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Evening star., 1926-04-28
The Opsonic Index.

Nearly everybody now has heard
about the white corpuscles and how
they increase in number when infec.
ton of germs occurs, and how the
modern physician regularly counts the
number of these white corpuscles or
leucoctytes in the blood of the patient
when he wants to get evidence that
some infection has occurred or an in
dex to the patients capacity to fight
the infection. The white corpuscles
serve, among other functions, the pur-
pose of destroying disease germs in
the blood and in the tissues. They do
this by approaching single germs or
groups of germs and shooting out
arms around the germs so as to en-
gulf the germs in their bodies, and
the process is called phagocytosis, and
it is no theory but a physiological
process which any student may watch
under the microscope. Metchnikoff
gave the name of phagocytes to the
white corpuscles which do this, the
term meaning literally cells which eat.
Sir A. Z. Wright first demonstrated
about Is years ago that the phagocytic
function depends on the way the
germs are prepared or made fit to eat,
or opSoniZed, as bacteriolOgiSts say.
Opsonins are substances produced in
the blood and tissues and serving to
render the germs vulnerable to the
phagocytes. In a normal person the
phagocytes will surround and deVour a
certain number of germs in given
time. under suitable conditions. That
is the unit Of measurement, and the
technician counts the number of germs
the white corpuscles INCEST in any
case and compares the number with
the normal. That gives the opsonic
index. which is fairly good index or
measurement Of the resistance" OF
the individual at the moment, or. more
| accurately. a measurement of the in
| dividual's immunity.
| If there were either scientific truth
or common sense in the notion that
exposure Of part or all of the body to
cold or wet "lowers resistance" against
any known disease, it ought to be a
comparatively simple matter to pro
cure a little scientific evidence to sup
po:' the notion, by conducting a series
Of experiments on human subjects
am sure there are many persons
! who are not in the least afraid Of rea
sonable exposure to cold, chilling or
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Women Who Have Unusual Tasks in
Government Service
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER

Thus, briefly. may be summed up
career of intelligent and concentrated
effort, eliminating in the recognition
that must come to distinguished
achievement. 1t Is the story of
scientist. and because most people
think of the worker in home eco
nomics as being only a transferred
Mary Jane-one who has left her own
home kitchen and sewing room for a
classroom where these all-important
subjects are taught. ! asked DIR. Stan
ley to tell me the training that Is
necessary before a woman can be
eligible for a position in her bureau.
I'VE are, of course, an extension
of home activities" she said, but
we are an extension in the same way
that all laboratories are extensions
of the various businesses of living
today. We are trying to discover the
scientific reason and the most prac-
tiCal method, at one and the same
time for doing the things we have
to do. The kitchen is the home lab
oratory, and the woman who runs 1t
should have made available to her
the best knowledge there is concern
ing her workshop and It's uses. For
this reason our workers here have
to be scientists in the fullest sense.
IHcy hIOW LIC pI dClASoi
side, but they must, above all else,
have q solid foundation in the funda-
mental sciences of chemistry, physics
and biology for the nutrition and
textile studies: and of economics, So
ciology, psychology and statistics for
the economic studies.
II believe in avoiding too early spe-
cialization. That should come largely
as part of Students graduate
course, with the so.called domestic
science work included in the under
graduate days. Research should be
done in minor positions or in the
graduate laboratories at the universi-
ties--the latter are usually better
equipped for quantity production and
are most excellent when they are CO.
ordinated with our Government work.
Our junior assista ntships are open
to those with bachelor degree. but
many of our applicants come to us
already with their masters degree.
For the hiGherranking position a
doctorate or it's equivalent is prefer
able"
DR.. Stanley is a member of the
American Chemistry Society, the
American Association Of University
Professors. the American Home Eco
nomics Association, the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence, the American Child Hygiene
Association, the American Associa-
ton of University Women and the
National Education Association.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. d.

wet. and l should be glad to submit
to such experiments.
There is chance for some health
commissioner or other authority who
honestly believes there is any harm in
wetting ones feet, or anything like
that, to set a rather noisy and trouble
some person back a peg or two. II
series of such experiments showed
that exposure in the ordinary sense
produced a downward curve in the
opsonic index, / should be compelled
to admit that l have been wrong in
the very foundation of my teaching
about this vital question.
Experiments on animals, carried out
in hope Of obtaining scientific evil
dence to support the superstition
have proved a discouraging washout.
Well, il the doctors who cherish the
superstition are in earnest, let them
take up this challenge and knock the
wind out of my sails.
Little fear about that. The cold
exponents are trying to prove that ex-
posure makes one more susceptible TO
disease. They are not interested in
evidence, which proves it doesn't.
Copyright. 1e26)
Evening star., 1926-04-28
EAT AND BE I'll E A l. TIL Y
Dmah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

