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THE GUARDIAN

MAY 9, 1950

SA Country Garden

By Mrs. Gordon Macmillan

"rho fairest and most frssnnt of the many sweets -we found. was a little bush of daphne flower Upon a. grassy mound; And so thick was the blossom ht.

and so divine the scent. That we were well content."

The little of bush of Daphne flower has been covered with hundreds of rosy purple flowers since April making it a good shrub to plant with snowdrops, Aconltes and other early bulbs. It grows from three to four feet high and requires good drainage. The fragrance of this Daphne is the finest of any shrub.; there are several other varieties of Daphne. Cneorum is of a spreading habit and does not grow over twelve inches in height; producing delicately perfumed rose-pink blossoms. The flowers completely cover the plant not only in spring but again in early au- tumn, as an edging plant in front of evergreen or shrubs. it is un- equalled. It also forms a splendid low hedge along garden walks and around flower beds.

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This is a busy. happy time in the garden; all transplanting can be done, and I have been finishing the planting of the perennials and blennials from the field to their permament borders. these are seed- lings and I was very glad they had wintered so well, some small Del- phinlum plants I was afraid had been frozen but they all came through. and as the seed was hand polllnated and very expensive. I was especially glad to have dozens of plants. Many Russel Luplnes and Coreopsis have been moved and lovely Iceland Poppies just coming into bloom. these bloom throughout the entire season and come in pink and white as well as the more familiar yellow and orange shades, they grow about one foot high and do well in full sun or partly shadded positions.

The oi-ientale poppy is much larger than the Iceland. but it has coarse foliage and other plants can be planted to cover this after blooming. in large gardens this Poppy makes s. wonderful splash of color about the first of July when

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L What is wrong with this sen- tence? "He has already advised me that he received the book."

2 What is the correct pronunc- iation of "roue"'.'

3. Vylhich one of these words is misspe ed? Quadraped, usgmire, qusdrilie, quixotic. q

4. What does the word "invis- lsble" mean?

6. What is s- word beginning with ir that means "wesrisome"?

ANSWER!

I. Say. "He has already in- Iornnod me." 2. Pronounce roo-a. co Is in moon. s u in day. accent sec-

ond syllable. 3. Qusdmved. 4. That 4

must not or cannot be violated. (Accent follows the last i). "We must dbey these inviolaible laws." 5. Irtssome.

Modern Etiquette I!) Roberts Loo .

Q. Are postscripts all right when writing business letters?

A. It is better to avoid these as much as possible, It would, in fact. be much better to rewrite the letter and include the forgotten subject

Q. What is the oper way to remove somel forei n substance that one has taken into the mouth while at the dinner table?

A. Remove it with the fingers behind the napkin." and try to do this without attracting undue at- tention.

Q. In it correct for a. mom” of the bridegroom's family to give a. 'shower for the bride-to-be?

A. It usually is not considered proper for the family of either the

bride or the bridegroom to gave showers.

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El.l.Ell'S DIARY

By An Island Farmers Wife

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A glint of color on one of grand- daughters golden curls. and I tell-tale blotch on a plump arm denoted that somewhere about the place in an interesting activity. fresh paint was being spread. to- day. "Ellen." James called once from the bowels of this house to the pleasant stillness above, in a voice which brought a smile of amusement to our artist, "never mind your confounded house- cicaningl it wont keep the bite in your mouth! Come down here with us and help get these iumips away-" "My gosh. Mrs. Ellen." our visitor laughed with obvious amazement. "Jgimes hasn't chang- ed a bit, has he? I mind when we were wee lads living in the road. we used to be over nere helping him -- building loads of hay and grain or perhaps planting or picking potatoes . . . oh, we were with him an awful lot. when I come to think of it. we'd laugh when we heard him speak like that. No. he hasnii changed one bit!"

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This set us to remembering the words of a discerning and young- ish matron of the community uho recently said when speaking of her married years: "No. I haven't managed to change him one bit! Those who make a study of the like say." she added earnestly. llhusbands can't be made over - and I'm inclined lo agree with their findings! There's no wear- ing them down. so to speak!” she laughed. And what of the wives? James himself sometimes com- ments on one angle of this. to the like of Mr. C. from the house on the hill. such times as they take out from their talk of farm af- fairs to touch on the subject.

