a a oa : wo 4 + . 4 A Hah Son Sim. oN oP AE B ay Si A Woh SN REY, Ts ge ES Nh a ey ~~ Na NRE ~ . -- SET A 8 Ae oar Ry a rr of a NARA AAR Ca Tp SAL Sh OS AN 1 AARLH Ab SANE Gis 4 LAER OA ONICLES INGER FARM CLLEBTNZ, rile How wrong can one he? To my ' way of reasoning everything points to an early spring. In fact we seem to be halfway there already , , . only a few patches of snow here and there; plenty of mud, days lengthening, crows flying and skunks on the prowl. It is too carly yet to even guess as to how the wheat and clover have survived the winter. A lot can happen to the fields--and the weatlier-- during the next few weeks. It is 'an anxious time for farmers. As far as the weather is concerned, what time isn't, for that matter? A * * 0) "Another sign of spring is the in- creased number of auction sales in the country. One farmer selling out, another taking over . . . al- though it isn't always a farmer who takes over -- sometimes the new owner is one who just hopes to be a farmer. And everyone in the dis- trict waits and watches for devel- opments. Judging by past history in a little while the new owner will reveal by his actions whether he is a practical or a . theoretical Weekly Sew-Thrifty Fs PRETTIEST hostess in town! That's you in fhis apron! With~ scallops "and embroidery, It's -as cheerful as Spring itself] Make a bib-apron or hali-apron and use almost any fabric for this darling duty-beauty! Pattern 4829: Misses' sizes: small 14-16; medium 18-20; large 40-42, Small, bib-apron, 1% yards 35-inch. Transfer included. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Ilas complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME,-ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Ls Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St, New Toronto, Ont, Gwendoline P:Clathe farmer. The practical farmer takes his time in stocking a farm and buying implements--he doesn't try to get everything at once. The in- experienced man, fvho has probably _ spent months studying farming from books, can give you the last word on modern methods in deal- ing with cattle and fertilizers, and the most efficient way of handling pastures, grain and hay crops. Sometimes this type of farmer, after a period of trial and error, makes good. In other cases he de- cides to cut his losses, figuring that if he is going. to lose money there are less laborious ways of doing it than by farming. So there is another auction sale. By which time our theoretical farmer has developed a certain amount of res- pect for his farmer-neighbours, who succeeded where he had falied. * . . Fortunately for agriculture as a in the past had the right idea in long-range planning, but they did not last long enough to see the results--ecither they were too im- patient or- they could not afford to wait. So if a practical farmer is the next: owner of the farm he benefits from his predecessor's ex- pensive experimenting Ly fad that some of his fields haved good stand of permanent pasture. To the dairy farmer permanent pas- ture is money in the bank. * . . Another sign of approaching spring is tired, aching feet. You hear the -same, complaint cvery- where. "I don't know what to do with my fect--they burn and ache all the time." Well, don't blame your feet, blame the weather. For +.the last few months there has deen a covering of snow on the ground which. acted as a sort of shock absorber. for your feet. Now the shock absorber is gone. The wea- 'ther is also milder. Rubber boots and overshoes are too hot for com- fort, but yet, in the country, you . definitely" can't do without them. So for the present it is a case of what can't be cured must be en- dured. However, any kind of good skin cream applied generously to the soles of the feet -night and morning will relieve the burning quite a bit. It also helps overtired "dogs" after a spot of houseclean- ing. ' ' * * * And speaking of remedies . . . I wonder how many people keep tannic-acid jelly in the house. If you don't you should--it, acts like magic for burns or scalds. And I should know! One morning last week Bob 'left the toaster burning. = An hour later I grabbed it by the metal part, The thumb and -fin- gers of my right hand was badly ournt. While dancing' with pain I danced towards 'the medicine cup- board, got out a tube of tannic- acid jelly and spread it thickly over the blistered area, The pain was quickly relieved bat every time it started up again I put on more jelly, The blisters disappeared leav- wing patches of hard, dry skin which will eventually peel off. By mid- afternoon that day 1 was able to use my hand without too much discomfort--and without bandages, which wis another distinct advan- tage since I had a lot of typing to _ dai. Ly * * * . Had I not used the jelly 1 am sure a very painful hand would CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Young dog 4. Tipping 9. Corpulent 12. Unit 13. Steamer 5. Draw game 6. Among 1. Dike 8. Large plant 9. In support of 10. American humorist 14. Poein 16. Two-pointed tac 17. Shifted 19. Pulled apart 20. Proph'et 21. Kind of stone 24. Breaking waves 28. Church official 81. Genius 132. Help ; 33. Pertaining to unishment 35. Frozen water 36. Condiment 38, Brings into being . Bristle . 