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Evening star., 1934-11-14
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. SPROWLS.
Literary Age.

AlIeTdTy ASe.
THESE days, people of all classe.
l. and ages read more than evel
before. Making certain allowances
for professional interests and the like
you can tell how old person is by
the type of literature he reads. This
method of telling age takes little
more careful observation than the
majority of us are disposed to give it
But you can come pretty close to a
persons age by asking few leading
literary questions.
To start with, people under 20 like
to read mythology. Legend Is the
literary food of the child. If an adult
dotes on stories Of giants and the like
you may infer that he has stopped
growing mentally. This class OF
literature has its second inning al
about rs, the period of second child
hood.
Between 20 and 80 the average per-
son goes in for heroic novels-stories
about great loves, great empire build
ers, great travellers. After 80 taste
for this type Of literature declines
only to be revived at the ripe old age
Of 80 or 90, the period Of second
adolescence.
From 40 to 50 men like to read the
wild West stories. They are getting
to the point where they look bacl
now and then to unaccomplished am.
bitions. Daredevil literature helps tt
fill out the blank pages in a persona
history which had set its standards
high about the age Of Is.
Between so and so most men ant
women go in for first principles-ir
other words, philosophy. They have
had q lot of establishments, and 81
they attempt to square things OF b,
finding something more real thar
reality itself.
(Copyright 19340
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Uncle Ray
Pied Piper of Hamelin.
BY FANNY Y. CORY.

HAMELIN (also spelled 'cHameln")
- is a city in west-central Germany,
| 100 miles from the border of Holland.
It is not a large city, the population
being about $4,000, but it is very old,
having history which goes back close
to thousand years.
The fame of Hamelin rests on q
legend about an event which is sup
posed to have taken place $50 years
ago The town, we are told. was in
tested with rats, and the people were
worried. 1t seemed that they might
have to move away and give their
homes over to the rats.
Then a piper arrived and said: -''I
can rid your town of rats! The sweet
music which I play will charm them,
and I can lead them into the river
where they will be drowned. will do
this If you will pay me what ! ask"
The man named the reward he de-
sired, and the mayor and other officers
| of the town were quick to agree to his
terms.
With his charmed music, the
stranger freed the place Of rats: but
! when it came time to pay the piper"
| bllC D1OhC Auo PAOAAAoS. 4AC
would not give the reward which had
| been agreed upon!
Feeling that he had not been treated
fairly, the piper played such music
| that he drew all the children of the
village around him: and they followed
| as he marched out Of the town until
ing in the hill, It's said, the piper and
l - irI,
were never seen again
| The English poet, Robert Browning,
has made this legend even more ia
nous through his poem THE Pied
Piper of Hamelin" The story is told
| in verse, and is just about the same
as the old tale. When the word pied
is applied to the piper, it means that
| his clothing was "mottled," of different
shades or colors.
The tale Of the Pied Piper probably
| grew out of a memory of the children's
crusade, which took place in the year
| 1912. This crusade is one of the sad
dest events in history. Thousands Of
boys and girls were told that If they
set forth for Palestine. miracle would
/ happen and they would be able to win
| back the Holy Land for the Chris
tians. A/youth named Nicolas led
away ABOUT 10000 German children
| who Joined the crusade. The adven-
ture ended In failure. Many were sold
| into slavery. Others died Of exposure
or were adopted into families living
| far from the homes of the children.
1t may be that the Pied Piper of
the legend stands for Nicolas. If so,
the 130 children who are supposed to
have been led away from Hamelin
formed only a small part of his
| army"
(For general interest section of your
! scrapbook.)
| The Surprise Leaflet" will be mailed
without charge to readers who send me
a Scent stamped, return envelope.
This leaf1et contains riddles, and tells
how to perform magic tricks.
| UNCLE RAY.
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BoIIar1

