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MAGAZINE PAGE FOR EVERYBODY, , HOME ♦ HEALTH · FEATURES · BEAUTY · FASHION · FICTION U > IS"· _ I ^a·» Choosing Books For Children Bj GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS. Ph.D. AS you know, some fine books for children have been published in recent years. In planning your choice of Christmas gifts, you should examine some of these books at your local book store and seek advice about them at your local public library. Don't be carried away just by their color. Ask your self if they are the kind of literature you want your child to be exposed to and if they will continue to appeal to him. Will he read repeatedly from the book you choose? If too young to read, will he keep begging you to read from it over and over again ? Along with a few of the newer books, choose as gifts a goodly num ber of the precious books that have been enjoyed profitably by children over the years, books which have stood the test of time. Naturally the person at the book store will urge you to buy just the newer books. They have more current publicity and offer bigger returns to the book seller. If you are not familiar with the time-tested treasures confer with your local librarian or your child's teacher or school principal. Many of these classics have been brought out as beautiful reprints. For the child under five or six a number of very attractive volumes of Mother Goose are on the market. "The Child's Garden of Verses," by Robert Louis Stevenson; "When We Were Very Young," and "Now I Am Six," by A. A. Milne hardly have an equal for good poetry. A great favorite of children just beginning to listen to rhymes is "Johnny Crow's Gar den," by Leslie Brooks. It has just j an illustrated line to the page. ! The baby likes to turn the page or have it turned, often. Among the never-ending charms for young children (to h%ar or read) are such classics as 'Little Black Sambo,' Helen Bannerman; 'Golden Goose Book.' Leslie Brooks: 'Alice in Wonderland.' Lewis Carroll; 'Children of the Wild,' Theresa Deming; 'Just-So Stories,' Rudyard Kipling; 'Tale of Peter Rabbit,' Beatrix Potter. Reprint Editions Ana nere are a iew of the "tried , and true," many of which are in 1 beautiful reprint editions, appeal- j ing to the child from eight to twelve : 'Winnie-the-Pooh,' A. A. Milne; 'English Fairy Tales,' Joseph Jac obs; 'Household Stories,' Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm; 'Story of Dr. Doo- ; little.' Hugh Lofting; 'Adventures J of Pinocchio,' Carlo Lorenzini; 'Heidi,' Johanna Spyri; 'East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon,' Gurden Thorne-Thomsen; 'Fairy Tales,' Hans Andersen; 'Through the Look ing Glass,' Lewis Carroll; 'Robinson Crusoe,' Daniel Defoe; 'Hans Brink er,' Mary M. Dodge; 'Wind in the Willows.' Kenneth Graham; 'Jungle Book,' Rudyard Kipling; 'Merry Adventure of Robinhood,' Howard Pyle; 'King of the Golden River,' j John Ruskin; 'Wild Animals I Have I Known,' Ernest T. Seton; 'Treasure , Island,' Robert Louis Stevenson; j 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' Mark Twain. ■ Two selected list of books includ- ' ing the foregoing and many others that are time-tested, along with some of the more recent books, may be had in a stamped envelope: 'Books from Which to Read to the Baby and Young Child,' and 'Books ! for Children Eight to Twelve.' The second list has been prepared with the help of Miss Margaret Clark, Head of the Lewis Carroll Room of the Cleveland Public Library. Household Hints A helpful idea is to make a mus lin pocket and tack it on the back of your ironing board. Keep two press ing cloths there and use one for dark clothes and one for light ones to avoid soiling freshly washed clothes in ironing. When you cut waxed paper to fit the bottom of a cake pan, place the pan on the paper and trace around it with a pencil, then cut out. Or trace around it with a small, sharp knife and it will not be necessary to use a scissors. Grease the cake pan before putting the paper in it THEIR CHRISTMAS TOYS AMONG THI WID! variety OF Christmas games is an exciting new version of tiddledy winks, provided by the children's old friend Pop Eye. In this, the pieces are flipped through obstacle! portraying Pop Eye emblems. By JYIAKIUN ClTDt MrtARKULL THE best selection of toys since before the war is available this year for the Christmas stockings of young America. Even better news, moreover, is the fact that there are more lower-priced toys this season than at any time since pre-war Christmases. More toys! A wider variety! Moreatm.oderate prices ! Looks like a specially