Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1934, Page 33

THE EVE “Matron’s Dress, Two Fabrics | Winter Sleep BY BARBARA BELL. HIS gracefully designed frock has been created especially for conservative-minded ma- troms who require that their problems be taken under con- sideration with sympathy and com- prehension. The outstanding feature of this pattern is the use of two contrasting fabrics—a fashion that continues to be important in the afternoon scheme of things. Lightness near the face can always be worn becomingly by older women. Besides white satin, we have many other lovely fabrics this Winter—and interesting novelty tints, too. Magnolia white is one ot them. It has a greenish cast that is fascinating. Then there is the white with a mauve glow, and the aquas, pearl grays. Any of them are per- fect in dressy frocks for larger women. Black, rather than colors, is more generally used for combining pur- poses in two-fabric frocks. If the colors are used one chooses & par- ticular shade and employs its lightest tone with its darkest. Paris is using two shades of gray to good effect this season. Spring is expected to see a great deal of it worn by both young and old. the chiffon lames and the | Great variety in fabrics makes the present styles very interesting. Can- tons are being relied upon for prac- tical service, cloky crepes for rich- ness and depth, tree-bark for the same. Sheer wool is for economy and warmth, and the new synthetics are for economy. Any one of them can be used in combination with upper sections of satin, lame or nov- elty fabric. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1532-B is designed in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 requires about 134 yards of 39-inch light material, 2% yards of 39-inch dark. See dress- making guide for measurements. Every Barbara Bell pattern in- cludes an illustrated instruction guide which is easy to understand. BARBARA BELL. WASHINGTON STAR. Inclosed 25 cents in coins for Pattern No. 1532-B Size ceeses Name .. AdAress «issvgressrvenasssconses (Wrap eoins securely in paper.) (Copyright, 1934.) Conquering Contract BY P. HAL SIMS. Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed the greatest living contract and auction player. He was captain of the renowned “Four Horsemen” team, now disbanded, and has won 24 national champion- ships since 1924. These articles are based on the Sims system, which includes the ome-over-one principle, which the Sims group of players was the first to employ and develop. Choice. HE following hand was played in one of the knockout rounds of the national team of four contract bridge championship, sponsored by the American Bridge League. Both teams reached six clubs, but whereas one of the dealers made his contract easily, the other managed to go down two tricks. Here are the North and South hold- Ax-x-x vJ-x 4Q-10-x-x $A-9-x-X N W+E s AA-Q-J-x YA-Q-9-x *A AK-Q-J-5 As you can see, the hand depends on losing not more than one finesse. ‘There are several methods of playing the hand. One guards against both kings being in the West hand, but to attempt to make the hand by this method, the outstanding hearts must be divided four, three. Draw two rounds of trumps. Then lead a small heart toward the jack in dummy. If the king wins in the West hand, and either a club or a diamond is returned, South will win and dis- card two losing spades on the ace and queen of hearts. Then the ace of spades is laid down and the queen of spades played through. If West covers, My Neighbor Says: When making & pie with two crusts, as an apple pie, pick the top crust with a fork to let out the steam. This will prevent the crust from bursting at the sides and letting the juice run out. 'To keep a teething baby's dress dry, tack an ordinary dress shigid by the corners on the underside of the bib. ‘Wallpaper can be cleaned beau- tifully by using a dry rubber sponge, using a light, firm, down- ward stroke. banish ink spots on your ting paper, use emery board that is used for manicuring the nails. Just rub lightly and it will remove every trace, yet leave the paper in good condition, (Copyright, 1934.) dummy ruffs. If he fails to cover a diamond is discarded from the board. This was the method adopted by the declarer, who went down two tricks. Personally, I believe that the best line of attack is to play for the two important kings being divided. The declarer who made his contract laid down the king of clubs, after win- ning the opening diamond lead, and continued with the queen of clubs, overtaking with the ace in dummy. The spade finesse was now taken. It won. Since the success of this finesse had been established the declarer could afford to give up a heart trick. A small heart was led toward the jack in dummy. West went in with the king and now dummy had another re- entry, so that the spade finesse could be taken a second time. If the spade finesse had lost, dummy had another re-entry in the nine of clubs to take the heart finesse. This method of playing the hand is & three-to-one shot. It wins if East holds the king of spades and West the king of hearts, or if the two kings are reversed, or if East holds both kings. Assuming that West holds the king of spades and Tast the king of hearts, the contract can be defeated by clever psychological defensive play. Let West refuse to win the first spade finesse. South will surely give up the king of hearts and go down on the hand. ‘Tomorrow’s Hand. For the next few days the old iconoclast (himself) will break down a number of time-honored and moth- eaten traditions. Sims will answer all inquiries on to this news- stamped en- (Copyright. 