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Evening star., 1923-12-14
Adventures of the Fedwell Family
Father Slinkins Finds That He Requires a Diet 70,
BY WINIFRED STUART GIBBS.
Food Specialist.

'1 wonder where Mrs. Slimkins is"
said Mother Fedwell. "She has not
been to our neighborhood teas for two
weeks"
Here she is now," said Mother Eat
ums, but she looks very sober. I
hope nothing is wrong"
It was very sad-faced Mother
Slimkins who joined her friends, and
who, even before they asked, said:
Sam is Ill and I'm so worried"
Under the sympathetic questions 1t
all came out The doctor said that
Father Slimkins had diabetes.
1T is hard. of course" said Mother
Fedweli. but you must not lose
heart. Don't you know that a Won
derful treatment for diabetes has been
discovered? And even before that the
scientific folk had worked out such a
careful diet system that the person
with diabetes may really be said to
have his case in his own hands.
''Of course, shall not dare to pre-
scribe, nor to give any real details,
for only your physician can do that.
I will tell you, however. how to go
about planning Father Sans food"
BY this time Mother Slimkins was
looking quite cheered.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
Cooking for Two.

One of the most satisfactory des-
serts for simple home dinner 10 a
known form Of this dessert Is the ap-
pie pudding known as Brown Betty,
and. excellent as this is, 1t has q num-
Der of equally toothsome relatives!
To begin with story:
Once there was a man who did not
like bread pudding Moreover, he
would not eat bread pudding. Fpr
years there had existed a family ira
dition that this man could not be be-
guiled with such names rs queen OF
puddings. that he could always detect
the presence Of bread in the most
carefully compounded and decorated
pudding and that. In short. bread
pudding was in that household taboo!
His wife merely looked wise when
this fact was impressed upon her
mind by the mans mother.
One day she served pudding which
she made after this fashion:
Buttering a quart baking dish. she
sprinkled on the bottom a layer of
carefully buttered crumbs. Over this
she poured a layer of home-canned
crumbs, and so ON until the dish was
full. The top layer was of buttered
crumbs For moistening, she used the
rich Juice of the berriee pouring II
over the pudding in sufficient quanti-
around the edges. while the pudding
was in the oven It was watched care
fully, the top layer ~being merely
Drowned and the consistency of the
whole being developed to nicely. so
Just as q self-respecting pudding
ShVThi Willie ' the pudding was hot. this
wise woman served 1t to her spouse,
handing him at the same time q
creamy hard sauce Of powdered sugar
After the second portion had fol-
lowed the first. and was by way of
being converted into energy Tor this
man who did not like bread pudding,
the wise wife asked the man how he
Il have only one criticism. dear"
was the reply. sit has not quite
A word to wise wives Is sufficient!
Quite seriously. these fruit betties
offer an excellent way OF using stale
diet and simple variety into the home
dessert problem. Any juicy fruit may
be used The proportions Of fruit and
bread are purposely not given, for the
dryness Of the bread makes II q mat
ter for changing the quantity OF fruit
Another simple but unusual dessert
IL q date whip. ~.
For this. steam fifteen dates: have
ready the stiffiy beaten whites of two
eggsl mash the dates, add half cup
Of sugar and g. quarter tablespoon of
lemon Juice; fold the sweetened and
favored date pulp carefully into the
beaten egg whites: place in buttered
baking dish and bake until brown.
Plain boiled rice makes a good des-
sert IL 1t IL sprinkled with granulated
sugar which has been mixed with
ground cinnamon to suit the taste.
Place the sugar on e fiat dish and
few grains At time, until the mix,
ture IL the desired flavor.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
REnTIME CTnRIEC BY Thornton
DALI L A4vAA ~ oA~AAIAO W. Burgess.

