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Evening star., 1933-12-27
Kinds of Money.

TF YOU should 60 to Central Africa
and offer coins to the natives IN
exchange for ivory or animal skins.
YOU might get something for your
money-but not a great deal. For
such trade, it is better to use a sack OF
salt. or bright-colored cloth. or such
trinkets as mirrors, combs and beads.
when you journey to Eskimo anos,
take along . supply OF gllmdrops ano
fishhooks. They will be excenen'
money" .
and Mongolia, you will hnd nrlcks OF
tea passing from hand to hand as
money. That tea, when used TO prepare
a drink, might be hard on the healtn
If it were not boiled in water. When
liquid is boiled long enough, the germs
in 1t are killed.
Thus we have q few examples of things
used for money In other places, but the
money which you and use in everyday
life is different. Our coins are maoe OF
copper, nickel, silver and gold. In ad-
dition there Is paper money ranging In
value from 81 to thousands Of dollars.
There was q time when I was mil
lionaire. That was In the Summer OF
1928 while was making visit to Ger
many. I turned my dollars into millions
OF marks, and laughed about my
wealth" As . matter Of fact. the
marks did not buy great deal. Some
times had to pay 100000 marks for q
meal. or for nights lodging at .
Germany was then in the midst of an
Evening star., 1933-12-27
Conquering Contract
-By P. HAL SIMS

spades his bid is five spades, and you
now bid six, which he will pass. Had
he the four aces which are needed for
a grand slam, he would bid five no
trumpS over your three spades; six no
trumpS by you, showing distributed
strength and accepting the grand-slam
try because you did not sign off at six
spades. Seven no trumps by him in
tournament. seven spades IN q rubber
game with singleton.
The Duplication Peril.
Similarly, I do not care to make the
triple raise II have a void holding, for
fear that we may stop at six when we
should bid seven. I must get my part
ner to rebid In such manner that I know
definitely whether or not that void suit
is duplication. With
Sp. K Qxxx Di.
Hts. A K @ c. KJxxx
my response would be only three spades
Unless 1 can extort a club bid or raise
from the opener, We cannot 80 beyond
six except as a gamble must get from
him a bid definitely showing the ace of
clubs or possibly void in that suit. BY
oldding only three. leave scope for
coaxing such BID, If only by bidding
clubs myself later and seeing whether
ne can raise them. II bid four, may
cramp his bidding range; he may even
pass. While it is possible that situa-
tion may arise when you should disre-
gard this stipulation, I think that 1t Is
A Good Rule
to make the triple raise only when you
have an ace and no void suit. OF
course, the hand must also measure up
TO the other requirements given in my
earlier article. Usually the openers
rebid will be in terms of reserve primary
values. These cannot constitute a du-
plication, and it should be virtually i'm
possible to misbid a hand if this rare
response Is used with the proper hold
ingS, and the opening bidder takes his
proper role in the bidding.
1t Is Leeway Bid, But Not Necessarily
Force.
If in major suit, it is not a force.
Opener may pass, but it tells him that
constructive rebid Is urgently needed for
slam purposes, and that the hand Is
safe at five even If he has shaded his
opening bid perrnissibly by half trick.
In minor suit it is an absolute force,
game being absolutely guaranteed. The
minor suits have little the best of 1t
as regards the margin of safety, as an
OPc4uls plO III d HlulOr Is uOC subject
to as much shading as major suit may
be. Make no distinction between major
and minor suits in connection with this
bid and any rebids which may ensue In
tournaments under match-point scoring
this bid should never land you in con-
tract for five, six or seven in a suit If
the same contract is equally safe in no
trumps. AS you will see in later articles
this week, it serves to locate all the aces
and generally also any necessary kings
so that you should have no trouble in
deciding correctly between no trumps
and your suit. If seven is cold in the
suit but doubtful In no trumps, you
should end up in the suit.
Copyright, 1889
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with self-addressed, stamped envelope.
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Mdd1e-Aged Men and Women Who Know All
Danger Signals by Heart Pick Just as Un-
suitable Mates as Youth.
HON. Old
Must One Be
to Choose
Suitable Mate?

