WHO'S
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
EW YORK.—On August 2 of this
year, Dr. Gustavus Adolphus
Eisen will be 92 years old. It was
his research that established, so far
. without authori-
Dr. Eisen at 81 (,tive chal-
Still Delves Into lenge, the Chal-
Past and Future
ice of Antioch
as the ‘‘oldest
surviving record of the faith of the
Apostles.” The chalice was exhib-
ited during holy week at St. Thom-
as Episcopal church, New York,
with the conjecture that its inner
cup may have been the beginning
of the legend of the Holy Grail. In
a book published in 1926, Doctor
Eisen established the use of the
chalice in the Church at Antioch not
later than the end of the first cen-
tury of the Christian era.
At the age of 85, Doctor Eisen
learned to decipher cuneiform
inscriptions, to write a treatise
on Mesopotamian cylindrical
seals, or glyptics. In 1936, he
published 15 volumes summa-
rizing his research in legends of
the Holy Grail, and is now at
work on studies of early por-
traits of Christ and the apostles.
His eyesight and hearing are
still good and he puts in a full
working day.
Doctor Eisen has published more
than 150 books covering his amazing
range of inquiry in a half-dozen sci-
ences, including studies of earth-
works, fig culture, archeology, an-
cient grass, portraits of George
Washington and geological, zoologi-
cal and botanical subjects.
Born in Sweden, he was a frail
child, unable to attend school, fre-
. quently in the
Horticulture Is country, with
Modern Field
tutors w ho
Of the Scientist Stimulated his
scientific inter-
ests. In the University of Upsala,
he wrote a thesis on earthworks
which attracted the attention of
Charles Darwin. His correspond-
ence with Darwin put him in touch
with Alexander E. Agassiz, the
American naturalist, and, when he
obtained his doctorate in 1873 and
removed to America, the two men
formed a long and fruitful associa-
tion. For 40 years, Doctor Eisen
was on the Pacific coast, working
at times with the late Luther Bur-
bank on plant research.
Last year, the California
Academy of Science honored
him as the founder of the state's
great fig-growing industry.
Smyrna figs frequently had been
taken to California, but there
was no yield. Doctor Eisen
studied this problem and
reached the conclusion that the
failure was due to lack of fer-
tilization. Male trees were
brought over and California be-
gan gathering fig crops.
The chalice, which rad been found
in the ancient ruins of Antioch in
1910 and placed in the Louvre, in
Paris, was brought to this country
in 1914, to safeguard it during the
war. Doctor Eisen’'s conclusion was
that it had been made by a great
Roman artist, Appollodorus, who
lived from 50 to 120 A. D.
Doctor Eisen’'s avid scientific
studies continue on, unabated, into
his tenth decade. He is a bachelor.
None has ranged farther into the
past, while pressing eagerly into the
future in his zest for knowledge,
SR
ON A cotton patch in the high
mountains of North Carolina, a
lad leaned on his hoe, and, in his
imagination, followed out in the
world the 11:15
train, in
valley far be-
Gyroscope Aids
Lad With Hoe in
Whirl to Wealth low. One day,
he did follow
the lingering plume of smoke and
that is linked, in the long chain of
causation, with the Sperry corpora-
tion's harbinger of one more spring.
The lad with the hoe, one Thomas
A. Morgan, president of the corpo-
ration, announces a net income of
$4,961,398 for 1938, against $2,949,860
the year before,
He joined the navy when he
hung up his hoe, qualified as an
electrician, and, running a gyro-
scope, sank his career in this
magic whirligig. That geared
him in with the Sperry com-
pany, and, just as the great war
was breaking, he chased the
Czar's navy all over the far-
eastery map to sell it gyro-
scopes. He caught up with it
and rang up a sale, in one of
the epics of free American en-
terprise.
Thereafter he planted gyroscopes
on all the great fighting ships of the
world and sailed a true course to
the presidency of the Sperry cor-
poration in 1928. He became one of
the grand panjandrums of aviation.
He says he got where he is by
thinking of today, and its demands,
rather than of yesterday or tomor-
row. He had ten months’ schooling
when he trailed the train in the
valley.
