The Bermuda Recorder

              a the bermuda recorder page three wednesday september 29 1954 family feature page • special articles * recipes * poetry * jokes * news comments household hints wiring often outmoded by appliances the family roundtable suggested reading material for parents with problems delinquent parents have little excuse for them antibiotic compound conquers dread plant disease r "-- - - by elgiva ball xew york global — dear mis s ball • / rrarr r byguinhall • ?% am .. r stop before you plug it that next appliance or even buy it for that matter find out if you're ready to use it how adequate i your wiring are you one of the forty-five million american families existing on 1938 wiring systems or are yo\i one of last year's many air-conditioner buyers in new york who had to return the unit for lack of sufficient wir ing unless home owners and apartment owners get busy and rewire aud some are the ap pliance busines and convenient electrical living may reach a dead end there's only so much a wire can pot up with 11 ii wiatson commercial en gineer for general electric says people may as well accept the fact that remodeled wiring is an investment that must be made for today's appliances just as a garage and driveway were necesstary expenditures after the automobile was in vented marysville california a spectacular development in the world's struggle for ade quate food supplies has just been disclosed ill this fruit growing center ill rt lfio-hee tare vumiiieieiiii petir orchard here a mixture of the anti biotics terramyein and strep tomycin has scored an impres sive victory against fire blight one of the most virulent of the bacterial plant diseases which aiiniirtlly hhfcl it h&ftf *"'• from crops throughout the world i'm beginning to feel people have no place when they get old they can't work and their children will not pay any at tention to them 1 have n nice home mid really do not have many thiiigs o fettmpl&w about except that my daugh ter insists on doing things her way gii'd afterward there is tension by jane l'rhtn xew york global — nowadays there are many fine and easily accessible materials on jllut about every aspect of child rearing many of them appear in book forni brit luckily the booklets carry their hare parents who feel they are slipping may find in these just the shove they need to get over the hurdle dorothy barclay veteron ii the child guidance field and oolitnifffst for the xew york times has listed in the last few years any number of little books in this category sundry phases of the subject seem especially well covered in the following list by her and so we pass it on by june l'rhue xew york global — parents have little or no ex cuse for losing control of their children is a remark that is frequently heard today it truly ring « bell especially when one consider that to day's parents are literally surrounded by interminable sources of expert guidance the parent who is willing to face up to his responsibility in the matte bas only to look about to diseofgf t-his help much of which is wfjj w expensive if not entirely itea meeting his need before he be comes hardened wise mothers and fathers do not sit compla cently by until their dream of successful parenthood is shat tered they get busy contact ing some of the sources of com petent help parents are in vited to watch this column for a list of k ome of these sources the two-wire thirty-ampere service is old-fashioned ttd no longer useful say tlie electri cians according to the xa tional adequate wiring bureau an ideally wired house today has a three-wire 100 ampere system whieb fe a must for such appliances as water healers dryers and i only want to help her be cause i know in advance how things will turn out an example is the may she manes dates maybe you can help me explain these things to her i only want to help her but do not like to be hurt in return a n n o u n c emeiit of the achievement was made by john c dunegan principal plant pathologist of the u s government department . of agriculture he reported thai the two antibiotics combined in a mixture called agri-mycin gems of thought the general electric co re ports that american homes have doubled kilowatt hours usage every ten years since 1900 and the consolidated bdmbn co.'s adequate wiring bureau says 75 per cent of the one-and-two-family homes in t territory are not adequately wired even for the appliances they vdready have france — alabama the child's general attitude and behavior and his ultimate success are by and large th iilfiih'hable obligation of hi parents iiii'l should be their chief concern herein lies a summation of pa revft hood's very first law true whe'rt parents fail with the fine obli gation they have been privi leged to occasion interested individuals — the school com munity and state — must step in and do the repairs but the whole idea of parenthood for bids the use of these helping hands as dumps it is beeom !.'.'* increasingly understood that such hands are designed to help parfe'tttf ' net to coddle them rangos dear frances never feel that old people lui.vo iio place in the scheme of things they have a definite and important place and there are many things to be done by tbem one thing must be re membered though : the old and the young belong to dif three kinds of circuits an honest man's the noblest work of god honesty the properly wired hou»p has three kinds of circuits e bureau advises=olw to take care of general lighting an other for small appliances m all of the rooms that use them and individual circuits for major installations such as dishwashers air - conditioners heating unit clothes washers and dryers and there should be spare circuits for future needs the bureau also re minds new home buyers to learn what to look for since building codes list minimum standards which do not always ptoride extensive enough wir ing for all of today's