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The Clinton News Record, 1931-07-23, Page 7TUE CLINTON-NEWS RECORD Ru!nalious oI Rebetah A Column Preliared'' ]Especially for ' Women — But Not Forbidden to Men REBE, THE OPEN ROAD N;ow the joys of the road are chiefly these: A crimson touch ' on 'the h' • i u e ardvood trees; .. A shadowy highway cool and g y brown, Alluring. up and .enticing down. Front rippled water to dappled swamp, From purple glory to scarlet pomp; The tempter apples over the fence; 'The cobweb . bloom on the yellow. quince; ` • 'The palish asters along the wood— . .A lyric touch of the solitude; . An idle noon, a bubbling spring, Phe sea in the pine -tops murmuring; 'The broad gold wake of the after- noon; "The silent fleck of the cold new moon 'These are the joys of the open road— For him who travels without a load. -Bliss Carman. WHAT A MAN LIKES . 'This is what a man likes: a blue sky and a stream, The lily -pads off yonder and the shore with gold agleam, 'The west wind gently blowing—for then the fishing's sure, A friend to share the glory and a bass to take the lure. —)Edgar Guest. So many .people are thinking of 3zolidaying at this time of year and, owing to economic reasons, sou g are feeling that they cannot afford to take the usual holiday if it im- plies the outlay of money. It is well that a people are thrifty enough to i realize this; it would be very foolish • to spend money on .a holiday which b ought to be saved to supply winter t coal or to tide over a sleek spell lat- er on. And yet, if there are Children in. the family a little change, an p 'outing of some sort is almost imper- il ti ave, The young folic look forward e to it so much and they look back up -o on it with such pleasurable memor- ies, Long ,years afterwards, when the t Children are grown and have taken m their own places in the world, people will remember happy dhildish holi- t days. It is a great thing to give children a happy childhood. It gives them such a fund of pleasant memor- ies which will add to the happiness of mature years in a way that seems out of all proportion. Parents who make their children happy, even though they cannot give them much of this world's goods, give them vain - 'Ole equipment for life. If an extensive and an expensive holiday minuet be enjoyed this sum- mer, perhaps a few weeks camping could he managed. A camp near the water, simple meals and a free and easy time away Froin the routine of life will give.a healthful and happy holiday. Let each child assist in the 'work which 'has to be done, too. It will add to their enjoyment. Believing that a number of folk to will try this sort'uf a holiday t] s summer I am giving below a number of camp cooking receipts from the "Camp Craft and Woodlore" a book- let publishedby the Canadian Na- tional Railways. Just being in the open and helping to prepare these meals s would constitute a holiday for most healthy persons. I can almost smell the clean, woodsy smell of a wood fire and the savory fish cooked over it, can't you? But .when You are camping be very, very careful about fires. Each child should be trained to see that the fire is com- pletely extinguished before being left; that is one of the first rules of woodcraft and boys, especially, can be taught to look after this as part of their work. I'm sure these fish could not •taste anything but good: Fish Boiled: Clean and cut off head, tail and fins. Either whole fish or pieces of 2 or 3 pounds weight may he used, pinned up cloth. A small piece of pork may be placed inside the eloth with the fish. Cover with well -salted water and boil slowly until done. Broiled: Clean and open down the back. Heads, tails and fins of small trout need not be removed. Place in broiler with a slice of pork or bacon across eaeh half, Fish should mai be broiled too long as this causes it to dry up and lose its flavor. Skewered: Skewer a half dozen small fish and as many pieces of ba- con or pork, alternately, sandwich fashion, upon a stick, and roast. Roasted: Clean a small fish, thrust a piece of bacon or pork into the belly cavity, salt on the outside and: impale on a forked stick by which it is turned often while roasting in front of the coals. In the case of trout and other delecate fish it is better to roast without bacon or pork so tha' he original flavor may be preserved When pork or bacon i not s o used it s well to salt fish both inside and out. Larger fish. may be split down the ack and -roasted on triple -pronged °asters cut from shrubs. Fried: Sever backbone' in several laces to prevent curling up in the an, roll lightly in cornmeal or bread iambs and fry with sliced bacon r pork. If fish are very small they play be fried crisp and in this case he heads of small trout are not re- eved. !Baking in Clay: Clay suitable for his purpose is not always available. It is of a blue -grayish color and when wet is easily worked into different shapes. The fish need not be clean- ed, but covered completely with clay and buried in the hot coals. If about a pound in weight it should remain in the fire for about three-quarters