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WNU Service,
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ILLINERY has indeed come
into its own this spring. The
ly spri ng like hats that have graced
fashion's stage for many a season.
In them romance in millinery has
been recaptured.
The very ecstasy
breathes through the flowers that
bedeck the pretty straws and
through the ribbons and fantastic
scarf trimmings on colorful felts
and suedes, likewise through the
dainty lace and immaculate lingerie
trims, new this season, and through
the glorified spring colorings and
beyond ali the final touch of charm
is achieved via mists of frivolous
whimsical veiling that swirls and
whirls and cuts pretty
throughout the entire picture.
You can be as choosy as you like
in selecting your spring bonnet.
Whether you decide on one of the
very new and amusing elfish tall
of spring
a crownless type, whether your hat
at all (flower toques with pert bon-
bon colored veils are quite the rage)
it be
ultra enough to want one of the
very smart Paris-inspired
types that tie under the chin, no mat-
ter in what direction fancy leads
you, you can’t go wrong in fashion’s
eyes.
New in crowns is the postilion.
See it pictured in the group to the
left above. This model in miniature
blue (an attractive blue I
this season) felt is trimmed
contrasting
an allover crisp blue veil. Plaids
and stripes have invaded the mil-
linery world with great display. Hat
stripes are among the fetching con-
ceits that tune to the enthusiasm
shown for high color.
Veilings galore are enlivening the
“ L ail
Al oy n
wey
millinery scene this spring. The
hat without a veil is the exception
rather than the rule. In arranging
are supposed to do just as
the more whimsical,
the more erratic, the more altogeth-
er adorably irresponsible so far as
the
smarter.
Navy is classic for spring suits,
The navy blue
of peach-basket variety
shown below to the left in the pic-
ture is topped off with a cluster of
soft pink ribbon bows nestled
A sheer
navy veil is draped around the
crown with ends flying in the back.
This model is also available in other
color combinations.
Black hats with colorful accents
are an accepted mode for dressy
spring wear. The crown of the
black felt Wateau, shown above to
the right, is sprightly decked with
chartreuse and fuchsia flowers. The
big bow at the back is of stiff char-
treuse veiling.
With her black
chic
in-
lace afternoon
wears a black
felt turban with bright Tuscan straw
brim as pictured below to the right
in the group.
The newer shallow-crowned bre-
rolled brims higher at the back than
front as pictured in the inset below.
This charming model is a Pixie
green felt with contrasting veil and
in navy. It is also
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Bouquet Bracelets
Newest fashion whimsy is to wear
color of your nails,
nail-polish shades will make your
hands the talk of the card table.
Flowers in fuchsia are matched to
fuchsia polish, pale faun-pink buds
are matched to regency, tulip nails
match tiny tulips. Winning hands
at beauty as well as at card table
may be graced with dainty orchids
at each wrist as pictured.
Aromatic Earrings
Perfumed earrings pe a recent
whimsy. They come in the form of
tiny metal flowers, in color to match
your ensemble. The perfume fra-
grance rises through a gold mesh
center from a wad of cotton insert
below.
Combining Jacket
Being Modernized
The fussy “combining jacket’ that
mother used to wear has been super-
seded by a trim rubber cape which
has many other uses besides keep-
Slipped on
and off in a jiffy, it is ideal for re-
ing up at odd moments when there
isn’t time to disrobe.
One of the newest make-up capes
on the market has a little pocket in
the form of a flower for holding hair
pins, powder puff, or comb. The
soft rubberized fabric takes to soap
thus
making it possible to keep its deli-
cate pastel colors flower-fresh.
Fashion Designers
Turn Lilac-Minded
Each season this flower or that
flower is especially featured. Paris
milliners have turned lilac-minded
this spring, either trimming with li-
lac clusters or in some instances
hats of them. Wear a lilac spray
on your dark or light coat, it is one
of the popular flowers of the moment
in fashion's realm. Carnations are
also worn,
Checked Costume
It is considered smart this ssason
to have at least one Shepherd's
checked costume in the wardrobe.