1934.) —— Sonnysayings Mr. contract that are addressed paper with self-addressed. velope. BY FANNY Y. CORY. “Shop éarly”—What wif? (Copyrisht. 1934.) BY D. C. PEATTIE, OW to their long Winter sleep re- tire all the cold-blooded animals. The warm-bodied mammals may still keep the fleld for a few weeks more. But the little batrachians cannot en- dure a prevailing temperature just be- low 10 degrees on the centigrade scale. 8o each to his burrow or his hole, after the manner of his kind, makes off to Winter quarters Master Frog or Master Toad, The frogs dive down under the water and then proceed to dig their way in under the mud at the bottom of pond or river. But the wood drog hides beneath old logs, and the toads, also landlubbers, begin to burrow un- der shrubbery or an old board or flag- stone in the garden. When I catch a toad at this work, he is usually toiling behind his own back. For his very tough hind feet are provided with a conspicuous spur, and these are his spades and with them he digs his way backward into his lair, When he has gone deep enough to escape the bitter surface frosts, he pulls his hole in after him, by causing the earth to fall down over his head. Now with his toes drawn up under him, and his head bent down, he can afford to let it snow. He will not know it. Before he feels the Wintry cold, he is already deep asleep. No howling wind can wake him. He is like one dead, the heart almost stopped, and breath practically suspended. If you dig him up in mid-Winter, he would seem to be frozen solid. One may cut him up without his experiencing pain or awakening from his sleep. Yet low though the temperature may fall, icy as he may feel to our touch, there can be no doubt that he is not really frozen—unless by chance he has died. The metabolism of animals, as long as there is life, will still maintain itself at a temperature above the spe- cific freezing point of the body fluids. Sensitive though they are to drops in the temperature while leading lives above ground, all the cold-blooded ani- mals are marvelously adapted to re- maining alive, if dormant, at low tem- peratures, for in truth they are not really experiencing the chill of the environment at all, but a regulated temperature of their own making. ’ . Nature’s Children BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. A snakes should be given first prize. ‘They are perfectly harmless, yet they put on such a show of flerceness, and remind you so much of the dreaded cobras of the Old World, that you retreat in fear, unless you understand their deceitfulness. There are three species of these in- teresting snakes in North America. They enjoy & wide range and have things pretty much their own way, because of their ability to frighten their foes. All of them have the unusual gift of feigning death, and every member has & most pugnacious looking snout, thick body and showy coloration. This one is the largest of the tribe. His southern cousin is not over 20 inches long and more stubby of body. His western kin have wide bands of black, covering the central port.lnnsl of their abdomens, and they are also slightly longer and not quite so showy | in color contrast. ‘Whatever the color variations adopted by these snakes are, it is not difficult to identify them. The body is always thick. The nose is shovels like and upturned, and the blotcl over the body follow a pattern. To many these snakes are held in fear, and are known as the “adder,” “sand viper” or “flat-headed adder.” ‘These names have been given to the snakes merely because they flatten their heads, enlarge their necks and apparently try to strike an object with deadly intent. Though these creatures have two large fanglike teeth, they have no poisonous properties at all, and are used only for holding their prey. As a matter of fact, you cannot induce the reptiles to bite you. They have no power of constricting their bodies, either. ‘The body color may be brown, red- dish or yellow. lar pattern, consisting of large, black blotches, over the back. The central Hog-Nosed Snake. | Heterodon Platyrhinus. MONG Nature’s children are to be found some very clever “bluffers,” but the hog-nosed *HOG-NOSED SNAKE® part of the abdomen is either green- ish or yellowish. The heads of all of these snakes are usually a uniform yellowish brown, and there is a dark band crossing the crown of the head, slightly in front of the eye. Some- times you will see a snake with an olive green ground color, and again one with a reddish one. However, the upturned nose remains the same in style and pugnacious expression. Should you come suddenly into the presence of one of these “bluffers,” his first act is to glance hurriedly about for a way of escape. This cut off, he decides either to feign death or scare the wits out of you. ‘The first thing he will do, if he decides to frighten