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Juvenile tuberculosis.

Childhood is the time when nine out
of ten Of us are infected with tuber-
culosis. latent tuberculosis. 1t usually
smolderS for years if not for a life
time in the lymph nodes deep in the
back of the abdomen or deep in the
back Of the chest or sometimes in
nodes C'kernelS'D in the neck
How do we know any particular in
dividual harbors latent tuberculosis II
he has no symptoms? We can deter
mine this only by means of tuberculin
test. AS I say, most adults react to
tuberculin test. Now and then enc gives
no reaction and that is fair evidence
that the individual has no tuberculosis.
provided he is apparently well. tSome
severe illnesses may prevent even def
nitely tuberculous patient from reacting
to tuberculin test
Then we have data from autopsies.
It is commonly observed in the patfo-
logical laboratory that no matter what
the cause of death may have been there
are evidences of recent or past tubercu-
losis of lymph nodes.
Finally, where a child reacts to the
tuberculin test, even though there be no
present symptoms or physical signs of
disease as elected by examination, X
ray pictures will reveal shadows of en-
larged lymph nodes deep in the chest
fear there is still good reason for
difference of opinion among physicians
as to the significance Of a positive tu-
berculin reaction snd an X-ray shadow
of enlarged lymph nodes in a school
child who is not obviously Ill. On the
one hand are many physicians of expe-
rience who hold that this evidence has
no weight in the determination Of the
child's health rating On the other
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Basket Lunch for Outing
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

cups and cardboard spreaders, which do
very well for knives, and cardboard
spoons. All these are light. They can
be thrown into street refuse barrel, or
put into a container with refuse to be
thrown away after getting home. Never
allow any one in the party to throw
things on the grass.
Here is a suggestion for the main
dish. Scoop out the centers of as many
large baking powder biscuits as there
are persons to serve. Or have two bis
cults prepared If they are not large
Fill the cavity with chopped lamb, cell
cry. sweet pepper. fresh tomatoes and a
very little rice. Dress with mayonnaise.
Press stuffed olive into the center,
and cover with the biscuit top.
paper cup can be filled with a
drained fruit salad for the first
course" or for dessert. Have at least
two sandwiches spread with Jam to go
with the main dish. Cup cakes. turn
overs, and sailed nuts combined with
the other edibles will complete a hearty
meal Provide hot or cold drinks, fruit
and candy.
Copyright. 1872
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An Unfriendly Land.
Whate'er befali. I pray beware
And never yield TO grim despair.
old Mother Nature.

Those who are in bad situations and
yield to despair are never those who
win out. No, sir they never win out.
The only thing to do Is to hold fast to
hope and keep right on trying. Flip
the Terrier was lost on the desert. He
was very much lost. He hadn't the
least idea where the ranch at which
he had been staying with his master,
Farmer Browns Boy, was 1t was night
when he became lost, or probably he
would not have been lost. In daytime
he wouldn't have ventured to chase Kit
the Desert Fox so far, because the great
heat would have stopped him before he
had gone far enough to lose his way.
But in the night it had been fairly cool
and so he had run until he was so tired
he could run no more.
Toward morning Flip had curled up
under q dry bush and from sheer weari-
ness had fallen asleep. Now. sleep is a
wonderful thing. It restores strength
and courage. Flip was awakened by
the warm rays OF the sun. At first he
couldn't think where he was. Every
thing about him was strange There
was not one familiar thing Then he
remembered what had happened.
I'm lost thought he. I'm hungry
and am thirStier than ever / was be-
fore in all my life. but, anyway, I am
no longer tired. Now that 1t Is daylight
I ought to be able to find my way
back"
He yawned and slowly got to his feet
and stretched. AS he did SO there was
a strange sharp buzzing sound so close
that without realizing what he was do
ing he jumped to one side. Then he
looked where that sound was coming
from. and what he saw made him back
stall farther away, and do 1t in a hurry
There, coiled on the sand and staring
at him with unfriendly eyes that never
once winked, was member of the
Snake family. His tail was standing
straight above his coils and that buzzing
sound seemed to be coming from that
tail It was He was looking at Buzz
tail the Rattlesnake
looks" barked Flip What are you
making all that noise for?"
ITO give you fair warning TO keep
away from me-" Kissed BuzZtail
Why should II" demanded Flip. "I
could shake you to death If wanted to. ="
Don't try It," Kissed BuzZtail You
must be stranger in these parts or
you would know better than to think
of trying to do such thing. II you
want to ever get back where you came
from. be polite to those you meet I
am Buzztail and those bite die
Those who live on the desert know II,
and the wise keep out of my way
Now, leave me alone and don't say that
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. ID.