fine Christmas is coming up for the young fry. It's afucky thing for Santa, too, that there are a lot more toys ready for his distribution right now, for Kenneth P. Fallon, president of the Toy Manufacturers of the U. S. A.t quotes statistics at us to show that over twenty-four million youngsters have been added to the toy-using population since the start of the war! , Not one of them, happily, need be disappointed when Christmas morning dawns, for no matter what a child's favor ite pastime may be. there's a toy or game that's right up his alley. J, Here are toys to reproduce every feature of the American way of life, from home appli ances such as miniature stoves that really work, refrigerators, electric irons and so forth through toy-size tools and other equipment to mimic those used in life-size engineering, archi tecture, transportation, science, agriculture, fashion and art. There are station wagons and helicopters, taxis and televi sion sets, pre-fabricated houses and electronically controlled trains. A doll coos when patted, and screams when spanked; a dog gitfes birth to puppies from a zippered stomach; a chicken lays an egg and walks away; a cow has rubber udders which can be milked. Both real smoke and a realistic choo choo are WHAT PUN TO Bl A SODA JERKIR! Your child will be the envy of all hii playmates with a playroom-iize soda fountain that dispenses four flavor·. « THI ALMOST HUMAN DOll THAT blows bubbles and drinks water, then must have pants changed, now has shampooable hair, cries when squeezed. generdiea in a locomoiive ιογ the first time, both synchro nized to the running action of the locomotive, and a tiny soda fountain produces actual sodas. Shown in the pictures are only a few of the marvels that await the Christmas-shopping Mom and Dad, who have just as much fun toy-shopping as their children have receiving the results. The Stars Say For Thursday, December 9 By GENEVIEVE KEMBLE THE auguries are for the sudden precipitation of a difficult and disin tegrating situation which could be aggravated and made more devas tating by rash, erratic or impulsive emotions or feelings. With calm, rational and regulated conduct, it is probable that some sort of lead, "hunch" or intuition could solve a complex problem. Giving heed to the "still small voice" within could negative a peculiar entanglement or curious experience. I For the Birthday I Those whose birthday it ià may be prepared for a year of singular experiences, strange adventures, or some sort of radical or uprooting change, sudden and possibly devas tating. This abrupt event may in cite the feelings or emotions to er ratic or unfortunate expression, which might aggravate an already critical or curious situation. With a regulated, well-organized and planned mode of action, the stress might be averted. By use of a re sourceful mind, an inspiration or intuition or form of Inner guidance, also calmness and poise, could open dooTs. A child born on this day may b« disposed to strange drives or er ratic emotions, although its inner urges may overrule curious im pulses. LOVES PERILOUS PATH A Sequel lo love's fair Horiton By ADELE GARRISON >ic 3k ik Harry Tells Dicky That Aft Spencer Announced He W Synopsis— In Dicky Graham'» Hotel Lana· Belli suite, Harry Underwood is reeountini to Dicky further incident* in the interrog» tion of the espionage agent who ahot Dickj laat night, incidente which Dicky missed du< to hia departure to the hospital. "You r· member that we carried him out of the hote bound and gagged in s aack." Harry aaya "Well, when we got down to the hide-awaj and took him out of the aack. he apparentlj ■·" completely out. For a second or two, ! thought we had a corpse on our hands." "BUT, of course, it was a lively corpse once you tried the propei resuscitation methods," Dicky sai< with a grin. "Most active," Harry Under wood assented. "And we didn't havi to stick a single pin into him. I di< it all with the sound of my melliflu ous voice." "Stop lifting yourself up on ι pedestal," Dicky told him, laughing "and give out." "You have no flair for theatri suspense," the big man said sadly "but I'll humor you. I simply sail in matter-of-fact tônes, 'This is j piece of luck. While he's out, cold I'll have a chance to test that hai of his. Don't try to revive him unti I get through.' " same χ,ιικι "If the spiel had the game effec it did up at the studio," Dicky said "you have a right to pin a medal o: two on your suspenders." "That was a feeble effort he gavi up there at the studio," his bit friend said with a reminiscen chuckle. "He handed out the rea stuff down at the hideaway, eepe