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By LouiSaRusi
Friends often ask it
advice on their t. ,
bleins over the te1phone,
and this is sometimes rather
• difficult to without actual-
ly seeing their knitting.'
Jerry *lug a beginner
who lovealoitelat tries hard,
•but doesn't have „too *Ugh
time to devote to it; though
she perseveres. She called
the other day and was having.
a great deal of trouble pick-
ing up the stitches around
theneeine She was finding
it hard to do, and just
couldn't get any more stit-
ches on the needle, and
didn't 17.thinkiihe
Welkinwith 4 circi
dle rather. tkakf,c''01
'number twelve neediesT
I asked her to read the
instructions to me over the
phone. It sounded feaN 010
me, but she inalet91431440a
just couldn't mampulate'1,i
needle to put any xnere,
stitches on, even though
some stitches from the from,
back and sleeves, were on
stitch holders. Did I think
she had started in the wrong
sitJ0fl9
This gave me my first
due. There was only-, one,
place to start, I told her, and
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into trouble, especially liv-
ing in a, small community.
But I like to talk and can't
help myself. — P.Y.
Dear P.Y.: Curiosity
killed the cat simply
means that if you go
around pushing yourself
into other people's busi-
ness, you're liable to run
yourself into a whole lot of
trouble.
There is nothing wrong
with being curious. It de-
pends upon your motive.
If you're prying is ac-
companied by sympathetic
interest and desire to help,
the motive is good. If, on
the other hand; it is your
desire to obtain certain in-
formation that you can
hold over another's head,
then of course the motive
is bad. And, pure gossip is
based on the hope of find-
ing out some belittling
thing about someone else.
Yes, you like to talk,
sesTsi in the wide open tops
on o's. Basically, you talk
because you feel inade-
quate and frustrated.
You are craving atten-
tion, seen in the upswing
endings. You like to be no-
ticed and considered dif-
ferent, seen in the circle i
dot. And, what better way
to get it all than to be an
incessant talker?
You are an easily influ-
enced person, seen in the
slurred or rounded s's.
Your mouth is loosely
hinged, and can be activat-
ed by anyone who en-
courages you or gives you
any leeway.
Just remember that fly-
ing Words are not retriev-
able. When you speak, ask
yourself if what you said
was worth the silence you
broke.
Then, it's enough to say
that we were all born with
one 'Muth and two ears.
That gives ns,a pretty di-
rect message,
•Canadians. Son.the whole, • goie
are probably"•,boring De
conversatioflalists "thee4i- justas dull
tire world. 1 don't soy:that t -toot,
4sking -4.4Partienc„
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I se,* from Algoni; :44001,0n when your Month* satio
ameleverience. sofUllotjunit'that all'*leatt whyI,
Ws '110.t..hare d01eranse; we e a • is grunt, and thenthink
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dull people, though we are. you are 1 ere.,argt
it not becaugvire're stupid, egreelpg with their plati-
because we aren't. nfitions woA, whe4.::what you are
to be based father on* Sort trying to as* is1 "Shut UP,
of philistinism that :labels turkey." " , •
interesting conversation aria As you know,- I always
"cissy" pastime, fit or* for save the ,; best to the last.
dilettantes, Idealists, Eng- When it comes sto dullness
lishmen of 4.,certon hack- supremo in conversation, I
ground, educated Europeans have to band it to the tea -
and other such intellectual chem. They go on and on and
trash. ' on about some kid who just
Next time you're at a din- won't do his homework, or
ner party or any similar ,'some meaningless memo
gathering, lend an ear. The from the office, or some stu-
dialogue will depress you dent who decided to spend a
deeply. nice day in God's great out -
Perhaps the real fault lies of -doors instead of in a dull
in the fact that we are, classroom with s rho! fss
basically a nation of mater-
ialists, and that we have be-
come more and more so,
with the withering of •the
churches and the increasing
affluence of our society.
Our topics of conversation
change with the decades, but
remain awesomely inane in
their content. ,
A few decades ago, men
could talk for hours about
cars and hockey, while
women chattered incessant-
ly about children and re-
cipes.
Nowadays, the men 'talk
about real estate and boats,
and women go on and on
about Women's Lib and the
trip abroad they have just
taken or are just about to
take. And they :all say the
same thing, or near enough.
All of them, especially -the
men, are absorbed by their
vocations, the sadistic cruel-
ty of the revenue depart-
ment, and their latest
acquisition, whether it's a
wer cruiser or a swim-
ming pool in the back yard.
Get a gaggle of editors
together and they 'talk shop,
golf, and how much advertis-
ing linage they tteried lisl
year. Seldom a word about a
powerful editorial campaign
they are going to launch to
halt an evil or promote a
good.
Dig up a deliberation of
doctors, put a glass in each
hand and listen to the drivel
about the iniquities of medi-
care, the ingratitude of pati-
ents, the penal taxes they
pay, and the condominium
they just bought down south.
Not a Best nor a Banting in
the bunch.
Lawyers are just as bad.
They may be a bit more
sophisticated than the doc-
tors, but they're just as dull.
Dropping hints of inside dope
on politics. Obsessed by the
possibility of getting a judge-
ship or at the very least, a
Q.C. Criers of the blues about
the taxes they pay.
