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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
Quarreling With Rations.

Do you recommend eating white
bread, asks a correspondent, and II
SO, why? Is it harmful to eat just
one kind of food without something
else to counteract it?
Sure, l recommend eating white
bread. because 1t Is a wholesome and
substantial food, on which l believe
one could live very WELL provided the
bread were comfortably upholstered
with deep-tufted country butter and
one could swipe an occasional green
onion or other fresh green raw deli
cacy to garnish the bread n i'tter
with
AS a general rule it Is advisable to
have as much variety of food an the
market, season and purse will permit
A change is better than a rest. In a
multitude of victuals there Is not
likely TO be any serious deficiency of
one factor or another. But this cor
respondent has the wrong idea. or at
any rate he uses the wrong word. The
other foods to go with the bread do
not "counteract" anything, for there
is no possible effect from bread that
would require counteraction. The ad-
ditional items rather serve To supple
ment the bread in the diet
Probably our friend IL laboring un-
der misspprehe nsion about food which
he has deri ed from The mail order
propaga nda o. so-called food special
lists
The subtle notion that our rations
have deadly feuds and clash in the
course Of digestion or conspire to
poison the unsuspecting host is a
mainstay Of the fake food specialist
business: Without this ridiculous hoax
the shady. PARKWAY authorities" on
scientific eating and all that kind of
bunk could hardly catch Mr. and Mrs.
Wise and Heimer so easily.
or course, ii doesn't mean anything
to the Wise and fieimer family that
psychologists have never discovered
any of these explosive or ruinous
combinations Mr.. Wise and Mrs.
Helmer would scorn to accept a nice
wedge OF lemon pie even if they were
vanishing. for. you see. lemon pie con.
Jams a deadly combination of carlo.
hydrate Starch or sugar. and frui,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
Nodded Cheese Salad.

Whip half a cupful of thick cream
and into it whip half a cupful OF
liquid aspic jelly and a quarter of a
pound of grated parmesan cheese.
Sea son with a little salt and pepper
and divide the mixture into small.
wet moids. Set away on ice to harden.
Peel and cut large, fat tomatoes In
halves. Dress each with salt, pepper
olive oil and vinegar. Chill on ice.
When serving, place the halved to-
matoes cut side up on the dish and
put on each half one of the nodded
cheese creams. Garnish with parsley
sprigs. Aspic jelly lends itself to
great varity of dishs. 1t must be
clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

acid-a combination which the Gre
ator put in some of the victuals which
poor Adam and his spouse had to sub
sst on.
Any conceivable combination of two
or more foods may be taken together
II the combination appeals to one 5
taste or appetite. Personally, l dis
like cream on my grapefruit: in fact.
! hate grapefruit In any way, shape
or manner. but / don't believe it is
poisonous. Just to show how foolish
my taste is. | do love cream on my
stra wberries, and / have never vet
suffered alarmingly from this combi-
nation, except once or twice when the
check seemed frightful
E 1t Is unnecessary 10 advise folks to
eat all they want, for they generally
do anyway, but it is good hygiene to
advise every one to eat as many
Kinds or varieties of food an possible
and never quarrel with your rations
or permit them to quarrel within you.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

mother and father will not suffer by
having to eat the simple foods neces-
sary for the children. The milk.
whole grain cereals and whole grain
breads, the sparing use Of meat, the
abundance of fruits and vegetables.
are good for every one. Fruits and
vegetables in season are a good in
vestment. The dried fruits and vege.
tables are cheap and may he used
where short money forbids buying all
fresh ones. Likewise, canned vege.
tables may sometimes serve. But a
raw salad vegetable and a serving Of
raw fruit should appear every day
besides. The fruit could be half an
orange or an apple. The salad.
grated raw carrot or beet. or shredded
cabbage. besides the standby celery
and lettuce. would be good
II the children are so young as to
make 1t necessary to have a midday
dinner for them, the mother can have
their dinner atstheirt scheduled hour
She should prepare enough of the
vegetables 50 that they can be appe-
tizingly re-heated in some manner
and appear at ahe- evening meal for
the adults. A
Readers desirsnl personal answers to
their questions shoad inclose stamped. self
a Tt enselepe TO Dinsh Day, care Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

