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Evening star., 1928-04-03
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, April 4.

Astroiogers read this as a threaten.
ing day In planetary government, for
malefic aspects appear TO dominate.
The planetary government tends
toward pessimism and diScouragement
and for this reason 1t Is wise TO keep
too busy for depressing thoughts.
Under this sway the judgment may
be erratic and untrustworthy. I'm
portant decisions should be postponed.
The seers foretell continued increase
OF nervous diseases and mental mall
aides, due TO the strain Of modern life.
Erotic plays and books viii be ac-
cused Of their right share Of the blame
for decadent conditions.
One OF the new reforms will stress
In novel manner the effect OF the
spoken and written word. ii is foretold.
Many uuarTels and diSsensions will
mark organizations at this time. when
cohesion in politics or religion will be
more than usually difficult.
Women are 10 be a troublesome
factor In the coming national political
campaign. II the stars are rightly read,
Tor they viii be interested in reform
movements.
Domestic uuarrels may be easily pre-
cipitated today and there is a prOpllesy
OF continued prevalence of divorce.
Nations as well as families viii be
susceptible TO the planetary rule which
encourages misunderstanding and
brings about trouble.
Danger Of labor difficulties again is
indicated for the Spring, when build
ing trades may be affected.
Theaters are 10 flourish during the
Summer. when novel and original fea-
lures viii be introduced.
Persons whose birth date II Is should
beware Of accidents In the coming year,
Children born on that day probably
VIII be restless and very ambitious. The
subjects Of this sign like TO travel.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
How Long Do Your Children Sleep7

4 ] have children from to ~, or should
arress sss asunt ss% IL .eep to I9 family ambon sn
The other children stay up later: feel like
gdd and make il long enough" Has any.
body INVESTIGATED sleep hoursY
JUST MOTHER
Strange to say, until recently, we
hadn't any systematic reviews on chill
drefi's sleep. The first thing to find out
Is how long children do sleep. This We
know since census was taken of $500
school children on the Pacific Coast. At
ages Z to 8, 10%: for ages 8 to IL, 10
to l0H hours; for ages IL to IA, 91a
hotirs; from ID to Is, from to 9l2
hours. College students had only tx
hours sleep. Another set Of statistics
from Minneapolis lengthens this sched-
ule, making the desirable range IL
hours for the child entering school, and
never falling below 9la hours at age Is
and later also.
These American children sleep, as
much as l hour or IA hours longer
than English or German children, and
the American standard Is decidedly the
better one. The climate in California
allows much out-of-door activity, which
leads to good sleep. City sleep Is dis
turbed and less restful. American life
Is frequently one of high stimulation.
For that reason we need, and our chill
dren particularly need, large deposits in
the bank Of health, which are made
at nighttime.
Children differ in sleep needs as in
waking habits. There Is smaller group
of longer" sleepers with considerable
group of shorter" sleepers About 20
to IS per cent of children from to IA
years of age were awakened in the
morning. This alarm-clock brigade
mounts rapidly year by year, until at
age 10 so per cent are aroused from
their slumbers II left to themselves, the
sleep periods, especially of the Older
not to awaken children. II the routine
sleep hours for the age should be OBJ
served.
The school records of these children
and the tests Of their intelligence or
their nervousness" show no difference
between the long" sleeperS and the
short" sleeperS. This means that most
children are self-regulating and get
what rest they need. Those who need
more sleep longer; those who can get
along with less take less.
But at college. If not earlier. the
temptation to late hours begins. The
fact that half of them must be aroused
probably means. in many cases, that
they have to get up before their rest is
complete. A common cause for failure
in college in health and studies is in
Suflcient sleep.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
A Revival of Wells


