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The Brussels Post, 1954-7-28, Page 2Rig tz4e ,� j .,.. lA,t'ABA" TEA & C©FFEI ANNA I411;? ST Anne Hirst Do you think your husband is spoiling your marriage? 1 be - Rave you will feel humbled to- day after 'reading the letter 1 quote fro ma wife who showed indomitable courage for more than 30 years — and now finds herself cast aside likean old shoe, "I took my husband for bet - Iron -on Designs in Vibrant Colours ty r No embroidery! A stroke of your iron — presto! Your linens bloom with pansies in a combina- tion of Night Blue and Sunny Yellow with leaves of Garden Green! In seconds, match a lunch- eon cloth to a serving apron! Or treat guest towels, sheets, pil- lowcases, scarves with colour ma- gic- IRON-ON pansies look hand- paintedi Washable, too. Pattern 823: transfer of twelve colour motifs: four 31/2 x 7, two 3 x 6, four 11/2 x 21/2; two 24 x 2114 inches. Send TWENTY-'IVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER your NA!VIE and ADDRESS. Don't miss our Laura Wheeler 1954 Needlecraft Catalog! 79 em- broidery, crochet, colour_transfett and embroidery patterns to send for — plus 4 complete patterns printed in book. Send 25 cents for your copy today! .Idea¢; for gifts, bazaar sellers, fashions. High 'N Dry—Candy Anne Web• er swings from the family clothesline andnot because someone washed the baby clothes with Baby inside them. Candy, four months old daugh- ter of 'Mr. and Mrs, Ratan Web- er, has a precedent for her abih lty. Little brother Billy, 7, was a tree -branch swinger at seven menthe og age. ter, for worse, for richer, for poorer, It has - always ' been poorer. I had taught school, and after I married I worked on his farm and cooked for seven hired hands, I helped him buy three cars — and stayed hoe while be drove around town, came home drunk and mistreated me brutal- ly. And I had two children 15 months apart, DUTY CAME MST - "1 was brought up as a Chris- tian, and felt it would be a "lis- grace to leave him. 1f I only had, 1 could have supported the children myself .. . Alter World War I we bought a home with very little capital, 1 went back to teaching until my son was a high-school junior. My money, with my husband's, went to keep things going, "—And after all this, my hus- band gets a divorce. Takes his 'oath to lies; he talked to our son and had him appear against me, "When my husband was small fry, I was good enough for him; new he's a salesman making good money—and goes with a married woman. I wonder what she'd think if she could see him as I have so many mornings, coming home drunk, striking me, and destroying the furniture? "Now I • am getting along in years, and must start all over, I have to walk to school, while my husband has a new ear, a good job, fine clothes, and can afford to sport . , . "So many women today run to tap -rooms, go with other men, and generally do wrong. If these things can happen, I am thankful that my daughter and I have been able to live up to our standards . What can young women look forward to? 2 always held a good position. I loved my work, my friends, my music and my art — but I could always humble myself to any work. 1 washed clothes on a board because my husband couldn't buy a machine, and 1 used an old oil stove a neighbor had cast aside— "All to save money. For what? , , . Please print this, so other women can learn from it." • To "R. E.": It is unfortunate * that you did not leave your * husband while you were young * enough to go to work and sup- * port your children. Now ou * are older, aid duties w ch * once were thrilling We gb * heavy. "Added to this, you are * bitter because you put so much • into your marriag. and got so *' little out of it. (You certainly • got a poor deal on the divorce * .settlement, didn't you?) Yet your life has been a full * one. You started out with love * and the faith that comes with • it. That both were betrayed * was no fault of yours. You did * your best, you rose .to each * harrowing `.responsibility as 'It ' * came, you gave it all you had. * roti bore your children;-' epd * one; is ,a great satisfaction, * Even counting the hardships -" you suffer now, your life has * been richer than if you had * stayed single. - ✓ What' would become of mar- * riage and Canadian families * if girls did not follow their * hearts? If they did not take *' the bad with the good, endure • their repeated disappointments, " and keep on hoping things will * change? That hope can be