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Books Demand Care and Gentle Treatment to Keep Them in Condition
Overcrowded Shelves
May Ruin Bindings
Due to Pressure
Dampness and Insect Life
Gan Do Serious Damage
To Valuable Library.
BY FRANCESCA McKENNEY.
A HOUSE or an apartment never Has a homey, livable atmosphere until
there are books around! One room, at least, should have shelves for
books where members of the family may spend a quiet hour or two
with treasures that never grow old, no matter how many times one
reads them. We all must be alone occasionally, during our lives, but the
person who has learned the art and enjoyment of reading will never really
be lonely or bored with himself. ♦>
Of course, we all like to keep up
with the modem books and authors, |
but every library should be built
around a collection of old classics.
Many people are fortunate enough to
have had handsome sets left to them,
while others will have to purchase,
them. The book stores carry hand
somely bound editions of all the
famous classics, or if you prefer the
covers to have that “old wrorld" look,
then wander about the various sec
ond-hand book shops, looking for sets
that are in good condition.
Inspect the bindings carefully be
fore making your purchase. If they
are broken and very badly worn don’t
take the volume, unless it happens t<j
be a very rare edition, which is un
likely. The reason for this is that re
binding is expensive, and restoration
virtually impossible at that stage.
* * * *
O MATTER whether books are
old or pew, they all need at
tention, if you want them to remain
in good condition. Start with new
books by oiling them at least once a
year and more often if necessary. |
Don't wait for them to get dried out I
and old. If properly handled and !
taken care of they will last for cen- !
turies.
The first thing to remember is to
handle them carefully, for many a
book is ruined by the way it is
opened. Then carefully place them on
a book shelf sufficiently* wide to hold
the books properly, in an upright po
sition, or flat on their sides. Never
crowd them on the shelves, as that
causes friction and rubs the leather.
Also, never let books sag on the
shelves, leaning against each other.
If you haven't a sufficient number to
fill the shelves properly, then place
book ends to hold them in position.
If a book, especially a large, heavy
one, rests on the fore edges, the text
Will be pulled away from the back
Manners
of the
Moment
yyHEN a girl spreads herself out all
over a public dressing room, leav
ing not even enough room for an
other person's hairpins, it’s time
something was done.
We’ve run into this girl at dances
end in department store dressing
rooms, and in hotels and on ships.
But she’s worst of all in the Pullman.
You can use two different lines
with her. One is the polite line. Ask
her if she’d mind moving her shoe
tree from the chair next to her. and
her cold cream just a little closer to
her part of the dressing table. She
will grumble and growl, but she'll ! 1
probably do it. If she refuses, then !
you're justified in trying the other i
line.
That’s the mean one. Without ask
ing, you choose the chair over which '
she has draped her dress, and you :
sit on the dress. You carefully dump
some powder on its skirt front. You
try spilling a little water on her hat,
and dropping a spot of toothpaste on
he¥ shoes. All of this behavior will
probably give you no personal pleasure. |
But you may be sure that next time j
the girl will think twice before she ]
spreads her stuff out for the hoi polloi (
to ruin. JEAN. j
(Copyright. 1937.) ■
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and then repair work has to be re
sorted to.
Dampness and bugs are real ene
mies of books, that often are not no
ticed or even thought about, until it is
too late. Of course, in most cities,
people are not troubled with excessive
dampness, but homes on the fogbound
seacoast, must be heated to keep the
house dry, otherwise the pages and
bindings will warp, as well as fall
apart due to the glue and paste dis
solving from the excessive moisture in
the air.
Overheated homes, where the air is
dried of all moisture, is equally hard
on books, killing the "life” of the pa
per and leather, making them brittle
and liable to crack and break. To
avoid this, see that your home is
equipped with humidifiers so that the
hot air w’ill absorb the water. You
should have these in your home any
way for your own health, as well as
for the books.
'J'HE various types of insect life
that like to make a meal off books
are a little more difficult to handle,
although exposure to the sunlight for
18 hours will often do the trick, as
these pests are never fond of the
sun. However, if they have left eggs
Dr larvae, more drastic steps are nec
?ssary, such as fumigation. Before
this is done make certain that the gas
ar spray will not injure leather and
paper. The majority of gases are
ruinous to leather and most sprays
will spot the paper, so take all pre
iautions.
The process of oiling is a very sim
pie one ana may be done at home by
my one interested in handling books
with care. Go to an expert and ob
tain from him the best oils to use,
then carefully rub them on the leather
md leave for several hours or even
pver night. Then polish with a soft
doth. Any expert in handling books
will be glad to tell you what to use or
you may purchase a book on the sub
|ect. The leather will absorb the oil
md the wax in the mixture will give
it a polish that shows up the color
md grain of the leather.
