The Brussels Post, 1953-4-15, Page 6:r.
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Nan, 1,-co,u2y aneivace4,c
"Dear Anne Hirst: My husband
and I need help, guidance and a
recipe for tact. We married two
Years ago, after working our way
through night school and saving
enough for a new home and a
• rar for cash. I worked for an-
ither two years, to save my salary
agaipst a rainy day. Now I'm
pregnant. Both families await
aur child happily; my in-laws are
the best in the world.
"My husband's sister, 19, I've
always loved. She is a real doll,
with a bouncing personality. She
tell in love two years ago with
a boy who quit grammar school,
and has had several small jobs
since. They had to get married;
we worship their little girl. My
husband got his brother-in-law
into his own firm, but he lasted
two months. At present he makes
$40 a week, pays my mother-in-
law $8 for their board. The rest
he spends on himself—and you
should see his wardrobe.
"Now my sister-in-law is preg-
nant again, and they insist on
coming to live with us!
"She has yet to prepare a
meal, wash a dish, clean .or iron,
All she does is read love stories.
Her husband would live with us
free of charge, saying he can
save for a place of his own that
way. We have only a two-bed-
room house, and that spare room
was for our nursery. Every time
my husband talks to his sister
she has hysterics, and the doctor
, has warned us she must control
herself.
"Anne Hirst, we are not selfish.
We give her mother money every
week to relieve the burden of
these young • people and their
baby living there. (They• know
nothing of this). My mother-in-
law and husband are not the type
to contradict or reprimand. My
own mother knows of this, but
does not want to become in-
volved.
"Please help me! Tell me what
to say, or .what we can do with-
out causing my sister-in-law a
breakdown? Honestly, all the
love we had for her is leaving us.
How can anyone be so callous?
Anything you suggest will be
more than welcome. Bless you.
for it. P. M„
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L have seldom heard of such
° elfrontry! Two irresponsible
* children see in you the chance
* again, to let somebody else
* pay their way end assuine ie-
* sponsibilities which are their
" own, I hope your husband will
* refuse. If he weakens, I fear
* you would have a hard time
* ever getting rid of them. Mean-
* while, your housework would
* be doubled, you'd be caring for
* the sister, her present baby and
* the coming one. And you your-
" self are pregnant,
• Better forget tact, This It
the time for a short NO.
* The boy is a lazy adolescent
* who never accepted the first
* duty of a husband—to provide
" for his wife and family. You
say that in four years with your
husband's firm he could have
* made the same salary. Did he
* try? No, he said that was too
long; he wanted easy money
* fast. So he has hit upon this
* impertinent scheme to - share
* your home at no cost to him-
" self. His plea that he can save
* money is fantastic; he has not
"' saved any yet. - _
* To allow them to move in
" would be no kindness. The boy
* would, I'm afraid, be encourag-
• ed in his selfish indulgences,
* and might relax completely.
* Then what becomes of your fu-
* tune? • You have worked hard,
* for years, for a home and se-
* curity; you would be risking
* that security, I do believe, if
* you make things easy for them
* now. As for the girl's condi-
* tion, 1f she will not accept the
* facts ;and weigh them reason-
* ably, she invites, a breakdown
* herself. You will not have .
caused it. '
•
" If •you two can increase your
* allowance to your husband's
* parents, you might offer to do
'4` that. But this cadging young
* husband should- be told 'about
* your former contributions, and
* warned that now he is ori _ifs
i' own, If he is every, to become
* a responsible man, this is his
* big chance— perhaps his last
* one. If his frivolous wife will
• grow up, earn her way in her
* mother's home by taking over
* household chores, and behave
* like a real mother, this is the
* time she must start. Her par-
* ents are doing what they ran.
* Now it is up to the young peo-
* ple themselves.
Each of us has his own way
to make. If pity or sentimentality
tempt you to help others too
much, remember it is no kind-
ness to them. Tell Anne Hirst
your troubles, and she will,try to
guide you through- Write her at
Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New
Toronto, Ont.
Word's Worst!
The more a person uses his
handwriting, the more difficult it
becomes to read. That is why the
papers of many famous persons
in history still defy our efforts
to translate them.