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"R"BARCLAY WARREN BA,BD, ~~ : [58 Luke, Physician and Histarian Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1-2; 16:10; Colossians 4'14; 2 Timothy 411 Meniory Selection: Ye shall recelve power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be - witnesses unto me both In Jerusa. lem, and in all Judea, and in Sa. maria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.--Acts 1:8. A Christian doctor has a" very - effective ministry. That which helps the soul helps the body and the opposite can also He true. It is com- . monly recognized that the attitiide of mind and spirit has an impor- tant bearing on the progress of the patient, ' Doctor Luke joined 1'aul on his second missionary journey just be- fore he crossed into Macedonia, The change to the first person pro- nouns, "we" and "us," (Acts 16:10) indicates Luke's presence, for he wrote the.Book of Acts as well as the Gospel recor bearing his name. Apparently Luke femained in Phil- ippi. At any rate the "we passages" suddenly resume at Acts 20:5 show- ing that Luke joins the company on Paul's return to trip to Jerusalem at the close of his thir missionary tour. He went with Paul 'to Ronie and was with him even during his re-imprisonment. He was to Paul, the beloved physician, Luke was not an eye witness of Jesus but during his stay in Pales- tine this cultured Greek learned much about Jesus Christ and his ministry. His record Las a special appeal to Gentiles for he wrote from their viewpoint. He was po skep- tic concerning miracn'ous healing, though naturally he wrote with more delicacy concerning the phy- sicians. Whereas Mark said of one woman that she "had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse" (5126), Luke wrote of her as one who "had spent all her liv- ing upon physicians, neither could be healed of any" (8:43). God _ bless our doctors and nurses and inay more of them come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. have resulted, with tiresome band- * * It is a far cry to days of sun- tube of jelly now it will 'do for present needs 'and be ready for the days when Old Sol makes life unplea- sant by frying your skin like a piece of crisp bacon. And, of course, as you can readily under- stand, tannic-acid jelly is wonder- ful for children, because of its soothing qualities. an T'rousseau-Worthy THE LOVELIEST accessories in your hope-chestl It's easy 'to add ready-made 'eyelet ard to em- broider these motifs on a bed-set. Or use the two small motifs for a stunning new burcau scarf!" - Pattern 801; transfer one motif. 7 x 18 and two 534 x 15:inches." 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and, ADDRESS. Such a. wonderful roundup of handiwork ideas! Send twenty-five Needlecraft Catalog. Choose your patterns from our gaily illustrated toys, dolls, household and per- sonal accessories, A pattern for a handbag is printed right in the book, = New Roman Torture--A prospective woman driver holds a wheel which regulates a pencil traveling across a twisting "paper road," ~ at Rome's Institute of Technical Phychology. The test is designed . to show the apititude and speed of adjustment of drivers and Is i given free by the Institute. A Time To Come Back To To appreciate March completely one should go away for a time; away- to a hospital, say, where neither wind nor weather, sunrise nor moonset, can really penetrate. Then come back to March, and even its temperamental gusts, its snow and sleet and slush and rain are full of wonder. March has a brand new savor. Its gray skies are pussy-willow gray, not leaden; its blue skies are fresh-water blue. Its chickadee song is as gay, if not quite as loud, as that of a May rovin. The chuckle of March melt trickling down the hillsides and swelling the brooks is the laughter of spring just offstage, To see daffodils thrusting blunt green fingers from the soil is to sce March actually growing and greening. Snowdrops always come to blossom about now, but to come * back and see them in blossom is to see, suddenly, a lovely facet of the big ntiracle that stirs the earth and opens petals to the sun. Be- sides a certain wall hyacinths are coming up, and a few squills" are in bloam. No crocuses in sight, but "some evening soon the slim sheaths will be seen, and the next day there will be deep chalices of gold and purple. Forsythia buds are fat. Days grow longer, and the tides of sunlight slowly undermine the dam that holds back the flood of spring. These things you see and feel. And you