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While acute casss of scurvy are pracâ€" tically unknown in this country today, certain ailments which are~ often conâ€" sidered unimportant and sometimes deâ€" signated as a "runâ€"down> condition‘ may result when vitamin C is not used liberally. Perhaps the "growing pains" which weors so common among childaren a few decadeos ago rosulted from subâ€" acute ‘scurvy. Citrus fruits and tomato juice. are first on the list of vitamin C contrioutâ€" ors, but most frui‘:s supply more or less liberally. With pléenty of fruits and‘ vegetables in the diet, we will not have to worry vitamin C. + | Fruit Bread Pudding 1 6â€"7 slices bread. 3â€"4 tablespsons butter. One can shreddad: pineapple. Bitter bread on loaf and cut in slices oneâ€"quarter inch thick and remove the crusts. Se":zct a bowl, five or six inches in diameter with a: rounding bottom, The most important contribution which fruits make to general nutrition is through their vitamin C cont>nt: In the abserce of an adequate amount of this vitamin, scurvy develops. For this reason and long, before "‘the word vitaâ€" min‘had b:on coined a supply of fresh food was included on long sailing voyâ€" ages and exploring In. a bock, "Hell on I:e," which depicts the experiences of a polar expedition: of ‘he cighties, not> is mads of the barâ€" rel of lime juice which was saved from theâ€"sinking ship y one of the crew, whoâ€"dove into the itcy water to>â€"recover it. _ DENTIERICE c Toh by FLkEZABETH ARBDEN | eVve cuse be. Huma mos*‘ of Domestic Science Expert Says That Citrus Fruits Haxyo High Vitaminâ€"C Content, and: Soâ€" Are Valuable on: the Menu. Temato Juice Also Recommended. Fruits of Citrus Family Classed "Health Giving" smm ies . se c PAGE TWo your vote from the first bruslkfual . . . active cleansing agents give your smile the attractiveness of pure white teeth . . . gentle stimulants contribute to the firm healthâ€" lulness of your gums . . . special purifying ingredients banish afterâ€"smoking odour and taste. No wonder lovely women every where (and men too) rave about this «i flerent dentrifrice l)y Elizabeth Arden. Buvy a tube of Elizabetlh Arden Tooth Paste tadavy. You‘ll like it. C Aniioan, 11 Pine Street s By EDITH M.; BARBER WE islike When J. Bert Sutherland YOYLL EBE s s3 contraury that to b> told whait‘s it comes to fruits, ad of another ex~ t that we lie thenr A delight{ul Checkerberry flavour wins DRUGGIST Phone 808 for Delivery (By Tony. Lascelles) It‘is generally belfeved that the grizâ€" zly bear gives birth to the smallest young in comparison to its size, for the cubs of the largest females tipping the scales as high as 800 or 900 pounds, weigh only. from:8 to 10 ounces when they arrive in the world. There is a _possibility, however, that the Ameriâ€" Ccan opussum should be given the honâ€" our.. This mamma@l, no larger than an average house cat, brings forth a litter of as many as 16 youngsters, all of which. can find room in a teaspoon. The weight of a single opossum at birth would beâ€"registered in scrams. The answer, therefore, may be debatable. In any event, it. should be said in favow‘ _ when: it comes to red ink, she just turns up her nose and doesn‘t fee}l | hungry any more. ' Itâ€" takeosâ€"her wbout a hour and a half tooget through one paper. | Sometimes,. when she dscides to read a newspaper for a change, she finds she has éaten: an: article before she has| had timeâ€"to finish reading it. Baby Grizzly Bears Said to: be Very Small at Birth _ But.