conveni ences and future possibilities 137 - page mimeographed were sprayed on 300 pear p 1 a ygroup handbook — alexander pope trees another 300 trees in the same orchard were sprayed only with water and among these 268 cases of fire blight developed on the other hand only five cases of the disease were discovered among the 300 tree treated with the anti biotics fire blight—so called because of the lightiliiig charred appearance it gives id affected trees — is estimated to cause gome 70 million worth of damage annually to fruit trees in the united states available for 1.50 from the olympic college book store bremerton wash ington this publication according to miss bar clay tells how with their own energy and money mother s and dads lands mortgaged may re turn but honesty once pawned is ne'er redeemed while only nineteen typos of electrical appliances existed in 1920 today there are more tban fifty and most of them require higher wattage than their predecessors the vacuum cleaner is an example the upright take 250 watts the newer tank type requires around fioo watts ferent generations and never think or approach things in same manner you mean to help your daughter but there are times when youth must make its own decisions plan its o\vli coilrse give its own advice to be happy — middleton are organizing and run if anybody report s you not to be an honest man let your practice give him the lie ping group activities they bslictc their children need — marcus antoninus it is really not so important for you to insist on her doing things your way that can make her too dependent upon you then too forcing her only makes for tension and re sentment which cause breaks or bad feelings later on it may hurt to sit and watch her take steps that you think are wrong but truly it will come out all right anniversary bulletin of parents league of new york which may be ob tained for 25c a copy from their headquarters 22 e 60th street xew york this bulletin as miss barclay reports ex plains how if at all the codes of 1953 differ from those of 40 years ago honesty in every condition under every circumstnce is the indispensable rule of obedi ence 1,100 watts for toaster alone the agri-mycin combination is the product of years of re search by the discoverers of terramyein scientists of chas pfizer & co inc of new york world's largest producer of antibiotics while terramyein and streptomycin bave long proven their value ill savijig countless human lives from in fectious disease the orchard childhood is a period of the greatest plasticity of mind impressions made at this time are said to be deepest and longest lasting one thought ful mother recently remarked that long before a child is arti culate he can see hear feel taste and understand if this i s so parents should guard eyeji their baby's exposure with their very lites a large proportion of modern p'affnti are becoming progressively aware of the value of choosing their children's diversion with care whether the diversion is funnies play with other children the radio or tv they fear it might be loaded with gang potentialities and had better be supervised and where their children's tenden cies and needs are somewhat special they strive for extra and special screening and look at the wattage m the rest of today's equip ment — 1,100 for automa tic toasters 1.000 to 1.500 for portable heaters 1.000 for coffee makers and steam irons 1,450 for broilers 1.650 for roasters and ironers 1,350 for deep fat fryers 700 for dish and clothes washers and 700 to 1,220 for air condition ers many of these take even hire power when they start up or change cycles xow consid er that a no 14 wire-lighting circuit carries 1.800 watts and a no 12 wire appliance circuit carries 2.400 watts as well — mary baker eddy discussing the home owner's problem where room air-condi tioners are concerned william g marsh of the carrier air conditioning corp said mis leading air-conditioner adver tisements and unreliable sales outlets have led many buyers to believe they can buy any unit just plug it in and it will work efficiently nothing could be further from the truth mr marsh said and he urged that people go to reliable dealers who will survey the home wiring and advise when wiring changes are necessary for air-conditioning no legacy is so rich as honesty — shakespeare remember the bible verse which srtvs : train up a child in the way he should go ami when he is older be will not deport from it if you have given daughter the pro per training as a girl and have faith in yourself you need not fear now — neither will you be hurt give trustful subtle guidance not preachy help and advice e b copies of lists of basic art materials arid tool s may be secured free by writ ing to through the en chanted gate 21 w 53rd street xew york 19 this list may prove a good therapy for a home that's falling apart make yourself an honest man and then you may be sure there is one rascal les s in the world continued on page 5 — carlyle left-handed children not forced to change wit and humour your child and the continued on pag 5 westinghouse engineers em phasize that today one must w for electrical living in order to derive full benefit from its developments this means not just selecting a piece of equipment but also ar ranging for adequate electrical service conveniently placed outlet s and proper lighting blown fuses are signal education notes johnny aged six was pro moted from the beginners class at sunday school he wa s happy but puzzled ycu no doubt know it all too well if your wiring is inade quate you're probably put ting up with fuses blowing frequently the television pic ture shrinking pliances taking too long to heat toast drying out instead of browning lights blinking and dimming motor-driven appliances losing their pep and needing constant repairs and the annoyance of having to shut off virtually everything in the house before