The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 21, 1950, Image 6
WOMAN'S WORLD
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. & C.
Practical Methods Aid in Solving Laundry Problems
By Ertta Haley
##T SOAK MY COLORED clothes
overnight before washing, but
they’re never bright.” says a dis
couraged homemaker. ‘‘Is there
a way to wash feather pillows?”
•‘What should I do about washing
lace trimmings?”
All of these are special launder
ing problems which can be solved
by using practical methods. Ord
inary laundering cannot be used
lor these and other laundry, but
when variations of basic methods
are used with caution, you can
have excellent results.
White clothes, for example can
be soaked for longer periods than
colored clothes because they are
washed in hotter water and may
be boiled, then sun-dried to re
store their whiteness. Doubtful-
colored cottons and linens have to
be washed and rinsed quickly be
cause you cannot be certain the
color stays in them.
Colored clothes cannot stand the
hot water necessary for cottons.
They are best when soaked for on
ly a half an hour as then the dirty
water cannot lodge in them, mak
ing it necessary to wash out along
with dirt.
Dark cottons should be washed
separately, and in clean water
You can have sparkling
floors and well-cared hands
when yon use this new type
mop which has a built-in
squeezer by means of a
chromium attachment for
wringing out the water. The
cellulose fibers out of which
the sponge is made soak up to
20 times their weight in water,
leaving the floor as dry as a
blotter.
thoroughly before hanging, just as
you would other clothing and other
laundry to eliminate as many
wrinkles during drying.
When possible, dry starched
clothing in a vigorous wind so
they will be starched but not stiff
enough to make •them very unnat
ural.
For dark cottons and linens. In
place of starch which might cause
streakiness, it*s often practical to
get some gum arable for stiffen-
Wasb Laces in a bottle ....
Which has not been used for other
laundry. Why? Lint and threads
may lodge on the dark clothing,
and is almost impossible to rinse
out Play safe by using fresh,
clean water for both washing and
rinsing.
Starch for cottons can also be
hot whereas for colored garments
about whose fastness of color there
is a doubt, it should be cooled aft
er boiling. The latter, too .should
be dried in shade and sprinkled
only a short time before ironing.
| Jt's wise, too, not to slack color
ed garments too compactly while
wet as their colors may run onto
other clothes and discolor them.
flere’a a Solution
I’d Starching
When starching several items of
Slothing, starch those which you
want stiffest first before the starch
is used and diluted by the damp
ness of the clothing. To prevent
clothing from having flakes of j jf gum arabic cannot be ob-
starch on them, keep the starch tained, a bit of weak tea or bluing
pan covered after boiling to pre- j can b e added to regular starch to
vent film from forming. . prevent white streaks on the cloth-
Shake out starched garments ing.
L,
and feathers in muslin bags.
THE READER'S COURTROOM
Golfers: Look Before Swinging
—
-By Will Bernard, LLB
If Hit By a Swinging Golf Club,
fAay You Collect Damages?
f A young married couple went
lor a round of golf, taking a friend
along to watch the game. On the
ird tee. the husband made a bad
ive. His wife exclaimed: ‘‘No,
iear, you should keep your eye on
the ball—like this.” So saying, she
seized a club and quickly swung
at an imaginary ball. Unfortunate-
the friend was standing right
net to her—and was caught un
awares. The club hit him on the
forehead, and knocked him flat,
f^ater he sued the young woman
for damages, on grounds of negli
gence. She contended: “Anybody
who goes on a golf course has to
take the risk that accidents of this
kind will happen.” However, the
court ruled that she must pay for
the friend’s injury. The judge said
that when a golfer makes a sud
den, unexpected swing, she should
at least look around to see that the
coast is clear.
• • * f
Shortly after announcing his en
gagement, a young man was told
by his doctor that he had a fatal
disease—and that marriage would
only hasten his death. His fiancee
wanted to go ahead with the cere
mony anyhow, but he flatly re
fused. Sure enough, the youth died
in about two months. Thereafter
the girl sued his parents for dam
ages—charging “breach of prom
ise” by their iate son. However,
judge said that the young man had
the right to back out.
Should You Use Kerosene
To Revive a Dying Fire?
