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Zurich Herald, 1943-04-08, Page 3uality counts most-- for that rich, satisfying flavour which only a fine quality • tea yields, use.. FP 1 E IL RONALD CONAN GREER GARSON WHO SYNOPSIS it is the autumn of 1918 in the tittle manufacturing town of Mei- IYridge, England. All at once, bells ring and whistles blow, announc- ing the Armistice. Out in the County Asylum grounds the noise Is heard by Smith, an amnesia patient, living on the hope that someone may furnish a clue to his Identity. Taking advantage of the commotion he escapes into Mel - bridge. He' is about to be turned in by a tobacco shop proprietress when Paula Ridgeway, a warm- hearted young actress appearing with a third rate touring company, helps get him away. She takes him to her lodgings and there learns he has the 'flu. After a period of illness he recovers. The future looks bright. Paula has a Job for him in her touring com- pany. But that night when they are to leave, Sam, the manager, learns that Smith is an asylum • inmate, All of .Smith's fears and • despair return as Paula tells him that,he can't come along with the theatrical troupe. CHAPTER TWO Paula watched him with unshed tears in her eyes. "Smithy, you're not angry with me? You don't think I've gone back on. you? He shook his head. His' lips moved in an attempt to speak. Now his anguished eyes imporecl her not to torment ]aim mord. "Sneak to me Smithy," he cried out. "You could always speak to me." She clutched his hand but he Pulled away and rose shakily to his feet. Suddenly site went to the door. Her voice was quiet as she turned to him "Wait for me Smithy." A eaomout .tows nhe-vat,urnod, bags in in her hands. "Come ou Smithy. Get your• coat on. We'll take the back stairs." The bar room below, was dimly tighted. She crept past it stealth- ily. Smith dazedly followed her. He didn't know where they were going, or how. But at least he was going away from the Asylum -- and with Paula. A bit later they were in the third class compartment. of a night .train bound for the suburbs just beyond 1VIelbridge. The train was slow ,and halting and it was just about dawn when they reached Mrs. Deventer's rustic inn at Wiokham. Paula had stopped there once with her father a long time ago and remembered the place well. To the kindly Mrs. Deventer, she explained that Smithy was her fiance and that she had brought him here after a long illness so that he could convalesce. And so it was, that in the dawn of that lovely morning they took up their :sew rural existence. Paula's mea - WAR -TIME has depleted the tin r supply -- 30 glass replaces It. The delicious flavour and fine quality remain the same•as evert : , always deserving your choice and pieference, CROWN DRANO SYRUP One of the Famous prodocls of The CANADA STARCH COMPANY Limited ger savings would see them through for a while. After that? Well, no need to worry now. ', * Their hours were spent in fish- ing, bicycle riding and reading. A new strength came to Smithy. Itis gauntness gradually vanished and a healthy color appeared under .his tan. His eyes reflectedthe peace and idyllic happiness of his life with Paula. One day as site returned from the post office, a letter in her stand, she found him sleeping ciuiety under a willow tree, There was a smile on his face. She look- ed ooked down at him tenderly. Then she fingered the letter she held and stared at it in puzzlement. It was for Smithy -••--Prone Liverpool. Such an odd thing. Who would be writing bite? His voice came lazily. "if I were Yell I'd open it." She started and laughed. "Oh Smithy, you are a fraud. And here I am, just dying of curiosity." She ripped open the envelope and then they both sat there in awe and wonderment, The enclosure was a check, a very small check to be sure, but still, payment from the managing editor of the Liverpool Mercury for an article that Smithy had written and sent to them. Why, Smithy was an author. He had sold something and been paid for it. "Smithy," she said, struck queer- ly for a second, "I wonder if .you were a writer before , . . before the war ..." }Ie :shrugged and ahs went on, "You might even be mar- ried Smithy, Who knows?" "Nonsense"%Ie .lied � spoken _ -bitisgitele 'Chen all et . once :lie ' reached for her 'hands and words name from hint in an overflow. Suppose he were to make a living now and be independent — Paula would never have to talk about going back on the stage. He had -leen helping her spread out their small picnic lunch, Now his voice shook a little, "It's an awful nerve but