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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-28
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Evening star., 1935-03-08
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

with cooked cornmeal, with bits Of
meat and fat stirred in. This was
set near the corner Of the shed. where
Gray Fox had been seen. The food
was not touched that night, nor the
next day, nor the following night.
Great was the disappointment of the
good Samaritans
you must have frightened him so
that he doesn't dare come back" as
serted the sister who had not seen
Gray Fox, to which the other stoutly
insisted that she had done nothing
of the kind.
Gray Fox did come back. H. found
that pan of delectably smelling food,
and he sat for long time looking at
it, his mouth watering. He walked
round and round that pan, shifting
and smiling and filled with longing.
Half dozen times he went away,
only to return in a little while. You
see, he was filled with suspicion. He
couldn't believe that pan of food was
as harmless as it seemed to be. There
must be something wrong there, q
trap Of some kind. He couldn't be-
lieve that 1t had been put out there
for him by friend. And so he went
hungry, OH, so hungry And all the
time a full meal was there for him.
Suspicion does things like that.
tCopyright. 1880
Evening star., 1935-03-08
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Short. Tailed Shrew.

@HE most bloodthirsty creature
In the world Is our smallest
mammal. the short tailed
i shrew. Though the little beast
is widely distributed over the
world, most people who see 1t take it
for the mole or mouse.
There are few places 1t does not
inhabit-flelds, meadows, woods, rock
piles, under leaves and in old houses.
whose dark cellars offer delightful
hunting grounds for mice.
The shrew Is so active that he
burns up his energy at a rate un-
believable, so that he must eat his
weight in food every six hours. With
such an appetite you can see why
he sleeps only to catch up a little
rest, and then he is of again.
His burrows underground lead him
to many fat, sleeping grubS. He hunts
in the stubble and under leaves. In
burrows he stumbl6 across many wee
birds, mice and insects. His sight
is poor, but look at his nose. When
he attacks his victim he bores into
its side and slashes and gnaws with
his sharp-as-a-raZor teeth.
The animals are unsociable. They
meet, attack and the victor marches
on Unlike the mole, the shrew does
much of his hunting above ground.
This exposes him to his own special
foes, the owls, weasels and foxes. The
first two have no objection whatever
to the musky flavor and odor of the
beastie, but the fox takes his home
for his children to practice on.
I hope you will have the oppor-
tunity to see baby fox stalk, pounce
upon and hold in a death-grip, the
shrew. Tabby brings shrews home
Evening star., 1935-03-08
WhoAre You?
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

THERE is legend concerning the
origin of this surname to the ef-
feet that two brothers had won their
spurs in the service of William the
Conqueror, and their leader on invest
ing them with honors and insignia,
questioned them as to the location of
their homes. Upon learning that one
lived on hill and the other on a
knoll nearby. it pleased his fancy to
dub them Hilton and Knollton. This
is an ancient tradition in the family
and a pleasant one, regardless of the
amount of truth which it contains.
We find various ways of spelling
the name. Old entries in the Domes-
day Book have it Chenoltone, Cnolton.
Knolton, Noulton and Nollton. There
was a Knowlton Hundred in England.
mention of which is found in Domes-
day Book, which was originally mere
hamlet in Dorsetshire, but which be-
came rural center of Importance.
Knowlton Parish and Knowlton Hail
are still designated as places OF note
in County Kent. only miles from the
Archiepisccpal City of Canterbury.
Knowltons who came TO New Eng
land were in this country as early as
1882. William Knowlton. with his
four sons, had set out for the New
World, but the voyage proved TOO
much for his strength and he died en-
route. His sons established the fam
lily in Ipswich. Mass. There were
others of this family who settled later
in New England and other sections Of
the country
tCopyright 1881
Evening star., 1935-03-08

