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The Brussels Post, 1957-10-02, Page 2NNE HIRST bow. Fgionkey. atoolietit .1.111110%' "Za4.1 HRONICLE GE A RFR Gwendotine P. Cta,ace ;Ion • NOT FOR,,,p5,11—,M11.. William .Hamilton proudly points to the quilt it took her 23 years to make. On exhibit at the Wyoming State Fair, the quilt contains 13,500 pieces in 27 different colours and depicts a garden scene. Mrs, Hamilton has 'insured the cotton quilt for $1,000 but wouldn't take $5,000 for it, "It's not for sale. I'm going to hand it down to posterity," she says. Easy, Easy Sew PRINTED PATTERN gac4 CGS 2Jai 35" 4859 ONE SIZE MEDIUM -44,4 Our new PRINTED Pattern— thrifty, easy - sew! just ONE yard 35-inch fabric is all you need for each of these pretty serving aprons. Make them for yourself, bazaar best-sellers! Printed Pattern 4859 includes three styles: Misses' Medium size only. Each apron: 1. yard 35-inch, Jiffy-cut in one piece! Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FORTY CENTS (400) ((stamps cannot be .accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plain- ly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont, makes you most unhappy, but you must believe she does not mean to hurt your feelings. She thinks she is teaching you the things you ought to know; so accept her corrections, quietly and politely, and let her see you are doing your best to please her, For your husband's sake, I know you will try; he must see you are not happy, and that probably distresses him. Remember that so long as you have his affection, this darling baby, and the prospect of a home of your own, you can take a deep breath and relax. Instead of resenting her dom- ination, win her good will by seeming grateful for her guid- ance. Practice humility( and your common sense) and by the time you leave she and you will be good friends. * A LOSING GAME "Dear Anne Hirst: I met a boy nearly a year ago who was going into service, and though we had only the one date I sim- ply cannot get him off my mind. When he was home on leave he didn't even call me, and though I've written him several times he never answers! "I am really desperate. I know nobody else will ever move me as he did Can you help me win him? I am nearly 16. BETTIN A" • I know it is hard to believe that one's love fox a boy is 4 hopeless; one cannot accept * going on without him, for he * has become our dream of hap- * piness. Yet sooner or later this * happens to nearly every girl. Finally, we have to admit * that he is just not interested * in us, and suddenly we realize * that if we keep on' pursuing * him he will only think us a cheap, and laugh behind our * back. * Be a good loser. * You will stop mourning him * if you date the boys at home, * and I expect you have turned * down several who have asked * to take you out. Don't refuse again. You won't believe it * today, but if you start dating * them and seem to enjoy it, the * day will come when that will * be true — and then you will * wonder why you spent so * many empty evenings wish- * ing for a lad who doesn't * know you're alive. If you suffer in-law troubles, remember that common sense, humility and courtesy combine to overcome them, Anne Hirst. can help, and her sympathy and guidance are yours for the ask- ing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Having the knob of a chest of drawers pull loose in one's hand is a great annoyance. Probably the screw has worn a hole too large to grip the wood. An easy remedy is to fill the hole with plastic wood, let it harden for a few hours, then screw 'the knob in place, Plastic wood handles like putty and hardens into wood. Making Bread In Me Flow Barrel The other day my favorite wife turned out a batch of home-grown bread, During the winter, when a kitchen fire serves more ,thari One purpose. She does this every week, but, during the summer she 'tapers off, so it was a pleasant sur- prise when I came in from the field and encountered ye old tyme smelle. It was moments later that some city friends dropped in unannounced and indicated they were amenable to supper. Naturally they ate up all My bread, They seemed to feel that home-grown bread was our regular and steady diet, some- thing strictly rural. "Oh, I want the heel tap!" they all shouted at once, 'so we cut all the ends off all the loaves to begin with. This made me think of the old fellow who was consoling his wife by reciting all the priva- tions lie took on just to keep her happy. "And I alweys ate the heel piece so you wouldn't have to," he said. And she sighed and replied, "Yes, and I always wanted it." This amused our guests, and they laughed about it, but they ate all the heel pieces just the same. Then the subject of baking bread came up, and somewhere along the line I mentioned a flour barrel. Only those whose history goes back a way will have a flour barrel today, and to keep it working you buy flour