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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-04-18, Page 7CHURS..APR:IL 18, 1940 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS asaaaaaaneasaa 0.0,11,0,11‘04.,41,0•0411,0,11,(1P0,11.61 CARE OF CHILDREN Quality You'll Enjoy THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED. TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs Sometimes. Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiring. KNITTING Into this wool of far horizons' blue I softly weave a tender prayer for you; -- That God will cause the sun to shine more bright And stars gleam for you in the dark- est night; And when the clouds obscure the sun's bright face They may -provide—for you—a shell'- ring place; That He may spread His wings your wings above, In battle's hour your guide and shield to prove . . . There is so very little I can do; I can but knit—and pray this prayer for you! • —Grace Pollard, in The Montreal Daily Star, IN APRIL When spring unbound conies o'er us like a flash, My spirit slips its bars, And thrills to see the trees break into bud As skies break into stars; Anal joys that earth is green with eager grass, The heavens grey with rant And quickens whom the spirit breezes pass, And turn and pass again; Mid dream upon frog melodies at night, Bird ecstasies at dawi.., And wakes to find sweet April at ver height And May still beckoning on; And feels its sordid work, its empty play, Its failures and its strains Dissolved in blossom new, and wash- ed away In delicate spring rains. —Ethelywn Wetherald. "EVENIN"' Crickets chirpin' here an' yonder All the katydids astir A.s I set out here an' ponder I can hear a partridge whirr; in the west the sun is droppin' Back behind the far -most pine An' the evenin' star comes poppin' O'er the darkened timber line. I can hear the bull frogs holler Makin' music for their tads Ara the black bass start to wailer Down among the lily pads; Fireflies with their little lanterns Flashkn' off and on at will ' Shedders makin' fancy patterns With the Master Artists's skill. It's a joy to watch an' listen ' When the twilight rolls• aroua' An' the first stars start to glisten Like the jewels in, a crown; Somethin' rand about the evenin' Come the closin' of the day, .Allus seems to me that Heaven Ain't so clog -gond far away. —Hunting' and Fishing. THINGS TO FORGET If you see a tall fellow ahead of the crowd, A leader of men, marching fearless • and proud, And you know of a tale worth telling aloud Would cause his proud head to in anguish be bowed it's a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of a skeleton hidden away In a closet and guarded, and kept from the day— In the dark — and whose showing; whose sudden display Would cause grief and sorrow and lifelong dismay—. It's a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of •a thing that will darken the jay Of a man or a woman, a girl or a boy That will wipe out a smile, or the least way annoy A fellow, or cause any gladness to cloy— It's a pretty good plan to forget it. —Anon. SPRING The snow -bound fetters of the year Must yield at last to Spring's soft smile. And little rills from far and near, Go rushing through the roadway tile; The distant call of water fowl Come floating down the balmy breeze, Ancl children just let out of school, Are dancing round the maple trees. The fields lie steaming in the inn, Where snow laid deep a week ago, And spring has surely now begun, For in the woods the sap doth flow. I sit and long for former joys, For youthful mirth and friendship ties, I spent with neighbours, girls and boys, But fate has ruled it otherwise. The snow has gone from off the graves, Of parents that we dearly loved, They taught us to love Him, who saves, And meet thein in their home above. We cannot whisper in their ear, And say how much their parting grieves; But we can go this time of year, And plant some sugar Maple trees. --Haldimand Advocate. THE THIMBLE Like a Iittle silver bee Or a shining moth My mother's thimble flits and flies Above fie rosy cloth; My mother is a gerdener Who doesn't mind the bee Who wears the sunshine on her hair And makes a dress for me. —Miriam Clark Potter. ..ROV,.am.®®..,...— x...01,,, ifN "Am I my brother's keeper?" How often we reply to that question .by. declaring vehemently that each one of us is responsible only for our in- dividual life. Yet our every act im- plies an acknowledgment that each deed on our part counts greatly in the life'`of someone else. A friendor an acquaintance is the recipient of some great jay, we hurry to congratulate them; some one is bereaved, we offer sympathy; others- have thershave been successful in examinations, we have shared their happiness. Thus we go en from day to day. Each event in life we 'share with others, and yet we question as to whether we have any responsibility in regard to others. One morning, looking out the win- dow, we saw three little girls on their way to school, One umbrella must suffice for the three. The old- est, although partly out from under the shelter of the umbrella, was tak- ing good