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MAGAZINE PAGE, BEDTIME STORIES 7%, Bobby Has a Visitor. P&\I‘h loving care his days may fill, captive is & captive still —Bobby Coon. OBBY OCOON was a prisoner. He was a prisoner of love, but none .. the less a isoner. Farmer Brown’s Boy had found him in the Green Forest with a trap fast to one leg and that leg badly swollen and hurt. He had taken Bobby home, for he had known that Bobby | was in no condition to be left there in the Green Forest, and Bobby had made no protest. It had been a tiresome trip for both, for Bobby was heavy, for all Fall he had been growing fat in prep- aration for his long sleep through the ‘Winter. When home had been reached Bobby's injured leg had been carefully bathed, healing ointment applied and PROBABLY WERE FAST ASLEEP FOR THE WINTER AND HAD FORGOTTEN ME" WHISPERED BOBBY. the leg carefully bandaged. Then Bobby had been put in a roomy cage in @ shed at the back of the house. Thus he had become a prisoner, for Farmer Brown's Boy did not mean to let him wander away until that leg was healed. At first Bobby had not minded at all. You see, he had been too exhausted by his dreadful journey that night when he had been caught in that wicked steel trap, and after pulling the chain of it free of the log to which it had been fastened had dragged it through the Green Forest to the foot of his home tree. But now Bobby was bt;mnnmg M;] be tneasy. The leg was no longer swollen. He could even use it a little, although he limped when he walked. Several times every day Farmer Brown's Boy wvisited him and brought him the nicest things to eat and talked to him. They ‘were the bést of friends and Bobby had everything he could desire save one. ‘That one was freedom. Of course, he couldn't understand that freedom was the worst thing for him at that time. He couldn’t know that Farmer Brown's Boy would keep him only until he was really fit to go back to the Green For- est. All he could understand was that he was a prisoner. The weather was growing cold. Bobby felt the urge to curl up in his snug home in the hollow tree. There was no place here to sleep the long sleep he was used to. So this added to his discontent and uneasiness. He ‘was beginning to be unhappy. He won- dered if Mrs. Coon was already asleep. He presumed she was. Had she not #aid that she was fat enough and tried to keep him from going out that night he had been caught in the trap? It was a cold moonlight night. had been more than unusually uneasy that day. All was quiet in the house, In the distance Hooty the Horned Owl heoted twice. Bobby was wakeful. He limped uneasily about his cage. What was that? He stopped and cocked his s2r. Some one was coming into that shed. Your ears or mine would not| have heard a sound, but Bobby's did. Bobby“ Thornton . Burgess. Light f¢ ‘were approaching. Was 1t friend or foe? And then an anxious face appeared close to the wires of his cage. It was the face of Mrs. Coon. With a little whine of delight Bobby crowded close to the wires. ‘They touched noses. ‘They licked faces. ey put their paws &h;ough the wires and patted each | other. | “I thought you probably were fast | asleep for the Winter and had forgotten me,” whispered Bobby. | “For a long timg I didn't know where | you were,"” repliea Mrs. Coon. “I didn't even know that you were alive, I saw you carried away and I followed at a little distance as far as the edge of the | Green Forest. I didn’t dare go any | farther, for I heard Bowser the Hound. | Beveral times I started for a look around over here, but every time one of those dogs was about. When you didn’t come hack I began to doubt if you were alive. oday Sammy Jay happened along told me where you were. That fellow doesn’t miss much, does he?” “I'll say he doesn't,” replied Bobby. “If you want to find out what is going | on in the Green Forest or on the Green | Meadows or in the Old Orchard, go to | that blue-coated scamp.” Mrs. Coon was plainly nervous. go. What are you staying 't you use that leg yet?” Ves,” replied Bobby. “I'm still a lame, but I can use it.” “Then why don't you come home?"” demanded Mrs. Coon. “I can’t,” replied Bobby mournfully. “I can’t get out. I'm a prisoner.” (Copyright, 1932.) “Let's lit! Uncle Ray’s Corner l A Little Saturday Talk. | F all readers of the Corner, I wonder who has saved the | stories for the longest time! Many letters tell about scrap- books which readers have kept, but it would be hard to say which has the best-filled scrapbook. This leads me to an idea. Today, or during the next week, I should like to have any boy or girl write to describe his or her scrapbook. The letter should contain not more than 250 words and should be on the subject of “What My Scrapbook is Like” or “How My Scrap- book Has Helped Me in School.” I have been