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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-04-25, Page 7' THURS'., 'APRIL 25, 1940 r�. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS PAGE 7 nnnn11.'.fl' w.rrfrw ..wd •nnwrno•Nrnnnnunn v.nrn+•ow.w#. CARE OF CHILDREN ,rnnnuwn _ awawwacwx-�wuacv.avwo *They're So Convenient ebee THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad --But Always Helpful and Inspiring. a IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY 'Thesun is bright—the Mr is clear, The darting swallows soar and sing, And from the stately elms I hear The blue -bird prophesying Spring. So blue yon winding river flows, It seems an. outlet from the sky, Where, waiting till the west wind blows, The freighted clouds at anchor lie. Ail things are new—the buds, the leaves, That gild the elm -tree's nodding Crest, And even the nest beneath the eaves --- There are no. birds in last year's nest] All things rejoice in youth and love, The fulness of their first delight! And learn from the soft heavens above The melting tenderness of night. Maiden, that read'st this simple rhyme Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime, For 0, It is not always May! Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth, To some good angel leave the rest; 'For Time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nests —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. THOUGHTS ARE WONDERFUL THINGS Thoughts are wonderful things For thoughts have wings. Oh, thoughts are wonderful, wonder- ful things. Thoughts have' power, thoughts have sense, Loving thoughts bring a recompense. Thoughts bring health or wealth or love; Thoughts bring Beauty from Heaven above. Perfect Thoughts bring Perfect Peace; Our joy and happiness increase With Perfect Trust. So, guard we must Our words by day, for what we say Bring thoughts tonight before our sight, Thoughts of joy or sorrow, tomorrow, For thoughts have wings. Oh, thoughts are wonderful, wonder- ful things. Thoughts are deep, they haunt our sleep, Making us sad or making us glad. Thoughts are our Messengers, swift are their wings. Oh, thoughts are wonderful, wonder- ful things. Veterans enlisted in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for war- time duties receive the medical and surgical treatment privileges accord- ed to regular members of the Force. CfkeSNAP J'f GUILD MAKE A PICTURE SERB=S This young gossip 1s an ideal subject for a picture series. Try your hand at story -telling "sequence pictures"—they provide lots of snapshot fun TOit real camera fun, try your JV hand at taking a platen series —a group of pictures that fit to- gether and tell a connected story. It's easy to do—easier than tak- ing the same number of individual, unconnected pictures. And because •' the shots worir together, each help Mg the others, the results tend to be more interesting. The trick is to pick a starting point—and the rest of the series .- just seems to follow naturally. Pic- tures already in your album will give you ideas for "series stories." • Just look through the album— choose a picture—and ask yourself, "'What story could I develop from this?" For example,.consider the picture of the little girl at the telephone, ,< as the starting point for a story • series. She's a perfect gossip. Then one might make a sequence of shots —each one with a slightly different .expression—as if she were 'holding a long, gossipy cenwersatitm. Ar- r'range'these pictures in the album, write an appropriate bit of conver sation under each ono—and there's a good story, sequence. In this series, the underlines might read as follows: "Hello." "My, when did you hear it?" "He did?" "Oh, she's like that." "I won't tell a soul." And finally, as she hangs up the telephone receiver— "The cat!" Naturally, you don't have to take the pictures in their final order. Shoot the expressions or actions as they occur—then arrange the prints to the best order to tell the story, when you paste them in the album. Try a comic sequence showing Johnny at work. on a mechanical Puzzle—maybe another one of the baby busily reading an adult maga- zine. Borrow a friend's camera, and let some member of the family shoot a sequence of YOB as you're taking pictures. It's all good camera fun—and you'll enjoy these picture stories when they're arranged in your album, with appropriate cap. tions under each one. 274 John van Guilder e By "PEG" "Oft, in the stilly night E'er slumbers chain has bound me Fond memory brings the light Of other days around. nue," Do these lines recall anything to our. minds? To some, at feast, they bring the memory of a parade of by- gone years, where on a dray, a father and mother in night attire were danc- ing a baby up and down in their frantic leffor h to Itry and Allende a wail which was bound and deter- mined to make itself heard. One of the recent American Maga- zines recently carried an advertise- ment. A young lad and his