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Evening star., 1931-12-09

comes along and settles her future FAM
lily right In the tip Of the leader. The
grublet matches and feeds on the bud,
bores into the shoot and kills it. A see
end leader takes It's place.
AS the white pine tree is free fFona
knots, 1t Is In. great demand for ali
Kinds Qf building purposes, including
naasts for ships. There are many pines
related to this tree and they furnixh
resin, pitch, turpentine and rosin.
All trees have head or crown,
which Is composed Of branches. They
in turn are composed Of larger and
smaller branches and twigs. When yau
speak Of "spray," it means the outer
twigs, which bear the leaves and fruit.
The body OF the tree Is the trunk or
pole and the bole divides into roots at
its base and the roots into rootlets,
which are covered with hairs
Under the greuna the roots go into
every direction. They absorb the water
in the soil and they 90 deep enough to
hold the tree into place. There is as
much Of the tree hidden from sight as
there Is exposed to light.
The leaves grow on the outermost
parts OF the tree and will die If not able
to reach the sunshine 1t is for this
reason the tree grows and, grows, and
the stronger trees oyershadow the
weaker enes IN theH easer search for
air and freedom.
tCopyright, 1871
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Homemaker's Uses for Kerosene
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

cloth dampened in kerosene will cut
the grease, tar, etc, which so quickly
coat wheel hubs and other metal parts
that should be bright and shining.
If spots Of the heavy oil get on cloth
ing, soak them in kerosene ana then
wash. The spots will disappear much
more quickly than as If the garment
went directly into the wash.
Kerosene will make the light streaks
CT scratches on polished wood disappear
as If by magic. Dampen a cloth with
the liquid and rub the scratches, and
note how they darken to the tone of the
finish
Kerosene darkens marble, As marble
topped furniture is again IN vogue, IT 4
well to realize that this stone Is sorne-
what porous, however, highly i is pol
ished. The same paWer of darkenina
wood Oust mentiozled) applies to mar
BILE, and on this substance the darken-
ing is undesirable, so be careful not to
allow kerosene to touch marble.
While this is true OF marble, 1t does
not apply to porcelain. Kerosene Is an
excellent cleansing agent for porcelain
bathtubS and all porcelain coated ap-
pliances and fittings. A cloth dampened
in kerosene will clean a tub, etc, with
the minimum amount Of rubbing. But
here again a word OF caution is ad-
visable. AS kerosene is IN reality an
oil, while it cuts other oils and loosens
dirt, it leaves slightly oily surface
which catches dust and dirt easily,
Therefore after wiping surfaces with
the kerosene-dampened cloth, the. sur
faces should be washed with hot soapy
water, which leaves them free from
the oiliness, and spotless.
Kerosene is employed to cut heavy
>oils when cleaning machinery. 1t can
be used as a temporary lubricant, but
it will not take the place OF lubricating
oils. 1t is in emergencies that kerosene
can be resorted to for temporary lubri-
cation only.
No mention has yet been made of
Using a little kerosene in laundry solu-
tions since this is commonly known
as excellent for loosening dirt. Do not
use enough to leave even the faintest
suggestion of its aroma. Rinsing well,
and airing, will leave clothes with
that exquisite fragrance Of pure air
that is so much to be desired.
Copyright, 1931)
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Everyday Psychology
BE DR.. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

Sleep may be defined as a state of
mind in which you pay no attention to
your surroundings. If you accept this
definition YOU will be obliged to say
that individuals differ enormously In
the amount of sleep they seem to re-
qulTe, The more veSetatiye individual
Goes practically nothing but sleep, al-
though he keeps going about on his
feet or even at his work.
There are those who have learned to
sleep a few minutes at time In this
way they have been able to use their
time to q great advantage. II one could
learn to sleep instead of day-dream
when one has nothing in particular to
DO one might accomplish great things
in this world. At least that's the YER
dict OF those psychologists who have
specialized on the mind in sleep.
There seems to be a lot of myth con-
corning the amount of sleep Mr.. Edi-
son required. He actually spent a sur
prisingly short time in bed. But he
frequently took time out during the day
for what amounted to periods of mat
tentlon to his surroundings. And so he
probably slept the usual eight hours out
OF the four and twenty.
There Is growing conviction that
sleep is largely matter of habit, You
may acquire the habit of taking it ali
at once or a little at time. Moreover
you qlay acquire the habit of spending
anywhere from TO IL hours of mat
tentloh 10 your surroundings.
(Copyright 1871
Evening star., 1931-12-09

