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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE. MEYER ELpRED.
Cup Feelings.

Cup E00ulHke,.
Learning to drink from a cup cannot
be mastered in o few lessons. Children
learn this art gradually. their prof.
c1ency gotng up and down before It Is
soltdtfed into complete control. This
u true Of all learning sttua tons. But
a mother is impatient Of learning She
feels that when child has once learn
ed to drink from cup. he should grow
better after each trial Instead usually
the child goes completely stale on the
whole thing. and recessttates further
teaching.
Start cup drinking at or months,
when the child is able to SIT up. Use
q small cup and give only spoonful
or so Of water, milk Or orange tuice.
Baby must learn that there are other
ways Of imbibing fluids than by bottle
or drop by. drop Increase the, amount
gradually Until baby can take an ap-
prec1able amount Of all his liquid foods
In this more advanced way II g
mother let's the child practice cup feed
ing from early infancy, there should
never be that most unhappy spectacle
of a runabout child firmly attached TO
bottle feelings
MY baby of 10 months weighs 1884
pounds" Mrs. A. 3 writes she
weighed nearly seven ct birth. can
not make her stay in her play pen.
and when she gets out she eats dirt
What is lacking in her diet She has
bottle also, 10 drops of viosterol
daily, vegetables beef Juice. banana.
cereal and custard She can take about
ounces Of milk by cup. but soon gets
tired and wants her bottle What shall
] do"
The baby has gained only a little
over q pounds IN 10 months. while the
average. vell-fed child gains about y
pounds in that length Of time The
foods YOU are giving are all right, but
what about quantities? Does the baby
get good cows milk daily, at least 30
ounces with some water and about on5
and one-half ounces of sugar. When
and in what amounts are YOU giving
cereal and vegetables and orange Juice
Cod liver oil preparations are seldom
necessary in hot weather but sun baths
in moderation NAV substitute for them
Beef Juice Is stimulating TO the appetite
and contains small quantities Of iron,
but little or no nourlShment There Is
no real need for IT. Bananas may be
substituted for cereal at any time when
the latter appears in the diet Your
menu should be like this am. bot
tie. am. two ounces Of orange tuice
10 am, about three tablespoons OF
cereal and bottle, pm, three table
spoons of vegetables and bottle. pm.
same as 10 am Let baby take her
milk by cup and finish by bottle. IN
creasing the amount in cup little by
little. At one year she should he able
to negotiate the whole eight ounces by
cup
Please send me self addressed.
stamped envelope for q leeflet on dirt
eating Address your request to the
Your Baby and Mine" department of
this newspaper. Read tomorrow's
article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

Swered her hostess q trif1e priggishly
It must he admitted "A can picnic is
one where everything, or nearly every
thing We eat comes from cans OF
course We take along bread or buns
and butter, and celery or lettuce and
tomatoes And we may buy ice cream.
but the main part Of the meal comes
from cans
The bows are always so hungry
after their swim that I thought We
might have a Mulllgan stew We can
ask them to start the fire before we
GO into the water. Well put the IN
gradients for the stew into the big ket-
tie and let II simmer while We battle
Here is THAT we are going TO Use
First, we need can opener That's
certain With that NE open two cans
Of concentrated tomato SOUP, one can
of homtnv and of Irish stew one ran
Of peas, one Of spaghetti with tomato
sauce and a can of onions All of
these may be procured at any up to
date grocery store. The mixture Is
ready to eat after 1t has been cooked
for half hour or So And do we eat
II? I'll say so-and how" All Of
which was news to Claire. but after
the picnic she was ready to admit 1t
was truthful news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
OUR CHILDREN
NV ANGELO PATRI.
The Useful
what ia that YOU are reading?"
"A storv book. :"

