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Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Mental Incubation.

Inspirations hatch like eggs in ar
incubator. At least that's the usual story
of those who go in for the business OF
creative mental work.
If we are to believe this story about
mental incubation, the worlds best
mental products never come as the di-
rect result Of conscious effort. In other
words, the ideas are Matched in the
unconscious mind
Mental incubation takes time. And
the time is not always the same fol-
hours will be enough. At other times II
takes weeks, months and even years.
Darwin kept his incubator hot for
about 20 years So did Newton.
The story of mental creations is in
teresting Some say their creations come
while they sleep. Tartini. the great Ital-
ian composer, struggled for months over
the Devils Sonata" 1t just wouldn't
workout. Finally his devil appeared ir
a dream and played the missing chords
on violin. Tartini Immediately sprang
up and completed his great composition
Socrates. when asked where he got his
philosophy, said that a demon followed
him about, stood with him in the mar
ket place and nudged him every now
and then.
Maybe you have a devil or a demon
OF course you have. if you ever Matched
an idea you couldn't trace back to its
origin. You may be sure of one thing
Your great unconscious mind had some
thing to do with the hooking up OF
ideas, until your inspiration Matched.
(Copyright. 1912
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A Poor Sport.

Toby was the youngest His four
brothers and sisters considered him a
baby always until he played games with
them. They always beat him, of course,
and he stormed and raved like a wild
cub at every defeat.
"AI right You can't play with US.
You're a poor sport"
Mother, mother, they won't let me
play"
Now children, remember he is your
little brother Give him a chance. You
wouldn't like to be shut out of any
thing"
But, mother, he's such poor sport.
He has to lose and then he always
howls. There's no fun in playing with
him. He's too little"
We'll you let him play anyway"
Toby played again and again he lost
and again he raised his voice to Heaven
in protest What could be done? Toby
had to learn to play games; There was
no way out of that. His brothers and
sisters were the only ones to play with
him and yet there was this continual
turmoil.
Father listened to the story, Toby on
his lap. Toby wore his most grieved
expression. He had lost every game
and his spirit was grieved. But not
crushed. He would play again. He
would, he would.
You see how he is. father. He says
he must play, mother says he shall
play, and we can't play with him. He's
such a poor sport"
80? I'm wondering If some other
people aren't poor sports. How about
making a little fellow of stand on
the same basis as a boy of Is? The
| 15-year-old has been playing for about
| 10 years-the 5-year-old has just be-
gun and he makes brave fight against
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Your Baby and Mine
BIZ MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

why aren't you eating your peaches,
Wilbur Mother had them especially
for you because she shought you would
like them"
Don't want peaches"
Now, darling, you know mother has
always asked you to eat just little OF
everything on your plate. Just a little
bite now, like nice boy"
Don't want to-"
Now what on earth would you do
with child like that! He's always
eaten peaches before. What do you
want, Wilbur? Marie see if there is
a baked apple in the ice box. Will you
eat a baked apple, dear?"
Don't want baked apple"
"Oh, for goodness sake! Never mind,
Marie, he won't eat it. Now, Wilbur, you
| have to eat something. You can't go to
bed without half your diner. You hard
| ly ate your cereal. That candy you had
this afternoon! I told you not to eat
so many pieces or you'd spoil your din
ner. Now, you see you have"
Want some Of my peaches with
| the whipped cream, Wilbur"
That was nice of daddy, Wilbur.
Will you take just one bite of daddy's
pearh if he puts on some whipped
cream?"
Mother is satisfied. Some of the
peach is safely inside reluctant little
Wilbur. She feels as If she had tri-
umphed over difficult situation. Will
bur is satisfied. He has had the whole
family upset because of his refusal to
eat his peaches. He likes peaches and
the chances are that he would have
eaten them except that he is sicken-
ingly full Three big pieces of candy,
a piece of fruit cake, half an apple, and
cookie! Nothing looks good to him.
But he has discovered that failure to
eat results in a most exciting scene.
Just eating his peaches would have been
tame business compared to saying,
mo, l won't" and finding mother so
disturbed, and father dividing his
peaches, and Marie hunting for baked
apples.
There are thousands of little Wilburs
who find out in some such accidental
manner that being flnicky and refusing
to eat pays and pays and pays. They
would discover no such fact Of inpor-
lance to them If at their determined,
mo, I won't" the food went back to
the kitchen untouched and not word
said about it. This is the hardest ad-
vice any parent can carry out because
it is so against parental nature to be
Indifferent to what the child eats.
But If nothing is said and the food
disappears il is the child alone who is
punished by his refusal to eat. If he
refuses because he Is too stuffed from
between-meal lunches, then it won't
hurt him to fast for meal. If he re-
fuses for the effect it has upon his
family, and then there is no effect
well, he won't try that again.
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPR.

