Woman 's Realm. Finn two" To Modern Etiquette f Iylcberhlaa Q. It the bride-to-bob mother . H divorced and remarried. and the itepisther is almost as close to the e as a parent. how lh0l.lid her wedding imitations rend? ' A. "Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bax- ler request the honour or your presence at the marriage of their :i"sc-lighter, Mary Ellen Williams, Q. How soon alter a visit should anhouae guest write a "bread and butter" letter to the hostess? A. Immediately upon arriving home, the same day if possible Under no circumstances should this obligation be delayed any longer than two or three days. Q. What is the correct way for I friend or relative to respond to a birth announcement? A. By calling to see the mother. sending flowers to her, or a gift to -the baby. THE GUARDIAN AUGUST 17, 1950 g Cook's Corner ii IAIIIUIGII OASSEIOLI 8 tablespoon iat. 1 tablespoon minced onions, 1 pound hamburger. 3 tablespoons velvet tlour. 8 shop- ped tomatoes or 195 cups cooked. 2 cups whole kernel corn, Vs green pepper chopped. is teaspoon brown sugar, iew grairn cayenne. salt to taste. mash potatoes ior topping. Brown onions and crumb- led hamburger in 1st. stir velvet flour smooth with some chopped or d tomatoes, add to the ham- burger with remaining tomatoes stirring until thickened, add com. green pepper, sugar. cayenne and salt to taste. Simmer gently ior about 6 minutes. stirring frequent- ly pour into greased casserole. top with seasoned mashed potatoes bake in hot oven, 45 degrees il'.. about 25 minutes or until brown serve 6. "c How Can I!!! By Anne Ashley 0. How can I treat an insect "sting? - A. As soon as you have been stung, remove the slim. and then apply ammonia water, or carbon- ate of soda ant? water. Common mud applied to a sting oitcn re- llevss the pain. . How can I prevent trying lood irom absorbing too much lat” A. Add a teaspooniul oi vinegar to the lard that is used ior frying, and it will prevent the food irom absorbing too much lat. Q. How can I clean white linen window shades? A. Use equal parts 01 flour and borax. The shade should be laid out ilat and the dry mixture rubbed on with a clean cloth. I? El Morning Smile E; cmwN . Suitable ' Motor salesman. "This car is Ibsolutely the last word." Customer: "Just suit my wiie. ll there's anything she loves it is the last word." The Rebel l An old man heard about a treat- ment that would restore his youth Who medicine was a certain ex- , ome- ll Better English 1 By I. 0. Williams V.mu i. What is wrong with this am- tence. "I and that we have severa. possible alternatives.” 2. what is the correct pronunc- iation oi "celibacy"'.' 3. Which one of these words is mispelled? Irritable, irrasclble, ir- resolrute, iridescent. 4. what does the word "appro- bation" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with vo that means "proceeding from the will, or irom one's own choice"? so!!!- ANSWERS 1. strictly speaking. an alterna- tive is the choice between two only say. "We have several possible choices." 2. Pronounce sel-i-bas-i, c as in sell, both is as in it (rirst i unstressed). a as in ask unstress- ed, accent ilrst syllable. 3. lrasclble. 4. Approval: sanction; commenda- tion. "Approbation has a way of in- spiring one to greater achieve- ments.” 5. Voluntary. tract made up in pills. He bought a box. But instead or taking one every day he swallowed the whole boxful one night before going to bed Next morning the family had great diiiiculty in waking the old man. At last he rolled over anli rubbed his eyes. "All right, all right," he grumbled. "I'll get up. but I won't go to school." THERE IS NO NEED TO ACCEPT ll SUBSTITUTE a lose track I' I our w I Blind Are Guests The happy group picture above - ?OfOI'?IO1vOlCGrOOC E EI.l.Ell'S DIARY By An island Farmers wu- . -f99&'O?r-&st.v'-as; ...z 4-.-out-.9 nlc to be rganlsed by the Char- lottetown Women's Auxiliary oi the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The picnic. which was attended by many or the blind oi Charlottetown and vicinity. was .9: First was taken at the ilrui annual plc- 1” held recently under smiling skin I , Bench. " I t ' forty-ilve guests were on hand to enjoy the treats oi ice cream. candy and fruit. Plans are ah-eady under consideration ior parties to be held during the iali and winter, so that the blind oi Charlottetown can en- joy making social contact. ; True Success Story By F. ll. Macilrlbur "Come here, Ellen", James called us irom washing the breakiast dish- Ii Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe had written nothing but as this morning. "There", he nodd- ed, "are your electric light poles!" "At last" we breathed, leaning against the