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Evening star., 1933-10-14
Everyday Psychology
An Absurd idea.
By DIR. JESSE ". sPROwLs.

Out of the PHILOSOPHERS Of the past we
sometimes get curious stories OF men
arriving at curious conclusions. In IN.
Gent Greece there lived q savAnt named
Zeno, who went up and down the coun.
try telling all comers that there va
no such thing as motion. specMcany,
he declared, that an arrow didn't ny
through the air. OF course, there were
those who didn't believe what Zeno
taught. It is said that Aristotle got up
and walked out Of the room wnen
some one tried to tell him that there
was no such thing as motion.
But, after all, Zenos argument was.
to say the least, interesting enough to
last some "a centuries. Sometimes
there's sense even in nonsense.
His argument was as follows: There
is no motion. Things Just appear to
move.
HIS reasons were as follows: Any 90
called moving thing must, at some in.
slant, occupy some point in space. But
TO be at some point ct some time, Il
must Be at rest. since the 1o-called
moving object occupies an infinite num-
Der Of points IN the course Of the sup.
posed movement, It must necessarily be
at rest an infinite number Of times
And any one knows that ITS impossible
to add up period Of rest and get mo.
ton. Ergo, there is no motion.
II you can figure out why Zeiio va.
mistaken, you may be able to accoun,
for a lot of the absurd ideas we al
get now and then.
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College Hunor

Little brother-Bet he'd kiss you II
I weren't here.
Geneva-You bad boy, run away this
instant.
First-Lived here all your lfe?'
second-Don't know. Haven't died
yet.-Log.
Mrs. -, we've had our new car
two months now, and my husband
hasn't learned to drive it yet.
Friend-I didn't know you had a son.
|-Showme.
Fem.-What did you do when the
judges awarded you first prize in the
contest for the healthiest girl in the
q. s. A.?
Second Fem.-I fainted-Voo Doc.
Little boy-Mamma, what's second
story man?
Mother-Your father is one, dear: II
his first story won't do he always has
second.-Log.
who will drive this car away for
$50?" read a sign on the old Hunka
Scrap parked in the dealers window.
A man stopped at the window, read
the sign and entered the shop. I'll
take a chance" he offered, where's the
money?'-Showme.
Most folks regard work as merely
one of the words near the end Of the
dictionary.-Owl.
! She (reading sign over box ofdce)-
Oh, Phil, 1t says Entire Balcony, IS
cents
Phil-What Of It?
she%Lst's get It 20 We can be an
alone.
Ban-My father said II gave up al
my bad habits he'd present me with
$1,000
She-And you didn't do It?
Ban-Of course not. With no bad
habits what would do with the money?
The Log.
Copyright. 1933)
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- AVE where the pines and the
hemlocks and the spruces and
the cedars grew the Green Forest
~ was no longer green. It was gold
and red and brown and very.
very beautiful, more beautiful than at
any other time in all the year. Most Of
the feathered folk had already left for
the Sunny South to spend the leng
months Of cold and ice and snow. But
some there were who would remain.
and all the people who wear fur
would remain. Many Of these were
very, very busy gathering food and
hiding it In secret storehouses
against the days when food would
thrifty ones. A few were preparing to
sleep through the hard times ahead,
the long sleep called Information. These
were stuf1ng themselves with the
plentiful food that they might have q
warm blanket Of fat beneath their
skins. It was q joyous season as well
as a beautiful one. And then one day
| terrible guns began to bang and all the
gladness was turned to sadness.
Late in the afternoon Of that first
day Of the hunting season Mrs. Grouse
found one of her children in q certain
| thicket. He was q handsome young
Grouse, a. big as his mother. He started
nervously as they heard the bang Of q
gun In the distance, and fear was in
his eyes.
what is it? What does it all mean?"
he asked. This has been q dreadful
day. There has never been one like it
before"
your mother and father have lived
through many, many days like it." re-
piled Mrs. Grouse. This most beauti-
full season Of all the year Is also the
most dreadful for the people Of the
Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
It is the season when those two-legged
creatures called men are everywhere
seeking to kill US, why I don't know.
It will come to an end after a while"
HAS it always been so?" asked the
young Grouse in q Quavering voice, for
all day long he had been badly fright
ened.
"As long as I can remember" replied
Mrs. Grouse. 1T was 80 through the
lifetime of my mother and Of her
mother before her and 80 on back for
a long long time; but there was time
when it wasn't so, have been told.
Those were the good old days"
| Tell me about them," begged the
young Grouse
Il can only tell you what I have
myself been told" replied Mrs. Grouse.
She scratched away some leaves and
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age 800 a year, and of which about one
third are children under 10 years Of age
The treatment of burns and scalds,
following proper cleansing Of the dam
aged part, aims at lessening collapse by
stopping the absorption into the blood
of the substances which usually cause
collapse and death In IL to 48 hours
after burn.
The treatment also aims at lessening
the amount of fluid from the burned
part. which Is often 50 serious and 90
often fatal in the first to IL hours
Another aim Is to prevent poisoning of
the system from the harmful material
on the burned surface as this may
cause bronchopneumorlia and death In
to IL days.
Dr. Kitchener keeps on hand q stock
solution OF per cent tannic acid and
1-to-2,000 bichloride of mercury.
In homes or shops where burns are
not so frequent, he compounded a tablet
containing 1712 grains of tannic acid,
y grain bichlor1de Of mercury, l grain
of boric acid which tablet. dissolved in
ounces Of water, gives solution of
the necessary strength though slightly
muddy in appearance. 1t can be used
equally well for spraying when this
method Is preferred.
If there Is no tannic acid available,
strong tea poured over the burn has
given good results. The relief from
suffering and the saving of precious
lives by this tannic acid treatment Ger
tainly gives cause for thankfulness.
Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-10-14
AUTUMN
By d. @. PEATTK

