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Evening star., 1926-10-12
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
The Three VS.. the -Four Hour
Nursing Period.
BY FANNY Y. CORY

The four hour nursing period came
| into vogue not so many years ago
| following its success in New Zealand,
where children reared on a four-hour
schedule of nursing were found to
gain just as well, suffer less from collie
and sleep better than those nursed
oftener.
With such conclusive evidence as
| this, four-hOur nursing was begun In
many hospitals with children weigh
| ing over six pounds at birth, and just
| recently some observations made upon
two groups of $50 babies, one group
nursed at three-hour intervals and
the other group at four. were present
| ed at the annual meeting of the
American Pediatric Society. From
these observations it would seem that
babies nursed every three hours gain
in weight at the beginning over those
nursed every four hours. At the end
of IL days observation the three.hour
babies weighed two ounces more than
| those nursed every four hours.
In one month the three-hour babies
| led by eight ounces over the&four-hou
group. At the age of 6 months both
groups of babies had gained nine
pounds. So while the three.hour
groups gained more, apparently. dur
| ine the first months. in the end the
four-hou group met them at the
| tape. Both groups weighed the same
amount.
In addition, the mothers of the four
hour group suffered less from irrita-
tion of the nipples and from breast
engagement. and the comfort of the
babies was superior in the four-hour
group.
1t is plain. then, that babies lose
nothing by being fed less often and
their mothers gain a great deal. 1t
seems to me that anything which
gives the mother greater freedom. bet
ter chance for recreation and does not
chain her to the baby also makes her
a happier and more contented person,
less nervous and inevitably better
nurse for her baby. I'm roofing for
the four-hour period when even the
initial weight Of the baby and its
/ good health make such an interval
practicable. With tiny babies. prema-
ture babies and those whose condition
at birth Is not up to normal, the
three hour feeding is advocated.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma was sewing on her sewing ma
chine and l sed, Hay, ma, can / have
a stamp please?
I sippose so, whose the letter to?
ma sed.
1t aint a letter, ma its a recipee,
sed.
A wat for goodniss sakes? ma sed.
A recipee, | sed Its an original
recipee for a cake. | saw the adver-
tiZement in the back of magazine
and it sed whoever sends in the best
original recipee for the best cake gets
a prize of 25 dollers, so l made one up,
shall reed it to you. ma? | sed.
For land sakes, ma Sed.
Yes, mann. this is it, l sed. And ]
red 1t, being, Take 3 pounds of wet
dough and sprinkle 3 pounds of pow
der sugar and Q keeping cupfuls of
coconut. then add , quarts of whip
GREEN, 5 pounds of raisins. 3 cakes of
yeest. a half a cup of nutmeg, a
duzzen mixed up eggs, glassful of
mixed sugar and cinnamon. , pounds
Of butter and few more raisins and
stir it for 90 minnits and put 1t in
the oven and leeve it bake till It's
brown on top.
Great heavens wat mite mare, ma
sed, and l sed. Why is it ma, how can
you tell wen you never even tried 1T,
wares the stamp, ma, you sed l could
have one, ware is it. ma? Wen | get
the % dollars Ill give you all the
stamps you wunt, ware is it, ma? L
sed.
O, you'll find one In my desk draw,
its werth a stamp to get rid of you,
ma sed.
And / got it and sent the rec1pee
and I'm still waiting.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

