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Notes from —
A Woman's Workshop
1 By Hugh Templin
GOOD AND 1 AITHFL’L SERVICE
When a community is suddenly bereft of someone who has always
assumed a large share of its collective duties, we are brought up sharply SSt the realUation of the fact that there is a pitiful lack of substitutes
?o fUl the gw The reason this is so, we think, is that there are so very
few who will undertake the more general duties of citizenship when such
duties do not directly concern their own personal welfare or convenience.
It brings to light an appalling lack of what might be called public con-
science, in people who otherwise live on a high moral Flane. It is the
peculiar type of selfishness that has brought us, nationally, to theQ,'el»e
nf tup ahvss and which, if we do not mend our ways, will proie an im
movable obstruction to the emergence of that .h^tte^1sv"rlrd R”b~ets
nurohased. at so great a cost in human suffering. Let John do it, s?ets
us nowhere in war or peace. In the whole organization 0^ society ikere
is no one so indispensable as he who willingly picks up his share of ie-
snonsibility and, holding it as a sacred trust, discharges it promptly and
conscientiously To such a one, a task well done will always be its own
reward.-The Missus
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brotherhood LEMONS HAVE MANY USES
God, what a world, if men
and mart,
Felt the same kinship of
man heart,
Which makes them in the
fire and flood,
Rise to the meaning
Brotherhood.
—Ella Wheeler
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MASS PRODUCTION
TEACHERS
in field
the hu-
face of
of true
Wilcox.
OF
Dr, Blatz, the world-famous Can
adian educationalist, has gone to
old London, to tackle one of the
most serious problems resulting
from the war. He takes with him
five of his specially trained teachers
who have worked along with him in
carrying out some of his' unique
and highly successful experiments
in child education. He and his
staff plan to train some five hund
red nursery teachers this summer,
though two , years would normally
be required for the work.
The forced evacuation of London
and other large cities of beseiged
Great Britain has resulted in hund
reds of thousands of children being
separated from then- homes. They
must be cared for, watched over,
trained. The 150 pre-war nursery
schools of the Old Country have
been unable to cope with the crisis.
The privately operated system of
training nursery school teachers has
likewise proved inadequate. Hence,
when Dr. Blatz went over to Britain
last winter and offered his services
in any capacity, he was asked if he
could
out a
could
Dr.
school for children between the ages
of two and five along the lines of
his Institute in Toronto. There the
English teachers, girls with the
equivalent or senior matriculation
standing, will,* get quick and prac
tical instruction. This will be the
first time that the British authori
ties have set up a public system for
instruction for nursery school tea
chers, but Dr. Blatz is sure that
system, will become permanent
ter the war.* * *
HELP FOR HORSES IN
FLY-TIME
We are fortunate in being able
to secure an unlimited supply of
citrus fruits. Lemons, for instance,
are not only rich in vitamin A and
’ B, but also contain, citrin vitamin
p, only found in lemons.
Rich in calcium, phosphorus and
potassium, lemon juice is not only
a valuable food, but it holds a front
rank place in the beauty field. The
inner rind, if rubbed on hands and
elbows will whiten, heal and refine
the skin.
How many are wise to the facts
that if lemons are warmed before
being squeezed more than the usual
quantity of jqlce may be extracted;
that lemons hardened from stand
ing, can be softened by pouring
boiling water over them, and that
a cut lemon may be kept fresh a
long time by laying it cut side doWn
on a piece of wax paper, which is
then folded over in such a way as
to exclude the air?
How many know that a few drops
of lemon juice in the water used
for boiling cauliflower will preserve
its whiteness, or that a teaspoon to
a quart
keep it
rated?
How
or bunions by rubbing with the pulp
of a lemon, eased tired and swollen
feet by the same treatment follow
ing a hot bath, relieved insect stings
with a few drops of lemon juice, or
eaten a lemon to prevent sleepless
ness after partaking of coffee?