TINE woods these days are full OF
the returning birds, but there
is no such glad caroling a. In
i Spring. The migratory species
pass through In preoccupied
silence; O great many Of them are
young birds who have not yet found
their voices in q courting season: half
are females who never sing, but only
utter warning cries, and Of the
males many are now disinclined for
warbling. There Is no lady to be won
and there Is the mighty business OF
migration to be. accomplished, with
time only to snatch q little food from
the vanishing insect fare, the dwindliug
supply Of seeds and berries.
Our Northern visitors, who will spend
the Winter with us, are still, most OF
them, far north Of us, and even when
they come their music Is slight thing;
they are economical Of beauty.
This is the season when we should
be grateful to our permanent resident
birds. For they make the best OF our
music these days, and II they are not
in the glorious voice of their mating
days, each has q cry, call, that floats
fills the woods around on quiet days
Each of these sounds Is part Of the
soft symphony Of Autumn, the sound
Of falling nuts, Of tapping woodpeckers
and yellow hammers, Of brooks that
brim again, of pines that waken and
breathe and sing.
There is no song or poem or SYM
phony, written or waiting to be written
that will ever be 50 autumnal Is the
cry Of the crow, as the old sentinel
Of the flock sets up the signal Of your
approach, and the whole tattered
squadron goes screaming of, like fleet
of black pirate ships, upon the sea o1
the air. The crows cry Is the very
breath Of Autumn's being" one with
the smell Of sunburnt grass, the scarlet
in the bramble leaf, the death song ol
the crickets, the blooming Of the
gentians, the hard, blue skies, the vio-
let leaf-fire smoke.
Or there's the blue jays song, for q
jollier mood. don't refer to his
scolding screech, but to that haunting
happy Jingle Of contentment that
echoes up from the orchards, where
the winey pears are ripe and the bees
and hornets hum threateningly to the
human intruders who come to pick
II none Of that contents you-the
cardinal still calls at times, the white
throat sings an elegy over Summer and
the bluebirds sweet whistle echoes from
the hawthorn hedge, from behind the
haycocks and over the rim Of the big
bare fields, turned russet nov with In
dian grass in bloom and beard grass ir
seed.
Evening star., 1933-10-14
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

Children who are very well brought
I'D say. How do you do. sir" but they
call lady by name: "How you do you,
Mrs. Jones" (or Miss Jones).
Formally, man introduces another
man to his wife: "Mr Brown, may ]
present you to my w1fe?" Or. If q
business acquaintance, he would say
"Mr. Buyer, may introduce you to
Mrs Jones?" Or, informally, to some
one he knows well, Jim, want you
to meet my wife" Then he adds. as
though in parenthesis, Jim Buyer" OF
"Mr. Buyer" In this single instance
of the introduction Of man to another
mans wife, the mans name Is said
first, because the husband cannot say
to his wife, MRS. Jones, may present
Mr.. Smith?" Nor can he say to the
average person, Katie, Mr.. Brown"
Going back to Jim Buyer, let US sup.
pose he Is such an intimate friend oi
John Jones that Mrs. Jones cannot
help knowing him thoroughly well by
name. In this case, he probably says
katie. this is Jim Buyer!"
As wrote a few weeks ago: the
phrase. "This is," when said with ar
enthusiastic infection. can express
warmth and charm that other intro
ductions lack. Much depends upon the
tone of voice in which it Is said. En-.
Enthusiastically, This Is Jim BuyerP
makes it plain that he Is some one you
hold in especial affection. But unless
such emphasis is intended, It is better
not used.
(copyrisht. 1e88)
Evening star., 1933-10-14
A Little Saturday Talk.

