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An Admirer.

You say your boy Josh likes work."
Il didn't say he likes it," said Farmer
CorntoSsel. Il said he admires 1t when
somebody else does it,"
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Degeneration.

From the Cleveland News.
Mexican general. fred ON from am
bush. was, it seems, the wrong man.
Have things beconE SO peaceable in
Mexico that it is ns clssary to apologize
for shooting at ssneral.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Safety First,

From the Louisville Courier-Journsl.
Vice President Curtis doesn't believe
In changing horses in the middle OF .
depression.
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A Transportation Problem.

De reindeer is a critter neat
Dat travel mighty fine,
No matter how de snow an sleet
May try to block de line.
But though ne hab heap o. style
Dat reindeer amt no fool
When Mistah Ssntys drewan' near
l kind o. likes mule.
He's stiddy an he's patient, too,
No matter what de load,
He does whut he sets out to do
An allus keeps de road.
] know my notions kind o queer
An sort O. 'g'inst de rule
When Misteh Santys drawn near
I wisht he'd git mule.
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When a man talks continuous about
de ungratitude of folks" said Uncle
Eben. lit may be his one O. dem people
who does folks SO few ( yors dat dey
expects powerful big 6s1ebration.-
Evening star., 1931-12-07

@. What color is ebony before 1t h
flnished?-S. D.
A. The sapwood Is almost a golden
color while the heart is black. Some
times the wood is streaked.
Evening star., 1931-12-07

@. To settle a bet, please state
whether in the stamping of coins the
metal is hot or cold.--J. D. G,
A. The Office of the Director Of the
Mint says that the metal Is cold at the
time the coins are stamped.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
Whitening the Neck.

Summer brings an enthusiastic return
to light colors for milady's clothes, and
as usual the off-shades of white are
prime favorites. Whites with o warm
tinge Of cream, tan or pink In them
and other whites with q cool green
violet or blush suggestion, are being used
for costumes of all fabrics from all
over laces Of gossamer fineness to sturdy
linens and Summer woolens.
The vogue for white makes it all the
more important, to have a clear COM
plexion and q white throat Mecks, OF
course, are naturally different in tex
ture and slightly darker in color thar
faces, but they must be kept as fair
and smooth as possible when light
colored clothes are worn. Sallow necks
look dingier when frocks Of white OF
pastel shades are worn.
There are bleaching packs and lotions
Tor tightening the shade of the skin on
the neck. One of the simplest of these
is the egg and honey pack. The beaten
white Of an egg mixed with one ounce
OF honey Is added to three ounces OF
ground barley or corn meal. The skin
Is prepared in the usual way-that Is, 1t
Is given thorough cleansing first with
cleansing cream. then with soap and
water. The paste Is spread on and COW
cred with strips of cheesecloth or Rauze.
After 20 or 80 minutes the strips are
removed and the skin Is washed, dried
and patted with q skin tonic. Such q
treatment may be given two or three
times q week for the first month, then
once a week or less often.
For the firm. youthful neck that Is
Sallow and not wrinkled nothing is bet
ter than stimulation by scrubbing and
rubbing. once day the skin should
be scrubbed with a complexion brush
and plenty OF soap and water. After
the rinsing rub with a piece of ice
Evening star., 1931-06-15
Household Methods
BY BETSY cALLusrER.
Fresh Fruit Juice.

There Is no beverage more refreshing
and wholesome on warm Summer DAYS
than that made from fresh fruits and
berries. Children too young to be al
lowed to eat certain fresh fruits and
seedy berries are greatly benefited by
fresh fruit juices and seldom have to
be urged to drink them.
They should be diluted with not too
much water chilled without having ice
actually added. and sweetened only
enough to make them palatable.
A well known baby specialist reconl-
mends the Juice fror1 fresh ripe
peaches, from strawberries and red
raspbsrries for babies after the first
year. Three or four tablespoonfuls of
this juice, well strained and given with
out sugar. may be substituted for
orange juice for toddlers In place Of the
customary orange juice.
The juice from lemons makes a bev-
erage that most every one likes and
lemon juice is often . desirable addi-
ton to the beverages made from other
fruits. If you want. to get the most
juice from your lemons, put them In
the oven long enough to heat them
thoroughly before squeezing them, A
good plan in making lemonade or other
fruit beverages Is to make q sirup by
cooking two cupfuls of sugar and four
cupfuls of water. Dilute the fruit Juice
as required and then sweeten with this
sirup.
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Cereals.

