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MAGAZI MORE TRUTH BY JAMES Neglected Majority. Whenever a person is swept into fame Somebody is certain to cry: PAlthough he has struck Such a run of good luck, Just how did he ever get by? He hsin'tdn shred of real brains in his ead, He is (ane;l those lads who is mentally | ead, /And yet on his way with loud cheers he is sped, ! Though I never could figure out why.” ‘Whenever a man who has held a high place . 1s suddenly pulled from his seat, Somebody asserts: “That's the way with stuffed shirts, They are carried away with conceit. I knew Bllbv.he time that this bozo was | dumb, I could sce at a glance that his think- tank was numb, | And now he's as flat as a busted-in | drum, And hasn't the money to eat.” THAN POETRY J. MONTAGUE. But the people who follow a moderate pace Attract no attention at all; If you're hopeful that fame May attach to your name Your cue is to rise or to fall. The public is constantly ready to pan Whenever successes or fallures they scan, . But they never have noticed an averag2 man As far as I now can recall. Make It a Job. | If the Government doesn’t want that | tree work to be done over and over again, it will send out to California for a few carloads of Sequoia saplings. f Inaudible. A scientist says that comets hit us | oftener than we know. But how can we hear them with so much shooting | going on? | Indisputable. Japan’s problem is that there are too many Japanese. That is bothering the rest of the world, too. Thornton BEDTIME STORIES % T Mrs. Teeter's Retort. In condemnation pray be slow Lest you in_turn be treated so. —Old Mother Nature piper, and at his call four fuzzy babies ran after him as fast as their small legs could take them. Proudly Teeter led them off down the shore of the Laugh- ing Brook below the Smiling Pool. No mother ever fussed over her children or showed more pride in them than did Teeter over his motherless brood. They didn’t need a mother’s care, for their father was quite equal to looking after them properly. Peter Rabbit watched them out of sight. “lt is a scandal. That is what it is, a scandal,” he muttered. “Mrs. Teeter is almost if not quite as bad @s Sally Sly the Cowbird. Sally man- ages to unload her family cares on her neighbors, while Mrs. Teeter un- loads hers on Teeter. It certainly takes all sorts of people to make the world. Until I first learned about Sally Sly I didn’t suppose that there were any &« EET-WEET! Peet-weet!” called | P Teeter the Spotted Sand- MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Hominy with Cream. Omelet, Buckwheat Cakes. Maple Sirup. Coffee. DINNER. Cream of Potato Soup. Broiled Steak with Mushrooms. Baked Stuffed Potatoes. gus, Butter Sauce. Tomato and Lettuce Salad, Mayonnaise Dressing. Maple Mousse. Coffee. SUPPER. Toasted Cheese Sandwiches. Bacon Curls, Peach Sauce.. Oream Sponge Cake. BUCKWHEAT CAKES. To one ard one-half pints of pure tuckwheat flour add one- half cup each of white flour and corn meal, two heaping teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt, one tablespoon brown sugar or molasses. Stir all the dry in- gredients together and add a pint of milk or water, or sufficient to form a smooth batter that will pour easily (not too thin) from a pitcher. Serve with maple sirup. MAPLE MOUSSE. Put in a saucepan one generous cup maple sirup, stir into it the beaten yolks of four eggs, place over the fire and stir until the mixture becomes hot. The eggs will thicken the sirup. Take from the fire at once and stand in a pan of ice water. Beat with an egg beater until light and cold, then gently fold in one pint of cream which has been well whip- ped. Pour in a mold, pack in ice and salt, using more salt than for ice cream, and do not stir. Let stand four hours, CREAM SPONGE CAKE. One cup sugar, one-half cup water, five eggs, grated rind and juice of one lemon. one and one- eighth cup flour. Cook water and sugar until it threads. Beat egg yolks. Add sugar sirup, lemon Jjuice and rind and beat until mix- ture is cold. Cut and fold in the beaten whites and flour. Bake in an angel cake pan forty to fifty minutes. (Copyright, 1033.) mothers without love for their chil- dren. Now, here is Mrs. Teeter de- serting her home and going off to have a good time without a thought for her babies. I don’t suppose she even knows if those eggs hatched. It is a scandal if ever there was one.” A week later Peter happened to be PETER RABBIT WATCHED THEM OUT OF SIGHT. over near the Big River, and when he peeped over the bank there on a stone just at the edge of the water was a small, very trim person, bobbing and bowing and teetering as the rip- ples washed against the stone. “Hello, Teeter! Where are the chil- dren?” Peter called. “Hello, Peter! For don't call me Teeter. Haven't you learned-to tell us apart yet? As for the children, I don’t know where they are. I haven't seen them,” was reply. “Oh!” gasped Peter. “Pardon the mistake. You are Mrs. Teeter. Well, if you ask me, you ought to know where the children are. You ought to be taking care of them.” “I didn't ask you,” retorted Mrs. ‘Teeter. “As for the children, I am not worrying about them. Their father is quite able to look after them. By the way, did all those eggs hatch?” “That is something you can find out for yourself,” snapped Peter. