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. No wife complains in my * mall today about her mother- * in-law. Instead, we have the * rare picture of a husband of * a year frustrated because his * wife is as * 10 years ago. "When we married she insist- ed we life with her mother, and 1 was so in love I consented," he writes. "I haven't had a real marriage at all, and I am sick of it' * His wife took her mother everywhere, The women en- tertained their friends at home, but the husband had to take his pals to restaurants to see them. His wife seldom went out with him alone, insisting her mother join them. The husband grew disgust- ed and-left. : Finally his wife promised him a home of their own and a family." They moved into a furnished apartment, where she again continually invited her mother and her girl friends -- but again, not her husband's companions. There weére no children. "I left again, Anne Hirst, and this time. I declared it was for good. But the other day I met ® 6 8 & 8 FER eee ee ee Summer's smartest fo sew in colors, or one-piece dress of-. fect! Graceful yokes detail the blouse; Sinvanibiontising for cool comfort too. Classic skirt below, pleated for flattery and walking ease. Pattern 4832: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 blouse takes '173 yards 39-inch fabric; skirt takes 2 yards. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated = instruc- tions. - Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print planly SIZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St... New Toronto, Ont. separates completely her' * mother's little girl as she was - LAR BE BE J BE RE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE a aE a EE EE EE EEE EE EE: gay" contrasting - LEE BE BE AY BE ENE IE IERIE IE IE IE IE IE IE TE TE OE I Or Sa Ly my wile accidentally, and she confessed she missed me , , , This time I put my foot down. I'd just had a position offered:me in another district, and told her it she'd go with me we could try once more -- otherwise; I was through. She sald she would think it over, Even it she agrees, I'm half afraid to trust her, I belleve she will always be her nother's baby." ; The only hope for this mar- riage is.to get the young wife away from her possessive mother. Her husband's out-of- town offer come at an oppor- tune moment; it his wife goes along, they can build a life together among new friends and surroundings, awav from her mother's influence. He is taking a chance, yes; but he still loves the girl, and I think it is worth the risk. It it works out, he will be re- warded. If she decides not to go with him (or is not content. ed there) he will know there is no happiness for them together and he will be better off with- out her. TO "UPSET HUSBAND": From what you say in your letter, I believe your wife will go with you, rather than lose you. If she does, be sure to devote all your leisure to her in your new home, introducing her to your new friends and seeing that she is ton well oc- will take time, but you are a patient man. . * ' - "Dear Aune Hirst: [am so unhapoy I don't want to live! I'm still mad about a voung man I dated for eight months, I don't know why I can't get ever him, because he made me care for him -- and left me at. "I have tried dating others, but I can't get him off my mind. Sometimes I'd just lid fo run what can 1 do about it" ~. MISFRABLE" * Instead of seeing yourself ag * the romantic vietim of a male off. I guess my family thing I'm a problem, and maybe I am. But who only won vour love to leave you, try to understand that no man "makes" a girl love him. She is attracted, he is attractive, so often without sufficient reason she builds all her hopes on him --- only to discover one day he isn't there, =~ It doesn't matter why the lad changed his mind. You may have been too ~asily won, or too possessive, or perhaps another pretty face tempted him more. Obviously, he is not - worth the affection you still waste on his memory. Why not charge it off to ex- perience, and next time he more selective and less hasty to give your heart away? "The best cure for a jilted girl is an active social life, Keep yourself busy with new dates; cultivate other interests that demand concentration * have less time to feel <orry for yourself. What a chance this is to show your family you can take a blow like a lady! c Have faith in yourself and your future, and you'll come out all right. . * LJ * A short separation is often the answer to an unhappy marriage. If you are given the second 'chance to succeed, take it, with hope and new loyalty. Ann Hirst's comments will guide you ° wisely. Write her at. Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,, New Toronto, Ont, I'2S A SEW-AND-SEW -- Tickéted motorists 'who mutter "so- ond-30" as Tennessee Trooper Marvin D, Walker walks away from their cars have the right phrase in mind, but the wrong s»>2lling and meaning. The 215-pound six-footer fills the ticket ¢: a top-notch dressmaker in his Memphis, Tenn., home, where ki» has made more than 40 frocks for daughter Barbara Jo, 6, al right, He also mends uniforms for fellow troopers. cupied to miss her mother. It and enthusiasm, and you will | hE AERIAL HAZARD -- The hazard o Pat : 2 BF; n the fourth hole at a recently completed municipal golf course, is not to the game but to aerial navigation. Mrs. C. M. Erickson scans the sky over a Lunken Airport runway in compliance with sign at the tee, to be sure she doesn't sink a high one in some. pilot's windshield as he's coming in for a landing. Tiere EIT Bible Designated "Most Exciting Book' Fi What makes the Bible "the most exciting book in the world?" } Engineers are using it today as a guide to the natural re- sources of the Holy Land. It contains "the best-known poem ever written." One chapter of Isaiah is cited as "the greatest single writing } in" al]. literature." The Acts of the Apostles "is the most exciting piece of his- tory ever written" because it is "the only record we