Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1935, Page 35

WOMEN’S FEATURES. Bedtime Paternal Grievances. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. ETER RABBIT and Johnny Chuck were comparing notes as they nibbled tender young grass and clover. “Do you mean to tell me that you think you have some babies, but don’t know where to look for them?” demanded Johnny Chuck in a tone of astonish- ment. Peter nooded. There was a very foolish look on his face. “It is just 50,” he admitted reluctantly. “I am sure. that there are babies, but I don't know where to look for them.” “How absurd!” scoffed Johnny. “They are in their nursery, of course.” “Of course,” agreed Peter, “but where is the nursery? That is just what I can't find.” Johnny stared at Peter and on Johnny's face was such a funny look. “F have babies, and while I may not know how many there are I at least know where they are,” said he. “They are with their mother down in the new house we dug this Spring.” “Then why don't you know how many you have?” demanded Peter, quickly. “Why don't you go down there and count them?” “Because Polly Chuck won't let| me.” replied Johnny, “and she means | what she says. She has driven me away every time I have gone over there. She says I can wait until the youngsters are big enough to come out; that I would be of no help now and in the way. It doesn’t seem right that a father shouldn’t see his own babies. No, sir, it doesn't seem right.” “It is just the same way with m gaid Peter. “Fuzzy” (he calls Mrs. Peter that because she was once Miss | Fuzzytail), “says the same thing. Every time we have a new lot of babies she keeps it a secret as long as she can. I can tell by the way she acts when they have arrived, but I can't find where they are.” “But that is silly,” protested Johnny. “Of course they are in their nursery. and of course the nursery is in your | home. Are you trying to tell me that you don't know where your home 152" “No, I'm not trying to tell you any=- thing of the sort,” retorted Peter. “Qur home is in the dear Old Briar- patch, as everybody knows, but the Briar-patch is big enough for hiding places for several nurseries. What is more, I have known Mrs. Peter to go outside the Old Briar-patch to hide| a nursery. We don't live underground | as you and Polly do.” | Johnny felt a little foolish and showed it. “I forgot them,” said he.| “Of course, I know that you Rabbits don’t often go under ground unless you have to escape from an enemy, | but I would suppose that Mrs. Peter | would have the nursery for the babies | down in the ground. If I remember rightly, there is an old burrow of Grandfather Chuck’s over in the dear | Old Briar-patch. Have you looked in| that?"” 1 “Why should I?” Haven't I said that | we don't live under ground? A nursery | down in the ground may be all right| for,Polly Chuck, but it wouldn't suit | Mrs. Peter at all. An underground | hquse is easily found. Any one who Stories just the spot where they are” Peter explained. “All I know is that they are safely hidden somewhere in a good bed under s soft, warm blanket of fur, taken from her own coat by Mrs. Peter. Noticing that the fur has been recently pulled out is one way I can always tells that the babies have arrived. Just the same, I don’t think it is right that a father shouldn’t see Yzezs g7 iz his own children or even know where they are.” “And I don't think it is right that he should be kept out of his own home,” grumbled Johnny Chuck. (Copyright. 1935.) THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRID ‘30, Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS AHONG the many sorts of dreams which visit us nightly the se- called falling dreams seem to come with more than ordinary frequency. The falling dreams may therefore be taken as & type. At least they have been regarded in that way for & | Jong time by students of the subject. ©Of course, no one knows why fall- ing dreams should be so universal. Nothing more is known about them, for certain, than is known about dream life in generel. We do have, however, some interesting theories on the subject. Some have supposed that these fall- ing dreams tell us something about our gncestors who lived a million or so years ago. According to this theory, sleep was & hazardous luxury, since ancient men lived in trees. Our primitive forefathers slent lightly, al- ways having in mind the possibility of falling out of their arboreal beds. This anxiety became, therefore, a sort of fixed phobia, and in the course of centuries developed into a fixed mental mechanism. 8o, according to this theory, when we dream of falling, we are merely sliding down the ancestral tree, and thinking over again the ancient fears of our forefathers. Lately another theory has been advanced. It is said that human nature is notorious for its cowardice. And cowardice means a fear of the loss of one’s economic or social ate tainments. Hence the dream of fall- ing, which represents its nocturnal equivalent. But then who knows? (Copyright. 