hand are as many others who insist that
II Is lair and reasonable to regard the
tuoerculin reaction and X-ray shadow
as diagnostic Of "preclinical' pulmonary
tuberculosis. That means, in plain Ian
guage, merely that the child is threat
ened' with the development Of actual
tuberculosis OF the lungs.
l have had insufficient experience to
enable me to judge whether a doctor is
justified In telling parent that the
child Is Threatened" with pulmonary
tuberculosis. The doctors motive for
putting such an Interpretation on the
nndlngs Is solely to impress upon the
parent the Importance of seeing to it
mat the child shall have the advantage
OF every care of health Perhaps the
ialty is beginning to have faint glim-
merlngs OF intelligence now, and the
mere advice that a child should follow
such and such rules OF health would
accomplish as much as the scare does
one thing that must be told about the
child with positive tuberculin reaction
and R-ray evidence of Emphatic or
hium tuberculosis is this: When such
child is anemic, underweight and not
so fond OF active play as a child should
be, the child should not be permitted to
live in the same house where lives
person with active tuberculosis-one or
the other must be removed from the
environment.
fCopyrieht 1917
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AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BASKET
HOLDS EACH PERSONS LUNCH.
day does, at one of the most beautiful
seasons of the year, it has gradually be-
come associated with open fields, flowers
and the beauty of Nature 1t is a day
to spend in the open, if the sun shines
and air is balmy.
Individual May Baskets.
For the luncheon eaten by the road
side or in some shady nook, the home
maker may find the following sugges-
tons welcome. Keep the idea of May
time by having May basket lunches
Individual baskets can be used, or boxes
covered with gay paper can be supplied
with handles OF narrow strips of heavy
cardboard, also paper covered. and be
transformed into baskets. Hold the
handles in position with string, knotted
on each side of the basket loosely enough
to permit of their closing down, thus
simplifying the packing in small space
Into each put a full portion of each
kind of food forming the menu. one
large or two small paper napkins. and
such cutlery or silver as will be needed
for the dainty meal. There are paper
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- ~ - ". Burgess.

I didn't give you fair warning. dom.
go looking for trouble. but don't run
away from 1t. When careless people
like you don't see me, give fair warn
ing by shaking the rattle on my tail
Then II they get hurt 1t is their own
fault. Could anything be fairer than
that?"
Flip admitted that nothing could be
fairer and decided that the least he
could do was to be polite. II hope you
will excuse me-" said he. You see,
didn't know. Can you tell me where
can get drink OF water?"
Water" Kissed Buzztail scornfully
Water! hardly know what 1t looks
like. We desert folk don't need water.
If you are going TO live here you'll have
to get along without water
But can't" cried Flip. no one
can"
Didn't I Just say that we desert folk
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DAILY DIET RECIPE

SOUTHERN SNOWBALLS.
Uncooked rice. cup.
Powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons.
Strawberries, ..
Milk, / cup
Salt. "a teaspoon.
Whipped cream, tablespoons.
SERVES TWO PORTIONS.
Wash rice we'll and put in top
OF double boiler with milk and salt.
Cook until milk is absorbed and
rice Is tender. Do not stir while
cooking. Dip egg cups in cold
water and pack rice carefully but
tightly, turn out on dessert plate,
sprinkle with powdered sugar,
put fresh strawberry or cherry
on top and serve with whipped
cream.
DIET NOTE.
Reel pc furnishes protein,
starch, sugar, fat. Lime and vita
Minis A and 3 present. Can be
used in convalescent diet. Can
be eaten by children 4 years and
over. Can be eaten by normal
adults OF average or under weight.
Recipe rich in fuel.
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To Make Marzipan.

