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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-03-07, Page 2When, a man end his wife are business partners, differences are bound to arise that some- times ravage the g o o d will which should prevail, and their continuance can affect the con- duct of the mutual enterprises. As in marriage, it seems to be understood that the woman must give in' to the "better judgment" of her husband; but when his criticisms are mani- festly unfair, that is hard to do, * One wife is at her wits' end, 'We've been married 21 years, and have had our own business since '47; we both work awful- ly hard, he out on the truck and I in the store. We love each other an awful lot," she explains, "and. have never had many cross words until late- ly , My husband, seems to want to boss me around, and he says cruel things that hurt so I cannot help but say things back which I regret. He, says I spend everything we make, which. I don't; I pay the b114 and put what's left back in the business. Now he's mad be- cause our bank balance is less than last year — and it is he that draws more cheques than I. He seems to be money-crazy. "His folks all love me, and have often said he wouldn't have had anything, alone. He used to drink a lot, and he has quit it. But he surely gets rude and snappy; when he sees I won't take it, he stops fussing and then he's so good — until Toaster-Cover Doll CA401.e.INkttair. be comes> in all wrought up again, Is it his work: or the peeple he sees during the den "We own our home, our store building,, a house for rent, a truck and two cars, and we don't owe anything , I love to fish, but he gets :Mad when. I take Off an afternoon to go, Please give me your advice," W,C.O. ** If this husband would take * over the accounts of the busi- * ness for a while, he would * SOWn learn whether he can * manage them better. It will * be hard work, especially at * the end of his day, but he * might learn how w el 1 his * wife has conducted their af- * fairs and cease his carping. • She seems to have improv- * ed his condition in every way * a working wife can. He does * not drink any more; It is a * tribute to her management * that the business is making * headway, and even if the * bank balance is less, costs * have increased in many * fields — as he will discover * when he checks the figures. * When he realizes how his * attitude is getting her down, * I expect he will exercise * more restraint and be fair. * To "W.C.0.": You both * seem to be working too hard, * Perhaps your weekly routine * is at fault. It seems to allow only for hard work, no play, * If each of you would take * an afternoon off each week " you would find it a real nerve * tonic, so refreshing that * you wouldn't be- tense when * you talk over individual * problems. Fatigue makes * everybody captious, and you • could handle your respon- * sibilities without strain if * your husband were more ap- • preciative and kind. .* Why not change the sched- ule, and try it? It is a pity .* that a marriage which has * existed so pleasantly for so * long should be harmed by any * conflict now. * A* MOTHER'S FEARS "Dear Anne Hirst: My daugh- ter is 18 and has just started in her first job: A lot of young men are employed there, and she is constantly talking about them and hinting she'd like to know them better. "She has only dated a couple of boys, and not any during the past year. She is so naive that I am afraid for her, and she herself is so sincere she'd never suspect anyone of wrong intentions. 'How can I broach the sub- ject, and perhaps protect her from harm? WORRIED." .* Contrary to many a moth- * er's opinion, business offices * are not always fertile fields 4' for romance. The atmosphere * is usually friendly in a casu- * al way. Young men take a * girl for what she seems to * be, and most of them have * several girls on the string al- * ready. If your daughter seems * attracted toward one of her * co-workers, suggest • he bring * her home some evening so * you can get acquainted. 