davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
.Shun School
Punishment
OF Children
Set Right by Patient
Example and Plan
to Avoid Errors.
BY ANGELO PATRI.


A FTER working with all kinds of
children for many years I de-
cided that corporal punishment was
useless, waSteful and harmful. It did
not deter children from wrongdoing.
1t did not teach them to be co-opera-
tive, helpful or useful. It did not
inspire them to wish to be better or
to do better. Quite the contrary.
School is the last place for such
punishment. A school-and that counts
the teaching staff, which is the living
force of the institutions the center
of enlightenment, the source of wis
dom, the source of progress and civil
lization. Not one of these missions
is furthered by beating children. They
are hindered thereby.
Beating one who is annoying is a
primitive reaction. Few people beat
child in good humored friendliness.
Most child beaterS are in a rage at
the time and their rage increases
with each blow that is struck and
the beating ends when the beater and
his rage are exhausted. Such an ex-
preston has no place in the house of
childhood-the center of civilization
and progress.
Any grown person resents a blow
bitterly and never forgives the in
suit. Children of school age are
| often as matured in this particular
attitude as they will ever be- Re
member this feeling Of sacredneSs of
person is one of the Oldest in the
memory of man. 1t is instructive
The children resent being struck al
most as keenly as any grown-up per-
son.
Punishment is for one purpose only:
That a child may learn by experience
to choose the better way. The pun
ishment should leave him in that
frame of mind 1t should have d.
rected his thought forward to hope
full, successful, purposeful effort. No
beating ever did that Corporal pun
ends, has no place in school.
! am not one who thinks that a
slap ruins a child for life. In fact,
I have known smart slap to do lot
of good in that it changed the direc-
ton of the child'S thoughts and saved
him from danger. 1t was the gesture
| of a fear-stricken mother, an effort
to save a helpless child from harm
ing himself.
Children, especially the younger
ones who are underfoot all day, annoy
their mother almost beyond endur-
ance. Nobody blames tired, irrita-
BILE mother for smacking a persist
ent, teasing, disobedient child. 1t is
an unfortunate occurrence, but there
| is an excuse for it and the child knows
right well why he was slapped and
accepts it without resentment. The
danger in this situation is that the
slapping may become a habit. II
that happens the child becomes irri-
table, rude-a slapper in his turn.
The less slapping, the better. Save
it for an emergency.
Once a child reaches the stage of
reflective memory he must not be
slapped or beaten. He is reason
ing being, he regards his person as
sacred. Respect that feeling. Set
him right by patient example, and
prevention of errors, surrounding him
with goodness and gentleness and
grace. Unless he is defective in mind
| he will respond. Healthy children
are good children fundamentally.
Copyright. 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
COurteSieS
BY EMILY POST.

BY EMILY POST.
nEAR MRS. POST: What should
my son, aged IS, call my broth
er's wife? We have just met her"
Answer-He should call her Aunt
Mary, of course.
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it proper to
ask a man and his wife to be my
chiId's godparents If they are god
parents to the children Of other
friends?"
,Answer-If you mean that they are
your best friends and you hesitate
to ask them because they are each of
them the godparents of several other
children, this is no objection. But If
you mean that you are going to ask
them only because they are friends
of your friends, this would not do
at all.
Dear Mrs. Post: I was a widow,
married again, and now have a baby
who is learning to talk. What shall
she be taught to call my first hus-
bands parents?"
Answer-Taking it for granted that
they took you to their hearts as a
daughter when you married their son,
and that they also still have a place
in your affection, think that your
letting the baby consider them as
grandparents" will probably be the
most comforting thing you could pos
sibly do. If you can adjust the rela-
tionship between them and your pres
ent husband with so much tact that
neither Is made too conscious Of the
other, you will be achieving some
thing deeply worth while. But there
Is one thing Of serious importance to
remember-be casual to each about
the other. Don't talk about ex-
mother or father to your present hus-
band when you can help 1t and don't
talk about him to them. In other
words, the only way to bring happi-
ness rather. than distress to them,
and irritation to him, into this quite
difficult situation is to consider the
point of view of each with under
standing and with heart.
Dear Mrs. Post: So often others
say, Your hair is lovely or What a
smart-looking dress you have onl'
and all sorts Of complimentary re-
, marks that call for some polite ac-
knowledgment. Does this have to be
Thank you?'"
Answer-Not necessarily. sits
sweet Of you to say so." or, I'm so
glad you like it"-"How nice Of you'll"
or "You are the kindest person in the
world"-or anything else that is ap-
preciative and suitable. THANK you"
Is merely the most useful, because it
can't be vrong-no matter what the
occasion-and IL can be varied un-
endingly by means OF the tone In
which 1t Is said.
tcopyrisht. 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
Foundation
Cake Basis
ForAllKinds
Filings and Frostings
Give Variety Which
Cook Achieves.
BY EDITH Nj. BARBER.