mother were up in an attic having a look around. The child, having a normal enquiring mind, was asking questions about things he saw there, things which the children of the present day would know nothing• about were they not kept as antiques. Well do we remember the round walnut parlor table covered with a chenille cloth edged with net worth and tassels; the old tin type photo- graphs in a wooden box -like case (at times the one side was lined with plush) ; the photograph album with early days with pleasure. This is definitely not possible • at all times, Tiredness creeps into one's body and effectsan otherwise mind. Word's. are spoken which we, the next instance, would give the balance of our lives to recall. In later years these mem- ories will come back. It seems im- possible to obliterate them from our minds. We can see places where we could have thought and done things differently. It is over now, let us just profit by the experience of the past and go on. A. wainan in he course of conversation recently said, "I never argue, I am always right." Is it any wonder that her mind at the present time is filled with un pleasant memories. One sometimes takes en old snap shot album and looks back at the pictures of many years ago. How happy the memories are which they bring back. Many times we are thankful to our parents for leading us in the right way of living at peace with others. A child who is continually allowed to find fault 'with :some one is sure in later years to carry that attitude to - its combination of ancient and theta wards those with whom they are modern pictures; the large family Working or coming in contact. Par - Bible which contained space for the crus listen to this sort of dater births, marriages and deaths; the old chatter from their children and allow it to go by =reprimanded. How the course of that child's life might he changed if the parents or older sist- ers or brothers would just take that little one and quietly talk to him or her about the love of God which they are free to accept even in their young hearts. If they were to do that how they would draw out the love of others and play time would be not only be happier, but iu later years the memory of that period of life would be much worth remembering, It is not nice for those of us who are older to have to think of the petty quarrels we had with our play- mates. Parents should not encourage fashioned sewing machine with a box affair which covered the machinery on top of it, and a treadle belt, which was continually coining undone. , Nearly always for the amusement of visitors was a stero2eope, the views for which came in duplicate Ram, then there was the bellows used in the earlier days to force the fire to burn in the grate or stove; the large-sized drum which was fitted in- to the stove pipe; old fashioned chairs, of many designs, lamps (these of course are no novelty to people in the country where hydro is still more of a luxury than a necessity; although some of the chimneys were this sort of thing. Often eve hear quite oddly shaped; the large or life parents say, "you stand up for your - sized photographs of grandmother self, if he hits you, you hit hind and grandfather and other members back." As a child presents his er of the family, These were .encased her problem the parent can very Bas- in wide gift frames. They are even' fly suggest that the child • try the yet to be seen hanging in the parlor. I method of turning the other cheek. One could sit by the hour and look Do not be above praying with your at these things as they were known,' child that things may work out with - cut any actual fighting. From time to -time we see children quarreling. If we were to follow those children home, in all probability we would these things with us who have gone find that the parents were not speak - on: They have left memory behind ing to their next door neighbor and them. How t'hanlcul we are that that there was dissension even in God has given us memories. Other- their own home. Try and lead such wise our lives would be blank indeed. a life in your own homes that your We could have no happy recollections children will have happy memories of of our childhood; of our first day at their young days. Take time to talk school; of sitting in circles 111 our to your children and teach them the Sunday School class listening to our gospel of love which is the only way first teacher; of the corner store to train our minds in order that in where we used to go and stand in later years we will have pleaasant front of a glasscase looking at the memories. candy and trying to figure out which we could get the most of for our copper; of the days when we played tag and hide and go seek; and in the winter took our sleighs and went to the hills. One could go on for hours just re- calling these different things. So of- ten, es old age creeps on, the things of the present day leave our minds; but the early happenings are left