actress and therefore the paradise of
the beauty shops.
This Is good advice to follow: Buy
only from clean, niceloolSing shops.
which look honest and do not make
exaggerated claims. Buy products
widely advertised In the good news
papers and agazines--whiCh guard
their readers and refuse had adver-
Using. Avoid products which claim tn
make your skin or your hair beautiful
in no time. Try to find out the CON
tents of whatever you put on yotfr
! face or hair.
| Miss A. +. S.-Massage your ankles
with any nourishing oil to fatten them
:. G. H.-Try flowers of sulphur on
| your pimples and if they come from
| injecting the skin this will heal them.
I think the peroxide YOU have been
using to excess is what Is making
| your skin feel SO drawn and parched.
| The natural tint of your skin will re-
turn II YOU stop using the peroxide
now. as this kind of bleaching is only
| temporary.
| Your digestion may he what ia Caus.
| ing the blackheads, oiliness and other
| skin blemishes. as all such conditions
may usually he traced To poor elimi-
nation or TO the digestion.
| Cherie-Advice above is also for YOU
ANY fine soap made from n good vege-
! table oil is a good choice for the com.
| plexion, but rinse all suds from the
skin or II will always feel drawn after
ward. i do not know what your hair
bleach contains, so cannot state what
1t will do to your hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
LITTLE BENNY


Sattiday morning us fellows felt ike
doing something without knowing TX
| ackly wat. and shorty Judge sed, How
about il we go and ask Pud Simkins
to bring his football out?
Being the very ideer we was trying
to think Of, and me and Shorty ana
Leroy Shooster went and rang Pudees
| doorbell and his mother opened the
door, saying. Charles izzent up yet
he's sleeping.
Being wat he is usually doing Sat
| tiday morning, and Mrs. Simkins sed.
There's no use of me calling him be-
cause the human voice cant wake that
boy up, YOU boys can run UP ana wake
him If you like. Wich we started to
do. smelling buckweak cakes down In
the kitchin vile we was going up
stairs. me saying, l bet / can wake
him up with nuthing but my voice all
rite.
And yelled all my mite, Hay Pubs
get up, we're going to have some fun
Pubs just keeping on sleeping with
the frunt of his face in the pillow. and
Shorty Judge yelled, Hay Pubs, snap
out of 1t, we're tying motifs In your
stockings, and Leroy Shooster yelled.
Hay Pubs. come to life, fire, fire, the
house is on fire.
Pubs not doing enything but staying
asleep, me saying. Holey smokes watts
you know about a guy like that, I bet
IL he knew there was buckweak cakes
for brekf1st / bet he'd be sorry he
was asleep.
Wich jest then Pubs quick sat up in
bed with one eye shut and one partly
open, saying. Who sed there was buck
weak cakes?
Proving you can do more by kind
Miss than wat you can by force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

Of the material holds the right side
of the coat to the button placed at the
left. Many of the new Spring coats
make no pretense whatever at fasten-
ing, but hang straight down from the
shoulders with the obvious intent OF
showing the frock beneath. A belt
around the low waistline frequently
holds the coat In place by means of
an ornamental belt buckle.
Tailored Jackets which are spoken
Of as among the smart things for
Spring do have buttons placed in the
conventional manner. There is
usually a double-breasted effect with a
low closing, with two buttonholes and
two purely ornamental buttons at the
opposite side of the front. But frocks
almost never depend on buttons to
effect closing and buttons are almost
unknown to the maker of up-to date
lingerie.
So it Is very natural thing nova
days to go TO the trimming counter
in search of buttons, for most buttons
are ornamental and nothing more
Bright-colored bone or composition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

brown leaves. On each tread are two
large roses and more leaves. and on
each of the risers Is different picture,
delightful in its naive conception. The
background of the rug is putty color,
and this has been repeated on the
floor. which is spattered over i'm black
and white.
The woodwork in this hallway is
very interesting. The stairs them
selves are straight and simple, but
the turning Of the balusters is. delicate
and appealing. The wall below the
stairs is paneled, and the door and
window trims are set flush with the
plaster in the old time manner.
On the walls Is dainty lattice
paper In gray and mauve. The only
pieces of furniture are simple con-
glass urns; an eagle mirror hung
above and an old fiddle-back chair.
Downright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
jam Cake.

