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t | [ ANNE HIRST Your "Dear Anne Hirst: Our daugh- ter, 16, has been permitted to «.ave her first boy. friend; they've dated nearly six months. Now he is going into the army, and "Is asking her to 'wait for him. Her father and I like him well -enough, but we don't approve of this idea at all. "We feel she is too young: to know her own mind, for one thing. When we speak to the lad of this, he seems to agree-- but he tells her a different story, Her feeling is that she doesn't want him to leave "heart- broken." : "Also, he is extremely jealous; she doesn't dare mention any other boy she knows. He insists now that she sees only girl friends during his absence, and he said if she dated anybody else, he'd feel sorry for himi (She loves to 'dance, and if she consents to his demands of course that is out.) ""We know his family; they are fine people, and are delighted he is dating our girl. What is your advice? BEWILDERED MOTHER" * I am on your side. To sen- * tence a 16-year-old girl to d * hermit's life during his ab- ® sence is the natural gesture of a young boy in love. If she consents, though, I'm afraid she would rebel 'in a few months. We cannot change human nature, Young love thrives on sweet words and constant at- tention. Deprived of these re- assurances, your gir} would find. her restricted life too dull to endure-and kick over the traces, which would be awk- ward for everybody concerned. If the lad were ten years older, he would encourage her having dates while he is away. Then on his return he would find a normally devel- oped young woman, more at- tractive and interesting than aration she might indeed fall in love with someone else: he would have to take that amily chance. If she still prefers him - to all other boys she has dated in his absence, it would be a real test of her love. However, the boy is not ten years older, and it is not likely you and your husband can persuade him to relax his ul- timatum. (I especially deplore his threat to any rival). You must work on your daughter; draw a true picture of her coming loneliness and inac- tivity, and, try to make her * * * * * » * * * LJ * » * * * * » * * » * she is today. During their sep- * * Ed * * » | » . » » *® . J J * » * realize its meaning. 12-20: 40 byte, AL Lom Three to mix! Three to match! THREE to multiply your wardrobe! = Blouse, skirt, jerkin -- each easy as 1-2-3 40 sew, Jerkin is open on the sides -- "80 smart! Skirt has 4 gores -- so flattering! Blouse buttons down front -- so wearable! Pattern 4777: Misses' Sizes 12, 14,16, 18, 20; 40. Size 16 blouse, 1% yards 35-inch; skirt, 1% yards 64-inch; jerkin, 7% yard 54-inch, : This pattern easy to use, sim- "ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has 'DRES complete illustrated instruc-, tions, | Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print Blajnly SIZE, NAME, AD- , STYLE NUMBER. Bend order to Box 1, 123 Eigh. feenth St, New Toronto, Ont. LAE SE 20 5 BE JE BE JE JE IE NR UE NE NES SS SG aay DAD SHOULD HELP Dear Anne Hirst: My mother i and father are separated, and she is sick most of the time, I don't go to school much because I can't leave her by herself. (I am too young to get a job). If J could hire someone to stay with" her, I could finish my education. "Don't you think my Dad' should help? I don't want to re- mind him how he has misbe- haved (and still- does) but if you print this letter he may see it. It could mean such a lot to mel } "1 intend to see him soon, and if he will help me now it will be a happier meeting for us both, DAUGHTER MAY" See your father as soon as you can, It is unlikely that he re- alizes how often you are miss- ing school. When he learns of it he will want to engage someone to stay with your mother, I am sure, so you can continue your education and fit yourself properly for the future. Be entirely frank in describing 'the situation at home. Most fathers, no matter what sort of men they per- sonally are, want the best for their children; it is likely yours is no exception. You are a fine and loyal daughter, and you deserve a better break than you are getting. Good luck! . . . < For a. soldier to limit his sweetheart's soclal activities while he is gone is the ultimate selfishness; it only reveals his underlying distrust and his sense of possession. . . , Anne Hirst has helped many a youngster through painful dilemmas; Write to her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,, New Toronto, Ont. How Can 1? By ROBERTA LEE Q. How can I remove coffee stains from fabric? : A. When the stains are fresh pour boiling water through them, or rub with glycerin and wash in lukewarm water, If the stains are old -and dry, apply javelle water and as soon as the stain disappears soak the place in ammonia