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Evening star., 1937-12-16
Controlling
Children's
DoNot Allow Them
To Play Games
At Meal Time.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

! ny TA4NNDAo L a AsAs
7 MET q troubled mother who be-
lieved she was failing in her job
because she had to keep telling the
children the same thing over and
over, had to watch them to see that
they followed instructions. What can
do to make them remember to do
what they ought to do?"
How old are they?"
"One boy is sE2, the other I. They
both 60 to school. II don't watch
them they won't brush their teeth. I
have to keep reminding them that
they must get dressed in time. They
play at the table They make be-
lieve the egg is q giant and they are
dragons who devour it. It's awful,
tell you. I've done my best, but I
have done nothing, judged by their
behavior"
But they do brush their teeth.
and they do dress, and they do eat
| all their breakfast, and they get to
school on time, and the teachers like
them?"
20, yes. Sometimes they do very
well. But I know that If I were not
there they would not do what they
ought to do. I haven't succeeded in
training them to do right because it Is
the right thing to do"
I'm not so sure about that. After
all, S and 7 years do not measure
much Of lifetime. Children don't
come into the world all ready for
social cooperation. I know grown
people who aren't ready yet after
lifetime OF experience. I think the
boys do pretty well.
"A mothers job Is working job.
It demands long hours that, stretch
into the years. Day after day the
same things have to be done at the
same time. The children have to be
told over and over the same things.
They have to learn by repeated les
sons and repeated experiences over a
long term. I've never seen children
who did not have to be ordered back
again and again to brush their teeth
or clean their nails, or wash their ears.
And learning table manners is q
lengthy affair requiring many repeated
experiences. I'll venture to say that
these boys behave like angels at the
table when they 60 visiting"
20, yes, they do. That's what
makes me so impatient. They 60 out
and behave perfectly. They come
home right afterward and you'd think
they had been reared In the zoo.
That means they are afraid to be
bad before other people, but they
have no regard for me. 1t makes me
feel terrible"
1T doesn't mean that at all. Be-
ing mannerly at table is hard for
little children. They are under
strain. They are afraid they will
forget something, make mistake,
and somebody will notice it. When
the ordeal is over they have to relax.
They will get away as fast as they can
and Jump and shout and rough-house
generally. It means they are tired and
have to rest up, that's all. Send them
into the open and let them get rid OF
the pent-up energy"
But what am I to do about their
playing games with their food?"
"Tell them to stop it and eat
promptly, like real people. II they
don't, put them In separate rooms
and they can't play. But remember
the boys are all right. You're work.
ing mother, and all working mothers
have to stay on their jobs for long
terms. They enlist for lHe."
(Copyright. 1937)
Evening star., 1937-12-16
}Best Remedy for
} Coughs is Easily
} Mixed at Home
Needs No Cooking.

C-Seees No Cooking; Big ssying:
10 get the quickest relief from coughs
que to colds, mix your own remedy at
home. Once tried, you'll never use anv
other kind of cough medicine, and its
so simple and easy.
FIRST, make syrup by stirring 2
cups granulated sugar and one cup Of
wafer few moments, until dissolved.
A cnlId could do it. No cooking needed.
linen get 212 ounces of Pinex from
any druggist. This is a concentrated
compound of Norway Pine, famous fer
lis prompt action on throat and brol.
chial membranes.
Put the Pinex into a pint bottle, and
add your syrup. Thus you make 4 full
pint of really better medicine than you
could buy ready-made for four times
the money. 1t never spoils, and chill
dren love its pleasant taste.
And for quick, blessed relief, it has
no equal. You can feel it penetrating
the air passages in a way that means
business. 1t loosens the phlegm, soothes
the infiamed membranes, and eases the
soreness. Thus it makes breathing
easy, and let's you get restful sleep.
Just try 1t, and il not pleased,
your money will be refunded.
.IP|EZENzEzS y! &g!!E!z!&
Evening star., 1937-12-16

