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Evening star., 1936-01-11
Check-Up on Furnace
And Storage Closets
Is Always Advisable
Rubbish Heaps, Oily Rags, Unprotected Open
Fires Are All Dangerous to
Do in Case of Fire.

or blanket. This will smother the
flames. If there Is nothing to roll up
in just roll over slowly and beat the
flames with your hands"
X X X
A LSO pertinent to this discussion Is
the information given out by the
council on possible sources Of con-
flagrations in homes other than the
furnace hazard which we have men
toned. Many fires start in closets.
attics and storerooms-and almost all
of them from causes which might
have been eliminated.
One of the danger spots Is the closet
near the kitchen in which brooms,
mops and vacuum cleaners are stored
and where dangerous rubbish may ac-
cumulate. Rags saturated with oil.
turpentine and alcohol may ignite
spontaneously, and therefore should
be burned Immediately after use.
CWho can ever forget the hideous de-
scription in Nicholas Nickleby" Of
the old man lodger who died Of "spon-
taneous combustion? The heads OF
Oil mops should be unscrewed from
their handles and stored safely in in
dividual metal cans. Electric cords
should be hung carefully over thick.
rounded wooden pegs, so that the in
sulation will not chafe, or the wire
kink. Worn cords are always q fire
menace and should be replaced.
Gasoline and kerosene should not
be stored inside the house. Gasoline
should be kept In red can and kero-
sene in blue one, both being dis
tinctly labeled, for, as the council
points out. many terrific explosions
into q lamp in place Of kerosene.
* X
A IL closets should be ventilated and,
if possible, lighted Never take
for something-use an electric flash
light instead.
AS for the attic, much fire hazard
exists in rubbish that has been al
lowed to accumulate and might easily
become fred from chimney sparks or
roof fire. Keep the chimneys free Of
SCOT, and be sure that they are In
good working order before starting
fires in the Fall. Screens in front Of
f1replaces will do much to lessen the
danger of sparks igniting a rug.
And finally, to go back where we
started from-the basement-be sure
that hot ashes are never placed in
combustible containers, such as
wooden boxes or baskets. They should
be put into deep metal cans and set
we'll away from any inflammable ma
terial such as chips, kindling wood or
Shavings.
II you wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems write to
Betsy Caswell, in care of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self addressed en-
velope for reply.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Too Much
Talk firing
To Young
instruction and Con-
versation Should Be
Forceful and Short.
terrors for the housekeeper.
BY ANGELO PATRI

A IL Of us do too much talking
- Teachers are the worst offenders
If the pupils seem not to understand
The teacher says the same thing over
again, only louder, and with failure
10 drive home the point the noise is
louder.
Some teachers talk so much at the
start of a lesson that they fail to
reach the lesson and the period passes
with nothing done. The pupils are
fatigued and bothered. Listening to
talk Is one of the most fatiguing
things they have to do and they
vaguely resent it. Something is wrong
with the teacher. but they are not
quite sure what. for talking often is
accepted as teaching. 1t is not al
ways So Many times it is the very
opposite.
Mothers are guilty, too. When
something botherSome arises mother
talks over it, under it, all around it
fills the air with sound, never realiz-
ing that the children have long
ceased to listen. After the first state
ment they knew that the rest was to
be the same and turned their atten-
ton elsewhere. Minds have that
characteristic and act upon it always
Attacked by words that have no more
force they close down and open in
another direction, far away from the
din of sound.
In all nature there are pauses to
allow relief. The night follows the
activity of the day; Fall and Winter
are the pauses of growing time; 81
lence is the pause that offers relief
to all who are weary. Silence is
healing 1t brings rest, restores power
and creates spiritual energy Silence
ought to break speech. 1t should al
ways follow speech to allow time for
the listening mind to take in the
ideas and examine them. Too much
talk leaves no room for the perfect
work that silence stands waiting to
perform.
Listen attentively to the talk that
goes on about you Consider how
much Of it is unnecessary. Watch
the next time you find yourself in a
group, or in a class room, or walking
along the streets, and see how little
attention the listeners are paying
to those who are talking. Much of
the talking that goes on is automatic
and without force. The energy that
Is consumed is enormous.
Teachers ought to be concerned
about this overtalking. They should
try to reduce the number of their
words to the powerful essential ones
Waste no time at the start Of the
lesson by telling the class what the
lesson is about. telling them there is
to be no nonsense, that nobody is
going to stand for it. and the like.
Start to work the moment you hear
the signal. If the lesson was well
set the day before, and it should have
been, the class knows what it Is
about, they are ready for it. Say
nothing about order. Assume that
there is no disorder possible. Make
work the important thing, sacred
against interruption. against useless
talk.
Everybody concerned with children
can well afford to cut down the talk
ing and increase the. understanding
pauses, the valuable silences Of their
intercourse.
(Copyrieht 1036)
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Shrimp Appetizer.

