HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-01-05, Page 7Health, Cooking
Care of Children
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Edited By Lebitin Hakeber. Kr'ale
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Column Prepared Especially fol Women-
But Not Forbidden to Men'
HOMEMAKING
ach day brings back its simple
task, the .same'
s yesterday, and like; the one that
came • '
nd went on days before. In' young -
es years, •
thought on this with angry tears,
nd now my sight is clearer,: and I,
:see •
ow. much, how much the world has
need of me
hat I maymake a quiet retreat,
herd those I love may come' and
sit and eat •
lee bread of kindness, drink the'
ready cup cared for ,in a well -regulated home,
Of hope and faith, and going, may with regular and well-balanced meals?
look up After all, perhaps, if the •average
Sonia whit the higher for the mo-
inerts spent
housekeeper knew it her work 'is
not really
monotonous
than
more
t
Where I have toiled to make a home
content
• difficult toy find a purchaser. The
woman whoa goes in for public work;
has .the work to do 'and often, ' per-
haps,gets some publicity;- not ,
ways 'of a flattering sort; the wo-
man who goes irate:business hes hes
own worriese and in times. like. these
very little else, What has the moth-
er of a •family Who' spends her days
caring for the comfort of her fam-
ily? is it' nothing to .see healthy,
happy chilclrat .about • one's table?
Does it constitute no return for,
weary hours of labor to know that
each day husbamd and children go
forth to, their work with the zest of
health and vigor, the result'•of being
With cleanliness ' 1' a and
order
war m
r
s
• and bright
'With all that. ' speaks the tired
heart's delight.
The simple task grows greater. So
I live •
Within my walls, and think how I
may give
• Some good to any soul who enters
here, •
And fail not once in friendliness and
cheer. —M. A.
I. am sure that one of the very
`hardest things that housekeepers
have to meet is the monotony of
"their work; the ever -recurring daily
tasks of preparing meals, clearing
up after them, washing dishes, -rank-
ing beds. sweeping and deleting. They
have to be done day after day , and
week after week and, soniieltnw,
most housekeepers feel that all this
work,' which takes so much out of
them, is not appreciated by 'their
families who would very soon miss
the comfort end order of the home
if someone did not keep all this
work done up. And, because the
results of their work disappear in
devoured meals, in lain -in beds, ie
dusty and untidy rooms again, it
looks as if a housekeeper's work
was all thrown away; there is noth-
iug permanent about it, so thinks
the discouraged housewife.
But is that so? True, a woman
who writes a book has the book, if
she can get it published, and she
has the profits, if there are any.
The woman who paints a picture
• has the picture, and often if she
wants to sell it she finds it very
that of other people,' We all have to
do the same old thing over arid over
again: The great trouble, with
housekeeping is that it has been al-
lowed to fall into the rank of one
of the least -esteemed of callings,
whereas it should rank high. It
must be admitted that the way some
housekeepers perform their' tanks
tends . to keep the calling in this
low rank, while, considering : the
importance of it, the work of the
housekeeper, the homemaker, should
be amongst the honourable callings:
spring conies thework can be start-
ed without"delay.
If' the shrubbery border has be-
comes rin' is a g
,overcrowded,bood
p g
tine to transplant Some of the bush-
es so as to leave plenty of room for
the ethers to gr cw to their full
beauty. When moving g shrub or
any other plant it important that
the roots should be damaged as lit=
tie as possible and that the hole it •
the new location should be large
enough, that the roots can be spread
out. The soil ;at the bottom. of the
hole g
beshould � du mit for at least
a foot and • some very old manure or
good garden 'soil well mixed 'with
the old soil,, or, if the old ' soil is
very •poor, all new soil' should be us-
ed.