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself to go off and leave all the family cares to ‘Teeter. It is outrageous. That is what it is, outrageous.” “I don’t lete“ Mrs. Peter with you,” course not,” replied Peter romptly. “She couldn’t away From the dear Old Briar-patch if she wanted to.” “Why not? You seem to be able to,” said Mrs. Teeter guilelessly. “She has to look after the babies,” replied Peter. “We have five of them and she cannot leave them. They take every minute of her time.” “Why aren’t you over there helping her?” inquired Mrs. Teeter sweetly. “Oh, that is her business,” replied Peter. “She takes all the care of the babies while they are little.”” “While you have nothing to do bu wander about and have a good time,” said Mrs. Teeter. B “Well!” began Peter, and paused. “Well, what?” snapped Mrs. Teeter. “Well, there really isn’t anything I can do,” said Peter rather lamely. “You could stay at home and keep guard over them. You could keep Mrs. Peter company,” mgped Mrs. Teeter. “But mno, you are off, having a good time, quite satisfied to leave all the care and worry of the family to Mrs. Peter. And then you have the nerve to criticize me for doing the same thing. You are no better as a father than I am as a'mother. Think it over, Peter Rabbit!” WORLD AT ITS WORST. THE USUAL TIME ON THE PIANO YOUR. HOM WITH Y0 52 K TAE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MODES =QF THE MOMENT Uncommon Sense Nature Never Gives Up F Nature were a quitter, this world would be a rather bleak place. But it is not Nature's habit to be Not long ago I visited a Western State where for years timber had been lopped down with little thought of con- servation. The miil men wanted the lumber, and they wanted it in a hurry. So men were sent out to fell giant trees, many of which must have required 100 years or more to attain their growth. Soon wide stretches of what had been timber- Jand were merely tracts of stumps. The roots rotted so that their ten- drils no longer held the soil together, and the Winter floods came along, sweeping away the top soil. The re- maining subsoil contains little food. Here and there a young tree was struggling upward, and I knew that before many years, unless man stepped in and made trouble, another healthy forest would be growing on the site of the old one. * kK ¥ President Roosevelt has done nothing v cr since he took office than to estab- lish his great reforestation project. Plant the trees, care for them a few years, and they will do the rest. And if enough of them are planted, the wa- ter of flood periods will find it impos- sible to run swiftly to the streams, and there will be an end of damaging fresh- ets in that region. In my baok yard is a little lemon tree, which sprang from a seed which had found its way somehow from the kitchen. It is far from the climate in which its ancestors sprang, but, cov- ered in the Wintertime, it quietly waits till its own growing-temperature is restored, and then gamely makes its way on upward again. Were it not for the determination of Nature to engage in repair work wherever it is needed, the race of man- kind would have been extinct long ago. * Kk % X About all that doctors can do is to give Nature a chance, and let it take its course. If they do that wisely, many {linesses which their predecessors tried to drive out with drugs are rendered harmless. Day and night the struggle for ex- istence goes on, with Nature usually on the side of the weak. Some day man will learn that same dogged determination. He will laugh at discouragement, and set his mind more steadily toward progress. And that will be an excellent thing for mankind. Perhaps that “some day” is not so far away as we imagine. Already man has gone far. And he soon may build on this earth the Eden that he was ob- viously created to build. Nature will always stand by, ready to encourage him and assist him in the ,}oh which has been set for him to per- orm. The Old Gardener Says: Peat moss 's exceedingly useful for mulching shrubs, perennials, roses and other plants, but gar- den makers often complain about the difficulty they encounter in breaking up the bales. If the moss is very dry, it forms into cakes and is not readily reduced to powder form, although when wet it can be handled much more easily. Some garden makers al- ways leave a bale or two in the open air where it will be soaked by rain. Apparently, however, the average amateur does not realize that there is a right and a wrong way to open the bales. If all the sticks, wires and bur- lap are removed and the bale is broken from the side that has no sticks on it, it will fall to pleces easily. The pressure used in baling is applied from the bottom against the top, and when the bales are opened it should be with the pressure and not against it. If an attempt it made to break the bale from the two sides that have the sticks, or from either end, difficulty will be encountered. (Copyright. 