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Evening star., 1926-09-15

| get up a picnic for some house guests
who do not like picnics at ALL Those
who delight i'm these informal outings
| that take them into the woods or TO
| the beach find it difficult to under
stand this attitude of lack of ENJOY
ment. But there are those who prefer
| to eat meals off a spotlesS table with
every accessory, and with dishes SUIT
| ably arranged, to sitting under the
| trees and eating in picnic style. Such
persons object to insects. They dislike
the breezes disturbing the order of
things, and they have no liking to
seats on the ground or the sand. So.
before getting up picnics for friends
be assured that the form OF festiv1ty Is
TO their fancy.
Places to Eat.
Motoring has increased the fashion
for outings for long drives In the
country, and for picnic meals. For
tunately the outings can include meals
at some wayside tea room, some little
shop or restaurant along the way:
rather than that prepared and taken
in the automobile However. it does
seem a pity not to be able to enjoy
picnic meals They appeal so strongly
to the lover of the out-Of doors who
prefers not to be forced to go indoors
during the best hours of the day to
eat.
Picnic Meals de Luxe.
There are picnic arrangements de
luxe which make it possible to be out
of doors and yet have a semblance OF
dining-room luxuries. Not every one
likes such combination, but it makes
it more agreeable to others. And so
these arrangements have their place.
They fill a need There are folding
tables that fit into autos without TAX
ing up much space. There are lunch
con baskets with dishes, silver, cutlery
and even glassware. And there are
hampers for holding food to keep it
either hot or cold, vacuum bottles for
beverages. soups, etc. And there are
little stoves for cooking food. and ice
cream containers that make 1t pos
Sible to include this great American
dish as one Of the courses.
Simple Meals i'm Comfort.
But against these luxuries there is
the simple. easily prepared picnic
meal, with sandwiches assorted as a
main course. with olives, pickles and
salted nuts for relishes, with home
made cookies for the dessert and
delicious ripe fruit for the final deli
cacy. Hot or cold tea, coffee or lemon
ade or ginger ale provides an assort--
ment of good drinks. If the sand
wicheS are the simply prepared sort
and the cake or cookies are on hand,
such a tempting meal should not
prove tiresOme to get up, and to the
average person proves satisfying and
delicious.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Development Through Toys.
BY FANNY Y. CORY

Toys are more than just objects
for recreation. They have a very
definite part to play in the develop
ment Of the child's intellect and this
development begins when child is
three months old. No doubt, if he is
possessed of a lot of adoring relatives,
he will have whole basketfuls of beau
tiful rattles and jingleers and bright
balls anc they eagerly await the day
when the wee mite will begin to
"enjoy" them. And at three or four
months of age, if wee Tommy is up
to- the normal in his mental develop
ment, he will begin to recognize the
noise of his rattle and the brilliance
of his red ball when he hears or sees
it near.
He will very shortly be putting out
wavering hand in it's direction, not
because, as yet, he is aware of the
joys of shaking the rattle in his own
hand, but because he has suddenly
become aware Of something beside the
face of his mother and the sound of
her voice. These are new sights and
sounds and he Is interested in them.
Which, OF course, only shows that
Tommy is a bright baby.
When Tommy is older he will have
box of blocks, of course. And in
addition to keeping him busy and out
Of mischief they will also teach him
dexterity in placing them one on top
of the other so they won't fall down:
and the feel Of them in his hands will
make him aware of their own par
ticular popularity Of outline, so that
later he will know that anything
which locks and feels like his blocks
is square.
He will find more than one color
on the blocks and no doubt some
figures and letters, which, through
association, he will come to recognize
as A and B, etc. When we send
Tommy away to play with his toys we
do not always realize that the nrst
steps in his education are being pain
lessly Taught by means Of these sim
pie blocks. ,
Mothers and fathers are always
prone to want to help the baby in
his awkward efforts. They take the
blocks out of his fumbling fingers and
h1ild a glorious twostoried house.
Now this is fine amusement for the
parents but il teaches the paoy
nothing In fact it makes nm more
sor less disgusted with the blocks ana
he doesn't want to play with tne1h
after this. Let him alone. Let him
throw the blocks away in irritation.
lie learns something by disorder as
we'll as order, and the next time ne
poes TO play with the blocks. he won't
repeat the same mistake.
children should be allowed, when
at play. to carry their projects to
completion. Don't think just be
cause it's only "a game of blocks that
the baby can be torn from it with mn
punity. He may have some real oo
jective in his own small m!no anu ~
hiSrunt il is to cause confusion and
disco'Ira s, cement for future efforts.
Al TOYS are valuable. not only Tor
ENJOYMENT, but for early training IN
the actual business of living, and the
value of any toy lies in its ability to
stir up the imagination OF the child a
and make him think Of new ways :. 10
use it and new things to do with IT,
Evening star., 1926-09-15
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Story of the L. S. A.
BY JONATHAN 4. RAWSON. JR.

