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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-03-28, Page 7'THURS., MARCH! 28, 1940 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 'HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING PAGE 7 Blended 17 ttality THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here. They Will Sing You Their. Songs Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful !' f and Inspiring. ONLY ONE One stitch dropped, as the weaver drove His nimble shuttle so and fro, h and out, beneath, above, Till the pattern seemed to bud and grow • As if the fairies had working been— One small stitch pulled the next one out, And a weak spot grew 'in the fabric stout; . And the perfect plan was marred for aye By the one small stitch that was dropped that day. 'One small life, in God's great plan,— (How futile it seems as the ages roll!) Da what it may, or strive how it can ' To alter the sweep of the infinite whole. A single stitch in the endless web— A drop in the ocean's flow and ebb! But the pattern is rent where the stitch is lost, Or marred where the tangled threads have crossed— And each life that fails of its true intent Mars the perfect plan that the Master meant. THE MAPLE TREE There's a tree in our country we all love to see, - It grows in the forest, in lane and 011 lea, It grows by the wayside so friendly that we And all who are passing its beauty may see. 'Tis the old sugar maple so lovely and kind, It shelters the horses, our dogs, sheep and kine, The bieds from its branches when brightly sun shines, • Sing sweetly while building their nests in springtime. . For our $arm's and our houses it lumber supplies, Its wood for our fires is oft split up .and'piled; Its heat boils the sap that for man, wife and child, Makes sweets so ,delicious to bring a glad mile. Our lovely old Maple, beneath t 11 e spring sky, 'The tiny birds rook inthy, branches so high. When fond youth and maiden are try - sting nearby, "You wave your boughs, lovingly whis- per and sigh. '0 our beautiful Maple, where else can we see A tree that's so good and sa useful as thee. Display of grand colors to us you give free. We love and adore thee, our own Maple tree. —Emma M. Kerr DEPRESSION DREAM Last night I had a pleasant dream, That all our debits were. fully paid, And trade was going now, full. steam, Good jobs, good pay, for all, they said; And wheat was up a dollar mere Besides, we sure would soon be paid Tor all we didn't raise before. The tax collector wrote to me And said our taxes now would be No more than we would like to pay The banker wrote he had much dough That we could have for nothing, so I ran to get it, — but awoke Before I got there — Darn the luck! —Canuck. OUR MEN They watch o'er us. Upon the waste of w'aters,. Through sultry nights, through days • of blinding heat, Or where the find far up in northern quarters, Over the waves weave their gray, wielding sheet; They keep their guard as faithful, true and tender As mother o'er her child, Watch, Thou o'er them, 0 Father and Defender Who watch o'er us They fight for us! on sea, in trench, o'er mountain, They struggle on through storm and shot and shell; O'er sandy desert, past the poisoned fountain, They still press en against the hosts of hell; They fight for right, holding their flag the faster, As fought the saints of old, Fight, Thou, for thein, our Captain and our Master, Who fight for us! They die for us, ah, thought of awful sorrow! In their fair youth they die in their full ago, In torment and alone, that our own morrow, May bear no shame or :stain upon its page! Laying their lives down gladly for some other Poor friend, perchance unknown. Receive their souls, their Saviour and their Brother, Who die for usl Injured In Skiing Accident While out skiing on Friday evening Mr. Haevey McCallum had the mis- fortune to fall and as a result sus- tained some nasty face wounds. Mr. McCallum had neglected to remove his grossos and in the fall these ween broken, and it was from them that the injuries were sustained. Skiing is a very enjoyable and entertaining sport, but like all others it has it's hazards. It has been very popular around here this winter. — Blyth Standard. Our Assurance of a Glad Reunion and grief are neglecting to send up t material for our mansion, and it has tt e The Easter season of Nineteen. forty has passed into history; but i has left behind it the marvellous story of the Resurrection. Withol the reality that Jesus lived for 'us, died for ;as and rose again .that w tnig}it,: have Eternal Lite, ourfutur Would be a blank. We would hay nothing to bok forward to beyon• the time when death claimed us and our mortal' bodies had' found their hast resting place.. How sad it is to talk to. someone 'who betieves that when they die they just, go "down, down" and that is the end of every- thing. As we stand beside the grave of a loved ane who was a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus we know for a Surety that there is nothing but joy ahead of that one, but oh! the trag- edy of an uncertainty! In our hearts there can be ne uncertainty. We have either accepted Him or rejected Him. If we have claimed Him as our own and have asked His pardon for our sins we have a positive