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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
Clues to Character
Ears Eyidences of Character.
BY J. o. ABERNETHY.


Great differences of color are found
in ears. Some are bright red, and
the blood seems to burst through.
Some are white and transparent,
while others are of pinkish hue. All
of these colors have distinct mean
ing. Ears. like every other part OF
the physiognomy, bear evidence OF
character and disposition. Statistics
show there are more defects or the
ear in males than in females.
Timidity Is found in persons who
have long. narrow, thin, bloodless
ears. set closely against the sides or
the head. This type is associated with
individuals with long. thin faces, gen
orally of nervous temperament. This
ear is similar in form to that of the
rabbit and deer, and reveals some
similar characteristics.
Very red ears indicate an active
degree of hearing capacity; the very
white and thin ear lacks the acute
sense of hearing. Ears may be di-
vided into several classes, as the
musical, the unmusieal, the refined,
the coarse, the courageous and the
timid.
The rounded, we'll formed ear, that
sets forward and outward, instead Of
being fiat on the sides of the head, is
a pretty good indication of musical
talent The popularity of the musical
ear Ia the thin rim which seems to he
followed out at the edge. You will
find that all musicians have the rim"
perfect in outline around the top,
continuing in an unbrokent line near
the lobe.
tCopyright 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

varnish. This gives an antique ap-
pearance that is soft and beautiful.
Use on Curtains.
Now that polka dots are so fash.
ionable it is possible to transform
sheer curtains by giving them a Dor
der OF such Cut.outs of plain material.
Glue these on as dots are glued on
wells. If you would have the effect
identical on both sides, each disk or
dot must have a backing of the same
fabric glued so that one registers per-
fectly with the other. Use three bor-
der lines of dots in alternating order
of rows. The colors may differ in
each row and the row closest the
hemmed edge be of larger dats than
either of the other rows, the second
a little smaller and the third a trifie
smaller still. Thumb tack the cur.
tain to a board while doing this work
50 that the mesh is straight and the
rows are even. 1t will take a. sur
prisingly short time to do a curtain.
The dots can be cut some evening
and be ready for gluing later. The
colors OF the dots should correspond
with some tones in the decorative
scheme of the room.
Wall Hangings.
A panel for a room can be made
by using length of plain parchment
paper and gluing storks or tall birds
and grasses cut from wall paper onto
this background. Or Chinese panels
can be made by gluing pagodas and
little bridges and garden scenes to
cloth or paper. The beauty of these
panels is that they can be made com.
plete in pictorial effect without
having the design broken into, as Is
the case when a length of wall paper
or fabric is used for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
MY Neighbor says:

To keep white flannel skirts
looking fresh and new they
should be washed in lukewarTn
water and white soap shaved
fine. Do not rub them. Rinse
well, but do not wiring them, and
hang In the shade. Iron on the
wrong side when almost dry.
Always apply q poultice slowly,
never slap IL on. Have the poul-
tice smoking hot, then cover the
skin with oil and, after testing
the poultice on the back of your
hand to see that 1t is not too
hot, put 1t on patient and cover
II with a piece of old muslin or
flannel. so that the heat will not
escape.
An enamel bathtub may be
easily cleaned If rubbed with a
cloth soaked in kerosene, then
washed with soda powder and
hot water.
IL a drawer runs unevenly and
causes trouble in opening and
shutting, 1t Is not always neces-
sary to have recourse to the car.
penter, for frequently the very
simple method of rubbing a lit
tie soap on the inner edges of
the drawers will overcome this
difficulty.
Always keep salads on ice until
it is time to serve them. This
keeps the lettuce crisp and the
fruits or vegetables do not lose
their flavor aa thew are likely tn
when exposed to heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

