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Evening star., 1926-12-08
Menu Making.

II wish to goodness I had some
one to plan my meals. l get so tired
Of trying to think up something for
breakfast, lunch and dinner, day in
and day out. Jack won't eat this,
and Clara won't eat that, so between
the two of them 1 have my hands
full trying to get together meals that
will please everybody"
Because each family group differs
from every other family group, hard
and fast menus cannot be planned by
an outsider. The respective ages, the
family income. "leftovers," individual
tastes and health requirements all en-
ter the problem of What shall we
have for dinner?'
But food is important to health. If
there is not enough nOurishment in
the food provided, health declines. If
there is too much food offered, so that
every one overeatS, health declines.
If the growing members of the family
do not get food necessary for their
growth, health suffers.
Nutrition scientists by experiments
have shown what food does for the
body and how it does it. We know
that protein foods, or muscle, bone
and tissue making foods must supply
the body with building and repair ma
terial We know that carbohydrate
foods, or the starch and sugar group
and fat foods. are the fuel or energy
Evening star., 1926-12-08
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
By MIMI.
Warning the Girl Friend.

In spite of what the men say about
our lack of faithfulness to our own
sex. there are few girls whose dis
interested love for their friends is
worthy of notice.
Such girls often come to me with
the sad news that their best friends
are throwing themselves away on per-
fectly awful men--and can't anything
be done about it?
1t would be nice to help these un-
selfish maidens; I'd like to be able to
give them a few definite rules about
the best means Of warming a girl
against her worthless love, but 1t
can't be done.
There's no indoor sport more dan
gerous than that of warning a girl
against anything or anybody she
loves.
had a nice letter from Anne to-
day, telling me that Georgiana, her
pal of 10 years standing, had gone
and fallen for the most contemplate
man in the world-a perfect beast,
with a ghastly disposition and fiery
temper.
The perfect beast apparently in
suits little George publicly If he hap
pens to be in the mood-haS even
struck her on occasion-and seems to
have the impression that he's so su-
perior to his sweetheart, he can treat
her like a slave.
1t makes Anne's blood boil to see
her dearest friend ordered about by
a perfect cad-she longs to do some
thing, and asks whether a straight
talking-to will bring George to her
senses.
There's hardly chance in the
world of it, Anne. You know what
h-,r ,$, I,Aiv Ant
down firmly on a sentimental attach.
ment. Best friends can't hope for
much better success.
No matter how much Georgiana
may thirik of you-how she may look
up to you and respect you right now
she'll get over that the second you
tell her that her true love is a per-
feet beast.
For though her mind may tell her
that you're trying to hep her, her
primitive instinct will be to defend
the man she loves from any possible
criticism.
Do you know what will happen?
She'll make terrific scene with you,
or just listen coldly and ask you not
to talk that way again about the
great lover
i Then she'll rush to him post haste
anu ICAl AlAlu 6IdtSly IlldL yOu We LIlSu
to break up the beautiful romance
and then you'll be in two kinds Of
trouble.
For the perfect beast, in order to
protect himself, will make sure that
George sees as little of you as pos
sible.
And George herself will be led to
believe, if she's really as infatuated
as think she is, that you're not the
pal you ought to be.
While a girl is under the spell Of a
mans personality, she believes what
he tells her-and very little else.
The kindest, most beloved, wisest,
best friend in the world will get moth
ing but snubbing and trouble if she
attempts to set the misguided maiden
right.
The only course for Anne to pur-
sue is one of silent hostility to the
boy friend.
She may use any means in her
power to show him up for what he
really Is, but she must not do it
openly enough to scare away the af-
fection of the girl whom she means
to help.
(Copyright 1926.)
Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper provided a stamped
addressed envelope is inclosed. .
Evening star., 1926-12-08
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON. JR.
Story of the u. S. A.