car- • ried too far, as yours was. But • while itsurvives. it makes life * bearable. * e * TWO GIRLS—ONE BOY "Dear Anne.Hirst: I am 18, and have been making a play for a boy whom my girl friend likes, too, and he likes her. The only reason he sees me, I am sure, is to And out what she's doing and tell me how wonderful he thinks she is. "What can 1 do to win him! I like the girl, but she is certainly a deadly rival, ANXIOUS" * It you were a year or so " older, you would know how * useless it is to try to Win a * boy who is more interested in * another girl.' His thoughts * are concentrated on her, and * there is no room in his mind * for anyone els. Any effort you * make to attract him will only * make you look foolish — and * he will have the final laugh. * If you still want to date him, * though, answer his questions • about her. Then he will think * of you kindly, as a good sport, • and not as a girl who would ITS A SLEEPER4ATER If you ilke to eat in bed, a firm 1, London, England, has manufactured a device which can serve as both bed and table, in 15 seconds this piece of furniture can be converted from During the day mattress, sheets, blankets and pillow are folded Q table to a full-length bed, according to the manufacturer. into the bottom part of the table. Named the "Doo•Stay," it comes in two sizes, a six -seater which makesa single bed, and an eight -seater which makes a double bed. Designed for the small apartment dweller, the "Doo -Stay" can be used as a table during the day. Completely unfolded, it becomes a full-length bed, occupying little more space than when used asaa table, • With the table top folded against the wall, it allows comfortable eating in bed in bits`pdrtialty°unfotdedposition. Modern Etiquette Q. Will you please list some of the duties of the best man at a wedding? A, He looks atter the bride- groom, generally driving him to the church. He takes care of the ring, giving it to the bridegroom at the proper moment in the cere- mony, He gives the clergyman 'his fee, and takes care of any tips incidental to the going away, being of course reimbursed by the bridegroom at a convenient time. - Q. Is it all right to Up the • double -cress her best fr'end. * There are boys and boys in * the world, but if you have a * girl friend who is Loyal, don't * let her down. You can always * find a boy to date, but you will * need girl friends all"your' life, * This is the time to make them * and keep them " Besides, we seldom marry * the boys we data at 16! When years bear heavy upon you, and you looks back on a tragic marriage, don't rebel at life — at least, you have lived, ' Take comfort from what 'you salvaged and from the peace you can know now , . , Telling Anne Hirst about it will relieve your mind, and perhaps help another woman in her problem. Address Anne 'Ilirst at Ilex 1, 17.3 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, waiter or waitress by the week, instead of at. every meal, when one is staying at a hotel for sev- eral weeks? A. Yes; this is often done, and is more convenient, Q. [tow should a sherbet glass be held, by the bowl or by the stem, A. The base et the bowl should be held with the fingers, and not with the whole hand. Q. is it good form to sip one's coffee first with the spoon In or- der to test its temperature? A. Yes; this is far better than burning the mouth, or perhaps sputtering out the liquid But after testing it, the spoon .should be left in the saucer and the re. mainder of the coffee sipped from the cup. 4[. Is is proper to'ulose a let.' ter With one word, such as, "Sin- ecrely," "Cordially,' "Respect- fully"? A. No; the possessive pronoun "yours" should always be in- - eluded, Q. Is it considered good form for a family to insert "please omit flowers" In a funeral notice? A. Certainly, if that is the family's desire. The req u es t should he respected, and the mo. Live not questioned, Q. Should a young person of- fer a hand when being introduced to on elderly woman? A only ii the elderly woman n;, ^r head first. • Cargo Of Snuff Saved Blazing Ship "F.s gage the enemy closer;" The admiral's voice boomed above the thunder of battle, and presently the historic signal was 'fluttering from the flagship of the British Fleet. The scene was Vigo Bay; the date 1702. •A French convoy lay In Vigo harbour, crammed with treasure from the West Indies. Hearing the mews, Vice -Admiral Holison led the attack in a small warship, Torbay, After a des- perate struggle the booms were. breached