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Hospital for Sick Childreo •1 COI.r.Er.E BT , (Conntrjp Brnnrh, TDBONTO 1 TM«Mrtown> December, 1933. Dear llx. Editor: Tbe prolonged terloa ot Hard time* hu created k tc<^t dlttlcull problem for Ontarlo'a ncrld-Uinoiis HuspitaJ for Sick Chllurcii. whl.-h only rhe benevolent public can aolve. Bcve :i ta In • nutshell: Tta* Roapttal hu nursed la Ita con tbU Jtmi 7.694 small auffereia. an Increase ot 687 over the total ot the previous jt»T. In addition 84 202 ircatmenta were given in the great Out-Patleut Depanment. au luci-eaae •t la.OSa. On one day S20 tveitmeuts mtim recorded In the pievioiis yefcr tbcr* was s dmllar powth in the tfamsnil for the merciful ministrt- tlODs ot the Hospital V.'hile all thla has been going on the amounts of the donations from the kind-hearted have decreased by aiuiy thootaadii of dollan, creating the »ltuar|on of far more to be done and far le-^t :o do It with. The statutory giants obtained by the Hospital fall much short of being Siiffictetit to pay fcr the aciual cost of m.&liitenance ot the little patients and each additional patient meat;« an added deficit. The task of bridging the gap between the cost of upeni- Uon and operating income has ususily been accomplished by contri- butions from tlie benevolent. While the Hospital has retained the major- ity of Its friends who kindly donate to its work ycrirly. and Is contlnuallv adding new ones, donatlotis dimin- ished to a somewhat alarming extent In the resporue to last year's appeal for funds and there has been little Improvement In that respect through- out the year. It Is unthinkable that any child needing the humane ser- vice provided by the Hospital shculd be refused. The Trustees are anxloti-i and can only hope that the kind- hearted people of the province will see them through the difficulty by a moet generous response to the present appeal. Publlo benevolence has built the Hospital for Sick Children to tin proud eminence of being the finest Institution of Its kind In the world. Its country branch at Thlstletown is a recognized model and persons in- terested In child welfare come from all parts ot the globe to Inspect it. Any child in the Province of Ontario, deformed or diseased. Is eligible for admittance to this wonderful Insti- tution, where the very finest treat- ment known to medical and surgical science Is at once available. There Is no class or creed distinction. Tba very best that any Hospital can give la placed within easy reach of the poorest child. Now, more urgently than ever before. Is the Hospital In need ot contributions and no amount would be considered too small. Please ask tlie benevolent In your community to help. Tell taem that the story of the Hospital, covering 67 years, Is not that ot merely nddlng cot to cot anil ward to ward. It Is the story of a battle constantly waged against disease and deformity, with all the advancing resources of the medical and surgical sciences. It Is a story ot demands which have ever exceeded the tlnanclal resources, but which have always been met by generous response to appeals for aid. But for this generosity the Hospital would many times have been bankrupt. Ask your readers, please, to prevent It from becoming so now. Faithfully yours, DOUGLAS S. ROBERTSON. Trustee. Note Slim Lines Of This Model By HELEN WILLIAMS. Jlhittrated Dressmak. ir, Lesson Fur- nished W!th F.'i'try Pattern. OUR CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Ancient Chinese Mirrors Mirrors were important to the Olilneso not only as aids to vanity but ilso t)ecauae ot tlie belief that they dlspeUed evil spirits and goblins, ac- cording to Dr. Berthold Laufer, cura- tor of anthropology. The common luperstltlon that breaking a mirror brings bad luck prevails in China and gees far back Into antiquity "The breaking ot a mirro. In China augurs a, separation from one's wife by death or othervi-ise and !s