HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-2-11, Page 6AN NE 14I1-4?ST
"'Dear Anne Hirst; Can a hue.
band who has never been faith-
ful for any length of time tern
over a new leaf? My husband
gets out of the service in a few
months and I am wondering
whether 1 want him beck. It
has been one girl after another
aver since we married three.
years ago, and I don't know how.
much more I can stood,
"In spite of this, I love hits
dearly and I guess I always will,
He insists that he cares for Me;
he is era's:' about our baby, and
m every other way he is good to
us. His family are on my side,
and they've tried to talk with
him; he admits everything, but
says Ira can't help himself.
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Ont.
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"Do you suppose there is any
chance ho will behave himself
when he come' home;'
DON'T LOSE UQ1' E
• I, for one, never; cease to be
* amazed by the enduring faith
"' of wives like you who, meeting
e disloyalty repeatedly, refuse
4' to admit failure: even when the
* man himself gives up hope, 1
* have seen them 1'ewarded, too.
e Your husband has been in
' service ever since you knew
" him, Faced with the respon-
o sibllities of a wife and child,
a he may buckle down to domes-
• ticity and prove of your trust,
a Take it for granted, anyhow,
* and let him know you do. li
* anything will keep him
" straight, it will be your .belief
* in him,
a Stay close to his people.
* Whatever happens, they will
w stand by and help see you
w through.
a o a
THOUGHTLESS MAN!
"Dear Anne Hirst: 1tiy new
husband already presents a prob-
lem. He has the habit of coming
home at any time he pleases,
not even telephoning first, I am
not suspicious, but his office rou-
tine is established, I know. Why
does he linger downtown passing
the time with the boys?
"I should say that he is an or-
phan, and has lived in boarding-
houses and furnished rooms since
he grew up. Could that account
for 11?
TIM Ut3Lk U?"
a I expect you have the an-
swer to your problem. Never
e having had to observe a family
r, routine, your husband has no
° idea how his thoughtlessness
a upsets yours.
o If there is to be order in the
o house, a wife has to follow a
s' convenient schedule. If her
° husband interferes, it is bound
* to be upset—to say nothing of
o a cold or spoiled dinner to fol-
* low. Explain this to your bus-
" band, reminding him that his
* business requires a routine
° end running a house in an or-
* derly way is a wife's business.
a Ask him to set a convenient
e hour for his dinner, and try
o to be on time for it,
a Don't make an issue of it,
e but let him know that you can-
* not run your household prop-
* perly without his cooperation.
" I'm sure all he needs is your
" mentioning it.
Many a man loses faith in him-
self, but so long as his wife be-
lieves in him he keeps on going.
Hold on to your faith in your
man; it may save him yet. Con-
fide in Anne Hirst and she will
comfort you. Write her at Box
1, 123 Eighteenth St.. New Tor-
onto, Ont.
People's Feta
Are Getting Big(; r
Canadian, British and Areei'i-
can feet have been getting bigger
since the beginning of this con -
,e Mtary,
on,'tory, and during that time the
average foot has increased: by
about 1% sizes,
Th.e differences in sizes men-
tioned in the report .adds colour'
to tin old story of the origin of
3ritish shoe sizes. According to
the ster'y, medieval noblemctl de-
cided to adopt a standard meas-
urement for footwear to :help
keep their private armies well
shod,
A search was made fur the
soldier with thelargest feet, and
they were thirteen inches long.
His boots were therefore made
size thirteen, and size twelve
was fixed as size thirteen less
one barleycorn (one-third of an
inch). Size eleven was one bar-
leycorn less than size twelve.
and so on down the scale.
A shoe thirteen inches long
n.ay seem rather large, but the
noblemen, who were the dictators
of fashion, soon introduced Shoes
of greater length.
Henry Plantagenet, Duke of
Anjou, started wearing shoes
with excessively long toes to hide
a foot ofdeformity, and soon
the fashion was faithfully copied
by others.
The pointed toes, known as
"pikes," became so long that they
had to be stuffed and curled up
like a ram's horn to avoid tripe,
ping, and the clergy objected to
thein, as they said pikes made it
impossible for a man to kneel
in church.
"Bells On Her Toes"
Despite this objection pikes re-
mained popular, and became so
ridiculous that during the reign
of Edward IV Parliament ordered
that no cne under the rank of a
lord might wear pikes more than
two inches long.