Book lovers may learn to do their
own repair work, but before attempting
this I would suggest that they pur
chase one of the many excellent books
an the repair as well as the care of a
library. Of course if your editions are
eery valuable and the repairs necessary
ire of a delicate nature, put them in
:he hands of an expert workman.
Spring and Fall are the seasons for
louse cleaning and moving, which all
teems very simple as far as the books
ire concerned, but dusting, if done inv
properly, can be of more harm to the
pooks than if the dust were left on. As
for moving, every one says ‘‘Oh. just
pack the books in boxes,” and lets it
;o at that. This is very wrong, for the
packer who is not interested in rare
iditions will probably let a few slip
md drop on the floor, which is one of
:he worst fates that can befall a book,
ir will try to squeeze too many Into a
pox and the stress and strain will be
•uinous.
Entrust thp care of your library only
xp some one that you know loves books
md will handle them in the proper
asliion.
Buy Your Dog a Bracelet.
PARIS (/Pi.—Costume jewelry is the
atest contribution to canine ele
lance. Necklaces and bracelet sets
or poodles consist of gold chain col
ars. useful to hold a leash, and gold
hain anklets, purely decorative. Both
asten with key and padlock of the
amc precious metal.
| Child Needs
! Teacher’s
Strength
Relationship Must
Be Free of Fear
On Both Sides.
BY ANGELO PATRI.
| Jy/JY HEART sinks whenever I hear
a teacher or parent say, and
proudly, too, “I'll make him do it.
You leave him to me. I know how
to make him do it.” I know at once
that knowledge of how to get a child
to do what he ought to do is about
the last quality this person possesses.
Nobody who understands the growth
of children says anything like that.
Nobody who understands children's
needs thinks like that.
Nobody can make a child do any
thing that matters in the least. Com
pulsion of the body leaves the mind
free, fighting for freedom, resolved
on freedom. It is possible to silence
a child's voice; it is possible to sub
due his body and compel his tongue
' to utter what his mind does not sanc
tion. But such treatment leaves the
child in a worse state than before.
Either he is completely wrecked and,
therefore, without possibility of
growth or he is set in rebellion. He
cannot be made to do anything worth
while.
But he can be led to do wonders.
Teaching is never a matter of im
position, or force, or will. It is ac
complished by the spiritual com
munion of two minds, teacher and
taught. When the line of com
munication between the two minds is
open, when the mind of the pupil
lends itself to the thought that flows
from the teacher toward him. he takes
what is offered him and makes it his
own forever. So he learns.
What makes a child's mind open
to that of his teacher? I don’t know'.
I have found that whenever the
teacher likes a child, whenever the
relationship between them is free of
fear on both sides, whenever they
trust each other, all goes well and the
child learns easily and holds fast to
what is good. The minute that rela
tionship is disturbed by fear or dislike
or suspicion, the learning stops. And
nothing is going to start it again until
the right relationship is restored.
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himself on being master in the class
room sets the stage for trouble. No
such attitude can truly succeed with
children. I have known it to pro
duce some good marks in arithme
tic, but they were accompanied by
hate and fear, and you will agree with
me that those qualities do not make
for the education of youth. Better
results can be obtained without the
iron hand, the grim jaw and the rau
cous voice.
What is needed between teachers
and children, and between parents and
children, is the calm, everyday accept
ance of each other's way of being
happy, a strong desire to like each
other, a true wish to be of service to
each other, aqd in this the adult is the
leader. He has all the power of the
material world at his hand, while
the child must rely on his spirit to
see him through.
Be gentle to children. Have pity
for their weakness. Lend them your
strength and try to keep your own
weaknesses from hindering their
growth. Be strong for them, like
them, point the way and they will
follow you gladly. But don’t try to
“Make them!” It cannot be done.
(Copyright, 1037.)
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Pepper Cases.
Green peppers, cut in halves and
simmered for 10 minutes, make tasty
cases for creamed or escalloped mix
tures such as macaroni and cheese or
escalloped fish. After the peppers
have been filled pul them in the oven
for five minutes or so to brown the
tops.
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Foot Ball Frocks Arrive.
NEW YORK (JP).—Foot ball frocks
have come to town. One of the smart
est is a two-piece model of beige wool,
whose bodice has two horizontal col
ored banda representing the college
colon.
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Smart Daytime Dress
A Flattering Princess Model
Suitable for Any Occasion.
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BY BARBARA BELL.
