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The Clinton News Record, 1938-02-17, Page 7' THURS., FEB. 17, 1938. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS varreavreemeetessenee HEALTH COOKING is delicious 301 Women Using Bread and Butter Diet As Beauty Aid Hamilton. -- Started by a local group of seventeen women, the five .7rteel a day bread and butter reduc- dng diet is rapidly growing to the .proportions of a province wide beau- ty cult, according, to reports and in •quiries received here every day.Ac- ross Western Ontario, the plan has ,Ialready been taken up with enthusi- asm by wornen in London, St. Thomas, Chatham, Windsor and Sarnia. Within a few days of the announce - Intent of the results of the three weeks 'test of the diet conducted by the 10 • The Fireplace In History Now trees their leafy hats 'do bare, To reverence winter's silver hair, A handsome Hostess, Merry Host, A pot of ale now,. and a toast, Tobacco and a good coal fire, Are things this season doth require. So wrote Robert Herrick some time between 1591 and 1674. The heating apparatusused by our forefathers in those days was the open fireplace and as we have become converted to mod- ern ways of heating, we do so with a certain amount of regret at the pas- sing of "an old friend". Not infre= quently, however, is one room reserv- ed where one may lounge in comfort - and dream luxurious dreams in front of the open fire. Many interesting stories are as- sociated with the fireplaces of olden times. One of the oldest opal fire- places in England, which has served '-cal group under, the supervision of a • Hamilton physician, between 3,000 and -5,000 women had taken up the diet. It was estimated this week that mer- ely 20,000 women were already trying the new diet plan in other parts o 'the province. Popularity of the diet plan whi takes off excess weight at the rate o 'three to five pounds a week with loss of energy or sensation of hon ger is credited to its simplicity, it cheapness and the excellent effect 1 :has on the general health of bhos who go through it. Locally the bread and butter die is taking an important place' in th social life of the city. Bread and but- ter afternoon teas have become a lo- cal vogue. Hostesses are serving the diet meal for refreshments at evening functions. Members of a. number of large office staffs in the city have -organized ' bread and butter lunch Clubs, Betty Taylor, Hamilton's two time 'contribution to Oanadian Olympic teams, was responsible for bringing the diet plan to Hamilton. after it had been popularized in Great Britain by Elizabeth Ann Loring. In coopera- tion with her' mother, Mrs. Thomas "Taylor, Betty Taylor enlisted the as- sistance of 17 local women to test the plan. Dr. J. E. Tilden. supervised the test and examined the women. Weights of the women. entering the test ranged from 140 to 224 pounds. Average loss of weight during the 21 day test was nine and three quarters pounds.' Several of the women Iost f generations since' soldiers' first start- ed fighting at the .Crusades, is in the ch well-known inn "Ye Trippe to Jerus- f alem" underneath Nottingham Castle; no The chimney itself is large enough to - allow twomen. to .climb to the top. s That last remark brings to mind t that many of the old country man- e Mons in England and Wales hacl fire- places with flagstones which, when removed, revealed a. ruordc-h o 1 e through which priests, in the days of e persecution, were able to escape from the enemy and at the same time keep warm. In the reign of Edward. I a man was actuallytried convicted and exe- cutedfor kindling a coal fire in his house. Ile disobeyed a decree tor- bidding householders to burn coal as a fuel. Centuries later "Earth Tax" payable to the Crown was lev- ied on domestic fires, and at one time an additional tax known as "Smoke Farthings" was levied by the , Church. 