You will be sitting ON top Of the rain
bow this Winter II you drop down
In one Of the new celored chairs, OF
course, the first duty of a chair Is TO be
comfortable But after 1t has qualified
there, it has riths to make itself as
attractive as it plsases Being useful
isn't enough any mere.
Back in the days when Empress Eu-
genie was teaching women to tip their
hats and rouge their cheeks, colored
chairs were the vogue. Sofas and chairs
alike chose lovely, shining, colored fab
RIGS for their coverings This Winter
schle of the atmosphere of the early
nineteenth century is coming back
again. - !;
Every room nssds one or TIVE color
points. A chair or a sofa can do lot
TO brighten the corner where 1t is With
out contradicting the rest OF the room
Chairs covered with damask of any
shade you prefer are very attractive.
Rose is lovely, especially if narrow
stripes of harmaniying eelers are blend
ed-with it. Green takes some laureIs.
top. and yellow Is another color that
makes a shining xpat.
Dubbed calico i interesting and at
tractiye for chair that Ia going to be
used and used and used. One such
chair makes use Of very small flowers
thai scatter themselves over dark red
background. Green can set away with
tbs. same effect and make a stunning
appearance.
Plaids are wise to their eriSs-cross
charm, too Both armchairs and sofas
are using them. Dull red Is ene of the
most effective eoiers In the eheckered
arrangement
II your room has party atmosphere
and is used for special purposes instead
of-the comfortable routine of every day
living, you will want something consld-
eraoly more sumptueus than calico up
holstertng. There is Louis XVI couch
covered with yellow broeade that will
make your guests think you attended
aspalace auction at Versa lies.
Another unusual piece of elaborate
furniture Is a sofa 7 feet long, which
Is covered with green silk MORE, Chairs,
too, have a leaning toward green and
are just as fond of blue MORE,
Most fabrics are solid In color or use
Evening star., 1931-12-09
WINTERTINE
BIZ ID. c. PEATTIE.

City trees IN Summer seldom look
quite happy. It is in Winter that their
real elegance and charm become visi-
be. Indeed, I Sind our common street
hndens, SO much planted in the long
pensive avenues POLITICALLY named fol
the States and ip the quiet, unappre-
clated Old residential districts of south
east" almost unattractive in Summer
but ip Winter the intricacies of their
branches and the Graciouapess of their
civilized outlines come into their own.
The beeches Of the Mall are seen now
in their saristeeracy and f1neness; the
elfns of the Maryland suburbs cease to
be sad and too-heavy foliage trees, and
In Winter, with their aspiring central
SHOOTS, their drooping branches, show
forth in all their fountainlike move
ment Of line, their perfect balance he-
tween strength and grace.
The most varied tree fora of the
Capital Is to be found on Capitol Hill,
especially its western' slope, where it
rnns down toward the 8qtanic Car
den. Here the trees are labeled by a
thoughtful director, or other public SER
Evening star., 1931-12-09

platter of sandwiches every noon and
they can have milk with it."
There's good, ald-fashiened, simpit
cooking for you. A little too simple. :
don't see why it should be assumed
that any woman should make q Rood
eeok. Fhe world is full of women who
hate cooking; who are forced to stand
over q stove every day and whose prod
uct, no matter how hard they try, Il
tasteless and dreary. On the Other
hand, there are armies of men whe
really enjoy eeeking and are ashaH,ed
TO do it. Sometimes they become eheii
IN restaurants, otherwise their talents
are wasted. Let people who can Geek
well, cook, whether they are men Q,
As for the inspired cook who would
IKE TO make living that way, If she's
snl she has hard time. Sometimes
she opens a tea room. Occasionally
sshe gets job with a. big foed manu-
taeturer, where she has a chance te
experiment. with new recipes. And
tnats about all she can do with her
ABILITY as means Of making money.
IL Weuid be splendid II she could
go into somebody else's kitchen as /
maid and cook. But in our silly world
THAT'S supposed to hurt q girls social
standing. So good cooks work at
stenography, which bores them, or at
seiIns goods, which they hate.
4 know enc stenographer, at least,
whose favorite reading Is cook books
She never gets chance to use them.
ahes married, as it happens, but her
husband doesn't earn enough to kaap
up household.
a Woman's place may be In the home,
pae thefe aren't enough homes any
longer for them to be in. -
Copyright, 1917
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YOUR BABY AND MINE
MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