no such luck. Some of them lost time
repairing a bridge at Stony Brook
which our people had thoughtfully
destroyed. Won Donop's Hessian
battalions marched gayly into Trenton
at IL o'clock with banners flying AMI
bands playing. The people of the
town had made no preparation for
their reception, but the Army of the
United States was ready with a fitting
salute consisting of few musket
volleys and grape shot from the Penn
sylvania bank of the Delaware.
A rest of 20 hours in Princeton. tu
which the British commanders treat
ed their men, and Il slow advance
from that village, provided just time
enough for the Americans tn accom-
plish their withdrawal in perfect or
der without the loss of a musket or
blanket The great flotilla OF row
boats. gondolas, ferry boats. galleys
and Durham boats which had been
assembled by the scouting parties
looked very good to our men as they
We're paraded and marched down To
| the river. where Lieut.. Col. David
| Henley superintended the transfer
across the stream
Gen. Washington's hope now is
| that the Delaware River will hold its
pursuers off until reinforcement s
reach him from Pennsylvania and
| Virginia and until Gen. Lee arrives
with his 1000 men. He has as yet
no certain intelligence of Lee.
(CODyright 1026,)
Evening star., 1926-12-08

charm Of a friendly, attractive per-
sonality. the latter would be the wiser
choice, because it would bring more
happiness. A definite choice like this is
perhaps never offered. but there are
girls who make a habit of sacrificing
the claims of friends and family in
their pursuit of what they think will
make them more beautiful. Beauty
obtained at such a price cheats the
possessor out of the pleasant human
relationships that make life sweet.
Besides those who make the unwise,
selfish choice there are many who
would like to develop pleasant,
friendly personalities, but who, Just
don't know how" as one of my read
ers puts it. This particular CORE
spondent confesses sadly that somc
people consider her piggish or stuck
up" although really she is hungry for
friendship. How can she break down
the invisible barriers that shut her
off so effectively from q world of love
and friendship?
In cases like this the instinct for
sociability is there, but the technique
is wanting. 1t Is sometimes like the
condition of a person who loves music
and would like to play in an orchestra,
but who has not mastered any musical
instrument. It is necessary to know
how to express ones self in harmony
with others. Usually the girl who
lacks a friendly personality has had
too little social experience, like the
would-be musician who has not prac-
ticed with others. The obvious rem
edy is to seek social contacts, to
widen ones circle of acquaintances, to
take advantage of every opportunity
to mix with people and make ones self
agreeable to them. And what one does
mechanically at first with an effort
will become a pleasure later.
There is usually some basis of
truth, however small, in others esti-
mates of us. The girl who appears
ofiish and proud may wish to make
friends, but there is an attitude of
condesention or superiority in the
back of her mind that repels in spite
of herself. One must really love and
Evening star., 1926-12-08
MY Neighbor Says:

If milk or water is spilled on
the dining table cloth, place a
piece. of white blotting paper
over it. This will absorb the
moisture almost Immediately.
To test custard put a silver
knife in the center. If the knife
Is dry when it comes out the
custard is done.
Never put bananas into the
ice chest. They will not only
flavor everything else but will
turn black themselves.
If your hardwood floors are
soiled and badly scratched,
scrub them with a good securing
powder and when dry rub in
equal parts of linseed oil and
turpentine and let dry. Next
day wash and polish.
When making several pairs of
pillow slips with lace edging
measure off the entire amount
of lace required and stitch it
onto the selvage of the material
in one piece, then cut off the
pillow slips and sew up on the
machine.
Waxing linoleum has been
found very satisfactory. First
wash~a small area Of the linole-
um with steaming hot water.
Dry while still warm, add wax
and rub well.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
EAT AND BE HE AL I'll 7
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine
BY BRIGGS.

foods. And that the foods supplying
fiber or cellulose together with the
mineral salts and vitamins bound up
in all really nourishing foods are es'
Sential to health.
Adults engaged in sedentary work
require less food than adults engaged
in very active and muscular work.
An unperverted appetite will be a
guide as to how much to eat. Even
sedentary workers, who do not crave
much food, will be hungrier and need
more food on a day in which they
have indulged in some unusual exer-
cise-even if the exercise is no more
than an unusually long walk.
The normal body needs food from
each group. Roughly, foods fall into
separate groups, but individual foods
may contain some of all the groups.
Food is, however, classed in the group
in which it's chief constituent would
be. For instance milk is in the pro-
tein group. though 1t contains pro-
tein, carbohydrate and fat, and be-
sides, mineral salts and vitamins. PO
tatoes go in the carbohydrate group
because of their starch content
though potatoes also yield some pro
tein.
Nutrition can point out health prin
ciples, and each housewife can make
her own menus.
questions should send self addressed, stamped
envelope to Dinah Day, care OF The Star.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Headaches.

