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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-08-20, Page 7—•Y TILE' CLINTON-NEWS RECORD Rnffiinalions nt Rehefah A, Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to Men THE HUMDRUM WAY When something unusual has ' to be done, a perilous 'hill to be scaled, a bridge to be crossed, adventure be- gnn1, we think not of those.tvho have failed, but we tackle, the job with courage and zest, for really and truly its fun to feel: that our strength is standing the test when there's something of worth to be done, When we feel we are watched by critical eyes, when we know there's reward if we win, its neither a mat- ter for praise or surprise that we're only too glad to begin; for its human to like the cheers and applause that follow, spectacular feats, but save a few cheers for this ether cause-- the ause-the heroes in quiet little streets. When the sante old thing hes got to be done—a drab little, quiet little, everyday task, a floor to be swept, a ledger begun, then this is the boon we justly may ask -'that we may be given the strength, day by day, to walk with sweet grace the dull, Hum- drum Way. ---Wilhelmina Stitch. - I sometimes think that this is a- bout the most difficult age, in which to live that the world has ev- er seen. Now, what do you think of that, when you consider the advan- tages of this modern age in contrast to the inconveniences with which our mothers and grandmothers coni tended? But when you consider that wo- men's work, the most effective of it, is se, often humdrum. Who ever heard of a good housekeeper, a first` eyed, class mother, wife and homemaker ! getting into headlines, being pre - seated with bouquets and 'having the seat of . honour at a banquet table? Still we are told over ' and over again that the woman's place is in the home; that she should be glad to spend her life in making the lives cf others smooth and enjoyable. And countless thousands of them do that very thing. But ;' I do tingle that these women might be cheered a bit occasionally. An odd bouquet might be tossed their way, instead of all being thrown to the ones who dellh- erately. leave the home t'o fly autos continents, swim channels, paint pic- tures or write books.. I say that the present age, when the spectacular is the c,nly thing that gets the applause, is a difficult thne in which to live for the bright, alert but modest and home -loving woman, One sin against the body which; modern young people are commit- ting is in curtailing their hours of sleep. The daylight-saving plan just gives them another hour to fritter a- way in the evening and they must, in many cases, arise in fair time in the morning. Young folk can do with very little sleep of a night and, apparently, be little.the worse for it but if they curtail their hours of sleep habitually year in and year out they, will pay for it in a weaken- ed body. If seven or eight hours' sleep is the rule then an occasiena] shortening of the time may not count much, but when the time for sleep is regularly cut a third or a half it is done at the risk of the person doing it and Old Mother Nature can be very sten when her rules are disob- REBEKAH USEFUL HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS Water Spotted I A Place for Ravelings If you should accidentally spill water on the leaves of a book, put the leaf between two blotters and press with a warm iron on one side and then on the other, It will pre- vent the leaf from wrinkling. Home Remedies Rubbers have a faculty of wearing out at the heel. Cut ,out the heel, leaving a narrow strip to go around the back of the foot and your winter rubbers are converted into your spring sandals. Even if you • only get a season's wear out of them, it is a saving. Still 8 Question Some persons contend that expen- sive china and glassware is extra- vagance but the cheaper grades can- not stand the senie usage that the better grades can. They both chip and crack more readily and in con- squence there is a great deal more breakage than with the better grade. Parchment Shades If the parchment shades have been shellaced and varnished they may be washed with white soap and wa- ter. Brighten with a little furniture polish. When Purchasiug Enamelware When buying enamelware inquire as Oto the number of coats. The best variety of white enamelware has more eoets. The eheaper ware has only one additional coat and there- fore ebips readily. Difficult to Serve ] It is bard graceful g a race lh hostess when serving a lemon meringue pie but if the pie knife is wet with celd water before cutting into the pie the meringue will not stick and pull from the slice. • 41 ■ The University was established in 1878—Reorganized in 1908. Three Faculties—Ads, Medicine and Public Health. Five affiliated colleges. Enrolment is limited. Only students having the highest qualifications and giving evidence of suitability will be accepted. Early application for en. trance is desirable. Courses are from three to seven years. M Junior or Honor atricplation re.. gaited, according to course. / ppiyetonceforfullinformetion. 