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â- ** CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clark* â-  I ' T.-- Well, friends, how goes it with £111? Have you settled down to the ct tliat wc arc pretty well launch- Ad on another year, and have you sreetcd it with a song in your heart, or accepted it with fore- boding â€" or, just accepted It? May- 1>< like us, you have been too busy to even attempt much in the way of speculation as to what 1047 may bring forth. You know I really like January and Februarj. Tht first of th« year we can enjoy Christmas and all its excitement in retrospect; we can let our minds relax and we Can take time to catch up on the things that the festive season crowded out. There are always plenty of odd jobs that liave to be looked after, isn't that so? I know my mending' basket, if It could -peak for itself, would surely shout to the housetops â€" "You said it!" All rightâ€" all riBht, M.B. â€" I know you a.e just about bursting with socks and stockings. Matter of fact, until yesterday I thought I would have to do something about it, and then in the mail, came a present for Bob â€" four pairs of socks. Yes, a present for him but a reprieve for nic. • * ♦ What liave I been doing? Well, what docs anyone do after having the house full of friends and rela- tions? Vou know only too well, don't you? Unfortunately the weatherman was definitely against me. Last Tuesday morning for in- stance, there was water on ihe stove, hot and waiting for the huge washing I had promised myself would be done. But when we got up the power was off and we started the day with candles, Hy nine o'clock it was on again and aw^iy we went, the washing macliine and I. trying to make up for lost time. But at eleven o'clock off went the power again for near- ly an hour â€" and two more tubfuls still to go. By the time I was throuRb the weather was really rouRliing it up. So much so that it. was two (lays before tlie sheets could be liunfj outside and the small stuff of course, had to be dried in the bouse. What with ironing and niendins it was the end of the week before that wash was out of the way. .\nd how we women like a job that hangs around like that! But save the mark â€" I still see tliat pile of socks even from where I sit. Sometliing tells me I should move tlic basket. Partner had plci.ty of extra work at the barn too. Shovelling snow and pushing milk cans out to the road. (I forgot to tell you, we are back in the milk busfnsss again. The dairy was short of milk so wc were asked to come to the res- cue). • * ♦ Another of my problems was how to get to town. The lane was impassable. Bob leaves the car at the road at night and is away with It all day. I don't want it when roads arc bad anyway. But I just had to get down to the bank. So, one day, when it wasn't so cold I started hoofing it. Started, yes, and finished it too! Soon after leaving our gate I heard a car be- hind me. I li/okcd back hopefully. I didn't exactly stick my thumb out because I tliougbt my beseech- ing look would be enough. But not a bit of it. That car went whiz- zing by as if I <li(ln't exist. And in it were two .Ml'.N, they certain- ly were not gentlemen. Or were they? Maybe tlioy were gentlemen and bad an idea I wasn't a lady. .\nd maybe they were right be- cause the thoughts I had of them after tlicy liad passed were certain- ly not those of a lady. My faith in the milk of human kindness having received such a jolt I hired a taxi to bring me home. • * * Here is a very different little in- cident which may give some of you an idea if you should be visit- ing in a borne where there is only one woman to do the work of a big house. Before .she left, the last oi my visitors took the vacuuni cleaner and gave, not only bcr own room, but all the rooms upstairs a thorougb going-over. Believe nic, such thougbtiuli'PSB v.as a tremen- dous help an<l was certainly very much appreciated. • » ♦ .\nd here is a thought on our new citizenship status. When we think of ourselves as Canadians we might also remember that we share that honour equally with all others who qualify as Canadian citizens. The Jewess who rides with us on the street car; the Frenchman on the train; the Italian at the corner fruit store; the Chinaman at the restaurant: the porter who carries our bag through the subway; they too, are CANADIAN CITIZENS. Properly speaking I should refer to them only as Canadians but to toake my point clear I thought It Scessary to mention their racial Anntvrr t» rr<-vi<iuii l'ii»l» Movie Actress HORIZONTAL S7 Withered l.R Pictured 88 Pelts screen actress Chief 13 Christmas carol 14 Musical sound 15 Against 16 East southeust (ab.) 17 Palm lily 18 Weight (ab i 30 Number at Us 22 Standard of value A'ERTICAL 1 Airesh 2 Organ? of .sn It'll .3 Born ' 4 Morindin dye "4She i.s an 23 Ocean > 25 Myself 26 Slide 28 High cards 30 Alternating current (ab. i 31 Transpose (ab.) 