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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-07-24, Page 2eat tf "Dear Anne Hirst: My daughter its heartbroken over her first love affair, She had gone with this nice boy for nearly a year, and they are both 17. A month ago, he told her they were too young to go steady. "He told his mother he loves any girl, but doesn't know what he wants to do. Recently he's been going with a fast crowd, and he's changed so much. My daughter is a good girl; she doesn't Line 0f Flattery j a � R4746 .;` 3¢ --he LW& 0114, 144439.4 Temperature going up—up—up but You're cool and comfortable! Vertical seaming creates the most flattering line for you—gives you a taller, slimmer look! Remember, this dress is easy-to-cut—designed to fit your fuller figure! Pattern R4746: Women's Sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, . 44, "46, 48,. Size 36 requires 3?4 yards 354neh'fabric; X yard contrast. This pattern easy tS. rs .es sim- ple to sew, is tested for:, fit. Has complete illustrated insfructions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (35c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER, Send or der to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. smoke or drink which is rare now- adays. "I've reminded her she has plen- ty of time to meet someone else, but she says she cannot stop think- ing of him, I wish 1 knew how to comfort her! "The trouble is, while she kept steady company with him she lost contact with other friends, ' Please advise me. I wrote you once be- fore, and I thank you for your an- swer, It has been a great help. A Very \Voreied Mother" PANGS OF FIRST LOVE * Few of us would-- relive our * first love affair. The pangs that * mark its end strike too deep. * Susceptible young hearts feel *° their world has crashed ... Don't * let your girl feel guilty that she * cannot forget this boy. That * wouldn't be natural. Time, and * other dates will dull the edge * of her grief. * It should not take long for her * to get back with her former * friends. Summer brings picnics, * excursions and other informal * outings that attract group par- * ties, and the boys and girls she * knows in her church will not let * her be lonely long. You can plan some of these get-togethers with * her, and start a wider social life * for her again. * Incidentally, since this young * man is experimenting with a dif- * ferent crowd it is well that she * does not date hien. Later, when * he learns to discriminate, he'll * probably appreciate her more * than ever, * I hope that other teenagers * who read this •column will take *' heed of your daughter's sad ex- * perience and distribute their * dates among all their friends. * Then, if one boy gets restless * (as young boys will) they will * not be left alone.. * - Your. daughter is, as you say, * an "intelligent girl, - and smart, * too. She will not make this mis- * take again. Your assurance that her,,plight is not uncouunoti will * help reconcile her just now, and * guide her in the future. * How fortunate you are' that * she confides in you! * * * ..TO "UNHAPPY" Marriage be- tween cousins (I presume you mean first cousins) was long prac- ticed all over the world, including this country, Then came a period of disapproval, which still obtains in many communities. The objection lies, of course, in the children c ' such a union, Sometimes both parents inherit the same unfortunate traits (physical or tnental t which can he passed on to their offspring, though 1 am told this does not always occur. The present consensus seems to be that such parents take no more chances than others. It is safest that both these young people consult a physician who knows the family history of each, and take his 'advice. * * * ACT OF A CAD "Dear Anne Hirst: The most Snowball Fight In -July?—Russel Green, 0, holds a placard adver- tising his unique summer treat—nice, cold snowballs, which he's been hoarding in the family's deep freezer. Russel only intended to sell them for cooling -off purposes, but the little boy at left thinks it's a fine time to revive a favorite winter sport. awful thing has happened to me! A boy I stet recently asked ane for a date. I knew his reputation, and refused. Now he's spreading a nas- ty story about me! "None of my friends will believe it, I'm sure. But what of acquain- tances, and other people whose re- spect I want too? "Isn't. this a pretty rotten thing to do? ft there any way he can be stopped? FRIGHTENED" * Tell your father, or another * male relative. He will know how 't to handle -such a cad.