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DAD SHOULD HELP
Dear Anne Hirst; My mother
and father are separated, and
she is sick most of the time, I
don't go to school much because.
I can't leave her by herself, (I
am too young to get a job) If I
could hire someone to stay with
her, I could finish my education,
"Don't you think my Dad
should help? I don't want to re-
mind him how he has misbe-
hayed (and still does) but if
you print this letter he may see
it. It could mean such a lot to
me!
"I intend to see him soon, and
if he will help me now it will
be a happier meeting for us
both, DAUGHTER MAY"
* See your fathea as scion as
* you can.
* It is unlikely that he re-
* alines hoiv often you are miss-
* ing school. When he learns of
a,* it he will want to engage
* someone to stay with your
* mother, I am sure, so you can
* continue your education and
* fit yourself properly for the
* future. Be entirely frank in
* describing the situation at
* home.
* Most fathers, no matter
* what sort of men they per-
* sonally are, want the best for
* their children; it is likely
* yours is no exception. You are
* a fine -and loyal daughter, and
* you deserve a better break
* than you are getting. Good
* luck! * *
For a soldier to limit his
sweetheart's social activities
while he is gone is the ultimate
selfishness; it only reveals his
underlying distrust and his sense
of, possession. . . Anne Hirst
has helped many a youngster
through painful dilemmas. Write
to her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth
St., New Toronto, Ont.
"Dear Anne Hirst: Our daugh-
ter, 16, has been permitted to
.ave her fast boy friend; they've
dated nearly siX months. Now
he is going into the Kelly, and
Is asking her to wait for him.
Her father and I like him well
enough, but, we don't approve of
this idea at all,
`We feel she is too young to
know her own mind, for one
thing. When we speak to the
lad of this, lie seems to agree—
but he tells her a different story.
Her feeling is that she doesn't
want him to have "heart-
broken,"
"Also, he is extremely jealous;
she doesn't dare mention any
other boy she knows. He insists
now that she sees only girl
friendS during his absence, and
he said if she dated anybody
elsa, he'd feel sorry for him!
(She loves to dance, and if she
consents to his demands of
course that is out.)
"We know his family; they
are fine people, and are delighted
he is dating our girl. What is
your advice?
BF,WILDERED MOTHER"
* I am on your side. To sen-
* tense a 16-year-old girl to a
* hermit's life during his ab-
* sense is the natural gesture
* of a young boy in love. If she
* consents, though, I'm afraid
* she would rebel in a few
* months.
* We cannot change human
* nature. Young love thrives on
* sweet words and constant at-
• tention, Deprived of these re-
* assurances, your girl would
* find her restricted life too dull
* to endure and kick over the
* traces, which would be awk-
* ward for everybody concerned.
* If the lad were ten years
* older, he would encourage her
* having dates while lie is
* away, Then on his return he
* would find a normally devel-
* oped young woman, more at-
* tractive and interesting than
* she is today. During their sep-
* aration she might indeed fall
* in love with someone else; he
* would haVe to take that
* chance. If she still prefers him
* to all other boys she has, dated
* in his absence, it would be a
* real test of her love.
* However, the boy is not ten
* years older, and it is not likely
* you and your husband can
* persuade him to relax his ul-
* timatum. (I especially deplore
* his threat to any rival). You
* must work on your daughter;
* draw a true picture of her
* coming loneliness and Mac-
* tivity, and try to make her
* realize its meaning.
When 'a plant is injured it does
not feel what you and I know of
pain, for a plant has no brain
and no. nervous system, Plants
may be said to "feel," however,
in the sense that they react, to
things that are important tO
them, A a tree is gashed with a
knife, for example, it promptly
begins to grow new tissue to
heal the wound,
All green groaying plants re-
act to the light. Many flowers
open their petals in response to
the daylight and keep them clos-
ed during the darkness of night.
A young seedling kept in a dark
cupboard will grow pale and
-weak. Take it out and set it on
a sunny window sill and it will
turn a healthy green, As it gows
it will bend and curve toward
the light, stem, leaves and all.
Some young trees bend so far
toward the light' that they top-
ple over, pulled down, by their
heavy masses of leaves. One of
the ,most important ways in
which plants react to light is
called photosynthesis, the pro-
cess by which green leaves man,
ufacture the plant's food. Air,
water and the plant's green col.
oring matter (chlorophyl) share
in this wonderful process, but
only in the presence of light.
There are a great many things
that make plants react and they
react in many different wasys.
Some plants, called "sensitive
plants," will react if you touch
or pinch them. They will fold
up their feathery leaves and
even draw their leaf stalks close
to their stems as if to get away
from you as far as possible. The
tendrils that help to support
many vines react to the' touch
of a solid object such as a twig,
strings, wire or even another
tendril. The young. tendril weav-
es about in the air, seeking for
something to cling to. Then it
curves around the object, even
when that hapens to pe a part
of its own vine.
The roots of plants react in a
most sensitive manner. Their
great search is for Moisture. As
their delicate rootlets and root
hairs explore the soil they may
encounter a rock or a pebble.