"A WOMAN noted for the delicious
"A cakes she makes never makes
but one kind. AL her variations are
made by means Of different Filings
and froStingS.
Her foundation CAKE she has made
so often that she knows exactly when
she has creamed her butter and sugar
long enough, 1rd always gets the
proper thickness for kel batter. AS
her oven has a heat regulator. she
is sure of her baking without looking
into the matter after she has set 1t
at the proper temperature.
Like most other cooks she has
favorite froStings ana filings from
which she obtains consistently good
results. Her frosring is what She
calls twice cooked. 1t really is a
plain boiled froSting, but after the
strip has been boiled to the thread
stage (238 FahrenheIt) and has been
beaten into the sTltf egg whites, the
bowl is set in bet water and the
beating continued until the frosting
Is just right to spread.
Some good cake bakers prefer the
froSting which has little corn sirup
added with the sugar. This is cooked
to a higher temperature and must
be beaten longer after the strip is
added to the eggs. This is not set
in hot water. It keeps soft indefl-
nitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
Dorothy Dix Says
"All the Kids Are Doing It." Youths
Battle Cry of Freedom.

and what no one father and mother
can do, the combined parenthood Of
the country can accomplish.
II no adolescent boy and girl were
given q car with which to commit sui
eide and murder, no boy and girl would
think that father was q crouch and q
tightwad if he did not provide them
with an automobile. If all parties
began early and ended early, the
youngsters would have just as good q
time and wouldn't ruin their health
with late hours. For all that the
young want is just to do what the
other kids are doing.
And it Is up to the parents to unite
in a mass movement and see that they
do the right thing instead of the
wrong thing. DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
BOILED FROSTING.

CLarge recipe-three-layerc aKel
3 cups sugar. egg whites.
] IL cups water.
Boil the sugar and water until, when
tested, it will hang from the spoon
by a long thread (23S degrees Fahren-
heit), Pour it over the beaten whites.
Beat well and place the bowl IN hot
water. Beat until fluffy. This 1rost-
ing will not run.
BOILED FROSTING.
CTwo-layer recipe,
5. cup water.
Use the method as given above for
the larger recipe.
UNLOCKED FROSTING.
9 egg whites 2 tablespoons boil
~ cups confec- ing water.
TONERS sugar. n teaspoon vanilla.
Beat the eggs unol stiff. Add the
sugar gradually. Add the boiling
water, then the vanilla If too thin,
more sugar may DC eoded.
FUDGE FROSTING.
. cups sugar, teaspoon butter.
81 cup milk u teaspoon vanilla.
squares chocolate.
Place the sugar, milk and chocolate
in a saucepan and stir over the fire
until the sugar Is dissolved. Boil
without stirring until. when tested,
a soft ball forms in water $3.50 de-
greeS Fahrenheit). Remove the pan
from the fire, add the butter and
vanilla, set in cold water and stir
until thick enough 70 spread.
CARAMEL FROSTING.
cup brown sugar. l cup granulated
"a cup milk: sugar.
I teaspoon butter.
Follow the method for fudge FROST
ing. Boil to 234 degrees Fahrenheit.
CONFECTIONERs' FROST1NG.
2 cups confection- 1 teaspoon melted
11s to tablespoons F1aVor Sih
boiling water.
Sift the sugar, ado ~ tablespoons
boiling water ut one time and beat
until smooth, adding more water if
necessary to make the frosting thin
enough to spread. Add the butter
and flavoring and s3rtad on the cake
or cookies. One square of chocolate
may be melted and added.
CREAM FILLING.
- cup sugar. cups SCdIueo Hli1h
n cup -four l teaspoon vanilla
1s teaspoon salt. or "a teaspoon
eggs. lemon extract.
Mix the dry ingredients, add the
eggs slightly beaten and pour on
gradually the scaIded milk. Cook Is
minutes in a doubie boiler, stirring
constantly until :lickened, afte~ward
occasionally. Cool and flavor.
CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING.
Add two squares Of chocolate to
the recipe for cream filling.
FRUIT FILLING
~ cup seeded raisins. II cup chopped nuts.
u cup chopped dates. 2 teaspoons lemon
" cup chopped figs. Juice.
Mix with boiled CT uncooked FROST
ing and use as filing for Lady Bal
timore cake Citron ar candied cher
ries may be added.
Copyright 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24

