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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
ETHYL on the Air.

You might think that the scanning
I am frank about it, you see-the daily
scanning of a few hundred letters,
largly about peoples complaints, month
after month, year after year, would be-
come q terrible bore. It doesn't. Thank
heaven, every little while letter hobs
I'D that gives the weary scanner enough
delight to wipe out the boredom Of the
odd business. Here 10 today's refresh
ment:
II notice In your column frequent
references to peptic ulcer. know many
people in this vicinity have the same
complaint. It seems like q mild cpl
demic, and wonder IL it has not some
basic endemic cause.
Having been In the smelling business
where not infreQuently workmen and
even executives or clerical help are
plumbated' or loaded It occurred to
me that the endemic cause might be
inhalation Of the fumes Of ethyl gaso-
line The symptoms are similar.
"Of course, this Is big country and
there Is good chance that all the lead
from this source may be dissipated in
the air without doing real harm. At
the same time, according to the last
reports, billion gallons Of ethyl gas
were used last year. AS each gallon
CDnOoA1Ao d0Out tAICC u dAAAo NAAC0A ~
one-half teaspoon) Of lead figured as
metal. that means that more than 800
tons of lead were diffuSed in the atmoS-
phere from this source alone IN q year.
believe experts say that as little as
100 milligTams of lead would be enough
to poison any one II absorbed into the
body. So there is enough lead in the
atmosphere to poison $50 times over
every inhabitant Of the country.
"In view Of these facts I would ask
that you give your opinion In the mat
ter. I am not worrying about myself,
for ! live well away from the traffic, but
think it may become Q matter Of
public interest"
Our friends estimate Of the quantity
Of lead in ethyl gasoline Is startling to
me. had assumed that there might
be teaspoonful of lead in a thankful Of
ethyl gas. Even so, have been careful
to avoid 11haling ethyl gas when have
used 1t as motor fuel.
But the suggestion that mild, un-
recognized lead poisoning may have q
bearing on the apparently increasing
prevalence Of peptic ulcer Is something
to thirlk about. Come to think Of it,
there Is some little similarity In the
symptoms-but don't ask me to tell you
the symptoms Of either condition. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

dinner, and be glad Just 10 have q re-
turn to 1t.
See that company comes occasionally
in the evening when there are apt "a
be quiet times ut home. Or II COM
pany Is the general thing, see that
some evening Is set apart for the Ell
joyment Of family life In itself. BE sure
to have some sort of treat In either
case, such as refreshments that are I'm
expected. Avoid the regulation re-
freshmentS. Instead of fruit punch OF
ices and cake, have Q big bowl Of new
nuts with raisinS, or apples and cheese,
with some homemade candied orange
or grapefruit peel.
There are games that have Q vogue
such as backgammon at present. II the
family enjoys such entertainment, de-
vote some evenings 10 playing In COM
petitive games II there are enough per-
sons. See that some funny prize Il
offered. In q family It Is not dif1cult
to know what viii appeal to the sense
Of humor.
II every member In O family Is work.
ing hard away from home, It IL well
to let them feel the quiet composure
that can be had under their own wine
and fig tree" The whirl Of some bust.
nesses can scarcely be endured with
out the contrast Of a comfortable home
where gracious and Kindly thoughts
are present.
(Copyright. lsSo)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
Your Baby and Mine

