coat
ma sculinity which the French women
like to contrast with their entire
of face and figure.
This coat is an exaggerated form of
the box coat and has much originality.
Tt - 1- =,
narrow or broad shoulders. and in its
exaggeration it strengthens the fashion
of the square coat for street usage. 1t
was undoubtedly begotten through the
influence of the cape, but in its swaS-
gering fullness it gives one the impress
sion Of an English sport coat worn by
women rather than a. feminine coat
worn by Frenchwomen-
1t should be quite popular in America
because Of the width Of our shoulders
and the f1atness of our hips. The minor
touch Of piping garment with white
and covering buttons with it should not
be neglected by those who watch the
straws Of fashion. The covered button
is quite smart. 1t may have come about
the fashion for snail ht,s sots0s
sprinkled,. layishly over the French
clothes and form lattice work and
squares and points Of alternating
widths. Therefore it is reasonable to
assume they suggested U the
dressHaake.tt tthe old mid Victorian fash
ion OF covering buttons With material.
The French have no hesitancy in put
ting white and colored organdy on these
buttons. which to the American mind is
doubtful experiment But the French
have gone quite wild over orEandy this
season. They use it in kings blue. for
instance, embroidered in black soutache
for gQdsts in a dark blue serge skirt to
be worn in the street They make their
bleuses of it. They freshen up an dark
frocks and suits with rufiled vests Of II
and collars Of fantastic shapes.
Whether or not the American will
adopt this fashion for SO perishable q
material is yet to be seen. but the noes
are apt to Win. ~'.-+
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is very much used. Many people.
unfortunately, have it in real life.
They should watch themselves to
overcome it.
The nasal voice is. l am afraid, one
of the most common. All voices are
produced by the action of both the
nose and the throat Sound Waves
escape from both the nose and the
mouth and their combination forms
what we term a voice Often tha
sounds come almost entirely from
voice. When the cavities in the head
are stopped up by cold and the
sound comes entirely through the
mouth without any head or nasal res
onance. the unpleasant voice that re-
suits Is also called nasal.
The falsette voice is high and
shrilL 1t is a scream, a loud cry, or
is used in calling. The oral voice
is thin, weak and complaining
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Impure Voices.

A short time ago. in an article on
voice culture, I quoted an elocu-
ZIONIST as having said that there were
two qualities OF voice. pure and i'm
pure. The impure voices were classed
as follows:
Breathy. aspirate; throaty. harsh.
rasping, cultural; improper use of
nose, nasal, very high, falsetto; weak.
thin, oral.
The aspirate voice is produced by
using . greater quantity of breath
than is necessary to give the tone
required. It is partly a whisper and
partly vocal sound and there are all
grades between whisper and vocal
ization. It is used in expressing
secrecy or great awe.
The cultural voice results from
contracting the muscles of the throat
above the larynx AS. the passage
is partly closed by this action the
breath is forced through it. making
a rasping sound. It is much used
by the stage villain. It is the Ian
gauge Of hatred and violence. and it
must tnjure the vocal organs II it
Evening star., 1921-04-06

LOOSE TAILORED SUIT FROM PARIS
IT is OF NAVY BLUE CLOTH. THE
BOX COAT, WITHOUT ARNlHOLES,
IS PIPED WITH WHITE AND
FASTENED WITH WHITE BUT
TONS. THE WHITE KID HAT HAS
A BLUE QUILL.
marketable chance Of his output
Each woman asks the other whether
it is wise to get a coat and skirt
when the fashion is all for capes and
frocks. The tailor awaits the whim
of the public. No one knows which
Evening star., 1921-04-06

Tho French are the first to give
America the palm for building the
best tailored street suits. Yet Amer
lea acknowledges that Of recent years
it gets an inspiration for these suits
from Paris. The cutting. the fitting.
the tailoring process is infinitely bet
ter hero than elsewhere. but the MAX
ers Of our street clothes keep a weather
eye on France to see if skirts grow
long or short, jackets wide or slim.
sleeves loose or tight This weather
eye has now turned away from the
French horizon to the work at hand.
The tailor is a bit anxious as to the
Evening star., 1921-04-06

spoonfuls of butter. until yellow; then
add the eggplant and one tablespoon
full of finely chopped parsley. and
eggplant shell with the mixture. cover
the top with buttered cracker crumbs
and bake until brown.
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Special Bean Dish.

