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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-4-7, Page 3TEEN -TOW EN-IL9OW TOPICS By BARRH MURNAR — —. Susie bounded into the kitchen with more that her usual amount of vigor and vitality, "The gang are fining into town roller skating and want us to go. How much money have you?" "30 Cents", I replied, "Any- way 1 don't know how to roller skate. Only kids go in or that stuf f." "Here is two lollars for helping with the dishes for the past month," offered noun. "Yo t go along. You've been dragging until(' here all day and the excercise will do you good.' "Oh super'," purred Susie, "the gang will call at seven. See you then," .As we entered the roller rink, I bit a little nervous down inside. A guy can get hurt at this business, I thought. Imagine having four steel wheels run over your neck, especially with 200 patinds on top of them or worse still, if some galoot suddenly lost balance and planted his skates in the middle of your bread basket. Oh horrors, what have 1 let myself In for? The man taking tickets, stopped me with, "you can't wear braces in here son." "Well how am I going to keep my pants up?" I asked. "Run home and change," he re- plied. "But I can't, it's twenty miles away." "Well we'll let you off this time, but remember in the future - no braces." "Oh gosh, I'm so excited," cried Susie, listen to that swell music, and look at all those people." 1 02An2ADII1 ZInfbtt Plaid taffeta in a princess style rain -coat. The hood is detachable. L -u Ritchie adds self buttons and a narrow tic belt. Above the roar of steel on wood, I could hear the faint sound of an organ. Pipe, 1 thought, if that herd of galloping madmen ever broke, loose a person would he mincemeat. "1 think Pd better go arntind alone first," 1 said to Susie. "Sort of get my bearings. We can have the next skate." I slithered out onto the floor and headed for the wall, so 1 would have something to hang onto. Some- body gave Inc a push from behind and 1 mashed into the wall, landing in a heap on the floor, Dazed and shaken, 1 felt helpless as an instruct- or nstrutror picked me ftp and gone me a little shove to get me moving with the throng. In a few minutes 1 had the hang of it and was gliding around tine rink,— well anyway I was on my feet again. Nearing the south corner, 1 could see Susie watching for me. As I came around in front of her, 1 waved, With that some horse shoved his skate between my legs, hty feet went up in the air, 1 lunged out and grabbed a ,fat girl in front of me. The guy behind grabbed my braces. I could feel them stretching- stretch- ing. 'then there was a snap like a gun report, Smack! and something hit me full force in the back of the neck..1 lost balance, tripped the fat girl and we went doyen together with me on the bottom amidst gales of laughter and shouting. Minutes' later, a nurse was bend- ing over me with smelling salts or something. As I carte to, the laugh- ter and applause was still audible, "Let me through here" came a man's voice. "Let me talk to that boy." ].00hing up, 1 beheld a well dressed man of about 55. "I'm the manag- er here," he announced. "1 saw that act and could use you in my new "Roller Review". "Oh how siumpiy super," cried a faint voice. It was Susie. "You were wonderful Barry. Anything for a laugh, that's you." "Thr is what 1 want hien for," stated the well dressed man. "He'll ]ay them in the aisles." But —" I started to .argue, "that was nn—" "A hundred a week, while the show's on," said the man. "Good. I rc., see you never turn down a good thing." nx n' a I felt my head, 'my stomach where the fat girl landed and my you know what. Jeepers I have to take all this punishment, night after night? I thought. Susie helped me off the floor. I limped to a chair and started to take off my skates. "I've had enough for one session," I announced. "Ohthere you are," said time well dressed man, pushing his way through the crowd. "Say son that deal is off. One of my instructors just told me you can't skate with twu people bolding you up. He saw you go out on the floor tonight. 1 thought that act was for the benefit of the onlookers." "I tried to tell yon it was no act Mr." I replied. On the way home, T rubbed any sore spots which seemed to multiply every five minutes. "Well never mind," consoled Sus- ie." There was no one else there tonight who got an offer like you did - even if it only lasted for four minutes. 