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PAGE Two arms: GUARDIAN JANUARY 6. 1953

l”e.l.leu's DIARY l

By An Island Parmai-is Wife

There was still night-frost on the panes when we breakfasted by

"lamp1ight” this morning. And unaccustomed to V the W111 try weather now prevailing, though

it is but seasonal. we heaped-and -ed .- fresh fuel into stoves "to make us better cheer. "Ma le tak- en from close by the new and, at Alderlea and seasoned, provides us with choice burning In me kitchen range while rooms are kept comfortable by the he” from an oil-burner. . Because of no previous acquain- lance with ih;s type of heater, like James we are inclined to look with some susp;cion upon it . . . "In- crease the heat a little," we called from upstairs to James this even- ing. His voice boomed in reply: "come doun and attend to it yourself, Ellen! The confounded thing might explode in my hands. "I'm not going to l.ke it this year." we overheard Gage say 10 Jamie ILSIIEEJV when they dis- cu ed the (.CcOli3'.lIlg or their C' istmas tree. He nodded sober- ly: "We inny as well leave those lights in the box. Granldaddy won t lyke us to put them on, for fear of

'Thaf Body Of Your: I

By James W. Barton. ID-

WHAT can no point ABOUT THE nauo. MENACE

When we read about bank rob- beries. hold-ups and other forms of crime committed by drug ad- dicts (dope fiends) and learn of the large number of teen-agers who are using and distributing the drugs marijuana, herolii. cocaine, mor- phlne, it greatly alarms us. There is no questioning the fact that the dope habit is increasing in teen- agers and in those who are older: it appears that the alarm of par- ents, police, and the public gener- ally about the number of crimes re- ported, as caused by addicts. has resulted in an emotional storm. and rightly so. The Public Affairs Committee booklet, tiwhat Can We Do About the Drug Menace." writ- ten by Dr. Albert Deutsch, noted social welfare writer. in cooperation with the Office of Public Health Education. slate of New York De- partment of Health. is most inform- ative.

This booklet points out that the public concern about tcen-age drug addicts was so intense as to ap- proach panic at times and occas- ionally led to follies and cxcemcs.

a f.re."

"Use them if you like." unbent a luttle, ivhell later subject was aiicd. "But if I you, I uouldnt leave them 1:! very long at a t.n:e - and then. only when there are grown-Upsl around. You know how quickly the; branches of a spruce or 'var' catch when we burn them ill the uoodsl sail in a flash, isnt it? Well. you, wouldn't like that I0 happen in-. doors, would you?" so when their, tree was alight w and how Pfetly

James , the were

it was! - an adult took care to linger about. s on those acres of this farm which sport spruce and ”vai'.'

hemlock and odd pines. our woods-j men worked this afternoon. gath- ering pieces to be sawed into lumber in the event "We may need it to build something - you never can tell on a farm how much may be used" and making scented sum- mer wood of the discards. The farmers now come and go along snowy trails.

But now. how lone and still BIG the farmlands! A few min- utes ago we stood beneath the wonder and enchnnlment of this winter night. How silent it was. and how beautiful about! Chim- neys of the neisllbomlk farms houses sent, up intriguing spirals of smoke, cloud)-While 8881355 the silver of night; high above the hills, glittering stars set their courses. A horse and sleigh. like some quaint picture come to life and darkish in the moonlight. followed the winter-set road to be Lost presently behznd the shadowy Ipruces which lcad toward Home.

James came to the doorway. ”Come away in, Ellen," he said. "there'll be plenty of nights like ths before winter is out!”

"But none so beautiful," we of- fered. . . "So peaceful and moon- lit . . . see the shadows down byl the spruces . and how brightl it is up in the orchard - almost as by day ” There hare branchesi filtered the mellow light, making; Ihadows on the white below. l

"It is a pretty night," agreed lames "The moon's at its best new Ind the bit of frost adds a sparkle. books as though we're going to get mother nice day tomorrow.”

He lingered there, eyes

. mean that laction. "The actual situation was- and remains-serious cnougli to re-.

towardGood-night. . .