in bags and dump it in. It has been long years since a barrel of flour was rolled into our home. But what I was getting at was the old State o' Maine method of mixing the bread dough in the top of the flour barrel, a bit of lore which I found my supper guests weremclisbelieving — as if I'd been telling about the trout that whistled Yankee Doodle, or the fellow who went about with a swarm of bees in his top hat, Such is the climate which pre- vails. So, too, will citizens learn that the Northwest Passage is being discovered Sow-theast, and exhibit small wonder. These are hard times for one who ad- mires vraisemblance and truth. The whistling trout is hardest' of all. But I hope somewhere in this general mix-up of populations there still remains a memory to corroborate my account. Here's 'how it was: The cook would take all the moist in- gredients of a batch of bread, and would mix them together in a big bowl. Not just any old bowl; for bowls also had their differences.' It would be a big bowl, of a mustard or molasses brown with a gay stripe or two, and it would be so large that you held it by looping an arm about the permieter and clutch- ing it safely to your side It was, a stoneware bowl, and got handed down. There were no electric mix- ers, so you used a big spoon or a fork, and sometimes you had a whisker made of wire which would belabor things wonder- fully, Of course, some things got whisked better than others, and on bread you just went as far as you should. Then, when you got the wet things ready, yeast all blended in, you hauled out the flour barrel, which was hung on a swivel under the shelf, and you just dumped the contents of the bowl on top of the flour in the barrel. If the cooking was being ;lone for a crowd—such as threshers or a lumber camp crew—you'd have quite a bowlful, because you'd be shooting at 15 or 20 loaves. But if you were just making three or four loaves and a batch ry: biscuits for home consumption this method worked just as well. I have looked through a number of good cook- books to see if any of them recommend this method of mix- ing bread, and none of them does. Having dumped the bowl, you then mixed the dough, and the trick was to get a gob that would be thick enough to lift out, but not thicket than would mai'" good bread, The kind of co J.: who knew how to do this rse, the kind that knew when to yank the dough out. You'd see the cook reach into the flour barrel and inek• ing his or her arms go, and t. n all at once out would come the dough to be slapped onto the table, and the deed was dou ,,. The flour remaining in the barrel was unaffected, Then you pro- ceeded as in multiplication, ris- ing and kneading and shaping and baking, Hut, of course, you had to have a barrel. You had to have those attitudes which Went with a barrel. You didn't think about Weight control or sl'i'm pickin's. You worked purposefully.—By John Gould in The Christian Scietlee Monitor. COULD BU Eeyond the Alps lies Italy and beyond the billboards, America, Surprise! We have mushrooms growing on our front lawn! The first lot we regarded with grave suspicion--were they or were they not, true mushrooms? We looked them over very carefully, remembering all we knew or had read about mushrooms ver- sus toadstools, We decided these were the edible variety I picked them, cooked thcm, and dished them up for supper with fried bacon. Partner looked at his plate and at the first mouthful exclaimed —"Well, here goes — but I'm glad there's a doctor on the street!" Since then we have had several batches. Now we are giving them away—to the doctor's wife, no less. She seems to know her mushrooms. It seems funny, so far as we are aware, ours is the only lot that has spawned mushrooms, And at the farm we had them on our front lawn too. Anyway, we are still alive to tell the tale. How- ever, it isn't a risk I would sug- gest anyone taking without first hand knowledge of the differ- ence between toadstools and mushrooms — and certainly I wouldn't be the one to advise you, on which is what, Well, it looks as if the daily round is following its usual pat- tern. From most kitchens comes the smell of pickles, preserves, jams and jellies, And in the or- chards apples, pear and plums hang ripe for the picking. Rosy red apples make a pretty pic- ture as they hang from the bend- ing boughs; crabapples looking like colourful miniatures of Snows and Wealthies, every few crabs a potential jar of jelly to serve with a succulent roast of beef. Come to think of it, if "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" there should be enough apples around to put all the doce tors out of business. But alas, sometimes that theory works in reverse. Apples must be, picked and every year there are a few broken bones as a result. A rot- ten branch gives way; a ladder is carelessly placed or someone loses his or her balance .. . and so a doctor is called instead of