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Zurich Herald, 1952-07-17, Page 6"My wife accuses in of being 1elfish and a liar—which I am." a begins an astonishing letter rom a man honest (or defiant) enough to admit his faults but thinks he is en- titled to then. He has never told his wife how much mon- ey he snakes, nor how much he has in his pocket for his family's use that day. "Marriage," she reminds him, "is not built on lies.' "I drink, I smoke, and I'm a tightwad," he confesses. "But hasn't a marl the right to some fun? My father once told me a man could strike his wife if she slapped him first, and I agree. "My wife works hard. We have four girls, and she is raising them in a Christian way . I wish you'd print this. letter. I'd like to settle this once and for all." WHAT A MARRIAGE! * How to convince such a man * of the meaning of true marriage? Bare And Beautiful ift'Aetce. *44.401.5 PUFF go the sleeves un the prettiest day -to -date blouse you could choose! Square neck in front, and who'd guess it plunges to a dramatic deep V in back? Easy to sew, there's just one pattern part to front; back is all in one with ties, wraps to tiny waist. Pattern R4719: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes 2 yards 35 -inch fabric, This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has nomplete llustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly, SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. • ISSUE 29 — 1952 * Whatever his wife (or I) say, * would be news to him. * From his father he Inas the * idea that the husband dominates * the home, and the wife does as she is told. He demands all the .* privileges of a bachelor; she * keeps house, bears his children, * and submits like the slave she is. * from the heights of his male * superiority he glories in his * power, and looks down upon this * lesser creature with contempt. * This man's thinking is as for- * eign to most of my readers as * though he came from another * world. * How his wife has stood him all these years is a marvel. * Where are the dreams she * dreamed of marriage to the man * she once must have loved? De- * nied the confidence and affection * she deserves she has watched * theist vanish one by one, swept * away by a man's complacent * vanity and selfishness. * I suppose she has stuck it rout because of her four girls. * How has she managed to bring • the up "in a Christian way?" * Never knowing what income she. * could count on for their increas- * ing needs nor even what educe- `° tion they could expect, she has * lived from day to day In anxiety * and despair. Plodding along like * a burdened animal, her spirit has * been crushed, and her hopes have * withered within her. * This husband would never * dare treat his business partner * as he has treated his wife. He * would laugh at the premise that * marriage is the most important * partnership that life offers—and * the one in which he has failed * miserably. * It is his wife who has my * sympathy. As for him, will he 4 ever know all that he has missed * in marriage and will continue to 4` miss? * * * TO "MRS. A, C.": In your hus- band's present low circumstances, I realize how anxious you are to contribute to the family income. You do not tell me of your aptitudes of talents. and it is dif- ficult for one who does not know you to be of practical aid. These suggestions, though, may be worth your considering: You have a small boy to look after, so whatever you do take on should be something you can do at home. The sad experiences you re- late reveal your shyness. which you say you cannot overcome. So sell- ing, for you, is out. Can you sew? Alter clothes? Such services arc in demand every- where. How ahot•t taking the child of a working mother into your home five days a week? Many a woman makes real pin - money by getting magazine sub- scriptions over her telephone. Doing personal shopping for busy people while your son is at school can be profitable, too. Let all your friends know you're looking for work. They may have other ideas, according to their needs. Also, consult a good employment agency, and tell them your prob- lem. They may be able to put you in touch with some business that can supply work you can do at home. Running down such ideas will suggest others. Try it, and good luck! * -* * Have you failed as a husband? Iead your marriage vows again— and be humble . . , Anne Hirst's understanding. and. wisdom. are here for all who ask. White her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Keeps In Train-ing — Addicted Charles Rice decided to build a like is train as possible. He's "locomotive" which he to railroading since childhood, house and make it look as much seen in the photo painting the made from old nil drums, Tale Of The 'Well -Stacked' Captain --Capt. John G. Bradley is "well-stacked/' in the sense that he occupies one of the most unusual living quarters afloat, Bradley, veteran of 34 years' service with the Cunard Steamship Company, has his liv ing accommodations in the forward funnel of the line's "Alsatla," The funnel ,which improves the lines of the 10,750 -ton freighter, would have no 'function If it were not for the fact that