October 1957

The pinball business isn't child's play

Your community may be helping perpetuate one of the most vicious of all rackets-- one that spreads gambling and corruption to practically every street corner, and has as its potential target every child.

OCTOBER GARDEN REMINDERS

Bulbs: Look ahead to ever-welcome patches of color next spring by planting spring-flowering bulbs now. Rule of thumb: plant them all at a depth equal to three times their height. And always with the pointed end up.

The NEW DRUG that awakens ENERGIES

A housewife who had been tired and gravely depressed became so energetic recently that her husband complained, "She tires me out." A 24-year-old man said, "I felt like 60, now I feel like 15. I can't get depressed any more even when I try. I get a zest out of such common things as drinking coffee, breathing fresh air."

New TV tubes make sets 20 percent slimmer

TREES to plant this fall

Thornless honey locusts: Several varieties, all hardy and drouth resistant. Shade is light enough so grass grows right up to the trunks.

Latest Garden News

The new Federal highway program will take not only millions of dollars and several years to complete, it will also require tons of grass seed and fertilizers.

HOW-TO for the handyman

What kind of life insurance should you have?

Most experts say you can usually choose the right policy by applying the oldest rule of insurance buying: Insure first against the greatest potential catastrophe.

Osborn on Conformity

This house is going to surprise you!

Ten improvements which give you more for your furniture dollar

Plant now--for bloom all next year

WHAT IS A PROBLEM DRINKER?

The United States is in first place in the international inebriate league, burdened with the world's highest known rate of alcoholism.

Exciting new ways to build with aluminum

Spirit of New England

I am what might be called a six-ply New Englander. This is to say that I was born in Connecticut, and brought up in Massachusetts; that I have lived and worked in Vermont and New Hampshire, visited extensively in Rhode Island-- and my home is in Maine. This six-state adventure spans 50-odd years, and without question overqualifies me as a Yankee. In fact, it is a kind of embarrassment of riches, not to say biases.

Light and color are keys to this kitchen's success

Look what an ironer can do for you!

Smart toters for "food on the go"

Your child's fears

All children have fears and worries. I had plenty myself as a child. So when my children had their first bouts with what psychologists call "anxieties," I understood what they were going through.

Focus on furniture arrangement

REYNOLON

Make the most of misplaced windows

Sure to please the classroom crowd

Clamp down on your glue jobs!

Tricks for the sick-abed child

Trim ideas for teen-agers' rooms

Collections can personalize rooms

Old rooms with a new look . . . inside and out

Keep your silver servers busy!

How to divide and transplant perennials

Bouquets to capture autumn color

Personal help in planning, decorating and furnishing YOUR home

Look for this Better Homes & Gardens "Home Planning Center" seal when you're looking for ideas to help make your home more comfortable and attractive. It identifies leading stores who feature personal counsel on home planning, decorating, and furnishings problems.

How to plant Your spring bulb show

Twin tables serve for dining and desk

BASEBOARD WIRING: new way to add outlets

Baseboard wiring is the safest, easiest way to add outlets to an old house-- even a new house where there aren't enough outlets for the growing number of appliances.

Arrangements to try in your rooms

How to plant and grow evergreen shrubs

Decorating closes in on an open-plan house

The diary of a Plain dirt gardener

Oct. 1 This month began with a predicament. There are a number of places about our premises where poison ivy has crept in. So, I did stop at the nursery garden store today, and bought a container of amino triazole, a new control for poison ivy, which I hear has been giving good results.

PERENNIALS to plant this fall

BULBS to plant this fall

When you plant bulbs this fall, give some of these smaller bulbs a try. They admittedly aren't as showy as tulips and daffodils, but they have charms of their own.

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

Mrs. Hillis's nomination for the best after-dinner speech: "You go and read, Mom. We'll wash the dishes."