you, is to take & long, deep breath. This is to en- able him to inflate his body. Then he flattens his head until it assumes the most fearful look, and his throat is three times its normsl size, which makes the colors stand out vividly on the greatly distended skin. To add another touch to his villainous ap- pearance, the crafty creature begins to hiss! If he finds this does not cause you to flee for your life, he decides on other tactics. He opens his mouth, as if suddenly stricken, shudders from head to tail, and with several spas- modic jerks from stem to stern, rolls over and goes limp. When I say lmp, I mean just that. You can prod him, tie him up or toss him into & low shrub, and not a muscle moves. I he should slip to the ground land on his “tummie,” he comes to life, fips himself over on his back and “dies” again. He will repeat this stunt many times, too. Frogs and toads are the only food they want. Sometimes a very vigor- ous frog kicks so fast and furlously that the two roll over the sand for hours before the snake is the victor. ‘The eggs are laid in July—about 24 of them in a cluster. They are white, leathery and rather long. Soon they absorb the moisture about them and increase in size. The babies resemble their parents. (Copyright, 1934.) Saunde. Dip country sausage which comes wrapped in transparent covering in hot water before removing and slc- ing the meat. The heat will soften the fat so that it will not adhere to the covering. - Pan-broil the sau- sage patties. Serve on toast with hot, shredded pineapple or on slices of browned canned pineapple. G STAR, WASHINGT There is an irregu- | & Dorot”hy “D. C., TUESD. Dix Says EAR MISS DIX—I have met a very nice girl through my hus- band. She works at the same place that he does. I have taken a great fancy to her and she comes to our house once every week for dinner and considers both of us her good friends. People are beginning to tell me that she is after my husband and that I am a fool for letting this go on. Don't you think 1t possible for a husband and wife who love each other dearly to have & girl friend without the world g wrong abput it? The girl has never given the slightest indication that she is trying to vamp my h usband. What can I say to these meddlesome Matties? MRS. M. L. K. Answer—There is nothing you can say to them that will do any good, because they get a delight out of scandal-mongering and enjoy putting the worst comstruction on everything. The wise course for you to pursue is just not to notice them. You can’t possibly please all your friends and acquaintances, so the'best thing to do is just to please yourself. BU‘]‘ don't let them break up your friendship with the nice girl, because you get pleasure out of that, and if she is a lonely girl without any home except a hall bed room or a boarding house, you are giving her a great pleasure by having her to a family dinner once a week, For a woman to think that she can protect her husband and keep him safe by never inviting an attractive girl to her house is silly, in & world which is full of women, and in which he works side by side with girls every day. Temptation is about him on every side, and he is faithtul to his wife, or a philanderer, according to his nature, and not because his wife watches him or quarantines the house against pretty ladies. * % DOROTHY DIX. * % MISS DIX—What is a man to do when his principles pre- vent him from being a philanderer? Grin and bear it? I am one of those who pine for & little love, but never get it. Why cannot the cold and unsympathetic wives manifest a little affection, even as the husbands compel themselves to walk the narrow path, though they are hungry for a little tenderness? A HUSBAND. Answer—I doubt that the human refrigerators can act otherwise than as they do. They are even as they are made. Cold, unresponsive, unemotional, as incapable of a thrill as & piece of chilled steel. IT 18 certainly a devastating experience for a warm-hearted, affec- tionate man or woman to get one of these icebergs for a mate, and, as you say, there is nothing they can do but to grin and bear it with what philosophy they may, unless they find more congenial compan- ionship elsewhere. But the refrigezgtors cannot defrost themselves, They cannot express & warmth of affection they do not feel. ‘Their caresses are duty Kkisses that have no flavor to them, and they are not to be blamed because ice water instead of hot blood runs in their veins. DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1934.) The Hay Diet New Way to Vibrant Health. BY WILLIAM HOWARD HAY, M. D. Enlarged Prostate. S A disease of old men this is a very frequent source of both inconvenience and danger. And if history of infection can | be traced it is not infrequent to find the condition in comparatively young men. ‘The prostate gland Is situated at the neck of the blad- der, encircling the outlet, so any enlargement of this gland is too apt to cause early interference with urination. Do not forget that all inflam- mations of any or- gan are essential- ly catarrhs. All catarrhs must have a back- ground of intoxi- cation, and in the absence of W, E. Har M. D O e infection of the prostate we can consider it in just the same light as inflammations