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The Washington times., 1934-05-03

ocean going ships, and the reser.
voirs atop the buildings would be
landing places for sea planes.
This plan contemplates use also
Of the receding tides by gearing
the floats to operate pumps as the
water falls. 1t is the only plan
Mr.. Mikkelsen said, that provides
for continuous power during slack
tide, when there is no tide-power
available.
The tidal power plan has been
given serious consideration by the
City of Boston, and Mr.. Mikkel-
sen now is endeavoring to have
Congress appropriate funds with
which to demonstrate, on a small
scale, his two plans.
The Washington times., 1934-05-03
Eastern Star to Hold
Annual FLOUer Sale

Silver Spring Chapter OF the
Eastern Star will hold its annual
flower sale Friday and Saturday,
in front of the Quality Shop, in
the 81OO block Of Georgia Ave-,
Silver Spring. Annual and peren-
nial plants, shrubs and bulbs will
be on sale.
The Washington times., 1934-05-03

PaIais ROyaI-DOwnstairs
Evening star., 1934-12-11

MONG Natures children are
n to be found some very clever
II buffers" but the hog-nosed
l snakes should be given first
prize. They are perfectly
harmless, yet they put on such show
of fierceness, and remind you so much
of the dreaded cobras of the Old
World, that you retreat in fear, unless
you understand their deceitfulness.
There are three species Of these in
teresting snakes in North America.
They enjoy q wide range and have
things pretty much their own way.
because of their ability to frighten
their foes. All Of them have the
unusual gift Of feigning death. and
every member has a most pugnacious
looking snout, thick body and snowy
coloration.
This one Is the largest Of the tribe.
His southern cousin Is not over 20
inches long and more stubby of body.
His western kin have wide bands OF
black, covering the central portions
of their abdomens, and they are also
slightly longer and not quite so snowy
in color contrast.
Whatever the color variations
adopted by these snakes are, it is not
difficult to identify them. The body
is always thick. The nose is shovel.
like and upturned, and the blotches
over the body follow a pattern.
To many these snakes are held In
fear, and are known as the ladder"
sand viper" or "flat-headed adder"
These names have been given to the
snakes merely because they fiatten
their heads, enlarge their necks and
apparently try to strike an object
with deadly intent.
Though these creatures have two
large fanglike teeth, they have no
poisonous properties at all, and are
used only for holding their prey. AS
a matter of fact, you cannot induce
the reptiles to bite you. They have
no power Of constructing their bodies,
either.
The body color may be brown, red
dish or yellow. There Is an irregu-
lar pattern, consisting Of large, black
blotches, over the back. The central
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Winter Sleep
BY D. C. PEATTIE.

NOV to their long Winter sleep re-
~ tire all the cold -blooded animals.
The warm bodied mammals may still
keep the field for q few weeks more.
But the little batrachians cannot en-
dure q prevailing temperature Just be-
low 10 degrees on the centigrade scale.
So each to his burrow or his hole, after
the manner Of his kind, makes Of to
Winter quarters Master Frog or Master
Toad. The frogs dive down under the
water and then proceed to dig their
way in under the mud at the bottom
of pond or river. But the wood frog
hides beneath old logs, and the toads,
also landlubbers, begin to burrow un-
der shrubbery or an old board or flag
stone in the garden.
When I catch a toad at this work,
he is usually toiling behind his own
back. For his very tough hind feet
are provided with q conspicuous spur,
and these are his spades and with
them he digs his way backward into
his lair. When he has gone deep
enough to escape the bitter surface
frosts, he pulls his hole In after him,
by causing the earth to fall down over
his head.
Now with his toes drawn up under
him, and his head bent down, he can
afford to let 1t snow. He will not know
it, Before he feels the Wintry cold.
he Is already deep asleep. No bowling
wind can wake him. He Is like one
dead, the heart almost stopped, and
breath practically suspended. If you
dig him up in mid Winter, he would
seem to be frozen solid. One may cut
him up without his experiencing pain
or awakening from his sleep.
Yet low though the temperature may
fall. icy as he may feel to our touch.
there can be no doubt that he Is not
really frozen-unless by chance he has
died. The metabolism Of animals, as
long as there is life, will still maintain
itself at temperature above the spe-
cific freezing point Of the body fluids.
Sensitive though they are to drops IN
the temperature while leading lives
above ground, all the cold -blooded ami
mails are marvelously adapted to re-
naming alive, II dormant, at low tenn
peratures, for in truth they are not
really experiencing the chill OF the
environment at all, but regulated
temperature Of their own making.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

