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'i-Ada rwo THE GUARDIAN DECEMBER 26. 1951

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HEARING LOSS AND NUTRI- TIONAL DEFICIENCY

Wbllo we do not read or hear oo much about vitamins today as formerly. it is not, because vita- mins are not as much in use, but because research workers and prac- lllsing physicians have found the speclilc or particular uses for each of the vitamins and prescribe them accordingly. Thus, .vitami.n A15 prescribed for surface or skin con- ditions, vitamin B to promote ap- petite and strengthen the nervous system, vitamin C for scurvy, vita, min D for rheumatism and arthri- tis and vitamin E for muscular weakness.

That vitamin A. in addition to being of value in run-down or weakened patients. is of real help to ear specialists in the treatment of loss of hearing and head noises. ls stated by Dr. M. J. Label in American Medical Association 0io- lnryngology (ear and throat), Chicago.

Dr. Locbel cites several investi- gations on the value of an inject- able vitamin A preparation in cto- sclerosis (formation of spongy bone in the inner ear) and other types of impaired hearing not helped by the usual ear and throat methods of treatment, and then describes patients with hearing loss who have her-n treated pri- marily with vitamin A and other measures. From this study of these investigations and some previous studies, he concludes that vitamin deficiency and hearing loss are in some manner related.

Results of clinical trials with on tnjectable vitamin A preparation hold promise of its therapeutic (healing) value in certain types of dcafncss. Dcspitc the fact that in some instances the hearing loss was not influenced, the accom- panying tiiinitus (head noises, ringing in the ears) was greatly relieved. The fact that injectable vitamin A gives relief in head noises will be greatly welcomed by sufferers with these symptoms, as patients state that while they can put up wii.h the loss of hearing. the head noises and ringing in the ears cause distress. fatigue. and resulting irritability.

The present treatment of tinni- ttus is a diet low in salt and liq- uids, and a drug taken daily to drive excess water out of the tis- sues. Foods to be reduced in arnoung arc: salted butter, crack- ers. beets. cszgs, milk. carrots, spin- och. oatmeal.

The fact that the use of vitamin A will allow some of these foods to be eaten. even though in small amounts. will be a boon to suf-

ferers with loss of hearing who are suffering also with head noises.

"Further trials with vitamin alone or combined with other vita.- mins seem definitely indicated.”

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1. What is wrong with this sen- tence? ”The little park has two waterfalls and a winding river; the latter is fascinating to follow, but the former is really wonder- fui."

2. What is the correct pronunc- lation of "strategist"?

3. which one of these words is misspelled? Siiperlor, supersede, suple. supremacy.

4. What does the word "distort- ed" mean?

5. What is a word beginning with fu that means "stealthy; sly"?

ANSWERS

1. say. "the former are really wonderful." inasmuch as former re-f.ei's to a plural subject. 2. Ac- i'.ent first sgllnble. not the second. B. Supple. 4. Twisted out, of regular shape. "He has a distorted view of life.” 5. Furiive.

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Mrs. Gordon Macmillan

A Morning Will:

The sun in just rising on the morning of another day. the first day of a new year. What can 1 wish that this day. this year may bring to me? Nothln that shall make the world or at era poorer. nothing at the expense of other men. but just those few things which in their coming do not stop with me. but touch me rather. as they pass and gather strength.

A few friends who understand me. and yet remain my friends.

A work to do which has real value without which the world would feel poorer.

A return for such woi-k small enough not to tax unduly anyone who pays.

A mind unafraid to travel. even though the trail be not blazed.

An understanding heart.

A sight of the eternal hills und unresting sea. and of something

beautiful the hand of man has made.

A sense of humour and the power to laugh.

A little leisure with nothing to do.

A few moments of quiet. silent meditation. The sense of the presence of God.

And the patience in wait for the coming of these things. with the wisdom to know them when they come.

