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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-09-12, Page 57
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WATERLOO, ONTARIO N2V 1 A2 • Phone (519)885-6380'__ Toll Free 519. area, 1-800-265-4717 Mineral Wool Ceiling Insulation - Cavity Wall Insulation - Urethane Roof Systems - Urethane Sprayed in Place Foam - Cementltious Fire Protective Coatings - EriereSeal Air Seal Systems By Louisa Rush Here is a suggestion for a toy for some of the _very youngest `members of your family, and it will keep them amused for hours! As everyone knows, you can't keep a good Humpty Dumpty down, knock him down, set him twirling, he'll always end up right side up and smiling. Simply made, easily in an evening and rather fun even for a bazaar item. You will need an, egg-shaped hosiery container and two baby socks, one 'pale yellow for Humpty's skin and the other pale blue or pink. Fill the bottom of the egg container half full with sand, making sure that it is level, then pour melted parafin wax, the kind you use for sealing jelly, on top of the sand until you have about a quarter of an inch. Set aside until wax has hardened. Now put the two parts of the container together, then place the bottom of the egg shape, the fattest part in to the toe of the sock being used as the skin. Stretch the sock until it is tight and smooth over the egg, then with a needle and thread gather tightly at the top and secure tightly. Gather the sock again about one and a quar- ter inches above this point, then turn the sock sewn to make a stocking -cap, stitch to head turning up re- mainder of sock to form the cuff of the hat. Cut off' the foot portion of the colored sock just below the heel, slip it onto con- tainer working it on until smooth, this will form Hum- pty's sweater. Stitch to the ,skin sock just where you think the neckline should be. Roll down the remainder of the sock to cover the stitch - line and form the turtle neck of Humpty's sweater. If you wish you can fashion two arms and hands from the remaining portions, these can be stuffed with cotton - wool, and thread wrapped around to form wrists. At- tach to each side at the proper places. Draw facial features with a permanent felt pens or ball point fabric paints. Now. Humpty is ready to delight your favourite baby or toddler. I have seen these hosiery containers used' as tiny hanging planters. With three or four tiny holes made for the fine twine, they are ideal for tiny plants and vines. The containers themselves can be painted, decorated with paint, braid or the colored. scotch tape, especially the very pretty ones we see at Christmas time. It's an idea to help children make some of their gifts. 0 0 0 Another delightful design . ` p .�• 11�, tK' '���'.%IM3`��..oy '.rJw�`� cd,9�� The Perfect Gift 'GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Located in Acheson Pharmacy Harriston, 338-3230 IG ;Y♦r'3 to embroider for cushion. The outline design can easily be onto the fabric with the use of 'dressmaker's carbon paper. Another way is with a light box, tracing the design with one of those vanishing pens that are on the market. Complete instructions on how to work the designs in what stitches and colors along with the design itself are on leaflet No. 8174. To order this pattern send a lovely the traced of 75 cents plus a stamped self addressed return envelope. If you do not have a stamp or envelope, please enclose an extra 50 cents to cover the cost of handling and print your name and address. Send to: Louisa Rush, "Craft Talk", 486 Montford Drive, Dollard des Ormeaux, P.Q., H9G 1M6. Please be sure to state pattern numbers cor- rectly when ordering and to enclose your stamped return envelope for faster service. LITTLE TOVit IN FRANCE. By Henry James. Foreword by Geoffrey Grig- son. Oxforf1 University Press, Toroutb. 206 pp. Paper 39.95. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX Henry James, who died in 1916, was not a writer who garnered a great deal of attention. Born in 1843, he was 39 when he made a tour of some of the places in the south of France in 1882. He wrote up his impressions, and these prose sketches appeared in the Atlantic Monthly between July, 1883, and May, 1884. In the latter year they were published as a book by James R. Osgood & Co., Boston. These pleantries of read- ing are now reprinted for Ox- ford readers, presenting charming views of various cities and places in southern France as they were some dozen years after the Franco-Prussian War. When you read these sketches, re- member you are looking back a hundred years. The tendency of James is to long paragraphs, some- times running more than a full page. He is very descrip- tive without being humorous. Whatever you may think of his other writings, these sketches are restful and en- joyable. Crossroads—Sept. 19, 1984—Page 9 Use of geothermal energy for commercial fish farming has proved successful. Warm and germ -free water the year-round enhances the growth rate and taste quali- ties of the fish. There are geothermal fish