Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1930, Page 48

w BEDTIME STORIE Ducks Left Hand. menfolk seem to think that might that's needed to make right. o —Mrs. Quack. Mrs. Quack had told Peter Rabbit that oil was the cause of some of her troubles on her long journey up from the Sunny South. Peter didn't even know what oil was, but of course he was curious to know all about it. “It's something that is on the water— something man puts there,” explained Mrs. Quack. “It doesn't mix with the ‘water, but floats on top. If a duck, or other bird that swims on the water, “WHY DON'T THEY WASH THE OIL OFF?" PETER ASKED. doesn't see it and gets into trouble, it is dreadful. Yes, sir, it is dreadful.” “Why is it dreadful?” persisted Peter. “Because,” replied Mrs. Quack, “it gets our feathers all matted together. Birds often get in such condition that they cannot fly., We had to leave two of our flock behind us two days ago.” Mrs. Quack said this sadly. “Do you mean you left them behind because they couldn't fly?” Peter asked. “That’s it,” replied Mrs. Quack. “They couldn't fly, and they were sick besides. 1 think the oil made them sick. It gets worse and worse.” OMAN'’S PAGE. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS “But where does it all come from?” cried Peter. “I don’t know just where it all comes from,” replied Mrs. Quack, “but a lot of it comes from big ships. Of course, you don’t know what a ship is. It is a great big boat that ever so many men can live on at one time. And it sails on the ocean. You don't know what the ocean is? it is a reat body of water and the water is salty.” “I shouldn't like that,” said Peter. “Oh, that's all right,” replied Mrs. Quack, “when you can fly to fresh wa- ter when you are thirsty and when you | are hungry. There are some ducks that | live on fish and get all their food in | the salt water. Of course, we Mallard | ducks get our food in fresh water. But | when we are journeying we do some- times spend some of our time on salt water; especlally where the salt water runs way up into the land, as it does in many places. It was in one of these places that we found the oll two days ago. Two of the flock had become separated from us and got into the oll before they saw it. We missed them and went to look for them. When we found them we knew that they wouldn't be able to come on with us. I don't like to think what will happen to them.” “Why don't they wash the oil off?"” Peter asked. “Oil will not wash off,” replied Mrs. Quack. “There is no way we can get it off. Once a bird has it in his or her feathers, it is there to stay. It is awful! And all the time it is getting worse. Man seems to be using more and more oil. It isn't always on the salt water that we find it. Sometimes we find it on the big rivers. Man has emptied it into the big rivers. It not only makes danger for us, but it kills the fish and it kills the water plants. The longer I | live, the more I wonder that I'm alive. These two-legged creatures called men are the most selfish creatures in all the great world. They seldom think of any- body but themselves.” “Farmer Brown’s Boy thinks of other people,” spoke up Peter. “That's so,” replied Mrs. Quack. wish there were more llks him. I wonder if he'll bring us any corn. I certainly would ilke a good dinner of corn.” - (Copyright, 1930.) MILADY BEAUTIFUL BY LOIS LEEDS. Bothered With Sties. Dear Miss Leeds: (1) I am 15 years old and 5 feet tall and I weigh 100 pounds. Is my weight correct? (2) I am greatly bothered with sties on the eyelids. Could you tell me what causes these and what is good for them? I have used hot boric acid and also salt and water, but it does not seem to help them. CUPID. Answer— (1) Your weight is exactly correct for your height and age. Of course, you are still very young and I hope that you are still growing and will gradually add both a few more inches and a few more pounds. (2) Sties are often caused by & local irritation, but as you say you are troubled with them so much it is quite possible that the cause. is eyestrain and lowered vitality. In that case you really should see a phy- sician at once. Sometimes gentle massage with clean fingers at the very first hint of a sty will prevent its developing. Another good Temedy is to apply a little yellow oxide of mercury (about 1 per cent) to the sty and massage very gently. Applying hot compresses of boric acid solution and then bathing eyes and lids in the same solution is also effective when the sties are caused by some local irritation. If none of these remedies helps you the cause is quite lkely something more Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Choosing