care that the two smaller ones were well proteeted. At some time that child has been taught that she must care for others who are not as strong as she is. We wonder where we would be if we' felt that no one cared enough for us to feel any responsibility towards us. Take for instance the Christian re- Iigion. Before His sacrificial death on the cross Jesus Christ commis- sioned the disciples to go out and preach the gospel to every creature. Fortunately for us the good news carne east instead of going west, Someone felt their responsibility and began preaching Christ. Had that not been the case we would even now- be numbered with the vast multitude of the heathen who are today living in slavery and darkness, and who )mow nothing of Christ. We would have none of the comforts of Christianity. Someone comes to us. We gather from their speech and manner that they are in difficulty of some kind, end who is not at the present time? We wonder if we can help such a one. Let us lead the conversation in a way that they may feel free to tell us their difficulties, if they so de- sire. We have, of course, in the past proved to them that we will at all costs respect their 'confidence. When we hear their problem we will per- haps realizethat we may have a little influence in helping thein to work it out, If we can do so it will bring to us a great joy as well' as to them. That is another answer to the question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Perhaps we know some young man or woman who is very anxious to receive an education, and although willing to help themselves as far as possible, yet they 'are not in a mon- etary position to put themselves through school without earning some- thing. Perhaps we have very little money to help them, but it may be we could find work enough around our home that we could board them and thus help them along in that way, proving once 'again that we are our brother's keeper. Da we knew some elderly person whose age has made then, somewhat eccentric and hard to get en with? We have no thought what it means to that one to have a little attention paid to thein, We have not the slightest idea what the future holds for us, Nor how badly, before we leave this earth, we will need- the help and care of someone. Let us put ourselves in the other one's place. At times we look at a young man or young woman. They are not do- ing what they shauld•be doing. They know it and we know it. We would not want, the young people of our family to associate with them on ac- count of their habits, yet what are we doing to make life easier for thein? Have we a recreation room in our homes where we could invite them or if they did cone would they learn anything there in the line of sports and games which would be elevating to them. A yomtg mans who was facingthe electric chair was one day Banded a photograph by a jail guard with the words, "Your mother sent this photo of herself to you." The young man looked at it sadly and said, "send, that back to my mother and tell her that I never want to see either her et her photo again. If it was not for her I would not be here. She taught me to play cards' in our own home. From that, one thing Ied on to an- other, till I am where you see me today. My mother is responsible largely for it. She and my father used to attend card parties and dances, and taught their family to do the same. We had a dear sister who went down• to her ruin through the dance. , Another sister became By "PEG" COOKING 1LITY converted and tried to bring the re ligion of her Saviontr into our home, but my parents' just laughed at her and even forbade her togoto re- ligious ;meetings. However, she has been a standby , to me through this awful trial. She is :constantly pray- ing, for me and I. am beginning• to see the light. How I wish I could persuade mothers and fathers never to consent to have the card table and dance in their homes. They claim that if children da not learn these things in their own homes they will go elsewhere. That may be so but wherever they are learned they are wrong and will lead to destruction. What a shame it is that parents break the commandments of the Lord in this way. It may be I will feel differently towards my mother but at the present time I cannot." Does that not give parents some grounds for serious thinking? Sin cannot be committed wiahout leav- ing its result. Certainly we are our brother's keeper. It was because Jesus felt He Was our keeper that He left His Heavenly Home and came down to Earth to die that we might enjoy Eternal blessedness. We have the opportunity of cooperating with Hint and also acting the part of a broth- er's keeper. Will we not join with Flim and set out this very day to study eaeh,other and see just where we can help. "Others may do a greater work, But you have your part to do; And no one in all God's (heritage Can do it as well as you." "PEG„ CLEANSING KALSOMINE Clean only a small portion, of the wall at a time, with suds made soapy with powder, then rinse off with clean water, overlapping a little each time, and wipe dry with rinsing sponge wrung