How many have heard that a bil
ious headache is sometimes helped
by taking lemon in hqt water with
sugar; a sick headache by the juice
of a lemon in a cup of black coffee
without sugar, or'that lemons taken
inwardly quench thirst,
blood and the skin and
the
of water in boiling rice will
white and the grains sepa-
many have softened corns
<
brlng over his staff and turn
fresh supply of teachers and
he do it in a hurry.
Blatz will set .up a model
the
af-
Here is a formula used a great
deal by farmers and truckmen in
the North. It is harmless but ef
ficient: Into a bottle put a small
piece of soap, add a tablespoon of
kerosene; fill up the bottle with
water and shake until suds are
formed. The soap holds the kero
sene in suspension. This formula
will not injure the animal’s skin,,
Apply in j
It is I
but it keeps the flies off.
the morning and at noon,
cheap and efficient.
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ODDS AND ENDS
liver?
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KETTIJE AND
clear
are good
PAN
the
for
Canning Without
is not necessary to use sugar
in canning fruit, says Miss Edith
L. Elliott of the Dominion Depart
ment of Agriculture. Fruit may be
successfully canned in its own juice
or with water.
Method 1.—Pack prepared fruit
in jars and press down until juice
overflows. Adjust rubbers and tops
and sterilize 8 minutes longer than
is required when syrup is used.
Method 2,—Pack prepared fruit
in jars and add boiling water un
til jar overflows,
and tops.
5 minutes
used.
Canning
two advantages.
need for large quantities of sugar
at one season o£ the year, and also
j requires less to sweeten the fruit if
! added just before using.
Sugar
It
Adjust rubbers
Partially seal. Sterilize
longer than if syrup is
without sweetening has
It eliminates the
It is known that Mayan Indians
were using rubber dishes as early
as 1121. . . . Salt butter was first
introduced into Russia in 1150. , .
In 1869 the pineapple was brought
to Hawaii — sixty years later the
New York hostess began to use
bananas as a dessert-fruit. , . . The
banana originally had pips like an
orange. . . . Baking powder has
been in use for more than a cen
tury, having been introduced to Eng
lish cooks in 1826.A *
WHEN GARDENING PROTECT
YOUR HANDS
—0—
Shortcake made with cake
be cake, but it isn’t shortcake,
ing-powder-biscuit dough is
thing,
than berry,
ned fruit.
may
Bak-
the
There are more shortcakes
Try apple or any catt-
Hands should be protected by
gloves for garden work wherever
possible. Before putting on gar
den gloves, draw your fingernails
down a soft piece of antiseptic soap
“so that dirt and germs cannot get
under them; this is also helpful in
washing afterwards. Cream your
hands thoroughly with greasy hand
cream,
intoit
taking especial care
the cuticle.
to rub
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KTTCHEN KINKS
To prevent starch from stick
ing to the iron and also to se
cure a fine satiny gloss, add a
few drops of glycerine, oil or
kerosene
A little
trick.
* * * >K
to
salt
♦ *
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the hot mixture,
will also do the
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Salad Dressing With Honey
Half a cup of honey, % cup
lemon juice, teaspoon salt,
tablespoons crushed pineapple.
Stir
gether,
apple,
lettuce
Add
heavy cream, 2 tablespoons strained
honey, dash of
lemon Juice.
Whip cream,
honey and salt
juice,
proximate yield
half dressing.
How to Make ^Noiir Tea Go
Furtliei*
1. Experiment with your brand of
tea and find exactly how much you
need to the cup. Most instructions
on tea-making give 1
. the cup. This would
for some blends,
of
3
lemon juice ahd honey to-
add salt and crushed pine-
Delicious with crisp head
or plain banana salad.