What IL that YOU are reading?"
"A story book"
Another story book What is 49,
Treasure Island It's about boy
and one-eyed man. a pirate. and
That's enough. one-eved man, q
pirate Nice company for q bov your
age. ] must say. Where did YOU get IT."
From the library The librarian
said IT was one Of the best books ever
written for bows And the teacher said
go, too. And, ANYWAY I'd have to read
IT for next year because IT is on the
reading list "
ooh that's different It's q useful
book Why didn't Won say 500 Just the
same pirates and one-eved men-1 wish
they would stick TO regular things.
mind lust needn't be done Have you
learned that list of dates YETI"
No haven't looked at It since
school closed
We'll, you'd Better They're useful.
You have to know them 70 pass If I
were vou Id put away that story book
and learn those dates"
IF ! do that nom. I'll have to learn
them all over again for the test. be-
cause I'll forget all about them the day
after I learn them. Just before exam
nations I'll learn that list use it the
day of the test and forget it
Why don't YOU forget the story
hook You knew all about that TIL
be sstonished if you pass any examine :
t1ons next Fall with all this reading
and foolEhness. I wish you'd learn
your lists and things
oh. III do them all right Don
worry But have to read a book. too
once in q while, A fellow. ought to be
able to do something he likes to do
once IN awhile
What is useful? Often wonder as
I see children walking through the cor
r1dors of the school building studying
lists of dates. lists of names. battles,
cities words. what good the learning
will do them. Some children will never
he able to get Anything worth while
out of high school, and for them COL
leCe would be a useless idea. Their
work lies in the activities Of industry.
They will buy and sell build. push and
pull and carry: work machines. lay
bricks. do the thousand and one useful
things that must be done, Just what
subjects In the school are useful to
them? The selected group Of special
ists-musicianS, artists. actors. doctors.
all those highly qualified people, what
in education is useful to them?
For all children there is a common
education. They all need to know how
to read. Reading is. more than calling
the words. 1t is the ability to gather
ideas from printed words. All children
ought to read as well as it is possible
for them to read This Is highly i'm
portant~-and extremely useful. They
need Sonne number work. the simplest
forms Of arithmetic. They need a
hobby. n vocation. and q background
enriched by whatever beauty their eyes
csn see. their ears comprehend. what
Is useful tn some is of little value to
others
Hold fast 10 these. for they are use
full throughout life. An open. question:
ing mind, Imagination. skill IF some
sort; desire to live fully. Whatever
helps any of these that is useful.
fcoprrlEht, 1917
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Holds His Head High
With self-respect restored 20 vou
There nothing that ron cannot do
Film the Ter~ter

ANYWAY, that is the wav Flip felt
when he had regained the self-respect
which he had lost in his fear of Speed
foot the COYOTE and his inability not
to show that fear whenever Speedtoot
came around And Flip did regain his
self-respect and with II the respect of
his friends the three dogs al the ranch
where he was STAYING II came about
IN this wav
All the people at the ranch but tte
cook had gone of for bhe dav It was
warm dav and in the afternoon the
four dogs had gone TO the corral for q
nap in a shady corner Somehow Flip
wasn't sleepy. and after awhile he got
up and went TO the gate He stood
there looking ont, trying tn make UP
his mind whether to stay there or to go
up to the ranch house and visit the
cook He had about decided to do the
latter. for he was a fsvorlte with the
cook and received MANY tidbit from,
him. when he heard q noise among the
hens out back of the stables. 1ust such
q noise as he had heard the hens az
home make when frightened
7 wonder what Is the matter with
them. thought Flip I'll go see -
He trotted swiftly along close to the
nearest building and poked his head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

breathe deeply for several minutes. then
turn over on your face. arms stretched
above head. Keeping the knees and
elbows straight. raise arms and legs as
far up as possible. Relax and repeat
several times. This exercises the back
muscles.
2. Stand up and stretch your body
on tiptoes. Give your limbs a good
stretching in each direction. Repeat
six times
2. Stand erect. arms at sides. Bend
knees and raise arms out In front for
balance. Rise and repeat sqlatting ex-
ercise several times in succession.
4. Stand erect. arms raised above
head. Quickly bend trunk and touch
the ground with your fingers. knees
stiff. Repeat IN tn 20 times.
; Swing fully extended arms in wind
mill fashion for several minutes
After the exercises take quick cold
shower and then rundown with salt
and you will feel ready to tackle the
DAYS problems with vim and energy
Those who do not feel equal to the cold
shower may substitute q tepld sponge.
To pep up the circulation many In vls-
orous health enjoy the alternate hot
and cold shower followed by the brisk
rundown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

around the corner lust in time tn see
Speedfoot the Coyote spring on plump
hen. Speedfoot must have seen the
people leave the ranch that morning
and known that there was little To
fear from terrible gun Then he had
waited until the dogs were nowhere TO
be seen AND stolen up on those hens.
It was a bold thing to do but Coyote
can be bold when he knows the
chances are In his favor
Flip didn't stop to think that this
was Speedfcot the Coyote It was q
thief stealing that which he. Flip,
should protect Without a sound he
rushed at the thief It was all so sud-
den that Speedfoot barely had time to
drop the hen when Flip was on him.
The next instant they we're rolling over
and over, snarltng, yelping swapping,
each trying to get at the throat of the
other Gone from Flip was all fear
The fury of fighting ancestors filled
him. He didn't even feel the slashing
teeth Of the Coyote. Over and over
they rolled each trying for that grip
on the throat
Now. Speedfoot was no coward
Forced to f1ght he was ready and will
ing for the battle. Being a Wolf, he
had sharp teeth and strong Jaws and q
wicked way Of slashing with them. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