"a pound currantS.
"a pound sugar.
"a pound fresh bread crumbs.
Grated rind of one lemon.
Il pound candied orange or grape
fruit peel and citron, cut in shavings
6 eggs.
p teaspoon each Of ground CHINA
mon, cloves, nutmeg and allspice.
y cup brandy favoring
Chop the suet very fine and mix it,
while chopping, with the tablespoon
of flour. Mix the dry ingredients to-
gether well and add the six eggs,
lightly beaten, one at a time. Add
the brandy flavoring. Another egg
may be added if mixture is too stiff; ;
more bread crumbs if too soft. Wet
strong cloth well in cold water,
wiring it dry. Butter it. Dredge it
with flour. Turn the pudding mix
ture into the center of the cloth and
draw the cloth together over the top,
leaving room for the pudding to swell.
Tie firmly, being sure that pudding is
good round shape. Put into a pot
of boiling water, cover completely
with water. cover the pot and boil
for five hours. Do not let water fall
below the pudding, and when adding
more water add it boiling hot. Re-
move the pudding from the water and
let remain in the cloth for a little
to harden and take shape. Cut the
string and put pudding carefully
into dish. Cut a hole in the top
OF the pudding and insert tiny cup
or metal container. Pour brandy into
the dish and into the little cup on
top. Surround cup with Sprigs of
holly. Light the brandy in the dish
and in the cup on top and serve the
pudding flaming. Hard sauce ap-
pears as the perfect accompaniment
to this in my grandmother's book
but you may choose a foamy sauce
or any other favorite. This amount
will serve II persons, and the pudding
will keep for some time.
IF YOU do not wish such real, old
fashioned Christmas pudding, per-
haps you would like one that is light
er, but very spicy and also appropri-
ate for the Yuletide. This Is made
with dried mincemeat, and is quick
ly and easily prepared:
STEAMED MINCEMEAT PUDDING
% oz) package dry mincemeat.
u cup water.
l egg, slightly beaten.
"a cup nut meats. finely chopped.
y cup orange juice.
l teaspoon grated orange rind.
Ia cups dry cake crumbs.
Break mincemeat into pieces. Add
cold water. Place over heat and stir
until all Jumps are thoroughly broken
up. Bring to brisk boil; continue
boiling for three minutes or until mix
ture is practically dry. Allow to COOL
Add slightly beaten eggs, nut meats,
orange juice and grated rind to cake
crumbs. Blend thoroughly. Fold in
cooled mincemeat. Pour into creased
pudding mold, eight individual molds,
or baking powder can, filling two
thirds full. Cover tightly and steam
one hour, having boiling water half
way up on molds. If additional water
is needed during steaming. it must
be boiling when added. Serve warm
with hard sauce or whipped cream.
Serves eight.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

puddings to be had "ready-made" in
the stores. They come in various
Kinds of packages, including the Eng
lish bag" type, and often are boxed
with their own special hard sauce.
But I can remember the day when
the plum puddings were made at home
for Christmas amid great to-do and
general excitement. Grandmother
old cook book would be brought from
hiding, the worn leaves consulted and
the ingredients assembled in impos-
ing array. Sometimes the puddings
we're made well in advance and set
away to cure; another year, a new
recipe would be tried and the pud-
dings made just in time for Christmas.
Nv school, like all the other girls,
fused about the food. 1t was per-
tectly good food, of course, but we
telt in duty bound to kick" One
day, however, we were told that, as a
special treat, We were going to have
plum pudding. Thinking back to my
Slh ASliiido dS pei 1CCG CA
ample, greeted the announcement
in high glee. expected all the regalia
of holly, blue flames and so on, just
as we had it at home Imagine my
dismay and chagrin when the plum
pudding" turned out to be wistful
concoction of tired bread crumbs and
desiccated raisins-guaranteed to be
digestible by the trained nurse, whose
awful idea it was! Moreover, in addi-
tion to no taste, the pudding had no
glemour-there was no holly; and as
for blue f1ames-wasn't in proper,
vell-conducted academy for young
ladies? Blue flames indeed!
I suppose that today, with the
wealth of puddings waiting, all ready
for dinner, en- the grocer's shelves,
few people bother to make their own
any more. However, just in case
there are "born cooks" who prefer
10 concoct their own Christmas pie"
by the way, they tell me that that
famous one into which Little Jack
aorner thrust his thumb and pulled
out plum was more pudding than
pfc-hCiS 10 oiic Vi Iuc recipes lTOIH
grandmother's book that they might
like to follow. And, just for auld lang
syns-please make the pudding COM
p4etely round, so that it can have
sprigs Of holly on top and look like
chs ones in the old English prints!
GRANDMOTHER'S CHRISTMAS
PUDDING.
y pound of suet, chopped fine.
! tablespoon flour.
u pound seeded raisins.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

