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Evening star., 1926-07-30

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Evening star., 1926-07-30

At a certain point on the beach
there were many rocks. Some or
these rocks went far out into the
water. so that when the tide was
high they were wholly covered. When
the tide was low, some of them would
be entirely out of the water ana some
would be partly covered with water.
They were big rocks. Seaweed was
attached to them and in among them
lived all sorts of curious little seafolk.
Both Jimmy Skunk and Reddy FOX
had discovered that when the toe was
out there sometimes could be founo
in among the rocks things very gooo
to eat. So at low tide they were IN
the habit of going down there 10 see
what they could find
1t happened one night that Reddy
Fox was poking about among tnese
rocks clear down to the waters edge'
Beyond him he could see the nat TOPS
of great rocks standing in the water
but he paid no attention TO these'
They did not interest him In the ieast.
He could not get out to them. so why
think about it? =,
He had Just found a fish that had
been washed ashore. 1t looked like a
very good fish. Reddy opened his
mouth to pick it up, when suddenly
there was a sharp bark right behind
him. Reddy did not even take time
to look. He did not pick up the fish.
Away he raced up the beach as fast
q his legs could take him. Several
times he heard that bark and each
time he heard it he tried to run
little faster. When he was safely UP
hack of a sand dune he stopped to
listen. At first he heard no sound
Then he heard that barking again
far away. Reddy crept back to the
top of the sand dune. You should
have seen how crafty he was. AS he
got near the edge he flattened himself
right down on the sand and crawled.
He crawled until he was right behind
a little bunch Of coarse, stiff grass
growing on the very edge of the sand
dune. He peeped between the blades
of grass. 1t was bright moonlight.
He could see almost as well as if it
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Care or Neglect of Little Things
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.
shuttle is sorted and selected with true

shuttle Is sorted and selected with true
thought.
This care about the little things
should not be confused with introspec-
ton. This is often disastrous. 1t tends
to be destructive instead of conStruc'
tive. Life is constructive. Each day
and hour, yes, and more than that'
each minute and secord, we are max
ing our lives, weaving and 1nterWeaV'
ing thoughts and acts, which are the
outcome of thoughts. It Is when we
look back upon what we have done
and begin to appreciate that we might
have done it better that introspection
gets in it's mischievous work.
Making Little Things Count.
If by reviewing the day or the year
or any period we can see mistakes and
realize that we could have done better
and will not fall into the same error
again, the introspection takes on a
constructive element. Then it is help
full. We should continually be learn
ing better methods and finer ways of
weaving threads of life.
Wife's Part.
No one appreciates the Importance
of little things. which we are con-
sidering as the threads of life, more
fully than a wife and mother. She
realizes to the full, If she is fine
woman, that the essence of happiness
lies in them. Great moments come
of sorrow or joy, and strength to
bear the burden is found or wonder
full avenues to express the happiness
are discerned. But even in these the
little things stand out with vividness.
They stamp themselves oftentimes In
singularly clear patterns.
Matter of Lifetime.
But the days of our lives are chiefly
made up of small happenings, little
incidents, things that appear insignifi-
can't at the moment. 1t is only in
later times that we fully appreciate
that minor things were major ones,
Just as we frequently notice that
what we thought was a big event
proved of small significance. One
charming woman conflded to me once
that her whole life had been enriched
by such a seemingly trivial matter as
a game of croquet.
She was only young girl, then,
but in the after years of her life, she,
could think of few things that had
been Of greater importance. She was
"a good sport" and when she and her
partner in the game were losing, she
refused to consider failure, but with
laugh and bit of banter. and
some good planning on how to handle
the game to the finish they won. Her
partner said she won his heart then
and there by the way she took things
as well as by the way she won out,
and he soon took her for his partner
for life.
Other Points.
A little thing? Yes! But is it not
in the little things that we show our
mettle and our character. Children,
when they are up-grown, often recall
little events of their childhood days,
showing how they were influenced
through all the later years by some
little incident and the way the father
or mother acted then.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Does Not Need Lime Water.

