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Evening star., 1926-09-25
Some Pets!

Il famous snap" course was offered
some years ago at Harvard. 1t was
taught by an old German who was so
absorbed in his subject that he scare
ely troubled to notice who came to it,
so the registration was large and the
| attendance small. The subject of the
course was whales" The professor
prefaced his course by saying that
some people had cats for pets and
some people kept dogs or horses, but
whales is my darlings,
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. The wind does not whistle, but
rather the objects it strikes are made
to vibrate; the pitch of the sound de-
pends on the length of the object, that
is, It's key note; a storm in space,
striking no object. would be noiseless
2. Sound can be reflected, like light,
which is the reason for echoes being
given off by barns, rocks. hills, woods,
etc.
3. The noise of stones being struck
together under water is louder than in
air because the vibrations set up in
water move the heavier liquid violent
ly against the eardrums.
4. Whether an explosion that there
was no one to hear would make a noise
depends on the definition of hear
and noise: vibrations would be set
up just the same. but if noise is some
thing that some animal hears, then it
would be noiseless.
| S. The wind by itself can slightly
wear away weak rocks: if it carries
sand, it can wear rocks away very
| rapidly.
| 6. There are many. perhaps an in
! fnity of sounds that are so high or so
| low in pitch that the human ear does
not detect them.
Evening star., 1926-09-25

| drawer that contained Beatrice's let.
ters. There were the inky smudces.
Picking up one he compared il with
Miss Wajnright's print. Darned if il
wasn't the same. The little vixen
She was his cOrrespondent-She the
contributor to the Journal-sort of =
practical Joker Well, she'd be fired
I.she of the hideous glasses. the mouse
like manner. the cleverness. the du
plicity Bill looked up her address in
the files.
Half an hour later. Bill stood he
fore an apartment door listening 10
the rain-like patter of the Typewriter
KEYS. He rang the bell. and the pat
ter ceased. Then the door opened.
and a changed Miss Wainwright
stood on the Threshold. She wore a
cool little afternoon frock of pale
green. filmy sort of thing. very
unlike the tailored office things sho
affected. Her hair. no longer prim.
crinkled about her forehead. The
shell-rimmed glasses had gone into
the discard. and without them the
face. instead of looking absurdly
small was delightfully."- piquant.
"You, YOU" Bill stammered.
Miss Wainright's hot blush belied
the sophistication that always clothed
her. AS the girl backed away from
the door. Bill stumbled into the room.
~ came to tell you. came-l-'
he enlightened.
II see that YOU did. and I'm sor-
ry--'
mo. you're not sorry. You're AS
| glad as am Bill exploded. ap'
preaching Miss Wainwright with his
old football tackle. II love YOU. and
you'll marry me, and ! hope you'll
| never be sorry. But why do YOU
stenog when you can write and why
did YOU write. those letters TO Miss
Betty"
Because stenoSing brings a rather
more certain income, and because |
| like doing it for You. | wrote to Miss
Betty to console mYself-Bill Tyndall
couldn't see Miss Wainwright.
| After that there was Il long and
! eloquent silence which proved that
| Bill would always see Peggy Vain
wright now and that the woman
| hater was cured.
The End.
Copyright. 1895
Evening star., 1926-09-25

A woman whose house was always
0 delight to look at. whether viewed
from the inside or out, once said
to me:
II try to make the place look attrac.
tive to the stranger who passes by on
the other side of the street as well as
to those who are closer to it,"
She was leaving her home for a pro-
longed stay, and the establishment
was to be closed, but she had seen to
It that all the curtains had been
freshly cleaned and replaced even to
those in the many windows of the at
tic. Yes, the house had an attic. 1t
was one of the spacious rambling
houses of the early days. which have
been carefully preserved in SO many
instances. These houses boast OF great,
well lighted attic StUrerOOmS, and 1t
was the windows in these that she
had SO attractively Curtained for the
stranger who passed by on the other
side" The rooms were seldom If ever
used No one went up to them except
TO see that they were clean. Never
thelesS. the home maker considered 1t
worth while to have the windows as
pleasantly dressed for those who saw
them at q distance as were the
windows lower down. that every
passerby could soc at a glance. 1t
Is easy to understand that she was
a thoughtful person as well as an
artistic one.
Dress AL Windows.
This idea Of treating windows in
rooms that are seldom used: those
that are so high up th2; they are
inconspicuous. and those that are at
the back of a house where only neigh
bors close by can see, is something
that every home maker should con
slider carefully. Most Of us have at
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Delicious Corn Soup.

