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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
In Legislature
(By the Associated Press

Monday:
House engrossed Wirtz bill en-
poWering democratic executive
committee to bar boilers from 1880
primary.
Small bill validating river beds
set down in senate for special Or
der Tuesday for consideration on
passage over Governors veto.
House passed bill modifying pen
alties for violation of prohibition
law.
Senate engrossed Woodward bill
placing regulation of motor trucks
under railroad commission.
House engrosSed bill making it
unlawful for labor agents to entice
farm workers to leave one place for
another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
O. l.. DOCH

HARLINGEN, March 5.-Mrs. o.
L. Doch has returned to Harrington
from San Antonio where she has
been for several days with her hus-
band, who was seriously i'll. Mr..
Dolch is able to be out of the hos
pital now, but is still in San An
tonic under a physicians care.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
Ho0uer Attention Is
Focused on Getting
Cabinet to WORKING
BY JAMES L. WEST
Associated Press Staff Write

WASHINGTON, March 5-P-President Hoover gathered up the
threads of federal governmental affairs today where they were laid down
yesterday by Calvin Coolidge.
While many matters Of major policy soon will press upon the new
chief executive, his immediate concern is that OF getting his own cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Straight Talks to Women About Money
By MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

We know of q woman who recently
paid dozen or so bills because her
erstwhile husband broke his word and
let the debts fall back on her. He had
moved to distant city and she was
left behind with the ruins of her home
:. and its debts.
Having received his word that he
would pay them she merely forwarded
to him such bills as he had assumed.
Later there were summonses and judg-
ments, but these, too, she forwarded
to him.
Finally, the creditors would wait no
longer and they obtained court orders.
Now the woman must pay. OF course,
they are not, properly speaking, her
debts, but she is the only one left to
pay.
When a woman has contracted debt
in her own name, verbal promise from
some one else to pay that debt does not
relieve her of the responsibility. OF
course, verbal promise in itself Is
worthless.
Creditors do not look any further
than their money. If woman owes,
she must pay, and their interest ceases
there. If the former husband, as in
this case, accepted the debts, she may
have some claim against him, but she
cannot transfer her claim in lieu Of
payment.
Obvious advice would be that no
woman should marry an irresponsible
man. But women do, and often they
do not suspect the sad fact. However,
having discovered their plight, they are
best off to put all accounts in the hus-
bands names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Your Baby and Mine
o By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. G. A. writes: "My seven-weeks-
old baby is not getting along as he
should. He weighed over 8 pounds at
birth and now weighs only 9. He cries
all the time and is white as snow. His
feet and hands are always cold. He
has quite a lot of gas. His stools are
full of little chunks of milk and he has
four of them a day. Can you tell me
what is wrong?
This Is his formula: One quart OF
milk, two tablespoons of sugar and one
ounce of lime water. The doctor says
he has a weak stomach"
Answer.-This letter was answered
personally and, we trust, helpfully, but
1t seems to be an outstanding example
Of how ignorant mother can be about
babies and their feelings; otherwise
she would know herself that quart of
whole milk could not possibly be digested
by a -weeks-old baby.
Even If 1t is the business Of the doctor
to start baby out on artificial feelings,
and we feel this doctor doesn't know
that business very well, no mother has
a right to depend entirely on any one
person, and remain so unaware OF the
fundamental principles of infant feed
ing, about which there Is no secret at
all.
If a bride feeds her husband brick
like biscuits, her husband gets the SYM
pathy of all his male and female &C
uuaintances. isn't it awful that a girl
will get married knowing so little about
cooking?" they criticize with perfect
justification. But when there is baby
no one seems to consider it just as i'm
portant that she know the average
amounts of food small baby can be
expected to take and digest at each
meal, how many meals a day he Is
supposed to have and something at
least about the preparation of the milk.
There seems to be little excuse for not
knowing this. There are dozens of
books on baby care which explain baby
feeding, there are numerous magazines
carrying the information in comprehen-
sive form, and there are newspapers,
this one among them, which try to
make it clear to young mothers.
Mothers mix up all kinds of concoc-
lions to feed their babies. They have
no idea of the capacity of those small
stomachs. They don't know why milk
should be diluted or why sugar should
be added. A small baby needs careful
feeding. He can't stand the jolt to his
digestion when he is fed mixture alb
solutely unsuited to him-not half as
easily as the young husband can recover
from the effects of the biscuits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
The Spread of Diphtheria.

