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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15

feet and ankles is exhaiing what the leather absorbs, so that it is neither clean nor hygienic to keep too long to the same boots and shoes; and the leather which is thus allowed to air and dry lasts much longer and the feet all ways look neatly clad.
 It is advantageous to change both shoes and stockings The feet perspIte good deal and a fresh stocking is healthy and cleanly. It is best, I think, to use cold water for the feet in cold weather and warm water in hot weather, for the cold water hardens the feet, pre- vents the pavements from affecting them and wards off ehills.. A little alcohol in the water 10 bathe the feet rests them, and as a foot specialist told me 1t also
 Strengthened them" After much ex- ereise, some people find a little boraS and little ammonia. also salt, very good thing. Those who have to stand all day should give much rest to their feet. I am giving you as clear and viz orous a presentation of my sons own experience.
 The reason why patent leather shoe: are so unhealthy and often painful 1T wearing is that they cannot be venti lated. so the feet perspire more. KITTY LOU.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
PEDESTRIANS AND SPOILED
 CHILDREN

Dear Social Corner Sisters: was sor- ry not to be able to attend the picnic at Remember Mes as 1 had been planning to go but did not see the paper in time
 Pedestrian: 1 am great lover of na- ture. Am interested in birds, flowers and ferns, and always looking to see each one coming in their turn. Out in the quiet woods you can hear the concert of the many birds or a squifrel>scoldin at your presence. I say it is quiet-yet there are noises all around you with the busy l insects and even in their swaying the tall trees seem to be whispering to each an other. The merry brook goes gurgling over the rocks and stones on it's way with no one to say which way it snall go. Now you come out on the country road picking different things to your fancy when along comes motorcycle stirring up a lot of dust. You jump upon the bank as far as you can out of it's way, having just escaped spraining your ankle in your haste. It leaves you all stirred up and you have nearly lost all | interest in things of the roadside in fear l another one will come along. We go on, coming to the village street, admirins i the lovely flowers in the yards In look 1 ing up to watch an airplane a honk l honk send you fleeing to one side bump l ing into another woman who also was 1 sky gazing. Then when you come into the busy city, lo what a change You have to watch your step, elbowing your way through the jostling crowd, dodging or running across the street to avoid be- ing run over by the auto hogs Well. it
 is nots always this way, but I do say as 1 has been said, the man or woman on foot
 does not have much show. I am one te put in my plea for the pedestrians that l theV may haVA fair rtSH2A
 Another thing I would like to bring tc
 mind is the way the children are beins brought up. Perhaps some will say an not just, but you notice when d child i.
 small people and friends will laugh al the ways of d child, as when he say: | something big, or even slaps his owr parents if they are correcting him. ] have known child to do just what they were told not to do and laugh in theii
 mothers face. When little older thefs Is positively no control over the child Then when in their teens they go ant do just as they please, they are not ts blame as that Is they way they wer,
 brought up. I have known the old folk.
 to go in sorrow to their grace because o 1t. When was child was made to b, seen and and not heard. When m, l father or mother s poke knev
 their word was law and today I homo
 them more Dor It.. I know a daughter
 does not love her father or mother nor,
 than do and have more respect fol
 them than If I had been allowed tn hav
 my own way when small. say Ao tn
 parents do not let the child think to-
 much of itself, but to think of and d
 for you. They can be fathers and moth
 CTS little helpers by being taught to d.
 so. Sometimes 1t takes a lot of patienc
 but it pays in the end. Honor tn,
 father and mother that they days may b
 long and the land which the Lord tn,
 God giveth you. L. H. K.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
THE SOCIAL CORNER
A SHORT SAYING OFT CONTAINS MUCH WISDOM.

