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The Clinton News Record, 1933-01-26, Page 7'THURS., •J.AN. 26, 1933. Health, Cooking Care of Children R6 1'H•F; CLINTON NEWS -RECORD • INTEREST Edited By Lebam Hakeber Kralc lismaillo belt A Column.Prepared Pre�ared Especially for. Women— But Not Forbidden to Men THE FAMILY DOCTOR ! , . Always at patients' beck and• call, all hours ' of day and .:. night, for both momentous ills' and • small—and oft with death to fight. Not always is it draughts to drink, " his trusting patients need. Sid trier to make the thoughtless think—'tie sometimes hearts that: bleed. honoured confidant and friend of families is he, and often when for • him they send, they crave but sym.1 pathy. "Doctor;' one says, "will make the lad see reason quickly dear." Doctor is asked to soften Dad, or cast out mother's fear. Their joys and sorrows' he doth share, for doctor always must be told; he lightens many a hearty care, and this for love, not golli. And he mends broken spirits, too, dispenses cheer and ' mirth. The every -ready friend and true—the very salt of earth. beloved "Doctor," and 'twill be . a long, time indeed before they can 'be Comforted. The blow fell so sud- denly, so absolutely without warning, that it was difficult to believe. It is hard even' yet to imagine that that strong man, the kindly physician, that courteous Christian, gentleman; who had a smile for everyone and who in sick rooms inspiredcourage and .hopefulness by his quiet, kindly air of efficiency, is no more. Many of my readers are this week • feeling something like the residents of the little town in MacLaren's ' touching story; they're mourning a TO HtNOMEN the \sun' was always considered to be tune. In these mention is often in peril while it was setting,prayer;. were offered up for its safety during sunset that it might rn the ire xi day. In European countries, the ladybird takes the place of the chaf- er, or the power that moves the sun, and the "house on fire" is a refer- ence to the sunset.' But he has gone beyond our ken. No more will his voice bring, cheer, his very presence inspire courage. We have journeyed with him for..a little way, now the road must be taken alone and the heart is "wae." But when we feel so, what must be the void in the broken family circle? It is those who loved him best who .will miss him, and to these our warmest' sympathy goes out. May the Great All -Father, who loves his children and cares for their sorrow. give' comfort at this time and through • the coming days.' —REBEKAH. The Origin of Nursery Rhymes Here's Another Story of Mary's Lamb On July 23rd last an inscription •'was placed on a grave at Llangollen to the memory of Mrs. Mary Hughes, who died on December 9th, 1931, aged -ninety-one, and reeording the fact that she was the heroine of the Nursery Rhyme "Mary had little Lamb," writes S. 'M. Groves in Jahn • O'London's Weekly. The author of the rhymes Prov- ed to be a Miss Buel, who remember- ed Mrs. Hughes as a little girl be- ing followed to school one day by a pot lamb, and there are apparently two living witnesses at Llangollen who can confirm this incident. The nursery rhyme has the distinc- tion of being the only one of which • the origin can be proved in detail. (Of course this little rhyme 'was composed by an American, there be- ' ing good reason for believing the au- thor to have 'been Mrs. Hale, grand- mother of Mr. C. B. Hale, of Clinton.) Children's rhyme books were first printed in the latter half of the eighteenth century, and it was the memory of one of these, "Grammar Gurton's Garland," which appeared in 1783, that moved C. S. Calverley '-to write: O, Mrs. Gunton -,(May I call thee •Gammer?) Thou more than mother to my in - made of someone sitting waiting such as "Little Polly Flinders" or "Little Miss 'Muffet" on her tuffet, Cushion the the reference.beingto Dance which was so popular in the time' of the. Stuarts; while another group, such as "A frog he would a - wooing go," , ':'Three blind mice," "old. Mother Hubbard," and "Ole' King Cole" were simply popular songs of the day, though .their stor- ies were probably much older::. Of the many rhymes that are not mentioned here practically nothing is known, their meaning has been lost, and why they should have found their way into Nursery Rhyme books is still. a mystery. THE WORLD. BIIT. AN EGG In "Iiumpty-Dumptyj," , another rhyme which is found over a wide area, the idea• of the "mundane -egg" is embodied. The Phoenicians, Egye.. ptians, Hindus, Japanese, and• many other nations held that the world was originally laid as an egg by some gigantic bird, while according to a 'Finnish legend the egg fell ane broke, the, yolk becoming the sun, the white the 'moon, and the bits of. shell the stars. The impossibility of putting it together again which is found in the many forms of thir rhyme throughout Europe is no doubt a relic of this idea. fent mind! ! I ! I love thee better than I loved my grammar— I used to. wonder why the mice were blind ' And who was gardener to Mistress Mary, And what—I don't know still — was meant by "quite contrary." ' COMES FROM EGYPT Anotherrhyme of very early ori- gin is "Jack and Jill," whose story is found in the. first Edda of Scandinav- ian mythology which dates from the ninth century. Man, who drove the' moon and regulated its waxing' and waning, carried ' off two children Hjbki and Bill, as they were return- ing from a spring carrying a bucket of water. The name Hjuki is deriv- ed from a root meaning to dissolve symbolical of the moon's waxing and waning, and the water they were fetching stands for the relation .of the tides to the moon. WOMEN GOING "BACK TO THE. LAND" About one-third of the homesteads taken up in Alberta shite July 2, 1931, under the new govermnent reg- ulations • have been secured by wo- men, the number in that period being 2,292, compared with 5,012 taken by men. The new regulations allow women, whether married, single or widows, to take up land. W etaski- -win Times. UNDOING THE ENCHANTMENT Of the many "cumulative pieces" which are found in Eastern and Western countries probably "The house that Jack built" and "The old woman and her pig" are the best known in England. The underlying conception is the same in all these rhymes, that sonic object that mar is using has come under a spell and everything connected with this ob- ject has also become affected by it To get rid of this influence it it necessary to go back step by step un- til the original object upon which the spell was cast is reached. There 'is a chant of this kind beginning "A kid, a kid my father bought," which is still recited at Easter as part o' the Jewish Liturgy. It is small wonder that the mean- ing of so many of these rhymes should have been lost as they had been handed down orally from one generation to another for many cen- turies before they appeared in print, and had probably become consider- ably altered in the process. Some of them go back to the earliest tradi- tions and customs of the human race, and it is interesting to note that the more primitive the concep- tion on which the rhyme is based the wider the area over which it is found. "Ladybird, ladybird'fly away home," for instance, is known in varying forms in many parts of Europe, and goes back to the early traditions of the Eastern people. In ancient Egypt the chafer war always associated with supernatural powers, as it has the habit of rol- ling its eggs, contained in a ball, a- long the ground. Here the egg is identified with the sun, and the in- sect with the power that moves it. As teaallth Service kttattbirtt J' I' , OF THE thirst Aosoriation and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FLEMING, M.D., Associate Secretary HALITOSIS ant odour is given to the breath. WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Work of the church among the In- dians and Eskimos in the dioceses of M.00sonee, Keewatin, Athabasca MacKenzie River and • the Yukon has marked one of the brightest pages in the history of the church in the Dominion. The progress of the work has been linked with such heroic names as Chief Pigewis, Archdeacon cochran, "The Apostle •of the Red River," Bishop George Mountain, hero of a missionary journey by canoe of more than 3,600 miles from Montreal to Red River, Bishop And- erson, the first chief pastor of Rup- ert's Land, Bishop Horden of Moose onee, Robert Macdonald, first Ang- lican missionary to reach the Yukon, Henry Budd, the Indian clergyman, builder of the middle west, Bishop McLean of Saskatchewan. Bishop Bampas, "The Apostle 'of the North," and Dr. Edmond J. Peck. • From the coming of John West, Chaplain of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany and missionary of the Church