you can use one of the high geared new appliances seldom nowadays does a teacher insist that a child use his right hand for writing when he is plainly left-handed if he can use his right hand all the better beeause the world is set for right-handed people doors gates machines are made for the right-handed life is smoother if the left handed can use the right hand for such purposes often they can beeause such operations call for the use of iargdi 1 muscles than writiwtf dwiiands writing reqwim nice adjust ment of the small muscles of the hands and this is usually very difficult for the left handed child who is asked to use his right hand recipe excerpts from report of u.s department of health educa tion and welfare mommy b said i don't understand why my teacher wasn't promoted too she knows as much as i do dairy noodle casseroles the amounts of money spent by 413 cities of various population sizes throughout the united states on the edu cation of each public school child per year are reported in two publications just issued by the office of education u s department of health educa tion and welfare but even if a child gets out of hand there are ways of 1 tablespoon salt 3 quart s boiling water 8 ounces medium egg noodles about 4 cup 1 cup sour cream 1 cup cottage cheese v teaspoon salt */\ teaspoon caraway seeds u r est -, mw^ksi v 5 i i **•■ 4 a w a — df 1 j aam^sf iv freshly ground pepper vl cup grated american cheese whatever you do don't tinker with the fuses to try and prevent blow-outs you are only fooling yourself authorities point out and en dangering your home a fuse is a safety valve and is your only indication when a circuit is overloaded if you insist on for 80 large cities of 100 000 population or more the current expenditures per pupil per year range from 134 to 395 cities of thi s size in the middle half of the expenditure span spent from 221.30 to 298.88 per pupil per year this is a daily expjenditure of from 1.21 to 1.68 per pupil 3 add 1 tablespoon salt to rapidly boiling witter lirttd ually add boodles so that water continues to boil cook un covered stirring occasionally until tender drain in colander h your best helper most experienced teaehers agree that forcing | child to change handedness i s likely to make trouble for him in language exercises his read ing may suffer or his spelling or hi s use of words to be on the safe side it is better to let the child use the hand that comes naturally to him r r electricity continued on page 5 for 110 small cities of 2,500 to 10,000 population the office of education report reveals expenditures for the year rang ing from 97 at the lowest level to 676 at the highest for each child's education the middle half of the cities in this population group had a range in expenditure for the year from 201.53 tot 251.16 per pupil or 1.12 to 1.40 per pupil per day for each school day taught combine sour cream cottage cheese salt caraway seeds pepper and cooked noodles pour into greased individual casseroles top with grated cheese cover and bake in moderate oven 325 25 i share your wisdom ip brooke bond tea is by dr thoma g r gaines minutes new york global a s we dedicate our lives to others we are destined to become lifted personalities . . actual lights shining downward then lifting our beams skyward let your light shine in your home on the street in your place of social or business activities undeveloped selfish people are never known as light bringers forgot my mother's prayer book economical in releasing this informa tion together with reports of expenditures for 93 citie s of 25,000 to 100,000 population and 130 medium-sized cities of 10,000 to 25.000 population samuel m browned commis sioner of education said a lover of books i have always been of volumes costly and rare ; but there's one i cherish above all others one to which no other can compare tis my mother's book of prayer his roberts stop backache and rheumatism „., tto feuow beeujg|g it s old and worn and shows where her dear hands have so often paused i love the memories it brings of her form and face to me no other book can take the place of my mother's prayer book illltl licvt * ima p ene ' - don't give in — m -£. f these data will be helpful to school administrators and others in seeing how their cities stand comparatively in the amount of money spent on costs of teaching administra tion and other current ex penses in public school educa tion what other spend i s by no means what any individual city should necessarily spend but to know if one is or is not in line with others can be a useful guide in seeking out why such differences exist wit charm coil unll hap wrong foods and drinks worry ver work frequent colds and germs often put a strain on the kidneys and bladder and cause strong cloudy acid urine getting up nights burning passages lea pains nervousness dizziness swollen ankles rneumatism puffj eyelids and feelir.g old before youl time help your k.dneys purify youl blood with cystex the very first dos starts helping your kidneys clean oul add and germs quickly you feel llk ne c&der the nmf back jruarante cy8tex must satlffy completely ol com nothing get < ystex from youl mam .. chemist to •*• cystex •»*■ by lou lutour xew york global — want to ban tbat shiny look on your face it's easy first apply a good cold lotion xow put on your pancake make up splash on cold water to stay it then apply the powder rouge lipstick eyebrow neneil eye shadow and your facial will stay pretty all evening when life is hard and sorrows weigh me down i press it close to my heart then it seems that she is near me her consolation to impart and as i scan the thumb-worn pages her wordy to me repeat themselves o'er and o'l , r until at last the vision of her reading it fades from my sight and is no more the vision of — my mother reading her prayer hook a e up cj r»i kl«n»yt t_m.iro.um alaaat kay elizabeth buck.ley