feel the indefinable pulse of March, a slowly rising beat that touches the -hillside and.the wood- land and sitrs at the root of things: it is like feeling your own pulse again, your own growing strength; and you know that March, no mat- ter what its day-to-day tempera- ment, is a good time to know again, a good time to be alive. --From The New York Times, Ay # Sada Al EAL $s Sn PILAR SR SPEER "How To Make Your Cake Frostings Better Something new has been added Safe Opened With" "A Tap Fork ~~ a Lots of people who own safes +40 the sullnary world in past years in the form of cake mixes, and now "we find the cook's ability ray be judged on frostings alone. Perfection in frosting means absolute smoothness: in. texture, "good flavour and a: creamy interior. Frostings can be fluffed up in rip- ples . or grooved but the texture must feel smooth 'without and sug- ar crystals, when you bite into it. Cake should have a smooth sur- face and be cold before you frost it. To achieve a smooth surface, you can grease the pan lightly and give it a dusting of flour or line with heavy wax paper. Heavy paper rubbed with oil also can be used, . Cake even slightly warm 'may cause the frosting to slip or soften next to the cake, If it softens, a watery streak will appear on the cake when you cut it, Frosting must be cool enough to work with, yet be sufficiently firm so that it will not run or soak into the cake. If it is too cold, especial- ly cooked frosting, it will stiffen up - before you have a chance to cover 'the cake, : Frost sides of cake before top, it is much easier. Decide how you want it to look before you start and thén proceed with quick, smooth strokes. Frostings which carry the marks of spatula or back of spoon are more interesting than "those with a glossy, solid appear- ance. For white frostings, many choose - either the old type of boiled frost- ing of the now famous seven-min- ute frosting. : Here are tricks to help your boiled frosting score better: =~ Have eggs at room temperature before breaking, | Beat egg whites until they are just "stiff enough to form peaks when You pull the beater through them. Stir sugar and water only unfil the sugar is dissolved. For quick cooking, use a pan that covers your burner and has sidés high enough to permit the syrup to come to a full rolling boil. : Cook your syrup until it forms a long, thin thread when a few drops are poured from the tip of a spoon, If using a candy thermo- meter, cook until the syrup regis- ters 240 degrees F. When pouring: syrup into whip- ped egg whites, add a small amount at a time and beat constantly, If syrup has been cooked per- y fectly, you will have to beat the frosting at least 10 minutes before "it reaches the spreadable stage. | The Marrying Kind--A gal who believes that marriage rates top billing over movies is 21-year- - old Elayne Snyder, a senior at "Miami University. The curve- some coed turned down a screen offer to protect her ' chances of graduating = with honors in June and landing a husband | ANNE Your Family "Dear Anne Hirst: Six months got married. I'd only known my husband for a short while, and though I loved him I begged him to wait. He refused, said he was too anxious to have me. "Now he's just as anxious < . to bé rid of me! "He says it's all my fault, He says he hates me because 1 nag, and want to know where he's go- ing every time he leaves the house. And "1-talk too much when he's home. Bid "This is all trae. I did behave that way. Not because I was jea- lous, but because I wanted to be with him, and only' him, all the ago, avhen we were both 16, we, + time. And there .was always so" much to tell him! ; "I have learned my lesson, and I'd be different now. But he won't give. me another chance." He "says I've got to go, and take care of myself. What am I to do? "Lonely and Afraid." GROWING PAINS * Your marriage is suffering the * growing pains that 'inevitably * attack a union 'betwéen two peoplé so very young. You, thrilled with love and husband out of your sight. Wherever} goes, your thoughts are with him, so you, can pic- ture where he is and when he's coming back. When you're to- gether, you bubble over with childish chatter. But now he is a husband instead of a fiance, and it bores 'him. So he escapes; perhaps down Innocent enough, he" argues, so why should he have to say where he's going? If he were older, LA BE BE EE SE EE AE JE BE BE IE NE EET * he would realize that he should. *¥ tell you, to stop your worrying * You say you've learned your * lesson. All you want fa the enthusiasm, cannot bear your to-tlie corner to see the boys. HIRST chance to prove it. He owes you that, certainly, No husband has the right to tell his wife to leave, when he is responsible for her welfare. I suggest that ydu stay where you are, Try to find a position, or train yourself for one, if only to widen your horizon and be a him so, and add that you expect his cooperation. 