Take one pint of corn pulp from
the cob. three pints of boiling water.
two cupfuls of rich milk. three table
spoonfuls of butter, one tablespoon
full of flour. the yollls of two eggs.
pepper and salt. and a few drops Of
onion juice. Cut the kernels with
sharp knife and scrape the corn from
the. cob. Cook the corn cobs In tho
water for 90 minutes. Remove them
add the corn pulp. and boil the same
length of time. Rub through col
ander. Nearly all the corn should
pass through if it has been properly
prepared. Season, cover, and keep
hot Make a smooth white sauce Of
the butter. flour. and one Cupful of
the milk i'm the usual way. Add to
the soup and boil up together. Heat
the rest of the milk in another sauce
pan. pour on tho beaten yolks. and
cook for one minute. Season and stir
both parts together. Serve with hot
buttered CroutonS or strips of toast.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Rahv's Beauty Aids.

One smiles at the idea of a baby
having aids to beauty and senti-
mentalists are sure to say. youth IS
it's own beauty" or something to that
effect. Which in a way is true and
then again isn't, because even the
sweetest baby is unattractive if dirty;
or has unkempt hair, matted with
cradle cap: or eyes which are red and
trimmed with pus: or a skin that Is
rough and red from a number OF
causes. The baby has his own brand
of bea uty, but ii needs care and daily
attention.
So for the baby's very own use
we have a number of preparations
which are as much a part of his
daily toilet as bath salts and cold
cream and powder are of his mothers.
| In his toilet basket will be two bot
ties, one containing plain salt water,
made with one teaspoon of salt and
one pint of boiled water. Every morn
| ing his mother will take two wisps
from q roll of absorbent cotton and
using one for each eye, wipe the
baby's eyes carefully with the salt
water Or, If she likes it better, she
may use boric acid water. made with
| one teaspoon Vi DOIlC pONOSI " ofiS
pint Of boiled water and kept in a
covered bottle also.
In another bottle will be olive oil.
This she uses in the creases Of the
bahy's skin after his bath. if he has
the sort OF skin which becomes too
drv when talcum is used. Also she
! will dip a small twist of cotton in the
oil and oil the baby's nose.
If she is q wise mother she will
never touch the baby's mouth until
he has teeth. or unless the baby has
thrush. If she keeps the baby's bot
ties and nipples clean and steriliZed,
and washes her own nipples before
and after nursing with bOric acid
water. she need not worry about
washing out the mouth. The tiny
ears need only be washed on the out
side and nothing whatever put inside
Of them. xs
When TIE baby has his first teeth
they need daily attention. A bit of
absorbent cotton and some smooth,
nicely-flavored tooth paste will keep
them shining, and the baby won't
mind this duty at all.
1t is easier to cut the baby's nails
when he is asleep. And they should
he kept cut closely. otherwise an in
judicious dig In the region of his eye
is liable to result in painful cut.
There seems to be some superstition
harbored by mothers about cutting
baby's nails. Such superstitions are
too foolish to talk about. Suffice to
say that the wise mother will keep
the baby's nails cut so short that he
can't hurt himself with them.
The use of warm olive oil every day
on the scalp, after the BATH especially
on that part of the scalp the soft
spot So particularly susceptible to
cradle-cap. will keep that scurf from
forming and persistent use will eradi
cate it.
Clean skins. white teeth. glossy hair
and well-keDt nails, spell beauty from
childhood on. And whatever ones
natural heritage of beauty the time
to begin its preservation and enhance
ment is in infancy.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Back Windows.

recall one window that always was
tains and the shade was kept half
| drawn. / could look directly into the
room and see its motley array of
things such as are customary In a
storeroom. On the window sill were
pots OF paint and one can with brush
handles sticking out. | knew that the
| occupants Of the place were careful
housewives. They evidently considered
! this room as of no Importance except
to stow things in. and treated it so.
| kept hoping that some day they
would realize that the window could
be seen by others and then it would
be curtained. But this never hap
pened. If only the idea had been con-
sidered of curtaining windows for
| those who passed by on the other
side. or strangers who lived within
seeing Ndistance. this would have been
remeded. AS it was this whole side
of the house. just because of this one
window, was marred in its attractive
ness when seen from the outside.
Apartment Windows.
In apartments, attention to back
doWs IS of vast Importance. because
they are sure to bee seen by others.
However, If you glimpse at the back Of
q apartment buildings you soon appre-
ciate that windows are Curtained for
those inside the house and not for
those outside. who nevertheless have
to look al them. We should dress
them for those who look in as we'll as
those who look out.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
THE EVENING STORY

