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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-08-29, Page 6wide To Buying For FamilyTale It's A Good .idea to Have A Rough Estimate of the Quan- tities of Food Groups of Peo- ple Require It is sometimes a great help to have a rough. estimate cf the quart titles of food required by groups of people. It is a strange fact that the greater, the number called for, the lessfood propartidnately is requir- ed. ,The reason way be that less evaporation and shrinkage, takes place when 'large quantities are cooked together, but whatever the reason is. caterers have always found that it is the case. FIGURING ON 'MEAT, . MILK When hieing, elle* • 6 ouneees of solid -Meat for each adult male Per.: son, or, '6 to 3 Ounces with, the bone. and allow 6 to S ot:nces of 'Heti . when itis to be the principal dist of the meal. One: pound of prouts - .or` pther 'greens will serve three' or four' people.: and when making pud- dings, ud-ding, alloy,- 2 c'unces of flour, and a•halfto one ounce of fat per "head.` 3iilk• puddings require a 3i cup of Milk and a quarter to half an ounce of cereal far each person. (use'. less of fine grain than You would of a larger one-.., Sugar' is usually calculated' ae pound a • head per week for all pur- poses, but if you have to use less'.'. • than this amount, the deficiency can always be made rp with sytup which can replace Sugar p ce the ng r. in .a great many • puddings and some: cakes. Allow one pint of milk for each person per day and halt' a • pound. of bread: .A .woman usually needs less food than a man and four-fifths , of what he eats is usrally reckonedtobe sufficient for her. Minister of Education For . Ontario Dies. Hen. Dr. L. J. Simpson, min- ister. of. ' education ' for • Ontario since 1934, died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting Pic - 'ton, .Ont. Our Flax Made Into Linen, Oil Canada 1s Growing More To Meet Neto Demands Ont- ario and Qtflebec Specialize in Linen Type Disturbed agricultural condi'tiions' in Europe having been. anticipated, Oanadiaiii' farmers responded to re- Iquests by a greatly increased acre "age being Wei over to flax. The results are most promising 'accord- ing to M. W. Maxwell; Commission er of Development,and Natural Re- eourcee, Canadian National Rail- ways., Canadian: plants' are also , en- gaged hi the manufacture of mach- inery required for the harvest. And flax grown in . Canada Serves two purposes, one type is used to pro- duce 'oil, and it is possible that there are Canadians Who 'continue to use the old-time linseed poultice which an older generationwill re- call as hot. homely' and efficacious. This flax is largely, grown in the West., In Quebec and Ontario is also groom the linen flax and ez perts, state that the Valley of the • St. Lawrence possesses great areas almosteideal for the cultivation of • the flax plant. Meter Reader Just Guessed at Figures aP • Councilman George F. • Young, acting superintendent . of the Mc- Keesport, Pa.'s, water depart- ment; said he discovered that one of its meter readers hadn't read a meter for five years -he had. just guessed at the figures. The, showdown tnrne when the " department changed books. Tiro' reader, no longer having old fig- .ures toide him in estimating g the water, rents, actually read the meters. Anjhong the resulting in- creases was a jump of $4" to $13' in the councilman's bill. ri I:•r',i is claims to have stearn- r at., -e1 6n ,hid ;er thee e nor eftse ei' e dr t ey • � sing on Lake Tit•caea. et 12.500 feet.'a1ti- Gels. Protecting Wings Over .British Convoy A fighting plane of the British Royal Air Force c oastal command hovers over a convoy of .merchant ships which are bringing supplies to England- With Germany making desperate attempts to. blockade England with motor torpedo brats and bombing planes, the coastal fliers have the responsibility for seeing that the convoys get through. In 'the past week or soattacks on convoys such , as this one have' . brought great airbattles. Some 600' German planes are said to have been engaged in one fight this week. hat Science • • pis Doing. i .WAR .AFFECTS RESEARCH World activity • in chemical' re- search has slumped about 13 per cent since the outbreak of the European war in September of last year, according to a report by Professor' E. J Crane of Ohio State University to the Am- ercian 'Chemical Society. The decline, as reflected in the, scientific, technical, and trade publications of all nations,' 