TT is said that the hair of both
l Marie Antoinette and Mary Queen
Of Scots, turned white while they
were on their way to the scaffold.
Many similar stories are current to-
day. But DIR. Morris Fishbein, editor
of the Journal Of the American Med
ical Association. casts grave doubt on
these tales, saying From our knowl-
edge of the hair =" it seems un-
reasonable to believe that the long
hair of a woman could completely
lose its pigment within "a hours, or,
In fact, even a week." He says that
there has never been a single authen-
ticated case reported in medical lit
erature. The outer end of hair Is q
dead structure. and has no connec-
ton with the nervous system or even
the blood stream.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1935-03-08

to her mistress, to show that her
night has been well spent, though
she would not for the world touch
its meat. She lays the little animal
before her kittens, who scorn such
an offering.
The lure of an old stone fence Is
too much for the shrew, whose keen
sense of smell advises its owner that
in this stone wall hunting is, indeed,
good. II you have ever thought the
tumbling- down stone wall deserted,
inspect it carefully for about 10 feet
and count the number Of little folks
who have established their residence
here.
The shrew remains here until the
fury of his appetite has been ap-
peased. AS there are easily obtained
sleeping quarters here. his stay may
be long one. If you should decide
to capture one for observatiion-it
will never make a satisfactory pet
any meat, raw or cooked, will be
seized with the nervousness of the
wolf. and you must be careful not
to get your fingers within reach Of
his teeth.
tCopyright 1851
Evening star., 1935-03-08
Suspicion.
Suspicion oil too often ends
In wholly needless loss Of friends
old Mother Nature,

Suspicion all too often ends
In wholly needless loss Of friends
old Mother Nature.
THERE Is saying that what we
don't know cannot hurt us,
but this Is not always true.
Just take the case of Gray
Fox. He knew that he had
been seen carrying of a hen, but he
didn't know that the owner of that
hen, never having seen a Gray Fox
before, had mistaken him for a small
gray Dog. And he didn't know that
his crippled condition had been no
ticed, and had awakened pity for him.
Not knowing these things. he was sus-
picious. Yes, sir, he was filled with
suspicion.
"It won't be safe for me to go back
there for a long time" said he to
himself. Now that I have been seen
running of with hen, this is going
to be good place to keep away from
1t is all the fault Of that hen. If she
hadn't run almost into my mouth ]
would have left her alone. Anyway
I had a good dinner"
So Gray Fox kept away from that
little farm, and it wasn't long before
he was going hungry again, for he
was still handicapped by that injured
paw. He thought longingly of those
hens. and it was hard. very hard,
indeed, to keep away from the door
yard Of that little farm.
Now. as you know. the owners of
that little farm we're two elderly
women, sisters. and it was one of
these who had seen Gray Fox making
off with the hen and had mistaken
him for small, gray Dog. She told
her sister about it,
Poor thing" said the latter. 81
wonder whose Dog it can be- I don t
know of any small. gray Dog around
here. He must be lost and terribly
hungry to kill a hen and carry it off
that way. Are you sure it wasn't a
Fox?"
Foxes are red" replied her sister.
Il never have seen gray Fox in my
life, and you never did, either"
But 1t seems to me have read Of
gray Foxes" replied the other.
well. Dog or Fox, he was hungry,
and the poor thing was hurt, too. He
ran on three legs" declared the one
who had seen Gray Fox Hunting
for food must be hard enough at best
this weather, but with an injured paw
don't see how the poor thing gets
along at all"
You forget our hens" replied ner
sister. dryly. Probably the same
critter got those we missed before.
Perhaps if he had something else to
eat he would leave our hens alone.
THAT is SOL" exclaimed the other
II simply cannot bear to think of
any poor creature not having enough
to eat. Well prepare some food and
put it out by the corner Of the shed
where I saw him catch the hen"
So painful Of food was prepared,
scraps from their own table, mixed
Evening star., 1935-03-08