I've fallen in love with you." r * She sat back and all at once she was in rebellion. No he was just being a gentleman. Why, she'd run after him from the very beginning. She had never let him out of her sight since she had seen him in that little shop. And now he was just being grateful. "Oh Smithy, please don't ask toe. I might take you up on it, I'm just that shame- less." "Paula." His voice was eager, his face tense. "I love you more than anything in the world. My life began with you. i can't im- agine a future without you" She looked at him a long thne, It was Stange, how well she knew this man who had no past behind him. He'd never be able to tell her of his childhood. All the me- mories of boyhood, of growing up were a blank to him. At some point a knife had slashed most of his life away, But she didn't care. She would rather have Smithy as he was than anyone else in the world. "It's yes darling," she said. "yes for all time," He sighed deeply. "Now I can relax." Then he looked around. "What did I do with that sand- wich?" There was a teasing twinkle in his eye. "I'm starving," Paula gazed at him in consterna- tion. "Smithy, you proposed to me and I've accepted you — ancl—" "What's wrong?" "Olt Smithy," she wailed, "do I always have to take the initiative? You're supposed to kiss me dar- ling." He put down the sandwich, bent forward and took her in his arms. The milk bottle that Stood between them toppled over unheeded as their lips mets shyly, then clung for a long moment . , . They were married soon after that in the little Village Church while the Vicar's wife sang, "Oh Perfect Love," in a tremulous voice, To Paula and Smithy she 'sounded like an angel, for the door, to lteaveli had opened for them. They settled down la ecstatic contentment . . . the. little vine - covered cottage they had ;taken nearby was filled with the joy of their witty. Smithy wrote steadily, the, number and quality of his ex- tieles increasing, aTI bhe time. "ilia eai1tlllgx were fier1 ll hurt_ they gave ham confidence that oil* day 24 ounces would be and big. Then their marriage, bore other fruit. It was Just a year' later that Paula lay in bed,` errhausted and radiant as she proudly watch ed ISutithy take, a peek at his new born son. His senile was quavery • as he stood up and-1ooknd at iter. "Paula, Paula," he• murmured. ''Hes ours, youza and mine." His lips caressed, her hand, T1ten, from his pocket be drew forth a Pack- age. She opened it and .held• up a little string. of blue 'beads. "011 Smithy, I adore them." Fie 'looked at her, "They're the color of your eyes. You know, you're au awfully nice Color scheme darling. 'Your hair's like 4 bright new penny," He sat ou the bed and in silence, clasped 'her close. * K. All at once elle door opened. It was the Vicar. What au amaz= ing day for the post office, he was burbling. Fancy. A telegram had conte. A telegram for Smith. Why the whole town was in a froth. Everything happened so swiftly after that. The message. was frons the Editor of the Mercury in Liv- erpool. They were making Smithy an offer — wanted to give him a ' permanent position on the publica= tion. But he :Must leave iminedi- ately so he'd he there the next morning. Excitedly, he began packing his bags, .Finally he was ready. He'd be staying at the Great Northern, near the station. Paula wasn't to worry. Everything would be ail might.' And when he came back, the little fellow would have a fath- er ite could really be proud of -- someone of position and import- ance in the world. The Vicar's car '}vas' waiting out- side. As the horn sounded, Smithy came back for Paula's goodbye .kiss. "Take are of my family darling. See you tomorrow night." She pressed her lips to his fore- head, Then her slight smile erased front her the frown of worry. "To- morrow night. Good, luck Smithy." He left and the frown returned. It was the first time since she'd known Smithy thatthey would be parted. But :he'd be all right. Of course. He'd come back safe. (Good things have come Smithy's way — a wife, a child and now a new future in Liverpool. Will things go Well or—wilI his past rise to confront him? Be sure to read the next exciting episode.) (Continued Next Week) Give Bed Linen 'eery Best Care There Are Many Ways of Prolonging Life of Sheets Bed linens may seem far re- moved from the war effort, but like all other household goods, they must be guarded against un- nceessary wear and tear. Proper cars of sheets begins with care of your bedspreads. Rough or splintered wood, broken parts and snapped or uncovered springs can cause many a tear. These should be repaired to pre- vent the linen from getting caught. Don't be a yanker. Jerking the sheets off the bed is hard on them. Carefully loosen the tucked -in edges before you remove the sheets. You can lengthen the life of sheets by reversing them, just like you do the mattress. 