Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1929, Page 26

28 Linear Measure BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. THE MEASURE CASE IS A HANDY NOB‘.’ELTY‘ JUST THE THING FOR A ESENT. PRIZE OR An interesting novelty of the sea- son is the homemaker's linear measure case. It is a development of the fancy yerdstick case with which all of us are familiar. It has become more com- prehensice. It includes, besides the yardstick, two other linear measures, & ruler and a tape measure. Each has its own pocket. ‘To make one such mrle case requires three pieces of material, or four if the back is lined. The back portion is the Jongest. This should measure 38 inches in length, if finished straight, or 39 inches if the top is pointed. The width should be three or three and a half inches according to the widths of the yardstick, and the ruler. The tape measure will slip into either width pocket. The first pocket is 35 inches deep, the second 14 inches, and the third 9 inches. They are so disposed that the openings divide the length into three nearly equal parts. will mean that the ruler pocket must be stitched to the back so that a 15-inch rule will show 1 inch. Otherwise it will drop so far down that it will be dif- ficult to take out. Black enamel cloth or imitation leather is a good material for these handy cases, being rather stiff and slippery. This makes pockets particu- The Daily Cross Word Puzzle (Copyright,. 1929.) . Re] . " Collection of wives. . Contente of a silo. . Useful animals. . Foe. . A money depository. Near. Chatter. . Oblique. . 5, yards. . A flat fold. . Part of a flower. . Repents of. . Devoured. . Conceded facts. . Variety of quartz. To call upon. . Boy. . Shriveled up. . Small bed. . French article. . Raised platform. . Luminous celestial body. . Be opposed. . Substance. . Man of extraordinary stature. . Rajah's wife. 3. Fashioned. . Prepare for pubjication. . Sign. . Periods of time. . Slithery fishes. . Fat. . Move quickly. Down. . Crown of the head. " Place for baking. . To let by written contract. . Making a mistake. . A rude eager struggle. . Funeral song. . Orgen of smell. . Hard-shelled fruit. . Paid notice. . Glistened. . Melodies. . Run away. . Trees. . Whetstones. ANSWERS TO SATURDAY’S PUZZLE. m 20 [ [(C QI<Is S D{mi] D i< T 0. ROV [/ RM Q2D R~ D HEMC] Sz iRIO[00) ‘WOMAN’S PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929.° Case for Home = larly easy to have the measuring tools inserted and taken out. Enamel cloth is apt to be painted with gay splashes of color to resemble a flowering vine in leaf, or blossoms scattered over the surface. Glazed chintz is decorative and has the glossy finish and there- fore can be used to advantage. Cre- tonne and printed linen make orna- mental cases. Plain sateen or genuine satin make smart cases, if given some needle stitchery, especially if the woman's initials are embroidered on one of the pockets. Bind each pociet. Fit them in the order given, first the yardstick, then the rule and last the tape measure pocket. All come wt%ether at the lower end. Baste in position and bind with tape, braid, or silk binding to suit the type of case made. If the top comes to a point, sew a bone ring in white, black or some harmonizing color to the tip by which to hang up the case. If it is finished straight across the top, sew one of the rings to each corner. Fit the case with ¢! yardstick, ruler and tape measure and the handy novelty is ready to be hung by the side of the home- maker’s sewing table, on the inside of some door or in whatever place is most convenient. (Copyright. 1928.) BRAIN TESTS ‘This is an achievement test. In each of the words listed mark every letter which follows a letter which precedes it in alphabetical order. Example: In the word ANSWER the letter E follows te letter W, yet W fol- lows E in the alphabet, so the word should be marked ANSW(E)R. Allow two minutes for the complete marking. T PRk »EH F H o - s LT =30 >az Zge amt - Pl e Q =] mQoREOYHO Pl w>aTVauLna I3 & H =N A @A) . E; (6) E R, B; () » E, E; (9) G; (10) | Everyday Law Cases When Will Court Enforce Con- tract to Sell Corporate Stock? BY THE COUNSELLOR. John Werner, who was the owner of 500 shares of the capital stock of the General Trust Co., agreed to sell his shares to Willlam Rice, a director of the company, for $10,000. Willlam Rice's purpose in purchasing the stock was to acquire control of the corporation. Werner changed his mind and re- fused to_carry out the agreement, ex- pecting Rice to sue him for damages, thereby permitting him to retain the | stock after the payment of any judg- ment Rice would obtain against him. Rice, however, being anxious to acquire the specific stock, filed a bill in equity asking the court to compel Werner to s:1l the stock to him. ‘Werner’s counsel objected to the form of remedy sought, contending that it applied only to contracts involving the sale of real estate, but the court, grant- ing the relief Rice requested, stated: “The remedy of specific performance is usually applied in cases involving contracts for the sale of real estate. It is sometimes, however, applied to con- tracts for the