Many words and phrase, writ-
ten by Shakespeare have never
been definitely deciphered
Several manuscripts wt•i•len by
Nathaniel Hawthorne, an Ameri-
can novelist who died nearly a
hundred years ago, came to light
after his death. But the? have
never been published, and never '
will be. Nobody has yet been
able to read his impassible
scrawl.
James Joyce, who wrote "Ulys-
ses," was a candidate for the
world's worst handwrites Dur-
ing the First World War the
manuscript of that novel was
found in the post by a London
censor. The rrysterio'ie *',-ibble
at once aroused suspicion.
It was eant to Britain a best
:code experts, who studied the
rraanusoz;pt for days -with-
'' mn4ine anything of it They
released it eventually, satisfied
th'*t it war not a secret code, yet
unconvinced that it was a novel.
The handwriting of Naafi:aeon
Bonaparte was incredibly bad.'It
is said, that a number of his let-
ters tvere mistaken for reapeeof
the, battlefield. -
DIDN'T LST .. •
A druggist . met an old . cus-
tomer en the street and asked,.
"Well, Toni, did that mudpack
1 suggested improve your wife's
appearance?" "It did for a couple
of days," replied Tom mourns
tulIy, "but then it wore off",
Boomerang Stuff-
_..„,
A boomerang is a gadget which
returns to the bund of the throw-
er. Throw :1t . carelessly, .and it
ran make you feel sorry that,
you started it or on its nicht,
,. The Miele 'a smash-and-grab
sidle recently hurled at .a.Step-
r?ey jeweller's window acted just
as well as a real boomerang, It
'Splintered the glass, bounced ,off
• a metal grille, and knocked the
man out. • He was taken to Lon-
don hospital with severe cuts.
When you set a snarl: you
never expect to be caught in it
yourself; But it often happens.
Paul Paquin, a Canadian hunter,
tripped on the wire of hes own
game trap and was shot. - David
Quinn cut a hole in the see and
caught a 4 -Ib. pike. In a couple
of seconds the positions were res
•versed, The pike caught David,
by leaping up and sinking its
jaws in his leg.
Just before. spanking a naughty'
child nearly every parent tells
a time -worn 11e: "It hurts me to
do this." Ellsworth B, Wilson, of
Mishawaka, Wis. spoke the. truth
for once, He did hurt himself
considerably more than he hurt
his son, 'The boy escaped half-
way through_ the beating, for
father knocked over a table lamp,
cut his head, and had lc go to
the hospital.
One day a Bavarian school-
master caned a twelve -year-old
pupil. That was the end of the
matter as far as he was con-
cerned. But the boy got his own
back. Next morning his mother
marched tempestuously into the
school and set about the teacher,
"Now it's my turn!" she shout-
ed. All the boys joined in some
supporting the master and some
the mother. Not until the head-
master intervened did the battle
come to an end.
It's human nature to feel
pleased a "worm turns" and "top
dog" becomes "under -dog." A
Danish farmer's dog, terror of
local vermin, recently learnt
what it's like to be a hunted
beast.
He scudded after a couple of
rabbits, but they turned in their
tracks and ran after him. The
farmer hail to beat them oft' with
his stick 'before they would Leave
the dog alone. . _ . •
Tattoo' Marks Erased
.i'i'i '.
In the archives of Dermatology
and Syphilology, Dr. Ernest A.
Strakbseh'of Denver, Colo., stalls •
'how he removed tattoos teem
three college students and freck-
les from a young woman just by
sandpapering '_fib sidn. The sand-
paper was wrapped arounici
gauze Bolls Aftessethe-marks had
been, plealaerated .bap,>lages can-
tainmga� ai} antnijiotac-,were, ap-
plie"d'and kept in place for_ ten
days."The saiidpape'red skin• was
pink'after it'healed, Seth in two
months»tore pink had faded •The
prpeedaraessdemenelss skill. Medi-
cal carp -is n}acessarg-in order to
awtdid �infe`ction." 1
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petticoat look spiced with seal -
lope. And a jacket to match—so
grown-up, jut like mom's own
sun-sembler! fu a combination of
two colors or plaid 'n' plain, this
is daughter's favorite dress from
Easter right on through summer.
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um'( "Jt's.,, Artistic'.
