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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Needs More Food.

Here are phrases from three typi-
cal letters: please tell me why my
baby. who has always been good
sleeper, now wakes three and four
times at night and wants to nurse,
though he has not been nursing at
night for months? He is seven months
old" The baby used to go four
hours without a feeding, now he can
hardly go two without fussing. He
won't take milk. but wants to nurse
all the time. especially at nights. He
has me worn out. And as H.
male - MY seven-month-old baby
cries three or four hours every night
and won't be satisfied until l nurse
him
When one reads letter after letter
along this same line. one feels sure
that seven months is a turning point
with most babies. and what is the mat
ter with these formerly we'll trained
babies. is that they have suddenly
found their rations unsatisfying and,
having no other way to express them
selves, they wake several times and
try to make up what they are lack
ing in the day time by frequent night
musings. This happens too often to
seven-month-Od nursing babies Tor
1t to be pure coincidence.
When you 11nd your OaDN SidueniN
dropping it's good night habits and
the cause cannot be found in real
illness, or the temporary discomfort
Of an erupting tooth, then face the
issue that it is food and food alone
that is at fault. The mothers milk is
no longer nourishing enough for the
growing baby and he demands more
food. This extra nourishment can be
in the form of cereals. night and
morning, vegetable soups at noon and
perhaps some extra milk, especially at
the evening nursing.
Nurse the baby regularly as before,
but give him some diluted milk after
the nursing and satisfy his appetite.
Then he will go back to sleeping all
night through again.
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What I Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
adverse until the evening, when they
show a very decided improvement.
Nothing Of an extraordinary nature
should be essayed tomorrow and the
greatest good will be achieved by con-
centration on the daily customary
duties. The feelings that will be en-
sendered by the conditions will not If
allowed to gain control, Conduce to
either harmony or peace. lrritability
will be sensed and there will be even
present a tendency to make noun
tain out OF a molehill. to the detriment
of your own disposition and to the dis
comtiture Of those around you. In the
evening quiet and peaceful relaxation
both mental and physical-will give
good results.
Children born tomorrow are destin-
ed, according to the signs to expert
ence a variety of ailments during
their infancy and early childhood.
Regular and proper nutrition will rob
most of these ailments Of any serious
character but until well along in their
teens, they will require more than
ordinary care and WatchfulneSs. In
their early days they will be peevish
and Querulous and difficult to manage.
AS, however. they develop physically
they will become less self -centered and
more interested in others than in
themselves. They will not be lacking
in ambition and, gifted with persist
ency. promise to be fairly successful.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
are very reliable and dependable and
your trustwOrthiness is cheerfully con
| ceded by all who know you. In ad-
dition to these outstanding character
iSticS, you are determined and ener-
getic. Your chief motive in workn
so consistently for success, Is not the
material reward that usually awaits
those who persevere, but rather 1T is
the glory Of achievement, the satisfac-
ton Of something attempted, some
thing done" You are always keen to
excel above all others in anything
that YOU tackle and your aims are far
reaching. and Your ideals are high
You are. at times. trife impatient
and chafe at all delay. Your tempera
ment, although YOU try to assume an
outward air of Indifference is a very
sentimental one and. fortunately for
the happiness of your home life, you
amongst and with those that are dear
to YOU, let yourself go. You are sym
pathetic and large-hearted. You would
rather help the undeserving than run
the risk of refusing assistance to the
deserving.
Well known persons born on that
date are Lucy Stone, reformer; Felix
Adler, educator and refOrmer: Henry
l.. Abbot, military engineer: Arthur s.
Hickey. inventor: Morris .Iastrow
phililogist, and Emma Eames (StoryD.
opera singer.
Copyright 1920
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Our Children By Angelo Patri

feeling OF a man in his soul. Nobody
that's worth his salt likes to be de-
pendent upon other people for what
they need. Sure thing. the boy must
pay his own way and we must take
it for granted exactly as he does.
IF he was the other kind of hoy
you might fret about it. If he
wanted 20 spend it as fast as he got
1t. we'd have cause to worry. The
worst possible thing that can happen
to boy of his age is to earn money
and spend it without rhyme or reason
What sort OF n mess would he be in
if he earned all the money and ate it
In Ice cream sodas and candy, or blew
1t in on movies and such stuff?
You might as we'll give him a
loaded gun and send him out to play
as let him earn money and feel no
responsibility to the home in spending
it. The boy who has to pay his own
way is mighty lucky chap to have
the cash to pay il with. Sure let
him support himself as far as he is
able. Let him know we appreciate
his help. Mako him feel we need it..
know what's good for boy.
Wasn't | one until yesterday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12

