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Evening star., 1961-01-26

Under conditions which occur too often
~ for comfort, the carburetor IN your car
may make ice faster than the refrigerator in
your kitchen.
Tiny particles Of ice build up till they
block the carburetor throat. Then you stall.
An annoying phenomenon which can affect
two out Of three cars on the road.
This problem has bothered automotive
engineers and motorists for years. Particu-
larly because it can happen even at forty
FIVE degrees. Shell scientists, looking for q
way to prevent the dangerous icing-up Of
airplane propellers, found the answer.
They discovered a new way to discourage
ice from sticking to metal surfaces. Today,
this very same principle is applied in Shells
carburetor anti-icer
Why can carburetors ice at 4S degrees?
The air your engine b'eathes contains mois-
ture. Much Of it condenses m the carburetor.
There the evaporation Of the fuel may
quickly drop the temperature to well below
freezing and that means ice.
Evening star., 1961-01-26

ance. But Shells scientists have ears like
musicians.
They insist on adding special anti
knock mix. A mix, so efectiue, one tea
spoon per gallon can boost antiknock
rating by five points.
This mix has the tricky job Of regulating
combustion so that Super Shell gives each
piston firm, even push-rather than a
sharp blow which would cause knock.
Ingredient #6 is Butane for
quick starts on cold mornings
Butane is so eager to get going that She'll
keeps it under pressure 400 feet below
Evening star., 1961-01-26

Here II the man.made cavern where Shell
stores Butane all summer, ready for the wintry
months ahead. It holds % million gallons.
ground to stop it from vaporizing BY itself.
Think what this extra volatility means in
cold weather. Your engine fires in seconds.
There is less strain on your battery. And
Evening star., 1961-01-26

Shells discovery Of q new way to keep ice from
sticking to metal now lets your carburetor shrug
off frosty rime before it stalls your engne-a prob.
lem which can occur many degrees above freezing.
Read these ittle.known facts about this cause Of
cold-weather stallng how it 10 tackled by one
of nine ingredients in todays Super Shell gasoline.
Evening star., 1961-01-26

there is none on your patience.
NOTE: Super Shell is primed with Butane
all year round. In winter, Shell scientists
simply increase the quick-start dose.
Ingredient NJ is Pentane mix
for fast warm.ups on cold days
Pentanes are made by tearing gasoline apart,
much as you split kindling to start log FIRE.
In this case, the %ogs" are petroleum's
heavier hydrocarbons. A special process
transfer their molecules from slow-
burning logs" into the quicker firing
kimdling."
NET RESULT: Fast warm-up and top per-
fonmance in hurry.
Ingredient #8 is gum preventive
to keep carburetors clean inside
Even thepurest gasoline can form gum when
stored. This can clog carburetors and foul
automatic chokes. But, with Super Shell,
you needn't worry. A special gum preven-
tive does the trick.
1t acts like a policeman controlling mob.
Regulates unstable elements to help keep
them from clotting Hence no gum problem.
Ingredient ~ Is PlatfOrmate
for extra energy, more mileage
1t takes eight million dollars worth Of plati-
mum catalyst for Shell to produce Platform
ate But fortunately for you and for us, this
precious stuff can be used over and over
again.
The platinum reforming process, which
Evening star., 1961-01-26

miles per tankfnl; and can make plugs
last up to twice as long.
New TCP does this by neutralizing certain
harmful effects Of combustion deposits. 1t is
scientifically formulated to keep them from
glowing when hot-a major cause Of power
loss. Also 10 keep them from diverting your
sparks major cause Of missing"
Ingredient #3 Il "cat.cracked"
gasoline for power with q puEr
This is petroleum that has actually cracked
under eoodegree heat and catalytic action.
Its heavier molecules have been shattered
into livelier, lighter ones.
The result is q super-octane ingredient
Evening star., 1961-01-26
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gives Plafomate its odd name, converts
petroleum into super-energy components-
such as benzene, xylene and toluene.
These three alone release. II per cent
more energy per gallon than the finest
lOO-octane gasoline.
But make no mistake. This is not untamed
energy. Far from it. The super-energy of
Plafomate is harnessed by the eight other
ingredients in Super Shell, where it behaves
so well you scarcely know it's there. That
is until you note your extra mileage. After
that, there is no doubt
Test Super Shell for yourself
Try Super Shell next time you fill up You'll
soon feel and hear difference in the way
your engine runs.
That difference is top performance.
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Evening star., 1961-01-01
By JOHN W. STEPP
Star Staff Writer
THE CITY