While tisane ch ,ring gum 1R patch "ch'ipiaect wo'odwor'k"'F1vS7s, Faye oarriotrno`tj rOrx4 " rtrntar en4
of thledl ''um. Putting it Ion are,Oriisitaruse, Mrs; Gcrridti beg an"- using 'gu ion bas-reliai• patrol ,„a
'• Png's, as"feet,: in pictures'belOw.
1:'t
Mrs. Garrlott pulls well -chewed
gum to prepared drawing.
After molding gum on plywood board, she ;pct nts over it. Result:
beautiful bas-relief paintings, and plenty of jaw exercise.
HRONICLES
cINGERFARM
My column this week, will, I
hope, be of special interest to
members every.where. You
see I am all enthused about the
big event that is coming up this
summer when rural Canada en-
tertains the A.C.W.W. Ard the
more enthused I get the more
amazed I am when some one
conies up with the question —
"And who, or what, is the
A.CW,W.?" So now, just in case
there• area few women reading
this column •who still don't know,
andwould ilke.an answer to that
same question, I will .give it to
you right here and now.
Tile` A.C.W.W., given its full
,title; is "Tine Associated Country
Women of the, World." Its purpose
is to promote peace, good fellow-
ship and a better understanding
between rural women of all na-
tions, and includes all rural or-
ganizations of the world. The As-
sociation was organized in 1933
at Stockholm, Sweden. It, first
president was Mrs. Alfred Watt,
a name familiar to al W.I. mem-
bers. Its present president i Mrs
Raymond Sayre. a friendly little
woman as easy to talk to ae your
next door neighbour.
So that members of the Asso-
ciation may become better ac-
quainted with peoples from other
countries and their way of living
conferences are held in a differ-
ent country each time. In 1936
the A.C.W.W. met in Washing-
ton, and. while visiting points of
interest, about 79 or 80 members
crossed the Peace Bridge into
Canada and were given anoffi-
cial welcome by the Hon T. B.
McQuesten.
In 1939 the Triennial Confer-
ence was in Lyndon, Erigiand.
Delegates from 32 rural organ-
izations were present; many of
them in native co to see. During
the war world conferee -cies dere
naturally impossible although the
organization was still active. In
1947 the A.C.W W -ase aC=^ this
time in H ant Those were 21
delegates from Canada, ineand:i:g
Mrs. Hugh Sass -ears and Mies
Anna . P. Leics. All WA. there
were reore;entat:cec feerre 22 na-
tions.
Now it is Canada's turn to do
the ent* stair ng. Frain Augast 12-
23 the Federated Warren's Insti-
tutes of Canada, (F.W.I.C. t and
their sister organization. Les
Cercles de Farmicres, of Quebec,
will be the official hostess groups
at the Royal York Hetet in To-
ronto. Delegates from at least 25
countries are expected -- even
from Pakistan. Egypt and Le-
banon, and possibly from Japan
and Jamaica.
So you see big things are shap-
ing up for the W.I. in Canada.
Naturally preparations are al-
ready underway, and have been
for some time. One of the big
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ISSUZ 16 -- 1955
events will be the Canada Day
program to be held at the Maple
Leaf Gardens in Toronto It is
hoped the Prime Minister of
Canada, the Rt. Hon. Louis St.
Laurent, will offieiaily open the
ceremonies. This will be on Fri-
day, August 21. There will be a
musical cavalcade of the story
of Canada — "Dominion of Des-
tiny"—presented by the E.W.I.C,
This cavalcade will have contin-
uous action, full orchestra, chorus
of mixed voices, soloists, a large
cast of actors, units of the armed
forces, members of "the Mount-
ies" together with various ani-
mals, vehicles and other special
features. Production managers,
O. W. Fenger and Larry Mc -
Cance, music directed by Samuel
Hersenhoren. -Singing star will be
Ernest Adams. On Saturday, Au-
gust 22, the performance will be
repeated and will be open -to.
the public. •
So there you have it, ladies,
something to look forward 'to
that is truly Canadian, from
which you may learn many things
about the early history of Can-
ada. If ,you saw the marvellous
pageant that Was put on .in .
Guelph in June, 1947 -• "Let
There Be Light" then you will
not want to miss this pageant
either—"Dominion of Destiny."
Now about plans for you to
attend. To every W.I, branch in
Canada tickets for Canada Day
celebrations will be sent. The
number of tickets will depend
upon the .size of the branch. To
whom the tickets will be given
each branch will decide for it-
self. Think this over carefully,
W.L friends — keep August 21
free if you can. and then, if you
are one of the lucky ones chosen
to represent your branch„ be
ready to accept the invitation.
