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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE 7
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
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HEALTH
COOKING
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MAX 22nd
Introduction to the Lesson by
REV. GORDON A. PEDDIE, B.A.
Lesson Text—Mark 12;13-17, 28-34. ocratic State is an obedience to HIM,
and, so far from .approving "democ-
racy" reminds us that this form of
The "histori'eal method of. Biblical government, 'like every ether form,
interpretation" has long held swayis human, sinful, and passing to cn-
ruption: that democracy exists, even
within the Church. We have no need as does the Church, only by the for-
te be frightened by the phrase, "the
-historical method", for the meaning is
not difficult, and its practice is wide -
'Golden Text—Mark 12;31.
giving Grace of God.
The second part of our lesson text
is usually interpreted, by the method
spread among those not familiar with of the word of man, to mean that
this name. The Maternal method. in there are two great ethical ideals,
which may be said to be the very
.its simplest form, is just the practice fountain of all Christian "morality";
of regarding the events of Scripture the ideal of "absolute love towards
from thestandpoint of history; plat- God" (verse 30); and the ideal of
ing the incidents narrated in their ':universal Iove towards man" (verse
`frac historical setting; considering 31). On the basis of this "idealism"
the meaning of the events of both Old •man sets about confidently to fulfil
'and New Testaments in the lightof the ideals, and to "develop his Christ -
the moral and religious, the social, ian character". But, according to the
economic and political, situation of Word of God, these two word are not
'their own day. The reader then, as "ideals" (ideals are always human)
it were, stands over Scripture, weighs but `aye COMMANDMENT'S which
'the value of these "historical events"
for the moral and religious life of the
wentieth century, and, inview of
present day needs, and from the
standpoint of the "modern mind",
•derives certain "truths" or "lessons"
•(as they are commonly called) which
he then proceeds to "apply" to his
own life and to the present situation
'within the Church and state. fourth, and fifth questions. "Whence
The above is far from being an knowest thou thy misery?" Answer,
adequate explanation- of the meaning "Out of the Law of God." "What
of the historical method, but it will does the Law of God require of us?"
at Ieast indicate the lines along which Answer, "This CHRIST teaches us in
this method works. Let us seek to sum, Thou shalt Iove the Lord thy
bring the implication of this method' God ...:and thy neighbour at thy-
more clearly before our minds. And self." "Canst thou keep all this per -
let us do this by giving the historical featly?" Answer, "NO; for by nature
method another name: Iet us call ft I am prone to hate God and my neigh -
the method of "the word of man"'. It bout:"
is the method of the word • of man fort It must be noted, finally, that on
wo reasons, (1) as history, it is con- the basis of the historical method, the
seined with man's deeds, man's method of the word of man, with its
thoughts, man's ideas' upon matters. zeal after religion and morality; with
of morality and religion; and (2) as its concern for God and for man;
method of interpetation it is roan with its desire to serve both Church
o weighs the evidence, interprets, and State, we can merit from Jesus'
elects the "truths", derives the elese lips the word which spells both our
ons"; and it is man who sets about despair and our hope, "Thou art not
o apply the lessons to daily life, far from the'kingdonx of God", (verse
' 34). This word spells our despair:
Now over against this "method of for by no method of Biblical inter -
he word of man" there is another arctation (except perhaps that of the
ethod of Biblical interpretation—a devil hinxself) can the words, "not far
abed proclaimed by the Scriptures from" be twisted to mean, "already
emselves. Let us call this second within".But this word spells our hope
ethod, the "method of the WORD also, for if we learn from it that we
F GOD". It is out of this method are indeed (in spite of our sincerity
one that we come to learn'that "the and our moral and religious zeal) out-
r,TORD of GOD is quick and powerful, side the kingdom, helpless, sinful,
'and sharper than any two-edged lost, then we shall know also that it
sword .' and is a discerner of the is for that US that Jesus Christ has
thoughtsand intents of the heart."' come with pardon and with peace.
(Heb. 4:12). For according to this (See Luke 19:10.)
-method man's historical deeds are al-!
together unimportant and, with the
'Psalmists, we learn that it is GOD1
who meets us in the strange and Color. Schemes for
-mighty works wrought among the' •
'children of Israel: we learn that it is - Bathrooms
GOD who speaks HIS WORD in the
utterances of prophets and apostles, No., a bathroom doesn't have to be
'no Less than in the words of our as bleak as the inside of a refriger-
Lord Jesus Christ; yes, and above all ator. Today -there is a definite move
we learn that the men and .women towards bringing beauty into the
•of the Bible are no mere historical bathroom.
