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CAKE BATTER
AND HEAT

THE heat, of baking does five
i things : to cake batter. II
speeds up the baking powder or
other chemical used for leaven-
ing in forming gas and so causes
the cake to rise. 1t changes
some OF the liquid in the batter
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, teins. particularly the gluten in
the flour and the albumer of the
egg. so that after the cake rises
it sets and remains light. 1t
cooks the starch in the flour and
takes away it's unpleasant raw
taste, and it browns the crust.
The chief knack in baking, then.
is to regulate the temperature so
that the cake will SET as soon as
enough gas and water vapor have
formed, but before they have
time to escape or condense.
The right temperature. say
home economic specialists of the
United States Department Of
Agriculture. depends on the kind
of leavening. whether the batter
is thick or thin. and on the shape
and size of the pan.
For most cakes. if the tempera-
ture is right at the start, it need
not be changed during baking. a
reliable oven thermometer OF an
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The oven door should be opened
only when necessary and the pan
should be moved as little as posi-
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Cakes may generally be con-
sidered done when they shrink
from the pan. but for safety they
may be tested with a clean straw
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When the pans are taken from
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-08
Little Dreamed Influence of HeTedity Would BE Denied

lished that must unburden my
self--so here goes.
when the contest was an
nounced / thought that the only
difference of opinion would be as
to the degree in which the differ
ent traits and characteristics were
transmutable from one genera.
ton to the other. Little did |
dream that, in this enlightened
age, any intelligent person would
deny absolutely the Influence of
heredity on a human life.
No one. could deny that the
purely physical side of a person
is influenced to a great extent
by the combination of ancestors
which preceded it-that is easily
seen on all sides. That little girl
that is an exact counterpart of
her mother. The boy with the
wonderful Muscular build, the
bull dog" chin and the intelli-
gent forehead of the father, and
If you know the family we'll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-08
Home Influence Is More
Important Than School
BY DR.: Charles A. L. Reed

. armies and angry mobs, each
member of which for the time
being has become more savage
than civilized.
Incapable parents bring up chill
dren who ARE morally defective.
and irresponsible parents OF the
neurotic type brings up neurotic
children,
Parents should understand and
sympathize with the dominant in
terests in the temperament Of
their child, or they will thwdrt
it's legitimate promptings and
spoil it's future.
Or. Harry Campbell, the distin-
Guished English authority, gives
some very practical hints on this
subject. Do. not try, he says, to
mould a child according to your
own preconceived ideas. You can
not decide whether your bulb is
to be blue hyacinth or a white
lily. Give him the fullest scope to
realize himself. To do this we
must allow him to be free from
family tradition in the widest
sense and from the bias of any
religious sect to which his parents
belong.
If we persistently use authority
we may either rear a family fol
whom father says" Is the su
preme authority or one that takes
every opportunity to rebel We
have failed, whichever happens.
to produce useful men and
women. p M
Never patronjZe or enjoy using
power over the young. Do not
hold children to their infantility<
Growth is sacred; let them thread
their own needles and mend their
own punctures. We hate to
think they can do without us, but
they have to and we have to I'D
NIT it.
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CHAPTER XII.

