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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1953-02-19, Page 6"Dear Anne Hirst: What can a woman do with a husband who e:asts sly glances at young girls? It is getting so humiliating that I dread to go out with him. The girls always resent it, and more than once their escorts have ob- jected. "I have tried to be reasonable, not jealous; but when there's a public scene, my husband plays innocent and denies it all. "Now something must be done. I've found out why our boy, 18, no longer brings his dates home. Evidently people are talking, and he is afraid to trust his father! To put a stop to it, I have con- sidered going out myself, and frankly allowing my husband the same privilege , .. Can you sug- gest any other way to bring him to his senses? 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Make a syrup by stirring• two eups of sugar into one cup of water until dissolved , . , no coolcing need- ed (or you can use maple syrup or ''honey instead). NOW pour 2i unces of PINEX CONCEN- TRATE into a 1G ounce bottle, and add the syrup you've made. You'll have 16 ounces of fast acting, plea- sant tasting cough medicine, more than you could buy for four times the money, with effective relief for the whole family, Pinex — a special compound of proven medicinal ingredients--mnust. 'help you, or money refunded. PINEX I5 EASY TO MIX FAST ACTING ---EFFECTIVE ISSUE 8 --• 1952 anything of the kind. It is " hard enough on your son to be a ashamed of his father. To * know that his mother would * expose herself to gossip, too, " might tempt him to leave hone. * His mother is a boy's ideal of n womanhood, the embodiment of all piety and reverence. If * she does not live up to that * image, what faith has he left a. in human nature? * Tell your husband how the * boy feels, revolting as the idea * may be. It will shock him, but * he deserves it; he cannot but '' shucader at the thought that >:, his down son despises him. 1 think all he needs is to realize * the enormity of his offense. The son of a friend of mine "' also found his father guilty of * the same conduct. He was en- * gaged at the time, and married " soon after. He is a model hus- " band, if ever I saw one—but * to this clay he scorns his father " and will not take his wife home • unless he knows they will find * his mother alone. * Your husband would not wil- * Jingly allow his son to see him " as a satyr. That dreadful pos- sibility should bring him up * short; buried under all his pro- " pensities must lie the pride of * fatherhood which every adult * male possesses. * k If your husband's behavior em- barrasses you, how must it shock your children! Appealing to a man's pride (or vanity) almost always succeeds . Anne Hirst is here to help you through any trouble. White her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. HOW CAN 1 Q. What can I use as a sub- stitute for dog biscuits? A. One can save money spent on dog biscuits, as well as make use of all leftover bread. Slice the bread and put it into the broiling oven. Allow it to get brown on one side, and then turn over and brown until quite hard. This makes a good dog biscuit, it affords spendid roughage and is a good tooth cleaner, Q. How can I mend worn rugs? A. By sewing a piece of bur- lap to the wrong side with wool thread, making stitches form loops on the right side, afterward clipping the loops the height of the nap of the rug. Q. How can I remove grease ..spots on woolens or silks? A. Try using a little talcum powder. Rub the powder over the spots; then brush off with a clean, stiff brush after standing for a day or two. This method eliminates any danger of leaving rings, as often happens when ap- plying liquid cleaners. Q. How can I destroy plant insects? A. One tablespoonful of smoke ing tobacco soaked in one quart of water overnight, and poured on the sail about every thirty days, will destroy plant insects and also fertilize the plant. Q. flow can I make steel wool last longer? A. lithe steel wool is dried in the sun, or on the radiator, each time after it has been used, it will last much longer and will prevent rusting. Q. How can I take proper care of books? A. Keep books in a light, dry place, dusting regularly. Expo- sure to sunlight and air as often as possible will help to keep thein in good condition. Keep a small container of quicklime in the bookcase to absorb the moisture from the air. Q. How can 1 make a neat for the cleansing powder box? A. Try binding several can- ning jar rubbers with some string and using :this as a mat. It will prevent that nasty rusty ring this particular box always leaves wherever it is stood, Q. flow can I oil locks in the doors? A. Dip the keys in oil and turn several times in the locks to make them turn more easily, Q. slow can 1 snake a pottery flower bowl waterproof? A. Warm the pottery with hot water, and wipe. Then pour into it a few spoonfuls of melted paraffin and turn and tip the ves- sel until the whole interior is mated. Crystal Ball Reveals Atomic Engine—Esther Sonn peers in the crystal, which reveals how a' land-based prototype of an atomic sub'spower plant will look. The "crystal" is a plastic model of the 225 -foot, 14 -story high steel sphere now being built to house the atomic engine. The sphere is designed to prevent escape of any dangerous radiation. H ONICL L iiNGERFARM Geoetedolatee C liar ke Until .quite recently we knew an aged farmer who lived 'alone — never took a daily paper and had no radio. Unless someone called in to see him; or he net other farmers doWn town, :he knew nothing at all of what was . going on in the world, even in his own province or district. Often we thought it Was a ter- rible way to live. On the other hand what a lot of headaches that man was saved! He went his way, minded his own . busi- ness, and had no worriesabout current wars, politics, accidents, murders or shipwrecks. And in". regard to weather forecasts they could be right or.theycould be wrong — he wouldn't know. But he did use his own judgment. He would look at the angry, red sunset and brace his barn doors. against the high winds he knew were coming. Or if the wind was in the east and a chill, taw feel- ing in the air, he gave the young cattle ••extra feed and kept thein in for the night. This old man was in the world but definitely not of it, yet