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Bedtime' Stories
Peter’s One Chance.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
ii HADOW the Weasel! Shadow
the Weasel!" Peter Rabbit
kept saying over and over
to himself. Not since he
had come over to the Green Forest
had he thought of Shadow the Weasel.
. And now to be told by Happy Jack
Squirrel that Shadow was actually
not far away was a shock. What
added to the shock was the fact that
Happy Jack had seen Shadow going
•‘HE’S RIGHT CLOSE BY”
THOUGHT PETER.
into the length of old stovepipe lying
out back of Farmer Brown's sugar
house. It was in that very piece of
pipe that Peter had been spending
his nights.
“He must know now that I have
been around." said Peter to himself
“He would be sure to get my scent
in there. I guess I'd better go home
right away. Yes, sir, I guess I'd
better go home right away.”
Still Peter didn't start. The truth
Is he was so frightened by the mere
news that Shadow the Weasel was
about that he just didn’t want tc
move. Shadow has that effect on
gome of those he hunts. Somehow
they seem to have the feeling that it
Is useless for them to run; that there
Is nothing they can do. So Peter con
tinued to sit where he was for some
time after Happy Jack the Gray
Squirrel had left. Finally Peter start
ed. It was by this time beginning to
be a little dusky in there among the
trees. The Black Shadows were al
ready creeping through the Green
Forest for the night. Suddenly a
strong scent caused Peter to stop ab
ruptly. He knew that scent. He knew
it only too well. It was the scent of
Reddy Fox.
"He's right close by," thought
Peter. “Now I am in trouble. I don’t
know which way to go. I don’t dare
stay here, yet I don’t dare move.
Why. oh why. didn’t I go home when
I had the chance!”
Perhaps you can guess how Feter
strained his ears to catch the faint
est sound that might let him know
where his enemy was. All the time
his wabbly little nose was twitching.
He could still smell Reddy Pox, but
he couldn't tell just where that scent
came from. It seemed to be all about
him. And then a twig snapped right
back of him. It was a very tiny snap,
for it was a very tiny twig. I doubt
if you or I would have heard It had
we been in Peter's place, but Peter
heard it. Yes, sir, Peter heard it.
With a great leap he bounded for
ward. He wasn’t an instant too soon.
Reddy Fox leaped, even as Peter did,
and Reddy’s jump landed him exactly
where Peter had been sitting.
Once more Peter Rabbit was racing
for his life. He has had many such
races and they have been with various
! people. He had raced with Reddy Fox
before. In fact, he had raced with
Reddy many times. In each of these
races the prizes for which they ran
had been the same. Peter had always
! run for his life. Reddy had always
run for a dinner. Of course, it is
needless to say that Peter had always
; won.
But would he win this race? There
was a very great doubt in Peter’s
mind. You see, he knew that if the
i race was a long one he surely would
be caught. He could outrun, or at
lease out-dodge, Reddy a short dis
tance, but he would tire long before
Reddy would. So it was absolutely
necessary that he should reach a
place of safety, a place where Reddy
could not get at him. Peter's first
thought was of that old piece of pipe
behind the sugar house, and that is
what he started for. Yes, sir, that is
I what he started for.
Half way there Peter suddenly re
j membered. "I can't go there!”
[ thought Peter in a panic. "Shadow
I the Weasel may be in tnere this very
minute. Even If he isn’t In there and
I should get there before Redd; Fox
can catch me. Shadow might come
back and find me In there. Oh. dear,
what can I do? What can I do?”
By this time he had come In eight
of the sugar house. The door was
open a little way. Peter didn’t hesi
tate. He Just put on a little speed
and headed straight for that door.
He felt that it was his one chance.
He was right.
Bankrupt!
BY ANNE CAMPBELL.
Bankrupt, you say, and it’s not very
funny
To lose your money?
. . . But I know one who dwells In
endless night.
Bankrupt of sight.
While you, forced to the bottom of the
hill.
Can see light still 1
Unfalteringly facing a new goal,
With added strength of soul.
You will advance and conquer finally
Your bankruptcy;
While she will sit, until her days are
done,
Bereft of sun.
We are all bankrupts sometime on
life’s way.
Some face a day
Surrounded by the trappings of great
wealth.
Bankrupt of health.
And some on twisted pathways blindly
grope;
They have l06t hope.
•
For one bankrupt of faith, no longer
gleams
The moon of dreams;
And happiness, once fled, will not re
turn
To those who yearn.
With lone gaze, seeking comfort, fixed
above—
Bankrupt of lovel
Reputation
BY JOHN BLAKE.
'J'HE bauble "reputation," Mr. Shake
speare called It, but he must have
had something else on his mind. Rep
utation is about as solid a thing as you
will find. It’s either good or bad, and
that’* that.
When you say of a man that he has
the reputation of a crook, you don’t
mean that that man is just a little
untrustworthy. You mean that he
ought to be in jail.
A man who once worked for my
father, in a little bank out in the Iowa
town, brought in a flve-dollar bill one
day and gave it to my parent to
examine.
