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IsT 2 re a Cure : For Old Maidism? Noted Writer Generosi of i Sant Cure y of Old Maidism Whoever first took the lovely word "maid" and turned it into an absurd phrase by prefixing it with "old," knew something about psychology. He knew that an old mald was slight- ly abnormal, that she had overstayed her time In one perfod of develop ment. To be a young maid is to be in the most tempting and romantic state possible to a woman, But it is an exceedingly fluid one. It Wwa§ never meant to be set in a mould. Rodin is quoted as saying that true feminine youth, at its perfection, when the body seems at the same time to fear and call to love, often lasts only a few months. He was speaking, of course, from the sculptor's point of view, but we can follow the thought along. The period when a maiden is at her best is bound to be brief. It is a time of hesitation, of choosing, of waiting. But there is always ¢.me- thing fundamentally ridiculous about waiting too long. : Prolonged hesi- tation is bound to turn into comedy. While the old maid hesitates, life passes her, by, and she remains um- developed. The number of old malds*has been amazingly thinned out in the last quarter of a century. Not because more womem are marrying, but be- cause more womer have become able to develop the best that is In them without marrying. Théy have learn- ad that their maturity is ther own personal job and mot necessarily that of some man, The economic Independence of Wo- men is as every one knows, partly responsible. Independent minds are still more responsible, And there is also the not-to-be-neglected discovery which women have made that beauty and good clothes and fine skins are not only for debutantes or coquettes or wives trying to hold their hus- bands, but that looking well has a certain intrinsic valuc for the entire sex. Most important of all ls the fact that women have begun to enjoy the fulness of flavor in grown-up liv- ing. But there are those who always| Work for it is based on A Real Nerve Tonic 2 3 Is a Bountiful Supply of Rich,| Health-Giving Blood Sufferers from nervous debility find themselves tired, low-spirited and un- able to keep their minds on anything. They are to unfit to perform their everyday duties, . Pe ; Doctoring the nerves with sedatives is a terrible mistake. The only real nerve tonic is a good supply of rich, red blood. To secure this rich, red blood Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills should be taken. Enriching and purifying the blood is their whole mission. Conecern- ing them Mrs, Albert Bentley, Ban-| croft, Ont., writes: "Two years ago I was a complete wreck; In bed for seven months; extremely nervous; had no color. Nothing I tried seemed to help me till I began Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills. My condition at once im- proved and to-day I am well and able Jor anything without fatigue or: trou- le," You can get these pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. 1950 Worker Will Get $27-a-Day Wage Predicted by Ford in His New Book, "Moving Forward" New York--Henry Ford blames the present industrial depression on busi- ness men who watcaed the stock mar- ket instead of their business, and be- lieves the cure lies in quantity pro- duction and Intensive marketing of high-class goods. He outlines his opinions in a book "Moving Forward," published on Oct, 2nd. He predicts that in 1950 the United States workingman will get a minumum wage of $27 a day, advoc- ates high wages as one of the funda- mental laws of busiress, and says genuine over-production has never existed. i In regard to wages, however, Mr. Ford believes that while a man has a right to work, his right to a job de- pends on his ability to render valu- ablé service. He says belief that a company owes a living to those who "our tradi- find it a little too ripe for. their taste.} tional conception of master anu ser- and those, married or singls, ard the old maids, In spite of their clothes and jobs and husbands, there are certain signs which make them easily recognizable. There is their passion for order and ingistence on seemliness, in a world which is continually disorderly and often unseemly. And in the most important, place, there is the loneli- mess which is always one of the in- evitable characteristics of the old maid's temperament. It dees not matter how many people may be around her. She may be the centre of a large family. But if she is an old maid at heart, she Is apart from every one. : Good housewives are orderly with- out being fretful, and some of the most delightful women in the world are those bad housewives who can make even disorder charming. Nelth- er group takes order too serlously or allows things or possessions to be- . eome more important than the per- sons about them. But the old mald suffers from any displacement of things. This Is agaln perhaps a survival of something that was rather charming In a young girl. At a certain age, the girl expects the world to be her personal setting, and for just a little while the world is indulgent to her delusions. But-for the