he was a good neighbour and al- ways ready to lend a hand in time of trouble. He lived simply and lasted a lot longer than many of his friends and neighbours who possessed greater know- ledge — of a sort — but who certainly worried a great deal more than he did. This old man, without the help of reading or radio, had been a wonderful farmer. His cattle were well looked after; his horses his joy and pride; his fields .clean and his buildings good repair. Be- fore we heard much about soil conservation this farmer prac- ticed contour ploughing on the hilly fields of his farm — not through having read about it but by figuring out the need for it . himelf. Sometimes one is tempted to wonder it too much information isn't picked up the easy way -- and then not enough use made of it.. Reading is something like . eating — it isn't the food we eat that counts but how much our digestive system assimilates. Learning by doing also has its. advantages. And the difference in people has to be considered. Some folk can follow directions from a book or article and do a perfect job -- whether it is remodelling a stable or knitting a sweater. I belong to the look -and -learn class. Following closely written instructions on how to do this or that bores me to tears. Just lazh- ness, I guess. But give me a few basic directions and a sample of what the finished article should look like and I'm away. At the sane time I envy the person who YOUR CHILD MAY DE A VICTIM $1tepinsa nights, crossness and fidgeting may be algae of pinworms and intestin worms ugly parasites that infect children of all ages, leaving them nue. down and nervous. Pleasant -tasting Mtm.vlltirx'a MOTYiEiT's ti21ENi) dispels these pests ... restores appetite, children R een feel better again. MULVENEY'S B'WELL (for 'adults) A. natural herbal tonin that 'fettles upset stomach, tones up the liver and kidneys, also expels pinworms and intestinal worms, IMIIQJLVEN1EY'S REMEDIES 6tvcailrablat at Alt Druggists has the patience to follow minute directions faithfully. Patience! Yesterday I came across a photograph of Part- ner's grandmother who died in Marlborough (England) at the age of 103. This photograph • shows her, at 86, 'making pillow .lace. Old country people will Probably know the kind of lace I mean; others may never have heard of it. So much skill and patience is required for this art that I an afraid it is one kind of handicraft that is, or soon will be, completely obsolete. The still' pillow is held on the lap; the design is pinned on the pillow and the lace is woven by means of line thread wound on bobbins, the number of bobbins depend- ing on the pattern — anywhere from ten to thirty. The lace closely resembles Maltese lace. During the reign of Queen Vic- toria, many of the best lace -mak- ers in Buckinghamshire had a busy time making lace for the Princess Royal. At present I am doing a bit of research on the historical background of pillow lace, If any readers have any information they would like to pass along it would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps you may also know of a modern type of pillow lane. Well, I suppose right now everyone is 'feeling thankful — for the railway strike that didn't conte off — except that our own feeling of relief is tempered with distress as more news is received every hour about the terrible storms in England, Holland and Belgium. Without a radio we wouldn't know so much -- but how .could we bear not to know, down to the very last detail, if any of these countries should be our homeland? If we have lived in England we know what these Channel storms are tike — and this, apparently, is the worst one yet. And our Canadian winter seems to have come at last. The thermometer registered four above when Art, Dee and Betty set out for Toronto a short while ago, after having dinner here to celebrate Daughter's birthday. We bad Christmas pudding, saved for the event — and a -good fat hen, camouflaged as roast chicken! Sharp Contrasts in Finland • Finland, with an area of about ' 117,000 square miles, is only slightly smaller than the British Isles, but has only 3,900,000 peo- ple. This nation can claim the distinction. of having its major population concentrations in cities and industries and on farms farther north in the world than any other large group of per-. sons with an advanced economy. The Finns are confronted with the problem of deriving a living from a land composed largely of lakes and swamps, and a soil more suitable to forests than farming. In addition, 'they face the problem of adjusting their economy to long winter nights, a short, cool growing season, and harbors blocked by ice for many months of the year. The lack of fertile farm land is reflected in the small population living in the relatively large area. Only ten per cent of the land is in cultivation er pasture; seventy- five per cent, in forest; and the remainedr, in marsh, bog, .lakes, and other unproductive surface covering. The Finns live in an elongated land extending from 60° to 70° North Latitude. More than one fourth of the country is north of the Arctic Circle, a location not unlike that of Alaska. The basic, physical structure of Finland is • a plateau rising from 500 to 2000 feet above sea level and extend- ing north and south through the greater part of the country. Over- lying some of the oldest rock areas in the world are .materials left by the continental ice sheet. T.he melting of the ice caused clay and gravel hills to be de- posited in a crescent shape at an elevation roughly five hun- dred feet above sea level. These deposits mark the boundary zone between the lake region and a coastal margin some fifty to one hundred miles wide, extending along the Gulf of Finland and the southeastern shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. Central Finland, with its lakes, swamps, and for- ests, contrasts sharply with the coastal. areas, which are lower, have fewer lakes, and offer more soil suitable to farming. On the inner edge of the coastal margin, where "streams flow from the lakes, water power is developed. —From "World Political Geog- raphy," by G. Etzet Pearcy, sell Fifield H. Fifield and Associates. RIGHT PLACE A lady stuck her head into a furrier's shop on lower Fourth Avenue and announced, "I'm looking for a Russian skunk." 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