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t McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 WHO^ NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON N EW YORK.—Policemen seem to have more social security than almost anybody else, if they behave themselves, and yet about 70 of _ them have com- Seek Cause mitted suicide in For Coptf New York in the De.pond.ncy few .yea- liceman’s life is not a happy one” was not made clear by Gilbert and Sullivan, but members of the New York force are out to find out and do sdmething about it. Their new and unique ‘‘trouble clinic” has been investigating and prescribing. It li^ts eight reasons why policemen get in distress, and the list includes just eight brands of money trouble. The nefcrs today is that the department clinic has official sanction and is opening headquarters in the old World build ing. Patrolman Joseph J. Burkard of the traffic squad, an energet ic, resourceful self-starter, in the department 20 years, pio neers the new clinic, with the aid of a young patrolman who is a student of psychology at Co lumbia university. They brought in Dr. Menas S. Gregory, famous psychiatrist, and Dr. Carmyn J. Lombardo,, also widely known as a specialist in men tal disturbance. The clinic already has handled 150 cases, some of them of extremely serious nature. The clinic was established under the Patrolmen’s Benevolent associa- tion, of which Mr. Idea t irst Burkard was Tried Out elected president By Legion Iast y ear - 11 ia * * Said to have been his original idea, suggested by sim ilar work by the American Legion, of which Mr. Burkard is a former/ New York county commander. He has been a genial mixer in the' department for many years, vice president of the glee club and long active in the affairs of the P. B. A. A friend of this writer, gathering material for a book on New York, quoted to a young police lieutenant Inspector Williams’ remark that “There is more law on the end of a policeman’s night-stick than there is in a decision of the Supreme court.” “That’s bunk, and it always was,” said the lieutenant. “Col lege men are Joining both the police and fire departments. J. Edgar Hoover, and others, are helping to bring about a new conception of a policeman. The *flat-foot’ era is ending.” And then, said my friend, the lieutenant disclosed that he was a college graduate and engaged in an informal discussion of psychiatric training and methods in connection with police work. Would the cops have made their own.psychological clinic in Inspector Williams’ day? • • • TP HE late Texas Guinan gave * George Raft a pair of gold-plated garters. They brought him luck and he still wears them. The sleek, _ _ . slow-eyed young Tex isuuum Italian, alumnus Gave George of New York’s GoU Garter, Heir* Kitchen, has taken success in his easy dancing stride—he’s an ex-hoofer—but, like other moving picture stars, he’s beginning to look a gift-horse in the mouth. He doesn’t like his role in Para mount’s “St. Louis Blues,” and the company suspends him. It is one more instance of increasing es thetic sensitivity in movieland. In and around Hell’s Kitchen, he was a professional light weight boxer, winning 25 fights, kayoed seven times. He was an outfielder for the Springfield (Mass.) minor league team for two seasons. He did well enough, but it was a sideline of impromptu hoofing and spoofing which paced him into the night clubs and the big Broadway shows. He achieved a sinister, reptilian suggestion in his dancing which made him known fraternally up and down Broadway as “The Old Black- snake.” He was just looking on at the Brown Derby in Hollywood when a prowling director seized him as a “type” and ruthlessly sloughed him into fame and fortune. His 1937 earnings report wae $202,666, topped only by Cooper and Baxter, among the male stars. He owns 45 suits of clothes and a piece of Henry Armstrong. Q Consolidated News Features. WNU Service. Light-Colored Paints Good light-colored outside paints contain white lead, often mixed with smaller quantities of other pig ments. Colored pigments are added to the white to produce tinted paints, or used without the white to pro duce dark paints. It is generally recognized that the dark paints give better service under the same weather and exposure conditions. SEEDS... California's eucalyptus trees grew from a handful of Australian seeds. Seeds of kindness will similarly enrich our personal lives. —Bv WINIFRED WILLARD— ^ IMPLE thing for him to send ^ from Australia by slow-sailing ship to his wife at home in Califor nia. Just a handful of seeds 1 Small thing to bother with. Big thing to reckon with in the long run. For this handful of seeds gave America all the glory of our eucalyptus, love ly in its silvery-blue-green foliage. Its spicy fragrance always an nounces its presence* • Nothing else smells like it. By the standard of the dollar, eucalyptus leaves, sap, bark and fiber turn themselves into good American money in the course of every year, for medicines, tonics, preparations that many thousands of us use without knowing how we got them. Any inventory of California’s claims to pre-eminence—roses the year round, sun-kissed oranges, sun- made raisins—must reckon with the wealth of the eucalyptus and with the two people, unpretentious and unassuming, who laid that wealth in California’s Ihp—William Taylor, pioneer, preacher, practical man of affairs and his little home-making wife. She, too. looked into the fu ture, seeing what these seeds could become of beauty ' and blessing. Then she did the practical things needed to make them grow. The seeds her husband sent her were worthless until she planted them! Growth of a Friendship Two travelers on happy holiday in Florida stopping to call on a friend. It was a