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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-08-08, Page 7AUGUST 8, 1940 THE . CLINTONNEWS-RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS lPIN:M..efN.rMN....: .•P►M CARE OP CHILUDREN THIS MODEST CORNER IS: DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You TheirSongs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad --But. Always Helpful and Inspiring. SONNET BY WORDSWORTH Still they don't seem to quite un- derstand How he could put up with things These lines, written by William Wordsworth in 1806, when Napoleon ,had almost the whole of Europe at - his feet, are peculiarly applicable to the present time: ,Another year!—another deadly blow! `Another mighty empire overthrown! ,A.nd we are left, or shall be left alone; The last that dare to struggle with the foe. 'Tie well! from this day forward we shall know That in ourselves our •safety must be sought; That by our own right hands it must be wrought; That we must stand unpropped, or be laid low. 0 dastard whom such foretaste doth not cheer We shall exult, if they who rule the land Be men who hold its many blessings dear, Wise, upright, valiant; not a servile band, Who are to judge of danger which they fear, And honor which they do not under- stand. FLASHLIGHT, PLEASE Vithen next you send a parcel To your good friends "Over There" .,Please get some nice new flashlights And wrap them up with care. Then add some bulbs and batteries For these are needed too, And they will help our friends so much In the work they have to do. A. "Blackout" mast be awful, For no one likes the dark; , We bless the little flashlight For its friendly glowing spark. So gather up the torches, And send then to your friends, Then they will have some brightness .As soon as dark descends. ---From "Homemaker" Page, Globe and Mail, Toronto. THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND 'There will always be an England As long as Scotland's there To give the Navy shelter, The brunt of Air raids bear. There will always be an. England As long as Scotsmen fight, Along with Welsh and Irish, To save old 'England's might. There are Scotsmen all in khaki, Ther are Scots in Air Force blue; You'll find them in the Navy With the Welsh and Irish too. SO when they sing of England And English in the fight, They're forgetting all the others Who keep up England's might. —Version by "Sandy MickTavish" THANKS FOR THE HERITAGE We were sitting by the fire in the evening, Watching the dying embers glow, Just talking about what happened Some fifty years ago. I can clearly recall the by -gone days Anel listening to my dad, When he was telling me his stories Of what HE did when a lad. Ile didn't have much schooling Cause grandpa's finances were low. Hence, only on rare occasions Could he afford to let dad go. Then there were others in the family Who had to share his fate, ,And dad thought he'd be manly So he quit .school when only eight. He roamed' the hills attending sheep. To keep them from going astray, Often' exhausted, too tired to eat— Never had a minute for play. He had no luxtiries to eat, Like pie or fancy cake, Just plain cottage eheese or potted meat That his mother used to make. He didn't have any fancy clothes, Only the crudest of home -spun tweeds. He had no money to spend on shows, Barely enough for the family needs. I've told any children Mite stories of dad, quite so bad In such a great and wonderful land. But times have changed 'since I was a lad And mem'ries like these are forgot, If we were asked to share like dad, The answer would be, "Certainly not!" It's a pretty hard road we all have to share, But there's one thing of which we're all glad: There's plenty for all, enough and to spare, Through the pioneering done by our dad. Jam For Overseas Made In The Home Many women are now taking part in Red Cross activities by conserving Canada's perishable fruit crop by making jam. When jam is being prepared for shiptnent overseas special care is required to ensure keeping under shipping conditions where tempera- ture changes and movement •tend to cause spoilage, Therefore, the following instruc- tions have been sent out by the Home Economist of the Consumer Section, Marketing Service, Dominion Department of Agriculture: - 1. The fruit should be ripe and sound and must be well picked over; no over -ripe pieces used. 2. Allow a pan at least twice the capacity of fruit and sugar. 3. Either enamelled or aluminum parrs may be used. 4. Weigh or measure accurately. Fol- low directions exactly. 5. Use ther- mometer if possible. 6. It is neces- sary to boil to thicker consistency than for home use. '7. Stir jam fre- quently while cooking to prevent sticking and scorching. 