Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1926, Page 29

WOMAN’S PAGE FEATUR Plaid Silk on Straw or Canvas Hats BY MARY MARSHALL. Platd silk for your first Spring hat— w does the Idea strike youT Buzaune Talbot was the French wmllliner who originated these charm- /-2¢ VER A LIGHT- GHT FOUNDATION OF CAN. VAS FASHIO! A CHARMING LITTLE HAT AS EASY TO WEAR AS IT IS TO HOLD. Ing Httle headpieces—only she made them of plaid velours for use in cool weather. A favorite plaid combines putty color, gray, black and crimson—a ' combination of colors and tones that would go smartly with & gray or black sult or street frock. For warmer days or for wear at Bouthrn resorts x hat of this descrip- tion Is most wearable. It might be made of a canvas frame covered with plaid taffeta or, as in the hat shown in the sketck, the foundation might be of white or natural straw with the top covered with the plaid sili. In En nd and other places where ife_has a strong in- fluence there has been revived in- terest in black hats of late. The pe- riod of full mourning lasted with the English court up to a week ago. From then until February 20 there will be a PLAID SILK O WE BEDTIME STORIE Their Minds Made Up. made up sou'll ba —oi ¥our min why 0! Tneertaints P Mother Nature. Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse were probably as hady frightened lit- tle folks as ever lived. They had been having such a comfortable Winter in Farmer Brown's big barn that they had almost forgotten that there was such a thing as real danger, So, when thev caught that glimpse of Shadow the Weasel hunting Robber the Rat or one of the members of his the shock wys so great that could hardly believe that their y had not deceived them. ‘Di-di-di-did you ee him?"” tered Danny when were more back in their “Of course, 1 di-di-did,” chattered “D-d-d6 you suppose he 1S go- ing to stay here? i But Danny wasn't supposing any- thing. It was enough for him that Shadow the Weasel was in the same barn with him. Robber the Lat couldn’t_get them in their own nest, but Shadow the W could go wher- could go, and 1y home (prob- > thought it no longer a for leav chat- once nes both knew it. ably you wou lovely, but the: place of safet ing the big awa. “We'd better get out. We'd better get out right now, while Shadow is Chasing those Rats.” said she. “Rut wh-wh-wh-where will we go? chattered Danny, his little teeth click- together. I entt know, but well get right out of here,” replied Nanny. “Anywhere else Is better than here with Shadow the Weasel about.”” But, badly scared as wasnit quite ready to and th big barn. he. “We'll first ma ow is staying here. 2 hos just run in here and that h doesn’t_intend to stay. In that case we might run right into him outside. We ought to know what he is going to @o before we will decide what we will ‘This was common se! and Nanny edmitted it. So they decided to stay until they could be quite certain that Bhadow the Weasel really meant to make the big barn his hunting ground. But you may be sure they didn’t go running about as they had been in the habit of doing. They left their snug short period of half mourning—during which many women will change from all-black hats to a hat of black and white. After that no doubt they will blossom forth in hats of the gayest hues. The milliners of Paris were of course affected by this period of Eng- lish mourning, and such renowned milliners as Lewls of Paris have been turning out charming hats of dull black. One from Lewis was trimmed with leaves of silvered ostrich, made rigid and leafllke by means of the stiff silver paint. ' There will be an Interesting race this Summer between the bright, crude, | primitive hues that seem to be stressed | by some dressmakers and milliners and the softer shades that are sometimes described as ‘“faded,” sometimes as “dusty” and again as “powdered.” A shade that the milliners have already begun to use is called La Valllere. It is like faded Parma violets—really a very lovely color. The name of Marie Antoinette is given to a faded, gray- ish rose. These two trends in color—one in the direction of softened, pastel tones and the other toward brilliant vibrant shades—are both well represented here and abroad. The former trend may be traced to o revived interest in fabrics dating from the eighteenth century, while the latter was sponsored by the exposition of decorative arts in Paris last year where uncompromising, modernistic colors were stressed. (Copyright. 