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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-02-13, Page 7THURS., FEB. 13, 1941 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING PAGE 7 Pledge for Wer Savings THIS- MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. BRITANNIA SPEAKS By W. J. King, Montreal ' Through sombre darkness deepen yet, we are .A constant people with a goal in sight; .Resolved to march by freedom's guid- ing star, That brighter shines though dark- er grows the night. Odds have we known and faint fair- weather friends Who, whispering, looked on with bated breath: Yet swift this sideline :berm ale—, .- amends When Empire eagles dared the face of death! 'When my e?vilians faced the menace grim Of hellish fury from the flaming skies,— When sudden terror stalked the stre- ets grown dim, But saw no meek surrender in their eyes,— My sons and daughters, Front-line heroes all! Serving on wings, at sea, or in the land, Our foes, amazed, saw answer to my call My gallant broods who ruthless for- ce withstand. '"Together to the end, whate'er it be," They chorus each and all in purpose one. "However hard the way to Victory Proclaims again the last grim battle won! '"We count no cost that keeps our soul alive. ' What must be borne our spirit proud will bear; `We shall continue constantly to strive, With will to do, to suffer, and to dare." ASK YOUR MOTHER This my father often said: "Ask your mother." "Do we have to go to bed?" "Ask your mother." If in chorus we should cry: "Please, a second piece of pie!" Always this was his reply: "Ask your mnother," Coaxing, pleading, this we'd hear: "Ask your mother." I'm not going to interfere. Ask your mother." Every problem that arose over going to shows Brought from dad this solemn close: A,sk your mother." (Often wondered why he said: Ark your, mother." Muttered o'er the book he read: Ask your mother." • 'Used to think it strange that he Never settled any plea, But replied evasively: Ask your mother." Now like him I merely say: Ask your mother." 'This is much the easier way: Aske your mother." 'Once their pleading I denied And it left them teary-eyed, Now I say: I won't decide! Ask your mother." SHOULD FREEDOM FALL •a5hould Freedom fall and I had held aloof, `What would my days be—days and months and years, My vision gone, my laughter drowned in tears -.And every heart-beat stinging with reproof: ?What bed would bring me sleep, what sheltering roof Would shield me from the lightning hail of fears And maekery of a world whose scorn. and jeers '!Would crush me in the mire beneath its hoof/ When young and old were slaughter- ed day and night, And pity, love and mercy cast aside, When monster hordes, in their satanic might, ' Were tearing down the cross on which Christ died, •, If I had held aloof and gone any way, Hell's worm and fire would gnaw me night and day. —Frederich George Scott. .. SLEIGH RIDE There was a night of sleigh bells. The good brown horses wore overcoats of frost and the air was such that laughter pealed, the harness lea- ther creaked, our driver slapped his mittened hands; each sound was sharp to the car and all the sense sharp. We took the back road over the wood- ed ridge, eight miles to town, five miles away by the valley, to see a moving picture that did not stove us, At least it is forgotten long ago. The tracks of our sled glittered like rails of steel drawn away behind us in the moon- light. Louis Stoddard. OUR REPROACH We heedless slaughter little lambs at play, And do not hear the dumb crea- tion groan; We trample flowers on our headlong way, And do not hear the sad earth's undertone. We make all nature serve us, and we cage Wild frightened things, and bend them to our will; We do not vote for freedom for these • slaves Because we love the Circus, and the thrill Of watching animals, condemned for life To pace their narrow cages to and fro; No crime have these committed; why do we Get pleasure from such tragedy and woe? For we demand full freedom for our- selves; We revel in green woods, the sun, the stars. How is it we do nothing to set free Those wistful prisoners behind their bars? —Giralda Forbes. DEEP SNOW Snow covers the ground, Fences are hidden, Eyes forbidden To fathom woods so found; Bayberry bushes Bend where the thrushes Throats made sunnier sound. Tread warily, Look sharp; Here is where the meadow -lark Built cheerily Ilis russet nest, Now pressed Hard against stubborn grass. He is not here to care Whether we dare To pause a while or 'pass. Beyond the snow -line, winter after- noon Is cut by the sharp sickle of a moon. Marguerite Janvrin Aroma. THE COOKERY BOOK It was started—let .me see!