wi TH. THE RE ant oh 3 fini dh ht G8 J Shadi dist i 4 8 F000 GRRE Ge TE) 0 GC 00 di Se JANET dA TT I CN YI a mw Fe =a Choosing a Vocation Choosing one's mate, one's religion, an done's vocation are three very im- portant matters upon which the suc- cess or failure of one's after life may depend. None of these choices are to be made lightly. In choosing a vocation, one should consider the following points about the industry he is thinking of enter- ing: ' Scope--What about the variety of its products or lines of work? What about its geographical distribution? Importance--Are many people en- gaged in it? Has it much money value? Is much capital invested in it? Will it have a normal or abnor- mal growth and is that likely to be steady? What is its value to society? Demand for product--Is it local, na- tional, or international? Temporary, permanent, seasonal? Staple, declin- ing, growing? Requirements--What innate quali- ties would be demanded for success? What dispositional? What special gifts? What habits and standards? What preparation, knowledge, skill? Conditions of Employment -- What hours would be required? What as to its healthfulness? What risks or hazards would one meet in it? What rewards might one expect as to wages or salary? What competition would one meet? Would the chance of pro- motion be good? Could ona work at this vocation to old age? Does it give opportunity for education and intellec- tual and social advancement? The New House Newspapers and magazines are giv- ing architecture prizes to a type of house which resembles the abode houses of the Indians or the Spanish homes of stone and cement. They have flat roofs, definite forms, 'sharp angles, plain surfaces and goed-pro- portions, - At first one is inghned-not to like them, but as they are further studied and 'more fregéently seen, they are more appreciAted-and are be- coming more popular. They typify the vigor and strength of the life of to- lay. Y Sa 2 " ane In Touse-build- ing is for a"s.c¥ter sense of space, a keener feeling of perspective, more light, simple and harmonious lines and space wel utilized and not overcrowd- ed. Tassels, fringes, carvings, do- dads and germ catchers are absent from these forceful modern homes. Simplicity, expensive and luxurious, prevails. The hardness and monotony is relieved by a play of bright colors. Strong reds and blues and purples and orange appear in pillows and hangings. . A new invention is the bathroom where one may take a sunbath by loll- ing in the window which is glazed with ultra violet glass. It permits the health giving violet ray to flood into the room. Cement and metal take the place of wood and, incidentally, the modernis- tic house is rasy to clean and. is fire proof. The Woman Healthy You will add years to your life and life to your years if-you obey the fun- damental rules. of iygiene. Drink ten glasses. of water u:2 citrus fruits freely. Do ng finely boiled grains. Cut ai starches, sdkars and fats WWou grow older. Diabetic. are, as g'zifle, heavy eaters. Put 'h: dimmergdon your ap- petite. Eat roots and leafy vegetables, pre- ferably raw. Eat ¢abbage and car- rots and spinach tnd beets and lettuce. Eat eggs and mill, especially butter- milk and sour ilk, cheese and a smal} amount of' meat. Do not drink iL coffee, ted 'stimulating drinks, nor indulgd {Jispices, condiments, mus- "tardy e p, pepper sauce, nor too much salt. Sleep eight hours of the twenty-four, always with generous fresh air. Take brisk walks daily and practice some setting up exercise night and morning. Remove bad ton- sils and keep the blood stream pure, and give instant medical attention to tumors. Keep busy with a work you like, take time to 'play and rest, think happy thoughts and love life and: peo- ple. Codking Vegetables There are four general ways of cooking vegetables: steaming, pres- sure cooking, boiling in a" small amount of water, and boiling in twice the amount of water needed. Consid- 'ering the great value of the; minéral (salts in vegetables, the first methods; are the most desirable. Eis waste is it then to drain that valuable water down the sink! It is better to retain all the mineral constituents in the vegetables themselves, as can be done by steaming or near-steaming them. : Calcium, iodine, iron and phogphor- us are indispensable to health. Many a mysterious ill is due to the lack of one or more of these elements. Cook in the very smallest amount of water your turnips, parsnips, onions, kohl- rabi, beets, spinach, cauliflower, cab- bage, beet greens, string beans, as- paragus, celery, potatoes and carrots. If you have to drain water off them, save it for soups and gravies. Best of all, eat as many vegetables raw as are fit for that. Use them in salads. Dishwashing Help It is a convenience to have two drain boards, one on each side of the sink, If there is not rooi. for two, one may be attached to the wall on hinges and let down when not in use. The teawaggon is not sufficiently used in dishwashing. Roll i. to the table to be cleared and stack "the dishes neatly upon it. Then roll it to th side of the sink where th. dishes may be lifted from it into the dishpan, as the dishwashing proceeds. When the dishes are washed and rinsed, roll