Your Emotions. Do we by any chance exercise a choice in the emotion we display? Of course not. The following reasons are offered. The major emotional endowment or mechanisms are the same for all per- sons, regardless of race, place or time. They are about the same in children as in adults. So far as we can judge from the emotional behavior of animals, the standard equipment prevails. Per- sonal choice seems to be out of the question. ‘Then again, if you have ever been faced with the problem of controlling your emotions, you must have discovered that they havz a way of coming and going, in spite of your wishes and better sense. “He that ruleth his spirit (s better) than he who taketh a city.” Psychologists generally regard the emo- tions as the creators of ‘their own energy. On' the other hand, it can be sald that we may with effort and persistence acquire the habit of modifying our emo- tional endowments. We can repress them at times, at least temporarily. In so far as we ean by long practice divest ourselves of anger, fear, pride, etc,, we have made consclous modifica- tions of so many aspects of original nature. If you use the word choice loosely, such modifications may be called choices. But such modifications are really after all merely social expediencies or eonformities. If every one had his way about things, he would prefer (choose) | serious and it is best to see a physician. LOIS LEEDS. Personal Daintiness. Dear Miss Leeds: I wonder if you could give a few suggestions about per- sonal daintiness. CHELSEA. Answer—The average girl or woman needs a quick, stimulating bath every morning, and at bedtime a warm cleans- ing shower or tub bath is needed by every one to overcome the cause of body odors. Be sure that the feet, especially the soles, are thoroughly scrubbed every mfln with soap and water. you will dust the body lightly with a faintly perfumed bath powder after the morning bath or use a delicately scented toilet water I think you will find that helpful also. Many women bathe the armpits with just a little salt water every morning, as helps prevent any odor arising from perspiration. All clothing worn next to the body should be changed every day if one really wishes to be dainty. If you would like further information which will keep one dainty please send stamped, self- addressed envelope so that I may mail | you my leaflet on the subject. Just re- | member that any strong perfume is in bad taste. Choose a delicate, elusive odor which appeals to your own tasf and type. LOIS LEEDS. Household Methods BY BETSY CALLISTER. At dances and card parties it becomes tiresome sometimes to find one’s part- ners in the same old way. At dances the men choose whom they will and whom they dare, and at card parties it is usually arranged by the hostess. Lately there has been - desire to add an element of adventure to the task. A prominent society hostess the other day hit upon the idea of having names pinned to all her guests ac a card party. The names were not chosen—but sinply pinned as they turned up. Thus there werz Douglas Fairbanks, Romeo, Adam and many more, and among the women there were Eve, Juliet and Mary Pickford. The inappropriateness of some of the names was a source of much amusement. When time came to choose partners Douglas Fairbanks found Mary Pickford, Adam found Eve, and so it went until every one had a partner. At another party before one dance every women was asked to “cast a slip- per.” The slippers were placed in a row; the men were blindfolded, each selected & slipper, and then with blind- folds removed had to find and dance with the girl to whom the slipper be- longed. At another party not long ago the hostess secured as many red cardboard hearts as there were couples. She then cut each heart in two by means of an {rregular cut of the scissors. In one pile she put half of these hearts and in an- other the other half and the partners THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1930. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. I was afraid my beans I planted might not be doin’ well, 'cause I forgot to water 'em. The top ones is shribbled, n}} right, but here's one ’at's comin’ alive, (Copyright, 1930.) LITTLE SISTER BY RUBY HOLLAND, “Willie won't drink his milk ebry meal since muvver sald for him to please drink it so’s he would have rosy cheeks like Mary Jane’s. (Copyright, 1930.