of an hour. When it is removed the clay is broken and the scales and fins are left adhering to the clay. The entrails will be but a hard mass and will readily drop out when the fish is opened. Roast Potatoes: Scoop out a hole among the ashes at the edge of the fire, fill it with coals and keep it hot for half an hour. Then clean out the coals, put in potatoes that have been well cleaned,cover them over with hot as'hes with a brisk fire on p. In• 40 minutes' time try stick- ( ing a sliver into them, if it goes in easily the potatoes.are..cooked. Beans:No dish in the camper's menu can beat A U t bettns • in the 11510 - When you start to get dinner, wash the beans .and put them on' to 'Par- boil slowly. Let thein simmer on the, dinner fire for two hours. When you have cleared up after dinner, go dig a hole nem the fire twice -the size of the pot in which you are going tc bake the beans,gline the hole', if pos- sible, with flat stones, In the greas- ed bottom of the pot slice an onion,, pour in half the beans. Ley in a layer of chunks of salt porkor tat bacon. Pour in water till the beans are covered.. Lay a tablespoonof molasses or sugar on top. Cover the pot with' a tight fitting cover, secur- ing it with a stone or some weight,' for if 'the steam escapes, the beans will be dry. In the .bean' hole, shovel a layer of red' coals from your fire, set' in the pot, fill the hole around and on top of the pot with red coals, finish off with 'hetes, In the mem- ing, those beans' will 'be baked ae Boston neverectreamed'sbeans could be baked. Time for. Cooking Vegetables: Po- tatoes bailed take 30 minutes, new potatoes baked 46 minutes, boiled 20 minutes,' sweet potatoes boiled 45 minutes, baked 1 hour, shell bean boiled 1 hour, green peas boiled 20 to 40 minutes; string beans boiled '1 tc 2 hours, green corn 25 minutes to 1 hour, tomatoes :Fresh, 1 hour, toma- toes canned 30 minutes, cabbage 20 minutes, cauliflower 1 to 2 hours, dandelions 2 to 3 hours, beet greens 1 hour, onions 1 to 2 hours, beets 1 to 5 hours, turnips white 45 minutes to 1 hour, turnips yellow 1 ah hours .to 2 hours, parsnips 1 to 2 hours, car- rots 1 to 2 hours. • (I think this much too 'long, to cook corn, ten to fifteen minutes in boiling water in plenty; Indeed, most of these vegetables cook in muoh less time. I would trust a male camper to cook a fish and make a good job of it, but those tender young vegetables may 'suffer at his hands.) In high altitudes water boils at low temperature Do not depend on slow - boiling foods on mountain trips un- less snaking long stay in one place,. 'Cooking Utensils: Those that are absolutely necessary are frying pan, coffee pot, tin cup, knife, fork and spoon. These articles are sufficient, but if weight is not an obstacle the above might be supplemented by any other article that the camper may think necessary. • The Cook Fire: To build a ramp fire over which cooking can be. .o c consplished, select two medium thick green logs and level off the top with the camp axe. Set and brace these logs a few inches apart, ,so they will form a support on which the bottom of the cooking utensils will rest saf- ely. Scrape a little trench under- neath and with a few logs more form the windguard or radiator at one side. The two logs which are to form the sides of the cooking "range" should be arranged so they are about six inches apart at one end and one to two feet apart at the other end, at which the baker may be placed, fac- ing the glowing coals. The common error of amateur campers is to build too big a fire; experienced cooks take out the unburnt wood before starting cooking, the novice puts on more and suffers from smoke accordingly for his ignorance. When leaving the cams- always be sure the fire is out. This is most important; it is also the law. Green wood is generally used for a camp fire that is intended for all- night service. REBEKAH • ® ging ily 0 o\' Tonight is the family re -union. It has been a weekly event ever since the young folk scattered to various towns, each to make his -or her own way in the world. It started when Dick left t s work in a neighbor- ing city. Dick was full of enthusiasm; but apt to be just a little bit .wild. So Dad started the habit of calling him once a week just to keep him under the parental influence, •he%ielen Was harried and moved away, and mother must needs make weekly voice visits with her. And now Betty has taken a position in another town. Her voice comes home each week too. Dad and mother gather all the news and pass it on to the others. It keeps the family together -- and the cost of the three evening `calls is less than a dollar. MillININIMIXIMIMMOIMMEWENERMEMENNINIENstm • Evening rates, on "Anyone." (station -to -station) calls Ge - gin at 7 P.m. (local time). Just give "Long Distance' the number you :want --- It *reels ftp the service. If you don't know the distant nam- •ber, "Information" will lash it ap for you. TTIUTtSDAY',:JULY 23; 1931 1-1'r. How My World Wags By a1 That Ancient Mariner DEAN D. HURMDY "Wife -beater sentenced to spank ing at Welland."