8. Let stand five minutes after removing from fire to allow scum to rise. Skim. Stir andpourinto cans. 9. If cans are kept unopened in original con- tainers it is not necessary to wash them, but if opened, cans should be thoroughly washed, then rinsed with boiling .water. Any surplus water may be removed by heat in warming oven or by wiping with a piece of cheesecloth wrung from boiling wat- er. 10. Fill cans to just below top. Allow to cool. 11. Care should be taken that no jam gets into the seal- ing groove as this prevents a perfect seal. 12. Lay a round of waxed paper over top. Press cover firmly into place. 13. Wipe all cans thoroughly after filled and seeded, but do not immerse cans in water. 14, Label when cans have cooled. Special re- cipes for jam making are given in another column. Teach Children How To Save Lives A timely article in "Health", of- ficial publication of the Health Lea- gue of Canada, which has been cam- paign.'ng -for a wider knowledge of artificial respiration methods, is con- tributed by Wills Macladtlan, of the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Com- mission. In this article he says: "The Schafer method of artificial respiration is sometimes known by someone about watering places and bathing beaches. It is, of all methods the most satisfactory. It is so simple, that it should be familiar to every- one. It.. is recommended that senior pupils in the schools, both boys and girls should be taught to practice it. Knowledge of the kind, will sooner or later, prove to be a life saver. Em- ployees of public utilities practice it regularly at least once a month. It may be successful even when there has been no perceptible pulse, or oth- er signs of life, for several hours. After the patient has started to breathe, it will be necessary to trans - Pert hint "ion a lying position to his home or to a hospital so that he may' be put to bed. He must not be al- lowed to sit up, stand or walk. He must be transported in a lying down position. Experience has taught that under such circumstances, the heart isis no condition to stand the strain urwvaea..v..v..rsr.wwre,. COOKING PAGE.7 4N.MNNI..f HEALTH uoJ+++v+.nn�•s:+"N.••••••• 'a,swerowNi eneuv.Nwee•arin,, ssr.w..oss wsawra aar.w+.rsuva S i e res � Fal h re By "PEG„ ..Pn....,...e...r w._., If a monument were erected in memory of every person who had lived their span of life here, and thereon was engraved a single word - success - failure, just what would be the cutting on our mar -ting stone. That of course is simply according to earthly judgment. Failure may be the earthly verdict on some stones, but when we see the abiding place of such a one in the Beyond we will know that in the sight of God, the final judge that that one has. been ;a decided success. After all it is not the opinion of the world that counts, it is the verdict which wilt assign us to our abiding place for the end less ages of Eternity. We sometimes ponder the thought "Am I making a success of my life or am I what might be called a failure? In almost every instance we are responsible for this result ourselves. A young man once said "My aim in life was to have been a medical missionary, but just when I was ready to start my course it was found that I had a condition which would not permit the strain of con- stant study. For some reason it seems that I have not been a success at anything since. Because one door closes in our lives is that any reason why we must be a failure at every- thing else. Decidedly not. If we were just to accept the adverse circum- stances and put the same amount of energy and work into the forced vocation as we should have done in the one of our own choosing there is no reason Why it should not prove a success. The difficulty is we always. keep the disappointment in the back of our minds and we allow it to so hamper our work that we snake any- thing but a success of it. The men who have made the big- gest success in life have not, by any means been men of money - we have read recently of where immense wealth of monied Hien has been con- fiscated by a beligerant nation. Real- ly successful men have been men with an ideal, men who have planned things and'from their early days, in spite o£ discouragement have worked on those ideals until they have per- fected then-. The story of the strug- gle in the lives of these men and women has been remarkable. It real- ly does one good to read their biog- raphy. It is an incentive to each one of us to strive harder. Winston Churchill the man who is at the head of British affairs was anything but a success at school. .One day his father, who was bitterly disappointed over his academic work as he wished him to be a lawyer saw him with a lot of lead soldiers arranged in ab- solute military array and asked him if he would care to enter the army. Upon being assured that that was what he wanted to do, his father gave his consent and thus began the mil- itary ilitary career of the man who with his helpers we have every confidence