sins lived there-all young people, two brothers and two sisters-and they cer- tainly did all they could to make our two days visit pleasant. From there we drove to Usouepaug. R. l., where there were several families of relatives to visit. After a few days there we started home and stopped as before at Hope Valley. Now all those homes are broken up many have gone to their eter- married and in homes of their own, and although I have been through Hope Valley several times since in an auto, never has 1t seemed the same. Then it was a wonderful event to be. talked about and planned for weeks ahead and lived over for weeks after. How strange that things never have the charm for us when we arc grown up that they have in childhood.
 How many of the sisters have ever taken trip over the Mohawk trail ? It is certainly wonderful ride. As Lebanon Brownie was married on June and I was married the next day, we celebrate our anniversaries together. So this year we two couples with Neighbor and Mrs. ", left home at 7.45 in l.. B.'s husbands new Paige car. We went up through Hartford and Spring neid, past many acres of tobacco grow ing under cloth. past large onion fields where many women and children were busy pulling weeds from the seemingly endless rows, on through Deerfeld with It's many beautiful old homes and through Greenfield At noon we stopped and ate a bountiful dinner, prepared by Neighbor and Mrs. ", then after din- nor we went on over the trail a fine road except for short distance, where they were at work. The trail Is IS miles long, was butlt by the state at 6 to build. All along the way the scenery point on the trail is Whieoombs sum- init. 2so2 feet above the sea level There is an observatory 60 feet high from which one can lock into four states New York. New Hampahire, Vermont and Massachusetts,. The men in our party went to the top but the rest of us did not dare venture although Mrs w. and Neighbor went about half way up. L. B. and I were content with the won derful view from where we were. Com Ing down. the trail there Is even more beautiful scenery than when going up. Looking down on the city of North Adams Is one of the prettiest views 1 What change from the narrow trail snat the lnuldn5 pdSSeu oNer 70 lhe ' wide smooth road for autos; but the hills remain the same. No wonder the Psalmfst wrote T will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help" They do look like tower of strength and beauty.
 On our return trip we came through Pittsfeld, Great Harrington. stopped al Canan to eat our supper which Lebanon Brownie and I had prepared, then home ] through the pretty town of Norfolk and arrived home at 11.15 So another per feet days outing was put away in our i memory to be lived over many times ir | thought.
 DoRINDA.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
The PorteOus & Mitchell Co.

ness sake look here" I certainly receiv- ed a very pleasant surprise.
 l very much enjoyed the letter sent in by Pedestrian. Much joy can be de- rived in taking walks. I used to enjoy it when I could but due to bad foot am unable to now But for real days pleasure give me a horse and wagon and I would start of on some road that Is not much travelled and what a good tine I would have. You can go to so many places with horse that it is almost inn possible to go with an auto and horse knows so much. It was hard thing for me to give up the horse as I have driven nearly ever since I can remember and when my ship comes in will keep a horse for just such trips. Have now driven the auto for several years, and of course that covers so much more ground, but can't see what the major ity of people who ride so much see in going at the speed they do. Someone told my husband the other day they all ways knew him when he went past and he went so slow. So we had quite a laugh.
 But as to people walking the roads, why will they persist in walking in the road as SD many do. You take the ce- ment roads the most of them have not much room to spare when two machines pass each other. Still people will walk well over in the road and sometimes think it would not matter if they got knocked down as also think sometimes it IS not. much matter if machines get ditched when they run so reckless. do not by any means think people walk ing should get over the wall to give the autoist all the room. neither should the autoist run in the ditch to let people walk in the road. If both sides would be a little more considerate ot the other feiiow,s rights how much better. 1t would
 be- Pedestrian tells about being mad and stamping her foot. That is the way I feel when I see an auto driver footing his horn to some team to get out of his way when he won't hardly give him time and acts as though he wanted him ,tc get off the earth simply because he Is driving a team. So many times when
 we have to pass teams I notice if we ] bend out and say Thank you" to them their expressions change greatly. We ! find road hogs bUh on wheels and or | foot.
 Thanks to the sister who sent the re- | cipe for mousse. Shall try it this week 1 E. L. NJ.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15

