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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-10-29, Page 6,r, ei press from the gardens' t N :: YOr. s Wearing BY AN1VI3BELLE WORT 1N TON•' 1 undated 'Dressin.ciking Less.oti,'a to r Pnt n ` Itott u ,•.u. 4't - q 11tcicus! • f 4-' • • ti.?.-���gqr; y. � r -p Pii_llip Crane a young aeroplane. da, 'signer, comes to London on holiday. At - Waterloo station he 'saves a girl, • Mar. fiery Ferguson. from death by snatching- hcr from bene'th a large car„ Un arrival at the laid -Western Hotel, :+ei' he has 'suddenly decided to ;stay. he•.le surprised to find a letter addressed no one ctluld have• knoWn of his intention to stay, ,e is• further :riy;stided bynndi.ng the letter is wr e i co e ' 1•f•.gat-the though face when,, returning k ome. froit • that liolid:ay, he narrated his experience in the* modern... Babylon.' Sir Timothy Padden's adventures were' confined'to the designing :of aeroplane • engines; to him there, although his .out yk . on life the' wise was m fhere H aniusin'1 ;. restr,icted Still he was Science A1 3 written 'n. d' genius:in' his own line—dear old chap. to Eradicate' .• by (;RAFTER L„-(cOnt'd ). .CHA'P),1 IL II. What 'Wes he .to do?. The oV/ions He led -dined well at.Verney'a.:T�h.e. o. i rad so znied to -make a • $;gience sinus ,rat making tki$ ivo.rld' thing; naturally, ivas to, go:, •:doaln t head Waiter hail eenature' a;nd, man -intelligible, de-- the Hotel Office,' Make..as: good an^'.ex. special .point of treating: Iiim ` es •ar' clai•ed Bir , Arthur 'I'honison' in a re- "planation as eyes; po'sible,";and then distinguislied customer,"'end th y,, feed cent address•,` feligioii rill:ins In-'elear,'out, ''.,He weuld. look. no end:of, and. wine••:hast. bepli 'beyond re'pr.oach.. ,'1 tc .tel4eetua'1 aspeete seek's to show that; fool;..raf•:coutse Aid, although,•; this'-Ltgditing' --,a..,cigar at the;.•t,�a , ll,. :the world. is reasonable: Science •4s' • would not` ie •tile. first occasion of'the which .:the ma tre Whotel •hi.mself.. descriptive,"while religion is Titer- • kind; he felt that •the day was too struck, Crane felt that life 'could ' tive_ eieib�is-a arie Y a I hal. a better' moment an'. Science give's, empirical verifiable' this. He was en top. of the *or! answers • to the :q-aesticsirs:' What -ls this? How. does it"°persi •• n its 'state, of` being? Whence ; a ie it. Whither is it'••moving? What?. How? Whence? and, perhaps,, Whither? But science never asks why? , , , , It seeks. afte:.form.ulation,;;or laws which enable us to •say: "if this; then that," It never explains 'in terms:of purpose, -or deep -down .meas t ing Sciene`e:. 'is necessarily an ab- stract' or partial kind of knowledge.' Religion ;on its intellectual side' is • cognate_ to • Philosophy—it is the lay- mated • 'philosophy,. • It always„ `iii=' piles„ :something ' spiritual, something 'beyond .ordinary experience., . •, Science describes' in' terms of low 'est' ;:common denominators, such • as electr..ons and protons, protoplasm :and mind' but `religion interpiets_in• terms „ if the greatest common m'ea _sere: , • •This was an opportunity too •good. to If `religion,'is• to • intet•pret the world 'be ii issed.. Life.in. his uncle's draw - and man, it is of obvious importance- ing:office was. too `dull to `let a• chance that 'it should 'deal with the :'facts :of .like' this g'o.:b.y. ,.,He 'ls as•,on'ho'lidayr- • the case:. ,.Bit scien'ce'. is always pile- : and a • touch .of ' adventure 'thrown' in ing us ie new world• Copeillean, . would be ,more than welcome. "Hie eevteniane- rearw-inii,n,. Fincteinian, Would sit . tight. and. , see what hap- TASTE •Krait Old-Faihidned Bailed salad t)ressing and you U tnstatitly acclaim its 'tem, jelicatc tlavOlit: You li' tike its., ,•slvcty texture end level to Op :matey tinouthocss• 'gather. g tares 12 dunce jar sells ton: only 25 :cots, me half che.price you re used to.. n'T im fession. ' ' What decided finai was•: the Tcnow1 :,'1 : `taifi ' to -'St.