r. $ v 41 41 4' 51 41 4' 41 4, 41 g,- 'r. g' 'r. 1~ g,' r,- 4' 4" 'r. g,- 4' -g, 4' e 4' 4' .51 'g, r.- g,- r. -g- r. r- e- -r r. 4' r.- 'g, g,- r- r... g- r.- g- -g, r. g,- 41 g-- r,- 'r. r- r.- r.- 4' g,- -i 4' 41 'r g,' 'r g,- r- r- g-r 51 g,- r- r- r- 'g- 4. r-' r.- r.- 'g- g- '4 r- g, "- r. -'g -'g Stars tell ail. Evcry fact tint fàmnily and friends Want,to know atnd remember about baby! Easy cmbroidery! Deligit mom wîth tua s amipler sb'll bang ini baby's roorn, for ail to admire, Patter-n 574ý transfer 12 x 16 incb panclI 60 narnes, chart. Scnd THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamops cannot ke acccptcd, use postal note for safèty) for tuis attern ta LAURA WHEELER, ox 1, 123 Eigbtecntch St., New T2oranta, Ont. Print plainly PAT- IIERN NUMBER, your NAM1E omd ADDRESS. Send for a copy of 1959 Laura Wh.elcr Nccdiecraft Book. it ias Ioveiy designs ta order: emibrai- dery, crochet, knitting, wcaving, ç.uliting, tays, In tic book, a spe- rial surprise ta make a little girl hsappy - a cut-ouit doli, clties ta colorn Send 25 cent-ts for tuis book. "Dear Anne Hirst: If I1 talk again with my mother about this s" e will stop -my on hm boy friend ltogethe.r, sa I've got týo ask your adivice-. . IYamnonl-y I6, but he and 1 have dlated over aï year and we are very much In love. We get a kick out of just being togat1her, and 'rn soat, bomre with hinri that I can talk about ianything without feeling ,self -qQnscious. 1 went with three others before 1i met himi, so I thinlç know miyseif now,. "We want to plan our inmaige when 1 an 18. and Momýl and Dad won't hear of -iL (For modern parents, thl-ey are very old- fashioned.)' Th-ey like the boy cnd his famnily, but they objctf to niy iwear-ing bis ,ring. He is s;ensible and insists I1 finish wehool, but he does want to be engaged right away. "Shah I1 w,ýear his ring ;or not? My sister, who got mnarried wvhen she was my age, says i can alway give it back. I1 just want ýýverybody ta lçnow we De-long ta each other, but ny family think I Read The Stars AN NE I-HRSTJ airn going too young to give thiat imprcsssion Whiat CdO you 'say?ý CONFUSED"l PARENTS KNOWV BEST *If you wcar the. ring- it an- *nounces ta your frienids that *you two have ýpromîisc-d ta mar- *' rysome day; thaDt is its onfly signÎficane. If yau do not wear A i ýyùuwill stili, feel tie same *toward him-, won't you? Since Syour mother opposes the idea, *Wh1Y not be agreeable? T do no douot that you love *thc lad. What I do doubt is * hoýv long, you would be happy *with himif i you marrry himi *even twa ycars frorn now,. *Teen years aré crucial years in one's deveiopmcent, Today you and lie are cntircly con- * genial; bout whio can predict * that in four or five ye%,ars you * will be tie same person -with *the sae deals, opinions and 1' ambitions? if you develop nor- * rnily-, you will mature and * changre in many waïys. The boy * solder, and mýay rernain as he *is now. in that cas, ou mighit *find yourself marriecd toaa M stranger - and iow you -wouid *wish you 'had waited longer! *The fact 1that yaur sister *married so young mnay be aOne *reason wihy your mnother ob - *jects ta yur bcing cngagcd *now. Tt i Sflot t1hat she daubtS Y*L you lve the boy, but shle *knows that marriage is for *grownups, and she wants yau *ta be a_ muMh wiser girl before you set yo,,ur heart aon any boy. *You say that if you do *chanige your mindyou can ai- *ways give the -ring back., Too * nany girls ïmarry with tie *same reservation: "'if a.nyting *happens I can aiways get a *divo-rce." Your mother wants * yor mrrige ta last for tie Srest of your life, and I an sure *you do toc), Wiy not do as *sic asks, and play safe? *Planning it al now w'Ill'tde *you ta tifs lad and set your *mind in a plaster cast, sa to *speak, whici precludes any * posibiltltatonc day yo.u *will change it. I urge yau ta *swing aiongý with your mti- *er's opinon. Yau willý not bc. *sorry. Mlothers uderstand first love better than their teen-agers thlnk; they also know their daughters better than the girls know thernselves, When it cornes te love affairs, it is safe to accept your parent1s' opinion . .. .If this problem is yours today, w,;rite Anne