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Evening star., 1933-04-27
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

H1LDREN hear and heed words
long before they know what
they mean in terms Of speech.
~ The sounds become familiar
and because they are associated
with certain actions, take on meaning.
But very gradually. Often children
8 years old obey words spoken to thenls
talk with words. and have but q
shadowy notion Of the words them
selves, or Of their real meaning.
They learn q word in association.
Come" spoken with arms outstretched
and a welcoming smile, means go into
those arms and find warmth and COM
fort. But what about come" spoken
in other tones. in other circumstances
Suppose you had taught the child
come" in the first situation, with
smiles and soft accents and welcoming
arms, and then, one day, In fear or in
anger you shouted come here" would
the child know what you meant? Not
likely.
You can't take language understand
ing for granted. Until words are
clothed with meaning that comes from
experience they are only empty sounds
no matter who speaks them, or where
That Is why your child confounds you
with his seeming stupidity, disobedi-
ence, heedleSSneSS, when you tell him,
very clearly, what you want him to
know. If the circumstances are strange,
If the experiences are new If the con-
ditions are in any way unfamiliar, the
words are likely to be empty sounds.
Many times children fail in some
school lessons because they cannot see
the meaning through the words.
The teacher talks and talks and a
river Of sound browns their hearing.
Finding that the children do not
understand she raises her voice and
fairly shouts the truth to them. But
no answering light rises in their eyes
and she is forced to give up. Such
slow children I never saw in all my
life
They aren't so slow. They haven't
developed their understanding Of Ian
guage as yet. Their minds do not
work swiftly enough to tie meanings
to fast-fying words they hear. Give
them a little more time. Speak slowly.
Offer a little at a time. And be sure
to allow the children to put what you
say into their own words. You can
never be certain that they understand
what you have said until they tell 1t
to you in their own way. with that
note of sureness that tells you it Is
their own at last.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

TWO NEW NET BLOUSES, ONE
TRIMMED WITH FAGOTING AND
THE OTHER WITH PLEATING.
BOTH SKETCHED IN WASHING
TON SHOPS.
not enough for any suit and soon one
or two more have to be added. And
how the whole suit can be changed
just by the kind of blouse that is worn
with it; whether it is plain or figured,
you feel almost as If you had several
dresses, and give you nice safe feeling
Just to know that there is another
fresh one hanging up in the closet.
Colors play quite an important part
In the style allure of blouSes to be worn
with suits With the gray suit are sug-
gested black white, pimento or yellow;
with the navy suit, gray pink, light
blue or white: and with the beige suit,
black, navy, brown and matching beige.
The dark blouse with the light suit is
being shown as smart combination.
and although it seems to be reversal OF
time-honored custom, it is quite attrac-
tive-and why always be a slave to
terial. we have a very wide choice,
indeed For example, just take navy
tailleur as the foundation of Spring
street wardobe and you may wear any
OF the following blouses with 1t: A
striped shirt waist, white pique waist
coat, a soft crepe in pink, pale blue
sheer cotton, matching navy linen,
navy and white check or plaid cotton
Just to mention the most obvious. AS
in dresses, we find the greatest inter-
est and variety in the sleeves. which
Hc fyi11 m q.
tive long sleeves with cuffs. For the
mannish suit the waist coat is great
favorite, both in white silk and white
piuue. It Is very smart, either with or
without a scarf tie of the material. Pin
striped navy and white silk jersey also
make a smart blouse for this same type
of suit. 1t may have short raglan
sleeves and mannish shirt front clos
ing Another tailored model Is OF
brown and white checked pique, and
still another one is of dark brown crepe
tucked Set-in vest. This blouse has a
shoulder yoke and long shirt sleeves,
and would be the last word in chic to
accompany beige swagger suit.
There is a great variety of little
white linen blouses or blousetteS
which are made primarily to look
we'll when worn with a coat as the
sleeves are quite negligible as to style
and length. These have attractive
collars and front closings with many
buttons in evidence, usually Of glass
or linen covered. Many of these
may be found at the neckwear
counters instead of in the regular
blouse departments of some of the
larger shops. Organdy in striped or
checked weave also figures in these
little blouses, and these usually owe
their claim to popularity to their
crisp wide double ruff1es at the
front. Some have polka dots with
the ruff1es bound in the color Of the
Evening star., 1933-04-27
N A T u r E. S
C. IL r E. N
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Canada Geese.
~ANADA geese have perfected
communication by honking The
flying squadron, in wedge
~ shaped formation, follows the
leader. an elderly gander, well
versed in the matter of routes and
are covered each year by these flyers
as they 60 and come from the South.
The farmer hearing them overhead. al
though he cannot see them. knows that
Winter or Summer, whichever 1t may
be. is on its way.
From daylight until dusk they fy
steadily. When ready to descend for
the night, they do so quickly. The
word Is passed that q body OF water,
well protected by tall grass, and near
a place where food is plentiful, Is below
and the aviators drop to the water with
a loud splash.
Like all tourists, their first thought
upon reaching their destination Is
food. A hearty supper Of insects. ber-
ries and grain Is indeed welcome, and
their heads under their wings and 60
to sleep.
At dawn, the veteran leader sounds
the alarm and they 60 at once to get
their breakfast. A mighty roar OF wings
and they are of again. They never
partake of luncheon
In the early Spring they return. The
younger members of the family seek
their mates and the older ones again
resume the responsibilities Of home
making and rearing family. st. VAL
entine's day is said to be the favorite
nuptial day, and geese mate for life.
Along the edges of lonely streams, In
hollow stumps, empty ospreys nests, or,
If need be, one Of their own construc-
ton. a cozy cradle, padded with down
plucked from her own breast, Is made
by the mother. Here you will see four
or five pale, buff -colored eggs. For %
days the mother waits patiently for
her little, bright-eyed goslings. Father
Gander stands by, on guard and keep
ing his wife company. A low conversa-
tional tone is going on between them
all day long.
At an early age, the infants begin
their education. Their first swimming
lesson is in the form of ritual. Mother
leads the way, proudly arching her neck
in graceful curves. beak held high and
eyes to the front. The wee babies tod
die on behind with their little cry con-
tinually coming to her, to let her know
they are all right and delighted with the
journey. Father brings up the rear and
is alertness and pride personif1ed.
Evening star., 1933-04-27
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

