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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1949-9-21, Page 3Lovingly, Temple By ftleham'd (1111 Wilkinson "Dear 1 emple: I was indeeu glad to learn that you had obtained such a satisfactory position, I am sure that you will make a most efficient secretary, Frankly, I have been entertaining some misgivings about your future. Serving in the capacity of guardian 10 modern young ladies is, after all, hardly in my line, although I was only too glad to look after the daughter of my close friend, Tont Creighton. when he so unexpectedly passed away. I imagine you are quite a grown-up young lady now, though it is hard for me to visualize you in any other forts than a girt in pigtails and short dressers—" :Aaron hell, 34, looking 10 years younger. abruptly Ceased dictating and stared hard at his stenographer. The stenographer, 'Miss Daniels b) name, was small, dark, vivacious and exetediugly attractive. She had come to work in the law office of Attorney Aaron [;ell two weeks previous. She was a capable girl, yet for some unexplainable reason Aaron hadn't been able to get used to her. That is to say, he- felt nervous whenever he was dictating letters. * * * During the next few days Aaron began to get an inkling of why it was that he felt uneasy when dic- tating letters to bliss Daniels. He began to wonder if heretofore he hadn't been attempting to evade an issue, He asked himself, se- cretly, if Miss Daniels was becom- ing to mean more to him than just a secretary. Two days later, Aaron was rude. ly swept out of the realm of ecstasy (a state of mind brought about by his dinner dale with Miss Daniels) by receiving another letter from his ward. "Dear Guardian: My boss is real- ly quite lovely, and has been dig. playing an tmusoal amount of in- terest in me since by last letter. t y rate, Aaron tools Miss Daniel; in his arms and kissed her, I curt not a little flattered by his at- tention and very muck thrilled, In fact, I believe I could fall in love with hon very easily." Aaron rang for Miss Daniels. "Dear Temple: I demand that you resign from your present position at once. It's silly' and absurd to think of a girl your age falling in love e.pecially with a man who makes Love to every stenographer he employs," That night Aaron suggested a drive through the country and was delighted when Miss Daniels ac- cepted, It was a beautiful June evening with a full moon and a cooling breeze blowing off the ocean, It might have been the at- mospheric conditions which stirred to rife the slumbering romance that lurks within the breast of every man, or it might have been the simple desire of a man for a mate. At any rate, Aaron took Miss Daniels in his arms and kissed her and whispered nonsensical things that somehow seemed to fit the oe- cesion, * * * The, next morning, he found an- other letter frorn Temple Creighton on his desk, "Dear Guardian: I'm sorry, but commands and demands frons font like you don't mean a thing when a girl is in love, And your little Temple is certainly in leve.,1 expect hhe'll be proposed to in the very near future." Aaron buzzed for Miss Daniels. "Dear "Temple: This thing has gone far enough. It's a pity you couldn't have been endowed with at least a fraction of your father's good sense. It is my wish that you immediately send me the name amid address of this boss of yours. I shall write to him at once." Aaron had hoped that that night he would find himself courageous enough to offer a proposal of mar - tinge to Miss Daniels, Yet when again they were seated on the cliff watching time moon come up out of the ocean, his courage failed. Heavy -eyed he went to bite office next morning to find a letter await- ing him front Temple Creighton. 'Dear Guardian: You were right. Ile i-n't the man I thought he was. Apparently he has just been amus- ing himself, with no idea of asking me to ntti'ry hint. I do wish you'd talk to liim. His name is Aaron Nell. Lovingly, Temple." Trees Shudder Under Hurricane—One of the worst -unit cities in the path of the Florida hur,.a. to was West Palm Beach. Above, giant palet trees are whipped by 155 -mile wards, as driving rain pours down. Streets were flooded by waters from nearby Lake ]forth. qu oc . eeeY�..G.v, re. ,ir>i -se 1NG e n.d-oli.n.e P. C to te E We have had a wonderful rain —the sort of rain that really soaks into the ground, giving new zest to thirsty plant life. Not only that it fills the cisterns — and how happy that makes most farm wom- en. You will notice I said "most" —because there are some people who don't like cistern water at all and wouldn't use it if they were paid to. They say it is dark, has an objectionable odour, and is liable to make white things a bad colour. To all that I