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The Washington times., 1926-03-16

Noted Astronomer and Writer On
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest.
ANE of the neglected oddities
" Of human pature which in
terest and puzzle US all, being
neglected only on the side OF
explanation. is right and left
handedness." A remarkable little
book on this subject, which has
lately come into my possession.
written by M. Beaufort Sims Par
son, of Virginia, puts 1t in a
new light and offers the always
attractive bait Of satisfying ex.
PLANTATION for Iong.standing
mystery.
The whole matter hinges upon
something on which / have once
or twice before touched in these
articles, viz, binocular. or two.
eyed, vision. Many suggestions
about the possible cause of
"handedness," Nhe general term
used to cover both right" and
cleft" phases OF this human pc
culiarity) have been made. but, az
far as | know, Mr.. Parson is the
first to point out its causal rela-
tionship with similar popularity
in the use of the eyes.
Everyone knows, or can easily
determine, whether he is right
handed or 'Ieft-handed, but few
know whether they are right
eyed" or left-eyed." Yet the sec
ond popularity Is as common as
the first, and. moreover. Mr.. Par
son shows that it is antecedent
to the first; in other words, II
you are left-handed it is because
you are left-eyed." 'Handedness''
follows "eyedness," since the
visual apparatus in the human
foetus has the earlier development
Unilateral Sighting
-, Mr.. Parsons statement of
these facts and conclusions is
exceedingly interesting reading.
possessing the inevitable charm
of clear, logical, unincun1bered,
development. 1t rests upon the
principle of "uni.lateral sighting.
Habit, which has been a blessing
as wen as a curse to humanity,
has concealed from most of us
a defect which arises from the
very nature of binocular vision.
Our two eyes do not always
work in perfect harmony, as we
are apt to assume that they do.
There are cases in which they
make conflicting reports to the
brain, which would throw us into
utter confusion but for the fact
that habit mas taught us to dis
regard the report of one in favor
Of that of the other.
Take the case of aiming at
mark. The reader may live where
the criminals have terrified the
authorities into disarming even
<onest citizens; instead Of
gun take an innocent ruler for
illustration. Now, the great ma
jority of people are usually with.
out knowing it, right eyed. AS
Stunning that you are so, take
ruler. place one end at the right
eye and aim along the edge at.
say IN inkstand on a nearby
tabeo. Then, keeping the ruler
steadily in place. open the left
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How to Eat Pie.
EAR MRS. BEEcKMAN;

nEAR MRS, BEECKMAN: .
II A dispute has arisen as to
the proper manner to eat pie
ala mode and cake-a.la mode.
(2i When food served in sep
arate serving dish is placed on
another dish where is the spoon
used in transferring the food
placed; on the dish containing the
food or the one beneath?
(3l When writing to a married
woman is she addressed as Mrs.
John, Smith or Mrs. Mary Smith?
(A When entering public din
ing room, does the young lady
take the first seat the waiter
pulls from the table or does
she walk around the table?
A fork is used In both
cases.
(2j Place the serving spoon on
the dish containing the food.
60 A married woman is ad
dressed as Mrs. John Smith. i
is very bad form to write Mrs.
Mary Smith" on the envelope.
And these comments are true
also when one addresses a Letter
to a widow. A widow should be
addressed by the same name by
which she was addressed when
her husband was living.
"a She takes the seat she pre-
fers.
Mrs. BeeelSman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.
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TIL E III OP E
CHEST
Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmanI

