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New Ailment.

Credit for the discovery Of this new
ailment is due Mr.. I. F. B., who, natur-
ally desiring to inform the most repre-
sentative audience, sagaciously contrib
uted his original report to this column
Mr.. B. gave his disease no name in his
original article. OF course, it is neces-
sary that a new disease have q name
Indeed, that is important II the Attic
ton Is to attain popularity. Look how
unpopular bad breath was until 1t
achieved morbid distinction as halitosis.
In choosing names for diseases we
should strive for simplicity so far as
may be consistent with descriptive &C
curacy. 1t is grievous mistake, I
coverers. Already we are burdened with
Bright's disease, Riggs disease. Nor
tons disease, Addison's, Hodgkin's,
Basedow's, Graves, Parsons, Stokes
(the last four gentlemen claim the
same diseaSe), Parkinson'S, Potts, Ray
naud's and scores Of other less familiar
to laymen. So propose that we
christen I. s. BIS. disease hyperorexia,
a plain and unassuming word which
any Schoolboy who has term OF Greek
can readily understand. For the bene-
fit of the reader who has not mastered
Greek, hyperorexia means too much
appetite. Heretofore doctors have been
so busy caring for patients whose chief
complaint was anorexia (too little ap-
petite) that no one ever thought of the
dire straits a victim of the opposite
state would find himself in, until I. F.
B. introduced the new disease.
II do not seem to have anything
wrong with me-" apologized Mr.. B.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

August 16, 1861.-Cannonading was
heard on the Potomac River below
Washington early this morning. It
seemed to be taking, place at or near
Aqua Greek, where the disupionistS
have batteries.
Rumors reached this city during the
day from Fort Washington and Alex
andria that the firing was caused by
an engagement between the Pawnee of
the Potomac Flotilla and the disunion
vessel George Page, but this is doubted
here, because at last reports the Page
was lying up a creek, miles from bar
that is impossible for the Pawnee. The
Page also is heavily armed and has
long been surrounded by a force OF
about 1000 secession troops.
Before the smaller vessels Of the Fed
eral fiotilla could reach the Page with
their guns the batteries at Aqua Greek
would have to be demolished and the
disunion troops driven away.
Capt William Budd of the Federal
propeller gunboat Resolute sent in re-
port today of an action yesterday on
the Potomac in which three Of his men
were killed and one wounded. He went
down the river to make an examination
of Matthias Point and vicinity. Seeing
a boat on the Virginia shore a short
distance above Persimmon Point, he
sent an officer and hve men In q boat
to capture her.
They were in the act of making fast
to her when a volley of musketry was
fired from the bushes on the shore not
more than five or six yards away, killing
three men and wounding another.
II Immediately opened fire." reports
Capt. Budd, throwing she'll into the
cover that sheltered the enemy. After
four or FIVE rounds they were driven out,
running in parties of three or four In
different directions, some of them rum
ming out into dwelling houses on the
right. The survivors Of the boats crew
succeeded in getting her of the shore
while I was firing.
THE Reliance, coming up at this mo-
ment, commenced throwing shells at
the flying enemy and also sent a boat
to assist in getting my boat off. Moth
ing was left behind
My boat was completely riddled. par
ticularly in the after part. The
men who escaped state that the boat
on the shore had two casks in her. We
were unable to secure her."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Bag Harmonizes With Ensemble
BY MARY MARSHALL.

and possibly some looking about. It is
silly to snatch up any bag you see that
appeals to you just because 1t seems to
be bargain, unless you take the bag
as a starting point for an entire en-
Semble.
If you must manage on rather small
dress allowance you probably feel that
three bags are all that you can afford at
a time, and in that case 1t is best to
have three different sorts-one for
street wear, one for afternoon In silk
or embroidery and one for evening. For
Autumn the street bag is best of leather
and should, as say, match the shoes.
Whether it is black or brown or gray
or beige will then depend on the sort
of shoes you intend to wear with your
Autumn street ensemble, and that will
depend on the suit or coat you intend
to wear.
For afternoon there are some very
attractive silk bagS-flat envelopes uSu-
ally. Then there are embroidered bags,
usually of soft blended tones that will
so with variety of dresses.
A charming little sleeveless apron or
pinafore was taken for the model of
this weeks circular-just the thing for
little daughter to wear over her school
dress during play time or to wear in
stead of dress on warm days. If you
would like copy, please send stamp
ed. self-addresSed envelope to Mary
Marshall, care of this paper, and 1t will
be forwarded to you.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Healthy Skin.