1 Then conies the cosy thought ex- pressed by Hondesworthe Holt who- says iresays that he is of the opinion that "Old King Cole" had his origin in the flames of an open fire because its cheeriness conveys the feeling of son- tentment and good fellowship. ,"Where dill the dear old gentleman originate from, if not from ' the hearth; in other words, from blazing `colo'?" If Santa Claus hed to have a fire- place for every home be visited, ear- lpenters svould be very busy indeed for according to the 1931 Census of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics there are close to two million dwel- ling houses and we know there are !Plenty of homes without this unique way of entrance for Santa on Christ- mas Eve. 12 and 13 pounds.. Weight reduction seemed to occur where it was mirst needed. This was shown in the reduction of 'the waist, bust and hip measurements .of those on the diet. Losing 13 -'pounds, one woman reduced her waist --two inches, bust three inches and hips, five and one half .inches. 'Reduction; -of 12 pounds took from another, six bathes from bust and two from waist "and hips.. Losing 10 pounds, another 2•educed hips one inch, bust two inches Land waist seven inches. Every woman completed the diet feeling well and according' to the physicians 'actually in better health ''than when she started. Each woman reported that she had not lost energy or felt hungry during the threw weeks ' nen had the diet interfered with their. giarrnal activities. "How to Become a Hockey Star" by that greatauthority T. P. "Tommy" 'Gorman, 'a Great Book profusely iliose _ traced and containing many valuable tips on 'how to play the game. •. also AUTOGRAPHED PICTURES of. GREAT PLAYCRS (mounted for framing) Group Montreal ."Maroons" Group"Les Canadians" or e'�ineti4iduad ppa of, 1mttoJohnny Gagnon a erbi tly e Northcott d'Raul Haynes "Baba" Siebert foto Kelly Aural Joliet Marty har rySob Giaoe Walterume Joilots Cori rGeorge Ronha 'AO )lnyGua Marker Stow anpouolte r Dave RnoBlake Wing" annoy or an/ of Me sLmploy/ors onae"Maroonsor "Loa Canat,onou'ciot, ent • Your choke of theabove o For a label from -a tin of "CROWN BRAND"- or""LILY WHITE" Corn Syrup. --Write on therback your name end, address'and the words "'Hoc- key 19ook" or the namc'of picture. you want (one (book or picture for each label). Mail label to address below. EDWARDSB1l14Ca 'CROWN Off no CORN .SYRUP THE FAMOUS' ENER(/ FOOD TheCANADA STARCH COM PAN4tLimitta''Pa Y'. MAKE FUR FROM FISH Fish go into fur making in this country, though that doesn't mean that they aro transformed into fir by some remarkable process of man's devising. Nature does the transform- ing on fur farts when fish are used as part of the food of foxes and other fur -bearing animals which are being raised in ea_ptivity. Perhapsall the arguments which hold good in favour of fish as food for ]wnats do not apply in the case of the fur -bearing dtunb animals, hut apparently some of the minerals and other substances which are present in the flesh and oils of fish aid in the sound growth of foxes, mink, etc. At all events, ntnnbers, of the fur farms Cr ranches make use of fish for feeding purposes —waste fish, or fish of some of the non-commercial species Sernetimes the fur fanners; catch the fish' them- elves, as, for example, in the Prince George district of British Cortnub:ia. _ast year these British Columbia men landed some 60,000 rounds of suckers, squawfish, chubs and other fish, for use at their ranches. In: Northeast- ern New Brunswick sone months ago, to take another case, quite a number of boys and young men spent profit- able time in eeatelhng tornnmy-cods which were used by fur 'farmers'' of their district. Flow best to feed fur - arm stock is.a subject on which the an -farmer or non-scientist may not e qualified to speak, but in: view of the protein, mineral and vitamin cem- ent of fish it is easy to understand hat they can be used to advantage. 1 n b t Pickled beef and pork, cornmeal, but. ter, cheese, .potatoes, flour and lin- seed meal are some of the agricultur- al exports from Canada to the Lee - Ward Islands, Britaoh West Indies: Mustard Diirut Sugar End Cooking Odours: Mustard may be a condiment but it has other uses, too. For instance, it is an effective agent in destroying 'fishy" odours on dishes. Add some dry mustard, or a gerierous'quantity of washing soda, to the dish water, says one of the cookery demonstra- tors on the staff of the Dominion Department of Fisheries, first rine? ing the dishesin salt water. In. pre- paring fish' for the oven, the demon- strator adds, itis a good plan to rinse the hands first in cold water, thus closing the pores .to odours, and to cover the working surface of the ta- ble with a layer of paper. Ridding the kitchen of "fishy smells" may be done very easily by burning. or epramelizing a little sugar in a saucepan' in the oven or, on