-figures of the dim (and perhaps not
too highly enlightened) past, but that' Per years the poor old bathroom
these figures are OURSELVES! has been starved for beauty. It is so
'What MAN is, what you are, and easy just to hang towels on the rack,
what I am, with all our waywardness put the soap in the dish, call it quits
and rebellion and sin; and what we and get to work on the new dining
'are also by ISIS :MERCY, a new loony thanes. It is logical that more
•creation, --this the WORD of GOD care should be given to the rooms
•discloses to us in Holy Scripture. And which are the most lived in, but the
as, in this ;second method, it is GOD'S bleak fate of the average bathroom
'WORD and not man's which meets us
is a blot on the scutcheon of the 'av-
in Holy Scripture, so also it is notcrape housewife.
than who "derives lessons from it ,Once white used to be considered
:and aprlies them. to 'himself', but the only fitting and sanitary color
rather is it again GOD who by IIis to ' use In the 'bathroom. But now
Holy Spirit (See e g. '1 Cor.` 2:111 white is giving way to other colors.
interprets and reveals and applies 01 'course, 'the . colons shill remain
GOD'S WORD to the heart of man. light, Beards ale shaved and noses
GOD acts in the Scriptures: GOD powdered in the bathroom and there
speaks therein: GOD remains LORD must be light and, plenty of it -to
of HIS WORD to the end. aur! rr. 1t0 avoid. butchering 'chins and floury
gur discomfort and our hope, interp- noses.
.rets and applies it to our hearts. j -For example, get some grey paint.
If we turn now to out• lesson text There are plenty- of shades to,choose' we find that we. are confronted, not from. But be careful to met a sof'
'with an interesting story regarding grey with lots of depth. Your paint
the relationship of the Jewish people dealer wil help- you choose.
Ito', the' Roman State, from which to Picture walls of soft grey, dark
.derive certain moral lessons to help iron -grey linoleum on the floor aiel
us iinderstand what ought to be our lined; off with a thin, dark red stripe
relationship to the State today: cath- the : ceiling matching the walls, the
-•ar, on the contr•aiy. we see. ,OUR- ever -important` fixture's in dark red
'SELVES in the Pharisees and in the towels nxonogramxned in dark red.
-ilerodrans, caught between, certain' The _painting of the fixtures nee,
'e nflicting claims of our self-suffic I not be an expensive item. It can be
ie 1 d4mocracy and the all embracing 'easilymanaged with your own two
a d absolute claim of GOD—and we, hands by means of a reliable league):
h ping to remain secure, seek to in -or enamel.
'v Iva the Word of God in a contra-' To complete the decorative scheme
'd.ctioe, But Jesus remains LORD just put a few streaks and splashes
a d He soon silences our mutterings of the same red on the silk shower
h reminding us the GOD is LORD curtain and there you are; a room es
•b Is over his people (the Church) and invigorating as your morning shower
over the. State—thus reminding us and as cheerful as the _proverbial day
!g t the obedience we owe to our dem- in June.
come from GOD. And again, accord-
ing to the Word of God, command-
ments provide u with no goal towards
which we may optomisticall ystrive,
BUT THEY DISCLOSE TO US 0111!
SIN (See Rom. 3:20; get; Gal. 3:24.)
The Heidelberg Catechism provides
an excellent commentary on this as-
pect of our lesson text in its third,
' Making Canada
A Better Place
In Which to Live
LETTER: NO. 2
Quebec City, Que.,
Dear Sir,—
In your letter you inform me that
the_.Canadian Weekly Newspaper As-
sociation is ,striving to promote saner
thinking and more wholesome living
m Canada and you ask for my advice
on this subject.
I cannot but congratulate the As-
sociation on their laudable endeavour
and feel confident it will commend it-
self to all who have at heart the wel-
fare of our country.
Tlie characteristic feature of our
age is that the ordinary source of in-
spiration for the multitude is derived
from the newspaper, editors have
therefore a mighty power for good at
their command and since you ask my
advice, I would recommend that they
impress upon their readers that the
disregard of the Christian precepts
has had a disastrous effect on Soci-
ety and is in a large measure, the
cause of the present universal social
and economic disorder. I: would sug-
gest that they should lay stress on
the importance of fostering the Chris-
tian spirit in the family circle.
