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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
BY MEHRAN X. THOMSON, Ph.D.

We herd because we are social
animals. There is a social instinct,
sometimes called the gregarious or
herding impulse, which is found
among many forms of animal life.
Whenever animals herd. flock, pack,
school, drove. hive, fold swarm-in
short, when they eat or work or live
together--there is evidence of the
social impulse. Animals of this type
have found it great advantage to
cooperate.
Herding is, therefore, especially use
full to the weaker animals. The tiger
does not herd. He is quite capable of
taking care of himself. The common
cat, which belongs to the tiger family,
remains a prowling rather than a
herdng animal despite centuries of
domestication. The bovine species
herd for mutual protection. When
buffaloes are threatened by wild beasts
of prey, they form a circle with the
powerful males facing outward and
the young and defenseless inside:
Human beings herd not only for
mutual benefits and greater safety
but also for companionship. Social
intercourse is essential, William
James, the famous psychologist. says:
"No more fiendish punishment could be
devised. were such thing physically
possible, than that one should be
turned loose in society and remain
absolutely unnoticed by all members
thereof. If no one turned around
when we entered, answered when we
spoke or minded what we did, but
if every one cut us dead and acted
as if we were non-eXistent things.
kind of rage and impotent despair
would ere long well up in us, from
which the cruelest bodily tortures
would be a relief. for these would
make us feel that, however bad might
be our plight we had not sunk to such
a depth as to be unworthy of atten-
tion at all"
Solitary confinement is regarded as
extremely cruel and inhuman. Men
frequently lose their minds il kept
apart from all forms of social con-
facts. The pathetic side of this cruel
punishment is seen in the fact that
people in solitary CONTINENT make
friends with any and every living
creature that may chance to come
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking to himself and ma
was looking at the joke page without
lafing, and sed to pop, Hay pop,
are you good at tying packages?
Good is hardly the werd, I'm mar
velliss. pop sed.
Hee hee don't make me laff, ma sed,
and pop sed. In fact remember one
package I tied that was SO perfeck
that the mayor himself, altho he did
not know me personly, stopped me on
the street to congratulate me. and he
was even going to pin NEEDLE on me,
but I knew very well that your moth
er would immeeditly wunt some large
neece of joolry to match 1t, and
have no time to buy joolry.
Yes. and I remember one package
Won tyed too. ma sed. You tyed 1t so
nerfeckly that it came apart in all its
fragments in the middle Of the station
f,oor lest at train time, and the result
was we missed the train, not to speek
of the general modification OF being
a laffing stock amung strangers. she
sed.
Ah yes, shall ever forget that
occasion Not as long as you hve'
proberly, pop sed. However, as usual
your mother is rite in a way, Benny,
III
mite say that i have frequent off
davs as well as flashes of brilliants. in
other werds the anser is Yes and No
so my anser is. give 1t to your mother
to tye. :.
O we'll, maybe you don't wunt II
tyed agen enyways, sed, and pop
sed, Wat, who, whose package are
YOU tawking about? and 1 sed, Your
package of sherts from the laundry,
was balancing it on the edge Of the
| window ledge to see If ! could get q
perfeck balants without it falling off
and it suddinly dropped down in the
yard and all came undid but it could
ent of bin tyed very good in the
ferst place the way the sherts flew
| out.
| None OF the rest being cheerful
enu6 to write about.
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the bends a horse cantered bearing on
it's back model of what is proper in
riding habits. A derby hat, sand-col-
ored coat, white breeches, polished
boots, yellow gloves and stock tie. He
bounced up and down in the saddle as
though he were on springs, OCCASION
ally seizing the nag's name and try
ing desperately to keep from falling
off. 1t was almost pitiful.
A few minutes later another horse
dashed by The rider in this instance
was dressed in an ordinary business
suit. He wore no hat and his gray
locks blew in the breeze. He certainly
was no younger than 60 years. Sud
denly his mount began to prance wild
ly and then rear, but the rider only
smiled and sat tight.
Several motorists stopped to witness