1928.) My Neighbor Says: Embrolderies, laces and linens ‘which have become yellowed are bleached snowy white by boil- ing {n water in which bluing and lemon juice have been mixed. If you use hot water in sprinkling clothes you will find it dampens them more evenly. Use a small brush to clean around the handles of tea cups that have become discolored. Put two ounces of boracic acld crystals into a glass quart jar, and fill the jar with water. This makes a saturated solution that is useful In treatment of burns and is in an effective antiseptic. Stairpads cannot always be af- forded. When ecoromy is neces- sary lay several thicknesses of newspaper evenly over the edge of the steps to spread the tread. W hen boiling potatoes, boil a few more than are needed. The surplus can be prepared in a short time for the next day's luncheon or dinner, in salads, potato cakes, French fried, etc. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS niest only far enough to be able to keep watch for a glimpse of Shadow. They didn’t intend to leave any scent for- Shadow’s keen little nose to find and | tollow up. For two days and nights | they slept lttle and ate less. tead, they spent most of their time worry- ing and watching. They caught one jor two glimpses of Shadow. But if their e told them little, | their ears told them much. The Rats | in that barn were having a terrible time. They heard the Rats squealing with fear by night and by day. They heard the frightened scampering of NOW, WHILE SHADOW I8 CHAS- ING THOSE RATS,” SAID S8HE. little feet, and Danny and Nanny knew just what it meant. They knew that Shadow the Weasel had not left hat barn, but was staying there to hunt Raf So it was that at last Danny and Nany made up their minds. ~“Lhe sooner we go the better,” said Nanny. “Shadow will stay here until there are no Rats left. He will look Into every possible hiding place to make sure that not a Rat is left. If we are here he’ll find us. ‘The time to go is while the going is good, and it never will be better than right now."” y dear,” squeaked Danny 1 gues you are right. When shall we start?" Didn't I say right now?” msald Naanny. “Yes, my dear,” replied Danny. And (Covyrieht. 1028.) Our Children—By Angelo Patri Moderation. t would seem to be stylish now to yrihibit rather than to limit. And it on't work with children. It works with nobody unless the prohibition order comes from his own mind. But especially s this true with adolescent children. L John Thomas I8 given permission to take the car out and invits three friends to go along to the game. Fine. John Thomas starts out Wwith every good Intention. He collects the three and four more. ‘“How could he help it? Didn't they hop in? Was he to blame? Anvway, the car was big enough? What's the row?’ . It is very hard to keep ones pa tence and tone down one's voice as .‘Yohn Thomas loudly_defends what he knows to be all wrong. He knows that he should not have crowded the car, and that he should not have ariven down the main thoroughfare at the rush hour, going full speed. Therefore he shouts aloud his righteousness. The further they strayed from righteousness the louder ey shout. m’r); end the argument you shout bacl 11 right. That setties it. You don't take that car again. Never again. Understand? Hand me your license. You don't drive a car again until I glve you permission, and that will be a long time from now. The . etc., etc. uex:ow you know just Wow that will turn out. Better modify the ruling in the first place. Deprive him of the privilege for a time and instruct him 28 to the dangers he was inviting by bis recklessness. Teach him temper- ance—and practice it as well. Some other children come to the house for a party and the fun rises high. Something you value is broken. “That's the end. No more parties for ou. If you can't behave like human ings you needn’t meet here. That's oungster misuses his allow- ancer “What did you do that for? You know very well that I should never have allowed you to buy those tickets had I known it. The play isn't suitable and the price of those tickets in outrageous. Seems to me you grow sillier by the day. There's no sense in giving you money. You don't know how to use it. Hereafter you can come to me for what you want. This allowance business is all wrong. It simply won't work. Humanity is never all black or all white. It is never all anything. Wiping off all privileges oniy makes a bad matter worse. Teach the children modera- tion. Teach them temperance in all things from cars to spending money, and they will have more faith in your teaching and make more headway under it. Mr. Patri will give personal atten- tion to inquiries from parents or school teachers on the care and de- velopment of children. Write him in care of this paper, inclosing self- addressed, stamped envelope for reply. (Copyright. 1928.) « . g Puzzlicks Puzzle-Limericks, A certain young lady of —l— Once took her first trip on the —2— She was just thanking —3— For her happy —i— When she suffered internal —5— 1. Town in New York State. 