'Some shrubs are propagated by di -
Vision dad spring is, a good time ,to
ole this. iS;pirea"van: 'Houttei :is one
that cgn be divided easily:
' The perennial bleeder will need
some attention. First, , all -dead
stems and leaves should be, removed
and delphiniums, perennial asters
and phlox and other late blooming
plants should be lifted: and divided
if necessary, or early as possible in
the spring. Asters* and phlox are
leo ths tisfaetox ` if lifted and
While wishing all our readers' e a
happy new year this week I could
wish that all housekeepers would
niche the resolve, and carry it out..
that. they would this year of grace
'"magnify their callinO," but their
very best into it and expect the very
best drain it,. It is not necessary to
make oneself a slave to one's house
and family, in fact that is 'about the
worst thing a woman could do, but
she should go to her york with a
cheerful ceurago, knowing that she
is performing one of the molt use-
ful and important tasks in the
wand and, while it will never get
her headlines in the daily papers, if
nerfrn' red faithfully and well it
may have results reaching far into
the future.
To all tired or diceouraged lrnuse,
keepers I would wish the Happiest
of New Years and courage to play
the game to the best of her ability
during 1983.
REBEKAI1
FLOWERS FOR THE NEW YEAR
In the dull days of winter it is in-
teresting to make plan; for the gar-
den for next year, so that as soon as
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Edited by
GRANT FLEMING, M.D., Associate Secretary
MOTHERS AND BABIES
OM:E'N
Household
Economics
vervain,, gathered'in the sacred grove
-Streuua, the goddess' of strength,'
were presented as a good omen on
1
the first day of the year7 7 D. C.
Participation hr the' 'ordinary ,New
},ear's Day celebrations, as Well as
in the Saturnalia ,o December, was
from the first' discouraged by the'
church. Christians were, expected to
spend the day in quiet meditation,
reading' of Scripture and acts of char!'
ley. When about the fifth century
December 25 had become a fixed
festival 'commemorative sof, the nativ-
ity of Jesus Christ; January 1, as
-
sinned a specially sacred character
ds'the octaveaof Christmas Day. As
such. its till figures in. the calendars
of.' -the various .brariches of, the East-
ern and Western church, ,although
only 'as a, feast of, subordinate lin
portance. '
Modern Observance
The custom of giving. and yeceiv-
ing'"strenae" survives in France and
in-.Freritth 'Canada, where New Year's.
Day is known as le jour d'etreemes,
and also on the continent of Europe:
generally. Also, in' Scotland, where
New' Year's Day still is more gen-
eraly , observed than Christmas
Day,
more a y r the custom is still universal. In
divided every two or three years, i- England and other English-speaking
they are to go back in the same posi- ecountties the place has been taken
tion, fresh soil should be put in or
some wellrotted manure sheep
by the Christmas gift. The practice
manure mixed in the soil in the 'bot
orof exchanging presents at the . new
year is an' exceedsg y
:
n I ancient one.
The Persians celebrated the 'begin -
ping of a new twelve-month by ex-
changing presents of eggs. The
Druids distributed ae New Year's
gifts, branches of the sacred mistle-
toe. In Anglo-Saxon and Norman
England, r New Year's gifts were
common. According to Mathew Par-
is, Remy III. followed the Roman
tom of the hole. If there are no
bulbs in the ground the surface of
the bed between the plants can be
lightly dug or raked after removing
all weeds. If there are bulbs and
the places: where they are planted
are not carefully marked one is very
liable to cut off the tips of the
leaves which May be just below the mustour cf extorting New Year's gifts
surface e° the ground. Seedlin:•', from his subjects, These in later
that have been v: entered e a • hr"old i reign; became voluntary, but none
frames can be planted cut in their
Permanent positions as soon as the the less obligatory on the part of
frost is net of the ground. At the these , wishing to stand in favor at
the throne: The custom reached its
Central Experimental Farm. Ottawa climax in Tudor times. Wolsey one
pansies and • Canterbury bells are
transplanted early in spring and if
kept in cold frames all winter and Year gave Branny VIII. n gold cup
valued at 117 pounds in the e; inage
of the times. On New Year's Day
in 1533, according to an account in n
preserved MS.. Henry VIII. got pre;
scuts totaling several thousands Of
pounds, 'then a staggering sum n
money. In the time of Edward VT
if net earlier', it was the custom for
the sovereign to "reutarcl" those who
clime bearing gifts. QItPen Elizabeth
the perennials have net grown large
enough to teansplaet in' the fall they
are also•wintered in frames.
