RURAL ENTERPRISE ta m bourines and was fo rm e rly sup­ posed to cure the b ite o f th e ta ra n tu la , a large venomous spider. A n o th e r ver- t slon o f th e o rig in o f th e dance says th a t i t la based on th e them e o f 'la m orra .' a game co n sistin g In guessing at the num ber o f fingers suddenly held out by an opponent. U n til re- i c e n tly v is ito rs to Asia M in o r were i de lig h ted and m ystified w ith th e g y ra ­ tions o f the fam ous T u rk is h w h irlin g dervishes. O rig in a lly of relig io us significance, th e a rt o f th e dervishes had degenerated so th a t not long ago the new T u rk is h Ite p u b llc p ro h ib ite d the dance. “ Perhaps the o n ly o rig in a l c o n tri­ b u tio n th a t E n g la n d has made In the last fo u r ce n turie s Is the s a ilo r's h o rn ­ pipe. T he n e ig h bo rin g Island o f Ire ­ land, how ever, boasts o f the Jig. the reel, am i the h o rnpipe clog-and-shuflle dances. B rita in 's colonies o ffe r co lo r­ fu l and d iv e rtin g steps, most o f them sym bo lic o r re lig io u s , such as th e d e vil dance o f Ceylon. Saving the Sphinx From Collapse I Earliest “Turkey Trot.” Modern engineers have s ta rte il th e w o rk o f b ra cin g up the a n cie n t H ’hlnx to Have It from e ru m b lliig . S ca ffo ld in g baa been b u ilt about the sphinx and the engineer«, d ire c tin g th e w o rk done by A fric a n labor, a re d igging around the bane in o rd e r to stren g th e n It. America Has No National Dance Moat Countries Have Step» Which Are Distinctly Their Own, W ashington.— "W h e th e r th e c u rre n t fren zy ra ile d the ('h a rle a to n la dea lin e d to be a perm anent a d d itio n to the a rt o f dancing, or w h e th er It s liu f flea out o f the s p o tlig h t o f p o p ular fa n cy a fte r th e ‘tu rk e y tr o t,’ the ‘ bunny hug,’ th e ‘camel walk,* the ‘shim my,* and o th e r high-pressure atepa o f the past, discussion o f It has revived In te re st In c h a ra c te ris tic na­ tio n a l and fo lk dancea In m any p a rts o f the w o rld ," says a b u lle tin from th e W ashington headquarters o f the N a tio n a l G eographic society, "A m e ric a has no g e n era lly recog­ nised n a tio n a l dance,” the b u lle tin continues. “ T he re Is the m orib u n d V ir ­ g in ia reel, nt present th e su b je ct o f earnest e ffo rts nt resu scita tio n by old- tim e dance re v iv a lis ts . In m any o f the more rem ote ru ra l sections o f the c o u n try the V irg in ia reel nourishes, m ore o r less, despite the g ro w ing s c a rcity o f capable figure callers, but the younger generation o f most o f the c o u n try today knows lit t le about It. “ In the cast o f some steps It Is necessary o n ly to name the dance, and Its b irth p la c e flashes to m ind, so th o ro u g h ly have the c o u n try and the name o f Its most c h a ra c te ris tic dance become lin ke d . T h e Jig, Ire la n d ; the hula hula, H a w a ii; the tango, A rg e ii tin e ; the polka, Bohem ia (now C ze ch o slo va kia ); the nautch. In d ia ; the m inuet, O ld France. These are o n ly a few samples o f dances w h ich a u to m a tic a lly fu rn is h th e ir own [daces and d a le lines. E g y p t’s S ta r Dancss. “ T he most ancient dances are be­ lieved to he astro n o m ica l dunces o f the e a rly E g yp tia n s. T he o b je ct o f these dances wus to In sp ire a fe e lin g o f harm ony among the planets, and to so Influence them th a t th e ir effect on life m ight not he h a rm fu l. T he Greeks took the s ta r dunces fro m the E gyp tia n s and found a place fo r them as the chorus, o r background, o f th e ir tragedies. T h e Homans, as in o th er arts, produced few o rig in a l dances, but th e y developed tlie lr he