Cream three-fourths cupful OF but
ter In a mixing bowl. Add one cupful
of sugar and three eggs beaten in sep
arately. Sift together two cupfuls OF
pastry -four, one teaspoonfui each OF
baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg
sift three times. add oneh a cupful
of milk or water and one-half cup
full of raspberry jam. Put into q long
narrow pan. Bake in very moderate
oven for IS minutes. This also makes
an excellent dessert II cut in small
rounds or squares and covered with
whipped cream. Decorate with pecans
or English Walnuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

When preparing salt machereI 1t
should first sbe thoroughly freshened
and soaked. with the skin side placed
uppermost.' for several hours. with
two or three changes of water. 1t
should then be rubbed with a little
olive oil and broiled. andif it is plunged
in boiling water for an instant, after
1t is hroiled its plumpness will be re-
stored. Broil on a. wire broiler, and
you will have no trouble in turning 1t
in gas oven, whereas In the old way
the fish will break when you try to
turn it with a fork
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
Checks Offensive Odor
of overwhelmingly
A Supreme Toilet Soap

Every wife, woman or girl can be
-"Alluring every hour in "a"
ANY one may have bromidrosis-
offensive odor-at times and not sus-
pect it. Pitiiul. but even our dearest
friend won't tell MS! The skin helps
rid the system OF waste; more so
when other eliminative organs are
Sedggish.
BE SURE you don't offend by us
tng Chex Soap daily. for toilet and
bath. 1t beauties aud improves any
complexion.
Try this! Wash or battle with ex-
quisite Chex Soap. Instantly. every
trace OF perspiration odor, underar
odor--or any body odor is GONE
banished for 80 hours
Over ]. 0O0. 900 cakes used the first year
Try Chex and your agree it's the wonder
soap Of the age, Chex is sold and recon-
mended by all Peoples DRUG stores and all
good drug and toilet counters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY ROBERT K. DICKSON.

Wednesday night.
Tonight is the night | have to go
over to the Cooks house with Joa n
to meet Mrs. Cooks sister, who IL
famous feminist. and she probably is
feet tall and talks baritone and has
a mustache and wears a collar and tie
because her neck is skinny. and it Is
all right il Mrs. Cook wants to invite
some women in to meet her, but It Is
crime to make them bring their hus-
bands to hear a lot of insults from
a woman who Is not married to any
of them.
1t Is going to be swell evening,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

In the present age of fashion but
Jtons play an almost entirely orna-
mental role. Few coats actually but
ton up. At most there is a single
button at the low waistline that does
the trick of holding the coat in posi-
zion. Sometimes there is an actual
outtonhole but more often a soft loop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

The keynote of this quaint hallway
In an old New England home is the
hooked runner on the stairs. It has
border Of red roses with green and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
SPONGE CAKE.

SPONGE CAKE.
Beat yolks eggs until light,
add gradually l cup sugar and
continue beating for minutes.
Mix and sift l cup -four with !
teaspoonful baking powder and
a teaspoon salt. Combine two
mixtures and beat hard 40 min
utes longer. Add l tablespoon
lemon juice and 2 tablespoons
hot water, then fold I'm stiffiy-
beaten whites. Bake in steady
oven about As minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
A healthful WHOLE WHEAT
breakfast ready in w minutes

Andjust as important, il has 4 delicious
flavor that Temps children's appetites.
Let your children try Posts Wheat
Meal at breakfast tomorrow morning.
1t will do your heartgood to see how
they enjoy IT, s.. 77.ss =. !.
Let them, have il often. There's
health in every spoonful. And its
convenience makes. it delight to,
prepare. Buy it from your grocer. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
ORANGE BAVARIAN CREAM.