and the treasure seiz- ed , .. millions et pieces -of -eight in gold and silver and .. a cargo of snuff. It was that snuff that saved the life of a ship's company, earned the Admiral a knight - hoed and a pension, and started a fashion that quickly became nearly as popular as the present- day tobacco habit. Admiral tiopson's ship lay alongside a French merchant- man. The crew were about to board her when the enemy ves- sel blew up, setting the English ship on fire, Loss of life would • have been enormous but for the fact that the Frenchman carried a cargo of snuff. When a second explosion occurred it sent the snuff skyhigh, end when it carie down again it helped to damp the blazing British war- ship. Many other ships to the con- voy also carried cargoe of snuff and when this was sent to Lon- don it glutted themarket, put- ting the price within the reach of anyone who was not utterly' destitute. From that day onward the habit of taking, snuff ceased to be the monopoly of dandies . everyone took it . , . cabbies,' waiters, parson's, even school- boys. The craze for ornamental snuff boxes followed. Viscount Peter- sham, a crony of Beau Brum- me]], had 365 gold snuff boxes —one for every day of the year, and when he died he left snuff worth $10,000. - George SV, as Prince Regent, had a snuff-box to match his clothes, and the Archbishop of York carried one with' the. Lord's Prayer inscribed oe the lid. Snuff has always been a trad- ition of the Royal Navy. When the Vanguard made -ready to carry King George VI on his tour o*the Empire—which the last illness made impossible— her'" coinmander arranged for Nelson's snuff-box to be shipped containing the identical mixture which was taken at the battle of Trafalgar. Worth Copying The campaign to "Keep Den- ver Clean," which has produced excellent results, from all ac- counts, may be an augury of simi- lar success for a nationwide movement on the same lines. It is called "Keep America Beauti- ful," and its objective is to get everybody to stop throwing beer cans, assorted bottles, cellophane, paper and' cardboard containers about wih careless abandon. This campaign has been incor- porated into a national nonuprofit corporation "for the elimination 'of litter,"' Its originators, smartly enbugh, were readers in packaging and container business, -The package makers and the can manufacturers have enlisted the cooperation of numerous pub- lic spirited organizations, includ- ing tit Boy Scouts, Izaak Walton' league, and the National Council of State Garden clubs. The big idea is to get people everywhere, .individually, not to leave litter around. That's the secret, of course. Local branches will be .formed, whose job will include education, appeals to community pride, and 'such mechanical de- tails as providing places to stow the trash, instead of letting it lie and deface. the American land= scape.—Denver Post. More • than 50,000 diseases must be kept at bay in the fight to grow man's food and fibre. Destruction by fungi, bacteria and viruses cost the Canadian' farmer millions of dollars each year. ISSUE 31 — 1954 O '> . BRONICLES ING1iRFARI4 C�v,�cit.dire P. Ct&t ,e v><ell, there hes to he a first time for everything and this has haven't seen each other since been' my . first time for"taking us occasion, It calls' for cele - care of our grandson. The whole, ion—for play, fun.and laugh - family came put last Wednesday Daddy lifts the, baby from night about nine o'elocE.—just chair, crib or playpen. after two visitors had left who rally it isn't long before had been spending the day with associates Daddy with the us. Arthur returned the sante n .of being picked up -and night '.leaving Dee and David to soon the young rascal more- or less "settle in," -' Then es on iti Dinner is ready; on Friday noon Daughter went Daddy puts baby back in hue off to spend a week -end, at g r. And then the fun begins) Girl Guide camp ,near Oshawa, tion? I haven't one. Fac she being quarter -master for her t for me to offer advice. In company -If that is the correct t cases T'm just an outsider term, tate" Friday night Art looking on. I only know that came back .to . take charge of is a major problem and one David at night. But the days it worthy of consideration. belonged to Grandma and Dave. 