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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Your Baby and Mine
Stufing to Gain Weight.
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.


Weight charts are invaluable in de-
termining the general trend of nutrition
It is essential that a mother know
exactly how much her baby is gaining
each week the first year, and each
month after that But she should not
allow herself to lose sleep over a slight
deviation from the normal.
Every mother knows when her child
is progressing we'll. She knows it by
his clear eyes, his healthily colored skin,
his activity and happiness. If he sleeps
we'll and eats his meals with relish, 1t
is of no real Importance If he is a couple
of pounds lighter than she would have
him.
During the first year child gains on
an average of five to six ounces the
first six months and three to four the
second six. He gains this fairly regu-
larly. After the year is passed he gains
less regularly There may be two or
three weeks when he doesn't add a
pound. The gain during the whole of
the second year is only six pounds. so if
the baby keeps right up to normal he
will only gain about two ounces week
after his first year.
The child who begins to walk after
the first year is so enamored of his new
activity that he overdoes it, Also 1t is
natural that children will eat less often
than when they were babies. 1t may
be entirely advisable to change to three
meals a day if the child does not seem
hungry when being fed on four meals
Mothers must be on the alert for
changes, because in child's life change
is an everyday event. She no sooner
re Id RrfD ~ 49,
than she must change to another.
The chief mistake mothers make is
in worrying too much about temporary
cessation in weight OF course, if the
child stays at the same weight for three
or four weeks, something is wrong, but
usually if the child stays stationary in
weight for two weeks, there is no cause
for tearing of hair, SO long as he seems
we'll contented.
If the child's weight is lower than
the mother thinks it should be and she
adds too rapidly to his diet, she runs
into obstacles. The overfed child is
never hungry and If he once begins to
refuse his food, and finds, as he always
does, that his mother is frightfully up
set by it, new set of circumstances has
to be met.
The child who refuses part of his
FOOD at each meal, and still seems tc
be satisfied, is usually the victim OF
overlooking. The way to end his trouble
is not to wheedle and coax him to cal
more, but to give him leaner rations
Cut out one meal day. Give hin
smaller portions in his bottle, or cup
In few days his increased appetite
will make him go back to eating what
he should to keep his weight normal.
OF 1903 motion picture theaters II
Czechoslovakia only 424 are now oper-
ating daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Insomnia.

II am troubled with insomnia. NV
wife died last year, and worry and
dependency have pulled me down. I
hear the clock strike every hour of the
night. I don't wish to take dope. Is
1t possible to get some sleep in some
way?
For years everything I eat turns to
gas, and after eating it seems to COL
lect around my heart like lump and
makes me short of breath am COM
PEELED to sit down until it is over. Is
there no permanent cure?-"F"
Your insomnia, F., is no doubt due
to your bad physical condition. Of
course, it is impossible for me to say
whether your unhappineSs was the
original cause of your indigestion-for,
as We all know, the emotions do in
huence the digestion-or whether you
nave not been having balanced diet,
or whether you have some organic
disease
Insomnia that is due to i'll health
Is hard to get rid of until the health
Is restored and, of course, the lack
of sleep helps to keep the i'll health.
You should go to physician for
thorough check-up, including labora-
tory tests Of blood, urine, etc. Perhaps
he will prescribe some sedative medi-
4
some that are not dangerous or habit
forming, and sometimes it is necessary
to take them to overcome the mental
habit of insomnia.
Insomnia in those who are not in
Ill health is most frequently due to
overactivity of the thinking apparatus
something in the past or future is of
sufficient interest to keep the victim
thinking Of it and stimulating him to
stay awake.
When am troubled with sleepless-
ness frequently practice counting
backward slowly, beginning at 999 and
seeing myself point the figures in large
outlines on a blackboard This divides
my attention so that it is not so con-
centrated on the subject that interests
me and finally eradicates it. Others
ind that repeating remembered verses
or reading some fairly dull book will
have the same effect. Some are greatly
stimulated by tea, coffee COR nicotine)
and these may have to be omitted,
especially after noon.
Naturally you must be comfortable
physically. not too warm or too cold,
and hot-water bag to the feet if they
are cold, and relaxed Remember that
complete relaxation is also a rest for
the nervous system, and do not allow
yourself to worry over the fact that
you cannot go to sleep In your case
put that clock where you can't hear it
and stop checking up on yourself.
If one is hungry, then a drink OF
milk or hot soup or a small amount OF
solid food should be taken, for it is
difficult to go to sleep if hungry.
Again I must advise you TO go to a
competent physician, F. Meanwhile
perhaps our article on Balanced Diet
will help you. Remember that life is
for the living, and you cannot recall
your wife and she would not want you
to grieve so.
Mrs CT mnrld he ahsnl,,te1,r inn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
WHY WE Do WHAT WE Do
BY MEHRAN X. THOMSON.

