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Evening star., 1940-03-30
900 10th ST. NV.
THE SEAWMUT''
Lovely. Bright Apartment Of
Bedroom, Living Room.
Foyer, Kitchen. Bath All
LARGE Rooms. Elevator
and Switchboard Services.
SEE THIS TODAY!
Resident Manager. DU. 6464.

12os cHILpREss ST N;EMs Ne, RMS. KIT.
~. 49,. HosENsTElN H H: BROS; oso-
3219 MT. PLEASANT ST.
rms SHANNON Am 9s'% & lucHs co. s"o'
1908 H st. NV. National 2345.
BRIGHT CORNER APARTMENT. ROOMS,
ed walls. custom built kitchen cabinets
veGetsn blinds stc 20 Rent includes gas
anu SEE RESIDENT MANAGER,
b4o6 CONN. AVE. RMS, KIT m
4524 Iowa ave NV; . rms, k. b.. $3.50 e 50
NJ, NJ FRANK RUPPERT. 1921 7th St. NV
S5o--I9oo c ST. NE--3 R.. B.. ALL
lIlO H NE NEWsoM. Ii. :07l
WILL sUBLET FROM APRIL lst LARGE
kitchen dinette, bath and balcony: 24-hr.
sS,iea0q cooled blda viii With beaattul roof garden
Rent includes gas and electricity. Ss2 80
sspRssd Ar DEsk an T3s 3s sSs
DUPLEX APARTMENTS
and , bedrooms. living room. dinette;
kitchen and bath. refrigerator. Screened s
RsFsh Renna 'sFse ays ss ya'd AT a5f7 CATION S'S'
with, shower and large screened covered
porch. southern exposure. thoroughly mod;
ssn reDsoGf elevator Ids. bds cafe snd and
THE sfE F6saTEPSow RESEPEST HtskfMEsrs. NASHHsEi
:15'.l Colorado Ave. NV.
OPP MEKlp5ss ,;!s sa S|Ss soe2rP e.
yicroR cAH1L stiH ,I'' AGENT !" tenn Natlona 'V a
1a57 srKiSG 9is5 sIb Kp ,siS NV sfs fETwEfH
rooms @' dnette, Kitchen and and oath S4 so
to S35. French windows. :? exposures laree
sshoos and raed sSnps
Resident manager. Apt. io:. l443 Spring
III IHqMhs IsIS 81 J. USHER ~ Il o6i 81 ms Esso.
. ROOMS KITCHEN. DINETTE BATH
bed, thoroushly modern nreproof elevator
bldg. cafe and beauty parlor. Rent includes
gas and elec; $3.50.
THE LoNGFELLoW APARTMENTS.
1921 Colorado Ave. NV.
!: ROOMS. KITCHEN. DINETTE. BATH
bldg, featuring parauet floors. Venetian
blinds bullt-ln china cabinet. custom built
kitchen cabinets. electric range. electric
exhaust fan. air-cooled corridors and beau
slsnl tItn Eooi sasden xs Rent includes gas and
~ SEE RESIDENT MANAGER,
H40t 18th ST. NV
ROOM, KITCHEN DINETTE. BATH
with shower. large dressing closet with
roll-away bed. Thoroughly modern fire.
proof building. featuring parouet floors.
Venetian blinds. custom-bult kitchen cab
inets electric range. electric exhaust fan:
air-cooed corridors and beautiful roof
Rarder. Rent includes gas and electricity.
$55,
SEE RESIDENT MANAGER.
Stb
Evening star., 1940-03-30
1902 WISCONSIN AVE,