the souring being a splendid aid in
the process Of digestion.
The sour milk comes in many
forms, buttermilk, clabber, cottage
cheese, and so on. Buttermilk is
manufactured in some of the larger
diaries by ripening raw or pasteurized
milk with starters, which are really
cultures of Tactic acid bacteria. The
curd Is then stirred until 1t breaks
into fine particles, as it does when
churned.
Clabber is smooth, tender and
rather like junket in its consistency
during the earlier stages Of souring.
remember my grandmother always
ate 1t for breakfast in the Summer,
down on the farm, with cream poured
over it, and sugar and nutmeg sprin-
killed. on top. She always had the
most exquisite rose-leaf complexion
up to the day of her death, and she
firmly maintained that this was due
largely to the great quantities of but
which she included in her diet.
CLABBER is very good for children
and they can usually be per-
suaded to eat it just like junket-
especially if they are told that it is
exactly the same curds and whey
which Little Miss Muffet was In
dulging in when stampeded by the
spider. GAS a matter of fact, did
try Just that inducement with my
small son, to be met with the serious
remark, But, Mummy, If it was
black widow spider she was very
right to run and not worry about
the curds and wheyl" Such is the
result of book larnin'" for the very
young in this day and age.)
Sour cream Is, Of course, much more
of luxury than sour milk, but. at
the same time, a little of it goes a
long way. in adding SAVIOR and smooth
texture to sauces and dressings. Only
a little is needed to whip into horse
radish sauce for meat or fish-and
a spoonful or two will do wonders for
bowl Of soup or a good gravy.
Some city stores sell excellent sour
cream, at just the right stage of de-
velopment. This is good as a salad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24