rita g e from the E g yp tia n s and Greeks. " I n th e m ore p rim itiv e c iv iliz a tio n s dancing and re lig io n were alm ost synonym ous. As fo r th e lo w e r si rata o f h u m a n ity : ‘ A savage does not preach Ills re lig io n , he dances lt , ‘ L iv in g s to n e w ro te fro m A fric a . For a ll solemn occasions In the live s o f p rim itiv e peoples th e re are dances— fo r weddings, fo r fu n era ls, fo r seed- lim e anil fo r harvest, fo r w a r and fo r peace. W here to d a y we And people p ra y in g In church fo r ra in , o r fo r the re sto ra tio n o f frie n d s to h e a lth, u n d e n t man d a llie d fo r these things. "O ne o f the liv e lie s t o f the w o rld 's dances Is the ta ra n te lla , th e d iv e r­ sion o f Naples. I t is executed w ith G eo rg e S id n e y KIDDIE KATYDID & Arthur Scott Dailey SOLOMON OWL’S CRY JU T R . N IG H T H A W K was "E n v iro n m e n t and th e Im ita tiv e Im ­ pulse doubtless have played large p a rts In m olding m any o f the more p icturesque anil e x o tic steps o f savage [»eoples. O f g reat In te re st to the s tu ­ dent o f a n im a l life are such m im ic k ­ in g steps as the ka n g aro o hops o f the A u s tra lia n and the T a s m a n ia n ; the g o rilla lik e m ovem ents o f a c o tillio n of natives In the h e a rt o f A fric a , and the c a lf herd ta c tic s at a hushnnin's hall. In the m echanical frenzies o f the A m e rican In d ia n h a rve st and w ar dancea lim y he visioned tlie em bryonic 'tu rk e y t r o t' o r 'b u n n y h u g .’ “ T he dose a ssociation o f e arly dances w ith w a rfa re Is b ro u g h t out In I such s u rv iv a ls as th e sw ord dances. The Scotch sw ord dunce is 't h e most g ra ce fu l and least b lo o d th irs ty o f these. Chinese and T u rk is h sword dances, however, are not so esthetic. W h ile w ild ly b e a u tifu l, th e y are not w h o lly free from (lunger. N atives o f the F iji isla n d s have a w a r dance In w hich clubs are flo u rish e d in a fre n ­ zied m anner. In East A fric a the na­ tiv e trib e s honor d ls tin g iiis h e d g u e s ts w ith a cerem onial dance, In which spears and o th e r weapons are rushed up w ith in an Inch o f the v is ito r ’s nose. It Is a test o f the honor guest's nerve, fo r I f he moves o r shows the least sign o f fe a r o r annoyance he fa lls In the respect o f Ids w e ll m eaning hosts," “ W hoo-W ho o-W h oo!”— I t W as mon O w l's W e ird C all. Lived Happily Until He Inherited Money HoMtou. In the S u ffo lk P robata co u rt Judge D olan a ta rte d to hour a Neparate xu p p ort p e titio n b ro u g h t by E d ith M. PI|M»r against her husband, Fred \V. P iper, whom ahe m a rrie d In 1994, and w ith whom she cla im s she live d h a p p ily u n til 1929, when P ip e r in h e rite d $lso,494 on the death o f hi a fa th e r . A fte r th e ir m a rria g e the couple live d In the height o f fashion When he received his in h e rita n c e sin» claim s her husband «aid lo h e r: 'W ell, dear, we have now w h a t we w aited fo r a ll o u r live s W e’ll go to C a lifo rn ia am i ta ke trip s .” Instead, she claim s. Ids love seemed to wane, and in 1922 he stopped a ll her charge accounts and she found herself, a fte r a tim e, in actual need. fidgeting about on a branch o f a m aple tree. W hat K id d le K a ty d id had said to him about Solomon O w l frigh te n e d him . A nd he alm ost w ished he h adn't come to F a rm e r Green's d o o rya rd th a t night. B ut the more be th o ug h t about the m atter, the less he was In clined to believe th a t th e re was re a lly any d an­ ger. And soon he peered a l K id d ie K a ty d id th ro u g h the darkness and s a id : “ You alm ost fooled me. But I know- now w h a t you are try in