to show us how he throws the boomer
ang. He has several Of these curved
sticks, and when he throws one far
away 1t comes back to him.
The child also tries to display the art
to us. The stick seems almost as long
as he is, and his success In throwing
IS not great, but we appreciate. his
friendliness. Before We say good-ht to
father and son, we make them presents
"a slab Of rock-salt for the man and
a small bag of sugar for the boy
"Blackfellows use bomerangs Of many
Sizes" our pilot remarks. Sometimes
the stick is or feet long. The large
boomerangs do not make such neat
curves as the small ones but they are
better for bringing down goodsized
game-a kangaroo, for example"
For Travel section Of your scrap
book)
Five magic tricks are included in the
surprise leaf1et offered without charge
to readers who write Uncle Ray and
ask for 1t. Be sure to inclose a stamped
return envelope. UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-04-27
IIU
CANADA GEESE.

Reaching the water, the little ones are
timid and refuse to obey orders to step
in. One of the parents. or both Of
them, give business-like push to the
fearful one and he knows at once he
can swim. Not until he is much older
does he attempt to dive
Geese are most fastidious, and spend
much time keeping themselves well
groomed The beak Is used to open
the oil glands, the head is then brushed
with the flowing oil until it is well
covered, then it Is used as dauber.
In the days Of ancient Greece the
favorite pets of Greek maidens were
geese It is said that the devotion was
so great that If their mistress died,
they would grieve themselves to death.
On the tomb would be found the carved
figure Of her beloved pet.
Geese are more intelligent than dogs,
learn more quickly. obey instantly and
have a good memory. They get along
well together and are faithful to their
mates and children Why consider it
an insult to be told mot to be goose" 3"
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-04-27
My Neighbor Says:

When cooking asparagus. do not
cover the utensil in which 1t is
being cooked. Cooked in this
way, the natural color Of the as
paragus is preserved.
Place mirrors in a position
where the sun will not shine on
them. Heat causes the quicksil-
YER on the back of a mirror to
crumble.
When grease has been spilled
on grass mating, cover the spot
thickly with powdered chalk and
moisten with a few drops Of ben
zine. When this has evaporated,
brush off the chalk and the spot
will have disappeared. Do not
bring a light into the room until
the benzine has thoroughly evap-
GRATED.
Evening star., 1933-04-27
YoHNNY CHUCK had done roam