out of his head. He was too aston
ished to even be afraid. Never in his
life had he heard of a log walking.
But this log was walking And in his
funny, furry little head Danny had no
room for anything but pure astonish-
ment. There wasn't even room for
fear. He stopped right where he was
and simply stared and stared and
stared.
Slowly that great log moved toward
the water. Danny thought he must
essr es areamgihbg. sag hs.- He really did: Who;
walk? Straight down the bank to
the edge of the water that great old
log moved, and there stopped. DAN
ny didn't move: He forgot that he
got tbst l,sht tbsre out In ,h, the open He for
to see him. He forgot everything but
the wonder of a log that could walk
Truly this Sunny Sonth was a strange
ptaen; ptaanee II tbiurs WAS strange place, with
Danny looked out on the water
where he had seen two other logs
fioating. They had disappeared!
They must have fioated away"
quiet the water was. It didn't SEEM em
to be moving enough to have foated
away those two logs. A sudden
thought popped into Danny's head
Could 1t be that these queer logs
could swim as well as walk? Danny
wished the big log he had been watch.
Ing would walk again. He no longer
had any desire to get any nearer To
it.. II there was a hollow in it he
didn't care. He didn't care to hide in
1t. No. sir, he didn't care to hide in
! q log that might walk off with him.
But that old log was more interestin1 q
now than 1t had been before. SO
Danny forgot everything else and re-
mained right where he was. watch
ing.
Copyright. 1923. by T. w. Bursess)
Evening star., 1923-12-14
A Log That Is Alive.
Re not too trustful OF your eyes,
Lest you may get a sad surprise.
--lld Mother Natur

Five times Danny Meadow Mouse
left his hiding place on the bank of
Il river and started toward a great,
Rig, old log lying on the bank in the
sun. Five times his courage failed
him and no ran back. He had heard
or seen nothing to frighten him back,
but the feeling that he was right out
IN the open had been too much for
him. But each time he had tried 1t
he had become little bolder and had
gone little farther.
At last he made up his mind that 1t
would be quite safe to run over and
examine that old log. An old log
Evening star., 1923-12-14
The Weakly News.


Weather. GenreI
Sissiety Page
Mr.. Charles (Puds) Simkins was
presented by his father with a lite
green suit last week and even II YOU
don't think mutch Of II you haff 20 I'D
NIT you can see him coming twice as
Tar away as you use to.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People
Shorty Judge can add and subtrack
rite In his he'd with his own mind faster
than other fellows can do it on paper
with a pencil. When asked how he
does It he replied modestly, Darn if I
know"
Leroy Shooster has a ant that WAYS
$50 pounds. Aniung those who have
saw her are Benny Potts. Artte Alix-
ander, Sid Hunt and Reddy Merry.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Funny Sites
A guy with hat too big for him
Is a comical site to see,
But somebody with too small of q hat
Seems even funnier to me.
Letters from the People
Deer Sir. Should gentleman wawk
on the outside or between 2 ladies'?
Anser. The outside. unless the one
on the inside looks too insulted.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

Its handsome, somewhat shining foliage,
small round-shaped tree with light
yellow brown bark, which is checked
into thin, rough plates,
The deciduous leaves are to s
inches long. alternate, broadly egg
shaped, sharp pointed, usually heart
shaped at the base, toothed or nearly
entire margined, bright green. smooth
and sometimes pubescent on :he veins
beneath, on long stems. The flowers
are greenish In ny-fiowered clusters
In the axis OF the leaves or on the tips
of the branchlets. The small fruits
are three-seeded, and are undoubtedly
the source of the name ra'sin tree.
In this country the japanese raisin
tree has proven fairly hardy as far
north as Boston, where there are some
in the Arnold Arboratum. II seems to
thrive best in a sandy loam and will
probably be occasionally used by our
landscape gardeners for planting in
public parks or in limited areas where
a small, individualistic and handsome
tree Is desired.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

Betty Cut-out's eyes were sparkling
with fun when she came to school with
handful of letters. On the front of
each one it said: ITO Santa Claus
They were written by the sick chill
dren at the hospital, but the nurse gave
them to me instead of putting them in
the mail box she said.
somsbody At the cripples' hospital wants q
doll chair. Here u the one Betty cut-eut II
making. fou may make one. TOO. BY fs.lsv.
are cut from rsetangle 9 inches by s%
inches. Nsasure in from ths- edge y inch on
each side and draw = straight une ~ inches
down from the top for the back. Then widen
the line to the edge for the seet. The chair
legs are cut from . rsctangls ID inches leng
and 3N inches wide. Marx with your ruler
a l-inch strip for the top with the dotted line
halfway between lines. Tho legs are ga
inches apart and each Is inch wide. Fold
tho legs in the center TO make square. Fold
the top half Of tho top edge inside and paste
the seat in place.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-12-14