g to do. You were tr y in g to scare me aw uy fro m here I* " K a ty did, K a ty d id ; she did. she d id ! " "Y o u needn’t say t h a t ! " M r. N ig h t­ hawk exclaim ed. “ K a ty has n o th in g ’’ Pooh I T h u t's n o th in g !" M r. N ig h t­ haw k said. “ It's easy, ouce you kn o w h o w ." In spite o f Ills w ay o f b e littlin g his fly in g feats, M r. N ig h th a w k was se­ c re tly ve ry proud o f his s k ill at sky coasting. A nd when K id d le K lty d ld asked h im I f he w o u ld n 't k in d ly give an e x h ib itio n o f the a rt o f fa u cy flyin g , M r. N ig h th a w k c o u ld n 't help fe e lin g pleased. He w anted to d isp la y his s k ill. B u t th e re wus Just one th in g th a t tro u b le d him . He was a fra id th a t I f he clim bed up in to th e sky, before he dropped down again K id d ie K a ty d id w ould have vanished. And th a t d id n 't s u it M r, N ig h th a w k 's plans. This popular "movie” star, appear­ “ W ill you prom ise to stay rig h t ing in a prominent production, was w here you are u n til I come back?" he born in 1877 in New York city. He asked. has been in the theatrical business Now, K id d ie K a ty d id had Intended practically all his life, his entire ca­ to hide h im s e lf us soon as M r. N ig h t­ reer being confined to comedy roles. ha w k should leave him . B u t th e re He succeeds to parts played by the wus n o th in g he could do now except late Sam Bernard. Sidney’s hobby, to agree to M r. N ig h th a w k s p ro ­ he says, is the looking upon the bright posal. side of life. “ I 'll prom ise," said K id d ie , “ I f y o u ’ll ---------- O---------- prom ise me th u t y o u ’ll s u re ly re tu rn . O th e rw ise I m ig ht have to stay here fo r a m onth, perhaps, w a itin g fo r you.” "O h ! I 'll come hack In a m in u te o r tw o ," M r. N ig h th a w k laughed, as he looked h u n g rily a t K id d le . "D o n 't you w o rry about my not com ing back j to ta lk w ith y o u !" Then he began c lim b in g u p w a rd In to the sky. And he had gone about as PRIVATE GROUNDS high as he w ished to, when a ll a t once a ro llin g W hoo-whoo-whoo, whoo- q P H E re g im e n t was lin e d up to see w lioo, to-whoo-ah s ta rtle d him . I t was A G eneral P e lle ts a w a rd P r iv a te Solomon O w l's w e ird ca ll. A nd It G rounds his m edal. drove every th o u g h t except one out “ P riv a te G rou n d s,” said th e g e n e ra l of M r. N ig h th a w k 's head. T h a t ns he pin n e d th e coveted rib b o n o n one Idea— to escape— fille d Ids m ind th e y o u n g m an s chest, “ I w is h tr> o u ipletely. And he tu rn e d and hur- s ta te p u b lic ly th u t th e a w a rd in g b o a rd ; led aw ay fro m F a rm e r G reen’s place does not bestow lig h t ly th is h ig h e s t a s fust as he could g o ; fo r M r. N ig h t­ o f decorations. haw k feared th a t Solomon O w l w ould “ W hen we le arned th a t, a rm e d o n ly a rriv e th e re at any moment. w ith a p a p er o f pins, you sto rm e d is As fo r K id d ie K a ty d id , when he m achine gun nest and c a p tu re d s ix ­ heard Solom on's c ry he knew a t once teen o f th e enemy, we w ere im pressed, th a t he was r id o f M r. N ig h th a w k . A nd b u t decided th a t. In th is w a r o f a l­ K id d le 's “ K a ty did, K a ty d id ; she did, m ost u n iv e rs a l heroism , y o u r deed she d id ." ru n g out again and again In was not e n title d to th e hig h e st recog­ the n ig h t. A ll Ills frie n d s and cousins n itio n . crep t out o f th e ir hiding-places and “ L ik e w is e , w hen we w ere to ld th a t, Joined In th e chorus. A nd everybody cam ouflaged as a reel o f barbed w ire , enjoyed a good laugh over M r. N ig h t­ you ro lle d In to an enem y firs t lin e