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First of all, we arc noisy in pub- lic â€" by that I mean in theatres and restaurants. We chew gum in church. The boys fail to doff their hats to ladies and the girls greet their ciders with a smack of the bubble gum. Oh yes, and we crowd people off the street and we dress too sloppily. Oh my gosh, we're awful. ♦ ♦ * I agree partly with the above criticisms, but not altogether. Why, I know a fellow on our street and he's very polite. For myself and in- considcration: 1 think my worst habit is that of waiting until there is a lull in conversation and then blowing iny snozz â€" raising every- one about two feet off their chairs. I often drown out Jim Hunter with a blasting honk that makes my father turn blood-red with anger. I don't wipe my feet and I leave pop's electric shaver sitting around instead of putting it back in the case. -(Okay, okay, even peach fuzz looks better trimmed). Being hon- est about it, the most of us could find a number of faults that would be better left in some ash can. Here are a few suggestions that should help to make us better ladies and gentlemen: 1. If wishing to speak to a friend iu a theatre or restaurant, use a megaphone and get it over with in a hurryâ€" this saves a lot of repeating and things gel bad: to normal sooner. 2. Never chew gum in church. It may give the minister the idea you are cursing under your breath, l^ark it behind your ear or on the vestibule door and collect same on the way out. Above all don't imt it under the seat â€" you may forget it and the gum is still hard to buy. 3. In regard to dressing, we could smooth out a little. Especially the boys. Let your pant cuffs down â€" your legs lion't luok that nice, and wear your hats right side out. People may mistake you for a character from Mars. 4. Girls should try to remember that a crec'inrt mixed with a smack of bubble gum could sound like anything. T'leas" don't do tha*. 5. .\nd last, about hcidiiig down the street like a load of runa-.vav elephants. When meeting an older periion on the sidewalk, step smart- ly into single file until all danger is passed. This gives the pedestrian a much better chance of making the home portals without loss of limb â€" or even of life. Well, I think Uncle Barry has covered the situation fairly well. I may have left out a few items, but if the above are watched more closely. I'm sure the nation will receive us with more pomp and dignity, and what could be better than being received with move pomp and dignity. * * * I hope you have been out enjoy- ing the snow and the wonderful skiing. Pushing cars out of drifts and shovelling until the back felt like it would fold has really been worth It. The second time I was out on skis this wiliter, I almost landed in the hosrital â€" that may be a bit exaggerated, but it lends colour. I was showing off in front of Susie. She was climbing up the hill as I was coming down. As I passed her I took a bow and doffed my hat. my right ski went tlirougli the crust sending me spinning like a top and landing me neatly on my head. Susie thought I bad been laUiiiK Icssions from some acrobat, ^fy ski strap was broken (costing me TJcl and my anwle twisted, whicli only proves that showing- off should be done in the front parlour or some sate place. <(t « * The otlier day I chanced to call at a friend's house as he was put- ling the finishing touches on a bird house. He showed nie two others he bad just finished from boards. The one I liked was made from a limb of basswood. It was about four inches lonpr and about four inches across. He had split the wood and bark down through the middle, hollowed it out and then nailed it back together. It had a flat-board base and roof; and a twig for a perch, in front of the entrance. Vou may be looking for something to do on a winter even- ing, and what could be more inter- esting than building a bird house. They add beauty to your home and surroundings and offer a splen- did way for fattening the pocket book. Almost every family is in the market for a new bird house â€" or dog house, so get busy and make your stay-at-home nights profitable. Over-Exertion Warning against over-exertion and strain at work or play is con- tained in a health bulletin from Ottawa. "You wouldn't expect a row-boat to tow a battlesliip. so why ask your body to tax itself with tasks only a horse should per- form?" ask National Health ex- perts. They advise care in lilting and moving heavy objects. . . . TABLE TALKS . . . Flavourful Soups Meat soups, that is soups made with boi/es and meat trinunings, not loo much fat please, and pea soup arc best if cooked slowly, really simmered for a long time The meat and bones are covered with cold water, brought to the boil and then simmered for two. three or four hours. Whole vege- tables like carrots, onions, turnips, celery stalks and leaves may be put in with