| before adding this last missive to the
pile he was keeping for future refer
ence. Funny how fingerprints did in
trigue him!
Two days later the clue Miss Vain
wright had predicted came. Bill
groaned as he read the letter. For
sympathetic moment the stenographer
ceased her pecking.
oh Lord" he exclaimed devout-
ly. Does she think I'm Sherlock's
understoudy?"
| Miss Wainwright smiled and Bill
| continued shes the clans own
| sister, Tells me she writes stories
| for the Journals evening column and
that if l study the internal evidence
| in her Internal productions I'll get
her pen name. that a little work may
prove stimulating to Miss Betty
Shall I get you a Journal when
| T go out to lunch?" Miss Vain
wright asked sweetly.
II haven't time for sleuthing." Bill
| replied impolitely, and swung HIM
self out of the office.
| That afternoon, however, he bought
a Journal and during the days that
followed continued to add his pennies
to the Golfers of the rival paper. He
| read the work of the tabloid story
writer's with a studiousnesS worthy
| of a Sanscrit scholar At last he
| found a story entitled Trapping the
Lovelorn," by Beatrice St. Clair. This
was the work of his enemy, he knew:
He had already noticed the efforts OF
this prolific Beatrice. Bill sought the
Journal and inquired the writer's real
name The editor was firm. 1t was
the policy of the paper never to reveal
| the names of writer's who used nom
| de plumes Bill tipped the lad who
| had charge of the files and secured
permission to clip Beatrice st. Clair's
back stories. That night he read
them. with growing alarm. Bill Tyn-
dali boasted misogynist. was falling
in love with woman he had never
seen.
The next day Miss Wainwright
dared to question her superior. DO
| YOU hear any more from the only
woman who doesn't hang on your
words?" she asked.
"Oh. yes. She becomes daily more
abusive"
Does she disturb you?'
Like a leach. It's a damned nui-
sance, but she's clever. | like those
stories she writes in the Journal.
Miss Wainwright smiled and then
as Bill fixed his reproving eyes upon
| her. she grew SO confused that she
dipped her finger in the open ink well
on Bills desk Blushing in evident
perturbation, she dried the finger on
an envelope.
IF you've finished acknowledging
those letters, you may CO." Bill said
as one dispensing charity.
| After Miss Wainwright had slipped
noiselessly out of the room. Bills
| eyes chanced to fall upon the inky
| finger print. Funny how those little
feathery lines interested him. What
a pity he hadn't chosen. instead of
advising the lovelorn. some he-man's
profession such as pursuing criminals.
Then whimSically Bill opened the
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Steamed Chicken.

Separate five-pound chicken into
pieces of the joints. wash carefully
then steam for one hour and half.
An older fowl will require three hours.
Season with one tablespoonful of salt
the last half hour of cooking. Let
the chicken become cold. Remove the
skin and bones. leaving the meat in
large pieces. Skim the fat from the
stock and reduce to three cupfuls by
boiling. Melt three tablespoonfuls of
butter. add four tablespoonfuls of
flour and stir until well blended. Add
the three cupfuls of stock and stir con-
stantly until the boiling begins. In a
deep casserole arrange the chicken
meat and the prepared sauce. Heat to
the boiling point and serve. cover
ing with crisp baking powder biscuits
broken in halves.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
An Exploded Error.

How well he looks; ! have never
seen him look so well" said an ac-
ouaintance of mine. referring TO Il
Young man who had al appendicitis
operatiou three months ago. She
continued: DO you know, | think IL
is sometimes good 10 hATC an Illness
L. seems to improve Chc-Seens 10
clear the SYSTEM.
Now, OF course, tniS may nave
been tossed OIL to make conVerSd-
ZION. 1t may have really been a con-
<iction. Mv train came along, SO L
never was able TO put the remark to
"A questioning test. IL is an eAplooeu
theory that illness is good expert
enCe.
4 smell OF sickness may clear the
system, so to speak. bat iC is very
bad thing that the poison or germs
should get the best O. the ponce
agents of the body.
Years ago. it was thought every
child had to haze measles. Now
we know that children should be pro
tected against this disease and never
exnosed to it's contagion. BronchltlS,
pneumonia. naSloluiultlS llldE loiio"
an attack ot measles. II influenza
claims a victim. it may hold so fast
that tuberculosis can next claim him.
The safest way is 20 keep the body
IN such good condition that no dis
ease can cain foorhold. zone of the
most important means Of preventing
the deterioration Of tie body is
through proper nutrition.
Probably moro diseases are due to
,mrerfect nutrition than to any other
cause. Yet food and nourishment
are two very different things. One
can eat an abundance Of food and
vet not he perfectly nourished. The
clements tho body nen's must be in
The food o3'nr TITO F~0H must not
he devitalized. nor denli0 ar9 lized.
prorer nrt~itior, not o'7',- builds the
ho6v. but ieoDe i in nrir''e condition.
II Sam Brown has strong bodily rn-
sistance. he can throw cFs e"er1%
germs like tuberculosis or 6iphtheria.
The policeman cornUsc!es of MS
blood can often arrcS+ these enemy
germs without Sam Frown ever
knowing that such a battle was go
ing on in his system.
Wrong diet can cause or at least
predispose to disease. Correct diet
can prevent and cure disease. More
and more is the truth Of the state
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Miss Betty-Misogynist.

