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Flesherton Advance, 22 Jun 1938, p. 6

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Promenade Deck . . by Ishbel Rots b A luxurious five-month cruise •round the world aboard the "Marcnia" brings together a group of paitengeri for adven* turet, romantic, entertaining . • • and tragic . . . Like in "Grand Hotel" these passengers offer a •tudy in human actions and re- actions which unconsciously bare their souls. . . . These characters •re aboard the ship: Macduff, dour Scotchman, single, of middle age; Miss Mudge, school teacher, •pending the savings of 20 years; Angela, faithful wife of Lovat, gigolo; Dick harlton, first offi- cer; Clare, a person of experi- ence; Joan, a dissipated flapper; Jenny, run-away wife, and Peter; Captain Baring, master of the •hip . . . and his soul. . . NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "Promise me you will for a week." His voice was'urgent. Joan laughed in his face. "All rijrht; it's a iro," she .said, "bc'Kinninp; today. Watch me." "Good girl!" Funny, thought Dick, walking away from the dining-room, he â- was teaching one woman to drink and another to swear off. Un- doubtedly it was the right pre- scription in both cases. He could- n't imagine that Mii^s Mudge was ever going to touch a drop when Bhe returned to the States. Mean- while, it would be a pity if she went home to Ohonto without a few memories of downright wick- edness. CH.\PTKR X It was a great relief to have all these people off the boat. Three weeks of comparative froc- "doml His face was puckeied with the sun as he moved away from the rail and passed a row of empty deck chaiis. Hello! here was Miss Mj^dgfs s\^ll 0]}^ the bo^^ foi" J2]>19 mysTerious reason, and under one's feet as usual. Today she was dressed in some sort of ging- ham thing â€" her tropical costume â€" with a liat like a coal sciittle upside down. Buy! how he haled white cotton stockings. He stop- ped at her side and greeted her. "Hello! You here?" Miss Mudge was blushing vio- lently. She sat up straight, and the stockings disappeared from view over the side of her chair. Was he dreaming, or had she paint on her cheeks at broad noonday, and shockingly misap- plied? Good for Miss Mudge? She was getting on. Lipstick and eheer stockings next. "I'm surprised to see you still on the boat," he said. "I thought you'd be on your way across In- dia by this time." Miss Mudge's responsive face was suddenly lost in a cloud. She rustled her papers, then lifted her head with a perky air and ans- wered him: ".\o, I'm not going across India. I'm staying right here on the boat." He checked an exclamation of surprise. Land of Glamor "That's topping," he said. "We're going to have fun togeth- er. I always slay with the boat, I found sweetening my morning cereal with BEE HIVE Symp aids digestion., tOWSY'^ TRY IT ^TOMORROW Ixue No. 26 â€" '38 so I shall show you Bombay. Shall we start tonight?" Miss Mudge brightened, like a lamp that has just been lit. "That's very kind of you, Mr. Charlton. I'm sure India couldn't be any better than the Holy Land.'' "Were you so impressed by that?" "More than words can tell." Her voice sank to . an awed whis- per. "Jerusalem was just like the colored Bible scrolls we used to have in our Sunday school. It seemed so strange, after all these centuries, to see men walking the cobbled streets with their crooks and their beards, and looking the .same as they did in our Lord's day. And I'll never forget the night we drove up fiom the Dead Sea and thought we saw the Star of Bethlehem. Agatha always wanted to see Gelhsemane and the Kivcr Jordan, so I've brought her a bottle of water from the river. Agatha's never even been to New York." Miss Mudge's voice trailed off in a diminuendo of feeling. Yes, the Holy Land had glamor. The tiain whirled through the Indian night and dust poured in the windows like desert sand. An- gela lay awake, staring at the shadows on the ceiling in the stuf- fy compartment she shared with Patty and Mis. .Minton. Pounding wheels beat on her brain, disturb- ingly different from the vibra- tion of the boat. Patty tossed un- easijy on her hard bed behind the green curtain that shut her off fiom -Angela. Her aunt slept peacefully, with all her an.xious nights behind her in the past. "Patty," whispered Angela, "are you asleep, dear? I thought I hearil you tossing." "Xo, I'm wide awake and chok- ing with ^ust.