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m it m m ii womans world by mair im morgan keeping out the cold from alberta we get these suggest ions to combat cold winds this house wife evidently speaks from exper icnce while still hoping that our dream houses will materialize some day probably most of us are glad indeed to have a tight rcof over our heads right now if there are a few drafts coming in from around foundations doors tfnd windows surely we have enough ingenuity to stop them here are a few suggestions from one who has lived many years in the canadian west the greatest help of all is to have the house including any back kitch ens porches or verandas well banked up with clean dry earth mr manofthchouse may think this a nuisance at a busy season but surely not when he considers how this banking will protect the cellar save fuel and prevent floor drafts it is wise not to delay in looking over the windows from the outside to make sure that the glass panes are well puttied all around this is a pleasant job on a warm autumn day but not so if it is left until winter sets in if you have no storm doors just tark a piece of clean cotton cloth or awning over the screen door or smaller pieces over each wire panel you wouldnt believe the extra com fort which these improvised storm doors give last year we had a side door we never used anyway so after tacking the cotton as above to the screen door with pieces of lath nailed around the edges of cotton to keep the wind from tearing it we put a bag of coarse feathers between the inner and outer doors what a lot of cold breezes these two little contrivances kept out homemade stripping weather stripping for around im perfectly fitting door and window frames is satisfactory and only costs a few cents but we can if necessary save the few cents by cutting fourinch strips of sacking doubling them twice lengthwise and stitching them on the machine this homemade stripping may easily be tacked to cover the crack and does it work it does last winter on very stormy day in a neighbors sickroom i noticed that the n doctor had ordered a blanket hung over a drafty window then the room seemed so shut away from the blizzard and so safe so n reaching home i sewed two brass rings to the heavy car rug and hung ft over our northwestern back door on two nails driven into the door frame the sudden cessation of cold wind was so welcome that i hunted up a sheet a rug a curtain etc on which to sew other brass rings for speed and convenience to hang over windows etc in cold bed rooms when two rooms are separated by an arch only it i3 better to hang curtains no matter how humble between and have one room really comfortable than to have both rooms half chilly i have seen quite handsome curtains made of sacking stenciled to match the room colors a neighbor declared that his storm windows on the south side paid for themselves quickly by saving fuel on account of the extra heat caused by the sun shining through the double glass how about clubbing together and buying at christmas a couple of storm windows for mother however if there are none just pull the blinds down well at night and be happy anyhow an old coat thrown down in front of the kitchen door docs keep out a lot of draft but poor mother has to keep her eye on it and see that it is put back each time the door is opened a better way is to take eay an old trouser leg fold it sev eral times and then nail it near the bottom of the door with a lath on top to hold it firmly then it moves back and forth with the door on unusually cold nights i find it helps to cover the cellar trap door with old rugs or sacks thus keeping the cellar heat from escaping through the cracks hags of straw placed between the earth and the floor is another cellar emergency measure even then where we live it is sometimes necessary to cover the potatos with everything we have often there is a crack between the two window sashes or on the win dow sill which lets in quite a bit of cold snakes long narrow homemade bags filled with sand or sawdust made long enough to go across the width of the window will overcome this trouble if you have time to make an extra quilt or two interlined with sheep- wool or down from ducks or geese you will be glad of them later on remember that one of the secrets of keeping warm in bed is to have plenty under you as well as over just now a sheeps fleece can be bought for very little so how about one for a bedside mat wood boxes large if possible have the wood boxes large enough that one or two fillings a day are sufficient the woodcar rier would like to feel that he is through sometimes when we have done our best na ture will help us out by banking high the windy side of the house with a thick white fleece finding and filling every crack and cranny we may have missed then with the family safe and warm at home we can follow the ad vice of the poet cowper when he a princess of sweden says now stir thejire and close the shut ters fast let fall the curtains wheel the sofa round so let us welcome peaceful evening in to stir paint for best results in outside paint ing do not shake the can to mix the pigment with the liquid but pour eft the liquid into a clean container then stir the pigment in the can with a flat wide paddle working from the bottom up add the liquid again gradually stirring the while cabbage and sprouts when you think that the common cabbage contains some of those rich vitamins which we all try to get into our family menus it is surprising that it is not treated with more care and consideration more often than not a cabbage is overcooked and therefore inferior in flavor and indigestible and practically valueless