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. We was eating supper and tawking about my sister Gladdises baby, me say- ing, Well G, aint it ever goin to have a name? How many times must I tell you not to call your little neffew It? ma sed. Well gosh, it hasent got any other name yet, I sed, and ma sed, The child has® the riteful pronoun that he was born with, and the pronoun is He, so kindly allude to him as such when you refer to him. But G wizzickers he cant understand yet, anyways, I sed, and ma sed, That duzzent enter into the question either here or there. Its the possible effect on his little sycology that Im thinking of, she sed. G, whats that? T sed, and pop sed, Yes, for Peet sake whats that? Its the power of suggestion, if you wunt me to boll it down between 2 nutshells, ma sed. Imagine a poor little mite of a baby without strength enough to do anything but lie in his cradle and grow, and imagine a whole crowd of his own relations persisting in calling him by the insignificant title of It. If there is reely such a thing as thawt waves travelling through the air at breakneck speed, as the sclentists imagine now- adays, well then how can the poor child help growing up with a terrible inferior- ityncomg}fx? she ;;d'hte i y gollies you {righten me, pop sed. I nev!er’ c‘r_“édd" It, d:ld 1?2 hbee ol Yee gods I just did. O well, mayl poor little cuss wasent lissening, he sed. I think the best proceedure will be to stop thinking about the child intirely, ma sed. Just put it out of your thawts. O my goodness, she sed. Meening she had called it It herself, and being a good joke for me and pop to laff at. Wich we did so long that ma pritty neer got mad. o Beaten Corn Biscuits. Sift together three-fourths cupful each of wheat flour and corn flour, Add one teaspoonful of sugar and half a teaspoonful of salt. Work in one tablespoonful of , then add cold water as needed, mixing to a very stiff dough. Pound the dough with a rolling pin until it is and velvety in texture. Roll into a sheet half an inch thick, cut in rounds, prick with a fork, and bake in a mod- erate oven. When done, they should be light amber color but baked throughout. Buttermilk may be used were discovered by matching the hearts correctly. to ignore the artificialities of soclal mandates. In other words, the selfish 1f and its emotional mechanisms are ore fundamental than those of soclety. JABBY Keeping a good man down ain’t near hard as keepin’ him d. SUNSHINE AND SALT AIR— A HEALTHY DUO ‘When vour physician prescribes sun- shine and fresh air—take his advice—but make the treatment doubly effective by substituting “Salt Air.”. It's a priceless ingredient. Convalescents and those that are well will quickly gain added strength and vigor as the result of a stay in Wildwood or Wildwood Crest. Hotels snd boarding houses in wide variety effer service to satisfy the most exacting at rates .that are. within reach. Cot- tages, apartments and bungalows are available'.for immediate_or Summer oc- eupancy. nd_further intormation booklet wite Buveay o Publicity, Chamber of Commerce, Wildwood, N. WILDWOOD v e 552 WILDWOOD L you insist on Quality. in place of water, but in this case one- hird nful of baking soda should be sifted into the flour. Should o Wife Be Asked to Perform Magic Feats Finds Ev Man’s W'lz |DorothyDix A CHICAGO woman has asked for a divorce from her husband because he expected her to fry eggs on ice. It appears that the gentleman went to a show where a juggler performed this feat and this so impressed him that he demanded that his wife cut down the gas bill by duplicating it. Whereupon, remarking that she was no magician, she threw up her hands and quit. A poor sport. For if every woman whose husband expects her to be a miracle worker should beat it to the divorce courts, no one would be left behind to keep the home fires burning. Practically every man takes it as s matter of course that his wife shall do tricks of legerdemain that make keeping seven plates up in the alr, or pulling white rabbits out of a silk hat, or frying eggs on ice seem mere child’s play. And the curious part of it all is that most wives are good actors who do, somehow, give a satisfactory show. Every man expects his wife to possess some magic by which she can be at once and the same time a kitchen utensil and a parlor ornament; by which she can be a vamp and old reliable; by which she can be a clinging vine and the support of the family; by which she can rock the cradle with one foot and step out with him with the other; by which she can be a dime-nurser and make a million-dollar display. Every man expects is wife to be a witch who can turn herself in the twinkling of an eye into a chef, or an expert purchasing agent, or a scrubber, or a seamstress, or a trained nurse, or a doctor, or a baby-tender, or a sleuth who can locate a missing paper or