1933.) JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in~Etiquette. BY JOE. J. FRISCH. THE FAMILY ESCUTTHEON IS THAT) WHICH 1S NEVER, MENTIONED UNTIL THERE'S VLOST Six AND A HALF AT THE ROULETTE D. J—A girl who gambles should pay her own losses, and not expect her es- cort to pay them. A man is not ex- pected to pay the debts of a woman unless she is his wife. Of course, any other expenses of the evening, such as taxi fare, admission tickets and refresh- ments, are borne by the man. WHEN VYOU'VE DONE AlLL YOUR WEEK-END CHORES THE DAY BEFORE, PRACTICED DOUBLE -WORK SO THAT NOTHA PITCHING IN T Bi6 AND FINISHED ALL COULD INTERFERE SAME C., SATURDAY. DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Have Married Women Right to Keep Jobs When Family Men Are Out of Work? ployed in bands who necessary suffering, because it I bilities, as well as single women wi and sisters and old parents, EAR MISS DIX—Do you believe that married women who have other means of support should work outside of the home? In in which I live there are least a thousand women em- department stores and as secretaries who have hi earn as much as $8,000 a year. This causes s many men with family responsi 0 have to support younger brothers from securing jobs. Why do modern maga- zines and novelists and movie writers always leave the impression that when a young girl marries she will disappointment in her sooner or later suffer a disillusion or husband and marriage generally? I do.not be- lieve that a spinster can possibly be happy and 1 have never known one who was. A rich bachelor is while always popular among the soclety debs, an old maid cannot get by in society. My observation is that in the couples where the wite is at least ten or eleven years younger than her husband they get along do you think of these matters? better than where they are the same age. What O. N. R. ANSWEZ:Whnt a lot of questions. And all interesting ones. But to answer them as well as I can. I certainly do not think that a married woman whose husband is earning as much as $8,000, or even half of that, shoul¢ work outside the home unless she has some particular gift that makes her services of special value to the world. You could not say that a woman who was a great artist or actress or writer or who had Temarkable executive ability that enabled her to carry on a business of her own and so give work to other people should give up her ially in these times when jobs are hard to because of marriage. But, espec ork just get. no woman should follow any ordinary gainful occupation unless she absolutely needs the money. 1 regard being a wife and mother as & full-time job for any woman. good secure of being fed and cheered and rested so To manage a house, to make a peaceful and beautiful home, to provide ‘meals and to make a place to which a tired man can come at night, that he will be,restored and Teady for the battle again the next day, and in which children can grow up like flowers in the sunshine, intelligence that any woman has to she tries to divide herself between t! is that she generally fails in both. AS of marriage, pare them for the inevitable, so that they will shocked to death. For marriage isn't in the think it is going to be. Nothing is, this side of heaven. of being take all the energy and strength and ive, and she makes a mistake when at and an outside job. The result to your second question, why people warn girls against the disillusion the answer is that they are tryin g to pre- take it reasonably instead least what young girls Even under the happiest conditions and with the best of husbands, it is work and sacri- fice and giving up your own to another’s. 1 8 with you that it is and more experienced than the he will know how wie which a young husband would wreck the matrimonial boat. develop a girl into. the kind of wife he wants. Two but an older person will use some tact knows better how to children will quarrel over trifles, ood thing for the husband to be older , because, if he is an intelligent man, to avold many of the rocks in the matrimonial sea on ), he and forbearance in handling a disputed subject. (QF course, we all agree think that life is cinders, it. There are many women desire to mary. the house. They like their freedom, come and go as they please. the most blissful estate in life, ashes and dust to the woman who is outside of who are celibate by nature and who have no They would regard any husband as a nuisance around that to be happily and congenially married is but you are vastly mistaken if you their own latchkeys, their ability to Nor are these women barred from society as you seem to think. On the contrary, no women are more popular with hostesses ing, jolly old maids. .. than good-look- DOROTHY DIX. DEAE MISS DIX—For the last four years I have been engaged to a young man. T have given up good times and have scrimped and saved so that we could be married, and now, when we are all set and have a good that he doesn’t want i!l)l' [ ‘waiting. a little? couple of years yet. He has a good job and we could and I want a home of my own. He Isn't there anything I can do to encourage start and our wedding day announced, the boy friend says to take upon himself the responsibility of marriage easily get won't save and I am tired of those wedding bells ANXIOUS. Answer:- Well, daughter, I think