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sweet and 20 generally bore to tears at 3o
CONSIDERING pitfalls youth into through
ons word nnk that % age wOud b be the @ against
who worldly who had had the time and opportunity
matrimonial system that could not be beaten.
96s rsad 7 s that h hs T 5 a birds @ be
the real thing when they married And too many tire Wives
OF Ndn heart had DefoTe f they h9 i've W 0 M
80
EoREwARNED marriage isn't The
sophisticated
the they
Every papers who
married chorus girl expecting to get suitable mate for his declining
All Of us know wtdowers children
All Of know learned college
ideas their heads
AND enough know better who marry
paybys and foreign titles And know who
s another with will e hs sn: po d hunt " trouble again " marry
The moral is that there o
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with the certainty Of making mistake DOROTHY DIX
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Everyday Psychology
Telephone Numbers.
BIZ DR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

Telephone Numbers.
The everyday, practical matter of re-
tanning and recalling telephone num-
bers Is one of the most interesting of
all the experiments in psychology. II
you use telephone to any extent you
are your own laboratory. Here you may
study your mind. Here you may de-
termine the trend of your personality,
which is revealed by your interests.
You may, If you keep record, come
pretty close to finding out what you
are
A good way to begin this investiga-
ton is to jot down on the margin OF
this newspaper right now all the tele-
phone numbers you can recall. These
will give you clue to your habits,
which in turn reflect you and your in
terests. So far as my desultory and
casual experiments go, I find that tele-
phone numbers associated with sources
of food and drink run away ahead Of
other interests on this matter of ready
recollection. 1 offer this, of course. as
a mere temporary conclusion. But I
am inclined to agree with that German
savant Who declared that one Is what
one eats.
But what do you find? Is it food?
Is it friends? Is 1t business of more
serious import? Whatever you find
should be taken as q sort of character
analysis.
Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-12-27

7 T Is important that children learn
to speak well. That means that
they learn to choose their words, to
utter them clearly, to express mean
ing in simple, direct speech. De-
sirable as this seems TO us, 1t Is less SO
to the children. They are accustomed
to hearing all sorts of speech, on the
streets, in cars and trains and boats, on
the wharves. in the movies, all about
them. Speech follows activity and chill
dren and activity are about synony-
nous Hearing dramatic, picturesque
talk, they adopt it as their own. Then
We have to put the whole power Of ex-
ample and family influence on the other
side.
Children initiate speech. The first
they hear is that of the family. Mother
sets the first words, tones, infections, In
the speech Of the child The rest of
the family come after her. AS the
family talks, the children talk. They
gather words and phrases from outside
but these will be after thoughts, en-
broideries. on the basic fabric. The
speech that remains with the child al
ways Is that which he got from his
people
The best time to learn language is
during the first five or six years. Then
language power is at high tide. The
mind is eager for new words. new ideas
and ways of expressing them. This is
the time to set good taste on and in
his tongue. Teach him good poetry, fine
prose. Select the simplest words in the
beginning, and keep adding to them as
the years pass. Help the child to ac-
quire a fine vocabulary by selecting bits
of good writing for his enjoyment. Use
as good English as you can master in
his hearing.
Why all this trouble about so simple
a matter as speech? Because speech Is
to social achievement. Speech classi-
fles one as clearly as q uniform might.
Speak that I may know you, shadows
mighty truth
Children like to use slang Some
slang seeps into every language and be-
comes a part of it. Here the rule ought
to be the old one. never be the first. nor
yet the last, TO adopt the new. Children
can afford to be conservative in their
speech. There is whole lifetime ahead
of them in which to choose what they
shall say. While they are learning to
talk, it is better for them to use the ac-
cepted words.
This Is against playground practice
There 1t is the thing TO use slang, adopt
strange phrases. weird intonations, queer
infections When a child uses good
English one of the picturesque takers
will deride him and call him Sissy
and Susie. Then it takes all that home
and school can do to maintain the
standard. No child likes to be singled
out for his good deeds, even when they
are no more than correct words used in
their right places
Be content with a child's speech, If
it is clear and fairly correct Don't
try to teach him big words. The easy,
simple ones are better. 1t is easier for
him to say glad than it is to say de-
lighted, easier to say got than received
left than remained. busy than preoccu-
pied. Don't waste time and energy upon
building up a vocabulary of four -storied
words. But do try to cultivate in him
love for, and appreciation of, good
speech.
(Copyright 1933)
Evening star., 1933-12-27
DAD l. A1'AA OAOASALO ". Burgess

