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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1923-08-09, Page 2tell you in a page cal advertisement Trnr ET TO -DAY lawns a:. \ WHEN SWEET •CORN IS RIPE. The housewife who can go into her garden and pull a dozen ears of ripe, talcum powder. If after g good sriccukeirt sweet corn, bring her spoils a1� w applications be skin should directly into the kitchen and in less pp burn and itch, omit the ointment.for mercury ointment, U. S. P. Apply a small quantity of the ointment at night, rubbing it in quickly, then dust time than it takes to tali the story a while and use the talcum powder irai*e the delectable, tempting ears in '. ointment causes the skin alone: The the peeling of the skin; returning when the new skin is exposed'to sun. Other remedies for the removal of freckles are buttermilk, applied two or three'. times a day, or applications, of glycerine and lemon -juice, equal parts. Stillanotherremedy, calls for one ounce of lemon -juice and half a dram each of powdered borax and Mix well, put into a glass jar or bottle and allow to stand for sev- Iiuek it, either, until ready to cook, for eral days; apply several times daily Bev- el', husks he1;,_,.n ret ruing• the, sweet- ,, _ ,__l., _u el with. a.- camel s-nali bx OS, , the kettle, boiling for dimer,' is in- to peel and the frecldes come off with -load fortunate, for there is no other vegetable t have yet met which res- ponds so delightfully ,to quick pre- paration after its gathering. Never pile the ears one on the other, if it must be kept for any length of time, for this induces fermentation,. 'which, while not noticeable perhaps' when the corn is cooked, has the effect of changing the.sugar and making sugar' i si id and flavorless: Do not the corp. n P mess' If the ears must be kept over- night place them in a cold cellar or the refrigerator, ,carefully spread over a large surface so that they do not touch one another. Roast corn is so good and makes such a tempting delicious picnic din- ner that it nut be given first con- sideration, Freshly gathered roast- ing ears are, of course, a first essen- tial; t good d fire, . plentiful supply of ashes. Husk the corn down to the last layer, then As freckles are likely to follow ex- posure to ,both wind and sun, it is well u rd against exposure. Abroad- toga g P brimmed hat will afford ;protection against the sun's rays, a veil protects against both sun and wind. Still an- other method is to' apply. a good lo- tion or cream and cover this with powder.' - Even a thin coating of p help. cream and powder will tihi t a enx u a woo The same precautions may be used which, when burned out, leaves a against tan and sunburn. The follow- ing girl r the lotion is reconnnended £o g who tans: Rosewater, one pint; put - WINO ;IPVANG " if The Odds B7 PEARL OLE'1Y. (Copyright.}' tom." I CHAPTER ?;.I.---t;Cont'd,) f think me not ungraiteful, but after As he navigated through the dense `! last night it is better we be seen not throngs tt wave of loneliness swept i together. I can explain no more.. over David. Amici the gay crowds he Good .night, my friend." felt like a grim shadow. In a Dirt- A pang went to David's heart as lie' opean city he would without difficulty ; noticed the strained look in the blue have run across his own kind and , eyes and he felt it would be unkind Dine in the festivities, but here in i to protest. s he him he spedwantd to tellod Bider. eastern ehe was - an and, her how much she meant to him; how tiller. The gayetydfleeted all around, dreer, how bleak his life had been liut did;iiot include him. the wondered until she had smiled on him. But if Tu. Hee were one of merry,'about,' o,the `words died on his lips. It was as. fMakers. Perhaps reward he lingerth either if Fate had suddenly erected a visible aprtun pse, or anechim with laugh,ubarrier, and the emotion that had been but glpse, thrusting an echo of her driving him on to exquisite careless- the with mental asidepand nese as to the future turned back on lashing himself -.with mental epithets,' he resolutely pursued _ his way to the, him cold and shrivelled. Slowly his hotel. Paying no more attention" to' angers .unclasped the slender brown the crowds, moodily and grimly he hand..His fascinatedeyeswandered kept his eyes straight ahead. He had from the long gold nail -shield flashing ridden thus perhaps a block when a' inctthe efhalf the lgith to thin who serene, a calm m woman's startled cry burst above the: faminutes be/ore had been all., smiles noise of the merry -makers, Turning , and full of soft, ';womanly; r appealing his horse, David made his way to ;. where the scattered throngs were . charm, but was now a composed, emo- tionless Chinese maiden, whose eyes glowingd inr one dense