» be fore. WHAT’S IN A NAME? Fact-about your name. its history; its masochism whence it was de- rived; lte significance; your :11 - lucky day and lucky jewel. CYNTHIA Cynthia. most charming of feminine names. Originally it was the title given to Artemis, or Diana. the moon goddess. since she and her brother Apollo, the sun god, are tabled to have been born upon Mount Cynthus in Defoe. in poetic nomenclature, Cynthia. became the so nnan for moon. Milton emplms the terms fre- nut-ntly: of" Greek mythological origin is fiwm‘io Cynthia checks her‘drago'n yoke, Gently o’er the accustomed oak." Since Diana. or Cynthia was the virgin goddess of Greek mythology. England's virgin queen, Elizabeth. was often alluded to as t'fynthls in the literature, of her time. The name “as thmefore, Very popular in tireut Bittaln as a mark of honor ttum-il rmaim but its real vogue in in America “note it has had csperiul prominence. ' ' The mush-til quality of the name, tombined with its poetic origin, has always made it popular among the arts. One of the loveliest pictures of the art world is called “(.‘ynthin" and immunities the goddess of the night 11:1 a strikingly beautiful “oman Veiled in mystclious shadowy drap- mics. . The hyacinth. which brefllel forth its greatest fragrance at night. is Cynthia's flower. But the rela- tionship of the flower and the name in even more closely and romantically oxpresaedin the legend of tho hya- cinth'a origin; the flower sprang from the blood of Hyacinthue, a beautiful youth, beloved by Apollo. and killed by the latter through an unlucky throw. of the discuss: it been upon each petal the letters "Al.” the Greek exclamation of grief. Emerson speaks of "The hyacinthine boy, for whom Morn wellmight break and April bloom." It is fitting therefore that Cynthia should have the hyacinth or jacinth for her‘talismanic jewel. But the maid who bears the name is more than otdinarily fortunate, for she has another lucky gem. the incon- stone. Thedeep bluo hyacinth pro- tects her fromdanger of accident or disease, while the moonstone with its milky opalescencc promises her true love and the power to road the future in relation to love. if she places the stone in her mouth when the‘moon is full. Sunday is her lucky day and 3 her talismanic number. l?‘ you are one of the thousands of I husbands who, during the World Series, returned home to find their wives glued to the headphones, you undoubtedly have discovered by this time that wives and wireless no longer are sworn enemies: They have patched up ,n most binding truce. The re dio widow is a. thing of the past. Now the radio widower is not a: nil unlikely. Women may have been slow to get the “radio bug." but 11on they are numbered among the most ardent of fans. ‘ Broadcasting stations haVe been quick to sense the growing interest of woutemmntl have extended their proginms this fall to fill mole of the morning and afternoon hour's with featutes calculated to enrich (the life of the housewife 1m keep her in touch with the outside world; These features have included music. fash- ions. public addresses, and lectures on such subjects as home economics. home decoration, and the careof children. Manufacturers, too, have recog- nized radio's increasingly popular appeal for women The newest sets me dependable and easy to operate. tequiting fewer controls than eVer They are designed to be ornamental in the home, its well as useful. These -tendencies were very no- ticeable in the displays'prepared for the National Radio Exposition last fall in New York City. There Were “boudoir sets.” for example. finished in delicate white and gold. And there were phonograph-radio com- bination Sets in cabinets of striking design. For the first time in radio history the exposition had included complete demonstrations of the im~ portant Value of radio to woman 11 the home. - _,_________._______ THE RADIO PRIMER Daily Facts for Listeners Distortion on telephone lines is something that “as of interest only to the telephone engineers until the advent of relay broadcasting made it of importance also to the radio on- thusianst Nowadays it is a frequent occurrence for the same program to be broadcast from three to six sta~ tions simultaneously. These stations are linked together by telephone lines. As many as 23 stations have been linked together in this way for some important radio event, like a speech by the President. When this sort of thing is at- tempted the engineers have to cope not only with the natural difficulties 0. radio—which every radio fun knows are serious enough—but also, with the troubles incident to sending speech or music over