Zurich Herald, 1950-01-12, Page 3Modern Etiquette
By Roberts Lee
0. Is It proper for a girl to walk
Wong the street smoking?
A. This is still frowned upon by
12ood society, although what the dif-
arence is between smoking on the
sitreet and in any other public place
le, bard to figure, However, to be in
perfectly good taste, it is better for
the girl to refrain from smoking
Qvbile on the street,
Q. What is the proper way to ask
Tier a person over the telephone?
A. The proper manner is to ask,
'May `I speak to Helen, please?"
.And when the person replies with,
"Just a moment, please," or "I'll call
her," don't forget to add "thank
you."
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Q, Should a man who is signing
A hotel register use the prefix "Mr?"
A, INC; he should just sign "J. L.
Porter,' Cleveland, Ohio."
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Q. Is it considered improper to
xdd a postscript to a social letter?
A. There is nothing improper
:about it, but it is far better to in-
clude everything in the body of the
letter, thus indicating more thought
and less haste in its composition.
Q, Should a girl light a man's
cigarette for him?
A. If she has just lighted her own
.and the match is still burning, it is
Al right. Otherwise, he should al-
ways light hers,
Q. What should one write on a
atard enclosed with flowers sent to
a funeral?
A, "With Sympathy," or, "With
deepest sympathy" is sufficient,
Q. Is it proper for a divorcee to
•srear the engagement and wedding
rings of her first husband, after she
has become engaged again?
A. The wedding ring should be
discarded, of course. The engage-
ment ring may still be worn, on
the right hand, if the new fiance
:noes not object.
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Q. Is it always proper to smoke
in another person's home?
A. Not always, It is still consid-
*red bad manners to light a cigar-
ette, cigar, or pipe in the home of
a stranger when no one else is
smoking= -and especially at the table
# there is no provision made for
smoking.
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Whenever 1 run across a new -
looking recipe which calls for ap-
ples, I first try it out and then—if
it suits my folks -••pa Jr along in
the bope it a*" Cr the same for
yours,- <After all, we Canadians
ill the best apples in the world,
and why shouldn't we userthem in
every manner possible?)
So here's a fine recipe for
APPLE 'CAKE WITH
MERINGUE
Apple Cake With Meringue
Cream together
1 c, butter
1 c. sugar
Mix with
3 egg yolks
Stir in
1 tblsp. grated lemon rind
Sift together
2 c. sifted flour
2 top. baking powder
Yg tsp. salt
Add dry ingredients to first mixture,
Add
1 c. dry crumbs
Blend with pastry blender, knives,
or finger tips, until the mixture re-
sembles corn meal.
Divide dough into two parts.
Press half smoothly over bottom of
•9x12 -inch baking pan. Cover with;
Apple Filling
t'eel, core, slice
4 large apples
Spread apples over pastry layer
Sprinkle with
3/2 C. sugar
1 tblsp. cinnamon
/ c. chopped pecans
j C. melted butter
Cover with remaining pastry.
Ilake. in 350 deg oven 45 mintites.
Top with meringue made from
three egg whites left from pastry.
Brown in hot oven (425 deg) 4334
:minutes. Serves 8,
it
'You'll have to look it
if
your're expecting to see apologies
.nor all the cookie and doughnut re-
cipes that appear here or hereabouts
from time to time. When you have
to make them so often as some of
us do, andthey disappear so quick-
ly, you're glad of any new 'Twist' to
thein, So here we go,
Filled Dougbnuts
'flakes 2 dozen
'Sift togetile :
z4'N caps flour
4 teaspoons baking pov,rder
1 teaspoon soda,
1 teaspoon salt
.Add gradually: ;
1/ cups 'sugar to
A eggs, well beaten: nl'ir
Blend ill
1% cups sour milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
I teaspoons vinegar
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Ate Roasted Bats
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In the remote hinterland of New
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Caledonia, one of tlhe larger ie -
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lands of the South Pacific, an el-
We Ladder layout square. Also included is a
Fnglish spinster is having
Ladder rombines riouc:onducting , arbors -steel blade deeply etched oil
the time of her life today, blazing
properties of wood with lightness either azide .of the top with inch and
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a trail through unexplored jungle.
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and strength of aluminum. Side rails metric rules, and, at tete tip, a sur -
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kms,
p „
Clad in sensible woollen all
lilt
are spruce; aluminum rungs are re- face incision point to persurface
vf,f ry
Ings and knickerbockers, 68 years-
cessed in the rails, secured with cutting without necessity of boring
lc;;rw
old Miss Evelyn Cheesman has be-
locking pins. Result said to be safe, holes, Saw available in eight and
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gun another of her inseet safaris,
lightweight ladder which comes in ten -tooth crosscut. and five -and -a-
' a
headed for ail insect "lost world"
10 -ft, to 22 -ft. lengths, single, or in half -tooth rip.
rx,EK ° a
idrlged 5,000 feet tip in the dark
20-£t, to 44 -ft, extension sizes,
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sand c'taengng mountains.
