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The Washington times., 1936-02-28

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"Such lovely lace!" your friends
will exclaim, and Immediately set
you down as one Of rare good
taste. They'll be even more
impressed to learn it's your own
handiwork, and that so much
lovelineSs lies in a single "key"
square which anyone will find
easy to crochet. Before you
know it, the squares are rolling
off your hook, and soon the lot
may be joined for an all-lace
cloth, or alternately combined
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

L1T1A, JugoSlavla uN.5J.'
James Oven, so. a farmer, drew
from his foot a bullet which en-
tered his head 21 years ago when
he served in the war with the
Austro- Hungarian forces.
He was wounded in the begin
ming Of the war, and all efforts
by Vienna surgeons to remove the
bullet, which caused q terrible
headache, failed.
Some time after the war, Oven
fell from q hay wagon. From
that time his headache ceased.
Evening star., 1936-03-21
BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

- ELATIVELY inconspicuous and
y so small as to have little or no
Y value for cutting, the humble
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due to appear this Spring. Those
recall the dead terminal branches on
oaks and other trees caused primarily
by the female locusts laying numerous
eggs beneath the bark. The 17-year
locust Is a curious insect in that it
spends II years under the soil feed
ing on the roots Of trees and other
vegetation. The cutting Of the forests
has reduced the food plants Of this
periodic insect and it Is gradually
becoming Of less importance but still
excites lot of curiosity because Of
its clock-like regularity in appearing
every II years.
Rock garden roses are now available
in the miniature species Rosa Rouletti
and its new seeding, Tom Thumb.
The flowers Of Rosa Rouletti are more
or less double and pink, while those
Of Tom Thumb are dark crimson,
shading to white at the base Of the
petals.
Paper white narciSsus bulbs are OF
no value for planting in the garden.
The bulbs are so precocious that they
send up their leaves in Autumn only
to suffer severe injury in Winter.
There are so many fine adaptable
narcissus that there is no purpose in
growing ill-suited forms.
Potted azaleas may be set out in
the garden after Towering has ceased
but it would be as well to hold them
in the house until April, for the young.
tender leaves forced in the house may
not be able to Withstand freezes.
Outdoor azaleas appear to have come
through the Winter in good shape,
probably because Of the deep snow,
which blanketed the plants during
much of the cold period.
Crocuses are beginning to appear
in sunny spots in the garden. Some
years these tiny harbingers are in full
bloom by March l but are more cer-
tain to be worthwhile this year be-
cause cold waves are much less likely
to arrive at this late season.
The Garden Clubs.
THE Takoma Horticultural Club has
l. invited Mrs. John Ihlder Of the
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The Hardy Perennials.

MOST home gardeners are taking
AA stock at this season and it is a
lot of satisfaction to see new leaves
pushing up from the pyrethrums,
bleeding hearts, columbines and other
fine old species. The Oriental poppies
hold some green foliage all through
the Winter and so, too, do the Ma
donna lilies and primulas. The next
few days will tell the story in many
gardens and during this period one
must not explore too deeply into the
soil lest he do injury.
It is really remarkable how these
early Spring leaves on hardy peren-
mails Withstand belated freezes and
snow. One would think that this soft
foliage would go down with the first
cold night but it appears to possess
unusual vitality.
The local stores are already offer
ing perennial plants and there Is
every reason for planting early be-
cause such plants can become estab-
lished and bloom this Spring and
Summer.
Electric Hot Beds.
THE electric hot bed has many ad-
mirable qualities that commend
1t to the home gardener There is
no mussy job of preparing the manure
each year, temperature control attains
almost perfection with thermostats,
and the heating cables are very dur
able, lasting many seasons. There Is,
however, one big obstacle and that
is the cost Of operation. The Penn
syvania Agricultural College contacted
IS horticultural workers in 40 differ
enn states as to the merits and pop
ularity of electric hot beds and found
that cost of operation was the major
limiting factor. In one province of
Canada, where electrical current is
exceedingly reasonable, the electric
hot bed is used extensively. All Of
this supports the observation made in
this column q week ago, that the
electric hot bed may find a use in the
home garden in April and early May
as a home for young plants that
have been terminated and carried in
the house. At this season, cost of
heating becomes less and less with
many bright. sunny days, but some
heat is needed to keep plants grow
ing vigorously.
Acid Soils.
MOST home gardeners realize that
A certain plants in the garden have
very distinctive requirements with re-
spect to soil acidity. For example, it
is widely known that rhododendrons
Evening star., 1936-03-21
Georgetown Garden Club to speak at
the regular meeting to be held Mon
day evening, March 23, at the Takoma

