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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-06-19, Page 7THURS., JUNE 19,, 1941 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS' ItMINNImtee CARE OF CHILDREN The Torch Ot Victory eeseemeesev+..wrvrv+•rwee've,s, BY "PEG" During recent days our Province has been visited by the bomber which is bearing "The Torch of Freedom" from Victoria to Halifax. It will 'then be flown across the Atlantic and will be presented to Prince Minister 'Winston Churchill as "Part of the tools --Canada's Victory Loan 1941" From earliest history someone has 'served, as a torch to help bring free- dom to eonntries m people in distress, we might just look at a few of the "'torches" symbolic as they are of ev- sents in history. One o fthe most outstanding "tor- eches" of the mission field was David Livingstone, the scotch weaver lad •who went away from his humble God :rearing home and who won fameas a missions and ex 1 Such missionary p oyer, a few in this world have ever attained to. His means of Education were very limited, but, at the age of nine years he received a New Testament for repeating the whole of the hund- red and nineteenth psalms with just five mistakes, At ten years he com- menced to earn his own living, work- ing in the cotton mills at Blantyre. 'With part'of his first weeks wages he •bought a Latin text book. His work- ing hours were from 6 a.m. till 8 p.m. ?ie went to night school from 8 to 10 and then studied until midnight. Even at that early age he showed the cour- tage and ambition which remained -with him through the long and trying years ahead. One of the most outstanding "tor - said to him "now lad make religion the every day business of your life and, not a thing of fits and starts, for if you do temptation and other things will get the better of you" +;Were we to follow that advice it •would make us much more useful and happy) . It was through the influence of Dr. Moffatt that David Livingstone de- cided to go to Africa as a Missonary. On December 8, 1840 he sailed for that country. The success of his mis- sion and exploratory work is known the world over. When he died in 1872 his heart was buried. in Africa, but his body was carried by natives to Zanzibar and now rests in West Min- ister Abbey. Florence Nightingale "The Lady of the Lantern was another "torch" of note. At the outbreak of the Crim- ean War women were not wanted to nurse the sick. From the time Flor- ence Nightingale was six years of age she wanted to be doing something to :help others. When thirty she wrote "I am thirty now, the age at which Christ began his ministry. Now let me think only of Thy will," Later she went to a Deaconess House on the Rhine where she was taught visiting, xelief work, bandageing and nursing. Aj reat joy Y fill ed her heart and she wrote home "This is life," "In 1854 when war had been de- clared against Russia, the French and British armies invaded the Crimea 'and defeated the enemy at Alma. For the Wounded there were neither sup- plies nor hospital. Their conditions were exposed by the "Times" an English paper and it was through this that Florence learn- ed of the dreadful conditions in the war zone. She was soon on the way to .S'Cnta,i with Wt thirty-eight nurses. The opposition to her work was trem- endous, but still she kept on. She was a -ministering angel to the sick. Not only was she in the hospital but she went to the front where she gave or- ders for the removal of the wounded. 'When the war was over she was 'hon- ored by the Queen. The last fifty!I years of her life were spent establish- ing better nursing conditions in Eng- land. During twenty years she issued her orders from her bed room. At; the age of ninety she passed on to her rest and reward. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the "torch" for the freedom of slavery in the United States. She talked about it and argued about it, but what could she do. She was only an un- known women, and it grieved her to think that her ability to help was limited. Suddenly one day the thought came to her that although she could do little to stop slavery, yet she might. write about it, and the story of Un- cle Tom's Cabin with all. its sorded details flashed across her mind and she wrote the book which through all these years has been very polestar, She wrote it first on scraps of paper. Then other chapters came to her. She kept on writing until the story cul -1 menated in the tragic death of Un- cle Tom. With this book slaveryin the United States was exposed to the World. In 1492 Christopher Columbus an Italian in the employ of the King ;and Queen of Spain sailed westward thinking that he could discover .a short route to India, a land of great riches. They had laughed at him for years in the court and in all the vill- ages where he had explained his mission. Finally the Queen of Spain the possibility of there being some- thing in his idea and fitted him up with three ships which were no -larger than lake schooners. He set sail and after perilous mishaps landed at a place which