^' â- ^isiTt it Ti'ightful? It's right down to my lunss. Why a'.cn't you sleeping?" "Oh, I have a little demon at woi-k. I can't close my eyes. .Aunt Xeil is sleeping like the dead. She always does. It's an easy con- science. Toss me a cigarette, An- gela, please." "Peihaps if we were to put out this beastly corridtu' light things would be better. It's just like a green eye winking in on us." "Here's my scarf. Hang it over the transom." "That's a bright idea. 1 don't suppose it will stock." Patty's strong young arms manoeuvred a temjiorary screen and she lay quiet, in darkness that was now complete. ".Angela," she said at last, "I'm going straight out to the Taj the minute we ar- rive at .Agra, for the moonlight is perfect tonight and we mightn't catch it again. Tomorrow night it might I'ain." Xone of them felt like luncheon when they returned to their hotel from seeing the Taz and the Gan- ges at Agra, India. They found Macduff at work on a new kind of cocktail. He was getting on with his list. He had crossed off the Blue Blazer in Jeiusalem, the Si<lecar at Shep- heard's, the Jaberwock at the Mena House, the Bombay Special at Bombay, the Thunderclap at -Agia, and was now due to try the Union Jack at Benares. He had decided not to go out on the Ganges, for he had been there before and knew the worst. In any event, he had « poor opin- ion of a race that did not drink. He was enjoying himself consid- erably and had no desire to look at the spindly legs of so many miserable men. It pleased him lo sit on a wide and shady verandah with a gla.ss in front of him, and a fakir trying to screw a penny out of his pocket. Macduff chuckled lo himself at the mere idea of anyone getting a farthing for nothing from him. He was really enjoying the voyage more than he would admit. The rois- terers weie settling down, and no- body bothered him now. Miss Mudge was a bore â€" too skittcr- ish. He had avoided her ever since Monte Cairo. Mrs. Wynant seemed like a sensible person, but he thought it dangerous to pafl» the time of day 'o any woman on a boat ; she might turn out to be another Mrs. Langford. His place in the bar was sacred now. He had glared cvepy intrud- er out of his corner seat, and it was just as much boycotted as if a placard were up: "Reserved for Macduff. The dojf will bite." (To Be Continued) Lindberghs On Channel Isle Famous Family of Four Is Settling Down Off Coast Of Brittany Ool. and Mrs. Charles A. Llnd- berg have left Long Barn. In Kent, their English home for two and a half years. Friends said they had gone to lonely llliec Island, off the coast of France's Brittany, which the flier bought last April. Give Up Kentish Home A reliable source said the Lind- berghs had given up their farm- house for good and, with their two sons, Jon and Land, left the coun- try. Up to a month ago, when they began appearing in parties at the home of American-born Lady Astor, they kept almost entirely to them- selves while in England. Made Flying Trip However, during the past year they have been to the United States and have made frequent flying trips to St. GlUla's Island, near llliec, to visit Dr. Alexis Carrel, with whom Col. Lindbergh in 1935 developed the ''artificial heart." Their youngest sou, Land, was born May 12, 1937, shortly after the Lindberghs returned from a trip to India. Their older son, Jon, who will be six on August 16, came with them to Kent two years ago last Christmas. The Lindberghs left the United States to live in England after Bru- no nichard Haupiman had been convicted of the kidnap-murder of their first child, Charles A., Jr. Hatless Mode Is Injurious Going Without A Hat Is Not Conducive to Lovely Locks, Says Beauty il-i-ert. Wear a hat outdoors if you want to keep your hair. The "hatless fad" which up- crops e\x;ry spring because of the notion that lots of sunshine will stop hair from falling and make it grow faster is in reality a major cause of baldness. "Going bareheaded outdoors is especially harmful in spring and summer," according to a scalp specialist. "While it is true that the hair, like vegetation, grows