-. Wie11 and good. The Lions invaded Toronto, and of course were greatly lionized, ` ""Radio; blown to bits as lightning strikes at London, Ont" Has -croon- er-hating spread to the, very. heav- ens? ... Campbell Soup plant was opened in New Toronto on Monday.\ Seemed like two days :ahead Of time. Doesn't the oldaong. say: "Wednesday sou - ()opt"? For the past siicteen 'months no Meuse has been placarded for infec- tious nfectious diseases at Iti'alton; Ont. If this fine record is destroyed it will be an- other nother case of Milton's paradise lost, Said to be aimed at the Doukho- bors of western Canada, the criminal code may be amended to put a stop to nude parades, by providing a pen- alty of three years an summary con- viction. No provision is made for wintery conviction, as not even Douk- 'robots would be crazy enough . to parade nude in that season, Bugbouse Bugs The flies and the beetles, The millers and moths, Each festively flutters And frolics and froths Around ev'ry light -bulb, Like clean -crazy loons, In time to some scret, Insanely wild tunes. They're bughouse with nrusie, And daft with the beat. • They rarely alight, P'rhaps they've corns on their feet. Their wings haven't bunions, Of that I would swear; So wildly they gambol And frisk in the air. And when they get singed In their reckless, mad strife, 'Twould seem that they babble: "Now, ain't this the life?" Little. -Stories of Success Nothing is more inspiring to young and old alike than a to read ad of the successful eareer of •somebody who made good in this little old world of ours. I have ktlown sten of ninety who remodelled their whole careers after reading of the ten - strike made by some fourth -rate gar- bage -remover upon the No Man's Land of the battle ground of life, Such is the force of example. It -is most inspiring, as I will remark a second time, to snake sure you get the idea. Take the case of John Smith, a name to conjure with in the annals of big business, and yet not unknown tr failure. The John Smith of whom I write was a heck of a poor business man, who, through discouragement had committed suicide several tines, But something within hien seemed to tell him to keep on trying and .per- haps he would win out, if he didn't happen to lose• So he kept on trying. which is the point I wish to make in `this inspirational little anecdote. This John Smith, •of whom I write, happened to notice that the door of his bedroom in a country hotel squeaked when he opened it. It also squeaked when he closed it. He wondered if all doors of country ho- tel bedrooms squeaked, and after making a special trip of examination lasting over two years, he concluded that they did. So lie hurriedly form- ed a company (before anyone else might think to do so) and contracted to oil all the gounti'y hotel bedrvont doors that squeaked when you opened them, Or when you closed theni, After he had bought the oil and the ail -cans, and had 'hired all the oilers and oiled all the doors, they didn't squeals any more, and there was no more business for his com- pany. Thus it went broke and John Smith committed suicide again. But something seemed to tell him to keep on trying and perhaps he would win out, if he didn't happen .to lose.' So lie'kept on trying, which is the point I wish to make in this inspirational little anecdote. The Codfish, in the' Catacomb In catacornet'ed catacomb A crusty codfish crept; He siyw a sheepish semaphore A -singing as it slept. A pagan Paganini played A doleful doodlesack, While twenty twins from Twicken- ham Baked beans behind• his back. A rampant, rabid reindeer raced A fabulous flamingo, Who hopped ahead unhappily, And lisped outlandish lingo. A jet-black Jewish ju1nping.jaek Ate antiquated. ants, And keel -keyed kingly katydids Wore capper -plated pants. "I hate this horrid howling hole," Thecr, . usty codfish cried He clattered 'round the catacomb, And sought to sneak outside. "You eanrt'clecannp without some cash," • The jack jeered ;I'm/ally "I'm minus' money," •said the cod, "I'll travel C.O.D." • —Dean D. I3'urrndy: As in former years, reduced rail - wee, :coach-liines, arid steamship rater will, be effective for the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. COUNTY NEWS GOD?;RT • C'II:' Abad car ac• tide nt occuueil on the lake shore. road, about one and one half . miles north of Goderich, a recent after- noon, when a car driven by Miss Dorothy Bruce, of Stratford, took to the ditch. There were four persons in the car and all were rushed to Alexandra Marine and :General Hos- pital, Goderich for, medical attention Miss, Bruce, driver of the car, . was the most seriously injured. She sus• tained severe lacerations about the body. The other occupantsof the car, Mrs. Henry A, -Bruce, Stratford, mother of the young woman at the wheel; Miss . Irwin, of Columbus Ohio and another woman from Bat tleford Sask., received mime •"-cu s and bruises, The place where the ace;dent occurred is known as the McManus corner and there is a very sharp turn in the road. It is alleged that the ear was travelling too fast to make the turn. The party were enroute from