"That bill Is bad,” said my father.
"Put it aside and we’ll see if we can’t
And where it came from.”
"But,” said the youthful employe,
turning the bill over in his hand, “it
doesn't look to me like such a very
bad bill.”
That dollar had a bad reputation,
> and it was torn into small scraps of
paper. The old gentleman had a name
to uphold, and he was not the kind
that would work off a bill on some
body else, in any event.
J. P. Morgan onoe said during an
Investigation that “character Is reputa
tion.” I always remembered that.
And I began to understand why some
men could borrow from others with
out any collateral, while others had
to produce It
There Is something about character
that speaks for itself. Mr. Harrlman,
the railroad builder, said once In an
other investigation that he judged men
by the shape of their heads.
"Could you always do that?” Inquired
a reporter.
•'Almost always.”
Despite Mr. Shakespeare, reputation
is far from being a bauble. Most of
us are sufficiently acquainted with the
world to know something about people
on sight.
There Is the tone of the voice, the
way of looking directly In the eye that
enables others to "get our number.”
Character reading Is more easy than It
appears to be.
Be honest and hearty and straight
forward, and you are, so to speak,
“writing your own ticket." Never
“pretend,” and you will gain the trust
of those around you, and the good will
of your employers.
But don't ever overdo. Many smooth
talkers have talked themselves out of
Jobs by saying too much, and putting
a bit too much sugar into a conversa
tion.
• (Copyright. 1838.)
How It Started
BT JEAN NEWTON.
Eoue.
"pOUE” signifies more than a licen
tious person or debauchee.
It Is freighted with the implication
of one who, devoting himself to a life
of sensual gratification, has under
mined his system just as badly as
though he had been subjected to that
fourteenth century Instrument of tor
ture known as the ‘‘wheel.’’
Roue, indeed. Is French for “broken
on the wheel”—an old German custom
for handling offenders against their
laws.
According to this prescribed punish
ment, “the criminal was laid on a
cartwheel with his legs and arms ex
tended, and his limbs In that posture
were fractured with an Iron bar.”
Motion' picture theaters of Copen
hagen, Denmark, paid nearly 176,000
in taxes last year.
Psychology
BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS.
yyHAT happens when you lose sleep'
Must you sleep the full amoun
lost In order to “catch up?” Man;
experiments have been reported 01
this subject during the last 40 years
One experimenter kept his subject
awake for more than two days. A
the end of the "sleep fast” the sub
Jects showed a marked loss In abilit;
to pay attention. As a result of thi
inattention they lost their usual abilit;
to memorize. The strangest fact dis
covered in that experiment was tha
the subjects returned to normal oi
about 35 per cent of the sleeping hour
lost.
All sleep experiments, however, ar
really open to fallacious conclusion!
Very few persons are entirely awak
for any long period of time. We speni
about a third of our lives goin
through the habitual motions o
sleep. Many persons also havi
their momentary “naps” almost an;
time during the day, even while doini
their habitual and routine tasks. Ever;
time you catch yourself day-dreaming
you may say that you have Just had
a "nap."
The significant thing about sleep 1>
absent-mindedness or inattention
, Your so-called "waking hours" art
frequently Interrupted by short period#
• of Inattention—psychological defini
tion of sleep. If we were to account
1 for all these periods we might find •
that we are asleep something like 5C
'• per cent of the time.
' (Copmiht. 1938.)
i Constitution Opposed.
Before the Constitution was rati
’ fled by the ninth State, New Hamp
' shire. June 21, 1788. opposition to ths
1 Constitution was based on various
5 grounds among which the ao&ence of
any reference to the interests of ths
s Western regions In the free navigation
. of the Mississippi was made a most
: serious cause of offense in States such
1 as Virginia, which had territory ex
! tending to that river.
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, Meaning of Hong Kong.
: Hong Kong means "Fragrant
' 1 Streams."
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7 SPRING ftVtR 7
) TAKE MY TIP/EAT
(GRAPEFRUIT
\TWICE OR MORE A OAY^
FLORIDA
GRAPEFRUIT
now at their
finest..golden
ripe .. juicy..
BUY SOME TODAY!
Whv DO we so often feel limp, listless and languid
these Spring days? Very probably because, after months
of winter and a diet made up largely of arid-producing
foods, our systems have become over-arid.
I Add fresh Florida grapefruit to your menu. It alkalizes.
Eat it at least twice a day or drink the juice. You’ll enjoy
its zestful tart-sweet flavor to the full. And you’ll feel like
a different person. You’ll eat better, sleep better. Your
skin will be clearer, eyes bright with new energy. You’ll
feel like going places, doing things!
Just one reminder. Insist on FLORIDA grapefruit.
They’re the thin-skinned, fresher kind with the most
juice, the most delicious flavor. Right now they’re at their
very finest and surprisingly low-priced. Buy a dozen today.
Start everyone in your family eating grapefruit at least
twice a day. It’s the best Spring tonic in the world!
