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Edited By Mabel R. Clark
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A Column Prepared Especially for Women—
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GOSSIP
Oh, gossip is a dreadful thing, wo
hate it and we fear it, .
But if you have some dirt to spring,
you'll find us glad to hear, it.
It +may be as false as grandma's
switch but that, can ne^i+er kill it,
You'll see our ears begin- to twitch
when you start out to spill it.
" The pure in heart it slyly drugs, and
takes delight in hitting,
It brings the ladies out to clubs to
chatter while they're kniting.
It may be false but still all signs de-
clare there's something in it,
. And so it keeps the party lines a
buzzing every minute.
.It's gossip when the wemen spin a
line of spicy chatter,
But when we bozos wag our chin it's
quite another matter.
Wie label it the "underground,' a
more impressive handle, a
"Which has a whole lot Slicer sound
than gossip has or scandal.
We hear it in the busy marts where
civic leaders mingle;
A racy flavor it imparts which make.
our ear drums tingle.
We pass some thrilling story on that
smears a reputation,
But not till we ourselves have drawn
on, our imagination.
We have the talking picture, show,
we have our cars for touring;
We have our bridge and radio, and
other sports alluring.
Although we've quit old .fads to look
for something new and clever,
Still gossip, like the well knowe
brook, goes babbling on forever.
-Author Unknown.
Few of us, perhaps, are wholly
blameless in the matter of gossip,
which is defined as `one who runs a-
bout telling idle tales," and as
"groundless rumor" but few of us
perhaps are so hardened to it that we
cannot be shamed at times when we
hear others telling a great many
lostheart and did notary to recover
from an illness which attacked her,
and her last days were embittered by
the stories which had been circulated
abcut ner, The giri died with a brok.
en heart and her mother's heart was'.
broken toe, by the loss of her only
daughter and the slander which dark
sped her last' days, all because of
sumo evil-minded person who also
had an evil tongue.
Sl?1r inen should be very careful of
the geod name of .sister -women. h
is .a bitter thing to contemplate that
sometimes they are not so ,careful;
someimes the slanderous story is
taken up too quickly; is repeated too
readily: Women can, even one wo-
man in a community, can do muchto
discourage malicious gossip. If she
turns a cold ear to it; if she drops it
just where it fell from same hasty
tongue, and starts some .other line of
conversation, it ' will soon become
known that gossip in that woman's
company is not welcome. And such
an influence, if there are several wo•
men so like-minded, is very potient•
The gossiping lady will soon become
discouraged.
I do not wish to insinuate that
women are the only gossips. Indeed,
I think the worst gossips are men. At
least you will 'notice that it is the
married women who have all the lat-
est and most spicy bits of goes$..
We can do nothing with the •men:
they meet in groups by themselves
and exchange gossip, though I be-
lieve it is only a small majority of
them who do it, and if they repeat it
to their wives they may let it drop
where it fell. There i$ no 'heed to
repeat it.
If we can say a kindly thing about
another woman; if we can speak a
Nord of praise, let un be forward to
do it. But let us be very, very care-
ful not to condemn unheard; not to
repeat the idle story which may have
no foundation in truth, and to re•
member that even a very suspicious -
looking happening may have a very
innocent explanation, if only we were
in possession of it. "Love thinketh
no evil."
Not long ago I happened into a
house where there were several wo.
men sitting chatting and during a
half hour spent there I heard such
a fund of gossip, •such a number of
stories about different people, as I
had not heard in a long time. It was
not malicious gossip, it was not even
"groundless rumour," but it was idle
and none were any the better for re.
hashing over these items of news.a-
bant folk who bad been unfortunate,
perhaps, or foolish or both.
Indulging in discussion of the mis-
fortunes or the foolish actions of peo-
ple is a very common practice and
one which, if notindulged in to ex-
cess, may not bei very blameworthy.
After all, the "most interesting
study for mankind is man," and we
cannot be expected to ignore the
•most interesting study in the world.