right to feel that we are saved—Why?, because the 'stone was rolled away. Jesus Christ had paid the debt for the sins • of the people. Not only at that time, but for all time to come. God would not longer hold Him when the pen- alty had been paid, "Payment He cannot twice demand; Once at my bleeding surety's hand, And then again at mine." We cannot explain the resurrection of Christ, no more can we tell just how we will die and will come to life in a better land, but we know it is true, and why.make our lives miser- able for one moment by allowing our faith to be shaken because we can- not fathom the cause of this. Just as sure as the spring and life in all farms of vegetation follows the ap- parent death of the winter, so we who have taken Christ as our con- stant Companion will waken in a better world, a world of Eternal hap- piness. A beautiful way of thinking of the Beyond and of our trip there is told by a little girl who on being asked to tell the story of Enoch, said, "Enoch used to go on long walks with God. One day they walked farther than usual and God said, "Enoch, you are tired, come into my house and stay and rest"." Can death be more beautiful spoken of than that. There are few who, have not some noir loved one in the Beyond. Consider for a moment and just think if Heaven would be the seine for us if our loved ones were not there. The angel of Death has stepped in, the terrible separation has conte, and we feel that we cannot stand up under the burden of our sorrow. Christ never asks us to clo more than we, with His aid, can do. As we Iay a loved one away our Saviour is standing beside us and will give us all the comfort we need. Hewill clasp our hand in His. We are told that even His everlasting arme are about as. He will go back with us to the empty house and will in time heal the broken hearts. So often, in thought, he brings the presence of our departed family into our lives. They are seemingly near- er to us than they were in life. We grieve over our loss continually, and wonder why certain things are allow- ed to happen. A story is told of a visitor who went to a deaf •and dumb institution. He wrote the following sentence on the black band,' "Why has God made me to heal: and speak, and made you deaf and clump?" After some silence a little girl with tears in her eyes walked straight to the black board and wrote these word's, "Even so, Father, far so it seemed good in Thy sight." If these things are right in God's sight we will some time know that it has all happened for the best. We read of the Eagles and the Eaglets. When it comes tithe for the little birds to By, the mother bird will practically shove them over the side of the nest. At first the poor little quivering bodies seem as 11 they would fall, but as we look the .see the mother bird flying just underneath them. '5ihen the Eaglet becomes tired the mother bird mounts up until the eaglet rest on her back. So it is in our lives. It may be at the Easter season a year ago, we were a united family. P•ee•haps since then Jesus has seem well to take one of our dear ones home. We have felt that we could not stand the burden of sorrow and that He must come for as soon. He has not come, at 'least not in the 'sense of taking us hams with Him. We know by that that our Mansion is net ready for, us. We Would not want to go and, live in a home which was not completely furnished: Surely some of us in our despair been' necessary, for God to put a "To Let" sign in the window. We have. perhaps thought that God was un- just in His treatment of us, because He called conneene away whom we loved. Do We even think that it is truly in love that He has called them home? Whenthe full story of their life is revealed to us in the glory land, and we learn what 'would• have happened to them had our prayers for their restorations of life' been answered we will from the bottom of our hearts thank God that He took then in their early bee • before the tempter led them too far astray r before a lone serge of illness over- took them. We can oely see a mom- ent at a time here but God knows the plan . of our lives as lie would wish it to be ;and He else knows just how far we are going to stray front that plan. Let us not 'worry and fret when someone we love becomes critically ill. It is true we have the privilege of praying for their recovery and it is right so to• do provided we ask that our prayers be answered accord- ing to His will. We think and talk so, much about trusting in God and yet, at times it takes so little to shake that faith. We can only keep on a high level by constant communion with our Sav- iour. "No chance hath brought this ill to me; 'Tis God's own hand, so let it be, He seeth what I cannot see. There is a need -be for each pain, And He one day will make it plain That earthly loss is heavenly gain, Like as a piece of tapestry Viewed from the back appears to be Naught but threads tangled hope- lessly; But in the front a picture fair Reward the worker for his care, Proving his skill and patience rare. Thou art the workman, I the frame, Lord, for the glory of Thy Name, Perfect Thine image on the same." "PEG" Rhodes—Grant A wedding of interest in Hensall took place in Bond Chapel, at Uni- versity of Chicago, when Gretchen