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Zurich Herald, 1956-05-24, Page 6ANE wvsf lio .7rwiti44' "My Children Won't Hein iVle 1 aan So. Ashamed!„ "Dear Anne Hirst: I am sure .you must get dozens of similar letters, but I haven't seen my problem in your column for ages. I am 60 years old, and look older because I am physi- cally sick and consumed with worry. I have three children, all married, and I need their help desperately; I am ashamed to say they refuse any aid, and only remind me how much they've always done! "I live alone, and I can't take an outside job because of a neuralgic condition. I need new glasses and dentures and medi- cal care, and I have no hospital insurance. My income is small, and I only ask the children to help me regain my health. A small check each month would make all the difference, and I honestly believe it could cure some of my ailments. WHAT OF TOMORROW? "Until they got married, the children were loving and kind; but since my health is break- • ing, I guess they just don't want to be bothered.... I have work- ed hard all my life; I supported myself before I married, and because of my husband's in- come was inadequate, I wag out in the business world ,again as soon as I could leave my babies. . Now I sit alone, neglected and frustrated. I confess some- times I cry myself to sleep worrying about what is to be- come of me. My church is my one refuge. "What do other smothers do when this blow descends? What can I do? I don't mean to feel sorry for myself, Anne Hirst, I suppose I'm writing because I want some comfort from some- body, who understands, and I know you do. , MORTIFIED" * You are in one of the most * humiliating positions a moth- * er can face. You are so * ashamed of your selfish chit- * dren that you shrink from * letting •anyone know about it. * Yet some help must be forth- ' coming. If your children refuse to * provide it, why don't you con- * fide in your minister? I am * sure many others of his con- * gregation have brought their * troubles to him, knowing they * can trust his judgment and * tact. If you had to appeal to * the city or province for re- * lief (which might happen) * your children would be * forced to take proper care of Easy to Make! 41141‘i .77: 5.20 EASY to build your own wooden lawn patio chairs! You'll have the fun of doing — save money too! Woodcraft Pattern 520: Simple directions for making lawn, porch, or patio chairs. Actual- size paper pattern pieces are in- cluded, with easy -to -follow num- ber guide. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be :gc- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT - FERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Our gift to you — two won- derful patterns for yourself, Lour home — printed in our aura Wheeler Needlecraft book for 1956I Dozens of other new designs to order — crochet, knit- ting, embroidery, iron -ons, nOv- aloes. Send 25 cents for your eepy of this book NOW ... with lift patterns printed in RI ISSUE 1e * 1956 you. How they and you de- * plore the attendant publicity! * You need simple frienelli- * ness, too, and the varied in- * terests it would supply. Your * minister will probably speak * quietly to kindly women of * his church, who will drop in * frequently to cheer you up, * They may even think of small * services you can do in your * home that will add a little to * your income. Anyway, their * warm interest will be wet- * come, I hope you will not' let * another day pass before you * talk with your pastor, • so * help will soon be on its way. * Look for that day when phy- * sical disabilities that plague * you will be relieved, and your health and spirits im- * proved. You have years ahead * of you, and they can be years * of comfort and even service. * * TEEN-AGE TRIALS "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 14 and have a boy friend who likes me, but he won't come out and say so. He is always trying to make me jealous by talking to another girl or writing me about her -- but it is me he walks home from school, and he doesn't pay any attention to her. "I do hope your answer will help us along in our love. STEADY READER" * Once you show this boy * that his ravings about any * girl don't interest you, he * will find some other way of * showing off. After all, so long * as he takes you out and * doesn't spend any time with * her, why let it bother you? * Words are the cheapest buy * in the dictionary of flirtation, * but deeds prove where a * boy's real interest lies. * You are young to be talk- * ing of love, but I understand * how such a habit annoys you. * When the lad mentions her * name, change the subject, but * pleasantly, and he soon will * realize he will have to be * even more attentive if he * hopes to date you often. * It would not be out of order * to date another boy or two and let him do the worrying * for a bit. No matter how hopeless things look today, tonsorrow always comes and can bring with it new confidence and hope. Anne Hirst will welcome your problems and give you her sympathy and honest counsel. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto. Helpful Tips .n Home Decorating The warm sunshine is bring- ing on the annual redecorating fever. But what can you do with small rooms and rooms with high ceilings? Here are some tips on home decorating which might help solve these and other problems. If a small room is your prob- lem, keep in mind that walls and woodwork painted the same color will make a room look larger. A. light tint is better than a dark tint for the small room. * * * Wall-to-wall floor covering will help create a feeling of spaciousness. * * * For the small bathroom, use the same color for tile, walls and fixtures to give the room that "bigger" look. • * * If you are bothered by irregu- uar and unattractive lines in at room, paint the ceilings, walls and woodwork the same color. The result will be a camou- flage of the bothersome lines. * * • * High ceilings .may be low- ered by painting them a deep color and possibly carrying the ceiling color down onto the wall for a foot or two. Light tints, especially blue imitating the sky, will make a low ceil- ing appear higher. * * * If you want to change your bedroom scheme, choose a quiet color. Soft blue -grey and yel- low are restful colors for such rooms. But don't be nioneto- nous — add touches of stronger color. Artificial lights will soft- en colors at night. * * * Is your furniture light in color? If so, remember that It will not show up to the best of its ability against a light background. Choose a darker tone to bring out the best in your furn iture. • * * To make large, barn -like rooms more inviting, use a rick darker hue on the walls, FINAL SCENE ? Actress Grace Kelly is the focus of many movie cameras as she makes what may be her final appearance on Hollywood film. Occasion was the recent Oscar awards cere- monies. When a Sailboat Hit An Omnibus • To me there was always an infinite fascination in seeing these great Northern tracts of woodland awakening from their long winter sleep. The sweet- ness of the dawn, the delicious smell of growing things, the fresh young life springing up under one's feet, all these ap- pealed to every fibre in my be- ing. Nature always restores the balance of things. In Russia, as in Canada, after the rigours of the winter, once the •snow has disappeared, flowers carpet the ground with a rapidity of growth unknown in more tem- perate climates: These Finland woods were plant with masses of small, white, waxy flowers. It was, I _ think, one of the smaller cran berries. There was an orange - flowering nettle, too, the leaves of which changed from green to vivid purple as they climbed the stalk, making gorgeous patches of colour, and great drifts of blue hepaticas on the higher ground. To appreciate Nature properly, she must be seen at unaccustomed times, as she bestirs herself after her night's rest whilst the ,sky brightens. . . . We had an ice -boat on the Gulf of Finland as well. it is only in early spring, and very seldom then, that this amuse- ment can be indulged in. The necessary conditions are (1) a heavy thaw to melt all the snow from the surface of the ice, fol- lowed by a sharp frost; (2) a strong breeze. Nature is not of- • ten obliging enough to arrange matters in this sequence. We had some good sailing, though, and could get forty miles an hour out of our craft with a de- cent breeze. Our boat was of the Dutch, not the Canadian type. Ice -sailing was bitterly cold work, and the navigation of the Gulf of Finland required great caution, for in early spring great cracks appeared in the ice. On one occasion, in avoid- ing a large crack, we ran into the omnibus plying on runners between Kronstadt and the mainland , ... It may be worth while recording this, as it is but seldom that a boat collides with an omnibus. — From "The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday," by Lord Frederick Hamilton, H!ONICI,ES INGEtir.� t7 t Le,>r ka:R FARM C�¢xtcl.ol It happened one morning re- cently. To be exact it was March 21. The dawn was just break- ing when I jumped out of my bed and ran to the window. Partner said—"Now what's the matter?" "It's a robin . . . see . . on the poplar tree—a big fat cock robin, looking in at our win- dow'.' "Huh," P a r t n e r scoffed, "probably a starling." "It isn't a starling — it's a robin. Come and see for your- self." So Partner came . to the window and was- finally con- vinced= The robin, meanwhile. perched motionless on the tree, surveying the world for signs of spring. Evidently he was not too impressed as not asound came from him, not even a mat- ing call.;:The robin was' a wise bird for since that morning we have had bitter cold winds and sonie snow. Not at all the kind of weather for courting — at least, not in the bird world. For the human species any time is courting itme because we have the protection of warm homes, theatres, dance halls, automo- biles, indoor -skating rinks and many other comfortable oppor- tunities for companionship. The - notion that "in the spring a young man's fancy ..." is out- inoded. It is open season all the year round for those whose inclinations "lightly turn to thoughts of love". But the robin sticks to the laws of nature. And you can't fool the robin. Spring is spring. And spring- time is mating time. No self- respecting