! Block South Of Cathedral.
=, Foyer, @ LIVING room. bedrooms, sleeping
shelved linen closet. Detached bIiidine@ 10
ALI outside Rssasnt ESa%s; "dS1ss Msnassn sso month";
1905 B ST. NE.
screened porch. Newly redecorated. Elec-
trio kitchen.
$45,5O.
Including Heat and Hot Water.
VIM. H. SAUNDERS CO., INC,
1919 st. NV. District 1918.
TAYLOR, 4027 18th st. NV.
? rms, din. kit. bath. free ref. $52 so.
1924 14th St. NV.
rms. kit. bath. $50.
", WHITEcRoFT C:E APT,
2 rms. kit, bath, refg., $50.
1872 Kenyon st. NV.
3 rms. kit. bath. refe.. ss5
ATHERTON, PIP F st. NV.
2 rms. kit, bath. refs.. $40
1907 M St. NV.
rms, kit, bath. gas, elec.. Sal.
ATLANTIC, 1905 10th NV.
rm.. kit, bath. refg.. S:,.5U
1909 Hampden Lane, Bethesda.
rms kit, bath. refg, S525u
4535 Avondale ST., Bethesda.
rms 1NssEcTfos sis PftS5 TsvirE2 Ts!yi s2".
FRANCIS A. BLUNDON CO.,
- S05 H ST. NV
23Ol CONN AVE-TWo NEWLY DEC
GRATED 3-room apartments with balconies
one mas , bedrooms > baths; other. 9
oearooms. Ia baths; reasonable rentals
Riggs ct.-Attractive studio apart
ment: sos per month VIII redecorate
JACK HAYES, Realtor,
-:o2o ST: NV. Dupont 77s4
Evening star., 1940-03-30

$50.
The Upshur, PIG Upshur st. NV.
Living room. bedroom. dinette kitchen,
bath. all-electric kitchen: flreproof bldg +.
rock wool insulation. automatic heat Just
only 10 minutes from downtown. Resident
manager
PHILLIPS & CANDY, INC,
National 1900. 1912 18th St. NV.
2451 18th ST. N.w.-No. 30.
rms k and b.: heat. hot water
727 18th ST. N.w.-No. s. 'o
rms, k. and b.: heat, hot water
furn; S35 90
See ian. $3.50
2 rms" X I'D b., porch; heated s3s.5o
=, r sos OTIS PL. NW-No. 2.
Key 81 81 18th ST. Me-, LIST FL. -sas,'o
1900 .4th ST. sW., ard FL.
73s 18th sT. NV. Ma. osba.
1909 3rd ST. NV.
4sss ~ ard LA sT Tmii Snette kit, bath $4,000
No: "a rms, dinette. kit, bath,
e1a / ST. NV. ''~'''
:5OI 18th sT. NV. '''''o
. rms, .dinette. kitchen. BATH
porch; Im, refEi x;teh., e,sy; hath ,,,,, s45.oo
P. J. WALSHE, INC, '
11o7 Eve st. NV. National s4as.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

FLATS FOR RENT.
SAB 5O-AUTOMATIC HEAT: OR WILL
rent heated S31 so. Liv rm. bedrm. furn,
breakfast rm., lee kit. comb laundry,
tray, sink. tile shower. hdw. floors New
house condition. Conv. locat, mr.. 18th. D
st. cars. Apt. /, 1910 Emerson ne. Open
and lighted Saturday and Sunday.
UNFUR.: 1921 9TH NV: 3 R. B. S.5 81.
1000 1th ST. NV. 3 rms. ba tn $50 mo-
M. FRANK RUPERT. 1927 1th st. NV
Evening star., 1940-03-30
412 18th ST. NE.