hatcheries in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Wy- oming. Winter care for geraniums By Patrick Denton It's time now to 'consider. the needs of some of our frost -tender flowering plants. These include .ger- aniums and basket fuchsia plants, as well as begonia tubers, gladiolus corms and dahlia roots. Ail require_. some protection from frost and other outdoor winter hazards. Today, let's take a look at the geraniums and how best to preserve them over the winter. This is not as simple as it may seem, for many gardeners grow three or four kinds, and all are not treated the same. Probably the- most com- monly grown . geranium is the ordinary garden or zonal geranium, whose leaves are soft and slightly hairy, often with a ring of darker color- ing just inside the slightly toothed leaf edges. Though these come in several colors as well as in single and double flowers, the bright red single garden geranium is likely still the favorite among home gardeners. • These garden geraniums are grown from either cuttings or seeds, If you have young plants 'from cuttings taken during the summer or from seed sown in the spring, these are really best win- tered in a sunnywindow in- doors for the winter. I should • say at this point that many are the old-time gardeners who have found Make the most of your windows During ' our 2 20°AOFF' ALL READY MADES 0-20 Drapery Sale Priscillas - Sheer Panels - Kitchen Sets Pinch Pleated Drapes 48"x64" wide reg ;42. $33 48"x88" wide reg. $57. 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'I'm content with their providingus with a small forest of green on the floor next to south -facing patio.. doors during . the winter, and I take cuttings from the pruning back sessions to increase my stock of plants for the out- door garden in spring. There are just, a couple of conditions to keep in mind for these geraniums on winter vacation inside the house. Keep them on the dry side. This is especially im- portant for cuttings while • they are rooting, but even the older plants will not stand soggy conditions. And they need to be kept cool but not chilly. A temperature range between 45 F and 60 F is just right, and a location near a south -facing window often will yield this sort of temperature range unless the house is overheated. Scented, geraniums that have spent their summer outdoors should be brought in to similar sunny, slightly dry conditions for the winter. These are like the garden geraniums in leaf texture but have fancy -shaped and high- ly scented leaves. For this reason they are particularly suited to a Sunny kitchen window, where their aromatic foliage can be ap- preciated. , There are more than 200 kinds of scented geraniums, with just about every kind of fruit, flower, herb and spicy fragrance you can think of. A scented geranium too can be kept pruned back to a de- sirable shape for its given space during the winter, and new plants can be raised from cuttings. Ivy geraniums', which many home gardeners like to grow in hanging baskets for the summer, can also be trimmed back and brought indoors — perhaps in a cool, bright basement window. These too can be kept cut back and cuttings taken for new plants in spring. The last kind of geranium grown by home gardeners is the large -flowered, fancy Martha Washington, or Regal, geranium. These have rather different re- quirements, and thrive best in cool conditions even in summer, when they are.best located in a spot sheltered from the hot afternoon sun. During the winter, your Martha Washingtons will need as cool a frost -free post as possible, and good light. A _cooLgreenhouse_or a- bright slightlyheated basement.. or laundry room would be about right. Clean them up and cut them back slightly before bringing them in to their winter spot, and keep them. on the dry side during the winter. Did You Know Progenitoi vs. progeny By PHYLLIS WEAVER HEY KIDS! LEANN TO DRAW WITH DANNY C DA NO I1©1 qpw 1. Here's Dann 's complete drawing. 2. Finish what Danny started. Did you know that in Colo- nial times Americans had only one-fourth as many bone fractures, per capita, as modern-day citizens? The increase in klutziness is blamed on the automo- bile, household accidents and "interpersonal conflicts." Maybe it's also due to the fact that, incidt‘ tally, the only part of man that hasn't grown bigger over the years is his head. Most men buy a size seven hat or smaller. These days, it's the tall man who gets the better job and higher salary. The same isn't true for women. Women, however, have shorter vocal cords than men, for this reason, a woman needs less energy to talk, can talk longer and gets less tired than her male counterpart. Maybe you don't believe your local weathercaster, but doctors agree that the higher the humidity, the more difficult it is to hear! Also, one secret to staying young is staying cold. We would live to an average of 200 years, if we could get our body temperature down to :.+ degrees Fahrenheit! 3. Now try it yourself! Cet" Fall Fashions Are Now In! 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