appeals, and all got away except 800.
who were surrounded by the Hessian
Light Infantry.
Gen. Howe had planned to cut off
Gen. Israel PutnamS division. which
was in the city below Chambers
street. by posting several regiments
on the Old Post road near the center
OF the island: but while these regi-
ments were waiting at that point
Gen. Putnam. guided by Aaron Burr,
was leading his men up the west side
of the island.
In the meantime Gen. Howe and
his staff were being entertained at
luncheon by Mrs. Mary Lindley Muir
ray at heidelberg, the Murray country
seat on the hill above KipS Bay. II
was at first assumed that by thus
delaying Howe Mrs. Murray gained
time for the Americans to escape.
But the fact is that Howe had his
trap all set for Putnam before his
luncheon and that Putnam got away
by marching around the trap rather
than into it.
However. Howe did not follow up
his advantages very vigorously. In
the afternoon his troops went north :
ward by one road while our people
were going in the same direction
about half a mile further west The
British encamped at nightfall across
the island on Il line somewhat less
than a mile south of Harlem Heights.
'Copy right. 1920
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Macaroni With Sauce.

Foil one-fourth of package OF
macaroni in rapidly boiling saiteo
watey for 25 minutes. and While
!, is cooking prepare a sauce
as follows: Put one, large tablespoon
fnl of hutter in a saucepan, and when
if has melted stir in one chopped
onion. one-half a tablespoonful Oh
chopped parsley and season WIN
pepper and salt. Let this COOK 70,
eether for eight minutes, then auu
one tablespoonful of four ana one
cunfrl of stewed and strained to-
matoes and stir we'll together for five
minutes. Butter a baking dish and
put a layer of macaroni in it. then
"A layer of the sauce and so on until
the dish is we'll filled and set in the
oven for 10 minutes before serving
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Help to Churchgoers.