AAS a VA ~ - AN'As
: rooms, kitchen bath. $3.50. MA. 1921:
1864 COLUMBIA RID. NV.
Liv rm dastte' s. kIes kIt ofdrm s1rd.g bath
100 18th ST. Sc.
fHeat. ii. W Inciudedj
100 DE WITT AVE,
BRADDoCK HTS, ARLINGTON. VA.
1900 WAhkER fzt5 II AW I RusI3s pi.,Eiss 1Ss esss
DUPLEX.
.,auro 2 rooms; kitchen: d..etts and bath with
Of yard, Rent includes heat. hot water
933 RANDOLPH ST NV
Wood-Burning Fireplaces
IN 1-RooM APARTMENTS.
1000 S ST. NV.
UNIQUE CARPETED STUDIO.
Kitchen and Bath.
S47.5O to S52 so, Including Utilities,
Open l to Z.
MARK WINKLER, Agt. RE. 1922.
NEW BUILDING
1904 3rd ST. NV.
$50.
Two rooms. kitchen, dnette and bath;
cross ventilation: bedroom. large closets;
Venetian blinds, vent. fan: opposite park:
close to stores. transportation.
RES MGR, APT. No 3.
ONE VACANCY.
2 large rooms. kitchen, dinette. bath:
southern exposure. Owner MANAGEMENT.
Adults only. $50
ais RHODE ISLAND AVE NE.
DUPLEX-S49.5O.
1921 PENNA. AVE. Sc.
sr sssn az mose1n sn hsa na h.
Living room. dinette . bedrooms Kitchen
and bath See Mrs. Dyer. Ant. i
PHILLIPS & CANDY, INC,
National 1900. lol" 18th St. NV.
430 IRVING ST. NV.
Lovely front apt of 3 rms.
kitchen and bath with free elec- GO EO
trio refrieera>ion %fA'oo
One room. kit. and bath with $50 90
1922 N ST. NV.
Central downtown; 3 large rms
Il, Kit, = and n.nl bath completely Tedeeo- $45OO
!, ROBERT W, SAVAGE.
Sl.S Union trust Bide MA. $3.50
806 9th ST. NE.
, half Block North H ST.
Modern building-Apt Of rms large
kitchen. tile bath with shower, refriEerator.
gas heater.
$4,000
-aa ,.,P FLoyp g, \ E. E. DAVIS CO. o,z,
NOT A PILLBOX
but livabie, lovable, new. modern. .
bedroom cot. with 3 exposures and
garden view. Heat, hot water and ianitor
1850 CONDUIT RID NV
c? a. sss ss re- res dna MGR FsGs's fhcn. wooS sr
lev AIS
THE DAHLIA,
Bachelor apt, room, tncosed sun
porch '?a sss BAH her. r, 4eao ss5.oo
3517 18th ST. NV.
3 rooms rooms I: bedrooms. kitchen and
eefrieeration Garage 81.
4425 14th ST. NV.
= rooms. kitchen and bath S4s5o
Refrigeration on House Current
1904 TUCKERMAN ST. NV.
Ios TosmS sit1hen ,1e, ", dinet,e sns bah ST. 50
2504 10th ST. NE.
porch S5l 90
Refrigeration on House Current.
Res. Mar. Dupont 1896
252O 10th ST. NE.
rooms kitchen, dlnette and bath S45oO
3 rooms e., bedrooms. kitchen. di-
nette and bath ~ so
E. NJ. WILLIS & SONS,
SIG Investment Bldr National 14ta
CHOICE-DOWNTOWN.
Select eieht-story building. within
few squares Of most Govt depts and
main shopping district. Exceptionally
LARGE ROOMS switchboard and ele-
vator service. FREE refriesration. etc
A GOOD location,
OO-Foyer. Living Room. Kitchen.
Bath and MED
PORCH
$50 000-Foyer, Living Room, Bed
room. kifchcn Bath and
SCREENED PO"rF
The PENTILLY,"
1912 K ST. NV.
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1702 NEWTON ct NV