IT, HAVE had so many letters
lately asking me for the list
OF things that should be included
in an average hope chest that !
am going to answer all these
letters at once by publishing the
list for the linen chest Of the
bride to-be..
Twelve sheets. "A pillow cases.
4 bed spreads. mattress covers.
blanket covers. Of thin washable
material, single blankets for
each bed. Summer blankets for
each bed, | satin comforter for
each bed, table cloths; prOtec-
tive table-pad, linen table COW
ers, IL dinner napkins large
size, 81 inchesl, "a medium-size
napkins go, %, or "a inches), II
tea napkins. 4 or breakfast and
luncheon sets (centerpiece and
matching doilies), IL heavy bath
towels. bath mats. "a face
towels, % hand towels, en-
broidered guest towels. IL face
cloths, 6 crash linen dish towels,
s red-barred linen glass towels
IL dust cloths, dish cloths, pot
cloths. roller towels for Kitchen.
iron-holders. 2 buffet scarfs and
2 dresser or bureau scarfs.
TEACH children to eat at
i home every day, just as
they would II they were expect
ing the President. Careful eat
ing will then become second ma
ture to them. and they will &C.
Quire that much-to-be-desired ac-
customedness Habit is, of
course, the most important thing
in the education of children, and
if they are drilled and urged to
form good habits, they will have
a social bank account" for the
future which will be worth the
world to them.
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that society.
It Is making more trouble than
ever now because our institutions
and conventions have not kept
pace with our sudden and anaz-
ing liberties 1t is, though you
may not have realized II, confus-
ing the values Of life for thou
sands of working girls. The an.
cient relationship between men
and women has passed. Obvious
ly the old moral order doesn't
apply TO this new regime. Then
are the Glorias justified in maxi
ng new moral code for them
selves2 And IL they do, will they
bitterly regret it
+ There's the problem and 1t in,
wolves almost every department
Of our social and industrial life.
That's why such queries as
Gloria's crash into the most
guarded lives. and on to the most
staid editorial pages,
Briefly, this is her. story. They
work in the same office. They are
going to be married. altho the
fact has been secret as he has
not obtained his final decree OF
divorce. They are ardently in love
Win oaCn OIIloE ana 1Alp1l1SAIl I'LL
marriage for they are both lonely
and homeless !, And now. for q
month. he has been telling her
that they ARE one in the, eyes
of God'-that they have, the
right to the comfort of each
other--that she doesn't really
love him il she won't trust him.
But despite her love and loneli.
ness Gloria cries: I'm afraid I
know lots OF people are living like
this, Elsie. but I'm scared to take
such a step now. Suppose ne
didn't respect me afterwards.
have heard such awful stories OF
men that left such girls.
at don't know whether | am
shocking you awfully. Elsie. ~But
7 don't know where to turn for
help. My mother is dead, and all
the girls / go with think that
girl has right tor live her own
life. They wouldn't worry for q
minute about it. They're not Bad
girls. either. You'd be surprised
Il / told you where they worked
and the positions they hold.
Of / could only be sure that
he would still respect me. That
is all that is holding me back
Gloria"
That's a queer letter. il you stop
to think OF 1t. Here's GLORIA
living in the freest country and
the freest age that women have
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| NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
RoWland-



Why Women Love W0alulngS
TT isn,t the Desperate Desmonds,
= who have made the most trou.
bla for women and wrecked the
-. .,aa,.. ard l,vea In this
..,r,. 1r,,a
world; - the Maa WV
Boys" the Peter Pans. the IRE
SpOnsa -
vpovo .,i.h the
It's bne FLA Do
wavy hair, the oeauuIul n<1lus'
the dancing feet and the worlds
hest colection of aIibis! Mothers
-. 49,.
80.
That Is the Kind Oh Man ga
women always love, aL"ays io -,
give. always surfer Iormdhd ~
ways yearn TO molner!
- ..,.. fs5yr to
mother something--+oo maze nSl
that way-ano the man Wv %
willing to LET ner mother nun
and worry over him ana wait on
him and coddle MIN, Will aAW6sS
find one woman after anotnef
altar Of his selfishness.
His Weakness, MS irrespohsl-
bility. his childishness' MS never
grow up-ishness - the secret VI
his charm, and she can no more
resist his appeal, than she can
That why 80 many. women falI
in love with a rotteri When
woman says Zine boy! or GOOD
bow IL may mean only friend
ship-but, when she says Poor
bow II means trouble! She is
about to sIop over.
The man who can convince a
woman that he needs her her
beautiful Influence her tenoer
nursing. her forgiveness OF even
her money-Will always r1nd ner
-
The spoiled kid" who lets her
baby" him will always have his
breakfast served in bed, while the
The Washington times., 1926-03-16

When you are aspiring to the
highest place, it is honorable TO
reach the second or even the
third rank. cicero.
There is a tide. in the affairs of
men
Which, taken at the flood, leads
on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their
life
Is bound in shadows and In
miseries. Shakespeare.
Everybody has his own theater,
in which he is manager, actor,
promrter, playwright, scene shift.
er, boxkeeper, doorkeeper. all in
one. and audience into the bar
gain. Hare.
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SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