VT AM misogynist," Bill Tyn-
80 dali announced to his smoke
laden air of the newspaper
i office.
The little stenographer. who
wore shell-rimmed Spectacles and sell
dom spoke word, emitted throaty
sound that resembled the giggle or
frivolous girls. Bill glowered: he nae
not been addressing Miss Wainwright.
Resides. stenographers should hear
only those things intended for their
ears.
Bill knew that he was suffering
from an ingrowing grouch-and there
was no wonder. His was not WORK
for a. red-blooded man. He, Bill Tyn-
dali. former foot ball captain. in the
capacity of Miss Betty of the wom-
ans page. furnished solace for the
lovelorn and in consequence mad De-
come Il violent woman hater
Gloomy Bill raked the basketful
Of letters onto the desk before him,
pawed through the disOrdered pile
and picked out q familiar handwrlt-
ing. According to perVelSlty OF
human nature. Bill was interested IN
none of his correspondents save this
one, who daily abused his lovelornlnG
art.
II have made a discovery, dear
Aunt Betty" he read. You are Il
man. No woman could be so Jealous
in safeguarding mems happiness. so
consistent in placing all the respon-
sibility upon women. You ought TO
be ashamed of yourself
The brief scrawl was, as usual,
signed Zone Who Does Not Admire
Miss Betty" No address. no clue.
Bill studied the nondescript handwrit-
ing, ran stubby fingers through his
mop of foot ball hair and addressed to
Miss Wainwright the first question he
had ever asked her.
IF you wanted to know the name
of one of the fool women who write
letters to Miss Betty, what would you
do about it?'
The girl regarded Bill through her
hideous glasses. There was some
thing ridiculous about those glasses
almost covering as they die her
very little. very serious face.
I'D write and ask her to give
some information" Miss wainwright
replied. "She would be so f1attered."
Not this girl. She hates Miss
Betty"
"How refreshing"' replied the ex-
traordinary Miss Wainwright. yet
she may deign to have a clue of you
ask for it.
Bill wheeled around and faced his
typewriter. After the first Saccha
rne paragraph of his lead he plunged
into the inquiry.
There is some one he wrote,
pounding out the words viciously,
who distrusts Miss Betty. In this
world we are often misunderstood.
Perhaps she who signs herself One
Who Does Not Admire Miss Betty
will give Miss Betty a chance to un-
ravel the disturbing complex"
Then Bill examined the finger
print on the ungracious ones letter
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Savory Rabbit.

Joint carefully washed and dried
rabbit into eight pieces. Throw away
all the bones and tendons possible.
Season the pieces with pepper and
salt and rol in flour. Heat three table
spoonfuls of butter and three table
spoonfuls of cooking oil in n frying
pan. Put in the pieces of rabbit and
cook them slowly to a golden brown.
Drain the fat from the pan. Heat
three tablespoonfuls of fat taken from
the pan. stir in three tablespoonfuls of
flour. one-half a teaspoonful of salt
and a pinch of pepper. Then add three
fourths cupful each of tomato puree
and brown stock, favored with celery
and parsley. Pour this over the rab-
bit and let it simmer for 45 minutes.
Spread some mashed potato fatty on
a serving dish. On this put the pieces
of rabbit. Pour the sauce over the
rabbit. Around the edge of the dish
arrange triangles of toasted bread
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Cheese Pudding.

Into one quart of boiling salted
water pour one-half a pound OF vel
low Cornmeal slowly. stirring con
stantly. Allow to boil 10 minutes.
then add almost onc-half Il pound of
cheese and cook 10 minutes longer. or
until the cheese is melted. Add one
half a cupful Of milk and cook for q
few minutes. Pour into a CREASED
baking dish and brown in the oven.
This dish is improved by grating !;
little hard cheese over the top just he
fore II is baked. This pudding can be
cut in slices when cold and fried.
This serves about six people.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
PEACH SHORTCAkE.