being kept away, Be careful, folks, better be safe than sorry,` My, where has the summer gone to? Here we are, into fall already . evenings closing in, dawn coming later and later, Exhibition over, children back to school, fall fairs in the Offing; gardens getting somewhat rag- ged and goldenrod blooming everywhere, And how it's bloom- ing! Unvverlsecl farm fields, op- tioned acres and vacant lots, 611 are a golden glow with this pretty but troublesome weed, One Would never imagine a weed inspettor existed anywhere in the province. And yet We know there are such inspectors believe there is one appoint- ta let almost every rural multi,' tipality, Ile keeps a watchful eye on farmers' fields. If any field has an overabundance of Wild carrot, chicory or any other tioxiOuS Weed, the inspector has the authority to order that field to be cut. If the lartner fails 10 comply then he is in, foe a lot Of trouble arid eXpahse It is are gued the rules and regulatietta governing- weed control are tO his interest. Well and good. But how .can. tutting Ina field bh,he-• fit a farmer if the land next to him has been sold to a real estate speculator and allowed to become over-run with more weeds than you'd find on an average farm in twenty years? It just doesn't make sense, If weeds are allowed to go un- checked oil vacant land then municipalities might just as well dispense with weed inspectors altogether and save the tax- payers that much money. An alternative is to make weed control compulsory—for specu- lators as well as legitimate far- mers. Undoubtedly that would be the better way—and would certainly be hailed with joy by the unhappy victims of hay fever. Well, we had all the family here test night. At such times we are glad we didn't settle for a small house — when all the grandchildren are here the house we have isn't a bit too big. They like plenty of room to roam around. Eddie looked as if he had been through the wars. Plas- ter on his chin, a scratched cheek and a bruised and swol- len eye — from three separate accidents, all of a minor nature. Ross was displaying his first tooth but was far too sleepy to care. Dave was feeling very grown-up — on the eve of his first day at nursery school. Yes, we were , altogether in our new home but. in thought we were back at Ginger Farm. Bob had bYought along some ex- cellent film to run off on his projector. The farm scenes brought on a feeling of nostalgia —children and dogs playing around together. Tippy — dear, faithful Tippy in one picture; Rusty and Robbie in another. Pictures of the house and farm buildings and the back lane with' its snake-rail fence. We followed the pictures closely -- rerhemhering, just remembering e-- and realizing as never before what we had given up, know- ing that hard cash can never compensate for what has been irretrievably lost: HOwever we have aur memories — many, many happy memories. With *them we must now be content. Asian Flu Shots. C Ry ORR)! N.F.A. Staff Derrespoudent Washington — Drug industry executives hope to know by next spring whether or not they should have paid more attention, to their sales experts before talc,. ing n dollar gam, Div, on the ,..,;i2,,ettf ,A!..t.ia iti Flu, Vaccine, :v,,t Already the six; vaccine mak- ing firms have bet an estimated 20 to 39 million dollars in their d rive: byto Jan, 1,e0 million Shata ready They made this expensive wegee• against the opinion of their marketing research staffs who. predicted the" new vaccine .woold never sell, „.e. drug indus- try spokesman reveals, These ex- perts based their opinion on. sales recOrds which showed flu ' vaccine was not a popular item. on the drug market. At that. was widely known about the strong chances of Asiatic Flu completely sweep- ing the. country. The spokesman says that the command decision to risk millions of dollars is the hardest task the. industry has faced so far in the round-the- clock vaccine mass production program. ble Health Service Warn- ings that an epidemic was al- most a certainty were largely responsible for the great fin- ancial decision. The menace to health coupled with PHS beliefs that Asiatic -Flu would receive enough publicity to make peo- ple want the vaccine set the production wheels in motion, the drug company official explains. He says returns from whole- salers show large quantities of the vaccine are being bought. '.at present, He explains, though,. that thiS is no guarantee that the firms will make a profit, Any unused doses can be re- turned for credit, Manufacturers could be forced to take back large shipments of the medicine if the epidemic doesn't strike or doesn't cover as much of the country as is expected. One expert observer definite- ly believes the drug companies will go in the red on the vac- cine production program. The industry spokesman says: "Chances are that people will be sufficiently 'interested in pro- tecting' themselves so that the drug