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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
BUILDING RESISTANCE

The annual sale,- now under way,
of the Christmas seals through which
much of the fight against tubercu-
losis Is financed, focuses attention
on measures for the prevention as
we'll as on those for the control of
the disease.
Doctors, nurses, public health
workers and others who have had
special experience in this field have
found that rest, fresh air and proper
food are high up on the list as aids
to recovery in tuberculosis.
Because proper food plays such
an important part not only as an aid
to recovery from tuberculosis but in
helping to establish resistance to the
disease, DR.. r. H. Riley, Director of
the State Department of Health, calls
attention to the following sugges-
tions from the Nutritionist of the De-
partment:
First, the diet must be properly
balanced. To cover all needs, it must
contain certain foods each day. 1t
must include milk, fruit, vegetables,
whole grain cereals and dark bread,
meat or a meat substitute, egg, but
ter or butter substitute.
Second, the diet should have a
good supply Of minerals and vita
minis. Vitamin A foods are of special
importance because Vitamin A helps
to keep the tissues of the respira-
tory tract in good condition SO that
they will be able to fight tubercu-
losis. Foods which contain this
vitamin include, milk, butter, eggs,
cod liver oil, green and yellow vege-
tables.
"Vitamin G foods are also import
ant in both the prevention and cure
of tuberculosis. Children and adults
who have had tuberculosis have been
shown to have a great lack Of this
vitamin in their bodies. According
ly the amount that normally pro-
tects health is not enough. Oranges,
grapefruit and tomatoes contain q
large supply of Vitamin G. Raw
fruits and vegetables contain this
vitamin in smaller amounts. Some
of these must be eaten each day.
Third, as in any well planned
diet, the food should be simple,
easily digested and well prepared.
"a properly balanced diet which
contains the essential food elements
including good supply Of minerals
and vitamins and which is simple
not fussy, easily digested and well
prepared, counts for great deal as
an aid to the recovery of those who
are i'll with the disease. It Is Of equal
Importance for those who are we'll
for grown-ups as well as for child.
rem, as means Of building up re.
sistance to the disease"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Superstitions About Christmas
CIGNIFTCANT meanings surround Christmas according to
- superstitons believed in various parts Of the world

ture husbands by dropping melted
lead into q pan Of cold water. The
molten metal would form various
shapes IN cooling, and thus resemble
the insignia Of his occupation: ham,
mer shape, carpenter; shoe shape.
a cobbler. Every piece Of lead re-
sembled some occupation to the old
wives.
q A maiden in Switzerland who ac-
cepts bunch Of Edelweiss at Christ
mas also accepts the man who prof.
fers it.
G ALI animals in the German Alps
can speak on Christmas Eve.
q II is believed in the Netherlands
that nothing sown on Christmas Eve
will perish. Even seed sown In the
snow will live.
d A Bohemian wife will die within q
year If she burns a Christmas cake.
q To insure an abundant harvest in
Denmark, some Of the bread baked
on Christmas is kept until sowing
time, when it is mixed with the seed.
. q It is said that bread baked on
Christmas in England never be-
comes moldy.
q, Ashes must not be thrown out on
Christmas day in some sections Of
Europe, for fear they might be
thrown into the Savior's face.
q. Some families In Scandinavia
place all their shoes together on
Christmas. This will cause them to
live In harmony throughout the year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Woman, Bent On Suicide,
Leaves Hotel Ledge To
Answer Telephone Call

Ready to leap from q sixteen-story
ledge Of . downtown hotel, q Dallas
woman recently exercised the right to
change her mind and hustled into her
room to answer, Of all things, tele-
phone call.
Police and hotel officials had been
pleading with the woman not to jump.
When their efforts failed, the manager
In desperation stepped to q telephone
and rang her number. The mystery
Of who's calling?" proved too much
for the woman who stepped back into
the room, where q detective grabbed
her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE sERvICEs