Hirst about it ai - Box 1, -123 Eighteenth St. Ne-w Toronto, ont. ---------- M Salmon Hute The SmeII 0f Humons The canny Scots, long ce brated for their uncanny skill at angling -have an old saying: Na fish today, if thee maid will wad.eY N ow rths bit of piscatç- rial folklorelias been pro-ved right by Canada's Pacifie Fisi.. eries Experirnental Station iii Vancaouver, B.C. Aftcr six ycars of experiments, biochemiists D. R. Idier and 3. R. Brett cportecd recently that salmon running up- river i a dcetcrrnined rush ta spawn wll' turn downstrcar whcn a humaFn puts iand or foot in thc water. "It mnay be found that a fishe-- mian should flot eentouch 1biS bait or bis l'ne," Idier wvarned, In their experiments, the scic-ntists ,zoaked thir h4nds for to in.. utes in about a quart of water, then thrcw the rinse into British Columibi'a's Skcena River. 1t was cnjough to keep the salm-on downstreamn for fromr five tao teni ri ii t es. Chemiîcal analysis showed that the rcpelling sui)- stance was. serine, a simple âmi'no acid! found in humanu-u sweat. "The smell," said Idlcr, "litcrally miakes theý salmon swimi in circles." This bigbly developed senise .of sncll eventuially may solve tic problemr of leadling m nore salmonl Up the ladiders and fswasof big hydroeleý,ctric power dams in the Norhwcest U.S. and Canada.i By using attractants as well as repellents," Dr. Idier suggested, "thc fish ight 'bc-,divcrtcd past mnan-made obstructions, in wvhich they xiow are tra.pped, and lured to new spawning groundis.' This senseý of smcell, Dr. tdlcr prcdictcd, rnay also expiain how«I a spawning salmnon, after ali- trein the ocean finds ïts way ta the very stream and pool in which it was liatcied. If' sa, the, biocicrnist said, "one of thàe oid- est m-ysteries of natuire" finalily) il have been solvcd. TOO DISGUSTING Two cockroaches lunchcd in a di-rty scwcr and cxcitely discuts- scd the spotlcss, glcamingi res- taurant in the neighiborhood. 111 hear," said onte, "etiat the refrigerators shine like polished silver, thc shelves are clean as a whistlc. The floors sparile like5 diamonds. It's so d1ean . Y ",Please,"ý said the second in disgust, n-ibbling« on a noldy roll, "Not vhile Fîim ating." Smart Exi't Line d iaperd, a Io ng wvith tb C snakce-railfec. Nowv it is wuven vwire ur tustrands of wire carry.ing naecrcchre BEither gives accn.,mr f ficient appearance ta oamfieJla butprovijde Ji ttieCshelýter for birds, aqu1irreis nld ch1ipmuj]nks. Tiere are aLso certai,,n l i connection with fences ýin sub- divisions aýnd buit up areas. it Is just as wcel forhmeonr ta find out what is permittcd ini ticir locali.ty before putting up any kind. of fence on thecir prop- erty. All districts doni't follow thc sa3me pattcrn m n. oetim-es fence laws are written into an agreement betweüen subdividers- and purchasers. SomeýtÀimes not, One district had algrccdtHat, no fences shoculd be allowced - thlat gardiens and yards be ILt open like parkland.BttaPpparently it w;as jiust "a gentlcnman's agree- ment". This 1was discoverecd when one propcrty ow%ýner fcnced' hi gar- den at ti-e back with cedlar postaq and wroven wire -- ta keep dogs, rabbits and children off hi% property. Inquiries by irat>e neigibours revealqed thc fact thiat it wasý permissible ta build any kind of a fence otier than barb- cd wire or a six-foot board fence. In the suibdivis.ion 'wbcre Bob lives fenccs arc muany and var- icd. Bob bas a link fence ali around bis backyard ta) kecp Ross off thc road and away' vfroni the dccp) pools contractors h -ave, made over on tie ne-t road. Af- ter al! tic safety of chiîldrcn has ta bc considcred before tic ap- pearance of tic propcrty - ai- thougi anc can oftcn bc cominr- ed with tic othierAil this has, camne ta mind because our ncxt- door neigibour is aýt tic moment fcncing bhis propcrty. Wc don't mind but some tic nýeig-iour5 are not taking too kindiy ta the idea. it bcine tic oniy fence in tic carnrmunity. Monday: Partncr got bonr about cleven o,'clock last nigit - tired out aftcr ïtwo days' work at tice cottage. Hîs ideas about summi-er cottagcs for re- laxation are likcly ta reccîve ,a littie revision! Later on wlien tbings are fijxcd up for thc