Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29
MOLES?
from Mrs. M. N. r.,
.SiIper Sprinu.)

4 5I5 i.
/ need some help. and quickly!
My husband and I have asked
EVERY one we know for advice, and
mo one could help us, so I said II
knew one place where could getI
Ian answer. You can always de-
lpend on the neighbors in the
Clearing Housed
We are spending our first sum-
mer il our new home, and myl
husband has been doing all hel
could to make the lawn as pretty
and green as possible. He wasI
doing very well until a mole madel
IAN unwelcome visit, and seems toll
have taken up residence UNDER
the grass. The whole lawn, 'front.'
and back, Is becoming filed with
tunnels, new ones every day, never
in the same place, and seemingly
with no beginning or end. The
tunnels will run or 8 feet and
stop. to take up again maybe 81
feet away. He has tunneled COM
1pletely around one Of our nice
evergreen bushes, and we areI
afraid he will kill all the grass
and bushes. We have never seem
him. What could we possibly doP
We are adjacent to woods and II
suppose they are coming from
there.
| Also, does any one know what
the little white furry, worm like |
bugs on a tree might be? believe
the tree is locust. It seems toI
be covered with these little bugs.
Are they harmful to the tree? Wei
would hate to lose the tree, as It
is a nice big one, and the only one
in our front yard.
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COOP SCHOOL.
From Mrs. w. J. S.. WGsl,ingtonJ
The Meridian Hall Cooperative
Nursery School, located in the
Unitarian Church at 18th and
Harvard streets NV, is now ac-
cepting applications for the 1851
So term. There will be vacancies
in both the three and four-year-
lold groups. A waiting list Is also
maintained for vacancies that may
occur during the school year..
Our school employs two pro-
fessionally trained teachers with
Ia thorough knowledge Of pre-
school children. It is unusually
well equipped and affords care
fully developed program Of music,
rhythmic and dramatic play,
hand crafts and outdoor activity.
Mothers may be admitted on a
participating or non-participating
basis.
For further information call
Mrs. Lloyd Simson, Tuckerman
1889 or Mrs. Donald Walters,
Adams 4o22.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
from Mrs. r. j., SLIDER SPRING. |
Mrs. E. B. NJ, Hyattsville: How
ito Use Color and Decorating De-
signs in the Home" by Howard
Ketchum, has a wealth of Penn
sylyania Dutch designs and how
to apply them. I had it from
the library.
For the lady who wished to
know how to get started in busi-
ness with her open-faced sand
witches, simply run an ad In a
local paper and the world will .
beat a path to your door. The
ones I knew in Illinois made beau
tiful ones at SIS a hundred.
x = X
LIMA, PERU.
fFron Mrs. E. c. H., ArlingtonJ
I hope it is not too late to )
answer your request for informa-
ton about Lima, Peru. First of +,
all. take plenty Of sweaters and :,
warm clothing, for you will be !
going right into a Lima winter,
which will last through October. /;
The sun win shine very rarely and !,
1t is constantly damp and chilly. I
There Is no central heating In :
Lima homes, so long -sleeved wool !
dresses are a necessity. Most
houses are furnished with re- Il
frigerators. Electricity is 220l
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