W. R. Ilumnt. Happy New Your! And many happy days in the g:u'dt-n is my wish for you in this year of nineteen hundred and fifty-two. How the universal heart. of man blesses flowcrs. They are wreath- ed around the cradlc the mnr-l riage altar and the tomb. Thel Persian in the Far East delights- in their perfume. and writes his love in noscgnys; while the In- dian child of the Far VVe:t claps his hands wiili glee HS he p,:iilici's ihe abundant blossoms, ihc illum- inaicd Scriptures of llI(' Pruirics. The Cupid of the ancient Illn- doos tipped his arrows with flow- ers and orange flowers are n bri- dal crown with us, a notion of yesterday.

Flowers garlandcd the Grecian

before the Christian shrine. All these appropriate uses. Flowers should deck the brow

in themselves a

marriage. - They should twine around the tomb. for their perpetually re-

newed hcauly is a symbol of the resurrection. They should festoon the altar, for their fragrance nnd beauty nscend in perpetual wor- ship before the throne of the M t 1-l'f,'li.

”s ' L. Child.

Let our hearts be filled With a wish for all? Roses in a garden

-A bird to cnthrall:

Food for a hungry world. Bruised and numb

And God's loving Cafe

When the day is done. Andrews.

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onion Juice

Onion juice blends and flavors food better than chopped onions. The juice can be obtained by pressing a spoon against the cut side of it. or pressing the onion against a grater and allowing the juice to drip through, i

Chopped Lip:

Make I salve for chapped lips by mixing twenty parts of white wax. forty parts of spermaceti, ten parts of oil of sweet almonds, and thirty parts of perfectly pure fresh lard.

Curling Feather-9

To curl feathers or plumes shake the tips through steam from the spout of a kettle. and then curl with a silver fruit knife or a

whale bone.

Anne azrkdams Balterns

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CHRISTMAS AT KINDERGAR- TEN - Pictured above is a group of Kindergarten children who

friends with their enthusiastic per-

iaok part in Christmas closing exercises Thursday last. The formance. Teachers are Mrs. Mer- ch'ldren delighted parents and rill Graham and Mrs. Ira Clark.

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Modern Etiquette

By Robert: Lee

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. Q. Is it correct to use the knife

as a "pusher" when eating?

A. If properly done, it is proper. Held in the left hand in the same helping to guide and hold each mouthful for the fork to lift, this is not evcn noticed by most peo- ple. i

Q. If one has forgotten to send a Christmas Card to 3 friend who has sent one. must a note be writ- ten to this friend?

A. Ycs; extend greetings andl

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Q. How can I cause paint to

adhere to new tin?

A. Rpb the surface of the tin first with pumice powder, or sand- paper. and apply shellac. Be sure the tin is free of grease before beginning the work.

Q. How can I help my child when he wishes to blow soap bub- blcs?

it. Add a. few drops of glycei-ine to the soap and water, and the bubbles will not burst so easily and will have a more brilliant col- or.

Q. How can "I”b?Ig'llten ililrfelred tiles of the porch or fireplace?

A. Try rubbing with a cut piece of lemon and a little salt. Then wash with warm, soapy water.

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VEGETABLE AND BACON SOUP

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons bacon fat, 1,. cup finely diced (1 medium sized green pepper, two.-till-ounce jars strained vegetables-and-bacon, 1,5 cup water, 1 cup milk. 11.2 tablespoons grated Parmman cheese. salt and freshly-ground pepper (to taste).

Method: Heat bacon fat slowly in medium-sized saucepan. add green pepper, an cook over low heat; a- stirring a few times -for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add strained vegetables - and-bacon; swish out the jars with the water and add. Return to low heat and beat with a whisk or rotary beater until well combined. stir in milk slowly. then cheese, and allow to stand over low heat until very hot; do not boil. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve at once. Makes about 3'.i cups soup. enough for four ll-cup servin85-

f The Stars Say - - By Genevieve Kunblo Kmwnmrgxtrewe s R For Tomorrow

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THE holiday spirit remains with inflationary and expansive force enlarging the interests, aspirations and desires. It is a time for taking into consideration those ways and means for putting varied hopes and wishes on an expansive and constructive basis. A "windfall" or gift of money or securities could be an opening wedge for future operations. or solid investment. But make for security and lasting conotnietlve growth in all such

plans. For-the Birthday

Those whose birthday it in may look for some substantial and al- luring opening for advancing fut-

tunes on a flrrn and growing but: Constructive forces may have some surprising bids for branching out in a new direction. possibly In in- centive to make a gamble, provid- lng the operations are not too ex- travagant. Judgment is good for I solid upswing. with lasting secur- ity or tangible assets the inciting factor. As well as sound Judgment, "hunches" or tips might have sur- prising denouements. ,A "flurry." may be thrilling.