what do you think of a doctor who
tells nurse caring for a diphtheria
patient that it is all right for her to
visit our home in the next street If she
first washes her hair and changes her
dress? She came here about $3.50 in
the evening. Our little daughter was
asleep and so she didn't see her. But
nine days later our daughter came down
with diphtheria. Isn't it certain that
the nurse gave 1t to her? Can diph-
liberia germs be carried in books or
papers? (M. L. j."
Answer.-Even assuming that the
nurse was a carrier" of the germs in
her nose or throat, she did not come
within range of your daughter, so it
is not likely that this was the source
of your daughters infection. Besides,
the incubation period (time from eX-
posture to beginning of illness) in
diphtheria is usually less than nine days.
through some subsequent contact with
a person coming down with diphtheria
or with carrier" There is no reason
to imagine that diphtheria is ever
carried by books, papers, clothing or
even hair. 1t is respiratory infection
almost invariably; the only exception
to this being occasional spread of diph-
liberia through the medium of milk
contaminated by a person i'll Of the
disease. Incubation in diphtheria is
usually from two to seven days.
Exercise for Painful Feet.
"a long while ago you gave some ex-
erciSe for the poor geek with painful
feet have mislaid the clipping of the
article, and now I find my daughter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI

happily. Make reason for him to
wish to get back home. Have some
thing he likes waiting for him. Have
somebody he likes to greet him. Have
an interest ready to waylay him the
minute he arrives at home. Don't leave
that child at loose end. Don't tempt
him. Shield him.
When a child has fiery, ungovern-
able temper don't tempt him to anger.
It may be that offenSe cometh, but woe
to him by whom 1t cometh. II asking
him to do something angerS him, avoid
asking that thing. If speaking in a
certain tone brings on the wrath, avoid
that tone. II any association between
him and certain members of the family
is certain to bring on an outburst, avoid
that association. Shield the child until
through the very force of your love and
gentleness he learns to control his lower
nature and dwell on the plane more
worthy of his soul.
I am not preaching the doctrine of
weakness. I am saying that it Is q
crime to put temptation in the way of
weakness. I am saying that 1t is a
crime to provoke error in children.
There will be enough of trouble and
sorrow in his career without the aid OF
any outside influence. Strength does
not grow out of falling but from rising,
anu IL ID pOSSLDlc W 81 CIuSA q 4cCGlS
growth that it can never rise more.
It Is against that mistake I am utter
ing this warning. Weakness is to be
shielded until 1t Is grown into strength.
Strength comes by successful striving,
not through failure repeated and often
provoked. Help the weak child to sue
cess though you steady his feet and
hold his hand while he achieves it..
SO will you avoid giving objectionable
of7ense.
(Copyright, 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

same pattern in different colored metals,
wearing them both on one arm.
Usually instead of wearing number
Of bracelets to give wide effect, one
wide bracelet is worn, thus avoiding the
tinkling sound of bracelets striking each
other when the arm is moved.
For evening wear bracelets showing
combinations of white stones-rhine-
stones, white crystals, pearls, etc.
with onyx or black composition, are
effective, or those of gold without any
stones. For daytime wear bracelets
set with any of the Opaque stones,
such as jade or carnelian, are chosen
to carry out the color scheme of the
dress. There are all sorts of wooden
bracelets in natural tones of brown
that are effectively worn with tweeds
for sports or informal daytime occa-
sionS.
This weeks circular gives directions
for a number of interesting needlework
stitches useful for trimming children's
clothes and household linens. If you
would like a copy. please send stamped,
self-addressed envelope to Mary Mar
shall, care Of this paper, and 1t will be
forwarded to you.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Tempting Children.

