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"Dear Anne Hirst: Why is it
that mean people have so much
luck? A daughter I know who
didn't visit her old and feeble
mother for yeaxs and years has
the beat of everything. Why?
"Tier four
children love -
her. They
know what she
did to their
gran dmother,
yet they re-
spect her. I'm
not saying they
shouldn't, but
why has she
got ;everything when she gave
nothing?
"Her •mo'ther eves the most
wonderful woman I ever knew.
She died heartbroken, over a
daughter who considered herself
too high-class to bother with an
old and sick parent,
"Will God pay her back?
That's what I'd like to know.
S.M."
.RETRIBUTION
* In my personal experience,
* I have known only two instant-
* es comparable to the one you
mention. One son moved west
* after his marriage. He never
* so much as opened his mother's
* loving letters, and if it hadn't
* been for his wife the poor soul
* would never have heard any-
* thing of him as long as she
* lived. For some years he pros -
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* pered, but recently be was
* strikes} by an incurable disease,
• and be rages at bis "fate,"
* Retribution? Perhaps,
* The ,,daughter of another
* wonderful mother not only nee
" glected her parents, bit 'was
* actually cruel in her treat-
'" ment of them. She lost her
* only child a year ago, and has
* almost lost her mind since,
* She wonders why.
* In the case you cite, this
* mother of da.ighters may in-
* deed be enjoying all the good
* things of life. But who can
* predict how her children will
* treat her when she grows old
* and ailing? They may turn
* their backs, and excuse them-
* selves by remembering how
* she hurt her own mother. Of
* course, they may not; often
* one does not live long enough
* to know 'what retribution
e awaits such a character.
* In contrast. the parents of
* five married children came
* east last summer to visit one
* of them, The mother was frail,
* and felt it was probably the
* last time she would see them
* together, for they are scatter-
• ed across the country. Every
* one of them visited her, bring-
* ing their children and grand-
* children -and I know that one
* couple had to borrow the mon-
* ey for the trip. She was the be-
* loved centre of attention and
* they poured out their love and
* gratitude. to both parents as
* only good children can. Their
* •visit wasa• continuous triumph,
* and they left with resignation
* -and hearts full of thanksgiv-
* ing and peace.
° When you are tempted to-
e ward r i g h t e o u s indignation
* against this wayward daugh-
e terofyour friend think of
* the cherished mothers you
know whose old days are made
* joyful by the loving reverence
* of their families -and multi-
* ply their number by the
* thousands like them. It is a
° more cheering thought to live
* with.
If your parents are still living,
cherish them while you can.
Their time is short, and this can
be the happiest period of their
long lives IF, their children make
it so ... Write your problems to
Anne Hirst, at Box 1, 123, Eight-
eenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
Talked Finances
With His Cat
A £200 replica of a cat in
white Sicilian marble was un-
veiled recently in an Ilford, Es-
sex, cemetery. It was a monu-
ment to a pet which died two
years ago, agen fourteen years,
four months. Those present when
the monument was unveiled
above the cat's tiny grave inclu-
ded its bachelor owner, a rich
City business man, and sixteen
of his friends and colleagues.
A carved inscription on the
gravestone says: "In loving and
cherished memory of our darling
treasure.•In deep gratitude for
the profound love and years of
supreme happiness he gave us."
Mrs. A. Dean, a great friend of
the catin bis lifetime; perforn)ed
the unveiling ceremony.
Said the cat's owner, Mr, W,H.
Maeer: "When my cat died, some-
thing went out of my life. I used
-to discuss all my big financial
discussions with him ashe sat
quietly on . my knee. When I
was in Scotland and rang up my
home he would sometimes miaow
to me over the line. - He was al-
most human."
Mr, Maeer ha, since been given
two kitten, by the People's Dis-
pensary for Sick Animals to help
him try to forgot the loss of his
beloved. cat.
TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE
Score yourself 10 points for each correct" art wee in the first
six questions.