YOHNNY CHUCK had done roam
ing enough for one season. He
had wandered far from home
~ where he had spent the Winter. 1t
wouldn't have been far for you or
for me, but it was far for Johnny Chuck.
He had used up all the fat that had
been stored under his skin all Winter.
He was lean, quick in his movements,
and in fine condition. The grass and
sweet clover were beginning to grow
and each day 1t was easier to get
enough to eat without having to look
far.
1T is time to settle down." thought
Johnny. Eyes, sir. it Is time to settle
down. It Is all right to run about for
a while. but have done enough of it
to last me the rest of the year. There
is nothing like the solid comfort of a
good, safe home where it isn't necessary
to go far to get plenty to eat Thank
goodness don't have to hunt my food
as some people do. I always know
where the next meal Is coming from. If
Evening star., 1933-04-27

wv Brown after he mentions
Y the dingo, or wild dog.
"Of course, you know
about the rabbits" he replies with a
grin They are not native to the con-
tinent, but were brought here by early
settlers They have increased irf num-
bers beyond all reason; and they are a
constant danger to our crops.
THE northern part OF our country
is closer to the equator and is warm the
year around. Up there they are both
cred by insect pests, but in the South
Wait a minute, who IS that over
there? It looks like a Blackfellow!"
We look where he points. and sure
enough. We see a native Australian.
Beside him Is a small boy.
do you know how to speak the ma
tive language?" I inquire.
mo, their words seem like jabber-
ing to me, but I've had experience talk
ing with natives by signs. 'Ho! Ho!"
he calls, making a signal with his
raised arm.
The native (known as "Blackfel-
low" even though his skin Is chocolate
brown. not black acts as If he were
surprised; but he does not run away
Soon he seems to realize that we in
tend to be entirely friendly toward him
Expressing ourselves as well as We
can with signs, We persuade the native
Evening star., 1933-04-27
China and Glassware.

When washing valuable or delicate
glassware or china place heavy Turk
ish towel at the bottom of the pan to
prevent chipping or scratching. Also
wash one piece at time When wash
ing windows. mirrors or glassware, some
vinegar in the suds will make the glass
sparkle brightly.
Evening star., 1933-04-27
Caviar Canape.

Cut bread in rounds or half-moons
and spread with mayonnaise, chopped
egg whites and minced onion. Cover
with mounds of caviar mixed with
chopped egg yolks.
Evening star., 1933-04-27
Cool Receptiou,

Where you're not wanted don't intrude:
There's nothing that is quite SO rude
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

AT TOP: PLAID ORGANDY BLOUSE
WITH WHITE RUFFLES THE
OTHER SHOWS AN INTERESTING
DESIGN IN PLAIN WHITE CREPE
SKETCHED IN A WASHINGTON
SHOP.
smart blouse Of heavy white silk crepe
in surpHce style with pointed revers
and elbow-length sleeves. And for the
subdeb a copy Of blouse worn by
Lupe Velez done in pure handkerchief
linen. It comes in several color COM
binations such as brown and white,
blue and white, and red and white.
The blouse is Of the color and there
are curved insets of white about two
inches wide that give bolero look to
the blouse. The scarf collar is half
white and half color, and it all goes to
make up very smart yet inexpensive
blouse.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

WooLENs aren't hard to wash if you'll only remem-
W Der how sensitive wool is. Woolen fbers shrink
together they meet hot water the wrong soap, strong
arm" methods 49,.
Here's the way blanket No. above went through
washngs Safely Ivory Flakes were used Qvory Flakes
made pure Ivory Soap which doctors advise
for babys skin) Water was ukewarm- F. Enough
Ivory Flakes were used to give good suds. The blanket
lifted up and down in the suds and suds squeezed
gently through the bes Then the blanket went through
loose winger Two rinses in water of 1902 F. Rinsing
Evening star., 1933-04-27
The Newest
Style Notes

"HIS Spring, you can't have too
many blouses. This statement
was made away back in March
i and used as an advertising
slogan by one of the largest
New York department stores. and what
really was merely forecast has proved
to be an actual fact in the weeks that
have elapsed since then. With suits so
popular this season the demand for
blouses is astonishing. One blouse was
probably bought at the same time as
the suit, or perhaps was a part of the
ensemble, but, of course, one blouse Is
Evening star., 1933-04-27
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
BY JOS. J. FRIsCH.

S. Don June 8, 1882, Dad said"
is the correct form. The comma is re-
quired after 1882, in accordance with
this rule: An explanatory word, phrase,
or clause is set off by commas.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

Everybody has days when
every waking hour is packed
with zest of living. Why not
make every day like this?
A frequent drawback to fitness
is constipation. 1t may dull your
energy, steal your appetite,
lower your vitality. Yet it is SO
easy to overcome.
Try eating Kellogg's ALL
BRAN. Science shows this deli
cious cereal supplies "bulk" to
exercise the intestines, and Vita
min B to promote appetite, and
tone the intestinal tract.
The "bulk" in ALL-BRAN is
much like that of lettuce. How
much safer than taking patent
medicines-so often harmful.
Two tablespoonfuls daily will
correct most types of constipa-
ton. If not relieved this way, see
Evening star., 1933-04-27
Exploring Australia.
"BLACKFELLOWS."

