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Evening star., 1934-08-11

We became better acquainted with
the swift traveller of the Western
States.
The collsred lizards believe in large
families and they range from Arkan-
sas and Missouri to Eastern Cali
fornia. The most northerly place
they seem to flourish is in Southern
Idaho. There is a member Of the
family that is well known in Sonora
and Chihuahua, Mexico In the sub
arid plains of Western Texas the hot
sands fairly TEEN with these beauti-
full creatures.
Holding no grudge against those
who take him captive, so long as
plenty of sand and hot sun are fur
nished, the handsome traveller of
the sands makes himself at home, and
TO all outward appearances, at least.
is contented and happy.
The males seem TO have the more
showy collars. These are really two
ebony-black bands, with q yellow or
white space in between. The throat
abdomen Is a light green. The fe-
male has two narrow ribbons of black
about her throat and she is clad in
gray or a dirty white. except at
courting time. when she is spotted
with bright red The msles, at this
time. wear their wedding garments
OF vivid green and yellow.
These lizards possess very large
heads that are distinct from the
neck. The body is short and stout,
and the hind legs are very long and
powerful. They need TO be. for the
collsred lizard uses them in much
the same way as the kangaroo does.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Apricot Fritters.

Make a batter of one egg yoIk,
half a cupful OF milk. pinch of salt,
one teaspoonful Of baking powder,
and one cupful of -four. After mix
ing well. stir in the beaten white of
one egg. Drain IL pieces Of apricot,
canned or fresh, and dip them In the
batter Fry q golden brown in deep
fat and serve with q sauce made as
follows:
Beat two egg yolks with one heap
ing tablespoonful Of granulated sugar.
NIX half cupful of heavy cream and
half cupful of milk, adding half a
teaspoonful Of vanilla. Put in a small
double boiler, and, when 1t comes to
q boil. pour it slowly over the eggs
and sugar, beating all the while Put
all back into the double boiler and
keep hot over the water. but do not
boi again. Strain the sauce into q
small hot pitcher and serve with the
fritterK.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Uncle Ray
A Little Saturday Talk.

A NEwsY letter comes from a read
"a er who has something to tel us
about her adventures with birds:
Dear Uncle Ray:
we have lots Of birds. I like birds
and flowers better than anything. I
had a pet martin In 1892. It was
small when / got It. Il fell out of its
nest, and I kept 1t until night. and
then Daddy would put 1t up. had it
so tame that L would come down
every morning about am.
we have a screenedin porch. and
when the bird would Sit on our pump,
Dad would hold the door open. and it
would come In. When old enough 10
fly, It would sit on my finger and
would fly around and then come back
again. When the rest Of the birds
left, It also left.
"Our martin house has 20 rooms.
This year the sparrows built In some
of them. Underneath the rooms which
Dad was cleaning, there was q dead
martin and 1t never new away. bet
1t was my pet. I have q cemetery in
my flower garden for birds"
Perhaps Elmera is right in her
guess. Perhaps the little dead bird
was the one she had had as pet in
1882: but on the other hand it may
have been a different martin.
At any event, she did the proper
thing when she let her pet fly away
at the end of the Summer season, In
stead Of putting 1t in a cage and keep
ing 1t away from its friends. Canartes
and parrots are among the few kinds
Of birds which seem to do well in
cages.
Mr.. Andres de la Cara writes me
a letter in which he speaks Of astron-
omy and asks this question:
"Is 1t true that the stars are more
or less like suns, and that they have
planets and other worlds around
them?"
The real stars are like our sun.
They are trillions and quadrillions Of
miles distant from US, an6 look small
simply because they are so far away.
Careful study with telescopes has
proved that they give light Of their
own, and that some of them are larger
than the sun in our solar system.
When I speak Of real stars" I am
not thinking of the planets which go
around our sun, or Of the meteors
which sometimes are called-in error
shooting stars or falling stars
am thinking of such stars as those in
the Great Dipper, or in dozens of
other star groups not so well known.
Our telescopes are not powerful
enough to tell us certainly whether
there are planets going around the
stars; but 1t is quite likely that some
Of the stars are at the center Of what
we might call "other solar systems"
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Dorothy Dix Says
Can Wife Regain Husbands Love, Lost
Through Nagging ?-Should Girl Help
Fiance Buy Furniture?