II you add to almond paste an equal
amount Of fondant and work both we'll
together, you will have real marzipan
the kind that can be colored and
formed into imitation flowers, fruits
and vegetables, the kind that you can
use for an icing or almost anything
else that you please. Sometimes plain
beaten whites of eggs and confectioners
sugar are added to the almond paste in
place Of the fondant and this method
Is less work. You can even use the
yolk or the whole egg II you do not
object TO q YelloWish MARKHAM.
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Nav

The month of May begins with a
festival, May day, and ends, virtually
with commemorative celebration
Memorial day. The first is no longer
kept as calendar holiday, but the lat
ter is so kept in most parts OF the
United States. Coming as Memorial
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To Clean Currants.

Dried currants and raisins can be
easily cleaned by rubbing them with
-four. Put the -four in the palm Of
your absolutely clean hand and rub
lightly and steadily. All the stalks and
dirt will come away with the -four
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KNOW homes in which the children pl
the house for fear OF scratching the floors the
Of wearing off the where they
because they scatter their and leave
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Green Vegeta bles.

II green vegetables are put on to
cook in cold water instead OF boiling
water, they will retain all nourishment
and color. and there will be no need to
add baking soda. They should be boiled
with the cover slightly on.
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do?" demanded Buzztail. IF you want
water. you better get back where you
came from"
Il guess had" replied Flip. meekly.
II really must have water I simply
must. Good-by and thank you for your
warning"
Flip turned away and started to trot
across the desert. jolly. bright Mr.. Sun
had not been long on his daily climb
up in the sky. but already the heat was
very great end growing greater every
minute. There was no friendly tree
under which to find shade The only
plants were cactus plants-some small.
some of good size, but strange shapes.
and some as big as trees. but all COW
cred with sharp spines 1t was an I'M
friendly land. 1t was, indeed.
(Copyriaht. 1881
Venezuela estimates that its 1880 cof-
fee crop weighed nearly 100, 900 900
pounds.
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JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH.

r. B.-Often is pronounced off-n,
not often. The following words and
most of their derivatives also have the
silent t.: Apostle. hustle. castle, chasten.
chestnut, Christmas. christen, epistle.
fasten, hasten, hostler, hustle, isthmus,
1ostle, listen. mortgage, soften, thistle,
trestle, whistle, wrestle.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Agriculture was guest speaker at the
meeting of the Montgomery Suburban
Garden Club, held April 3. Mr.. Beattie
spoke on the timely subject of fertiliz-
ing lawns and gardens and stressed the
need Of supplying the needs of plants
which had suffered in the long con-
tinued drought. Plans we're set on
foot to hold q Spring flower show, the
time being tentatively set rs early June.
Those who visited last years show will
gladly vouch for the quality OF the
Montgomery club show and will be
pleased to learn that It Is to be held
again this year. The club is enthusi-
astically planning to participate in the
projected National Capital Dahlia and
Iris Society exhibition to be held in
Washington in May in defense of The
Evening Star Cup now in possession OF
The Montgomery Suburban Garden CLUB
but to ultimately become the property
OF the club winning three years in sue
cesSion.
Mrs. J. H. Gormley reports that the
Community Garden Club OF Rockville
met March d at the MONTGOMERY
Country Club in Rockville as guest OF
three OF the members, Mrs w. z. Berry.
Miss Laura A. WadswoTth and Mrs
Gormley
Mrs. George r. Hane presided during
brief business session, in which It was
voted to participate in the flower shov
judging school, fostered by the Nationa
Capital Federation of Garden Clubs. anu
to dispense with the next regular meet
ing in order that members might b.
free TO attend the school
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TRANSMITTING

