Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1929, Page 31

WOMAN'’S PAGE. Home Cleaning of Heavy Garment BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. ! The problem of cleans rments of heavy materials at hvm':‘u ';nu that ean be met with success if the oppor- tunity is lacking to have them done by professional cleansers. Some women, washed, are taken. If fhe garments are to.come out fluffy, some of the soap should be left in them. Expunge the water by pressure rather than by wringing, so as to alter the shape as little as possible. According to the size of garment and drying accom- modations, one may choose between two methods—that of partially drying in a pilowcase hung in a warm spot, or of laying the garment out on a flat sur- face and measuring it, either stretching or “coaxing” it back into the right shape. A combination of the two meth- ods is recommended. The garment, partially dried, is re- moved from the pilowcase and adjusted according_to measurements on a flat surfiaoe. If hung up it will be sure to pull. A large piece of clean wrapping paper may be placed on floor or bed and the garment laid on it in a manner to pre- serve its contour. Before the garment is absolutely dry use an iron upon it, taking care that it is not too hot. In- stead of rubbing the iron across and up and down, which will tend to stretch the fabric, rest it for an instant on one place and then another, until it is so dry that there is no danger of its being stretched by the transverse motion, which may then be used. (Copyright, 1929.) Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Legal Psychology. The institution of law, with all its machinery of benches, codes and bars, was and still is a practical expedient. We would be unable to live without it. It constitutes an important section of what in the large is known as civiliza- tion. That much must be conceded. The law as an institution must be preserved, But times change. This means that gl‘l;n :lx‘\owleedd:e otdhumtn nature and ne undergoes modification. In this changing knowledge of men and the needs of men we find psychology, as the science of human conduct, exer- cising a tremendous influence, The time is not far in the future when every judge and every lawyer=will be a psychologist, more or less. The more of a psychologist he is the better for his clients and for himself. Psychology and law share the same subject matter, deal with the same tmnkg‘—-humm nature and the way it works, an institution was, of necessarily established before SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE CLEANSING. 3 having found the knack, prefer to do their own work, anyway, and take pride in' the fact that they can. ‘The amateur home cleanser of knitted or jersey garments must pause, before 'plunging her dress or sweater into the cleansing solution, to recall the fact that even professional houses do not 4 tee inst or - guaran stretching or shrink: age, althol they have means of mini- both of the difficulties. How imuch more must she, with her limited knowledge and experience, take precau- tions to avoid such pitfalls. , | fourth_teaspoonful of salt. = Beat four The Daily Cross Word Puzzle egg g:lks one-half cupfuls of confectioner’s sugar gradually, beating two mixtures and beat thoron pu{cholofy had become & practical subject for investigation. t took psychology centuries to get away from speculation. The law had to get down to facts as they were. So the law built up a system of traditions as guides for the dispensation of justice among men. Facts and logical deductions therefrom were the result; were the law as we know it in its institutional forms, Psychol goes_beyond logic. The unwritten laws of human emotions and feelings are its specialty. The task of psychology is to make these things clear, to predict how and under what circum- stances they will betray themselves in conduct, If and when the day comes when this can be done—and I believe it will come—the institution of law and the science of psychology will actually be the same thing, (Copyright, 1920.) o Pound Cake. Cream one cupful of shortening and add two cupfuls of cake or pastry flour with which two_teaspoonfuls of baking powder have been sifted. If unsalted shortening is used, add one- until light and add one and constantly. Add two tablespoonfuls of milk. ine ti hly. Fold tes and ited. he | covering the tacl THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1929.% mefTVIE ST, REG.U_§ PAT. OFF. The STYLE POST is the marker on the road to being smart. Harmonizing. Chic harmonies have to do not only with color but with materials. One accessory which is not echoed by an- other has an unfinished air, no matter how smart. With a sports bag, for example, to wear with the tweed town dress or suit, a discriminating woman will choose something else of the same material— perhaps & belt, as shown. This pair is of felt or of suede in the staple Brown or black. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. An arched window lends ce and dignity to & room; and one of the most advantageous spaces to be occupied by such a window is the stair landing or end of the first-floor hall. These are always effective from a decorative stand-oint and should be treated in a formal style. The glass curtains should, of course, be made of the same material and in the same manner as those for the rest of the rooms on the first floor; but the overdraperies may be of an entirely dif- ferent fabric from those for the living room or dining room. In the illustration is shown a window in a hallway which has light buff walls d a black and green diamond-pattern rpet, with darker green border. ‘The glass curtains are of ecru silk and wool casement cloth, made to hang straight to the sill, and the overdrap- eries are of lilac satin trimmed with a ground and design. in. gold, ke, biue ground and des gold, , blue and black. - These draperies: are lined, interlined and tacked to a wooden frame which fits tightly in the circu- lar part of the window, a metal braid Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Parents are most impatent with chil~ dren when they slip up on a perform- (Copyright, 1929.) 46. Coal boxes. 48, One who catches lampreys. On the ocean, Amounts lent. Drink made of eggs and milk, Monk. Motors, Ivn the fashion. . Doctrines. . Roll of tobacco. Headless: Heraldry. DOWN. An ear of maize. An outstanding debt. Flaxseed. . Infectious disease. Mountain-range in South Americs. A theory, . A color. Sleepers. . Pains. . Serve, . Mountain in Arabia. . Birds. . Horse. . Worship. . Courage, Gaelic. . Bay Perform. Hanging ornaments. Scraps of literature, . Floridian killifish, Eagle. . Offers. Relieves. . Alcoholic drinks. Recline. . Curative substance. A cattle shed: Scotch, . Before. . Man of the desert. . Put in a new setting. . Conspicuous. . Size of type. Pertaining to a reign. 14, Machine for rotating. Coarse grass. Foot covering. Bristle-like appendages. . Group of students. . Gold and silver lace. ‘Transmits. Edge. . Beverage, A deputy. A hawser, ‘Vegetables. . Manipulates, ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. ance which they have been accomplish. ing well for some time. The parent remarks mmaflulli:. “How can you be so stupid, you ve been saying ‘run’ every time you saw it on the last three pages and now you .act as if you had never seen the word before!” ‘The learning process is not a steady upward rise in improvement. The child doesn’t get better every time he repeats a word. Instead he may seem to know a new word for a while and then he learns some other new words and. the first one is temporarily forgotten. He has to 1 again, only the second time he recognizes it more quickly and if the parent is patient, or the teacher, he soon learns the word so that it isn’t forgotten. Adults learn in exactly the same manner. Put a maze in front of a blindfolded student and give him a pencil and let him “feel” way about the maze with the pencil point. He'll get in all the blind alleys over and over again at first. Then he’ll begin to avoid one, then another until after repeated trials and many mistakes he’ll find his way around, avoiding every wrong move until his amxcn slips out at the end. But he doesn’t make a steady movement. He gets better each trial for & while, then there is a period when he makes little progress in better- ment and perhaps slips back and makes some old mistakes. Then there is g period when he improves rapidly. Then another plateau when he shows no improvement. And so on until he is perfect. All learning seems to follow these curves. Keep that in mind when you become angry because a child has done a thing so often that you are sure he ought to know how to do it perfectly. En- courage his good work, ignore his mis- takes and gently lead him along the same path of learning as before. He'll eventually reach the point at which you can count on his knowledge. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words_often misused: “Where has she gone to?” Qmi Often mispronounced: Maritime, as in “at,” t 1 as in “it,” last in “tin” or “time.’” Often misspelled: Excusable; able. Synonyms: Male, masculine, manly manful, viril ‘Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Impregnate; to saturate or permeate with another sub- stance, “His whole being was impreg- nated with love for her.” DAILY DIET RECIPE FRUITED MARSHMALLOW, Pineapple chopped, 2 cups Canned strawberries, 2 cups Marshmallows, 10 Cream, 12 cup. SERVES 6 PORTIONS. Cut marshmallows in sixths, Mix fruit and marshmallows to- gether. Put in bowl and cover with the cream. Set aside in ice~ box 3 to 4 hours to chill thoroughly. Do _not it . Trap. 44, Vessel for burning porium-s. 47. Unpleasant: coll, 49. Medleval helmet, g%. A . A temple, 55. Greek letter, DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes high fuel value in the form of sugar and cream, sn:msnme. trtzn and vlhb:nma ".: and B present. Could be ea moderation by normal rdll.lfi of average or under weight. How to Tell When a Girl's In Love \DorothyDix| . When She Watches His Health and Takes Care of His Pocketbook It Is Time to Buy the Ring. YOUNG man wants to know how to tell whether a girl is in love with him A or not. Well, son, you can't absolutely. There is no infallible test that you can apply to a girl's affection that will unmistakably register its precise degree of warmth. 1In the end you have to take her word for the state of her heart, and you can't always believe even that. ou see, women have played at the love game for so many centuries that they ';'nve become adepts at it. Their bread and butter, and cakes and ale, have depended on their making men believe what they wanted them to be- lieve, and they have developed such finesse in simulating love, and hiding love, that it is not easy for a man to tell when they are leading from a full hand or merely bluffing. The fact that you can always date a girl is no proof that she is really in love with you. The thing that thrills her about you may be your car, and not your personality. Or she may like to step out with you because you are a good-looker and it makes the other girls green with envy to behold her with such a sheik. Or it may be because you are a good feeder, or a good dancer, or for a hundred other reasons unconnected with any sentimental reactions she may have toward you. Nor is it any proof that.a girl is in love with you that she is always calling you up over the telephone and telling you how she has missed you, and reproaching you for not having been to see her. It may only indicate that she has no steady and she is aware that competition is the life of trade, and that the more men a girl has hanging around her the more desirable she is in other men’s eyes. However, in spite of all this, there are certain signs of love by which a maiden unconsclously reveals her real feelings toward a man and which should enable any astute youth to judge how he stands with her, and whether she looks upon him as her prince charming, or merely as a joy ride, or a meal ticket. PR S THE first straw which shows which way the wind of a girl's affections blows, observe whether she brightens up at your approach, or nalls on her face the smile that won't come off. Observe whether, when you take her to places, she keeps up a desultory conversation with you, but becomes full of pep when some other man approaches, and whether she gives you just enough dances to pay vou decently for the money you have spent on her, and give her a reasonable assurance that you will take her out again. No girl falls in love with a man who bores her, and dull and stupid or be- sotted with vanity must the youth be who cannot tell whether a woman really enjoys his society, or just endures him because he is an easy mark and a good thing. . ‘The next sign of love that a girl gives is when she begins to manifest the fireside companion complex. As long as a girl comes down with her hat on when a young man calls she is not in love. She Is looking upon him merely as a purveyor of amusement. He is only a means to an end and any other man with the price in his pocket would do just as well. She wants to dance, or to go to the theater, to be in the crowds in the bright lights. When she falls in love she wants to segregate her man and monopolize him. She wants to get away from other women who may be better looking and more charming than she is, and her idea of a perfectly thrilling evening is one spent on a sofa under pink-shaded lamp at ?mme, istening to him tell her how perfectly wonderful she is, and how different she is from all other girls, ‘The next sign of love a girl gives is when she begins 1o consider a man's pocketbook. As long as a glrl sulks if a man doesn't get the best seats at the theater, and orders all of the most expensive dishes when he takes her to a restaurant, and can’t dance at a place where the cover charges aren't $10 per, and hints that a sapphire bracelet would be a suitable birthday present, she is merely gold-digging. She hasn’t a spark of affection for the man, and unless