will lead the British Empire on to victory. Success may be ours, or if we choose our lot in life may be failure. To obtain success we must keep an objective in front of us and strive to reach that objective. We will of course at times become discouraged, but each day, if we let Him, God will renew our hope in being able to reach our aim, We are apt to say, "I cannot do that." Yes, we can but it will only be by perseverance of sitting up and that in the past, lives have been lost where the per- sons have been allowed to stand or walk. In bed, the patient should be treated as for surgical shock — that is, by the use of warmth, quiet and the necessary stimulants. To Summarize: 1. Remove the victim from elect- rical contact, gas or water, as quick- ly as possible, 2. Start artificial respiration by well trained persons, as promptly as possible. 3. Use warmth. Hot water bottles, blankets, etc. 4. Do not stop artificial respiration. until the 'patient breathes or there are definite signs of rigor mortis. 5. Transport the patient kn a lying position to home or hospital and put to bed. As a final word let me repeat that in cases of electrical shock, gas pois- oning and apparent drowning, artif- icial .respiration by means of the Schafer method is of all methods, the simpest and best. Diligently and persistently carried out, it will save the lives of many persons which oth- erwise would be lost. The method should be;learned by everyone. Know- ledge :of it will save many lives." and by daily adding a little to wha we hope the finished Work will be. Defeat is almost sure to be ours if weallow, our work to go back in any way. Keep on hoping and sustain that hope by work, When we have made up our minds to do some special work Wequite of- ten talk it over with someone. Now that onemay be a pessimist, one who never sees the bright side of anything, and without any real cause they may discourage us. If our work is ligitimate and we feel that when accomplished it will be a help to at least a small part of the world, do not let anyone discourage us. There is too much of that in the world to- day. None of us can tell what we can do until we try. Many times on ac- count of illness or accident the whole trend of our life has :been changed, the means of earning a living has been swept away from us and we have been left bewildered. If we trust in God he will open away for us and will develope our talent along some other line (we must not say this has been done by chance for we believe with Henry Drummond that nothing that happens in the world happens by chance). Someone has said that "Defeat has never come to a person who is always -thinking suc- cess." In the hard times through which we have passed and the harder ones which may be before us let us turn the dial of our lives from failure to success and the latter will assured- ly be ours, that is if we are willing to be guided by our Saviour. After all our own little world is made by ourselves. We can by our character make that world one of happiness or one of distress, No natter how hard the individual battle is, by constant prayer we can keep above our eiretunstances and help not only ourselves but others to be happy. An instance of this may be found in the lives of the 'pioneers of our country. They certainly faced hard- ships if anyone did, and yet how happy in most instances their home life was. They had very little but they made the best of what they had. What they- did with their limited means and equipment was remark- able. Surely we, in this enlightened age and with the advancement which science has made throughout the years, can do a great deal more titan they did so often, we must admit, we do not try, As we work towards successwe will find a great deal of joy. As we keep our hinds on our work, it will certainly not leave us much time to worry. A young man takes a notion that he would like to build a •boat, He visualizes this boat with probably an outboard motor skimming over the water. With this objective in front of hint he spends many hours in plan- ning and building this - structure. What a joy it is to him when he tries it out. Then and only then will he know whether it is a success or a failure. Parents, if your sons or daughters have a hobby it may be well worth while to let . them work. it out. - - - The most important success or fail- ure in our lives is that which involves where we will spend the Eternal ages. The question then will not he "Have I made a success of my Earth- ly life?" but it will be "Have I ac- cepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour? David Livingstone, the great missionary and explorer was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1874. Ta show respect to him the streets of London were lined with thousands of people. Among them was a poor old man, ill kept, ragged, and uncared for. He was weeping