Evening star., 1922-05-28

proclaimeth his wrong to
the world Is virtuous man." That
time when Buddha sat under his Bo
tree and said this thing to his dis
ciples he apparently had no reference
to women. whose souls didn't seem to
count for extra much In those days.
but on. the principle that what Is
good for the gander is good for the
goose. here goes.
That Sunday car filled with passen-
gers who had picked armloads of wilo
flowers that bad wilted in the gath
ering and would probably die before
they could get to water had = perfect
right to every blossom they carried,
provided they had observed a few
valuable laws. The Insignificant be-
ing who set herself up for critic
without knowing anything about the
matter-which has been the way Of
critics since the year one--takes it
all back for~why::S 49,
The Wild Flower Preservation So
-ciety of America has sent these sug-
gestions, which are passed on so that
those who gather spring blossoms
may know what they may-and may
not-do:
DO not pick any from groups of
less than ten to twelve flowers, un-
less the groups are very abundant,
SO as to leave plenty for seed.
Cut woody stems close to the base
Of the towering branch SO the wound
will heal over and prevent fungus
disease from entering. Cut dogwood,
red bud, swamp magnolia and azalea
sparingly.
Mos wild flowers, unless the stems
are at once wrapped with wet news
paper or moss, do not revive readily.
Leave plenty Of the flowers for
others to enjoy"
And having read, the insignificanr
being said unto herself:
..Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa-" But,
all the same, that carload Of wilted
blossoms stood for selfishness, and
every body knows what selfishness
stands for!
TN Memorial Continental Hall there
is one room paneled in black oak
taken from a British frigate sunk by
the American Navy in the revolu-
tionaTy war.
From its long stay in salt water
the wood had become as hard, almost,
as iron, and nearly as hard to saw
or plane. so that the cutting and
placing required the services of four
of the most highly skilled cabinet
makers that could be found.
Periodically considered, the dec
'oration serves to recall England.s de-
feat, and yet Britannia also shares
in the victory. for the reason that:
The fouf cabinet makers were Eng
~ ~,
A WASHINGTON woman had
scrimped for long time to take
trip to Panama. A man very much
younger than herself, in the deck
chair beside her, was making the
voyage for the good of frazzled
nervous system. He was a whimsical
youngster, who could joke at his own
ups and downs. and she was used. to
boys. SO they talked Of this and that
until at last the subject came around
to the thing that makes the tradi-
tional mare go. The woman, still
dazed' at the Alxddin-like power that
could transmute small economies into
fairy world Of blue ocean, billowinR
into blue sky. took her turn at the
conversation by voicing civilizations
oldest piatitude:
Money talks, doesn't it?"
TT sure does. though my money
only knows two words-'Good- bye"
And the woman has, brought II
home as one of her good little stories.
$500
ssrTHIS 10 my night out" A young
woman called it to her neigh
Dor in the next garden. and then had
to explain: 'As soon as get my two
babies to bed I'm OF fof the evening.
This is my third free Monday. and 1
feel like another person"
She looked it and her nei ghbor ga Id
30. Then she wanted to know what
-a free Monday meant.
"It.s the doctors prescription. and it
works like = charmt After had told
him how CLOSELY i was tied down, by the
babies and the house and how rsn..
&, snings A had to Say alone .snel; ..,.