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The Seaforth News, 1956-01-12, Page 6How Can Q. How can I make a skin tonic? A. Mix 'l pt, alcohol, 2 oz. spirits of camphor, 2 oz. spirits of ammonia, 5 oz. sea salt, Add enough boiling water to make 1 quart. Put in a bottle and shake until the salt is dissolved, Always shake well before us- ing. Rub with this tonic after the bath. It is' also very sooth- ing for tired nerves. Q. What is a good method for cleaning silver? A. Mix equal parts of whit- ing, ammonia, and alcohol, and apply with a flannel cloth. Let it dry and then polish with tis- sue paper. Q. How can 1 remove white stains from polished furniture? A. If the stains are not too deep, try rubbing with a solu- tion of olive oil and salt, Q. How can I clean white kid? A. Clean with powdered alum mixed with equal parts of full- er's earth. Dip a flannel cloth into this and rub on the soiled spots. When clean, brush with a clean flannel, Q. Should the changes of wa- ter be the same temperature when washing clothes? A. It will be far less hard on the clothes when washing if the temperature of the water is the same throughout the wash. Q. How can I prevent hard- I boiled eggs from cracking and crumbling when slicing them? A. By using a knife dipped in BEST SINCE DIETRICH—That's what Hollywood is saying about the gams of pixyish Shirley MacLaine. Shirley, striking this pose for Hollywood. cameramen, stars in the f!Imusical comedy, "Artists and Models." boiling water and then dried, Repeat as often as the knife cools. Q. How can 1 whiten clothes when laundering? A. The clothes can be whit- ened by adding a liberal quan- tity of saleratus to the water in . which the clothes are soaked, N -E PST 4„uii Ca-umt4egort, "Dear Anne Hirst: I have to laugh at these so-called inno- cent victims of married men! If they were respectable wo- men, they would refuse to see them in the first place. My hus- band was running after one; he told her we were separated and I was suing for divorce at the next term of court. She be- lieved him and, all starry-eyed, she was making plans for mar- riage. "The truth was, we were still living together, making plans for our future and the chil- dren's. Nothing had ever been said about any divorce. "When I found out about his back -street affair, he was so afraid I would divorce him he begged with tears in his eyes for me to forgive him. Needless to say, he dropped her like a hot potato, She kept on calling, begging him to return to her. Ile told her he was a happily- " School -Time Hit 4502 Sgt :E",1—,01 Hcr ti's the lou tor: u line - just like mother wear; Send her to school in this newest, smartest style - a lower waist tcinched by a beltin back), atop her favorite whirly skirt! Especially pretty in plaid 'n' plain — thrifty tco, made of gay remnants: Pattern 4502: Child's Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 takes 1 is yards 35 -inch plaid; 1 yard plain con- trast, This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions, Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (350) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRES and STYLE NUMBER, Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New T.:onto, Ont, ISSUE 'ry — 1956 married man and to stop bothering him. EACH GIRL IS FOOLED "These home -wreckers have only to refuse to see married men 10 save themselves a lot of heartaches and regret. Bach girl thinks the man she goes with loves her so much he will leave his wife and children, , , • When he tires of her he'll go back to his wife, or start seeing another woman and hand her the same line. So on and on he goes, fooling one unsuspecting wo- man after another, each thitsk- ing she is the one he loves, "When the truth is he loves no one but himself, and is real- ly interested in his own pleas- ures and desires, STEADY READER" * 1 have seldom seen the * extramarital situation presen- * led more clearly- If I could * find space, I'd be temped to reprint your analysis every - three months, if only to re- * mind wayward girls that * their affair is not the "differ- * ent" one they say it is, but * the old, old story of an ego- * tilt determined on conquest * with not a shred of pity for * the foolish girl who drinks * in his sweet phrases. * Today I expect thousands of girls will read this piece, girls • who are hesitating on the * brink of temptation. I could * pray that every one of them * will clip the column, to forti- * fy themselves against the fate * that awaits almost every * trusting young woman who * plans her future en the lies a married man invents, TOO GENEROts "Dear Anne 1 c'i: Fur lour years I've been going with the same boy, and I am very fond of him. He likes me a lot, I know — yet on amtivcrsaries and even Christmas he has never given me one single gift. I have