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Evening star., 1926-10-22
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
Ans,,ered BY DIR. S. PARKES CADMAN

even asking me what think Of her
limitations? She seems to delight in
telling me how little the hats and
gowns have cost her to make.
Answer-As a mere man I am de-
MED the ability to sense the exquisite
pains you suffer from this brazen
duplication. OF course, you know my
sex is so uniformly dressed that the
male guest Of honor at q public func-
ton is always liable to be mistaken
for the head waiter.
Your difficulty Is therefore essen
TALLY a feminine one, and there is
nothing to be done about it except
console yourself with the adage that
imitation Is the sincerest flattery. APP
parently this piratical sister practices
1t successfully, otherwise you would
her behavior.
Do not let her theft Of your ideas
about dress unduly affect you. After
all, 1t Is the woman inside the gown
who makes the lasting difference.
Some great ladies clad like dowdies
have commanded the masculine situa-
ton which the most dainty gowned
creatures who futtered around them
only adorned.
IF this offender has a single sensi-
tive nerve in her system, which I
rather doubt, play on it in those
gentle female ways with which you
are far better acquainted than am
Meanwhile, go ahead in the normal
fashion of your apparel and maintain
your self-possession.
(Copyright. 1926.l
Evening star., 1926-10-22
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

should be rubbed with cold cream
every day to keep the skin soft, and
with a good vanishing cream and lot
Of powder when you dress for evening
parties.
Exercise, of course, will keep your
figure young and slim and flexible. and
if you are inclined to fatness, diet
will keep you d won. You should
learn special exercise for reducing
the waist and keeping the abdomen
fat, for age shows here first with
thick layers of flesh.
You can keep your feet young with
good care. Feet are the easiest prob
lem of all. And manicurist will teach
you care of your hands.
Embarrassed Ed. Sometimes at
tacks Of pimples continue because the
pimples keep injecting the skin. This
may be your trouble, but you can
easily overcome it if you use any
antiseptic treatment. A simple method
is to dust the pimples with a little
-four Of sulphur or an ointment in
which there Is sulphur. If the
eruptions come from digestive trouble,
you can help this also by changing
your diet.
Acid fruit juice makes a good
cleanser for the system, and full
glass Of this should be taken a half
hour before breakfast every day.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
BEDTIME STORIES BY y. 1MHsSEe' sSSs4s9

Certainly, I've seen Nanny" re-
piled Skinner. Il saw her the very
morning | left home. You know I'm
on my way to the Sunny South for
the Winter. I'm taking my time
about it, but I'm really on the way"
How is Nanny" asked Danny
eagerly.
"She was looking mighty fine the
last time 1 saw her." replied Skinner.
"She didn't seem to be worrying about
anything"
II hope she hasn't worried about
me-" said Danny, which really wasn't
what he hoped at all.
Il don't think she has," replied
SKINNER "She seems to have been
having a perfectly good time"
Didn't she look for me at all?"
asked Danny.
II don't know" replied Skinner. II
never asked her. She seems to have
plenty Of friends"
At that Danny pricked up his little
round ears. What do you mean by
friends?" he demanded.
"Why, friends" replied Skinner.
"A couple Of fine-looking Meadow
Mice have moved over there since you
left, and 1 think Nanny finds them
very good neighbors. Both Ofs them
S0eIIL W Nho Mainly. ACdI li1CS Aho
had a fight over her; but then you
know you hear all sorts of things.
Anyway. I've seen them hanging
around Nanny's home quite often"
Does she have anything to do with
them?" demanded Danny.
"Why shouldn't she?" inquired
Skinner "She thinks you're dead.
Everybody on the Green Meadows
thinks you're dead. That's why I
wad so surprised when Saw you
just now"
"Is-is-is it very far from here to
the Green Meadows?" asked Danny
eagerly.
"Quite a distance, Danny: quite a
distance for one who can't fly" re-
piled Skinner. well, must be get
ting along. Il hope I'll find you here
next Summer on my return"
you WON'T" squeaked Danny. But
Skinner was already out of hearing.
Copyright 1e26D
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Our Children

