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"I would sooner give my daugh-
ter a bottle of prussic acid than
allow her to read .this book!"
These words were written by the
editor 'of one of Britain's widely
read Sunday newspapers 20 years
ago about a book he had read and
of which he disapproved,
"This degradingniovel, dealing as
it does with a subjeet that decent
people do not discuss, should be •
banned," wrote another self-ap-
pointed guardian of public morals.
Itis incrediblethat this writer of
• so many distinguished novels
should have descended so low. His
book is a disgrace to English
letters."
Each of the above damning' com-
ments about different hooks was,.
written by distinguished men of
wide education and considerable.
experience. A11 three -are.. very much
men of the world and far from be-
ieg. sheltered, over -sensitive prudes, •
Their violent attacks on the books,
inch I shall not name, could not
have been the outcome of their
personal revulsion to what they
rend since they 'know as much
about the "facts of life" as the
authors they castigated, ' writes
Thomas Fairley, in "Answers."
Boosted the Sales!
When these critics expressed
them.alves so fiercely, the main ef-
feet of their denunciations teas to
send hundreds, if not thousand,, of
people to the bookshops and
lihra ms in search of the book they
y.ere not to read. In eachcase,:..
the books i k, in question. which might
othc,n:e 'Jaye had little or no at-
tention, became hest sellers.
one nti:;ht have thought that in
tire's days of hroacintindedtiess, at-
tienn on books that "ought to be
1 +' e 1 would have stopped. But
tie. 1 fen weeks ago the editor
of a famous newspaper printed a
denunciation of a book that is, in
tart, so dull that it could only be of
interest t to soon logists and other
scientists w. _., have a professional
re, se n for taking an interest in the
sithleit. And the subject is what
seldiers tarot 'shout among them-
selves a eta they are separated for
at, Iturea4,mably long time from
their womenfolk
enfolk:
'sVi at is the reason for asking
that any hooks be banned The
only important reason is that the
book in gsestiott would cause pub-
lic harm. And how can a printed
book do harm? Only by putting r
vicious ideas ,moral, political. re-
ligious or otherwise.' into mind,
waere no vicious thoughts existed
before; or by encouraging people
of lax morality to feel that their t
le,utings are generally condoned or
even justified. The other reason is,
of course curiosity. Have the writ-
ers of 'sexy." "hot" or "blue" booke P
something to tell us that we don't
know? The answer is ahnost al. 1
ways "No." The truth is that they t
seldom tell us anything interesting
end certainly nothing new. p
Even Shakespeare "Erred" b
Even Shakespeare has not been s
exempt from attentiion on the c
grounds of morals. At the end of s
the eighteenth century, a physician s
named Thomas Bowdler objected c;
to .certain passages hi the works
of the Bard so he produced his In
own edition under the title of The d
Family Shakespeare with all refer-
ences to sex omitted, thereby add. th
ing the word "bowdlerised" to the th
English language. th
As far as I know, no one has ever w
had the temerity to bowdlerise the
Bible, but there was•once a maiden go
pr
ve
ab
lett
to
pe
wo
pe
an
Fra
bo
aunt who sent her niece a H
as a birthday present and in
accompanying- letter, wrotei
have underlined in red all the
tions you are not;` e, read," •
You, too, have the power to b
books -by beeosning What Is call
a constnon informer. The law
England on the subject is curl
It is forbidden to publish porn
graphy, and publication in law co
sists of showing even one of
person a'written work or a .pictu
or photograph' whfoh the magiatra
considers lewd and indecent; b
no action 'is taken unless that per
son complaints to. the police. Sue
a complainant is' known as a co
mon informer.
A printed book may sell 100,
copies 'before any action will b
taken by the police unless a corn
mon. informer makes a complain
But if you think' of appoiattfn
yourself a keeper of other people'
morals, you must be .careful, -for 1
the magistrate ,considers your eon
plaint- frivolous, you may be ha
up yourself for wasting the tura
of the police and the court as a
public nuisance!
The case of John Clelland is in-
tereeting. A man of good family,
his father was a colonel in the reg-
ular army and he was educated at
Westminster.' He served for a
while in the consular service and
later he was in a merchant's office
in India. But Clelland *was not sat-
isfied -he wanted to be a writer•, so
he cavae back to London full of
confidence and'ambition,
He wrote and wrote, but no one
was interested and soon he began
to suffer from the complaint which
is almost an occupational disease
among writers -he was'very hard
up. In fact, he was starving,
Pension, Not Prison
He went round all the publish-
ers' offices offering his services as
a hack writer at almost any price,
and one. day a none -to --scrupulous
publisher persuaded him to write a
pornographic work. Clelland hesi-
tated at first, but with visions of
beingturned urned out of his lodgings
and of starvingin the
last agreed, gutter, he at
Hie first novel was "Tire Mem-
oirs of Fanny Hill," and no one
could ever` accuse him of not keep-
ing his bargain -it was porno-
graphic with a vengeance! There
was scarcely a page without some
ncident calculated to scandalize
even the toughest reader. It should
have been printed on asbestos!
