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:: ^ «• •e *• ^ 4 f M •• â- Â» # •*â-  » r t • * « » ^' \ â- * w 4 » • ♦ *. â- â€¢â-  *â-  m •• # •^ » » « i : j « a « > * * â- Â»â-  f * r «r f â- Â« ^ «r i> «. « « » « t â- Â« * « <» * » ^ « ^ » « « « 4» i » % 1 % I t f » hronicles %in«erEabm Well, folks, it is going to be nice in Mttic down to ordinary everyday MTJng again isn't it? I guess most of w h«ve beei trying to takf the hills in high gear for a number of weeks •0 that now, gettinp back to "the iuhf round" is more or less of :i rest. By thii dme, what happened on Kew Year's Eve is old stuff to you k«t thia it my first opportunity to Icll you how we ushered in 1949. You ramember it was a very stormy night and we were more than glad 10 be right b> our own fireside. Come to think of it I should say â€" hot-air registerâ€" but what does tt â- onnd like? "Fireside" is much cosier. Of course, >taying where 11 was warm and comfortable did not appeal to some of the young crowd, fatloding Bob. He and another fellow were away to Toronto â€" and the wilder it got the more I wished they were home. I listened to the warnings that were given over the 1 dio and was talking it over with a neighbor on the phone when . . . blackontl â€" and of course, without warning. Away I went hunting for matches, candles and a lamp. As I hunted I wonderet* if anything could he blacker than a black-out. It wouldn't have been io bad if I couM have rememberd where I had put the haH-dozen candles that I bought lor just such an emergency. I 'e- Diember thinking â€" "Now I'll just pnt these where they'll be handy if we need them in a hurry!" I haven't found them yet. About Il:.30 partner took the flashlight and went off to the barnâ€" as he was a little anxious about one of the cows. So ut he went into the howling storm. Ten minutes, fifteen and twenty minutes passed, and I began to wonder if I ought to go and hunt Partner. Then I heard footsteps. Very casually I was informed that a calf had arrived â- o be thought he might as well novc the calf, bed the cow, and see that she was comfortable for the sight â€" all of which took time with •nly a flashlight to lighten the dark- Bess. Of course we possess a lan- tern but Partner hadn't bothered to take it It would probably have Mown out in the storm anyway. That done, partner went to bed . . . and then Rob came home and fooh-poohed, the idea of their being «ansc to worry. "It wasn't such a kad night!" he said. By that ime I didn' feel like go- Star Seriously 111 â€" Ace movie queen, Ann Sheridan, who col- lapsed on the set of a film she was making in London, Eng- land, and who has been ser iously ill with pleurisy. He Looks Friendly, But He Has Plenty of Crust â€" Take 150 pounds of sugar â€" 150 pounds of apples â€" 150 pounds of cranberries â€" and add them to a 100 pound crust, and you have the biggest cranberry pie ever baked. Or, at least, that's what the man said â€" and he forgot to add whether it was baked to eat, or to throw at somebody. ing to bed. Anyway I thought I had better wait awhile because for the life of me 1 couldn't tell, with some of the lights, whether they were on or off. So I stretched out on the chesterfield and â€" yes, you guessed it â€" I fell asle p. At 4:30 I awoke with a start ... a light ytaa shining right into my face. Another was burning full blast in the sitting- room; another in the pantry and the radio was having a grand old tiitve all to itself. 1 shut everything ofl and went to bed for a couple of hours. "A Happy New '^ear," said I to myself. "Happy New Year is right!" But still we have nothing to grumble about In spite of all the dire weather reports and accounts of roads drifting badly, with people marooned here and there, right here we had no trouble at all. No drifts, no blocked lanes or roads -cars still sifting along as if it were early in the fall. So there you are folks â€" if you are tired of being snowed in, come in and live down on the high- way. That must surely be the answer because on the cross-roads just a mile above us, cars were abandoned and boys homeward bound from dances found themselvea with quite a bit of walking to do. Young John was here for New Year's dinner and he said it was seven a.m. before he got home that day â€" and on foot . . . 