Mrs. Blank writes: my baby Will be
10 months old and has very narrow
shoulders and small bones. The last
time l weighed him he was months
old and weighed II pounds and 9h
ounces.
II gave him % ounces of milk. with
some water, and tablespoonfuls of
malt sugar. He had a little vegetable
soup in the afternoon.
1.-THE last two weeks he cut his
first tooth. Now give him ounces
OF whole milk, no water or sugar, with
3 tablespoonfuls of farina night and
morning. He also gets one-half of the
yolk of an egg three times a week
and ripe tomato juice or orange juice
three times a week
He seems to be late in teething
Should l put lime water in his milk?
Should / give him cod liver oil this
hot weather? For the last four weeks
he has walked around his play pen.
He did not drink orange juice. but
he will take the whole orange. In
that way he gets the pulp too. How
can l get him to eat vegetables with
out forcing him.
Answer.--1t would be very wise pro-
cedure to weigh the baby at least
once in every two weeks and thus be
sure of his gain and not wonder If
he is too small for his age. His
weight at s months was fairly nor
NAL and his diet now is all right,
though he can take the vegetable soup
every day and the fruit juices every
day.
Lime water will not help to make
teeth. ] say this often: 1t should be
taking root soon. Inorganic lime, that
type found in. lime water, has no
power to furnish lime to the human
system. 1t is just an anti-acid agent,
similar in action to bicarbonate of
soda.
Organic lime is found In milk, green
vegetables, whole grain cereal foods,
etc. The baby must have vegetables,
milk in abundance and cereals and
fruits in order to get his supply OF
lime. The use of cod liver oil Is al
ways indicated when babies are slow
in physical development and In teeth
ing. In addition to containing Valu-
able minerals and Vitamins, cod liver
oil seems to have the property or
helping the body to use the lime
and phosphorus present in the other
foods.
No child of 10 months should be able
to dictate about whether he Will or
won't eat vegetables. Give the baby
a spoonful Of sieved vegetables and
expect him to eat it. If all ordinary
methods fail one has no recourse but
to force the food, since it is so es-
sential to the child's welfare.
Insist on the orange juice; he is too
young for the pulp.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

| which vegetables are cooked. either
in soup or boiled down as sauce.
He has no sweet tooth and II
given a piece Of frosted cake he will
remove the icing and lay 1t aside. He
doesn't care for ice cream, sodas
| cocoa, chocolate, and seldom wants
anything between meals. except sthe
fruit, which is always available for
that purpose.
HE is very athletic and active
and does well at school. He Is a
great reader. I was library assist.
ant before marriage and formerly !
selected his books for him, but lately
he says the books / select aren't very
interesting-not many people get
killed in them.
HE would rather play outdoors
than attend the movies. He never
attends at night and he hates to give
up an afternoon, though occasionally
he goes to special attraction.
Long before I learned your view
about castor oil had discovered that
letting him eat as many oranges at
one time as he liked Generally half
q dozen) was just as effective as a
physic, though this has seldom been
required.
"Our son sleeps every night in a
draft. and often sits in a draft. We
think our son proves the correctness
of your teachings about the harm
lessness and healthfulness of expos.
ure'."
(Copyright 1920
Evening star., 1926-07-30
HOW 1T STARTED
By JEAN NEWTON.
That Word "Silly."

In our word SILLY" which we use
today for simple, shallow. foolish. wit
less, we have a good example of the
story there is in words. For, accord
ing to it's derivation, silly means good.
blessed, and it is merely through the
shading and molding of popular
usage that it has acquired its present
significance.
"Silly" comes to us from the Anglo
Saxon "saelig," meaning happy, good.
blessed. So it is a first cousin to the
German "selig," meaning blescsed or
sacred. The first step in the degenera-
ton of the word was its use for harm
less, innocent, inoffensive, as Chaucer
used it in This silly, innocent Gus
tance." From this came it's implica-
ton of helpless. frail, even weak,
whence came the significance of weak
in mind. And so, from its original
meaning of good and blessed, we have
our modern SILLY"
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Clues to Character
The Convex Eye.
By. j. o. ABERNETHY.