knotslot against the under their drooping lids flashed made way street: himha of ached oblique glances like blue steel made for as he approached, on t ed He was too dazed, as' he stood on while curious eyes were turned military a£ the road while the huge gates swung tall - lithe foreigner in his milia y barring him from the mandarin's Iundorin: to, b g compound; to notice a dark, sulking needed but a glance for. David to . is, taketform slink into their shadow and d ed to situation. The servantsm sight with the.rickshaw: attached to a rickshaw had become in- appear out of g lel David was half way home before volved eit vendorsa doly bout with-aidenttl !reason banished the miserable disap- of street abu ha.d ev y' pointment that weighed like lead on come out anything but victors. But his mind: It wasn't. that his infatua- what was interesting the;crowd was tion for the Chinese girl had abated. not the amateur boxers, but a younb ` If anything:it was keener than ever,, Chinese girl; whose scathing remarks : fact that he loved foreigner, werequickly restating order. It was but th remarks, ! nay, a pagan, with all the :tempera the .voice, however, not thea , t riveted David's'attention. Leav- ment and Old World training that thewould never survive modernism, con- of the street he his horses the side fronted him, stripped of all embellish - theelbowed his way to the centre" ofjments. 'But his walk in the night air the scene. l brain somewhat. He was As t turneda, •face cleared his b the „==e girlnthe blue ..d gaveI to look matters squarely in the. angry flash in blue eyes , able lace to pleased surprise. A small; face and mercilessly cast out every and a relieved. shred, of hope that clung so desperate - voice extended hand waseresolved to' drive out love ice exclaimed,"Oh,Captain Mars- I ly as: he res den, I'min suca riiculous li ht!" from his life. The battle was .ase- . den, to have the situation' vete one but practically, he argued You seem h himself, it.was better, far better well in hand," replied David, with a with uh life prosaically in the. s Ito go thio g mile. was calm level path of mediocrity than be I was startled at first, in fact - raised to the seventh heaven. of bliss, much afraid,"confessed Tu Hee, and; only to be cast down again. Love, he then I saw I must be film with these i, great as it was, could not dreadful boys. It all started overTadmi ed, stifle the protests of conscience. For the. vendors and the runners wanting sake he must go away. the same side of the street." I Tu Hee's David heretofore had had full con- spread on- - . mg o "It is rather an unsettled,night to Per-. fidelice in his will power, but he keel - the travelling alone, Miss Tu Hee. trustworthy. the silk; this open slightly and remove verized borax,one-half ounce; lemonized it was no longer haps you will' let _ me have the ex - the sill; now wrap the husk about juice (strained), one ounce. Use lo- treme pleasure of accompanying you The greatest thing In his life now, the the ears a tin then bury in hot wood . (to the the rest of the way?" element that overshadowed every - least freely after being exposed y ashes; taking care that there are at The girl's smile was answer enough; 'thing ,into petty rshadoficance, was t vo inches: of ashes beneath and sun' so without eicksh ado, David helped'her his love for Tu Hee: He.dt than leas it A remedy recommended for both m Of course,the :into the rickshaw, eDa after giving not linger in Pelting an hour longer Terefore one inch over Ahem. and freckles consists of rosewater, was absolutely necessary ,, have burned out before the. tan ahis horse in care of a bright facedhe first must six ounces, glycerine, one-half ounce, from the front row of curious as soon he reached the hotel es et ern is-cool:cd. Leave for fifteen min- - youth as work as put his official business set e bitter almond water, two and one-half s ectators, took ,.his lace beside her.. Utes : while other preparations are two and . P phad car-_ such shape that it could he finished drains; tincture of benzoin,.When the sobered runners made,_ then peel Off the ashes, one and one m beyond the good-natured, without his personal supervision. Thiel one-half drams; borax, tied the y brush well, peel the husks, paint is, Rub the borax and gly- wondering crowd, Tu Hee turned" to was not difficult to -accomplish, .thanks with plenty of melted butter and half dramato his night and day work of the p>:e- cerine together, gradually adding the herp companion. theThere lu wes eyes puzzshe vious weeks. Yes, he admitted grim - everything was working perfectly Marsden? this is the second time you to enable him to go back to a dull, have rescued nie from threatened mis- flavorless life, which even the ingredi- fortune!" Then an annoyed