the top of the stove. A sprinkling of coffee grains on the top of the hat stove, or burninga piece of orange peel onthe stove, will accomplish the same pur- pose. Of course, there is less spread- ing of cookery odours when the over- cooking method isfollowed than when the frying pan is used for fish cook- ery. Canadian Money Abroad The majority of Canadian people probably have never left the North American continent. But that does not mean that their minds have not travelled to the mysterious East or to tropical jungles. One of the ques- tions which escapes in imaginative travel' is "How much is our money worth in that country?" In answer- ing that one, let us use the nearest equivalent. Should you go to Austria, the unit of currency is the 'schilling` which is worth about 19 cents in our money. A visit to the land of the latest royal romance would bring you in contact with the Dutch 'guilder' which is val- ued at about 55 cents. Mussolini would give you one 'lira' for your five -cent piece. Some currencies are of the same name in different countries but have different values. For instance, a French `franc' is about 5 cents while a Swiss `franc' is nearly 23 cents. A 'krone' in Denmark is nearly 22 cents, in Norway nearer 25 cents and in Sweden is changed slightly to ']trona' and is worth slightly over 25 cents. In Belgium the 'belga' is worth 17 cents; the 'rupee' of India 37 cents and the 'yen' of Japanis valued at 29 cents. The familiar English term 'pound' in Great Britain is approxi- mately $4.90, about the same in Jam- aica and South Africa, but $3,92 in Australia and $3.95 in New Zealand. Egypt uses the unit `pound' which is 100 paistres in her money and $5.02 in Canadian. THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE A copy of the "Canada Lumber- man" carries two delightful stories about nine. Somehow or other we lose sight of the fact that the lumber industry has in large ineasitre been the origin of our greatness as a na- tion and else the hope of our future progress. There is a Sottish proverb which tells us not to forget the cradle in which we were cradled, So here are two stories to jog our inetnorios about the faithful mine tree. The first comes from near Albu- querque, New 11/lexica, where an old pine tree was cut down. Timber ex- perts who cent -mated a cross-section of the trunk estimated that the tree was Thorn" about the time the ?ligrhns left for America. They counted 311 annual rings. The tree, one of the largest , in the ntountaih forests In that section, produced 880, feet of timber—enough for at least twelve "coffins of nine" or a whole chorus of hill -billy singers. The second stow is about one of Cam'a's many ancient wooden hous- es. The building is 147 years old and was built of white pine. It is s'i1I occu'ried by the descendants of the owner and is visited by maiiF peo- ple who are interested in such u a re- markable relic of early ,clays in On - The interior T1vaut iandicates the mother's nF life of bur Ontario' fore- fathers. Nearly all houses built in those ,Jaya went; 8inrflao1v tratirre-l: On the/ ground floor there is a large dining -loon rind two bed oohs-on'e for the parents' inn on,. for the min- ister, who ngesunuthl lived with hie flock, ehanln+'ne homes from: time to time. The kitchen was generally fit Y an adjoining room. frequently under a separate roof. The first floor was one largeroom occupiedby alt the gees in the family and the top flat, else a single 'room. was for all the' boys. This particular house was the home of no fewer than 18 children.; all she sons stood six rent and over. White nine has - throughout' the years been a good friend to man. The teentefteteisseteseettaleeseeseseleeeseeseeee Tested Recipes FOR BREAKFAST Fish Hash: Chop from four to six slices of bacon and fry the pieces un- til' crisp, then add the following mix- ture: Two cups of any cooked and flaked fish, two eggs, two slices of onion, finely minced, and one-half dup of fish or meat .stock. Heat slowly, stirring meanwhile, brown and serve folded. Chopped +pa sliey, minced green pepper or other like ingredients may be added for a change of flavour. FOR LUNCHEON Scallop Supreme: Place in a greased baking dish three cups of diced fresh or left -over vegetables (carrots, po- tatoes, onions, etc.) and add one cup of cooked and flaked. fish. Pour a white sauce over the fish and