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"That letter you published a
while ago from the wife who re
fused to have her mother-in-law
live with her brings sharply be-
fore me the nine years 1 spent
With my own," writes a regret-
ful wife. "I am glad that her
husband stood by her; I don't
think mine would have I
had thought I loved his mother,
but I came to hate her and hated
myself for it."
• The nine years that followed
* her mother-in-law's coming
'e have been nine years of sub-
'" jugation -for this couple. The
e older woman took over corn-
* 'Retell'.
onn'"'Retell'. She has run their pri-
• vale lives, checked their corn.
" ings and goings, even planned
▪ the family meals. "All my
* husband did was to•bring in
• the money," his wife coin-
* plains. "I have been maid of
• all work, cleaning and laun-
" daring whether I felt like it or
• not: my mother-in-law, healthy
" and active, has never even
n made her own bed. She just
• had all the fun of running our
° lives — and neither of lie had
" the spunk to prevent- it"
* As some people grow alder,
• they are apt to become - self-
" centered; like spoiled -children,
• they do as they please with no
* thought of the eonseaueneee
" Here are two nice people who,
' with every good intent, made
the mother welcome, What
k halapenedl' For nine long rears
" she has robbed them of the
e privacy without whieh no mar,
" riege can Hower. 'She— has
" supe; vised their activities as
• though they were temt•aeers,
" . ho has even chosen their
" friends. Without a qualm she
* has swept them blindly on her
" imperiou- way, and today is
" probably nreenine herself on
" how she "helped the chit -iron
* nut."
"Air husband artrl 1 tinnily
faced it -- end only a month
ago he tntnd a nlocrr for her to
live wi1, !. t .
unartst:u•1 how uI'otetI:1 1 am
for that, but I still e nnet belts
reproaehing myself for not put-
ting my font down -110m the very
first. -We !lave tried to he enol
Christians, and I learned to con-
ceal my feelings, but the strain
has told on me."
"How true it is, as you've of-
ten remarked, that even in her
own home a wife cannot compete
with her man's mother!" -- the
wife concludes.
" To"WEAK WOMAN": If we
" could see ahead, how different-
" ly many of us would have
* planned our lives! Nine years
* ago all of your clouds were
* rose -lined, and you had not
* the heart to refuse your
" mother-in-law; don't waste this
* new freedom you know today
* in regrets, for it is unlikely
* your husband would have felt
"` he could refuse his mother a
* home. Now you are both wiser.
* The years which lie ahead
* will be all the sweeter for the
* memory of those trying ones
* you lived through.
GRANDMA SPOILS
"Dear Anne Hirst: Our little
son is six, and devoted to his
grandmother. We have been dis-
tressed for some time by her
spoiling him. He has a delicate
digestion, and though she knows
it, when he is at her house she
Irate hint heyTrods that dis^"vee
with him. The child and we
must pay the penalty. I have
talked this over time and again
with my mother-in-law, yet she
still pereists and, of course, our
son loves it.
"I should not like to stop his
visiting her; they love each other
nearly, and in every other way
she is discretion itself But what
else can I do? His father agrees
with me, but you know a man
von -1 fine an isnn,
11'ORRII,D MOTHER"
* Your mother-in-law brought
no her et -lee -en, I eetee t, t.,th
• the old-fashioned idea that
* any foods the youngsters liked
e were good for them. For'tu-
" netely- they survived, se she
" tem prove her point. But your
* ! .tle son requites a special
* rt • •', . nttd though ehe admits
* 11. she is too tender-hearted
to refuel him.
Try once more. Convince
t;, 1 11r. 1 ynv khnu' It*.; she
" !ores the boy but tell her,
Grantham Gone gluts -- Hatw se
Wheel ;t' conn a to crazy hats, just leave it to grandma. At
least that's what Charter 115 of the Federated Grandmothers'
Club bol oves. So they held a Crazy Hat contest and here are
the winners: Mrs. R. H. Lambert, lop, walked off (a bit unsteadi-
ly) with all the honors for her 'Picnicking With My Grand-
child: an in tha Park," Mrs. Sophie Lubowski, bottom left, came
in second with her creation, which features a hen settinb on two
hard-boiled eggs in a ncst of yarn. Flag an top reads: "Hatch -
ng, Don't Disturb." And Mrs. Jessie Thompson, bottom right,
showed up with a fashion that was super back in 1917—and is
still good enough to win the "oldest hat" prize in the cont:.t.
