Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1940, Page 35

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940. By Gluyas Williams AT HE (LIMAX OF VOUR REMARKABLE ORD TRICK, YOU DISCOVER “HAT NO ONE 5 PAVING ANY ATTENTION BECAUSE THE CHILD OF THE HOUSE HA5 BEEN BROUGHT DOWN 70 BE SHOWN 10 THE GUESTS (Riloased by The Bell Syndicat Points for Parents By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE. If we do not give children the W chance to feel distinguished for something desirable, they may seek that satisfaction in wundesirable / Mother—I'm proud of the way | you remember to change your clothes after school without being told. Not having to be reminded to do things will be valuable when you get a job. 1900 The Reguster T 6 Bill-You've torn your trousers. Tom—I can’t help it. Mother says I'm the despair of the family— that she doesn’t believe I'll ever learn to take care of my clothes. Don’t Take My Word for It By FRANK COLBY. Music, Maestro, Please Maestro is & word of three syl- lables with the accent on the sec- ond, which rhymes with “yes.” Correct pronunciation: mah-ESS- (Capitals indicate syllables to be accented.) Baton is a French word that means staff or truncheon. Do you say “ba-TAHN,” rhyming the sec- ond syllable with con, don, non? Sorry, but you will not find this popular pronunciation in the dic- tionaries. Webster's, Winston’s, Macmillan’s, etc., show as first choice the French pronunciation, which they list as “ba-toN.” The capital “N” is the dictionary method of indicating that the “n” is nasalized as in the French words “bon, mon, ton.” There is no sound like this in Eng- lish. Readers who are not familiar with diacritical marks mistake “ba- toN” for “ba-TAHN” hence the common error. The second choice pronunciation is a good rhyme for “fatten.” This is the pronunciation heard in the name Baton Rouge. Therefore, according to the dic- tlonaries, unless we are prepared to give baton the French pronuncia- tion, we should use the Anglicized version: “BAT-un.” For a personal answer to your | playing poker. questions about words, send a stamped (3-cent), self-addressed envelope to Frank Colby, care the Evening Star. Inc.) CROSS-WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL. . Temporary fashion . To stop . To strike against violently . Eggs . Projecting corner . Value . Golf obstruction 17. 19. Beginning Sound of a flying bullet . Rhythmic music . Shaded walk . Symbol for ruthenium . To choose . Number . Eagle's nest . Hebrew month VERT! . Irregular . Edible mollusk . Males . To be sick . Dental filling . Medical practitioner . Large deer . Heavenly being . Hind part . Exclamation of contempt . Humming- bird . To bewilder with bril- liance . To find fault . To finish . Symbol for silver 7. Gradual 8. Awesome 31. King of, Bashan Calamitous happening To exist To scorch City in Nevada 38. Pastry 39. Brownies 41. Bone 42. Grit ICAL. b | 25. Log hut 26. Cornered 28. Land measure . Japanese coins . Lock . To act . Is of use . Living room . Recreation . Poplar . Preposition . Jail . Rudder . Lubricating substance . Herald of spring . Crude metal . Dance step . Chinese coin . To knock \ 32. 34. 35. 31. . Man’s name . Northern European . Exploding noise i . Inlet . To fasten . Period of time . Corded fabric . Prefix: two G -4 L] k| i P IEE ol P [Modern Puzzles By GERALD L. KAUFMAN. A SIX-HANDED GAME. You don’t have to be a poker player to solve this one: Two girls and four men were seated at the table shown above, On a certain deal, every one held an unusually high hand after the draw, the hinds be- ings as follows, named in order from the highest to the'lowest: Hand No. 1—A royal straight flush. Hand No. 2—A straight flush, Hand No. 3—Four of a kind. Hand No. 4—A full house. Hand No. 5—A flush. Hand No. 6—A straight. . The players’ names were Ruth, Edna, Jack, Pete, Bill, ang Fred. THE PROBLEM. A. The man at Edna'’s right had a better hand than Jack. UNCLE RAY’S CORNER —Tannic Acid Never put iodine on a burn! 1 ‘That is a rule to remember. Iodine {5 good for a cut, if you don't use too much of it, but not for a burn. There are three kinds of burns, and they