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Evening star., 1928-03-21
Your Baby and Mine
NJ MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. A. D. writes:
"Cau YOU take the space TO Suggest
when n child may have liver and KID
news and the best way to prepare them?
Also when can the following articles
snnear in the diet: Mushrooms, orange
and grapefruit pulp, boiled ham. sweet
uotatoes. chewing gum, peaches ano
c-snberriess Your column certainly Is
great. but please don't dishearten motn.
ers too much about late walking ano
taking. nv z-year-oid had his first
tooth at II months. He'd had COD llFer
oil and a perfect diet. He nnaiiy mao
al his teeth at the right time and they
are large and white. He didn't talk un-
II 2 and yet is bright and smart as
whip. I nearly vert crazy because OF
these two things and they worked out
al right. Ard he didn't have Tickets,
either"
Answer-T hope don't dishearten
mothers. but one must pay some heed
70 the time when normally the teeth
should acoear and when 9 child should
tax Il order that one may, If possible,
improve the diet or the environment.
The trouble with many nlethers is that
they pattern their children on preco-
cio,ls children and are worried sooner
than necessary, and there are great
many mothers who are never worried
about anything and who rightly should
be. One has 70 pat down" the one ana
prod" the other.
The child Of 2 CT more can have or
snge or grapefruit pulp and sieved ripe
peaches. CranberTies are wholesome,
but generally between tw0 and three
years is the first time they should ap-
pear "a the chiid'g diet and then II Is
preferable that they be served n the
form Of Jelly. Sweet potatoes are as
good Is any other potato. but had best
Be mashed and sieved because Of the
abundance Of strtngy portions. TWO years
M soon enough for them. Mushrooms,
ham and chewing gum Mushrooms
becSuAk they cannot be saeyed and de-
man6 good chewing had best be pat IN
the nlEnu when the child Is Quire ca
pabIe Of doing that well. FIFE years
perhaps. Chewing g2La = merely a
paStime; naturally Il snould not be
classed a. food zLd II should not be
given 70 the child until he Is Old
enough 10. 70 swallow 1t. Ham. be-
cause u rs fat Is difficult and slow Of
digestion. ! should say seven years
was early enough for that. Calls liver
and kidneys after seven years ordina-
r.ly. Sooner II advised for snemia or q
poor appetite. II should stand In boil
lng water for 1fEe minutes and should
De chopped finely and cooked lightly
in pan with little butter. In cases
Il anexd1a = can BE- served chopped and
rew. ral1cd with fruit juice.
Kidneys should be soaked one hour in
sukeYzryn water. Cut Ia slices. nour
and cook n butter for FIVE minutes.
Acd water or soup stock and cook flys
minutes mare. Longer cooking MAKES
them tough and then only hours Of
cooking g1Il MAKE them tender.
Evening star., 1928-03-21
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. ID.

would not be very exciting, nor would
1t afford spicy entertainment for our
large moronic leisure class, nor juicy
material for headlines In the papers
morons buy, nor opportunity for GRIM
inal lawyers to achieve instant distinc--
ton, nor a market for medical expert
testimony. Indeed, the minutest details
Of the thoughts words and deeds oil IN
sane criminals or criminals feignlng In
sanity are of the utmost Importance for
the mental development of the youth OF
this country, and all this would be
snatched away If such prisoner we're
treated as an ordinary honest citizen.
The medical conception Of insanity,
as I pointed out here the other day, is
not the same as the legal conception.
Many people who are medically insane
are perfectly competent to conduct their
own affairs and know right from wrong,
so that they are legally sane. Then.
too, there are at least 20,000,000 morons
In the country--adults whose mental
capacity Is that of normal child from
8 to IL years of age--and a Shrewd
criminal lawyer might convince almost
any jury (Which would probably include
at least one or two morons) that cul-
prit with such limited intelligence could
not know that his act was wrong. This
Is just another instance of the difference
between the doctors and the lawyers
view of the question of responsibility.
Evening star., 1928-03-21
One Lucid Interval.