II knew you could help me, and
Sam and I together will pull him
through this fight, know"
Il am sure you WILL" said Mother
Fedwell.
Powdered bran must take the place
of bread; saccharine the place Of
sugar. You can get many of the dia-
bette preparations at special health
shops Bran mullins must be made
after a carefully supervised rule;
cheese. bacon, game, fish and meats
and eggs may be used with reasona-
BILE freedom: tomatoes and spinach
are necessities; egg plant, cabbage,
asparagus and caulifiower are among
the vegetables.
"one thing is most important: learn
all the dainty ways of serving you
can. for Sans appetite will nag at
times"
Mother Slimkins was so cheered at
finding that the case was not hope
less. and that there was really a great
deal which she could do by way Of
helping her husband back to health.
that she went away almost happy.
The chief thing which Mother Fed
well had accomplished was this cheer
ing of her friend and the inducing her
to study the problem In all its details.
A diabetic diet is study In itself,
but the rewards are large.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

same position, where he does just
barely enough work to hold his Job
His motto is Never do anything
today that you can put off until
tomorrow and he could give any
Mexican points on manana and still
push him off the cactus field. He
never answers a letter under three
weeks, and when ! am going with
him anywhere he is always late COM
ing for me, and I have to wait.
and walt. and wait, until I am in
a red-hot temper when he does ar
rive.
What he needs Is somebody to
keep continually behind him. and
push and prod him into making
success Of himself"
MY dear" said /. don't you un-
dertake the Job unless you are
out hunting for trouble, and have a
cosmic urge for making a martyr of
yourself. for. believe me, no woman
ever undertakes as heartbreaking
a task as does the one who sets her
hand to making over man.
I'm the first place. 1t can't be
done. Nature and habit have both
gotten in their deadly work before
she has ever taken a shy at the
task.
Evening star., 1923-12-14

the spring. Tincture OF iodin is the
common bDwu liquid so much used as
hrst-aid disinfectant for wounds: IL
was formerly spelled iodine Certain
cities are now putting minute quanu-
ties OF iodfn in the municipal water
supply for few weeks each year, to
insure sufficient iodin ration TO all
the people. Roche ster, N V has
adopted this excellent plan. believe
IL win help to keep Rochester folk
young.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
To Make Beef Tender.

A stew made Of the particularly
tough but well favored pieces of beef
from the lower part Of the shank will
be tender In a shorter time IL a dash
of vinegar Ia added to the stewpot. A
well known practice Of hotel and club
chefs Is to marinate a steak that Is
likely to be tough by rubbing II with a
mixture of vinegar and a little oil, one
part oil to three or more parts Of vine
gar Some cooks immerse such a steak
In a mixture of oil and vinegar and
leave it there two hours or more, then
they wipe 1t dry and broil II. The re-
suit is q steak that ie tender and de.
Ucioue In flavor.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
Your Home and
You
Starting and Stopping.
ny HELEN KENDALL.

This is the story OF chocolate cake
and it has something to do with Christ
mas giving-so listen.
Once upon time young music stu
dent living in a boarding house was
invited to the home of a friend, where
she ate some delicious chocolate cake
made by the friends dear old mother.
She raved about the cake. with the re-
suit that the next week the old lady
made a special chocolate cake for her
Evening star., 1923-12-14
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. D.,
Noted Physician and Author.