Whipped Cream: One cup
salt, 1 tablespoon
gradually beat in
then add lemon
Serve with,fruit salads. Ap-
one cup and one-
te
be
aspoon to
too much
minutes
{ AS
add the
the pot”
.hospitable hostess sometimes does.
before pouring.
a wartime measure don't
extra spoonful of tea “for
and good measure-—as the
Since the new tactics of the Royal
Air Force have been demonstrated
lately against a number of German
industrial cities, there is a renew
ed interest in bombs and bombing.
Last week I wrote about the planes
used by the Royal Air Force and
by the R.C.A.F, in Britain. This
week I will carry on the subject a
bit farther.
Bombs dropped from planes on
land are of two general types—-in
cendiary and high-explosive. The
incendiaries are meant to start fires,
and the power of the blast and the
damage done by flying fragments
constitute the menace of the high
explosive bomb.
Among the souvenirs J brought
home are the two ends of a burned-
out German incendiary bomb, It is
comparatively small, weighing only
two pounds and a quarter before it
burns. It is a cylinder, less than two
inches in diameter and probably
between fourteen and eighteen inch
es in length
this one is
heavy, being
has fins on
bomb drops so that the heavy
hits first and sets off the fuse,
central portion is said to contain
thermite, which generates a high de
gree of heat, setting fire to the mag
nesium portion of the bomb which
constitutes the centre,
burns with a temperature
55 00 degrees Fahrenheit.
Because of their small
light weight, a bjg bomber
ry thousands of incendiary bombs.
They are dropped out in wholesale
quantities, often in “sticks” or ten
or so at a time. Falling from a
height of 15,000 feet or more, they
have power to go through a slate
roof, the fender of a car or anything
of similar resistance.
It takes about two
this type of incendiary
going. In the early
bombing of Britain, most of
damage was done by incendiaries.
They do not kill people, though a
direct hit by one of them would
certainly be fatal, and of course,
manv died in flames of burning
buildings, but their primary aim is
to start fires.
ommo's
HTO. .............................. .......| WAR LNOttSMIES
A change in the
thwart the Ger-
also burst water
(the centre portion of
gone). The head is
of steel, and the
it to insure that
tai)
the
end
The
It is said it
of some
size and
can car-
minutes
to really
days of
for
get
the
the
It cannot be put out by pour
water on it, nor apparently by
use of chemicals. The fire is
hot. z,But a ipail of sand, drop-
on the bomb, confines it. Wa-
Fighting Incendiary Bombs
A thorough system of fighting the
incendiary bomb has been built up . in
Britain, now, so that I don’t think
nearly so much damage can be done
by them in future, except in some
cases, which will be mentioned lat
er. Bombing by incendiaries is more
oi* less indiscriminate and for that
reason, the civilian population suf
fers. The bombs drop on all parts
of a city.
If the bomb can be found and
fought within the first two minutes,
there is a good chance of controlling
it.
ing
the
too
ped
ter sprayed on it from the hose of
a stirrup pump -also confines,, the
fire and makes the bomb burn out
more quickly. Pouring a pail of
water will make it explode and scat
ter. As a result, all British hous
es have pails of sand handy at var
ious places around the premises, and
the bath tub is kept full of water,
with water in ipails to be used with
stirrup pumps in the various rooms.
As I have said, incendiaries are
drooped overboard in wholesale
fashion. Most of them are wasted.
They fall on gardens, streets, parks
and other open spaces. They may
even bounce off roofs of a certain
shape. I believe it is figured that
if 15 per cent are effective, it is a
fair average. The load from one
bomber may set 75 fires. Multiply
that by hundreds Of bombers and
you can see how busy the fire fight
ers have to be.
The destruction in the older .part
of London was mostly from incen
diary bombs. As I have pointed out
before, the damage in the old City,
behind St. Paul’s Cathedral, was
due in part to the fact that it hap
pened in the after-Christmas week
end when the buildings were not be
ing watched as they should have
been. Often a failure of water sup-'
ply, usually due to the bursting of
high-explosive bombs, has been a
factor. Nowadays, old cellars are
cemented to hold surplus water’ and
huge tanks stand in the middle of
wider London streets.
