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Post Mortem Honors.

When Homer slept beneath the stone
nine cities claimed him for their own.
But while alive he used to tread in
search Of wienerwurst and bread, and
when handout he received the sad
eyed giver mourned and grieved that
any man should waste his time prodnc-
ing bales of locoed rhyme when farmers
clamored all the day for husky men 10
put up hay. and there were always
strong demands for laborers and sec
ton hands. We can imagine Homers
woe when worthy men denounced him
so. No doubt he often felt himself that
he were better on the shelf, and doubt
less he'd at times desire to take an AK
and bust his Tyre and get job with
spades and picks or carrying ton of
bricks. He logged around from town to
town, and every village turned him
down; men had no use for verse in
spired; but good dogcatchers were de-
sired; they laughed to Scorn the gifted
bard, they needed men to render lard
Nine cities scorned his noble rllnes, and
told him he was full of prunes. His silly
jingles did no good, he should be busy
saving wood. Discouraged. short Of
bread and pie, he sought hole in which
to die, and one fine morning it was
learned that he was dead, his toes up
turned. And then nine cities all at once
discovered that he was no Ounce. but
was by far the greatest man they'd ever
had chance to scan. They claimed the
honor Of his birth, their scrapping
startled all the earth, but Homer didn't
care red for all the row, for he was
dead. So many gifted men must croak
before they cease to be jokel
WALT MASON.
(Copyright, 1929
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Children Who Attract Attention
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

this reason, until one saw her alone or
with those of her own age. Then she
bloSsomed out and expressed herself
adequately enough. AS a matter of
fact, she really had quite pronounced
ideas. Perhaps, had she been brave
enough to express them before her
parents or their friends, she would have
been rebuffed or silenced with frowns
and reprimandS.
This is a most exceptional case in
these days, however. It is amazing how
some mothers will permit little children
to interrupt conversations by their
prattle of childish things when callers
are present. This is often another way
of showing a jealousy of mothers at
tention TIE child feels it should be
directed toward him or her and not
to the neighbor or stranger.
Another example comes to mind OF
this very thing. When the. mother had
a caller her little boy invariably rushed
kisses on his mother. She accepted
them in good faith and thus had her
attention so diverted from what was
being said that no conversation was
possible. 1t was not for some time
that the mother sized up the situation
and prevented its recurrence. She
showed her real affection for the child
by turning his attention 70 MS olS-
courtesy and its effect upon all con-
cerned.
Sometimes children will insist upon
playing in and out of q room in which
mother is entertaining a caller. The
children want to attract attention to
themselves and believe they are doing 1t
In a way that will be unsupported, but
few callers do not see through such
actions and usually a mother does, for
tunately.
Much of the assertion of children
comes from living in close quarters.
They have to become used to playing
about with older folk in the room, and
then older folk have to be lenient. Poor
little folk! They need to have some
place to call their own, some place In
which they can play without being
called to account for interrupting or be
silenced in the midst of their play.
The reasons are many and varied for
the dominating qualities of children,
and not all Of them are faults of either
parents or children. but are due to
modern living conditions. Parents have
to be lenient and children have to be
helped to respect the time and the
duties and also the pleasure of their
elders.
CCopyright, 1927
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DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS. M. d.
Wry Neck.

