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Second Section Eight Pages Dally Twenty-fourth Yrtr. VYfekiy Klftr-tmiitij Y.r. The Ruby July Birtbstone Attracts Health, Wealth and Love . By PAUMJiE "The oUamlnt ruty ihould adorn All thote who in July are born, tor thui they'll he exempt and free i'rem love' I doubfl and anxiety." TPHB Ufa force !of ths Sun Is well represented . In the warm, ffwnWfYYIMmuliiUnB- color i I "Sll ed to July, when lHfeZel the earth reaches r Its closest prox imity to the Sun. T. la n iifllHalnff thumfnr tfl find it closely connected. In magic lore and legend of the past, with the Sun's virtues benevolence, dignity, vitality and productivity. In India It was said that the ruby, symbolical of the life force. was created first, and later man was created to possess It A ruby Is supposed to be the precious stone, which, according to ancient legend. Abraham wore around his neck to preserve him from disease. When the venerable patriarch died, God placed this stone In the Sun. which explained the remarkable healing power of solar rays to the satisfaction of the ancients. Leonardus, writing In the six teenth century of the ruby, said that In addition to preserving bod ily strength and health, it secured possessions to their rightful owner, reconciled quarrels and brought peace of mind and concord. With other gems It shared the useful habit of turning pale In the face ot evil or approaching mis fortune. Wolfgang Gabelchover, another sixteenth century writer, testified that, while traveling with his wife he suddenly became aware that the ruby ring which she Had given him had darkened ominously. Terrified at this omen of 111 fortune, ha took the- ring from his finger and conoealed It In Its case. "Nor was I deceived, 11 he writes, "for within a few days my wife was rolled by a dangerous Illness which resultod In her death." It Is also recorded that the un- hauDV Spanish wife of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, upon noticing a change of color In her ruby ring, foretold her own downfall. How mm HOME EDUCATION "The Child's First School Is the Family." Froebel Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 40th 8treet, New York City. These articles are appearing each Sunday In the Mail Tribune. TANTRUMS Laura B. Gray The 6 o'clock car was crowded. Kvery available scat was filled, and persons standing were so closely packed that It was tin-m-,csury lo hold the straps, it being Impossible to fall. Sudden ly a childish voice shrieked. "I wont', 1 won't: shut up, shut up." 1 nnd then Just howled and : screamed. Those near enough turned their eves upon a small boy deliberately kicking 11 nr. pounding his mother. The noise continued until the exasperated mother car ried the kicking child from tin ea r, "Tantrums,' a woman nodded to her companion. "My boy used to have them; 1 used to whip him for them. 1 guess children get them naturally." "Nonsense," answered her cotn- nan ion. "no child has tantrum ,...ri..-iu- Tii:it nttio f..iinu- tired and hot in this crowded ' t car. , Which of these two women was riht? Let us look back over this little lady's day. After bis break fast his mother bad tuken him shopping with her. 1 lour after hour he, had followed, standing about while she tried on hats and dresnes. and then shoes, lie was dragged through n crowded ten- rent store wti'TH he was too low to e any of the thing), on the Hunters that might have been in- Ici est Ing to him. 1 le could see not h ing but legs men's legs, wo men' 1 gs, tatde lens and be was afraid to stir lest he lose his mother. I io grownups ever try to understand what children suffer through the fe.tr of getting lost ? Mot her had been too busy lo stop for lunch, so hIim hail l-oiinht him a chocolate bfran.l a ba nana, and now t he little boy was sut fei i nt from a una wing pain within, .loieotr, one of hi- tu w r-hoc had sci aped hip heel ; I lie t prlng day bad grown warm, a ml bis woolen clothe were uncom fortable: hts little body uched w ith wearin - ss. There had to be an outlet tantrum! 