- Jao t s''-- heatre edge. that he: had •not acted dishonor : brought him his' first • disappointment,, ably.' Those • letters • Which , belonged "Sorry.;. Sir,' but there's not a seat ta soineont else were completely uniree• left ' telligible to him , • Tliis was a blow• .He'had.been leok- Here .was. mystery. ing forward '.to. 'seeing • the: 'drama, ' He'tingled at the•thought..'By some '"Wandering• Men," ever 'since' •i.ts•'first- extraordinary" chance, he .'m.ust •hays' ,night performance' which had ,received become involvedin one of those .senna= such r•.aptudus notice from the criti:s•, tional'hr_ :.euro __that,w. ere.to be „read ..,But, of cieuree,'_ he had•' only hilmself to �'� about :PPocea Tonally, in the newspapers,. blame in this, as in 'the. matter -of the 'Thede -'things were always staged 'in hotel, he..had not :troubled to write !•London. • ' , 1•,eforehande -aution--and conimon.serise applied... :"I can-gi_v,_e_y_oit_.a. tall 'for • 107 cool douche. The management would. morrow; 'night,,". sugge§sted the,'.' box- • understand, when he told them how'the office clerk. ' ' ' .l mistake had occurred. At the worst..'. • "Oh; can you? --thanks." they couldonly charge hili for a da:j's • . • He paid hiss • money, took his ticket; tenancy' of: the suite. ' I e must get and turned away: ,•- • out.' . ' With. so inany.other .places .to, choose ' No; • heel.' be dashed• if he ; Would !',from,' the thought 'of', another show, •however, •.seemed''flat in • comparison. He wou.d have 'a wander through the - streets,, fascinating.: at. that'•'time -cif 'night.to._a-piovineiai like himself,' and. return . to thea hotel , where, possibly, i'n•the Smoking room, ,he Might, '•ret, a' rubber of bridge'. , The savour of Lon - and so forth. Tlrusr it is • an unendr :pened i• , don wa too dine to be ''gulped. 'to. get ,ing +task7oP-reliffiion t©',adjust'its itr= This -.decision 'w'as so'stimulating. -.its- full relish; 'he must digest it by• terpretation t e the new world; ;and'' that he felt he Must get nut .of doors.: degrees. . '•it to• often haztrdons to nut new:wine ,This room was toe small. Besides, he .• It was when .he had. gone about a into old skins•.: • •• wanted exercise -and a . dinner at ' -dozen .yards from.' the theatre that he S ience.•s"e rs •pi'im'ari•1•y=fo-r-under mileesn.agger-restaurant; w-h'ere�how. `.suddenly -•-turned— A ii fol-low3:ng. standing but 'it also 'seeks,• less di-- ever, there' was ]So necessity to dress. immediately at his.heels was unable'to redly., no, doubt, to remove evils and He. thought he'd go to 'V,ernay'sr I avoid the contact, and the two col- ozie of those Places in Scho: , He would lided•' choose later. •, ."I should like. to k13ow 'why • you.'re • At the office, he stopped for a : io• - "Devour' Cockroaches meat: to- exchange a word ' with the EaokarTA Boiled Saldd`'` Dre5Sit1g An er-tirely new sleeve •treatment brings distinction : to this .model, whose' graceful..skirt addsa peplum , . . frill, eniliiiasizing the flat slimness of the hips. , • The neckline is youth`f`ully be0CTtr= 1ernes ,B-arley, Chief Naturalist of Wig.• the United States Biological Survey e n . a_..tovely.�inte�ps.etatrazzro a i+ecain�.-cumxnunxeat� • to.•.tb .A�.1??.,. come to -clay. KR okiiignipmaBoiled SaladDressh Made,iir.Canada oyt rhe Makers••.jf'iiraft Ghecse and Vclvecta The t , O '',VIS9 9qq aa■■ . ** ator Y•'"T.lmes- _-_:.The leipoa; the bircl'ttiat is 'credited with having invented the incubator; is. 'becoming rare.: •"Once widespread through Southern Australia, where it is known as the mallee lien,: -it hes dwindled ill numbers as its eggs have 'been ,devoured by foxes,' iguanas' and aborigines• In ,Vict'oria its wily re- fuge. is the sanctuary knowii as Wonga Park. 4 The mance' hen • is--about•••two';-fe-et- long from head to tail tip and has dot- t.ed. plumage • 'of tilatk,. brown, white and gray, strong' legs, large feet and - ,a shot- crest:- Unlike turtles -and cer-• tain bird •species that lay eggs in hasti- ly' scratched hdles, it builds:its incu- bator. with constructive'. skili' ap- proaching•that•of a beaver., • In June 'males and 'females begin making ea mound,sometimes nearly •50 feet in circumference and ' 3 •feet high, -in-wkteh t.he.eggs are to posited'five months la ter, Using both increase .good. • Grasshopper Mice .'