anywhere else in the body. If no oeal history can be traced it is safe to say that detoxication and complete dietary correction will re- duce an enlarged prostate as it will reduce inflammatory swellings any- ‘where. This is said after much experience in reducing this troublesome gland by Just the same methods-of treatment as obtain in handling other diseases. And even in the cases of well defined gon- orrhoeal history the treatment should have the same objects in view. Some rather intractable cases of gon- orrhoeal history have produced a great deal of relief by the ordinary course of detoxication and dietary correction, but recovery required more than this, even an absolute fast in not a few ases. Locally the injection of a cup- ful of cold water containing the juice of a half lemon, retained as long as possible in the rectum, has resulted in much improvement, but this alone could scarcely modify the condition of the gland more than temporarily, without the detoxication and diet. If the gland has a long history, if the enlargement is great and the con- sistency of the gland very dense and hard, it is too much to expect that this can be overcome by the simple meas- ures outlined above. If the age is be- low 60 years, however, and the gland not too hard or too large, it is safe to predict that detoxication and complete dietary correction, with loeal use of the cold water and lemon juice, will in all probability correct the obstruc- tion and no doubt prevent the direful end-results of obstruction. ‘When the bladder cannot be fully emptied, when much residual urine is habitually carried in the bladder, the condition is one that demands atten- tion. Infection of the urinary bladder can occur very easily in such cases, and such inflammation added to the habit- ual difficulty in emptying the bladder will make about as much trouble as falls to the lot of most sufferers. If the trouble is old, the age of the subject above 60 years, if the gland is very large and very dense, if the resid- | ual urine carried daily is four or more ounces, it may be a case that will demand operation in the end. So long as the bladder can be emptied at al, however, it is best to delay operation till this becomes a necessity, keeping in mind the too often serious results of this apparently simple operation. Confine the foods to the alkalin group, as vegetables, salads, fruits apd milk or buttermilk for several weeks. Flush the colon with a two quart en- ema of tepid or cool water daily. In- ject once a day a half pint of cold water containing the juice of half a lemon, and see if this does not bring gradual relief. The rectum is the part of the body nearest to the prostate, Jence the lemon injection. Today's Hay Diet Menu. BREAKFAST. As large a quantity of grapes as desired. Milk or buttermilk. LUNCHEON. Carrot, raw turnip and cabbage salad, sour cream dressing. Buttered kraut (10 minutes’ steamed cabbage). Broiled crisp fat bacon. Whole cornmeal muffins. Dessert—Brown rice pudding. DINNER. Tomato okra soup. Sections of orange and grape- fruit on lettuce, garnish of ripe olives, cream mayonnaise dress- ing. Pot roast of beef. Baked onions. Steamed carrots. Dessert — Unsweetened canned cherries. Coffee with cream and sugar may be added to any starch meal. Coffee with cream and no sugar pay be added to a protein or alka- line-forming meal. Treatment of the Hair BY LOIS LEEDS. EAR MISS LEEDS: I am 23 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and weigh 128 pounds. (1) My hair has been worn on the side for the longest time and I am wondering whether it would be better to change the part to the mid- dle. I have an oval face. (2) I have light brown hair, dark brown eyes and 2 medium complexion. What shade of make-up should I use to give a nat- ural effect, not cheap-looking? (3) ‘What colors would be most becoming for clothes? CONSTANT READER. Answer.—(1) The center-part coif- fure is becoming to the oval face that is symmetrical or nearly so. In most faces one side is larger than the other. A part on the large side throws the greater amount of hair on the small side, thus creating a more balanced effect. Study the contour of your face and your features when arranging your coiffure. (2) Use a powder in a light brunette shade for daytime and & warmer, paler shade for evening. Have two shades of cream rouge to use on lips and cheeks—a medium rose and a geranium. Would you like to have a copy of my leaflet on “Make- and | up for Various Types?” If you do, just send me a request for it, together with » stamped (3-cent), self-addressed envelope. (3) Ask for “Oolor Schemes and Costuming” at the same time. The brown family of colors, shading from yellow, through to brown, 1s becoming to your type. and blues are also excellent. LOIS LEEDS. Diet for Subdeb. Dear Miss Leeds: I am 13 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall and am considered fat by my school chums. If you would give me a correct diet for my age and height I would be very thankful. I want to be a little thinner. M. H. Answer—The average weight for your age and height is between 110 and 120 pounds. If you are of a nat- urally heavy build, the latter figure would be correct. You are too young to go on a strict reducing