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Needed Expression of Gratitude
BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER.
THERE are two kinds of currency.
One is hard cash as it Is de
scriptively termed, which re
imburses in cold coin, on a
strictly commercial basis for
Service, merchandise, etc. The other is
appreciation, an Intangible currency,
but without which monetary pay well
deserves the appellations "hard” and
IT MAY BE IN SUCH LITTLE
THINGS AS THE FINE POLISHING
OF SILVER THAT THE MAID DE
SERVES APPRECIATION.
“cold.” Unless it forms a reserved In
crement, the money, welcome as it is,
fails to be a full and satisfactory re
ward.
Moreover, there are certain indebt
ednesses which can be paid for in grate
ful appreciation. To offer money for
some things would be discourteous at
best and possibly insulting. But to show
gratitude and sincere appreciation for
the thing or the service rendered is
always fitting.
Every person who has employees gets
the best service when some signs of ap
preciation are shown by the employer
for service rendered. It is one of the
ways of paying “in lull measure, press
ed down and running over.” It indi
cates a personal attention to the good
work and desire to pay for fine service
with gratitude as well as money. To
gether they make a marvelous combi
nation to inspire even better work. It
may be in such little things as the pol
ishing of silver, or brasses, or some es
pecially prepared dish for the table that
appreciation is merited, or it may be In
some business transaction that wisdom
has been proven, and deserves grateful
recognition. It is not so much the rea
son for the appreciation as that there
is a reason.
Apart from this aspect of gratitude
and appreciation as Increments to
money paid for sendees, there is a wide
field of benefits received for which
money Is Inadequate as pay. It may be
an Introduction to the right person
opens up avenues of great pleasure or
perhaps benefit. To suggest paying in
money for such a friendly act would be
ungracious and might offend. It Is
equally true that to let the act pass
Auto Show Contest
FIZZLE NO. 7.
The drawing shows a sign composed of straight lines. In fact, each char
acter hi* three straight lines. But each is one line short. Take pencil and
put the required lines in their proper places. Spell the name of a make of
automobile.
Name of car.
Above is the seventh puzzle in the contest now being conducted by the
Washington Automotive Trade Association in co-operation with The Star. Solve
It and fill in the correct name of the automobile in the line provided under the
drawing Keep them until the other 18 appear. When you have satisfied your
self that you have the correct answers mail them In all together with a reason,
not to exceed 25 words. “Why the automobile show should be held annually In
Washington." to the Washington Automotive Trade Association, suite 1002
Chandler Building, 1427 I street. No reply received after 10 a m. Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, will be considered.
Remember the first prize is $50 and six tickets to the show. Altogether
$100 in cash will be awarded and 100 tickets. You may be the lucky one. The
Judges are Fred L. Haller and Joe B. Trew. president and vice president, re
spectively, of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, and G. Adams
Howard, automobile editor of The Star.
Following Is the list of cars to be in the show. One of these is the correct
answer to today’s puzzle.
AUDurn
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Cord
De Soto
Dodge
Essex
Ford
Franklin
Graham
Hudson
Hupmobile
La Salle
Lincoln
Marmon
Nasn
Oldamobile
Packard
Pierce-Arrow
Plymouth
Pontiac
Studebaker
Willy*.
It is not necessary to purchase copies of this paper to compete in the
contest. Answers to all solutions may be written on ordinary writing paper.
Files of The Star may be examined at any time during the day and up to 10:80
at night.
with no grateful expressions of appre
ciation is to forget one's manners and
to show a miserly disposition. Yes, one
can be miserly withholding words of
gratitude as well as miserly with one’s
money. And this is but one example of
times when the only currency with
which to repay is that of the intan
gible but welcome expressions of grati
tude and appreciation.
(Copvrlxht, 1933.)
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Trivialities Apt to Loom.