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"It's a strange thing," James will any humorously, from the comfort of lhe old armchair to the other in the rocker drawn up beside ”where the fussy, cranky womcn come from - you never see any sign of this in the girls when you're out looking for .1 wife!" In an- other of the sterner sex, we found I simiiiar idea. "You picked a very nice wife!" we said. con- gratulating : lad we had seen grow up in the neighborhood, a sensible. considerate youngster manly as they come, and he re- plied sunnily but significantly "She'd better be! In fact I'm thinking she will be. before I'm through making her over"

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Dawn cellar in spells of leisure from their choring the farmers graded turnips for shipment. while in the rooms above we attended to ends of cleaning. Interrupting

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l Morning Smile ran:

Notice in s gr'ocer's shop win- ow:

"Be like Robinson Crusoe-if-lave Most of Your shopping Done By Friday."

NOTICE

S Household Ccrapboolc

; By Roberts Lee

mum. and Window simia-

Matting, and also window shades, can be painted to look like new. The secret of success in this work is to apply two or tluee very thin costs of paint, rather than a single hesvy coat

Fish Hooks

Stick the fish hooks in-tn corks when they are not in use. This will prevent their mating and keep them sharp, them from doing any damsize while thus protected.

Preserving Paint Pouring plain paraffin over pain!

left in the can will preserve it and prevent it from hardening.

P;-any Gift for Kitchen Shower

and will also keel! (

Fretty Lingerie

You'll need pretty lingerie this spring and summer, for many of the clothes are sheer and they de- pend on the right underthings for their beauty and "chic. For that reason lingerie is often more de- corative than the clothes you'll wear it under, and there is a wide variety of fabrics and types. so that you may team your inner and out- or garments with a ham?! her- away.

It is a fabric story, in lingerie as well as in costumes. New nylons and cotton: compete with the usual crepcs, and all are trimmed for prettiness and to play an impor- tant supporting role.

Petticoats are more popular than ever, worn sometimes with cami- soles. sometimes with attractive bras, that were made specially for the dress.

Right Lines

The cottons are most often se- lected to go under cotton dresses, and there are both batistes and crisper textures For a full-flaring skirt, select a pcttlcoat. or slip that has the right lines-full from the waist or slim in the hipine with ruffles to give it width be- low. Wear a niau-hing caml ole with a netticoat, or for Slimmer coolness you can sometimes wear Just a bra.

Nylon tricot and crepe take the lovely embroideics and trimmings

that are usually reserved for silk crepe, and if your budget allows you can have me silks. too You

can find slips wvh walstlines mold- ed by means .-i smovking, shirt-ing or insert midrifir and embroi”ered or lace trimmed at top and hem Crepe and trrot are best for slimmer clothes while the cottons will be best under fuller siirts. Batiste is treated by some design- ers with the same re pect as Silk or nylon. and me results are en- chanting hand-decorated pieces that will look beautiful beneath any i sheer. i some pieces come in sets and. you can buy a gown to match your

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Lovelygown for the S ring bride, or just for. . . pring! Daffodil yellow nylon crepe with imported Marie France lace applied in Empire fashion. .

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e.It'msn of his day, left us this piece of advice: -

"Go to the Ant. thou slugigard. Consider her ways glad be wise."

Yet I say unto you that even Solomon. with all his wisdom. did not know one-hilt the story of the Wonderful Ant. Indeed. in- turalists sre learning more about the clever family of ants every year and each new di overy brings to light some knowledge hitherto unknown. -

In 1922, a French naturalist. re- turning from lndo-Chins, claim- ed he had discovered a brand- new species of Ant. The huge soldiers of this particular tribe bear on their heads hollow tubes through which they are able to squint a.kind of poison, much like the tear gas used during the First Great War. These strange lube- biowing creatures are capable of spraying their gasvfog all of eight inches. When this species under- goes further investigation, we may learn another important lesson from the Wonderful An-i.