faster in summer, both the scalp and hair often become seared and bleached by loo much sun. "Harmful effects inevitably re- sult from steady exposure of the bare head to the two kinds of rays, ultra-violet and infra-red in direct sunlight, although both rays are beneficial in moderate 'doses'. "Sparingly, infra-red rays are a stimulant, especially to the scalp's blood system, wliile the ultra-violet expertly applied, have a tonic and chemical effect on the scalp tissues. "An excess of ultra-violet rays, however, dries the scalp and fades the hair. The hair becomes lus- treless and brittle, breaking oft or splitting at the ends." They're Not Colors .Neither black nor white are col- ors, and it is wrong to describe them as such. If you examine a spectrum, such as a rainbow, you will not find bla«k or white among the colors. White is only found in pure light, and is a combina- tion of all the colors; thus, wlien it is refracted, it breaks up Into the well-known spectrum. In it- self it is not a color. Black, on the other hand, is a total absence of all color, and it absorbs all hues that shine upon it, giving off none itself. 25-Pound Trout Goes Into Records OUILLIA, Ont.â€" William Wcis- mantel, of Springfield, N.Y., went a-fishing near here last week and caught a 25-pound trout, believed one of the largest on record. Weismantel sped lo the nearest telephone and put in a rush call for an Orillia photographer. He said he didn't want to take chances on anyone bacK home dis- believing his story. lanthe From you, lanthe, little troubles pass Like little ripples down a sunny river; Your pleasures spring like daisies in the gra.ss, Cut down, and up against as blithe as ever. â€"WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR. €< Drinks to take Picnicking » When you start out on a picnic, be sure to include some drink es- pecially for the children. People usually take along tea or coffee for the adults and the youngsters have to drink water. If It is available. Providing a special and delicious drink for them makes the picnic much happier and healthier for everyone. While the strawberries are in seasou, this drink can be made and kept on hand for later occasions. It Js grand for outings or just any- time on warm days when the urge Is (or something cool and tangy to drink. Strawberry Shrub Select sound fruit, wash, measure and place in a stone jar. For every Jabots Are Kind to Curves By ANNE ADAMS Hero's a passport to summer smartness with many slenderizing features to help it become your most becoming frock! It's extra easy to cut and sew â€" which shows what a difference a good pattern makes! .Anne Adams gives such helpful directions â€" how to get an easy, flowing effect in the sleeves and the jabot â€" how to soften the bodice below the yoke â€" how to assemble the gores of the skirt with a minimum of effort. Pattern 4833 will be equally at home in the town or the country â€" when you choose suitable fabric and tolors â€" so naturally you'll make more than one. Patera 4S33 is available in wo- men's sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 4« and 48. Size 36 takes 3 5-8 yards of 39-inch fabric. Illustrated step-by- step sewing instructions included. Send TWENTY CENTS (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this Anne Adams pattern. Write plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER. Send your order to Anne Adams, Room 425, 73 West Adelaide St., To- ronto. four quarts of berries use one quart of vinegar. Cover the Jar by tying a cheesecloth over it. Stir the ber- ries daily (or three or four days. Strain without squeezing and put Into kettle, allowing one pound of sugar to each pint of liquid. Boil slowly for five minutes, bottle, cork and seal. Dilute with cold water for serving. For picnic use, (ill quart bottle with diluted strawberry shrub, cork lightly and pack in the hamper. Nova Scotian Punch 1 quart water 2 cups sugar 2 cups chopped pineapple 1 cup orange juice ',2 cup lemon juice Boil water, sugar and plneap^'e 20 minutes. Add fruit juices, cool, strain and dilute with iced water if necessary. Either fresh or canned pineapple may be used. For more substantial drinks, us- ing milk as a basis, try these. Make up plenty of chocolate syrup and keep it nu