Colorful Toy Chest Is Simple to Build LJ ERE is a colorful, gaily dec- * orated toy chest that can be made in a short time. This chest is roomy enough to hold many small toys. User merely traces pattern on wood, saws and assem­ bles exactly as pattern indicates. You don’t have to know anything about painting to decorate this chest as illustrated. The outlines of the lamb and flower are full size and are merely traced directly to the wood. This insures decorating with a professional touch. No special tools or skills are required. • so Send 25 cents for Toy Chest Pattern No 65 to Easl-BIld Pattern Company, Dept. W. Pleasantville. N Y Ain’t It So One sure way to gain popu­ larity is to lend an attentive ear to things you've already known for years. For the first time in history the high cost of living has caught up with and passed the cost of high living. A Briton is like a postage stamp—he never knows when he’s licked, hut just sticks to it and gets there. Middle-age is that period when looking backward makes one sad and looking forward makes one miserable. Most of us give advice by the bushel but take it by the grain. Helps keep me on my feet/ 'say many old folks about good tasting SCOTT'S EMULSION Thousands of happy folks know this I Good­ tasting Scott’s Emulsion helps you ward off colds—helps you get well faster—and helps you keep going strong when your diet needs more natural A AD Vitamins I Scott’s ia a HIGH ENERGY FOOD TONIC- rich in natural A AD Vitamins and energy>building natural oil. Try it I Sea how well you feel. Easy to take and digest. Economical. Buy today at your drug store I Youthful Yoked Frock For Teen-Aged Misses Yule Crooks Fool Millions Christmas is a time of joy among men of good will—and the busy sea­ son for Christmas racketeers. Ev­ ery year millions of innocent and careless people are duped by these meanest of crooks. Christmas racketeers take ad­ vantage of people’s normal tenden­ cy to be charitable during the Christmas season. These fakers often fool the public by imitating famous charities or religious insti­ tutions. A few years ago groups of men and women appeared on the streets of several cities in blue uni­ forms trimmed with red. They used the word "Army” in their name, and at first glance appeared to be members of the Salvation Army. With tambourines in hand, they went up and down residential streets soliciting at Christmas time. They took in a lot of money, for them­ selves. Not a penny of this money helped bring a merry Christmas to a needy one. Using such ruses, it is estimated that Christmas racketeers annual­ ly rake in over $100,000,000 during the Christmas season. To avoid being "taken in” by Christmas racketeers, make the bulk of your contributions to es­ tablished agencies, such as the Red Cross, Community Chest, church- ' supervised charities and local insti­ tutions which have proved merit and permanency. — Poor Soil Drainage Is Serious Symptom Too Few Legumes May Aggravate the Problem If your once well drained soil is clogged up, don't put all the blam« on your drain tile system. The pool drainage may be due to damaged soil structure and loss of organic matter caused by overcropping. Too many grain crops year aftei year and too few deep-rooted leg­ umes in the rotation have slowed drainage down to a “walk” on thou­ sands of farms. Failure to return plant nutrients, manure and crop residues to the soil have aggravated the problem. On such land the cushiony soil structure has been broken down. One of the most impressive Christmas customs in Switzerland is the “Singing at the Fountain,” by the Sebastiani Brotherhood in the picturesque spa town of Rhein­ felden. According to the Swiss writer, Gottlieb Wyss, the custom had its origin in 1540, when a plague sweep­ ing through many lands visited Rheinfelden. Twelve men formed a brotherhood in honor of St. Sebas­ tian, promising to pray to him to safeguard their town from further distress. They also undertook to nurse those afflicted by the plague and to bury its victims. Pestilence in medieval days was 1 ascribed to evil spirits in the wa­ ter, and when the Sebastiani Breth­ ren make their rounds of seven fountains on Christmas Eve they start at the fountain in the “Frosch- weide” where the plague started in the sixteenth century. Their song dates back to the Middle Ages. For their Christmas Eve singing the 12 Brethren are dressed in dark clothes and black silk tophats. As t the name of Christ is mentioned in their song, they uncover their heads. I Also for Pain due to COLDS, MUSCLE ACHE, and STRAINS. Ask for Mild Ben-Cay for Children. 