cereals.
The hours at which certain foods are
given. baby are dictated by custom
Cereal is usually given with the 10 am
and 6 pm. feelings and vegetables and
egg yolk with the pm. meal. The
2 pm. meal eventually becomes the IL
o'clock noon meal, when vegetables and
egg or meat are properly served.
There are no hard and fast rules
regulating the hour when each food
must be served. This answers the query
Of Mrs. F. L. F., who wants to know
why suggest egg at 2 pm. Her baby
is given egg at 10 am, an equally sat
isfactory hour II she finds It q more
convenient one.
A good many things in Mrs. F. L. F's
routine could, however, be changed to
advantage. AS she has asked me to
criticize her schedule, am going to do
so for her benefit and for all the rest
OF my readers VINO may be making SIM
liar mistakes.
Mrs F. L. F. writes that her baby
was premature. weighing q little over S
pounds and now,> at 8 months old
weighs rs, truly enormous gain in
weight. Here is the way he Is fed:
6 am, bottle.
9 am, orange juice.
10 am, two-minute coddled egg and
bottle.
pm, one-half cupful soup and two
tablespoonfuls of vegetables.
3 pm, bottle.
6 to $50 pm. vegetable and bottle
The baby is in bed at Z. The for
nnula is IS ounces of milk. 10 of water
and tablespoonfuls of malt sugar She
wants to know when she shall decrease
the sugar and when the baby can get
plain whole milk.
It Is desirable for baby to get cereal
at two meals. Cereal is far preferable
to such quantities of malt sugar as
Mrs. r. l.. r. is giving, about twice as
much as Is usually advised. Cereal and
malt sugar are carbohydrates, but the
cereal, being a solid food, and starch
instead Of sugar, Is preferable at this
age.
So the first change / would make is
TO give cereal with the bottle formula
at 10 am. and pm. and give the egg
and vegetable feeding at 2 pm. All
solid foods should be fed at exactly the
same hour as the milk. No time should
elapse between them. as you are doing
Mrs. F. l.. F., in giving vegetables at
pm. and the bottle at pm.
The formula for q baby Is pounds in
weight could easily be whole milk now
without water or sugar. It should at
the very least be 80 ounces of milk, 8
of water and perhaps ] or 2 table
spoonfulS Of maltese, until such time as
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SUMMERTIME
BY d. C. PEATTH.

The dragon flies that with the first
warm days of early Summer SO mystic
riously appear over every pond ana IN
every suburban garden always seem TO
me like the armored knights OF the air
All insects, of course, wear an external
skeleton (they have no internal one)
made out Of the marvellous substance
called chitin, but chitin can be as soft
as the spiders web dndeed, the web,
like the silkwormS silk, Is chitin) or as
hard as the prongS on some OF the
tropical beetles backs.
The fact that the dragon flies are our
largest insects and their joints numer-
Gus may account for their appearance
of being clad in chain mail. They seem
to move with a clash Of greaves, q
creaking of steel joints. Even their
wings have a mechanical, stiff, en-
ameled look And yet the dragon hieS
are powerful. easy and graceful flyers,
due doubtless to the fact that. like
butterflies. they have four wings instead
of the paltry two Of birds, flies and air.
planes.
never met a country person who
didn't intensely fear a dragon fly. The
long ovipositor in the tail Of the female
Is supposed to be sting, and the mere
size of dragon flies terrifies many
women. But dragon flies neither bite
nor string. They eat gnats and mos
QulIOeS III IIleu ldEFdl Stages tWiiiCI dIc
passed under water), and in their adult
stage they occupy themselves entirely
with courtship and mating. and very
like fete Of gaily dressed mobiles in
old gardens Of Versailles they look as
they fee and pursue or fight for the
favors of a particularly charming dro-
gonesS fly.
For many days the dragon flies will
be given up apparently to no other oc-
cupation than the tender passion. The
weather never gets too hot for them.
They never tire of their game of senti-
mental tag. And then one day abruptly
they will be gone and the jade surface
Of the ponds will know them no longer.
Only a discriminating eye may dis
cover the female driving her eggs into
the mud with the regularity of rivet-
ing machine. That done, her useful
ness complete, she will die like her
mate.
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sorts of simple trimmings. The new
Panamas are made with rounded crowns
and fairly wide, dropping brims deep
enough at the front to shade the eyes.
A simple way to trim your Panama
is with O narrow two-toned linen rib
bon drawn around the crown and tied
in a tight knot at the back. with ends
2 or inches long. Or you may trim
your Panama with slightly wider band
of pique tied in a small, nat bow at the
back. A strip of black. brown or navy
blue grosgrain ribbon may be tied at the
back, with O. small feather thrust
through where the knot is tied. A de-
cidedly smart effect Is gained by q mar
row band Of black patent leather. This
is appropriate when q black patent
leather belt Is worn on the dress or suit.
One advantage of the Panama hat
as part of your vacation wardrobe is
that it may be packed so easily. Sim
ply fold the hat nat with crease
through the top of the crown and lay
it in your trunk or travelling bag, and
no harm will be done. Another advan-
tage is that 1t can be cleaned as often
as you like with good results. Excep-
tionally good Panamas are. to be sure,
quite expensive, but we have recently
seen worthwhile hats sold for some
what less than $40.
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sift a quart Of -four with six tea.
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one table
spoonful Of sugar and cne teaspoonful
Of salt. Rub into the mixture four
tablespoonfulS Of butter and work into
a very soft dough with . pint of rich
milk. Roll lightly or pat out In two
sheets. With one Of these line . bak-
ing pan, I'LL it with berries of any kind,
sprinkle over them half q cupful Of
sugar, cover with the second sheet and
press down gently. The first sheet
should rise slightly at the sides Of the
pan. Bake, cut in squares and direct
the family to split these open and
spread generously with sugar and but
ter or with maple sirup and butter and
eat while hot.
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The Woman Who Makes Good
WOODWARD.
the highest paid business America