Virginia, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Grant of Chicago, and Mr. Charles Mickle Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Rhodes of Toledo,, Ohio, grandson of Mr. and Mrs, George T. Mickle of Ridgetown, and nephew of Mr. and Mrs, Laird Mickle of Hensall, were married. Miss Antoinette Rhodes, sister of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid, and other attendants were Mrs. Herman Bauer, Milwaukee; Mrs. Donald W. Jackson, Indianapolis, and Suzanne Clark, Hinsdale, I11. Mr. Karl Kohout of Chicago was groomsman and the ushers were Mr. Clarence Ghent and, Mr. Herman Bauer Jr., Milwaukee. The bride is a descendant of General Grant, former President of the ttnit ed States. "Attending the wedding were the bridegroom's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. E. Laird Mickle of Hensall. THE WARMTH OP FRIENDS Without the warmth of friends, I could not live! Without the joyous interchange of touch, Of word, of deed, or spirit that they give, Life's other gifts don't matter very much. The dead possessions of the world's great store Have meaning only as they come and, go From friend 00 friend, in much sym- bolic flaw- ed lowed giving and receiving - nothing more. A plan can live without the greater part Of sustenance, or happiness, or power But sweet communication of the heart, 'The mind andsoul is lifeblood to the flower. No greater gift did God to 'humans, give. Without the warmth of friends, I could not live! —Betty Knowles. By trapnesting, pedigree breeding, progeny testing, and individual and family selection, flocks of high qual- ity poultry of the popular breeds have been built up at the Central. Experimental Farm and the other farms of the Dominion Experimental Farms. Service. POTATO FACTS Did you know that a potato was not concentrated food, and no mo1.te fattening than a large apple os• orange? And did you know that .it is only 11 to 21 per cent. starch; and 78 per cent water? These facts and others just as interesting about the potato were passed on recently to, the Iloanemakers of Erie County, New York, by those doing Ca -operative Extension work in Agriculture end Home Economies for the State. These people, interested in foods and nutrition and in the economics el marketing local crops, felt upset over the rumours`Ghat travelled abort con- cerning the use of potatoes, and de- cided to do some investigating. They turned to the State College at Cornell for' their information. They Yearned that, many other foods such as choc- olates and rich starchy puddings con- taining large amounts of sugar and fat were more fattening than po- tatoes. In addition, it was found that the potato provided valuable minerals and vitamins at exceedingly low cost. . The State College has recently done experimenting with methods of cook- ing potatoes. Authorities urge the homemaker to bake, bail or steam po- tatoes, in the skin to reserve the maximum amount of the potato value. Anyone can bake a potato, but these' suggestions may give a nicer product. A good temperature to use is 450 degrees, for those who like the skin done crisply. A baked potato is pleasing because it is mealy. but this meatiness is lost as it cools and steams. To overcome this, as the potato is taken from the oven, cut across on one side and gently squeeze until the pctato bulges up into the cross cut slash. Be sure td protect the hands with a cloth, and be sure'bo do both the slashing and the squeezing. If the baked potatoes are done a little bit early, don't let them spoil by standing in the oven. Turn theist into delicious stuffed bak- ed potatoes by scraping them from the skin, mashing them seasoning well with cream or butter and milk. Beat and put back in the potato skin to reheat. For best results, only mature potatoes should be used for baking. Next to baking, steaming produces the most mealy potatoes. This should be done rapidly and the skins removed as soon as tite po- tatoes are done. And the following is what one medium sized potato does for one nutritionally: 2 per cent of the day's food al- lowance in calcium. 5 per cent of the day's food al- lowance in phosphorous. 9 per cent of the day food al- lowance in iron. 25 units of Vitamin A (you need 2000 or more). 24 units of 'Vitamin B (you need 300). 130 units of Vitamin 0 (you need 1000-1500). 30 units of Vitamin G (from what is already kneels of this Vitamin one requires 600 or more). KNITTING TRACED BACK TO YEAR 1527 The art of hand knitting, which developed slowly, must have been perfected about the time of Colum- bus, somewhere hi western Europe, according to a writer in the Philadel- phia Inquirer, Men and women in England and Scotland were seriously engaged in it and in France a stocking -knitters' guild was formed in August, 1527. The patron saint of the guild was St. Fiacre, a Scotsman of a thousand years earlier. The choice of this pat- ron lends weight to the tradition that knitting was invented in Scotland. Henry VIII (1491-1547) is said to .have been the fust to wear knitted silk stocking's in preference to cloth stockings, The first knitting machine was in- vented in 1859 by William Lee, of England, a protestant clergyman. Queen Elizabeth refused him a pat- ent, saying it would deprive thous- ands of hand knitters of