Many over-anxious parents hurried their children to be examined for possible addiction. Over-alert scho.-E teachers warned by their supervis- ms to watch for signs of addiction. rushed pupils to clinics on no more grounds than that they appeared drowsy and listless.

The booklet further points out

drug addiction has V multiplied many times in the past

ifew years. the actual figures have

This doesiiit is no need for

exaggerated there

been

quire increasing vigilance nnd un- remitting activity on it sound bi.s to keep the real menace in check.

Addiction to drugs is like a com- municable disease. there is a rapid spread of the narcotic contagion unless preventive and curative measures are vigorously prcniolccl.

The booklet points out further that the unrclievecl and mouiztiittz tensions of these days of mental turmoil are drlviiig larger numbcir of leading citizens to seek siirccas: from stress in sleeping pills (prin- cipally the barbiturntesl for lang- led nerves and sleeplessness. This very helpful drug used at first in normal dosage "may gradually cause full-blown addiction with dis- astrous consequences to economic and social status and perhaps to a fatal end."

Originally intended to relieve pain and produce sleep, barbitu- rates through the years are being used by people to escape from life's responsibilities and burdens. This dodging of responsibilities means mental, physical and moral cleter- ioration.

We must all keep alert about habit-forming drugs as regards our-

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the road. Was he from the old years? An esteemed driver, bells jmgling on a fash- ionable cutter? A couple snug - and l;ght-hearted? "We must try to get some of that stuff hauled out, if It stays fine." he observed. "A storm would make quite a mess oi it!

And now days of the New Year slip by. -Until tomorrow - - - Diary - -

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Alice Brooks Designs

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Cook's Corner

FISH PIE AND POTATO TOPPING

I tablespoons butter or mar- garine, it cup flour, 1 teaspoon pepper, 2 cups milk. 1 'I-ounce can fish flakes, 1 small onion, grated. 1 cup cooked carrots. 1 cup canned peas, 2 cups mashed potatoes.

Melt the butter or margarine In 8 heavy kettle; add flour, salt, and pepper; mix well. Add milk. stirr- ing. constantly; cook over low heat until sauce is thick and smooth. Add nah flakes, onion. carrots and peas. Pour into a 2-quart casser- ole: cover with mashed , t toes. Bake in hot oven 42!! degrees 12, 20 minutes. serves 4.

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When men were all asleep the snow came flying,

In large white flakes falling on the city brawn.

stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying,

Hushlng the latest. traffic of the drowsy town;

Deadening, muf-fling. stiflins murmurs failing;

Lazily and incessantly floating down and down:

Silently sifting and veiling road. roof, and railing: '

Hiding difference making uneve- ness even,-

Into angles and crevices softly drifting and sailing,

All night it fell. and when full inches seven

It lay ln.the depth of its uncom- pacted lightness.

The clouds blew off from a high and frosty heaven:

And all woke earlier for the un- accustomed brightness

Of the wlnter dawning, the strange unheavenly glare:

The eve maivellecl at the dazzling whiteness;

The ear hai-kened to the stillness of the solemn air:

No sound 0' wheel rumbling nor of foot falling.

And the buw morning cries came- th:n and spare.-

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This January morning the first vflowerlng bulbs of the year are blooming on a sunny window sill They are the lovely hlur-. scilla In ,avi ornnrze bowl and they were lplanleri in November. kept moist in :1 dark corner until well rooted. Mid lbroimlit to the light. Then thev lfariy lumncd up and irrv soon 1930 color was showing, Maiiy of ilhe very early spring bulbs can

i : . They nro iv'sl'1"- ,ruiite lnexnen-lve and it is rim to .expn:'irrw1t. with some that are not !as familiar as others.

-Robert Bridges. I

THE QUEEN'S A DOLL

tAnne stratum of London. ex- Year. Proposed aoluvenli-s and amines a plaster figurine of Queen ndvelties must receive the approv- Eiizabeth II, one of more than llbolal of the Council of Industrial De. different souvenirs which will belslgn, before they maybe put on placed on sale during Coronationthe market.