-- Back ee!—Back in eighteen thirty-three; Emily, a three -month's bride, Wrote these entries just inside, Faded ink and curly g's!— "How to make a lemon cheese." ,C t nt Ch ge mdno. rorr, By "P130" We never meet two people are alike. Similarly every mome of our lives is . different from wh has gone before or which will ma up our future, if the Lord wills th we should spend it here on earth. i fact every second is new and has own work even in that short spa of time the 'course of our whole li may be changed. Not one of us in our prayer to God before sleep overtakes us can look, back over the day without a feeling of thankfulnes for the many blessings which He has given us. We talk a great deal about our trials and troubles but after all they are nothing compared with the bless- ings, the mercies, the hopes and the causes for thanksgiving which come our way each day. The vast majority of people have the health and strength given them to get up and go about their daily work. There are few of those who are ill, who have not some one to care for them. Sympathy is duo those who are disabled and have not the protection they need. How prone we are to be dissatisfied with this and that trivial thing when in reality we should be ashamed not te• be happy. Take an average twenty-four hours and think of some of the blessings which God gives to us. • At the sound of the alarm, or as soon afterwards as we can force ourselves to get up, we begin to face the problems of the day. W ho has colored the flowers, Had Ile nt wished He could have made them all at ice at 1'n ts ce fe, God has provided us with clothing. As we dress ourselves warmly to com- bat the winter's cold do we think of those who are not so well provided for along this line as we are. It may be that we have been appointed as Isis agents to helpin this way. Se1- fishness is one of the things we were going to combat in nineteen -forty-one and we can use this as an opportun- ity. Our daily bread has been provided for us. How terrible it must be to be hungry. We, in this country, know nothing of its true significance. We are still able to pick and choose. We order a meal and very often feel no regret at sending a portion of it back to be thrown out. That is one lesson which we must learn. At least some of us can remember the old-fashioned motto "Waste not—want not," Many are needing food today. No matter where we are we should never beg in a meal without thanking God for the wonderful provision Ile has made for us in this way. Then we step out into the morn- ing light. It makes no difference what season of the year it is there is something beautiful to be seen. The heaviest thunderstorm teaches its lesson of the majesty of God. No human power could illumine the heavens as the firmament is lighted in a storm. If one ever gets the idea that there is no God surely that should teach them that there is. Each season of the year has a beauty absolutely its own and if we are in any way a lover of nature we will spend many happy hours with the out of doors. We can stand an the Lakeshore and at sunsetsee the western heavens change into the most brilliant colors or the subdued pastel shades or we can see the sun go down like a golden ball or drop slowly be- hind a bank of clouds.' We can see nothing to surpass the beauty of na- ture in any other place. If we had to pay for it we would appreciate it more, Is that not true? Just give it a quiet thought. We have the privilege of breathing God's pure air. We are not long in an atmosphere of impurity before we realize the difference. . How sweet to our ears is the sing- ing of the birds! They are true choristers and are trained in atone with the Heavenly music. When we waken on a spring morning how wonderful it is to listen to the feath- ered world as it gathers and sings, for us. There is no discord. That too carries its own lesson to a troubled world. Then we see how artistically God Then it passed to Caroline— Here's her writing, clear and fine. Other housewives, to this store Of forgotten kitchen lore, Addedhints and recipes, Dishes that were sure to please! In my hands to -day it lies, And I read. with softened eyes, Secrets that. . they kept for me— Caroline and Ehnily, And a score of housewives; who Kept their homes—and husbands, too.! Claire Ritchie. white or black 05 any one shade, As we look at a garden, wild or. cultivat- ed' we must thank Him for His thoughtfulness for us in giving us flowers of so many colors and shades. It is not alone in the