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Evening star., 1928-10-24
Personal HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. D.
with 71s to 8 hours sleep.

with Tls to hours sleep.
Elderly folk not physically active re-
quire hours or less.
AS q health investment it surely pays
to have the most comfortable sleeping
arrangements one can obtain The room
itself should be inviting, and the bed,
of course, should attract and not repel
the owner. 1t is a fine thing when
everything is going wrong or you are
clean tired out and all out of sorts and
everything to have nest where you
can hop in and in almost no time forget
all your woes. Then if the bed is the
right sort everything will look SO diff
ferent in the morning
One too common fault with sleeping
gear is sagging at the middle like a
blooming hammock. To one hardened
to sleeping on the ground or on plank
or in a Pullman bunk this may not be
serious drawback, but 1t is impossible
for any one who understands or appre-
ciates the health value of comfort to
sleep like jackknife. See that your
bed gives evenly at all points IL it gives
| at all under your weight
The second fault with alleged accom-
modations in the bed chamber is heavy
coverings. Blow yourself to feathers or
down for lightness with warmth, and
you'll have less of that delightful night
mare in which a rtinocerous playfully
rolls around on your chest.
When we consider that one spends
perhaps 10 times as much time in his
bed as In his automobile, it is curious
! that the padding and springs of the
latter are the more carefully calculated
to provide comfort.
tCopyrig1t, 1929
Evening star., 1928-10-24
Coed Old Summer Time.

The evils wrought by dance mara
thons are already beginning to manifest
themselves. The papers carried an item
the other day about a team that had
gone through the dance marathon and
now proposed to rearrange a full four
year college course along so-called mara
thon lines. The young persons planned
to study about 10 hours day and sleep
only four or five hours sleeping i5 min
utes out Of every hour and studying the
rest of the time, thus completing the
entire course in one year or less.
Now, there may be some sense In the
notion that normal young adult can
get along on less than the customary
eight hours of sleep. but 1t does seem
TO me that the scientific sharps are TAX
ing an unconsciously long time to prove
it.
The legend about Napoleon, Edison
and other famous men Who one may
believe If he likes, required only few
hours of sleep every night, is just a
legend. Doubtless there were crises In
Napoleon's life when he slept little It
is easy to believe that Edison might
stay with some important piece of eX-
perimental work even If he has to cut
in on the regular sleep schedule. But,
Ehucksl every doctor who has ever en-
gagged in practice knows how to get
along on short sleep rations-and what
of it? That man lives on in spite of
the loss of sleep is no evidence that the
loss has not impaired his health or eff
cheney.
The exact sleep ration for a given
individual or class is difficult to deter
mine, but here is fair schedule of re-
.nuirements for persons of different age
groups:
Infants up TO months of age re-
quire 90 hours sleep.
Infants from to months old re.
quire is hours sleep.
Infants months to / year old re-
ouire Is hours.
Prom to years, IA hours.
Two to years, 13 hours.
-Four to years, IL hours.
Children up to the age of II years
Yeauire ii hours.
Children from IL to 16 need not less
than 10 hours sleep.
After 16, students or brain workers
3 hours.
Athletes. muscle workers, require more
Sleep hours.
Eedeptary adults may do very vel
Evening star., 1928-10-24
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

October "a, 1S64.--A group of Con-
tederate officers was brought to Wash
ington this morning from the prison
camp at Point Lookout, Md. The men
maintained bold and defiant attitude
Notwithstanding their long imprison-
ment. and when told at the provost
nlarshals office of Mai. Gen. Sheridan's
great victory over the Confederate
army of Gen. Early in the Shenandoah
Valley day before yesterday they re-
fused to believe it, Several of them
swore it was untrue.
When a newspaper containing Secre-
tary of War Stanton's official bulletin
announcing the victory was shown to
them they still refused to believe it.
declaring it was published by the
Washington Government merely for ef-
feet, Ito keep up the dropping spirits
OF the Northern troops and prevent
desertions."
another official dispatch from Sheridan
to Lieut.. Gen. Grant, forwarded by the
latter to the War Department. 1t in
dicates that Sheridan's success was
even greater than first reported Ap-
parently before the battle ended al
dark the Confederate loops were
thrown into complete confusion and
abandoned most of their artillery, which
was captured by Sheridan
Il do not think" says Sheridan in
his telegram, there ever was an army
so badly routed. The Valley soldiers
are hiding away and going to theil
! homes. ! cannot give you any esti-
mate Of prisoners. / pushed on regard
less Of everything"
A telegram announcing the Unior
victory was sent today by Secretary
/ Stanton to Maj Gen. Dix at New York
and Gen, Dix was instructed to fire "a
national salute of 100 great guns" ir
honor of this victory.
| Six paymasters left Washington this
morning on their way to Sheridan''
| army to pay off the Union soldiers oi
| that command. They carried large
sum of money and were accompanied
| by a heavy military escort.
The steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt ar.
rived here this morning from City
| Point, Va, headquarters of Gen. Grant
| She stopped en- route and picked ur
some refugees from Virginia who hac
made their way across the Potomac
River. Some of them we're women
They say the news of the first defeat
| Of Gen. Early by Gen. Sheridan In tbs
| Valley had just reached the public ir
Richmond and caused great consterna-
ton.
Evening star., 1928-10-24