say—"fiddtestfeks"I I agree the water often gets a little brownish, and perhaps there are tittles when it has a somewhat stale odour—if the cistern is clean- ed out when necessary it shouldn't be more than that—hut the fact of the water being soft more than compensates for the slight dis- advantages Of colour and smell. With soft water you save on soap; it gets clothes clean in half the time, and it doesn't leave a high- water mark around bathtubs and basins. When our cistern goes dry then the pressure system has to be connected with the well—and how I dread that being done. Hard —that well -water is so hard it almost takes a packet of soap -flakes to wash a few dishes. As for laun- dry—well, with a headwater wash I never think the things are clean. Some folk say that with any one of these popular detergents it slakes the- water so soft it doesn't matter what kind of water you use. It does help, I admit, but I still think that a detergent that does a good job in hard water will do an even better job in soft. When we were farm-hunting— before settling Isere—nay brother- in-law always used to laugh at Inc because every place we looked at I, wanted to know if there was soft water available. Man -like he couldn't understand my anxiety. But for once I know what I was talking about—nay experience out west was too recent for nae to forget. Well water out there was even harder than here, especially it there was any ii i.ali in it. We never used it for washing clothes —or ourselves—if we could help it. In winter time we had a big barrel in the corner of the kitchen and Partner would bring in pail after pail of hard -packed snow so that I always had plenty of melted snow for washday and for bathing the babies, It was a lot of work, and it took up so Hutch time, bur oh my, there was no other water quite so soft and sweet smelling as that melted snow! Then came spring, and with the snow 'all gone, the sloughs would be full, so Partner would put barrels on the stone -boat and bring me water from the slough. It was not quite as nice as melted snow but it was stilt better than well Water, Eventually the summer would come and the sloughs dry up, then, hopefully, we kept bar- rels and tubs at strategic spots to eatah every bit of rain water that we could. Yes, quite early in our experience of farm life we leaned the value of good, soft water. Since coming to Ontario we have leaned a few more things about water. We have discovered that if you put .in a bathroom and want to use soft water you need plenty of it. We thought we had a good big cistern here, but this summer, when we had ten in the house for awhile, the cistern was drained dry inside of ten days! Possibly very few people realize just how much water a bathroom can get away with, We knew—when 500 gallons went flown the drain in ten daysl More bathrooms are going into country, homes than ever before and very often what to use for water is the first problem. Some people are afraid to depend of rain water in case their supply should run out, Well, I have just explained what a lot of water a bathroom takes—but on the other hand how quickly the cistern tills up even with one good rain, Yesterday, for instance, our cistern was practically dry, This morning we found it full 'i'pl{i.; li -- By Harold Arnett PADDED 7//MBtt Ii: CASE YOUR FINGER GETS SORE FROM YOUR THIMBLE WHEN YOU SEW TRY USUNG A MUCH LARGER THIMBLE , AND PAD 1T WITH THIN FELT. THIS FELT CAN BE HELD IN PLACE BY MEANS OP RUBBER CEMENT OR ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD CEMENT, ifs YOU HAVE CHICKENS AND MEP THEM BEETS; CARROTS, ETC., YOU CAN MAKE A DANDY HOLDER FOR THESE VEGETABLES ey FASTENING THE COILS OP AN OLD BEDSPRlt4 - `r'O A WALL OR POST. THIS NE4pS TO PRgVENT WASTE. to overflowing. And rain water is so notch easier on the pipes. With hard water, you know how lime will collect in a tea -kettle, Imagine what it can do to a hot-water tank. No wonder people put in water - softeners. I guess they are needed all relit. And you know, well water can also give out. A well that has always g;ven sufficient water for household purposes may not have a strong enough spring to keep, a bathroom supplied. Such wells have been known to go completely dry—and it is far worse to run out of well water than cistern water, So—a word to the wise. 11 you are putting in a bathroom, consider first your water supply. Helpful Hints For Housewives Measure your new curtains when you hang therm, and mark measure- ments for each window on a card tacked on to your curtain stretcher. Saves measuring soiled curtain be- fore laundering. * * * Hang matching hair ribbon and socks with your little girl's dress in the closet. Attach them to the hanger with a spring clothes pin— and save yourself time in that be- fore -school rush. * * * Put sand in your flower bowl or vase, push flower stems down into it. Keep sand moist: it makes a good "frog," and keeps vase from tipping. * * * Rubber "cap" erasers will fit over the feet of a wire dish drainer and keep it from scratching to drain - board. * * * Use coal oil for cleaning your window and door screens. It will do a good cleaning job, and will discourage both rust and mos- quitoes. * * * Before ironing napkins or hankies, dip about one out of three in hot water, wring out well, and sandwich it in between dry ones. Easier"than . the sprinkling system, and just as efficient, * * * When mending wall paper, tear the patch instead of cutting. Torn edges blend in with bhe design better than straight edges — your patch will be scarcely noticeable. * * * Householi} wax will help you keep well-groomed. Use buffing wax to put a protective shine on shoes, handbags, leather and metal acces- sories, and sports equipment, Use self -polishing wax to give old gar loslmes—your old straw sailor, too— a new lease on life. * * * Have you a little hacksaw in your kitchen? It will saw off a broom handle, or the neck of a dressed chicken, or an ugly nait-head that sticks out, It saws wood, iron, bones, leather—almost anything but concrete. When it loses its teeth, alt you do is the•ow away the ruined blade and put in a new one, which will cost you only a few cents as the hardware store. * * 4, Place a card table under the small end of your ironing board, It will keep time large pieces from dragging on the floor, How To Re -Make That Lawn Of Yours Autumn is the Ideal time to make or remake the lawn. For moat of us this lawn -making time extends from the latter part of August to about October 15, with September preferable, Lawn grass f8 a per- ennial, and experienced gardeners know that this is the natural sea- son for reseeding perennials. There are other reasons, how- ever, which make this a good time for lawn work. First of all, the days have become shorter, so that the soil loses moisture less rapidly than earlier in the summer. The soil is warns to a considerable depth, en• coureging grass seedlings to talce deep root, Weeds are pulled up easily in the fail, If there is a fair percentage of lawn grass in the law, even though you have crab grass and other weeds, you can probably renovate. If the lawn is badly infested with weeds, and has extensive unsightly brown or bare spots, however, the best thing to do is to make it over. Fundamental points on making it over also apply to renovating spots or sections. A good seers bed is the first need of grass plants, The &oil should have a root penetration to the depth of up to 8 or 10 inches. There should be good drainage. The soil should be friable, of good tex- ture, should contain plant food. Young grass plants need moisture, like any other young seedlings. Good grass seed is worth the in- vestment. 1-lere is a six -point program for remaking the lawn area: I. Spade deeply to a depth of at least six inches and pulverize the soil. Be sure to sift out any small stones and roots. If the soil is sandy add some clay or heavy loam mixing it in well. If the soil is heavy, lighten it with some sand. Or instead of these ineorparate well -sifted compost. 2, Apply evenly over the area a complete plant food at the rate of foto- pounds per 100 square feet, anti 3. ]Work the plant food into the soil with the rake a day or so before seed. 4. Sow a good grass seed over the area at the rate of four to five pounds per 1,000 square feet. To be sure you sow it evenly, choose a day without wind, and sow it lengthwise and half crosswise over the same area. 5. Roll the entire area if it is e. large one, If small, tamp it. evenly with a tamper or a wide board, This imbeds the seed in the soil and is important. 6. Water with a fine spray every day until the grass is growing web, then continue to water, soaking not sprinkling, often enough to keep the soil from drying out. If you are, renovating bhe lawn, your first task it to get rid of the weeds. For this, there are several good weed -killers on the market, which are usually put on with a spray equipment. They kill broad - leafed weeds but not grass. Wait • a week or so after applying weed killer before reseeding. There are also some crab grass .chemical controls, but it is safer toexperiment with these in a small area before risking the entire lawn. 