Place one-half an ounce of SIENNA
leaves in full pint of water at the
back of the stove and allow to SIM
mer, but not boil, for half an hour.
Strain, and into the tea put a pound
an hour or longer. Place on the
stove and let stand until the tea is
entirely absorbed by the prunes.
When cool. remove the pits and I'LL
the cavities with equal parts of dates,
figs and Brazil nuts chopped fine and
well mixed together. Spread out to
dry and place in boxes. There is nc
taste of the SIENNA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

meal hours is essential from baby
hood up. Plenty of water, inside and
out Plenty of sunshine. Plenty or
play. For children who are under
weight a nap or at least an hours
quiet rest In the afternoon is very
helpful. Plenty of rest and sleep in
a well ventilated room. A heritage
of health is every child's right.
What is the right amount of water
TO drink in day?
Answer-Slx or eight glasses OF
water a day should be taken. II is
most necessary.
NJ. M.-You tell me your age and
that you weigh SO pounds. but you do
not give your height. Send self-aA-
dressed, stamped envelope and write
me more fully, and ! can help you
with your diet. The removal of your
appendix does not affect your ability
TO become a mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
Liver and Bacon.

Slice the liver, sprinkle each slice
with salt and pepper, and roll in
sailed -four. Set OH ice and fry
twice as many slices of bacon as you
have of liver. Remove the bacon
from the pan and fry the Toured
liver. 1t should cook at least fifteen
minutes. Arrange on a heated platter
with the bacon strips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
Greywing's Dinner.
The clever always find q way
To get dinner every day.
Danny Meadow Mouse

IT is seldom the clever who 20
hungry. Somehow. somewhere. they
always manage to find enough to eat.
That is because they make the most
Of the wits Mother Nature has given
them. If they can't get a thing one
way, they will get it another way.
When Danny Madow Mouse saw a
clam with the shell closed. 1t looked
to him as if that clam was just
about as safe as any one could be
When he found that he couldn't get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
"Puzz7cks"
-Puzzie-Limerick,

A pretty young lady named i
While walking was caught in the ,
She ran-almost 5
Her complexion did -,
And when she got home she was ..
]. Feminine personal name.
z. Condensed vaDor falling to earth.
3. Travelled through the air.
4 Also.
5. Not at all pretty.
Note-"Keep that schoolgirl COM
plexion," may be all right as the slo-
gan for q certain kind of soap, but
how is one to keep 1t in the predica-
ment in which this young lady found
herself? What predicament? Com
plete the limerick and you'll see. Or
look for the answer and another "Puz-
click" tomorrow.
Saturdays "PuZzlick."
There was a discreet Brigadier
Very fond of eight thousand year;
Who, when he heard the guns rattle
F'iercely cried: "Ha! A battle!'
And complacently slipped to the rear.
American milk chocolate bars are
being offered by shop keepers of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
Baked Salmon.

Mash one-half can of salmon with
a fork. To one-half cupful of milk
add three or four tablespoonfuis Of
ane bread crumbs, heat hot, and add
3ne tablespoonful of butter, two we'll
eaten eggs. a dash of paprika and a
title salt Mix we'll. Have cups well
euttered and lined with cooked naca-
''oni and I'll them with the salmon.
Set the cups in pan of hot water
and bake for 20 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

so much as a claw in anywhere, he
said aloud: We'll, nothing can hap
pen to you. If I had a house like
that never would worry. No, sir,
never would worry"
Probably the clam wasn't worrying,
for l doubt if clans worry. OF course.
It couldn't and didn't understand a
word Danny Meadow Mouse was
saying. for, in the first place, it didn't
hear him. But just the same, that
clam had cause to worry, only he
din't know it. If Danny had been
told, he wouldn't have believed it.
Sometimes you have to believe what
you see. Yes, sir, you have to believe
what you see.
When Danny had nothing else to
do, he would sometimes sit and
watch Greywing the Herring Gull
sailing high overhead. Sometimes
he would see him out on the sand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
To Can String Beans.

Wash, drain, and break in pieces
some tender, green string beans and
cook them until almost done in well
sailed water. Turn into glass jars,
and into each jar pour two table.
spoonfuIs of hot vinegar. Fill up
with the water in which the beans
were cooked. and seal air tight.
when ready to use. if the beans are
too salty or the vinegar taste is not
liked, soak them a while in pure
water and finish by cooking with salt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

One mother says:
My daughter disliked her daily
bath, yet she was never content to
see her doll in disorder. So we de-
cided to battle and ores the doll at the
same hour each day. putting 1t to bed
for it's nap after it was thus re-
freshed. Now daughter and doll both
have their daily baths, and there is
no more fussing about it.
tCopyrRht. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

