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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-07-15, Page 6"DEAR AR ANNE KIRKS': 1 am eating of the bitter grapes, and I deserve all I suffer I would like to warn other girls that forget- ting the Golden Rule does not pay . I was a widow, knew all the answers. 1 was just look- ing for someone to support me. When I met this mann, he was en- , gaged to a girt whom everybod3 loved; I knew that, but I also knew he was wealthy. 1 used all my wiles to land hien. "We are both miserable beings His mind is always on her, even I can sense that. Ve hen we meet any of her • friends he pretends not to see them; he is ashamed of me and of what we both have done. We have not even respect for each other anymore -- and how can we have? "Any woman .who would come between an engaged couple would be just as quick to break up a. marriage. I say to your readers: Before you interfere between two people who love 'each other, call on your self-respect to resist. You are always the loser. "This other girl got rid of a spineless skunk -• and I am stuck with him, SORRY NOW" * Why are you "stuck w i t h him?" It does happen occasion. * ally that two guilty persons are * bound together by the knowl- * edge of their guilt; perhaps that * is the only thing you two have * in common. But why live with * it! Wouldn't you be a different * person away from this man? You may not be able to undo the wrong you committed, but WELL-STACKED - Paint is the last thing on the minds of the paint crew as the SS Gripsholm arrives from Germany, * at least you need not be daily * reminded of it, as you are in * his presence. Such a life is de- * grading to you both. * With a fresh start — alone, * and building up respect for * yourself again—the day should * not be far off when you will * feel cleansed of this despair, * and able to face your world with dignity and fortitude. * * * "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 hope you can print my letter, so no other man will make the mistake I did. They may never get the second chance I got. "I married a girl of different faith. We were married in her church, and t h e , children were baptized there; I even went with them occasionally. But after a while people poisoned my mind against her faith. I began to argue with her; she tried to rea- son with me, but 1• would not - lis- ten. I got her and myself in a desperate state. "I finally stopped going to church at all, and didn't believe in anything anymore. She left the. She couldn't take my insults any longer. That is when 1 real- ized what a fool I'd been to let those interfering people influence me,.. "God must have given her spe- cial grace, for she has listened to my please at last, and we are to- gether again; we all go to her church. Once again, I am living. But I feel I can never make up for all the heartache I caused her . .... Men, there is only one God. believe me. • A FOOL THAT WAS" If you once made a grave .mis- take, admit it, do what you can to wipe out the consequences, and make a fresh start. This is how strong characters become strong ... In time of indecision or despair, virite to Anne Hirst — at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Rt., New Toronto, Ont. UPSIDE-if/OWN TRAVELLER Sloths are known for their pe culiar way of hanging down when walking about the branches of the trees that form their home in the forests of Central and South America. There are two groups of sloth, the three -toed, or ai, and the two toed, or unau. They travel while hanging by their hooked claws. However, a sloth is not helpless on the ground. It can walk slowly, covering a mile in about six and a half hours But its real home is among the branches of the,, trees, and here most of its life is spent. It dines on leaves Three Times Ten Is 34 — This strange bit of arithmetic is correct, providing you're counting the toes of the McCoy children. Leona, 9, left, has six on each foot; Charlotte, 3, center, has an extra one on her left foot as does Jerry, 8, who had part of it removed. They are in Grady Hospital to have their allotment trimmed down. ern Etiquette Q. Is it out-of-date now to teach • • boys' and girls to say. "Yee, ma'am" and "No, ana'arm,' and "No, Sir" and "Yes, Sir" to. adults? A. "Yes, sir" is still correct for a boy when speaking to his father or other men, but a girl should use the name cf the per- son spoken to, as "Yes, Mrs. Jones." The word ,"Ma'am," is no longer in good form, and when a child doesn't know the name of the person, he . should add something to "yes" or "no" as, "Yes, it is," or "No, 1 don't think so." Q. Is it permissible to sip water while one has food in his mouth? A, No, this is considered bad manners. Only when one' has taken .r bite of food into the mouth that is too hot to handle: is a sip of water. condoned. Q. When introduced to a per- son for the second time, what" should one say? A. You may say, "i've already had the pleasure of meeting Mr.! Smith," or, "I think I met Mr, Smith last month." . Q. Is it really necessary to ex- plain the reason for.. 'refusing an invitation? A. Yes, unless ,you realli! , want nothing further to do vst#� the person . extending the inv', tation. "I'in sorry, but I, have another engagement" is usually. good form. Q. If tea is served and a guest does not care for it would it be all right for this guest to ask for a cup of coffee? A. Not unless the hostess aslcs if he or she would prefer coffee. Otherwise, drink the tea, or part of it., and express nu preference. Q. How long should one stay when making a call of condo lame at a friend's home? A. This call should be especi- ally brim — not longer than about ten or fifteen minutes unless, of course, the bereaved friend asks you to stay longer. Q. Wbat are several forms for introducing a married woman and a single wosna.n? • A. "Mrs. Johnson, may I in- troduct Miss Lee?" "Mrs. John- son, this is Miss Lee." Or, ' au may merely mention the rt nes as, "Mrs. Johnson. Miss Lee '• effiriats ,skOk rue ,-appiness rigs from Moderation as'slt i;%= --• COET.F1 E (1749 - 1832) the j -louse f Sesta ra Men who think of tomorrow practice moderation today �"�elw" •.rr.N.v..wr.. rnsenm INGEAR.M fr' PrAar7 - rl n1, ^ e, ro 11 comes haying time -- so then what happens? Changeable weather, of course — all the way from cool, clammy fog to heat and humidity. There is quite a tat of hay down in this district but we haven't started yet. 1 sup- pose we shall have to in a few days, Hope there won't be any broken collar -hones for Partner ea. a result. There