ulcer can be healed ! do not mean 10
imply that ! know Of specific cure
or remedy or method Of treatment.
The treatment must be determined by
case; have nothing to send to readers
about this. ! mean to say merely that
every varicose ulcer can be healed by
proper surgical treatment. such as any
good physician is competent to apply.
And by surgical treatment l do not
mean any kind Of opera ton necessarily,
-hough In some cases a little intelli :
gent operative treatment starts the heal
ing process in a long indolent ulcer.
trimming down of eKuberant granula-
ton tissue (proud flesh) which is pre-
venting the Aim of skin from growing
in around the edges OF the ulcer. An
ulcer heals by a growth Of skin over
II from the edges, pnuch as a pond
freezes over with a finn OF ice.
Iodin in Drinking Water.
notice you are an advocate of the
use of iodin in drinking water In this
district. Please furnish me the formula
to be used either in drinking water or
otherwise, for the purpose of preventing
goitre and other effects of an iodin
shortage in the water or diet of adults
and children.-D. D. L.
Answer. Each child and adult may
take one or two drops Of common
tincture OF iodin in not less than pint
Of water once a week the year round
except two months in summer, or II
there is already A slight enlargement
Of the thyroid gland (goitre). child
over six years Of age may take one
drop of the tincture OF iodin In not less
than a pint of drinking water every
day for six weeks now and again ir
Evening star., 1923-12-14
Cabbage Salad, Nuts and Peppers,

Chop one hard cabbage very nne. m
sweet red pepper. being careful TO re-
move the seeds. Mix with half a cup
N.Y. fnI Of co coarseiy ground pecans or wal
nuts and the cabbage. Combine with
cooked g salad sTeen aresntns ana red dp pepper.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
EIlowLY THAT GREAT LOG NOV
ED TOWARD THE WATER.

Tying on the bank like that must be
hollow. At least 1t must have a hoi-
low in it big enough for tired little
meadow mouse to curl UP in and take
a nap So once more Danny started
to scamper over to that old log.
He had almost reached II when the
most astonishing thing happened. Yes
sir, the most astonishing thing hap
pened. What looked like four stubs
Of broken branches on its sides began
to move, and then that whole log it.
self began to move. 1t was walking
on those four stubsi
II you could have seen Danny then
you would have thought that his fun
ny little eyes were going to pop right
Evening star., 1923-12-14
DorothyDix
Can q Woman
Make OUe1. q
ShftleSS
Mani
There's No More Heartbreaking and Impossible
Task Than Trying to Put Backbone Into Lazy
Husband-Love and Respect Lost in Attempt.

GIRL "I married fine
"A
ability
Evening star., 1923-12-14

More than 50 per cent of the orig
inal' supply Of coal In the United
States is still unmined.
Evening star., 1923-12-14
Menu for a Day.

Menu for a Day.
E BREAKFAST.
Preserved cherries.
nry cereal with cream.
Raked eggs. Fried bacon.
Popovers, Coffee,
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable hash.
Hot corn cake.
Rice custard.
Cookies. Tea.
DINNER.
Roiled corned shoulder.
RoiIed cabbage and turnips.
Boiled potatoes. Butterea neeIs.
Squash pie. Conee'
EGGS AND BACON.
FRY q slices OF thinly sliced
bacon for each egg used. Ar
range the crisp bacon IN groups
of two and break an egg on
each group. BAKE IN not oven
RICE CUSTARD.
Beat 2 eggs, Y cup or sugar
and teaspoon "
gether. Add ] cup OF oolied
thorouEhiy. Sprinkle with nut
meg or add vanilla and bake in
a pan Of water till brown.
SQUASH PIE.
Two teacups OF boiled squash
that has been put through the
coiander, Y teacup Of brown
sugar or l cup OF white sugar.
8 eggs. Q tablespoons OF mo.
iasses. 1 tablespoon OF melted
butter, scant tablespoon OF gin
ger. ~ teaspoon of cinnamon: 2
teacups Of milk, salt to tRste-
about a. level teaspoon. Makes
2. plate pies. Bake in a mod
crate oven about an hour.
Sprinkle O little sugar over the
top OF the pie to help brown It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-30

