HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-1-23, Page 9If Your Child Won't
`Clean Up' His Plato
if your child refuses to eat, don't
force hint. He won't starve by
skipping a few meals.
If he deinands, his dessert ahead
of Ws vegetables, let him eat. cake.
It doesn't mean he'll grow up into
an eecentrle who always orders a
sweet at the beginning of the seal.
Those are some tips to parents
in a pamphlet written by child
health experts and published by
the National Association for Men-
tal Health, Experts advise!
"Good food offered in a friemlly,
matter-of-fact way, without tufting.
That's the basis for helping child-
ren to develop good eating habits."
They said children like ,to eat,
but usually become "problem eat-
ers" because mama is too anxious
to keep 'them well fed. She keeps
urgiug More on them.
'Put yourself in the child's place,"
they urged, "Ask yourself if you
if you would enjoy your meal with
someone standing over you urging
you to eat and scolding you if
you didn't,""
Small upsets may spoil a child's—
appetite temporarily, Maybe the
youngster is teething. Perhaps a
cold is coming on. Watch carefully
for symptoms of illness, they said.
But don't force him to eat.
Health authorities said many
mothers worry needlessly for fear
their children aren't getting enough
food. Medical research however,
shows light eaters aren't starving.
Some children need more food than
others.
As for the child who demands his
dessert first, experts claim once he
finds out he can have a sweet first,
he usually starts leaving it until the
end of the meal.
To introduce new foods, they
suggest ,children learn about them
gradually. Offer' them early in the
meal, while the youngster still is
hungry and in good humor,
Make the portions small, they
said, so the child immediately
thinks, "Well, is this all 1 get?
His usual reaction is to lick the
platter clean.
Zoo's Boss -- Pretty Julie Allen,
above, holds a..rare job for a
young woman. She's directorof
the Crandon Park Zoo. In addi-
tion, she performs alion-taming
net, using only a whip and a
stick in a cage full of snarling
beasts.
Useful Hints For
Buying Sheets
Shopping for sheets? Then bear
in mind a few points of the type
that will best suit your purpose.
Most important is that bed
linen be of the right size and
weight, sacrificing either of these
factors wil shorten the life of the
bed linen, Double check, when you
make: the purchase, to see that
the sheet -size jives with bed -size,
If too shall, it will continue to
ride up and give little comfort for
the sleeper; too big, they prove
cunnbersotne to make and add un-
necessary material to the week's
wash.
Weight of sheets are indicated
by thread count, also called con-
struction. This states simply the
warp (1eng.li vise) yarns and fill-
ing (crosswise yarns) per inch. It
may be illustrated by two num-
bers such as 78 x 68 or the total
of 144, tutus called a 140 type sheet,
Sheet weights indicated by 112,
128 and 140 are muslin sheets;
types 180 and 200 are percale, In
buying for the average family the
heavier sheet will withstand the
strain .lf washing and wear far
longer that* the lighter and finer
sheet, although it is easier to wash.
11 you're considering the bo.torn
sheets tailored to fit over the mat-
tress corners, bought of course to
fit the bed, honing is not neces-
sary.
Buy brands that assure you of
'nudity: examine hems of sheets
to see they aro sewn with close
even sti,ches; anJ look for dur-
ably tape selvages that add strength
and protection to sheet adges.
Essential Services
And public Rights
In any Industry strikes are cost -
wasteful and disturbing enough
to the general public. In an es-
sential public Industry they are all
that and a great deal more.
When such vital, everyday neces-
sities as transportation, communi-
cations or power distribution are
cut off, every person and every
business, great and small, are im-
mediately affected.
Strikes in a public Milky are
aimed straight at the public, exact -
like the gun a thug points at
his victim's head. In many places
police and firemen are not allowed
to use this weapon and neither
should workers In other essential
public services be allowed to use it,
These people are serving the coin -
;nullity in the same lvay as soldiers, •
And soldiers do not have the right
to strike.
For the past week not a street
car has moved in Toronto and not
only that, but the coach lines oper-
ated by a subsidiary over a wide.
area of Southern Ontario have also
been tied up,
Hundreds of thousands of people
in metropolitan Toronto and scores
of thousands living in villages,
towns and cities fora hundred miles
around have bad t0 hitch hike or
stay home.