Silk for Action -
Washable and noncrushable silks
for active sportwear have been en-
dorsed by Paris.
Shells for Lape's :
Tiny bouquets of flowers are made
entirely of shells and are to be worn
in your lapel.
aovenTuRous
AMERICANS
By
Elmo Scott Watson
Gabriel Arthur, Wanderer
ham Wood of Fort Henry (now
Petersburg) in Virginia sent James
a South Carolina gentle-
They
welcomed but later
Needham was murdered by a treach-
The Cherokee chief promised
Arthur to escort him home the fol-
lowing spring. In the meantime he
took Arthur to a village of friendly
Mohetons on the banks of the Great
Kanawha. Returning from this visit
the Cherokees went out of their way
to attack a village of Shawnees. In
the battle which followed the Eng-
lish lad was wounded twice by ar-
rows and taken prisoner by the
Shawnees,
Because he had long hair, the
Shawnees suspected that their cap-
tive was not a Cherokee and when
they scoured off the accumulated
dirt they were amazed at his white
skin. When he told them, by sign
talk, that he would return to trade
with them if they would release
him, they promptly sent him on his
way to th e Cherokee country.
Reaching the town of his former
friends, he set o ut for Fort Henry
the following spring accompanied by
18 Cherokee laden with furs for trad-
ing. Narrowly escaping death at the
hands of ti} le Occaneechies,
Arthur reacl is home aiter one
of the most ces that
prob: ably ev
of his years. He h
ther into the Ohio
of his fellow-Englis!}
does not record whet!
il ex
an English lad
ad penetrated far-
country than any
history
erie
er befell
men but
wer or not he
over
test for that
lived to see his
the French in
rich land.
people triumph
America’s ‘Prime Minister’
IN 1736, Christian Priber arrived
in the Cherokee Indian village of
Great Tellico in what is now east
Tennessee He had left in South
Carolina everything he owned ex-
cept some books and writing ma-
terials.
Priber soon won the friendship of
the Indians by adopting their dress
and mode of living and insured their
daughter of Moytoy, chief of the
tribe. Then, as one of their own,
he taught the redskins to read and
write.
Having won their deep respect
and encouraged their dependence
upon his plans, he staged an im-
pressive ceremony. While war
drums thumped, he, the mild-man-
nered teacher, short in stature, un-
impressive in appearance,
‘crowned’ the tall and stately Moy-
toy “Emperour’’ of the “Kingdom
of Paradise.” Diplomatically, he
created other titles for the lesser
chiefs and there was a colorful cere-
mony as they paraded before the
“emperour.” But,
most important of all, was Christian
Priber’'s own appointmen as
“prime minister.”
His next step was his undoing. He
sent an “‘official” communication
from Great Tellico, capital of the
Cherokee “kingdom,” to the gover-
nor at Charleston telling him that
the English must leave America.
Not because they took him serious-
ly, but because they feared French
influence, the English military au-
thorities captured America's only
“prime minister” and kept him pris-
oner in Frederica, Ga., until he
died.
Schermerhoorn’s Ride
Listen my reader and you shall learn
Of the midnight ride of Schermerhoorn.
a hard time of it in April, 1775,
hoorn, on the night of February 8,
1690, rode from Schenectady, N. Y.,
Fort Orange for more plunder.
It was bitter cold and the snow
ride of warning.
rode for six hours plunging through
drifts that were impassable a few
hours later. In spite of his wound
and the severe weather and the fact
that he passed many farm houses
where others could have taken over
his mission, he kept courageously on
until he reached Fort Orange. In
front of the gates, gasping warning,
he collapsed.
The severe conditions under which
he made his ride are shown by the
fact that the French and Indians
were unable to continue their foray
and were forced to return to
Canada.
© Western Newspaper Union.
C. Houston Goudiss Gives
Practical Advice on Feeding
Food Needs of B
oth Boys and Girls tm
EGINNING around the tw
elfth year in girls and the thir-
erated. Then children requi
meet the needs of their rapi
usually develop huge appeti
re large quantities of food to
dly maturing bodies and they
tes. Unfortunately, however,
necessary to health,
selves with rich combinations
that may severely tax
digestive system.