their liveli- hood. Lee invented a machine in 1598 which would knit silk, and would not affect the hand knitting industry, Which 'generally made use of coarse thread. A patent still refused him, he went to France where King Henry IV agreed to aid him,. On May 14, 1610, the day the pat- ent was to be granted, the king was murdered and Lee was left without support iia court. Disappointed, he died soon afterward and the machine was taken back to England by his brother James. Without the protec- tion roteation of a patent, machine knitting won approval on its merits and by 1657 the London Framework Knit- ters' Company was ' chartered by Cromwell. Despite •laws prohibiting' their ex portation, machine were smuggled to other countries. HEALTH T E INN The millers of Purity Flour congratulate these; clever ladies who have been awarded the cash prizes in the recent Purity Flour Contest: 1ST PRIZE -430. CASH -Mrs. George McGillivary, Paisley 2ND PRIZE --$15 CASH—Jean Turvey, Blyth . 3RD PRIZE --$5 CASH -Mrs. Wm. Sheppard, .,, Hensall 10 $1 PRIZES-1Mrs, James M. Brown; Calpog's Bay; Mrs. W. E. Fleming, 756.9th St. E., Owen Sound; Mrs. Simon Goetz R.R. 3, Mildmay; Mrs. L. W.McHardy, Fergus; Mrs. Arthur McNally, RR. 1, Markdale; Mrs. W. Lyman, Goderich Mrs. A. H. Boyle,. R.R. 2, Auburn; Mrs. Gordon Murray, Box 425, Clinton; Mrs. Earl J. Taylor, Sebringville, Miss Eileen levans, Dublin, FISH FOODS RICH IN MINERAL CONTENT Modern Processing Methods Make Canadian Fish and Shellfish Available the Year Around— Proper Preparation Adds to Appeal What is the basis for the high valuation of fish as a food? This is a question often asked of those as- sociated with the fishing industry. Well for one thing, fish contains the sante constituents as meat but in a more digestible fonin. Canadian fish and .shellfish cane from pure cold waters Where there are rich feeding grounds. Their tis- sues are firm but tender. Each var- iety'of fish has its own flavour giv- ing a diversity of selection accord- ing to personal preference. Carefully prepared by modern methods, fish in addition to being marketed' fresh, and in fresh frozen fossils, is available in processed forms including canned, smoked, pickled, and dried. Fish contain relatively high per- centages of complete proteins. Pro- teins are the most important single food constituent, That is what makes fish foods nourishing. Like meats fish also contains fats which are valuable sources of energy for the body. Mineral and vitamin content make fish of particular value in diet. All. humans require vitamins if their bodies are to be sound and strong. Children especially have need of these vitamins. Vitamin A which promotes growth and enables the body to re- sist disease is present in 'fish. Vitamin D which is vital to proper bone for- mation in children is more abundant in fish than in any other food. Fish are rich in mineral salts es- sential to the hutnan body. Fish foods supply calcium. and phosphorus which are required for the building of sound bones, and teeth. Copper is apparently present in all fish, and this copper content makes fish val- uable in the diet of persons disposed to anaemia since it makes it passible for the body to utilize iron in blood building. Other mineral salts are also present in fish and shellfish, For ipe stance sea fish are a rich source of iodine, a great preventative of suet a disease as goitre. .All these thing's meke fish valelable es a food, Fish foods permit a wide variety of choice since their many varieties are available in one form or =ether practically the year round. Some fish, of course, are taken at certain seas- ons only, but modern canning and processing methods have made most varieties available in delicous form even in off season periods. Like any food, however, fish may be robbed of much of their natural nutritive value, flavour, and tastiness by faulty cooking. With a vIew to bringing authoritative information to the women of the Dominion first hand the federal Department of Fish- eries maintains a staff of lecturer - demonstrators who give instruction and demonstrations throughout Can- ada, to groups of Canadian house- wives and other interested persons. A. carefully premixed booklet on the preparation of fish for the table, containing many tempting fish re- cipes is also available. THE LAST FAREWELL The day is spent the twilight fades, And fading, fading, turns to dark; My earthly house has drawn its shades, And I have launched my sturdy barque. Like .mystery ship that sails away Anon, again my way through wind and spray, —I'in going home with my report The pilot calls! So now farewell To Time and all that used to be: I hear the distant harbor bell, Where friends await to welcome me. My barque will ride the ebbing tide, And boar me safely o'er the way, Secure beside my pilot -guide, Whom even winds and waves obey. —Andrew Russell. Fur eaer You need help and you need it fast and the speediest way to get it is by telephone, No home should be without a telephone. The cost is very small com- pared with the peace of mind it gives and the knowledge that incase of fire, sick- ness, burglary or any other emergency, this tireless messenger stands ready, to serve you — swiftly, efficient- ly — any hour flay or night. 1880 1940 sl 5