Last year there were 12 strikes
in essential public industries. In
1950 there were eight including the
eight-day tie up on the nation's
railroads. This mad nonsensehas
gone too far.
Public utilities are not like ordin-
ary industries. They are the very
foundation upon which all industry,
our whole economy, absolutely de-
pends.
When disputes arise in them ac-
ceptance of arbitration awards
should be made compulsory for
both parties, Provincial and federal
labor authorities must see that this
is done immediately. No person or
group should have the power to
paralyze a community.
Requiring workers to take the
no -strike pledge as a condition of
employment in essential public ser-
vice industries is asking them to
undergo no hardship, It is the mini-
mum security the community owes
itself.
Thousans of people should not
have their work, and their personal
lives disrupted because of a private
wage squabble.
—From The Financial Post.
World's Biggest
Laundry Lists
Statistics show that, depending
on the size of the family, the aver-
age housewife washes and irons
from 1,600 to 7,000 items of domes-
tic linen every year.
And quite enough, too says Mrs.
Average Housewife as she straigh-
tens her aching back from lite
washtub.
But how about washing and iron-
ing 380,000 articles of soiled linen
every week? Yet this staggering
figure forms the average laundry
bundle of two very respected British
ladies, They are those giants of the
seas, the "Queen al ary" and "Queen
Elizabeth."
Whenever one of the two ships
reaches Southampton she lands the
world's biggest wash: 32,000 sheets
and pillow cases, 5,000 to 6,000
counterpanes and coverlets, .and
some 7,000 blankets, for a start.
Each vessel has 17,000 tablecloths,
which need laundering after every
voyage, .For however stormy the
crossing gravy -stained linen on the
dining table of a "Queen" is as un-
thinkable as a Christian in Mecca.
Something like 10,000 meals a
day are served on each voyage in
one of Britain's "Queens," which
means plenty of washing-up for the
domestic staff. Waiters cloths, glass
cloths and other kitchen towels to
the number of 14,000 swell the sea-
going laundry bill,
Gentleman: any man who gives a
lady a head start before racing her
for a bus seat.
How Not To Get Grist -Theresa Peters, on airline hostess, sights
through a "collimator" at her employer's repair base. The com-
plicated looking mechanism is used to test the accuracy of peri-
scope sextants with which each airliner is equipped. The sextant,
with the help of the stars, is used to determine a plane's position
in flight.
Found Out, -fns Wife
—Was A Man!
Paul Hufford put a quick end to
paternity proceedings b r o u g li t
against him at Polasld, Vjrgina, re-
cently. A local girl swore he was
the father of her child, and Paul
snapped: "It's impossible! Pm a
girl myself!"
The court adjourned and the doc-
tors took over ;There was no doubt
about it, And Paul explained that
"his" mother had always- dressed
"him" as a bol whets a child. Even
his sisters thought him their'
brother. When he went to work the
great masquerade c o n t i n u e d.
Though the local milLary draft
board discovered his secret, they
kept it quiet .. . for nothing in the
law required them to do otherwise.
Decided an•Conrt
And this is just one of many big
sex muddies in the news of late.
In a British court the other day
Mr. Justice Vaisey had to decide
that a woman lieutenant -colonel in
the \\hats had changed her sex,
married and lived happily with a
woman as husband and wife.
"There's nothing to be ashamed of,"
said the judge. "It's a peculiar case
but not unknowns" He fond•that
Winifred Mary Swan had legitim-
ately transformed into Vlrynsley
Michael Swan.
Nowanother riddle awaits solu-
tion in Paris, where dark and hand-
some Jean Fardet married a widow
and by legal adoption became the
father of two children — and has
now confesed that "he" is a woman,
too. "He" discovered he could earn
more tips as a waiter than a wait-
ress.''
His cronies teased hint about his
piping voice. So to "show them"
lie flirted outrageously . . , and
eventually married. But what hap-
pens, to two adopted children when.
in reality, they have no, legal
father. And what does his "wife"
say? Despite searching police ques-
tions, she declares that it doesn't
matter anyway.