Mothers may find it exceed-
ingly difficult to deal with
their offspring all through the
'teens, when physiological
changes are taking place
which mark the transition
from childhood to maturity.
his fast growing body, the chil
emotional life
dergoes a
and disturl
change
boy or girl
was formerly
nable
suddenly
desire for
pendence.
comes jumpy
irritable, and
to direct his
life extends
of food.
who
ame-
to
inde-
He be-
and
wish
own
is che
even to h ice
and to stuff them-
»
children have been brought
| with a wholesome respect fc
| master food, they will continue
| it during their 'teens,
J
lowever, if Sey
| taking g it as a
{| should see that
con pla
| way of cream
| with cereals,
ding de
hed
sserts
patience and forbearance at their
command—must make it their sol
emn duty to see that their ado-
lescent children have the foods
they require for growth, for stam-
ina, and for building resistance to
disease. For the stress and strain
of adolescence will be far more
easily weathered by boys and girls
who are properly nourished.
Quality Important as Quantity
During
with,
the rs of
boys
more f{
yea greatest
and girls frequently
od than their fa-
or mothers. But it is es-
t the diet be well bal
anced and of the h
It should in
nce of easily digested
as breadstuffs,
cereals and macaroni prod-
ucts, as well as liberal quantities
of the more concentrated fuel
foods, such as butter or marga-
rine. There must be an ample
supply of high quality protein—
which is furnished by meat
eggs, cheese and milk—to "build
the new muscle tissue required to
cover the lengthening of
the boys and help build the round-
ed contours of the girls.
gr
require
thers
sential tha
hest nut ritiy ve
ide an abun-
value. Youll
foods, such
toes,
frames
Need for Minerals and Vitamins
Th ere m be ample
ust L
he various minerals—especi
of §
teeth an da bo nes, and to help build
sound, healt! nerves; jodin we for
proper functioning of the thyroid
gland; iron for building increased
quantities of rich red blood. Every
vitamin must be included in the
adolescent's diet to promote nor-
vitamin A is especially valuable
at this time of rapid growth, and
vitamin B is also required in lib-
eral amounts to meet the extra de-
growth,
A Quart of Milk Daily
It is highly desirable that the
diet should include a quart of milk
daily, because milk is such a
splendid source of calcium and
vitamin A, as well as other neces-
sary minerals and vitamins. If
Girls, who : are often finicky eater %
during their adolescent years, can
usually be tempted with crisp, raw
vegetables served in the form of
salads; and protein can be added
by means of eggs, cheese, fish or
chicken,
Boys Need More Food Than Girls
| There is 3a marked
tween the uel requirements
oe t Ow
of
"teen age ! )
well
need
ther
ave a
{ But the boys
nd
i evsast
| must }
a
imum tax on the digestive system.
They should have cereals in gen-
| erous-size portions—and it's advis
able to choose part of the cereals
| from those retaining the bran and
{the germ. And they'll welcome
| nourishing desserts, as cus-
tard, tapioca, bread corn-
starch puddings.
such
such
and
Girls Warned Against Reducing
Girls, on the other hand, may
become fussy and try to cut down
radically on the fuel foods, with
the foolish idea of keeping fash-
{jonably thin. This must not be
. | permitted, because it may result
in under-nutrition, which opens the
| way to fatigue and nervousness,
{and may lead to serious disease.
In addit to wholesome, nour-
ishing food, 'teen age boys and
girls should have plenty of rest,
sunshine and healthful outdoor ex-
ercise. And they also desers re the
Se and deep understanding
| of their parents,
tion
Questions Answered
Mrs. S. B. L.—Sea foods are a
rich source of iodine, and
canned salmon, cod, crabmeat and
oysters being especially notable in
this respect. Fruits and vegeta-
bles grown near the sea also con-
tain varying amounts, depending
upon the iodine content of the wa-
ter and soil.
© WNU-C, Houston Goudiss—1839--58.
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