A party of politicians is
even worse. Jostling for at -
ten ti on, back-slapping
everything that is warm and
breathing, needling the
enemy, seeing everything in
black and white. "They're
black; we're white."
Behind the politicians, but
not far, are the civil ser-
vants. Empire builders, de-
fenders of the status quo.
Everything in quadrupli-
cate. Everything secret. The
public is the enemy. Always
go through channels. Keep
your nose clean. Don't get a
black mark on your record.
Dull, dull.
Ah, ha! The farmers have
been sitting back enjoying
this. They're every bit as bad
as the rest. It's the govern-
ment's fault. It's the chain
stores' greed. It's the fickle
public. It's the weather: too
hot, too cold, too dry, too
wet; or, if the weather is per-
fect and the crops are
superb, it's taking too much
out of the land.
Businessmen are just as
culpable of devastating dull-
ness in their conversation.
Too many forms to fill out.
Lazy clerks. Second-rate
workmen. Those dam' she*
ping plazas on the edge Of
town.
Manufacturers are in the
same boat. Wages are too
high. Can't get parts, what's
the matter with those
people? Too much absentee-
ism on Monday morning.
Profit down .03 per cent last
year. Can't compete with
those lousy foreigners who
work for peanuts. Too much
II
are&
1) in
et
eoe-
,efleof
finver-
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„Veleafie,
%;remarks
envir•
174.ven't,04'ciFfunauta
in Florida. haven't 'even a
row;7hoatilet atone a cruiser.
lhaven'tatwo,egrgargge,
Tharaiti,-,,ITIrMsy. I dont
have a suSn' ambit pool or a
little Place,: just: 40 acres,
country.
That's why. I can't stand
around with the doctors and
lawyers, etc., and commis-
erate With them, on the fact
that the price of steak is go-
ing absolutely out of reach of
the ordinary professional
man who is making only
forty-five thou a year.
Backyard
•Gardener
Try watery route
for houseplants
Some years ago, while
visiting , a friend's home,
my wife and I were as-
tounded at the veritable
jungle of foliage that filled
the lady's living room.
The reason for our
surprise was the light in
the room. Though some
plants were in a window,
most-of_thezeorn_was4mi-
tively dim for most of the
day.
Our friend's secret was
issOOCehoiee of plants and
in ifairlY Consistent pinch-
ing program — chopping
off tops to make new
plants as the parent plants
grew spindly reaching for
light.
We are. through the
shortest days of the year
now but many of our plants
will show how much they
have missed longer and
brighter days by their elon-
gated appearance. I have
one philodendron in a bath-
room corner that is posi-
tively elegant in its lengthy
slimness. Actually, it suits
the room perfectly like
that and will stay that way
till it gets chopped up to
make new plants in the
• coifing garden this sum-
mer.
But for the late winter
indoor gardener whose
ivies and philodendrons are
looking unattractively long
and skinny, here are a few
ideas on making new
plants from the old.
Cut off a piece of the
plant with about four
leaves on it. Then, using a
sharp knife, make a diago-
nal cut just a bit below the
bottom leaf node (where
the leaf meets the stem).
Then remove the bottom
leaf.
Now at this point you
can dip the cut in rooting
hormone and insert it in
sandy sterilized potting
soil. Or you can delve into
the easy world of water
gardening. Many young
plants adapt well to water
gardening, philodendrons
among them.
If you decide to try the
watery route, place the cut
stem in a container of
water. Just make sure that
there are no leaves sub-
- merged; take off more than
one.leaf if necessary. Add a
bit of charcoal, ground or
lump, to keep the water
sweet-smelling,though this
isn't necessary if you plan
to change the water often.
• Add a very weak solu-
tion 'of plant food — make
iip:tbe solution at no more
athttni gtohn e;eqeuaamr tine rel edoedf thean
Of package. A transplant-
ing formula works well.
A bunch of philodendron
in water on Otitehen coun-
tertop is a most attractive
. and dramatic decoration.
Given . a clear container
their roots, as they form,
will show through — a fas-
cinating show for the kids.
Philodendrons are quite
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happy in water, which is
not surprising since they
are native to rain forests.
But lots of other indoor
plants adapt well to living
in water as well, just in
case you want,to add some
variety to that containerful
of philodendron cuttings.
All the ivies are easy to
keep in water — English
ivy, Swedish ivy, Wander-
ing Jew among them. I
have some ivies trailing
from pl.& chianti.tinAticLin ,
the dimng rooiti. and quite
happy they've been for
some months now.
To add further interest
with variety in color and
form to your water garden,
you might like to try a
piece of Chineser aver -
green, or buy a very young
one and adapt it to water
after gently washing its
roots. Chinese Evergreen
(Aglaonema) is considered
one of the easiest plants to
grow in water.
For a fit of height and
drama in a water garden,
try a Sansevieria (Snake
Plant) or Corn Platit. The
trailing Pothos, either
green or golden, does well
also.
If your water plants
begin looking a little tatty
after awhile, all you have
to do is empty the contain-
er, cut off the tops of the
best pieces, and start all
over again with "new"
plants.
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Bolivia, striving to re-
gain the seacoast it lost to
Chile in an 1879-84 that left
it a landlocked nation, ob-
serves a yearly reminder
of its plight called "Dia Del
Mar" ("Day of the Sea.")
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