Many expressions Of the eye cannot
be described, yet are readily under
stood by US once we see them. Per-
sonal magnetism is one Of the things
that we cannot transmit by words
A brilliant orator can create a pro-
found impression upon his audience
by the expression of the eye. yet all
this is lost in reading his speech.
Many of it's expressions cannot be re-
produced. The best study Of the eye
must be made in the living subject.
Still, there are expressions that can be
described and their meanings under
stood.
In studying the eye for signs of
character, nine things must be taken
into consideration. They are the form,
size, color, degree of brightness, shape
of the fieshy opening caused by the
parting of the upper and lower lids,
the effect produced by the opening
and closing, and nearness to the nose,
the manner in which the eye rests In
the socket and it's inclination forward
or backward and the general express
sion.
The convex eye is that form which
bulges or seems to be pushed well out
from the socket. This large, round,
fiery eye is capable of deep expression
of love and emotion. The most ar
dent lovers have round, highly colored,
convex eyes. a
Evening star., 1926-07-30
"PuzzEcks"
-Puzzle.LimericEs

A youth with the pride Of a i
Thought it funny TO hector hts ?.
Till the old man 3
And pummeled his =
And showed him full many >.
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2. Male parent (colloquaiD.
3. Got up.
4. A prominent feature.
g. Celestial body.
NOTE-And after that the flaming
youth decided to be less flaming.
After what? Complete the limerick
by placing the right words. indicated
by the numbers, in their correspond
ing spaces. and you'll see. The ans
wer and another ''Puzzlick" Will be
here tomorrow.
Yesterdays 'Puzzlick."
A pretty young girl of Liberia
Was cursed with a complex inferior;
No matter how svelte
Or stylish she felt,
She always thought others superior.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
DELI lNIE y OlN1EJO ". BURGESS

were daylight. No dog was following
him. He looked back toward those
rocks. No dog was there.
Such a funny, funny look as came
over the face of Reddy Fox. 1t came
to him just then that no dog could
have been barking behind him when
he was way down there at the edge
of the water, for no dog could come
by way of the water. Slowly Reddy
got to his feet and stared back at
those rocks His black ears were
cooked forward There it was again
the barki And it came from out in
the water. AT least, Reddy was sure
it did.
Slowly, taking a step and stopping,
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taking another step and stopping
again, Reddy moved back. He was
nervous. He was all ready to run at
the slightest hint Of danger. At last
he was at almost the very edge of
the water. The barking still came
from out beyond. Then .Reddy's
sharp eyes caught sight of something
moving on a great rock out in the
water. His first thought was that
somehow a dog must be out there.
Then, as the moonlight fell full on
that rock, Reddy saw that it wasn't
a dog at all. 1t was smooth.bodied
and it looked sleek in the moonlight.
Reddy could see no legs. The head
was round. 1t made him think some.
what of the head of Little Joe Otter,
only this stranger was very much
bigger.
Once more he heard that bark and
this time he saw the stranger open
his mouth. He knew then who it was
that had fooled him. At least, he
knew it was this stranger who had
fooled him. The stranger Topped
clumSily across the rock and sud-
denly slipped into the water. Reddy
saw that round head moving swiftly
above the surface of the water. Then
it disappeared.
"Well," said Reddy, II should like
to know who that was"
Have you guessed who it was? 1t
was Barker the Seal, one of the sea
folk.
tCopyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Green Apple Pie.

Take two large apples or three
small ones, peel them and chop fine,
put into a pie crust and cover with
one and one-half cupfuls of sugar
and two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Add the top crust and bake to a crisp
brown This will make one pie and
is delicious served with or without
whipped cream.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Preserved Cherries.

To every pound of fruit allow one
pound of sugar Stone the cherries,
cover with sugar, and let stand in a
cool place over night. In the morn
Ing put over the fire and cook slowly
without stirring until the fruit is
soft and the sirup clear. Skim care
fully and put in Jars.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Fancy Cold Slaw.