'iist In time to milk the cows. We haven't heard yet what hap- pened to our hydro but si.x hours was a good, long black-out. That's once we were glad we weren't using an oil-burning furnace. We had a letter from Daughter yesterday, and thank goodness she iijvilling to change the name of her pup. From now on it is "Honey" â€" honey in color but not yet in charac- ter. However, tne of my big worries is over â€" the big dog and the little pup have now become friendly so I don't have to be con- tinually on edge in case of a slaugli- ter. But is this house ever a shambles! Leave "Honey" in the kitchen alone for an hour and there are slippers, shoes, mitts and sticks of wood all over the floor. Finding Your Way If you lose your way, you can use an ordinary watch to determine nortii and south, and from this read- ing find the fourTJoints of the com- pass. To do this, turn the watch so that the hour hand points to the sun. flalfway beween the hour hand and 12 o'clock is south. Below the equator, this half-way point is naturally north. ica piiili by Tom Gregory Ybu donT have, to SUFFER THE DISCOMFORT or HAVIWG THE HANDLES OF A HEAVy SHOPPING 6ag hurt and numb your fingers when YOU GO OUTONABUy- IN6 SPREE. -•'V-. â- 'â- ^. f^ A SHORT LENGTH OF LARGE DOWEL ROD OR -*. BROOMSTICK, SLOTTED NEAR THE ENDS AS 8H0WN, MAKES ^ CONVENIENT GRIP FOR CARRYING LOADED SHOPPING BAG6 WITH lASE. CUT THE SLOTS AT AN ANGLE TO PRE- VENT THE CORD FROM CLIPPING OUT. A TABLE FORK CAN MAKE a SAFt AND HANDY UFTER FOR HOT POTS m PANS. BEND THE m OF THE CENTER 71H£ UP AT RIGHT ANGLES AND BEND THCOUI^ SIDE TINES DOWN, AS SHOWN. WHIN IN- SERTED THRU A HOLE IN THE PANJ KM THE OUTER TINES REST A6AIN8T THIftOB. True Or False? Tests have proved that men and women have the same intelligence. False. Males are better in me- chanical, arithmetical and abstract reasoning problems; females, m language, rote, memory, social and esthetic tests. Because of these differences, it is not possible to com- pare the intelligence of the sexes in equal terms. Men are less emotional than women. . True. Some 50 of the best recent psychological itudies are almost un- animous in indicating les." emotional balance in women. Men are less likely to be hys- terical than women. False. During the bombing of London there were more cases of hysteria among male civilians, and the recovery of men under treatment was less rapid than among women. Men sleep more soundly than women. False. Male infants are more restless in their sleep and don't sleep as long as girl infants, and this difference characterizes the sexes m maturity. Men aia less intuitive. True. Girls from earliest agts are more observant and conscious of people than boys. As they grow older women develop the power. This is helped along by the need of mothers to understand their child- ren, sick people â€" and husbands. Men are less concerned with their appearance than women. False. It is only in this country and in Europe, as a result of social ehanges in the last century, that m;n are restrained from showing too much interest in their ffress. .\mong most of the world's population men are fully as vain and dress-conscious as women, and often spend more time and money on their appearance. NEW and USEFUL TOO-- Flashlight Key Chain. To over- come fumbling with door lock at night time, this key chain has a «ny ^ashlight attached. Light has a one inch battery and throws a powerful, although very small beam. Metal construction resists wear and tear in pocket or hand- bag. Home Paint Sprayer. A spray unit that can be carried anywhere as it weighs only 4 pounds, includ- ing container. Has a built-in compressor, eliminating need 'or hose and separate motor. Has pistol grip, trigger control, and motor operates on 