But probably far too much time is.
spout in this particular "study." We
should not allow ourselves to become
narrow. There sr& a lot of other
very interesting and worthwhile stud••
iee in the world. And it is to be
feared that all gossip is not harm-
less. Some of it, indeed, is down right
vicious. One sometimes hears a
story, without proofs of any (rind, to
the detriment of some man or wo-
man. In that case there is no excuse
whatever for our repeating that
story. It may have geown out of the
evil mind of 'some one.who hated or
at least disliked the man or woman
involved. But if it is repeated and
repeated, erten gaining little each
time, it may grow into such a story
as may ruin the reputation of the
person involved. And occasionally
such a story is one which may
have had a grain of truth to start.
At least circumstantial evidence may
have been present. But it may be ut-
terly impossible for the one involves
to disprove the story.
I once heard, from the mother of
the girl, that a story was started
concerning her which was heard by
her family but which they could not
more idle tales than we ever thought trace to its source, The girl died
of telling, or even of hearing. shortly after, her mother said she
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LEUCORRHOEA hoes. This form of leucorrhoea,
It comes as a surprise to find how I which is a symptom of gonerrhoea,;
anany'-women are uncomfortable be- I differs in no way from that which
• cause they are suffering from. leu , =errs as the result of infection with
corrhoea 'tyhieli is a discharge, other anyeother germ.
than blood, commonly spoken of as Leueorrhaea, at best is a persie-
"the whites." The surprise is not tent annoyance. If it isdueto gen-
that ea Many have this Complaint, orrhoea, it is part of a serious die.
but rather that they do net secure ease because • of the tendency of gen-
proper treatment for it, so thatthey, rrrhoca to spread upwards and to at-
may be relieved of the annoyance rack ether organs. Leucorrhoea al-
, and discorivfort which it causen ways means that the cee iv' is being
The cervix, or lower opening of irritated. Chronic irritation is as
the uterug (womb) contains, many sociated with cancer, and this is
glands which secrete a fluid. This sufficient reason for urging the pro -
fluid is•colourless and viscid, much per treatment of all cases of leucon•
like the white of egg. If, for same beea,
reason, tlieee, glands became; over, Before proper treatment can. bs
active, an excess of secretion is p"oscribed, it is necessary to deter-
producedwhich appears as a dis minethe cause ef the condition in
charge; this is a simple form of lent- the patient who is to be treated, and.
'orrhoea. I then try to eliminate :the cause
Tho glands. become .over -Native. if . Douching, in itself, is rarely
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the cervix becomes inflamed or ins j tivc, but it may servo to relieve die-.
fected. This usually means that thecomfort, Usually the cause lies in
merle, having suffered some injury, I the cervix and can be cured by pro-
commonly m child -birth, allews the per treatment.
entrance , of germs which . set up an 1 se many women have written to us;
acute infection, or a chronic infee- asking for advise with regard to this
Hon which may last for years. I condition, that we have been prompt-
The discharge, in such cases, may ed to write the present article.
be profuse, and instead of being, Questions. concerning Health, ad -
clear, it may take on the 'appearance dressed to the Canadian Medical As
.and odour of pus. societies', 184 Coileee Street, Toren -
A, similar condition occurs if the to, will be answered '.personally 'by
woman becomes: infected with gonorr-;;enter.,
—RL;BTORAR,
Care of Children
Household Economics
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by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD
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Obscurity is the lot of most per-
sons., They cannot hope to be known
widely, nor do they try or wish to be
known widely, They are ocntent to
go on frown day tai day through
years and years -doing their day's
work well, with neither thought of
nor desire for fame, In their own
small world they may ;wish to excel,
but not to excel in any large way or
world. Thus, the farmer may wish to.
have a good name in his own com-
munity as a stockbreeder or as a
farmer; and his wife and daughters
may wish to win prizes at county
fairs for skill in cooking or in some
farm of craftsmanship. Similarly,
the men in a town may wish to ex-
cell a as bowler or as a horseshoe
pitcher, or es a singer or a bridge
player. His wife may with to have
the praise of ether women for her
hospitality, or for her devotion to
some good cause, or. for her beautiful
garden.