2. Largest body of water. . It’s sometimes called “Kismet.” 4. State of being. 6. Violent disturbance. (Note—What happened to the young lady of —1— happens to most of us | the first time we take a trip on the —2—. What it was, in the form of a limerick, may be discovered by placing the right words, indicated by the num- bers, in the corresponding spaces. The answer and another “Puzzlick” vill appear tomorrow.) Yesterday's Puzzlick.” On his head a bald fellow one day Rubbed some furniture polish, they say. He thought it a tonlo For baldness so 3 Now his head shines out two miles away! —_— It's & wise father that knows mere than his son thinks “WE'D BETTER GET OUT RIGHT | g4 LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Us fellows was wawking down the alley tawking about diffrent things sutch as how it would fee: to be up in a aireoplane with a lot of anty aireo- plane guns being fired at you, and weather you would inherit tite rope wawking If your father was a tite rope wawker, and we came to a bag of apples leening agents a fents as if it dident have enywares elts to go. G winnickers look at the bag of ap- ples, I sed, and the other fellows sed, G wizz holey smokesy look at the bag of apples, O boy jimminy Crissmas look at the bag of apples. G. I wouldent be sernrized if somebody deserted them there, I sed. Suyre, I bet somebody delibritly left them there on perpose jest to see wat would happen, 8Sid Hunt sed. Well then we'll show them wats going to happen all rite, I sed, and Puds Simkins sed, Well enyways, ac- cording to law; if we stand heer long enuff and nobody dont come to claim lthem, they belong to us according to aw. Sure, thats according to law, I red that in a book, Shorty Judge sed. And we keep standing there, Sid Hunt saying, Well I wonder how long we haff to wait to be according to law? Leroy Shooster awt to know, his father is a lawyer, I sed, and Leroy sed, Well, I gess about 10 more min- nits awt fo be plenty. I'l keep tlme by my watch, Puds Simkins sed. Meaning his nickel plat- ed one, and he took it out, wich he always does at the slightest ixcuse, and we wainted six minnits, seeming about a half hour, and jest then a delivery boy came out of somebodys back gate and picked up the bag of apples and wawked away wisseling. Belng the only one there that felt like wisseling. HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. In many living rooms there occurs a rather awkward wall space which is not large enough for an extensive group of furniture, nor yet small enough to be disregarded. Ofttimes it s wise to plan a very small but complete_group like this for such a space. This chair and table, while unpretentious, have very satisfying character, and make & distinctive and comfortable reading center. The table is of the Duncan Phyfe type, as attested by the outward spread legs. The chalr is the type usually referred to as the Martha shington. It has u frame of dull a serviceable uphol- ark green leather. It is a tile sort of chair, for it seems to combine well with furniture of many periods. (Copyright. 1926.) What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Tomorrow's planetary aspects do not hold out much hope of cheerfulness or a very settled state of mind. On the contrary, they indicate a rather gloomy atmosphere and denote an air of discontent and self-dissatisfaction. Under such conditions it would be lvisable to “stick to your last,” and not attempt anything that savors of untried effort. If, combined with this, you maintain equanimity of temper and establish poise so that nothing you say or do may cause harm to others, the day's difficulties will dis- appear and leave you unharmed. Children born tomorrow will unscatched through the trying times of Infancy, but, according to the signs, will be Ifable to experience rather a serious ‘‘setback” just prior to adolescence. This however, need cause no alarm, if proper steps are taken to avert danger. Tempera- mentally, they promise to be cheerful and full of fun, with a keen sense of humor. ‘Trouble w.ll sit very lightly on them, as even at the gravest moments they will alweys find something to ap- peal to their risibility. They will be persevering and very eager to ac- quire learning and ali that goes with it. They will make many friends and keep them. If tomorrow is vour birthday, it is all very well to be selfreliant, but none is either intelligent or strong enough to discard all advice and help from others. Although it is true that “too many cooks spoll the broth,” on the other hand, “two heads are often better than one.” Your ambition knows no lmit but it will be very difficult for you to attain your goal if you persist in trying to reach it by_trampling other under foot. You are too self-centered and alto: gether too seif-sufficient, and pay too