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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-06-20, Page 21 801 i4t • \ Dili; it Jr 111 f ie .*%# :J ri _h., 141 111.100 110, WIER DAY,-The .§1citit haVe, Was frAltned by most of, the *00 it4 Club boys and girls al the 32ri:a annual 4-H Rouridub, Photographer Floyd Harinai Who Made' the picture, only found ant exactly how many were the picture he. Made a print' fat" ea-41 Cif the poticipants. .::eniatlivAMSnO,MisexaM ien)OWW/Sweinsiseir s*isnwOy Sift together 3 rinses ' 1 0600 '01"' 1% c. Oneekified iill-purpose (IMO Magic Baiting Powder 34 -.60.'1,4in! Ode tee: salt wit 1t/i e. crisp breakfast itrsin cereal Make a well in flour mixture and add liquids all al Once) mix lightly Until lust combined—do not over- mix. TWO-thirds fill greased muffin kalif With batter.. 114e in moderately hot o4en,, 375', 20: to' 25 iiiinOtei. Makes 12 to 13 ,(iVeragit-sized <Av.••.*:•••••::40: ti '114 G ,ft /C You got p 1(INC fighter,04/DER More delicious baked goods with dependable MAGIC Baking POwde, Guard againtt failures get MAGIC today!' Costs less' tkari per average baking ITy.my.dgliCiOug'DEgRERT GRAN 'MUFFI.Ng. Seat iniiiithirh and 04)0 egg Shr ,n IOW milk i thilis. butter ir milted sozeseweaMesieW•feltreits "Dear Anne HirSt: Our little family could have a perfect We if my husband's people would only let us alone ! They hated me from the start and were de- terrnined to cause trouble, which they certainly have, "When we married, Ile was the only support of his mother and, sister, and we took care of them for a. long while until, a small inheritance came their way, Even now we contribute generously and send frequent gifts. Of course, I take our little beys to see them regularly, but our visits are so marred by their insolence and apparent jeolousy that I come home ill every itme. It is getting me down, "My husband 'hopes they will behave themselves' but that is, as far as he goes, I have even talked of leaving him, but he just laughs or takes a, few drinks and says to forget it. "Anne Hirst, it isn't that easy. I've got to have peace among us or I can't promise what will happen. I never reply to my in-laws' insults; I love my hus- band too much\ to cause` trouble. Is there any way I can control their nasty tongues ? MARILYN" CONTROL yOUR$ELIF * At this stage there is no * way I can suggest to stop 4 these two females in 'their * malicious course. To this day, * they resent your marrying their "meal ticket" and take * a spiteful pleasure' in upset- * ting you. They are not gener- * ous enough to rejoice in your Accessory Dress Plan a whole fashion ward- robe — when you s e w this pretty dress,! Vary its neckline (high or low); add a tie-on pep- lum, or a graceful bow ! It's the Ideal style for travel, vacation, day - to.- dark activities. Just switch accessories for a fresh "new" appearance! Pattern 4603: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 dress takes 3 yards 35-inch fabric. This pattern easy to use; sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has .:ornplete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY FIVE CENTS ;35e) (stamps cannot be accept- K1, use postal note for safety) far this pattern. Print plaint, SIZE, t: A M E, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Anne Adams, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor' )nt,e, Ont, husband's happiness; instead * they keep the upper hand by * tormenting you. ^. Since you are at their mercy, try to exercise control over yourself and, see them as * they are, two small-minded warren* warren who chastise Dm- from * foree of habit. Can't YOU con, * sider the seurce? * Instead of allowing them to * hurt you, build an armor * about yotirself which their • stupid taunts cannot pene- 4' trate. Think of them as un- * happy people who don't, know * any better — and turn to your * lovely life, be grateful for a * devoted husband and two * sweet young sons. This is the * Christian way to hanlle the * situation; it is 'also the most * practical. • If you can adopt it, you will 4' dismiss all their ugly ways from your mind until you see them next time. Then you will brace yourself for what you know is coming — and forget it afterward. Of course, • your husband should have put a stop to this long ago, but few, men will take a stand against their own people. To leave him should be the last thing in your mind. If you did, you would miss him so that you would reproach yourself all your life for not being willing to bear anything rather than live without him. For his sake, too, I am sure you will readjust yourself to a sorry situation and relegate its discomforts to their proper place. DIARY COULD.BE MISINTERPRETED "Dear Anne Hirst; My mother has found my diary I She read many things that I did not feel I could tell her, knowing she would not understand. "Since the day she found it, I am not allowed to have night dates, or even get into my boy friend's car. "We have gone steady for nearly' four months. I am 14 and a high-school freshman. He is a trustworthy boy and, Anne Hirst, we have not done any- thing indecent. "But my mother thinks dif- ferently! How can I get her and Dad to trust us again? Disgusted and Distressed" '` You must have been badly * shocked when you found your * parents did not believe you * when you told them your * friendship with the boy has * been entirely innocent. I un- * how you feel, and * with all my heart I wish your 4' mother would accept your * word of honor. If you are be- * ing punished for things you * did not do,-it is not fair. 4' The only way you can con- * vince your parents is to ac- * cept their restrictions without * protest. The evidence your * diary revealed seemed 'to be * equivocal; you probably * wrote of your emotions in * your own childish way, but * their interpretation frightens * your family. 