Ma started to look over her diary
notes after supper, saying to pop, Well
Wtllyum, whole week has gone by
since started to keep these notes and
as reed them over I recall the diff
rent events so wildly its PERFECTLY
wonderful. It's like leeding a bubble
second life out of all the most intrist-
Now for tnstants heers the very ferst
day, in other words last Satttday, she
sed.
And she started to reed 1t out loud,
saying, Rose with a site he'd AXE and
wondered weather to take anything for
it and finely decided not to, and my
he'd axe disappeared unaided. 1t made
II everybody ony knew the rite time TO
wait and the rite time to act. Hardly
minnit after Willyum left for the
Office somebody called upon the tele-
fone and asked for him, so gave them
his Office fone number. Nora asked me
what to have for supper and told her
leg of lam. She reminded me we had
just finished the final remains of a leg
Of lam 2 days ago, so told her roast
beef. After luntch I put on my new
hat to go to Mawd Hewses bridge, and
then decided it looked too much like
rain so dident wear 1t. My my, how
that brings back last Sattiday as though
it we're yestidday, ma sed.
You forgot to mention that you drop
ped pin and picked 1t up again, but
not without bending your knees, pop
sed.
Is that Suppose to be funny? ma sed.
Yes, pop sed, and ma sed, I don't
heer anybody laff1ng.
Sure you do, pop sed
Meening him, and he kepp It up for
about minnitS with me helping him.
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all knew 1t, but none Of US cared, be-
cause, in the first place, she was very
competent, and In the second place we
knew she never talked.
On the whole. believe that most
employers would prefer q girl who
didn't listen In.
The good telephone operator. like q
good nurse, needs to like people so
much that she is patient with their
weakness and fooliShneSs Sometimes
she Is too patient, as when she sits all
day long in a draft. It seems to me
that in about three-fourthS of the Of
fees I ever worked in, the telephone
switchboard was placed somewhere in a
draft, and the operator had cold all
the time. Usually the switchboard is in
the reception room. and the operator
suffers from a combination of bad air,
because there are no windows, and of
draft from the continually opening
elevator doors. Surely IL would be pos
sible to build a little wooden wall or
glass partition around the operator so
that she would be protected from the
drafts. AS for fresh air. suppose
most employers would consider the OPP
orator unreasonable II she demanded
It.
1t is strange thing, but have never
seen In any office single telephone OPP
erayor who was ever promoted to any
other position. The poor operators
cease being operators, and the good
ones like their work so much they don't
care to change. Other work would
seem to them monotonous and tiresome.
They like the variety and the CONVERSE
ton involved in their jobs.
Girls having problems in connection with
their work may write to Miss woodward, in
care OF this paper. for her personal advice.
(Copyright, 1917
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simple tincture of benzoin. Plain witch
hazel is also good astringent.
LOIS LEEDS.
Thin Legs.
Dear Miss Leeds: Cd My ankle meas
ures only 7 inches and my calf only
1112. How can I fatten my legs? I am
Is years old, feet 2 inches tall and
weigh LOG pounds. 20 have blonde
hair, brown eyes and a light complex
ion. What colors are becoming to me?
1. c. K.
Answer ID You are pounds below
the average weight for your age and
height If you will build up you weight
think your legs will fatten out. OF
course, at your age many girls do not
have shapely legs, but as they grow
older the calves and ankles gain better
proportions. Drink an extra quart of
milk daily and be sure to have three
square meals day. Sleep at least nine
hours each night. Exercise outdoor;
daily, but avoid fatigue. Avoid consti-
patton. CD Blues are becoming in CO.
penhagen, navy, powder and wedgewood
Browns and tans are good, also nile
green, reseda, dark green, pale yellow
cream, black, orchid, plum, wine, rust
old rose, peach, pastel pinks.
LOUIS LEEDS.
(Copyrisht. 1e31)
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Fashion History Seen in Aprons
BY MARY MARSHALL.

