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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
THE BIRD

I used to think it very strange thinS
That a bird in a cage didn't care to
sing;
That it fluttered about from perch to
tray
And chirped with a note that was sad
all day.
But a bird in tree that CHANGED to
climb
Told me the reason without any rhyme
He hoped on the branches and sang
to me
OF the great, glad, joy of being free.
He sang of the sea and the whole
wide earth;
OF the trees and the space and a wee
birds birth.
He flew straight up where the clouds
float by
And freshed his wings in the soft,
blue sky.
And knew when I saw him a speck
in the blue,
And heard all the joy that he sang of.
too,
That he'd told me the secret without
any word;
A cage, oh, cage-hasn't room for a
bird!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

G NEEZING is one Of the common
- refexes. Other refexes are wink
ing, hiccoughing, yawning, gaping,
sobbing, smiling. squirming, trem-
bling, shivering, shudderinC, wincing.
grasping, etc.
The reflex is the simplest type OF
action capable for creature endowed
with a nervous system. 1t is an in
born reaction. The act is definite,
quick and automatic.
The chief function of a reflex is to
protect the organism from immediate
harm. Winking protects the eye,
coughing protects the lungs in getting
rid of foreign substances and mucus
that accumulates in colds and con-
gestions. Grasping protects from a
fall due to sudden losing of balance.
The same is true Of all definite re-
flexes. They are ready-made acts for
ready-made situations.
Among the most useful true refexes
Is sneezing which protects the nasal
passage from foreign objects and from
anything that is likely to poison or in
jure the person.
The stimulus for this reflex is not
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

ZONES word from college that
~ has recently become coed, that
the girl students have been forbidden
to talk to the men!
On the face Of it, the ruling is al
most unbelievable in its suggestion OF
the antediluvian.
One reason for coeducation is the
innocousness of the familiar. In
other words, it is the very intimacy
of the daily association of the two
sexes which it is hoped will wear off
self-consciousness cultivate the habit
of working side by side without being
discontinued by each other, supply
that familiarity which forearms for
necessary associations when school
days are over and when poise in the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
A PATRIOTIC CROSS WORD
PUZZLE

Horizontal:
l. Weapons used by Indians.
g. Opposite of yes.
T. A watering place
s. A place where drinking water IL
found
6. First half q the word entangle.
z. A kind of automobile.
8. A boys nickname.
9. What Lindbergh Is.
IL. To send money.
49, Certain kind of birds.
Is Something you do in the water.
IT. A message.
10. The first part of a giggle.
81. The first name of a famous moving
picture actor.
49, The abreviation of senior
"a The first note of the scale.
Vertical:
O. Replied.
TO- Abbreviation for railroad.
H. Opposite of closed.
IS. To act.
IA A color in our flag.
It. A low voice.
II. What sleepy heads do.
49, Leave out.
90 Fifth note in singing scale.
21. What you feel for Mother.
22 Those who make homes for hus-
bands.
a. Feels great devotion for.
rs. A young bull
&c. What Abe Lincoln was.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Frozen Mt. Vernon Salad.

Take one can of grapefruit, one
cupful of canned apricots, one-half
package of dates sliced, one-half cup
full of diced celery, two-thirds of a
cupful of mayonnaise and one cupful
of heavy cream. Drain the fruit from
the strip and cut into small pieces.
Whip the cream and add it to the
mayonnaise. Mix well and pack in a
mold and place in ice and salt or put
in trays of the refrigerator until fro
zen. Serve on lettuce and garnish with
mayonnaise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
WHY PEOPLE SNEEZE
BY M. K. THOMSON, Phi. D.

the same for all people. A woman of
my acquaintance says that she cannot
take lump Of sugar without sneezing.
Pepper and snuff and other irritants
almost universally induce sneezing.
Another popularity of sneezing as
compared with other reflexes is that
the response is also varied from per-
son to person. Thus some people al
ways sneeze three times if they sneeze
at all. Others have different num-
Der as high as twelve or more. This
may be primarily matter of habit
and the factor of anticipation.
Sneezing, like most of the reflexes,
is protective mechanism. Taken to-
gether the ref1eXes are the emergency
kit of the physophysical organism.
60 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Golden West Cake.