Georgetown Garden Club to speak at
the regular meeting to be held Mon
day evening, March 23, at the Takoma
Park branch Of the Public Library.
Mrs. Ihlder has chosen as her subject
Flower Arrangement" topic that
is always Of wide interest to flower
growers and users. The talk viii be
illustrated with flowers arranged in
several types of containers. Many
local people know Mrs. Ihlder for her
activities in garden club work and
for her own beautiful Georgetown
garden. The meeting is open to any
one who wishes to attend.
Mrs. william H. Hand, chairman Of
publicity of the Community Garden
Club of Rockville, kindly sent in a
list Of officers and committee chair
men for the current year, but since
this information has appeared already
in the press, 1t will not be repeated.
The new president, Miss Laura Ann
Wadsworth, has a fine record OF
activities in garden club circles and
was once before president Of the
Rockville club and also of the Neigh
borhood Garden Club of Gaithersburg.
The Community Garden Club OF
Rockville has a splendid record Of
civic service and it is interesting to
learn that the major project of 1885
will be the roadside planting Of one
Of the main roads leading into Rock
vile. Financial support for this
worthy project will be derived from a
supper to be given March 26. The
club also carries on important work in
distributing flowers to the sick and
in encouraging flower growing by
the children of the community.
Evening star., 1936-03-21
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira at Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointner, associate leader.
- March, THE Olympia Metz
. Overture Francaise, "L'Amour Re-
dempteur" Gabriel Marie
(The Redemption of Love-
Suite d'Orchestre, bahama
Sketches" Clarence Cameron White
]. "a Chant" Nobody Knows de
Trouble I've Seem.
2. Lamont" Q'm Troubled IN
8. slave Song" (Many Thousand
Gone).
4. Negro Dance" (Sometimes ]
Feel Like a Motherless Child.
Excerpts from Musical Comedy,
"A Connecticut Yankee Rodgers
A Tone Picture, BRIDES Alluring
Call" -E1lenbere
Waltz Suite, "Ganz Verlassen"
(Abandon) Waldteufel
Finale, "Old Comrades" Teike
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1936-03-21
BONDS TO ENTER
LARGER HOUSING
Operations Involving In
sured Loans Explained
+ by Administrator.

increasing interest In the large
ecale housing operations Of the Fed
ersl Housing Administration led to
statement here today by Federal
Housing Administrator Stewart NC
Donald on the means OF financing
such projects.
It must be remembered. he pointed
out, that large-scale housing projects
are privately owned, operated and
financed, the Federal Housing Admin
istration insuring mortgages on such
Developments just as it insures dwell
ing mortgages and modernization
credit loans.
Apart from furnishing the Housing
Administration with evidence of the
need Of such projects on the sites sug-
gested and the financial soundneSs
Of them as investments, the operators
are required to furnish the means for
financing large-scale housing projects.
Large-scale Loans.
Thus far, Administrator Mcdonald
said, loans made on large-scale
housing mortgages have been made
in the form of direct loans by insur-
ance companies.
This" he said, sis very satisfac-
tory arrangement. and it is to be
hoped that a continued supply of
funds will thus be available. Only
the larger of the insurance companies,
however, can make the large loans
involved and not all of the larger
companies have evidenced a diSpo-
sition to do so. Moreover, many finan-
cial institutions have expressed in
terest in making a part but not the
whole Of loan under large mort
gage.
Consequently it has become neces-
sary, as well as desirable. to conclude
arrangements whereby the mortgage
financing on these projects can be ac-
complished by means Of bond issues.
Owing to the careful analysis of the
projects themselves, and the high
standards of location, design and con-
= struction required, coupled with mort
, gage insurance, bonds of such projects
;, should constitute an especially high
grade investment, not only for insti-
tutional investors but the public as
well.
Use of Same Mechanism.
Section 207 of the national housing
act requires the use of the same mech
anism for paying the mortgage in
surance as is used in the case of mort
cages on individual homes. 1t involves
certain legal and financial problems
when bond financing is considered. but
these have been successfully solved.
Bond financing is clearly possible and
1t is expected that very shortly the
first issues of bonds will be sold"
Large-scale housing projects form a
separate activity of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration. They are de-
signed to meet the housing needs of
those individuals in the lower income
groups. The first of these projects,
now in successful operation, is Colonial
Village, located at Clarendon, Va,
. hard by Washington.
Evening star., 1936-03-21

