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Evening star., 1936-01-13

There was much excitement in the
family at the time Of the first snow
fall-each child was in q tremor Of
fear about the poor bunnies-"all out
there in that snow"-but we as
sured them that nature had fixed
that all up, and given them extensive
credit on four nice heavy fur coats
for the Winter. Benjamin has dis
tinguished himself by turning color
for the third time since he arrived
in my house in q paper bag last
Easter Sunday morning. Having be-
gun life as q dark. rather dignifed
gray. he degenerated into a rakish
strawberry roam tint, tastefully set of
by black ears and feet. Now he is a
drab-looking mud color, but the ears
and feet are blacker than ever.
can't tell you what color his tail Is
now-Gt has been black, mostly, be-
cause he sits down practically all the
time, gazing skyward at snowflakes
and airplanes.
- II
3aG4 hA4 oCCAl w CiiJOy o1ttiilB Out
in the snow. F1opsy, whom I
suspect Of being exceedingly vain
rather preens herself when comparing
its whiteness with her own platinum
blond fur. and parks in a corner Of
the run, looking coquettish. She still
has not made up with poor Benjamin,
and they are forced to live apart
owing to her Ill nature. In fact, one
wag among our friends has threat
ened to paint little signboard with
Reno" and nail it to Flopsy's door.
However, I am afraid that might put
ideas into the heads Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Swiftly, In the neighboring villa-so
far they have had eyes for no one
but each other, and we are endeavor-
ing to keep them that way. They
have grown into large and handsome
rabbits, resembling very much an
expensive-looking chinchilla collar.
AL four will huddle quietly under
the falling snow and stay there until
little pyramids have formed on top
Of their heads and backs. Flopsy
becomes practically indistinguishable
except for her pink eyes and wobbling
nose. Benjamin occasionally goes
into Mysteries over the fact that snow
gets in his ears-he shakes his head
and scratches and rushes back into
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Dorothy Dix Says
It Is the Short Term Marriage That
Breeds Divorce; No One Makes Best
Of Temporary Job.

= N SPITE Of the fact that the cold
Government statistics show that
the average marriage in the
L United States lasts only six years
and eight months, we like to believe
that every bride and bridegroom enter
the holy estate with q firm conviction
that their marriage is going to be like
the fairy-tale ones in which they lived
happily ever afterward.
Hence It is shocking to learn that
nowadays loves young dream Is tinged
with cynicism, and that even those
who stumble to the altar in q trance
of bliss anticipate waking up from it
some day. They do not consider mar
riage an until-death-do-us-part con-
tract. Rather they regard it as a nice
party while it lasts.
Recently the Marital Relations In
stitute has been trying to find out just
how long the average man and woman
really expected their marriage to en-
dure. It polled the applicants for mar
riage licenses in seven cities, repre-
senting all sections Of the country,
and it found that the average ex-
pectancy of marriage is 16 years 2
months and / week. About third
Of the lovers interrogated declared that
they expected their marriage to last
forever, but per cent Of the $4,000
persons questioned admitted that two
years Of matrimony was the best for
which they hoped.
4 \ 4 +
THAT'S the answer to the question
Of why the modern marriage Is
SO often Q failure and divorce is so
common. Young people do not 60 into
1t for q permanent job. They take q
fling at it as they might at lottery
ticket. II it wins out, fine and dandy.
II 1t doesn't, too bad. Tough luck. But
you don't have to stand it. It Is Just
q passing episode. Nothing Is more
common than to hear . girl or boy say
that they win try marriage once, any
way.
No marriage entered into IN this
spirit can be . success unless both
husband and wife are darlings Of the
gods and have some special miracle
worked In their behalf. Nor could any
man or woman succeed in any other
career II they undertook It with the in
tention Of quitting II the shedding got
hard or they lost their taste for 1t or
It vast all their fancy painted it. You
can't imagine doctor becoming an
eminent practitioner Or 3 great sur
geon II be took his profession up with
the idea Of trying II. for . couple Of
years, or business man becoming o
merchant prince II In the back Of his
head was the idea that he would 60
into bankruptcy the minute he discoy-
cred that running store wAs work
and worry instead Of just fun and
playing.
No. Thuee who make . succe0 o6
any calling sign up for . lie job
at Il Thsy know that 10 make q
80 q anything you have 70 sttck 70
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Consistency
In Affection
For Children
Best to Strike Happy
Medium in All
Things.
nv ANGELO PATRI.


