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This chasm between belief and practice b
splendidly illustrated by the unintentional
admission made by one Of the foremost prOfes-
sional pleaders for psychological care Of infants
and children. Before marriage he ana his wife
had become Interested I'M each other through
their mutual interest ~ the impartial scientific
study and care Of children. ss,s' ssss.i
> Upon their marriage every one Of their -
quaintances thought that In . few years there
would be on record unusually coEnpletes and
ingenious reports OF experiments on their Nwn
children but nothing 90 the sort. The lady
scientist turned out 70 be as euaOtiCnalaand 40
partial As any mother. and, there wan be no
experimenting with her own ehildren..
This Is the cFestfallen admission OF her hzee
bend. It Is also. interesting that the psyehalo@
gst-husband stu kelieves there ere no euategsea
emotion. Overriding the 'conditiDned sclentizls
reactions Of his wife 20 children other than her
own. Women ere. that way, and apparently
psychologists o. vel. - Nss@s. ,.}.ss - s,
Ever since the vogue Of child study circles.
about . quarter q = eentury ago. there has
misleAdingly hopeful aztteles for parents On care
ing for children psyckclogically ChiiA-stn3y
circles have dwindled. Bridge has taken he
place Of some Of them. PHxent- teacher groups
have replaced others shifting tAe topics nom
what We can do Tor 0ur chIldrens. minds 10
what can We buy for tlae school by sivins :
dance -s-..s s go " ~ Z. -, is =
In practically all citiss where. child-stady h.s-
reaus had been esEah 6shed in an oanciaI diyi-
sion Of the department ot education they have
been discontinued, o. are hobbltnR leebly along
making surveys Of the home CpFottunifies oG
deaf and blind children. But the b9Trage cf
hope-inspiring literature from the pens 0f pSy.
chologistss real and spurious. continues and per-
haps always shall because hope 0f parents x1B
glory In their Offspring seems @ burn eternal IL
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BY EDISON MARSHALL

quickly for the eyes of the elephants to follow.
They saw the great bull go down and Muztagh
stand Mnging above him. And the battle was
over
The great leader seriously hurt, backed away
into the Swallowed jungle.
Three times the elephant salute crashed out
into the jungle silence-the full-voiced salaam
birthright. /.
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child Psychology.
continaed from Third Pa0e

teachers meeting or &C her CIVIC club, but
she doesn't act upon It when her willie eonaes
in spattered with road tar. ssrs -
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toward him from the end of the wing. "A
voice known long ago was calling TO hina-a
voice that penetrated high and clear above the
babbie OF the heaters "Muztaghl" It was cry
ing. eGuxtaghl"se Z se - t,tsssAs~ v-ssa2g
But It was not the words that turned Mug
tagh.. An elephant cannot understand words,
except q few elemental sounds such Is q horse
or dog can learn. Rather 1t was the smell Of
the man, remembered from long ego; and the
sound Of his voice. never quite forgotten. FOR
an elephant never forgets. - -sys II .ssssa a-seg
More firebrandsl" yelled the men who held
that corner Of the wing. .Tirehrandsi Where
Is LAngur Dass?"- But instead Of nRebgands
that would have frightened beast and. aided
men. Langur Dass stepped out from behind q
tree and beat ct the heads of, the Fieht-wing
guards with Q bamboo cane that whistled and
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Day for Babies.
THE American who chances to be

THE American who chances to be In
Toxic on New Year day remarks
that the rikishas. bobbing along behind
| sturdy little kurumiya, have about
them an unwonted air Of festivity.
Each one that passes fairly bristles with
gay papier mache animals carried by
the people riding. On closer observa-
lions these are recognized as large and
small specimens OF the toy animal
found in Japanese shops In America.
which does not exactly resemble either
a dog or a cat, but has the character
isticS of both.
Upon inquiry the visitor learns that
the PAPER mache animals are. indeed,
a sign of a special festivity. New Year
day, he is told, is the birthday Of all
babies in Japan. The anniversary Is
the occasion for visits by adoring rela-
tives and friends. The favorite gift Is
the hari inuko. or puppy cat" as the
engaging papier mache animals haye
been called by an American artist.
The attention paid to children on
New Year day is typical of the affec-
ton lavished upon them at all seasons
in the Land of Cherry Blossoms. In
many ways Japan Is a paradise for
children. Toys are charming and mex
pensive enough for poorest families.