As a rule in these queer cases
it's the "husband" who proves to
be the woman. Yet a case once oc-
curred at Liverpool Assizes of a
young coliery hand who was always
taken.for a woman when he dressed
as a man and so at last consitlered
himself forced into skirts. Meeting
a boy at the pictures, they walked
out together and ultimately set up
]louse as ratan and wife. And when
the husband was at last: told the
truth., he` gasped in astonishment,
"i just • can't believe it. It. isn't pos-
sible'- But the court decided it
was t
B'ble In Her Hancl—Mrs, William Gille presents her son, William,
a hand -copied edition of the St. James version of the Bible on
''hick she worked 15 years. Mrs. Gille used 18 bottles of ink, but
only one pen to complete the job,
Don't Mistreat Your
Vacuum Cleaner
A cleaner with dustbag clogged
with dirt will give no better re-
sults than a soiled duster or mop;
nor can efficientservice be expected
from a carpet sweeper with dust-
pans filled to brim, bristles snarled
with lint and hairs or worn too
short to reach the carpet,
Unless nozzle adjustment on
cleaner is automatist test adjust-
ment on rug or floor. Place clean-
er in operating positionwith motor
on and rug should be lifted to
nozzle by suction.
Operate your cleaner slowly in 0
straight line, lengthwise on rug.
Each section should be vacuumed
twice to remove embedded dirt and
grit.
Learn the number of uses of
each attachment and the ease with
which they're put to use.
Manufacturer's directions .should
be followed for lubrication of motor
driven brush or agitator cleaner and
caution should be used as over -
lubrication is as harmful to the
motor as lack of it.
Pins, hairpins, tacks or any small
sharp objects should be picked up
before using vacuum as they may
puncture dust bag or cut belt of
machine.
The dust bag should be emptied
after each use for stiction action
decreases with dirt in the bag.
Periodically turn dust bag inside out
after emptying and brush inside
thoroughly . . . but never wash it
as :water destroys dust -proof finish.
Disposable paper liners for bag do
protect bag and do away with neces-
sity of cleaning it.
The working parts of machine
should be checked closely at all
times. Remove revolving cylinder
and brushes from motor -driven
brush cleaner once a week and clean
off threads and hairs Belt and brush
of either type cleaner should be
replaced before being badly worn.
motor housing, and handle attach-
ments dusted after each use,
Work carpet sweeper hack and
forth ,smoothly and quickly over
surface of rug or carpet without
using more pressure than is neces-
sary,
As with cleaner it should he
emptied after each use, oiled re-
gularly, and brush and bristles kept
clean and free .from tangling with
threads of hair.
Daily use of a carpet sweeper
and weekly cleaning with a vacuum
prevent grit from settling into rugs.
Grit causes most serious damage of
the three types of rug soil and sur -
(ace litter' crumbs. lint, tracked in
dirt, etc.; and allover surface soil
which is greasy.
Grit, if not removed, sifts down
to the base of nap of rug and when
walked on, eats off email pieces of
pile.
When ruin eleanurg and caring for
thetlt, remember:
Lamp cords should never run
beneath rug as it leaves a ridge.
Broken or smooth type eastern
twill ruin rug. Move heavy pieces
of furniture occasionally to prevent
permanent ilt,lr tttalin:i* end distri-
bute wear,
Never pull tufts or knots from
rug, clip even.
Never shake small rugs, it breaks
threat's, loosens knots damage
backing, nor should large rise he
hung over line, Tbe;weiglit of entire
rttg then rests of fibres which are
hent at an extremely d'a-p angle
and are Badly strained.
Beating rugs with wire or rattan
bea er loosest [Mts. knock- sizing
front hack and 'softens supeotine
stria -tore of the rug.
Idealist; a person, on noticing
that a rose smells better than a
cabbage, eunctndes that it .-tit
also stake a better soup,
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Royal Bank of Canada
Industrial Development and Freer Trade
• can be achieved together says President
Suggests long range programme to speed process and bring
prices closer to U.S. levels,
Sees danger in large budget surplus . . .,"Reward saving,
penalize spending."