Friendship should be surround
ed with ceremonies and respects.
and not be crushed into corners.
Friendship requires more time
than poor, busy men can usually
command. Emerson.
Be wise today; It's madness to
defer;
Next day the fatal precedent will
plead:
Thus on, till wisdom is push'd
out of life. Young.
When Two persons do the self
same. ii oftentimes falls out that
IN the one 1t is criminal, in the
other it is not so; not that the
thing itself is different, but he
who does it.-ToraNeAs
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
New Metal For
Platinum

NOR years chemists have been
= looking for a metal to replace
the costly platinum and it's alloy.
platinum-iridium, in engineering
and research. AT last they have
found a new material called tan
talum which. says Popular Science
Monthly, promises new era in
electric work and chemical engi-
neering where)great resistance to
heat and acids Is required.
Tantalum. has many astonish-
ing properties, according 10 Prof.
James r. Withrow, Of Ohio state
University and not the least or
these is that it lasts 1900 times
longer than platinum and Is ~
times cheaper.
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
LISTEN, WORLD!

ever inhabited.
She is IA years
oId She has d
splendid 20 ition
as private secre-
tary at SITS per
m o n h. s. he
would seem to be
III All RESI-
her own Kna ter
captain Of her
own soul. And
yet she makes
the gravest de-
cision Of her life
contingent upon
whether heIl re-
spect me or not
she's reasoning
exactly as some
b . 10 IL SIS little
slave girl might
have reason In
the year 1000 y. ,
II he question
ism q Tor u.
vsyl1ethar this man
The Washington times., 1926-03-16
0NAN q man
respect .

& I
girl with whom
he has been I'M
duly friendly ~
cries GIoriaI in a
very real agony
Of soul. win he
continue to love
ana look up to
me IL / break the
moral code for
him 2"
Do not raisa
Mortified eyebroWa
ct such q query.
u may be d new
motif on editorial
pages but &c is
not i new motif
in human life
1t is as old as
the first crude
effort to organize
b u m a d society
And II has always
1919 &.S,,1.f. -
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29
REWARD CITY OFFICERS.

Cities and small towns, both, make
J a mistake in paying little or nothing
70 Their oiif'ccersy Hn many places on
the Mainland the only compensation
officers get is a fight, born of unjust
criticism. Not only are tens of thous-
ands of dollars being expended upon
municipal and educational undertake
ings, but these undertakings are foun-
dations for the future and have direct
bearing upon results many years
hence
An official of city or town who is
called upon to decide the procedure,
likewise the extent and nature of a
civic Improvement or expansion, is
worth at least as much to the munich
pality as a street laborer
One may ask himself if he would
give his time and study to a commu-
nifty of citizens who are growing rich
er through the developments and take
the kicking which goes with the task,
without pay. One may ask himself
another question - why ask someone
else to do something he will not do
himself?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29
THE BUDGETS.

The increase in the amounts to be
raised by taxation to meet the expen-
ses of operating the various cities on
the Mainland during the coming year
will run into many thousands of dol
lars, or about Is per cent. for each
municipality. During the next week
or ten days hearings will be held by
each of the city councils, when final
opportunity will be given to those who
wish new items included in the budg-
ct, or who wish old items revised.
These budgets are compiled after
great care and attention to the increa-
sing requirements of the city, and af-
ter conferences with the heads of each
department of the city administration
The strictest economy is exercised.
If anything the budget errs in the
leanness of its appropriations. Each
city is growing in size and require
ments, and while the burden of inn
provements now rest upon a seeming
ly limited number Of taxpayers, the
number is constantly increasing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29

price asked The price at which a
ways determine it's value, either.
At the present activity of real es-
tate, a piece of property may change
hands number of times in few
weeks and each sale at an advance.
II is a common incident of the real
estate market that piece of real es-
tate will lie unnoticed for long peri
cd of time, seemingly in little demand.
A buyer may appear and before he has
had time to take title to it another
buyer comes along and offers the first
buyer a considerable profit on "resale."
If any property resells at less than it
was first sold for, the case is yet to be
recorded.
To keep assessments in pace with
the changes in valuations is one of the
busy tasks in a growing city But
assessments must be raised to meet
the demands for public improvements
which the growing city requires. The
debts to which a city may obligate
itself are limited by the valuations.
The limit may be unfair in face of
actual conditions and prevent street,
sewer and water extensions, new
schools, and additional police and fire
protection to which the city is justly
entitled on it's actual resources.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29

