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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

A Washington father was addressing
what he considered we're words OF pro-
found wisdom to his son, who is be-
wildered over his future. The boy has
developed no special hint or talent for
business or profession. In this re-
spect he is not unlike thousands OF
other lads his age who are trying to
find themselves.
Son" said the father, "this is the
age of the specialist In law you will
find men specializing in different
branches, and the same IS true OF medl-
cine, engineering, teaching and other
learned vacations. Choose your game
and stick to it, The successful men are
those who, early in life. decided what
they wanted to do and did it,
Another father was sitting in on the
conference and interjected a few bright
remarks OF his own.
1T disagree with you" he said. Most
of the eminently successful men I have
known did not find themselves until
they had been hired, fired or quit a
dozen different jobs. A boy must SAM
pie, so to speak. many different tasks
before he can choose the one to which
he naturally gravitates. Read the
biographies of men who have attained
success and you will discover that they
! engaged in innumerable jobs. A man
may be a specialist and still be miSht
in his business. This is a tragedy.
"One of the most successful surgeons
know tried every sort of job before he
| decided that medicine was his forte.
He graduated at an age when most men
-sAA AtrF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Healthy and Wholesome Reading
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

! It takes philosopher and one verSed
| in logic to become sophisticated, and
| to become a sopl1isticate takes long
years and a mature mind. Ignorance
cannot give even semblance of it to
| the really knowing person. And one
Of the beauties of youth is its free and
unclogged mind.
To keep it in It's beauty does not
mean to keep 1t in ignorance. but to
help 1t preserve an appreciation of the
niceties of life when it acquires know
ledge. Unfortunately. knowledge is no
longer gradual understanding Of the
mysteries of life, although in all other
matters of learning revelation comes
slowly and after much hard study. To-
day the most fragrant and distorted
ideas are thrust upon the immature
mind, totally untitled to grapple with
what 1t reads.
1t is, indeed. true that there is no
virtue in ignorance. but distorted and
garbled knowledge has little more to
ignorance. Today the minds of young
people are cluttercd up with nom
descript array of facts, half-truths and
untruths. They have no way of sort
ing the information, no method Of
knowing how to catalogue their smat-
tering Of mental acquisitions Some
day life will become real. a teacher.
and then true sophistication may come.
One way in which mothers can help
to keep the minds of their children
busy with healthy and wholesome read
ing is to have plenty of books of alb
sorbing interest at hand. The book
shops are crowded with literature that
is fine and which keeps minds think
ing. See that the books keep slightly
in advance of the ripening minds, for
folk than to read books that are
written down" to their supposed
caliber. Let them Immediately see that
the books. while interesting. keep their
mental eyes and ears alert.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

also from a social point. Idlers inevitably
come to grief.
This may sound bit bizarre to some
women, but many women know of or
live with husbands who are not work
ing. In some cases the woman is the
bread winner, in other instances
legacy has made the wife independ-
emily wealthy. and the husband has
retired"
Wherever this has occurred trouble
sets In without fail. Loss of respect for
the husband quickly engenders i'll feel
ing and trouble brews in quick order
Possibly one solution to this question
is for the wife to keep her accounts
separate when this seems judicious. If
her husband requires assistance to help
him over a difficult place, she may
extend sufficient help to cover his
essential needs. Or she may gauge his
needs over a limited time, and setting
such a limit, loan or give him an
amount calculated to tide him over.
Where a man shows no inclination
to raise himself from temporary
slump In circumstances. his wife must
decide from the outside whether she
will support him for life, or whether
she will shift for herself until her llus-
bands better nature prompts him to
the right step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Sink or Swim 3?

