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Evening star., 1934-04-11
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPROWLS.
Your Index.

Your Index.
DIFFERENT people have different
ways of meeting baffling situ-
ations. As . rule, you can classify
them under typical forms Of reaction.
Some people become nervous when
baffied. They acquire the habit Of
running away from situations in all
directions at once. They probably
day-dream a great deal. Day-dreams
are generally mere wishes, and wishes
are often mental flights from reality.
The mental index of such people Is
described by the word, escape.
Some people become stubborn. They
have never learned the art of Yield
ing now and then to the forces they
will ultimately have to reckon with.
Or 1t may mean that they haven't
outgrown the age Of omnipotence,
which is easily recognized in the be-
havior Of most 3-year-olds. The in
dex sign Is conceit.
Others become sick. Most Of their
headaches, backaches and attacks Of
Indigestion pass away the very mo-
ment their hard problems are solved
The mental index is q feeling Of in
feriority.
There are other kinds of mental
indices, of course. But psychology
hasn't gone very far In describing
these forms Of action and reaction.
tcopyright, 1s34)
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Effect Of Mode| Refreshingk Spnng|ke
Delightful Exponent of Trend
Toward Shirtwaist Type
Is Here Presented.
Style Puts 1t in Glass; Which
May Be Worn to Informal
Afternoon Affairs.
BY BARBARA BELL.

BY BARBARA BELL.
A DELIGHTFUL exponent Of the
~ shirtwaist trend is here seen,
~ uniting slim, practical lines
4 4 with certain rippling details
that show the influence that
the feminine school of clothes is exert
ing over the silhouette of our daily
attire.
The model is tremendously chic
While it comes under the classifica-
ton Of shirtwaist frocks, the feeling
with which the short sleeves and jabot
are cut puts 1t in the way Of being
worn (weather permitting) to informal
afternoon affairs.
The silk print, like most of the best
French designs, is neat and small It's
colors are limited, at the most, to
three. They may be navy and white
with middle blue, black and white and
gray, and brown, beige and white.
The effect is refreshingly Springlike
when it is further enhanced by con-
trasting collar and jabot treatment in
one of the new novelty weaves Of fine
white.
Vying for favor with silks are the
softly finished are these fabrics, and SO
delightful to the touch, they seem to
be having no trouble whatsoever TAX
ing q front-rank position among the
fashionable Summer materials.
A hat with brim is, Of course, the
hat for this frock. Its medium may
be anything from Spring felt or
stitched fabric to porcupine Tuscan
straw or featherweight togo. The rib
bon band must be of contrast
Usually it matches the darkest color
In the dress, with all other accessories
selected to correspond.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1297-B is
designed in sizes 80, "a, 36, 38. 40
and AZ. Size "a requires 35s yards
Of 39-inch material, 5s yard of con-
trast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
Illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
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But even she was more or less help
less, for land was too far away for
even so good a swimmer as she to
reach. That Is why she was on that
raft.
Slowly the raft drifted, sometimes
carried by the current and sometimes
by the wind. Once it was caught in
stiff wind that blew it steadily out
toward the Big River, which, Of course,
meant that It was taking them far
ther and farther from the distant land.
At first they didn't notice this, but
when they did it was with uneasiness
that soon became almost despair. Out
in the Big River the water was moving
swiftly. Whole trees were being hur-
ried along, rolling and twisting in the
swirling water. Logs. big and small.
parts of buildings that had been
washed away far up the Big River, all
sorts of things were being carried
swiftly down toward the far away
Great Ocean. If ever that frail little
raft should be carried out into that
swift water, it would 60 hard with its
unwilling crew. Even If they were not
washed off and drowned, they would
be carried far, far away. And they
were helpless, wholly helpless. There
was nothing to do but sit there In
fright and misery.
Many, many times in his life had
Peter Rabbit been frightened, but
never with Just this kind Of fright. 1t
was the same with the others Of the
crew. They were too frightened to
move, and this was well, for there were
keen eyes, the eyes Of big members OF
the Hawk family, looking for helpless
victims of the flood. More than once
one of the feathered hunters swung
hiRh over the little raft, but Peter and
Johnny and Mrs. Jerry, crouching
motionless, looked not at all like any
thing alive. So their very fright was
their protection. Thus does Old Mother
Nature care for her own.
Just as 1t seemed that the raft would
be blown out into the middle of the
Big River 1t was caught in an eddy
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How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Our Word Calm" +"