Prices realized on Swift q Company
sales Of carcass beef in Washington, D. c.,
for weak ending Saturday, July "a 1928. on
shipmNnts sold out, ranged from 1900 cents
10 l 800 eente per pound and avefaged 1880
cents per pound, ---Adversieenent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

American milk chocolate bars are
being offered by shop keepers of
China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26

mother always put symf
W something divine
of
with her tears.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
WRONG KIND
OF THRIFT

WHY do we hear so much about
w thrift of money, and SO little
about thrift Of time, health,
energy and the countless other
things we should conserve or
husband?
The answer Is that not enough
general educational work has
been done.
Playing forever on one string
Of the fiddle; preaching forever
the single sermon Save Money"
without regard for other values.
has brought the inevitable re-
suit, says Thrift Magazine.
Let US learn that there are
many things in life worth talk
ing care Of besides money.
To encourage the mere saving
Of money withou- thought of
sensible uses for it after it has
been saved and without thought
of other gifts or possessions. is
a narrow viewpoint and un-
worthy Of commentator.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
Adenoids' Growth May
End in Tragedy

tween the back Of the nose and
the throat.
What age il most favorable Tor
the performance Of the opera
ton?
Medical experience has shown
that the operation should be.
avoided at q very early age, for
the site Of the growth ID so small
that it. is impossible to control
the immediate results OF the OPP
Grafton and the tissues Of the
baby are so frail as to make es-
sential great care. In early age
during the removal OF adenoid
growth. Some portions of the
cavity are so narrow, that it is
practically impossible to pene-
trate deeply enough with the In
struments, or control their move
ments with the finger.
For these reasons babies who
suffer from adenoid growths and
yet develop satisfactorily and do
not suffer from the various dis
eases provoked thereby, are rarely
submitted for operation before the
age Of Ii months or 2 years.
Should some serious troubles
supervene, especially inflannma-
ton OF the middle ear, operation
should be performed Immediately
even In the earliest age.
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Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1926-04-02

preventing due initiation Of the
lungs and interfering with the
proper development Of the chest,
and their presence Is apt to keep
up a series of morbid symptoms,
especially in nurslings, who suf-
fer most from the disease.
The presence OF adenoid growths
in baby may be recognized by
various signs. Of which the most
common are labored or impossible
breathing through the nose. snor-
ing during sleep and poor nursing.
The moment they eat they suffo-
cate and leave off feeding, at the
same time swallowing air and
suffering frequently from diges-
tive troubles. Consequently, their
development is very slow.
They may suffer from catarrh
Of the nose bronchitis, spasmodic
cough and asthma. Like enlarged
tonsils, with which they are often
associated, adenoids impart to the
child q vacant, stupid expression
and hinder his mental develop
ment. Adenoids promote a sus-
ceptibility to various infectious
diseases as measles, whooping
cough ana ulpnIuSEAd'
But OF all diseases. adenoid
growths favor mostly the appear
ance in nursing Of acute and
subacute inflammation Of the mid
die ear, conditions attended by
acute pain and often grave con-
sequences, especially IL the in
flammation becomes purulent.
The coexistence of inflamma,
ton of the middle ear and Of
adenoid growth in musings is
so frequent an occurrence that
most physicians regard every in
flammation of the middle ear in
a way as being inevitably pre-
coded by the appearance OF ade-
mold growths and the best method
of influencing Inflammation of the
middle ear consists in the treat
ment Of adenoid growths.
The treatment of adenoids con-
sists in the surgical removal Of
the masses Of spongy tissue be-
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
JUICY LOWETL

! 81 80 "a
M After she has passed her
early twenties and arrives
at the point where a gray hair or
the hint OF q croW's-foot threat
ems tragedy, what is there that
viii mean youth insurance? The
sureness Of charm that Is per-
petuaI2
And when IL . woman young?
Hundreds Of beauty shops in
New York city alone thousands
throughout America and q mill
lion women will answer the first
question by saying that good care
will keep any woman young.
That means massage. slkillful1y
chosen cosmetics, henna rinsea.
the right busting Of rouge.
But their answer would be
wrong. How many dreary and
tired old faces have peered at you
from behind a mask Of the most
careful beauty culture?
Pooling themselves, maybe. But
no one else!
To the second question they'll
say that q woman Is young hs
long as she feels young.
But that isn't wholly true. For
you've met women who looked
like old-fashioned grandmother
and felt like girls! They weren't
trying to fool anybody, not even
themselves. But nobody would
say they were young.
An insurance company the
other day stated that there are
exceptional women who have q
really youthful charm at 40. This
means, Indirectly, that experts
connected with the organization
think Il extraordinary when wo-,
men Of 40 seem youthful. They
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
Youthful Gunner Should
Be Taught Career Of
Crime Leads But
to Disaster
Nv FAY KING

