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The Brussels Post, 1953-9-30, Page 271e�crouer "AD TEA [ANW14R #ST "Dear Anne Hirst: My young niece, 14, is causing us some an- xiety, In many ways, she is won- derfel. Since she has found her first boy friend, however, she thinks she knows all the an- swers. She considers her par- ents hopelessly old-fashioned. Por some reason she brings her Itroblem' to me; I raised a nice daughter, without having any trouble. "My niece doesn't know how to behave with a boy. When they get home from the movies, she stands outside the house in the dark for long conversations, Her mother has warned her this is not proper and has asked her to bring him in, He seldom enters the house and I think it is her fault. Her parents think she's too. young for good -night kisses, and so do I. ALL -WISE YOUTH "She thinks it's sophisticated Iron -on Designs in Glorious_ Colors Gf� d. aceta Wit IRON -ON WATER LILIES in tropic pink and forest green! 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We live in a small place, where everybody knows each other's business, Her parents are only trying to bring her up properly, so that she will be well thought of. I remind her how much they love her. She says they don't understand her! They are, as a matter of fact, wise and kind. "And they are worried . , Is there any further advice I could give her? , WORRIED AUNT" * You have covered the ground * well. One angle should be em- * phasized, the importance of a * girl's reputation, particularly * in a small community where * her every move is observed * and discussed. When she gets * to the point where she realizes * that her parents are trying to * protect her from adverse tom- * ment, she willseethey are on * her side; only then will she * recognize their authority more * willingly, If they plan get -to- * gethers for her friends (both * sexes) and make her home the * gathering place for the group, * that will further their desire * to multiply her good times and .* increase her popularity, * She needs frequent praise. * She must feel her family is * proud of her, and compliments * will do that. Just now she feels * older than she is, so it would * be wise Yo treat her according- * ly—suggeetinge instead of de- * mending, tQshow how anxious * they six to depend on her * judgment insofar as they find * they can: * Let her chatter about her * boy friend; he is her first, so * she thinks she most boast. She * must not feel she cannot talk * about him openly. If she over- * steps polite bounds, others will * put her in her place and, for * some young girls, that is the * best way to learn restraint. * It is admirable that she gives * you her confidence—especially * at her age. A relative is some- * times easier to talk to than * one's parents. Encourage her * friendliness, and continue to * let her feel you stand by. * * * It is hard to manage a young girl whose first boy friend has gore to her head. To keep her confidence, yet steer a proper social course, is a problem . . Anne Hirst understands these problems, so send yours to her. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. ROBBER ROBBED Thieving can prove to be the start of a vicious circle, thinks Douglas Odell, of Carmel, who was caught, red-handed, commit- ting a burglary. The police agreed to his request to be es- corted to his home for some clothing. Great was Odell's annoyance when, on arriving home, he dis- covered that his home, too, had been burgled. Exclaimed the embittered captive: "A fellow can't lave anything lying around without havi,+p it stolen. It's a shame'." Styled,' for conversation — So that blind -and -deaf individuals may communicate more easily with persons who have all their facul- ties, Rev. Ernst Christian S!bbersson, of The Church of The beef, has designed the "communications" glove at right, fly 'use of a ,braille.imprinted cardboard "hand," at left, the user learns position of letters on the glove, and is enabled to identify them by pressure, when a sighted person touches various letters to form words and sentences, Modern Etiquette I Q. If a married woman is writing a note of thanks for a gift received by her and and her husband, should she sign bath her husband's name and her own;" A. No, She . would sign her name only, but in the note she may spy, "George and I wish to express our appreciation, etc." Q. When a dinner guest has finished eating, should he or she help the hostess by stacking some of the empty dishes? A. Helpful or not, this is not considered good form. The dishes should remain as they are until removed by the maid or hostess. Q. Whose duty is it to see that the bride and bridegroom's ear Is ready and wafting for them at the wedding reception? A. This is one of: the duties of the best man. Q. When is a guest privileged to leave a wedding reception? A, At any time he wishes, but not before speaking to the bride and bridegroom. Q. When a woman is either standing or seated, talking with a man, anu she drops her hand- kerchief, glove, or seine such ar- ticle, and the man does not no - See it, should she then pick 11 up? A. No. _ She can call his at- tention to it by saying, "I be- lieve I dropped my handker- chief," Q. When should tite bride- groom give his gifts to his best man and ushers? A. Usually, these gifts are placed at the men's places at the bachelor dinner. Q. When passing a salt or pepper shaker at the table, should one place it on the table or hand it directly to the person? A. It is usually less awxward to put it down on the table and let the other person pick it up, than to try to hand it directly to him. • Q. Which is the correct form of introduction, "Mrs. White, this is my husband," or, "Mrs. White, this is Mr, Walker"? A. The correct form is, "Mrs. White, this is my husband." .. 