1 n most cases of la nt rums the rtme can be traced to Hoinc'.blnit phy--eal, either hunger, uncom fortable clothing, or gfUinir over tired, and the hitter is mut oft-n the cause, f ! row mips do n-itn'tl-Ikp how lti"d children get. . and Mebforb ever, she was luckier than Henry's subsequent wives, for at least sh. I was not beheaded. Incidentally, ft ruby, which at this time enjoyed i a wide reputation for attracting material love, waa th favoriu toiumnn tinrn iv iv.1. rpmnrknhia king. Rubles ani found In Ceylon and Slam, but the finest ones come from the mines of Burma, where they are Imbedded In volcanic rock of granite and limestone. Seldom Is a ruby discovered weighing mora than three carats. The few that exceed this weight are among the rarest of all precious stones, worth a fortune, and are "scarcely ever permitted to get out of India. For so highly la the ruby regarded there that Indian potentates will pay far more for such a stone even than Americans. As a talisman for success, a particularly favored var iety Is the Star Kuby which ex hibits a Derfect star on 1U beauti fully rounded surface Since the flower for July Is tlie water lily, a good color scneme for a July birthday party would be red, green and white, with water lilies set or pasted against a ruby red background. selves They run about all day at home, their little legs taking two or three steps for one of mother's, and then they are dressed up and taken for a long walk, or on a weary round of shopping. It would usually be better it the motner encourngeu the child to lie down on a rug under a tree while she read to him. The woman on the car said that she whipped her boy for tantrums. Knowing that they are 'an nutlet, a. safety valve for overwrought nerves, it seems better lo me to put t he child in a room by him self until be is ouiet again, speak- in if verv ne nt I v iiml siMjtlilnulv. but InslMtinir. firmlv that he main atone until the tantrums are it permanently In plaeo. Do not ovei. Tiun look for the ranee. 1 j let the Koll over the brunch be onee xaw i lillle fellow In this j come dry. Hoots will form at distiesj-ing condition. He kicked land screamer!; nobody could do anything with him. At last his mother decided to put hjm to lied, j When she undre.ofetl iiim she j found three fleas in his Ve-1 eat-! ing hiin up. ' I If the cause is weariness, one , should strive to uvoid this condl- i tion in the futdic. Children should , be encouraged to sit down often .during the Id. r and a lay. A five cent scrib- mix of crayons for each ! child and few suggestions about drawing things and the children will be busy and happy for a long time. If tiie crayons and books are put away afterwards, the chil dren will come to look forward to I and to love the: e partial rest . pei bids. Never mind if i lie first j few times they bieak the crayons j and till the hook with apparently ! jeiisfdess inaik-. Watch how they, develop from day to day. and when they h:ivr filled three or i four bin I-you u ill probably find them shaping things ipilt' II. , Then tsionaily have them lie ! down and relax ..h-ohdely. A few' moment j-peni in this way wills do much to previ nt nervous strain ! which oft"ii i. suits in childish' tan 1 1 ui ms a ud brings about mm e ; M-r,(i'i.s ill" l.ii'-r on. ! I'lc IMotie. !" Th fortruntter of the irdes r--fi iei at-tr v. . ihe n-ald fruit Jar cunt a in ing foMl, hung in th i . ' . . . . i . i July Garden Notes .f . . ...:.. ron"zo he lin.ortnnce of organic ""lL' ,,,t' , 10 infiUrp soid Browing condl- tionn. whether for the vegetable r flower gardens. Some have the idea that if a complete fertilizer is used rem. r v una unerairy every 1 year, that is sufficient, it is 1101, and land confined to that treat- ment may become unproductive. Where crops are produced con-j stantly, the, soil should have a liberal supply of organic matter j worked into It every year In addl-j tion ti the applications of the fer- f til liter. Tin best organic material 1 is stable manure. If this cannot j he had, use some of the material j offered under the name of humus j or peat, peat moss, or leaves gath- ered in the nututun and piled up j 1.. iinr-iiv t 1st idle mav be l 1 added lawn clippings, discarded I portions of vegetables that are not j diseased, weeds free from seed 1 ! straw and similar material. A : little sulphate of ammonia or nl- I trate of