Corporal punishment is practically un-
known, and discipline as it Is exercised
by American parents is undreamed OF.
Automobiles in Toxic literally dodge
the children instead Of the children
having to dodge the automobile, as they
do on American streets. Frequently Inc
automobilist has to halt his car while
a small boy chasing a cat across IN
street captures his quarry, or while a
group of excited children continues q
game of battledore and shuttlecock.
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MONUMENT TO BISHOP WILLIAM pNKNEY, OAK HILL CEMETERY

with the age and dignity of the BRIDE
groom. Jessie Benton, aged II, who aft
erward eloped with John c. Fremont,
later the first Republican candidate for
the presidency, and who wa the daugh-
ter Of Senator Thomas H. Benton of
Missouri, was one of the bridesmaids.
She was attended by the then Senator
Buchanan, who afterward became the
fifteenth President Of the United
| States. The Chevalier de Martini, Min
lister from The Hague, accompanied
the lovely 16-year-old daughter of Com
modore Morris, and the British Min
lister, Henry Stephen Fox, another of
| the groomsmen, appeared respondent
In q court suit Of scarlet and gold.
The bride, who was given away by
Henry Clay, wore a dress Of white satin
and silver lace, which was fashioned
| after. the costume Of a Russian bride;
the low-cut dress showing to perfection
| her lovely white shoulders and neck.
A coronet of red velvet, blazing with
| diamonds, rested upon her golden hair.
The bridegroom wore his court dress
Of velvet and lace.
The distinguished gathering attend
ing the wedding ceremony included the
| President and his cabinet, the diplo-
| matte corps in full regalia, officers OF
the Army and Navy in uniform, and
! many other distinguished persons. The
knot was tied by the Rev. Holiday
Johns.
After the wedding the bride was
driven to her new home in the counts
private carriage drawn by four horses.
| the festivities lasted for a month. They
| were entertained at the White House,
and q number Of dances and recep-
| lions were given in their honor.
The marriage Of Count BodiSco and
| Miss williams proved a very happy
| one, since the parties lived together
until the counts death in 1854, leaving
her a widow with seven sons, 1t Is
reported.
Bodisco was more unselfish than
many husbands would be and prior
| to his death urged his wife to remarry
| when he should be taken away, for, he
| said, he wanted her to make some other
man just rs happy as she had made
him.
Complying with his request, she later
married an English Army officer, Capt.
Douglas Gordon Scott, the ceremony
| taking place in Old st. Johns, at Six
| tenth and II streets. They went to
| England to live, and she died and was
buried abroad.
The Bodisco mansion is still standing,
| the rear, which formerly was the front.
being at 1914 O street northwest, and
those whose minds tend toward looking
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Some Great, Big, Overgrown Boy Of Forty or Fifty Is Sure o Organize Sleigh
ing Party and Go Searching for Fountain of Youth in Snowdrft.
Tries tt Remember Those Old Songs.

signs Of life. Mr.. Oddleight sneezed
twice, and Mrs. Milfret announced that
her foot was asleep. Mr.. Swivel at
tempted to blow his trumpet: the
rnouthpiece was cold and his tongue
stuck to it.
But In q short time we were well out
In the suburbs. 1t was the time and
the place for good old-fashioned hilar-
ity. We should have acted rowdy in q
nice way, but we were too thoroughly
chilled: we could only huddle In the
bottom Of the sleigh like Russian refu-
gees sliding down the steppes.
Lets sing some of those old songs"
suggested Mr.. Swivel desperately.
"What old songs?" asked Mi. Odd
leigh.
Nov I sleigh me down to Sleep" a
voice murmured under the blankets.
"You know those old songs we used
to sing On sleigh rides" said Mr.. Swivel
vaguely. He cleared his throat n be-
gan humming like an electric refriger-
ator. There was that went--ahem,
let me see . 'Luh-luh-luh something
party I was seeing Nellie home, luh-
iuh-iul1 something party I was seeing
THAT sounds as If it might be good
II 1t were set to music" said Mrs. Mil
fret.
surely everybody knows When You
and I Were Young, Maggie" exclaimed
MIR. Feenstrah. But 1t developed that
everybody didn't; not even MI. Feen-
strah. Verses which started out as
booming octets ended as wavering solos,
or not at all.
"Well, how about Don't You Remern-
Der Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?" suggested
Mr.. Swivel hopefully. There was no re-
Spouse. Nobody remembered Alice.