Missicnary Society, to the Red River Colony until 1920 when the Society, transferred its work to the Anglican Church in Canada, the great English organization supplied 172 mission- aries and 48 women workers and ex- pended more than $4.000,000 on its activities in the Canadian west. News of the staggering blow dealt to the church's work has been received with the deepest regret by Missionary leaders of the church in the Motherland. But the prompt and challenging manner in which the Canadian Church has set about the work of replacing the funds has called forth many expressions of es- teem and admiration. Writing to Canon Gould, Rev. Canon Davies, General Secretary of Household Economics THIS '1ODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS m'.�e1; 'tnfii> Here They Will Sing You Their Songs Sometinies Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins piring• IV John Alden Intothe open air John Alden, per- plexed and bewilldered, Rushed like a man insane, and wan- de%ed alone by the sea -side: Paced up and down the sands, and bared his head to the east -wind, Cooling his heated brow, and the fire and fever within him. Slowly, as out of the heavens, with apocalyptical splendors, Sank the City of God, in the vision of John the Apostle, So, with its cloudy walls 'of chrysol- ite, jasper, and sapphire, Sank the broad red sun, and 'over it turrets uplifted Glimmered the golden reed of the angel who measured the city. The next group of rhymes are of much later origin, mostly English with practically no foreign parallels These are "Sing a song of sixpence," "Jack Horner," "Tom Tucker," and 'SHey, diddle, diddle," allof which probably refer to Twelfth Night me- veh'ies. In the sixteenth century there was a' ocnnuon prank of mak• ing pies which when opened contain- ed some surprise, and in 'Epulario. or the Italian Banquet," 1589, a re cipe is given for making one of these pies similar to that in 'Sing a song of sixpence," but this is ' a mere trick as the birds were put it afterwards. JACK H'ORNER AND" TOM TUCKER Advertisers have made the public ''breath -conscious. By word and by picture, the possessor of an unpleas- ant breath is depicted as as one who is cut off from society and shunned as if he or she were a''leper. Halitosis is disagreeable, and it •'may be so offensive as to keep'peo- ple at a distance. It is also true that the victim is usually unaware of 'his condition, but as to whether or' not there is great reluctance on the part of his family or friends to in- form of 'the fact, we 'do not know; The most common error with re- gard to halitosis is the belief that 'bad breath comes only from some •faulty condition of the month, and -that, in all cases, it can be overcome by having a clean mouth. The 'offensive breath may be due to the conditions of . the mouth. If the teeth 'are not thoroughly and re- gularly cleaned, food particles are leftaround the teeth; these par- ticles decay and give rise to an un- pleasant breath, Dental plates or bridges may not be properly fitted, with the result;, that they cannot be cleaned with the toothbrush. This causes food to collect arid the disagreeable odour to arise. The gums may be• infected, pus may be present, and if soy: an unpleae- Any of the several inflammatory conditions which may occur in the soft tissues of the mouth may be responsible. However, halitosis may be due to conditions outside of the mouth. In- fected head sinuses which drain into the nose may be responsible, as may also be some chronic disturbance of the digestive organs, or faulty eli- mination. A clean, sound mouth is desirable. The mouth is. the gateway of . the body. Clean food should not be al- lowed to be. contaminated by dirty teeth or infected gums before it en- ters the stomach. Clean teeth,, free from decay, are essential to health. In addition, a clean and healthy mouth is essential to a sweet breath. If the breath is unpleasant, ' the mouth is not necessarily at' fault. If it comes from outside the mouth. it cannot be overcome by any amount of attention that is limited to the mouth. Halitosis is not, a disease. It is a symptom of some gbnornal condi- tion, and attention must be given tc the cause as that is the only way to overcome the annoyance. n concerning Health;' ad. Medical A v*3 "Long have you been on your er- rand," he said with a cheery de- meanor, Even as one who