Some buildings provide extra
good targets for incendiaries be
cause of the way they are construct
ed. That is why so many old
churches were burned. They had
two or three roofs, usually of slate
on the outside, with lead coated i
over timber below, and no room to
get in between to fight a fire. The
incendiary bombs would go through
the slate roof, stop at the second
roof, and burn where no one could
reach them. Once a hot fire like
that gets under way, there’s noth
ing left but to call the fire brigade.
Usually the bombers mix high-
explosives with incendiaries,
ter the fires get going, the
round of planes may start to
explosives. There are several
sons. The fires light up the neigh
borhood and show up the factories
ed buildings like that which are
normally hidden in the blackout.
That makes them easier to hit. But
generally speaking, the high ex
plosives are dropped to discourage
the fire fighters and to drive people
into shelters, so - that the fires can
burn unhindered. It is believed that
on the raids over London in Decem-
ber, 1040, a deliberate attempt was
made to kill off the London fire
men and destroy all their equipment
by having them concentrated -in a
small area, where they could be ef
fectively bombed,
weathei’ helped to
man plans.
....High explosives
mains and make it harder to fight
the fires, That was one reason why
Coventry was so badly damaged. The
water mains were burst near the
pumping stations and the canal
that flows beside the city was drain
ed by well-placed bombs along its
banks,
High Explosive Bombs
High explosive bombs are of an
entirely different type, or rather, of
two distinct types at least (There
are variations,) The bombs are usu
ally pointed, have fairly heavy cases
of metal, carry fins on their tails,
some of which produce quite a loud
whistle, while others give more of
a “whoosh” sound.
They vary considerably in size.
At the Aii’ Training Camips in Can
ada., the little practice bombs weigh
about 14 pounds. In actual bomb
ing, few weigh less than 100 pounds.
They may weigh up to a ton apiece
—it is possible some mgy be even
heavier by this time.
The explosion is varied by means
of different kinds of fuses. Most of
them explode on contact or soon
afterwards. The Germans use some
delayed action bombs, which may lie
for hours or even days before they
go off, creating a mental hazard.
The other main type of high ex
plosive is the land mine or ipara-
chute bomb. These are invariably
large, and come floating down on
big parachutes. The casing seems
to be of fairly light, thin metal,
judging by the pieces I picked up
after seeing two of these explode
at fairly close range. They depend
for their effect on the blast force
alone, the fragments being fairly
light and not traveling very far.
They usually weigh from' 1,000
pounds to a ton apiece. Given fa
vorable conditions, one of them can
level several city blocks.
Easy to Tell Difference
Looking at the ruins of a build
ing, it isn’t hard to, tell what'type
of bomb caused its destruction. Those '
burned by incendiaries look like
any othei’ building gutted by fire.
Most likely the walls alone remain
standing and they are likely to be
blackened. Those struck by high
explosive bombs show no sign of
fire, .as a rule, but they do show the
power of the blast.
There’s a great deal of chance
about what happens when a big
bomb goes off. In some cases, it’s
amazing how little damage is* done.
For instance, I saw what had
been a garden in .front of a
suburban house, A bomb of
siderable size had buried itself deep
in the earth before it exploded, and
when it went off, the garden simply
disappeared to
or more—but
damaged.
Bombs may
outside wall or
out one wall
leaving the floors in place, the fur
niture in the rooms, and even clothes
hanging on hooks on the walls. In
other instances, a bomb may pene
trate the roof and explode in the in
terior, blowing everything to. bits,
or possibly leaving the outside walls
but nothing inside. Whole blocks
of London have evidently been
planned and built at one time, with
ro%ws of apartments, for instance,
five or six storeys high. One por
tion may be blown out fairly clean
ly, and the others be little affected.
