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, 1935-05-02
Relax to Get Relief
From Nervous State
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical AsSOci
and of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
By DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

and of Hygeia- the Health Magazine
If you are a victim Of the stress and strain of the
times, and find yourself in a particularly nervous
condition. the best relief is to relax. Doctors know
that this Is the first step in relieving various types Of
Spasmodic disturbances.
Several special systems OF relaxation have been de-
veloped and promoted for the purpose. but there is
no magic formula. Nevertheless. there are a few sim
pie conditions which you should observe to obtain the
best results.
First Of all, you must have a quiet room in which
you should lie with your eyes closed. This serves to
diminish distraction and also enables YOU TO con-
centrste easily on your share in the performance.
Then YOU should bresthe easily 20 or 80 times. un-
til you reach your usual rhythm Of breathing during
sleep. When you have reached this stage. any person
who might be aiding you to gain relaxation should
stroke the muscles in the direction Of the fibers while
you let yourself 90 completely limp.
You should lie loosely. as If you we're to sink through
the bed or the couch.
When you have reached this condition. In which
YOU he like a dead weight. your attendant may then
help YOU relax the muscles Of the head and face.
Frowns and wrinkles Of concentration are stroked
away.
The muscles which Set the Jaws and make the
mouth firm usually are most difficult to relax. II is
also difficult to relax the muscles OF the neck.
These may be loosened by lifting and lowering your
head until it drops easily Of its own weight.
Then YOU should 20 on toward relaxation Of all the
muscles. including those Of thighs and arms. Eventu-
ally YOU will learn TO relax each group Of muscles in
turn. and finally YOU will be able to develop a COM
pletely relaxed condition for yourself.
After YOU have learned to relax. you should regularly
90 through the rhythmical breathing Of sleep and the
process Of relaxation. You viii then require about
Is minutes to reach a completely relaxed state, after
which YOU should fall easily into natural sleep.
It is highly desirable that YOU get some outdoor ex-
ercise daily. This is an especially good aid to sound
sleep al night
But do not carry the exercise to a point Of ex-
hsustion or such great fatigue that relaxation be-
comes impossible.
, 1935-05-02

The Townsend plan Is 50 full Of holes you could
drive q Six-horse wagon and utomobil truck
through IL. We must not use our aged az a shield
for purported economic reform.-Representative Buck
Of California.
, 1935-05-02

NO." she said. Just away
He slowed the car slightly.
flashed her a quick glance over mis-
shoulder and said. That's the way
I figured IL. Miss- When you came
out on there on the run | figured
you wanted 20 make n quick start.
and boy. oh boyl did I make itl-
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Romance OF
China

Occasionally there comes to the
hands of the average American a
volume about China evenly bal
anced between the Shoddy "you
like um ricee" sort Of tale and the
hoary nuances Of the ancient
dynasty Of philosophers that tells
more of that country than a col
lege course could tnpart. Such is
"Son of Heaven" by Princess Der
Ling.
The author, a daughter Of Lord
Yu Keng, served as first lady-in-
waiting to the Empress Dowager
Tzu HSi. She lived in close proxi-
nifty to the Emperor Kwang Hsu,
and it is about his life that she
has woven her book.
The delicacy of her thought
and her first-hand knowledge OF
Chinese court life leads through
this. poignant love story and
tragic biography with a touching
grace. It Is a China you can ur1-
derStand and a beautiful one.
"Son of Heaven," q Chinese En-
peror loUe, By Princess de Ling,
! D. Appleton century Co.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
ThePerlOus
Teens

If you're looking for good
book for a growing girl, the
newly published salt of the
Earth" will probably solve the
problem.
This, is sort of a companion
piece to Marguerite Mooers Mar
shall's recent success, None But
the Brave" in which she intro
duced her own version of New
Hampshire'S David Harum,"
minus the "hoss-tradin'" proclivi-
ties.
Common sense and kindness
are her hero'S strong points, and
in this case, they prove his sav.
ing grace, since he is left to
raise motherleSs flapper
through the perilous teens.
An engaging young rascal with
more charm than principle offer
considerable conflict throughout
the earlier chapters, with the
countrywide depression furnish
ing further difficulties. How.
ever, "Mirth Dakie" skates clear
OF the consequences of her girlish
eScapadeS and comes at last into
full-bloWn womanhood.
Miss Marshall'S descriptive WRIT,
ing which won such happy &C.
claim for "None But the Brave"
is at its best in her recolections
OF country life in New Hamp-
shire.
"SGlt of the EGrth," q refresh.
ing romance by Marguerite Mooers
Marshall. DOUBLEDAY Doruu.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
:B1ueEagle
Is Good
Job