RY CALM" We mean quiet serenity.
tranquility, coolness. In fact, We
use cool as a synonym for calm; for
example: HE said that quite coolly,"
or. the popular keep cool"I
It is one Of the paradoxes Of our
language that the word calm" should
be derived from burning heat"
That is the meaning of the Greek
'kauma," which is accepted as the
source Of calm" From kaienin, ito
burn" kauma takes us to the Latin
sauna, heat" whence the Italian or
Spanish calma, the French calme, and
the English calm.
It has been suggested that this ap-
parently strange companionship of
meaning Is from the fact that in great
heat there is certain calm, or that
the heat Of the day, in tropical
weather, impels people to seek shade
and quiet.
(Copyright. 1934D
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My Neighbor Says:

The white of an egg, applied
to q burn or scald, is most sooth-
ing and will cause the burn to
heal quickly.
II q little ammonia Is mixed
with beeswax and turpentine used
for polishing floors, the wax will
dissolve quickly.
To remove fruit stains from
the hands, rub them with salt
moistened with vinegar.
II one or two fresh sausages are
placed on the top of beans when
cooking, they add to the flavor
of the beans. II you use canned
beans, put the sausages on top Of
the beans when they are removed
from can to saucepan and placed
In the oven to heat.
(CopyriEht. 1p34)
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males are larger than those Of the
females. A strong fold Of skin runs
from behind the eye 10 the arm and
curves around the ear. Sometimes
the leg will be as long as z inches.
The toes are broadly webbed. There
are no free joints. except the last
fourth toe.
The tadpoles do not develop during
the first year, as do the leopard and
pickerel frogs. 1t is not until they
are 2 years old, and sometimes, 8,
that bullfrog tadpole makes its final
transformation into a real, grown-up
bullfrog. This Is why you may find
bullfrog tadpoles among the tiny ones.
In early July the giant tadpoles have
their hind legs. The long tail has
broad fin. This member is most
important to the tadpole. Being with
out any means of defense, it must
make quick getaway. Besides, with
its aid. the mud can be stirred up
vigorously and little taddie can escape
detection.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

be his weakest suit if he (West) had
read the hand-and my double-cor-
rectly. East raised to three no
trumps and I doubled. West redou-
bled. He felt sure 1 would have to
stand the redouble because my side
was vulnerable. If I did bid four
no whisper. He would lead the ace
and another trump, and then whip
saw me in the of suits, making me
lead away from any honors I might
hold. He was right could not af-
ford to take out the redouble. I
trusted my partner to read the mes
sage of my two doubles, and passed.
3,OO0-Point Four Spot.
Eddie Hymes realized from his
holdings and from my bidding that
my double was of the strategic type,
with my refuge in hearts, and that
my business double had some real
purpose in instructing him what to
perts call a natural" opening lead
in either diamonds or clubs against
the no trumper, he led the four of
hearts. With any other lead I would
never get the chance to set up my
hearts, for the opponents bidding
had shown that I was not likely to
have more than one outside card Of
entry to bring in my suit. We COL
lected penalty Of 1900 points. De-
clarer had to take the spade finesse,
as it was his only chance of making
nj, f,io 1o{t ~
Timing Factor.
With any other opening lead we
would have lost the timing of the de-
fense, and the contract would have
been made with either one or two
overtricks. Really, this new contract
negative double is far-reaching in it,
effects. 1t is a weapon of so many
uses.
1t Can Penalize Good Memory.
Many times you will keep your op-
ponents from bidding an easy game
by means of a strategic double just
because one of them-the one who
should make the key bid-remem-
bers occasions when you exacted q
murderous penalty from him after
doubling. That was an occasion when
your double was not strategic but dis
tributional. 1t pays to employ the
double, not as a hammer, but as
tool kit.
(Copyright, 1934)
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with a sel-addressed, stamped en-
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Uncle Rays Corner