sale of corporate stock. It will not be decreed where it appears that the stock is for sale in the market, so that it can be readily obtained. In cases, however, where the contract calls for the transfer of sufficient shares to give the purchaser control of the cor- poration, specific performance will be decreed.” Nutrition Nuggets. The present high price of meat is taxing the ingenuity of many house- keepers whose food budget is limited and whose families think that they cannot be satisfied without this form of protein food. There are many meth- ods of making a small amount of meat g0 a long way, by combining it with vegetables, with rice or other cereal orains, with spaghettl, macaroni, etc. ‘When this is carefully done it is very easy to fool the family into believing that they are eating the same amount of meat. ‘These dishes are appropriately called “meat extenders,” as the flavor of the meat is used with, or extended over, the less expensive foods. Many of the cereals, when combined with a small amount of meat, can be relied upon to supply adequate protein to meet the average requirement. ‘The use of iodized salt as a preven- tion against goiter has been success- fully tried in Michigan, where simple goiter has been practically eliminated among school children by the use of this product. According to a recent report by the American Medical Association, a sur- vey that was made in January, 1924, in Midland County, Mich, showed that 41 per cent of the school children had golter. Since that time iodized salt has been used continuously in 91 per cent of the homes in Midland, and the latest survey shows only 8 per cent of the children with goiter. There are, however, other forms in which fodine can be supplied in suf- dcient quantities to meet body re- quirements. It has been proved that a good source of this mineral is shell- fish, while some of the seaweeds and Irish moss contain more lodine than any other products. These can be used the making of jellied desserts, and may also be used for thickening soups. IF!S said that in at least one place in New York a Japanese restaurant has built up a thriving trade by making a speclalty of serving a dish made from seaweed. Perhaps, however, most of the people who like it and eat it do so just because they do like it and do not know that it supplies them with such large amounts of iodine. Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Precious stone. Pertaining to birth. Open space in a forest. Beloved. Edges of a roof. Scholars. Substance in tobacco. Make into a law. Large book. Traveling outfit. Named. . Walking sticks. . Diadem. ‘Wave-like molding. . Wait for. . Prison. Create. Jewish month, 60. For fear that. . Steal. ‘Toward. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Theme Subjects. One Mother Says: For a long time after school has begun children are still full of their Summer good times. and eager to talk and recall all sorts of Summer adven- tures. Mothers may capitalize this loguacity I7r the benefit of children and teachers. - When you see the young people in this mood get out slips of paper and pencils. Offer a small prize, perhaps, or make it attractive to have as many of these anecdotes or descrip- tive bits written down as possible. Have the writing merely suggestive if detall is unpopular, but have the notations clear. File these slips away. Then when the call comes for theme subjects, something “We was goin’ to have a cake for dinner if I hadn't thought maybe I fi(;l;gl"baltmce a sack of eggs on my et . 3 Easy Milk Soup. A very good cream vegetable soup can be very quickly made by adding milk to any of the good canned vege- table soup mixtures—using it instead of the water that is usually added. It is best to beat the milk to avold the pos- sibility of curdling if there is tomato in the soup mixture. Milk soups are excellent foods for school children and offer a good way of getting an adequate amount of milk into the diet when it is difficult to get the children to drink fresh milk. A good dishful of this type of soup with plenty of bread and butter and blanc mange or rice or bread pudding with a fruit sauce for dessert makes about as nour- ishing a noonday meal as can be given. Tongue With Raisin Sauce. Select a smoked beef tongue weigh- fug about 3 pounds. Soak in cold water over night or for at least six nours. Drain, cover with fresh cold water, add an onion in which havé been stuck three whole cloves, a small bay leaf, one diced carrot and a tiny picce of garlic. Heat to the boiling point and boll very slowly for one and one- half hours. Lift the tongue from the water and remove the skin with a sharp knife, trim off the root end and serve hot with raisin sauce, or put back in the water, let cool, chill and cut for cold service. 