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Evening star., 1928-11-05
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPRowLs.
Habit Breaking,

OF all the names for behavior pat
terms that psychologists use to de-
scribe when and how we do what we
do. habit takes the first place in the
lexicon of terms. Habits are personal
requirements, based on set of native
reflexes which suggest what were once
the customary ways of getting on in
the world. In forming habit, you
merely built an addition to this ancient
foundation Of reflexes.
Habits save time, insure accuracy and
preserve the nervous system generally.
We can't get along without them.
On the other hand some of them,
especially those that are harmful, Sc
cure all too permanent hook-ups in
our neuro-muscular equipment. They
have a way of creeping in upon us,
robbing reason of its rightful work, and
causing some of us to fall victims to
this or that automatic burden of
monotony. The big problem is to get
rid of the burden. And how?
No one takes much interest in habit
breaking until he is forced by necessity
to change some habit The motive
must be impelling. New Year resolu-
tions are not worth much. UnobServed
as they usually are, they only serve to
strengthen the chain they are supposed
to weaken.
The second step in habit breaking
requires what is called determined
effort" A person needs to look forward
to battle with his nerves. A good
resolution well advertised among your
friends will come in handy at this Sec
ond stage.
The third step is the avoidance Of
exception. Don't experiment with q
habit, even after you imagine you have
conquered it. Habits have way of
their own Of getting satisfaction and
revenge.
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

November s, 1861.-The Federal Gov
eminent, it was announced today, has
engaged the whole of Minnesota row
the splendid mansions of the late Sen
ator Douglas, Senator Rice, Senator
John G. Breckenridge and Mr.. Corbin--
for military hospital purposes.
Their cost of erection was about
$130000, exclusive of the value of the
square on which they stand-said to be
worth about 100000 additional. The
rent paid by the Government is at the
rate of about $1,000 a year for the
entire row of houses.
All of these fine homes are bounti-
fully supplied with heating apparatus,
other modern convenienceS. They are
declared to be the best buildings for
the purpose to be found anywhere in
the District of Columbia.
Two steam fire engines, with COM
pan1es OF men experienced in handling
them, have been ordered to come to
washington at once as result of
meeting of the cabinet this morning.
They will probably be brought here
from Philadelphia, although details of
the order have not yet been made
PUBIC. ClClZenS or washington who
learned of this action during the day
expressed their gratitude to President
Lincoln and his constitutional advisers
| for coming to this determination.
The large number of new structures,
| many of which are of a temporary
character and quickly inf1ammable,
erected here since the beginning of the
War Between the States, and the in
flux of so many soldiers and strangers
to the city, are believed to have in
creased the danger from fire here. It
is feared that a fire, once it is started,
might do great damage to valuable
Government and private property, un-
less 1t can be put out quickly at the
beginning by modern fire-f1ghting ap-
paratus.
The Mount Vernon, one of the vessels
OF the Union f1otilla on the lower Po-
tomac River, has arrived at the Navy
Yard and reports everything quiet there
for the present. From another source
1t was learned that smallpox broke out
recently on the vessel Harriet Lane of
the Potomac fiotilla, and it has be-
come necessary to bring to this city
for treatment the sick men, and some
wounded soldiers on board.
Evening star., 1928-11-05

