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The Clinton News Record, 1931-02-26, Page 7HE CiJN'fON-NEWti RECORD Runllua1ionsDRelictall A Column Prepared Especially for Wonien— But Not Forbidden to Men THEY .ALSO SERVE • Two angels bent their watching, wonde`iing eyes •" Along: the mist of workaday's drab skies! e ,They saw a genius, keen of brain and hand, Fashion a masterpiece of sculpture grand 'I':iey saw a woman by a baby's bed Smoothing a pillow for curly hea'd., They saw's boy—who fed a starving dog; They heard a robin singing on a log:. ,They smelt a rose from someone's garden -store Which wakened, hope in failure's heart once metre. And all seemed good! None greater than the rest. Since each had gladly given of his best! —Lillian Gaard. Queen Illary.has now expressed her. preference for the shorter skirt, that is, the skirt "just above the ankle," and we may be saved 'the worry of the long, flowing .robes of yester- year. But, it must be confessed that the dear queen has never departed ankh from that length herself, even during ail the year's in which skirts travelled skyward so alarmingly. Personally I like them a little shorter than Queen Mary usually wears. X think, if I may say so without disre- spect to Her Majesty, that they are' smarter. And one would think that after the many years women wore their skirts trolloping about their ankles they could put up with them at this nice; smart, bandy length for another ten, twenty dr even fifty years. But it seems impossible to avoid extremes. When skirts began to grow short they kept getting shorter and shorter until they were,' if not indecent at least unlovely. There is a length which includes pro- priety, smartness and comfort and there seems no good reason why we should not take that length and retake it general for street and all general vear. '(here seems to be a tendency, too, to adopt the feminine in dress, to do away with "mannish" clothes and have them frilly and dainty. Of , „a..e IOW course it is much'easier to put a frill on a skirt reaching to' the ankle, and it did not seem to be worth while to •add a frill. to one which barely reach- ed the knee, and if we are in for a period • of pretty, feminine, frilly things, who will object? .A pretty girl, if she needs': anything to en- hance the beauty of her youthful - nese, always looks• (best in pretty, frilly things. 'That : is one reason why I never could understand wwhy',girls wished to garb 'themselves in ugly duck bloomers and things, of that sort, Perhaps they are learning that they have been that wasting their charm's, and are turning over a new leaf. . , • list what 1'be been wondering, Is whether, with the pretty feminine clothes which best suit them, girls will also don the pretty feminine manners which go ,with then. To hear a girl clad in knickers and shirt punctuating her conversation with the latest slang may not sound so bad, but .to hear the -same language front(• the lips of one daintily gowned in chiffon and lace would sound most incongruous. When one hears" a girl talk in loud, !bold tones and using slangy language one naturally ex- pects to see her "looking the part." If she is dainty and feminine looking one will expect her to carry out the part in her conversation. 7f the longer skirts and the mete feminine trend of women's clothing will have the result of bringing back some of the dainty and what we used to describe "womanly" traits. of char- acter We should welcome them with open arias. Too little attention has been paid to "manners" for a long time. We should do well to cultivate them again. After all good manners ave what make human intercourse pleasant. They smooth away fric- tion and retake the social wheels go around. They are a good asset for young people going out into life and will open doors which would forever remain closed to the boor and the hoiden. Those who are responsible for the training of youth will earn their lasting gratitude if they insist upon them acauirine and practising the small niceties of manner and a clue consideration for the rights and feelrligs of others. -' REBEKAH USEFUL HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS A Torn Raincoat Tv mend the tear in the raincoat, hold the torn part in place and fas- ten together on the wrong side with• strips of adhesive tape. Rosettes Never sew the rosettes •of ribbon on baby's bonnet and jacket, but put them on with snaps. Then they can easily be removed each time the ar- ticle is washed and put back again with no effort. Need Not Re Qihebby ,Gas brackets that