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Evening star., 1924-05-08
billiards and HandWork.

In these days of intelligence quo
tients and classification of pupils one
frequently hears: Give the bright
children all the book work they will
take and put the dullards into the
shops for as long periods as possible.
They won't ever be able to do much
else"
The wisdom of that is very doubt
ful. The school shops are not in
tended to make trade workers of the
children. They are primarily intend
ed to give all children practical ex-
perience of the things they read about
in the books. They are to give all
children an opportunity to feel the
resistance of matter to mind, and ex-
perience the thrill that comes in the
victory. Upon that thrill, experience
gained by testing mind and hand in
the actual doing of some task that
changed something in the childs en-
vironment and gave him taste of
his power, depends the full function
ing of his mind.
The dull child needs experiences,
and his need is sharper than that Of
tho book minded child for whom words
sometimes become experiences, but
that is not to say that he will become
a skilled mechanic or artisan. If he
has an intelligence quotient of about
seventy and continues to have it for
the three years, the chances of his
being a good craftsman are very linn
tied.
The hand is an index of inteIli-
gence. The two are linked together
inseparably. The dim. uncertain
mind is served by the slow, uncertain
hand. The inaccurate thinking is ex-
pressed by the inaccurate adjust
ments of the clumsy fingers. The
Evening star., 1924-05-08

was setting on Mary watkinses
frunt steps tzwking to her and lissen-
ing to her tawk to me, and 1 thawt.
go home, wonder IL shed act sorry.
Thinking. G WIZ, Ill pertend I'm go
ing jest to see.
Wich I started to. saying. Well, 1
CESS Ill go now, CESS
Her not saying either for or agenst
it, me thinking, G., heck, now 1 hsfr
to go.
Wich I did. and wen I got home I
happened to look in the hall mirrer
and wat was on my face but middle
size egg stane, methinking, Good
mite, gosh shang it. 1 wonder If she
And I went up to mas room and
ma was sewing on the sewing ma
chine, me saying, hay ma, do you
notice enything unusual about me?
maybe Mary Watkins hadent. and ma
sed, wy, let me see, yes, your hair is
brushed.
Enything elts unusual? I sed.
Well, your hands look strangely
cleen, ma sed.
Is that all? I sed, and ma sed,
That's enuff of a shock for one day.
Well dident you notice eny egg on
my face? I sed.
wy yes. but 1 wouldent call that
unusual, ma sed.
Me thinking, Heck. good mite,
maybe Mary Watkins noticed it after
all, I'm going back and tell her l put
it there on perpose jest for a ixperi-
ment to see If she would notice it
And / washed it of and went err
round to tell her, ony she had went
in so I'm going to tell her the next
time see her and If she don't bleeye
il that's her fault.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

low grade intelligence will never
produce high grade work at a trade
or at any other sort of work.
Educators prescribe manual work
for dull minded children, but the
manual work they can do is not
skilled manual work, as any one who
has ever visited the institutions
where such children are trained will
readily remember. The higher the
grade of intelligence, the higher in
placed. But industrial work here
means unskilled work. The dull
minded child cannot run a power
machine in a woodworking class
without endangering himself, but the
bright child will readily and speed
lily adjust himself and the machine
and gain educational experience in
doing it.
1t is not right to ask the dull
child to sit at a desk and hold a book
before him for hours when he knows
it will do him no good in this, world,
but neither will it do any good to
ask him to make careful and nice ad-
jrstments in a high-grade shop. He
cannot do it and he will only waste
his time and that of his inst ructor.
The dull child can do coarse work
that requires big movements and no
fine adjustments of nerve and muscle.
He can sweep a floor if you are not
too nice about the corners, and he
can unload wagon and load it if you
do not mind bumps and scratches 1t
would not do to have him load fine
furniture, but he could load lumber
and brick and foundation stone
under supervision.
Putting such children into the shops
where the demand is for high grade
response is just as wasteful and as
ineffective as putting them in that
sort of classroom.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Blackheads and Pimples.

