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Evening star., 1932-09-10
THAT BODY OF YOURS
BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. u

heart when at rest-76-7a. In three
cases the highest rate was over 200. In
adults doing severe work the highest
rate is usually about $50 to ITO.
Just as soon as the exercise began,
the heart began to beat faster. to supply
the extra blood needed by the muscles
to do the exercise.
Almost an hour after the exercise
was taken, the average rate was still
about II points higher than before the
exercise was taken, but there was a
great drop in the rate at the end Of
the first minute after the exercise was
completed.
These figures teach us that the heart
Is capable OF doing a great amount Of
work, whenever there is any need for
1t. 1t increases its rate Immediately
and when the work is done, the rate
returns almost to normal within one
or two minutes. This returning to nor
NAL within a short time is the usual
army test" as to the ability of the
heart to do the heavy work required Of
it in warfare.
When you have an ailment, even a
slight one, the heart rate increases in
order to do the extra work needed to
fight off the ailment And even after
the ailment has passed ever, the heart
will continue to beat a little more
rapidly for few days afterward.
The thought, then, is that your heart
is capable OF doing two to three times
its regular amount of work, and that.
although 1t returns to nearly normal
In one or two minutes, there Is always
the need of a little extra rest after
work or an ailment, until the normal
rate returns
(CopyriEht, 1922
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together that you are reminded OF a
fringe when you become wise to the
ways of this interesting little friend of
ours and know where to hunt.
In about 10 days the little 1nhabi-
tant of the dangling rope will awaken.
His strong sickle-shaped jaws are used
to cut the way out of his castle. Here
Is the aphis-lion and what a ferocious-
looking creature he is. A big head
armed with mighty jaws fitted with
sharp hollow teeth-a body outlined
with curving hairs and six strong legs.
Hungry and as pugnacicus as he can
be. He would not hesitate tackling q
much larger insect. neither would he
question the right to consume a sister
or a brother. But he must slide or
crawl down his pole" in order to reach
food. His mother usually places her
offspring in the midst of fine, healthy
herd of ant cows (plant lice). and when
the youngSter reaches the base of his
pole, finds himself in a land of plenty.
Without delay the jaws reach forth, an
unSuspecting little sap pumper is i'm
paneled on the jaws and in less than
one minute, the first aphis has been
drained of all its juices and is cast
aside. n
In 10 days or IA at the most, the
aphis-lion is u inch long, extremely
portly and there are thousands of ant
cows missing. Then the young lion
crawls to nearby leaf, and, pulling the
tip edge over him, he fastens it with
few silk threads. Under this roof he
spins a pearly white silk cocoon about
himself. In a short time he will emerge
a beautiful pale green lace-wing with
gauzy wings. and at eventide search for
a mate.
The aphis-lions are very valuable
friends of ours and deserve protection.
Their enemy, the Chalcis fly, seeks the
helpless occupant in its cocoon as it is
Transforming into the winged insect
and lays her egg. 1t soon matches and
eats the tender victim within.
Copyright, 1922
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of the first quilts was made up In pieces
of brown cloth. She had heard of the
same pattern under the name of the
gray goose" meaning. of course, that
this particular quilt was made up in
scraps of gray.
A newcomer to the quilt club said
she had heard this pattern called the
devils claw" And she said that as
she remembered 1t the colors were red
and white. Then some one else said
that the block looked to her for all
the world like double e.