slow about offering prizes because those who do not win may | feel sad. However, I have a plan to take |care of that. To every reader who sends me such a letter, I shall mail a little packet of stories about science, |travel or nature, or some riddles, or | some other little “surprise.” In 100 of the packets, I shall place half a dozen foreign stamps. To the boy who sends what seems to be the best letter, and also to the girl who sends the letter judged best, I shall | give a copy of “The Child’s Story of | the*Human Race.” This is a book which | I wrote several years ago. It contains 462 pages, with more than 300 pic- tures, and tells about the adventures of mankind from the Stone Age up | until after the World War. Each copy | of the book will be “inscribed by the author.” In describ'ng your scrapbook (or the Corner artieles you have saved with- out pasting them in a book), just tell the story in your own way. Letters must be mailed between December 10 and December 17. Lei me know your . Prepare now to begin a new scrap- book on January 1. The new Uncle Ray scrapbook leaflet and membership | certificate is ready. Write for it and be sure to enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. Address Uncle Ray in care of this newspaper. UNCLE RAY. (Copyrisht, 1932.) Selection of Wihdow Shades BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. AT A D=Ec 100%™ EEF @AY CHINTZ SHADES ARE SO DECORATIVE, PLAIN HANGINGS ARE USED WITH THEM. HE importance of a right se tion of window shades is f quently overshadowed by consideration of window dra- peries, It is true that, except when figured chintz shades are used, the draperies are more decorative, but are scarcely moje important. alls primarily afford rooms. they are used for architec- etry of design more than irposes, but this does not om performing both de- e<. of which the latter is their socepted function. The shades at windows are important o soften glare, to shut out light w wanted, to graduate, the light en through them, or to divide or ion the light when ghades are partly reised or lowered TThey are distinctly utilitarian furnish- ings into which decorative elements are nstilled A shade of medium tone fulfills all these purposes to advantage. It tens the light encugh to b satis- factory under crdinary ecircumstances yet it does not dim it toe much. It g:mm enough light to penctrate, so t even when shades are drawn’ down the room is not in darkness. At night the glow of artificial jllumination in Tooms seeps through the lowered shades enough to make the house look in- habited and not forbldding. Medium toned shades are a good choice. ‘The color of window shades is im- it since, for the outside appear- e of a dwelling, it is desmgv to ive 41l shades the same. prime favorites, tan and green. are endless tints and tones of these colors permitting endless Two colors | variety of choice. Tan lets in more light rays since it contains some yellow which is a_sun hue. Green, even in medium “shadetones,” is darker, but it is the color of foliage, and a natural one, also, to percolate through from the out-of-doors. The light through either of these colored shades is pleas- ing. never harsh, and supplies an agree- able tint scarcely perceptible, yet pres- ent in the atmosphere inside. In rooms where it is desirable to ex- clude light, dark green shades are used. Occasfonally in some chamber where the occupant is susceptible to dawning light, and is wakened by it, such shades add comfort to life. In such instances, two shades may be used at a window, one the color common to the rest of the house, and the other, an inside shede of very dark green. The dark shades are pulled down after the others and only when light must be excluded Therefore they are not visible outside, and need not be inside when not in use When sunshine is too strong in a room and needs to be disseminated rather than eliminated, white inside shades are used with darker colored ones. There was a time when two such hades at each window were a fashion. But sunshine is too hecessary to health 1o exclude its full strength except in reception or formal rooms were the glare would fade furnishings without being of any ial benefit. Gay glazed chintz shades are used in sun porches, in eountry houses, and in rooms where drapeiies are not wanted, decorative effects are needed. are cheerful shades whether viewed fram inside or outside a house, but they need to be used just the right way. (Copyright. 