utes later our day was shattered to
fragments.
During the night our car. which had
been inadvertently parked at the curo,
had been plastered chats the word)
with the name of a presidential ca1di-
date. The lettering was crude and was
done with yellow paint. Each window
was covered with the gentleman's name,
and even though it happened to be the
name of our choice, We cuSsed the
zeal of him or those who perpetrated
the act. So far the paint remains and
we wish to inform our readers that
if they should seen closed car Tolllng
through the side streets of the city
bearing the name OF a candidate IN
glaring yellow daubs it will doubtless
be us and we didn't do it. Our day
was utterly soured.
A large bus drew up beside the curb
in a downtown thoroughfare to take
on a relief driver, who was to go TO
the end of the route where he would
begin his days work. He sat beside
his buddy at the wheel.
"I never do rely on those buses,
said the relief man. You can't depeno
on them at all"
That's no baloney," replied the
other. You don't know whether they'll
be on time or not. Sometimes they
run on schedule and other times you
can't figure on EN-. don't rely on
'em, either"
The other night this scribe witnessed
what is commonly known as sob
picture" or tear -jerker." Across the
aiSla a large 1adv sohhed IlnaShamed,
Just in front corpulent person OF
masculine gender fiicked the mist from
a normally llnsympathetic eye. Most
of the feminine portion of the audience
were having a perfectly elegant time
crying. After the performance, a sweet
young creature who had seen the pic
ture inquired, "Why is it that men
don't weep like the women?"
Here was an opportunity to brag, but
we were compelled to say, Men do
weep. Sometimes the stronger they are
Evening star., 1928-10-24
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday. October %.


Astrologers read tomorrow as an un-
certain day In planetary government.
Tor many conflicting aspects appear in
the horoscope.
The morning hours seem most ia
Vorable for all lines of business, which
should De pushed energentically, If pro-
gress is to be made.
Judges, capitalists and bankers seem
to be especially favored by the stars.
which forecast months of tremendous
activity
International law problems will be
dlfhcult, but they will bring fame to
American legal lights, it is foretold.
All the aspects appear to stimulate
cooperation and understanding among
persons of widely different points of
view.
Newspapers may assume a critical
attitude under this government of the
stars and cartoonists should benefit.
Farmers are again subject to a sin
ister aspect that is read as presaging
loss through market conditions as well
as severe storms.
According to ancient lore, this should
be a favorable time for women to take
special care of the hair, for they will
md 1t disappearing under the rule of
certain stars.
AS the pendulum swings backward
Tor women toward old-time modes.
there is to be return to vanished
ideals of beauty of face and form.
Persons whose birth date it is should
be careful in the coming year to
guard their speech and to avoid utter
ing any sort of disparaging criticisms.
They should be fairly successful If they
avoid discomfort.
Children born on that day may be
inclined to be too aggressive and even
arrogant. The subjects of this sign,
Scorpio, are usually very gifted, but
they know their good points and may
be rather vain.
Evening star., 1928-10-24
Everyday Psychology
BIZ DIR. yEssE W. spRowLs.
Mental Mechanisms.