localities. Recently I had an experience which prompts me to make a plea for the old fashioned guide posts (which ptoVid- ed great help in days gone byl. that they be restored to the highways, to stil continue as mute sentineis, pointing the way to the traveller who passes by I had an occasion to take a 10 mile drive in the township of Ashford. I secured a livery team at Stafford Springs and with a friend we started out. It was an entirely new venture, an unknown road but as I expected, from the directions given me before we started and depending on guide posts, assumed no difficulty in reaching my objective p6klt.
 We started abou 11.15 a. rn., and all went well for about five miles, when we came to the. first four corners, where I had understood We were to take the right hand road No guide posts were evident, so I appealed to a woman of foreign type who was in the front yard of her home on one of thees corners, She evidently did not understand me, so I got no satisfac- ton. We continued on and in about one hours travel we found ourselves again at Stafford Springs.
 Not to be discouraged, we tried again and found our mistake I had to Inquire several times from people whom chanced to meet, the houses being few and far between. I only saw two guide posts in that territory, and they were so weatherbeaten you could hacdly discern the letters or figures. It was p. m. when we arrived at our destination, which cut our visit short, as we were anxious to get started on the return trip before night fall.
 The absent guide posts beem moro needed now than ever, since the advent of the auto. and often great incoven- lnce results. If the selectmen of the towns do not replace these guide posts. then why not individuals who live at cross sections put up>a marker that will an swer the purpose? The unacquainted trav- eler will appreciate these directions. Every up-to-date city has street signs on every corner, and why should not country places follow the same pianf
 Enid: I enjoyed your letter about the ter. am very fond of good cup of that beverage nnyDcif.
 Wrinkles. Was interested in your notes regarding the Revolutionary soldier.
 Ninette Lowater: always enjoy your poems. Don't be discouraged, for oft times "silence is goide."
 Hops the sisters have jolly time at each and every picnic.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
WAUREGAN

A pleasant evening was spent at thu home Of Mt. and Mrs. John Campbell on Tuesday It being the hirthd4y of two of the family Anthony and Michael a num- Der of friends gathered to help commem- crate the day.
 Mir and Mrs. F. T. Johnson and family have been entertaini |. a. relative from Washington, D. C.. thls week.
 G. H. Stockley of Providence. formerly of this village, was a caller here wednes- day.
 Mrs. Benjamin Livesey fel Wednesday, injuring her knee severely. She was car. ried to the home Of Mr. and Afrs. E. E Avery. where assistance was given. pr Sweet was later called. He found a dis located bone, a broken lgament and in. jured cartilage.
 William Penn has a new automobile.
 Wauregap Congregational chua.h Rev William Fryling. pastor. Tae Sunday Nschool picnic will be held Saturday al Wildwood park. Those to go are to meei near the trolley station at about 1230.
 The Sunday morning sermon will be or The Coming One,-or Great Expectation, Long Deferred. Church school at 1z Young Ptopie's meeting Thursday evening at 7.30.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
THE SEASON UP IN MAINE.

Dear Social Corner Friends: This is a most beautiful day. and I have no doubt but what everybody feels as 1 do after a lQhg spell of wet weather. Only, one dear day out of three weeks-one day In a week when we could see the sun. But it surely has cleared of and d love ly breeze blowing in from the west is drying out the dampness fine. I had 5lueberries for the Fourth, something very unusual for this time of year. We are having beautiful moonlight. Last evening 1 was out on Crystal lake with friends and went up to view the new bungalows by moonlight. The water vas like glass, not ripple to mar the srnoothness, and the reflection of the aeavy growth In the placid water was as clear as though 1t was a mirror. We listened 10 concert given by Miss Bean on her Victrola- It was very quiet, only once in a while a frog would pipe up or a whip-poor-will would forget to lis ten and sing a few notes. It surely made body glad they were living. The foliage is unusually heavy owing, I am told. to the very wet weather. We are going to have good crop of grass ev- ervwhere. IL rained good and hard most of the day the Fourth of July. yet there was a very large crowd at the dance at the Wilson pavilion. Of course | was there. but did not stop long.
 [ enjoyed seeing the Corner page full once more.
 Crimson Rambler: love 10 De re- nembered and am still looking for that visit you promised 30 long ago.
 Nlnette Lowater: Many thanks for pa pers. Should have written you long be- lore this but have been very busy Hope [ don't forget I owe you a letter
 have a bureau over 100 years old Tt has been handed down until I have t. Who comes next?
 Best wishes to everybody from
 BALSAM FIR.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
popGrNd PoyERrY