dry. Change waters, as soon as they become dirty. This is the method used by professional cleaners. BEAUTY FOUND IN VEGETABLES Beauty For You—Not For The Vegetables Have you ever stopped to think that there is a veritable thine of beauty to be obtained from various vegetables? If you doubt it, just read on! For your complexion, eat aspara- gus, it purifies the blood. Ta whet your appetite, eat beet- root. To keep your nerves in order and avoid rheumatism, eat plenty of celery. If your blood is overheated and you do not sleep at night, eat coal, green lettuce. If your digestion and circulation need improving, eat garlic, leeks, shallots, olives and onions. If your kidneys are weak, eat spinach and dandelions. For dypepsia and digestive troubles, tomatoes are fine. If your chest is weak, try turnips. If you suffer from anaemia, water- cress is the thing to eat. If there is a tendency to asthma eat carrots. If you want to be slim, eat salads. THEY ALSO • SERVE —Who do the drudgery, —Who' inspire the workers. —Who prepare the way. —Who keep out of the headlines, —Who. maintain the morale. —Who create the good -will. —Ray L. Smith. SONG OF SPRINGTIME Sing a song of springtime Bird upon the bough, Sing of clinking harness Team and man and plow, Hoe and rake and blisters, San and wind and rain— Perhaps a few potatoes, Perhaps a field of grain. Perhaps a song of springtime Pink: in apple trees And in sunny corner Hum of new waked bees. Tender winds of"promise Sighting down the hill Where the flickering shadows Frolic at their will. Snug a song of springtime Hope and life anew, God's good earth beneath us, Overhead the blue. World is as we make it Happiness and pain, Love and life and laughter And sunshine after rain. �.: —Nina Moore Jamieson, Petroleum ointinent will remove mildew from leather furniture. Forthe sake of the health ' and complexion, one should acquire the habit of drinking at least eight glasses of water daily. Wind rubber bands around the ends of all the slipp.esy dress hang- ars, and this will prevent the an- noyance of dresses slipping off onto the floor. To protect food while it is coaling, cover it with a piece of cheesecloth lightly stretched in an embroidery hoop, a little larger titan the dish which contains the food. When the mohair furniture has be- came water -spotted, go over the en- tire surface with a cloth wrung from cold water. After this has -dried ga over it with equal parts of alcohol and ether. The house ferns will acquire a rich. green color if a teaspoon of house- hold ammonia is added to one quart of water and poured over the ferns once or twice a month. A MORE BEAUTIFUL CANADA The old saying that a home is not a home until it is planted is true to -day as ever. Every unplanted home in Canada can be niade more attractive by the judicious use o£ trees, shrubs, vines, flowers and a well -kept lawn. We are influenced by our sur- roundings to a greater degree than we sometimes realize. Children are particularly sensitive in this regard. Surely a 'home in and around which flowery are grown is a better place to bring up children than a )tome where no attention is paid to these friends of the plant kingdom. If ehildren are taught to love flowers and become familiar with theta they will be less room in their hearts and minds for the things that but and. destroy. Canada is, a land of rare natural beauty from the Bras'cl Or Lakes in. Cape Breton Island to the Mountain Ranges of the Pacific Coast. Nature has endowed this country With the most beautiful and the greatest var- iety of natural scenic grandeur to be found anywhere in the universe, mountains, lakes, streams, forests, plains, waterfalls, all are to be found in great abundance. The things which are unsightly and unlovely are made by man and it would seen that the least we can do is to make these man-made places sufficiently attrac- tive that they will, in some measure et least, be in keeping with the great natural beauty to be found throughout this great Dominion. There are many good reasons why every householder, rural or urban, should do his or her part toward making the home surroundings more ,attractive. In the first place, the money spent for nursery stock or other planting material is a good investment and will increase the value of a home to a hunch greater extent than the amount spent for planting material. Further, in the full and satisfactory life there must be found time for both mental and physical relaxation and where can one find a more satisfactory place to get away from war -time stress and strain than among the flowers of the garden. Another reason for putting forth a special effort in home beautification,, work just now is to intake Canada mote attractive to tourists. The tourist trade from the United States is very important to Canada at the present time and anything that can he done to help increase it will be a benefit to the Dominion as a whole. We frequently meet with the ob- jection that gardens and flowers cost too much or that they take too much time. The truth is that it is not ea much a matter of time or money as it is of desire