The family is rightly regarded as
the cradle of society. The training
of the children is a duty which na-
ture as well as religion imposes upon
the parents. If hi their early years
children find within the walls of their
homes, the rule of an upright life and
the discipline of the Christian virtues,
the future welfare of our country is
assured.
Believe me,
Yours sincerely,
J. M. R, Villeneuve, O.M.I„
' Cardinal Archbishop of Quebec.
A HEALTH SERVICE OF
THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
Surgery Provides Rest for.
Tubercular Lung
A pimple on the skin is a good ex-
ample of inflammation due to a germ.
Pain, redness and swelling are the
typical symptoms of inflammation, to
be followed, in some cases, by the
formation of pus.
Inside the body, the various disease
germs set up inflammations, which
have much in common, but with dis-
tinctive characteristics depending up-
on which germ is responsible.
The inflammation of the lungs,
which we know as tuberculosis, is
caused by the action of the tubercle
bacillus; it tends to break down the
lung structure so that cavities, small
or large, are formed:
We recover from an inflammation,
tuberculosis or other, when healing
takes place. It may be said that all
treatment of the tuberculosis is plan-
ned to place the diseased or,inflamed
part at rest, Why? Because rest is
one of the trinity of healing graces.
Without sufficient rest, healing is
impossible.
A broken leg can be splinted in a
plaster cast, and so placed at rest
until the bones, heal. But •the lungs
move in order that we may live and
breathe. Rest in bed may so limit the
demands made on the lungs as to en-
able them to rest enough to ensure
healing. This is what has happened' in
those thousand of cases who have, in
years past, come out of sanatorium
with their disease arrested.
Unfortunately, thys form of rest
is not sufficient to allow for healing
in all cases. It was for the eases who
ick not improve' under bed rest that
surgical therapy was first suggested.
Surgery is now widely used to col-
lapse the diseased lung, for when it
is colla:ised, it is given complete rest
with the. beet chance for healing:
Today, collapse therapy, or surgical
treatment of one kind or another, is
recognized as one of the great : ad-
vances of our age in the treatmentof
tuberculosis. No longer is surgery the
last resort, but rather an early choice.
Its value depends upon a proper se-
lection of cases suitable for such
treatment. It is not a euro -all. The
earlier cases are recognized, the bet-
ter the opportunity to use collapse
therapy at the time when it can do
the most good.
The forces that fight against tu-
bercuiosis have been greatly rein-
forced these past few years by the
development of such a powerful wea-
proti as collapse therapy..
OUR SOVEREIGNS
Just at this time we commemorate
the birthday of Queen Victoria and
we note that the school children are
observing Empire Day.
The poem including the verse:—
`flier court was pure, her life serene;
:rod gave her peace, her land reposed,
A. thousand claims to reverence closed
In her, as Mother, Wife and Queen.".
very fittingly tells the story of the
life of Her Gracious Majesty, Queen
Victoria.
We know very little of the childhood
of Princess Victoria. It was not
thought she would ever ascend the
throne of Great Britain. This became
a possibility in 1821, when Princess
Elizabeth, second daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Clarence died.
Princess Victoria was taught relig-
ion by her Mother, attended a service
every Sunday morning, and was ex-
amined on what she heard in the af-
ternoon,
Although as a child she had a
violent temper and was anything but
studious, she was very truthful. She
is spoken of as being "simple and
orderly and pious". History tells us
that she carried her sense of religious
duty with her all through her reign:
Robert Browning in his poem
"Victoria's Tears" tells very feelingly
of how she took the news that she
was Queen and would be required to
take office of Ruler.
Our Empire has been blessed with
Sovereigns who lived in the Fear of
God. It was the rule of George V
that each day lie would read a portion
of God's word, and we firmly believe
that he tried to live up to what he
read.
One beautiful part of the Corona-
tion services of their Majesties
George VI and Queen Elizabeth was
the Communion service, preceding
which the Ring and Queen removed
their crowns in honor of Him, who
is the King of Kings.
The story is told of Queen Victoria
how on one occasion while attending
a concert in Albert Hall, she rose with
the vast audience and bowed as the
Hallelujah Chorus was being sung.