No citizen of the insect world can compare with the Ant in wis- dom. These wonderfui little creatures possess a knowledge of hygiene. know how to tame other insects and use them to good ad- vantage, which is more than can be said of some oi the world's primitive races.

In every ant colony are nurseries for their babies. quarters for their fighters, store-houses where food is kept, incubators for hatching out the young of their guests; their cities. villages and highways are the work of experienced and cun- ning builders.

when this world was in its in- fant clothes. the great family of ants - there are at least 3,500 dis- iinct species - knew the art of living logeiher in multitudes. They

favorite slip and panties. Cthels are to be assemiied according to your taste and nurse. It is good

news to many women are well-styled items for the small budilet. as well as for the genero:s,

that there and it is a matter of wise selection

to find what is right for your

it Cook's Corner

CREAMED GREEN ONIONS AND PEAS

6 green onlom (about 6" long) 1 cup boiling water or liquid from canned peas

1&5 cups milk

9. teaspoon salt

Dash of pepper

4 tablespoons buttel

4 tablespoons flour

1 cup drained canned peas

V. cup grated cheese

out onions in 1-inch pieces and cook in boiling water 10 minutes. Heat milk. Melt fat. add flour and seasonings. Slowly add hot milk and stir until thickened. Cook 5 minutes. Stir lh peas and onions with the water in which they have

been cooked. serve on toast. sprinkle with cheese. Yield: six servings

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By Anne Ashley

l i xzxroooo-s Q. How can I peel tomatoes ess- 1 A. 1-mid the tomato under a

running faucet and go over it with s lmlfe blade. not cutting. but merely messing the blade against the skin. Then take the tomato from under the water and see how readily the skin is removed.

Q. How can I clean artificial fruit and flowers?

A. Dip them in and out of white soapsuds several times; then rinse; by dipping in clear water con-i taining a few drops of ammonia.

Q. How can I remove perspir- ation stains from a garment?

A. Try spanning the spot with white vinegar. and wiping 1117 WW1 a soft clean cloth.

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PROSPDG13 are excellent for pushing to desired conclusions with dynamic work in puttins over important plans and objectives.

, unless a nrin pip be as- srted on a marital predisposition M jump at conclusions, errors may be made in agreements and under- standings. Being subject to in- volvement or bungling might in- fluence unfsvorably the practical muugemgnt of thriving affairs.

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urged to concentrate on major activities already in progress. While all may flourish, by dint of aggressive and persistent efforts. yet it could be possible to undermine such prog- ress by an urge to Jump It con- clusions and to make rash and ,hasty

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Uniconirollable Jealousy

Wife Knows Suspicious Unfounded, - Buf Can't Stop Berating Husband

DEAR MISS DIX: I am a young woman of 23. I have been mar- ried four years and have one child. My problem is this: My jealousy is making life a burden to both my husband and myself. My husband is one of the finest men that ever lived. generous, kind. amiable. lov- ing. He has never been unfaithful to me in any way. but I am sus- picious of his every absence. his thoughts, his actions. I am always determining to hide my jealousy, but my self-control give: way and I find myself making scenes. He is always patient and tender. but I have sense encuizhto realize that he may not always be so. What can I do to cure myself? i

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ANSWER: The only advice that I can give to a woman who admits that she is Jealous without cause is for her to consult a good psychiatrist. For she is imagining things. She is en- couraging herself in hallucinations and the sooner she stops H U18 be” ter.

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She realizes herself that she is killing her husbanI:l's love for her by her continual reproaches about things that he has never done and her suspicions of crimes that he never committed. She knows that it won't be long before he will get tired of being watched and spied upon and of being met by wild-eyed. hysterical fury when he comes home ten minutes late.