and disposition. If we are disposed to have gardens and flowers and attractive home sur- roundings, we will have them no matter how busy we may be. Your nearest Experimental 'Farm or Agri cultural College will gladly give you informatipn regarding suitable var- ieties of planting material for the district in which you live. The in- vestment that you make of time and Money in this connection will pay great dividends in satisfaction and if you .rake your home` mare attractive'. you have helped to improve the town or community in. which you live. If; you, help to. make your home town or community more beautiful - you have helped to make a more beautiful Canada.. r I PAGE 7 HEALTH RED : CROSS SHIPMENT; OVERSEAS - Almost a million pieces of hospital and surgical supplies and clothing have been shipped overseas by the Canadian Red Cross Society during the past two menthe for the men of the Canadian forces and for distribu- tion by the Red Cross Societies of war-torn parts of Europe. From February 1st to March 31st, 1,702 cases were shipped to the Can- clian Red Cross' Society in London, England. They contained thousands upon thousands of the articles made by the women of Canada -hospital necessities and knitted articles. Thirty cases of hospital supplies were sent during the same period to the French Red Cross Society; 244 cases, including clothing for refugee warren. and children, .to .the. Finnish Red Cross; 44 cases to the evacuee children of London; 34 cases for Polish refugees. Large quantities of woollen art- icles• of clothing so necessary in the English winter climate. have been distributed to the Canadian men in the Aldershot area by the Society's Comforts Committee in London, and grateful appreciation of the comfort, of home-made socks has been expres- sed by many officers on behalf of their men. Dr. Fred W. Routley, National Commissioner, yesterday received a. report from the overseas Visiting Committee that volunteer visitors had been recruited and were now at- tached to many hospitals in England and Scotland. It is the duty of these women to look after Canadian men lying womrded in these hospitals and relay their needs to the London of- fice, front which parcels are for- warded regularly. Wherever neces- sary, messages are sent by the hos- pital visitor to the patient's anxious parents in Canada. - "This service, whieh, unfortunately must grow to large proportions as the war goes on, is one of the most important pieces of work done by the Canadian Red Cross Society," Dr. Routley stated. ENEMY SPIES POSE AS WAR GODMOTHERS An order issued recently by the Department of National Defence brings back memories of a favorite enemy spy trick of the Great War. The order forbids soldiers to insert advertisements or letters in any pub - Notion inviting strangers to com- municate with strangers concerning military matters. A popular enemy strategem to ob- tain military information is to em- ploy women spins to pose as "War Godmothers." The trick is a simple one and gave military authorities trouble during the last war. The Department does not forbid members of the C.S.A.F. to have "war godmothers". On the contrary the practise is endorsed if done through persons of the soldier's fam- ily or of his family circle or through a responsible welfare agency. rA771TriEli 1T? FE Li CONTEST! or one of Twelve Other Cash Prizes: 2nd Prize - $15 3rd Prize - $5 Ten Prizes - $1 Each Just complete the last line of this jingle: Says Purity Maid: P.1/ you don't want to lose, Purity Flour is the one you should choose; For pies and all pastry, for cakes and for bread, Your Purity Flour dealer will give you complete details of this contest—ask him for free Recipe Booklet, to give you helpful suggestions. RUSHED? TRY THIS If you wish to wear a certain pair of silk stockings and :they must get washed first, a quick way of drying is to wring then, out as dry as pos- sible and then roll tightly in a Turk- ish towel for five minutes. Then Jiang in an airy place and they will dry very quickly. EATING GRASS (Windsor Daily Star) Grass contains all the vitamins that can be had from fruits and vegetables, according to a report from the Am- erican Chemical Society. It predicts the day when people will use it, in a powdered form, just as they now do salt. Those who see ')tow cattle and hor- ses, altd the wild animals of the field, thrive on rich, luscious grass, will be no whit surprised at the find- ings of the American Chemical So- ciety. The average person may know little of vitamins, but cannot fail to know that grass packs a lot of food value in: it. And, after all, what reason have people who eat beet tops, spinach and certain other greens, to turn up their noses at -"common, grass? eel was saying he was just �. friend' of the Family IA ... and told me they were engaged to be married!" Yes, Long Dia- ,' tance is the answer to a maiden's i1 prayer ... when she gets her man! .1)N In fact it meets every situation in life when you must and can ignore distance, for a real ear -to -ear talk. After 7 p.m. (and all arty Sunday) rates are lower as every `little minx' knows!