1. One of the'foirowing gems sat not mined. Which one?
-Ruby -Pearl -Emerald -Diamond
2, Kangaroos are found in A
-Asia., . Africa -Australia , ••a•Alberta-
3. Trafalgar Square is in Which of the following cities?
-London -Berlin s ,-Pariz, -Washington
4. A female rabbit is called a
-Ewe -Coke ".-Doe" -Nanny r :,
5, Scheherazade is a character in which of the following books?
•,The eitiba&et-Guliiver's Travels -Arabian Nights
-The Old Testament
6, United States senators are elected every - years.
-4 --6 -8 -2
7. Match each of the following countries with its particular form of
gevernmeet.. give yourself 1Q.,pontnts fpr: each.correet choice.",
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(B) Australia . -Kingdom
(C) Sweden -Commonwealth
(le) Trieste -Dictatorship
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.molding that holds the sash in
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as stopping the .rattle. •
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A. Rub the surface thoroughly
with a piece of rough pumice
Stone or coarse sandpaper, Then
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may be painted very nicely.
• Q. How can 1 prevent tarnish
of silver -tiiat is in a felt -lined
drawer? • .
A. A ball of camphor in the
silver drawer not only prevents
tarnish, but if the drawer is lined
with felt it will keep away the
" moths, •
Q. Flow can I soften rough
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A. Rub plenty of almond cream
well into the hands just before
retiring, and slip on a pair of old
loose gloves. If this is not effec-
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of the cream will improve the
roughness of hands.
Q. How can 1 give an added
flavor to pumpkin pie filling?
A. A fourth of a teaspoonful of
orange juice, or grated orange
rind, added to the pumpkin pie
filling will impart an extra deli-
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A. Irons that have become
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smoothing to a glass -like finish by
rubbing with salt and a piece of
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polisher?
A. Try using a large cork for
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of your knives. In this way you
can apply all the pressure you
wish without danger of injuring
your hands.
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A. One of the oldest methods
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into a hot furnace, the soot
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Q. How can I clear away a
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A. Spirits of camphor is usually
effective in helping to clear away
that nasty fever blister.
Q. How Can I improve the
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A. Soak the new clothes line in
hot water, hang out to dry and
then rub a cake of watt over it.
This will keep it pliable and
waterproof.
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given in the family's basement swimming pool, bought from a
factory that makes them for Army water -storage purposes. Super-
vising, Mrs, Eileen Rohn watches as her daughter Priscilla steadies
the small boy. He was paralyzed from injuries received in a near -
fatal auto accident. Reading of the pool, she contacted Army
engineers who referred her to the manufacturers.
HRONICLES
1NGERFARM
1 rq,Qrtdn!fro D Clarke
The creek -is running; new
gravel on the lane and in the
yard is oozing moisture; the cist-
ern is full; clover is showing.
green among the stubble; two
• pairs of overalls' are flapping wet-
ly on the line; the kitchen roof
is leaking in two places - and
the car won't start. By these
signs you will know we have had
some rain - three days of it,
Wonderful, life-giving rain, pour-
ing down from a dismal sky. We
have to keep telling ourselves
how glad we are the dry spell
has ended otherwise we 'should
certainly find the sunless days
most depressing. Something like
bitter medicine - hard to take
but often extremely beneficial.
Nor has it been quite the kind
of weather to encourage visits
to the Royal Winter Fair - but
we got there anyway.
Now what can I say about•the
Fair that hasn't been said al-
ready'? Not very much. Nor could
one see much that had not been
seen before. But that didn't seem
to matter. Everyone who visited
the (air lcnew there would be,
as in other years, hundreds of
horses shown - and livestock -
and a beautiful flower show. But
yet none of the appeal was lost.
Perhaps we may have seen many
of the horses and cattle last year
and maybe the year before -
but because of new entries the
competitive spirit was still keen.
