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Evening star., 1937-07-06

(ALT marsh bred midges are j. st
as troublesome as their dry-land
brothers. Their larvae may te found
in the decaying leaves and silt around
the edges Of the marshes, where there
Is deep shade, and little tidal move
ment. Trim trees so that sunlight is
available, and spray the shaded areas
with creosoted pine sap. Breeding
near small streams may be prevented
by the use OF tide gates across the
streams. These will permit the fresh
water to flow during low tides, but
will keep the high tides from making
an entrance.
pellents on the skin, or on screens,
has not proven altogether satisfac-
tory Ordinary kerosene applied to
window and door screens does, how
ever, help to keep the midges away
for one night. Pine oil used in the
same way is even better. Keep lights
unlit in bed rooms as much as pos
sible, so as not to tempt the gay young
bugs. Oil Of pine or oil of camphor
on the skin will do something to-
ward Tending the biters of for an hour
or so. Glycerine may be applied to
exposed surfaces. such as the neck,
fcae and arms, which serves as
mechanical barrier against the blood
suckers. However, one must be pre-
pared to sacrifice makeup and
charming appearance in favor of COM
fort!
One thing that I did discover for
myself was that the bug lights" put
out by several New York firms for
outdoor use, are wonderfully effective
against nearly all the bugs, including
the midges, while one is sitting In
the open. These are equipped with a
powerful bulb. which is surrounded
by vertical wires, each one carrying
small charge Of electricity. There
is pan fastened to the bottom and
the lamps are made to hang from
the porch roof or a standard on the
terrace, plugged into the nearest cleo
trical outlet. The bugs, attracted by
the lights, blunder against the wires
and are instantly electrocuted. The
charge is not strong enough to do
more than tingle the fingers OF . hu-
man being-but It's plenty strong
enough for the bugs! And these lights
have really proved relief and Joy
to us since we climbed the noun
tain for the Summer As far as
have been able to discover they are
not yet on sale in Washington, but
hope that they soon will be-they are
too good to miss!
And that is the story Of midges.
And a mighty exasperating and dis
tracing subject they are, too!
Evening star., 1937-07-06

THERE'S one sentence that children
loathe. At least We loathed Il
when we were young and we still
loathe it. It's the sentence that begin,
Don't you want to" and may end with
anything from get my sewing basket
to NOV the lawn for papa"
II it would only go something like
this-"don't you want to run down to
the corner and get yourself an ice
cream soda pit would be all right,
But 1t never does go like that. It al
ways includes in it some terrible
drudgery.
OF course. boy with . base ball
glove in one hand and a bat in the
other doesn't want to run upstairs for
mama's pocketbook. And, OF course,
q little girl who Is comfortably en-
sconced in a chair with q book doesn t
want to 60 down to the store for 4 can
Of tomato juice.
We think adults would be lot clev-
erer If they would say instead, II would
like you to get my pocketbook for me.
I have to stay here to watch the cof-
fee. Will you, please?" Children could
see sense to that. Or, If It's something
where the child has no choice what
ever, the adult really should make no
bones about 1t. He should just come
right out with his command. II he's
going to command. there's no sense In
hiding the fact behind lot of weasel
words.
But this business Of Don't you
want" Any child can see It's Just
q sham. JEAN.
(Copyrieht 1877
Evening star., 1937-07-06

tree -holes-and our house is sur
rounded with hundreds and hundreds
of trees-I think I'm definitely licked
before I start!
\ CCORDING to the bureau, biting
midges are known variously as
sand gnats," "no-see-ums, ""punkies,
sand flies" and just plain "gnats"
They typify the old saying about "a
rose with any other name -"
for a midge by any other name bites
Just as hard. They are so tiny that
they can penetrate practically any fine
mesh window screen, and they have q
perfect passion for the bright lights
and gay night life. Because of this,
the unwary soul who wants to read of
an evening, indoors or out, is beset
by the critters In appalling numbers.
And do they bite! Hours-even
days-after. the little swellings keep
on appearing, with the accompanying
desire to tear the skin surrounding
tnem 10 pieces. And the bites are
usually in clumps, so that by the time
you have done good scratching job,
you look like you'd been in a cat and
dog fight.
In general. there are two breeding
places for midges. salt marshes and
in rot holes of trees. Shore front
property is prosecuted by the former,
and inland and mountainous places
by the latter. If you don't live in a
perfect forest. it is a good idea to ex-
anime the trees about the house very
carefully, and, if rotted holes are
found, trim the edges away so that
the place is permitted to drain. Treat
the exposed surface with creosote to
stop further rot, and to heal the tree.
Kerosene applied to rot holes will not
kill the midge larvae, but creosote or
creosoted pine sap, will.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Too Much
Sun Bad
For Hair
1t Robs It of Luster
and Undermines
Scalp Health.
BY ELSIE PIERCE,