bitterly. Someone asked him the cause of his unusual sorrow. His re- ply was a lesson to each one of us, "I'll tell you why. Davie Livingstone and I were born in the same village, brought up in the day school and Sunday school, worked togetherat the same loom. But Davie went that way and I went this. Now he is hon- ored by the nation, and kart neglect- ed, unknown and dishonored." Set our daily prayer be, "Dear Master Builder grant that this day I enay add to my life something which should make it stronger, surer, finer, taller, more abiding. Help ms to live the kind of life that is Eter- nal." "To every man: there openeth A way, and ways, and a way, And a High Sotil climbs the high way And. the. Low Soul gropes the Low. And in between on the misty flats, . The rest drift to and fro, But to every man there openeth A High Way and a Low. 'And every man decideth The Way itis Soul shall go." - «PEG„ 444 evieteSetafetetee.talsefaketteeiteeetlee< Tested Recipes • RASPBERRIES TO TIIE FORE There is no denying the fact that succulent` sun -ripened berries, and fruits --fresh from fieldand orchard are among the most delicious foods a person - can eat. Canadians will unanimously agree to this as they enjoy the homeproduced. fruits • on the - market at this - season. Raspberries are abundant just now. This year the crop is good, the qual- ity excellent, so why not make the most of the situation? See that raspberries are on the table every day while they are at their best, and with a thought to the future, turn some into flavourful jams and spark- ling jellies. The Consumer Section, Marketing Service, recommends the following recipes: Raspberry Mousse 3 cups fresh raspberries 1/ cup fruit sugar pinch salt 1 tablespoon gelatine 2 tablespoons cold water 1/ pint whipping cream Press berries through sieve to remove seeds. Add sugar and salt. Soak gela- time in cold water. Dissolve over hot water. Stir into fruit pulp. When mixture is partially set fold in cream, whipped until stiff. Allow to set. Serves six. Raspberry Tarts 2 egg whites pinch salt 1/ cup fruit sugar 1 pint fresh raspberries Add salt to egg whites and beat until stiff. Beat in sugar. Fold in rasp- berries. Pile in baked tart shells. Bake in slow oven, 300 'degree F., until meringu -is firm—about 30 min- utes. Makes six tarts. Raspberry Jelly 4 cups raspberry juice 71/, cups granulated sugar 1 cup Iiquid pectin Use 3 quarts raspberries. Press through sieve, then drakn through jelly bag. Measure sugar and juice .irate large saucepan. Mix well, Bring to boil and stir in pectin. Boil hard % minute. Remove from heat and skim. Pour into sterilized glasses. Seal with hot paraffin. NOTE: -2 quarts raspberries and 1 quart red currants may be used in above recipe. Raspberry and Red Currant Conserve 4 cups stemmed' currants 4 cups raspberries 6 cups sugar Mix and let stand one hour. Heat slowly stirring often, until boiling point is reached. Boil 10 minutes. Pour into sterilized jars, and seal at once. Raspberry Vinegar cover raspberries with vinegar. Allow to stand over night. Strain and measure. Add Y cup sugar for each cup of liquid. Boil 20 minutes. Skim and bottle. FAINTING SPELLS A. correspondent writes: "My daughter, aged 18, occasionally has a fainting spell. It lasts but a short time during which she is unconscious. She smokes cigarettes but not very heavily. I have heard that there is a drug called epinephrine in cigar- ettes. If so, would that be the cause of the fainting?" Tobacco does not contain epine- phrine and besides the latter is too expensive to be added to cigarettes. Moreover; epinplueline (called adren• alias in Canada) would not cause fainting. Epinephrine or adrenalin is the secretion of the adrenal glands. It gives the individual strength and energy. It is what makes the fur on the cat's back standerect in the face of danger. Fainting is a sign of some effect, temporary or otherwise, which causes a lack of blood in the brain, the source of supply being the heart. The heart is governed by two pairs of nerves. One pair reaches the heart from the base of the brain running along the two large arteries in the neck. Action of those two nerves slows or stops the heart thus causing unconsciousness. The other pair of nerves comes to the heart from the spinal cord. The action of this pair increases She rate and strength of the heart beat,. Usually the intense emotions influence the 'latter pair (accelerator nerves) more than the former (depressor nerves), so that the heart is stimulated and the blood pressure raised, but occasionally the opposite occurs. When this happens the heart may be slowed and there may be unconsciousness. This is rare. Thereis some other cause for your daughter's fainting. She may be anaemic, that is her blood is poor. Better ask your doctor about it. Currants Again By: Katharine 'Baker We begin to realizethat