have balsa corroded and unsightly a d be may painted with silver or gold paint that comes just for this purpose,' and made to look quite good-looking a- gain at a nominal cost. Unwise Don't save half -used medicine made from prescriptions. Tinte will fre- quently cause dangerous changes in 'huge, attd medicine that would be beneficial one week would be unfit for use in a month's thne. Ironing Iron holders for; the old-fashioned irons should be thick enough to pro- `tect the hand, but not bulky. Bulky holders are dangerous and apt to catch on fire, Two holders used al- ternately are comfortable and not so beating to the laundress. Instead of the Cork ,After first removing the cork of a bottle from glue, do not use it a- gain but in its place insert the stump of an old candle, it will never stick and the glue cannot spill, Steaming Velvet When steaming velvet ovee the tea kettle, insert a small Turmoil into the spout of the kettle. This will cause the steam to spread over -a larger surface 'and the work will be done much more quickly. j Moths in a Closet If you are unlucky enough to find moths have infested your clothes closet, saturate a. cloth with formal dehyde, hang it in the closet and close tightly for 12 hours. The fumes' will kill meths and their eggs and 1 you will leave no odor in the clothing Mustard Plasters Mustard plasters seem to be very popular this winter on account of so ranch grippe and flu and it is well to know that if the mustard pate is mixed with the White o! est ., 'with warm camphorated oil instead of hot water, it, will not blister and the remelt will be better, Cleaner Giobee So often the electric dight globes and bulbs are not washed except at housecleaning time. This is not only a rather neglectful habit to get into but the housewife will 'rind she is paying for electric light that she is not receiving. It is =Aging how' much lightsoiled. glass globes. and dirty bulbs take up, Don'fo for Housewives l Don't dry, clean in the house, Don't leave the children loathe in the house and go visiting. I Don't forgot' to dry the family toothbrushes in the sun one day a ween:, Don't let the family step out of their clothes and leave them en the Door. Insist upon their being hung up. Don't let the children ibe wasteful with electricity ' and leave lights 11 overtho house. burningt ase. Teach them to turn them off when leaving a room, Don't leave half the contents of the food in the tin in which it tante. If all is not used tufo out the re- mainder oh a china dish and put a- way in the refrigerator to be used talus Nom, iaf=e Never put meat away in the re- frigerator with gravy poured over it. Keep them separated and you will find the (neat will keen better. Gra- vy soars more quickly than meat and might spoil otherwise good meat. For the Marshmallow Roast When toasting marshmallows have handy a cube of butter so the toas- ters can thrust their sticks or forks into it !before putting the marshmal- lows on. This will prevent their sticking and .spoiling the shape i.n getting then off. Ready in a Jiffy le you use a great deal of cocoa and sometimes are called upon to make it in a hurry, why not make a quart of chocolate syrup and keep it on 4he ice in a bottle? When cocoa is desired, 1 tablespoon of syrup in a cup of hot milk will make the cocoa in a. jiffy. Classified Most of the milk labels nowadays have the day of delivery' printed on them. However, if the milk concern with which you deal does not employ this method a way to'imark older milk is to wash the cap well and put it back on the bottle upside down. The day of delivery may be written 00 top, Too Touchy Don't guard against a draught that only lasts a minute. You are bound to be in them at times and if totally unused to a draught it is al- most certain to mean trouble, Protectors • If you find book ends, vases, cig- arette boxes, etc., are scratching the furniture on which they are placed, haste blotting paper under them, This will prevent those ugly scratch-. e0. '1 Temporarily Stopped U yon discover a small hole.0r run in the silk stoekiings you have on and art unable to change them, rub a rlantpenod carte of soap around the hole to bleek lilcehhond of its 'intik ing a long run and ruining, the stock- ings. • All Work, Nit Play Iris. a poor rule to always have something that moist he done when hubby suggega a movie or entertain - meg. for the evcninw. He wants to ;forget work fox a. while in;the even- ing and "seeds, it little recreation. In- cidentally, the housewife - does too, and the time is never wasted when