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Long-Delayed Marriage Service Source Of Worry To Family

DEAR MISS DIX: My sister has been married for 23 years and

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hunt" the 'l”i"""'il lr:vc”"Wrs "iv lhrvadih: cf hr rzhi, blue 0- viol-' lflmvvrs in the nails it-iiuv crass 0" ll-reakm" im the yellow and whit.- linimnnic: on r-vcrv kn-vi an-I -- dowing them with a depth and rich nets which alone they do not show. 1-Iappily we have in little bulbs much valuable material for this ypurriose. Manv of them furnish us lwith the most splendid pure blur Icolor, as well as an infinite varietv for kindred tone:--mauve. lavender. silvery lilac, sky-blue. grey-blue, violet and purple. They should be applied to the spring picture with a lavish brush-washed in broadly among the predominating manifes- tations in yellow. cream and white in the setting of pale young green. It is impossible for us to have as many of these bulbs as we would like. but it is possible to have a small corner somewhere filled with -sclllasethe very name is like 5 song-and they come in many var- ieties and colors. Plant the scilla siblrica. that wears perhaps the kcenest blue in all flovverdoim, and planted beneath the forsytlhia bu- shes for a yellow and blue show.

Later flowering kinds are the two wood hyacinths or bluebells. sciiia nutans and s. campanulata, The former is the loved bluebell of British woodlands. Both blossom with us in May. Scilla nutans is the more lightly made and grace- ful of the two. tzzrowlng tall.--fo'i:- teen inches-with arching stems hung with flaring lavender-blue bells. Nothing could be more on- chanting than a spreading sea of these. in open woodland. lying close and deep-toned in the damp hol- lows and foaming softly about the bole.-i of the trees.

If you have. by chance. it beech- wood fill it full of the wood hm. cinths: the grey trunks and the grey-blue blossoms make a perfect color harmony. No Investment could bring a surer return in beau- tv. Some day I should like to mve t.he little wood at the top of the garden filled with these perfect little flowers that do not ask much in care after planting, then to share this beauty with others multiplies the joy there is in e (garden.

"All that is requisite is that we should pause in living to enjoy life. and should lift up our hearts to things that are pure goods in them- selves so that to have -found and loved them. whatever else may be- tlde. may remain a happlnms that none can sully." -George Bantayna.

KING COLE

OLD ENGLISH TEA BLEND

NOW COSTS LESS

IUIV. mica HA8 uououiuu tul I i

has three children. She has had a very happy married me with ,,

ifinc llllSl).Jl1Cl. but recently she, confided to me a secret of long stand-

inll. She and her husband had lived together ten years before they wt-i-n mtirried. Art that time they had a civil ceremony but he al- WII.VSVDr0I1llS'9d Will lhvy would be married in church some day. Now she IS worried about her two older children. She has heard that they cannot lie'married in church because their parents were-nit. . . y g M. A. M. AINSH ER: The simple solution to your sister's problem is for her and her husband to have a church ceremony as soon as possible. While there is absolutely no truth to the statement that her children will be denied a church wedding because their p:ircntsAdi(ln't have one, it will certainly make the family feel better if your sister consults her clergyman and arranges for the reliigous cere- mony she wants.

DEAR MISS DIX: My wife was killed In anl automobile accident three months ago. She was ii, 1 nm 52. We hnd been married 30 years and have several chil- dren. the youngest l6. This is my problem. My children resent my havim: lady friends. although I have given no thought to remarr,vln,',7. I rion'i.live with my married cliiltlren, the single children are all boys -two in service and one with me. What am I to do? Live alone, marry again or try to please my children? I am so heartbroken over my loss I fcel I can't stand the loneliness.

Muriel

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BILL R. DON'T REMABBY IN HASTE

- ANSWER: Your children's chief objection to your having lady friends at present is undoubtedly due to the short time that has elapsed since their mother's death. The worst thing you could do now would be to rush into a second marriage. You are so overcome with grief and loneliness that your judgment could easily be ob- scured to the point where you might take a step leading to lifelong regret. It's up to your children, if they have your welfare at heart, to see that you havo ns few lonely moments as they ca possibly ar- range. ' Since there are several of them, one or the ot or can have you as a guest in a concerted effort to assuage your loneliness. After a reasonable interval they should put no obstacles in the way of your making new friends, but please take your time about it.