promise occasionally seeks to
genlt has taken to have the to try to put
stop to the heart-balm racket
Mrs Roberta West Nicholson has filed bill in the
LEGISLATURE making crime and msdemeanor and and mayhem
and watno to drag ones adventures into @ court an sa
proceeding which 5 a death to romance
TT enough is be
dated and its corpse held up for ransom instead Of Its being
that Of those kissed biting scratching and stabbn at
ssS o aa % ss hea5 rs
Nothing disgusting than for the sweet amnes o5s Gys
fixing price the wound to a heart
practice for these sins to be
sfas'aeas tss WORTH fetch in
m that m an masen OF her es dou to
heart safety deposit vault against the time when
Of amoous letters doddeng millionaire has the value
hold-ups.
OF COURSE there thought in the ove-balm
holds that justified because regards promise
this contract must pay for Just he bust
transaction They say that the poor m VINO mas gone on @ sa a
cha m mss na % m hp by % wno
around marrying particular youth suffers
and that she S blood money.
The other thought that while is without
doubt ling naSs sas fs b ee
making that ended wedding
part should good enough sport to take
her loss without whining.
THEY say know they travel along the
their risk and that when they get
hurt They that love comes ana
goes why when or how has the
power control it.
They say that heart behave and that
papate the coming or woman who once
then the only sensible thing to DO is o them 10
engagement thankful that happened before mar
riaee einstea
FURTHERMORE they deny that really hurt in love
ends in broken engagement for they say even
adequately compensated for all they
the love chase the hattery OF being seo
from the woman by being OF the
glory crcng Of by the thrills
better
loved at ALL and that there
engaged
been engaged at ALL
And also true that when broken engage
poweess to heal the wound All
back faith who has been be-
damaged affections only sufces for those
the collection Of heart balm racket
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1935-03-08
How to Live $50 Years
BY EDWARD McCOLLUM.

alkaline, because the body cells con-
tinue to die and need to be replaced
as long as the body lives II. on the
contrary. the oxygen-carrying ability
of the blood is high. the individual is
able to dispose of all the natural acids
formed within his own body, as well
as the acids contained in the flesh
foods he eats.
II you will eat foods that encourage
the development Of the special part
of the blood which transports oxygen,
then balance the diet SO that about
70 per cent (by weight) cf the foods
you eat are base-forming or alkaline,
then the chances are you will be free
from the dangers of acidosis and the
acute disorders that almost always
result from a toxic condition.
In our next article shall give the
blood d-building foods which are most
desirable for this purpose.
Evening star., 1935-03-08
Popular Spring Vegetables

in contrast to the somber browns
toward which most of them tended
in the fashioned cookery. More
make them attractive than to make
them otherwise.
Vegetable platters are very popular
for dinner and luncheon, and when
the vegetables are selected wisely.
not only is it possible to attain q
perfect color harmony. but to add ma
terially to the appetizing and nutri-
tional qualities of the meal, for the
color and texture of vegetables are
indicative of the substances they
contain.
Vegetable dinner plates are very
popular in Spring weather. A good
rule is to be sure that you choose
variety of textures. colors that con-
trast to make an attractive plate, and
f1avors that go well together. Cheese
sauce may well be served on one Of
the vegetables, or grated American
cheese sprinkled over green vege-
table, or over simply prepared beets.
Individual-plate meals should be
daintily arranged, with everything
hot and the vegetables placed in neat
groups. There should be contrasting
colors. but contrasts that are pleas
ing. For instance, spinach and beets
go better together than do carrots
and beets. There should be differ
ence in texture and interest In favor
from one vegetable to another. Some
times lettuce cup may adorn part
of the plate, filled with some tasty
salad mixture. Fresh radishes and
celery hearts are always good, and so
is watercress. Cottage cheese or
cream cheese, vegetable or rice CO.
quettes, tasty seasoned eggs. nut or
legume loaves. all help to make the
plate more satisfying. Cream cheese
rolled In watercreSs Is delicious.
Methods of Cooking.
The most important change that
vegetable cookery has undergone Is
the discarding Of long periods of
cooking. There has been, for some
years. a belief that there is some-
thing mysteriously harmful in raw
vegetables, and that prolonged cook
ing is needed to make them fit for
consumption. Our point of view now
is the reverse of this. What we strive
to do is to find a way of cooking
them so as to get products as nearly
like the raw vegetables as possible, in
nutritive value, color and flavor.
The smaller the pieces into which
| you cut vegetables for boiling. the
shorter the time required to boil them.
but the greater the nutritional losses
during cooking. On very positive rule
for boiling any vegetable is that it
should be immersed in water which
is already boiling vigorously. Keep
the heat turned fairly high until the
water resumes boiling, then it may be
lowered so as to keep the water boil
ing gently throughout.
Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brus-
! sells sprouts and onions should be
cooked uncovered, In plenty Of boiling
water, just long enough to insure
their tenderness. Most other vege-
tables. such as peas. parsnips, spin
ach, carrots, and SO on, should be
cooked in Just as small a quantity Of
water as possible. Green vegetables
will keep their attractive green color
Evening star., 1935-03-08

