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» ce -- Sleepy Drivers 'Donkeys Sold | some years ago revealed that Your, Family 'Dear Anne Hirst: A year ago I met a fine lady with whom I have fallen in love, She is in her early 40's; I am 56. She has a lovable nature, a fine education, and not a fault that I can see; her personality and her keen humor make:me feel 80 at ease, perhaps because I am very much in love, But she will aHow no mention of either lov nor marriage! : J "Twenty-one years ago she married, ahd I understand it was a tragic failure that ended in divorce. We enjoy so many, many things together that I am sure I can make and keep her happy. Financially she is well off, and so am I... At the moment she is visiting friends in s0? (My health is perfect.) After dating her regularly for a year, haven't I the right to know how she feels? Please-do not think of me as an old man with silly ideas, but I feel that I must know where I stand. iANXIOUS FRIEND" TIME TO SPEAK * It is not only young men in * love who grow impatient of * delay; older ones do, too, Your * house and your heart await the * woman who will share them, * and you long for this one who * you believe can make that * house a home, I agree that the ¢ time hag come to speak, and ¢ for her to answer. Her reluctance to discuss the future may be caused 'by the Governor Harriman of New York is foying with the idea of asking for legislation that would enable police to arrest sleeping drivers by making it a crime to fall asleep at the wheel. . . . The case of the sleepy driver is one that is becoming a seri- ous problem, Even when not abetted by previous libations, the hypnotic effect of certain long throughways has a' som- nolent effect on some drivers, particularly those who have been 'driving for a long stretch, There is no reason for Con- necticut to follow with -legis- lation, because our courts have' already found that the man who falls asleep at the wheel is . gullty of reckless driving. 'What is needed more than legislation "1s strict enforcement - by the . courts: of laws already on the books. : ! The reckless, sléepy driver is one to be reckoned with in the on the Swiss mountain, the Jung- "for a guide, so they set off with "could do was to huddle together and await the arrival of a guide For Sixpence NE Whoever started the story that donkeys are stupid was rather stupid, a essor of nat- ural history said recently. Don- keys have brains of a high order and have proved time time that they can use them in an emergency. i Not long aga a donkey saved four people from almost certain death in a blinding snowstorm frau, Overtaken by the storm, they decided to try and reach their hotel alone and not wait the donkey. 2 As they stumbled along blindly the donkey suddenly sto and refused to budge. All the party three 'hours later, They then found that the donkey had halted PRINTED PATTERN. 3 plentiful that they were sold at sixpence each. : Smart F lattery 2 4 Q HE rl a Ba APTN : IAL SF ; ANTI RE [ny Sr Lo el another town, and her letters are - delightfully witty -- but. never does she say she even misses me. Whenever we are together she is invariably kind and sweet, but this is the only indication that - she Is fond of me. "Could the difference in our ages be the barrier between us? Perhaps she is reluctant to say them on the edge of a very deep crevasse hidden by snow. A man living in the Outjo- district of South-West Africa was traveling to'town in a cart drawn by two 'donkeys when three lions appeared in'the roadway. The donkeys unhesitatingly 'charged the lions at breakneck speed, dragging the cart with them, The lions fled, leaving the 'donkeys to continye their journey 'peacefully. \ Yes, it's. a mistake to under- memories of her tragic mar~ riage. Yet that was years ago, and it sounds incredible that she can misconstrue your as- siduous attentions since you met, She does enjoy your friendship, and she is apparent-_ ly satisfied with the status quo, ' It does not satisfy you. The difference in years might weeks . . . ahead, Early twilight, i : Pho Mh slippery streets . . . all contri . : . a Sanden bute to highway negligence, in- cluding sleepiness behind the wheel, When you take one for the road, make it something that will not be likely to con- tribute to your. undoing behind the wheel.--Hartford Courant. i BARA LEER BEAUTY AND THE BULL--Moody moon picture star Ava Gardner Is reportedly. conferring with beaticians, doctors and make-u men about removing evidence of a recent disagreement wit a fighting shorthorn bull In a. private bull ring. Ava, long an avid fan of bullfighting, 1s shown Jousting with a young cow In Madrid, Spain, Just before the accident. She says heavy make-up conceals the "dimple" in her face remaining from the reported butting she suffered. = : ae Se) RETR oe Sas dp, ves "« were younger, but as the years fly by, that should matter less and less. Then one considers Beginner Easy ~ od ot Saal seul, vy; So 3 Double delight -- a crocheted square, that is grand to learn on. It's so lovely, your needle- work may be, a prizewinner. For those odd moments, this square is worth-while handi- work. Pattern 611: crochet di- rections for square in No. 30 or string. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto. Ont. Print plainly the PATTERN NUMBER, and your NAME and ADDRESS. As a bonus, TWO complete patterns are" printed right in our 1957 Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Book. Dozens of other designs you'll want to order -- easy fascinating handwork for yourself, your home, gifts, ba* zaar items. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book today! the other as a mature com- panion, and temperament and character are the deciding fac- tors. Whatever her reason for de- lay, however, when you tell her frankly that you want to marry her, she cannot. gracefully withhold her answer. Go ahead, * . LE] * . » LJ . LJ . * LJ * have been vital when you both * Ld * * * * * Ld * * * . * and good luck: . * JEALOUSLY THREATENS MARRIAGE "Dear-Anne Hirst: : The only rift in our six-year old marriage is my husband's crazy jealousy. Our quarrels. are bitter, and end with horrible ac- cusations which he must know have no basis of truth. He has told me to leave more than once, but I have no intention of giving up this sweet home I've worked so hard to get. "It certainly looks as though he is searching for a reason to divorce me and is furious be- cause he can't find one... Yes, I suppose that beneath this soul- shocking pattern I still love him some, but honestly, Anne Hirst, most of the time I despise him, "Our little son is beginning to be distressed by all these scenes.. I do hope you can help me, for I am really -- FED UP" * A jealous person is a most * miserable creature. Obsessed, * usually by a sense of inferi- ¢ ority, or the memory of once * being jilted, a man refuses to * believe that any woman can be * loyal. Such men are almost * hopeless, but there is one thing * you can do about it-- * Keep your quarrels to your- * selves. Leave your husband * talking to an empty room, and * go out of the house if you have * to. If he resumes when you * return, do - not answer. Go * about your duties as though he * were not there. * Can you remind him how * cruel it is to expose his little LJ] . * * > * * * L * boy to such anger? What a distorted view of marriage he. will acquire! Whén parent deny children the emotional security and mutual respect they deserve, they are not fit to be parents. Appeal to his fatherhood, and see whether that works. It has with other men. i PICTURE. WINDOW ~ Scorning canvas, Bulgarian 'artist Assen ~~ Peikoy paints on framed glass in his Rome Studio, A famed who has made a life-sized statue 'of Ava Gardner among other works, Peikov says the glass is less of an obstacle ro abies gxoraction thon convas. : Ae 4 GAP-POSES--Guests at the re- cent Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Ball were startled by the dress worn by actress Yvette Vickers. Con- tinuing the. current trend. by local uctresses of experimenting with unusual exposures, Miss Vickers draws attention to her waist. How The Bathtub Wasn't Invented In several learned reference volumes, in recurrent newspaper articles and even in senatorial speeches recorded in the Con- .gressional Record, the following facts about the invention of the " American bathtub have been dutifully listed: _ 1.'The first American bathtub was introduced by Adam Thomp- son, on December 10, 1842, to a group of derisive friends in Cin- cinnati, Ohio. 2. Recovered from their first shock, doctors deounced the bathtub as a menace to general health, and Boston prohibited its use entirely except on medical prescription. 3. Virginia hastily levied a tax of $30 on every bathtub sold within its borders, and a bill ban- ning the use of bathtubs in Phila- delphia from November 1 to March 1 "was defeated by th= narrow margin of two votes. 4.. No bathtub was "allowed inside the White House u.ti:l 1851, when President Mill-rd Fillmore bravely dunked his limbs in one of the fiendish con- traptions, > There is only one thing wrong wwith thesd interesting statistics: they are completely untrue from beginning to end.'The late. Henry L. Mencken, in a playful mood, invented them for a piece that. appeared first in the New York "Evening Mail" cn December 28, 1917. > Wher: he saw to his amaze- ment that his fabrication was +: being taken seriously (even his own Baltimore paper printed it - ag fact), Mencken tried desper- ately to convince everybody he had perpetrated what he thought would be a harmless hoax. But he was too late. : Fillmore's bathtub seems des- fined to go down into history - with Washington's cherry tree! . --~From Bennett Cerf's Cerfboard > We can really enjoy our tele- vision now. We were only half enjoying it before. The other half of the time we were irritat- ed and frustrated. Why? Be- cause we were trying to operate it with "rabbit's ears". We did _ get excellent reception but only * with Channel 6. We brought our aerial from the farm but did not put it up for two reaspns -- we couldn't decide definitely where we wanted the set and the lead- in wire, nor just how and where to install the aerial. Television - is one of those things . .. you | don't want to 'bé without it and - yet it disrupts living-room ar- rangements more than any other piece of furniture. You just have to sort of build around it. I don't wonder so many people® put their set in some room other than the living room especially when there are several in the family, But we happen to want ours in .the living-room so we tried it first one place and then another - and the aerial waited until we were sure we had hit on 'the- least inconvenient loca- tion. Partner wouldn't have the aerial put on the roof --- afraid it might cause leaks. So we de- cided on a chimney mount but not the kind that has straps of metal around the chimney. This is a new contraption that fits inside the chimney and requires no tools, drilling or cutting but - yet anchors the aerial firmly to one corner of the chimney. Our