19§ while I was sitting in the doorway and | here for? | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, MODES=== E===O0F THE MOMENT NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. YARROW. Achillea Millefolium. | LL over the world the yarrow | has been known as a most per- ! sistent weed. She has even figured in mythology, litera- | ture, medicine and folklore. | Many things are claimed for her. It is said that during the siege of Troy, Chiron, the Centaur,. taught Achilles, | the Greek warrior, how to make an |ointment of the plant to heal the | wounds of his Myrmiods. It is as-| | serted by some that tea brewed from | | the plant will cure ague, loss of hair | and ‘house-maid’s knee—that a_potion | made of this flower is a reliable cure for the lovelorn and & bit of it worn |in your shoe will lead you at once to your mate. In old Swedish books there | | are recipes for intoxicating drinks to | | be made from the flower when it first | blooms. | | "To the farmer it is another healthy pest that begins blooming in early June and flowers until November. | pact, grayish white flower is composed | of many florets packed ciosely together |and well set on a sturdy hairy stem. | Along the stem are lovely lacy leaves. A nutty odor attracts the attention of | the busy polien seekers. | With her pollen and nectar always | | on hand for her guests, cross-fertiliza- | tion is assured. She packs her children 50 close together that they may be seen afar off. Is is any wonder this re- sourceful mother has so many chil- dren? iy In the Winter the yarrow is brown headed and bends to the winds, as she stands well above the white blanket of snow at her feet. She has developed thousands of black seeds and a wind that is strong, blowing everything be- fore it, is the most desired visitor she could wish for. Yarrows belong to the thistle fam- ily, and while the yarrow does not grow pointed spikes, the odor discourages grazing animals and the leaves and stems are sure to tickle their throats. In some places it is called “old man’s pepper,” and it is known far and wide where it flourishes in fields, roadsides, meadows and at the edge of woods. In the Azores the yarrow comes into her own and is appreciated. | lovely gardens under the name of lace-flower, the grayish white flower among the gayly colored ones is indeed beautiful. Once in a long time a pink- ish one will be seen. In spite of his hatred for this flower, the farmer often sows it with his seeds and a larger and handsomer yarrow is the result. There are 120 species of bees, butterfiles, beetles and bugs which make a daily call at the sign of the yarrow. Here is another place young natural- ists may find a wonderful collection of insects. There are some of the brightest colored beetles, flies and in- teresting visitors that congregate in friendly groups and will save you many steps. (Copyright, 1932.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pop was trying to make his new cigar lighter work and ma said, Willyum, there’s something I decide every Chriss- mas, but this year I've really decided it. There's nothing like coming to a de- cision, pop said, and ma said, Why should I give useless presents just for forme.lity sake because I know I'm going to receive an equajly useless present in retern, and proberfy even more so? For instants I've been sending my sister Fanny a Chrissmas present ever since I can remember, and vice virtue she's been religiously sending me something that I've never been able to use and usually dont even care to look at, and now why should that continue into the dim future just because it's gtretched back into the distant passed? I cant give you a single reason, pop said, and ma said, Precisely, so I've de- cided to begin the good werk by sending & diplomatic letter to Fanny. In fact I've written it already, I'll read it to you, she said. ‘Wich she started to, being, Deer Fan- ny, How are you all? Everybody here is | quite well, touch wood. I'm sending you | these few lines in token of the impend- | ing holliday spirrit to suggest in a frend- ly sisterly way that we dont bother to indulge in our usual exchange of pres- | ents this Christmas but just relieve our | feelings on inexpensive Chrissmas cards. | Not that I want you to feel I haven't | valued your passed giffs or that I have |taken in any personel way the many occasions when mine to you have ex- ceeded yours to me in mere werldly value, because after all the spirrit is | everything. Of corse I'll send something | to little Herbit as usual, because chil- | dren naturelly value 'the substants | | rather than the spirrit, and you can | | send Benny his usual present if the| idea occurs to you. I expect to pay | | about $2.50 for Herbit's, although I| dont want you to regard that informa- | | tion as a hint in any way. Affectionate | love from your sister Pawleen. { | That's diplmatic enough for the Ligg | | of Nations, pop said. And he put it in | | his pockit to mail for her if he dont | forget. —— ‘ i Ham Souffle. One cup milk, one-half cup soft bread crumbs, two or three cloves, one | tablespoon butter, one and one-half | |cups ‘minced ham, two tablespoons onjon juice, pepper and three eggs. | Cook milk and bread crumbs and cloves together five minutes, stirring constant- |ly. Add butter, ham, seasoning and beaten egg yolks. Fold in beaten egg | whites and put in greased baking dish. | Set in a pan of water and bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.) 