surn- mer it will be different but at tic momrent tiec is plcnty of work ta be donc, How Can J? Q. How c an I rernedy soirne shallow scratchles On rMy furni- ture? A. You can remove siahiow scratches or hairline cracks by softening tic -fqiihso Lt runs ta- ether. Flow on same turpentine (for varnisi) or denatured àiea- bai (for shcllac). Let thus dry for 48 bours, tien rub smooth with rottenstone, dlean, and wvax. Q. How, can 1 wash an electrie blanket? A. Tie- bcst and safcst way of doing this is ta wasi thecm by 1,1nd in detergents or soap, be- cause dry-clcaning fluids damage tic insulating materials on the fine elcctric wircs in tic blankýet. Q. Wlxat la an easy way of adding lîfe to Mny wlndow screens? A. Equal parts of spar vamrnsi and turpentîne, wcil mixc, wi give protect.-ion ta the scrccns tiat'll oftcn outlast 'paint. Apply thus with l-la nc di blackboard eraser. ISSUE 27 - 1959 TEEND 0F ABLE - Holding ýhe !iimp form- of a space monikey "Able" on o table at the Fort Kno, Ky , Envirummentail MedJicine Lobora1j>ry, Dr. Thomarcs R. ký Davis is about ta breoth air into Gie monkey's stilled 'uings. AI! effocti failed aild the tiny animalI, who zoonmed inti spose and bock ugnin in the .nrose cane of o' Jvpitr sil. died Naw sp poncer "ba, WNl be sauFfedand disp!yEdi the Smithsonian Institution. -r. INFORMAL PORTRAIT - S'ariding by an cancient cDnnon onth Easýt Terrace of Windsor Caistie, the Royail Familypoe for an informai lpolrriýt. LHBONICLES ~ iNGERM **If they wn aclli n~ for thc job, deat', you ms We have survived the first hcatwavc of tic summner and we hope it wiii be somne tirne before we bave anotier likle it. A vain hiope probaýblyv. Is't it strange how tic wveatber cun go ta suci extremeis? Last nighîlt ,we wre glad ta have the furnace -on - after suffering nigits and nights cf swceltcring ficat and hurnidity. It just dcsn't make sense. Dur- ing tic hot spel I1 spent Most of tic ime in tic basement - on a dlean-up Job. It nceded doinig and it was a good time ta do it, Last Thirsday, off course, was a bot day in more ways thian anc. Ontario went ta thc poils ta elect a new gavernmcnt. If anc can cali it a new gavemnmcnt with so levwoverali changes. l4owcver tic people ihad a chance ta elect tic men of their choiec and tiat's what realiy counts. We phoncd Art carly in tic evcning- taý express aur "sym-pathiy" as bis man was anc of those when went down ta defeat. Art had beent wvorr\ying bard for two wccks electiolscering. Saturday he got away from it ail by taking bis famiiy -- andi Partner -- up ta tic cottage. I hope tiey dlon't al freeze ta dleti or Sit lupDail nigit stoking fires. I don't sup- pose they wouv dhave gone liad ticy known it was going ta turn so cold . . . and windy! I didn't want ta go anywvay. A prernan- ition, pcriaps. Wcll, ta get on ta another sub- jeet, fashion changes, even hn fences. It uscd ta bc a well- k-nown saying tiat poor fencea make bad nteigibours. Wc siouid' knowý! During aur eariy farrning days wc hd anc neigibour in paricular wbo ade no attcmpt ta kdep bis haîf of tic uine fence in repaîr. Sa w;c pecriad- cally bad bis borses in aur whcat f ield; bis Holstein cows in our pasàtrýe ancd pigs and geesei ini aur oats. And mnost of!flic ani- mais srecmed ta be of a beiiger- cnt nature. One time BDob was, .ciasing an aid sow out of aur oats and it cndcd up witi tic. sow chtiasing Bob. Hec just got aver tic fence in timne. And ticre -was anc mnorning 1I wcnt ta get tic ,cows and found a biuge bul pawing and bioigin aur barnyard. Partner used to get as mad as a bomnet but it did lit- tic good. Gencrally he finisbcd up by fixing aour ncigibour's fence 'him1sclf - spcciaiy after ac of aur Ayrsiire icifers gave birti ta a Hoîstein ca-If, As tic ycars went by miany fences alongsidc tic road disap- peared. Traffic increased and farmeirs prc-fcrrcd kecping ticir livestock at the backç of tic farm away frorn th i igwaýy. Tiftiey did not nccd a fence ta kccp ticir cattie in tic law did nat require thcta t build -a fence ta kcep ticir neigibors' cattie out and sa ticre arc naw many open fields along tic higbhway. Fences have cbiangcd too. Tice aId pic- turesque sturnp fence bas almost