that unless a man is enthusiastic about ringin Men get tired of marriage, so it is a poor lookout for one a good ed into it against his will and is tired of it husband when he is dra; before he even starts in. g the wedding bells a girl is mighty wise to leave them silent. OU know how it is when one of these supersalesmen just simply forces you into buying something against your will. It doesn’t suit your taste, and you don't you. It doesn't hit your fancy. It doesn't appeal to want it anyway, and are not ready to buy anyhow, but he or she talks you into taking it, and you hate it ever afterward and spend your time g:cklng flaws outsmarted. in it and thinking what a fool you were to let yourself ‘Well, that is just about what happens to a girl when she forces a man into marrying her before he is ready to settle down and before he wants to marry. A lot of girls do it. They cry and they wheedle and they bluff and they jockey a chap into the place Where it takes more courage and nerve than he has to call the wedding off. So he is led to the altar like a lamb to the slaughter, but once he gets past the altar he is a Jamb« no longer. He is a snapping, snarling dog that tugs at the rope his wife has tled him with until he breaks it, and then he runs away. DO} ROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1933.) UNCLE RAY’S CORNER A Little Saturday Talk. OW we are close to the end of May. In some sections the Summer vacation has started already, and in others it will commence before long. ‘What are you going to do with your vacation this year? That is an important question. The world is learning, slowly but surely, to plan things in advance. We may not be able to tell exactly what we shall do on a special date in the Sum- mer, but in a general way we can out- line the months to come, even the years to come. School days usually go along smooth- ly and with interest, but when a long Summer vacation comes there is a problem about use of time. “Doing nothing” is no fun. Normal persons want to do something every day, whether that somethin lay or work. I know a 12-year- 1 who has been in the custom for several years seems to me an excellent change from city life. 'Tis said that some children in crowded cities have never seen a real, live cow! Weeks or months on a farm will give a city child a new outlook on many things. Many boys and girls will not be able to have a vacation away from their home town, but wherever they may stay, there can be new adven- waste of time. At the least, it takes away time which might be spent in reading. Good adventure stories, without grue- some parts, are helpful to a boy or girl, and should be read along with books about foreign lands, great in- ventions, olden times and the wonders of science. In the “Surprise Leaflet” I have listed the titles of books which I recommend for boys and girls. This leaflet is sent without cost to those who mail me a self-addressed return o Aiing the things which plan ong 1! gs which I for the Corner this Summer is a series 0 make e “Century at_Chicago. MAY 27, 1933. SPRINGTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. ‘Warblers and Vireos. SPOKE recently of the habitats of the warblers, and their prefer- ence for deep woods and wild places, but this is not quite the one warbler that is quite common around the City of Washington, owing doubtless to the fact that this is the leafiest large city in the country. Some of our street trees are really very high. Even so timourous a bird as a warbler can well fell safe in the great elms of ‘Washington Circle, where I have heard the blackpoll warbler uttering his note, which is & short staccato song, rising from low to high, and rather shrill, like the sound of a file. It will soon take wing, as it has far to go to breed, and so, too, will the bay-breasted warbler, whose note I don’t know for certain from that of other close relatives. It is abundant some years in k Park, and others tell me that Arlington Cemetery is a good place to look for it. . It seems to return from its far- northern breeding grounds by a route differing from its Spring migration flight. More than cne warbler behaves in this way, or in the reverse, being common in Autumn and rare in Spring. Many and elaborate are the explana- tions of bird migration, but ingenious as many of them undoubtedly are, most of them do not bear the strain of explaining two migration routes! The yellow-throated warbler is also frequent in such highly accessible spots as the Zoo and the cemetery. Probably they find that such places are positive sanctuary compared with the open country where they are likely to be popped at by any gunner. The yellow warbler, too, is actually commoner in the city and its leafy suburbs than in the open country, so we must admit that some, even of the shy warblers, have come to appreciate that there are advantages as well as risks in approach- ing the haunts of man. Deubtless the deciding factor is an abundance of their chosen insect fare. A certain class of insects flourishes around our orchands and flelds far more than in the wildwood depths, and these, per- hnpks, the friendlier warblers come to seek. These weeks, too, are the time to watch