4' Many parents would react * as yours have, feeling they * had not been strict enough to * protect their girl from the * dangers they feel she was ex- * posed to. You will have to 4' accept it, and by your discreet * behaviour try to dispel their **fears. As you do, they will * realize, I hope, that you are * not the girl who would lie to 4 her own family. If your in-laws are causing trouble, call on your common sense and defeat their purpose. It is a matter of perspective, after all, and any practical wife can win out, In any crisis, write Anne Hirst, at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont, 'Miracle' Changes Man's Nature When. Francesco Santoni, a burly twenty - "ear old Sardin- ian, was visiting friends lie sud- denly doubled up in agony On the divan, and all those in the room clearly heard the MO of a whip, Regularly, in time with the noise of the blows, Santord's body contorted in pah,,, and blood seeped through his shirt, Then, as his hostess fainted, the noise of whipping stoppe' and deep wounds opened on Santoni:, palms, while he trembled violently. Soon, however, all the wounds and the blood disappeared, as if the whole incident had never happened, Later, while he was being ex, amined by experts, blood began to pour from Santoni's forehead and from between his ribs, After he had been put to bed, under close medical observation, these and similar incidents continued at half-hour intervals through- out the night. Santoni, the illiterate son of a very poor family, used to be known as "Neone, the Big Black One," because of his wild life and unusual strength. All was changed, Santoni maintains, when he had his first vision of Christ. He went to the church to testify to his vision, but because of his previous wild life the priest refused to believe him. Santoni had actually rais- ed his hand to strike the priest, when, he says, he felt a mysteri- ous force, restraining his arm. A few days later, working in 4the fields, he had another vision. "Francesco," Christ asked him, "would you suffer what I have suffered?" Withouto hesitation, Santoni * answered, "If you ,have suffered it, then why not I?" At that mo- ment he felt a hard' blow on the head, and fainted. When he came to his senses, the ground in front of him was red with ,blood. "Francesco," said the same voice, "drink that blood." After a moment's hesitation, the youth obeyed, scooping up the soaked earth in his hands. But as he put it in to his, mouth,' there was no taste of earth at all and after he had finished, he Saw that the earth. in his hands had resumed its normal colour.. The strange incidents have con- tinued since then; and Santoni's character has immensely changed. No longer is' he' roistering -and self-assertive; Instead, he is- as' docile as a lamb, almost meek. He claims that the devil tried to tempt him and beat him un- conscious for resisting. Santoni says he' gets.pleasure from his suffering, and- bears' it willingly. No official comment has come from the Vatican FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH — Cool heads prevail when tempera- tures soar. Pourer, Michael Moody, 4, changes places with brother Junie; 5, when a satis- factory state of saturation has been reached. Barking Bird-Dog The most famous of all scout- ing stories is the one about the ivory hunter who was tipped off on a great pitching prospect. Finding the youngster about to go rabbit hunting, the scout de- cided to string along with him. They trudged along for a while, and the scout stickleilly realized that the kid eouldn't be intelligent. He had forgotten, to bring his rifle! But a few Min. ute's later the boy suddenly picked' a reek out of his Peeket, threw it with his right hand and hit a tahbit, seventy feet away, right behind the. eat. A little later, the kid rePeated the feat. The Spent, both and amazed,. finally blurted out, "Ilut I thought yen Were a SOuthPatiV. How bonier you, didn't throw With yeti' left hand?" "Oh," Caine the ealth answer', "I . only Wanted' to stars at net splatter' When' News Didn't Travel So Fast Cheering Australians, watch- ing the graceful Comet III touch down at Sydney some twenty- four hours after leaving London recently, shared the pride of the British people in the jet-liner's record-breaking come-back. Its world flight brought the Com- monwealth closer together than ever before in itst history; the other side of the earth is now only hours away. Not mush more than a can- ' tury ago it took