Why do women give rein to their Jealousy? Because they are emotionally unbalanced. Because they have never been taught self- controi. Because they are selfish and tyrannical and determined to rule their husband: at every cost and to monopoliz every particle of their time and thoughts. And most of all, because they get a sadistic thrill out of torturing themselves and their husbands with fears and suspicions which oftener than not they know to be pure flgments of their imaginations and to have no foundation in fact. -

But it is a pleasure they pay for dearly.ln the lossiof their hus- bands' affection. For jealousy 518:v'5 10V? Quicker "1311 any 01h" 0"? thing.

DEAR MISS DIX: I am one of those dalelcss girls and am so resigned to the situation that I wouldn't bother about it if it wasni for my family. They have insisted upon my becoming a debutante. at which I am an utter misfit. I don't speak the language of the girls whom I am thrown with and I can't enter into their conversation. I wasn't cut out to be the life of the DBFW. yet I am eXP9C19d 10 W399 up a gay. witty and entertaining conversation to amuse the man with whom I happen to be. Partners don't ask me to dance with them and when I rebel nxnlnst all this my family say that lam silly and what 3 fine wholesome girl I am and. M course, people like me and admire me. What am I to do? E T

ANSWER: I don't think there is any more pathetic figure than the girl whose family try to force her into being a butterfly when she has none of the attributes of the butterfly and nevertfecls at home in the rurlfled atmosphere in which they ihruat her.

it is a cruel and inhuman punishment for any woman to force her dgugmu to go "out in society". as the phrase goes. unless she wants

Fur wiser and kinder to let the girl find her own niche in the

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Faulty j dgment or wrong associa- tlons could have a negative result on all efforts.

A child born on this day is cw- ahle of strenuous. aggressive and ardent initiative, yet its disposition to jump at conclusions or errone- ous judgments. could block its'pro- gress.

or important projects

or at decisions.

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also ,, the knowledge of good government and the way they handle the affairs of state would put some of the world's 15' to shame.

The ant can be a delightful host when it wants to. but on the other hand. it can be as ruthless and blood-thirsty as any buccaneer that ever roamed the seven seas. When this barbarify comes to the fore, they will sometimes go so far as to eat their enemies while alive. Like the rat. the ant may be found in every part of the globe. their natural abode. though some species live in trees and in decayed wood, and when it comes to food. they will dine on almost anything. They have. however, a sweet tooth and are exceptionally fond of sugar and other sweets.

The lion of the jungle is a beast to be reckoned with. s ruthlus killer and the King of his do-

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and kill the largest snake; and. later in this story, I shall tell you

In my student days the import- ant fsctor in the diet was the daily amount of food eaten. that is, the total number of calories or heat units. A woman doing house- work needed 2,000 calories daily. an office man 2.500 calories. a fac- tory worker. 3,000 calories and a man doing heavy physical work 4.000 or more calories. - Nothing was known about vita- mins and little about minerals.- Because of the discovery of vita- mins and the importance of min- erals in recent years. little is writ- ten about calories, that is, the amount of food eaten daily.

In "The Journal of the Ameri- can Medical Association." Dr. Ancel Keys. Minneapolis. Labora- tory of Physiological Hygiene. School of Public Health. University of Minnesota, states that in rec- ent years the central importance of calories in the diet has been 'ob- scured by the phenomenal de- velopments in other aspects in food and nutrition; that is in. the quality of the food together with the known importance to health of vitamins and minerals.

Dr. Keys states that these pheno- menal developments in nutrition have taken the minds of the phy- sicians. and of the public gener- ally, sway from the importance of the smomt of food the body needs to supply hast, energy and the work of the body processes. The hard lesson of the World Wars is that the most serious food prob- lem is a shortage of food or calor- ies. We have so many overwolghis in the United States and Canada that our problem. at present say- way. is overeating.

while in some individual cases special attention must be paid to "exact" amount of food eaten daily diabetes. tuberculous. over- weight. underwoights - there are nvw svallmls tables of the amount of food necessary for normal men and women according to their work or occupo

tion. some food research workers think. however, that these tlhles of food requirements under- estimate the amount of food really needed daily.

If you are well. feel" like doing your daily work, it weight has re- mained the some for past few years and is about the weight for your h ht and build recommended by tub don't lnorllse or GOORIIO the number of as eaten