h a w k 's v is it— and his sudden d e p ar­ tren ch and o b taine d v a lu a b le in fo rm a ­ ture. Perhaps K id d le may be fo rg iv e n fo r tio n , we a rriv e d a t th e same c o n clu ­ b o asting th e least h it. ns Ills com pan­ sion. B u t— w hen i t came to lig h t th a t, am ong t h ir t y men w h o w ere d ig g in g ions crow ded around him . " I knew b e tte r than to Jump fo r a m ine u n d er w h a t tu rn e d o u t to he a M r. N ig h th a w k !” he crie d. " I hap­ lim h u rg e r cheese re fin e ry , you alone, pened lo know th a t he a lw a ys w ants a fte r the o thers had been d riv e n back to ca tch Ids food on the w ing. A nd I f by the unspeakable fum es, p e rs is te d I had Jumped, o r trie d to fly Hway, he and finished th e Job nt the cost o f a w o u ld have snatched me rig h t out had case o f sm ell shock— then, m y hoy, there was no fu rth e r q u e s tio n ." o f th e a ir ns q u ick as lig h tn in g ." And th e cheers th a t s p lit th e a i r ( C o p y r ig h t by U ro s s e t & D u n la p ) made a H un d iv is io n , five m ile s a w u y . re tre a t even faster. N ...... BBR E V IA TED STORY Solo­ to do w ith my case. She hasn't e ie n mentioned Solomon O w l’s nam e." “ You don’t u nderstand." K id d ie told him. “ f in speaking o f an e n tire ly d if ­ ferent m atte r." And then M r. N ig h th a w k had a n ­ o th er Idea. He chased the fro w n away from Ills face and sm iled very pleasantly. “ I ’m so rry th a t you don 't feel lik e Jumping fo r me," he observed. “ B u t I'd be Just as glad to see you f l v ! 1 remember being told th a t you fly a l­ most as w e ll as you Jum p." “ Oh, I can’t begin to fly as w ell ns you can,” K id d ie K a ty d id to ld M r. N ig h th a w k. “ I on ly wish I knew how to coast down out o f th e sky the way you do, w ith o u t being dashed upon the ground. . . . H ow do you manage lo atop so suddenly?” © Indians Prefer Steel Work to Reservation Life 'W hat’s in a Name?" By M ILD R E D MARSHALL F«ct» «bout your nam e; Its M alory; meaning, whence It W M derived, sitf- atftcance. you r lucky day. lucky »ewet DIANA Z-kN'E o f the most b e a u tifu l names V-z w hich collies to us th ro u g h Ho­ man m ytho lo g y Is Diana. She whs o rig in a lly D lv n ja n a , goddess o f the n ig h t, but. ns she was p u re ns Vestu. she was Id e ntifie d w ith th e Greek A rte m is and given possession o f the tem ple o f Ephesus iin d was thence­ fo rth regarded ns th e goddess o f the s ilv e r bow m id d a u g h te r o f J u p ite r and Latona. In the S ixte e n th ce n tu ry , when ro ­ mances o f c h iv a lry began to make th e ir appearance, Jorge de MonleuiHy- o r, th e Spanish poet, named his hero­ in e Diana, and her name was q u ic k ly taken up by th e sponsors o f the love­ ly w id o w . D iane de P o itie rs, w h o s e colors o f black and w h ite H e n ry I I o f F rance w ore even to his la s t fa ta l tournam ent. T h e C a v a lie r c o u rt d u r­ ing Its residence In F ra n ce adopted D iana and c a rrie d It hack to England In some Instances D iana Is reg a rd ­ ed as the mime o f the c h a rita b le lady John T a rb e ll, Joe La O la lre, Jack H ill and Peter H orn, Iro q u o is In d ia ns, fo rm e rly o f (he K a n a w a ke rese rva tio n In re fe rre d to In the S c rip tu re s ns “ Dl- Canada, who, having tire d o f the life on th e ir rese rva tio n , have le ft It and are e n jo y in g life hv riv e tin g on meet jn h o f the Ephesians.” In th e E ig h t­ s tru c tu re s They are at present w o rk in g on the C olu m bia P re sb yte ria n MediCal C en te r in New Y ork. eenth ce n tu ry th e re was a Monna Diana In Florence whose c h ie f cla im U n d e r the d ire c tio n o f the n a tio n a l io fam e