There simple and innocent and
creditable ambitions for excellence
have their ig»ographlea1 circumfer-
ence. They are county wide or local.
It is chiefly young people who
dream of fame, of distinction. They
want to be distinguished for their
singing, their powers of oratory,
their acting, ler their prowess, in
some division of sport. All I have to
say now to these young people who
1 are thirsty for fame is: If itis in you
i to be great in your chosen field of
endeavour, then the way to greatness
is along the road of hart] work,Edel-
1 ity to purpose, patience, courage, and
an invincible determination jointed to
discipline. These things in sum are
the price of fame; and fame demands
that you pay the full priee. You eau.
MA cheat, Always remember that.
What all of us have to fear is that
L
=SNAPSSIOT GU1L
THAT THIRD DIMENSION
OW many times have you heard
the expression "Don't take a pic-
ture with your camera facing the
sun"? It's one of the old beliefs in
amateur photography that has been
handed down from yearto year to
every new snapshooter.
While this is good advice for the
beginner it is not necessary to £Or
ever abide by this rule. Those of us
who like to try breaking auch rules
have found that'inost of the work of
which we are proud has been pro-
. dnced under other lightings. The im-
portant thing to remember is that
you must never stand so that sun=
light will strike into the lens.
The lighting of the subject has
much to do with securing that qual-
ity sometimes called "atmosphere"
in a picture. There are a mumlior'et
ways in which; a photograph may be
given apparent depth or "third 'di-
mension." Taking the picture when
there are long shadows, getting a
reflection in the foreground, using
strong sidelighting or back -lighting,
ani timing the exposure just right
so that the detail' of obiedts in
shadow isnot blocked out, are pre-
cautions that contribute to the de-
sired effect. Let us consider each of
.these separately.
Shadows, thrown in Tong drawn-
out splotches' across .walls and
walks, more than anything else
make one feel that he. is "looking
into" a picture, instead of "looking
on" a flat piece on paper carrying
the images of tho ohiects recorded.
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Above — Heavy
shadows contribute
much to - third di-
mension quality.
Left — Contrast in
tones and unusual
top lighting contrib-
ute to the rare sten
ostogie effect.
The foreground should be well
broken up with shadows so that
there is not too much contrast be-
tween it and the rest of the picture.
When a body of water can be in-
cluded as a part of the foreground,
then there are wonderful opportuni-
ties for adding depth. The reflection
will carry one's attention back and
away from the foreground—into the
picture—and lead to the principal
point of composition. Reflections
often serve as an avenue to lead
back from the foreground of 'a set-
ting. The only precaution necessary
when dealing with a water fore-
ground in strong sunlight is to watch
that a swell or wave does not throw
reflected light sparkles upon the
lens, as that may fog the picture.
Side -lighting; where the source of
illumination'comes from the side of
the object or scone, 'and back -light-
ing where the light comes from the
rear, are not difficult to handle if the
lens is protected from the light
coming toward it. Shade the lees
with the hand, or stand in the pro-
tecting shadow of a tree to make
the exposure, Also, you should time
the exposure more for the parts,in',
shadow than for those that are high-
lighted.
Don't be discouraged if you fail to
get the desired appearance of depth
or "third dimension" in your first
attempt. If at first you don't succeed
watch for your contrasts and shad
ows and try, try again.
JOHN VAN GUILDER.
our life will be a mean one --a starv-
ed cne—a shut -up life—a life with-
out sunshine in it. So many of us
choose to live a petty life. Our life
resemblesa dwelling house with
darkened: windows and docked doors;
and inside this darkened and unven-
tilated dwelling we •spend ,our years
--•20-80-40-60 of them, living
miserably and churlishly. Our lite
becomes poisoned, and when we die
we pass from the world of living
creatures with none to lament our
going.
All ef us ought to be going some-
where, meaning that each of us
should have a plan of life and a goal.