A man hurries to get out of the path
of a speeding automobile impulsively.
He jumps into the stream to save a
drowning person impulsively. A woman
might buy a hat or marry a man i'm
pulsively.
Acting from impulse has come to
represent every motive of conduct that
is not thought out or learned. An i'm
pulsive act Is one that almost does it
self and is on the way before we know it.
One of the great advantages of acting
from impulse is that 1t saves time and
energy and the nerve-racking moments
of hesitation and doubt, of whether or
not one should or should not 60 ahead.
Impulse Is the oldest of motives. Man
acted from impulse long before he de-
veloped the ability to think. And even
though he Is able to think the process Is
irksome and tires him out Impulse Is
so much easier and smoother.
We act from impulse because there
was time when we had nothing else to
act from and not infrequently we bark
back to this primitive state in situa-
lions requiring quick decisions or when
the thinking apparatus becomes con-
fused and ceases to function.
we dCG 1TOHl impulse because we nave
inherited reaction patterns. called in
stincts, which are ready-made incentives
to conduct. Action motivated by i'm
pulse is strong because it dates back to
the very beginning of human life. 1t is
effective because it is based on the ex-
perience of the race.
Acting from impulse is faulty only in
so far as it fails to comply with the
rapidly changing modern limitations
placed on the individual by society. But
in the long run we could not get along
without SO strong and persistent and
effective and ever present push to do
what we do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
CASTLES in SPAIN.
BY GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.

quets, which were never used, but I
suppose they are there still
He paused, then said slowly:
How is your wife?"
I told him that Prue was we'll; that
she was always remarkably well. Mr.
Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
Thank you," said he. Good morn
ing"
knew why he thanked me. knew
why he thought that I lived altogether
upon my Spanish estates. / know a
little bit about those bridal bouquets.
Mr. Bourne, the millionaire, was an
old lover C: Prue's. There is something
very odd about those Spanish castles
When I think of them I somehow see
the fair-haired girl whom knew when
I was not out of short jackets. When
Bourne meditateS them he sees Prue
and me quietly at home in their best
chambers. 1t is very singular thing
that my wife should live in another
mans castle in Spain.
dream my dreams and attend to
my castles in Spain. I have so much
property there that 1 could not in con-
science neglect it. All the years of my
youth and the hopes of my manhood
are stored away, like precious stones,
in the vaults; and I know that shall
find everything convenient elegant and
beautiful when come into possession.
AS the years go by am not conscious
that my interest diminiSheS. If I see
that age is subtly sitting his snow in
the dark hair of my Prue, I smile con-
tented, for her hair, dark and heavy
as when first saw it, is all carefully
treasured in my castles in Spain. If
feel her arm more heavily leaning upon
mine as we walk around the squares, I
press 1t. closely to my side, for I know
that the easy grace of her youths mo-
ton will be restored by the elixir of
that Spanish air. If her voice some
times falls less clearly from her lips, it
Is no less sweet to me, for the music
of her voices prime fills freshly as ever
those Spanish halls. If the light love
fades little from her eyes, I know
that the glance she gave me in our
youth are the eternal sunshine of my
castles in Spain.
I defy time and change. Each year
laid upon our heads is hand of bless
ing. have no doubt that I shall find
the shortest route to my possessions as
soon as need be. Shall confess that
sometimes when I have been sitting
reading to Prue, have seemed to see
clearly before me the broad highway to
my castles in Spain? And as she looked
up from her work and smiled in SYM
pathy I have even fancied that was
already there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

