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® -- ~ TEA BAGS AGINGERFARM by We used to have a neighbour, very active in various social or- ganizations, who was often heard to say -- "Well, 1 can't work and run around too so I guess I'll have to quit work!" And that is just' about what he did. 1 thought" of that neighbour last week as '1 listened to accounts of all the various farm meet- ing that were taking place -- Federation. of Agriculture,-'Crop- Gwendoline D Clarke Improvement Association, Milk Producers -- and a few others that 1 have forgotten ---- and I wondered how on earth farmers had time fo attend so many meetings. And then John Brad- shaw said he had received. an- nouncements of fifty 'annual meetings "that. were coming up within the next month! Looks as if there should be at.least two men on every farm during the winter .months -- one to work and one to run around. Any one farmer could quite logically be- long to ten, or twelve associa- tions. Could it be that farmers as a class are over-organized? Can they afford the time and expense thus involved? Attend- ing meetings regularly takes time. As for expense, the Federa- tion of Agriculture asks for 2/3 of a mill on the assesment; the Cream Producers one cent on every 'pound of. butterfat; the Milk Producers 132 cents per 100 1bs. of fluid milk, and I, suppose there is an equivalent charge' "for other organizations. The point | is are "all these organizations . necessary -- isn't 'a certain amount of over-lapping inevit- able? We have a Federation of Agriculture. Isn't the main func- tion of the Federation to improve * and protect the farmers' interests in every line of agriculture? Certainly the present threat of synthetics to the dairy industry' is a challenge to the Federation of- Agriculture to prove . its strength. - If synthetic dairy products are allowed to flood the markets there won't be many farm meetings called because there won't be many farmers left to attend them. Dairy -farmers - . will either be in bankruptcy or absorbed by industry. Actually, the basic economy of our entire - country is at stake. If the feder- --al--Government -is-too_ absorbed... with defence projects and fin- ancial juggling to realise what is, or 'maybe, happening to ag- riculture then there should" be a hue and cry coming from all farmers. And - who is better qualified to raise the sum total of that hue and 'cry than the Federation of Agriculture, pre- ferably with 'Dr. H. H. Hannam as its spokesman. Dr. Hannam has done wonderful work for ag- - riculture.in.the past. We are sure he will see the light 'and hope- he will be equally successful in this = present emergency. We don't doubt his ability at all but that ability will be considerably strengthened and increased if given the whele-hearted sup- port of the farmers. In the meantime there -is that " problem of oveg-organization to be. considered, which the farmer can solve to a certain extent for himself. Farming, like char- ity, begins at home. 1 have in mind a farmer who was an ac- tive member of a certain live- stock improvement association. Came the, time of one particu- lar annual meeting. Before leav- ing home' this farmer asked his' wife to take a look at Bossie, a pedigreed -Shorthorn, while he was away -- she might calve® 'during the day. A neighbour was coming in to do the night. chores. At noon his wife, who knew next to nothing about livestock, "went down to the barn, What she saw frightened her. She phoned. for the. yet, but he was out. It was nearly 3 'oclock before he get there. It was 1 a.m. before the. farmer got home. He looked in at the barn before going to the house. The calf was dead -- and so was the cow. The vet had done what he could but the poor cow, through lack of at- tention at the right time had deal. Well, one thing is certain -- Partner isn't likely to attend too many meetings. He doesn't get time for the ones he would like to go to . . . so he reads about them instead. He has been to only oné meeting this year -- and at that the chairman told his audience "the outlook for the dairy farmer was promising!" Our big worry lately has been: water shortage. The outlook was serious. And then came rain -- enough to start the creek run- ning and to almost fill the cis- tern. And this district was par- ticularly fortunaté. The ice melt- ed off the trees; there was no power shortage; no plugged roads and no ice to slither around on. We are truly thankful and able. to---enjoy--to--the--full--the Christmas-card scenery. Luscious HONEY. BUN RING Quick to make with the new © Hot goodies come puffin' from your oven in quick time with new Flpischmann's Fast DRY, Yeast! No more spoiled eakes of yeast! No more last-minute trips. - this new form of Fast DRY Yeast Fleischmann's board! Order a month's supply. east keeps in yout cups -- HONEY-BUN RING . ® Scald $4 c. milk, 34 c. granulated sugar, 134 tsps. salt and 3 c. 7 ghogtening "cool to' fukewarm, Meanwhile, measure into a large esd bowl 4 ce. lukewarm water, 1 tsp. granulated sugar; stir until sug- ar iy dissolved, Sprinkle with 1 : envelope I sists Fup Kis: Yeast, Let stand 10 mins., THEN stir ei . r well, J} © Add cooled milk mixture and stir il 1 well-beaten egg and 1 Joo grated lemon rind, Stir in Zc. ( once-sifted d flour; beat un- fli bread : flour, Knead itly-floured board until and elastic. Place jn greased bowl and grease top of ~ ¢, broken walnuts, Beginning at ads of rush to '4 til smooth, Work in 2 c. (about) - 0 cathy ¢. (about) dough, Cover and set in warm place, free from draught. Let rise