IT is quite fete to go through the
| Summer and have your hair come
out Of it soft and silky. It Is, rather,
the usual thing to have 1t look and
feel like so much straw. But surely
no woman wants the usual" 10 hap.
pen to her, particularly not when the
crowning glory is involved.
The hair needs protection from the
burning rays Of the sun, just as does
the skin. And exposure must be
timed limited to IS minutes at
a stretch, just as it Is against skin
burn. Otherwise the hair will suffer
exactly as will the skin. The sun
extracts oil, it leaves dryness in its
wake, it bleaches and streaks the hair,
1t robs it of luster, it undermines
scalp health
1t isn't the easiest thing in the
world to keep the hair soft as silk
with two elements like sun and salt
water conspiring against you. A little
pomade, brilllantine or special pro-
tectiVe preparation should be applied
to the hair before exposure. And
after a few minutes in the sun the
hair should be protected by a beach
hat or bandana. The bandanna kerr
chiefs are so colorful that they serve
a decorative as we'll as utilitarian pur-
pose. Remember that in the case Of
sunshine, as in the case of most
health medicines, a little is enough.
Too much becomes harmful
When bathing in salt water wear
a good cap. 1t is a worthwhile in.
vestment. And after swim. if YOUR
| hair has become wet in spite of a good
cap and care, shampoo or at least
rinse the hair thoroughly. Salt water
Will not destroy permanent wave,
but 1t will leave the hair gummy,
sticky, dry stiff and unmanageable.
Ihat Is why it should be rinsed or
shampooed out Of the hair, or il that
| Is impossible at least do WELD the
| brush
More frequent brushing and sham
poolng. brilliantine or pomade are all
helpful agents in converting the
straw" to satin"
AlIer tne shampoo you will want
to learn coaxing and curling your
hair, because obviously it is impoe-
slble to have the hair set after each
swim tunless the swims are few and
at least week between each two).
Learn to press the waves in with a
comb, holding one wave with fore.
finger and the other with middle finger.
or use combs if you are an out-and-out
| novice. The little curriers' are a splen.
| did thing to have for repair work. II
the hair is oily a little water will
help you set the wave if you are doing
without shampooing the hair first,
For dry hair thin wave-settinp To-
ton Is helpful. There are splendid
lotions on the market that dry quickly.
90 not leave residue and are alto
gether satisfactory.
My bulletins on hair care, brushtng
homemade shampoos. etc, NAV be
mad for a self-addressed stamped g.
cent? envelope
| tCopyrieht 1887
Evening star., 1937-07-06

and "do more" for the house. She
sent for the carpenter again and had
him make panel OF wood, which
was set below the sash, giving the win
dow the appearance of extending to
ground level and adding almost third
in height.
Then she went back to the wreck
ing company and for 81 additional
"swapped" her old shutters for two
pairs that had come from an old
Victorian house. These In place on
her windows continued from the top
Of the window to the lower edge of
the panel, making them in much bet
ter proportion to the front of the
house as well as more interesting. The
front door and the shutters were
painted a soft shade of blue-green.
On either side of the door she placed
tubs with ivy trailing up on slender
trellis. The dark ivy pointed up the
picture OF rosy brick and soft green
door against the white wall
John and Mary agreed that the box
AANS oppCdA AduSS VI tllc 1lOLSe lIllSllG
be improved by the addition of
porch, but any further construction
at that time was beyond the budget.
Again employing some ingenuity and
little effort they decided to make
grass terrace. which they reached
from the house by cutting a door
from one Of the windows in the liv-
ing room.
The terrace was 10 inches high at
one end. John cut down into the
bank to make the floor level. With
more of Mary's salvaged brick he
built a retaining wall, setting it a
good 10 inches below the surface
Of the ground and carrying it out from
the wall about IA feet. Into this
brick foundation pipef1tter set
framework of 2-inch iron pipe to
support an awning roof. The floor
was seeded with shady lawn grass,
and by raising the awning once or
twice week it remained green all
Summer. The awning was Of white
canvas. lined with a blue-green color
similar to that on the shutters, which
produced a much cooler effect than
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Cooks Corner
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
CY1NlErn r,n,n,r-