The skin is not merely a protective
covering for the body, as some people
suppose, but an organ, just as truly as
are the heart, the kidneys or the lungs.
And it is the most Woodworking organ
in the body. for 1t produces oil, sweat,
hair and nails; absorbs, throws off
wastes, breathes and regulates the tenn
perature of the body.
The sweat glands, located In the true
skin, under the epidermiS, do the i'm
portant work of throwing off waste and
water through perspiration. OF course,
individuals differ as much in the char
acteristics of these glands as in every
other.
Some people perspire freely in Sum-
mer, others in Winter. With some ex-
cessive perspiration is confined to GER
tain regions; with others the whole
skin is affected. But certain amount
Of perSpiration Is absolutely necessary
at all seasons for healthy body.
AS much as two pounds of perspira-
ton may be lost in day.
Although perspiration is a normal
function, the results are not very COM
Portable. Then, too, aside from this
normal sweating. which may easily be
regulated by change in dress, cleans
ing baths, refreshing toilet waters and
powders. there Is a type resulting from
nervousness or general poor health
where profuse sweating occurs on the
surface of the skin, like the palms of
the hands, under arms, soles of the
feet, scalp, forehead, chest and upper
lip. Sometimes the perspiration has an
unpleasant odor. which, when detected,
handicaps a woman's charm and a
mans social acceptability.
Cases of this sort may be helped by
the application of astringent lotions and
powders, which give temporary relief,
but for real cure it is necessary to
build up general health and mental
poiSe. Sometimes a change from rich,
spicy foods to a simpler diet will help.
Usually, If not always, marked nervous
ness accompanies this trouble. The
nervousness may be symptom of some
internal condition that needs adjusting.
A thorough physical examination should
be had to ascertain the underlying
cause, and when this is found and
remedied both nervousness and ex-
cessive perspiration will gradually dis
appear.
When, however. physical cause can
not be discovered, one must look for
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Cheap Foods Have Come
Into Favor Since War

ing and preparing food than by the cost
OF the food used that women keep
up appearances" nowadays.
The judges wife might feel embar-
raised to have guests arrive to find her
family eating in the kitchen, or to have
to serve dinner from Ill assorted, shabby
dishes, but doubt very much whether
she would feel any concern to have 1t
known that she served cheaper meats
and vegetables and kept down the
actual food bills to the best Of her
ability.
A luxurious table nowadays means
more table provided with taste and in
cooked food, served with taste and in
good form-rather than a table loaded
with nothing but the most expensive
foods.
Among this weeks interesting queries
is this:
II am a great lover of sweets. Does
'calories' mean to weigh everything
you eat?"
The term "calorie" indicates a unit
, OF heat or energy contained in food,
indicates certain amount of heat in
the air. All foods have definite num-
Der of Galleries per pound. When you
take into your body more calories than
you need for daily use, more than your
| body burns up, then they may be stored
away in the form of excess fat. It all
sounds very complicated, as indeed 1t is
! Almost all cases Of overweight are due
| to taking more calories---that is food
containing more calories-than the
body requires. Some foods are very rich
in calories, while others are not. A GER
| tain amount of calories is needed by the
| average person, of given height, doing
like amount of work. To keep down
ones weight one should at first take
somewhat under this allowance, in order
| to make use of some of the calories
! stored away in the form of fat. After
this one should limit oneself to the nor
NAL allowance so as not to start storing
away Galleries in fat again.
! In order to find out about how many
calories are contained in the diet 1t is
necessary to get q list giving the calorie
counts of usual portions of various sorts
/ of foods, then by making list Of foods
| of any meal with the calorie counts
beside them one simply has to add up to
get the total count. The total count
of the three meals day should come
| below the usual allowance If one wishes
to lose weight. Such lists may be found
| in any up-to-date book on diet.
copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
LITTLE BENNY
NJ LEE PAPE.