DIxnh too late for this ve' From the moment
the proveTba ball and chain She became tyrannics her
~ opinions always right and her husbands She
nie sithoush
vtabe he'll earth and the result he has
he done spite
ment he deserves little appreciation little kindness little com
sssP' aga Ds' ne '"'0Sn' ne '1 ArRIEND
dgn 'Ri s ns ND: aas Se s'
dead Nothing impossible eOnjws again
illusion that has been dispened
WHEN you proves to you you
cruelty thing: that stab you Ike knife you may forgive
that heals and mot possible 70 for to feel toward
curiouy enough the culprts seem to
to think that they wash out their sins against US by few
o snG sm We did before But
them for what they You have the mesnne and
htteness Of their souls
1T easy keep breath
into again after it has been slain and that something that
little consideration little appreciation few compliments would
ashes
get so many letters from asking they
the husbands who tired of them how they regain
tn. the assns @ r Of se 6ueno 6 @ ea [ @ $ no~ an 9
again. but know many remedies that viii prevent this catas
trophe from happening
FoR virtually with when he marrs
But she cannot nag him She henpeck
Mysteries She cannot tyranni1e over him
a She cannot
Of affection
with her And when
killed his to revive it, 1t too ate
then. DOHOIHI D1A
NEAR DOROTHY a school teacher about to be married
IL $4,000 My girl friend and have
should help purchasing the
claim that up to the to furnish
this would friend claims that marriage
hftyhfty proposition and that should do my part What
think? H.
for the to for the
provide all Of the linens for the
particular the hasn't much money you
supplement this paying for the particular piece
O furniture that you especially desire.
OF ny-hfty proposition
" wedding this
better bridegroom the altar endow the he
oil his worldly goods But somehow doesn't work out
the the and the wife
only ht to give her.
make their wives
which the house
plenty Of who from the time
another dollar
that they do with as they please
MO MAN appreciates humiliation
a the she out of little
this think that the
does well to in separate
from her husbands.
with II the need arises and there mighty
really after ALL the general
support kick out of having
coming the knowl
for it. - ~ DOROTHX DIX
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Fibrosiitiis
By JAMES w. BARTON, M. D.


VoU may have a pain in the
neck" extending from the back
of the head right down the neck to
the shoulder blades. Sometimes the
pain is at the side of the neck. Or
you may have a pain in the small
of the back" lumbago as 1t is often
called. Perhaps you are attacked with
a pain in the chest, which hurts you
to breathe, to cough, to turn over In
bed: a pain that becomes more severe
when you touch or presssit.
You will notice that these pains
are not in the joints, and SO cannot
be due to arthritis or rheumatism.
Now while the pain in the neck,
chest and lower back may be due to
various causes, nevertheless, in great
many cases it Is due to an infiamma-
ton of the fibrous tissue of the body.
particularly the tissue tendons that
attach the muscles to the bones As
YOU know, muscle is an elastic tissue,
which draws one bone close to an
other, to give us movement. How
ever, the muscle is usually attached to
the bone by means of hard, f1brous,
non-elastic tissue. The coverings Of
the muscles and ligaments are also
made up Of fibrous tissue.
It Is an Inflammation Of this fibrous
tissue ue-fibrositis-that often causes
pain in the neck, the chest, the lower
back, wrist and other parts Of the
body.
Just as rheumatism or arthritis Is
due to some infection in the body,
which may be aggravated by weather
conditions, so fibrositis is thought to
be due to infection from teeth. ton
sils, gall bladder and intestine.
The first thought, then, in the
treatment, is to look for the cause Of
the trouble and remove 1t. The in
testine should be well cleansed by
small doses of EPSON salts-a level
easpoonfuEevery morning for cou-
pie Of weeks.
The use Of any Of the pain-reliev-
ing ointments, without much massage
at first, is comforting to the patient.
Ointments containing wintergreen
are particularly effective.
As 1t is often a rundown condition
of the body that allows the infection
to overcome the body's defenses, all
round care of the body is necessary
to prevent future attacks.
All-round care includes proper
food habits, outdoor exercise enough
sleep, regular intestinal habits and
proper clothing.
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Evening star., 1934-08-11
Keeping Waist|ine Slender
BY DICK MANSFIELD.
Registered q. 8 Patent Once.
BY LOIS LEEDS.