54 UNiVE S ITY WE ERN. ONT,APi0 great great deal of the litter from sewing may be avoided if the house wife will just keep the top drawer of her sewing machine empty and as she sews she will put all the loose threads, clippings, ravelings, etc., in there. At the end of the day she has only to empty her drawer into the trash basket Sind all the sewing remnants are gone. Concerning the Hot Water Bottle Years :nay be added to the life of the hot water bottle if a bit of care is taken of it. Baty the bag from a reliable -deal- er, being certain to purchase one with a guarantee, Keep the bag hanging with the neck down. Never fill the bag more than two- thirds full. Don't pour actually bailing water into the bag. Press out the steam before putting in the stopper. When the bag is not in use keep the stopper tied securely to the bag so it cannot be lost and thus end the usage of your bag. Engiish Ivy Slips of English ivy will grow Very well in water and can be ar- ranged in an ornamental bowl, mak- ing a pretty touch of green in an otherwise rather dull roost. Yellowed Handles The'bone handles' of cutlery may be whitened considerably by rubbing with a wet cloth with peroxide of hydrogen. Rinse in clear water and dry with a soft cloth. The Old Marble Top One hnesewife has taken the top m from the discarded arble table and placed it on top of her refrigerator. Any' number of bottle or hot dishes may be placed on . this surface with- out damage to the paint or enamel, besides being very attractive. Baby's Tray To keep the tray of baby's high chair clean, cover the tray with table oil cloth. Draw it neatly over the .front and. back edges, tacking it underneath closely so as not,. to scratch the little fellow's hands. At the sides leave it about a half inch longer than the tray and let it turn up, This can be wiped.clean after each' meal. For the Bookcase When housecleaning the bookcase this year don't forget te,, sprinkle n few drops of oil of lavendar on the shelves and dispel any mouldy smell that may be around them. ,Daintier Gifts When giving away. jellies or pre- serves, decorate them just a bit by placing a small paper doily on top of each :lar and then slip a rubber band around the lace edge to held it down. The jars'will look. much more attractive and appetizing, Any housewife who would like to remem- ber a friend ab Christmas and who canny`;; spend much money, might putawaya few extra glasses of jelly, whieSI can be .dressed in Christ- , 1.ONDQN CANADA Inas garb and make lovely gifts. Ht With the Bandages It is wise to put one or two of the kid fingers from worn gloves in the medicine kit, If you are unfortunate enough to cut your finger the 'kid will 'act as a protector ,and hide an unattractive bandage . and it is a certain thing that at that particular time you will have no gloves,yes care to sacrifice to this emergency,' .One Good Turn Deserves Another. Turn 'your window boxes and house plants once a week so that all sides will face the sun. A. lop -sided plant is not a thing of beauty, Burhed Enamel White enameled kitchen pans and kettles seem pretty hopeless when food has been burned in them. How- ever, put a quantity of soap powder and boiling water in them andlet them stand for three or four days. All blackness will wash off with a soft c1 th without injury to the en- amel. household Gleaners For the invalid dish of poached egg on toast, the toast should be cut into cubes. Try polishing your jewelry with a broken gas Mantle crushed to-. a powder. It will give a splendid lustre, . When the raincoat becomes spotted or splashed with stud, a raw potato cut in half and rubbed well on the spots will remove then quite read- ily. • . To wash the old dusts mop suc- cessfully, put a large tablespoon of lye in a pail half full of water and boil the mop in it. Rinse well and dry in the sun. CEMETERY ACTION 'IN . • COMATOSE STATE Supreme Court Wants to See the Money Before Proceeding