Many Of our modern, intelligent chill
dren are singularly lacking In ingenu-
| ity. They seem unable to "think up''
amusements for themselves, and depend
| upon adult inspiration and adult-con-
| ceived amusement for their entertain
ment.
The really harmful aspect Of movies
| for children Is their completeness. The
content may be over childs head
| just as are adult books, but his de-
pendence upon the screen for entertain
ment Is growing evil.
In past generations there were fewer
ways in which children could be enter
tanned. Children were thrown upon
their own resources and had to make
individual efforts. They spent days
and weeks in preparation for 'play,
made the costumes, painted the
scenery, and printed the tickets, thus
learning every angle Of the project
first hand. They achieved FAR more
than the temporary thrill Of the per-
Naturally the modern child is hard to
satisfy. He goes to the movies for
something to do. He joins with the
school, the church, the local clubs and
business organizations in carrying out
their own pet projects. He is just Q
pawn in an adult game and not the
moving spirit behind it. II he man
aged his own entertainments and put
into them hard work, worry and imagi.
nation, the result would be enjoyment
and profit. The result in the above In.
stances Is purely excitement.
Organizations which make Use OF
children to carry out their plans do IL
for selfish motives. They know that
children are always appealing ano that
parents can be interested because of
their children's participation. The ef.
feet upon the children II unnatural
excitement, fatigue and encouragement
In demanding more and more adult en-.
tertainment After he has been fed
such sophisticated fare, the child loses
his taste for the simple thing he
can do.
We might probably return to the
days when entertainments for children
were not all ready-made. They are
poor nourishment for the child's imagis
nation. The cook adds nothing to her
education when she opens tin cans.
She needs to know the ingredients and
the how and why Of mixing in order TO
develop her own standards.
Children are being starved for
changes to use their own innaginations:
Everything Is done for them. The re-
suit Is that the modern child Is insati-
able in HIS demands for something to
do. without an apparent understand
ing Of the cause, his mother bewails his
lack Of ingenuity in entertaining him.
self.
Don't frown when the children de-
mand to rt1mniage In the attic for old
clothes, or mess up the cellar for an
entertainment. Give them the raw ma
tefials for their enterprise and then
throw them upon their own resources.
They win develop by each Independent
step they take. We have compiled Q
list Of simple plays which children can
carry out alone. Send with your re-
quest self-addresSed, stamped envelope
| for this leaflet, plays for Home Use.S
Address your communication to Myrtle
Meyer Eldred, "Your Baby and Mine"
department Of this newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

cation periods supply the needed
change. frequently the 1uxuries Of a
well appointed house are deliberately
abandoned for the simplicities Of camp
ing or cottage life minus the equip
Hnents and the conveniences that long
years Of customary usage have rendered
almost too common TO be thought Of.
But after q sojourn without these
things they are given o fresh appeal.
They seem like new and welcome adj
ditions to the necessities of an ex.
istence which Is not without Its genuine
pleasures and ordinary comforts.
AS viii be seen the desirable change
forms Of living, and contrast Is the
real reason for choosing such an ex-
istence. The home maker can scarcely
force her family to do without their
comforts just to provide variety. This
has TO be Q voluntary choice, as In the
selection OF the kind Of vacation that
appeals most. She has to provide less
drastic changes, but she must avoid
letting the family find home life hum
drum
There are several ways of giving the
color Of contrast to life. For one thing,
avoid having menus follow set days in
any two consecutive weeks. Even
chicken dinners repeatedly served on
Sundays puts the stamp Of monotony
ON that menu. however good It may be
and how much It may be enjoyed by
the family. Give them q roast Of lamb
or even d pot roast, and let them long
for the usual dinner. They win cease
70 be overcritical about the chicken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BIZ WILLIAM BRADY, M D.

you have any such symptoms you tell
'em to your doctor and don't ever men
ton them to anybody else or let any
body else supply you with 'en.
Workers exposed to lead have long
believed the drinking of considerable
milk every day protected them from
lead poisoning. It does. Milk is q high
calcium food and a high calcium (lime)
diet enables the body to store the lead
In the bones where, it does little or no
harm. Curiously enough, milk is a
prominent part of most diets for peptic
ulcer.
The medical and health authorities
so far appear to find no evidence of
any poisoning from all this ethyl lead
in the air. But hitherto our diagnosis
Of slight chronic lead poisoning has
been far from exact, and only time will
show whether ethyl gas 10 an unmixed
blessing.
Copyright, 1ssoD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
NV Neiuhbor Says:

n hard and liquid lemon sauce
are both served with plum pud-
ding they add much to the flavor
Of the pudding.
One can mince o pound Of suet
In o few minutes II the following
method Is adopted: Pick all the
suet from the skin, then sprinkle
with -four on o baking board and
roll fiav. Lift the fiattened piece
Of suet and rub 1t between Toured
hands and 1t will break down into
powder.
Bath sponges may be kept soft
and sweet II washed In warm
water to which the juice OF Q
lemon has been added.
When making cakes, always
aft sugar once to insure the fine
ness Of the cakes.
Never allow bread to rise too
high. Bread risen too high Is
coarse-grained.
If your kitchen table Is low,
have q carpenter put wooden
blocks under the legs. 1t is much
easier to work over q high table.
(CopyriEht. 1sSoJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