TO-DAY nurse or mother feels good.
- Everything is going smoothly.
Life Is lust fine. The darling child
A. hueced and kissed. OF course he
will be taken to the park. Certainly
he can have a lollypop-two OF them,
II he likes. Yes, he can have ride
on the camel. Whatever the darling
baby wants he shall have. hugs and
kisses thrown in. Everybody Is happy.
especially baby.
Some other day things are not so
happy. The laundry has been lost,
for the second time. The weather Is
bad, with an east wind, and the CHM
ney smokes. The new dress Is the
wrong color and it does not fit. The
butcher sent home the wrong cut and
said it was the best he had. The in
come tax man came around to say
that item number such and so could
not be allowed. Such life!
"Get down. Can't you see you are
mussing my dress? Goodness knows
when I'll get another one. No! I told
you before you couldn't 60 out, didn't
/? Can't you see it's raining? Go
play. o, anything you like so you
stop bothering me. If you begin again
I'm going to slap you"
The darling child of yesterday is
the nuisance of the moment to be
pushed away and scolded and slapped.
Not that he is one whit different from
what he was on the bright and smil-
ing day. He Is just the same. He
expects the same treatment. When
he is rebuffed he Is shocked. He can't
believe the bad news and returns to
make sure. That Is the breaking point.
He Is slapped and sat down emphat-
ically on a chair in the corner where
he lifts his voice in loud protest.
That sort of treatment ruins child.
It soon teaches him that he cannot
trust the adults about him. He learns
to take advantage of the bright mo-
ments, to get all he can out Of them,
and hide from the wrath that comes
on the dark days. Worst Of all, he
loses the first essential in normal child
growth, a feeling Of security in his
world. A lack Of security makes him
afraid, cuts down his activity, kills
his initiative, makes him evasive and
Self-protective. It cultivates nervous
disorders, hampers the growth Of in
telligence and turns q happy, healthy
child into weakling.
The root of the child training Is
within the behavior of the teachers
themselves. Parents are the first and
the most effective teachers children
meet. Their behavior, their attitudes
toward them set the children's habits.
It is necessary to be self controlled,
clear-headed, intelligent about the
children. To mix up ones personal
vexations with the children's needs Is
to court disaster. One must put aside
his personal feelings and place the
childrenis needs first. Forget the
worries Of the day and turn steady
spirit upon the children,s lives.
Nobody can be forever consistent,
forever right, but most Of us can exert
sufficient control 10 prevent the blow
hot, blow cold sort Of family relation
ship. Ups and downs there must al
ways be; there also can be pleasant
valleys in between where the little
children can grow happy and steadily.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Including
PrOteinS in
Daily Diet
BY EDITH M. BARBER.