a bit Of Wild West, for that horse did
everything but stand on his head.
There was no doubt that the rider was
enjoying the game keenly. Finally
horse and man galloped away.
We discovered later that the elderly
gentleman was one of Roosevelt's 8
Rough Riders in his young manhood.
Clothes do not make the man.
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section near Columbia road. when a
little lad and nondescript FOUR
legged pal came along. The shaggy
creature was just mutt" There
was nothing to recommend him save
a rollicking disposition and an obvious
affection for his young master. The
dog evidently wanted to be chased, for
he would run a few yards and sudden
ly stop to bark.
Occasionally his short dashes would
take him into the street.
He didn't see or apparently care for
the endless stream of traffic that flow
ed by. For an instant the boy turned
his head. There was an agOnized
howl and the grinding of brakes. In
the middle of the street lay the little
gray.furred mutt. Iblivious of danger
himself, the boy rushed out, picked up
his friend and carried him to the side
walk A few passers-by turned and
continued on. Merely a dead dog and
kid weeping at the curb.
X y X X
That clothes do not make the man
or woman is proved in our daily con-
tact with people. The mere posses
sion of a golf suit does not of itself
signify that the wearer is a par golfer.
A man may wear a loose. ill-fitting
coat like Ted Ray and still be great
]inksman.
We are not decrying the custom of
adorning ones self with the habiliments
representative of the sports in which
one engages. Our personal, humble
sr~s~ &C. In
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| tary of State concerning automobile
| licenses. Communications dealing
with State matters are often directed
| to the secretary Of the Board OF Com.
missioners. Matters intended for the
Department Of Agriculture frequently
are addressed to the Department Of
the Interior.
Carelessness in addressing mail
cutters up the dead letter office and
costs the taxpayers accordingly. AS
an example OF almost unbelievable ig-
norance of the distribution and trans.
portation of mail, let us relate an
extraordinary incident, admitting at
the same time that it seems almost
incredible. Two well dressed men the
other day. rushed through the gates
at Union Station and hastened to the
open door of postal car. The porters
and conductor were just about to
swing aboard. The engineer was wait
ing for the signal to pull the throttle.
Breathlessly one of the men handed
two letters to mail clerk who came
to the door in response to excited
yells. Quickly scanning the addresses
on the envelopes, the clerk handed
| them back. "Tbese letters are going
to Washington" said he.
well, isn't this railway post Of
f1ce?" excitedly inquired one of the
men.
Eyes, SIR" replied the clerk, "but
this is New York train and our first
stop ia Baltimore. If you want us to
take the letters to- Baltimore, all right,
but If you are in a hurry to have
them delivered you had better drop
them in box at the station"
II don't understand this sort of
service" began one of the men just
q ho l,c col OH
and the train started to pull out They
| were still discussing the poor serv-
! ice" as they inserted the letters in
station receptacle.
X X X \
Housekeeper and housewife are not
| synonymous. One may be and often
is merely paid employe of a house.
hold. The other more frequently is
motivated by the desire to serve her
| family without any reward save the
| consciousness of contributing to the
comfort and happiness of those dear
| est to her. Many of these housewives
| are members of Washington official
dom, who do not delegate the choosing
| Of food supplies to their help. On tho
contrary, they shop about the city
and select everything that is set upon
their tables.
The wife of one cabinet member
visits Center Market two or three
times a week. Very few recognize the
| lady.
The wife of another cabinet official
patroniZes only certain of the mer.
chants, one Of whom specialiZes In
poultry and meats. She usually calls
| the meat dealer on the phone and
explains what she desires, how many
| guests are to be served. etc. Some
of the market merchants could. II
| they would, tell you just what VIII
| be set tonight before the officials
| whose decisions contribute to the COM
mon veal.
We have always felt sorry for
small boy who never owned a dog.
Yesterday we sympathized with one
who did. We were crossing an inter-
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo Patri