Last year's' champion - of what-
ever class or breed -might not
necessarily be this year's grand
champion. New entries provided
new interest and the all-import-
ant element of uncertainty. And
the flower show . , the roses
and the 'mums! We marvelled'
again at their perfection, and at
the tremendous amount of time
and care necessary for planning.
tine displays.
But there were some new fea-
tures at this year's Fair. There
was the Miniature Royal which
included a display of tropical fish,,
and alto 011e of butterflies and
other insects, many of them from
foreign countries. I asked the
man .in charge if it was his dis-
play. He told me that most of
the collection belonged to his
uncle.
"He must have travelled a lot,"
I observed.
"Well,• yes," he admitted, • "but
he travelled for that purpose.
Some men take, to starnps, or
• photography - or even to drink.
My uncle took tb insects)"
That remark set me to won-
dering - as I have often won-
dered before. What is there in
human nature that makes one
person an artist, a scientist, a
farmer or a mechanic?. As to
that why do I ask unanswerable
questions?
After giving the stock and ex-
hibits -the once-over we rested
our feet and feasted our eyes on
two exeellnt films for which the
National Film Board was respon-
sible - the Story of Wheat and
LOGY, "LI'STLESS,,
OUT OF LOVE
WITH LIFE?
Thea wake up your liver bile...
jump out of bed rosin' to ge
Life not worth Ilvinsgry?.It enelV bo the !!vert,
It's n Sect! If your Ilvet Moils hot ,lowing
freely'yak load may not dlennt•, . , gee
bloat* up your stomach ,.. you feel cow
ettpated and all the fun atilt' go out
Of life. 'That'll wheel you a mild, geed*
Carters Little. Liver Pias. You see Carate
help stimulate your liver bile till oaoe again
p
it le L, g out at a rote of up to two pinta'a
into
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8x you right up, make you feel that happy
are hob ageba. 6o don't may
cA hpunklget
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and 0178froth
also. the Royal Journey. I had
seen Royal Journey before but
anything good is worth seeing
twice, especially in the light of
recent events. Comparing the
dual personalities of Princess
Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth
II, one sees a remarkable change.
The nervousness of the princess
has given way to queenly assur-
ance - so that now we see a
happier and more natural expres-
sion on our young Queen's face,
as if the ordeal of becoming a
Queen were not as great as its
'anticipation._
After the show we had lunch,
which did not please us too well.
Soup, thin and -flavorless; scal-
loped potatoes so saw we couldn't
eat them; peas tough, meat fair,
ice cream and cake quite good,
pot of tea luke-warm. For which
we paid $1.50 each. The price
was all right if the food hadbeen
good. I, could not help compar-
ing this meal with the meals
that Women's Institute caterers
supplyat the International
Ploughing Match, Now there's an
idea ... maybe an enterprizing
group of W.I. branches might run
a lunch room at the Fair! Why
not? It is done very successfully
at the Ploughing Match so I am
sure our W.I. women could do an
equally good job at the Coliseum,
where facilities for catering
would be far more convenient.
And there should be no question
of their; right .to be there since
the, Pair,is fundamentally an ag-
ricultural project, With the W.I.
in charge' I Wouldn't mind bel-
ting there would be'a line-up for
meals halfway across the bale
cony.
So much for that. After lunch
we went 051 to the grandstand at
which theeRCMP -Musical Ride
was an- outstanding feature.
Thank goodness that :is one form
of Canadian entertainment 'that
has- been encouraged tb con-
tinue - and inay'ft go 6n and
on for years to come, The Moun-
ties' Musical Ride4s as tradition-
ally Canadian as .the Changing of
the Guard is British. .
"Well dear" said Mr. Blear,
after tea l ted'Leeh cleared -away,
"what are Fen' pl'snning to do
this evening?"
Mrs. Blair shrugged her shoul-
ders. "Nothing 'spemal," she i'e-
plied..' 11 pr"ohabfy wr`it'e 7 let-
ter or two, ,gad lsten to the
radio, 'and soti' eh '
"I see," he replied. ',When
you come to the so on,don't for-
get my shirt buttons."
