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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-03-10, Page 2THURSDAY. MARCH HR1>, 1932 THE EXETER TIMES.ADVQCATE HOT MEALS DURING LENT Ci4pmni-n w Fl ■ > Ei U U Ci u Made in Canada with Canadian Wheat THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, LTD,' ‘Making the Best of What We Have’ The following paper was read be­ fore th© Hurondale Women’s Insti­ tute by Mrs. Benson Williams, of Ushorne, and is worth pondering over by our many readers. 'The subject is to say the least, a timely one, for this is a time when We are .faced with the problem of simplifying ilfe and making adjust­ ments- everywhere. It is self-evident that there must come a scaling down of the standard of living and nearly everyone and especially farmers’ wives are finding themselves- cir­ cumscribed because of limitations •which economic difficulties have placed upon us. If anything there­ fore is to be gained by timeliness, this subject ought to, if properly dealt with, be profitable to all. One of thq first things in the pro­ cess of this program is to face facts as they are. We are not likely to get far without some stock-taking. Such actions is perhaps all the more necessary in times such as these, and it would appear that the very first thing to do would be to make an inventory c(f what we have. Let no one think that this is a simple easy matter. It sometimes requires a good deal of character to look the facts of life in the face and calmly admit that there has been a shrink­ age. Human nature is inherently fond of shew. There is nothing that proclaims the heroic in us more than to be able to perform what is usual­ ly spoken of as “climbing down.” Courage never shines so lustrously as when it is in full retreat. Cowards never retreat. Having once taken up a- position they cling desperately to it although they grimly feel that its occupation must prove their ul­ timate undoing. Grant this then it <»» witH bread and as ■ a general table syrup! A nourishing and delicious food that builds healthy bodies. Particularly re­ commended for growing children by expert dietitians. An economy food that the whole family will enjoy. Send 10c for "Canada’s Prize Recipes” 200 practical, home-tested recipes. c The CANADA STARCH CO., Limited, MONTREAL 0]| "Bought and Baid rot” has good plot, m full of incident, and has dialogue of rate power. The char­ acters are genuinely human, and its touches of light comedy are altogether infectious, ' • Sf an all-star cast—will present this play on the opening night, Chautauqua at Exeter March 29, 30, 31 and April 1 becomes quite evident that “What we have" is our first consider'ation. Must Believe in Self Now in the making of the best of it, one must first believe it can be done. No matter how insignificant our lot in life may"be or how small our stock in trade is, wo must be­ lieve that it is of infinite value and worth using to the highest point of advantage. One of our chief diffi­ culties in life is our awful fear of being mediocre. And the smaller our store the greater the danger, It is never those with plenty who lack ambition. Usually they are most anxious and their anxiety may easily lead itself to covetousness. But it is the one with lesser assets that buries what he has in the ground. Not being able to play a conspieious part he sullenly retires from the field Oif service altogether. His am­ bition outrun his ability and while he envies the position of others he neglects the duties that are his own; because he cannot be what he would he will not be what he can. But if we cannot stoop to learn to doi great things by doing very little things we shall never do great things.“The clock that never strikes' 1, is the one that will never strike twelve”, and we must come to see that however small the service we Tender if we are making the best of what we have at our disposal that service is not to be despised. Small service is true seivice while it lasts, “Of deeds however humble scorn not one-.” The daisy by the shadows which it cast, Protects the lingering dew drop from the sun.” “You can’t make a palace out of this place," said a woman of same forty years, as she stood in the door of a dishevelled building which she was forced to call home. Well to< be sure the place was far from being a palace. The floors were dirty; the children, all too numerous were scantily clad and could scarcely be called clean. Perhaps poverty ’was pinching a little and certainly dis- pair had gripped the soul of this wo­ man. She had lost faith that the thing could be done, and she was making no attempt to do it, Yet that woman, had an electric range and washer, piano, some good books and many things that might of con­ tributed much to the making of a home had she only believed the thing could he done, of course, “It’s easy to be happy, When life is a bright rosy wreath, But the man worth while, is the man who can smile, When the dentist is pulling his teeth That may not be good poetry but it is good philosophy and many a woman was quit in the struggle of life long before she needed to be­ cause she lost faith in herself and the possibilities of her possession. It you think you’re beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you like to win, you think you can’t. It’s mostly a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost. For out in the world you find, Success begins with a fellow’s will. It’s