—That is, * if you are so frightened you feel *° a stop must 'be put to it. * After years of knowing that some people stoop to contemp- * tible lies, I've concluded the best * way to handle the matter is to * ignore it. * This revolting character has * added one more item to his un- * savory reputation. Don't worry * about it. Others know what he * is, and will only laugh him down. * * * • Young girls who date on'y one boy are apt, some sad day, to find him gone. Make all the friends you can handle while you are young. It pays ... Anne Hirst is here to advise you, Address her at Bos 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Ont. GETTING EVEN On a crisp and clear summer night in Maine, there was an .annaa ing display of the Northern Lights, and a grizzled old guide named Leo had a chance to square ac- counts with a lady who l:ad offend- ed his dignity by showing greater interest in the whereabouts of Louise Dickinson Rich (author of We Took to the Woods) than. in his tales of fabulous salmon runs or nights under the stars. When Leo spotted the Northern Lights he ran to the tent of his party to advise them to hurry out and see the brilliant illumination. To the lady he added, "Don't forget your pocket flashlight," "Why?" she asked. "Help you see the Lights," he assured her. 'While the others exclaimed with proper awe at the spectacle, the lady concentrated on pointing her Eveready in the proper direction. Then she tried it without the flashlight. "Leo," she said, "you won't be- lieve it, but I can see those Lights every bit as well with this thing turned off !" n By Roberta Lee 2 Q. What is the most efficient method of drying a sweater er washing, so that it will not get out of shape? A. Make a hammock of a piece of mosquito netting or other thin material. Hang this hammock in the sun and lay the sweater on it. Be sure that the hammock is drawn out flat so the sweater is not doubled up. Q. How can I prevent the tar- nishing of brass articles such as candlesticks and fixtures? A. Try lacquering thein. They will not tarnish and also will not require as much polishing. Q. How can I clean artificial flowers? A. Put them into a jar of clean- ing fluid, seal, and shake well. All soil will disappear. Q. How can I dry a wet book? A, Do not dry near a fire, or it will warp. If water has been spilled on a cherished book, place some blotting paper on each side of the wet leaves and press with a moderately warm iron, treating each leaf separately. Then the leaves will neither w a r p nor wrinkle, Q. How can 1 treat scars that have been left on the face by pimples? A. Bathe them regularly with a solution of boracic acid, followed by an application of zinc oint- ment Q. How can I relieve perspiring hands? A. Try applying two or three times a day, or at least nightly, an astringent lotion consisting of one part boracic acid to twenty parts of water, and then dust with talcum powder. Q. How can I remove auto- mobile grease stains from a gar- ment? A. Rub lard on the psots, then wash in cold water, followed by a washing in warm water. This will remove all stains. Q, How can 1 mend a Ioose umbrella handle? A. Pour some melted resin or sulphur into the hole. Quickly force in the umbrella and rod and hold for a few ,minutes until the substance hardens. Q. How can 1 prepare cabbage sauce? A, A cabbage sauce is excellent when served with broiled fish in place of the usual tartar sauce, It can be made by shredding finely chopped green peppers, 1 cup diced 'r/ -head cabbage and mixing with 2 celery, 3 tablespoons chopped gluts, 1 cup boiled dressing, and 4 table- spoons chili sauce. Chill for several hours before serving. ISSUE 30 - 1952 "You're Bigger, I'm Older," -brags two-year-old Lonnie Davis to his half-grown great done puppy, ten months old. "And I know bet- ter than you about getting cleaned up." Lonnie is trying to talk the pup into having his chin wiped before entering a Small -Fry Puppy Show. J` 3 (L -C .oLLr1.e, P. C ts,..v ,.o If there were a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Insects I should certainly be in trouble. And no doubt I would have plenty of company. It was this way. I was looking at our shrubs, thinking it was time the pruning shears were put into operation, when I noticed the floe -ering elders had most of their leaves chewed off. "Now what on earth is doing that" I won- dered. Closer inspection gave the answer. Under the leaves and al- ong -the stalks were 'dozens—maybe hundreds—of light grey caterpil- lars, about an inch long. Different from tent caterpillars but appar- ently just as restructive. And I was destructive tool 1 put a large paper bag into a tin pail and into it I dropped every leaf I could find that 'had a caterpillar on it. .After more than an hour's work I put the bag into the kitchen stove and set a match to it without my con- science troubling me at all. • Where lies the difference, I won- der? I couldn't be unkind to any sort of bird or beast but yet I took an unholy joy in cremating those horrible caterpillars. In fact while I like animals I don't like insects at all—except ladybirds and spiders—spiders because of their fascinating web -spinning industry. But Pott' 1 think of it a spider isn't an insect but belongs to a class of animals