THE word protein, II 1t means any
thing at all to you, symbolizes
meat, fish. cheese, eggs and milk. To
the scientist, however, protein is not
SO simple. It Is made up Of what
are called "amino acids" There are
az Of these acids known today. Diff
ferent foods contain varying proper.
tions Of these acids.
According to DR.. William Rose Of
the University Of Illino'' who reported
his work at the annual meeting Of
the American Dietetic Association in
Cleveland, experiments with animals
have shown that certain Of these acids
are essential for growth and also that
certain others are necessary for nor
NAL nutrition. At least eight are ab-
solutely essential.
Because Of the liberal quantities Of
protein which the American people
in general have In their diets, the
question Of essential amino acids need
not be o matter Of worry. We can 60
on choosing our meals according to
the standard combinations and be
certain that we are getting the ma
terial which is necessary to repair
our tissues and to supply children
with what they need for building new
tissues as their bodies mature. As
children need such q comparatively
liberal amount, the inclusion Of plenty
Of milk is . safeguard because Of its
protein content rs well as on account
- xy~> v>atx,AS>o1e ard x,{fov xx,t.5eJ1
1t supplies.
MEAT BALLS EN CASSEROLE.
slices bacon.
i pound ground beef.
! onion, minced.
teaspoon salt.
I can tomato soup.
onions sliced thin.
Fry the bacon in q heavy saucepan.
MIX beef, salt and minced onion and
form into balls. Pantry these until
brown on all sides in the hot bacon
fat. Add the tomato soup, onions
and more salt II desired. Cover and
cook one hour over Q low name. Re-
move the cover and continue cooking
until done.
CRAB BIsQUE.
X cup canned crabmeat.
pint milk.
! slice onion.
: tablespoons butter.
l1a tablespoons flour.
ss teaspoon salt.
Pepper.
Nutmeg.
Rub crehneat through sieve. scald
milk with onion. Add crabmeat, but
ter and hour rubbed together. Add
seasoning and STIR over the dre until
slightly thickened.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Reports the Animal Life Around the Writer'S Household
Rabbit Department Still
Enjoying Best of Health;
ANewcomer Makes Bow
Mr.. Jimmy Tiptoes Has Adopted Family
as Special Meal Ticket and Demands
J Fancy Service

his warm, strawfilled hutch to let
them thaw out.
-
RUT the menagerie has been ex-
panded since last wrote-no,
not what you thinkl This time we
have been annexed ourselves by q
very up-and-coming gentleman squir-
rel, who has decided that as q neal
ticket we are the tops, and menage
well worth cultivating. It happened
this way:
About three weeks ago my youngest
child was busily scattering crusts and
crumbs on the fiat roof outside his
window, when he was charmed to
make the acquaintance Of a large,
portly squirrel. apparently bent on
doing his family marketing. He re-
moved several crusts with dispatch,
and came back looking for some
thing more to his liking. My child
rushed downstairs, raided the nut
bowl, and proceeded to flx up Mr..
Squirrel in big way. This, Of course,
established q precedent, and every
morning since we have been visited
by the fiuffy-tailed gentleman with
long market list.
While the boy was III, Mr.. Timmy
Tiptoes, as the squirrel was christened.
was somewhat neglected, which didn't
appeal to him at all. One morning
recently, while the nurse was busily
making up one Of the childrens beds,
she heard tapping on the window
outside that gave her quite a start.
Looking up, she saw Timmy, very
importunate, batting at the panes
with both front paws. Nuts were pro-
duced, and the gray gentleman got to
work on them Immediately. Now. the
nurse tells me, he follows her from
room to room, along the roof, every
morning-if she isn't in one place he
looks through all the other windows
until he finds her inside, and then
begins knocking and pounding for
his daily ration!
r r
LIE HAS a wife, but she, poor soul,
doesn't seem to count. She is thin
and scrawny, her tail looks much the
worse for moths, and he gives her no
consideration whatsoever. In fact, the
only times his highness has permitted
her to approach the windows on the
roof it has been for purely business
reasons-there were more nuts than
he could carry, and he required her
services. When she had laboriously
transported the biggest and heaviest
nut to the branches Of the big birch
tree where the pair lives, he casually
bit her so that she squealed and drop
ped the nut neatly into the hole where
he keeps his stores. Then he sent
her back after another one, and re-
peated the bite performance on her
return.
expressed pity for the poor lady
in the presence Of my children. The
youngest remarked pithily: well. I
wouldn't worry about Mrs. Tiptoes,
Mum. II she didn't like 1t, she
wouldn't stick around. ] guess she
loves the guy"
And there really didn't seem to be
anything more to sayl
II you wish advice on your individual
household problems write Betsy Cas-
well, in care Of The Star, inclosing
stamped, self-addressed envelope for
reply.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Fashion Flashes