'JAN. 1
FIXED AS NEW YEAR'S
DAY IN 1751
Throughout those countries using
the Gregorian calendar', yesterday is ,slid to have been the meet con -
was New Year's Day. In Anglo,+ scientions of ruler, in this regard.
Saxon and most European conntelee The custom ef offering Now Year',
today is observed as a public holiday, gifts to the so u er eiem became ohsel-
While ili Canada this is is stottrtrn.y etc, during the Commonwealth and
holiday, New Year's Day Isere has was not; revived at the restoration.
not the significance, except as au -._:London Free Press
occasion for the celebration of the
THIS MODEST " CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Y
Here Th Will Sing. You Their: Songs—Sometimes
Gay,., Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful
and Ins' wring.
THE WAY' BEFORE r but most courageously,
glad.
Fair before us' Ines the way, Resolved—'that every single day
1
Timo . for work and time for play> I'll read IIis Word
and
Fill• the measure while'we" insY, humbly pray.
Resolved—be pathway bright or dim,
I'll have a deeper faith in
—I, It.; McKibbon in The Globe,
Vas, and on! '
Life and 'time will not delay,
Time is running fast away,'
Life is new! Today! Today!
UIp, and on!•
—John Oxenham. '
THOUGHTS OF THE OLD YEAR
GUESTS
"We, are all guests in God's great
house, •
The Universe, and Death is but His
page' •
To show us to the chamber where
' we sleep.
•
What though the bed be dust?
To
wake is sure,
Not birds, but angels, flutter at the
eaves,
And call us, singing."
—Olive Telford Degan.
•ata
THE BETTER WAY
Better to strive and climb,
And never reach the goal,
Than to drift along with time—
An aimless, worthless soul.
Aye. better to climb and fall,
Or sow, though the yield he small,
Than to throw away day* after day,
And never strive at all.
peening of the old yeah Certainly
this time no tears were shed over SIMIPLE—WIZEN YOU
the demise of 1932.
UNDERSTAND IT
In the Grogm•ian calendar, the
firm day :ef the year falls 12 days Methods teed TIN' Famous Anna Eva
later than in the Julian, and in Rue, Fay, Explained by Son
sia, Greece and some other countries Tlundreds of residents of Louden
where the latter is still in use, our and ether Western Ontario cine.,,
January 13, is New Year's Day. The mystified by the late Anna Eva Fey:
ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians arid will hs- interested in some of the
Persians began their year at the au- revelations published in connection
tumnal equinox (September 21), ane -with tire death in Massachusetts last
the Greeks, until the fifth century -telt of David Pingree, who was her
B.C., at the winter solstice (Decem- beeband and manager. It was he,
bei 21). In 232 B. C. the latter al- robe', in 1872, beaked her first thea -
toted their New Year's Day to June teical appearance. Within a few
21. The ancient Romans celebrated years she was care of the best-lcnowr
the beginning cf the year on De- stage 'personages in America.
comber 21, but Caesar, by the adop- Pingree had arranged the act with
tion of the Julian colander, postpon- 'himself as chief floor man or "plant."
ed it until January. The Jewish pee- 'When the curtain rose Miss Fay was
ales have always reckoned their civ- seated in a chair in the centre of a
der, regular supervision, The early it year from ' the first clay of the barren stage. She always wore a
detection of these conditions may month of Tishri (September 9 -Otto- shimmering white robe and was
Nature is wonderful. Instincts are mean the saving of the woman's her 5)-, but their ecclesiastical year'
str, ng forces, Man has progressed blindfolded by a committee from the
he has u e hisnewer of life, of the prevention of years of begins at the spring equinox (March audience. Then Pingree and Iris aids
because 1 a s d 1 invalicli5m and suffering. 21)." The 25th of March was tiro would conte down the aisle anti point
date anreng most Christian people in to objects held en so that everyone
early 'mediaeval days. Dr Anglo- but Miss Fay could see.