According to legend the use of cof-
fee was first discovered by sheep,
white ate the berries and became stim-
ulated to cutting up excited capers.
Arabs in Abyssinia, at any rate,
brought the coffee bean and the cup
brewed from 1t back to Mecca and
there it was at first employed only by
people who wanted to keep awake.
1t is said that pious persons who
went to Mosque half the day We're
especially glad to get hold of cup,
although the Sultan had forbidden it's
use.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. The loadstone was the old name
for magnet or magnetic ore.
=. Electric eels can give bad
shock.
B. DR.. William Gilbert u540-1603) is
considered the father of electricity.
4. Otto Won Geuricke N602-16S5)
first invented electric lights, but no
body paid any attention to his work.
5. A Leyden jar is IL sealed jar
having electrically charged water and
an iron rod projecting through the
cap from which electricity may be
drawn off.
6. Sir Isaac Newton showed that a
disc of glass when placed in a brass
cylinder and electrified would attract
paper SO strongly as to make it leap
about the cylinder.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Never make a statement. Neighbor
Fox. until YOU know you know all
there is to know about that particu.
lar thing. Now YOU come along with
me-"
GrayWing flew along down the
shore to where boat had come
ashore with some oysters that morn.
ing. Some of those Oy<terS had beer
opened on the boat. GraywinS looked
around among the opened shells.
Presently he picked up something
and dropped it where Reddy could
see it, Take a look at this" said he.
What do you make of it,"
Reddy walked over and looked. II
was a very tiny Crab. 1t didn't have
any pinching claws and its legs
looked too weak for it to walk around
It was teeny weeny Crab.
That" said Reddy. looking very
wise. sis a baby Crab
Guess again" retorted Graywing.
THAT Crab is fully grown
ReddyS eyes opened very wide. /
hate to say that | don't believe you. y
said he. but you can see for Yourself
that this Crab can't run around. 1t
isn't big enough yet
THAT isn't q he retorted Gray
wing. THAT is Mrs. Crab and it is
quite true that she can't run around
nor swim around. She doesn't have
to and she doesn't want to. You
never saw her before. did you?"
No" replied teddy. Il never did.
We'll. YOU wouldn't see her now if
it hadn't been that somebody opened
an oyster, and she fell out
You should have seen how promptly
Reddy's sharp ears pricked up
What do YOU mean by fell out of ar
ONster?" asked he.
Il mean" replied Graywing. THAI
this is Mrs. oyster Crab. and she ha.
lived nearly her whole life within al
oyster shell. with an oyster. She
went in there when she was baby
and she never left there after. Thar
is why she hasn't any strength i'll hel
legs. nor any pinching claws. SHE
hasn't any use for them. You think
those Hermit Crabs are we'll protect
ell in those shells they carry arount
with them. but those shells are moth
ing compared with Oyster shells"
Does she live on the OYSTER
asked Reddy.
No" replied Graywing. ''she live:
with the oyster. They are the bes
Of friends"
lima gine' chuckled Reddy. ANY
one having an Oyster for a friend
tCopyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-09-15
"PuzzEcks
-PuzzIe.Limericb,

There was a young lady named +
Who was learning on rollers to >,
But her friends for q )
Quickly gave her the +
OF Niagara her falls were so >
/. Heroine of THE Tanning of the
Shrew.''
9. Glide along the surface.
3. Amusement.
4. COgnomen.
). Immense.
(Note-G. McF. of Akron. Ohio
forwards this 'PuZzlick." which con-
tains very clever play on words.
You can work ii out by placing the
right words. indicated by the num-
berS, in the corresponding spaces
The answer and another ''Puzzlick"
will appear tomorrow
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There once was bold halberClier
Who knew not the meaning of fear;
But his wife made him tremble
Because she'd diSSemble
And haSely attack from the rear.
.Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Howe Occupies New York.

HARLEM HEIGHTS. y. I.. Sep
tember. -, 1776.-The enemy has to-
day taken complete possession Of New
York City and all of Manhattan Is
land for four miles to the northward.
The American Army has abandoned
all its camps and defenses in that area
and is encamped tonight on the
Heights of Harlem.
Gen. Howe landed his British and
JIeSSianS in overwhelming force at
Iip's Bay. on the East River. at II
am. under cover of a furious fire
from the warships. Only by the mar
rOWeSt possible margin did the patriot
troops avoid capture. Their retreat
was a panicky flight most displeas-
ing to Gen. Washington. who himself
narrowly escaped capture while he
was attempting to rally his men and
induce them to offer at least some
resistance to the onrIShinG horde of
BritisherS, Scottish HighlanderS and
1!esSians.
In one more day. the Americans
might have been away in safety, but
when this mornings invasion began
some 5000 of them We're below KipS
Bay. Those along the East River
near the landing point were terrified
by the fire from the Warships and
the enemyS great numbers. They
rushed northWard in great disorder,
utterly deaf TO Gen. Washington )
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Thus it is obvious that the condition Of the
porary teeth seriously affect the permanent teeth
Now the growth of the jaws is largely influenced
by the regular replacement of the first teeth by the
permanent ones. Failure to care for the temporary
teeth may result in such lack Of development of the
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Millions of mothers are protecting their children
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Begin the use of Squibb's Dental Cream today.
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Evening star., 1926-09-15
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

Cften misspelled: Acclimate. Two
c'S.
synonyms: Loyal. true. devoted,
faithful, stanch, constant, trust
worthy.
Word study: Use word three
times and it is yours Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Apprehend.
10 lay hold of or grasp mentally; per
ceive Their efforts to escape had
been apprehended."
Evening star., 1926-09-15