1t is a crime against childhood, this
tempting of children. Weakness ought
to be sheltered until 1t becomes strength.
The Great Teacher uttered warning
that was almost threat upon this very
point. The little ones were not to be
offended and woe was to come upon
him who caused the offense. Little
by whom the offense cometh." Isn't
that enough?
Children have various strengths and
weaknesses. One child in a family
takes what does not belong to him,
while the others never think Of doing
so. Take heed of that little one. Shell
ter him from temptation until such
time as he has through your ministra-
tions gained sufficient strength to
laugh at temptation.
If the child pliers money from your
purse, take care that no money IS left
about in sight, within easy reach. Keep
steadily teaching the child through va
rious experiences the use and meaning
of money. Teach him how to check
up your daily accounts so that he learns
that you are fully aware of every penny
that comes and goes and that there is
a reason for its coming and going. He
does not know that. Teach him, and
while he is learning take care not to
put too much stress on weak growth.
A child wanders from home to places
that are not good. Shield that child.
With the guile of wisdom adjust things
so that there is a friend at hand to
lead and guide and steady him just
when he needs 1t most. Don't go of
attending to your own business and
leave him to attend to his for long, I'M
regulated periods Of time. Program his
day. Help him to complete the day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
BRAIN TESTS

This is very interesting test which
you can try on other persons as well
as yourself. In each of the following
statements you are asked to choose
something. Make a quick, spontaneous
choice, putting down the first thought
that comes to your mind.
Cd Choose a number between one
and ten.
90 Think of a color-quickly-and
name it.
90 Think of a famous American in
90 Give the name of a flower. -
(5) Think of a President of the
United States, and write his name in
the space. -
90 Choose a numbers high one
between one and twenty.
All of these questions must be an
swered quickly, from the first impress
sion that comes to mind.
Answers.
Obviously there are many answers
to the questions; nevertheless a great
majority of persons will fall naturally
into certain answers. You will probably
find that of your own answers, one or
more are among the following:
Cd z. 90 Red. 80 Edison. a.
rose. go Roosevelt. (6) IT. In ques-
ton /. large percentage of those who
do not give Z will say 8. In question 2,
any who do not say red" will invari-
ably give blue" or green" In question
5, Lincoln or Washington is usually
named by those who do not answer
Roosevelt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE


aged IA, has pronated feet and needs
the exercises. -. (B. N. GO"
AnSwer.-Here is an excellent one
suggested by DR.. Alice L. Getz: Sit on
the floor with feet outstretched. Place
soles together as nearly as possible
without separating the knees. Raise
front part of feet strongly, hold while
counting 10, and rest. Repeat this 10
or Is times, according to strength.
Vary this exercise by sitting on low
stool. graSping large rubber ball 10
to IL inches in circumference between
balls of feet, keeping heels together. Go
through the same exercise, squeezing
the ball firmly and dropping it while
relaxing. This seance must be followed
regularly, morning, noon and night, for
a period Of at least month, to get
definite benefit. OF course, your daugh-
ter must not indulge in the freak foot
wear Of fashion. Send q stamped en-
velope bearing your address and ask for
advice about proper footwear and the
care of feet.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
AUTUMN

