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Evening star., 1929-12-03
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS. M. d.
By FANNY z CORY.

so with that you have to be careful not
to exceed the dose your doctor advises.
Viosterol is the name chosen by the
A. M. A. Council of Pharmacy and
Chemistry for irradiated ergosterol, a
substance found in yeast and a mold on
rye (ergot, hence the name). 1t is
manufactured now by several reliable
pharmaceutical firms and will be found
in all high-grade drug stores under the
name Viosterol. 1t contains so high a
potency of the rickets-preventing vita
min D that a few drops daily are ali
that is needed. 1t is a great boon to
children who cannot take cod liver oil.
ut will not take the place of cod liver
oil wholly, because cod liver oil is also
high in the diseaSe-resisting and
growth-promoting vitamin A, and Vios-
terol has no vitamin A and is used
solely to prevent and cure rickets)
There may be some confusion between
the names Viosterol and Vitavose, an
other new product accepted by the
Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry
of the A. M. A. Vitavose is a great
wheat germ sugar very high in vitamin
B, vitamin necessary for growth, the
stimulation of the appetite, the integ-
rity of the nervous system and the pro-
duction of milk, and so is advised for
nursing women and arti1cially fed
babies.
Evening star., 1929-12-03
BY J. r. GLASS.

and kept q virtual prisoner until the
separation suit should be decided. There
she flung gold from the windows TO see
the mob fight for it.
The reckless young wife could not
wait. The Cardinal MaZarin, dying, had
left her with fortune Of about $1S,-
100000. One night dressed as O man,
she escaped and fed to Switzerland.
This would not have been so bad II.
for part of the journey, she had not
taken with her Chevalier de Rohan, one
of the handsomest and worst men in
France. Henceforth, Hortense's life was
a succession of love affairs and extrava-
gances. In an incredibly short space Of
time she spent her fortune.
X Finally she took refuge in England,
where Charles II settled her in st.
James Palace and gave her a yearly
pension Of $4,000. But security never
meant anything to her. She forfeited
the interest of Charles by falling in love
with the Prince of Monaco. She lost
her pension, though after time the
King restored 1t.
She was continually falling in love.
Finally. with her beauty gone she sought
excitement in the pleasures Of the bottle.
This Is said to have haStened her death,
which came in her fiftyIthird year.
The contrasts of her career are en-
phasized in the fact that, when she was
young, Charles II asked for her hand in
marriage and was refused it by Cardinal
Mazarin. In her days Of ill-fortune, she
was glad to become his mistress.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-12-03

peaches well sweetened, mellow, and
with a rich juice. For this reason even
the steamed fruit should be put In pan
with a little sugar and water.
Apricots can be prepared and served
in the same way. If q delicate cereal
Is served at the same time, the fruit
can be put on top Of helping and
then cream and sugar added. Rice Is
very tempting when served with fruit
rich cream and sugar.
Baked apples are easy. to prepare
Be sure that they are the right sort to
bake. Greetings are fine. Talman
Sweets are favored because, while they
get tender, they never lose their shape.
Baldwins are delicious and bake we'll.
There is a large variety of apples that
are good for baking. They are full
favored, and one apple Is enough for
two persons.
Variety is given to baked apples by
putting them in covered bean pot
with little water and sugar and allow
ing them to bake for a couple of hours
or longer in a slow oven. The apples
will turn very dark and have a flavor
entirely different from those baked in
the usual way. Winter pears are sur
prisingly delicious when baked in a
beanpot.
Prunes are the usual fruit to have
for breakfast. Fortunately they have
risen in the esteem of cooks and are
considered not only wholesome and
economical but tasty as we'll. It is i'm
perative to wash pruneS well, for one
of the growers and packers told me that
there was substance that must be
eliminated thus, just as there is in rice.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Do Not Please All.