4` Meantime, calm your fears. You have brought up your * girl to know right from * wrong. She has self - reli- * ance and poise, and any new * friends she makes in busi- * ness will turn out, I expect, * to be nice lads. * * When married couples work together in business, the need for mutual respect and consid- eration doubles, and time out for recreation becomes essen- tial. Anne IIirst's practical rea- soning can be valuable in this. as , well., as -other problems. Write her at Box •1, 123 Eight- eenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Keep yout.toaster shiny and • dust-free; glamorize-your kitch- en too ! Make this colourful old- fashioned girl cover; her dainty skirt gives .protection — sew- easily ! Pattern 740-: Use scraps -for toaster-doll cover 4 Complete pattern; transfers, directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot' be ac- cepted) for this pattern to, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Ste, New To- ronto, Ont. Print plainly FAT= TERN NUMBER,. your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK for smart gift ideas in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Crochet, knitting, ern- broidery, lovely_ things to ,wear. Dolls, iron-bas, .quilts,. apron's, novelties — easy, fun to make ! Send 25 cents- ton your copy ,of this book NOW I You will want - to order every rieW design in it, "Corn Starch Makes Creamier Puddings!" BFI „e" "END OF THE LINE"—Only 20 years old 'and just home from the hospital with her sixth child is Mrs. Roberta Garner, Husband, James, 37, says "That's the end of the line" when asked ff they plan to have any more children. Mrs. Garner is "shown above holding the still-unnamed daughter. On .the floor is son James, 5. From left on couch, are:, Donald 2; Linda, 4; Penny, 3, and Dennis, 1. ter the writer wailed — "Why can't Australian women have household electrical appliances the same as American women?" That naturally excited my curi- osity so I began leafing •through the magazines again just to*see what could be gleaned from the advertisements. Here 'is what I found advertised: 2 refrigera- tors, one 3-burner electric stove, one mix-master, one floor po- lisher, 2 radios, several washing machines, and- that's about all, There were only two advertis- ments for cars, one a Morris and the other a Ford—and not one ad for any kind of television, nor any kind of liquor, cigar- ettes or tobacco. But there were ads galore for dress materials, furniture, soups, soaps, biscuits and cosmetics. Judging from that what would you imagine the average Australian home to be like? Then I came to an item that deplored the fact that modern houses were 'built minus a veranda. By this time I was ,asking myself questions about new Canadian houses and sud- denly realised that new houses in Canada don't have verandas either. It was quite a shock be- cause I have always thought a screened in porch was the grandest thing to have. Appar- ently there is no medium be- tkoltatellsea Bon A.ireof you can make easily with new Active DRY Yeast Now you have Fleischnuingis Active,Pry Yeast, forget about the old time hazards of yeast baking!, Always at hand , -- full-strength and fast rising! Keep a month's supply in your cupboard! Make this delicious. Chelsea Thin Loaf — cut in slices for buttering, or separate the buns. RICE PUDDING . Vs cup uncooked rice cups milk 2/3 aia, granulated sugar 3 tableipoons BENSON'S of CANADA Corn Starch 1/4 teaspoon salt egg, beaten 1 teaspoon Vanilla ADD untOoked rite, to milk in top of tiotibie COVER and cook over hat, *dtr, StirCOokring el , ally, about. 40' rice COMBINE BEN SON'S or CANADA Cain Starch and salt in a Orsioil. Abo,ta milk stirring Constantly, until mixture,„ thIckeei., COVER and, took 10'minutes. POUR a small amount of the mixture over beaten, eggi rnix RETURN to double boitee itoiiiiiitOfit5.f;; cook iiiinUtei. longer; Stirring COnitantiy. REMOVE troth heat; add iiathikf. ,.•'. StiiVE, hot al, cold- YIELDt .t44 Bserviti9s. A NE 14MST ouic ati.ustioot--0 'HEY d*OUNDIED. — tiObett LoUiS Sebald,. 2', had his pin- feCithets tl ppCd of a. reCtotif indoor air meet of Model plane itithUSiastS. He CoretradildeePati neat little Cabin Ibis, but Watt forcibly restrained from :latieehtfig- it: Push-Button Cooking— Heaven Forbid! Electronics, ultrasonics, auto- mation, rotation = the little woman may never understand them all; but, one day in the future, as General Motors plan- ners see it, her work in the kitchen will be sheer push-but- ton joy. IBM machines will. even mix her cakes for her and a clear glass dome of an oven bakes 'em in plain view, Once again -GM designers have dreamed up a Frigidaire Kitchen of Tomorrow—and, as before in the 1956 version, any- thing goes — and everything does — tip and dowh, around and around, and who-knows- where? As a woman charts 'her course around this kitchen, the first 'time, she probably will feel like explorer Magellan — but once she discovers all its wonders — what fun! As shown at the GM Moto- rama, the homemaker of to- morrow — who will naturally feel quite at home in the kitch- Young Separates Ideal for chilly clays of winter! Make your youngster this 3-piece separaieS Otttfit with its Warm, pertly appliqued weskit .! Bew the Weskit to mix or match with the whirlaway Skirt and 'Puff, Stoleoevt blouse other separates Pattern 4796 Children's Sizes 2, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 blouse takes 1 yard 35 inch fabric, . skirt, I% yardS; Weskit, % yard. This Pattern easy to use, ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has completely illustrated instrite- tions. Send THIRTY,FIVE CENTS' (M) in 'coins (stamps cannot be aceePted) for this pattetit Print plainly NAME, AO= DRESS, STY Lt Is/UMBER, Send Order to BOx 1, 124 bkiit, ighteeritit St,, New Tor'on'to;' • en of tomOrrow,.