Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1935, Page 47

MAGAZINE PAGE. Who Are You? The Romance of Your Name BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. Borden THE earliest home of the Borden family, many descendants of which are living in America today, was in County Kent, England. This county is celebrated as the “gar- den county” of England, and it is said that none is more lovely than the parish of Borden, a locality from which the Borden family takes. its name. The Bordens were a family of gentle breeding and were distinguished among the landed gentry of County Kent. One of the early heads of the family and a strong supporter of the parish was Simon de Borden or Bor- den Manor. Among the first American settlers bearing the name of Borden was Richard, son of Matthew and Joan Borden of Hedcorn Parish, County Kent. He became interested in the settlement of America, arrived in Bos- ton in 1635 and in 1637 settled in Portsmouth, R. I, of which he was a founder. In 1641 he was admitted a freeman. He held many important offices in the Colony, being appointed general treasurer, commissioner, sur- veyor and deputy. He was a devout Quaker and held the esteem of all who knew him. There are many Bordens living in America in the present day who can trace their lineage to this ancestor, (Copyright. 1935.) Nature's BY LILLIAN Opossum. OW much do you know about our famous marsupial? The earliest record of the opos- sum is said to be the one written about 1616 in Pur- chas’ “Pilgrimages.” In describing some of the beasts he found in Vir- ginia, this is what he says: “The opassom hath a head like a Swine, a tayle like a Rat, as big as a Cat, S and hath vnder her belly a bag, wherein she carrieth her yong.” As there is only one species of opossum found in the United States, we know the recorder was describing our strange little beast. About 1916 a few opossums were accidentally in- troduced into California, and, like many visitors to that fair State, re- mained. It has been predicted by several that the time is not far distant when every wooded section in the United States will have opossums. ‘Today Connecticut, Southern Michi- | gan, Southern Wisconsin, Iowa and Eastern Nebraska, south to the Gulf Coast, west to the 100th meridian, through Mexico, or into the tropics and Lake Ontario, are the abiding places of the “wooly pig.” ‘The cover of the night is selected by this hunter to sally forth. You may catch a glimpse of the stroller on a moonlight night. He moves about as fast as & tortoise, and like him gets to his destination by keeping his goal ever before him. His food is merely a matter of what he finds, for his digestive apparatus is marvelous. Sweet corn, fresh eggs and persimmons are his choice. Berries, fish, fruit, vegetables, insects are in- cidental. Children COX ATHEY. | though his “little behind hand” must | be wrapped one-half its length about the tree branch in order to hold the | opossum’s weight. | The large, hollow tree is his first | choice as a home. With plenty of room in which to curl up comfortably, and away from prying neighbors, wind and rain, he is happy. Dr. Carl Hartman, now of Hopkins | University, was the first to discover the strange birth of the opossum young, and carry his research to com- pletion. The infants at birth weigh long. They are naked. blind and have a nozzlelike mouth. With their well- developed front feet, they clinmb through their mother's hair and reach the open pouch—the first incubator babies of America! Here the imma- ture infants find a milk bottle, and istay there for three or four weeks, | before they let go. At this time they are permitted to get some fresh air and are fully developed babies. The opossum is at the foot of the | class. His IQ is very low. His only |form of defense is “playing dead.” | which he does the minute he finds | should do. | Please refer to your other article found in this column on the opossum and keep them together in your scrap book. e e Popovers. Beat two eggs well and add one cup- ful of white flour and half a teaspoon- ful of salt which have been sifted | together. Beat until foamy and free from lumps. Pour into very hot, well | greased heavy muffin pans or earth- enware cups and bake until puffed !and firm, starting with a hot oven | and reducing the heat for the last | part of the baking. The baking will | take about 45 minutes and you will have six large popovers. 