LIVING COSTS Whatdyaknow, this quiz bizz has even got our Liz Ever since Henry R. Luce started running his current affairs test in Time to see how well his propaganda was getting across, it’s been a popular past-time among editors to conduct knowledge and personality tests to see whether their readers were geniuses or morons, happily married or head- ed for the divorce court, slap- happily misinformed or in danger of putting the facts together for themselves. The personality tests are ‘the best. Unless you're scrupulously honest with yourself, it gives you quite a lift to discover what a charming, talented, intelligent person you are. There’s no reason why readers of this page should be denied the advantage of these tests, and we've decided on the cost of liv- ing as our first subject. Well, there’s the questions: 1. Do you think prices are too high? If you answer no, you are: a) @ member of the Canadian Man- ufacturers’ Association; b) good candidate material for the Lib- eral or Conservative parties; c) a suitable witness for the par- lMamentary prices committee. If you answer yes, you’re probably just another communist agitat- ing against our Canadian way of living. . 2. Do you think the Excess P: Tax should be restored? If you answer no, you are: a) a member of the Canadian Man- ufacturers’ Association; b) hop- ing to make an extra million or two before the bottom falls out (of the little taxpayers’ pock- ets); c) opposed to high wages as leading to inflation, If you answer yes, you’re probably a dangerous crackpot who wants to interfere with free enterprise and destroy our democratic sys- tem, ; 3. Is every working. family en- titled to a home? If you answer no, you: a) own Slum property; b) hold stock in # mortgage company; c) are a patriotic supporter of “auster- ity” (for other people, of course). If you answer yes, you're probably one of those Shiftiess, incompetent persons who can never save a penny and mow you expect the govern- ment to provide you with every- thing. If you've got a perfect score of no answers, don’t read any far- ther. You should be reading the Financial Post, anyway. If your score is zero, don’t get alarmed. You're just an average worker, pensioner. or housewife, mad as all heck, and we’ve one more question on our list: Have you signed the petition to the government asking for the return of price controls at 1946 levels? The answer to that one’s pretty obvious. CLOTHING Make sure your child's shoes fit . Based upon. a recent survey, St. Louis Children’s Shoe Stylists report that 65 boys out of every 100 and 80 girls out of every 100 school age children, have foot trouble which can be traced to improper fitting of shoes or socks * during their first few years. To correct this deficiency, moth- ers should look for three import- ant points when buying shoes. 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Vancouver Office 501 Holden Building STANTON & MUNRO | BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, NOTARIES Nanaimo Office Room 2, Palace Building Skinner Street 1780 CONSTANTINE FINE CUSTOM TAILORING For Ladies and* Gentlemen 501 Granville St. PAc.. 1452 HEALTH What to do for the “flu: By DR. DANIEL LONGPRE Grippe is also known under such names as flu, influenza, colds ... It is considered as being by far the most frequent sickness affecting humanity. That is why it is often called Common Cold. It spreads periodically in epidemics over the whole world. We remem- ber the “Spanish” flu epidemics of 1918, 1922, 1928 and 1929. Between epidemics, it is always present the whole year round, in a much milder form, though it is more frequent at the beginning of the fall or spring seasons. Right now. in Vancouver a good many people are suffering from it. Grippe is always annoying. But in the vast majority of cases it is not dangerous. It can be fata, though, in very young children, especially the ones living in insti- tutions, and in the old age. Its more frequent complications are bronchitis, pneumonias and broncho-pneumonias. To a certain extent it predisposes to tubercu- losis, , prostration, fatigue indigestion, catarrhal manifestations of the eyes, the nose and the throat with coryza, sneezing, coughing and pain on swallowing. Fever may run as high as 105 degrees, and even higher, and causes frequent nosebleeds and convulsions in children. : : e * * * More research is done on this disease than perhaps on any other ailment including tuberculosis and cancer. Thousands of people are hoping to become famous and rich, or both, finding a cure or a vaccine for such a nuisance dis- ease. Unfortunately no such a thing was found yet. But research in that field was far from useless. It has confirm- ed; : a) That some individuals are Susceptible to the infection, but a good proportion are not. Many people never suffer from it. b) Immunity produced by an at- are quite frequent. : c) The disease is caused by an infection, and is due to a great variety of micro organisms, germs and viruses. It is also due to al- lergy, and is often an acute man- ifestation of chronic conditions such as sinusitis or tonsilitis. sey best treatment is rest, Ar- 8yrol solution in the nose, aspir- in, light food, and plenty of water, orangeade or lemonade, or light tea. --A well-known American pedia- trician, Dr. Brennemann, is under the impression that cold showers harden and increase the individ- ual resistance. to colds and res- piratory infections. It can be be- gun by squeezing. a sponge with cold water after regular bath, The water can be made _ cooler from time to time and applied with a spray instead of a sponge, and finally be used as it’ comes from the tap. Book details work on