Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1932, Page 86

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 28 1932. Sunday Morning Among the Cross-Words ACROSS. 103. To clip. 104. Genus of large 1. Capital of Vene- earda: suela. 106. Network. 30. A large lake. 32. An examination. 35. Rye fungus. 37. Habituate; var. . An acted enigma. . Offer previously. . Ordinary. . Resurfaced. . The act of plac- ing, as a trust. . Miasma. . Sandy. . Compendium. . Epoch. . Feminine name. . Ivory cubes. .Soapy mineral. . Bulky piece of timber. . Ceremony. . Uncanny. . Privacy. . Molten rock. . Fruit of the oak. . Moon goddess. . Rubbish. . The archfiend. . Twilled fabrics. . Musical exercise; French. . Perform. . To turn back. . Is indebted to. . Learned. . Meadow mouse. . Exchangod. .To omit a vowel. . Quote. . Possesses. . Rubber tree. . Narrow path- ways. . The armpit. . Perfidy. . Very small drafts. .To swell. . Period of time. . Tempests. . Teratology; . Winged. . Explode. . Wooden shoe. . Pseudonym. . Greek letter. . Ink absorber. . Uncommon. . Veneration. . Canton in Swit- zerland. . Drawing room. . A precious stone. . River in England. . Mine entrance. abbr. 107. 110. 111. 113. 117. 118. 120. 122, 123. 124. 126. 128. 129. 130. 131. 133. 135. 136. 138. 140. 142 143. 144 Layers of rock. Silence by force. Asiatic kingdom. Town in Alaska. English street cars. Pertaining to gold. A horseman. Spanish title of respect. Hoar-frost. A motor-driven farm machine. Locations. Tree of East Asia. Babylon god of war. Fe'gn. Cain’s brother. Jackets. Animal’s stomach. Slender stalk. Natural height. To compare critically. Criginate. Spiral. One who betrays a trust. . Spanish ladies. . Values highly. . Hunting dogs. — - ~OVRUIDU AW - o o - W DOWN. . Photographer’s mach’nes. . Covetousness. . Narrator. Macaw. Concern. Nimble. .Inclosed securely. . Possessing a skull. Personal pronoun. . Imitated. . Hindu queens. . Long-legged shore bird. . To profane. . Commonwealth in Netherlands. . Recommeand urgently. . Answer. . Heroic. . A pithy saying. . Separate from others. . Lineage. . Bathe. 42. Central post of a stairway. .To flatter. . Chooses. . Harem. . Ancient Roman magistrate. . Rosters. . Plant of the bean family. . Mountain in Crete. . Contend. . The stone curlew of Europe, .One who takes over transferred property. . To admonish. . Swerve. . Extremely clear. . Herbs collec- tively. . A custodian of arms. . Methods. . Table of stone. .Small pies. . White with age. . Mentally sound. . Negrito of Luzon. . Two; combining form. . Despots. . Water vesicle. . Pert. to a tela. . Middle coats of the wall of a lymph vessel. . Seat of conscious- 89. 92. 93. 95. 99. 100. 102. 103. 104. 105. 107 ness. Clothes. Pinch. Container for ashes. % Memoranda. Meditates. Indians of Ari- zona. To remarry. Identical. , Refuse left after pressing grapes. Rootlets. . Streaks. 108. Ancient warship. 109. Mahometan fast. ol SERELR 112. Mother of Apelio; Gr. myth. 114. Enliven. , 116. Sliding boxes in a case. 118. Order of plants. 121. Acts in response. 124. Eighth Greek letter. 130. Cicatrix. 132. Full-grown pike. 134. Narrow strip of . Russian tea urn. 110. Island of the 115. A revolving fur- 119. A lustrous, silver- 125. To bind again. wood. 139. To butt. 99. Clattering noise. - 101. Toilers, Exquisite. " ings in black and white and in color, as well as a small group of paintings. Among the most interesting and significant were “Russian Girl - With Basket,” both in black and wkite and in color, and “Phyllis” in black and white and - in color, in each instance the former being used more attractively than the latter. AN were modernistic in manner, but full of feel- " ing which evidenced not only sensitiveness on the part of the artist, but sincerily and gen- _ uine talent. To meet with work of this sort unexpectedly is like discovering a new country or finding hidden treasure. T the Corcoran Gallery of Art a special exhibition of paintings by S. Burtis Baker, ~yice president of the Corcoran School, will # open the first of this week to continue through- out March, Mr. Baker's work is well known " as having been exhibited from time to time . in the Corcoran Gallery's biennial exhibitions. - This is the first comprehensive showing that ‘he has given here. T the Arts Club the exhibitions change to- day, the water colors by Felicie Waldo Howell and the photographs by Frances Ben- jamin Johnston being replaced by a general - exhibition of works by artist members of the - club. & HE Preer Gallery of Art announces a public lecture, illustrated with lantern slides, on - *The Ancient Art of Siberia, by Dr. Alfred Salmony, Tuesday afternoon, March 1, at 4:45 " o'clock. Special note is made of the fact that " entrance should be by the south door on the B street side of the gallery, which leads di- ‘ yectly to the auditorium. Dr. Salmony is & distinguished scholar, an expert on the subject - upon which he will speak. " [\ORSEY DONIPHAN of this city will hold an exhibition of his paintings and draw- ings this afternoon from 4 to 6 in his studio " at 1462 Harvard street northwest. Mr. Don- - iphan’s painting, which is broad and spirited, is well known through frequent exhibition in the local showings here. Art and Archeology League of Washing- ton met yesterday evening in the lecture hall of the Graduate School of the American . University, 1901 F street, at which time Clar- ence A. Phillips gave a pictorial interp-etation of the United States Capital. NNOUNCEMENT has been made by the chief of the Division of Fine Arts of the Library of Congress, Dr. Leicester B. Holland, that the collection of Oriental book bindings, manscripts, miniatures and examples of cal- ,ligraphy, lent by Kirkor Minassian, which has been on exhibition at the library since last Bummer, will be continued on view indefinitely fer the benefit of the many visitors who are Mirianas greup. nace. expected in Washington throughout the George Washington Bicentennial celebration. LENA DE HELLEBRANTH and her sister Bertha, young Hungarian artists who spent a Winter in Washington recently and have many friends here, will hold a joint exhibition at the Marie Sterner Galleries, 9 East Fifty- seventh street, New York, beginning tomorrow and continuing through the 12th of March. white metal. 