old mald in whom the belief has survived, there Is not so much tolerance. Marriage 1s no cure here either. It will not necessarily cure an old mald of prudishness, though married wo- men usually are so forced to face life that a good deal of nonsense is shaken out of them and a good deal of tolerance shaken in. But there are married women in whom the point of view of the old maid does persist. It seems as If, in spite of husbands and children, there are some women who never grow up to their sex, to the exercise of its mature charm, or the acceptance of its functions. Queen Elizabeth, in the midst of all her romances and courtiers, was prob- ably an old maid. Emily van. The book, written in collaboration with Samuel Crowthar, says the fun- damentals of business principles are: First, to make more and better goods cheaply as possible and force them on the market; second, to strive alwas for higher quality and lower prices and costs; third, to raise wages gradu- ally and continuously and never to cut them; and fourth, to get the goods to the consmer economically so he may benefit by low cost production. The carrying out of these modern business laws requires much more leadership than did the old produc- tion, Mr. Ford says. He belleves that was why Interest in the 1929 stock marke. brought disaster. "The true occasion for alarm was deeply hid," he says. "It consisted in the complete stoppage of improve- ment in quality of goods and In meth- ods of manufacture, which in turn causes a stoppage in the increasing values of the purchasing money. There is bound to come a time when things are offered for sale at so much more than they are worth that the public will hesitate to buy them, and then will stop buying altogether and may even fall into a panfc about what it has bought. "No one hs yet been born who can manage both to manipulate the mar- ket for its stock and also do business in such a way that it will be profit- able. The two do mot and cannot mix." -------- Damp Walls Walls can be rendered damp-proof by an application of water-glass used for preserving eggs. Strip or scrape the old paper from the walls and brush over the damp patches with the waterglass mixture according to the directions on the tin. Allow to dry, then put on two more coats. Each must dry before the next is put on. When repapered the damp will not penetrate again. b The photograph reproduced above shows -an interesting view of impres- Dishwashing Is Still Hated Task > -- . Childhood Duty Turns Mod- ern Girl Against _ - Homemaking i" = Compulsory dishwashipg 3a child- | hood has given millions of girls #'drab outlook on life and has caused them to concelve an absolute hatred for homemaking, says Miss Marion 8. Van Liew, chlef of the home econ- omics education bureau of the Univer pity of the State of New York. Hatred of dishwashinge while it seems of itself a most insignificant matter, becomes the root of an ob- session against all phases of house- keeping, she thinks, and therefore has a potentiality of exercising a viclous influence on the entire future of girls and women, Miss Van Liew, who is widely known throughout the nation as a home economist in addition to her position with the State Department of Education, yestefday become edu- cational director of the Homemaking Center of the New York State Feder- atlon of Women's Clubs, No Fad, She Declares sive memorial to Newfoundland's war dead at Grand Bank w Owl Laffs . 3 About the only thing that comes to him who waits is whiskers. Many doctors are now having their patients say "ee" instead of "ah." "Ow," however, the patient on receiving his bill. High school teacher--What is Fran- cis Scott Key's greatest digtinction? Pupil--He knew all four verses of "The Star Spangled Banner." All the jokes ar® not found In the books or in the papers, some of them may be seen walking around town. Sitting around the bunk house they were swapping: les. ' One of them--"When I was logging | up in the Northwoods I saw a moun- tain llon come right up to the skidder one day. Jt was a fierce beast, but I, with great presence of mind, threw a bucket of water In its face and fit slunk away." Man sitting in corner--"Boys, 1 can vouch for the truth of that story. few minutes after that happened I was coming down the side of the hill I met this lon andfi as Is my habit, stopped to stroke its whiskers. Boys, those whiskers were wet." > A HAPPY THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. From the moment of birth To the ride In the hearse, There is nothing that happens But might have been worse. Gertle--"What shall I do, Mother dear? I'm engaged to a man who says he simply can't bear children." Mother--*"Well, you can't expect too much from a husband." ' "The good die young." good, one must diet young. But to dle Gladys (to her fat boy friend)-- "Pardon me, Tiny, but as you age, will you fade like a flower or bust like a baloon?" LOYALTY. By Melville Sloan. How grand that attribute, divine; That golden quality; That priceless gem of honor, fine; That jewel--loyalty. 