Julia Dent was not at home when
her brother Fred's West Point ROOM
mate called. She was visiting in st.
Louis, 10 miles away.
Lieut.. Fred Dent was not at the
plantation, White Haven, either. He
had been ordered West. =
Ulysses Simpson Grant found Fred's
father to be a large man, proud of
the size Of his estate, the number of
his slaves, and his Importance socially.
Mrs. Dent was very kind and mother
ly. Two other girls. Emma and Ellen.
were pleasant and attractive, and he
liked the boys who completed the large
family. Nevertheless. being a little
shy and reserved, he wished that his
chum were there.
He wondered about Julia Dent.
Fred often had spoken of her. She
was II, lively. strongly bent toward
gayety.
Lieut.. Grant was stationed at JEFF
ferson Barracks, not far distant. 1t
was an easy ride to the plantation on
good mount, and Grant was famous
horseman. It was not long until he
was at White Haven again.
This time Julia Dent was at home.
He fell in love with her. Again and
again he returned. But he did not
propose. He needed to have his
natural shyness dissipated by the force
of circumstances.
Julia was not long in losing her
heart, too. Grant was only 5 feet Z
inches in height, and he weighed
only lit pounds, but he had a military
carriage, and was good looking with
his straight nose, firm jaws, sandy
brown hair, gray eyes and clear, fresh
complexion. He had an invariably
thoughtful and courteous way with
women and girls that pleased her, too.
She was wondering when he was 60
ing to ask the all-important question,
when events conspired to bring mat
ters to focus. The Mexican war
clouds gathered. Lieut.. Grant was
ordered South.
He couldn't leave without knowing
If Julia loved him, and hastened to
White Haven. Julia and a brother
were in carriage just starting off
to a friends wedding. Grant per-
suaded the brother to ride his horse
and got in the carriage.
Crossing a bridge over a flooded
creek, the girl took hold Of his arm.
| IF we go down I'll cling to you."
she said.
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Latest Fashionable Couture Finish
BY MARY MARSHALL.

else it is said to have the ''dressmak-
er" touch or finish.
In the very nature of things most
women's frocks are feminine and al
ways have been-even the So-called
mannish ensembles that were favored
few seasons ago. The new feml-
ninity suppose refers to the ten
dency on the part of some of the de-
signers to use more frils and furbe-
lows. Longer skirts, more flaring skirts,
slightly higher waistlineS and more
closely nodded bodices-these charac-
teristics are also pronounced more
feminine
The dressmaker or couture touch
should apply of course to the frock
that looks as if it were made to order
by a dressmaker In actual fact TINS
aspect is often found in frocks that
are bought ready made and others that
are made at home. PainStakingly made
and carefully applied self trimming
gives this desired couture" aspect.
The home dressmaker is apt to make
as simple frock as possible and ADD
finish by way of ready-made trimming
The frock in the sketch, inspired by
a new French model, possesses THIS
couture" effect-and yet it really was
made by an amateur. The upper part
Is Ol SeOISeIO6 dIlu GlAC AONSA P"tC
chiffon taffeta-both in navy blue.
Triangles of the taffeta painstakingly
turned under at the edges and neatly
sewed to the georgette provide the
fashionable couture finish.
It would be hard to find anything
more misleading than one of the new
crush Shirred collars. They look COM
plicated and they are quite the re-
verse. You lust need a straight piece
of velvet or satin or broadcloth-and
some lengths of dresSmaker's cord. A
few tucks in which to run the cords
and there you are.
If you would like a diagram pattern
showing precisely how to make the
tucks and do the shirring, please send
me your stamped, self-addressed enve-
lope and I will send it to you at once.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-05

Many people. two hours after
eating suffer indigestion as they call
it. 1t is usually excess acid. Correct
it with an alkali. The best way, the
quick, harmless and efficient way, is
Phillips Milk of Magnesia. 1t has
remained for so years the standard
with physicians. One spoonful in
water neutralizes many times its
volume in stomach acids, and at
once. The symptoms disappear in
FIVE minutes.
You will never use crude methods
when you know this better method.
And you will never suffer from ex-
cess acid when you prove out this
easy relief. Please do that--for your
own sake--now.
Be sure to get the genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia prescribed by ply
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Remedies Applied to Warts.

A.-There are many simple things
that can be applied to remove warts
Common baking soda, iodine, boracic
acid, sal ammoniac. lemon juice, etc.
The warts should first be thoroughly
scrubbed with soap and hot water.
The technical name for warts Is
verucca. The common type, such as
your little boy has, is verucca Vulgaris.
The type of wart in which there is one
or more distinct thread-like projec-
tionS, Is verucca filiformis. This type
Of wart Is soft and occurs mostly on
the face, eyelidS and neck. The brown
ish wart, which appears mostly on the
trunk, arms and neck OF the elderly Is
known as verucca senilis.
Causes: It Is not fully known what
causes warts. The ordinary type may
be due to some sort of germ, as this
seems to be auto-inoculable: that Is,
one may cause more on the same per-
son.
Precaution: Warts which are in posi-
ton to be irritated, especially around
the age OF 40, should have the atten-
ton OF a physician, for 1t is possible
that the irritation may cause cancer
Gus changes later In life For the same
reason the verucca senilis should not
be home treated.
Food Idiosyncrasies.
L..-When certain foods cause a rash
or other disagreeable effects habitually.
one has what Is known as a food
tdiosyncrasy or food SensitiZation.
Strawberries, sea food, coffee and eggs
frequently disagree in this manner with
some persons.
It is believed that the protein part
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Are People Honest 4?