Regardless OF WheCnef duey
Long made you Hugh johnson
conscious or vice versa, the gen.
erals book "The Blue Eagle from
Egg to Earth" will catch your
fancy. Regardless Of whether
you approved Of his methods in
the draft you will like his down
to earth" style and regardless Of
whether you like a lot of noise
you are going to get couple of
shocks when you read Hughes
"low down" on some "higher
ups"
Couched in a homespun tone
that will appeal to more readers
than any other book extant on
present conditions the bluff,
hearty general has done a good
job.
He has written an interesting
tome. It is vigorous and entirely
characteristic of his recent public
appearance as director of the
Blue Eagle.
It's a smarter job than some
will ever give him credit for. At
the outset he gives an insight
into his early pioneer life that
would appeal to any American
proud in the love Of his country.
Then smoothly as if to further
enmesh you in the charm of the
life that made him general in
his early thirties, he gives his
life in the cavalry.
It is the same glorious cavalry
that has produced the cream of
all the stories of our campaigns,
Indian fights, Mexican invasions
and Philippine service. From
thereon it Is the story of the
Blue Eagle.
johnson is no novice in the
writing game, he naively recounts,
because while in his early days
in the Army he made more with
stories published in the maga-
zines than by his regular pay.
The book is all johnson. Writ
ten, lived and compiled by John
son and it will be a best seller.
"The Blue Eagle from Egg to
Earth" autobiography by Gen.
Hugh Johnson, Doubleday DorGn.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

Go West Young Maid" has
to do with a little butter-and-
egg girl who deserts a promising
career as a stock company
actress to putter about the hen
coops down in Texas.
The farm, Of course, was an
inheritance but unfortunately,
old Uncle Ezra had a grudge
against the stage, and its a
toss-up as to whether our fair
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

motor, giving q maximum speed
of close to 70 miles an hour. The
usual cruising speed is about IS
miles.
Operation of the ship is simple.
The pilot sits in front Of the
glass enclosed cabin. At his feet
are two pedals. These swing the
great rudder to right or left for
turning.
At his right hand is a wheel.
Turn it backward aHd the nose
Of the plane shoots up. Forward,
and the elevators are turned to
force the ship down.
Above his head is a Nng dash
board, with valves for controlling
the air which surrounds the gas
bags. Other valves allow the dis
charge Of helium for a forced
descent and dumping Of the gaso-
line in emergency.
There are air speed meters, oil
and gasoline gauges, barometer
and thermometer, and most es-
sential, a chart locker with maps
of all the surrounding country.
And linking you to the earth is
a two-way radio. Each half hour
the ground calls the blimp, giving
latest weather reports and other
data. And the blimp can call the
ground at any time, or as far
away as Akron. Ohio.
Little Noise
It's not the fastest means OF
aerial transportation, but is the
most comfortable. Passengers get
up and walk around the roomy
gondola. There is plenty Of head
room, even for a tall man.
Due to the position of the mo-
tors there is little noise, even
when Captain Smith advances
his throttle full and we speed
along at 70 miles an hour.
There is the Capitol below us.
If it weren't for the regulations
we might drop down and pay our
respects to Freedom atop the
dome.
And across the plaza and the
park the new Supreme Court
Building looms up with stately dig
nifty.
AS we circle we pass over the
Navy Yard, with Boiling Field and
the Naval Air Station just across
the river, planes coming and 60
ing, speeding by us as they CLIMB
for altitude.
Biggest Thrill
After cruising over the city for
an hour or more-carefully keep
ing out of the restricted zone be-
tween the White House and the
Capitol-Captain Smith speaks
into his little microphone:
Enterprise to Washington.
Enterprise to Washington. We
are coming in. Stand by, please"
Far below us we see the ground
crew run out to their stations on
the field and set UP a wind cone
to guide us in. Then comes the
biggest thrill of the flight. The
skipper smiles and asks:
"Want to come down fast?"
You nod, and he puts the wheel
forward. The nose of the plane
points almost straight downward,
and there is a sensation akin to
dropping in a fast elevator.
The ship can descend at a rate
Of 1900 feet a minute with safety,
he explains, but we are only going
1900.
The ground is coming up at us
fast. Then he brings the wheel
back and we level off. Here we
are. And not a jolt. That big
huoyant gas bag just allows us to
ease to earth.
The ground crew grabs the guide
lines and holds us steady. Back
to land once more.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Chicken Ranch Romance Entertains