l7O9 NEWTON ST. NV.
: rooms, kitchen, and bath s4@ 50
3 rooms. kitchen and bath $500
THE MUNSEY TRUST CO..
Real Estate Dept MA. $3.50.
DUPLEX NEAR NAVY YARD.
rr,9 19ol !, ,s5 sTREET TREE: SE1No Me- hath
rets.. h.-w.h.. locker space and laundry fa
$4,000 Month.
7:sa l:th f19Yp st' ~ ( DAVIS c2I S4 oase.
CENSUS BUREAU EMPLOYEES. SOCIAL
Security empoyes Live = near a W; your work
201 9Th ST. NE.
This new building offers every modern
convenience. complete electric Kitchens and
elevator service. Ants. of l room inclosed
Tn p9' ehsn sna pan and sSn
kitchen stove bill is included in the rental.
You have nothine e"tra 70 paw
1l6 10Th ST. Sc.
The idea! new aoartment il: YOU want
Kitchen bath and large screened po:c6.
Each apartment eoulpned with built-in
blinds TSs. and large Ese
complete and efficient apartment service.
ROBERT w. SAVAGE
S13 Union Trust Bldc MA 2S3o
UNHEATED DUPLEX.
l59. ST Sc
. rms. kit, bath. refe, porch. $40.
1s43 V ST. Sc
. rms. kit, bath. porch. $3S.50.
1853 cHILDREss ST. NE.
. rms. kit, bath. porch. .S3a5o.
1"l5 SIMMs PL NE
" rms, vYys XII bath at MP porch Q, o,c,.ns.. sas.so.
FRANCIS fS A. oN BLUNDoN ITJN1SeS CO..
sos ST. NV.
DUPLEX APARTMENT,
56l5 1st ST. NV.
'%i GEoRGE 8 SaE'' I. f'' BoRGER' BS51i e;G, K"
643 Ind Ave NV MA. O35n.
TALK o. THE TOWN.
EXCLUSIVE 10Th ST. APT.
"a RMS, K, BATH-$45 UP.
coses eae srse STshs s hgye
thing 3Oa3 18th St NV Adams os47.
RENT REDUCED.
2 lee. rms. kit bath. lee. porch: kit exit.
End f.: excel cond: $40: was $55 OWNER,
District O5.4 Night, Columbia siaa-J.
LOOK! As CARROLL AVE,
TAX. Park, Md.-.New. choice large. light
3-4 r, b.: heat..refg. individual thermostat.
Corch: very convenient. Ready April 10.
GE. 1918. SH. 4915-W
NEW AND MODERN.
neeeSt sfss aSe Seanf at Masonc Ss eif H of Aes4 e
ment just renovated and modernized
throuehout; south exposure. Living
baR vh tuS and shnaer kshe9 and
1901 10Th ST. NV.
MOST FOR THE MONEY.
$50 5o--New, modern 2-family homes;
ae pHs see sss eHsS sn fas a
or ner phone M91h Ff faR9 'Pd YHN Fr1sSs N p kS
lie 1918 or Georgia 9670 for free trans
portation.
In TOWN. Rms, Bath, $40.
Plaza s1o oa PENN e ave- % nw ME s'es ssss srV
Is GTRARD ST. NE.
8 rooms and bath. bedrooms.
,.o. SHANNON! A 4 & LucHs CO,
I'LL 18th ST NV
ROOM kit, bath, refg. $3.50
rooms. kit. receu. hall, bath. refs..
1898 T ST Sc
3 rooms. screened porch. elec and
gas included $3.50
lS12-A M ST. NV
ROOM kit. bath modern bldg $4,000
WALTER A. BROWN,
Ma. 1852: WI. s1s4
1855 41st ST. NV.
Corner Edmunds Street.)
Brand new building in GLOVER PARK,
with only two apartments left Of 2 nice
sized rooms. kitchen, dinette. bath with
shower, Venetian blinds. carpeted halls,
locker space Rentals include HEAT, HOT
WATER, ELEc. AND GAS
$500 MONTH
FLOYD Z. DAVIS CO.
1873 18th st. NV. Ma. O352.
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132 3rd ST. Sc. NO. 3.
. r.. kit. b.. refg. $50 on
205 PA. AVE Sc. No 5 ~ '7''''
r.. kit, dinette. bath, refg so 90
66l NORRIS PL NE. NO. 8.
$50 TENN. AVE NE
On, r., kit, b, (elec. and eas) 47.5O
r., kit, b. AZ ,o
1913 A ST E, NO
r., kit. b. 45oO
516 E. CAP, ST. NO. ].
3,o r sit; s b. n gas and elec)-- 1900
-, Ghp,i r; kiti b, rets and porch 80 1900
5o4 SEWARD So. Sc. %
r, kit. b. refe. 40 90
2'3 KY. AVE. E.. NO II.
$40 10Th ST. Sc. % '''
a,o as En- Kit, b. ---.----------- 81 so
7es sth ST. SIS Sc E ----- $3.50
3 r. kit, b., refg (elec) - OO
S24 ST. NE
l r. kit, b. 90 90
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SEE RESIDENT MANAGER
"401 18th ST. NV
5I1" CONN AVE.
I and " bedrms. liv. rm. dinette kit.
porch. GentilcS. S45-S5S Woodley 3"52
3OOs TO 3O44 r ST NV
Newly modernized r., b.. cleo, With
heat and ianitor service: per mo. S42 80
to S45 90
A. L GRINDLEY a3e N AVE.
1873" BELMONT ST NV.
Rms Kitchen and Bath: Elec. Refs.
THOS F. FARRELL CO. MA O765
Evening star., 1940-03-30
ROOMS WANTED.
SUBURBAN ROOMS.