A young couple rented a log
cabin for a week’s vacation. The
first morning, the wife got up
early and soon had a blaze going
in the wood stove. When the fire
began to grow feeble, she seized a
can of kerosene and poured it into
the stove. There was a blast, and
thr. young woman suffered painful
injuries. Afterward she brought a
damage suit against the manufac
turer of the kerosene, on the
ground that the liquid’s “flash
point was too low.” But the court
turned down her claim. The judge
said that pouring kerosene on a
fire, no matter how feeble, is “con
tributory negligence.”
* » •
Is it Negligence
To Pet a Strange Dog?
An artist noticed that his bulldog
was developing an ugly disposition,
but he just couldn’t bring himself
to get rid of the animal. One day
a woman passerby saw the dog on
the sidewalk and reached out to
pet him. He snarled, ducked, and
then bit her in the leg. When the
woman sued the artist for letting
such an ill-tempered dog run loose,
he retorted that she was equally
responsible for the mishap. “It is
plain carelessness,” he argued,
“for anybody to pet a strange dog.”
However, the court disagreed and
granted the woman’s claim. The
judge said it’s not wrong to pet a
dog—even without a formal intro
duction!
Avoid Extremes in Washing
Woolens and Blankets
Fine woolens and woolen blan
kets should be washed during
warm weather and sunny days as
both are conducive to giving good
results.
Lukewarm water and very mild
suds are prescribed, and the three
rinse waters which follow washing
should be the same temperature
as the water used for laundering.
Woolens and blankets are not
soaked, but it’s a good idea to use
stain removal methods for spots
which need them. Any rubbing,
wringing, twisting or squeezing
motions should be avoided as these
will lock wool fibers and cause
shrinkage and hard texture.
Balmy, warm days are wonder
ful for drying blankets and wool
ens since all extremes of temper
ature are to be avoided both in
washing and drying.
Blankets should be placed on
two lines, leaving an air space in
between. Brush them gently
when dry to raise the nap and
keep fluffiness intact.
Woolen clothing should be dried
on frames which will dry them in
to their original shape. If you
have no frame, pat flat on towel
ing while you gently spread it to
shape.
Use Bottle Method
For Laces, Fine Material
Those who have fragile collars
and cuffs, dainty underclothing, or
pieces of lace which they hope to
qse for trimmings often wonder
how these may be washed most
easily, with least damage to deli
cate fabric.
Fill a quart container half'full
of warm water and very mild
suds. Place the fine fabrics or
lace in this and shake gently to
clean. Rinsing may be accom
plished in the same manner.
If the materials are too fine even
to be trusted to this method, baste
the lace or fabric to a piece of
muslin before using the bottle
method.
Long edgings of lace may be
wrapped around a bottle and im
mersed in a bowl of suds. Lift the
bottle of lace edging in and out
until clean, then rinse the same
way.
Ecru or cream lace which has
faded can be restored to its ori
ginal color by dipping in a weak
solution of tea or coffee.
Handle Fragile Curtains
With Great Care
Fragile lace curtains need almost
as gentle care as do fine fabrics.
You’ll do much toward prolonging
their life by frequent washing,
rather than by letting them be
come very soiled and then sub
jecting them to vigorous washing.
Since curtains gather much dust,
shake them out thoroughly or
hang them outside on the line be
fore washing to get rid of the sur
face dust Soak for 10 minutes be
fore laundering.
Curtains should be washed by
hand if fragile; otherwise, mach
ine washing may be used. Dry
ing on a stretcher will save iron
ing.
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KATHLEEN NORRIS
Three Men Speak Their Minds
T HREE LETTERS came to me
this week from three angry
men. They were not angry with
me, but with all women. They are
disgruntled over what they consider
the unfairness of women, and the
way the world expects to spoil and
pamper women, and the amount of
money women spend, and their
discontent and inefficiency, and
with the whole situation generally.
One of these men is in Spokane,
Washington, one in Tucson, Ari
zona, and one in Fontana, Wiscon
sin. Of course, they don’t know
each other, but by a curious coin
cidence they all wrote at about
the same time and they all say
about the same thing.
“My wife knows that I have gone
daily to the same office for the 11
years we’ve been married,” says
the Washington man. “She knows
that my associates between the
hours of nine and five are the same
nice, friendly unexciting men. She
knows that I get $5 a week for my
lunches, and that I come home
dead beat at night.
