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rim GUARDIAN

JANUARY 29, 1954

Color Has Psychological

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We refertocertaln oolorsubo- i.ngcheeiryoraad.yetfawofua

are aware of the psychological ef- fect color has on mind, nerves and

body. As a child. Bar-abara Ann Scott became so ill when confront- ed with purple that her mother had to ban it from their home.

Bcientists say that red excites and steps up the working power of the brain. Someone decided that a man placed in a completely red room would be insane. Faber Bir- ren. a student lntermted in the power of color, accordingly paint- ed the walls. floor and ceiling of his room verinilion. covered the windows with red glassine. and in- Italled red bu-lbs. He spent weeks in the room to see if he'd go crazy. He didn't. So he turned to other experiments which have since won him international recognition as I color authority.

Experts like Faber Bimm have established many strange facts. Workman lift crates painted green with grezitor ease than similar crates painted black. Time seems to fly in blue or green surround- ings. but R red background makes the hours lag

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You can put the s.-ionce of color to works in your own home. Check off your own decorating scheme against one surzizested by Birrer. Living room, a soft dark hue so that furniture and company stand out, Dining room. a rosy peach or lettuce green. for happier meal- times, sharps-r appetites. For woitroorns like the kitchen. laun-

or sewing room, soft blue or green. Bedrooms in cool, restful colors that induce relaxation.

Bathroom. a my rose or salmon. to give this small room dash and make the lord and master feel so good he sings under ifhe shower.

Color can make your life safer by preventing home accidents. People won't touch a handrail painted a dark color. Paint the basement rail white. and watch everyone grasp it when walking down the stairs. If stairs are steep. or take a sharp turn. paint an eye-level band of bright color down one basement wall to show the angle at which the stairs are set, Paint. low rafters bfllzlhl Yel- low, willh a few narrow bonds of black Highlight the furnace door handle. electric switches and critical part: of the washing ma- chine in yellow.

Use light wallpaper or paint in- side closets. so you can find things easily. Paint. small garden tools bright pink, and yoii'l'l be able to see thorn in the grass. And if you

cup buttered crumbs 1 cup white sauce Chop-hard-boiled 888 whites and nail to the sauce. Grate mg yolks and add to the meat. Combine meat

and sauce and put in buttered baking dish, cover with crumbs. lake in hot oven for ten minutes.

-Mrd. C. J. Wood- Bunhury W. I.

Effect On Human "Beings

(By Eileen Morris. in The Toronto

band lawn mower, snow shovel and refuse tins in a distinctive color. they will all land back where tlhey belong -in your yard. At the cot- tage. paint the family boatora.nge- yellow, and buy the children life jacket: in the same color. for it is the moat penetrating shade. and can be seen at the greatest dis- lance. O I 0

Psypholoists consider black and white full-fledged colors because they produce definite sensations in the brain. While housewives claim they want color in the kit- chen. New York industrial design- er Raymond Loewy says they don't mean it. In a woman's mind white means cleanliness. so she buys her electrical equipment in standard white,

We are being surrounded bit! more and more planned color. RP- membar the old black Model T?

Today three out of four buyers choose a colored car. with many preferring the two-lone jobs and

deeper hues which give a sensation of more speed and power. . . .

Color influences your buying habits tremendously. Yellow on a label gives you a lift. To house- wives, clear reds and blues de- note freshl up-to-date merch- andise; pale colors and shades of yellow-green have poor sales ap- peal. Women have a hiizher develop- ment of color sensibility than men. with green their top favorite in contrast to men's preference for blue.

Among the very young red is it. with yellow. orange and white barely in the running. The tike who chooses any other color is considered psyoholocically abnor- mal; those who pick black. for in- stance. have been found emotion- ally unstable, Pretty-pretty pinks and blues. tradition.-il nursery rol- ors. are a blank to baby. He roach- es out for bright colors.

When kindergarten children were shown flags of all nations in :l Kentuckey schoolroom they rot;-cl the red eleohant of Siam as t'ms. only the oldest students in hho school. after thoroiigli condi- tionlnrz. preferred the Stars and Stripes

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Scientists are stumped by the six-reta of color vision. But at least they know why the rose appears red. White liizht basically consists of blue. green and red. Because a rose absorbs the blue and green from the liizht we see red. the color it reflects. When a surface reflects all colors equally we see white: when it absorbs all colors we see black.