Doubt is moral armor. 1t protects us
from the flatterer and the spoiler.
Hence we doubt on general principles.
1t Is stall to gain time, to secure addi-
tional proof. TO make sure so that We
will not make mistake for which We
may be laughed at by others. Expert
| ence teaches us that often the things
that look good do not turn out that
way; that 1t is the part of wisdom not
to appear too enthusiastic at the start
This is method Of keeping the bridges
behind us in case of retreat. to be able
to say. II know there was some catch
in this thing"
Doubt may also be genuine. We
doubt any specific statement CT sit2atiec.
when it doesn't jibe with our expert
ence.
We believe If the thing looks reason
able to us it is consistent with what we
know. We doubt when the opposite Is
the case. Thus If any one should tell
you that he saw water go UP hill in
stead of seeking its own level you would
doubt the statement, because you have
never seen water act that way.
We also doubt when we suspect the
motive to be selfish. If a person has
something to gain by making us be-
lleve his statement we are all the more
| wary. We almost take it for granted
that he is lying or at least seriously
stretching the truth to benefit by our
| credulity.
The prestige OF the source is very i'm
portant in belief and doubt We doubt
until we find out the source of the
information and have chance to check
up on the related facts. who told
| you that?" How do YOU know"
| What makes you think SOP" Where
did you get your information?" are the
common expressions we use to get more
light and to find greater prestige be-
hind the statement than is possessed
| by our informant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
DAILY DIET RECIPE
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ORANGE BREAD.
Orange juice, one-fourth cup.
Sirup from cooking candied
orange peel, one-fourth cup.
Candied orange peel, one cup.
Flour. four cups.
Baking powder, three teaspoons.
Salt, one teaspoon.
Sugar, one-half cup.
Shortening, one-fourth cup.
Milk, one cup.
Eggs, two.
MAKES ONE LARGE LOAF OR
TWO SMALL LOAVES.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Cut shortening into dry ingredi-
ents. Add milk, orange juice and
strip from orange peel to well
beaten eggs. Stir into dry in
gradients. Stir in candied or
ange peel. (See recipe for max
ing under Confections.) Will fill
bread pan 31ax21ax7A inches
for one large loaf. Bake In mod
crate oven for about so minutes.
(350 degrees F.)
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes starch, pro-
tein. Lime and iron present. The
vitamins have been damaged by
the action of the baking powder.
Can be eaten in moderation by
normal adults of average or
under weight and by children of
IL and over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Walnut Cake.

Beat one cupful of sugar and half a
pound of butter to cream. Sift two
cupfuls Of flour with a pinch of salt,
one teaspoonful Of baking soda and
two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar.
Chop one cupful of walnuts fine, stir
in the flour and half a cupful of milk
alternately to the creamed butter, add
the walnuts, and, last of all, stir in the
stiff1y whipped white Of an egg. Put
into creased tin lined with creased
paper and bake in a moderate oven for
one hour, or until the cake feels firm
when pressed. Turn onto a sieve to
cool. This may be iced with glace icing
and decorated with halved walnuts. II
the mixture is too dry, add little more
milk when mixing the cake. AS some
f1ourS require more moisture than
others, the exact amount of liquid to
use cannot always be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