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s5,e e,,sa ana Ffg brick canyons
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.e .I.s1 I,sesr Tsut a. turned ono
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= os,nr lad Ieared AZ me and.
tg,sr,:tsnr & horrible looking 10y
pistol into my side. said Hands
Up! or III Shoot
The joyous daughter q DIS pay
mates a. they watched my suaaen
fright brought me PACK 70 my
senses. and Of course joined u
their laughter. What else could
do7
But AZ / walked along again,
trying ID compose myself,
couldn't help thinking that surely
8 little fellow who 80 loves pre-
tending to hold ND people with
tnv pistol Is fostering danger.
ofis idea that may some day de-
vaInr into 4 horrible reality!
eIsanT snon forget with what
nm ar az fsIe professional gunInan
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other boys who didn't have .
ssgvrng's
10 doubt the mother who gave
that TOW gun 10 her small son
doesn't dream for moment there
n any harm III such q toy.
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The Washington times., 1926-04-02
What Keeps a Woman
Young These Days?

put the age Of feminine yOungness
at about I'll.
IA young gentleman. reporting
the story OF an accident for his
newspaper, wrote Of an aged WO-
man Of Sc" Probably he would
fix 16 as the high point Of female
youth.
And vet. scientists are inter.
ested IN q New York woman, Mrs.
Laura Litsinger Roder. who II
IS years old and Looks 2Sl
Mrs. Roder believes that she has
the secret Of youth. and lest
scientists fail to find it after they
have studied her, she passes Il
along for the benefit Of other wo-
men. It's this:
Think beautiful thoughts. They
keep the atoms Of the body young.
And don't worry. For worry de-
stroys physical as well as mental
charm"
Mrs. Roder, with four children,
the eldest 81. and three grand
children, has a perfect figure, ac-
cording to accepted standards of
measurement She has bobbed,
red-gold hair, q real schoolgirl
complexion, no wrinkles, no dou.
BILE chin and bright eyes.
And she Is happy. She has
been happy all her life.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
MAPLE CREAM

HOW to make maple cream Of
IL fine quality and smooth con-
sistency is described in a mimeo-
graphed circular issued by the
Bureau of Chemistry, United
States Department Of Agriculture.
The directions for making an ex-
ceptionally fine maple cream have
been developed through expert
mental work in the Bureau Of
Chemistry.
Maple cream or butter Is con-
sidered by many to be the most
delicious form in which maple
strip or maple sugar can be put
on the market. There are inn
portant market possibilities for
this product If properly developed.
Since maple cream is a high
grade articles 1t is important that
quality be carefully maintained.
Many persons have difficulty in
obtaining a product Of the desired
consistency
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
WHY CAKE
FAILED
by Hannah Wing
An Acknowledged Authority Of
All Matters Pertaining to
Household Management

A MONG the things that are
IA taken for granted as the COM
mon knowledge of every house
wife and cook one finds an aston
ishing number that are not known
and just because nothing was said
about them the recipe was a fail
ure. Some OF these things are
listed here. Try out your knowl-
edge on them. Did you know
that:
Too much fat will make cakes
oily and may cause them to fall?
It will also make greased-soak-
doughnuts and greasy gravies and
sauces.
Too much sugar will make a
cake with hard crust, or a
sticky cake?
Too much liquid will make a
cake that falls easily?
Too much flour will make a
cake dry and crumbly. bread
solid and heavy. sauces thick
and pasty?
Too much soda gives dis
agreeable taste and yellow-brown
color to breads and cakes?
When the liquid used in max
ing sauces 10 milk q little more
milk or q little less starch must
be used than water sauce,
because milk already contains 10
per cent solids?
That when the LIQUID used is
acid, as vinegar. a fruit juice or
tomatoes more Of the tl1ickening
agent may be needed and the
time for cooking may be short
ened? The hot acid acts on the
starch and gradually changes IL,
just al dry heat does, to dextrin.
Dextrin has not the thickenIng
power Of starch.
That when the flour is Drowned
the dry heat changes part Of the
starch to dextrin and the flour
may lose q considerable part Of
its thickening power? Either
more Drowned flour must be used
than uncooked flour or Drowned
flour may be used for color and
uncooked flour for thickening.
That corn starch requires longer
cooking than flour, as q quickly
cooked corn starch mixture al
ways has a raw taste?
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
TRY THE TIMES
D ALLY
SIX