was th a t she m istook a large co m m itte e fo r m ental hygiene. says »tone th a t fe ll on h e r head o ff a | the re p o rt, d e m o n stra tio n c h ild gold* vulldtng. fo r a sm all pebble, because I ance c lin ic * a r e m»w being condu« ted die w ore such an ela b o ra te head- In P h ila d e lp h ia and C leveland. S im ­ Irena. C ry s ta l In D ia n a ’s ta lls m a n tc gem. ila r d e m o n s tra tio n * have been c a rrie d Agencies Co op eratin g in " C h ild Quid n ia rlre » fo u r y e a r* o f w o rk under a on fo r p e rio d * v a ry in g fro m six It guards her yo u th and p u rity , ac- ance C lin ic *" U n d er Com m on­ I program In itia te d and financed b y th e m o n th * to a ye a r in five o th e r lead­ •o rd ln g to old s u p e rs titio n , and bring s C om m onw ealth fu n d , one o f the la rg e r in g citie s. w e a lth Fu nd See Im provem ent. Ser m any frien d s. Sunday Is her tm e rlc a n p h ila n th ro p ic fo u n d a tio n *. As n re s u lt o f th l* w o rk c h ild g u id ­ lu cky day and 7 her lu c k y number, l © br Wh — '.r s .o d lc s ta .I Naw Y o rk Can o a r p u b lic achooH In o rg a n isin g th ia pro g ra m fo r the ance cllu lca . fu lly *u p |to rte d by the p re ve n t d elinquency am i crim e by gtv I p re ve n tio n o f Juvenile d e linquency the lo ca l co m m u n itie s, are how In oper­ Ing c u rly Mini p a in s ta k in g kpeclal a t­ Com m onw ealth fund, a fte r a c a re fu l a tio n in St L o iiK D allas, M inneapolis. te n tio n to pu p il« who are b ackw ard ' survey o f present need* In th e Held St. Paul, lx»» Angelca. M em phis and A LINE O’ CHEER o r out o f fneus, o r whoae b e havior o f c h ild w e lfa re , approved a scheme Itlc h iu o in l. A t these c lin ic s c h ild re n make« them constant purxle» o r |s»st* o f c o -o |v ra tlv e a c tiv itie s to l»e car- By John Kendrick Bangs. w ho u re p ro v in g too m uch fo r the to te a che r* and parents? Even j rled on by the n a tio n a l co m m itte e fo r jj * * * # * * ■ # * * * ♦ * * * * * * *.-**-# '*-** a d u lts responsible fo r them are given though a ll aucb "p ro b le m c h ild re n ” I m ental hygiene, the n a tio n a l co m m it syste m a tic physica l, psychological and tr a n splan ted are not necessarily headed fo r Jail, i tee on v is itin g te a ch e r* (a ffilia te d p s y c h ia tric e xa m in a tio n , and assisted w ill tim e ly atu p ie r and m ore n o rm a l w a y * o f liv ­ c lo » * o f th e ir co m m u n ity? , d e m o n stratio n a, Issuing p u b lic a tio n * ing And p la n t * I t t i l l th a cold » h a ll A ffirm a tiv e evidence In th l* respect and o ffe rin g scholarships. It w a * pro- paaa» and a ato ry o f progress In establish | |»o*ed to develop s c ie n tific stu d y o f C pon th a c h e e k o f lad a nd la*», I n f “ c h ild guidance c lin ic » * am i v is it­ d iffic u lt and d e lin q u e n t c h ild re n In the Succum b to D an ce ha ra It m ay bloom a m i a afa ab ld a in g te a che r aervlce to help au< 1» c h il­ | schools and Juvenile c o u rt*, to fo s te r W ooster. O hio T h e fa c u lty o f Tha c o m in g o f th a a a m m a rtld a . * d re n are fo u nd In a re p o rt Just Issued sound m ethod* o f tre a tm e n t based on W ooster ««»liege, a fte c ye a rs o f opi>o* kv McCiura N*w«i>8pt»r *yadlca«a » J by th e Joint co m m itte e on m ethods o f i such stu d y and to Increase the num sltto a to dancing, now p e n u lts the old- H H H H H H H H H M b **« » ****« *« *« * w re io n tln « d v lliiu u e u c y w h ich aum I her o f tra in e d and com pet cu t w u rke ia . tim e *Q la. SUCCESS WITH DELINQUENT CHILDREN SHOWN IN REPORT I by G eorge M atthew A dam a) CTHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. I R V I N G K IN Q SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT By F. A. W A L K E R ROWAN RUDDERS T N SO M E places along the A tla n tic const th e re Is b e lie f among sailors and fisherm en th a t I f the rudders o f th e ir boats a re made o f row an wood— th a t Is o f the wood o f ih e m ountain ash— th a t the boats w ill be faster. 