daily after I brought out my littli experimental kit. He threatened ui all with deaths ranging from th< torture of the boiled eggs, to beinj flayed alive. "But it didn't do him any goo< save for giving his vocal cords ι good work-Out, although I fear hi did overitraia them," Harry wen (Copxrieht, 1941, Kins 1 3r Questioning the Prisoner, 3s Leaving on. "He couldn't move anything ex cept his voice, and I went right ahead with my tests." He paused, and I knew he uncon sciously was emphasizing his theat rical effect, something as natural as breathing to the man so long con nected with the profession. The Test "You've worked up a very nice suspense," Dicky told him with a grin. "Don't weaken your effect. How did your test turn out?" "Just as I expected," Harry said smugly. "The hair originally was as nearly platinum blond as'could be imagined." "Yes?" Dicky said tensely. "What ι else?" "What we predicted, up there. The lad was a startling caricature : of Carlotta Carroll." Dicky gave a long, lew whistle. I "Whew" he said. "What did Dad say?" » V* J »1U«, mo VA vuiitov /UU u ' expect," Hayry answered. "You I know the Chief. If he ever ap proaches what passes with him for loquacity, everything's serene with the world. The more difficult his ι problem, the quieter he gets." "Well, then" Dicky said impa tiently. "What did he do?" With a Grin "Listened and watched while 'X' ; did his level best in humane but ; effective 'interrogation," Harry ! said with a grin. "Then when the , results held some meager clues, evi ( dently obvious to the Chief, al though they appeared flimsy to 'X* and me, your father said ha was leaving, and that he would get in touch with us later." "Did he go alone?" Dicky asked. "Didn't he take 'X' with him ?" (Continued tomorrow) Mtiu·· Iradleat·, lue.) A PUSTIC ACCORDION THAI RKALlY pity., and a apinet piano with black and white ktya that really work, will give any chili hours of pltaaurt. Food for Thought If you're making fudge for the holidays, cook over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, stirring constantly. If you want tc wash down the sugar crystals that form on the side of the saucepan, use a fork whose tines have been wrapped in a small piece of damp cheesecloth. In slicing refrigerator cookies foi baking, use a thin-bladed, very sharp knife. Cut with a sawing mo tion, and do not press too hard or the shape of th· roll may b· lost. * Beauty Bargains For ladies who like to look deco rative even while setting their hair, there are now on the market dainty and colorful ribbon curlers. They come packaged in cellophane en velopes each containing seven curl ers in assorted shades. For an extra special occasion ap ply two different powder founda tions, a darker on· first, than a lighter one. The darker one deepens and softens any protusions. Dark ening along tha sides of the nose will give it a finer line. New England or the rast ***** A General Store Sold Everything Anyone Wanted By IDA BAILEY ALLEN "SEE Madame, what has hap pened in this big station !" ex claimed the Chef, setting down the grips. "New England has moved in on the mezzanine floor!" I looked up, and sure enough there was a replica of a New Eng ! land street a block long with real I live people walking about. The fa ! miliar white church with its tall spire, dominated the street; and there were also the original old "Spooner's Theatre," a small news paper and printing office, an old time drug store with bottles of herbs and blue colored water vases in the windows, and other exhibits. We were on our way to give a stage cooking show out-of-town. But there was half an hour till train I time. So we checked the luggage, walked up the broad mezzanine stairs and strolled down the street. General Store "We have never had in France a shop like this," observed the Chef, gazing into the old time general store. "Such a combination of everything! Barrels of apples and crackers and potatoes ; brooms ; dust pans; and overalls hanging from the rafters. Even the big bolts of cloth for the ladie» to make the dresses are here." "Very different from today, when all merchandise is protected from dust; foods are sold in packages to keep them sanitary; and the vege tables and apples are kept cold and fresh." I remarked. A few steps and we were in the New England of today. The first s thing that attracted our eyes was a small edition of a Cape Cod cran berry bog, red berries glowing on dark green-leafed bushes, growing in the moist earth. Next we saw a miniature machine showing how cranberries are sorted and graded for market. "Cranberries are a fine fruit, con tributing both vitamins