IS (3D requires 3h yards Of 54-inch
material.
Send is cents for the Barbara Bell
fall and winter pattern book. Make
yourself attractive, practical and be-
coming clothes, selecting designs from
the Barbara Bell well-planned easy
to-make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children and
the difficult junior age; slenderizing
well-cut patterns for the mature fig
ure; afternoon dresses for the most
particular women and matrons, and
other patterns for special occasions
are all to be found in the Barbara
Bell pattern book.
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-12-16
Plum Pudding for Christmas Day Not Difficult Prepare at HON
Dorothy Dix Says
If Propinquity Has Failed in
Expected Result, Give Up!

ful and sick. 1 have had a miserable
Time f1ghting everybody of and say
ing leave the baby alone" MY
mother Is particularly offended and
tells me that she has raised six and
there Is nothing wrong with eny OF
them; that I am heartless and callous
In the way treat the baby and don't
know anything about bringing up
children. Maybe don't, but I don't
intend to let my child grow up with
curvature of the spine from being
handled too much, and 1 intend to
let him alone so that his stomach
won't come up to meet his tonsils
whenever he takes his bottle. Please.
Miss Dix, advise me as to raising nv
child in spite Of his grandparents.
MODERN MOTHER.
AnsWer-Alas, my dear, I am afraid
that the only way that you can pro-
tect your baby from being man
handled by its grandparents is to
move to some distant place where
grandma can't reach him with the
arms that are just aching for the
feel OF a baby in them once more.
AS for convincing grandma that
the Baby Book knows more about
the rearing, feeding and care of in
fants than she does, that is an i'm
possibility. She will laugh all the
theories to scorn. You won't have
much OF a comeback when she points
to her six healthy, strong, up-and-
going sons and daughters to prove
that feeding baby when it was
hungry and cried for food instead of
by the clock didn't stunt Johns
growth and make him a pigmy, that
rocking Sally to sleep didn't wreck
her nervous system, and that Tommy
and Bobby were not Stayed by germs
because they were kissed.
&x
IT is all right, of course, not to let
the family make toy of your baby;
to keep 1t as quiet as you can and to
| feed 1t at regular times, bar the pet
ting and the osculation as much as
possible, but don't go to the other ex-
treme and cut the baby off from all
human contacts.
One of the latest authorities on rear
ing babies says that babies need to be
handled. That it is good for them.
That they get tired of lying still on a
hard bed. Furthermore, he says that
babies get bored with their own society
and want to be talked to and chucked
under the chin; that they are vain
little creatures who just gloat over be-
ing shown off; and that the babies who
are made much of develop faster and
are brighter than the ones who are
reared by the spartan plan laid down
in the old Baby Book.
Don't forget that you owe something
to the doting grandparents as well as
to the baby. I have seen many an old
mans and woman's eyes fill with tears
as they told how a modern young
mother never even let them touch the
adored and longed-for grandchild.
Speaking as one who remembers how
soft was grandmother's breast, how
tender the cradle her arms made, and
how beautiful was the grooming Of the
old songs with which she rocked me to
sleep, I am sorry for any baby who is
deprived Of grandmother. Poor little
mite! 1t has missed one of the most
beautiful things on earth.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

ou OH IsVII1dS VdUIe, q Sprlg OF molly
stuck in its top, and the leaping blue
flames cracking diabolically around
1t. I'll admit, when I'grew old enough
Evening star., 1937-12-16
Few Hints on Roasting.

Roasting hints: Chicken and duck
require 80 minutes roasting per pound; !;
turkey or goose require 35 minutes
per pound. Fowl should be placed In
. roaster and covered with white
cloth and basted every is minutes.
The cloth should be rinsed In warm
water every half hour and then re-
placed. The lid always ahould b
placed on tlas soaAAg.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

to be allowed a
taste, I was dis
q appointed; a n d,
as far as the pud-
ding itself is con-
cerned, I h a v e
never cared very
much for it. But
It's appe a rance
and its impor-
tance in the ira
ditional scheme
OF things makes
. c h r i S t m a S
without it totally
Incomplete!
Nowadays there
ara urnndarf full
Evening star., 1937-12-16
Handle Knives With Care,

Store carving knives carefully.
Otherwise they are likely to be dulled
in rubbing together. The ideal carv-
ing knife for hot meat should have
stiff thin blade about nine inches
long. A more flexible blade may be
used for cutting cold meats.
Evening star., 1937-12-16
By BARBARA REJJ.