men admired the effect Of q trinity
placed veil, and the passing OF the veil
fashion deprived women Of an effective
means of heightening their charms.
Wells, like long skirts and long hair
and tight waists and number OF other
things, were mentioned few years ago
as something that could never come
back into fashion again. With higher
education and the vote and wider pro-
fesSional and industrial opportunities
women could never so back to such
relics of the dark ages. Never Is long
word, and one best left out when speak
ing OF fashions.
Wells are back again. and the only
reason why a good many women haven't
begun to wear them again is not be-
cause they have any prejudice against
them, but because they haven't quite
summoned up their courage as yet.
The fashion began apparently with
the little nose veil, adorned with a
single dot. placed somewhere under the
risht eye-or was 1t the left eye? Then
it went from bad TO worse--or perhaps
from good TO better. Longer wells came
into fashion and wells ornamented in a
number of ways. My correspondent in
Paris SAYS that already the short eye
veil Is a trifie paSse and that other wells
have come forward to take its place.
The other day saw veil that struck
me as Offering a most convenient way
of trimming q small untrimmed hat
possibly q last seasons hat. There were
lace flowers to match the veil placed
at one side, so that no trimming was
fConyrikht, 1881
Evening star., 1928-04-03
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY PROF. JOSEPH JASTROW.

Habits Of sleep are as important as
hours Of sleep. A good showing for the
teaching of hygiene in the schools Is
the increasing number of those who
sleep with windows open.
A child's day is long and active: the
more active, the more the need for long
sleep. For younger children the adults
day is too long The nap habit is in
dispensable until age or S. and should
be continued as a rest habit. even for
Is minutes without sleep, until age 8
or 8. The end-of-the day irritability
generally means not enough sleep.
Much depends upon the nature Of the
child. Nervous children need more sleep
and get less. A. group of constantly
tired children slept two hours less than
normal healthy ones. Feeble-minded
children, who are not alert, need less
sleep and take much less, nor do they
show the decline Of sleep with years as
normal children do. The more active
brain needs more rest.
An examination of gifted children
Evening star., 1928-04-03
Why We Stall.

Every one knows what it Is to stall. :"
We do Ii st times because we hate to
give In and admit defeat or else We
are putting OF the evil moment in the
hope Of finding way out of the difh-
Guilty without admitting defeat. Also,
we are sometimes caught unawares and
are so nabbergasted that we do not
know what else to do but to hem and
haw. We Stall in order TO catch our
breath, to regain our poise.
A recent writer refers TO the follow
ing passage in Prophry, an ancient
Greek author, who is describing q reli-
gious ceremony called ox-murder: They
choose some girls as water carriers,
who bring water for sharpening ak and
knife. When the ax has been
sharpened, one hands it, another hits
the OK, another Slaughters him. others
fay him. and all pArtake Of him.
"a trial Is held about the murder and
each person passes the blame for the
deed to another. The water carriers
accuse him who sharpened the knife,
Evening star., 1928-04-03
WHY WE Do WHAT WE DO
By MEHRAN X. THOMPSON. Phi. D.

the sharpener blames those who
handled it. he passes on the guilt to
him who struck, the striker blames the
slaughterer, the slaughterer blames the
knife itself, and the knife, as it cannot
answer, is found guilty and Is thrown
into the sea-"
This shows that stalling and passing
the buck are ancient pastimes. We
coin new words and phrases, but the
human motives of conduct do not
change perceptibly in the course Of q
few thousand years.
There are any number Of ways to
stall and various occasions for doing
so. but the chief purpose is always the
same. We stall in paying a dinner
check in the hope that We can out
wait" our friend in pulling out the coin
and paying the bill. We stall in order
to save ourselves from ridicule, loss,
punishment. pain. 1t is way OF tiding
over an awkward situation in the hope
of coming out at the long end OF the
deal.
tCopyriEht. 1881
Evening star., 1928-04-03
MlLADY BEAUTIFUL
By LOIS LEEDS.

weight at q rapid rate by starving your
self. My advice is to go to a doctor
and have a thorough physical exami-
nation. Sometimes overweight in young
girls is due to internal causes that can
not be reached by dieting and exer-
else. A large degree Of overweight puts
an extra strain on the heart, and that
is one reason why do not want you
to start q strenuous reducing program
without medical advice. My leafiet,
Feminine Proportions" gives ideal
measurements for girls of different
heights. Please send q stamped. self
addressed envelope for 1t. Avoid ex-
tremes in hairdressing. A nat wave
would be becoming. Wear your hair
fairly close to your head but not slick.
To Bob or Not 10 Bob.
Dear Miss Leeds-I am undecided
whether to cut my hair any more or
let Il grow. Is bobbed hair going out
Of style? aesaa s5BLUE EYES,
Answer-Bobbed hair rs no longer
the leading style OF hairdresSing. but
many girls and women continue TO wear
short tresses. Long ham. especially for
young girls. is newer than bobbed hair.
and Partisan style leaders are doing
their best TO encourage women and
girls TO let their hair grow. Ny advice
is TO wear whichever style Is more be-
coming to your type.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
Brush Your Hair.