pickets. Beyond the 5 orchard-meadow and the narrow field across the creek. a great laden truck was dropping t.hem off. One after another along the length of roadside. "Isn't that encouraging? Jeanie called from the line Where she was spreading small garments -gra.ndson's sweater and overalls, granddaughters gowns and sun- suits. And James reckoning how best to cut his suit from his cloth observed, "Yes, but it's giving: cost suite & Ilium I "P line with disappointments. Quar- ls robin SH-UK 10 "5 nfgkgg ts: rels, t' is or excesses. It might the gaunt old russe . Elle be advisable to seek rest, diversion m okilrlg l)ATe:egh,:Tt.telxPtTilJilh. ever?" and sewmy' s g - And a young woodpecker on a li It Is Your Birthday Those whose birthday it is are trllnk there in the old orchard counseled to exercise discretion, softly: "You'll like it. Ellen- just dn"'”"”d S mesa” wmch spelled good judgment and deiinlie re- straints in their business as well think 01 all the conveniences it will "mm W" 1" um” ' I ” dgpendable as their social, domestic and ama- tory adventures and activities light at your desk, Ellen. . . and those for the iariners in the pig- Ext me 1 d I 1”, g 8"l95- 50 "mny l'm"35' EHHFT 5” ulalriatlleislmln all coIr!ltlalcT:n((:llauld brmg about disappointments, regret. un- gi The Stars Say- - By Genevieve Ila-nsblo For Friday, August is a IT is probable that ass uniruit- iul, unpleasant and inharmanlous condition may continue, according to the lunar transits. Unhappy and disagreeable contacts may rind reactions on the health. on t e domestic circle, social and emotio - al relations. While such disturb- ances are not vital, they may be in many things!" And the morning iresh and lovely and blessed as it happy Simmons. as we" could hid 179811 WW1 Sumlgm and 3"" precipitate gossip. scandal and tie W1-lid 0' W0 South W” dmlbly complications with "the opposite enchanting in the promise or what was to come. sex." shun all grounds ior this Concentrate on quite legitimate di- versions. A child born on this day, may be disposed to seli-indulgence, ex- travagance, excesses, perhaps illicit contacts, with loss of prestige, pos- sessions and integrity. At Alderlea, this has been one of those gracious peaceful days grant- ed to iarm iolks at the close of some seasonal endeavour. The hay- ing wss completed, and we were in- cllned to rest on our "well donel" Uncle Tom's Cabin her name would rank high in the iield of women writers. This book published in 1852. had perhaps a greater in- iluence than any other work oi fiction ever written, Translated in- to more than 20 languages, it had Thai Bocly Of Your: ' as James w. Barton. cu). V-1 'v vxv.-ox A NEW DRUG FOR TREATMENT or man nnoon rnessunn an uu- edented sale that brought the author lame and Because so many men and women riches. Book reviewers have called it a "loosely constructed piece of history marred by signs of hasty construct- ion." Uncle Tom's Cabin is neverthe- less a. book of great value in that it describes vividly a story of vital interest to mankind. It was drama- tized shortly alter publication and has enjoyed iar-ilung popularlt as a play. Indeed, there are ie movie fans who have not seen this gripping picture depicting the condition or the slaves. O U 0 in the prime of life are dying of coronary thrombosis and apoplexy. due to weakness and loss 01 elastic- ity in the blood vessels, research workers all over the world are try- ing to iind a method that will take the constant strain or stretch oil the blood vessels. Ii the pressure oi -blood against the walls of the art- eries can be reduced for short or long periods. than these vessels are bound to last longer and the indi- vidual kept free or nearly free iron the physical, mental and emotion- al symptoms or high blood pres- sure. Many years ago a drug known as American Poke Root (l-lelleborel was used to quiet a pounding heart and -relieve stretched blood vessels. thus reducing high blood pressure. For some reason, although it was seldom iatal, it fell into disuse. other drugs taking its place in re- Mrs. Stowe's knowledge of the conditions of the slaves was gain- ed by irequent visits to slave states and some writers say by encoun- ters with runaway slaves. Be that as it may, Mrs. Stowe gave the world one of the greatest pieces of fiction, .a work that will always ducing blood pressure. It is inter- be read and reread like DeFoe'I eating and gratiiylng to learn that Robinson Crusoe. Stevenson's research workers have been in-l Treasurer Island and Douglas' vestigating this drug. latterly The Babe and other stirring and known as veratrum viride. heart-warming tales, From the Bureau of Putllcitm Among the other writings