The Brussels Post, 1949-1-5, Page 8Pleasing Parents
'Phillips 'Brooks was called upon
•lo preside over many christenings in
his Boston .parish, and he knew it
would never do for him to praise
ibis baby •more than that, for their
mothers relight compare notes, Yet
he must say something nice about
each, and so great was his rhetorical
genius that alt agreed Pastor Arooks
had said 'lust the sweetest things
.about out` baby," but none .was ever
.able to t ecali.anythiug more definite a
than that he had paid the baby
.a special .compliment.. At every
•christening, he would take ;the in-
fant in his arms, and gazing down
benignly upon fns wrinkled features,
.ous voice, cry out with great. gusto,
would smile and, in his fine, sonor-
"Weil, this is a baby, isn't it?"
HRONICLES
INGERI'RM
6 werviot(t e P. C l6n r ;e
,One day last week I wasin the
city. Business kept me occupied
until noon, After 'lunch, it being
so close to Christmas, I thought a
little last minute shopping might he
in order. Perhaps I might chance
on something new or. novel—per-
haps, who knows, I might even find
the Christmas spirit. So I dived
through the revolving door of the
nearest department store and came
up for breath on the inside. You see
those doors were turning so fast,
with so many folk going in and out,
one had to literally make a dive for
an empty stall, or miss it entirely.
Inside there was the usual crowd
—lonely, embarrassed males shop-
ping in the lingerie department;
teen-agers in the record shop; young
married couples doing a lot of look-
ing but little buying—probably fur-
nishing their dream -hone -to -be
after they leave their one -room
apartment in Mother'shome to set
up for themselves.
And in the flower shop a young
fellow, hands in his pockets, looked
longingly and unbelievably at roses
forty-five cents a piece. Another,
an elderly man, was buying a few
delicate snapdragons . did he
have an invalid wife at home, or in
the hospital, and was he trying to
bring a little brightness into her life?
Down in the gift shop a middle -
Right In The Swin—Gay plaid,
set in a background of black,
makes an appealing swimsuit
for Miami model Bettye Wil-
liams. • 13ra top is boned for
wear Without the halter strap.
Why Ask Me?
Addressing a trade association,
one of the speakers, dealing with
the question of what constitutes an
expert, said that it rentittd him
of a lady who went into a store to
purchase a pair of birds. She -told
the salesman the variety she wish-
ed, and that she desired a male and
a female. The birds were finally
selected and handed to her.
She then asked the salesman how
she could tell the difference between
the two. He, instructed her to go
to another store to buy a supply of
male and female worms, and that
when she fed the worms to the
birds, the male bird would always
eat the female worms—while the
female bird would eat the male
worms. ,,She thanked hint profusely
and went on her way..
When site got to the door, she
turned, came back to the salesman
and said: "I must be stupid, but how
am I going to tell which are the
male and which are the female
worms?"
And his reply was:
"Madam, I am only a bird ex-
pert; you will have •to see a worm
expert about that."
What Number
A•Mexican Indian, who had nev-
er been. away from the small town
where he was born, set out to ex-
plore the wonders of Mexico City.
He became intensely interested in
the hotel's hot and cold running
Water, lighting arrangements, and
elevator. All this was bewildering,
but the idea of the telephone was
incon ccivab le.
"Do you mean that I can get any -
think 1 want by talking into this
thing? Could I even order a pair
of shoes?" he demanded. Reassured
by the bellboy, he lifted the receiver,
and no sooner had he listened to
the first -words of the operator than
he threw the telephone to the floor .
in terror. "Dios nliol" he cried.
"Without my even saying I want-
ed a pair of shoes, her first ques-
9on was 'Que humero?'"
Gate Crasher
The crowd was surging toward
the race -track gates. The famous
horse Citation was running in the
feature race:
Nearby a little man looked long-
ingly inside,
Suddenly he saw a man get
through the gates without a ticket.
"'.Chat's alright," lfe heard hitt say
to the gatekeeper, "I'm Citation'.
trainer."