110 volts DC or AC. Can be used for disinfectants, de- odorants, weed killers as well as paint. Polish While You Sweep. This floor sweeping compound is claim- ed to polish as it sweeps and leave so oil stain to harm floors. Has a high wax content but contains no harmful oils or abrasives. Can be used on asphalt, rubber and cork tile as well as linoleum and finely finished floors. Pocket For Sports Cap. Zipper pocket on sports cap is useful for carrying golf tees, lish flies, etc. Pocket is detachable, and loops over visor of cap. Tiny Postage Scale. Pocket size postal scale is smaller than a fountain pen, yet weighs letters up to four ounces. Refrigerator. Only table high yet has 5 cubic feet capacity. Re- frigerator fits flush with other kitchen cabinets to provide extra working surface with room for ad- ditional overhead shelves. Upholstery. New type of plastic Mpholsterv â€" vinyl plastic sheeting with a fabric support. Can be sewed, tacked and padded like cloth. The upholstery is washable and resists oil or grease. It's Jai-Alai â€" One of the lOp players of the great Cuban game . shows his form as he whips a retui^n shot down court between his legs. The game, a speeded-up handball, uses a ball called a pelota. and a rac- quet-like basket, strapped to the hand, and called a cesta. They Do Forget The idea that elephants never for- get is fictitious, says A. R. Sieden- topf, who has studied the habits of wild animals for IS years in Tan- ganyika. East .Mrica. The lion, lie says, kills for food only and kills almost instantly, it being beneath his dignity to play with a victim. Having provided a meal, the lion sounds a deep-chested call to a mate and waits for the latter to t.ike the first bite. The rhinocero.s, dull-witted, is likely to be the first of -the great African mammals to become e.xtinct, unless better protected by law, Siedentopf thinks. He also points out that the hippo, as stupid as the rhinoceros but of a sunnier disposi- tion, cannot be considered danger- ons. ie "So your name is Johnny Thomp- son," the teacher said. "But your , mother's name is Jones?" "Yes, ma'am,' Johnny said. "You ut, she married .igaln and I didn't." TABLETALKS Now I honestly thoug t I knew about every way there it of cook- ing potatoes but a few days ago 1 ran into something new. Possibly it isn't a new way of cooking, but just a variation of an old style. Anyway, I'm passing it along, in case some of you haven't heard of it before. You just select smooth, medium- sized potatoes and pare a strip, about half an inch wide, around the largest circumference of each. Wash and boil in salted water until done. Cooked this way the "spuds" will be mealy â€" never soggy â€" and very easy to peel before serving. If served as cooked the white in- teriors â€" flutSng like lacy vests be- tween the gaping edges of the brown jackets â€" form a tempting sight indeed. * • • This is the time of year when most families â€" the men folks es- pecially â€" really go for soups and broths of the "stick to the ribs" variety. Here are a couple that are guaranteed to till those "aching voids" satisfactorily. The first is Chowder, Country Style In 4 quarts of cold water soak, ior 2 hours, yi pound dried lima beans. Then add 2 small, fresh pork hocks 1 tablespoon salt % teaspoon pepper 1 bay leaf Simmer slowly for an hour and a half, then add 1 large potato, diced 2 large carrots, diced 1 large onion, diced 1 cup cabbage, cut in small pieces yi cup tomatoes }4 cup cut green beans Cook for 30 minutes over a low heat, then serve piping hot witb the pork cut from the hocks. • • « The other soup recipe will prob- Chocolate Upside Down Cak« 1 tup sifted flour ^ cup sugar 1^ tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons baking powder Sift all the above together, th»» add 2 tablespoons butter or short- ening yi cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Beat for 2 minutes, pour into well greased pan, then mix together and sprinkle over the batter, 1 cup sugar % <!up cocoa Thenâ€" this