Amid the psychopathic antics OF the
unsavory Hickman trial In California
there came one morning brief lucid
interval. In view of the mercenary part
played by medical expert testimony in
this burlesque, 1t is gratifying to note
that It was q medical man who testi-
fed to this effect: All this pomp and
ceremony Is ridiculous. II we wish to
know whether this man Is insane we
should send him to the psychopathic
ward Why heap the expense of this
burlesQue legal inquiry on the shoulders
Of the taxpayers OF this State?
Politics. doctor. politics. It Is fairly
obvious that you and your friends have
no political ambitions, seek no political
Jobs, share no plunder of Office.
If the culprit in such a case were
subject to the ordinary legal provisions
for determining the sanity or insanity
of honest citizens, they might place him
under observation in the psychopathic
ward or elsewhere and rely upon the
opinion of two medical alienists or ex-
perts. subject, Of course to the sanction
or approval Of Judge OF O. court. OF
record, all men presumably honorable,
without personal prejudice. and not in
the pay of friends or enemies OF the
individual whose sanity is under con-
sideration. But such orderly procedure
Evening star., 1928-03-21
A Sermon for Today
By REV. 1oHs n. GUM.

rext: In your patience ye shall win
your souls. Lake, x1ais.
Some one has szlc, The worst phase
n YOUNG kkaeYpcaa character III am~
lzt.ence We are always IN . hurry.
ne aack the patience ~ Wait fOT ihlngs
Aorqh sls g4s4g. As Ella Wheeler WILCOX
rlthfal!y says, We want hagn noon
& tie Gays clm Dawn WIZ restless
nap&1aeace Ne strain every nerve and
esgss " I'll kinds II short cuts "
-Dfestal tlae-
We keeg gur rye IN much DD tIe
.Dek Waen lt4e Dake 81 Wellington
z8 z painting q WateflDo which repre-
4flUed Hlnl sitting ou isgrse, NdD q
a1eu IL bAs AaI4G scanning the I0iiE.
.e g1clcaleo tae picture declared n9e
sJsUue Was f&5ss. and tglc TIE artist
u pant the WsSen OFT.
Islue IL precious. II is well f0F uA
n Geneuges that We have 10 line "
kSAge Et the aIEpslseflce with NAtcEl
son.e of us Efe fqfeyeT watching tie
slogk lS ngt lgl ssy SrEss gpDd foE us
Battles are not N0n with ~ateA III
JuY pain.
How sefensIy srl6 unburrleaIy Chris
prosecuted Hik great mission WIN al
f.ls passionate desire " SET Goo King
zofn established IL the world, lie never
Decaule impatient nervous oF restless
HIS zeai Bs2 flaming FIRE. His earnest,
8ess Aas intense. yet f4e went abo1i
HIS aogk a0let3Y anc without haste
In patience ye shall van your souls =
Dg a9t " IN tGC much haste Better
the ole SLOW way. and counting small
gains thsB ~ waste our efforts In mad
ialpataenoe and H. grasp tof pFizeS VI
haKe pet won Tie greatest victories
sre achieved, no1 a. against time, Dli
10 qaieJneas and confidence ~ earnest
patient.
fCeuyrg1t. 1921
Evening star., 1928-03-21

Not that morons are morally any worse
than people of normal intelligence. A
child IL years OF age Is not necessarily
wicked or depraved unless led astray by
persons or environment OF evil char
acter. Unquestionably such exhibitions
as the Hickman trial play havoc with
the minds of many otherwise harmless
morons everywhere. We ought to think
OF that when we are staging such re-
voting affairs
Not only medical expert testimony but
all other partisan expert testimony, un-
der hire by one side or the other. should
be abolished from court procedure. The
fair name of justice demands that such
testimony come from disinterested,
unbiased expert or experts who shall
have no more motive than the court
itself for favoring either side.
(Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1928-03-21
Casserole of Lamb.

Cut two pounds OF breast OF lamb In
small pieces, roll in flour, and brown
we'll in hot bacon fat with one finely
chopped onion. Put into creased
casserole with one cupful OF canned
tomatoes and one cupful of hot water,
Bake for two hours Add two cupfuls
Of diced potatoes, two cupfuls OF diced
carrots. and seasoning. and bake half
an hour longer. Add little more wate:
from time 10 time and tE!cAen the
gravy II il Is too thin
Evening star., 1928-03-21
Rice and Celery Soup.