We feel more secure in our realm
when we know that our rulers are
God fearing men and women. No
country can prosper whose Sover-
eigns or Ruler is not led by God,
"God of our Fathers, known of old,
Lord of -our far flung battle line,
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—Lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her
trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
Ail valient dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls on thee to
gud,
For fraarntic boast and foolish word
They mercy on Thy people, Lord"'
• "PEG".
VICTORIA DAY
Next Tuesday is Victoria Day and
the British Empire will celebrate as
a holiday the birthday of one of the
great and good rulers of world hist-
ory. Her name stands out as a
symbol 'of all that is best • in sover-
eignty, in culture and in domestic fel-
icity.. It was her high ideals and her
genius fer choosing great and wise
counsellors, that swept away the dan-
ger that threatened the kingdom from
without and within when she ascended
the throne and made secure the Em-
pire's place in the world; She taught
peoples by her ownexample how the
greatest happiness was to be obtained.
The unerring lesson lay in beginning
with a well ordered domestic life. We
see it today. It is not a mere guess
to say that the affection and loyalty
the new king, her great-grandson, and
the new queen, have inspired is due
very largely to the knowledge that
they are a domesticated' and home
loving couple.
Itis exactly one hundred and one
years ago since Victoria came to the
throne. She was, a young girl of
eighteen, descendant of a long line
that stretched away back into the dire
and little recorded past, Her immed-
iate ancestors in kingship had been
far from illustrious, and many sec-
tions of the people were ready for
revolt, almost as ready as the .New
England colonists when they flung
themselves 'into independence.
Canada herself was in the throes in
that very year of 1837. Men were.
springing to arms to fight for freed-
om and democracy. They won for us
what we have today.
Under Victoril%'s beneficent rule of
sixty-four years there were changes
and reforms that destroyed anarchy
and promoted peace, happiness and
(prosperity.
Tested
3F Recipes z
- Egg Soubise
2 medium-sixed Spanish onions
% teaspoonful salt
34 teaspoonful paprika
3 tablespoonfuls melted butter
3 tablespoonfuls lemon juice
6 poached eggs
3 tablesponfuls grated eheese
Peel the onions, cut them into slices
about one-fourth inch thick, sprinkle
with salt and paprika and cook very
gently in the butter until tender but
not browned. Lay the slices of onion
in a fire -proof baking dish, pour the
lemon juice over, and place the
poached eggs on top, pouring over
the eggs any remaining butter in
which the onion was cooked. Sprinkle
with the cheese and place in a hot
oven 375-400 degrees F,—just until
the cheese is melted.
Nut Steak
1 1.3 cupfuls nut meats, any kind,
chopped fine
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
lg cupful milk
2% cupfuls soft bread crumbs, pre-
ferably entire wheat
1 teaspoonful celery salt
3 teaspoonfuls water
Roast the nuts, if possible, then
combine with the remaining ingredi-
ents, let stand twenty minutes, and
pat into a flat cake a half inch thick
to simulate a steak. Dust this lightly
with flour on both sides and brown
it, first on one side and then on the
other, in vegetable oil or fat. Serve
with brown nut gravy.
Cheese Fondue
115 cupfuls bread crumbs
114 cupfuls grated cheese
4 eggs
1 cu;aful scalded milk
34 teaspoonful salt
1-6 teaspoonful paprika
Pour the scalded milk over the
bread crumbs and cheese, add the
seasonings, the yolks ofthe eggs
well beaten, and fold in the egg
whites which have been meaten until
stiff. Turn into an oiled baking dish
and bake half an hour in a moder-
ate oven—about 350 degrees F.
Escalloped Finnan Haddie with Eggs
3 cupfuls cooked finnan haddie
2 cupfuls white sauce
1 minced pimiento
1 chopped hard cooked egg
3, teaspoonful paprika
1 tablespoonful minced parsley
1 teaspoonful lemon juice
l4,a cupful stale bread crumbs
1 tablespoonful melted butter
Pick the fish over carefully, re-
moving all skin and bone. Add it to
the white sauce with the pimiento,
hard cooked egg, paprika, parsley and
lemon juice, Turn into an oiled cass-
erole or baking dish and cover with
butered crumbs made by blending the
bread crumbs and melted butter.
Bake half an hour in a moderate oven
350-375 degrees F.—garnish with
parsely and slices of lemon and hard -
cooked egg, if desired'.