Deftly, then, they • turn aside,
sometimes traveling great dis-
tances to find the water that the
plant must have or perish.
If the girl of your choice turn-
ed you dawn when you proposed
to her, would you advertise your
love for her on hoardings in the
streets in the hope that she
would relent and accept yen?
A Wisconsin lover has, been
trying to woo his pretty girl
friend Arlene in this way for
months—without success, She
still says "no", although when-
ever she goes out she sees a
hoarding which tells the world;
"I Love Arlene", or "Please,
„ Arlene, Marry Me," It's an ex-
pensive way of courting.
When a rejected lover is really
in earnest he'll stop at nothing,
however crazy, Not long ago, a
twenty-four-year-old American
hired a helicopter in which he
hovered over the garden of his
girl friend while she sat there
sunning herself with her parents,
As the girl had refused to
marry him two days earlier, he
showered photographs of him-
self bearing the words "I love
you to distraction" from the heli-
copter into the, garden, and in-
toned through a microphone
continually, "Please, dearest, be
17Thwerifegi;1 was so impressed by,
his insistence that she wrote
him a note, accepting him. They
spent part of their honeymoon
flying in the same helicopter.
After a young and pretty girl
had turned him down, a sixty-
year old South American sent
her a thirty-eight-page love let-
ter'in which he repeated his pro-
posal of marriage twenty times.
He followed this up by sending
her. $1,000 to buy, "the finest
engagement ring you can get for
the money."
Before She had time to reply,
the elderly lover sent her 'anz
other long letter 'offering her a
divorce after-. one year , if she
wasn't haPpy. By the next post
he sent a handsome picture
'of himself in colour-20 in, by
18 in. long—with his thirteen-
year-old son. The man explained
that his white hair was' due to
shock caused. by the death of
his, first, wife.
Just as the girl, bewildered
and still uncertain, was consider-
ing her reply; she received yet
another letter which said: "By
the way, I have had my house
redecorated for you in your
favourite colours, And I'd like
to add that I'm a home bird and
do not go wandering at night."
That settled it. The young
woman accepted him and later
travelled more than 2,000 miles
to marry him, and they are now
very happy,
homes, most of the .accidents
being on the highweya, in feet
fatalities have become so, nittch
a part of the festive sefi$I4). 010
one breathes a sigh of relief
when the Members of one's
family come and go in safety,
Before Christmas there is al-
ways a nagging fear .at the back-
of one's mind , what will the
weather be like . snow, sleet
or clear cold sunshine? Will
driving conditions be good or
hazardous? Actually no one
really worries as to. whether it
is a white or a green 'Christmas
—just so long as it is a safe one,
On the other hand the Christ-
mas season brings aolng so many
delightful surprises! For in-
stance Partner got a letter from.
a very close relative living in
Australia.. We bad not heard
from him for over twenty years.
The letter was answered invited-
lately. And. just imagine—that
letter was mailed in Brisbane on
the 16th of December and ar-
rived here on the land! Pis•
thrice- is relatively unimportant-
in this modern world.
For me there came another
letter from a well-loved cousin
in England—the first arrived
sometime last year after a si-
lence of at least twenty-five
years, And from a nephew in
England, whom I' have never
even seen, came a letter and
snapshots of his wife and two
little girls. Desmond is the only
surviving male - descendant of a
branch of the Fitz-Gerald , fam-
ily of which my sister and I are
a part. And I might add we are.
very particular about how that
name is . spelt. There are Fitz-
geralds and FitzGeralds, but we
are of the clan:Fitz-Gerald with
a hyphen, and we feel that ev-
ery person who spells his name
that way is in some way a dis-
tant ..connection.
'Also in our mailbag were quite
a number of cards and letters
from readers- of this colunin,
which, were much appreciated
and for which we thank you
most sincerely. From some of
these good friends we hear reg-
ularly, year after year, as sur-a
ely as Chriatmas rolls around.
It - wouldn't seem like Christmas
without good wishes from. Mr..
and Mrs. B • . . and from Mrs.
L . . . In addition, there are
cards and nice little notes from
new friends that are equally ap-
preCiated. David got plenty of
hugs "Glencoe" but it wasn't any
trouble, to give him an extra one.
for you—as requested. Our
Davey is a lucky baby to have
so many kind friends interested
in his welfare.
Once again many thanks and
very best wishes for the New
Year from. Partner and myself.
How Can I ?
FOOTNOTES—Latest foot fashions for teen-agers are shoes that
carry messages. The messages are so incomprehensive that they
sometimes baffle other teen-agers. Girl at left has "Kind of
Not Too Goodish" on her right foot, and , "Many Many Funs"
on her left. ,
By ROBERTA LEE
The woodchuck has its ears
located in front of its eyes.
Art Irish Wolfhound On Col-
umbus's ship is belived to have
been the first dog of a recog-
nized breed to set foot on Ame-
rican soil.