Save the vinegar from your picked
beets for coloring cold slaw. A
mound of washed potatoes surrounded
by this pink slaw, edged by the white,
and bordered by a wreath of curly
parsley, makes a wonderfully attrac-
five and appetizing dish.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
ANSWERED by DR.. S. PARKES CADMllN

are saints in the home andAact jrxe
his satanioIna1esty in businesaf
Answer-Scaroely one In q xa1kfy
long experience. It requires q prAc-
| ticed hypocrite to flllythis 4iificuft dual
role. A mans real self.is liaDl9 70
! crop out at any moment Yet Ihe1sa
have been some extraordinary .Rhsae-
ties OF DIR. JekylI and Mr.. Hyd6Awvfo
| managed to wear the halo on. Hhe
hearth and at the sa1nettmoedrfsRf Rfle
horns and hoofs for the store.
A far more numerousstype o0nststs
OF men who are prompt tscopEteo4aDAnd
honest In their business relations but
| dilatory, boorish and abusive IN Eheir
1 domestic relations. Their families re-
sent their studied neglect ana pesty
tyrannies. When they pass out nns
testimonials appear in the press Ahd
strange silence reign5 In. the ho1uA.
Yet the majority OF men whoAsre
reliable and affabie in business are
Trustworthy and jovHble everyWnSeA.
and they are the predominat1ngA Aype.
But as they have little or no news
value when compared with groteeque
or vulgar bullies, their virtuous dusl.
tiles are not ofen published abroad.
Little Roclk...ATk.
What is meant by the phrase: ""You
can prove anything by statist1cs'?
And how can best use statistics in
an argument? I am high school
boy and have to take part in a de
bate in which have to use number
of statistics.
Answer-The phrase you quote IS
merely a jibe at crooked" figures.
Rightly understood. statistics Is the
science of obtaining and recording
numerical facts by which every en-
terprise of any moment has TO be
guided.
If you argue from statistics be sure
of three things: First, that you have
secured all the figures applicable 10
the case in question: secondly, that
they are accurate; thirdly. that you
have interpreted them correctly.
1t is in getting at the meaning Of
figures that people often go wrong.
Too many adopt the meaning first.
then seek figures to sustain 1t. These
are the reasoners who bring disrepute
on the science of statistics.
Evening star., 1926-07-30

ONE GRANDMOTHER OF TODAY
SHOWED SUCH CARE IN THE
LITTLE MATTER OF A GAME
OF CROQUET WHEN SHE WAS
A GIRL THAT SHE WON A
PARTNER FOR LIFE.
made up of infinitesimal elements and
the fabric of life is woven with tiny
threads. To make the pattern pleas
ing and attractive so that it satisfies
us and delights our family and friends
we have to see that each strand in the
weave is as nearly right as we can
make it. We have to wax the threads
with kindness and courtesy and weave
the fabric in the loom of love, after
seeing that each little bit, however
tiny the thread, that goes into the
Evening star., 1926-07-30

= The world is so full of a number
of things, no wonder the almighty
dollar has wings, says the Kansas
City Star.
Evening star., 1926-07-30

The Importance OF little things can
not be overestimated. Nature does not
think them trivial. and it little be-
hooves us to do so. Everything is
Evening star., 1926-07-30

Miami, Fla.
DO you believe in an expurgated
Bible?
Answer-If by expurgated Bible
you mean the omission of words and
phrases written with the intention of
pandering to a morbid taste, my an
swer Is in the negative. There are
no such elements in the Bible. But If
you mean that in certain passages 1t
would be better TO have a paraphrase
or rendering more suitable to the re-
finements of modern days I agree. AS
matter of fact. the translators of
King James version did introduce cir
cumlocutions; but even so. their free
dom of utterance was greater than
ours.
do not attach the same degree of
importance to this matter which some
people do. Huxley was an agnostic,
and when advocating Bible reading in
schools / do not remember any de-
mand on his part for an expurgated
version. Yet he was the kind of man
who would not put up with the NOR
ally harmful. Still. the advocates Of
revision have a good deal of logic on
their side.
London, England.
What do you think of the philos-
ophy of the theosophists?
Is DIR. Annie Besant a safe"
teacher, especially in her recent
Queens Hall Gondon) pronouncement
of the Hindu Krishnamurti as another
Christ?
Answer Theosophy, as an at
tempted explanation Of the mysteries
of the universe, is entitled to consid-
cradle respect. 1t Is an intellectual
achievement of some magnitude and
processes to be the outcome of re-
searches carried on from the dawn of
civilization.
For myself, believe in religion,
whereas theosophy is a science. 1t is,
moreover. a form of pessimism which
is not likely to make a strong appeal
to the American people. It's great en-
deavor is to show human beings how
to escape from existence by reducing
the number of their reincarnations.
This is Asia at it's very core.
Yet, as philosophy, theosophy has
gravity and dignity, and also sphere
for practical and humane service
which give II a place of its own.
The fact that Mrs. Besant's pro-
tege, Krishnamurti, has been refused
by scores of theosophists, threatening
schism in the whole body. would
appear to suggest that she is not re-
garded as a safe" teacher by her
own party. AS a popular exponent
of theosophic doctrines / believe she
is unexcelled. although Walter Old's
What Is Theosophy" is a model of
exposition.
AS for Krishnamurti, ! will only
say that there can be no new Christ.
We cannot even get a new Shake
speare.
Evening star., 1926-07-30