A headache is sort Of red flag to
warn YOU that something is wrong in
some part of YOU other than your
head. Fatigue, a growing cold, eye
strain a diSordered stomach. nerves,
the need of food, and some hundreds
of other reasons may be the real
trouble OF which your throbbing head
warns YOU But YOUR first treatment
Is 10 rest.
If you've been overeating or are q
few hours away from a rich or heavy
meal. it will relieve your head If you
drink hot water. If YOU are hungry
however, food and a hot drink are OBJ
vious remedies. Personally, | find tea
an ideal drink, which rests, refreShes,
and doesn't keep one aWake-though
1t may stimulate you into wakeful-
ness Tea acts differently with differ
eut people But it's always good as
headache cure.
Whatever the cause, diet for a meal
or two. and make up for the lack of
food by taking larger amount of
water, either cold or hot as you pre-
fer. This f1uSheS out the system, and
may literally wash out the poisons
that cause bad head. Besides, II
doesn't harm any one TO diet tor a
little, il gives the digestion a chance
to rest.
If headaches are from nerves, ask
Your doctor for some mild bromide or
ScdatiVc Don't try to treat yourself;
some headache cures are hard on the
heart. Go to your doctor for the
thing that suits you best. But If
you've nerves." keep them quiet by
amy legitimate means; and find the
leuSon for them, too, so you can cure
them.
Chronic headaches are doubly bad
because they spoil your looks. You
can't be pretty With pains shooting
across your forehead. your eyes will
look red and strained and little
Wrinkles due TO pain. will show
around the eyes and across the fore.
head. Probably your skin will feel
dry-too, that sometimes follows-ant
most certainly the color will leave
your face. Ii you're thin. the pain
viii make your cheeks hollow for q
time Lie down, shut your eyes. and
take something hot and soothing to
drink to cure the ache.
Worried.-There is no way to maxi
your hair the one shade unless yol
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Homemade, but Ends
Coughs In a Hurry
A family supply Of dependable cough
medicine. Easily made and
saves about 81.

If you have a severe cough N
or chest cold, soreness, throat w
tickle, hOarseness or difficult w
breathing, or if your child wakes M
up at night with hOarse cough,
and you want quick help, try this II
reliable old homemade cough rem II
edy. Amy druggist can supply you
with 212 ounces OF Pinex. Pour |
this into pint bottle and fill the |
bottle with plain granulated sugar |
syrup. Or use clarified honey, in |
stead of sugar syrup. if desired. |
This recipe makes pint of really |
remarkable cough remedy. 1t tastes |
good, and in spite of its low cost, |
can be depended upon to give quick |
and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold of a |
cough instantly. 1t lOOsens and |
raises the phlegm, stops throat |
tickle, and sOOthes and heals the /
irritated membranes of the throat |
and bronchial tubes with such ease |
and prOmptness that it is really |
astonishing.
Pinex is a special and highly Il
concentrated compound of Norway II
pine extract and palatable guaiaco1, II
which is probably the best known II
means of overcoming coughs, throat VII
ind chest colds. WI
There are many worthless imita-iI
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u for Coughs, -.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
HEALTHY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

have it dyed again. Evidently the per-
spiration from your head and the
dye in your hatband caused a chemi-
cal action that neutralized the dye in
your hair.
You are more fortunate than most
people who have not cared for dyed
hair after they acquired it, for you
can cut off all of it now and still
have enough left of your natural
shade to have a becoming length.
Anxious.-Sea salt can be bought at
most drug stores. and If you cannot
pet II rock salt will do almost as well.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Savory Carrots.

Wash and scrape four medium -size6
carrots and cut them in thin slices
crosswise. Put two tablespoonfuls of
drippings into a skillet and brown
slightly. Mix the carrots with four
tablespoonfuls of flour and one tea.
spoonful of salt, so that each slice of
carrot is we'll coated with flour. When
In the pan and brown slightly. Add one
cupful of hot water and turn the flame
low, or cook on the back of the stove
until tender.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Maple Marshmallow Whip.