it telephone line of considerable length. One of the chief of these troubles is that due to what. is called "atten- uation" on the line. By this is meant that the electric impulses ln~ troduced at one end of the line grow weaker as they pass along it. Furo thcrinore. this attenuation is not uniform forail frequencies. Ordi- nary speech or music contains fre- quencies ranging over :1 band about 3,000 cycles (vibrations per second) in width. Some of the higher ones are weakened by the telephone line more than the lower ones are. This causes distortion of the sound. To correct for this the amplifiers used at the sending or at. the- receiv- ing end of the line are adjusted to amplify most strongly the fre quencies that have been (or are to be) most o‘eskened by the transmis- sion. "Thus a. part of the distortion is avoided. l The Ground Switch. like the lightning arrostcr that we described in the Primer recently is a safety device usually installed on outdoor antennas It is merely a heavy electric switch of some sort ground at‘ one pole. and so, arranged that it can be closed when the set is not in use. This short-circuits the antenna directly to the ground. leaving the receiver itself and all indoor apparv ntus out of the circuit. In case an antenna with its ground switch closed (grounded) is struck by lightning. the theory is that the electricity will pass off harmlesely to the earth. through the ground switch and the grounded wire to which it is connected. It may be doubted whether a really strong bolt of lightning would bother much about following the ground switch and its VVire. Light- ning usually jumps about very erratically whenever it hits anything. Nevertheless, the ground switch has real value, not so much as a protection, against actual lightning as bebause it. keeps the electricity of the atmosphere out of the receiver when it is not in use. If you have been operating a. re- ceiver for-several years you prob- ably have seen. once in awhile, some ‘smaii sparks jumping about inside the set; for example. between the plates of the condensers. This is electrically collected by the antenna from the-air. If it-ie too strong. as when a thunderstorm is close at hand. it may do somov damage. A‘closed ground switch will carry this atmospheric electricity off into the‘euth.’ How Do You Say, it? Common Errors in English and How" Avoid Them. By C. N. LURIE “THROUGH“ AND "FlNISHED’i HE use of the word "throng " in the. sense of “finished" or “completed" is condemned by virtually all authorities on English. as a. vulgarism. One writer on the“ proper use of words says: “Unless you have fallen through a trap door and have finished your career, do not say. 'I am through,’ when you mean, I have flnishcd.’ The school boy says, I' am through "with that lesson.’ when he should say, ’I have finished that lesson." The farmer asks the man in his employ, 'Are. you through with that field'.” when he should have asked. ‘Havo you tin- ished plowing that. fleld?’ You as): your f1iend, ‘Are you through with that book'." when you should ask, 'i-inve you fluill‘ied reading that book?’ " .. "I am through.“ meaning "i have finished eating." or "I have dined. " is a Vulgariem. according to the Stand- ‘ard Dictionar) .= ==== lliEltliililillililtiinS 11111111 & Wail-WW“ The Washable V.» or allot Gives Attractive Touch to. Late Bummer Frockl. RE new deep Vneoltline that hsaalready become familiar to most women interested in clothes. sometimes requires a little inset of lace or lingerie—the self- samo trifle that our grandmothers called a modesty piece. Jumpers and sweaters of surplice neckline frequently need some such piece of lingerie at. the front. Moreover. this accessory often gives just the light. soft touch that is needed to relieve the severity of the frock. ‘In modern parlance. of course, these little "modesty pieces" are all vests, though you may prefer the French “gilet” for the more elab- orate sort. Sometimes they extend upward to cover the neck, terminat- ing in high collars. and not. infre- quently they have cuffs to match. One of the objections that women often raise to this fashion of wear- ing washable vests of this sort is that they so quickly show the soil. To other women. the very fact that they do leads them to wish to wear something washable next their skin. 0!! course. they owe more than half their ‘ charm to being spotieesly clean, and in some of our cities whereair is laden with smoke and dust it would be best never to wear one of these pieces a second day without having it washed fresh. If your vests are of the simpler sort, merely consisting of a straight piece