Charlie was a perfectly healthy boy
who semed to be enjoying life
whether in school or at home. He had
good marks at school. The boys liked
him and the girles smiled at him. He
ate his meals heartily and did his
lessons easily. All went well until bed
time. The nearer bed time came, the
wider awake grew Charlie.
BY the time he was in bed he was
wider awake than he had been all
day. whats the use Of my going to
bed, mother, when I can't sleep a
wink" he said.
well, you go to sleep now. like
good boy. Shut your eyes and
think Of something pleasant and you
will soon get to sleep. You need a
good nights rest if you are to do
good work tomorrow" The light went
out and Charlie tossed about for
hours. Along about IL he fell asleep.
His mother heard him tossing and
muttering and signing night after
night. and in her anxiety, went to
the old family physician. He is per
fectly we'll. Plays and works all right
but when bedtime comes he is wide
awake and the longer he lies there
the wider awake he gets. I've tried
everything in my power and now l
have come to you. What shall we do
to make the boy go to sleep nights?
1 am afraid Of his lying there so long
in the dark. It wastes his energy. He
gets no rest"
"Quite so," said the wise old doc
tor. 'I'n give you a prescription
for him. Tonight after he gets into
bed put a reading light at the head
Of his bed and give him this book
to read until he falls asleep. Let
him read it as long as he likes. He
will fall asleep happily. never fear"
Mother took the book gingerly. 1t
seemed a strange thing to do. A boy
didn't want to go to sleep. so you
gave him book to keep him awake.
But she had lot Of faith in her
old friend and carried the book
home.
"I'm not going to sleep, mother.
Can't have light?"
"Yes. I'll put on the reading lamp
for you. Here's book got today.
Maybe you would like it."
The astonished boy took the book
gingerly as his mother had done.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Long Hair and the New Hat Shapes
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Many women hoped that the new
mats would provide little more place
Tor their hair. These were, of course,
the women who still hold out against
Inc barber's scissors. and who have
oeen put to endless Inconvenience
WITHIN recent years trying to stow
away q more or less luxurious growth
or hair within the narrow confines of
hats that were designed and intended
for bobbed or shingled heads. We
heard earlier in the season that GER
tain of the French milliners were
making hats for long haired women.
They were giving their hats little
hulges in the back that would accom-
modate what the French woman calls
a "chignon" and the English woman
a bun"
But really these back bulgings
don't help very much, for what space
we have gained at the back of the
hat has been withdrawn in front. The
long haired woman could do very well
is she had nothing but hair done in
a chignon at the back and had all her
front hair entirely shaved away. For
even the hats designed supposedly for
long haired women are as close fit
ting as an orange skin over the front
Of the head Even the bobbed and
the shingled seem to he troubled with
too much hair when il comes to get
ting into one Of these new close-fit-
ting bonnets Fashionable ladies of
the middle ages plucked their hair
out at the front so as to add many
inches to the apparent height of their
foreheadS. AT one period they car
ried around hair tweezers with them
10 pluck out occasional hairs that
showed beneath their tightly bound
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gesture that might be compared to our
present trick of applying rouge and
lipstick in public.
One of the most charming Of the
Evening star., 1926-10-22
FOOD AND HEALTH
By wINIFRED STUART GIBBS.
Food Specialist.

As q newspaper writer said recent
iy, ''the time to begin to take care
Of the child's teeth is before he is
born"
The expectant mother will be wise
in her day and generation if she looks
well to her own diet before the baby
comes. Her breakfast orange juice
will be doing double duty, in that it
will be furnishing her own system
with valuable minerals and vitamins,
and at the same time laying the foun-
dation for strong teeth for the baby.
The mothers carefully prepared
and regularly eaten green vegetables
will be equally serviceable to the
baby's teeth.
If the mother is able to nurse her
baby, her responsibility about her
own diet is as strong as during the
period before birth. If the baby must
be brought up on a bottle, she must
consult her physician about vegetable
Juices to go in his bottle, and also
about fruit juices.
Time was when women would have
held up their hands in horror at the
idea of giving bottle-fed babies any
part Of a vegetable. Today we know
that it is absolutely vital to his health.
Lime Is the main dependency. When
we are seeking hardness Of bones, 1t
means, Of course, soundness of teeth
as we'll. We are told that the Amer
lean diet, as a whole, Is usually lack
ing in lime. To take care Of this. one
point will benefit not only the general
health Of the child, but will go far
toward insuring him good digestion
as well.
Among the foods rich in lime are
caulif1ower, celery, butter, milk, spin
ach, cheese, cabbage, string beans,
carrots, blackberries, STRAWBERRIES,
onions, figs, tomatoes, lemon juice,
dried beans, eggs. beets, peas, oat-
meal, prunes, raisins, potatoes and
whole-wheat bread. Lean beef has
some lime, but we depend on this food
more for iron.
These mineral salts have been call
ed balance wheels Of the human ma
chine. Not only do they help to make
the bones firm, but they keep the
glands in order they help to balance
the chemical elements Of which the
body is made; they help the blood
keep its alkalinity or neutral quail
ity; they regulate the heart and keep
the nerves and muscles co-Ordinating
in their activity with the brain.
1t will be seen, therefore, that in
setting out to prevent tooth decay and
to insure a good set of teeth, we are
helping the entire body.
Copyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-10-22

