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ILL MO UER IS NEGLECTED
DY SELFISH CHILDREN
"Dear Anne Hirst: My prob-
lem is one I am ashamed to con-
fess because it reflects on
my children, I am only 55, but
I look older. A series of illness
left me too weak to keep on
working, and for the past year
I have been almost entirely con-
fined to my two rooms. Church
is the only place I go to, and that
I can't make regularly. I can't
stand on my feet for long, and
anyway nobody would want me
around because my face was
scarred in a fire. If these things
were not so, how happy I would
be to support myself as I once
did, and not have to be depend-
ent on my children!
"My son and daughter are
married, but do not seem to real-
ize how much more I need than
they 'send me. I had to go out to
work when their father died 15
years ago, and I put them
through school. Now that I am
sick, they hardly ever come to
see me, and all they talk about
is how much they are doing for
me! They pay the rent and see
that I have food, but you know
how extras eat up money. They
don't bring their children to see
me any more, and hardly ever
ring me up; I myself have to
watch every dime.
WHAT FUTURE
"I need medical care and other
attentions to relieve my physical
condition, and if I had them may-
be I'd be able to find a way to
help myself. I only ask them for
the barest necessities, and I am
ashamed to tell you they are be-
grudged.
"What becomes of other sick
and lonely mothers? I can't sleep
for fear of the future. I have al-
ways despised people who grow
sorry for themselves, and now I
am one of them! Maybe I only
want a kind word from someone
like you, or a little guidance in
this time of need.
SICK OF IT"
* Any self-respecting mother
* must be humiliated when the
* children she worked so hard
* for begrudge her life's necessi-
x ties, and will not provide the
" professional services to im-
prove her condition. You need
" help desperately...°
a Another mother in similar '
circumstances appealed to me
not long ago, and I suggested
' she confide in her past Y-ytq -
will be as reluctant, .-but if the
".•state or-any--cliarity inlresti-
" ' 0e1b`ur son and daughter
otuld be forced to take bet-
'' ter care of you. I think they
*. would not relish such a ges-
* ture.
Ministers, like doctors and
social workers, are,not shocked
* by confessions;the neglect
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* practiced by some children is
* too common to surprise them,
* Your pastor will understand,
a' and among his members he
* knows whom he can count on
* to be friendly and helpful. In
* such groups there are some-
* times services that can be per-
* formed at home that you can
* do, and which will add to your
* income. One thing leads to an-
* other, and who knows, soon
" you may see better times,
4` When life seems more than
* we can bear, something hap-
* pens — and for you it could
* • only be an improvement.
* Never cease to hope for relief
from your disabilities, When that
* comes you will be a different
" woman, look younger and feel
*. so,, too. Faith and prayer work
* hand in hand for us all, and.
* they will for you.
* * *
YOUTH REBELS
"Dear Anee Hirst: My sister is
15, and Mother will not let her
go with boys to the drive-in,
though other girls her age do
and their mothers don't seem to
mind.
"Another thing: My grand-
mother lives with us, and when
my sister brings friends home
she can't be alone with them be-
cause Granny is always hovering
around to overhear everything
they say. My sister, objects, and
I don't blame her. What do you
say?
WORRIED"
* I don't see how your sister
* can object to her grandmoth-
* er's presence without causing
* disturbance; it is for your
* mother to suggest that the
* youngsters be let alone. To be
'* under supervision when enter-
* taining friends always makes
* a girl self-conscious, and it is
* not a comfortable feeling.
* As to drive-ins, it isn't likely
* that your mother will be
* moved -by the fact that other
* girls frequent them. She knows
* what is best for your sister,
* and if other girls want to make
* themselves cheap that is their
* affair. I suggest you persuade
* your sister to wait for this
* permission until she is a little
* older.
* Mothers seem to know their
* daughters, and most of them
exercise disciplinary measures
* only when they feel them'ne-
cessary.
* *
If trouble comes and you feel
you:have done all you; can, let
Anne Hirai know. She may have
ideas that you can use, and 'any-
how you will have her sympathy.
Address her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
Child- Literally
Led To Learning
A pedagogue is a school master
or any instructor of young peo-
ple. The word pedagogue comes
from the identical Greek word
which can be broken up into
paidos, which means "child"
ago which means "lead." In the
days of the Greek City States
slaves led their master's children
to school, back home, to concerts
or to plays. They were actually
leading the children to learning
as schoolmasters are expected to
do nowadays.
A fussy old lady ordered her
dinner with care. But after tak-
ing several bites, she summoned
the waiter indignantly.