vegetab- les, sprinkle finely -sifted b• r e a d crumbs over the top, dotted with but- ter. Bake in a moderate oven until the crumbs are nicely browned. Any kind of fish may be used. The white sauce can be made by melting three tablespoons of fat or butter, blending in three tablespoons of flour, adding two cups of liquid—either half milk and half vegetable water or all milk —and cooking the mixture until smooth and thick, meanwhile stirring constantly. Fish Foods are comparable to meats in nutritive value and they are espec- ially rich in health -guarding minerals and vitamins. FOR DINNER Oven -Fried Fish: Using fillets or steaks of any desired kind of fish, wipe each piece carefully with a damp cloth wrung out in cold salted water, Dip each piece in egg, beaten slightly with a tablespoon of cold water, or in Salted milk. Toss the fish into a pan or bowl of finely -sifted, dry bread crumbs, coating each piece of fish with the crumbs. (Use one hand for dipping the fish in the liquid and rhe other for working with the crumbs), Place the pieces of fish on n greased baking pan, add salt, and sprinkle lightly with cooking oil. Leave the fish in a hot oven -500 degree F.— until it has lost ets watery colour and no juice escapes when the slices are pierced with a knitting medic. The length of cooking time required de- pends on the thickness of the fish; not more than ten minutes in a hot oven is needed for a piece of fish an inch thick. Over -cooking is the most com- monmistake in fish cookery. ENOUGH RAILS TO BAND THE EARTH If all the rails comprised in the tracks of the world's railways were to be placed side by side, they would form a steel pathway 15 ft. wide right around the earth. Similarly, if all of the world's locomotives and roiling stock were to be placed end to end they would more than cover the en- tire length of this steel pathway. PICKLED FISH ADD VARIETY TO MENUS Housewives who haven't tried them will find that Canadian pickled fish— herring, mackerel arid alewives—make a pleasant variation in the family menu. Pickled fish have this merit, too, that they aro modest in cost. Nor are they difficult to prepare for the table. 'Indeed, some recipes inwhich they may be used an very simple. Nothing couldbeless trouble, forin= stance, than broiling• one or twoof these fish. All that needs to be done is to clean thein, cut off the heads arid leave the fish in cold water: over night to "freshen" them or, it other words, to lessen the saltiness induced by the pickling; then, when the meal is to be made, ready, dry the fish, sprinkle a little lection fuice over diem; and put then on to broil. The length of eoolcitig' time renuired depends, of courser pion "the size of the fish but five or six minutes is sufficiently long for these' of medium size. A tart sauce niay be servgd with the'f sh, al- though it is not essential that this be done, A. good deal of pickled' fisli is' put' ere oil Citnada's Atlantic' coast every' year: In 2936,. for 'example, the output wit' nearly 18,800,000 ponitids; and that's a good deaf offish in anybody's eat solation. Forestry Branch of the Dominien Bureau of Statistics tells us that a- bout 250 million feetof white pine were cut in the lumber industry last year. CARE OF CHILDREN A HEALTH SEP VICC OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE 4NSURANC,E COMPANIES IN CANADA DIABETES, Within the body lie certain glands which pour their secretions directly into the blood stream. These secre- tions are particularly powerful, and any abnormal condition which results in the alteration of one or other of the internal secretions, whether this be in quantity Cr in quality, gives rise to serious disorder in: thehumatrbody, Situated close to the outlet of the stomach is the gland known as the pancreas, The pancreas produces an internal secretion, insulin, which al- lows the body to digest and use certain foods. The' old idea that in diabetes, or the absence of the normal supply of insulin, the blood turns. to water, comes from the fact that one of the first signs noted by the diabetie is that the amount of urine is consider- ably increased as is the frequency of voiding. Further, there is a thirst which seems impossible to . quench, and, in spite of an increasing appe- tile, there is loss of weight. Many mild cases of diabetes are de tested when apparently well persons present themselves for