twelve months to get a reply to a letter sent to London, however urgent and official. That was by sailing boat. The clippers of the 1850s dici'bet- ter, completing the London' to . Sydney run in from sixty to eighty days, and there was great excitement when the steamers reduced the journey to two months in 1860. "There 'was keen.competition between rival newspapers, both in Melbourne and Sydney, to be the , first ,to publish' news from overseas, especially •from Bri- tain,' which could arrive in Aus- tralia only, by shipborne writes Frank Clune in his ab- sorbing book, "Overland Tele- graPh"—a mammoth work.which has taken the author eighteen* years to complete. At Adelaide on ship arrival days, we, are hold, 'there was a • wild, scramble 'by newspapermen to transmit news to Melbourne .and„Sydney _over the telegraph line. One enterprising,news- hawk tore out several 'chapters 'of his pocket Bible and handed -them in fortransmission to Syd-* ney, so that he could, monopolize the line for. half ,an hour while he hastily compiled a news bul- letin to tag on the end of his message.' Telegraph lines had a tremen- dous impact upon the towns they linked, bringing civilization and prosperity, "0 verland Tele- graph" is the story of a great achievement, the erection within ' two years of a gleaming strand of wire, on 40,000 poles stretch- ing across deserts, mountain ranges and tropical jungles from Adelaide on .the south coast of Australia, to Port Darwin in the largely unexplored north: Men sweated and died to find routes for telegraph lines in wild country populated only by "stone age" aborigines, some of whom dealt mercilessly with "invad- ing" white men. An explorer who more than once braved the unknown was Ludwig Leichhardt. But, at- tempting to blaze a trail west- wards across Australia, he mys- teriously vanished along with his entire party, which included six white men and two abori- gines. What• happened, no One knows to this day, Nor has there been any trace of the fifty bul- locks, 270 goats, thirteen mules, twelve horses, drays, tents and equipment which vanished. Modern Etiquette. • Q. When one is being intro- duced to a roomful of strangers, is one supposed to acknowledge each introduction with a "How do you do"? A. One sincerely - spoken "How do you do" "should be enough, and after that, just smile and bow slightly to each person as you are introdoced — with perhaps one or two added "How do "you do'S" in a low voice. Q. v. What is the amount of the fee a bridegroom gives the ele gyan A. There is no stipulated am- • ount, although the fee should not be less' than ten dollars. The size should depend upon the bridegroom's: means. Q. Should a periou ever place his napkin on the table while the meal is in progress? A. No; not until leaving the table. Q. What is the correct thing for a man to say to 'a woman who is blocking his way when leaving a bus or other public conveyance? A. "May I g e t through, please?" And as she moves aside to allow him to pass, he should lift hi. hat and thank her. Q. Don't• you consider it very bad manners fin. a dinner guest to 'be late? A, This is considered- one Of the most 'serious breaches of eti- quette. A guest who is late for a meal in one's home must have a very good excuse 'to justify any' pardon. Q. Is it proper 'to write a few lines*of good wishes on the card 'that is enclosed with a wedding gilt? A. It is quite all right to do so, although not necessary. • Q. What is a good rule for *omen to follow about dressing for various social functions? A. When in doubt, wear the simpler dress. If you don't know whether to wear a ball dress or a dinner dress, wear the dinner dress. Or whether wool or vel- vet, wear the wool. Q. When a friend is being giaduated from high school or college, and you cannot afford to send a gift, what should you do? A. Write a nice, sincere note of congratulation. Q. For what, beSides butter- ing breads, can the small butter knives be used? A. These should be used only for butter, jelly and cheese. Q. Is it all right for a bride torecsas:ry a bouquet if she is be- ing married in a traveling d A. It would be better if she wore a eorsage. All is quiet on the home front at least for the moment. Dave is in bed but not asleep, He hes had a very active day and so has Grandma! Grandpa also shares in the activity as he has Dave outside with him for about a couple of hours every afternoon. We occasional- ly have a tussle of wills, Like all other children Dave has to see how far he can go and get away with it. For that reason we have to make sure that he does as he is told. He can, travel so fast and has so much strength for a wee fellow that neither Partner nor I could hen-, dle him if we allowed him to get out of hand. Of course he has a lingo all his own which we don't always understand. However, by following his line of reasoning — and don't ever think he hasn't got one — we can generally figure out what he is talking about and in that way we make out all right. Surprisingly, he gets into very little real mischief. I expected we would have to put things out of reach and keep a few doors and cupboards shut up but he hasn't been that way