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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-11-21, Page 6AN N£ 141IRST o'' ILL MOTHER IS NEGLECTED tW SELFISH CHILDREN i" "Dear Anne'; Hirst: My prob- lem is one I, asci ,ashamed to con- fess because` it reflects On my children. I am only 55, but 1 look older. A series of illness left me too weak to keep on working, and fOr the past year I have been almost entirely con- fined to my two rooms. Church is the only place I go to, and that I can't make regularly. I can't stand •on my feet for long, and anyway nobody would want me around .because my face was scarred in a fire. If these things were not so, how happy I would be to support myself as I once did, and not have to -be depend- ent on my children! "My son and daughter are married, but do not seem to real- ize how much more I need than they send me. I had to go out to work when their father died 15 years ago, and I put them through school. Now that I am sick, they hardly ever come to see me, and all they talk about is how much they are doing for met They pay the rent and see that I have food, but you know how extras eat up money. They don't bring their children to see me any more, and hardly ever ring me up; I myselfhave to watch every dime. WHAT FUTURE "I need medical care and other attentions to relieve my physical condition, and if I had them may- be I'd be able to find a way to help myself. I only ask them for the barest necessities, and I am ashamed to tell you they are be- grudged. "What becomes of other sick and lonely mothers? I can't sleep for fear of the future. I have al- ways despised people who grow sorry for themselves, and now I am one of them! Maybe I only want a kind word from someone like you, Or a little guidance in this time of need. SICK OF IT" * Any self-respecting mother * must be humiliated when the "' children she worked so hard " for begrudge her life's necessi- " ties, and will not provide the " professional services to im- prove her condition. You need • help desperately. * Another mother in similar " circumstances appealed to me not long ago, and I suggested she confide in her pastor. You • will be as reluctant, but if the • state or any charity investi- " gated, your son and daughter " would be forced to take bet- * ter care of you. I think they * would not relish such a ges- * ture. * Ministers, like doctors and * social workers, are not shocked 'e by confessions; the neglect Children's Favorite Slippers that stretch; Snaps c''45 the trick, In sizes 4-7-10, each adjusts to the 2 next larger sizes. Easy sewing. Pattern 881: transfer pattern sizes small 4-5-6; medium 7-8-9; large 10-11-12; in one pattern. Made of one piece. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Two FREE Patterns as a gift to our readers -printed right in Our 1957 Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Book. Dozens of other de- signs you'll want to order—easy fascinating handwork for your- self, your home, gifts, bazaar items. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book today! * practiced by, some children is * too common to surprise them. * Your pastor will understand, * and among his members he * knows whom he can count on * to be friendly and helpful. In * such groups there are some- *' times services that can be per- '. formed at home that you, can * do, and which will add to your * income. One thing leads to an- * other, and who knows, soon * you may see better times. * When -life seems more than * we can bear, something hap- " pens — and for you it could * only be . an improvement * Never cease to hope for relief , from your disabilities. When that * comes you will be a different * woman, look younger and feel *. so, too. Faith and prayer work * hand in hand for us all, and * they will for you. * e * YOUTH REBELS, "Dear Anee Hirst: My sister is 15, and Mother will not let her go with boys to the drive-in, though other girls her age do and their mothers don't seem to mind. "Another thing: My grand- mother lives with us, and when my sister brings friends home she can't be alone with, them be- cause Granny is always hovering around to overhear everything they say. My sister, objects, and I don't blame her. What do you say? WORRIED" * I don't see how your sister * can object to her grandmoth- * er's presence without causing * disturbance; it is for your * mother to suggest that the * youngsters be let alone. To be * under supervision when enter- * tabling friends always makes * a girl self-conscious, and it is * not a comfortable feeling. * As to drive-ins, it. isn't likely * that your mother will be * moved by the fact that other * girls frequent them, She knows " what is best for your sister, * and if other girls want to make * themselves cheap that is their * affair. I suggest you persuade * your sister to wait for this * permission until she is a little * older. * Mothers seem to know their * daughters, and most of them exercise disciplinary measures * only when they feel them ne- cessary. * * * If trouble comes and you feel you have done all you can, let Anne Hirst know. She may have ideas that you can use, and any- how you will have her sympathy. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Child Literally Led To Learning A pedagogue is a school master or any instructor of young peo- ple. The word pedagogue comes from the identical Greek word which can be broken up into paidos, which means "child ago which means `lead," In the days of the Greek City States slaves led their master's children to school, back home, to concerts or to plays. They were actually leading the children to learning as schoolmasters are expected to do nowadays. - A fussy old lady ordered her dinner with care. But after tak- ing several bites, she summoned the waiter indignantly. "I've never eaten such stringy spinach in my life!" she com- plained. "Madam," the waiter replied kindly, "why dont you try re- moving your veil?" BLOW ME DOWN—Stand clear, everyone. A mighty blow is about to issue from this cavern- ous mouth of a hippopotamus at the Vincennes Zoo in Paris. Anyway, the photog r a p h e r swears the giant beast had a fit of sneezing, possibly after being bitten by a king-size flu bug. If so, he joined thousands of Parisians similarly afflicted. TROLLEY OF TOMORROW—Offering a striking contrast between past and future, this gleaming'silver.colored monorail train in Tokyo sweeps some $O feet above the ground over the tracks of an old-fashioned streetcar. The two -coach "flying train', the first in the orient, carries 62 passengers in its. quarter -mile journey between two zoos in Tokyo's Ueni Park. 4 • r HR.ONICLES 1NGERFARM C-ro an.dolin.e. P. C &D1, e Why is it one never has a camera handy _ at the right moment? Last Thursday, for in- stance, we took Eddie down to Oakville to see his brother Dave, at present staying with Bob and Joy. The brothers hadn't seen each other for three weeks. We walked into the. liv- ing -room, Eddie a little ahead. He saw Dave and ran to him with arms outstretched. Dave stood waiting, a pleased, proud expression on his face. For several minutes the two little boys stood in the middle of the living -room floor — just hugg- ing each other. It was really something to see. And yet nei- ther of them made any fuss when it came time for us to leave. Sometime this coming week they will all be together again as mother and the new baby come home from the hospital this morning. We shall miss our little fellow — but it will be nice not to have diapers to wash every other day! Eddie is one of the happiest babies 2 ever. knew. Mischievous, of course, and quite capable of showing temper when not allowed to have his own way but in five min- utes it is all forgotten and he is playing contentedly again. But listen to Grandma — as if. there were no ether babies in the world, whereas there are plenty and all of them perfect! Please forgive me for being such a bore. Let's talk about something that isn't nearly so pleasant --- daylight daylight saving for instance. Are you on it or off it? If you are still on it I bet you wish you weren't. It has been bad enough other years towards the end of the season but this year's time extension is ridiculous. Who is getting any benefit anyway?, Certainly not the farmer or the working man; the housewife or even commuters from out of town. Nearly everyone now is getting up in the dark and be- cause the days are shorter there isn't enough light at the end of the day to make any difference to anyone. Seems to me this day- light saving problem should be approached in a different way- by a vote or piebliscite at muni- cipal elections. Let the people maketheir own decision about changing the time instead o1 having their local council do it tor them. The railways have never once departed from stan- dard time. If they can resist pressure other groups could do it too. Maybe not enough interest is taken in the question because to some people it makes little difference one way or the other.. Take ourselves for instance we are not really inconvenienced, but we object on principle: be- cause • we remember only too well how it can complicate. things for farmers. Isn'tit time everyone gave this matter a little more thought — try to see both sides of the question for a change? An apathetic attitude is a selfish attitude. When so many peopleare opposed to D.S.T. there must be a reason for it. Isn't it time we inquired into that reason? Shouldn't we try to make sure that whatever decision is reached should give the most benefit to the greatest number of people? Now is the time to think about it — not next spring. Well„ we are beginning to re- alise that years of farming ex- perience makes a person a farmer all his life. For the first time in our married life we are buying eggs for the table instead of selling them. So now we have first hand knowledge from both sides of the fence — first as producer and now as consumer — and we are benefitting from that experience. As a producer we always had a certain number of cracks and culls among our eggs every week. They were used for cooking, frying and scrambling. We also kept our family supplied with cracks and culls. If we sold any they were always half-price. Naturally FRESH eggs with a slight crack or mis-shapen shells are just as good as Grade A large — pro- viding they are used before they get a chance to get stale. With this in mind I scouted around for a place to buy culls as well as "good" eggs. So I visited a well-known poultry farm where I used to buy baby chicks. Here 1 got large "cracks" at 40 cents a dozen. Every egg was candled while I waited and they were far more appetising then a dozen Grade A Large that I had bought at a store the week before. I had to drive eight miles to this poul- try farm but the freshness of the eggs made the trip