it houses Bradley's quarters, the radio room, and wheel house. An observation and compass platform occupies the fennel's top. Accommodations are roomy, as the funnel is 31feet high, 20 feet high, 20 feet wide, and 32 feet 9 inches in length. Alsatia's forward funnel is a dummy, and has no connection with the engine room. Instead, it houses three decks of installations. eees3ti'v i : Captain Bradley waves from the porthole in his funnel bedroom. His quarters are on the boat Captain Bradley plots the course in the chartroom which shares deck level, above which is the wheel house and radio room. funnel space with radio room,• wheelhouse and his quarters. Life in a funnel can be vet comfortable. The captain's steward, Ronald Giles, brushes off a uni- form in the 20 -foot -wide bedroom. An observation bridge is located atop the dummy installation. gexenriol.iree. D Cl6.rh.e Last week was a strange mix- ture of work and pleasure; worry and relief. Work and worry at the beginning of the week; work and relief at the end of it. Plea- sure was sandwiched in between. Monday and Tuesday were almost in despair, wondering if our best field of hay was doomed to spoil because of the damp, humid air. And then the sun came out, ac- companied by a trot, drying . wind. Partner got out the tractor and rake to turn the hay just about the sane time as the baling machine moved in. By 5.30 the field was scattered with nice, dry, tight bales. While this was going on I was making last-minute preparations for going away on a little trip—a trip that would have given me little pleasure had the baling not been done. Or that might have been cancelled altogether. In fact, 1 think it would have been ha.d Partner not insisted that T stick to my plans. "You have been looking for- ward to this trip for weeks—you just go and forget about the hay." in a way that rnade sense—I couldn't change the weather—but what farm woman can go away from home in comfort knowing she is leaving her partner to face work - worries alone? But everything turned out fine— by evening I was on my way to London town. London, Ontario, that is—probably. the only London I am likely to see again. And why this trip to London? Well, that is where the Annual Convention of ` the Canadian Authors' Association was in session, Last year it was at Banff, and the year before at Hali- fax but when it came as near home as London I was determined to get there if I could. Now I don't suppose many of you would be interested if I told you about the lectures and discus- sions that took place day after day, but I think you would enjoy meet- ing, as T did, the authors of many hooks, short stories and magazine articles with which most of us - are familiar—and also the little human interest sidelines that are bound to conte into the picture wherever people are held together by a com- mon interest, Dr. W. G. Hardy, author of "The Unfulfilled" and president of the CAA, was chairman for the con- vention. We couldn't have had a better man for the job—witty, whimsical and efficient. Under his leadership the sessions could not become dull. I think he had the womenfolk under a spell! This little story almost proves it. One even- ing a few of us were chatting to- gether, including two elderly ladies. Opinions about Dr. Hardy were tossed back and forth. Said Elder- - ly Lady No. 1: "I do think Dr. Hardy is a wonderful chairman." E.L. No. 2: "Yes, I do too. He is very clever. Have you read his book, `The Unfulfilled'?" E.L. No. I: "No, I have heard a lot about it, and I intended read- ing it. but now T don't think I will. T like Dr. Hardy so much T am afraid if • T read his book I might be disillusioned!" E.L. No. 2: "Yes, that is what I am afraid of too. I don't think I shall read it either!" If you have read "The Unfulfill- ed" you will understand their re- marks. Apropos of that, one of the lecturers said that many books had to be both provocative and pro- voking. I told Dr. Hardy I thought his book filled those requirements very well. He replied, "Yes, it was meant to." Bearing that in mind, the two elderly ladies in question could surely read the book and still retain their personal liking for Dr. Hardy. The Campbells created a good deal of confusion and amusement. There was Marjorie Wilkins Camp, bell, Toronto, Marjories Freeman Campbell, Hamilton, and Grace Campbell, Montreal, all of whom are well known, but getting the right authors to the right books was where the confusion came in. Wilfrid Jury, historian, gave an illustrated lecture showing Indian relics and camp sites along the Hu- ronian trail, particularly at Sault St. Marie. This was followed by an address by Franklin MacDow- ell outlining the wl.y and wherefore in his writing of "The Champlain Road." All these sessions were held at Thames Hall at the Western Uni- versity and excellent accommoda- tion for those attending was pro- vided at Spencer and Huron Col- lege. And the heat? If the ses- sions had not been so interesting it would have been intolerable, It did, however, add much to the informality. ThA men discarded ties and packets. The women did not pay too much attention to appearances either—hats and gloves were conspicuous by their