Cook one cupful Of rice in three pInts
of milk until very tender. Press
through sieve. Cook until tender two
heads OF celery and press through
sieve. Add this to the rice with quart
of stock Season with salt and pepper
and a dash of cayenne. Rice water is
the Dasis of another delicious soup. To
one pint of rice water add one pint Of
the juice from canned tomatoes. Add
two small carrots and two onions
minced, and one tablespoonful of
minced green pepper Cook until the
vegetables are very tender, then add
one-half a cupful of cold boiled rice
and one teaspoonful Of minced parsley
Season with salt, pepper and a dasA
of calprV salt
Evening star., 1928-03-21

Cream one eupful Of sugar with but
ter the size of an egg, add the yolk OF
one egg, and sift one teaspoonful OF
baking powder with two cupfuls OF -four.
Stir In the -four and baking powder
alternately with one cupful Of milk,
then add the beaten egg white. Bake
In o moderate oven.
Evening star., 1928-03-21

In China II L the custom for the
physician " psy the funeral expenses
q . patient VINO dies while he is being
keaIed
Evening star., 1928-03-21
MOTHERS
a House Ball. "
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

a House Ball"
One Mother Says:
On rainy days when the children
want to play ball IN the house ! give
them one made Of yarn which has been
loosely wound into a ball and slipped
into a small cheese cloth sack. The
sack keeps the yarn from unwindng
and they can't break anything with II
because OF its nghtneSs.
tCouyr4rht. 1898. Associated Editors. Inc,
Evening star., 1928-12-11
A Restorative Regulation.

What will probably prove a welcome
Christmas present has been given %
both the commissioned and enlisted
personnel of the Army by Secretary Of
War Dwight F. Davis. He has directed
that soldiers of the United States be
Observation-Disclosures not required-to
resume for social affairs and other
proper occasions the dress and full
dress Of blue obtaining prior to 1915, in
which year 1t was suspended for an in
definite and. AS it proved, an unneces-
sarily lengthy period.
Dignified agitation for the resumption
of this colorful, useful, logical and bene-
Acial garb has been undertaken from
time to time by various Army officials
of high rank. Recently it seems to have
gained marked impetus, with the result
above stated. Reasons for the revival of
change of clothing comparable to a
civilians best suit, or, perhaps, evening
clothes. have been as obvious as were
the reasons for its disuse during a time
of war featured by a great influx of
kl1ort-time officers and men. About the
only counter reason ever adduced was
that Of economy; a saving to Uncle
Sans purse in so fer as the enlisted
man was concerned and to the personal
purse of the commissioned officer who
lust therefrom purchase his own dress
Evening star., 1928-12-11
The Varia BILE V.

The elasticity of a f1ve-dollar LII to
cover varied contingencies and penalties
in this fair land of freedom is con-
stant cause of wonder 1t Is a life
line to a starving family, convert
charge, tip to an attentive captain
OF walters, the price of an important
and lengthy Journey, a bet In a small
poker game--it is almost anything or
nothing, as the case may be.
Five dollars measure a fine imposed
on a dry agent who injured an inno-
cent girl near Lorain, Ohio, in his de-
termined efforts to protect the Nation
from the evils of intemperance. Five
dollars constitute the fine imposed out
in Milwaukee on a man whose idea of
good time was to stick tacks in auto
mobile tires and soothe his ear with the
sound of escaping air.
1t does seem as If this country might
revise and revamp its sense of values.
The officer who shot down the girl who
sensib!y. consistently enough, refused to
stop at the behest Of what she and her
father thought we're bandits might well
be suffering some more severe and more
prohibitory penalty. The merry tire
puncturer might we'll have been sem
fenced to lengthy term of changing
tires gratis for unfortunate and weary
motorists But the bill with the picture OF
the pioneer family and its dog, which
well knew the value of five hard-earned
dollars, continues to be the Great
LeVeler
Evening star., 1928-12-11
Deliverance by Dial.

Fire on the premises he was employed
to guard was discovered the other night
by the watchman for large New York
flooring company. The offices were
equipped with the new dial telephones.
Due to a combination Of excitement and
unfamiliarity with the instrument al
his disposal he found the mechanism
more than he could readily handle. BY
the time he had abandoned his efforts
to summon assistance by that means
the flames had quickly gained such
headway that they cost the owners OF
the plant more than 100000.
Announcement has been made that
the National Capital in the compare
lively near future will be completely
equipped with the dial system which
eliminates at least one human equa-
ton and which has other points notice.
ably in It's favor. Lest Washingtonians
anticipate difficulties in emergencies
similar to those suffered by this New
Yorker, they are reassured as to this
particular point cur old friend Cen
trar' will not be completely done away
with, but a moderate number of her
will remain on duty to be summoned
in precisely such sudden emergencies
by a single operation as simple as the
removal of the receiver from its hook.
The users fingers inserted success
sively and moved in a certain way in
apertures numbered from zero to nine
call the desired party. This proce-
dure may not be quite as speedy as the
verbal recital of the desired number
but wrong number becomes the users
own fault. However, in case Of fire.
food, accident or attack the same
manipulation in the zero alone calls
an alert ear, always on duty. into which
the trouble can be told without further
delay. Doubtless the New York watch
man did not knob this and spent too
Evening star., 1928-12-11
Farm Relief at Short Session
Not Expected by Many Observers