little attention to the wishes of others. You inspire affection, but soon crush it, as you seem to think it zay retard you in your upward strug- uccess is a wonderful thing, but unless it is accompanied by happiness it never brings solace or contentment for any lengih of time. Every on: has the right to attempt to make a success of his or her life, but never at the expense of happiness. Your home life promises to be full *{ of surprises, and not altogether happy, while you continue to be obsessed with the fixed idea that your ambitions take precedence over everybody and everything. ‘Well known persons born on that date are: Ell Whitney Blake, inventor; James H. Otey, Protestant Eplscopal Bishop of Tennessee; Richard Taylor, soldier) Charles F. Chickering, manu- facturer and Inventor; Rossiter John- son, editor and author; Samuel Gom- pers, late president of American Fed- eration of Labor. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often miisused—Don't say expect so0.” Say “suppose” or “think.” “Expect” refers to the fu- ture, never to the present or past. Often mispronounced — Aspirant. Accent the i, not the s; { as in “pi Often misspelled—Challenge. Synonyms—Oblique, incline, slope, slant, decline, descend, lean. Word study—"Use a word three times and it 18_your crease our® vocabulary by one word each day. number; _ in- myriad, & vuo‘v s jumerable. ° myriad :lflculuu mnmlht“ u.. w Let us in. pass | FLAG STAFFS OF WASHINGTON BY JENNY GIRTON WALKER. T MIIIIIIII LI T TR e A [T T IR (T R N K Ve e P L s 3 s ] 0 T Vertical and horizontal lines represent the well known colors of our National Flag. The present form. one star for each State in the Union and one stripe for esch one of the 13 original States. was fixed by law in 1818.° ‘Other, names ars 'The Stars and Stripes'* and “Old Glory." The official title is, “The Flax of the United States. Among the most inspiring sights of the National Capital are the myriad starry flags which float against the sky line. No one can estimate the number of flags which are to be seen every day, but nearly every building which houses a Governmepnt office boasts mor> than one flagstaff, and it is certain that over 200 Star Spangled Banners are flown officially. The flags which are raised over the main entrance to the Capitol Building and over the Senate and House of Represeritatives Office Bulldings are required by law to remain in position day and night. All other official flags are taken down at night, during bad storms, and when the branch of Gov- ‘ernmenl represented is not function- ng. June 14 is celebrated as the birthday of the flag, because on that day, 1777, {a resolution was passed by the Con- tinental Congress, which resde as fol- ! lows: { “Resolved, That the F¥lag of the | thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in |a blue field, representing a new con- stellation. Just how the design originated is not definitely known. It is credited {to Gen. Washington and his coat of arms by some historians, and by jother to Benjamin Franklin, who is {known to have designed a great many colonfal flags. Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, presented a bill to the Government for designing “a flag for the United States of America.’ THIN ICE : Rosalind Naw ooTeDher w2t "ad hares'a gives up her job ax 1" a " onition” in "2 Srowning. ici A whom i dpgrens. does not 45 LM Woel Tinck Arma.rong, ko T’y i marry Rose. * Through ‘Dors, oy’ Richards. wtho we onre in the of ey A Roeatind, ‘Ross is introduced T6% ome. mone MGne ot them. Nicky 10k inen her, but she does not care Tor S ohe tikew A'nin Hives. wcho {£7in lové with another girl heinds thai ne does not itke her. she Encourages Nicky. Ao has money CHAPTER XXXII Amazing News. Madeline ma Rosalind's a e her appearance & tment shortly after 5:80. There 4 look of quiet radi- ance about her, and Rosalind, looking {at her curiously, felt that she looked better than she ever had before. She usually colorless skin was flushed be- comingly. She had on a very smart little hat, and instead of the ugly tan oxfords a pair of high-heeled black satin shoes with dull silver buckles. 