( IOUNG business women and COL
" lege girls will choose this frock
for its very simple lines. It is
Evening star., 1937-12-16

Answer-Alas, my dear, I am afraid
that the only way that you can pro-
tect your baby from being man
handled by its grandparents is to
move to some distant place where
grandma can't reach him with the
arms that are just aching for the
feel OF a baby in them once more.
Evening star., 1937-12-16

trained nurse and have fallen
in love with q doctor in the
49, hospital where we are both
employed. He does not pretend to be
in love with me and says that he will
not marry under present-day condi-
tions. How can l make this man fall
in love with me?s have always asso-
ciated with the professional class, so
the average run OF men seem COM
mon-place and do not appeal to me.
am %, and at my age may not
have much time in which to be par
ticular in my choice of a mate, but
if I cannot have the type want, 1
still have my job, which pays well,
and III be satisfied. What do you
think? BETTY.
Answer think you are q very
level-headed young woman to face the
issue squarely and to determine that
if you can't marry the man you love
you will espouse your career and not
take any makeshift of a husband who
happens to come along. The worst
mistake any woman ever makes is
to marry just to be amarrying.
To my mind the greatest blessing
that the emancipation of women has
brought to our sex is saving them
from enforced marriage. In the old
days a girl had to marry because it
was the only gainful career open to
her, but now no girl has to marry un-
less she wants to, and in that free
dom lies decency and self-respect and
happiness.
Of course, every girl would like to
marry. II she can marry a man whom
she loves and who loves her and who
is faithful and kind to her she has
the nearest approach to Paradise that
Is to be found on this sad old earth.
But If she doesn't marry the man
who is her hearts desire she need not
feel that she has missed everything
and be filled with self-pity.
There are lots Of good things be-
sides husbands, and the girl who, like
you, has good profession can have
far better time than three -fourths
Of the married women have She can
have her own home, her own latch
key, her own pocketbook They are
among the choicest of blessings. And
she won't have to worry over a hus-
band who may perchance stay out of
nights, or philander. or be crouch,
or one Of the men who sit down and
let their wives support them. For not
all husbands are plaster saints A lot
of them have not only feet of clay,
they are all mud.
AS for the man YOU are in love with
and who does not reciprocate, I think
you had best him him up as hopeless
case. You have had your chance in
working with him and If propinquity
failed to do its deadly work the case
is all washed up.
nEAR DOROTHY DIX: Is there
any way in which a mother can
protect her baby against its doting
grandparents? Ny little son Of 6
months is the first grandchild in both
Of our families. Hence he is not only
the victim Of four grandparents, but
also OF numerous aunts and uncles,
all Of whom are crazy about him,
want to kiss him and play with him
and feed him, with the result that
they leave him a nervous wreck with
an upset stomach. Whenever I take
him to my mothers or my husband S
nnhther's he aluave roypac hoy,,a frat
Evening star., 1937-12-16

for its very simple lines. It is
- one of those dresses that never
grow old-that can be worn through
out the season and into the next with
perfect comfort. It Is q dress that
juStifles good expenditure in fabric
and time, for it is worn perfectly at
all occasions. Note the comfortable
kick pleats in the hem of the skirt
and the high pockets on the bodice
to emphasize the wide-shouldered look.
Choose q soft wool in novelty weave,
it will drape easily and holds its good
lines to the last thread.
For other designs suitable for run
around and daytime wear, consult
your Barbara Bell winter pattern book.
Every pattern includes complete sew
ing instructions.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1868 is
designed for sizes IA, 1e, 18, 20; 40
and AZ. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, "a, 36, SO, 40 and AZ. Size
Evening star., 1937-12-16
Traditional Dessert Is
Best Served With Full
Pomp and Ceremony
Round Shape Reminiscent
Of Scenes Depicted in
Old English Prints.
By BETSY CASWELL.