to not in the deep V or oval neckline, then-the task of washing and iron- _, ing them is simple. If you choose a frock that calls for accessories of this sort for late summer or ii'utumn, for school, ' office or wear about town. then you should have at least seven of these vests. Even if you do them yourself it is much better to do a number at, 11 time. One method of making the simpler little modesty pieces for jumper or frock or surplice sweater is to start with a handkerchief. You may get one of the vividly printed imndkcr- chiefs in colors to go jumper in question or you may but quite 11 simple hematitchod hamlkor- ’ chief and decorate it with lace or embroidery stitching as desired. It the handkerchief is not too large it may be left intact. being merely tacked into position at. the desired place. if only a small modesty piece is needed then one handkerchief sometimes make two vests. i wish AND ornaawxsa WHEN YOU DROP THE SILVER IF you drop a knife. anion is coming to see you. if you “drop a fork. a woman's ' coming. And if you drop a spoon. then a child is renting for a visit. The point is. if you drop the silver. somebody is coming to see M- .4. (SOME PEAR DESSERTS Many persons who do not like pears raw do like them combined in some form of dessert. and if you have a few good wajs of making pear desserts your dinner planning problem will be simpli— lied while the pear season lasts. Baked pears are delicious, espe- cially when you can serve them with cream. Tomake these, select large firm pears. peel them and core them. Place them in a pan. fill the core holes with sugar. pour with the . 0 Some of the new rails. The figure wears one of hand-painted geo‘l‘geitr. Bria-w. at left, fatiorrd rrsi of striped ”tint, and at right nmrmrlic and lace rest. bath with units to match. At bottom, modesty Net of com lace and art. u a little water around them and bake until soft. adding a little water if necessary. If you like you may serve them with a custard sauce. Another way to make baked pears is to peel them and cut them in quarters. 1.:1y ti1e111.in n cas- serole. sugar well. and just before taking from the oven sminkiing with grated lemon peel. Several interesting gelatiue del— ter pears and stew them, taking care that they are not at all brok— on. Enough sugar should be used to make a good svrup. These may be added to :1 lemon jelly just be- fore it has set. and you may serve with them whipped cream or the pear juice thickened with a verl‘ little cornstarch, boiled up and chilled in the ice box. Pear fritters are delicious. To make them you will need pears that have been peeled and quar- tered and slightly stewed. Drain them well. then sprinkle with sugar. dip tun fritter better and fry well in deep fat. They may be served simply uith a sprinkling of powdered sugar or with pudding sauce. WHO WROTE THIS? A Series of Popular Quotations from F‘amoua Authors. Selected --——_. By J. WILSON ROY 1~"By nothing do man show their character more than by the things they laugh at." 2—"Thero is no solitude in nature." 3—-"It is the divine attribute of the imagination. that it is irrepres- sible. unconfinablo. " 4-“The cuckoo builds not for him- self " E—"Good humor may be said to he one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society}: d—"It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others." ‘i—"I-Iowever brilliant an action,- it should not be esteemed great illness the result of a great motive." 8—"Arjstocracy is always cruel." 9—"Private sincerity is a. public welfare“ Ill—"The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews." Ji—“Mon shut their doors against a setting sun." ‘ 12—‘There are chums mode only for distant admiration. No spectacle is nobler than a blaze." 18—"It is not enough to know. we must also apply: it is not enough to will. we must also 601" 141—“Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense." 15-"It ls difficult'to esteem a man as highly as he would wish. " 16—"Neithcr our virtues nor our vices are our own. " . 1 ANSWERS 9—0. H.’ Bartel hi 0~HelnrichHelne 3—Wfiawr1’15gton 1—s‘mkefllleare 4—Shakeapeare 2—Samuel John- B—W M. Thack- 301V lv—Goethe » 2-Schiller eray 3—Gocthe S—Montaigne 4*Bcnjamin Dis- 7-—-La. Roche- raeli fouca uld lfiwV'auvena rgues svwcndcli Phil—s—Samuel John- . ‘ips , son 1 WHY? is A NOTICE CALLED A ‘ "BULLETIN"? FFHAND. the word "Bulletin." which we have come to under- stand as meaning a short proc- lamation or announcemcut. appears to have as little connection—so far as the sense goes—with "bullet" as it has with “bull.” But, in reality. it is a. first cousin. for both “bullet" and "bulletin" are from the Latin "bulla."