he thought was' India, and so named the inhabitants Indians. Instead of it being India it was our far land of Canada. An outstanding torch in Canadian History was Laura Secord. It is well known that at the Battle of Beaver Dam, Lieutenant Fitzgibbon would undoubtedly have been surprised had it not been for the bravery of Laura Second. Her husband' had been wounded and was lying helpless at Queenston Heights when the Ameri- •eans landed there. Laura Secard was a slight, delicate women, but she started through a spacely settled country where the roads in many cases were ankle 'deep in mud. The story is told of her pas- sing the American sentry, with a pail on her arm under the pretense of go- ing to milk her cow. She seemed for a time to have Post her way, but fin- ally came to a branch of the Twelve Mile creek, which she recognized. Here there was no bridge, but in some way she managed to reach the other side. When she got to the top of the bank she stumbled into a group of sleeping- Indians and had quite a time to make then under stand what she wanted. Finally she was taken to Lieutenant Fitzgibbon where she de- livered her message. The secret of her trip remained with her for some forty years. She lived to the age of 93 dying in 1868. On Queenston Heights, not far from Brock's Mon- ument, there is a fine memorial er- ected in her memory. Twenty three years ago the "torch" of Victory was thrown to us by the soldiers of the Great War. We failed to hold it high and we are today re- ceiving the punishment for our lack of fidelity. If we had not allowed the torch to drop and if we had remained true to the God who gave us the vic- tory at that time the world today would not be in the chaotic state it is. The leaders of our different gov- ernments, our soldiers and working women are today carrying the torch. We feel confident it will ultimately be the "torch of victory". "God is in charge of a great work that is going on here on the earth, great issues are being decided. Good and evil locked in a vicious combat for supremacy. But we may be sure that the outcome will be God's victory, for He has nev- er lost a battle, nor is there anyone who can out general Him. Shall we be afraid or be pessemistic when He is in command," "Yes, God's in his heaven, • But ail is not well With a world that has gone astray That has turned aside From the Higher Things And has chosen the Lower Way. There is joy and thanksgiving In each smallest thine; And there's hope for the world, Since God's in his heaven, Be our sins all forgiven! Be our hearts purged and shriven! And the world may still hope, Since God's in his' heaven." "PEG" FARM SERVICE FORCE Although many thousan'le of High School students and young women have volunteered for service on Ont- ario farms and to undertake picking in orchards a great many are urgen- tly needed to assist in this vital war service, reports A. Maelaren, Direct- or of Farm Service, Department of Labour. Camps' for farmerettes have been established throughout the Nia- gara Peninsula and, without except- ion, the girls are doing a good job, The Ontario Department of Agri- culture states that fruit crop pros- pects look good. There is also an in- creased acreage in vegetables needed to fill Military demands. This means additional labour will be required to harvest the crops needed to feed Can- ada's rapidly growing army, Agricultural authorities stress. the fact that the hay crop is badly in need of rain and, unless moisture is forthcoming the hay will be short. Should this be the case it is imperat- ive' that the hay crop be harvested with minimum Ions. Hence the im- portant fact that the necessary help must be recruited without delay. Tested Recipes by Anne Allan Hydro Home Economist The Green Salad Hello Homemakers! Aren't you glad that the green salad has come to stay? You find it on most Canad- ian dinner tables, almost every day of the year—and it's indispensible as the best source of vitamins, In fact it sometimes replaces cooked veget- tables. ...;:s1 Lettuce isn't the only foundation for a salad There's endive, with it's soft thistle -shaped leaves', tender spin- ach leaves, small dandelion leaves cur - 1 y chicory, celery a r even nasturtium leaves; (And watercress —fresh from a stream) It isn't neces- sary to use greens singly—combine several—for variety. Sharp,, piq- uant dressing makes the dish com- plate, Incidentally, mayonnaise does not belong with this type of salad, so if you do not like the recipe for Special Dressing, just use clear vinegar, spiced vinegar, onion juice, carrot, or. tomato juice. The Green Salad may be dressed up for any meal—or it may remain appealing in its own thrifty dress. The garnishes as well as the greens must be attractive, crisp, and cut in pieces to suit. Suggested vegetable garnishes are thin sliced radishes, shredded raw beets, diced cacmabers, minced onion, diced celery or tomat- oes. To add protein value included sliced hard -cooked eggs or chopped left -over meat or fish. There are many interesting ways to serve Green Salads. Arrange on individual