Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1933, Page 24

MAGAZ INE PAGE. MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY * BY JAMES J. Light of Experience. TUntil I'd grown a garden plot I fancied that the farmer’s lot Was one that I Might by and by Be very glad to follow. Good healthful toil with rake and hoe Beneath the sunshine's ruddy glow Upon the lea, It seemed to me, Had business beaten hollow. But when I'd toiled in sun and rain ‘To conque: bugs—and quite in vain— When tiny things On busy wings Ate everything I'd planted; | ‘When rains came late or much too soon | And every morning, night and noon | More green things died, 1 sadly sighed And solemnly recanted. MONTAGUE. When men who toil with plough and spade Applied to Washingion for aid, It seemed to me That such a plea ‘Was greedy and unfair of them. But since I've run a backyard farm I view their plight with real alarm. It's my belief ¥ They need relief, And Congress should take care of them. | Just a Tip. If the new administration wants to gain immediate popularity, it will do something about road hogs. ‘Wait and Sce, If Japan keeps on to the Russian bor- der, we'll find out what happens when an irresistible force meets an immov- able object. (Copyright. 1 ) GOOD TASTE TODAY BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette. Napkins and Guests. ¢ EAR MRS. POST: All the ¢ women in cur club would the proper folding of small luncheon napkins and of the large dinner napkin.” when used, is folded cnly twice (into a square of four thickne:ses). The square is laid on the serv- with the mono- grammed corner pointing down to- the table. The upper corner is then turned sharply crease for about & third of its diag- cnal length; then ners are rolled Joosely under, mak- (! ing a rort of pillow straight - top edge and a pointed lower Emily Post. edge, and the this reason monogram or initials shculd be put across the corner. A large dinner napkin is folded into then folded loosely under so as to make a flattened bolster roll about twice the width of its height, and it is laid per- like to have ycu tell us Answer: A small napkin, no mnttcr; ice plate diagonally, ward the edge of under in & flat the two side cor- effect, with a marking displayed in the center. For a nine-thickness square. The sides are pendicularly on the service plate, with BEDTIME - STORIE || Jimmy Skunk. Jimmy and His Business. Attend to business that's your own, v e, And that of others leate alone, IMMY SKUNK was enjoying a situation that filled Peter Rabbit with uncertainty and Reddy Fox with anger, and also uncertainty. It was the uncertainty that made Reddy angry. You see Peter had been surprised by Reddy in a place where there was no safe retreat, and'it had looked for a moment or two as if Peter never again would see the dear Old Briarpatch. Nearby was Jimmy Skunk hunting for beetles. Peter's wits worked fast. He saw a chance and took it. He dodged behind Jimmy Skunk so un- expectedly that Reddy Fox had hard work not to run smack into Jimmy. Reddy had backed away hastily, but Peter had moved in & little nearer to Jimmy. . Jimmy had been startled by Reddy's rush and had raised his danger signal, which, as you know, is his big- tail, and Reddy had heeded it. Peter had asked Jimmy for protection and Reddy had demanded that Jimmy should not inter- fere, saying that Peter belonged to him. Jimmy wouldn’t allow that Peter was Reddy’s until Reddy had caught him and told Reddy if he really thought Peter was his to come and take him. It was right there that the uncertainty entered for both Peter and Reddy. Would Jimmy allow Reddy to take him? That was what Peter wanted to know. ‘Would Jimmy use that dreadful scent gun of his if he should go close enough to seize Peter? That was what Reddy wanted to know. Meanwhile Jimmy Skunk went on about his business just as if no one else was about. He continued to pull over chips and pieces of bark in quest of fat beetles. Now and then he caught one and stopped to eat it. All the time as he moved this way and that Peter Rabbit moved with him, always keeping on the opposite side from Reddy Fox. If Reddy tried to circle around, Peter circled also. The only way that Reddy could reach Peter would be by jumping over Jimmy Skunk and this he hesi- tated to do. You see Jimmy might mis- understand. He might think he was being attacked. If he did—well, Reddy shuddered at the thought of what might happen. Several times Reddy almost made up his mind to take the chance, but each time as he prepared to make the leap it seemed to him that the tip of Jimmy's tail fell a little farther forward, and this was a bad sign. So Reddy contin- ued to hesitate and to grow angrier. If only he knew what Jimmy Skunk would do. If Jimmy would do nothing there was nothing in the world to pre- vent catching Peter with ease. The whole amount of it was Reddy didn't dare find out what Jimmy would do. As for Peter, he had