Cream one-half cupful of butter with
one cupful of sugar, add the well
beaten yolks of two eggs. Sift one and
three-fourths cupfuls of flour with two
and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, 0ne-fourth teaspoonful each
of salt and soda, add to the creamed
mixture, alternating with one-half
cupful of grapefruit juice and pulp,
freed from membrane. Fold in the
stiffly beaten egg whites and bake in
two layers. Put together with lemon
filling and cover the top with an icing
of powdered sugar, butter and grated
rind of grapefruit with juice to moist
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Problems of the Girl Students

boys Of flocking around the girls.
eight to one, they forbid word with
a girl. Short-sighted would be mild
word.
The logical remedy, of course, for
such complaint as eight boys flock
ing around girl, is more girls in the
college-so many girls that the boys
will become used to them and hence
more or less Indifferent. And for the
girls the remedy is to let them talk to
the boys until the novelty wears off,
when they will get down to business,
oblivious to the boy world. Isn't that
the way it usually works out?
20 by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

a very interesting sight to watch a
hungry picklechaser calmly eating
away and finally disappear into thin
air.
Above, the writer thought he had a
good picture Of an auto-cannibalistic
picklechaser, but before the picture
was taken it had already consumed
itself with nothing left but the shadow
and the skags and cats Suffering
about after young dills. Under such
circumstances, why bother what he is
made of?
20 Metropolitan Newspaper service.)
Propaganda is doctored information.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Corn Fritters.

Take two cupfuls of corn, two eggs,
one-half cupful of flour, one teaspoon
full of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of
pepper and one-half teaspoonful of
sugar. Mix we'll and add one diced
pimento. Drop by tablespoonful into
hot fat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

These are the birds shown: No. Rose
Breasted Grosbeaky No. Bluejay; No.
3 Baltimore OrioIe; No. Bluebird, No.
s Brown Thrnsher; No. Cardinal
Bird. No. Scarlet Tanager; No.
Mocl<ing Bird.
Margaret Wheeler Ross.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Vitamin Salad.

Place a scoop of cottage cheese on
a crisp lettuce leaf, around it stand
ON end sections of orange. Top with
half of walnut meat. Serve with
any desired dressing, such as three
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, six ta-
blespoonfuls of Oil, salt and paprika
to taste and ohe-fourth cupful of
strained honey. Beat we'll before serv-
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
AN AUTOMOBILE TO MAKE

A box from the florists is best but
any box as big and the same shape
will do. Look at figure one, which is
the top of the box, and cut about where
the dotted line is shown. This will
divide your box into two parts, one
a bit longer than the other. The short
piece which we will call A, is to be the
radiator. Now take the other part of
your box, the inside, and cut off about
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Corn Bread With coconut.

Take one cupful of cornmeal, one
cupful of -four, one-fourth cupful OF
sugar, five teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one
cupful of milk, one we'll beaten egg,
two tablespoonfuis of fat. Mix as
usual and add one-half cupful of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
DANISH PlCKLECHASER
BY Hugh Hotton.
tAuthor of Nutty Natural History,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DURING winter time the observant
- traveller may catch sight of one
Of these clumsy beasts numbering over
the Skaw from the Skagger Rick to
the Cattegat in his hunt for stray eat
ing pickles. The skags and cats
Whereabouts seem to be much swifter
and cleverer, and the picklechaser
often starves from lack of food. When
he finds himself in such pickle, he
is forced to devour himself. and it is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

The Los Angeles county California;
free library claims to have the most
extended library system. 1t serves
estimated at 4SS,000. send
ing books and other library material
to 1853 active branch Libraries, several
of which are nearly one hundred miles
awav
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
A COLOR CUT-OUT

When you have co1ored the birds ac-
eording to your knowledge, cut them
out and insert them as you choose. in
the Sits on the base of the bird house.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

two inches from one end as shown in
figure .. Now slip A down over the end
of this part of the box which we will
call C. Now pick up the longer piece
of the first half of the box again,
(this we will call 81 and at the open
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Good Things Worth Trying
BY NELLIE MAXWELL

shredded coconut at the last. Bake in
a shallow pan for thirty minutes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
GRAPEFRUIT is coming more and

~ more to be appreciated; as a
breakfast fruit it has long held first
place, but grapefruit cake or pie or
pudding is rather new.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
Unit Long Established

The weight and fineness of the gold
dollar unit of the United States has
been continuous since established by
law of January IS, 1887.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25
-LEADlNCss--.'...'''''''.' : - ~.
RADIO PROGRAMS

(Time given is Eastern Standa I'd:
subtract one hour for Central and two,
hours for Mountain timeC
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

"a drop of water is so slight
That as it falls it fades from sight;
And yet, enough of them will be
A torrent or a raging sea.
A word is but breath of air
'Tis heard or spoken without care.
Yet, words in fierce profusion hurled
Upset the history of the world"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-04-25

70. 1890. Western Newspaper Union.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Court Plaster Was
Once in the Mode