Il ter OF eating starchs and protein at
one meal If nature gives us a bal
anced food with this combination, why
will not meat and potatoes combine?
Potatoes are another example Of
starch and protein in one food. In
truth, starch and protein do combine
Baked potato and egg, milk and rice
or milk and bread, macaroni and
cheese are starch and protein combi.
nations which are not only tncom.
patible but are valuable combinations.
Meat and potatoes are not an indi-
gesttble combination. Neither is meat
and rice or meat and macaroni. The
only harm might come from induo-
ing person to overeat.
Lettuce. tomato and watercress
Fruits and non-starchy vege.
tables only should be taken at pro-
tein meals" The raw fruits and Vege-
tables are valuable because Of their
cellulose and the mineral salts and
vitamins which balance the meal. But
starChy vegetables and protein can
be taken at the same meal without
Ill effect. Wiley. Kellogg. Holt, Nc.
Collum and other nutrition authori.
ties approve certain menus containing
both starch and protein.
Dessert Of raw apple.-"No dessert
containing sugar, starch. egg or milk
should he taken at a meat meal. Milk
and sugar prevent digestion of the
proteins.' 1t is true that rich con-
centrated desserts are not necessary
with a meat meal. But milk itself is
a protein. How can it prevent diges.
ton of protein? An excess Of cane
sugar is likely to cause fermentation.
1t is difficult of digestion and irritat-
ing whether alone or in combination
with other classes of food.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
adverse, and remain so throughout
the entire day, and there are not
visible any ameliorating conditions.
1t Is not an auspicious occasion for
travel. and all that savors of specu-
lation and risk should be eschewed.
There will be none of the better emo
tions stirred by the influences that
prevail, and 1t will be found even
difficult to discharge routine work
with that esprit" which . it ordi-
narily demands. and more than ordi-
nary self-contgol will be needed. II
you wish the day to pass without
"contretemps" that must inevitably
lead to disappointment. chaGrin and
failure. Be very guarded In all your
actions!
Children born tomorrow will, dur
ing infancy. enjoy excellent health.
and the few ailments from which
they may suffer. will be of a slight
nature. They promise, according to
the signs, to pass through their
teens without any setback, and only
just prior to maturity. are they
threatened with any serious sickness.
intellectually. they will not be ex-
ceptional. The knowledge they ac-
quire will, however, be fundamental
and not superficial. They will not
accomplish great things, but will be
plodders-steady and Industrious.
Any success that they may achieve
will be built up on very solid
founda ton, and will, consequently,
be enduring.
If tomorrow Is your birthday, you
possess all the qualities of leader,
as you are courageous. resourceful,
and dominating. Your Judgment Is
invariably sound. and you have an
almost "uncanny" ability to grasp
quickly the salient points of sit
uation. You also have a strong per-
sonality that commands the atten.
tion and respect of others. Your
memory Is retentive, and you learn
quickly. If you have, 50 far, been
unable to capitalize to their fullest
extent these valuable character as
sets, it is not because of lack of
opportunity, but because of lack of
energy and painstaking effort. You
are always too ready to leave to
others the working out Of. details,
and often "let down" after you have
evolved a brilliant plan or scheme
If you would cultivate the habit of
hard, consistent work. there is
hardly any material prize that Is not
within your reach. Your nature de-
mands strong love. and you are not
averse to flattery.
Well known persons born on that
date are Eben D. Jordan, merchant :
John W. Hoyt. educator; Charles H
Stockton. naval ofYicer; Charles s
Pearce. artist. and Augustus c. Ber-
nays, surgeon.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Starch and Protein.

In Chicago what was termed the
first perfect banquet" was prepared
by George E. Harter of Toledo, Ohio
for the deIectation Of the convention
Of the American Association for
Medico Physical Research. Mr.. Har
ter explained the menu as the courses
were served. / am going to pick on
his explanation.
Fruit cocktail.-Mr Harter re
marks: Reduces acidity and assures
normal functioning of the body" Very
cocktail was not filled with sugar be
cause 1t would then serve to kill the
appetite. Personally. I prefer clans
or vegetable relishes to fruit cock
tails as appetizers.
Vegetable soup.-"There is no meat
stock in this soup. Meat digests in
the stomach. Meat juice in soup Is
likely to be carried past the pylorus
without digesting, causing putrefac
ton in the lntestines.s' True.
Broiled spring chicken.-"Little or
no salt in this. With this course you
get two non.starch vegetables, but
tered beets and grilled onions. Nc
form of starch should he taken al
the same meal with any form or pro
tein." The excessive Use Of salt Is
injurious, but the statement mo form
Of starch should be taken at the same
meal with any form of protein is/en
tirely too broad.
First of all, as DIR. Wiley points out
nature In creating the whole grain
has put in one food starch and pro
tein-the starch in the center, the
protein in the six outer layers. As
DR.. Wiley comments about this mat
Evening star., 1926-10-12