RY JONATHAN A. RAWSON. JR.
Story of the u. S. A

convention has ordered that each man
who shall not have arms shall bring
with him a shovel. spade. pickaxe. or
a scythe Strengthened and fixed to a
pole.
Arms for drafted men having none
are to he secured when possible from
any others having arms. the owners
10 he paid later unless the arms are
returned in good order. But for the
present any man owning a musket.
firelock, hayonet or tOmahaWk must
hand ii over 10 the militia officers I'M
less he is himself going to camp
Lest the people remaining at home
he left at the mercy of the Tories. the
Convention has resolved that when
ever the whole of the militia of any
county is ordered out. they shall
bring with them all the disarmed
and disaffected male inhabitants from
Is to So years of age to serve as ia
! tigue men for the regiments.
a number of inhabitants have Of
late evaded military duty by moving
frequently from one place to another.
This practice will now end with the
massage of law saying that every
man between l6 and 80 years Of age
must he enrolled in the militia after
residing in any one county for 4
DAYS or he fined 40 shillings per day.
Copvright 1929
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CHAPTER NJ.
"You Must Decide Tonight. "

Perhans Ronny realized dimlN that
if he had not actually SUCCEEDED IN
making Mona jealous. he had pdneo
her and hurt her pride. AT any rate.
after they had driven for couple of
miles. he turned into by-road and
stopped the car. !,
Mona. who had been sitting nestled
against him. drew hack slightly. but
with laugh he took her into his
arms.
She did not resist. hut after mo-
ment she said softly:
"Ronny. we mustn't do this. You
know that we've been over the ground
so MANY times, and it's all useless.
That's just tt he said abruptly.
that's what we've got to talk over
tonight. We can't so on like this,
Mona. I've told you so over and over.
I've held you in my arms and kissed
YOU. I've told you how much | care.
But I'm human. ! can't stand seeing
you at odd moments. snatchinG the
crumbs from another mans table. 1t
isn't right"
Mona tried to be light:
"Why Ronny Cameron. this sudden
attack of conscience isn't like you.
Since when have You decided to he
conventional? In our set it simply
ISM uOI1e.
He interrupted hotly. Perhaps
not. but I'm tired of putting up with
innuendOs and knowing glances from
the women who pretend to be your
friends"
You oughtnt to care if l don't"
You ought to care. After all.
Mona. what is it you want Of me? Am
nothing but plaything. haven't
you any feeling for me? | tell YOU.
you must make up your mind what
YOU intend TO do. You must either
make a direct break and go away
with me. or | must stop seeing you.
Things can't go on like this any
longer"
At that point his logic broke and
| he bent down and kissed her again
and again.
"Ronny. you're mad. YOU must be
/ because you've never been like this
| before"
II know" lie said holly. I've al
| ways been restrained because YOU
wanted me that way. | thought per
haps if were patient and willing to
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Paving His Way.