10-16 Yoked Frock VOUTHFUL and smart is this • yoked frock for the teen-age miss. The demure Peter Pan col­ lar has a pert bow. A purchased belt snugs in a tiny waistline. Try a brightly colored plaid fabric with crisp white collar. Christmas Caroling By Swiss Brethren , j | | • Hurry —rub in Ben-Gay for fast, soothing, gently warming relief! Insist on genuine Ben-Gay, the origi­ nal Baume Analgésique. Ben-Gay contains up to 2l/i times more methyl salicylate and menthol—two pain- relieving agents known to every doctor —than five other widely offered rub-ins. Ben-Gay acts fast where you hurt. • Soil particles are jammed into a hard, compact mass, instead of clus­ tering together in loose granules. Circulation of air and moisture is cut off. Water ponds on the surface instead of soaking in. Roots are up against a "concrete floor” that stops them from stretching out for needed nutrients. Crop yields are low. For unclogging poorly drained soils, deep-rooted legumes such as alfalfa and sweet clover are par­ ticularly important. The tap-roots open up tightly-packed soil and let I water soak in faster. When well fed with phosphate and potash the roots put mineralized organic matter deep into the subsoil. The organic matter added by roots and tops of legumes, manure and crop residues contains compounds that stick soil particles together in clusters. That makes good tilth and a loose, well-drained soil. The organic matter helps the soil hold more water longer. Roots find it easy to get at moisture and plant nutrients. Crop yields increase. • « Pattern No. 8367 is for sizes 10. 11. 12. 13, 14. 15 and 16 Size 11, short sleeve. 3H yards of 39-inch; ',e yard for collar. The Fall and Winter FASHION offers a wealth of sewing information for the home dressmaker—special features, fab­ ric news, free pattern printed inside the book ... 25 cents. SEWING CIRCI.E PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago 7, Ill. Enclose 25 cents tn coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No_________________ Size_____ Name Address______________________________ Electric and Mechanical Toys Electric toys should never be handled with wet hands. If a young­ ster has been playing in the rain or snow, he should put on dry cloth­ ing before playing with electric toys. A heavy mitten worn by a child when using a play electric iron or stove will help prevent hand burns. All electric toys should be of approved design and construc­ tion such as those bearing the label of the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. All electric toys should be maintained in a safe condition. At the first sign of a defect, the neces­ sary repairs should be made or the toy discarded. I Four of us were proceeding up Mobile Bay in a 26-foot cruiser when—era,A/—our boat struck a submerged log! A hole gaped in the hull! We realized the boat would sink quickly! 9 It Was a Tough Fight MORI than just a tonic — if'« powerful noumhmentl RELIEF AT LAST ForYour COUGH SCOTTS EMULSION Hto* E nergy route Advertisements Mean A Saving to You Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or vou are to have your money back. High-School Graduates CREOMULSION for Coughs,Chest Colds, Bronchitis Q We swung the craft • around so that it foun­ dered in fairly shallow wa­ ter. There was a 40-mile an hour wind. Only the top of the cabin was above water. "We began signalling — with a flashlight as dark­ ness covered the bay. At last, a tanker got our dis­ tress signal and radioed a near-by Coast Guard station. I r I i ft CHOOSE YOUR CAREER A GROWING PROFESSION! —*open lo girlo under 35, high -school graduale* ami college girle. more opporf inibir« evrry ycar forthr graduale nurse. — Itesi preparation for lutili larrrr and marriage. — ask fur mute information al lhe hospital where you would like lo enter nursing. /—Made ESPECIALLY For KIDDIES' CHEST COLDS t. i»ti*va roughs - aching iwd«' WNU-13 49- 48 Watch Your Kidneys/ Help Them 1 leans« the Blood