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Evening star., 1934-04-25

w yHEN the chest Is III de-
n I veloped its capacity can
wv sometimes be increased by
suitable exercises. In cases
of asthma, adenoids, neu-
rasthenia and in indigestion arising
from deficient muscle power OF the
stomach or dilatation of that organ.
breathing exercises are often useful
The cramped position over desk or
machine required IN most sedentary
occupations not only causes round
shoulders and fiat chest. but 1t Is very
often the cause of headaches The
veins in the abdominal region are
comparatively large and the Sagglng
tissues impede the circulation OF the
blood. causing these veins to become
distended if the body Is not held IN
an upright position. In time. the
brain feels the lack Of the blood that
is held in these distended veins, the
circulation Is impeded and headache
results.
Full, deep breathing and correct
posture of the body will prevent this
type of headache. insufficient or
impure air will cause headache; see
that you have a good circulation OF
air at work, also in your sleeping room
at night. Slouching sitting posture
and incorrect walking posture are also
directly responsible, not only for
round shoulders and fiat chest, but
poor circulation, the cause OF salloW-
ness and many complexion troubles.
hair trouble, awkward necks, double
chins and shallow breathing.
Special exercises should be taken
daily, night and morning to stimulate
the circulation and counteract these
beauty destroying tendencies. ANY
exercise that stimulates deep BREATH
ing such as arm fingtng. correct pos
trre. swimming, ETC., win help one to
develop the chest. and viii keep the
muscles firm and supple. 1t Is a
mistake to expect that rubbing a
little cream or oil on the skin Will
develop a fiat chest, as many girls
and women seem to expect.
Breathing exercises are unnecessary.
however, when one exercises regularly.
1t is mistake to think that prolonged
deep breathing exercises are necessary
to fill the lungs with life-giving oxy-
gen. This is q complete delusion.
The body needs only sufficient oxy-
gen for the combustion that takes
place in the muscles. ETC., during
their action. It cannot make any
use of more. What happens, therefore,
when one takes q deep breath. is that
the extra oxygen remains In the lungs
and blood until wanted. The next
breath is therefore delayed. Suppose
one were to take q dozen deep breaths
in an hour; we would need fewer
ordinary breaths than the normal
number. and at the end of an hour
we would have taken In no more oxy-
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

and others over which it splashed and
dashed in tiny falls. There were pools
that were quiet and black in the grow
ing darkness. AS Jerry swan through
these he made two thin silver lines
that met at the tip of his nose. Some
times Jerry Travelled along the shore
at the edge of the water. Now and
then he climbed over an old log.
Where the water rushed noisily the
sound of it drowned out the chorus OF
the Peppers back in the Smiling Pool
Jerry was glad of this. There was too
much happiness in that chorus and he
didn't feel happy. The Laughing Brook
twisted and turned, at times almost
doubling on itself. Jerry followed
every twist and turn. What he would
do when he reached the Big River ne
didn't know. Just now he was chiefly
concerned in getting there, getting
away from the Smiling Pool.
But he wasn't so occupied with this
as to forget that he was travelling and
that one must always be on the watch
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Uncle Ray
Long Ago in Europe.

Y EFT us suppose that you and I
go adventuring in Europe, look
ing for remains of the Stone
IL Age.
Reaching France, we meet a
scientist, M. Verneau, who knows the
cave region of Southern France very
well.
Il shall be glad to take you with
me to visit a cave" he says to us.
Il had been planning to make further
study of the Grotto des Enfants, and
you shall be my comrades in the
work"
why is it called the Grotto des
Enfants?" we ask.
THE name means Cave of the
Children and was given because the
remains of two babies were found
there"
Were the babies buried there long
ago?"
Yes, they must have been. for near
their remains we have found the skele-
tons Of wild horses, which date back
to a bygone age"
We feel rather excited as we enter
the cave. Carrying picks and shovels,
we climb slope inside the cave until
we reach a height almost Is feet
above the point at which we entered.
We look up and see that the ceiling
OF the cave is about 80 feet overhead.
Digging in the cave floor, we find
remains of bonfire and several bones.
"The bones look like those of REIN
deer" says M. Verneau.
Digging deeper and deeper. we dis
cover the ashes of other fires, along
with bones of wolves, cave-nons, foxes,
deer and leopards. We also pick up
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