'So you managed to break your en- gagement,” Rosalind said, laughingly. “Was it very Important, Mad, old | dear? Don't tell me that you have a |lover in the background of your life? { Do sit down and tell me all the news. | First of all, have you moved? And if | s0, where are you living now? I'm | ashamed for not looking you up before this, but I've been leading a fairly ex- jciting life.” | Madeline had flushed scarlet at Rosa- lind's reference to a lover, but she an- swered Rosalind's last question promptly. “I haven’t moved. I have our old place still. I'm keeping it for the pres- ent.” H For the present, what does that {mean? I know by the expression on | vour face that you have something to Out with it immediately! I'm perishing with curlosity.” “Oh, Rose, I don’t know how to tell you. I've wanted to come and see you for over a week now. I wanted you to know how happy I am, and vet some- how I kept postponing it because I couldn’t know how you would feel.” Rosalind laughed lightly. “J think I can guess what it is. You and Jack are engaged. But why on earth did you think I would mind? never loved Jack, and I knew it would be only a question of time before he would forget me.” | “Yes, I:\'JL, you see, things have hap- Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. A Poor Formula. Mrs. L. C. C. writes: “My baby is four months old and weighed four and three-fourths pounds at birth and now weighs nine and a little over. Do you think she has gained enough in four months? *She doesn’t go to until 9 o'clock at night and though she sleeps all night, sometimes, other times she wakes at four and stays awake the rest of the night. I give her five and one-half ounces of a feeding every three hours consisting of 12 ounces of barley water and 24 ounces of milk. should she have cereals? She seems to be’Hungry before-her feeding time arrives,. “How can I get her used to | going to bed earlier?” Answer. This<baby is being badly fed. The formula i very strong for so young a baby and one so very thin, unless you are using some digestant, such as lactic acid, in the milk. Otherwise vour formula should be more nearly half milk and half plain boiled water and one-half ounce of corn syrup.dis- solved in part of the boiled water be- fore adding it to the milk. The b;;z 1s d¢ fairly well but even th its weight was very small it should bave gained-mare than it has| in_fouf: months. The" bedtime hours are caused by your’ failure to put the child to bed at a proper time and keep her’there until’ she goes to sléép. Babies soon fall godd sleeping habits if the mothers are persistent from the very first in, putting them to bed at 6 or 7 o’clock. ' They know of nothing else and do mot rebel. It is the mother who puts the baby to bed at any time most. envenient to her who develops the baby's bad sleeping habits; not the child. y First better by a change in the formula and in this case advice -from a doctor would be excellent as the baby is so much underweight that it is not fair to it to éxperiment with its diet. It is too soon lho. think of eer’e:llm ‘The -baby can ve orange ice ‘with the same amount of wates. » The Star Spangled Banner of the United States. was more cavefully dressed, and her | The fag sometimes called the “navy ensign” and sometimes the “Cambridge flag,” because it was hoisted by Washington at Cambridge, January 2, 1776, had the 18 stripes of 1ed and white. Instead of the stare it had for a union the union flag of Great Britain. This was, therefore, of the same deslgn as the flag of the East (ndla Company, whose boats brought tea to Boston harbor before the famous tea party. The resolution of 1777 did not specify the arrangement of the stars nor the width of the stripes, and first thero was great varlety in design. On some of the Navy flags the stars were arranged to follow the outline of the crosses in the British union flag. On other flags they were placed in a cir- cle. Some of the earliest flugs had six-pointed stars and tradition says that Betey Ross, the flag maker of Philadelphia, showed Gen. Washing- ton how a five pointed star could be cut correctly from a folded paper at one stroke. In 1795 two stars and two stripes were added for Vermont and Ken- tucky, and the flag of 15 stripes and 15 stars was used for 23 years. On April 4, 1818, Congress ruled that thereafter the flag should display only 13 stripes, and a_new star should be added for each State admitted. The position and proportions of the stars and stripes in the Army and Navy flags are now prescribed by regula- tiens and the correct color for the blue is “navy blue. It was Francis Scott Key who chris- ened (he flag “The Star Spangled Banner” when he wrote his inspiring song the night of September 13, 1814: ““The Star Spangled Banner, oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” (Copyright. 