have" ot the turning point from paganism. to Christianity. r These are some of the reasons for Bible reading set forth in the new phamphlet "How to Read the Bible--the Most Excit- ing Book in the World" by the American Bible Society. The pamphlet is issued in con- nection with thé publication of a new Bible known as "The Compact Bible," being the King James Version, Edited for Easy Reading, - published by Haw- thorn Books, Inc.; and including all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. It spurns the old theory that the Bible is boring, heavy, or a "pious duty." It cites the book of Psalms as "a sheer delight" for its "beauty of poetry and thought," the book of Proverbs as "better than "most of our modern newspaper columnists," contending that "you can't be considered well read until you are thoroughly acquainted with the Bible." "The Bible is not to be read like other books, starting at the beginning," the pamphlet ad- vises but is "a library" in which one should "brownse around." It suggests that "you might start with Moses . . . one of the half-dozen greatest men in all history" --- or begin with the story of Joseph, "the Bible's most complete biographical sketch." gy It calls the 23d Psalm "the best-known poem ever written," considered "by many to be the most beautiful." . The 40th chapter of- Isaiah has been called "the greatest single writing in all literature," ac- cording to the pamphlet which challenges: "See what you think of it, especially the last three verses." The book of Mark is tioned as "a good one to start with in the New Testament." It says of Mark that h~ "calls his book 'the gospel,' meaning 'good ~ news," and writes like a reporter covering an exciting world ser- ies--with his side winning." Of this book the.pamphlet adds: "It takes .you breathlessly through the brief public min- istry of Jesus. It can be read in an- hour, and provides a good account of the earthly life of the greatest man who ever lived." It advises that the gospel of John should be read last, since it was written later. In support of the Bible as a current document, the Bible Society cites the fact that mil- lions today bear Bible names and quote the Bibla in everyday conversation in phrases such as "the apple of his eye, a drop in the bucket, salt of the earth, sign of the times, powers that be, a thorn in the flesh, a labor of love." men-. COAL 3.6 TONS PER DAY \ PER MAN Canadian coal mines pro- duced an average of 3.6 tons per man-day last year as against 3.5 - tons -in 1953. Average output per man-day in strip mines fell from 14.5 tons in 1953 to 12.5 tons, and ranged from 4.9 tons in New Brunswick to 30.7 tons in British Columbia. In under- ground mines the average per man-day rose from 2.4 tons in 1953 to 2.6 tons, and varied from 15 tons in New Bruns- wick to 3.9 tons in British Col- umbia, : Are You Lop-Sided Most People Are 'How lop-sided are you? Willy Pegude thought himself as straight as anyone, until scientists select- ed him as the first guinea-pig among 5,000 students at the' Uni- versity bt New Mexico. They stripped him and measured hi; with callipers, ,anthropomete and other devices and practical- ly proved Willy a "crook". y At lease, his left leg is ionger than his right, his right shoulder lower than the left ane, his right hand broader than the left. Even his nose tilts slightly to the right and the right side of his face carries more flesh than the left side. "Yet "lop-sided Willy is con- sidered normal, for subsequent experiments have proved that everyone has a decided pitch either to the left or right. In one test, not one of, 10,000 people could show a perfect pair of ears. And a study of dental patients in the 30-40 age group shows that tooth decay had invariably at- tacked them lop-sidedly. One person in every ten ig left- handed, but oddly enough the percentage is nearly twice as high among twins, Ears hearing with perfect unison are a common- place among teen-agers, but as age increase one ear tends to predominate in picking up sound. Experience in the optical trade shows that eyes are always of varying strength, Lopsidedness is found through- out nature. Most lobsters are left-handed. So are water-snails. Charged by a stampeding ele- phant in a Rhodesian national park, a cameraman escaped only because the. elephant has a pre- ference for using the left tusk--- and the cameraman had leapt to the right. Co : Don't worry, left-handers! Leonarda da Vinci, the world's greatest artist, was a sinistral, as left-handers are technically call- ed: Charles Chaplin played the violin left-handed in "Lime- ' light" In the United States a publisher is even printing school- books with the words reading from right to left, to give left- handed children extra time for development and adjustment. - ROCKIN' ROLES -- When these friends get together, they are right into the same bed--a special rocking bed, that is. For Mrs. Frances Huvler, left, and Darlene Calvert, 19,, are polio vic- tims in need of respiratory ald. .The March of Dimes "rocking bed," which each has in her home, makes it possible for them to live at home outside an iron lung. This China Catls Worth A Fortune BT Somewhere to-day, perhaps scarcely notice in a cottage par- lour, or perhaps half-buried in attic dust and cobwebs, is a china cat worth $250,000. Maybe it's been resting for years on a mantelpiece. Maybe it's lying chipped and forgotten at the back of a tool-shed. If it's a comfortably recumbent cat, the tail wrapped around the fore- paws, yellowish coffee in colour, if it's eight inches high from base to ear-tip and if there's a small X on the underside, maybe the money is-yours, ~~. ° Above all, look at the eyes, crimson and glinting. Are they . merely glass beads . , . or are they rubies? : Two-blood-red rubies disap- peared froin the harem of Sulei- man the Magnificent 400 years ago. The Turkish favourite, who had worn them in her earrings, was strangled in her sléep. Her slayer tore the jewels roughly 'from