Women's realm

PAGE TWO

THE GUARDIAN APRIL 23. 1952

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3 pg rum w. Berton. IJI. 5 ac, . ALCOHOLISM AND VITAMINS

Now that alcoholl is likely soon to be taken out of the hands of the law. and physicians and hospitals. general and special. will be taking over the care and treat- ment of its victims. it is of great interest to us all to see the in- formation now given to the public .iiiiid about this important subject.

Just. a few years ago we learn- ad from the Yale School for Study of Alcohol and Alcoholism that there was something lacking in the constitution or make-up of the alcoholic that caused hl.m to so greatly feel the need for alcohol that it came first in his life. That this lack in the alcohoiic's make- up may be dtie to not gcttins enough of certain foodstuffs is now stated by Dr. Roger J. Williams of -the Biochemical institute. Univer- sity of Texas. in his book "Nutri- tion and Alcoholism."

While the majority of individuals are guided by their appetites as to the proper foods and amounts of these foods to csit. it appears that this is not true of many people, including alcoholics.

"In animal experiments rats were given a choice between water and 10 per cent alcohol. some drank hcavily. others were teetot- alcrs. When these animals were placed on marginal dicts. lacking!

sufficient amounts of various B. vitamins. the differences disap- peared and all animals consum.d rtlcc-hol at a fairly high level. The! consumption of alcohol droppedf with abundziiit diets. Alcoliolic.I vitamin-deficient rats dosed with the vitamins they lflclitd. ceased to drink as long as the mising ele- ments of food were supplied.

Dr. Williams bcl'cves that in al-.' coholism the nutritive or food re-i qulremcnts are influenced by her- edity. The hereditary trail which predisposes toward alcoholism is the possession of unusually high requirements for certain food ele- ments. If they do not get these food elements required. then they turn to alcohol. iiowei-tr. "if the ' dividual with this heredity fac- tor in his make-up is able to get- y any available nicans-plenty of all the nutritional clcnients he needs. then the disease. alcoholism. does tint. appear and the heredit- ary trait. which otherwise would be datniaging. is completely over- come.

What are the food clement. '--hi” alcoholics lack and so turn -17 ' -. states that it is the; ruins that are lack- -ts of alcoholics, that . their par icular constitution or ls for a high quantity and quality of the V vitamins.

' in V vitamins are: al- recii anparagiis. bacon. whoie vi eat bread, butter. carrots. sweet canned corn. "greens". hrim. beef livcr. malted milk. parsnips. peanuts. peas. itricd prunes. spin- ach. wheat rerni. yeast.

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ELlEll'S DIARY

lg an Island tuner: Wife

There are already sizable plants of watercress about the spring in "the field across the creek." We gathered a handful this afternoon. when in the sunshine and light wlnd prevailing. we enjoyed with granddaughter an excursion along the farm - our first of the season.

Like her elders at Alderlea, she is familiar with the lie of the home acres. Gaining first sights of these we are sure when only a babe in her carriage. Then when the work pressed the others of the family busily. more than once she was wheeled to some safe point of vantage in the viciitity while a housewife rounded the cows in the pasture and the two followed them home to the milking.

She knows well the trail that leads to Rob's --can point out too. the various sites of the recent woods' work . . . and the siiorn place where it spruce hedge by a

far line is now no more. "i guess you don't like it this tiny." she commented scanning our cxpres-1

51011 with discerning cyc. "To you the truth, i don't care for y myself. but" she smiled "what, could we do? You know what men" are like!"

We followed paths beaten hard. by the lioofs of the pasiuring cat-' tie of last year, doivn to the green-. ing baiilss of the inillstrezini where; soon now. hugging close to it, feet constantly damp. coiisli-,is will dis-t play their stores of gold . . . Al tnuskrnt, a giiotilisli (Ii'83llll'G,' sleek with ivrt. and dark. appeared- ”es in a lli'Cilfll" in tlic intid'.iy.. fast-flowing water, then sensing the iiearncss of "aliens," suddenly submerged, leavln: us wondering" if perhaps cur cycs had been for the moment. d?CCLl'lll;', us. .