This order was, however, not
strictly enforced, and eventually
the king fixed the length of the
pikes according to rank. Royalty
were allowed to wear 26 -inch
pikes, the aristocracy half that
length, and all others were limit-
ed to six and a half inches.
The extraordinary length of
the toe was taken up and attach-
ed to the knee by a chain. The
long toes often bad a bell on
the end, and in the well-known
nursery rhyme we have
"Rings on her fingers
Bells on her toes ..."'
The popularity 01 boots has
been attributed to Charles I, who,
when he was a child, suffered
from rickets and had to wear
boots with supports in the sides
of them. Possibly because of this
weakness the king wore boots all
his life, and his lead was quickly
copied by his subjects.
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Mysterious Fish in 3 colors
The discovery of a coelacanth
(supposedly extinct 75,000,000
years ago, in South African
waters two weeks ago has spur-
red ichthyologists to re -study of
the modern fish market. Accord-
ing to Science Service, a number
of fish caught in Baja Califor;
nia waters have been sold in
Mexican markets in late years
without having been identified by
fish experts. More than fifty new
species have been found in the
Gulf of California recently. The.
new California species range from
tiny creatures no larger than a
fingernail to large edible fish of a
bright crimson hue, From the
Gulf of Mexico, it is reported
that the scale of a fish found
three years ago might conceiv-
ably have been the scale of a coel-
acanth. The fish scale was pres-
ented in 1949 to the National
Museum. It was from a creature
stili unidentified.
The trouble with being unem-
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to quit.
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Magic Baking Powder, 34 tsp. salt. Cut in finely
4 tbs. <batetlshortening and mix in 34 c. washed
and dritd raisins and 34 e. lightly -packed brown
,.sugar. Combine 1 slightly -beaten egg, 31 e. milk-
ed
ilkand ai few drupe almond flavoring, Make a well in
dry ingredients and add ihnlide; mix lightly with
fork, adding mill( if tteeeseary, to make a soft
dough. knead for ib seconds on a lightly -floured
board and pat out into greased pie plate (734" top
inside measure) and reark,into 6 pie -shaped wedge*.
Bake in hot oven, 425; about 18 minutes. Serve
hot with butter or margarine. Yield' -6 ;cones
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cars equipped with wire wheels if some manufacturers have their
way. Seen above, being fitted on standard car wheels by Virginia
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HRONICLLs
NINGERFARM
The wind was howling around
this house yesterday at forty
miles an' hour — and we didn't
enjoy it one bit — especially as
we had company from Islington,
Niagara Falls and Toronto. We
don't go in for half measures
around here—either we have no
vigitors at all or we have sev-
eral at one time. The same thing
is likely to happen next; week-
end. I was quite amused last
Saturday. I met my sister off the
early morning train — in a pea -
soup fog, which was not amus-
ing. At night I met the Hamil-
ton bus at 7 o'clock, the Toronto
bus at 7,20 and took my sister
to the train at 8.30 p.m. It is a
good, thing Partner doesn't drive
the car else how would he get
his chores and milking done?
My sister$ave us an example
of one of those queer quirks of
fate, too strange to happen he
fiction but which occur so fre-
quently in real life, Sister K. is
working at the Parliament Build-
ings, in an office that deals with
the issuing of licences and per-
mits, such as a mechanic s 11-
cence. Last week she was busily
opening the - applications and
suddenly found herself reading
her own nephew's renewal ap-
plication for his shovel opera-
tor's licence. In other words it
was from our son Bob. There are
nine other girls in that office
and thousands of applications
come in every day so you see it
was quite a coincidence that the
one from Bob should come to
her desk.
(Excuse nie a minute while 1
remove Mitchie-White from my
typewriter. A kitten on top of it
playing with the keys doesn't
help a bit. And, since I have been
interrupted I might as well go
out and feed the hens,)
Well, here we are again —
chickens fed and Mitchie and
Honey left outside to work off
some of their surplus energy. It
is a grand morning, cold and
still. Very different -from yester-
day and far less dangerous. Yes-
terday morning, just as I was
turning away from the barn
door, a sudden extra strong gust
of wind almost took me over the
edge of the steep dump. Queer,
when you think of it, how the
things that don"t Happen con-
tinue to bother you. I managed to
regain my balance yesterday,
and I didn't go over the dump,
and yet, for quite awhile, think-
ing about it bothered me quite
a bit. I had visions of myself
lying there helpless, with a
broken leg or a broken neck
maybe, and no way of making
Partner hear 'above the whir-
ring of the milking machines.