Wry Neck.
why the snub today. Louise? I sat
a few seats away from you in the same
row at the theater. Thought you saw
me when came in, but after that.
never once did you look my way"
"Oh, deario. I'm sorry. / never saw
you. had the worst wry neck ever
had In my life. Couldn't turn my head !
Thank goodness it didn't last long.
Haven't the faintest idea how got it."
There are very few who haven't ex-
perienced what is called by the layman
"wry" neck. In reality, the usual "wry'
neck is simply q stiff neck due to a
slight Inflammation Of the neck mus
cles--a myositis (myo-muscleS; tits
infiammation), not the real wry neck.
in which the head is twisted to one
side as we'll as stiff.
The technical name for the real wrv
neck is torticollis The condition may
be congenital one (born with it,, or
it may be acquired after birth, at any
age.
In the congenital type, there is q
shortening of the sternomastoid muscle
which goes from the sternum (the mid
die bone of the chest to the mastoid
region Gin back of the ear. (Other
VI.
Whether this shortening is caused by
a contract;'re from Inflammation of the
muscle due to birth injury or whether
it Is due to some injury to the spine
cannot always be known.
II it is of slight degree the condition
sometimes can be overcome by the very
persistent methodical stretching of the
shortened muscle in babyhood (Abt)
(The doctor must do this.) If it is
marked the treatment is operative. The
shortened muscle is divided and the
head prevented from movement by q
plaster Of paris cast or splints for some
time.
The acquired form is due to an in
f1ammation of the muscles of the neck.
1t may originate from suppurating ears,
or other infections in the head, or from
taking cold or from strain from some
unusual exercise overdone. First Wis
itors to New York frequently get it from
admiring the tall buildingsI The be-
ginning is usually rather sudden and
may be accompanied by fever and other
signs Of mild infection. The treatment
is hot applications (compresses or cleo
trio Light, massage and attention to
the general hygiene.
Occasionally the acute form may be-
come chronic so that the sternomastoid
muscle is permanently shortened, and
in these cases the operation also has
to be performed
Not infrequently a baby is brought
to the doctors office with homemade
diagnosis of wry neck, because the child
seems to turn his head very much
oftener to one side than to the other
Questioning will disclose that his crib
or high chair is placed in such a way
that he has to turn his head in the
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE Ps~E.

Pubs Simkins CANE back from his
and he had all his pockets full of little
bits of green apples, and was sitting
on his frunt steps tawking to him and
he took out one Of the apples and
started to eat it, me saying; Hay, they
amt to eat, green apples amt to eat.
Who sed so? PUBS sed. and sed.
Well holey smokes everybody knows
that. Nobody is Suppose to eat green
apples. l know I amt suppose to, Sed.
Well you amt everybody, Pubs sed,
And he finished the apple and pulled
out another one and started to eat 1t,
saying. OF course il your too delicate
to eat teeny little green apple, that's
diffrent, nobody's asking you to.
Whose delicate? 1 sed. If 1 coudent
eat more green apples than you. or any
other color apples either, Id resign
from the werld, 1 sed.
And I started to prove It by eating
2 every time he ate one, the result being
I ate 10 in about minnits, and all of
a sudden l got fearse pane on the
inside of my stummick, and I grabbed
hold of the outside, saying, Owtch,
darn the luck, mite of knew this would
happen, told you you awtent to eat
green apples.
Well what the heck, I haven't got a
pane, Pubs sed. and l sed, Well have,
owtch, gosh shang the luck, this just
serves me rite. owtcfr, bleeve me If I
ever get rid of this pane its the last
time I'm going to do anything 1 been
told not to.
WITCH just then the pane left just the
same as If it had never been there. me-
saying, Well I'm glad that's gone. y :
me wouldent wunt to go tn: ,.I life
feeling like that
Maybe it waSent the apples at ell,
maybe it was just q coincidents, Pubs
sed.
WITCH I waited about minnits for
luck and then / ate more just to
show I was broad minded
Proving the ony way we lern any
thing is by experience and q lot Of the
time we don't even pay any attention
to that.
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Vacation Beauty Kit.

