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•<:y. 4 f « # 1 i*\ « f- » lit *â-  « ^ « » «- « <«^ % *^ » 4 ^ ^ ^ * « -<k i ^ «» « 4 » * * -m • 4 ^ J *> ) « - i « 1 I 1 « MFAIHFMQNT Here's a timely warning which â- light be worth passing along to •omc of you at this time. Ice or •now which plugi Ae PLUMBING VENT PIPE projAting above the roof of a home can be a real source of peril, and possibly endanger the health of an entire family. * * * "The plumbing system must b« able to breathe," says a spokesman lor the Canadian Institute of Phnnbiog and Heating. "The vent pipes connect with ail the waste lines in a home, letting in fresh air and preventing any accumulation of «as caused by the decay of waste material." * * • In addition to this, he goes on to My, these vent pipes also let air into the waste lines to prevent waste water from creating a vacuum as h drains downward and thus siphon- ing your water traps dry. Sufficient water must always remain 'n the U-bend beneath each plumbing fix- ture to stop obnoxious gases irom backing up into the home. * • ♦ . So, ever? once in a while, it might be an idea to paj a few moments attention to that plumbing vent pipe â- CO the roof, and make ST?re 'hat it hasn't become clogged witlj ice, •now or some of last autumn's dead leaves. ' * • • Just what do farm folks worry about most? is the $64 question this week. Of course, many city people think that those living on farms have practically no worries at all, their idea of rural life being some- tlBBg like that of the little boy who said, "All that farmers have to do is stick things in the ground, and 1hen wait for them to come up again." * • • Anyway the editor of an agricul- iiiral journal -onth of the border thought it might be interesting to get an answer to that particular question, so he asked several hun- dred farm people what was mostly on their minds. .\nd here are the answers â€" which are probably much the same as would be given to a *imi1ar quiz here. * • • The younger people â€" from 20 to X years of age â€" are principally worried about where the money is coming from. Many of them start- «d farming at a period when every- thing was high and even if their returns are good their costs are away up. * • • Older farmers, especially those who have paid for their land and «qoipment, weren't worried so much about money as regarding their health. Rheumatism, heart trouble and other ailments occupy a lot of their thinking. * • « Men who answered the questions pot farm management problems in fcsl place. Women were more con- cerned with family problems. And â€" this is rather striking â€" just twice as many men as women said that they had no problems at all. But perhaps that just proves that the ladies are just twice as truthful as we males. What do you think? * » • The Ontario Dpputy Minister of Agriculture. Mr. C. D. Graham, re- cently spoke about the advisability •f more clover growing in this Provinceâ€" a matter about which we had something to say quite recently. â- "Qover is most important," he •tated, "and yet there are half a million fewer acres in Ontario pro- dncing such legume forage than ♦here were 20 years ago." » " • • The Deputy Minister went on to »»y that the yield per acre is hardly being maintained either. "This is a condition whicl. should not be al- lowed to exist. In the interest of our soils we should certainly be crowing more legumes. Further- more, the production oi more clovers and palatable grasses will provide, more home-grown pro- leins." • • • Questioned about hay and pasture mixtures, Mr. Graham said that »ince 1944 mere than 2,000 acres of long-term demonstration plots had been laid down and that most of these are still in production. "Last jear a program of problem soils was â- tarted, and in 1949 there will be two additional plots â€" three to five acres each â€" to each county." • • ♦' Seems like a queer time of year, perhaps, for me to be talking about hay, pasture and other crops. Still â€" it won't be long now; although, a> the fellow said, it might lecm that way. especially when the tide toads are buried under a few feet of "beautiful" .