fully made up his mind what he would do. That scent of Jimmy's was dreadful, but not so dreadful as those sharp teeth of Reddy’s. So if Reddy should jump for him he would crowd right up to Jimmy That is what he would do. nwhile Jimmy went on about his ss _apparently paying no atten- i the others. However, inside he was chuckling. Peter had risen higher in his respect and Reddy had dropped “The red bully is afraid,” thought Jimmy. “Yes, sir, he is afraid to take a chance. He ought ,to know me well enough by this time to know that I never use my little scent gun unless I think it is necessary. I am armed for defense, not for offense. Here he is with one of the best chances he ever had to catch Peter Rabbit, and he is afraid to take it. Peter deserves to escape and I hope he will.” Jimmy glanced around without ap- pearing to do s0. Then he changed his direction so that he was headed toward a distant bramble-tangie. He contin- ued to hunt for beetles, pulling over sticks, chips and small stones and seem- ingly intent on nothing else. He won- dered if Peter had discovered that they were drawing near that bramble-tangle. He said nothing, just kept on about his business. Suddenly there was a rush of flying feet. He looked up to see a white tail bobbing up and down and growing smaller. It disappeared in that bram- ble tangle just as a pair of jaws snapped almost on it. Reddy Fox turned and snarled at Jimmy Skunk. “You've cheated me out of a good dinner,” he the marking displayed. For this reacon large napkins should bz marked in the center and straight with the grain of the linen. A small dinner napkin is folded in nine thicknesses and laid flat on the service plate, either straight or diag- onally, according to the b2se of the monogram in the corner. In a servant- less house, where service plates are nct practical, napk! no matter whether it be 18 inches square or 30, is folded in nine thicknesses and laid flat at each place. If food mut be put on the service plate, the napkin is folded in bolster shape and placed at the left of the forks. “My dear Mrs. Po:t: Recently I was. entertained at dinner, with a ha'f-dozen other girls from the office, by our employer’s wife. I am left-handed and when = the waitress brought around chocolate sauce for a dessert I simply cou'd not say, ‘No’ But as it was impossible for me to help myself from where she proffered the dish on the left, I said, ‘The other side, please’ Was this wrong? I have been criticized by some of the other girls. What should I have done—gcne without the cauce or perhaps said something else?” Answer: It seems to me that ycu might have turned yourself around in your chair in such a way as to be‘able to help yourself. Why not practice this? I think you should have explained, “I'm sorry, “The other side, please,” though she were at fault. (Copyright. 1933.) By Thornton W. Burgess. “I didn't interfere. I've done nothing but attend to my own business, and I suggest that you do the ‘same He continued to look for beetles. (Copyright. 1933.) Jerez Bridge Winner 83. Dom Pedro Gordon Gonzalez, un- crowned king of Jerez, is elated over his success in the great international bridge tournament, which was held recently in Seville, Spain. The Marquis is 83, and has 62 descendants in Jerez, most of ‘whom are connected with the sherry or brandy trade. Look for the name snarled. “Ncthing of the soi retorted I'm left-handed,” since to say sounds as | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. Uncommon Sense Fill Up the Bin BY JOHN BLAKE. EAD ANY novels—modern or old—read them carefully, and you will discover that the peo- ple who wrote them were readers. ‘The better novels, you will find, were written by people who read better books. ‘The trashy ones bear indisputable evi- dence of the influence of earlier trashy writers. !llll-r:ld men and women do not write well. Well-read men and women usually do. They do not get their plots or their wording from the books they read. They are not literary thieves. But .they are largely influenced by the literary company they keep, and they show their influence very plainly in_their work. If you want to write, read. If you don’t know what to read, ask somebody who does. Ak % % However wide has been your experi- ence, you are not likely to write a first- class book unless you are fairly well steeped in the literature of the present time, as well as that of the past. I am not giving you any advice as to what to read. If you don't know yourself, the libra- rian at your local library can help you, if you will give her or him an idea of the kinds of books with which you want to be familiar. While you are reading—or when you have laid a book aside, rather—go out |and get some acquaintanceship with | peoples and places. | _Read the newspapers every day and find out what is going on in the world. | Do not skim them through, but read them carefully, from the front-page stories about what is