1935.) The English in Virginia Lost Settlers. BY UNCLE RAY. EPORTS from the Virginia sec- tion of the New World were so cheerful that Sir Walter Raleigh decided to start a col- ony there. Ships were sent forth and cabins were built on Roa- noke Island. About 150 persons, among them 17 women, settled on the island. A child was born in the family of Ana- nias Dare, and she was given the name of Virginia. This was the first child of English parents born in what is now known as the United States. She was the grandchild of John White, the governor of the little colony After the settlers were taken ashore, only one small vessel was lett with them. There came need for new supplies, and Gov. White, with some of the settlers, took the vessel and sailed to England. The baby was left in the colony. War between England and Spain | came on, and White was halted in | his attempts to take help to the | colony. The Great Armada came to at- tack England, but it met with storms and swift-moving English warships. England was saved, but what of the colony on Roanoke Island? What of the little granddaughter of Gov. far distant, and was believed to mean that the settlers had gone there. Sad was the next event, for a flerce storm arose and kept the two ships from reaching Croatan Island. One ship lost two of its anchors, and the food supply was found to be running short. Although White begged the captain in charge to keep up the search, he refused and set sail for the | return journey to England. White never learned more of his | dear ones, but 16 years later Indians told settlers at Jamestown that the people left on Roanoke Island had gone to live among the Indians. They made special mention of seven white persons—four men, two boys and a young woman. The young woman may have been Virginia Dare. These whites were not located, but George Percy, who helped Jamestown, told of seeing “a savage boy of about the age of 10 years, with a head of hair of peifect yellow” during his voyage up the James River. (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 envelope, addressed to yourself. UNCLE RAY. start | Nature’s BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY, OLLOWING Closely on the heels of the first colonists came the ambitious dandelions. These sturdy flowers are known around the civilized world, bloom every month in the year, and @.522* occupy meadows, fields, waste places, roadsides and choice lawns. Because of the strong taproot, drought has little terror for the plant. The bitter leaves have no enemies in grazing cattle and the seed children are all provided with sturdy though gossamerlike balloons on which to travel. With such a resourceful plant in our midst, no wonder we sigh as each Spring finds us trying to com- pete with such tactics. The dandelion is not one flower, but 200 florets compactly fitted together in one head. Thus a splashy bit of color advertises to the flying guests, pollen is theirs for the taking. Young naturalists may find some very inter- esting pollen seekers. For butterfiies, beetles, wasps, flies and other flyers hasten to accept the invitation. Should you be really interested in the habits of your outdoor neighbors you will find that Mme. Dandelion takes fully an hour to get completely awake. She remains open and alert for four to five hours (on sunny days), and takes one hour to go to sleep. After each flower child has re- ceived her share of transferred pollen, the dandelion house puts up its green shutters. Behind closed doors much 18 going on. Seeds are maturing and developing silver balloons as light as air, on which they are to travel. When is ready, the stem straightens up and the beautiful silvery ball stands before you. Perhaps Godmother Wind comes along with a “Come, my pretty chil- dren” swish, and off go the little seeds. Maybe a little child will rush over to snap the stem to see what | o'clock it 1s. Four good blows usually do the trick. The hollow stems make wonderful slender curls. You poke your tongue into the open tube and | you pull the stem in and out of your mouth. gradually the curl begins to form as | Children Dandelion—Leontodon Taraxacum. ‘Though children are not interested in Spring tonics, the dandelion is rich in this needed sest-giver, and no doubt, while making “curls,” they im- ‘:n‘:hm' of 1;.‘ mthah“s.;r are fa- greens for ingtime, though it really is & gift to cook them Just right. With the glorious Spring and Sum- mer before you, see how many of na- ture’s children you can become ac- quainted with, and read over the life stories to see what the family trait is, beginning with Mme. Dandelion, whose outstanding characteristics are determination and resourcefulness. Her motto is, “Never give up.” (Copyright. 1935.) Who Are You? The Romance of Your Name, BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS. TH! coat of arms here shown was used by the Potters of Counties | Devon, Kent, Oxford, Leicester and Somerset, England, and was brought to America by various representatives of Potter families. ‘The family and name of Potter are undoubtedly of Norman origin, as the use of trade names as family names was much more popular in France than in England. The first reference we find anywhere to this name as a family name occurs in France and is found under the spelling Pottier and Potterie, A potter was an artisan who worked in porcelain—a maker of pottery. Early settlers in America bearing this surname did not concentrate in one particular locality, as they are found to have established themselves Are all Ice Creams 1935. - in almost every community in the early days. George Potter of Lan- caster, England, settled in Philadel- phis. Rhode Island claimed George, Nathaniel and Willlam Potter. In assachusetts we find Anthony pot- ter settled in Ipswich, Humphrey in Balem, Nicholas in Lynn, and also Vincent, who came over on the Eliz- beth and Ann in 1635 from London. Charleston, Mass, was the chosen Now e (o LEARN ABOUT ONE-DAY PAINTING WOMEN’S FEATURES. home of Indigs Potter. No doubt his name came from the nice blue pot- tery his father made. Maj. Gen. James Potter of Revolutionary fame, traced his ancestry to Matthew Pot- ter of Philadelphia. John Potter, the son of James Pot- ter and Catherine Stewart, was born in 1765 at the residence of his grand- father, 8ir John Stewart of Bally- Cc> moran, County Devon, Ireland. When he grew up he felt the lure of Ames~ ica and emigrated to South Carolina in 1784, He was married in Charles~ ton, 8. C, to Catherine Fuller of Beaufort. They moved their home to Princeton, N. J, in 1824. John Potter died in 1849 and is buried .in ITnnny Churchyard in Princeton. (Copyright. 1935.) 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