IF YOU want a dress that will see
you through practically any day
time occasion, choose this model
designed on flattering princess
lines. The dress buttons like a coat
from neck to hem and is as easy to
slip into as a negligee. This is one
reason that busy young women will
want this dress in two or three fabrics.
In a pretty cotton for round the house,
in velveteen or alpaca for street. It's
a grand frock for campus wear—young,
simply tailored and of impeccable
line. The molded look that is essen
tial in every smart dress is achieved
in this model by a belt extending from
the front panel.
Even if you are a beginner in sew
ing, you can make this dress. The
pattern includes a complete instruc
tion sheet that tells you exactly how
to proceed, down to the minutest de
tail.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1347-B is
designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40
and 42. Corresponding bust measure
ments 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. 8ize
16 (34) requires 3 yards of 5<-inch
1 I \ 1
material plus 3g yard of 35 or 39 Inch
for contrasting collar.
Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell
Fall and Winter pattern book. Make
yourself attractive, practical and be
coming clothes, selecting designs from
the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy
to-make patterns.
(Copyright. 1937.)
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Reiteration.
Of Certain
Question
i Reader Answers
Earlier Problem
Of Name.
BY EMILY POST,
J^EAR MRS. POST: I've just read In
your column In my newspaper
about the young step-grandmother's
difficulty. I am not a step-grand
mother, nor a young woman worried
at the thought of being called grand
mother, but I believe my own exper
ience as a grandmother will be inter
esting to her and perhaps to others.
I can not explain when or how it all
came about that my four grandchil
dren began calling me ''Dear,” but I
am "Dear” to them and to their
father—my son-in-law. And I don't
have to add that I like it.
Answer—Of course you like it! I
would too.
*****
r\EAR MRS. POST: I have watched
your column to learn what I
want to know about teas, but the
Questions have always been those from
hostesses rather than from the guests.
Never have I seen anything in par
ticular about how to take leave. If
the hostess and her guest of honor are
still receiving arriving guests when
I feel that I must leave, am I ex
pected to go back to say good-by to
the hostess and her guest of honor or
Just leave. The very idea of the
latter rather embarrasses me. I
should think it would give one a
feeling of discourtesy since I have al
ways felt that the least one could do
was to express some appreciation.
And yet on different occasions I have
noted your answer to some one ask
ing about receiving lines, which was
that ‘‘once down the receiving line
was sufficient.”
Answer—At a very large tea—
really a reception—where there is a
cue, and where the invitations are so
general that the hostess half the time
may not know her guests by sight, it
is better to leave without attempting
to cross the incoming line of people
and to reintroduce oneself in order
to say good-by. If the guest should
encounter the hostess in the hall, she
naturally thanks her for having been
invited and says good-by. At a small
tea in a house of a friend, one al
ways shakes hands and says, “Thank
you for a very pleasant afternoon.”
For that matter, it is probable that
the guests stop for a few moments’
conversation with their hostess be
fore leaving. The “walk-out-without
saying-good-by” rule applies only to
a very formal party that is also a
crush.
(Copyright, lfl.37.)
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Flank Steak Requires
Long, Slow Cooking
In Moist Heat
Economy Gut One of Many
Too Often Overlooked by >
Even Thrifty Buyers.
BY BETSY CASWELL.
TALKING to a local butcher the other morning, I was most Interested
to learn that only a few people seem to know about, and utilize, the
cheaper, more unusual cuts of meat. He says that the demand, day in
and day out. Is for the ordinary “run” of cut$, such as round, rib
roast, steaks, chops, legs, shoulder, etc. Many very Inexpensive meats,
ouui mo Muuc^a
tripe, and so on
are shamefully
neglected. My in
formant main
tains that i
marketers woult
consult theii
butcher frankly
and ask for sug
gestions as t(
cheaper cuts tha:
are just as nour
ishing as thi
more expensive
he would be glac
to help them out
And very of ter
he could suggest to them the best
ways of preparing these same cuts so
that they would be juicy and tender.
For instance, how often do you
serve flank steak? This Is an economy
cut of beef which you will be glad to
add to your list, if it isn’t already
there.
Like many other of the less
demanded cuts, flank steak is fine
in flavor and rich in food value. Be
cause it contains more connective
tissue, it requires long, slow cooking
in moist heat.
* * * *
on?u advantage of flank steak is
that it can be very conveniently
stuffed and served with dressing.
Dressing Is not only good in Itself,
but it too is an economy idea for it
makes the flavor of the meat go fur
ther. There are many different dress
ings which can be used with flank
steak. Yopr favorite bread dressing
will do very well. Pork sausage is
another dressing which goes well with
flank steak, the fat of the pork blend
ing well with the beef.
