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The Seaforth News, 1958-02-06, Page 6ANNA I4IRST "Dear Anne Hirst: A year ago I met a fine lady with whom I have fallen in love. She is in her early 40's; I am 56. She has a lovable nature, a fine education, and not a fault that . I can see; her' personality and her keen humor make me feel so at ease, perhaps because I am very much in love. But she will allow no mention of either love nor marriage! "Twenty-one years ago she married, and I understand it was a tragic failure that ended in divorce. We enjoy so many, many things together thatI am sure I can make and keep 'her happy. Financially she is well off, and so am I ... At the moment she is visiting friends in another town, and her letters are delightfully witty — but never does she say she even misses me.. Whenever we aretogether she is invariably kind and sweet, but this is the only indication that she is fond of me. "Could the difference in our ages be the barrier between ups? 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ANXIOUS FRIEND" TIME TO SPEAK * It is not only young men in * love who grow impatient of * delay; older ones do, too. Your * house and your heart await the * woman who will share them, and you long for this one who * you believe can make that * house a home. I agree that the * time has come to speak, and * for her to answer. * Her reluctance to discuss the future may be' caused by the * memories of her tragic mar- " riage. Yet that wa's years ago, * and it sounds incredible that * she can misconstrue your as- " siduous attentions since you * met. She does enjoy your * friendship, and she is apparent- * ly satisfied with the status quo. * It does not satisfy you. * The difference in years might * have been vital when you both * were younger, but as the years * fly by, that should matter less * and less. Then one considers the other as a mature corn- " panion, and temperament and * character are the deciding fac- * tors. * Whatever her reason for de- * lay, however, when you tell her * frankly that you want to marry * her, she cannot gracefully * withhold her answer, Go ahead, * and good luck. * * JEALOUSLY THREATENS MARRIAGE "Dear Anne Hirst: The only rift in our six-year- old marriage is my husband's crazy jealousy. Our quarrels are bitter, and end with horrible ac- cusations which he must know have no basis of truth. He has told me to leave more than once, but I have no intention of giving up this sweet home I've worked so hard to get. "It certainly looks as though he is searching for a reason to divorce me and is furious be- cause he can't find one ... Yes, I suppose that beneath this soul - shocking pattern I still love him some, but honestly, Anne Hirst, most of the time I despise him. "Our little son is beginning to be distressed by all these scenes. I do hope you can help me, for I am really — FED UP" "' ' A jealous person is a most * miserable creature. Obsessed, * usually by a sense of inferi- * ority, or the memory of once * being jilted, a man refuses to * believe that any woman can be * loyal. Such men are almost * hopeless, but there is one thing * you can do about it— * Keep your quarrels to your- * selves. Leave your husband * talking to an empty room, and * go out of the house if you have * to. If he resttmes when you * return, do not answer. Go " about your duties as though he * were not there. * Can you remind him "how cruel it is to expose his little boy to such anger? What a • distorted view of marriage he * will acquire! When parents * deny children the emotional * security and mutual respect * they deserve, they are not fit • to be parents. Appeal to his * fatherhood, and see whether * that works. It has with other * men. PICTURE WINDOW — Scorning canvas, Bulgarian artist Assen Peikov paints on framed glass in his Rome Studio. A famed sculptor who has made a life-sized statue of Ava Gardner among other works, Peikov says the glass is less of an obstacle to artistic expression than canvas. BEAUTY AND THE BULL -Moody motion picture star Ava Gardner es ' reportedly conferring with beaticians, doctors and make-up men about removing .evidence of a recent disagreement with. a fighting shorthorn bull in a 'private bull ring. Ava, long an avid fan of bullfighting, is shown jousting with a young coW in Madrid, Spain, just before the accident. She says heavy make-up conceals -the "dimple" in her face remaining from the reported butting she suffered. i HRONICLES I1NGERFARM Gwrzndotiu D Clarke We can really enjoy our tele- vision now. We were only hall enjoying it before. The other half of the time we were irritat- ed and frustrated. Why? Be- cause we were trying to operate it with "rabbit's ears". We did get excellent reception but only with Channel 6. We brought our aerial from the farm but did not put it up for two reasons — we couldn't decide definitely where we wanted the set and the lead- in wire, nor just how and where to install the aerial. Television is one of those things you don't want to be without it and yet it disrupts living -room ar- rangements more than any other piece of furniture. You just have to sort of build around it. I don't wonder so many people put their set in some room other than the living room especially when there are several in the. family. But we happen to want ours in the living -room so we tried it first one place and then another and the aerial waited until we were sure wehad hit on the least inconvenient loca- tion, Partner wouldn't have the aerial put on the roof afraid it might cause leaks. So we de cided on a chimney mountbut not the kind that has straps of metal around the chimney! This is a new contraption that fits inside the chimney and requires no tools, drilling or cutting but yet anchors the aerial firmly to one corner of the chimney. Our antenna is only about ten feet above the chimney and works fine. That, however, might not suit everyone — it all depends on the ` location of your home; its distance from station trans- mitters and its height above sea - level. Ifyou happen to be in- terested in this type of aerial installation inquire at your tele- vision elevision store for "an internal chimney mount". Thought I would just pass the word along in case anyone might be in- terested. Of course we haven't reached perfection yet — we still can't get Channel 17 — our set