society stunt, Five o'clock D the lDv.
moment Of the day. Most people ere
more tired then than &C any other
time. But really eli most people neeA
Is o Light bite, Q bit Of bread and bufs
ter, cracker or two The txip home
won't be nearly 90 hard for you II you
do something like that.
Many Q girl, especially IN the BID
cities, leaves her once hungry, has 4
close, hot, disgusting ride home IN ssIha
way or trolley. When she gets home
she Is so tired and so choked with evil
smells that she cannot eat dinner ct al.
When you get home. lie down for 80
minutes in q dark room. II you havenss
dark room, tie . dark cloth loosely
over your eyes. YouTl look % much
better that you'll save ct least 10 nains
utes when you put your makeup on
later.
Girls having problems In connection with
their work may write % Misc WoodwArds 81
care Of this paper, for her personal advice.
(Copyright, le9O.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
OUR CHILDREN
Bx ANGELO RArRl.

When In doubt what to do with an
uneasy child, praise him. Find some
Inlng nne In him and tell him about
y. You cannot spoil q child by tell
ing MN that he Is good. He Is good.
y there were not more good In him
than bad you could never live with
MIN. A child IL normally good and
It does him good to be told so.
Inc child Is strengthened by praise.
Wnen ne hears something good Of him.
sell ne Is at once refreshed. A feeling
OF satisfaction flows over him. HIS
spirits rise. His body Is toned up. Am
billion stirs. He likes this feeling Of
efficiency, OF well being, and he wants
70 90 something big in order to be
hailed again as good"
There Is q genuine tonic IN praise.
Digestion Is helped. Appetite Is i'm
proved. The breathing Is easier and
the heart action is rapid and strong.
The blood stream flows along happily
and the child's whole being Is bettered.
Praise Is better than o botole Of medi-
cine.
Then don't spart It. Sing the child,s
praises whenever there Is an opportu-
nifty and let him know It. when he
gets q good mark in school tell about
1t. Many parent hastens to tell
grandmother and Aunt Nell about the
badness OF the youngster. but forgets all
about the goodness. Forget the bad
ness and dwell on the goodness and
things will brighten. Anyway, It is
good to remember that people are
helped by hearing good words about
others and hindered by hearing bad
ones. Praise passed along helps the
whole group.
A child needs TO feel competent.
When he fails comfort him and tell
him that by and by he win do better.
Tell him to keep on trying. Didn't he
do well last week in that hard test in
spelling? Well, next week he will do
better In this hard geography. When
@ fellow studies he can't help getting
good marks. Think of all the good
marks he got last year, and SO far this
year there are these and these good
once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05


things which win help enormously.
In the first place, do not wear any
thing uncomfortable-no tight shoes, no
uncomfortable girdle. The new dresses
may tempt you to. Don't have any,
thing irritating, like hair which falls
into your eyes. This IL very nerve
wearing.
Be sure you're working In Q good
light. II there Is the least eye strain,
ask your boss for q better light. Tell
him you can do much more work If
you see well. If he Is 80 unreasonable
that he won't do anything about It,
begin very quietly to look for another
job.
Close your eyes for O moment every
little while. This IL wonderful for lines
about the eyes. II ] had done It,
perhaps shouldn't be wearing glasses.
Don't stand up when you can sit
down. Don't sit when you can lie
down.
Just before you leave TIE once at
night, eat q few crackers or some
chocolate. Not rich candy-just plain
milk chocolate.
You know, the English habit Of tea
ct o'clock Is not just an affectation or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

Peel eight medium sized onions and
parboil them In sailed water until
slightly tender, or for about IS minutes,
then remove the centers. Chop o f.
ounce can of mushrooms, saute them in
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, add one
and one-half cupfu1s Of soft bread
crumbs, one-third cupfuI Of the liquid
from the mushrooms and the finely
chopped onion which was removed. Fill
the onions and sprinkle the tops With
soft buttered bread crumbs, using about
one and one-halfs cupfuls In all. Place
in baking dish, add half q cupful Of
stock and bake for one hour In Q me-
dunn oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
yellied Celery Salad.