While flank steak Is always cooked
by braising, that is, browned in hot
fat and then cooked slowly in a cov
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ered pan, with a email amount of
liquid added, there are many ways
in which it cajg be served.
STUFFED FLANK STEAK.
X flank steak.
1 teaspoon salt.
% teaspoon pepper.
3 tablespoons fat drippings.
2 cups hot water.
1 cup bread crumbs.
X tablespoon grated onion.
1 teaspoon chopped parsley.
1 slice boiled ham, chopped.
Season the flank steak with salt
and pepper. Heat the fat in a frying
pan. add bread crumbs and the rest
of the ingredients, and spread evenly
over the steak. Roll and sew the edgps
together with coarse thread. Place
the roll in a frying pan or heavy ket
tle with a little fat. Sprinkle with
flour, let brown, then add hot water,
cover closely and let simmer for about
one and a half hours or until tender.
It may be cooked in a moderate oven
(350 degree Fahrenheit). Remove
strings and serve while hot.
FLANK STEAK, CREOLE STYLE.
1 large flank steak.
1 pound bulk pork sausage.
2 cups tomatoes.
2 bay leaves.
1 onion, sliced.
Salt and pepper.
Have the steak scored at market.
Shape sausage into a cylinder as long
; as the flank steak. Roll steak around
| it and tie with a string. Place steak
l in a baking- pan, pour the tomatoes !
over it. add the bay leaves and finely
[chopped onion. Cook in a moderate
oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit) until
the steak is tender, about one and a
half hours. To serve, remove the string
and slice through meat and sausage.
Thicken the tomato sauce and serve
with it.
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Dorothy Dix Says— j
Remarriages Successful Due
To a Better Understanding.
Dear dorothy dix: is the
remarriage of a divorced
couple ever advisable? What
per cent of divorced couples
remarry? And what success do they
manage to attain in their second ven
ture? E. R.
Answer—A great many divorced
couples remarry and these marriages
are generally successful, because both
the husband and wife have had their
lesson and have found out that if they
were unhappy together they are stiil
more miserable apart.
A great many people wreck their
homes in gusts of temper, with as
little thought of the consequences as
a peeved child knocks down its house
of cards. The husband and the wife
get into the quarreling habit. They
nag at each other until neither can
say a word that doesn't start a fight.
They make life miserable for each
other and they think the only way
! they can find peace and happiness is
by getting a divorce.
Or perhaps the husband grows tired
of the monotony and domesticity and
of a wife who is so absorbed in the
children that she has lost sight of the
fact that he is a man who wants to
be amused and entertained and made
love to, so he philanders a bit. The
wife in her anger and resentment, out
raged pride and jealousy, rushes off to
the divorce court.
But they find that divorce is not
the cure-all for all their ills that they
though it would be. It has not auto
matically turned them back into the
gay and care-free boy and girl they
were before they married. There is
the wreck they have made of part of
their lives that no court decree can
obliterate. There are the ruins of the
home they have pulled down with
their own hands. There are the be
wildered and frightened and unhappy
children. There are the memories of
virtues as well as faults; of tender
ness and kindnesses and sacrifices as
well as of harshness, strife and faults.
We often need to get away from
those with whom we live so we may
get a perspective on them that enables
us to realize their good points, and a
divorce gives this to many people.
When a man has his nerves no longer
rubbed raw with his wife's nagging
and fretting he can appreciate how
loyal she was and what a helpmate
and what a comfortable home she
made for him. When a wife gets far
enough away from her husband's pe
culiarities and aggragating little ways,
and even from his occasional side
stepping, she can realize that with
all his faults thick upon him he put
meaning into her life, and that even
a bad husband is better than no hus
band at all.
So it is that the divorced coupl»s
often come to know that their divorce
was a mistake, that they really love
each other and are necessary to each
other. When they do so, the second
marriage is generally a success because
they go into it a wiser man and
woman, chastened by their experience.
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1 for this simple design can give you one, also. The work, if you didn't
know, is so simple; you embroider in a running stitch, then cut the loops. The
pattern includes a transfer sheet for the center motif, which is about 18x25
inches (grand for a pillow, if you like), and detailed instructions for making
the squares on the remainder of the spread.
The pattern envelope contains hot iron transfer for center motif 18x25
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to aid you; also what material and how much you will need.
To obtain this pattern, send for No. 525 and inclose 15 cents in stamps or
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The Evening Star.
(Copyright, 1937.)
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Excellent Fare on a Brisk Autumn Day
Flank steak, stuffed with a savory filling, is easy on the budget as well as on the digestion. It offers
an appetizing, nourishing meal at small expenditure. Duncan Ph0,0
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