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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-01-22, Page 2Tea of Quality IP is blended only from tender your leaves & buds that yield richly of their delicious good- ness. Try SALA `ill A to -day. i_Wonan's Realm l PROTECTING THE SKIN.. As wintry winds are hard on the skin, the face and hands need extra care and should be protected in every way 'possible. A housewife can "save her hands" in many ways, even though she may own but few of the modern labor-saving devices. A little thought, a pair of canvas gloves (to wear when doing rough work), a dish mop and scraper are great aids to pre- sentablehands. If hard water must be- used for toilet purposes, soften it by means of borax. Another way is to mix a cup- ful each of oatmeal andcornmeal, with one-half cupful of almond meal. Place, in cheesecloth bags (a tablespoonful' in each) and add one of these bags to a basin of"hot water. Creams and lotions should be pro- vided arid used intelligently. As I have said before, it is impossible to recommend a soap, lotion, cream or powder that will suit all skins. Every woman must try these out for herself. There are, however, a few toilet pre- parations which can generally be used. One of these is camphor -ice, a thick waxy forst of cream which is an ex- cellent protection for the lips in cold weather. Camphor -ice should be rub.- bed ub=bed over the lips before going out of doors. There are innumerable uses for vaseline (petroleum jelly). If the finger' nails become brittle, as they so often do in cold weather, rub vase - line well into the nails (especially around the roots). several times a day and the last thing at night. Vaseline will both darken and strengthen the eyebrows and eyelashes. It may be rubbed freely into the eyebrows, but use sparingly on eyelashes. Rub badly -stained hands with vase - line until it has entered every crevice of the skin. Rub this off with corn- meal, then wash with warm water and soap. Every particle of stain or grime can be removed in this way, leaving the hands clean and smooth. Should the ends of the fingers crack in cold weather, try a lotion wh.. is highly recommended. The lotion requires two ounces of commer- cial (32 per cent.) acetic acid, two ounces of witch -hazel and two ounces of glycerine mixed together. Just be- fore retiring, wash the hands well with warm water and soap. Rinse off all soap, then dry the hands lightly, and rub the lotion well into the skin. It will smart when it gets into the cracks, but the smarting will last but a moment, and the hands will soon be well and the skin becomes eat and pliable. Used in the same way, this lotion will soften the callous spots which form on the hands and feet. HOMEMADE FUN. When the Christmas toys begin to pall, as they will during the long shut- in days, the wise mother will put them out of sight and offer a simple home- made substitute. Many ideas lie ready to hand. A dozen clean rubber rings, from opened jars of fruit, will provide a jolly game of ring toss, using any convenient hook or peg. If no other is in sight four excellent ones may be obtained by turning a dining -room chair upside down on the floor. The Christmas cards which have clear bright pictures should be slipped into a pigeonhole. Let Billy lay them en a sofa cushion and give him a large -headed pin with which to prick holes around the outlines, and he will "DIAMOND DYES" COLOR THINGS NEW Beautiful home dye- ing;, and tinting is guaranteed w 1 t h Diamond Dyes. Just dip in cold water • to tint soft, delicate shades, or boil to dye rich, permanent colors. :Each 16 -cent package oontaias di- rections. so simple any woman can dye or tint lingerie, :silks, ribbons,; skirts, waists, dresses, coats, etoekinga, sweaters, draperiee, coverings, hang; ings, everything new. • Buy "Diamond Dyes"—no other kind—and tell your druggist Whether the material you wish to•color is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. iSBUE No. 4—'23. be happy for an hour or two making illuminated pictures. Magazine covers or colored adver- tisements are easily pasted on box lids or other cards.A few snips of the scissors and you have a new and interesting cut-up picture puzzle which will be a source of happiness for at least a little while. A few clean empty cans or cartons, such es have contained cocoa, baking powder, breakfast food, and the like, may be. set away on a shelf corner. These will stock a grocery store when the children aro longing for a new game. This can be made a means of instruction as well if the little ones are old enough for the simple arith- metic needed in buying and selling, Other ideas will come when you be- gin to look for them, and the real toys will prove all the more fascinating after a rest. WINTER SEWING HINTS. Winter is "stock taking" lime for both merchant and home -maker. The latter carefully examines her store of household linens and the family sup- ply of underwear and every -day cloth- ing, repairs or remodels the garments on hand and carefully makes lists of the new things which will be required, 'Meantime, the merchant is trying to dispose of odd