acquiring some new amusing thoughts, A Different Frock •Onoof the biggest argument: in favor' of the housewife never coercing in a •dress that she will weer mut vis- iting is the cooking odor she takes, along with herIt is very hard o tiny frock to do kitchen duty,•.even ' a pinch, but the lliteehen odors it apt p o pick ulllgrgva,vezy heavy when 'mixed with the delicate powders an perfumes one enocunters •when visit ing. Haven't you ever set alongsid of a woman at the; movies who semi like a fried oyster? Weil, she *le something for dinner. • wearing- til ,saint dress in whieh she came to th mow es, that's. all: "- - •• Care et Kiddies Don't let the children put thine into their mouths' such as pencils money,eto, Impress upon the children to nev er hold onto moving vehicles when o their skates," sleds., etc.. 0Be careful just where the young star is doing his coasting on his sled bike, etc„, and make sure he does n cross streets during the process. As early:. as • possible teach the ehildern plain traffio:rules and the correct way” to cross a street; ob- serving both lights and the traffic policeman; if there are such., Oth- erwise to'be car'efut, A Brighter Atmosphere Do rot forget that dark, gloomy sick rooms lower the ritality of the patient. If the light proves annoy- ing to the patient, have a vase of cheerful flowers in ,a position that they can be enjoyed instead of the sunlight. Think .Twice . . Think twice (before you buy mat- erials to be made ftp, first 11 you actually need the new dress and se- cond, have you the time just at pre- sent to make it up,' 'Sone women waste money every year in buying materials that are never used. The Old Reliable Be sure to have one clock in the house that keeps absolutely correct thne if you have folks to' get off to work and children .to go to school. Then they can depend on this time- piece should the others easy and no mistakes will be made, Protection for pillows To. keep ticking on bed pillows clean buy some muslin and cover the pillows with that, making it just the size of pillows, then put the pillow eases over the muslin case. The mus- lin case may be washed three or four tines a year, keeping ali soil and grease from the ticking and feathers. Just a Little Talent The person who is just a little handy with a paint Brush can melte most attractive porch jardinieres by painting two -gallon stone jugs. a bright orange with decorative de- signs in black. A Good habit When travelling form a habit, of caring for your jewelry and money in just the same way each time it is removed. Then you will always know just where they are and are not apt to leave them behind when packing for another town. For Jaded Furs Furs are made to look like new by wetting t t e n etc with rt them th .hal brush sh g a and brbshing against the nap. Hang the furs in the air until dry and then beat them lightly on the right, side with a rattan. Then comb the hair out carefully into place. e A Farewell. Gift A thoughtful gift to the person a- bout to embark on a journey is a ceert or a ca .d card n • " n t i ba til P t filled with plain post cards. It will be no trou- ble for the person to write a few lines at various noints of the trip, thus supplying the home folks with news, without the .greater effort of a letter. Discarded Bedspreads Worn bedspreads are handy to cover the springs under the mattress to protect it from the wire. It means much less wear on the mattress and likewise much -less dirt. Whiter Clothes Very yellow clothes 'need drastic treatment to ' get them white 'again. First try soaking them over night in water containing tllorax (1-4 cup to 1' gallon, of water), 1f the clothes still are not satisfactory, allow them to ' freeze in this colli weather. They 'will be like snow. !. Tho Housewife Says • Kerosene will soften shoes and bootsthathave become hardened by water. Adhesive tape is an invaluable em- ergency mending material for rents n in rainco its, �' galoshes:.. and umbreI- ip., inc.;. i s Wtent� washing el• cuii' .' 4 i''. c light bulbs, Z, When h. be careful td Wet anlj> th© glass part; c'1' I as cony, water lc;ft in the glass sec- .• tion might cause's short ciy uit. WRteneedvering button ret Ids with silken'%materi tl, cover them first with soft 'flannel .o?