But they all agreed that it would be
an easy quilt to piece and put together
Three-inch bands of polka dotted
brown, red or blue and white are used
to connect the 10-inch pieced blocks.
Notice that no seams are allowed and
one-quarter inch must be added on
each side when cutting.
Be sure material is color fast. Seam
pieces with fine ranning stitches. Be
sure that start and end of seam are
we'll fastened Start and end seam in
one-quarter inch from raw edge.
This allows you to press the seams
fiat.
Use go white thread for scanning.
A full-size bed calls for a quilt 90
inches wide, a three quarter size bed
uses a quilt 78, twin-size bed uses
a quilt 70 inches wide. The length
in any size is 80, SO or 108 inches.
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TINE annual scandal woe being
renewed in the Old Orchard.
Little Friend the Song Sparrow
l. and his hard working little
mate and Mr.. and Mrs. Chippy
the Chipping Sparrow were the sub
jects of a great deal of gossip among
their neighborS. Each couple was bring
ing up a child not their own. You
have heard of unWanted babies being
left on doorsteps. What amounts to the
same thing had happened at the homes
of these Sparrow folk. In each nest
Sally Sly the Cowbird had left an egg
and now in addition to their own babies
the Chippies and the Little Friends had
had great hulking young cowbirds to
feed and care for.
II don't see why they put up with it, -
declared Mrs. Robin. Il wouldn't. ]
certainly wouldn't. 1t Is outrageous"
1T is a scandal. That is what it Is,
a scandal" said Mrs. Catbird. But it
is nothing new. 1t is the same old
have more sympathy for them If they
had a little more spunk. They have
been imposed on before, and when they
found those eggs in their nests, they
knew just what was bound to happen.
Now they are working themselves to
skin and bone to feed the children of
some one else while their own children
60 hungry"
"Oh, 1 guess they don't really go
hungry" spoke up Mrs. Bluebird. After
all there is only one extra mouth to
feed in each nest. and what does one
extra amount to?"
THAT depends on the mouth" re-
torted Mrs Catbird. "One extra Of
your own doesn't amount to much. I
have four this year and I wouldn't
have minded another like the others.
But If that extra mouth was twice as
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N n are the original pole -sitters. 1t
V is for representation and net
endurance ests, however
Mother Lace-wing knows that
her children are inclined to be canni-
balistic and this wonderful plan Of
placing her offspring on the tip of d
dangling silk thread is a wise precau-
ton.
In the Summer evenings you may see
the beautiful pale green lace-wing hov-
ering above a grass stem, a twig or a
leaf Through the transparent meshes
of the four sloping wings, the slender
green body can be seen. She creeps
feebly oven her chosen site and pays
no attention to you whatever If you
become so fascinated with her great
glowing eyes. which gleam like balls of
fire in the shadows, and are tempted to
pick her up, you will never forget the
wing as long as you live. She
packs a gas bomb for self-protection
and not knowing your intentions are
honorable she fires Soap and water
avail you little for some time and it is
why this pale-green fairy is let alone by
birds and insects.
Having found a spot to her satisfac-
ton and with long, slender, antennae
waving before her, the lace-wing pro-
ceeds to sew" her family into posi-
ton. The tip Of her body is pressed
to the foundation. AS she slowly lifts
it you see a cobwebby hair growing
from the spot when it is about p inch
long she pauSes and when the thread is
released. there is a tiny green oblong
egg at its tip. This mother places her
little "pole-sitters" scme distance apart,
but other mothers place them so close
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DorothyDix
Most Women
Marry to
Escape
Conditions
A Fed-up
Woman
Tells the
World

