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The Brussels Post, 1959-02-12, Page 6.0. wit `4,) t!' 01" •• 644$141P el kr. 15411P !BIWA It" ..lorr•Og lt$V Mg 09 A A4? 4f."0!P11,Vie, — 4- - *VA 44,1 el;71,417 "S"'" V ) tit fe...W6,0,.. ooth,A,b`fi. s How Butterflies Migrate doesn't helong to me' and walked. 94," -Tears zoned down her think lined cheeks, as she. spoke, .and. she ..dabbed her eyes with tissue, 44.4, fantastic story," said Petee- tiye. Lt, Arthur Seitultheiss, Magistrate Milton Solomon didn't .believe a word of her story, either„ and set bail at $30,# ()Of/pending indictment, From. NEWSWgMc, children, .can remember those times, but it is hardly likely our Grandchildren will ever know the joy of a sleigh-ride — moire's the pity, To them "jingle bells" is just the words of a Christmas song. And that is progress, progress of another kind is well described in an .article last Saturday's Globe and Mail '11,4Y!re Tsylnit, , to paw the Aer eel! itia04v.A101.4;Ccinser- vaii oats ts farmers, soil experts and .a few far-sighted township planners. It claims that during :the last Ilsie years, 30,0000 Peaple, othar:tl*S• farrners, have ,i'Mov04,1$;,rtiral ::*eas , AlthoUgh inot Orni10:it is' failii&Jantio,tbat ',ha's been' taken to provide' honres .*on the newcomers and good 'productive soil at that. It is a serious stitiation,,which, if allow- ed to continue can be a definite threat to Ontario's agricultural economy. Remember I said last week elderly farmers might just as •well add to their dwindling income by selling a few acres instead of waiting until' all' their land is confiscated. Looks as if 1 wasn't too far out, at that. The Napkin Ring Napkin rings were often more elegant thars the linen they held, They were generally, and maybe engraved rrvith initials. A polishing or' 'two a year would keep, theni,,presentable. The nap- kin, meanytihile,' was likely to become smeared with, the stains and colors of many greases and sauces between one Sunday and then nextIships wardrooms and saloons, napkin rings remain a. fixture. Some are scrimshaw— intricate carvings from bone or ivory or shell. Others are turks- dtied from flax cord. And there are steel and brass ones turned out on the blackgang's lathe.eas But by- and large the napkin ring, like the moustache clip, the finger bowl, and the bone' dish, is something you remember from your grandmother's table. A bit of folded paper, which is to be balled up and tossed away after absorbing an egg smear, has put it out of business. —Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk and Portsmouth) BUBBLE TROUBLE — Mrs. Jean Childs of London, England, is up to her axles • in floodwater. The Thames burst its banks near Maidenhead, flooding, the area and her carburetor. Similar ignorance has to be confessed with regard to another and very remarkable rnigratioAt of this normal and regular kind that of many species of butterfly, These for the most part conform to the general rule of poiewards in the spring, equa- torWard$ in the autumn, Since butterflies are such short-lived creatures it is not surprising to find that in most cases breeding takes place at the end of both journeys, The European painted lady, for • instance, breeds in North Africa during the winter, crosses the Mediterranean, flies north, and after a while begins to breed again, on occasions reaching as far north as Scot- land. It is the butterflies hatch- ing from the eggs laid near the northern end of the journey that set out on the return flight. On the other hand it is now known that individuals of the American monarch butterfly are capable of making similar journeys in both directions. A very striking feature of but- terfly migrations is the astonish- ing steadfastness of direction kept up. There are records, for instance, of their flying through a window on one side of a house, and out through another on the opposite side; another of a swarm that flew up one wall of a house, across the roof and down the other side. In Ameri- ca it has been noticed that mon- arch butterflies on migration rest in festooning swarms on the same tree year after year. One most mysterious incident A1! to count your husband's mo- ther out for any help at all; hope deferred is depressing to live with, so why hope any longer? She is as she is, and your plight does not move her, I am relieved you do not re- sent your sister-in-law's luck (which would be natural) and I hope you continue on friend- * ly terms. * Your situation, deplorable 4' as it seems, is not unique, I • repeat. Accept it as permanent. * and use all your wit and prac- • tical common sense to man- * age as best you can, * HOME IS BEST "Dear Anne Hirst: For five years we have had a wonderful marriage, and now there are three splendid children, Every- thing has gone so well for us all until now, when I am so confused I am almost crazy. "Recently I met again a man I was in love with until my