it to the other side of the sink and de- posit the dried dishes on it. Cover them with a large cloth and when it is time to set the table for the next meal, roll it back into the dining room. Or, if this is not convenient, roll it dishes away where they belong. The dishes away wheer they belong. The tea wagon might save many steps if only we would cultivate the habit of using itSand would work out our own most convenient system. Fashions, Fads; Foibles Lighter-than-navy is a fashionable new color. Tuck-in blouse: of geor- gette are popular with the new suits. Capes do not go cut of style. Some of the new coats have them. Very large beads, the size of small hickory nuts, are being worn. Hemlines are willy- nilly, and hage their, ups and downs -without rhynie or reason. The new hats are very trying for those without youth and beauty. They recede severely back from the bald forehead, fitting the head closely, then ripple in flares, plaints and tabs below the ears, something on the order of a baby bonnet. Hair dressing follows the principle of the hat. There is no fluffin ss in the chic coiffure. The top and the back of the head are kept smooth, with the fulness below and close to the neck. Why is Cake Tough? have not used enough shortening, or have used too much sugar, or your oven was too hot. Too hot tempera- ture toughens eggs. Ure a reliable recipe and 7 ~asure accurately and you will not have a toug' cake. Stuffed Mangoes fificd manggds are delicious baked. lling, use. either cooked rice or ftered bread crumbs,-as a pase, and equal quantity of chopped, meat or of grated cheese or seasoned corh, or any left-over vegetable, well seasoned. Mrs. Solomon Says: Don't worry if your children begin at the bottom of the ladder; that's the kind of folks who learn to elimb. XS SELF-CONTROL We have need not only to watch, but to keep up a strong habit of self- control. How it is that overy act we do leaves upon us its impression, we know not, but the scars and the seams of our bodily frame m:_- warn us of the havoc sin makes in our unseen nature, The-current of our thoughts, the wondering of our imaginations, the tumult of our passions, the flashes of ou rtemper, all the movements and energies of our moral being, leave some mark, wither some springing grace, strengtlien some struggling fault, decide some doubtful bias, ag- gravate some growing proneness, and always leave us other and worse than we were before. This is ever going on. By its cwn continued act'ng, our fearful and wonderful inward nature is perpetually fixing its own character, It has a po- ar of self-determination which, to those who give over watch- ing and self-control, becomes soon un- How carelessly men trea --Manning. E73 Water dissolves these précious salts out of the vegetables. What 'a| ing grace. "'"The grace of saving is th If a cake is tough, it is because you | Picturesque Yukon House Has Bottles in Window This 1s a beuse of hospitality whose owner combined his extrayagance in entertainment with an innate modesty left after his guests had departed to in home economy by using the bottles make a substantial and unique filling for an empty window frame. Window panes were scarce in the Yukon in those days of the Gold Rush and the chances are that before the bottles were placed in the Opening, paper or hide to keep out as much as possible of the was used to let the sun rays in and cold and rain. The Yukon and Alaska are alive with mementoes of a past that is dead. Each summer thousands of tourists from the United States and Canada, and many from overseas as well, take the colorful journey across the continent through the great wheat fields of the prairies and by Jasper Park and Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies--Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Rockies--to Vancouver them through the Inside Passage to the glamourous land on the Midnight Sun. The lower picture shows the Prince Henry, newly constructed ship of the Canadian National Steamships, popular run from Vancouver on July popular run from Vancouver on July 3. which will make its first voyage on this Launched by Ishbel MacDDonald, Launched by Ishbel MacDonald, 3. for the Canadian National Pacific Coast Service. Two others, the Prince Robert and the Prince David will ply between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. The Prince Henry will supplement the Alaska service already afforded by the CNS Prince Rupert and Prince George of the same line which have be- come widely known among travellers on the Pacific Coast. My Life Again" By Frank Swinnerton As we SO our wishes begin to take a aiff™eRt form. &iith some, they become definite ambitions; with others, they become an excuse for €o- ing nothing. The ambitious are those who have one overmastering wish, who set it above everything else, and who are spurred on to its attainment by their wills. . They do not say to themselves that they wish a rich uncle would leave them a million pounds, or that they wish they could travel, or that they wish' they had a nice home, nice clothes, happiness, and a good time. They take stock of their posses- sions: they take a look at their talents and their inclinations--in a word, their assets; and