cannot place too much stress on the
value of brushing the hair every day
with a clean, thick bristled hairbrush.
Modern laboratory investigation has
proved that scalp diseases are due to
microbes microbes thrive on dirt, there
fore the unhealthy scalp Is dirty scalp.
People with short hair should wash
the scalp oftener than those with long
hair. since the scalp must get dirty more
quickly. Once week or once in two
weeks is the proper length Of time II
you live in the city: once every three
or four weeks II you live in the cleaner
air of the country or seaside.
But wherever you are the hair should
be brushed daily to stimulate the scalp
and to cleanse both 1t and the hair. The
brush must have thick long bristles set
In punches, the longer punches should
be in the center of the brush and the
longer bristles in the center of each
bunch. A brush of this sort. which will
probably cost 50 or more and is worth
every cent Of it, will go through the
Evening star., 1928-04-03
LITTLE BENNY


Yestidday my sister Gladdis told pop
that Mr P2Ykins was coming TO see him
after suppir 70 ask IL he could marry
her, on account Of MT. Parkine being
kind Of old fashion and thinking he had
70 AK the whole family instead Of jest
asking 0laddie, and after supnir Mr.
Parkins rang the bell and went up 70
the living room TO wee pop, me going up
with him 10 see wat happened. pop
saying, Good evening, Parkins, hope
you are well and harty.
Well yeE, ] think 50, Ineen thank
you, have little question 70 ask you,
or should / ssy a big question, Mr.
PaFkins sed.
That Is the question, 10 10 speek,
pop sec. and Mr. Parkins sed, To tell
the truth and 70 speek plainly, seek
the hand of your dawter IN marriage.
An. you must neen Gladdis, pop sed.
Being the only one he has. and MT.
Parkins se6. Yes sir, am very fond
Of her, III fact love her deeFiy. Have
your permission 70 marry her, sif2 he
seo.
Wen. this IL no lite matter, pop sed,
Can you support my dayter in the stile
70 wicn she would Like 70 become ac-
csaslofned, have you eny pfospecksT ne
sed.
Non werth mentioning. sir. must
Say, Mr.. PaTkins sed.
An, no prospects,, that's rather seFi-
BUS, you have siTeddy spoken 70 Glad
dis bleeye. pop sed.
Yes sir have, Mr.. PaEains sed.
And may I ask her Tepiy7 pop sed.
and Mr PsTkins sed. She SD ehe would
ciaeerfIIiy marry me and II enybodl
objected she sed she would Gun Of With
me u the end Of the ertb IL necessary
An. well Ia that case ] take CRATE
plszzure In giving my consent, and
hope you may have mutcb less Uflit9ble
With her than ] have had, pop sed.
And he gave Mr.. Psrkirs cigar 0li
Of his vest pockit and Mr. FArkinE went
downstairs 10 see Gla1diE and started
10 90 my homework. 3 -. -
Evening star., 1928-04-03
A Chapped, Dry Complexion.

Dear Miss Leeds: What can do for
nv young face that always looks chap
ned and dry? use vanishing cream
and powder on 1t. When am at a
dance, nv face perspires and the pow
der on my nose goes into the pores
and looks horTid. BROWN EYES.
Answer-You are using the wrong
powder base for a dry skin. Before put
ting ON your powder rub in . little cold
cream and then wipe 1t on with a clean.
soft cloth. leaving q thin hlm Of cream
on TO hold your powder. At bedtime
remove all makeup with cleansing
cream, wash you face and dry 1t thor
oughly. Now rub In q very little grease
cream or oil and leave IL on overnight.
In the morning use cleansing oil on
your face, wipe IL on and apply powder.
After q few treatments your complexion
should become smoother, and you may
omit the applications OF cream or OIL
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Trim one medium head OF cabbage
and cut 1t into eighths. Loosen the
leaves to permit free circulation OF
water and quick cooking, then plunge
into boiling water to which two tea
spoonfuls of salt have been added
Cook rapidly without covering. Cab
bage should be cooked until tender in
from six to twelve minutes Drain and
pour over the cabbage the following
bacon sauce: Boil six strips Of crisp
bacon until delicately brown and crisp.
Prepare a white sauce from the bacon
fat, two tablespoonfuls of flour, one
fourth teaspoonful of salt. dash of
pepper and one cupful Of evaporated
milk diluted with one cupful of water.
Add the chopped bacon
Evening star., 1928-04-03