//V YHAT are the other pests Of
~ n Australian" we ask Mr..
wv Brown after he mentions
the dingo, or wild dog.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

your UONr.
ALL-BRAN has
iron for the blood.
At all grocers. In
the red-and-green
package. Made by
Kellogg in Battle
Creek.
Evening star., 1933-04-27

water should be same temperature as suds Then the
blanket went through loose wringer again and onto
line evenly to dry at room temperature.
Not hard job-but careful job-with soap pure
enough for a baby's skin.
Use this care for all your woolens. When you wash
knitted things dry them flat and stretch back to original
shape while still damp. And remember-you have luck
with the woolens you wash gently-with Ivory Flakes
Evening star., 1933-06-18
~ANYTHING IS GOOD TO EAT"

hoof No market for dead ones The Seminole
Indians know how to capture the 6-fC -ers and
bring em back alive" Good, sound snakes
are said to average $3.50 each, delivered at
Arcadia Ten thousand real estate men in
Florida will be hunting for rattlesnakes this
Summer.
At any high-class restaurant or club cater
ing to gourmands, gourmets and Investigators
who still have money, serving of diamond
back rattlesnakes fetches 50, or enough to feed
small family for week provided the family
has lost all desire to partake of the old-fash-
ioned kinds Of nourishing foods.
The discovery of this latest rare delicacy
just about touches the high Cor low spot~in
gustatory triumphs But why not the Crotalus
Adamanteus If he is as good as they say he is?
Consider the following edibleS approved by
caterers
Nuskrat.-Back in the walrus mustache and
musk perfumery period of Indiana history we
used to trap muskrats for their pelts. but
for eating them! They are now four-star
feature at dinner for epicures.
Tomatoes-When my father was a boy they
were called "love apples and were supposed
to be poisonous because the hogs wouldn't eat
them Now the dietitans and health tipsters
say that tomato juice is gift from the angels.
One day Cap Higgleman Of our town turned
down tomatoes at Mrs. Clusters boarding house.
saying that he wouldn't "eat nothin' that a
hog won't eat" Whereupon Mrs Custer har-
pooned him as follows: II amt lettin' no hog
tell me what eat and what can't eat"
"CrawdabS' and Mussels.-Both to be found
by the bushel in the fresh-water streams and
ponds when you and I were young but good
only for bait. Then to find them garnished
and glorified in Paris!
Frogs.-We did finally get around to skin
ming the legs and draping them on toast, but
grandpa mated them pop-eyed reptiles. He
could have collected 500 worth any day if the
prices had been then what they are now at the
swell eating places.
Evening star., 1933-06-18

Guinea HenS-Beautiful creatures making
an internal racket. The eggs were clasSed as
culls and the fowls themselves were just as
good to eat as any turkey buzZard. Served
under glass in the city. breast of young
guinea hen" is as high-priced as jewelry Grand
chow, but the guinea hen is still used in the
country merely as an alarm clock.
Snails.-Simply wonderful when wrapped in
bread crumbs and shot with little garlic. The
old-fashioned housewife shud6ers at mention
of snailS food When told Aunt Laura
about eating the little ones in Rome and pick
ing out the goddies with tooth pick she said
it took all kinds of people to make a world.
THESE delcacies listed above, and several
others, including the grounding, gray
ground squirrel opossum and "chidlings" have
been procurable right here at home, but any
one procuring them was supposed to have
depraved and unnatural appetite
Take gatherings, commonly called "chid-
lin's," introduced to us by Opie Read with the
assistance OF a genuine colored nanny"
Those who like tripe will probably like Child
Inns" tripe'S first cousin "Chdlins" are not
to be sneered at, when they are accompanied
by corn pone and lye hominy, but some folks
are SO fussy that they don't want to get any
information on the subject
Go travelling II you wish to become ac-
quainted with strange foods Any one with an
open mind and a copper lined stomach will
decide that almost anything is good to eat.
In Florida and Cuba the conch is now in favor
1t is large molusk residing in the fluted shell
such as you saw on the old-fashioned whatnot.
If you held the shell to your ear. you could
hear the distant roar Of ocean breakers. One
OF the current lies in Florida is that Ponce de
Leon, instead of searching for the Fountain of
Youth, should have quaffed the juice of the
conch, eaten the breast of q famingo and
chewed the bark of the flame tree AT, any
rate, he would have saved lot Of mileage,
Flying fish and turtle steaks are on the card
Evening star., 1933-06-18
Says George A&