Young people with blackheads
tcomedones) and pimples (acne) have
as rich and pure blood as young peo-
pie without any skin trouble, and
there is no reason to believe that con-
stipation, the character of the diet, or
any other habits are accountable for
the annoying condition. Blackheads
are oil glands ('pores') obstructed
and more or less dust and debris.
Pimples are produced by the infection
of such obstructed oil gland ducts
by the ordinary pus-producing germs
which are always present on the
healthiest and cleanest skin.
Diet, the regulation of the bowels
by the use of proper food, and gen.
eral hygiene are no more important
in the treatment of acne than in the
treatment of other minor ailments.
Pastry, greasy foods, sweets, etc,
have been excluded from the diet by
good old doctors from away back
yonder, for what reason and to what
purpose nobody knows. And it is an
unfailing trait of anility to suggest
that the "child's blood needs purify
ing'-though what that means,
heaven only knows. Some of the
purest, most perfect blood l have
ever gazed at came from the veins
of healthy young people with acne.
Tanning or mild sunburn is one of
the best remedies for acne, especially
when combined with local anuseptic
measures. Each pustule should be
opened, after touching it with iodine,
by pricking it with a needle which
has just been famed to sterilize 1T.
Tho pus should be gently squeezed
out, and forcible pressure avoided.
The face should then be bathed for
several minutes with very hot water
in which boric acid powder is dis
solved, tablespoonful in the quart.
Following this, if possible, a sunbath
of five to twenty minutes. All this
may be repeated every two or three
days.
IL Aixht little l per cent oint-
Evening star., 1924-05-08
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. M. D.,
Noted Physician and author.

ment of ammoniated mercury may be
gently rubbed in around each sore
pimple, or the whole face bathed with
this lotion, which is to dry on:
water, 2 ounces. Mix, then add sui
phuretted potash, Y ounce; rose
water, 2 ounces
In chronic cases of acne X-ray
treatment is often curative. In any
case course of vaccine treatment,
the germs present in the individual
case. is worth trying. The effect of
vaccine treatment is slow-it mani
tests some weeks after the injec
tions. The ultraviolet ray (Finsen,
Kromayer or Alpine light) is about
as effective as the X-ray.
Kindly give us old fellows a write
up on autointoxication. We've been
having quite a discussion about il.
One doctor prescribes a teaspoonfuI
of sodium phosphate in hot water
every morning. 1 see by your write
ups you do not approve of dope
G. F.
Answer.-Sodium phosphate is not
dope. 1t is a saline cathartic, having
an effect Identical with that of the
other kinds of salts. What 1 under
stand as administration" has no
relation to the physic question. Per-
haps the patient for whom the doctor
prescribed sodium phosphate needed
such medicine. 1 do not approve of
dope" when it is not necessary.
have no doubts about the efficacy of
drugs, intelligently used. OF course
can't prescribe drugs intelligently for
persons / have not examined. That is
the main reason why l don't prescribe
for the cases of readers. AS I have
often said, autointoxication is a
theory, rot a condition. The theory
has never been satisfactorily proved !;
that is, no one has been able to iden-
tify the poison or poisonS which are
assumed to be formed or retained in
the blood mot in the bowels) in
autoin toxication. In any case it is
merely a feature of the illness, not
an Illness in itself.
Copyright, 1a24-a .--.----.--
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Nutrition NUGGETS.

When you need an extra supply of
food lime let whey be one of the foods
on your bill of fare. This is the fluid
left after cheese making and it con-
tains many of the valuable mineral
salts of the milk as well as the milk
sugar.
If you are subject to bilious at
tacks" experiment carefully with
your favorite breakfast eggs. 1t is
very possible that you are one of
those who cannot eat eggs. Even
in the case of normal digestion eggs
put a decided burden on the intes-
tines. The yolk is far more easily
digested than the white.
Excess in any food line is to be de-
plored- OF all the food groups. how
ever, starch is the least apt to cause
trouble If eaten in excess, s it puts
the smallest amount of tax on the
digestion.
From two to three ounces Of carbo-
hydrate, that is, sugar and starch,
must be eaten daily il the diet is to
be well balanced and scidosis pre-
vented.
When you plan a reducing diet" be
sure that it contains sufficient vi
tamins. Lack of these important ele-
ments is one of the outstanding fea-
lures of so many Eo-called reducing
diets Green and bulky vegetables
and fruits are the main dependence
when the aim is a non-fattening but
DEMONSTRATING diet.
Some authorities are of the opinion
that the soy bean is likely to take its
place as one of the inportant crops
Of the world. The bean contains
y-building material of a partic-
ularly fine quality, and in cases of a
milk shortage the bean may be used
to advantage as temporary substi-
tute.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