127. Shop. An especially cordial invitation is extended by these artists to their Washington friends who may be in New York at that time. Among the portraits shown will be those of Senator Borah, Regent Horthy and other distinguished persons in this country and at Budapest. LEANOR PARKE CUSTIS of this city is ‘wice represented in the thirty-first annual exhibition of the New Haven Paint and Clay How Indians Painted OR the most part, Indians obtained pigments for their various war paints and decora- tions from the earth. Iron oxides in all the shades from bright yellow to deep red are plentiful in many localities. Copper carbonate, too, provided several shades of pigments. In a few instances these were obtained from pits and banks in a form fine enough to use imme- diately. More often the minerals were pulver- ized in stone mortars—ground so fine that when water was added, the resulting paint would spread evenly and without lumps. Stains for clothing and skins were usually obtained from various wild roots and plants. The bark of the walnut, for instance, when boiled in a little water, produced a dye so potent and permanent that even long exposure to the sun had little effect. Both the stains and paints were sometimes sprayed on with the mouth—not a plan that we would recommend—a little being taken into the mouth, then ejected with the breath in a blast. This, however, was doubtless the very first type of blow gun or naint sprayer. The same principle is used touay to apply paints rapidly in the home, in the shop and in the large factory. ‘The opaque paints, made from the oxides and the carbonates, were usually applied either with a brush or with a crude wooden spatula, shaped by hand and with a point as wide as the line to be drawn. The paints were usually kept handy in large clam shells. You can use the spatula stunt nicely, too, for decorating various things when parallel strips are to be used. Simply hold the spatula against a straight edge. Near Failure of Revolution MERICANS today occasionally fail to realize how narrowly the Revolution escaped fallure. An indication of the gravity of the situation of the Colonies in 1776 is supplied by the following estimate of conditions at that moment: “During the Summer Wash- ington’s forces were augmented to about 27,000 men; but the terms of enlistment were con- stantly expiring; sickness prevailed in the camp, and the effective force was but little more than half as great as the aggregate. On the other hand, Great Britain was making the vastest preparations. By a treaty with some of the petty German states, 17,000 Hessian mercenaries were lired to fight against America. George III was going to quell his revolted provinces by turning loose upon them a brutal foreign soldiery; 25,000 additional English troops were levied; an immense squad- ron was fitted out to aid in the reduction of the Colonies, and $1,000,000 was voted for the extraordinary expenses of the war department. By these measures the Americans were greatly exasperated.” Thus the historian Ridpath re- capitulates the relative values involved in the struggle. Winning independence was a tedious task, and success was never certain until York- town. During all this time Washington car- ried the principal burden of the Colonial cause. Washington’s Luck N the instance of certain men destiny seems to exercise a protective guardianship; they are almost miraculously preserved for a spe- cial purpose obscure beyond the comprehen- sion of their fellow-men. George Washington was one of these. On the occasion of Brad- dock’s defeat the Indians concentrated their aim upon the young Virginia colonel, but he escaped injury. Sixty-four British officers were killed or wounded, and Washington was the only mounted officer unhurt. Custis, in his biography of the hero, tells how a celebrated Redskin chief said: “’'Twas all in vain. A power mightier than we shielded him from harm. He cannot die in battle * * * Listen! The Great Spirit protects that man and guides his destinies; he will become the chief of na-- tions.” 137. Daughter of Cad- 141. Kindled. Club, which opened recently in New Haven, Conn. One of these paintings is illustrated in the catalogue. , GROUP of water colors made as illustra- tions for fairy tales by Harold Gaze of Pasadena will be on view in the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art from today for a fortnight. These water colors are somewhat in the character of those by Baron Maydell shown here earlier in the season. Exhibitions of Mr. Gaze's work have been held recently in the Vose Galleries, Boston, and in the Grand Central Galleries, New York. Alert Doctor Halts Epidemic HE prompt action of an alert health officer averted what might have been a serious out- break of trichinosis at Williamsville, N. Y. Two or three cases of the poisoning which comes from eating improperly cooked pork were dis- covered and came to the health officer’s atten- tion. He wasted no time in tracing the origin of the pork, and then, following the trail to others who had eaten the pork, he warned them of their danger. He explained the symptoms and advised that a physician be summoned at once at the first signs that the parasite was present in the bloodstream of those who ate the meat. His prompt action kept the epidemic from spreading far, and although 15 cases were reported, none ended fatally. Trichinae, para= sites found in perhaps 2 per cent of all hogs slaughtered in this country, get into the human system when raw or undone pork is eaten. After thousands of very small worms are pro- duced, they work their way into the bloodstream and are carried to the muscles, where they form pear-shaped nests. No effective treatment has been discovered unless the disease is caught in the early stages. 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