and water to prevent damage to the material. Q. How can I give vitality to a canary? A. If the canary has lost vital- ity during the molting period, place a rusty nail in the drink- ing water. It will supply iron to the bird when he is not so active as usual, Q. How can I prevent new shoes from burning the feet? A. The new shoes will not burn the feet if talcum powder is sprinkled liberally into them. Q. How can I avoid ruining a: garment by using a spot re- mover? A. Try the stain remover first on a section under the hem of. the garment. This will avoid the chance that the remover will take the color out of the mater- ial as well as remove the stain. Q. How can I remove scorched spots from linen? * A. If the linen is not scorched very badly, rub a cut onion on the marks and then give the linen a good soaking. The, cold water will remove the scorched stains. Q. How can I brighten alu- minum utensils? A. Use the darkest aluminum pan for cooking rhubarb, apri- cots, lemons, or tomatoes, These foods contain acid and will brighten the aluminum, Q. How can I be certain that I am buying a good broom? A. Choose one with green: colored straws, but avoid the dark reddish straws, and be sure the brush is firm on the handle, Never let it stand on its bristles and give it a bath in soapsuds occasionally. Q. How can I dry damp flour? A. By sifting it several times in front of the open door of a hot oven. The flour should be cooled before using it or return- ing it to the container, Q. How can I give a polish to tinware? A. Rub a freshly sliced onion, over the tinivare and then rub vigorously with a dry clean cloth, to give it a high polish, Q. How can I harden adhe gums? A. Use salt on the tooth brush occasionally.instead of the usual tooth paste. It invigorates the gums, and if used with cold water is an excellent mouth wash or gargle, : i "Have you written out your list of the world's greatest men?" asked teacher, : "Almost," replied Tommy. "I can't quite make up my mind about the goalkeeper." FOOTNOTES Latest foot fashions for teen-agers are shoes that carry messages. The messages are so incomprehensive that they sometimes baffle other teen-agers. Girl 'at left has "Kind of Not Too Goodish" on her right foot, and "Many Many Funs" on her left. ri s"cesn) ! Nes BY ON RAVZe 2S ~, Knit -a shrug to toss over. ev- erything, to keep you warm and cosyl It's done in a fast 'n' easy pattern stitch. Matching: - skirt is Pattern 677. Each pat- tern 25 cents.' Pattern 503 has easy-to-follow knitting directions. Misses' Sizes 32-34; 36-38 included in pattern. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New To- ronto, Ont. Print plainly. PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. ; Don't miss our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog! An excit- ing variety of crochet, embroid- - ery, and iron-on color transfer patterns to send for. Plus four complete patterns printed in book. . Send 25 cents for your copy today! Gifts and bazaar best sellers! Origin Of Forks It is not known, exactly, when people first began to eat food with a fork. - Of course, even the stone-age people had knives, and the first spoon probably was a clam shell fastened to a stick. In addition to knives, the anci- ent Egyptians, Greeks and Ro- mans had wooden, silver and bronze spoons with which they ate, but no table forks. Undoubtedly, the first fork was developed from the three- pronged fishing spear, and was very crude. The first known forks had two prongs or tines and were used in cooking, and probably for holding meat as it was carved. Noble and wealthy Venetians of the eleventh cen-. tury used forks for this purpose, and King Charles V of France had a few for his own use In the fourteenth century. Prob- ably forks with which to eat food did not become known in Great Britain until the seven. teenth century. ; MISGUIDED MISSILE Annoyed beyond endurance by the attentions of a fly, George Eltgroth, of Syracuse, grabbed the nearest thing to hand--a towel--and with a terrific swipe 'swatted the insect to extinction. Unfortunately, his ' whirling towel hit an electric bulb. This burst and the flying glass cut Eltgroth's wife so badly that an ambulance had to be called to take her to hospital for treat- ment, RONICLES Taner FARM If this column seems some- what out of date I hope my readers will remember it is written three weeks ahead of publication. - Which means that those of you who read are well into the New Year, but with us it is only the Monday after Christmas. = We still have re- mains of the turkey and plum pudding -to eat up. As for Christmas cake we don't even want to look at it--at-least for the present. But it was a wond- erful Christmas .". , beautiful weather, even if it wasn't a White Christmas. © The family were all