her ears and made good his escape, Then they are said fo have reappeared at the court of Louis XV of France, embellishing a rich necklace which adorned the charm of the beautiful Madame Pompadour. Afterwards they were sold to a Russian nobleman and passed from one wealthy hand to another until--just sixty years ago --they adorned the buxom lady of a rich Berlin in- dustrialist, * One night, for the second time in their history, the rubies were stolen. The thief's method of entry --over the rooftops and through a skylight--pointed to Klaus Gudden, thief. Police spies reported that he had sown the glittering rubies to a confederate. When the police pounced there ensued a rooftop chase and Gudden was shot dead. But the rubies were never found. Insurance investigators probed every detail' of Gudden's life. It - was three years, however, befole they heard of his visits to a pottery factory near his home. The factory specialized in china cats with red-Beaded eyes, and Gudden had ordered the figure of a cat to be specially prepared and fitted with "beads" of his owm The figure was marked with a small X to distinguish it from others in the batch. But when Gudden failed to return, the cat' was included in a factory con- signment of almost identical cats shipped to England. In this country the insurance, detectives again took up the trail. They- visited import warehouses, china shops and "scores of pri- . vate homes. But the rubvseyed cat was never retrieved. It may have been smashed long ago and cohsigned to a dustbin. But maybe this old glazed cat iy still in existences, s>renecly keeping its secret, the world's strangest hidden treasure) a listed jewel ' * JOURNEY'S END This column is in bits and pieces during the last week of my enjoyable England. Every time I make a move I am convinced no 'place could bs as interesting as the one I am leaving, But it always is. Now I am staying at a quaint little stone cottage at. Wymondham ia Leicestershire, The walls are 3 inches thick and the floors are stay in old " also of stone. Some of the rooms are oak-panelled and with over- head beams. There are tricky little steps here and there and you have to duck your head going up and down the stairs. The cottage has been modern- ized to the. extent of | light and a modified water sys- tem, The quaintest bathroom--it you could but see it] No room for a full length bath so a hip- bath, - complete with running water was installed in a oup- board, with a mounting-stool built in behind the bath! Next door is a similar cottage, which is also the village post- _officé. Here there is an outside staircase to an upstairs loft. The village church dates back to the 13th Century. It contains the effigy of a knight in armor, Sir John Hameline, a Crusader during the reign of Henry 1I. There is a small opening to chancel in one of the inner w which is known as."the lepers squint". Naturally the unfortu- nate victims of the leprosy were not allowed to mix with the congregation but were permitted to watch proceedings of the services through this small ap- erture in the wall. Behind the church remaing of a Roman Road were discovered a few years ago, also many pleces of broken pottery and other Roman relics, In this vil- lage there was once an anclent priory founded by Franciscan monks. Nearby is a bull formerly a grammar school-- 1630, bullt entirely of stone with very few windows. Nearby ia one of the cottages lives an elderly man, until a few years ago did very well for .himself by driving people around in aa ancient - phaeton, - relic. of the - coaching days. The phaeton, which I saw, is still in- usable condition, but has given way to the faster moving vehicle of our present time. : One day 1 was taken for a drive through the country and visited many medieval build- ings, including the Abbey at Crowland. This village, formerly known as "Croyland" is first mentioned in Domesday Book under the date 895. Part of the abbey is in ruins but the main part has been restored and is used for church services. More unusual still is the three- cornered bridge in the middle of the village street. This defies description. It is the only ona of . its kind in England. Now it is over dry land but at one time two rivers met here and their course was diverted under this three-way bridge. Nearby is a stone block to which boats com- ° ing into the island-village were anchored. On my way back to Cambridge I broke my journey for the ex- press purpose of visiting Peter- borough. How glad I am that I did but I can't possibly describe it. After staying overnight at Seve brg \ - . { LL Cambridge I went by train Suffolk, the native county of husband and myself. Here ! found the small towns and vil- lages unchanged to a very. great extent, I sat for a while in the church where I was chris confirmed and married and attended morning service at the parent church of the parish which dates back to the 13h at this' anclent but familisr ' church revived memories can hardly be shared. I went & "over my childhood home which is a part of Gainsbordugh"s birth- place. And there were old fa- millar walks , . , and trips by bus to nearby villages. Invita- tions to accept from the few, whe are left but who were warm im thelr welcome. Tomorrow begins the last stage of my holiday--Sudbury to Cam- bridge and then to London Ale- This column is being scribbled at Sudbury (Suffolk) but will be re-written and seat on its way from London I shall bid farewell to Eng It has been a wonderful e ence but now I am looking foe- ward to getting HOME! Why should one assume made all the enjoy in the world for benefit of the wicked? --The Aga Kham Cinch To Sew IRON-ON COLOR SIZES Keep cool and pretty all sum- mer in this jiffy-wrap halter. A cinch to sew, embroider! Make several, to team with all your separates, ---- Pattern 732: Jiffy-wrap halter] Small (10,12); Medium (14,16); Large (18,20). Tissue patterns, transfers, directions. State size. 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