It Is part of a mother's nature to
worry. She worries if her child is 1
pound underweight, if he cries, if he
does not cry, if he talks too much, or
doesn’t talk at all. Her worries keep
her on her toes, intent on reaching that
state of perfection which would, if at
tained, result in making her child ex
actly like every other child in height,
weight, disposition and behavior.
There is nothing wrong with this baby
except that it falls 1 pound below the
average weight for its age. If only all
! worries were so small! Mrs. G. C. M.—
who, despite my Incessant allusions to
my children, calls me "Miss"—worries
because her baby isn't gaining as he
! should. "He is a year old.” she says,
“walks everywhere, has eight teeth.
I sleeps well both afternoon and night
except when he is teething, but only
weighs 20 pounds. He seems to be
nervous. He talks quite a little and
what he says he pronounces very plain
ly. He has been reared on buttermilk.
Shall I change him to swreet milk now?
He has cereal, fruits, soups, etc., daily.
He weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces at
.birth."
Buttermilk is an excellent food, it
the baby likes it there is no real neces
sity to change it. Try a cup of plain
sweet milk occasionally instead of the
cup of buttermilk and if baby enjoys it
ofTer it at all three meals.
The baby’s weight Is near enough the
average to cause no worry. A baby
gains about 4 ounces a week during the
second six months and about 2 ounces
a week after the first year.
Your diet sounds all right, but “etc.”
may mean almost anything. The diet
of a child of this age consists of two
creal feedings daily, meat or egg or fish
or chicken once daily, potato with the
noon meal, bread with breakfast and
supper, two green vegetables, one quart
of milk to drink or one pint of milk to
drink and the remainder of the quart
used In cereal or In milk puddings.
Orange juice and cooked fruit sauces
make up the rest of the diet. It is pos
sible that all the baby needs is an in
crease in the amounts of each food you
mentioned. I find some mothers cau
tiously offering two tablespoons of ce
real to a year-old child, while others
serve the baby a coffee cup full. It is
quite plain that somewhere between
these two extremes there is an average
amount which will result in baby's be
ing satisfied and not satiated with ce
real and which will contribute to a
steady gain.
So-called nervousness is difficult for
any one to diagnose. The baby who
sleeps as well as does your baby would
hardly be called nervous. Most children
are active continually if they are well
and practice their new language abil
ities most of their waking hours. Most
children jump violently at loud sounds
and are easily startled by new faces
and new scenes. Because these are
common tendencies, they do not indi
cate unusual nervousness, but merely
the commonplace reaction of the child
to the noticeable stimuli of his sur
rounding*.
In fact, as you may have gathered, I
doubt it you have much to worry about.
The baby seems to me to be a normal,
active, mentally alert and physically
strong child.
Alec the Great
I try to laugh my troubles down,
And keep them in their proper place.
But now and then I have to rest
My bright and happy smiling iaee.
SONNYSAYINGS
BY FAWNY Y. COBY.
Yer spineyal column’* spiflicated an’
you is bad hurt uvver place* but don’t
cry, sonny I
(Copyright, 1932.)
NATURE’S
CHILDREN
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Eoley.
WOLF SPIDER.
LONE wolf spiders stalk their prey
and pounce upon them. They
do not hunt In packs, even
though they are found In gjeat
numbers. When seeking food
each is for himself, and after the food
has been procured the hunter drags it
to a place of concealment, where he
enjoys his catch in peace.
The wolf spider sets neither snares
nor web. He depends on his sprinting
ability and quick wits. When a likely
looking meal comes within his reach
he decides at once the best way of
attack. In one glance he has taken
in the type of insect and the best way
of approach. The surprised victim has
no warning, and before he knows it his
doom is sealed. There are, of course,
spirited efforts to free himself from
his deadly foe, and during the course
of the fight the spider may lose a leg
or two. This is not a serious thing to
the hunter if it is some time before
molting, for then a new one is added.
Should it be lost close to molting time,
he has only a stump.