to bring joy to the one who on account of old age is gradually declining. It is indeed an important factor in the life of every home that things should be made to run as smoothly as possible so that the family in later years may look back on their many of them for years. Where they have been valued they will be handed down from generation to generation. There are those who have enjoyed GENTLE SPRING Ohl The gentle spring is coming. Don't you hear the bees a humming? And the crows are making merry on the lea, And the woodchucks and the rabbits, So engaging in their habits, Are feeling very happy ht their glee. And the Wa Wa, duck and plover, Are all winging down to Dover, And the robin plucks the dew worms from the soil But the mighty guns are roaring And the bombing planes are soaring While Hitler keep the nations in turmoil, • HAND M.E THE FLOWERS WHILE I'M LIVING I've noticed when a fellow dies, no matter what he's hem, A saintly chap or one whose life was clerkly marked with sin; His friends forgot the bitter words they spoke but yesterday, And now they find a multitude of pretty things to say, I fancy 'when I go to rest someone will bring to light Some kindly word or goodly act long buried out of sight; But if Ws all the same to you just give to me instead .The bouquets while I'ni living and the knocking when I'm dead, Don't -save your kisses to imprint upon my noble brow While countless knocks and bruises are hurled upon me now; Say the good things to me cru earth, while here I mourn alone And don't save all the good things to carve upon my stone.' What do I care if, when I'm dead, the weekly paper ' Gives me a write up, with a cut in mourning border set? It will not flatter me a bit, no matter what is :said;' So kindly throw your flowers now and knock me when I'm dead. It may be fine when one is dead to have the folks talk so; To have the flowers come in loads from people you know; It may be fine tot have these things for those you ieave behind, But, just as far as I'm concerned, I really do not mind. I'm quite alive and well today, and. when I linger ]fere,; Send me a helping hand at times— give me a word of cheer; Just change the game a little bit—jug kindly swap the decks; For 1 will be no judge of flowers when E cash in my checks. w• —Listowel Banner. COOKING . , .. >:..r,..nr.nrn.nnrr.,.+r+rorr.,•nn.r.•nsv . NAILS LIES ABOUT RED CROSS WORK Probably,, as pre -German props ganda is keeping right on busying itself in trying te'. poison the minds of stupid people, it will be necessary to keep right oro administering anti- dotes. But it gets a little boring to have to refer every few -days, to some new lie that is being circulated about the Red Cross, or some equally up- right pright body. One. of the latest pieces of enemy propaganda to come under our notice is the tale that the head of the Can- adian Red Cross receives a $15,000 salary; while 'his assistant garners in ' $11,000., Unfortunately, .as we have said before, it is not the regular German agents, paid or unpaid, who circulate lies of this type. They are passed around by the sort of person who loves a bit of malicious gossip and by the mean -hearted who make what they say is the misuse of funds by the Red Cross the excuse for with- holding contributions. For the help of those who every- where, are striving valiantly to de- feat the enemy and those who do not realize how they aid the enemy ley spreading unfounded rumors, we should like to quote the words of Dr. W. S. Caldwell, assistant director of the Red Cross. He refers to those who wish to know the faets re sal- aries to pages 15 and 16 of the an- nual report (which. we have in our hands) and goes on to say: "It is entirely untrue that the annual sal- aries of the director and his assist- ant are $15,000 and $11,000 respec- tively. Thetotal salaries of all per- sons engaged in administrative and rand -raising — secretaries, ete — amount to less than the figure men- tioned for the director or his assist- ant. "Equally unfounded," continues Dr. Caldwell, "is the claim that Red Cross comforts are being sold. Of the $35,000,000 distributed on behalf of the Canadian people for the benefit of our forces in the last war; and the thousands of garments already distributed in the present conflict, not one red cent has ever recurred to the Red Cross. Anything which the Red Cross does for the comfort or welfare of the troops is a freewill offering from the people of Canada." A HAPPY DAY A little work to keep us strong; A little joy to keep us gay; A. little love to sweeten life— All this can snake a perfeet day. A little kindness on the road, To keep us warm when days are sad; A smiling glance, an outstretched hand, To comfort us and make us glad. It takes so little, all in all, To make us happy, day by day; To give the world our little best, And see the world our beat repay. AN APRIL DAY When the warm sun, that brings Seed -time and harvest, has return- ed again, 'Tis