One tablespoon gelatin, one-half
cup hot water, one cup maple sirup.
one pint milk. one-half pound marsh
mallows, three tablespoons chopped
pecan meats. Place the milk in a
double boiler. Add the gelatin, which
has been dissolved in the hot water
Combine with the marshmallows and
maple sirup. Allow the mixture to
scar, gently stirring all the while
When creamy remove froen the fire
and beat until thick. Pour into
glasses and set away to chill. Sprinkle
chopped nuts on top and serve
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Invisible Barriers.

Most girls place entirely too much
importance upon physical beauty.
Such beauty alone is not enough to
insure happiness and success, and it
is quite possible to achieve a large
measure of the worthwhile satisfac-
tions of life without it. There are
other qualities that are more neces-
sary for a girl to possess than per-
feet figure or roseleaf skin.
If you had to make a decision be-
tween being beautiful or having the
Evening star., 1926-12-08
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS

appreciate others in order to win
their friendship.
Under the technique of friendship
comes courtesy. An old couplet eN
presses the idea in simple terms:
'TO he polite is to do and say
The kindest thing in the kindest way.
Little courtesies will do more To
open the hearts of friends than any
amount of wit or beauty.
Hold the ideal of generous,
friendly personality constantly in your
thoughts. and slowly but surely it
will break down the barrier of aloof
ness between you and others.
(CopyrIght. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Sweet Picked Apples.

Use tart. we'll Favored apples. Wipe
and cut them in halves. Stick each
half with three cloves. Make a sirup,
using one part sugar to one part
water. Use one pound of sugar to
two pounds of apples. Put the ap-
Piles in the sirup until they may be
pricked with toothpick. Keep in
a. stone crock
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Some Examples Of Longer Skirts.
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Short skirts, like short hair, are
going to be very hard to Danish from
fashion. And .speculations concern
ing the time and the manner in which
these two fashions will make their
1ade-aWay is about as bootless as con-
lectures about the inhabitants of
Mars.
Most of us assume, as a matter of
course, that long skirts will replace
short skirts again. just as we assume
Evening star., 1926-12-08
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

l. In what way did Ptolemy
confuse astronomy for hundreds
of years?
.. In what way did Calico
correct the mistake of Ptolemy?
3. What happened to Calico
for those views?
4. Who was a very great
astronomer who tried to revive
the mistaken views Of Ptolemy?
S. What was Halley's place
in astronomy?
6. Why did the medieval
church forbid people to read
the works of CopernicuS?
Answers to these questions in
tomOrOW'S Star.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

woman elected to a full professorship
in an American medical school of the
first rank, and also the first woman
elected president of one of the lead
ing scientific medical societies
Evening star., 1926-12-08

that long hair will come back into
fits own. Most fashions are tranSi-
tory. But then we must not forget
--anent short hair-that at one time
men wore hair long. DuJ that once
they got the habit of having it cut
they never went back to long locks.
and no one considers n revival of
long hair as Il possibility for men.
\lSo, men once wore knee breechrS,
but they seem to have permanently
adopted long trousers.
The fact that some of the inf1uen-
tial dreSsmakerS are making skirts
longer. and that practically all the
dressmakers make occasionally long
Skirted frocks, does not really indi-
cate an imminent passing of the short
, 1926-01-13

most every case, three cooperative
elements-the farmers. the power
companies and state educational in
situations.
1t will be a considerable time before
it is definitely known from these in
v~estigations just how electricity can
be applied to the farm sc that both
farmer and power company will find
it a profitable proposition. In. the two
or three states where the study is
most advanced. however, some incl
dental results are already cropping
out. as indicated by what is given
below.
Minnesota-Eurdens Are Liftina
81 do my washing and ironing all in
one day. where it used to take a day
and a half. and half a day of my
fathers time" remarked a young wom-
an on one of the electrified farms of
Red Wing. Mimi. to Prof. e. A. Stew
art, of the University of Minnesota.
Prof. Stewart. secretary of the state
cooperative committee on the farm
electrification project, is making reg
ular visits to observe how the cleo
trified farms are getting along in this
section where the "barnyard labora-
tory" idea is in operation.
There is n farmer in hat region
who remarked when the electrical
idea was first mentioned to him that
he didn't know whether he wanted to
fix up the house much He wanted
to get away to town. But he is stay.
inv now, for electricity provides hot
water for his bath. on tap at the tub.
as well as water at the barn for his
stock. cooks his meals and lights his
whole farm at night
, 1926-01-13
ranks have been seriously depict
ed.
FORD TO BUILD THE
LARGEST AIRSHIP IN WORLD