7 HOPE that the series on Men Who
Found America" was helpful to read
ers who are taking history at school.
i When I prepared the stories, I was
hopeful that they would be used as
topics.
know how eager pupils are to find
articles in newspapers to place IN scrap
books which many teachers ask them to
make as project work.
When you read the words of Colum-
bus, did it make you feel closer to him?
OF course he wrote in q foreign Ian
guage; but gave his meaning in Eng
lish as closely as could.
One Of the five stories In the past Sc
ries (about John CAbot) was taken In
the main part from history reader,
"The Age Of Discovery" which wrote
several years ago. The books I have
born with, Ramon Coffman. My first
have no Spanish blood in my veins.
When was boy teased my grand
mother into telling me all the family
history she knew. From what she said,
figured that on my mothers side
was one-quarter English, three-six-
teenths Irish, one thirty ty-second French
and one thirty-second Scotch. On my
fathers side am partly German and
partly Dutch. No wonder I believe in
peace between nations!
The other day one Of my aunts Eyes,
have aunts even II am an IincleD
sent me very old newspaper clipping
stating that my great-great-grarld-
mother had reached the age Of 100
when the item was printed. If am to
do as well as that, have almost two
thirds of century left to live.
I was amused when I was writing
about the god FRA" in the series on
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collect the largest penalties you can.
In fact, you owe it to your partner to
do so.
We Are Avoiding Predicaments.
My point is that you can remove any
impression Of tricky passes and am
bushes by making it clear that when
we pass these hands which others
would bid we are deferring to the
essential nature Of cards and avoiding
bids which we consider intrinsically
unsound, dangerous and paralyzing as
regards our own subsequent bidding
Developments. It Is hard to exaggerate
the wonderful resourcefulness and flexi-
bility coferred by the correct practice
OF these principles. I have in mind
not only the advantages gained by
passing these dubious defensive-type
hands originally and then being able
to bid them freely afterward. but also
the great f1uidity and versatility con-
ferred on a partner with comparatively
weak holdings when you are able to
open the bidding with hand of this
kind and then show by the negative
character of your next bid that your
hand Is of the defensive type and Is
consequently not shaded as regards its
three primary tricks.
The situation we were discussing yes
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who in their day handled flnanciers
with hammer and tongs somehow
haven't shown up very often in this
instance.
In the opinion of some Washington
observers. President Roosevelt has gone
a long way toward placating. the dis
gruntied elements of the party by his
decision to purchase surplus foodstuffs
and staples to the amount Of some
S75,00O,O0O for distribution to the needy.
Senators and Representatives may
not be successful in getting jobs for
their constituents from the admins
tration, but where they can show 1t Is
necessary they will be able to get pork,
beef, cotton products and the like.
With approximately 100000 families
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picked up Q bug. "There were no
terrible guns In those days." san she.
''The Grouse In those days had only
to watch out for the furred and feath.
cred hunters, the Foxes and Bobcats
and Skunks and Weasels ana HAWKS
and Owls. Life was very simple then. !"
do you call it simple with al those
enemies to watch for?" mumbled the
young Grouse.
Certainly" replied his mother
promptly. IAN those were fair hunters
Just as they are today. It was only the
stupid and careless and heedless and
headstrong Grouse who were caught,
and they deserved to be os14nt just as
they do today. A Grouse on the ground
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N A + u r E. s
C. Fl LID r E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Angler Fish.
LOphiuS DiScat0riuS.