going on in Man- | churia and in the League of Nations and dispatches from your own capital, then read the general news on the in- side pages | Notice how books and newspaper | | stories are written. | Note in book reading the styles of the authors. | * x K % | You can’t just simply pick up a pen | or "pencil, or’sit down to a typewriter | and begin to write. | You have a long, hard road ahead of you, and you will learn soon enough | whether you really can write or not. | _If you can, do. It may not be profit- | able just now, but it will be fine mental exercise, and the mere writing will be an education, which will prove of use, whether or not you discover that you | have the necessary talent to become an | author. If you should ask me how long you | must keep up your training course, I | would say, “From 1 to 50 years, ac- cording to how much ability you have and how much in earnest you are about | desiring to become an author.” Scme people have taken more time | than that, some less. Never forget that writing is a job, not a pastime, and not a task to be pur- sued in your spare hours, but a task to be followed assiduously day after day | till it brings results. | JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOS J. FRISCH. 1 DON'T LIKE THESE KIND OF TELEPHONES, BUT DAD INSISTS ON HAVING ONE. HE SAID THAT WHEN YOUTH| | CALLS TO YOUTH, THE TELEPHONE (omn o7, 3 H K.—“I don't like this kind of tele- phone” is the correct form, not “these | kind.” Exactness of dosage in aspirin is impogtant to the chanically, by firm compression of each tablet against crumbling. Hence they reach you exact in dosage. before you buy MODE Guarding Your Health. | HALTING COLDS. | F you should see a perscn on a trolley car sneezing without making any effort to cover his nose, you might well ask yourself, “What's wrong with this picture?” There is a great deal wrong with such | a picture. In the first place, it is a | mistake for & person with a cold to go | | to a place where he may spread germs. | ‘The chances are that he would get well | more quickly if he remained at home, iin bed. From the viewpoint of others, it is too bad that he should go where‘ 1 he may pass on colds to them. In some cities pupils who come to school with colds are sent home prompt- | ly. When this is done, it keeps cold germs from traveling from one pupil to another. Returning to our picture, we find an- | other thing which is wrong. If a per- 'son must sneeze in public, he should | cover his nose with a handkerchief. | Before we sneeze, we almost always | have enough warning to get out a handkerchief; and ‘the most simple, kindly thought makes us want to guard others against joining in our misery. People also should be careful not to cough without guarding the mouth. | Here, again, the handkerchief may | come to the rescue, Best of all is to | stay home with a cough, as well as with a cold. Colds and coughs are more dangerous than some persons suppose. The di- sease known as “whooping cough” may | | be spread before the person who has it | knows how dangerous it is. The dreaded “infantile paralysis” may be carried by a person who believes he has i"ju.!t & common cold.” | The “common” cold may turn into | influenza or pneumonia. You and I and all of us should do everything we can to halt the spread of colds. If we are unlucky enough to take cold, it is | our duty to guard others against the | same fate. ad thing that neither doctors | nor scientists have found a certain cure | for colds. If we are in extremely good health, cold germs may not be able to make headway against us. The eating purpose for which you take it. This factor is as- sured to you in Squibb Aspirin tablets in two ways: chemically, by rigid laboratory control and, me- OF THE MOMENT 9 Y > UNCLE RAY’S CORNER of onions and the drinking of much | water are among the “homely” reme- | dies which have been suggested. If| there is any sign of a cold turning into influenza or pneumcnia, a physician should be called without delay. (For “Health and Safety” section of your scrapbook). If you want the free leaflet, “Ques- ‘WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. tions and Answers About Europe,” send me a stampe, return envelope in care of this newspaper. UNCLE RAY. | - Stuffed Oranges. Remove a deep slice from one end of an orange. Clean out the rind. Mash some boiled potatoes, season with sugar, butter, milk, and an egg yolk or two. A few nuts and raisins may be used. | Have the mixture warm or hot. and fill the orange rind. Make a meringue of the egg whites, put over the top, and place in a baking pan with a little hot water in the pan. Cook until the meringue is done. The water prevents the shell from losing its color and shape. Serve this either hot or cold. Makes a Festive, Gay St. Patrick’s Day “GAEEN TREL BRANG SIRI BACON--HAMS JESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933. NATURE"’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. EARTHWORMS, Lumbrieus