at the Queens Park Hotel in Trinidad. In the
markets of Panama you find the iguana, huge
lizard resembling something that peeks over
the foot of the bed in the psychopathic ward
at Bellevue Hospital. When it arrives at the
table it tastes like young chicken.
The English put larks into pot-pies and re-
gard marrow, somehow extracted from beef
bones, as super-luxury Both of them are
good, too
Blood pudding in Germany isn't half bad
unless yN inquire into all ;he details of Zoe
recipe. Probably you know that carp, still
regarded as zehr gut in Germany were brougfD
to this country and tendery cared for in ponds
and then turned loose in eur streams SO that
people in humble circumstances could get, for
almost nothing, large fish containing VITA
minis A, B, c and D and almost everything else
except something good to eat. German carp,
English sparrows Belgian hares Argentine
tango dancers, British lecturers and Swiss
cuckoo clocks were brought to this country to
make life more roseate and experiences more
varied for the resident taxpayers. Now we
can't deport the German carp as we do the
Sicilian banditti, because they hide in the mud.
Speaking of English sparrows few years
ago railroad was built through our region.
The army of foreign laborers trapped and ate
all OF the English sparrowS. The trouble is
they went after robins, martins, chckadees
ana SnoWbirdS also. Anything is good to eat
So My favorite sausage in Italy, as I learned
eventually, used horse meat as theme song
and what was supposed to be curry of lamb in
India turned out to be curry of goat. Every
goat should be curried, but not in the dining
room.
At Chinese dinners in Hongkong and Shanghai
the sharks fins and the birds nest soup were
excellent, but drew the line on preserved and
petrified eggs, IS years old. Roy Chapman An
drews discovered in the Cobb Desert dinosaur
eggs 100000 years old and brought them
home for museum. If he had been China
man he would have eaten them, 49,
Evening star., 1933-06-18

Army & Navy Register and the United States
Government Advertiser. and the Boston Herald
had its Washington Office there and the picture
shows John E. jerks, owner and editor of the
Army & Navy Register and the United States
Government Advertiser, and James e. Harper,
printer Edmund Hudson was at that time
Washington correspondent to the Boston
Herald and seems also to have had much to
do with the Army & Navy Register and the
Government Advertiser The Sunday Capital
was conducted from 1871 to 1880 by Dom Piatt
and George Alfred Townsend, when it was
sold to Mr.. Buell., and it ceased publication in
1889 Henry B. F. Mcfarland, who later be-
came Commissioner of the District of Colum-
bia, was then on the staff Of the Capital and
had brilliant newspaper career.
In 1882 there were 81 Washington papers
represented in the congressional press gallery,
they being: The Capital Army & Navy Reg
ister the Chronicle, the Commercial the Court
Record the Critic, the Gazette the Gazette OF
the Patent Office, the Herald and National In
telligencer, the Law Reporter, the Mechanics
Advocate, the National Era, the National Re-
publican, the National View. the Post, the Pill
grim Press, the Republic the Scientific Record.
the Sentinel The Star, tss Temperance Anvil,
the Tomahawk the United States Gazette. the
Vidette, the Volks Tribune and the washington
journal.
sentatives of the press at the Capitol in 1882,
a number Of familiar ones were found, includ-
ing few who are still living. Perry S. Heath,
who recently retired as Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, was then representing the Ohio
State Journal, the indianapolis Times and the
United Press Association H. ". Boynton repre-
sented the Cincinnati Gazette; Frank G. Car
penter, the Cleveland Leader; John M Carson,
Philadelphia Ledger; o. K. Harris the Eve
ming Critic; John B. Mccarthy Hartford Times
and San Francisco Chronicle; w. C. Mcbride,
Cincinnati Enquirer; H. B. F. Macfarland, Bos-
fON rtr ofi oil av1I plnila
delphia Record J. j. Noah, New York Truth
and Denver Republican; U. H. Painter, Phila-
delphia Inquirer; Ben Perley Poore, Bos-
ton Journal; Herbert A. Preston, New York
Herald F. A. Richardson Baltimore Sun, and
W. B. Shaw, Philadelphia News and Boston
Evening Transcript The Star at that time
was represented by its owners Crosby S. Noyes.
George w. Adams and S. H. Kauffmann and
w. c. Mcbride.
John Boyle, the veteran correspondent OF