Young seedlings in process of de-
velopment for final setting out in the
open garden must not be allowed to
crowd one another. but should be given
adequate space to develop a sturdy
root and top system. This is usually
accomplished by lifting the small plants
about. the time the first true leaves ap-
pear ard resetting them in shallow
boxes of sell. The flower and vegetable
seedlings that VIII soon be so abundant
in local stores have generally been
transplanted once. The home gardener
may go little farther and transplant
to advantage a second time into indiyid-
ual pots.
Transplanting tends to promote a
sturdier and better branched root sys-
tenn that is better able to sustain the
plant when set out in the garden
Transplanting checks top growth and
tends to throw the plant into q condi-
ton OF storing reserve foods, carbo-
hydrates, which help 1t send forth new
roots when set out Of doors. As most
home gardeners have learned, many
plants do not transplant readily while
others may be moved almost at will. AS
result OF this difference some species
are more, easily handled by sowing di-
rectly in the open and thinning to the
desired distance apart.
The type of container in which small
plants are grown has some effect on
their welfare. In general, clay plots
are better than paper pots or bands.
Old vegetable cans make quite salts
factory containers, provided q hole is
punched through the bottom to carry
on surplus water. A cold frame is an
ideal place in which to set the potted
plants until safe time for setting out of
doors, as the glass protects from cold
and storm, and at the same time pro-
VideS adequate light for maintaining
growth.
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THE PEACH TREE

The peach tree has much to commend
excellent quality, which needs no cCm-
ment. The tree is rapid grower and
comes into bearing in its third year
in the garden, whereas one may wait
for nine years or more for an apple or
pear tree to produce. The peach in
bloom Is An ornament in any garden
especially If one has planted the large
fiowered types. The University Of Mary
land Bulletin 299 has reported briefly
on q type OF pruning for young peach
trees which apparently reduces the
time required to come into real bearing
by one year. Instead of cutting the
tree down to 20 inches at time of plant
ing, the tree is left about SO inches
tall All side branches are cut off to
short stubs. In three or four weeks
after setting. the young trunk will
feather out into mass of little shoots,
all OF which but four selected ones are
rubbed off. These four shoots, located
about 8 inches apart with the top one
at the tip Of the trunk and the others
distributed below, but spaced around
the trunk, form the future tree All
other aspiring branches are rubbed of
as they appear, allowing the four
selected limbs to draw all the vigor of
the tree. Little pruning will be needed
the second Spring and the third Spring
the tree Is in condition to fruit quite
literally. On the other hand, the heavy
pruning required for the tree cut back
TO 20 inches tends to delay the inception
of fruiting and after all is said and
done fruit production is what the
gardener Is after.
Among varieties the E1berta seems
about the best all around peach. Early
Crawford is of finer quality but not so
vigorous in the tree j. H. Hale is
famous for its very large fruits, but
must. be planted near EIberta or some
other variety in order TO bear fruit. For
those who prefer a white neshed peach,
the Champion is Of superb quality.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
THE HOME GARDENER
Amateur for Beauhfyin
THE FORSYTHIA

The forsythia or golden bell Is now
In bloom and is very conspicuous be-
cause OF It's wealth OF flowers which
appear before the leaves and literally
convert the plants into masses Of yellow
color. The forsythia is perhaps, like
the hydrangea and bridal wreath, q
little too plentiful TO be fully appre-
ciAted at It's true value. Were 1t rare
or difficult TO grow II would surely be
treasured much more highly since it
Is the FIRST Of the really snowy shrubs
10 bloom and marks the coming Of
Spring with great regularity. Further
more. the forsythia has no insect or
disease pests worthy Of mention. The
plants thrive on moderately fertile soil
and are easily propagated by cuttings
taken in the Autumn or Winter. In
fact. the varieties with dropping habit
OF growth will propagate themselves
freely wherever the tips of the branches
come in contact with the moist soil.
This latter fact is in evidence in the
paintings surrounding the Sylvan Thea
ter on the Monument Grounds and in
other places about the city.
The forsythia was introduced to
American gardens from Europe, origi-
mating primarily In Asia and Japan
and was named in honor Of William
Forsyth. an eminent British gardener.
1t belongs to the same family as the
olive. privet and lilac, the common
resemblance OF which may be seen in
the shape and characteristic of the
foliage and perhaps in the ease Of
roofing from cuttings few plants
OF forsythia, particularly of the upright
growing species, forsythia fortunei
scattered judiciously among the other
shrubbery, will add an early touch of
color to the foundation or border plant-
ings. Furthermore, the forsythia will
do quite we'll on the shady side of
buildings, where some of the more sun
loving species will not thrive. For COW
erinR rather steep banks the dropping
species are desirable. as here the pen
dulous branches appear to advantage
Evening star., 1931-04-12