â€"she is particular about the sort of. newspaper. for her daily meal. She likes picture papers best, says they are nice and inky, with a real sharp tang in them:. Mts, Rickard, who is 49, believes that eaiing a.newspaper helps the digestion; improves the complexion. _ A pennyâ€" ’worth of. print is just a tasty snack to herl. i â€""It‘s: the best thing in life I have tastedâ€"except: chocolate," she says. This® newspaperâ€"eating business has been going on for 20 years in the Rickâ€" ard family, and to Mrs. Rickard the morning paper is not so much to read as so much to eat. One tableepoon butter. Three tablespootts: lemon juice: Grated rind of on« lemon. Four tablespooms sugar. Mix flout? and sugar and stir in boilâ€" inz water slowly. When weoll blended boil. over~ flame for five minutes, stirâ€" ring: constantly.. Cook: fifteen: minutes ‘over. boiling: water, stirring secasianally. Beat egg yolks and add a litt?l of the hot mixture to them: and then: pour back intoâ€"rest of:hot mixture. Add butâ€" ter, lemon: juice and rind and 200k over hot water until the mixture is thick. €ool and pour mixture into a: baked pieâ€"corust.. Beat egg whites until stiff, begten in four tablespoons of: sugar and spread: meringue over filling; Bake in a moderately slow oven, 325 degreos Fahrenheit untilâ€" merinzue is brown. ' WO 1 London, Eng.â€"When F. Rickard of Kinnington Road, SE., wants a neowsâ€" papet, he Has to buy two coppiesâ€"one toâ€"read and of> for his wife to eat. (Copyright, 1939; by The Bell Syndiâ€" cate: Inc.) Buys Two Papers, One to Read,. the Other to Eat For sparkling tocth and a radiant smile . and grease with butter. Ling with bread, cuttirz one piece to fill spaces bétween slices. Pour in the pineipple and cover with: stieed broad. _ Selact Wate® t3 fit jus: inside of bowl and weight it down into pudding: Put in reirigetator for 24 hours. Turnout of mold‘ and . serve with: whipped: or plain creéeam. Instead of the pineapple, canâ€" med Ysrrt*s may beâ€"usod Ofe quart of fresh strawbcrries or raspberries crushed with»â€"omeâ€"cup of sugar may mase the oanned fruit. Oneâ€"half! y flour. One cup sugar. Onz and . ort>â€"halt* ctins boiling water of the grizzly that its cubsâ€" are fully developed at birth in comparison to the opossum whose young ars> still in the embryonic stase when they see the light of day. inclined to agree with the latter school. | Your childs slumber hours are hHis: GroOwâ€" ing hours While he rests comfortably in bed he is storing up needed energsy to carry him through the next active day. His muscles should be relaxed, his baby mind at ease, and his little body clean and kept snugly warm in a well :venmated room. So if hugging a toy ‘makes hi mhappy, let him have it, proâ€" | viding: there are no sharp edges to cut (hxm or no danger of eye injury. | Help Him to Sleep Peacefully You: want your child to grow into a healthy, beautiful human sp»cimen, that is if you are an earnest mother. Then you must help him to look forâ€"| ward to ‘bed time and do your best toâ€" makes him happy, let him have it, proâ€" | eficial to his future happiness. | i Though T am not a mother; T am Bathe away the. da?s soil and an. noint the skin with an oil or cream if it is inclined to «be dry or sensitive. "You‘re an hour late again, Miss Lightly, and I can‘t get on with my letters. Youll really have to do something about it. YowlH have t» teach me to type. â€"â€"HuUmorist. if you are an: earnest mother you: have> similiar requasts countless times,. and | if you rae an earnest mother you.ht:we; pondered over your reply to your child‘s | wish. For some authorities have rid»i iculed such indulgence at bedtime, while another: school of: thouzht claims that: a ; familiar‘ and cherished‘ toy as a bed j companion, drives away fears of the night and inspires happy slimbers. "Mommy, please may T cake my foot- ball to : bed?" Happy hisâ€" fbotball this child dangerousâ€" toys: are stacked in back hm n n ol c omm on t n mm dfi on omm Beauty and Y(m ommc by PATRICIA LINDSAY es The period of contagion of epidemic | infantile paralysis, otherwise known as ‘ anterior poliomyelitis or "polio‘ is not l:1efinitely known. The Journal of the American Medical Association says that there is considerable evidence that this ! disgase is not contagious afier paralysis has appeared. This view seems to be ’confirmed by the fact that it is rare lamong the personnel of hospital: staffs ‘«‘nurses antd attendants) and by its |rarity as secondary cases in families. gBut there was a severe epidemiz: in a Los Arnzeles hospital in 1984 and s>zâ€" ondary cases do occur in families soâ€" one canrnnot always be surs that similar | outbreaks will not recur. Health