summer is getting well along when we again face the pleasurable :task of making currants into jam and jelly. If your family is like host, they will be par- ticularly addicted to Durrant jam on their horning toast and so you will be wise to arrange to make plenty of it. The following recipes for cur- rant jam and jelly can be used with either red or black currants, Then, for a novelty, you might try combin- ing• currants and raspberries — a really delicious jam it makes too. A, short boil method given here will en- able you to whip up these jams ;and jellies in practically no time. Well— certainly in less time than it used to take without the aid of bottled fruit pectin. Red or Black Currant Jam 4 cups (2 lbs.) crushed fruit % cup water 7}/ cups (3% lbs.) sugar % bottle fruit pectin To prepare fruit, crush thoroughly or grind about 2 pounds fully ripe fruit; measure into large kettle. With red currants, add 16 cup water; stir until mixture boils. (With black currants, use % cup water). Simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Add sugar, mix well, and bring to a full rolling boil over hot- test fire. Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire and stir in fruit pectin. Skim; pour quickly. Paraffin, and cover at once. Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid ounces each). Red Raspberry and Currant Jam 41 cups (2% lbs.) prepared • fruit 7 cups (3 Ibs.) sugar % bottle fruit pectin To prepare fruit, crush about 1r/ pounds fully ripe currants. Remove seeds and skins by sieving. Crush about 1 quart fully ripe raspberries. Combine fruits, Measure sugar into large kettle. Add prepared fruit, fill- ing up the last cup with water if necessary. Mix well and bring to a full rolling boil over hottest fire. Stir constantly before and while boil- ing. Boil hard 1 minute. Then re- move kettle front fire and stir in fruit pectin. Skim; pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid ounces each). OU PAY LESS YOU USE LESS SURER RESULTS EASY' :'OPENING T.IN- CAttNOT' SPILL WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION STATEMENT During the month of July there were 7,902 accidents reported to the Board, as compared with 6,200 during the month of June, and 5,242 during the month of July a year ago. The benefits awarded amounted to $571,730.96, of which $463,740.94 was for compensation and $107,990.02 for -nodical aid. 1 -� SPOT UL USING THE SMALL CAMERA The organ -grinder's monkey—snapped on the street with a miniature camera. Garry a small camera in your pocket—you'll reap a reward in interesting pictures. T° get the most fun and benefit from photography, you should have a camera that you can keep with you at all times. Such a cam- era will enable you to seize upon a picture chance wherever you ob- serve one—and, at the same time, having the 'camera handy will keep you alert, so that you actually ob- serve more snapshot opportunities. Up until a few years ago, most cameras were relatively bulky; but that is not the case today. Modern folding camerae, even those taking rather large-sized pictures, are rel- atively compact; and many minia- ture camerae are so small and neat- ly built that they can be carried in a pocket or woman's purse without the least inconvenience. The miniature camera is an ideal choice for "everyday" use. It need not be an expensive model—in fact, it may be that a very inexpensive one will cover your needs. The chief advantage of the medium- priced and finer deluxe cameras in this; class is that they have fast lenses and fast shutters,so that pictures can be taken under ad- verse light conditions. Many of the better models' can also be used Car picture -taking In full color—an extremely valuable feature, If you buy a camera for pocket use, plan to keep it with you con- stantly—not just on weekends or during leisure hours. Take it with You 50 work. Watch for subjects on the street—such as the organ -grind- er's monkey above. Garry the cam- era amera when you go for an afternoon walk. You'll get many an excellent picture, by this practice, that would otherwise be lost. For everyday shooting, in black- and-white, lackand-white, load your "miniature" with a lino -grain panchromatic Mtn, and your good shots will yield Su- perior uperior enlargements. If your cam- era is a de luxe model with ultra- fast lens, load it with a high speed panchromatic film; then you can get night snapshots in any well - lighted room, and' at many night sports events. And don't forget that you can make gorgeous color "shots" with it. Make the small camera your "daily notebook" — use it to Jot down the things you see in the everyday round, Street scenes, od- dities, amusing occurrences, snaps of friends—these and many other types of pictures can be captured quickly with the pocket camera, and they'll add interest to your snapshot collection. 289 • ' John van Guilder