fa- mily made us part, I find I have never really gotten over him. What on earth am I to do? MIXED UP" * Do what you know is right, If you deliberately left your * husband or separated the chil- * dren from him, the lives of * you all would be blighted and, * as the cause of it, you would * take on a terrific responsibil- ity. 4 "Pear. Anne Hirst: haze a distracting mother-in- law problem, but it is not _ like any other I've read about. My parents are dead and I' have no relatives to help, with my four- year-old girl except my hus- band's mother, Who lives around the corner; I expect another baby in four weeks and have been quite sick, We are buying our home and cannot afford a sitter, We aak his mother to help out only about once every three months, and she always complains that it. puts• her back in her housework and her sew- ing "But she minds my sister-in- law's children one day every week though there's a part-time maid there. Believe me, I don't resent this, but she has not once offered to help us since the baby sva.4 expected, and she is even planning to be away' the week Tim expecting. This means my husband will have to take time our from work to look after our little girl while I'm in the hos. "My friends and neighbors criticize her bitterly, and I cover is? the, best I can. She tells them 1.,:n much she likes me, but why cloosn't she prove it? If my mother were living, how differ- em things would bet Mrs, R. E," NOT UNUSUAL * Such favoritism exists in * many families because the * elder woman favors one son's * wife and not another. You * probably do not know the cause of this, and it may have * started before your marriage; * this and other factors are no- * body's fault, and there seems * nothing you can do about it. * One might think that the * coining emergency would in- * spire her to ease your burden, • but it seems that is not to be. * You and your husband are * 'concerned with the practical * details, and these ideas may ▪ be useful: * Tell your doctor about the * situation and ask him about tlse social service agency of • the hospital where you are * going. SometimeS the Red * Cross or similar groups take * over if they can; * Can your husband arrange * to take that week as nart of * his summer vacation so he will not lose by it? * Isn't there a couple with • children among your friends * who would take your little * girl for the week? They would * net charge you, I'm sure, and * a small household gift is al- * way a proper expression of * your gratitude. * Hereafter you will be wise To Size 48 PRINTED PATTERN When we marry we stop liv- ing for ourselves and begin living for others, We have not the right to seek a new per- sonal happiness when we know that others must pay for it. Tempted as you are, you will pray for strength to re- sist, and take on your rightful job as you must see it if you are being honest with your• self. Being good may be dull for a while, but I know of no surer road to peace. HRONICLES iNgliFc4.Fk. Bank Robber In Old Lace 4 * * * When a busy mother realizes she has no one to depend on in her domestic schedule, somehow she arranges a routine that sees her through. Anne Hirst has ideas that may be helpful Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Ont. Lifelike Roses 'cause after the snow went there, was the' mud to contend with. With the first snow out came the cutters and sleighs. And what a thrill it was to go dashing along the snow-filled roads behind a s 1 e e k, spirited team, high- stepping hooves sending' a spray of swirling snow back in our faces. Now we have the con- venience of cleared roads and heated automobiles, but for sheer enjoyment there was noth- ing like 'a good sleigh ride in the brisk, clear air. For long rides there were heated bricks placed on the straw-strewn floor of the sleigh to keep our feet snug and warm. But for short rides a good buffalo robe was generally' enough. Children sat on the floor of the sleigh with their backs to the Wind, well _pro- tected by warm.clothing and heavy toques. Of course, if , in passing another sleigh you got too close to the ditch and upset that all added to the fun. Our COOL COTTON - The cotton beach dress follows Empire styling in this Paris creation. Parasol is done in a matching floral print as fashion designers anticipate the summer season. 4708 36-48 441,1e, Avickets, Its smooth and simple lines do marvelous things to flatter yout figure! Neckline is softly, curvecli skirt falls gracefully as you wall4 or sit. Note paneled effect, but. ton trim. Printed Pattern 470E: Women', sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 Size 36 takes 4% yards 39-inch Printed directions on each pat. tern• part. Easier, accurate. Send FORTY CENTS (400: (stamps cannot be accepted, us. giostal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainli SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLI NUMBER. 