Trying to cover up body blemiShes
Is something like making apologies FOR
nniStakes-merely attracting attention
20 what otherwise might have passed
unnoticed A woman know who has
. brownish patch on the side of her
cheek merely calls attention TO this
perfectly harmless blemish when she
plasters It over with liquid powder, and
girls with freckles sometimes make
themselves look much more conspicuous
and not very pleasantly so when they
dredRe their faces with powder In the
effort to hide the freckles.
ANY sort Of blemish that shows an
actual break in the skin should be kept
covered whether it occurs on the face,
hands. arms, legs or ankles where it
may be seen through thin stockings.
The use Of court plaster patches on
the face began, I suppose, when
fashionable ladies and gentlemen hit
upon the idea of wearing small bits of
It TO cover their blemishes. Before the
days of vaccination the face Of many a
fair lady was covered with peck marks.
II there were Just a few of these marks,
the one or two that were most pro-
nounced might be hidden under a
cleyerly cut-out piece of black court
plaster, that came to be looked upon
as q mark of adornment.
From time to time the fashion for
court plaster patches is revived, but
from our present point Of view they
look well only on skins so clear that
they do not suggest any sort of hlemish
lurking beneath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
White Winter and Spring

All-white hats make their appearance
at smart luncheonS and bridge parties.
They are chosen to go with the black
and-white ensemble.
A1l-white bathing costumes have been
predicted for Palm Beach, and pure
white gloves and white shoes will I'M
doubtedly be In great demand at South
ern resorts.
The all-white leather handbag has
made its appearance In smart shops.
The most interesting of these are of
white alligator. You may choose one to
include IN your Winter resort wardrobe
or you may rush the season a little and
wear it with your black-and-white en-
semble here and now.
All white, of course, has the fragile
delicacy that its ,daintiness necessitates.
1t must be Immaculate Therefore it Is
better not to try to wear it unless you
can AFFORD to have your white things
kept in perfect order. White gloves,
white frock, white handbag or slippers
must be white. They must be cleaned
frequently enough so that they viii
never be worn when they look at all
soiled.
If you cannot afford to spend money
for all this cleaning, then don't wear
all white. 1t will prove but q snare
and delusion. Its very daintiness and
its very wilderness make it unattractive
Il It Is worn when it is the least bit
of color"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Holiday Aids to Beauty

Is to improve on nature by subtle arts.
The careless employment OF rouge, DOW
der and lipstick defeats its own end.
II you are blessed with a clear skin
and good blood - which argues for
good health and is the best beautifier
you can usually secure q fine
color for hours by bathing your face
and neck for is minutes in iced water.
Your skin becomes soft, velvety, and Is
suffused with glow which can be en-
HANGED and made more permanent with
eau de cologne or toilet vinegar.
II you rouge unfortunately and
powder heavily you will ruin your COM
pleXion. The pores enlarge. the skin be-
comes coarse and dry. and on close in
Spection you will find 1t covered with
fine wrinkles. To make up successfully
you need time and care, especially II
you wish to make a good appearance at
night under the cruelty of bright arti-
fetal lights.
First of all, study your own coloring.
A hght-colored powder on dark skin
gives an effect that is extremely ugly.
Select your cosmetics so that they will
blend into the natural coloring of the
skin while harmonizing with the hair
and eyes Street or daytime makeup diff
fers from night makeup in that Il Is
lighter, and the eyes and lashes do not
require the additional touches called for
after nightfall.
Before making up cleanse your skin
thoroughly. If soap is too drying. use a
meal mixture or cleansing cream. After
the cleansing process, before applying
makeup, the entire surface under treat
ment must have a generous supply OF
cold cream. Remove all excess, leaving
on enough to hold" the powder.
The next step is rouge BY the Judi
cious use Of makeup you can so change
featural defects that regularity Of out
lines is achieved
Never rub on your powder. Press It
carefully from spot to spot until the o.
tire surface is coated. Then dust Of the
excess with fine brush. Rid the brows
and lashes of all powder and, If neces-
sary, use eyebrow pencil.
The lips, II rouged at all, must be
delicately colored and the lines follow
ed. You can improve the mouth by
few def touches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Bunny and Ermine Wraps

