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Evening star., 1932-12-10

" HE importance of right selec-
ton of window shades is fire.
quently overshadowed by the
i consideration of window dra-
peries. 1t is true that, except
when figured chintz shades are used,
the draperies are more decorative, but
they are scarcely moN important.
Windows are let into walls primarily
for the light which they afford rooms.
Occasionally they are used for architec-
tural symmetry of design more than
for lighting purposes, but this does not
deter them from performing both de-
sirable uses, Of which the latter is their
accepted function.
The shades at windows arc important
TO soften glare to shut out light when
not wanted, to graduate, and distribute
the light entering through them, or to
divide or apportion the light when
shades are partly raised or lowered.
They are distinctly utilitarian furnish
tngs into which decorative elements are
instilled
A shade Of medium tone fulflls all
these purposes to best advantage 1t
softens the light enough to be salts
factory under ordinary circumstances.
yet 1t does not dim it too much. 1t
permits enough light to penetrate. so
that even when shades are drawn down
the room is not in darkness At night
the glow Of artificial illumination, in
rooms seeps through the lowered shades
enough to make the house look in
habited and not forbidding. Medium
toned shades are a good choice.
The color of window shades is i'm
portant since, for the outside appear
ance of a dwelling, 1t is desirable to
have all shades the same Two colors
are prime favorites, tan and green
There are endless tints and tones of
both these eolors permitting endless
Evening star., 1932-12-10
A1A@AD = AA'AA1 ~ oA~AA/o ". Burgess.

Light footsteps we're approaching. Was
it friend or foe?
And then an anxious face appeared
close to the wires of his cage. 1t was
the face Of Mrs. Coon. With little
whine of delight Bobby crowded close
to the wires. They touched noses
They licked faces They put their paws
through the wires and patted each
other
II thought you probably were fast
asleep for the Winter and had forgotten
me" whispered Bobby.
For long time didn't know where
you were" replied Mrs. Coon. II didn't
even know that YOU were alive. I saw
you carried away and followed at a
little distance as far as the edge of the
Green Forest. I didn't dare go any
farther, for heard Bowser the Hound.
Several times started for look around
over here, but every time one of those
dogs was about When you didn't come
hack began to doubt If you were alive
Today Sammy Jay happened along
while I was sitting in the doorway and
told me where you were. That fellow
doesn't miss much. does hep"
I'LL say he doesn't" replied Bobby.
IF you want to find out what is going
CD in the Green Forest or on the Green
Meadows or in the Old Orchard, 20 to
that blue-coated scamp"
Mrs. Coon was plainly nervous. Lets
go. What are you staying here for?
Can't you use that leg yet?"
Yes" replied Bobby. I'm stiIl
little lame, but I can use it."
Then why don't you come homer"
demanded Mrs Coon.
Il can't" replied Bobby mournfully.
Il can't get out. I'm q prisoner"
(CoDyright 1920
Evening star., 1932-12-10

and high enemas, or colonic irrigation,
as 1t Is called.
That food is factor in causing rheu-
mattsrn or, at least, in preventing recov-
cry from rheumatism is now well estab-
lished. Formerly it was thought that
meat was a cause, but now the starchy
foods have been found to be more to
blame.
Drs. r. Pemberton and e. 3. Peirce,
Philadelphia, believe that food is the
principal factor in the successful treat
ment of a large number of cases of
rheumatism, or arthritis, as it is more
generally known. Not, however that
every case can be helped by special diet
ing.
They have found that by keeping the
food intake to the lowest possible
amount, to an extent approaching al
most starvation not only may the ac-
tive symptoms of arthritis subside. but
there may be also an absorption Of the
exudates or deposits around the joints,
even when these joints have become
stiff.
In arthritis there may be a wasting
away of the bony surfaces of the joint
or there may be deposits about these
surfaces. In both conditions, this re-
duction Of food, or starvation process,
has given beneficial results. It is
thought that doing without vitamins
lessons the activity of the processes
arthritiS have experienced sharp i'm
provement by lessening the amount Of
food eaten. The vitamins, those ele-
Evening star., 1932-12-10
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was trying to make his new cigar
lighter work and ma said. Willyum,
there's something I decide every Chriss-
mas, but this year I've really decided it.
There's nothing like coming to q de-
cision, pop said, and ma said, Why
should I give useless presents Just for
formality sake because know I'm going
to receive an equally useless present in
retern. and proberly even more SO? For
instants I've been sending my sister
Fanny Christmas present ever since
I can remember, and vice virtue she's
been religiously sending me something
that I've never been able to use and
usually don't even care to look at, and
now why should that continue into the
dim future just because it's stretched
back into the distant passed?
cant give you q single reason, pop
said. and ma said, Precisely. so I've de-
cided to begin the good werk by sending
diplomatic letter to Fanny. In fact
I've written 1t already, I'll read 1t to
you. she said.
Wich she started to, being, Deer Fan
ny, How are you all? Everybody here is
Quite well, touch wood. I'm sending you
these few lines in token of the impend-
ing holiday SPIRIT to suggest in frend-
ly sisterly way that We don't bother to
indulge In our usual exchange Of pres
ents this Christmas but just relieve our
feelings on inexpensive Christmas cards
Not that I want you to feel I haven't
valued your passed gifts or that have
taken in any personel way the many
occasions when mine to you have ex-
ceeded yours to me in mere werldly
value, because after all the SPIRIT is
everything. OF corse I'll send something
to little Herbit as usual, because chill
dren natureny value the substants
rather than the SPIRIT, and you can
send Benny his usual present If the
idea occurs to you. I expect to pay
about $3.50 for Herbit's, although I
don't want you to regard that informa-
ton as hint in any way. Affectionate
love from your sister Pawleen
That's diplmatic enough for the Ligg
OF Nations, pop said. And he put it in
his pockit to mail for her If he don't
forget.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
GOOD TASTE TODAY
By EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