Manufacturers of beauty aids are
always presenting clever. new methods
in their fields, and the home beauty
culturist can CLEAN many useful ideas
from these sources. One such idea
that is easy to adapt to ones vacation
beauty kit is represented by the rub
berized headband and cape that are
included in a beauty box for week ends,
which is being sold by one of the lead
ing makers of cosmetics
Both OF these articles may be made
out Of an old rubberized tea apron.
The lower part of the apron may be
cut off to form short cape or bib and
tucked around the neck to protect ones
frocks while fresh makeup is being
applied. The headband Is a necessary
adjunct to milady's beauty kit because
1t protects the hair while makeup is
being applied and removed or while the
face is being washed 1t Is Just a wide
strip from the upper part of the apron.
long enough to fit around the head
snugly with an elastic insert and three
snap fasteners at the end.
The beauty kit should, Of course.
have large mirror set into the inner
side OF the cover. There should be a
large jar for cold cream or o bottle of
cleansing Oil, q suitable skin lotion and
powder base, face powder, rouge, lip
stick, q deodorant powder or cream.
clean absorbent cotton and gauze or
paper tissue squares to remove cream
A soothing lotion for sunburn or mos
quito bites might come in handy. An
astringent toilet water would be refresh
ing.
All these needful things may be
bought ready-made, but those of my
readers who prefer to mix their own
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them as they would winged vultures.
1t Is uncomfortable to many Of us
That persons can wait 90 or 80 years
to enjoy life, when by their own efforts
they might be achieving independence
and comforts and pleasures.
The richest legacy is not worth ones
youth nor ones middle age. 1t is
needless to repeat the many platitudes
about the value of time. Time. Of
course, is valueless unless it is used
to some advantage. In other words. a
Vulture may waste two-thirds of his or
her existence while waiting"
This is not a pleasant subject TO
think about or write about, but 1t is
time we gave 1t our attention and looked
At it frankly and candidly. Those Of
us who are one day to be "carrion"
can easily turn vultures into useful and
happier ways
Money may be made to do wondrous
things, but it is certainly curse if it's
only end is to make one idle, indolent.
and lacking in interest in life. Vultures
not only cheat themselves of the best
years Of their lives. but having gained
their prize they are unable to enjoy it.
Vulturism is its own punishment.
and no more cruel one may be devised.
1t must be maddening to many at the
dusk Of life to realize how much richer
in every way life might have been if
they had worked rather than waited for
fortune.
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Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Do not say, 81
was delighted to hear from you and
know that you have seen Henry" Re-
peat the proposition to-" saying land
to know"
often pronounced-From; o as in
of" not frum.
often misspelled-Catastrop note
the phe.
Synonyms-Adjacent, adjoining, abut-
ting, contiguous. close, neighboring.
Word study-"Use word three times
and 1t is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word-Repugnant; dis
tasteful, offensive. THE idea was re-
pugnant to me-"
Records place the number of men,
tally. deficient persons in the United
States at half million.
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to find that a single table Cor what ap-
pears to be one) has beneath it three
or four smaller ones, which when spread
of the various occupants Of easy chairs
and sofas.
Therefore we are not at all aston
ished to see what looks like single
tray open up and form three surfaces
Can you imagine anything more ideal
for serving refreshments at the i'm
promptu bridge game or to just cou-
Die Of callers in the afternoon?
This tray is made Of German sill. r
with a fine hammered surface and folds
I'D into the neat little article shown in
the lower part Of the picture. Linen
scarfs, all in the same shade or in three
distinct colors, may be made for the
three surfaces.
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Straig Int Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

VultureS. We mean the human kind,
lead sad and empty existences. 1t is
all OF their own doing, too.
Almost every one knows a vulture. It
is a man or woman who expects some
day to inherit part or all of some rich
relatives fortune. Living is postponed
until the relatives death.
Sometimes such relatives attain dis
appointing longevity, sometimes re-
marriages, or new alliances. or even
material reverses intrude and obStruct
the hopes of the vulture
We know pretty well what the vul-
lures think. but how about their bene-
factors? Some of the latter may be
fiattered by sychophantic vultures and
be gratif1ed by their attentions. But
we think for the most part they regard
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cereal. Joan had weak cocoa and that
was made with milk after the cocoa
had been cooked to a paste in water.
The vegetables often had milk put over
them. Then there were custards and
junkets and blanc manages and Of
course bread and milk
But a favorable combination for all
the family except the baby was a
chilled. soft custard with oranges and
sliced bananas in its depths. When
Nancy made this. even Peter passed
back his sherbet glass for a second
helping.
Nancy put two cups of milk in a
double boiler and let it get hot. Into
this she stirred one tablespoonful Of
cornstarch blended with little cold
milk. When the mixture had cooked
for 20 minutes she poured it slowly over
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Mushroom Consomme.