SIMPLICITY Of Summer decoration IS
important for the peace cf mind Of tbs
hcnemaker She cannot relax with
complete restfulness If she sees things
about the house which require atten-
ton With windows vide open during
day, or evening, or both, dust COMES
into the house much more IN warm
weather than in cold when less Of the
dirt caught up by breezee has oppor-
tunitv to enter This makes the dust
ing Of rooms much more Of task in
Summer than Winter Therefore. the
fsuer things there are t. go over with
g buster the better. not only for the
diminishing Of work but for the sake
CT tbs caretakers TRANQUILITY,
One reason WHY decoration Is not
tsssened when ornaments are cut ava"
ct this season Is because flowers are
apt TO lend their heautlfvlng touch
Nothing Is more lowell for Summer
decoration than cut flowers ~ bloom
ing plants more especlallv the former
The cost 50 little becau-e Of their pro
fuc'cn that one can afford to buy
flowers. when one does not have
garden Moreover flowers ere the most
apprcpr.ate decora ton for they bring a
breath Of nature into a home that ran
bs secured N no other wav II cannot
be denied that flowers require attention
but rhen once fixed thev are q source
Of continual pleasure and not 4 remln-
der Of work 70 be done as duaty orra-
ment2 surely are
There Is also q psychological aspect
of s1n1pllc1tv Il tends r. calm the
mind Conrlexltv stimulates the senses.
and At times even a-gTavstes them
This Il partly matter o. th> number
Of things around and partly = matter
Of arrangement The mental com
posure Is iolted BY trial displacement
Of articles and there Is IN immediate
tendency tc put them in correct DO
sit1or=. or to rearrange tbs things IN
different rav for better effects The
thought even though uns ccompanied
hv action Interfere with mental COM
rosure ana when followed by action
rt:arles both mind and body ar the
time
Simplicity NJ decoration It rcstfnl to
mental processes soothing tn Ehe spirits
and involves The least physical labor
II y assumed cf"cauSe that the SIM
pllcltv Is one. Of .loeaut", and not one
Of barrenness b. eliminating tbs
ornaments Thich collect dirt quickest.
and which are hardest 10 Gust. Or which
must be washed frequently to keep
then, in the required spotlessness of
beauty. and BY seeing that what re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
Silhouette Remains.

MORE graceful figures perhaps, but
80 certainly no less slender When
the new more feminine fashions frst
prevailed there we're persistent run1ors
that slender lines would no longer be
demanded by fashions. There was even
talk of the revival of the bouffant
skirts that would do away with the ne
cesstty for hip-reductng exercises.
To be sure, the excessively straight
lines that prevailed during the long
wasted period are no more. Higher
belts have brought about more curving
contours. but slenderness is still a pre-
requisite The silhouette predicted for
Autumn II spoken of as nearly straight.
The pronounced flare has been thrown
into the discard and boufancy Is a
thing Of the past.
Actually the new dresses call for less
material than those of last season
Skirts are just as long but their fullness
Is more restrained The new Jackets
and coats wrap around the figure but
they do not flare Sleeves are more
ornate than they used to be with usually
suggestion of width above the elbow,
but they are fairly straight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
N ATU E. S
C. IL ID r E N
By LILLIAN, cox ATHEH
illustrations by Mary Foley.
LXXu.
THE WATER BOATMAN.