Bruce Beach to Strat- ford. IG'ODk1RIf1f: Two Brussels men, Lpland Proctor and John Barr, ap- peared in police court here on Thurs- day charged with the theft of geese and were remanded for a week or bail by Magistrate C. A. Reid, Proc- tor and Barr are alleged to have stolen five geese on the highway p a- perty of Wesley Nott, Tuekersmith Township. - They are alleged to have been caught in the act by •1Wrs: Nett who informed her husband. Mr, Nett. jumped into his car and gave chase. Lott followed the ear from his farm o Brimfield and thence to Clinton, a distance of some miles. Nott secured the number of the car, which he turned over to the police. Two of the geese were recovered. When the 'police investigated they learned that the license was in- the name of William Ament, of Brus- sels. „Further investigation revealed that Ament had sold the car a short time before to Earl Cunningham gar- age dealer, of Brussels, who in turn sold it to Leland Proctor. A charge has been laid against Proctor and Cunningham for failing to transfer the license under the Highway Act. BRUSSELS: Alex. Roe who pur- chased the flour and feed store of the late Alfred Backer was carrying a hundred weight of flour one day lastee tv k when he tripped and fel' on the cement sidewalk on his face. The bag of flour hit hint on the neck and he was stunned for a tiro. EXETER: ' Richard the 13 - year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Etherington, •an of De borne, U borne had ad a ter- rifying Y g ex perilence Tuesday about noon which might easily have result- ed in'his death. The lad was driv- ing a team of horses attached to a hay -rake and at the end of the field while in the act of turning around, one of the lines broke and the team started away on the run. The lad, sensing the danger he was in, en- deavored to jump from the rake, but unfortunately one of his feet got caught in the machine and be was dragged for a considerable distance and was badly scratched and bruised about the body. The team ran to the end of the field, jumped the fence and ran a half a mile down the road. with the rake and the lad trailing behind. The Iad was bruised front head to foot, and the abdominal wails were almost worn through. The lad was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher where his wounds were dressed.—Exeter Times -Advocate. British Immigrant Boys Make Good "So much has been published in papers inrecent months -about Immi- grants who had fallen on evil days and had to 'be deported that it might be a pleasant contrast;" writes the superintendent of the organization mentioned, "to read of the suecess that has attended one Organization's Bay Placement. This organization is the Hostel, Norval, Ontario, The Hostel has been placing British boys on farms hi C'entr'al and Western Ontario since May 1982°and has dur- ing that time placed 1175 boys. While there are no new confers be- ing placed now a number of good boys are available from day to day throughout the year at the time their yearly. contracts end. That the type of 'boy handled is d very high is proved by tea facts one that the Hostel has never had to hold a bo More t > 1 Y r frri tYweet _ Fero hours before' securing- another form 'job for hinzw-'and second that.no boy has ever been deported or returned to Great Britian because of lade of farm, work. . It is also interesting to, note that. the Hostel holds Trust Accounts for these boys with a total of X33,034:74 on deposit, 60 to' 70 ;have, recently joined the"'Churlh, two are Superin- tendents of • Sunday Schools, 25 to -30 are Sunday (School Teachers, 2 or- ganized and 'conduct Church Choirs, four are looking forward to the Min- istry, 5 enter the Ontario Agricul- tural College this Fall. The Hostel Boys' Second Annual Reunion takes place at the Hostel, Norval, Ontario, on Friday, July 31st, 1931. • Agricultural, Music, Athletic and Aquatic contests . have been planned. Anyone interested is cordially invited to be present." Fall Fertilizers for Strawberries The proper fertilization of a str•awbcrry,plantation may require fall applications of a commercial fertilizer. In September the straw- berry plants are forming their fruit buds for next year's crop and during this period they require good nut- tritianal conditions to make their best effort. On land which is well supplied with fertility, particularly nitrogen, it is quite possible that further applications of fertilizer are not necessary, but very frequently a light application of a goad fertilizer in late August wild result in a big increase in next year's crop. An ap- plication of 200 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre, trade in lat'e,Aug- ust, will assist most plantations in fruit bud formation. The nitrate should be broadcast on the plants during a perfectly dry day and im- ziiediately after the plants should be brushed by dragging ,a piece of can- vas or a broom over thein to dislodge any nitrate which may have adhered to the leaves. In this way little, i any, burning will te5 uIt Oda re commendation is based sd on experi meets conducted in the Horticulture