carefree, glad day under the palm trees beside the lovely lake in Winter Park. They wrote about it to one whose name was often on their lips that day. Return mail brought a handful of seeds and introduction to other friends away from home and restless for companionship. These seeds start ed to sprout. Passing days cultivat ed them until a rare and lovely treasure of friendship grew that becomes more beautiful with the years. The auditor of an important edu cational group was a regular trav eler. Traveling grows monotonous but offers a chance generally to catch up on rest and to read a bit. This particular trip was long. The auditor was' weary of figures and of balances that did not easily bal ance. She wanted to sleep away some of the hours on the train. Across the aisle was a little old lady, a stranger. She did not seem to have any promising seeds in her hands. She was nervous and rest less, a bit fearful. She seemed eager for companionship. It developed that she carried a heavy personal load and greatly needed a human safety valve. Most of us do. So the seasoned traveler put away her desire to doze and gave herself up to listening while the little lady talked. It was not much to do. But it cost its price. Seeds must have time to grow. And there is never any way to know ahead which seeds will pay to plant, which will grow and make our gar dens of life its loveliest. We have to take chances on them same as on everything else. These special seeds which the traveler sowed in a sec tion of the sleeping car grew to friendship that abided until that wistful little body who wasn’t quite accustomed to trains and traveling, slipped away across the Final Riv er. Now tangibles are not the only values. Sometimes they are not valuable at all. But from the little lady to the traveler who wanted to doze and pass the time but who was willing instead to be friendly and helpful, there came a gorgeous dia mond “because you were so good to me that day.” Little thing, big thing, either view you take. Adventure in Companionship Queer things—seeds! Sometimes we don’t recognize them. Take that luncheon at Washington’s Mayflow er hotel one spring Saturday. There were 300 guests. The First Lady was to tell us her ideal of women in politics. At my right was a friend. The seat at the left was vacant. No sign of a seed. Then a pleasant voice asked permission to sit beside me. There was the seed unseen before, already sprouting. The days and weeks that followed saw it grow through comfortable companionship and congenial fel lowship, becoming a real adventure along the alluring lanes of friend ship. However sophisticated we are, however far we shy away from show of sentiment, it yet remains that every forest oak was once with in the tiny compass of the acorn. That sounds old-fashioned but is as modern as today. Life continues to grow great results from seeds so small that often we fail to see or to believe how they can be impor tant to our purposes. When our spirits are negative, we sometimes cast these seeds away, losing what might become very precious to us. Not every handful of seeds produces a glory of eucalyptus. Not every train acquaintance pays the score with a gleaming diamond. That would put the whole business on too low a level. But every seed holds unpredictable possibilities. Copyright.—WNU Service. ’"IMPROVED' UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAVI chool Lesson s By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible InsUtute of Chicago. © Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for September 11 SAUL: MORAL FAILURE LESSON TEXT—I Samuel 10:21-25; 15: 20*23* 31*3*6. GOLDEN TEXT—To obey is better than sacrifice. I Samuel 15:22. WHAT to EAT and WHY (?.4jQuiton fioucLill £numelate± the Nutritious Values of the BANANA Moral failure is the direct result of disobedience to God. This fol lows from the fact that the moral order established in the universe was established by God. He, then, is the One who knows the right way. “God is always right, and when we are against God, we are always wrong. To walk a road leading away from God is to travel straight to ruin, and this is what Saul did” (Wilbur M. Smith). The story of Saul’s choice as king, his personal qualifications for lead ership and his ultimate disgrace and death, is obe that should give pause to every young man or woman who has been afflicted with present-day ideas that brilliance of mind, quick ness of wit, and apparent worldly success, apart from obedient sub mission to God, are satisfactory ends in themselves. “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Prov. 16:25). I. “There Is None Like Him” (10: 21-25). Saul was chosen of God to be Israel’s first king. God Himself had been their king, but they ib their willful unbelief wanted to be like neighboring nations. And the choice of both God and the peoplfe fell on Saul, for there was “none like him among all the people.” Never has a man been privileged to enter more auspiciously upon high office. Physically he was well- equipped, head and shoulders above the people (10:23). Mentally he was fitted for leadership. He was humble (9:21). He was spiritually right (10:6-9). He had a tolerant and kindly spirit (11:13). He was a successful military leader (ch. 11). For two years all went well, but then came the crisis which proved that all was not as it should be, when Saul presumptuously took the place of Samuel as priest and made an offering (13:9-13). This was later followed by his disobedience in spar ing Agag. II. “To Obey Is Better Than Sac rifice” (15:20-23). God had commanded that there must be utter destruction of the Amalekites and their possessions— something like the burning of a dis ease-infested house—a wiping out of a king and people who were con demned