~ IETITIANS, in the past few
years, have almost forgotten
J their calories and vitamins
during their campaign to rid
the earth of acidosis. Yet
this common condition still f1ourishes
among all classes of people: and the
worst of it is that 1t leads to other
and more serious conditions.
These conditions can easily be
avoided if we give little thought to
the body chemistry, and to the chem
istry Of the foods we eat, then bal
ance the two. to correspond.
Foods, when broken down. either
produce an acid ash, an alkaline ash,
or analyze as neutral. The healthy
human body must always maintain a
high alkaline reserve throughout the
tissues. When the alkaline reserve be-
comes low, acidosi- exists and the body
fails to throw of the toxins or poisons
that accumulate.
Many people have asked me this
question: What can be done for one
who is suffering from an acid blood
stream? This condition is the only
one that. in my mind, is hopeless. be-
cause the blood stream never becomes
acid until four minutes after death.
It Is always alkaline, but sometimes
this alkaline reserve is not sufficient
to take care Of the vast amount OF
disintegration that takes place every
day.
Let us examine the chemistry of
the body and see what we can dis
cover. In the first place. we know
that we must have food, we must have
water, and we must have air. Many
people have tasted for weeks (entirely
without food. Many men have been
forced. through circumstances. to go
days without water, and have lived.
But four minutes Is about the longest
time that an average person can go
without air and survive!
Air, then, is the most important
food factor in the entire body chem
istry. Air delivers oxygen to the
lungs, and finally to the blood stream.
Am correct in classifying air as a
food factor Yes! Oxygen is the
most important element Of the en-
tire group! It Is the element that
purifies the body and prevents aci-
dosis.
But what Is the real cause Of aci-
dosis, and how can this condition be
relieved? The answer Is simple. when
the question Is understood.
Acidosis, which Is frequently re.
ferred to by the name autointoxication,
is the result of the accumulation OF
diacetic acid in the tissues Of the body.
This acid is the result of the natural
wearing out and breaking down OF the
cells of the body, and is deposited In
the various parts Of the body as heavy
ash. It can only be removed by one
chemical process breathing.
The action of pumping air into the
lungs Is only the beginning OF the
process Of breathing. After it enters
the lungs it must be picked up by the
hemoglobin, q part of the red blood
cells. It is then taken to the parts
of the body that have suffered the
greatest amount Of strain. and where
there Is, therefore. the greatest acid
deposit. The heavy carbon ash, and
other impurities, quickly unite with
the oxygen and form q new chemical
compound-a volatile gas. This gas
is carbon dioxide COZ and is re-
moved by the blood to the lungs and
expelled from the body.
If the oxygen-carrying ability Of the
blood stream is low, acidosis is bound
to follow, even If the diet is basic or
Evening star., 1935-03-08

fangango rose, emerald green, cherry
red, peacock blue, rust, black, brown,
and navy. Silk scarfs and head bands
matching will introduce color diversity
in next Summers vacation ward
robes. and as warm weather access
sories. will have high interest for
the younger set.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1609-B Is
designed in sizes IL, IA, Is. 18. 20 and
40 Corresponding bust measurements.
80, 80, "a. SO. 38 and 40 Size Is
(34 requires about 25s yards of &c.
inch material; purchased scarf or
quarter yard of 39-inch material
for bias scarf.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1935-03-08