Dear Corner Folk A friend of mine said the other day that she was saving her pennies with great care against a rainy day. How afraid we are of pow erty More so many times than of shat tered friendship, of sharp methods, of dis honest practices. Yet most of us came in to this world with nothing but cry and can take no more out of it. Whats the use of spending so much of our time lodging poverty-unskillfu dodgers at that?
 Of course moneys a good thing. And when we desire it for good end there's nothing wrong about that. But to place 1t above all else in our aim, there's where the curse comes. And thinking 50 much of 1t, that's just what we're apt to do. Mere money is far from being as import ant as many of us think.
 Much of the desire for more money Is for the gratifcation of hothodse tastes. Set us down. as our forefathers and fore- mothers were placed, Ion sterh rock bound coast" and what general whin- ing and grumbling there would be Nev- CT a sense of gladness and of worship that we had come safely this far; never a willingness to clear away the forest cope with the savages, till the soil, blow plan, hoe, spin, weave and sew, bake and brew. The mere thought would make some of us shudder
 Yet there's many product of twenti- eth-century luxury who fails to gain hali 1 the zest from living that did they oi sterner days. Take away lifes hard ships and you take away some capacity
 for enjoining happier days. Take away the necessity for daily industry and yor take away keen delight in freer hour. and the joy of real accomplishment.
 There are worse things than poverty ol pocket book. Poverty of seuI-for in. stance.
 Trust all the sisters had a gloriou; 1 Fourth and are looking forward to some. thing better weatherwise for their vacA. tion trips. Best wishes. s. E. D.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
EAs Iwasrs q As sAA

Eha EaasEs q Hs BAA nc anmsz reeps his grain Where hflsides meet the lea But as for u8. We seek and gsm The harvest of the Eea- Sometimes hard-hearted earth Rsfuses all hie prayers. But ocean yields, with frown e m1rth To htm who seeks--and dare1. We who % down in shipS- A mighty host are we- Watch night by night the sums eclipse By hills of foamink sea, Knowing that morn may rise Upon a sailless plain, And Rs ray toss, with unshut eyeS, he plkythings Of the main For every field of grain
 On shore. a reaper waits; But there are leagues of unclaimed mali Which rtand with open gates. Their harvest we may reap, And none shall say us nay, Except the rearing crests that sweep To bar our onward way. Yet on we press in haste For bread our children call, And he who farms the wild sea waste. No danger may appall. Our good ship outward moves- A harvest fair to eachl And may he kiss the lips he loves Again upon the beach,
 Ninette M. Lowater.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
GROWING UP DIsPELLs THT
 CHARM OF CHILDHOOD.

pear Social Corner Sisters Ad Friends: What has become of the msm- sers of Club No. 3? l think we will nave to have a roll call. was sorry not to attend Remember Mes picnic but I expected company from a distance who did not come after all
 When read Cricket's letter telling If her trip 40 years ago by team to Hope Valley. R. l., it reminded me of going to that place many years ago when Kensey and I were girls in our sarly teens Grandfather took us for a visit to rslatives. The first day we irove as far as Preston City where we what a good time we had Four cous-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
CORNER LOSES LOVED AND VAL
 HE'D MEMBER.

Dear Social Corner Friends: It was with sincere grief that I read of the sudden death of Etta Barber. a valued pe1 sonal friend and beloved Social Cor ne- sister. She was one of our ca; lisst writers and her ietters ws-e all ways full of human interest and eager ly read Handicapp I ty i'll health il vas seldom she cord meet with us al the Buckingham Memorial. The peas ! ur- she took in sech social gatherings lAI her recently to stat a new cl1t known as Club N. [, the last meeting having been held on the sth of this month at her home in Plainfield By her death our Corner has lost a loved and valued member and our deepest sym pathy goes out to her family and friends.
 With best wishes to all
 EVEIINE BURR.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
AUNT LYDTA,s RATsTN CAKE.