Boil and rub through a colander a
quart OF white beans. Heat in q
saucepan a large teaspoonfui of but
ter. with paprika. salt, a teaspoonful
OF sugar, a tablespoonful of chopped
parsley and a leaf or two of mint,
chopped fine. Stir in the beans and
toss and stir constantly until very
hot. Place on hot platter with bits
OF bacon around the edge.
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Onion Sauce With Mutton.

Serve onion sauce with hot shoulder
Of mutton. To prepare the sauce peel
the onions and boil them until tender;
drain. chop fine and add them to q
rich white sauce. boil up once and
servo with the meat. A turnip boiled
with the onions but not served. i'm
proves the da;HoE
Evening star., 1921-04-06
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON.

think it's a vary great mistake te
think that people acquire culture
only in cities They merely acquire
fussy mental aad physical gestures
Culture, take 1t. 10 the har1nnnieus
adjustment Of a. human soul to its
environment and associates. TO begin
with, most city folks haven't an en-
Evening star., 1921-04-06
HOME ECONOMICS.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT.
Bureau Drawers and Closets.

A beginning of the spring house
cleaning should be made by setting
in order all the bureau drawers.
They should be carefully gone over.
emptied. brushed out. the
cloth or pad in the bottom washed
or renewed and all the odds and
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Dainty Corncakes.

Into a piece OF bread or biscuit
dough the size Of an orange, kneAd
and roll one cupful Of granulated vel
low meal. a Tablespoonful OF sugar
and a little salt Roll very thin and
bake on tin sheets until very well
done. Cut in strips
Evening star., 1921-04-06
Eggplant au Gratin.

Remove the inside from an egg
plant, leaving a shell or case. Cut in
one e-third4inch cubes and cook in a
small quantity of boiling water until
soft, then drain. Cook one small
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10
DRIVERS CAN IMPROVE ROADS
Wear to Surface Can BE Prevented
by Driving Over Middle and Other
Less Used Parts.

Drivers can prevent wear to the
surfaces OF the roads and even i'm
prove their cOpdition Il instead Of
driving In one tracks or on the edge
Of the road they will drive over ths
middle and other less used parts Of
the road when traffic PERMITS. The
one thing that Is fatal above all
things to road surfaces, whether dirt
or paved, is driving in tracks, which
subjects one small part Of the road
surface to all the traffic and damage
that the whole road accommodates
Traffic should be evenly distributed
over the entire surface Of the road
and little thOughtfulness and care
in this respect on the part Of driv-
ers will do much to add to the per.
manence and excellence of our road
ways.
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10
GOVERNMENT AID FOR ROADS
UP to November I. $72,744.ooo Hao
Been Expended, and 1921 ,s22, 1888
More Allotted.

Discussing progress In road con
structiOn since enactment of the fed
eral aid Legislation four years ago,
Thomas II. Mcdonald, chief Of the
bureau of public roads, reported that
up to November l, $3.50 miles Of first
class" highway had been completed,
AS its share of the cost the federal
government had expended $72,744,OOO
and allotted 1921 1929, 1913 more. Other
results of national legislation, Mr.. Nc.
Donald said, had been the establish.
ment OF state highway departments In
five states and the reorganization Of
such departments In 20 other states.
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10
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REDUCING DAMAGE TO ROADS
Repair Bills Would p 0neaayl -
snsd BY Placing Msrs q Leses
injt-' over Front AxlS.

tP,,passl w the United astsns DsDe-
~ % msnt Of Asracultprsl Too.
Repair bills for damaged roaas
would Be much reduced, engineers u
the bureau Of public reads report stter
extensive experimental wsrk. n meteor
trucks were designed TO- carry msrs
q The loads put on thsm ever TIE
frout axle and less ever ths nsaf
wheels, ~ At, present. IN TIE average
heavy truck Of today the body b neAr
u balanced on the rear axle. When
he truck strikes an obstacle q an IT.
regularity In the highway. the damage
done to. the road surface BY the rear
wheels IL much greater than 1t would
be Il the load were distributed on beth
axles. el,t "a cls.-usA- oyaY.s,is
Given q perfectly smooth road sur
face. travelled by = truck with psFfect-
ly smooth circular tires. there would
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