Mr. Samuel Crowther, speaking in
the Saturday Evening Post and pre-
sumably for and of its million readers,
says that they are. His evidence is
that certain banks now lend money to
borrowers without demanding collateral
and with only slight requirements as
to character and earning power, and
yet lose but one dollar in a thousand
on their loans; that autos, pianos and
furniture (even clothing) sold on the
installment plan, show no more loss
than is regarded as a legitimate COM
mercial risk. These people are honest;
with few exceptions they pay what they
promise to pay. Does that prove, nen,
that people generally are honest ii the
way through? Let us see.
look upon honesty, as Dr.; every
body else, as an indisper ole con-
venience for running the We ID and an
acid test of one phase of rlCrals, but as
a psychologist regard it as an index
OF mental fitness. To be honest indi-
Gates that you have yourself well in
hand; that you don't have to be watch
ing yourself to sec that you don't get
into trouble. It is far more than that
honesty is the best policy; honesty IS
the best habit. 1t saves you thinking
about lot of things that cost time and
money; it removes temptation; it sets
you free to go about your business. Tt
sets your face forward toward reality
and no evasion; it makes you a re-
sponsible citizen.
So my notion of honesty goes much
further than repaying debts that you
have legally assumed, knowing that
there are definite legal provisions to
enforce payment If need be. Naturally,
we are all glad to know that even
under these circumstances, which leave
quite loophole for dishonesty, people
are as generally almost universally
honest as the banks and installment
houses find them. But it will take a
far more widespread distribution of
honesty on both sides, on the part of
those who make and sell, and on the
part Of those who buy, to make COM
Evening star., 1928-11-05
NY Neighbor Says:

To remove grease from sink
sprinkle generously with
cleansing powder, then wipe OF
with a newspaper or soft paper.
Grease will not then be washed
down the drainpine.
Instead of warming roast beef
over in gravy try putting it on
small tin pie-plate, and placing
it in the steamer over boiling
water. In about half an hour
you have fresh, juicy roast.
To mend a broken doll quickly.
bind the pieces tightly with
strips of adhesive plaster. It
will hold the broken parts firm
for quite a while.
Flannel should never be used
for needle books. as it is often
prepared with sulphur which will
rust the needles. A piece of
fine linen or chamois is better.
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
1.-THE boy with the overcoat Is him. -
Say "Is he"
Often mispronounced Alfonso or
Alphonso. Pronounce last syllable "so,'
not 80" accent second syllable.
Often misspelled Laryngitis; note
the ''yn."
Synonyms: Ability, capability, EN-
ciency strength, energy, aptitude.
Word study: use a word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Todays word. Impracticable; not
capable of being put into practice, or
done. "His suggestion was scorned as
an impracticable theory"
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Savory Stuffed Potatoes.

Peel six large potatoes and cut them
in halves lengthwise. Take each halt
and scoop out as much of the potato as
you can without breaking through any
where. Now take cupful of cold mash
ed potato, add cupful of sausage meat
and pepper, salt and grated onion to
taste. Mix all well, fill the holes in the
potatoes, fit the halves together again.
and then put them on tin with lots
of dripping and brown them well in the
oven. Have the cases quite thin.
Evening star., 1928-11-05

cry are in light shade of ecru, the
satin beneath the robe and large pill
low is peach and that beneath the
small pillows have a mauve lining
For the chaise Tongue. the robe
should be fitted so that it will show
the shape of the piece. The ruffie
should be placed along the sides and
the foot. For a bed the robe should
be square with the ruffie all the way
around.
Taffeta or satin may be used for
robes of this type, the only decoration
being a quilted design, and basket
weave wool robes bound all around with
satin ribbon are practical and attrac-
tive
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Crab Louis.