VERY girl and woman realizes
- that in order to look trim
about the waist and hips she
- must get rid of superfiuous,
flabby fat by exercise. Exer-
cises must be taken regularly, how
ever. to obtain the desired results.
Correct posture also is very important.
When the figure is held as tall as
possible it is actually more slender,
especially around the waist and alb
domen, than when it is allowed to
slump.
Here are a few exercises that are
excellent for the waist, back, hips and
legs: Cd Rowing-Sit on the floor
with knees bent and feet fiat on the
floor. braced against some firm object
or the wall. Bend trunk forward with
arms extended out in front at shoul-
der level.
Next lean backward and pull hands
up toward the shoulders as though
you were pulling on a pair of oars.
Swing trunk forward again. Repeat
the rowing exercise slowly for sew
eIdl minutes.
Exercise 2-Trunk swaying. Stand
erect with feet pointing straight for
ward and heels about inches apart.
Raise arms above head and clasp
hands. Swing trunk over to the left
as far as you can, without lifting feet
from the floor or bending knees. Bend
from waist sidewise, first to left side
and then to right. Now bend as far
backward as possible, still retaining
the balance; bend the knees slightly.
Rise and repeat several times.
Exercise 3-Trunk twist. Same
starting position as before, except
that hands are clasped behind neck.
Have elbows bent and pressed well
back. Twist trunk to right. turning
head to left Bend at waist so that
trunk In parallel with the noor. Rise
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

In spite of his handsome coat, he
is apparently not happy or in the least
contented. He Is pugnacious to a
degree, greedy. and will turn upon
any member of his family and eat it
up, If given a chance. AS all of the
family have this trait, they try to keep
well out of each others way.
The spiny, horned lizards have no
terror for the collared lizard, and
they eat these formidable creatures
with an appearance of hugely en-
joying the meal. Flowers and tender
leaves appeal also to their appetites.
When dining on the frog. swift or
horned "toads," and even small snakes,
the mouth is opened to full capacity.
and the head and shoulders of the
victim are stuffed in.
There are times when greediness
has caused the death Of the collared
lizard. This is especially true when
the lizard tries to swallow a creature
that viii not go down, but is stuck
in the consumers throat.
When startled, this handsome sun
worshiper dashes away on his hind
legs to safety. He Is in too much of
hurry even to look back.
You will find these active fellows
near red clover and dandelions, two
flowers they are very fond Of eating
Insects also are enjoyed, and grass
hoppers have to do some high jump
ing to evade these clever hunters
When startled, the lizard pretends
that ii is not at all concerned and
strolls away casually. Then he makes
up his mind that he can put on full
speed. So he raises his tail high.
rears his body upon his strong hind
legs, and rushes away before his foe
knows what is going on. However,
If he finds all avenues of escape have
been cut off. that q high jump viii
not save him either. he decides to
tight it out. When he opens his
mouth, big, black, cavernous throat
is exposed, and the jaws are strong
enough to clamp down upon the OBJ
iect. causing 9 blood blister.
The mother coilared lizard seeks q
secluded place in August to deposit
her eggs, The covering Is extremely
thin and soft. A lizard mother, about
10 or IL inches long. viii lay 20 eggs.
During the Summer the lizards seek
fat stones under which to retreat
about sundown. and cloudy days dis
courage them so they do not even
trouble to get out Of their warm sandy
beds.
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Evening star., 1934-08-11
Chartered Tomato Salad.

Rub the inside of salad bowl with
O little garlic, and fill the bowl with
watercreSs that has been carefully
washed and dried. Make French
dressing by mixing six tablespoonfuls
of olive oil with two tablespoonfulS of
vinegar. half a teaspoonful of paprika,
and one teaspoonful of salt; shake
well in bottle. Have some small
tomatoes peeled and quartered and
well chilled. Pour the French dress
ing slowly over the watercress, turning
and mixing until the watercreSs Is
well coated with dressing On top of
the watercreSS arrange the quartered
tomatoes alternately with quartered
lemons, and serve. The lemons must
be squeezed on the tomato quarters,
and there should be one lemon
quarter and two tomato quarters to
each individual served. The garlic
favor will be very subtle and faint.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
AlI-Over Lace Evening Dress for College
Beauty and Brightness Give
II Effect Tha, Captures
Ones Imagination.
by BARBARA BELL.