him. If you love him. and he you,
there Is no reason why affection should
turn to bitterness, II your character 10
strong enough and sweet enough to
overcome the pain-which is inevitable
of seeing a stranger in your daugh-
ter's place.
My dear Mrs. Post: Is It proper
for a wife to speak to an acquaintance
or friend Of her husbands, whom she
has never met. when her husband
speaks to them in passing on the
street,"
Answer: 1t seems to me that you
would either stop and exchange q few
words, or else not speak. But there IS
no rule about this except to follow
your own spontaneous inclination-as
is the case in more situations than not.
Dear Mrs. Post: Recently I att
tended the funeral Of my brother-ina
law, on my husbands side of the house
MY sister-in-law Is quite wei on and
lives in distant city. We have never
been intimate friends, although friends
ly. stayed in her house while on this
sad mission. What should I do now
that am home?" .
Answer: Write her a short note and
say whatever is true-that your husA
band was comforted by being with her
or that you appreciate her Kindness
during time that was SO dtficult
for her-write about your husband
rather than about yourself. q
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-12-10

variety of choice. Tan lets in more
light rays since it contains some yellow
which is a sun hue. Green, even in
medium "Snadetones," is darker. but
it is the color Of foliage, and a natural
one, also, to percolate through from
the out-of-doorS. The light through
either of these colored shades is pleas
ing. never harsh and supplies an agree
able tint scarcely perceptible, yet pres
ent in the atmosphere inside
In rooms where it is desirable to ex-
clude light. dark green shades are used.
Occasionally in some chamber where
the occupant is susceptible to dawning
light, and is Wakened by it, such shades
add comfort to life. In such instances.
two shades may be used at a window,
one the color common to the rest of
the house, and the other, an inside
shade of very dark green. The dark
shades are pulled down after the others
and only when light must be excluded.
Therefore they are not visible outside,
and need not be inside when not in use.
When sunshine is too strong in a
room and needs to be disseminated
rather than eliminated, white inside
shades are used with darker colored
ones. There was time when two such
shades at each window were fashion.
But sunshine is too necessary to health
to exclude its full strength except in
reception or formal rooms were the
glare would fade furnishings without
being of any especial benefit.
Gay glazed chintZ shades are used
in sun porches, in country houses, and
in rooms where drapeiies are not
wanted, yet decorative effects are
needed. They are cheerful shades
whether viewed from inside or outside
a house, but they need to be used Just
the right way.
copyright. isSao
Evening star., 1932-12-10
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and we'll set on sturdy hairy stem.
Along the stem are lovely lacy leaves.
A nutty odor attracts the attention of
the busy pollen seekers.
With her pollen and nectar always
on hand for her guests, cross-fertiliza-
ton is assured. She packs her children
so close together that they may be seen
afar off. Is Is any wonder this re-
sourceful mother has 50 many chill
dren?
In the Winter the yarrow is brown
headed and bends to the winds, as she
stands well above the white blanket
of snow at her feet. She has developed
thousands Of black seeds and q wind
that is strong, blowing everything be-
fore 1t. is the most desired visitor she
could wish for.
Yarrows belong to the thistle fam
lily, and while the yarrow does not grow
pointed spikes, the odor discourages
grazing animals and the leaves and
stems are sure to tickle their throats.
In some places it Is called "old mans
pepper" and it is known far and wide
where it flourishes in fields, roadsides,
meadows and at the edge of woods.
In the Azores the yarrow comes into
her own and is appreciated. In
lovely gardens under the name of
lace-fiower, the grayish white flower
among the gayly colored ones Is indeed
beautiful. Once in long time a pink
ish one will be seen. In spite Of his
hatred for this flower the farmer often
sowS it with his seeds and larger and
handsomer yarrow is the result There
are 100 species of bees, butterflies,
beetles and bugs which make daily
call at the sign Of the yarrow.
Here is another place young natural
lists may find a wonderful collection
of insects. There are some of the
brightest colored beetles, flies and in
teresting visitors that congregate in
friendly groups and will save you many
steps.
(Copyright. 1932)
Evening star., 1932-12-10