the parish of st. Michael, Lewes,
County Sussex, England, and died in
100. 1t Is recorded that he left his
property to his ntphews Pasco and
Joshua. Another brother, Samuel
Curle, was also a settler in Virginia.
The coat of arms. is found to be
the same as those Of the Curle fam
lily of Kyle, London.
The name of Curle, or Curlee, was
originally Norman, French, but was
established in England at very early
period. One Of the first ancestors
was John de Curly, who lived in
Warwickshire. The name is spelled
differently in almost every country.
The Danish form is Krolle, Dutch,
Curjel, Old English, CURL; Teptonic,
Kerling, Karl and Curl. In America
it has taken the form Of Curle and
Curlee.
1t is believed that the name OF
Curle originated as a nickname ap-
piled to one with curly hair, as the
earliest definition of the word signi-
fed a ringlet OF hair.
This is a well known name in
America today and most of those who
bear it are descendants Of the Virginia
immigrants herein mentioned.
fCOpyriRht 1Q24
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some fellow, about 13 inches long, or
nne-fourth larger than the robin.
His head and neck are blush gray,
with beautiful red crescent on the
nape of his neck. On his cheeks are
black patches that are wanting in
his mate. His coat is golden
brown, shading with soft brown
lsh gray and barred with black. His
vest is white, tinged with a light
chocolate brown, thickly spotted with
black. His wing Innings, shaft OF
wing and his tail quilts are OF bright
yellow. When he flies the conspicu-
GUS white patch above the tail is
seen.
In early April the flicker decides
to find a mate and set up house.
keeping. 1t is at this time he is
dancer. He spreads his tail into
fanlike position. He goes slowly to
the side of his chosen one and
makes a low bow before her. Then
he bobs up and down gracefully, until
the maiden accepts him or a rival
appears. Should the latter happen,
YOU will see a funny sight. Both
being perfect gentlemen, there Is no
uuarreling. In fact, f1ickers are
famous for their knightly behavior
Bowing and graceful side-stepplng Is
INDUCED in. so that the lady may
make her choice.
The mattress for the nursery Is
made of fine chips. Four to nine
glossy white eggs are laid. II the
eggs are stolen or destroyed the
robbed mother will lay again and
again
Flicker babies are born naked and
for several days are certainly ugly.
awkward infants. They soon are COW
cred with down and make up for their
few days of unattractiveness.
Flickers build new nurseries each
year. All over the country their old
nests are used by other birds who
like hollows for their homes, but do
not have bills for digging them.
The "high-holes" are extravagant
about drilling holes and often bore
several before they are satisfied
Buildings, trees, wooden columns are
often used.
The flicker is a common Summer
resident in washington. From Can
ada east of the Rocky Mountains and
north to the limit Of trees in Alaska,
throughout the Northern and Gen.
trail United States to the lower Austral
zone. the flicker family rears its chill
dren. In the Winter they go to the
Gulf Coast and Southern Texas.
Perhaps you know the beloved
flicker by the name of High-holder
or Wake-up, or Yawker Bird. To
many he is the Yellowhammer. BY
any name he is interesting and
though a very busy driller. a well
come one. },
(Eopyright, 19341
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. SPROWLS.
Test Of Common Sense.

Suppose you wanted to find out
whether or not certain person pos
sessed common sense. How would you
60 about it? This is the sort of situa-
ton that honest employers face every
time they hire a new worker. Psy-
Geological studies now afford q mass
of significant information on the sub
ject. Whenever you find a person
who cannot perform q reasonable task
without asking lot of questions, you
may say that person does not possess
common sense. Whenever you find a
person who is incapable of working
without supervision, again you may
have your suspicious.
From all the sources of information
at hand, IT appears that most of us
have been fooling ourselves about the
origin and nature of common sense
Most persons imagine that common
sense is a native trait. They assume
that you either are or are not born
with it. This is all wrong. Common
sense is acquired. It is built up bit
by bit through learning to take re-
sponsibility. The more you help a
child the more you undermine its
future. There is nothing strange about
the common sense Of men who have
succeeded In spite of little schooling.
(Copyright, 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Summer Print Frock for Many Occasions
Simplicity and Wearability in
Model Which Promises to
Be Summer Success.
Comfortable Sleeves Provide
for Appearance of New
Short-Cape Effect.
BY BARBARA BELL