2 tes Begin inviting mutual friends in for an evening, and return their visits. Get back into the group you two enjoyed before you married. Then your husband will realize that he and you are not separate entities, but, a social unit that can find pleasure in living a well-balanced life tas gether, : 3 No wifé (and no husband) can viduality. Each has other facets of personality to cultivate. As they do, they mature normally, their © characters develop, and they become even 'more neces- sary and important to each other. So they avoid the boredom that saps the spirit of so many mar- riages, Eo RE ET EE A A UPR * * * People . who marry too young have hard going. They can no. longer have separate lives, but must live for each other, and together establish a home fit for children to grow up in . . . Anne Hirst has helped thousands of young.couples over the hurdles, Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. HOW TO RILIIVE SIMPLE SORE THROAT warm ofl 3 16 neck. Rub In wel 3 massaging musclep nds, At drug« for 85 years,sr.a 4 OR THOMAS ECLECTRIC oil | more interesting companion. Tell entirely absorb the other's indi- As for the seven-minute frost- ing, here are a few" pointers that . may help you. To cook the frosting quickly, keep the water in the double boiler at a: vigorous boil, Frosting 'is ready to spread when it begins to form swirls and ridges in the pan. For cooked chocolate - frostings, be sure that the chocolate is com- pletely dissolved and that-you cook to the correct stage. Frostings of this type are beaten until they: start to lose their gloss. If the frosting doesn't thicken after beating it for a long period, set the bowl in" a pan of hot water and place over a very low flame. Then heat the frosting 'until you feel a light scraping on sidés of bowl. 4 5 Flavoring should be added when the frosting has become lukewarm so that it will retain the flavour. If your frosting starts to thick- en before you have finished spread- ing it on the cake, dip' your knife in and out of boiling water, A few drops of lemon juice or: hot watgr added to the frosting 'also will re: i tard thickening, = "Did you ever. long for death?" asked the'.soulful, dyspeptic.young man of . the practical' young' wo- man, It was the fourth call he had was sleépy. y "Whose death: do you mean?" she asked, ina' dry, discouraging tone, ok : re Fir made. on her that week, "and she with combination locks often set the combination numbers to carres- pond with family birthdays or tele. phone numbers. That's a great mistake, . according to. a safe-mak- ing company. official. "An: expert' -safg-breaker ' can easily use his + intuition to break the combination," he 'warned. rink Safe-breakers were never more ingenious than they are to-day, but to offset - this safe combinations have become more. tricky, and many modern safes are fitted with cunning devices to sound an alarm. Some years ago a New York bank ordered a safe which 'took two years to build, The bank direct. ors hit on a novel way of testing it. They asked the police chief to produce .the cleverest safe-breaker in the city to whom they :offered ten thousand dollars if he : could open the safe. In less than five minutes he had succeeded--with a piece of wire! : In Britain, an electrician devised a safe that opened to the vibra- - tions of a tuning-fork! And in an- other safe, said to be burglar-proof, was placed a tiny glass bottle cone taining liquid gas which stupefied but did-not kill. A- rise in temper ature (caused by the safe-breaker's oxy-acetylene torch) caused it to break and set the fumes free. Said an Irish M.P.: "If we don't make these goods nobody will bu them, and we shall have them le 'on our hands." : Qu Copp CK And he 1 | RELIEF IS LASTING There's one thing for the headache s +» the muscular aches and pains that often accompany a cold . . INSTANTINE. 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Magic Baking Powder, 14 tap. salt, Jf e. fine granulated sugar; mix in 34 c. desiccated coconut, Make a well ixf the dry ingredients and add in the order given (do not stir mixture), 3{ ¢. com (salad) ofl, 2 unbeaten egg yolks, 34 c. plus 2 ths. water, 1 tsp. vanilla, 21§ ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled. Stir the liquids to intermingle, _ + then atir in the dry ingredients; beat until batter is smooth, Measure into a large bowl 14 o. egg whites (at 'room temperature) and sprinkle with }{ tsp. cream of tartar; beat until the egg whites are very very stiff myich stiffer than for meringues, angel cakes, otc. Add flour mixture, about a quarter-at a time, and fold after 'eich addition intil batter and egg whites are thoroughly «, combined, Turn batter into an ungreased 8". angel +. cake pan; bake in a 1 hour, Immediately cake comes from oven, favert pan and suspend cake until cold. rather slow oven, 825° about