Arrange lettuce leaves on the plates
for serving. On the lettuce put as much
crab as you wish to use for each por-
ton. On this sprinkle a little finely
chopped green onion, then the sauce
Over all sprinkle finely crumbled hard
boiled egg and on top dash of pap
rika. For six portions you will need
one large crab, two green onions and
one hard-boiled egg.
To make the sauce, mix one cupful OF
plain mayonnaise with one cupful OF
catsup or chilli sauce. one teaspoonful of
granulated sugar and one teaspoonful OF
Worcestershire sauce.
Evening star., 1928-11-05
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

If one has chaise Tongue, of course
one should have a really beautiful
cover to use with It; but lacking a
chaise Tongue, there is still the posi-
bility Of having covering which may
be used on the bed for comfort during
the afternoon nap.
In the accompanying illustration are
shown a robe and pillows, all of which
have been fashioned from embroidered
net over satin. The net and embroid-
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sicians for so years in correcting ex-
cess acids. 25c and SOC bottle-any
drug store.
Milk of Magnesia" has been the
U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Com
pany and its predecessor Charles H.
Phillips since 1875.
Evening star., 1928-11-05

Every season has its catchwords in
fashion--that end by being banded
about rather carelessly without much
regard for their original application.
When dressmaker or Saleswoman
Evening star., 1928-11-05
GLEAMY WHITE TEETH
and a Sweet Breath

Try Phillips Dental Magnesia
Toothpaste just once and see for
yourself how white your teeth be-
come. Write for free Today tube.
Address The Phillips Co., III Hudson
ST., New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1928-11-05
DEL MAlZ

You know your
self the limitations
that even the best
brands of canned
corn have. No need
to tell you that.
Though many are
tasty, they leave you
wanting something
better--a closer ap-
proximate to tn e
best quality of fresh,
sweet corn on the
cob.
A. f e Al.
Evening star., 1928-11-05

NAVY BLUE GEORGETTE AND TAT
FETA SILK COMBINED IN FROCK,
UPPER PART OF WHICH is OF
GEORGETTE AND LOWER PART
APPLIQUED TRIANGLES OF TAF-
FETA.
doesn't know precisely what to say
about the dress under consideration she
uses these catchwords. So that prac-
tically every frock you see is said to
possess the "new feminine effect" or
Evening star., 1928-11-05

tough cob particles
you so often find
in corn-and what
real appetizing g
morsels are those
big kernels, en-
bedded in the rich
corn cream. Still
more-the delectable
fresh corn flavor so
unusual in a canned
corn.
No wonder DEL
HkTZ
Evening star., 1928-11-05

Mr. Patri will give personal attention to
inquiries from parents and school teachers
on the care and development of children
Write him. in care of this paper inclosing
stamped, addressed envelope for reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
Everyday Law Cases
When Will the Court AwGrd
NeD Trial?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

The administrator of the estate of
Patrick MCGOWAN made a demand on
Mary Allen that she return a certificate
of indebtedness valued at $4,000, which
was in the name of the deceased. Miss
Allen refused to return the certificate,
asserting that MCGOWAN had made an
unconditional gift of it to her during
his lifetime. Upon her refusal to
make the return the administrator en-
tered suit against her.
At the trial of the case Miss Allen
produced witnesses who testified that
MCGOWAN had given her the certificate.
The administrator, on the other hand,
presented testimony showing that after
the time of the alleged gift MCGOWAN
had been collecting the interest on the
certificate. Witnesses also declared that
Miss Allen had admitted, after Nc
Gowan's death, that he had given the
certificate to her only until he called
for 1t.
After hearing the evidence on both
sides, the jury decided in Miss Aliens
favor. The court, however. on the
motion of the administrator, that the
verdict was against the weight OF EVIL
dence, set aside the verdict and or
dered new trial.
The courts right to grant a new
trial was in the exercise of his discre-
ton in applying the following rule TO
all the evidence adduced at the trial:
1.-THE court will grant new trial
where the verdict to him is plainly
manifestly, palpably or strongly against
the evidence or the weight of evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
BEDTIME STORIES By Z. !
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