When you are supporting dependent
husband your plight is not likely to be
any too happy. Besides the human
problem in your home there Is an
economic one. Eventually a woman in
this position will ask herself: IF 1t Is a
question of sink or swim, shall swim
alone or sink with him?" Naturally in
such situation the feelings Of the wife
for the husband will influence her de-
cision quite as much as Unconditional
considerations.
There Is a difference. first Of all,
between the husband who is incapaci-
tated for work, and the husband who
can work but will not. In the former
instance there is a moral responsibility
which few women will shirk. In the
latter instance there are extenuating
circumstances at times.
It has been said that women are
dependent simply because they have
been brought up to be. In other words
dependency may become habit. a
man who is supported without question
or limit may form the habit OF depend
ency just as easily as woman. :,
Every physically able person should
work for living. 1t Is not only highly
essential from an economic point, nu'
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arguments. He be-
came fascinated and decided that he
could argue cases. He studied law.
made friends and is one of America S
outstanding law luminaries. He waited
until he found himself.
Banging around in different Jobs
teaches young fellow something about
his fellows. He learns to appraise all
sorts of folks and finds out something
about human nature"
The son listened attentively and Is
probably doing some tall thinking.
X X X x
Many years ago young fellow
worked for company now located In
The Star Building. He had a striking
personality. He was gentle, yet strong
His friends were made easily and re-
manned loyal. Bootblacks and men in
silk hats liked him. He might have
reached the heights in three or four
different professions. Before he came
to Washington, If we are chronologically
correct, he began a newspaper career
cleaning out waste baskets, and any one
familiar with newspaper waste baskets
knows that 1t is big order. In the
meantime he hung around the telegra-
pliers and soon mastered the code. Per-
haps biography would be his business
He tried other jobs, including engrav-
ing and stenography.
One day he invested In trombone
and endeavored to extract tune from
1t. Drawing and writing also intrigued
him and he began to experiment with
the pen. No, gentle reader, this Is not
creature of flcticn. He was not a
freak or genius. We knew him and
loved him we'll. Before his inspiring
career was ended In tragedy he was an
instrumental soloist in the Marine Band.
one of the country's finest cartoonists
and musical critics. He made all his
notes in shorthand and transcribed
them with the skill of better-than-
average stenographer.
During worlds series number of
years ago. q telegrapher was detained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Chocolate Marble Pudding.

Sift together three times two cup1uls
of sifted pastry -four. two level tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, half tea
spoonful of cinnamon and one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt To the yolks OF
two eggs beaten light add two-thirds
cupful of sugar, four tablespoonful OF
melted butter and half a cupful OF cold
water and stir into the dry ingredients.
Add two beaten egg whites. Divide the
mixture into two parts and add one and
one-half ounces of melted chocolate to
one part. Arrange the two parts IN a
buttered mold to give marbled APP
pearance. Steam for IS minutes. Serve
with vanilla sauce. To make the sauce.
boil two cupfuls Of sugar and one cup
full of water for six minutes. Add two
tablespoonful of butter and one tea
spoonful of vanilla extract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
seen for many years

seen for many years. The search carried
us through murky thoroughfares and
finally to a small dirty shop. There
We found Louie the friend. His face
and hands were obscured by grease and
CRIME.
For half hour good time was had
by all.
Shortly after the war our friend de-
cided to retire with modest compe-
tency. Before leaving for the West he
wanted to play once more in a regular
band. He joined nationally known
organization which was giving concerts
at an Eastern Summer resort The
echoes of the last number had scarcely
drifted across the dunes when our friend
and some acquaintance started on
short motor ride. Before they had gone
far there was crash and the artist
musician received injuries from which
he expired a week later. With Antony
we might say truly His life was gentle
and the elements so mixed in him that
Nature might stand up and say to all
the world, This was man."
He was specialist in many things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
DAILY DIET RECIPE
MAITRE D'HOTEL.

Butter. two tablespoons; chop
ped parsley. one teaspoon; lemon
juice, three tablespoons; salt,
one-half teaspoon: Worcestershire
sauce, one-half teaspoon: mus
tard, one-twenty-fourth teaspoon;
grated onion, one-half teaspoon.
SERVES OR 4 PORTIONS.
Mix butter and other ingredi-
ents in order named into paste.
Spread over hot broiled steak or
fish.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes some fat. a
little lime, iron and vitamins A
and B. Can be eaten by adults
of normal digestion who are of
average or under weight. If
amount of butter were restricted
through the days menus, recipe
could be taken in great modera-
ton by those wishing to reduce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Lessons in English
By W. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say,
conditions had come to that point,
etc. Say "to such a point"
Often mispronounced: En- route; pro-
nounce ang-rut. a as in 'ah," u as IN
rule" accent last syllable.
Often misspelled: Hickory ory.
Synonyms: Defense, excuse. apology
justification, vindication, shield, SAFE
guard.
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word eacn
day. Today's word: calumny; defama-
ton. Islander. 1T was cruel and base
less calllmnv."
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diC ottNhA1G pANN wy
but today he is
farther ahead than
most of them, If
one is speaking in
dollars and cents.
"A lawyer whose
fees are fabulous
once worked on a
cattle boat, was a
member of a Sec
ton gang, a pri-
vate detective and
later q senli-pro-
1essional base ball
player. In his lei
sure he acquired
the habit of sitting
in courtrooms and
listening to lega!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