A chlld- born on this day should posnen much versatility and be adaptable. clever and creative, with the ambitions and aspira-

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;fD0liOTllY DIX slis- W” Warning lLOIdsiers

Grandfail'ier:Regrel's Marrying Woman Twenty Years Younger

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DEAR MISS DIX; My expericncc. I hope, may save some other old gent from the heartbreaking mistake I made.

At the age of 63, a widower for seven years and a grandfather four times over, I decided to rcmarry. Someone my own age. I was a young man to my way of thinking. So I mar- ried a womnn of 40 who had never, been married. This was to me nilrnculousl Such a woman-so nttrnclive-so swccl-sucli fl good cook and just

his card.

Q. Is it, sufficient for a bride .

and b,.,(1,,g,.oc,n to mank mek. wnltlng for me. Oh, how we can talk ourselves friends Verbally for wedd-mg' into somethin I had a comfortable home with Ems? my son, his 'ile and two children. Nothing was

A. No: a personally-written

note by the bride is a "must."

too much for them to do for "Cramps". If I had only listened to them! They resented my marriage. and how right they were!

Now after two years of marriage, I find my- self tied lo a woman who has completely changed since the wedding. She insists on my changing to her ways; every- thing must be done as she wants it. My comfort is secondary: my wishes ignored. So. may I warn other oldstcrs-admit your age! Don't let a last fling throw you into a situation like mine.

UNHAPPY GRANDFATHER.

ANSWER: This is the substance of many letters along the some lines. Grandpa. at 50. 60 or later, decides he is too young to settle down, so he goes a-wooing. The object of his affection is a woman 20, 30 or more years his senior. Does that phase grandpop. Of course notl What difference does a few years make?

Skill VVANTED SECURITY

Alas and nlack! He discovers loo soon-and too late--that a generation is difficult to span. His lady love has achieved security, which was her goal from the beginning. So now we have grandpa estranged partially or completely from his family. forced to adjust himself to a new life not to his liking. bidding farewell to theadays of case and comfort. Isn't it better to accept the years gracefully? This neednt mean idleness or stagnation: it simply means adapting oneself to the limitations exacted by Father Time. It definitely pre- cludes romance with ladies a generation younger. December-May mar- riuges are usually engineered by ladies looking for a soft berth. They set the standards for the marriage, while hamstrung grandpa meckly follows as best he can.

Congeninl marriages do occur in middle-or evcn old-age but the partners tire of the same generation, at least. Lonely oldsters very often establish a fine pattern of companionship in their later days; in many respect: it offers aspects for young married folk to emulate or aspire to. As an attempt to revive the romance of youth, how- ever, a lute-in-life match is doomed to utter disaster.

DEAR. MISS DIX: Are the wedding gifts from a reception sup- posed to be taken to the bride's home or to the couple's new home, which is all furnished? In this case, the bride's mother took tlidrn home with her, so when the couple returned from their weddl” "'ip they had to transport the gifts to their new home. G. R.

ANSWER: This seems like a very trivial matter for you no get so upset over. The bride's mother may very reasonably hnve thought. the gifts would be safer with her than in an unoccupied house. She surely had no intention of retaining permanent possession of the gifts, so why all the hullabuloo?

DEAR MISS DIX: I'm very much in love with a girl and I'd like to know.how I. can get her to go out with me. Her mother and father think shes too young to go out on dziics.. I'm 19 and she's 14. Do you think I should ask her parents to let her go to a or show with me? c K, .

ANSWER: You can ask her parents. if you wish. but I .,,..e with them that the girl is too young for dating, especially with a boy as much older as you are.