When cooking fresh mushrooms. save
the peel and stems. Chop them fine
and keep them dry in cool place in a
covered JAR. Make some ordinary con-
somme, only chop the vegetables fine
and saute in butter before adding to the
stock. Clear and strain the stock,
then add one tablespoonful of the
mushroom powder to six cupfuls of
corsomnae. Serve with tablespoonful
Of whipped cream in each cup.
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HISTORY, VI WllASAA
the soldiers evinc-
ed a desire for
knowledge. who
W as he Oldest
MANI" asked the
chaplain.
Adam. I reck-
on" said one of
the soldiers.
NO" said the
chaplain, "A d a m
was not the Oldest
man. He was the
first man."
Please, sir" said
another soldier,
who was de oldest
man."
"Methuselah was
the oldest man
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To clean a white felt hat make
a paste of magnesia and water
and put it on the hat with a
brush. Allow the paste to dry
and then brush it off.
Brass beds may be successfully
painted II given two coats of fiat
white inside paint. then two coats
of light or dark enamel, whichever
is preferred. Let the paint dry
thoroughly before putting on the
enamel.
If the outside OF a hot-water
boiler becomes discolored it may
be cleaned with solution made
of 10 cents worth of oxalic acid
tpoisonl and one quart OF water.
Apply it with wooden cloth.
Wear heavy gloves when using
the acid.
It is a mistake to buy cheap
combs. Buy those with teeth that
are fine, strong and rounded,
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Potato Devils Food.

Cream one-fourth cupful of shorten
ing. Add one cupful of sugar, two
and one-fourth squares Of unsweetened
chocolate melted and half a cupful of
mashed potatoes. Mix well. Add one
egg yolk, three-eighths cupful of milk
a pinch of salt and one and one-fourth
cupfuls of flour sifted with two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder Beat this
well. Add half cupful of finely chop
ped walnuts, one teaspoonful of vanilla
and the beaten egg white. Bake in a
moderate oven for about IS minutes.
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two egg yolks beaten with six table
spoonfuls of sugar and a speck of salt.
This was put back over hot water and
cooked for one minute or until the
custard coated the silver spoon. Then
it was removed from fire, a teaspoon
full vanilla added. When it was cool
Nancy put in the skinless pulp from
two oranges and ripe banana which
had been sliced exceedingly thin. This
was chilled and served plain. On COM
pany occasions for adults Nancy topped
it with whipped cream. -.
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Home in Good Taste
By SARA INLAND.

The more we can get into our homes
or apartments without crowding the
happier we modern furnishers seem to
be; and in order to satisfy this peculiar
little whim, it is necessary to have
things as compact &s possible.
We are not surprised to see beds
come out of closets, appear magically
where a bookcase or fireplace stood, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24

The saying that little children should
be seen but not heard is one of the
axioms that find few followers at pres
ent. Not only is this an age of youth,
but Of children asserting themselves.
It is true that in bygone days the adage
was often adhered to too rigidly.
One case comes to mind where q
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lew WHO WcIc 1Ot
tunate enough to
obtain first issues
promised that they
would preserve
them as souvenirs
for the years to
come. Most Of
those whom we
have met since
agree that they
spent the money.
our grandpar-
ents and in some
cases our parents,
were accustomed to
small paper money
known as frac-
tional cure n C y.
This medium OF
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NANCY PACE
Yellow Custard with Orange
For Accent
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE

Whenever Nancy heard mothers COM
planning that their children would not
take milk she felt like saying, You
don't know how to make milk taking
interesting and different. That's the
real trouble
The baby was now getting cooked
cereal and usually Nancy cooked that
in part milk and part water. Then
there was plenty Of top milk on the
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One Mother Says.