him by no means discredited. It Just
couldn't be helped.
The veteran Senator's State and his
candidacy for reelection were objects
OF special concern to the Republicans
in the campaign. 1t will be ren1em-
bered that practically every one of the
big guns" at one time or. another was
trained on the Utah electorate.
President Hoover delivered one Of hie
major speeches there, in which he said
Of Smoot: HE knows more OF the
workings Of our Government than any
other living American"
Vice President Curtis, invaded Utah.
as did Secretaries Hyde, Mills, Wilbur
and any number Of the lesser lights
all in vain.
But perhaps there is a deeper reason
why Senator Smoot shows no sign 81
depression at his defeat. OF ali the
lame ducks" on Capitol Hill perhaps
no one, from President Hoover on
down the line, has a more safe sane
tuary, whether it be in or out OF the
Government, where he may turn than
has Smoot.
That sanctuary is the Mormon
Church, of which he is one of the
IL apostles. who under the first presi-
dency, guide the spiritual affairs Of
that organization.
The Senator's religion is one Of thu
principal things In his life.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
Everyday Psychology
NJ DIR. JESSE W. srnowIs.
Laughter

Laughter.
Laughter is catalogued nowadays
among those mental n1echanisms that
are always ready to go into action
That Is to say, people are always ready
to laugh. The man whose business 1t
is to make people laugh never goes into
bankruptcy, provided he can produce
more and better laughs than his COM
petitors.
While the propensity to laugh is in
born. 1t seems that we all must learn
what to laugh at. An infant only
smiles. It has its first laugh when it
discovers that 1t Is somebody. That
Is the reason some psychologists say
that We laugh only when we feel su-
perior to the situation. We break into
laugh every time we have a sudden
sense of greatness. We are amused at
the things that seem inferior to us in
terms of our own logic
Some laughs are defiant; others take
on the air Of mockery; still others have
some malicious purpose; the nliser
merely chuckles All of which means
that laughter Is a gesture. form of
language far Older than grammars and
dictionaries. There's some kind of
laugh for every situation, for every
mood.
The language Of laughs has a large
vocabulary. To read that Language
fully, you must have done a lot of liv-
Ing, lot of striving, a lot of succeed
ing. You can tell pretty well what a
person thinks of himself by taking note
Of the things that amuse him. ..
tCopyright, 1s32)
Evening star., 1932-12-10
Uncle Rays
Corner
A Little Saturday Talk.

~ F all readers of the Corner.
wonder who has saved the
stories for the longest time
~ Many letters tell about scrap
books which readers have
kept, but it would be hard to say which
has the best-filled scrapbook.
This leads me to an idea. Today, or
during the next week, should like to
have any boy or girl write to describe
his or her scrapbook. The letter should
contain not more than $50 words and
should be on the subject of What My
Scrapbook is Like" or How My Scrap
book Has Helped Me in School"
I have been slow about offering prizes
because those who do not win may
feel sad. However, I have a plan to take
care of that. To every reader who
sends me such a letter, I shall mail a
little packet of stories about science,
travel or nature, or some riddles, or
some other little surprise" In 100 of
the packets, I shall place half a dozen
foreign stamps.
To the boy who sends what seems to
be the best letter, and also to the girl
who sends the letter judged best, shall
give a copy of THE Child's Story of
the Human Race" This Is a book which
1 wrote several years ago. 1t contains
462 pages, with more than 800 pic
lures, and tells about the adventures
of mankind from the Stone Age up
until after the World War. Each copy
of the book will be inscribed by the
author"
In describing your scrapbook Cor the
Corner articles you have saved with
out pasting them in a book, just tell
the story in your own way, Letters
must be mailed between December 10
and December II. Let me know your
age.
Prepare now to begin new scrap
book on January /. The new Uncle
Ray scrapbook leaf1et and membership
certificate is ready. Write for it and
be sure to enclose self-addressed,
stamped envelope. Address Uncle Ray
in care of this newspaper
UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-12-10
Ham Soume.

