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The Seaforth News, 1954-07-22, Page 2AN u s A (7 Painity ColitudAelek. "Dear Anne Hirst: The young man I'm in love with was hurt by a girl a long while ago. He will not yet believe true love exists anywhere; he eon - tends it's just a word! He dates girls all the time, never going regularly with anyone. "I am 20, he Is 26. We get along wonderfully. I never speak of love at all, of course, but I know he likes me — and the other night he told me he had gotten over the girl who threw him over. Of course, that gives me hope, but what course should I take from here? Is there a chance that I can help him rise how wonderful a thing love is -- if you give it a chance? ON TIPTOES" • Wise you are not to advo- " cate love per se to this dis- * iliusioned lad; the word is * still anathema to him At * the first suspicion that you * care for him he'd be out of * your sight * Play his game. When h a * decries love, smile quietly and * say you understand. Match his * moods -- gay or somber, talk- * ative or not, always sympa- • thetic. Keep the converse- * tion limited to impersonal * topics on your part, but lead " him on to talk about himself his opinions, his tastes his hopes, his career: lister " intelligently, alert to praise * him, slow to disgrace. Play the * part of a sincere friend (and " mean it) so he feels free to " talk as frankly as he would * to another man. * In other words, make him * feel at home with you Since • he admits he has recovered '•' from the past, he should soon "i be in the snood to concentrate " on one of the girls he still • knows. It might as well be you. e If you do mean more to him than others, putting him off now and then will quicken his interest. So decline a date * oecassionally, and don't let * him think he can drop in any • time he likes and find you ac- s cessible. Let him wonder • where his competition lies. * It is a chance to take, of " course. But it is the only * couree that may. bring him to * see, one day, that you are the * most desirable girl of all "Dear Anne Hirst: I am en- . aged to a grand boy„ and he Wants us to marry right away. I've known him for three years; the love each other deeply, and stay parents think he's wonder- >ite1. But — "I've had to work for m3 liv- ing for years and when at ton You "Tie" This? -. teemed st n d decorated with tinseled scrollwork, the bow tie, a long - 'lime favourite among men, lam es into its own as the latest 'fashion -fact for the ladies. Bobbi Rely designed this particular bit of neckwear, but there are do - tens of other jeweled and bead- ed styles to choose from. home 1 we.. never taught any- thing about housekeeping. I can't even cook! "I want to be the perfect wife when I do get married. Don't you think it would be wiser to wait six menthe, at leant, se I'll have the chance to learn and practice? WONDERING" * I am.. for your plan. Many " a fine boy in love can see no " fault in his fiancee, and rushes * her into marriage before she * is ready — taking it for grant- * ed she will be a perfect home- " maker in every detail. * Men are orderly folk They * like their meals on time (and * satisfying, delicious meals at * that) and they want their * home to be an orderly and re- * faxing place, They seem to * think all this happens by some * magic. You and I know bet- * ter. * Take these months, and use * them well, Make a game Of it, and let the young man watch * you progress. It would be fun * if he would learn along with * you, • Too many young husbands * are inhabited by an ingrown ulcer before the first year is * out. Yours will not be. Love is a game of heads as web as hearts. The girl who uses her intelligence and wit stands a good chance of landing the man she events, In time of confusion, ask Anne Hirst's opinion. Address her att•13ox 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto. Ont. Hope To Salvage King John's Crown Will King John's treasure, be- lieved to have been lost in the Wash nearly 740 years ago, be discovered soon? Hopes are high that it may be located and salvaged when a new plan to wrest 50,000 acres from the Wash under a reclama- tion scheme is put into effect. Legend says that the king's two-mile baggage train included priceless jewels and his regalia. Men have spent fortunes in romantic attempts to recover the treasure. Fenland farmers tell of fre- quent treasure hunts over some of the 75,000 acres of tidal land which have been reclaimed since the middle of the nineteenth century. Would-be discoverers of the thirteenth -century regalia in- clude an American millionaire who many years ago spent a large sum on a fruitless plan. Another treasure hunter used an electric divinator which, it was claimed, would d et e c t metals and precious stones at a great depth. Each time the hunt is on Fen - people speculate about the treasure which might be found around their homesteads, But always the hunters have gone away empty-handed. Now this new scheme of re- clamation has stimulated fresh interest, It seems that such a large-scale plan cannot fail to include the treasure spot. Most of the treasure was probably being carried, when it sank, in a very big cart in the middle of a column of vehicles— all of which were lost when huge breakers poured over the royal train. - In school some small boys were being told about the ter- rific speed at which light tra- vels. "Just think of light corning to us from the sun at all those thousand:: of miles a second 1" enthused the teacher. "len't it wonderful?" "Not very," piped up one small voice room the back of the class. "It's downhill all the 'way." shdmiee Gift President and Mrs, Eisenhower admire a century - fireplace that was given to them as a 38th wedding annl- tversary present by members of the White House staff and in- stallad to their farmhouse. But What About The Chips? — Workers are dwarfed by this huge frying pan made to order for, fish fry staged by fishermen in Comogli, Italy. The pan is 13 feet in diameter and has a 14 - foot handle. About three ton of fish can be cooked in the pan, How Queen Mary Made a Carpet I like to think that, in her own special way, Queen Mary has also linked these countries, and the wonderful gros paint carpet which became known to us all as Queen Mary's Carpet is a symbol of that achievement.. . She originally intended it as a gift for another member of the royal family, But when, after t h e war, Britain's economic plight became desperate, s h e made up her mind to present the carpet to the nation for sale as a royal "dollar export" The money would help to buy new machines for Britain's factories from North America, and she hoped to setan example for her people by stressing the sacrifices we all must make to ensure the success of the drive for dollars. In 1948, six exquisite chair seat covers which she had made and given to a'nursing organiza- tion were sold in the United States for $10,000; they are kept now among the art treasures of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Queen Mary started work on the carpet in the early days of the war when the German bombers were droning over her country. She chose the hundred pastel colours with special care— the soft beiges, the delicate grays, the b 1 u e s, turquoises, mauves and ambers for every individual flower and leaf, bird and blossom in the design. In my memory I can see her sitting by the tall windows of Marlborough House, sewing bag at hand, pursuing the intricate tracery of patterns, as soon as breakfast, letter writing and Palace business was completed. She was following a long tra dition where British Queens are concerned, starting with Mar- garet, Anglo-Saxon Queen of Scotland in the tenth century, down through the centuries to Queen Victoria. In some ancient English palaces and manor - houses, one can still inspect the work of Catherine of Aragon and her daughter, Mary I. , Our Queen Mary worked as they must have done. The rows of wools, four hundred and eighty different kinds by the time the carpet was finished. were ranged in parade -ground order beside her chair. Seated straight-backed and serene, she would choose the color she want ed, snip off a length of it with her silver -gilt scissors kept in a worn leather case, swiftly thread e needle without the aid of spectacles, and make another stitch, .. She worked regularly until lunch and then again in the late evening, six to seven hours a day. Slowly but surely the tapestry grew, four stitches a minute in her ceaseless skill. The first of the twelve panels was completed in May, 1941, and she added the finishing touch of a true artist—her signature "Mary R." and the date, Eight years and ono million stitches after she commenced hes' womanly, queen 1:y task, Queen Mary's Carpet was ready to he shipped across the 3,000 milts of oce,w aboard the Cunard liner which proudly bears her name. -- From "Mother and Queen," by Marion Crawford. ITIS SWAIM A prizefighter and ha lady dined at a large restaurant in the Times Square area. When the waiter presented the check. the prizefighter handed him a five dollar bill and told him to keep the change. The pug then got up and suddenly gave the waiter a black eye. On the sidewalk, the. tighter lighted a cigar. Then the police arrived. "A flue mallei', that guy'." the pug c'rplefined to the judge. "I expect f, Alpe; there again to. morrow " • "If hc.+'e 6tich a fine waiter," asked the judge, 'why did you slip him that black eye?" The pug pulled on his cigar, "I like that guy for a' waiter," he ct; plaincd. "And when I go incl, there tomorrow, I'll have no trouble ptekiitg him out," Set A Mousetrap --Caught A Thief When the proprietor of a Nantes (France) cafe went to investigate a trap he'd set, he found not a' mouse, but a thief That's how he caught a woman who was dipping her hand in the till, Marauders are often trapped when they least expect it, On the Danish island of Mors a poul- try thief on the run hid in the hen -house. When he thought the coast was clear, he peered out. - A sliding door dropped on to his head. He screamed, and the po- lice came to his rescue. Another• criminal who was re- lieved to see the police was the burglar who, in 1936, jammed himself 25 feet down a chimney in Aldgate. He had been there for thirteen hours, having hoped to pick up a hoard in a fire- place which proved to be brick- ed up. Arrests are often made in the oddest circumstances. A man in Hobart Tasmania, was nabbed as he lay sleeping on a display bed in s shop window. No place is safe for a wanted man when the police are on his trail. Detectives in Cleveland, Ohio, searching for Edward Brown, noticed that one of the beds in his house was sagging, Looking underneath, they found Edward clinging to the springs and clear of the floor. Weakly he said; "I was just resting." Then there was the house- breaker in Montreal attempting to escape through the attic. He fell through the ceiling into the arms of the police. Perhaps even more astonished was the Indiana woman soaking in her bath. Police broke down the door and carried her, still dripping, to the police station... Sew -Easy Princess! FROSTY as icing on a cake is that large contrast collarl Turn your back collar becomes a halter for coolness and comfort on ninety -degree days..ilutton the bolero on o1' off according to your whim! Dress has easy -to -sew, slimming princess lines. Pattern 4837: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 ensemble, 4% yards 35 -inch; t/ yd. contrast, This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has complete Illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE O E N T 5 (35c) in'coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print: plainly SAE ?I'tIili, ADDRESS, STYT,E NU- Send nrtl,., i i h';t : 1, 12,,3 FAO - teen th St,, New 't'cirento, Ont, 1,1"-- ,.j ...