Sattiday afternoon pop came home
and looked at my hair, saying, Young
man, you are under arrest.
Sir? I sed, and he sed, Consider
yourself in the witness chair looking
into the flashing eyes Of the prosecut-
ing attorney who has never yet lost a
case.
Meening himself, and I sed, Why,
what, pop @? and he said The witness
will please not speek until spoken to,
and then he will kindly anser all ques-
lions with either Yes or No.
And he started to ask them, saying,
About 3 weeks ago, upon his arrival
home, did your father express con-
sternation at the uncut state Of your
hair, or did he not? Anser Yes or No,
he said.
Yes, sed, and pop sed, And did he
or did he not thereupon caution, COM
to the barber shop and have it cut?
Well G, pop, gosh, sed, and pop
Sed, Anser Yes or No.
Yes, sed, and he sed, And about
week later did he not again express
establishment and pane at the still long
er and shaggier condition Of your hair,
and did he or did he not once more
warn, command, beg, beseetch and i'm
plore you to repair to the proper au-
thorities and have it reduced to seemly
proportions?
Yes, I sed, and pop sed, And now
another week has passed but your hair
fingers on. Will you kindly tell this
court If there is any political, moral or
religious reason why you have not had
your hair cut, anser Yes or No, he sed
Yes, sed. I bet Pubs Simkins he
would have his hair cut before had
mine, and he >hasent had his cut yet, l
sed, and pop sed, And you wont need
to have yours cut either, because I'm
going to have it cut for you.
WITCH he took me around to the bar
Der shop and did, and who was around
there but Pubs Simkins and his father
for the same reason, and we both had
our hair cut together, making the bet
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serve on the S. P. C. A. They can
organize for civic work and learn about
the parks and the streets and fire pro-
lection. They can take an intelligent
interest and help keep the neighbor-
hood shrubs and walks and stones
beautiful. This is the age Of wider
curiosity. These children want to know
how things are done SO that they can
do them. If they are not purposeful
IN their activities somebody close to
them is at fault
1t is not possible for children to lead
themselves. They are quite innocent
of any knowledge of their growth
phases. We who know what is going
on ought to set the stage to the advan-
;age of the children. That means the
teachers of the fifth and sixth grades
must become club leaders and the
mothers of such children must provide
ways and means for sustaining outside
interests. Once they are supplied the
interest in home details will not hamper
the family SO much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16

A woman of many virtues, but ap-
parently a dull one, was Queen Anne Of
England. Though her reign was re-
markable for the brilliant military sue
ceSSes of the Duke of Marlborough and
the literary achievements of numerous
great men, not to mention a renascence
of art, her tendency was toward homely
pursuits.
She was extremely fond Of good food
and, it is charged in some quarters,
good drink.
Before she assembled the throne
while she was still the Princess Anne
a popular verse thus described the royal
family of England:
King William thinks all,
Queen Mary talks all,
Prince George drinks all,
And Princess Anne eats all"
After she had passed out of this life,
wags pointed humorously to the fact
that the statue erected to her in front
Of St. Paul's Cathedral had its back
turned toward the holy edif1ce and its
face in the direction of a wineshop.
It would be strange II the Queen had
not turned to creature comforts for
such happiness as she could get out of
life. Her whole career was sorrowful.
She was the butt of numerous dissen-
sions, she was able to save but one Of
the numerous babies born to her, and
her husband died while a young man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August 10
Sunset hour brings out the beautiful but
unemployed to loiter on the corners of
the main thoroughfare, and to be seen.
So many careers have been started by
a director who saw him when he had
less than nothing and didn't know
where the next meal was coming from"
Which is absolutely true. Rex Ingram
started Rudolph Valentino on his ca
Peer because of quarrel.
The gentleman with whom Ingram
quarreled was all ready for the role.
The picture was to be shot 48 hours
later. Some of the principals were sit
ting about a table, friendly glass in
hand, when the leading man differed
with the director.
They quarreled, and in the heat of
the argument Ingram cried:
Il know fellow who'd do the part
as we'll as you, maybe better. Come
down off your high 'horse!"
Why don't you get him, them" asked
the leading man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
BRAIN TESTS