absence. Art Of Paper -Making *No industrial saga is more fas- cinating than the story of paper. It did not start with wood, but wood has largely taken it over. Over eighteen centuries ago, the Chinese invented the art of macer- ating vegetable fibers and then matting them, on woven wire screens under water, into thin flat sheets. The materials first used were mulberry bark, old fish nets, hemp and rags. The papyrus of Egypt was probably the most wide- ly used writing material of ancient peoples and gave the name to paper, but it did not meet the spe- cifications of paper as the Chinese made it. Inner filaments from the stalk - of the papyrus plant were flattened out, wet, laminated in several thicknesses, pressed to- gether, and dried in the sun. Pa- pyrus was really light and leafy form of plywood. Paper is still made by hand in China and elesewltere, and very much the same tools that Te'ai Lun devised in A.D. 105 are used. Ex- perts tell us that no more durable paper has yet been made than the hand -wrought sheets of linen and cotton fiber on which the Guten- berg Bible was printed in 1450. With a thousand technical improve- ments and substitution of giant complicated machines for human labor, modern paper mills turning out five hundred tons a day still use the same basic process. . . . The finest grades of paper are still made from cotton and linen rags. Bible pages . . . are made from flax. Paper is made from straw, from cornstalks and sugar cane refuse. But the heavier yields of fiber obtainable from wood have turned the scales in mass produc- tion. Consequently, paper experts woods, and today ninety-five per cent of all the paper made in the United States starts with wood as its principal material.—From "For- ests and Men," by William B. Greeley. I arrived home borne Friday af- ternoon to find the baling machine here again; Partner raking at the back of the farm; a cow just calved in the field; Bob moves down to Oakville — temporarily — coming home at night and taking his lunch each day, Hardly a thing left to eat, of course, and men coming to draw in hay again that same night. And the house ...1 Have I been busy? I leave you t guess. UNE School ti,ISSON By .Rev. R, Barctsy Wareete B.A., B.D. Gideon, a Man of Faith and Humility. Judges 6:11-17, 25-27; 8: 22-21 Memory Selection: Teach me Thy way, 0 Lord, and lead me In at plain path. --Psalm 27:11, It is always refreshing to find a man who possesses the great com- bination of humility and faith, Witte such men the Lord can achieve His purpose, Gideon was such a man He came from a poor family and is. his own estimate he was the least in that family. But heartened by a vision she became an adventurer for God in three great ways. In., the realm of personal religion Gid- eon found a faith for himself. The • story of the fleece has been judged, by some to be a crude method to test God, but out of it Gideork evolved a faith that satisfied him, that upheld flim. Religion, if It is to have any personal value, muss: be founded upon personal experi- ence. Because Gideon had a living faith. he moved to his next great ad- venture, that of a leader in social service, Today the land is in the grip of enemies just as relentlese as those of Israel. Political life is full of evil; in too many ways un- scrupulous risen exploit the people. The poor are oppressed, the weak are crushed. We must adventure for the defeat of all that harms or hurts our fellows. The noblest act of all in Gideon's life was the refusal of a crown. when it offered no opportunity for serving risen. The man who would, Iead for ambition's sake always ends a slave, but he who adventurea for others will find his kingdom awaiting him, for he will be crown, -- ed in the hearts of those for whom he sacrificed. The lesson illustrates the import- ance of morale. The fearful were sent home as well as those lovers of ease who laid aside their armour while they drank. The victory was won by ?men of faith. God give us more such men today. SHE KNEW Having been taking a girt out for some time, a shy young man. was now trying to screw up, his courage to propose to her. But somehow he couldn't find the right words. At last he blurted out« "W -would you help me to spend my salary?" "Why, of course," she replied brightly. "I -I mean for ever," he contin- ued. "Olt, it won't last as long as* that," she assured him with a bright smile. Simple Embroidery 679 SIZES 11--17 LUCKY YOU, .1r. Miss! You can make this new dress so easily' That lovely design is simple to embroider either by hand or by machine. And for fashion -- the Empire -style waistline, the beau tiful pleated skirt! Pattern 679; transfer; tissue pattern in Jr. Miss sizes 11, 13, 15, 17. Size 13 takes 4 3/8 yards 35 -inch. State 'size, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accep- ted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUM- BER and' SIZE, your NAME and ADDRESS. Such a colorful roundup of handiwork ideas! Send twenty-five cents now for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Choose your patterns from out gaily illustrated toys, dolls, household and personal accessories. 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