For the grown-up of correct weight,
food for the day should include:
/. One pint of milk. either as n
drink or used partly in soup. sauces or
dessert.
.. Two generous servings of non
starchy vegetables, as lettuce, spinach.
carrots, beets, asparagus, cabbage,
string beans, celery. tomatoes, etc.
One Of these should be eaten raw.
whenever possible.
3. One serving of fresh fruit, eaten
raw if possible.
f. One moderate serving Of meat or
other protein, as fish, cheese or egg
dish.
5. One egg in addition to the above.
To supply energy foods contain
ing starch, sugar and fat must be
added. Starch is furnished by (a)
bread and bread stuff Whole wheat
is good. (b) Starchy vegetables, pota-
toes, rice, macaroni, sweet potatoes,
etc. (c) Cereals, including whole
grains. Fats are furnished by butter.
cream, oil, bacon, etc. Sugar is sup
piled in honey, molasses. maple sirup
and sugar, preserved and dried fruits,
and plain granulated sugar. candy, iel-
lies, marmaladeS. etc.
At least six glasses of water a day
must be drunk And some outdoor
exercise should be taken daily, if only
"A short brisk walk.
Well cooked, balanced meals give
nourishment and do away with consti.
patton. Proper eating. enough sleep.
suJcIent drinking water, exercise and
sunshine will keep the normal person
on the job and happy.
Readers desiring personal answers to their
questions should send self-addressed and
stamped envelope to Dinah Day. care The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
HOW 1T STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Don't Ride a Willing Horse to
Deaths"

Speaking of certain extra work of
Spring cleaning to be done about the
house, woman remarked the other
day: my maid is willing to under
take it, but | know she already has as
much work as she can do. ! don't
want to ride a willing horse to death!
That expression, sometimes in the
form of "overwork a willing horse,
is quite familiar in everyday speech,
with it's significance of the short
sightedness of imposing upon some
one because they seem too willing and
agreeable to object.
The saying is very old one, having
had its origin with the great Spanish
author. Cervantes, who lived from 1547
to 1916 and gave to the world Don
Quixote." 1t is in that work, in
Part II, Chapter XXI, that he said
The ass will carry his load. but not
double load ride not free horse to
death"
With the change only of the word
free" to willing" the latter part OF
his wise saying has survived and is
used in the same form in modern
speech.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Vestees and Two-piece Suits.

perhaps passing a neckWear counter
was what influenced you TO buy two
s,iece suit, because there are any num-
her of iaunty VeStee sets on dispiaE
10 add the finishing touches to your
, Springtime outfit. There are crisp
touches of white and cream. coiofs IN
pleats, and lacy arrays, any OF Whlch
may catch your eye ana WIN your
favor
Somehow it is the matronly woman
who likes the straightline, tWo-piece
suit so the V neckline is her faVorlte.
The V neckline tends to make a Inquire
look simmer, and it is formal enough
10 he dignified. Short women should
have a shorter V than tall women, ana
>nsually there are buttons or snaps
10 close and open the Y. Young girls
like the round collar best because 1t
rounds out a figure which may other
wise appear slim For slender
high wasted girls. a high neckline is
most becoming.
For snort wear. and even semi dress.
there are tailored Vestees. They come
in piuue MORE. or linen. and are
fitted in like q mans vest. These
vests come in tucked and pleateu
models, and some .of them may be
found in brightly colored bandlngs.
A strap in back will give you bet
be regulated. If there are points,
make sure that they lie even, and re-
member that linen and pique can be
washed while MORE must be dry
cleaned.
Lace and jabots are added to the
collar for dresSy occasions. But when
YOU see organdie, georgette and other
exquisite materials, remember the
laundry problem before buying. These
fabrics are very difficult to clean and
they are highly perishable. You must
pay a high price for their dainty
touch. If you wish these effects at
Athe throat, buy detachable fiounces so
that they won't have to Withstand
constant wear.
Shantung, pongees. silks. broad
cloth, and heavy crepes are practical
choices for everyday wear. Buy Them
;n colors which are not too bright, be-
cause the dirt Of the city or the dust
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Flower Odors.