plates—if you like --or toss together with dressing and place in a bed of crisp greens. For the best blond of flavor and seasonings, toss all the salad. ingredients lightly in a large bowl, and then tumble into a chilled salad bowl. Arrange slices of cold meat on a platter. Market men like to sell in quantity, and they often make it worth. your while to buy two heads of lettuce, two bunches of celery and two bunch- es of radishes instead of one. Many electric refrigerators contain a draw- er or covered pan for vegetables and fruit in the lower part of the cabinet. Green should be kept in these pans in covered basins, oilsilk, or celloph- ane bags in the bottom of the cabin- et. The cold air travelling down through the centre will have lost some of its coldness, and is ready to travel, upward to the freezing unit, where it will deposit any moisture that it has collected. e should hprepared Gre naso be washed, for use, and then placed: in the pan&! so that they will not be crushed by heavier foods or become soggy with water. The heart of head lettuce shorld be moved—hold under cold 1 water tap—turn, and shake water out gently—then place in the crisping pan, se that the open end is towards+ the bottom. This will prevent the 1 ends of the leaves from becoming ; brown.. 11 Ileepu your oils and dressings on the ' top shelf near the wall, furthest from the freezing unit. See that each con- tainer is covered, and leave a little , space around) each one. If you have planned a Green Salad course on the menu, serve cheese straws, biscuits or wafers—or a few crackers ---to prove its worth. Resit bread and butter can't be improved on to accompany your salad. Green Salad Bowl Use lettuce, spinach loaves, tender dandelion leaves or a combination of two or more. Wash and shake dry carefully. Cut green into pieces and. add any of the following: diced cel- ery, chopped green pepper, thin onion or radish slices, cucumber slices, tom- ato sections, chopped hart, -cooked eggs, or pieces of apple with skin on. Keep in electric refrigerator in the serving bowl. When ready to serve, pour Special piquant dressing over oontente and toss lightly with two forks. ; , .._i I Leseei COOKING HEALTH Facts About Canada THE MAGIC MINERAL Did you know that eleven centur- ies ago a world war was averted) by a small asbestos tablecloth? Well, legend has it that a savage horde of cut-throats from the East once threatened to invade the king- dom of Charlemagne, king of the Franks. Like •many another leader, Carlemagne had visions of a great empire increasing in wisdom and prosperity through long and success, i eyears ofpeace and security In v ir cu ty a last endeavour to save hit country from the unholy ravages of war he called a peace conference. In con - treat with certain other conferences of more recent date, this one fulfilled its purpose, and peace was maintain- ed. The success of this ancient "parley" was due entirely to an asbestos table- cloth which Charlemagne had in his possession. At the conference he tossed the cloth into the open fire and before the astonished eyes of his foe's ambassadors the cloth was with- drawn unscathed. The guests were awestruck and convinced they had witnessed a performance of "white magic." With fear and wonder in their hearts they hastened back to tell their leader of Chardemagne's mysterious powers and advise against invasion. And so an empire was saved by asbestos, the "magic min- eral," Special Piquant Dressing 'ha cup sugar %cup water Juice of 3 lemons or 'fa c. vinegar 3 tbsps. tomato catsup 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Ph. tsp. paprika 1E tsp. salt Ye tsp. celery salt 1 tap. minced onion 1 cup salad oil Combine sugar and water, bring to boil and boil slowly for 16 minutes, Add lemon juice or vinegar and bring to a boil again. Chill. Add re- maining ingredients and: heat with a rotary egg beater -3 minutes. Makes 2 cups. —a -- Variations (1) Adcl'4 cup. chili sauce and 2 tbsp. green pepper (2) Add 2 tbsp. horseradish Vegetable Salads Use any combination of vegetables —cooked beets or carrots, cut in thin strips; cooked green beans, peas or cauliflower flowerets or celery pieces, Marinate each cooked vegetable sep- arately in Special Dressing. Arrange any combination of crisp salad greens in a bowl. Mix lightly. Sprinkle bits of tangy eheese over the top for a complete main curse dish. Green Pepper Cups 1 cup shredded raw carrot 1 cup diced. celery 1 cup shredded new cabbage Sweet peppers Special dressing Salt and pepper Use crisp vegetables and prepare one cup 01 shredded carrot, one cup of tfaredded, (talent, ono 509 of cabbage and one of diced celery. Marinate with Dressing tossing vegetables hit and miss together. Wash green pep- pers, cut off the tops and remove 'seeds. Pilo into shells without pack- ing. Chill in electric refrigerator. Serve on crisp bed of greens. Bread Cylinders To make bread cylinders cut the white bread in thin slices, remove crusts and spread with butter. Roll the slices tightly into cylinders or coils, fastening with toothpicks and toast on the electric broiler of your range. Remove toothpicks and verve with your salads. Take a Tip 1. To keep French dressing from separating, add a small amount of egg-white (alightly beaten) just be- fore the meal is to be served. 