her schedule: G am, breast feeding:
S:l5 am, orange Juice; 10 am, cereal
ana bottle; 2 pm, vegetable and bot
bottle.
My trouble Is that she will not take
half her formula. Several times have
onered her fresh buttermilk after she
mad refused her bottle of milk and she
seems to like 1t better. Is buttermilk
injurious in any way? Shall continue
TO feed her this or let her take only
what she wants Of the sweet milk? How
shall dry up the breast milk?"
II you viii send me a self addressed.
stamped envelope I shall be happy to
send you the leafiet called t'Lactic Acid
FORMULAS and Thar Preparation" Il
Is preferable to give the baby whole
milk, artiicially scured II you use the
churned buttermilk, four ounces Of
sweet cream should he added to each
quart to bring up It's ealoric value.
Give baby one quart of buttermilk
aa1ly and don't bother about a formula,
Cereal should he altered at the pm.
as well as the 10 am feeding. Cod liver
oil should be given In one-half tea-
spoonful doses after each of the four
feedsngs.
:. The breasts gradually cease to func-
tlon when nursing diminishes. If they
have been quite active-though that
narQiy seems possible In view of baby's
low weights tight hinder worn ccn-
stantly and one or two saline cathartics
weekly Will help. Reduce your con-
sumption " l,uids temporarily and try
not 70 soimulate the breasts by further
Evening star., 1931-12-09
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE,
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

or round of golf would be equivalent
70 slx miles Of oxygen on the heof, but
pfactlcally, who can play tennis or
goli every day the year round? n
walking Is your tonic, nothing can pre-
vent you from enjoying the dement's OF
u every. day in the year, except YOUR
own laAness or neglect.
great many persons become cor
palent nrst about the belly. Then the
hips. Finally all over. For thsss.
there Is nothing so good as daily walk,
ing TO restrain the compilation. The
poor can't afford to walk. Thev must
resort to some cheaper substitute.
II walking Is too expensive for Vol
then can recommend the regular per1
formance of the straight leg raising
exercise each night and morning. lie
on your back and lift first one leg to
vertical and lower again slowly to the
moor, then the other leg In like man
ner Keep your hands clasred behind
your head. Repeat three times with
eacn log each seance After osae week
90 It with both legs together three
times, In the fourth week four times
each seance. Fifth week 10 times.
sixth week and thereafter, eieysta beth
legs together from Is (for wosncn1. to
20 (for ner) times. - &
fcepyFi&ht, 1873 .-es
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N A T u r. E. S
e. III IL d r E n
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
WHITE PINE TREE.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.

WHITE PINE TREE.
TIME ancestors Of our pines today
lived long ago, when the cli-
mate was very different from
L what it is today. Pines are slow
TO change their habits and this
ls why you see them fully clothed
Winter and Summer They do shed
their clothes, it Is true, but it Is done
SC gradually and new taxsels nut on SO
evenly that you ara not aware of the
change except IN the color, In the
Spring the NreAs k q lighter green and
In the winter the dress IS "a dark 1t
appears nlack against a wintry sky.
Fane trees have 4 language OF thsiE
own. The breeze and wind play over
the needles. Sometimes the tree whis-
pers story to you Of how it reached
out for the sunshine. Again, It sighs
and means for its companions of long
ago. Often 1t speaks in a loud voice of
JOY and triumph over the battles won
against wind and storm. They offer
you soft carpet on which to walk and
a fragrant, healing blanket on which to
rest, .-..-s-
Az cone-bearing evergreenx have a
central stem frem which the branches
come of in wA0riS. At the tip al the
stem is the leader. q called because
1t leads skyward to growth and free
dom. From the young branches of the
year before are the buds which will pro-
duce this years branches. 1t takes two
years for the pine cone to mature.
In June the tree Is In bloom. The
pistillate blossoms are at the very tip
and are pinkixh color. The flowers
are pollen-bearing and seed bearing.
They grow on the tree separately. The
wind blows the pollen In showers and
the yellow dust Sits into the lifted cups
OF the cone scales. which soon close
over their god. The seeAs Of the pine
have tiny wings and when ready to
leave home they are borne away on the
wind.
The pine needles grow In a bundle of
five and are inclosed in a thin sheath.
AS they push their way out the covering
is dropped and the needle Is soft, pliable
and four inches long. A beetle enemy
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Have Some More Butter.