When her superstitious native
It * Dormant Spraying
'rip -Proof Baby Cup
al R
xp { f
bearers tremble at the risk of en-
By 'nein fuel cit or kerosene as
Tip -proof baby clip, -weighted at g
y : •
countering devil -devils or falter at
bottom, is molded of tasteless, a carrier for the weed -killing chem -
the proclteot of meeting the prime-
tough, chip -proof LumaritIn. Has Teal 2, 4, S -T, brie§h may be control -
a, '.
five bushnien, she goes forward
transparent disc with small drinking led by spraying during the dormant
2. �?
3i }z k
alone, just to rally their confidence
and air holes which fits in the cup season, Canadian firm states, In one
by proving she is tamUu, or devil-
and keeps fingers out, maker states. test last winter at a concentration
" . 4 proof. She has been treed by wild * * of 8,000 parts per million in fuel oils
m beastF, lost in the ' swam s watch- ' l3tirn.Proof Oven Mitts the spring, brush failed to produce any leaves
,c.}•' sic F Fit :! p inhreported. Farm -
t.' Ed and followed by cannibals, Once, Burn -proof mittens, offered byP g, it is
it lien her native boys Were toom dormant spray -
Toronto firm, are said to eliminate ers will profit fro
yj Ys Vii° # scared of ghosts to sty with her, all danger of hand burns, blisters, rug, according to company spokes -
She even slept in the bush alone, scalds, because of asbestos facing. man, because they can spray when
comfortably curled beside the bra- Hotest dishes, pots and pans may they are least busy with other farm
•� tier she uses to trap eight -inch be handled with perfect safety and whores and without risk to sensitive
freedom, it's stated. Come in a var-
crops that may grow near the brush
w n � �•' s . Once, as she was vvadii up a iety of colors, trimmed with bright -
A, to }te sprayed.
» _ r sireatiz in the Cyclops Mountains
V New guinea, a torrential thund- colored cloth and are lined with
1
• non -ecce ,in material, to stand in-
-bed erstarnt turned the river into
��a ' 4a. ,, �.sy,g. ^ `•�h az o. ._ anumerable washings without impair-
, a sudden tixinbling flood. Half nil of appearance or efficiency. ,OSSOF
deafened by the noise of the water i
over the boulders, absorbed in the
Zipper Comes Apart MENA CES
,s insects in the shallows, she did not Zipper which can't tart le in
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hear the boys= warning shout, and clothes is offered. Fixed retainer at FrEenl Solve-`~ p
Y c �rzt,i< the force o2 the water -bore swept bottom of slide is swivel case that u . �►nger „ Probje
fu
her front her feet. Narrowly miss- W1ifji �
' turns to an open position. When ,t _ 1!nraie s
'Oa Course, It's the Lord's Will'— Bett • Loti Marbury, Coat- ing a rock, she caught at a loop swivel is opened, the zipper can be developed few � n�ea��arng ck the ar r
Betty y, di overhanging rin vegetation climbedRin
Cnafriendaa, tt�rieaD
ageotis 10 -year-old farm girl who asked the nation to pray to into it and chug there for hours. Palled apart to untangle the cloth.. am Irao a Canadian
help make her well, underwent surgery in a hospital for re- Insect -hunting on the little k ;;;::•, 9w�yr� � �•" ' y1roxDg
moi*al of her diseased right hared. Said Betty Lou when told known island of CVaigeu, she re HandVersatilesa wwwhirh is also atom- '"< me P:S. Treliefe with
"` centl spent months on a steamim ,3 '+":•' A atiloisOfthioBane
that amputation was necessary, Of course it's the Lord's will. y 1 g re ar
I'm sore the operation will help me set well." mountainside in a but sketchily Alete layout working tool, features h" evehoarseae�gndaaekfyre
plastic handle on which are assembl- Moet a elan .
built of tree branches and taTpaul- ed a level vial, a plumb vail a wide- %> ''' out ift0unobed LyM0XDs
ins. The thunderstorms lasted lif- P Xoc ;n stem able, send
Q. Does the receiving of a wed- r teen hours a da and ever storm range protractor calibrated in 15 de- 'LYM s Yraor coin, to
C Y y gree stages, and outside and inside Toronto, Pearl '&,,
ding announcement require a gift. „ brought swarms of huge biting g g a�! ts•a
A. No; nor does it require any flies and midges, fighting for shel-�� >r�lr
By Anne Ashley g g _ �•�',�o�� €lt
civility beyond sending a like an- ter. Characteristically she reported pn the isle of �Ialekuela, she ` HARDY
nouncement if a marriage takes ,with enthusiasm that they included found that even local officials had 1u¢&25
place in your own family. Q. How can I add weight? several new types. I never visited the unexplored inter- BOXES;
:. i0 No other woman—and few men for, inhabited b fierce cannibal
A. There are many remedies for I Y
Q. If you have sent a gift to this, Ufiit a few simple rules are: Eat --can have endured such consistent bushmen who bated whites, Of
someone and have received. no ac- hardship, discomfort and danger course, nothing would suit her but
two rain eggs before breakfast every
knowledgement after a reasonable for tete salve of strange beetles and to go inland.