shouldn't be if he follows the doctor's orders What a change: in the gardens from a week ago -- everything growing fast to make up for the late season. It is lovely at this time of the year to see so many well -kept gardens — flower and vegetable too. Not here though, my nice garden is a thing of the past, I have long since given up the stn"uggle. However, with the help of a • power lawn -mower Partner keeps the 'fawns well cut and that, always gives any place a tidy appearance: 1 had occasion to do a bit of travelling on our country roads last week and came to the con-. elusion there are very few places amore beautiful .than our own lit- tle county of Halton. There is nothing really spectacular in our scenery but once you get off the beaten track there is such a quiet restfulness -- such greenness m the well -wooded roads. And then there are t h e lovely little churches, schools, and well -kept graveyards. Some of them, that is. On one road I passed an old pioneer cemetery. Mercifully .a thick row of poplars had grown up along . the road Tense so that most people would pass by the graveyard without noticing it at • all. But I stopped and did a lit- tle exploring, 1 don't suppose • there were more than twenty, graves all told, and most of the tombstones werbroken or knock- , ed over. .It seems to me it should be the responsibility of • town- ship councils to see that old ceme- teries are not allowed to become neglected, weed -infested areas. Weed -spraying machines are used to keep down noxious growth on country roads -- why not a good spraying for the old pioneer cemeteries? Not that we particu- • larly favour the weed -spraying unless it is followed by a clean- up job on the unsightly debris of dead weeds and shrubs that are left behind, In the case ,of cetne- ' teries that could easily be done. In some districts burial grounds have been cleared of weeds and underbrush • and the tombstones gathered together to form a cairn. A respectful tribute to the found- •ers of the district and a credit to the people now living in the com- munity. Which is all to the good since to the stranger a communi- ty is often judged by the appear- ance of its countryside,. How • - ever, appearances nen be decep- • tive. Well kept twines and farm buildings used to be an indication of a prosperous farm community. But conditions have changed. Quite a number of farin houses are occupied by people who are not, farming •at all. In some cases farm property has been Split. up — house and buildings belonging to one man who may be working in an industrial plant a few miles away _. and farm acreage sold to a neighboring farmer. All this may not be obvious to the meter- ing public but farm people can .see pretty well what is going on. I visited one little village Cast week, at one time the centre of a farming community, and I was •-told, that not one Of the adjacent farms was now being cultivated, the older folk being past heavy work and the younger folk atm - ted by the wages paid in nearby industrial plants. Of course, some of tete farmers have most of their fields down. in grass and keep a few cattle. 1 suppose we may be included in that category as we. still have fifteen head of cattle. However, this year we gave "a junior farmer' a chanes to put itn twelve acres of oats for him- self and 'pasture for seven head of cattle, This young fellow is not a junior farmet in the sense that that term is generally un- derstood. ale is just a young chap trying to make a go of things on his own, It would appear there are two types of Major, farmers. In one type we find the sons of successful farmers, who not having the sole responsibility of the home farm on their shoul- ders are thus able to get out and take advantage of short courses, demonstrations and field days in connection with the various branches of agriculture and ani- mal husbandry. There is also another type of junior farmer struggling along unassisted, who deserves to be encouraged, It might be said of him that he is learning the hard way as he is too busy making a living to take in short courses or compete with organized junior farmers at fairs and exhibitions. He is not necessarily ignorant or less interested. He c a n read ARTICLES in farm magazines or keep up with, the modern farm- ing methods by radio -- and usu- ally does Ten years from now it will be interesting to note which type of young fellow has made the better farmer. Here is a note of comfort -- just in case you are feeling the heat! This is the longest day — the year is half. gone already. It won't be long before we are shovelling snow again and laying in ' our "winter's supply of oil or coal. How Far Can You See? As we stand on the seashore the sky and the sea seem to meet, way off in the distance. The' meeting -place is the horizon. If we stand on a level plain we •can, if. there are no trees or buildings in the way, see where the. end of the land seems to touch the bot- tom rim of the donee We call the sky. That also is the horizon. The distance to the horizon depends on ho'w high our eyes are above the level of the sea or above the level of the land across which we are looking. A boy standing on the shore looks out on the sea from a height about four feet greater than the feel of the sea—the height of his eyes above sea level. He can just see a little iron -on Designs An CONN 4, . tv1.42, With a stroke at an hist, ROSES GROW on your linens! They're sunny yellow and vivid orange with bright green leaves. 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From a light- house 150 feet above sea level, he could see about 14,3y4 miles tet the :horizon. �tr '....,"ano..........,',...";„...................",..,',....),....,"•.......4........,................",:......„...‘,.ALS'N.OA........„...............„,...-1"...-*A,..„ ,j SALA Et CREAM DRUM:my"� !i cup MAZOLA Salad Oil 2 tablespoons vinegar '1 egg yolk, unbeaten 1 tablespoon sugar %s teaspoon salt Va teaspoon dry mustard Yil teaspoon paprika (optional) A cup water 2 tablespoons BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch 'A cup thick, sour cream POT -MAZOLA, vinegar, egg yolk, sugar and sea- sonings in o bowl, PREPARE base in saucepan by slowly adding water to BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch; mix. well COOK over low heat until tnixture thickens and boils; stir constantly, L 01L 2 minutes, stir constantly„ REMOVE from heat; add to egg mixture quickly, BEAT with rotary beater until well blended„ ....... ADD sour cream; beat until creamy. 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