— enjoy such handy little ,items as; A dishwasher.thdt uses Wand waves and can wash; rinse, dry and sterilize a =basket, of dishes in three minutes flat. , - A rotating, refrigerator and storage cabinet which may be , loaded by a deliVery man out-' side the' hbuse, te" simplify &b- eery, dairy,....and, bakery,., delis, veries. ., . , A built-in,,marble;ton_ range '4 that cooks at high speeds but' never 'gets 'hot! A remotely controlled serving cart. But — back for, a moment to that amazing recipe. marker which automatically selects and measures ingrbdients. This de- vice will not only select from- a file of 1,000 recipe cards the proper recipe, but after the card is inserted in a slot in the wall cabinet, it will be "read" by an IBM unit which automatically registers the dry ingredients re- quired in the recipe and the amount of each needed. Then a mere touch of a button will de-, liver the ingredients in the right order and in the exact amount called for by the recipe. The homemaker of tomorrow will enjoy electric mixers which sink from view. She'll have storage cabinets that do like- wise. On her preparation coun- , ter will stand a movable chop- ping block, which rolls along and can be locked in place wherever she likes. She'll have a television tele- phone which will permit her to see as well as hear callers, and enable her to keep an eye on the back yard or the nursery while she's doing her kitchen chores. Chores? Excuse — her push-buttoning. The home- maker of tomorrow will even bduiatltonhser telephone by pushing And the strange, wonderful telephone which she -can answer simply by passing a hand over it, and which will, take messages automatically, can practically operate her house when she isn't even in it. She can dial her home, put a signaling device to the mouthpiece, and at the other end ten different things can start happening ---;such as starting meals, „opening 4and closing Windows,, and letting pets in, end tint! In 'the laundry departincrit, the future, homemaker Will put clothes into automatic clothes hampers by fabric types and, when they have. 8% pounds in thern, they will move 'across the counter to the washing Machine, select proper washing time and temperature and load the ma- chine, Just like thatl In the dining area the home- maker will not only have a handy salad-dessert refrigerator, but a very fancy beverage dis= pens& whith diSPenseS, .v i a push-bUttori,, both hot and, cold beverages, ice Water,, ice cubes, or crushed ice. But. enough of this. This is only a start anyhOW on the Vended concepts which dlq iSta and erigitieerS 1160 work- ing — yes, actually working in the Kitchen of toniorrow'. Though many of the ideas are currently in the labOratory stage,- one day they could — and Prob-; ably• Will become feattireS of the Kitchen of Today. When waxing your dining .room table,• make sure to .in- clnde the 'extra leaves' of the' table to avoid einbarrassthent the next time they are used (Wit 10' .19:4 HRONICLES /FG1NGERFARM. "W Gore doLLr c P ClOske. During the law. nelr, weather, the world over has made thehadlines,Andt _ifasertain1beeldis4gIee4beayRldhe: resulting in treacherously driv- ing conditions, 'Miner accidents and filthY,Intml-Splashed cars. It is still' slushy; with 'Wet snow falling sp the comforts of home seem more, attractive than usu- al. Even,the cattle share that opinion. -n nice, 'bright days they gambol around in the yard like a bunch of kittens, racing this way and that when Partner tries to, get them:: back to the stable, But' when, a storm is brewing, *or in progress, they bunch u'p tbgether, backs to the wind, and. wait at the barnyard door to be let in, Last. week" we had three .heifers dehorned without any adverse after af- fects, so that's another' little worry Partner has behind bim. Which is just as well as we were faced with ollier Problems last - week. More about that later. To look at me you might' think I was either heading for the di- vorce court or had been inbib- ing too 'freely of the cup that cheers — or something equally drastic-ras I have one beautiful "shiner"—the result .of bumping into a door-jAmb. It didn't