Combine three -fourths cup chill
sauce, one teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce, two tablespoons lemon juice,
one-fourth teaspoon salt. one table
spoon grated horseradish and two
drops of tabasco sauce and chill
thoroughly. Remove viscera from two
small cans shrimp, being careful not
to break them. Chill them we'll.
Divide the cocktail sauce among eight
small glasses and sprinkle with
chopped green pepper. Set glasses in
small bowls of crushed ice, if possible,
if not set on small paper doilies on
glass plates. Then hook the shrimp
over the rims of the glasses, using
from four to six to a glass. Serves
eight.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
rces of CONFEDERATION in Private Homes May Be Eliminated
Dorothy Dix Says:
It Is Not Always Best Policy for Mothers
to Guard Their Daughters Too Closely.

~ EAR MISS DIX: This is a
plea from one who has not
- socially. My parents have
done much to fulfill my desire for
knowledge, but have not realized my
need for human relationships. I have
never been permitted to do the things
that other youngsters do, or to have
any intimate association with boys and
girls Of my own age.
have never even had a girl friend,
and as a result I lack knowledge of
life and emotional control. My parents
consider that I am reincarnation of
their youth and that want to do only
the things that they used to do when
they were young. I am expected to
fall in with this plan as if I were a
baby. How can 1 make them under
stand that girl Of 19 has some right
to make decisions for herself and to
have her chance at life? IT. S. B.
Answer: There is no problem harder
to solve than that Of the children who
are enslaved by poSsessive parents, be-
cause the parents are SO unalterably
sure that they are right and that they
are doing the very best thing possible
for the children they adore.
why, I'd give my life to save John
or Mary single pang of suffer-
ing" they cry. why, I have never
thought of anything except Mary since
the day she was born. l have watched
over her every minute of her life.
have studied with her. I have
played with her. I have sacrificed
myself and my own pleasures and in
clinationS to her. have guarded her
every minute. I have never left her
to shift for herself and get acquainted
with strange children, as so many
mothers do. I have kept her from
doing the foolish things that so. many
young girls do. And you can see for
yourself that Mary isn't like the
modern girls all about u.s." they add
Self-righteously.
You do see that Mary isn't like the
other girls and you want TO weep.
You see girl who is prematurely old
because her ideas are Of the vintage
of mothers day. You see a girl who
is somehow frumpy looking, no matter
how expensive are the clothes she has
on. You see girl who is awkward
and i'll at ease among the boys and
girls of her own age; who has none
of the chatter Of the youngsters with
whom she is thrown; none of their give
and take; none of their gay comradery.
In trying to do her best for her
daughter, mother has done her worst,
because she has untitled her to live in
a world in which she must live and in
which the girl wants to live. For,
after all. she isn't mothers age. She
is the other girls age and she wants
to 90 out and have dates and TO laugh
and be merry and just one of the
crowd.
A LSO in trying to protect her daugh-
ter from the world mother has
made her vulnerable to all its dangers.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

Of the household to sleep with his
door open a crack, or with a transom
ajar, so that the entire family will not
be caught mapping If something does
start burning merrily away below
stairs.
1t is always good idea to have an
inspector look over the cellar and sur
rounding territory to be sure that the
coal bin is not too near the furnace
for safety, or that walls are properly
insulated. Clothes hung to dry in the
boiler room may also prove to be a
source of danger if a spark by any
chance manages to reach them
If you are your own furnace man."
then you can simply exert little eX-
ira care on your own, and have no
further worries. But if you employ
an outsider to do the job be very sure
that he is intelligent, competent and
exceedingly careful. Much trouble
may follow the footsteps Of the ig-
norant and lazy furnace tender, who
slops through his work and is care
less about leaving drafts closed and
fires properly banked at night.
TN THIS connection the little blue
pamphlet of the National Safety
Council has some very valuable sug
gestions as to what to do in case of
fire. They say:
IF you awake at night and smell
smoke do not throw open the door Of
your room. To do so may be fatal, for
if the heated air and smoke burst in
you will breathe it-and one breath
may be enough! Feel the door. If it
Is not warm open it cautiously.
If there Is dense smoke, but no
flame, tie wet cloth over your mouth
and nose and crawl, because cooler,
clearer air will be found near the
floor. Close all doors as you pass them.
Don't waste time fighting a fire
or even reporting it before you have
made sure that all the occupants have
escaped.
"Never jump from a window except
as last resort. Make rope of bed
clothes. If you must Jump, throw a
bed mattress down first.
I'm reporting a fire from an alarm
box wait to direct the f1remen to the
house. Over the telephone merely tell
the operator that you want to report
one. Be sure to give the correct
address.
IF your clothing is af1re do not run.
This will fan the flames. Lie down
and wrap yourself in rug, overcoat
Evening star., 1936-01-11
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