inch high. a boy with gcoS -tlfe
mouth, and you have a poem.
In these days of finicky appetites
when mothers have so much troaS.
finding food that children ought to
eat and will like to eat. apples are
gift from Heaven. II you live In a
city watch for the wagons that come
along with big loads of them. They
will make all sorts of goodies.
If you have a car. take run out
to the apple country and bring in a
load. If you have farmer friends.
| call on them to sell you a barrel OF
apples. shipping them as you can use
them.
| Buy apples for children and one
meal a day is provided for surely and
/ sWeetly
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small.paned, some of the panes show.
ing a distinctly blue cast as they often
did before the art of glass.making
reached it's present state of perfection.
The furniture in this room follows
closely the eighteenth century Eng.
lish styles-heavy, carved pieces of
brown oak with a patina of age upon
them.
The window draperies are rich in
color and fabric-being Of velvet in a
coppery hue. The undercurtains are
sheer meta pale green that reminds
one Of vordigris. The yellow calla
lilies growing in a fiat bowl of white
pottery add a picturesque touch.
(Copyright 1877
Evening star., 1927-11-16
DAILY DIET RECIPE
Hamburger Surprise.

Hamburger, "a pound.
Salt. II teaspoonful.
Pepper, "a teaspoonful.
Tomato catsup, l tablespoonful.
Lemon Juice, tablespoonful.
Hard boiled eggs, 2.
Minced cress or parsley. 4 teaspoon
fuls.
Toast rounds, 4.
SERVES 4 PORTIONS.
Season the meat with salt. pepper,
catsup and lemon juice. Remove
shells from the cold eggs ana com.
pletely cover them with the seasoned
meat. Broil these balls under the
flame, carefully turning them once.
Cut each in half and place on the
buttered toast round with the egg
side down. Garnish with the minced
cress or parsley.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein and con.
tains lime, iron and vitamins A, B and
c. Could be eaten by normal adults
of average or under weight. II toast
were of wholewheat or gluten recipe
could be eaten by those wishing to
xeuuG9s
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Lessons in English
BY W. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: ut is more
than five hundred is preferred to lit
is over five hundred"
Often misnOnounced: Abattoir.
Pronounce a-hat.twar. all as as in
father; accent last syllable.
Often misspelled: Anonymous; nym.
synonyms: Acquit, vindicate. ex-
onerate. excuse.
Word study: "Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Replete; completely filled. THE mar.
rative was replete with thrilling ad.
ventures"
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okJiihAohA Az
man or woman
will be a better
golfer or tennis
player or rider at
tired in the proper
costume. A man
should be a better
soldier in a steel
helmet and Army
uniform. Imagine
a soldier going to
the front in a
derby. All of
which leads to an
interesting a n d
amusing sight on
the Potomac Park
bride path a few
days ago.
ra,,y,d nna nf
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Couture for a Small Face.

Dear Miss Leeds: am Is years old,
5 feet 6 inches tall and have small,
round face with dark eyes. l have
very dark brown hair and a dark
complexion with very little color. What
coiffure is most becoming to me!
What colors should 1 wear and what
Is my correct weight? DORCAS.,
Answer-A girl Of your height
should avoid wearing her hair too
close to her head, as to do so makes
her head seem too small. Since your
face Is small you should not let your
hair come forward too far, but brush
it hack. You may wear your hair
pushed back from your forehead or ar
ranged with high side part. A popu-
lar coiffure for girls of your age is cut
short behind and long on the sides,
the side hair is waved and arranged In
two small coils at the back Of the head
Your best colors are dull pink, coral,
apricot, bright red, brick red. rust,
pink lavender in sheer fabrics, bronze
green, dark blue. ecru and deep bril-
liant yellow, mahogany. dark brown,
deep cream and black trimmed with
bright touches of color. You should
weigh about 124 pounds for your age
and height. LOIS LEEDS.
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number or 1olks
throughout the
country who, If
they do have an
idea of the official
| functions Of the
several depart
ments, certainly
address their let.
| ters icorrectly
when communicate
ing with the au'
| thorities h e r e .
Even many Wash
ington residents
are guilty. VI Tic
practice.
Motorists who
should know bet
ter frequently ad-
.lrncr fha Gnorn.
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When Winter comes the stoat puts
on a coat of spotless white and be-
comes an ermine. When snow covers
the ground the slate-blue fox puts on
q fur coat to match and becomes the
white fox. 30 when we choose pure
white for snowy days in Winter we
have the best of precedent. Still there
are many folk who consider white an.
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Couture for a Fat Face.