entire month Of February. I inclose
this excellent reference.
IT haven't as yet been able to secure
employment and am about At the end
Of my rope. I had been earning $50
to $35, but now, as I am desperately In
need Of any job, I would gladly start
for $25, as this would just about help
me pull through. X. Y. T."
The first recommendation inclosed by
X. Y. 2. says:
due to the reorganization of our Of
fce personnel. and in line with our
sales policy, we found 1t necessary to
employ q salesman on our floor. We
recommend her services very highly.
She is very conscientious. very loyal,
trustworthy and most capable"
Well, there you are. There's no an
swer to it. suppose the firm felt that
its customers would resent being waited
on by q woman. My blood boils as ]
read ii. But the boiling of my blood
doesn't do x. Y. z. much good.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
New Styles in Woods

OAK furniture, particularly in the
~ seventeenth century English styles,
Is destined to make the most decisive
advance in popular favor during the
Summer and Fall of 1881.
Early American, furniture manufac-
turers believe, may still remain the
leading style in volume of sales, but it
Is either now at It's peak or has passed
that point and is declining in popular
ity. In bed room furniture, especially,
q trend away from the colonial styles Is
forecast
French provincial is due to remain q
favorite; the ever-popular English
Georgian styles have strong following
Queen Anne, French Empire and DtE
rectoire are holding up well, and the
market for contemporary furniture,
while still small, is growing.
OF seventeenth century English de-
signs, one of the largest furniture
manufacturers says:
For the coming season, we expect to
feature suites with the old English in
nuence. This period will predominate
Evening star., 1931-06-15
N AT u r E. s
CHI IL ID r. E N
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
XXI.
THE GYPSY MOTH.