2 Melt two tablespoons of butter, add two tablespoons of flour and stir until well blended. Then add one and one- half cups of the water the tongue was cooked in, one-half teaspoon grated hionable Folk Fas ? by cJulia Boyd Says They Lack Courage to Be Independent What's the Matter With Women? DorothyDix Fear of Some Vague Horror That May Spring Out at Them Keeps Women From Enjoying Life and Makes Them Shun Freedom. HE great trouble with women is that they are cowards. That is why they are so often miserable and unsuccessful. They are afraid of love. They are afraid of life. They are afraid to take a chance. They are afraid of the unknown, They are afraid of change. They are afraid of their neighbors. They are afraid of what people will say. The pitiful part of all this fear from which women suffer and which handicaps them at every step and frequently ruins their lives is that it is just a bugaboo that they conjure up in their own imaginations and that would vanish if they had the courage to say scat to it. Woman's traditional fear of mice is more than a joke. It is a symbol of the sex. It is fear that poisons virtually every woman's cug of love and turns its sweetness to bitterness. Her husband may have sworn by all the gods that he adored her, and married her to prove it. He may be as domestic as the house cat and stick so close to his own fireside that she has to use a ton of dynamite to dislodge him from it to go to an occasional dinner or party. ‘He may spend his life toiling to lap her in luxury. He may give her every proof of devotion of which a human being is capable. Still his wife will never have a day or an hour in which she does not worry whether he loves her and fear that when she gets middle-aged and loses her looks he will forsake her for a flapper. e e IT is fear that drives thousands of women into making unsuitable marriages. ‘When a woman gets into the thirties and is still unwed she flies into a blind panic, in which she loses her reason, and will marry anything in trousers that happens along. She may be a woman of independent fortune. She may be a successful business woman, with a good job and a fine salary. Her life may be full of family affection, good friends, interests and amusements—as agreeable an existence as one could wish. But she gets scared of the future and afraid that she might be lonesome or regret not having married, and so she takes the rejected suitor that she has refused a dozen times or marries the widower with seven children or the down- and-outer she has to support. Other women marry because they have not the courage to be called old maids. They are afraid that if they don’t marry some silly fool will think that it was because they couldn’t marry and laugh at them. They are not in love with the men they marry. They know they are not bettering their condition socially or financially by marrying. They have no incliration toward marriage. On the contrary, they are celibate by nature and much prefer their own independence and the orderly existence they lead. But they haven't the nerve to go along and live their own lives the way they want, as men do, and marry or not, as they please. 1t is sheer cowardice that makes innumerable women endure the martyrdom of miserable marriages. They meekly submit to every sort of humiliation. They let their husbands beat them and insult them. They put up with tightwad husbands who begrudge them the very food they eat. They work like slaves for husbands who never even give them a kind word. They stand for grouchiness ung lsurlimss and ill temper simply because they lack the courage to get up and leave, They are afraid of what might happen to them in the outside world, though, goodness knows, nothing could be any worse than what they are suffering at home. No man could be crueler to them than their husbands are. Nowhere would they have to work harder; and, at least, if they worked for a stranger they would get wages. They stay on in sodden misery, down-trodden, despised, kicked about like a dog, because they haven't the courage even to put up a fight for their own happiness or to rebel against their tyrants. & e . T is bfcau;e women are cowards that they become parasites and hangers-on of people who resent having to support them. They aren't lazy. They don’t mind work. Indeed, half the time they work harder in somebody’s klu’;\en or nursery for grudgingly given clothes and board than they would have to work in a store or office for a good salary; but they stay on and on, eating the bitter bread of dependence because they haven't the courage to strike out for themselves. Right now I know a dozen strong, healthy, middle-aged women who h: gone to live with their, children and who are miserable bezguse they kmg, t.l::; are unwelcome guests to their in-laws who could be independent and happy it they had enough courage to go out and get themselves jobs. I know dozens of other women who are starving along on shoestring incomes or pittances that are doled out to them by their relatives and friends who could make fortunes as board{ng-house keepers, as milliners or dressmakers or business women if they weren't so afraid of failure that they lacked the courage even to try to succeed. It is fear that keeps unnumbered women who have got into the wrong occupation from changing into something for which they have an aptitude and that makes them hang on with a death grip tp a poor salary or work for a niggardl - employer, because they are afraid to let go what they have and try for something better. It is cowardice nine