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If this ccaumn seems some,
what out of date I hope • my
readers will remember it is
written three weeks ahead of
publication. Which• means that
those of you who read are well
into the New. Year, but with us
it is only the Monday after
Christmas. We still have re-
mains of the turkey and pluni
pudding to eat up. As for
Christmas cake we don't even
want to look at it—at least, for
the present. But it was a wond-
erful Christmas . . . beautiful
weather, even if it wasn't a
White Christmas. The family
were all here, plus two extras,
and ;we had a very enjoyable
time, Just to add to the occas-
ion Dee and Art brought their
television set along with them.
Of course we haven't air aerial
but we managed to bring in
some of the programmes sur-
prisingly well—especially that
rip-roa'ring hockey game be-
tween the Leafs and the Red-
wings Christmas night.
The inclusion of the television
for the holiday was quite a sur-
prise and Was brought along
partly to settle an argument.
Dee ,and Art ere very anxious
that We should get a set our-
selves but Partner and I have
always claifned we have no de-
sire for one at all. We are in-
variably told . . . "If you had
one you would like it," So they
brought their set along 'just to
convince us .. and partly suc-
ceeded ... for we did efijey the
hockey. Perhaps we would have
liked some of the others equally,
well had we been able 'to get
them more elearly.. At any rate
our ideas regarding televisibn
have "been incidified to 'a great
extent. But one problem re-
mains unsolved .. . how would.
,we ever find, time te watch tele-
vision suppoSing we did have a
set?
There. was just one thing
wrong With' our Christmas—
Dave wasn't too Well. He was
completely off his feed—a hang
over from a recent attack of
stomach flu. At one time Dee
even wondered whether he
would be well enough for them
to come at all. Christmas with-
out Dave ... wouldn't that have
been a disappointment? I would
hate to have missed his ex-
pression of delight as he looked
at the Christmas tree with its
glittering lights. He has one
word he uses a lot to let us
know when something really
interests him. "See! See!" he
repeats over and over again.
So now Christmas is over .
arid' perhaps one of 'the= facts
we appreciate most ie that it
Won't be here again for an-
other twelve months! We are
Saddened too, when we hear of
the number of accidents that
brought sorrow to so Many
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Q. How can I remove coffee
stains from fabric?
A. When the stains are fresh
pour 'boiling water through
them, or rub with glycerin and
wash in lukewarm water. If the
stains are old and dry, apply
javelle water and as soon as
the stain disappears soak the
place in ammonia and water to
prevent damage to the material.
Q. How can I give vitality to
a canary?
A. If the canary has lost vital-
ity during the molting period,
place a rusty nail in the drink-
ing water. It will supply iron to
the bird when he is not so active
as usual.
Q. How can I prevent new
,shoes' from burning the feet?
A, The new shoes will not
burn the feet if talcum powder
is sprinkled liberally into them.
Q. How can I avoid ruining a
garment by- using a spot re-
mover?
A. Try the stain remover first
on a section under the hem of
the garment. This will avoid the
chance that the remover will
take the color out of the mater-
ial as well as remove the stain,
Q. How can I remove scorched
spots from linen?
A. If the linen is not scorched
very badly, rub a cut onion on
the marks and then give the
linen a good soaking. The cold
water will remove the scorched
stains.
Q, How can • I brighten alit-
ininuM utensils?
A. Use the darkest aluminum
pan for cooking rhubarb, apri-
cots, lemons, or tomatoes. These
foods contain acid and will
brighten the aluminum,
Q. How can I be certain that
I am buying a good broom?
. At Choose one with green-
colored straws, but avoid the
dark reddish straws, and be
sure the brush is firm on the
handle, Rever let it stand on its
bristles and, give it a bath in
soaetv,de occasionally
Q. How 'cart I dry damp flour?
A. By sifting it several times •
in front of the open door of a
hot oven. The flour should be
cabled before Using it or return-
ing it to the container.
HoW can I give a polish to
tie waree
A. Rub a freshly sliced onion
over the tinware' and then rub
vigorously with a dry clean
cloth, to give it a high polish.
Q., Hew can I harden the
vents?:
A. Use salt on the tooth brush
occasionally instead of the usual
tooth paste. It invigorates the
gums, and if used With cold
water is an excellent mouth
Wash or gargle,
Origin Of Forks
It is not known, exactly, when
people first began to eat food
with a fork.. of course, even
the stone-age people had knives,
and the first spoon probably was
a clam shell fastened to a stick.
In addition to knives, the anci-
ent Egyptians, Greeks and Ro-
mans had wooden, silver, and
bronze spoons with which they
ate, but no table forks,
Undoubtedly, the first fork
was developed from the three-
pronged fishing 'spear, and was
very crude, The first known
forks had two prongs or tines
and were used in cooking, and
probably for holding meat as it
Was carved. Noble and wealthy
'Venetians of the eleventh cen-
tury used forks for this purpose,
and King Charles V of France
had a few for his own use in
the fourteenth century.. Prob-
ably forks with which to eat
food did not become known in
Great Britain until the seven-
teenth century.
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