medical exam- ination in connection with life insur- ance, or for a periodic medical exam- ination. These persons are the for- tunate ones, for they are given the chance of early treatment and so a- void the dangers that attend the un- treated, advanced n-treated,advanced stage of diabetes. Before the discovery of insulin, the only treatment for diabetes was diet, and mild cases are still controlled by diet alone. The more advanced cases are treated by diet and insulin. In- sulin is not a euro for diabetes. It supplies the body with the substance which the normal pancreas furnishes, and it must be taken regularly, being injected under the skin. Insulin does not replace dieting, it is always used in combination with diet. The diabetic who follows the in- structions of his doctor with regard to diet and insulin may expect to live a long and useful life. Because he has to take can of himself, he may out- live the non-diabetic. It is not easy to adhere to a diet. This is something fora all of us to reinembet• in our eon - tads with diabetics; we should help thein, not tempt them, in their adher- once to what they have been told and what they know isbest for them, Properly used, insulin has allowed to live many who, otherwise, would have died. It has made an active life a reality for many diabetics fair whom diet alone had to be so restricted as to leave them weak and incapable of working. Insulin ,permits the young diabetic to live; before its discovery, the younger patients had put little hope. Every ease of diabetes re- quires medical supervision in order that his or her particular needs may receive proper attention. Improving the Living Room Dressing up a room in this: day of simple lines frequently means dressing it down. Except for the house tha harks back to the Victorian era, a lo of frills areout of place in a room that is to be what the name implies— a living room, The wails of a living room had been finished in a rough plaster attd had panels of harrow Moulding, An or nate mantel with a fanoy mirror oc cupied one wall. The electric light fixtures were highly ornamental.. First of all, in the rejuvenation of the room, the panels were removed The walls were finisteil in an off- white shade and thele were no light brackets or othet' ornlrmentatiorts to detract from the few pictures which the hostess decided to hang. A plain mantel was substituted for the more ornate one. An- unframed mirror hung over it. 'White venetian blinds • were hung at the windows and took the place of glass curtains. With this bacicbround the housewife combined modern furniture' and some pieces which had been in the family for generations. The room depended on these furnishings for colour, the background being without a trace of it Persian scatter rings lent brilliance to a grey carpet. Modern versions of Victorian chairs • were covered in plant and gold damask and a sofa was -up- holstered in, chartreuse satin. Lamps were White: eig teette boxes and oth- er accessories' were Chinese. An Oriented' thee and a bowl' of white flowers were the' only mantel decorations. The reflection' of the room in the, mirror; added' to the im pression of spaciousness. The room, although its furnishings were formal, gave an: appearance of a livable apartment, thoroughly enjoyed by the members' of the family, IBIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiring. SPRING YOUTH Spring is_coming, its almost here, 1 used to think old age a desert land, Five crows, have declared it in accents A place of broken dreams and faint desires, ' Of vanished friendshipsend of lonely .days -- The banked grey ashes of life's early fires, But now, as lightly down my foot- steps go Into that valley which they say is drear, I find the banks are blue with violets, And all the springtime birds are sing. ing here! I used to think my heart would be so sad 'Twould spill its tears to see another smile, But I am still a child of Laughter town, Gay as the friend who walks with me my mile/ I. learn Soul is as ageless as the dawn, That all Love's messengers around me sing, So walk serenely in a pleasant path, Fall is the gentle replica of spring. —Rose Willis Johnson, clear; One lone Robin toa has come to con- fess He Iarows why there is such unrest. Two fields into one lake have run So no more ice on which to have fun; Bare hills off in the distance show And fences too can be