and. Shelves Action Two Weeks When the application for an in- terim -injunction against the pur- chase of 'an extension le,, lViaitland cemetery by the town council came up in the Supreme Court at Toronto this (Thursday) morning, an ad- journment of two weeks was taken to permit the applicants to file se- curity for costs, Deputy Reeve Moser and Councillors Humber, Wbr- sell and 'Mooney are the applicants seeking to prevent the paying over of $3,000 of the town's money to the A. P. McLean Estate. Apparently it is their next move and they have two weeks to think it over. "After hearing judge adjourned notion for two weeks to permit ap- plimants to file security for costs and to proceed by originating mot- ion." This was the text of the wire received by Town Solicitor Nairn in mid-afternoon. Both he and Prank Donnelly, applicants' counsel, did not sate to place a strict legal interpre- tation on the telegram until they had consulted their representatives in Toronto. It was ventured that perhaps the procedure of applicants was out of order. Mr. Dgnnelly said that in some instances security for costs is not required in such ac- tions. He said he would await in- structions from his clients, G. P. Campbell of the firm of Arn- oldi, Parry Campbell is acting for the town and J. M. Garvey fru• plain- tiffs in the action.—Goderich Signal, 1609 ,TAILED FOR DEBT DURING YEAR IN SOUTH AFRICA Imprisonment for debt is still in force in the Union of South Africa During the year 1928 a total of 1,609 were imprisoned for debt, The report follows in full text: Civil imprisonment for dept is in force in the Union of South Af- rica, The following figures appear in the latest Year Book, giving the number e of civ' i 7.ebt d ei s dealt awith in prison institutions from 1926 'to 1928. In 1928 there were 764 male and thirteen female Europeans; 847 male and 8 female natives; 186 male and one female Asiatic and 1 B male and two female other non -Eur• opean in the prisons for debt. In 1029 there were 746 male, -18 female Europeans; 385 male and 9 female natives, 179 male and one female Asiatics; 107 male and 3 female oth- er non -Europeans. Te 1930 there were 861 male and 16 female Euro- peans; 448 male and 14 ferrule `na- tives; 108 male and one female As- iatics; 153 male and 9 female other non -Europeans' in for debt. • The period of civil imprisonment is decided by the court, but it shall not in any case exceed three months, ans where the judgment debt and costs, so far as the'same are un- satisfied, amount to less than £5 (approximately $25) it'shall not ex' ceed 14 clays, No such decree shall be pronouns- ed and no such warrant issued, if the judgment debtor ,proves to the satisfaction of the court that he has no means of satisfying the judgment either wholly 05 in part, and either out of present means or out of fut- ure earnings or income, uniess it appears that the judgment debtor has, either: • (A) Wilfully ntade away with pro- perty to defeat or' delay payment or (Sj;) Is mule to earn sufficient to satisfy same, but in' ceder to dd - feat said judgment wilfully declines to do so; is squandering• his money Se) apparently living beyond hie means„, The debtor, however, must -pay for the maintenance of the civil. debtcli' at ,the rate of 10 shillings and six. pence ($2.50) per week. How My World Wags By That Ancient Mariner DEAN, D. HURMDY Toronto ad, says: "Women's shoes greatly reduced,” Impossible, dear rladies, impossible! Eronte may remove trees that her - bet, pests. Does that suggest the reason why facial foliage is now so rare? "Finnish soprano will sing at the Royal York Hotel." Unlike some sop- ranos whose finish is long overdue. Intoxicated autoist at Mimieo got '7 days, but claimed he wail only - dodging puddles. Couldn't have been the day we were down there with our new cream vanilla flannel pants on, Power cut off at Oakville as light- ning strikes, Perfectly O.K. with us. What we kink at is the narrow- minded guys who -cut off the power merely because we haven't got the electric bill paid. • A deaf mute from Waikerville glade a solo flight in an airplane. On the other hand, many vocalists who make, a solo flight over the radio make us wish they were deaf mutes. Druggists in convention at Winni- peg were told that lipstick 'and face powder have dodged the depression. ,No -wander, when they are privileg- ed to cling to the beauteous ladies. Salesmanship My parents, I recall, took me when about' five years of age to the phren- ologist to 'have my head red, or