DOUBLE FRONT ROOM, or men: 2
expos, $50 single. $50 double. 301 Ana
costa rd. Sc. Lincoln 2142.
1887 31st ST. Mt. Rainier-Furnished
room. homeike. next bath: inner-sprinR
mattress: family 3 adults Warfield O154.
ARLINGTON, 1929 S. 1sth-Attractive
double or single. inner-sprins mattress; 2
blocks 1Oc bus 81
ARL1NGTON-Larse comfortable room
HeautyreSt mattress; all convenienceS. lOc
bus to city. Chestnut 1204.
ATTRACTIVE RIM. for l or . young men
70 share; water in rm.: home cooking.
Phone Chestnut 699T
2s@5 1st RID. N Arlington. Va-Nice
room. newly painted and dec inner spring
mattress, next bath: or 3 CHI. 1901.
l4o7 N WAYNE sT.-Room. pvt lavatory,
e.h.w.. twin beds: no other roomers: 10
min. town. CHI. Tl53. u
CHERRYDALE. Val rm.. pvt. lentr and
pvt. bath: street floor. next store; So week
Call Chestnut 1874
CORNER ROOM, next bath with shower;
pew house: near buses: telephone: plenty
hot water: gentleman. Chestnut $3.50. 81
Evening star., 1940-03-30
DIRECTORY OF UNFURNISFTFD APARTMENTS
1900 1Rth PI, NE

$500 18th PL NE
Gust On 18th and r. /. Ave.)
2 rooms. dinette. kitchen. tile bath with
shower, screened rear porch; heat and hot
water furnished. S49.5O
j. OBRIEN KEY,
a27 18th St. NV ME. 52s5.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
APARTMENTS WANTED.
FLATS FOR RENT.

YOUNG LADY DESIRES FURN. BED
sitting room kitcnenette. bath: vicinity
Rock Creek Park Box 313-Z. Star 30.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

THE FRANKLIN,
1911 RHODE ISLAND NE.
Apts. OF . large rooms ktchenette. di-
nette. bath with built-in tub with shower.
screened porch, 2 exposures, large modern
building: conv. to stores and trans
1920 NICHOLSON ST. NV.
New building, carpeted halls; ] and 2
WASHINGTON REALTY CO. GE. $500.
LOOK! 6301 18th ST. NV.
d" beautiful rooms. kitchen. dinette, refa ::
Plentiful closets. paneed walls. Venetian
blinds carpeted corridors; from S57 so;
refrlgeration. electricity. gas included
WASHINGTON REALTY CO. GE. $500
PARK VISTA,
1921 14th St. NV.
New building, adjoining Rock Greek
Park few vacancies. One room. dinette,
kitchen and bath: one bedroom, living
room. dlnette. kitchen and bath: S45 90
to S65 90 Call res. mgr, Randolph 1928
Evening star., 1940-03-30

MICHIGAN PARK,
1929 Perry St. NE.
tHalf Blk East Mich Ave.
Modernistic building. with several apts
Of > and 3 rooms. kitchen. dinette. bath
with shower. Venetian blinds. ample closet
,, space, individual lockers Apply Janitor.
Heat, hot water refg. furn.
$3.50 UP.
FLOYD E. DAVIS CO..
T33. 18th st. NV. MA D3Sn
Evening star., 1940-03-30

