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â- A > 4 / 1 A. -t â- A « ♦ •. '• « -r « â- r * â- Â« T r â- f c TEEM-TSm TOPKS •â€" â-  Bj BARKY MURKABâ€" â-  Om of Canada'i moit wcll-kncnm •ditort once told me, bgr of a d V 1 c • , never to b« too ichy" in «n article; that If I I would so<Mi have no readers at all. Toda/i theme it not the preachy type, but we thought that you teenert and your parents might b« inter- ested in what we ''a : cd a short time ago from authorita- quarters about Juvenile crime aad why we have it. Beyond a sliadow of a doubt diild- Na and teen-agers arc what parents â- nke them. And why? Habits are formed early. And habits, learned «^e a child la still dependent upon • parent, mean much to his character, knppiness and aaecess in later years. A child must be emotionally secure ... be given the opportunity to de- Tclop his confidence and self reliance. Far too many children are denied tlMse prt\'i]e{^s. And when parents ferget to foster their children in the fight channels what happens? In " tfteir teens, juvenile delinquency has a tendency to creep in. * • » A short time ago three boys were caught in a roadside booth. They had broken tip several empty pop eases to malie a fire. It was frigid winter weather. When they were arrainged in court it was learned that one of the boys had never seen his parents. .Another had no idea of where his parents were living and the other stated his parents were in die throes of being divorced. These lads were all around 16 years. What dhancc Is there for boys of this kind h society. Very little, because parents have never bothered to care or give them a chance. Just a few days ago we listened to ttrec boys being asked questions by a policeman. They had broken into a home and literally torn it to pieces. While the policemar questioned one of the trio, the other two were gawk- hig around quite unconcerned. They liad no idea of the wrong they had done. They had never been taught right from wrong and were continu- ally in trouble. The parents, both drunk half the time, didn't care and wished that the children would be taken off their hands and put in the Shelter. And that is where they went. Ta fact that is where they wanted to go. "I'm glad I'm going there," add one of the little boys, "that is where they make you good." The parents don't care, and now someone •lae will have the chance to give titem life as they should know it and have h. • • » I could go on and on with little stories like this, proof-positive that too tnany parents are neglecting the training of their children and are hidirectly responsible for the crimes tfieir childr'jn commit in later life. Those of Tis who come from homes iriiere parents have done their nt- â- MMt to teach us and bring us up riglit sometimes are unappreciative of these efforts. So the next time a â- ew kid comes to your high and you laarn that he is a little tough or has a record, don't hold it against him iorevcr, because maybe if you came from the type of home he did you would be little better-â€" or worse. The new spring fashions will be ready to wear toon I But, what about you? Will you be ready to wear them? Or has your figure that slumped- OTcr, dumpy look that won't fit into the ivelte lines of the latest styles? At the summer comes on, coats come off and more of you is ex- posed to the heartless glances of •reryone you know. You can't cani- eoflage your defects with a full coat so ttart now to trim down vour figure. Execisc is the best and most enjoyable way to rejuvenate your appearance. Hips, thighs and wai&t â- aually cause the most trouble so here's ono execise to get you sttrted. Begin on your hands and knees head up. Pull right knee up to the chest, then straighten knee and twing leg as high as possible, and back to position. Repeat four times with right knee, then with left. Rett Sixteen to twenty-four times »lto- gethcr. Getting a dowager's hump? Legs %>o thick? The longer styles may cover you now but summer sports- wear, filmy evening clothes leave Uttle to the imagination. You must look young, feel young with a figure to prove it. Send THIRTY CENTS (30c) (in coins) for "Beauty and Health Through Simple ExcrciMt" to Keader Service, Room 431, 73 Adel- aide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly NAME, D-^RESS. BOOKLIT TITLE and No. M. U. S. Army Man HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured com- mander of U S. Eighth Army, Lt.- Gen. 