1 he N e w fo u n dlan d fisherm en, accord­ in g to th e A m e rican F olk Lore so­ c ie ty. are es[»eclally given to this s u p e rs titio n w hich c le a rly o riginated In th e dim regions o f Norse m ythoi og.v. Am ong the N o rth e rn nations the row an was second In sacred and mag- leal q u a litie s on ly to the ash, the sacred ladragel from w hich the human race descended. T h is alone w ould account fo r the d e s ira b ility o f having the rudder, the d ire c tin g p a rt o f a boat, made o f row an wood. B u t the b e lie f th a t a row an ru d d e r makes a boat go faster p o in ts to som ething more. The key lo th is som ething Is a p p are n tly found In th e a ncestry o f Ihe w ord " ro w - w hich Is d e rived from the Anglo- Saxon w ord "ro w a n ' and the word ' row an ," lik e Its descendant “ ro w " m eant to drive, to push ami. accord­ in g to the d ic tio n a ry “ hence u ltim a te ­ ly. a ru d d e r ” T hus a fo rtn llo u s com­ b in a tio n o f m ytho lo g y and p h ilology Indicates the wood o f the m ountain ash as Ihe p roper m a te ria l fo r a boat » rudder. C •*•«>•» a ja d u a io SUBSTANCE— ILLUSION ? ^ r i) U w ill find a fte r p ra c tic e th a t I t is a good p o lic y to ta k e fre q u e n t accounts o f y o u r m ind-asset, so u t tin * «•ad o f a m onth o r a y e a r nt th e fa rth e s t, you ruav he able to d e d d o w hether you are heading fo r abun­ dance o r b a n kru p tcy. I ” re ly on a snap-shot p ic tu re o f y o u r a ttitu d e to w a rd th e w o rld a nd th a t p o rtio n o f its w o rk to w h ic h des­ tin y has seem ingly assigned you. i * u n p ro d u ctive o f tru s tw o rth y re s u lt*. I f you want to keep g o in g in th o rig h t d ire ctio n , when you are tr a v e l­ ing w ith haste and im p e tu o s ity a * com panion*, you m ust atop at th e w eather w orn signs posted a lo n g th e way and read them w it li s c ru p u lo u s cm re. I f th e re 1* fr ic tio n hetw’een y o u anil yo u r em ployer, and you a re In doubt as to w h a t It mean*, o r as to what causes It, stop a w h ile In y o u r hot-headed p u rs u it and s tu d y ’ th e signs at th e cross-roads. And at the same tim e lo o k d e e ply Into yo u r own heart, fo r It is p o ssib le th a t the sent o f the tro u b le Is there. I f you go about th is s e lf-in s p e c tio n w ith the same wide-eyed eagernes» th a t you e x h ib it in searching fo r e v il In others you w ill not lose y o u r w a v . T h l* m ethod o f fin d in g y o u r p a th In the d a rk I* as useful as i t is as- to n b filn g . It arrests and tu rn s w a n d e rin g flancles In the safe d ire c tio n , d lsnp- pnivc-. a sullen countenance, [m u tin g ipa. cyn ica l and snappy w ords, nml I " lie n s d o rm a n t s e n s ib ilitie s o f o u r »jutenu« o b lig a tio n s to one another. Dlsinisa s e lf-sym p a th y and usher In se if censure. Do not shudder at the cra c k o f thw w hip, nor resent Just p u n is h m e n t f o r It w ill m ake o f yon a b e tte r m an o r woman, give you new s tre n g th , a n o b le r s p ir it and so sharpen y o u r w it» an,] c le a r y o u r b lu rre d v is io n d m W" ‘ “’ berlence no m o re d fflc u lty m d e rl(lllig o ff. h>n4 substance and Illu sio n . And in a d d itio n , it w ill ta k e von to happiness and bestow new p o w e r In Z b li sn frlP “ ' IS " nd honor- a Die sticce*». */ McClar* N««r *v» < lica io A