as far as nourishment goes the first essential is to have fresh cabbage never a stale wilted one remove the outside leaves and wash in salted water to bring out the in sects cut the stalk of the cabbage ac ross to make it easier to cook then put in boiling salted water one table spoon salt to 2 qts of water then boil quickly with the lid off until soft no longer drain thoroughly be fore serving a cabbage is improved by the ad dition of a small nut of butter and a sprinkling of pepper on the top be fore it is in the vegetable dish and do you know that a stale bread crust added to the pan will remove the cab bage smell while cooking thats how to boil cabbage bero are more varied ways of dressing up this valuable vegetable stuffed cabbage partly boil a firm cabbage mean while mix together a cupful of any cold minced meat chicken or ham half a cupful of shredded suet a small chopped onion pepper and salt a teaspoon mixed herbs half a cup breadcrumbs and bind together with a beaten egg make a slit in the top of tho cabbage part the leaves and a new portrait study of prince one of the prettiest of european nobility wearin jewels which she wears on court occasions ingrid of sweden regarded as the clothes and stuff in the forcemeat then tie up with tape place in a saucepan with sufficient hot stock to keep it from burning at the bottom then simmer for lys hours small pieces of bacon may be cooked in the same saucepan and served with the cabbage thicken the liquid with a little butter and flour and pour over the cabbage served with cacon cabbage stuffed with bacon makes another appetising savory remove the outside leaves of a large cabbage cut it in half and scoop out the middle chop up three slices of bacon and an onion and fry in dripping to a golden brown add the middle of the cabbage chopped fine and a pinch of salt and pepper then stuff this mixture into the hole in the cabbage place in a tin cover and bake in the oven for an hour serve with a thick brown gravy cabbage au gratin cheese adds a piquant flavor to cabbage this dish will prove pop ular with the menfolk of the family wash and shred a cabbage and cook in boiling salted water until just tender drain well and arrange in a buttered piedish make a white sauce as follows melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small pan i hen stir in 2 tablespoons flour and 1 12 cups milk stir until smooth and boil and stir for two minutes then add two tablespoons strong grated cheese pepper and salt pour the sauce over the cabbage sprinkle with more grated cheese and a tablespoon of browned crumbs then brown in a hot oven for half an hour here is just the dish to serve with a grill or cutlets boil a medium sized cabbage with three or four onions until tender drain and chop up fine heat a nut of dripping in a frying pan add the chopped cabbage and onions and fry to a golden brown drain and serve with a thick gravy the children usually like brussels sprouts but how often are they served in perfect shape most often they are a squashy mass remove the yellow and decayed leaves then wash in salted water and cook in boiling salted water for from 15 to 20 minutes strain and serve vegetable puree sprout puree makes a tasty supper snack boil the sprouts as usual with two small onions strain then rub through a sieve melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pan stir in a teaspoon flour and 1 cup of milk or white stock boil and stir until thick add the sprout puree and stir for a few minutes season and serve with fried bread garnish with a fried chopped onion supper snack this is an excellent way of using up a few cold cooked sprouts fry some rounds of bread in drip ping then fry the sprouts and ar range on the bread make a well in the centre of the sprouts and break in an egg bake in a moderate oven for five minutes or until the egg is cooked garnish with chopped parsley or grated cheese chestnuts combine excellently with sprouts cook the vegetables mash them then lightly fry them in a little butter add the chestnuts boiled until mealy and serve with a little warm butter try this through the simple method of sew ing a piece of tape about three inches long to the upholstery of the sedan on the side just back of the drivers seat and having a snap fastener sewed to the upholstery and the loose end of the tape it is possible to keep an umbrella in the car without hav ing it always in the way to be stepped on or tripped over yet it is always handy for an unexpected shower sunday school lesson lesson viii nov 25 the christian steward matthew 25 1430 golden text well done good and faithful servant thou hast boen faithful over a few things i will set thee over many things en ter thou into the joy of thy lord time the parable of fee talents was spoken on tuesday april 4 ad 30 three days before the crucifixion place it was spoken on the mount of olives east of jerusalem for it is as when a man going into auother country called his own ser vants our lord as he well knew was about to leavo this world for an other country returning to the healv- en from whloh he had come and de livered unto them his goods his goods tho talents did not become theirs just because they- were en trusted to them yet how often do men regard abilities and goods as their own just because the lord of all has placed them in their hands to uso for him during the few short years of life and unto one he gave five talents the talent was not a coin but a cer tain weight of gold or 6llver varying according to the money standards of th times to another two to an other one to each according to his several ability this parable first gavo the word talent to all christ ian languages and ho