Color is part of the magnetic spectrum. the only portion visible to our eyes. other raya give us radio. TV. infra-red photography, ultra-violet lamps and X-ray, Of thevisiiblespectriini. each color from red to violet has a definite wave length, It is varia- tions in wave-length that produce the different hires.

some auihhorities believe there was a time when we were color blind. and they think the develop- ment of color sensitivity camc- slowly. Primitive people had few color names: in some North American Indian langiiatzcs there are no names for colors. The Bible refers to the sky over four hiind- red times. yet never mentions blue.

But today we are quickly learn- ing the secrets of color. One wo- man who understands the sublect opened a small cafe. Customers came-but never a second time. She was on the point of closing out when someone gave her a tip: ohange the color scheme, She had designed the dining room with orange walls and a black ceillntr. That ceiling was so heavy cus- tomer: felt it resting on their heads. She had the place dnne men-and buainem is fine, thank

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Anne Adams Patterns

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Note the dashing out of the col- lar. the new bloused back. front- pleat mirt -- thine are the details tint Qelil 1054! so lnart, we've out this pattern in sires from 12 to (ill no coulortablo. you'll wear it four mrnoutorthesevenforanyd.ay- that

occasion. Pnttem 4759: Miner Sizes 12. 14. 16, is. 20: 30. 32, 34. 36. 38. 40.

This pattern easy to use. almp'e Ioaemiateatod forllt. Encom- piata illuctnted instructions. Said Thirty-dva cent: (SM) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly alas. Name. Addreu. Style Number.

and order to ANNE ADAMS, olo The Guardian. co Front sh-ul '03. Toronto, Canada.

How to KEEP FIT after 50

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Demand For Music Concerts In London

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are setting records for concert- going.

Tc biggest attractions are Tohaikowaky and Beethoven. and though the demand is for all kinds of music orchestral works are the favorites and a program which in- cludes piano is almost sure of be- ing ii sell-out.

Experts say that in London alone, one group of five halh and opera houses is drawing more than 100.000 persons a week or well over 5.000.000 a year. The Royal Albert Hall seats 7.000 peo- ple and seldom has a vacant seat.

In these islands of 50.000000 people, ' radio. televvision. the phonograph and movies appear to have had the effect not of satiat- in: the public's musical appetite but of stimulating it.

The majority of the great Bri- tish orchestras. though not all have some form of subsidy. which means that they are able to give concerts which would not have been economically practicable in pre-.war days

VIOIORIA (CF)-Three persona -an old mm, a sailor and a rich young man-are victims of leprosy living on beautiful Bentinck island, off Vancouver island.

Dr. R. B. Jenkins, in charge, es- corted : reporter over the 100-acre island. The three sufferer: have no common language. The only link in speech between them in Mrs. Evelyn Worsley. a cheerful nurse from the English midlands, who has devoted her life to the care of lepers.

Nurse wot-sley. who uncon- sciously speaks a sort of pidgin English, said she wants one thing from the public-a television set- for what she calls "Canada's lone- llest people."

Aged sufferer

Oldest of the three victims is know as Chang. more than 70 years old. who may never leave the island. He was about to lose an eye until it was saved by treat- ment with cortisone New antibi- otics give relief from pain.

Chang makes his bed and sweeps his cabin, but is not permitted to cook his meals as the other lepers

For Tomorrow

YESTE.RDAY'S stun-ulnting vi- brziiions Sllll prevail. vantage of the situation b) going ahead enthusiastically with ven- tures you may have had in mind for some time. The auguries favor the bold and the daring. and suc- cessiiil :ii-hievemcnt is indicated for ivorth-wliile enierprises , pertain- ing to your future.

The evening hours are excellent for formiilzitmg travel plans and orgaiiiziiig SOCllll affairs. They also favor any project which is aimed at the harpvpiness of young persons. Courtship and romance are under most benelicerit aspects.

For the Birthday

11 lomorrow is your birthday. your horoscope augurs well for thr- success of unusual ventures in the realm of the imaginative and the drainniir. with excellent vibrations. also for matters relating to friend- ship and romance. Courtship is highly favored and travel plans are under the most beneiicent aspects- especially from now unI.il June lsl.

