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V , SECTION 1-PAGE 11-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1971 TJhe IVott̂ Cli inic Fred is worried because of his slavery to a ghost of the past. Yet his problem needs to be faced frankly. Dissect your dilemmas and you can often solve your own problems without costly interviews with so-called "experts." We thus need to remove Cupid's cataracts! By - George W. Crane, Ph. D., M.D. CASE J-521: Fred S., aged 61, is a widower. "Dr. Crane," he began, "I was happily married for 35 years until cancer took my wife. "During our marriage, she would always grow angry at seeing an older man marry a much younger woman. "For example, she'd be furious whenever she'd read about a December-May romance. "So she insisted that if I ever should remarry, I should not pick a much younger woman. "But I have been alone for over 3 years and now am dating a very charming school teacher who is 40. "Would I be making a fool of myself, as my first wife feared, if I married this younger woman?" CUPID'S CATARACTS The Roman god of love used to be described as "Blind Cupid." And that's why our divorce rate has been zooming dangerously! So it is time we removed Cupid's cataracts and also taught him more gumption or "horse sense." Mutuality of interests is far more important than equal ages, when you consider marriage. Obviously, a wedding of a man of 50 and a teen-ager is usually not wise, but this is due ,to their lack of similar in­ terests. This school teacher, aged 40, is a mature woman and thus could make Fred a very good wife. For they both have had the same kind of childhood background. They are also active mem­ bers of the same church. Fred comes of long lived ancestors, so he should be agtive till he reaches the age of 80 or even 85; But even if his lifespan lasted only 10 years more, they would be happier years with a devoted and charming woman as his wife. Besides, widowers and bachelors don't live as long as married men! So a wife is actually good medical insurance for a man's 3 to 5 years longer lifespan. Fred has 2 grown children and several teen-age grand­ children. But they have their own in­ terests and leave Fred alone most of the time, except for special events like Thanksgiving or Father's Day. Lacking any children of her own, his prospective wife will focus her love and attention exclusively on Fred. They also have mutual hobbies and love each other. So I urged Fred to go ahead with his wedding. Indeed, marriage also helps ward off the onset of prostate trouble in older men. And his new wife might even have a couple of children, for it is quite safe to bear babies after the age of 40. If so, these would give both Fred and his new wife an ad­ ditional tonic for rejuvenating their outlook. Even if Fred should die before the youngsters finished high school, a mature former school teacher could do a superb job of rearing them all by herself. So send for my 200-point "Rating Scales for Husbands and Wives," enclosing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 20 cents. Don't marry anybody who doesn't rate at least "Average" thereon, and "Superior" should How Can I? By Anne Ashley Q. The tiny screws in my eyeglass frames are con­ tinually working loose, and sometimes even falling out. Can you suggest a remedy? A. A small drop of clear' cement or fingernail polish on top of these screwheads will keep them tightly in place. Q. How can I remedy the situation when my homemade soup seems to have an excess of fat in it? A. By gently stirring the surface of your soup with an ice cube wrapped in a clean cloth. The fat will congeal on the cold surface, and can be lifted right out of the soup. Q. Have you any emergency suggestions when one has run out of Christmas wrapping paper for gifts? A. Gifts wrapped with household aluminum foil, decorated with colorful ribbons or tape, make attractive looking packages. Q. How can I determine beforehand how some new paint will look when dry on a wall? A. By brushing a little of the paint on a clean white blotter. Q. How can I remove some water spots from a finished wood floor? A. By rubbing gently with a cloth dampened in alcohol and then wiping with an oily cloth. Q. How can I cope with some lipstick or rouge stains on fabrics? A. On washable fabrics, first work on the stains with some petroleum jelly or glycerin, then launder in warm suds. Don't use soap before loosening the stains or you might set them. In the case of un- washables, first work the petroleum jelly or lard into the stains to loosen it, then sponge with drycleaning fluid, and should a trace of the color still remain, sponge with denatured alcohol. Q. How can I do a quick and be your goal! (Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, en­ closing a long stamped, ad­ dressed envelope and 20 cents to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his booklets.) THE WHOLE GANG IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.. THEY'RE ALL OUT THERE WANTING TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE FOR SALE. A REFRIGERATOR, A CHAIR, A CAR... NO MATTER WHAT... YOU CAN BET AT LEAST ONE OF THEM IS INTERESTED. PUT IT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND FIND OUT. LET US TELL THEM FOR YOU! PHONE 385-0170 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER easy job of cleaning dirty window shades? A. A rough flannel cloth dipped in flour does a good job. And a soft art gum eraser will remove many spots and stains from these shades. Q. How can I scale fish more easily? . A. Place the fish in a large pan and pour boiling water over it, then remove from the hot water quickly and drop into cold water. The scales can then. usually be scraped off easily with a kitchen knife or by rubbing. Sometimes just the rubbing of vinegar all over the fish beforehand will make for easier scaling. Q. How can I make my carpet sweeper pick up raveling and lint more easily? A. By dampening the brush of the sweeper. Q. How can I prevent hair creams and oils from staining my pillowcases? A. By lightly starching the pillowcases you can prevent a lot of this trouble. Q. How can I clean stains from marble tabletops? A. A cut lemon dipped in salt will do a good job. Rub this on, allow to stand a few minutes, then wash off with soap and water. West Virginia originally gets more snow yearly than does Fairbanks, Alaska, and North Dakota normally gets no more snow than does New York City. Brandied Fruit Cake Sure To Please This is an old-fashioned fruit cake with old-fashioned fruits 2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda I teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon each of ground cloves, ground mace and ground nutmeg 12 ounces (l '£ cups) red glace cherries 4 ounces (4 cup) diced candied citron I I a cups seedless raisins a 1V4 cups pitted dates IV4 cups chopped dried figs (clipped stems) l3/4 cups coarsley chopped pecans Vi pound (2 sticks) butter 1 cup sugar 5 large eggs '4 cup dark molasses V4 cup 80 proof brandy Grease a 9-inch angelfood cake pan - with or without removable bottom. Line bottom and sides with foil; grease foil. On wax paper sift together a cup of the flour with the soda, cinnamon, cloves, mace and nutmeg. In a mixing bowl mix the remaining cup flour with the cherries, citron, raisins, dates, figs and pecans; use your fingers to separate pieces of fruit. In large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar; thor­ oughly beat in eggs one at a time; don't worry if mixture looks eurdly. Beat in molasses and brandy. Add sifted flour mixture and stir until blended. Add fruit-nut flour mixture and mix well Turn into prepared pan, dfid bake in pre heated oven of 300 degree oven until top looks very brown and crusty - about two hours and fifteen minutes; if cake browns too much toward end of baking, place a sheet of foil over top. Place cake in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. With a small spatula loosen cake around tube; turn out on wire rack; remove foil. With another rack turn right side up and cool completely. Pour about 1 :i cup of brandy into a glass or-plastic bottle that has a sprinkler top; generously sprinkle the brandy over top, sides and bottom of fruit cake; this will soften the crusty surfaces. Wrap in transparent plastic film then in foil; let stand at room temperature overnite. 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