Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1937, Page 13

Nag}re’s Children Garden BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. UT for a stroll, living behind a , wide band of silver carpet, | You can trace the wandering ail to its lair or rather to | fta place of rest. No room rent or ground rent does the snail pay. Inde- pendent and rather snobbish, the visi- | tor of the garden goes serenely along its way. | Few of the small people in your gar- | den have so remarkable a life storf. | They travel on one wide foot. Their | bl eves are placed at the tip of long stalks | th and they can be w the bottom of them approaches, If one sit near one of these travelers | [Fou will be amazed at the efficiency of | the one foot, and in fact of the whole e. It has perfected the method fing up, fitting itself into close quarters in a trice and locking the door | Watch th ! v the snail scales the °. It is manufacturing it goes which holds d or stone. Try as cannot detect any 1 his snailship head first, the “heel” rded by seeing t pushed out ". Then come if they sort of been pleased evestalks. They ich. When the the landscape. t out to their satisfa~- along ner of orns at the slowl ithdrawn at will to | look as if they when danger | by | tongue, more like & file, completes has | of shell. Snail. lessed with an efficient set of teeth hat really seem like saw teeth. They were badly discolored too much nicotine. A round E°VE C ««.to bein Washimoton reservation ofice: 986 N, LEXINGTON AVE. AT RICHARD E. Lfi National H: OUR NA spirit, service and hospitality that distinguishes all NHM hotels . . . 800 modern rooms with both tub and shower, and radio . . . from $3.00. Belmont Plaza (Formerly the Hotel Mowtclair) otel Management Co., Jae., Relph Hits, President THE EVENING set of tools for eating. His table man- ners are atrocious. His tongue pope in and out with mathematical pre- cision, making a round. hole in the fruit. Soon his face is covered with the juice, a finger bowl could never meet the need of the snail and it is certain no one has ever seen him wash his face. hand builder? The spiral is started by the baby snail either left or right. ‘The spirals will tell you at a glance which direction. The breathing pore is on the side the spirals were begun. You can see with your lens the snail breathing in fresh air. The air enters, bathes the snail's lung and is forced out with its collected poisons. Foes are lurking near to feast on | the tender body of the snail. If he | has any indication of attack he with- | draws, closes his door with a sticky | foam and lies still. Birds are not fond If his part of the country HAN harmony with the ational Press Ridg . Metropolitan 8717 49TH ST., NEW YORK DALRY, Momater fi & KROEHLEB VALUES POSSIBLE high priced price. some $119.00 and even carries the famo .. Open TUESDAY. opd FRIDAY Till 9 P.M. Wegk Dave THl \ Susry bosklor Suile i Made Witk 3 STAR CONSTRUCTION 23 DIFFERENT STYLES OF KROEHLER GUARANTEED LIVING ROOM SUITES Aft‘xffli/u ooeen eachie e b e Husst Bt oz exsre - wovmeons 1245 Wisc. Ave. N.W. Beautifully BOUCLLS « MOHAIR VELVETS « ETC. We Deliver FREE Everywhere Within 50 Miles GEORGETOWN'S LEADING FURNITURE STORE SET Including 3 slips for your cushions! tailored 35x75-inch slips in a choice of three wanted fabrics —Plain-col ored homespun-like weaves. —Striped Bedford Cord fabric. —Cretonne with green, wine or blue pat- terns. ® full-box pleats on three si ©® cord welting throu.hgu @ snap-fasten- ers on pillow des covers neatly hemmed at bottom Mail or Phone Your Order— Call Dlstrict 9400 Sixth Floor—The Hecht Co, | Is your snail a right hand or left STAR, is visited by a drought . .. he enters his home, secretes a thin isinglass- like substance which is placed across| his doorway and protects himself against evaporation. He is quite moist by nature and in order to walk uses up much energy and water to manu- facture mucilage for traveling. WASHINGTON, snails are not difficult to raise . . . try and see what a lot of fun they supply their keeper. (Copyright, 1937.) Borrower Outborrowed. DALLAS (#).—Ralph Blossom has b. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1937, Picketing Gets Results. KANBAS CITY (#).—James Mitchell told his family there would be no vaca- tion trip this year—too late and va- cations cost too much, he said. But Roma Lee Mitchell, 5, lettered 8nail eggs are like peas, nearly | found some one who can outborrow | a sign: “Daddy is unfair to his kids.” transparent, very soft sheels, fastened together and hidden under leaves or | stones. Baby snails start out in life | with 8 shell with one spiral turn. Pet | | early tomorrow morning in the group. USE YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT In The Hecht Co. Bargain Annex when making pur- chases. 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