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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
WINTERTIME


While being motored through the
country one bright, sunny day, near the
end Of Winter, I saw strange colony
of plants standing UP through the
snow, and much to my friends amuse-
ment and politely concealed boredom, I
got down and trudged across a Mary
land farmers meadow to see what these
strange fellows were.
Nothing very rare did discover
when came close, at least no botanist,
suppose. would be overcome with JOY
merely because he came on a colony
Of dead teaSel stalks.
Though teaSel Is accounted some
what rare plant in America, 1t lacks
all social standing because 1t Is not a
native, but merely an unwanted wait
that has tagged along in the wake OF
commerce. from Europe.
Once the fullers and napiers used the
teasel to tease out the nap in velvetS
Today a machine does that work, and
in Europe, where weeds are a greater
disgrace than here, the teasel, wherever
1t lifts its head. is suppressed; 1t is
kicked about from door to door like
a stray dog, and over here is only toll
Grated because it Is not common enough
to do any harm.
That the teasel might be harmful Is
conceivable, for its prickly stems, and
It's very prickly head, lasting all Win
ter, are as unpleasant to deal with as
thistle. But with the help of gloves
and a pocketknife cut half dozen
stalks &C the snow line and brought
them home. Now, on the wall, they
make q trophy Of which am prouder
than I could be Of q gazelle's head over
my fireplace. AS dried-fiower decora-
ton they are by far the most pic
turcsque and least fragile that know
q very Oberon's weed for shape,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Today in
Washington History
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

February 81, 1S61.-Local police reg
ulations for the Inauguration Of Mr..
Lincoln are complete today. Large
numbers of the Washington police will
accompany all the trains between Bal
timore and Washington next week and
the police of Baltimore will accompany
all the trains into that city from Phil
adelphia, while others keep sharp
lookout to prevent disorderly characters
from entering Washington during that
time.
Unusual preparations are being made
for the safety of Mr.. lincoln during
his trip from Philadelphia southwark to
Washington, when he will pass virtually
all the way through slave-holding ter
ritory-as soon as he enters Delaware
short distance outside of Philadelphia.
He Is also to be guarded carefully In
the latter city. While the greatest
secrecy surrounds all the arrangements
made it is understood that Alan Pinker-
ton, the famous Chicago detective. is in
charge of them, with corps of his own
assistants and with the fullest aid of
the Federal military authorities at
WdSIllIlRlOIl anu dLOllS VIC lAAiC Va MA .
Lincoln's progress to the Capital.
The preparations that are being made
to secure the safety of Mr.. Lincoln at
the forthcoming Inauguration, March
4, are more extensive than any before
known in the Inauguration of Pres
ident, even outside the police plans. Not
only will Federal military forces be sta
toned at stategic places along the line
from the White House to the Capitol,
but the District Militia will join in pro-
tecting the line Of march.
The plaza at the east front of the
Capitol will be guarded by expert rifle
men stationed at high points on the
building, so that they can command
with their fire not only the stand upon
which Mr.. Lincoln will take the oath
and deliver his inaugural address, but
also the portion of the plaza where the
crowd will stand.
OF course, all these unusual prepara-
tions are being made on account of the
unsettled condition of the country due
to the difficulties between the more
radical Slave-holding States and the
Federal Government. which has led
some OF the slave States to secede from
the Union and form separate govern
ment. and which has led some persons
of unsettled minds-not the conserva-
tive leaders in the secession movement
to make threats, which are believed
to be vain, that Mr.. Lincoln will never
be inaugurated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Arguments and Debates at Home
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER

or jury for decision, which is fina
then, or later in the highest court, L
appealed Whether the contestants like
1t or not, they are obliged to defer tt
the decision and abide by it.
The arguments must bear on the
point at stake. If either lawyer argu-
ing attempts to bring in evidence that
is irrelevant, the other lawyer objects
and the judge rules the evidence out;
II he Is convinced 1t is beside the point
or lets it remain" If he believes It does
actually bear on the case even in a
round about way. There can be no
slipping away from the subject. Some
one prevents this, and that someone
must be respected and obeyed.
Cases at law are often decided on
technicalities, but the lawyers must
bring up the technical points. The de-
cisions are based on the SoundneSs of
the evidence brought out by the argyll
mentS, which arguments, therefore, are
Of vital Importance The decisions
based on them supply precedent for
other decisions. Their power is far
reaching.
Debates are. not decided by con-
testantS, but by unbiased judges. Those
who listen have both sides of an issue
presented for their opinions to be based
on, or to be swayed by.
1t Is the home argument that is futile
unless those arguing are willing to be
influenced, are willing to bar person.
alities. and allow no spirit OF animosity
to enter In. Such arguments are prac-
tically unknown quantities" Power in
q home does not come through argu-
ment, nor does happiness. Heartaches
and misery are the sure outcome. So 1t
Is we'll to remember that 1t takes at
least two to make an argument, and II
you want to be spared trouble and sor-
row, keep out of one, whatever it may
be or however wrong you may believe
another is. Wrongs will not be righted
by home argument. There Is a more
powerful weapon, love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Straig hit Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

Is made by the landlord. If you own
your own home you pay interest on q
first mortgage, taxes and assessments,
insurance and maintenance charges.
Is owning a home a form of invest
ment? Most folks would say so. Nat
urally one chooses q home in a neigh
borhood which seems to be developing
or improving. II one has reasonable
expectations of seeing local real estate
values rise, it is better to own q home
than to rent one, and the investment
value Of ones home is high.
A few readers have wished for q COM
parison of home and gilt-edge securi-
ties as investments. The securities have
some advantages. They are always con-
vertible into cash, and their return Is
certain. However, owning ones home
has sentimental and psychological adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Everyday Psychology
By DIR. JESSE W. sPROwLs.
Dream Heroes.

DO dreams mean anything? They
certainly do. They tell us all what we
think of ourselves and what We suppose
we are is the biggest psychological fact
In the world, although it may be ire
mendous blunder in practical affairs.
Dream life Is dramatic. Every dream
has Its leading man or lady-its hero
or heroine. And every hero or heroine
Of your dreams is none other than your
self. When Freud made that discovery
he found a mirror which any one may
set up to nature.
One wonders what the justification is
for that Freudian theory.
In how many of your dreams have
you found yourself absent? suspect
that your own statistics viii show that
you were always there. In how many
of your dreams have you met ultimate
defeat OF purpose? None. No matter
how frightful the dream situations were,
you finally came out winner.
Since your day dreams are made of
substantially the same stuff as your
night dreams and since they have the
added advantage Of being a little more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
DIET AND HEALTH
BIZ LULU HUNT PETERS. M. d.

may be lowered somewhat, bringing on
what Is known as an acidosis-although
the blood Is never really acid (this
would mean DEATH, it Is simply less
alkaline than normal.
In general the acid-ash foods are all
meats, fish, eggs, cereals and their fiours,
breads, prunes, plums and cranberries.
The alkaline-ash foods are all fruits
Except those listed under acid-ash), all
vegetables Except sorrel and rlubarb)
nuts and milk lThe slight acidity Of
the pruneS. plums and cranberries need
be taken into consideration only in dis
eased conditions) The neutral ash
foods are butter, cornstarch, cream, lard,
sugar and tapioca (unless taken In ex-
cess amounts).
A preponderance of the alkali-ash
foods will lessen acidity. Apples, ba-
nanas. cows milk, muskmelon and pota-
toes have been found TO be especially
effective. II the condition is acid, con-
siderable water should be taken also.
Mrs. W-The weight to which you
have reduced is probably normal for
you, even though 1t Is few pounds
above the average, because you are
large boned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Ideas on Owning Your Home.

Have you ever thought of market
ability when buying your home? In
deed, there are several ideas about own
ing a home which may not occur to
many prospective home owners, and a
few at least are worth considering.
A home is so often lifelong invest
ment that we can scarcely devote too
much time and thought to 1t.
One idea about owning or buying
home is to live nearest to the place
Of greatest commercial opportunity for
ones husband. Families are not as
mobile as individuals, and there is a
greater tendency among families to
settle In one locality.
Home owners do not get free rent
The home owner saves the profit that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
vantages which cannot be overempha.