showed that they took more sleep than
the average. As children grow, they
grow In endurance as well as in every.
thing else, and so their sleep period goes
down. But since children have to live so
largely In household with habits ar
ranged for the older members the dam
ger Of getting too little sleep Is serious
one. No matter how inconvenient 1t may
be to you, see that your children get
enough sleep.
(Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1928-04-03
DAILY DIET RECIPE
Shirred Eggs.
EHIRRED E00E.

SHIRRED EGGS.
Bread squares, four; eggs, four: but
Ter. one teaSDoonfui: salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful
SERVES FOUR PEOPLE.
Cut slices OF bread two inches thick
and about three inches square, Scoop
out centeFs, making a box Trimmings
ana centefE should be saved and
Drowned for All gTatin dishes. Toast
lignt brown under broiier flame. Drop
from q saucer whole egg IN each bread
square. Place In brisk oven and COOK
untn eggs are set, like poaehed eggs.
Time about Is minutes. Dot with but
ter, sprinkle with salt and serve at once
DIET NOTE,
Recipe furnishes protein, some starch.
lime, iron, vitaminE A and b. Can be
eaten by children OF 4 and over. Can be
eaten by adults Of average or under
weight, and II whole wheat bread were
used, could be eaten by those wishing
" reduce.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

after cleansing your skin at bedtime.
When you are going 10 Q dance in the
egening. pat little astringent lotion
On your nose before applying powder
or give IL a witch-hazel compress. To
do this squeeze out . clean piece Of
absorbent cotton In witch hazel and
spread It over your nose. Let it remain
on about 10 minutes. II you are under
weight, build UP your weight and gen.
eral health. since excessive perspiration
Is often due TO nervousness and poor
health
Evening star., 1928-04-03
Orange Eog.

Dissolve two~thiFdk cupfui Of sugar In
two cupfuIs VI orange juice and chill
When ready 10 serve. pour the orange
Juice slowly into one and 0ne~thiTd
cupfuls of chilled eyRporsted milk
diluted with one and one-third cupfuls
Of ice water. SHAKE vigorously La
Mason jar. Eergs Ice cold. -.
Evening star., 1928-04-03
Reducing Orerwelght.

NNLUWNAtN8 OFEEWEAENts
Dear Miss Leeds: I am II years old,
5 feet inches tall and weigh 165
pounds. I would like 10 reduce 70 1876
pounds In three months. How can !
do it? Please tell me the right meas
urementg for hips. waist. ankles, etc.
When one has q fun face. is II better
70 wear the hair fluffy or slick? EEL.
AnsweT-You are too young TO re-
duce. my dear. except under o physi-
clans supervision. You are likely 10
ruin your health II you try 10 lose
Evening star., 1928-04-03
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

hair 50 thoroughly that It win remove
dirt and dust from the scalp and
smooth, clean and polish the hair 90 It
passes through.
Halfway through the brushing wipe
the brush off on an old soft cloth.
You'll believe then how much dirt the
brush removes, for you will see It on
the cloth. This sort of brushing should
be given your hair every day. Once q
week If you cannot shampoo your head
you should finish the brushing by put
ting large piece of absorbent cotton
over the bristles Of the brush. The
bristles draw this through the hair, It
will come away with an extraordinary
amount Of dirt and oil, and It viii
leave the hair looking beautifully pol
ished 1 have often found it good plan
to take a wad Of cotton, then, parting
the hair all over. rub the cotton along
the partings. This is a wonderful way
Of cleansing the hair when it gets too
oily and dirty.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

More work for the oculists, anyway
possibly more headaches and Jagged
nerves. When women wore wells before
1t was the usual comment from doctors.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Nearly 10000 passengers and more
than l.000.00 pounds OF freight were
handled at the airport OF Hamburg.
Germany. last year.
Evening star., 1928-04-03