'com- pares with a 'drop of about 24 per cent . in the year following the beginning of .'the{. World War in 1914, says . Professor Crane. . o APPLE SEED' CURE Apple seeds fare rich in a muscle -regulating substance, prob- ably a vitamin, whose 'discovery was described last , week at the University . of Oregon Medical School. • Eating ground apple seeds, or drinking the ciI which is pressed from ' them, both caused remark- able recoveries ,in animals near death with wasted muscles. • -0 BEDBUG BRINGS SLEEP Discovery of a bedbug which insures • sound' sleep but the wrong kind = was reported last - week by ;the U. S. public health service. The bug, which is the "grantl- father" of all bedbugs because it is several times larger than the ordinary insects, carries the 'germ of sleeping sickness from man to man, and from animals to men: The Duke of Aosta cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and ' V ice - toy of Ethiopia, ' commanded the Italian troops invading Bri- tish Somaliland. Moder � Etiquette BY ROBERTA• LEE 1: If a man Is invited to a dinner, is unavoidably delayed and arrives after the other guests are at 'the table, what should he do? 2.' What should one do when informed that a friend is ill? 3. Is it all _right for children to entertain for their parents on the Tatter's wedding anniversary? 4. When ^a man is introduced to a girl in the .office, should she shake hands?.' 5. Is it'. good manners to wipe the silver . on a napkin, before eating in a public place?. 6. What are a few things that a very stout woman should avoid when selecting gowns?? Answers • 1. As soon as he has •disposed of his wraps he should go dir- ecly to his hoiste_ss, greet her and offer sincere apologies. 2. One may send flowers; write 'a note, or call, depending upon how in- timate the friendship may be. 3. Yes, and particularly for the 25th and 50th'v annr a r' ria les. 4. Not unless he offers his hand first; then it would be embarrass- ing to .refuse. Otherwise, ]merely say, "How do you do?" '5. No. If the silver isn't clean, one. sheuld, call the. waiter's attention to it, 'without attracting the at - avoid htl h bgi� y colored or checked patterns, also short wale: s, and tight sleeves. Must Keep Skin Clean In Summer': Warm Weather . Plays Havoc With It No doubt you .have noticed how shiny, your skin gets In summer: People with greasy skins, are batt- ling againt an unbecoming shine; even those with dry or normal com- plexions find it hard work to keep their make-up smooth and. matt in• the heat of the sun. Shininess alone is bad enough, but the trouble does not stop at that! A shine indicates that the surface of the skink is very sticky, and, dirt and dust accumu- late .very easily on a sticky surface. The warmth of the atmosphere also tendsto relaxyour pores; sothat the grime is ableto work right into your. skin. Black -heads for you, if you don't look out! - CLEAN THRICE A DAY Never is skin -cleansing so im- portant as it is .in the summer. You should clean it three, even four times a day during the warm,' wea- ther. HAVE . Y0II • BEARD?: i A very sceptical man frequently went fishing - but only because he liked to say they weren't biting. And he never usedbait became he didn't believe anything would grab it, anyway. ' One day: came the big surprise: He cast his line; and there *as' a sadden jerk. ' Something grabbed that line and then _started off to- wards the other end of the lake.. The sceptical man fought that fish all the afternoon. Finally he landed the biggest trout ever taken • in those waters. Puffing heavily, he gazed dowrtk at his prize that nearly swamped the boat. "It's a Ile!" he snorted. And he ,rolled it overboard. Jerry: "It took me twelve lessons to teadh Sylvia to try to swim," Terry: "Why, the little flirt; I taught her in six." A church dignitary noticed a lit- tle girl weeping bitterly because she had lost a nickel. Search for the lost money . proving useless he produced another to stay the tears and soothe the hurt feelings. • "Oh." she breathed in a shorked tone. "You had it all the time. O F)rst Mosquito: . "What are youso' happy about?" Second Mosquito: "I just pas- sed • my screen test." Grandpa •gnashed his toothless gums indignantly. "There's far to much bad Iaitg- uage'used by the younger genera- tion," he• wheezed. "Now, when I was a •boy things were different -," 'Well, said his grandson. "I do - think we are much i t g , M day than in your time . - better then they were thousands of y rs ago - even the babieswore in,the old. s - e en days" ".Hour do you make that out?" gasped grandpa. "YritY, replied the youngster, "it says in the Bible that Job cursed the day be was barn. A' shopkeeperwriti?tg a, debtor Remarked in the course of h.is ,•lebtor ' "An_knows what ,hosoae. And theP Y ooner he pays it fee s bebtor. 