Nerd for a free and flexible
ecvnOmy to meet the challenge of
inflation and foster the long range
development of Canada, was the
keynote of the annual address of
, James Muir, President, at the An-
nual General Meeting of Share-
holders of The Royal Balk of Can-
ada. Inflation, he said, was stilt
a major problem,°and he doubted
the effectiveness of high taxes as a
curb on either private or corporate
spending. Nor did he consider the
unexpected budget surplus of $635,-
000.000 a reason for complacency;
it could become an inflationary
"time bomb" unless rendered in-
ert by being impounded as a de-
posit in the Central Bank or used
to retire. Government debt held by
the Bank of Canada.
"By itself," said Mr, Muir, "2118
unplanned surplus is neither an
effective check to inflation nor a
reason for complacency and self-
congratulation. The danger here is
that the Government with its in-
creased surplus and the public with
its increased savings are better able
than ever to increase expenditure
in the future,
"I do not think we need worry
too much about the private indivi-
dual dissipating his savings and so
adding to the inflationary pressure.
Nevertheless, he should receive
every encouragement to acid to
rather than spend what he has ac-
cumulated. Unfortunately, exper-
ience does not point in quite the
same direction regarding the Gov-
ernment's surplus. This surplus,
induced as it is by increased taxes,
perhaps designed to check infla
tion, actually becomes an inflation-
ary time bomb unless it is rendered
Merl by impounding it as a deposit
m the Central Bank or by using it
to retire Government debt held by
•
the Central Bank,
FLEXIBILITY NEEDED
"The ability of our economy to
sustain the shock of adjustment to
the economic needs of the defence
programme depends in large meas-
ure upon increased flexibility. By
flexibility we mean in the most
general way the ability of prices,
interest rates, and exchange rates'
to adjust to changing economic
conditions. An example of this flex-
ibility is the Government's interest
rate policy of the last year or so.
Higher interest rates ,-educe in-
flationary pressure in two ways:
first, they curtail the unwarranted
expansion of credit; and second,
they encourage thrift by staking
saving more remunerative.
"Another example of what we
have in mind .ts the freeingof the
Canadian dollar in September,
1950. The removal of import re-
strictions of January, 1, 195I, car-
ried the process another step for-
ward. The success of this exchange
policy is shown by the strength of
the Canadian dollar in :the face of
a large trade and service deficit.
The so-called "hot" money that
carte into Canada during the sunt -
flier of 1950 Las been effectively
cooled off. Indeed, we have seen
a significant inflow of stable in-
vestment capital into Canada
throughout 1951. Moreover, the
basic strength of the Canadian dol-
lar has been such that the Govern-
ment in December, 1951, removed
all remaining exchange control, and
so restored to the traditional chan-
nels of private finance complete
freedom in the field of foreign ex-
change.
'All in all, the free economy in
the western democracies has gain-
ed on balance during 1951. We
have seen the urgent demand of
the defence economy superimposed
on an economy already strained by
the effort to reconstruct a war
torn world. It should be a source
of confbrt in these trying times
that our advance towards military
strength has not required a whole-
sale retreat into controls. Indeed,
we have managed to gain in mili-
try strength and at the swine time
to achieve a fuller measure of
flexibility' in our economy. Ottr
satisfaction should not stake us
complacent. But, barring the final
tragedy of large-scale war, the can
Lope through right policy^ to con-
tinue our advance towards the twin
goals of economic as well a$ politi-
cal freedom.
F'ouoittic development metals
11) that Canada's population 21111st
expand at rate possible only with
large. immigration; (2) that her
capital investment must continue
for a long period to be a large
proportion of her Rational income,
and t31 that outside capital must
have confidence in a govemient
policy of lust and equal treatment.
Economic development means ally-
Ibing but a quiet life for workers,
hu'tnes mea. alai government offi-
cials,
FREER TRADE
"The need for adjustment would
not he so great in the long run if
the were content (which we must
net bel to continue as a producer
of primary products for final man-
ufacture elsewhere. On the other
hand, the use of the tariff pr other
HEAVIER TAXES
NOT EFFECTIVE AS
SPENDING CURB
The real test of tax policy to
combat inflation is whether or
not that policy penalizes spend-
fng and rewards saving. With
this in mind one must recognize
that a whole multitude of the
spending public are not even
touched by the more drastic of
the additional "imposts. In con-
trast, a large segment of the
fixed wage and salary group
has been hit and hit again, That
is, of course, unfortunate in it-
self, on grounds of strict equity.