TRY Addison Sims of Seattle" u
| INJURED the drowsy voice.
But Mr.. Swivel was undaunted.
Sweet Alice with her eye-hi-hi-eyes
of blue-no. brown" he sang hoarsely.
"She who wept with delight when you
gave her q smile, and something with
something at your frown."
Several Of us whose fingers were nalf
frozen began slapping our hands to-
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| patriots grave, and in November, 1908,
! the body was transferred to Arlington
| National Cemetery and reinterred with
| the honors due an officer OF his rank.
It would hardly seem consistent to
| associate a banquet with a cemetery,
and yet in these very grounds a force
of 28O men, under the command OF
Mai. George Peter, was dined and
wined by the citizens after that force
had returned from its march to Bene-
dict, Md, In search of the British ! n
June, 1914. Two months later this
same Maj. Peter led the artillery COM
pany from Georgetown in the battle OF
Bladensburg. August "a, 1914.
It wa this densely wooded tract OF
land that was purchased in 1B47 by Mr..
Corcoran, and after spending an initial
sum of 10000 in its Improvement
he nobly presented 1t to his native town.
On March 8, 1849, when the charter OF
the Oak Hill Cemetery Company was
Sassed by Congress, he generously con-
veyed this land to the company for the
purpose of q cemetery. It originally
consisted of but 10 acres, which
were purchased from Lewis Washington
of Jefferson County, Va. Subsequent
purchases-including the Samuel David
o tract. near which stood his hand
COAklC 1C0AOClAAC Ia Az AA@N
brought the acreage up considerably.
For the first Is acres Mr.. Corcoran paid
s. 5000; other expenditures brought the
total amount up to $4,000.
Looking through this city Of the
dead we ind the graves OF many whose
names have become historic, such as
Edwin M. Stanton, the great War Secre-
tary of President Lincoln, who resided
and died in the big double house at
1928 K street northwest, December "a,
1853. Incidentally. this house bears the
bronze marker of the Permanent Com
mittee on Marking Points of Historic
Tnterest.) A monument marks the last
resting place Of Gen. Jesse Lee Reno,
who fell at the battle Of South Noun
tain, September IA, 1852. All motorists
who have travelled between this city and
Hagerstown will recall the markers de-
scribing this battle at the top of the
mountain, which lies between that city
and Braddock Heights. Fort Reno, just
north of Georgetown, which was used
as q Civil War fort, was named in
Gen. Reno's honor.
One Of the most interesting graves
In the cemetery is marked with a
granite shaft. It was erected to the
memory Of Count Alexander Bodisco,
the Russian minister to the United
States. 1t was cut in Russia and was
sent from st. Petersburg by the Rus
sian government. On 1t is carved the
following inscription: sacred to the
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large enough to accommodate the crowd
which desired to attend his funeral, and
PARROTS Woods was selected for this
purpose.
The procession started from Union
| Tavern, at Thirtieth and M streets, to
the strains Of a funeral dirge, and
| moved thence to the appointed place
where the services were held. Minute
guns were fired from a new ship in the
harbor owned by Washington Bowie, a
Georgetown merchant, and named the
| General Lingan, and Washington's
| tent, now in the National Museum, was
| spread over the stand erected for the
speakers.
Francis Scott Key, author of "The
| Star Spangled Banner" was invited to
deliver the grafton, but so bitter was
| the party feeling, that he was unable
to accept the invitation, and George
Washington Parke Gusts, owner of
Arlington, and .Src1dson of Mrs. WASH
ington, was substituted.
OF interest is the following order OF
the funeral march as it appears in the
records of the Columbia Historical
Society:
Marshal on horseback. Four clergy
men of different denominations. Com
mittee of arrangements. MI. Gusts
of Arlington, orator of the day. Music,
Capt. Stull's Rifle Corps, commanded
by Lieut.. Kurtz. Hearse, with the
horses clad in mourning. Four ven-
cradle ~pallbearers, with white scarfs, on
each side of hearse. MI. George Lingan,
the generals son, chief fnourner. The
generals horse in mourning, led by a
groom. Family and relatives of the
deceased, in coaches. The wounded
veteran, Mai. Musgrove, who survived
the midnight massacre in which his
brother soldier fell, bearing the gen.
| erals sword and supported by two
heroes of the Revolution. Mr.. Hanson,
and other survivors of the band, who
defended the liberty of the press. Vet
eran Band of the Revolution. Strangers
of distinction. Citizens from the Coun-
ties of Montgomery, Baltimore, Fred
erick, Charles, Prince Georges and st.