A TEMPTING SALAD: Peel Florida grapefruit and slice
thinly across; cut in half again crosswise; remove all seeds.
Allow 2 slices for portion. Serve on crisp lettuce with French
dressing, to which has been added crumbled Roquefort
cheese in any desired amount. Garnish with minced green
pepper or pepper strips.
QUALITY NOW CONTROLLED BY THE
State of Florida ,
JUST ASK YOUR DIALER FOR
N \
DON'T GIVE ME DOG FOODS
THAT CONTAIN TOO MUCH
STARCHY CEREAL FILLERS
LIKE RICE OR
BARLEY. BUY
me 7hriva the
DOG FOOD WITH
LESS STARCH.
W YOU BET*. AND
THERE ARE 4 MORE STACKS^
JUST LIKE IT IN EVERY M
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and there’s
BOSTON-STYLE
rich in pork and ’lasses
yilTAY down east they’ll tell
■Htyou that Heinz Boston
Style Baked Beans are the “real
thing”. Personally, we like the
three other kinds, too, but we
must admit that our Boston
Style is something to talk about.
A Bostonian gave us the recipe.
THREE OTHER First we buy choice, hand-picked
VARIETIES navy beans and these we patient
With pork and tomato ly reinspect. We wash them and
•tuctj * with tomato soak them many hours in clear,
UJa'irS R«d x.dn^ cold water. We bake them in hot,
Beans in a aatrory sauce. dry ovens; bake them thoroughly,
• through every particle of every
*FOR LENTS bean. Then they are drSnched
with 8 of. =weet molasses
are the same food beans and savored with juicy chunks
wJof 153000 P0^
a grand Lenten meal Here’s a dahdy idea: Invite your
friends to a real New England
Saturday-night supper this week.
Serve Heinz Boston-Style Baked
Beans in little individual bean
pots. Heat these in a slow oven
until they’re glazed on top. Serve
piping hot, with lots of Boston
brown bread and butter. A fine
side dish is crunchy Heinz Fresh
Cucumber Pickle!
0
Get started right away, by tell
ing your grocer to send plenty
of Heinz Boston-Style Beans! 4
Josephine Gibson
On the air with new
recipes and menus, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday morning.
Tune in for sure.
WJSV, 10 A.M.
HEINZ *Baked BEANS |
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SPICE TO SEASON^
IT'S HEINZf
One reason Heinz Ketchup tastes
so much better is because it’s all
Heinz. Every ingredient is selected
and prepared under Heinz super
vision. The tomatoes are “pedi
greed”; grown from seedlings we
raise in our own greenhouses.
Heinz experts travel the far cor
ners of the world to get the best
spices. We use the same quality
vinegar you use for salads—pure,
aromatic Heinz vinegar. It’s this
care, plus the wizardry of Heinz
home-trained cooks, that makes
Heinz the best tasting and largest
selling ketchup in the world!
How’s your supply?
UVI1T7 TOMATO
lllim Ml KETCHUP
I HOMEMADE SOUPS
GAVE WAV TO
EINZ
“•%ID it actually come out
MM 0f a tin?” ask de
lighted dinner guests. It is
hard to believe that such
soup—soup that anyone
would say issued from the
kitchen of a home-trained
cook—is really canned soup.
But that is the kind of soup
Heinz makes—the home
made kind—the kind now
served by hostesses who
not long ago scoffed at the
“canned-soup” idea.
No run-of-market ingre
dients enter the Heins
kitchens. Heinz chefs fol
low treasured home reci
pes and use table-grade
ingredients. They brew
meat stocks from cuts such
as better butchers carry.
They select only the finest
vegetables. They concoct
Heinz Soups in small
batches, simmer them long
and patiently in individual
open kettles, stir in the
proper seasonings, just as
your own cook would do.
Then, they seal their
fresh, fragrant flavor into
stout tins.
Try Heinz Com Chowder
tonight, or Vegetable
Soup, or Heinz Cream of
Spinach. Each is a finished
soup, requiring merely
heating and serving. Ask
your grocer.
81 DELECTABLE RINDS
leady to haat and terra
VEGETABLE SOUP CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP CLAM CHOWDER
(BEEF BROTH) CONSOMMfc MADRILENE
♦CREAM OF SPINACH BEAN SOUP
♦CREAM OF MUSHROOM ONION SOUP
♦CREAM OF OYSTER CONSOMME
♦CREAM OF ASPARAGUS PEPPER POT
♦CREAM OF GREEN PEA SCOTCH BROTH
♦CREAM OF CELERY MOCK TURTLE
♦CREAM OF TOMATO CHICKEN GUMBO (CREOLE)
♦CORN CHOWDER GENUINE TURTLE SOUP
CAR I FNT1 8 Heinz Soups (marked*) are made
■ Vll LLI* I • with no meat or meat stock. Each is
delightful, nourishing and a help in planning Lenten menus.
HEINZ "mi SOUPS
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