Terrestris. ARTHWORMS are famous the world over as fish bait, but few realize that their most import- ant work is in the ground, The * earthworm is most im| nt to man. Without his able assi ice, the sofl would be arid and vegetation scant. These lowly creatures lift mil- lions of tons of soll each year. Besides, they drag decaying matter into their deep furrows and other underground dwellers do the same. They consume many mare tons of soil which they digest, and the lobed castings are to be found on the top of the ground near their tunnels, These are valuable to the top soil. Earthworms do not eat much green food, but rather prefer the dry leaves and decaying matter to be found in heaps. After a heavy downpour, thousands of earthworms are to be seen moving about. They felt the vibration of the pelting drops and came to the surface. They were following a blind leading, but what happens is_that the millions of holes from which they emerged make WOMEN'S FE ATURES. | a slevelike condition of the ground surface, and into these openings flowed the water and the all-important oxygen. ‘The -richness of soil depends uj the number of angleworms living close to its surface. An authority can tell you, by spading up the dirt, how good your soil is. Seventy-five thousand or more to an acre is an average number; | the richer the soll, the greater the ! numker of angleworms. | ‘The life story is interesting, too. The angleworm is both father and mother. | When fully matured, you will always | find a fleshly girdle about the middie. | } | ) 3 *EARTHWORM- . | This is the egg basket. When the eggs | are ready to be laid, the parent seeks a heap of leaves or a compqst pile. | Bending the head until it touches the ground, in order Jhat the wide band |New York, has may slip over the head easily, these are | ings from’ Clinton Prison, Dannemors, lald. The moment the girdie touches an institution better known for riots the ground, both ends close and athan artistic production. The paintings perfectly shaped capsule is the result.|are the work of convictstudents in the The wormlets are one inch long when 'prison's art class, v exs i ey are ot Ty wrowm own egg ring they are n Though blind and deaf, the angle- worm is far from helpless. A tongue, which is capable of moving a two-ounce pebble, is a great asset. No teeth are pre¢ led, but something very much like ;“gnn;:‘l:. Thed I:)dy is formed of ny and under a magnif; lass short heirs are seen on the hody. Traveling is by means of expansion and contraction of the muscular rings, and when frightened, the angleworm can make a quick getaway. Blue light disturl] them. When hunting the “night' walkers” for an early morning fishing trip, it is most important to use a red light in your flash. They never feed in the day outside of their burrows, or at night either, if any food is to be had close by. By holding on with their tail to the side of their tunnel, they stretch far out to get their food. It is this precaution that makes it so difficult to catch them in their own doorway. Forty-five species of birds hunt them. Poultry waxes fat on them, and today the business of raising angleworms is a flourishing one. (Copyright, 1933.) iy e Paintings From Prison. The Society of Independent Artists, received a dozen painte Don’t Miss This Week’s Demonstration of Practical Baking Just as You Can Do It in Your Own Kitchen With and Electric ” FLOUR the @ Range Tomorrow — Wednesday —at 2 P.M. Mrs. Zimmer, head of the Home Economic Department of the Washington Flour Mills, will conduct the demonstration—and the questions that occur to you. * ¢ * Free Samples of Washington Flour —both PLAIN and SELF-RISING—will be sent to the address of all ladies attending the demonstration for the first time you are at liberty to ask all * : National Electrical Supply Company GOSH, | WISH | HAD A COMPLEXION LIKE ELISSA LANDI’S OW natural to envy a screen star’s exquisite complexion! A skin lovely enough to make thousands of hearts beat faster a skin with the soft, sweet smoothness no man can resist! Small wonder women every- where are eagerly following the screen stars’ advice in the all- important matter of complexion care. the heart? 686 of the 694 leading for this same gentle O] careis so i E. C. Graham, President 1330 New York Avenue THEY TELL ME SHE USES LUX TOILET SOAP— I'M GOING TO USE IT, TOO! is'irresistible. When eager eyes { look at you, do they find the beauty that wins—and holds— actres- ses in Hollywood (including all stars) use fragrant, white Lux Toilet Soap. Their preference lexion Lux “Iam the scores of stars who use Lux ;loilet Soap,” says Elissa Landi. “I find it excellent for the skin.” ‘When the close-up brings this charming actress NEAR, her skin “Toilet Soap has been made the official soap in all the large film studios! You try it ° to make your skin as radiantly lovely as it should be—as it can be—soon! 2