~ EEPING windows clean these
Winter days when it rains
n one day, SHOWS and sleets
i u another, is not easy task. No
sooner have they been washed than
they are again spattered and spotted.
How ever, the conscientious housekeeper
realizes that, no matter how dis
couraging it may seem or whatever
the difficulty may be, an effort should
be made to keep the glass panes as
bright and clean as possible. Curtains
do look shades lighter, and draperies
much handsomer when window glass
glistens! The appearance Of the out
side of the house is greatly improved
when windows are clean. Years ago,
as we all know, woman'S ability as
a housekeeper was judged more or less
by the appearance of the window
panes, and if they were kept clean
she was lauded by the community and
accepted as good" housekeeper and
q fine" woman! In many countries
abroad, clean windows are still yard
stick by which a woman may be
measured as a perfect "hausfrau" and
in Holland we find women shining
and busting windows as regularly as
they scrub the front "stoop" and side
walk-which, as We know, is a daily
chore.
pERHAPS it was this fatiguing win
dow shining process that in
spired modern and enterprising chem
lists to search for a liquid that would
not only aid in the cleaning of glass,
but would keep glass clean a longer
length of time-in any event. such
liquid Is now on the market and
should be a welcome household clean
ing aid. There are, as matter of
fact, a number of new cleansers avail
able and some of them are made Of
chemicals that actually protect the
glass from rain spotting and spatter-
ings! 1t is the type of cleanser that
is used on windshields of automobiles
and may be purchased at most of our
local department stores and filling
stations.
So, keeping windows sparkling and
clean is no longer hardship-nor is
window cleaning on cold days i'm
possible because of freezing water and
soapsuds. The new-type cleaner does
not freeze like water, and it not only
keeps the glass from spotting, but pre-
vents it from frosting on the coldest
of days. Furthermore, it requires
application only once or twice dur
ing the season, and the method is a
Evening star., 1936-01-11

For the old lure Of forbidden fruit still
holds good with every descendant Of
Eve, and the more a girl is kept away
The more she has been repressed the
wilder she goes when she breaks loose
from her bonds. The less she knows
about men the more glamorous they
are to her and the more unable she is
to judge them. The girl who has never
been permitted to have a date loses
her head and her heart over the first
boy who makes love to her, but the
girl who has played around with boys
since her grammar-sch days doesn't
take any love-making seriously that
isn't an out-and-out proposal Of mar
riage.
Parents make no greater mistake
than when, as this girl says, they
imagine their children to be reincar-
nations Of themselves. animated by the
same impulses and tastes and desires.
This is not true once in a million
times. Each of US has his own indi-
viduality and each of us has his right
to live his life in his own way And
parents commit a cruel wrong against
their children when they deny them
this right and try to force them into
their own mold.
There is nobody for whom I have
greater sympathy than the child Of
possessive parents.
DOROTHY DIX.
NEAR DOROTHY DIX have been
married nine years and have two
children, the youngest an infant. My
husband fell in love with girl whom
he wanted to marry, but as he was
sorry for me he waited until this last
child was born before asking for a
divorce. At the time he had good
job and beautiful car and made a
good salary, but the Lord doesn't
always forget, as I thought he had
forgotten me. My husband lost his
fine position and his lovely companion
fed. Now he is repentant and says
he loves only me, and one couldn't
ask for better man. But why should
forgive him and be contented TO live
with him when he is making a small
salary and have to work for hin12. I
can't love him as I did and in my
heart is yearning for revenge, and if
can get work OF some kind I am
going to leave him and never. never
return. DETERMINED.
Answer-There is no ethical reason
why you should stick to the husband
in his adversely who was so faithless
to you in his prosperity. He was going
to throw you out to shift for yourself
and in strict justice you have a right
TO accord him the same treatment.
Your husband did you great wrong.
I'm not condoning that But he has
repented and he is a good kind man.
and you could bind him forever to you
if you would be big and generous and
forgive and forget his sin against you.
Don't you think you would be a lot
happier and the children would be bet.
ter off if you would just kiss and make
up and wipe the slate clean and start
all over again? DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Resort Fashions.