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Well, maybe not quite, but somewhere near it anjivay. ^^"e don't mind the ther- mometer dropping to ten above, as it did last night, if, the next day the tun shines bright and warm, birds come hopping around the garden picking up the odd seeds and berries that have been exposed by receding banks of snow ; and we don't mind when the area of bare ground in- creases in size as the cold snow melts under the Avarming influence of Old Sol's raysâ€" just as cold looks and hurt feelings of some people vanish when faced with the p e r s i s t ent chceriness of some other person who realizes that this old world in spite of its shortcomings and inconveni- ences â€" such as power cut-offs and gas and water shortages, is still a good place in which to live. « « * As to the power shortage â€" that may be the biggest hardship that we, as a people, have been called upon to face. And who is responsible? Some say the Hydro Commission, some the Drew Government â€" but isn't it possible it might be the Chief Engi- neer of the Universe? Could it be tliat He has come to the conclusion that His people are becoming too dependent upon mechanical forces, forces which have been invented and I>erfected from the natural resources which He created, and without which we are powerless â€" that, by the way, was not meant as a pun. By and large, it all boils down to the fact that we are still absolutely dependent upon natural resources â€" less coal, less heat, less water, less electric power; and since practically all our industries depend upon hydro power in some form or other the outlook is not bright. It is an easy matter to twitch from manpower to hydro for Snug Lik« A Bug â€" The RAF is experimenting with this new type exposure suit: 1214 ounces when folded, it fits into the poclcet in the Mae West collar. Wearer puts it on, then inflates it to give buoyancy as well as tir Insulation against cold and damp. Flight Lt. 5- Latham models It at Farnborough, Eng- land. . . . TABLE TALKS . . . different jobs but it isn't so easy to switch back again to manpower, as in many cases the human hand has lo?t its aptitude. * • * Reverting to manpower after the machine <ge to which we have be- come accustomed would seem strange indeed; turning back the hands of time doesn't seem logical, but. if the clock has been running too fast, what then? So far in this district we have not been affected by the power cuts but I have no doubt our time Is coming as warning that vohintar>- rationing is necessary has already been adver- tised by our local hydro office. But oh my, how hard it is always to remember to shut off unnecessary lights, and to watch the toaster and to keep that toast from burning â€" to say nothing of the wasted bread. Of course, in most homes, there is still a toasting fork, only somehow one seldom thinks of using it. But still, I can make toa.st over a fire and never say a word, if I have to ; I can bake with the old kitchen stove : I can even read and work by the light from a coal-oil lamp, but dear help us if I ever have to wash by the tub and scrub-board method again, .^ny- thing but that ! * * * However 1 must confess I am very glad we have our living-room floor done because the sanding machine was using plenty of electric power and was going steady for a day and a half. If it were being used now I would feel guilty. As to that living-room 1 am still at it although there isn't so very much left to do â€" for which no doubt you will be thankful as you. are prob- ably tired of hearing about it. Last ^fonday and Tuesday T got the papering done. Yes, I did it myself. Partner did offer to help me but after telling me how to hang one strip that I was having a littfe trouble with, he decided the best help he could give me was to keep out of my way I Which he did â€" ami thereby earned my everlasting grati- tude. Tlie draperies are finished and up but I still have two chairs to uphol- ster and a slipcover to make. Yester- day I was so tired I was just about rcadv to drop in my tracks. * » » Partner, of course, blamed it on the living-room â€" as if no otiier job could make me tired. Funny thing, isn't it. it is always the jobs one likes doing that get the blame if one should so much as develop a headache? Never things like washing, baking or scrubbing floors. PILES With â-  raeord of 60 years iia % molt •»<!•- Uotory ttsatuMnt tor pilea or hcmorrluiid*. you caa poHtiv«Iy depend on Dr. Chase's Ointment Raisiii Nut Ban ^ cap seedless rai&ina M cup broken walnuts (or other nutmeats) I squares (8 ounces) Dot Chocolate Wash raisina in hot water and dry thoroughly. Line bottom of loaf pan 8 x 4 in- ches with waxed paper, letting pap- e extend in 2 inch tabs at each end. Sprinkle the raisins in the lined pan, then add the nuts. Heat Dot Chocolate over boil- ing water in double boiler until partly melted; then remove from boiling water aud stir rapidly until melted. Pour chocolate evenly over the raisins and nuts in the pan. If necessary, tap pan several times to settle chocolate. Let stand in cool place to harden. Lift entire choco- late block out of pan, using the paper tabs. Cut in bars, 1x2 inches. Make*: Ifi bars. Chocolate Dessert Cakea % cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour Yi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda . 4 squares Unsweetened Cho- colate J4 cup butter or other sorten- ing \i cvip boiling water i cups sugar J4 cup sour milk or butter- milk J faspoons vanilla 2 eggs, unbeaten Sift flour once, measure, add salt and scd.i. and sift together three times. Combine chocolate, butter, and water in top of double boiler; place over boiling water and cook until cliocolate is melted, stirring constantly. Cool thoroughly. Add sugar and stir until smooth and blended. Add half of flour, then half of milk, stirring only until blended: repeat. Add vanilla and eggs and beat 8 minutes. Bake in greased large cup-cake pans in moderate oven (3.50 degrees F) »5 to 30 minutes. Cool. Remove a shallow cone-shaped piece from center of each cake, and pile centers high with sweetened whipped cream. Sprinkle with chopped pist- achios cr other nutmeats. Makes 16. Chocolate Ting-a-Lings 5 squares (8 ounces) Dot Cho- colate t cups Post's Corn Toasties Heat chocolate over boihng water until partly melted; then re- move from boiling water and stir rapidly until entirely melted. Add Post's Corn Toasties and mix light- ly until Post's Corn Toasties are completely coated with chocolate. Drop from teaspoon on waxed paper. Coot until firm. Makes tH doien. Chocolata Pinwheela IH cups sifted flour teaspoon Baking Powder H teaspoon salt H cup butter or other short- ening ^ cup sugar 1 egg, unbeaten 1 square Unsweetened Cho- colate melted Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt, and sift again. Cream butter, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. ,\dd egg and beat welL Add flour, a small amount at a time mixing well after each addition. Divide dough in two parts. To one part, add chocolate and blend. Chill until firm enough to roll. Roll each half on floured waxed rectangular sheet, H Chill. Place plain chocolate sheet; then jelly roll. Chill over- night, or until firm enough to slice. Cut in ^i inch slices. Bake on un- greased baking sheet in hot oven (400 degrees F.) 8 minutes, or un- til done, ^fnkes dozen pinwheels. Politeneaa in Code Otto Kruger, the suave movie an^ ttage actor, was entertaining a dis- tinguished guest at dinner oM evening when, calling upon hla knowledge of the Morse code be had learned in his early days as a telegraph operator, and which he had taught his wife, he tapped out on the table: "Have we any more meat?" Before Mrs. Kruger could reply, the guest of honor broke in. "Thanks," he tapped out, "but we've had plenty.' paper into inch thick, sheet over roll as for Almost i;.',O0O Swedish boys and girls exchange letters with United States "pen pals." TAKE NO CHANCES witK coffee. Insist on >IaxwelI House. It's an extra-deli- cioos blend of coffees that 1« Radiant-Roasted to de- velop all its extra-rich, ftiU body. rmes MrHmmfAmop J • FOR FAST, SURE PROLONBfD RELSEF >fnstantjne / YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER HOTFUSHESthen FEEL CHILLY- Here's Good News! Are you between tbe agea of 38 and 62 and going through that trying functional middle-age' period peculiar to women? Does this make you Buffer ttam. hot flushee, feel clammy, to nervous, irritable, weak? Then do try Lydia E. Pinkham'g Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptomsl It's famous for this! i\lany wis* "middle-aga' women take Pinkhnm'g Compound regu- larly to help build up resistance against this distress. Pmkiiam's Compound contains no opiates â€" no habit-forming drugs. It helps nature ', you know what we mean;;. Tills great medicine also has what Doctors call a stomachio tonic effect. NOTE: Or yoa may prefer LYDIA E. Pl.MvHA.M'S TABLETS wilh added Iron Lydia E. Pinkham's VEGETABLE COMPOUND It keeps in the cupbu^rd â€" it's quick-acting â€" it's always iher« when you want it! Now, with the New Fleischmann's Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast, you can bake more delicious breads and rolls in extra-fast time. No dashing to the store at the last minute â€" you can keep a month's supply standingTby, use it as you need it. It will be as potent the day you use it as the day you bought it. IF YOU BAKE AT HOME â€" get Fleischmann'* Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast today. At your grocer's. LITTLE REGGIE