all in the state of mind. Full many a race it lost, Ere ever a step is run: And many a coward fails, Ere ever his work’s begun. Think big and your deeds will grow, Think small and you’ll fall behind: Think that you can and you will, It’s all in the state of mind. Well it may not be all there but a great deal is there and if we are. to make the best of what we have, we must first of all believe it cam be done. Well perhaps we have been deal­ ing in generalities long enough, and the time has come to get down to the more practical side of the point of 'issue. Of course it might as well be taken for granted that all: will not and cannot succeed to the same degree of efficiency. Not All Equally Gifted We are not all equally gifted with the powers of good management. Some are much better equipped with executive abilities than others. Some have a finer sense of discernment, and a keener judgement to meet sit­ uations, than others', yet all ought to address themselves to this pro­ gram, with all the energies they pos­ sess. There is so much of dicon­ tent and dissatisfaction abroad, that we need to look life-'in the face with new determination these days: Why sit and mourn o’er your lot, Why meekly sigh and fret; Chesr up the more you haven’t got, The more the re is to get O course we do well to remember that the making of the best of what we have means the cutting out and discarding of all useless and un- necesary things. Some folks persist in clinging to a sinking ship and then wonder that they go' down. There are homes where useful things get no chance because of the foolish retention of the useless. Long ago a wise man said “a live dog was better than a dead lion.” Of course if your lion is only sick that is dif­ ferent. Give him everything from Castor oil to Slippery Elm to bring him around, but if he’ is dead bury him, and come out with the live dog. It surely is the height of folly to be nursing dead lions, yet this is precisely what we do when we gather about us a lot of useless things that ought to be given to the junk dealer. Many a woman has lost a good deal of valuable time and energy by employing methods of housekeeping which however good in the past are certainly ready for enbalming now. AU honor to the women who knows how to do good mending, Discard tl>o Useless It is to. be feared that darning socks and patching garments has be­ come a lost art with many women of today. Yet it doesn’t always fob low that mending .old garments is a virtue. The time comes with every garment when good judgment throws it aside as useless. Even the scriptures remind us that there comes a time when its really good business and a necessity to have a new garment. House cleaning can be made- a very profitable time for making the best of what we have for* not only does it furnish opportunity for stocktaking and removing of old collections in lonely recesses but it also is a splendid time for ridding ourselves of the useless things which like the dirt is bound to collect through the months. But granted that we have learned to discard the useless it does not follow, that even then we succeed in our program. In recent years through the fact that we have had more than the normal amount of money at our command, many of us have indulged ourselves in extrava­ gant ways of living, what is to be done with the woman of limited means and plenty of time who in­ sists on feeding her family on cook­ ed meats because they are easy to serve. Is the old fashioned dish of porridge made from either whole wheat or oats to be discarded' for the fancy breakfast foods which, however palatable to the taste, have nothing on the porridge in point of nutriment, and still belong to those many commodities that refuse to come down on a level with other things. Undoubtedly the farmer’s wife with her much depleted cream and egg cheques is being forced to take some cognizance of these im­ portant factors, in the daily budget of living. Further more, it would appear that fine furniture for home is for those who live on the farm under present economic conditions a luxury that must be abandoned. Yet let no one despair of that. Much of the highly polished deeply upholstered furniture has come far from meeting the needs of the av­ erage farm home. When all is said and done the comfort of a bed des- pends not so much upon whether the bedstead is made of brass or of an old fashioned type of wood. The main thing about a bed is’ what is under us and round, us while W& are sleeping It is surely a false economy that fails to provide com­ fortable sleeping quarters, whole­ some food and warm clothing for neglect of these may easily bring about some physical inconvenience that may prove more costly than all the rest. Many of the homes of the pioneer women of this land were far from palaces so far as house and furnishings were concerned; yet they were models in good house­ keeping. Many of these women were far removed from the educa­ tional advantages which, a later gen­ eration enjoyed, yet they were not lacking in culture. They were not granted the social opportunities which as: members of the institute we enjoy, but who would dare to say that they did not possess'those qualities dignity and charm that has always been essential to the success of women in the world. After all it is cur business to take’what we have and use it to the best advan­ tage to improve our moments and our days in the many ways that are at our disposal. Our day demands more of us in certain lines than an earlier day demanded of them and if we fail to make good it is to our everlasting shame. We may not have wealth but we can have riches! We may have not have luxury but we can have refinement. We may lack comfort but we need not lack culture. We may miss what the xyorld popularly calls society .but we need not miss happiness. Long ago two men- were confront­ ed by' a poor cripple who begged alms of them. He,made a pool’ selection for neither: of them pos­ sessed any money. 