CHRISTIAN SC1ENCE SEkSV1CES
"God the Only Cause and Creator"
will be the subject Of the Lesson
Sermon in all Churches Of Christ,
Scientist, on Sunday, December s.
The Golden Text will be from He
brews ga, Every house is build
ed by some men; but he that built
all things is God"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Pisa. 1855.
MANY, o Lord my God, are the won
derful works which thou hast done.
and thy thoughts which are to us
ward; they cannot be reckoned up in
order unto thee; If ! would declare
and speak Of them, they are more
than can be numbered"
The Lesson-Sermon also will In.
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to Scriptures" BY
Mary Baker Eddy, among which Ia
the following, page "a, Christian
Science explains all cause and effect
as mental"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Christmas Tree Industry Aims to Please

A highly developed industry.
Christmas tree production aims to
satisfy all types Of customers. Here
a scorkman after bundling his trees
according to size and grade is saso-
ing the butts to even lengths. In
cities sOhere ceilings are high, as
in old communities, taller trees are
desired. For modern losU-ceilinged
living rooms, only medium and
shorter sizes find ready market.
The most popular kind Of Christ
mas tree is the fir. 1t is generally
, preferred because it tends to hold
its needles longer than any other
evergreen tree. Spruces, pines.
hemlocks and red-cedars are also
used as Christmas trees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

The cast of the Christmas program
under the direction of Mr.. Graham
has been chosen.
The characters of the one act play,
Keeping Christmas" are as follows:
Kate Preston, Patty Richards; Blake
Preston, Russell Keller; Ruth Pres
ton Carolyn Sebold; Frances Pres
ton, Dorothy Kyle; Ned Patterson,
Ralston Cullen; Bobby Brent, Lewis
Garvin; Annie Dunn. Nancy Bladder
ston. Mary Jones
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Bell Labs Find Wink Takes
Fraction OF A Second

Most Of us know how to wink but
not many of us know how "quick is a
wink" It took the Bell Telephone
Laboratories to answer that question.
They developed apparatus to check
the action of fast-moving mechanisms,
such as tiny electric switches which
go into action whenever one uses the
telephone. With the same device they
have timed a wink and according to
their findings, if you do something
as "quick as a wink" you're doing
it in eleven-hundredths Of second.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
TELEPHONE PLAYS VITAL
PART In LIFE OF
NATIONS FARMERS
instrument Saves Lives, Money
And Time For Three Million
u. S. Farm Families

Isolation is not matter Of time or
place. It can happen anywhere. Many
an American home, in some serious
emergency, might be as isolated as a
cabin in the Canadian wilds-if tele-
phone service were to fail. This is
particularly true in the case of three
million u. S. farm homes where the
telephone is considered as necessary
to the average farm family as the
automobile, radio, electric lighting and
other similar goods and services.
The instances in which the telephone
today serves the farmers Of America
are many. Hiring or exchanging help
and equipment, ordering household
goods, arranging deliveries Of pro-
duce ready for market, and securing
assistance in emergencies are all ex-
pedited by use Of Alexander Graham
Bells invention.
A farmers wife In Virginia recalls
that twenty-five years ago her sons
leg was caught in q moving machine
and so badly mangled that he was
bleeding to death. Here the telephone
played the role Of life-saver by sum-
nioning medical aid aid which
would not have arrived in time had
IL not been for the speed Of telephone
service.
Such incidents, which in this day
and age can be multiplied many times.
illustrate the value of the telephone
to the farmer. But there is still fur
ther proof Of the faith Americas rural
families have in their telephones. Not
long ago "a farm families made a
check Of their calls for one month.
They found that each family averaged
% calls during the month, al Of them
being business calls, 10 household
calls, 30 social and 9 of q rniscellane-
, Gus nature. Mrs. Farmer made the
largest portion of those 80 calls, with
. total Of Sc. Mr.. Farmer was next
with II, while the children and help
accounted for Is calls.
Those figures provide q basis for de-
termining the great use the nations
farmers make of the telephone. AS q
time saver, q money saver, protec-
tor, and comfort Alexander Bells
discovery has contributed and will
continue to contribute much to the
progress Of U. S. farmers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06