he is a millionaire she hasn’t the slightest intenfion-of marrying him. She is just getting every- thing she can out of him as she goes along, and she will cast him aside like a worn-out glove when some man she really cares for, or some one with more money, comes along. . . .. WHEN she falls in love with & man it is a different story. She begins to » look upon his purse as her purse and feels a proprietary interest in his savings account. = So, when a girl commences to suggest tuning in on the radio instead of going to a symphony concert; when she proposes riding on a street car instead of taxi, and develops a taste for sandwiches instead g’!nl.ol;u‘:fé newberg, it is a safe thing for the young man to begin pricing wed- ‘The next indication that & girl gives of being in love is w! she en- hen courages a man to talk about himself, when she begs him to what he did when he was a little boy with warts on his hund':"mh:lp:ll: :?-ewn' freckles on his nose, and when she hangs breathless on his account of how he s0ld & bunch of bonds, or an automobile, or got off a trial balance. .wnhzl::_y .t]rom '.loanix.xmln }h‘s‘h '(ltlr!ld who tever love a man well enough to want e of 3 e o the tall e, and they are his mother and the girl who ‘The final proof th: girl is in love is when she begins to mother a man and treat a great, big, h six-footer as if he were a frail infant with a feeble mind. As long as a girl doesn't worry over & man's health, and regards him as being able to take care of himself, she is indifferent to him. But when she begins tell him that he is smoking too many cigarettes, and that every- thing he likes to eat is bad for his digestion, and when she warns him to up his throat and put on his rubbers, and to watch out for automobiles, Ahn'i’lnh? love for keeps, and she is ready tu assume the job for life of looking after him. ‘8o, son, apply these tests to -your love and you can f idea of whether she will say “yes,” or tell you m-{ she will ?I.mw:%fi DO} D] (Copyright, 1920.) i DIET AND HEALTH BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. D. Doctor Must Diagnose Case. ‘Will you kindly tell me what my trouble is, and how to get rid of it? gou'.y tendencies and feeble states of ealth are pre causes, and he also points out that ve and nu- tritional disturbances do ‘There | in I have some white patches which look like ringworm, but which I don’t think are ringworms, all over my back. Have had them for eight years now, I have tried different medicines, blu‘tm%ofiqy helps. It is impossible for any doctor to diagnose your trouble, Miss A., without & personal examination. (I am not in private practice in any way.) You really should go to a skin specialist and get a diagnosis and correct treatment. P.om the chronicity of your skin and the whiteness of it ml{ be possible that it is riasis. While psoriasis is & very Meult to cure, it cen be cured, and if not wholly cured. it can be controlled so there is no di otlu!lnlonmochn of the body. 1* rarely goes on the face, for it not seem to occur on the ex- surfaces. I'll tell you a little about the disease. Definition: Psoriasis is a disease of the skin, characterized by an eruption of round or oval, bright-red ltchy patches, covered with more or less sil- very white, thick, adherent scales; by occurring especially on the extensor surfaces of the elbows, knees and ex- tremities and upon the scalp; by run- ning & chronic course marked by remis- sions and relapses. It is not known what causes this disease. Some authorities believe 1t is due to some germ or fungus; others believe it is a disease of the nerves controlling the skin blood vessels. Stell- wagon points out that rheumatic and the | the scales. One of them is certainly cause recurrence in those suffering with uudhnmucfi;ud:uymt.h.mu. Ex- cess s an see contributory eauul‘.“(mhm are very frequently overweight.) As the disease seldom occurs on that are exposed to the > , one of the effective treatments now is with the ultra-violet ray ma- chines, which give off the concen- trated sunlight. The textbooks list ‘many substances that are used on the skin to remove salicylic ointment (5 to 10 per cent in vaseline), or some other simple treatment, We have had some reports from our readers who have tried this salicylic ointment and found that it removed the scales effectively. If you are overweight, Miss A, re- duce. Tuberculosis and Childbirth. *: think a woman who had 13001 9 ‘pounds underwaight. shoul [ pounds underwe! sho bear children? l’n! M It is generally belleved that child- birth may cause & relighting up of the tuberculous condition, unless the disease has been cured for at two years. I belleve you should gain to normal