made from a circle of material. For a
woman of average height the diameter
of the circle should be about "a inches.
To make the pattern, simply stretch out
a sheet of paper and, using a pencil
tied to the end of a string, make cir
Gle with a 12-inch radius. Cut out the
material after this pattern and finish
with a narrow hem or rolled edge.
Slightly more than half of the circle
is to serve for the skirt of the apron
and the other part for the bib, as shown
in the sketch. Lay the material in
pleats as shown and stitch them fiat
along the bib section. Mount on a rib
bon long enough to tie around the
waist at the back or on strip of the
material. If you like you can finish
the edge of the apron with narrow lace
or you can ornament it by feather
stitching along the hem and along each
pleat Plain or figured lawn or d1mity,
dotted swiss or handkerchief linen may
be used to make a dainty apron, while
a more practical sort may be made of
bingham or unbleached muslin.
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onion. And she asked me to say en-
phatically-no soda" mo soda" ejacu-
thought you had to have soda to keep
the soup from curdling" IT thought so,
too, ma'am, but the cook says no. "
Lois took down the directions which the
waitress gave her.
put two cups canned or stewed
tomatoes in a saucepan with a slice
of onion, stalk of celery cut in small
pieces, or celery leaves or celery root
Add tiny piece of bay leaf. Cook for
10 minutes. In the meantime melt
two tablespoons butter, add two table
spoons flour and cook until bubbling
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large stables. AT the various breeding
farms located in all parts of the coun-
try are thoroughbreds famous in their
day-animalS whose names are familiar
to every turf follower.
Since 1920 more than 200 of those
horses have been given to the Army
remount branch by owners DESTROYS of
helping Uncle Sam better the strain
of his mounts.
Gifts were prompted by this motive,
but the fact that each knew his thor
oughbred would find in the Army a
comfortable home for the rest of its
life also had its effect.
Col. E. r. Bradley, for example. has
sent up from his Idle Hour Farm near
Lexington, KY, no fewer than l8 thor
oughbreds. Bay Beauty and Behave
Yourself are included-two names that
every race fan will recall readily.
Mrs. Anita Baldwin of California,
whose stables are famous wherever
races are run, has contributed II of her
prize animals. She and Col. Bradley
have been the most generous Of all con-
tributors.
But there are others-many of them.
B. L. blackboard gave his Prince Her
mis-. Danger Rock was a gift of Ray
mond Belmont. Former United States
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mirror, single or triplicate must not
be high. 1t can be long provided it
extends partly below the top OF the
dresser. bureau with several drawers
topped with a large mirror would be
out of place against a window. 1t
would almost conceal it and the light
would be shut out instead of falling
over the mirror as Is needed.
A grand piano positioned across a
window is attractive. This is especially
true when two or more windows are
grouped as one. Then the full length
of the piano is silhouetted. The pianist
is silhouetted also, making a charming
effect. The light falls across the pages
of the music which, in itself, is a
recommendation for such positioning of
the instrument.
A French sofa, with.its curved back,
is another fine piece of furniture to
place before a long window. 1t does
not have to be pushed close to the
window II the room Is large. Indeed,
what could be more appropriate than
a French sofa siIhouetted against q
French windows these long ones
are termed2
Two smaller things that are tabulated
as furnishings Of ROOM md favor
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Dainty and Informal.