went on his journey the thought o our stew ardship of time money influence knowledge beauty social graces and spiritual power should bo the doin- luaut thought of our lives straightway our use of our tal ents should begiu promptly ho that received tho live talents went and traded wih them and made other five talents ho bought goods and sold them at a profit in like manner he also that receiv ed tho two gained other two the man in tho parable who received two talus stands whero he is apt to bo overlooked between a conspicuous success and a very dramatic failure he is the average man but he that recehed the one went away and digged in the earth and hid his lords money there were no banks iu those days and no safe de posit vaults now afer a long time in order that the judgement jay be fair the reckoning is not made until after a long time the lord of those ser vants cometh no feature of our lords teachings is clearer than his prediction of his second coming and maketh a reckoning with iheni there aro a few articles in our creed to which we more easily and generally assent than that which affirms that god will come to judge tli world by that man whom he has appointed and he that received fee five tal ents came and brought other five ta ints he had received a large sum and he had made a large profit as he should saying lord thous dellver- edst unto me five talents lo i have gained other five talents he was rightfully proud of his work and its results his lord said unto him well done good and faithful servant a philos opher would ask at least a hundred words to define a great lite a poet would perhaps demand as many more and a statesman could hardly get al ong with a less number but christ takes the philosophers hundred the poet3 hundred fee statesmans hun dred drops at least 98 substitutes two word3 which may have been altogeth er absent from their reckonings and writes a definition which is well nigh overpowering n its simplicity well done thou hast been faithful over a few things i will set thee over many feing3 what this parable tea ches so powerfully and clearly is ab solute continuity of life and absolute identity of character in this world and the next for us all enter thou into the poy of thy lord the joy of our lord becomes for us not the joy which he experienced but the joy which he bestowed and he also that received th two talents came and said lord thou de- llveredst unto me two talents lo i have gained two olher talents prob ably this man was disappointed be cause h did not like his fellow ser vant receive five talents but he was courageous he made the most of what he had his lord said unto him well done good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things i will set thee over many things enter thou into th joy of thy lord the five talent man and the two talent man received exactly the same praise and the same reward for their fidel ity bad been equal and the praise and reward ar for fidelity and not for concrete results and he also that had received the on talent came and said lord i know thee thou art a hard man the least scrupulous are often the most zealous in vindicating themselves and i was afraid he pretends ho was afraid of losing the money if ho traded with it really he was not af raid he was only lazy and indiffer ent and went away and hid thy ta lent in the earth and that one tal ent which was death to hide so said milton lo thou hast thine own in the literal fact tho talent was restor er but not in the spiritual interpre tation but his lord answered and said unto him thou wicked and slothful servant the master condemns the third servant not because he has no money to hand in but because of his idle sullen and wicked disposition thou knewest that i reap wher ij sowed not and gather where i did not scatter the master does not deign to combat the slaves false estimate of himself but convicts him out of his own mouth what they want in australia it is gratifying to notice that here and there the world still has op portunities to offer to ladies who have j passed out of the beauty queen or thou oughtestt herefore to have star dass if indeed they ever put my money to the bankers not naj any ombiti a a these bankers in our sense of tho term but j som ovcradvertised directions moneychangers such as those whom christ twice drove out of the temple and at my coming i should have re ceived back miu own with interest it the servant was ifad to risk his a queensland reader sends the fol lowing positions vacant notice from the mackay daily mercury and though queensland is a long way to go the particulars may well talent in the trading by which tho j tempt anyone with the requisite and other two servants doubled their considerable accomplishments ment- money ho might at least have em ployed it in this safe way take ye away therefore the tal ent from him and givo it unto him that hath the ten talents the minus principle in the moral world is the thing that subtracts and diminishes tho plus men in toe parable were honored wih public plaudits for unto every one that hath shall bo given and he shall have abund ance but from him that hath not oven that which he hath shall be ta ken away if our lack of gain is due to neglect even what we started with shall be taken away it we have made good use of what wt started with more will be given us for we shall have proved our ability and earnest ness to use more and cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth outer darkness weeping and gnashing of teeth were popular terms descriptive of the fate of the wicked in the next life once upon a time wife didnt own her own hairpins new york the assertion that women arc forging steadily ahead