_ meaning a, seal or little round knob of lead attached to a. document as evidence that it has been officially promulgated While "bullet." however. has a. direct connection, due to the similar- ity in appearance of the two objects, "bulletin" approaches its source in a. rather roundabout manner. Because of the "bulls" or seal which was amazed to Papal pronouncements, these came in time to be referred to as“bulls," (a. ante which has per- slated to. th present day. while "bulletin" istmerely a Gallic diminu- tive of the same word. used for an announcement which is couched in the fewest possible number of words, such as the "bulletins from the bed- side" of a noted personage. Its original significance of authority or official weight has not, however, been lost during the passage of the years. i TO KEEP CHAMOIS GLOVES YELLOW Often chamois gloves, after WHShlug. come out a faded. almost dirty white. They lose the nice yellow that originally character- izes them and attracts us to them. A very good was. if you wish to keep this yellow color. is to soak slices of orange peel in water overnight. water. with soap. to wash and rinse them in. Use the soap in the rinsing water, too, as it keeps the gloves soft 'and pliable, whereas if they are rinsed in clear water they often become hard and stiff. Just it'll. this orangesskin-soap method the next time you wash your chamois gloves, and see if it isn't a good one. sorts may be. made with pears? , If .. _ you like you may pareand quarv‘ '» and use this SHORT STORY institutionalized Br moss. We: moaannsos ‘1; Wm ion. by, .m- Itoorm NW mm - 7. MY McGliim sot-oozed down her seat in the left-hand cor- ner of the college auditorium. feeling very little and forlorn and unimportant. A great lecturer from a greater foundation was at- taching the orphanage systems of the‘ country. The child turned out is an institutionalized product. he was saying, devoid of ambition. bo- reft of initiative. After that Bet- ty was too miserable to hear more. Through the luxurious waiting room and the president's softly carpeted inner sanctum, she let herself noiselessly into the dark little grlh where massive sofas and high stools proclaimed that the books of the college were kept. There surrounded by the comfort- ing darkness . Betty folded her arms upon an unfeeling ledger and resigned herself tota few moments of delicious self-pity. . So she, Betty McGee. in spite of her years of toll. was just an in- stitutionalized product, with no initiative, no ambition. All her childhood had been spent in an orphanage. Her years of mature ity here in this college. where she had worked her way through four difficult years and graduated into the position of treasurer—«van did not seem to have required a great deal of initiative: the groove had been greased. and she- had just slipped along. About those others at the orphanage, Betty had begun to wonder. There had been a boy ~—a handsome. clear-eyed chap-~- ln her room at the orphanage school. ' Betty remembered how hard Bill had studied. how the few times site had had a chance to talk to him he had told her of the big things he had expected to accom- plish. Was it possible that Bill was institutionalized? it hurt Betty to think that he lacked the initiative to realize the day dreams she had seen mirrored in those brown eyes of his. It was strange that she had never heard from Bill. He had gone to college. she knew. but after that doubtless he had slipped into some horrible groove like Betty' 5! Someone opened the outer,door of the president‘s ofllce. and Betty realized that the president and the speaker of the evening were enter- ing. it, was the president's voice she was hearing. “You were quite right." Dr. White said thoughtfully. “about the institutionalizing influence of orphanages. Now I have an in- valuable treasurer who come to us from an orphanage-4worked her way through college. She is hap~ py hero, but I believe that site would be not only miserable but useless if she had to make her way outside an institution.” Betty crept down from her high stool and stole noiselessly out of the back door of her office. arable outside an institution in- deed! one! She'd show these sociolo- gistswthese theorists—~that there was something in the make-up of the orphanage girl that they had not counted on. She had a little money in the bank. and her assis- tant could take over the books. She'd go far away \vhere she was not known. and make her start un- aided, Then she remembered that Bill had gone to a great city—to a big college where the competi- tion had been keener. She remem- bered the name of