•: wool' and then with the silk. They will bale match' bet As 'Slow .as Molessds Catsup is sometimes elf slow in pour .as molasses, Parish back the heavier liquid 'with a fork and then; pour dowry, it: is just thistcongealed catsup at the top that causes ,rhe dif- ficulty. • A. Poos' Marksman , If you are not so• true with a ham- mer and are apt to leave rings and marks around the'na�is you are try- ing to drive, it is best to cover the head of the hammer witha piece of thick, soft cloth' and 'then get to work. Sweet Butter • It le so much wiser and safer to use a covered crock to hold the pound of butter than to just put it in on the lee in• its waxed paper. Butter picks up the taste of so many things and it is too expensive to take all those chances with it. ' The Recipe Calling for Stock ,Frequently a recipe calls for "stock" and- we cast it aside because it seems extravagant. A, can of clear soup, such as consomme or bouillon, will answer the purpose and for an expenditure of 10 or 20 cents and no trouble you have your stook on hand.. • Better Wear When relining a beaded Ibag, make the lining a litale bit shorter than the bag itself and the weight will rest on it instead of the beads, A new lining is much cheaper than a new beaded section. Should Bo Covered ,Keep the sewing machine covered when not in use. If exposed to dust it soongets out of repair, besides re- quiring a good cleaning before each using so it will not soil the material to be stitched. The Loose Handle Is there anything so annoying as to have an umlbelia whose handle copses off each time you raise it? Fill the cavity in the handle with melted alum and then quickly press the stick into it, holding it firmly un- til it sets. For the Laundry Lis/ A. 10 -cent blank book fcr laundry records is invaluable. A list of cus- tomary laundry can be written there- in and each week just the number of articles need be entered. It saves time writing out the articles each time and you always know where the list is, what was sent, besides hav- ing a neat alibi" should a complaint arise. Torn Off Buttons The beg way to put hack buttons that have been torn off the children's rompers or underclothes is to sew the button securely to a small square of strong tape. Push the button 'through the hole, leaving the new square on the wrong side of the garment. Fell this down to the romper in back • the button anof pd in this way you are patching as well as sewing on the button. Baby's Bath Never bathe baby within and hour after feeding. 'Never leave u young baby alone in the hath tub. °" Never add more hot water to the 'bath after the baby is in the tub. Never put baby into a tin tub that has had the water heating in it. .Heat the water and then pour it into the tub, tempering it carefully with cool water before baby is put in. Never delay the bath or let baby play in the water for any length of time in cold weather. Babies are quiekly chilled and unnecessary de- lays are dangerous and very foolish no matter hew cute baby may seem, GO'D'EBICI•I: Payor C. C. Lee an- nouneecl last week at the meeting of the Town Council that he would pay his own expenses to Toronto as he felt it was in the interest of the town to have representation at the annual meetings of the Ontario'Good Roads Association, and the Bluewat- er Highway Association, and on the deputation sponsored by the city of Guelph to meet the government in reference to the cost of provincial highwaye to urban municipalities, which are being' hold in Toronto from February 24th to 27th, r...nnr ]nteiresting Links i The first Canadian railway Was constructed ,in 1836 'between St. Johns, Que., and Laprairie; it was sexteen miles long and was operated by horses, for which locomotives were substituted' in 1837. The se- cond rsihvay was ,opened in 1847 and the third in 1848, In 1850 there were only 66 miles of railway in Canada, The railway era proper may be said to. have begun ie. -1851 with the inauguration of the' Gland Trunk system' and several subsidiary lines terotighout Ontario and Quebeo. At Confederation these had grown to 2,278 miles. Tho Intereolonial which linked the IVlat:itinies to Quebec and Ontario, Was, ars already noted, a part of the Confederation compact. The 'next mei most . important step woes the bui'd.ng . of the Canadian Paretic Railway, completed tin 1885, whichopened and merle the whole ot the great West an integral part of. the Drminion. The second and third transcontinental, namely, the Cana- dian Northern Railivay and the (Grand Trunk Pacific (with the Na- tional Transeentieental) lbelo>ng to .the later era of the twentieth acre- tory, and 'their inception is thus within common mensory. With their completion Canada ,possessed the most extensive railway system - of any, cnuntly for its. oppulation, no other hi the world exceeding, lis in mileage per capita: The Intereolonial end P. 1B. 1, Rail- ways were from the 'first owned. arid o Canada's History operated by the Dominion Govern- ment. In 1915 on the failure of the Grand Trunk Pacific Cohipany to take over the National Transcontin- ental railway front Moncton, N.B., to Winnipeg, the Government itself undertook its operation, 'together with that of the Lake Superior Branch of the G.T.P. Xn :1.917, again, the Government' acquired the capi- tal stock of the Canadian Northern Railway Company, and in 1919 was appointed, receiver for the Grand Trunk Pacific. Later in 1919, the Grand Trunk was included in the Government railway system, which. in 1922 was consolidated and re- organized unifier a single nationat board.' This great system now eon- trols 22,915 miles of stailway, being the largest single system in North America, it includes the Quebec Bridge, which has a central span of 1,800 feet, the lotngest in the. world, Side by side is the Canadian 'Pacific with its 14;655 miles .01 road, excles ive of 851 miles ,controlled in Canada and 5.079 miles cone.eoltod in ` the United States, its subsidiary steam shin lines en the Atlantic and• the; Pacific, and its record in overco01 ing the geographical obstruction of the Rookies. Besides its impos'tance to Canada, the 'Canadian 'Panific, running in it norilict n latitude, ;forms, with 11s ateeilfe5 i' steamship services, a comparativcily' short way from Europe to the Per ,East and thegeranks as ono of the' groat 'trade tomes of the world:•' fe iit Seri o (totabtakt GugIMT FLEMING,• CRIPPLED CHILDREN ;. cH. , A crippled, child, to the; majority of people is a child who .is deformed physically, or who is without part of a limb. This is hardly a. correct viewpoint because it child whose body isr e da, nag d or 'deficient in anyway is a cripple. The child who has a da- maged heart is just as much a crip- ple as is the child who has lost an atm or a leg. Crippled children should have the extra attention which they require on account of their handicap in order to me'se life as nearly normal as pos- sible for: thein and to guide their edu- cation so that they may become self- supporting adults. (There is a general willingness, which is altogether commendable, to lighten the burden' and to brighten the. lives of those children who are physically handicapped. In this age, despite all the criticisms which are being heaped. . upon it, there exists, more than in any previous age, an appreciation that every child has a right to a fair chance in the world. While it is true that the crippled child ehould be helped, the sight of such a child should not only be an inspiration to help him, but should lead us to determination to help to prevent any ehild from beeoming crippled. Do the most that can be crone for the crippled child, and he will still be handicapped in life's venture; far !better would it have been to have prevented the disability entirely. Toa large extent, crippling may be prevented. Tuberculosis of the bones in children is one cause which can be largely controlled by using only milk which is pasteurized; and thus made safe and rendered free from danger of its carrying tuber- culosis to the child. Another means is by protecting the young child from exposure to any case of tuberculosis. Infantile Paralysis (Poliomyelitis) is ono of the common causes of crip- pling. The treatment with conval- escent serum before the paralysis develops is, of course, the best pre- ventive measure, as sueh -treatment will usually prevent the paralysis and subsequent crippled condition. If the paralysis does develop, then proper care will do a great deal, to prevent serious crippling. If such .cases are not under proper care, the results will be much more serious than they would be had proper treatment been given, The damage to organs of the body which cripples the child can, in very Many cases, be prevented by safe- guarding the child from such diseas- es as measles and scarlet fever evhich often leave permanent da - OF THE Q �yl� b' iCFil ,�l��iJxtttt�'Ylxlt RSSioCIA'rE:s5cnETAnY mage in ;their trail,' by proper treat- ment of :such conditions as diseased tonsils and tgeth before they jiave'a chance to do any damage to the wit al organs of the body. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian •Medical"As- sociation,- 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. JURY UNABLE TO AGREE AS. TO GUILT OF SUSPECTED BANK ROBBERS "We have failed to agree," was the verdict of the jury in the trial of Gilford and Harvey bb Neil, on a charge of armed rubbery of the Brussels branch of the Bank of Neva Scotia on October 29 Iast, and ob- taining 0,880.04. The trial, which had been inpro- gress at the courthouse, ,Goderich, for four days, was brought to a close just a feeveminutes before mid- night Saturday, when the. presiding judge, Justice lVfcEvoy; received the verdict and gave out the following judgment before discharging the jury: "The jury, failing to agree, I re- mand the prisoners to jail and tra- verse this case to the next assizes," This means another trial for the ac- cused, .The next assizes will be held next fall and the 5feNeil brothers will be held in custody at the county jail until then, 'This was the first bank robbery case ever tried in Huron County and it created keen and widespread inter- est. Opening on Wednesday and THU.IZSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1031 sesostaseseesseasseeseesn'esesaasseme contiuieg until ,Saturday night, 't1 courtroom was crowded at every ser sion withstanding room ataprow lune In all, thirty witnesses wet examined. The taking of evident was concluded at Saturday 'morning' session; Saturday afternoon we taken up with the addresses' of coup sel and judge, the case going to th jury at 7.05 on Saturday evening After being out two hours and iii minutes the jury returned to th courtroom ' at 9.45 o'clock to as) some questions on which they were not clear, With the questions answered til jury weizt out again at 10.30 o'clock returning a half hour later, ani when queried by the court clerk is they had arrived at a decision• thf foreman replied, "The jury has die, agreed and doesn't think there is -t chance of coming to all agreement.' Justice McEvoy, "This is an el pensive 'trial. I wilt give you anode er half hour." The jury deliberated for another half hour .and on filing back to thein places in thecourtroom the customs any question was once again put, "Have you arrived at a deeision•r to which the foreman' replied, "We have not." Justice McEvoy: "al`d chance?" Foreman: ' '4Don't thin] there is any possible chance of ag. reeing. CANADA'S PRECISE LEVEL NE7 What is known scientifiealIy as thi precise level net, of Canada, nota covers the Dominion and a maze o1 figures is required to represent thi elevation above sea level of the van sous localities indicated. These fig ures are carefully computed by thi Geodetic Survey of Canada, D'epgrt anent of the Inteiler, and are has on mean sea -level obtained from fiv tidal stations, namely,. Yarmouth an Halifax on the Atlantic coast; Fath er Point on the Gulf of St. Lawrenc and Vancouver and Prince Rupert o the Pa1eifie Coast. The figures al necessary in the laying out of towm the building of bridges, ebgineerin and irrigation works, and they als serve as the basis for all other so veer .measurements and computation Lovely China Delicious Oats . • . in every package .Marked ',Chinaware" Qum( UAKER • OA TS Cooks in 21/2 minutes after the water boils i STRAIGHT and - A NEW SIX ii i I G 1 _S STYLED LIKE THE EIGHTS Chrysler Eight Sedan, 0950, f. o. b. Windsor, Ont. (wire wheels extra) CHRYSLER'S SMARTEST AND FINEST CARS 1 THE NEW Chrysler Six—big in size, big in power --and the Chrysler Eights are, in a very true sense, the Show Cars of zee —outstanding in style. In the new Six, as in the Eights, refreshing„smartness is created by an .extremely • low center' of- gravity, • whichalso stakes for greater safety.: at al[' speeds. You actually feel safer. as you ride along and noticethe.. needless height of other cam. And performance! -» Chrysler performance is as outstanding f as Chrysler style. The new Chrysler Six has a 7o -horse- power engine. The Chrysler Eight has a 9o -horsepower en- gine. The Chrysler Imperial Eight has a x 2 - horsepower engine.-'In•addition, the two Eights have an exclusive Chry- sler Multi -Range 4 -speed trans- mission. with Dual High. gears. There are twa distincthigh gears — one. far', sprinting •in • traffic and climbing hills, the other for the open highway. A quick, quiet gear shift makes zt easy to shift back and forth between the two "highs" at any speed without clashing. See the new Chrysler Six, the Chrysler Eight and the Chrysler Imperial Eight at the Automo- bile Show, and at the special exhibit in our showroom. MEW CHRYscpk SIX ($1140 to $1150 CHRYSLER BIGHT P915 to ,$21•#0 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL EIGHT 03625 to $4720 All Prices f. o, b. Windsor, Ont., in. chiding standard factory equipment (freight and taxes extra) 39 J. B. 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