a In Holstein, Mistletoe is not only
supposed to be cure for all green
wounds, but will insure success in
the chase and give strength to the
wrestler.
d Early Norsemen believed for CEN
turtles that the Mistletoe would give
protection against both bodily all
ments and evil spirits.
q A person who is born on Christ
mas will have power to see and COM
mand spirits, according to a Scottish
belief.
d French peasants believe that
babies born on Christmas have the
gift Of prophecy.
q If baby is born at sermon time
on Christmas Eve in Middle Europe,
it portends that someone In the
house will die within the year.
q Daughters born in the Vosges,
France, on December Is will be
wise, witty and virtuous.
q A baby born on Christmas in
Silesia will become either a lawyer
or thief.
q Girls in the ancient Duchy Of
Swavia seldom missed the oppor-
tunity offered by Christmas to look
into the future at their future hus-
bands. On Christmas Eve they would
60 to the woodpile to draw sticks. II
q girl pulled thick stick, her hus-
band would be stout; if a long stick,
he would be tall; if a crooked stick,
he would be deformed. They would
determine the business Of their fl-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
MARINES SEEKING OFFICERS
AMONG COLLEGE GRADUATES

College men who wish to become
officers in the U. s. Marine Corps
may take the first step in that direc-
ton by joining the Candidate Schools
now being conducted at Quantico,
Va. More officers are needed as the
strength of the Marine Corps has
been increased from 1850 to 49,
600 men.
After candidates have completed
three months of preliminary train
ing, conducted on a competitive
basis, selected men are promoted
from the rank of private first class
in the Marine Corps to that Of second
lieuteant in the Marine Corps Re-
serve.
During the first ninety days they
are paid thirty dollars a month. plus
food, uniforms, books and equipment.
From the time they are on active
duty in the Reserve. they receive
the full pay and allowances Of second
lieuteants in the regular Marine
Corps.
They will be given an opportunity
to qualify for commissions in the
regular Marine Corps following
another three months of training, in
Guiding instructions in the art of
modern warfare, combat principles,
tactics. discipline, Leadership and
teamwork.
Some 1900 college men. q number
of whom are already undergoing
training, will attend the school In
groups of 400 each. They must be be-
tween the ages of 20 and rs years.
native born and unmarried. In addi-
ton. they must present evidence Of
graduation from an accredited col
lege or university as well as letters
of recommendation.
Young college graduates who are
interested should apply at any Ma
rine Corps recruiting station. or by
letter to the Director. Marine Corps
Reserve. Headquarters Marine Corps,
Navy Department Washington, D.
G. Information regarding railway
fares, subsistence. and other details
win be furnished immediately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
DON'T LIKE YOUR FACE? THEN
CHANGE TIT

Famous expert ON makeup tells
In words and pictures, how women
can make their feature attractive,
hide wrinkles and do other wonders
with the face. Don't miss this bright
article In the December 18th Issue Of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Rising Snn High School
ASSEMBLY, SCHEDULE 1s4o-41

December IL, Junior 8 x Home
room; Dec. "a, Christmas (Mr.
Graham); Jan. 16, 2 x Home room;
Jan. 80, 2 Y Home room; Feb. z,
Polomene Potters; Feb. 81, WASH
ington's Birthday; March 6, Senior
Home room; March 20, Franunfeld-
er Family; April 8, Science (Mr.
Hovermill); April II, Amateur
miss Sheppard; May /, English
Dept; May Is, x Home room;
May 20, Y Home room; June IL,
Farewell assembly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
SPELLING CLUB

The spelling club is in Mr.. Gra-
hams charge again this year. Mr..
Graham gives the members practise,
in order to prepare team for the
Contest, to be held early this spring.
The members are given approximate
ely so to 100 words at each time and
they are to learn them for the next
meeting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