Besides flying pollen as a cause Of
hay fever, it has been found that some
very peculiar substances may cause
the disease, or at least troubles hav-
ing essentially the same symptoms.
Some people have an acute sensitive
ness to street dust and cannot live
in cities: others react painfully to
powdered cocoa, the air in glass-blow-
ing factories, in -four mills. It has
even been found when hay fever cases
yielded to no other treatment that the
dandr-uff Of a pet cat was the cause
of the trouble.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. The Mound Builders, those found
buried in their mounds, do not prove
to be different either bodily or in cul-
ture from the common Indians.
2. Mounds were used for burial.
3. The Incas were Indians.
4. The Mayas lived in Yucatan and
Guatemala
5. Only the Mayan calendar has
been deciphered
6. Indians seem most nearly re-
lated to Mongols.
(Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Impersonal Examination.

Before you begin any systematic
beauty treatments you should take an
hour off and give yourself thorough
impersonal examination. If you
haven't a good memory, make out
list of everything you must do and
everything you must buy.
What about your hair? If it's thin,
YOU need a tonic, and If it's dull, you
probably need a different kind of
shampoo. In my pamphlet Beauty"
is a formula for the best general hair
tonic know. and variation which
makes it valuable for premature gray
ness. You can't do better in the way
of shampoos than to make some liquid
CASTLE soap and add a few drops of
antiseptic.
Complexion? You should use
cleansing cream last thing at night, an
astringent if the face is f1abby or
wrinkled, ice being the cheapest and
best. flesh building cream for an old
skin, a stimulant for a sallow one,
powdered oatmeal for an oily one,
diet for pimples or a muddy one.
Your neck will need the same treat
ment be as your face; your shoulders
can be improved by exercise and
massage. Exercise will improve the
shape Of your arms also, and whether
your elbows are fat or thin they
Evening star., 1926-10-22

den called a market garden. Danny
liked TO go over there. He could
always find change of food. So,
take it altogether Danny was becom.
ing very well content.
And then one day as Danny was
sitting on the roof of his house taking
a sun bath, he heard familiar voice.
It was a soft. twittering voice. We'll,
well. well, see who's here" said the
voice. Just see who's here! It's
Danny Meadow Mouse, as I nve"'
Danny looked up quickly. There
was Skinner the Swallow, flying only
a foot or two above the ground. "Oh,
SKINNER" squealed Danny.
SKINNER turned as only Skinner
can, and wheeled in front of Danny.
Where under the sun have you been,
Danny Meadow Mouse?" he cried.
How under the sun did you get way
down here?"
i've been to the seashore." ex-
planned Danny. THE great Man
Bird carried me there, but when
wanted to go back home the Man
Bird wasn't there. Tell me, Skim
mer, have you seen Nanny?"
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Don't say
"How much further shall we driver"
Say farther" to indicate longitudinal
distance.
Often mispronounced-Coq Pro-
nounce ko-ket. as In mo- as in
"let," accent last syllable.
Often misspelled-Summary two ms.
Synonyms-Decrease diminish, les
sen. abate, dwindle, decline, reduce.
subside.
Word study-"Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let US in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Artif1cially; that which Is not genuine
or natural. HE never sought the arti-
fatalities Of modern society,""
The good luck" chain letter has
entered Japan from the West-and
has been barred by police as a. social
nuisance harmful not only to the per-
son but also to the post Office.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
A Correct Gain.