manufacturers will make money in the long run." But he adds that it is still a toss-up whether the final tabulation will show a profit or loss.. Scientists., technicians and of- fice managers .have had to leave financial worries to the top executives. Since the all-out produhtion drive- started early this summer,. they've been. too busy to be bothered with money matters. In less than two months they have turned out more than three million doses- for distribution, They have increased production to the extent that they now ex- pect to top their old Feb. 1 goal of 60 million shots by 25 million more. And they 'think they can make this extra supply a month. early, the crash program rolled mblefOr Drug Firms. into operation, the Menage,. Curers had only beeo,., geared to produce about two ,million sno!..! a Year of the old-type flu vac. eine. To, meet the new Asian vaccine quOta, more workers had to be hired. or switched from other 4uttcs to %Pectin; work. It is estimated that the num, her of people involved in .ASInat vaccine production numbers is the thousands, • In addition, companies.. had II' carry on extensive remodelino, programs to provide more :spank for the mushrooming oneralion. .And production of antibiotics. had to be stepped up to pro-, vide sufficient .pretectioh.again4 pneumonia which easily strike* flu. victims. Make Your Own e. Was. Many a room has been transa formed with new slip covens. You can do it, too, by 'following our illustrated directions. Instructions 560; Step-by-step directions for slip covers for varied chairs, sofa. It's thrifty and so satisfactory! Send THIRTY -FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) to Laura Wheeler, Bok 1, 323 Eighteenth St.,' New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Two FREE Peatterns as a gift to our readers—printed right in our ].957 Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Book. Dozens of other de- signs you'll want' to order—casy fascinating handwork, for your- self, your home; gifts, bazaar items. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book today, ISSUE 40 —1957 "Dear Anne Hirst:. I had heard * lucky, Your woeful story the Ugly stories about =there- two bright spots --- your in-law, but being orphaned * mother-in-law loves the baby, early I diseounted them all. I * and you won't have to spend always pictured having a home a the rest of your life with her. and people around that belonged Think of these., take a new to me. , ,IVry husband and 1 "" grip on your courage and try met and married while he wos ' to understand this older wo, in, service, and when he was * man who demands so much. discharged, we moved back hero • She has kept house for a gen- to stay with his mother till we -• oration, her ways are her own, found a place to live. I was • and she is not going to change. Pregnant, and thought it would • You may not do the work the be grand to have our baby born way she does (and this she In her house, • thinks is stupid) but if you "I couldn't have been more • Will forget you're a bright Wrong! She has turned out to youngster and humble your be a real matriarch, I do know • pride in a Yes-ma'm spirit, how to cook and keep house, but you will make your life more the insists I do everything her * pleasant. way and if I make one little * Her autocratic attitude mistake she says, 'Too bad you. :lad no home to learn in. I can't understand why my boy married you!' "It is so humiliating I don't know how long I can stand it. She makes me feel like such a fool! My dreams have turned out to be nightmares, and I am, so confused and hurt I can't be myself and I spend too much time in my bedroom crying. What can I do? "In other ways she is really nice, and she is crazy about the baby, . . . DESPERATE" * I do understand your disil- * lusion, but if you could know * what many other daughters- * in-law go through you would * consider yourself almost No:511.Mo SACRED—Semis event, tee world of pipe smoking lati't limited to Men any more.. These ladiet jellied the puffing at the- World tharnplon- Pipe Snicking. Contest at Lake Olcteid. HaWeVer, man Harold R. SOdert—wOri rile'.contest by keep Trig has pipe geing minute and 15 se0h4S, FREE RIDE — Louis Tonti received this letter which should hays wound up in the "postage due" 'department, but nevertheless was delivered to his Trenton, N.J,, home. The letter has a stamp all right, duly canceled by the Trenton Post Office, but it's an S & H green .trading stamp, rather than a government issue. The stamps have a 'redemption value, but not With Uncle Sam. THE„ BEARbto p.RINCE SiViss. Foreign MiniStel' Max fief iipi erre, left; thait with Pdhed kathieo and. Princestrace of Monaco during their 944 to the Federal Mansion in Berne, SWitieriande the Prince, vacationing' with his; Princess at Gattiatite Switiericind, took tialVdritage Of the `thrie away from official duties to graW et Magnified -4 66'64,