man evolves a happy ending
for all concerned.
This, in keeping with the
policy of Arcadia House is told
in breezy but unassuming fash
ion. Young folks and ladies in
quest Of relaxation will find it
here. -
go West Young MGid," a
rustic romance by Allen EppeS.
arcadia House.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

heroine keeps the farm in the
family or deeds it over to the
Allenville Home For the Aged.
There's skinflint lawyer to
add to the complications and
an avid chicken fancier next
door is anything but a help.
However, author Allen Eppes
thoughtfully put a wealthy
playboy in the same neighbor-
hood and this resourceful young
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

However, going through Two OF
the 13 galleries at the gallery, the
visitor is impressed by such paint
ings as Daniel Garber'S portrait,
'Lathrop," showing an artist in .
meditative mood; or julius
Bloch's THE Striker" q man Of
determination, with clenched fists
and set mouth, or the still Hfes Of
H. Dudley Murphy.
These and many others, al
though they didn't win the four
w. A. Clark prizes awarded be.
fore the exhibition opened, are
notably excellent in all the fea-
lures that make good art, no mat
ter Of what school.
Contrasts
But who wants a painting that
looks like a photograph taken to
advertise new real estate devel.
opment? Or to embellish the walls
of an interior decorators studio?
Or to encourage the use Of dough
nuts for breakfast?
Some of the landscapes and still
lifes and street scenes painted by
our so-called modernists unfor.
tunately give this too photo
graphic appearance.
They have symmetrical lines in
stead of delicate curves, they have
glaring colors instead Of soft
blues and greens, they have fig
ureS such as a child would draw
instead of the figures of an adult
brush.
In these two galleries, for in
stance, there is a painting which
the artist apparently understood
but which to the average observer
is a nightmare. The subject of
this particular painting is the
dawn, but to look at it, one gets
the idea Of crossword puzzle.
Beauty and Color
And just few feet away, there
are two still lifes by H. Dudley
Murphy. One is entitled, "Single
Peonies," and the other, "zinnias
and MarigoldS." Both of them
have beauty of outline and color
that you like as soon as you look
at them.
Or there is H. E. Schnaken-
berg'S "The Seashell." There is
a certain restfulness in the con-
temptation of the seashell by o
lonely buxom peasant girl.
And the life-likeneSS of Henry
Hensche's Toward Evening""
beautiful portrait of an old woman
waiting in the dusk, with her
Bible lying at her side. The
simple blackness of the back
ground. with the resigned face of
this old woman the only lighted
feature in the painting, make
HenSche's portrait really beautiful.
Samuel Theobald, jr., has
caught the spirit of the Ameri-
can circus with his "Outside the
Arena" painting of graceful
horses and circus entertainers
awaiting their call under the
big tent"
An exhibition of original prints
in downtown department
store includes four in the perma-
nent collection of the Brooklyn
Museums Fifty Prints of the
Year"
These four, selected for the
1885 group of the best so prints,
are Fiesta" by Irwin Hoffman,
The Cigarette" by H. Armiard
Oberteuffer, "Andante" by Mar
gerry Ryerson and "The Con-
noisseurs" by Robert Lawson.
The prints have been placed
on exhibition through the Asso-
ciated American Artists, an or.
ganization of prominent Ameri-
can artists who have banded
together to stimulate interest In
American art ownership,
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