Division, Central Experzemntal Farm --M. B. Davis, Central Expsrimenta Farm, Ottawa. . Ol4E WAY 'A') CUT One simple way of cutting the cos of living in Canada would be by re doming the numbers of members o' parliament and legislatures, as well as the legislatures themselves; but there is no :hope of such a move in spite of the fact that Canada is the most over -governed country in the world. -=-Niagara Falls News GEORGE WOULD MAKE GOOD CHAIRMAN Ottawa, July 18 A nicety in political life is being shown in connection with a social function being held at Caznpbellton,. Kent County, today. Because his pair in the Renee of Commons (ill'. F. Hepburn, Lib,, Elgin West), ori- ginally scheduled to be chairman, is ill in -bed, George W, Spotton (Cons., Ninth Huron), has consented to preside at the gathering. Mr. Spot - ton lett for 'Oamplieliton Thursday night. Ontario track finals for school boys are to be run on Opening Day at the Canadian National Exhibition. tide year. Standing room in the paddock at the 'Canadian National Exhibition grandstand accommodates 8,000. Canada's premier Horse Show 'will be held at night during the 1931 Canadian National Exhibition, Tor- onto. The cost of staging the Canadian National Exhibition annually is $1,- 225,000. CPI ".[lt1tSowice Gattabiati ii �r OF Trnl ebt t ctt1 Ssac' . �Ft�t1(Xtt Etiizd,r•br GRANT 'FLEMING,: M.D. .-. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY SUMMEit CARE OF THE BABY During the summer, there is more illness among babies than there is at other season of the year, For this reason, we wish to bring to the at- tention of parents certain points which should receive particular at. tention in order that the occurrence of stunner illness among babies may be diminished, BREAST-FEEDING. —Every baby should be ,breast-fed by his mother, Breast milk is the best milk; it is fresh; it is free from germs. Con- sequently, its use means less sick- ness among babies Babies should not be weaned excepting when her doctor -tells the mother she should do so SATE MILK --If the baby is not freast-fed, he must have safe milk. This applies also to breast-fed babies after they have been weaned. Pas- teurized milk is safe milk. Either pasteurized inillc should be purchas- ed, or the milk should be pasteurized in the hone. If for some reason it is not possible to have pasteurized milk the. milk should be boiled for three minutes. Do not give the child raw milk. Mille must 'be kept cold and covered. It must not be left standin;e even for a short time in the warm room, or left without a cover There is only one way to keep milk and that is on ice. BATHING --A bath once a day is needed. 'In hot weather, an extra sponge -off makes the baby mole comfortable. W'ATE'R—The baby should always be offered water between feedings. Like everyone eles he is more thirsty g, se will want letter. NM 16 4•1•11.1MMERINOtib ruin • howea t ther more water, offer it to hint. Ile I cannot ask for it. FRESH AIR --The baby should practically live out of doors, SUNiI,,IGHT—A sunbath should be given every day, beginning with short exposures of the feet, only, gradually working up to the exposure of the whole body for one hour, In really hot weather, the baby ehould be kept out of the sun during the heat of the day; the sun -bath may he given before eleven or after three o'clock. tCLOTILTNG--The baby should be dressed according to the weather. Many ',babies are miserable because they are over -clothed and so are trade hot and uncomfortable. On very warm days, all the clothing the baby needs is the diaper. FLIES AND INSECTS --- They spread disease and should be kept away frons the baby and his food, This can be done by the use of screens and netting, Particularly would we warn par- ents about digestive upsets and ir- regularity of the bowels. These should be considered as serious con- ditions in the baby. Promptly and properly treated at the start, they respond to treatment, but Choy be- come very serious if they are allowed to go on. The large mirgber of deaths that stili occur front summer diarrhoea is due to delay in securing proper treat- ment.wlien the diarrhoea begins, Questiops eoncerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As.. sedation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answerer' personally by • time t e 0 "'Brantford" deal Ile will show you roofing treatments of impressive beauty. He will tell you that Brantford Roofs are fire-resistant; that they cost less to buy, less to hi and nothing for repairs. He will advise you in the selec- tion of the Brantford design most suitable to your type of home and its surroundings. He will gladly give . a FREE estimate of how little it costs to have a• Brantford Ytoof laid directly over your old wood shingles, to eliminate muss„ to save time and ! money. SAI lee your rautfor RO• Brantford Hooting Company, Limited, Plead Once and Factory;. Brantford, Ont,. Branch Offices and Warehouses: Toronto, Winnjpeg, Montreal, Ifalifax, Saint John, N.B., and 2t. Jahn's, Nfld. 190 For Sale By: CLINTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE CO