their flowers. Yet several of the species
are rather attractive when in bloom.
The red maple. just now completing It's
annual display Of color, is really a very
handsome tree. In certain regions,
where the red maple Is more abundant
than here, It's gorgeous display Of color
is conspicuous feature Of the early
Spring landscape.
This is a favorable time for spading
the soil about the shrubs and borders,
working in the manure that was spread
last Autumn as mulch or, in the abb
sence of manure, using bone meal or
other good fertilizer.
Only a relatively small part of the
tree is really actively growing, just a
layer OF cells in the bark of roots and
:cp and in the buds. The great bulk
Of the tree is made up Of cells which
have ceased to be active and serve sim
ply to strengthen the whole and as
storage for reserve foods. This is why
rabbit or mouse injury may be so dis
aStrous to fruit trees. The animal re-
moves the bark in which the vital life
processes Of the tree are going on. He
might eat out the whole interior of the
tree and cause much less damage. In
fact, who has not seen hollow trees that
were growing thriftily? The food that
is made in the leaves is carried down to
the roots through the vessels in the in
ner bark and the soil nutrients are sup
posed to journey upward through the
same channels.
Grass has been unusually slow in
starting from seed this cocl Spring but
perhaps will thrive all the better later
on on account of the moisture in the
soil. There is no question but that the
park gardeners are right in selecting
September as the best time for seeding
grass. That Sown last Fall is now or
3 inches tall and making sturdy growth.
Raspberry plants free from disease
are now obtainable in many of the
States where nursery inspection is pro-
vided for. There is no reason why the
raspberry should not be restored to its
former glory as the finest of the home
garden bush fruits
Sweet alysSum is a fine plant for
edging beds or borders or planting
along garden paths. 1t Is an annual,
but reseeds itself prolifcally and STAYS
in bloom from Spring until heavy
frost.
Department of Agriculture circular
No. 81. Japanese Flowering Cherries"
by Paul Russell, contains interesting in
formation on the history, botany, horti-
cultural varieties and culture of this
beautiful group of trees.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
IRISH POTATO

When it comes to the point of grow
ing the maximum amount Of food. on q
given area 1t is difficult to conceive of
temperate zone plant that can sur
pass the plain, everyday Irish or white
potato, whether it be in the small city
home garden or on the large farm.
Needless to say, the potato will be an
important plant in the drought-ridden
areas where quantity OF food produced
will be even more important than quail
ity. The home gardener usually turns
TO the finer quality vegetables such as
the tomato, sweet corn and asparagus
and leafy types, such as chard, spinach
and lettuce, but II food alone was the
problem the potato would have to be
given first place. The record yield In
the United States Is something over
/ 200 bushels per acre, showing some
thing OF the astounding possibilities Of
the plant.
For this region the Irish Cobbler Is
very good Spring variety and Is, in
fact. about the only kind that local
merchants handle at this season. This
is a white-skinned, white-fieShed potato
of very good quality and early maturity.
Potatoes are not grown from seed but
from cuttings of old tubers. Hence the
term seed potato instead Of potato seed.
The true seed is sometimes produced
from flowers, but rarely in this region,
because hot weather causes the flowers
to fall without setting or even sup
presses flower formation altogether. At
any event, one would not care to SOW
the true seed because of the fact that
there would likely be only small crop
of small tubers the first year and also
because these tubers would be OF many
different shapes and characteristics.
Potato seed pieces should possess two
to three buds or eyes and should weigh
about 2 ounces, that is. a large potato
may be cut into four quarters and each
used to plant one hill. Rows should be
about % to 80 inches apart and hills
Is 10 13 inches. In many ways the
Irish potato is very satisfactory plant
to grow. 1t quickly sprouts and breaks
through the soil with a fine, sturdy
plant that makes an excellent showing
in the garden. The plants grow rapidly
and with the Spring crop there Is little
need to spray because the crop is ma
tured in late June or early July before