seen in a row. School -boys too thestory have told For marbles on the ice are rolled; Their voices on the air ring out In one grand victorious shout. Old Winter's snow has gone from the roads And left plain ice for horse's loads; Tiny streams into rivulets run To proclaim the fact—"Spring has be- gun". —Martha. THE HUNTER'S- DOG A hunter and his dog make a glorious pair; No better friendship is found any- where, For they talk and they walk and they run and they 'lay, And they have their deep secrets for many a day. That hunter's a comrade that thinks and that feels, Who wailcs down the street with a dog at his heels. He may go where he will and his dog will be there, May revel in mud and his dog will not care, Faithful he'll stay for the slightest command, - And bark with delight at the touch of his hand. Oh!' he owns a treasure which no- body steals, Who walks down the street with a dog at his steels. No other Can lure him away from his side; He's proof against riches and station and pride; Pine dress does not eharmr him, and flattery's breath Is lost on the dog, for he's faithful till death. Fie sees the great soul which the body conceals— It's great to go hunting' with a dog at your steels, • —Exchange, A FISH WISH God giant that I may catch a fish So big' that even I, Le telling of it afterwards, May have no need to lie. —Quoted by Viscount Grey If you should catch a fish like that, (Oh, irony most dire!) You would be known for evermore As history's biggest liar, —Cleveland Plain Dealer. If I should catch a fish that big, I'd smile my bloomin' lyre; I simply would not give a fig, 'If I were called a liar. —Ohio Legion. Councillor. Canadians catch fish so big, No lies could ever match 'em, And when they want still bigger ones, They just go out and catch them. —Exchange. SAY THAT ,1312 LOVED OLD SHIPS Say that he loved old ships; write nothing more Upon the stone above his resting-, place; And they who read will knave he Ioved the rose Of breakers white as starlight, shadow lace Of purple quiet a on twilights i g et ,sea, First ridge of daybreaks in a wait- ing sky, The: wings of gulls that beateternally And haunt old harbors with their silver cry. Speak sOfbIy now, his heart has earn- ed its rest, This heart that ha knew each alien star by r name. Knew passion of the waves against his breast 'Mien clouds swept down the sea and lightning' s flame . Tore skies asunder^ with swift finger tips; Write nothing more; say thathe loved old ships. Daniel. Whitehead. GOD GIVE US WOMEN God give us women. The time des minds Women not toe young in thought, and not too old. Women with a sense of youthful pawe er, Women in the world and in the home Who love life as pioneers; whose hands Know much of homely tasks made beautiful; Whose minds riot not in fleeting fads, but draw Upon eternities. Women Wino smile through tears, and whose years Are not as great as they; women, • full-souled, With vision and great hearts, j That mother all humanity. The Earth will then be lifted up, When women fully understand their destiny. —Maude Sumner Smith, GOLF A great old game, but if you think that soon you'll be the master By tighter grip, a firmer foot, or simply driving faster, Dream sweet and long, for ten to one to -morrow you'll awaken (To stride out on the links once more and learn that you're mistaken, DISCOVERIES The place first visioned is not always found But something of its glamour leads the way, By storied peaks and strange enchant. ed ground, Through desert, thunderous strait, and jeweled bay, And first -found places` have but ope ened more On distance vibrant in the widened view The heights against the stars, some curve of share Unguessed, some world with morn•, ing breaking through! Se s1111:'s and I' hely blazers of the trail Have came on continents, and land behind The mountain walls; so thoughts see valiant sail In search of treasure islands in the mind,,. We all may gain new valley and clear springs, Lost lands, and upland pastures stir red by wings. ---Glenn Ward Dresbach, "I think that good must come of good, And ill of evil—surely unto all In every place or time, seeing sweets fruit Groweth from: wholesome roots, on bitter things From poison stocks; yea, seeing, too, how. spite Breeds hate, and kindness friends, or patience peace." —Edwin Arnold. A man who is satisfied with his jolt never teethes the top of the ladder*.