'Phe best method for this No, 1 pest seems still that of hand -pulling, or, as someone has said, the "squat, squint, and stoop ntebhod" of liquidation. Chances are that your Lawn needs food. Apply fertilizer — there are good cotnmercial lawn foods on the market — at the rate of four pounds per 100 square feet. Cut your grass short, scatter the fertilizer, rake it down to the roots, and knock ft off the grass blades wtih the rake. Do this when the grass is thoroughly dry. Then soak the lawn thorough- ly. A day or two later, go over the lawn, loosening the soil on the titin areas enough to give grass seed a chance to nuzzle into the soil. Reseed the thin areas and taenp them well, Keep watered as for a new lawn, WRONG BROTHER Many good stories are told of Mie famous Mayo Clinic, which has recently been in the news again with a new treatment for rheu- matoid arthritis. One characteristic anecdote is of a wealthy but boarish stranger who walked up to Dr. Will, the elder Mayo brother, in the ciinic's lobby, and said: 'Tell me, my good man; ere you the head doctor Isere?" The white-haired doctor bowed. "No, kind sir," he replied. "It must be my good brother you are seek. Ing. I am the belly doctor." New Gadgets and Inventions You'll Probably Be Seeing Collapsible Sock Stretchers . Aluminum sock stretchers which collapse at toe for easy insertion are being produced. Tapered ankle conforms to shape of sock, will not stretch elasticized cuff, maker claims, Made of specially alloyed aluminum, rustproof, finished in red "Polyflex" which will not rub off, it is said. Handy hook makes stretcher easy to hang on line. For men's, women's and children's hos- iery. * * * Gas Wall Heater Circulating gas-fired heater is designed for wall Installation in new or old houses, Heating unit is constructed to fit between two standard centre studs. No special construction necessary, Marker re- commends its use wherever space must be conserved and floor fur- naces are impractical. Has warm air flow of 8,000 en, ft. per horn -- enough to heat two average rooms. Front panel measures 14 in. wide by 61f' in, high. Casing extends into room only 354 in. Adjustable manual control is standard equip- ment, automatic control optional. * * * Utility Table Portable utility table offered by manufacturer was especially design- ed for use by small home owners. Can be used as a dinette table tea wagon, bedside table and bridge table, makers state. Table is 30 x 32 in. open, 16 x 30 in. closed. Has plastic top which comes in a variety of colors; said to be heat -proof, stain -proof and scratch -resistant. * * * Auto Ventilation Increased ventilation throughout lower part of automobile may be obtained by use of small fins at- tached to front windows of the car. Fins will fit on most makes of cars according to maker. * * * Indoor Color Shots. An indoor Koda-color film for the casual cameraman. It can be used with ordinary floodlight or clear flae'h illumination. No extra filters are - necessary for indoor shots with the new film. i * * Money Mitt: A pair of gloves with a small, zippered pocket built into the palm of the left-hand glove. The compartment is large enough to carry change, a key, and a few bills. The firm plans to put the pocket into ahiidren's mittens this fall. * * * Book Pad: Designed for students and others who take noteswhile reading. It consists of a note pad and a metal base which clamps on the cover of a book. Another clamp is provided to hold either a pen or a pencil. * * * Spillproof Shakers: Combined salt and pepper shakers in a metal yoke with spring covers, making it impossible to spill the contents if tipped over. A touch of the finger exposes either shaker. Christmas Paper: Balsam -scented Christmas -gift wrapping paper will be introduced this fall. * * * No -Glare Television: A "black" television tube with an oxide lens which gives a richer quality to the gray and black portions of the tele- vision picture and minimizes glare front the white portions. The com- pany claims that the Glare -Ban clack" tube can be viewed for hours in a lighted room without eye strain. Make a gay picture book for your tiny tot, out of white or color -fast material, stiffly starched, Cut ou the fold, to macre double pages, Stitch pages together along centre fold. Paste in colorful pictures from magazines. * * * Plant parsley in small pots for your window sill, These pots of green will keep spring in your kitchen all winter, will be an ever - ready garnish for meats; and you can sell the surplus at your annual church bazaar. * * Use alphabet blocks for handles, on your child's dresser drawers. "S" and "H" blocks can mark the drawer that holde socke and hankies. Screw blocks on from in- side of drawers. * * * That extra pastry brush is the handiest tool for washing the egg beater or the electric mixer attach- ments. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. If the bride has a stepfather, should his name be Included in the wedding invitations, or just her mother's name? A. The invitations should include his name, as "Mr. and Mrs. James R. 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