the meat for added flavour. The stock obtained- can be easily clarified by adding crushed egg shells, bringing the stock to the boil and then straining it through cheese cloth. From the stock, which should be kept in a closed container in a cool place, a great many varieties of soups can be pre- pared. The home economists of the Con- sumer Section of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture give re- cipes to make meat stock and to use it. Beef Stock a lbs. meat trimming! with bonea 3 small carrots 3 small onions 3 stalks celery S quarts water â€" cold y4 teaspoon whole peppercorns Vt bay leaf 1 spray of thyme or Ya teaspoon dried thyme 1 sprig parsley Salt and pepper to taste ..Put beef, carrots, onions, celery and water in kettle and bring slow- ly to a boil. Tie spices and herbs in cheesecloth bag , add with par- sley to soup mixture and simmer, covered for two hours. Strain. Yield: 6 cups. Russian Beet Soup 3 large beets (3 cups peeled and finely shredded or chopped) ^ 6 cups meat stock 1 tablespoon butter Salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice To the prepared beets add 2 cups stock and cook 15 minutes. Add remaining stock and cook until the beets are soft â€" about 30 minutes. Add butler and season to taste Trade With Former Enemy Countries Resumption of trade with former enemy countries must be consid- ered and considered immediately, states tlie Windsor Star. This ques- tion of German and Japanese trade is not one of generosity to beaten foes. It has a distinct economic bearing on world prosperity. So far as Canada is concerned, it must plan on buying from these two countries, as well as selling to them. The alternative is to relegate them to a permanent status of serf- dom, and to leave them out of the picture as if tlicy did not exist at all. Such a course has been consid- ered, but only briefly. It soon be- came apparent that any such policy coidd not safely be counten- anced. with salt and pepper. Add sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and al- low soup to simmer for at least 20 minutes. Six servings. Note: 1 tablespoon sour cream may be added to each plate of soup. Tills soup may be made with vege- table or poultry slock instead of beef stock. Bariey Broth 1 quart meat stock 1 tablespoon white navy beans 1 tablespoon turnip, diced 1 tablespoon carrot, diced 1 medium onion, chopped % cup pot barley Add beans to cold bouillon or stock, bring to boiling point and add veegtables and barley. Cover and simmer VA hours. Season to taste. Makes about 5 cups,. Chicken Gumbo 1 smatt onion, finely chopped a tablespoons chicken fat a tible'sptoris flour 4'Cups-cliickeB stock 1 cup cooked chicken, finely ch(4>ped ^/i cup canned corn a cups canned tomatoes or tomato juice Salt, pepper and paprika to taste Cook onion slowly in chicken fat for about 5 minutes. Blend in flour. Add stock and other ingredients, seasoning to taste. Bring to boil- ing point and simmer for yi hour. Serves eight. Flyinsr at Speed Of Over^ M.P.H. In tracing the evolution cC fUghl at supersonic speeds Brig (jca. Malcolm C. Crow predid^Jat Cambridge, Ma^s.. Utt weel^^*|iiif probably would Se necesla^rt* refrigerate the cockpit because th« heat generated by friction of a plane's "skin" at a speed of over 750 miles an hour is more than enough to boil water, states the New York Times. The general had military planes in mind. Also im- portant is the matter of escape. The maximum naked windblast that a man can withstand fs reached at about 500 miles an hour, .which caai easily be exceeded now. Unless the whole person is encased in a ca^ sule the air blast at supersonic speed would burst lungs, cut taA distort faces and possibly breax arms and legs. UMallr ankk^por* t^^tto^S[ thtoat inita- BRONCHIAL EASE COUGH SYRUP AtJSCD ts» JgSSi^T^ LYMOIDS SOUW WU fXnORERS "Yes, yes, of course I'm glad to see youâ€" who's your cufe friend with the crisp, crunchy, delitious Grape-Nuts FlakesV' "Ha ! Ha !â€" I fooled you Jim 1 That's our new cook. She won't serve any- thing but malty-rich, sweet-as-a-nut Post's GrajJe-Nuts Flakes for break- fast." "Well what are we waitingior? Let's get home quick and dig into that giant economy package." "And don't forget that Grape-Nuts Flakes are made of two grains â€" wheat and malted barley. They give you car- bohydrates for eniirgy, proteins for muscle, phosphorus for teeth and bones, iron for the blood, and other food essentials. They taate wondertuL They're good for you. They're easy to digest," The new Lipton's Tea Bags are coa-weoient . . . economical . . . and give you all the brisk flavour of Lipton's Tea . . . never wishy-washy . . . always fresh, lively and full- bodied. Every Lipion Indivi- dual"Measured Service"Tea Bag provides two full cups of &ruj| tasting Lipton's Tea. Pop â€" ^Torture By J. MILLAR WATT NOTT THAT Ad vWY M^ â- ^â- r*'**'*' ^ -^ x^.ii'.frtr' mOHO OP 4 4 r^ â- 4 4