"I've never eaten such stringy
spinach in my life!" she com-
plained.
"Madam," the waiter replied
kindly, "why don't you try re-
moving your veil?"
BLOW ME DOWN—Stand clear,
everyone, A 'mighty blow is
about to issue from this cavern-
ous mouth of a hippopotamus
at the Vincennes Zoo in Paris.
Anyway, the photog raphe r
swears the giant beast had a
fit of sneezing, possibly ctfter
being bitten by a king-size flu
bug. if to, he joined thousands
of Parisians similarly afflicted.
TROLLEY OF TOMORROW—Offering a striking contrast between
past and future, this gleaming silver_colored monorail train in
Tokyo sweeps some 30 feet above the ground over the tracks
of an old-fashioned streetcar. The two -coach "flying train",
the first in the orient, carries 62 passengers in its quarter -mile
journey between two zoos in Tokyo's Ueni Park.
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HItONICLES
GNEnRFCAM
Why is it one never has a
camera handy at the right
moment? Last Thursday, for in-
stance, we took Eddie down to
Oakville to see his brother
Dave, at present staying with
Bob and Joy. ' The brothers
hadn't seen each other for three
weeks. We walked into the liv-
ing -room, Eddie a little ahead.
He saw Dave and ran to hint
with arms outstretched. Dave
stood `waiting, a pleased,' proud,.
expression on his face, For
several minutes the two Iittle
boys stood in the middle of the
living -room floor — just hugg-
ing each other. It was really
something to see: And yet nei-
ther of them made any fuss when
it came time for us to leave.
Sometime this corning week they
will all be together again as
mother and the new baby come
home from the hospital this
morning. • We shall miss our
little fellow — but it will be
nice not to have diapers to wash
every other day! Eddie is one
of the happiest babies I ever
knew. Mischievous, of course,
and quite capable of showing
temper when not allowed to have
his own way but in five min-
utes it is all forgotten and he
is playing contentedly again.
But listen to Grandma — as if •
there were no other babies in
the world, whereas there are
plenty and all of them perfect!
Please forgive me for being
such a bore.
Let's talk about something
that isn't nearly so pleasant —
daylight saving for instance.' Are
you on it or off it? If you are
still on it I bet you wish you
weren't. It has been bad enough
other years towards the end of
the season but this year's time
extension is ridiculous. Who is
getting any benefit anyway?
Certainly not the farmer or the
working man; the housewife or
even commuters from out of
town. Nearly everyone now is
getting up in the dark and be-
cause the days are shorter there
isn't enough light at the end of
the day to make any difference
to anyone. Seems to me this day-
light saving problem should be
approached in a different way -
by a vote or plebliscite at muni-
cipal elections. Let the people
make their own decision about
changing the time instead of
having their local council do it
for them, The railways have
never once departed from stan-
dard time. If they can resist
pressure other groups could do
it too. Maybe not enough interest
is taken in the question because
to some people it makes little
difference one way or the other.
Take ourselves for instance
we are not really inconvenienced,
but we object on principle be-
cause we remember only too
well how it can complicate
things for farmers, isn't it time
everyone gave this matter a little
more thought — try to see both
sides of the question for a
change? An apathetic attitude
is a selfish attitude. When so
many people are opposed to
D.S.T. there must be a reason
for it. Isn't it time we inquired
into that reason? Shouldn't we
try to make sure that whatever
decision Is reached should give
the most benefit to the greatest
number of people? Now is the
time to think about it — not next
spring.
Well;, we are beginning to re-
alise that years of farming ex-
perience makes a person a
farmer all his life. For the first
time in our married life we are
buying eggs for the table instead
of selling then: So now we have
first hand knowledge from both
sides of the fence — first as
producer and now as consumer
— and we are benefitting from
that experience. As a producer
we always had a certain number
of cracks and culls among our
eggs every week. They were
used for cooking, frying and
scrambling. We also kept our
family supplied with cracks and
culls. If we sold any they were
always half-price. Naturally
FRESH eggs, with a slight crack
or mis-shapen shells are just as
good as Grade A large — pro-
viding they are used before they
get a chance to get stale. With
this in mind I scouted around
for a place to buy culls as well
as "good" eggs. So I visited a
well-known poultry farm where
I used to buy baby chicks. Here
I got large "cracks" at 40 cents
a dozen. Every egg was candled
while I waited and they were
far more appetising then a dozen
Grade A Large that I had bought
at a store the week before. I had
to drive eight miles to this poul-
try farm but the freshness of
the eggs made the trip worth-
while, besides cutting the cost
of living. While I was at it 'I
got some for Joy as well, As
they were really newlaid eggs I
wasn't afraid to get three -week's
supply for ourselves. The refrig-
erator will take care of thein for
that length of time.