A and C, just what we need to help ward off winter colds and infections." "I think the cranberry is a great contributor to good eating," said the Chef. "The flavor which is at once tart and pungent is excellent with poultry and meat of all kinds, espe cially when made into cranberry jelly or sauce, and these are also inside the budget." Making Desserte "In New England they use cran berries in making many desserts," I went on. "Cranberry dumplings, for instance, when plain puffy dump lings are steamed on well-sweetened juicy cranberry sauce, and served pink and steaming hot, sauce and all. Cranberry betty is a favorite too, made exactly like apple betty, with coarse-chopped cranberries instead of apples. Sometimes they combine the two fruits in making a betty. And cranberry shortcake is delicious. Hot, rich baking powder biscuit, baked, split and buttered, and put together with warm spiced cranberry sauce." "I am glad to learn about these cranberry desserts," said the Chef. "We do not have cranberries in France." We entered a quaint old-fashioned i\ew iMigiana Micnen. Aiiangcu m an open corner cupboard were small jars of candied cranberries, ready for Christmas giving, or for deco rating holiday foods. "Candied cranberries are easy to ) make, and much less expensive than . candied chcrrics for decorating," I said. "Let's put the recipe in our ; column." j "And Madame, I think your own recipes for home-made cranberry < sauce and cranberry jelly should be ι included." TOMORROW'S DINNER Cranberry Juice Cocktail Brown Lamb and Vegetable Fricas see on Biscuit Squares 1 Escalloped Tomato Diced Turnips Pickles Jelly Doughnuts Coffee or Tea Milk (Children) All Measurementi Art levtl Recipe » ftrvt Four Jelly Doughnuts Sift together 2 c. flour, 2 tsp. bak ing powder, % tsp. salt, Vi tsp. nut meg and V» c. sugar. Beat 1 egg light. Add a scant c. milk and 2 tbep. melted butter or shortening. The mixture will be very thick, but blend it lightly, using a fork. Turn onto a floured board. Roll to H" thickness. Cut into rounds with a large-size doughnut cutter and put 1 small teaspoon any kind of jelly, in the center of each round. Wet the edges of the rounds with milk or water, gather up the dough care fully around the jelly and press the edges together. Fry in deep fat at 350 F., or hot enough to brown a cube of bread in 1 min. Drain on absorbent paper. Roll in sifted con fectioner's susrar. Candied Cranberries Combine 1% c. granulated sugar and *3 c. hot water in a shallow qt. sized sauce pan. Stir until the sugar dissolves, and boil δ min. Then add 2 heaping cups large, firm cranber ries. Cover and let stand at least 4 hrs., or even overnight. Then bring to simmering point, and simmer until the cranberries look nearly clear. Dust a large enamelware roasting pan with granulated sug ar. Drain the cranberries from the syrup and arrange them in a layer in the pan. Sprinkle over a little more eugar, and dry out very slow ly in a barely warm oven, about 120 F. Or cover the pan and put it on a vegetable board on top of a radiator until the cranberries are dry. Store in a metal container with a little sugar between the layers. Cranberry Jelly Put 1 lb. or 4 c. raw cranberries through the coarse blade of the food chopper. Add 1 c. water; bring to boiling point and boil 10 min. Stir in 2 c. sugar and boil 3 min. longer. I Pour into a large mold, or several small molds, first rinsed with cold water. Let stand a few hours until firm. Unmold to serve. Cranberry 8auce In a 2-qt. sauce pan put 2 c. sugar, % tsp. salt and 2 c. boiling water. Stir until the sugar dissolves; boil together 5 min. Add 1 lb. or 4*c. firm cranberries; simmer about 15 min. uncovered, without stirring, until the cranberries look translucent. Skim off the foam;-chill and serve in sauce dishes. TRICK OF THE CHIF Sometimes a little cranberry jelly is left over. Add a little water, heat and baste ham while baking; or add to a fruit cup instead of other juice; or stir into apples or mincemeat for pies. i Lararact In Elderly Patients - By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. OLDSTERS just have to take it or granted that as the years roll ly certain eye conditiens may de 'elop. One of the important concil ions that often develops is one due ο changes in the lens of the eye and s called cataract. The raial coi#· >laint in these cases is giftual loss if vision. The patient states that •bjects appear hazy or cloudy. sometimes the patient may see dark pots before the eyes which do not hange position with movements of he eye. In some cases, there is ex essive sensitivity to light. Others nay complain of