Here's a stunning dress of black fiat
crepe that will meet any daytime
occasion graciouSly.
It's so youthfully becoming It's sd
simple and wearable. One of those
types that may be worn for shopping
and then to dash into luncheon at
any fashionable restaurant.
The tunic skirt is the smartest ever.
The unique curved scanning gives
emphasis to the snug hipline.
Style No. 1852 may be had in sizes
16, Is, 90 yeers, So, 80, 20 and AZ
inches bust.
1t will make up charnitngly IN printed
fiat crepe for immediate and all Spring
wear.
Wool crepe, chiffon prints and rayon
novelties also suitable for this interest,"
ing model.
Size SO requires As yards 39-inch
with "a yard 27-inch lining.
For q pattern of this style, send 10
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
should be in veery home, for, of course,
every woman wants to look her best
without great expense, and this book
points the way. Price OF book. 10 censA
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after a permanent wave and have hot
|ol treatments at least once a month.
cd You are about pounds below the
average weight for your age and height.
Do not worry about your measurements,
since you are not physically mature, but
build up your weight.
LOIS LEEDS.
Superfiuous Hair on Face.
Dear Miss Leeds: Cd am Is years
cid and am bothered with long dark
hairs on my face. They are on my
upper lip, chin and cheeks. How can
] get rid Of them or bleach them? (2)
what lotion is good for enlarged pores?
UNHAPPY GIRL.
Answer. % Facial hairs may be
baeached with mixture of six drops Of
ammonia in three tablespoonfulS Of
peroxide. When using this on your up
per lip, put a little absorbent cotton in
your nostrils to keep the ammonia
fumes from annoying you. Do not use
the bleach near your eyes. To be rid Of
the hairs permanently, have them re-
moved with the electric needle. Do not
use depilatories for this growth. % A
good aStringent lotion may be made OF
four ounces of rosewater, one teaspoon
full boric acid, four drains glycerin. one
ounce cologne water and five drops
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DECORATIVE WINDOW TREATMENT DRESSING TABLE
AGAINST

Furniture is sometimes positioned
against the light when such an ar
rangement enhances the decoration,
brings out the beauty of furniture or
furnishings in silhouette, or lends con-
Venience, especially of lighting.
An outstanding example of the last
purpose is found in the positioning of
dressing tables with rather low mirrors
before windows. The back of the mir
ror comes close against the window
with the bench before the dresser.
When one sits on the bench the light
falls directly on the face and figure
making the reflection vivid. From the
angle of good lighting this is perfect.
There are many rooms in which such
positioning of the dressing table lends
decoration.
One should hesitate to close OF even
portion of a sunny window with the
article of furniture. 1t would not be
good decoration, since sunshine is the
cheeriest light that can pervade room,
and the healthiest also. No such rea-
son exists when the window IS north,
or at such an exposure that little. II
any, sun streams through it.
The style Of the dresser must be
suited to such an arrangement. The
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Date Cream Salad.

Soak three envelopes of plain gelatin
in one cupful of cold water and dissolve
in one cupful Of boiling water. Mash
two packages of cream cheese and
soften to a smooth paste with half a
cupful of sweet milk. Add the cheese
to one pint of cream, whipped. Fold in
one pound of chopped SeedleSS dates
and six sliced bananas. Gradually add
the gelatin, which has been cooled.
Season with salt to taste. Pour into an
firn, turn out onto a platter, slice and
serve on lettuce leaves with mayor
naise.
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who thinks he has waited Is minutes
when he has waited 3. Then there are
the people from outside who rage at
the telephone operator when she doesn't
connect them with the boss who doesn't
want to be connected.
OF course, she has the pleasure Of
listening in, which to many operators
makes up for lot Of trouble. but in a
great many offices, where the board Is
small one, she has extra work to do
during her spare time, and where there
is very large board she hasn't much
time to listen in.
We once had a really marvellous tele-
phone operator. She was a tall, hand
some, good-natured girl, always smiling.
She listened in to all conversations
which seemed interesting, and she knew
everybodys secrets in the Office. We
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NANCY PACE
Cream of Tomato Soup
Smooth As Velvet
BY FLORENCE La GANKE.

Lois was lunching at the club and
had just finished a cup of the best
cream of tomato soup she ever had
tasted. IT wonder how the cook made
it," said she to the waitress more to
make conversation than anything else
II can find out for you, Mrs. Miller"
With that she went to the kitchen and
came back with this information.
THE cook uses canned tomatoes, table
cream or top milk, butter, flour and
seasoning of salt. pepper. sugar. Some
times she adds a stalk of celery or some
celery seed, and occasionally a slice of
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Care Of Permanent wave.