rather, read. It was already the former, anyway. I recollect their astonishment at one most emphatic statement of the bump expert, "This child," he declared, vigorous ly, " is exceedingly weak in sales resistance. The full significance of this re- mark dict not dawn on me at the time; although I well remember shouting "boloneyl" at him. But that might have been because I was hun- gry at the moment, a not uncommon psychological condition in children of tender age. My parents, however, were evid- ently strongly impressed with th' strange importance of this verdict for they lost no time in apprentic- ing me to the writing trade as soon as I wasold enough. Doubtless they were of the opinion that no agent would try to sell anything to an author and expect to'get real stoney for it, because it can't be done. This shotild ,have served as ade- quate protection for rhe, but unfor- tunatoly Uncle Jint passed out and left me his fortune. Immediately I was beset with canvassers, who seemed to have a strain of English setter in then, so accurately, did their noses point them to their prey As long as the money lasted, I bought everything that they had 'to sell. Now the house le completely filled with most excellent goods of the' manufacturer's :latest and most. expensive design. • Take the living -room, for exam- ple. In it are two pianos, (a grand and an upright), five radios, seven- teen chair's, six. book cases, (all fit. led .with complete works of standard authors), a walnut gate-Ieg table, a carved Italian table, a lacquered Chinese table, (copies of) pictures by Turner, Rubens, Bruce Bairns - father and Michael Angelo, Turkish rugs by Jones and Jones, and many ornaments and objects of art too numerous to mention. Of course these things peke the room just a little crowded. For in- stance, on the grand piano stands one of the radios :and on that is a completeset of the works of Bacon tbound in pig -skin), and these are crowned by a magnificent clock in a glass case, guaranteed to n'o 365 days without winding. And 366 ih Leat1 Year. Now, I didn't know what to do with all this stuff. until I happened to buy a book on salesmanship, just after the •chandelier fell on me and rather altered the bumps on my cranium. Since then I have thor- oughly mastered the principles of modern scientific selling, such as courtesy opening, the canvas proper, the pre -demonstration sales argu. ments, the effort • to throw convinc- ing expression into the features, the frank and friendly hypnotic gaze in. to the eye of .the customer. (both eyes, if possible), the educating of the corners of the mouth up instead of down, the sending cut of the will- to-purehase thought -waves where- by to completely surround the pros- pective buyer with magnetism, dog- ged persistence, personal force and, lastly, oxygen (if'tbere is' any room left for same): • As I said. I have mastered these scientific .principles, And what am. I going to do? I am going to go out and unload all my stuff by these high-pressure methods and get Uncle Jim's fortune back again. A Punk Speller It must be great To get words street. I sure rebel . That I can't spel. Now, look at"gnat" 'then, why not "goat?" If them I inix, The pt'inter kix, - I'm full of woe Cuz. I don't knoe The spelling code Of life's rough rode. With joy I'll 'neigh, If, 'some sweet deigh, I, who can't. learn, 'ton's give a dears. -Mean D. Hurindy, Will Visit London Lt. -Col, L. Id, Cosgrave, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner in China will be in London, ,Canada; $n Thursday and Friday; August 27th and 28th for the purpose of meeting r•epresenatives :of concerns interest- ed in increasing their business in that territory or who wish to enter the field. The London Chamber' of Commerce will gladly arrange interviews with parties desiring to meet Lt. -Colonel Cosgravo. Junior Farmers will Plc nlc The Huron County Junior .Fars mens and Junior Girls purpose'hold- ing their Annual Field Day and Picnic at Bayfield Park on Wednes- day afiterndon, August 261th, 1931, games and sports to commence at 1.30 o'clock, standard time, The program will include inter -club .competition in the various sport ev- ents and games, for the possession of the .Associations' Slyer Cup for this coming year. Boys and 'Girls soft- ball, races, novelty races and horse shoe pitching are among the most important items on the program, The Junior Girls have very kindly consented to bring a basket •lunch. with them • to provide refreshments for the picnic supper at 6 p.m. Sleep