It sold like wildfire and in enor-
mous quantities. The printers and
he book sellers could not keep up
with the demand. It was denounced
'n the daily press and in serious
weekly journals, but nothing hap-
ened to curb the sale of Fanny
Hill until, one day, a public-spirited
ndividual made a complaint and
he police took their usual action,
The printers were forbidden to
roduce any more copies and the
ook sellers were restrained front
ening the book pending the de-
ision of the court. Copies were
est to the magistrates for their lit
petition and decision, and they de-
ded without much difficulty that
The hfeniorrs of Fanny Hill" was
deed an indecent work and a
anger to public morals.
Clelland was summoned before
e Privy Council and, in view of
e questionable nature of his work,
e only defence he could put for-
ard was poverty.
Fortunately, the council was in a
od humor that morning. The
esident, Earl Granville, spoke se -
rely to the author in the dock
out the seriousness of his of-
ce, but instead of sentencing him
imprisonment, as one might be-
et. Lord Granville said that he
uld recommend Clelland for a
nsion from the state of £.100 per
num on condition that he re-
ined from writing any more
oks of a like nature!
This happened in 1749 -exactly
200 years ago. And'I may add that
"The Memoirs of Fanny Hill"
have been out of print and unob-
tainable for at least' a century,
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Santa Had To Hurry -Christmas came a little early for two-
year-old Tommy Pace because Tommy is suffering from the
deadly blood disease, leukemia, and may not -live until De-
cember 25. Merchants and local townspeople joined in to make
it a real celebration for the plucky boy, seen admiring"Santa"
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I am going to ask you a question.
It is this;
Do you, as an Institute or club
worker, sufficiently appreciate
those hard-working metnbers of
the various organizations to which
you belong? If some of those same
skilled workers who now do so
much for your club should move
away, have you any idea who would
carry on the work that, up to the
present, has been so willingly left
to their capable brains and fingers?
Could you do it?.
Not only that, but does your
organization as a whole ever stake
a point of showing appreciation for
the capable help that has been giv-
en, from one year's cod to an-
other?
All persons are not good at the
same thing -thus we have s.'no
who excel at baking; others at knit-
ting and needlework; some in an
organizing capacity, and still others
at music or handicraft.
Whatever their talent, the organ-
ization may not have need of it all
the time, but when the necessity
arises for someone to take charge
of a specialized job, what a com-
fort it is to know you have just
the right person to hantilb it. Only
we are rather inclined to take such
help for granted, don't you think?
This fact was brought home to
one Institute branch lust recently
when a lovely quilt top and lining
was given to the branch to be
quilted and sold -the proceeds to
go to the branch. So here was a
quilt top, beautifully made, but it
had yet to be marked for quilting.
It was some years since this par-
ticular branch has done any woric
on a good quilt -that is, one re-
quiring a definite pattern and fine
quilting. In the meantime, the
two artistic members who had al-
ways so obligingly done the mark-
ing job on any special quilt, had
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Answer elsewhere on this page,
of
moved away. Immediately the
question arose, "Who will mark
the quilt?"
A committee was appointed for
the job -and that committee soon
knew only too well, if' it didn't
before -just how much time and
wok had gone into all the previous
quilt markings that had been done
so willingly for the branch by the
two members who were now too
tar away to give any assistance.
The committee finally got :the
quilt marked and into the frames,
but would the other members who
caste to quilt and followed the in-
tricate pattern that had been de-
signed for them -would they realize
the work that narking a quilt may
involve? No doubt it will all be
taken for granted, as it generally
is' Very few- of us,realize the de-
tail of any job until we.heve to do
ourselves. Tllen how can such
a situation be avoided?
Well, here is a suggestion -in so
far as quilts are concerned, Most
W,I. branches put on demonstra-
tions of one kind or another during
the year -them why not •a demon-
stration on quilt mei-king? In near-
ly every district there -ca itbe found
artistic persons who are ,known to
be good at this very elc ttting job,
and even though they May not be
membern of the W.I., I am sure
any one of them could be persuaded
-to give ademonstration,. Talented
people are like that -nearly always
generous in trying to pass on a
little of their specialized skill to
others less fortunate. Perhaps by
a demonstration of that kind, other
members might be found to have •
just such a talent, hitherto lying
dormant and unsuspected. Ion any
case, all , members would at least
find out for 'themselves the work
entailed in marking a quilt and
thus have a better appreciation of
the work done by others.
What applies to quilts is true of
other club activities. A refreshment
convener might outline her work in
that direction, telling her fellow
members how she arranges after-
noon tea for each meeting and
what preparations are made for a
banquet.