Dear Miss Leeds: Cd My hair is very
oily and have Just had a permanent
wave. Since then my hair seems to be
much thinner. use a wire brush.
How should I care for my hair? CD I
am 16 years old, feet 7 inches tall and
weigh 122 pounds. Is this correct?
SWEET SIXTEEN.
Answer. % Do not use the wire
brush, but buy a bristle brush of good
Quality with long, fairly stiff bristles.
When brushing your hair every day,
divide 1t into small strands and brush
each separately, beginning at the scalp.
Massage the scalp for 10 minutes a day.
Since your hair is oily, shampoo it once
"a week 1t is usually advisable also to
spray the hair with hrilliantine daily
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BEDTIME STORIES 81 =
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

out in the barn. But really you could
have worse things In the house. There
isn't more harmless little fellow in all
the Great World" declared Farmer
Browns Boy. What people are afraid
Of a bat for can't understand See
how soft his fur is. He is too wonder
full to harm"
wonderful" shifted Mother Brown
II don't see anything wonderful about
him"
Hes a mammal and he can fly, and
II that isn't wonderful don't know
what is" retorted Farmer Browns Boy.
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A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

Senator ]. N. Camden Of Kentucky con-
tributed five, including the two stations
harrington and Reno Rothstar. Alger-
non Daingerfield, secretary of the
Jockey Club, donated five from his
string and Miss E. Daingerfield. Cwo.
Thomas Hitchcock, father of the ia
nous polo player, with j. e. Madden,
gave the stallion Yankee.
These gift animals are distributed to
all parts of the United States and
Hawaii and Porto Rico. In Texas alone
there are 1877 stations, some gifts and
others purchased by the Remount Di-
vision. There are $50 altogether.
Prominent civilian and Army men
are credited with the success this work
has attained since the close of the
World War. The late August Belmont,
among the greatest American breeders
of thoroughbreds, contributed two of
his most famous horses-Octagon and
Henry of Navarre-regarded as the
foundation of the whole work.
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the first whitney
entry" to Govern
ment stables.
Three + h e RS
are in the service
of Uncle Sam, in
the remount branch
of the Army. Har-
ry Payne Whitney
gave the Army his
Swordsman a n d
Swingloose. Mrs.
P ayne Whitney
has donated her
Dark Jest.
In ia C t, t h e
Army has been
dealt with 6 e n
erously by those
persons who love
horses and own
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positioned before windows. One is
statuary on pedestal. The other is a
lamp. The statuary, In which much
of the beauty consists in the fine con-
backgrounds. Lamps are so placed be-
cause by so doing the lighting effects
in room are continuously the same
day and night
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mands, and the
hurry and confu-
sion would drive a
nervous girl into q
proStration.
AS to good ma
ture - without II
how could a girl
bear the impa-
thence, the foolish
ness, the unreason-
ableneSs of the
people at the other
ends Of her wires?
There Is the man
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Add one cup cream and three cups
milk to the rouX. Cook until smooth
and bubbling.
Strain the tomato mixture.
Pour the hot tomato slowly into the
hot cream sauce. Season to taste, using
about one teaspoon salt, two teaspoons
sugar and a little white pepper.
by pouring the acid tomato slowly
into the milk there is less danger of
curdling than If the milk is poured
into the large amount Of acid tomato.
Soda will counterfeit the acidity of the
tomato, but IL will also destroy the
flavor and make the soup taste brack-
ish. Keep the soup hot In the upper
part of a double boiler until serving
time"
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Telephone Operators,

The good telephone operator, 1t seems
to me, needs two things-good nature
and good nerves.
No girl with sensitive nerves could
possibly be a good telephone operator.
The constant movement of lights before
her eyes, the constant voices and de-
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WONDERFUL" SHIFTED MOTHER
BROWN. IT DON'T SEE ANY
THING WONDERFUL ABOUT HIM"
That's true. guess you are right.
Well, take him out In the barn, and
then come back here and help me-" re-
piled Mother Brown as she started to
set things to rights.
So Filter was taken out in the barn
and put on a rafter. It was cold out
there, but not too cold. He yawned
sleepily, crawled along the rafter, found
a place to suit him and went to sleep
for the remainder of the Winter.
(Copyright. i93i)