Mrs. N. II. /. writes: II have been
nursing my 5-month- old baby every
three hours, but wonder If it wouldn't
be wise to nurse but once in four
hours as after f1ve minutes of nursing
he seems to be satisfied. He weighed
a trif1e over seven pounds at birth
and now weights 15A. Shouldn't he
weigh more than this? He has had
orange Juice since his third month.
He has not gained SO rapidly since
he was four months old. He seems
unusually bright and strong and his
flesh Is solid and his cheeks are rosy.
/ would be very grateful for your
advice"
Answer.-You are one Of those
exceptionally lucky mothers who
don't know how fortunate you are.
I shouldn't tamper with fortune. The
baby is doing splendidly and Is show
Ing every sign Of contentment and
good health. He has made exactly
the proper gain. II you like you may
change him to four-hour schedule.
You may find he will nurse a little
longer when fed less often. and he
may wake moro frequently at night,
as he is losing one feeding. If he
continues to gain on the four-hour
schedule and is satisfied 1t Is a wise
Mrs. r. G. II. writes: my sister
has a baby seven months old and my
baby, three weeks old. is not doing
at all WELL My sister Is willing to
nurse my baby, as my milk Is not
sufficient for her needs. but I am
afraid that because her baby is SO
much older that the milk won't agree
with my baby. Would this be q safe
thing to do?"
babies Of professional
wet nurses are seldom the age Of
the baby whom the mother Is called
upon to nurse and this difference in
age apparently makes no difference
with the baby. The quality Of milk
and its comparative ingredients do
not change from month I'd month. AS
the baby grows older it merely de-
mands more in quantity from the
| mother. You should be quite safe in
having your sister nurse the baby.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
By Angelo Patri

Gifts Of books from adults usually
were gift horses and not to be looked
at in the mouth. He opened It du-
biously, read the first paragraph, set.
tied against his pillow and lost him
story. In Is minutes he was asleep
and his light out.
Can have my book tonight, Nom?
I fell asleep before got to the sec
ond chapter. 1t was so funny and 90
interesting. but I must have slipped
off without knowing"
That is what he did. Of course. His
mind once off the idea that he was
in bed to fight sleep. he relaxed and
fell asleep. Anything that will do
that for the wakeful child. little or
big. will be a blessing to him and his
neople.
Evening star., 1926-10-22

9uest,oqs from readers are nq.sSsesa ansysesd
Christ in America. DR.. Cadman seeks to
answer inquiries that appear to .h be repre- re
msay iss.srs a1 'Rs Witch feheS he receives
Summit, N. J.
When did the idea of homes for the
aged originate?
MY question Is prompted by the
fact that l am the sole support Of
an aged mother who needs constant
care and attention which I cannot
provide because have to work. and
my efforts barely suffice to purchase
the necessities of life. much less the
few comforts which she so badly
needs. 1t is impossible for me to do
more than I am doing, and while 1t
will be heartbereaking to part with
my mother, nevertheless 1 believe
she will obtain better care in a good
home for the aged than I can pos
sibly give her.
Do you think under the circum.
stances it would be in any way repre-
hensible in me as a daughter to place
my mother in such home?
Answer-The Jewish and Christian
churches have always taught that
reverent care and devotion are due to
the aged. In medieval days numer-
Gus charitable institutions were pro-
vided for their protection. Almshouses
for both sexes still exist which were
founded seven centuries ago. The
venerable hospitals at Chichester and
the Guild Of st. Cross, near Win
chester, England, with its stately
Norman church. are well known in
stitutions of this kind. The mer-
chants and mobiles Of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries estab-
lished hundreds Of similar shelters In
Europe and Great Britain. Our own
country has them in large numbers.
erected by Protestants, Catholics and
Hebrews alike.
sympathize with you and the cir
cumstances you describe. Decidedly
YOU will show the higher love which
acts for the good Of the one it loves
by placing your mother in a suitable
home. Many of these are now con-
Quoted upon lines which maintain
as far as possible, the domestic peace
and comfort to which she Is entitled.
Boston, Mass.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Broiled Oysters.

Heat a cross-bar broiler and grease
it with oil or butter. Wipe the oysters.
dip them in melted butter or oil. and
broil them on both sides. Moisten
some small slices Of toast with oyster
liquor, put three or four oysters on
each and serve with maitre d'hotel
sauce, made as follows: Combine two
tablespoonfuls of creamed butter. one
teaspoonful each Of salt and pepper
and a tablespoonful Of chopped parsley.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Danny Hears of Nanny.
'T1s those who never hear from home
Who most successfully can roam.
DANNY MEADOW MOUSE.