"HE college girl who IL smart
always sees 70 n that the
wardrobe she takes back with
Il her includes an evening dress
or two that win help to keep
her social average Up during the busy
days ahead. Very few college towns
have the shopping eonEeniences that
exist ut home, nor has the student
time to study her needs with salts
faction Nothing makes o young COLI
lagian 20 confident, when she Is among
strangers, as to know that her ward
robe boasts an attractive evening dress
that can be donned on the first social
occasion that heralds the opening Of
the gala season.
The smart dress aketched today Is
of all-over lace, shot with colored cell
lophsne. The beauty and brightness
OF this fascinating composition cap
lures the imagination. The new
openly-w woven laces show pronounced
tracings of IL In the cleaning outlines
OF the leaf and flower patterns Of the
fabric. Usually only one color is
used, those with ruby and turquoise
tones predominating in importance
over the emerald greens. and deeper
reds which are the first choice In
wooden combinations for daytime
frocks. Other lsces that are being Sc
lected for their pronounced beauty
are Of metallic thread. The silver
ones are exquisitely dainty, and so
cobwebby as not 70 seem unsuitable
for young faces.
The lines Of this dress follow the
most noticeable trends OF the new
evening clothes OF particular inter-
est TO those who watch the manne-
quins parading in the new Fall col
lections, are the instep-length dresses,
(This does not mean ankle length.
which is few inches shorter and |
much less gracefully The use OF |
trains is reserved for luxury gowns |
of the hostess type, and for very for
NAL evening wear Covered shoulders |
retain their popular position and
square necks are favorite trend.
Barbara Bell pattern No. i4i0-B is
designed in sizes IL TO 20. Size 16 t34)
requires ga yards of 39-inch material
three-eighths yard contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-08-11

and repeat, twisting and bending al
ternately to each side, right and left,
then backward and forward to 10
times in succession.
Exercise Sit on floor, bend knees
and clasp your hands underneath
them firmly. Now roll over backward
and raise the body to sitting posture,
pressing the abdomen to the knees on
the forward bend Roll backward and
forward in this manner several times
in succession. This exercise Is ex-
cellent for the gluteus muscles and
for the back and abdomen.
Very few persons realize how much
bodily well-being depends upon cor
rect posture when sitting or walking.
Very little thought is given to how
they stand. Critics of feminine pull
chritude tell us that the majority of
girls and women stand with one hip
down, Just as a horse does when it is
tired or asleep. This ungainly pos
ture is detrimental to health and
beauty, but ! think in many cases
1t Is merely a thoughtIess habit, that
can be easily overcome.
Dozens of letters come to my desk
from women of all ages telling me
how worried they are about their
sagging bust muscles, fiabby abdo-
mems, ungainly hips, large waistlines
with spare tires" around and double
chins. And the commonest cause Of
all these defects is incorrect posture.
Binding the bust or waist viii not
help to build f1rm muscles. After all,
brassieres and corsets are merely
prop or support for building the mus
cles of the body In place. Exercise
and correct posture win do more in
the long run. A correct. graceful car
riage of the body is very easy II one
viii Just remember to hold the body
as tan as possible without straining.
(ccDyrixht. l934.l
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Hot Shrimp Dish.

Out up one medium-sized onion In
skillet with one teaspoonful of but
ter, place over a slow fire, and when
beginning to brown add two strips of
bacon cut in small pieces, and let
cook for several minutes. Then add
one can Of mulligatawney oxtail soup
and If too thick add q little water
and then one can Of shrimps or fresh
shrimps. Serve on toast.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPROWLS.
Blends and Brunettes.

THERE are great many popular
notions to the effect that blonds
are positive, dynamic, driving, ag-
gressive, domineering, impatient,
active, quick, hopeful, speculative,
changeable, variety-loving;; that at
least they are more likely to be so
than brunettes.
Brunettes are said to be conserva-
tive, initiative. submissive, cautious,
painstaking, patient, plodding, slow,
deliberate, serious, thoughtful. At
least, they are supposed to be more
so than blonds.
These popular notions have recently
been put to the test scientifically
And, while the investigators are not
prepared to give complete answers to
all blond-brunette problems, their
findings are. to say the least, inter-
estsng.
These students found that there
is nothing in the old theory that there
are definite blond traits and definite
brunette traits. Their general con-
clusion Is: "The percentage Of bru-
nettes possessing blond traits is ap-
proximately as high as the percentage
OF blonds possessing blond traits.
Likewise, the percentage of blonds
possessing brunette traits is also very
similar to the percentage of brunettes
possessing brunette traits"
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

