prayer. I said, pushing her away from me so that I could finish what I was about: Say the prayer you know well, but in a low voice; and when you grow up I shall teach you our prayer too. She said: Then the Christians are better than we are? I said: Why? She said: Because they teach their little ones the prayer from their childhood, while we are not to learn our prayer until we have grown up.

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And one evening I was coming out of a house with a light coat on my shoulders to shield me from the breaths of the evening, while noth-ing covered her shoulders but a soft gauzy wrap; so I took off my coat and bundled her up in it for fear of the cold. And after she had resisted and I had insisted, she said to me, as if she wished to thank me and to let me know what sacrifices belong to a mother: And I, Mama, tomorrow, when I marry and children come to me, I shall be as tender to them as you are tender to us. I said, unable to keep myself from laughing: Are you planning to marry already? She said: And why not — do not all women marry? I said: Not at all — Joan of Arc, for instance, and Mayy, and Headmistress So-and-so never married at all — and about these women she has long talks, of them and about them, that begin and never end. She said: But I want to marry so as to have a "hero." I said, hardly able to believe what she meant: Do you want to have a hero to ward off wrong and aggression from you, like those wrestlers you see at the cinema? She said: No, it is not ones like those that I want. I want him as a husband who is a hero — I mean one whose word is heeded, who commands people and they obey his command, and forbids them and they obey him and love him; and besides that I want him handsome and kind — I want him strong, strong and sweet, Mama. But this strong, sweet hero —

Nasimah dispensed with him after a while; for she heard that men divorce women, and that women have no say whatever in the matter of this divorce. And here is her pride deciding at last that she will never marry at all, because the man she would love tomorrow might one day divorce her!! How well she can do without him, then.

Aspro (ASPRO)

In countless homes in Lebanon you will find "Aspro"

"Aspro" is among the most important preparations that your household medicine chest contains, and it is in great demand — in Lebanon especially, thank God; its benefits are many, and it brings quick relief. From time to time there is occasion for every member of the family to turn to it with gratitude, because "Aspro" is within reach of the hand. When they take "Aspro" the pain disappears, leaving in its place a feeling of wonderful ease ... the fever is lightened, the ache passes away, and the influenza subsides. Grown-ups and children alike can use "Aspro" with safety, for it does not harm the stomach. "Aspro" is the remedy that gives results

ASPRO — REGISTERED TRADE MARK

L-377

Safe to use — quick in effect

The home meets a whole set of ailments in which "Aspro" can be used

Prices in Lebanon

5 tablets — 15 piasters

25 tablets — 70 piasters

I felt a severe inflammation in my throat following that day of severe cold and wind, and it distressed me greatly. It happened that I was leafing through a radio magazine at my brother-in-law's house and found in it the Aspro advertisement, so I sent for it at once and did what was required; and only a few hours had passed before the pain I felt was gone. I therefore felt bound to offer you my abundant thanks for the great services and sincere aid you render to humanity.

Muhammad Ali Salim

Colds and influenza — rheumatic pains — congestion of the throat — headache — neuralgia

Use "Aspro" when you feel the first light touches of a cold, with its symptoms of neuralgia and catarrh, as an opportunity to relieve the pains most effectively