But it would be a mistake to
think that the results Of bombing
are always localized. A big explo
sion may shake the houses for half
a mile around, breaking most of the
Windows and shaking loose the plas
ter from walls and ceilings. Plas-
once
little
con-
a depth of ten feet
the house wasn’t
explode against an
in the street, taking
of the house, but
SORE FEET
THIS WAY
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and feel the relief steal over the aching
muscles and joints. Fdr all muscle ana
joint pains, aches and stiffness, sprained
ankles, twisted limbs—Minard’s has
been famous for over 60 years.' Good
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^XTILE MILLS WEAVE 220,°°°
yards OF WOOL CLOTH EVER1J
; 6 DAYS TO CLOTHE OUR FORCS^
® This is a big' war. Every industry
has to do big things.
In the hundreds of textile plants in
this Province, over 50,000 workers
are adhering to day and night schedules
once undreamedof. Every month nearly
a million yards of wool cloth is rushed
to clothing makers.
Thousands in the armed services, the
Reserve Army and Women’s Auxiliary
units must be outfitted.
•’Speed up—increase your produc
lion—enlarge your capacity”—is Hie
order of the day.
Hydro’s large pool of over2,000,000
electrical horsepower is being strained.
Yet every war demand must be met!
As fall approaches—as hours of
daylight shorten—power demands will
increase substantially. Die need may
be greater than capacity production,
it may be necessary to curtail extension
for civilian use. « Save power—help
mountingyour Hydro to meet this
war-time demand I
TO
TO
w k
cA •A
THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF
ter may keep on falling for hours
as the buildings gradually settle
back into place. I saw one of the
smaller cities the"* morning after
two land mines had exploded. There
didn’t seem to be a square inch of
plate glass left in any of the stores.
Windows miles away were cracked.
Not So Many Casualties
How do peo,ple live through such
terror?
I used to wonder about that, but
the fact is that they do, and the
number of casualties is surprisingly
small. At least, I was surprised.
The total number of casualties in
Britain td the end of the year IB41
was less than T00,«0i00* That is a
small percentage. Of those, less
than 45,000 were killed, and the
number of injured was slightly
more. In the last war, at the front,
I think the wounded numbered about
four times as many as the killed.
In bombing cities, the proportion
seems to have been about 45 to 55
in most cases.
After seeing the wholesale de
struction in Coventry, a city as large
as Hamilton, it amazed me when
I heard that less than 1,300 people
had been killed in all the raids. I
heard of only two cases where per
sons in shelters were killed in large
numbers by unlucky direct hits.
People in shelters* are secure against
injury by bomb fragments, falling
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TOTO
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Church Meetings
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Main Street W.M.S.
The regular meeting of the
Main St.. W.M.-S. was held on Thurs
day, June 11th, in the Sunday
School room with Mrs. Penrose, the
president, presiding. The meeting
opened with hymn 488' followed by
prayer by Mrs. Penrose and the
Lord’s prayer in unison. The busi
ness was transacted and Mrs. J.
Sims reported on 'the bale which
was sent as directed and that all
accounts had been settled. A do
nation' was received from Mr. Frank
Johns, of Toronto, in memory of
Miss Bessie Hartnoil. Worship
service was then led by Mrs. George
Jacques, opening with quiet music,
hymn 15, responsive readings inter
spersed with hymns and prayer.
At 4.15 the Baby Band and moth
ers met for -their meeting and al
though the weather was unsettled,
the attendance was gratifying. . The
schoolroom was profusely decorated
with flowers. Mrs. K, J. Sims,
ONTARIO
moved by Mrs. Heywood and sec
onded by Mrs. McFalls that Mrs.
J. M. Sou'thcott be president for the
remainder of the year and that the
vice-president remain the same.
The superintendent of the Baby
■Band, Mrs. Armstrong, then took
charge. Hymn was followed by re
sponsive reading of number 70-4 in
the Hymnary and Mrs. Sharpe led
in prayer. Beverley Sturgis sang a
solo. Mrs. Southcott gave a talk
on Baby Band work, Last year they
raised $4,000.00, much of it through
Life certificates. Little Diane Web
ber was presented with a Ljf$ cer
tificate from her grandmother, Mrs.