weight first. You must ask your physician for information on this and the other subjects you mention, Yes, it s perfectly aufifllhll. and the right thing to do, to ask him for a consultation with a specialist be- 1"3)“ consenting to any serious opera- lon. Beware of Diets to reduce Medical authorities warn that reducing has gone too far MEDICAL -u&horitle- are becoming alarmed at the extent to which American girls, women and men are reducing their weight by starva. tion diets. This gone too far, they A and in many cases is resulting in permanent injury. One famous doctor says: “Starving leads to anemia, which may become so per: ues that the ti tent no longer able to form blood in the proper way, even when sufficient food is subsequently supplied to them, and a state of actual starva. tion throughout life may result,” “This,” he go because any method which defeats nature, long on to say, “is rried out, pro- duces disease changes in the body which frequently become permanent.” Another error is the belief by some that sugar in the diet is the only cause of overweight. This is not true. Any food that is nourishing is fattening and natur ould be allowed to sto certain amount of fat in the tissues as a reserve supply of energy when it is needed. Don’t underea t is dangerous. Eat enough of a great variety of foods and enjoy them. Remember that noth- ing adds so much enjoyment to other foods as sugar. Sweetness is natur deal flavor and modern sugar is food in its least ex- g::ln form. Put one cup of sugar in the water used for boiling and notice the improvement in appetizing flavor, Be sure of gl yasioty jn food. The Sugar Institutg, % SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. ease gib me the biggest balen- tine yer got, wif harks and darks an’ cukids all ober it, an’ a poyem what says “Yer ‘my baby doll"—Here's yer fibe cents. (Copyright, 1920.) MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Baby’s First Steps. One mother says: For some time my baby son had been able to walk, but feared to venture forth without support. I solved the difficulty by giving him one end of a towsl to hold, while I walked slowly head, g.ruplngthe other end and keep- ing it taut. Gradually I slackened t! towel, then dwp!ped it altogether. Very soon the little fellow was delighted to discover that he could walk alone, (Copyright, 1929.) . Orange Cup Cakes. mo:e-n; lg\dxr t-bleup?olnflus' of sh:rr‘t;n~ and add one cupful of sugar u~ ly. Add tvo-thlr(rl cupful of strained orange juice and mix well, then add one egg and beat hard for 2 minutes. Sift two cupfuls of flour with three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder and s pinch of salt and add to the mixture. well. ‘and"bake I greesed matti pans wel e m a moderate oven for 25 minutes. Ice with orange icing made as follows: ‘To two tablespoonfuls of strained FEATURES..? KEEPING - MENTALLY FIT BY JOSEPH Mind Setting. I am finding it very difficult to get along, and am writing in the hope that you may be able to help me see some | of my mistakes. I can't seem to talk to & person without straining myself to be easy. Am very self-conscious, and it seems that the harder I try the less success I have. I am clean in my hab- its, eat properly, and yet when I come in contact with people I have a nervous feeling in the mouth and stomach, and imagine my mouth is unclean. I try to fight it, but seem to get in a more nervous condition. I am unable to say | and do the things that I wish to be- | cause of this fear. I always seem to| be in a strained condition when making any sort of a contact, and cannot give my best because of this. I think myself a coward and weakling, and yet I try as hard as other young men my age, but have so little success. feas has held me back and kept me alone. I know you cannot get much from a letter, but hope you can see enough to help me a little. C. J. I am a young man, 25 years of age, about to be married soon. Am getting a wonderful wife, and to begin I need ur advice badly. It may mean my ife and happiness. I am very ambitious and willing to succeed, but I always go against myself, and if I try to concentrate my mind doesn’t work and runs from one thing to another. I always try to be calm and confident, but I lose myself and get nervous and uneasy. I have a good trade and am willing to make good at it, but it seems that I can't concentrate. I study, but it never gets me any place, as I have no patience to do anything right. I also would like to know how to overcome shyness and self-conscious- ness, as it troubles me a lot. Please assist me, as T am very anxious to make good for my future wife. She is a lovely lady. L. W. ‘ Are there any set rules or things a person can do to overcome nervousness and sensitiveness? There must be some remedy. I8 a nervous and sensitive per- son selfish? Can you explain this? I thought sensitiveness was born in one. PRISCILEA, Reply. I print this selection of many letters in the same strain in the belief that the letters will be as instructive as the e Tl‘?; call i"or an :{xto l::t! I;nlm: 8. can't & psye e a mind as the physician does a bone? For many reasons, most of which you can supply. You lack assurance or concentration; your mind won’t suj t your ambition. Can’t the psychologist At you with braces? You are sensitive Femedy.