always had something for him, once a ring then a good razor and such important presents. "Am 1 expelling too much to wish he would give me some- thing now and then? It is the gesture I want, the knowledge he is thinking of me, not the gift itself. HAZEL" ' The exchange of gifts be- * tween a girl and boy who are * fond of each other is custom- ary and usually taken for ' granted. It is the boy, how- • ever. who should take the ini- * liatire. • To continue accepting these ' expressions of your friend- ' ship without making some re- * turn is not in good taste. Any * young man, however small * his income, can manage a * modest present nuw and then * to show he appreciates the ' girl's kindness. Either your * friend is ignorant of the so- * cial amenities or he has a • parsimonious nature. • Discontinue the habit be- * fore you cheapen yourself, in * his eyes. * * * If yon are a lonelygirl listen- ing to sweet words from a Mar- ried man, send him briskly off before you, too, break your heart over his treachery. Anne Hirst understands, and her sym- pathy and guidance await you. Write Anne Hirst at Boxl, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Smart TV Square 611 ,C4144.A IMAC444.• ivlake this attractive cover for any size TV set! Its pretty grape pattern -a smart combination of filet crochet and regular crochet! 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If the guard is feeling merciful they may get a bullet first. But what of those people who have buried themselves? In Tsarist time, twenty-five mem- bers cif a fanatical Russian sect, they "Old Believers," Ig them- selves lves be buried alive when they heard there was to be a new national census which meant registration for military service. But the weirdest ease was that of the eslf styled "Marquis de Champaubert," an ingenious French crook. He had written his memoirs and thought of a publicity stunt to help sell his book. He alleged that a secret society which punished crimin- als who escaped the law was after his blood, ht October, 1929, he arranged to be buried alive in a newly made coffin, but a message was to be sent to the police in time to dig him up, still breathing, and so create a sensation. But something went wrong — when they came for him he was dead, his clothes torn to shreds inhis struggles. Sometimes a brother or a sister can be a big help in put- ting the subject at ease, HIZONICLES INCE. 46 Omttscsctntlr'e D Cte e Well, was it a good Christmas at your house? Or were you cel- ebrating away from home? Quite likely. As families grow •ut par- ents and married children often take it in turn to hold Christ- mas, In our family our young married folk file to start Christ- mas in their own 'homes and then come to the old farm house for noonday Christmas dinner. But I must tell you more about that in a later column. Right now it is time to wish you a very Happy New Year, which I do with all my heart. I suppose we are all glad to greet that innocent -looking lit- tle cherub whom we have come to accept as symbolic of the New Year.'Perhaps he is respon- sible for the feeling we get as we approach the new year — a • feeling that sort of fills us with renewed hope, optimism and all kinds of good intentions. After all, isn't the New Year like an unopened book, with twelve un- written chapters? As time passes we ourselves shall help to write those chapters just as we helped to write those of 1955. Chapter and verse are not always Written the way we expect or want them to be, because so often fate guides and controls our hand even as we write. Nevertheless greeting the. New Year is a joy- ous occasion. Is there anything lovelier than to hear church bells ringing out across the frosty night, welcoming the new born year. "Ring out the old. ring in the new Ring, happy bells across the snow The year is going; let him go Ring out the false, ring in the true." When Tennyson wrote those charming words people used to listen for the church bells to usher in the New Year. But now, alas. too often the peal of the bells is drowned by the noise of horns blowing, whistles shrieking, clappers and other rowdy celebrations that seem to be the modern way of greeting the New Year. Customs in other lands sometimes seem very strange to its yet many of them are far more romantic and cer- tainly less noisy than our own. For instance, in Spain, on New Year's eve Almeria grapes are pulled from their stems and put into bags twelve grapes to a bag. In restaurants patrons are handed a grape -bag, and they can also be bought from ven- dors on the street. At the first stroke of midnight Spaniards who believe in the old supersti- tion try to swallow all twelve grapes, one at each strike of the clock. Good luck for the coming year depends on the number of grapes a person can swallow. If two or