'But they grac­ iously volunteered to give him what they had and generously they be­ stowed upon him things money couldn’t buy. They gave him strength of limb. They caused his lameness to be heal­ ed so. that he walked. The world dwaits the rediscovery of the wortli- whileneSg of little things, and how to put them to their finest use. And it may be the hour through which we arc passing may serve to lead us out in this direction and thereby enrich ourselves and humanity. “My father went busted In the civil war’*' .shouted a street hobo ono day in’ the city of Chicago, “and I’ve stayed busted ever since." That is the characteristic of too many folk in the world, Yet the hero and the heroines of society have for the most part struggled upward from the bottom. Abraham Lincoln was once a rail splitter. President Garfield followed the tow path. Lord Astor landed in New York with $14.00 in his pocket. On© cent a day saved and invested at 6 her cent would in fifty years amount to $950.00 ten cents a day would amount tq $9,504.00. After all society is like a great pyramid only a few at its apex, the many at its Aase, But we the common people with our common tasks, and our limited resources, are the bulwarks ef society. For it is Not what wo have but what we use, Not what we see but what we choose These are the things that mar or bless, The sum of human happiness. LITTLE DAUGHTER DIES The little daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Turner, Clinton, passed away recently after a few days’ ill­ ness. The little one was a little over a year old. DIED IN CALIFORNIA Word has been received of the passing of Mr. James Carnochan, of San Fernardo, Calif., formerly of Tuokersmith. Two years ago they moved from their farm in Tu'cker- sniith to live with their daughters in California, He was in his 82nd year and is survived by two "sons and two daughters. FORMERLY OF SEAFORTH Mrs. J. J. Scalier, of Seaforth, re­ ceived word recently of the death of Julia A, Shaw, beloved wife of Henry Roberts after several years illness with heart trouble. • Before going to Toronto about twenty years ago Mr. and Mr. Roberts were- resi­ dents of Seaforth. EDGE—PURDY The marriage of Miss Kathleen Winnifred Purdy, of Toronto to Ernest William Edge, son of Mr. Henry Edge, Seaforth, took place at the bride’s- home in Toronto last week. Rev. T. H. Brown, of Toron­ to, a former rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Seaforth, officiat­ ed. DOWSON—JOHNSTON A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the United Church parsonage Varna, when Margaret Jean, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnston became the bride of Harold Henry Dowson, of the Babylon Line? Rev. E. A. Poul- ter officiated. The bride was at­ tended by her sister Miss Rachael Johnston and Mr. Cecil Dowson sup­ ported the groom. On their return from a honeymoon a reception was held at the h-ome of the bride’s par­ ents. The young couple will reside on the Babylon Line. slats’ diary Friday—-well Bunmeace Flick is dummer than I xpected her’ to be when I 1st new her. I was telling her how the old stage Coaches use to run. threw here and she looked at me kin da dum and finely I found out se had herd a lot about stage coaches butashq^aj, ways tho^fgh thot they wtfs liveing people witch dir- eks a play when they are giving a show in the opry house. Saterday —• pa had a reck with the car this after­ noon a woman run into him just out side of Town. Ma sed she bit it was his fait and pa sed Yes it was my fault becuz I seen her comeing and I shud ought to of turned off on to a side rode when I seen her coming. .Sunday—I gess ma is tigering on Swimming orly this summer becuz she brung home a new’ bathing suit today and when she shone it to pa he sed well heres the belt aiid gal­ luses but where is the rest of it. I new all the time that was all they was to' it. Monday—*We played basketball af­ ter skool tonite and when I come home ma mad me take a bath, thats just like a woman. Just when I am beginning to Smell like an athlete why she makes me go and Warsh all over like a molly coddle. Tuesday—Uouzen Rosella brung her new husband up to are house to let us see him this evening, He is a site, cross-eyed and lispes and wear spats and perfumery, he also stutters, 'but pa sed to ma. he can see why Rosalia tuk him. He at least wears pants. Wensday—Jake and me went to the crick this evening and fisht for a while but diddent get a bite. Ferdy Plaunt seen us coming home with­ out no fish and se sed it was too early and that the fish wassent worm coiishus yet. Thirsday—Clem Dugan went homo yesterday and told his. wife ho had discharged the showfeur becuz busi­ ness. was so pool* and Mrs, .Dugan got mad and sed she Wood not drive the car her own self so Clem went and sold the car too. Pa says thats what he calls a mail. 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