I also found a special market
for chickens. A good size broiler
for $L3$! All ready for the oven.
We know only too well the work
and expense involved before that
chicken was ready for market.
The hours Partner and I used
to spend killing, picking, r.emov-
mg "pins" and cleaning chickens!
And now we can buy a chioken
and all we have to do is cook
it and eat it. It doesn't seem
possible. In fact we had to over-
come a definite guilt complex
before we could really enjoy it.
Victory Over
Women's Ills
Powerful new hormone com-
pounds, closely related to the
natural female hormone prog-
esterone, have shown remark-
able influences in controlling the
most vital glandular functions
among women. At a meeting of
the New York Academy of
Science, a score of high-ranking
U.S, endocrinologists, geneticists,
and gynecologists reported, for
the first time, that these hor-
mone compounds can postpone
menstruation for as long as the
doctor may elect, can protect
pregnancy from miscarriage once
it has started, and can relieve
many of the menstrual disorders
and irregularities that plague
womanhood.
The most startling report came
from Dr. Robert B. Greenblatt,
professdr of endocrinology at the
Medical College of Georgia, and
a practicing gynecologist, who
described his success with one
of these compounds, Norlutin,
in delaying menstruation for as
long as he wished, in some cases
up to six months.
Since many women are made
physically and emotionally ill
by their periods, "postponement
may be medically indicated for
a variety of reasons,""Dr. Green-
blatt 'said, "such as critical con-
junction of menstruation with
business affairs, family 'crises',
important social engagements,
and athletic events."
Norlutin, in tablet form, is
given in . 30 -milligram daily
doses, starting seven days be-
fore the next period is expected.
When the drug is withdrawn, the
patient will re-establish her nor-
mal' menstrual cycle, with no
.unpleasant side effects.
In Dr. Greenblatt's opinion,
Norlutin is not only "scien-
tifidally . significant" because- it
stops regular menstrual periods,
but also because it may forestall
an unwanted period during
pregnancy - and the eventual
loss of the child,
From Newsweek
Modern
Etiquette
by Roberta Lee
Q. We are giving a buffet
dinner, and I intend to set up
card tables about the room to
which our guests will take their
food after helping themselves
from the buffet table. Should
the silverware be placed on the
card tables, or on the buffet
table?
A: It would be better to place
the silver on the buffet table.
Q. Just what is the proper way
for a woman to introduce her
husband?
A. To friends, as "John," and
to acquaintances as "any hus-
band." The two names of safety
are "my husband" and "my
wife," since they are proper no
matter to whom you are talking.
In business, "Mr. Smith" and
"Mrs. Smith" are quite correct.
Q. What is a suggested. "thank
r r •
you" note for a bride -elect to.
write for a wedding gift re-
ceived?
A, "Dear Betty: It was more
than sweet of you to send us shell
a lovely (whatever it was),
Thank you very much, and I
know that Bob and I are going
to get a lot' of enjoyment out of
it, Hoping that we shall, be see-
ing you very soon, Very sincere -
Q. At the movies, is it proper
for people to remain in their
seats and compel others t
squeeze past them?
A, If by turning their knees
to one side they cannot make
enough room for others to pass
easily, they should by all means
stand,
Q. Is it proper to use the'eb-
brevlatiolas -- Chas., Jas., Robt,
or Wm. — when addressing en-
tations to letters?
A. Abbreviated names are
never proper in salutations. If
a man abbreviates his name in
his signature, you may use the
abbreviation in addressing your ,
envelopes to hint.
Q. Should ice cream, served In
sherbet glass, be eaten with the
spoon or fork?
A. With the spoon. Ice cream
is eaten with the fork only when
it is served with pie or cake a le
mode.
Q. What is the fee a woman is
supposed to give the maid who
helps her in a public dressing or
powder room?
A. Not less than twenty-five
cents.
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ISSUE 46 — 1957
THE WINNAH-The expressions on the faces of Brooks West aid his wife, Eve Arden, tell
you he's slamming down a winning card to take the trick. Their children, l0_yecir-old
Connie, left; Douglas, 3; and Liza, 12, mostly take it in stride. Missing from the scene in
their Hollywood home is 4V/2-yoar-old son, Duncan. Eve, who won the hearts of millions of
radio and TV fans playing "Our Miss Brooks" for 10 years, has switched characters and
is now Liza Hammind, and her fan don't seem to mind at all.