You may experience some nu- ancial or domestic stress during mid-summer but. by early fail. you should have conquered the hurdles with less effort than you had anti- cipated. Matters should then pros- per - not only for the remainder of the year. but well into 1955.

A child born on this day will be talented. ambitious and endowed with very high principles. '

Modern Efiquollo

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Q. When a girl lakes a man with her to the home of a friend. should she introduce him to the other guests as they arrive. espec- ially if he is a stranger to her hostess? '

A. This is quite proper, and especially if your homes is one of those persons who is not good at remembering names. You might save her from errnbauaasment.

Q. is it proper. at a girls school prom. for any of the girls in "cut in" on the boys during the dance?

A. Even in this liberal era. I should hesitate to recommend this. Usually, girls” proms are program dances. and it is better to stick to the program.

Q. Is it proper to remove serv- ing dishes or dinner plates hrs! from the table?

A. The dinner plates should be removed first, then the aervina dishes.

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Better English

By D. G Williams

I. What in wrong with this sen- tence? "They found ii gun on the criminal, and confiscated it."

2. What. is the correct pronunci- .. (. ..

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3. which one ortzhme words is m.laq)elled7 Allegedly, allegvoric, al- ienation. alleglence.

4. What does the word "profan- atlon" mean?

5. What is I word. beginning with it that means "not. applic- able of dttirigr"

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Sui. "'11-icy found a gun in criminal." 2.

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may unm-med, second a an in nah. accent second lyllable. I. Al- legiance. 4. Act of profaning. es- pecially sacred things "I-Ila profan- allon was shocking to the people of the community." I. Ir-relevant.

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Nurse In Leper Colony Calls Her Patients "Canis Loneliest People”

die and be buried in the inland cemetery. to join 11 leper: who have endni their days here. There have been at many as 18 can at a time on Beiitinck in- land. There are five leper: at the other colony at 'n1cadie. N3.

Rich Young Man

Fung, the rich young leper. is learning Blgliah through the Brit- ish Columbls postal education course. His letters go to Hong Kong and are fumigated before they leave the isle He said his father plans to visit him soon.

singh. the sailor, from Calcutta. was taken of! ship in Victoria. He is making good recovery and prob- ably will leave Bentinok in a few months if his employers can per- suade other aeamen to let him cook for himself and treat himself on board.

Mrs. Worsley cooks for old Chang and expects to and her day: on the isle. she treats his wounds. wearing rubber gloves. when he injures his insensitive hands.

Dr. Je.n.kins said the worst thing about leprosy is "the horror the world feels about it." He said he would rather treat leprosy thanl tuberculosis.

Q. How should ed? A. When laundering trials. or

any articles that require careful shaping, iron first without any siarch. Then, placing them care- fully on the board. lay over them a thin, smooth cloth dipped in raw starch. and iron dry.

Q. flow can I polish chased silver?

A. Brush the silver thoroughly with whiting. Finish by washing with a little turpentine and soap. Then polish with 3 chamois.

Q. How can I prevent scum from forming when preparing cocoa?

A. When preparing cocoa. beat ii wiih an egg beater until foam forms. and this will prevent scum from forming on top.

Dip a damp flannel in salt and rub the ivory. If the ivory has be- come yellow, nib it with fine emery or aandpaiper. This will restore the w i tones.

Cracked up!

The use of cold cream. glycerin, .and lettuce cream will all prove remedies for lips that are cracked and roughened.

To avoid the odors of cooking from permeating the house. sprinkle a little cedar sawdust on the top of the stove.

Morning Smile

Noticing that his Scottish guide went bareheaded in all sorts of weather, the London sportsman made him a gift of a fur cap, the kind that has heavy ear flaps for

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LONGER LIFE SPAN BRINGS NEW PROBLEMS

I believe we are all agreed that social security and old age pensions give old folks a. feeling of seouriiy and the feeling that they are pay- ing their way, or nearly so. with the family; it is also agreed that many older folks need more than a feeling of security to ensure their happinem.