of the time called Washington suburb
without city than half Of its 60 square miles was open
land The populated portion 10000 sou hugged an area BE-
tween River the Anacostia River Rock Creek
and the Boundary called Florida avenue The Natons
CAPITAL was still a vision than an actualg
BUILDINGS structures widely scattered,
lending irony the Capitals conception as city OF mag
cent The red Tudorstyle Smithsonian Institution
presided over Mall ragged field The Capitol dome was
gaping The Washington Monument stood Tuncated Al
the edge Potomac The White House was an attractive
residence wings and office space The Patent
once and ONCE imposing structures facing eaen
other across Seventh and streets West Tne
Treasury impressive office building OF all at
Fifteenth and The The Navy Yard at its present
site ships The Arsenal occupied
the Southwest where the Potomac and join
The Marine Barracks then conveniently close to
the Navy Yard.
City then rs it is now-one OF the most attractive
buildings city used to house the United States
judiciary Square it then occupied oy the
MAYOR common council board Of aldermen and the courts
Also on the square the JAIL The Blue Jug
The surrounding vicinity Of the best residential areas
SUNDAY MAGAZINE WASHINGTON c. JANUARY 1851
Evening star., 1961-01-01
Background to Conflict
PRODUCTION to the Civil War as Reported by The Star
SUNDAY GROUP PHOTO

the Lafayette Park across from the White House
Willards the National THE hotels The Avenue
ALL and only five extended De-
yond Florida avenue Boundary Street They deserts
weather. Of mud in rain thaw Long
Bridge connected Maryland with
Alexandria road Virginia shore Other main roads out
of Chain Bridge route to Leesburg Bennings
Bridge Eleventh Street Bridge route to Southern
Maryland Badensburg road Baltimore and Annapolis and
Rockville pike through Georgetown and Tenallyown D. c. to
Western Maryland.
and springs the sources of water
supply although aQueduct being built to bring In Poo
from Great Falls Coal and wood the only heat
ing lamps and candles shed most Of the light
Illuminating system spreading through the more
popuous sections and fed street lamps The
plumbing and system combined with the mud DRAINAGE
of the downtown streets made Of the wash
ington Canal the smelly Of poisonous vapors The
canal refinement Of the Of Tber Creek ran In line
with Constitution from the Potomac almost
foot Of Capitol Hill before turning south and following
curvng the Anacosta River cogged with
filth impede the bages One teemng main
canal whaves just South Of the White House at seven
teenth the terminal Of the Chesapeake ONO
Canal which conveyed COAL wood and lime from Cumberland
the upper Potomac The Washingons Canal
Evening star., 1961-01-01

THE STAR is the only surviving newspaper that COW
IL cred the Civil War from its home front in Washing
ton.
Historians of the period have found its columns
rich with material nowhere else readily available
We propose, in this magazine. to review those col
umns once again and to readers of 1861
through 1855 the story of Washington and the Civil war
as it appeared to Star readers a century ago.
Each week. during these centennial years, we shall
select items The Star of 100 ago and reprint
them they then appeared, illustrated by contem-
porary photographs, sketches and engravings
The result will be weekbyweek recital of the big
ges story the 18th century The events will be retod
in the chronological order in which they occurred but
clarified by hindsgh not then available to the editors
and readers who first took note of them. Along with
these will appear views of the Washington home front
as reflected in news items and advertisements
We are confident that our readers who follow this
weekly presentation will share the intense interest of
the presentday editors who reassembed and arranged
its parts.
But to begin-lets look at Washington and The Star
and the dark clouds ofmpendng war; as they appeared
to readers in January of 1851.
Evening star., 1961-01-01

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49, ,.axs = ish$~ss4 ssssses
Evening star., 1961-10-31
Skip the Gift, Send a Gard!

and tell them you are
thankful" for friends with
whom you can be perfectly
candid. Explain that you are
trimming your Christmas
gift list, and are sending
them a card instead Of a gift
this year. Unless they are
very unreasonable people,
they win appreciate your
good sense and will reciprO-
cate accordingly.
DEAR ABBY: Do you be-
lieVe there is any such thing
as a confirmed bachelor?
THE GIRLS.
Yes. He's a man who thinks
Evening star., 1961-10-31
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. E. EDGAR