1s72 COLUMBIA RID. NV.
ADJ. 8-3 rooms. kit, bath A36 30
DiStrict S74O
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WALKING DISTANCE, 1902 10th NV
Vacancies young people, inner-sprinss;
good food; warm rooms: $3.50, S:'o.0
Evening star., 1940-03-30

1904 PARK RD. NW.--Large room. pri-
vate bath. sun parlor, suitable for . or 3:
hotel style: free parking
i36 COLUMBIA RID. N.W.-Attractve
room. with breakfast, dinner optional.
Columbia 1114
Evening star., 1940-03-30

! Block South Of Cathedral.
Foyer, living room. 2 bedrooms. sleeping
Or sun porch. large dining room, pantry.
shelved linen closet. Detached Building
all outside rooms adults: $40 month.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

WOODBRIDGE. .l23 QUINCY ST. NE
Newly decorated entire 2nd f.: :, lee rms.
modern kit. utilities. elec refg. incl gar:
Evening star., 1940-03-30
APARTMENTS UkFURkIsHED.
JOHN F. DONOHOE & SONS,
314 Pa. Ave Sc.
Lincoln 00S4

l949 B1LTMORE ST. NV RMS. KIT.
bath: Frigidaire: light gas and heat furn.
Phone Hobart 1442.
5414 eth ST. NW.-ENT1RE end FL. 2
rms. kit. pvt. bath. porch: elec refg, heat.
gas. elec. reaS Adults
Evening star., 1940-03-30

1855 41st ST. NV.
Corner Edmunds Street)
Brand-new building in GLOVER PARK,
with only two apartments left Of nice
sized rooms. kitchen, dinette. bath with
shower, Venetian blinds. carpeted halls
locker space. Rentals include HEAT, HOT
WATER, ELEC. AND GAS.
$500 MONTH
FLOYD z. DAVIS CO..
1913 18th st. NV. MA. O352.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

. ROOMS KITCHEN. DINETTE BATH:
private .nfrance. new, modern: adults only.
1908 Flower ave, Takoms Park, Md
olOO BLOCK lst ST NV ROOMS
Kitchen and bath; heat gas and electricity
furriebed $40 IN Der month KEJSFR,
Evening star., 1940-03-30
MOST FOR THE MONEY,

$50 5O-New, modern 2-family homes
bedroom, living room. kitchen dinette. bath,
yard, porch, laundry. heat, light gas, re-
frigeratior See furnished exhibit at cor
ner North Capitol and Farragut pl NV
or phone TIFFEY a. FLYNN. INC, Repub-
lie 1918 or Georgia 9670 for free trans
Evening star., 1940-04-14

The spinning organs of spiders are
called spinnerets. These are fingerlike
appendages, usually located near the
end of the abdomen on the un6erside
of the spider. Each one has a tiny
spigot from which the liquid silk flows
from internal glands. When the fluid
comes out of the spigots, it hardens in
the air and forms the familiar silk
thread. One way to collect the silk for
commercial purposes is to pull it from
Evening star., 1940-04-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

the spinnerets of the living spider and
wind it on cards for future use; an
other method is to take it off the
cocoons that certain spiders spin
around their eggs.
Even though a spiders thread is
exceedingly fine, it is composed of two
filaments that emerge from separate
spigots, and for use in telescope and
bomb sights these must be separated.
understand that the British Govern
Evening star., 1940-04-14
American Mvssvw Of Nutvroi Haesy

ment has a man in its armament
inspection department who separates
the spider thread with tiny knife.
The threads used in England are
taken from the gray-backed spiders
that live on dahlias. When the spider
has been captured for His Majesty's
service it is kept in close confinement
for two days without food, so that
impurities may be eliminated from
the silk. Then the hungry spider is
Evening star., 1940-04-14
A well-known scientist
explains how the lowlY
spider fits into modern
industry and warfare