"Did you see tliziif” ;:i'.inddaugh- ter brcathcd. We iicddcd a and turned to watch with her the flight: of a pair of ducks rising from the, privacy of "up the stream." "Just; two-l guess they're mates" she. noddcd. shading h:i' eyes to follow.

tell; it'

better their course. "And isn't it strange hoiv they found each other?" she oifcrtxi. "Mother Na-

Lure sccs to that" we said. "I sup-. pose like the robin he siiigs to, find her. Only his song" she laugh-I ed "is a "Quasi-t!' ” i

Alders. dai'k-taasclcd. dogwood. strays. grccii-l)uddo:l. poplars; waiting to put on their green lime,

evergreens ready to give over their, lengthy watch to others . . . and. is warm. gentle wind playing at quiet ll'lClf)dj.' on the harp oft branches about. I

And then homing along the

stream we came to the spring. Wel picked steps down the decline to. reach it. snow still clings to the sheltering cliff to the west but crystal-clear ll weileil and flowed beneath, along aisles of water- cress and doivn to Join the stream. below. We sat on weather-beatenl. log to eat cookies we had brought for just such ti moment as this. Then "Perhaps we'd better go now" we suggested. "No-let's stay” just a. few minutes lonrer to lis- ten to the sound of the spring flowing. Don't you like it?" queried. "What tune is it?" we nice. A little sleepy-like.” she sighed. "Yes" that's what it is: A

The melody is still in our cars. a

quiet . . . happy . . . sleepy tune. Until tomorrow - - Dlary- -

Good-night . . . . . .

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Modern Ehquelfe t By Robert: Lee

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Q. What is the proper thing for! I. woman to do when calling, if she, finds her hostess is preparing to go out?

A. She may say. "I ste you are ready to go out; I won't keep you." However. if the hostess insists that she remain for awhile, it is per- fcctly proper to do so.

Q. Is it permissible to seat. a man and wife together at a dinner party?

A. Not usually. It may be done when the party is in honor of a newly-married couple. then the

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I Garden Topics

BY GORDON LINDSAY SMITH

ABtgSIlow

Lack of time or ,money are not. real reasons for not having even a big show of flowers. It is amaz- ing what one can grow with a minimum of effort and expenditure. And where the grounds are very

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lherbest should be considered.

asked. "I don't know. But it's very.

lullaby. I believe." I

large. as around a summer place oi- farm for instance, a big show is al- so easily possible.

The best plan, in any of thele cases. is to stick to things like petunias. nasturttums, cosmos, mar-

lgolde. zlnrilas and similar plants

which are not only easily grown but which also will bloom steadily for weeks. with only little care ,at first these will practically look after themselves. It is best to have solid beds of one flower. though not necessarily the same color, for the showlest results. A long bed of petunias about three feet wide. will set off any driveway. and roughly circular beds of zlnnias, marfgolds or some of the smaller things will make a wonderful show. Then for the smaller garden there are all sorts of tiny flowers, like aiysstmi. portulaca. poppies and similar flowers which thrive even in poor soil and once well started will crowd out the weeds and go on blooming until fall.

Transplanting

Tmiisplnntiiig is one of the most iniportaiit and commonest jobs in gardening. Even the tiniest flower or vegetable plants sometimes have '.'I be moved. to give them room to tievclop. When small practically anything can be moved if we obser- ve a few simple rules. The main thing is to keep the roots undis- turbed. to keep away from the air and to cover quickly and firmly

with fine dam-7 earth. Watering during and immediately aftrr trntisplntiiinsz. unless the soil is

very inoist is rsseiitinl and also if possible siinplyiiig R little shade for the first fcw hours or a day or two. With big things like trees and shrubbrry. it is also advisable to

lie firmly to a stake to prevent the It in-ind looseiiiiig. Where feasible and

tlzcrc are only a few thincstomovc. s our should do the Job in the cool :

nf the cvcnm: aiici preferably ivlier. there is no wind. Above all it is most importzirit to cover the roots well and item the soil firmly pres- sed rm 'id them. To speed growth mid is i the shock of moving it -s ;. good plan to sr-riiikle a lift”: cheniirril fertilizer nround but iio'.' actually touching the roots.

Make Sure Soil Is Ready

One can snielv move or transplant nursery stock like trees and shrtib-2 when the soil is rather damp. but it is a mistake to do any general sow- ing or cultivating iviitle,the ground is the least bit muddy. Heavy soil is actuallv in"ui'ed and later trouble results when it is dug or worked too A good test to take a little earth and squeeze it in the hand. I: when relased it crumbles bill. does pack it is fit for the spade or plow.