TT HAS not been definitely ascer-
tanned Just what the true deriva-
ton of this name Is and what it orig
inally signifed, but some theories
advanced are that it originated from
q word meaning ga tree having its
top cut of" or "poularde," meaning
a fat chicken, or from the word
"poul-ard" meaning chicken-hearted.
The name occurs in the Hundred
Rolls spelled Pollard. One historian
states that "the barton of Trelleigh
in Redruth, County Cornwall, was
the seat of that most ancient family
of Pollard whence all others Of
the name are descended" How
ever, the name has for many CEN
turies been widely spread through
out England. In the county of Dur
ham the family was quite prominent
and acquired the appellation Of "the
Politic Pollards."
The name of Pollard is well known
in America and the family has pro-
duced many outstanding men and
women. The name is found In many
sections Of the United States. Pol
lard is q name eminent in Virginia,
former Gov. John Garland Pollard Of
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most charming when dressed In silks
we suggest having the model in MORE
1t is silk that is in the cards fol-
Spring, and is now leading choice
with designers who go in for stiff ma
terials. Necktie prints and satin
twills are important alternatives, and
so are the rough. nubby monotone
silks that are leading us gently on to
the heavy-textured weaves we will
wear in the Spring.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1505-B Is
designed in sizes IA, is, 18 and 20
Size 16 requires 23s yards of 54-inch
material, q yard of 39-inch material
for contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
pldyer. He wds captain OF the renowned
"Four HorSemen" team, noW diSbdnded,
and has uon "a national champion
ships since 1924 These articles arc
based on the Sims system, 1phich
includes the one-oDer-or,e principle,
Dhich the Sims group of players Uds
the first to employ and deUelop.
The Three Bid.
~ ONE players who follow my
system in all other respects
have refused to adopt my
three-bid. They assert logically
and truthfully that three-bid
comes up very infrequently, and that
If you use a three-bid for ace showing
you can't use it for any other purpose.
They go on to say that people who
hold powerhouses will usually reach
the correct contract without the bene-
fit of an ace-showing convention, and
finally conclude by admitting that
they wish the three-bid for a semi
pre-emptive bid.
I freely admit that am preju-
diced against pre-emptive bids. My
theory is that they shut out no one
but your partner. If you insist upon
e-empting, why not pre-empt at the
four level? For example, the hand
given below calls for drastic measures
after your partner has passed origi-
nally, but to bid three hearts on it
would be silly. It's either one heart
or four hearts.
Sp. None Dia.
Ht. OJ1O9 9xxxx CT K @ 10x
In a recent duplicate tournament,
conducted by Godfrey Mott-Smith,
the following hand came up:
Evening star., 1934-11-14

offer for their failure to bid the grand
slam. In many instances, the South
hand opened the bidding, and natur-
ally could not be coaxed beyond the
six level. In one case West opened the
bidding, after two passes, with one
diamond. North passed and East bid
one heart. After South's pass, West
was afraid to show up his psychic OPEN
ing, so he bid one no trump. East
jumped to three hearts, which was
passed around to North. At this
point, North, who had been patiently
waiting until the opponents got all
through, bid six spades. He main
tained that South should have gone
to seven, since he held the ace of
spades. He should have. of course
But the main point of the hand is
that only one pair bid seven spades.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Sea Bass.
Centropristes Stratus.

~ HE sea bass has an interesting
descriptive. technical name
The first part is from the
Greek, which means spine and
saw, and the second part
means streaked. AS we find this fell
low in salt water and he is member
of the well-known bass family, you
can see how well his whole name suits
him.
In color he is dark brown or
deep, blush black The mottled ef-
feet is caused by the pale, coarse
scales. His body is rather stout and
about three times as long, not count
ing his caudal fin, as deep. His eyes
are set high on his head, which, as
you can see, is rather f1at-topped. The
nose is fairly pointed and the mouth
large and efficient. The caudal I'm
Is rounded in the center and slightly
concaved near each corner, with the
upper corner very much prolonged
Evening star., 1934-11-14
My Neighbor Says:

If tiny pinch of salt is added
to eggs when beating, you will be
surprised to find how much better
and faster they whip.
Turnips, if too small to peel and
cut up, should be boiled whole in
their skins, then the skin can be
rubbed off. Small turnips. cooked
in this way, are much sweeter and
better favored, and there is no
waste.
Paste your doctors telephone
number on the door Of the medi-
cine cabinet.
Ferns require light and air.
They grow best. when placed near
q window, where they do not get
direct sunlight.
tCopyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-11-14

The underpart of the sea bass is a
lighter shade than the back, and the
dorsal fin has series of white spots
and bands. The other fms are dusky
mottled.
Under favorable conditions the sea
bass grows to a length of 2 feet or
longer. and has been known to tip the
scales at pounds or more. This is,
however, far beyond the average size.
In the north the largest ones weigh
4 pounds.
The general range is in the Atlantic
Coastal waters Of the United States,
from Florida to Cape Cod, and oc-
casionally in Maine. In the southern
waters this fish has commercial
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Peanut Cookies.

Cream one cupful Of butter or mar
garine, or part butter and any other
good shortening, with one and one
half cupfuls of sugar; add three we'll
beaten eggs, the grated rind Of half
a lemon or orange, one cupful of
roasted peanuts, rolled or coarsely
chopped, and about three cupfuls Of
pastry -four, sifted with a quarter Of
teaspoonful of baking powder and
half a teaspoonful of salt. Mix well
together and drop by teaspoonfuls on
a Toured board and pat into thin
rounds, using the Toured bottom of a
measuring cup. Transfer to oiled
pans, using broad spatula, and bake
in a hot oven for about seven min
utes. This recipe makes about fve
dozen cookies of medium size.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKINS ELLIS.

that State being the most outstanding
Of the name in the present day.
Pollards were early represented in
New England by George of Salem,
Mass, in 1916; Thomas, who came
over in 1890 and settled in Billerica,
Mass, and William Pollard, an inn
holder in Boston before 1914.
Copyright. 1p34)
Evening star., 1934-11-14
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Blood Thicker Than Water.


Blood Thicker Than Water.
WHEN Josiah Tattnall, American
naval commander, was criticized
for coming to the assistance of the
British in battle at the mouth of the
Chinese River Peiho, he justified his
action with the line, Blood is thicker
than water" which he never claimed
to be original with him, but which has
enormously been considered by many
people to be his BRAIN child.
AS a matter of recorded fact, 1t was
used long before him by Sir Walter
Scott, in the thirty-seventh chapter
Of his novel, Guy Mannering," in
which it appears in the form "Bluid
is thicker than water" and it is to
him that the expression is also fire.
quently ascribed.
However, even this is not quite In
accord with the actual state of things;
for the aphorism, blood is thicker
than water" was quite common in the
seventeenth century. It appears in
several collections of proverbs, includ-
ing Rays, which far antedated Scott.
(Copyright, 1934.l
Evening star., 1934-11-14

hold the abdom-
inal organs up
to place is due
to q letting down
Of b d.y tone
everywhere.
No one devel-
ops these ptoses
unless and until
the body has
slipped far down
the grade in nu-
triton and its
resulting vitality.
This m e an S
that ptosis is not
a cause of dis
I..A .IA
Evening star., 1934-11-14
TOmorrOw's Hand.

Suppose that for some strange rea-
son you found yourself playing the
East hand at four hearts. Would
you believe that you have a play to
make it? The defense must naturally
slip a trif1e, but not to the extent of
permitting you to make two diamond
tricks, or the blank queen of clubs.
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed. stamped en-
velope.
(Copyrirht 1934)
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

K. L. T.-The bride-to-be can save
herself q great deal of work df
acknowledging wedding presents can
be called work) by sending out
"thank-you" letters as soon as each
gift arrives. This is also more polite
than waiting until after the honey
moon. Acknowledging gifts all at
one time may require several days
of steady writing. especially If many
gifts have been received.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Ptosis, or Fallen Stomach.

w YHEN We speak of fallen
IA stomach we mean really a
wv ptosis of all the abdomi-
w nal organs to some extent
And usually the colon is
dropped to a greater extent than is
the stomach.
This sagging, lengthening of the
normal supporting ligaments that
Evening star., 1934-11-14

lust as many other head meas
- urements have been credited with
indicating various personality traits,
so has the chin come In for its share.
People remark about that iron jaw" !"
as though there could be any relation
between the bones Of mastication and
the trends of the mind. Psychologists
and medical men have completely
abandoned the idea that a persons
jaw has anything to do with his dis
position or personality. Many weak
willed people have protruding Jaws.
(Copyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Baked Squash.