'Send order to ANNE ADAMS Box, 1, 123 Eighteenth St., Nev Toronto, Ont. The way. New Yorkers saw her, she was a dear little old lady, very much like the dear little old ladies in "Arsenic and Old Lace," The only difference was she 'didn't have any bodies hidden in her cellar; her pecca- dillo was robbing banks, instead. On Dec. 3, she had robbed a branch of the First National City Bank of $3,420 by threaten- ing to throw acid in a teller's face. and she had instantly be- come a legend. New York, a town overflowing with misplaced sentimentality, had taken her to its heart. Thre weeks later it turned out that she wasn't so little, nor so old — she was 5 feet 8, and a chic 57. These facts were ascer- tained by police after she tried to pull another caper, at the In- dustrial Bank of Commerce. Clad in the same black beret, black coat, and modishly framed dark glasses that she wore in the first heist, she handed the teller a neatly printed note, which said: "Put $5,000 in $5, $10, and $20 bills in bag. There is acid in the glass. You wouldn't want it in your face. Don't try to warn any- body until I am out of here. Oh yes, I am being guraded by two guns. Let's not let your custom- ers or co-workers get hurt." The teller didn't argue. For the bank had issued standing orders to its employees not to resist a holdup — not even a holdup staged by a dear little old lady. So, the teller crammed $1,190 into the brown paper bag she handed him. But he took his own sweet time and made a real production 'of the chore. Two bank officials spotted the little drama and tip- ped the bank guard, who seized her as she tried to leave. The colorless liquid in the glass she was' carrying turned out to be water. At police headquarters, the ,frail 'woman told a pathetic — if somewhat incredible — story. Her name was Vera Wilson; she ,said in cultured tones, and she was a widow, alone and penni- less in the big city. She had been living for'the past year by beg- ging, and she had been sleep- ing in subways and railroad sta- tions. "Now, maybe I'll get three meals a day,? she said. What happened to' the $3,420 she qieisted from the. First Na- tional? "A feW seconds after leaving the 'bank," she said, "the paper bag with the monk was jostled from my 'hands and fell into the street. A than picked it up and tried to hand it to me, but I was so nervous I said, 'It We had a lovely present last week. Nothing more or less than two -huge grapefruit. Nothing wonderful about that you may say. But there was — these were very special grapefruit — they came straight &ern Florida. And were they ever nice — sweet and juicy and so big one grape- fruit did us for two meals. A neighbor family had been to St. Petersburg for a short vacation and brought them home for us— which we much appreciated. Sun-ripened fruit has a lot more flavor 'than the green-picked variety one gets from the stores. Arid of course they are a lot cheaper in the locality in which they are grown. But it's a long way from here to go shopping! I wonder what it feels like to ,leave the sun and warmth of the beaches and come back to ice and snow. I don't think I would like the sudden change. Our neigh- bors left here the day after Christmas, the children all bundled up in snow-suits and overshoes and remained that way until they reached` Virginia. Then the whole family started to peel off clothes and by the time they reached their 'destina- tion they were dressed — or more or less 'undressed, as it were, ready for the beach, Com- ing back, of course, everything was in reverse — they were adding garments as they got nearer home. As for our weather we have had a little bit 'of everything ;List lately — rain and ice and snow. So what' happens? Tues- day I wanted ,to wash but the weatherman predicted 'rain so I left it. And then it didn't rain at all. Wednesday dawned bright and clear. So we washed. At least I washed and Partner Bung out the clothes. After dinner it still being nice' and rain not predicted until mid- night, we left the clothes on the line and teak to' the road, en route to Milton. You can gUe8,3 what happened. By four o'clock it was raining and ,we headed tor home in a hurry, I didn't want to be driving in a 'freezing drizzle. Fortunately we got home in time. So how can you win— by paying heed . to weather re, porta Or ignoring their)? Sometimes we hear it said the seasons are changing— that the winters are• not' as extreme as they Used to .be. I wonder - - don't you think it it we Who have changed more than the Weather? It has to be a really bad storm now before we realty notice it. People demand that the roads be kept clear in winter end naturally' the Department of highways caters to the tax- payers. And what a hUe and try if they don't do it fast enough, But *retnerriberWhat happened during Winter M years ago — especially on the Wins. NO tanner ever txpecteri to go very far With his tar in cold Weather, Why, I can remember when roost farmers uqed to lack 14' 'Elicit cars cal to blocks from 'November in April -' sometimes later bo.'