He had Just as soon eat from the
hand of Farmer Browns Boy" jerred
another
little black eyes snapped. He looked
over to that window, Farmer Browns
Boy was standing BY the table. He
was standing perfectly still Tommy
Tit flew over and alighted on the shelf
Dee, dee, dee said he, cooking his
head to one side and looking up at
Farmer Browns Boy. Dee, dee, dee"
Then he hoped onto the sill of the
window
The other birds had become silent
now. There wasn't sound. Would
Tommy Tit dare go any farther? They
sat still and silent, their eyes fixed on
Tommy Tit. Not one of them dared go
as far as he had gone already. Would
he dare go farther?
AS if in answer, Tommy Tit fitted
in to the edge of the table There
he sat for an instant, studying the
face Of Farmer Browns Boy. If only
he held some food in his hand l would
show those doubters out there that 1
wasn't boasting," thought Tommy Tit.
Dee, dee, dee" said Tommy Tit.
Perhaps he was saying Good morn
ing, or How do you do?" Anyway
that is what Farmer Browns Boy
thought.
Tommy picked up a sunfower seed,
to-sed it aside and picked up another.
Then, instead of flying out with it. he
few up on one of Farmer Browns Boys
shoulders. Dee, dee, dee. See me!
See mel cried he, and then few cut
with the seed. This he proceeded to
open and eat, while his neighbors said
nothing. nothing at all, but stared al
him with admiration for his daring
which they vainly tried to hide
Having finished the seed. Tommy
few back to the shelf. Farmer Browns
Boy was still there, just inside and
smiling. He was holding one hand out
and in that hand were crushed peanut
meats
Dee, dee, dee" said Tommy Tit
happily, and, without hesitation. few
over to that hand He looked up in
the face of Farmer Browns Boy and
his little black eyes snapped and twin
kled. Then he looked over those bits
Of peanut, picked out the biggest one
and few out to the nearest bush TO eat
it. He hardly SO much as glanced at
his feathered neighbors. who were
watching him as if he were stranger
whom they never before had seen. He
finished the bit of nut and few back
straight to that waiting hand for an
other bit Perhaps inside he chuckled
as he picked it up. He had made good.
He had proved that he hadn't been
boasting. Best of all, ne had proved
to his neighbors that mere was one
two-legged creature who was to be
trusted as a friend.
CCopyrteht. 1851
Evening star., 1933-12-27

TINE amounts Of milk and sugar
are the important elements in
all formulas. Water furnishes
i the necessary fluid, and by such
dlution the milk is made easier
for the baby to digest. But whether a
bottle contains one ounce or three
ounces of water is generally less impor-
tant than how much milk and sugar
it contains. Changing from five bottles
to four day, or from six bottles to
five, merely means leSSening the amount
of water. The milk. of course, being
proportionate to the baby's weight, can
not be reduced
Il have twin babies 3 months
old. weighing 1912 and 1ll2 pounds"
Mrs, M e. P. writes They have seven
feelings of five ounces each I would
like to break them of the am. bottle,
but do not know how. II ! give them
only six feelings. they will not get the
same me- amount no1 t. of mil milk
with gas and the back part Is without
heat. Since the babies are not old
enough to hold. it is difficult to bring
them into the front part of the house
unless they are held. Is 1t too cold for
them to remain in the back rooms in
their beds?"
The amount of milk for the smaller
twin would be 20 ounces for the larger
one % ounces. The amount Of sugar
would be about three to four tablespoon
fulS. Boil milk, add sugar, mix, and
divide this amount into five bottles.
Fill up to five or five and one-half
ounces with boiled water. I imagine
the twins could take five and one-half
ounces each, and in another two weeks,
six ounces per bottle.
The hours 6-10-2-6 and one feedina1
at night any time between 10 pm. ana
am. are standard for the days feed
ings. With these fewer feelings, the
amount in each bottle should be slightly
increased.
Can't you manage to have some bed
or cot or davenport in the front part
Of the house on which the babies could
liep Any piece of furniture Will be quite
unharmed If covered with large square
of oilcloth and soft comforter. The
babies need to lie without blankets
and restraining clothing, so that they
can kick their legs and arms freely.
This would be impossible in an un-
heated room. You may safely let the
babies sleep in a cold room If they are
well protected by heavy night-clothing
and sleeping bags. but do give them the
benefit Of playing in a warmed room.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
How 1t Started
By JEAN NEWTON.