Place q whole piece of squash In Q
cake pan, cover with another pan and
bake in q moderate oven until soft.
This will take about an hour. Scoop
out Of the shell, add two tablespoon
fuls Of butter and season to taste with
salt and pepper.
Evening star., 1934-11-14

Only one pair reached grand
slam in spades. They were using my
three-bid, and the bidding was simply
three spades, four spades, seven spades.
The other pairs had various excuses to
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Today's Hay Diet Menu.
BREAKFAST.

pineapple juice (unSWeetened).
Milk or buttermilk.
LUNCHEON.
Lettuce, tomato and cucumber
salad.
Steamed artichoke on whole
wheat toast.
Steamed asparagus.
Dessert: Sliced bananas and
cream.
DINNER.
Shrimp cocktail.
Celery broth.
Cabbage, grape and orange
salad, French dressing.
Chicken en- casserole with
vegetables.
Steamed peas.
Dessert: Apples baked In
orange juice, served with cream.
Coffee with cream and sugar
may be added to any starch
meal. Coffee with cream and no
sugar may be added TO a protein
or alkaline forming meal.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
The Debunker

BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY, Ph. D.
Evening star., 1934-11-14

The Surprise Leaflet" will be mailed
without charge to readers who send me
a Scent stamped. return envelope.
This leaf1et contains riddles, and tells
how to perform magic tricks.
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-08-24
Diseases Come in Cycles.

Public health authorities say
measles and whooping cough epi-
denies run in cycles that are about
six years epart.
Evening star., 1934-08-24

bit of the dear Old Briarpatch.
already gave signs of being of the
latter kind.
Now as he sat safe in hole under
an old stump where Reddy Fox had
chased him, he was doing lot of
thinking.
MY" thought he. 'it is a wonder
that Reddy didn't catch me. Two or
three times I was just about to &C
cept his invitation to take walk
with him when a glimpse of those
long. sharp teeth of his made me feel
uncomfortable, even though they were
shown in friendly grin, so didn't
60. If I had gone wouldn't be here
now. He proved that when he tried
to catch me because he thought I was
too far from home to get there ahead
of him. Hereafter if I have an un-
comfortable feeling like that I will
know that it is warning of danger,
even If everything does seem safe and
all right.
And I have learned that it isn't
safe to trust those you really do not
know, no matter how friendly they
seem or how smooth their tongues.
Hereafter Ill be polite to strangers,
but never be foolish enough to put
my trust in them. Reddy has taught
me that. He pretended to be my
friend and I thought he was. And
all the time it was just part of his
clever plan to get me outside my
bramble-tangle."
This reminded Wigglenose that he
had yet to get back safely to that
bramble-tangle. What if Reddy Fox
should be hidden somewhere along
the way or close to it, waiting for
him? 1t was the sort of thing he
would be very likely to do. He had
gone off muttering threats, but how
far had he gone? He might that very
minute be hiding close by ready to
spring on him the instant he left
that hole. WigglenoSe had an un-
comfortable feeling that this was just
what Reddy was doing. He remem-
Evening star., 1934-08-24