A lovely OUTFIT for cruise travel or
resort wear combines coat, skirt and
novel sunback slip-on. It Is fashioned
Of novelty knitted boucle In q two-tone
tweedy stitch of shadow box design.
A straight hanging cardigan coat
matches the smart skirt, which fea-
lures large box pleats for graceful full
ness and tree action. The third piece
to this OUTFIT Is bordered. yoke-topped
sl1p-on with . very low back for
healthful sun tanning whsn the coat
% removed.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

enough 10 WKe
an interest In the
bunnies q chance
to become "au
courant" with the
situation in the
Casweu hut c h
department.
As q matter Of
fact, they are all
four enjoying the
best Of health.
a n d piritS
thanks to quanti-
ties of oats and
c arrotS duly
dished out to
them every dav.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
1868

Send for the new Barbara Bell pat
tern book. Make yourself attractive,
practical and becoming clothes, select
ing designs from the 119 Barbara Bell
well-planned, easy-to-make patterns.
Interesting and exclusive fashions for
little children and the difficult junior
age: slenderizing, well-cut patterns for
the mature figure, afternoon dresses
for the most particular young women
and matrons and other patterns for
special occasions are all to be found in
the Barbara Bell pattern book. Send
Is cents today for your copy.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Beef Appetizers.

NIX Fhiladelphia cream cheese with
insly chopped green pepper. Shape
into tiny balls the sise Of marble.
Cut dried beef with tlae scissors into
halls - ~ beet. lmpale on tooth
p1s sfx
Evening star., 1936-01-13

AAoA<SS o1A0 III o SAdoS vase IIn nOQkQ
which light may reach roots.
In making pastry, roll in one
direction only. If you roll first
IN one direction and then In an
other, your crust is always sure
to be tough. To improve both
flavor and appearance brush a
sugar sirup over the crust Just
before taking from the oven.
Make the sugar sirup by dissolv-
ing n cup Of sugar in X cup
boiling water.
A noted chemist gives us the
information that science has dis
covered that 1t Is not dangerous
to save canned foods In the can
after it has been opened. They
remain in better condition until
eaten II the unused portion Is
kept In the can. There is Moth
ing about the can that win con-
tribute to the spoilage Of food.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

reluctant
until worth Of
Of leisure evenings and this useful and
bor entaed making It, Lovely o win be for bridge prizes well
ufual gifts
e y with the pattern.
10
service postage Address Woanb Editor Of The Evening
ctar.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
BY BETSY CASWELL.

BY BETSY CASWELL.
~ dolly enough, I have had 80
4 many letters lately, request
I. ing further reports on the
~ activities Of the Caswell rab-
bits-Flopsy. Benjamin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Swifty-that I can no longer
ignore these questions. and feel that
I must allow the people who are kind
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Cooks Corner
BIZ MRS. ALEXANDER
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit
GEORGE

] BIZ MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGk
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit
French Toast Bacon
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Soup Crackers
Celery
Apple Sauce Ginger Cookies
Tea
DINNER,
Chicken Roll Crednsed Peas
Beet Relish
Bread Currdnt Jam
Date Torte Cream
Coffee
CHICKEN ROLL.
~ cups -four 8 tablespoons fat
3 teaspoons bak- l egg
ing powder "a cup milk
II fao cy>oN,, coli
Evening star., 1936-01-13

Y teaspoon salt
Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in fat and, mixing with knife,
add egg and milk. Pat out soft dough
until u inch thick. Spread with
chicken. Roll up quickly and place
in buttered loaf pan. Bake 20 min
utes in moderate oven. Unnold and
surround with creamed peas.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
My Neighbor Says:

Ivy grows best In water in the
house and IN q glass vase through
which light may reach roots.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

No. Thuee who make . success o6
any calling sign up for . lie Job
at Il Thsy know that 70 make .
80 q anything you have 70 stick 10
Evening star., 1936-01-13

II you wish advice on your individual
household problems write Betsy Cas-
well, in care Of The Star. inclosing
stamped, self-addressed envelope for
reply.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

It is the short-term marriage that
b ct the root Of divorce, for none
Of US can put much heart and enthu-
siasm into . temporary job.
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright. 1850
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
BIRTHS
ohm B. and Abbie H. McAfee, girl.