Thrilling Adventures?
"Yet I’U be darned,” Jim Polk
goes on youthfully, “if she doesn’t
talk as if I was off every morning
for thrilling adventures. Our kids
are now 9, 8 and 5, all in school, all
healthy. Adele has so much more
leisure than I have, or ever have
had since I took my first job at
"She telephones . .
17, that there simply isn’t any
comparison. Adele can make her
own schedule of hours; I can’t. She
telephones, goes to market, stops
somewhere for lunch, and maybe
takes in a movie. Or she talks
with her friends about fresh cur
tains in the kitchen, or the chil
dren’s clothes, or she lies down for
a nap. Where the Hannibal,” asks
Jim disgustedly, “does she get the
idea she gets the worst of it?”
Martin Elge of Fontana puts it
even more forcefully. “Oughtn’t a
man to have equal consideration
with his wife?” he demands. “The
minute she gets tired or discouraged
she threatens to claim alimony,
take the kids, go back to her moth
er and get a job. Maybe he loves
her and his home and his kids;
that doesn’t matter, she’s lost in
terest. It’s nothing to her that
time will work almost any mar
riage into a good marriage,” Mar
tin goes on.
“That’s true in my own case. In
our forties we are a happily maj>
ried couple. But there were years
when my wife felt like a prisoner
because o* small children. Now
with all of them settled, I’ve got
the harder job, and she begins to
see it. But all our young years
were spoiled by her discontent and
resentment; she paid little or no
attention to me, except to say that
she wished she had it as easy as I
had.
Their Own Bosses
“Women have a better time,
they spend more money, they’re
much more their own bosses than ?
men.” says this same letter. “They i
live longer; there are thousands
of comfortable widowsi They hold
all the cards; they could make a
man’s Ufe heaven, make him glad
to get home, make him willing to
work like the treadmill mule that
most of us are, but do they do it?
They do not.
“I beUeve,” Martin finishes,
“that you are a woman who might
do something about it, about all
this envy and nagging and the di
vorces that break up homes and
take little kids away from their
fathers. Some day aren’t we going
to begin to end the injustice of pun
ishing men who haven’t done any
thing wrong, unless it’s wrong not
to satisfy a spoiled woman?”
The third letter is short, and
right to the point.
“A man’s world I” writes Fied
Fisher from Arizona. “Haw. haw,
it is to laugh! I married a terribly
pretty, sweet little girl when I was
21, and within six months she was
running up bills, going about with
other men,, and mad as a snake
because there was going to be a
baby. She got the divorce on
grounds of extreme mental cruel
ty.
“Well, 1 was pretty grouchy m
those days. Also she got my son,
and by way of settlement, my fath
er’s home that he had left to me.
She sold it at the real estate peak,
took my boy to another town, had
a swell time on the money, and
married again.
“I married again, too, a much
finer woman, but it was the same
thing. She felt she was a slave and
that 1 had it all my own way. We
have two girls; their care certain
ly kept their mother busy for some
half-dozen years, but it was lovely
care, and I used to envy her.
English Love
Their Animals
Have Tender Regard
For Beasts of Field
CALGARY, ALTA.—The following
advertisement appeared recently
in the classified section of the
Times of London: “Col. and Mrs.
Arthur Foster feel that his many
friends would like to know that
their red bull terrier, Negus,
passed away on Friday in his 13th
year. A great gentleman.”
Canadians and Americans in
London who spotted the advertise
ment were amused. The English
were not. The English take ani
mals seriously.
The beasts of the field and the
hearth are to them what mom is to
the Americans. It seems to them
right and fitting that a man should
be convicted for blowing smoke
into a dog’s face.
It seems to them right and fit
ting that there should be half a
dozen or more national organiza
tions solely devoted to helping ani
mals; and that one of them (Our
Dumb Friends’ league) should be
able to announce in its annual re
port:
“Loincloths were distributed as
usual during the winter months to
owners to protect their animals
from cold winds and were much
appreciated.”