Departments usually insist on an :solation period for patients of three weeks following the onset of the disâ€" ease. This is a safo rule to follow. The effectiveness of: closing schools> and preventing the congregation of children in order to control an epidemic of polio is doubtful. ~ (From Health League of Canada) A correspondsnt what is the period of contagion in infantile paralyâ€" sisâ€" or how soon it would _be safe for a youngster after an attack of polio. He also asks if schools. should be closed in the face of an epidg@@mic. The contagion is gen>rally believed to be spread by means of the nose and throat secretions but the virus of the disease has been found in the intesâ€" tinal tract of convalescents from palio. Althougsh winter is not for infantile paralysis the timely for it is always well armed. Winter Not the Season for This Disease, Says Health League. If he fears the dark you must do your best to dispel that fear. That is why I advocate the comforting toy to hug! Assure him that you are near by, going to bed in ‘the dark ycsurself very soon, and if it is possible, say or do something. which:. will â€" malke: laugl heartily juss before you. close> his doar and say goodnight! sleepsâ€" peacefully and! satfoy. More Contagiounsness of | Infantile Paralysis Teach him to look forward to a reâ€" gular evening hour when he must kiss the family goodnight and scamper off. to bed! Be tactful‘when he whines and urges to «kay up later, ‘for it is pretty important that he close his ryes in a happy rather than a.troubled mood. If he can close his eyes while he is still smiling he will get more benefit from his sleep. Seeâ€"that his mattress:â€" is comfortable; nis enougzh: for his stretching; growinz: body, and allow hin the pleaâ€" sureof fresh, clean linen! To {frequent> ly mothers fail‘ in keeping their child+ ren‘s: bed> fresh: and! then wonder: why. a sensitive child dislikes to crawl into it come tims for sleep!‘ â€" His: covers should be warnm but not heavy. Pten woolen. blankets; if: you. can afford them; but not too many to: weigh down on his relaxed body. ‘ Fresh air, by all msans! And heat turned off. 8 Brush the â€"diust his hair and: give his weeâ€"head a.scothing: fingor massage tfor a: moment: or two.: theâ€" season question is to be foreâ€" is not in never falling, but is risin: every time we fall" (Confucius); "H: only fears men who does net know th>m and he who avoids them will soon misâ€" Judge them." (Goethe); "Do not anxâ€" ,Iousiy hope for what is not yvet come: doâ€" not vainly regret what is already past" (Chinese Maxim); ‘"Good nature, | like a bee, finds its honey in every herb: but ill nature, like a spider, sucks poison from the sweetest flow>r" (Anon) "Do You nevéer look at yourself when you abuse> another person?" (Plautius): truth is the cause of all misery" (Budâ€" dha);~ andt is human, to forâ€" give divine" (Pope). "Out of the lowesi depths there is a path to the loftiest height" (Carlyle); "The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am. betier than the fams I bear." (Schiler); "To ease ancther‘s heartâ€" ache, is to forget onâ€"‘s own" (Lincoln): "If you would have a faithful servant and one that you like, serve yourselif" (Benjamin Franklin); "Ignorance of Among the quotations in a scrapbaok owned by this young reader ars such wellâ€"known. ones> as the following: "We think there are zireumstances where we can treat human beings withâ€" out: love, but: there are no such cirecumâ€" stances" (Tolstoy); "Our greatest glory This is an idea that should appeal to many iwwho do not make a hobby of poetry, but whoâ€"appreciate good. prose. Many people have the ha‘bit of skipnping over ther descriptive paragraphs of a baok, not realizing chat they are often imissing the gems in that book." Porâ€" haps> if. they collected the better work, they would: beconrs interested in readâ€" ing all:of the books,, and not just the descriptive phrases. The ownsr of the bosks is very proud of: them,. and has good reasons :o be: For agirl:of twelve years of age, she has read a good deal more; and ‘better, litâ€" erature