35 or| 40 minutes until set. his recipe may be used with any other meat or vege- | table if the seasoning is varied. | | _— | | SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. Who astarted m Christmas was ‘most here? I I at the calendar 2R it's two ‘whole WEEKS! (Copyright, 1982.) DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Watch How Man Treats Family if You Would Know How He’'ll Treat Wife—How to Tell When He Has Met Right Girl. D o e v & wiie's flucnce change her Wisband o any degree?—TROUBLED. EAR Miss Dix—Can you judge a man’s disposition by the way he acts in his own home and his attitude to his mother and imme- diate family? I am in love with a man 32 years old. He is quite Answer—You are wise to consider carefully the temperament of a man before you marry him, because the one most important factor in a wife's happiness or misery is her husband’s disposition. It is that which settles whether her marriage is a success or a failure. A MAN may have every virtue under the sun. He may be honest and faithful and give his wife palaces to }ive in and limousines to ride in and Paris finery to dress in, but she will be utterly wretched if he is surly and grouchy and fault-finding and hateful to live with. And, on the other hand, a man may have a thousand faults, but if he is sweet-tempered and amiable and considerate and tender, and if when he comes into a house it is as if all the electric lights had been turned on, his wife will bless her wedding day. 8o you are right in thinking that the most important thing that any girl can find out about the man she is contemplating marrying is what sort of disposition he has and how he reacts to domesticity, and there is no better laboratory in which to study him than in his own home. AS a general thing, it is a pretty safe bet for a girl to gamble on that a man will treat his wife as he does his mother. There will be habit in this and it will also be the result of his father's attitude toward his mother and the way his mother has taught him to regard her. If he is accus- tomed to treating his mother as a servant whose business it is to wait upon him, he will expect his wife to go on slaving for him without thanks or appreciation. If he has always seen his father treat his mother with con- tempt and lack of consideration, he will pooh-pooh his wife's opinion and think she should be satisfied to stay at home and take care of the children while he steps out of an evening. If his mother has made herself a door mat for him to walk on, he will wipe his feet on his wife. But there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes the mere fact that & woman is & man’s wife, that she is his possession, gives her a value in his eyes that makes him cherish her. Sometimes a man never really has any unselfish affeclicn for any human being until he falls in love with some woman. B OMETIMES a man who has been callous to his mother’s sufferings and willing for her to sacrifice to him cannet permit his wife to have even a pin prick, and works himself to death to save his wife from having to lifée her hand. So you can’t always tell how a man will treat his wife from the way he treats his mother and sisters, but the odds are that the man who is chivalrous and tender and kind to his mother and sisters will be that way to his wife. As for stubbornness, that is a vice or a virtue, according to circum- stances. Tt takes a lot of stubbornness to get along in this world. It is the people who dig in and stick to a thing in the face of discouragements Wwho succeed at last. It is the men with determination of character who make faithful husbands and, anyway, stubbornness is a much easier fault for a wife to deal with than weakness. Moreover, while you may not be able to drive a stubborn man, you can generally cajole him into going along the path you wish him to tread. AN uncontrolled temper is about the worst fault that a husband can have, and if you marry a man who is given to lnd\flfll‘:‘ himself in rages you will have your heart broken many a time and have to endure hany an insult. The wife has a hard lot in life who lives in terror of doing or saying something that riles her lord and master and sends him into a blind fury that makes her quake in her shoes and leaves her battered and bruised in spirit, if not in body. Of course, every wife does modify her husband’s disposition to a cer- tain degree, but nothing is so overrated as woman's influence on man. All that she can do is just push him along a little in the way he is already going. 