worth- while, besides etftting the cost of living. While 1- was at it I got some for Joy as well. As they were really newlaid eggs 1 wasn't afraid to get three -week's supply for ourselves. The refrig- erator will' take care of them for • that length of time. I also found a special' market for chickens; A good size broiler for $1.3$l All ready for the oven. We know only too well the work end expense involved before that chicken 'was,;ready for market. The hours Partner. and I used to spend killing picking, remov- ing "pins" and cleaning chickens! And now we can buy a chicken and 'all we have to do is cook it and eat it. It doesn't seen possible. In fact we had to over- come a definite guilt complex before we could really enjoy it. Victory Over Women's Ills Powerful new hormone com- pounds, closely related to the natural female hormone prog- esterone, have shown remark- able influences in controlling the most vital glandular functions among women. At a meeting of the New York Academy of Science, a score of high-ranking U.S. endocrinologists, geneticists, and gynecologists reported, for the first time, that these hor- mone compounds can postpone menstruation for as long as the ' doctor may elect, can protect pregnancy from miscarriage once it has started, and can relieve many of the menstrual disorders and irregularities that plague womanhood. The most startling report came from Dr. Robert B. Greenblatt, professor of endocrinology at the Medical College of Georgia, and a practicing gynecologist, who described his success with one of these compounds, Norlutin,. in delaying menstruation for as long as he wished, in some cases up to six months. Since many women are made physically and 'emotionally ill by their periods, "postponement may be medically indicated for a variety of reasons," Dr. Green- blatt said, "such as critical con- junction of menstruation with business affairs, family 'crises', important social engagements, and athletic events." Norlutin, in tablet form, is , given in 30 -milligram daily doses, starting seven days be- fore the next period is expected. . When the drug is withdrawn, the patient will re-establish her nor- mal' menstrual cycle, with no .unpleasant side effects. In Dr. Greenblatt's opinion, •Norlutin is not only ' scien- tifically significant" because it stops regular menstrual periods, but also because it may forestall an unwanted period during pregnancy — and the eventual loss of the child. From Newsweek Modern Etiquette .. . by Roberta Lee . Q. We are giving a buffet dinner, and I intend to set up card tables about the room to which our guests will take their food after helping themselves from the buffet table. Should the silverware be placed on the card tables, or on the buffet table? A. It would be better to place the silver on the buffet table. Q. Just what is the proper way for a woman to introduce her husband? A. To friends, as "John," and to acquaintances as "my hus- band." The two names of safety are "my husband" and "my wife," since they are proper no matter to whom you are talking. In business, "Mr. Smith" and 'Mrs. Smith" are quite correct. Q. What is a suggested "thank you"- note for a bride -elect to write for a wedding gift re- ceived? A. "Dear Betty; It was more than sweet of you to send us such a• lovely (whatever it was). Thank you very much, and I know that Bob and I are going to get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Hoping that we shall be see- ing you very soon, Very sincere- lY „ Q. At the movies, is it proper for people to remain in their seats and compel others to squeeze past them? A. If by turning their' knees to one side they cannot mak. enough room for others to pass easily, they should by all means stand. Q. Is it proper to use the ab- breviations Chas:, Jas., Robt., or Wm. — when addressing en- tations'to letters? A. Abbreviated names are never proper in salutations. -If a man abbreviates his name in his signature, you may use the abbreviation in addressing your envelopes to him. Q. Should ice cream, served in sherbet glass, be eaten with the spoon or fork? A. With the spoon. Ice "cream is eaten with the fork only when itis served with pie or cake a la mode. Q. What is the fee a woman is supposed to give the maid who helps her in a public dressing or powder room? A. Not less than twenty-five cents. Jumper Or Dress! PRINTED .PATTERI 4533 10-18 Ana, -,44,4 You'll look as if you stepped right out of the fashion pages in this smart outfit! It's a jump- er and blouse, or dress, depend- ing upon the occasion. Sew - easy with our Printed Pattern, Printed Pattern 4533: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 1E jumper takes 214 yards 54 -inch; blouse 11/a yards. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (50#) (stamps cannot be accepted, usi postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., Nevi Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 46 — 1957 THE WINNAH—The expressions on the faces of Brooks West and his wife, Eve, Arden, tell you'. he's slamming down a winning card to take the trick. Their children, 10-yecsr-old Connie, left; Douglas, 3; and. Liza, 12,, mostly take it in stride. Missing from the scene in their Hollywood home is 4'/2 year-old son, Duncan. Eve, who won the hearts of millions ,of radio and TV fans playing "Our Miss Brooks" for 10. years, has switched characters and is now Liza' Hammind, and her fan don't seam to mind of all.