hand. You can use it to serve at home, professional look- ing drinks which children find the chief lure of the soda fountain. Chocolate Syrup 4 or 5 squares unsweetened choco- late 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup hot water 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten Melt chocolate over hot water; cool to lukewarm. Add sugar to the water, stirring until sugar is dis- solved; then cool to lukewarm. Add this syrup to egg yolks, about one- fourth at a Ume, beating well after each addition; add chocolate in the same way. Then continue beating mixture 1 minute, or until slightly thickened. Turn into jar, cover it tightly, and place In refrigerator. Syrup can be kept for several days. Use 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup to a cup of milk In making iced chocolate diinks. Makes 2 cups of syrup. Chocolate Milk Shake For each serving, add 1 cup of chilled milk slowly to 2 tablespoous of chocolate syrup, stirring con- stantly. Beat or shake well. Serve at once in tall glass. To make Choc- olate Iceberg, top with 3 table- spoons vanilla ice cream just before serving. - Frosted Chocolate For each serving, add 1 cup of chilled milk slowly to 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup, stirring con- stantly. Then add about 3 table- spoons chocolate ice cream and beat or shake until ice cream and chocolate mixtures are blended. Serve at once in tuU glasses. Chocolate Malted Milk For each serving, blend 2 table- spoons malted milk powder with 2 tablespoous chocolate syrup. Add 1 cup chilled milk slowly, stirring constantly. Beat or shake well. Then serve at once in tall glass. This is very nourishing. Chocolate Float For each serving, add 1 cup of chilled milk slowlj to 2 tablespoons of chocolate ~yrup, stirring con- stantly. Beat or shake well. Serve in tall glass with chocolate Ice cream. To make chocolate pine- apple (loat, use % cup milk and H cup crushed pineapple for 1 cup of milk. Minted Chocolate For each serving, add 1 cup of chilled milk slowly to 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup, stirring con- stantly. Add 2 or 3 drops pepper- mint extract and beat or shake it Wrigley's Gum helps you keep fitt Relievea that stuffy feeling after eating. Cleanses crevices t>etwMn teeth, too . . . assures sweet brMUu A simple aid to healtht Buy some now! Small In ooaC but bii in benefits! Enjoy it after •very mt»l-â€"tnUlions do! well. Pour into tall glass. Top with whipped cream and a sprig of fresh mint. Serve at once. Chocolate Highball - For each serving, add V2 cup of chilled milk slowly to 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup, stirring con- stantly. Pour into tall glass. Add % cup ginger ale and stir enough to mix. Top with vanilla ice cream. Serve at once. Little Girls Give Hints To Teacher Ten Pupils Come Across With Constructive Schoolroom Suggestions Teachers in London, England, city schools were given a few hints about improving their work in an essay, "What I Would Do If I Were a Teacher," handed in by ono little girl. The youngster expects to be a teacher about 194S and in her day things will be modern. She won't permit any talking in the room. ''Every teacher would like to ke p nearly a!;solute order when necess.- â- â€¢," she writes, "and if the teacher would show them he or she meant it, they would get order. I would warn pupils polite- ly but firpily and if they didn't heed warning I would use some oth- er method." "Be Modern" Then she discovers another fact. "Ever since I have been goin? to School you usually hear from the teacher if you are chewing gum. I suppose it takes the child's mind off his work r id also isn't very po- lite. But I would let my pupils chew it because 1 believe it would help some of them to concentrate. I would be as modern as I could for I think the pupils will take more in- terest in you." Condemned to Church The local mayor of New Castle, Indiana, has sentenced a man charged with drunkenness to "serve" eleven Sundays in church. Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru have not a sin- gle motorcycle. rsuJL CORN SALVE BUNJONSALVE FOOT POWDER Rnemmeaiitd by ^^)^ y«ur local dru||isl m^j ^^.cseadS^ tF-38 t mSijj '

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