time, would it be all right to ask morning, Eat bailed meats, fats, oils, tete
dies and fleas. Inside the Secret Buts
this person if he received it? t 4 =
butter, and starchy foods. Urinit
In the library of the Royal En- patiently she overcame the bush -
plenty of milk and water. '.I tie saf- tunlological Societyth
A. Yes, you are perfectly jusfi- est plan in some cases is to consult e ex Perts
mens suspicions, making friends
fied in asking, as the gift may have yourphysician, speak of her with respect as a lead- from one village to the next. The
gone astray. And if the person real- , * * ing woman scientist who has helped beating jungle drums told of her
ly did receive it, maybe your goes- Q. How can I remove varnish? close some of the widest gaps of coming. Ultimately she was perFOR QUICK RELIEF,
-
tion will remind him of his extreme r knowledge in mankind's ceaseless mitted to see the sacred huts where BW
rudeness. A. 1. se a sponge or a brush and war on the predatory insect world. the tribes kept the skulls and bonesBEYOND tiesut6m F e
apply a solution made of one Part 'There was the time when, climb- of their enemies and then, in his
caustic soda and three parts lake- ing on to a narrow ledge on a hilltop village, she met the dreaded ;
>x,arm water. Allow the solution to 3,000 -foot precipice, she found her- Ringapat himself, king of the caro-
remain for a minute and then scrape self face to face with a python, nibs Namba tribe. f R x
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off."`It was a shock to us both," she Never willing to overdramatize
* * * admits. 'Then she swiftly realized her experiences, Miss Cheesman }
Q, Haw can I prevent bacon the baneful effects if her timorous reports that she found him "amus -
from shrinking so much? tea:pro a..�yt � t of the snake =' " a
n. zp Yttesnces of bacoli intrs I i a region reputedly `rtatrnrea np in." In
"IoesitgCIt1 es:tenE i
Add dry ingredients; blend.
Roll % inch thick on floured
board.
Place filling on cut circles.
Fold dough over filling; seal
edges.
Fry in deep fat 350 deg. Drain on
paper.
FRUIT COOKIES
%a cup butter or shortening
cup sugar
X egg
1 cup Five Roses Flour
1 tspn, baking powder
% tspn. salt
tspn, cinnamon
%a cup chopped pecans
%a cup raisins
1 tspn. vanilla
Method- Cream together the but-
ter and sugar. Aced beaten egg, milk
and vanilla, Sift together flour, bak-
ing powder, salt and cinnamon. Add
to the creamed mixture, Add nuts
and raisins. Drop from teaspoon
onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake
at 325 deg, F. for 15 minutes on un-
til golden brown. Makes -2 dozen
cookies.
Cream Doughnuts
Makes 2 dozen
Sift together:
2/ cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
i/a teaspoon nutmeg
Add
/ cup sugar to
4 egg yolks, beaten
Stir in
/ cup thick cream
Aced dry ingredients io Bream
mixture,
Roll % inch thick on floured
board.
Fry in deep fat at 375 deg, about
5 mihtites.
Turn only once. Drain on paper.
Top with chocolate frosting, nuts.
Banana Doughnuts
Makes 3 dozen
Sift together:
5 cups flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
I teaspoon nutmeg
Add
3 eggs, well 'beaten, •lo
N cup shortening, creamed
Blend with shortening rtilxture:
2 medium' bananas, washed
/ cup sour milks
1/ teaspoons Vanilla
Adel dry ingredients and mix well.
:mead lightly on floured board.
Roll Y inch thick. Cu
Fry in deep fat at 375 deg., about
3 minutes.