We take these three instances
from Dr. G. J. Renter’s minor clas
sic, “The English: Are They Hu
man?” Dr. Renier (who hails from
the Netherlands) remarks that the
English are not only conscious of
their tender attitude toward ani
mals, but proud of it; it is one of
the things that dlatln^d^hes thAnry
SCRIPTURE: I Samuel 2:26; 3:1-10,
19-21: 7:3-6. 15-16; 9-10: 12:1-5; 13:5-15.
DEVOTIONAL. READING: Proverbs
11:1-14.
Many-Gifted Man
Lesson for July 23, 1950
Dr. Foreman
I F A MAN can do one thing well,
he can usually find his place in
the world. Life being as short as it
is, and the possibility of misfits
being what it is, it may also be
fair to say that
many a man who
does one thing well
could have done
something else bet
ter, if he had had
the chance. In
Grey’s “E 1 e g y,”
you remember the
line, “Some mute
inglorious Milton
here may rest.”
That is, in a country church-yard
may rest the bones of some hired
man who, if he had had another
kind of start, might have been a
world-famous scholar and poet like
John Milton.
• • •
Triple-Threat Men
W HAT in football is called a
“triple-threat man” is to be
found off the gridiron, sometimes.
In real life. Once in a great while
there arises a man who not only
“could have done” more than one
thing well, but who because of spe
cial circumstances and opportunities
actually does many things well.
Such persons are rare, and ^
far above the average. Ordi
nary men take such a long time
becoming experts in one line
that they simply don’t have
time in their lives to be expert
at other things too. But there
are geniuses with many sides,
or perhaps men gifted with
many talents pins an extraordi
nary capacity for hard work.
In our times there is Albert
Schweitzer, outstanding not only as
a scholar but as a musician, doctor
and missionary. The President of
Harvard at the present time is a
noted chemist as well as a disting
uished executive. Robert E. Lee
wasf a brilliant soldier who also, as
an educator, Ifft his mark on hit
native state to this day. Leibnitz
was a diplomat and philosopher;
S.B.F. Morse not only invented the
telegraph but was a painter of un
usual ability; the man who thought
up the idea of savings banks was a
minister of the Gospel; King David
was a poet, musician, general and
monarch.
• • •
Samuel the Versatile
S AMUEL, Judge of Israel, was
another such man. “Jack of
all trades but master of none” does
not describe him,.for he was master
of whatever he did. He has gone
down in history as a prophet—what
in our times is called a preacher;
but this was by no means all. He
served his generation in other ways
as well.
He was the chief executive
of the people, king without the
title. Though possessed of dic
tatorial powers, when during a
wave of unpopularity he re
signed, and dared his critics to
produce one single case of dis
honesty or graft, none was
brought against him.
He was a circuit judge, going
from one city to another dispensing
justice. He acted as a priest, indeed
as the high priest of his people.
We know of one occasion when he
led his people in battle, and he was
as successful as if war had always
been his business. He was a king
maker, for God entrusted to him
twice the delicate mission of select
ing Israel’s king.
• 4 •
Times and the Man
T WO thoughts strike one who reads
the story of Samuel. One is the
way his great and many-sided pow
ers were used for public service.
Put into modem terms, he could
have made a fortune if he had
“stuck to private practice” and
used his talents for himself. But at
no time and in no way did Samuel
work for Samuel. He worked for
God and his country, and he died
a poor but honored man.
One of the greatest needs of
the nation today is men of Sam
uel’s calibre, triple-threat men.
We have plenty of small-calibre
bureaucrats, and we have plenty
of large-calibre men who are quite
selfish. How few unselfish large-
calibre men there are! The other
thought is that the times and the
man go together. A man’s greatness
comes in large part from his oppor
tunities.
John Milton helped make England
—but England also helped make
him. Samuel helped make Israel,
but at some other stage in history,
he might have lived and died a
country priest
Let no man think himself self-
made; not even a great man. With-
out the God who endows him with
his gifts, without the times that
call forth the gifts, even the most
gifted shrink to little or nothing.
(Copyright by the International Coun
cil of ReUgioua Education on behalf of
40 Protestant denominations. Released
by WlfU Features.)
?• ? .
Private Relations
Beth—“So Herbie hides
the sofa and reports every
you’re hugged?”
Mildred—‘‘Yes, he’s a re|
little press agent.”