Good Seed Vital

Too much emphasis cannot be laid on seed. Suitable seed is more than just high quality. It is seed of var- ieties especially selected and for Canadian conditions. in vegetables it also means that the variety has been approved and tested offically for Canada. As seed is the only fac- tor in gardening over which one has absolute control. nothing but the

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lly Anne Ashley

Q. How can I distinguish steel from iron?

A. Take 3 very clean file and file over the flame of an alcohol lamp. if the filed piece is made 01 steel. lit-tie burning and cracking .n;Ja1'ks will be seen. if the piece consists of iron, the sparks will not crackle.

Q. How can I mend a tear In delicate material more easily?

A. Place the torn part. with I new piece beneath it. in an em- broidery hoop. The hoop holds all firmly and makes the delicate darning of the tear much easier.

Q. How can I remove match scratches from the surface of a painted Wall?

A. Rub over these marks with the cut surface of a lemon.

Q. How can I clean wallpaper? A. The most effective way is with the us: of commercial pre- parations for cleaning wallpaper

together.

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now on the market.

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British Industries Fair. May 5-16

A LOT is being done with nylon by British manu land. Here, for example, is nylon being evening gown in mariauisette. Cen r

and nighh Le": Pale-gr” newhnn ct negligee over a. trlcot nightgown.

with a tiny black check; worn over a darker pink slip. Right:

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facturcrs and exactly what is being shown at the

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DEAR MISS DIX: piist tivt-nty years. My tlnufthlcr it mid iizive fllW;I)S done things for c tied it your. and l niii living with il:iux:litcr iind so tlioirs.

pressure nnd the

no to liusinnss. me lo sfziy iionic

st-c us soniclimcs nnd Sh(' is trying

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Should Loosen Ap-ron Strings When Daughter is Married

I um n middle-ngcd woman. a widow for the

nd I have been i'cry niucli together acli ntlinr. Now she has been litur- ilicni. Isicr niolhcv-in-l.'iiv comes in to get my to visit friends of

n-in-lniv old

Do you think it is fair for her to risk them out and leuvc me home?

I have very high blood doctor says I shouldn't stay alone.

Of course, I have brothers nnd sisters, and I still

nltliougli my daughter would like

MRS. MARION F.

ANSWEII: Marion. you are falling into flint iiorst of If” possible st:itcs- feeling sorry for yourself. As I see your situation, it is quite zi

pleasant one nnd you have nothing whatever to

351"” M559" rompiuin uliout.

iirc devoted to 3

Your daughter nnd son-in-liiw

'ou, you have a nice homo. and the

miiifortgililc i-issurtinve that your beloved child is happily married.

you to have someone with you ill your doctor will nllziy most of the husliiiiid alone. To try to monopoli

mono. ollicr friends who will go to a mo own!

Bo grutcful for them. When they

blood pressure is no iensoii for lnvalidliond.

fully nnd wish them a good time--nnd menu it! the evening alone. surely you're not coniplctcly devoid of all means

l'Ol'B CONDITION PCZZLING

I am a little puzzled by the fact that your high blood pressure docs not prevent you from working. but does tiizikc it necessary for

The facts don't jibe. Hiizli A frank discussion with fours concerning this condition.

ivays.

Your riatirzhtcr is cert.-tlnly entitled to an evening out with her

ze all her time to the complete ex-

clusion of her liitsliniid would be very selfish iuid inconsiderate of you. Since you have It Joli. brothers and sislcrs. you surely have no need either In in): aloiii: with the youni: folks or sit liomc hy yourself and You know other people with whom you can visit. you have

vie with you. Make a life of your

You have an cxrcpiiniially devoted (laughter and it fine son-in-law.

go out for an evening, smile cheer- If you must spend

High

Apply Plant Food on Each side of

There is fl lesson for all hotncl gardeners in the remarkable rcsults which farmers are achieving by increasing the quantities of plant food used on their crops. Reports of increased yields are often as-

Tlie expense of feeding is so

in comparison with the

Seed

heavier production, either of food or of beauty. that a home garden- er profits by it as much as the

farmer. I If you can get. six inches to a foot of well decayed barnyard

manure to spade into the garden, soil annually. you may not need commercial plant food. otherwise your chief reliance must be on the commercials.