We had a letter from a reader who
was rather hurt because her stock
profits had been diminished in the re-
cent crash. She asked us whether her
daily investment counselors had not
been derelict in their duties.
Inclosed was a list of her holdings,
and imagine our surprise when we
learned that her complaint was not
about losses, but about diminished
profits.
She found fault with us all because
her splendid paper profits" were mem
ories.
All she asked of us was to have told
her when prices reached their peak!
We cite this woman for few prac-
tical reasons, not merely to call atten-
tion to human trait known as avarice.
Rather to remind women who might
accredit experts with omniscience
that they are riding to fall"
In other words, if there is any
woman who thinks for a moment that
any one can prognosticate with any de-
gree of accuracy she is simply unac-
quainted with the facts.
Stand by the. seashore and try to
guess the height of the wave crests.
Your chances of accuracy are as great
as they would be If you tried to guess
the peaks of stock prices.
This much may be said. When stock
prices are all out of line with book
value" and earnings, it is a fair sign
that peaks have been approximated If
not fully attained.
In the case of utility stocks we called
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Theobromin.

Dear Doctor: I have a brand of
asthma which is benefited by heart
stimulants the doctor has prescribed
and I have recently stumbled on the
discovery that chocolate also helps.
suppose 1t is the theobromin that has
this stimulating effect. Would you be
willing to advise me whether the choc-
olate would be injurious?
II sometimes eat during the day an
amount of bitter chocolate varying
from one to two square inches (Surface
measurement, and you know what the
thickness of the cake Isl, and some
times not that much. M"
Theobromin has the property Of di-
lating the blood vessels slightly, and
that is the probable reason it helps you,
M. 1t seems to lose it's effect when
used continuously and when prescribed
as a medicine the advice is not to take
1t more than two or three days at a
time.
1 do not believe the amount of the
theobromin you get in the amount of
chocolate you take would be at all in
furious, M. The amount of theobromin
In chocolate is l per cent by weight.
If you take an ounce of chocolate. then
you will be getting approximately 5
grains of theobromin. The medicinal
dose of theobromin varies from 5 to
is grains, so in the chocolate you are
taking approximately one ounce) you
would not be getting more than the
medicinal dose.
Dear Doctor: Is any benefit derived
or any harm caused by giving child
larger dose of cod liver oil regularly
than is indicated on the bottle?
MRS. B."
Some children may need larger doses
of cod liver oil, but there is no need of
giving a larger dose than your physi-
clan preScribes, Mrs. B.
The new anti-rachitic medication,
Viocterol, is very concentrated and ex-
cessive doses have produced bad results,
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Today in
Washington History
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

December 3, ,1S60.-President Buchan-
ans annual message created an intense
sensation in Congress today. Every
member Of the House was in his seat
when the message was read, listening
with grave attention and breathless in
terest. The galleries were packed with
people, who caught the feeling of
tensity on the floor.
The scene was memorable one. The
House never before looked so like what
it was designed to be-a deliberative
body. 1t was only too apparent that
everybody in the chamber realized the
momentous character of present events
and the need of great caution and pro-
found consideration to preserve the
Union of the States.
That portion of the Presidents mes
sage treating with secession was heard
with deep silence. Every word was fol-
lowed with the keenest interest. It was
not a surprise to those who have been
familiar with Mr.. Buchanan's public
history and his views on this subject.
While showing that the Union is al
ready practically dismembered by an
effort Of South Carolina to secede, he
argued against the soundness of the
pleas upon which the right of secession
is based. indicating that it is nothing
less than revolution.
At the same time he argued against
attempting to cure the difficulty with
policy of coercion. He pledged him
self to the execution of the laws by the
exercise of all the powers of the Gov
ernment really at his command, but
showed that without prompt action by
Congress those powers will be of no
avail in an emergency.
Many plans for diSposing of this por-
ton of the Presidents message were
advanced at the Capitol this afternoon,
but no definite course has been adopted.
1t is possible that it may be referred
to special committee composed of one
Representative from each State, Sc
lected by each State delegation. Such
a committee, II created, may be in
structed to recommend amendments to
the Constitution to cure the disabilities
Of which the Southern States complain.
The Republicans in Congress do not
seem to be awake to the full danger of
the situation. They do not yet seem to
understand that the continuance of the
Southern States in the Union probably
depends upon giving them additional
constitutional guarantees to protect
their peculiar institution" of slavery.
The we'll known talking men in Con-
gress have been silent for "a hours. but
they are expected to open the flood
gates Of controversy tomorrow.
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Radio Speculation.