pucker ent of duty would be tumble to raise to a bearable level. There was one obstacle of protest that would need careful, diplomatic handling. He shrank from facing the amazed disappointment of Grace and rose and almond waters, then add the To be perfect, sweet Born should be benzoin and 'mix -well. Apply night balled in the husks, for this method and morning. would preserve all its sweetness, but, Another lotion for sunburn requires as it would entail the removal of the glycerine, one ounce; spirits of cam- showing between her brows, she added Bilk from steaming hot ears, the corn p;tor, one ounde; boiled water, four"The Slieldoiis should not keep such :•ls usually husked and silked before it ounces Apply several times a day unreliable servants. I shall have to is cooked. and at night, warn them against being imposed To insure tenderness and sweetness, _e -lotion which is said to whiten the upon." He recalled husk and silk the corn, then place it, skin consists of equal parts of spirits "This isn't 2yowr• equipment, the has aunt.opportunity toiwarn them of of ra 1di boiling water to which you "Gracious no. am jus re p y g water: Apply at night and several home from a visit to my school friend. i thank heaven, he cablegram would have added a cupful or two of milk" tunes during the day. This prepare- You look greatly surprised Captain convince them his departure wasn't and a tablespoonful or more of sugar. It nn.. thv -Fa.ra- +. . ua,.r for ia�iipc, n, r_ave.. a nne _ •_ — a_x_.,,_-.r,.,. -- —,Nr -ever , �.�tii ��lt to the water in "cvh�� t- ., ,, eau eorn is cooked, There should' lie just If the neck and throat are sallow in your country?" attend to the rest of his pa »�ur>, ,__� -enough milk to make the water cloudy. naturally, nothingwill bleach them. "Yes, certainly," stammered David, set forth to break the news to his g na �' r`So i thou h but your face seems relatives: = As to the time of boiling, cooks dif- Nor is it advisable to try such a g to indicate it is. not proper for rue." He found his aunt in an excitable Het I •undeis'tand, you go in for° lex, and this is only reasonable, for course. ,The olive -skinned girl `would 1? p mood, wavin to and fro a Peking r s 'ort o fall kiIlds, outdoo s 'd Iau lz ed but sto ed imine m ave pp n the as a won ani Ii andher " s e r. iJ he w i u with e a the earn itself differs n quality ty present a weird appearance diately. as 'Z�u Hees head lifted tri- n w PSP natural eo ortions nee She: Go in? Certainly not, 1 go age.Young corn, freshly pulled, has brunette tinted face and a snow white h n p p a few eats ata time, in a large kettle of camphor, lemon Juice and boiled questioned David.his recall by his Government. Well, I t turning tion can be used on the throat and Marsden, ahnostshocked.}I it not mere whim! fial 1 ° Leaving the disconsolate Ma. Tn: to tur6, VArti0 O> .X02;35 There time in ' the package Tirane to do the many things ordinarily put off on wash-day.For Ribas► does not "- knee you standing over the ... mash -tub, rubbingand Y until' our back achesyour and sore. hands axe red m R;;nso, an entirely�lx�l.,rent` . kind � airt. P= soaks clothes clean.. Rubbing. and k fling are unnecessary. The big soapyRinso nso cods gently loosen the moat. ground -in dirt 'without ,weakening a single thread. nub a paagge teday. On sale at'al'Oood grocers and deparr'nt stores.- r EY, R nROT s P T iMITED �G v.,,s.� soal,;,v r •i'.li S•W � a.,YlY31 A LL TORfi lTO • R306 k ..ate'-�.,y`=•, � • � -;.� � ,,.� :���r t What is ` Success? . "He hap achieved success who has lived well, laughed. often. and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little chil&en i who has filled hie niche and ac- complished Lids task;:who has feet the world better than lie found it,"whether by an improved Poppy, a. perfect poem or' a res- cued soul; who has, never lacked appreciation of earth'"s,'beauty ; or failed to express it; Vho has, always looked for the "best in obheirs', and -given the' brit he bad; whose life wa.s-an iuis'piz� tion,; whose memory a benedic- tion." When trhtt wei1, is dry we know the worth:.44 wa er, and when the pocket let 01,111ty We:1,09w:the Yalnle Of rironey Tee a appatge•lnelry Inldivddual • who sipeac s ae .Itgh as he earns is a thte,roe skater,` If"steknese, or. -loss of ;wPxlr "should ,come, he drops • through and disap i:es u, When. irld age des'eende. Upon lvini, tt le udieeetifuete; Milt tmue, that ;he rl ttal1 tlua himself tn' the threadbare ranks of those who haveesieen better dpys9 . ; These who graot'Lee thzife; Who prepare ;fee':next 'Yep.' as "well as' thins•, go forward a~ondi lentis , •;A steadygxowing bank as oou-nt givier5 thein canfldenpe to',,; branch out and courage ,to tackle ; bl'ggs:r th4thgs', : It mulles the step ligdl,teeand the