John B. and Abbie H. McAfee, girl.
Robert and Lola Norris, boy.
Thomas B. and Catherine NJ. White.
boy.
Warren ]. and Rosetta C. Hoffman,
boy.
clifford C. and Anna B. Hooker. girl.
Bernard and Edith F. Tilch, girl.
Herman 7. and Marie C. Dennis, girl.
Alton II. and Jean Lewis, girl.
Preston w. and Irma NJ. Marshall, boy.
Fred and Bessie S. Jennings, boy.
John ID. and Geraldine schneider, boy.
John and Ada Tenly, boy.
John NJ. and Dorothy Holton, girl.
Charles L. and Lucille Flynn. girl.
Kenneth w. and Alice M Mago, girl.
Joseph F. and Helen NJ. Amato, boy.
James E. l. and Ruth r. Arts, girl.
Christopher D. and Violet NJ. BarteI-
mes, girl.
Earl L. and Mae e. Carter, boy.
George A. and Harriet Clark, girl.
Joseph F. and Thelma C. Dean, boy.
Charles r. and Marjorie 1. Dutrow.
boy.
Charles E. and Anita A. Eckles, girl.
William Y. and Genevera NJ. Ellis, boy.
Christian J. and Thelma G. Gillars,
girl.
Jacob G. and Mary HAZE girl.
Leon H. and Lucille NJ. Harley. boy.
Vernon NJ. and Margaret A. Hunt.
girl
John L. and Mary A. Kelly, boy.
Howard D. and Edna L. Lerch, boy.
Clifton E. and Veronica NJ. Lord. girl.
George and Hattie Lowe, boy.
Norman D. and Ethel Marden, girl
Horace B. and Mildred May boy,
David F. and Virginia E. Matter, girl.
Halbert A. and Lillian E. McElroy.
girl.
George B. and Naomi NJ. Nelson, girl.
John R. and Adelaide Perkins, girl.
William C. and Constance B. Rector,
boy.
william L. and Genevieve NJ. Ruffner.
girl.
Rodney W and Catherine T. Schulz.
girl
Paul NJ and Anna l. Sneak. girl.
Floyd W. and Emma ]. Stevick, girl.
James l.. and Florine Thompson, boy.
Leonard and Marie c. Turner. girl.
Mercer e. and Glenda Warren. girl.
William A. and Ina C. Welch, boy.
William ". and Annie NJ. Wilson, girl.
Austin NJ. and Mildred w. Young, boy.
Joseph and Daisy Cheney. boy.
John and Charlotte Dean, boy
Charles H. and Frances franklin, girl.
Frank and Mary Lassery boy.
Dollie and Bessie Livingston, girl.
Sylvester A. and Hazel NJ. Wilkinson.
boy.
Charles e. and Pearl I. America, boy.
George H. and Virginia l.. Baker, boy.
Everett A. and Anna NJ. Bergmann.
boy.
Seth and Mary Butler, girl.
Carl ]. and Jessie B. Cooper. boy.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

Approximately so per cent OF
the child population Of Washing
ton is affected with rickets in
some form or other, it was stated
today by DR.. Hugh J. Davis, di-
rector of the child hygiene and
welfare service Of the District
Health Department.
Discussing the disease for The
Washington Times series on health
protection, DR.. Davis pointed out
the serious nature of rickets and
what it may lead to, and also de-
clared that the disease is 100 per
cent preventable.
Due To Lime Lack
Rickets is a deficiency disease,
resulting from q lack Of lime Cor
calcium) and hosphor S
throughout the system. This con-
dition is due to an insufficient in
take of foods containing these
minerals and more particularly
from a lack of Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is contained in cod
liver oil, and all infants, Dr.. Davis
said, should be given cod liver oil
as early as one month of life.
Rickets results in a variety Of
deformities, particularly bow legs,
flat chest and abnormally large
head bones.
Because a large number of rick
cts cases develop flat chests, the
children so afflicted are more Sus-
ceptible to the respiratory diseases,
with the result that there is a
much larger death rate from pneu-
monia and the like among rachitic
children than among normal chill
dren.
Where to Go
So that parents may know how
to prevent this disease, as well as
others, the District maintains
health stations for infants (from
birth until years Of age) and
preschool children (from 2 to 81
at the following places:
Georgetown Hospital-Preschoo
Tuesday, 10 a. NJ; infants, Wednes-
day, 10 a. m; Friday, 10 a. m, col
ored.
1904 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.
Infants, Tuesday, 10 a. m, col
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
DR.. Davis Discusses
Ricketts, Control