The rapid development of agricul
ture in the non-Irrigated districts OF
Colorado In the past dozen years il
forcefully illustrated by the reports OF
the Census Bureau for 1909 and 1913
and by the reports OF county assessors
to the State Immigration Department
for 1921, which show that acreage Gull
tivated under Irrigation in the state
has Increased only about 10 per cent
since 1909, while acreage cultivated
without irrigation has Increased con.
siderably more than 100 per cent. Ths
census reports show that 62 per cent OF
all crops acreage harvested In Colorado
in 1909 were Irrigated. while in 1919
only SO per cent Of the acreage har.
vested was irrigated. The total acre
age harvested In the state In 1919. &C.
cOrding to the census report, was 81
052, 055 acres, an increase of 1913 per
cent over the acreage harvested. The
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10

collected. The next largest was that
Of Charles F. Mason, amounting to
$1O3, 658.S2. returning a tax OF $7-
p0S.58. Mason was a resident Of Weld
county.
Denver is the one city in the Unit
ed States where construction work can
be carried OH for 306 days in the
year." said BaildIng Commissioners
Ladd. a. he pointed to the October
building report. The report showed
one of the largest returns ever known
for October In Denver. The increase
last month over October year ago
was $0B7 $50. The increase for the
first ten months Of this year over the
same period last year was 81, 7S2 ,26o.
Louis Pardue drove to Littieton In
his automobile, called for County
Judge George W. Dunn. and took him
to Denver. From the bench Of the
Denver County Court, Judge Dunn
sentenced Pardue to the county Jail
for three months. This IL believed to
be the first instance Of the man await
ing sentence calling for the judge in
his auto end bTiAginG ~ - ~ court
room. .,.sl- i1.Il, -rol4
The State Highway Commission b
working on a budget which calls for
the expenditure Of approximately a.
600, 900 next year. The budget. which
will be submitted In December, will
be patterned after plans to be per-
fected by the advisory board. The
chief item Of revenue covered by the
budget are: One-half Of bond Issue
Of 100000, $1,5O0OOO; 1 mill tax
levy. &1,5OO.00O; federal aid from
United States government, 31,500O00;
automobile license fees, $5O0.0 900; in
ternal improvement income fund. $780,
600; gasoline tax, $500, 600. The 70.
naming half of the 5000, 600 in high
way bonds will be extended by vadious
counties, under the direction Of the
Highway Department, on a basis Of
mileage. .5a
A contract to build an additional unit
on the First Christian church at Fort
Collins, to cost $4,000. has been let to
o. F. Long. Construction will begin at
once. The church plans to add other
units from time to time, the total
planned Improvement amounting to
$4,000. --- 1
Bryant Hooper, rancher, attempted
to crank gasoline tractor while 1t
was in gear on a ranch near Hooper
recently The tractor started forward,
knocked Hooper down and one wheel
passed over his body. He suffered se-
we're decorations hut is recovering.
The Glenwood post., 1921-11-10

be no impact, regardless Of the speed
or weight Of load. Since such an ideal
condition is practically impossible, road
engineers recognize that all factors
which increase or reduce the impact
Of q load are Of the utmost impOr-
lance In planning highway construc-
ton and regulation.
The placing Of the larger part Of
the load on the rear axle is only one Of
several factors which lead to high I'M
pact forces. In general, the In
creased speed of the truck will in
crease the impact, hence the necessity
for keeping the operating speed within
reasonable limits. Roads kept as
smooth as possible by careful main
tenance will reduce the possibility OF
trucks exerting Impact and pressure
forces upon the highway surface. Cush-
ion or pneumatic tires also reduce
impact and cause less damage to
the highways than those Of hard
rubber. especially II the latter are not
kept In good repair.