One cup milk, one-half cup soft
bread crumbs, two or three cloves, one
tablespoon butter, one and one-half
cups minced ham, two tablespoons
onion juice, pepper and three eggs.
Cook milk and bread crumbs and cloves
together five minutes, stirring constant
ly. Add butter, ham, seasoning and
beaten egg yolks. Fold in beaten egg
whites and put in creased baking dish
Set in a pan of water and bake in a
moderate oven (375 degrees FL 35 or
40 minutes until set. This recipe may
be used with any other meat or vege-
table if the seasoning is varied.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

"@AA0A @lASA1A~ oOo1As
the leg carefully bandaged. Then Bobby
had been put in a roomy cage in a
shed at the back of the house. Thus
he had become a prisoner, for Farmer
Browns Boy did not mean to let him
wander away until that leg was healed
At first Bobby had not minded at all.
You see, he had been too exhausted by
his dreadful journey that night when
steel trap, and after pulling the chain
of 1t free of the log to which it had
been fastened had dragged it through
the Green Forest to the foot of his
home tree.
But now Bobby was beginning to be
uneasy. The leg was no longer swollen.
He could even use it little, although
he limped when he walked. Several
times every day Farmer Browns Boy
visited him and brought him the incest
things to eat and talked to him. They
were the best of friends and Bobby had
everything he could desire save one.
That one was freedom. OF course, he
couldn't understand that freedom was
the worst thing for him at that time.
He couldn't know that Farmer Browns
Boy would keep him only until he was
really fit to 60 back to the Green For
est. All he could understand was that
he was prisoner.
The weather was growing cold.
Bobby felt the urge to curl up in his
snug home in the hollow tree. There
was no place here to sleep the long
sleep he was used to. So this added
to his discomfort and uneasiness. He
was beginning to be unhappy. He won
Ciered if Mrs. Coon was already asleep.
He presumed she was. Had she not
said that she was fat enough and tried
to keep him from going out that night
he had been caught in the trap?
It was cold moonlight night Bobby
had been more than unusually uneasy
that day. All was quiet in the house.
In the distance Hooty the Horned Owl
hroted twice. Bobby was wakeful. He
liraped uneasily about his cage. What
We that? He stopped and cooked his
eer. Some one was coming into that
shed. Your ears or mine would not
have heard sound, but Bobby's did.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

group q u d o e q
Il a m e due K S."
there is little in
dication that 1t
weighs so heavily
on him.
The slim, soft
spoken Utah Sena-
tor was among
the first arrivals
In the Capital for
the short session
Of Congress. Al
most Immediately
he busted himself
with getting ready
for that event.
His voice. as on
so many previous
congressional ewes,
vr-eA 1z-I 4
Evening star., 1932-12-10

Answer: You ask
them and seat
them accordingly.
And put yourself
at whichever table
there Is q vacancy.
If all play for the
same stakes, seat
them according to
your knowledge of
their ability and
temperam e n t S.
both. Seating peo-
pie you know well
Is easy. Otherwise
you have to seat
them according to
what they like to
play for.
My dear Mrs.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

IN OBBY COON was prisoner. He
- was prisoner of love, but none
the less prisoner. Farmer
IL Browns Boy had found him in
the Green Forest with trap
fast to one leg and that leg badly
swollen and hurt He had taken Bobby
home, for he had known that Bobby
was in no condition to be left there III
the Green Forest, and Bobby had made
no protest. 1t had been a tiresome trip
for both, for Bobby was heavy, for all
Fall he had been growing fat in prep
aration for his long sleep through the
Winter.
When home had been reached
Bobby's injured leg had been carefully
bathed, healing ointment applied and
Evening star., 1932-12-10

- @@~~ = $4,000
Latterly, while
attempting to find
the cause of rheu-
matism, there have
been a great many
suggestions as to
treatment, some Of
which undoubtedly
relieve the pain
a n d symptoms.
While the drug
used all over the
world now is So
d u m sahcylate,
there are other
forms of treatment
other than drugs
that are proving
very effective
heat, massage, di-
atherfny electricity
Evening star., 1932-12-10
THAT BODY OF YOURS
BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. d.