called "Arach- nida" which also includes scorp- ions, mites and ticks.' In Greek mythology Arachne and Minerva tried to outdo each other in the art of weaving. The goddess Ath- ena—or Minerva—was so jealous of Arachne that she turned the poor girl into a spider as she work- ed --and so spiders have been spin- ning and weaving ever since. After doing my best on the elder- berry bushes I turned to a couple of mountain ash trees, which I have been nursing from infancy. These i found were bein, attacked by another type of caterpillar— golden-brown in colour. I pro- ceeded to give then the sane treat- ment as the others. As I did so I wandered why so many destruc- tive insects are allowed to plague our existence. Life would be so much pleasanter without then. But still, bugs notwithstanding, we don't have to look far to find reasons for rejoicing. We have all our first crop 'hay safely stowed away in the barn—and it is in first class condition. The weather has been uncomfortably warm of late but it has certainly shortened the baying season. Now we shall have time for other work before the second cutting is ready—which is just as well as we have quite a lot of extras in the offing --which have nothing ,to do with farming. One of our little chores this past week has been rescuing some of our livestock f r o m conditions brought on by their own folly. 'Out in the calf pasture at the back of the house two little heifers, Whitey and Red, have been graz- ing all summer. Whitey is quiet and contented and takes her feed where she hinds it, But Red wants whatever is on the other sides of the fence and is continually poking her head through the wide wire mesh to get it. Sometimes her head gets caught, • sometimes it doesn't. When it does she never bothers twisting and turning to free 'Herself but waits- patiently for someone to come along to disen- tangle her horns from the• wire —quite confident that she will be rescued. The other day as I did exactly as she expected 1 fell to thinking what a resemblance there is between Red and Whitey to • various type's• ;of- people. We' 'have, human beings like Whitey, indus- triously earning their living, going their own quiet way, giving no trouble to anyone, nor getting into any kind of jam from which they expect someone to come along and • extricate them. There are also folks like Red— discontentedly looking towards •what is just beyond their reach; leaving feed that is close at hand and straining for that which can only be secured by getting into difficulties themselves while giving other people the trouble of rescu- ing thein from the result of their own folly. Then we have Alicat who stayed on the beams of the- barn for three days and wouldn't cone down, Finally rescued and brought to the house he purred like a threshing machine. Now he gets on the kit- chen roof and is afraid to come down. One day Partner tried to rescue him and had his thumb bit- ten as a result. In the night a store came up and Alicat chose the less ser of two evils and came down. The same thing happens every day,' After being fed and fussed over the cat goes back to the roof and has to be rescued all over again. I am sure there must be a paral- lel to •that in human behaviour-- possibly in these who lack the courage of their own convictions —but my space is gone so I'll leave you to figure that one out.- TV ut. TV STUFF It was five minutes before the end of a tense Army-Navy football game; The score was 28-28; Army had worked the ball to the Navy three yard line. The stands were its: an uproar. Suddenly a man who had been following the fray on his television set snapped off the current. "What's the idea?" cried his out- raged guests. "We'll miss the most exciting part," "I know," admitted the host, "but do you think I'm going to get caught in that mob?" Transfer Designs in 3 colors Transfer Designs in 3 colors frawiliAlitegett BRING the woods and garden indoors with;:these colorful'motifs! Dogwood pi'thk, forget -Pie -not blue,'''' green green leaves—and easy to dol Just iron them on table lin- ens, bathroom linens, blouses, s k i r t s, aprons! Quick! Easyt Wasliahle! Three -color motifs! No embroi- dery! Pattern 840; transfer of T,WENTY motifs 2121/2 to 3/x13 inches. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accep- ted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUM- BER, your N AME and AD- DRESS Such a colorful roundup of handiwork ideas! Send twenty-five cents now for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Choose your patterns from our gaily illustrated toys, dolls, household and person- al accessories. A pattern for a handbag is printed right in the book. Ouchl 'That Hurts,—Five-year-ofd Patricia Ann Burnett, daughter of a doctor, winces as she gets an anti -polio injection from Dr. Byron T. York in Houston, Tox, Thousands of school children were Injected in the city, which has been hard-hit by a polio epidemic. r.;