ored; Wednesday, 10 a. m. Pre-.
school, fourth Thursday, 10 a. M;
second Friday, 10 a. m.
304 Indiana Ave. N. W.-Infants:
Tuesday, 10 a. m; colored, Thurs
day, 10 a. m. PreSchool: Friday,
10 a. m.
480 E st. S. W.-1nfants: Wed
nesday, 10 a. M; Friday, 10 q. M,
colored. Preschool: First and third
Thursday, 10 a. m.
900 Maryland Ave. N. E-Pre-
school: Monday, 10 a. m; Tuesday,
10 a. NJ; Wednesday, 10 a. m, col
ored; Thursday, 10 a. m; Friday,
10 a. m.
1905 Pennsylvania Ave. s. E.
Preschool: Monday, 10 a. m; Wed
nesday, 10 a. m; Thursday, 10
a. m, colored; Friday, 10 a. m.
Freedmen's HoSpital-All chill
dren and infants, colored: Monday,
2 p. m; Tuesday, 2 p. m; Wednes-
day, 2 p. m.
1927 Georgia Ave. N. W.-Pre-
school: Monday, 10 a. m; Tuesday,
10 a. M, colored; Wednesday, 10
a. M; Friday, 10 a. m.
2237 Nichols Ave. s. E.-InfantS:
Tuesday, 10 a. m: Friday, 10 a. m,
colored. Preschool: Second Thurs
day, 10 a. m.
2012 Rhode Island Ave. N. E.
Infants: Tuesday, 10 a. m; Thurs
day, 10 a. m; Thursday, II a. m,
colored. Preschool: Friday 10 a. m.
518 M st. N. W.-InfantS: Tues
day, 10 a. m, colored; Thursday,
10 a. m. Preschool: Wednesday,
10 a. m, colored.
-VnTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
VICTIMS
ARE BURIED

Finis to a double tragedy in
which two small children lost their
lives while swimming in the Pa
tuxent River near Benedict, Md,
Wednesday, was written today with
the burial of eight-year-old Shirley
Richard and her cousin, Clayton
Higdon, aged 9.
Shirley. who lived at 1903 Kear-
ney st. N. E., was buried in Mount
Olivet Cemetery following services
at her home. Requiem mass was
celebrated at o'clock this morn
ing at st. Anthony's Catholic
Church.
Clayton, who died with her when
they stepped into a hole from
shallow water. was buried in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery after services at
his home, 2615 Twenty-second St.
N. E.
The little girl Is survived by
her widowed mother, her brother,
Harold, and two sisters, Phyllis
and Lucille.
The boy is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Higdon, and two sisters, Avis and
Audrey.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

Harvey NJ. and Ruth o. Cloud, boy.
Truman NJ. and Blanche NJ. Dodson.
boy.
julius r. and Elizabeth r. Earle, boy.
Earle T. and Beulah NJ. Edwards boy.
Benjamin J. and Eva Futrovsky, boy.
Clark c. and Eleanor v. Greninger,
boy.
James L. and Alverta B. Hamilton.
boy.
Clarence H. and Annie r. Holiday,
boy.
Claude B. and Catherine A. Johnson.
girl.
John P. and Mary e. Kirlin. girl
Robert o. and Susan S. Litchfield, boy.
Vernon D. and Helen D. Love. girl.
William r. and Eva r. Lusby, girl.
Fred and Ida Maschutte. boy.
Charles C. and Phoebe j. Maze, girl.
James H. and Louise E Montague
girl.
Leslie H. and Mildred x. Nails. girl.
William r. and Helen Y. Padgett boy.
Otto L. and Agatha Parkerson, boy.
Leland A. and Mildred H. Rice. boy.