The plant food content of hu- mus which you can make is small; and it is I rare home garden which can make enough humus to main- tein its call porosity.

Four toeix pcrunda of .balanc- ed commercial plant food per we no. ft. will be adequate for the average garden annually. Two-

Continued on page 9

Feeding Home Garden Pays In Yield And Quality

Row. Sever-11 Inches Away From

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thirds of it should be applied in the spring before plantings

For the vegetable garden or a new flower bed or border, the fol- lowing methods will get best re- sults:

1-on soils which are acid. test- ing below pl-I6, plant food should be concentrated in bands or pock- ets not touching plant roots but within easy reach.

2-on sweet soils testing above pl-16. spade plant food into the soil, evenly and deeply. I

To apply the first method. when setting out a plant mix plant food with soil at the bottom of the hole. I. iableapoonful for tomato plants. up to a handml mixed with a bushel of soil for trees and Ihrubs.

in sowing seed for row crops. make it furrow four inches deep on each side of the drill in which seeds will be down. Pour plant food into each furrow. a pint to fifty feet. Then cover with soil and sow the need. When the roots get long enough to reach the plant food the plant will be old enough to use it.

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A Boiler English a, 0. o. wuiimo .

1. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "Before proceeding on with the work. he got up a co;i:il3BnY 01 his own."

2. What is the corrcct pronunc- iation of "attache"?

3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Anomaly. anouimous. annoyance. annihilation.

4. What does the word clironislrn" mean?

5. What is a iiord beginning with ob that m:ans "no longer in use”?

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ANSHIERS

l. Omit on. and say. "he or- ganized a company of his own." 2. Pronounce at-a-sha. first a as in at. second a as in an unstresed. iliird a as in shay. accent third syllable. 8. Anonymous. 4. An er- vor in chronology. by which events are misplaced in order. "The many anachronlsms in the work made it unreliable." 5. obsolete.

? E?HousehoId Scrapbook

By Robert: Lee immm:4 Cracked Parchment

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To mend a crack in a parchment lamp shade. hold the crack to- gether and shellac over it several times both inside and out. After this has thoroughly dried. shellac the entire shade. bobh inside and out. and you will be pleased with the results.

Tulips

To keep tulips for use as a dec- oration. a tiny bit of wax should be dropped into the calyx of each! flower. They will have a muclil

longer life than it this is not donut i

sour Milk Recipes

Two tablespoons of lemon juivcv added to one cup of sweet. milk sours it to the acidity desired for

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Cook's Corner

FLAKY APPLE )l0LL

2 cups flour. '5 cup butter. en. '4 to is cup water. l',a quarts tart apples. diced. 3'. cup sugar, 5'. teaspoon cinnamon. Melted butter (approximately 3; to 1 cup).

Combine flour. butter and salt together on a bread board. using two knives. Shape into a mound. make a small hole in centre and drop egg in it. Work in egg with enough water to make a dough that comes off the board clean. Cover, let stand 30 minutes. Mean- while. pare. core. and dice apples and mix with sugar and cinnamon Roll dough on a well-floured cloth. stretching until it becomes paper thin but does not break. Brush with melted butter and spread tip- ples on I dough. Drip 3 table- spoons more butter over apples. Fold the two opposite ends of dough over the apples and. by lifting edges of cloth. roll as for a jelly roll. Trim edges. press to- gether; place in a. pan. Bake in a hot oven 400 degrees F 45-50 min- utes, or until browned. Brush top with melted butter several times while baking. Serve while siiglmly warm. Serves 4-8.

Here's how to mix 5:KbVt(itltff;,

great 5 2 "I,'ml(titxs4-9'-i ll

ENGLTSII MUSTARD

ll up Cehnen'e Dry Mound 2 Oehlupoenu mmr Mix gradually with cold vote: consistency of thick C!!!

to Itirrlng well on break up II

lumps. Let mod 10 minutes to develop full levour. New Add fresh Immerd to old. Ml: more as needed. ' ,Coltnan'I Dry Mound is what ou're lookln forhtao ve c nub-a luau p on to-dIy'I economy cum

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. sour milk recipes. E.

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s,' 1 teaspoon salt, 1 egg. slightly beat-1