daytime we see 'the handiwork of God, Who of us can view the firmament of the Heavens with Its myriad of stars without learning its lesson of infinity -even when the sky is overcast with clouds we realize that underneath the stars are still shining. The lesson which that teaches is clear to each one of tit We might go on endlessly describ- ing these different things which come to us in the course of our days work. Many times we leave home without thanking Him for His care over us during the night nor do we implore His guidance for the day, little realiz- ing how He has saved us from many accidents the closeness of which we are not aware. In other words we feel that we are perfectly able to look after ourselves. We do not say it in so many words, but our actions speak louder than words, but when we get into difficulty we are not long in asking God to help us. Our lives would bele() much happier if we would • only take Him -as our Companion on .our daily journey. • As we walk about and see, hear and feel these wonderful blessings which God has bestowed on us do we realize that God gives them to us free, there is no charge or do we simply take them for granted claim- ing that we are under no obligation for them. Unworthy as we are let us get down ou our knees and thank God that He has given us the priv- ilege of enjoying them. A lady recently, who had visited a hospital, said to a friend: "I never come away from there without feel- ing thankful that God has given me strength to enjoy His many bless- ings." As we read about Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and blind woman who rose above it all and made a name for herself we think how depressed she must be, but those of us who have had the privilege of seeing her and hearing her speak know that she is anything but downhearted. Is there not a beautiful thought in the lines: "We plough the fields and scatter The good seed on the land But it is fed and watered By God's Almighty hand, He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. We are asked to cultivate the ground and sow the seed and God does the rest to ripen the grain. if we have what we consider too much rain or too hot sun it does not take us long to grumble, but do we stop to thank Him when the grain is coming along beautifully? It is a good thing for the world that there is one over- ruling Power governing the elements. Otherwise we would bo wanting ski- ing trips in the middle of the sum- mer and -our winter season would be broken by periods in which roses would bloom in the gardens. Then surely someone would be dissatisfied. Let us at all times be so thankful for God's bountiful gifts. "No gifts have we to offer, For all thy love imparts, But that which Thoth desirest, Our humble, thankful hearts." Will we not consider these many blessings and give Him our hearts to -day? "PEG KITCHEN CHATTER If you find your table still mark- ed by hot dishes even you have a sil- ence cloth to bear the brunt of heat, why not have a piece of oil cloth the sante size to the first cover the table with. And what it will do for spilled liquids is payment enough for the ef- fort When we hear so much a- bout conserving these days, it might not be amiss to suggest that you do not be wasteful in preparing veget- ables for cooking. Seems like a migh- ty small matter but .it might also. be remembered that much of the valua- ble salts and other properties are fou- nd just underneath the skin. And for the same reason be stingy with the water in Which they are boiled. Do not throw the best of the veget- ables • down the sink when the least bit of water required could be absorb- ed by the vegetables—that is, if you care enough about food values to watch the cooking process closely, enough to prevent burning. rote ✓h' Tested Recipes f 4$ TESTED RECEIPS A NEW DEAL AT BREAKFAST TIME ,Waffles Help to Start the Day Right By: Katharine Baker Bigger and better breakfasts are al - 'most a necessity during the winter months and your family will have more energy and feel better if they are sent out into the cold world with hearty food under their belts. Such breakfasts are easy to serve when waffles are added to the menu, Golden brown and hot, nicely crisp at the: edges—they are a real treat at breakfast or any other time. If you have been' in the habit of having waf- fles only on Sunday mornings, get in- to the habit of having them during the week too. Their there are variat- ions of the standard waffle recipe which are grand for Sunday evening suppers or for the crowd after a round with winter sports. The plain or Orange Waffles