- girl the other exhausted by the
who along and offers them wedding ring looks like
head of expedition shut their
and grab him They marry being girls any longer ne
where they sit down and relax for moment
smiling and cute let their face muscles
sahten and tell what they think Of him and his
business strenuous occupation
that anybody followed and wonder that nobody girl
girl and girls and
much like they
sIvERY girl supposed
Fairy God
jester handed snub
her equipment she has look like living picture just
because she is girl
girlhood being
nothing but presidential with for
nightmare You don't know whether be asked
whether there will be
cutns youth looking like early Christian martyr will have
about And girl ISM hit with boys and she has to sit
when all the other
through humiatng
and heartbreakn and hopeless as ever falls to human lot
IS
develop requires diplomacy settle
and
and frank and do the proposing herself
cover matter
that doesn't require hneSse don't what
does.
ISO girls mostly days
"A Mary
phonng think amusing things do and like
the entertained that adds few tons to the white
girls burden.
anxious where
will have instead of the entire masculine
DOROTHY DIX.
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Nt16fIE are ItdSOllS WHY room
furnished in antiques has a
peculiarly homelike and cozy air
i without sacrificing its dignity.
This same quality can be pres
ent in rooms containing new furniture,
but more difficulties have to be over
come to instill like appearance. Where
antiques are used they are selected
piece by piece. Seldom are sets of fur
ntture acquired, although dining room
sets and sets of chairs tor this room or
for living room are found more often
the former.
Articles of furniture were originally
made piece by piece to suit personal
needs. They were given dignity through
beauty Of line and excellence of crafts
manship. hey were treasured to such
a degree that they were loved. Whether
1t is possible for inanimate things to
catch and hold affection, is something
for scientists to contend about now and
to determine later, if at all, so it is not
for me to discuss such a subtle point.
Nevertheless there remains about old
furniture and other cherished antiques
a certain atmosphere which can best
be expressed in the familiar expression
applied to them, "One feels they have
been loved" Couple this with the other
qualities mentioned, and an added ele-
ment of dignity is gained. To have
about one, and collected in a room,
articles which create an impression of
having been loved sets a stamp of
coZineSs and gives a homelike quality
to decoration without in any way de-
tracing from dignity.
1t will be seen that background Of
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Star
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Puff Sleeves-Cowl Neckline!
Simplified illustrated instructions for
cutting and sewing are included with
each pattern. They give complete di-
rections for making these dresses.
Fashions two newest gestures are ex-
plotted in this pattern-the softened
neckline and sleeve puffs. They will
be smart for months to come, and are
becoming to practically every type of
figure, and to women or misses. 1t is
No. 801.
Sizes IA, 16. 36, 38, 4O AZ, A. Size
36 requires yards of 36-inch fabric
or 37s yards of 39-inch fabric, and 9s
yard Of 36-inch or 39-inch contrast
To get pattern of this model send
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- CIlllQ. he wants TO De success
full at the simple things he does
L otherwise, he lacks the courage
to attempt more complex activi-
ties.
Some parents are always at hand to
work out the child's problems for him.
They want not only a finger. but a
whole hand in all the child's pies.
Nothing could be more discouraging
The child may need helping hand at
some time, but he learns more by his
mistakes than he does when they are
rectifled for him by his parents.
When Arthur sits down on the floor
to play with his blocks, his first at
tempts will probably be more destruc-
tive than constructive. If he piles one
block on another and 1t falls down, he
is very apt to repeat this frenziedly,
setting up the block and pushing it
over with a loud and satisfying bang.
But when his young father settles
himself on the floor to show his son
exactly now to make blocks stand one
upon the other, Arthur's interest begins
to waver. He may watch his father
with some interest, but his own con-
tribution to the fun Is to shove the
ediflce over
He cannot learn how to pile blocks
by watching anyone else pile them. He
can learn only by piling them up him
self, pushing them down. and eventually
discovering by trial and error that there
are ways to pile the blocks that will
successfully keep one sticking on top
of the other Once Arthur has learned
this trick of balancing the blocks, its
accomplishment will be more exciting
than to push them down. But he must
learn 1t himself and carry it on until
fatigued, at which time he'll probably
return to the simpler occupation of
pushing the blocks over.
If he tries to pile up blocks in imita-
ton Of his father and they do not stay,
this Is definitely discouraging to him.
Instead of playing until he does learn,
he may abandon blocks altogether. They
are spoiled for him by his failure and
| therefore he clings to those toys which
he can manipulate successfully, and
therefore, satisfyingly.
1t Is also true that parents act as
discouragers when they suggest ways in
which toys shall be used, instead Of
| letting the child use them according to
| the play patterns which he himself
initiates. Each activity started and
finished by the child according to his
own plan gives him the stimulating
glow that IS a part Of success. 1t is
this glow which spurs him on to diff
ferent and more complicated acts.
BY suggesting difficult feats before
the child is able to initiate or ac-
complish them, the parents give him
the futile sensation of failure and ef-
fectively stifle future efforts.
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the large muscles make for 4
youthful figure, just as the same quail
tiles in the facial muscles make the
face look young. But back and skoul-
der muscles that are allowed to be-
come f1abby will cause the facial, neck
throat and chest muscles to sag and
lose their youthful contours. All the
muscles must be kept toned up by
wise use. Very few people realize how
much bodily wellbeing depends upon
physical activity and upon correct pos
ture. The latter is very important
When the figure is held as tall as pos
sible 1t Is actually more slender and
graceful in outline than when 1t is
allowed to slump like the letter S.
Dozens of letters come to me daily
from girls end women who are worried
about double chins, protruding abdo-
mems, wide flabby hips, round shoul-
ders and fiat chests. And the COM
monest cause of all these defects Is
incorrect posture. Remember then
your desire to make the most Of your
figure and beauty, correct posture and
graceful carriage should be the first
consideration. Regular exercise is the
next step because without it girl or
woman can seldom enjoy good health
This is especially true of the woman
20 to 40 years old and over. At this
age the tendency to put on flesh IS
very common, while at the same time
the muscles become fabby and lacking
in suppleness and tone.
Perhaps one-half of the women who
complain of weakness and lack of pep
are weak from want of active stimu-
lating exercise, there is nothing con-
stitutionally wrong Such women find
it wearying to stand erect, short brisk
walk tires them, backache becomes
troublesome and, in addition, they often
suffer from headache, constipation and
nervous irritability.
Remember that all physical exercise
begins with proper posture. The start
ing position for practically all exercises
taken in a standing position is back
erect, head up, shoulders well back.
chin in and arms at the sides. First
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UNCLE RAYS CORNER