is waiting an ans- wer, and fears not the issue. "Not far off is the house, although the woods are between us; But you have lingered so long, that while you were going and coming I have fought ten battles and sacked and demolished a city. Come, sit down, and in order relate to me all that has happened." "Welcome, 'O. wind of the East!" he exclaimed in his wild exulta- tion, "Welcome, 0 wind of the East, from the caves of the misty Atlantic! Blowing o'er fields of dulse, and eneasurless meadows of sea -grass, Blowing der rocky wastes, and . the grottoes and gardens of ocean! Lay thy cold, moist hand 'on my burn- ing forehead and wrap me Close in thy garments of mist, to allay the fever within me!" The story told of "Jack Horner" is that at the time of the dissolution of the Monasteries he was sent by the 'Abbot of Glastonbury to take some deeds concealed in a pie to Henry VIII. On his way there he "pulled out a plum," that is, the title -deeds of the manor of Mells, near Glaston- bury, and this is still owned by the Horner family to -day. The name of "Tom Tucker" is also mentioned' about this time. Brant] stetes in "Popular Antiquities" that a Thomas Tucker was chosen as Christmas lord of the revels during the festivities' held at St. John's Col- lege on November 1st, 1607, and a dance tune of the "Daunting Mas- ter" 1686 was also called "Tom Tucker," Covered with snow, but erect, the excellent Elder of Plymouth. God had sifted the. %meat, as the liv- ing seed 'of a nation; So say the chronicles old, ' and such: is the faith of the people! Near them was standing an Indian,. in attitude stern and defiant, Naked down to the waist, and grim and ferocious in aspect;, While on the table before them was lying unopened aBibl i e, Hainault or Brabant or Flanders. I Ponderous, bound in leather, brass- studded printed in Holland, And beside it outstretched the skin of a rattlesnake glittered, Filled, like a quiver, with arrows: a signal and challenge of warfare, Brought by the Indian, and speaking with arrowy tongues of defiance. This Miles 'Standish' beheld, as he entered, and heard them debating What were an answer befitting the hostile message and menace, Talking 'of this and of that, contriv- ing, suggesting objecting; One voice only for peace, and that the voice of the Elder, Judging it wise and well that some at least were converted, Rather than any were slain, for this was but Christian behaviour! Then out spake Miles Standish, the stalwart 'Captain of Plymouth, Muttering deep in his throat, for his voice was husky with anger, "What! do you mean to make war with milk and the water of roses? Is it to shoot red squirrels you have your howitzer planted There on the roof of the church, or is it to shoot red devils? Truly the only tongue that is under- stood 'by a savage Must be the tongue of fire that speaks from the mouth of the can- non!" Thereupon answered and said the ex- cellent Elder of Plymouth, - Somewhat amazed and alarmed at this irreverent language: "Not so thought Saint Paul, nor yet the other Apostles; Not from the cannon's mouth were the tongues of fire they spake with. But unheeded fell this mild rebuke on the Captain, Who had advanced to the table, and thus continued discoursing: "Leave this matter to me, for to me by right it pertaineth. 'War is a terrible trade; but in the cause that it righteous, Sweet is the smell of powder; and thus I answer the challenge!" Then John Alden spake, and re- lated the wondrous adventure From beginning to end, minutely just as it happened; How he had seen Priscilla, and how he had sped in his courtship, Only smoothing a little, and soften- ing down her refusal. But when he came at length to the words Priscilla had spoken, Words so tender and cruel, "Why don't you speak for yourself John?" Up leaped the Captain of Plymouth, and stamped on the floor, till his armor Clanged on the wall, where it hung, with a sound of sinister omen. All his pent-up wrath burst forth in a sudden explosion, E'en as a hand -grenade, that scat- ters destruction around it. Like an awakened conscience, the sea was moaning and tossing, Beating remorseful and loud the mutable sands of the sea -shore. Fierce in his soul was the struggle and tumult of passions contending; Love triumphant and crowned, and friendship wounded and bleeding, Passionate cries of desire, and im- portunate pleadings of duty! "Is it my fault," he said, "that the maiden has chosen between us? Is it my fault that he failed,—.my fault that I am the victor?" Then within him there thundered a voice, like the voice of the Prophet: "It bath ,displeased the Lord!"