DRESDEN, SaXony, Oct. 29.-(By Associated Press.)-The Saxon min istry, composed of communists and socialists, and headed by Dr. Zeigner, withdrew from their official quarters today in compliance with an order issued by Carl Heinze, the newly appointed commissioner representing the Reich in Saxony.
 Though deposed. the ministers have not given up their fight, as they met immediately and prepared a protest against the procedure of the central government, demanding that the ques- tion shall be submitted to the Rech- srat, or federal council. Their claim is that the premiers of the feder- ated states and of the federal council should pass on the question.
 Dr. Zeigner'S ministry now is com pletely isolated as detachment of the Reichswher is occupying the Saxon diet, thus depriving the de- posed government of calling a meet ing of the legislature, which func- tion rests with the central govern ment's civil and military authorities in Saxon. The Saxon populace views the untoward situation with mixed feelings, although there is a strong undercurrent of satisfaction over the Berlin governments strong measures.
 The deposed premier is blamed for having permitted his ultras sradical as sociates to gain the as&ndency in his ministry, and it is doubtful if they will again figure in coalition governments. Present indications point to a union between the demo- crats and social democrats, with the possible melt sion of the German peo- ples party in the formation of new government to succeed Zeigner's.
 One of the most urgent problems confronting Dr. HeinZe has to do with the organization of the food situation throughout SaXony, espe- cially in the densely populated in dustrial sectors.
 Quiet prevails in Dresden, Leipsic and other cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-30
Message From the Rhine

WIESBADEN, Germany, Oct. 29.- (By Associated Press )-The pro- visional government of the Rhineland republic has sent the following mes sage to all the nations of the world:
 The Rhenish people has taken in hand the direction of its destinies. It has proclaimed it's full independence and definitely rejected foreign do- minion.
 "The provisional government of the Rhenish government sends to all the nations of the world fraternal greet ings The Renish people solemnly proc1aims the will of Rhinelanders to live in peace and friendship with all the universe; it condemns the World war loosed by Prussia and declares Itself ready to pay it's share of reparations.
 The Rheinish appeals to all na- tions, but particularly those who suf- fered from the war, and begs them to associate themselves Loyalty and frankly with it's efforts to bring about the birth in Europe and the whole world of an era of peace and con- cord. The Rhineland henceforth must be the barrier of peace.
 May the nations understand <the greatness of the task undertaken by the Rhenish people and help it to- wards the triumph of it's cause.
 Government of the Rhenish re- public.
 "DR DORTEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-30

for 25 years before taking up his present work. There is no such an imal as duplication in the right kind of advertising. The wise man uses his billboards. his bulletins, his car cards, his direct by mail, to supple ment his newspaper advertising, and he follows that maxim of N. W. Aver Keeping everlastingly at it Is what brings success"
 'grhere is just one thing the news paper can sell--and that is oppor- tunity--it can sell the advertiser the opportunity to address the worlds s greatest audience. Some people call it circulation, but I prefer to think Of circulation in terms of an audience A hearing before great audiences IS what the newspapers offer the ad- vertisers. Appreciative of this won derfuI twentieth century lowest cost method of reaching buyers, through the media of newspaper advertis- ing-your apreciative buyers of ad- vertising space will respond In a way worthy of the occasion.
 B. A. Davey, president of the Ad- vertising clu5 of Birmingham, de- Slivered one of his characteristic in spirat tional talks, in which lis in fectious energy was communicated 10 the men he addressed. He declared that the "southeastern district" of the A, A. Il. or w. tAiSIGu III only, and the men of the constituent ad clubs must abandon the policy of Let eGorge Do It." put every atom of their energy and spirit to the campaign to put the ad club where they belong in the scheme of civic things in the southeast.
 Paul Roberts, president of the In dependent Life Insurance company of Nashville. paid tribute to pro tCh la coid only iT1- spired a liking for the luscious orange and created thirst for lemon sours, but also elevated the lowly boarding house prune to the distinc- tion of delicacy. Advertising to Lengthen Life" was the topic of his address, and he went on to indicate how the force of advertising, as em- ployed by the Life Extension Insti- ute, in cooperation with the life insurance companies, could "sell' the public on the idea of hygiene and right living, and actually increase the number of mans days.
 John H. DeWild of the wholesale house of Ely & Walker company, St. Louis, told how his firm is "assisting the retailer" by carrying the gospel of good advertising to the small mer- chants in the little towns. He said 1t was significant that. while there is convention after convention of edi- tors ofsmall town papers. he had never heard of an advertising con vention, or a meeting where one con- structive talk on advertising was made for the benefit of the small town publisher and merchant. He said it was the duty of the ad men Of town like Birmingham to go out into the city's trade territory and aid the small town merchants to ad- vertise and merchandise scientifical- ly.