part of the abdomen Is either green
ish or yellowish. The heads Of all Of
these snakes are usually q uniform
yellowish brown, and there is a dark
band crossing the crown Of the head,
slightly in front of the eye. Some
times you will see q snake with an
olive green ground color, and again
one with q reddish one. However, the
upturned nose remains the same In
style and pugnacious expression.
Should you come suddenly into the
presence Of one Of these "bluhers,"
his first act Is to glance hurriedly
about for q way of escape. This cut
OH, he decides either to feign death
or scare the wits out Of you.
The first thing he will do, II he
decides to frighten you, Is to take
q long, deep breath. This is to en-
able him to initiate his body. Then he
iattens his head until it assumes the
most fearful look, and his throat Is
three times its normal size, which
makes the colors stand out vividly on
the greatly distended skin. To add
another touch to his villainous ap-
pearance, the crafty creature begins
to hiss!
II he finds this does not cause you
to flee for your life, he decides on
other tactics. He opens his mouth.
as if suddenly stricken, shudders from
head to tail, and with several spas
modic Jerks from stem to stern, rolls
over and goes limp. When I say
limp, I mean just that. You can
prod him, tie him up or toss him into
a low shrub, and not muscle moves.
If he should slip to the ground and
land on his "tummie," he comes to
life, hips himself over on his back
and "dies" again. He will repeat
this stunt many times. too.
Frogs and toads are the only food
they want. Sometimes very vigor-
GUS frog kicks 80 fast and furiously
that the two roll over the sand for
hours before the snake is the victor.
The eggs are laid in July-about "a
Of them in q cluster. They are white,
leathery and rather long. Soon they
absorb the moisture about them and
increase in size. The babies resemble
their parents.
copyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-12-11
The Hay Diet
NEW w ay 10 VICTdHC IISdItII
by WILLIAM HOWARD HAY, M. D.

in all probability correct the obstruc-
ton and no doubt prevent the direful
end-results Of obstruction.
When the bladder cannot be fully
emptied, when much residual urine is
habitually carried in the bladder, the
condition Is one that demands atten-
ton. Infection of the urinary bladder
can occur very easily in such cases, and
such Inflammation added to the habit
ual difficulty in emptying the bladder
will make about as much trouble as
falls to the lot of most sufferers.
II the trouble is old, the age of the
subject above 60 years. if the gland is
very large and very dense, if the resid-
ual urine carried daily is four or
more ounces, it may be case that will
demand operation in the end. So long
as the bladder can be emptied at al,
however, it is best to delay operation
till this becomes a necessity. keeping
in mind the too often serious results
of this apparently simple operation.
Confine the foods to the alkalin
group, as vegetables, salads, fruits apd
milk or buttermilk for several weeks.
Flush the colon with two quart en-
ema of tepid or cool water daily. In
ject once a day a half pint Of cold
water containing the juice of half a
lemon, and see if this does not bring
gradual relief. The rectum is the part
of the body nearest to the prostate,
hence the lemon injection.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Nanny heard a great noise and ran
out to see what 1t was all about.
There in the cornfield were Farmer
Brown and Farmer Browns Boy and
a pair of horses hitched to a big
wagon, and racing this way and that
way was Flip the Terrier.
Nanny looked at Danny. 1T Is
going to happen again." said she. II
was afraid it would. Now aren't you
glad we didn't make home over
there?"
Indeed I am" agreed Danny.
Eyes, indeed And we wouldn't have
II I had had my way. my dear. Do
you suppose all those nice apartments
will be destroyed?" He meant the
shocks of corn.
"I am afraid so," replied Nanny,
sadly, for she was thinking of all the
homes that would be destroyed and
how dreadful it would be for their
owners.
Farmer Brown and Farmer Browns
Boy began tearing shock apart and
throwing the ears of corn into the
wagon. Out from almost under the
fingers of Farmer Browns Boy darted
Mouse and then another. Flip the
Terrier caught one, killed it, and
came to watch eagerly for another to
run out. None did. but when the next
shock was upset several ran out and
Flip had an exciting few minutes.
"I guess" said Farmer Browns Boy,
"that all the mice on the Green
Meadows had moved over here to the
cornfield. 1t is high time we were
getting this corn in. There must be
Mouse nest in almost every shock. "
There were not quite so many as
that, but there was plenty, and as
shock after shock was upset and torn
apart, Mice were racing in all direc-
tions. Flip was having an exciting
time. So was Black Pussy. Butcher
the Shrike was bold enough to perch
near the workers and catch his share
of the fleeing Mice. For several days
this went on, and at last there was
no longer a Meadow Mouse Town. for
not a single shock of corn remained
standing. But Danny and Nanny still
had their snug home in the corner of
the cornfleld.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