are delicious for breakfast and the Cheese or Hani Waffles are ideal for the other occas- ions mentioned. Waffles 2. cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder. % teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks, well beaten I% cups milk 5 tablespoons melted butter or other shortening 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again. Com- bine egg yolk and milk; add grad- ually to flour, beating only until smooth. Add shortening, Fold in egg whites. Bake in hot waffle iron. Serve with butter and syrup. Makes four thick 4 section waffles. Orange Waffles 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder r4 teaspoon salt % cup sugar 1% teaspoons orange rind 2 egg yolks, well beaten 2-3 cup milk 6 tablespoons melted butter 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten Sift flour once, measure, acid baking powder, salt and sugar, and sift a- gain. Add orange rind to egg yolks and mix well; combine with milk and add to flour mixture, beating only until smooth. Add butter and blend. Fold in egg whites: Bake in hot waf- fle iron. Serve hot with butter and orange marmalade or orange sauce. Makes four thick 4 section waffles. r 12;63'1 A HEALTH SERVICE of rue CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA Cjit21'' The importance of the public heal- th during the present crisis in Em- pire affairs has been impressed by Government anci military leaders, physicians, industrialists and social workers alike. Anything which tends, not only to maintain but to raise the standard of public health, is of prim- ary value to day. That being so, reports that the Ontario Hospital Association proposes• to establish a plan whereby the ser- vices of the hospitals of the province shall be made more easily available to those who most need them — the low-wage earner — is to be welcomed, It is true that, even in present con- ditions, the hospitals are' closed to none; but too often the smaller in- come worker, finding that he Must either enter as a "charity patient" or incur what to him is a heavy debt, re- fuses to take advantage of the fact. It is understood that, under the plan considered by the Ontario Hospital Association, the worker would have the satisfaction of knowing that loos- pital treatment, should he be in need of it for himself, or his wife or child- ren, would be paid for by himself; yet at the same time his payment would impose no hardshipor depriv- ation on either himself or his family. Generally, he would pay a small masithly subscription, deducted from his wages, as a subscriber to the plan, and immediately en enrolment would become entitled to hospital care if so ordered by his doctor. • It seems obvious that, where such a plan is in operation, as it is in Win- nipeg innipeg and in many parts of the Un- ited n]ted States, the expert care and at- tention received by wage-earners and their families in cases of sickness, must have an important bearing on the general health of the community. Further information concerning the Plan for Hospital Care will be await- ed with interest.. ' HEALT-I Phil Osifer of Lazy i> ieado s By Harry J. Boyle' "HOME-MADE HAI1RCUTS" A gentleman in New York City, raised on the back concessions of On- tario has written to this column asi- ing. ",Where has the porridge bowl haircut gone to ? I was particularly disappointed on my last trip home to find that there wasn't a single lad at church on Sunday with one of the old fashioned haircuts," The porridge bowl haircut is not as common as it once was, but it's still in style on our concession for at least one'farally, The Jenkins family, next farni to us, is a -rather large one, and with times as they are at present, the money for haircuts for seven boys doesn't come too easy. Last week there was a patriotic con- cert at the school house and I hap- pened to be over at the Jenkins home in the afternoon. Sitting on the nail keg in the back kitchen was the oldest boy, just turning fourteen, while the head of the household was sitting on one of the kitchen chairsplying leis trade of household barber. With one of his mother's aprons wrapped around his shoulders, the lad sat hunched forward while his Dad had the clippers and a substantial - looking bowl of some kind. "I guess the lad will have to start going to the barber for his haircuts," remarked Ed Jenkins as he clamped the bowl down, "That's our largest bowl and he's getting too big a head for it." Sure enough the bowl sat u1' pretty well on his head. I noticed then a stack of bowls of the same color on the table, and as the afternoon pro- gressed, saw