the anglers club. You can
see for yourself he has his rod
i i and bait with him. He spends
most Of his time fishing, and
even while he takes . nAp his line Is
set on such hair trigger the nsher1nan
Is awakened ct once. No fish ever es-
capes the trap set 50 cleverly.
This tribe Of anglers cannot possibly
be confused with any other fish. The
heads are large and fat. A great
capacious mouth, with lower jaw pro-
shows you how quickly the caught fish
Is transferred to the waiting mouth
below. Sharp teeth on both jaws are
exposed. Not being content with so
many sharp, needle-like teeth Of vary
ing sizes, there are thorn-like teeth on
the roof Of the mouth.
As befits such an expert angler, his
eyes are on the top Of his head, di-
rected upward. The skin Is scaleless,
slippery and smooth to the touch.
Around the margin Of the head and
the edge 81 the lower Jaw there is q
row Of deshy flaps. As the angler lies
In wait for his victims there Is little
need Of fns. Those supplied them are
really used as feet.
It is the "fishin' rod" that attracts
your attention. The back I'm has very
long rays, the foremost being provided
with . very efhcient pair Of Jaws that
acts as bait as well as trap It is
extremely sensitive. The moment any
thing comes within it the jaws close
at once and convey it to the yawning
Jaws below.
These anglers catch a fish by stealth
and deception. No open-and-above-
board fishing for them. They amble
Giong the floor Of the sea, seeking a
place where there is fine bed of sea-
weed. The flag" resembles q bit Of
seaweed and waves back and forth with
the movement of the water.
The large mouth Is well hidden by
the growth all around it. Finally fish,
with more curiosity than It's brethren,
goes close to investigate, and it is all
over for this fellow. Smaller fish try
to swim through, and lose their lives
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for mot going around" Dogfish. skates,
squids, menhaden and many other fish
fall victim to this clever trapper.
Angler fish are found all over the
world. Some are found on the bottom
Of the deep sea, others lie among the
floating seaweed. to which they cling
with their armlike fins.
The eggs are laid in sheets or rib
bon-like wells of mucus. These wells
are often Is feet long and three feet
wide. The eggs, are arranged In a
single. irregular layer, each egg floating
free In . globule Of oil. There may be
as many as million eggs laid by one
mother. Being black in transparent
veil of violet gray, they are, Of course,
conspicuous as they float on the surface
of the water. Spawning season begins
in early May and lasts until August,
governed by the temperature of the
water.
As far as records 60 back, the age
limit appears to be years. At the
age Of 6 months they are 61s inches
long. and 18 inches long when 2h
years old The adults weigh about so
pounds and are feet long. Though
the meat Of this fish is white and ten
der, there is little demand for IT.
Other names for the angler are bel
lowfish, allmouth, fishingfrog and
goosefish.
(Copyright. 1889
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in revolutionary times. you would do it,
and your health would not be greatly
impaired.
/ think everybody ought to have some
luxuries, but not all the time. One OF
the first lessons of life Is the lesson
that teaches you how you can scale
down your mode Of living when the
necessity arises, and how little you will
suffer by the change.
I am very sure that If the average
business man had to eat the kind OF
food that is supplied to athletes at the
training table, he would raise loud cries
of distress, and feel brutally abused.
But am equally sure that he would
be In better health and live longer.
OF course, everybody Is fond Of good
things to eat, and should not be blamed.
But nearly everybody eats more than
he ought, ana thinks more Of his VIC
tuals than he does Of his soul.
Il X y
J. M. Barrie once wrote . play about
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had merely to fly up in tree to be
safe from the furred hunters, and to
dodge into a thick growth Of trees or
a tangle Of vines to escape the feathered
hunters. Every young Grouse was
taught these things just as you have
been taught"
Mrs. Grouse sighed. I'm those days
this was the happiest season Of the
year." she continued. eyes, sir, It was
the happiest season Of the year. Now
it is the saddest and most dreadful.
Then there was no more to fear than
at any other time Of year, perhaps not
as much, for 1t was the season Of plenty
and good living. Some Of the Hawks
had flown away to the Sunny South
and this meant fewer to watch out for.
It was the season of feasting and Joy
in living It was of all seasons the sea-
son Of gladness, as Old Mother Nature
meant it to be. Now 1t Is hard to be-
lieve that there could have been such
good old days" Mrs. Grouse sighed
again.
(Copyright. 1889
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UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Egypt's religion, which was started q
week ago last Monday. I wondered how
many readers would think Of the close
ness Of the sun gods name to my own.
1t is believed that some Egyptians pro-
nounced the name like "rah," but that
others spoke it as ray" You may take
your choice.
If had to serve as one Of the Egyp-
tian gods I should rather be Ra than
Osiris. Osiris was king Of the under
world. but Ra was supposed to go with
the sun on the daily journey which the
sun seems to take across the sky. There
would be brightness and glory tn the
sun gods life. but I should think it
would be rather hot. UNCLE RAY.
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overfed English people, which, think,
did considerable good while 1t was run
ming, and for some time afterward.
Your dietary system can stand q
good deal. But overfeeding will break
It down and probably render the later
portion Of your life extremely unpleas-
ant. The doctor Is always called in too
late. or disregarded If he advises plain
fare.
So cut out some of the delicacies.
try plain living and high thinking-if
you tl1ink-and you probably will not
be a care on your dependents when you
arrive at 60 or 10, a time when you
ought to be wiser and healthier and
happier than at any period Of your ex-
istence
copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-10-14