is important â€" pour 1 enp of HOT water over the cake and bake in moderate (35) oven for 35 minutes. Makes an 8 inch square cake â€" and there aren't like- ly to be any "left overs." Break It Up Making a new pattern of behavior to break up the routine that makes smoking mechanical is one of several ways to stop smoking, C. Aubrey Heam reports in "Journal of Living." A psychologist is said to have succeeded in throwing off the smok- ing habit in this way. He junked his old routine from scratch, getting up at a different time, eating a different kind of breakfast and setting out on a new course to work. ably appeal more strongly to those of you who do your eooking on coal or wood stoves â€" as the lengthy simmering might be a little long for homes that use gas or electricity. It's a Vegetable-Beef Soup For four hours â€" or until the meat is very tender, simmer in 3 quarts of water 1 Meaty soup bone (beef or knuckle of veal) Remove the soup bone. Cut the meat from the bone. Put part of meat into the broth, reserving the other part for hash or croquettes. .\dd to brotli and meat 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups chopped celery 2 cups tomatoes 2 cups diced carrots 2 cups diced turnips Simmer until vegetables are ten- der, season to' taste with salt and pepper, then yell "Soup's On' and see all come a-running. Seems as if that particular form of dessert known as Upside-down Cake gets more and more popular every day, so I don't suppose I need apologize for giviag you still another recipe. This i<< Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning? â€" Coleman Cox. PYLTONE FOR PILES Modern medical science knowa the internal oauae mUBi first be removed. The new PTLTONB THEATMBN'T !• the result. It !• tlvlnr amazlnK re«uUii •verywhere, â- Imply because It (oes directly to th» Inaide cauee of piles. (A liquid taken by south), It acts quickly on delicate Internal tloaue and â- welUnge. restorinK It to a healthy normal Mate. That's the dl«er- enoe with the new PYLTONE TREAT- MBNT. Ton «et reaulte you expect with the first bottle or pries refunded at once. Wlth'thls new Treatment, pile torture U • thins of tile past. tl.76 at all drtiRslsts or have him order for you. DODDS KIDNEY PILLS \ \ \ \N *-^CH,aCHe ,c ' QUICKLY BREAKS COUGHING SPELL Foit Action of Lymoids Leaves Man Grateful I *ahaveu»€d LTMOIUh' for cough relief for many yeare,'>TJtc6 ft Bmmford resident, "and tbeir quick action nitutet aiwaj'8 relieves irri* toUon." Carry LYMOlDti mlwaj-B with you. With its ooDoeutrated mLiiicinal , oils, LYMOlDrf UBuaily bringinstant relief in throat licide, coughiug and hoaneDees. Mc«t ntorc« ' sell LYMOIDS, but # unobtainable, »end lOo in fitampa or coin, to IV^I »*»#< LYMOIDS, 119 Pari St., Toronto. â- ^y<:- *^j^ /HANDY [lOf&25c, ,, BOXES. FOR INSTANT THROAT RELIEF How To Get Quick Relief From Sore, Painful Piles I can belp moat pile au'fererfi. I b«- !!•¥• I can belt) jou too \t yuu want rallef from tho Itctalnv aorcness and bumlns pain of piles. My Hem-Itoia treatment la different. Hem-Rold Ib an Internal medicine â€" a •mall tablet taken with a slase of water. It correctB th« oondltlona IN- 9XDB yotir bmly that oauae you aiicb latenae pile sorenena and pain. But I'll bo honeal wltli you. Hem- Bold aeeme to belp aome pile auft'erera 9or* than othera ao I want to protect ttKMe who are not aatlafled. I refuae to aak people to pay for aonicthing that does not help them as much aa they expect It to. If Heni-Rold helps you, aurely H Is worth the small coat. Other- wiae I want you to hove your money back. I'll take your word. 1 finij people are honest about such things. All I ask is you viae Hem-Roi<1 aa directed for 10 days. Then If you are not eiitisfied retui-n what you dUl not use and get your monoy back. This la an unuBiml offer but Hom-Iloid \b an unusual medicine. It has been soli! on a refund promise for over 40 years. I am not aaked to make many rvfnnds •o It miiBt help most folks who use tt. .^t all drug stores. Honey and Hank By Seeg