at all. Nor does he interfers with the television. Of course he wants his own programs morn- ing and evening. After that he pays no attention to the set at all. But a funny thing happen- ed yesterday. Dave was by him- self in the living-room. I thought I heard him, whimper- ing and want to see what was the matter. He was sitting in a big chair and half crying as he looked into the black face of the teletrision. I had forgotten to turn it on! That was soon remedied and he was happy again. The weather hasn't helped us at all with our baby-sitting. We can't leave the young man out- side to play by himself — there are too many wet • places. Frac- JiCally the' only dry spot is in `the lane — and that hardly indices a safe playground. The weather also complicates the busineis of getting him dressed — lightweight :snowsuit,' mitts, helmet and rubber boati — not quite the Of outfit you ex- pect a child to wear the fourth week in 'May. And. how disappointing the garden is this spring. Very few daffodils and we, usually have such a lot. I hope the bulbs haven't rotted. One of our neighbors, who generally has the side, of a, hill looking just like "a host of golden daffodils," this year has very little bloom ,at all. However, in our garden we at least have lots of , narcissi to look forward to. Apparently they don't' mind the 'cold, back- ward' Spring. There is still no ,spring seeding done around here,. except on a few isolated farms where a stretch of sandy soil runs through the, district. 'On some farms cattle have been turned out 'to pasture. TheY Should at least-have plenty of grass and water for awhile. Cat- kins are out On the poplars and the orioles have returned to the elms. Occasionally we see canaries and sap-sucker. And that is about the extent of na- ture' tory at the moment. No frogs, even yet. Government surveyors have done a little more decorating in our fields. They already had yellow stakes tipped with black, and orange stakes tipped witli red, some of them to mark the spot where iron stakes are em- bedded in the ground: But just ;recently another work gang came along and put in ordinary steel fence posts right along- side the yellow stakes. The De- partment of Highways evident- ly doesn't intend anyone to for- get where the survey goes through. It isn't so communi- cative in other matters. For in- stance, the Department has al- ready registered a plan for ex- propriation of the land needed for the road but yet we have Pat been notified, 110r have there been any Men out from the property ofllce to appraise the Value of the land, Strange the things that can be dope on a person'-: own property when the government takes over. Not that we mind. We are only too anxious to see the work started. That's the trouble with these big highway jobs 'the plan- ning stage takes so long the road is out of date before it gets finished, This column has been writ- ten by fits and starts in be- tween attending to David's de!- mends and answering the tele- phone. We did not expect any company this week-end and then came a call from my sister and nephew in Oshawa — would it be all right to come for the day on Monday? The answer was definitely yes. We have not seen them for over three years so we shall be very glad to have them come. Later I suddenly remembered one of them is a vegetarian and the other on a' fat-free diet. That rather complicates things with the stores closed. Fortunately we have plenty of milk, eggs, rhubarb and a little asparaggs. All that added to whatever the refrigerator may produce will no doubt see us through. We also got a phone cal) from Daughter who said she was feeling very much better so we feel well repaid for having tak- en young Dave off her hands for awhile. It looks as if grandpar- ents still count in the scheme of things. `Bye for now — I hear the young man calling , . from the bathroom! When cut flowers begin to wilt, give them the hot water treatment. They will revive quickly if the ends; of the stems are cut and Immersed In hot water. Have the water about as hot as your hands can stand, Party Pinafore Two pretty ways she can wear this style ! A cool, cute pinafore — a party dress with the addl.- tion of the separate little collar! So versatile — sew - very - easy fox you! Pattern 801: Children's Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8.included. Pattern, embroi- dery transfer, directions. Send TWENTY - FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) to Laura. Wheeler, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Our gift to you — two won- derful patterns for yourself, your home — printed in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book for 1956! Dozens of other new designs to order — crochet, knitting, embroidery, iron-tins, novelties. Send 25 cents for yoer copy of this book NOW — with gift patterns printed in it ISSUE 25 — 1956 NOT EVEN MULES—When St. Louis policemen put up "No Park- ing" signs,• they really mean it. "Al,' pet burro of the American Legion in town receives a traffic ticket, above from Patrolman Harry Freeman for violating the police order, Bonnie Brennan consoles the sad animule. ANN:E, 4111;?ST ramilg Cou.“Aelot