diet. Dur- ing the growing years it is important to have s nutritious, well-balanced diet. If you are in the habit of eat- 1ing between meals or eating too much ) pastry and rich desserts, stop doing so. For breakfast have raw fruit, whole-grain cereal, bread and butter, coddled egg, cocoa or similar hot bev- erage made with milk. For lunch you might take a deviled-egg sandwich or cheese sandwich, celery hearts, soup, glass of milk, cup custard or a banana. For the main meal of the day include & serving of meat or meat substitute, Ppotatoes, spinach (or other succulent vegetable), vegetable or fruit salad, carrots, baked apple or other fruit dessert, plain cake or cookies or ginger bread. Walk outdoors several miles a day and engage in active athletic sports. LOIS LEEDS. Olive Oil for the Scalp. Dear Miss Leeds: I have tried your suggestion about using olive oil on & dry scalp with wonderful results, but my hair always has that oily, plas- tered-down look. I apply the oil every night. Should I shampoo every morn- ing? Should something be added to the oil to make it penetrate better? MISS B. Answer.—If you warm the oil it will Penetrate better and you need not use 80 much. Have your warm oil in a cup set in hot water. Wrap a piece of absorbent cotton around the end of & toothpick and dip it into the oil. Now part your hair and apply the oil carefully to the roots rll along the part. Make another part an inch from the first and apply oil along that. Re- peat the process until all the scalp has been oiled. Give this treatment two or three times a week and have a shampoo once & week. If your hair seems too oily, divide it into strands and polish each with & piece of silk moistened with cologne water; but this should not be necessary. Creole Beans. Chip one slice of breakfast bacon, one medium' bell pepper, and one medium onion, and add one can of pork and beans, one-third cupful of sugar, one teaspoonful of chili pow- der, half a teaspoonful of salt, one- third cupful of catsup, end a little water. Stir well and place in a mod- erate oven. Bake for one hour, ad- ding water as needed. Y, DEC i Eh :'u,A ’1934'. Bedtime Stories BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. End of Mouse Town. seen by 8 UNEXPECTEDLY as he had appeared Shadow the Weasel Mistakes are Too late to remedy, —Danny left Meadow Mouse Town which, as you know, was Farmer Brown’s cornfleld. Behind him he left several empty apartments, and others containing smaller families than they had held before his arrival. And everywhere he left a feeling of dread and un- certainty. Sooner or later he would return. All the older mice knew this. They knew that they ought to leave that cornfleid and scatter, but they kept putting it off. In the first place, there was nowhere to go but out on the Green Meadows, now no longer green. Here in the shocks of corn were the most comfortable of homes and with plenty to eat right at hand. And so, putting off moving from day to day and because the troubles of yesterday are quickly forgotten in the affairs of today by the little peo- ple of the Green Meadows, only a few left Meadow Mouse Town, and their places were taken by newcomers who had come from a distance. So life went on as usual. By night and day those corn shocks were watched by the sharp eyes of hungry hunters, both winged and furred, and many a careless Mouse left the shelter of a shock never to return. Meanwhile Nanny and Danny Meadow Mouse were nicely settled in their new home in a jug in a fence corner of the cornfield and glad enough that they were there instead of in one of those corn shocks so closely watched by hungry enemies. And no one knew of that home, not even among their friends It was their very own secret and they meant to keep it a secret. They were near enough to run over and call on their friends whenever they felt like it and to get what corn they wanted. At the same time they were far enough away to be free from | being bothered by enemies, all of whomt were so busy watching the | corn shocks that they didn't even think of looking elsewhere. And then one morning Danny and | AS UNEXPECTEDLY AS HE HAD APPEARED, SHADOW THE ‘WEASEL LEFT MEADOW MOUSE | TOWN. Nanny heard a great noise and ran out to see what it was all about. There in the cornfield were Farmer { Brown and Farmer Brown's Boy and a pair of horses hitched to a big wagon, and racing this way and that way was Flip the Terrier. Nanny looked at Danny. “It is going to happen again,” said she. “I| was afraid it would. Now aren't you glad didn't make a home over there?” “Indeed I am,” agreed Danny. “Yes, indeed. And we wouldn't have if I had had my way, my dear. Do you suppose all those nice apartments | will be destroyed?” He meant the shocks of corn. | “I am afraid so” replied Nanny, | sadly, for she was thinking of all the | homes that would be destroyed and | how dreadful it would be for their owners. Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's! Boy began tearing a shock apart and ; throwing the ears of corn into the | wagon. Out from almost under the fingers of Farmer Brown'’s Boy darted | a Mouse and then another. Flip the | Terrier caught one, killed it, and| came to watch eagerly for another to ! run out. None did, but when the next | shock was upset several ran out and Flip had an exciting few minutes. “I guess,” said Farmer Brown's Boy, | “that all the mice on the Green Meadows had moved over here to the | cornfield. It is high time we were getting this corn in. There must be & Mouse nest in almost every shock.” ‘There were not quite so many as that, but there was plenty, and as shock after shock was upset and torn apart, Mice were racing in all direc- tions. Flip was having an exciting | time. So was Black Pussy. Butcer the Shrike was bold enough to perch near the workers and catch his share of the fleeing Mice. For several days this went on, and at last there was no longer & Meadow Mouse Town, for not a single shock of corn remained | standing. But Danny and Nanny still had their snug home in the corner of the cornfield. (Copyright, 1934.) The Debunker BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY, Ph.D. WHISKY 1S NOT AN | ANTIDOTE FOR, SNAKE-BITE EX‘PERMEN‘TS on rats have shown that these animals, after being bitten by venomous snakes, succumb sooner to the poison when given whisky. In all cases, the whisky- treated rats disd more quickly. Some were given the liquor before being bitten, and some afterward, while others were given the liquor both before and after. None lived as long as the rats which had no liquor at all. Snake venom, physicians point out, weakens the heart and lowers the blood pressure; and liquor does the same thing—thus making matters worse rather than better. (Copyright. 1934.) Egg Creole Toast. Chop two green peppers and three slices of onion very fine. Saute them in three tablespoonfuls of butter until tender and brown. Add one cupful of tomatoes to the mixture, and season. Cook for 10 minutes, then poor over four rounds of buttered toast. Place a poached egg on each round. Garnish the top with two tablespoonfuls of minced parsley. Modes of t /pper satin—an old- he Mdment # Fashioned fabric ~ returns ;H "A& mOJEfIT manner s a jac/c{' ¢ven/'rg' Lown lowin, Who A T’ze Romance re You? of Your Name BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. 'HIS is- a surname of German origin—Albrecht being the ear- liest form. It signified something clear, bright, shining, something al- together brilliant and splendid. The peronal name Albert is derived from the same source The earliest settler of this name to come to American shores was Hen- drick Albrecht (or Albright) of Ba- varia. He settled in Albany, N. Y. His son, Jacob. migrated to Pennsyl- vania, where he lived for a time, and whence he moved to Orange County, N. C. Descendants of the family are found ‘n New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and other States. It is said that the original hand- painted arms, reproduced, are still i possession of the family. (Copyright. Uncle Ray 4.) Beginning of the Piano. IN LARGE part, the piano grew out of the harp. The harp was played by plucking the strings, with the fingers or with the “plectrum,” a little instrument held in the hands. At length, a clever inventor found a way to pluck the strings of a harp by touching keys. The key was a lever, or moved a lever, which made the plectrum twitch a certain string of the harp. Since the strings were of different key was touched. An early type of piano was called | & “harpsichord.” It was invented more than 500 years ago. A harp- like instrument was placed in a frame- work, and the strings were twitched | when the player pressed the keys. | Quills taken from crow feathers did the actual “twitching,” as a rule. The sound of the harpsichord has been called “weak and tinkling.” Yet it was used by some of the great mas- ters of music, among them Bach and Handel. One kind of harpsichord looked a good deal like a grand piano. There was also an oblong form, often called a “virginal.” English girls and young women were fond of playing on the oblong form, and this may explain the name. Queen Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots, played on virginals. The in- strument used by Elizabeth has been saved. It is not large, and the total weight is only 24 pounds, but it has 50 keys. The cedar case is covered with red velvet and lined with yellow silk. Thirty of the keys are com- posed of ebony wood and are tipped with gold. The rest of the keys are inlaid with silver, ivory and bits of wood. Another early piano, of a sort, was the “clavichord.” It had a keyboard and a set of strings. The name means “key-string.” The modern piano has little felt- covered ‘“hammers,” which strike against the strings. (For History Section of your scrap- book.) Seven Wonders of the World! Do you know what they are? ‘Would you like to know more about them? If so, write to Uncle Ray to ask for his “Seven Wonders” leaflet, and inclose a 3-cent stamped en- velope addressed to yourself. My nfimd has l;\\eld LS million . They pum seem to leave no trace— ‘Yet by degrees, 2s years go by, They write o story on my f R eaee lengths, | there was a different sound when each | Albright Cocoa for Chocolate. When substituting cocoa for choco- late in a cake recipe calling for choco- late, three tablespoonfuls of cocoa and half a tablespoonful of butter is equal to one ounce of chocolate. 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