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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-04-22, Page 2Bre ate deteeioadi "SALADA" TEA & corrEz ANNE1 141i'',. ST i "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 25, have been married 10 years --- and all I have is five wonderful children, aged from one year to eight. My husband provides food, clothing and shelter. But he is a person with a "So -what?" attitude. If something happens, O.K.; if it doesn't, who cares? "We met when I was 13. He never asked me to go steady, but we did. I don't even know how we came to marry; we didn't have to, and it was not love, for that never existed ... He always seemed older, and I never could say to him what I really felt All these years, he has cri- ticized everything I do. "I find myself tired of mar- riage. I long for a lover's kiss and tenderness. I want to be wanted, not just taken for grant- ed; I know it is wrong to have such thoughts, but I cannot help it. I can't eat or sleep properly, Extra -Easy Pettes EXTRA -Ji AS'e' --. o n 1 y two stkuin pattern parts to cut out, titch up for our favorite topper'. ake it in wool for spring, linen er pique for summer. It has the 'boxy lines you love— the back kntereet• that's f a s h. i o n news. Duffs can be turned back at any length. Se* it now. Pattern 4875: Misses' Sizes 10. r, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes N�, yards 54 -inch fabric. This pattern easy to use, sine ede to sew, is tested for fit. Has eiotnplete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢.) in coins (stamps cannot be Accepted) for this pattern. Print Mainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS. STYLE NUMBER Send order to Box 1, 123 igliteenth St,. NF'.w To onto. Ont and the last two months I've lost 15 pounds. "I feel I have to live with him for the children's sake, but if things don't change I shall near the breaking point. I need sound advice, and yours seems so to everyone else. Jeanne" "' It is a problem, indeed to " bring love and tenderness into * a 10 -year inarriage that start- "' ed with neither. Except for his " habit of criticizing you (which is probably only a habit) your husband seems satisfied with things as they are. He seems to have no conception of a woman's emotional needs, and if you explain them, he may shrug then off with a superior smile. Yet what can you do but try to make him understand how empty of meaning is your present existence? No woman enjoys being treated like an old chair that is ,set in place and expected to stay there. Your marriage may have been a grave mistake. But now * you have five children to raise, x and their. enjoyment in life * depends largely upon how c+ their parents get along to- • gether. The comping years can * be so much happier for you " two if your husband will ack- " nowledge that his marriage faces a crisis which can only * be met by his appreciation and 'r kindness, and those little at- • tentions which warm a Wom- an's heart. " As one reader put it recent- * ly, "Why don't these wives * make their husbands want *• them?" It has its points. * Can't you see your husband ",ale the rightful source of -the' * tenderness and lovemaking * you crave? Whether the idea * appeals or not, study him all "' over again, as though you had * just met him. Flatter him a bit; * adjust yourself to his moods; '' praise him in front of the * children, so that he feels im- * portant to you all. Unless he is inhumanly callous, he " begets appreciation more of- " ten than you think, and some * latent sympathetic sentiment * may stir within hits and rise * to expression. * It is a long chance, I admit, " But you have to live with him for the children's sake, so why * not take it?' Can't you confide * frankly in your doctor; He • might well talk to your buss * band, stressing your need for * articulate affection and regu- lar recreation, and so bring. • you both closer than you have '' ever been. If your husband's neglect !ts troubling you, examine yourself honestly and see where the rea- son lies . .. Anne Hirst's long experience and observation are at your service, and often she can save a mnarriage. Write her, frankly, at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth treet, New Toronto, Ont. Mixt and sift twice, then sift into a bowl, 2,1 c. once - sifted pastry flour (or 21:' c. once -sifted all-purpose flour). 2 tsps. Magic Baking Powder, r z tsp. baking soda, 1,N j tsps. salt, 34 tsp. ground. mace. Mims in Vs c. lightly -packed brown sugar, a y C. rolled oats and 1 c. broken walnuts. Combine 1 well -beaten egg, 1 c. butter- milk, 2 taps. grated orange rind, 1 tsp. vanilla and .e5 tbs. shortening, melted. Make a well in dry ingredients and add liquids; rni.x lightly. 'rune into a loaf pan (d m " x $;.z"1 which has been greased and lined with greased paper. Bake in a rather slow oven, 325", about 1. hour. Serve cold, thinly sliced and lightly buttered. Always s )ependabble t".tiarr0"1. ,n:.�t'iiif.Y a,' a '•`kl.' . !fi .) a. F. .i...:v 6,. . ... .,. .x..y si .