v TITLE pring frocks for informal
Summer wear are creating
quite a name for themselves
IL this season. They are unusually
new, tremendously smart and
practically every one is falling for
them.
The distinctive model sketched is
typical of what the style prophets say
we will be wearing about town in
Midsummer. Simplicity and weara-
bility are the sensible ingredients that
always 60 into the making of Sum-
ner success Here we have them both
in the formal, yet away-from-the-face
neckline that the hateau collar gives
end in the comfortable sleeves that
begin life in saddle-shaped shoulder
and go their unrestricted way to
point above the elbow, where they flare
and give the silhouette suggestion OF
one of the new short capeS without
any of its disadvantages.
The slim, slightly fiared skirt gives
lust the correct amount of width for
ease in walking. and the absence OF
plaits and furbelows makes the dress
simple to keep fresh and in order.
The collar is of plain contrasting ma
terial, adorned with a bow on the left
side.
For immediate wear these frocks are
found in dark, seasonable prints, blue
and black ones leading and brown
running a close second. In climates
where Summer weather is uncertain
smart women are never without one
shower proof silk frock that they can
slip into with a certain amount of
satisfaction when cloudbursts threaten.
Barbara Bell pattern No. bib is
designed in sizes "a, 36. 38, 40 and
AZ. Size "a requires four yards of
either IS or 80 inch material and one
half yard of contrast.
Every Barbara Bell Pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
eaSy to follow
Evening star., 1934-04-25

for danger when travelling. So when
he swan around turn in the Laugh
ing Brook, half way to the Big River,
he became instantly aware that there
was some one on the farther side of
little pool just ahead. Instantly Jerry
stopped swimming and just foated.
Where the water was blackest, close
to the bank, he saw a silver line NOV
ing. Some one was swimming close
under the bank, swimming up the
Laughing Brook. 1t was another Musk
rat. Jerry knew this by the way the
other was swimming.
Silently Jerry dived and swan under
the water to a point where he hoped
to be able to see this stranger with
out being seen. Perhaps the latter was
going up to the Smiling Pool. A feel
ing of jealousy swept over Jerry at the
thought Perhaps this stranger lived
somewhere along the Laughing Brook.
If so, Jerry wanted to know where. He
slipped behind log and hardly had
he got there than the other swimmer
rounded the end of the log and they
were almost nose to nose. 1t was Mrs.
Jerry!
Jerry's eyes and nose told him that
it was Mrs. Jerry and he never had
had reason to doubt his eyes and nose
when they told him the same thing,
but he almost doubted now. so unex-
pected was the meeting. But it was
only for an instant. Then with
sharp note of joy Jerry slid forward
and they touched noses. And If Jerry
was filled with Joy, Mrs. Jerry was no
less happy. You know, neither had
heard from the other since the great
flood had carried them away and sep
arated them. Each had feared that
something dreadful had happened to
the other. So perhaps you can guess
what a happy meeting that was.
Copyright, l934.)
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Deductive Double on Second
Round.
TINE bidding having been:
North-One in a suit.
East-Pass.
L South-One no trump.
West-Pass.
North-PaSs.
On what grounds should East take
action, thereby reopening the bid
ding instead of letting it die at one
no trump?
His problem is limited because he
will not be in this position with any
extreme type of hand. Why did he
pass on the first round?
/. If his hand Is weak in all re-
spects he should be delighted to let
the enemy play for 80 below the line
plus what overtricks they can make.
1t would be foolish to reopen the
bidding or enter it and invite a
penalty.
2. If his hand is aggressive in type,
with long suit in which he is will
ing to play doubled at two, why did
he not make an immediate strategic
double on the first round, at a time
when he did and could not know that
the enemy would sign of SO early?
Obviously because his hand or his
suit, or both, were too weak. Why
therefore step in now when by passing
you can limit your loss on the hand
to 80 points plus one or two over
tricks? The reason for passing origi-
nally with an aggressive. but weak
hand, is even more valid on the sec
ond round.
3. The third type of hand is the
one with which we are really con-
cerned because it is the one which
justifies action on the second round
while constituting sound pass on
the first round.
Defensive-Type Hand Not Strong
Enough for Immediate Dis
tributional Double
Is the hand with which to take
action by second-round double.
You had a strategic reason for your
earlier pass-you hoped the enemy
would misbid and overbid against
your hand, and your silence would,
Evening star., 1934-04-25