Here is a general information test in
which the answer is supplied-along
with some wrong answers. Check each
that you think is correct. One minute
for each.
%. Marie Louise was the name Of:
(a). A mystery boat found at sea.
(b). One of Napoleon's wives.
Co. The wife of Louis XVI OF France.
(d). One-time Queen of the Scots.
(2). Cyrano de Bergerac was:
(a). One of Dumas characters.
OBJ. A French novelist and dramatist.
(c). A French revolutionist.
(d). A motion picture actor.
80. Calico was the name Of:
(a). A sea in Palestine.
(b). An italian patriot and liberator.
(c). A famous italian astronomer.
Id. An opera star.
90. The name Lusitania signifies:
(a). A French province in Africa.
(by. An island in the Mediterranean.
tc.) An American ship torpedoed dur
ing the war.
(d). The poetic name of Portugal.
Answers.
% b. (2) b. 80 c. a. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16

BAG OF BROWN SUEDE HAS MIR
ROR ON OUTSIDE. SPORTS EN-
VELOPE FASTENS WITH LEATHER
BUTTON. WOODEN RING AND
WOODEN Gu B OR N A ME N T
BLACK SILK BAG. BEIGE KID
BAG HAS GILT HANDLE, WHILE
GRAY SUEDE BAG IS ORNAMENT
ED WITH CUT STEEL. TAN LIZ
ARD AND KID COMBINED IN BAG
WITH WRIST STRAP.
snakeskin, then your bag may we'll be
of snakeskin. If you wear black shoes
showing trimming of suede, then your
bag may be of black suede. There are
new bags of beige shoe calf that are at
their best with shoes of the same
leather.
Because of the importance of linking
the bag with the ensemble. buying bags
nowadays requires considerable thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Stuffing for Chicken.

To make stuffing for three-pound
chicken, peel four potatoes and boil
them, cut in the food chopper half a
pound of salt pork, turn into a heavy
irving pan and fry slowly. Put the
giblets through the chopper and add
them to the salt pork. Stir it until
cooked, but do not take from the fire.
Peel three onions and cut them In the
chopper, adding them to the meat. Peel
and core three apples and do the same
as with the onions. When the potatoes
are cooked. drain them, saving the
water. mash them. and add them to
the contents of the frying pan. Add
also one teaspoonful of poultry season.
ing and plenty of salt and pepper. Mix
we'll and add some of the potato water,
as the dressing dries during the
roasting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
Frozen Chicken Salad.

Cover one teaspoonful of gelatin with
one tablespoonful of cold water and let
stand for five minutes, then melt over
boiling water and fold into one and
one-half cupfuls of stiff1y beaten cream
which has first been blended with three
fourths cupful of mayonnaise. Add two
cupfuls of chopped cooked chicken,
half a cupful of chopped celery, one
fourth cupful of chopped green pepper
and one-fourth teaSpoonful of salt.
Mix, then transfer to a brick-Shaped
mold and pack in ice and salt, using
equal parts of each. Leave undiSturbed
for three hours. Slice and serve on
lettuce leaves. Garnish with stuffed
olives, curled celery or radish roses.
Instead of using celery and green pep
per, half a cupful each of chopped
blanched almonds and diced pineapple
may be used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
BY SALLY MONROE.

A generation ago there were people
VINO prlded themselves on the fact that
they never ate carrots. If they did eat
cabbage they were embarrassed if COM
pany happened to drop in for dinner
the evening that it was on the table.
People looked down their noses at these
FOODS because they were cheap. Carrots
were fit for hogs and cabbage for lowly
European peasants. The fact that the
hogs grew fat and the peasants grew
strong and lusty on their humble fare
meant nothing.
could make long list of foods that
never appeared on my grandfather's
table-parsnips. turnips, baked beans,
spare ribs, SausageS, molasSeS, brown
sugar, tripe, sauerkraut, corned beef
sugar, tripe, Sauerkraut, corned beef.
unwholesome or actually unappetizing.
~only that they were unsuitable
for people who could afford beefsteak,
chops, asparagus, green peas, maple
syrup and powdered sugar.
The fact that French chefs often
served carrots with very fine dinners
was simply proof that the French. for
oil their culinary refinements, were still
foreigners"
Most of us I think have got bravely
over our prejudices against foods simply
because they are inexpensive. The last
lingering misconceptions of this sort
were swept away with the food con-
servation campaign so valiantly waged
during the last war. At that time We
were made to feel that 1t was real act
of patriotism to conserve food, to use
up leftovers and to make the most OF
the foods that had once been consid-
cred commonplace if not actually vulgar.
Besides, the war gave thousands OF
Americans their first taste OF coSmo-
politanism-a sense of being at home
not Just within the confines OF our own
county. State or country.
All this has made it much easier for
more housewives to practice economies
in food buying and meal planning than
was once the case. The old idea was
that to practice food economy was
a simple enough matter for the labor
er's wife. She could serve cheap cuts
of meat and all the cheaper vegetables
without embarrassment, but the wife
of the lawyer or doctor, the mayor OF
minister had to provide food in keeping
with her social position-n not with
her actual. income.
Of course we still feel that our stand
ard of living ought to be kept up to our
position in the community, but it is
rather by raising the standard OF serV-
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Hamburg Creole.