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L©�Oq©lC0RQ®®©Il 26 Beh-we 27 Fish eggs 29 Even (contr 1 30 Literary ly scraps 3] Legal point 38 From 39 Cushion 40 Indians 41 Breakwater 42 Either 43 Tilts 44 Cut 46 Above 47 Free 48 Tellurium (symbol) 50 Man's name 51 Earth (comb form) 54 North Carolina (ab.) 56Symbol for cobalt JIM a AIM ■ a 6 17• 19 Yt- 4647 l "As the Twig is Bent, So Is the Tree Inclined," goes the ancient saying. Badly bent in a storm of many nears ago, this tree on the Milton -Acton Highway refused to give top. Instead of grow- ing downward, back to ;.Mother Earth, it made a new start. and now stands, twisted but sturdy, against any wind that blows. ®NIICL1S F GINGER FARMS S By Gwendoline P. Clarke I never knew it to fail! Not so much as a sniffle do 1 ever get when I stay around home but let me go to time city and it's another story. Some- time last week when I was travelling around in those crowded street -cars I piciced up a very active little germ, brought it home with me and it had me by the throat all day Monday and Tuesday, leaving Partner to manage as best he could in the cap- acity of house -keeper. a a * Wednesday morning I was pushing myself around when the phone rang and the message I received was that Bob had been hurt and was in hos- pital. It wasn't long before I was down there. He had been loading logs on his truck. They were extra big logs and in loading one of them time chain broke and the log dropped from the height of the trttcte down on to Bob's foot. Three bones are broken but they can't be set nor the foot put into a cast yet because of swelling and bruised tissue. And Bob has been given fair warning that he will have to wear a cast for at least two months. However it will be a walking cast so 11e hopes to be able to get around to a certain ex- tent. Of course it will be a great in- convenience and a big expense but it could certainly have been a whole lot worse. The man who was with Bob said he didn't know why he wasn't killed. * a nK Yesterday I tools him down his radio after inquiring what the hos- pital roles were regarding its use. "Ola yes, he can have his radio but only on certain conditions," the nurse told Inc. "And what arc they?" I inquired. "It must be kept low - and Baby -Care Advice For Mothers -to -be Waiting for your first baby to arrive? I,ike other mothers -to -be, you're probably 'a bit overwhelmed a the prospect for caring for a tiny, helpless mite. No wonder — being the guardian of another per- son's health, happiness and general well-being is quite a job! It's much easier if you know the facts. How to interpret the baby's cry- ing, for instance. The trend is away front the let -hint -cry -it -out idea. Baby's crying is a definite sig- nal that something needs to be done. He may want to be turned over, to have his diaper changed, to be given a brink, or maybe just to have some companionship. If he continually cries near meal- time, chances are lois schedule needs to be revised. If he continues to cry alter all his needs are tended to, consider the possibility of ill- ness, Rear a healthy, happy baby with the help of our Reader Service booklet no. 203. Covers diet, bath- ing, clothing, development, toilet training, accidents, illness. From birth to one year. Send THiIRT? CENTS (in coins) to Reader Service, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print NAMB ADDRESS, /a 00X. I.,1w'7.' TPP` +41 and NO. 203, no modern music!" I laughed, Bob I knew would comply with the first order but not the other. Aftor all what's the good of a radio if you cant listen to "A Four -leafed Clov- er"? Personally I can listen to that any time. With both the boys away Partner and I had a nice little chore to our- selves this morning. It was the day of the first spring rain, And what a rain1 At our place it rained inside as well as out. The kitchen roof de- cided it was high time it was re - roofed, patched, or something, and it put on a demonstration to prove its point. A gentle ram doesn't affect it but vvitlm a deluge like we had to- day it seems there is a leak in every square inch of room. We had wash tubs, dishpans, preserving kettles, boiler, wash basins and pails on the kitchen floor and tap in the attic. We mopped floor and table in turn, em- ptied pans and hunted new ones as fresh leaks developed - and that seemed to be about every five min- utes. I set dinner on a card table in the living -roost - the dining -room was too close to the kitchen for com- fort. We were both tired and maybe not in the best of humor but -when we listened to the news and heard of the flood damage in other areas we couldn't even begin to feel sorry for ourselves. We haven't even got wat- er in our cellar. At the same time it was a great relief when the rain stopped. I said to Partner as we mopped up water in the kitchen - "This is the time when prospective buyers should be around and inspect any property they night be thinking of buying," Almost any property looks all right on a nice bright day in spring but a rainy day has a way of revealing things that an agent doesn't think to mention. After all you could hardly expect hint to point oat disadvantages in what he is trying to ,sell. That is what the new owner finds out after living on a place for about six months. Do you know what? There is a red, red robin hopping around on our front lawn Check it with LARGE /ECONOMICAL stze 65c 174.5 p- Just inhale the