Elected President Of the Keystone
Automobile Club, in succession to J.
Borton Weeks, who died November
IA, Mr.. Smith pledged himself to
carry out the long-established policies
of the Club in promoting highway
safety, good roads and defending the
rights of motorists. The new Presi-
dent of the Club has been associated
with Keystone for twenty years, serv-
ing the last twelve as Secretary and
General Manager.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

Big shots keep urging US to unite,
but we haven't noticed anybody con-
spicuosuly united except the big
shots.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

Blessed are the heather. They
haven't vet learned how to live in
clover this year by spending next
years income.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

There are now almost 1900 COM
munity forests In America. In 10
states--4o trees minute are being
planted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

The next time you snap on the
light remember that 20 electric snan
switches ere made each wiaatA4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06

The Canadians smoke 10000 Gig.
arettes each minute Of the day and
night.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Ballet Russo Boasts
Several Americans
Among 5o|oists
Organization to Dance
Tonight and Tomorrow
With National Symphony

The famous Ballet Russo de Monte
Carlo was to arrive in Washington
this afternoon, with two of its men,
bers looking forward to becoming
full -fedged United States citizens.
Two joint performances with the
National Symphony Orchestra under
the direction of Efrem Kurtz, musi-
cal director of the ballet, are sched-
uled for tonight and tomorrow night
at Constitution Hall beginning at
s:45 o'clock.
Leonide MaSsine, ballet art di-
rector, and Andre Eglevsy, whose
father is former proprietor of a
local restaurant, recently have ap-
piled for citizenship.
Four SOloists Americans.
While the majority of the dancers
are of foreign birth, four of the
soloists to appear here are native
Americans. They are Milada Mia
dova. Roland Guerard, Marc Plat
of and Robert Irwin. Mr.. Guerard,
who will appear in Vienna, 1914"
halls from Flat Rock, N. C.
Miss Mladova, a native of Okla
homa City, performs in "Serenade"
to music by Tschaikovsky, while Mr..
Platoff, who claims Seattle, Wash,
as his home town, will play the role
of Prince Metternich in Vienna,
1914" Mr.. Irwin, who also will
dance In this number, was born in
Portland, Greg.
Ballets New This Year.
Ballerinas of the ballet are Alicia
Markova, Alexandra Danilova and
Mia Slavenska, all of whom will per-
form here.
The ballets which the group will
present here are new to its repertory
this year and we're given for the first
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Motorists Questioned
On Purkinq Problem

Questioning of motorists in the
downtown area on what they want
ed in parking facilities began yes
terday, according to Highway Di-
rector H. c. Whitehurst.
The queries were tried out in the
Columbia Heights area two months
ago with the full cooperation OF
motorists" he said.
The program is part of the park
ing survey being undertaken in the
District in connection with a high
way survey.
Evening star., 1940-11-19

time during its recently concluded
New York season.
Tonight's program calls for Ser
enade," Poker Came" with music
by Stravinsky, and Vienna, 1914"
Tomorrow night THE Nutcracker
Suite" to Tschaikovsky's music, and
The New Yorker" with music by
the late George Gershwin, will be
presented.
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

david Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jscoby. Howard Schenken,
y worlds leading team-of- f-four, inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star., 1940-02-16
UNCLE RAYS, CORNER

Recently a woman said to me, If
the human race has got along for
all these centuries without knowing
about vitamins, why is it so i'm
portant to know about them now?"
1t Is true that people knew very
little about vitamins until the pres
ent century. So far as they did
know anything, the knowledge was
In the hands of few who used
certain foods to cure illness. No
vitamin had even a name Is years
ago.
People used to "get along" but
not 50 well. Millions Of persons
suffered from rickets, scurvy and
pellagra from which they could
have been saved by vitamins. Lack
of vitamin A has been the cause
Of many cases Of blindness.
knowledge of vitamins is leading
the world toward a new and better
day. Babies are being fed foods
which make them stronger and
healthier. Adults are slowly learn
ing that vitamins can make life
better for them as we'll
In our stories about vitamins
have spoken mainly Of troubles
which may come If we do not have
enough of them. Let us now take
q different viewpoint, and go into
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Lead to Better Duy