ments in food which make foods do bet
ter work in the body, actually seem to
increase the sufferings of rheumatic pa.
tients.
The diet treatment then Is simply to
cut down on the entire food intake for
as long as it Is safe to do so; a sort Of
starvation treatment.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-12-10
My Neighbor Says:

When cleaning your refriger-
ator, use one tablespoonful of sal
soda to four quarts of cold
water, This will keep the drain
pipe clean and free.
Heat a lemon thoroughly BE-
fore squeezing, and you viii OBJ
tain nearly double the quantity
of juice.
The gloss of a rubber plant is
greatly increased by dropping
about a teaspoonful Of sweet on
about its roots once a month.
Soak a new tooth brush over
night In a glass of water. The
bristles VIII not come out, and
the brush win last twice as long.
tCopyrtght, 1a32) s
Evening star., 1932-12-10
Rheumatism and Arthritis.

A S student, I learned that the
" real underlying cause of rheu-
~ matism was unknown There
4 \ were many theories, one of
which was that it was due to
some organism. That rheumatism fol-
lowed sore throat was known, and 1t
was only natural to believe that the
organisms from the sore throat caused
rheumatism
Evening star., 1932-12-10
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in Etiquette.
By JOS. J. FRfsCH.
By JOS. J. FRfsCH.

T. TIN medieval times 1t was the
custom to throw meat and other food
10 dogs (and chickens and pigs, tool
as they waited around on the floor dur-
ing a meal, but modern etiquette ta-
boos the feeding of animals at the
table, Dogs and cats should be trained
to stay away from the table during
meal time.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

ter died some time ago and now my
son-in-law is marrying again. Do I
still consider him my son-in-law2"
Answer: There cannot be any rule
as to this, but If possible, yes. This de-
pends entirely upon your feelings for
Evening star., 1932-12-10
N A T u r E. S
C. HI IL ID r E. N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
YARROW.
Achillea MilIefolium.

A LII over the world the yarrow
n has been known as most per-
Il sistent weed She has even
\ figured in mythology, litera-
ture, medicine and folklore.
Many things are claimed for her. 1t
is said that during the siege of Troy,
Chiron, the Centaur, taught Achilles,
the Greek warrior, how to make an
ointment of the plant to heal the
wounds of his Myrmiods. 1t is as
serted by some that tea brewed from
the plant will cure ague, loss of hair
and house maids knee-that potion
made of this flower is reliable cure
for the lovelorn and bit of 1t worn
in your shoe will lead you at once to
your mate In old Swedish books there
are recipes for intoxicating drinks to
be made from the flower when 1t first
blooms.
To the farmer it is another healthy
pest that begins blooming in early June
and flowers until November. The COM
pact, grayish white flower is composed
of many florets packed closely together
Evening star., 1932-12-10
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Oatmeal With Cream.


Grapefruit.
Oatmeal With Cream.
Omelet, Bacon.
Crlunb Griddle Cakes, Maple Sirup.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Fruit Cup.
Chicken Pie. Celery.
Cranberry Jelly.
Creamed Caulifiower.
Ginger Ale Salad.
Butterscotch Pie.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Grilled Sardines.
Tomato Jelly Salad.
Parker House Rolls.
Sponge Squares, Chocolate Sauce.
Tea.
CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKES.
Cover "a cup stale bread
crumbs with l pint sour milk, let
stand overnight and beat thor
oughly. Sift 122s cups flour with
l teaspoon baking powder. Il
teaspoon soda and Y teaspoon
salt. Combine the two mixtures
and bake on hot grtddle.
BUTTERScOTCH PIE.
Mix l cup brown sugar, 2 egg
yolks, 2 tablespoons butter, l cup
milk; put into double boiler, let
come to a boil, then add 3 table
spoons -four mixed with table
spoons water. Cook until thick,
then add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
When cold put in baked pie
crust and cover with 2 stiffiy
beaten egg whites. To each egg
white add teaspoon iced water,
3 tablespoons sugar, "a teaspoon
baking powder. Brown Is min
utes in slow oven.
GRIILED SARDINES.
Heat the blazer very hot.
Brown a tablespoon butter and
grill quickly a box of small
French sardines. Serve ON toast
ed crackers. Open all the VIM
dows before you begin.
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