Mothers precious one, sent of God as
an Angelic messenger and gave her
the grace whereby she was enabled
not to think strange of the fiery trial,
but rather enabled her to say, God
knows best" This is our definition Of
True Religion: illustrated in christian
experience. Keeping Gods command
ments does not mean that life's path
way will always be so smooth and
easy; it does not mean that there will
be no more mountain climbing, nor
valleys of sorrow to enter; it does not
mean that there will be no more tears
to blind our eyes, nor burdens to bear;
but it does mean that Our sufficiency
is of Cod" and that as our day SO our
our burden shall be lighter and our
visions larger; it does mean that in
our journeying heavenward, we shall
be blessed with a serenity of mind and
our hearts abound with increasing joy.
1t does mean that while in the midst
of hardships and drudgery of life, that
all the fogs and mists are going to lift
and clear away 1t does mean that we
are on the road home, loved ones are
thinking about us and are waiting for
our arrival, Iueu we SIldll see tIdL oil
our painful experiences we are now
having were intended to fit us for the
higher joys of eternal life.
Live bravely, live nobly, live cheer
fully, be broad. generous, keep heaven
in sight; do justly, love mercy, walk
humbly with God; abstain from the
very appearance of evil; visit the ia
therless, the widow and orphans. Live
above suspicion. "Be faithful until
DEATH" Then the angels will accom-
pany us, and after our hard toll is
over we will have rest. This exempli-
fication with the text is both our an
swer to the question-What is Relig-
ion ?-and the fearing God and keep
ing his commandments is ours to en-
joy, both in this life and the life to
come.
my God knows best, then tears may
fall;
In his great heart, l find my rest;
For He, my God, is over all;
And He is love, and He knows best"
Absecon N. j., Jan. 21st, 1926.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29
! A An sat MAl111nsiuD

With the appointment of Thomas Z.
| Stewart, of Atlantic City, as clerk to
the Atlantic county jury commission
ers, new jury lists will be made out
| that will include many persons hereto
fore not called. The Jury Commits
sion, composed of Sheriff Howard R.
Cloud and Joseph T. Hawkins, appoint
, ed Mr.. Stewart to the position with
the approval of Supreme Court Justice
Luther A. Campbell, the salary being
set at $500 per year.
| No clerk had been employed by the
commission heretofore, and, while ev-
cry effort has been made to keep the
| lists up insofar as proportional service
| from the various municipalities was
| concerned, it was impossible to keep
the careful check on fitness and to OBJ
( tain new names that would keep the
jury lists up to the desired standard
of service.
To get the prohibition question I'M
scrambled in the State Legislature ap-
pears to Charles r. Bacon, Trenton
correspondent of the Philadelphia Rec
| ord, as one of the big tasks. One of
| the bills, joint resolution, by Assem-
! blyman Pascoe, of Union, looked upon
as something of a leader in the House,
provides for a Statewide referendum
on the Volstead law, and bill by
Assemblyman Altman, of Atlantic, pro-
vides for repeal of the State enforce
ment act. Both have gone to the Jul
| dietary committee, of which Majority
Leader Siracusa, of Atlantic, is chair
man, and the chances for reporting
them favorably appear strong.
| Yet when the lineup comes" says
Bacon, there will probably be sharp
division in spite of the efforts of State
| leaders to get the party divorced from
the Anti-Saloon League. Governor
Moore, in his inaugural address, left
nothing to doubt as to where he stands
| upon this question, and the Democrats
have also introduced measures along
the same lines, including resolutions
urging Congress to modify the Vol
stead law, and another calling for re-
vision of the Constitution in conven-
ton. Unless, therefore, the party eau
Gus should decree the death of the Re.
| publican bills there is some chance
that they will get through at least the
| Assembly The Senate would proba-
| bly, be the stopping place. There are
10 Republican Senators and at least a
dozen of them represent presumably
dry counties Presumably in this con-
| nection means counties where the ma
jority vote is almost invariably for
candidates who espouse the dry cause
and stand immovable in the swing of
| the popular tide in the other direc-
| ton. Governor Moore will no doubt
| have more to say upon this subject as
I, 10 hfc inh IN
will make another deeply interesting
scrap"
When the State Assembly opened its
session at Trenton, an interesting
scene developed when Joseph Altman,
Atlantic member, who was detained
by illness from the organization, was
called to take the oath. Democratic
Leader Barison sought to debar him
until he produced his certificate OF
election. Being unable. to show any
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29