, only act and are beautiful. but can sing,
also.
Gloria Swanson is to have some sing
ing sequences in her latest picture. La
dies one never heard of as singing
MARBLE into the mike these days. Sound
reveals the strange phenomenon of
great group of professionals with talent
which they have been hiding modestly
through the years.
Now and then one of the artistcs fails
TO click with the sound recording. There
Is slight variance. Embarrassing, but
not necessarily fatal. We are an OPEN
minded and believing public. For years
we have been watching rabbits taken
out of silk hats. yards of silk flags pro-
duced from a magician's sleeves, great
bowls of goldfish being coniured out of
the air by wave of wand.
Why not a great voice from a great
movie artist with the crank Of the
camera?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Winter Leaves Us In Need
of Strength Giving Food

a glass of orange juice to stimulate the
appetite and also to furnish its share of
the needed iron and lime. Next a dish
Of oatmeal or any of the whole grain
cereals, with four or five dates cut up in
il and served with thin cream. This
adds materially to the supply of min
erals as we'll as contributing to the en-
ergy, fat and bodybuilding foods re-
ouired. A cup of coffee with cream or
a cup of cocoa made with milk will do
for the beverage and will further in
crease even if very slightly, the per-
centage of necessary minerals. If
breadstuff is wanted, use bran mullins,
gluten bread or who!e-wheat toast.
For luncheon a casserole dish Of dried
beans or ientils and tomatoes, or a
baked potato and serving of spinach
or some other cooked green with a
poached egg, or tomato or vegetable
omelet will serve as the main course. A
raw vegetable salad-tomatoes and Gu
cumbers, jellied tomato with diced cell
cry. shredded cabbage. etc, are all good.
Plain bran mullins, date muffins, or
raisin bread. glass of buttermilk and
some canned or stewed fruit will COM
plete the meal.
Detroit night high schools fee next
term will be reduced to ST per course.
Cost Of school supplies will be whole
sale price plus 10 per cent instead Of
20 Der cent.
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was confusion until
an operator could
arrive. Our friend
sat down at the
key and received
dispatches up to
the moment when
he was relieved by
a p r Of e S S ional
telegrapher. Art
was his vocation;
music his avoca-
ton. Loyalty to
friends was an OBJ
session. One day
in st. Louis he
phoned the writer
to accompany him
on a visit to an old
friead he had not,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

In the present era, sometimes re-
ftrrsc - - che hard-boiled era" books
are full of discussions of all sorts of
subjects once considered beyond the
pale of children's minds Many read
modern fiction and discuss even the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
SteWed Rhubarb.
Wheat Cereal with Cream.
Dreamed Ham on Toast.
Coffee.

LUNCHEON.
Green Peas. Dreamed Cauliflower.
Buttered Carrots.
Nut Graham Bread.
Grapefruit.
Cookies. Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Broiled Hamburg. Brown Gravy.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese.
Brussels Sprouts.
Lettuce. Mayonnaise Dressing.
Apple Pie. Cheese.
Coffee.
DREAMED HAM ON TOAST.
Melt one and one-half table
spoons butter, blend In equal
quantity -four, add slowly one
and one-half cups milk, stir until
smooth, season with dash cay
enne, add one cup finely chopped
cooked ham, spread on slices
toasted bread and serve at once.
NUT GRAHAM BREAD.
MIX TWO Cupo SiaiIoul AouA
with one and one-half cups white
flour, one cup finely chopped nut
meats, one teaspoon salt and one
and one half teaspoons soda. Add
one-half cup brown sugar, one
half cup molasses, two cups sweet
milk, beat until light, turn into
creased pan and bake hour.
CREAM OF CELERY SOUP.
Wash tops and trimmings of
celery. Put In saucepan, cover
with water and boil hours. An
onion, sliced. may be added If
liked. Strain. To one pint cell
cry water add one pint milk,
then thicken with one tablespoon
-four and two of butter, creamed,
one teaspoon salt and dash pep
per. Cook In double boiler, and
when 1t thickens serve with
croutons. -
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VAPEx will stop a cold at the
start. Its use Is pleasant and re-
frcshing. Put a drop on hand
kerchief - breathe the healing
vapor-instant relief. One appli-
cation lasts for an entire day or
night. A drop on both ends of your
pillow at night will fight the cold
as you sleep.
In the midst of the influenza cpl
demic a few employees of the
famous firm of Thos. Kerfoot &
Co., Ltd, kept steadily on with
their laboratory experimenting,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