• 'If it weren't for your execu- tive complexes, we'd get al.ong beautiftnin7 Happy Forecast For Colicky Babies Colic today, colossus tomorrow. This happy forecast for the average colicky baby was made last month by Dr. Herman F. Meyer, Northwestern University Medical School pediatrician. When red - faced Junior screams, draws up his legs, and waves his hands in a noisy spell of colic, Dr. Meyer noted in the journal Postgraduate Medicine, he is probably just a normal youngster who is using this method to register highly vocal "resentment against the restric- tions imposed on his imma- turity." Moreover, he added, "the very symptoms which disturb him in babyhood will be virtues in adult life." While some baby specialists contend that colic may be caused by allergy to cow's milk, Dr. Meyer joins the pediatricians who believe that family insta- bility accounts for most of these symptoms. In an effort to escape the frustrations of his home life, the youngster lifts his head, Sits up, and walks earlir than the more phlegmatic infant. In elementary school, the once colicky baby is "aggressive, a leader, non-sensitive to the re- buffs of others." In high school, he "runs everything," from the class paper to school plays, As an adult, this type "rushes through life from one success to another." He has "a multitude of hobbies . . excels in sports." A driver at work, he needs little sleep to recoup energies. With these mature "outlets to the many frustrations which were the despair of his baby days," Dr. Meyer concluded the once colicky infant is "happy and well adjusted, enjoys life to the hilt, is usually highly successful socially and financially, and rarely is found on the psychi- atrist's couch." —From Newsweek. Modern Eficruette by Roberta Lee 'Roses "3-dimensional" — so* perfect they look almost real! Crochet this doily in White; or have the roses contrast with a background of leaf green. Pattern 840: crochet direction for 13 and 20-inch doilies in No. 30 cotton. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be ,aecepted, use s postal note for. safety) for this pattern to LAURA. WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Send for a copy of 1959 Laura 'Wheeler Needlecraft Book. it has lovely designs to order: ern.* broidery, crochet, knitting, weal,- ing. quilting, toys. In the beek, ii special surprise to Make a littlegirl hapPy a eta-mit 1.011, clothes to color. Seta 23 tedntg for this brook. iSstIt — 1.930 THE OEM' YOU ,ALONE CAN .619t—llow .611 row of' anti 't botitei, ..dwarf Grit's volunteer' maeitifte dm' on Of the terontO. blood bank during peeiba of shortage. Febroory, with itss'Vdteritirie bay„ traditionally '"Ftt?rt in'ollth",, A 'gift .-of' latada to YOUR local blood. bunk' would be a true VolentIne cos sorriest- e t!liss,s'als1,y in need of blood. It might be the Oat tif life', iitelf, is on record in which a swarm of the same species made a right-angled turn in the middle of a long inlet leading south from Lake Ontario, then correet- ed the deviation with another right-angled turn, and flew on over their original course, all Ulla for no apparent reason at all. How do migrating butter- flies find their way? We have no idea. It can be added that, in t h e opinion of a leading authority, wind direction is of no significance. Very many sbutterflies . . are gaudy in the extreme, but usually it• is the upper surfaces of the wings that are glorious with colour, while the lower have' a mottled sobriety. It is the common, though not invariable practice among butterflies to raise and clasp• their wings to- gether over their backs when they alight, with the result that the sober underside is exposed to view, and often blends with the background. The familiar red admiral and' the small tor- toise-shell are, examples. By far the most remarkable instance of this device is the Indian leaf butterfly, the upper` Surface of Whose wings is en- riched with purple and orange. But the wing as a Whole is shaped like a leaf and the under- side is coloured a dead broWn. Resemblance is far from ending: there, Down the centre' is a dark line reproducing the ttild,rib, while the' loWer Wing, ends in a projection corresponding to the stalk, More retiatirltable still, the lower surface bears discoloured blotches indistinguishable from those caused in a leaf by decay— Prom '"'Earth's Company:' by Leslie Reid, Q. When a men meets a girl on the street and they Stop to chat iota few minutes,. which one Should snake the first move to Valk On? A. The girl. 'the mart should keep chatting until she shows an• inclination to leave, Q. What is the generally'. accepted size of Worneri's social! stationery' A. Ws usually ritedillin to small hi size about 51/2 by 0"44, inches is standard, Roweverf pick a larger site If your handwriting is particularly large,,or if you' type your letters..