ondary spade bid might be merely
four to the ace, North hesitated to
raise him on three to the queen.
After the rebid of the heart suit, he
showed the preference and South tried
for game.
West made the objectionable open
ing of the king Of clubs. East sig
nailed with a high one and West
continued with the ace and a third
club, which East won with the queen.
From the bidding. and South's play
to three-club tricks, East had per-
feet sound on the hand. He knew
that South had five hearts, four
spades and a singleton diamond.
There was a faint possibility that he
held six hearts. At any rate, the
heart suit would be set up after one
ruff in dummy:
There seemed to be only one chance
OF setting the contract. and that
chance involved a play which Is ordi-
narily taboo East held the thirteenth
club. He knew from his count on
the hand that discard would be
Of no use to South, but If West held
the jack of spades, and could force
North's queen, East,s 10 would be set
up for the setting trick.
Therefore, he laid down the eight
Of clubs. South had to let the trick
ride to the dummy. West looked
blank, but obediently trumped with
the six Of spades, forcing dummy's
queen. South then played the ace
and king Of hearts, and trumped q
small heart in dummy, setting up his
suit, but he eventually had to lose a
trick to EaSt's 10 of spades.
East violated the conventions, made
| brilliant play and set a contract
which would otherwise have been
made.
Moral: Rules are made to be
broken.
Copyright, 1934.p
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed, stamped enve-
Evening star., 1934-08-11

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liping contract and auction
player. He tpds captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, nop dtsbdnded,
and has won "a national champion
ships since 1924 These articles are
based on the Sims system, suhich
includes the one-ouer r-one principle,
Dhich the Sims group OF players tDas
the first to employ and develop.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Bedtime Stories
BIZ THoRNToN W. BuRGEss.

"In fact, it win be q real pleasure.
more Of q pleasure than you realize
I would just love TO have you 90 with
me. BY the way, live In the upper
part of the Old Pasture. Come up
and see me some time. II I don't
Evening star., 1934-08-11
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

AAA@~4t ~ . S&N @A 04& &s
BREAKFAST.
CantaIoupe
Oatmeal With Cream
Ham Omelet
Quick Coffee Cake
Coffee
DINNER.
Fruit Cup
Broiled Lamb Chops
Stuffed Potatoes
Green Corn
Tomato and Lettuce Salad,
French Dressing
Peach Msringue
Coffee
SUPPER.
Assorted Sandwiches
Pear Salad, Fruit Dressing
Nut Chocolate Square
Tea
QUICK COFFEE CAKE.
Cream one-fourth cup sugar
and one-fourth cup butter;
add one egg, well beaten. Sift
two and one-halt, cupfuls -four,
two and one-hah teaspoonfuIs
baking powder, one-half tea
spoon salt, three times; add
to first mixture, with one cupful
sweet milk. Beat well; add three
fourths cup seedless raisins,
sprinkle top with sugar and Gin
namon and bake In two pie pans
in hot oven about Is minutes.
Serve hot.
NUT CHOCOLATE SQUARE.
Melt two squares unsweetened
chocolate over boiling water, ado
one-half cup melted butter and
one cupful brown sugar and heat
thoroughly. Stir In the beaten
yolks Of two eggs, flavor with one
teaspoOnful vanilla and one-haIf
teaspoon lemon, add one-half
cup -four and finally fold In |
the stifiy beaten egg whites.
Pour into a shallow pan lined
with oiled paper. sprinkle with
chopped nuts; bake in q moder-
ate oven and cut In squares when |
cold.
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Evening star., 1934-08-11

'wHAT2" SAID REDDY IN PRE-
TENDED SURPRISE. you DON'T
REALLY MEAN THAT?"
happen TO be at home Mrs. Reddy
viii be just as glad to see you as !
would be. Come soon."
With this Reddy trotted OH and
never once looked back. wigglenose
watched him out of sight. II like
him." decided Wigglenose. Flatterers
usually are liked. At least their dat-
terry is.
fTanwrlUhk faqA
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Declarer Gets Discard.

w We ARE taught that one Of
N the most heinous of crimes
Nv comparable only to burn
ing down an orphanage-
is to permit the declarer
to run In one hand and discard from
the other. Like all good precepts,
this rule has its exceptions. The
prevalence Of pseudo elimination
plays Is directly attributable to the
average players horror Of commit
ting this faux-pas.
In today's hand, East realized that
the only chance of setting the con-
tract was to give the declarer a ruff
and discard. Let's take a glance
at the hand.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
The Flatterer.

Beware of fiattery. lest you
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
Collared Lizard.
CrotaphtuS COllariS.

CREATURE wearing such a
handsome black collar would
naturally attract your atten-
tion, and the collared lizard is
interesting IN other ways. He