At o'clock Flossie came flying
I \ down the stairs, whistl:ng
like g bird as she came.
Weir she exclaimed, open
ing her blue eyes wide as she
saw that Mary Rose was dressed
for the street. certainly am
surprised that Poison-face let you
off early
peated, puzzled.
Flossie waved an airy hand in.
the direction of John Manners
private office, ''Poison-fac Man
ners!' she giggIed. He's been
running around looking like a
grave digger for days! Haven't.
you noticed what an awful crouch
he has? I think his girl must have
turRed him down, or somet thing"
She loved to rub 1t intoA MARY
Rose that John Manners had a
girl.
At home, they found that Mrs.
Middleton had a bite of early sup
per for Flossie, on the Kitchen
table. And you just sit right
down there and ear it" she said,
pushing the girl into chair,
IOu WOu cat b4tC Vi AhG sup
per when you get to that party
you'll be that excited"
WhirlWind
FIossie was excited now, for
that matter. She chirped and twit-
tered like a sparrow as she picked
at the plate of baked beans and
the toasted tomato sandwiches her
mother had fixed for her.
"Oh. | can't eat. Really I'm
not hungry! she appealed to
Mrs. Middleton. Please let me
go up and see my dress! And
she was gone like a tiny whirl-
wind
BY the SINE Mary Rose got up
stairs, she Nas standing before
the mirror, wearing the pink chif-
fon dress. It's short. fluffy skirt
did not reach to Ker knee. and
she stood on her toes like ballet
dancer. her slim legs supporting
her as a stem supporting a flower.
Polly Of the circus she cried.
throwing her sister a fairy-like
kiss from her rosy finger-tips.
Mary Rose. you don't think
much Of NJ. ! know. but you
must admit I'm pretty!
You're not pretty, you're beau
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enough You also realize that the
fathers firmness, fighting quail
tiles, tenacity of purpose and abil-
ity to learn goes right along with
the chin and forehead. The sweet
disposition of the mother is also
"a wonder gift to the little girl
along with the adorable face.
"Of course the characteristics
of a~person may not come from
either the father or mother but
may go back several generations
and many of the parents traits
may not show at all. If it so
happened that my father had
stolen a horse at some time in
his life / would not like to think
that l was predestined to purloin
a Tin Lizzie" and l would not
think so.
I'm my own life is noticeable
the traits OF both my father and
mother but far more 60 those of
my grandfather disposition to
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The foIto4Oimg letter addressed
to the Edttor skirts the subject
Of heredity Vs. environment.
ELLIN MACKAY has married a
II genius. Lucky Ellin. United
TO a living spark Of God.fire, her
self child Of q successful father,
with all his stubborn will power
to do that which he thinks right
embedded''i lin her iyoung heart and
soul. what a thrill to contemplate
the children that win come out of
such a union.
"A genius-so few of us ever
stand out from the crowd--so few
of us ever. find expression for the
celestial fire that burns within
us all. Irwin Berlin has been
free-free as a bird on the wing,
! necessitated to fly hither and yon
to work OFT his own destiny, un-
bound by riches or parental exac-
titude. And as he flew the nat
ural il14. Nses within gave vent to
their joy NsoGg and dance that
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A THOUGH he did not expect
to win copy of "A Son of
His Father" for his letter on
heredity and environment, A. B.
Pifer, 202S G st. n. W., today
has thrust upon him that honor,
as his letter on the subject was
considered the best received yes.
terday.
Mr.. Pifer is amazed that some.
of the writer's of letters to this
newspaper have denied outright
the influence of heredity on hu-
man life. He is a stickler for
heredity. but not to the extent
that he believes because his
father might have stolen a horse
that he would i be impelled by
heredity to come along and steal
an automobile.
Here is Mr.. Pfifer's letter:
'I wish to state right now
that I am not writing this letter
with the expectation of winning a
prize, but l have been so sur
prised by some of the letters pub
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take a chance, the quality
known as sIrewdness. a terrible
temper which flares up at the
slightest provocation and just as
quickly cools down-all of these
are noticeable, not only to me but
my friends who have known the
family. OF course the good lega-
cies may be developed while the
bad ones can he suppressed but
the spark is there nevertheless
a mixture Of the many lives Of
past generations which have gone
into NV makeup.
OF course no one wishes to think
he inherits bad habits but we
might as well look the facts in the
face-the Bible even says that
1.-THE sins of the fathers shall be
visited upon their children, even
unto several succeeding genera
tons"
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emaT1ated from his unshackIed.
brain and was recorded like unto
music that flows forth, from a
music box--ever the power within
taking expression without
And now, fortunate Ellin
Mackay will be known not merely
as Ellin Mackay, daughter of
Clarence Mackay, millionaire, but
as the wife of the musical genius,
Irwin Berlin.
Berlin is also millionaire, but
one can never speak of money
and genius with the same breath.
IT'S with an awed reverence that
one refers to genius. Money
money can be made in such dev-
ious ways, and there are so many
folks who are just rich.
So Irwin Berlin's public con-
graduates Ellin Mackay on her
marriage to the genius who has
given his all so unstintingly unto
them, and may they be happy for
ever. more.
ORION MARIE MCKEE.
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FlOssie Looks
Like Ballet
Dancer
Read This First

FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE
MIDDLETON are two pretty
sisters. the daughters OF a
widowed mother. They work
for the Dexter Automobile
Company.
Mary Rose is secretary to
the sales manager. JOHN
MANNERS. and is in love
with him. He is engaged to
DORIS HING. an heil-ess.
Because Of her feeling for him.
Mary Rose repeatedly refuses
TO marry TOM FITZROY, q
young doctor.
Flossie. q born fliIt. does a
very poor job of keeping the,
office files. She spends most
Of her time running around
with the president Of the COM
paI1y. HILARY DEXTER, al
though she's engaged to his
secretary, SAM JESSUP.
John Manners takes Mary
Rose home to meet his invalid
mother. and after several
weeks when they see each
other OFTEN, tells her ne loves
her and always viii, even IL
he mlarf.ies Doris.
MRS. DEXTER finds FlOs-
sizes vanity case in her llHs-
band s car, and when she
comes tostIle office to tel him
she'll divorce him. she nlis-
takes Mary Rose for FlOssie,
aid gives her tongue lash.
ing before the whole office.
Flossie points out. IL Sam Hes
sup finds out that his Girl has
been going out with Dexter.
he'd never marry her. And
Mary Rose hopes and prays
that Sam win marry FIossie
and keep her out of mischief.
The office has a Halloween
masquerade but Mary Rose
doesn't 90.
(Now Go ON With the story
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tifulf' Mary Rose. assured her..
and she meant 1t from the bottom
of her heart. That's why hate
TO see you throw yourself away
on a. married man." -
.Sermonizing again said Flos-
sic, taking off her gauzy pink
dress, and getting ready for her
bath. And anyway, on married
man, or on anybody else! take
pretty good care OF Number One.
Don't you worry about anybody
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aeaGNsE :$:=E

Home influence if far more i'm
portant than that of school or
college. There the child gets his
or her impressions Of life at a
time when the mind is most i'm
questionable.
Mental temperament or DISPOSE
ton remains much the same
throughout life, but the emo
tional nature is enormously in
fluenced during early years. Every
influence on it is permanent, and
will color the whole of the future
life.
A child brought up among saw
ages might accept quite naturally
all their social codes. These say.
age tendencies are very near the
surface, even In the most civilized.
and come to light in invading
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-08
W HEN DID 1T
HAPPEN AND
WHERE

WHEN was Fort Ticonder-
w oga taken by the British
under Haldeman?
2. When was the University Of
Nebraska founded?
3. When did Tasman, the noted
Dutch navigator, live?
A. When did Venice reach the
height of it's power?
). When was Hunting the
Shark" by Lewis Carroll, pub
lished?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tOmOrI Ow.
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not be there to see how she
looked. He seemed to make it a
special point never to be at home
on the nights when Mary Rose
came to read to his mother!
At half-past 5 Flossie was all
dressed. Her hair was curled in
a hundred golden rings on her
little head. Her cheeks were
scarlet with rouge and excite
ment, and her white shoulders
rose like snow above the low
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A Story
Of w ashingtOn
Mary Rose Reads
70 John
Mother