The farther research and inveStiga-
ton have gone, the more certain it Is
that the word mind is a blanket term
for certain class of mechanisms used
for making adjustments to surround
ings.
These mechanisms so far as es-
Sentials are concerned, are the same
for animals, children, savages, adults,
and even for the insane. Of course,
these different sorts of -possessors
may differ in the complexity and ver-
Satility of their mental mechanisms.
It is also true that they differ some
what in the amount of use they make
of certain ones. For these reasons it Is
becoming increasingly apparent to stu
dents of mental science that one must
study mind wherever he finds it, even
down to that lowest of all creatures, the
amoeba.
Perhaps the most universal of all the
mental mechaniSms is conflict. 1t just
seems to be natural to all nature. It
accounts for two sorts of muscles in
the body, two sorts of nerves. and so
on up to two sorts of political parties.
Conflict has at least few thousand
representatives in the world of human
behavior.
The next most important mechanism
is known as repression. 1t is really
the offspring of conflict. A bone dry
advocate. likely as not, is one who In
stinctively would like to take the other
side of the question. He dares not,
however, because of as conflict with
environment which would be sure to
follow. So he represses the tendency
to imbibe and all that it means.
Then next In order Is what is called
the complex This in turn is the off =
spring of repression A complex Is a
group of associated ideas that for social
or ethical reasons have been repressed.
Theses always something painful about
complexes One might call them mind
boils. There Is a lot of evidence going
TO show that the things we forget, that
slips on the tongue, stammering, etc.
are in some way connected with COM
psexeA
Evening star., 1928-10-24
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLY MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, October "a
When Charlie Chaplin wandered into a
prize fight the other night he saw a
slim, blond girl registering enthusiasm.
He promptly forgot all about the fight,
for the girl looked the way Edna Pilr-
viance looked 10 years ago-and Charlie
Chaplain knew he had found the Lead
ing lady for his next moving picture.
Virginia CherTill, the little blond Chi
cago girl who has the Purviance face,
was with Sue Carol. Sue is alSe Of
Chaplin. So the thing was easy.
There was the matter of test. There
always is even in the best regulated
movie fairy story. The girl seemed a
little tsll-Chaplin is under feet 4.
But heels do a lot in life, and discard
ing some 3-inch ones brought Virginia
Cherrill down to the required size
Her test proved she had the emo
tional quality Chaplin saw in her from
the first glance And the story has the
added flip of opposition on behalf of
the grandmother, who threatens disin-
heritance If she follows movie career.
However, mothers are ambitious these
days, and Chaplin's new leading lady
has her mother as a sympathetic ally
in this movie drama.
Virginia Cherrill has gone TO Chicago
60 pack up her things. Prior to this
artistic windfall she has done little else
than play bridge at 10 cents a point.
Was convent reared, and finished of In
9 finishing school,
While we were on the subject of lead
ing ladies, and SO forth, asked Charlie
Chaplin why he didn't talk in his forth
coming picture.
The master comedian is going to let
some one else do the talking-in the
picture. He believes in the transcen-
dent power of pantomime. Throughout
his career as a motion picture artist
Chaplin has protested the tendency of
many movies to use their lips in tense
Maov4ee
Evening star., 1928-10-24
straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

Formerly any woman with a few
thousand dollars set up shop. 1t
seemed an easy way to make living.
They learned soon enough that COM
petition is keen Only efficient mer-
chants and managers survive. Before
they realized it they were out OF busi-
ness and bankrupt.
Today thousands of enterprises start
every year, and thousands fail. Many
of these are honest enough in concept,
organization and operation. They are
simply mismanaged. Their securities
are on the market, and not few OF
them appear attractive. Only an in
vestment banker or broker who knows
his business discerns their weaknesses
Before placing your funds in the
hands of any one, regardless Of the
form of investment, look for more than
honesty. Look for record of success
full performance Look for experience,
training and ability. If you cannot
trust your own Judgment, seek the ad..
vice of some one whose Judgment is
expert and whose advice is honest.
Evening star., 1928-10-24
Honesty.