robin would go call- • ing on his lady -friend until winter had had its final fling. I remember part of a poen from childhood days which began— "When north winds blow, then we shall have snow And what will the robins do then, poor things?" I forget the rest but I am sure that what the robins were likely to do didn't include courting. But it won't be long, my friends. Spring will soon be here. The robins know or they wouldn't be around at all. So maybe we had better hurry up that house- cleaning Remember last sum- mer . the heat and humid- ity? Let's enjoy the coolish weather while we can. In the meantime I have a con- fession to mal*.e-'and I feel like a traitor in s+:ixioing; A month ago we tradeci;:dtr our nice little English car orgr'a - later model— Canadian make; In -doing so I yielded to family pressure and economic necessity. I liked my little car. It did all I wanted it to do as I ant not a city driver. But it was subject to all kinds of derisive remarks from other memberrs of 'the fain- ily. "PudDe-jumper" the young folk called it. Well, why did 1 trade it in if I liked it, since I was the one who was driv- ing it? For the simple reason that we live in a district where there isn't an agent for English cars, which snakes it difficult to get parts or get a repair job done. The one man who was willing to service my car sold his garage so that left me out on a limb. If we had a me- chanic at home that would be a different matter. But Partner doesn't even drive a car, left alone repair it. He can handle the tractor, but, because of arthritis in his hand and feet— and in the interests of safety— he has always thought it better to leave the car alone—except that he is a most proficient side -seat driver! The car we have now is a semi-automatic transmission and it travels the road with the greatest of. ease. It also has a sticker • on the windshield which indicates • it has passed its road test. Which means that I went after the po- lice officer—he didn't come af- ter me. I wasn't at all anxious to be pulled up on the highway and subjected to an unexpected road test so I got ahead of the game and got my car checked right outside the local police headquarters. After all, if there is anything wrong with the car one is driving it is better to know it. I feel much happier now with that sticker on the windshield. Now if only some kind of `sticker could be attach- ed to drivers what a help it would be to the travelling public. Well, from the look of this house I had better start on a clearing up job. I notice there is a forgotten tractor, coloured blocks in out of the way cor- ners, a little cap in the living - room and variofirs other signs that indicate our -grandson was around here yesterday. I don't know how other folk manage so well but Monday is never wash -day around here. It is a day of recovery, and for getting this column clone. We love to have -visitors, family or other- wise—but after the pleasure is past we find a little rest and relaxation very welcome. After all there is no law that decrees that Monday shall be wash -day, so, when the usual work is done I make the rounds with the wa- tering -can. The geraniums are growing fast now and need more water. And my cactus, that was in full bloom last Christmas, will be • blooming again for Easter. Looks like anything can happen ardund here—and often does. The other day Partner left the gate open to the backyard. It was an Open invitation to the heifers. And they took it. Partner and I got plenty of exercise that morning. Was I glad I wasn't the guilty party! Andy High was one of the smallest infielders ever to play major-league ball. At one time he owned an electrical appliance shop in St. Louis, moving Charlie Grimm to observe that "Andy is the only electrician I know who has to use a ladder to put in a floor plug." It's Refrigerated Clothing Now One trouble about spring be- ing just around the corner .le that it reminds us a se i itropi: cal summer: is not far off either.., True, we now have air condi- tioning in`homes, offices, stores; motor cars and many even have it in taxicabs if New York's ex- periment with a fleet of 50 air- conditioned cabs proves suc- cessful. But the pedestrian is still left out in the heat. Nevertheless, air-conditioned clothing now seems on the way. A New York engineer who in president of several successful companies ,— no 'crackpot he -- has designed and .patented a jacket and helmet with built-in refrigeration. The inventor, Vir- gil Stark, tried these out suc- cessfully on his son one day last summer in Washington when the temperature was 90 But this project has encountered ono snag — fashion . . which now emphasizes the form -fitting gar .ment. For refrigerated clothes must have compartment to hold dry ice. In Mr. Stark's jacket they are in the shoulder pads. Yet shoulder pads are definitely out. But this conflict may yet be resolved since hats are getting larger in the crown. And the hat industry, which falls upon lean days in the summer, might welcome the refrigerated cha- peau. If so, air-conditioned liv- ing would be complete. — Washington Post. Wardrobe Wonder! 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