soda sprinkled over the j pile will generate heat and hasten ' decay. This pile should be watcn-; ed and if too much heat Is Ben':J erated, turn it over with a stable; fork. j GrftsR sods piled upside down 1 T unit i,.rt until Hecaved. mnke snlen-i did soil. Material of this kind turned under nnnully and complete fer tilizer also used in reasonable amounts will produce good soil, and only good soil makes it pos sible to produce good gardens. The irurdener may believe that poor soil is good enough, but It 1st useless to attempt to fool nature, Well established trees may be benefitted by applications of fer tilizer A good way to fertilize trees Is to use a crowbar. Kink the bar a foot or two deep In a circle about the tree as far out ns the branches extend. Put a handful of complete fertilizer in each hole and close It up. Make the holes about two foet apart. If the tree Is large, two feet in side the first circle make another rirolo in the same mnnner and, for verv lerge trees, make a third nowadays if you want to keep up j and wrung out well to prevent un-jthe utilitarian yellow earthenwarn circle two feet Inside the second.Jwith the latest footwear fashions, j necessary moisture from soaking howls of (ho past, but to the Unless it Is about to rain, set the1 As each season brings forth fas- the leather. (lovely pottery and glass crent!unn sprinkler working as soon as theicinating new styles In shoes, the! The systematic use of shoe trees 1 which are decorative adjuncts to fertilizer is applied. need for keeping them In tip-top ! while shoes aro not being worn j the modern kitchen. (condition becomes more and more will help to keep them In shape.) a nest of bowls wll servo prl- Summer Is the time to plant thnappnrent. 11 ls II,HO important to huvo thoi murlly for mixing. Another use beautiful Hlium candldum, its nat-j Different types of shoes need heels repaired frequently as noth-1 jH the holding of left-overs in the ural season of rest. Cover the different treatment. Frequent Ing can make a good pair or shoes rr Mix( although there are spn hul'.s only nn Inch or two with hrttshing with a brlRlle brush sup- look shubby more quickly than run clal sets of bowls now designed soil. Once planted, the bulbs, pigmented by an occasional appli-;down heels. , 1 for that purpose. prefer not to bo disturbed. This, cation of liquid dressing will keep . . The up-to-date mixing bowl will the Madonna lily, 1b one of the ; mied shoes looking trim, while! Ijist Is Ilest 'not blush if used at the table to oldest In cultivation. Plant as soon 1 the heaver kinds of dcalher foot-i .-Trv n ther methods find.,":"0'1 prtsn 'ttuce leaves, and may ns dealers can supply the bulbs. For outdoor planting, use oniy bulbs produced In the north ot:and Htaius that a "shine" will not j France ns they are more hardy, cover. A shoe manufacturer re ! j than bulbs grown In the Bouth. j cently advanced the explanation! - that Occasional washing is also? Row seeds of pansies during tnti 1 necessary to prevent tho surface j first part of July for early flower- f,rack8 wh!rh HOmetimes develop j ing plants next season. Have a (n npmrintIy Hturdy bather shoes! I good supply ot organic matter In , f . (lffectH of anoo nHh n the soil for pansles nnd keep thnjtnci riltnPr f tin Hoapsuds are i bed mulched lightly with P(,,,t I m,t rinsed off. he maintained, they ; muss when the plants are well ' ... n . , ,oon (no leather soft! above groumv Ktep a supply ot fresh young pansy planls coming alony each year. Roses may be propnRateil easily bv laverlnir tho long brnnelies tlurini; summer. Cut a silt lonn-: tluullnallv half wny throiiRh Hie ; , i. ...... I- A !. rnl,.,l at' le Hare where the root Is to hejln llKht Kl.l n,l reptile sltln shoes ... inch inrmeu. ,iaf a. long. Iny the branch erniiml :inl rover the cut pnr n-!tlori -Willi BUffiilcnt Pnrtll to holil the cut portion the rut nortlon nnd when wen , established, the plant may he cut from the parent and set out where it Is to remain. New Celling Trmtniont Conl ranting white ceilings nre harsh, and many decorators have gone so far as to advocate design on them, too, claiming that they are part of the room, and should be treated as such. In small bed- I