11 the broad hems are at the head today, place them at the foot tomorrow. Also rotate their use by putting the fresh sheets at the bottom of the stack each time you finish the laundry. Sheets and. pillowcases were not meant to be laundry bags. Using thein as such is about the fastest way there is to wear, tear and wreck them. C'hemging the bed linens at least once a week and washing them just as regularly is important. Soap and water combat the effects of perspiration and soil, but be sure you tinge' out • all the soap. Left in, it deteriorates the threads. In ironing, do not use too hot au iron and alternate between fold- ing sheets in half and in thirds so that the sante place will not always be creased. Mend torn or worn sheets be- fore washing. When the centre of a street becomes thin, tear it in half and sew the selvedge edges together to give it a new lease on lire, N. S. Is Building 600 Wooden Ships New contracts amounting to ane' e than $72,000,000 for wooden ship coustrtuction in Nova Scotia and the establishment of tl second steel shipbuilding industry in this Itroviuce were aunouiiced to the Legislature by Industry Minister Ilarolcl Connolly. The $12,000,000 orders, received during the last month, cover the construction of 600 wooden craft, the minister the eiare,,l. The work of building then teas boett begun by Porn' Arms, Wee of then entirely Nova Sco-, than; tine Clouse was informed, ISSUE No, 1,5---43 TABLE TALKS SADIE 8, CHAMBERS A Tali- On Vitamins I wonder if some of you some.. times feel that we overdo the subject of vitamins? To be hon- est, at times I feel we clo, We Paint never forget they are of vital importance, but let us not Concentrate altogether on vita - Mins and forget all about other essentials of food. • The discovery• of vitamins has been one of the, gripping' dramas of science. To learn what vita - mine really do for the human body scientists have studied, in the laboratory, rats, guinea pigs, . Chickens and monkeys, They first find out what happens when ant. teals are deprived of certain vita- inins. Tliey feed the animals everything they need for healthy growth, being sure that the par- ticular vitamin is "Not" in the diet, When this is done the sytup- 'toms of the vitamin deficiency de- velop in the animals as regularly and certainly as two and three are five. Medical Research Give an animal everything but vitamin A and it will develop these symptoms: a certain eye 'disease and peculiar hardened cells in the body. Abnormal cal- lections of material are found, like cysts in the lungs or other organs. The lining of the breath- ing and digestive systems becomes hardened. On the other hand, if an animal, is given a diet with no vitamin B in it, they fail to gain weight, .they lose appetite, develop a typi- cal neuritis.which almost para- lyzes them and finally they die, Leave vitamin C out of an ani- mal's diet, when that particular animal is having all other foods required; and they develop e typi- cal scurvy. The muscles and tis- sues bleed because the blood is not held by the blood vessels. Teeth become loosened, the ani- mals fail to gain weight, they lose appetite and finally die. When vitamin D is absent these symptosis follow: bones become soft, weakened and deformed, the teeth decay and a general muscu- lar weakness follows. , With an absence of vitamin G animals develop digestive distur- bances, becoming weak; skin and fur appears unhealthy. Nervous disorders develop. Night Blindness The most important question for us each individually to answer els, how do the absence of these. 9. • ell,' here is the answer. We have trice' to tell you as simply as possible what happens to the animals held for experimentation when they lack these important species. It is rarely we as hu- nzans lack completely the vita- mins necessary to prevent some of the diseases named, but the most important question is are we having sufficient vitamins to keep us healthy. More common than we realize FLOWER TRIMMED INITIALS FOR LINENS Design No. 799 His, Hers, Mr., Mrs, and lovely floral initials are beautiful em- broidered on, towels, pillow cases, etc. ]dot iron transfer pattern No. 799 contains set of initials 'about 2 incites high, His, Hers, Mi. and MM. with eonplete instructions, To order