8oWC an I .BY ANNE ASHLEY •' Q. How can I. make a needle book in which the .needles will not rust?' A. Aiiideal needle book is 'one•. that is made of chamois instead of flannel, asthe needles . will not rust in the chamois. Q. 'How can I inix whitewash? A. Fill a bucket half full of iinleand.. cover it about two inches with water. Let : stand 24. hours to slack, or until 'it is the con- sistency of paste., Dip out a por tion of. this slacked lime ' into another bucket and thin with wat- er to the desired consistency. Add d •one teaspoonful of bluing to bucket of whitewash to clear and ,.make white, and '/a pint of salt to make it stick Q. How can 1 retain the 'orig- inal stiffnessof cretonnes after washing them?... A. If the cretonnes: are rinsed in water in which rice has been boiled, they will retain their or- iginal stiffness.- • - Q. How can I prepare a good toilet water? A. An excellent Oilet water can be made by, mixing two ounc- es of elder flower water with an equal quantity of distilled water. Q. How can I cause nails to stay more firmly in plaster walls? A. After driving the nails into the plaster wall, pull them:, out, wrap with a little 'steel wool, and then drive. them in again. Britain Removes Every Signpost. Idea.Is.To Bewilder Ony Nazi Parachutists Able to Reach Ground' Alive Anv German parachutist woo def scends. from the skies upon .Britain won't know where he is for all the place signs in the Old Country have been erased. Even the British often are not quite sure of • their whereabouts. This is all because in recent weeks work has gone ahead to obliterate, every indication of ideality. NO STRANGERS .KNOW THEW.. WHEREABOUTS , .Generations ago sign posts were set up along the highways and the lanes, and the•: e Stood at their eta- tions cntil recently. The fingers of these posts, bore ouch legends as "To London. 10 miles" or "to" Bris- tol. 5 miles.", or. to take more re-' mote places. "To Moreton -in -the- . Manh, 2 tulles," "or "To Stow -in -the W cold. 1 mile--' An theee have been removed: Then. too, alt along the old high- ways stand milestones, which in the most cases have rested there for centuries.' These, too. have been chipped nut. - I0uBLE AUT OKLETC • $ci FEMALE PAIN Women who surer painful; Irregu- lar period with 'nervous, moody spells due to functional cause .'should find Lydia E.,P9nkhani's 'vegetable • compound siiept-i rear- welous td relieve such distress. Pinl,h..nes Cotnpound Is made Parsec , rte, te`i here went. tired rr4Yees Over 1,000.1}@'7 Wornen,have reported amazing benettte.'WELL WORTH. Tfeetf at, • A Totem Pole As Golf Trophy Tournament At Jasper Park Lodge Early in September' 1s. Drawing Golfers From AlI over the Domidion The . Annual Totem Pole Golf Tournament will take place over the Jasper Park Lodge course at Jasper, Alberta, 'from September 1to 7 inclusive, according to Jos- eph Van" Wyck, general manager of hotels, Canadian National . Railways.. "T h i s • tournament, Which is played over a .magnifi- cent "scenic 18 -hole course laid in the Athabaska Valley, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, promis; es to be the most successful yet 'staged over . this picturesque course," be said. Picturesque Course Representing the ,grand finale of theseason's activitids at• :Jasp- er Park Lodge, this week on the, green . has now' "becotne an insti tution and ranks as the .outstand- ing annual golfing event in the Pacific:, Northwest according to Mr. Van Wyck. "The tournament is exclusively for amate9rs and all players, take part in a qualify- ing round during 'the first two days. Women are assured,' of the same number of games as . `the men, with many .:opportunities . for friendly matches,' The men's To- tem Pole Championship Final is played over 36 •holes; all other flights for both men and .'women are 18 -hole matches." Round Trip . Arrangements It• is announced thatarrange: ments have been made for, all- inclusive rates over the Canadian National . Railways for the bene- fit of golfers participating; in this event.. Theseates cover round - t r i p transportation, standard sleeping car occupancy, • seven days accommodation to the Lodge and return. Dominion Sees Big