sweet to visit the4 still woad where springs The first flower of the plain. I love the season well, When forest glades are teeming with bright forms, Nor dark and many -folded clouds foretell The coming -on of storms. From the earth's loosened moults The sapling draws its sustenance, and thrives; Though stricken to the heart with Winter's colds The drooping tree revives. The softly warbled song Comes from the pleasant woods, and coloured wings Glance quick in the bright sun, that • moves along The forest openings. When the bright .sunset fills The silver woods with light, the green slope throws Its shadows in the hollows of the hills, And wide the upland glows. And when the 'eve is born, in the Blue lake the sky, o'er - reaching far, Is hollowed out, and the moon dips her horn, And twinkles many a star. Inverted in the tide, Stand the gray rocks and trembling sliadows throw; And the fair trees look over, side by side, '• And see themselves below. Sweet April!—many a thought Is wedded unto thee, as hearts ase wed; Nor shall they fail, till, to its aut. umn brought, Life's golden" fruit is .shed.• -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed paper. HEALTH OR ONE OF TWELVE OTHER CASH PRIZES 2nd Prize -$15 3rd Prize -$5 Ten Prizes $1 Each HSRE'S ALL YOU DO: 1. Complete the last line of the jingle beginning: Says Purity Maid; "If you don't want to lose, Purity Flour is the one you should chanes, For pies and all pastry, for cakes and for bread, 2. Send in as many entries to this contest as you wish, but each entry must be accompanied by the Purity Seal cut from a bag of Purity Flour (or reasonable facsimile) ora receiptecl sales gip from your dealer showing von have purchased a bag of Purity Flour. 3. All entries must be postmarked not later than Saturday, May 4th, 1940. 4. Entries will he judged for origi- nality and sincerity of expression. Simply write each entry on one side of a sheet of paper. Print your name and address, and also the name of your Purity Flour dealer, clearly. S. The judges' decision will be final. 6. This contest starts Monday, April 3th. Mail your entries, not later than Saturday, May 4th, 1940, to Purity Flour Contest Department, Western Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited, 293 MacPherson Avenue, Toronto. That last line might go like this: Use Purity Flour, and you'll come out ahead. But try your shill—and remember this is a local contest, restricted to the counties of Huron, Bruce, Grey, Perth, Wellington and Waterloo. • You have a really good chance to win Getafroo Purity Flour recipe boolclot from your dealer. Tho wine Hing idea might just pop up at you! Send in your entries early. KITCHEN CHATTER Nbw's the time for a spring tonic and what better one for potatoes than a quarter to half a teaspoon, of baking powder when mashing them They'll be as light and fluffy as the new blouses . , , . And if the salad wants a lift decorate it with hard-boiled eggs that have set in tht vinegar off pickled beets, just long enough to change the hue But a little goes a long way If those sausages simply insist on bursting their skins curb their pep by boiling for two minutes• before placing in the frying pan Housecleaning time and. curtains must be washed . , Might as well lighten this task' by soaking them an hour in cold water to which three tablespoons borax have been added to loosen the dirt and cheer up your sagging spirits. A TASTY HAM DISH 6 servings fried ham, 11/2 lbs. 2 teaspoons flour 2 cups orange juice Parsley 2 to 3oranges for slices Fry ham, Add flour to 2 table- spoons of fat from frying pan; cook until lightly browned. Add drange juice, stirring well to avoid lumps. Cook 5 minutes or until sauce is thick. Pour sauce around ham on serving dish. Garnish with parsley and orange slices. A QUICK LUNCH IDEA Pince lettuce cups on a large plat- ter. Fill with tuna fish salad. Sur- round with deviled eggs. Serve toast- ed saratoga wafers, hot tomato soup. in: cups, salted 'nuts and candies. The wafers can be buttered and sprinkled with paprika in the morning and toasted in the oven while the soup is heating, CANDY ADVERTISEMENT PEPPERMINT SCENTED An advertisement that appeals to the nose as well as the eye has been introduced In the St. Louis (Mo.) Globe -Democrat. Printed in green ink, a candy 'ad-' vertisement carried a fragrant odor of peppermint. An ounce and a half of peppermint ils mixed, with each pound olf inle to produce the aroma, which is said; to last from 16 to 20 hours in a fold - A HERO Oh, give me the boy who can whistle, When his plans go all awry, Who chi curve his lips to a rollick- ing tune Where another, boy would cry. He picks up his burdens bravely, Ansi steadily plods along-- He long-Ile is cheerful and sweet and good to meet When everythings goes wrong. Then here's to the boy who can whistle, Whether skies lee grey or blue, For the boy who can sing when he wants to cry Is a hero through and. through! ESS sELESS