Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1931, Page 35

4 ‘VOMA BEDTIME STORIES How to Play Dead. R R R —Oid Mother Nsture. Runty, the littlest Possum, had seen Une' Billy Possum fool Flip the Ter- rier by pretending to be dead when all the time there wasn't a thing the mat- him. By doing this he had his life, and Runty had had his in the use of his wits. It a lesson he never would forget. how do yo' make yo'self look 0’ was daid?” asked Runty. “Fall right over on yo' side and lle RE W. RUNI » TIC! ONE OF RUNTY'S EARS. Ump this way,” replied Unc' Billy, and flopped down on his side. Runty trled it while Unc' Billy looked on. Runty's mouth was closed and his eyes remained open. Unc Billy shook his head. “Yo' eyes don’ look daid.” said he “They are too bright to look daid. If they are closed they can't give yo' away. Runty closed his eyes and Unc’ Billy nodded approvingly. “Now roll yo' lips back and open yo' mouth.” said he. Runty did as bidden, but he opened his mouth wide. Unc’ Billy chuckled. “No daid Possum is ever hungry and yo' cert'nly look hungry with yo' mouth open that way,” said he. “Just open 4t o 11 bit. It isn't necessary to open NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Nlustrations by Mary Foley. LEAF ROLLERS (Tortricidae Family). LEVER little dressxakers and tailors are the leaf rollers. ‘They fashion arments of leaves for themselves and hide in these cozy hammocks while they dine. Each tree or bush seems to have its own particular leaf roller. Caterpillars often starve rather than eat the leaf of another tree. e rollers are content when they | Som! wrap about them one leaf. There are times when caterpillars look as if scan- tily attired, and there are others which hide behind many leaves. These are the modest ones, with voluminous skirts. A leaf roller is usually placed on the leal by his mother while he is in the egg stage. He awakens and eats the surface of the leaf before him. Then, reslizing that he is exposed to all his encmies, he weaves ropes of silk. These he fastens to the edge of the leaf, and in some manner known to his family and as yet unknown to us he draws the ed over his boiy. Whether he pulls the cords with head or uses the weight of his body to curl the leaf toward is not quite certain. Having secured 1f to the under side of his rolled blanket, the feast , and when he has his fill the leaf is only a network of stem and veins; some rollers even eat these. After llvlnf-t!he allotted time as a caterpillar the roller strolls down the branch of the tree until he reaches the tree trunk, and from here he marches straight down to the ground. Entering the earth, he digs himself a room and interns until the following Spring, when he again appears on the scene— this time & grown moth. ‘The_ fruit leaf roller is one of the most_destructive of the leaf rollers. It attacks the opening buds, and. the dam- age caused runs well into millions of dollars yearly. There are about 860 species Of these small moths in the United States. They have broad front ‘wings, which they fold above their body like a roof. This moth is known by the name of Archips argyrospila. The mother lays her eggs on the twigs and branches of the trees in May. There are from 30 to 100 in each mass, and the whole is covered over with a coating of dull-brown varnish. In June of the following year wee rollers appear. They creep along the ‘branch until they reach the tiny green ‘They erally are pale green, s, strong jaws and tiny Iy ‘grown they are about three-quarters of an inch long. This is the time they roll their leaves and construct & flimsy sort of protection. From this cocoon the young moth, about half an inch long. steps forth. She has brownish front wings, mottled with pale gold. In a few days the little moth is sure to meet her mate, Later the large family is safely glued to the trunk of the tree and cleverly hidden under s mass of brown varnishlike material. 8o much like the bark of the tree is the varnish used that the chances are the little enemies will go unnoticed. (Copyriht, 1931.) Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Two Kinds of Thoughts. ‘While you are awake, you like to feel that your thoughts are your creati:ns, that they stand apart from you ob: jects which, so far as you can out, any one ought to see. Waking thoughts are abstractions ‘When you are dreaming, the situa- tion is reversed. Your dream thoughts | are your own. They are a part of you. | your personal self in| you dream about. You put the center of the dream picture, and countenance only those | thoughts that correspond to the pic- | ture. It's imj ible to think in dreams without thinking in pictures. And it's impossible to get away from your image of yourself. In dreams your thoughts are activities, not abstractions. | It is not hard to discover why you | have these two kinds of thoughts. Your | waking hours deal with a world of | reality. And reality is always the world | that lies about ycu. Your business as| a waking thinker is to manipulate this externality. So you regard your waking thoughts as mechanisms | merely. But when you are asleep, you have withdrawn from the world of reality. The “you” of yourself, which had to take a minor pesition in your waking world, now has its moments. Your fancies have full sway, and you fash- fon all sorts of imaginary pictures that place you in command. That's why you sometimes experience a shock when Waking suddenly. N’S PAGE. By Thornton W. Burgess. 