and crowds waited in front of the
newspaper Office in which our friend
worked T h e + e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

unaffectedandin pcrfecthcalth. The
cause of this immunity was finally
found in certain chemicals in the
laboratory which gave off a vapor
that actually killed the most COM
mon germs of colds. A new prod
uct, Vapex, was offered the public
and quickly won a widespread de-
mand i'm England and America.
Get bottle of Vapex from your
druggist. so treatments in every
dollar bottle. Vapex is distributed
by E. Fougera s. Co., Inc, New
York City.
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|DorothyDix
HON. to
Make the
Most of
Marriage
Advises
Those
About
to Wed

A
suspicious
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most fragrant passages with perfect
freedom, believing that thereby they
are proving themselves sophisticated"
It is a pity that this ancient word has
to bear the brunt Of so much ignorance
about it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-07
Roughage an Essential to Good Health
By ROYAL S. COPELAND. M I. -u =.

grain. were Included with the ker.
nels. Even the bark Of tender shoots
was eaten.
We speak Of these parts Of plants
as "~cellulose." Without cellulose and
plenty Of 1t. the bowel will not
cleanse itself.
AL the vegetables. particularly the
green vegetables. are capable OF sup
plying quantities Of cellulose. Fruits
are rich in this substance. Let US
see II we can select some Of particu.
lar value.
I saw a table the other day. This
gave the percentage Of roughage to
be found in each OF several varieties
Of fruits and vegetables. Grapes.
peaches, blackberries and apples.
among the fruits. and spinach. lima
beans, sweet potatoes. cabbage. car.
rots. potatoes and lettuce. among
the vegetables. lead in celluloss
content.
Bran Is another intestinal canal
stimulant. Added to q cereal or used
as a cereal, 1t is q useful food.
There Is much left to be said about
the proper diet to use for the relief
of constipation. I have said enough.
however. to turn your thoughts to
the importance OF roughage.
The farmer does not neglect to
feed hay and corn stalks to his cattle.
/ would not have you eat hay and
corn stalks. but you must take their
human equivalents. II ! may put It
that way.
This is the first step In overcom.
ing constipation. Pretty soon I shall
tell you more about the dietary con.
troll of his ailment.
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on the right side. start waving on
the left, or, if a left part is pre-.
ferred begin the waving on the right
side.
If a narrow wav Is desired, place
the comb about an inch or an inch
and one-half below the part and
push the hair back: place the next
wave the same distance from the
first and bring the hair forward: the
third wave is pushed back, and alter.
mating in this way continue until
each hair is in place. The ends
should be curled flat against the
cheeks to give q smart finish. The
setting Of the wave finished, 1t must
be held in place until thoroughly dry,
so pin the wave firmly. wherever
necessary and secure a hair ne over
the head, allowing it to remain on
until the hair has dried. Remove
the net and pins. run the comb
through the hair. and. using the
hand. push the waves up toward the
crown OF the head. Practice makes
perfect and after a few trials even
an amateur car achieve a profes.
sional appearing wave.
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steer the smoke. Away they sailed,
higher and higher. Mil. Flor, Hand
and Knarf. peered down at the
house-tops, which were rapidly
growing smaller, and the trees that
now appeared no bigger than bushes.
Yam didn't peer down; she was too
frightened to do anything, but sit
squarely in the middle of the smoke
and hope with all her might that
nothing unexpected might happen.
Nothing did. fortunately, and by
and by they reached the cloud. 1t
looked just as 1t did from bellows
light and fluffy. They all gave q
shout Of JOY. Vans shout being the