un"r he dainty hands of American
women.
lAsI. ing smaller hands and feet. the
American woman rather prides her
self upon them. She clings to a sort
of Victorian feeling that there is
something more ladylike in a number
shoe than in a number s. There are
American girls with small hands who
will tell you that they really don't like
small ha nds-they think small hands
look absurd nowadays-but you know
perfectly well that they wouldn't t
change those little paws for more sub
stantial sort for good deal.
From Paris comes the observation
that American women there have
shown a partially for the sleeve with
the large puff at the wrist. 1t is a
fashion of Paris origin that makes
strong appeal to American women.
And the reason, we are told, is be-
cause this large puff makes the hands
seem small.
Most certainly those wrist puffs are
taking, us away from the sensible.
wearable fashions to which we have
been addicted. If we gradually get
used TO such devices we may conceiv-
ably accustOm ourselves to trained
skirts and long hair and such other
old fashions that many observers have
said would never come back again.
(CoDyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-10-12

Fine" said Jim. warming UP 70 his
own idea. III get roasted chicken
at a rotisserie and some fruit. and
Oh, several other knickknacks to sur
prise you. Then If you feel up To II
later III take YOU for a drive in the
park"
While Jim was gone Retty fell
asleep. She heard him come back and
tiptOe about the room. She heard him
carry the table into the window and
she heard the pleasant CIatter Of
china and silver as he set It, hut she
did not open her eyes. II was so
pleasant just to lie still and have some
one wait on her. She hadn't realized
how tired she really was.
After time he came over 10 the
couch and stood there looking down
at her She knew he was there. but
her lids seemed too heavy to raise.
and it wasn't until he spoke that she
lifted them.
wake up, darling, and come to din
ner. Did your. nap make you feel
better? You were sleeping so sound
ly that you never heard me come
back. You're worn out. 7 must see
that you get more rest"
Jimmy had collected rare feast.
Hot roast chicken with French fried
potatoes, a luscious melon, olives and
finally, black coffee made very strong.
What you ought to have is a. good
stiff drink" he scOlded, as he carved
the chicken and put her plate before
her. 'If ! had anything with me I'd
make you take it, whether you wanted
to or not. but l do think the coffee
will help"
And the coffee did help. After she
had had two cups Betty started tn
feel better, and when Jim began To
carry the dishes into the kitChenette
she insisted upon helping him. laugh
ing and talking in her usual gay man
ner as the worked.
And now how about a little drive
in the park" he suggested. Just long
enough to cool YOU off so you'll have "A
good nights sleep
Betty would have preferred To stay
home. The drive in the park would
be pleasant. but once they were out
Jimmy would be sure to think of
something else they might do and
suggest it. to her. He thrived on ex
citement and late hours, but then he
could sleep In the morning.
That would be lovely, dear" she
assented, "but We really mustn't stay
out long. need a good nights rest. ."
And you shall have it," he said
quickly, but you need some fresh air
as we'll Get your hat and come along,
and II you're a good girl I'll tell you a
piece of news I've been waiting to
spring on you"
(Copyright 1927
Continued I'm TOmOrrOw's STAR
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Clues to Character
BY J. o. ABERNErHY.


Size ana shape Of the nose and
mouth are infallible signs Of the saver,
the economist. the person with the in
born habit Of demanding a dollars
worth for every one spent. Economy.
the habit Of the squirrel and other
animals to lay aside for the Winter
months or the proverbial rainy day.
will be found we'll developed in some
Of us-more often in the American
face It Is sadly lacking.
You may control the language Of
the eyes, because they can express
transient feelings and emotions, but
1T is impossible to change the contours
Of the face without the aid Of surgery
or an accident. The lines Of the face,
the form Of the nose and the set of
the mouth are permanent.
II the lower lip is thin and the base
OF the nose comparatively broad and
we'll Tilled out you may he sure that
here ts a person who goes to the hank
regularly. You will make no mistake
in saying to him You are a saver,
you have bank account. for you
know the value of*a dollar"
(CopyrtRht 1921
Evening star., 1926-10-12

