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"My Children Won't Kelp
Me -- I am So Ashamed!"
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am sure
you must get dozens of similar
letters, but I haven't seen my
problem in your column for
ages. I am 60 years old, and
look older because I am physi-
cally sick and consumed with
worry. I have three children, all
married, and I need their help
desperately; I am ashamed to
say they refuse any aid, and
only remind me how much
they've always done!
"I live alone, and I can't take
an outside job because of a
neuralgic condition. I need new
glasses and dentures and medi-
cal care, and I have no hospital
insurance. My income is small,
and I only ask the children to
help me regain my health. A
small check each month would
make all the difference, and I
honestly believe it could cure
some of my ailments.
WHAT OF TOMORROW?
"Until they got married, the
children were loving and kind;
but since my health is break-
ing, I guess they just don't want
to be bothered.. , . I have work-
ed hard all my life; I supported
myself before I married, and
because of my husband's in-
come was inadequate, I was out
in the business world again as
soon as I could leave my babies.
Now I sit alone, neglected
and frustrated. I confess some-
times I cry myself to sleep
worrying about what is to be-
come of me. My church is my
one refuge.
"What do other mothers do
when this blow descends? What
can I do? I don't mean to feel
sorry for myself, Anne Hirst, I
suppose I'm writing because I
want some- comfort from some-
body who understands, and I
know you do.
MORTIFIED"
* You are in one al the most
* humiliating positions a moth-
* er can face. You are so
* ashamed of your selfish chil-
* dren that you shrink from
* Ietting anyone know about it.
* Yet some help must be forth-
* coming.
* If your children refuse to
* provide it, why don't you con-
* fide in your minister? I am
* sure many others of his con-
* gregation have brought their
* troubles to him, knowing they
* can trust his judgment and
*tact. If you had to appeal to
* the city or province for re-
* lief (which might happen)
* your children would be
* forced to take proper care of
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* you. How they and you de-
* plore the attendant publicity!
* You need simple friendli-
* ness, too, and the varied in-
* terests it would supply. Your
* minister will probably speak
* quietly to kindly women of
* his church, who will drop in
* frequently to cheer you up.
* They may even think of small
4' services you can do in your
* home that will add a little to
* your income. Anyway, their
* warm interest will be wel-
* come. I hope you will not let
* another day pass before you
* talk with your pastor, so
* help will soon be on its way,
* Look for that day when phy-
* sical disabilities that plague
* you will be relieved, and
* your health and spirits im-
* proved, You have years ahead
* of you, and they can be years
* of comfort and even service.
* * *
TEEN-AGE TRIALS
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 14
and have a boy friend who likes
me, but he won't come out and
say so. He is always trying to
make me jealous by talking to
another girl or writing me about
her — but it is me he walks
home from school, and he
doesn't pay any attention to her.
"I do hope your answer will
help us along in our love.
STEADY READER"
* Once you .show this boy
* that his ravings about any
*girl don't interest
g you, he
* will find some other way of
* showing off. After all, so long
* as he takes you out and
* doesn't spend any time with
* her, why let it bother you?
* Words are the cheapest buy
* in the dictionary of flirtation,
* but deeds prove where a
* boy's real interest lies.
* You are young to be talk-
* ing of love, but I understand
* how such a habit annoys you.
* When the lad mentions her
* name, change the subject, but
* pleasantly, and he soon will
* realize he will have to be
* even more attentive if he
* hopes to date you often.
* It would not be out of order
* to date another boy or two,
* and let him do the worrying
* for a bit.
* *
No matter how hopeless
things look today, tomorrow
always cones and can bring
with it new confidence and
hope. Anne Hirst will welcome
your problems and give you her
sympathy and honest counsel.
Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto.
Helpful Tips On
Home Decorating
The warm sunshine is bring-
ing on the annual redecorating
'fever. But what can you do
with small rooms and rooms
with high ceilings? Here are
some tips on home decorating
which might help solve these
and other problems.
If a small room is your prob-
lem, keep in mind that walls
and woodwork painted the same
color will make a room look
larger. A light tint is better
than a dark tint for the small
room.
.* * *
Wall-to-wall floor covering
will help create a feeling of
spaciousness.
* * *
For the small bathroom, use
the same color for tile, walls
and fixtures to give the room
that "bigger" look.
* * *
If you are bothered by irregu-
uar and unattractive lines in a
room, paint the ceilings, walls
and woodwork the same color.