From the pen Of rather well known
scientist comes the story that his wife
has suffered less from chronic head
aches since he has taken a radio into
his home. While careful in making de-
ductions about the situation, he seems
to lean to the hypothesis that radio
waves are responsible for the improve
ment in his wife's health.
In support of this hypothesis he cites
the fact that radio waves seem to lessen
the ravages of tuberculosis in the case
of rats suffering from that malady
Some normal rats were separated into
two groups, after having first been in
oculated with tuberculosis. One group
was taken to the vicinity of a strong
radio station, the other group was kept
in a region where the radio waves had
little or no effect upon the general con-
ditions. Almost to rat, the group eX-
posed to the radio waves improved in
health: the unexpoSed group showed no
improvement in health.
This is speculation. OF course it is. Is
it worth speculating about? Who knows
but that this hypothesis may lead to
something important? AS a matter of
speculation 1t has quite as much to
commend it as had many of the theories
of the past that ultimately led the way
to marvellous discoveries.
While we are speculating we may as
we'll go a step farther. Why aren't the
ethereal surroundings the most impor-
tant of all our environments? Ether
waves of some sort are, in the last
analysis, responsible for all our sensa-
tions, all our contacts with our material
surroundings The senses of sight and
hearing especially are known to depend
entirely upon some sort of waves ema-
mating from the objects seen or heard.
In brief, a great deal of what we know
as mental states in respect to our sur
roundings is due to ether.
No one can say just where we are
headed in the way of inventing ma
chimes to make the mysterious ether
serve the purposes of mankind.
am reminded of that ancient phi
losopher who bore the name Anaxi-
mones. According to that ancient
savant, air was the ultimate source of
being, animate and inanimate. Perhaps
we are, after more than "a centuries,
just beginning to discover what he
guessed.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-12-03
The Happy Ending.


Everybody cheers for the happy end
ing. A happy ending makes for a fine
beginning and a fine beginning makes a
happy ending and there you are all over
again.
What happens today has its roots in
yesterday. Now many things happened
yesterday that we do not want to bring
along into today 50 we leave them be-
hind very chesrfully. That's the idea
Leave them all behind and cover them
well with blanket of sweet sleep.
Try to manage so that the children
have cleared up all their home lessons,
arranged their books and outer clothings
for the next day. Then have a pleasant
half hour of rest and recreation. No
rough games, no noisy arguing. Peace
and cheerfulness.
Each child is thoroughly washed and
brushed before going to bed. He leaves
the clothes he is to wear in the morning
ready to put on without a moments S
hurry or scurry. When he is tucked in
for the night he can turn over with a
contented mind. Everything is ready for
tomorrow. That day will begin right. It
has to begin right because it starts out
with good preparation that carries on
well into the morning. The way Is clear
for the new day.
Many an unfortunate school day has
been started by the poor ending of the
day before. There were lessons to be
prepared. but the child did not do the
work at the right time. One thing piled
on the other until the child had to 60 to
bed in a whirl of distress. Thoughts
OF the day ahead and its troubles dis
turbed his rest. A restless night made
late and weary rising. Things were
not easy to find and the hurry and con-
fusion further irritated a nervous SyS-
tenn already on edge. The teacher was
not pleased to discover poor preparation,
poor attention, poor work and the
trouble that was born the night before
came into full power during the day.
1t is easy enough for me to sit at my
desk and write couns2ls of perfection
for mothers who are struggling with a
family of children-any one Of which
is problem in itself. But I know what
Evening star., 1929-12-03

We can only pity beautiful Hortense
Mancini for the disasters of her life. She
has been called the greatest beauty of
her day in Europe-she lived from 1916
to 1699-and she was the richest heiress.
But, despite her advantages, she died in
want. Her body was seized by her cred
itorS.
She was the plaything of a great
statesman'S maneuverings. She was the
niece of the great Cardinal Mazarin,
successor to Cardinal Richelieu as min
lister of France. Mazarin made her the
wife, at 13. of the DUO de Mayenne. The
latter had fallen passionately in love
with the beautiful child, though there
was great disparity in their ages. He
declared: IF I do not marry her,
shall die in tE"ee months"
Mazarin gave her to him on condition
that he would take the name of
Mazarin.
The Due de Mayenne was half-craZy.
He thought himself inspired and he
wakened his wife in the dead of night to
describe to her visions he claimed to
have had. He made her wretched for
six years, when she sued for a separa-
ton from him, and took refuge for the
| time being in nunnery.
She was naturally wild and reckless
and she now gave rein to her inclina-
t1ons. She mixed ink in the holy water
She brought barking dogs into the dor
mitories in the dead of night and poured
water on the nuns as they slept. She
had to be taken to the Palais Mazarin
Evening star., 1929-12-03

