Women's realm
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I ELLEWS DIARY
I: An Island Farmer's Wife
And now no day, of these which ever shorten, is allowed to pass without bearing off with it. its complement of completed tasks. For now the baring trees the nip of night-frost. the wind clean and purposeful from the west or bitter from th. north hasten the step of the farm-folk. James "regards" the sky. hoping to find promising token of continuing field-work in the fires of the sunset, in the new moon which of evenings now, swing: clear-cut. and cool in the sliver of dusk.
And we find ourself wondering if, as our philosopher-helper - who is it great one to find confi- dence in the sayings and legends of preceding generations - says 'the weather Will strengthen as 'she' came in fine." to grant still beautiful days for the field-work. And remembering back to the su- blime magic of it, does "the last quarter of the old moon rule the first one of the new?" Or. as James prophesies, shall we aiiak- on some moi.-iziig nol too far oil. to find in truth that winter is here?"
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Myriad: of stars look down now from the heavens with remote gleam but the same tapers of night as shone so graciously above ihe scented farmlands of summer. "They're too thzck, I'm thinking," our helper offered. "There's rain ahead-though" he smiled towards James. "it may be only odd show- ers!" He was setting out then with "our own mare" and farm- sart to return to "headquarters" at Alderlea.
Perhaps you would see him in the iighv. of the car as he appear- ed around a bend of road? A broad-shouldered biggish man. seated surely on the front of the vehicle, from hahlt feet firm on shafts. rope lines in good hands. Whistling a bit of cheerful tune: fearing nothing en route, no evil of night-or of day, Enjoying the peace and quiet of the hour and place and finding sermons in trees and stones. morals in the hills, affairs to discuss with the younger farmer when the trend of mare's feet and the clatter of heavy wheels on the gangway bridge should st. length bring him to Alderlea.
There the younger farmer and his helper were taken up with building a new fence to enclose a wider extent of barnyard, an en- iieavour necemitatecl by the re- treat. of the barn-Mr, D's inter- act of summer-to another site
At this place today a last har- vest of field was being taken: the turnips. By way of hues and horse- drawn potato-digger. While this practice of harvesting them is not entirely in accord with James" no- tion of tidiness, he accepts it to lighten the labor and shorten sp- preciably the time of this chore.
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"Not going to give us it hand, Ellen?" he queried. coming in through the afternoon. "You'd enjoy it . . . it's sunny and warm in that field-sheltered by woods. The colors." he nodded. will be soon gone from the trees- a spell of wind will But it's still pretty along the coun- tryside . . .And there are wild geese flying, did you know? Their calls are clear. I wonder if it's s sign of good weather to see them on wing?" He smiled, "I guess it's a hint to he done of what we're at. to commence the plowingi"
Turnips . . . plowing. As our philosopher-helper said when he teamed happily away into the starlight of tonight, on a farm. or lnr that matter, we suspect, any- where we "live and move," "life is just one thing after another!"
Until tomorrow - - - DiarY- - - Giod-night . . . .
PREIORIA. South Africa - (C153 -- The Transvaal Museum will sl- Ler the labels on three exhibits to make clear they illustrate a scien- tific tthory of the evolution of mm, not the actual facts. Relig- ious groups had objected to tine exclusion of religious theories of the origin of man.
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HYPOTHYBODISM - UNDER.- ACTIVE THYBOID A PROB- LEM OF THE ELDERLY
The rate or speed at which the body processes (heart rate, breath- ing. stomach and intestinal move- ments) work, is called the metab-
building up of the body cells as they do the necessary work re- quired by the body to maintain life and energy. This rate is gov- erned by the thyroid gland in the neck.
We hear and read much about the overactive thyroid gland (goiter) which greatly increases the metabolism rate. Thus in goiter the heart rate is so rapid that there is danger of the heart tiring and then failing, in which case treat- ment of the thyroid gland, to "slow down" or quiet it. is given. This condition is called hyperthyroidism.