and Rest Neces- sary to Health Sleep is one of the world's daily miracles, says Dr, D. F. Fraser- Ilerris, a British medical authority won sleep, writing in The Forum. It is really rather remarkable that once in every twenty-four heirs we should lie downin a horizontal position and deliberately become unconscious for the next eight he observes. Sleep is the resting tithe of the brain. All organs work and rest al- ternately, but they do not all require to rest the same length of time. It seems fairly certain that during waking hours certain substances tending to poison the brain accum- ulate in the body and can be got rid of only during sleep. .These substances form the theme 100 basis of fatigue, and fatigue is, of course, the chief condition tending to bring on sleep. We cannot sleep unless we are sufficiently tired and if we are tired enough we sleep in spite of everything. Practical Help An idea unique itt the realms of helping those less fortunate ones was resorted to in Windsor and other places last winter, It night be well to revive it, if necessary this com- ing autumn. In Windsor there is a shoe repair bureau which is repair- ing' shoes free of charge for young- sters of needy families. The plan is to have shoes repaired and as chil- dren some in they are given a pair in exchange for their gid ones. These are repaired and ready for the nes' visite,', English as World Language Proposed English with simplified spelling is proposed as a new world Ianguage by a Swedish professor. He calls the language "Anglic".• Something like this may be necessary as it is said the English are too lazy to ac- quire any language but their own. Pupils of the professor, were able to read, write , and converse fluently in Anglic after 20 lessons of 00 min utes each, although they were pre- viously ignorant of English. A new world language called An- glic" has been launched by It E. Zachrisson, professor of the English language at the Upsala University. Anglia is a drastic attempt to teach what- the Simplified Spelling Society of •England and the spelling reform associations in the United States of America have long worked for, Profesor Zachrisson, who is a specialist in early modern English, points out that Thomas Smith. Queen Elizabeth's chancellor, already in 1560 tried to reform the English spelling and in 1580 Bullokar brought out another spelling pro- gram. Since then about 70 differ: en't systems have been worked, out The reason why they all failed war that the reformers wanted to spell English phonetically, thus causing a definite break with old English spel- ling traditions. Some months ago the professor stetted five courses in English based on his spelling system, with some groups of 'Swedish pupils previously ignorant of English. ' After 20 les- sons of 90 minutes each his pupils were able to read, write and converse fluently in English, although their vocabulary was, of course, restrict.- ed. estrict.ed. Representatives of the State School 'Board present at the final examination, expressed their 'surprise and admiration and it was even found that the pupils used to the new spelling had only small diffi- culty itt reading English spelt in the usual way. Besides, Lord Cecil,' Professor Gil - bort Murray, Professor Krapp, and several other prominent men have' declared in favor of Anglic, and af- filiated societies will its a ,short thne be .formed 'in. all civilized counties for the purpose of making Anglic the dominating universal world language. TITURSDAY, AU'CrU,ST 20, 1931 • EXETER: Crediton was the scene early Sunday morning of sev- eral robberies. The coupe o.E Dr. Misner bearing license number D-264 wasstolen from in front of his af- fice between 2 and 7,Sunday inorn- ing. Constable Gettinger discrvered about 9,' a.m., that entranne had ap- parently been made by means of a ladder through a back upstairs win- dow into the general store of Char- les''trwicker, So farthe loss of at least ten suits of clothes and a num- ber of shirts has been reported, also a quantity et merchandise not yet checked has been taken. Constable W!hitesides of . Godericli, has been called to Crediton to investigate. It was further discovered that an at- tempt was made to remove a car be- longing to Ross Taylor. The car had been parked in the church sheds and apparently the' starter had be- come locked. So eager had been the thieves to remove the car that they had broke the lugs on the crank handle in a futile atempt to get the car started, HENSALL: Rev. A. Sinclair received word