| ideal complement Of the all-white eve
ming dress, but it Is also worn over
black or colors. There are the youth
ful short ermine wraps and the less
expensive kind made of lapin or bunny.
but the really formal ermine wrap is
long enough to extend nearly to the
ankles. Usually it is entirely of ermine,
but here and there one sees ermine
wraps collared with Russian sable.
MOST women, OF course, spend little
time even thinking of long ermine or
saDIe-trlmmed evening wraps. They
wear their shorter bunny coats content
edly, realizing that they are becoming
and fashionable and youthful. Or they
pass up the idea Of having any scrt of
fur evening wrap and buy or make an
entirely adequate wrap of velvet, with
a fur collar or full rolling collar of
the velvet of which the wrap is con-
Structed.
Sometimes these velvet wraps are
made to go with special dress, but
always they can be made to do double
or triple service. If you choose a col
ored velvet, then you may wear It with
black dress or a white dress or one
OF the same color as the coat or of q
tone somewhat lighter. You NAV de-
eide on turquoise wrap to wear with
turquoise dress or a white dress or
a black dress. Or you may choose a
lovely deep rose velvet, which NAV be
worn with pink, black, white or rose
to match the wrap. A brown velvet
wrap may be worn with brown, white,
light pink, yellow or beige.
Trim ankles and well shod feet are
even more essential to the smart eve
ming ensemble than they were in the
days when we danced and dined and
went to the opera with our skirts TO
our knees. And now. as a concession
to the fashion for femininity, our shoes
must be made so that our feet will look
rather small and dainty. For this rea-
son they are usually made of MORE or
dull-Surfaced silk with narrow straps,
narrow piping and only the smallest of
ornaments
For wear with white evening dresses
one chooses white MORE with or with
out metal trimming. A charming pair
OF white slippers is studded ali over
with tiny metal fiecks, but these are
best left to the woman with small, well
SNAPPED feet. If the all-white dress N
worn as a foil for colored iewelry, ones
slippers may be dyed to match-ruby
teo. emerald green, sapphire blue or
turquoise. With the all-black dress
colored slippers may be chosen for the
same reason, or one may wear all-black
or metal trimmed slippers. Opera pumps
worn without buckles are the best choice
for an evening slipper that must be
worn repeatedly. Low-cut sandal pumps.
though decidedly smart, are q less prac-
tical selection.
Real flowers are seen this Winter and
are worn on the shoulder. the front of
the bodice or on the collar Of the eve
ming wrap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
FOOD PROBLEMS
By SALLY MONROE.
Sunday Night Supper.

The most informal and Irregular
ana often the most enjoyable-meal in
the whole 81 that most of us partake
OF every week Is Sunday supper. Some
people, OF course, have dinner at night
on Sundays, as they do on the other six
days OF the week-then they have Sun
day luncheon-but that can never be so
unconservative and appealing as Sun
day supper.
If you live in a house where one
maid Is employed, then one thing about
Sunday supper that makes it different
Is that you must get it for yourself.
ana meal getting is rather fun when
IL Is not an everyday occurrence
Moreover, there are sometimes very
choice foods that you do not like to
nave when there is a maid in the
kitchen to eat a lions share. If you
opened the new jar of imported pine
apple marmalade or strawberry jam
when the maid was in, you fear that
you might find it nearly finished after
she had taken her share. So you bring
1t out on Sunday for supper and then
carry it of to the supply closet. Hid
den sweets, like those that are stolen,
really are delicious.
Then there are dishes that you want
to eat but cannot find place for at any
Of the other 20 meals Of the week. They
d1CIl QluIO SppIOpI1dL6 4OT LUNCHEON,
they would never do for dinner, and
they are too substantial or too elabor-
ate for breakfast. Some Of them are
old-fashioned dishes that have been
crowded of the regular preSent-day
bill of fare. Take baking powder bis
cults, or Sally Lunn, or Johnny cake,
or any sort of mullins. There isn't
time enough to make them for break
fast, and, besides, you do not like to
eat hot breads just before starting e
on your daily work. There are all sorts
Of odd and interesting salads-too
hearty for q dinner salad, q little too
choice for everyday luncheon. Some
times the best sort Of Sunday supper
is the simplest one, and here again
many dishes that find no place on the
regular menu can be chosen. Milk
toast-nothing but milk toast-that
makes a really delightful Sunday sup
per II you like it. If you do not eat
cereals for breakfast but still like.
them. then try one of the cooked cereals
with plenty Of cream or top milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Wearable Xmas Gifts

A satin negligee slightly fitted at the
waist, lavishly trimmed at the edges
of the flowing sleeves and down the
front and around the neck with a
luxurious band OF ostrich.
A fitted slip for evening wear made
of silk crepe trimmed with Alencon
lace.
Rhinestone hair combs that will
be Joy to any young girl who likes to
look her best at parties One will be
useful but you had better buy two so
that she can wear one at either side
of her hair.
Chamois cardigan jackets, very very
smart and amazingly warm. To be
worn under the tweed sports coat or
suit or with a tweed skirt to make a
smart and practical sports costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Bags and Slippers

If you want to give a hand bag that
will be sure to please and that will
reflect your own good taste as well,
choose one Of the simple, medium size
shapes Of fine suede that will be sure
to please and that look so much like
real antelope that only an expert could
tell the difference. OF course there
are many other sorts of desirable bags
but unless you are quite sure of the
taste OF the one for whom you are
choosing it, simple black suede Is
the safest selection.
Satin mules with heel straps to keep
them from slipping-that is a gift that
almost any girl would like. If she is
very young she will like them because
they are so grown up and If she is not
so young she will like them because
they are so youthful. Black ones are
always acceptable, but you may like the
colored ones better. Jade green, rose,
and a soft bright blue for instance
The heel strap is of gold or silver kid
and a matching velvet bow to match
the satin is placed on the front of the
mule so that a size seven looks no
larger than q three.