The New Christmas

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Who's having the most fun, log with tbeawondroua new trains

Santa Claus brought -- father or , Ion? This could easily be the 3:. W

of baritone Barnard Johnson's family, it looks ilk: it's a wimp.

tlom sound, of creative merit,

jackpot question of the Christmas Canada network ll. pictured here

EI.LEll'S -DIARY

g: no hint ru-ab. Wife

It is on the grim wintry days. when one clear: I corner of n frosted pane and looks out upon

low. she turns away to take out then the "Roses for December" she bu gathered along fairer

ways.

Not that personally we find oth- er than n sombre or glowing love- deed gifted with some quirk of linen in any winter day and in- character which James himself finds difficult to understand we can even enjoy the season's storm. We like the snowfall and blown and mounting drifts, nor are we nt all dismayed by the sense of isolation which the like gives to this Island farm. though for the sake of a family that does , not share our views, we prefer it to be of short duration.

And if sometimes disturbing visions of eventualities that could occur at such time might come to mind. we lose them presently in some work or interest that comes to hand. Busted thui. it is sur- prising how soon even the lengthi- est "spell of weather" spends it- self and is gone. .

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But who has not "Roses for De- cember?" or have we been too occupied with the cares of our household and allowed that op- portune time for gathering slip nway in lesser doings? Did we let glorious dawns pass unnoticed? Lovely summer nouns? Enchanting dusks? And the charm of seed- time - the haying and harvest, without reaping even one fragrant rosebud for memory? Seeing may- be only the commercial gain in a given task and nothing of the" lie-auty that is there. Gr-umbling ever at voice of Duty" . . . meeting each onv sullenlv. or with indifferent cutlook. "There's really not much to see. Ellen ” our hostess of one long-gone afternoon offered at our suggestion that we come to the out of doors. She smiled ruefully. "To tell you the truth I get weary of the same old sights. I'm tempt- cd to run away to some fairer place."

0 I 0 It was an old-fashioned garden of a lawn we came to, somewhat

unkempt it is true, but beautiful

even in its untidiness. Clumps of lilies bloomed in grassy comers and liollyhocks making light of any matter of cultivation had seeded themselves and grew thriftlly in a sheltered nook by a fence.

Sun-shadows rippled in the green satin of the near grain- field and beyond, black and white cattle grazed in content In their pasture. Below. the bars and blue of the boy were bathed in the sunlight; it caressed too the wings of the gulls that dipped and soar- ed leisurely there.

Past a turn in the roadway at the right and on a bit of it rise against a background of green vel- vet that was woodland. and above that the silver-blue of sky, sat the village . . . store and church. houses and school . . . but pretty as it was about our eyes came back to rest on the nearer scene. The two children were engaged in haul- ing a bundle of sticks in their small wagon. attended by the dog -a btiff creature of pointed nose and white ruff and quite as inter- ested and alert at the pastime as they. The little girl's shriek of dismay over a fallen stick seem- ed to bring an answering expres- slon to his eyes. ,

A mother duck and her brood cut across the yard and we recall -because our younger farmer had questioned us about this later, a mare and foal drowsed beneath the trees in the orchard. "You see. Ellen" our hostess offered with a shrug "as I said, there's not much tolook at."

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But was there not? Immeasur- able wealth of home and family and a world of rare befuty right at her door! But for her no "Roses for December" not even one tight- curled budl

Until tomorrow Diary

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to Swiss-sponsored boy-town of Zlro.

During a recent visit

where guerrilla-stricken refugee children are taken care of, Queen Frederica. of Greece took pity on

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a 13-year-old orphan. Minn. Kat. snmgoucha. and became his foe- ter-mother. Queen Frederica is shown having a friendly chat with her newly adopted "child."

For Good Family

TORONTO, Nov. 24-(OP)-The introduction to the book "Living With Our Children? says it should be read by the latest generation of married folks-those with "stray grains of wedding rice in the cor- ners of their suitcases."

The present, volume (Norton. New York) is a revised edition of the original of a quarter of a century ago, and author Dr. Lil-

lan M. Gilbrcth examines her earlier theories in the light of the years.