are classed as first, second and third degree. In a first degree burn, the skin becomes red. In the second degree, the skin is blistered. In the third degree, the burn goes deeply into the flesh, and the flesh may be “charred.” For a first degree burn, & person may use one of the common “burn ointmer®s” sold at drug stores. He may also apply baking soda mixed with water. A tablespoonful of the soda is placed in a glass of water to make the solution The greatest forward step in treating burns has taken place in the past few years. It is the use of tannic acid. ‘Tannic acid may be obtained from a pot of tea. The longer the tea leaves have been in the tea, the more tanic acid in the liquid. It is better, however, to keep tannic acid in the medicine chest. It may be obtained in powdered form, or in an ointment. R FIRE CAN BE PREVENTED SAFETY COUNCIL SLOGAN. Burns of any kind can be treated with tannic acid, but it is most needed for second or third degree burns. Its use for such burns has saved lives, and has kept many per- sons from suffering so much pain. If you use tannic acid powder, you can do so in this way. Fill a clean jar haif full of the powder. B. The man at Ruth’s right had a better hand than Pete. C. The man at Pete’s right had & better hand than Fred. D. The man at Pete's right had a better hand than Ruth. E. The girl at Jack’s right had a better hand than Fred. F. The girl at Fred's right had a better hand than Bill. ’G. The man opposite Edna had the worst hand. Write each player's name in the proper space above, showing where he sat and ingdicate under the name which of the six hands he held. ‘There is only one possible solution. Reason this out before you start guesswork. (Copyright, 1940) Answer Tomorrow. ‘Slander’ By Deaf Mute Puzzles Brazil Police Police of Bello Horizonte, Brazil, are looking perpendicular and in many other directions trying to solve the charges of Geralda de Souza that Rosa de Souza, her husband’s aunt, was instigating a “tremendous campaign of slander” against her. Police sought Rosa to.request her appearance for questioning and found that she was deaf, dumb and blind, and therefore could see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Ointment for Burns Then put in warm water, until it rises to the brim of the jar. The liquid can be placed in an atomizer and sprayed on the burn. The spraying should be done thoroughly, and should be repeated in about five mtinutes. Any one who is badly burned should have.a doctor as quickly as possible. The notes I am making ate about first aid. Before a doctor can come, great good can be done by a person who knows first aid. Tannic acid ointment gives us the simplest way of treating a bad burn, and probably the best. The oint- ment“can be kept in the medicine chest, neady for quick use. lecgg; u%%fii“u:fl%’a".‘» e If you want a free copy of the illustrated leaflet, “Your Body at Work,” send me a 3-cent stamped, self-addressed envelope, in care of The Evening Star. Vinete Ro Tomorrow: Brokem Bones. Boys and Girls, Read the Junior Star Every Sunday A A 4 HE BVER GOT OuT OF PRI Character Created B Berr Bivsers” CHARLIE CHAN SLICK AND PISTOL WILL BE ON TH'ROAD TR us'up IN NICE GOING, TOUGHIE! HOW BE FREE, sTeVE? SWELL SLICK! BEAR DOWN ON HAIE! eALLANT LAME BOY SPOKE A CAR! HAS ESCAPED! T REPEAT, GENTLEMEN. WY HERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES | VARMIAT / DO You (Fellow Bewm Webster in the Colored Comic Sectiom Every Sunday.) WELL, BRIARSIE, WE JUST CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE BAD LUCK! WE'RE DEAD BROKE AND THE ONLY CLOTHES | HAVE IN ALL THE WORLD ARE THE ONES I'M WEARING— OUR LUCK CHANGED BACK THERE WHEN SOMEBODY STOLE MY SUITCASE —THE YERY NEXT MINUTE WE BOTH GOT A MEAL FOR NOTHING — TT'S A PDEM--BUT DON'T BLAME | ITONUS! THEDUKEDIDIT = B—17 By Russell Keaton SHOW e, NOT YET, BY HEAVEN! FIRE TRUTH! UNWISE PARENT ) AT THE TIRES OR GAS TANK! " ——— e )] By Edwin Alger MAYBE THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF OUR GOOD LUCK— HOW ABOUT IT, BRIAR? BIG ATV ... WHAT FATE ANATS WM Trademark_Avopiied tnv.s.ru-fn-.n ALI, TUNE IN THE LADY LORNA'S CHAMBER!