vantages which cannot be overempha-
sized.
Should one buy home at once, re-
CARELESS Of conditions? See reliable,
well posted realty broker or agent.
Outline your want and your means. Get
his honest opinion whether local realty
is a bit inflated in value or whether
it Is debated. Get the opinion of dis
interested persons as well, and be DELHI
crate In your judgment. It may be
wise to buy at once, or 1t may be wise
to wait year or two.
In buying home think beyond your
own particular needs, too. What would
its resale value be? What would 1t be
worth to another tenant or owner?
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listeners to another point of view. This
S evident by the side issues that are
brought In. A home argument once
started on q definite issue soon branches
or onto topics that are entirely foreign
10 the subject.
side, and old and apparently forgotten
quaFrels are sure to be opened up. In
the end it would be dificult for any one
to understand where the argument was
leading or what 1t had in common with
the original disagreement. The one GER
tain thing is that every ones feelings
ore hurt, and heartaches result.
II q home argument could be carried
on IS . judicial one, everything would
be different. The opposing lawyers
have no idea Of convincing one another,
Each presents his side Of the question as
powerfully Is possible to third person.
who II the Judge, or to several judges
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vivid, they may serve better to Illus
trate the theory.
Next time you catch yourself day
dreaming look for the leading dramatic
personae. II is altogether likely that
YOU will discover yourself in the very
midst of these fancies. Then you find
that you have been thinking of yourself.
You will find that you have been Great
ing an imaginary world of situations in
which you are enjoying the things that
the real world has denied you.
The most heroic of all your dream
activities have to do with some sort of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Club Foot May Be Cured.

Mrs. C.-Club foot, II taken In M
fancy, usually can be corrected by
massage and manipulation and by
strapping or casts. You should take
your child to an orthopedic surgeon.
Gan orthopedic surgeon Is one who
wpecializes in deformities.)
It seems to me that as the massage
Is not helping her, the child needs q
cast or strapping. If you do not know
the surgeons In your city. ring up your
county medical society and ask for q
list.
Acid and AIkaline-Ash Foods.
''Win you please give a list Of foods
that cause acid and list of those
that counteract 1t? MRS. F."
All foods, after they are digested and
absorbed, leave acid or alkaline salts. OF
are completely burned, and so are neu-
tral. The body needs all these types OF
foods. but the alka1i-ash foods must be
Rmken In larger amounts than the acid
, ash foods, for the blood and tissue fluids
are family alkaline and must be kept
10. II there Is an excess consumption
Of the acid-ash foods, this alkalinity
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escape. Every dream Is a flight from
reality, as we'll as a -fulfllment.
The best examples are to be found In
Nightmares.
If by any chance your dream-pieture
of yourself persists throughout your
waking moments, it is time to do some
thing about It. A good many people
suffer temporary If not permanent men
tai disorders from that one cause. IN
less reality puts in its appearance some
where lot of Embellishments are Just
around the corner.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

Drapery tie-backs are Of many styles,
materials and designs. but one of the
most dignifed is that OF metal. as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton.
These are made in graceful leaf-and-
vine designs and the finish Is In either
black iron or color and gold COM
bination.
The two little holes are fastened to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21

There is q great difference between
home arguments and judicial arguments,
or those used at debate. The first is
something OF harangue, in which
those talking have little power to sway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21

the casing in such q manner that the
spray slants toward the window. The
draperies are caught back over them
In q graceful manner, and should be
long enough to reach to the floor.
Apron-length draperies are too In
formal for this type of holdback; there
fore these metal accessories are most
appropriate for the formal room.
The overhead treatment of the dra-
peries has much to do with determin-
ing the style Of tie-back, for these
should be in harmony Of color and
material.
A window treatment which has tie
backs similar to those illustrated is
most attractive IL the draperies are
hung from metal poles with rings In
a finish to match the tie-backs.
Copyright, 1920
A thrift competition at Surbiton,
England, was won by woman who
made boys vest from the legs of an
0ld r1air If frnffsars
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
AID
To VARIETY