second In evil potent only to smashing an oil Jar," Dr. Laufer said. "An old legend telli of a husband and wife who wer6 compelled to part shortly after break- ing a mirror. Each took halt of the broken mirror as a pledge of fidelity. Subsequently the wife violated her promise of faithfulness, and her part ot the mirror changed into a magpie which flew to her husband to tell him. Thl3 legend led to the decoration of many mirrors with carved or other re- presentations of magpies." Until the Introduction of glass mir- rors from Europe, in comparatively modern times, all Chinese mirrors were cost of bronze, sometimes alloy- ed with gold or solver, or of iron, the reflecting aurfaca being highly polish- ed by means of mercury and some- times by a coating of black lacquer. The backs were usually artistically decorated. Mirrors were used In burials, being placed face downward In the graye with the Idea of lighting the grave and keeping evil spirits away. It was the ancient belief that spirits and goblins could render them- lelves invisible, but thJt their images would at once become visible when re- flected In a mirror, and to avoid this .Biey would retreat from mirrors. For this reason, Dr. I^uter says, mirrors â- till function as charms and are sus- pended In front of bed curtains. A snappy dress that t^;lI add laad-s of chic to your wardrobe, is this wino red lough crepe silk. The bons but- tons, its sole trim, are in self tone. ita sleek, slendev lines, makes it suittd for the miss or the matron. Cifpe satin is another nice choice in tcbacco bj<-wn shade, that is very beccmiig and practical, and an ad- vanced fall idea. Its cost will be very small. Stjle No. 3063 is designed fcr sizes IC, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches btist. Size 36 le.vires 3% yards of 39- inch material. HOW TO OLDER PATTERNS. rV-ite your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 15c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Repose How vitiuly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their uncessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree. Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently their toils upbraid; While all the flowers and trees do close To weave the garlands of Repost. â€" Ani'rew Marvel!. "You know, you've been engaged a long time, old man. Why don't you marrj- her?" "I've been thinking about It, Joe â€" but where should I spend my evenings If I did?" r~" 2 } 4 5 g" 7 8 9 li 11 12 n ! 14 R*^ 16 F" 17 16 14 10 . â-  /-â-  â-  :\ 22 2J '.. â-  't 24 .?. 25 26 â- > - 2ft 29 30 31 52 )) 34 ::-^ "-â- ::?* 35 )6 i7 L - 38 }•) 40 41 42 4^ 44 â- 'â- :- 45 46 'â- 7:''-- "â- "- 47 4H ^M 4^) â-  30 51 52 5\ 54 - 55 FELL DOW N IN THE STREET He Dreaded Going Out Horizontal 1 â€" Limited 6 â€" King with golden touch 11â€" Race officials 13â€" Pledge 14 â€" Conjunction 15 â€" Form of insurance 17 â€" Pronoun ISâ€" To cool 20â€" Attends 21 â€" A dandy 2- â€" Point c£ moon 24 â€" Fit ! irritation 25 â€" Vessels 2!j â€" Proofreader's word 2S â€" To support 30 â€" Man's name 32 â€" Girl's name 33â€" To shrink 35â€" Biblical town 37 â€" To arrive 3Sâ€" To loot 40 â€" Positions 42 â€" Auxiliary verb 43 â€" Lines roof 45 â€" Animal 46â€" Part of "to be" 47â€" To imply 49 â€" Look 50 â€" Elementary sub- stances 52â€" Bird 54 â€" To scrutinize 55 â€" Animals Vertical 1 â€" Patient 2 â€" Amphitheatre 3 â€" Part of "to be" 4â€" To clear 5 â€" To suppose 6 â€" Provides crew 7 Indignation S â€" To perform 9â€" Nut 10 â€" Leaks 12 â€" Cooky Ki â€" Oi'!' sed 16 â€" Joins 19 â€" Respects 21 â€" Zealot 2o â€" Coins 25â€" Color 27â€" Overly 29 â€" Tooth .