of God. We may not fully understand this act of God, but if we know Him we will not doubt that it was in accordance with His infinite wisdom and love. Saul chose to disobey, later con tending that it was done because of the people, that sheep and oxen had been spared for a sacrifice to the Lord. Samuel cuts through his hy pocrisy and declares that God wants obedience rather than sacrifice. This is a lesson that many who profess to follow the Lord have not learned. “All the sacrifices and ceremo nies of religion are to aid and pro mote obedience, not to be a substi tute for it. Disobedience can never be made a virtue, even though at tended by thousands of sacrifices” (Stanley). The church or the indi vidual who denies or disregards the teaching of God’s Word and at tempts to make up for it by sacri fices and ceremonies declares to the world that there has been a depar ture from true faith in God. Obe dience is a virtue all too rare. HI. “The Battle Went Sore Against Saul” (31:3-6). This quotation from verse 3 re lates to a particular battle, but it may well be applied to the entire battle of Saul’s life. Having once begun the downward path of pre sumption and disobedience, the de scent became rapid. The man to whom God had given a new heart and upon whom He had poured out His Spirit fell to such a low state that we find him in I Sam uel 28 consulting a witch, a spiritis tic medium, seeking opportunity to speak with Samuel, who had already gone to his reward. Spiritism is an evil current in our day, and therefore it may be well to point out that while mediums do seem to have the power to simu late the dead, they bring this about through familiar spirits (I Sam. 28: 7), that is through communication with evil spirits. The dead do not actually return, but they are repre sented by demonic agents. When the witch of Endor called on her famil iar spirit, God intervened and actu ally brought Samuel from the dead to the great surprise of the witch. No Christian should ever have any thing to do with Spiritism. If he does he indicates that his spiritual life is at very low ebb and that he is in real soul-danger. The death of Saul writes a tragic end to a promising life, destroyed not so much by outside influences as by the moral decay within. The wise man said that as a man “thfnk- eth in his heart so is he” (Prov. 23:7). It may not show today or tomorrow, but eventually the heart that is wrong leads to a Ufe that is wrong. “Keep thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the is sues of life” (Prov. 4:23). Explains How Our Most Satisfying Food Fruit Helps to Maintain Health at All Ages* By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 East 39th Street, New York City. B EFORE the discovery of the vitamins and before we knew so much regarding the body’s mineral requirements, in terest in food was centered around proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Fruits which in general supply little protein and fat, and widely varying amounts x>f carbohydrates, received scant consideration as a source of essential nutrients. —★— <S 1 —■■■ • Serve Fruit Twice Doily But with our steadily in creasing knowledge of vita mins and of the importance to the body of a long list of es sential mineral elements, fruits have assumed a com manding place in nutrition. And those who follow the pri mary rule of a well balanced diet and serve fruit twice daily have been rewarded with increased health and vigor. In addition to their minerals and vitamins, fruits are valued be cause of their bulk or cellulose which helps to insure regu lar health habits. —★— The Most Economical Fruit Many homemakers consider that fruits as a class are among the more expensive items included in the food budget. But that state ment is far too gen eral and indicates a lack of informa tion concerning the comparative nutri tive values of the different kinds of fruit. For example, it has been said of the delicious and economical banana, that it gives more nutritive as well as money value than almost any other food. Fruits, in general, are fre quently divided into two classes; they are known as flavor fruits when they contain 80 per cent or more of water and as food fruits when the water content is less than 80 per cent. Bananas are a food fruit of the first order! Ripe bananas are rich in carbo hydrates and furnish the body with splendid energy values, with a minimum tax on the digestive system. —★— Double Fuel Value When fully ripened, this fruit provides quick energy because a certain amount of its sugars are almost immediately absorbed by the body. On the other hand, sev eral hours must elapse before the remaining sugars are completely assimilated. Thus, eating bananas provides a continuous supply of energy for a considerable period. They not only help to promote rapid recovery from fatigue but also furnish a continuing supply of energy which keeps one from be coming hungry again too soon after a meal. The edible portion of one aver age-sized banana weighs about 3% ounces and provides 100 calories: It takes almost the same weight of white potato to yield the same number of calories. —★— Bananas a Protective Food Bananas take an important posi tion among the protective foods, because they are a good source of four vitamins. A, B, C and G, and contain a total of 11 minerals. They leave an alkaline-ash fol lowing digestion. Fully ripened bananas are easi ly digested and are mildly laxa tive. ' - —★— Valuable in Child’s Diet Bananas deserve a prominent place in the child’s diet from in fancy to maturity. Some baby *?%?