Saxon England, however. December; • The stage secrets ,of the act were
nti
26 was thin pbserved as New Year's' net disclosed ul long after the par
Day. At the time of the Norman ticinants had retired from their
conquest. owing. it is believed, to the careers. The secrets were given a
coincidence of his coronation being way by their son. who explained the
arranged for that date, William the code by which Pingree conveyed tie
Conqueror ordered that the year name and description of the object to
'should start or, the first day of Jen- the woman* on the stage. It was all
uary But later England began her:. a matter of inflection. If Pingree
year with the rest of Christendom asked, "What is this object?" the
on Meech 25. The Gregorian calm- answer was, "It is a knife"; if 'he
dais (1582) which restored January 1 added, "which I have in my hand?"
to its position as New' Year's Day the answer came that the knife had
rm
was at Oe accepted by. all tathclie a pearl handle. - If he followed up
cev rtries; by Germany, Denmark; and with, a man's pocket watch he would
Sweden ' about 1700, but not until ask, "And this?" The tyre of watch -
1751 by England. charm' depended on tr,:nether "and"
In Roman Times or "this" was stressed.
Once, -when she attempted to per.
The Romans, after the adoption of form: in, Filigree's absence, sire had to
the Julian calendar, kep4 January 1 feign illness,to conceal her failure,
as a general holiday. Sacrifices were' When the slated with questions
made to Janet; gifts and visits were bed. been 'collected, the . messages,
exchanged and masqueradirig anti :etched on an invisible wax surface,
feasting were general. Congretula- would be bro'aght out back stage by
tory presents tivera <racle to magic- . acid. Among thole who had lwritten
Crates' who .metered . office that day. auestioris would almost, certainly be
The , emperors at the new year, ex; . three or feu; prominent. local persons
m
acted frotheir subjeets'the -tribute ,whose recent histories 'had, been pre•
of a poend of gold. ' This quasi -pre - pared by an advance scaled 'and filed
sent was celled ,,t,'ene.a' term (ex- away:' Thus mystifying answers
reasoning to learn the secrete of During pregnancy, a balanced diet
nature, and to guide the expression is important, both for the mother and
of his instincts into ways that are for. the - baby. Over -indulgences
acceptable to our present rciviliza- should be avoided, Mills, green nage-
trot. tables and fruits should be vegetal,
In days gone by, it was thought ly used as these provide the miner,
that when a wcmart was going to ale and vitamins which are required
have a baby, nature, through the wo- in greater;, abundance at this time.
man's instincts, would give her all 'The teeth and, the bones of the new
the information required with ye- baby demand mineral salts for their
gard to the proper care 'of herself prosier formation.
and her baby. Today, most people Early in pregnancy, the expectant
realize that this is 'not so; never- I mother should have her teeth exam-
tlieless, comparatively few mothers inecl and' treated. Sound teeth and
secure the advice they need early in a clean mouth contribute to good di,,
- pregnancy. The result is that much gestion which is a matter •of great
illness and suffering occur which importance, An infected mouth is a
could be prevented. • menace to the mother,
The vast majority of babies are The belief that babies arc marked
' born in a perfectly normal and safe as a resultof some disagreeable
manner. The comparatively few occurrence ,is not founded on fact.
abnormal ease; can usually be made The expectant mother should follow
safe fcr the another and the babe the advice of her doctor and ignore
'if proper ."supervision is •maintained the 'advice of relatives and frieniis
during pregnancy and adequate care who may mean well but who are
.secured dt cenfinenient.. usually uninformed. Worries should
Supervision should •begin very be discussed with the doctor, wino
early in pregnancy. If there•be any can give the mother information that
abnormal condition present, it will will dispel her'fears and anxieties,
be revealed by the , examinations "Every child comes with' the. mes-
made, . and whai;ever 'treatment is sage that God is not yet discouraged
required can be given 'promptly. with .man.