smoke onto the cloud-Yam's Jump
being the quickest and biggest.
Wen need the smoke to get back
with" said Hand. Knarf nodded.
"Of course" he replied. That's why
I'm going to tie It to the cloud" AS
he didn't have any string. he shaped
the end Of the smoke into a little
hook and caught it securely onto
the cloud.
"Now," said Knarf with satisfac-
ton, for he thought he had done q
very clever thing, now 1t can't pos
sibly break away" Just as he said
this, the hook. being smoke, snapped
and the smoke floated off as gailY
as you car imagine.
Come back" cried Knarf. "Come
back!' cried Mi, Flor and Hand. It
didn't come back at all. In a mo-
ment it disappeared and the little
shadows were marooned on the
cloud.
Now what shall we do?" sighed
Yam. Think Of being lost on g.,
cloudl''
"Humph," said Knarf. "you ought
to be glad Of 1t. It isn't everyone
that car be lost on a cloud" The
others tried to share Knarf's cheer.
fulness. Nodding their heads, Mil
and Flor turned to Yam.
"Yoa ought to be proud !"
began Flor.
"To be lost on q cloud"
concluded Mi.
sEeZoorrOw: What Happened on trs
ClouSS
Copyright. 1893. Newspaper Feature sssvts.. ma.
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though. rubbery, with frizZled, fatty
brown edges? Those are vulcanized
eggs, not fried. and they are really
unfit to eat
A well-fried egg Is tender as but
ter. It is firm, not goo-ey. Both
white and yolk are cooked through,
and there is no fluid. There's no
difficult art in preparing eggs that
way. The whole secret Is in the
temperature. It's merely a matter
of low heat. Cook eggs slowly
that's all. Too hot a frying pan, or
smoking fat, will tougher the white
before the egg has a chance to heat
through.
To cook and serve fried eggs en-.
joyably. try this process:
First, put your serving plates IN
hot water, or near the flame where
they will keep hot. Eggs should
always be served very hot. They
cool quickly anyway. and lukewarm
eggs are as depressing as lukewarm
coffee or lukewarm soup.
Next heat the frying pan yer a
low flame. Place in 1t n table,
spoonful Of butter or Of bacon fat.
Break eggs into a bowl carefully.
so that the yolks remain whole.
Pour them all into the warm frying
pan at the same time, then they will
cook evenly and be finished at the
same time.
Then cover the pan with a lid.
make sure there is only a low flame.
| and let the eggs simmer for three
| or four minutes. Look at them once
or twice. and as oon as they seem
firm, remove to the hot plates and
serve at once.
If eggs r preferred fried on both
sides, turn over one at a time as
| soon as firmly cooked, using a PAN
cake turner. and remove from the
stove. The hot pan will finish the
cooking sufficiently without heat
from the stove.
Bacon. ham fat or butter are excel
lent for frying eggs. If the fat
sputters when the eggs arc poured
into the pan, 1t Is much too hot.
To keep on the safe side. therefore.
use only a very low flame under
your saucepan, from the start. Let
the fat melt slowly. and pour in
the eggs when it Is heated. but not
smoking hot. Properly fried eggs
are not the least bit discolored. but
remain as white and golden a. a
poached egg.
And If the family likes eggs fried.
doesn't enjoy them any other way
oh. we'll. it's pleasanter to change
cooking methods than personal
tastes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-07
Helpful Hints

Tough meats cooked IN a common
stone jar with vegetables. seasoning
and plenty Of water make a nourish-
ing and delicious dish. A stone jar
is as good as a casserole, and with
q lid Is excellent for keeping pickles.
etc. Beans are better for being
cooked In a stone jar.
TO cover the furnace and the hot.
water pipes with a coating Of ashes.
tos will effect a saving in heat.
Sandwiches win keep or hours If
placed In an earthen receptacle and
this receptacle covered and set in
q pan Of cold water.
A bread board inserted IN the pam
try dresser, Just over the drawers,
which pulls out when II is In use
and slides back when not needed, is
q great convenience.