POrthetrOi dispaT.
/" HE gypsy moth, although she is
one of our worst pests, is good
mother. She Is so determined
i that her babies shall be pro-
tected from the cold winds and
rains Chat she pulls the hairs from her
own body, makes golden mattress on
which to lay her eggs, then makes .
snug hair comfort and covers them
with 1t.
In August this little mother goes
about seeking trees, with the stems and
leaves Of which she constructs these
dainty homes.
Next Spring, when the warm days
arrive and the tender leaves appear, the
baby caterpiliars come out Of their Win
ter quarters. seeking the fuzz on the
young foliage. When the leaves grow
out the greedy babies eat tiny holes in
them. At this stage the caterpillars are
creamy white, trimmed in black, which
makes them appear as If they were
dressed IN gray. The backs Of the first
six segmefts are trimmed in blue and
the last six are trimmed in red The
entire body is outlined in tufts Of yellow
hair.
In July the caterpillar is full grown
Her favorite food includes apple, oak
some of the lindens, birches, aspenS and
willow leaves. Great hordes Of these
hungry ones climb over the trees and
soon defoliate them.
Now it Is time for another change or
growth in the life cycle of the gypsy
moth The caterpillars turn a deep
chestnut brown. With great care and
precision they faSten themselves to the
tree trunk by threads of silk In 10
days the occupant Of a case walks out
o full-grown moth. The young men of
the family step out first. They fly
about in q zig-zag manner. as though
so delighted to fly instead of crawling
The ladies take their wings as a matter
Of course. This may be due to the fact
they are larger than the males and feel
superior. The gentlemen are all bru-
nettes and the ladies blonds.
The marriage takes place soon after
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about five years ago.
with no commercial knowledge se-
cured position as flle clerk for f1rm
of manufacturers. Here. through teach
ing myself, I became the secretary TO
the vice president and held this po-
sition for four years. Ny duties at va
rious times we're as follows: Corre-
Spondent, file clerk, statistical records,
sales records, system Of tabulating sales.
relief at switchboard, recepttonist and
almost what one would term an once
wife in the sense that was my en-
ployer's right-hand man.
LAS you will note from the inclosed
copy Of reference, the time arrived
when there was necessity for man
on the floor (this had also been a part
of my work. and, of course. in the face
of this I resigned. receiving two weeks
salary and the appreciation Of the firm
for which had worked so faithfully.
II was without employment for one
week when / secured my second job.
This position was like my first with the
exception that my working conditions
were frightful. This place has been
condemned by the Board Of Health.
and aside from that had to walk IL
long blocks from the subway. It was
right by the river front, and many eve
nings / was accosted by all kinds Of
rif-raff.
Il was pretty much at the end Of my
rope when one evening told my en-
ployer wasn't feeling well and she
cautioned me to be sure and come In TO
business the following day Well, fear
ful that would lose my position, I
came in the next day with fever Of
104, so by noon I had to 60 home.
The following morning ! received q
special delivery letter saying that as
was Ill they were compelled to let me
go; therefore there wasn't anything left
for me to do but to accept this bit Of
unwelcome' news. ] was then Ill the
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neat appearance, especially when extra
covers and spreads are dispensed with,
as is frequently done in the Summer
and then, too, the sheets stay In place
so that q person who thrashes about
the bed does not disarrange the bed
ding and lie uncovered the greater part
Of the night.
Tuck in the sheet at both bottom and
top, drawing 1t very tightly. Bring the
corner Of the sheet around the corner
of the mattress to the sides of the bed
pulling the side part of the sheet up
on to the top Of the mattress out Of the
way, to stay there until the corner is
mitered.
Turn the tuck-in part Of the corner
under the side OF the mattress, as shown
in Figure No. 2. Now take the part OF
the sheet which was placed on top OF
the mattress to get 1t out of the way
Let it fall over the edge, as shown in
Figure 3.
Tuck the fall-over under the mattress
and you get finished result like that
shown in drawing marked complete"
In making q bed the upper sheet Is
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Fried Cornmeal Mush.

Add one tablespoonful Of salt to two
cupfuls of cornmeal and mix thoroughly
with two cupfuls of cold water. Put
four cupfuls Of boiling water in the
upper part of a double boiler, place
over the FIRE and add the cornmeal
mixture slowly, stirring constantly.
Cover and steam over boiling water for
about three hours.
Put some Of this leftover mush into
q dish and smooth 1t over the top.
When cold cut it into slices half an
inch thick. Dip each slice in flour.
Melt half teaspoonful Of dripping in
frying pan and be careful to let it
get smoking hot. Brown the Toured
slices on each side. Drain IL necessary
and serve on hot plate with sirup. If
wanted crisp and dry, let fry slowly.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

spray Is available, it may be used to
give alternate warm and cold rinsinRs.
Dry and pat on bleaching lotion that
u astringept. Here is . simple recipe
for one: One teaSpoonful borax, two
teaspoonfuls lemon juice, one-half cup
ful rose-water, one-quarter, cupful
witch-hazel.
The thin, wrinkled neck requires more
careful handling. It should be cleansed
with q cleansing oil or cream that
iquefies In contact with the skin. Wipe
on the cream and wash with soap and
water. A soft camel's hair complexion
brush may be used to work up the soap
lather. when using the brush on the
Evening star., 1931-06-15
Ny Neighbor Says:

Don't throw away the parafIln
on Jelly and marmalade. Wash
each piece and save 1t. Boil the
accumulation and there will be
clear paraffln for next jelly time.
To stiffen organdies dip them
in clean, thick gum arabic water.
Dip in wrong side out, rub,
squeeze dry, but do not wiring.
Spread out as much as possible
in the hanging and leave until the
surface Of the garment feels
Imply moist. Take down, roll
tightly, and cover with q clean
cloth. Undo little at time and
pat and clap between the hands
until dry.
When washing walls that are
painted put n little household
ammonia in warm water and use
white soap. Change the water as
often as It becomes dirty.
Always keep the top on the
milk bottle. Milk exposed TO the
air collects particles Of dust.
(Copyright, 1919
Evening star., 1931-06-15
They Want a Man.