^`, r.''R'a A Helping Hand -- The Ontario Society for Crippled Children, in association with the District Service Clubs, held sixteen crippled children's clinics throughout the province last year. Over thirteen hundred and fifty crippled children attended these clinics. Shown above is a young lad from the Kirkland Lake District with Dr. William Mustard of the Hospital for. Sick Children's staff in Toronto. Annual Easter Seal Campaign spbnsdred by the Society will run until April 18 and has an objective of half a million dollars for the province. RN S 1NG R. w - Cwe:cul ottr.* 0 Cta..rIk Maybe I had better say a word or two about our grandson or someone will think he has been shipped down sto Montreal. But that couldn't be . . . $3,000 wouldn't pay for our David. David, Dee- and Arthur were out for the' day two, weeks ago, and what a change we saw in him. Strong, sturdy, active and good-tempered. I don't think. babies come any better than our grandson. Of course, that may be a slightly biased opinion—but would you expect anything else from me? His grandpa - thinks the same way, I am sure: But admit it? No, not he. "What's :all. the fuss about?" :nye Peet - nen "the little tike is just another baby!" Last week I was in the city and stayed overnight with Daughter. It was seven p.m. when I arrived and I was greet- ed like this ---"Oh, I'm so glad you've come in time. Art can't get home until late so will you 'baby-sit' while I go shopping?. David's all right—fast asleep in his cot." While she was talking Daughter was also getting her coat on and was out of the house before I could agree or disagree. I looked at my sleeping grand- son and couldn't believe that 'two weeks could make so much difference. Four months old that very day and he looked six or seven. Fifteen ninutes later he was awake and crying. "Oh dear," I thought, "now what's going to happen when he finds it isn't mother taking care of him?" I bent over his cot; Daviel looked up, stopped crying and • began smiling and gurgling quite happily. From then on it was easy going. 1 knew the • early evening was often his wakeful period so I put hint down on the • big bed and for the next hour we really . enjoyed Ourselves as we both had quite a lot to talk about. I was amazed that David did not "make strange" with nne, as apparently he does with some people, Could it be s o m e instinct made him realise I was the next best thing to his mother; did he know that be- tween us there was a real kin- ship? If so he didn't have much consideration for his gran d - mother during the night. At four o'clock in the morning he was giving an active demonstration of what a healthy pair of lungs can do. But I stayed put! 'That is a grandmother's p r i v 11 e g e, except in tithes of emergency, Love our grandchildren. look after them, sew and knit for them, baby-sit or take them for walks, but during the night they are their mother's responsibility —father's ton, for that matter. However, I know of one grand - =Other who gets up and ,goes to the parents' rooms if she hears the baby crying during the night. :r might acid her solici- tude is not appreciated by her eon and daughter -In-law. Looking after David brought back to me one of ro;y' deepest regrets - that my mother- never asaw her Canadian grandchildren t think a daughter, mora so than - soli, is never completely satis- fied'.until she can more or less MA: 1$ 1954 share her love and pride in her children with her O 11 mother. When that is impossible it stays with her as an everlasting regret. What a time I have arranging to get away when it will be the least inconvenient to Part- izer . and then I don't bit it right I made plans for my two- day trip to the city earlier in the week but did not go because a man was coming to delio'rn some heifers. On such an occa- sion i like to be around in case anyone gets hurt or needs help in any way. So I waited until Friday—and then what happens? While Partner had all his own work to do, plus getting meals and attending to the fire and furnace, another cow had a calf; a new neighbor caine to return a call while Partner was still at the barn; there wasa telephone call . from a friend living in Toronto who was visiting in Mil- ton and expected to see me befere she returned, Incidentally I „v is phening that.• same friend izm `troxonto, `;only to learn she `was in 1Vj�ilton! The baker, the egg -man and the Fuller -Brush man made' their customary calls, and the mailman left a whole pile of "fan -nail" --also a mys- terious parcel. The parcel was a cardboard box about a foot square. . Inside the many paper wrappings were two glass tunmblers. One was inscribed— "Partner, Ginger Farm" — and the other, "Gwendoline, Ginger Farm"! 