'Who will not see an evil done-- To him--he calls his friend; Or whom he serves; is really one Of--nature's noblemen! . Times might be much better,if those who don't have to work would knock off and give their jobs to those who do. Things I'd like to know--Where butchers get their straw hats they wear 'in winter and comedians get the ones they ruin? What the girls who flip pancakes in windows think wa----rrer cs Minard's Liniment gives quick rellef. about and especially what they'd think in her lonely parsonage at Haworth, wrote Wuthering Heights and prov- ed that she was not. You can pick them out like that, here and there. Dress up the old maid as you will, raise her salary, marry her off, and she remains an old maid still, never a full participant in life, always a little more or less backward in de- velopment. Perhaps, {2 we knew what causes her t6 be so, we could change it at the source. But causes are always more difficult to be sure of than effects. The number of old maids could cer- tainly be thinned out if no woman brought old maidhood on herself. For selfishness will turn the trick more quickly than any other cause, and often does. Too close concen- tration on herself, unwillingness to share life because sharing it may mean messing it up a little, lays the blame at many an old maid's door. There is not enough willingness to give and take in them, and yet gener- osity ir a habit and taste that can be acquired, and surelyAt is worth the attainment. For generosity of out- took and action is an almost sure enra for old maidism.--Margaret Cul- tr Banning in "The Reader's Digest" ; remains the standard for) about a fellow who took them to Child's for dinner? Why every ex- tremely attractive girl has an ugly duckling for a chum? Whether any- one is a poor marksman because his mother told him pointing was impo- lite? all these things? A local poet thinks banatias rhyme with pajamas. That is one of the several reasons this column does not print but very little home made poetry Tourist--*"Say, boy, where does this road go? Indignant -- "It don't go nowhere. It's here every morning when 1 come along." A humorist's most serious business is trying to make folks smile. « Fortune teller--"You will suffer pov- erty until you are 35 years old." The dupe--""And then?" Fortune teller--"By that time you will have got used to it." v mae feet CONSTIPATED CHILDREN Constipation is one of the most com- mon ailments of childhood and the child suffering from it positively can- not thrive, To keep the little one well the bowels must be kept regular and the stomach sweet. To do this nothing can equal Baby's Own Tab- lets. They are a mild but thorough laxative; are pleasant to take and can be given to the newborn babe with perfect safety. Thousands of mothers use no other medicine for their little ones but Baby's Own Tablets. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 'Brockville, Ont. dP mrreeee Kamaran Island Has World's Worst Climate Though certain parts of the North American Continent might veel justi- fled in claiming "the world's worst climate"--aceording to Charles Fitz- hugh Talman in Lig Science, Service feature "Why the Weather?" (Wash ington), the favor-d spot is an island in the Red Sea. He says: "Hot weather is endurabie is the relative humidity remains low; hob days are endurable if the air 'cools off at night. Neither of these mitigating features is found in the average cli mate of the Red Sea coast. An Eng- lish meteorological journal has recent- ly suggested that Kamaran Island, which lies in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, ean claim the distirction of having the worst climate on earth. A four-year record shows that from 'April to Octob.1, Inclusive, the aver- age daily maximum temperatures raage from 91 '0 95; which would not be bad were it not for the fact that the average minimum temperatures are from 81 to 86. The highest single reading during the four years was 106, which we can easily beat in Am- erica, but the mercury never once fell below 66. The average relative hu- midity was 72 in January und 58 In July. The climate of the island is extremely enervating. In spite of des- erts near at hand and an average rainfall of only two inches a year the air generally feels damp, and the winds, though strong, bring ro relief. Occasional sand storms add the human discomfort. A lovely place to stay away from is. Kamaran!" meen femme Roads Young and Old Roads that lead to houses And a city's pride Go straight and hard like young men With sure and eager stride. 