the city. Why not go there? _ .811: weeks later. after Betty, alone in the city. had wandered Mls- ' She was miserabié inside from firm to arm in soarohvof the kind of work for which her train- ing had fitted her. she decided that perhaps after all she was institu- tionalized, for she was becoming day by day more timid. Now she was studying advertisements and answering them with carefully composed letters They were eas- ier than personal interviews. ' At last she found something that made her smile at the very irony of her replying: “Wanted by a young man with a fair amount of capital and a small amount of initiative a partner with a large amount of initiative and a small amount of capital." An address was given. and setting her teeth squarely. Betty set out to find it. It led her to a personable apart- ment in a fairly good part of the city. The ad had said to call after live. It was now live fifteen. She rang the bell . The door was opened Betty's blue eyes grow wide with wonder. and her arms fell limply at her side. .She was standing face to face with her old orphanage friend ——Bill of the dreamy brown eyes. "Betty!" the boy gasped. "Bet- ty! I didn't know where you were. I wanted to come for you. but I've been in such a rut. ,I wanted to succeed and offer you something better than a merely in- stitutionalized product.“ Before Betty knew just what had happened. she was sobbing on Bill' 5 broad shoulder. “l' m not afraid any more," the boy was saying. “I’m assistant cashier of a bunk. I've saved enough money to dare to step out on my own, and with a partner like you, Betty. I can dare any- thing. You don't know the dreams I've had." “Yes. I do.” Betty McGee re-. plied, "because I've had them too. Do you think. Billy deer, that we will ever get in a groove again?" The boy shook his head with deliberate emphasis. “We could- n't. dear. now that we have both stepped out. Besides. grooves are too entail for two. We'd just push each other out. you see."- And Betty McGee knew quite well that he was right. Taj-Day’ 8 Jewel Lucky ‘ COIOI “Will ' a, menace macaw; , EMERALD ()i‘JAY’S talismonlo gem is the T emerald, which on this date is said to have the power of bring- ing youthful ambition and re-awak- ened love to those beyond middle age. The topaz is today's natal stone. and was believed by the ancients to have the power riving away evil spirits. also of liberating its wearer from the effects of useless fears. Green is today‘s color, and there is a legend which tells us that one who wears green today will experi- ence an unexpected and pleasant. meeting with a friend. Today's flower is'the mignonette. which brings to its wearer peace and happiness. m”f,...,1"u" ”1W1 u'2.1"1'I...§ nails ‘ mgr?" “11.1.33 with 3:13”de " Lyrics of ‘Life ‘1 a: ARGUFYING FRIENDS Me and him. and him and me, Seems we never could agree: Argued on the plantin’ date, Then on when to cultivate, Disagreed on when to reap— Seamedywe always had to keep Arguin' to keep in trim, Him and me, and me and him. Then one day he says to me, "Seems we never can agree. So I guess I’ll run along. Arguin' so much is wrong, So, for just the sake of peace, So we won't need no police, GueSs I‘ll make my presence slim.” “Run along," I says to him. But it soon was plain to me, Though we used to disagree, Anything we talked about We could always argue out. Though we talked a. little mean, Find the truth somewhere between When the truth was rather dim, Ilim and me, and me and him. Yes, I shortly come to see Folks who never disagree Haven’t found truth‘e sparklin' gem. May be wrong. the both of them. Now the folks I want to fight Is the folks who say I'm right, Alans right in eV 'ry whim—— Not dispute like me and him. Well, he's back. back here with me, Where we both can disagree, Where we both can argue out How to do what we're about. And I hope the heavens send You an argufyin‘ friend “'heu the road of life is dim—— Like him and me, and me and him. 1 WHERE iT STARTED —— RIFLING GUNS HE origin of the principle of rifled guns is in some doubt. The whirling motion of a feath- ered arrow probably suggested it to the early gunsmiths. The first ride mentioned is noted in an inventory of the fortress of Guestella. near Parma, Italy, dated 1476. Here spe— cial mention is made of a. gun with a spirally grooved bore. SCHOOL DAYS ‘ . . SHE l “mu. you, l" mess MO 9‘ u some}. W": These new ”“90"" '1lAE Polio, ‘ TELLY, you recto N1 93“- IVOHD l" 15" YEAR-5 We Will “th RIGHT OVER cheek casino him-is Hill- ‘I we so oven. 5 went. V5 10 mg WITR YN‘U- “" fin ”Ti-is? - n o '5 “\TTM ' . 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