knew about them. Sometimes they
march in armies with long column
only a few inches in width, but at
other times they spread out over a
wide front.
Reaching a village, they go into
the huts without fear. If some are
killed, there are thousands more to
follow. All cockroaches and other
insects in the house are killed by the
ants; and they likewise slay mice and
rats.
If there is a human being in the
house, he must leave-or else he will
be done to death by these small but
powerful ants.
"One day." said Du Chaillu, 'I was
plodding along in a forest and was
startled by strange noise. I heard
the footsteps of wild beasts.
what can all this mean?' I asked
myself. knew that something
strange had happened, or was coming.
Suddenly I was annoyed by fear
full bites. and was covered by ants!
An army Of ants was advancing and
devouring every living thing in its
way.
81 fed with the utmost haste. I
was almost crazy, for the ants were
in my clothes and on my body, and
often when they gave a bite a little
piece of flesh would be torn out"
When Du Chaillu reached a place
where he supposed he would be safe
he took of his clothes and removed
the ants; but hardly had he dressed
himself when he saw the ant army
sweeping toward him. Once more he
ran, and this time he reached q
swamp which the ants did not invade.
(For adventure section Of your
scrapbook) II
The Surprise Leaflet" viii be
mailed without charge to readers who
send me stamped, return envelope.
This leaflet contains riddles and tells
how to perform magic tricks.
UNCLE RAY.
tCopyriEht. 1934.)
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woman with q trim, grace
full figure keeps her youthful ap-
pearance much longer than the

TINE woman with q trim, grace
full figure keeps her youthful ap-
pearance much longer than the
i woman who has allowed herself
to become either too fat or too
thin. So many women In trying to
cultivate or retain q youthful figure
imagine they must get rid of all
curves. But the perfect youthful fig
ure Is one which, while being prettily
rounded, shows neither ungainly
angles nor pads Of excess flesh at
waist and hips. The lines Of the neck
are firm and clear cut; there are no
double chins nor sagging, nabby skin
about the jaws and throat.
When there Is tendency toward
an undue fullness around the jaws,
q compress moistened with q mild
astringent lotion or message alcohol
may be bound in place before retiring
at bedtime. First, cleanse the skin
with cleansing cream or oil. Wash
with warm water and q mild soap.
Rinse well and dry. Apply q little
massage cream and massage the neck
and throat with long sweeping strokes
for several minutes. Then use q patter
and gently. but firmly pat the pads of
fat for q few seconds. Wipe on the
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Dorothy Dix Says
Do You Count Your Worth as Parent BY
the Amount of Money You Can Afford
to Spend on the Children?

thing that parents desire their children
mother that they cannot AFFORD their children the sdvsn-
taees that the and dushe Of the rich have by which
sy upon nnsy
All about US We see men working themselves to death 70 make
m and Daily behold the
ing children
IT is hardly credible nevertheless
parents measure their ss parents BY the dollars worth
They fse that they have been good or bad accord
nos t ae sn
love and tenderness and understanding and companonshp Most par.
ing n1s in tnr they hy
them fine BRAIN vigorous body and strong moral principles
The fathers mothers consider that they
oed by the and precpt the D Mayo who
dc nes Of be s s % taS intake
curse and not q blessing to the young.
THE other donating
spelled ruin for the generation
achieve introduced into
full and often pronigate"
So have happen. a spectacle
only the daughters Of monaes whose
people means ths. the little fortune that parents raIed
INDEED disastrous than the big one
its effect among the young because not nexhaustible It
only during the formative when keeps the girl
her and 1a Spending and n
orally saddles him or her with husband or wife Then
helpless age come
the end Of their living
are tormented by the desires they longer crafty
or course the parents who anxious
money believe that their and daughters will be injured
Their Johns and Saes will have wisdom
enable them to wisely and we'll They will gnded
payboy and girls They will idle and loaf
insure that they shall always live speed
quicker to the goal of their ambitions.
BUT alas that rarely happens In
count
who have achieved anything while
girls and boys who
Consider the hold high oces country
are at the head of big the
nearly
pocket, and has made his in the world
For human nature, being what 1t Is
take the things instead
OF doing them unless
on and this the rich boy lacks the
oneself that puts strength into
makes us Tight on to victory
Evening star., 1934-04-11
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Orange Juice.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Bacon and Egg Omelet.
Spider Corn Cake. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Continental Croquettes.
Clover Rolls.
Apple Turnovers. Coffee.
DINNER.
Tomato Bisque.
Broiled Slice of Ham.
French Fried Potatoes.
Harvard BeetS.
Cabbage Salad, French Dressing.
Tapioca Pudding. Coffee.
BACON AND EGG OMELET.
Six slices bacon, six egg yolks,
one-half teaspoon salt, one-fourth
teaspoon paprika, one-fourth
teaspoon celery salt, one-half cup
milk, six egg whites, beaten. Cut
the bacon in small pieces and
heat in a frying pan. Beat egg
| yolks, add the seasoning and milk.
Beat two minutes. Fold in the
beaten egg whites. Pour into the
hot bacon. Cover and cook slow
ly, Turn half over and bake ten
minutes in slow oven. Carefully
turn onto a hot platter. Serve
six persons.
| CONTINENTAL CROQUETTES.
One cup chopped cooked veal,
one and one-half cups chopped
cooked pork, one-half cup chop
ped ham Cooked, five table,
! spoons butter, six tablespoons
flour, two cups milk, one tea
spoon salt, one-fourth teaspoon
| paprika, two tablespoons chopped
onions, two tablespoons chopped
| parsley, three tablespoons finely
chopped celery, one egg.
Melt the butter and add the
flour. Add the milk. Cook un-
til very thick sauce forms. Stir
constantly. Add rest of ingredi-
ents. Mix well and cool. Dip
tablespoons of the mixture into
the egg and crumb mixture.
Egg and crumb mixture-Two
egg yolkS or one egg, two table
spoons cold water, two cups rolled
cracker crumbs.
Beat egg yolks and water. Dip
veal mixture into the crumbs,
then into the egg mixture and
again into the crumbs. Shape into
cones. Chill, and when ready to
serve fry until brown in deep, hot
fat. Insert little red, white and
blue cockades and serve at once.
Serves eight persons.
| TAPIOCA PUDDING.
| Mix in double boiler two-thirds
cup sugar and one tablespoon
| cocoa. Add three cups boiling
water, or two cups boiling water
and one cup milk. When it boils
add two-thirds cup tapioca and
stir often until tapioca is clear
and thoroughly cooked. A small
piece of butter is an improve
ment, but not necessary. Add
one teaspoon vanilla and put
away to cool. Nice with milk or
cream.
fCopyright, 1934o
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ceries before and determining not to
be jiggered out of a game. He felt
pretty sure that I had an "out' in
hearts, but reasoned that I would
now no longer be able to get that
information over to my partner and
that Eddie, being on lead against no
trumps, would have a natural or text
book normal opening lead in one OF
the minor suits, or even in spades, If
East did not rebid; but that he would
not open hearts because that would
Evening star., 1934-04-11