heard what good times some of my friends have at the Social Corner meet ings I think I would like to join. am Sending in recipe.
 Aunt Lydia's Raisin Bread: One-half cup sugar, one cup raisins, two cups milk, one teaspoon nutmeg, one teaspoon salt four teaspoons baking powder, four cups flour level, one egg. Put in tins and let raise IS minutes. Bake one hour in slow oven. This is fine.
 I will take for my penname
 THEL1MA.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15

large towns and cities need to be guarded as to whom they play with and where they go. If kept busy and occupied with clean, heaithful games and recreations | will do much to keep them from harm and danger. Be on guard who our young associate with and what they read.
 We may each learn many lessons If vt will, and to live to do good to others brings more pleasure than all the wealth spent thoughtlessiy. - Pedestrians: Same here. better waiki would be appreciated by many feet which travel many miles each day Some of us still keep "shanks mare" busy.
 A happy vacation and summer to all,
 SPRY BIRD
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ANSWERS AND 1Nau1R1Es.

OLEANDER: Will you kindly send in your correct name and address that your letter may be published? It doesn't appear on the list.
 BETTY BROWN: Your name contin- ues on the Social Corner list And the Corner will be pleased to hear from you as often as the spirit moves.
 THEIIMA: Your name has been added to the Social Corner list.
 NORTH DAKOTA: Cards received and forwarded as requested.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
WANTS OLD FASHIONED GUIDE
 POSTS RETURNED.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: It is interesting to note the various letters con cerning the short trps by auto or other wise through the country places of east ern Connecticut. It is indeed pleasure to drive on good roads, to be familiar with all turns and four corners which one
 encounters along the way. But to those who are strangers and depending on di- rections and guide posts to find their destination 1t is quite problem in some
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
HIGHWAY PRoBLEMs

Dear Social Corner Members: To the editor I send thanks for the yellow slip. I think he would have enjoyed seeing me when I received it. When the mail was brought in I glanced over 1t and among it was an advertising circular or two. Then I picked up The Bulletin en- yelope and thought to myself what are they advertising I wonder? When opened it I sgt right down on the near est chair ana called to my other half who was in the next room, For good-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
SOCIAL CORNER POETRY. old Waxh hna NsH.

old ways and New. The fault of the age is A mad endeavor To leap to heights that were made to climb; By burst of strength of | thought most clever We plan to forestAr ana outwit Tine. We Scorn to walt for the thing worth having;
 We want high noon at the days dim dawn; We find no pleasure h toiling and sav- ing,
 As our forefathsrs did h the old times gone ws fores our rosss bsfcrs their season To bloom and blosBozn for us to
 weari And then vs wonder and ask the reason Why perfect buds are 90 few and
 rare. We ers~s the gain. but dsspise the get ws want wsann-nst aS . reward.
 but doWaR; And ghe sezength that b wastsd h use
 less fretting would fell a forest CT bufld . tower. 10 OOvsa shs rr41A yst ERrtnh from tho
 winning
 10 thirst for glory, yst fsaF b light Whyf what can t lead to at last but
 Glnning, 10 msnsai iGnsuor and moral brsht. Better ths old, d0W way of Etrtvtng And counting Enan gains when tho year b done, man to uss ouy foscs and enr straugtn
 in e0ostevtUg And to grasp for pasaxuro wo have n0l
 Won.
 ELLA WaEEHMM WKOox .-Ssn9 H hy O Saw.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15

Fairaeld.-After a thorough investiea- ton by the police ot Bridgeport. who aided the state poliee. it was agreed that the death of Mrs. Edward Hotchkiss, whose body was found on the beach in Fairfield. was accidental. It is thought she vent into the water too soon after eating.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
nErURNs I'd TOWN ANp ooHNss.

To the Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner: Some time zgo I beloged to the Social Corner, but moved out of town into another state. I am now back again and as some of the sisters have asked me to join I am pleased to do 50 and will retain my former pen name of
 BETTY BROWN.