heart mo.:e Cheery. Sharks ,We Have VVasted. Wt .are alwaysi being told, we Om addans and Americans:, that we are of the mot wasteful of nations; nor have we. any good defence against the accusr ation, though we niay plead, that we, are slovrl learning thrift, fust recent ' .y ly a' vest, unsuspected waste has been pointed out' to the interested public. It` seenis that 'North America' lias been, meet' reprehensibly wasting bei'' sharks! But a reform is proposed;" end' at a recent meeting of .business, men 11: Seattle the various commercial " pro duets into which tive shark inay be ivorired up were displayed and studied. Shark hides, were ,shown in every stage' of 'tanning. They ran, says Ms Nelson;. MacDonald of Vanceuver Island, fro;.ii' an -inch iii, thickness;„in the ,older fish to the eonsistewcy of paper; in the baby shark.' Soles of boots," leather for the finest suede .shees,'a black pig. talented product tliait'would make Veil) bags of lasting quality, uncrackable lengths of leather. that outstippo�cl any "her ever made-and.that the' patent leaG , ,:. shoe men said was the. finest they lied r ninon xe ex i s and the sight of all' that maTterial- right' The world's largest ship has accoin- ever seen, were g tl h b t , modations for 4,000 passengers. n to n'2�u. who The average farm laborer gets at hand was a 1'0velatio_, g had• : known that there were sharks,ibut; 'through life' with a vocabulary of 800 who had. ` thought of them.- only as a or 900 words. The average business menace to 'swimmers and `ad destroy' man manages quite well with 4,000. or ere ef,marketable .fish. 6,0'00 words, whereas Shakespeare In: Seattle hip boots from shrarlr hides. used well over 20,000 words. are 'being ';Mada and one `.Yancouv'er' - b,00trda.ker 'has been using: shark yea• Cher for ether boots. •Finer, grades: of the tanned leather are used' for uphoi steel -lig; colored and' ' stamped, 'It ' is ever -wearing and rich to look agar. _ The outer skin, or 'shagreen,". must come off in:thie,first place, and a' pro-, cess has been found for doing it. ...The skin has the properties 'of rough sane- paper. ane- a er. Fer very fine work on wood., P p polishing -the s1iagreen of the baby sharia cannot be excelled. Und.erneatk a section torn off "shows one of the greatest properties of the shark hide;. the texture' of •the. sikin •revealed is woven and , interlaced as If by a ma.' chine, and its, extraordineay durability is not equalled by any leather, It takes fifteen days of slreoiai •process to turn" out shark leather end. six months. or; more of treatment eta prspare sole leather. Some of" the thinnest hides were so' transparent'and yet so ,strong ,thea ehe, experts' had never seen anything' like•' them; those skins were Made' teen the 'stomach& of sharks, and, as they are` solit;ai>Id pliable; they cant ,be.. worked into beautiful cloths. The shark- industry is new. to : Am :. erica, but it,h•as' long been: important in Norway, v.liere there are •hundreds„ of plants. Every part . of: ;.th:e fish is useful; there is absolutely no waste.' Norwegian .cod-liver ally :se largely ex- ported, - is; in reality shark -liver oil and just as, good; and the Norwegians manufacture -also shark leather, 'glue,= • fertilizer and ivory ornaments. As our ,ubrthern Pacific waters teem"with s'herlrs in mdllioasi,:perhaps; we May in time rival Norway in the markets of the world, -which that country .now holdst Taut wesh'ali'have to show Our, salves businese'sherks to do it! dignantly. The light flickering in riffles, wase i for t d fi f fir lure and ,.,00d living had not stunted out outdoor shorts, f dwarfed. d Thor¢ was not the been cooked perfectly in five minutes; throat'. and chest. Dark complexions as it: becomes more nature it will re- can not be made fair, but the skin quire from eig'Iit to ten minutes, but if may be so treated that it will take on a longer time than'twelve minutes is the smoothness and clearness of tex- required then the corn is really too ture for which the early Greeks were old for the table. As soon as it is noted. Every coloring has its own tender remove' -at once from the boil- charm, appealing to various tastes. ing water. Drain well and place on a The texture and condition of the skin napkin, folding the ends over it to are highly important, for either keep the steam from escaping, and ` blonde or brunette. send' at once to the table. FRECKLES, SUNBURN AND TAN. Those of our readers who wish to use ammoniated mercury .for ,freckles will be able to obtain it in ,ointment form, from any well -stocked drug store, if you ask for" ammoniated Tate it home to the s Neva :a paoket in your .palet• for an ever -ready treat. A deltcioua conies - tion and an iA: N the teeth, appoti ' digestion slight- est from the street