But the real question is, "How
much of the increase in taxes on
this group in the last half of 1951
came out of savings?" The more
that came out of savings, the less
the effect on inflation pressure,
Corporations were even hard-
er hit in the 1951 budget: But
again the real question is not,
"Is this fair?" but "Did the new
corporate taxes penalize spend-
ing and reward saving?" To this
question, the answer is simply,
"No." Human nature being
what it is, heavy corporate taxes
tend to increase spending by
corporations because the Gov-
ernmet is paying a correspond-
ingly large part of the shot.
The increase in federal excise
and sales taxes is upleasant, but
these taxes do hit the spender
where it hurts.. Unfortunately
he does not kow what is hitting
hint. Why? Because the taxes
are levied at the manufacturing
level, passed on plus mark-up at
various points from there on,
and finally concealed in the re-
tail price. The system is, there-
fore, inefficient: for it takes out
of the consumer's pocket much
more than it yields to the Gov-
ernment in revenue. But, worse
still the purchaser sees the wl:ole
increase in price not as a tax,
but as a rise in the cost of liv-
ing and a reason for demanding
higher wages for his work or
a higher price for his product.
A further aggravation is that
provincial and municipal sales
taxes, levied on the retail price,
obviously become in part a tax
on taxes. This is bad in prin-
ciple, and, as we have seen, it
larks even the virtue of exped-
iency: in the fight on inflation
the federal tax is ineffective be-
cause concealed. It is unfortunate
that in 1951 this slap at spend-
ing had to he administered with
an anaesthetic.
device to force Canadians to buy
home -manufactured goods merely
reintroduces some of the inflexi-
bility we have been trying to
avoid, Whatever one may think of
protection as a means to economic
development, it is true that our
position next to the United States
makes a high tariff both a cause
for discontent and a temptation to
break the law. The alternative
competition with U. S. industries
enjoying the low costs of a large
mass market, might scent at first
glance (at least in the opinion 0f
many) to rule out a diversified in-
dustrial economy for Canada.
"'Now the dilemma I have posed
is a serious one, particularly in the
immediate. future; but I believe it
can he resolved. Indeed the prob-
lent may appear bigger than it
really is; for tariff protection tends
both to retard and to conceal the
true efficiency of a nation's indus-
try.
"At this point I swish to snake it
clear that in the remarks I ant
about to stake I take 00 position
in the political controversy so long
associated with our tariff policy.
What 1 shalltry to do is to dis-
cuss the eronuuic problems int -
volved,
"There is little doubt in my mind
that Canada can acl.iete both in-
dustrial - development and freer
trade. Our problem is to hasten the
process. Our first step should be a
long-rnu programme to reduce or
abolish excise anti Sales taxes at
the Manufacturer's Icvet, thereby
reducing the disparity between
prices to the eonsttntcr in Canada
and to the consumer in the United f 1
States, The result n'i1l be a more 1;1
rational price and la0 structure for 1
General Manager
Reports Assets
Over $2.5 Billions
T. Id. Atkinson, General Manan
ger, in reviewing the bank's 1951
report stated that total assets of
The Royal Bank .of Canada has
now reached the imposing total of
$2,515,645,208, This, he said, was
a new high stark in Canadian
banking history and a figure which
would undoubtedly be note d
throughout the financial world.
Deposits likewise had reached
record totals, said Mr. Atkison.
"Apart from government balances
which, as previously mentioned, are
lower by some $46,000,000, inter-
est-bearing deposits have increased
$19,805,000, to $1,123,723,000 and
non-interest bearing deposits are
up $39,694,000 and now stand at
$1,085,717,000. The balances in
bout categories constitute new
records. We are particularly pleas-
ed that the number of deposit ac-
counts on the books of the bank
increased over 100,000 during the
year and now exceed 2,100,000,"
Mr. Atkinson reported profits for
tine year )tad increased $1,137,926
although this had been somewhat
more than counterbalanced by in'
creased taxes. After providing for
taxes, depreciation and dividends,
including an additional dividens} �
$700,000 (at the rate of 20c . por.
share) the bank transferred two
million dollars to the Reserve
Fund and carried forward $1,026,-
153.