hope you will have better luck next
time. Shooting stars" are not true
stars. and it is proper to refer to them
as "meteors." If a real star should
strike the earth. neither you nor I
could tell the tale. Most meteors are
very small, but stars are of giant size,
some Of them being larger than the sun.
A four-page letter from girl, Joan
Miquelon, is almost filled with verses.
In a poem with the title MY Kitten"
she writes:
II have little gray kitten,
And the sweetest thing is she.
Very playful and mischievous,
When she climbs upon my knee.
Only two months old is she,
And very smart for that
For she catches loads of flies,
And one day she caught rat"
1t would be fine to have more kit
tens which catch flies. With their help
we should not need to call on Henry
for his spray-gun.
UNCLE RAY.
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seen it I wouldn't have believed that
like that. l never have thought they
were that kind Of people"
1T isn't their fault They just can't
help themselves" replied Mrs. Catbird.
That Cowbird youngster is SO much
bigger and stronger than the others
that he just reaches out and SnatcheS
the food out Of the very mouths of the
others. Chippy and Mrs. Chippy just
can't seem to help it. OF course, get
ting the most of the food that way he
grows faster than the others and so
the condition gets worse 1t is shame,
that's what it is, a shamei"
Just then Mrs Scrapper the Kingbird
joined the others and it was quite
clear that she was excited. What do
you think has happened?" she cried.
'What?" cried the others in chorus.
"One of the Chippy babies has fallen
or been kicked out of the nest and Is
on the ground where, of course. it is
perfectly helpless" replied Mrs. Scrap
per There isn't a doubt in my mind
that it was kicked out by that Cowbird
youngSter. I shall be surprised If he
doesn't kick the others out before he
leaves the nest"
1T is a great pity that they cannot
kick him out" spoke up Mrs. Robin
They are too SMALL said Mrs. Cat
bird. That great hulking fellow is
twice as strong as the others put to-
gether. 1t is a disgrace to the Old
Orchard that such things are allowed"
TRUE" replied Mrs Robin, but
what can we do about it?''
I'VE might go over there and throw
that young Cowbird out" said Mrs
Scrapper.
Mrs. Robin shook her head. THAT
really wouldn't do, you know" said she.
1T really isn't any of our business. We
have no right to NEEDLE. Here comes
Farmer Browns Boy. Perhaps he will
find that baby Sparrow
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-09-10