One Mother says:
This is an idea which any mother
with a noisy boy may find practical,
as it certainly helped my son to be
little less noisy. David had habit
of running up or downstairs and max.
ing Just about as much noise as 1t
would be possible to make, banging
doors at either end OF" the journey.
Repeated correction had no result so
one day said to him, why not be a
detective shadowing a n1ake-believe
burglar?" 1t worked wonderfully well!
He comes up stairs or goes down them
so quietly 1t is almost startling at times
and not only afnuses him but is actually
teaching him to mount or descend
stairs without having the whole house
vibrate every time he does It.
lCopyriRht 1927
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H M s. Centurian the target ship Of
the British Atlantic feet. is now being
controlled by wireless from destroyer
which travels at distance of one mile
from the target, and no men are aboard
the target ship when shots are fired
q Ii
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same direction to see the window or
light. babies instinctively turn to the
light just as plants do Changing the
position Of the crib or chair corrects
this.
Are carbonated waters, taken in
moderate amounts, harmful?
MRS. A."
No. Mrs. A. Instead. they are bene-
fetal II they are standard brands. for
they are made Of pure materials. Car
donated waters frequently act as
sedatives to upset stomachs During
camping trips when the purity of the
water supply is doubtful, it is wise
to carry some carbonated water along.
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Grown-ups might like cake
with this dessert. Write to Nancy
Page, care OF this paper. inclos-
ing stamped, self addressed
envelope. asking for her leaf1et
on standard cakes.
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lived to the age of $50 years"
The audience had barely finished ex-
pressions of wonder when big fellow
on the outer circle in loud whisper
calculated: Mister, did old Mrs. Num-
thuselum live to be dat old, too?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24

When M. Laurent Eynac, the French
air minister, recently noticed that in a
list of airmen nominated for the Legion
of Honor and submitted to him for ap-
Eynac was included E Immediately
struck it OF the list.
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10 drops oil of rose. Soak the ounce
seed in rosewater for "a hours, strain
off the seeds and slowly mix the other
ingredients. The borax should be dis
solved in q little of the rosewater be-
fore being mixed with the other things.
Shake well. The lotion may be Trimmed
with more rosewater if desired.
Toilet water-Four ounces roSewater.
one ounce cologne water, one gram
borax, two drains glycerin, five drops
tincture of benZoin.
Soothing lotion-Two ounces lime
water, four ounces olive oil.
(Copyright, 1929
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Since the small-sized bills made their
appearance there has been considerable
wise-cracking about 1t which to Ger
tain extent was to be expected. NOT
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

ly: SIGH questions as dat would upset
any system of theology.
%EE
Apropos of foolish and unimportant
questions. the following is told OF a
colored regiment which was being in
structed by the chaplain in Biblical
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

beauty aids will find the following
recipes helpful:
Cleansing oil-Two ounces sweet OIL
one and one-half ounces oil of sweet
almonds. two drains cologne water
five drops tincture Of benzoin.
Skin balm and powder base-One-
half ounce ounce seed, seven ounces
rosewater, one ounce glycerin, two
ounces alcohol, one teaspoonful fine
pOwdered borax 10 drons oil of bav
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MAKES TWO ONE-POUND
CAKES.
DIET NOTE.

Recipe furnishes some protein,
fat, much sugar and starch for
energy value. Lime and iron
present, but the vitamins have
been damaged by the action of the
baking powder. Can be given
in moderation to children over 8.
Can be eaten by normal adults of
average or under weight.
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DAILY DIET RECIPE

WHOLEWHEAT GINGER BREAD
Butter, one-third cup.
Boiling water, two-thirds cup.
Dark molaSSeS, one cup.
Egg, one.
Wholewheat -four, two and
three fourths cups.
Baking soda, three teaspoons.
Salt, one-half teaspoon.
Cinnamon, one teaspoon.
Ginger, one teaspoon.
Powdered cloves, one-fourth
teaspoon.
MAKES TWO ONE-POUND
CAKES.
Melt butter in the boiling water.
Add the nolasses. Stir until
dissolved. Take from fire and
cool. Then add the egg well
beaten. Thoroughly mix together
the wholewheat flour, cooking
soda. salt and spices. Add these
dry ingredients to the liquid mix
ture, beat well and put into
creased small bread pans. Bake
in a moderate oven 80 to 40
minutes.
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NV Neighbor Says:

Copyright, 1929
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09

The first car of 1929 nave. or
angcs leaving Riverside was shipped
November % to Waterloo, La.