THOSE WHO DELIGHT IN THE
BEAUTY or ACT L N \
WEATHER USrLLY PREFER
WHEN on OUTINGS TO EAT
THE LUNCHEON OR SUPPER
OFT OF DOORS.
in no condition to enjoy herself. Try
as she will to conceal the fact from
others, any observant one in the
group viii sense it, and the husband
and children first of all. So the hap
pinesS of several is marred. 1t is far
wiser to prepare some simple fare and
be in the spirit of the occasion than
10 get up an elaborate menu to be
eaten in the silence of WearinesS.
Meals Indoors or Out?
Then apart from the point of view
of the home-makers' work comes that
OF the members of the party them
selves. Very frequently a hostess will
Evening star., 1926-09-15
HOW 1T STARTED
"Hurrah."
BY JEAN NEWTON.

This popular form of cheer SO com
monty used by us today would not
be expected to be Of foreign origin.
Yet it is direct survival in both SEN
timent and form of the European
battle cries of old.
"Hurrah." we have from the Ger
man, Swedish and Danish 'hurrae'
With the Scandinavians ii is said to
be a derivative of "Thoraie," an in
vocation to their god Thor for aid
in battle.
Similarly the battle cry of the
Norsemen was "Ha-Rou," in honor of
their viking, Rollo.
tCopyright. 1926l
Florida farms produce annually
S75,00O,O00 worth of fruit and veg
etables, on 100000 acres.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
REALTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

their virtue. too, by being stimulating
to the circulation.
A girl of Is years with height OF
feet II inches could weigh about 10C
pounds, but there is no set weight for
growing children, as they are making
so many changes all the time.
Massage your scalp daily very thor
oughly. and you will not need any
tonic, for it to make the hair grow
The massage makes the blood circu
late freely, and that is about all that
most people need to increase the
growth of hair.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
The Littlest Crab.

Reddy Fox stood watching Her
nit Crab scuttling about with his
house on his back. Reddy never got
tired of watching those funny little
Hermit Crabs. They amused him.
You know. we all like to be amused,
And down inside Reddy had a great
deal of respect for those little Hermit
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Scotch Broth.

Take one quart of stock in which
lean mutton has been boiled. add one
half a. cupful of pearl barley previous
ly we'll washed add one cupful OF
carrot and onion cut in small dice
pepper and salt to taste and simmer
for two hours. Add one teaspOonful
of chopped parsley and serve very
hot
Evening star., 1926-09-15
Planning Picnic or Fall Outing
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Plcnics are a pleasure when the
work involved does not become
burden, and when those going on the
outing enjoy such occasions. These
are two widely different aspects which
should be considered when planning a
Fall picnic. Often a woman tires her.
Self all out before she starts, and is
Evening star., 1926-09-15

'"TAl[E y LOOK AT THIS, SAID
HE.
crabs who were smart enough to use
The shells Of other folk for their own
protection.
DO YOU know said Reddy 20
Giaywing the Gull, Il think those
crabs are the smartest of all the Crab
family"
why So" asked Graywing, look
ing little surprised.
Because. replied Reddy, they
have been smart enough to find shells
that will protect them better than
their own shells would. ii they had
any. None of their relatives have
leen smart enough to do that"
"Is that so?" exclaimed Graywing.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

|. Where is tea chiefly
grown?
2. Is tea grown in the L.
S. A?
3. What sort of beverage
is yerba mate?
4. Where is coffee chiefly
grown?
5. Where is coffee chiefly
consumed?
s. What is an advantage in
grinding your own Coffee
Answers to these questions
in tomorrow Star.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
This is natures law .