The bank's programme of im-
provement to branches; wlticlt has
gone on steadiy since the end of
the war, continued during the year
to provide the public and staff with
modern, up-to-date facilities and
surroundings. Branches in opera-
tion on November 30th totalled 761,
of which 62 were located .in COUP -
tries outside of Canada. '
ROYAL BANK'S
UNIQUE SERVICE
Mr, Atkinson noted that Canada
is today one of the foremost trad-
ing nations of the world and he
paid a tribute to the Government
departments responsible for de-
veloping new markets for Cana-
dian producers, Without world-
wide banking facilities, however,
Canadian traders would be serious-
ly handicapped, he said. The Royal
Bank of Canada was in a unique
position to provide such service
because of its 62 branches in the
Caribbean area, Central and South
America and its direct representa-
tion in London, England, New
York and Paris. -
"We have, of course, world-wide
relations with correspondent banks
in all countries where we have no
branches and from these sources
obtain information and reports on
conditions and commercial regula-
tions which are of inestimable
value to our trading clients" said
Mr, Atkinson, "but based on over
50 years of operations abroad and
wide experience in foreign fields,
we are firmly convinced there is
no really adequate substitute in.
any business for direct representa-
tion by the organization itself. Ex-
perience with trading customs and
intimate knowledge of local prac-
tices in the many countries where
we operate, coupled with the close
liaison which exists between our
representatives abroad, both direct
and correspondent, and our Head
Office T or e i g n Departments,
places us in a position which enabl-
es our bank to provide facilities
for clients and others directly in-
terested in international trade
which otherwise would not be
available.
PRAISE FOR STAFF
"It is always a pleasure to con-
clude my remarks to you with an
enthusiastic tribute to tl.e members
of our staff. The success of any
company or institution must of
necessity bear a direct relation to
the degree of efficiency of its per-
sonnel but this is particularly true
of a bank where the things we sell
are service and friendliness. The
friendly approach is traditional
with our staff and service beyond
the call of duty is the rule rather
than the exception, The staff of
tl.o bank slumbers 12,400, in addi-
tion to whirl: we employ approxi-
mately 1,200 people in other ca-
pacities, or a total of over 13,600.
Their Inyalty to and cnthusiasnn for
the hank pre nlnst heartening to
the Executive 4 and it i$ proven
daily by the reports we receive in
11ea.] Office front clients across the
country. The gratifying report be-
e you today is a logkral outcome
t'.ds line service and to the staff
wish to say a sincere "thanks"
on be mil of ti a management as
well as the shareholders. What-
ever may Ile in Store in the year
lust hegining, 1 am confident the
tail will sleet the situation with
efficiency, loyalty and ruthusiasnt,"
u+ des1)oping t'antadian ecnuulny.
"Om' ter iii step should he nn.
other long -run programme to get
reciprocal concessions in trade, par-
ticularly from otfr nearest neigh
bor, Ile United States,
"\lore,ver, both stella in the
zcggested programme would re-
duce the prescaa disparity between
prices on a wide 4ariety of articles
to the consumer in Canada and to
the consumer in the United States,
This is not only good in itself but
may give some eissinance at least
that our trained and talented young
people will not be tempted away,
but will seek their fortunes in their
native land and contribute- to its
development and progress.
"No one with faith in Canada's
future will deny that, given time, all
these difficulties of our economic
development will be triumphantly
gyercottte.
"lf we, Canadians will become
fired with pride of country —be-
cotue fully conscious of aur trent-
emlous material endowment —feet:
our task with imagination, faith
tive and' courage, and apply hard
work; we can make the next fate-
decades by far the greatest age
yet in Canada's' economic history'.'
Says Popeye Wrong
About Spinach
Whenever you dish up Junior's
spinach, feeling proud of the good
you're doing hint; and whenever he
eats it to be like Popeye ... you're
bout livingiu a fool's paradise. The
stuff is useless fur strength.
Dr. Charles hill, a junior mini-
ster in the British Food Ministry,
has told the Royal Society of Arts
in London;
"There's no scientific reason why
spinach should give anyone, even
Popeye, strength."
The doctor said spinach contains
lot only iron but oxalic acid which,
it is thought, probably combines
with the iron and prevents it being
absorbed by the body.
Adolescense: the period ashen a
boy refuses to believe that some
day he'll be as dumb as his father,