a lost collar button, or a hostess, or a social secretary, or a dancing partner, or an entertainer, or a taxi driver, or & claque, or a press agent, or a savings bank, or a standing excuse, or a bombproof alibi for everything he does or leave undone. Now doesn't he? 8o why all this bother about a man expecting his wife to fry eggs on ice? It is a small matter compared with the big medicine a man expects his wife to make when he demands that she keep young and beautiful, no matter how hard she has to work, no matter how many children she bears, no matter how many birthdays she celebrates. As the years go by and the cares and anxiety and burdens of life come to him, crow feet gather around the man's eyes and lines furrow themselves in his face, and he grows bald-headed and paunchy, but it never occurs to him that his wife will cease to love him because he has Jost his boyish figure, and no longer looks as he did when he was a gay bridegroom. But he feels that his wife should use her rabbit’s foot and conjure time into {':ulnl her by so that she may remain a perpetual flapper, and when neither e black art nor all the arts of the beauty shop keep her from growing stout and grizzle-headed and middle-aged, he only too often wails out that he is “disappointed” in her and wants to swap her off for a new wife. And what a simple stunt in magic is taking a couple of dozen eggs out of one's ears, or fishing live pigs out of one’s sleeves, compared to running a house on air, yet that is a slight-of-hand feat that thousands of husbands expect their wives to pull off without even any previous practice in materializing dollars out of nothingness. Husband wants to live in a nice house in & good neighborhood. He wants fleflty of heat and light. He wants the best food. He wants his children to well dressed. He wants his wife to look stunning when they go out. He wants to ride around in a good car. But he doesn’t want to pay the price for the upkeep of & family. and when the bills come in he raves like a mad man over them and visits his wrath at the high cost of living on his unfortu- nate wife DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1920.) MODEST MAIDENS “Wow! You've got a sock like lightning:” “You're wrong. I sometimes strike twice in the same place.” a hot oven and will be done in & much shorter time than is required for whole toes. The under sides will be a de- lous brown. Honey Drop Cookies. Cream one-third cupful of shortening and add one cupful of strained honey and one beaten egg yolk. Mix well, then add one and one-half cupfuls of whole wheat flour and one and one- half teaspoonfuls of baking powder which have been sifted together. Add half a cupful of chopped raisins and one teaspoonful of vanilla, lemon or orange flavoring. Half a cupful of nut meats may be added if liked. Fold in the beaten egg white. Add a little milk if needed to make the batter drop from the spoon. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased pan and bake in a moderately hot oven. Quick Baked Potatoes. Split white potatoes through the cen-| ter the long way after scrubbi them thoroughly with a vegetable brush, then place them, with the cut side down, in a shallow baking ‘which has been covered with two or tablespoonfuls of cooking oil or melted fat. The pota- toes should then be baked as usual in —9 Not the Cheapest But the Best Insist on Auth’s delicious Frankfurters and That irresistible flavor. That spicy, tangy savory goodness belongs to Auth’s and to Auth’s Only. Never accept a sub- stitute—always demand Auth’s—there’s a world of differe; nce. THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE French Accent. A purplish blue silk crepe that will be hard to resist with its peplum drape that reaches to hemline at k to achieve lengthened silhouette. N e \ s A NN It beautifully expresses the smart simplicity so characteristic of French models. 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We suggest that when you send for pattern you inclose 10 cents additional for a copy of our new Spring Fashion Magazine, just off the press. — Prune Fritters. Beat the yolks of two eggs and add one cupful of sweet milk. Stir into two cupfuls of flour with one teaspoonful of baking powder and half a nful of salt, making a smooth batter, then add the two stiffly beaten egg whites. This batter is to use for covering the prunes. Dip one cupful of cooked and stoned prunes first into lemon juice, then into the batter. Fry a delicate brown in hot fat, drain, and serve hot with the prune juice thickened to make a sauce. Add a little grated nutmeg for for and one teaspoonful of butter to the