than the average person of twice or three times that age. Her scrappooks have paragraphs from such famed: authors as Dickerns, from unâ€" known writers: whose books are read by only a few who stumb‘>> upon them while looking for reading material, and from: fairyâ€"tales. Each paragraph is chosen with the greatest of care; and eaclh. describes® a scene of an event,; or uses words in an unforg>table mannsor. Alsoâ€" contained in the scrapbooks are famous: quotations: from famcous authâ€" ors. Many people have secrapbooks conâ€" taining outstanding poems, but this 2irl whose favourite is prose; has four scrapkooks. all overflowing with pieces of. the best prose. The writer of this column was privileeed toâ€" wander through. one of these books; and it was sunprising to find so much in : prose that was written to act as a "magic carpet" andâ€"carry the reader to farâ€"eaway lands. A: young lady, twelve years old three weeks ago, is very about prose thatâ€"is written so that it makes you. "see". She is definitely not a lovâ€" er of : poetry,; but sheâ€"says that her favâ€" qurite hoboy since she wasâ€" seven. which to her, was a very long tims ago, has been to collect wellâ€"written desgriptions and other material in prose. novelty |__ Missâ€"Edith â€"M. Barber, who for several | yearsâ€" has: been: one of ‘the feature wriâ€" for The Advance conducting a 4 column: on: cooking: and kindred topics, | was> signally some days ago :at;. the annual! meeting: the New (York: Néawspaper: Women‘s Club. Miss Barber: was one of forr writers singlead> out: toâ€" receive prizes for proâ€" , féssional‘: gechievement, . the prizes being !prmmed' by Mts; Franklin D. Rooseâ€" lvelt. wife of Presiden‘t Roosevelt. Miss l Barber‘s prize of $100° was for outâ€" standing worlk: in the women‘s field., her "Food" columns, the latter appearing: twice a week in Thr Advance.. It is surely an honour to nc one of several hundred leading newsâ€" paper women to be singled out for a special award for good work, but this is not the chief distinction: of Miss Barber‘s work, The even higher hon~-l our won. by. Miiss Barber is the fact that writing soâ€"large a volume of matâ€" ter each year; all of it should mainâ€" tahin«30 * stanAard‘ Phir kinxintere.._. t sds . o ... E@ifi’ M Barber â€" Wimns: Covxveted Prize |p |_Group‘No. 2 o‘ thm YPS of the Rinnish United Church: were in charge of. theâ€"recreation=Umesting last Priday, !when the YÂ¥P.S. had a skating party | at ithe: local rink, returning later to the church for a. delicious Junch preoâ€" 3parqd by the young ladies ot Groujp ’_.No.' 2. Mr, Helga. hongisto was conâ€" vener of" Group No. 2 which include: of the Pinnish Y*P s3 I-_'Im attendancge for the cvent was 100 per cent., and it is interesting to noto that during February this highesi |p â€" sibl« attendance has been m:xm:uiwdi a; each mesting of \he Y. P. S. on Friday evening. ‘ Toâ€"motrrow (Pridayâ€" evenine, Groun No 3: will : be in charge undéer the conâ€" venership: of: Miss© EBsther Teina~n and including: the next: nine members. This | meting: is© to: be: a: literary nisht. the entire programme to> be given only by members of Group No 3. Wife of U. %. President Honours Miss Barber fo~r Professional Achievement. Skating Party Last Week Under: Charge of Group T wo. Pleasant Events by | the Finnish Y.P.S. high a standard for Sx'ightnes-s accuracy and helpfulness Italians put macaroni and spaghetti on the food menu, but. honour: of maâ€" caroni‘s invention goes to the Orient, probably to China; although the Japaâ€" their rice paste, made before the Christian >ra;, is the oldest product of the kind, says the Philadelphia Reâ€" ~ord. But by the 14th century, Italy was the only nation holding the secret of macaroni‘s manufacture. Them Louis XIII copied the idea for France. Engâ€" land took it up next and thought so well of macaroni that, whenever they pronounced something as exceptionally fine, they would say "its macaroni." This explains why, whon "Yankes Doocodle went to London riding: on a pony, he stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni." Japan Claims Credit