snowed a asn a e n -o• t- in the blue eyes. es war e "I beg your pardon" David bent est outward evidence that Grace web towards her. Any presentiment or bone of her bone and flesh of her thought of the future fled in the won- flesh. , Her light blue eyes were set rather close together, which, with her der of being alone with her, of sitting beside her, near enough to touch the soft folds of her silken cloak. The rather long nose, gave a shrewdnessto her face that bespoke plainly' the wen prudence he shoved from hint, resent alone held him entranced. fact that she could manage her own affairs as well as those of her daugh- ter, quite efficiently, and it was evi- he said softly. dent she was attempting to do the Tu Hee's calm gaze did not falter. Indeed, her look was too serene to latter right now, f'erseve>;a,iee;pryou call it? What sort David. It v*as speculative, too. ninny hasnt perse erance when :he's "There to me is nothing unusual after an easy ize, about your laugh, Captain Marsden.! "But, mother, he loves me and I It is carefree, spontaneous, like the 1o`Love, bah! love's as easy to as - "It ^h of all foreigners. "It is more than a national trait, . quire as corns, and marriage as hard this time, Miss Tu Hee." i tc get rid of. Yes, come in, David. Perhaps it was the vibration in the We don't mind you, You're ono of the voice or a look she saw in the eager family and know its failings. Tell this face near her own that caused a blush girl what you thinkof that simpleton, to idea over her cheeks and creep , Rowen Strathmore.' L y glowingly to the smooth brew. • David gave one glance at Grace s Tossing caution to the winds, David dashed face, and then turning to histook ane of the small fluttering hands aun. t said good hunnoredly. I think, In his and said eagerly, "Do you mind lily dear aunt, under the circtt'tri.- my telling you, Miss Tu Hee, that it stances that would be superfiuouc. is only when I am with you I am I've told Grace already I think he's happy?" one of the.cleanest, straightest, and Tlie rein of common sense was slip- all round most desirable youths of ping from David's shoulders, Another America to day, I don't need to add minute and emotion would have tossed niy eulogy on his brain efficiency. it disdainfullyut f reach The bait Washington has already done that by: o o " ` him over here, ing of the rickshaw, hon*ever, sent sending (To be continued.) A PRETTY PLAN Stilt, Cupid away frowning and announced 4575. Percale in a neat pattern of that the Weng' Toy residence had been 1 blue and white with bandings of blue reached. • t ,ehaznbrey, was .used for this model, t It is also pleasing in cretonne, dam- atit ee linen, The Pattern is eat in 4- Sizes: i, 4, 6 and 8 years. A 4 -year site re ;uirea 2/1 yards of 8e -inch material.A 'very attractive dei+' lopment of this would be bustard colored crept; with blue said .brown crass stitching Pattern mailed to any address on eceipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 'iii West Adelaide St., Toronto. Allow two i.*-ealM for receipt of pattern. tillnard's Liniment ter stn ,s W rt Tu Hee at once became the aler practical maiden. Turning to Davi she said anxiously: '!We have reachedf the outer ,gates of the compound, Cap - Iain Marsden. . For several reasons;i I think it better you should not corns: inside,' "tat it is soa'nedistance to your( apartment. Mist Tu Hee.' I zooid feel ! entire satisfied if I `saw you right to your door." "No, . no. It is kind of you, but I'. must ask you to please corne no far - tilts." 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Presents -are often left by will to royal personages' and as:a. rifle- they are accepted; though if tiro" donors were living at the 'time:they' •would lrrobably be declined, the rule being the.t royalty nine not •receive.: gifts from subjects•, ottrer than 'their :own pers.oir'al,• friends. ' • King Vdward :was willed so many .: wllting-stteks---, he being known to be a collector Of thein='that he .hard. 1l knew what to t'io With them:. all, tntil. be hitt upon the idea of bestowing thein -Upon his friends end acquaint- ances, ' ; Indian potentates sometiniee he - (111e114 Ileus; tigers •leopards Slid so forth to m'oin'bers "of our 'rio-,erfetidly. Legaoiesi of moiey, •too, seeietirnes Borrie to hand. • Shosi;ly •ater her iiiar-: stage Queen Mary teoelVed one for £10b00, • ",„They ritra4ig'tist thingtbt~at 'thls •partioular ptisitliuiroi s'' gift WO that it wat bequeathed a • tihloago citizen a ho; daring his, ;(ifetinle iilid. never lost an OppOrtitnity of eitlsr ship ooroetiap trot ,:txla Br3•ti.gh, matron in gets eral, ` :til ababi'y the bfg 't' to acy:: ;evett be'gtleeilie l , by fh .'tub;ledt; tt1 •hail sey,' ei`-aigti•w✓?e'i,ld'tl,b0 left tt tli, lata i41.,,,,..4., .._