on life which she seemed to have
taken.
She was wearing her hair in .
more becoming fashion. She was
hunting clothes that were smart and
had style. She was new Lois.
Roger was tickled almost to death.
He hoped Lois would never realize
what . wilmer and fault finding per-
son she had been during the past
year. She had doubled the burden
he was carrying, and all without
realizing 1t, Of that he was sure.
Lois had found q new leaflet on
banana cookery and she had checked
number Of dishes she planned to
try. She was going to peel bananas,
cut them lengthwise and brush them
Evening star., 1934-04-11

with melted butter and then put
them under the broil& flame to
brown. These she planned to serve
with meat balls. Then she thought
Of dipping peeled banana lengths
in crumbs of sifted crisp ready-to-
eat cereal. These lengths would then
be fried in deep fat and served with
steak. OF course, she knew about
bananas put inside Of fritter batter
and fried in deep fat. For an
other dish she toasted bread lightly,
buttered it generously and spread it
with a layer OF sliced bananas and
small amount of sugar. These
were Drowned delicately under the
broiler flame.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
The Old Gardener Says:

It Is important to get rose plants
into the ground as early as pos
sible in the Spring. Wise anna
teurs will try to choose varieties
which are comparatively free
from black spot and mildew. Deep
planting is not necessary, but
the knob just above the roots,
showing where the graft was
made, should be an inch under
the surface. The fact has been
learned in recent years that
mounding soil around the newly
set plants almost to the top will
do much to give them a good
start. Sometimes, indeed, this
practice means the difference be-
tween failure and success. OF
course, the mound Of earth should
be pulled down after a few weeks,
when the roses have become well
established. AS a rule, 1t Is not
necessary or advisable to feed
roses the first year they are In
the garden.
tCopyrisht, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-11
How Double May Guide Defense
for Your Side.

r ANDS come up where the neg
ative doubler is not able to
make any subsequent bid be-
L 4 cause the bidding has got
away from him. There will
still be in many cases negative in
ference which the doubler's partner
should employ in the defense of the
hand, and it may be quite definite,
although the doubler has never
named suit or been allowed to in
dicate by any bid the nature of his
double.
Here is an instance of what I mean
Eddie Hymes sat North and I was
South.
East dealt and bid a spade; nat
urally doubled; West bid two no
trumps, having sampled my gro
Evening star., 1934-04-11
In Africa With Du Chaillu.
Cannibals and Ants.