Chop together one pound of hamburg
and one-fourth pound of pork steak.
Soak one-fourth cupful of quick-cook-
ing tapioca for one hour, then add 10
the meat mixture. Add one egg, well
beaten, and salt and pepper to taste.
Mix with fork, because this makes
it lighter. Form into balls and put
them in a deep, buttered casserole.
Spread over the meat one small sliced
onion. one diced celery heart and two
tableSpoonfuls of green pepper, then
pour over one small can of tomatoes.
Cover and bake slowly in a moderate
oven for an hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

the source of the trouble In the mind
and emotions. There are many girls
and women who appear perfectly sound
physically, but who are exceedingly
nervous and lacking in self-control. In
cases like this the patient herself must
be her own doctor and exert her will
power to change mental habits that are
destroying her beauty, comfort and hap
piness.
Whatever its cause, it Is essential to
wash off the secretions daily, since
even a normal amount of perspiration
has an offensive odor when it becomes
stale.
Cleanliness is the beauty aid we call
upon, and soap and warm water are the
efficient and cheap operators. Daily
warm baths with plentiful use of soap
and frequent changes of clothing will
keep the body sweet smelling and clean.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon
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the importance of fresh underclothing
and stockings daily.
Special attention should be paid to
the parts where Nature has been most
generous in her supply of sweat
glands-the soles of the feet, palms Of
the hands and armpits. Sometimes it
is helpful to use an astringent lotion
for these parts, but they should be
thoroughly cleanSed with soap and water
first, to keep the pores unclogged, SO
that they can function freely A simple
lotion that may be used regularly is
made of 3 ounces alcohol, 2 ounces
cologne water, dram tannic acid and
3 ounces witch hazel.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16

One mother says:
I have made bath mitts for my chill
dren to use In place of washcloths.
These mitts are made from Turkish
toweling doubled and cut about three
fourths of an inch larger than the child's
hand, with thumb properly extended.
It only takes a few minutes to stitch
these up on the machine and the chill
dren like them so much better than the
square washcloths and get much better
results when washing up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16

If you choose leather bag it should
be of the same sort of leather as the
shoes worn at, the same time. This is
a rule that many women follow, and 1t
is usually good one. II, you wear
Snakeskin shoes or shoes trimmed with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-08
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Oct. S.--Industrial
stocks swung upward over a broad
area today after bears We're stopped,
thwarted in new efforts to start
the market downward.
Again the steels returned to
leadership, with L. s. Steel selling
sbove POI and Ludlum up 3.
Bears looking for weak spots"
directed a heavy fire against u. S.
Steel common and Westinghouse
but these issues snapped back
quickly. The same was true of
radio. which had the support of a
powerful Chicago bun.
Further scaling down of the time
money rate to 50 per cent with
call money in supply at per
cent. emphasized the steady inn
provement in the money market.
Most of the oil stocks continued
upward move which started on
Monday. Standard of New Jersey
doomed along to 81A. Slightly
. higher prices were quoted for At
lantic Refining, Phillips Petroleum
Royal Dutch and Texas Corp.
United States Steel. after drop
ping back to ZIG in the forenoon,
pushed up TO 221A in the third
hour. Westinghouse jumped 41z to
1861 and American and Foreign
power sold above 1853,