Tommy wanted to earn some money
and mother grudgingly allowed him to
be a caddie II would rather YOU
spent your time about the house. ]
am sure YOU could find plenty to do
and il YOU had any spare time you
could read good book. But, OF
course. if you are not going to be
happy about it you'd better go ahead
and caddie. Perhaps you won't like
it so much when you are once there. y
But Tommy liked it immensely. 81
earned $3.50 today, mom," said ne,
spreading his gains on the table be-
fore him. IF | make as much as
that every day this vacation III have
enough 10 buy my own clothes TINS
Fall. won't ]? I ought to have close
to hundred dollars. II I tried hard
| bet l could make a hundred dollars.
My" said mother. Il didn't know
caddies made so much money"
MN. They do. Specs earned
enough to pay for his sisters clothes
when she went to college. She earned
and their father and mother put in
the rest. But he's big. | can't do
so much I'll keep out 10 cents and
YOU put the rest away so | can have
it later"
Mother Pot the money away with
a strange Juggling at her heart This
was money that the child she had
thought too young to go down the
street alone had earned. He had put
his time and his strength and part Of
himself into the earning Of it. She
put it in an old rosewood box that
she used 10 hide her treasures in
when she was Tommy's age.
II hate to let him buy his things.
| feel guilty about using his first
earnings for clothes and things for our
own child. ] don't know what to say
to him" she said to father one night
after Tommy had gleefully counted
IN his hoard and discovered that he
was going to make that hundred by
the end Of vacation.
II know Eut we have to let the
hoy grow up. We have to give him
the same chance we wanted ourselves.
He isn't sentimental about the money
he earns. He does a days work for
a days pay and he pays his own way
as far as he can and he gets the
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PALE HANDS
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR.

wait you're come around to my WAY
Of thinking. Rut you've always re-
fused to see things az they are. To-
night you must decide whether or not
you want me. I've made up my mind
TO that"
Monas brain was Keeling. She had
never seen Ronny like this. Always
before she had been able TO keep him
at arms length. Even her caresses
had been like favors bestowed nv a
queen on a beloved subject. But 10.
night he had broken bounds. Did he
really mean what he had said? Surely
he would give her some time to think
things over. After all. it was asking
a great deal of her TO give up every
thing for him. or course. he had
plenty of money and It wouldn't he
hard to divorce Richard in Paris But
did she want TO marry again, even
ROnny?
II must have time to think II over"
she said at last ITS too serious n
thing to consider lightly. And. after
all. IT would he my sacrifice: a man
never has to consider such matters.
1T wouldn't be a sacrifice IL you
loved me enough. And you've already
had plenty of time TO think things
over. No. Mona. il all resolves itself
down to the point of whether or not
YOU care. You must make UP your
mind tonight"
And IL I refiIsen'
Then I won't see you again. III
take you hack to the house and things
will he over between Ms"
A sudden thought flashed across
Mona's mind. Fritzie Lang II
wouldn't he hard for her to catch
Ronny on the rebound. And how she
would clOat over her victory. NOT
knowing. Of course. how II had heeu
accomplished.
tCopvright I9"fl
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some physical condition. Whatever 1t
is. nature will he the first to come TO
the aid. You can rely upon her To
work day and night increasingly to
counteract the difficulty. 1t is to help
her that parents should bend every
effort. This is according TO the sci
ence Of medicine. and doctors strive
to quicken the process.
The three specific aids to nature In
keeping children we'll. or adults, for
that matter. are fresh air rest and
the right food in the right proper
tons. All Of these things are pleas
ant. Pure air Is the finest tonic. Rest
is the great restorer. and good food re
plenishes waste and feeds energy 1T
is only because of the compleNity or
modern living that these aids are so
often and 80 seriously neglected But
inst as sure AS they are not Needed,
health IL sacrificed.
Fresh. Pure Air.
During the Summer il is a simple
matter to see that children get plenty
Of pure air. especially if YOU are In
the country or at the SeaShOre. II Is
the city children that have 10 he given
especial attention. Where there Is
any plot oc ground. however small.
convert IL into play yard one where
the children have prior claim. but
whore parents may have place and
they, too. derive the benefits of open,
air living Our neiShbors across the
sea in England have the knack of
converting the tiniest bits of ground
In cities INTO veritahle garden spots,
= 10Y to look at and pleasure to be
in SO We should make our smallest
out of door ground so attractive that
the children love to be in 1t. Get the
most from the garden this season
There are many cheap ways that add
decoration and comfort.
Sufficient Sleep.
Early to bed is essential even If
early To rise is not so important. III
YOU find the children unhappy about
going TO bed by day"-as is. indeed.
what happens many times in the day
light -sav wing season when the early
to.bed' advice is follOwed-See that
they have afternoon maps. IL YOU
allow them to remain up approx
mately the length of time of such
Maps this will prove an excellent in
centive This idea is recommended
when days are so hot that rest is
prefera BILE around noontime and the
cool of the evening proves more
felritouS time for enjoyment. OF
course we are not considering infants
now. but little children who have out
grown the usual morning and after
noon nap stage.
DigeStibie Food.
AS for food, that is a whole cha pit Ell
in itself. But it should be remem
hered that children's appetites vary as
well as requirements in individual
cases. See that the food agrees with
the child and let him feel that he is
having what he wants. This Is not
always easy. but it is possible, and
the psychology of it is good.
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under this awning during Summer
shower and hear the rain patter
down on the tin.
The fact that it can he painted
any desired color and changed with
the seasons is very praCt ad-
yanta. for color schemes are as
carefully worked out now for ter
race and porch as they ever were
Tor interiors.
Here the house walls are of creamy
white stucco. like the houses Of the
Mediterranean countries. The nat
stones are a bright Italian blue. the
furniture is bright yellow and the
upholsteries are red, lattice patterned
chintz.
Copyright. 1895
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The People Go to War.