2, Deserts, suitable to serve cold•—i right from the refrigerator include all puddings containing tapioca, rice or cornatasch'. For example—fruit tapioca, creamy rice pudding, queen pudding, refrigerator scalloped pea. ches, custards and 'junket. Down through the ages asbest has been an object of wander and i terest. Einstein claims it is the of est thing in the world, and indeed • shows every evidence. The earlie record of it seems to be about B.C., when a Greek sculptor fashion ed a lamp of asbestos to burn i tessantly at the feet of Athenia. I the middle ages a king paid ave $6,300 for a single asbestos napki Marco Polo decided asbestos was product made from skins of sala wanders. A small sbestos � P was one of Benjamin Franklin's moa prized possesions. Thede few recto of the substance serve to illustrat the value that has been attached t asbestos from its earliest beginnin to modern times. ASBESTOS In its native state, asbestos is rock, found in narrow veins between other types of rock, When crushed l or "teased up" mechanically, its ergs talline composition causes it to be come a mass of soft, silky fibers eas fly spun into thread and cloth o: combined with other materials. Les! than one hundred years ago asbesta was a novelty shrouded in mystery today it is incorporated into every thing from ships to Santa Claui whiskers. You scarcely go througl 'a day without coming in contact wit) asbestos in one form or another. Although its natural colour is sit very grey, it can be painted all shades and is used extensively in modern in terior decorating. Fireplaces, hang ing, ceilings and panels now use as bestos either alone or combined with cement or other materials. It is used in air conditioning, and insulation, in roofing materials and siding, in elec- tricity, sewage system, and acoust- ical arrangements. Asbestos floats and is used in the manufacture of certain soaps, in iflastic cement, in paints and even as bases for wigs. 'Undoubtedly, its best known prop- erty is its resistance against intense heat. Probably this was the main reason for its use in ancient times. In the present conflict asbestos comes into play at almost every turn. Fire- fighters in England's bombed areas battle flames while clothed in asbes- tos suits. Asbestos is used in pack- ings and brake Iinings in modern machinery, and in the construction of buildings. It can and does replace wood and iron in many instances, thus conserving these important raw mat- erials for the manufacture of vital war supplies. These important raw war supplies. Those aro only a few of the countless ways in. which this so called "magic mineral" ser- ves humanity from day to day, and its versatility is just beginning to bo realized. Although asbestos is to be found to a greater or Less extent in almost every section of the Globe, the great- est deposits in the world are located in the province of Quebec. In Q 1880, the earliest year of which there is re- cord of production of asbestos in the Dominion, 380 tons were produced, and in 1040 over 345,580 tons. GOLFING The golfer's step is light and springy just now. Why? Spring is here of course. Long has he nursed that inch in his soul to be tramping the fairway s and greens of his sum- mer, haunt. All winter his mind has been busy devising all manner of schemes as to how he will straighten that hook or slice or how he will get back his putting touch. Many of the more faithful have been spending hours every week at the' golf schools endeavouring to better their games. So old man par will probably take a Severe drubbing this summer when the army of golfers gets into full swing. The past few years have witnessed an amazing growth in the popularity 'of golf throughout the length and breadth of the Dominion and is ap- parently destined to become even more so. It has come a long way from the lowly shepherds tending sheep on the Scottish upland's and grassy swards that border the sea where they passed the weary hours away playing golf. These were the forefathers of the fascinating game that' com.amndls so much +attention nowadays. Long since has it ceased to be the wealthy, old man's game; for young and old, rich and poor have fallen prey to the mystic powers of the game. Gone too are the days • os n_ d- rt st rQ n- n gds e a - ` Firm, Sparkling . Without ' SHORT BOIL For jam you noed give onlymin none -minute to two- two min minute full, rolling boil --yes for jellies only a half- minute tea minute. THRIFTY As practically no juice has time to boil away you get up to one half more jam or jell from the same y amount of fruit. NATURAL TASTE The boil is so short it can- not affect the fresh, natural taste or darken the colour. SURE RESULTS Follow exactly the tested recipes given free with Certo and you'll havee'''''., lovely jams and jellies. 5141 - ,.dkmni` le1qy i Jams Fuss �� l.C,- w��ESULT� d �� C%�I f,/ �,/// /r//^1/{ i ...