The illnesses :which develop during • Questione'. concerning Health, 'ad,
pregnancy usually : come on gradual- dressed to the Canadian Isfedical As
ly. The earliest signs :cie symptoms nation 184 College Street Tams
'of these undesirable conditions are
detected early if the woman 'is un -
BUILD
"Build thee more stately mansions,
my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
The World
Well, 'twos a wretched journey!
• Why, your dress
Is wet with bitter waters you passed
through!
And, in your outmost strain and in-
most stress,
No comrade cared, nor companied
with you.
The Soul
Nay,now you're
wrong!
When I passed through
deep and high,
I found a Comrade there, Yes, very
nigh:
And, but for entering that grievous
place,
Perchance I never should have seen
the Face
Which snakes a weakling stronger
than the strong.
What though the force of the flood
did try me?
I shall have time to sit, and dry me.
he waters
The Flesh
Ah, what a thorny way! . Poor
hands ef pity!
Why rlrould they strive to reach the
Golden City?.
Why not a little comfort as the
Leave thy low -vaulted past! pate uncloses, , , , ?
Let oath new temple, nobler than I The Saul
the last, I grieve not, For my Rands are full
Shut thee from heaven with a dome of rine.!
mete vast, They never could have split their
'Til thou at length are free, beauty cut
Leaving; thine outgrown .hell by But far the thorns -which compassed
Life's unseating ea:' rte about.
'Holmes, Awa-' then craven with the kindly
A RECIPE FOR A DAY
Take a dash e. f cold water,
Altd a little leaven of prayer,
A little bit of sunshine gold,
Dieselved in the morning air.
Add to your meal some mern'iment
And a thought of kith and kin,
Arid then as a prime ingredient,
A. plenty of work Menet irr.
But spite it all with the essence o
voice!
'Slay shculd'st thou pity, when I
would rejoice?
The Devil
Stones! Ncus;ht but cruel stones!
Stumbling to saintliness through
sighs and groans:
Why, what a yesterday!
The Seel
What? What? Wily, you mistake •
use.
ton cruki never break me
lands,
With sturdy branches stretched to
the' wind ,
And 'ballast roots, all ,intertwipod,
Aird a heart that is lifted when
storms sweep past.
And the sky is black and overcast,
Fox it loves life best when the clouds
hang low
Arid it sings with its branches, ' , es
and fro,
For it fears no wind, no storm that
blows,
Not the pelt of hail, nor the winter
snows,
,
For the pine tree's heart is keyed to
the sky •
And 'strong -breasted birdswith
their wheeling cry!
—Emily C. Sowerby in Christian
Science Monitor.
eC)
THE GREY DAY
This day was born less robust than
the others
And needs a special tenderness.
All radiant ran forth its rosy
brothers,
-And they are dear, oh,
less,
But this one hath a hold
God heard it
Cry out from its dark crib of stars
When,' in the troubled dawn, the
first wind stirred, it
Leaped like a lamb against its bars
A new soft lamb, with need of
strength above it,
To lean its flank against Eternity,
And drink warm milk of Life and
learn to love it
And to be folded orderly.
This day Ged lifted, like a knowing
Lover,
And I. the shepherd poor, who
understands,
Wrapping it in His mercy over and
over,
Take it from Him in quiet hands,
—Anne Sutherland,
none the
on hearts:
love 1 hoses es
And a little whiff of play; These are my Ebenezers, scattered
Let the good old Book and a� glance along the way!
above
IF I COULD LIVE AGAIN
If I could Iive my life again
And twice come down De earth,
I think 'I'd brave the selfsame pain
To have the selfsame mirth. So cloth wake thine eyes no grey.