8he-cannot change his direction. » DOROTHY DIX. s AR Miss Dix—How can a man tell when he loves a woman enough to want to marry her? I am now 26 and have kept company with a number of young ladies, always with the viewpoint of some day finding one that I will want to make my wife. These girls have been everything that a man should want in a wife, yet I have never felt that there was one of them that I would care to marry. What is the test of the love that a man should feel for a girl before he marries her?>—C. C. C. Answer—You'll know, C. C. C., when you meet Miss Right. She may be no bathing beauty. She may be no college graduate. She may be no Patient Griselda. She may not even be able to boil water without scorch- ing it. You may have known a hundred prettier, cleverer, more amiable, more domestic girls, girls better fitted to make & man a good wife, but when you meet this particular maiden you will feel that life will be cinders, ashes and dust without her. 'HAT is the infallible test of love with a man. Just feeling that some one particular woman is absolutely necessary to his happiness and that he can’t exist without her, and unless he does feel that way about her he doesn't love her, and that’s all there is to it. It isn't a matter of logic or reason or suitability or any question of the woman’s charms and virtues, ;\'i is juln; that some one girl makes his pulses leap and another cne leaves m cold. Still another test of love is whether you are willing to give up your bachelor freedom for a woman or not. Does the idea of having to punch the home timeclock allure you? ~Are you fascinated with the thought of being put through a questionnaire on your outgoings and incomings? Do you think a quiet evening at home would be more exciting than stepping out to a night club? And another proof of love is whether you are willing IX. to work for a woman. o0 e EAR Miss Dix—I am a widower, in my 50s, children all grown and married. I am living alone and am very tired of it. Would you ad- vise me to marry, and, if so, should I look for a widow or an old maid? Which will make me the better wife—J. P. D. Answer—I think you would be very wise to marry, s;lx-covi:xed you pick out a woman in your own age class and one who has similar tastes and habits to your own and is accustomed to the same environment, THE best bet would be some middle-aged neighbor woman whom you have known for years and who would have the same background and interests that you have. The previous status of the woman meakes little difference, though I should incline to the widow as the better bet on the ground that, having had experience in getting along with a husband, she would know better how to make allowances for masculine peculiarities and not expect too much of a mere man. On the other hand some of the greatest husband-spoilers I have ever known were old maids. They expended upon the men they married all the pent-up affection and romarce and desire for something to mother and pet and fuss over that they had been accumulal all their lives, and they treated their husbands as if they were grand sheiks that it was a pleasure and an honor for his handmaidens to minister before. DOROTHY DIX. * ¥ ¥ % JDEAR MISS DIX—Will boys ever learn to like fat girls. Do you have to be thin to be popular? Amwer——Accordtfinl t:ht'he 1 les are going out, so there t‘)?.‘v. bones are no longer the ob boys’ taste will change and to one who is & et (4 1932, Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. 7 Laughter: Laughter is catalogt nowadays among those mental ‘hanisms that are always ready to go into action. That is to say, people are always ready to laugh. The man whose business it is to make people laugh never goes into bankruptcy, provided he can ice more and better laughs than his ©om-t piaying for, or do I ask my guests what itors. While the propensity to laugh is in- born, it seems that we all must learn what to laugh at. An- infant only| smiles, ‘It has its first laugh when it | discovers that it is a somebody, That | is the reason some psychojogists say | that we laugh only when we feel su- perior to the situation. We break into a laugh every time we have a’ sudden sense of greatness. We are amused at the things that seem inferfor to us in terms of our own logic. Some laughs are deflant; others take | on the air of mockery; still others have some malicious =~ purpose; _the merely chuckles. All of which means that laughter is a gesture, a_form of language far older than grammars and | dictionaries. There’s some kind of laugh for every situation, for every The language of laughs has a I S ag ug! & large To read that linguage | fully, you must have done a lot of liv- | :.n& a lot of striving, a lot of succeed- | ng. You can tell pretty