-.now. 1^ On The Wrong Scent During the North African cam- paign, Arab camp followers and Merchants were a"* persistent ai Ihey were annoying One of thtm, Miting Oriental c.)rp«t«, was particu- Ikrly anxious and at Wit «ffend*d an •Aicer who, losing his patitnce, said: â- No. 1 tell youâ€" No! Take the •tinking thing away!'' The Ar«tj now w»s offended and 4tew himself up in i iligiiificd man- %(ir. "^ahlb. It U "ot carpet that ' flliik*â€" h km*.' All I Want For Christmas Is â€" Little Patricia Ann CJ'Bricn was born during the holiday season equipped with â€" perhaps the popular song had something to do with it â€" two front teeth. ANN£ HIRST WUcn a husband is incurably ill and demands that his wife divorce him to free herself of the burden, how is she to convince h i m she will not con- •ider it? It she will not consent, he threatens to kill himself. K frig'iUened wife writes me, in part: "My husband is a disabled veteran, whose malady will only become worse. For almost a year he worked fine, but all at once the pain hit him hard. -Now he has not worked in two months. "Our bills are adding up, and there is no income. I am looking for a job. but every place I go they say. '.\'o hiring sorry." TWO FINE PEOPLE "But here is the real problem, and I'm scared to death! He loves me and wants me to leave or even di- vorce him, so I won't be tied down to a cripple! If I don't, he threat- ens to go away and commit suicide. "Even if 1 tind work, I'lT be worried each day until 1 can get back home to him. '".•\nne Hirst what Sometimes 1 tliink I >'»'»' too. shall I do? want to kill Please help him and m\^elt me!' • Sit dowrt by your husband and • talk to him quietly. .\sk 'nim how • he would feel if the facts were • reversed. If you had become an • invalid, could not be a wife to • liim cr give him children, feel • yourself only an increasing burd- • en he must carry for the rest of • your life â€" • \Vhat.would he say if you made • tJie same threat? • 1 can guess his answer. • He must stop bemoaning iiis • fate, and think of you. He must • believe you when you say that • you can face any hardship, and • anxiety, bravely ind without a • wliiinper, so long as you two are Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee U- -^re two envelopes proper tor a wedding invitation, and how arc they used? A. Yes; the first, or inner, en- velope is used as a protection for the invitation and remains un sealed and written-upon. The sec- ond or outer envelope, is heavier, and large enough to contain the In- vitation and inner envelope Q. When a man and a girl meet often, but have never been intro- duced, is it all right for the girl to begin speaking to him? A. Yes, if she it interested, and ia courageous enough to run the riak of making an undesirable ac- quaintance. Q When place cards are not used at an informal dinner, how should the guests be seated? A. The hostess standi at bar place at th; foot of th* table and deeignatti the placet. Q. When o;ic ii taking t meal •Jipne In t hotel dinlag room, n h •n right to rsad a boo* while wait- hig to bt strved? A. Yet; diere ie ao rcasoii why one ahould not read â-  alone. Herw- ««T«r. It would be eatfWMlf mde to do to H accompanied bf another poraon. Q. I'nder what circumstaneea is a man obligated to pay a woman< streetcar or bus fare? A. Only when he is her escort, iMver>otherwise. togetiier. Without him, your life would lose its meaning. "You would wander through the year alone, hurt beyond tears that he did not trust you enough to ac- cept whatever vicissitudes attend- ed you. It is hard to make sacririces, yes. But often it is harder to accept them. It takes a spirit of humility which not many of us have. But if we put ourselves in another's place and view the whole picture through his eyes, we know the truth as it is. and bow our heads in gratitude. Your husband lias not yet come out of the sliock of realizing his helplessness and his depend- ency. He is appalled by the idea, nd naturally. But he will learn to accept the inevitable, as other soldiers have, and to relax in the knowledge of your deep love and eagerness to serve hiiu. â€" .