prune sauce. Meet the FEATURES. "A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER, THI farmer emerged victorious in his battle with the washerwoman on Capitol Hill the other day, but not before the Vice President of the United States stepped up and de- livered the knock- out punch, ' 2 It was one of 7 | the most amusing incidents of the whole tariff fight in the Senate— this “farmer vs. A, washerwoman” epi- / | sode, and indicates g Jjust what a fix the worn and weary Benators are in. | farmer. | taken. Forty voted for the increase, 40 against it. Sixteen didn't care. ‘The clothespins forces then moved forward their shock troops in the per- son of Curtis. He voted “yea.” ‘The day had been saved for the Lemon Pie. Mix one cupful of sugar with three tablespoonfuls of flour and three table- spoonfuls of cornstarch. Add one and one-half cupfuls of boiling water, half a teaspoonful of salt and cook until thick. stirring constantly. Add slowly to two beaten egg yolks and cook slight- ly. Add half a cupful of lemon juice. Put the mixture into a baked pie crust, | cover with meringue made with the egg whites, using four tablespoonfuls of su- Clothespins pro- vided the issue, or | to _be more exact, “spring clothesplnsd.' | The angular Smoot of Utah startes the fracas by proposing a duty on| “spring” clothespins 10 cents higher than the prevailing one. Dale of Ver- mont and Hatfleld of West Virginia, whose States manufacture large quanti- ties of the pins of the spring variety, rallied to his support. Dale was particularly ardent. He made a speech in which he pleaded for the higher rate on the ground that it would enable the farmers to dispose of :rmd which was used now only to build es. The Vermont Senator's plea for this form of “farm relief” was too much for Norris. Already troubled and dis- gusted with the turn things have taken of late in the Senate, the gray-haired | warrior arose from his seat. | ‘With withering sarcasm he let fly at | Dale. He pronounced the Vermonter's | speech on clothespins as “eloquent” and | added that he wanted “to stress his ar- | gument.” | “The farmer raises the wood—just think of it—out of which clothespins are made,” said Norris. “Let us in- crease this tariff, and all over this broad land farmers will plant trees so that thelir great-great-grandchildren can make clothespins. ink of it!" But Dale took no part in all this merriment. It was apparent that his interest in clothespins was both gen- | uine and serious. He tried to tell Norris 80, but the Nebraskan refused to be convinced. Barkley of Kentucky asked facetious- ly why there should be any discrimina- tion between seasonal clothespins. & “What about Summer and Autumn and Winter clothespins?” he asked blithely. He was referred to Smoot, but the chairman of the finance committee did not see fit to enlighten him. waxed warmer as it pro- The battle essed. m it was out of bounds Finally they got back to clothespins. —"spring” clothespins. A vote was MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Dressing Up Spinach. One Mother Says: The children did not care much about spinach until I found a way of making it attractive to them. I bought at the five and ten cent store an alumi- nnm egg siicer and allowed each of them to cut their own slices of hard-boiled egg to put over it. If one fails to eat his up he is denied the privilege of cut- | ting his own egg the next time it is served. Now they eat their spinach md‘ seem to like it. @0”” ”e‘amily SUGARS FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD USE gar and one-fourth teaspoonfuls of bak- ing powder. Bake for 15 minutes in a medium oven. Orange Cake. Cream one-third cupful of shortening, add one cupful of sugar gradually, beat- ing well, add one beaten egg, half a cupful of milk, mix well, then add a cupful of flour which has been sifted with one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, and four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, add half a cupful of milk, three-fourths cupful of flour, and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Beat after each addition. Bake in two greased layer cake tins in a moderate oven for about 20 min- utes. Spread slices of orange and & thin layer of orange-flavored whipped cream between the layers, cover the top with a thick layer of the cream and serve at once, Heart failure at the moment at which he was hanging himself was the cause of the death of Hobart Evans, accord- ing to a coroner’s jury in Llanelly, Wales. Water Paint yourself- quickly and easily. It won't rub off. Goes on right over the old wallpaper. Sold by All Good Paint and Hardware Stores