Many Excellent and Some
Bad Pictures Shown
In Art Exhibit

With eye weathered for representing every school Of
American art the jury which selected the 42S pictures for
the Fourteenth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Amer
lean Oil Paintings apparently felt called choose good
and bad alike.
Although there great many outstanding paintings in
the exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art there also
some which quite disappointing.
Unfortunately for those who like their art with soft out
lines and with degree of imagination there some
paintings exhibition there that might easily be mistaken
for photographs taken to the drug store to be
larged and colored.
The Washington times., 1935-03-30

Sensation? There wasn't any
Not even the feeling you have
when an elevator speeds upward
in q tall building.
Captain Smith-he'S put In
some $500 hours in these lighter
than.air ships since he started tt
fly In 1917-moved the wheel at
his right hand backward q bit.
Instantly the nose Of the blimp
rose, and we climbed at about
q 20-degree angle until the alti
meter registered 1900 feet. Back
came the wheel and we leVeled
off.
Smooth Sailing
Pressure on the pedal under
his right foot and we swung te
the right and headed down the
river at q brisk 45-nile clip.
There was an amazing lack OF
vibration and noise. And while
the air was rough, there was
much less dumping" than in q
plane. The reason being, the
skipper explained, that the big
gas bag over our heads is less
affected by rough air than plane
It looks like miniature of the
Akron or Macon, this blimp, but
is entirely different in construc
ton. Where the big dirigibles
have q metal frame beneath the
fabric, the blimp is nonrigid, with
no frame.
Within the silver covering are
Just two big balloons, filled with
nonexplosive helium gas. Even
if one Of the balloons should be
punctured, the other would be
sufficient to keep the craft aloft
Proud Record
Flying in q nonrigid airship
Is the safest method Of all, Cap
tain Smith assures you. In the
thousands of hours these blimpS
have put in the air, not a single
passenger has ever been injured. |.
Eleven-year-old Jimmie Dugan,
making his initial journey in the
air, with his brother, Charles, II,
spoke up:
"Gee, I thought I would be
scared. But this is just great"
Captain Smith responded:
"'That's the attitude Of almost
everyone. Women have made
their first flight in this ship, and
been scared to death at the
start.
''When they get up here and
find how smoothly the ship rides
they become aerial enthusiasts"
The blinp Is lat feet long and
at its maximum 40 feet in diane
ter, containing $4,000 cubic feet
Of gas.
Directly amidshipS hangs the
gondola, carrying five passengers
in addition to the pilot, with big
easy seats.
In a rear compartment of the
gondola are tanks carrying 100
gallons of gasoline, which will
drive the ship 800 miles without
refueling.
Directly outside the gondola, on
either side, is a 145-horsepoWer
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
BeSt +
Sellers
FICTION

FICTION
"0f Time and the
River" by Thomas Wolfe
(scribner).
"coms and Get It," by
Edna Ferber Doubleday,
DOran).
"Green Light by
Lloyd O. Douglas (Hough-
ton, Mifflin).
"A Man Called Ger
vantes," by Bruno Frank
(Viking).
Heavens My Destina-
tion," by Thorton Wilder
(Harper).
"Memory Of Love-" by
Bessie Breuer (simon and
SchusCer).
N0N-FICTION
Initiation Ahead" by
Kiplinger and shelton
(Simon and schuster).
Mature Of the Cani-
talist Crises" by John
strachey (Covici- Friede).
Coming Struggle for
Power" by John Stra-
chey (Covici- -Friede).
Chart of Plenty by
Harold Loeb and associ-
ates (Viking).
"Clashing Tides of
Color" by Lothrop stod-
dard (Scribner).
Francis the First" ="
by Francis Hackett
Doubleday, Doran).
The Washington times., 1935-03-30
Lighter Than-Air Ship Is
Making Enthusiasts
Of First Timers
BY CARROLL PEEKE
"All clear"


Capt Werner L. Smith, skipper Of the Goodyear blimp
Enterprise familiar Washington SKIES shouted that and
waved his hand.
The ground Of dozen husky dropped the guide
ropes they holding and stepped away Captain Smith
advanced the throttle his left side The two powerful motors
to the Of the gondola roared We off flight
the Capital.
With vibration, of the humping you receive in
plane we mounted over Hoover Field
The Washington times., 1935-05-22
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The Washington times., 1935-05-22
Black at Night