Knoxville. Tenn.
/ know q man who is an angel IN
the home and a fiend in the Office.
Is it not true that such men are
numerous?
How many such do you know who
Evening star., 1926-07-30

Questions from readers are answered daily
by DR.. s. Parlses Cadnan. president OF the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America. DIR. Cadman seeks TO answer in-
quiries that appear to be- representative of
the trends of thought in the many letters
which he receives.
Evening star., 1926-07-30
Barker the Seal.

The dog that barks may never bite,
But still may give you quite drlgnt.
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Do'rothyDir !: :; e.: :: :::'' =;
The One
You Didn't
Marry
One Sure Cure for Woman Who Pines for Sweet
heart She Didn't Marry Is to See Him as He
Is Today-Man of Dreams Doesn't Exist.

letters who write that In their good
girl swhearts Sometimes was
the girls had enough
eau to
Evening star., 1926-11-10
Trustees Sale of Valuable Two
Story Brick Business Prop
erty Located at the Northeast
Corner of Tenth and New
York Ave-, Nos. GAL and 943
New York Ave. NV.

By virtue of a certain deed of trust. dated
May L. 1925. being instrument No 1sO
recorded May 3. 1895 among the land rec
ords of the District of Columbia. and at
the request OF the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will sell At public
Ray. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF
NOVEMBER. AD. 1926. AT FOUR PM
the folio wing described land and premi ses
situate in the District of Columbia, and
designated as and being part of lot 10 in
heirs ss e .nase s a. s Nohp pa resora
in the Office of the Surveyor for the District
OF Columbia in Liber n K at folio 106 and
107 beginning at the southwest corner Of
said lot and square and running thence in q
northeasteriy direction. with the north line
northwest At right angles 70 said avenue 50
10th street a. right angle end thence
beginning.
trust Tor $40 ooooH, furthsr PARTICULAR off ff
which will be announced at time of sale
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit Of 81 900 90 re-
ouired Cqnveyancins. recording, etc. at
purchasers cost. Terms to be complied
with within thirty DAYS, otherwise deposit
forfeited and the property may be adver.
tised and resold at the discretion of the
ERNEST F.. HEHEELL.
no10-d&dsexSu Trustees.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable
Two-Story Brick Apart
ment, Containing Twelve
Apartments, and Known
as Premises 1872 Park
Road Northwest. ~

By virtue of certain deed of trust duly
recorded in Libcr No 5c49. folio 1873 ct sed. .
ot the land records Of the, District 81 Colum;
thereby the undersigned trustees will sell at
RRpAs RqRhpSA snETiaGfE TaE II noFi e ~ sssHsE
sRR p. :, 1929. At Fo6R;; ;THfkry,
and premises. situate in the District Of Co.
n'4" lot - in block Ia in Todd and Browns sub
division of parts of the tracts of land known
e esceptine sting the rear 5 feet BY fall width
thereof condemned and taken for alley pur-
poses by proceedings in District Court Case
No 700 in the supreme Court of the Dis,
trict of Columbia. The described
property is now designated fer taxation pur-
noses as lot $50 in square 1904.
Terms: Sold subject to prior deed Of
trust for, $.7,5o0. further. particulars of
the purchase price above said trust to be
tonveyancine. recording. ETC. at pnrehaser; 9 8
thirty days. otherwise deposit forfeited and
the property may be. advertised and resold
at the discretion of the trustees.
CLAUD LIVINGSTON.
wILMOT W. TREW.
nn2-d&ds exSu Trustees.