These spiders have eight very bright,
clear, glossy, convex eyes. The jaws
are strong and the body is covered with
hair, giving them the appearance of
being much larger than they really are.
They are gray colored. Some of them
live to be old and large.
In April and May great numbers of
them are to be found under the leaves
of the Autumn before. They go to
gether In groups until the spider is old t
wmir'fiPiBfia
enough to seek a burrow for himself.
This is a hollow under the protection
of a stone, or any deep depression safe
for his provender. The open door also
makes admirable lookouts. The insects
which swarm by do not suspect they are
passing the wolf's cave until it is too
late.
The mother wolf spider is iruch
larger than the father. She constructs
a wonderful waterproof bag in which to
place her 400 or 500 eggs. This bag is
closed securely at the top and silk
ropes are attached to it. Trusting no
one with her precious treasure, rite
drags It about with her.'
The spiderlings hatch within the sllk
lined globe, and the strong and h us icy
ones proceed to consume their weaker
brethren. At first it was thought that
it was a strange thing for the little
spiderlings to turn cannibalistic, and it
seemed that this was the only way out
of a very overcrowded apartment. Later
it would appear that the number inside
the room was so great that it was the
plan that certain ones of the family
should be sacrificed in order that others
might carry on. Be it as it may. out
of 600 eggs not more than 60 spiders
live to tell the tale.
When ready to face the world and
Its problems they get out of the bag.
with the help of their mother most
likely. She Is always with them, and
the entire family rides on her back.
Looking at them closely through a lens,
one gets the Impression that they are
enjoying the ‘‘pick-a-back" ride hugely.
It Is always a critical time for the
spider when changing his coat. Not
only is his new suit very tender but he
is hanging upside down, with his body
swinging to a silken rope fastened to a
button placed bv him when he started
to disrobe. You will readily see what
an awkward position he is in should
one of i\ts enemies see him in thi* pre
carious situation,
(Copyrliht, 1822 )
London's water board collected nearly
$25,000,000 in water taxes last fiscal
year.
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MABY ELIZABETH ALLEN.
“Can't Afford to Be Rich,"
In a modest section of town there
lives a woman who is rich, though one
would scarcely know it. She has a mod
est, unpretentious house, two servants,
and a car which she drives herself All
symbols of means, it is true, but herdly
appropriate for one of her means. This
woman interested me. and I thought
that she would Interest you, so I in
vestigated.
naturally it occurred to me that she
might be using her money In various
charities and philanthropies, or support
ing her children, or doing a doren other
things. It developed that she was doing
none of these things. She was simply
living on a modest scale because, to use
her own words, "she couldn’t afford to
be rich."
While she was known as a rich
woman in her home town every one
sought to take advantage of her. Some
overcharged her, others acted In collu
sion on bills. She learned that one
dress, which she hadn’t worn in a year,
had been cleaned six times. Her house
was assessed at 50 per cent over its
value, because "she could afford it” and
the town needs new roads. Whenever a
local campaign for funds for a civic pur
pose was under way her contribution,
no matter what the amount, was •'In
adequate."
All week long she was besought by
bond salesmen, confidence men, blue
skyers, real estate "boomers" and so
forth. Personal articles of clothing were
"discarded" by her maid before she had
fairly worn them. She seemed to live
only to satisfy the lust of those about
her. Finally she could stand it no lon
ger and she dismissed every one of tha
petty thieves in her household. She
sold her house secretly through an
agent because had &he sold it herself
she would have had to accept a loss.
Now she lives here in peace and com
fort, and who she is and what she's
worth is a secret between us.
Beef Stew, Lima Beans.
Soak three-fourths of a pound of
dried lima beans overnight. Add one
pound of boneless chuck stewing meat
cut into pieces. Stew for one and one
half hours. Add one bunch of quar
tered carrots and cook until they are
. soft. Season with salt, pepper and
celery salt. Serve with a salad of
diced grapefruit and orange on heart*
of lettuce. Dress with sweetened orange
or lemon juice.
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