At the end of the day each girl drew
a line which extended from the line
drawn the day before and which went
had cried a great deal the day was
rainy. If she had lost her temper she
put herself in the thunder class. Their
father told them this scheme was called
plotting a chart" At the end of any
day it would be easy for Santa Claus or
any other grown-up to see just what
sort of a behavior chart each child had
The Lacey girls tried exceedingly hard
to stay in the sunny and fair area.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1929-12-03
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Sattiday afternoon was sitting or
my frunt steps leening back comforc.
able, and the sun was shining on my
face making me feel even lazier thar
what felt by nature, thinking, G, this
feels CRATE, who wuntS to jump anc
run around when they can be doing
this insted?
Meening nuthing, and pritty soon
Puds Simkins started to go pass saying
Benny, you amt doing anything.
That's what you think, but it seems
like plenty to me, sed.
And I kepp on sitting there just Sit
ting there, thinking, This is all I wuni
to do, this is the life for me. And Sam
Cross and Glasses Magee started to &C
pass, Glasses saying. Hay Benny we
know where their pulling whole house
all down and you can see rite in all
a ways up to the roof because there's
no frunt wall any more, come on.
Ask me some day next year, I'M
too comfortable, sed.
And they kepp on going and pritty
soon herd ma coming down stairs on
her way out, calling to Nora. Where's
Benny. Nora, have you seen Benny, his
room is a disgrace and / wunt to re-
member to tell him to fix it up before
I go out.
Me thinking, Heck, what the neck,
think III take a little wawk.
Wich I quick started to, wawking
fast till got around the corner and
then slow, thinking. If knew where
that house was they was tawking about
I mite wawk there and see 1t just for
some place to wawk to.
And I just wawked around no place
special for a while, being the hardest
kind of wawk, and thawt, Well. she
must be out now. And went back
and sat on our frunt steps while feel
ing verse insted of better on account
of being all tired, and thawt. 6, 1t
wouldent of took me long to fix my
room and III proberly haff to fix II
anyways, gosh shang the luck I wish
I had stayed and did It.
Proving what lot of trubble, people
are libel to go to just to get out OF d
little bit.
Evening star., 1929-12-03
NANCY PAGE
Behavior Chart Plotted
by Lacey Girls.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

"Just fore Christmas" finds most
boys and girls trying to be good. But
it is hard, what with all the excite
ment and mystery. Then, too, mother
is baking cakes and cookies and max
ing candy. That means that the chill
dren do more "piecing" than usual and
upset their stomachs and their tempers
at the same time.
Mrs. Lacey had worked out a scheme
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say. "I
shall be happy to accept your invita-
ton" Say, "I am happy" IT shall be
happy to attend your party" is cor
rect.
Often mispronounced: Suffuse. Pro-
nounce suf-uz; first as in up" sec
ond u as in fuse; accent last syllable.
Often misspelled: Genius (mental
poWer), genus Ga class or kind.
Synonyms: Because, for, since, as, in
asmuch as.
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours" Let US increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Voracious; greedy
in eating, ravenous, gluttonous. "The
child had voracious appetite"
Evening star., 1929-12-03
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI

a help a good end of the day can be. It
is worth striving for, worth planning
for, worth all the insistence you can put
into 1t.
Make program, not too rigid. assign
each child his work and his play thine,
so he knows what is expected of him,
and plan to have the last half hour be-
fore bedtime rest time. Take nothing
for granted but see that things are done,
preparations all made for the next day.
You will be delighted to see how
cheerfully the youngsters will begin
their day when things have been laid
ready, breakfast on time, books, hats
and coats ready to pick up without q
moments worry. Try for the happy
ending that makes the good beginning.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1929-12-03

IIlG IIlCLIlUCLS.
It is the ultimate
ambition to enroll
every Army, Navy
and Marine officer
who com eS to
Washington on the
club roster. The
S &C e SIS of the
Army and Navy
Club, long a vital
factor in the social
life of Washington,
Is due to this and
the same principle
is to be followed in
regard to the coun-
try club.
Historically ap-
propriate is the site
Nf tho nI,,h II Vrya g
Evening star., 1929-12-03

which bade fair to be a success. She
took three large sheets of paper and had
Mr.. Lacey draw 80 lengthwise lines.
Then he crossed these with nine cross
wise lines. In the first row across
he placed the numbers from to 80.
Each one stood for day of the month.
Across the top he put the name of a
daughter. One sheet had PANS name,
another belonged to Judith and the
third to Claire
Over at the right in the large space
left after the 80 lengthwise square he
printed the words sunny, fair, variable,
cloudy, rainy, thunder and storm.
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Goldfish Balls.