3 or 4 grains and are about an inch | himself puzzled as to what he/ THE EVENING STAK, 'WASHIXGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2f, 1935. . Modes of the Moment +Fascination +o +this stunning Jacket dinner Sharks' Doom BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE. Three cheers for his majesty's navy, Full many a fight it has won, Its power is hurled Around the whole world, Grand, glorious deeds has it done, | And still is the navy not idle, Let us trust that it never will be, Till its fleet in its might Has won one more fight And driven the sharks from the sea. Too long in the depths of the ocean, In fact, since the time of the Ark, | With a glistening wreath Of keen man-killing teeth Has journeyed the man-eating shark. ‘Too long has this saber-toothed mon- ster, In inlet and strait and in bay, Its jaws opened wide Darted up through the tide In a tigerish search for its prey. | But this peril will shortly be ended, | _ The sharks will begin to feel qualms | When, to watery graves | Far under the waves, ‘They'll be harried with dynamite mbs, High time Uncle Sam joined the round-up. And helped old John Bull carry on ‘Till the very last shark Lies slaughtered and stark, And the plague of the oceans is gone. Marks 100th Birthday. Mme. Bertin of Juvignac, France, recently celebrated her 100th birthday and the 85th anniversary of her wed- ding, having been married on her 15th birthday. -have become yeliowed with age My Neighbor Says: To remove the fat that forms on the top of soup, put a piece of ice in cheesecloth and pass it rapidly over the hot soup. All fat will adhere to the cheese- cloth. White woolen blankets which may be dyed pink, rose, blus or any favorite color. Bind them with braid of the same shade. Silk handkerchiefs should be washed with borax in tepid water. Use little or no soap. Colored handkerchiefs should al- ways be washed in cold or tepid water and dried in the shade. (Copyright. 1835.) «o. delightfully | different . . . refreshing . . . full - flavor. Conqucring Contract BY P. HAL SIMS. Percentage Plays. (ODAY’'S hand has really noth- ing to do with the title of the article. It's just put in to show you what can be done with nonvulnerable bidding by two reckless opponents. South Pass 3N.T. 48p. Pass Pass Pass North and South were not only vulnerable but they were half asleep. Six 1s cold, of course, in either spades or hearts, but there is a play for seven hearts, if West covers the queen with the king. West made that play against the four-spade contract, and | when six had been chalked up South inquired blandly why West had cov- ered. “Because my partner might have | held the jack,” snapped West. One remark led to another, and | finally South informed West that ® David Burnstine (himself) had told him to lay down the ace with the following suit combination: A-9-8-7-6 —RQ-1v-3. With one more card in the long hand, making nine in the suit, South assured West that the best play was to lead the queen through first, then the 10-spot. This burned West up. He had an idea that Mr. Burnstine had never even spoken to South, let alone authored such a statement. The matter was dis- cussed pro and con and it was unanimously agreed that, all other things being equal, an eight-card suit distribution such as the above calls for the play of an honor through. With nine cards, however, there was a difference of opinion. Some prefer to play for split honors; others to lay down the ace. ‘The whole thing, with much sucking of pencil points, was finally worked out mathematically. The percentage is the same; three for; three against. With the follow- ing combinations, assuming the long hand to be North, J-X-X K-J K-J-x down the ace, but x-X x it is better to lay with K-J-x-x None K-J-x x K-x-x J leading the queen of hearts from the dummy will prove to be a win- ning play. Note, however, that the second three combinations include a four, nothing split—a very unusual distribution. ‘Therefore, the purist in | yii} 000000000000 000000000000000000000 WOMEN’S FEATURES, How It Started BY mx NEWTON. Bookworm. “Hl"s & regular bookworm” is a term commonly applied to ene who is so fond of literature or study that, metaphorically speaking, he eats up or devours books. In this sense, the expression has been used for thousands of years. The phrase has its origin in a real bookworm, the larva of a moth or beetle, many varieties of which are known to soologists. ‘These larvae literally eat their way through the leaves of books, eventually making them unfit for use and some- times completely destroying them. MENU FOR A DAY, BREAKFAST. Orange Juice. Wheat Cereal with Cream. Creamed Codfish on Toast. Doughnuts. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Oyster Bisque. Vegetable Salad. Clover Rolls. Hot Raisin Gingerbread. Tea. DINNER. Cream of Potato Soup. Broiled Mackerel. Potato Balls. Buttered Beets. Tomato Salad, French Dressing. Steamed Apple Pudding. Coffee. percentage plays will stand by laying down the ace. In the other six pos- sible arrangements, either piay is equally successful. (Copyright. 1935.) 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