well what a person thinks of himself by taking note of the things that amuse him. (Copyright, 1032.) Star Patterns Trim Jumper Frock. This is an ideal dress for the school room, being very smart and practical. Several blouses of interesting new colors could be made up, so as to provide va- riety. The neat little collar and perky bow, plus the “tight at the wrist” treat- ment of the sleeves, add an effective tmgnsd note to the outfit. It is No. 4007. Designed in sizes 8 to 16. Size 10 re- ires 2 yards of 36-inch or 39-inch abric for the jumper and 1 yard of 36- inch of 39-inch fabric for the blouse. Simplified illustrated instructions for cutting and sewing are included with each pattern. They give complete di- rections for making these dresses. To get a pattern of this model send 15 cents in coins or stamps. Please write your name and address very plainly; also style number and size of each pattern ordered, and mail to The Evening Star Pattern Department, | ‘Washington, D. C. Several days are | required to fill orders and patterns will be mailed as quickly as possible. ‘THE EVENING STAR PATTERN DEPARTMENT. ‘ Inclosed is 15 cents for Pattern | No. 4007 . Size.. Name (Please Print). Street and Number . Peanut and Bacon Canapes. Cut thin slices of bread into fancy shapes and spread with a mixture of two parts peanut butter and one part cooked bacon run through the meat grinder. Garnish with sliced stuffed olives or with minced egg whites. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Oatmeal With Cream. Omelet, Bacon. Crumb Griddle Cakes, Maple Sirup. CofTee. DINNER. Cranberry Jelly. Creamed Caulifiower. Ginger Ale Balad. Butterscotch Pie. ee. SUPPER. Grilled Sardines. Tomato Jelly Salad. Parker House Rolls. Sponge Squnrefl._ Chocolate Sauce. ea. CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKES. Cover 3, cup stale bread crumbs with 1 pint sour milk, let stand overnight and beat thor- oughly. Sift 125 cups flour with 1 teaspoon baking powder, % teaspoon soda and 31: teaspoon salt. Combine the two mixtures and bake on a hot griddle. BUTTERSCOTCH PIE. Mix 1 cur brown sugar, 2 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup baking powder. utes in slow oven. | | | | | | | world now is so- |has given beneficial | thought that doing without vitamins | WOMEN'S FEATURES. GOOD TASTE TODAY BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette, Certain Proprieties. “DIAR MRS. POST: When I entertain one or two or three tables of contract bridge, is it my place to say what stakes we are they want to play for? Answer: You ask | them and seat them aceordingly. And put yoursel at whichever table there is a vacancy. If all play for the same stakes, seat them according to {wr knowledge of | heir ability and temperaments— both. Seating peo- ple you know well is easy. Otherwise you have to seat them according to what they like to play for. “My dear Mrs. Post: My daugh- ter died some time ago and now my son-in-law is marrying again. Do I still consider him my son-in-law?” Answer: There cannot any rule as to this, but if possible, yes. This de- pends entirely upon your feelings for Emily Post. him. If you love him and he you, there is no reason why affection should turn to bitterness, if your character i§ strong enough and sweet enough to overcome the pain—which is inevitable —of seeing a stranger in your daugh- ter's place. “My dear Mrs. Post: -Is' it proper for a wife to speak to an acquaintancs or friend of her husbands, whom she has never met, when her husband§ speaks 10 them in passing on the street? Answer: It seems to me that would either stop and exchange & ;g: words, or else not speak. But there |no rule about this except to follo your own spontaneous inclination—as is the case in more situations than not, “Dear Mrs. Post: Recently I ate tended the funeral of my brother-ind law, on my husband’s side of the house My sister-in-law is quite well off lives in a distant city. We have n been intimate friends, although friend= ly. I stayed in her house while on thig sad mission. What should I do now that I am home?” * Answer: Write her a short note and say whatever 1s true—that your huss band was comforted by being with het or that you appreciate her kindness during ime that was so for her—write about your M rather than about yourself, (Copyright, 1932.) A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. ALTHOUGH. after a period of some | 30 vears in the Senate, Reed Smoot of Utah, dedn of that body and | now past 70, finds himeelf in that group dubbed| “lame ducks” there is little in- dication that it weighs so heavily on_him. The slim, soft- in the Capital for the short session of Congress. Al- most immediately he busied himself with getting ready for that event. His voice, as on 50 many previous congressional eves, was heard