Mitchie-White almost met . her
Waterloo yesterday too — got
LOGY, LISTLESS,
OUT OF LOVE
WITH LIFE.
Th.n wake up your liver Lilo .. ,
imp out of bed rarm' te.fs
Idle not worth Itviegr It may M the 11Vor!
res a fast) If Your Iteer tile 1s not Searles
toasty your food may ntst digest ... 'at
btoata up your stomach ...5001 con.
etl Alec!1'hand ell the fan. and spar so oat
of life. 'That's when you nerd rail }scent
CnrIuaoLied P le,TllBOCme
bolp mtyour al,
Sig pouring out at a rats of up to t opintsa
day Ito, your digestive treat. Fels should
at you n ht up, make you feel (bat happy
days are here a sin. So don't stay sunk pat
uslt""nLittle OnlyAlte! Pills,
a� i� awe
mixed up with the cows' feet
but managed to get away and out
to 'the barn in a hurry. I don't
think he suffered any nervous
reaction!
Sometimes a chance remark
in this column brings forth in-
teresting little stories from its
readers. Remember a few weeks
ago I was away overnight and
one of our visitors who looked
after things in my absence said
on my return — "Next time you
go `away take your kitten with
you — he missed you so much he
was a regular nuisance." Well,
as a (result of that remark along
came this interesting story from
a reader. This is what she says
— "Some years ago I had a
friend who was very fond of
dogs. She had a very cute little
dog herself, pure white but of
many varieties. One day my
friend went to town and left the
dog with me. She was gone all
day and when she returned the
dog would n o t go to her for
for quite awhile. When he did
he growled and growled just as
if he were scolding her for going
away." Thank you, Mrs. E. W.
for that little story and your
good wishes. Since. you did not
give me your new address I am
afraid this is the only way I can
acknowledge your letter.
And now for ,a word about ad-
vertising. Don't you think manu-
facturers have queer ideas in re-
gard to advertising their goods?
Cereals for instance. Remember
the cornflakes that had those
awful faces on the outside of
the package? Horrible, grotesque
faces that were meant to be
cut out and, used as masks to
amuse children! They were so
awful I used to paste a piece of
plain green paper over the side
of the box. Just to look at those
faces used to turn me against
my breakfast. I was on the point
of buying a different cereal when
the company started advertising
flatware instead.
Then there is the radio —.
"Don't you touch• that dial, no
sirree ." Naturally I shut off
the radio just as fast as I can
reach it.
Advertising has a great res-
ponsibility these days — it can
either educate or annoy the pub-
lic. But alas,so often it chooses
to annoy, both by sight and
sound. Are more goods sold that.
way? I wonder!
REALLY STIFF
"There is a case," said the stu-
dent of ancient history, "where
a Roman engraved a curse on
a slab of stone and sent It to an
enemy—"
"Sent him a stiff letter, eh?"
A Family Remedy For
Coughs — The Pleasant
Tasting Pinex . Way
When anyone in your family is
distressed by winter coughs, use
this favorite old Canadian recipe.
Easy to prepare yet gives you
four times as much for your money.
Get a 2% ouncebottle of fast -
acting PINEX CONCENTRATE
teem your favorite drug counter.
Pour this into a 16 ounce bottle
and fill up with simple auger syrup.
That's all there is to do , . , no cook-
ing needed, yet you will have an
:ample supply of effective cough re•
lief for the whole family, so plea-
sant -tasting that children like it.
For convenience, PINEY. is now
also available in ready -to -take
PREPARED form, Either way,
PINE= must help you, or your
moneyback. Get a bottle today- ,
be ready for winter coughs ahead.
PINEX PREPARED for CONVENIENCE
PINEX CONCENTRATE for ECONOMY
ISSUE 7 —• 19$3
HOW CAIS I.
Q. flow ran 1 relieve tired
eyes"
A. .Cup both, hands several
thanes a day for three or four
minutes over the closed eye$,
and it will rest them and also
discourage° crow's feet. ICeep the
fingers tightly closed to prevent
any light reaching the eyes, and
place them together so that they
meet lit the middle of the fore- •.
head, with thumbs place just
hack of the ears, After holding
in that position for a while,
slowly stroke the forehead with
ward toward, the temples,
Q. How can T frost glass?
A. One method of ' frosting
glass is to apply a solution of
six ounces of magnesium sul-
phate, two ounces of dextrin, in
twenty ounces of water.