for First Making Macaroni may be ob :ained by s for EACH one desired rary, 247 Wost 43rd. St mentioning the name Timmins. HEALTH BOOKLETS Eight helpful healuth booklets by Dt Barton are now available for readers of the Advancs. They are: Eating Your Way to Health (No. 101) ;. Why. Worry About Your heart? (No. 102) ;:.Neurosis (No. 103) : The Common Cold (No. 104); Overweight . and Underweight (No. 103) : Food Allergy or Being Sensitive to Foods and Other Substances (No. 106) ; Scourgs (gonorrhosa and syphilis) (No. 107) ; and What About Your Blood Pressure (No. 108). These banklets well enough to taks exerciss, doinvg some workâ€"walking, running, playing gaomesâ€"making the miuscles "nesd‘" more pure blocd and so develop. the lun?s. ‘"Deep breathing exercise such, as were prescribed years ago to "store up oxyâ€" gen" are a snare and a dolusion. for pure blood and all the little air cells in the were called on to work; it is the work that d°V°Iops tne lungs. During the War I watched two squads. being put through their physical trainâ€" ing.: Poth squads were following the} same schedule. Towards the end of | the exercise period what was called> the breathing exsrceise were siven; One Instructor had his squad raise th‘eir! arms woll up over their heads as they drew in a dgen breath, and let ihe air out of their lungs again as the arms cams down to the sides. The exercise | was accompanied by the noise of breathing out. The other instructor | pointed to a tent about a 100 yards distant anrd instructed his squad to "double march" (slow run) to this t.ent’ go around by the right, and return. Now which was the best exercise fort the purpose of strengthening the lungs? | The simple. dssp breathing by sendâ€" | ing the diaphragm (floor of the chost) ! down against the liver, squgsze the livor and helped to increase the bile flow.| This is of help of course as bile is | nature‘s pugative. However, the simple breathing in and out, even if the | men breathed in and out as hard as| they could, did not really call for much work from the lungs or heart because such a small amount of work or. exerâ€" cise was The running of two or more hundred yards. which meant raisâ€" ing the 150 of more pounds of the ground and driving it forward 120 times a. minute meant that the huge muscles of the legs raissd many tons of weight, which meant extra blood drivâ€" en by the heart, and extra blood had to be rade fresh by the lungs. In other words, the running created a drep ‘need‘ ts s mm n on ces s smm mm s _ sxcterse or Work. Makes the Lungs Work Harder to Supply Fresh Pure Excreoise or W Orange Pekoe Blend t‘ aA 5 a n al (by FJames W. RBarton; MLD;) gonorrhosa and syphilis) ind What About Your Blood No. 108). These booklets ained by Cents oni: family Blood to The Bell. Libâ€" New York, NIY., of the Advance:; that in on of Bours velops the | Metal belt i Huntingdon Gleaner: Rescause he was ‘sxck aqd- tired of being called ‘"‘Faity,‘ Y A w l”w-“c..â€"- o c mamey ce nsm oi on t + s We se «0 | N.J., v\elght 220 pounds, decided to dc lsomethmg drastic about it. What he |did was to stop eating entirely.= At last reports, he had lived on wat>r alone for 28days, without tiking a morse} | of food. His weight had dropped to 17¢ ipounds and he reported he never felt !bet:ter in his life. That‘s one way of cutting down livinz @xpenses, too. THURSDA.Y, PEBRUARY 23RD,. 1939 oni, spaghetti, vormicelli and noodlesâ€" comoined to make an American indusâ€" try. which nearly reachoed the $50,000,â€" 000 class: The average American famâ€" ily consumes around 20 pounds a year! The Famous Energy Food The CANADA STARCH CO., Limited, Toronto measurements, Makes the 2. 1b, tin an ercellent tableâ€"container, . The protective cay a sunitary cover. It‘s freeâ€"write for one NOW ®@ Fits the specialâ€"top of the 2 Ib. tin of Crown Brand, Lily White and karo syrdpy. @> Iseasily.cleaned and can be used over and over again. @ Pours without a drip. @ Provides means of accurate Tell the boys that pmfrmu of famous ockey stars can still be obtained for "CROWN BRANIY" labels. Blue By woolen and Taffeta VERA WINSTON