The result will be a camou-
flage of the bothersome lines.
* *
High ceilings may be low-
ered by painting them a deep
color and possibly carrying the
ceiling color down onto the
wall for a foot or two. Light
tints, especially blue imitating
the sky, will make a low ceil-
ing appear higher. -,
* * *
If you want to change your
bedroom scheme, choose a quiet
color. Soft blue -grey and yet- .
low are restful colors for such
rooms. But don't be monoto-
nous -- add touches of stronger
color. Artificial lights will soft-
en colors at night.
* * *
Is your furniture light in
color? If so, remember that it
will not show up to the beat
of its ability against a light
background. Choose a darker
tone to bring out the best in
your furniture,
* *
To make large, barn-li.k*
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darker hue on the walls.
FINAL SCENE.? — Actress Grace Kay is the focus of many movie
cameras as she makes what may ,be her final appearance on
Hollywood film. Occasion was the recent Oscar awards cere-
monies.
When a Sailboat
Hit An Omnibus
To me there was always an
infinite fascination in seeing
these great Northern tracts of
woodland awakening from their
long winter sleep. The sweet-
ness of the dawn, the delicious
smell of growing things, the
fresh young life springing up
under one's feet, all these ap-
pealed to every fibre in my 'be-
ing. Nature always restores the
balance of things. In Russia,
as in Canada, after the rigours
of the winter, once the snow has
disappeared, flowers carpet the
ground with a rapidity of
growth unknown in more tem-
perate climates.
These Finland woods were
plant with masses of small,
white, waxy flowers. It was, I.
think, one of the smaller cran-
berries, There was an orange -
flowering nettle, too, the leaves ,
of which changed from green
to vivid purple as they climbed
the stalk, making gorgeous
patches of dolour, and great
drifts of blue hepaticas on the
higher ground. To appreciate
Nature properly, she must be
seen at unaccustomed times, as
she bestirs herself after her
night's rest whilst the sky
brightens. . .
We had an ice -boat on the
Gulf of Finland as well. It is
only in early spring, and very
seldom then, that this amuse-
ment can be indulged in. The
necessary conditions are (1) a
heavy thaw to melt all the snow
from the surface of the ice, fol-
lowed by a sharp frost; (2) a
strong breeze. Nature is not of-
ten obliging enough to arrange
matters in this sequence. We
had some good sailing, though,
and could get forty miles an
hour out of our craft with a de-
cent breeze. Our boat was of the
Dutch, not the Canadian type.
Ice -sailing was bitterly cold
work, and the navigation of the
Gulf of Finland required great
caution, for in early spring
great cracks appeared in the
ice. On one occasion, in avoid-
ing a large crack, we ran into
the omnibus plying on runners
between Kronstadt and the
mainland .. , , It may be worth
while recording this, as it is
but seldom that a boat collides
with an omnibus. — From "The
Vanished Pomps of Yesterday,"
by Lord Frederick Hamilton.
(HRONICIIS
4 d+ x% D C lflxk a
It happened one morning re-
cently. To be exact it was March
21. The dawn was just break-
ing when I jumped out of my
bed and ran to the window.
Partner said—"Now what's the
matter'?"
"It's a robin . . . see . on
the poplar tree—a big fat cock
robin, looking in at our win-
dow'.
"Huh," Partner scoffed,
"probably a starling."
"It isn't a starling — it's a
robin. Come and see for your-
self." So Partner came to the
window and was finally con-
vinced. The robin, meanwhile.
perched motionless on the tree,
surveying the world for signs
of spring. Evidently he was not
too impressed as not a sound
came from him, not even a mat-
ing call. The robin was a wise
bird for since that morning we
have had bitter cold winds and
some snow. Not at all the kind
of weather for courting — at
least, not in the bird world. For
the human species any time is
courting itme because we have
the . protection of warm homes,
theatres, dance halls, automo-
biles, indoor -skating rinks and
many other comfortable oppor-
tunities for companionship. The
notion that "in the spring a
young man's fancy , . ." is out-
moded. It is open season all
the year round for those whose
inclinations "lightly turn to
thoughts of love"s But the robin
sticks to the laws of nature.
And you can't fool the robin.
Spring is spring. And spring-
time
pringtime is mating time. No self-
respecting robin would go call-
ing on his lady -friend until
winter had had its final fling. I
remember part of a poem from
childhood days which began—
"When north winds blow,
then we shall have snow
And what will the robins do
then, poor things?" I forget
the rest but I am sure that what
the robins were likely 'to do
didn't include courting. But it
won't be long, my friends.