~ Can't the. peychoiogt ‘pres remedy.” Can’ psycl - scribe & “confidence” p\lvlr M-ln.p;'vu know the answer. If you belonged to the army of the handicapped and sent in your 8 O 8 m‘u, too, would be tempted to believe t there must be some sovereign remedy, and if I advertised a course or a pill or some exercises promising that you would command success, per- sonality and assurance if you followed the recipe, you might be tempted to :'-n & chance and we should both be upes. You can't pounce upon one symptom, call that your trouble and ask that it be straightened out so that the mentally halt may walk and the blind see their way out of the thicket that entangles them. There is in all of these cases some rather deep-seated lack, what might be called a deficit in make-up, To correct it would require a careful study of the total behavior, a reshaping of the individual, making over many of his mental and emotional habits. It's a slow and uncertain process. Even the soldiers for a year whose lives JASTROW. course had to struggle for years to re- habilitate their reactions to & life of relce. Inner conflict, emotional war, is ess dramatic, but more persistent and quite as upsetting. Making over indi- viduals, resetting their minds is a - sible process, but a slow one in h the patient must co-operate. In the future practicing psychologists will know better how to go about it. You can't cure lack of concentration, nor lack of assurance, nor sensitiveness; but you can do something to rebuild character and so reduce the tendencies of which these lacks are the symp- toms, and you can do that only so far as the original make-up, the disposition and capacities of the sufferer from mental deficlt permits. (Copyright, 1029.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Yestidday wen pop come home ms sed, My goodness Willyum I was just tawking to Gladdis on the fone and it seems she and Harvey have just had the most terrible row, I was just tawk- ing to her on the fone. O, I gess it was ony one of the usual little spats young married cupples are always having, pop sed. They proberly disagreed on the color of the new wall paper or wich one has the best sents of humor, the corse of true love could- ent have its ups if it dident have its downs, he sed. But my goodness Willyum, Harvey picked up a good dish and herled it crashing to the floor in a thousand pesces beyond all shape and possibility of repair, ma sed. ‘The dooce he did, pop sed. Now that sounds serious, I don’t fancy the ideer of my dawter being made the target for a lot of chinaware, I dont care how ixpensive it is, yee gods thats & gmf‘m thick, m!n. is, :hou he m e is, anyway? Ive a good to give nudt lad an olrtuhum tawking pop sed. I bleeve it mite do him good, although you were rite about one angle of it, the original cause of dispute was reely the most tri , ma sed You wont be able to help I tell you wat the trubble was about. It seems Harvey is just as crazy on the and it seems that was wat they were to have for suppir, but Gladdis in an idle moment changed the menu wen Harvey came home he found ham- berg stakes Instead, and it seems that was wat started him off, sed. And you call that a trifie? pop sed. Yee I wonder he dident smash lace up with an ax and then set 4 it. W;'-l!? matter wdl:: she crazy you ever did & that to me you wouldent think from the and brotherhood of Iver onion 1 say that Harvey was rite, he sed. And he el the sporting and stayed there just in time to rupt ma's answer, T To Prevent Clothes Freezing. To prevent clothes from freezing to the clothesline, add half a 1 of table salt to the bluing water. you are obliged to piece a wire clothes- line, making a dan place to rua into unnoticed, take a little white adhesive tape and wrap the sharp knotty ends, making it as smooth as the rest of the wire. In this way you maj vent a scrious accident, such as cal the wire in your hair, or scratching your had been shocked out of their normal face or hands, or tearing the clothes when hanging them out. 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