for the vireas. If you are out to pick up records or rarities, specialize on the solitary or blue-headed, the warbling, and Philadelphia vireos; but whole truth. There is more than | only encouter the common kinds, the red-eyed, the whie-eyed and the yellow-throated. Vireos seem much like warblers to most of us; their small size, their lively ways, the high, fine, eerie songs, their modest plumage and rela- tive shyness are all similar. The true differences are technical. In general, 1 tell the vireos by their eyes, generally ringed with color, or banded on the “brows” with color, or, as in the case of the red-eyed, the iris itself is a bright, unmistable pigeon’s-blood ruby. In many ways they are even sweeter and more varied singers than the warblers. ‘Though they will never be any one’s favorite family of birds, they slowly win an affectionate place for themselves with all real bird lovers. SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. A-ah, shoot! Pianer lessons! I ain’t a-goin’ to do it! (Copyright, 1933 NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Sassafras. ASSAFRAS trees wear mittens. Look on a tree and you will observe that it has the most unusual practice of developing three of leaves. In the early Spring the dainty leaves are de- licious to nibble and, of course, every one knows how aromatic the bark of the roots is. “Sassafras tea is famous for its reputed ability to thin the blood in the Spring. ‘The greenish buds appear early in April. They are tender and spicy. ‘They look smart in their youthful fuzzi- ness against the dull brownish yellow wood. As the leaves unfold -they are dull yellow-green, pale underneath and entire margins. three distinct types of leaves are often found on the | same branch. One type is the two- thumb mitten, while “the one-thumb and the ovate are nearby. In May the flowers appear. There are father and mother trees in this family. They grow beside or near each The blossoms on the father three rows in the calyx, which has six lobes. The mother flowers have six one* row Would_you like to join our 1933 dural Take reading, for example. What | half ture. worlds ofenew thoughts and new thrills which 4 §Ee§Ees I | the chances are that you will probably | he THE CHEF SUGGESTS BY JOSEPH BOGGIA AB in art, so in cookery, one shauld not follow so slavishly in the foot- of tradition that new creations or _values are overlooked. For centuries the epicures have main- | tained that none| but imported cheeses were worthy of a gour- met’s table. Yet| now, in our mod- | ern day, we dis-| cover several| American-born | cheeses which oc- | cupy a place not filled by the prod- ucts of other lands. Romantic names, historic cheeses... the Parmesan, made famous by | Italy; Camembert and Roquefort, be- | loved by France; | English cheddar cheeses; Edams from Holland, Swiss cheese and—like it or not—Limburger | from Germany . . . I know them all. | Yet for the making of such dishes as | the rarebits I—a traditional French | cook—confess that an old American cheese is the best of all. For the buffet supper where the special flavor (but not the odor) of Limburger is desired, I choose instead that cross between Camembert and Limburger — the Liederkranz cheese, which is also American, and to my mind a better cheese than Limburger, for it has an equal tang and richness g'lj flavor . . . but not the objectionable or. Often I use Liederkranz when mak- ing a tray of sandwiches for buffet sup- pers or refreshments following bridge. It is also always present on the cheese platter, along with other cheeses which are suitable for a dinner dessert. Liederkranz is delicate enough for this purpose, and excellent for canapes. As a piece de resistance, have a fine baked ham and let each guest carve and serve himself. Have also a platter of sliced liverwurst and a plate of the very small frankfurters which packers are now making. Of equal importance with meats is the tray of assorted cheeses, which may include as many different varietles as you like, but which should feature sliced Swiss cheese and Liederkranz. My cheese tray is of fine white wood mounted in a silver rim, but cheese is also appropriately served on a flat compot or plate of china, glass or silver. ‘There should be white and rye bread and small hot frankfurter rolls; an assortment of crackers, pretzels, olives, pickles, tiny pearl onions, potato chips ... And, mind you, & dish of cinnamon sticks and cloves to be munched laf to insure a pleasant after-taste. * THAT BODY OF YOURS BY JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. Always Tired. ] YOUNGSTER _who formerly | liked to play, but now is con-| tent to sit in the house or even | outdoors and watch the others play, because he feels tired all the time, is not normal physically, and the cause of his tiredness should be investigated. A mother brought her 10-year-old boy to her family doctor to find out| why he didn’t want to play any more, after being prac- tically “the leader of the gang” when was _younger. She stated further that he wasn't in- terested in his food, which she naturally thought was due to the fact that he didn’t play. ‘The doctor re- membered the youngster as being very active