Increase In Building, • In First Seven Months of 1940 46.6 Per Cent. Rise Over Last Year -- Ontario. Has Largest Total War activity and the construc- tion of buildings far military pur- poses were largely responsible for the decided increase in contracts awarded foe the first seyen months Of the year throughout Canada: Total for the year to the,end of July amounted to $1,54,741,100, a 46.6 increase over. the 1939 total to for seven months • of $105,5.75,000, according tofigures compiled` by MacLean Building- Reports, Ltd_. of Toronto. July contracts, amounted to $29,- 305,000, 29:305,000, a 32 per cent. increase over the $22,129,700' for July, 1939. O'ptario had the largest total In July with $11,935,700; and -Quebec. was second with $4,319,200. Build- ing in Toronto. and Montreal con- tinued firm, and consisted largely of private activity. "It DOES"taste good in a pipe!" HANDY SEAL -MH[ POua- - 150 Vz-.LB. 11.0K -TOP" TIN ' 65e also packed in Pocket Tins 1.O•P�-os sw-(rho a -- e -.-.-•-►+-K• -! .:IIC-A►LT•R TOPICS CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH "At this time .of Empire crisis, it calls onvrail. Canadians' to shake off that' apathy, to fight it in others, and to join hands in a de- termined effort to make prevent- able sickness a thing u'nknown in the Dominion, to raise the 'na- tional standard of heatlh and ef- ficiency, and to make it possible for every Canadian man and wo- man to take a full share in our national war effort" so states the Honourable Mr. Justice Riddell, President of " the Health League of Canada in "A Message to Can-' adians in Wartime".- printedin the current issue of the magazine "Health-" lldr, Justice Riddell's message reeds: "A few:days ago, the. Hon- purable J.- Harold Kirby, K.C., Ontario's Minister of Health, stated publicly thata concerted health progranune at ,.this time is of the first importance if Can- ada 'is to prosecute .the war .ef- ficiently.' Sickness -Fifth Column "Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon this fact. Annually thousands of dollars are wasted, • and thousands of ` working days lost because of sickness . which is entirely preventable- This -waste must be stopped and • this con- dition rectified. Both money and man -power are needed now for the defence of Canada and the Empire. "Neglect of health is a "fifth - column" activity no less than more open and more .spectacular. forms of sabotage; and ignoa- 'ance of simple health rules can- not be allowed to excuse such flagrant neglect of: common prti- denee . - "The Health League of Can- ada has carried on an active and determined campaign for public' health during many pears, and has succeeded in accomplishing great things' in'' spite of theap- athetic attitude of many , of our citizens." • The time andplace of the wed- ' ding were kept secret, only the bride and a few close friends know- ing when and where it' was to be---- Canadian e'-Canadian Paper. After alI, what' a mere bride- groom? - Humorist. Sir : Harry Lauder's Rules.For Thrift Scottish Comedian Gave Ten Painters, On . How To .Saves Money•. , • To a generation now counting the greyhairs, the Personification of geld. • Scots thrift was- that genial comedian,' Sir Harry Iauder: 1fn knew the: value of a bawbee is few 'others even of hie countrymen did, and in a lifetime of trouping he put' the knowledge to good use. ' His rules for thrift wore pro- verbial in decades past: They might well be brushed up and brought to light now, writes Ann. Rutherford, Beacon -Herald. ' in the Stratford Bei Here they are, all ten of them, as applicable now as when they were first pronounced: "1. Behave toward your purse's' youwould your best friend. "2. View the ' reckless . money spender. as a criminal and, shun hid• company.. • "3: Dress neatly, not, lavishly,. A. bank, pays a higher rate of interest than your back. "4. Take your amusements judi- ciously. You will enjoy them better if you do. "5. Don't threw away your crusts. - eat them. They are as strength-'. ening. as beef. -• "6.1t is mare exhilarating to feel money in your pocket than beer in your stomach. "7. Remember, it . only takes twenty shillings • to make a pound, and twelve pennies to.. make a shil- ling. "8: You can sleep better after a hard day's work than after a d'ay's idleness, . "9. Always get good, value from tradesmen. They watch• they get good money from you. "10. There is asimuch pleasure in reading a good hand -book as a no- vel. - ...CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS . . AGENTS WANTED 1.000 BORN AGAIN a IEN. WOMEN, boys and girls to 'sell new kind religious .mottpes. Made in Can- ada. Big dividends. ,Gospel Trum- eet. 2337, Dundas W., Toronto. Ontario. RAREST EQIii1'MENT BAKERS' OVENS AND MACHIN- ery, also rebuilt equipment always • on. hands Terms arranged. Corres- pondence invited. .Hubbard Port. able Oven Co.. 102. Bathurst. SL. Toronto EYE(:i.AStiES EYEGLASSES. LOWEST PRICES. Free catalogue and eyesight test- er sent on eequest. Satisfaction guaranteed. Kleer Sight Optical Co., 377 College. DepL W„ Toron- to. • • ' BART (•HICKS BRAY 4-5 • CVS EK PULLETS WILL. make you money. Severe) breeds, mostly- White Leghorn=. Immed- iate. shipment. •rrav old -hicks to order. gray Hatchery, 130 John t:.. Hamilton, Ont.• STARTI1) Ciirf;ES A GRE.'iT OPPORTUNITY TO GET' some well started Leghorn pullets and Barred Rock cockerels et rock' bottom priees. Barred Rock eeckerels two weeks old, $8.95, three week 014 111.95. four to five week oid 814.25. Leghorn pullets, two week old' 814.90. three week old 117.90., four Week old 119.90. "five week 6l4 824.90. Also eider pullets. Top Notch Chir_keries, Guelph,, Ontario. • STARTED ('n1e;Ks GET YOUR SHARE OF • THESIS started chick bargains before' they all go. Leghorn pullets two weeks old $13.90. four week old 122.90. Barred Rork cockerels three week 014 111.95, four• week old .$12.45. five week old $1,7.45, Also free. • • range_uliets'att a g es. Baden El - p 'n trio f hi' -k Hatrhtry Limited, Laden, Ontario. e . STARTED r'ntf Kc I -f1 GFI ce:AI.TTY stetted rhirke at rock bottom prtres. Twr, week old r•rade "t" Barred Berke, White • lucks, New Hampshires 810,45, 90 per rent: Putters $11.45, r.'nrk- Breis 14 95. Leghern 'pullet, $17,40. Three week eld add' three • nus. '. - I ,.- ..,.._ , . •a..:,a,°.s it • is Ct' Y'1-rr i-'e;r'i� eoekerelo $13,95.. Free range grit- Feta ,,P.ke to 21 week? ties 'atnl",kne? 'Nit/odd lo ehlrk 01-, -t tet, t;;nr rd, r"a'rg1,4, rye/ r• ELECTRIC MOTORS CENTURY ELECTRIC MOTORS are best suited for rural work. Jones & Moore Electric..296 Adel- aide West. Toronto. ELECTROLYs1S SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, MOLES AND •. • warts permanently and painlessly removed by electrolysis. 17 years' experience. Anne Graham Loean, 140 Eariton Street, Suite Two. Tor- onto. Branches in Hamilton Lon- don, Sudbury, Timmins, .SL Cath- arines: FIRST cf.ASS WOOL RABBITS ANGORAS, FINEST QUALITY, first class wool producers. Toes • $5.00.7- Bucks $3.00 each. R. Faber. RR. I: Hensel., Ont. MIEN WANTei) A FEW MORE WANTED TO ACT as Agents: Must be e'onvincing talkers to clearly explain advan- tages our Household neees,'ities known as FAITILF,X PRODUCTS offer to buyers.' Already selling in immense quantities. Door to door canvassing necessary to show artiicles and take orders for same .Unusually good Commission. Unlimited earnings possible. Everybody hays on sight. For FREE CATAiJ)GUF, AND DF TAILS: • FAMILEX; 570 St. Clem- e;:nt, Montreal. NURSiNG' COURSE FOR ATT NDANTS - Verdun Protestant Hoepital gives • a year's training for mental at- tendants. Requirements 2 years' high se.hnoi and applicants , must be 21 years' of age. Apply. Direr•= for of Nursing', PA. Box 6034, Montreal.,' Barn Root' lil 8 -Gran Lining SUPERTITE STEM.. SHEETS Cl/ST leis, cover more, last tenger, lay tester, save .sheathing. Buy new before war' advenr-es prices, direet from feet fry. 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Send an order now and receive complete partite ulars of this amazing offer. Six or eight exposure (Time developed and •printed 25c, or 8 reprints 25e. plus your choice of a free enlarge. ment in easel mount or free send your rilsilver- ware. To. get the hest In qua;lty and service•. ms I to Timnrnpert ntcTn Photo Service- Station J., SALF, OF I'ACFFic SEAT. (`OATS SPECIAL VALUE IN PACIFIC SEAL coats; full` swagger style; black on1Y: coat and lining guaranteed �. two years; sizes 12 to 42: 110 coats only; they only per cent. r5uctinn tore a 10relatives or ex -service and service men; Will 4en'l ter examination on receipt of. 85.00. Ninny' other bargains,. Munro Fur ,rr,' e r 4g- urn uv •r r TLC's. • Guaranteed CAR APID TRUCK PARTS - Used- New • ' l'F:CI Al l'/ rki 1, IN ttF1'tt1 rllt MO- TORS. t''Ow F,1t-t'Nt.gs liydrnulle fl� n 1 d t w Wine/Deli.(.enerniors.., S niter,i. NIng�netoo, CrtrbureS or. �csralxt�a .a,` 741 isrnu -- lY"eiltnu : lir retand-: '�ritii,r t•wr Aiifn.l'nrfa. 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