—and he thought of David's transgres- sion, Bathsheba's beautiful face, and his friend in the front of the battle! Shame and confusion of guilt, and a- basement and self -condemnation, Overwhelmed him at once; and lie cried in the deepest contrition: "It bath displeased the Lord!- It is the temptation of Satan!" Wildly he shouted, and loud; "John Alden! you have betrayed me! Me, Miles Standish, your friend! have supplanted, defrauded be- trayed me! One of my ancestors ran his sword through the heart of Wat Tyler; Who shall prevent me from running my own through the heart of a traitor? • Yours is the greater treason, for yours is a treason to friendship! You, who lived under my roof, whom I cherished and loved as a broth - Then, uplifting his head, be look- ed at the sea, and beheld there Dimly the shadowy 'form of the May- flower riding at anchor, Rocked on the rising tide, and ready to sail on the morrow; Heard the voices of men through the mist, the rattle of cordage Thrown on the deck, the shouts of the mate, and the sailors, "Ay,ay, the Church Assembly Missionary Council said: "The Missionary Council has received with the deepest re- gret the news of the terrible finan- cial disaster which has befallen the Anglican church in the Province of Rupert's Land, We desire to ex- press our sympathy with the bishops and clergy in that province and we thank God for the splendid courage with which the church in Canada bas risen to Meet the heavy blow." Similar expressions were received from Rev. Canon Stacy Waddy, Secretary for the Propagation of the, Gospel in Foreign Parts, Rev. Al Thornton Down, General Organizing Secretary of the Society for the Pro- Back will I go 'o'er the ocean, this motion of 'Christian Knowledge and I dreary land will abandon, the Rev. F. Bate, Secretary of the Her whom I may not love, and him Colonial and Continental Church whom my heart nes offended. Society. ' Better to , be in my grave in the CONTRARY MARY Rhymes with a supposed historical explanation are, "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" and "The Lion and the Unicorn." In the former Mary is. taken to be Mary -Tudor and the "quite contrary" to refer to her. re- ligious opinions its opposed to those of her father, brother and sister•.. The garden was the Church in England at that time, the silver bells the bells that . were 'ringing during Mass, the cockle shell was the emblem of the pilgrims, and the "pretty maids all in a row" were the nuns whom she reinstated in the convents. The story of "The Lien and the Unicorn" has its origin' in heraldry. Until the accestion of James I, to the kingdom of'England the supporters of 'the Scottish arms were two rni- c"n; rampant, and 'one of tlrese,war• retained' when "the Lion beat the Unicorn all ,round the town" and James I. ascended the throne of the united kingdoms. ' NOBODY KNOWS er; You, who have fed at my board, and drunk at my cup, to' whose keeping I have intrusted my honor, my thoughts the most sacred and sec- ret,— You too, Brutus, all, woe to the name of friendship hereafter! Brutus was Caesar's friend, and you were mine, but henceforward Let there be nothing between us save war, and implacable hatred!" So spake the Captain of Plymouth, and strode about in the chamber, Chafing and choking with rage; like cords were the veins on his temples But in the midst of his anger a man appeared at the doorway, Bringing in uttermost haste a mes- sage cf urgent importance, Rumors of danger and war and' hos- Then from the rattlesnake's skin, with a sudden, contemptous ges- ture, Jerking the Indian arrows, he filled it with powder and bullets Full to the very jaws, and handed it back to the savage, Saying, in thundering tones: "Here, take it! this is your answer!" Silently out of the room then glided the glisening savage, Deering the serpent's skin and seem- ing himself like a serpent, Winding his sinuous way in the dark to the depth of the forest. with!" (To be continued next week) Sir!" tile incursions of Indians! Clear and distinct, but not loud, in Straightway the Captain paused, and, the dripping air of the twilight without further question or