'i But roads that lead to mountains .. Or hidden desert streams' | Shuffle along like old men + Minard's Happy in their dreams. » --By Rachel Harrls Campbell, San Diego State Teachers' College. pn When asked his idea of rigid econ- amy, Will Rogers replied:- "A dead : Zan." : rece masion Liniment aids tired feet. And if I'd be happier if I knew, "Home eccnomics is no fad," Miss Van Liew told an interviewer in Al- bany. "It has passed tha' stage and has stood tre test, People are more 'home conscious' than ever and it is recovering its former status rapidly. Now, the difficulty is that girls are not prepared to take over the prob- lems of homemaking when they be come brides, "It may astonish people to know, that the state is training hundreds of girls and young women forthe career of marriage. Outside of New York there are 211 centers under the super- viston of the State Department of Education where homemaking Is taught as a fine art, and New York does not neglect this important train- ing. "Women and girls. must get away from the old idea that homemaking is "i qood. Tha, "e Toto QUALITIES = ~ EB LABEL % Onance. Peg to -- . The Wrong Phrase Mr. Brown had just returned from the office and was introduced to the new nurse, who was astonishingly pretty. "She is sensible and scientific, too," sald Mrs. Brown, "and she says she will allow no one to kiss the baby while she is near." "No one would want to," replied Brown tiredly. "Oh, indeed, John!" snapped the | fond mother. ' "I mean," faltered Brown, endeav- oring to make things better,. "not while ghe is near." The ing or retty. nurse was given march rs the following day. a eee A or in nothing but sewing, cooking and clean- ing," Miss Van Liew added. "These things are but incidental and as such | should be done by means of a time, budget so as not to interfere with the major phases of the calling." | She reminds one that choosing har- monious color combinations for the home and purchasing clothing, edibles and other supplies come, into the call- ing of homemaking, as well as person- al grooming and adjustment of family relations, and that to be successful in all tflese the homemaker .should be | trained. | She declared that every feminine member of every family should, be in- {structed in home economics. She would have the younger children learn it in junior high school, and have mother keep up with them by extension courses in the afternoon and evening, rere A mein Any Offers? As Mrs, King was cleaning her front bed-room windows she saw a friend hurrying along the road. "What ever has happened?" she cried, running to the garden gate and calling to the friend. "Why are you in such a hurry?" The friend paused breath. | "I'm trying to get something for my husband," ghe panted. "Oh," replied Mrs. King, very much | relieved. 'Had any offers?" | her | to regain | s-------------- INVALUABLE MOMENTS, Never suffer the imvaiuable.mom-j ents of thy life to steal by unimprov-| ed, and leave thee {n ldleness and vacancy; but be always either read: | ing, or writing or praying, or medi-| tating, or employed In some useful | labor for the co umon good. --A'Kempls. <> "I'm thinking of moving out into the country." "Do you like the country? What will you do in the evenings?" "Oh, I'l Tun up tot n" 20 YEARS OF KRUSCHEN 20 YEARS OF HEALTH Just fancy! A grandmother and still being complimented on her jeom- mn How does she do it? Her ter explains, young and fit, the whole matter. * When I was on holiday this Summer 1 was asked what gave me or what. I used for my fresh complexion, For 20 've used as directed Krus- to troubled with my liver and biliousness and rheumatism in arm and shoulders. I just take it regularly a8 you describe, with the above result, 1 tell everyone this, also my family, who ire now men and women, for I am over 65" --E., B. 'Don't be content to envy her. Follow | * ber example. Kruschen will keep you i fied if it's on the "COMPLIMENTED ON HER COMPLEXION AT 65 Tells AI Women How She Does It , | of the body. train ever on time?" grow- ichy phssenger. "ON" re- conductor, "we worry about it being on time We're ®satis track." never WHEN CHILDREN FRET THERE are times when a child is too fretful or feverish to be sung to sleep. There are some pains a mother cannot pat away. But there's quick comfort in Castorial For diarrhea; and other infantile ills, give this pure vegetable prepara- tion. Whenever coated tongues tell of constipation; whenever there's any sign of sluggishness. Castoria has a good taste; children love to take it. Buy the 'genuine--with Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on wrapper. YT Find CASTORIA Be 7; will restore the liver and kidneys to roper activity. Waste products will naturally expelled by those eliminat- g organs as Nature intends. The blood will be refreshed and will course in a cleansing stream to every fibre gt invigorating your whole tem, brightening your eyes, aye skin, You feel--and erent person. Thousands are proving it daily. Why shouldn't you? Kruschen Salts is obtainable at all Classified Adwgrtising SOR SALI FIRST CLASS BREED- FF kc Mink, ana Foxes, at reasonable In your own interests write for Mitchell, St. Mary's, rices particulars. J. O. ontario. TS WANTED FOR DR. BOV- 11'S soaps, tollet articles, ete, well known for twenty years Quick turn- over and large profit. Dept. 0, Bovel Manufacturing Company. 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Ask your druggist for a 25a pkg. of Carter's Little Liver Pills, "READ OF A CASE LIKE HER OWN Decided to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Moncton, New Brunswi "Before »~ my last baby was born I was very weak, nervous and dis~ co! 1 saw an 2 Vertisement in the paper abou 2 WO! who had been like me go I bought a bottle of E. - An Emergency Dressing