\s, in- deed, he would lovingly serve you to the end of your days. Don't worry about being away from him when you get that job. It will be hard on both of you at first, but these situations adjust themselves, emotionallv and prac- tically. Calm your fears. You. and !ie, will come through, once you re- cover from the paralysis of this blow. Faith, and courage beyond your dreams, will come to you, and you will carry on like the fine people you are. (Write me later on. please, and let me know how things go.) Wlien tragedy atta/."ks us. and we shudder Mf.der its shock, prayer and faith can ke^p us go- ing. If you need courage, write Anne Hirst and let her iielp you find it. Address her at Box 1, 12J Eighteenth St.. New ["oron- to. Ontario. \ Merry Menagerie- By vciii Disney â- -^ - St,C'^~ "Okay, wise guy â€" If the chicken DIDN'T come first, then WHO eat on the egg?" Modern Parent Angelo Patri. the noted ehild psychologist, tells about the right- eous parent who.was being annoyed ia her work by the noisy aatiet of her tcvenyetr-old child. "Bs quiet!" she ehriektd. "Sit down and be quietl" "Tfoi, I won't!" retorted the Impudent youngster. Whereupon the retoureefal mother eommanded: "Stand np, then - T will be obeyed 1" CUTS, BURNS and BRUISES â- ctliaa, Soodilat aod AatiMedc. Or. OuWi vpeimeai brioat eoick t*li*(. Rtfalu ia* c, Bcooomy sit*. 6 litBct â- < much |2 2* nv M SCHOOL LESSON Jesus' Early Teaching And Healing Efficiency Mark 1:H-15, 32-39; Luke 4:16-21. 'Golden Text: .\nd Jesus went about all tjalilee. teaching in their syna- goynes, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all man- ner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. â€" Matt. 4:2X The Foreign Missions Conference has called for the church to be pro- Christian rather than anti-Com- munist, implying that Christianity, really practised, will meet the needs of our age. When Jesus first spoke in the synagogue in his home town he read the Scripture which outlined His policy toward the down-Jrod- den. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me. because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliver- ance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Jesus proposes to do more for men than provide financial security. Indeed much of our financial insecurity is due to the fact that men are spend- ing their money for that which is not bread and their labour for that yfhich sati'sfieth not It is not more money that is needed so much as Christian principles to enable us to use money properly. Jesus Christ was not making promises merely to secure favor. He fulfilled His word. He cast the devils out of men and healed the sick. No one was turned away be- cause of race, social rank or pover- ty. His was a universal Gospel. Some have complained that Cliristi- anity has not done more. It has not failed but we have failed to re- ceive it and apply it. The teaching and healing minis- try of our Lord was effective be- cause it was supported by a hfe of prayer. He knew the strength and joy derived from private com- munion with His Father. If we are going to carry on the ministry of our Lord, we too must pray. Elementary A minister of Scotch descent, rather noted fer his clote calctila- tions also operated a tmall farm ia Vermont. One day he observed his hired man sitting idly by the plow, as the horses took a needed rest. This rather shocked the good man's sense of economy. After all. he was paying the man 25 cents an hour. So he said gently but reproachfully. "John, wouldn't it be a good plan ior you to have a pair of shears and be trimming these bushes while the horses are resting?" "That it would," replied John agreeably, ".^nd might I suggest, your reverence, that you take a peck of potatoes into the pulpit and peel 'em during the anthem." Close Friends The little old lady bad just te- turned from a trip to Europe and was busy impressing her friends with the beautiful things the had seen and the wonderful places the 'â- .ad visited, when a woman asked, "Did you by any chance tee the Dardanelles?" "See them?" the traveler replied impressively, "why, my dear. I had lunc'i '.vith them I" sKX* SCRATCHING Re//«ve tich in a Jiffy ^^^Bdkfe itfirrc due to «3fS*. pta^ltA »tUcte I loot ux ts.iUjt jtch irouUes. Um oxfatg stdlc&tni 0. D. 0. P ii l li lll **" (oraiau> <ji utn laesfth ii m i f l H i, rtaitJca. A Dc--ttr i fon=ul*- ;«.tb« tM M latoM* :tc&-cc qu;<ijT. 55c tziki bMSlc v-ait â€" cr x<te} b«i. .Aik y««r d O.O.D. r, Ml iliilliii Kccding a new secretary, the firm's president decided to have ap- plicants judged by a psychologist Three gir's were interviewed to- gether. "What do two and two make?" the psyci'ologist asked the first. "Four,' was the prompt answer. To the same question the second girl replied: "It might be 22.' 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