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WHITTLING— A bar ofsoap and a paring knife can provide a pleasant experience in the
ancient art of whittling.
CHILD'S PLAY
Soap carving
By BUROKER
& HUNTSINGER
For centuries man has
valued the tusks of elephants.
Called ivory, this hard,
creamy white substance has
served many purposes.. It is
particularly prized for its
ornamental value.
Beautiful jewelry and
carved figurines seem to last
forever. Ancient ppiee s have
enormous value to collectors.
Ivory has practical uses too.
I you have heard the expres-
sion, "tickling the ivories" it
refers to a°mtssician's skill at
the piano. The keys; of
course, are ivory.
African elephants provide
the largest and best supply of
ivory; then the ones from
India. However, the horns,
tusks and teeth of other ani-
mals
nimals are used, such as the
hippopotamus and walrus. In
Siberia "dead ivory" is
found. It is so named because
material is dug from the
frozen ground, originally left
there as the remains of an-
cient mammoths and
mastodons.
NoWatiaMjt isipolisthleltd;
use imitation ivory which is -
manufactured from the nut of
the ivory palm tree. What-
ever the source of the ma-
" tenial, however, unless one is
extremely skilled oras /
modern tools, such a affs�
mahship and artistry is .best
left to true experts.
But, on the other hand, at
some time or other almost
everyone likes to try whit-
tling or carving. And using
soap as the basic material is
one of the easiest and best
waYs toobegin
While it is true you can't
correct mistakes such as
when drawing, spoiled ma-
terial doesn't have to be
thrown away in this instance.
Not only can you save the
shavings for laundry pur-
poses, you can scrub away
slight errors and start again
or even consign the whole
thing to the bathtub.
For pleasing figures, how-
ever, use a small, sharp
knife. Make decisive strokes
and work with the material,
not against it. It's a good idea
to sketch an outline of the
face or figure you plan to re=
The accompanying illus-
tration gives an idea of the
type of simple carvings even
beginners can produce. It is
especially fun for elementary .
school age children or their
parents who. always say,
"Fm all tombs."
Decorate the finished
-sculptilVelivith felt pen mark-
ings whic can also be used to
highlight facial features.
Even if your carving turns
out to be exceedingly primi-
tive, the experience will pro-
vide a new attitude and ap-
predation next time you visit
a jewelry store or museum
and see ivory 'carvings on dis-
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FOR SALE
REGISTERED PET STOCK, $75
ALSO
TWO ADULT FEMALES $75 EACH
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QUESTIONS
Tying
mothe
OMEN ASK
ELEANOR BM
RO GERSQN, KIX
Q. Studd you fill n.!�
sitar you get your tubes .
Does the operation affect
your menstrual pr? I
had my tubes tied right after
our baby's delivery and MY
little girl isao happy with our
new baby that she want& an.
other. I am regretting the op'
eration. Shouldn't there be a
waiting period before a wom-
an gets herself sterilized?
A. Getting the Fallopian
tubes tied, or cauterized, or
blocked in any way is a god
method of contraception
when you have decided your
family is large enough
Especially is it a good
method of contraception' if
you have side effects from
other means, or they have
proven ineffective. Before
you have the operation,you
sign a permission slip indi-
cating
nd -cating you know what you are
doing and what the results
will be.
The current thinking is that
a woman should have control
of her own body, but I think,
in a happy family, the agree-
ment
greement of the husband is impor-
tant also, He is usually the
one who pays for the upbring-
. ing of the children.
The operation is easier to
do after a delivery because
the uterus is still enlarged
TRY IT .. .
You'IIIike if
By Marg Burkhart
If your meals are getting a
little humdrum, I suggest you
serve a meat pie. It is very filling'
and when , served with your
favorite salad can satisfy even
the heartiest of apptites. .
MEAT -Ts;
Pastry for a two crust pie
2 tablespoons shortening or cook-
ing oil _
o ,,,d
1 cups chopped onions
1 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
one-third cup catsup
2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worchestershire
sauce
Put shortening in frying pan
and fry the ground beef and
onions until lightly browned. Add
remaining ingredients. Cover
and simmer slowly for 15
minutes, stirring occasionally.
Line pie plate with pastry. Fill
with hot meat. Cover with top
crust. Bake at 425 degrees for 5
minutes then reduce heat -to 350
degrees and cook for 35 minutes
or more.
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I. mentioned serving the meat
pie with a salad. During the
summer I was served a salad that
contained sauerkraut and to me it
was really delicious. I have
managed to obtain the recipe.
and I suggest you try it. too.
• SAUERKRAUT SALAD
1-32 oz. jar or can of sauerkraut
1 can pimento
1 cup diced celery
1 large onion sliced thin
1 green pepper. diced
Heat the following dressing to
boiling point and cool.
two-thirds cup vinegar
one-third cup water
2 cup salad oil
112 cups white sugar
Pour this over the vegetables
and lel stand 24 hours in a tightly
covered container in the
refrigera for
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Breakfast cereals are being
used more and more m cookies
and squares, and cornflake
macaroonsis just one example of
this. This is a very light cookie
and it's an ideal way to finish off
a hearty meal.
CORNFLAKE MACAROONS
2 egg whites
42 teaspoon vanilla
3,4 cup sugar .
2 cups cornflakes
spy but shredded cocoanut
1-2 cup chopped nuts..
Beat egg whites and vanilla
until foamy. Gradually add sugar
while beating. Continue to beat
until stiff and glossy. Fold `ur-
cornflakes, nuts, and cocoanut.