u,
moment embarrassed Majority Lead
er Siracusa finally came to the rescue
by noting the fact that reading of the
certificates had, as is customary, been
dispensed with. Mr.. Altman was then
sworn in
For a period of time people held up
building operations in the belief that
costs would decline. This affected
public as well as private enterprise.
Appropriations made were with the
idea of temporary makeshift, but the
result is that costs have not declined,
nor is land any cheaper. AS matter
of fact, prices are higher
The responsibility of public officials
in these situations is set forth by Di-
rector Doughty of the Atlantic County
Board of Freeholders as follows:
ct is entirely short sighted and
mistaken policy for governing body
to delude itself and mislead the pub
lie by the making of inadequate ap-
preparations to meet actual and known
requirements. AS already stated, many
of the boards expenses are mandatory
under the law and failure to appropri-
ate sufficient funds to take care of
ducing funds that were appropriated
for other expenditures that are respon-
sibilities of the county. Our 1928
budget has been prepared with full
and careful consideration of the re-
quirements in the case of each item
and in the earnest endeavor to accu-
rately appropriate for the actual ne
cessities of the year. We operate in
the belief that the principle of pay as
you go has large application in
county affairs, but the issuing of bonds
covering large improvements of more
or less permanent nature is thorough
ly justified by the equity of distribut-
ing the cost of such improvements
over, as nearly as possible, the years
during which the Improvement will
continue in efficiency. The financial
condition of Atlantic County is highly
satisfactory in comparison with the
other counties of the State. The
county has never been in as prosper
Gus condition as it is today, and we
propose to maintain our position by
continuing to discharge all proper re-
sponsibilities and by encouraging ad-
vantageous activities, for we must con-
tinue in our development or, by natu-
raj law, we will deteriorate. Increas-
ed appropriations are proper gauge
of our appreciation of growing obliga-
lions and let me take advantage of
this opportunity to impress upon the
members of all active committees the
fact that they are assuming RESPONSE
bilities that will demand practically
unlimited effort and devotion to duty"
The history of Rev. DIR. Samuel
W. Steckel in the Presbyterian Church
has been a stormy one. He was edu-
Gated at Lafayette College and Prince
ton Theological Seminary, and ordain-
ed by the West Jersey Presbytery in
1897, when he was installed in his
first charge in Pleasantville. He mar
ried sister of Judge George Hender-
son, of the Orphans Court of Phila-
delphia county. He lived for time
at Cynwyd and was pastor successive
ly of the Robert Graham Memorial and
the Falls OF Schuylkill Presbyterian
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29
BLACkGUARDING.

The Atlantic City Press is engaged
In its pastime of Safeguarding Pleas
antville and the Mainland.
Ii any man or woman makes a poor
investment, it is Of course a Pleasant
vile or Mainland man or woman.
If anybody is hoodwinked" in a
chair" scheme, it is of course a
Pleasantville or Mainland citizen.
If there is any inferior place to live,
according to interviews with promi-
nent Atlantic City realtor in the At
lantic City Press, it is of course Pleas
antvfl1e or the Mainland
If there is any criticism of any fire
department, it is of course the Pleas
antvilre fire department
If there is anything wrong in a
school building, it is of course Pleas.
antville school building.
If anyone is making profit on a
piece of real estate, it is of course a
Pleasantville man.
If any part of the county is to be
belittled in population figures and ii
Atlantic City is to be boosted at the
expense of any other part of the coun.
ty, it is of course Pieasantville and
the Mainland which is to be belittled.
If the hooks can be thrown into any
section, it is of course good pickings
TO blackguard PIeasantville and the
Mainland
1t matters not to the Atlantic City
Press If there are any inaccuracies,
just so long as 1t can indulge in it's
pastfme.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-29

Pennsylvania is said to be the great
est hunting State in the Union. Maine
still tops it in the number of deer kill
ed lawfully, but the Keystone State
offers it's gunners bear and wild tur-
key along with the game animals that
are found elsewhere. And when 1t
comes to human beings, what State
can surpass Pennsylvania record of
forty-five hunters killed and two hun
dred wounded?