A. program convener could give
a good outline of the work neces-
sary. to arrange programs for the
year, and the finance convener.
might give her end of the story,
Not the final result - everyone
eventually knows that but the
spade work that ie. necessary be-
fore any result can be achieved, In
other wards, an education in cotn-
ntittee activities should help a lot
to replace members whoa* help is
no longer available. And it would
certainly lead to a much bettor ap-
preciation of the work done by our
leaders and conveners
Separately
he sergeant was taking parlien-
lars from a new vt00t•1ait.
"Ara you married?"
"Yes, sir."
Any children?"
"Yes, sir. Five girls and four
boys."
"Nine altogether,"
No, ,ir--one at a tinter
Play Table
New playroom accessory de-
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being; manufactured in Canada. De-
scribed as a "miniature kindergar-
ten" it is a table which combines
features of a play desk, blackboard,
flannel board and storage unit -all
in one. Table has folding legs for
.easy storage.
Easier
"Dlalaidi,"Dialing which slips over dial
of teleohgpe, permits easier dialing
from any position, maker states..
. Device duplicates the regular dial,
but has larger: figures and symbols.
Wont interfere with operation of
phone, it is stated: '
Manual Addresser
Portable' addresser makes it pos-
sible to print addresses simply by
rolling- the device over envelopes
and postal cards by hand. Printing.
stencil ,is a roll' on which about 250
addresses can be typed Roll is
loaded into machine in •same man-
ner' as film Ioadecl • into a camera.
Printing fluid is stored in an easy -
to -fill cartridge wick that stays seal
-fora full run, maker states. Each
address said to stand up under 100
or more impressions.
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Drain Spoon
Drain spoon is newin design,
made of stainless steel with handle
of ivory -colored plastic fastened
with nickel -silver rivets. Spoon is
made with a flat on each lip for
getting the' last particles of food
from a pan or other container. Slots
in bowl of spoon are so designed
that food will not stick in them, it
is said,
Low -Cost Altimeter
Aluminum, pocket-size, hand in-
strument for measuring heights of
trees, poles, wire clearances, build-
ings, elevations or vertical or hor-
izontal angles. Measures above or
below w eye level and with any!en
base, according to Canadin mak-
er, It is also a range finder. Said to
be simple to operate, requires no
trigonometry, only simple arithme-
tic. Accuracy claimed to be within
about 1%,
Auto Tire
Automobile tire said to give
greater traction and safety than any
previously evolved tire has been
Free Book on 1 Arthritis
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So successful has a specialized sys-
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Fan explants why drugs and it edi-
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You incur no obligation in send-
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Plastic Flower Pots
Colored plastic flower pots are
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Plastic Shade,
Plastic film specifically formul-
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LANE 11-11RST
fix«n:Pv Cww,,z,,eh,t
"Dear Anne Hirst: 1 syislt I knetti
what to dol I've been working
every since 1 married three years
ago, and I help
buy things for
our home.
"We built a
house.
Myhus-
band has all .his
insurance (also
the house) in
his father's
name. If any-
thing
nything should
happen to him, I'd be left out in
the cold,
"I have live rooms to take care
ol, and '1 work eight hours, too,
lie doesn't even help nae -with the
dishes, I've had two operations
since I married, but, sick or well,
1 have t� do everything. He tells
me to quit my job; I said T would
if he would buy the things we need '
He says all he has to buy is food!
"When he goes out, he doesn't
take me with him. Yet if I see
my mother, he gets. mad. He thinks
d should stay hone all the time.
"He is always arguing about
something. If it isn't my family;
it's something else. It keeps me
very, upset; and always makes me
cry. He treats me like a piece of
furniture:
And now he says he doesn't
care whether I stay or not, that
he doesn't •love me any snore.
Whatever shall 1 do? G.M.S,"
* Your husband seems to have a
* strange conception of his re-
sponsibilities. The house should
* belong to you both, and his . in.
* surance should be in your name,
* He must know that no woman
can live by, food alone, and that
it is bis duty to provide the
obherws, necessities as his income
allo
Don't you think that taking
care ofyour home and a job, too,
are too -much for ane in your
state of health? Why not try
giving up your position for :six
months, perhaps, and nee how
things go? If you are afraid
to take that prep, then I suggest
you live with your mother for
a little while, and let your hos.
band fend For himself. (lie *an
have his meals' with his mother).
Ns will soon find out how empty
the house is without you, and a
month or ao of being alone
should clear his mind as to what
Affection he feels for you,
+
*
*
+
+
• When two people reach the sad
* stage which you and your hue-
* bend are experiencing, a short
* separation can work wonders, It
* has for other couples, and it
* would seam a gond idea for you
* 10 think over.
* A wife who has a job, toa,
* needs recreation regularly. Your
* husband should see that you get
* it, and with him. When you two
* get along better together, that
* will come about naturally.
Don't let a husband's hasty words
upset you too much. An angry man
often says things he does not mean,'
and is too stubborn to take them
back. Marriage is for keeps, Write .•> 'r'''
Anne Hirst about, your problems,
and let her help you keep your mar-
riage fine. Address her at Box 1,
123 Eighteenth Street, New To-
ronto, Ont.
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