. clerk. : • A kind of mouse which might earn "How long, have you been kelYping its keep usefully around houses. by killing . cockroaches and ether.. ob- noxious 'insects' is described by Dr. sheereworsted . print in dark wine- lean Nature. :Association of Washing - It's• a. dress that will answer i. many requireirients for early .fall. !ry Style No• -3342." may be had sizes 14, 16, 1:8, 20 years, 36, 38 and • 40 inches bust. • • • Size 16 , requi res $ y •'ds 39- inch, with 11i yard 39 -inch con -1st- ing. • It''s chic too for, more dressy oc- . casiens in black crepe satin with the. little_neekline_tr ninling.,piece ,.of eggshell crepe satin. • • Dark green canton -faille crepe 'silk is mart. ' HOW '.TO ORDER PATTERNS. Wrte your name ami.: address. plainly,,giving number and size of '• leach patterns as you want, Enclose 20c in stamps or gain (coin pre- ferred;•wrap it carefully) for each . -number- aid address your order• to .- Wilson Pattern Service, 73•. West • Adelaide St•, Toronto. • October Letter -' Ening With •you, for me ea have, a loose in the basement, provided with spray of .sweet -olive, ' :Or one :of, the leaves that fall from your fig • tree . by the door. .There was fa yucca tree by the door; I niy, loon—is?" he asked,He could. underj- stand now. why so many •boys wishle•1 to become dethctives in later life. The reply was . prompt. "1, r ediate'y ' We •received rewir-etesse from e thee p9.quitanj.a,'. Crane."' ton •D C It is the grasshopper mouse ayes, of course." ,.Mumbling this following me," said Crane. . , "h'ollo-wing yaru? repeated the -other man; "I'm' afraid, you've made a mis-' take, sir. If I. have' been. going in •the same' direction • as yourself, I assure. you it is. Purely coine.dence.. Lain a ^stranger to London, and- just, wander - ing-around -to-kill-time."...... .. your Thai• speaker had a•.stern, hardfaee, • lvicr )lilt -itLeiontained ea certain likea_ble Iquality. Crane .was •instantly apolo- getic. . ' - • • "Sorry if I'm wrong," he said "hut, or scorpion mouse a variety of smail coi;vention•tl reply, he turned' away'to I. feet .rand Will.,; ,..for scraping,elle, b)1(45..__ clear out a tepres.i+., + t sero 'rka-t--arad--l-ine-lt-witli_san iL_Tlieu they _ - --. - -_ 1il•1 it with leaves a:nd'-rebbiS1i leaving , this to"be saturated by the Spring .•aims •. . .of October. Later they cover, the heap with sannd, • 'sothat: the temperature • . within.ma'y rise as the vegetable mat- ter'ileceYs.'... , . . :In November the' warnr.'ntound is .scratched open. and :the hen deposits Iter, eggs, placed upright 'on the small- er -end in- pyram'id • layers -,-separated. by •sand. She lays every. third day., , opening and closing„ the r mound each . .time, until from eigiit'to twenty-three eggs tare" bee r deposited:- ..-. .. -. •Themiew clicks;-eneelging-fx hill) e • . e,_ top of the eggs, ally strong enough •tee .. seeat'eh their way through the sand to 'the, surface bn.:their 'first tla:y: ;they', • can e'ein,r in and fiya little., Thus the ' giellee • hen• avoids' net only. the neves- . city of sitting:on its eggs hut. also, the .. _need ot. geedinge its 'young in, its first contact .with the world, • ly, a. phrase'which'he iniegined ;he .must.; .have borrowed. sub -consciously from a film title:flashed into' his mind. There, was ;Oily,. one: iipt7deleTiPtion for this`mysteriousvisitor—"TheRed 'Madonna." She was a• person of .striking cor.- traste ; her deeply .red chestnut hair `sbei-vied off -the extju• r yef.tir skid si£. necic:arid•shoulders visible beneath. the • flung -back opera cloak: lier'face•'was arrestingly beautiful; the features be- ing classical and the line from ear to. I. chin finely'moulded. She was in her prime; he imagined' •her.