ME- phrase that strikes terror to
the hearts Of parents, that
makes their backboneS turn to
jelly and their knees give way
under them, is the one hurled at them
daily and hourly by their offspring
when they seek to control them and
steer them into the paths of righteous
ness. This dread phrase is, "Al the
kids are doing It,"
That is the unanswerable reply to
every protest, to every argument, to
every prayer and entreaty, and before
II mothers and fathers are helpless.
"All the kids are doing it," and no
matter how wrong, how dangerous,
how foolish, how inexpedient it is,
their children are going to do it, too,
and nothing that their parents can do
Is going to prevent their doing it.
MOTHER gets nervous prostration
A from lying awake at night won-
dering why Mamie, who went to the
movies, doesn't get home until dawn.
But all the other girls go on midnight
joy rides and nothing that mother can
say about the danger and improperly
of it will keep Mamie from going, too.
All the kids are doing it, and your
children and mine must do what the
neighbor's children are doing, and we
can't keep them from doing it without
making them think that we are grind
ing tyrants who are trying to crush all
the Joy out of life for them and that
they are prosecuted martyrs. For
youths ideal is the rubber stamp. 1t
wants to be exactly like its fellows. 1t
must wear the same clothes, eat the
same food, dance the same steps, say
the same things, hold the same opin-
ions, belong to the same organizations.
Originality is the unforgivable crime
to it. To be different from the others
makes one pariah.
Such being the case, parents are
helpless before their children's cry
that they must do what the other kids
are doing, because it Is true that If
they do not run with the pack they are
left behind. Cut out Of everything.
If Mary's parents make her come home
from a party at IL O'Clock, she is soon
dropped from everybody's invitation
list. If Sally's parents park themselves
in the room when boys call, the boys
never come back q second time.
IF MAGGIE and Jenny and Sadie are
not permitted to 60 riding with
boys, or to dance, or to play cards,
they sit at home with mama and papa.
II Geraldine's parents think that a
girl should never go out with q boy
until she is 20, the chances are that
she will never step out with one at
all. Many an old maid Is the result
Of having been sidetracked by her par
ents because they wouldn't let her do
what the other girls did.
So that phase of the matter must
be considered, and the solution Of the
problem Is for fathers and mothers to
get together and organize the Amalga-
mated Parents Association with IRON
clad rules and regulations that will
establish the canons of taste and con-
duct for the young in their commu-
mites. For in union there is strength,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24

sleeves generally short, they are apt
to take on rather grayish appear
ance If you don't watch them.
For a general cleanup of the nails
themselves, there has recently been
put out a product which does four
things instead of only one, and so you
won't need to surround yourself with
quite such an array of bottles as
formerly. This preparation which is
a jelly-Eke substance and comes in
jar, removes the cuticle, clears and
bleacheS the nails of stains and blem-
ishes, feeds the nails the oils which
they need to make them healthy and
prepares them for a more glowing ap-
pearance when polish is applied. 1t
may also be used with a soft brush to
cleanse and whiten the hands. 1t is
easy to use as it works up into lather
which you apply to the nails. This
preparation is also said to do wonders
for the toe nails and will keep them
in the pink of perfection.
If you smoke too many cigarettes and
find yellow stains on your fingers that
are very unsightly, there is special
stain remover that comes for this
purpose. 1t is colorless liquid in a
nice little bottle costing rs cents.
EOR a really lovely manicure, after
you have filed your nails to an
attractive oval, buff them with pow
der polish to give the nails smooth
surface texture. Then wash your fin
gers in warm soapy water and dry be-
fore applying your liquid polish. You
will be surprised at the added luster
that they will have.
The colorS of nail polish now cover
quite an extensive range, so that you
can get any degree of brilliance that
you desire, and also may avail yourself
of platinum, gold, bronze or white
pearl tips for evening. A very lovely
soft color-a peach blow shade-in a
creme polish is very good, and comes
at so cents. 1t is between rose and
a coral and is very pleasing.
An interesting bit of news is that
a good polish remover that comes in
lovely lavender color in a generous
sized bottle, is now selling at Is cents,
a price very much less than formerly.
In the matter of choosing shades Of
nail polish-let your conscience be
your guide; however, just one word Of
warning. If you work in an Office, or
any other place of business that calls
for a quiet and conservative appear
ance, be sure that you err on the side
of too pale a polish. rather than a
vivid one. AS a matter Of fact, this
suggestion has its practical as well as
its esthetic aside-the paler polish is
not half so obvious when it begins to
chip of toward the end of the week.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column, call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 342, between 10
and IL am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24

her reaction may be, 1t Is nice to keep
her child as long as possible.
If the dress is to be worn for school
this Fall long sleeves may be prefer
able and this model is very nice with
sleeves gathered into a trim wrist
band.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1704-B is
designed in sizes 6, 8, 10, - and IA.
Size require 315 yards of 36-inch
material
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to understand.
Barbara Bel pattern book available
at Is cents. Address orders to The
Evening Star.
(Copyright. 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
The Old Gardener Saws /:

Much damage to rhododen-
drons by the lacewing fly is be-
ing reported. This is q tiny in
sect which collects on the under
part Of the leaves, discoloring
them and causing many to fall.
The pests live by sucking the
juices from the leaves. In the
South several oroods appear in
the course of the Summer, but
usually there are "nly two broods
In the North. Spraying every 80
days throughout the Summer
months with an oil spray, such
as can be obtained at the seed
stores, will keep this pest under
control. Care must be taken to
use these sprays only at Summer
strength and to spply them with
force to the under part Of the
leaves. Some times mountain
laurel and cotoneasters are in
tested with the same pests.
Copyright. 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
| Cooks Corner
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
AROUND CAMP FIRE.
(This menu is suggested for outdoo
seTpin1.)

~NssS'
SERVING FIVE.
Steak and Onion Sandwiches.
Corn la Southern.
Sliced Pickles.
Apple Sauce.
Crunsb Cake.
Coffee.
(MiLc for children.)
STEAK AND ONION SANDWICHES
8 slices onions Y TEASPOON salt
dr res s tablespoons TAT
pieces sirloin steak 8 rolls, butter
Select large Bermuda onions and
cut into h-inch slices. Place in
shallow dish and cover with dressing.
Let stand 10 minutes. Place fat in
frying pan. Arrange over camp fire
and when smoking" add and quickly
brown steak. Sprinkle with salt and
paprika. Cover and cook about seven
minutes or until steak Is done to suit
the various tastes. Split rolls, spread
with butter, add steak slices and
cover with onions. Replace roll tops
and serve Immediately. Double the
amounts If the picknickers are hearty
eaters.
CORN A LA SOUTHERN.
s cups cracker sSlR crumbs s cup 'G milk
sessDoOn pepper 8 taSiespoons S chop-
u teaspoon sugar ped green peppers
Mix ingredients and pour into but
tered baking dish. Bake 20 minutes
In moderate oven. Serve In dish in
which baked.
Reheat over camp fire.
CRUMB CAKE.
CUPS brown sugar / teaspoon vanilla
" cup fat Va teaspoon salt
2Iz CUPS -four ] teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup milk " teaspoon cloves
egg teaspoon soda
Cream fat and sugar. Add -four.
Mix well and reserve one cup. Add
rest of ingredients to remaining
"crumb mixture" Beat well. Pour
into shallow pan lined with waxed
paper. Sprinkle top with cup OF re-
served Crumbs" Bake 80 minutes in
moderate oven. Serve cut In squares
or bars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
German Baked Cabbage

Remove the outer leaves and the
inside from large cabbage, leaving
q frame. Chop all the cabbage from
the inside and fry in hot grease with
one sliced onion. Remove from heat
and mix with breadcrumbs, one-half
cup chopped ham, two hard-boiled
eggs Chopped, salt, pepper and
cayenne. Refill the cabbage, cover
the top with the outside leaves, and
place In q baking dish. Dot with
bits of butter and pour over all one
half cup water. Let bake until brown
and serve hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24

foods, In various
ways. The milk
and cream should
not be too sour,
of course, but.
when taken at
just the right
stage, will prove
nourishing and
delicious. They
have all the food
values Of sweet
milk and cream,
with the added
advantage of the
Tactic acid bac-
farto fhof noYtcoc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
Beauty Hint

In warm weather apply face powder
far more lightly than is your regular
custom. The pores are especially
susceptible to all surface irritations
at this time. Consequently, any i'm
purities that may be present in the
powder, which would pass unnoticed
during the Winter months, might
cause an unsightly rash in hot weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
BY BETSY CASWELL,

THROUGHOUT the country, in
the homes of rich and poor
alike, may be found the
u Summer time crop Of sour
milk and cream.
The Bureau Of Home Economics Of
the Department of Agriculture Is all
for making use of these valuable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
'C>hs,e are
Exclusive
office
Brook,
| -MoJek
by
AN0
0mA


appearance
in effective when The
petit bouc cored string the second one that popular type
that fatng sones It and the big collar
when in a
In instructions making
coin to the
Editor Evening Star.