Marys and from the cities OF George
town, Washington and Alexandria.
Marshal on horseback. Capt. Peters
troop of horse commanded by Lieut..
John S. Williams.
THE interment Of the body Of Gen.
Lingan was made In the grounds
about the home on Foxhall road, a
short distance north Of Conduit road.
In May, 1903, Dolly Madison Chapter
| of the Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution put a bronze marker over the
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getrer. Encouraged by this apparent
| applause, Mr.. Swivel scrambled to his
| feet, stepping On Mr.. Feenstrahis soft
corn and giving Mrs. Milfret o nasty
uppercut with his knee. Folks" he
announced, i've just thought OF an
other song. It goes like this
Just at the moment we rounded a
turn In the road; the horses sprang for
ward into q gallop, the sleigh lurched
violently, and Mr.. Swivel flew heels
over head into the drifted SNOW.
THAT was q good song" remarked
Mr.. Feenstrah.
The lights of the city shone ahead Of
us, and we fairly sailed over the white
sleigh creaked and groaned at the uil-
accustomed speed. what struck the
horses?" asked Mr.. oddleigh n%ervously,
as we sped along. "They aren't running
mot exactly" grunted the driver,
Juggling at the reins. They're Just
headin' for the barn, that's all"
CKIMMING so close to the ground, the
~ sleigh seemed to have the speed Of a
projectile. AS we approached the city
limits the driver stood up. leaning back
on the reins like a charioteer. Hang
on!" he shouted suddenly. "Somethin's
goin' to happenl"
Looking ahead I saw a long expanSe
of bare pavement before us, dark and
terrifying. In our absence the street
cleaning department had cleared away
the snoWl The line of demarcation was
abrupt, and there were no detours.
When the runners Of our sleigh struck
the bare macadam they Shrieked n
came to a slurring halt. But the rest
of the sleigh kept going. Runnerless. 1t
bumped along behind the g~alloping
horses, now suspended in midair like
the coffin of Mahomet, now bouncing
like an aquaplane in the surf.
1t was more thrilling than anything
conceived by the master minds Of Coney
Island. In the excitement frostbitten
ears and aching fingers were forgotten;
and when at last the floor of the sleigh
gave way and spilled us into the street
we were in a gentle glow. There Is
nothing like a good hard jolt to restore
the circulation and relieve numbness.
In my opinion, every sleigh ride should
end in a runaway; it provides a smash
ing finale to an otherwise dismal
evening.
To see the medieval instrument of
torture disintegrate before your very
eyes Is worth o few incidental bumps
and bruises. AS I picked myself up and
linped home ! had the satisfaction OF
knowing that, whatever might happen,
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pened, but every one feels sentimentally
that it must have happened, and there
is always a faint hope that 1t may
happen again.
It was this hope that MI. Swivel ex-
plotted when he organized his sleighing
party during our last heavy snow. Tive
found a regular, o~ld-fashioned bob
sled" he confided to me. 1.-THE kind we
used to hitch rides on when We were
boys. 1t belongs to a drayman: been in
his family for SO years, and still In good
condition. He says he'll rent it to US,
with a team and driver, any night we
want it. We'd better take advantage OF
the opportunity before the snow melts."
We took advantage of h opportunity:
The drayman's family heirloom, loaded
to the gunwales with hay and human
ity, caused quite a stir in the "neighbor-
hood. The bells on the horses jingled
merrily on the frosty air, and MI.
Swivel had brought along q tin trumpet
| which he footed whenever we stopped
to pick up a member of our party.
There were eight Of US, not counting
| the driver. and as every n had been
urged to bring plenty of blankets, the
capacity of the aged sleigh was taxed
to the uttermost.
| Sleigh riding is primarily a rural
sport. The jingling bells connote white
landscapes and quiet country roads
| covered with snow. But our driver
seemed to be under the impression that
we were on a sightseeing tour; he
headed straight for the business dis
trict, and before we could redirect him
| we found ourselves In the palpitating
| heart of a traffic jam.
It may be jolly to sing "Over the
River and Through the Woods" while
one is gliding across the drifted snow;
but when one is merely breathing car
bon monoxide fumes and waiting for
the green light to flash, 1t seems rather
futile. A constraint settled upon us
which even Mr.. Swivel and his tin
trumpet could not dispel. Taxicabs
limousines and street cars hemmed us
in. but did not hide us.