{ G..., RO ICL S nL 1NG FM omtanrinitno D (Theehe Did you ever sec so mucic baled hay in the fields as there is this year? It just seems that in passing through the country wherever you look there are fields and fields of baled hay, But apparently -there is a reason for it. According to one farm specialist hay should be baled a little on the tough side and the bales left out in the field for a day or two for the hay to cure-- which ure—which is just the opposite from what farmers were doing when baling first became popular. Then it was baled as dry as pos- sible and hurried into the barn before it had a chance to get wet. If the hay got well cured it was more by accident than good management — generally through lack of help to get it in. Besides that unless a farmer had his own baler he had to get his hay done whenever the baler could come. This year it is a little different. There are so many fellows doing custom baling they are on the run to get to each farmer ahead of the other fellow. Hay baling is fine when there is such a definite shortage of farm help but it seems a crime there should be such a waste of good wire and twine afterwards. For the first year or two farmers could save the wire and sell it for a cent a pound. Now you can't even give it away, Some of it can be used for fixing fences and so on but the rest is just a waste product that nobody wants. Some machines operate with twine, and that is almost as great a problem as the wire. A certain amount of it can be made use of but the proportion is very small as each bale contains 12 to 18 feet of twine. Multiply that by a thousand bales and you have a lot of twine, On many farms during the spring the twine is just gathered up and burnt. And yet, during the de- pression, I remember so well that after a threshing Partner used to rake through the straw to salvage binder twine fOr tying up his grain bags, rather than cut new twine from a ball. Sure- ly twine at least could be re -used in some way, perhaps in the manufacture of rope. Which re- minds me . Partner wanted a halter rope for a calf the other day. Instead of buying one he got several lengths of baler twine and braided them to. gether. It made an excellent rope. I think twine might also be used to make a braided mat for the back porch, but that T haven't tried yet. Another waste product , . , all the fine string that is used by the various food -mixing plants for fastening the top of jute bags. Partner always saves the string until he has a fair-sized ball. And I save what I get with the groceries. I tie the ends in a flat knot and use the string for making crocheted dishcloths, done in an open mesh pattern — two chain, one treble. The; last longer than any dishcloths I have ever bought, Not only that ,you really have something solid to work with. Well, it seems that every gen- eration has its problems with waste products. When the early settlers cleared the land they burned the trees to get rid of them! Think of the lumber we could get from that timber now! Instead of trees to worry about we have tin cans, glass bottles, haling wire and dozens of other things that we don't know what to do with. And yet with all the tin cans that are made today you can hardly find one that has a handle on it. Remember how useful thoee little lard or honey pails used to he for taking a drink out to the field, or for the children picking berries? It just stems that what line generation values another gen- eration condemns. For instance there is chicory! Al Otto time it was r'egar'ded as a highly nutri- tive feed for catl.le and not 4 -,'dy' ft sC Doilies ss greiflt r%!1�;�;°fit' 751 sstetel 61, S Witsto W W 4 "3-1)" doilies! 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Daily Diet To be healthy, the body needs fuel -foods, fats and carbohyd- rates (sugars and starches), to provide energy; proteins, such as meat, to build new tissues for growth or to replace those worn out; calcium, in milk, for the strong bones and teeth; and various minerals, including salt,. that help the body to maintain its chemical balance and to carry on its functions. Vitamins are not foods, but these "food -factors", as they aro called, are essential. They help the body to make use of the food we eat Vitamins already pre- sent in food are usually enough for a normal person if his diet is otherwise well balanced. Every day you should eat some foods from each of these groups: (1) milk or milk pro- ducts, including cheese—at least a pint of milk for an adult and more for a child; (2) citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit), tomatoes, or raw cabbage or salad greens -at least one; (3) green or yel- low vegetables, some raw, some cooked—at least one big serving; (4) other vegetables or fruits, including potatoes; (5) bread and cereals; (6) meat, poultry or fish; (7) eggs—three or four a week at least; (8) butter or another vitamin -rich spread. without reason, Now chemical sprays are used to kill it. Partner always claims a good feed o8 fresh chicory will increase the butter -fat content of the milk quicker than anything. Cows will even leave good alfalfa for a patch of chicory. I remember reading a book—but I have for- gotten what book — that the writer fully expected that, the day would conte when chicory would be cultivated for its high food value! And just think what wealth there is in common cattails. We used to call them bulrushes in England but I suppose they are one and the same species. According to research findings at Syracuse University the cat- tail is a goldmine. The root can be eaten like a potato or grotutd into flour. The flour can be used for cookies or fermented to grow molds for antibiotics. The fluff can be used for stuffing for life- jackets and cushions. Oil, Simi tar to linseed, can be extracted from the seeds, also wax, What remains can be used for cattle or chicken fend. And don't t.hitllt it hasn't been done. The Rus slaps, French and Roumanians make good use 1,f tite cattails. Now I wonder, is Canada profiting by this goldrnine? If so perhaps it might be a good idea if some of us .took to cattail farming. TI rni ;hi. even be a little less commis ,Merl tIotit ordinary, pre, opt ,1 i` , .1, . .e 1951 ....