Mix and sift one and one half
cups flour, three teaspoons bak-
ing powder and one quarter
teaspoon salt; rub in three
tablespoons butter, moiSten
with generous one half cup
milk, pat and roll out, cut into
rounds, bake in hot oven, split.
spread with butter. put diced
canned peaches between and
over tops of cakes and serve
with whipped cream.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
Molasses Cookies.

Mix and let stand In a cool place
over night. Mix two cupfuls of New
Orleans molasses, a little salt. one
cupful of shortening one cupful of
brown sugar into which three tea
spoonfuls of ginger and one teaspoon
full of cinnamon have been mixed
one cupful of milk, either sweet or
sour: three teaspoonfuls of soda and
flour enough to make d stiff batter
Evening star., 1926-09-25

Here is i new method of making
nayonnaise Use one pint of con.
densed milk and one part vinegar
and two parts salad oil poured into
a deep bowl. Beat wei! with a rotary
egg beater. The ingredients should
be cold Any amount Of dressing can
be made this way. Exact proportions
are not necessary. This is so much
easier, safer and cheaper than the
usual method that there is no induce
ment after making this dressing to
make II any other way.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
DELMONICO POTATOES.

DELMONICO POTATOES.
Reheat two cups boiled po-
tatoes in one and one.quarter
cups white sauce. Put in but
tered baking dish. cover with
buttered crumbs and one-eighth
cup grated mild cheese. ar
ranging potatoes and cheese in
alternate layers before cover
ing them with crumbs. Bake
on center crate until crumbs
are brown.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
MENU FOR A DAY.

MEN u Fun a LA i.
BREAKFAST.
Melons.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Baked Beans. Chilli Sauce.
Fish Cakes.
Hot Brown Bread.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Roast Lamb. Brown Gravy.
Delmonico Potatoes.
Creamed Cauliflower.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad.
Squash Meringue Pie.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Welsh Rarebit.
Toasted Crackers.
Peach Shortcake,
Whipped Cream.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

Daily SclenCe SIX.
l. Are whales the largest
animals in the world?
2. What is a grampus?
5. From what animal Is am
bergris obtained?
q. In what part of a whale
does Whaiebone occur?
5. What, is spermaceti?
6. What animal can drive a
hole into large wooden ship?
Answers to these questions in
Mondays Star.
Evening star., 1926-09-25

one time or another lived near enough
TO another residence TO be keenly
aware that such windows often are
neglected.
Evening star., 1926-09-25
EAT AND BE He A l. L Ill 7
>Dinah Days Daily Talks Diet
The Right Food Is Medicine
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

ment recognized that proper diet
from bahyhood to old age is an i'm
partant factor in extending life. Eat
md be healthy
Evening star., 1926-09-25
HOT BROWN. BREAD.

Hut BROWN BREAD.
One cup molasses, one cup
white -four. two cups milk. one
teaspoon soda, enough corn
meal to thicken batter to con-
sistenCy of cake batter. Put in
five-pound lard pail and steam 3
hours. One-half cup raisins
may be added. Serve while
hot.
Evening star., 1926-09-25

Mukden. china is preparing to add
1000 more telephones.
Evening star., 1926-09-25

~ AM a misogynist," Bill Tyn-
- dali announced to his smoke
laden air of the newspaper
office.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-10
MUSSOLINI ACTIVE
Maintains Same Speedy Pace on Board Ship That He Has Set for Himself in Rome,

Aboard Dreadnaught Conte D Cavour, en route to Tripoli, April 10 tEp - (By wireless to the As' sociated Press) - Premier Mus5o- lini during his voyage to Tripoli is maintaining the same pace which characterizes his activities in Rome.
 He rises at an early hour and inspects the various departments Of the flagship, from the admiraI's bridge to the engine room. Alter ward he witnesses fencing matches between the most skilled swords men aboard the vessel and then takes on the winner himself. In these matches the premier exhibits considerable ability. Then the sail DTS stage tug-o war.
 The exercises over. the premier's secretaries. who have gone through piles of dispatches, submit to him tho more important questions re- lating 10 the domestic or foreign policies. These he disposes of with concise instructions.
 In the evening he presides ovef an assembly of the crew. during which prayer is offered, and ut the conclusion of which the flag ia lowered 10 the strains Of the roya! march,