Evening star., 1945-06-20
/ Readers Clearing House

several years, and stopped only re-
Gently when the need became press
ing for more practical English which
could be used in job seeking and job
holding.
Strange to say, recalled this
poem just few days ago when
read of the method of pumping
gasoline under the English Channel
for the invasion forces in Europe.
1t was quite a pleasant surprise,
therefore, to find request for the
poem in The Star.
ut Couldn't Be Done"
From "The Path to Home" by
Edgar A. Guest.
Also found in volume of Edgar A..
Guests poems and in 1.-THE Lincoln
Reader" Book 6, Laurel Book Co.
But be With s a chuckie sGN replied d '0H''
That maybe it couldn't" but he would
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace Of
u. On n. his b s, face II he worrisd, @ he s hid it.
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
Somebody d. .cofred: "oh, you'll never do
At least. no one ever has done it,:
But he took OF his coat and he took on
And the nrst thing we knew. he'd be-
With lit lit Of his chin and a bit of grin,
He started to sing e0s as he e tackled The thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot
There ,,,,rs. are thousands who prophesy
There are thousands to point out to you
one BY one
The dancers that wait to assail you.
But Just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
That cannot be done" and you'll do it.
X X x y
GRASS STAINS?
(From Mrs. c. J. ~, Washington }
Can any one tell me how to re-
move grass stains from a boys tan
gabardine pants without removing
the color?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent in by the
tollolDing has been forwarded to
the readers for 1Ohom it ,Oas in
tended.
M. w. P, Arlington; Mrs. D.
J. H, Garrett Park, Md.
Our thanks to these contribu-
tors, Whose suggestions and
recipes Uere similar to others
previously received::
Mrs. E. S. B., HyattSDille;; Mrs.
E. w. D., Alexandria,; I. A. B,
Arlington: M. D. L., Bethesda;
Mrs. J. d., Takoma Park. Nd;
Mrs. S. L., Miss M. G. S., Mr..
D. w., Mr.. w. G. B., Mrs. E. M.
B., Washington
Applications for the future
RCH book haze been filed for
Mrs. C. J. ~, Seat Pleasant, Md.;:
Mrs. P. A. H., Takoma Park, Nd;
Mrs. F. M. B., Washington.
SUGGESTIONS AND QUERIES.
From Mrs. c. M, Alerandria.)
The Readers Clearing House is
perfectly wonderful and 1 should
like to be on the list to get a cook
book when it is published. I'm
wondering if you are planning to
edit, also, books on household hints,
philosophy, child care,
ETC., based on the RICH. You would
certainly have lots of material. 1
agree with the people who have
written praising Rombauer's Joy
Of Cooking" like particularly the
ways for preparing leftover meats
and vegetables which are found
there, for example, spinach timbales
(delicious) and leftover meat loaf.
We have made candles from old
ones, using heavy paper drinking
cup with slightly sloping sides. 1t is
to use very heavy cord
one that is finely braided is excel
lent. This makes the candle burn
evenly and slowly.
FIavoring suggestion: Bitter al
mond f1avoring added to custard,
cakes and other desserts in addition
to vanilla is very good.
I'd like ideas on how other readers
save the RICH for convenient ref
erence. Mine are all in a pile wait
ing for something to be done. Do
you paste them on cards, clipped,