The opportunity may not •come
your way again. Don't think of
attending the A.C.W.W. Confer-
ence as one more duty it is more
than that—it is a privilege. Last
week I was at a press conference
with the F.W.LC. Planning Board,
and a more capable and friendly
group of women it would be hard
to find. They are hard at work,
trying to make this A.C.W.W.
Conference second 'to none. It
is our job, as W.I. members, to
get behind them and help make
this big event a .success—for the
W.I. in articular• for the honour
J
of Canada as a whole. How about
it. folks:?
Plan For Making
Better Drivers
ti
- During World War I1 many air
pilots received effective prelimin-
ary insruction in what was called
the Link . trainer—a device in
Which the novice moved the con—
trol stick and took the ensuing
barrel .rolls, tailspins,: or three-,
point landings as simulated by
the machine, which all the time
was bolted to the floor.
Public schools in New York
City have been trying out some
rather similar devices for teach-
' ing high-school pupils how to
drive an automobile with safety.
The student drivers operate the
controls to .;meet various traffic•
situations- simulated by motion
picture film—and are "graded"
shy a monitor recording, which .
tells whether•they made the car-
• red' turns or stops arid whgthert
they stepped en the kas too mucht
or too little.
- .put of • such eieperience can
come better coordination far a
.meeting the hazards of the road
and better understanding of how
• to reduce them, It is often depior-
ed- that young drivers are respon-
sible for more than their proper- r'
tionate share of highway accis ,
dents. Many jiig'h schools have de-
veloped helpful driver training
courses for students. A real im-
provement in- safety habits for
new drivers might well justify
an investment in added training
devices.
GET IN 'LIKE
Grover Whalen has revived the
story' of the fastidious diner who
objected to the way his steak
had been prepared and had it
sent back to the kitchen. The
waiter brought it back with a
message that the chef considered
the steak perfectly okay in every
particular. "lie does, does he?"
bellowed the outraged diner.
"You just march that steak back
to the chef and tell him to ram
it down hie -throat." Back came
the waiter with the same old
steak. "I'm very sorry, sir," he
reported, "but there are two
steaks and four' lane: chops
ahead of you," --
SPRING
Even by the gauge of the state
.)v$ iter 11 oyer. '116tys lengthen,
,, deyli fit • new minittely longer-
then
ongerthan darkness. The' `Sunt s over-
head, speaking ,-directly .; 10 the
grass blade, the ;budded, leaf, the
sheathed flower: _Spr!ing,,' by all
the;fga;inal and n$athereatiral cal.,
culations, is here.
Walls an upland pantuve and
you 4iow it, Saialltnew leaves
of clover begin ..to haze thesere
grass with a stlitle green, and
they ‘rdss itself is fresh and even
.•tush beside the brooks where
flo'sib ;water has Wtishod' away
tho leAt and warmest the air by
sonid s30511 fraction of a degree,
onolighilfio prompt law growth,
Gzayj bii•ihes have/ .4kfill catkins
Out of, ud
b, waitlilg 'ony a few
warm • , days to s1 't11 lthemselves
and turn gold W,itlinpollen, The
furry buds on pupa etillOws and
ethers Of their kihd'i4re,fat and
"silvery, almost, reedy to reveal
tineas .catSkinsa etre; ,- '
Tn vored places' the bulb flow-
ers have already come to bloom,
or threaten to any day. Crocus
chalice's 'earl be seen, and even in
more northern 'parts of this area
the daffodils areopening flower.
Forsythia is about to bloom; in
Some places•ft already has spread
its gold along the graceful stems,
So_ there is a welcome to the
new season, something for It to
work with, which is neither cus-
tomary nor always expected.
No equinox ever made a
spring, however, of itself. The
equinoxes are matters of the
stars and the sun, not, of root
and bud, One might almost call
the vernal equinox a perinis-
sive signal, not an order. If the
highs and lows, the cold fronts
and the chill winds, follow a
benevolent pattern, we may have
an early 'and enduring spring.
9?lie••gulris in the right place for
it now; and the root, the bough,
the bulb and the bud are almost
ready lo. burgeon.
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