A woman whose investments have
been unusually successful ascribed their
success to her belief in the principle
that honesty Is the best policy, and that
by dealing with honest people exclu-
sively one is bound to prosper.
We must differ with her in radical
way. Undoubtedly, it is wise to restrict
ones business dealing to honest people,
but another factor must be considered.
The inexperienced banker or broker
may be thoroughly honest, yet incapa-
BILE of advising one properly or OF
handling ones funds Honesty alone Is
futile. 1t must be accompanied by
other requisites.
Lately the prepondersnt cause Of
business failure seems to be inexperi-
ence and lack of training. In other
words, more people have more money
today than ever before. They do not
wish that money to remain idle. AS a
result, they invest 1t with persons un-
trained, inexperienced, and therefore
incompetent for their work.
Evening star., 1928-10-24
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from the floor which was stopped by
his opponents jaw.
The victim, who up to this time had
been winning, divcd for the canvas.
where he remained until the count Of
10. 1t might as we'll have been hun
dred.. for he was sound asleep.
His seconds Immediately, If not ten
derly, applied first aid and he was
carried in an unconscious condition to
his dressing room, In due time he
awakened and inquired who had won.
When told that he had been knocked
out he sobbed heart-brokenly. They
were not maudlin tears but the gen.
uine article.
He had been the favorite and the
loss of victory jerked large drops OF
moisture from his eyes. We witnessed
the deluge.
We have seen soldiers fresh from
the battle line weep without restraint.
On the other hand. We know poet
whose verses are widely read. He
writes about the moon and things. He
confesses that he would give much
if he could emote visibly. Perhaps
this is not an answer to the young
lady's question, but we are satisfied
that most men are as talented Weeper7
as women.
X X X x
Men of conscientious scruples suffC
long and frequently We met one re.
Gently. He attended three colleges a.
a young fellow. Two weeks ago n
watched foot ball game between two
of his schools. He didn't want to root
for either team. and yet he wanted
more than anything else to express his
loyalty. He finally decided to sit on
one side during the first half and or
the other side during the second halt.
Thus he eased his conscience and lett
the stadium content that his team had
won
Evening star., 1928-10-24

Cook together In the top Of double
boiler one pint of milk, four tablespoon
fuls of sugar and two squares of bitter
chocolate cut up, until the chocolate Is
dissolved. stirring frequently. Stir in
two tablespapnfuIs of cornstarch dis
solved In one-tllird cupfui of water or
milk, and cook until it thickens. Set
aside to cool Just before serving, beat
up the chocolate mixture with spoon
and fold in one cupful of whipped
cream favored with two tablespoonfuls
of confectioners' sugar and a little
vanilla. Served in sherbet glasses this
makes a very delicious and attractive
dessert,
Evening star., 1928-10-24

His close-ups are carried out without
any movement of the lipS-the turn of
an eye, a lift of his brow. an eloquent
shrug. Chaplin has not needed to re-
sort to words.
But here's safe prophecy: When
the new picture is made you most prob
ably will see Chaplin the man without
the funny hat and cane and turned-out
shoes. You viii see the Charlie Chap
lin that whole world comes to Holly
wood to glimpse. And he will come
forward and smile his slow, hesitant,
appealing smile and speak to you and
tell you what sort Of picture 1t is
going to be. And probably introduce
the characters of that picture to you
And you may see him after the pic
ture with beard, giving very excel
lent imitation of a political orator.
stunt he does inimitabIy.
The world in general is quite as
anxious to know how Charlie Chaplin
the man will seem at first hand as they
are to know George Bernard Shaw via
the Movietone And Chaplin the artist
never disappoints the world.
He will take six to eight months to
make his picture, he tells me, and will
spend a million dollars on it. This is
significant, in view of the fact that
most of the big studios have shooting
schedules of three to six weeks for
their most pretentious efforts.
The studio of La Brea avenue, Holly
wood, which looks like an old English
village, is being torn up to make way
for the building of a city block. The
next Chaplin movie will have the toot
of motor horns the sound of the Faolfca :
mans whistle: even the voices of many
of the principals will be heard In it.
But in the picture proper Charlie
Chaplin will remain the same silent,
eloquent artist of pantomime the world
has given maximum acclaim
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paper Alliance)
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could not bring out the grain and
color of the wood itself. This was
especially successful with an old
dresser. 1t had been golden oak. She
applied varniSh remover and scraped
down the wood Then she waxed it
and found a beautiful dresser of soft
brown. But it was still an old dresser.
Mr.. Lacey took of the mirror, dis
carded the curved and carved supports
entirely. Then the mirror was hung
above the dresser, which now became
a chest of drawers Instead of hang
ing the mirror lengthwise she put it
up crosswise.
The iron bed was an inoffensive piece
of furniture with high head and me-
dunn high foot piece or board. The
Evening star., 1928-10-24
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