despite hitler and all his followers was made by mrs carrie chapman catt before the annual womens con ference on current problems spon sored by the new york heraldtri bune tracing advances in the field of i womens rights from the time the first womens convention was held 8c years ago the suffragist said at that ioned wanted strong middleaged woman to take charge of stock on dent island one able to ride muster shear kill handy with axe and rifle and good ccok four pounds week and keep no gents or flappers need apply there may be many bright young things who on the strength of a pair of jodhpurs and a hired hack may feel that they could at least fill tho picturesque side of that bill but they are sternly ruled out no flappers need apply only the long experienced and authentic amazon dyed in the wool and deeply acquaint ed with the job will be taken on at dent island incidentally it must be a fairly formidable specimen of the dominant male who is ready to engage a hir ed hand who might with a weaker employer presently prove that the grey mare was the better horse and run him off his own ranch but in spite of droughts and de pressions in queensland both em ployers and employed seem to bo able to keep their spirits up at the same time saying what they want in no uncertain terms here is an other announcement this time in serted by a fully qualified cabinet maker joiner carpenter and french polisher of mackay employer wanted must be pos sessed of at least average intel ligence and an elementary knowledge of common courtesy and civility no cigarettesuck ing duds amateurs or incom petent need apply the advertiser would seem to b time a married wonjan did not eve more than a french polisher ht own her own hairpins now she can also put a fairly high and forc ible sheen upon his english said the progressed so far in this respect that it fills one with amazement while in the eastern hemisphere the women of turkey have dropped the veil and are now eligible to vote and hold office hitlers order that women drop their jobs and devote their time to home duties she termed a backward slide women have lost something she said but not so much as is ordin arily supposed if men are to hold all the jobs and thus support all women it will be necessary to insti tute polygamy since before the great losses of the war germany had 1000000 more women than men concluding she said if you do not like this depression with its unfriendliness toward all things then set your resolution firm and strong ngainst the next war and let a united womanhood waste no time in lamenting stab3 at the feminist movement which can take care of itself but stand fast and effectively against another war are again happy toronto coeds toronto coeds of the toronto university who were up in arms ov er the removal of trees near their residence received news which has appeased their wrath to some ex tent the board of control has au thorized the parks commission to spend 2000 to transplant 10 elm trees to avenue road near the on tario museum where others were cut down inexperience jennie said he bellov it trua i never loved any girl but you oh fred he answered im euro of this you make uch work whn you try to kl mut1 and jeff- bv bud fisher lastly the same kindly corres pondent from down under offers an other and rather more austere ex ample of the queensland touch mr c s christian gentle- man and expert woodworker late with and son sewerage con tractor being temporarily dis engaged is now prepared to con sider offers of employment from respectable employers one has a faint feeling that mr c s might come under the heading of the gents whom the heman and amazon hunter of dent island did not under any circum stances propose to employ but they are a brave lot these queens land advertisers whether they be christian gentlemen and exsewer age contractors or fireeating farm ers their methods have a freshness which is lacking from many of our tamer english announcements comeort comg omjefpj im tired a little more grace of walkin walk like a lapv cats aid scientists animals ears furnish living laboratories where hu man affliction almost ex actly duplicated boston the house cat is coming to the aid of science in solving some of the problems of deafness which af flict 10000000 persons in tho united spates how the cats ears furnish natural living laboratories where human deafness is almost exactly duplicated came out in one of the clinics of the american college of surgeons hold ing lis annual meoting here this weok the work was demonstrated by h davis ii a derbyshire and m h lurie of harvard medical school naturally deaf these cats are not sacrifices to sci- enco they come by their deafness naturally the same as humans and have nearly all the same affilcions because their ears work very much like human hearing organs their ears ar not so well protected as mans so that it is easier to see the puzzling causes of deafness a cat cannot tell man that it is deaf but tb scientists are able to read tho animals troubles on a pair of fine eectrlc wires one of these wires touches the round window in tho middle oar and the other the animals auditory nerve sound travels over this nerv to the cats brain in nerve impulses that are partly electrical thes nerve im pulses readily switch to the wires in the form of measurable electric cur rents the wires detour the messages headed for tho cats brain and regis ter them on tho dial of a galcanom- etcr it ho cat is dcafenod tho electric current shows it by weakness or by absence tho faintest sound which tho cat appears to hear is equal aftor it has been converted by the car into a nerve impulse to abou two-mil- ilonths of a volt of electricity