But I would want the selfsame As the lark on high limbs swings
A sweet aneseage to me brings;
So doth bring thine eyes so dear,
For me only, ever new --
I love truly. only you.
And when nightfall steals among
The roses, folding every one;
Each dew -drop brings a nterem'y dear
Of eyes no grave, o -e swoet, so clear
That are so far yet seem SO near.
As the night -winds wail and die,
Comes unrepressed—a tear—a sigh!
And I see your eyes near by,
Yet still they haunt, till break of
day,
Those dreams of eyes, your eyes of
grey
—Kathleen McGee.
--.-Fay Inchfaw'ri.
YOUR EYES
As at sunset dies the clay,
So doth droop thine eyes so grey.
As at dawning wekes the day,
friends,
The selfsame girls and boys,
For I have learned on them depends
My memories of joys.
I would not care to come anew
And brave the world alone,
And search again for friendships
new,
I'd want the ones I've known,
I'd want the same dear kindly Dad,
The same sweet mother, too;
They've 'made the happiness I've had
This pleasant journey through.
But I would not care to come alone
Adventuring loss and gain,
But to relive the joys I've known
I'd gladly bear the pain.
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
Resolved—Straightway to interview
any doctor and my dentist
too.
Resolved—let skies be dark or fair, •
to walk out in the pure,
fresh air.
Resolved -through lean or, plenteous
screnes,
to strive to live within my
means.
Resolved—A hobby I will ride,
that `takes nine from my
-cares aside.
Resolved --to let cobwebs. and •dust,
accunmlate, . if so they
must,
on dresser,. ,chair on win-
dow pane,
but never on ray, active
brain,
tended to all New Year's' gifts, in' could be prepared. Resolved—that bigger I will be
sot Rome), traditionally derivedfrom a The last performance was given it in Hope 'died Faith — in
to, will be answered personally by ' custom initiated ' by the legendary 1924 and Miss Fay died three years. Charity.
letter. King Tatius to whom branches of later. 'Resolved I' never shall be sad,
r
e
TIIE PINE TREE
I know a hill where a pine tree
stands,
A Norway pine from storm -swept
A PLANK MIRROR
Oh, Mirror, Miring on the wall,
Yon bold rev ntei:here; fs!„a
Aral every morning faithfully
Yon gave her hack her grace,
And every their, ew gaging line,
The inwnr,l light that lav
upon herr eut.rrard l,; -"lino; s,
Your genius could display.
Put if it heeded it: nt all,
Or care it thou. ht. T ,len!it:
Th:•re. n 'e marry ether one:
Shc,'il rather• thins: abuul.
t
Ch. ''.Timorll. r •+tt #hinny; now
\\-Outd net be cc rules.
if yeti had loci th cwest O.ccount
For Bach a. day as this,
—Anne Beeesr:•cli Payne, in New
York Three,
RAILWAY CO-OPERATE TO
EFFECT ECONOMIES
In order to discus; plains for the
fullest possible co-operation between
the Canadian Pacific Railway and
the Canadian Nattered Railway's the
e:r.eutive cennnittees of the respec-
tive
r,
boar& of directors recently held
a joint meeting. in Montreal. An-
nouncement of this tneetine,• was
trade jointly by Mr. E. W. Beatty
and Mr, S. J. Hungerford.
The executive officers ef the Can-
adian Pacific Railway and the Can-
adian National Railways, with the
cppreval of their respective boards
of directors, have in the past co-op-
erated to a certain extent in effect-
ing economies iii operation and •in
other nays where uniform action
appeared desirable. Believing that
'because of the necessity for the
utmost economy in the operation of
:the railways this policy of co-opera-
tion should be carried forward to
the fullest possible extent, the exe-
cutive committee of the respective
boards of director's met in the board/ •
room of the Canadian Pacific Rail -
way, Windsor Street. The policy of
further co-operation between the
two railway companies was agreed
upon and it was decided to appoint a
joint committee to formulate plans
for the carrying of it out. -
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