The Aircraft Development cor
poration will build the largest met
ai-clad airship in the world, two
and one-half times the size of the
Shenandoah, at the Ford airport.
Dearborn, Michigan. Designs for
the giant aircraft have been COM
pleted, it has been stated by Carl
F. Fritsche, general manager of the
corporation. speaking at a meeting
of the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers.
Although luxuriously equipped for
commercial purposes, the snip, he
said, could be equipped for military
purposes in "a hours. Another
ship. one-tenth the size of the Shen-
andoah, also will be built.
The larger airship will have a
gas capacity of 5000, 900 cubic feet
and the smaller a capacity of 2O0,-
900 cubic feet. Both ships will be
fire proof, 1ightning-proof and
weather-proof, Fritsche said, none
of which requirements are fulfilled
by fabric lighter-than-air craft. The
smaller will be used for demon
stration and experimental purposes.
, 1926-01-13
new STATION KOA
WILL SERVE FARMER
Successfully Opened at Denver.
and win Include Market News,
Besides Entertainment

To the symbols wGY and KGo.
which ave crossed national borders
to find a friendly welcome in many
foreign lands. there has been added
a third trinity of letters-KOA-
On December Is. KOA, the Rocky
Mountain Station of the General Elec-
trio Company. at Denver. Colorado.
projected its music and speech-laden
waves on the air. The Denver sta
ton is the third link in the transcon-
t~inental chain of b-Ioadcasting sta
lions. Its sister stations are WGY, at
Schenectady. N. Y. and KGO. the Pa
ciic Coast Station of the General
Electric Company. at Oakland. Cal.
Towers and buildings of the new
station are four miles east of Denver
and command a hundred-mile sweep
of the Rockies. from Pixies Peak at
the south to Longs Peak at the north.
Like KGO. at Oakland. the new sta
ton building. from foundation to roof,
is designed and built for the sole
purpose of radio broadcasting. The
building stands between the antenna
towers which are $50 feet apar and
LOU lccl Hiku. MO COnueCLtu oliu C-
lures house the studios and the power
equipment.
kOA Has Two Studios
The first floor of the studio building
is devoted to the Offices OF studio man
ager and staff. and reception room.
The studios are on the second floor.
The larger is forty-five feet long and
4, tu,o d. ,v;Jtl ,-l 10 xIop.nd
TO accommodate large groups such as
choruses and orchestras. In the small.
er. separated from the main studio
by the control room. solo numbers and
addresses may be given. By the use
OF The auxiliary studio waits between
numbers may be cut down.
In the control room, located be-
tween the two studios. operators han
die the simplifying and the micro
phone equipment In this spacious
room are three stages OF speech am
Publications.. consisting of two Swat
tubes and one 5O-watt. A fourth
stage is installed in the power house.
The transmission equipment of
KOA embodies all the technical and
mechanical improvements suggested
by the experience gained at WGY and
KGO. The a%ntenna, of the multiple
tuned type. consists of three silicon
bronze wires, each of seven strands.
Broad and Varied Schedule
The power house is a one-story
building adjoining the studio build
ing and is divided into a motor-gen-
orator o and the power room
proper. Two sets of transmitting
equipment have been installed either
of which can be placed in service The
double equipment assures continuous
operations should difficulties be en-.
%countered with n set during the
broadcasting of a program.
KOA is operating on 1923 meters
wavelength and the schedule now
calls for programs Monday. Wednes-
day and Friday nights at s O'Clock.
Rocky Mountain time. and morning
and evening services Sunday. Stock
, 1926-01-13
A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY
Is T%HERMOPOLIS CITY

Judge p. w. Metz has ordered a
jury paneldrawn for the holding of
Hot Springs county criminal and
v courts, commencing January
Is and continuing to and includ-
ing January 20. Twenty-Five cases
are on the docket for trial.
The wet ayes and dry noes have
a number of cases set for trial, but
the skirmishes listed are not as
numerous as reports bring from
other parts of the country.
Considering the long time be-
tween 1uries and the small number
OF cases set for trial it is easy
&nough to e that Hot Springs
county is a peaceful and law abid-
ing community.