â- ;i â€" Sea ny„iph3 33 â€" Wanderer 34â€" Meat 36 â€" Physician 37 â€" To gnash 39 â€" Political group 41â€" Packs 43 â€" Cabbage-like plant 44 â€" Remainder 47 â€" Veliicle 4Sâ€" Rather 51 â€" Toward 53 â€" French article Owl LafFs Christmas Again we approach .vliat oug'at to be the happiest season ot the year- Christmas. How It has always thrilled us since childhood! But how about those who have not bee i so fortunate this year? Let us spend our Christmas this year in the most unselfish way that we have ever done. It you do not, personally, know some family with whom to share a happy Christmas, make inquiry among your friends and they will give you the name ot some worthy one. In spreading joy aiiioagst the unfortunate, you are also spread Ing Joy in your own heart. "A woman" someone elsL suggested tha' it was tor the same reason th: . they sing hymns and not hers. Wife â€" "John, the cl.ck tell oft the wall, and if it had been a minute soon- er it would have hit poor mother!" John â€" "1 always said that clock was slow." School Teacher (during English les- son) â€" "1 didn't have no fun at the sea- side." â€" How should I correct that, Jack?" Jack â€" "Get a sweetheart, miss." Tailor (measuring a new customer) â€" "What about a small deposit, sir?" Customer â€" "Just as you like; put one in if it's stylish." Reading in buses is very bad for the eyes, v rites an opticiun. Especially when the person whose paper you are reading won't keep still. Most successful men are just com- mon people who applied themselves in an uncommon way. When someone asked why prayers an- ended with "Amen" instead of Do You Know? Aiding Others i The rac* ot mankind would perish Aid they cease to aid each other.'^ Vordsworth. Easy Teething owS "Baby cut sll hk teeth with no trouble, thanks to BABY'S OWN TABLETS,'; writes Mis. Thomas Shaw, Hamilton Ont. Scores of other Mothers haW written ia similar vein. Glvs YOUR child BABY'S TABLETS for teething troubles, _, â€" . itomadi, dmple feven, colic, colAi $UlipttfoB, sleeplessness, or wbeoeval fl il cross, nstkis and fretful. Easy (6 Mk* M CUdjr, and absolutely SAFE^^ in tmiifti't csitiflcate in each 25-ceBl ^ctm. Oht l^S9fi0O packatts soU htnt. 2* Br. 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This is what he writes; â€" "I have of- ten seen Kruschen anuounoements in the pa; rs, and I think it is only fair that I also should give a small testi- mouy. 1 have used Kruschen Salts for over two years. Before f starttd to use it, 1 was troubled with rheuma- tism very badly, chiefly In my legs. I had it so bad, I used to tall down in the street. But this last IS or 20 mouths I have never felt anytliing at all: in fact, 1 have forgotten it alto- gether, whereas before I used to dread going out. Kruschen is more valuable than gold." â€" I. L. Each "little daily dose" of Kruschen contains a scientific combination of mineral salts which tone up all your organs of elimination â€" liver, kidneys and siuuiu.'ii aiid U>>i'p tbi-ai .\ smoothly and elUi-iently as N:«i •: tended. The reward ot this iir cleanliness ia a frefchened and in ated blood-stream which c' through your veins, ilriving all i- ties before it. Poisonous tiiiL- with its needle-pointed crystals pelled through the natural <'hu and the pains ot rlw'umati^ni ' .\ud as you continue with ihi; ' daily dose" of Kruschen, your ' being â€" body and brain â€" resp:' the purifying force. Kruschen Salts Is obtainab!..- . Drug Stores at 45c. anil 75i-. !)-:â-  ; .al .eJ .rfi -X- '.B 'O AN.-WER TO :..\ST WEEK'S PUZZLE RiA P I D A R RJAlS R'E'iSiC T E H T;B R UP ?m 3^ * I G cIIn ^ 'i H U T U^i X £ B D iP ITS T M'^ B 1 â-  T A R ClE D A h!s P r? R 7 3 T Dll st^ TI T C R EJSlTiS 1" B S I S T H E R E ^L I i T T E A s S L|E A D 1 H â-  N I T w Gj U| 2 R D H K BiE a E N T L ol? E R D U E S B H D :.E D » Dramatist â€" "Why are you going away already? There are three more acts to come." Guest â€" "Son-y, that's why I'm 6ol:::r away." Wrong Number Brown had dialled his jome tele- phone- number. "Hullo," he said, "Is that Mrs. Provn-;" "Yes." "This is Jack speaking. 1 say, dear, will it be all rig-ht if I bring home a couple of friends to dinner?" 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