I. SCIENCE. What IL ~
trology?
s. Law. Il q contract made
with a drunIxard enforceable?
.. CIVTCS. What is the chief
argument In favor Of the United
States entering the World Court?
10. ART. What kind Of mu-
scum are prominent American
business men proposing to estab-
fish in New York city?
IL. MUSIC. Which OF Bee
thoven's symphonies has been de-
scribed as happy Qualification Of
the dead?
IL. HEALTH. What II the
chief indication of diabetes?
See tomorrow's paper to verify
your answers.
Answers TO Yesterdays Questions
1. LITERATUE. 1.-THE Arabian
Nights"
3. HISTORY. The Standard OH
Company in 1882.
8. GEOGRAPHY. To Great Brit
ain.
(. BUSINESS. Advertising and
house.to-house salesmanship.
S. MANKIND. Lille Langtry.
an English actress.
8. HUMAN NATURE. ''For
loan oft loses both itself and
friend. "-Shakespeare.
The Washington times., 1926-04-02
Exercise Is Much
Better Than
Dieting
BY Maria Jeritza
Famous Prima Donna Of the Met
ropOlitan Opera Company and
One Of the Most Beautiful
Women Of the Day.

One OF the Most beautlluA
49, Women Of the Day.
a YOUNG society woman re-
~ Gently told me with delight
II of her success in securing
. possible debut as a professional
dancer.
she has been selected from
hundreds Of applicants to be
dancing partner to a world-famous
dancer provided she can lose 30
pounds within the next four
months.
How are you going to lose the
80 pounds?" I asked.
Dancing, Of course" she re-
Piled. And I think she has chosen
q sure and safe means of reduc-
ing.
Ballroom dancing hardly sup
plies enough general. all around
exercise to be dependable as a
means OF keeping thin. But both
esthetic and classic dances call
most of the muscles OF the body
E
into vigorous use.
If you work under an excellent
teacher who keeps you energet-
ically practicing hour after hour
and sees to it that you practice
your steps accurately, you should
gain grace and also lose superflus
Gus flesh at the rate of three
pounds a week. More rapid re-
4f.se icN11f safe
OF course, the well-known chop
and pineapple diet may help your
reducing process. But il you
dance persistently you'll not need
to diet. In fact, youth need an
abundance Of nourishing food TO
keep up your energy.
Along wits dancing try this ex-
ercise. 1t win help you. lose those
few pounds you would so easily
spare.
stand straight with your hands
at your sides, your neck and back
straight. Kick with your left
foot as high as you can and at
the same time lift your left arm
In q graceful half-circle directly
over your head, with your wrist
leading.
Return to position. Alternate
by kicking with your right leg
and lifting your right arm until
it is curved directly over your
head. Practice If you can in
front Of a long mirror, SO that
you can see whether you are per-
forming the exercise accurately.
A photograph dance record viii
add to your enjoyment Of the
rhythm.
A great danseuse has declared
that a woman who theoretically
practices this dancing movement
so times each day viii never
grow fat
Dancing has the double virtue
of making too thin percons
stouter and stout persons thinner.
This is because 1t tones the sys-
tenn. stimulates health, exercises
away superfluous flesh and brings
about general grace and sym
metry. But working with an
Instructor Is still better. II you
can afford q course Of dancing
lessons from an excellent instruc-
tor. you'll find them a course In
health. symmetrical grace and
beauty.
(Copyrfght, 1895. by the Premier
Syndicate. Incl