THIS is surname Of German
origin-Albrecht being the ear
liest form. 1t signified something
clear, bright, shining, something al
together brilliant and splendid. The
peronal name Albert is derived from
the same source
The earliest settler Of this name to
come to American shores was Hen
drick Albrecht Cor AlbrighD Of Ba-
varia. He settled in Albany, N. Y.
His son, Jacob. migrated to Pennsyl-
vania, where he lived for a time, and
whence he moved to Orange County,
N. C. Descendants of the family are
found IN New York, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina and other States.
1t Is said that the original hand
painted arms, reproduced, are still ii
possession of the family.
(CopyriEht lq34l
Evening star., 1934-12-11

opCOAllS AAiANNtioAA
Of the prostate we can consider 1t In
lust the same light as infiammations
anywhere else in the body. II no
gonorrhoeal history can be traced It
is safe to say that detoxication and
complete dietary correction will re-
duce an enlarged prostate as 1t will
reduce inflammatory swellings any
where.
This is said after much experience
in reducing this troublesome gland by
just the same methods Of treatment as
obtain in handling other diseases. And
even in the cases of well defined gon-
orrhoeal history the treatment should
have the same objects in view.
Some rather intractable cases OF gon-
orrhoeal history have produced a great
deal of relief by the ordinary course
of detoxication and dietary correction,
but recovery required more than this,
even an absolute fast in not few
cases. Locally the injection of cup
full of cold water containing the juice
of half lemon, retained as long as
possible in the rectum, has resulted In
much improvement, but this alone
could scarcely modify the condition OF
the gland more than temporarily,
without the detoxication and diet.
If the gland has a long history, II
the enlargement is great and the con-
sistency Of the gland very dense and
hard, it is too much to expect that this
can be overcome by the simple meas
ures outlined above. If the age is be-
low 60 years, however, and the gland
not too hard or too large, 1t is safe to
predict that detoxication and complete
dietary correction, with local use of
the cold water and lemon juice, will
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Conquering Contract
(Copyright. 1934.)
BY p. HAL SIMS.

dummy ruffs. If he fails to cover
diamond is discarded from the board.
This was the method adopted by
the declarer, who went down two
tricks. Personally, I believe that the
best line of attack is to play for the
two important kings being divided.
The declarer who made his contract
laid down the king of clubs, after win
ming the opening diamond lead, and
continued with the queen Of clubs,
overtaking with the ace in dummy.
The spade fineSSe was now taken. It
won. Since the success of this f1nesse
had been established the declarer could
afford to give up heart trick. A
small heart was led toward the jack
in dummy. West went in with the
king and now dummy had another re-
entry, so that the spade finesse could
be taken a second time. If the spade
fnesse had lost, dummy had another
re-entry in the nine of clubs to take
the heart finesse.
This method of playing the hand is
a three-to-one shot. 1t wins If East
holds the king of spades and West the
Mig VA 1lCdA OA IL IAlC tWO A441SS 0& =
reversed, or if East holds both kings.
Assuming that West holds the king
of spades and last the king Of hearts,
the contract can be defeated by clever
psychological defensive play. Let
West refuse to win the first spade
finesse South will surely give up the
king Of hearts and 60 down on the
hand.
TOmorr0w's Hand.
For the next few days the old
iconoclaSt (himself) will break down
a number of time-honored and moth
eaten traditions.
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self addressed. stamped en-
velope.
(Copyright. 1934O
Evening star., 1934-12-11
lO0S-B
BY BARBARA BELL.