lots, broken sizes and short lengths, so a trip to town at this time may prove very profitable, for there are many reductions in price. In making out the list of needfuls, rem- ember the notions and'findings which will be needed. Buy muslin, long - cloth or cambric by the piece, as it cuts to better advantage. One can also economize by making several aprons (or rompers or a set of shirts from one material. Choose material in fast colors for garments which must be laundered often. Avoid flimsy laces and trimmings, For • the same price per yard, one can find laces which are both dainty and durable. Tatting, crocheted and knitted laces make popular and pretty trimmings. A "NEWLYWED" PARTY. Write your invitations on corres- pondence cards, at the top of which paste the heart stickers used for St. Valentine's Day. The invitations might read thus: Mrs, John Blank requests the plea- sure of Mrs. James Jones's presence At a Husbands and Wives Enter- tainment (date here) Please bring your matrimonial exhibit with you. The "exhibit" naturally is under- stood to be the "inferior half." Tack up here and there "rules and regula- tions." Make these something like: "If exhibits are unruly bring them in by the rear entrance" or, "Exhiibtors must be prepared to take their ex- hibits with them when leaving." Make up separate lists of questions for husbands and wives, fold papers over, distribute and have guests write answers on the back of the folded pa- pers without having read the ques- tions. Questions might be something like this: "Does your husband keep his tem- per during the housecleaning season?" "Does your husband object to eating hash?" "Does your wife make you help with the dishes?" "Do you al- ways like your wife's new hats?" Col- lect papers and appoint a reader. For an amusing contest ask the men to describe their wives' wedding gowns and askeach woman to describe her experiences in learning to cook the dishes "his mother used to make." Serve simple refreshments. Just Try Thinking. Never mind a change of scene- Try a change of thinking. What if things seem sordid, mean, What 'e the use of blinking? , Life's not always storm and cloud, Sante where stare are shining; Try tothink your joys out loud; Silence all repining. By degrees, by thinking light, Thinking glad and sweetly, You'll ;escape the stress of night, Worry gone completely. Get the habit of looking for Sunbeams pirouetting, Tapping: gayly at your door Surest cure for fretting. -John Kendrick Bangs. Look to your health;, and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience.—Isaac Walton. Minard's Liniment for the Grippe. "I Hear It Said." Lest night my "friend—he sage he is nay friend— Came in and questioned me. "I hoar it. said You have done this and that. i come' to ask Are these things true?" A glint was In his eye Of small distrust. His words were crisp and hot, Ile measured me with, auger, and flung, down A. little heap or facts had come to hint. "I hear it said you have alone this and that." Suppose I have? And aro yon not my friend? And are you not my friend enough to 'say, ., "If it were true, there would bo.rea- son in it. And if- l menet know the how and :avhy,' Still I can trust you, waiting for a word, Or for no word, if no word ever come!" Is friendship just a thing of afternoons, Of pleasuring one's friend and one's dear self?" No. Friendship is not so. I am my own, And howsoever near my friend may draw Unto my soul, there Is a legend hung Above a certain strait and narrow way Says, "Dear my friend, ye may -not enter here!" I would the time had come—as it has not— When men shall rise and say, "He is, my friend._ He has done this? And what is that to me? Think you I have a check upon his head. Or cast a guiding rein serosa his neck? I am his friend. And for that cause I walk Not overolose beside him, leaving still Space for his silences, and space for mine." —Barbara Young, In the New York Times. GREAT INCREASE IN TEA CONSUMPTION The coneumption of tea, 15 is esti- mated, increased in 1924 thirty-nine million pounds. The price, as a result, may go to $1.00 a pound, but even then, tea is the cheapest beverage in the world—aside from water. Making Most of It. To make the most of the figure 8 turn it upside down. Cadet Lucien Huhert has been awarded the Audriitred Grand Prix, givenby the Academic deSe testes et Morales for the best book of the year In France. Words! ' Words! Some very beautiful choral mete we heard recently reminded us of a little 'speech Sir henry Wood, once made' to Sheffield 'chorieters. "Now for your greatest fault!" he exclaimed: "Words! Words are 'your master. When you go and hear a bad comic opera and you listen with rapt atten- tion to the principal comedian, what attracts you? You are able without effort to hear every word he sings. Youforget that he has no voice. Now think when you are singing choruses at the next festival what a delight it wall be to the public if they hear every word you sing!" Proved By His Whine. Hubby—"I lead a dog's life I'll say!" Wille—"Everybody knows that by your whine!" Love . Gives Itself THE STORY OF A BLOOD FEUD 13Y ANNIE S. SWAN. "Love gives itself and Is not bought."