's is, Monday morning and And Grandma got lost in, a maze quiet and peaceful around of formulas, bottles, tiny cans of now, .Partner is raking hay meat, vegetable. fruit and orange a back of the farm; the dogs juice. Partner and 1 looked at sleeping stretched opt in the this collection and marvelled , , . • The cats have- had -their and I wondered how on earth 1 morning feed and. are away to raised two ehildre.o before pasture on the ht.Ot for un - modern scientific baby care came y mice. Parent swallows and into being. What did we feed swallows are sitting all in our infants if and when they w on tbe clothesline twitter - were 'weaned? All I can remem- away to each other. And the ber is a complicated formula that weather Is perfect — bright sun had to be processed foi a certain a, fresh breeze , blowing. length of time. Oranges that' y a pastoral setting. Last had to be squeezed, cream of k it was very 'different wheat and fine oatmeal porridge; around here—balers, visitors and scraped rare beef, zwieback rusks ecomers all the time from soaked in milk; coddled eggs, day, to Sunday, ,Lf, big black arrowroot biscuits and plenty of s Had perched on t1ie clothes - water. If a baby.tripled his 3 would hardly •have noticed birth -weight in twelve months . , we were well satisfied. But now , : here' is David at eight- and -a- half months old'weighing twenty-five pounds! - Yes, babies come along a lot faster these days. If they kept it up throughout childhood we might have. a race of supermen and. women. But what happens? As sopn as they get to be two or three years old most of them get "choosey." They don't like this and they won't eat that; they sleep late in the morning and stay up until all hours at night; they have too much candy, pop and other sweet stuff, Oh, well, I guess we shall have to deal with each problem as it comes. My one concern right now is 10 sur- vive the week -end. So far I have managed very well — David is asleep right now so I am taking the opportunity to at least get this column started, Before David comes again- 1 think we shall have to invest in a crib for his highness. His car-, riage is not really big enough for night-time sleeping. Art wanted to bring his crib along too. But believe me had they brought any more stuff along with them they would have needed a moving van for the job. My next worry is to get everything together for the return trip . without forget- ting any of the essentials. And what has gra4dpa thought about our week -end? Well, I'm not too sure. Partner had a pretty rough field of hay to cut and rake at the 'back of the farm =rough on the ground, that is. He would come down tired and stiff and it just seemed that Dave was indulging in one of his few whimpering spells every time he came in. However, Sunday he was at his best, so tha two "men" were soon on good terms. In fact, grandpa is airerdy suggest- ing that we might. just tas well have Dave down here if his mother and dad want to take a holiday somewhere without him! Having Dave for the week -end has made me realize the differ- ence in the relationship between a baby and his mother and a baby and his father—especially when father ,works away from home. A baby associates mother with his daily' care—food, bath, comfort and lave, Then father comes home. kie and the baby joyous brat ter, his Nato baby actio very trades chaff Soli be i mos this that This bore at th are sun, the war baby a ro Ing and Truly hon crow Lina them Cut to Fit! t•/ y y �: 9 •I . b LTi q4 n$ Half -sizers! COOL OFF in this bright and -breezy style It's sew - simple — no side openingt Just unbutton the shoulders — slip it on 1-2-3 quick! Make several in a jiff] in cool, tubbable cottons. Cut to flt the short, fuller figure — no alteration problems. Pattern 4523: Half Sizes 141/2, 161/2, 18%, 201/2, 221/2, $4w. Size 161/ takes 44 yards 35 -inch. This pattern easy to' use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Han complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY - FiVE CENTS (350) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern Print plainly SIZE, NAME ADDILESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont, This `Postman' Barks Twice. There's one "postman" who's prepared to bite right back in case a "doh bites postman" sit- uation arises. The letter carrier's name is "Lassie,' 11 -year-old pet of Mrs. B. D. Lee, operator of a letter service. At left, Lassie arrives at the letter service from an office building in ane of three adjoining buildings it serves. At right, she delivers the package to an employee. Lassie knows her customers by name, barks to announce her arrival with a pocket of letters, delivered by this "doggone mail service,