women’s status WASHINGTON—A_ pbooklet cov- ering work by the United Nations and’the League of Nations to ad- vance the status of women in society has just been published, the women’s bureau of the U.S. labor department announces. Somewhat formidably entitled international Document on the Status of Women, the report gives background information not other- wise available in one volume. Cop- ies can be ordered from the U.S. labor department women’s bureau, Washington 25, D.C. Its main symptoms are fever, | tack is of short duration. Relapses | Precious stuff It’s about the same color as gold and, at the rate prices have. been rising, just about as hard to get. Yes, it’s butter, no gold,: this policeman is guarding as he escorts this woman home. What housewives need is “police” pro- =| MILK 2-cent price hoist mooted British Columbians today are drinking a million quarts of milk less than they were a year agu. Even before the steep price in- creases of the past six. months which have cut heavily into house- hold budgets this figure had been reached—596,000 quarts of milk consumed in June, 1947, despite the continued increase of popula- tion, as against 690,000 quarts of milk in June, 1946. | Now, if producers and retailers Win. the government’s consent to further price increases, consumeis will be. drinking still less milk this year. Farmers, whose tmcomes in- creased less than 10 -percent asa result of price increases between March, 1946, and March, 1947, and whose returns were actually lower at the 14-cent price, will get little benefit. The difference will principally to the distributors. Producers are asking a price in- crease..that would boost standard milk from 15 to 17 cents a quart and special milk from 17 to 19 cents. ; ; Retailers are asking E. C. Carr, British Columbia’s one-man milk board, for an increase in the one- cent maximum margin they are now allowed on a quart of milk, without stating a specific amount. - The one-cent margin, the Retail Merchants’ Association claims. is not sufficient to cover. refrigera- tion, breakage and general. over- tection against profiteers. head costs. investigation commissioner, F. A. McGregor, he has evidence of price fixing in nine types of com- modities, and needless to say one of them is flour, What: amazed me most, in read- ing over his report to the parlia- statement that he had no evidence of profiteering in vegetables or fruit. AlN he has to do is take a quick trip to his corner grocery and note the exorbitant prices of every fruit and vegetable on the market, even those that are sup- posedly “in season.” The last time I bought Brussels sprouts, and it’s some time ago, they were selling at 35 cents a pound, and then they were rotten inside. Housewives are limited in their buying of leafy vegetables to cabbage, ‘which sells for nine third of this amount. And what about canned tomatoes which used to sell for nine cents a tin? We now pay 23 cents for the same of the most economical vegetables to purchase. : : that he could find no evidence of hoarding or profiteering in butter or meat! we buy any pork, bacon or but- ter at that time?. Of course not. ‘The companies had it piled high in their’ warehouses and cold stor- age plants. The day the prices went up there was so much bacon couldn't get rid of it. All I can say is, that it is no small wonder the commissioner. was so loath to ‘report and did so only. under per- sistent questioning of MP’s. Per- haps a yisit from the Housewives’ | Consumer -Asociation might jog his memory a bit. mee ak * WE - WERE having an “ment the other night about the youngsters’ education. Hubby Stated they they wouldn’t take Uatin’ and I said they would if “hey wanted. It finally ‘came down to a yes. and no competition, : mentary price committee was his | cents a pound. In 1939 it cost one-}| Now ! .were given to the job of ditch- amount, and even at that, it’s one |" The commissioner also stated |; Where was McGregor |. just before prices were boosted |* on these two commodities? Could | and butter released that stores | r IT APPEARS that we are finally to get some action from Ottawa on price racketeering—how much and how effective now depending on the pressure we bring to bear through the petition campaign:_ According to the combines “which of course doesn’t settle ‘anything, so I passed the whole thing. off by saying that after al! Katy was only four now and who .knew what the state of the world would be by the time she was fourteen, : ; However, it’s a fact that par— /ents have a certain idea of what they want their children to be,. ‘based upon their own experiences and upbringing. You think of tors, lawyers, trade union leaders or what have you, and in many vcases it’s because of the prestige attached to such occupations. We .want to be proud of them, and ‘hate to face the fact that Johnyy ssimply doesn't know a triangle -from.a circle and will never make ‘an architect. hog es Seok Wea digging, we wouldn’t give a hoot if Johnny didn't become an archi- Youngsters need a lot of en- ‘couragement and just watch faces glow when you tell ‘that they have made a very ty picture or have done their’ centive to do better. In this business of helping chil- dren to grow up remember that they are individuals with ideas’ of their own and forget about: how you were brought up. Child Stead of becoming easier as the’ compl icated. argu-|- If you are losing. your perspec- _ tive as a parent read Parents Can some” of your difficulties and help; 5 them as being outstanding doc-- sums well. It gives them an in-' guidance is a great art and in- ghild grows older it becomes more’ Be People. It should ‘help clear up’ you to regain your equilibrium.