WHITE PLAINS. \. Y, August
- I716.-The New York Convention
Is daily passing laws which are put
ting the entire State on war basis.
This war for independence is war
of the people in every hamlet and
village. not only against invading
hordes from across the sea. hut also
against enemies at home-the Tories
at our very doors. While the Army
is preparing to meet the Kings sol
diers on the field of battle. the home
folks are preparing to hold In check
the Tories who. though not organized
in field armies. are formidable enc
mics none the less. the more difficult
10 deal with because their activities
are more widespread and carried on
in the disguise of friends and neigh
hOrs
The Conventions chief concern now
Is to send the militia to New York
City and to the Highlands Of Hud-
sons River. The great problem is to
eouip the militia The endeaVor is to
provide every militjaman with mus
ket or firelock, q hayonet or toma :
hawk a blanket and a knapsack with
me pot or camp kettle for every six
men. But even this sCanty outft cam
not always I've had. Therefore the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
Stuffed Peach Ices.

1t is not necessary to use home
made ice cream in the preparation of
peach ices Any good ice cream will
do Pare and halve the peaches and
remove the stones. Fill the cavities
with chopped nut meats. orange mar
malade. or chopped mara schino cher
ries. Put the peach halves together
again and arrange in sherbet or other
glass serving dishes. over each
peach place two or three ia tablespoon
fuls of vanilla ice cream or lemon ice.
and top with a rosette of whipped
cream.
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Dip the peaches in boiling water
and remove the skins. Cut in quar-
terS. Put in stew pan and add just
enough water to prevent them from
burning and ! cup Of sugar to ap-
prOximately I pint Of fruit. Cook. Set
aside to cool AMI fill into cruSts. Cover
with sweetened. favored whipped
cream. Individual peach tarts may
he made in the same way by baking
the crusts over inverted muffin tins.
filling with the peaches and covering
with the whipped cream.
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Yankee Pie.

Mix thoroughly one cupful of sugar
and one. half a cupful OF -four. Slice
some apples very thin and place them
in pie crust. using four or five
slices in the bottom of the crust.
Then pour the -four and sugar mix
ture in the pie crust Cover the top
with thinly sliced apples. Scatter one
teaSpoonful Of butter over the ton
and sprinkle with sugar. Add one
and one half cupfuls Of water. Let
bake SLOWLY until the crust is brown.
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Apple John.

Sift together one cupful of flour,
one fourth teaspoOnful of salt, and
one teaspoonful of baking powder.
Rub in one Tablespoonful of butter,
and beat In one egg and one-half a
cupful Of milk. This should be thick
batter. Put one pint of sour apples
peeled and sliced in deep pan and
cover with batter. When baked. re-
verse. Cover with sugar, nutmeg and
butter and serve with whipped crea m.
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nEDVNTNETI CTTADTES BY THORNTON
DELI lNIL ~ lOkNlLIO ". BURGESS