three are left over it means that a corresponding number of months will elapse before goad fortune begins, In Russia New Year's is the day on which gifts and greetings are exchanged. Fir trees are set with wonderful new f ast*oc "Hug DRY YEAS1f1 PARKER HOUSE ROLLS Measure into large bowl, 1/y cup lukewarm water, 1 tsp. granu atecl sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with. 1 envelope lrleischmann's Active Dry Yeast. Lei st- 10 minutes, THEN stir well. Scald 1 c. milk and stir in 5 tbs. granulated sugar, 234 tsps, salt; cool to lukewarm. Add to yeast mixture and stir in / c. luke- warm water. Beat in 3 c. once - sifted bread flour; beat well. Beat in 4 tbs. melted shortening. Work in 3 c. more once -sifted bread flour. I{Head until smooth and elastic; place in greased bowl and brush top with melted butter or shortening. Cover and set in warm place, free from draught. ].et rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough in bowl grease top and let rise again until nearly doubled. Punch down dough and roll out to ;4" thick- ness. Cut into rounds with 3" cutter; brush with melted butter or shortening. Crease rounds deeply with dull side of knife, a little to one side of centre; fold larger half over smaller half and press along fold. Place, touching each other, on greased pans. Grease tops. Cover and let rise until doubled in bull:. Bake in hot Oen, 400°, about 15 minutes. No mote spoiled cakes of • old-style yeast! This new Fleischmann's DRY Yeast keeps fresh in your pantry! And it'saast-acting. One envelope equals one cake of fresh yeast in any recipe, Gee a moneys su,o,o '/ up in homes and public squares by December 24 but gifts for the children are not placed un- der the tree until New Year's Day. Christmas, with the Rus- sians, is just another day on the calendar, observed only by the old people who remember hap- pier days—or were they? Young people who have grown up since the Revolution have never even heard of Christmas, except per- haps as a legend. In the USSR there are no Christmas cards but at the end of the year stamped postcards are issued by the Russian Postal Service and marked "For the New Year" Typical of such cards is one with the picture of a skyscraper apartment house in Moscow against a snowy background and in the foreground the clock - tower of the Spaski (Christ) Gate of the Kremljn. ,St mic - night, the hands of the dock and the great star on top of the spire are illuminated. China has a wonderful New Year's eastern, All debts must be paid before the new year dawns otherwise a man would lose face. For this reason there is great activity among farmers, merchants and customers to set- tle every debt before the 01d year digs. That is one custom that our western civilization might de well to copy. But what would happen to all the cars and television sets bought on the installment plan? There would- n't be so many around, that certain, In Korea, so I've been told, father makes a brightly coloured kite in the form of a dragon Tq g - the tail of the kite Ise ties red t slips of paper bearing the age, name and birthday of each of his sons. The kite is then re- leased in the wind. If the paper children are not- torn from the kite then the father is sure hie real sons will be safe from dis- aster for another year. And m Scotland there is e superstition about "first foot- ing." It is unlucky to have a fairhaired person to be the first to cress your threshold on New Year's. So, for -a day at least„ darkhaired persons are very popular, Very few people nowadays be- lieve iia gid world superstitioalta. We have become far mere pro- saic and practical in our outlook We have gained a lot in know ,r„'jr ledge but perhaps we have los;: something too — an idealism which we are not likely to re- gain. So, in keeping with the: times, I wish you all — not wily a Happy, but a Prosperous Nein Year. When I write this column next week it will be 1956 — and the first chapter started in that un- written book. One book in which we cannot turn to the last page tc find Out how the story ends! "Corn Starch Makes Smoother Puddings!” WiTERSCOICH CREAM 1 cup brown sugar 'A cup busier 4 cups milk IA teaspoon salt 5 tablespoonsCAADA Corn BENSON'Sr Starch 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla PLACE sugar, butter and 31/a double boiler. HEAT over hot water to scald milk. MIX salt, BENSON'S or CANADA te Corn Starch and '/a cup milk to make a smooth pa ADD corn starch mixture slowly to hot milk mixture. COOK, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. COVER and continue cooking for 10 minutes. STIR in slightly beaten egg very slowly t mix well. COOK 2 minutes longer; remove from heat and add vanilla. POUR into dessert dishes; chill and serve with cream. 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