NATURE has designed that
the baby teeth should re-
main in place until the per.
manent teeth are ready to
come through. AS the per-
manent teeth grow, the roots
of the baby teeth are grad
ually misunderstanding the
crowns free to drop out.
Evening star., 1926-09-15
DLO 1VAA ~ - ORAALO ". BURGESS

The humblest folks sometimes afford
A glimpse of life in sweet accord.
old Mother Nature
Evening star., 1926-09-15
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Equal Beauty
Rights for
Womeni
Millions Are Martyrs to Idea That Every Woman
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Comfortable
Wants Mems
Privilege OF
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be beautiful whether is that
Evening star., 1926-09-15
BE- SURE TO GET THE
REAL, PAIMOI I'VE

1t costs but 10c the cakei-so
little that millions let it do for their
bodies what it does for their faces.
Obtain Paimolive today Then note
what an amazing difference one
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pany (Del. Corp.). Chicago, Illinois.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Q. The smallest State tabbrl.
10. Self consciousness.
16. East India (abbrJ.
a. Silver (symbOD.
20 Exists.
n. Concerning.
&c Siberian river
-. Hawaiian bird
81. Comparative Suf1iN.
80. New England State (abbrD.
33 a kind of shelf.
34 The sun god.
SO. Another name for the sun god.
81. Like.
49, Himself
A. Nickname of governor
A.. Prefix: again.
As. Southern State (abbr.D.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Remember that before Palmohve
came, women were told, use no
soap on your faces" Soaps then
were Judged too harsh. Palmofivs
is beauty soap made for one pur-
pose only: to safeguard your com
plexion. 90 years of soap study
stand behind it. Millions of pretty
skins prove its effectiveness beyond
all doubt.
Evening star., 1926-09-15

Across.
!. Persia.
5. Father.
Z. Kind of bird.
II. Written message.
-. Like.
13. Journey.
IA. Nothing.
Is. Expensive.
IS. Engineering degree abbrD.
10. Assistant.
%. Spanish port.
90. Royal Navy (abbr).
%. River rising in Bohemia
25. Unit of weight (abbrD.
q. King of Bashan.
2S. Hebrew month.
%. Exclamation.
80. Water fowl.
SO. Southern State (abbrD.
So. Pitfall.
3S. Mans name.
80. Printers measure.
40 Toward the rising sun.
A. Comedian in a minstrel show.
AZ. Burn the surface of.
45. Proceed.
49, Therefore.
40. Wriggly fish.
so. Prefix-into.
81. College official.
Down.
1. Oversight
>. Proposed international language.
3. Proposition.
4. Magicians.
5. Writing material.
s. Pale.
I. Free from disorder.
8. Conjunction.
Evening star., 1926-05-07
ARCHITECTS APPROVE VOLUME
ON CAPITALS DEVELOPMENT
Book in Popular Style Would Be Used in Schools
Throughout Nation to Develop knowledge
of Citys Needs.

Commission of Fine Arts, and Maj
Raymond A. Wheeler Assistant
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
During the course of his address
in which he praised the work of the
local architects advisory council,
Maj. Wheeler. who has been nomi-
mated as an honorary member of the
institute, highly praised the ideal
homes demonstration being spon-
sored by The Evening Star as one of
the recent outstanding means of
educating the public to demand bet
ter homes and of pointing the way
for the identification of the National
Capital by the betterment of its
residential architecture, particularly
with respect to small houses.
Mai. Wheeler explained that in re-
cent years there has been a general
revival in the interest of the proper
planning of Washington and that a
great deal has been accomplished by
the addition OF planning powers 10
the National Capital Park CommlS-
sion. The old system of the develop
ment of the city by builders ana
real estate men who leVelled hills
and cut down trees Is NdnlShlnG ne
fore spirit of cooperation on lhe
part of these men VINO are now tN
inc TO preserve the contour OF the
land. erect better buildings and M
prove the architectural appearance
Of their structures, the speaker de-
olared.
Praises Advisory Council.
Mai. Wheeler praised the architects
advisory council and the work of
he architects who serve on 1t gratis.
This council through its suggestions
and recommendations in studying
plans for new buildings in the city
has done much to assist in the beau
tification of Washington, said Mai.
Wheeler. The work of the council
supplements the work of the Commits
sion on Fine Arts. he declared. lie
praised the Zoning Commission and
the support given it by the citizens
and pointed out that this commission
not only helped beautify the city, but
established stability.
In closing Maj. Wheeler declared.
However good the plan, however
good the regulations, no matter how
constructive the legislation affecting
all municipal activities may be. the
increase in visible beauty of cities is
almost wholly accomplished by the