of Harmful Body U ante Your kidney* ar* constantly filtering west* matter from the bhxd stream But • sornpf tmea lag .n • h. r« not act aa Nature intended fail la ra> move impuriue* that, if reta>n*d. may p t» n the system sad upset lhe whole body machinery. Symptoms mav be nagg ng backache, persistent headache, atta« ki of dis* nene, getting up eights, •selling, puffiness under the *yes a feel ng o| nervous aaviety and loss of pep and strength Other signa of kidney or bladder die* order ar* sometimes burning, scanty o* too frequent urination. There should be ao doubt that prompt treatment 'a * ser that •* fill*. ¿N mu ’ s hav* been winning new friends for mor* than forty year*. They have a natioa-wid* reputation. Ar* r*comm*nded by grateful p*opi* lhe country ov*r. Ask yens nrighlor/ D oans P ills Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Señor Ralph Perec melts like wax in Señorita Corina Valatie»’ admiring gaze. A minute ago he was proud and strong for he ac­ complished the difficult feat of breaking open the traditional Mexican Christmas piñata. The piñata is a large container filled with sweets and toys. Middle Yule Lasted Many Days During the Middle Ages people didn't like short holidays. Any cele­ bration that lasted less than a week just wasn’t worthwhile. The entire Christmas season, for example, was celebrated in equal fervor with that now shown on Christmas day. In some lands the celebration lasted from December 24 to January 6 — Twelfth Night— and in others from December 21 to February 2. Eventually these long celebra­ tions got out of hand and became such wild orgies that the Puritans forbade the celebration of Christ- I mas in the year 1644. It was not until 1678 that Charles II re-estats , lished Christmas. Boar Gets Credit For First Plow The wild boar has been revered j from earliest times as having taught mankind the art of plowing by rooting into the ground with his tusks • Pre Christian Druids, celebrating the winter solstice, offered a boar's head to the goddess Freya and. be­ cause of its food value, the boar has always been an important part of festive menus „ Bedraggled and worn is this Rhode Island Red hen which won top egg-laying honors for the country in 1948 at the Maine egg­ laving test. The new champ, owned by George B. Treadwell of Spencer, Mass., turned out 337 eggs and scored 368.7 points, there­ by trimming all entries in 18 official egg-laying tests held throughout the United States. Are you going through the func­ tional 'middle age' period peculiar to women (38 to 52 yrs .) 7 Does tills make you suffer from hot Bashes feel so nervous. hlghstning. tired? Then do try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve such eymptoma. Pinkham's Compound also has what Doctors call a eto machlc tonic effect l * LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S .’fl / ¿skiff .r NATIONAL CANNON COMPANY, INC. 30 East 42*4 Street, New Terh IJ, N. Y. <■ — •/ Ml CarhW JUj -I CkrM Farming Is Dangerous In Terms of Accidents Farming is dangerous. Of the eight major occupational groups in the country, farming is fourth in terms of the frequency of fatal ac­ cidents. According to a report released by safety engineers of the Lumbermens Mutual Casualty company of Chi­ cago, 52 farm workers per 100.000 were killed accidentally last year. Only more dangerous were min­ ing. construction work and transpor­ tation. Safer groups were wholesale j and retail trades, manufacturing, I service industries and public utili- ' ties. Early Egg-Laying Cited As Not Good for Hens Healthy pullets can be fed to in­ duce the starting of egg-laying dur­ ing the fourth month, but experi­ enced poultrymen usually avoid thia early production on the theory that such pullets do not make as large or rugged hens. Egg sire continues to be small for | a longer period where pulkts are encouraged to lay early, thus reduc­ ing long-range profits through pre­ mature development. C amel mildness /v/tYa/zsfi/Y • Make the Camel • ’ day teat! When hundreds of men and w omen recently, from coast to coast. smoked Camels exclusively for 30 days in a similar test, noted throat specialists who examined the throats of these smokers every week-a total of 24'0 examinations - reported NO THROAT IRRITATION due to smoking CAMELS A