"Two Sides to Every Question"
There are two sides to every ques-
tion," we say, glibly, quite as If the
idea were original with us, and with the
casualness Of commonplace remark.
These words, however, are neither
commonplace nor modern. Their source
is found in the works of an ancient
philosopher, Diogenes Laertius, who
dates about 200 AID. Writing Of the
Greek sophist. Protagoras, who lived IN
the fourth century Be-, he says:
"Protagoras asserted that there were
two sides to every question, exactly
opposite to each other"
The authorship Of the saying, then,
should be credited to ProtagoraS, as 1t
is merely their recording in the works
of Diogenes Laertius that has PeTpetu-
2tSd them
Evening star., 1933-12-27
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

This record occurs In the remote ysar
Of 1l9s.
The progenitor of American P,1tnams
was Nicholas Puttenham of Penn,
county Buckingham, England, six
teenth generation from Simon. 1t was
his son John who blazed the trail for
the Putnams to America He came to
massachusetts in 1880 and settled in
Salem, where he became an active
colonist, serving as representative and
captain OF military company
The coat CT arms illustrated here is
borne by the descendants of John.
The name of Putnam has been a
prominent one in America in every
period OF its history, particularly in the
New England States. Descendants of
the settlers mentioned are found how
ever, in many other States today The
name l. well known in virtually every
phase 0. modern endeayor and achieve
ment.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

imitation" There was much money IN
the land, but it would not buy much
Some persons in the United States
are afraid there will be extreme imitation
such as there was in Germany; but the
situation is not the same. The German
government had only small supply Of
gold and silver to back its paper money.
The United States, on the other hand,
has billions of dollars in gold and silver
in the public vaults and In Federal Re-
serve banks. There is widespread opin-
ion among Americans that "a certain
amount" Of imitation would be good for
the country; but the vast "hard money"
reserve Of the United States is guaran-
tee against what took nlace in Germany.
The United States has a larger supply
Of gold coins and gold bars than any
other country. In addition there is a
mighty store Of silver dollars.
(For human Interest section Of you.
scrapbook.)
The Surprise Leafet" will be mailed
without charge to readers who send me
a stamped, return envelope. This leaflet
contains riddles, and tells how to per-
form magic tricks. UNCLE RAY.
(oopyrisht, 1889
Evening star., 1933-12-27

attached the "how to make the wish
come true" after which follows writ
ten advice as to what to do. II the
company is large the hostess can add
other wishes, solutions and articles, or
make duplicates of these.
New Year wishes and how to make
them come true:
/. My New Year wish Is to be fine
musician. Article inclosed: Jews harp.
Way to make wish come true: Practice
makes perfect.
2 My New Year wish is to be a noted
painter. Article incloSed: A paint
brush. How to make the wish come
true: Work with this until it wears out,
then get a fresh supply.
3. My New Year wish is to write q
best seller" Article inclosed: A pen
in penhandle. How to make wish come
true: Practice with this, for practice
makes perfect.
famous actor. Inclosed article: Picture
of famous actor How to make wish
come true: Follow in this persons foot
steps and you will be a success.
5. My New Year wish IS to make a
good match. Inclosed article: A box
of safety matches. How to make the
wish come true: Here are many
matches, take your choice.
6. My New Year wish IS to stop los
ing things Inclosed article: A hot dish
holder How to make your wish come
true: To have and to hold. use this.
7. My New Year wish is to be an ace.
IncloSed article: An airplane favor. toy
or picture. How to make your wish
come true: When you learn to run this
over the city. you will be an ace.
s. My New Year wish is to travel.
Inclosed article: A steamship folder
telling sailings, etc. Cor time table. if
folder is difficult to get). How to make
your wish come true: Follow your nose
wherever it goes, especially where this
leads you.
Other suggested New Year wishes:
To be a tennis champion: a winner Of
a golf prize; foot ball coach. etc.
Copyright, 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-12-27
n A 7 u X E. S
CHI IL ID II E n
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Yellow.Bellied Sspsucker.
Sphyrapicus varius.