I n with illuken celling lines,! i nd sables, where the walls are ! necessarily low. single scattered ;blossoms. nn a light background. are ileiiuliilill useu on oowi wm and ceiling, and ftich a paper will bring an air of space and unity to the room. l-ight, dear colors add to the feeling of P pace, whereas dark rich coloi with close design bring the walls nearer? Often thl t desirable, especially In large libraries, or winter living rooms where exi etisive wall space u nd high ceilings make it difficult to create an inviting, home-like room. lied. Mold, Koyal blue. hiner e green and all i-hitd'? of brown bung warmth and depth into a color scheme, hut al-o ah y.ilb hiihl. so lhy t'.io-.ild lie Used only In sunny mom. wain- the Allieilc.m Holil srtlcle. fellows. npi h-oi. M'hh, gi ay. light Nile iri een nnd. f course . whltn. ndd coo!hgbl to daik Pioriii-, making inem -Bvcm larger. MEDFORD. Ok'KdOX. SUNDAY, JUNK :10. lftlfl. Now the Garden 4. .f. 4. The planning and i.inthig have been done. The labor of plowing and spading Is over. While you are cultivating, you are watching the weeds to pluck them out deep ruins and all wherever they show. Ynu arc spraying and dusting with insecticides and fungicides. Your garden hose and watering pot are close at hand. The benefits gained through this intelligent mill scientific gardening effort arc health of body and satisfaction of soul, we have a few happy moments in life which appear unex pectedly, but real happiness comes with planning 4111 patience. Your garden is your "world within a world." When you walk and talk and sit ami see in your garden, it c,lves hark to you in joy and content uient more, much more, than you have put into it. You love it when tin- twilight shadows grow and when it glistens with the morning dew. With proper color planning it will brighten your days "and tlie nook. and corners of your home from April (o November. It u ill give lo the family fare tis freshness and flavor, health i.- abundance. If you have a garden, it may he improved in variety and productiveness. If yuii haven't i. gaideii but haw a piece of ground that will h-nd itself to plaining, you v. ill thrill to the joys of anticipation ami 1 ea hzat h-n. Your garden will ho an example and inspiration to the passerby and to your neighbors. I'rart irally speaking, snioot h law ns. a well planned lkwcr ami vegetable garden enhance your reui estate values. They give you u standing in the en mm unity. Hut keeping your grass clipped to velvet smoothness is more than an obligation discharged, it is a gymnasium practice, hygiene for the eye, mental relaxation and keen aesthetic pleasure. Your muscles are made supple; your sight is strengthened by contact with living green; your mind is relieved of its feverish tension as the lawn mower sings its industrious song; your senses are thrilled by fragrance if bru sed j rass, by beauty of emerald carpet, by swift impressions o." flashing bird wings aftd canopy of blue patterned with scrolls of fleecy cloud. Because you will not affront your neighbors, you cut ymr grass. Itecause you realize the pari vitamines play in the con servation of health and happiness, you plant a garden. lic caMM you love beauty, you fringe your lawn with flowers and set vines where they will distill t.ioir perfume In sun and shower. You tire a good neighbor, a wise provider, an artist, a poet, an epicure in the best sense of the word, all because you have permuted nature ol oo-operale with you In that happiest of all adventures the making and adorning of a home. V. HOY BAHN1III.U (Kdltorial, People's Home Journal) l v ... . Step Out in Well-Kept Footwear You've got to watch your step 1 w,.ar require nn occasional soap and water washine to remove spot and pliant. ' ;watl, making the panel form an- Thls treatment Is also reeoni--other frame about the picture. mended for patent leather shoes. rollshing with a soft woolen cloth I Query -Must draperies always to which a lit tin vaseline or oil cover t he window casings ? M rs. has been applied Is the only addi- II. N. M. tional care necessary. Many of; Answer No. If the casing Is at:tno niost attractive spring styles : are also wasnanin. in wiimnim also washable. In washing . . iw.iilil V ft " s Gracefully palrlotlo U tW tb1 wIMi It flower p!ee of red popples, whltt dAlnIci anil oornflnwer bltiA, with 1U croMMd flags and the gay trl-color haskeU . JEven th woven palm leave In tho cloth of linen daman eem to b aasertlnff their lndpndoc by waving their frond In talut 10 Ui red, H1U ud bin ' Wl A II', 1 K.I Kl NK 1 -tui-A- J.ja. El M JO. -feL W-HL JUL-' JL. V JUL Blooms and Bears & f 4 4 4 fr f -U. - . . v be dipped In soapy warm water ..., B.