here, plus two extras, and we had_a very enjoyable time, "Just to add to the occas- ion Dee and Art brought their television set along with them. Of course we haven't an aerial' but. we managed to bring in some of the programmes sur- prisingly well--especially that rip-roaring hockey game be- tween the Leafs and the Red- wings Christmas night, The inclusion of the television for the holiday was quite a sur- prise and was brought along partly to settle an argument, Dee and Art are very anxious that we should get a set our- selves but Partner and I have always claimed we have no de- sire for one at all. We are ip- variably told . . . "If you had one you would like it." So they brought their set along just to convince us . , , and partly suc- ceeded . . . for we did enjoy the hockey. Perhaps we would have liked some of the others equally well had we been able to get them more clearly. At any rate our ideas regarding television have been modified to a great extent, But one problem re- mains unsolved . . , how would we ever find time to watch tele-- vision supposing we did have a set? There was just one thing wrong with our. Christmas-- Dave wasn't too well. He was completely off his feed--a hang- over from a recent attack of stomach flu. At one time Dee even wondered = whether . he would be well enough for them to come at all. Christmas with- out Dave , . . wouldn't that have - been a disappointment? I would hate to have missed his ex- pression of delight as he looked at the Christmas tree with its glittering lights. © He has one word he. uses a lot to let us know when something really interests him. "See! See!" he repeats over and over again, So now Christmas is over . . . and perhaps one of the facts we appreciate most .is that ft won't be here again for an« other twelve months! We are saddened too, when we hear. of the number of accidents that brought sorrow to so many YOUR LIVER {f life's not worth living it may be your liver! ent Lie i dio {Ake 3 two pints of Hive shape! If your liver not ood al . oats your food mdy not r stomach , , alt To tnd sarki 1) homes, most of the accidents being on the highways. In fact fatalities have become so much a part of the festive season that ~one breathes a sigh of relief when the members of one's family come and go in safety. Before Christmas there is al- ways a nagging fear at the back of one's mind . . . what will the weather be like . . . snow, sleet or clear cold sunshine? Will driving - conditions be 'good. or hazardous? Actually no one - really worries as to whether it is a white or a green Christmas --just so long as it is*a safe one, On the other hand the Christ- mas season brings aolng so many delightful surprises! For. in- stance Partner got a letter from a very close relative living in Australia, We had not heard from him for over twenty years. The letter was answered immed- iately. And just imagine--that letter was mailed in Brisbane on the 16th of December and ar- rived here on the 22nd! Dis- tance is relatively ' unimportant in this modern world. For ,me there came another letter from a- well-loved cousin in England--the first: arrived sometinie last year after a si- lence of at least twenty-five years. And from a nephew in England, whom I 'have never even seen, came a letter and sriapshots of his wife and two 'little girls, Desmond is the only surviving male descendant of a branch of 'the Fitz-Gerald fam- ily of which my sister and I are a part, And I might add we are very particular about how that name is spelt. There are Fitz- geralds and FitzGeralds, but we are of the clan Fitz:Gerald with a hyphen, and we feel that ev- ery person who spells his name that way is in some way a dis- tant connection. Also in dur mailbag were quite a number of cards and letters from readers of this column, which were much appreciated and for which we thank you most sincerely. From some of these good friends we hear. reg- ularly, year after year, as sur- ely as Christmas rolls around. It wouldn't seem like Christmas without good wishes from Mr. and Mrs, B , . , and from Mrs.: L . .. In addition, there are cards and nice little notes from new friends that are equally ap- preciated. David got plenty of hugs "Glencoe" but it wasn't any . trouble to give him an extra one for you--as requested. Our Davey is a lucky baby to have s0 many kind friends interested in his welfare. Once again many thanks and very best wishes for the New. Year from Partner and myself. An Irish Wolfhound on Col- umbus's ship is belived to have been the first dog of a recog- nized breed to set foot on Ame- rican soil ~ Every day\the fire, automobile and casually insurance business: in Canada pays out more than half a million dollars set- tling a variety of claims <= from broken windows tg explosions, Men In Love Do The