Evening star., 1924-03-26

I origin. In the tombs near TTls.bes
! were found painted repre- sen tatiohz
pL White men with tattooed bodice,
J lnc IN MS commentaries Caesar writes
! OF Britons being tattooed.
! Q. When d.d the first Christian
! missionaries appear in sChina?--H.
/ +. j.
| ~ HISTORIAN Christian nissionaries =
were received by the Emperor T1s.-
. tsung in 63l. He listened to an es.-
position of their creed, and ordered
! the Christian Scriptures translated
! into Chinese for his perusal. In 63s
/ lie announced that he found the new
/ religion satisfactory, and that IN
( might be preached within the EN- pir,
Q. What sort Of toys have the mo-
| educational value for small children
A. w. y.
| 4. The bureau of education say
I that a child should be given few toys.
and they should be toys OF which h.
can make active use. The ball is tn"
! ideal toy, as it is the instrument o.
most games . The baby should be
| given soft, bright-colored ball and
| taught TO play with it. and large
and harder balls should be given th'
child as soon as he is able 70 us
them. Thus the foundation is iaiG
for later skill in health giving
games. Building blocks. which en-
! courage the chiId's inventive tend
ency, are also good. Later. when
tie initiative instinct develops lht
! child should be given working i'm
plements on Il small scale, such a.
! toy brooms, shoveiS, rahes, etc MOS
mechanical toys and easily broker!
! toys should be avoided.
q. / have heard that Napoleon
return from Moscow 10 Paris was
accomplished in record bre akinG timc.
| How long did it takr2-A. Nj.
A. on the retreat from Moscow, Ma
poIeon travelled from near Wilma TO
! Paris in 3l2 hours, i Journey OF apot}
400 miles. This was an average q
| almost five miles an hour, and was
remark able, considering conditions Of
: roads and weather
9. who was the original owner of
! the land on which Boston stands
q. L. r.
A. The Rev. William Blackston,
who had left England Ito avoid th'
! lord bishops settled on this spot
and later sold the land to EngliS!
| colonists and moved on 10 Rhod'
Island ITO avoid lords brethren
@. like the taste OF peanut but-
ter. but object 10 the greasy teelin1
( it has in the mouth. How can this b.
I overcome &C. {.
A Thinning peanut butter witt
: cream. milk or water helps to el4ml-
nate this taste. A good sandwich
cream may be made of peanut butter
as follows: Heat one cup milk IL
double boiler. Blend one tablespoon
full -four, one tablespoonful water and
/ one cup peanut butter to Il smcth
paste. add teaspoonfuI salt. half tea
spoonful papr1ka and one egg beaten
slightly. Mix with hot milk and cook
in double boiler for five minutes. Add
half cup chopped stuffed olives, two
tablcspoonfUlS vinegar, cool and
spread on bread.
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