1926.) BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR | pened to Jack. He isn't keeping his | present job. You see, Ro an uncle | of his died, some one he hadn't seen | for years, and left Jack some money. | The funny thing is that Jack asked me to marry him the day before he iheurd about the will. Afterward, I | tried to free Jack. I felt somehow | that if he had waited he wouldn’t have asked me to marry him. You see, I know how Jack felt about you. He will never love me as he did you, and with this money he might have a chance with you. I told him that. I wanted him to be happy, but he simply wouldn't see things that way. He sald he wanted me and that I was a little { gouse to feel as I did.” Madeline's eves were shining, her quiet, level voice had a slight tremor in it. Rosalind sat gazing at her, as though she had hardly taken in the import of her words. It was all too strange, too like a fairy tale, too en- tirely incredible. ou see,” Madeline went on. don't care about the money, It's Jack who means everything to me. But I can't help thinking, Rose, that I'm | noi the kind of girl for him. He needs some one like you in his life. And yet 1 love him. I love him enough to give him up to you if it meant his happl- ness and you would have him.” It was then that Rosalind epoke, and if her tone were forced, her words “r WINTER BY D. C. PEATTIE. Cold Snap. An icy wind comes chanting out of the North, and scatters the forces balm and thaw. “Cold wave coming, say the bulletins, and thoughtful peo- ple bank the fires and get out their fur-lined gloves. Cars will freeze and the river be locked again in the em- brace of ice. In all the inconvenlence of a cold wave there is just one consoling in- door sport, and that is watching the weather map. If vou have any friends or relatives in Aroostook, Me., or Calu- met, Mich., of Moose Jaw, Mont., look up thelr standing on the weather map and you will feel sorry for them and comforted about yourself. But Palm Beach probably appears on the map s a little clear circle with a wavy line marked 70 passing through it with a light westward-pointing arrow beside it. Interpreted, these symbols mean that the sky is clear, the temperature 70 and the trade wind gayly flowing in off the ocean. If you watch the we sistently, day after , it grows to be a fascinating study. You can see a little storm down in New Mexico one day gather volume in Kansas the next, break heavily over Ohlo the next, and go screaming through New England and off the edge of the map in a whirl of snow and coastal storm-warning signals. Where a storm is centered the pressure lines whirl around each other furfously. In midsummer when the weather is mild only a few broad pressure lines appear throughout the country; all is still and the hills and valleys of the air reduced to a monoto- nous plain. The cold weather can generally be seen gathering in Mon- tana, while the hot comes from' the Southwest. ather map con- Willie - Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN 1 Skinny swiped some apples an’ T practiced bein' a good example an’ made him take back what we didn't were convincing enough. Don't be an idiot, Mad. I wouldn't have Jack even if he wanted me. His ideas are too conventional, he would bore me inside of a week. I couldn't stand a man who would be forever preaching to me. Jack is too sober- minded. "1 want excitement, gayety. No, things have come out exactly right. You and Jack will be very happy together. And for Heaven's sake don't be humble with him, don't let him get conceited over the hero worship you're ready to pile at his feet. Be independent, make yourself attractive No man can stand too much of the other thing, not even a paragon like Jack.” But all the while Rosalind talked, her mind was whirling madly around the situation. What a trick for Fate to have played her, and how bitterly It really unfair life wi (Continued in tomorrow’s Star.) Tapioca With Dried Fruit. ‘When evaporated fruit is used in combination with taploca, it should first be thoroughly soaked, then slow- ly cooked in a double boiler in plenty of water until thoroughly tender. Skin out the fruit, and for each cup- ful of liquid add one tablespoonful of fine tapioca and a pinch of salt. Cook until the tapioca is transparent ,and very tender, then sweeten to taste and pour it over the fruit arranged in serving dish. This dessert should be thoroughly chilled before serving, and is usually accompanied by a pitcher of cream. = Luster Lasts Solarine dissolves the tarn- ish like magic and leaves a high luster that lasts. It’s the only safe pol- ish. Buy a cari _ today at your grocer,hardware, - ‘of all get the baby to gaining|.