HARSH-LAXATIYE DAYS
ONLY A MEMORY NOW;
“Wish I had heard of wonderful
ALL-BRAN 25 years ago! Haven’t
needed a single, harsh laxative since
started eating ALL
BRAN regularly 1”
Mrs. H. B. Taylor,
1804 Ridge Avenue,
Coraopolis, Pa. Just
one of many unsolic
ited letters from ALL-
BRAN users! If you
suffer from constipa
tion due to lack of I ,
dietary bulk, do this: Eat sn _
of crispy Kellogg’s ALL-B1_
daily, dnnk plenty of water! If
completely satisfied after 10 di
return empty carton to K
Battle Creek, Mich. Get
YOUR MONEY BACK!
t ; * /'
How mild can a cigarette
MORE PEI
Homemade Mix Gives Versatility to Baking
(See Recipe Below)
Make Your Own Mix
H omemakers who want to
have an easy job of baking
cakes, cookies, hot breads as well
as a large variety of goodies in
.their own kitchen can accomplish
this with the
greatest of ease.
The answer lies
in making your
own mix of care-
fully measured
shortening, flour,
baking powder
and, salt This
saves measuring all the ingredients
required at the time of mixing
cakes, cookies and breads, thus
cutting out, many steps and saving
time, dishes and work.
All ingredients in the mix art
fresh, since the homemaker adds
them herself, and baking success
is easily assured. The mix given
here has been rigidly' tested, and
in every case, the; final dish was
judged to be as good as could be
made from starting with an origi
nal recipe of the product
• • V
Make-Your-Own Mix
(Makes about 13 cups) .
2 cups shortening
9 cups sifted all-purpooe flour
14 oup (4 tablespoons) double .
acting baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
Combine sifted flour, baking
powder and salt Stir well. Stir
into large bowl, large pan or onto
heavy paper. Add shortening. Use
finger tips or pastry blender to
distribute shortening throughout
the dry ingredients until mixture
resembles coarse commeaL Store
the mix in a close canister on the
pantry shell It’s ready to use for
any of the following recipes.
One caution should be observed
In the use of the mix. Do not pack
it Into cups when measuring for
use.
• • •
Tender-Quick Pastry
(Makes 2 3-inch crusts)
2 cups make-your-owu mix
(do not pack)
34 cup butter or substitute
34 cup hot water (scant)
Heat butter in water until melt
ed. Sprinkle over mix, blending
with spatula or fork. Turn dough
onto waxed paper. Shape into ball
and cover with paper. Chill in re
frigerator for at least 30 minutes
before using. Roll out for pastry as
needed.
• • •
•Cream Puffs
(Makes 5 large puffs)
1 cup make-your-owu mix
94 cup boiling water
2 eggs
Add mix to boiling water m
saucepan. Stir over low heat about
one minute until dough is smooth,
follows the spoon and forms a ball
Remove from heat immediately.
Add eggs one at a time, stirring
and beating. Beat vigorously. Drop
by spoonfuls on baking sheet, and
bake at 350* to 400° for 15 minutes.
Let stand in a warm oven (with
door open) about 10 minutes to dry
out.
• • •
Apricot Bread
(Makes 1 9^x5" loaf)
3 cups make-your-mix
36 cup sugar
1 cup chopped, dried apricots
94 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
If apricots are dry, soak in hot
water a few minutes, then dry
thoroughly and chop. Blend mix,
LYNN SAYS:
Guests Will Appreciate
These Special Refreshments
Cauliflower steamed to tender
ness, then dipped in egg and bread
crumbs and deep-fat fried will
send you after second and third
helpings for a company dinner.
Spinach can go to a company
dinner Or luncheon if it’s dressed
up in this way: mix cooked, chopped
spinach with cheese sauce and
place in a casserole. Top with
fried bread crumbs and grated
choese and heat thoroughly.
Lynn Chambers’ Menu
•Hot Ham Mousse
Parsleyed Potatoes
v Green Beans
•Cole Slaw with Bacon Dressing
Rolls Butter
•Cream Puffs with Berries and
Ice Cream
Beverage
•Recipes Given *
*v _ * ! m. vx
iVvtya, A J
sugar and apri
cots. Add com
bined egg and
milk. Beat until
well blended.