—Longfellow. CHAPTER V.—(Cont'd.) "He was in a blind passion. You know the Garvock temper, Bobbie. And he came at me like a bull of Bashan l I suppose I wasn't ready for him. He ,got me clean in the pit of the stomach, and I just wept down like a felled ex. I remember no more. Was he hurt, I wonder? Judy must have been at The Lees. Did she see or hear anything of him?" Sanderson shook his head. "Perhaps we can keep it from her," he suggested, "She, has had a good deal to bear, one way and anther, from the Garvocks while you've been away, Alan." "From Peter Garvock, you mean?" "Front him chiefly. I've never seen anything more splendid in its way than your sister's courage and re- source." A mist swam before Alan-Rankine's eyes, "Don't rub it in, Bobbie: Don't I know it!" "I'm glad, in a way, that she hasn't got to fight any more," pursued Sand- erson, in his blunt, kindly way. "Not that she fought in the ordinary sense. She had far too much good sense for that. But the way she managed her cousin was just great! He was as gentle as a lamb with her. There were times when I wondered whether it might not have been a rather happy ending—you know what I mean." "Peter and Judy! Never in this world, Bobbie! That is the last thing on earth that ever could or ever would happen. They exist on different planes." Bobbie made no answer to this. He made few . errors in judgment, and, though he had certainly been startled, by the news of Peter Garvock's en- gagement to Carlotta Oariyon, he had. by no means parted with his convic- tion that Judith Rankine, more than anyone in the world, could manage the difficult master of The Lees, and bring out all that was best in him. Further, he was one of the unbe- lieving -few who did not think the hastily arranged match between two such unlikely and unsuitable people would ever take place. "Then you'll tell your sister about Alan—not to -night though. I think I must forbid another word being spoken. You must sleep on this night's work•" "Judy's eyes are very sharp; but I won't speak to her about this till I'm obliged, Bobbie." "You won't, eh?" "No; because it has nothing what- ever to do with Stair." Minard's for-Spralne and Bruises. it, METAL MIKE IS MAN AT WHEEL THE HELMSMAN WITH ,HiS MECHANICAL ASSISTANT y "The man at the wheel!" Everyone The 'Officer of the Watch sets the is familiar with the phrase. A certain ."Gyro -Pilot" upon the given 'course, romance weaves its spell about, the and the ;'Gyro -Pilot" doee the rest; the helmsman also 'receives' the course personality of the traditional helms- and sees thattke Pilot does -its duty. man ;—we picture a silent figure .with" eyes glued upon the Compass card, tate light from the, binnacle revealing a, bearded face and gnarled hands grip - quell is the modern way of eteering, and it may considered as ranking., sarong -tile .great inventions of , the 20th eeetury, .The •principle is not ping the spokes or the wheel, the only, -new. 'For -anumber of years past tor - motion. a light sway tq the roll of tine pedaes ha•'s :been ,direbtof to their vessel and the movement of the wheel -Mark by. means of a gyroscope .direct= as the ship requires helin to keep her ing the. -steering gear, of this ittstr•u- upon the set covi'a0. ment,of death. 'But surely its ineep- But' science haschanged all that. In tion K'itlt e view ti"ensiu'ing.the safe place of our tried and trusted seaman and,rapie traosport.of eessengers we find a trim -electricinstrument, from -one continent to. another equals,' which, while not entirely supplanting' if. it does not transcend, itsuse in war, l him, will'do the work under hie super- I. The Canadian Pacific: wore amongst vision and that of the..Oficer of the the'flrst,Lo install the pert) Compass Watch. ) on theft, vessels; awl fol o i ,g tins i The Captain decidesupon the r ogre site poli v, .they vete a:so the course he wishes to steer. He gives 'first to install the Gyro -Pilot in any his orders• to the Officer of the Watch. ;ship upon the St,.Lawrence route. CHAPTER VI. TI•Ii1 QUESTIONERS. The doctor had ridden up on his bi- cycle, which, in an emergency call, especially on, a Sunday, he generally found the quickest, as it is the hand- iest, means of transit. When he left Stair, without seeing Miss Rankine again, he did.not ride out by the way he had come, but, quite deliberately and slowly, began to wheel his machine over -the rough track of the hill towards the march dyke and the bow -lying roof of The Lees. Bobbie was extremely welcome in most of the houses he visited; and be -1 ing in constant attendance on the Gar- vocks, the mistress of which family he had seen only yesterday, he had nor qualm about the thing he was going to do. It was just possible that the Laird of The Lees himself would require' some attention after the bout by the march dykeand that little detour might save him a second journey from Ayr. The twilight was closing in as he pushed the machine through the shrubbery at The Lees and there left it, leaning against the shelter of a sturdy clump of laurels. Then pull- ing off his gloves, he marched up to the house door. . He was glad to be seen by