they make up their minds just what they have to offer life in exchange for fulfilled ambition. Wanting one thing most of all, they will go without everything else, if need be, in order to achieve it. But the others will not wish for one thing only. They will go on wishing for anything that strikes their fancy. The lure of a moment's amusement, the impulse to this or that self-indul- gence, the innumerable side-alleys of interest and compromise will distract them as if they were gossamer in the wind. All wishes, to these people, are of equal importance. All are equally ir- resistible, so that the habit of wishing becomes second nature. They long to live in a fairy world. They try to es- cape from reality. They think that if only this or that niagic thing would happen they would be for ever happy, rich, successful, fa- mous, and contented. These are the people who wait on circumstances. They do not understand that wishes | turn 'sour. ; They do not know that as time goes on such wishes become apologies for failure. They cannot face the fact that while they are still saying "I wish 1 had--" they are beginning to say "1 wish I had had--!" Time passes quiekly. The man who spends his youth in wishing spends the rest of his life in regretting. In his old age, his one thought is: *If I could only have my life over again!" Even when he is dying, he is wasting his remaining hours in wishing that he had not spent his life in wishing. For the only thing to do with a wish is to use it as a spur. If we really wish for a thing, what is to prevent us from having that thing? Ah, I shall be told, much will stand in the way. Much sacrifice, much hardship, much opposition. Well? Supposing much does stand in the way: what does that matter? It is to be supposed that these others whom we see around us, whom we envy, have not had to overcome ob- stacles Is it £8 be supposed that they have not had their failures? Of course they have had to overcome obstacles. It is not possible for any man whol ly to avoid mistakes, embarrassments, humiations. ut it is one' thing to fail, and quite another thing to sub- mit to failure. The wise man, having failed once, is not discouraged. He picks himself up again, and goes for- ward. The wishmonger looks back. His spirit falters. He remains where he has fallen and wishes he had never ventured. He begins to pity himself. He says, "If only--" We know his song. He wants to be- gin life all cver again, and go a dif- ferent way. Where the brave man cuts his losses and pushes on to his goal, the timid one wastes his time and his energy in regrets. He tells himself that he has failed. It is not his own fault, he says, but the fault of circumstances. He has taken the wrong path. He has been misled. © Wishes galore have been his life! How he hates the thought that it is approaching its end. What an outcry he makes against the cruelty of fate! He is in despair. You see that he has not learned any- thing at all frém experience. If he had learned, he would realize that his ANY SEASON Is Vacation Time In Atlantic City ANY VACATION Is An Assured Success If You Stay at the SI. CHARLES With the Finest Location and the Longest Porch on the Boa.dwalk Offering the ultimate in Service with Unexcelled Cuisine | | | 4 : E and Prince Rus#7t where steamers equipped with every modern detail take your lawn trim and neat Thoroughly reliable, absolilely Toasty At your hard. ware dealers. 1 JAMES SMART PLANT BROCKVILLE ONT. moans are as useless as his wishes, for they are the wishes gone rancid. Having for so many years said "I wish," in such a way as to repudiate responsibility for his own actions, he now says "Why didn't 1?" in an effort to shirk responsibility. What folly! It is not, even now, a question of "Why didn't I?" but of "Why shouldn't 1?" There is still time to retrieve the battle. There is time and to spare, if only, instead of yielding he sets his face against the sin of admitting de- feat, and resolves to use.well what- ever period of life remains to him. What cant be done? First of all, are things as bad as they seem? Never! Just as most of our dreads are those of anticipations, so no situation is as gloomy as it appears, and no fight is lost while we yet have the power to face danger. The past is gone: there remains the future. I know that as men and women grow older they tend more to live in the past, but that is because they have been wis vnongers. They have wished that things might hapPen to them; and have not resolved to make them happen. As the years pass, the power so to resolve diminishes; but it never whol- ly dies. There is still time to attain te selfmastery. Though/dea'l itself lie straight ahead, all may use well, and without regret or fear, the days, of life that remain. by Ze The Aeroplane in the North The aeroplane has in the last few years been employed in the north- land of Canada and its use for mail service, prospecting, and general coms mercial purposes is rapidly increasing. S wd ou oouf without a collar) No man of good appearance goes out without a collar... nor does he go about with dusty, unpolished shoes... Personal pride suggests a frequent '""Nugget" shine to keep the shoes smartly presentable and water= proof,