Q. IIow can I polish tats shoes
that have sculled toes?
A. Try painting the scuffed
spots with iodine and then
polishing as usual.
Q. Flow can I render clothing
fireproof?
A. By dissolving one pound of
ammonium phosphate in two
quarts of cold water and soak-
ing the garment in this for five
minutes. Remove and allow to m
117. This solution will keep, is
harmless, and can be used for
several articles,
Q. How can I keep the cover
of a book clean?
A. Make a cover for the book
of flowered oilcloth. This will
cover all its blemishes and at
the same time give it a surface
that may be wiped off easily in
the future.
Q. How can I mend a leaky
vase?
A. Take some melted para-
lfiin and pour it into the vase and
allow to harden over the spot
where the leak occurs. It will
not leak again.
'Q. How can I thoroughly dean
a tobacco. pipe?
A. Soak the pipe in cold coffee
for an hour, cleaning out the
stem with pipe cleanhr's.. The,
coffee will soften the caked ma-
terial in the b!iwl, which may.
then be pried loose with a blunt
instrument. Stale pipes can al-
ways be cured with this treat-
ment,
Q. How can I be .sure of an
even color when using a soap
dye?
A. When tinting garments with
a soap dye, put the cake of soap
into a shaker, and shake in the
water until it is the shade de-
sired. This insures an even dye
and dean hands.
Q,t How can I remove iron rust?
A. Iron rust is easily removed
by applying a mixture of salt
and lemon juice. Rub thoroughly.
HOW YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE
Someone with a flair for statis-
tics has arrived at the conclu-
sion that in an average life of
70 years the time would probably
be divided as follows: Three years
spent in education; 8 years in
amusements; 8 years at the din-
ner table; 5 years in travel; 4
years in conversation; 14 years
in work; 3 years in reading; 24
years in stleeping; 3 years in con-
valescence,
Valuable Fingers
Before e ve r y persormunca
Andres Segovia, world's great-
est guitarist, prepares his nalis
with a Inc sandpaper such ate
eilvcrslniths use. This tail, serious.
looking Spaniard with thinning
hair uses hie. ,fingers so magically
that lee:finis, been called "Mr.
Rubber.l:'ipgess," Say the critics:
"In his hands the guitar sings
litre en orchestra,"
' Segovia was oily sixteen wheat
he gave his first concert in Gra-
nada. He recently received a rap-
turous ovation in the Royal Fes-
tival Hall, London, At fifty-
eight Spaniards call him "The
Father of All Guitarist" He has
always been independent and is
impatient of patronage or act -
Yip. When someone once tried
to tell him bow a certain piece
of music should be played, he
merely smiled and said: "Pardon
me, but you needn't tiny to ad-
vise me. I'd rather make my own
mistakes."
Segovia likes to quote Chopin
who once said: "There is nothing
more beautiful in the world than
a guitar—save, perhaps,' two."
And he wile tell you that Schu-
bert used to rehearse leis ,,immor-
tal songs on the guiteat h,efore
breakfast,
And the
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• Combine 3 c. boiling water, X c.
granulated sugar, 4 tsps. salt and
1 tbs.'shprtentng• stir until sugar
and sale are dissbfved eat sltorten-
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Meanwhile, measure into a large
bowl 1 c. lukewarm water, 1 tbs.
Mandated sugar; stir until sugar'
it dlssolied, Spt'ittkle with 3 en.
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THEN stir well.
Stir in cooled sugar -shortening
mixture. Combine 5 c. once -sifted
,bread flour and 5 c, whole wheat
or graham flour. Stir about half
of -the flours into yeast mixture;
beat until smooth, Work in re-
maining flours and add addition.
al bread flour, if necessary, to
Melee a soft dough. Entad on
lightly -floured board until smooth
and elastic. Place in greased
bowl and greasd top of dough,
Cover. and Set in a warns place
free from draught, Let' rise until
doubled in bulk. Punch down
dough, grease top and again let
rise until doubled in bulk. Punch
down dough; turn out on lightly-.
floured board and divide into .4
equal portions ; form into smooth
balls. Cover lightly with cloth
and let rest for 15 mins, Shape
into loaves; place in greased loaf
pans (4X," x 8y;"). Grease tops,
cover and let rise until doubled
in bulk. Bake in hot oven, 400",
for 20 mins., then reduce overt
heat to moderate 350', and bake
about 20 tnlilutes, longer,