pattern: Write; or send above picture with .your tante and address with 15 cents in stamps or coins to Carol Manes, Boom 421., 7.3 Adelaide St..West, Toronto (Because of the slowness xa the mails, delivery of .patterns;'htay take, a few, ,clays lorrfler l tiro u unlit) Id/ eve MO 9- tris woe 14 sodas ar mew areo4 est "That's why I eat Nabisco Shredded Wheat with milk every morning. It says right on the package that it's 1 O0% whole wheat with all the bran and wheat germ. I've found Nabisco Shredded Wheat a real energy food at any time —and it tastes so good, tool" Serve Nabisco Shredded Wheat for Fitness . , . save War Savings Stamps for Victory: THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, LTD, Niagara Palls, Canada 4 is night blindness, which means there is a lack of vitamin A. Many thousands more have no appetite, are constipated and con- stantly tired, have vague pains and aches and often heart trouble as a result of too little vitamin B. • Who knows that growing pains in children may be a symp- tom of the dreaded rheumatic fever perhaps due to a lack of vitamin C? This disease is Arae. tically unknown in the tropics or the countries where fresh fruits and vegetables are eaten in abun- dance. Granted, they may not have a true scurvy, but they have a latent or mild type. These chil- dren have just "fair" health rather than buoyant because they do not have the foods in suffici- ent amount containing vitamin C. Pellagra and Rickets Many more thousands in our land are suffering front a mild pellagra because they do not have enough liver, yeast or wheat germ and anally more from nervous ail- ments due to this. deficiency. It is heart-rending to'watch a number of children at play and note how many are suffering from different forms of tickets, teeth bdecayed etc., just bee.ause only in part are they receiving ,calcium, sunshine and cod liver oil. Next week I shall try to pre- sent a chart for a guide in pre- paring your child's or children's heals. Silas Chambers welcomes personal Setters froom interested readers. Sim is ],leased to receive suggestions on topics for iter column, and to always ready to listen to your "pet peeves." Requests for recipes er special menus are in order. Address your lettere to "Miss Sadie 11. Chambers, 3 West Adelaide St., Toronto.' Send stamped se][ -ad- dressed envelope It you tivisls r9 reply. GARDEN NOTES By Gordon L. Smith i :tier."sin Cultivation Vital Usually all the difference be- tween a fine, thriving garden and the other kind is one or two thor- ough cultivations. Before the garden is planted it should be spaded or plowed thoroughly, then just as the seeds or plants go in it should be cultivated or raked fine, When the first plants ars corning through, old gardeners advise another thorough cultiva- tion, and a couple more at ten days' intervals later on. This may sound like a lot of work but it is surprising ' how easy it is if carried out early and regularly. The weeds never get a chance to grow and the soil to bake. On the other hand, even' in dry weather most vegetables will come right along if the soil about them is kept fine and crumbly. 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Small things like car- rots need about three inches be- tween, beets about four, corn three sprouts to the hill. With fine seed much drudgery can be saved by sowing thinly in the first place. With flowers that are gruvn from seed, thinning is equally important. They must have room or they will grow spindly and break down probably in the first windstorm. Remember They Grow All perennial flowers, shrubs and trees are small when origi- nally planted, but in a few yearn it is amazing how much room they take up. The average person plants them far too close together and in the case of trees and shrubs, far too close to the house or fences. As a general rule, shrubs, trees and flowers should have half as touch room between as their ma- two feet apart for peonies, three anal a half feet for the ordinarp' spirea, and from twenty-five to fifty feet for the general run of Canadian hardwood trees, At first this may seem far to: open, but the space between may be taken up with annual flowers its the case of a perennial be& and with temporary, quick-grow- ing uick-growing shrubbery and trees, with the others. SUPPORT THE -British Sailors. Society` i2Sth Anniversary. I05 "Homes c frorrrr• Home" masn•tained in • ail" parts • 'of Ebe;.woi-Irk:: 6si�3itain this 'great wgttk';for oisr 'Merchant Marines; Send, Gifts •to' c GEORGE IVI. 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