10 nave IIleUl re-
painted, though we
would like that
well enough. I
wish you would
give us some advice
because we are un-
decided what to do.
The fireplace bricks
are unpainted red.
Do you like this,
or what color do
you think would
harmonic with the
rest of the room?"
Answer: If 1t is
merely a question
Of cleaning. why
don't you wash the
walls? This is the
GrAaf adUaY1taOa
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tdCnOmeter winch
measures the rate
at which the heart
beats. BY the use
of this instrument
he studied the
effect of exhaust
ing exercise on
the heart rates of
81 boys from 9 to
Is years of age.
The exercise con-
sisted of having
them run back
and forth IN a
long corridor until
they were nearly
e X h a u S t e d and
then up a fight OF
stairs and down
-;~ TA nyynr
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age duration of the exercise was two
and three-quarter minutes. Immediately
after the exercise the boys lay down on
bed.
The striking feature was the very high
heart rate shown by most of the boys.
During the second minute of the exer-
else the average rate was 1872 about
two and one-han times the rate of the
Evening star., 1932-09-10
To CarameliZe Sugar.

Spread the sugar in thin layer over
the surface Of a frying pan. Place
over very low heat and let stand with
out stirring until a rich brown liquid
has formed. Stir the caramelized sugar
cautiously into the liquid. The hard
ened mass which forms will dissolve
eventually in the hot LIQUID.
Evening star., 1932-09-10
DAD l. A4VAA ~ 1OASA1O ". Burgess

big as the others that would be a
different matter. visited Mrs. Chippy's
nest the other day and do you know
that big greedy Cowbird was fed three
times to once for any of the others.
1t Just made me boil
"I didn't think that of the Chippies," !"
declared Mrs Rluebird IF YOU hadn't
Evening star., 1932-09-10
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

me as to what color might be suitable
for my kitchen walls? Part of my fur
niture is newly painted in deep cream" A."
Answer: A very light tint of green
will go well with cream, or a pale green
ish blue. Or why not paint your walls
cream and add color in curtains, crock
cry and chair seats? Il should like
this last.)
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-09-10
NANCY PAGE
Brown Goose
BIZ FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Nancy poured over all the quilt books
she could find. She visited county
fairs. went to all quilt contests and
quilt classes that came within easy
reach Of her home.
Frequently she gave the Nancy Page
Quilt Club members a time honored
old pattern for which she claimed no
originality. In fact. she felt that it
was almost sacrilege to change some
Of the patterns which had been used
for generations.
Such a one Is the brown goose. "
1t was so called, doubtless, because one
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My Neighbor Says:

If boiling water is poured over
oranges that are being prepared
for dessert and allowed TO stand
for five minutes, skins will be re-
moved much more easily.
1t will not be necessary to
grease griddle if when making
griddle cakes two tablespoons of
shortening are added to batter.
Peach or pear stains may be
removed from table linen If stains
are dipped for few minutes in a
weak solution of oXalic acid, then
washed in ammonia water.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-09-10

c. o. H-"Company manners" says
one authority. fool nobody. Sensible
people believe that If good manners are
not sturdy enough and durable enough
to be used on all ordinary occasions and
around home, then it will probably
prove disastrous to get them out and
dust them of for company to look at. T"
Send aureturn envelope for the leaflet,
"MannerF IA Public"
Evening star., 1932-09-10

Unable to own a radio individually.
residents of Hanaun, P. l., gather
nightly in the plaza to listent to Manila
broadcasts through the publicly owned
loud speaker.
Evening star., 1932-09-10
Rate of Heartbeat.

A S youngster I was very much
" interested in a little instru-
~ ment called a "pedometer"
4 u which measured the distance
walked. 1t could be adjusted
to the length Of the stride taken with
each step.
DR.. Ernest P. Boas tells of the use
of an instrument known as a "cardio-
Evening star., 1932-09-10
Home-Lovers.

d0me-L0VerS.
U d. WRITES: THE walls of our
IL living room are oil painted
buff color. The frames are
H. xe cream and the doors are ma
hogany. We would like to
have the room papered, but everyone
tells us that wallpaper is out of style
The walls are dark in the corners I
guess from dust. And We cannot afford
Evening star., 1932-09-10

wrote this letter:
Dear Uncle Ray: read about your
reader who is 81 years old and who
saw the comet Of 1883 Although I
am only II years old, I had a very
funny experience with the stars.
NV sister and had planned to stay
up all night, as some sort of shooting
stars were supposed to take place. We
soon became very sleepy, but managed
(not any too easily to keep awake.
"All night we waited. but never did
We see one star fall! Next morning we
learned from the paper that we had
stayed up a night too early. The next
night We could not stay up again. We
were very mad, but it was a good Joke
on us. Yours, ROLAND BILOLET."
That surely was sad, Roland, and I
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Your Baby and Mine
Learns by Experiments.
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

TAILURE is most discouraging to a
l. child. He wants to be success
full at the simple things he does;
L otherwise, he lacks the courage
to attempt more complex activi-
Evening star., 1932-09-10

IS cents in coins. Please write very
plainly your name and address, style
number and size of each pattern
ordered and mail to The Evening Star
Pattern Department. Washington, D. c.
Several days are required to fill orders
and patterns will be mailed as quickly
as possible.
Our new fashion magazine with color
supplement and Paris style news IS
now available at 10 cents when ordered
with a pattern and IS cents when
ordered separately.
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Old Scandal Renewed

Be slow to Judge anothers acts;
You may not know quite all the facts.
old Motle1 Nature.
Evening star., 1932-09-10
A Little Saturday Talk.

T Tow would you like to sit up all
IL night and miss what you want
ed to see? That is what hap
l. Il pened to a brother and sister,
the brother being the how who
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UNCLE RAY
Evening STAR
Washington. D. c.
wish to join the Uncle Scapbook Club
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