"RESH vegetables. freshly picked,
l. cooked with the least possible
amount of water for the short
L est possible time, then served
with plenty of butter, need no
sauce or other addition, but not
every one can have freshly picked
vegetables every day in the year, and
when we use the same few vegetables
over and over again. new ways OF
serving them are very desirable.
All vegetables should be crisp when
bought, for crispneSs and freshness
are almost synonymous. This is es-
pecially true Of tender greens, like
lettuce, spinach, asparagus. string
beans, broccoli. cabbage and celery.
If you buy slightly wilted ones, let
ting them stand in very cold water
for a while will freshen them some
what But don't let them stand in
water too long. as they will become
water-soaked and undesirable.
In addition to freshness, there are
special earmarks of quality for every
particular vegetable. Heads of let
tuce and cabbage should be firm and
solid. Celery should be white, with
majority Of the inner stalks, that
are tender and delicate, rather than
of outer, coarse ones that are suitable
only for soup or stewing. The flow
erets Of caulif1ower should be closely
united and white, and they should
be encircled with leaves Of bright
green. Broccoli should have a uni
formly green color, and the flower
buds should be small and tightly
closed.
Asparagus stalks should be green
most Of the way down and should
be straight; the tips should be COM
pact. The leaves Of Brussels sprouts
should be green and hard: loose,
hollow heads are tough and flavorleSs.
The dark red beetS are best, and like
carrots. they should have no indica-
ton of softness, fabbiness or wither-
Ing.
There are ways and ways of storing
vegetables. Some ways help to keep
them fresh, other ways help them to
wilt. It is good idea to keep the
outermost leaves Of lettuce or cab
bage and wrap these around the
partially used head as you put it away
for storage. The inner leaves are then
kept moist and fresh. But even then,
they should be stored in a moist
proof wrapper of some sort if they
are to retain their freshness.
Celery grows limp more easily even
than most vegetables, and so needs
to be tightly wrapped. Should it
wilt, 1t can be freShened good deal
by letting it stand for a while in
very cold water. Radishes respond to
the same kind of treatment.
Serving With Sauces.
We can change the shapes Of some
vegetables; we can shred or slice.
or cube potatoes, carrots, turnips,
parsnips. eggplant and even beets.
String beans and cabbage and green
peppers may be shredded. These are
sometimes cooked in butter or in milk,
but for a real change in appearance
and flavor. we may serve almost any
vegetable, fresh or canned, with a
sauce.
White, green. red. orange-the gay
est of colors are the new style in
vegetables as they come to the table
Evening star., 1935-03-08
Steamed. Fried Cabbage.

Select a firm head Of nice. sweet
cabbage and slice it in coarse shreds.
Put into a large frying pan with just
enough water to keep it from burning;
cover and let cook. 1t will be neces-
sary to add small amount OF water
from time to time. When the cab
bage is tender and the water Is all
absorbed, put into the pan a large
piece of butter and fry until nicely
Drowned. Season with salt and serve
Evening star., 1935-03-08
Tomato Frappe.

Heat two cupfuls of tomato Juice
to boiling, then add one teaspoonful
Of gelatin already soaked in two table,
spoonfuls Of cold water, and be sure
that 1t disSolves. Chill the mixture,
then add one tablespoonful of lemon
juice and one tablespoonful of catsup
and freeze.
Evening star., 1935-03-08


of-the-way places. few items
L in Summer wardrobe are so
useful as a porter's smock.
They are made with straight lines
-modishly simple. Necks are square
and backs differ from fronts only be-
cause they have patch pockets. Sleeves
are short and go into a raglan
shoulder.
The model sketched is grand
little number. which brings with it
an atmosphere of foreign travel. To
clear it of a work-a-day look, there
Is bound slash, center-front, through
which a gay, unorthodox scarf OF
striped silk is drawn, as though label
Ing the wearer lily-of-the-field
rather than FORTRESS.
Ever so many materials are used
for these smocks. The most authentic
OF all, however, is medium weight
crash of medium blue. Sail cloth,
denim, linen crash, canvas and heavy
weight seersucker are popular fabrics.
People with very. very refined taste
and a weakness for softly finished
materials, will choose poplin, cotton
broadcloth, linen or Shirting.
Many colors besides blue will. of
course, be selected to carry out GER
tain color schemes. Among the suit
able ones we find brilliant shades of
Evening star., 1935-03-08
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The bidding:
South- West North East
N. T. Pass 2 Di. Pass
2 HIT. Pass CT. Pass
3 N. T. Pass Pass Pass
The play:
West, much to East's Joy. opened
a small spade. East took the ace
and returned the queen. South, seeing
no percentage in holding up, won with
the king. The only chance South
could see of making his contract was
to get 3-3 diamond split. When this
faint hope failed to materialize, South
ran down eight tricks and conceded
the balance. THE contract would be
cold without a spade opening" he
told his partner. And four hearts
can be made, too" The correct play:
The first two tricks. namely. the
ace and queen of spades, are the
same as the above. South. before
risking everything on the hoped-for
diamond split, should test out the
heart situation. Fortunately. they
break 3-3. On the lead of the fourth
heart East is squeezed. If he dis
cards a spade. South can drive out
his ace of clubs. and he will not be
able to run more than three spade
tricks. Naturally, the discard Of
either diamond or the ace Of clubs
signifies curtains" for our friend
East.