you hoped, contribute to any such
temptations and tendencies. Now.
however, they have put on the brakes;
they have seen the danger; they
have signed off at one no trump.
You therefore have now reason to
take an active instead of a passive
role, since the passive role you as
sumed on the first round has not
effected anything. With a hand of
distributed strength constituting no
more than a minimum auction dou-
BILE you may now double. You hope
primarily that your partner can leave
the double in; but if he cannot do
SO. you have some support for any
suit he may find it necessary to bid,
and you may in that event hope to
make a part score instead of letting
your opponents do so. II at times
your partner responds and in conse-
quence your side becomes declarer
and goes down a trick, no harm has
been done. Probably the opponents
could have made their one no trump;
or else regard this loss as a small
premium to pay on an unlucky hand.
to be repaid many times over by the
penalties you will collect on many
hands of no greater strength, when
you double in the same circumstances
and your partner passed. resulting in
substantial penalties.
There is just one more factor to
consider: Are you prepared to dou-
bic again for business, or TO pass your
partners business double, If the orig
inal bidder rebids his opening suit
to save his partner from having to
play at one no trump doubled2
Tomorrow I will discuss this i'm
portant angle in some detail 1t in
wolves an important playing factor
which must be taken into account
in the bidding.
(Copyright 1934D
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries
on contract that are addressed to this
v-ifh eel Sfa
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Asparagus Custard.

Beat three eggs until light. Add
two cupfuls Of milk, one and one-half
cupfuls of canned or freshly cooked
asparagus cut In half Inch pieces, two
tablespoonfuls Of melted butter, one
teaspoonful Of grated lemon rind and
a little nutmeg. Season with salt and
pepper to taste. Pour into q creased
baking dish or individual molds. Set
in q pan Of hot water and bake in
a moderate oven until the custard
is sst. 4
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Copyright, 1934o
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Flicker.
A r LEAST l24 names to his
n credit show how much this
~ gay little friend is thought OF:
1 \ The flicker is woodpecker OF
character. He is not one to
be a copy cat. His ideas are original.
He, too, beats a rolling tattoo to an
nounce to the flicker maidens he
wishes to wed.
AS a vocalist, he does not rank high.
He sings through his nose. 1t is a
businesslike call and is known far and
wide among his admirers as a flicker
note. 1t is said you can initiate 1t
perfectly by flicking switch through
the grass. 1t may sound Springlike,
but far from musical.
Being an ant eater, the flicker is
often flushed from the ground. He
Is like a schoolboy caught in the act
Of taking few apples that have
fallen. He makes good his escape, but
chuckles as he gets away.
No more ardent lover can be found
among birds. He cuts up some funny
antics to attract the attention of his
lady love. and his unfailing good man
ners and disposition are most COM
mendable.
You should try watching the inter-
esting suitor. He is really hand
Evening star., 1934-04-25

Be patient That Tor which you yearn
old Mother Nature.
FOLLY, round. red Mr.. Sun was
going to bed behind the Purple
Hills. The Black Shadows were
~ creeping out across the Green
Meadows. A soft haze lay
over the Smiling Pool and the Laugh
ing Brook Redwing the Blackbird.
perched in the top of an alder bush.
was singing his goodnight song to
Mrs. Redwing, hiding somewhere
among the rushes below. "Kong -a-ree
quong-a-ree. tra-la-lee,'' he sang over
and over AL the Peppers in the Smil-
ing Pool seemed trying to burst the
little music bags in their throats. It
was the hour of the day that Jerry
Muskrat loves best.
But somehow tonight it made Jerry
more restless than ever. He swan
about uneasily. He climbed out on
the Big Rock, only to slip back into
the water a moment or two later. He
swan to a little mud landing that he
had made only that afternoon. but he
didn't stay there long. He Just couldn't
olG duiCLly ally WAiSiS, W2AASh " 10 lLot az
all like Jerry.
Everybody is happy. everybody but
me-" thought he dolefully. I'm not
happy. I don't believe I'll ever be
happy again. want to get away from
here. Yes, sir, that is what I want
to get away from here. 1t is queer
how the place that has always been
the happiest can become the unhap-
piest want to get away from here.
I must get away. I believe III go
down to the Big River"
He wasted no time about it. Straight
across the Smiling Pool he swan.
straight across to where the Laughing
Brook left 1t on the way to the Big
River. The alders and willows grew
thick along each bank. Some of the
roots crept far out into the Laughing
Brook. There were big stones around
which it rushed smoothly and swiftly
Evening star., 1934-04-25
S|ouching Causes Trouble
BY LOIS LEEDS.