Then, having this goal, and this plan,
we should pursue both. Then lite
acquires both direction and purpose.
When we have a plan --, a sort of
blue -print --for our life, joined to a
firm purpose to 'build and shape our
life according to our well -considered.
plan, then every day becomes a
contributor to our progress. Wie ac-
quire an appetite far larger know-
ledge, andwe seek and welcome as-
sistance whenever and where'v'er off-
ered.
I suggest to all men and warner.
under 40 years of age that a very
good thing for them to do will be
to set down, on paper, their goal. To
fix on a single goal may not be easy,
for the likelihood is that we shall
discover that there are many things
that we want to do or be or have.
Sieving our desires and aims in a
purpose to fix on a single goal is
not so simple a task as it may seem
to be at the beginning. Yet there is
necessity that we shall have a main
goal.
The attainment our goal is like-
ly to be remote from the present,
and will be sure only if and when we
draw up a plan and programme of
activities and adhere to them
through, the years which stretch far
ahead. Again/ this planning and
this fidelity will be difficult tasks,
Yet they are tasks which must be
accepted and performed. Always we
must keep in remembrance our as-
sets and our liabilities—not in terms
of 'money, but in terms of our
strengths and our weaknesses of
character.
I cannot •suppose that many of my
readers—4f any -at all ;will do as I
recommend them to do, namely -
blue -print the course and plan of
their life. Yet there is a chance that
someone may perceive that my coun-
sel is good and will heed it.
I may say that in sending this
contribution to The News -Record 1
am fully conscious of my responsi-
bility. I am addressing no incon-
siderable audience an audience
made up of both young and old peo•
per and middle -age persons, in a wide
variety of occupational employments.
Anyone who has such an audience
may not be a trifler, for some of his
audience may depend on him for
counsel—may be yearning for guid-
ance. A destiny may depend upon
his words.
,Ity hope is that I am giving week
by week, vision and strength to same.
who otherwise might grow faint and
yield to despair. I want to hold up
a torch whose light will not only il-
lumine the pathway of someone's
life, but also put cheer into a life
which circumstance or misfortune
may have made heavy.
seasen`
This I know out of my own exper-
ience:
ience: that when 1 was a youth I
lacked •both a plan and a purpose,
Fortunately I'was able to. continue
at schools until after I was 20, but
I did notdefinitely settle en any
Bourse of 'life. One result of this
Iack of decision is that I have been
somewhat of a 'wonderer' a man
without a groat.'' This lack of a goal,
selected. while I was young, has pun-
ished me heavily. Now, when the
end of my life is not far away; I find
myself far behind :in . achievement
and attainment many who had less
advantages than I had, but who kept
going forwardd in a straight line to-
ward a goal.
It is my failures and regrets 'which
make me so eager to counsel others.
I find in my later years that I should
have made use, in larger measure,
of my youthful years. I should have
read better books, and I should have
resisted many temptationsto let the
*once •citicjumdliantle giviei klisecl;lon.
to my steps.
I have found that there are many
things which I cannot do now, yet
which I could have done easily when
l was young. My counsel to young
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Here They WM Sing. You Their Songs—Sometime
Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful
and Ins piring-
GARDEN AT NIGHT
Softly. lest the moment passing,
Speak in passing words like songs
Sung beneath an older sky-
Softly move into the night time
Where the dreaming sail boats lie;
More in silence through the garden
Soundless in the summer night.
A petal falling softly
Seals the music of your going,
Seals the silence of the night:
—Sara Van Alstyne Allen, in Chris -
Ian Science Monitor.
ALPINE GLOW
Petunias of royal purple,
Geraniums of deepest rose
They shine on my balcony's border
And stir when the west wind blows.
On a background of deep blue moun-
tain
The lovely picture glows;
Yet it cannot match for splendor
With sunset, above, on the snows.
When the cold, white fields grow
fervent
With fire of the deepest rose,
That comes—like a sudden enchant-
ment—
But anon, as swiftly !goes
--Alma G. V. Harrison, in Christian
Science Monitor.