antenna is only about ten feet above the chimney and works fine. That, however, might not suit everyone -- it all depends on the location of your. home; its distance from station trans- mitters and its height above sea- level. If you happen to be in- terested in this type of. aerial installation inquire at your tele- vision store for "an internal chimney mount". Thought I would just pass the word along in case anyone might be 'in. terested. : ; Of course we haven't reached perfection yet -- we still can't get Channel 17 -- our set doesn't run to that -- but we are not going to worry aBout it -- at least not until our present set gives up the ghost. Sometimes I' think it 'won't be long until that happens 'as: the picture seems a little darker now than it should 'be. Oh yes, and before I leave the subject of TV aerials I. should mention that quite a few of our neighbours have their aerial -installed in the attic. The reception is very good but "we didn't fall for the idea be- cause we imagined there might be a greater fire hazard, We | couldn't see that it would be properly grounded. Perhaps we are wrong but that was our im- pression anyway, about a very different piece of equipment 'and the reasons that led to its installation. This is not in the same category as tele- vision, It is not a luxury but rather a necessity for. healthy living conditions." We felt tae need of it long before . we left the farm but here it seems "doubly necessary, What is it? | What is it? A portablé humidi- fier no less --~ ta counteract the Now I am going to fell you dry air in the house. At thé farm we had a quart-size water- pan on the furnace. We also had 'small pails of water placed in- side the registers and of course with the good old kitchen stove going there was always a cer- tain 'amount of steam arising from tea kettles and boiling pots and pans. Here there was nothing at all to create moisture. In the morning Partner would wake up, coughing and I would wake dur- ing the night with a throat like a nutmeg grater. So we knew something had to be done and ~ started making Inquiries. 'We found that a self-feeding water- pan could be installed on the furnace -- which, 'incidentally, many people already have and do not 'use. While we were con- - sidering this type 1 remembered that several years ago friends of ours had bought an eléctric "humidifier and thought it won- derful, I phoned Mrs, N . .. and asked for .more particulars, "Oh, yes, they still liked it -- wouldn't be without it for anything -- never have colds any more." 'So we contacted a home appliance - store and had a similar one sent up on trial.' It looks like a: space heater, plugs into any outlet and holds about 2 gallons of water. A small meter comes with it. It records the amount of mois- ture in the air. Dry is 380; nor- mal 40 to 60; moist 60 to 80. To start with it registered 30. It took two or three days to get the moisture content up to 45. The result? Almost unbelievable! No coughing or parched throats. Even so, after a week we de- cided a larger one was necessary . to take care of the whole house as we have it plugged in in the hallway. We made the ex- change and now we can keep the whole house at 50 .degrees of moisture quite easily, The cost was not prohibitive -- about "The old costermongers could buy ~ doctor-neighbor says it if a" wise rate the donkey. Most of the donkeys in Britain today were bred in Eire," but their numbers are declining. Are donkeys ddom- ed to become extinct in this country? a naturalist asked re- cently. A donkey is a comparatively rare §ight today, though down on 'the south coast you can see gh=aty of them taking part in the very popular donkey race meet- ings 'which 'were featured in recent Tit-Bits article. wigs In Victorian times hundreds were seen in the London streets. a donkey for £2 or £3 and called him a "moke", A census of London donkeys == LL a quarter of what you would pay for a TV set -- and 'the returns certainly compensate for the initial outlay, Partner and I agreed it should be our Christ- mas present to ourselves. Our investment; that half the coughs and colds are the result of dry, overheated houses. 'I know Daughter has a small vaporizer always on hand for: the children. At the first sign of a croupy cough on goes the steamer and it never fails t6 bring good re- " Pattern gives sults. : 3: BEST OF PALS--Think this mouse Is about to end up Sweetheart neckline, or high collar and bow -- this Prin you twice the figure flattery! The top is yous favorite '"ptincess" = silhouettes _slim skirt compliments it. Printed Pattern 4664: Missed' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, -20. Sie» 16 high-neck top 3% yards 39- inch; 3% yard contrast, Printed directions on each pattern part, Easier, accurate: Send FIFTY CENTS (50¢) (stamps cannot be accepted; usa postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please. print plainly SIZE, NAME and ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. ---- ISSUE 5 -- 1958 ~ Saas Sa A Re Ra s a quick snack? Not a chance. The cat, Prince Mickey, a Russian Blue shorthair, and his rodent pal, Mousey, are the pets of Mrs. Evelyn Adams. Strangely enough, they're friends.. JAPAN'S ROYAL FAMILY--Relaxing In the garden of the 'Imperial Palace In Tokyo, Japan's - ~royal, family focuses attention on a household pet, held by Prince Yoshi, Standing, from lefs, are Crown Prince Akihito, Princess Suga, Empress Nagako and Emperor Hirohito. The Eme peror, a noted biologist, prefers his garden to be kept natural and untrimmed. oy =