Vegetable dinners suggest a pleas
ing way of solving the ever-present
problem of bringing variety to your
meals. The menus and recipes given
Glow will suggest new combinations:
Asparagus Soup
Olives CrOutOns
Spring SuccOtash en- Casserole
Buttered BeetS Mashed Potatoes
Marguerite Salad
Pineapple TapiOca Cream
Coffee
Spring succotash suggests some.
thing tasty. In a saucepan put one
pint of canned tomato. Add one
half of a medium sized onion minced
fine, one Glove, one tablespoonful
of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt
and one-haif teapsoonful of pepper.
Cook IS minutes. stirring frequently.
Then add one pint Jar each of can
ned lima beans and corn. Pour the
prepared and seasoned combination
into a buttered, glass baking dish,
cover with grated cheese, or crumbs
and butter. and brown in a hot
oven Of $50 degrees F. Arrange
long. crisp strips of cooked bacon
in a lattice. or radia ting from the
center over the top. Serves six.
Onion Soup
CrOutOns ParmeSan Cheese
italian Spinach with Border Of
Stuffed Eggs
HOminy and Tomatoes
NeapOIitan Salad French Dressing
Spanish Cream
Coffee
For Italian spinach, cook spinach
and chop fine. Mix with grated
cheese, in the proportion of four
tablespoonfuls to a quart of spinach.
season with salt and paprika and
moisten with one beaten egg for
each quart of the spinach. Make
into flat cakes the size of fish
cakes. Roll into fine crumbs, then
in beaten egg mixed with two
tablespoonfuls of water, then in
crumbs again, and brown quickly
in deep fat at 800 degrees F. or in
a frying pan. Lay the cakes on a
hot platter and surround with sea-
soned white sauce. Surround with
stuffed eggs in halves, as many as
are required. Serves four.
The Washington times., 1929-06-18

potatoes, cover them with boiling
water. and let stand for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile set the table. Then
drain the potatoes and dry them
thoroughly between two towels.
Sprinkle the surface of each slice
with salt and pepper and spread
with fat. Place the slices either
under the hroiler heat or In 45O-
degree F. oven and cook the potato
slices until they are delicately
Drowned.
Meanwhile reheat the celery in
two tablespoonful of fat and pour
over it the white sauce. Heat well
and season. At the end of two
hours roasting of the veal remove
it from the oven to a hot platter
and keep in a warm place. Make a
gravy from the fat in the roasting
pan. Arrange the lettuce on serv-
ing plates, slice one green pepper
over it and ,garnish with the Thou
sand Island dressing. Put the
grapefruit on the table together
with the bread, butter, cranberry
jelly and water. Remove the
broiled potatoes when done, to-
gether with the creamed celery,
and place in hot serving dishes.
The Washington times., 1929-06-18

Must your family b satisfied with
a cold or warmed-over dinner, or
must they wait until the cream
Of the afternoon Is gone and you
are too tired to go out for a walk
after the dishes are done?
For quick but delicious Sunday
dinners we offer, some suggestions.
OF course, all vegetables and fruits
have been prepared either on
Saturday or Sunday morning be.
fore going to church. Likewise a
clean tablecloth and fresh flowers
of growing plant have been
arranged on the table.
The first move on entering the
house after church is to turn on
the heat under the teakettle. Then
the housewife proceeds to her room
to exchange her street costume for
a pretty house dress. When she
returns to the kitchen, the water
is boiling ready to turn on the
waiting vegetables.
Now, as to procedure. II you
are quick by nature, or training.
you can manage the meal prepa-
ration by yourself. II you need
help, delegate the setting of the
table to some one else, though you
will probably find ten minutes which
can be used for that purpose
while the food is cooking.
1t is a good custom to allow
the father Of the family the 80 or
40 minutes during which the meal
Is being completed after church to
romp with the children. They can
look after the informal guests.
though il the guest Is a woman
You will usually find her occupying
a chair by the kitchen window and
insisting upon whipping the cream
For Six Persons
Here Is a menu with the prc
cedure for its preparation, So
persons being served.
Halves of Grapefruit
Roast Veal Br0iIed Potatoes
Cranberry Jelly
Dreamed Celery
Green Pepper Salad
Thousand Island Dressing
IcebOx Dessert
On Saturday wash one head of
lettuce and one large bunch of
celery or two small ones. Place
in the refrigerator. Prepare one
cupful of Thousand Island dress
ing, put in covered dish and
place in the refrigerator. Make
the ice-box dessert either in one
large mould OR individual moulds
and let stand "a hours in the re-
to its success
Prepared Ahead
On Sunday morning, before
church, prepare three grapefruit,
placing marachino cherry in
the center of each half. Arrange
on serving dishes and place in the
refrigerator. Prepare three cup
fuls of diced celery and cook un-
til tender: drain and allow to cool.
Prepare two cupfuls of medium.
thick white sauce and keep warm
in a doubIe.boiler. Pare six me-
dium-siZe potatoes. cut them
lengthwise into slices one-fourth
inch thick and cover with cold
water.
One half hour before going to
church. heat the oven to 500 de-
grees F. and put in it a loin of
veal weighing six pounds, which
has been wiped with a damp cloth
and dreged with seasoned flour.
Half an hour later lower the heat
in the oven to $50 degrees F. and
continue the cooking of the veal
for two hours. during which time
you may attend church and return.
The Final Touches
Upon returning from church
place the heat under a teakettle
full of water. Drain the sliced
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
Pile SUNDAY DINNER FOR THE CHURCH GOING WIFE
EscALLoPED CABBAGE