of the death of his mother in ,Sarnia, and immediately Left for that place. Much sympathy is 'felt for Mr. Sinclair as there have been several deaths in the family within a short time, , BLYTH: Grandmothers day at the Women's Institute, BIyth, was held last week, when an outing at the home of the president, Mrs, K. Richmond, was much enjoyed. Mrs. M. H. Patterson had the place of honor, being the only great-grand- mother present. The secretary read a letter from the school inspector, Dr. Field, stating that Donald Richards obtained the highest -marks at the entrance examinations at Blyth school and a prize of $20 was awarded him. The following pro- gram was then presented: Reading by Mrs. Colclough; Mrs. Boughton, of London gave two solos; Mrs. Newcombe gave a reading; Mrs. Scrimgeour gave a recitation, The speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. Densmore, of Clinton. Six Of names were added to the roll at the meeting. PROOF "Do you think the dead can com- municate with us?" "I know they can't. Once I man- aged to borrow a dollar from a Scots- man A week latee he died. I hav- en't heard a word since.- --Medicine Hat News, jf T1IL Gambian GRANT FLEaMING, Sei vice OF THE rbtrat,Agontiafiukt Editod'ar • M.D. e., 11SSOeuvre SECRETARY essisesams VITAMINS Whatever is new, naturally at- tracts a great deal of attention and that is one reason why you read and hear so much about vitamins, That is not, however, the reason for this article. It is because vitamins are of importance to the health and well being of each of us that it is neces- sary for our own good that we be informed concerning them. For many years it has been known that our foods contain fats, proteins, carbohydrates and minerals. It was generally understood that the value of a diet depended entirely up- on the quantity and quality of these ingredients. These substances are just as important as they ever were, and if our bodies are to be kept well nourished they must receive a suf- ficient supply of them. During recent years, however, it has been discovered that there is something else needed to complete the diet. There are other constit- unts of foods which must also be present in sufficient quantity if the body is to be kept strong and heal- thy. These newer substances are called vitamins. From all that is written about vi- tamins, it might be supposed that a great deal is known about them. whereas the truth is that we know comparatively little. What we do know is not only interesting but it is sufficient to make it perfectly clear that the growth of the body and the keeping of the body in a state of health demand vitamins. There are several different vitt:- P mins. If they are not present in food consumed then such diseases as scurvy and rickets 'develop. They are called deficiency diseases as they occur when the diet is defies lent in vitamins. If these vitamins are only partially lacking, while the deficiency, diseases do not occur proper growth and development do not take place; the body is not heal- thy and it more readily falls a vic- tim to infection, The vitamins are present in many foods, but in varying amounts. The average person can rely upon milk and dairy products, eggs, green, leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, to- matoes (raw or canned) and whole grain cereals to supply him with all the vitamins he requires.. A sufficiency of vitamins is a matter of real importance. It is fortunate that, if the mentioned foods are used regularly and freely in the diet, one does not need to worry about the question of vita- mins, From what has been said, it is evident that the person svho lives chiefly on sweets and starchy foecls is almost sure to suffer. This does not mean that sweets and starches are harmful—indeed they are not. They should be used, but not to the exclusion of ether foods. Eat a wide variety of foods is safe advice to follow. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to, the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 84 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. THFINDE � 1 COMPARE YOUR OL TIRES WITH THESE COMPARE their smooth worn tread 1 with the safe, skid -resisting tread of the PATHFINDER. Test their weakened carcass against the sturdy Supertwist car- cass of the Pathfinder. You'll see why you should have Pathfinder Treads for safety. And the saving in their price will convince you. Conte in and price your size. You'll be surprised. J. IL L CLINTON ONTARIO Pathfinder Tubes are Goodyear quality M11t5^.4 bs