Pr SOMEONE could only find out how
to rear spiders in large numbers
I for commercial purposes and start
a spider farm" he might have gold
mineSBut it is a pretty difficult thing
to tackle.
In the first place, the little creatures
are cannibals and that makes it bad.
Secondly, they demand iving-insect
food, and lot of it. Thirdly, it would
require about $1,000 spiders to pro-
duce pound of silk. But their silk is
so fine, strong and elastic that it is
better than any other substance for
the cross hairs in optical and precision
instruments like telescopes, bomb
sights. range finders, etc. 1t is stronger
and finer than steel or platinum wire
of the same size and elastic enough to
hold itself tight and straight.
If a "glamor girl" wanted to wear
something really different she might
get some stockings made from spider
silk. A few pairs have been woven but
merely for a special stunt; they aren't
on sale and l doubt if they ever will
be. As far as l know the silk is used
commercially only for precision in
struments. probably because there is
50 little of it available that expert
ments to adapt it to wider use are not
worth while.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Wrap Victim in Silk

ture the spider waits ready to rush
upon its entangled prey. Most OF the
web-building species wrap the victim
in a sheet of silk and kill it by in
jecting poison secreted from glands
connected with the claws in the front
of the mouth.
Some OF the funnel-web spiders spin
a more or less even sheet Of silk and
place above it a tangled superstruc-
ture to stop flying insects.
Many spiders line space beneath
rock with silk and some wolf-spiders
dig burrows into the earth and hang
silk curtains on its walls! Another
ingenious one is the trap-door spider.
which builds trap door for its bur-
row. 1t is cover constructed OF layers
of sand and silk which form perfect
door for the top of the burrow.
Some spiders build a nest in which
the egg cocoon is the central theme.
1t often represents the last effort OF
the mother spider in behalf of new
generation that she will never see.
In its simplest form the cocoon is a
superficial silken cover that offers only
small protection to the eggs, but the
cocoons of many spiders are durable.
and sometimes are tinted in shades of
red and blue
In parts of New Guinea the natives
use dip net made of large spider
web to catch small fish. A piece of
cane is bent into an oval shape and
twisted around and around among
large spider webs until three or four
layers are stretched across the frame.
Although fiat when made, it is so
elastic that under pressure it becomes
bag-shaped. One advantage of this
net for fishing is that when in the
water it is absolutely invisible.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

allowed to spin for fifteen minutes
and the thread is wound on small
metal frames.
DR.. Willis ]. Gertsch. of the Amerl-
can Museum of Natural History. who
is one of the most distinguished au-
thorities on spiders. tells me that they
make silk not just for fun but because
it is of paramount importance TO
them during their whole life.
One of the most interesting uses OF
their silk is ballooning. Young spiders
climb to the top of a stalk of grass a
bush or fence, tilt up their abdomens.
throw out a silk thread and wait
patiently until it is long enough to
bear their weight. Then they let 60.
The breeze watts the spiderling into
the air and on his silken rope he may
travel a tremendous distance.
Darwin recorded that balloon'ng
spiders landed on the ship Beagle
when she was sixty miles from shore.
The average flight. however, IS prob
ably only a few hundred yards. The
habit of ballooning not only aids the
wide dispersal of some spiders but IS
also a protective device The scatter
ing of hundreds of spiderlings in this
way prevents wholesale canniballsm.
ior both the young and adults eat
each other with avidity.
Evening star., 1940-03-05

out Of past depressions at q much
faster rate, without any regulatory
action by the Government at all.
certainly agree that the New Deal
measures. like relief, alleviated the
hardships of the depression, more
than the Government did in past
depressions; but as far as bringing
us out of the depression or doing
any permanent good Is concerned,
the evidence Is all the other way,
Depression World Wide.
Furthermore, we must remember
that the depression of 1888 was
worldwide, so the Republicans could
hardly be blamed for it. They had
a hard enough time running things
in this country without being re-
sponsible for Europe and Asia.
There Is a very interesting table
prepared by the Statistical Division
Of the League of Nations. In its
December, 1899, issue it shows the
condition of industrial production
In 81 nations as compared to 1929,
before the depression. OF the 81,
16 are better of; some of them as
much as so or so per cent better of.
England is 16 per cent better OF,
whereas the United States is % per
cent worse, and stands 20th in the