The nursery is a cozy nest OF leaves
and grass. the average number Is
nine, and the infants are born blind
and naked. 1t takes 20 days for their
little furry coat to grow enough to
cover them well. They resemble their
parents. BY late Summer they are
full grown.
The ground squirrel stores seeds
and nuts. He loves the grasses that
grow close to his doorway, and he
is extremely fond Of meat in the form
of grasshopperS, caterpillars, insect
eggs, beetles. tiny birds and ants
Lacking these. he does not hesitate
to devour a relative.
Though the family is a large one
hawks and owls, efficient desert police.
men, are on the lookout for every little
ground squirrel. AS these air-travelers
have such perfect eyesight and can
swoop down upon victim with the
swiftness of an arrow. the ground
squirrel family has not become o
menace, except on one or two oc.
casions. In fact, as an insect destroyer
he is a valuable aid to the farmer.
(CopyriVht. 19341
Evening star., 1934-08-24
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

bered that once his mother had
warned him never to seek safety in
holes except as a last resort. He
bramble-tangle you could look out
on all sides and see If the way was
clear, but you couldn't do that from a
hole. You could only see in front of
the hole. From q bramble- -tangle
there usually was more than one way
out or in, and you could make more
If you needed to.
For the first time Wigglenose began
to feel really uneasy. He had felt so
safe in that hole that he hadn't
thought about getting out Of it safely.
Now he did.
IF I was sure that Reddy Fox has
gone away I wouldn't stay here an
other minute" thought he. Il would
scamper home as fast as my legs can
take me-"
But he wasn't sure, and that made
all the difference in the world. And
what was more, he never could be
safe, for there were plenty of hiding
places close at hand around that en-
trance.
II wonder if there is back door, :"
thought Wigglenose There should
be. Anyway, if I had dug this hole
I would have made a back entrance.
don't know much about homes of
this kind. 1t is the first one I ever
was in and even now I haven't been
way down to the bed room. I think
will 60 now and see what it is like"
So Wigglenose made his way down
to a snug little room far enough
down to be warm in Winter. 1t was
dry and comfortable. Then Wiggle-
nose. made discovery. There was
another little hall besides the one he
had come down and it led in a differ
ent direction. What if it should lead
to back entrance?
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-08-24
Dorothy Dix Says

voULDNT you people you
= :: s
on fire when sne has on red dress Wouldn't you ike to
say Mrs Mrs 5 ayS @ up pe % yo ne fo ' of o
belt line you have put in lines on your face and
hungry?"
to s I Gq IKE S to s woGn y00 yo
you and good wife and mother and
would like admire would just be yourself?
WOULDN'T you
invited anywhere that the reason she is left out because she ruins
monopong the conversations No else
the monoogst left out when
hostesses make their dinner lists
whose theme is her
that the only individual
interested her symptoms and all the details OF her major ope
atons her doctor and he is paid to s while ooeo puOhc no
WOULDN'T you mother who sezes opportunity
w tell how beautiful and wonderful
they that she does them greater injury than
and about what marvel Johnny get
willing them the good qualities
they have.
Wouldn't to boasng
offspring attitude in the pubc mind that
and peudces employers advance against Fer sons ana
makes her dauser are the she
WOULDN'T you has to support herself
how ridiculous she makes herself when she peends that she takes
boaders for into an once because ne ed
society? Wouldn't like to try to make her that her job
the working contempt for the parasite?
him for not built for
hound them down the telephone
dates with them and take them places?
WOULDN'T you a young
cu h % in in low love with YOU now but M h
affection isn't going to last unless you alter How long
the house ouchy and and look like something the
cat brought in?
ocopyrsht
Evening star., 1934-08-24
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Alimony."
BY DICK MANSFIELD.
REGISTERED U. 8. Patent once.

4 LIMONY is legal term defined as
"an allowonce made to a wife out
of her husbands estate or income for
her support upon her divorce or legal
separation from him, or . during q
suit for the same"
While this seems somewhat cir
cuitous Interpretation for keeping an
estranged wife, it is at least in in
trinsic accord with the original sense
Of the word.
For we have "alimony" from the
Latin "alimonia," signifying susie
nance" or. generally speaking, means
of living"
From this original significance of
maintenance or nourishment the word
gradually took on its exclusive legal
connotation, until today it is rare in
deed to find it used in any other way.
(Copyrisht. 1934)