**'.. Get this — oiMfcSSSS • P , on iUebyi^P rope ^ vour child h?rUtet* lon f for the* ee^'cMW? bulletin on ^ eVi^I specialists prescribe mashed and strained ripe bananas as one of the first solid foods to be intro duced in the infant’s diet. The ripe banana is considered to be especially valuable at the time when sugar is withdrawn from the formula and the baby is given whole milk for the first time. The calories in the bananas take the place of the calories previously received from the sugar, and thus weight gains are steadily main tained. —★— Help Children Gain Weight Because of their high caloric value, plus their content of min erals and vitamins, bananas may well be used regularly throughout childhood. Bananas and milk make an ex cellent food combination because the milk supplements the fruit with protein, fat, minerals and vitamins. This combination is often used as a supplementary lunch for underweight children, and carefully conducted studies have indicated its usefulness in helping youngsters to gain weight. Almost all children like the taste of bananas and they do not seem to tire of this bland and pleasing fruit. And though the banana ia regarded as a solid food, it can, if desired, be mashed and whipped into liquid form and combined with milk to make'a healthful and nourishing beverage. —★— Ideal for the Elderly If elderly individuals are to maintain top health, fruits should be given a prominent place in their diet. But many fruits are avoided by individuals past mid dle age, either because their acid taste is displeasing or because they present difficulties in masti cation. Ripe bananas, however, practically melt in the mouth. Be ing easily digested, they are a fortunate choice for elderly per sons, providing necessary energy Spoils Your Looks Impairs Efficiency ... And ic may seriously affect your health. If you are over 30, and weigh more than the normal weight for your height at the age of 30, the chances are that you would benefit greatly by a rational program of weight reduction. You are invited to write to C. Houston Goudiss for his scientific Reducing Bulletin, which outlines the safe, certain and comfortable method of weight reduction by counting calories. It includes balanced reducing menus and a chart showing the caloric value of all the commonly used foods. With it, you can easily compute the caloric value of every meal you eat. r—Just write to' C. Houston Goudiss, 6 East 39th St., New York City—a post card wiU do —and ask for the Reducing Bulletin. values with a minimum of diges tive effort. —★— Most Versatile Fruit Bananas are always in season and are usually most inexpensive. It is desirable, of course, that only fully ripened bananas be eaten raw. That is because their con stituents vary with 4he degree of ripeness. Bananas are picked when they are green and hard, and the car bohydrate content is almost en tirely starch. As they ripen, the starch is converted into easily di gested sugars. In fully ripened bananas—those in which brown flecks appear on the yellow skins—the starch has almost entirely disappeared and the flavor has been developed to its highest point. The all-yellow banana is also ripe enough to* eating and it is likewise firm enough for cooking. Partially rip# bananas—those which are yellow with a green tip—may be cooked and served as a vegetable or as dessert. Considering their availability, ease of digestion, high food value and economy, bananas deserve to be classed as one of the staple foods in every well planned dietary. Mrs. G. R. McK.—When peas and beans cause discomfort, ow ing to their tendency to form gas, they can frequently be eaten with out distress in pureed form. Miss M. L. A.—Both sweet and white potatoes contain vitamins A, B and C; but sweet potatoes are a much better source of vitamin A than white potatoes. O WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1938—27. I-MARK BY DRAWING AROUND A COI BACK-STITCHED HEM STEP 3 A LETTER comes telling the ** story of mats a clever girl designed for her dressing table. The problem was to make them to fit spaces of unusual size. Her room color scheme was blue and white and a design of white em broidered snow crystals on cool blue linen was what she wanted. Here is the way she achieved a charming result. The linen was cut the desired size and narrow hems creased with a warm iron. The hems were then backstitched in white from the right side with three strands of six-strand mercerized embroid ery cotton. She wanted the ar rangement of the snow crystals to be helter-skelter—just as they would fall; so she took a hand ful of coins and tossed them onto the linen. There was a 50-cent piece; a quarter; some dimes, nickels and pennies. After sev eral tosses she drew around each coin where it fell. Still using three strands of the white cotton she took four stitches across the marked circle and then brought the needle out in the cen ter, as shown here in step 2, ready to take a tiny stitch to bind the long stitches together. The crys-' tals were embroidered over the long stitches, the larger ones be-- ing more elaborate than the smaff* er as illustrated here. The stitch used is shown in step 3. Ninety other embroidery stitches are pic-, tured in my Sewing Book No. 2. Also dozens of things you can make in your spare time to use or to sell. Order your copy today and be among the thousands of women who are finding this book useful. Enclose 25 cents and ask for Book 2. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, I1L The Spirit Blooms The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laugh ter; and in these the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light among the thorns.—George San tayana. WATCH the-Specials You can depend on theepe- cial sales the merchants of our town announce in the columns of this paper .They mean money saving to our readers. It always pays to patronize the merchants who advertise. They are not afraid of their mer chandise or their prices.