SUMNER DINNER.
Sliced Tongue
Parsley Potatoes
Tomato Salad Mold
Cheese Blend
Bread Peach Jam
Raspberry Shortcake
Coffee (Hot or Iced
TOMATO SALAD MOLD.
cups tomatoes teaspoon salt
l cup water (hot) u teaspoon
onion slices paprika
4 whole cloves 2 tablespoons
Day leaf granulated
"a teaspoon gram gelatin
ulated sugar y cup cold water
Let simmer for 10 minutes the
tomatoes, hot water and seasonings.
Strain. Reheat to boiling and pour
over gelatin, which has been soaked
five minutes in the cold water. Cool.
Pour a 1-inch layer into a shallow
pan. Chill until thick. Add the
cheese blend and cover with the rest
of the gelatin, which has been chilled
until 1t Is thick, but not stiff, however.
Allow to chill until very firm.
CHEESE BLEND
n cup cottage II teaspoon salt
cheese h teaspoon
Y cup chopped paprika
green peppers 2 tablespoons
Y cup chopped salad dressing
celery
Mix ingredients with q fork.
RASPBERRY SHORTCAKE,
2 cups flour tablespoons fat
4 teaspoons bak- - cup milk
ing powder 3 tablespoons
u teaspoon salt butter
Mix flour with baking powder and
salt. Cut in fat and slowly add milk.
When a soft dough forms, pat it out
until inch thick. Cut out six
squares. Spread tops with butter and
bake IL minutes in moderate oven.
While still hot split and add portions
Of berries. Replace top and cover with
remaining berries. Serve plain or
with cream.
3 cups berries / tablespoon
cup granulated lemon Juice :.
sugar "a cup water
Nix ingredients and allow to boil
four minutes. ooa and chill.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

the glare of sunshine on white. With
the addition of a few pots of gera-
niums and Towering petunias on the
wall, and the step, Mary had a ter
race she would not have exchanged
for the best porch the lumber COM
pany could have built. II served
as an outdoor living room, which was
a Joy through a Washington Sum-
mer.
From this ordinary little house
these two young people, with a very
little money, good taste and the will
to do" secured home that satisfied
them in every way. At the end of
10 years they enlarged the house by
an addition on the east side. which
provided guest bed rooms and bath,
servants quarters and a play room.
In spite OF Johns increasing i'm
portance in the community and the
demands of growing children, the
little house increased in size and
charm to fill the need.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Dorothy Dix Says
Do Not Marry Without Love, Simply to
Keep Youthful Promise.

man, will have little in common with
an uneducated wife. You will bore
each other to extinction because she
will be as little interested in you as
you are in her.
AS she is high-tempered, you will
quarrel inceSsantly because you will
not have the love that will make YOU
patient with her. and she will have a
chip on her shoulder thinking you are
hlgh-hatting her. And If she is not
domestic and good cook you will feel
that she Is an all-around failure who
does not even have a claim on the
gratitude that we have for those who
make us comfortable.
And, above all other men, a doctor
should marry q woman who can help
him. who is Of his own status So
cially. who can make friends for him.
A doctors wife boosts him up or pulls
him down, and you will not love =
wife who Is a handicap.
Xxx
nEAR MISS DIX: To whom should
married man make his nsur-
ance payable? Before we were married
my husband took out some insurance
and named his father and mother As
beneficiaries, and he refuses to have
the policy changed. Do you not think
that he should make 1t payable to
me? 1t hurts me deeply that he
does not love me well enough to do
this, for it is I, not his people, who
make the sacrifice necessary to keep
the insurance paid up. Thinking about
this has nearly driven me crazy. What
do you think about it?
IN A QUANDARY.
Answer-As a general thing, q man
should make his insurance payable
to his wife, for she IS the one for
whose welfare he Is most responsible.
Most men realize this, and probably
n1nety-nine husbands out of q hun
dred do make their wives their bene-
f1ciaries.
But there may be circumstances
in which husband may be justified
In insuring his life for his parents
benefit in preference to his wifes. In
case where q father and mother are
old and helpless, too feeble to support
themselves and the wife is young,
strong and healthy, trained to some
business by which she can earn a
good living and as capable of look
ing after herself as 4 man would be,
you can see that . good son would
think 1t more important to protect the
old people than the young woman.
Perhaps this is the reason your hus-
band will not change his policy despite
your tears and prayers and nagging,
and you are foolish to worry yourself
crazy over it. Just have q little pa
tience and understanding Of his posi-
ton, and no doubt he will make his
next policy out to you.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
A Sense
Of Space
Is Needed
Do Not Bind Yourself
by Chains of Duty
to the Spot.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