NO INJURY: Dizzy Dean,
the great pitcher of the st.
Louis Cardinals, took his in
juries in stride.
During the fourth game Of
the 1884 World Series be-
tween the Cards and the De-
troit Tigers, Dean went in
as a pinch runner. The next
Cardinal batter hit into what
looked like a double play.
The Detroit shortstop stepped
on second and fired the ball
to first.
Dean, unable to get out
of the way, was hit smack
on the forehead and went
Evening star., 1961-10-31

Longfellow's THE Golden
Legend" Boston, 185D is a
first edition and should be
worth $40 to SIS at retail
If in fine condition.
Mrs. H. R.: In the first
issue of the first edition of
The Emperor Jones; Diff
rent; The Straw" New York,
1920. the authors name is
listed on the binding as Eu-
gene G. O'Neill. The &c"
was dropped in later issues.
The title page is undated. A
fine copy in the original dust
jacket is worth around $50
to $40 at retail. A copy lack
ing the jacket is worth about
half that figure.
Mrs. R. R.: Apparently you
have the first edition Of the
Rev. Joseph Doddridge s
Notes. on the Settlement
and Indian Wars. of the
Western Parts of Virginia &
Pennsylvania, ETC." wells
burgh, Va. 1824) A fine copy
should be worth up to SIS at
retail.
Mrs. V. B.: Your Rev. A. B.
Hervey's Beautiful Wild
Flowers of America" Boston,
Evening star., 1961-10-31
DEAR ABBY
sy ABIGAIL VAN sUREN

that the only thoroughly JUS
titled marriage was the one
that produced him.
DEAR ABBY: I don't know
what to do about my son. He
Is 80, and was married last
June to q fine young woman
"a school teacher) after a
courtShip of three years.
Since their marriage he has
left her and come home three
times. Each time I sent him
back. He is accustomed to
my cooking and housekeep-
ing, and his wife doesn't do
things the way I did. He tells
me that he is much happier
at home with me. Il am a
widow and raised him alone
since he was 81 I blame my
self because he never was as
crazy about this girl as she
was about him, but I per-
suaded him to marry her for
his own good. What should I
do now?
MOTHER.
Your son Is not emotion
ally ready for marriage. And
he may never be without pro-
fessiOnal help. Urge him to
talk to a doctor. Your 29-
year-Old baby" is about 70
strangle on his mothers nm
bilical cord.
Everybody has q problem.
Whats yours? For. a per-
sondl reply, torite to Abby
in care of The EUening Star.
Inclose a stamped, SELF
addressed enpelope.
For Abby's booklet, Hon
to Haze a Lovely Wedding"
send so cents to Abby, Bor
1865, Beverly Hills, Calf.
distributed BY MeNaught syndicStel
Evening star., 1961-10-31
Have q Question?

c. E. F.: Your English
Landscape Scenery" Gondon,
1855. the David Lucas edi-
ton Of John Constable's pic
lures, is mildly scarce and in
good condition should bring
about SIS at retail.
Mrs. K. M: 1t is impos-
sible for me to mark the
value Of their worth along
side each book" on the list of
50 books you sent to me. I do
not offer to "appraise" books.
I do suggest probable retail
values on selected books,
choosing examples from the
letters Of readers. But, please,
no long lists of books!
Mrs. s. L.: Your Henry w.
Evening star., 1961-10-31
Gold in Your Attic
Second Editions Have Value
BY VAN ALLEN BRADLEY

While it's true that first
editions generally are pre-
ferred by book collectors,
even a second or later edi-
ton of an important book
may be quite valuable.
Such a book is Thomas
Wilson's THE Arte of Rhet-
orique," which caused this
English scholar to be ar
rested for heresy by the In
quisitor of Rome when he
visited that city in 1858.
Sir Thomas treatise on
rhetoric was first published
In London in 1853. The Sec
ond edition appeared seven
years later. It's title page
reads, in part:
THE ARTE OF RHETO-
RIQUE, for the use of all
soche as are studious of
Eloquence, set forthe in
Englishe, by Thomas Will
son. 1858. And now neville
Sette forthe again q.
M. d. LX. Imprinted at
London, by John Kingston.
A fine copy Of the second
edition was offered not so
long ago by q London book
seller for $546.
Evening star., 1961-10-31
MASON ON EDUCATION
10. Test Is Useful
But ItHos Limits