loud | and often as to what should be done | in the coming few months. It was | much as if he were “in” for another six-year Senate stay. Perhaps one reason for Smoot's | cheerfulness les in the fact that it is generally conceded his defeat in the Democratic sweep of November 8 left him by no meens discredited. It just couldn't be helped. The veteran Senator’s State and his candidacy for re-election were obj of special concern to the Republica; in the campaign. It will be remem- bered that practically every one of thé “big guns” at one time or- another wag trained on the Utah electorate. President Hoover delivered one of his major speeches there, in which he said of Smoot: “He knows more of the of our Government than any other living American.” 3 Vice President Curtis, invaded Utah, as did Secretaries H{:e. Mills, Wilbay and any number of the lesser lghts— all ngn vak;‘.. i 4 it perhaps there is a deeper why Senator Smoot shows no depression at his defeat. Of all the “lame ducks” on_Capitol Hill perhaps no one, from President Hoover onm down the line, has a more safe sanc- tuary, whelherhiet be in or out of the Government, where he may turn than has Smoot. ¥ That sanctuary is the Morm: Church, of which he is one of 12 apostles, who under the first presie dency, guide the spiritual affairs of that organization, The Senator’s religion is one of the principal things in his life, THAT BODY OF YOURS BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. Rheumatism and Arthritis. S a student, I learned that the real underlying cause of rheu- matism was unknown. There were many theories, one of which was that it was due to some organism. That rheumatism fol- lowed sore throat was known, and it was only natural to believe that the organisms from the sore throat caused rheumatism. while attempting to find the cause of rheu- [ matism, there have which undoubtedly relieve the pain and symptoms. While the drug used all over the dium salicylate, there are other forms of treatment other than drugs that are proving very cflecfl\'z— heat, massage, di- X atheitay, clectricty 1:'1 ';::tm and enemas, or colonic k as it is called. That food is & factor in causing rheu- matism or, at least, in preventing recov- ery from rheumatism is now well estab- lished. Formerly it was thought that meat was a cause, but now the starchy fiods have been found to be more to ame. Drs. R. Pemberton and E. B. Peirce, Philadelphia, believe that food is the | principal factor in the successful treat- ment of a large number of cases of | rheumatism, or arthritis, as it is more | generally known. Not, however, that ‘}fvery case can be helped by special diet- ng. | . | ‘They have found that by keeping the | food intake to the lowest possible amount, to an extent approaching al- most starvation, not only may the ac- | tive symptoms of arthritis subside, but | there may be also an absorption of the | exudates or deposits around the joints, P:‘efln when these joints have become stiff. In arthritis there may be a wasting away of the bony surfaces of the joint, or there may be deposits about these surfaces. In both conditions, this re- duction of food, or starvation process, | results. It is | lessens the activity of the processes which cause the trouble. Persons with | arthritis have experienced sharp im- provement by lessening the amount of food eaten. The vitamins, those ele- ments in food which make foods do bet= ter work in the body, actually seem to 1tvl:crf;ae the sufferings of rheumatic pas ients. The diet treatment then is Hw to cut down on the entire food inf fg as long as it is safe to do so; a sort starvation treatment. (Copyright, 1982 My Neighbor Says: ‘When clu.mn‘ your re ator, use one tabl sal s o o el o water. This will keep the drain pipe clean and free. Heat a lemon th be- fore squeezing, and tain nearly double the of juice. The gloss of a rubber greatly Increased by about a teaspoonful of sweet ubout its roots once & month. Soak a new tooth brush over- . night in & glass of water. The bristles wfll not come out, and the brush will last twice as long. (Copyright, 1932.) JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in Etiquette. BY JOS. J. FRISCH. THERE 15 A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWE T. T.—in medieval times it was the custom to throw meat and other food 10 dogs (and chickens and pigs, too), as they waited around on the floor durs ing a meal, but modern etiquette ta- boos the feeding of animals at the table, Dogs and cats should be trained to stay away from the table during meal time. SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. 74 WAS INDUCED TO SCREAM REALISTICALLY| FOR“WALKING DOWN BROADWAY" BY THE UNEXPECTED DISCHARGE OF AGUN BENIND HER HEAD. B8EST FAN T oL ERR <PSTED,

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