HARLEM HEIGHTS, n. Y, Octo-
ber IL. 1776.-Sentries report to Gen.
Washington's headquarters that the
larger part Of the British army has
during the day moved up the East
River and landed at Frogs Point. or
Throgs Point, as 1t is often called.
About so vessels with troops passed
up the river at dawn and about 90
more followed this afternoon. A thick
fog covered the movement. but the
sentries near Frogs Point were able
~ to make a careful count Of the ships.
IL Gen. Howe did but know 1t. he
has not picked a particularly favor
able point for a. landing for the cam
paign he Is now opening. His purpose
is clear enough. 1t IL to threaten our
communications with Connecticut and
the region along Hudson River above
Kings Bridge. Gen. Warrington has
foreseen the possibility OF such move
for some days and IL not entirely un-
prepared for it. Frogs Point in par
ticular has engaged his attention. 1t
Is narrow little strip OF land. almost
an island, connected with the main
land by a causeway and bridge. To
prevent the crossing OF the csuseway
and bridge would be an easy task.
our general win know how TO accom-
plish that,
Evening star., 1926-10-12
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR
Story of the L. S. A.

But that is ALI in the future for the
moment. The big significance of
Howe's move is that. true to form,
Howe chooses not to take chances
with our hreastworks on these heights.
He has therefore drawn off his Eng
lishmen, Scots and Hessians from our
front and proposes to cut around in
our rear through Westchester. The
longest way around is the shortest
way home. says Howe to himself. On
Long Island he scored a great sue
cess with his flank movement, but
after that success, when he faced
American breastworks. he stopped
short. He has now stopped short
again before American breastworks
on Harlem Heights, and, after observ-
ing them quietly for month, he
marches his army across Manhattan
Island, sails it up the East River and
appears in our rear.
Nobody can say that Howe Is not
q good soldier when he wants to fight.
He has occasional sudden attacks Of
activity and is personally brave to
the point Of recklessness. But he has
heard that large bodies move slowly,
and he knows that his army Is large
body. SO he has taken all of two
months to outflank George Washing
ton and he hasn't outfianked him Yet,
nor will he at Frogs Point.
Copyright. 19"6.l
Evening star., 1926-10-12
A Mad Genius.

scientists with many gifts are often
looked on with suspicion. This may
he partly prejudice and partly jeal-
ousy. But there is the reasonable
doubt about a scientist with many
fields that he will be thorough in
none. A man who Is just coming to
De recognized as great was Constan-
tine Rafinesque. who came to America
as a, boy and at once plunged into the
study of the ornithology Of America,
Its botany. conchology, fishes, Indian
languages and mounds. Beside this.
he invented the present system Of cou-
pons for bonds, f1reproof buildings.
submarines. etc. Everybody laughed
at him because he thought men would
some day fly in airplanes, and he was
cheated and ridiculed everywhere, and
died penniless in the City of Brotherly
Love. Today it Is realized that he
anticipated Darwin in his theory of
evolution.
Now what do you know about
that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. An orbit is the track described
by one body around another, especially
the earth around the sun.
2. An equinox ia the time Of year
when the length of day and night are
the same-namely. in thes middle of
March and the middle Of September.
The equinox is not a storm, storms
frequently fail to appear on these
dates.
3. A solstice is the time Of year
when the days are longest In the
Northern Hemisphere. June 21 and
when nights are longest in the North.
ern Hemisphere. December %.
4. The Pole Star can be located by
following a line drawn between the
two stars that mark the outer edge
Of the Great Dipper, up toward the
zenith. The first bright star encoun.
tered in this line is the Pole Star.
5. The Fcle Star would appear di.
rectly overhead at the North Pole.
s. The earth does not describe a
circle around the sun, but a spiral,
since the sun is shooting through
space, draggingits planets with 1t.
Copyright. 1e26)
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Your Father"