times out of ten that makes women commit the supreme folly of trying to keep up with people who are better off than they are. They lack the courage to be independent. They are afraid that they might be criticized if their entertainments are not as elaborate as somebody else’s, if their clothes are not as fine, if their cars are not as expensive; and they haven't enough sense to know that what people admire more than anything else is the courage that enables one to be himself. Poor women, so afraid of nothing! Trembling before shadows! Yet the woman who hasn't the courage to wear her last year's hat will climb up on an operating table without a tremor, knowing that she is facing death. The woman THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Tuesday, January 8. Certain menacing signs will dominate in tomorrow’s horoscope, according to astrology, but there are aspects that offset them. The wise will be exceedingly careful about investing their money while this rule prevails. Speculation is especially dangerous. Women may be foolishly avid to make money easily and should be careful to avold any risky enterprise. The stars may encourage extrava- gance for personal gratification, and | girls should practice self-denial where bargain-hunting is involved. There is a direction of the stars sup- posed to affect the nerves and to pre- cipitate quarrels. While this rule pre- vails, it is important to rest and to take stock of one’s mental and moral as well as material possessions. Older persons may be unusually crit- ical, captious and difficult. Patience is to be cultivated. Holiday ~romances and flirtations should not be pursued until a more favorable sway prevails. Many a foot ball hero will appear commonplace while this planetary government con- tinues. Girls of 1929 are to make much of intellectual attributes as well as phy- sical charms, astrologers foretell. The newest types will be clever as well as beautiful. The seers stress the importance of proper conservation and administration of time. Mars seems to foreshadow increased death rate from machinery, motors and explosives. Extra care should be main- tained in factories® According to astrology, —organized crime will gain in power and daring in 1929, which will be marked by astound- lring'l acts on the part of enemies of so- ciety. Persons whose birth date it is have the augury of perils to be met in love as well as business. It is imperative not to jeopardize either one’s heart or one's bank account. Children born on this day probably will have exceedingly eventful lives. These subjects of Capricorn are likely to travel much and to meet hardships in foreign lands. (Copyright, 1929.) JABBY “Seems like these girls who say they'll be waitin’ when you come back are usually waitin’ to tell you 'bout some- body else.” Hot Raised Rolls. Sift a teaspoonful of salt with four cupfuls of bread flour and chop into it a tablespoonful of butter. Scald a pint of milk, cool until it is lukewarm, then beat with it the yolks of two raw eggs and mix with the flour. Crumble one- third of a yeast cake and dissolve it in half a cupful of lukewarm water, add a teaspoonful of sugar, and stir with the rest. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Let rise for four hours. It should dou- ble in bulk by that time. Knead lightly, shape into a long roll, then cut this into pieces the size of walnuts. Roll into balls with the floured hands and place close together in a greased baking an. Cover with a clean dish towel and et rise for half an hour. Brush the tops with a little milk and bake in a hot oven for about 15 minutes. 1 |ell) walk very slowly across the room FEATUR ESNY Psychic Adventures of Great Men and Women Madam Melba's Narration of Her Mother's Return Just Before the Death of Her Little Sister. “SUDDENLY,” SAYS MELB;(.) “T SAW o = i fegies™ THAT THERE WAS A THIRD PER- N IN THE ROOM.” BY J. P. GLASS. ‘When' Nellie Melba was Nellie Mitch- ell, a little girl in the Australian bush, she went one day to a school picnic. She and two other girls wandered off by themselves and presently came to a cottage. A woman standing in the door- | way called out: “What are you doing here, little gir] “Nothing,” they replied.. The woman invited them into the house for a glass of milk, and after they had drunk gave them all a great thrill by offering to tell their fortunes. Nothing exciting was found in the palms of two of the little girls, but after the “fortune-teller” had read Nellie Mitchell's hand she said: “Little girl, you are going to travel a good deal. You will visit almost every country in the world. I see you every- where in great halls, crowded with peo- ple. And always all eyes are directed at you.” Describing ‘this experience in after life, the great singer declared, “I am not ‘psychic,’ ” and explained that she only narrated the prophecy because it “is worth recording, if oniy for its com- plete mystery.” However, later she did have a genuine psychic experience. This incident tends to support the belief of David Belasco that the dead can and do come back to us. Mrs. David Mitchell, mother of Mel- ba, died in their Australian home while Nellie