MOST home gardeners realize that
A certain plants in the garden have
very distinctive requirements with re-
spect to soil acidity. For example, it
is widely known that rhododendrons
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and azaleas need acid soils and that
other plants, such rs delphiniums,
have distinct preference for neutral
soils. It is rather generally known
that lime is an effective agent for the
sweetening Of soils. But how much
to use. Prof. L. G. Chadwick of Ohio
State University has recently pub
lished some valuable information on
the subject. He states that on clay
loan soils It requires about 90 pounds
Of ground limestone per 100 square
feet to change the soil reaction from
p H 500 to 500 and another pounds
to move the p H to TOO, which is the
neutral point. II hydrated lime is
used. only two-thirds Of these amounts
Is needed. An analysis of these figures
suggests that the ordinary light
broadcasting Of lime, such as home
owners often apply, is really not sufi-
cient to greatly modify the soil re-
action. 1t one Is planning to grow
delphiniums on local soils, which are
generally rather acid, real heavy lime
treatments are necessary.
On the other hand, 1t Is equally
difficult to make soils more acid for
rhododendrons and azaleas. A total
Of 1917 pounds Of aluminium sulphate
was required to bring the p H down
from the highly alkaline point Of p
H 8, to the sharply acid p H SIS suit
able for rhododendrons, and two weeks
were required for the process. Flowers
of sulphur, pounds per 100 square
feet, reduced the p H from 80 to so
in about eight or nine weeks. It Is
evidently no simple tast to modify the
soil reaction. Fortunately. many plants
are not particularly finicky as to soil
reaction. Ground limestone Is q splen-
did form Of lime to use, for 1t Is
simply ground stone and creates no
chemical disturbance to injure plants.
1t may, therefore. be applied at any
time with safety.
Organic Matter.
CTABLE manure as a garden fer
tiliZer Is almost ideal, because in
addition to plant food, it contains a
large proportion of decomposing plant
materials, known as organic matter.
This organic matter, when mixed with
the soil, greatly improves its texture
and its water-holding capacity dur
ing periods Of drought. With the
difficulty in securing stable manure,
the home gardner has turned to
commercial fertilizers, which are Just
as potent in plant food, but for the
most part, are Of mineral nature
and contain no organic material. Peat
moss has proved a blessing in this
situation. It is composed of rotting
plant fiber and may well be classed
as simply organic matter. Worked into
the soil, 1t provides physical improve
ment in texture and water holding
capacity. Peat moss must not be
considered as plant food, and must
be used in conjunction with fer
tilizers to get good results. The peat
moss slowly breaks down into
materials that plants can use as food,
but it is as soil improver that it
finds value in the home garden.
Peat moss is obtained from old bog
land and Is consequently highly acid,
so that it is well to occasionally lime
the parts Of the garden where the
moss Is applied. For acid loving
plants. such as rhododendrons and
azaleas. peat moss makes an ideal
mulch.
Garden Notes.
JAMES A. HYSLOP, of the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
warns us that the 17-year locust Is
Evening star., 1936-03-21