On the other hand when the thyroid gland is undemctive, the metabolism rate is slower than
mentally and physically. This is called a hypothyroid condition. The rate is measured when body is at complete rest and no digestion going on.
That the hypothyroid condition is important, is suggested by an editorial in the journal of the American Medical Association. owing to its effects in our older men and women. Because, as we get older, the thyroid gland grad- ually becomes underactive and we slow down mentally and physic- ally, the editorial suggests that physicians should keep this in mind in the middle-aged and al- derly so that "preventive" treat- ment should be given just as other preventive measures are put in use when thought necessary.
While the normal metabolism rate is placed at 100 per cent, a range of plus 15 and minus 15 (85 to 115) is considered within nor- mal limits, the suggestion is made that when the basal tlowest) met- abolism rate reaches a level of 20 per cent. evidence of this low rate appear - sluggishness, increase in weight, roughness of the skin, puffiness of the face and eyelids, swelling of to'ngue and throat. dry thickened skin. dry brittle hair, chronic constipation, stubborn ane- mia. (thin blood). Naturally by the time these symptoms appear, the physician knows that an under- active thyroid gland is the cause. However, Drs. S. T. Kimble and E. J. Streglitz, whose work prompted the editorial, are concerned with the milder cases of undernctive thyroid because the beginning or early stage of this disease or con- dition can readily pass unnoticed by the other members of the fam- ily as the onset. is so slow and grad- ual, and the physician does not know about the case.
In this early stage. treatment by daily doses of thyroid extract re- stores the patients zest for living and his working ability.
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i. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "I intended to have visited them last week, but their where- abouts were not known."
2. What is the correct pronunc- latlon of "scourge"?
3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Manila, vanila, vaccine, vacuum.
4. What does the word "toler- snce" mean?
5. What is a word beginning with evo that means "act of calling forth"?
ANSWERS
1. say, "I intended to visit themy last week. but their whereabouts was not known." 2. Pronounce as skurj, u as in fur; not skorj. 3. Van- illa. 4. The disposition to bear the beliefs. practices, or habits differ- ing from one's own. "The only true spirit of tolerance consists in our loleratlon of each other's intoler- ance." 5. Evocation.
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How To Get Away From A Demanding Girl
DEAR MISS DIX: I am 1 young unmarried man of 28. I am rooming away from home and recently a girl and her mother came to stay at the same place. I dated the girl several times. and now I can't leave the house without her wanting to know where I'm going. She and her mother seem to think nothing of uk- ing me to take them places without first talking it over with me. Recently I found out the girl is ten or fifteen years older than I. I don't mind doing favors for people but I dont like the idea of being considered husband material for every middle-aged girl I meet. ' L. H.
ANSWER: Yours is the predicament most im- attached mnles find themselves in sooner or later. Every unattached female considers them fair prey and goes a-gunning. With the extra, added am- bition of a mother who is intent on seeing daugh- ter married, you really don't have much chance of escape. With a full realization of the fact that you'll have no peace in your present quarters, I suggest a move. And next time be less friendly to your fellow (or girl) lodgers.
Muriel Niesen
DANGER T0 CHILDREN
DEAR MISS DIX: Recently I saw a 6-year-old holding It stick which her 9-year-old brother was pounding into the earth. I drew the incident to the attention of the mother who said they were used to playing with such tools. Lziit-r. neighbors told me the children have
normal and the mdividual mC"c?L5'ia habit of cliaslng other yountzsters with hammers. sixes or whatever es in weight and becomes sluggish, implenmnl is at hand.
llow can one cope with such a situation? MRS. M.
ANSWER: If the offending children actually constitute a menace to the rest of the neighborhood. legal steps can be taken to restrain them. A neighborhood in one of our large cities was recently plagued with a young bully who took delight in physically mistreaiing other children. His mother, who accepted his misdeeds as childish pranks, is now facing a possible jail sentence. In her case, the neighbors got together and brought chargesn which is the only way to handle such a parent after all else fails.