For those rare daytime hours when
feminine resortdom isn't busy sun
tanning on the beaches, linens, silks
with a woolen texture and feather
weight tweeds for the cooler days are
much worn. The color range is wide,
washed-out lavendar verging on
orchid, cool greenish ice-white,
coral. plumberry and mulatto- brown
are established as the smartest hues
for 1886 Southern season, which means
that the North will be wearing them
next Spring.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

matter check
up on the furnace
and pipes itself,
be sure that there
Is some way to
get out of your
house besides the
mainstairway and
have a good ex-
tinguisher handy
In some promi-
nent place. Train
the children to
take cognizance
of tn e tiniest
Whit Of smoke,
and persuade at
least. ono memher
Evening star., 1936-01-11
BY BARBARA BELL.

-ODAY is bargain day for the
friends of Barbara Bell. One
glance at today's pattern will
i tell you why. For, in addition
to a darling apron, which is just about
tops, the design includes complete
house frock, cleverly simple in con-
struction and suitable for any house.
hold duty. Full value appears in the
apron alone, with its rounded, -ufle-
trimmed collar and matching patch
pockets, so that the addition of the
morning frock must have been a mo-
ment of weakness. Nevertheless, here
1t Is; your Saturday special. two ad-
missions for the price Of one. an en-
velope simply bulging with pattern
value.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

take It'll Especially when the snow won't
husky Of "wooes this gallant defender wears the
his to school Is buf light
dark with stripe running through the
for the neck opening both buttons and
cloth that matches the brown Of the
specially treated be moisture
battle and all
ready to play his
Evening star., 1936-01-11


medium weight twoone
the trimmings of solid blending color The
plated, military
the white rabbits which
specially! bred this knitted has soft
anc exceptionally soft, and light in weight
that garments
attractive
NOR
Complete illustrated directions material requirements
Is
No. womans Editor Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
My Neighbor Says:

II you wish ANIMALS to blossom
early In the season the seeds must
be sown in the house early In
February or March. It is best to
SOW them In o hotbed or in q
bog In q sunny window.
Crocheted bedspreads should be
made very tight and not too large.
They are so heavy they are likely
to stretch.
Hot water sets egg stains on
linens. Soak them in cold water
before laundering.
Clean . brass bed with . soft
cloth, then rub Il with liquid
brass polish. Polish with chamois.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
BY BETSY CASWELL.

TIME recent wave OF fires IN pr1-
vate homes in Washington and
nearby Is inclined to make us
u all stop and think bit. Over
heated furnaces should not become
o menace, but apparently they are
causing trouble more and more. It is,
therefore time to take action in the
Evening star., 1936-01-11
Cooks Corner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
INFORMAL TEA MENU,

BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
INFORMAL TEA MENU.
Grab Hollandaise
Relish Gelatin Squares
Stuffed Celery Ripe Olipes
Fresh Fruit Compete
Sponge Cake
Coffee
CRAB HOLLANDAISE.
2 tablespoons 4 teaspoon salt
butter u teaspoon
2 tablesr oons paprika
-four 1 egg or 2 yolks
/ cup milk tablespoon
/ cup crab lemon juice
Melt butter, add hour and when
blended add milk. Cook until creamy
sauce forms. Add rest Of ingredients
and pour into buttered shallow baking
dish. Bake 20 minutes in moderate
oven.
RELISH GELATIN SQUARES.
1 package lemon Y teaspoon
favored gela- paprika
tin mixture II cup chopped
12s cups boiling pickles
water n cup chopped
2 tablespoons olives
vinegar u cup chopped
tablespoon celery
sugar u cup chopped
Y teaspoon salt pimientos
Pour water over gelatin mixture and
stir until dissolved. Add vinegar, su-
gar and salt. Cool. Add rest Of in.
gradients and pour into shallow mold.
Chill until hrm. Unmold on lettuce
and surround with salad dressing.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
1850