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Evening star., 1924-05-08
HISTORY of Dour Same,
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowLAN.
MACARTHUR

VARIATIONS Arthur, MacCarter,
MacArtair, MacArter.
RACIAL ORIGIN-Scottish.
SoURCE-A given name.
Though in later history the Mac
Arthurs became a separate and dis
tinct clan, and a comparatively small
one, they were more anciently the
senior branch of the powerful and
numerous Campbells.
The origin of the name Macarthur
Is obvious. 1t is merely the prehxing
Seendants of or followers Of" to
the given name of Arthur.
There is curious legend, however,
concerning the origin of the name,
evidence today to prove conclusively
the truth Of it, yet it sounds
plausible.
The tradition of the clan MacAr-
a person than "Smervie Nor" the son
of the famous King Arthur of British
legend, who ruled the Britons in the
period between the evacuation of
ing of the Angles and Saxons. The
same tradition exists among the
Campbells, who name their badge
'Lus mhic righ Bhreatainn" (''plant
of the son of the King of Britain
that is, wild thyme).
1t is not impossible that the clan
Campbell should have been driven up
into Scotland by the advance of the
Saxons. There are other instances in
the Highlands, notably that of the
GalbraithS.
Thus if your name is Macarthur, or
MacCarter, or MacArtair, or Mac
after. or just plain Arthur, and your
ancestry is Highland Scottish, there
is just a bare chance that you are de-
scended from the famous King Arthur
of pre-Saxon days or some of his
followers.
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Evening star., 1924-05-08

was anxious, too. There was no
knowing where he might drift to.
He felt sure that sooner or later he
would reach land, but it might be 50
far from the Laughing Brook and the
Smiling Pool that he would get lost
trying to get back there when the
water finally left the Green Meadows
He was SO busy thinking of his own
! troubles that he didn't notice another
old log drifting not far away.
Nearer and nearer the two logs drift
ed. At last they bumped gently.
Hello, Jerry Muskrat," said voice
1t startled Jerry SO that he nearly
fell off his log. There on the other
log was the very last person in the
world Jerry would have expected to
see. 1t was the young Chuck who
had made his home the fall before
course, he was the son of Polly and
Johnny Chuck. He was now fully
grown and quite as big IS his father.
Great snakes" exclaimed Jerry,
rubbing both eyes. Where did you
That's a foolish question" replied
enough where came from"
We'll. then, where are you going"
Jerry asked.
THAT'S just as foolish as the other
question" retorted the young Chuck.
How do know? Where are you
going yourself?~
Jerry grinned 'T wish I knew"
said he. .'Yes, sir, wish I knew"
Isn't it dreadful? I didn't suppose
there was so much water in all the
Great World" chartered the young
Chuck. '1t is a wonder I wasn't
drowned right in my own home. I've
been drifting around on this old log
all day. If ever I get on dry land
again I1l make home where the
water cannot reach me, no matter
how big a flood we have. Do you
suppose we ever will reach dry land
again.
Jerry was wondering the same
thing, so he didn't answer this In
Evening star., 1924-05-08

The hairline stripe has for many
years been the stock in trade, in sea-
son and out, of the dressmaker and
tailor who specialized in the making
of suits for women of too ample
Eirth. One of the first signs by
which a woman admitted to herself
and her friends that she realized she
vas getting into the class of the
overweight was to take unto herself
hairline suit. Its slenderizing
qualities were well known. 1t was
more effective than going without
Evening star., 1924-05-08
WHAT TODAY MEANS
TO YOU.
Taurus.
ny MARY BLAKE.