don't know whether 1t is because
the slender silhouette has become less
fashionable or the ladies have become
scared about consumption, but it is
evident that the reduction diet craze
has passed and being on diet is now
mainly a subject of light conversation.
Then. too, maybe q good many SIM
pie souls were scared by the thought
that some dire epidemic malady would
find likely victims in the under
nourished.
Not many of our feminine readers
are old enough to remember the story
of the little milliner who tried and
tried and couldn't hold her increasing
plunmpness back at all by means OF
diet. Then hard Winter came on.
She decided to stnre her car Tor the
Winter, and walk 20 work every day DAY
and back home every evening. This
made q walk of about eight miles Z
day. After a week or two OF this
strenuous regimen, although she had a
heartier appetite than before, ahe dis
covered her weight was coming down:
Then she walked with . vengeance, ana
she wasn't Scotch either, so 1t was not
for the car fare she saved. BY tne
time Spring rolled around the little
milliner was right down to where she
really longed to be. for she had worked
off over 20 pounds Of supeFduous nesh,
After all, exercise II the pieasantest
way to train down, a lot pleasanter
than even moderate restrictions OF dlet
If you get in a reasonable amount OF
exercise daily you do not have To worry
over the choice Of butterscoteh sun
dae or a chocolate parfait Tor oesserl.
You burn it up in few minutes brisk
exercise. or In a mile of brisk walking.
Occasionally pathological obeaity oc-
ours and persists in spite OF mucn
regular exercise. But as general rule
person who makes it an unaiteranie
rule to walk six miles a day, IN one
walk or in two or three shorter Walks
will not accumulate IN sxcesa ni neeh,
even though his or her occupation ne
sedentary. Theoretically - Of tenn&
Evening star., 1931-12-09
NANCY PAGE
Has Your House Had a
Christmas Gift?
BY FLORENCE La GANKE.

Roger and Peter were Iunohins to-
gether and trying to decide What te
buy for Lots and Nancy.
Something was said about the de-
STABILITY of purchasing useful gifts 1or
the house. That started Peter On the
whimsical idea Of selecting a gift for
every room in the house. Before the
men finished, their list read like this:
Pofch-Ap illuminated house num-
Der. VeStfbule-A low chair ON which
guest may sit when removing and
putting On galoshes.
Living nooG--A nest of low tables,
Dining room-A mirror plateau for cen
ter Of table. Breakfast room-A ioliy
maEmalade jar. Kitchen-Can opener
Evening star., 1931-12-09

the way is attached to 'camisols
bodice top The Vionnet blouse gives
the figure long slim line.
For sports wear, its splendid in dark
brown spongy WOODEN with brown
wooden buttons, with the skirt in vivid
green,
Spanish tile crepe de chine with the
skirt of brown woolen is fascinating and
exceedingly wearable.
Style No. 2528 is designed for sizes
IA, Is, Is, 20 years. 36, 38 and 40
inches bust.
Size 16 requires 21a yards 39-inch for
blouse, and yards 54-inch for skirt.
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.
Don't envy the woman who dresses
well snd keeps her children well dressed.
Just send for your copy of our Winter
Fashion Magazine.
It shows the best styles of the COM
ing season.
It also shows charming Christmas
gift suggestions in lingerie, pajamas
and modern embroidery for the home.
You will save $40 by spending 10
cents for this book. So 1t would pay
you to send for your copy now. Address
Fashion Department. Price of book, 10
cents. Price of pattern, Is cents.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Fig Pudding.

boil bxO ious6alls sof dried figs for five
minutes draia and save the liquid. Re-
move the stems from the hgs and chop
the dss. Beat one egg, add half cup
fu of meltad shortening, une cupfu1 Of
moiasses and add the figs and half
cupdm OF sliced candied ginger Mix
well then combine With one and one
half cunfuls Of flour -sifted with one
teaspoonfsl Of baking saAa and half a
teaspoonful Of salt. Heat one cupful of
water from the figs to the boiling pcint
and add to the batter. Beat we'll. Pour
into large creased mold. Steam for
one and one-han hours. Serve hot with
a hot pudding sauce, preferably lemon
sauce.
Evening star., 1931-12-09