|. in the ES. ODD FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF | The Sympathetic Nerves. *“Child aies as result of burns.” Very often you read this in the newspapers and if you follow the news item very closely “you learn that the child was burned about the body. So much skin was charred that the tot could not re- cover. Why, you ask yourself, does it mut- ter so serfously if the outside of the body is burned provided there is no injury suffered internally? The real cause of death in cases auch as these is a poisoning which comes from the kidneys. The kidneys and the skin are the two great agents for getting rid of the waste matter of the body. When the skin cannot work through its thous- ands of little pores because they are destroyed, the sympathetic nervous system throws the bulk of the work on the kidneys. These are unable to stand the strain of the additional labor necessary to eliminate the waste, with the result that the poison is distributed through the body and the individual dies. A parade was given to celebrate a historic event. A b-year-old young- ster was dressed as Cupid and her body was covered with gold paint. When the parade ended some time dur- ing the afternoon the child was so sleepy that her parents permitted her to go to bed without first removing the gold paint. The result was that the pores were clogged up, the kidneys overtaxed and the child dled. WHEN Artificial and Imitation Stones. Don't confuse artificial stones with imftation stones. There's a vast dif- ference, and it's in appearance as well as in value. The imitation stones are just reproductions in glass or “paste” of real stones and are used only in very cheap jewelry. Artificial stones are different entirely. An artificlal stone is identical in composition with the real or natural stones, except that one is made by nature and the other by man in & laboratory. The artificial stone is made of the same chemical elements which are contained in the genuine stone. Rubles and sapphires have been successfully made in laboratories. The process is almost a mystic one. A compound of aluminum, with the cor- rect coloring matter, is made to trickle | through a hole into the flame of an oxy-hydrogen blow pipe. Oxide of | chromium is used to color rubies, and titanic acid is used for sapphires. ‘When the flame reaches a temperature of 1,800 degrees centigrade, the mass fuses, and it is gradually cooled. The stone thus made has all the properties of the real stone except the fire. That's because it lacks the inner crys- | tallization which requires the slow | processes of nature. { Of course the synthetic pearl is one | jof the best known examples of an artificlal gem. Small pieces of mother- t of-pear] are cemented to the inner sur- | face of the oyster shell. After a year, | another coating of pearl is added, which is doubled in another two years. ‘When this is removed, and the lower part ground to the usual symmetrical shape, the pearl is similar to the real | except that it lacks its luster. | Stones are not made only by artificial means, but they are also “reconstruct- ed.” A etone thus made is formed from tiny fragments of genuine stones fused at a very high temperature into | a single stone. Very few of these are | to be seen at the present time. Another artificial method is to take a real stone and alter it and improve it in color by heating or treatment with chemicals. Sapphires lose their color in burning, and are often passed off as diamonds. Off-color diamond: BY YALE S. NATHANSON, B. 8c., M. A. Department of Prychology, Ugiversity of Pennsylvania. Your sympathetic nerves labor loag and untiringly, indeed! One of America's t historians wrote most of his work while blind. While attending a banquet given by some college students, one of the threw a bread crumb which landed the professor's eye. Before long his right eye became blind and the feft finally became affected and blindness set in there, too. - This {8 the work of the sympathetic nervous system whose duty it is to co- ordinate and cause to work togbther various parts of the body. In t emotional stress we find that this same nervous system causes us to breathe more rapidly and our hearts to beat more quickly. This nervous system, while it seems to cause considerable difficuity, likewise serves a very useful purpose in help- ing to transfer the load of work from one organ to another. When certain foods are carried info the stomach, through the svmpathetic nervous sys- tem the various glands which secrete digestive juices begin to work to help the < omic) meer its new job. “That food makes my mouth water,” is more truth than fiction, becaush the sight of certain delicacies causes the salivary glands to work. In fact, as soon as food enters the mouth the nices begin to nour ‘orth into sthe digestive apparatus, stimulated by the nerves of the sympathetic nervous sys- tem. (Copyright. 1026.) WE GO SHOPPING BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN. varnish, which neutralizes the yellow- ish color. 1f you suspect a dlamond of such coloring, wash it in alcohol; the varnish will wash off, and reveal the true color. Many artificlal stones are really works of art, and of high' value. Svn- thetic pearls cost thousands when they arc expertly made. Such artificial stones should always be distinguished from imitation or fake stones, which have, of course, very little value. 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