BY all means include a bath
ing suit, as most ships have a
pool. And have plenty of low
heeled shoes to change, and
take stacks of stockings, for
they are horribly expensive and
not as good in Europe. Most
people, even if they're well off
financially, wear lingerie that
needs no ironing, and "do their
own" Laundry is again horri-
bly, expensive, on board ship.
AS, to evening clothes, per-
haps you don't want to follow
the rather exact dictates of our
magazine. I'd suggest at least
one lace dress, as it will not
crush. Cotton net is good, too,
and many Of the other summer
cottons, but I'd avoid organdie
and taffeta that need much
pressing. Prints are always
welcome, as one pressing will
usually do for a trip. AS to
wraps. most, people S IMPLY
wear tweed coat on deck, and
any light wrap for shore wear,
that you'd wear at home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-22
Must Exert Selves

The nurses helped to teach
this lesson in independence end
Self-reliance by smilingly re-
fusing to hand the children TOYS
which they could reach just by
taking a little trouble. And this
is exactly the proper attitude for
every mother to adopt, in order
to develop her baby's character.
He should be stimulated to
perform for himself every little
service of which he is capable,
although, of course, he should
not be allowed to become over
tired. But, perhaps, when he is
being dressed, he can be directed
how to put his hand into his
dress or sweater sleeve. Gradu-
ally he can learn not only how
to eat from a spoon but how to
use it-even though the early
rehearsals are bit messy.
Self-help is such an enor-
mously important habit for
even a young child that it is
worth considerable expenditure
of the mothers time and pa
tiAnce
The Washington times., 1935-05-22
Eager to Learn

But now they are learning to
do things for themselves, and
how glad we all are to see the
change! Little Annette was the
first to hold her own tiny drink
ing glass full of milk, lift it to
her lips and empty it-she gave
a very creditable performance
we'll before the beginning of
her tenth month, and how we
praised her!
Yvonne, at about the same
age, really swan the length OF
the bathtub to capture a rubber
doll floating there. More than
once she accomplished this feat
without a bit of assistance,
reaching out for the toy and
grasping it successfully while
keeping her head above water.
Even tiny Marie-who seems
to have almost a subconsciouS
sense that food is still her main
object in life, since she has so
much weight to gain before
catching up with her sisters
reached a possessive hand for
her bowlful of food when she
was hungry.
Though not really creeping,
all the children at this age
taught themselves, with a little
encouragement, to roll and
sprawl over in their play pens
until they could reach the
Mickey Mouse rattle, or the eel
luloid kitty, or the little man
made of round circles as if he
were a child's drawing.
The Washington times., 1935-05-22

The quintupletS OF course were
handicapped for a long time in
acquiring habits of independ-
ence by having to catch up in
physical health and strength.
They were born such tiny
things, their hold on life was
so frail, that we could not let
them exert themselves more
than necessary. AS I have said
all along, being seven months
children gave them a good ex-
cuse for being in development
two months behind their chro-
nOlOgical age,
The Washington times., 1935-05-22
Stockings Galore

"a noncrushable linen dress
for the extra-warm day. And at
night plain black or something
festive but unwilling like
Rodier's spongy white cotton, or
misty-gray dotted Swiss, O. mid
night blue cotton net. And for
an evening wrap, a short cape
of silver fox, or dark feathers"
If I might make so bold as to
dispute Harper's Bazaar, I'd
like to suggest more sports
clothes. more knitted things,
at least one good knitted suit or
dress for deck wear. And one
good dark dress, perhaps of silk
crepe, perhaps of a sheer, would
be excellent for shore trips, and
days of sightseeing when it is
not so cool.
The Washington times., 1935-05-22
Hostess Gown

Gracious leisure is best ex-
pressed by hostess gown made
OF many yards of white double
chiffon. The sleeves, very wide
at the elbow and narrow on
the cuff, are shirred on at the
shoulder. The slim coat.like
silhouette is marked by scanning
on the bodice. There is a loose
double cape collar. A train of
pink chiffon roses marks the
side closing.