WE WHO live too close to children
w are in danger, every so often, OF
losing a sense of space. We begin to
think that there is no room left for
childish cropping, childish errors, child
ish growth. We get anxious and press
upon them when in reality there Is
the wide space of infinity stretching
out before and about us. Plenty of
room for everything, for mistakes and
successes and sudden surprises.
When you begin to feel that you
are failure as parent, it is time
to stop still and wait until you feel
the space widen about you and peace
settle upon your spirit. Each of us
has different way of reaching out
into that space. Some of us have to
60 fishing, some have to play bridge,
or take swim and lie in the sun.
Some of US have to climb a mountain
or rest by the sea. Most of us have
to lay down the burden for a brief
time and turn our backs upon it.
1t is astonishing how the children's
intelligence brightens and their man.
ners improve as we put space in dis
tance and time between them and us.
1t is amazing how our love for them
deepens and our hopes soar as we
remove ourselves space from them 1t
Is necessary for us to do this to get a
really accurate view of the children
and make fresh start with them.
1t does not help to bind oneself by
chains of duty to the spot. 1t is futile
to say, I've never left the children
for an hour since they were born. l
couldn't do such thing I feel my
responsibility to them far too keenly
for that. am too conscientious about
them to think of leaving them even
for day"
II you will permit me, that is not
conscience, that is self-love. The one
who says that likes to feel that he is
the only man who can serve the chill
dren. the only one who counts. 1t is
good for children to have change of
overseers and guardians occasionally.
They enjoy it. They are stimulated
by new minds and fresh ideas. They
learn to adjust themselves to people
and conditions. Instead of staying
on a dead level of routine they take
the little ups and downs that come
as adventures and enjoy them hugely,
especially in retrospect. 1t is great
fun to recite the happenings and ex-
cltements to the returning father and
mother.
The parents and teachers who take
time out for rest and recreation are
not shirking their duty, they are per-
forming it valiantly. The children
under their care are not suffering;
they are benefiting by the relief
Teaching functions better after a brief
space. 1t comes into action with more
surety and Joy after period of quiet
cessation.
Don't wait until you feel crowded by
the children's needs and activities.
Don't wait until you are on the verge
OF temper and tears. Get out before
disbursement falls upon your spirit
There is always time for this. Life
takes time as it comes along. Saving
an hour or day for the childrens
growth is beyond any of us. They
grow in space, space in time and space
In distance, and We must stay beyond
both Of them to keep In touch with
the needs Of the children. It sounds
queer, but you will find that it is
right.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-07-06
A-o'nt ce"stts Is-rAt>