Drop by level tablespoonful onto
a well -greased baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12
minutes.
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Quite sometime ago. I received
a request for date filling for
chocolate cake. I have finally
found one that is suitable for both
chocolate cake and for date
squares. '\
DATE FILLING
1 cup dates
L2 cup brown sugar
1 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
vanilla
Mix together. Boil until thick.
Submitted by:
Mrs. Geo. Fisher.
Wingham.
COOKING HINTS:
Here is a great idea for budget -
minded housewives. Stretch that
can of tomato soup and add a
different flavour at the same
time by boiling a heaping table-
spoon of rice and a small chopped
onion in four cups of water. When
the rice is tender. add the tin of
tomato soup. and a small pat of
'margarine or butter.
You can reduce the baking time
for baked potatoes if you let them.
stand in hot water for fifteen
minutes before you put them in
•he oven.
FIT fluffy mashed potatoes.
add one teaspoon of baking
pnu der
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MEAT PIE makes a re nab 1y inexpensive dish, and when
served wen" h a salad makes a meal in itr. elf. It's suitable for
serving a lar ni y or ion a mi. -plc. as left -over perticns can
readiay be frozen anl reheated for another .teal.
and the b ara Oster to
reef*. yola are*
re* Ind the
expense
lamming.* womanwho has
btu;
doh *beet Wing the pper
ation aimed of time will haire
these ubta intensified orf*
tenvard becatse we are all
more sensitive ...
The baby jS elite Mid we want
more and more babies and
our corflRlon sense flies out
the window.
We have tot ink, though, of
what we can offer our chil-
dren for their futures. The
spare children we have, the
less attention we can give
each one. Getting pregnant
means more than a baby, or a
child. It ,means at least 20
of growing up.
'7A
• don't believe you havea
4 shinty to have a baby to plese
a child you already have.
Your child's interests will
move on to other things when
the newness of the baby
wears off.
The fact that your tubes are
tied should not provide a
physical reason to make you
nervous, nor should there be
an effect on your menstrual
periods.
There is a point favoring
tubal ligation that you May
not have thought of and it
may not apply to you, but you
will be interested. After de-
' liveries through the vagina, a
woman often has relaxations
of the bladder and rectum
that require repair.
If such is the case, a subse-
quent delivery would break
down the stitching. Conse-
quently, a Cesarian section
becomes the method of
choice. When the tubes are
already closed off, this addi-
tional complication is
avoided.
• Finally, if you allow a year
or two to pass and are still re-
gretting your decision, you
can ask your doctor about re-
joining your tubes. More at-
tempts are successful these
days. However, on balance, it
seems by your letter you have
lots to do in raising the family
you have and keeping it
.v -
ay mama umerum
Q. We sie t pmi`unt(
small new o ILL
The living TOM has a Wall
fireplace and many window
and doors. so there are HD
long :walls for our eight400t
soja, I think I will biuiy a
• shone sofa and perhaps two
stairs but I am having trou-
ble
houisle arranging a nice comfort-
able seating. arrangement
Can you give me some sug-
gestions? — E.&S,
A. Designers often first
look for the traffic patterns
through the room. This has
great effect on how to ar-
range your furniture.
Also diesifeel that the
fireplace is nearly always the
focal point of the room and
the eye isimmediately drawn
to the fireplace. Considering
- two elements as start-
ing r +: tS, you need to care-
fully measure your room to
see libw much roam you do
have.
Some people Iilce to `work on
paper and carefully measure
windows, doors and floor-
space. Of course, using ®what
you have or can adapt is an-
other concern. •
In your case, you may find
that two very short` sofas like
love seats flanking your fire-
place would create the kind of
friendly conversation 'setting
you desire. This would give
you just about as much seat-
ing as you should have with a
short sofa and two chairs and
it might be much easier to ar-
range.
Whatever you decide on,
take your measurements and
plan with you when shopping
so you can show to the person
helping you with your selec-
tions.
electtions. A few inches too large
can make a piece of furniture
seem out of place and clumsy
in a small room.
Try to find sofas with a
rather small scale. Avoid the
heavy `overstuffed arms and
higti backs. These give the
appearance of overcrowding
in small quarters.
TINY HUMAN FEET AT 10 WEEKS
BALLAD OF THE UNBORN
My shining feet will never
run
On early morning lawn;
My feet were crushed before
they had
A chance to greet the dawn.
My fingers now will never
stretch
To touch the winning tape;
My race was done before I
learned
The smallest steps to take.
My growing height will never
be
Recorded on the wall;
My growth was stopped when
I was still.
Unseen, and very small.
`My lips and tongue will never
taste
The good fruits of the earth;
For I myself was judged to be
A fruit of little worth.
My eyes will never scan the
sky
For my high flying kite;
For when still blind, des-
troyed were they
In the black womb of night.
111 never stand upon a hill
Spring's winds in my hair,
Aborted winds of thought
closed in
On motherhood's despair.
I'll never walk the shores of
l� fe
Or know the tides of time;
For I was coming but un-
loved,
And that my only crime.
Nameless am I. a grain of
sand
One of the countless dead.
But the deed that made me
ashen grey
Floats on seas of red
—FA Y CLAYTON
This "Ballad of the Unborn" evoked a "tremendous re-
sponse" from young people when published as the cover
of The Tablet in Dunedin, New Zealand. Editor John Ken •
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nedy said that the poem will be set to music when a song
writer is commissioned.
J�Fd
FORD
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