Some Of the most beautiful garnets
come from Arizona.
Evening star., 1928-12-27

damental rules of the road and con-
gests traffic. The Hoover conference
on street and highway safety In its
uniform vehicle code prescribes the In
side turn as the only acceptable ma
neuver, and, consequently, iffthe Wash
ington authorities are right, the ex-
perts from all parts Of the country
which compose the organization for
safety are wrong, which would hardly
seem to be a reasonable conclusion.
The outside turn is made In two Sec
tions. The inside turn, in heavy traffic,
Is likewise made In two sections, but
frequently 1t can be made in one con-
tinuous operation, which facilitates
traffic movement. The outside turn
clogs street space and prevents, on mar
row thoroughfares, the innocuous right
hand turn. The inside turn, on the
other hand. leaves street space clear
not only for through traffic, but for
the right-hand maneuver.
One Of the greatest objections, how
ever, to the outside turn is that it
forces motorists to make two entirely
different types Of turns, according to
conditions. At an automatically light
ed intersection or a crossing controlled
by traffic police, a motoriSt must pull
to the right. At other intersections he
Is supposed to pull to the left. The re-
suit has been shown to be that the
motorist Is In a constant state of con-
fusion and will attempt to make the
outside turn at uncontrolled points,
thereby breasting two streams Of traffic,
one at his rear, and violating every
fundamental rule Of driving. Adding
the fact that it is often impossible for
the motorist to tell as he approaches
an intersection whether a policeman is
stationed there at that particular mo-
ment, and the consequent weaving from
line to line of traffic that is necessary
to be in the proper position for a turn,
the positive danger of the present ar
rangement can be appreciated.
Commissioner Dougherty will be do
ing the city great service If he would
either rescind his order extending the
outside turn to manually controlled in
tersections or would abolish completely
a system Of turning which is not &C.
cepted by traf1c experts and which is
causing great confusion to local mo-
toristS.
Evening star., 1928-12-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| matter of orientation. There have
been many theories advanced, ranging
| from scent to radio impulses, but the
| whole thing still remains a mystery.
A dog that strays to the home in cold
weather will be grateful not only for a
| full meal, but even more for a warm
basement to sleep in. Usually the dog's
owner may be traced from the tag.
A good meal, of course, is the best
aid for any roaming animal. With
food inside him, he Is able to keep
going, but when his fuel gives out, he Is
| lost, indeed
Even in the coldest weather a pan of
drinking water may be placed next to
the house, near window, through
which usually enough heat filters to
keep the water from freezing.
X * X X
So bowl of milk may be placed for
the wandering cat, which will lap it up
in the night.
Many families throw away perfectly
good food. 1t may be suggested that
some of this should be saved and put
out on the walk at the gate for the
furry creatures which roam that way by
night.
| Usually every crumb Of the meal will
be gone in the morning. Thus the ami
NAL lover has the satisfaction of know
ing that some hungry animal was
he ed by his thoughtfulness.
cat fans" also will be lured to place
catnip on the back porch, where prowl-
| ing Tom and Tabby may revel bit in
an herb which they love, but which
ordinarily they do not receive.
A cat needs no other introduction to
catnip than his nose, even If 1t Is the
| first time in his life that he has smelled
| it,
Catnip is in his blood
1t Is amusing to watch an alley waif
make his first acquaintance with cat
mint. as it is sometimes called.
He will snuff 1t for a second in an
inquiring manner, then begin to eat
greedily, picking it over for the choice
blossoms.
Those who prefer the cat to other
pets may go so far as to place a couple
of "catnip mice" on the back walk For
the roamers.
These stuffed bits of flannel, made in
the shape of mouse. and looking sur
prisingly like one, will give any old alley
cat joyous half hour.
X X X X
Nor must the birds be forgotten.
Those who are particularly fond Of
the feathered creatures of air say that
many birds are put to 1t to live at all
during the cold months of Winter.
Major assistance Is given them by any
one who likes them enough to put out
bread crumbs, suet, Scraps of meat, ap-
piles or other foodstuffs.
Foods that otherwise would go to
waste make excellent provender for the
birds. At first they will be wary, but
when they discover that food is given
them regularly at a given point, they
seem to make up their minds that
everything is all right.
Then they will fly down the moment
the human provider turns his back and
begin to devour the strengthening
food which Providence has put down for
them.
To be a Providence for something,
though only dog. cat or birds not
this worth while?