Dear Miss Leeds: 0) What style of
bob is suitable for a fat face? 2) |
am II years old and 631a inches tall
What should I weigh? (3) have blue
eyes, brown hair and a fair complex
ion. What colors are becoming? N
How can I make my eyelashes grow?
(5) How can I lose weight? (6) How
can I reduce fat legs? G) Should a
young girl wear high or low heels?
(0 Are dimples becoming? (9) How
shold one care for the hair?
LILLIAN.
Answer-u) A side part is usually
most becoming to a wide face. Bring
your hair forward on the sides of
your cheeks to make them seem more
slender. but do not cover your forehead.
(2) The average weight for girls of
your age and height is between 1l3
and 11S pounds. (3) You may wear
pink. bright red rust, orchid, fuchsia,
gray, dark green, blue-green, bright
blues, turquoise, dark blues with
bright trimming, pure yellow and or
Evening star., 1927-11-16
HOME NOTES
by JENNY WREN.

What gives a room the quality of
distinction? Sometimes one thing and
sometimes another. of course, but
here is one that achieves distinction
through richness and through adher
ence to old.time ideals of architecture
and furnishings.
The walls Of this room are beauti-
fully paneled in oak. Its windows are
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near them-mice, rats, flies. flowers
or any sort of vegetation.
We herd because we are born with
a social urge to get together for mu.
tual protection and mutual benefits.
We depend upon each other for the
necessities as well as the 1uxuries of
life.
(Copyright, 1927
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How many carefully coiffured heads
can stand the test of eyes only inches
away. and reveal not speck OF dam
druff? How many women can warm
to the dance, and know their hair
will have no taint for the partner
who holds them close?
No one can be sure who has acid scalp
If you even suspect this acid con-
dition of the scalp. it is time for
Danderine. This scientific prepara-
ton will neutralize any acidity and
dissolve all dandruff if there is any.
And it always gives the hair itself a
lovely softness and sheen. 1t will
wave better. hold wave longer and
behave better all the time if you just
occasionally apply a few drops of
Danderine Try it! Every drug
store has this perfect conditioner of
the scalp and hair and thirty-fve-
cent bottle lasts for weeks.
Danderine
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

ange, brown, tan, cream. black. az Ap-
ply vaseline to them every night be-
fore you go to bed. (5) You are too
young to reduce. t6) Hiking and any
sort of active outdoor exercise Will
help you (O Low heels especially II
she is heavy for her height. (S) Yes.
(9) Please send a stamped, self-address.
ed envelope for my leaflet on Care of
the Hair" The hair must be brushed
we'll every day and the scalp massaged
for at least 10 minutes daily.
LOIS LEEDS.
Physical Specifications.
Dear Miss Leeds: Am I much out
of proportion? l am q years old, b
feet / inch tall and weigh 123 pounds.
MY measurements are: Bust, So; waist,
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Sweet Potato Chips.

Sweet potatoes may be fried exactly
like white potato chips. First peel
and slice them thin with a slicer. then
fry them in deep fat which has al
ready been salted. They make an
attractive garnish and are delicious.
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%; hips, 80; thigh, 81; calf, III ankle,
&. PEGGY.
Answer-You are only four pounds
over the average weight for your age
and height and I would not advise you
to reduce It is good thing to have
little extra weight as. an insurance
against i'll health. I think you have
taken the hip and thigh measurements
at the wrong place as the former is
rather small and the latter is impos-
sibly large. Take the measurements
around your hip bones. To obtain the
thigh measurement, pass the tape
measure around the upper part Of
your leg at its widest point. In your
case this measurement is probably
about 90 inches. Your other measure.
ments are good for your type.
LOIS LEEDS.
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

Those who handle the mail in the
various Government departments
often get few chuckles out of the
lob. There is a surprisingly large
Evening star., 1927-11-16