(imHn .nrr.-Htinndcnt to ,...... ,.,, "hot remin d Hpa)iing as the last resource, the sovereign remedy." Query Should pictures be used In a room which is panelled 7 Mrs. T. T. Answer Ordinarily, no. When one feels that he must, then fit t he picture into the right sized panel, hanging It flat against the especially interesting, It Is often advisable to fit the , rous Insl.le 1 no casing and accent them as little as c.iroun .u .luJiilin A Table For The Pointers for Parents HEALTH AND PLEASURE By ALICE JUDSON PEALE Joseph's mother took scrupu lously good care of him. 1 its j meals were Intelligently planned l with proper regard for calories 'and vitamines. His bedtime was fr 'inviolate; nothing was allowed to J interfere with his daily nap, His I 1 cod liver oil, his orange juice and j his sunshine were administered to t him daily. j lie should have been a perfect specimen of physical health. But " j lie was not. lie was Underweight, fr his a ppet lie was pour, lie obv i i j ously larked energy and vitality. III' was taken from one doctor to ! iiioiher. Inn i( seemed impossible to find physical reasons for his fr , physical condition. Joseph's pour health was not to be remedied by schedules ami diets. What he needed more than auvihirit: else w ha a daily ration t of spiritual sunshine. His mother, f iwhu so conscientiously performed ! her duty, tlid It joylessly. To her. j mot herhood was an unceasing strca mnf demands on her time and energy. I She was so busy doing t hhigs j for him that she had neither the 1 time nor the inclination to make i friends with him. The physical jand nervous tension under which she worked showed themselves In ; Irritability and depression. Thus ' he waa unhappy and his nervous ! system registered his uuhapplness ' on his body, j It Is impossible for a child to ! flourish in an atmosphere weighed ; dow u by t lie un happiness and nervous irritability of his parents. Specialists who ileal wit h chil dren hav ecoiun more and inure to realize the importance of pwyehic factory In physical devel opment., If children are to grow and gain in weight they need not only proper diet, rest nnd play, but a background of kindly cheer tuliiess ami Joy In living. ! 1 New Mixing Boul hcts Mixing bowl sots havo more I uses than the average housewifo j mispec4fc. This does not refer to i ov, n "dorn the center of your adorn the center of board, filled with bright blossoms from the garden. A set of four decorative howls, with flat bundles, in greon, blue or yellow glazo can be purchased for about $3. Although they are not definitely guaranteed for this purpose, these, IjowIh may be used to bake puddings anil savory dishes in the oven. To Keep t'luM'se I'resh A practical new Item for the Ice chest Is a cheese box made of white glass with li cover. There are ridges to support I he cheese about one-It alf inch above I he bottom of the Jar. This Is done so that the interstices between ho ridges may be filled with n solu tion of vinegar and sn It to keep the contents fresh. From the June American I Ionic. Fourth Jit BEAUTY in - By W-wts K '"TODAY, though we still derive a great part of our Inspiration from early American designers, wo aro beginning to realize the value of color, ovun bright 1 color, on houses of almost every type. The only essential requirement la ap propriateness good tuslo. In the construction of "Colonial" houses, wood usually plays tho most Important part For tho woodon house (as, Indeed, of ton also on brick), modern pahit gives the home-owner an unlimited op portunity for colorful effects, Tho Dutch Colonial house !lloa trated offers an opportunity for the application of a color scheme which may be in a sense consider ed typical for this kind of home. My the use