„,,x,---' 1 �,w_CYYq v4 P Ef,TRdC,T;EI&t0(.Fk�U14, andJellies or Failure to � /I J�i (•� `/, / {.i r •, d fa.(.� .. ,v. // A,/�� F }F //r V . •�"` ..., ,. ?,, o\ 1 i o n r I Y Rook of 72 Tested Recipeses under t e label of every CERTO bottle. d a o.F 54 G. ERTA'. ' when rounds a "eleek." , caddy There courses • municipal standing a courses National Park Mountains world's , courses. massive vide royal Some has latest submitted Statistics era. plies the amount extent The ification Canada ' pendable newer 'varieties available obtainable les, and cation duetions. it was the thing to make of a course with nothing A dozen clubs carried is a common sight. are now several in Canada, many of or public courses. in their setting built in some of Parks. The links at and Jasper Park in the are numbered among most excellent and Surrounded on all mountains, these links a truly wonderful setting and ancient game. idea of the popularity attained may be gained from available production to the Dominion Bureau by Canadian manufactur- In 1939 golf equipment and of all kinds were produced value of close to $482,50e, was supplemented to by the imported article. the but by a hundred them Out- are the Canada's Banff Rocky the scenic sides by pro- for the golf the figures of sup to which some cert- of de- of the older makes quality varier intro- dis- tribution of seed of forage crops a free from specified noxious weed see impurities as ran be determined b; field and seed inspection. It encour 'egeks the greater use of improve) seed, superpises the multiplication o: approved seed stocks and provides 1 medium tllrougih which recognition may be given to the enterprise o: growers who engage in the work o! production of a seed supply of super for quality. Seed crop certificates are issue to growers throughout Canada follow. ing each inspection seflson, They certify that the crops to which they apply were derived from seed stocks of established pedigree, history, an origin; that they were found to be pure as to variety or true to type within the latitude allowed by the standard as prescribed, or free from specified weed impurities in so fax as could be determined by field in - Ispection, Certified seed as defined in the Seeds Act 1937 is therefore the pro- duct of a crop covered by a seed crop certificate. In addition, it is seed found to conform to much high. er standards of purity, germination, and general quality than the ordinary seed of commerce. Further, it is seed sampled, inspected, and graded by am inspector and sealed by him in con - tainers, to whieh he attaches seed in - speotion certificate tags bearing his signature and the approved metal seal. ' The use of such seed means good crops, all other things being nor. mal. ---e-- CERTIFIED SEEDS service of crop and seed as administered throughout provides a seed supply purity and grade as well as many of the of crops. The service seed of the highest of non -registrable thereby assists the multiplt- of valuable new variety It alsb promotes the MAKE THEM gLits,1.. 1 T c. "[AFFERENi" i L i y rely .2,�.a�c S, \ 'iva�-' .a' fi .\,. •� r &4 ,a Y. a5at A. . 8 :L 4, ..0 • .a�� ,ll .r., ra , n �: i I. f rC.�C M� K Shots such as this—with an individual, your album. Try some, as a change i VPRYBODY has his preferences —in pictures, in reading mat- ter, in victuals, and other things, Abraham Lincoln summed it up neatly wizen ho said, "Yon will like this story, if this is the kind of story you lino:' however, despite differences of tanto, most people agree on one point. They feel that something individual—something a little bit out of the ordivary—is bettor. It is the "different" treatment—the "in- dividuat touch"—that counts. That's especially tree in snap- shots - A. clever idea —a different pose — a little individuality in the lighting or arrangement—these glue you pictures that make pee- Die sit up and take notice. And they're more interesting to you, too—they give you more satisfae- tion. Consider one concrete caro— snapshots of children. You know that most of them are "too much alike." As a rule, they tell no story "different" touch—lend life to from ordinary, routine poses. --the child simply stands or sits and looks at the camera. Yet every child has a personality of its own. 13e—or she Utas personal manner - isms, and personal activities, These are picture material, and will lend that necessary touch of truth and individuality to your pictures. Trouble? None at all. Shots of Junior curled up on the couolt in some absurd pose while he reads the Sunday comics—shots of your little girl lecturing her doll on proper behavior—shots of them both trying to teach the puppy to do tricks—these are just as easy to get as the old, routine shots. Easier, sometimes—because chile tren are natural actors, and take readily to ao idea .if 11 seems like pias, And this is just one field. The same rule applies to all other snapshots. Seek the individual touch - the "different" flavor -- and you'll build an album that is much more interesting. 329 John van Guilder d