william. stop throwing that ball
agaifest the house"
law right"
William. Did you hear me tell
YOU to stop throwing that ball against
The house? First thing you know
youn break a window. Now you
stop It,"
"Aw right"
Ten minutes pass. Soon gentle
bump. bump tells that the ball is being
thrown gingerly against the side OF
the house. The bumps grow louder.
Now they are thumps. Now they are
whacks. Now comes a splinterlng'
cracking. shivering sound and
shower of glass comes into the dinlne
room.
There. now. I told you what you d
do. Now you wait till your father
comes home and he'll settle with you
just you wait"
"Aw, 1 didn't mean 1t. ma The ball
.l,pped right out Of my hand. How
could help IT."
IT told you. l told you q couple OF
times. but you never heed O word
saw. You do Just what you please.
Now you broke the window. Well see
what your father has to say to yoh
for that. And for not minding me.
can't do thing with you any more
You do Just what you've a MIND TO-
But YOU wait till your father comes
home"
William hung around the house De
tectedly until his father came. He
opened the door for him. took his hat
and coat, helped him find his slippers
and put them on. set his chair ana
brought the ash receiver.
Some service. son. Now / call that
f,rut-rate. I sure do. Pretty nice to
have things done for you when you
oome in tired. Thanks"
whats all this? Thanks? For
what? For not minding a single thing
I say, For keeping on and on until
ne breaks the house down over my
head? Thas young man needs good
thrashing, and l want you TO give it
TO him"
whats all this?" stammered father.
IT broke pane Of glass in the din
ing room window" faltered William.
you did? Well. l guess 1t was an
accident. Wen excuse you this time,
But he careful, boy. Windows cost a
lot Of money You'll be wanting a
whole lot of things one of these days
and II We have to blow in all the
money on broken windows. wherell
we be? Eh?"
'Yae. sir Ill remember. I'll play
aronnd by the garage next time"
you mean to say you're not going
10 punish that boy for disobeying me +?
He never does a thing l say. II you
don't make him he never will have
any respect for what I say 10 him.
It's your fault"
That's about the worst failure a
mother can make of child rearing.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

/. What scientist said. III
had fulcrum to rest my lever
on could move the world?
.. What scientist found a
way to discover the volume Of
an irregularly shaped solid
while taking his bath?
3. What scientist said of a
bishop. trying to ridicule him.
Il would rather be descended
from an ape than from the man
who uses his spl.ndid intellect
for trying to obscure the
truth?
4. What scientist hit on Oar
wins theory of evolution just as
Darwin was preparing to pub
lish it?
5. Who was a great student
of heredity that died unknown
in a convent so years before his
work was discovered?
S. What great scientists be-
sides Charles Darwin were his
relatives?
Answers to these questions in
Wednesday's Star.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Our Children By Angelo Patri

The moment she says. You don't do
a thing I say. You wait until your
father comes home" she's through as
a power in that childs life until she
changes her attitude and makes good
on her own account. Calling in father
for what happened under mothers ad-
ministration will not work; not for a
minute. Mother must assume au-
thority and make it good or surrender.
Beside all that, father Is coming
home Home. That ought to mean
something to the waiting mother and
children. Something joyful. And a
whole lot Of the Joy should be on
fathers side.
Copyright. 1928. by the Bell Syndicate. Inc. }
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Large Puff at Wrists Finds Favor
BY MARY MARSHALL.

American women have . tendency
toward SMALL ha ndedness and small.
footedness. That puts 1t more fairly
than to say hands or feet of America n
women are smaller than hands and
feet Of French and English women
because you may happen to know some
French women with very small feet
and an English woman or so with
small hands. Besides, American wom-
en-, generally speaking. are larger than
French women-and so their actual
glove and shoe sizes may not be any
smaller. English and French shoe
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Sweet Birthday Candies.

II you have birthday cake to make
and are unable to obtain the necessary
candles, make some fondant a. you
would for chocolate creams. Take bits
Of the fondant and mold them into
candle shapes an inch in height.
Stand these on the fresh chocolate
covering Of the cake. where they will
soon be firmly fastened. Into a little
of the fondant put a touch of ora nga
fruit co1oring. A drop Of this on the
point of each candle will make ot the
whole scheme something that will
pleas se any little girl and her guests.
as they can eat the candles, flames
and all. OF course. the candles can
be colored and favored to suit ones
fancy. White favored with pepper
mint Is a good combination.
Specially constructed automobiles.
many being from America, ara being
used on the Bagdad Beirut stage
line,
Evening star., 1926-10-12

Railway communication between
Chile and Argentina, which was stop
ped for several weeks by heavy snow.
storms, has been established.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

Plight of Wife Who Went Home 10 Mother and Is Nc
Longer Wanted by Her Family-Should Girl Warn
Best Friend Of Her Sweethearts Deceit?-What About
Man Who Makes Love Without Popping Question!
Evening star., 1926-10-12

dealers will tell you of their difficulty
In fitting American visitors with shoes
narrow enough and European visit
.ors TO this country usually comment