Ramsay through the glass door before he rang the bell. "Evening, Ramsay. Can I -see Mr. Garvock?" "Yessin lie's in the library. I'm just taking the supper in in a few meenits." "1 won'tkeep him; thank you, I can find my way." Along the- corridor strode Bobbie,' and, alter a brief knock, introduced himself to the interior of the'library, where Peter Garvock ' was making some attempt to recover from the fierce upheaval of the afternoon. Now these three men had all been boys together at school, and almost inseparable -in their younger manhood in Ayr; •` therefore, both et Stair. and 'Iris' Lees, Bobbie was a privileged persona "Evening, Garvock," said: Bobbie pleasantly, as•i e.closed the. door. "I thought es I'd heel? to 'Stair, 1 would come 'this length and see whether you needed any patching," I Peter Garvock; very. -white about the gills, glared' tit Kcibbie• Sariderson's plain, freckled face -sourly. "I wish you'd inind your own busi-• -fleas, Bobbie. You presume' on your position." "I am' minding my own business," answered Bobbie blithely. "As to pre- suming—I don't do that, .you know, Peter; and I thought it might relieve your mind to hear that you hadn't killed Stair," "I wish I had! answered Garvock, his color deepening to a purplish hue, and his voice thickening in his throat. "Don't wish that. Peterhead cli- mate may be bracing, but the inside a.] a ' at of the walls you and psicd on t T sn our last cruise with the fishing smack are not too friendly. You're all right,. then, and Stair got the worst of it?" "There's nothing the matter with me, and I will thank you to keep a quiet tongue in your head about my affairs," said Garvock sourly. "I believe I can do- that," answered Bobbie easily. "May I smoke?" "I can't prevent you," answered Peter Garvock in his most discourag- ing tones. But Bobbie, who knew most of the vagaries of his uncertain temper, and had no mind to be discomfited by them, sat down and pulled out hie cigarette, case. "I've had a day of sorts. I was at Cessnock on the back of four o'clock twine, Garvock, so there will be no pickings now for the hungry hangers- on at Cesenock gates'! By half -past nine I had a message from the other side of Greenan, and I was just think- ing I might sit down for half an hour when they came in from The Lees. Did you send them the message, Peter? It was very good of you." "I sent no message; and under- stand, Sanderson, once for all, that• this time I mean you to mind your own business." "I am minding it," repeated Bobbie imperturbably. "I don't think Stair is any the worse. A night's rest will puthim right if there is no internal mischief sets up. Your head must be uncommon hard, Peter, if that was your only weapon. Have a smoke? Man, there isn't anything in the world worth all this fuss! Take it from a man who sees most of the game, Ride easy, go slow, keep a calm sough 1 That's the best—indeed, the only phil- osophy of life," Peter Garvock dec:ined the,proffer-i ed comradely smoke, and scorned the pholosophy; but he was quite conscious of the soothing quality of Bobbie San- derson's babble. Bobbie was a healer by birthright, as well r:. Ly' choice, and was hs skill- ed in the treatment of diseases of the soul as of the body. He saw that hatred—that poisonous venom --was working in the heart of Peter Garvock, threatening to turn the little milk of' human kindness it held to bitterest! gall. And, naturally a healer, he made it his business in the face of much! discouragement, and near the close of a long and strenuous day, to do what he could. "I tell you, you don't know what you're talking. about, Sanderson, and I'll be much obliged to you if you will make yourself scarcel" "Presently. I haven't come for what 1 could get but for anything I might l -e able to give. Don't make a breach between Stair and The Lees, Peter. It isn't worth it. It won't pay, loolced at from any standpoint. Be generous with Alan. He's a dear fellow and it's a prety hard row he has cone home to hoe." (To be continued.) A Logical Inference. Bobby—"Pop, does 'missive' mean a letter?" Fond Parent—"Yes, Bobby." Bobby—"And does 'sub' mean un - der?" Fond Parent—"Right, Bobby," Bobby — "Then 'submissive' must mean a postscript, mustn't 11?" FREE FREE Radio Ohio Prints Do you want to build your own set? If so, ask your local dealer for a Blueprint, together with Instruction Sheet of the "COMET" Radio' Re, celver—they are free. If you can- not obtain them from him,' send to us direct, together. with tan cents, in stamps, for postage, eto. (Tell your dealer that be may also obtain them as this service is absolutely, free). Comet Tuning Units out the cost of your set in half and give twice the volume. No variable condenser necessary, and you can receive up to two thousand miles on a single tube: EARLE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO, 1284 ST. CI -AIR AVE. TORONTO Far- Your ' Cookirnj save work —money - time, trouble 'and fuel'—and make your `cooking baiter.. • Tinsaf 4.