old trees shaded the good-sized lot so
that the children had pleasant place
to play. It seemed happy, WELL
ordered neighborhood in which to
bring up children.
The house itself had everything that
was strictly necessary, but it was COM
pletely devoid of charm. To John it
was good investment. As home it
left Mary cold" However, since they
both were endowed with imagination
and ingenuity, they decided to buy it
and with the expenditure of a little
additional money make it the home
they had dreamed about
They found that the budget could
stand an expenditure of 5000, $50 Of
which they set aside to paper and
paint the interior. They hired a good
paperhanger, who did the entire house
in two days, and economical by doing
all the painting themselves.
THEIR big problem was to make the
front Of the house more interest,"
ing-to change an ordinary door into
an inviting entrance and q COM
mon garden variety" window into a
thing Of beauty. The front door was
a Standard" which means that it
was turned out by factory by the
thousand, guaranteed to stand wear
and tear and to fit any house, any
where. This has its advantages, but
it does not lend distinction to an en-
trance. Several coats of a weather.
proof varnish protected this one from
the elements, which was necessary, as
there was no covering over the door
Unfortunately, most of Mary's friends
were not so protected, 50 she felt the
first gesture In graciousness and hos
pitality would be roof over the en-
trance
She hunted up a good carpenter
who agreed to build simple roof
supported on pillars. : The lumber
company which furnished the mate
rials also supplied design and work.
ing drawing, which saved an archi-
tect's fee. From wrecking company
she purchased load Of salvaged brick
at about a third of the price of new
ones, their warm, rosy shade much
nicer than the harsh red of new ones.
These were used to pave the floor of
the porch.
THE windows on the first floor were
also standard" and as there was
only one on each side of the door, they
looked entirely inadequate and un-
important, Mary felt that adding to
their length in some way would make
them more interesting in themselves
Evening star., 1937-07-06
EAR DOROTHY DIX am
\ a young man, just graduated
from college and beginning
nv medical studies When

Il AAohA SSAiSeC oAAo OS6
- my medical studies. When
was boy of 18 had a love affair
| with a girl Of the same age I still
like the girl and she says she loves
me, but she does not fit into the pic
ture Of the woman want for a wife
some time. She has no social back
ground. She has little education. She
is stubborn and tempered and
| cannot cook. Now what shall I do?
Shall tell the girl that have no
intention of ever marrying her? Am
I in honor bound to marry her?
r. C.
Answer-There are matters that are
between man and his own soul, and
he Is the only one who has the right
to chart his course OF action. This is
one Of them. But when you try to
solve your problem, remember that
two wrongs do not make a right and
that marriage certificate isn't going
to make everything sweet and lovely
between you and the girl.
Men seem to think that they can
atone to q woman for any harm they
have done her by marrying her, but
in reality a man can do no crueler
wrong to woman than by marrying
her after he has ceased to love her.
So If you have a particle Of kindness
left in your heart for this woman, tell
her that you have outgrown her, that
you no longer care for her and that
you do not wish to marry her. That
will give her the chance to make her
life over and marry some man who
does love her and who wants her.
WHEN q man marries q woman
from sense of duty and because
he feels that he is in honor obligated
to do so, he pats himself on the back
and poses as martyr, and every one
says how noble he is and how sorry
they are for him. But in reality the
one who suffers most and who most
deserves our sympathy is the woman
who was wed under compulsion.
She is put in the most humiliating
position in the world. She knows that
her husband considers her a burden
and that he hates her because she
stands between him and freedom and
perhaps some woman he loves. She
starves for the affection she never
gets. She is lonely with the desperate
loneliness Of the woman who is shut
out from her husbands condolences,
yet she must do the work and make
the sacrifices demanded Of wifehood,
So don't marry this girl unless you
love her. Your marrying her won't
make her happy. 1t will deprive her
Of the chance of having any happiness
with husband who cares for her.
No man can be a good husband
unless he loves his wife, because in
the flrst place men are imperfectly
homogeneous, as Mr.. Howell once said,
and because, In the second place. all
the circumstances OF . mans life tend
to wean him away from his wife and
unless she has some particular charm
and glamour for him he Is very likely
to wander away from her.
All of these objections to marrying
. woman without love apply partiou.
Larry IN your case. You, . cultivated
Evening star., 1937-07-06
The Old Gardener Saws:

II cabbage leaves become tat
tered and torn, it is a sure sign
that cabbage worms are at work.
| There are several worms which
feed on cabbage, cauliflower, broc-
coli, Brussels sprouts, radish,
turnip and kindred plants.
Whether it is the common green
cabbage worm, the cabbage loop
er or one of several others, the
control measures are the same.
Dust with a pyrethrum dust con-
tanning at least 80 per cent
pyrethrum or with a derris dust
containing at least FIVE -tenths of
one per cent rotenone. Pyrethrum
and rotenone sprays are also et-
fective and should be used at the
dilutions recommended by the
manufacturer. Cabbage worms
are active during July and Aug
ust and will do much damage
unless control measures are
taken. Usually two or three ap-
plications of the spray or dust
will be effective.
tCopyrieht. 1877