was still in her teens. She had been {ll for years, had full warning of the approach of dissolution, and so summoned her family to her bedside to give each member a final instruction. “Always be a mother to little Vere,” was her message to Neilie Mitchell. Vere was the latter’s sistcr, only 4 years old. Carrying out her mother's wish, Nellie had the child’s cot moved into her bedroom and looked after her with all the solicitude of a parent. Before three months had passed, Vera suddenly fell ill. She was hastily put to bed and her nurse and vellie Mitch- ell did all they could for her, as it was too late to send for a doctor. As she seemed to be resting easily, Nellie Mitchell decided to retire, too. She sent the nurse io bed, threw fresh wood on the fire and then lay back on her pillow, gazing at the filick- ering shadows on the ceiling. “Suddenly,” says Meclba, “I saw that there was a third person in the room. Peering into the half light, I saw that the third person was my mother, dressed in the simple black dress in which I had last seen her on earth.” The young girl does no: seem to have been frightened, but in her excitement | she was rendered specchless. In this condition—"I watched her (Mrs. Mitch- to my sister’s bed, raise her hand, point to the figure in the bed, make a strange, sweeping motion with her arm and dis- I appear.” Nellie Mitchell leaped from bed and ran to little Vere Mitchell's side. The VAPEX... instant relief from dangerous colds This new method is simple and pleasant, and does away with allbothersome dosing. WHEN you feel a cold com- ing on, get a bottle of Vapex. Put a drop on your hand- kerchief. Breathe the vapor deeply through your nose. Your head will start to clear immediately. Use it fre- quently, wherever you are, whatever you are doing. The pleasant vapor reaches the innermost passages of the throat and nose ~—the entire infection area. One application of Vapex on your hand- kerchief lasts an entire day, increases in strength for several hours. Put a drop on the edge of your pillow at night—it will break up congestion, and get in its good work while you rest. Discovered in England during the war, Vapex met a great demand as soon as it was offered for sale. Workers in one of the fa- mous laboratories of Thos. Kerfoot Co., Ltd., were immune to the unprecedented epidemic of influenza raging at that time. by government An analysis — supervis ishing fact that the Now you can buy fame is spreading the green triangle. tributed and guar- anteed in the United States by E. Fou- gera & officials and physicians—of the materials druggists in this country have Vapex. the little square botile and the package w who flees in terror from a mouse will look a lion in.the- eye without fliiching. Isn't that just like a woman? OROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1920.) Cream of Veal Soup. Put a cracked knuckle of veal in three quarts of cold water with one teaspoonful of salt and a tablespoonful of uncooked rice. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat until the liquid just simmers, add a small bunch of parsley and simmer for four hours. Strain, add two cupfuls o hot milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter blended with one and one-half tablespoonfuls of lemon rind, one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar and one-half cup seed- real to the child may be recalled and made into a theme. = & (Copyright, 1020.) _aidein less raisins. Stir until thickened, sea- son with selt and pepper and let sim- mer for ten minutes before séving. flour and season with salt, pepper and a teaspoonful of onion juice. If con- venient add half a dozen small canned mushrooms, chopped. Boil up once, strain again and serve with croutons, Roast Beef. Rub the meat all over with a clean dish towel, then dredge with flour that has been mixed with salt and pepper. Put into a roaster with just enough beef suet to keep the meat from sticking, and brown quickly on both sides. Thi is done better on top of the stove. Put half a cupful of boiling water in the roaster, cover closely, and roast in a hot oven, decreasing the heat a little after the first half hour. Roast beef requires 15 minutes to the pound. Baste with pan gravy. If it dries out too much, add more boiling water, but not more than half & cupfuliat a time,. A drop on your handkerchief 'VAPEX Breathe your cold away Insist on Vapex. . . . Do not accept a substitute or imitation . . . it may be expensive to experi- ment with a cold! child was sleeping peacefully. She seem~ ed_better. ‘When morning came Nellie described the incident to her father. She thought the illness.might be more serious than they suspected and that they ought to send for a doctor. David Mitchell smiled incredulously. “Tut, tut!” he said. “Get those fool- ish notions out of your head.” He decided to wait for evening before sending for the doctor. But at 4 o'clock in the afternoon Vere Mitchell died. “These are the facts, bare and un- adorned,” writes Melba. “I do not seek to explain them.” (Copyright, 1929 SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. 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