of B0-Win UnlVe1'S1lY- We Mam l-hit Bf '1-Ian-let Stowe may be memtioned, the last meeting of American soc- l oldwwn 1:-om, med mg My wile iety for Pharmacology and Expert-ind I, bu; "ms, "-9 mom, (0,. m9""31Th"3W"W35v held in Al" otten now: only Uncle Tom's though all too briefly, before going on to take up some waiting work. Even James lazed a little, enjoying the children and loitering somewhat at the choring. "I never was one, Ellen". James will ,oint out, "who longed to see 'the glories that were Greece or the grandeur that was Rome' or indeed any far-away strand. Instead I should like to have time to enjoy the things about home. . . to roam the fields at will: to find old trails I've been wonder- ing about through the woods; to lock in upon the stock in the pas- ture; to walk over the neighboring isnns, itls years since I've had time and why. Ellen, there are a thousand things I should ilnd to interest and amuse me without moving out oi the neighborhood at all-ii I wasn't so busy making a living!" I O 0 True the patch or potatoes was cultivated today but that was neith- er a lengthy nor wearisome chore. It leit time ior the younger iarmer to attend to those details of tarm- ing, and incidentals he loves to do on a leisurely day like this; building new troughs; seplacing worn boards in a manger; repairing a piece or harneu; inserting a door-iastener. or one on a shutter in the stable. 0 O 0 And a spell of! irorn iield work allows time always to make a new and necessary partition in the in- tereats or the hog-farming. And still. the small engine lends water to the barrels in the buildings which house these when they come in irom their outdoor quarters. And continuing with a regularity which runs into an expenditure to cause the farmers their moments or con- cern. but are nevertheless welcomed supply there. And ior I dime. And we remember when one recalls ,Houuhold Scrapbook ii 3! lobab inc set at irdtials about IV." high, Mr. mm ""1 m" 'l”'' "ml ”""l'" "" 'k'Iu':umr:. send is o er. N c col ”'''''''h'' to uoaiulemrs nuresuflchulotu? Put mm WWI ! I"- let colelh.wTt'sT- Tami h::tlngfros.Tu':ll'yl DWI" 1” "3 until the water has reached the boiling point. Than remove iron: the stove and allow the glass to name cool in the water. This treatment - will daiteaae greatly the chances of breakage Address Floor mm" City Province llccr lnatttu gala lust soiled tber iloor cov To . as any c clean it, hang over the clothes line on a clear day. and wash it thor cushlr with the Mac. by the hmlsewives, intrigued by a chance to shop or maybe see a pic- turn in the city. there is the weekly it of rations iron I. place of today piglets were "ironed" in a ceremony which callsios-aspcon inplaceoiasearch now that aiter we had caught an odor of cleaning that is scented only that it restores depleted energy to our fields: bed- ding straw was hauled at sundown from a barn at the other farm, and deposited in the indoor sties. O O 0 Yes, it was more leisurely at Al- derlea today. with now the dualit- ness oi an impending storm over- shadowing the countryside. And "you'd better get the windows closed. Ellen!" James calls, "it's thundering some - and we may get quite a storm out oi it. You never can tell!" Until tomorrow -- - Dias-y - - Good-night. . . . . . BEAUTIFUL LINENS DESIGN NO. X Attnctiva sets of "rill and Hers." "Mr. and Mrs." towels add Indivi- duality to any bathroom. l-lot iron transfer pattern No. 063 contains lantlc City last April. iour pro-l fessors of Boston University's'ioabln nu Ems :h: an 01 mnm Sch”! M Medlcme Dwmmenl M As a child Harriet entertained a 5l11g'cx'n":,:F?:f9tl,;'e'E:o”r'igIh tm1wn,dr"t5'great hatred toward most of the ment or high blooga megs; "ll" ”'”""' "m"”" l" E P ' form" she called them. "Some proissors wre Jacob W. stut1rnan.-- . .. Robert 0. Bauer. Norman mums-day.' she told herself. I hope I'll md Geo,” L Maison. be able to do something about this This drug when available to the "” whlch "0””5h" ”9'"lV 1" my medical profession will be known bewved w"”l”'-" as Verilold, as it is derived from And later. when she was ponnlns veratrum verlde (Poke Root). Thelh91' C393” n0V9l- ml powerful as the, crude powder;-.1IWrltc,my story so that it will touch dry root from which it is derived. the heart strlnsa of the right kind These research workers point or people!” out that this drug does not get rid And that's just what Uncle oi the cause or high blood pressure. 