of contrast, with even the most conservative tints, there nerd be no danger of somberncss or monotony. In this example, a trim of pure white effectively relieves the clear pearl gray on tho Inrgn wall areas. (Iretm hllndn emphas ize tho windows as focal points for the eye and furnish a touch of Biennials All Canterbury Bells Home gardeners are Inclined p, fight shy of biennial-, which are pluntH 1 hat must be slat led fresh fiMi,. ....., I i.t i' v In Lopii them In sHi U ns thev bloom liieil sec oud year and then die, I'oxglovcs ami Canterbury bells are the com- ; motiest blenfiia Im, and two of the most beautiful subjects. Willie frequently grown tonether, they 1 like Mdls, of entirely different : character In he at their best The Canterbury bell favors a , lime soil, while the foXglnVc lux- ' uriates in acid quartern, being nnl- iiimiCv i. iir... Jluml t. hi (it It tM best 'to start these two hlennla Is now to hav- big plants to store in cold frames f.-r rie winter, the only really safe way of being lain of having them, as they win- ter kilt badly 1n many t.ectlous, lielng iinnble to Maud winter wet. atthounh perfectly hardy an far as cold Is concerned. AiU'thc; biennial w h I c h I .dowly urowing Into favor because of its stately grace, long a favor- ite in llnglish gradenf.. Is the I mullein or verhasciiin. The stately bpikca of lifcl jellow ami put 9 Color On The Dutch Colonial House ' By Iwla F Wolsh, Architect Second Section Eight Pages Xo. KM), the HOME fOLOR suggestions for the house . illustrated, all of which can be carried out by prepared painty were made by Lexvis li. Welsh, distin guished New York architect, Mr. Welsh suggests that the body of the hquse be in pearl gray, the trim in outside, .white, the doors and shutters in iade green and the roof in brown shingle stain. brilliance. Today, objects of all aorta, from fountain pens to locomotives, are gleaming with color. The tendency ls significant as illustrating a trend, and pleasing to architects, who see In color a help In making architectural design more effective. Outside and hi si do. modern finishes of various kinds paliite, varnishes, enamels developed by scientific Industry are unexcelled means to attain this decorative quality. Tho protective Alms they give ore both lovely and durable and their colors cover practically the entire speo truto. Gardens Need white btooiii ore beautiful as as sociates for the stately del ph til lulus. The mulleins bloom for the greater part of the summer. Onco you have them you always have j them, as they are free seeders and I their chief drawback is the neces sity of hoeing up myriads of young mulleins each spring. How ever, (hey are an easily disponed of plant, tis one swipe of the hoe finishes them. A mullein for the rock garden Is a perennial. This ls the Phoe nician mullein which has dark green corrugated leaves lying flat on tlie ground and airy spikes of bloom no more than 1 H inches high at most, In (links, flesh nnd rosy purple tones. It Is a plant for a shaded portion of the rock garden whrra Its rosettes nnd graceful spikes are very orna mental The Hweet William is another biennial, ' although It is not so truly biennial In character as the foregoing plants, as often It will live for several Heasons. It Is beat, ' however, in treat It mm it hlenninl im). r(ie frwh. pfcntH ea(., yeor t'l-ll llnllill III Milk - 1 "'" w iine-.oe...e., hh may be used sole, flounder, f hike, haddock, codfish or any other. Put about two pounds of ffsh In a buttered pan. Add a little salt and enough milk to Just cover the fish. Ilrlng lo a boil, cover, and set off of the stove for ten minutes. Itemove fish lo a platter, melt one spoonful of but ter, ntlr In one tahlespoonful of flour. Ad dthis to broth In the 'm 11 from wnk'n lhe ft VM w'y flV0 mnule. ' " " " t ' -"i one tablejipifonrul sweet butter. I Whip with a wire whip until j melted. HcKon lightly vlth salt. Strain, if nccesary, ami pour over 'the fbh. Srve With buttered to:uit and a sprinkle of of parsley, j Vh Is Is an excellent nourishing ' Ihh for the invalid, ' ' ' ' " J I n not dry wooden kitchen utensils over a stove, because the Miong limit may vruvk them. the little one Uo not know them .spruuf.