Soak two tablespoonfuls Of gelatin IN
half . cupful Of cold water. then dis.
solve In two eupfrls Of boiling water.
Add one-fourth cupful Of sugar, one
teaspoonful Of salt, half o cupful %
mild vinegar, two tablespoonful oe
lemon juice, two tablespoonfulS Of pre-.
green coloring. When the mixturn be-
gins 10 thicken add two cupfuls Of diced
celery and turn into wet molds. Chin
and serve on lettuce with French-Russ
sian dressing. which Il made by adding
one fourth cupful Of chilli sauce and
one teaspoonful Of chopped olives %
plain French dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE
Conservative Model.

It's picturesquely lovely in wine-red
patterned wool crepe with little gros-
grain ribbon bow trim.
Its nodded bodice belts its waistline
at normal The sharp diagonal seam
ing Of the circular skirt gives 1t dis
tinction and narrowS the hipline.
It's so entirely simple to make 1t and
easy to wear.
This enticingly smart model Style
No. $50 may be had In sizes Is, 10 and
90 years, SO, SO, 40 and AZ inches bust.
It also lends itself attractively to the
supple tweeds. It Is decidedly youthful
in q Bordeaux red and black mixture
with black groSgrain ribbon trim.
Negro brown canton crepe Is very
chic with self-bow lined with beige.
Size SO requires 23A yards 54-inch
with yards IL Inch ribbon.
For a pattern Of this style, send is
cents In stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street, New York.
We suggest that when you send for
your pattern you order q copy Of our
large Winter Fashion Magazine. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
Indian Fruit Pudding.

Mix one-third cupful Of cornmeal
with one and one-haf cupfuls Of milk
and one teaspoonful Of salt and cook
in Q double boiler for 80 minutes. Nix
together one @cupful of fruit cut fine,
half cupful of n1olaSses, half O tea
spoonful Of ginger, one-fourth teaspoon
full Of cinnamon, two tablespoonfuls Of
butter and one egg, and combine with
the cooked cornmeal. Bake for Is min
utes. Preserved figs, canned peaches
or canned strawberries are good fruits
TO use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
ABE MARTIN SAYS

tits that purity, half paid fer house
On the corner" said Mrs. EN- Pash to-
day, In directin' stranger to the home
Of Artie Small.
Where the mother an daughter both
want to keep Their hands lookin' soft an
purity somebuddy's goin' to git the hot
end Of it.
Jake Bentley tried TO borrow fifty
cents on his 200-aere farm today, but
the bank wus In the hands Of re-
ceiver.
Mr.. Joe Kite reports that he didn'
md q single Begin letter In his mail
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
Sauted Kidneys.

Remove the skin from six lambs
kidneys and split lengthwise. Cook si1
slices Of bacon in hot frying pan un.
til crisp. Remove and keep hot. Their
saute the kidneys In the bacon fat fol
about four minutes, or until tender
little butter Arrange S So on slices Of H toasi
and garnish with bacon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

moments, when
they think they feel
fine, are merely
those when they are
less tired than
usual.
Most people have
to deliver q good
deal TO hold q JOB.
But there are GER
tain things you do
yourself which
make you more
tired. And there
ara AoV&0fva 1NA41A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
Variety in Home Life Essential
BY LYDIA LIZ BARON WALKER.

Contrasts in home life are important
10 the appreciation OF the comforts Of
home. and to the well-being Of the
family. The home maker should re-
alize this and do her utmost to instill
variety into days. In Summertime va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

Individual, distinctive. different from any
other fruit, Ocean Spray cranberry eeuce
sandwiches, desserts. In one-poufd cars
ready 70 Observation-Disclosures,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

Many girls who work for o living
are tired all the time. They are 50
used to being tired that they don't
know they are tired. Their best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
The Woman Who Makes Good

HELEN WOODWARD.
frightened typit became one
paid business tn -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05

The Mot-T0ast Test is YouR
Personal Margarine Test
Takea piece Of bot toast and spread Isbae.
ally with Nucoa. Notice how the good
wholesome elements Of this deljcney
begin 60 fseistef on the taste buds
those wonderful little taste cenfefs aesas6
base 1.-THE tongue. Notice tho sweasaad
apPedzing satisfaction -. the clean body
and bloom Of Aavor.
1hs HobT Tess eN sviU pross q 500 @s
Nssco0 e UNLIKE any ofhes -.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-14
Socialists Meet a Big
Flop Despite Aid Of
Boss Press, Y.W.C.A.
(By a Worker Correspondent