DEAR MISS DIX: We are two girls of high school age. When we are out walking with our boy friends and they put their arms around our shoulders. is it all right for us to put our arms around their waists?

LORRAINE ANND DIANE

ANSWER: If is never proper In make a public demonstration of nfltcllon; the behavior of the boys is not in accord with strict rules of etiquette. I-lowgever, its also true that only a confirmed mis- anthrope would be severe enough to impose the strict letter of the rule book upon such a small manifestation of youthful romance.

DEAR MISS DIX: Four years ago. when I was 16. I met I man of 30 and we were lnslontl attracted to each other. He traveled. so I didn't see him too often. Two years later I discovered that he was married to a fine woman, and their home is within five miles of mine. I stayed away from him for several months. but couldn't for- get him. My question is that now my brother has invited me to live with him in California. Do you think being away will make me for- get this man? B. A.

ANSWER: Going away is the wisest thing you could do. Prox- imiiy apparently is your Waterloo and while situated so that you see the man quite often. you won't even make a sincere effort to for- get him. Be a little more determined in California. Stop mooning over all the nice times you had together, the sweet nothings he whispered to you, and destroy every memento of the friendship you have. Passive resignation will not do in your case; you need active determination to forget. Be assured, it can be done!

Miss Nlssen cannot reply personally to readers but will Jnawu problem: of general interest through this column.

dows should be turned around fre- quently so as to promote tha growth of well-rounded plants.

Q. How can I be aura of a brown crust when baking sponge cake?

, A. Granulated sugar. alfted over the top of sponge cake before put- ting it into the oven. gives it I rich brown crust when baked.

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Q. How can I remove ink spots from wall paper?

A. By applying a weak solution of water and oxaltic acid. It should be applied with a paint brush and pressed with blotting paper. as the acid might affect the color of the

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paper. It might be necessary torre- peal: this process a second or third time. i , Q. How can I promote the growth of houseplants? A. Gaunlums and other house plants that are kept In the win-

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1. What in wrong with this un- tanca? "I us John ovary ones in awhile. and I have no fear of him going away." '

2. What is the correct pronunc- iation of "libretto"?

8. which one of these words is mlupellccrl Antiquity, antluptic, animosity. anuity. .

4. What does the word "bien- nial" mun?

. I. what in I word beginning with n that means "to'approva and sanction"?

ANIWII! . 1; "say. "I not John (omit ovary") oncainawhlln. .1 have no

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Seven Days A Week

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1. Monday: Did you know :that nylon is unusually sensitive in picking up other colors? So if there is a pinkish cast of nylon garments maybe it is the result of washing them with hosiery or col- ored nylons. atocklnga are usually reasonably fast in color but even they will give off a bit of dye which will be picked up by light- colooed nylons.

Candy, nuts, fruit and gum are very much in evidence these days

pick up a piece of chewing gum on a good dress or skirt! However. gum can easily be removed from heavy or cotton materials by soak- ing in terpentlne. Too. dry Ice can

easily chip off then. a o o

2. Tuesday: How often we have heard the hymn "Hark! The Her- ald Angels Sing" these past few weeks. Charles Wesley first antici- pated thls carol as he was walking to church one Christmas morning. The merry sound of church bells ringing, the happy laughter of children. the warmth and home- liness of the festival so thrilled him that he exclaimed: "Hark! how all the welkln rings. Glory to the King of Kings”, "Under grey Eng- lish skies on a bleak winters day" says Ivy Rogers. Wesley made this joyous exclamation, but it was among the sunny plantations of Georgia that the carol was act- ually written. And it was the voy- age to America which led the Wes- leys'to become hymn writers. overtaken by storms on the voy- age acrou, Charles Wesley and his brother were so impressed by the behaviour of the passengers who. in spite of the imminent danger of shipwreck, gathered together on the heaving wave-washed deck and sang hymns that when they land- ed in Georgia the Wesley: began to write -hymns. Soon there stole into Charles Wesley's mind the happy memory of church bells and of the friendliness of Christmas under an English sky then he sat down and wrote. "Hark! The Her- ald Angels Sing."'