Dr. Gilbreth is popularly known as the model for the mother in the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen". an industrial psychologist and ex- perl: in scientific management who was the mother of If children when she wrote the book "out of her first-hand experience." She has always found life an adventure, and so did her hus- band, the late Frank Gilbreth.

"For him time was always an opportunity." she says. "His pro- ject all through the 55 years of his life was to find the 'one best way' of doing everything. having in mind satisfaction not only in the reault.but In the doing." On one hand Dr. Gllbreth ap- proaches her subject of raising a family with the point of view of the psychologist. At the same time she studies it with the eye of hi mother of a large family.

Understanding Is Key

Young married couples. she says. should plan their future and get to understand one another! back- ground, to learn 'the traits each possesses.

"It is interesting to consider one's ancestors both as members of social groups and as individ- uals, from the physical. mental -and emotional side." she says. "and to evaluate their efficiency in both cases-."

Ker advice on child-rearing cov- era much territory. Bad habits can be established so easily. Nap- kins should never be tucked into the neck of a young.-.ter's dress or suit. for instance. Later this will be accepted as bad manners. Bibs are associated with childhood but napkins should be used in the same manner as adults use them. Parents must learn to live with their children. not for them, is her main theme.

"Make changes in your way of living. not primarily because it in best for them but because it is

best for everyone.”

Gracious Big Fans Return To Fashion

LONDON. Dec. 24 - (GP) - The inclination of London and Paris dress designers to couple ostrich nnd lace fans with some of their more cxotlc gowns in causing British fashion writers in recall the "language of the fun."

In the old days the fan in I lady's hands spoke a language of its own. If she wished to com- municate with ti gentleman with- out speaking, she could do so by judicious use of the fun.

If she were annoyed at some- thing. for instance. a twirl of the fan in the left hand meant ”Do not speak to me". A warmer message, "I love you". C011"! ll" conveyed by pressing the tip of the shut fan. or its handle. to the heart.

Holding the half-open fan. or its handle, to the lips meant "You may kiss me". If the lady with- ed to talk to the man. she would touch the tip of the fan with her fingers. And if he was neglect- ing her, she would fan herself with a short. quick motion.

Fashion writers note this could still be a useful method of silent teiegmphy-providing the modern male takes the trouble to learn the code.

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A young commercial traveilei set out for the first time to get orders in the West of England. AL Plymouth he met an old travllm-. who asked him how he had got

on.

"Badly," he replied. "I was in- sulted at every place I visited."

'"I'hat's strange." said the other; "I've been on the road forty years: I've had my samples flung into the street and I've been taken by the scruff of the neck and pitched downstairs; I dont deny that I've been rolled in the gutter; but in- suited ;- never!"

Into New

Full of zeal. the amateur drama- tic company was doing its best - but that wasn't good enough. The audience got colder and colder. At last the heroine. fat, forty. and and not so fair advanced to the footlights.

"Oh. why was I born?" she ex- claimed.

"That can't be helped now." came a retort from the gallery: "get on with the play!"

WARM AND PRETTY!

' HEADLINE Nnws for Teenersl A warm cap with a tiny scarf to tie under the chini ittcns to match! Easy crochet an popcorn stitch. Make them in one color taimmed with two bright contrasts!

Pattern 7387: chochet directions

” for Tecnlge cap. mittens.

Send Twenty-live cents in coins for this pattern (stamps cannot be accepted) to ALICE BROOKS De- signs. No The Guardian, 00 Front Street West. Toronto. Ontario. Please print plainly Name. Address and Pattern Number.

Frozen Stuffed chicken

foratbe oven in the latest develop- ment of the poultry industry

girls. club women and inexperienc- ed brides. according to 0-1-1. AI-

Drepnred and stuffed with a spec- ial dressing. a colorless plastic bag is drawn over it and tho air ex- pelled by a. vacuum hon. then placed in a deep ti-sour. Poultry farmer 'A. M. Wadsworth of wolcott. N. Y.. Wu responsible for the original Idea of marketing his products in this my,

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Frozen stuffed chicken all ready which will be welcomed by career

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