DEAR MISS DIX: I have been married to a divorced man for three years. His wife divorced him after twenty-five years and took his house and life savings. He was penniless and jobless when I mar- ried him. I am 62 and he expects me to work and help pay all the bills. I draw all my money from the bank to buy things we needed. Since I was generous in the beginning. he expects me to give an ac-
count of every nickel of my money. In this right or not? ANNABELLE
ANSWER: If you like it, and you apparently do. it's fine! Surely you didn't marry him without realizing that your bank account and job were the chief attractions? No love could be that blind! He has security as long as you live, and plans to make the most of it. Are you going to be foolish enough to let him get IIWIIY With it? A1 1833 his first wife had some sense. She probably struggled as hard as you are doing now to get a home and few cents together and was wise enough to see that she kept it. Follow her example.
DEAR MISS DIX: After going with a woman for a year, don't you think a man should at least have the courtesy to remember her birthday with a card? C F
ANSWER: I most. certainly would assume so. but I ZHWFF "151 the man you have in mind is either very mwnslderale. unsentlmenlal. or simply forgetful. Many people place much more importance on such things as greeting cards than others do. .If your friend is a creature who thinks such thougmmmess '8 foolish. you must accept the fact and try to balance this failing with his virtues.
Miss Nlssen cannot reply personally to readers but will answer problems of general interest throughgthls columns
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Modern Etiquette
How should s. woman refer to her husband when with acquaint- ances; as Mr. smith?
A. She should refer to him either as "my husband" or as f'.Iohn.' The reason it is discourteous as well as in very bad taste to speak of one's husband as "Mr. Smith." or one's daughter as "Miss Smith," is that it seems to put the person spoken to into the position of one's social inferior (the same type of rudeness as signing a letter ”Mrs. Smith," without any parenthesis).
Q. When a girl has been dining in a public plate with a. man, and they are preparing to leave the table, should she immediately be- gin to put on her wraps?
A. No; she should always wait for her escort or the waiter to ss- sist her.
. Whose duty is it to see that the bride and bridegroom's car is ready and waiting for them at the wedding reception?
A. The best man should attend to this.
"Is my hat on straight. dear?"
"Yes. yes! Nowywill you please hurry-we're a mile late."
"I'm sorry. but I'll have to go back. This kind of hat isn't. sup- posed to be worn straight."
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The vicar was talking seriously to one of the young men of his parish. "John," he said. "I hear that you have been raising false hopes in maiden hearts. Rumor whispers that you are engaged to one girl in this village, to another in Little Mltchln, and to a third in Brenchley. How can you do such a thing?"
John looked sheepish as he re- med: "Well. sir. I've not I motor-
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"How's business?" "Kindly remove your hat when you speak of the dead."
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Timothy had waited in the hall corner for the callers, his day- old New York newspaper in his hand, but at the sound of the kriocker on the front door he had flung his paper to the floor. "come on in hereby the fire. Delia," called Aunt Lavinia. Timothy hastened to draw near him s. chair for Susan "Do you know, I positively hateto go away even for s. weekl I've had such A wonderful winter-you can't imag- ine what you've done for me." From the room beyond them, "Svusanl" called Aunt Lavinia im- periously. "Come here a minute." She went when Aunt Lavinia called-what else could anyone do? But, sheltered from other eyes in the angle of the hall cor- ner, she gave Timothy, with shrugging shoulders and a fond smili g grimace, the assurance she left lm unwillingly, that here was where she fain would be. Glowing and confident, Timothy held up his newspaper to hide the broadness of his answering smile -and felt a chilling inner wind blowing, as from Arctic ice fields. He saw that he was .a. fatuous fool to assume that the frankly loving ardor in the gray eyes meant that Susan was a woman opening her heart to the man with whom she was ailing in love. Althoug his pulse was hammering in the after effects of shock. his face was composed enough to make it safe for him to lay down the shield of his news- paper, light a cigarette and sit listening to the dialogue in the next room, once in a while glanc- ing up at Delia, absorbed in I book, and Aunt Lavinia sitting weightily before the fire, her skirts folded back to expose her knobby wool-stockinged knees to the heat, occasionally answering over her
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