"Its alright," the next said. "I'm
`en's owner" •
An idea situck the little man,
Boldly he walked over and started
going through. 'He was collared and
pelted back,
"Who do you thiffk you are?" he
was asked.
"It's a lriplu," he sold, "I'm Cites
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aged couple wtre inquiring the price
of a silver tea -service. %Vas it for '
a wedding present, I wondered?
Apparently $125 was a little more
than they expected so they wan-
dered away.
One look at the bargain basement
and I fled. Woolen jostled each
other at every vaunter and in the
aisles, A few rpeelc men trailed
along behind their women -folk,
carrying bulging shopping bags.
Tired, dishevelled and protesting
children' were dragged along. The
air was stifling. "No," I said to my-
self, "I'll never find the Christmas
spirit clown here—there isn't room!"
Back upstairs 1 watched the re-
aetion of the sales -clerks. Most of
them were astonishingly polite and
obliging, the only hint of impatience
was when a •customer could not -
make up her mind. Somehow I
felt a little of the Christmas spirit
had found a resting'place behind the
department store counters.
However, I soon tired of the
stores and went to visit my sister-
in-law. A little old lady got on
the street - car finely grasping a
four-year-old grand -daughter by the
hand. "Grannie, when do we get
off—eh, Grannie—when do we?"
"Soon, dear very soon." And
Grannie looked every bit as excited
over whatever was in store for then
as the wee girl. The tram stopped
. the little lady and the little
girl hurried to get off. The con-
ductor saw them—leaning forward
he called—"Hi, lady, not this stop
next stop is Wellesley"
Alt, the Christmas spirit, I though.
Why . else should the conductor
worry if the, two had to walk a
couple of blocks? We started up
again; this time I noticed a man,
deathly white -and. strap -hanging!
There was obviously something
wrong and I quickly offered him
my seat. He spoke not a word but
shook his head. It was then that
a man sitting next to me came to
life—"JIe can have my seats" he
said. The white-faced man accepted.
It wasathen that I noticed his blue
hospital jeans.
Later some school girls boarded
the car; this time there were almost
ertough scats, but not quite. A
minister got on; one of the girls,
to my great delight, immediately
jumped up anti offered him her seat.
That, I thought, is not the Christ-
mas spirit. It is just ordinary,
everyday decency and respect with
that child. -
Before going to the station that
night I stopped at a florist's and
treated myself to a large Boston
fern. It was after the rush hour
so I took a chance on what would
happen to my fern on the street-
car. But right away I got in a •
mix-up. There was I, one arm full
of fern, the other hugging my bag
and a parcel and no ticket!
Somehow I unearthed a loose quar-
ter in my pocket, got my tickets and
then couldn't tear one off. Seeing
my predicament another passenger
came to my rescue, tore off a ticket
and dropped it into the box. Such
a little thing to do, but without
that Christmas spirit in the air my
fellow passenger might not have
noticed me at all,
But oh, how nice it was to be
back at Ginger Farm!
The Co • operative Bank of New-
buryport, Mass., spent $500 in ren-
ovating a vacant house. Then they
fdiscovered that the house didn't be-
long to them — theirs was two
doors away.
By Tam GREGORY
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IF YOU ARE FACED
WITH THGE TASK EOWF
WIITHOAI STUa ROILY
RUSTED HEAD,
off' TAPPING THE ..HEAD
OF THE SCRiEW.DRIVER
WITH A HAMMER AS
YOU TURN iT.
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WiLL LOOSEN THE
CORROSION.
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PLACE DRIVE A NAIL DOWN
THIS ANGLE AND BEND
• • AS ILLUSTRATED.
Beating Mary's Record, Sally Has Three Little Lambs—Sally
Ann Chitwood, fifteen years old, is seen fondling her well-bred
woolly lambs before entering them at a show. Their names are
Tom, Dick and Harry and they average 110 pounds each.
How to Launder
Fine Fabrics
Now that our table linen is no
longer limited to the large white
damask tablecloths which our
grandmothers considered the only
thing for a lady's table, and the
shops are full of all sorts of en -
tieing and colorful luncheon sets,
doilies, runners and so forth, we
must give a little thought to the
method of laundering, if they are
to retain their original attractive-
ness.