ter. His appetite this year was just as
good as ever, but the acorn crop and
the beechnut crop had failed. and Bus
ter had hard work to find enough food
to keep him from day to day, not to
mention making fat for the winter.
So, you see, this was q real Thanks
giving dinner for Buster Bear. When
he had finished it he gave little thought
to what might happen when the farmer
found his pig gone. full stomach
makes sleepy head. Buster could think
of nothing but good nap. So he shut
fled off to find place to sleep. Pretty
soon he came to a great windfaH. You
know a Windfall is a pile of trees that
have been blown over one on another
in a great windstorm. This was just the
kind of place that Buster liked. He
found a place where he could creep
under that Windfall. He raked a few
leaves in there and then lay down. In
two minutes he was asleep and dream
ing of pigs. Buster Bear was having a
perfect Thanksgiving day. His stomach
was full and now he was sleeping
comfortably ard dreaming delightful
dreams.
But over at the farm where Buster
had caught that pig an angry farmer
was planning trouble for the one who
had taken his pig. He had heard the
pigs squealing in the night and had
gone out to see what the trouble was.
But in the moonlight he couldn't sec
clearly enough to know just what had
happened. However, when he went out
early in the morning, he was no longer
in doubt. He counted his pigs and
found one missing. Then he found
Buster Bears footprints. That told him
al, he needed to know That pig had
been taken by a Bear. Right away the
farmer began to make plans to get that
Bears skin as payment for the pig. It
was well for Buster Bear that ne did
not know all this. fear that, had he
known it, his Thanksgiving would have
been spoiled. AS it was, he felt that
he had had a perfect Thanksgiving.
copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Petting Parties.

We hear great deal of criticism of
! petting parties, but it seems to come
from people who are too old for necking
and have forgotten that in their day
the same pastime was called spoon
ing" It's only the name which has
changed and perhaps the people who
INDUCED in the sport.
But let's try to be sensible in this
matter and see if we can't raise it above
the level of the comic papers. What's
the idea of all this petting and what
sensible criticism can we direct against
it?
We all know that careSS is the nat
ural expression of love, and the kind of
affection which inclines the heart to no
more than masculine handShake is
not going to get into the news columns
or love stories. Then, too, a man must
show his love and not merely talk
about it,.
But when we put the matter this way
we assume that love is the cause of the
caress and that petting is only the nat
ural expression of the heart. 1t is the
heart throb making its way forth from
the breast. And now the question
whether the petting part of the petting
party is such an expression of feeling.
To all appearances, it is not. No, 1t
seems to be case of petting for pet
ting's sake Such petting lacks SINGER
ity and depth and in its superflciality Is
to be condemned.
Tt is a question which is worSe-love
without petting or petting without love.
If only we could get the lovers who do
not pet and the. PETERS who do not
love together and then readjust them,
all would be well. And when speak OF
on-petting lovers and non-loving pet
tiers I means husbands and cake-eaterS,
respectively.
BY this time think you get the drift
of my thought. If it could be carried
out in a practical way, it would yield
the same amount of petting per capita,
but the PETERS would be the ones who
are expected to indulge in the caress.
A girl who accepts petting without
love in and behind it is as foolish as @
person who eats the shells without the
peanuts, the pits minus the prunes, the
skins which are empty Of potatoes. The
man who pets fools her and lets her
| fool herself.
When the real Romeo appears in the
ofing, there will be no question about
petting. He won't lack the right or in
clination to join the petting party; He
will walk in on a pass, an old-fashloneo
Annie Oakley.
The petting party is little too pro-
miscuous for those who rejoice in good
taste. It is survival of the old-style
kissing game which was in vogue when
people played the merry game OF Old
Maid.
The way the petting party is carried
on nowadays is likely to give Cupid a
pain in the tonsils. Instead of aiming
! his tiny arrows at such hearts, he is
more likely to use the slapstick.
Copyright. 1929