-HIS gracefully designed frock
has been created especially
for conservative-minded ma
i irons who require that their
problems be taken under con-
sideration with sympathy and COM
prehension.
The outstanding feature of this
pattern is the use of two contrasting
fabrics-a fashion that continues to
be important in the afternoon scheme
Of things. Lightness near the face
can always be worn becomingly by
older women. Besides white satin,
we have many other lovely fabrics
this Winter-and interesting novelty
tints, too. Magnolia white is one OF
them. 1t has a greenish cast that
is fascinating. Then there is the
white with a mauve glow, and the
aquas, the chiffon lanes and the
pearl grays. Any of them are per-
feet in dressy frocks for larger women.
Black, rather than colors, is more
generally used for combining pur-
poses in two-fabric frocks. If the
colors are used one chooses par
ticular shade and employs its lghtest
tone with its darkest. Paris is using
two shades Of gray to good effect
this season. Spring Is expected to
see a great deal of it worn by both
Young and old.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

SlQe 1Or the longest ClIIle anu
I am wondering whether 1t would be
better to change the part to the mid
die. I have an oval face. ca I have
light brown hair, dark brown eyes and
a medium complexion. What shade Of
makeup should I use to give nat
ural effect, not cheap-looking? (3)
What colors would be most becoming
for clothes? CONSTANT READER.
Answer.-CD The center-part coif-
fure is becoming to the oval face that
is symmetrical or nearly so. In most
faces one side is larger than the other.
A part on the large side throws the
greater amount Of hair on the small
side, thus creating more balanced
effect. Study the contour of your face
and your features when arranging
your coiffure. (2) Use q powder in a
light brunette shade for daytime and
q warmer, paler shade for evening.
Have two shades of cream rouge to
use on lips and cheeks-a medium rose
and q geranium. Would you like to
have a copy Of my leaflet on Make
up for Various Types?" # you do. Just
send me request for it, together With
q stamped (3-cent), self-addressed
envelope. (3) Ask for "Color Schemes
and Costuming' at the same time.
The brown family Of colors, shading
from yellow, through orange to brown,
is becoming to your type. Greens and
blues are also excellent.
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

8 UNEXPECTEDLY as he had
n appeared Shadow the Weasel
II left Meadow Mouse Town
1 \ which, as you know. was
Farmer Browns cornfield.
Behind him he left several empty
apartments, and others containing
smaller families than they had held
before his arrival. And everywhere
he left a feeling Of dread and un-
certainty. Sooner or later he would
return. All the older mice knew this.
They knew that they ought to leave
that cornfield and scatter, but they
kept putting it off. In the first place,
there was nowhere to go but out on
the Green Meadows, now no longer
green. Here in the shocks of corn
were the most comfortable Of homes
and with plenty to eat right at hand.
And so, putting of moving from
day to day and because the troubles
of yesterday are quickly forgotten in
the affairs Of today by the little peo-
pie of the Green Meadows, only a
few left Meadow Mouse Town, and
their places were taken by newcomers
who had come from a distance. So
life went on as usual. BY night and
day those corn shocks were watched
by the sharp eyes of hungry hunters,
both winged and furred, and many a
careless Mouse left the shelter of a
shock never to return.
Meanwhile Nanny and Danny
Meadow Mouse were nicely settled in
their new home in Jug in fence
corner of the cornfield and glad
enough that they were there instead
of in one of those corn shocks so
closely watched by hungry enemies
And no one knew Of that home, not
even among their friends 1t was
their very own secret and they meant
to keep it secret.
They were near enough to run over
and call on their friends whenever
they felt like it and to get what corn
they wanted. At the same time they
were far enough away to be free from
being bothered by enemies, all of
whom were so busy watching the
corn shocks that they didn't even
think of looking elsewhere.
And then one morning Danny and
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Treatment Of the Hair
BY LOIS LEEDS.