White table linen tray be nashed
just as other white cottons and
linens; that is, first soak them in
lukewarm subs, wash them in fresh
hot stuns, thoroughly rinse them and
dry in the'snn.
For colored piece„ however, un-
less one is positive the colors are
fast, a little care should be taken to
preserve the original attractiveness
of the ,material.
Just as for colored hankies the
safe procedure is to wash all types
of colored table linens in -lukewarm
or cool suds, to thoroughly rinse
them in clear, lukewarm water, roll
in a !Turkish towel to remove the
excess .moisture, immediately un-
roll and hang to dry at once.
Some of the thinner materials are
ready to iron at once, Articles with
embroidery or appliqued designs
look best if ironed on the wrong side
over a soft pad such as several
thicknesses of a Turkish towel.
This makes the embroidery stand
out and look more like new. When
ironing linen it is important to irou
the material until thoroughly dry,
as if left damp it tends to have s
puckered effect when dry,
Square or oblong articles and also
round doilies should be ironed with
the thread of the material in order
to keep the nein shape.
Linen. table mats edged with lace
or crochet require special cart in
ironing. The mats should be pinned
in the correct shape to the ironing
sheet when wet, placing the pins
close together where the lace loins
the linen. Iron with the point of the
iron and keep the mat pinned out
till the lace is quite dry.
A lace cloth needs careful hand- 11
ling and the very mildest df soaps
should be used for washing it in
warm water. If washed in a wringer
place table cloth in a bag or pillow
case to prevent tearing.
Before laundering, all tears and
holes shdiild' be repaired, and if a
tablecloth is going thin, the linen
What A Mess
When God gave out brains,
though t
He said trains,
And I missed mines-
When He gave out looks, 3 thought
He said books,
And I didn't want any!
And when He gave out noses, I
thought
He said roses,
And I ordered a big onel
When He gave out legs, I thought
He said kegs,
And I ordered two fat ones!
When He gave out saes, I thought
He said beers,
So, I ordered two long ones!
When He gave out chins, I thought
He said gins,•
Sa-I said "Give me a doubler"
Heck, am I a mess.
should be carefully darned or backad
with a reinforcement of linen or
net.
After each steal get after stains
and spots, washing out in cold
water, coffee, tea- and dish -gravy
stains. Brown gravy, ice cream and
butter stains should yield to a hot,
soapy water washing,
Fruit stains should be treated by
placing the marred portions over a
Yowl and pouring boiling water from
a kettle held at a height so that the
water hits the stain with force. No
matter what • the stain get after it at
once.
if tine table limen is put away
stained and spotted, it will take
mucic rubbing and strong agents to
remove the spots. This will tend to
shorten the life of your napery.
Do not use starch on linen that
is put away and used frequently, and
do not rise starch if the cloth is of
linen or lace or all lace. It is best
not to launder a really fine lace
banquet cloth. Such pieces should
be sent to a good dry cleaning es-
tablishment.
When you put away fine napery,
place it carefully between sheets of
blue tissue paper. Keep the linen,
if possible, on a shelf of its own.
Double Check
A lieutenant who had just taken
charge of ,the meteorology depart-
ment at one of the Army Air Forces
_navigation schools noticed that his
secretary's telephone rang every
morning at approximately a quarter
to twelve. Site would glance at the
wall clock, announce the time, and
hang up.
Finally he asked who was doing
the calling. "I don't know," she
said. "I never thought to ask. They
just call up and ask the time, and
I tell them."
Being a tidy soul, the lieutenant
instructed her to find out who was
calling, and why. The next day, the
secretary told hint that it was the
post fire department. "They want
the right time so they can sound the
noon siren," she said.
"Well, how do you know that our
clock has the right time?" he 'asked.
^"1 don't," she said. "Not now.
I've been checking it by the noon
siren."
/TALE
ear Ani rews.
If you're expecting company —
possibly your Womens Club—)'m
sure that both you and they will be
pleased with this Date Pudding,
which has the advantage that it
tan be prepared well ahead of time.