'Ilom's cabin did. It lowers the pressure for a few hours aiter each dose. "During the past ten months." they write. "Veriloid has been used on an in. vestlgatlve basis in treating high blood pressure by the Department or Medicine of the " ' s Memorial Hospital of Boston and other clinics. and found eilectlve in lowering blood pressure in ca. u. with success story, set the wrong right: lain clinical cases." A drug that can safely thought new drug is mxyut 150 mm, g5lTlBSI1Cd across her brain: "I must It also immortalized the name of Mrs. Stowe and leit mankind the story of a women who, seeing a slniul practice. did something to lower blood pressure for hours at a time cuwvee-414-. ,Possessive Parents tlverprctccflon l Unfit: Child ' For Normal Social Life , DEAR MISS DIX: This is I plea Ircm one who has not been al- lowed to mature socially. My parents have done much to iuliill my ds. sire ior knowledge, but have not realized my need for human relation. ships. I have never been permitted to do um things that other youngsters do. or to have any in. tlmate association with boys and girls or lnymwn age. , . I have never even had a Ilrl friend. and .3 a result I lack knowledge oi lite and emotion.) control. My parents consider that I am a rein. carnation oi their youth and that I want to dc only the things that they used to do when they were young. I. am expec-ted'to fall in with this plan he-I as if I were a baby. How can I make them under, stand that a girl of 19 has some right to make decisions for huge" and to have her chance at liie? T S B ' I a . n ANSWER: There is no problem hander to solve than that oi the children who are enslaved by possessive parents. because the parents are so unalterably sure that they are right and that they are doing the very best thing possible for the children they adore. SELF-RIGHTEOUS PBOTESTS. "Why. I'll give my live to save John or Mary a single pans of nut. iering," they cry. "Why. I have never thought of anything except Mary since the day she was born. I have watched over her every min. ute of her life. I have studied with her. I have played with her. i have sacrliiced myself and my own pleasures and inclinations to her, I have guarded her every minute. I have never leit her to shit: (or herself and get acquainted with strange children. as so many mothers do. I have kept her from doing the foolish things that so many young girls do. And you can see ior yourself that Mary isn't like the mod. ern girls all about us," they add seli-rlghtecusiy. - You do see that Mary isn't like the other girls and you want to weep. She is as much an alien in any bunch.ot young people as . white swan would be in a flock of blackblrds. She is a wallilower at parties. not because she lacks attractiveness, but Just because she doesn't ilt into the picture. ' Parents make no greater-mistake than when, as this girl lays, they Imagine their children to be reincarnatlons of themselves. animat. ed by the same impulses and tastes and desires. This is not true once in a million times. Each of us has his own individuality and each oi. Continued on page 11 -Needlecraft-. -- FOR THE HOME -... DRESS WITH JACKET '” choose a dress that is a costume as well . . such as this wearable cap sleeve charm- er with I fitted and collared bol- ero as companion place. No. 2144 is out in sizes 12. 14, it, 18. 20, 36. Ill. 40. 4'3. 44 and it. also iii, dress and jacket, 6 yards :5- inch. Send 25c ior each PATTERN which includes complete sewing guide. Print your Name. Address and style Number plainly. Be sure to state also you want. Include postal unit, or sons number in your address. Address Pattern Department The Charlottetown Guardian. Pattern No. 2144 Name Address City Province now available, he or help to pat- ients and physicians in the treat- ment oi that great enemy-high blood pressure. DIET UGGESTIONS IN BIIOOD PRESSURE write today ior Dr. Barton's helpiul leaflet containing diet sug- gestions in hardening oi the art- eries - high blood pressure. send 5 cents. coin preferred, and s 3- cent stamp. to cover cost of handling and mailing. to The Bell syndicate. me. Post oiiice Box 99, Button 6, New York 19. N. Y.. and ask for your copy. HIGH should. with other quietlng drugs The modem. shlort-Boil way of making jam with clue is so quick, easy and sure it's hard to believe . . . until you try it! It's the natural way. too, . because CIITO is irult pectin (the natural A substance in fruit that causes it to "jell”) in concentrated form. These 5 points, typical of CIRTO recipes, explain how CIITO simpliilea jam making. ' V l 5 sales he -ease.-js u.s..,ue. V y I I gnu-.T Yosill Prove an Eperllasn The Hrsfllme qouing This Easq.5-Poinl.Sllorl-Boil Waqi -V----j-12:. Dill Mlllllfl IOII. with WW9 1011 don't have to "bol clown" your inslt to make it set. You boll ONE MINUTE only. That cuts down by gqo.u,i,a. the time needed for making lam the old. long-bcsi way! ' 2 lbs. IIIILY IIPI IIIIIT ;