Taurus.
The conditions are such todav as to
counsel the postponement of all i'm
poftant matters or decisions. as mis-
understanding, deception or mistakes
are likely to occur. If possible. con-
nne your attention to the ordinary
routine duties of the day.
A child born today will possess
both an active body and an active
mind 1t will be free from serious
sickness, and will develop into a
healthy adult. It's chief character
lstic VIII probably be a remarkable
sense Of justice, and it will always be
striving to do the right thing, and do
it quickly.
II today is your birthday YOU are
possessed of undeniable congeniaIity
and charm that endear you to all
around you Your general PRINCIPLES
are good and your conduct in tho or
dinary affairs Of life is irreproach-
able
Your success would have been quite
conspicuous if you had taken life a
little more seriously, and had not
been such gambler with the oppor-
tunit1es that have presented them.
selves to you.
You believe most thoroughly that
life Is a game of chance, and you are
satisfied to gamble on the outcome.
In your sports and recreations you
have always shown this streak" In
conditions affecting your health you
always 'pooh-pooh" the precautions
that others would exercise, and take
a chance; in your love affairs you
persist in playing the gamblers game
and last, but not least, business does
not, in your opinion, demand that
serious thought which is generally
accorded 1T, but is considered by you
a matter of luck.
While it is quite probable that your
ideas have sometimes operated to
your advantage, you are willing to
concede that if you had taken some
of those precautions typical of those
more conservative your life would
have been more successful and the
results more convincing.
It is, of course, an error, and some
times shortsighted. never to take a
chance. On the other hand, it is just
as fatuous to be taking chances all
the time. You can overplay your
hand, and life, with all it's grim real
ity, may call you when you are
bluffing.
Well known persons born on this
date are: William Fl. Vanderbilt,
financier; William Walker, adven-
turer; Louis NJ. Gottschalk, pianist
and composer; Augusta E. Wilson,
author: George Miller Beard, physi-
clan; Charles Naegele, artist.
Copyright. 1a24.1
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Vanilla Nut Parfait.

Boil one-third cupful of sugar and
half a cupful of water until the sirup
will spin a thread when dropped from
the tip of a spoon, pour slowly on
a beaten egg white, and continue
beating until the mixture is cool Put
three-fourths cupful of heavy cream
in top of q double boiler, add one
teaspoonful Of vanilla, beat until stiff,
then fold into the first mixture with
half cupful of chopped nut meats,
either walnuts, pecans or blanched
almonds.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Jerry Finds Another Cast
away.
Misery's almost sure to find
Others suffering in kind.

Jerry Mukrat continued to drift
and drift along on an old log across
the water-covered Green Meadows
He rather missed Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse, who had been drift
ing on that same log. They had been
company at least But he was glad
that they had found a safe place in
the old fence post He had watched
them swim to it, climb it and dis
appear in a hole near the top. He
knew that they had nothing to fear
from enemies there.
But it was rather lonesome out
there drifting along by himself. He
Evening star., 1924-05-08
A Discovery.

Barrie's father was having his
spring painting done. One afternoon
when the painters were around on the
south side of the barn Barrie took a
can OF red paint that he found in
the woodshed and climbed up on a
high ladder and began to paint the
north side Of the barn. he spanked
the paint brush down the way he
had seen the painters do. then drew
his stroke out smooth
Billy and Betty Cut-out and the
other children came running to watch
him. Suddenly Barrie gave a little
squsal and bounced up and down on
the ladder.
Look what's here under the
caves" he called 'Tt a wren's nest
with four baby wrens in it!'' Barrie
stood there and peered into the nest
Of grasses at the bald, squealipg
babies until little mother wren
came f1uttering back with a worm
Then Barrie had to leave or get his
eyes scratched out
Color the overalls blue. the nest
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-08
My Neighbor Says:

To use up the whites Of eggs
left after the yolks have been
used in making a cake, beat
them stiff and add to your
boiled salad dressing when it
is cool. They make the dress
ing nice and light.
Before piercing an eyeIet in
linen or any stiff material
place a small cake OF white
soap under the fabric and run
the stiletto through both the
material and the soap. The re-
suit will be a clear, even per-
foration and the material will
be softened so that the needle
will easily pass through it.
If you use a cup of salt when
you wash spinach, cabbage or
lettuce all dirt will be found at
the bottom of the pan of water,
and. beside, your green's will be
more crisp.
When boiling new milk. to
prevent a skin from forming
on top as it cools add two
tablespoonfuls of cold milk to
every pint when it is at the
boiling point and stir for a
minute. The so-called skin will
then be reabsorbed and the
milk will not be impoverished.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
BEDTIME STORIES sy p z7sss:E zzesszoS