HAWK SHADOW
A hawk on rocking wings goes
darirly over
The placid meadow,
Casting on sunny slope and bank of
clover
His cruel shadow.
A stillness goes before him as he
passes,
This death who flies,
And furred and feathered heads a
mong the grasses
Shrink from his eyes.
With peering, cruel head he soars
away
people is to de all they can while
they aro ycing—to read the classic
books and to cultivate their gifts,
and to acquire mastery in sane par-
ticular field of endeavour. Later Ott
they will have less opportunity and
ability to do desired things than they
had in their youth.
There is 710 need to hurry or tobe
frightened by the prospect of long
Years of striving be attain goals. Let
all young people remeni'bier that
many a man has had to wait until
his 60's before 'becoming nationally
known.
But far more important than Tome
is that one shall be doing useful
work in his own community; that he
shall be 'veli -rooted in his employ-
ment; and that daily he is making
progress in the direction of his
chosen goal.
CHURCHGOING WAS ONCE
CO'MI'ULSOR.Y
In . gay and balmy Bermuda, life
was once a sober business indeed'
during the reign of 'Cromwell. Stage
plays, playing with dice, swearing
and even the singing of merry songs
were prohibited. Swearing cost one
shilling per oath, however mild..
In those days Bermuda churchwar-
dens, "upright, honestand sober in
their: carriage, were instructed to
look into the liven and conversations
of the people and to search the worst
and moat suspected places with a view
to forcing people to attend div=ine
service."
Today Bermuda is a land of liberty
where thi ueands ;cif topriets make
merry or dive quietly, according to
their inclinations.
Andout of sight—
And then a raucous crow caws out
his say
To hide his fright.
—IGerald Raftery, in The New York
Sun. ,
EMULATION
By what you are I know what you
love most:
You hate a lie, a loudness and a
boast;
Insensitiveness, inefficiency,
Sloth, meanness, cowardicc,e and
cruelty.
And se (because I love you!) I must
try
For things impossible until I die:
Must learn your quick, light ways of
body and brain,
Your quiet laughter, your skilled
strength, attain
To sympathy and steely self-control,
The seeing eye, the hearing ear, the
soul
Simple without transparence, reticent
And yet sincere, whatever the event.
Ah, dearest, what is this you do to
me,
That 1 no more am indolent and free,
But cannot bear that any moment
find
Mo Iess than 'noble, less than true,
swift, kind!
.Leslie Grey.
SEPTEMBER
These days a boy will dart and dream
Like a speckled trout in an amber
stream,
A. girl walk lighter than yellow
leaves,
And talk like rain in the brimming
eaves;
But a woman will sit by an old grey
wail c
Thinking of orchards ripe in the fall,
Or maybe of nothing, nothing at all.
There she'll sit and never stir
Till understanding touches her,
Or a warm wind wanders from the
town
And agreat gold pear Comes tumb-
ling down.
Still she'll only sit and stare
At the precious fruit and the empty
air,
Praising God for a single pear,
Hdney-mellow and sunny -sweet,
Beautiful emit is meant to eat.
Let her hold it a little while,
Touch it softly, and .softly smile.
She will offer it with a sigh
To the boy or girl who happens by,
And sit in the sun, and wonder why!
--Rosalie IIickler, in Poetry.
THE SENTINEL
Might I looked on where high Gibral-
tar stands,
Or where Victoria looks out on the
bay,
Or tread our Empire's ports in, far.
off lands,
A scene I'd view like that I saw
today:
For as I passed a gate that opened
to
A barrack -yard, behind a city
street,
A tramping sentinel came into view,
Gun -mounted, and intent, upon has
(beat.
As to and frohe goes, his vigil keen'-
ing,—
A unit in a mighty multitude,—
He
ultitude,He guards a nation's weal, ,waking
or sleeping,
And is entitled to its gratitude;
An ear, an eye heis unto the. State; '
A symbol, : too, of Duty incarnate.
--Alexander Louis Fraser*