pastry and rich desserts, stop doing
so. For breakfast have raw fruit,
whole-grain cereal, bread and butter.
coddled egg, cocoa or similar hot bev-
erage made with milk. For lunch you
might take deviled-egg sandwich or
cheese sandwich, celery hearts, soup,
glass of milk, cup custard or banana.
For the main meal of the day include
q serving of meat or meat substitute,
potatoes, spinach Cor other succulent
vegetable), vegetable or fruit salad,
carrots, baked apple or other fruit
dessert, plain cake or cookies or ginger
bread. Walk outdoors several miles
day and engage in active athletic
sports. LOIS LEEDS.
Olive Oil for the Scalp.
Dear Miss Leeds: have tried your
suggestion about using olive oil on a
dry scalp with wonderful results, but
my hair always has that oily, plas-
tered-down look. apply the oil every
night. Should I shampoo every morn
ing? Should something be added to
the oil to make 1t penetrate better?
MISS B.
Answer-If you warm the oil it will
penetrate better and you need not use
so much. Have your warm oil in a
cup set in hot water. Wrap a piece
Of absorbent cotton around the end of
q toothpick and dip 1t into the oil.
Now part your hair and apply the oil
carefully to the roots FL along the
part Make another part an inch from
the first and apply oil along. that. Re-
peat the process until all the scalp has
been oiled. Give this treatment two
or three times q week and have
shampoo once q week. II your hair
seems too oily, divide it into strands
and polish each with piece Of silk
moistened with cologne water; but this
should not be necessary.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Great variety in fabrics makes the
present styles very interesting. Can
tons are being relied upon for prac-
tical service, cloky crepes for rich
ness and depth, tree-bark for the
same. Sheer wool is for economy
and warmth, and the new synthetics
are for economy. Any one of them
can be used in combination with
upper sections of satin, lame or nov
city fabric.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1923 Is
designed in sizes SO, 38, 40, AZ, A
and 46. Size So requires about IA
yards of 39-inch light material, 21a
yards of 39-inch dark. See dress
making guide for measurements.
Every Barbara Bell pattern in
cludes an illustrated instruction guide
which is easy to understand.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Dorothy Dix Says

MISS DIX have met a nice girl through hus
band She works & at the S same @ & place & that ne does & have have
- week for dinner and considers both OF good
People beginning tell that she after
wife other have
girl friend without the world thinking something ABOUT it?
vamp What these meddlesome Maies?
MRS M. L. K.
Answer-There nothing you say them that will do
putting everything
notice them You can't possibly please all
yourself
~ you pleasure Of that and she is lonely girl
boarding
pleasure by having her to family dinner once
q week.
a protect husband and keep
girl
which he works side by side with
girls every Temptation about him sde and he
faithful wife phiande according to his nature and not
his wife watches him qarantnes the house against pretty
ladies. DOROTHY DIX
~ phianderer? and bear 1t?
pine little get it. Why cannot the
unsymphetc wives manifest little affection as the
compel themselves to walk the ph though they
hungry for q little tenderness? HUSBAND.
Answe-I doubt refgerators otherwise
made Cold unesponve.
Unconditional incapable Of thrill as piece OF chilled Steel
Of these icebergs for mate and
nothing do but to and bear 1t with
philosophy they unless they hnd more congena copan
ionship elsewhere
But the refgestors deos themselves They cannot
feel Their duty
kisses and they not to be blamed
because instead of hot blood runs in their veins
Copyright
Evening star., 1934-12-11

As you can see, the hand depends
on losing not more than one f1nesse.
There are several methods of playing
the hand. One guards against both
kings being in the West hand, but to
attempt to make the hand by this
method, the outstanding hearts must
be divided four, three.
Draw two rounds of trumps. Then
lead a small heart toward the jack in
dummy. If the king wins in the West
hand, and either club or diamond
Is returned, South will win and dis
card two losing spades on the ace and
queen of hearts. Then the ace of
spades is laid down and the queen of
spades played through. II West covers,
Evening star., 1934-12-11

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest Hving contract and auction
player. He Uas captain OF the renowned
"Four Horsenen" team, notD disbdnded,
and has ,Uon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, Which
includes the one-ouer-one principle,
which the Sims group of players ,0as
the first to employ and develop.
Choice.
-HE following hand was played
in one Of the knockout rounds
of the national team of four
i contract bridge championship,
sponsored by the American
Bridge League. Both teams reached
six clubs, but whereas one of the
dealers made his contract easily, the
other managed to go down two tricks
Here are the North and South hold
ings:
Evening star., 1934-12-11

EXPERIMENTS on rats have shown
~ that these animals, after being
bitten by venomous snakes, succumb
sooner to the poison when given
whisky. In all cases, the whisky
treated rats died more quickly. Some
were given the liquor before being
bitten, and some afterward, while
others were given the liquor both
before and after. None lived as long
as the rats which had no liquor at
all. Snake venom, physicians point
out, weakens the heart and lowers
the blood pressure; and liquor does
the same thing-thus making matters
worse rather than better.
(Copyright. 1934)