/ small head cabbage
1 tsp. salt
IA cups thin white sauce
n green pepper, chopped
/ cup grated cheese
/ cup buttered crumbs
la cup crisp bacon chips
Cut the cabbage into eighths and
cook in boiling sailed water eight
minutes. Place layer of boiled cab
bage In an oiled baking dish, then
white sauce, green pepper and
cheese. Repeat Sprinkle top with
buttered crumbs and bacon chips and
brown in a medium oven (375 degrees
FL. Yield: Five servings.
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
Tested By
Good Housekeeping

These household articles are
supervised by the irternatiOn-
ally recognized Good House
keeping Institute. which is con.
Quoted by Good Housekeeping
Magazine.
In their fully equipped
modern laboratories types Of
household devices are tested
by a corps of scientifically
trained men and women.
Furthermore, new cookery
methods are cOnsta:t Iy being
evolved to save steps. time
and labor to hOuSekeepers.
AN recipes are tested and
standardized and will always
work If directions are care.
fully followed.
Recipes printed on this page
serve six 3eODIe unless other.
wise specified.
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
DIET WILL HELP
IN ANEM|A

BY BARBARA b. BROOKS
Home Economics Department. KelIOg

Home Economics Department. Kellogg
Company. Battle Creek. Mich.
Physicians today are almost sure
to ask about diet because there
are many conditions which can be
corrected by food, even better than
by medicine.
One of these is anemia. This
disease is caused by lack of iron
and the cure is effected by diet.
Some of the foods rich in iron. are
liver, beef, wheatbrah, egg yolks,
and green vegetables.
Here are some' suggestions for a
days meal which will furnish this
important mineral:
BREAKFAST
Stuffed Prunes Bacon and Eggs
Bran Bread Toast Cocoa
LUNCHEON
Baked Beans and Brown Bread
Fruit Salad
Molasses Cookies MIX
DINNER
Baked Potatoes Spinach
All. Bran Mullins
Green Salad
Caramel Custsrd Caffeine tree Coffee
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
ONION SOUP AU GRATlN

. punches green spring onions. chop
ped
tablespoonfuls butter.
cups beef broth.
az cups evaporated milk.
Dash cayenne.
Salt and pepper
stale rolls, cut in halves.
cup grated cheese.
Saute onions in butter for few
minutes, being careful not to brown
them. Adj broth, boil until onion
is tender, then add milk and sea-
sonings Pour into a baking dish
over the stale rolls. Sprinkle with
cheese and brown under a flame
Yield: servings.
The Washington times., 1929-06-18
DELICIOUS, UNHURR|ED MEAL
MADE Of PRE-PREPARED DISHES

The one unhurred meal of the week. the midday dinner
on Sunday should be sighted. But how you
still attend Sunday morning church service3
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PHYSICIANS REPORT
KING GEORGE IMPROVED

BY the Associated Press.
BANGOR, Sussex, England. March, 4.
"A medical bulletin Saturday night by
-r Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of
-enn, physicians to King George, the
first formal announcement in some
time, reported that the royal patient had
made satisfactory progress within the
fortnight by gaining both in weight and
strength.
The most anxious feature of his
riajesty's illness was the severe ex-
haustion which followed the prolonged
condition of to.emia. Therefore. they
said, the careful avoidance Of any sus-
he necessary for heightened period
II order to insure that completeness Of
acovery which, although still some
,'fonths distant. we confidently antici-
ste