Danny Meadow Mouse had almost
forgotten that he wanted to get home
10 Nanny Meadow Mouse and the
Green Meadows. You see, he was
very pleasantly situated. He had
most comfortable home, warm and
dry and snug. He wasn't in the
least lonesome. because Neighbor
Chuck was at hand. Neighbor Chuck
had been as good as his word and
had led Danny over to a garden. 1t
was a big garden. the kind of a gar
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Ambrosia.

Three oranges, one-half cup grated
coconut, one-quarter cup confec-
TONERS sugar.
Peel and slice the oranges. Have
ready a glass pudding dish and fill
with alternate layers of orange and
a mixture of coconut and sugar. Set
aside until thoroughly chilled before
serving
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Dixie Custard.

Beat two eggs and add two.thirds
Of a cupful Of sugar mixed with one
tablespoonful of -four. Pour in gradu.
ally, beating all the time, two.thirds
Of q cupful of milk. Flavor with lemon
and add one tablespoonful of melted
butter. Cook in a double boiler and
turn into custard cups. Crate nutmeg
over the top.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
What Do You Know
About 1t?

1. What trees have winged
fruits?
2.What common w1ldfiowers
have winged fruits?
8. Why do cedars sometimes
come up naturally in straight rows?
4. What is the reason that In
sect-pollinated plants do not cause
hay fever?
s. Why Is hay fever SO called?
s. Why do some people get hay
fever in early Spring while most
get It in Summer? a
Answer to these questions in TO-
morrow's Star!
Evening star., 1926-10-22

hats of the season is the little bonnet
like shape put out by Agnes Of Paris
There is plenty of room at the back
Of these bonnets for the chignon, that
Evening star., 1926-10-22

ia tf your head and chignon could be
melted and poured into the bonnet.
But the bottom of the crown OF the
hat is so tight and so close-htting
that some device similar to shoe
horn or a bootjack ought to be IN
vented to help put 1t on.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Boston. Mass.

Boston, Mass.
What is your opinion of a girl
who persistently copies my hats and
frocks. and does 1t unbluShingly,
Evening star., 1926-10-22

Questions from readers are answered
daily by DR., s. Parkes Cadman. president
Of the Federal Council Of Churches sdas.. Of Of
answer inquiries that appear to be repre-
sentative Of the trends of thought In the
mary letters which he receives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-03
Just what are cousins?

just WHAT are COUSINS!
Numerous weighty and impressive
looking dictionaries were called into
play in an effort to settle that ques-
ton in municipal court today be-
fore Judge Dan V. White.
The occasion was hearing on a
motion to quash perjury charges
against Robert Holt, SO, of 1929
Graceland Ave, whose marriage five
days ago to Miss Mabel Grever, 1S,
has brought him wide notoriety and
some trouble.
Judge White took the motion
under advisement until next Wednes-
day, when he will affirm or deny it.
Perjury Alleged.
Holt is a first cousin of his mother
in-law. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, r.
r. l, Box 57-b, and she caused the
perjury charge to be preferred, as
serting he perjured himself when he
answered mo" to the question on
the marriage license application 'is
the male contracting party of nearer
blood kin to the female contracting
party than second cousin?"
1t is her contention that Holt
and his wife are "germaine"
cousins, nearer relationship than
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-03
WORD BATTLE OVER
COUSINS IN COURT
Dictionaries Called Into Play to Settle Question Arising
From Unusual Marriag ge-Hearing Continued.

second cousins Mrs. Holt has de.
clared she will stand by her hus.
band.
Under the old Roman law,
germaine cousins were recognized.
but the English common law does
not take cognizance of such frac.
tional relationships" Asa Boulden,
defense attorney, told the court. "As
there is no Indiana statute relating
to the matter, the English common
law should be recognized.
Books Brought In
Then Boulden and John L. Nib
lack, deputy prosecutor, representing
the State, girded their loins and
brought the dictionaries before the
judge, seeking to prove that ger
maine cousins do or do not exist.
1t was a real battle of words.
Among the books brought into
play were:
Noah Webster's dictionary and the
University dictionary, for the de-
fense.
The New Standard dictionary and
Bouvier's law dictionary. for the
State.
Niblack also presented to the Judge
diagram Of ancestry, the family
tree" for perusal.