gen than If we had breathed all the
time in the usual and correct way.
Deep breathing, however. stimulates
the flow of blood in the chest cavity
1t also helps the movement Of the
stomach and intestine, and 1t increases
the range Of movement Of the chest
The value Of this last effect is that
IN swimming and other exercises the
lungs are better able to meet the de-
mands made upon them. Breathing
exercises are excellent for shallow
breathers and for developing a fiat
chest. Professional singers have well
developed chests and well rounded con-
tours because they practice deep
breathing regularly.
Before taking the following exer-
cises for chest development, remove
all tight articles Of clothing, such as
Evening star., 1934-04-25

That does deny. Nothing else makes
anythns
declare they don't trying placae
husband and jolly his into doing the things he should do anyway
Or THEY that they going themselves out
who ps na on on % gd a0 on e % $ n ,ob
husband faithful matter Of luck and has nothing to do
about t s"' A's "e''e' 90 "'A' III" ''' "
why they they themselves death to
oght and pepp COMPANIONS for VINO spend ne
dds m behind @ % aaa on fns m 5y m p tx & M
husbands9
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spiritual physical we-being depend upon their keeping
mantle adSene a to xoman 1t
srata husband
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happiness fullest expression and which
give fortunes few who
fortune for themselves and even an unusually successful @ business M @ & or
comfortable little ordinary
acquires in marriage.
b e h & h m her ~ bions her Chances ever doing anything
in the world and whether this undertaking which
of her capital failure depends on Just one thng
she gets thousand per pont in happiness
bankrupt
faithful and tender and kind
soul and whatever money he makes
will lavish her he for her he will be cold
to sheds the aons Of jealousy and
will have the bitterness Of seeing him spend upon other women the
that she has helped him earn.
great the only that she what
wife cannot be collected by methods
veigled out of him by hnese and diplomacy
have never understand consider
please husband as they do to please an employer
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Cream of Tomato Soup.

Put a quart of tomatoes In a kettle,
add one cupful of water and boil
for about ten minutes; season with
salt. pepper and sugar to taste, then
add half teaspoonfm Of baking soda
When the tomatoes have boiled strain
them and add to the strained juice
one pint of scalded milk. Lastly, add
one cupful Of cream in which a little
dour has been blended.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Surprise Meat Cakes.

Halt pound Of chopped beef will
be needed for four cakes. Season the
meat well. Crumb fine enough bread
to make half Q cupful, add half q
teaspoonful of salt, q little pepper, a
grating of onion and eight walnut
meats chopped fine. Moisten with a
little beaten egg and make into balls
the size of marbles. Inclose each OF
these little balls in Q meat covering
Dip them into the rest Of the beaten
egg, roll In fine cracker or bread
crumbs and saute in bacon fat or
drippings.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

belts. brassiers, garters. corsets. and
stand in natural. easy attitude be-
fore an open window or in the open
air In a gym suit or in a bathing suit.
Stand erect and extend arms horizon
tally to each side of the body, so that
the arms are level with the shoulders.
Inhale deeply, at the same time car
rying the arms backward as far as
possible. Then, while holding the
breath and keeping the face looking
forward, move the right arm and
shoulder round until it points In front
and the left arm and shoulder in the
opposite direction. Bring arms to first
position and exhale. Repeat 10 times.
tCopyrisht, 1934D