So far as know, every bird in bush
or tree, on lazy lake or brown river,
that does not intend, in some numbers
at least, to spend the Winter with us,
is now either far on the Southwark
journey to the tropics or is Fastening
through our skies at the present mo-
ment with the sting of frosty weather
beginning to tingle in the delicious air
and the threat Of lusty Winter 10
follow. Tanagers, veeries, f1ycatchers,
hummingbirds and all such birds of
tropical families or affinities made wing
some weeks ago, and interest now begins
to center through the f1eldglasses on
the Winter arrivals.
Birds whose names now crowd the
society columns of the Ornithological
News are such bright transients as the
Se-breasted grosbeak the blueJay, the
song and swamp sparrows, the veSper
and white-crowned sparrows and the
fat and merry fox sparrows. Sometimes
abundant. but this year rather rare, is
the red-breaSted nuthatch and his
cousin, the white-breaSted. There are
rumors that the golden-crowned kinglet
has been seen in some of the woods
north of Washington in abundance for
few days. The ruby-crowned Is COM
moner at present.
These are birds of passage. Feathered
perches for the whole Winter are the
junco, the chicadee, the horned lark,
the tree sparrow, the white throated
sparrow and the robin. which by incon-
spcuously Wintering here will be able
next February to bob out on your GRO
cus-Spangled lawn, chirrup merrily, and
make you think he has come rushing
back from British Guinea just to sing
in your front yard.
Many people are unaware of the fact
that the much-prized hermit thrush
(Which is not so rare or shy as his
name makes people believe) not infre-
quently selects Washington as Winter
home. A common transient between
October Is and November, he also some
times braves it through inside the limits
of the District of Columbia.
All this, of course, takes no account
of permanent residents, like the blue
bird and the crow, both of whom make
as much showing in Autumn as the
most fuzzy and fleeteSt migrants. The
bluebird, from over the meadows deep
in russell beardgrass, drops a melan-
choly "far-away, far-away," exactly as
if he were sadly leaving you for all the
Winter long and would be 1000 miles
away. AS a matter of fact, he will be
here all the time. And the crow,
screaming wildly in the gray, turbulent
skies of a November day, gives all the
rugged impression Of a storm-driven
king of the wilderness embarking on
migrations. AS a matter Of fact, he is
commoner here In Winter than in
Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Copeland is one of the handsome men
Of the Senate.
His figure is trim for his years. And
one gets an impression of perfect health,
eagerness of spirit, natural amiabtlity,
good cheer and companionability.
Newspaper men like the Senator be-
cause he has no secrets. The doors to
his Office are always open and have
been since he came here in 1922.
Others like the genial doctor, too. AS
a speaker he is in general demand in
Washington.
For many years Senator Copeland
was head of the department OF eye,
nose and throat diseases in the home
opathic medical faculty at Ann Arbor,
Mich. Once he was called upon to
operated on the eyes of a Civil War vet
eran who had not been able to see Tor
O quarter of a century.
1.-THE day came for the bandages to
be removed" said the Senator. IT was
a moment Of intense interest, for 1t
would tell whether the operation was
successful"
DR.. Copeland took of the bandages.
What do you see, Mr.. Webster?" he
asked.
"You, the handsomest man I ever
laid eyes on" the old man answered.
But, just as the doctor was beginning
to appreciate the compliment, his pa
tient murmured:
But Lord, Doc, where did you get
that big nose?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.

Pop was smoking to himself and I
was having a argewment on the tele-
fone with my cuZzen Artie, and I quick
sed, Aw beloney, and hurry up hung
up before he had time to think Of
anser, and pop sed, Beloney and hot
dog, hot dog and beloney, that's all
the slang the present generation seems
to know. In my days we dident half
to go to the delicatessen store for our
slang, he sed.
Why, what did you use to say, pop?
I sed, and he sed, Well, we used our
imagination and invented colorful vivid
expressions, not like the vulgar slang
of today.
Well what, pop, what was some of
it? sed and he sed, Well let me see,
we use to say Go sit on a tack, ha ha
that was quaint one, go sit on tack,
and we use to say Give it a bone,
and sometimes we sed, Go way back
and sit down, ha ha, those were the
days.
Sounding pritty good, and had a
ideer and called Artie up agen, say
ing, Hello, is that you, Artie, we'll I
just wunted to remind you to go sit
on tack.
o is that so, Artie sed. and I sed,
Yes and If you don't like it why you
can give it a bone, and If that don't
suit you, go way back and SIT down
on another tack.
And I quick hung up agen, and just
then ma came in saying, For goodness
sakes Benny, who were you using that
dredful language to?
Ony Artie, sed, and ma sed, But
how can you use such common lex
pressions? and I Sed, Well G, pop just
tawt them to me and he sed they was
all rite.
Did I, mean it duzent seem pos
sible, pop sed. admit they sounded
far from intellectual, or even magma
tive, issuing from your childish and
fairly innocent lips, he sed, and ma
sed, should say so, for land sakes its
bad enough for him to go through the
day with perfeck strings of beloneys
and hot dogs without descending from
bad to verse by repeating those awful
things that we use to say.
Perhaps your rite, sufficient unto the
day is the slang thereof, pop sed.
And he got behind the sporting page
and ma started to darn holes out OF
stockings, mostly mine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Lessons in English
BIZ W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say st
cannot go that person." Say cannot
tolerate
often mispronounced: Astigmatism
Pronounce a-stig- Una tim, both as as
in ASK" both is as in 1T" accent Sec
ond syllable.
Often misspelled: Fuss (confusion) +,
fuzz (fine particles of DOWN.
Synonyms: Barbarous. barbaric. saw
age. cruel, brutal, inhuman.
Word study: use a word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day Todays word: Trivial; ordinary,
commonplace, unimportant. Such
matters are too trivial to mention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
My Neighbor Says:

Dry chamois rubbed over
highly polished furniture which
has become cloudy streaks the
surface and does not remove the
blur. Chamois wet in cold water
and wrung dry will give a better
polish.
Leather-covered chairs should
occasionally be rubbed over with
a mixture Of one part vinegar and
two parts linSeed oil, we'll shaken.
Rub it into the leather with a
wooden cloth.
To make pistachio f1avoring
mix together equal parts of
vanilla and almond favoring.
To clean felt hats, go over
them carefully with a piece of
flannel dipped In benzine. Ben
zine is inflammable and should
not be used near heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

RUFF BRACELET, MADE OF UN-
EVEN PIECES OF WHITE CON-
POSITION ON ELASTIC. BRACE
LET AND EARRING OF BLACK
AND WHITE CRYSTAL RINGS.
BRACELET OF PURPLE AND
BRACELETS OF PURPLE AND
WHITE CRYSTAL SQUARES, SILL
YER AND CARVED JADE, BA-
GUETTE CRYSTALS AND COLOR
ED STONES SET IN SILVER AND
RHINESTONES, AND WOODEN
AND GOLD BEADS ON BROWN
SILK CORD.
precious stones because of the incon-
Venience and expense of having them
repeatedly reset.
Women who like to wear bracelets
usually have some little personal fad
about wearing them. They may wear
more than one bracelet on one arm and
none on the other, or they affect the
n1id-Victorian fashion for wearing two
matching bracelets, one on each arm.
This, of course, calls for a rather de-
mure, picturesque type of dress. Or
they may have two bracelets of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
AnAiling
CHILD

Are you prepared to render
first aid and quick comfort the
moment your youngster has an
upset of any sort? Could you do
the right thing-immediately-
though the emergency came with
out neutrality-suspicious. tonight
Castoria is a mothers standby at
such times. There is nothing like
it in emergencies, and nothing
better for everyday use. For
sudden attack of collie, or the
gentle relief of constipation; to
allay a feverish condition, or to
soothe a fretful baby that can't
sleep. This pure vegetable prepa-
ration is always ready to ease an
ailing youngster. It is just as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

harmless as the recipe on the
wrapper reads. If you see Chas.
H. Fletcher's signature, it is
genuine Castoria. It is harmless
to the smallest infant; doctors
will tell you so.
You can tell from the recipe on
the wrapper how mild it is, and
how good for little systems. But
continue with Castoria until a
child is grown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Tomato and Olive Salad.

Select round, ripe tomatoes and scald
them, then peel and chill them. Then
cut each tomato in halves crosswise
and place them in the heart leaves of
lettuce. Cover the tomato halves with
olive butter and serve with Spanish
dressing made as follows: To one cup
full of mayonnaise or thick, boiled
dressing, add one teaspoonful of
chopped green pepper, two tablespoon
fuls of olive butter, one tablespoonful
of tomato catsup, and season with
celery salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

In such an event the debt will be the
husbands, and If the wife charges only
the necessities of life to his account, in
the majority of instances she is not
considered indebted for such purchases.
OF course, another obvious solution is
to petition the court to compel the hus-
tances will be assured. When wife
depends solely on a mans sense of
honesty or duty to fulfil his obligations.
she is accepting an unwarrantable and
unnecessary risk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
BANANA PUDDING.

Scald one quart milk, add well
beaten yolks 3 eggs. tablespoon
cornstarch and graduated sugar
to taste. Boil long enough to
make nice thick cream. Thinly
slice 3 bananas, arrange in pud-
ding dish, then pour boiled liquid
over them. Make meringue OF
egg whites, cover top. and bake
ali in moderate oven until a nice
brown. Serve when 1t Is quite
cool.