The Philippines has a movement to
keen students from cabarets ..
a. JssSzs aisai@ys+sSsa ,l3;s.Kse ,;sEss1sizs,
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propriate only for warm Summer days.
Dull, dark colors seem more appro.
pirate.
was delighted the other day with
o snow ensemble made for little girl
OF Z or 8, and as looked at the snow
white garments as they had been as
sembled in the store from which they
Evening star., 1927-11-10

part in the Great War which saw him
banished to the cellar. In addition
Frederick represented to the War Col.
lege a distinguished member OF the
profession to which students at the
War College have dedicated their lives
To them he was a great soldier, and
great soldiers live after their causes
have died and have been forgotten.
He was a soldier in more ways than
one. as effective in peace time as in
war, and his tactics in battle were no
more skilled than was his ability to
organize the armies of finance, indus
try and agriculture after the smoke
of conflict had cleared
Taking Frederick out of the cellar
might be interpreted as condonation
and forgiveness of the acts Of his later
countrymen. Leaving him in the eel.
lar. to attract cobwebs and dust. might
be interpreted as failure to condone or
forgive. And of the two which is the
more reprehensible? The officers at
the War College to whom has been in.
trusted the task of deciding Freder.
iCk's fate are confronted with a prob.
lem in diplomacy which might have
troubled old Frederick himself. But
there Is one way Of solving 1t. Let
Frederick be resurrected and placed
in some quiet, unobtrusive spot. where
he may rest in the dignified peace be-
fitting a great man. To those who OBJ.
ject to Frederick as a symbol of war
it may be recalled that he was pri.
marily a man of peace, who nearly
lost his life because of love Of poetry
and music. To those who revere Fred.
erick the war god, no excuses will be
necessary. At any rate, the dust
should be cleared from his massive
brow
Evening star., 1927-11-10
William B. Orme.

OF all human assets, none stands so
high as character. In the final sum-
ming up, truth and honorable dealing,
gentleness and kindly heart must
outweigh all the rest. The passing
Of William B. Orme. a resident of
Washington for more than four
f1fths Of a century. brings to its
close life that has stood for the
best in the community in which he
lived.
Mr.. Orme retired from the office If
secretary of the Washington Gas Light
Co. in January of this year. He had
for sixty years been continuously in
the service of that company. His rec
ord of duty well performed was crate.
fully acknowledged. He entered the
employ of the company in 1867. early
becoming assistant secretary, and in
1896 was elected secretary. In that
capacity he served until his retire.
ment. assuming for a time also the
added responsibility of treasurer.
The death of Mr.. Orme will be re.
gretted bv a large circle of friends
and acquaintances in the business and
social circles of the Capital. He held
no public office but that of an Ameri.
can citizen Of the highest type
He leaves behind him record that
must prove an inspiration, and no
less worthy Of admiration was his
kindly personality.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Good Sportsmanship.

Good sportsmanship Is manifested
by the Princeton faculty committee
on athletics and the president of the
university in asking the waiver Of
the ineligibility rule that has been
applied to Bruce Caldwell, a star of
the Yale foot ball team who has
been barred from further inter.
university matches because of his
past affiliation with the freshman
team of another institution. Cald-
well was rated as Yale's foremost
player and .@pon him were pinned
hopes foi victory in the game be-
tweeL Princeton and Yale to be
played on Saturday. Discovery of his
technical ineligibility was not made
until very few days ago. Under
the rule as it stands. automatically
his previous participation with an
other institution bars him. But the
Princeton faculty have met the stu.
alton in a spirit Of special considera-
tion and while they recognize that
eligibility decisions must rest with the
Yale committee they express regret
and the hope that Caldwell may play
on Saturday.
The rule in question was designed
TO prevent the farming" of players
by their development in junior schools
and transfer to the larger ones. 1t
Issems to be a harsh condition that
rsrhars should be modified to stipu.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
The Fate of Frederick.

The Secretary of War has received
a suggestion that the bronze statue of
Frederick the Great, which once
adorned a pedestal in front of the War
College. be removed from its innocu.
Gus exile in the cellar and returned to
its former glory. The Secretary has
referred the problem to a board of
officers whose decision in the matter
will be awaited with interest. The
statue was removed during the war,
for 1t seemed most uniting that a
former war lord and King of Prussia
should command. during the conflict.
the very portals of an institution
which represented the combined mill.
tary efforts of great Nation to over.
throw his successors. But now the
war is over. The danger is past.
Prisoners of war have been released
and political prisoners granted am.
nesty. An enemy nation has become
a friendly power. so-what to do with
Frederick?
Frederick the Great died about the
time this country was getting under
way. so it is tue that he cannot be
accused Of having played q leading