pre- viously, when he examined him. He found his tonsils in Dr. Barton. | very bad condition | from frequent sore throats and advised their removal. The youngster showed | no_improvement for a few weeks, prob- ably because some of the poison from tonsils still was in the system, but in three ‘months was out playing again, full of energy and with a real appetite. Tonsils are not being removed to the same degree as they were, for it is felt the tonsils serve very useful purposes during childhood. However, it is still the opinion of the profession that where the tonsils are badly scarred or broken How It Started BY JEAN NEWTON. The “Engine.” The word “engine” is & good ex- ample of how far many of our modern words have strayed from the signifi- cance of their origin. Today an en- gine is a machine. Originally is indi- cated “that which is born in man.” Through the French, we have this word from the Latin “ingenium,” which means natural capacity or invention. It is a combination of “in” plus the root of “gignere,” to produce. The same root gives us genius and generate. ‘The course by which our paradoxical words have made their changes is usu- ally to be found. In this case we have but to realize that first the source of all power was man. Then came the engine. ‘The original significance of the word is embalmed in this little quotation from Chaucer: “A man hath sapiences three—mem- ory, engine and intellect also.” down from frequent sore throats, they should be removed. There are some youngsters who are tired all the time, and an examination shows no trouble with teenth, tonsils or other parts of the body. What is the cause of this ever-present - ness? It is not likely that the physician could give a definite reason or reasons for the tiredness, unless he learned le;;erythlng about the youngster's daily = Sometimes parents will try to en- courage the youngster to eat more, and will give him some of the “home medi- cines” to build him up. Dr. James K. Everhart, Pennsylvania, in speaking of these youngsters that are always tired, says that not all the drugs in the pharmacopeia will restore such children unless there be proper readjustment of their lives. It -will mean, perhaps, withdrawal from school, longer hours of rest and or re- moval of any conditions in home or school that are causing emotional strain. “If chronic fatigue is to be prevented or corrected, it must be done right living habits, rather use of (Copyright, 1933.) Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Anger and Reyenge. Anger is usually classed among the emotions. As such, it seems to be the one emotion that persists in seeking satisfaction. Revenge is the name for the satisfaction. It seems that some people will wait for years for the opportunity to secure satisfactory revenge. Sometimes this search for revenge becomes the leading occupation of a person for a long time. So far as I know, the record is 22 years. And it ended in murder. The main point about venge is that their foun and re- tions are If you are not able to put it among the peeves and so forget it, then have it out on the spot. You owe this to yourself as a matter of mental health. I suppose there is no mental condition that will wreck same illusion attaches 1fze N e emotions, total e (Copyright, 1033.) (Copyright, 1033.) EVERYDAY PSYCHOLOGY BY DR. JESSE The Unconscious. Every now and then, rather regu- larly received, and generally poorly conceived, comes this question, “What is the unconscious?” This is a real question and should be answered if possible. I believe there is such a thing as the unconscious. I would hesitate to take Freud literally— Freud, the great, who considers the un- consclous as a product rather than as a process. I would also hesitate to accept the pronouncement of his critics who_hesitate to accept the fact that psychology has its abstrations. Psychol- ogy has its abstract terms, the same as any science. Einstein used the term “relativity” in order to sidestep the ab- AMAZE A ‘W. SPROWLS. gomfim in his special field of investi- n. Some such word applies to psychol- ogy as well. You are clear on some things that go on in your mind, not so clear about others. You have m an event at one time, while you may easily do so at a later time. Have you dreamed an interesting dream, saying that you would take time out later to examine it for possible clues to its meaning? And when you went back to the dream it was gone beyond all hope of recovery! There must be something in the way the mental processes work which amounts to an unconscious mind, so far as any one tries to describe it. Rela- tively so, any way. X (Copyright, 1933.) MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS—BY ARNOLD NITON SURPASSES RADIUM - NiToN, A rRADIO- ACTIVE GAS, IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND TIMES MORE ACTIVE THAN RADIUM. HUMAN MUSCLES WHEN Snow LEOPARD- THE SNOW LEOPARD IS ONE OF RAREST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS. ALTHOUGH THE SKINS ARE OBTAINED FROM CENTRAL CHINA, SCARCELY ANY ARE TAKEN ALIVE. STIMULATED TAKE oo SECOND BEFORE CONTRACTING, 4//00 SECOND TO CONTRACT, AND RE- LAX IN {50 SECOND. NOT OVER 10 CONTRACTIONS PER SECOND ARE POSSIBLE.