Spring will soon be here. The
robins know or they wouldn't
be around at all. So maybe we
had better hurry up that house-
cleaning. Remember last sum-
mer . the heat and humid-
ity? Let's enjoy the coolish
weather while we can.
In the meantime I have a con-
fession to make -and I feel like
d 1:alto:' in so doing. A month
aga ;tee traded in our nice .little
*Wish car on a later model—
Canadian make. In doing so I
yielded to family pressure and
economic necessity,. I liked my
little car. It did all I wanted
it to do as I am not a city
driver. But it was subject to
all kinds of derisive remarks
from other :members of the fam-
ily. "Puddle -jumper" the young
folk called it. Well, why did I
trade it in if I liked it, since
I was the one who was driv-
ing it? For the simple reason
that we live in a district where
there isn't an agent for English
cars, which makes it difficult
to get parts or get a repair job
done. The one man who was
willing to service my car sold
his garage so- that left me out
on a limb.. If we had a me-
chanic at home that would be a
different matter. Bttt Partner
doesn't even drive a car, left
alone repair it. He can handle
the tractor, but, because of
arthritis in his hand and feet—
and in the interests of safety—
he has always thought it better
to leave the car alone—except
that he is a most proficient
side -seat driver! The car we
have now is a semi-automatic
transmission and it travels the'
road with the greatest of ease.
It also has a sticker on the
windshield which indicates it
has passed its road test. Which
means that I went after the po-
lice officer—he didn't come af-
ter me. I wasn't at all anxious
to be pulled up on the highway
and subjected to an unexpected
road test so I got ahead of the
game and got my car checked
right outside the local police
headquarters, After all, if there
is anything wrong with the car
one is driving it is better to
know it. I feel much happier
now with that sticker on the
windshield. Now if only some
kind of sticker could be attach-
ed to drivers what a help it
would be to the travelling
public.
Well, from the look of this
house I had better start on a
clearing up job. 'I notice there
is a forgotten tractor, coloured
blocks in out of the way cor-
ners, a little cap in the living -
room and various other signs
that. indicate our grandson was
around here yesterday. I don't
know how other folk manage
so well but Monday is never
wash -day around here. It is a
day of recovery, and for getting
this column done. We love to
have visitors, family or other-
wise—but after the pleasure is
past we find a little rest and
relaxation very welcome. After
all there is no law that decreer
that Monday shall be wash -day,
so, when the usual work is done
I make the rounds with the wa-
tering -can. The geraniums are
growing fast now and need
more water. And my cactus,
that was in full bloom last
Christmas, will be blooming
again for Easter. Looks like
anything can happen around
here—and often does. The other
day Partner left the gate open
to the backyard. It was an open
invitation to the heifers. And
they took it. Partner and I got
plenty of exercise that morning,
Was I glad I wasn't the guilty
party!
Andy High was one of the
smallest infielders ever to play
major-league ball. At one time
he owned an electrical appliance
shop in St. Louis, moving: Charlie
Grimm to observe that "Andy
is the only electrician I know
who has to use a ladder to put
in a floor plug."
It's Refrigerated
Clothing Now
One trouble .about spring be -
tug just around the corner ie
that : it reminds us a seniitropl..
e31 summer is not far off either.
True, we now have air condi,-
toning in homes, offices, stores„
motor cars and Many even have
it in taxicabs if New York's ex-
periment with a fleet of 50 air-
conditioned cabs proves sue-
cessful. But the pedestrian le
still left out in the heat.
Nevertheless, air-conditioned)
clothing now seems on the way.
A New York engineer who to
president of several successful,
companies — no crackpot he —
has designed and patented a
jacket and helmet with built-im
refrigeration. The inventor, 'ar-
gil Stark, tried these out sue-
• cessfully on his son one day last
summer in Washington when
the temperature was 90. But
this project has encountered one
snag — fashion , , which now
emphasizes the form -fitting gar-
ment, For refrigerated clothes
must have compartment to hold
dry ice. In Mr. Stark's jacket
they are in the shoulder pads.
Yet shoulder pads are definitely
out.
But this conflict may yet be
resolved since hats are getting
larger in the crown. And the
hat industry, which falls upon
lean days in the summer, might
welcome the refrigerated cha-
peau. If so, air-conditioned liv-
ing would be complete,
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