me for & drive Instead she
asked. was just leaving tne
house.
@see you in ten seconds, and
he hung up.
heard the dull rumble Of MS car
as 1t tore UP the street. sii1 ran
out to him.
All dressed upa1id wnsre do
we 20? she cried gayly a. she
climbed in beside him ant snug
gIe6f under the raccoOil rue
have only twenty minutes y. So
He took out his watch and
looked at 1T. Where DO yru
have TO be at 81 o'clocn. ne
asked, looking hard At her
Dinner date with some nlan
Because II you have one, + y De
darned ifA I'll drive sou 70 !.
She laughed and shook her
head. No. indeed. I'm going 70
have dinner with an old lady
Sharp, afferward, she answers
II never go anywhere with any
man any more, Tom.
He started the car. he old
lady happens to be the mother Of
the man / work for. " she went
on serenely q think YOU sal
your mother knows John Man
ner's nother?''
She saw his Jaw set in b faFd
line. but he made no comment
You needn't be jealous Of him,
Tom, she said presently. He's
going to marry that Miss Hinig
OF his, and he's all wrapped up in
her
But even then. he made no siga
that he'd heard her. He kent lis
Dyes forward. and in five minutes
they were standing before the
high, narrow house in Is street
where John Manners lived.
What time will you be ready
to leave here he asked gfimly.
as he helped her out of the car.
At nine.
'tI'Il call for you.
oh, please don't bother, Mary
Rose begged him. I'd just loye
to walk home, really. need the
air
stubborn
..I'H call for you" he said again
and drove away.
At 9 o'clock when she opened
the door of the house and stepped
out. the ffIsl thing she saw was
his car parked across the street.
He got out or 1t and came toward
her.
'sJohnny-on- the spot, he called
secret soul. Johnny" was what
Manners mother called him.
Tim going to drive YOU home
L.. e.. II 49,
minutes Tom said as he started
the car. while ! so over tJ
Mercy Hospital and take look at
a fellow operated on this after
noon. Then I'll come back and
get you. It's too cold for you 10
sit around outdoors tonight.
She laid her hand on his arm
"Oh. no, Tom, please take nc
straight home, z she pleaded
Mothers alone andI ought t.
do some mending.
But he drove on. Sometimes
Tom was stubborn, with the stub
bornness that all good-naturcd
men sometimes display. And this
was one of those times.
You're just like a spoiled
child!' Mary Rose told him, but
when he drove up before the huge
white Colonial house. where he
lived with his mother and father
she got out willingly enough.
After all. what difference did il
make what she. did? John Man
ners wouldn't care il she married
Tom tomorrow, anyway! SheN
might just as well lead her own
life and let him lead his, and
not worry about it.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
hnvE0rIcrMENT
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putting anything over on little
F'lossier'
II While she was taking her bath,
Mary Rose dressed herself for
the 6 o'clock dinner she was CO.
ing to have with John Manners
mother. But there was no joy
in the task. She really didn't
care whether she looked well or
not.
Nit-Wit
For she knew that John would
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And to think that shes going
to marry that no-acceiint boy.
there she snorteu, tossing her
Sam. "a girl like that who could
marry anybody On earth that she
wanted to marry! And she picks
out that nit-witi''
Mary Rose went out into the
hall and looked at the clock.
Twenty minutes to six!
must 60 or I'll be late she said,
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bpNT OF hJtA ANsAosO
in life.
Children are
made or mar
red, according
to the way
their parents
Or guardians
treat them. In
this way it
happens t h a t
many nervous
disorders, or
ncurOSes. | n
after life are
the result of
faulty upbring-
inp during
arly child
hood.
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neck OF the befIowered pink dress.
With her short skirts and long
pink silk -encased legs. she looked
like a painters dream Of ballet
dancer.
''She may be my daughter, but
she's the prettiest girl I've ever.
seen in my lifeY' Mrs. Middleton
said to Mary Rose, as they stood
in the bay window of the brown
house and watched FloSsie climb
into Sam 8 ''Wheezer.' -
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Old women in their snowy ker.
chiefs stand behind the stalls To
serve you. And the milkmaids
pass by with two pals hanging
from their shoulders, strung on
a pole.
One can gain an idea Of the
appearance Of the city when it
is known that Bruges is said to
have been founded in the seventh
century, in the fourteenth cen
tury II was the northern counter
part Of Venice and some Of the
buildings in the city date from
that time
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and put on her hat. AS she kissed
her mother good-by, the telephone
rang.
Toms Jealous
1t was Tom Fitzroy.
I'm phoning from the drug
store down at the corner ne
said. II thought if you aren't
busy I'd run up for minute.
We haven't seen each otner for
cooII's age
How would YOU like u take
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Who Said It

+ Thought is the measure Of
liTe."
A life is measured by ideas. G.
G.. Leland declares in The Re
turn Of the Gods"
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Former President American
Medical Association

YOU, if a parent, have occasion
L to be proud, or otherwise, &C.
responsibilities.
Parenthood is the greatest and
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TRY THE TIMES
DAILY
SIX

l. Literature What American
humorist has received worldwide
fame?
2. History. Which American
foreign : policy has been summed
up by. the phase: "All guests are
welcome: but they must not bring
their guns?" -.
3. Geography. What percent
age Of the earth's surface is
water?
4. Business. Which part of the
worlds supply OF rayon fartificial
sillN is proudced in the United
States? g.
5. Mankind. How many per-
sons with mental diseases are in
mates OF institutions in the United
States?
6. Human nature. What is the
cause of surprise?
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ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.

ANSN EIfS
To Yesterdays Questions.
I. The New York Yacht Club
WAS incorporated February l6.
1865.
>. st. Marks Vampanile, Ven
ice. collapsed in 1902,
3. The mission of San An
tonic. on the present site of
Jolon, Cal. was founded in July,
I'LL.
4. Lubbock, Germany, was
founded in 1143.
5. Sebastian Rasle, Jesuit mis-
sionary. was killed at Norridge
wock Me-. August IL, 1924.
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ANSWERS.

/. Science. Leucocytes.
>. Law. An agreement of two
or more persons to combine some
or all of their property, labor an
skill in an enterprise and divide
their profits or losses in certain
proportions.
5. Civfcs The 'Children's Blu
reau. United States Department
OF Labor.
4. Art. Titan In Italian. TIKI
ano Vecelli or Vecellio) l477-1576.
5. Music, Lucrezi Bori, Of Ital-
ian descent
6. Health. An inflammation VI
the saliVary glands.
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This Day il. Our History

THIS anniversary publication IN lis Of Inomas
Pane Sense Paine maintained tfat all citizens
entitled the government The book mad Al
profound influence.
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First English Name Of Boston

IE English first Timountan which
changed to the meeting OF the early
Der z. 1880.
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