It does something to bring about
better digestion.
Vitamin c does q great deal to
build sound teeth. Along with the
A and D vitamins, everyone who
has teeth Cor hope Of teeth needs
1t. 1t also joins with A in building
up feeling Of good health.
Vitamin D Is BODYBUILDING and
tooth-building vitamin. It is need
ed by the body to make use of cal
cium and phosphorus, which are
minerals in food.
Other vitamins, including e and
g, also have their important uses.
Scientists are now exploring new
vitamins in the B group, and facts
about these will be known to q
greater extent as the months 60 by.
(For science or general interest section
OF your scrapbook)
A leafilet called Famous Music
Masters" may be had by sending
. Scent stamped, return envelope
to me IN care Of The Evening Star.
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Tomorrow: Food on az Island.
Evening star., 1940-02-16

THIS RAT SUFFERS FROM
SPECTACLE EYE"
what they do to help people who
have not had q strong supply Of
them.
Vitamin A brings better ability
to see in dim light. It also appears
to be Of help in guarding against
long -drawn-out colds. It adds to q
persons general feeling of good
health, and 1t seems to play q part
In guarding teeth against decay.
Vitamin B (also called BID helps
children to grow as they should
Evening star., 1940-02-16
By Fred Nehe,

sver letter.. from readers II . stamped
(3-cent). seK-addressed envelope Is In
closed with each communication ad-
dressed to the -Four Aces. care The
Evening Star. II you desire the pocket
outline of the Four Aces system of
contract bridge, send with your request
to the Four Aces care The Evening
Star. a stamped (3-cenD. self-ad-
will receive an outline without any
charge
Evening star., 1940-02-16
'Penny-Wise'

'Penny-Wise'
Some players might criticize
eouth's leap to six hearts after his
partner had merely given single
raise. However, Souths hand was
20 strong that he felt the slam
would at worst depend on finesse.
After ALL North's raise was about as
weak as the law allows. In the
play Of the hand South should be
severely criticized, for he was
penny wise and pound foolish"
South, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
- 40 40 49, Pass
90 Pass Pass Pass
West opened Q diamond. South
trumped and played the ace-king
of hearts. Noting with satisfaction
y that trumps were evenly divided,
he then cashed four club tricks, on
the last of which he discarded
dunmy's only spade.
The discard of dun1my's spade
was a fatal mistake. South still
had two trumps in each hand with
which to cross-run spades and dia-
monds. But, when trumps gave out,
he still had the king jack of spades,
which West captured with the spade
ace and the top diamond.
Obviously the slam should easily
have been made. Before drawing
any trumps declarer should have
played a club to dummy, then led
the singleton spade. When East
played low the finesse of the jack
would have driven out the ace.
This would have established Souths
king and 1t would then have been
. simple matter to trump his two
y remaining spade losers in the
dummy.
You were Oswald Jacoby's part
ner yesterday. Neither side was
Vulnerable and you held:
"A J9xx
0xx
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The bidding:
You. Schenken. Jacoby. Maier.
Pass 80 Dbl. Pass
Answer-Bid four spades. Your
partners double is for "takeout"
and shows good hand. If you
bid only three spades he may have
to pass.
Score 100 per cent for four spades,
30 per cent for three spades, moth
ing for pass very baO.
Question No. 81.
You are Merwin Maier's partner
and hold:
AAJx
y 10xx
. QJxx
4 Xxx
Evening star., 1940-02-16

The bidding:
Maier. Burnstone. You. Schenken,
2NT Pass CO
What do you bid? (Answer to.
morrow
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The Four Aces will be pleased to an