AS everybody knows the odorS of
flowers are attractive to insects. Most
insects belong in the class of day
feeders, and especially in warm sun
light the odOrS of flowers diffuSe
abroad for apparently a great distance.
There are even some flowers that smell
of rotting flesh and are hence attrac-
tive TO carrion flies. The Strangest
of all flower perfumes perhaps are
those that are only odorous at night;
this is especially true of certain yuc-
cas-. The reason for this would seem
to be that they are hence attractive
to night flying moths which are espe-
cially adapted to fertiliZing these
flowers During the day no trace of
odor is to be discovered III the flowers.
This has not yet been explained by
science.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. Continents of the Southern Hemi-
sphere are Australia, South America
and Africa.
.. The Southern Hemisphere has
more water than land.
3. A Southern exposure is a shady,
not sunny, exposure in the Southern
Hemisphere.
4. Armadillos and kangaroos are
animals found in the Southern Heml-
sphere and not in the Northern.
5. Cape Horn is the southermoSt tip
of South America.
6. Nasco da CANA was the first naVi-
gator certainly known to round the
Cape of Good Hope. A geographical
expedition sent out by one of the
Egyptian Ptolemaic kings may have
done so in ancient times.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
The General Speaks.

NEW YORK, April %, 1776.-Gen.
Washington has given today two ex-
amples of the vigor with which he
can deal with inattention to duty on
the part of his subordinates and with
interference with his own duties. His
camp orders and official correspond
ence are always in a dignitied diplo-
matte style even when he Is writing
under a severe strain. Today he for
warded a message to Col. Gridley
which is a good example of his ability
to use strong language when he deems
it necessary. He says:
Sir: 1t gives me much concern to
hear from every one who comes from
Boston that those works that were
laid out for its defense are in little
more forwardness than they were
when l left that town. Who am / to
blame for this shameful neglect but
you, sir, who were to have them exc
cuted? 1t Is not an agreeable task to
be under the necessity of putting any
gentleman in mind of his duty, but it
is what I owe to the publiCk. / eX
pect and desire, sir, that you will
exert yourself in completing the works
with all possible despatch; and do not
lay me under the diSagreeable neces
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Lemon Cream Pie.

Heat one quart of milk and stir
into it one-third cupful of prepared
flour wet with a little cold milk. Let
this get hot, stirring all the time.
Beat the yolks of five eggs light with
five tablespoonfuls of sugar and add
the milk and -four to this. Let all
cook together for one minute after
they come to the simmer. Take from
the fire and add the juice and grated
peel of one large lemon. Bake in an
open shell of puff paste and, as soon
as the custard is set, cover 1t with
a meringue made of the whites of
the five eggs beaten stiff. with three
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar.
Brown lightly and serve cold.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Hoods Attached to Goats Or Capes
BY MARY MARSHALL.

tached to a red cloth cape-or at leaSt
it so appears in all the picture BOOKS.
A certain sort of hooded wrap was
worn by the fine ladies of Venice 2Oo
wears ago-a black hooded wrap that
was almost Oriental in its appearance,
providing almost perfect disguise Tor
the woman who wanted to appear
abroad in Venice without being recog
nized, The long black cape hid her
crock and figure and the hood hidlhg
her head could be drawn over her lace
SO as almost perfectly to hide thls.
1t is from this Venetian hoHt rather
than from the ancient peasant hood or
Ireland or the riding hood OF elSh'-
eenth-century England that a new
type of hooded wrap has beer derived.
This new evening wrap which comes
from one of the great French dress
makers is made of black taHeta.
There are ruchings all around the
hood, down the front and around the
hem.
Downright 1920
Evening star., 1926-04-28
$50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Story of the U. S. A.
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR.
sity of writing to you, again upon this
subpject.
Story Of the u. S. A