and pass 1t through both houses OF
Congress without division being called
for in either.
The belief among many persons that
'such measure could be adopted, mas
much as the problem has been long dis
cussed and the impossible and unSound
features have been discarded" Is en-
phasized by the Albany Evening News
independent Republican,, which, how
ever concludes: There should be a
real effort to bring about farm relief
at this session. 1t may be that since
it may involve the tariff revision ques-
ton. that will make it impossible to
adopt farm legislation"
1t Is suggested by the Ann Arbor
Daily News independently that here is
an opportunity for the lame ducks to
demonstrate that they are not SO lame
as has been popularity supposed" al
though that paper comedies that most
members Of Congress are human be-
ingS with human weaknesses, and the
defeated ones might feel malicious
satisfaction over the prospect Of shift
ing that troublesome issue, along with
some others, onto the shoulders of their
successful rivals"
A query is presented as to the course
OF action by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
independently. will Mr.. Coolidge or
some member of Congress undertake to
carry out the ideas of Mr.. Hoover in re-
spect of farm relief. or will the various
factions start all over again the weary
Ing business of threshing the old
straW?" The Huntington Advertiser
tDemocratic) suggests that debate on
whether relief legislation shall be en-
acted in the short session or go over to
tn no hal
some time between March and next
Thanksgiving, promises to be as lively
and acrimonious as debate on the actual
measure itself"
The McNary- -Haugen bill without the
equalization fee may look a good deal
like Hamlet with Hamlet left out, but
that Is what Is before Congress" re-
marks the Duluth Herald independent
Republican,, with the added comment !:
1t is very likely that the problem of a
crop surplus will be met much more
effectively without the fee than 1t would
have been with it. i The new
bill looks promising, and Congress ought
TO adopt 1t at this session and spare
the Nation the expense and uncertainty
OF special session."
Suggestions that the measure Is So
cialistic are made by the Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat lDemocratic) and
st. Louis Post-Dispatch independent), !,
while the Birmingham News Demo
cratic) points to IAN appropriation of
$500 .0O0, 900 without deviSing any means
to find the money" The Waterloo
Tribune independent Progressive). how
ever, concludes, If Mr.. Haugen and
his committee of the House could be
induced TO accept the McNary bill. 1t
could doubtless be put through this ses-
sion, and thus the l929-30 crop would
come under its provisions
Evening star., 1928-12-11

or full dress uniforms. or his evening
full dress, mess dress, cape and other
proper varieties desired.
Olive drab and khaki will still be the
order for drills and troop formations
The War Secretary's pronouncement
means that the procurement and the
use of the peace time blue Is entirely
optional on the part of either officer or
man, and that in each case the wearer
shall bear the expense. How many en-
listed men will be willing to go into
their pay envelopes in order to obtain
pleasing variety of clothing remains
to be seen Officers are expressly for
hidden to exercise pressure to that end
on their men. but 1t is probable that,
surrounded by frequent examples Of the
dress uniform. very many men will thus
provide themselves Many of the older
officers possess blue uniforms already,
and many others viii order them made.
There is no doubt that the Army Of the
United States. small and chosen with
utmost care, is fully worthy of cloth
ing not only Of a quality but also Of a
cut. traditional color and dignity COM
mensurate with its excellence. 1t would
be a fine thing-and eventually it will
come-if Congress should enact legisla-
ton removing the entire matter from
the realm Of personal choice and would
pay the bill for reuniforming every en-
listed man. In the meantim2 Secretary
Davis latest move is the best he could
DO. a step in the right direction for
which he will receive widespread COM
mendation.
Evening star., 1928-12-11