untit. doubled in bulk, Punch down dotigh and roll. out into an phlong about 9" wide and 24" loni; ooscn dog, Combing %4 ¢. lightly-packed® brown sugar and 34 c. liquid honey} spread over dough and sprinkle with 34 a long side, loosely roll up like a jelly roll. Lift carefully into a greased 814" tube pan and join dough to form a ring. hit ot i lh bl ver and let rise until doubled in bulk, Bake in moderately hot oven, 375°, 45-50 minutes. Brush top with honey and sprinkle with . chopped walnuts, : & been--unable -to-survive--the or--- | -~ aid: immeasurdbly in the proper ice "stone_and hot water, _ lighter stains can be removed . speedy remedy for - ridding the How Can I? Q. How can 1 aid digestion o food? : A, The slow chewing of food cannot be too strongly empha- sized. Chew- slowly, no matter what you are eating and this will digestion of 4he food. | . . Q. How can I remove obstinate cigarette stains from the fingers? A. Try using well-soaped: pum "The with plain lemon juice, =. A Q. How can I. bring out the colors in linoleum? . tL A. Paraffin oil rubbed into the linoleum will bring out the col- ors, make it wear twice as long, and impart a glossy surface. If a little paraffin oil-is added to the water when washing the lin- oleum, it will clean and polish much easier. : Q. How can 1 iron sleeves more easily? iy A. Make a roll out of a Turk- ish towel, beginning the roll at one end of the towel. Draw the roll through the enjire length of' the sleeve, then press, turning as necessary to press all parts of the sleeve. Q. How can § eliminate roach- es? "A. Gum camphor is usually a house of roaches. Powdered bor= dx mixed with sugar is-also ef- fective. Q. How can 1 remove the black specks which sometimes form on silver? A. By using a paste of whit- ing, that is free of grit, and olive oil; lightly polish with old silk. If the specks are obstinate, smear with the paste amd leave it on for some time. i -Q..Haw can '1 clean neckties and ribbons? : La A. By placing them in a fruit jar half-filled with carbon tetra- chloride; cover the jar and shake for a few minutes. Follow with a rinse in clean carbon 'tetra- chloride, and hang in the open air. i Q. How can 1 remove the paper "label on a bottle? "A. It can be readily removed by first wetting it and then hold- ing it near a flame of the stove. Q. How can I temper knife blades? : A. Heat it evenly, turning.care- fully and {frequently to prevent ~ warping. When the blade is even- ly heated, plunge perpendicular- ly into a vessel of raw lingeed oil. The temper should be drawn on a hot iron. The blades may be. heated and hardened between two straight pieces of iron, : Week's Sew-Thrifty ornare brite) - a _-- WAIST 4°30" Hi by-Fhone Alas You can afford to choose the softest, prettiest wool---one yard 54-inch fabric is all you heed for Misses' Waist Size 24,25, 26, 28 or 30! Button trim, side"panel effect -- Pattern 4500 has the ,slender, shapely look that's the news of the season! Back zipper assures smooth fit. So easy, whip . it-up in spare time! Send for Pattern 4500 now, sew it now! This pattern easy to use, sim- 'ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has -~ complete illustrated instructions. |. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS_ (35¢) irfcoins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. : Send order to Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth 'St, New Toronto, Ont. "Why rot. "marry," said Mr, Newlywed to the woman-hater, "and have a wife to share your lot?" : 2 ". "It sounds all right' was the reply, "but some of these share- ~.and bush * bachelors, holders blossom into directors." Th eA BLE A SE Ve Xp is Sn SNL 3 Lucky Fish=Held high by his captor, pretty Mary Timm, - this fat fish has a smug look of satisfaction. The curly-haired girl holds _the title of California Tuna Queen. Her main claim to the crown is the 15-pounder dangling from her line, Apparently hooking a poor fish is no problem for Miss Timm. w Men's. Socks That Need No Darning Mrs. Housewife---throw away | -that pesky darning needle, Pre- sent the sock stretchers to Jun- ior so he may use them as hoom- erangs.- Get rid of your darning yarns, With the introduction of the new wool-nylon socks you're "about to be emancipated from one of the most tedious of house- hold chores--sock darning. The latest news in working- men's "fashion® circles is that Canadian hosiery: manufacturers are now making heavy work socks of nylon staple yarn and wool blends. These socks will outlive the ordinary types sev- eral times. They are warny, com- fortable, non-shrinking, or will _ shrink very little when being washed--depending on the amount of nylon in the blend, But even with the slightly- shrinking blends, sock stretchers aré not required. _ : There are several nylon-wool blends on the Canadian market today--10 per cent nylon and 80 per cent wool, 20 per cent nylon and 80 per cent wool, 50° per cent nylon and 50 per cent wool. One Quebec yarn manufacturer is producing a heavy 100 per cent nylon staple yarn for work socks. According "to laboratory abra- sion tests, the 10 per cent nylon blend work sock will outwear an ordinary wool one by two to two and one-half times, The 20 per cent nylon blend will last four to five times longer. A 100 per --cent-nylon-staple-soclcis-mildew and moth resistant and. is non- -.shrinking. . Manufacturers of nylon-wool biend cand 100 per cent nylon staple work socks foresee. a ready market among farmers, oil yorkers, trappers, pros- ters, hikers, and, of -course, the married men. whose wives con- sider sock mending as the chief barrier to domestic bliss. ! pectors, h Buckets of Tears In Old-Time Songs TE other day I was singing as I made 'the beds, and my small daughter, who was stand- ing by hugging her doll, began to laugh. 