• age to be about twenty-sixeA •glorious creature! So vivirj was the personality ,of this • Unexpected caller that' he'was unahle • to • speak and it was the woman who made the first remark. ficient good looks to lead an army • corps" to dent uctiore. but behind the . clas cal features flaui'ed a devil. Sh was•'a virago.' z,•' -4nswer,nie+" _she zeried_,_ "ditL7-ou receive the letters which were •sent ,to this •hctel?"' ••' He rentembered the cypher, coni- ni-un•ieations: ' ' " (To be.con(inued•) • "I have been waiting here for 'at least' an hour;" she �t.ated. ' Crane,' although etup' nes,, o•+ey.eu the instinctive law of• courtesy. "I'm• most awfully= sorry;", he re, fieldmo�xse of the western 'part of hide his face• , hecestly, I imagined you were follow- .plied in atone n'tcofiention•. Nothing the United States. The• common names This thing was getting richer and- ing me all about the. place. Weren't else appeared -.to: shatter for the nno- of this mouse'coma, as would be ex- richer Where was it to end? He' you at Vernay's tonight?" • menta he was i. man speaking':to a pected, from the animal's habit of eat- ' didn't care twc-pence -so long as the . "YR, I was,"' admitted the other- -very bed if:u1-esoma-n.• _ r _:No e rg been pre r""ass g P insects, rP rug i n t1 s , g g. (erred; but scorpions, crickets,' beetles or almost any' other insect being' ac- cepted' if grassh ppeia are -scarce. On one ' occasion, Dr. Bailey states, his ;house. was. invaded by cockroaches which had got a foothold in the base- ment and kitchen. A.. • pair of ,the grasshopper mice. happened to 'he' on hand for scientific study, so Dr. Bailey placed the'cage containing these mice In the .kitche.1 one night, 'closed the kitchen doors and windows and; open - developer' er tt' were :interesting. So the i a • real:Fhihi'p. Cranecat}ia from Arinel c , he remembered reading in the train • that the "Aquitenia" Was duel to berth : at Southampton that morning. An:-- pal' up with the ratan, but before h� ria-....antieT.ree°. And yet, that,.gi eli-t-'oo.uld ;make. any. advance, his,-_conipan: 'distance had been bridged; the widely ion had turned abruptly ;and .walked divergent points of the compass had ;_quickly away. Had Crane `fellowed "But,. once again, let me assure you "I cannot accept any e:cr.u.�e• You — i i 7' S 0 n inyour were even 'definite 'instiutt on, ,, that you, ere entirely wrong g surmise." received -the' letters?" she broke of With this; Crane was teni eed. to sharply to enquire. I At' this early stager .the 'procectl-' 1ngs,•._Crane came to tile conclusion that beauty; standing alone, couTd-be 'met at the Mid -Western Iiotell" . him in turn, he would have seen the As he 'passu) through the swing= man go into the nearest Underground . doors leading to the' street,, he smiled Station telephone booth ---- _ -• •-..-,--------- _••----,�-,'-••--' call. The message he• sent. was ra,,.i t*� Dance •ceived at 'Scotland Yard. ed the' cage. Next morning both mice C';ltl . It was strangely stimulating for a ' . were found fast asleep.in their nest in "yokel" like himself to walk through , the cage; with hundreds of loose cock s'?'� s �3 Bey �rF 11 one thronged streets, .da zling to the Teaeh•er— \\'ha.t do you know about Ceres?" I • .. Tomipy .ran=-"We11; it- Will he played between Philadelphia and St. Louis." ' • vin .for Art is a human ',activity ha g • its- :purpose the' transmission• to others of the highest rnd best feel- ings to which • men - hare risen.— Count Teo Tolstoy.• • , :Afret' tTie fi -T is ,s pintrg1re•trtherr-Monne=-_ rated too highly; this i•niilan had suf- the hnr:•r,v:• in,^ de:biils. and male a When Yo u roach legs scattered er aurid tTie edges of the kitchen to show that the night had not been idle. Repeating this for a few lights ridded ;he kitchen of the insects. The •tWo;mice wore thea left . • ample •water anti with _vegetable food. Preferring insect food, however, the two mice' soot cleaned up the cock-: reach invasion of the basement as they reteember, - •i • had that of the kitchen: Grasshopper With flowers of moonlight— • mice are fearless fighters against in - "You cannot Pluck -mt,onlight to .bring sects or. of er^ra+l arrirnals. in_mr_jtOcketr d "' And re;01.11 would do, ora burr, ora 'j'%p a Late Bird. Singing • . stone; Ora pink leaf froth the wild grape. Now I will never, chide a bird, - To wake from sleep with/ cirea;me • undone, • ., :• ' Lend me your spill of morning- tunes" Lill flaunt my dream with any one. Has the frost left my dahlias un - taken? Have any new dahlias 'bloomed since that day? You gathered the dahlia's for me that day and laid theni ir} my arms As if heaped rainows were laid in my arms. iTlri l' think are the colors of yourself With echoes through, the livelong day -- But there are waiting trysts to keep; Now when a bird will lift as high tIt \hell from day to 'slee Across p, you have given me to hold. , —Helen nuin ' Leaves of Wild •Grade..''