Every little while we women pat our
selves on the back and say: Aren't we
getting along flneI We have freedom,
independence. equality and everything
else" And then comes q letter like
this, which takes all the wind out OF
our sails. II am emitting all the names
because think the writer would prefer
it so)
Dear Miss Woodward: I am -
years Of age, high school graduate and
have had three years college study In
Evening star., 1931-06-15

in the medium and better grades of fur
niture. It will be shown in solid oak
and in oak and walnut combinations.
This period is adaptable to the pres
ent trend, inasmuch as it is sturdy ap-
pearing and well balanced as to orna-
mentation, carvings, mouldings, turn
! ings, etc. 1t holds out to the average
buyer more for his money than any pc
Rod we have had in the past several
years"
Other trends include definite move
ment toward love seats, part of the
trend to smaller furniture Bookcases
of all kinds, but particularly the pier
type, are reported to be popular.
The lamp industry, several leading
companies in that field report, will see
further emphasis on simple designs,
with shades Of parchment, silk, tapes
try or metal. The davenport" lamp
continues to replace the older bridge"
lamp.
Evening star., 1931-06-15

the coming-out party. The mother then
devotes herself to looking for suitable
place to tuck away her 400 eggs. A
snug home is built for the long Winter
months. Then she dies.
In 1868 the gypsy moth was intro
duced by accident into Medford, Mass.
In 1890 she had increased the size of
her family to such an extent that steps
had to be taken to get rid Of her. There
were 93.000000 enemies OF the gypsy
moth and the brown-tail moth brought
to this country and turned loose. While
this seems to be surprising number of
enemies to night, the gypsy moth has
been very dificult to conquer. How
ever. we are now getting the best Of this
determined invader.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
YOUR BABY AND MINE
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

the NTH feeding is omitted, and then
I cups, or bottles, of whole milk can
be given, one ut each meal
The time for whole milk is usually
dictated by baby's weight. We have q
leafiet called How to Figure Sweet
MIX Formulas" which gives the changes
to be made in the formula as the baby
grows in age and weight, and any
mother may have this If she will send
me self-addresSed, stamped envelope
and ask for 1t by name.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
DAILY DIET RECIPE
MTNTED PINEAPPLE

One fresh pineapple, one cup
fui granulated sugar, one-half
cupful water, few drops green
coloring and q few drops spear
mint flavor.
SERVES 8 OR 8 PORTIONS.
Peel tnedium-sized ripe pine
apple. Cut in rounds and re-
move core. II preferred, cut in
small edse-shaped pieces. Make
a sirup by bringing the water
and sugar to a boil. Remove
from fire, add spearmint flavor
ut can be bought at the drug
store) and little coioring 70
make mint green. Soak pine
apple in this 6 or 8 hours, until IL
it colored delicately.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes fiber, sugar.
vitamins A. B and c. Can be
given to children 8 years and
over. Can be eaten by normal
adults OF average or under
weight.
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To Clean White Silk.

White silk turns yellow If it is washed
in water that Is too hot or ironed with
too hot an iron. To wash make
lather with soap fakes and warm
water and gently squeeze the silk
through this Never rub soap onto the
silk Rinse first in warm water, then
in cold water to which some washing
bluing has been added. Roll up In q
dry cloth and iron while damp to give
slight stiffness.
Evening star., 1931-06-15

New York Uni
versity and City
College Of N e "
York. special lizine
in history q n d
Z n g is h, also
slightly in eco
nomicS. All this
study was prepara-
tory for teaching,
but due to f1nan-
cial stress / was
forced to discon-
tinue my studies
Evening star., 1931-06-15
NANCY PAGE
Did You Ever See a Neater
Appearing Bed?
BY FLORENCE La GANKE.

Lois and Nancy had attended a class
in first aid during the past Winter. It
was while there that they had learned
TO make n bed so called hospital fash
ion" There are two advantages to q
bed made in this way-the bed has q