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ISSUE 50- 1952
Geniuses Have Giant
Appetites
The idea that poets, writers
and musicians are pale, sickly
people who moon about all day
and dine off a lettuce leaf and
a few rose petals is a mistaken
one, They number among them
some of the heartiest eaters in
history.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote
lovely, romantic verse. But the
effort took so much out of him
that in order to restore his ener-
gies he used to breakfast off
half a dozen or snore eggs with
an equal number of rashers.
The legend has come down to
Up , that Mr, Gladstone, the Grand
Old Man, chewed each mouth-
ful thirty-two times. In 1939, in.
a speech to the Darlington Wo-
men's Club, Lady Violet Bon-
ham -Carted dispelled that illu-
sion. As a girl she watched Mr.
Gladstone at dinner. "My eyes
were glued to his jaws," she- re-
lates. "I began to count. To my
horror he seemed to be swallow-
ing every mouthful whole. On
my way home I told my father
that' we and everybody had been
under a delusion. He bolts his
food like a wolf"
How painful it is to have our
illusions shattered as Charlotte .
Bronte must have when she met
her demi-god, Thackeray. He
ate so much and kept thrusting
such enormous quantities into
his mouth that ultimately she
was forced to cry: "Oh, Mr.
Thackeray, don't!"
Thackeray was fonder - of his
Mod thanhis friends. His fa-
vourite dish was broad beans
and bacon. Once, when, due to
dine out, he heard that this dish
figured on the menir'of' is club'
that night, so penned a little
note to his host: "I am dining
with a very old friend and can-
not tear myself away."
Tennyhon, too, was earthly in
his tases. "I like my mutton
cut in chunks," he used to say,
adding the afterthought, "large
chunks!"
Joseph Haydn lived for music
-and food. "Without adequate
meals," he complained, "I can't
compose." And as he 'wrote"104
symphonies, twenty-four operas,
and countless masses, overtures
and quartettes, his . meals were
correspondingly enormous. When
he travelled abroad he invari-
ably sent a pian on ahead to
order meals for five. Once, after
an unusual bout of composition,
he ordered dinner for twelve.
When he came down, mine host
asked: "Where, sir are your
guests?"
"Guests?". roared Haydn, tap-
ping his ample waistcoat, "why
n.they're all here!" And he sat
down and - demolished twelve
dinners.
So don't imagine that a deli-
cate feuch on; the ,piano, ,or the
ability to turn out ethereal verse,
means a finicky appetite.
Sinister River
Two British scientists have left
England to spend 'three years in
"The Country of the Blind," a
stricken tract in the Northern
Territories of .the. Gold Coast of
West Africa, where at least 100,-
000 natives are sightless through
disease.
They are determined -to find a
way of eliminating the source of
the disease - a river fly which
what -the natives callriver blind -
nese --and which works it MAY
to the natives' eyeballs. There is
no known curt, for the blinding
disease it causes.
The scientists anticipate diffi-
cultly in persuading the natives
to surrender even a blind eye
to help them in their curative
work. Victims are s'aperstitious•
and hate to lose an eY,s even if'
it has gone blind. It is possible
that they will agree, however,
to having glass eyes fitted.
The scientists' expedition is one
of the greatest healing missions
ever undertaken There is a real
danger of the disease spreading,
along therivets to the more!
populous eentr'-s of West Africa,.
and even to South Africa. !
The last census in Northern
Nigeria showee that one person
in every seventy was blind and,
one in sevensuffered from dis
eases of tile eye. The scientfstsi
are convinced that at least three-
quarters of the blindness is 'pre -j
ventable. At present the ince r
dence of blind'iess in the area,
is by Sar the highest in the world.
ECONOMY
The casting manager of a stu-
dio in financial straits reported,
"That big -shot you told me to
get wants a thousand bucks to
play an Indian for two days."
• The ,head of the studio chewed
angrily ,on his cigar and bel-
lowed, "Give him five hundred
and have hint play a half-breed!"
And the
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