Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
This and That
By Charles E. TraceweH

Such stuff as dreams are made Of. indeed |!
1t is protein that does it.. e..
Let those who do not wish to dream abstain
from meat, soybeans cottage cheese, eggs
etc.
Especially at supper
This is secret of the ages. literally not
known to millions, who say they do not like
dreams. but who still go on eating what
they like for the last meal of the day.
Let them confine their proteins to the
first two meals of the day. and they will lie
down to dreamless sleep later.
Templeton Jones had q vivid experience
recently along this line.
He had just listened to a talk by one of
his favorite commentators Drew Pearson, in
which the latter had practically predicted
that all of the Atlantic seaboard would be
moved to Kansas in case of Russian attack.
Jones didn't agree with that He likes
Washington and wants to stay here. bomb
or no bomb.
Il am going to die, anyway" said Jones,
lightly. What difference does it make how
I go?" -
He wants to be around to see things hap
pen. he says.
He has relatives in Kansas He isn't
quite sure he wants to be moved there
Wouldn't some other State do?
So he ate nice steak for supper
Not large steak, but a good one
1t was good meal, the sort some people
. say you should be ashamed to eat when 80
many millions are starving, etc., ETC.
Jones always thanks heaven that he has
no guilt complex about anything.
He tries to do no harm, sometimes gets
bopped in return but harbors no malice at
least not longer than few minutes.
Templeton Jones liked his steak He went
to bed in the calmest of spirits His diges-
ton seemed to be in perfect working order.
But he forgot his internal chemistry.
X
Internal chemistry is one of the most
amazing and complex things the human
mind knows.
An atom bomb is simplicity, itself, COM
pared with the workings of the gall bladder.
for instance.
The number of different chemical c,m-
pounds in the blood would amaze saint.
This chemistry went to work in Jones. and
1t started his unconscious mind, or whatever
1t is that dreams. to doing things.
1t was night. in the Jonesian dreaming.
There was light in the house next door
and Jones was looking across the way.
The house was very light, with people
coming and going in the living room.
He could see large rug being rolled up
around cylinder as large as an automatic
hot-water heater.
Jones was amazed to see an audience on
the roof of his own sunporch!
Ordinarily he would have resented nightly
a dozen or more strangers grouped on his
porch roof.
They all seemed to be looking over at the
house, and talking about the same scene he
was watching.
Templeton Jones thought he mad better
walk downstairs and out, and then tell these
folks to get off his roof. This was too much
AS he started down the steps, up came one
of those smoking cylinders.
Don't touch it," cried some one. 1T is
a present from Stain. AS long as you don't
touch it, you are SAFE
Jones backed up the stairs with unusual
agility. After all, backing up staircase is
a young mans game.
just then, dark-skinned man came in
wheeling wagon. He trundled the cylinder
on it, and started off.
II hope you get it to the storage place
safely" said Templeton Jones. politely.
II doubt will" replied the man. "Thev
often just disappear as wheel them along"
What becomes of them?" queried Jones.
Said the man:
'"They Just 60 back to Uncle joe"