ished, is the best there Is. 1t can't be
better than that in the greatest and most
expensive restaurant in the world. But
most of the fashioned home cook
ing was badly prepared. It was heavy
and saggy and soaked In grease, II
was without art and it was clumsily
served
The reason that people are so SEN
timental about 1t is that they ate 1t
when they were young. Their appe-
tites were lively and everything tasted
delicious.
Once I met farmers wife in a
hospital She was having beautiful
time being sick and waited on for q
couple Of weeks. "Yeu should see what
it's like when I'm home" she said. II
have 10 children and do all the cook
ing
"How do you manager" asked.
WELL" she answered, Il make big
Evening star., 1931-12-09

women knew now
to cook we had
real homes.
This SCUM d s
fine, but the truth
is that old home
cooking wasn't sc
W o n d e r f ul. ]
grant you that
food cooked al
home, when well
done, with lots oi
cream and butter
and served hot, o.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Macaroni Pudding.

use plenty OF water, let come to the
boiling point and salt and add some
macaroni into the pot by degrees 50
a. not TO lower the temperature of the
water. Boil for about is minutes.
When tender drain, and while in the
coiander pour a little cold wster
through IL to separate the pieces. Place
alternate layers OF lnacaroni and rrated
cheese in buttered baking dish until
the dish Is nearly full. Over iii epo,1r
ON unsweetened custard rnixture ~
mix and eggs, the eggs beaten sep-,
arately. and ons.fourth tsaspoonfH az
sait: Bake until slightly brown. Serve
In the same dish.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Scalloped Liver.

Salt and -four one pound of liver
sliced thin and brown lightly in two
tablepoenfuls Of bacon fat, Place =
layer of thinly sliced raw white potatoes
in creased baking dish, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, add some Of the liver
and minced onion and continue until
all are used. The top layer should be
OF potatoes. Pour on one and one-half
cupfuls OF milk, cover, and bake for one
hour in moderate oven or until the
potates are tender. At last remove the
cover and allow the potatoes to brown
on top.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Paint Chair With Rainbow

a small figure. Light tapestries, which
are practical, are also desirable.
For use with these provincial chair
and sefas the thres-legsed tables thai
belong to French history are very new
If yeu need new end table. Hewever
the lines Of the furniture are Just Al
good with any other type.
II your fireplace seems small, you viii
probably look on the revival Of ETenet
furniture as lucky break Email
French mantels are being featured agair
as part of the hearth.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
"BONERS"
Humorous Tid-Bits From
School Papers.

An isoceles triangle Is one having
two feet OF the same size.
A cone is q rolnd-shaped thing that
starts with a big circle. ct the top and
continues down to tiny one, or rather
none at all at the bottom, and If it is
upside down 1t Is just the reverse.
In writing conversation you put each
person In a different paragraph.
A surfeit is q cove, nook or inden-
tation.
My brother had the ammonia when
he was years old. The doctor came
every day and gave him epidemics In
his arm.
I The Indians burned the white men
for steak.
Evening star., 1931-12-09

TIE american gid enchants men
! OF every nation, for she has the
grace OF Spain, French chic, Italian
culture. md Orientd all,re.
1ut thae : one isre miaslng to
make her irnsistible the rose-leaf
complexion Of the Englishwoman. For
l4S years Pears Soap has guarded
Enelish epmplexions.
Get = cake and watch your skin
respond to Pears rich, gentle lather.
You'll find Pears very economical,
too-it lasts 50 long! At all drug and
department stores, wherever toilet
saa1se 90 au Pears Sosp, =.
scented, w. Scented, . bit mara. !.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
My Neighbor Says:

When buying a new stair car
pet always buy a half-yard more
than is needed and fold in at top
and bottom of stairs. As carpet
wears on edges of stairs, move IT.
1t will last longer and wear more
evenly.
If shoes do not polish readily
give tive coats hacking, let dry
before putting on third coat, then
polish and you will get a good
shine.
Never pour boiling water out
of a teakettle into hot-water
bottle. The boiling water ruins
thu rubber bottle and the stesm
backs up" often scalding the
person holding the bottle.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Oyster Salad,

Cook one dozen oysters in their own
liquor until the edges curl. Drain and
chill. Lay three oysters on a serving
OF lettuce and sprinkle with lemon
JUICE and parsley, Place strips of celery
mayonnaise in the center of the rio " oi
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Girls Place at Home.

The next time some young man tells
YOU that woman's place is in the
home, you might answer, What homer"
He will probably ignore this flippancy
and say, "In the old days when every