parley. Still for a moment he stood, and lis - Took from the nail on the wall his toned, and stared at the vessel, sword 'with its scabbard of iron, Then went hurriedly •on, as one who, Buckled the belt round his waist, seeing a phantom, and frowning fiercely departed. Stops, then quickens his pace, and Alden was left alone. He heard the follows the beckoning shadow. clank of the scabbard ' "Yes, it is plain to me now," he mum- Growing fainter and fainter, and dy- mured; "the hand of the Lord is ing away in the distance, leading me out of the land 'of dark- Then he arose from his seat, and ness, the bondage of error, looked forth into the darkness, Through the sea, that shall lift the Felt the. cool air blow on his cheek, walls of its waters around mo, that was hot with the insult, Hiding pre, cutting me off, from the Lifted his eyes to the heavens, and, cruel thoughts that pursue me. folding hie hands as in childhood, Prayed in the silence of night to the Father who seeth in secret. Meanwhile the choleric Captain strode wrathful away to the coun- cil TRIBUTE FROM 'A WEEKLY Some people are sure that the re. porter has a heart iof stone,. 'which may or may not be true, but one thing we do know is that he has a hard time. We fancy that rocks meet be swansdown compared to the bed 'of the city daily reporter. It land green old churchyard in Eng Close by my mother's side, and a- mong the dust of my kindred; Better be dead and forgotten. than living in shame and dishonor! Sacred and safe 'an unseen, in the dark of the narrow chamber With me my secret shall lie, like a buried jewel that glimmers Bright on the hand that is dust, in frequently is the. byword "If any- the chambers of silence and dark thing is wrong, blame the reporter." ness,— He must know the name • with con- Yes, as the marriage ring 'of the rest spelling and initials of anybody great espousal hereafter!" of any importance. He must know the political situation, no matter how Thus as he spake, he turned, in the strength of his strong resolution, Leaving behind him the shore, and hurried along in the . twilight, Through the congenial gloom of' the forest silent and sombre, Till he beheld the lights in the seven houses of Plymouth, Shining like seven stars in the dusk and mist of the evening. S h entered 'his 'door and found ( vie I limited for a Found it already assembled, impat- iently waiting his coming; Men in the middle of life, austere There's something in the adver and grave in deportment, Only one of them old, the hill that tisements today Co interest you. Read. was nearest Co heaven, them. NAUTICAL MILES ADD TO DOLLARS Apropos of winter vacations in the British Wlest Indies,' Sir Algernon Aspinall, of the West India Come mittee, London, England, says the following: "It cannot be too widely known that the currency •of the British West Indies is linked with sterling, and that the pound is consequently worth 20 shillings." He advances this am an inducement for Britishers to take tropical holidays in the West Indies. With these colonies even closer, as pointed 'out by the Canadian Nat- ional Steamships, the inducement to, Canadians is greater. And with the: Canadian dollar at a premium in the British West Indies ,the advantage to Canadian winter vacationists is still greater. kaleidoscopic its change-. ' He must know them to "spill the beans" and when to observe a sphinx -like 'silence. He must think quickly and accurately have a prodigious amount 'of general information at his : fingertips, know human nature, and put the pith of a story in. a sentence or spin it out. to a column, according to the space at hie , disposal that particular day. eon e , Quell t se;MEN—We Canadian ice s• In fact we know of nobody. else who the redoubtable'Captain I OF INTEREST TO �• dressed to theCollegh t Taron• An'cther roup .of Nursery Rhymee needs asgreat a variety of admirable Sitting alone, and absorbed in the only, the offer of aBritish-made, r3" SOI to, wi l 18a Coee d Strep , g h h 1-t except the mother of a martial pages of Caesar, • personally 'by ,comes from! �o d g • � campaign in efonly30OxoCub P to, will be answered latter. are repeating, for time arum cooking spoon for the return invited, St. Peter Street, Montreal l English gamee which qualities res eRed Wra pers.. a patrimonial na- family —Exchange. 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