Turn into a loaf
pan (9x5x294-
inches) after
rubbing bottom
of pan with shortening. Bake in a
moderate (350“) oven for one hour.
Twelve ' hours storage improves
flavor and texture.
• • •
IOUB
“There’s
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They
Buy U.S. Savings
(Make* 3x3x2 inch cake)
2 cups make-yc
94
34
94
94
134
late, melted
•' % .
Blend mix, soda and sugar. Add
milk and vanilla; beat well Stir in
chocolate. Add egg and blend. Pour
batter into cake pan, the bottom
of which has been rubbed with
shortening. Bake in a moderate
oven (350° F.) for 35 minutes. Turn
out on rack when cooL Frost as de
sired, or serve with whipped cream
or sprinkled with confectioners*
sugar.
• • •
Baked Fudge Pudding
v (Serves 9) (
134 cups make-your-ewn mix
94 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
94 cup chopped nuts
94 cup milk
,1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine mix, sugar, cocoa and
nuts. Stir in milk and vanilla.
Blend thoroughly. Spread in a pan
8x8x2 inches, the botton of which
has been rubbed
with shortening.
Combine the fol-
lowing ingredi
ents for topping
and- pour over
fudge batter: 34
cup cocoa, 94 cup
brown sugar and
134 cups hot water. Bake in a mod
erate (360°) oven for 40 minutes.
Two excellent dishes for summer
time eating used in the menu are
a Hot Ham Mousse which uses left
over ham, and a Cole Slaw which
has the piquant flavor of bacon.
• • •
•Hot Ham Mousse
(Serves 4)
2 cups ground cooked ham
2 tablespoons butter or sub
stitute
34 cup thin cream
6 tablespoons milk
1 err yoik
2 tablespoons flour '
134 teaspoons lemon juice
34 teaspoon grated onion
2 egg whites ^ > \
Melt butter, blend in flour and
mix well. Stir / in cream and milk
and cook until thickened; add egg
yolk, lemon juice and onion. Stir
in ham; fold in stiffly-beaten egg
whites. Turn into one-quart mold
which has been buttered generous
ly. Bake in a slow (325*) oven for
50 to 55 minutes. Serve with mush
room, parsley cream sauce.
Small thin ginger snaps prepared
as follows make a hit with oldsters
or youngsters: mix together orange
marmalade and cream cheese and
spread this paste as filling for two
gingersnaps.
Mix roquefort cheese with heavy
cream and add to French dressing
for a peppy salad dressing with
greens. It’s excellent for that spe
cial steak dinner.
For late evening snacks, try
spreading toast with chutney and
pouring Welsh rarebit over it
Doan’s
nflaa of kic
Get
Senses Play Importan
In American Merch
NEW YORK.—If you ha
brother ~ you’re any sal
prospect
If you see well and have a
of touch, you’re the apple of
eye.
But if you can smell things
also taste them, you’re a
duck.
The sad tale of the maq.
goes out to buy a necktie '
comes back with four suits, a
cage and a string of saddle
is all too familiar.
Our senses betray us. They
an open %oor through which
modern salesman leaps with a
ing American hurrah.
This frank appeal to the
is in no small way
retail sales in the United
which, last year, amounted
more than 117 billion dollars.
■
responsible
Florida Honey Producers
Use Boats to Raiee Beet
WEWAHTTCHKA, FLA. — -We
Floridans say you need a boat
be a successful tupolo '.oney pro
ducer.
And they say the only place in
the world where tupelo honey
produced in quantity is along
swampy banks of the lower /
lachicola river, where tupelo
are found in great numbers.
There every year bees
brought by boat from the
lands where they have si
Winter. , <
Many of the hives are pla<
high platforms by the
fiver to protect them from
floods.
During the brief tupelo seat
the bees ignore other flowe
concentrate on the tree blosi
The honey they produce is uniq
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Strong Chicago Wind
LightweigRt Man Into
CHICAGO. — Bridgetend
Murphy rescued Harry Gk
61, from the Chicago river.
PoBce taking Goldman
county hospital asked him,
did you jump?”,
Goldmap sputtered, ‘T .
only 96 pounds.”
“Yeah,” the police said,
why did you jump?”
“I didn’t jump,” said
“the wind blew me in.”