V. Armstrong.
Mrs. Page conducted the promo
tion ’exercises. Six Baby Band
members were received into the
Mission Band by Miss Horton. Mrs.
Page talked to the children about
the “Babies of the World” whose
pictures are on the mite boxes. Mrs.
McFalls, Mrs. Goulding and Mrs.
Coates sang a trio. The collection
was dedicated to the Mission Band.
Mrs. Page was presented with a
parting gift, a Kenwood blanket and
a pair of Madeira pillow cases, fromBaby Band superintendent, led the •meeting and Mrs. Woods, pianist, ■ {-he members of the Afternoon Aux-
led in the opening hymn, 584, fol-,iliary* In replying, Mrs. Page
iowed by prayer. An address of wel
come was given by Mrs. Penrose,
president of the W.M.S.; a chorus,
"'Praise Him”, by 'the primary class
es; readings by Virginia Hembly
and George Snell; a piano solo by
walls and similar hazards. Firemen, | Marion Woods; the roll call of the
air raid wardens, fire watchers and
those forced by their duties to re
main in the open, are in the great
est danger.
What a. Bombing Looks Like
Many Canadians are curious to
know what it is like to be bombed.
In an earlier article, I have already
told about a bombing with land
mines in Bournemouth. I never
saw incendiary bombs falling. One
night, in London, I watched the
defences att work against a lone
raider, while I stood with the roof
watchers on top of a ne’wspaper of
fice. The anti-aircraft fire was
continuous, though I doubt if any
bombs were dropped. It would have
been impossible to distinguish be
tween .the sounds. Except that there
was no rain, it was much like bad
Canadian thunderstorm, both to
watch and to hear. The flashes from
the ground and in* the clouds
were much like sheet lightning, ac
companied by the low roar of
thunder, I was reminded of that
night during the recent heavy
storms at home, especially while
the hydro was off.
Baby Band answered by the moth
ers; chorus by the Primary. The
offering was received and Mrs.
Johns gave a dedicatory prayer,
Five life membership certificates
and fiVe annual member cards were
presented, making ten new .mem
bers. The mothers gave a prayer
in unison and Mrs. ChaS. Johns told
a story, “Sunny ■ Jim”, which was
enjoyed by all. Lunch was served
by the W.M.S. and a vote Of thanks
was extended by the mothers of the
Mission Band.
James St, Afternoon Auxiliary
On Thursday afternoon of last
week the Afternoon Auxiliary of
James St. United church entertain
ed the Baby Band and their moth
ers, with Mi's. Page presiding. The
meeting Opened with a hymn and
the National prayer; The visiting
committee reported making 24
calls and the secretary of Commun
ity friendship made six calls. A
bale valued at $125.00 was packed
and shipped.'
The report of the Nominating
Committee was received and it was
thanked the ladies and said that,
more than any gift, she appreciated,
and cherished as a lasting memory,
the Christian fellowship, the loyal
cooperation and constant effort of
the members of the W.M.S. The
meeting was closed with a hymn and
the benediction.
Phone News Items to the Times-
Advocate. Tips on happenings are
always appreciated.
Nagging, Dragging
Pains In the Back
Many women have to do their own
housework, and t the constant bend
ing over, lifting, making beds,
sweeping, ironing, sewing, Bo neces
sary to perform their household
duties puts a heavy strain on the
back and kidneys, and if there Were
no kidney weakness the hack would
bo strong and welL
Doan’s Kidney,Dills help to givo
relief to Weak, backache, kidney Buf
fering women.
Doan’s Kidney Pills ate put up
in an oblong grey box With our trade
mark a ° Maple Leaf” on the
wrapper. ;
Don’t accept a substitute. BO
sure and get‘‘Doan’s.” *
The T. MUbUrn Oo., Toronto, Ont.