sity of writing to you again upon this
subpject.
GEORGE WASHINGTON"
The New York committee of safety
received today the following from the
general:
IF the four battalions which were
directed to be raised under the COM
mand of Coils. McDougall, Clinton,
Ritzema, and Wynkoop, are placed
under the immediate care Of the COM
mittee of safety for this colony by
Congress, / should be glad to know
how far it is conceived that my
powers over them extend, or whether
/ have any at all. Sure ! am that
they cannot be subjected to the direc-
ton of BOTH and l shall have no small
reluctance in assuming an authority l
am not vested with powers to execute;
nor will my solicitude further than
as g. we'll wisher to the cause) on ac-
count of arms for, and returns OF,
these regiments continue, If they are
not considered as within the line OF
my command"
The committee Immediately replied
that it never considered these four
battalions as under its direction, Eek
cept as concerned the forming and
eouipping them. You have an un-
questionable right to know the state
of the regiments raising in this
Colony"
Evening star., 1926-04-28
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

a little known but handsome mem
ber of the chest-of drawers family is
the Pembroke. shown here. 1t is of
walnut and belongs to the Queen Anne
period.
A really good-looking chest Of draw
erS is always a wise investment for
it can he used in various rooms to
fill various needs. as the household
grows and new pieces of furniture
are added.
Starting its domestic life with new
lyweds in the small apartment it
stands in the combination living-room
and dining-room to hold silver. linens,
and perhaps papers or magaZines.
When the family moves into a
larger home the Pembroke chest of
Evening star., 1926-04-28
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

We had stuff chickin for dinnir Sun
day and after brekfist my sister Glad
| dis sed to me, Now Benny, l ixpect
Mr.. Parkins for dinnir today and
Wunt you to act as If you were braWt
| up in a respectable siviliZed family
and not dragged up In some back
alley.
Watts you tawking about I was
| brawt up in the same family you was,
| Sed
WITCH l was, and she sed, Then try
| to behave that way, and If you ask
for more filing and sauce please don't
| allude to them as stuffing and gravey.
| Well that's wat they are, but Ill call
| them filling and sauce for cents
apeece. that's my regular rates, cents
IL Werd, l sed
! l never saw such a graSping little
profiteer in all my life, Gladdis sed.
! Well that's wat l charge. are you
going TO give it to me? I sed, and
she sed, l make no promises, l refuse
to be blackmailed.
Wich jest then the telefone rang,
being Mr.. Parkins to say he wouldent
| be erround till after dinnir, and l sed
| to Gladdis, Well you better pay me
enyways or elts III tawk to him after
dinnir and tell him we had stuffing
and gravey.
o go and sit on a tack, you highway
| robber, Gladdis sed, and | sed, All
rite, now jest for that beware.
| And after dinnir her and Mr.. Par
/ kins was in the frunt room tawking
to each other, and l went in saying
G, Mr.. Parkins, you awt to bin heei
for dinnir, we had swell stuffing and
| gravey.
How / love the sound of stuffing
and gravey, Mr.. Parkins sed. There's
no pretence or high hat stuff about
good old stuffing and gravey. he sed
| That's a way l feel about them.
adore the old fashion werds. Gladdis
sed, and sed, Well then G wiz, Glad
dis. wat the heck, holey smokes.
| Get out of heer before something
| happins to you, Gladdis sed.
| Proving watts a use trying to tell
enything about gerls?
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Distorp of pour Same
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN.

RACIAL ORIGIN-German.
SOURCE-A personal characteristic.

00O nSG-H PSFSCHdI CHdFdStSiiStiG'
Here is German family name
which in it's first use by the neigh
bors and friends of the original
bearers was intended to be descriptive
of a personal characteristic of those
original bearers. Like so many family
names of English origin, 1t indicated
complexion, one of the most obvious
and natural sources from which family
names have developed.
In meaning it is virtually the same
as the English family name of Fair
fax, or Lighthead, or Blunt, and quite
number Of others.
Literally, however, the name does
not mean yellow hair" nor white
head" nor blond" The nearest thing
we have to 1t in English is a phrase
quite common in modern speech, but
not used in the period of the Middle
Ages in which family names had the
bulk of their development, and hence
| it Is a phrase which has not become a
family name in English. That phrase
is "sorel-top." Breithaupt means
| "bright.top." The German brett,
of course, while not the word generally
used today for bright" or shining,
comes from the same root as the Eng
lish word bright" "Haupt" is allied
| to both the French word "haut,
which means height" lin the sense of
"top') and the English word "high."
Evening star., 1926-04-28
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN. y