Pro-aads from the coniest went to youth welfare propects the
g a sponsors.
'Phis one topped them all ,
tiseend .best .. .
still "popular" , ,
FASHION TELLS SHORTS STORY—
Inspired by jockeys' silks, beach outfit, at left, is modeled in
Florence, Italy. It's made of white cotton, features long sleeves
and sewn -in neckerchief. Fegdbag-like straw bonnet doubles as
beach bag, is carried by ear pieces. Three-piece cotton ensem-
ble, at right, is in a traditional Bavarian rose -and -scroll print
and is an outfit in itself. One-piece playsuit has scoop neckline
and above-the-knee Tyrolean shorts; is worn: with matching but-
ton -front skirt. Short sleeved bolero packet is not shown.
* in detail, how much and how
* long he suffers the consequenc-
e es of her indulgence 1f you
e remind her that these attacks
* weaken his resistance and can
* impair his general health, I
. believe she will co-operate
" Make out a new list of foods
" he should not have, and tell
* her your doctor insists upon
* his following it. Say you must
" depend upon her to resist his
* entreaties (which you do at
* home) and stress your faith in
* her compliance,
* This should turn the trick.
* If it does not, then you will
* have to :forbid his eating any-
* thing at all at her house.
"If I had only known -" How
we regret what we have not
j done! The fact that we did what
we thought right at the time
should comfort as; it surely
strengthened our character. If
you face an important decision,
ask Anne Hirst's opinion before
you make it. Write her at itox
1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor-
onto, Ont.
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Foot
Athlete'e, foot is the popular
term for an annoying, itchy, foot
condition that develops between
the toes. It got this name be-
cause athletes seemed especial-
ly subject to the complaint,
Evidently it's a misnomer. A
new study by a public health
organization reports that con-
trary to public belief, athletes
don't get athlete's foot any more
than anyone else. It is not usual-
ly picked up around the swim-
ming pool as commonly sup-
posed,
Athlete's foot is more pre-
valent in summer. If you de-
velop a case of athlete's foot
during the next few months it
will probably be because you've
been carrying the fungus caus-
ing the infection on your 1 -et
for years.
Most people pick up the butt
as children, the report adds. It
lies dormant just under the skin
most of our lives, coming to life
when the right condition turns
up. When the environment is
hot and moist, the fungus hitch-
es a full-scale itching attack —
which is why athlete's foot is so
often a summertime problem.
The way to avoid an outbreak
is to keep your feet as dry and
cool as possible. Here's a preven-
tion routine recommended by
foot specialists:
(1) Wash feet once or twice
daily, and dry carefully between
the toes. It's best to use a corner
of the towel as a blotter.
(2) Use a foot powder after
bathing to further absorb moi-
sture, and sprinkle some powder
in shoes and hosiery as welt
(3) Shoes made of leather are
recommended because the fib-
rous structure permits air to cir-
culate inside the shoe and evap-
orate foot moisture rapidly.
(4) Neverwear the same
shoes two days in a row give
them a chance to air out. ie your
feet perspire excessively, wear
white socks, since the dye in
colored socks may act as an ad-
ditional skin irritant,
(5) Avoid wearing running
shoes for long periods. Perspira-
tion Won't evaporate through the
sole and starched canvas uppers.
Far from the madding crowd's
ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never
learn'd to stray;
Along the cool, sequester'd vale
Of life
They kept the noiseless tenor
of their way.
Thomas Grey.
H}IONICLES
IINGE it
11/ Owe dol D Clarke
Last week as I wrote this col-
umn we were still waiting for
the truck to arrive for transport-
ing the cows that Partner had
sold. It was almost nine o'clock
at night before the big tractor -
trailer pulled into the yard, In
about half -an -hour it was on
its way again — with all our
milking cows and three calves
at foot.
We put in a long nerve-rack-
ing day waling for that truck
to come! And of Bourse Partner
had to milk the cows again. But
now it all belongs to the past
and we have already had the
experience of one week with-
out cows. But we are not with-
out milk yet — I had plenty
stacked away in the refrigera-
tor to see us over for a little
while. It will seem odd when
we start getting our milk in
bottles -- nr cans, or packets —
according to what we want.