0. What does the father of the bride- do after he gives his daughter away? A. He steps back and takes his place next to his wife, at the end of the first pew on the left of the church, Q. When accompanying. a woman tot , the dinner table, should the man sit down exactly at the same time she does? A. No. He should draw out her chair first, and not sit down until immediately after she is seated. Q. Isn't it all right to matt out the wedding announcements a day or so before the wedding? A. 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LES °// INGER.rAIzM 1O`yo GG¢sulal.tt...e P C1.o.Ck.¢ Remember Last week• I. said I expected to be many miles from home before I wrote again. And I certainly was. Between last week -end and this I. travelled about a thousand miles, First stop was Deep River, which was the -setting for our son's wed- ding. It was just a small affair —not more than a dozen guests— distance and accomodation lim- ited the number of invitations. It was too long a trip for Partner with his strapped up shoulder; Arthur couldn't get away so Daughter came home and took charge so•that I could represent the family. I won't make any attempt to describe the wedding—after all one wedding is much like an- other, irrespective of size, There 'is alwaysthe jittery bridegroom; the outwardly sell composed bride; wedding pictures, recep- tion, confetti, tossing the bride's bouquet, and the' bright ideas of the young folk to impede and em- barrass the bridal couple on the first lap of their honeymoon. So I will spare you the, details and tell you something of my trip. Bob, Betty and I left home at 5 a.m. Friday. It was dark, warm and somewhat foggy. I was look- ing forward to the dawn to feast niy eyes on new scenery. Actual- ly, until we got past Peterbor- ough I was a little disappointed. After that I had no complaints, Along No. 7 to Havelock, Madoc and Kaladar it was rugged and beautiful, jagged rock and ever- greens on either side of the road. At Kaladar we took No. 41.—through the loveliest scene- ry. But oh, that road! Good sur- face but narrow, winding and continuous short, steep hills. It was like riding, a roller -coaster. For anyoneinclined. to be car- sick it wouldn't be so funny. But I loved it all, every inch of the way. We passed dozens of sign- posts pointing to inland lakes where there were doubtless many summer cottages, but not one could we see from the road. I would loved to have followed some of those roads in through the bush, But when a man 'is on his way to his wedding he doesn't stop for sight-see-ers, From Cloyne onwards we passed many sparkling lakes, in fact the far. ther north we went the more beautiful was the scenery — through Eganville and on to Pembroke, where we stopped for dinner. 1 was expecting to see a few bush fires but there wasn't so much as a puff of smoke. At Petawawe we did see blackened earth and naked trees from a fire which had long since been extinguished. Following the Ottawa River we arrived at Deep River about 2 o'clock, passing Chalk River. of atomic• fame. on our way. Deep River is a unique village, unlike any other place I have seen. It is a model village amid natural rustic surroundings, bor- dering the Ottawa River, and looking over towards the Lauren- tians. It is clean and tidy. Each house, or 'double house, stands in its own well -kept grounds, and for dwellings without a garage, there is a community garage on each street with six double doors: There is a shopping centre with - YOU CM3 DEPEtD 014 When kidneys tail to ire remove ocoees acids and wastes, back• ache, tired feeling, disturbed test often follow. ntydd's Kidney tills atimm late kidney. to normal duty. You foal tetter--efeep better, work better, Ent Dodd's at any depend en »odd') ° ` so ISSUE 40 — 10(6 in walking, distance with ten or twelve stores in a row, complete with a shaded sidewalk. Across the road there is a wonderful indoor recreation centre, also a modern hospital, spacious hotel, lovely walks and 'a beach. Sail boats on the Ottawa complete the picture. Lovely, isn't it? But don't think you can live there. Deep River is company town. You can live there only if ,,you have a job at the Chalk River Atomic Plant. You can't even get a room over- night at the hotel. Our nephew happens to be a physicist at the Plant so he rates a house—and the wedding was from his home, the ceremony at the very modern church in the village. But, while only a chosen few, as it were, can live at Deep River, the place is well -worth a visit. But be sure