3 \ "What's funny?" 1 said: "You singing that song. 1f you think you're going to make me cry, you won't" write "J.P." in "Answers." . * Then | remembered. 1 was singing a song my mother used to sing when I was a very small child. It was "Alice, Ben Bolt," and every time she sang it I was reduced to tears. Strange that my daughter's - reaction should be so different from mine!" i was brought up on tears -- buckets of them. Perhaps I was more emotional, or maybe my mother's rendering was more poignant and her voice more suited for heartrending ballads, Lut the fact remains, her bed- side = lullabies and recitations cried me to sleep night after night! . 3 . ~--=tYou-take ~to- the boats; -lads, you save your lives" ~ remem- ber that? Couldn't I just picture that galant sea captain standing "fast to his sinking ship, issuing orders to the loyal crew to save themselves because "I've got no one to love me, you've got chil- dren and wives." And couldn't I picture him going down "in the angry sea with the ship I love." Then there was the battlefield one: $ ISSUE 5 -- 1953 . skiers, - 4 -Ages," "fairly wallowed in tears over: Think well of all I've said, "her little hands from freezing; "Side by side in the crimson tide in the days of long ago, On we dashed and our sabres flashed as we conquered every foe. ; One by one ere the day was done I saw my comrades fall, 3 And I was the only one left to answer that last Roll Call." "That's daft!" 1 did not have the analytical mind of my daughter, who said that it was a daft song and not possible, anyway. I believed pathetically in -"The Flight of: "The Banks of Allan Water," "The Better Land," "Be- cause I Love You," and "Break the News to Mother." Like Alice in Wonderland, I "There'll come. a time some day, when I have passed away, There'll be no father to guide you from day to day. honour the man you wed ..."" Perhaps the tune had some- thing. to do with the effect, but this was always a sure winner! . Then - the - poems, which were fully in keeping with the vocal efforts, were enough to have stamped me for ever as a funer- al director's assistant. "The Gam- bler's Debt' -- that harrowing epic of a bad man who gambled: through the night and returned in the morning to find his wife and child frozen on the fireless hearth. - .. : "The Little Match Girl," the story of a lovely but unloved lit-. tle girl who had to sell matches in the bitter weather -- how she watched other children enjoying | their Christmas party, striking the while her matches to keep how she was found ' the next morning frozen in the snow, her last match spent. My young daughter's sanguine _|° temperament, so different from my own, will not suffer these moribund ballads and poems. In fact, the last time I found my- self singing with much feeling "Silver Threads Amongst the Gold," she interrupted even be-" fore I'd got to the end of the first verse by saying "Oh, mummy, try 'Sugar Bush' You'll feel much better!" ; [AN "Dear Anne Hirst: Here are the facts: of my problem: I am in ~tlove-with~the mother-ot- a col-.. lege mate, and she is 20 years older than I am, She admits the idea is crazy--but she loves me, too. . x "We have about everything'in' common: Religion, love of art -and sports, our sense of humour is identical, and we even get along with the same people, We "hold marriage as a sacred trubt; and I am sure I can be true to her forever, _ X "The only reason I hesitate is I'm afraid some of her friends will scorn her for marrying a man young enough to be her son; 1 honor her too much to expose her to unpleasant relti- eism. She says she can take it. what do you think? TR." DON'T * As a regular reader of this * column, you know that I am * on the side of lovers whenever ¢ I honestly can be. But 1 am * not on your. side today. * Nature requirés that men * marry women of approximate- * ly their own age or younger; "* to 'flaunt this law is to Invite * trouble, You may stay true to * this woman for a number of * years, but nfter that, the age * difference w.ll transcend every * other problem. Try as she may, * she will not be able to. assume * a_yduthfulness she cannot feel.. * You will find yourself more at * ease with women of your own ® generation, and, though you * may hate yourself for-it, you : will be powerless to prevent it. * Meanwhile, this woman will .* have -endured the censure of * her contemporaries, as you * will have become. the laughing * stock of yours, * Psychologists sometimes : * blame the mother complex for "* the fact that so many -youths * become enamored of older * women. It is @& common: habit. * Properly approached, it can * mature and benefit a young * man in many ways; to contem- * plate marriage, though, is to * go off the deep end indeed. * No matter how willing this * woman is to become your wife," ¢ you will be doing her no kind- - * ness. to encourage it. I hope .* you will stop seeing her im- * mediately. Seek. your. friends * among your - own generation * and temperament. You will be * ® surprised to find how soon you * will attract another love and - * another inspiration. = It is foolhardy to act agaless nature's own laws. Not you, but the other ann laroirl will have to pay for it, Conself Hirst and know you eal - "Anne Hi on 133 Kithisenin SC, New Toronto, Ont. 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