LHOuGH OF late years plum pudding has enoached the
~ traditional four kinds
~ thoroughly identified hody- still seems
according the old
Even when too little
thrilled
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TO. Even John Hyde nc longer doubted
tnat this girl was playing a sirens
game for Savaran's undoing.
But Savaran was playing a game, too.
ny deliberately causing the leopard to
attack her, he had placed her under
~opligatlon. Only he was making her
ZEE That 1t was an obligation to John
II would be to fall in, love with this
amazing creature, felt he was being
used as a pawn in a double game.
Athenie, now seemingly all dazzling
gratitude, led them along the trail to
her uncle's great trade compounds and
bungalow on the bank of the Bitter
river. And Warbler, the trader, the I'M
croWned king of Pitichi-dai, vas also
all smiles, far too effusive in gratitude
Tor thos who already knew of the black
treachery in his heart.
A grotesque as well as malignant
thing, Warbler. A stock man, bald as
q pink egg, his vast face sprawled down
through many chins to merge into a
b~allooning chest and belly. And his
head was as immobile as a block of
wood. He had to turn the whole of his
bulk to look at a man. His neck
muscles had become bound together by
an old wound.
He excused this disability at once,
explaining that he had been shot thru
the neck many years ago. He v
seemed to have a curious gusto in tell
ing Savaran about it, if his slightly
mocking glances at the spidery adven-
turer meant anything. Savaran, how
ever, seemed to notice nothing. There
was a beautiful woman in the room
that was enough occupation for Saw
aran.
His frank admiration of Athenie
filled the young American with sick
fury. But maybe John Hyde's bitter
ness arose from Athenie's attitude. She
who was so young and lovely, whom
for him, all her femininity seemed
aflame for the eagle eyed man.
$50, you are really the great Zav-
arani," she cried in a voice that would
have warmed a stone. THE master
fighter who subdues tribes and kings
at a glance"
"And women" Savaran said in his
large way. Those born to conquer do
not stop at kingdoms"
Warbler was smirking over her easy
triumph, saying with sly malice:
He has a tongue in his head, this
Savaran. It will be a pleasure for
pany for a few days."
1--WE go on at once" Hyde said curt
ly. II understand the river steamer
turns back here for the coast about
the 18th of each month"
He was at once aware of a tense
ness. Warbler said softly:
THAT is So, m'sieur. But it desolates
me to say the steamer will be badly de-
layed. Something happened to her en-
| gines, she is being repaired at Ibashie."
Twelve days down the river" Saw
aran said genially. What about ca
noes? I noted none on your beaches
There are none," Warbler smirked.
"These animals, the Jerds, have gone,
every one of them, to the Fishers Feast
on Likelemba island and that, Zav-
arani will know, is five days up
stream"
Chance seems to have played a
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big. cool trade" room. Something
wicked seemed to come into it with the
mention Of the Thonga. John Hyde
asked a question.
ASK zavarani. He knows more
about the Thonga than any man." Var
der answered, and he seemed to take
a special joy in saying it.
They're the vllest black murderers
in Africa" came the cheerfully savage
voice of the adventurer. Living devils
to most men and especially to those
who cross them. There is also a hate
feud between them and me. They raid
ed the ONE of a tribe friendly to
me, and I, being Savaran, a champion
of women, broke them for it,"
The girl looked at him sharply,
startled by his words. Warbler, with a
furtive glance at her, said quickly:
Then it will be wisest for you to wait
here until you can use the river,
m'sieurs."
"Also much to my TASTE" grinned
Savaran, and with a stride that was
a flourish he returned to AthenieiS
side.
ITO Be COntinred)
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happy hand for the day of u arrival"
Savaran smiled at the girl, whose face
Immediately changed its strained look
to laugh back.
will a few days with us be too
dull?"
IF they are too few-yes," laughed
Savaran, his eyes unable to leave her
face. How few will they be?" -.
mot more than seven, I fear" said
Warbler, yet his fear seemed to make
him an inner mirth.
With growing unease at that mirth,
at the malignant spirit that seemed
to be closing in on them; angry at the
girls almost wanton ogling of Savar-
an, John Hyde snapped:
We can continue overland to Ibash-
lie, I take it?"
But certainly" Warbler leered.
There is a good trail, if you can per-
suade your Dumb carriers to take it. "
You think they won't go on?"
who am I to say, m'sieur. But the
Dumb are a timid people, and three
days march along your trail you must
pass through the land of the Thonga.'
Again there was a t%enSeneSS in the
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