In New York State Journal of

Medicine. Dr. Theodore G. Klumpp stats that the added years which science has given man place new! and greater reirporisibllitity on all as We grow older. Future develop-i mentn must be considered from twoy points of view: from the standpoint of needs and wants of older people. the human aide. and from the standpoint of the economics of the problem. i "Basically our elders want and need happiness and a fair measure Older individuals in particular are not basically happy unless they have something useful to do.

"Retirement is a successful ex-- perlence for those who have been wise and foreaighted enough to plan for it." Most older individuals have plans to merely change their occupation which is not enough preparation for retirement. What is needed is a different occupation. Moat persona fail to cultivate a secondary interest and, even if they could. would rather continue to do What they have been accus- tomed to doing.

The system followed in many or- ganizations is to retire the em- ployee at the age of 65 because his ”usefulnma is gone” and because older workers must be removed to make room for younger men who have earned promotion.

Dr. Klurrilpp points out that it is economically sound to permit older iwarkers to continue working so long as they are productive and wish to keep on working. The more iworkers retired. the greater will ibe the burden placed on those who work. Further. now that science has lengthened life by nearly 25 years during the past fifty years. in the near future this country will not be able to afford the economic

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On his next visit to the lodge he asked the old Soot how he liked the cap.

"I hae not wore it since the ac- cident." waa the gloomy reply.

"What accident?"

"Jock MacLeod offered to buy me a drink." sighed the guide. "and I didna hiear him."

DARNLEY AND SEA VIEW W. M. S.

Darnley and Sea View Auxiliary of the W.kM.S. met at the home of Mrs. Gordon Cousins on Jan- uary 4.

Mrs. Cousins had charge of the worship service. Hymns were "The Lord is My King," Lift up Thy Voice”. and "Now to the King of Heaven" closed this part of the service. '

six members answered the roll call with a verse beginning with the letter R. Missionary box com mlttee reported a box of clothing sent to Greece There were New Year's r ” by unenl mem- bera.

Mu. Jainee I-lickey read a piece on "Christian stewardship". The hymn "From 0reenlu1d's Icy Mountains". and the h d ”

burden of supporting all these ovcr '65. The whole problem is the ad- justment of the number of workers to the number of jobs available

l '"o'witl7siv"dintz all that science has accomplished in lengthening the i. e (il.ln, the fact remains that :llel'('dll.y is the most important fac- tor. It is only too true that to ob- tain a long life we should choose parents and grandparents who reached a good old age. As stated before. a man or woman retired by an organization when they reach I65 are at is loss how best to use their final years. The feeling that they are not wanted. or. rather. not needed, is a severe blow to their morale: they become dispiriied and depressed and with the ion of morale their boom and mind begin to disintegrate because they have notthcntrengtholwill tooarry on.

The penny postal system was or- ganized in England in 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill.

Alexandre Eiffel wu made an officer of the Legion of Honor on completion of the Eiffel Tower at

Paris 1009.

Cold Water A Must For Good Coffee

(By Elizabeth Toomeyl

NEW YORK - (UP)-A good cup of coffee in almost as rare as a nickel cup of coffee. says a man who is paid to brood over wo- men's coffee-brewing shortcom- ings. , We're too careless about it. E. O Laughery said frankly. Less than 3 year ago he was named general manager of the Coffee Brewing Institute.

."Generally. the coffee A woman sets before her husband in the morning is too weak." said Laugh- ery. , "Also. women are not consistent in the measuring or timing." he continued. His tone was not so much critical as disappointed "One of the first projects of our Institute was the distribution of standard coffee measures. one of these plastic cups holds justathe fright amount for one cup of cof- ee.

40 Cups to Found

"A Pound of coffee makes 40 of these cups. That is what we say you should get from a pound. Most women get 00 cups"

How about just using a heaping tablessooonful of coffee per cup. we asked Laughs-ry.

"A heaping tablespoon is a very elusive term" he said reprovinizlv, spotting another casual coffee brewer, "Our coffee measuring cup holds two level tablespoons or one fluid ounce. That much coffee. brewed with three-fourths of If standard measuring cup of cold water. makes good coffee."

Laughery paused n few seconds and then said. "notice I used the term icold' water. That's another fault of most people. Thcv come down sleepy-eyed in the morning

and fill the coffee pot with hot water that's been standing in the pipes all night."