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed
the greatest Hutng contract and auction
PLAYER. He ,oas captain OF the renowned
1Four Horsenren" team, notO disbGnded,
and has ,oon "a national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, Which includes the
one-over-one principle Which the Sims
group OF players Was the first to employ
and dPreLOD
Evening star., 1933-10-14

1t is DeJCeT 10 say,
miss Green. Mr.
Brown" than the
other way around.
There are several
other forms Of In
Productions. which
might be called
conversational in
Productions. Such
as: Mrs. Brown,
you know Mrs. FL
der, don't you?" Or
do you KIN o W
Mrs. Elder, Mrs.
BROWNE" w h e n
you introduce an
acquaint a nee to
your family, you
say, "Mrs. Brown,
INV mother - 0r
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W. 1ilA OONCl z bA4 AAo
died, whereas now
the death rate is
about 4 per cent.
This Is due to the
treatment Of burns
by tannic acid.
DR.. p. H. Mitch
ener, London. tells
us that during the
period from 1929
to the present time,
when tannic acid
congresses av e
been used as the
routine outpatient
treatment for all
burns and scalds,
no deaths occurred
among the slightc1'
m oae u,L{oL nyar
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Will SlG IIlOIt VI
less steadily from
now until Congress
reconvenes in jan
uary. About that
time he expects to
have a report ready
for the Senate on
what has b e e n
done, along with
some recommended
tionS.
Throughout t h e
investigation there
has been a notable
a b s nee Of the
hard-boiled tactics
often associated
with such Senate
inves t ! g ations.
T h os e gentlemen
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hands which others
will bid because Of
their high cards
without consider
ing their rebid
possibilities.
None Of us like
other players to
think that We lay
ourselves out to
deceive them into
making fools Of
themselves and so
spoil their pleasure
in the game. OF
course, when play
ers base their bid
ding on fallacies
and misbid, it Is
perfectly fair to
double them and
Evening star., 1933-10-14

THE Senate's Banking Committee is
set once more to resume Its inquiry
into the practices Of Wall Streets great
financial houses.
This time Chairman Duncan q.
Fletcher has indicated his committee
Evening star., 1933-10-14
For Rathtub.

r clean stains, mix enough cream Of
tartar with peroxide Of hydrogen to
make paste (About one box Of cream
Of tartar to half bottle Of peroxide). {.
Cover the stained portion Of the bath.
tub with the paste and leave It on tor
about Is minutes. Wash Oh WITH
warm water.
Evening star., 1933-10-14
MENU FOR A DAY,
BREAKFAST.

oohC0 <1RHlC0s
Farina With Cream.
Poached Eggs. Tomato Sauce.
Popovers.
Coffee
DINNER.
Fruit Cocktail. Broilers.
Celery. Cranberry Sauce,
Riced Potatoes. Boiled Squash.
Romaine. French DRESSING.
Chocolate Mousse.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Oyster Patties. Ice Box Rolls.
Preserved Pears. Cookies.
Tea.
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Two square, chocolate, one
half cupful powdered sugar. one
cupful cream, three-quarter
tablespoonful granulated gelatin.
three tablespoOhfuls boiling water.
three-quarter cupful sugar. Melt
chocolate, add powdered SUGAR.
and gradually one cupful cream
and stir over fire until boiling
point Is reached, then add rela-
tin dissolved in boiling water.
sugar and vanilla. Strain mix.
ture into bowl. Get In pan Of Ice
water, stir constantly until mix
ture thtckens, then fold IN the
whip from remaining cream.
Mold, pack in salt and 3ce. md
les stand four hours.
OYSTER PATTUa.
Make some rich paste and bake
It IN very small tin patty pans:
when cool turn them out upon
large dish; stew some large. fresh
oysters with few cloves, little
mace and nutmeg, then add yolk
one egg boiled hard and grated;
add little butter and ss much Of
oyster liquor - viii cover them.
When they have stewed Q little
take them out Of pan and ct to
cool. When quite cold lay two or
three oysters in each slaedl q pu6
pasta.
t0o0sslehh 1Oos.y.