Turn only once, Drain Det paper,
flour or cornmeal before frying. six -legged serpents, that he brought out one of his qI
I Kicking a piece of wood, she hit
most cherished possessions and
ti
Q. How- can I shrink cotton ma-. ' the snake on the head. It drew showed her his frying -pan. 'Now,terials before making into gar, back sharply into the deepest he expained, he ate
"a11 the same o os a
ments? shadows under a heap of faded as a white man."
branches. B that time her boys
A. Soak in,` salt water, Ya -cup of Y Y Evelyn Cheesman tells the story -
salt to each . gallon of water; then were beside her and sat innocently herself in her vividly exciting book, Icor relief from the pain of ARTHRITIS,
hang straight on the line in a shady on the branches for a smoke. Every "Camping Adventures on Canni- RHEUXAMU, NEURITIS, or SCIATICA
place. 'This, will not only insure ma- time she looked she could see the bal Islands". As a loyal subject, ...set a bottle of DOLCIN Tablets
terial agai.h*t shrinkage, but will set bright shining eyes 'of the snake, promising not to eat white men, today. DOLCIN has retieved the pains
the colossi "The "The boys laughed happily when Ringapat wanted to send his frying- of thousands of sufferers. DOLCIN
they saw me smiling," Miss Clhees- pan to Bing George. Miss Chees- Tablets are not harmful, easy -to rake,
i Q. 'What can be done if too much ' man commented. "Ti only they had man persuaded him to part with reasonable in cost - 100 tablets for
milk or water has been added to known!" an ancestral poisoned spear instead. $2.39; the large economy -size bottle of
the confectiorl sugar when mak- x Again, on the enchanted isle of Yet Miss Cheesman in tilTn re- 500 tablets," $10. If your
Ing frosting? Erromanga, the natives prepared a ceived her own tribute on her last druggist cannot supply 11
.feast in her honour. To her horror trip when she made a canoe jour- DOLCLN write to DOLCIN -....
A. Merely add a little flour to I site found that the main dish con- ney down the New Guinea coast LIMITED, Toronto 10, Out.
thicken it. The taste of the flour
,silted elf black bats roasted in into mandated territories. She was
will not be noticeable. It isn't Hetes- leaves. When she pleaded for amazed at the crowds of natives,INDOLC
eery to add more sugar• trotted herrings instead, her hosts "The have come to see "
y yon, TAaJ.tTS
were so tearful that she changed her navigator beamed. "They have batoncea 19.19, MUM 1. the req.
Q. How, can I make a good cern-• her mind. "We saved the plumpest come to see vete woman who walks +„tex,a trnaem„,•, or thio moavot.
edy for burns?- ” y p in the jungle
bats foT you, the explained. r>
A. Use equal parts of linseed oil Miss Cheesman asked only that
and lime water, applied on a soft i the bats should be beheaded and
cloth, then covered with another then summoned courage for the �G '
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soft cloth to keep out the air. It is first bite. It was quickly followed 1 ^<,� k >; $ ;.
well to keep a bottle of this sola- ! by surprise, "They were delicious,"r•. ''�•.E'�
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tion on band for emergencies, she says. "Tender -fleshed with a t •� w
game flavour like duck,"
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I Q. How can I bleach white iris_ First White Woman Seen
terial that has turned yellow after In Dutch New Guinea she ven- -Posh,
being stored for a long time? tured into regions where a white .•
A. Dissolve two tablespoons of Woman had never been seen. From
borax in one quart of water; boil the the thatched inland villages the 51�
women flocked and asked her to
goods in this solution; then place
;
cthe sun let down her "grass" (her hair).
dry, Repeat this pro. , � MGIC CHICKEN TURNOVERS
cess if necessary,
ary. -Miss Cheesman cheerfully complied 4 ' :
t —in return for the jewel-like beetles �e
they wore as necklets. �, Combine and chill 1M e. finely -diced cooked
Q. How can I darken brawn l Y chicken, M c. medium -thick white sauce. Mix
Strangely enough, Evelyn Chees-
man
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shoes that are lighter in volar than g Y g ' Y and raft into bowl, 2 a. once -sifted pastry flour a
I wish? main lead scarcely set foot out of o Y rt t
England before she was forty. She , i (or B D, once -sifted X tap.h alt flour), 3 nutap.
A. Rub them with milk, to which Magic Baking Powder, 9/ tsp. salt, 1lbs. grana->mE
x�nresrtwNrR..
Confesses that a youth spent in ]ated sugar, Cutin finely, 3 lbs. shortening. Mix 1
a few drops of household ammonia hard work and study lead landed }: beaten egg and U D, milk, Make a well in dry fi
have been added, When they are her high and dry as Curator of the ingredients, pour in liquid and mix lightly with a A
dry, polish with a clean dry cloth. Insect House at the London Zoo. fork. Roll dough out to X" thickness; cut into 4" v
* e * ®reed in the ways of everything �� si ? squares. Place about 2 tbs. chicken mixture on each a�
Q. At learned to handle
How can I clean the' soiled that crawled, �. X,.; square, near Darner. Fold dough over diagonally,
leaves of house lents making triangles, bleat edges by grossing with
p ��and evenIilbc black widow 'y fork tines; prick tops. Bake on greased, pan in =
A. Apply equal parts of mailkand spiders and other horrors. Her big � hot oven, 4500,16 min. or until golden brown,
warm water, Use a sponge, find malt 4tlaance came at forty-three when ro,
gently.... prevent breaking the she sailed as entomoogist with as :
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