you don't drive mere than ten miles an hour. There are nb sidewalks and since most of the homes are occupied by young couples the roads are literally swarming with dogs, children and an assortment of bikes, tricycles and kiddie -cars! Well, sb much for Deep River, Saturday I went by car to Otta- wa and then by bus to Kempt- ville to stay with friends until Tuesday. Sunday we drove to- wards Gananoque within sight of .the Thousand Islands. Monday we visited lovely Ottawa, pass- ing through territory that was entirely new to all of us. Tues- day noon I boarded a bus for home, coming through towns, cities and villages which had pre- viously only been names on a map to me. Many times I thought, "Oh, if I could only have an hour or two to explore" partic- ularly when .we passed "Abbey Dawn." Arthur met me in Toronto, brought me home, and next morn- ing took Partner and Dee 'lo the Exhibition. I stayed home for a change! And then what do you think happened? Next morning I had to go down town. Coming home I looked towards OUR Mountain. There it was, in alternate sun- light and shadow. Except that the river was lacking, to me our Mountain was just as lovely as the Laurentians. After travel- ling hundreds of miles I realized to my satisfaction that few dis- tricts had little more to offer than our own little county of Halton. How Can 1? Q. liow Can I sweep My sellar floor without raising a lot of dust? A. Try saving all your old Coffee grounds find, tea,'leaVes, Soak these with water,, aprinkle them On the floor, and 1he11 make a clean sweep, Q, lbw can I get rid of apt- ders in my' cellar? A. First, eliminate the webs, Use a good, strong insecticide spray, Spiders prefer to build their Webs in damp places, and so, cutting down on cellar dampness will discourage any spider invasion, Q, What is a good substitute for a bath mat In my tub? A. A turkish towel on the bottom of the tub serves very well. Q, How can I remove iodine stains from my hands? A. Rub the stained areas with a slice of lemon or a slice Of raw potato. Q. How can 'I remove oil stains from cloth rugs? A. Treat the spot first with a cloth soaked in •.limewater. Then wash if necessary, ' Q. What can I use for,pateb- ing plastered walls? A. Plaster of paris is very good, but unless you're very quick, it may dry and harden before the job is finished. TO forestall this, mix about a table spoon of ordinary 'flour with every cup Of plaster of paris, ' Q. HoW can I -prevent frost from collecting on my windows this winter? A. Rub alcohol or salt water on the outside of the glass, and then polish with, newspaper or a dry cloth, Q. How can I avoid having rust form on the metal trays of my refrigerator? A. By keeping the trays coat- ed with floor wax, Q. How can I remove spilled grease front one of the burners on my stove? A. Just by detaching the burner and holding it over the flame of another burner. Q. How can I keep my dish- cloths sweet-smelling and clean - looking? A. By putting them in a wide- mouthed . jar filled with half water and half laundry bleach, whenever the cloths aren't In use, Q. How can I clean an ena- meled pot in which food has burned? A. Put three nr.four raw po- tatoes, skins and all, into the pot, cover them with water, and let them simmer until only an inch of water is left. Refill and re- peat the process three times, Then let it stand overnight and scour with scouring powder. M.P.'s Awakening A certain M.P.—who shall be nameless—is a poor orator, but he never minds people telling him so. Somebody called on him one day and asked: "Is it true that you yawned last evening at one of your own speeches in the House?" "I certainly did," he replied. "You should have heard the speech — it was terrible!" On another occasion the M.P. declared: "I dreamt that I was making a speech in the House. I woke up and -- I wasl" For A Long Life Keep Bock Straight You want 10 be healthy, Phu- sicelly and mentally fit?' Theu) listen to the secrets •o.i4r .gpo4 health just revealed ;,'latV'bse of the fittest then in Ne r,`^i' estlattid, Dr. N. G, Trotter, M.B,V frit stn amazing vitality is make* Mite world-famous.e, ss se s Always keep your hehd erect and your back straight, he ad- vises. That enables your lunges and heart to do their jobs pro- - perly, Swim. as pften as you pant it's the ,finest possible exercise. Walk as much as possible; it gets you into the sun and, peg-' haps more important, it gets plenty of air into your lungs, Massage is a great enemy of sciatic and similar .complaints,. says Dr. Trotter. "When I was a boy I noticed ,that animate were always rolling, rolling, rolling. That made me study massage, As a doctor, I found it was wonder- ful in the treatment of that so- called modern disease, fibrositis, Sun-tanned Dr. Trotter else says: "Let the sun get at your body whenever you can. It has a marvellous tonic effect," Another hint: "Make yourself friendly to other people Help other membersof the human race as I have tried to do, It rldsyols of . selfishness, which .is too pre- yalent in the ,world today. And it' helps to keep you mentally ' alert" ' Dr, Trotter's age? 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