accuracy. They are not sure
just what they represent in
the way of ability.
They know that too low an
10. could mean trouble, un-
happiness. or outright failure
in college. But they know
that a high 10. indicates
good potential so far as
school goes.
Still Good Tool
But they fear that, rather
than a measure of mate.
God-given ability, the scores
in intelligence tests in pres
ent use may be affected by:
/. Verbal ability - which
penalties those with an Eng
liSh handicap.
2. Background Of ideas
gained in everyday living.
This gives some test subjects
a great advantage over 9TH
ers. A rich cultural environ
ment makes for q high score.
3. Reading comprehension
which can be increased with
training.
4. Memory which may be
organized or disorganized.
5. Ability and willingness
to follow directions.
s. Skill in taking the test.
7. Experience in takin g
tests. Youngsters who take
many tests get wise in the
ways of tests.
The 10. is still a good
counseling tool. Let's not
throw it out. But 1t is not the
only tool.
What we need are means
Of determining other kinds
of special intelligence.
Write DR.. Mason in care OF
The EUentns Star. He totlI
GnSUer those OF greatest gen.
erdl interest In his column.
Thursday: Gifted children.
Evening star., 1961-10-31

down like a stone. He was
carried off the field on a
stretcher and taken to a hos
pital.
To everybody's amazement,
he was back in uniform the
following day and took his
turn on the mound. When
someone asked him how he
was able to pitch after such
a frightening injury, he re-
piled:
II didn't get hit on the
arm, did II"
Evening star., 1961-10-31
By LESLIE ]. MASON
Professor Of Education, University
Of Southern California


Of Southern California
Your youngster has. a high
10. Fine.
Yours has a lower 10. but
he is creative. He wrestles
with an idea: he works we'll
with his hands: he has a
special kind of intelligence.
That's good. too.
But what does it really
mean?
We have used 10. (intelli-
gence quotient) as though it
represented the only kind of
intelligence.
Educators are finding that
there are many kinds Of in
telligence not measured by
the standard 10. test. We
should have several different
los based upon special fac
tors Of intelligence for use in
counseling students.
Who can say that one kind
of intelligence is better than
another?
Fail One Measure
los are obtained by di-
viding a test score by the
subjects age. The tests now
used do not measure some
phases of intelligence. For in
stance, they do not measure
creativity.
To measure creativity the
test would have to measure
fluency, flexibility. original
ity and elaboration. All these
bear on creativity and yet
the traditional intelligence
test fails to measure them.
Students who are creative
are likely to succeed in school
far better than could be pre-
dicted from their I.Q.
Educators shy away from
giving out the los Of chill
dren even to their parents.
They are not sure as to their
Evening star., 1961-10-31

DEAR ABBY: How do you
stop swapping Christmas
gifts with people whom you
hardly ever see? Our Christ
mas list includes people we
haven't seen in years. 1t Is
expensive and takes a lot of
my time. We are remembered
with a gift from them, too,
but I would rather get off
the hook and not have to
send them one. Is there an
inoffenSive way to termi-
nate this type of pointlesS
gift-giving.
SINCERE.
Yes. Write them a note
around Thanksgiving time
Evening star., 1961-10-31

1889 is not a first edition
but has some collecting In
terest because Of the water
color drawings Of Issac
Sprague. It should bring
about $50 to $25 in the re-
tail range.
]. E. ": Your H. P. Love-
crafts The Outsider and
Others" (Sauk City, Wis,
1880 is a scarce first edition
and is worth about $35 at
retail.
Mrs. c. s. K: I am as
suming you have both vol
umeS of Robert Ker Porter's
Travelling Sketches in Rus
sia and Sweden" 0ondon,
1909. Fine copies in calf
binding are worth $50 to $40
at retail; the two volumes
have brought as much as
$40 at auction in morocco
binding.
Selected reader questions
tDiH be dnSUered in this
column. Address Van Allen
Bradley In care of The EUe-
ming Star. ~.
Copyright. 1861. Gen. Features Corp
Gold in Your Attic oppeors Tues.
days.
Evening star., 1961-10-31
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Graph Helps Weight Loss
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