Wednesday morning fate took
an ironic jwist. I was out in the
kitchen et 6 a.m. — force of
habit will continue to get us
up early for awhile yet, I ex-
pect, Looking out the window
what should I see but a number
of cattle — all over the garden,
of course. In a few minutes
Partner, in his pyjamas, was out
chasing them away from the
house. We phoned our nearest
neighbour but he was not the
owner of the strays, which we
found to be five two-year-old
Holstein heifers. While Partner
was getting dressed the heifers
wandered down the lane to the
road and the last we saw of
them they were running down
the highway ahead of two pre-
viously fast-moving cars. At
noon we were told they were
in a neighbour's wheat -field —
but we haven't heard yet who
those cattle belonged to, When
I saw those heifers I really
thought it was a Nemesis on us
for selling the cows!
News travels fast these nays.
Our cows were still in the
stable when a young fellow liv-
ing twenty-five mil e s away
came in to see if partner wanted
to sell the milking,machine. He
did. A little later we had two
offers for the milk -cooler — so
that's going out too. Before long
CAR FINANCING
The average financed value
of new passenger cars financed
through acceptance companies
last year was $1,831, some $109
or 6% more than in 1953 For
used passenger cars the figure
was $826 versus $838 in 1953,
for new commercial vehicles
$2,191 versus $2,114, and for
used commercial vehicles $856
versus $908.
SALLY'S SALLIES
"IL s not a Want! They'ra 'old
bat' now:
I shelf really believe we are out
of the dairy business! At pre-
sent it seems like a wonderful
dream from which I fear a rude
awakening. It was really splen-
did to see Partner stepping out
for the 0,A.C. at Guelph last
Friday without a worry in the
world about what time he would
be home.
However, the forces of nature
are conniving to keep him em-
ployed. There was a strong wind
the other day which blew down
part of a big chestnut tree in
the backyard completely wreck-
ing my triple clotheline. So now
Partner has some work to do
with buck -saw — plus a clothes-
line to fix.
There have also been pails
and pails of water to carry to
the garden — it has been so
dry — but thank goodness we
had a beautiful rain last night
Also a thunderstorm — and I
could watch the lightning and
listen to the roll of the thunder
without caring if the power did
go off — insofar as we were
concerned. So often storms come
up just about chore time and
in the past a power -failure was
my one fear — forcing Partner
to milk by hand—a thing which
his crippled, arthritic hands are
no longer capable of doing with-
out tremendous effort and con-
siderable pain.
That rain must have been a
blessing to the strawberry -grow-
ers. Without it there would prob-
ably have been a very short
season. Next week 1 expect to
be away so I got my berries
early. Now they are safely
stowed away in the jars. Of
course it being so nearly in the
season 1 had to pay top price for
my fruit. Now I'm thinking per-
haps it pays to buy early. These
are such beautiful berries —
no waste — so to my surprise I
put down thirteen pints from
ten boxes of berries,
My goodness, I almost forgot
to mention that important event
that tools place last week. The.
Provincial Election. However, we
didn't forget to vote — which is
more than some people can say.
At the little country school
where we cast our votes there
were 164 on the voters list, We
went along about four p.m. and
at that time only 54 citizens bad
been to vote. How is it possible
for so many to care so little for
the privileges of a free deinoc-
racy? No doubt there were more
out before the polls closed but
usually the country people get
out early in the day.
Well, this chronicle is coming
from Ginger Farm. The next
One — if my plans hold good —
may be written many miles from
here — exact location unknown,
I have been very busy laying
in supplies for Partner—he says
it looks as if 1 were preparing
for a 'siege( However, he will
not be alone for long at a time,
The family are taking it ha
turns to come home and set
that all is welL So . you'll
be hearing from me again next.
week , 1 hope!
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ISSUE 27 — 1955
PUBLIC MARKET—Ail buyers may see your
stock and bid against each other for its posses-
sion when it is offered on the public market, On
a normal busy day, more than 100 different buyers
operate on the Ontario Stock Yards market at
Toronto. When your stock is sold through the mar-
ket, competition influences the price you receive;
competitive bidding assures you of maximum
prices.
FULLY -QUALIFIED SALESMEN—Abattoirs hire
well-trained buyers to act for them; their first
aim is to purchase as cheaply as possible. You
need a fully -qualified salesman to represent your
interests, to make sure you receive full market
value for your live stock.
REMEMBER -The Public Live Stock Market is
the only place where fully -qualified salesmen are
always available' as your representative.
f-.
This advertisement published in the interests of the
PUBLIC LIVE STOCK MARKET AT TORONTO
by two of Canada's leading live stock commission agents
BLACK BROS. LIVE STOCK COMPANY LIMITED
and McCURDY & McCURDY LIMITED
Ontario Stock Yards, Toronto
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