A corner cupboard means great
deal in the way of creating charm
If a quaint, old-time room is desired
In the accompanying illustration is a
cupboard which would fit beautifully
into breakfast or dining room.
If used for the former, one cup
board is sufficient, but for the latter
the room as whole would be more
pleasing if a pair were used.
These may be of pine, maple or oak,
if they are separate pieces; but if they
Evening star., 1928-10-24
MOTHERS
Naughty Before Company.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
My little girl had habit OF being
naughty and acting "cute" when ] took
her about. To break her of this ] left
her at home once when went to a
party. On my return, told her about
a nice little girl that was taken about
because of her quiet behavior and of
her manners when dessert was served.
My child took 1t very seriously, prom
Using to be good the next time. Now
she acts very we'll, more as matter
of pride than fear Of the penalty Of
staying at henae.
Evening star., 1928-10-24

head was sawed off until nothing but
the bed frame was left. The foot board
became the head of the bed and the
frame, minus its head piece, became
the foot. This made the bed quite in
style. The covering was of deep ecru
round thread linen put together with
strips of coarse lace crocheted In heavy
ecru thread. A pottery lamp was put
beside the bed.
When one considers doing over furniture
Write to Nancy Page, care Of this paper, in
closing a stamped, self addressed envelope,
asking for her leafiet, Budgets Are Fun"
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1928-10-24

are installed as a part of the archi-
lecture, they may be of a wood which
lends itself to paint or enamel finished
to match the woodwork.
With piece such as this a drop
leaf or refectory table might be used:
and Windsor Hitchcock or other sim
pie types of American fancy" chairs
A painted wooden floor, left bare or
equipped with a large oval braided rug.
would be appropriate, and the window
treatment might consist of rufled
muslin glass curtains and overdra-
peries of semi-glazed chintz in old
time colorings and design.
Evening star., 1928-10-24
NANCY PAGE
Scraped Furniture Shows
Beautiful Grain and Color
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

When the Laceys were getting ready
for their Halloween party they knew
they would want to use the bedroom
on the third floor. This had an accu-
mutation of old furniture which needed
reiuvenation. Should they paint it,
enamel it, discard it or what? Mrs.
Lacey decided she would do none of
these things. She wondered why she
Evening star., 1928-10-24

Few women but have some social
side to life, and as the season for such
activities advances the need Of keeping
whatever jewelry one wears in the
best condition becomes more pressing.
Whether this Is genuine or replica,
neglect in caring for it will most as
suredly show. The reverse is also true,
Evening star., 1928-10-24
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

the more they are apt TO do so. How
ever. the average man battles with the
tendency. particularly If he is accom-
panied by a female companion. Be-
iieve it or not, he weeps within himself
and probably suffers more for it.
One night we sat at ringside and
witnessed a boxing bout between two
of the toughest looking rednecks we
have ever seen. They weres heavy
Evening star., 1928-10-24

weights. weighing
over 200 pounds
each on the hoof.
Having contracted
to MAIN and in
jure each other
within legal re-
strictions, they set
about their task
with speed and
dispatch. 1t was
an important fight
to the principals.
for the W in n e +
would probably be
signed with the
champion.
About the third
round ore of the
| e a t h er pushers
pulled a sock up
Evening star., 1928-10-24

@AA NAN tSNN NA1AA "a -
day which should
throb with accom-
plishment. So we
whiStled a merry
lay, stroke d a
small boy on the
head, besmed on a
] u n XIV a g o n
driver. helped an
elderly man across
the street, and
otherwise disported
ourselves after the
fashion of a man
who looks at the
world t h r o u g n
r o S &c o / o r e d
glasses. (Louder !!
We didn't hear
you.) A few min
Evening star., 1928-10-24
DAILY DIET RECIPE

COOKED PEARS.
Cooking pears, medium size, six.
Butter, two tablespoons.
Water, one-fourth cup.
Sugar, one-fourth cup.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Peel pears. Place each in a
muffin tin. Spread with butter
and cover with the mixed sugar
and water. Bake In moderate
oven until pears are soft. Are
improved by serving with ginger
sauce.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes a little fat,
sugar and fiber. Lime, iron, vita
minis A and B are present. Can
be eaten by children over 4 and
by normal adults of average or
under weight.