bother me at the time but the next morning ; . ''nuf said. Now • the swelling. has •gone down the blackness .is, blacker than ever. However; I am really lucky as the imPact did not breal: my glasses. Joy ancl Bob came up from Oakville .durhig, Abe storm, and left for ifprife When it was even worse. If didn't seern to 'worry Bob As for J'br and l'A've forgot the weather As -'we:antioipated `-the joys,,,,lof,f spring., by pptiring . Over' the.newlyT arrivecl seed catalogue:'-Those beautiful, col- ourful ,116Wers! 13etWeen'discus- signs of- the best type of roses and whether to start asparagus from seed or roots,. I heard snatches of conversation be- tween Partner ,and Bob — man talk — .abaut the collision of a truck and tractor-trailer, and the marvellouS work done• by one small tow-truck with the help of winches, block and tackle. I was paying a little more atten- tion than usual because I had to get towed out of our lane last week. It wasn't because the go- ing was heavy, nor was it very slippery but as I turned off the road to drive up, our lane I was facing east and I hadn't gone fifty' yards before the wind- shield was a solid sheet of ice. I thought I was going straight until my two off-side wheels hit the ditch.- I should have driven with the -door open but it all happened so quickly I hardly had time to think. I guess I'm a fair-weather driver all • right! Anyway' it is no hardship to stay home when it is snowing and blowing outside. Today I had a big pile of Aus- tralian magazines to look through and it suddenly struck me what a lot one can learn of an unknown country from let- ters and advertising in maga- zines. For instance, in One let, CHELSEA BUN LOAF 4frag•k:,q3ciPpeol-r Odfol;:g fls i r4olintk,g1 is o to refriporotor for a week, Scald 3 c. milk, ;A c. granulated sugar, 154 tsps.' salt and c. shortening; cool to lukewarM. Meanwhile, measure into, a large howl l c. lukewarm water, 1 tsu. granulated sugar; stir untill sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 1 en- velope Fleischmann s Active _ Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 mins.‘ . THEN stir well. Ad(1. cooled milk mixture and stir in 1 well-beaten egg. Stir in 2 c. once-sifted bread flour; beat until smooth. Work in 21/2 c. once-sifted bread flour. Knead on lightly- floured board until smooth and elastic. Cut off 24 of dough, knead into a smooth ball, place in greased bowl, grease top of dough, cover and store i n refrigerator until wanted. Shape remaining Vs of dough into a smooth, ball, place in greased bowl and grease , top. Cover' and set in warm place, free from draught. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Crean 3 tbs. butter or margarine and blend in 1/2 c. brown sugar (lightly pressed down), 11/a tops. ground cinnamon and 3 tbs, corn syrup; spread about 1/3 obthis mixture in bottom of a greased loaf pan (We x 81/2") and sprinkle with -pecan halyes. Punch down risen dough and roll out into an 8" square; loosen dough. Spread with 're. mining sugar mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 c. raisins. Loosely soli up like a Jelly roll. Cut roll into 6 slices. Place in pre- pared pan. Grease tops. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk—Bake in moder- ate oven, 350°, 25.30 mins. Let stand in. pan for 5 mins. before turning out, SCHMANNi tween L,doors and out. The trend now is for breezeways and patios. When' you can't stand , the. flies, and mosquitoes any more you get behind closed doors and glass windows. Or for those in the monied class there 'is a cottage at the lake'- and in winter a trip to Florida. So I began' to wonder about farm homes. What is the, aver- age farm home like? Is there such a thing? I doubt it, be- cause right on the same rbad you can find remodelled 'honie's with all the modern trappings and perhaps' just across the way. another place where there is no bathroom pr furnace. I know one place, many miles from here, where the family still -use oil . lamps although hydro goes right past their gate. This fam- ily has a mortgage complex, denying themselves the com- forts they should have, so as' to scrimp and save to pay off the mortgage. They still have the old-fashioned notion that- a mortgage is something to be ashamed of. Nothing could be further from the -truth, ' A mort- gage can be good business -- providing the foreseeable in- come will cover the' interest. Perhaps q mortgae—or lack of it—is one reason why we 'cannot give a definite example of what constitutes an average home. Orii• free :folder of other. delicious teCipeS, *kite to:' idint Ashley; : Howie Service bepartment, tFit CANADA, STARCH COMPANY P.O, 119., Montreal,. P.Q.