The artistic spirit which lies within
the heart of many a homemaker seems
often thwarted in her attempts to give
it expression, yet need never remain
wholly so. Even in the rush of house
hold duties and the fatal sense of &C
cuStomedneSS to uncongenial decorative
schemes, something breaks through to
rebel at what is unbeautiful and out Of
harmony in the home.
This rebellion is something at which
one should really rejoice, rather than
deplore, for eventually the moment
comes when it finds solution. Gazing
at room where there are half dozen
kinds of plain or patterned fabrics,
none of them even first cousin to the
rest there comes at first feeling of
hopeleSsneSs. To put even one, two or
three in harmonious garb would not be
to solve the problem of their going with
the rest.
Yet. and this thought comes with
something of an inspiration, to dare
the process of dyeing or painting with
dye the warning pieces would be to have
the room consistent and attractive in
effect. Even rugs or mattings SO treated
could be made to fall into line. And
who, seeing them afterwards, would
guess that such had not been their
first intent?
To the novice at the dye pot, let it
be said that the matters of first impor-
lance are the selection of the right
shade, the mixing of various dyes until
1t is obtained and then making several
times as much of the right solution of
color as it will be thought possible to
use. Better waste few cents on dye,
cheap enough to be sure, than risk fail
ure to duplicate the color when running
short.
There is small jar containing an
intense mixture of the dye which is
to be used in the diluted solution in a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

the pattern it can be enlivened with a
to match.
larger kettle in which fabrics can be
boiled. There is a wooden spoon at
hand and a quantity of salt. one bag
will do. This salt need not be of the
kind called free running" but that
which is unmixed with drying agents.
1t is used to set the color. Directions
come with the dye. There should be a
large dishpan or other sizeable contain
er into which to put the goods upon
lifting them from the dye pot before
rinSing. It is we'll to put a layer of
newspapers over the floor as dyes are
certain to be splashed upon it and the
one working over them should wear an
old dress and rubber apron.
Have numerous strips of cloth to try
in the dye before dipping the larger
permanent pieces. Do not depend upon
the color as it appears wet, but iron
the slip Of cloth dry or put it near some
heat in order to learn what the finished
shade will be, as it is considerably
lighter dry than wet. Take account of
how many cupfulS, or fractions thereof
you have added to the water in the ket-
tie, previously measured, and so be able
to tell what proportion of cupfuls of dye
solution to a gallon you have used for
the right shade.
One can dim pattern but not hide 1t
by a light shade But, on the other
hand, one can entirely remove pattern
by using bleaching powders that come
for the purpose. The color already in
the fabric will, of course, influence the
new dye if not removed, but this is not
always disadvantage Only it makes
it more difficult to calculate. If room
must have its draperieS, upholsteries
much darkened by dyeing in order to
get good results, dye some unbleached
cotton cloth a brilliant shade or buy
some new goods and put an edge or
border to curtains and make into a few
cushions for enlivening effect.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Stuffed Hearts.

Wash one or two calves hearts in
side and out and stuff. Sew up the
opening, place the heart in a saucepan,
and add boiling water to cover. Sim
rner until tender, or for about two
hours. Half an hour before serving
remove the hearts from the saucepan,
dredge with flour, pepper and salt,
sprinkle with crumbs and brown in a
hot oven. Serve with gravy made from
the liquid in the saucepan. To make
the stufing mix one cupful of bread
crumbs with two tablespoonfuls of
melted fat. one chopped onion, one tea
spoonful of salt and pinch of pepper
with just enough water or stock tc
moisten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. D.

possible for a doctor to diagnose a skin
disease without a personal examination
OF the patient, except, perhaps, a SIM
pie case Of hives, with its coming and
going and itching, or simple eczema.
You are right in assuming that you
may have some general upset of the
system as a cause of your condition, for
the skin not infrequently does give
manifestations of internal disorders. SO
the thing for you to do is to go to
physician. Do that, Mrs. c., and stop
trying to treat yourself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

Mrs. CT would be absolutely i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

There seems to be no end of posi-
bilities in can or two of paint and
some floral designs for renovattng and
identifying the home.
For example, look at the three pieces
in the illustration. The screen was cast
aside as being too "far gone" for any
use because the frame was
scratched and the panels, which were
of wood covered with a printed fabric,
were badly soiled and bulgy, and just
seemed to be out of the question.
The box was an ordinary wooden one,
with cover which fitted smoothly. and
a local carpenter had put in a sliding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
APPLE GELATIN