UKA NtiE BAN 4 KHAN CREAM.
Soften II box gelatin In Y cup
cold water, then place over boil
ing water until dissolved. Beat
yolks eggs. add l cup sugar,
u teaspoon salt and cup hot
milk and cook in double boiler
until custard coats spoon. Re-
move from fire. add dissolved
gelatin and grated rind 2
oranges, let stand minutes and
strain. Chill. add juice 4
oranges and l cup heavy cream
beaten until stiff; turn into wet
mold and place on ice until firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

ROWING children med the health
" Of whole wheat for. energy and
growth. They need its minerals for
teeth and bone-its bran for regularity
its Proseins for bodybuilding.
Postum Cereal Company, largest
producer of health foods in the world,
offers Posts Wheat Meal, a genuine
whole wheat cereal that cooks up to a
tempting, golden color, ready-to-eat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

DOUGHNUTS
One small cup sugar, | table
spoon molasSes. / egg, small
piece butter. / teaspoon CHINA
namon. Cream together and add
l cup milk. 2 teaspoons baking
powder and -four to roll. about
pc cups bread -four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

THIS COMPOSE FROCK OF TWO
SHADES OF GREEN HAS A
p NOVEL BOX PLEATED SKIRT
MADE OF THE DARKER SHADE
OF GREEN WITH THE LIGHTER
MATERIAL SHOWING BETWEEN
THE PLEATS.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
$10,SOO,OO0 Gambling Tax.

The French government collected
232,000,oo0 francs, or about so. 500 900,
in taxes on gambling last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
MENU FOR A DAY.

Diced Pineapple and Bananas
Farina With Cream
Creamed Goldfish on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Doughnuts.
oyster Stew.
Crackers.
Sponge Cake, Whipped Cream.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Baked Potatoes, Cream caulif1oWer
Beet and Lettuce Salad.
Orange Bavarian Cream.
Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

Postum Cereal Company,
Inc.,. Battle Creek, Michigan.
Makers of Post Health
Products: Posts Bran Flakes,
Post Toasties (Doxbls-T Thick
Com Flakes, Instant Postum,
Posts Bran Chocolate,
Postum Cereal and Grape
Nuts. "-
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Dziggetai of Job.
TT is thought that the dziggetai.

TT is thought that the dziggetai, or
Kiang horse, approaches as near
to the primitive horse as any now
found in wild state. This Is believed
to be the animal SO graphically de-
scribed in the Book of Job.
The home of this creature, which
formerly ranged farther west, Is now
the high plateaus of Chinese Turk
estan between Lake Lob Nor and the
mountainous region OF Tibet. This
plateau is covered with growth of
short grass on which the wild horses
Craze. The climate 10 very cold, the
grees below zero, Fahrenheit.
The Kiang horse Is a shaggy AMI
NAL, having bodily somewhat the as
pect Of a donkey except as to the tall
and ears. 1t Is, however, a genuine
horse, having rather delicate legs and
feet and ears by no means resembling
those of a donkey or mule. The color
of the head and of the upper part and
sides of the body Is a reddish tan shad-
ing to bay and. though this color
grows lighter from above downward,
1t contrasts strikingly with the pure
white of the inner side Of the forelegs.
Along the spine runs q well defined
stripe of thick blackish- brown hair ex-
tending to the root Of the tail. The
hair Is long and shaggy and protects
the horse against the cold of Winter.
The dziggetai, like all the other wild
horses, live in bands or herds of 100
to 200 individuals. each presided over
by an old male. This leader gives the
signal when any danger approaches.
These animals are preyed upon fire.
quently by wolves, hut their most ter
rible enemy Is the ounce or Turkestan
panther.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Spy Tells of Experience Hunting German War Secrets