sIead ne asked a question himself
Dld you see those hunters in a
The young Chuck nodded. .1sav
them and heard their terrible 90 :,
SAID he. II don't know what thew
we're We shooting at, but I nearly. feil
on THIS old log every time that gun
Lhey were shooting at me-" re-
memory of it. 1T is a luckv tbine
for you that they didn't see YOU"
Nobody knows it better than 7
do. replied the young Chuck 81
% WISH this log were bigger. I'VE sat
Snv NV ,ss. SO i3nS e Tor Iear OF falling that
Iieye could walk if I had the chance
Hello what's that coming?''
Copyright, 1924. by T. W. surv...l
Evening star., 1924-05-08
California Squares.

Mix together three-fourths cupful
of molasses, half a cupful OF sugar,
half cupful of shortening, half a
cupful of sour milk, half cupful of
English currants or seedless raisins,
two cupfuls of -four, one teaspoonful
of soda, half a teaspoonful of cloves
and one teaspoonful of salt. Drop by
teaspoonfuls on a creased baking
sheet, or spread in very thin sheet
and bake, cutting in squares before
cooling
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Finnan Haddie With Rice.

Wash a green pepper, remove the
seeds and white portion. cut in small
pieces. and cook for one minute in
butter. To one-fourth cupful add
three tablespoonfuls of -four, stir
until smooth. gradually add one and
ons-half cupfuls of milk, and cook
until thickened. Remove the skin
and bones from some finnan haddie
and separate into flakes or cut in
neat pieces. Add two cupfuls of the
fish to the sauce, season to taste, and
serve in border of boiled or
steamed rice Any leftover boiled.
baked, or steamed fish may be used
in the same way.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
By Vyyan.
Lizard for Hats.

Many are the hats that are made
Of alligator or snake skin or lizard
skin. And the coloring is not in the
wood shades, but in the strongest OF
blues and greens and cerises and
bright brownish yellows.
The hat shown is of lizard. 1t is a
brilliant blue-green, bound and beited
in plain leather Of the same color.
Smart for the tailored outfit.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
BAvARIAN CREAM.
SUCCOTASH.

Take the amount of kidney
beans desired and soak over
night. In the morning place
them on the stove and add fat
salt pork, cut into rather small
pieces, to taste. Salt. Let sim
mer until beans are soft. Do
not have too much water and
do not boil very hard. When
done it will be rather thick.
Just before serving add one can
of corn and heat 1t through.
Serve hot. Succotash is also
made from lima beans with
corn added. Some prefer it
that way
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Dorothy Dix's Letter Box
What Sort of Man Should the Shy, lf-Conscious
Girl Marry?-Can Girl Always Tell When
Mans in Love With Her?


selfconscious girl possible OUT TO
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girl tell a n
Evening star., 1924-05-08

BLACK AND WHITE HAIRLINE
STRIPED CLOTH SUIT, WITH
LONG JACKET.
sugar. bread, potatoes and butter all
at once.
Now, for some reason or other. the
hairline stripe has come into high
favor among women generally, the
lean as well as the fat. Perhaps this
is because women generally want to
look as thin as possible. Girls who
Evening star., 1924-05-08
Menu for a Day.

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apricots.
Hominy with Cream.
Omelet
Bacon CurIs.
Toast Marmalade-
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Souffle.
Sliced Tomatoes.
Crisp Rolls.
Bayarian Cream.
Cookies. Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of Spinach Soup.
Cold Roast Lamb, Brown Gravy.
Lyonnatse Potatoes.
Succotash-
Baked Indian Pudding.
Coffee.
OMELET.
Beat together three eggs and
two tablespoonfuls of corn
starch Add teacup of milk
with a little pepper and salt.
Fry in a spider covered with
butter, turn the omelet several
times and roll it up, keeping it
in motion till slightly Drowned.
BAvARIAN CREAM.
Moisten the contents of half
box of gelatin in one-haIf
cup of cold water, one pint of
milk and stir into it the yolks
of four eggs beaten with one
cup of sugar. When cooked,
take from stove, add gelatin,
one pint of cream whipped till
stiff and one-half teaspoonful
of orange fiavoring. Pour into
mold and serve cold.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Color the overalls blue, the nest
rown.
Copyright, 1921