'That's all .. , not a hint as to the identity of the donor, and even the postmark was illegible and gave no clue. Part- ner said --• "Someone's pulling your leg!" Well, maybe -- may- be not. Anyway we used the glasses today. So to our unknown benefactor we say "thanks a lot". It was fun, anyway, com- ing hoine to a nice little surprise. As to the .rest of niy '"fan - mail'", most of it was in answer to my offer of transfers in return for stamped envelope, And I have come to the conclusion that a great number of my readers are very interested in fancy- work! The requests were more numerous than I expected. How- ever, -I have divided the ' trans- .ferrs as fairly as I could so that each- person will at least be suf- ficiently repaid to cover the cost of postage involved. Strange fird.Life ki Austrafla The emu takes precedence over all other Australian birds. Its image appears with that of the kangaroo on the Commonwealth coat cu. arms. It can't fly, but can run as fast as a galloping horse, It is about five feet tall and its whole body is covered with soft grey -brown feathers. These are of a peculiar structure two appearing to spring from a single shaft. The emu is among the few birds of which the female does the courting. The male looks after the .,,young. The female emu does her courting by boom- ing or calling -up the male. This is done by enlarging the air sacs in her neck. She seeks a f ''sh mate each season; and lays a • titch of eggs ranging in num- bee from six to eighteen. In - lasts about eight weeks, and when the chicks emerge the male cares for them, lavishing on them an 'attention no mother could exceed. Perhaps the most intriguing of all Australian birds is the lyre bird—bird of a thousand voices, Unquestionably the prince of mocking -birds, the l y re bird mimics all bush noises. It will interrupt its own melodious song to mimic the chopping of trees, sawing of logs, barking of dogs, clucking of hens, the whistle of a train or .the laugh of a kooka- in"rrn., followed- by the delight- ful, clear notes of the thrush or u.1t:Y;mmt:. The lyre bird lays only one egg, in a domed nest. It builds its dancing mounds sometimes to a height of thirty feet from the ground. The male has a magnificent plumage with a lyre - shaped tail, bigger than the bird itself. He displays this adorn- ment in a strutting dance to im- press the female, a small, homely bred lacking any finery. A close look at various birds' nests imp the Australian bush reveals some interesting features, The golden -headed fantail warb- ler, after building its coined nest, sews on leaves using cobwebs and gossamers for thread and its beak for a needle. Because of its deftness in the use of the needle and thread, it is fre- quently referred to as Australia's tailor bird. The white -eared honey -eaters, found in districts known as heathlands, including the scrub country around Sydney's Middle Harbour, are called "hairdress- ers" by bushmen. These odd birds generally use animal hair for lining their nests, but much prefer human hair if available They have no compunction about alighting on a person's head and snatching a tuft of .hair! No other place on earth can boast the giant earthworm found in South Gippsland, Victoria. Sometimes known as barking worms, they grows, to twelve feet in length and several inches thick. Walking near a colony of these creatures, one can hear the loud gurgling sounds which always betray the giant worms' presence—a weird kind of groan- ing under one's feet, like the lament of some strange animal. These noises, which account for the term "barking" worm, are produced by the worm's progres- s i o n through the burrow. A scientist cut one of these giant worms into a dozen pieces and each section developed into a complete worm. If several 'are cut up together, two heads will sometimes join with a tail be- tween. On the other hand, two tails might join without a heads Luscious, HONEY BSNRING- Quick to make with the new Fast DRY Yeast * Hot goodies come puffin' from your oven in quick time with new !Fleischmann's Fast DRY Yeast! No mote spoiled cakes of yeast! No more . last-minute trips — this new form of Fleischmann's Yeast keeps in your cop, board? Order a month's supply. to Scald 3"r c. milk, 31, c. granulated sugar, 13 i tsps. salt and 34 c. shortening; cool to lukewarm. Meanwhile, measure into a large. bowl Ya c. lukewarm water, 1 tsp. granulated sugar; stir until sug- ar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 1 envelope Fleischmann's Fast Ris- ing Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 mins., THEN stir well. Add cooled milk mixture and stir in 1 well -beaten egg and 1 tsp. ;grated lemon rind. Stir in 2 r. once -sifted bread flour;- beat un- til smooth. Work in 3 c. (about) once -sifted bread flour. Knead on lightly -floured board until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and grease top of OW! bio a new tatetI r 1J for u- Juot q CROWN BRAND !BORN SYRUP Oil your cereal Min -nil Good. • peciari//y good 0i; hog` coved HONEY -BUN RING dough. Cover and set in warm place, free from draught. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough and roll out into an oblong about 9"` wide and 24" long; loosen dough.- Combine is c. lightly -packed brown sugar and % c. liquid honey; spread over dough and sprinkle with 44 u. broken walnuts. Beginning at a long side, loosely roll up like a jelly roll. Lift carefully into a greased 8'i•:" tube pan and join ends of dough to forst a ring, Brush top with melted butter. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in moderately hal oven, 375', 45-S0 minutes. Brush top with honey and sprinkle with chapped walnuts. up with ele Quick root Energy