•. Mc. and 10 - soc. • Musical Haaida. Many teachers, before acst'pting stu- dents for pianoforte or violin tuition„ make a careful examination of each intending pupil's nands. They know that fingers, wrists, and palms are alle important in their connection with. anisic and that the hand which lacks. symvnctry and good proportion cannot, as a rule, achieve'much with', the, pianoforte cr the violin, no matter liow great may be its owner's musical. appreciation. 'When the span between the first. . finger and thumb Is lengthy, the piano- forte is the best instrument to learn. Chords and octaves are more easily played on the keyboard, since Nature. has arranged for roominess at this par- ticular part of the hand. Octave playing is most laborious- to people with short thumbs, slime their curtail-' ed length lessens the necessary span. Contrary to popular belief, long, , tapeimg 'fingers are undereiable for' pianoforte work. Skill in this direc- tion is more oasily attained when the length of the second finger from the base to the tip is equal to the distance: between the base of that finger and the wrist, e Flat patina often prevent an enthusi- astic pupil from ever becoming a pro- ficient pianist. Arched palms, on the other hand, are extremely helpful in mastering difficult passages. Pro-, nounced filbert finger tips are not ideal Por the pianist. despite the poetic ex- altation of them, Those subtle changes of tone which make pianoforte solos so delightful are drawn trom:the instrument by' finger tips whioh are moderately domed. The ideal hands for the violinist dif- fer from those of the pianist. Instead of the wide span between first finger and thumb, there should be rather an. abnormal distance between the third and little' fingers. Width in this di- rection is also necessary for playing the violoncello. Strong but shapely fingers are those which produce good music from this instrument. Novel Time Tests. When it comes to stopping a motor car quickly, race, sex, color, and edu- cation do not count. But scientific tests show that experience and natural quickness affect the amount of time required for a driver to get his feet into action upon the brakes. An apparatus has been devised that allows the accurate measurement of the time elapsing .between the signal to stop and the application of the brakes.• When the ,speedometer regls- ters a certain speed, the examiner fires the first pistol. At this signal the per- son being tested imm,ediately removes his foot -from the aeceleratpr to the brake, "autom•attcably discharging a second pistol. The distance on the pavement is measured, This distance, divided by the speed of driving, will. show to a thousandth of a second the time required for the response of the driver. Experiments have been' tried with a group of men and women students form the George Washington Univer- sity; and a lumber of taxi-drivers. In the group from the George Washing- ton University there was very little difference In the reaction of the men and the women, each showing an aver age of about one-half of a second. In the case of Negro students of the. Howard Univereity, the tests proved that these is no difference in the races so far as this reaction is concerned. '- The reaction of the taxi-drivers was more prompt, indicating either that drivers can be trained to respond more quickly or that those with a quick re- action seek and are selected for such positions as taxi-drivers. One of them, who had'boen driving for fifteen years without an accident, showed a reaction of one-third of a second. Red Rays Raise Plants. The effect of light on plant life has been the subject of many scientific in- vestigations. In 1880 Siemens showed that oontiuuous exposure to arc lamps promoted luxuriance of foliage, great- er intensity of coloring, and more rapid ripening of fruit. The extraor- dinarily rapid growth of vegetation In the Arctic regions during the period of uninterrupted daylight has been the subject of oomment; likewise the rapid ripening of corn in regions of Norway and Sweden, where the sum mor does not exceed two months, but where, during this period, the sun' scarcely sets. It is only within recent years that the great disparity between the inten- sity of full' daylight and artificial light has been properly understood. Some remarkable results were re- corded by M. Canaille 'Flammarion, who attempted the culture of the sen- sitive mimosa plant under light of dif- ferent "colors. Plants placed in blue light scarcely gained In growth,' and also appeared' to be 1n a comatose state,showwing=-none of the sensibility to touch characteristic ofthe mimosa. Plants grown under red light were, on the 'other hand, four times as big -as those grown under white light;' de- veloped well -narked flower balls, 'and were in an extremely sensitive etet'e. From these and; other experiments the oonclueion has' been drawn" that red, orange, and yellow rays, by. build- ing upcomplex organic chainsof mole- cules, stimulate plant life, whereas bite rays have 'an 'arrestieg effect. Ultra -violet rays, when present in et cess, may have a prejudicial efeet, causing 'shrivelling ;of the leaves and. ultimately death of the plant Limit on Dress Sills. Two centuries before the beginning g 6 of the Christian era Rome had a law to limit the price of women's ,dresseL