TINE water boatman surely has
been blessed He Is built like
submarine and flying ma
4 chine, too What more could q
fellow desire? He can live In
any climate, and, If the Winter Is cold
he dives into his mud blanket TO await
the re5lirn Of Spring
He Is a small fellow to have SO many
blessings He Is not quite half an inch
long His winged. oval-shaped body is
clothed in greenish- blsck gray Supplied
with SIX efacient legs. this boatnan
leads free-and-easy life. On the bed
of the pond, cl1ng1ng to pebble with
his middle clsv-flnished legs, his body
stay for a long time When the supply
runs low he da-hed to the top for
more It is the hairs over hts whole
body which enable him to store it
Under the water. by moving his wings
or body, the air can be moved about
The oar-like hind legs are outlined
with brlstles and held straight out The
scoop-shaped front pair are located
near hts mouth As he has suction
mouth this Is pushed through an open
ing in the tip of his head when IN Use
His. head IL blunt and his eyes are
large and three cornered
When he wishes TO come 70 the sur
face. he lets go Of his pebble anchor
He scoots about the surface Of the
water or flies to the great white lights
If they are near his home
The mother boatman LAYS her eggs
on the stems Of submerged plants In
Mexico. the eggs Of two species are
mixed with meal and considered q
great dellcacy by the Indians and half
breeds Tons Of these Mexican species
are imported into England as food TO,
birds and fish
The water boa tman Is q most inter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
A Sermon for Today
BIT REV. JOHN R. GUM.
Missing Good Things,

your sins have T1thholden good
things from YOU Jeremiah. VS.
When men sin they do so under
the delus,on that they will thereby
gain good things" But how sadly
they are disappointed If they get the
good" they go after they get some
thing else along with 1t that takes
drunkard may get the pleasurable OBJ
livton he seeks. but he also gets a red
nose, q watery eve, q corrugated liver.
There is an old Greek legend about
a certain messenger that came to
earth with box, in which were all
manner of pleasant gifts, and down
at the bottom was speckled pest that.
when the box was emptied. crawled
out into the sunshine and infested the
land. That Pandora's box is like the
good things" that sin brings to men.
You gain. perhaps your advantage,
but you get something that spells It
all.
The word sin" means. IN the orig
inal, that which misses its mark.
Sin always misses its mark Every
wrong thing we do misses its aim. We
ALWAYS fall short of the good things"
we atm at. even though they are Of
the most paltry and shabby sort, when
We venture upon any evil course,
AIOUnST In1IlE. OH HOV UtllT ulS6p-
points us in the good it seems to
promise, but it spoils our taste for the
better and really good things of life
and shuts us off from participation in
them. Your sins have withholden
good things from you" The light
which is gladstone to healthy eye
Is agony to diseased one. The good
that the cody enjoy is ss poison to
the goddess man. Put a bad man in
company with good men and he would
be miserable Sin units a man for
fellowship with the pure and noble.
It renders one incapable of appreciat-
ing and enjoying the things that make
life beautiful, happy and worth while.
In any way you view 1t, sin means
missing the mark In its inevitable
result It means missing the good things
Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

With cold or cool rinse. wash your
hair once week The following scalp
tonic for oily hair may be applied two
or three times a week One-fourth
ounce bicarbonate of soda, two ounces
cologne water. one ounce distilled water,
four drains tincture of cantharides
four ounces bay rum, 80 grains uuinine
sulphate
Use the following skin tonic before
applying makeup One-half pint rose
water. one teaspoonful borate Of soda.
30 drops tincture of ouillaya, 20 drops
essence Of lavender, one teaspoonful
simple tlncture of benzoin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

The Youthful animation Of hem makes
this dustv-pink washable crepe silk
print frock especially attractive,
The cape sleeves of the voked bodice
Of plain crepe in blending shade are
outstandinglv chic in their unique
pointed treatment
narrow belt Of seIf-fabric isadiust-
ahle and is smart worn at either the
higher or the natural waistlnP.
STYLE No 2246 comes in sizes ID, l6,
ts and 70 years, In the i6-year size
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
Avocado Pear Salad .

Two pears, one cupful cottage cheese,
two tablespoonfuls lemon Juice, one-hslf
cupful French dressing. one-eighth tea
spoonful salt.
Feel pears and remove seeds. Cut
in slices and sprinkle with lemon juice
Chill. Arrange On 1sttucs and top WITT
remaining ingredients and serve.
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NY Nelghbor SAYS:

A teaspoonful Of salt and 2
dessertspoonful Of lemon iutce
answer the same PURPOSE as
salts Of lemon for removing
iron mold from linen It Is not
poison and will not prove In
furious to the linen
II YOU wish TO keen your
mer1ngue light. add one tea
spoonful IF water after the sugar
Is beaten in, or add 2 pinch Of
baking powder while beating.
Always prepare your lars,
placing rubbers on before ycu
start canning There will then
be no delay when your fruits or
vegetables are ready to be Put
IN lars.
The smell Of peppermint Is
most obnoxious 70 mice. A little
oil Of peppermint placed about
their haunts Will soon make
them look for other quarters.
fCopyrtgh.. 1871
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NANCY PAGE
Claire Learns All About a
Can Picnic.
nv FLORENCE la CAME

Claire Lacey had been invited to ioln
a can picnic She was camping at
the lake and spent most of her time in
beach toys The group lived quite an
isolated life and so felt perfect free
dom In their out Of door clothes He'd
they been using q trolley back and
forth from town Claire knew that her
mother would soon have put stop to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
SPONGE CAKE.

Beat we'll two eggs; add slowly,
beating steadily. one cup sugar,
then one-half cup hot water. one
CUP -four with two teaspoons
tleveD baking powder. and flavor.
After putting in pan. sprinkle top
freely with granulated sugar. It
makes nice crusty top You
can use one-half cup hot milk.
and one teaspoon butter instead
OF water and then use frcsting.
tCryright, 1esi.) m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
HARLEQUIN SALAD.

One cup apple strips, one cup
celery strips, one green pepper,
one canned pnnento. salad dress
ing and lettuce Combine the
apple, celery, green pepper and
pimento together after cutting
in strips the shape and size of
matches. Toss In the salad
dressing and heap on the lettuce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
SIMPLE DECORATION THAT Is BOTH

malrs is we'll POSTPONED to supply cor
rect balance. the desired simplicity Of
Summer decoration ls insured
(Copvriyht, 1881 y
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Reducing Stout LeTs.

Dear Miss LeedE-(h How can / re-
duce my legs am II years old. feet
8 inches tall and weigh $50 pounds ~
I have blue eyes and blonde hair What
are my best colors' MILDRED.
Answer-1N You are about II pounds
above the average weight for your age
and height However. If YOU are Of
naturally large build you need not con-
slider Yourself overweight. Walk four
mr. Ave miles day Al a brisk pace 10
reduce the excess fat on your legs. Go
on longer hikes during week ends ard
holidays. Climbing hills and swimming
are both fine leg exercise, The inverted
bicycle exercise and stationary running
may be included in your program of in
door exercises ~ You forgot 10 de-
scribe your complexion and also the
shade of blonde hair. If your skin is
fair and your hair a pure blonde. you
will find almost any delicate pastel
shade becoming. Since you are rather
large. you can make your figure seem
smaller by clothes. such as black. skipper
blue brown. taupe and wine color. Trim
hem with touches of cream, blue, yellow
or green.
Oily skin and Hair
Dear Miss Leeds My hair becomes
ollv two DAYS after my shampoo and
I cannot keep powder on my fare on
account of the oiliness. How can ]
correct this condition? s NJ.
Answer-Fxcess oiliness requires con-
stitutional treatment as well as local
treatment Build M your general
health by right diet. sufficient rest at
night and daily outdoor exercise Use
plenty of soap and water TO cleanse
face and body daily and always finish
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3 wards of so-inch material NTH s.
ward of 32-inch contrasting Il SUFFICIENT
It's very snappy IN yacht blue linen
with white crepe contrast,
Other very charming ideas for its
development are aqua blue eyelet hand
Esrchief linen. printed dinity in yellow
WITT brown dots, mems silk shtrting in
egrshell and brown, shantung in opal
green and fat washable crepe silk in
white
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.
Our large Summer fashion book offers
. ride choice for your Summer ward
rcbe IN daring styles for tbs children
as VII es the adults. Price Of book,
10 cent?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01

T. R. M-Exercise and correct
diet are essential to good health, but.
unlike correct diet, stretching exercises
should not be taken ct table Whether
or not we live ct a boarding house, We
never reach across the table fer eny-
thing, but politely ask some one &c
pass It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
GRIDDLE CAKES

OrVlDL'I1H'
one cup sifted fiouh, one
fourth teaspoon salt, one-half
teaspoon baking powder, one-half
TEASPOON soda, one cup thick sour
milk and one tablespoon melted
butter. S1ft together -four, salt
and baking powder Stir the
soda into the sour milk and use 10
mix the dry ingredients to batter
Stir in a generous amount Of
blueberrles, mix in the butter and
cook as usual