What he really did was to pull tina,
oyster open. Then when that
oyster was opened sufficiently. Mr.
Starfish simply turned his stomach
wrong side out over that oyster in
side the shell and that was the end
of the oyster.
All that Reddy and Jimmy could
see was that that starfish seemed To
ne very busy about somethine They
We're 40 Interested that thew forgot
all about everything else. They saw
that shell forced open and then for
some time they couldn't see that any
thing was happening. But by and
by that StarfiSh let go of the shell
and began :" crawl away. They
could see down into that partly
opened shell.
Reddy looked at Jimmy and
Jimmy looked at Reddy and they
both looked down At that half
opened shell. There was nothing in
il. no. sir. there was nothing in it.
1t WAS AS empty as a shell could
he. Again Reddy looked at Jimmy
and Jimmy looked at Reddy
''po Won suppose said Reddy.
that that shell WAS empty all the
time and thar that was the reason
II opened $" easily"
Jimmy Skunk shook his head. NO. -
said he. in a most decided way Il
have seen a lot of oysters and a lot
of oyster shells. Empty shells are
never closed tight that way. There
certainly was an oyster in that shell.
II looks to me very much as il tina Il
oyster had been eaten right under
our very noses. Look, there comes
another one of those things. Let's
watch him"
Sure enough. another big starfiSh
came creeping into view Jimmy and
ReddN watched. This one passed
right over the empty oyster shell
without paving any attention TO it,
But when il rea ched the next oyster
il stopped Reddy and Jimmy saw
il fold its arms about this oyster
Then. as reward for patient watch =
ing they saw precisely the same
hing happen that happened with the
first oyster aud the starfsh. Slowly.
very slowly. the shell opened. When
It had become open wide enough. the
startiSh was very busy for a while
although It seemed Ia he just rest =
ing therel BY a nd ny il moved away and
il left an empty shell. Then Reddy
and Jimmy knew beyond a doubt
that somehow those starfiSh opened
The oysters and ate them. As a
matter of fact. the starfish are the
worst enemies of the oysters. They
also feed on other kinds of shellfish
hut they are particularly fond of
oysters.
The starfsh Reddy and Jimmy
had watched was the common star
FISH. hut there are many kinds. Some
a them are very large and others
are quite small The common star
Ash has Ave arms. though sometimes
II may have six or seven. But there
are starfsh with great many arms.
Downright. 1920
The French government is support
ing a movement to develop the hard,
d., ccal Of France as substitute for
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Okra Pudding.

Combine one cupful of cooked okra
pods with one cupful of minced ham.
add one onion minced. and stir in the
yolks of three eggs. Season with salt
and paprika to taste. Then fold in
the egg whites and bake for about 90
minutes in a moderate oven. Serve
hot with tomato sauce or white
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Yellow Angel Cake.

Boil one and one-half cupfuls OF
sugar and three fourths of a cupfu
of water until it will spin thread
Pour the strip over the beaten whites
of six eggs. Beat until cool. Add
the yolks of the six eggs we'll beaten
Fold in one cupful of -four one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar. and one.
half a teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake
In a slow oven for one hour.
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The Convenient Stomach.
The Starfsh has. without a doubt.
The most convenient stomach out.
-RaddN Fox

If he has any StOma Oh trouble there
Is no reason in the world why the
etarfsh shouldn't get rid of the
trouble right away There is no eN-
cuse for NOT knowing what the
trouble is He doesn't need
stomach pump. All he has To d" is
10 turn his stomach wrong side out
As a matter Of fact. that is the way
he eats his food. He doesn't have
To take the trouble Of biting it. chew
Ing il and Swal lowing It. He just
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HOME NOTES
By JENNY WREN.

This gay awning. Haunting its
bright stripes of Spanish red and
yellow. will never be torn by the
wind or discolored by the weather
for il Is of painted tin.
Imagine how delightful it is to sit
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no YOT SUPPOSE" ASKED
RF.DDY. THAT THAT SHELL
WAS ENTITY ALL THE TINE
tunrs his stomach inside ont around
the food and that is AL there Is To IT,
ReddN Fox and Jimmy skunk saw
this done though they didn't quit"
understand What was happenine
They did know that somehow or
other that slarfish was opening ar
OYSTER How he did il. they didn I
understand. but they SAW him do it.
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BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Keeping children in good health is
part of the duties Of parenthood. 1t
Is great mistake to confuse this with
any thought OF being fussy about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12

children. Health is normal. To he
sick indicates that something has gone
wrong. II may he through mental
strain: in school children this is often
the case. though there are plenty OF
other WAYS or II may lie through