of the country will soil them quickly
You can always reserve a white vestee
for your Sunday best. Here's a tip.
too, silk and broadcloth are all right
for Spring, wear but when the
weather gets warmer they'll make
your suit feel too close. Linen is the
coolest of all vestee materials.
A vestee should fit as snugly as a
mans vest. Pleated models should be
fitted because if pleated vestee is
too snug it's pleats will open, and if
it's too loose it will be sloppy in ap-
pearance. You should buy them by
bust measurement, but a try-on is the
only safe way. If possible. slip on the
vest while you are wearing your suit.
then you can Judge length as we'll as
it's appropriate combination with your
Slfit
Evening star., 1926-04-28

the University of Missouri, there to
build up the division of home eco
nomics.
One year of her time at Missouri
she took on leave to act as a home
economic agent for the Federal Board
of Vocational Education, in order to
study national and international
aspects of her subject. She also
spent a Summer in research at the
Mount Wilson Sanatorium for Babies,
in Baltimore Abroad she has been a
delegate to the International Con
ference of Home Economics, teaching
in Belgium; and at home, until the
time of her appointment to her pres
ent position, she acted as chairman
of the legislative committee OF the
American Home Economics Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Walnut Cake Dessert.

Mix together the yolks of three
eggs. one teaspoonful of flour. three
fourths cupful of granulated sugar.
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
one-half a pound of English walnuts
chopped fine, and one-half a teaspoon
full of vanilla. Fold in the beaten
whites of the eggs and bake in a mod
crate oven for 25 minutes. Whip one.
fourth pint of whipping cream, to
which add one teaspoonful of soft
sugar. Spread thickly on top of the
cake
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Clues to Character
BY j. o. ABERNETHY.
Eve of the Drunkard.

The peculiarities of the eyelids not
only modify the functions of sight, but
at the same time reveal mental and
moral conditions. Eyes with the lids
closely drawn together are often found
in rogues, sneaks and avaricious
beings, while eyes too wide open show
absence of CAPACITY for accurate or
truthful description of what is OBJ
served.
The eyelids of debauchees and
drunkards become lax through a
weakened condition of the related
muscles and nerves, thereby lose their
natural tension, and are drawn nearer
together than when in health.
1t is the struggle OF the drunkard
TO resist, with his half-conscious
efforts, the rapid turning of the eye,
and to prevent it, under the control
of the voluntary muscles, that makes
him see objects distorted and he
strives by arching his brows, to keep
the upper lids from descending.
The puzzled appearance which comes
along with the relaxation of the lower
part of the face. and the slight para
lytic obliquity of the mouth, complete
the degrading expression so notice
able in the faces of habitual drunk
ards.
A disposition to squint, and to see
double and a forcible elevation of the
brow to counteract the dropping of the
upper lids to prevent the eyes from
closing are characteristic of the man
or woman who has become a habitual
violator of Mr.. Volstead's act.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Corn Pone.

Cream one-half cupful of butter
with three tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
Add two eggs, we'll beaten, and then
one cupful of sweet milk. Mix one
cupful of corn meal. one cupful Of
flour. two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and a little salt, and sift into
the mixture. Bake in creased gem
pans or IL shallow tin.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
DR.. Louise Stanley.

DR.. Louise Stanley, chief Of the
Bureau of Home Economics of the
Department of Agriculture. was born
in Nashville, Tenn, and educated at
the Universities of Nashville, Chica.
go, Columbia and Yale, where she
took her Ph.D. in 1911 in human
nutrition" She. went from this to
Evening star., 1926-04-28

THE HOOD MAY COME BACK AS
a HEAD COVERING FOR SHORT
HAIRED WOMEN. THE HOOD
ED EVENING WRAP HERE AP-
PEARS-THE CAPE ITSELF OF
BOTTLE GREEN VELVET, WITH
GOLD FRINGE:THE HOOD OF
GOLD LAME
so simply arranged and so devoid Of
puffS and Curls and other ornament
that a hood might he drawn up over
the head without doing any particular
sort of harm TO the coiffure.
You might call it an ancient Irish
fashion revived-for hooded capeS
were the wraps worn by the com
monalty of the people of that island
for many a long year. SO. too. they
We're worn in England and in Scot
land-only apparently not so recent
ly. Something very much like a
hooded wrap is worn by the Bedouins
and Arabs. and during the eighteenth
century and earlier the usual riding
wrap for woman consisted of a hooded
cape. The hood of Little Red Riding
Hood, you may remember, was at