- so small as to have little or no
IN value for cutting. the humble
u snowdrop is grown and re-
vered by many home gardeners as
about the first flower to appear in
early Spring. Even before the last
banks of snow have melted, this brave
little flower raises its pure white head
to proclaim new growing season.
Best of all. the snowdrops, if planted
on a well-drained site, increase in
number and beauty from year to year.
They do not enjoy moving, but can be
readily divided and reset in the Au-
Jumn, about the time one is setting
out crocus and other Spring bulbs. Bal
ley, in his Encyclopedia of Horticul-
ture, describes IL specie of snowdrops.
but adds that there are only two main
types, Galanthus nivialis, the COM
mon small snowdrop and G. Elwesii,
the giant snowdrop.
No one would think of establishing
large paintings Of snowdrops, but q
small group of plants will bring Joy to
the children in the family, who are
especially anxious to see concrete evi-
dence of Spring. The bulbs are in
expensive and may be ordered with
the tulips, hyacinths and narcissus.
Shrubbery Roses.
60 MUCH of the literature relating
to roses relates to the tender va
rieties of the monthly blooming type
that we sometimes forget that the
rose family contains some valuable
other types. They are, for example.
the rugosa and rugoSa hybrids, all
of which are hardy as any tree and
are particularly valuable on the large
home garden place as hedge and bor-
der materials. Rosa hugonis, pro-
ducing masses Of pale yellow single
flowers on long arching sprays, will
endure very low temperature. The
hugonis rose must be treated like any
Spring Towering shrub, that is, the
plants cannot be pruned until after
blooming without material sacrifice Of
beauty. The Austrian brier roses,
Austrian Copper, Harrison Yellow and
Persian Yellow, are widely known and
grown In this country for many years.
1t is said that Austrian Copper. sim
gle flowered variety, was mentioned
by Gerard, writing in 1896, giving this
rose long record Of culture.
None Of the roses above mentioned
are difficult to grow, their foliage is
resistant to disease and offer none Of
the obstacles that one encounters in
monthly type roses.
Evening star., 1936-03-21
CONAL QUIRKE'S PUPILS
TO APPEAR In RECITAL
Program, operate in Character,
Will Be Presented Tonight
at Barker Hall.

CCNAL O'C. QUIRKE, well-known
vocal pedagogue Of New York City
and Philadelphia, will present group
Of his pupils In recital this evening at
Barker Hall at $50 o'clock. The pro-
gram, which will be mostly operate
in character, will be given by. Eleanor
Pryde and Theresa Biagi- Wharton.
sopranos; Elizabeth Holder Glass, con-
tralto; Joseph o'Neil, tenor: Alfred
Alley, baritone, and Gordon Marks,
bass. The program follows:
Duet. "Ange Adorable" t''Romeo ct
voc. .sins5 q s5nR. R.yd' aRe sSsson
Elizabeth Holder Glass. s..'
I'D Il Love Iisf Alfred Alley. Mann' yucca
tO "Jet dit aus rien ne m'epouvante".
tb, g mic, ME Babbino Caro-" caIsa1si
'T Theresa Biasi- Wharton. t''-
"oui ,sdegno non saccende" (Magic
when when Song Is Sweet" --------san Nsouci soaci
"a, .pl.isir d'smoan GSnsSn Marks: Martin,
g ss5 iss ply S.Tsl1 a9P mi fs
- Eleanor Pryde.
La neuI Que tu m'avais 'etee" Ger, Gar,
"r Heard You Singing g-----------Coate
Joseph ONeil...
Duet Scheme s1ine, IN auest'ora" LA T1I5a srGi
Messrs. oNeii and Alley.
Evening star., 1936-03-21
REALTORS TO MEET
Directors Of National Association
to Gather in Chicago.

The Board Of Directors Of the Ma
tional Association Of Real Estate
Boards will holo its regular quarterly
meeting In Chicago May az, 1896. The
meeting will be held at the Palmer
House.
A meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee Of the association will be held
on the preceding day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-03

nance. I've been out . few times
 with two boysj one shy, brown
 eyed boy with Q big smile and A
 way with him. At times though
 he is . sOftIe and alarmlngly bash
 euL The other, Q blonde fellow;
 not 90 docking and not ? bit
 shy. A swell boy and Q bright
 personality. Space will not permit
 me to explain why, but ! must
 choose between them. VIII you
 please advise me? M. A. c.
 My dear puzzled M. A. O.: Yours is not so terrible Q fix as you'd like to have me believe. You are getting Q big thrill out of the competition which is running high between these two widely divergent personalities. Tn the first place, my dear little six-' teen year old, would say that you are far too young to make an inc portant decision of this nature. That life owes yoq b little excitement with just 0 touch of romance is well and good. But ct sixteen you have plen- ty of time ahead of you to choose Q steady boy friend, Now, let me advise you that because Q fellow Is shy and slow in action, Is no indica- ton that he isn't very interesting aS Q lover with oil the qualifications which make a perfect husband later on. Possibly he's very intense, and prefers to restrain his pulses until he knows you better. After ell you are just sixteen, you know. On the other hand, the swell boy and bright personality with the blonde hair, may be an experienced hand ct the game and knows just how to play his hand, to dazzle and intrigue the girl of the moment.
 Well anyway, that's for you to de- eide. However, follow your parents advice in this matter, and In the meantime be casual in your heart interests, If you want to get your full share of harmless excitement with just 0 touch of romance. Write me again and thanks for your confi- dence. VITA VAIL.
 Let Vita Wall dramatlxe the
 problems of your personal lie.
 Letters to be answered and
 dramatixcd should reach station
 WATR or the Waterbury Demo-
 Crat addressed to Vita Wall, not
 later the:, Wednesday afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-03
ODD SHAPED
 PILLOWS