double vision. Some find that the eyesight is bet er in dim light. These patients lever loso the ability to tell light 'rom darkness. If such a condition occurs, prob ibly some disease of the back part >f the eyeball, such as bleeding, or \ )f the nerve of the ey& is also >resent. Elderly Patient 7" In certain cases, an elderly pa ient may boast that he has devel >ped second sight, which means that liter wearing glasses for several rears for reading, he finds it possi >le to read without them. This is a lymptom of cataract development ind the eyes should be carefully :hecked. Cataracts do not cause conges- ^ :ion, redness, or pain in the eyes, rhe pupil or opening into the eye ippears black normally. When*a ►ataract is formed, gray or white ureas appear in this region. In ad vanced cataract, the entire pupil ippears gray or white. In order to make a definite diag nosis, the eye is examined with an nstrument known as the ophthal moscope, which makes it possible for the physician to look directly ,) nto the eyeball. Hopeful Side But there is a hopeful side to this :ondition, for the vision of a patient with cataract can be restored. An Dperation can be performed and the :ataract successfully removed. How ever, an operation is not advisable if the patient still has useful vision in one eye. If the operation is done »t this time, the patient will see double after being fitted with (l glasses. So the patient should have 1 faith in the doctor when he tells him it is not advisable to have an opera tion as long as the patient has enough vision to follow his usual pursuits. As soon as the vision in both eyes is inadequate and the pa tient cannot follow his usual rou tine, the operation should be per formed. The time for the operation will vary in different patients, depend ing upon their activities. For exam ple, a tailor or a mechanic wijl need operation sooner than thoe^ dointr ordinary labor, since they need bet ter vision to carry on their vsx>rk. The wise thing to do is always to let the doctor be your guide. If your eyes bother you, see your doctor without delay. Answering Parenta* Questions P. S.: Will you please tell me just what amount of vitamin t) to take without doing any harm? Answer: There is some evidence ' indicating that very large doses of vitamin D may cause a reaction. However, 500 unite daily probably would cause no difficulty. Picking Out A New Hairdo By HELEN FOLLETT THERE are certain rules of coif- " fure arrangements for which hair itylists have respect. When the face is round and full, they say, it is a beauty misdemeanor to wear banes or to pull your locks down over the forehead. The straight cross line of bangs makea the face look shorter and plumper. Some high school and college cuties, going in for bangs in a big way, should pause and con sider before shearing. The center parting is no help to a countenance of this type, but the side parting is nearly always flat tering. Sleeking the hair straight back at the sides gives accent to large features; there should be soft wave lines in that area. roll at one eide of the forehead will give the portrait pleasing lines. Delicate Featurea The girl with small, delicate fea tures is often inclined to effect the bouncing, bushy bob, hair lifted in front, fluttering curls at the sides, hair flowing over the shoulders. This forms· too large a frame for Pretty One, makes face and fea tures appear even smaller. When the face is long and thin a softly waved fringe will curtail its length. The high hairdo is not becoming. The mirror should tell a woman what arrangement is best, but it won't if she has not the seeing eye and the receptive mind. Flare For Dresa Fantastic arrangements—and we see them now and then—are fatal to any womàn who hasn't a flare for dress. They call attentfon to any irregularity of feature, just do not qualify for the Plain Jsnè type. The woman who hasn't a knack for prettying her locks would do well to have the short crop with only the barest shadows of undulations at one side and with ends tumpd un der. This style lends itself tijpung and old. It is Ideal for the career girl wjw must hostie up her beautifying duties in the morning before beat ing it out to the Job. - J Words of the Wise Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are will ing to give it to others. —(William Allen White) ^ ***ι I fashion in rhyme and reason) By Stun *7fta&ïdf / Gloves reoil/ are The perfect gift. And these smart ones Have a special lift. Flared at the side. Fringe at the wrist, ! Or a three-button shortie Should top your gift list.· c
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