doesn't run to that — but we are not going to worry about it — at least not until our present set gives up the ghost. Sometimes I think it won't be long until that happens as the picture seems a little darker now than it should be. Oh yes, and before I rave the subject o f TV aerials I should mention that .quite a sew of odr neighbours have. their aerial installed in the attic. The reception is very good but we didn't fall for the idea be- cause we imagined there might be a greater fire hazard. We couldn't see that it would be properly grounded. Perhaps we are wrongbut that was our im- pression anyway. Now I am going to tell you about a very different piece of equipment and the reasons that led td • its installation. This is not in the same category;as tele- vision. It is not a luxury but rather; 'a necessity for healthy living conditions. We felt the need of it long before we left the farm but here it seems doubly necessary. What is it? What is it? A portable humidi- fier no less to counteract the dry air in the house. At the farm we had a quart -size water - pan on the furnace. We also had small palls of water placed in- side the registers and of course with the good old kitchen stove going there was always a cer- tain amount of steam arising from tea kettles and boiling pots and pans. Here there t#as nothing at all to create moisture. In the morning 'Partner would wake up coughing and I would wake dur- ing the night with a throat like a nutmeg grater. So we knew something had to be done and started making inquiries. We found that a self-feeding water - pan could be installed on the furnace — which, incidentally, many people already have and do not use. While we were con- sidering this type I remembered that several years ago friends of ours had bought an electric humidifier and thought it won- derful. I phoned Mrs. N , . , and asked for more particulars. "Oh, yes, they still liked it — wouldn't be without it for anything — never have colds any more." So we contacted a home appliance store and had a similar one sent up on ,trial. it looks like a space heater, plugs into any outlet and holds about 2 gallons of water. A small meter conies with it.' It recordsthe amount of mois- ture in the air. Dry is 30;_nor- mal 40 to 60; moist 60 to 80. To start with it registered 30. It took two or three days to get the moisture content up to 45. The result? Almost unbelievable! No coughing or parched throats. Even so, after a week we de- cided a larger one was necessary to take care of the whole house as we have it plugged in 'in -the hallway. We made the ex- change and now we can keep the whole house at 50 degrees of moisture quite easily. The cost was not prohibitive — about Donkeys Sold For • Sixpence Whoever started the story that donkeys are stupid was himself rather stupid, a professor of nat- ural history said recently. Don- keys have brains of a high order and have proved time after time that they can use them in an emergency. • Not long ago a donkey saved four people from almost certain death in a blinding snokwstorm on the Swiss mountain, the Jung - frau. Overtaken by the storm, they decided to try and roach their hotel alone and- not wait for a guide, so they set off with the donkey. • As they stumbled along blindly the donkey suddenly stopped and refused to budge. All the party could do was to huddle together and await the arrival of a guide three hours later. They then fdund that the donkey had halted them on the edge of a very deep crevasse hidden by snow. A man living in the Outjo district of South-West Africa was traveling to town in a cart drawn by two donkeys when three lions appeared in the roadway. The donkeys unhesitatingly charged the lions at breakneck speed, dragging the cart with them. The lions fled, leaving the donkeys to continue their journey peacefully. Yes, it's a mistake to under- rate the donkey. Most of the donkeys in Britain today were bred in Eire, but their' numbers are declining. Are donkeys doom- ed to become extinct in this country? a naturalist asked re- cently. A donkey is a comparatively rare sight today, though down on the south coast you can see plentepof them taking part in the very popular donkey race -meet- ings which were featured in a recent Tit -Bits article. In Victorian times hundreds were seen in the London streets. The old costermongers could buy a donkey, for £2 or £3 and called him a "moke". A census of London donkeys a quarter of what you would pay for a TV set — and the returns certainly compensate for the initial outlay. Partner and I agreed it should be our Christ- mas tresent to ourselves. Our doctor -neighbor says it is a wise investment; that half the coughs and colds are the result- of dry, overheated houses. I know Daughter has a small vaporizer always, on hand for the children. At the first sign of a croupy cough on goes the steamer and it never fails to bring good re- sults. some years ago revealed that not more than 50 were ;left. Yet in Cape Province, South Africa, it few years ago, donkeys were so plentiful that they were being sold at sixpence each.-- dry ach:— Smart Flattery PRINTED PATTERN ,4664410 20 44-0 eta* 4444 Sweetheart neckline, or high collar and bow — this Printed Pattern gives you twice ' the figure flattery! The top is your favorite "princess" silhouette; slim skirt compliments it. Printed Pattern 4664: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 high -neck top 31/4 yards 39 - inch; ea yard contrast. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS. (500(stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for- safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME and ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 -Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 5 — 1958 BEST OF PALS—Think this mouse is about to end up as a quick snack? Not a chance. T,he cat, Prince ,Mickey, a Russian Blue . shorthair, and his rodent pal, Mousey, are the pets of Mrs. Evelyn Adams, Strangely enough, they're friends. JAPAN'S ROYAL FAMILY—Relaxing in the garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan's • royal family focuses attention on a •household pet, held by Prince Yoshi. Standing, from left, are Crown .Prine'e Akihito, Princess Suga, Empress Nagoko and Emperor Hirohito. The Em- peror, a noted biologist, prefers his garden' to be kept natural and untrimmed.