Youll be needing new pillows these days for the porch swing, the summer cottage, the guest room. Here are two that are unusual, even in shape. The butterfly is effec- tive made of orange with black and yellow lines. Use two shades of any color you wish for the fan and con- trasting hues for the flower ap- plique.
 The transfer pattern includes correct cutting lines as well as the applique designs and butterfly markings. Number Ce028. gives the pattern for both the fan pillow and the butterfly pillow.
 To order ask for No. 8O28 or tear out illustration. and send with 10 cents stamps or coin. (Any three 10 cent Make It Yourself" patterns only 25 eents.) Address your order to the WATERBURY DEMOCRAT MAKE IT YOURSELF PATTERN BUREAU. BOX i6e. KANSAS CITY. AGo. Be sure to give name and com- plete address.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-03
Your Baby's Health
Even HealthieSt Children May Suffer
 As First Teeth Come Through

Sometimes there is considerable drooling, or flow of saliva, with loss of appetite.
 There also may be slight fever and looseness of the bowels, and the appearance of undigested foods in the excretions. In most instances these symptoms will last only three or four days, and there may be no gain in weight for three or four weeks.
 If symptoms of teething are se- were, the mother should consult her doctor promptly for aid in preven- ton of pain, and in encouraging development of the teeth.
 It is useful also to know the se- quence in which the teeth usually appear. First come the two central lower teeth during the period from the fifth to the ninth month. Next are the four upper central teeth, which come in from the eighth to the twelfth month.
 The other two lower central teeth and the four front double teeth fol- low in the twelfth to the eighteenth month.
 Altogether there are 20 teeth in the first set. The remainder ap- pear between the eighteenth and the twenty-fourth months, except ing the four back double teeth, which usually appear between the twenty-fourth and thirtieth months but may be even later.
 The importance of teeth for health and long life cannot be over- estimated. F ew mothers realize that first attention to the teeth of the child must begin before the baby is born.
 The mother should visit her own dentist early. as I pointed out in the series on prenatal care. She must keep her own teeth clean and take care of any cavities or decay which develop.
 She must always eat the right foods. SO that the child's teeth will develop properly. Proper foods for the expectant mother include plenty of milk. fresh vegetables, eggs. cooked fruits. cereals. and a sufficient amount of calories to pro. vide energy.
 The foods to be avoided are sweets and meat in excess. pastries, and highly seasoned substances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-03
LEG ULCER AND HYPOTHYROIDISM

Several years ago a correspondent or two reported apparent healing of chronic leg ulcer (varicose ulcer, I assumed) after Q few weeks of iodin ration: l expressed incredulity. A medical colleague assured me that he, and his father before him, had always administered iodin internal ly to patients with chronic leg ulcer and regarded 1t as @ curative rem edy. The doctor suggested that the iodin improved the function of the thyroid gland and that thyroid de- ficiency was a factor of the leg ulcer or an explanation for the difficulty of healing in such cases.
 Now comes Dr. Milton H. Cohen with contribution published in the LAMA. under the title Leg Ulcers Due to Thyroid Dysfunction." Dys- function, friends, need not scare anybody; 1t is just medicalese for poor function of the thyroid, that is, not enough thyroid secreted by the gland. Dr. Cohen cites among other cases one reported by Dr. Norman J. Kilbourne of Los An geles. an enormous leg ulcer of IT years duration completely healed in ten weeks after the daily use of thyroid hormone; and reports an- other case of his own in which thyroid feeding brought about heal- ing in a few weeks, of leg ulcers that had resisted other treatment for six years.
 Leg ulcers associated with general or localized areas of myxedema seem to be most amenable to thyroid ol iodin treatment. Myxedema is the characteristic thick, hard swelling oi the skin. not pitting on pressure that occurs in hypothyroidism