272 
American Agriculturist, October 20,1923 
O LD folks, like little ones, require 
a constant, easily tempered heat 
—you might almost say a flexible heat 
is absolutely necessary for their health 
and comfort. 
Yet making a bigger fire in the fur¬ 
nace means over-heating the rest of 
the house. Even when the particular 
room is hot enough for Grandpa and 
Grandma, you can’t very conveniently 
turn the furnace lower, and reduce 
the heat elsewhere. But a Perfection 
Oil Heater furnishes portable, yet 
flexible warmth. It will quickly and 
economically heat the particular room 
that you want, and young as well as 
old will enjoy its genial and comfort¬ 
able presence. 
Your nearest dealer 
will gladly demonstrate. 
Economical . Clean . Odorless 
ERFECnON 
0l] Heaters 
STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK, 26 Broadway 
When Bedtime Comes 
The Best Hour of the Day For Small Confidences 
EDTIME for the children. 
It seems as if mother has just 
dropped wearily into her comfortable 
chair. “Run along upstairs now and 
see if you cannot put yourselves to 
bed,” she suggests. 
“ ’Course we can,” they chorus. 
“I’ll help little Mary,” Jane offers 
magnanimously. 
“I can unbutton my own self,” Mary 
avers. 
They are dear, trooping reluctantly 
up the stairway after innumerable 
drinks of water and repeated good¬ 
night kisses. “Isn’t it a little lonely 
when the children get big enough to 
‘put themselves to bed’?” someone sug¬ 
gests. But mother smiles knowingly. 
“Mother,” a voice presently proclaims 
from above, “I can’t unbutton my 
waist.” 
“Let sister help you, Mary.” 
“Mother, my shoe strings are in a 
hard knot. And Mary will not say her 
prayers to me!” 
“Well, try once more, Jane.” 
“Mother, there’s a cut on my finger. 
It looks pretty bad.” 
“All right, John.” Mother goes up¬ 
stairs. 
“Isn’t that a shame,” someone ex¬ 
claims. “Why didn’t she firmly re¬ 
fuse? There is no sense in a mother 
sacrificing herself to spoil her chil¬ 
dren!” 
Upstairs, mother tucks little prayer¬ 
repeating Mary safely under her blan¬ 
kets. “Mother, shall you be near all 
night?” questions Mary, who has much 
more confidence in mother’s pres¬ 
ence W;han in the care of any higher 
omnipotence. 
“I’ll be near,” she promises with one 
last kiss. § 
Small Troubles are Told 
The knots in the shoe laces were nor 
really very hard. “Oh, mother, to-day 
Lena told me-” Mother listens to 
the little confidence. She makes a sim¬ 
ple explanation of what had seemed an 
alluring mystery and leaves a loving 
impression in place of what might have 
been an ugly scar. 
The cut finger did not look alarming 
upon close inspection. But there is a 
deeper hurt. Two of the boys are get¬ 
ting perfect marks on their arithmetic 
—not quite squarely—and John can 
‘get in on it.’ It’s pretty tough to get 
lower marks all the time! 
Mother, coming downstairs present¬ 
ly, is thinking. Of little Mary, peace¬ 
ful and safe. Of Jane’s budding mind 
still sweet and childlike. Of John al¬ 
ready facing some of a man’s prob¬ 
lems. She has read that great psy¬ 
chologists claim that our last waking- 
thoughts and impressions sink deepest 
into our subconscious minds and make 
the most lasting impressions upon our 
characters and lives. 
What an unspeakable privilege it is 
for a mother to put her children to 
bed! What a mistake to look upon it 
as one more duty at the close of a 
long, hard day! 
She has no intention of making- 
mollycoddles of her son and daughters. 
But she does pray that they may never 
get too big for these occasional precious 
confidences at bedtime.— Alice Mar¬ 
garet Ashton. 
OUR PATTERN ANNUAL 
The Fall and Winter Fashion Maga¬ 
zine is a “best seller” if ever there was 
one! It ought to be, for we really can’t 
remember when such a book included 
more unusual features. In addition to 
the modern styles for all members of 
the family which are illustrated, it has 
sewing helps, embroidery designs and 
explanations of difficult stitches. All 
this for ten cents a copy! Just add 
five two-cent stamps to your pattern 
order and the catalogue will go for¬ 
ward at once. 
CHOOSE YOUR NEW PATTERN HERE 
T HE knee-length hlouse is fash¬ 
ion’s latest decree. No 1901 
cuts in one piece and may have 
either short or long sleeves. A 
touch of gay embroidery adds 
charm. 
No- 1901 comes -in sizes 16 
years, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 
inches bust measure. Size 36 
requires 2% yards 36 or 40- 
ineh material. Pattern 12c. 
Skirt pattern No- 1157, in 
the lime picture, cuts in sizes 
26, 28, 30 and 32 inches waist 
measure: For the 28 inch size, 
use 1% yards 54-ineh material. 
Pattern 12c. Embroidery pat¬ 
tern 670 is 12c extra 
T HE diagram of No. 1821, a 
dress for the school-age girl, 
shows how easy it is to make. 
The pattern cuts in sizes 4, 6, 8, 
10, 12 and 14 years. Size 
8 requires 1% yards 36-inch ma¬ 
terial, with 3 14 yards ribbon. 
Pattern 12c 
No- 1852 is a sleeveless 
jacket, the very thing for sport 
wear, or to slip on under a suit 
coat. Made of bright red or 
green sport flannel, it is both 
smart and warm. No 1852 
comes in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 
40 and 42 inches bust measure. 
Size 36 takes 1% yards 40-inch 
material. Pattern 12c. 
Under the jacket is shown 
blouse No 1277 which comes 
in sizes 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches 
bust measure and requires 2 
yards 36-inch material. This 
pattern is 12c- 
A NEAT and attractive house- 
dress adds much to the com¬ 
fort of the housewife who must 
spend a great deal of time in her 
kitchen, yet be ready in case a 
neighbor drops in unexpectedly. 
No- 1469 fills the bill admir¬ 
ably. It cuts in sizes 34, 36, 38, 
40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust 
measure. Size 36 requires 3% 
yards 36-inch material, with % 
yard 36-inch contrasting. Price 
12c. 
To Order: Write name, address, pattern numbers and sizes clearly, enclose 
twelve cents in stamps for each pattern ordered and send to Fashion Depart¬ 
ment, American Agriculturist, 461 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Our 
patterns are seam-allowing and fit perfectly. A bewildering variety is 
shown in our brand new Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine which is only 
ten cents a copy. Ask for it when you order your patterns. 