Are you really interested
in taking off weight? Do you
want something beside pills
that will help you develop
the will to lose? I have it
for you: A daily graph. It's
simple to make and easy to
record. It's a constant re-
minder how you are actually
coming along with your diet.
PEOPLE GET on the
scale every day and make a
mental notation of their
weight loss. A week later
they have forgotten what
they weighed one week ago.
It's important to know. It
gives you a daily, running
account of how you are actu-
ally doing. AS the name i'm
plies. it is graphic!
In its simplest form here's
how to do it. Take a piece
of typewriter paper and rule
it across. At the top from
left to right notate the days
of the month. At the left
border from top down notate
your present weight down 8
to IL pounds. Let's say that is
your loss-goal for the coming
month.
Weigh yourself each morn
ing before breakfast and
dot" the point on the chart
corresponding to your weight.
Connect the dots. You will
have a line which will eat
right into your conscience if
it is going up or not chang
ing at all. And one that will
give you renewed determine
ton and great satisfaction
if it is definitely descending
on the graph.
If you are on a diet. make
that graph today. It will take
only a few minutes. Hun
dreds of patients have told
me that this constant graphic
reminder of their weight
status has been the most
useful tool they ever used to
guarantee weight reduction
and keep the poundage
down.
Tack the graph on the
bathroom wall for all to see.
If there's any ham in you
at all, you'll want to make
a good show.
-
Many people with rheu-
matte heart disease find it
hard to believe that they
have it. They say they are
sure they never had an at
tack of rheumatism, there
fore there must be some
thing wrong with the dag
nosis. Unfortunately, the
original infection may be
Evening star., 1961-10-31

Gold in Your Attic oppeors Tues
days.
Evening star., 1961-10-31

overlooked. Young children
may not have any Joint
symptoms at all. And some
older children may have only
fleeting joint pains which
fail to call attention to the
possibility of rheumatic in
fection.
BUT IT'S usually true that
in most cases, there has been
a history Of severe sore
throat. In many cases the
doctor was not called in. He
might have made the dag
nosis Of streptococcal sore
throat and given the patient
medicines that could have
prevented the onset of rheu-
matte fever and heart
damage. The actual rheu-
matte infection doesn't set
in until a few weeks after
the original sore throat.
When Jimmy or little Alice
complains Of a real, sore
throat, Mommy" it's safer to
call in the doctor rather
than try home remedies.
For Mrs. E.: II you take
your mineral oil at least
three or four hours after
your evening meal chances
are that it will not inter-
fere with the absorption of
the oil soluble vitamins in
your diet like Vitamins A
and D. For the same reason,
don't use mineral oil as a
salad dressing.
$50
For Mr.. Y: I know that
many men who have had
coronary thrombosis are
scared to return to work. But
in your case the doctors
recommendation certainly
seems sensible. Four months
have passed since your at
tack. He says the electro
cardiogramS are all right.
You don't complain Of short
ness of breath or pain in
the chest. Experience has
shown that men who return
to a job (Which they can
handle) do as well-if not
better than those who stay
home and worry themselves
sick.
DR.. Steincrohn's ledtlet,
Hints on HoU to Overcome
Headaches" Wiu be mailed
on receipt OF a stamped,
selt-dddreSsed envelope and
10 cents in coin for handling.
Address DR.. Steincrohn in
care OF The EDening Star.
(BelI Syndicate Featured
Tomorrow: Athritis.
Evening star., 1961-10-31

Tomorrow: Arthritis.
Evening star., 1961-10-31
Americans Teller

CHICAGO - Americans
have been getting taller at
q rate Of about two fifths of
an inch every 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Time MeHows-

1t is always good to find that the
passage of years tends to mellow some of
the more acidulouS emotions of men.
For the bearing Of grudgeS, for example,
is seldom an attractive or endearing
INDEPENDENTLY when practiced by
those who have fully earned public
respect and acclaim in highest service to
their country.
For too many years past, and for
reasons never entirely clear to out
SiderS at least, there has been curtain
Of GOODNESS between Harry Truman and
Dwight Eisenhower. Both already were
"old soldiers" when this long-lasting
frost settled upon their personal rela-
tionship-aS one, Mr.. Truman, was
approaching an end to his service as
President of the United States and the
other, General Eisenhower, was APP
preaching the beginning Of his service in
the same high office. Except for the
most extremely partisan of their friends,
political variety, 1t probably is correct to
say that the breach between the two was
a matter Of regret, perhaps even en-
barraSSment, to many Americans. We
are, essentially, a sentimental people,
and while we often relish political duel
ling we also feel better If it does not be-
come hardened into personal antagon-
ism.
AS for Mr.. Truman and General
Eisenhower, the precise reasons for their
feud-if it can be called such-offer at
most only footnote to history. Each of
them lived in the White House in a
momentouS period, and these times of
epic significance have changed only in
detail. We are glad that at least a
beginning has been made in bridging
the aloofneSs that prevailed so long
between them.