It's made like a layer -cake, with
filling added. Here's the recipe:
Date Pudding
5 eggs
3i cup d
14 cap sugaourr
i teaspoon baking puwd,-r
i cup (]topped nuts
1 cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon vanilla
Method
Beat egg yolks. Add sugar and
Iloiir, sifted with baking powder,
then the nes, dates and vanilla.
Last, add well beaten egg whites.
Bake in a very slow oven in two
9 -inch square pans. Maybe you
have a favorite filling which you'd
prefer to use. However, this one is
easy to prepare—and very good.
rilrn�
1 cup nuik
1 egg
3a cup sugar
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 tablespoon butter
Method
Cook in double boiler until it is
thickened. Cool; and when ready
to serve place between pudding
layers. Serve in squares. Whipped
cream — although not essential —
adds.that finishing touch.
Sonic sort of treat to put in those
lunch boxes is a problem with many,
and I'm sure that these sand tarts
will be warmly received, no matter
whether the lunch -boxes in your
family travel schoolward, or to
work.
Sand Tarts
I cup brown sugar
is cup shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
34 teaspoon salt
1% cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Cinnamon and sugar
Method
Cream shortening and brown
sugar. Blend in the egg, saving out
a little of the white, and add the
the vanilla. Add flour, sifted with
the baking powder and salt. Mix
well. Chill. Roll thin, cut
with cookie cutter, brush with
lightly beaten egg white, then
sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
—(one tablespoon sugar to one-
fourth teaspoon cinnamon), Bake
in a 350 -degree oven for 10 minutes,
5 ' t *
There are probably 57 varieties—
or more—of doughnuts, most of
then good, and if you've never tried
this kind, you've been missing
something, just a word of warn-
ing, though. If you expect them
to last, better keep them under
lock and key—that is, if your folks
are anything like mine.
•
"This Coming Year"
"This coining year I'd like to be a friend to everyone;
I'd like to feel each day well spent at setting of the sun;
I'd like to know that I have done at least one kindly deed,
Before I lay me down to sleep that I have given heed.
To some one's cry for sympathy, or friendship or that i
Have made the day seem brighter to some chance passer-by,
And that the world• is better still in just some little way,
Because I've tried to live the very best I could each day.
•
"I'd like to be a ray of light when skies are overcast, I
I'd like to help some one who failed to blot out all the past,
To start again despite the storms, and find the skies are blue,
To know that in this good old world there's lots that's fine
and true, - "
•
I'd like to be the kind of person everyone will love,
And make the world seem just a little more like heaven hove:
I'd like in all my dealings to be trate and just and fair. •
That God mill help me do these things shall be my daily prayer."
--Author Unknown.
Cocoa Doughnuts
1 cup sugar
cup cocoa
tablespoons fat or
shortening
t teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
I cup sour milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon soda
' teaspoon salt
4 cup. flour(approximately)
Method
Mix and sift iluttr, malting powder,
soda, salt. spices and coda. Gradu-
ally add sugar to eggs, beating until
liglit: add shortening; add the flour
misturc alternately with milk, stir-
ring lightly until the ingredients
are combined, (I'.e enough flour
to make the dough just the right
consistency to roll.)
Roll one-fourth inch thick and
cut with a doughnut either and
fry in hot, deep fat until lightly
browned. Dip in chocolate frosting
or powdered sugar
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I must confess that I'm not much
of a peanut butter "fan" personally;
but there are so many who love the
stuff that maybe you'll find a use
for this sauce, to be used as a top-
ping for ice cream.
Peanut Butter Sauce
1 egg
4 tablespoons peanut butter
5 cup sweetened, condensed
milk
Method
Leat egg lightly, fold in milk, add
peanut butter, blend well.
Nearfly 1,000,000,000 people live
in the lands of southeastern Asia,
in about seven or eight per cent. of
the earth's 'land area.
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THANKS FOR
MINDING LIT'T4t
WALDO WHILE
I WAS AT
THE STORE.
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