Craziest Things! It the girl of your choice turn- ed you down when you proposed . to her, would you advertise your love for her on hoardings in the streets in the hope that she would relent and accept you? A Wisconsin lover has been trying to woo his pretty girl friend Arlene in this way for months--without success. She still says "no", although when- ever she goes out she sees a hoarding which tells the world; "I Love Arlene", or "Please, Arlene, Marry Me." It's an ex- pensive way of courting, When a rejected lover is really in earnest he'll stop at nothing, 'however crazy. Not long ago, a twenty-four-year-old American hired a helicopter in which he hovered over the garden of his girl friend while she sat there sunning herself with her parents. As the girl had refused to marry him two d earlier, he showered photographs of him- self bearing the words "I love you to distraction" from the heli- copter into the garden, and in- toned through 'a microphone continually, "Please, dearest, be my wife." The girl was so impressed by his insistence that she wrote him a note, accepting him. They spent part of their honeymoon flying in the same helicopter. After a young and pretty girl had turned him down, a sixty- "year-old South American sent her a thirty-eight-page love let- ter in which he repeated his pro- posal of marriage twenty times. He followed this up 'by sending her $1,000 'to buy "the finest engagement ring you can get for the money." : Before she had time to reply, the elderly lover sent her an- other long letter offering her a divorce after one year 'if she wasn't happy. 'By the next post he sent her a handsome picture of himself in colour--20 in. by 18 in. long--with his thirteen- year-old son. The man explained . that his white hair was due to shock caused by -the death of his first wife. : Just as the girl, bewildered and still uncertain, was consider- ing her reply, she received yet another letter which sald: "By the way, I have had my house redecorated for you in your favourite colours. And I'd like to add that I'm a home bird and do not go wandering at night." That settled it. The young woman accepted him and later . travelled more than 3,000 miles to marry him, and they are now very happy. = The woodchuck has its ears located in front of its eyes. insurance paid iis ill today... Sensitive Plants rr r-- When a plant is injured it does not feel what you and I know of pain, for a t has: no brain and no nervous system. Plants may be said to "feel," however, in-the sense that they react to things that are important fe them, If a tree is gashed with a knife, for example, it promptly begins to grow new tissue to heal the wound. * : All green growing plants re- act to the light, Many flowers open their petals in response te the daylight and keep them clos- ed during the darkness of night, 'A young seedling kept in a dark cupboard will grow pale and weak. Take it out and set it on a sunny window sill and it will turn a healthy green, As it gows it will bend and curve toward the light, stem, leaves and all Some young trees bend so far toward the light that they top- ple over, pulled down by their heavy masses of leaves. One of the most important ways ia which plants react to light fs called' photosynthesis, the pro- cess by which green leaves man- ufacture the plant's food. Ale, water and the plant's green col- oring matter (chlorophyl) share in this wonderful but only in the presence of light. There are a great-many things that make plants react and they . react in many different ways Some plants, called "sensitive plants," will react if you touch or pinch them, They will fold up their feathery leaves and even draw their leaf stalks close to their stems as it to get away from you as far as possible. The tendrils that help to support many vines react to the touch of a solid object such as a twig, strings, wire or even another tendril. The young tendril weav- - es about in the air, seeking for something to cling to. Then f{t curves around the object, even when that hapens to be a part of its. own vine. The roots of plants react in a most sensitive manner. Their great search is for moisture. As their delicate rootlets and root hairs explore the soil they may encounter a rock or a pebble. Deftly, then, they turn aside, sometimes traveling great dis- tances to find the water that the plant must have or perish. 3 Tooth Brushes SPECIAL Standard, nylon filed, British made. TOOTH BRUSHES I offer send $1 for & Specia : r send $ ¥ COLLINS-LOWE CO., $417-A Bathurst $1, Teremte Honorable and prompt payment of all just claims is the goal of every insurance company and "good faith" on both sides must + govern the handling of every insurance claim to keep the flow of payments moving. 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