V2TIuS.
THIS lovesome fellow is the black
sheep In the woodpecker family.
He is a famous tippler and goes
L about tapping our favorite trees.
Because his thirst is apparently
never satisfied, he goes from tree to
tree, making tiny wells into which the
sap will flow. From then on, he goes
from one fountain to another, slipping
the sweet Juice.
There are some $50 trees tapped by
this drinker. The holes are drilled in
orderly fashion about the trunk Of hic-
kory, oak, cypress, yellow poplar and
many Others too numerous to mention.
The rings are about inches apart
and once the tree is completely girdled,
It Is doomed. Sap cannot flow over
space and the wells are about one
quarter inch deep. As the important
sap flows just under the bark, you can
see why 1t Is impossible for 1t to con-
tinue its trip to the thirsty branches
and upper part Of the tree.
After the sapsucker has girdled the
tree, the holes are pet places for borerS,
ter. The blemishes. known as bird
pecks are very unsightly. The afflicted
tree tries bravely to heal its wounds,
and you must have noticed the ugly,
thick scars, but it is useless after the
sapsucker has drained the tree Of its
life blood The trees are too defective
for the best markets. and the loss
through these tree tappers is over a
million each year for hickory trees,
their favorite drink, alone.
The range Of the sapsucker Is East
ern North America from Labrador to
Central America. His migration dates
are April and october. North of Mas
sachusetts is his year-around residence.
1t seems too bad that such a hkable
fellow, and such a handsome one, too,
should be so destructive in his habits
OF course he is only making his liv-
ing in his own way, but his way hap
pens to interfere greatly with our
scheme of things. The other members
Evening star., 1933-12-27


fifth district, then resigned to enter the
Senate.
He served in the Senate until defeat
ed in 1880 by John H. Bankhead, fol-
lowing q bitter struggle, in which ne
was read out of the Democratic party
in his State and forced to run as an
Independent.
Heflin contested the election unsuc-
cessfully before the Senate and then re-
tired from politics.
Attempting return to something like
their former station in national politics
by way of the House Is becoming more
and more popular among ex-Senators.
There are two such men now sitting
in the House.
One Is James w. Wadsworth, jr., OF
New York, who served two terms In
the Senate before he was defeated in
1926 by Senator Wagner.
Wadsworth's position in the Repub-
lioan party at present is one OF promi-
nence. Although disclaiming any desire
for political advancement at the time
he entered the House, the fact remains
t,1at his name figures largely n all dis
Evening star., 1933-12-27
Tea Punch.

Chill four cupfuls of green tea for
several hours, then mix with one and
one-half cupfuls Of chilled dark cur
rant juice. Peel an orange, breaking
the peeling as little as possible. Sur
round loaf sugar cubes with peeling
and let stand until the orange oil dis
colors the sugar. Pour the tea mix
ture into tall glasses half filled with
crushed ice, add two sugar cubes to
each glass and top with sweetened
whipped cream. Serve with dainty nut
and fruit sandwiches.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
More About Triple Raise.

More About Triple Raise.
T%HE immediate Jump to four IN
openers sgt should not be made
without at least one ace IN the
L hand, lacking an ace, bid only
three and if the openers rebid
eatisfies you, make a second jump bid.
For instance, If your partner opens with
q spade and you hold
e. E.. YJHxH < q Pt. Pi rs
bid only three spades You know that
you will probably make six: but leave
plenty Of bidding room to make sure of
Fix. and also find out whether you can
make seven. Count the losers at once.
The weakest hand in primary values
that your partner (lacktng thing can
hold to have an opening bid Is of this
type:
Hts. A K K 4 CT.
BE will now show the aggressive nature
bf his bid by bidding four spades. Bid
four no trumpS, and if he signs off at
i've spades, pass. If he has had void
holding in one Of the short suits and
houbleton in the other, he would bid his
void at five, and then you can bid six
spades, which will be the right contract
If his hand is approximately
Sp. A Qxxx Di. AK
Hts. x Cl X x
he has half primary trick in reserve
Rnd should show 1t. Over your three