• •Why may 1 not forsake his song But listen• as my pulses ehinne-q •' i THE BEST STATE . If cheerful birds at twilight airs:' of When shall T find, my grieving time? '• The best state oP human nature is _Eleanor O'Rourke Koenig, in "i'wo: that In which white no one 15 poor, On An Old Pathway." �'• - tie one deslre5 to be richer, nor has , anyreason to fear•being thrust back by the efforts -of others to posh • themsgl'ves forward. --John pteart • Mill, ' �.�. Pass Into g ;.' oL-J-1- - ' ?l' He was ready for a surpr B • eye with .beautiful wt men and Well- dressed, men. 7.'rure after this! - Crane Walked on, and on, too• ab- sorbed to bother about the' distance; and he w ,s ohly agreeably tired upon arrival- back at .the ' Mid-Weatern, - d•Iotel• s Going to the. office for.his key, he • was greeted ' with an annouecenlen' from the night clerk. ' • "Mt'. Crane?" asked the roan• "Yes?„ e--� `�A�ady-•has-e'alled-t-o--see vote -fit i' -- Crane." _; "A Iady?" Here was another stag- gering surprise. - He didn't know single woman in London. But he must i pia up, ` This was only another Snot- i dent in the strange (.lain of circum- stace's in which he . had become Al.! volved, • "Did she mention any name?" "No,' sir; she merely said that yotf: were expecting .rer." , ' '"Where'is she now?" "She was •shown up to your ..suite,, sir." • 1 Very gratifying, this deference to a mels engine et's=draughtsman, and un-'- c•onsciously, •?h•ilip preened himselt.1 This was undoubtedly the Life.. <\ l:rivate suite—letters in cypher—un- , .mown women ,calling.... • , He walked to the •lift briskly. i5e. ut Beauty A thing• of beauty is a joy for ever; I it Will never P. / US iovelineda increcises /' rr, ,.,, v noth:tn n'ess; hitt brill Will.."..0..,:01.4,,,,.....):„' /i,.r i';,• V "Science speaks . no one • language • and flies ono single fid:"-1ich'olas !7urray'•Butler. ISSUV. No. 43—'3i keep A bower quiet for ,us, and a sleep Pull of sweet dreams and health, and 'quiet b'r'eathing. :ia - Ifeate.. the woman who rose to meet him fair- ly took his breath away.. At first he did not think she could possibly belon«. - to the ordinary world; there waft a angero .s grace about her which h vildered. hire, She was dressed e: • fashion which he knew mist d: wealth and what he could onie i scribe as "coanioporitanisin.” Ins A red •velvet evening frock' de ' ' signed specially for the "leen `Lille" who likes to dance. Simpilc- ity and charm itl every :line, - • . ' b Fatigueis the .signal to rest.Obey it if you can. When you can't, keep cool. and carry -,on i.n.comf orl.. '. Aspirin was meant for•just such times. for it insures your comfort. Freedom from those pains that nag - at neves and wear you down. One tablet will block that threatening headache while it IS still just a threat. 'fake two or three tablets when you've caught a cold, and that's usually the end of it. Carry A,ririn tablets when you.• travel. lain n, some' at home and keep some : t the• office. Like an' efficient secretary, they will often "save the day': and spare you many uncomfortable, unproductivehours. Aspirin is harmless, so keep it handy, keep it in mind, and use it. No man of affairs can afford to' ignore the score and more of uses ' explained in' the proven directions. Front a grumbling tooth to those rheumatic pains' which seem almost to bend the bones, Aspirin tablets are ready with quick relief -.--and • always work.1Neuralgia, Neuritis: Anp nagging, needless pain. ' Get the genuine tablets; stamped with the Bayer cross. They are of perfect- purity, absolute uniformity, _ and have the•same action every time: Why experiment with imitations costing•a few cents less? The saving is too little, There is too much 'tit stake. But there its economy in the purchase of"'gei l fate- splrin tsi`bkt' in the large bottles. • :i_n ktrYutL3 .irk.,,.