the Dad use different siz- es as the boys were called in their turn for the hair -cutting process. Ed Jenkins is not what you would can an artistic sort of person. I not- iced that he sheared up to a certain point at the bowl's rim. When the bowl was removed the fringe was trimmed off straight around the head, leaving the impression that the lads were wearing skull caps. Growing quite emphatic in his argu- ments over the Hon. Jimmy Gardin- er's farm conference in London, the bowl slipped on th head of the third' lad, and he sliced a white strip almost' to the top of the head. Ed looked at it for several minutes, mattered to ]oneself and pushed his glasses back up on his nose and then proceeded to trim the hair up to a tidy top knot. The results were startling to say the 1 least, and not unlike those lurid pic- tures of Apache Indians. The•Jenkins boy hasfreckles and two rather prom- inent teeth, and I must say I had rath- er a hard job to keep a straight face when he clipped off the nail keg and grinned when he found that his cap was too big for his head which seem- ed to shrink after the clipping process; A home-made haireut was a badge of courage in my clay. It seems like yesterday to consider the times we went into the village on a Saturday afternoon and, with that trait of all boys wanting, to explore the store win- dows alone, my cousin and I wander- ed off by ourselves, In front of the Murphy Emporium two of the village boys started yelling, "The rats been at your hair?" This taunting contin- ued down past Miss Abigail Farnoon's Millinery and the old creamery and then on the broad expanse of a vacant lot we settled the question. We won the battle. I believe to this day that the advantage of not having hair to grab, over the two village boys with ordinary, fairly long hair, was what won the day for us. We didn't mind the home-made haircuts in those days. There came a day, however, when a certain, pert, little miss on the Main Street looked at me and smiled . . and for the first time I was thor- oughly conscious of the haircut. After a persistent campaign, Father handed me a quarter one day and told me to get my hair cut at Jim Slick's barber shop . . , reminding me as I left, "Tell him to cut it up fairly high so the haircut will last longer." GLOVE FACTORY MAY LOCATE IN MITCHELL The Mitchell Advocate set out to make inquiries last Wednerdey regar- ding the glove factory mentioned at Monday night's council meeting. As far as can be ascertained at present the parties were stere, looking over a couple of properties and showed in- terest in such a plant being started here. It seems they are a Toronto firm who imported gloves for the trade and finding their source of sup- plies cut of by war, they must start a manufacturing plant of their own to continue business. We understand the parties are reliable and further information concerning their plans may be available in a week or. so. In the meantime Mitchell may hope. —Mitchell Advocate • cT eSNAPS9IOT cUL SNOW AND BEACH PICTURES Use a yellow filter, K-2 or G, to bring out the shadows clearly on the snow or on beach sand. ODDLY enough, pictures in the snow and pictures on the beach are very much alike—as far as the camera is concerned. Expo- sures, shadows, lighting effects— all are similar. Snow reflects a tremendous amount of light when broad sun is shining on it—and so, exposure for the average•midday,shot is best cut in half, compared to the normal summer exposure. Thus, If 1/25 second at f/11' is considered nor- mal, then 1/25 at f/16 is correct for an average sunny snow scene, and even less for broad views of distant snowflelds. Shots on a white, sunlit beach -or looking out to sea—earl for the same reduction in exposure. ' It's different, of course, when heavy.• Winter clouds hang low over a anow.covered countryside. Here;. exposures are about the same as for a cloudy or dull day without snow. Remember this point, because it's important for good results. Since both sand and snow reflect light, the shadows cast by a sub- ject are soft and transparent. In- deed, if you want a good strong shadow effect, it's best to use a yellow niter—a K-2 or G1—to dark- en the shadows down a bit. These filters also help if blue sky appears in the scene. Drifted snow, and wind -rippled sand, appear at their best late in the afternoon. Texture stands out, shadows : are longer, and the scenes have more pictorial interest. Shoot. at these hours—remembering to ad- just exposure, for the weaker light —and you'll - get worthwhile pic- tures' for your collection, 312 John van •Guilder