0’ mouth, but if yo' open it a 1i'l bit it looks mo’ daid like.” He walked over to Runty and tickled one of Runty's ears and the little ear | twitched. Unc' Billy, shook his head | disapprovingly. ~“No dajd ear ever twitches,” said he. “If yo' are plaj daid yo' must be daid all over. Yes, suh, yo' must be daid all over. Isn't anything alive about a daid person. | Ah done been picked up by mah | and carried around by a hunter who: | thought Ah was daid, and when he | dropped me Ah just laid the way Ah | fell.” It is mighty uncomfortable some- times, but yo' have to do it or yo' | don’ ‘fool anybody. If they pull yo' |leg yo' just let it stay the way they pull it. Nobody can be daid and move. Just yo' remember that. Perhaps a fly | may get on yo' ear and tickle. If yo' twitch yo' ear to make that fly go away yo' give yo'self away. Yo' just got | to stand ‘that tickle. Otherwise no- | body gwine to be fooled.” “How long would Ah have to play dajd?” inquired Runty. Unc' Billy chuckled, “Just as long as_yo' enemy is about,” replied he. “That dog didn't stay around long, so Ah didn't have to play daid long this time, but Ah hope yo' noticed that Ah didn't even open an eye until Ah was sure he had gone.” pcunty nodded. “Ah sholy did,” said e “Nobody expects a daid person to run | away,” continued Unc' Billy, “so no- body is likely to keep watch. Yo' play daid just as long as anybody is watche |ing "When yo' think the way is clear open yo' eye just enuufih to see and take plenty of time to look well befo’ yo' move. When yo' do move do it slowly. When yo' are sure the way is clear yo' get away from that place just as fast as yo' legs will take yo'. Next to not being caught at all playing dald is the best way to get out of trouble. If they think yo' daid no one is gwine to bother yo' any mo'.” “Where do yo' learn all this?” in- | quired Runty. | _“It done been handed down in the { Possum family ever since the world was young,” replied Unc’ Billy, “Ah done learn to play dald when Ah was about yo' age and if Ah didn't Ah reckon Ah wouldn't be here now. Don't yo' ever fo'get the lesson yo' has had Ithls day, and that it is better to use yo' wits and fool people than to fight.” | 771 won't,” replied Runty. (Copyright, 1931.) THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE One of the smart new ideas which raris favors so much is this new sports ype. ~The front-buttoned bodice has a basque effect. The neckline is espe- clally bacoming. And don't you like the intricate lines at the front of the skirt? They're very slimming. The original French model in Span- ish tile sheer woolen chose a brown waffle surface woolen for its collar and cuffs. The buttons toned with the brown woolen. Mode has maay possibilities for this model. It is equally smart in tweed- like woolens, wool crepe, canton-faille crepe silk and velvet. Style No. 3425 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36 and 38 inches bust. Size 16 requires 2% yards 5¢- inch, with one-half yard 35-inch con- trasting. For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to The Washington Star's New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty- | ninth street, New York. | Don't envy the woman who dresses well and keeps her children wel] dressed. | Just send for your copy of our Winter | Fashion Magazine | It shows the best styles of the com- ing season. And you may obtain our pattern at cost price of any style shown. | The pattern is most economical in ma- | terial requirements. It enables you to wear the new frocks at little expense— two frocks for the price of one. You will savé $10 by spending a few cents for this book. So it would pay you to send for your copy now. Address Fashion Department. Price of book, 10 cents. Price of pat- tern, 15 cents. JOLLY POLLY | A Lesson in English. | BY JOSEPH ) FRISCH. THERE ARE THREE TWO'S IN OUR LANGUAGE , BUT THE WORST ONE 15 TOOTHACHE. N. C.—There are not three “two's” in our language. There is only one. This sentence should be written as follows: “Thres words in our language have the same pronunciation, but different spell- ings—to, two and too.” “This applies also to the following words: Pair, pear, pore: s, dew. sow; meat, meet, mete; , eye, aye; new, knew, gnu; road, rode, rowed, etc. D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931. ! 1t 1s & mere pastime. You ought to see PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE : Cut some pertectly formed and nice- | 1y colored chilied grapefruit in halves. with & sharp knife cut out the centers manm-mnamemumnuu. { shake heads over it and say: ‘No doubt it would make a monumental work, but we are of father’s books. In “order to compare at all favorably with the gen- eral run of book babies a fellow would have to be so good and sweet he would never keep through fly time.” If every doctor of any note got out his own baby book a decade ago, today nearly every baby ‘of importance has book of his own. Countless health de- partments, national State or provincial, The Brady Baby Book. books it seems sert & whole shrimp, after marinating Ole Doc Brady it in PFrench dressing, in each cavity | gy special fon of the ) 80 that half the shrimp is above !h!irl.h{ owner, ; quote two wu;m level of the grapefruit. This forms an | from Chapter XVIII of “Autobabyog- attractive pattern. Mix some finely ngohy." published in these columns , green pepper and | 1920. Chapter XVIII was about babies with mayonnaise and place a|in books: small mound in the center of each| “My dad has always wanted to write grapefruit. very cold. a baby book. 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