Immediately ahead of us two trucks
with huge banners and a calliope adj
vert,ged Children of Passion at the
Whatamount Theater. The crowds or
the sidewalks evidently assumed thai
we were part of the procession, fol
they stared at lis c~uriously, and seyeral
urchins began following our sleigh anc
pelting snowbslls at us.
Mr.. Swivel laughed boyishly when thu
first blob of snow plunked against ths
side of the sleigh. Don't pay any at
tention to them" whispered Mrs
Fcenstrah. "They may stop If we ignore
' them"
"Oh. let them have their fun" sale
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Mr.. Swivel generously. "Well show
them that we aren't too old to join In
their game" He leaned out, scoopad up
a handful of snow, and flung it at the
foremost urchin.
There was a yell of rage, and a volley
of snowballs descended upon us. "Oh,
6eari" moaned Mrs. Feenstrah, retreat
ing under her blanket. Nov you've
done I'll Why couldn't you let them
be?"
They're just good, healthy young
Americans" declared Mr.. Swivel toler-
antly. "I admire their spirit. Boys will
be b-ooph," 4 large chunk Of ice
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a broad, Kalmuck face, much wrinkled,
prominent eyebrows and shaggy whisk-
ers; his bald pate covered with a shiny
brown wig. This sums up a few of the
counts unfortunate characteristics.
In addition to being Of tender age, the
bride was q great ~favorite. with her
schoolmates, handsome and arniable.
Some said 1t was the bringing together
Of May and December, while Others, less
generous, compared the contracting
parties to Beauty and the Beast"
4 X 4
THE wedding took place in the home
of the brides father, amid splen-
dor such as never had been seen in
this city before and, perhaps, seldom
since. The bridesmaids were all young,
to harmonize with the youthfulness OF
the bride. and the groomsmen were
selected from among q circle fitting In
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quently, Its minister was more than
highly regarded.
Miss williams was tall. and the hand
soonest girl in Georgetown. The count,
at times, found 1t quite agreeable TO
escort her to school. which she wal still
attending. He proposed, and she accept
ed, and, as true love never runs smooth,
there had to be some objection, and
this was supplied by Miss Williams fam.
lily. They said the count was too old
and too ugly. However, Harriet was
willing to accept his offer.
Bodisco was one OF the brainiest dip
lomats ever sent to this country, al
though, in appearances, he was far from
progressing and this. and the YOUTH
fulness Of Miss Williams created more
gossip than any marriage which ever
took place In the District of Columbia.
II all the things said about the count
we're true he surely vas not favored
with good looks. Old, ugly, stout, with
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But the young ruff1ans had promptly
disappeared. The oflcer eyed us with
suspicion. Got a parade permit?"
mo-" said Mr.. Swivel, this Is a pri-
vate party"
with all them bells on" the officer
reasoned, "you must be advertiser
somethin'. Don't let me catch you rum
nit"
eyes, sir--er, no, SIR" said MI. Swivel.
The incident dampened III spirits,
which were already quite soggy, and
It was not until we had escaped from
the trafic that the party began to show
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memory Of Alexander de Bodisco,
Chamberlain, Private Counsellor Of His
Majesty, the Emperor OF All the Rus
slams; His Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the United
States, died January 20, 1854"
This suggests, indeed, o beautiful
story Of Old Georgetown.
4 +
WAY back in May, 1e41, or there
w abouts, there lived In this thriving
town this same Russian minister. He
liked children and occasionally enter
tanned those belonging to his friends
at his home. Living also In Georgetown
was Harriet Beall Williams, daugh-
ter OF Brooke Williams, then chief clerk
Of the adjutant generals office. She
was only l6, while the counts age is
~variously recorded as from so years UP.
Russia was then on very friendly terms
with the United States, and, conse-
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caught him between the shoulder
blades. Mr.. swivel gasped. "All right,
boys he called, with a feeble attempt
at good-natured laughter. that's
enough. A joke is a joke, and you've
had your fun. Now run along like little
gentlemen, and
Sock! A we'll aimed SNOWFALL nat
tened itself against the side Of his face.
"You young criminals!" shouted Mr.:
Swivel. leaping up. i've q good nina
to have YOU Jailed, every one of you'll
It's an outrage. Oficer!" He beckoned
to Q policeman. Arrest these young
rufiarS"