4 FTER Shooting huge gorilla in
~ the Fan country, Du Chaillu
~ paid a visit to Fan vii
\ lage.
The Fans are dark skinned
natives of West-Central Africa and
1t is estimated that they number
about 100000.
Du Chaillu found that the Fans
were cannibals. AS he entered one
of their huts to talk with the fierce
looking chief of the village he saw
sight to make him shudder. Near
Evening star., 1934-04-11

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liDing contract and auction
player. He ,Uas captain of the renowned
-Four Horsenlen" team, nolU disbanded,
and has 1uon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, Which
includes the one-oDer principle,
Which the Sims group OF players 1Uas
the first to employ and deuelop.
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Nancy Page
Lois Experiments with All
Sorts of New Ideas.
DY FLORENCE LA GAME.

By FLORENCE LA GANKk
IT MAY have been the surety that
= Roger would hold his job with no
more pay cuts, 1t may have been the
good nature Of her 4-month son and
the good health Of her 2-year-old
daughter Ann. II may have been
the fact that Lois was recovering
from her hospital experience. It
may have been any or all of these
reasons that explained the new lease
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Hapless Voyagers.

Have pity for the hapiess crew
Who knows there's nothing they can do
-Old Mother Nature
Evening star., 1934-04-11

the other end three Skunks were
curled up together. Midway, in q pile
Of trash, were Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse and three other Mice.
And close by was Mrs. Jerry Muskrat
None was there because he or she
wanted to be, but under the circum-
stances all were thankful to be there.
Had it not been for that little raft,
most If not all of them probably would
have been drowned.
So they were thankful to be there.
but they were not happy. No, sir, they
were not happy. They were very far
from it. In fact, they were desperately
helpless and filled with
dreadful fear. Mrs. Jerry alone was
not wholly afraid Of the water for, Of
course, she was a splendid swimmer.
Evening star., 1934-04-11

DRIFT on q little raft on the
great flood was as strange q
crew as ever sailed together.
l At one end squatted Peter
Rabbit and Johnny Chuck. At
Evening star., 1934-04-11

DU CHAILLU AT THE HUT OF THE
FAN CHIEF.
the hut was a pile of human bones!
No harm was done to the white
man, however, and he soon went on
with his travels.
One day he had an adventure with
the so-called driver ants" These
| African ants are well known at
present, but at the time Du Chaillu
went to Africa few white persons
Evening star., 1934-04-11
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY

gets green. His arms and legs are
barred or spotted with dark brown
or black His underparts are white
and quite often marked with dark
spots. The throat may be yellow and
sometimes it is q dirty white, like
that of his spouse. His handsome
eyes are golden or reddish bronze.
His head Is broad and nat, his body
portly and fiat. The ears Of the
Evening star., 1934-04-11

Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with a seH-addressed, stamped en-
Evening star., 1934-04-11

Y you better 60 round, you bet
" ter go round; jug-o' rum,
or more rum" Is 1t pos
L sible our friend, bullfrog,
The Washington times., 1934-06-27

The long awaited fifth annual
outing of The Times and Herald
Boys Club will take place tomor-
row at Glen Echo Park. Some
LOO members of the organization
in charge of some 80 supervisors
ana branch managers will enjoy
ali the delights of the big pleas
ure enclosure from IL a. m. until
closing time.
Special arrangements have
been made for the use of the big
Glen Echo pool from S to Z p. m.
The boys will have the exclusive
Use of the pool during the two
hours.
Upon entering the park each
boy will be given tickets for the
various amusements, the carrou-
The Washington times., 1934-06-27
Mildred Thornton, %
Hurt in Auto Crash

Miss Mildred Thornton, %, of
the 100 block of C st. Sc, was
bruised late last night when the
automobile in which she was rid.
ing collided with another car at
New Jersey Ave. and B st. S. e.
She was treated at Providence
Hospital.
Police said Miss Thornton was
riding in the car of Herbert A.
Dinkle, 26, of the 800 block Of
Thirteenth st. N. E. Mr.. Dinkle
and the other driver, Arthur Krall,
of R. F.. D. No. 4, Anacostia, were
not hurt.
The Washington times., 1934-06-27
8 TOWNS JOIN
|NMUS|CFETE

Nine different communities. in
Montgomery county will take part
in a musical program to be
given at Washington Grove, Md,
tonight under the auspices of
the Council of Homemakers Clubs
of Montgomery county.
The different communities will
be in costumes representing diff
ferent countries of the world and
the music to be given by the
groups will be in accordance with
the countries they represent.
The entertainment is being
given under the direction of Mrs.
Laura Rogers, of Washington
Grove.