nothing alive remained near the spot
where the sheep had been. Even the
grass seemed to have been burned, and
the stones and the ground looked as
IL covered with rust.
The official observers burst out into
loud hurrahs, and the band played
Deutschland Ueber Allies"
My policeman gloated. "Well, Mr..
Skeptic, what do you think of that?"
Colossal" I exclaimed.
"Ya! Kolossalr'
'It's also terrifying. Nothing could
stand before such shells, especially II
used In large numbers!"
That's exactly what we are going
to do. I assure you. we'll soon be in
Paris.
That" I thought. "is something
else again."
Taking out Of my pocket-book the
two thousand marks that l had lost, I
gave them to the policeman, remark
ing. II assure YOU that's a lot OF
money for me to lose. but I'm not
sorry!'
'It's weird, isn't it?"
Nothing could be weirder. still
don't understand how they get gas
into the shells"
mo one knows that. except the
special workmen."
"Oh, of course not! But listen. old
man, would you have any objection IL
I hunted around and found piece Of
one of those shells. so could keep it
az a remembrance of this unforgetta-
BILE day?"
II don't see why you shouldn't. All
the same, think 1t would be better IL
went out there myself and picked
1t up"
And he did!
Three days later back in Paris,
gave the proper authorities my vari-
GUS documents, also the photographs
and that little piece of steel.
Our laboratory analysis showed that
the shell had been charged with phos-
gene and chloroformiat of trichloro.
methyl, a suffocating gas of the high
est power.
There was only one defense against
that-the adoption of a special gas
mask.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
MueAt Barns
Gav~of WneA Amogh

Itheater in Washington before the open.
ing Of the Washington Theater. Elev-
enth and G streets, In 1904. In 1900
q large room was fitted as q theater
in Blodgett's Hotel. north side Of =
street between Seventh and Eighth
streets. That playhouse was named
the United States Theater, and was
managed by Wignall & Reinagle, who
were also managers of the New Thea
ter at Philadelphia-theN New Theater
being tho junior Of two theaters in
that city: The names Of actors at the
United States Theater were Warren.
father of William Warren. whom you
may remember; Mr.. Francis. Mr.. Wood,
Mr.. Bernard. Mr.. Cain, Mr.. Blissett,
Mr.. Darley. Mr.. Warrell. Mrs. Merry.
Mrs. Snowden, Mrs. Morris. Mrs.
Warrel, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs. Old
nixon and Miss Arnold.
The Rambler believes that plays
" ere acted In the dining rooms of tav.
erns and in barns in the District be.
fore the building of the first Washing
ton Theater, and before the opening
Of the United States Theater in Blod.
| wrote a story--he wrote 1t several
| times-of a troupe of actors who put
on plays at Annapolis, Alexandria, Up
per Marlboro, Piscataway. Bladens.
burg, Port Tobacco, Dumfries and
Fredericksburg. The troupe was play.
| ing in tavern dining rooms and ware
houses, before the Lexington, Bed
| ford and Concord rebels began the
war of secession from Great Britain.
suppose those actors also played
GEORGETOWN. 1t would be strange IL
q company Of actors were to pass so
important a place as Georgetown was
as Georgetown was.
Reference to Lexington. Bedford
and Concord gives me the chance to
say that ! was at those places in my
| vacation. No. nam. was not motor
ing. I can afford to travel by train.
stood at the bridge Of Concord River,
where the British began their first
Bull Run. loitered at the homes of
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David
Thoreau. Louisa Alcott and other
writer's just as good as some we have
| in Washington. You may have heard
Of them. I will not embarrass you by
asking II you have read them.
Emerson particularly Is well known
and not read by literary-minded men.
II went to Walden Pond, where Tho.
reau had his shack and where he
in the chapter Economy" lecturing
the people Of Concord for their ex-
travagance. A man who can lecture
Yankees for their extravaganza ia
some lecturer!
! was down In Sleepy Hollow Gene.
terry and met the spirit of Emerson at
the great bowlder where his ashes
rest. He was right glad to see me.
Harry" he said. some of us here
take The Sunday Star. but more Of US
read the Transcript. Some OF our
less discriminating souls read your
rambles. try one myself when I am
in need Of map. l cannot say that
you employ the same literary style ]
used In writing my lectures and es-
says, but there are few readers who
know good from bad writing"