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1795-B ts
designed In sizes 80, "a, So, SO, 20 and
AZ. Size "a requires 434 yards OF sss
inch material and yards Of bias
binding.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

II EEPING windows clean these
u Winter days when 1t rains
n one day, SHOWS and sleets
L u another, is not easy task. No
Evening star., 1936-01-11

II you wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems write to
Betsy Caswell, in care of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self addressed en-
velope for reply.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-08
VISITORS BOOST
LOCAL CLIMATE
ALSO SPEAK IN HIGH TERMS
OF CASA MARINA
HOTEL

The climate of Key West at
this season of the year, is un-
deniably the most delightful we
have ever experienced, and the
Casa Marina hotel. unquestion-
ably, the most restful and hos
pitabTe at which we have ever had
the pleasure of staying.
In the foregoing paragraph is
summed mp iH~hrief the opinion
expressed by Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Winter, of st. Paul, Minnesota,
who were spending a short time
in the city for the purpose of
visiting with Mrs. Winters broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Bryant Kirke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter had been
travelling in Arizona, New Mexico
and California in search of real
comfortable weather. and only
in Key West was their anticipa-
ton of ideal weather conditions
and the maximum of personal
comfort realized.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-08
COURT OFFICERS
HAVE DEPARTED
JUDGE RITTER AND OTHERS
HAD BEEN HOLDING s.
SESSION HERE

Judge H. L. Ritter, who presid-
ed, at the January session of Fed
eral court in Key West this week,
left this morning for Miami on q
Coast Guard plane, accompanied
by Mrs. Ritter and Mrs. Franklin
Harris.
Edwin R. Williams, clerk OF
court, and Guy c. Reeves. United
States marshal. left on the Cuba
yesterday afternoon for Tampa
and from there will proceed tc
Jacksonville.
Earle Spriggs. deputy clerk
Mrs. Lillian Lovegrove, secretary
to Judge Ritter and Miss Frances
Hughey, secretary to Assistant
District Attorney w. S. Granting
left by plane yesterday.
Others leaving by plane were P
]. Calvin, customs agent; c. ID
Young, federal alcohol tax unit
Leslie r. Curry, customs ap-
praiser, who were attending the
session as witnesses.
Assistant District Attorney
Granting and Mrs. Granting, re
NAMED over and will leave BY
plane this afternoons for Miami Ell
route to Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-08
PLANE BRINGS
II PASSENGERS
THIRTEEN LEAVE YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON. EN-
ROUTE TO MIAMI

Plane from Miami arrived this
morning, with IL passengers. The
airship was late due to having de-
parted from Miami at 9:25 o'clock
instead of 9 as scheduled.
Arrivals were. George CARR
son, Edward C. Barwick, Thomas
Wynn. Frank R. Schutts. William
Parrish, Mitchell Jameson. Har-
riet Swart, Ora L. Jones, Ora
Johnson, Helen Krause, Leila
Dunlap. Hortense Dunlap.
Departures yesterday were
Burris Jenkins, Clinton d. Young.
Walter Fox. Frances Hughey,
Earle Spriggs, Lillian Lovegrove,
Leslie R. Curry. P. ]. Calvin. Ney
Griffith, Charles Abbott, Knight
Johnson, Myrtis johnson, Kenneth
King.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-08
Soldier Bonus Question Now
Discussed In Many Quarters
~ 80 AwL[LZA
READERS FAIL AGAIN
TO DISCOVER ERROR

Once again. no reader o. The
Citizen caught the error on the
editorial page of the issue OF
Monday, January 6, and for the
discovery of which a Gillette New
De Lux. S: tety Razor Set with
ten blades AS offered. Yester-
day the Contest Editor stated IL
the error was not found the par
ticular paragraph in which it Oc-
CURED would be printed today.
Here it is:
''In the chi 'dren's room of
the Smithsonian Institute, at
Washington, may be seen the
Lords Prayer engraved with
in the space of needles eye.
1t is the finesse of the en-
graver's art"
There is something wrong in
the above item. What is IL?
Make the correction. i: you
think you have discovered it. on
the coupon which may be found on
another page o. this paper and see
that it is delivered at The Citizen
office between the hours OF 8
and IL tomorrow morn 'ng.
The first contestant with the
correct indication o. the mistake
receives the reward.