Pick over, wash. and shred one cup
full of salt Goldfish. Put two cupfuls If
white potatoes cut into cubes or small
pieces into deep saucepan, cover with
cold water, add the fish, and boil until
the potatoes are soft. Take from the
fire, drain well, beat with fork until
light and all humps are out, add a pinch
Of pepper half a tablespoonful of but
ter, and one egg slightly beaten. Drop
oy spoonfuls into deep fat hot enough
10 brown a pieSe of bread in 40 seconds,
and fry until a golden brown. Drain
/ paper and serve Immediately.
Evening star., 1929-12-03


That man was
Hiram johnson OF
California. Pro-
gre siveS and
Democrats joined
hands, cid guard
Republicans drew
their lines more
taut, and freshmen
Senators organized
a baby bloc" Yet
the roster of not
one of these in
cluded the name of
the short, robust,
hard-hitting Cali
fornian.
"I am, in the
happy or the un-
haDDV DoSition 4" he
Evening star., 1929-12-03

shown two pieces which might be COM
bined IN the living room OF an early
American house.
The one in the upper part of the
sketch is of early English design, and
inasmuch as we know that pieces Of
this period were brought over with the
early settlers, we feel that 1t is very
companionable with the pieces that
were made by them shortly. after their
arrival. This may be used for either
a stool or table beside chair, and is
easily moved about by using the slip
in the top for a coed, firm hold
The lower portion of the sketch
shows a Windsor table Gust like the
chair without back), which is low
enough to Use for a coffee table in the
living rccm, or for a bench in front CT
a dr.sSing table m the bedroom.
fr--.-riel,t. Ia2al
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Warm Fruits for Chilly Mornings
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

In Winter. when the mornings are
bleak and chill, hot breakfasts are well
come. Adults may have their cups of
hot coffee or tea, as their fancy die
tates. but those who do not care for
either and little folk who are too young
to be served with these beverages like
to start with something warm, too.
This can be supplied by hot fruit for
the first course. Some wholesome and
Evening star., 1929-12-03
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HlLAND.

1t is interesting to lock about for
accessories and find out what differ
ent things may be combined happily,
rather than be determined that every
thing must match exactly. The for
mer idea enhances the schemes of a
room and shows more intelligent Sc
lection than the monotony Of match
ing pieces.
In the ACCOMPANYING Illustration are
Evening star., 1929-12-03
My Neighbor Says:

Always keep a pail of sand
near the furnace in your cellar.
Should a spark light on the
broom or papers left near the
furnace, the fire may be quickly
eXtinguiShed with sand.
An old inner tube, cut in strips
and nailed to the bottom of a
garage door, will keep out drifting
snow and rain. Cut the tubing
so that it is long enough to cover
the space between the door and
the floor.
When making a layer cake with
a soft filling between the layers,
put on a thin icing of confec-
toners sugar and let it harden
before spreading on the filling.
The cake does not then become
soggy.
A small pad of tissue paper
will give brilliant polish to mir
rors, picture glasses and crystal.
Evening star., 1929-12-03

here that Jeb Stuart led a force Of
5000 Confederate cavalry within 5
miles of the White House during the
Civil War. The smaller Union force
fired on the Confederates near the
elevated first tee of the present golf
course.
Certain fortifications which once
guarded Washington now are preserved
as natural hazards of the golf course.
Evening star., 1929-12-03

To prevent his being traced by police
dogs, a butcher In Cologne. Germany,
recently sprinkled pepper on the floor
of the cold storage rooms from where he
had stolen meat, and the pepper kept off
the dogs, but gave the police a clue that
caused the mans prrest.
Evening star., 1929-12-03

TT was one of the oddities of the spe-
cial session of Congress that one OF
the powers of the Senate stood all alone
during the trying days of the tariff