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Show T uxu . iu&t 0 ... rathex is down on his knees in an attitude of prayer before the if IKikTlmi Mnm'eo ilhmil " I MS M M M IM M fM . MM M MMM. M . tit WT - J fV;-- - . country. We live one block from a grade school and recently our own home. Windows and building materials had to be left in the open, but we never had anything 'broken or stolen. When it came time to put in the sidewalk, we realized the temp' tation that wet cement offered to' children. But it was completed ...... without incident The youngsters the bill of sale a mountain view would along each block that changes with the hours and after it dried, as proud of it as seasons, brilliant sunsets and gor-w- ewere. We made them feel, geous dawns, a trickling spring that this was their sidewalk, for" surrounded by wildlife, their use. I paid for bricks, mortar, and We raise great quantities of stone, but I got something warmer flowers which we gladly give to , in return. There have been daffo- any child who asks. None has dils in Spring, ripe vegetables in ever abused this privilege or Summer, exhilarating Autumn l l vvu 4 w v awaww v w ' afternoons for canning, and restmission. We have no children, but ful Winter days beside an apple- we like every child that passes wood fire. I've gathered nuts on our way. .These juveniles are not fresh dewy . nwrnings, watched delinquents! llrt. C. A. Asendorf, snow sweep past my windows, ' heard rain on the tin roof, and Pueblo,Colo. awakened to a bird's song. i..orv ksi bncu Mensr How do you write those things When I purchased a small house into a bill of salet Mrs. Wayne near the Smokies, I was warned ' Taylor, Ruxsellville, Tenn. v " that the purchase price should be Ttttlmoalat Grcpkle in strict accord with the condition rf 4 Via tminA iiinn rtut an1 ram Some time ago, when I showed the 1 1 checked them all before buying, accompanying snapshot to my have found that wife, she said, "You must send f but since then I I U uw oargam laciuaea uems. noi us,,.. that picture; to i Famity WeeWy. t -- . F.-I- W r- - I :Ail! t Hill n we all will tell them how enjoy the magazine every Sundayraorn-bui- lt ' fr" S nere W The blond curls of our boy-he'- s 16 months old are explained by - , . . band praised her housework and meals. The feeling of being needed, we realized, had been sadly ' lacking in Mother, and our consideration actually had cut off part of her life. Now we let Mother partake more fully of the life around her. I believe all of us make a grave error when we refuse to let older peoplebe.use- , the fact that we are Swedes. We came to Galveston five months ago to work on tf fellowship at the University of Texas medical school, and we have studied Family Weekly with great interest since the first week of our stay- here. We think this picture gives n, vivid proof of that!Bengt - 1 A - : tf . We to Usefalatss Py $10 . state flower of Texas. The acres of cjor geous blooms that cper the Lone Star state ere also happy hunting grounds for young flower pickers. (Photo by W. J. Davis from Monlmeyer.) North Michlga 171 lnardS.Devtdow, Walter C Dreyfus, Publisher . ' ' 1. Robert Firigibbon c !t Frank RolinsOT Jerry Regfne Jack Klein, New York Rite" 4 ..V.V.Vit;. .., by Allyn .,..;" .;...:,......,..,....., PLACE LIKE HOME by Paul Steiner-- .. i i .... . .'......10 i yih' MAKE YOU V'l'iiJ 1 V" ; . . 1 1 ,v... .......12 - Grun ; .it' ...... ............ ........ Barrow.......... JUNIOR TREASURE CHEST edited by Marjorie ' Associate Editors: .V.. Eckertr.t , ? - William A. Fetter, Art Oirector .. . ? thERETs NO . (Recipes) SET YOUR SIGHTS ON SUMMER Associate Publisher ten Kartman, Editorial Oirector .. . m , .. m m Meieme ve rrorr, rooa tairor SUCCESSFUL" PARENT by Ralph G. EASTER ILOSSOMS 1,111. a , Address ell communications about editorial features to Family Weekly, 179 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago I, III. Send ell advertising com. tnunicatiofls to Family Weekly, 17 E. 45th St., New York 17, N. Y. Contents Copyright I9S&, by Family Weekly Magaiine, Inc., 179 N, Mich igan Ave.. Chicago I, 111. All right reserved. AeH Chicago HOME .! . by Ruth W. PICTURE-PERFEC- T r fr';.- j -- MR. WARRINGTON'S GLASS k t Vcit (ftdian Air L J j:, IE A I . iiiih for Year Utters of general interest. we print vour letter, wm ikll receive $10. Letters must be signed, but names toill be withheld on request We reserve the right to edit contributions. Address Let" ters Editor, Family Weekly, 179 N. Michigan Ave Chicago 1,111. years we children haven't allowed TO . object My mother is 76, and in recent HOW grees below normal." Mother packs away the swim- - We welcome your views on any Galveston, Tex. A Rttsra weather forecast "Gentle to moderate winds. Temperatures five to ight de- fuL Mrs. Vernon Mendenhall, ' PocateUo, Ida. Eft-bor- 1 the favorite flower of many the violet has its own speend people, cial fens. But one of the most beautiful of all blossoms is the bluebonnet, the Roses gall-bladd- was hospitalized, Mother came to our home and said she would like to help around the house. Soon she was dusting, preparing meals," and doing the dishes. She seemed to take on added vigor, especially when my hus- . ww . - ar. her to do much, wanting to give her leisure and hoping to conserve her strength. But when I e ww 1 1 hop-scot- ch Mi ftS"171 I . I ts time to pay a tribute to the majority of children in our e oil stove. He is not praying. He is blowing. Father has blown his face blue, but the stove doesn't light Mother is in the bathroom, lost in a forest of lingerie drying. Soon Mother will cry out for help and one of us will have to go and seek her among the stockings and petticoats. Yesterday we found Father sitting dismally alone on the sand. He had locked himself out of the pottage. Last night he wore two pairs of pajamas against the unseasonable cold. We laugh about these things. "Oh, well," we say. "It's all part of vacation." Mother takes a blood-pressu- re pill and cuts her finger on the rusty can opener. Father takes a er pill and the electricity expires. Here we sit' No oil. No electricity. A curler falls like a tear from Mother's hair. A labored procession of goose . pimples scends my spine. "Ho, ho," says Fathers "We're roughing it" We go to bed at night We ease our tired bodies into the clinging damp of the sheets. We pile coats on the blankets. We read the .f i, -- t " Cj ' lOMI'by William T. ;., It's our .Vacatioh. Tm glad I brought plenty of , Lee......;.;.,.. Brannon... . ming suits. Father wears a suit coat to bed. " The neighbors come " " home at 3 a.m. and Dnng uiends for a party. At, 4 a.m. the neighbor's dog attacks our garbage can. Something dies on our and scents the atmosphere. Something gnaws in the kitchen. Our fingers turn blue and our noses turn red. Mother takes an al- -" " lergy pill. Father will have an aspirin for his headache as soon as he gets t 'off his knees. He is blowing into the oil stove. It does not light " We laugh about these things. .......14 handkerchiefs, though'. I'm going ' to bed and cry. |