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 13.-The So
cialists held meeting Friday night
in Williamsburg, a suburb of Pitts
burgh, which turned out to be the
biggest flop they ever staged around
here. The meeting appropriately
was held in the religious dope-dis-
pensing institute, the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association head
quarters.
The capitalist press gave the
meeting reams of publicity, and
their big cheese, DR.. Van Essen,
candidate for U. S. Senator, was
billed to speak. l counted 33 peo-
pie. Three of them were Commu-
nists and several were Communist
sympathizers who came to expose
the takers.
Van Esse ntalked about Reading,
but didn't mention the scabbing of
the socialist city administration,
and he yelped about Milwaukee, but
didn't mention ten clubbing and jail
ing of the thousands of unemployed.
He praised the Y. w. c. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-14
RALLY GEORGIA
WORKERS FOR 6
Death Trial Soon for
Atlanta Organizers

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 13.-With
the approaching of the trial of six
workers in this city, charged with
"inciting to Instruction" the au-
thorities prepare in every way to
make them pay a very heavy price
for daring to organize the Negro
and white workers into the fighting
militant sections of the Communist
Party, Trade Union Unity League
and American Negro Labor Con-
gress, the Southern District of the
|. L. D. has begun to speed up the
campaign of bringing this case to
the attention of every worker of
this city and teh entire South.
5000 Southern Workers Given.
The October II issue of the South
ern Worker, which carries a picture
of the Gainesville, Ca, lynching,
and story about it, has been dis
tributed by the /. L. D. membership
of this city in the working class
sections.
Mary Dalton and J. Cooper will
speak at a mass meeting in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, on Thursday eve
ming, Oct. 16. Alsa, Cooper is to
make a tour through the district
modifying the workers for the i'm
mediate release of the Atlanta or
ganizers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-14
CLEANERS WIN
THROUGH LEAGUE
Force Bonifide Boss to
Take All Back

NEW YORK.-The workers of
the Bonifide Cleaners and Dyers,
Astoria, L. l., struck when the boss
cut their wages as much as Is per
cent and fired some workers alto
gether. A meeting of the shop was
held Saturday night in the office
of the Cleaners and Laundry Work
ers League, 16 West 21st ST., at
which it was decided that all must
be taken back, and that the wage
cuts be returned. A committee was
elected to present the demands to
the boss.
Yesterday morning the committee
went in with the demands to the
boss, while the rest of the workers,
30 in all, were outside. The bosses
had to agree to take everybody
back, not to cut the wages of the
lower paid workers, those getting
$50 or less, to reduce the cut of the
higher paid workers and to recog-
nize the shop committee.
At this time when all the bosses
are putting ever wage cut after
wage 1T, when the American Fed
Grafton of Labor chiefs help the
bosses, this resistance through the
Trade Union Unity League is i'm
portant. 1t shows that organization
of shop committees is the only way
to unite all the workers to fight
against wage cuts, long hours and
bad conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-14
METAL DELEGATES TO
REPORT R.I.L.U. MEET

NEW YORK.-Metal workers OF
New York and vicinity will be given
an opportunity to hear the returned
metal worker delegates to the Fifth
World Congress of the Red Inter-
national of Labor Unions, Friday,
October II, at 16 West 21st St., at
8 p. m.
VIM. Brown, Negro auto worker
of Detroit; A. Murphy, steel work
err Of Pittsburgh; Edith Brisker,
young tin mill worker, and John
Medlon, national organizer of the
Metal Trades Industrial League,
will speak.
Besides a report Of the RIL u
Congress and decisions in regards
to the metal trades, the delegates
will describe the work and achieve
ments of the Soviet metal workers
in the Five Year Plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-14

ognized authority in education. Ia.
gore, interviewed in quarantine on
his arrival here Thursday on the
liner Bremen, said heshad just gone
to the Soviet Union after ten years
absence. He found that the work
ers were happy, Industrious and
that, free of the blight Of capital
ism, they were reaching out for a
full life of culture and education.
Racial conflicts, encouraged by the
British in India and formerly pre-
valent in Russia, had disappeared in
the Soviet Union.
THAT should be a lesson to In
dia," Tagore declared. 81 went to
Russia with prejudices, but found
that the situation had changed
miracuiously. 1t is a mistaken
idea that Russia is turning out
only factory hands. The theatres
and operas are beginning to grow
again and for the first time the
lower classes are able to enhance
their, lives with these things"