sooth- ing, healing fumes, for quick relief. It's fast noting! Geta bottle today. Advice to Parents t Spank Child Only As Last Resort Spanking, strapping or slapping a disobedi 1(1 child stionld seldom be dune and thin only as a last resort. The It Witt b,:Jth division of the Departtevnt „1 Natual 1fealtlt and Welfare: ;..es this; :idtice to parents in a new pamphlet on child U.ainiml. Such puni,bn rtit u',"1 too f rc- qu'auly el.c.te•1 r. s. 1,1 went in the chill :ih is tto d ienl h1tntst li and this re.entment is apt to result in ti, 'hill ,Unclog cruelty b, others e.hen hr is older. It tna0 also malar t1 411,ii,:1111 for him t" ac- cept anttorit• in later The publication, "1)l,caib.nee, of- {ers •.Its ,r'ai'ns to parrots on tr:1,11.. ing their children to ,lo what they are told. Make Few Demands When you (11) your child to do somethint "net.0 11 him got the im- pressnti that you expect 11110 10 do otherwise" `,lake as few demands as possible but be sure they are car- ried nut, and "nu an whit you say.' Nothing 1(51,es it so difficult for a child to barn good habits as when the Parent; arc lax nue day and strict the next. The child btcomes confus- ed and more difficult to luundb', Asking a child to do things, rattier than ordering him, is advised since it help., him to barn to co•opeiutr. Bribing is bad because errands are his 00011 important contribution to the well-being of the household. The "coaxing method" such as "Do this for mother's sake" is an admission of weakness and "an 011' fair appeal to the child's sympathy. Ile will soon tire of it." Children should be asked to un- dertake certain duties, st-ch as pat- ting away toys, from a very early age. This helps them develop a hab- it of responsibility, Look For Cause Parents are aehised to look for the cause of the trouble when their child is especially troublesome and disobedient. The reason may be ta- tigue,a cold coming ,11, stomach ache, or a feeling of insecurity in his par- ents' affection because a baby broth- er or sister is getting their attention. Punishment in any farm should only he used to influence the child to do the right things and shouldn't be the result of the parent losing his temper. Isolating a disobedient child often gets good results. Obedience in a child is important, it is stressed, "not just to get a job done or an errand run, but to help him become a happy and successful adult. If the child learns to be obed- ient for the common good of time family, he will grow up to be a good citizen ready to co-operate for the welfare of the community ... TABLE TALKS .. Steamed Puddings A steamed purpling is simple to snake, sati'fying to eat. 11 you hat r+i t a ,hart mold, use a l-poutal coffee ran or baking powder tins and cover with wag:eel paper held in place by rubber bands. For a first try. Stern:eel Fruit Pudding or `teamed Carrot Bran Pudding ;will reward your c ffuris. Steamed Fruit Pudding 2 table'poons butter l tablespoons sugar I egg, well -beaten 1,1 cup nwlasses 1y$ cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon soda A 1casp000 0111 i.;, sup A11-13ran 11 cup boiling water 11 cup seedless raisins 11 cup currants Blend butter and sugar thor- oughly; add egg and beat well. Stir in molasses. Sift flour with soda and salt; mix with All -Bran. Add to first 111l7,1001 alternately with boiling water. Stir in raisins and currants. four batter into greased 1 -quart 10011, cover tightly and steam about 1!11 hours. Serve with Hard Sauce or other pudding sauce. Yield: 6 Servings, Steamed Carrot Bran Pudding 2 eggs 1 clip sugar 1 cup grated raw carrots 1 cup milk 2 tablcspeons melted shortening Youngsters Will Agree Homework "Monstrous" To George Bernard Shaw, asking children to do homework is simply monstrous. "The school managers ought to be warned by the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children," ob- served the playwright. "If they required such overtime, day in and day out all the year around, from the Prime Minister, th, Lord Chief Justice or the As- tronomer Royal, they would be cer- tified for a mental hospital. "It would kill me in a week." Well, asked a Press Association reporter, how would Shaw begin if he were a grammar school teacher? "By threatening to murder my classes if they dared to think of their lessons out of school." 1 cup All -Bran 1 cup fine dry bread Crumbs Y. teaspoon suit 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tea0p0011 nutmeg 31 teaspoon clot es 1 cup .1 ed1:05 1':tinitl0 cup chopped candied cite, 34 cup chopped candied ()range peel. Beat eggs 1151111 light; add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add carrots, milk, shortening, All -Bran and bread crumbs which have been mixed with salt and spices. Add raisins, cite,+,, and orange peel. Mix 10,011, Pi11 greased 1 -quart mold or 1 - pound toiler ran three-quarters fell. rover tightly and 11011111 /Inuit 3 hours. 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