Would human beings find 1t beRe-
fetal or harmful to be endowed with
the keen senses of dogs and cats, par
ticu!arly that of smell?
We are so used to living our lives with
the natural gifts which we have that
we seldom think of ourselves with any
lack.
Yet any one watching a pet dog or
cat sniff around will be impressed with
the fact that the animal has certain
endowments far in excess of those en-
joyed by mankind.
This Is particularly so In regard to
the sense of smell. Every home in
which a cat holds the premier place as
family pet knows the astounding ability
these creatures possess along this line.
1t is doubtful if any wild member of
the tribe has a much better 'smeller"
than the average domestic cat, either
long or short haired. The latter, we
believe, is the more gifted.
Tom 'Sees" his dinner with his nose.
slice of beefSteak, as such, makes
no impression on him. Show him the
meat when he is sitting on the other
side of the windoWpane, on the sill, and
he will pay no particular attention
to it.
A slice of beef is something without
the knowledge of the animal Kingdom.
Their food doesn't naturally come IN
such a form.
Raise the window ever SO slightly, let
old Tom get good Whit. he will be
electrified into complete action.
He will begin to meow with the clear,
dulcet tones used by his tribe when
imploring dinner. He will stick his
nose into the crack of the window in
order to get better impression OF those
charming smells. The odor OF raw,
juicy beefsteak-"Ah, delicious, de-
licious!" meows Tom. He knows his
food when he smells 1t.
Recently we watched the cat Jack
Spratt do an astounding piece OF feline
detective work AS unerringly as a
bloodhound or Sherlock Holmes he
followed the trail of a strange cat which
had invaded his house and then van
iShed before he saw 1t.
The black cat, admitted at the kitchen
door, proceeded directly through the
dining room into the living room. There
he rubbed against a chair, wound his
way along a sofa, arched his back at
another chair and rubbed against the
front door, where he was let out.
JACK OpIdII dppedlcu dUouI tHAS 1ALlC
at the doorway between dining and liv-
ing rooms. He stood with his white
nose pointing slightly up. His white
chest Shone.
The black cat was gone, but Jack
knew he had been that way not long
before. AS straight as an arrow he
walked to the chair, gave it suspi-
cious sniff, then went directly to the
sofa, when he made careful olfactory
investigation. From this point he made
his way without hesitation to the other
chair, and from that to the door. He
lost no time, nor made a false move.
His nose held him true to the scent.
To the cat, the odor of another cat
must be overpowering. Fee, fl, TO. FUN,
l smell the blood of an Englishman.
The rhyme of the giant ought to come
natural to cat in relation to one OF his
own tribe
Yet there is no human being, 1t Is
safe to say who could have detected the
presence of cat in the room in any
other way than by having seen him
there. Cats are ultra -cleanly creatures,
it being said that they wash themselves
so much to keep mice from smelling
Evening star., 1928-12-11

This newspaper puts at your disposal
a corps OF trained researchers In WASH
ington who will answer questions for
you. They have access to the Govern
ment departments, the libraries, mu-
seums. galleries and public buildings.
and to the numerous associations which
maintain headquarters In the Nations
Capital. If they can be OF assistance to
you, write your question plainly ana
send with cents in coin or stamps 10
The Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic j. Haskin, director. Washing
ton, D. G.
O. How many stamps are being ls-
sued for the aeronautics conference IN
Washington, D. c., In Decemoer!-
A It is understood that the Post
Ofice Department has issued 10000 ,OOO
2-cent stamps and 100000 scent
stamps for the International civil
Aeronautics Conference.
O. How does the number of murders
in England and Wales compare with
the number in the United States?-
T. o. B.
A Statistics for England and wales
show that during 1920 there were only
288 murder deaths, equivalent TO rate
of per 1000 900, or just about one
tenth the prevailing murder rate OF TINS
country.
@. How many reconstruction homes
nave been built in France since the
war?-G. E. ID.
A. Ten years after the armistice ap:.,
proximately 100000 reconstruction
houses have been erected and about
8. 500 factories and workshops nave been
built. At the close of the war 1t was
found that $40, ,799 homes had been de-
stroyed and another $4,000 we're so
damaged that they had to be rebuilt.
@. Please tell something about cara
cul fur. w.
A. A dictionary of fur names says:
"Caracul-also known as astrakhan:
Sheep family Habitat: Tashkent. and
some of the provinces of Southern Rus
sia which are also called Russian
Caracul" The TaShkent caraculs have
the highest luster and the finest moire
markings. Russian caraculs vary IN
color as brown, black, brown and black,
or brown and white, and occasionally
white. Caraculs are bred to some ex-
tent in the United States and Canada
They are also found in China and Mon
golia. These are generally white, are
heavier and have looSer curl"