AFFLE NEBAIIN.
One-half cup cold water, two
tablespoons gelatin, six tart APP
pies, rfnd one-half lemon, one
cup sugar, Juice one lemon. Soak
gelatin in cold water. Cook quar-
tered apples in water to cover,
with lemon rind. Press through
sieve, add sugar and lemon juice.
Add. gelatin, and when dissolved
pour into mold. Color a bit if
desired. Serve cold with plain
or whipped cream. Makes six
servings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

tray with partitions. AS for the small,
| tall stand, the base is from stand the
top of which was cracked and warped,
and the new top was substantial box.
The inside bottom was fitted with a
piece of plate glass and then partitions
were added. This makes one of those
new little makeup" stands, without
which the modern home seems incom-
plete.
The frame of the screen, outside of
the boxes and the three legs of the tall
table, were painted a pale shade of
green. The material was removed from
the panels, and these, together with the
interior Of the boxes and pedestal of
the table, were finished in orchid, sill
yer being used for the edges. Flow
cred designs cut from wall paper and
shellacked were applied for the final
decorative touch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06

OF 1,068 motion picture theaters in
Czechoslovakia only 424 are now oper-
ating daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06


Use one and one-half cups
flour, one-half cup graham
flour, one-fourth cup sugar, one
fourth teaspoon salt, one table
spoon butter. one cup milk, four
teaspoons baking powder, one
egg. Cream sugar and butter,
add egg and cream again, sift
flour, graham flour, baking pow
der and salt together. Add milk,
warm and grease gem pan and
bake in quick oven one-half hour.
Rye -four may be used in place
of graham if wished.
PEACH CREAM SHORTCAKE.
Four eggs, one and one-half
cups sugar, one-third cup cold
water, one teaspoon vanilla, one
and one-half cups bread flour, one
and one-half teaspoons baking
powder, one-fourth teaspoon salt.
Beat eggs and sugar until very
thick. add water. then flour, bak-
ing powder and salt sifted to-
gether, folding them in very
lightly. Bake in oiled dripping
pan in moderate oven. When
cold cut into squares. Divide
each square in half and slice
across thin or wedge shaped slices
of fresh Cor canned) peaches.
Place other half on top and heap
whipped cream on top, or put it
on with pastry bag and tube, and
garnish with whole sections of
fruit,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-07
Ne70 Officers
Are Installed
by Sorority

Installation of officers of Phi
Gamma Tau sorority took place at
the annual banquet held Wednes-
day evening at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club.
The banquet table was arranged
with centerpiece of Aaron Ward
roses, the sorority flower, and light
ed with white tapers tied with or
child tulle. FavorS were novelty
bracelets engraved with the sorority
crest. A bridge party followed the
banquet.
Mrs. H. N. Jones was installed as
president. Other officers are: Vice
president, Mrs. Orval Barnett;
treasurer, Mrs. Paul Williams; re-
cording secretary, Miss Edna Bleak
ney; corresponding secretary, Miss
Catherine Comes; sergeant-at-arms,
Mrs. William Pierce; historian, Mrs.
Leonard bennington, and chaplain,
Miss Grayce Ferguson.
The committee in charge of the
banquet and installation was Mes
danes Barnett, William Haine,
Jones, Misses Bleakney and Doro-
thy Volkart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-07
Y W.C.A. to
DrufPLamS
ON OUTING

The setting up" conference of
members of the interzclub council
of high school Girl Reserves will be
held this week at the Y. w. G. A.
Camp Delight on White River, under
the direction of Miss Jenna Birks,
Decatur, Ill, new director of Girl
Reserves in Indianapolis. The con-
ference is to discuss this years
activities.
The council, composed of officers
of the four high school clubs, will
go to the camp Friday evening for
dinner. Camp fire ceremonialS will
follow. A business meeting Satur-
day morning will be conducted by
Miss Birks, and Misses Catherine
Lewis, Alice Timmons, Eleanor Ora
ham, Mary Hamilton, Thelma Flack
and Nettie McFadden will give re-
ports of the Girl Reserves confer
ence at Saugatuck, Mich, where
they were delegates.
Individual clue conferences will be
held Saturday afternoon for the
arrangements of programs.
Saturday night the only social
function of the conference will be
held, masquerade party, and the
girls will return to their homes Sun
day morning after devotions.