A Canadian's Expectation
of Life
What we mean by the expectation
of life may be worked out in this way.
Take one hundred thousand children
at the age of five and keep track of
them until their deaths, and the av-
erage length of time they lived would
have been their expectation of life.
The same can be done with any other
age.
The expectation of a boy just born
is 60 years; of a girl just born it is
62 years. Because of the heavy mor-
tality in the first year of life, par-
ticularly among boys, the child's ex-
pectation 'increases from week to
week during the first perilous year
of its existence, and the anxiety of
the parents decreases accordingly.
The one-year old Canadian boy has
the expectation of reaching the age
of 66 and the Canadian girl 66. The
boy has gained five years and the
girl four above their expectation at
birth.
It is after the age of 21 that the
expectation of life steadily decreases,
When a Canadian boy reaches his ma-
jority he has in prospect 48 years to
to live, or to theage of 69. That is
by the law of averages.. When ho gets
to 40 he may anticipate 32 years
more, or until he is '72. When lie re -
CARE OF CHILDREN
TII:IS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
At Life's Ending
Put your arm around me—
There, like that;
I want a little petting
At life's setting,
For 'tis harder to be brave
When old Time comes creeping
And find's us weeping,
Loved ones gone;
Just a little petting
At life's setting;
For I'm old, alone and tired,
And my long life's work is done.
-Elizabeth Gould.
There, Little Girl,
Don't Cry!
There! little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your doll I know;
And your tea -set blue
And your play -house, too,
Are things of the long ago;
But childish -troubles will soon pass
by—
There!
yThere! little girl; don't cry!
There! little girl; don't cry!
They've broken your slate I know;
And the glad, wild ways
Of your school -girl days
Are things of the long ago;
But life, and love will soon come by—
There! little girl; don't aryl
There! little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your heart, 11 knowl
And the rainbow gleams
Of your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago;
But Heaven holds all for which you
sigh—
There! little girl; don't cry!
—James Whitcomb Riley.
Remedies for Trouble
If you are down with the blues,
read the twenty-third Psalm.
If there is a chilly sensation about
the heart, read the third chapter of
Revelation.
If you don't know where to look for
a month's rent, read the twenty-
seventh Psalm.
I2 you are lonesome and unprotect-
ed, read the ninety-first Psalm.
If the stovepipe has fallen down,
and the eook gone off in a tantrum,
put up the pipe and wash your hands
and read the first chapter of St.
Janes.
If you find yourself losing confi-
dence in Hien, read the thirteenth
chapter of 1 Corinthians.
• If people pelt youwith hard words,
read the fifteenth chapter of St.
John and the fifty-first Psalm.
If you are out of sorts, read the
twelfth chapter of Hebrews.
Selected.
tires, say at 65, he may expect to
have a comfortable thirteen years
of retirement and pass en at '78. If
he reaches 80, he should live for six
years more. When he -arrives at the
century mark his expectation of life
is two years.
Of course, the expectation of life,
as long as one is not on his death-
bed, never goes down quite to zero,
but for statistical purposes it is as-
sumed that zero is one hundred and
ten. That does not mean, however,
that one hundred and ten should be
considered the extreme upper limit
of life. We cannot forget the story of
Methuselah, who is credited with 969
years. I : u *ria
The result of the Bureau's investi-
gations tends to reinforce the Biblical
dictum that the length of life is three
score years and ten. At the younger
ages and up to the age of 50 the iin-
p,rovement in Canada was very mark-
ed in the ten years of which we have
record, but above 70 there was a de-
terioration in vitality though it was
very slight. It seems that today, in
Canada in particular, there are far
more people attaining the 'allotted
span than ever ' before in history,' but
there are not appreciably more cen-
tenarians than there were a hundred
years ago.
On the other hand the decreasing
mortality at younger ages is a token
of the vastly smaller amount of ill-
ness among young people today. Life
is improving at the ages of health
and vigour -at older ages Nature
seems to continue her procedure of
making way far new life despite all
man's efforts.
It's a Gay Old World
It's a gay old world when you're gay
Ahad a glad old world when you're
glad,
But whether you play,
Or go toiling away,
It's a sad old world if you're sad.
It's a beautiful world to see,
Or it's dismal in every zone.
The thing it must be
In its gloom or its glee
Depends on yourself alone.
—Anon.
An Important- Event
You see him strut along the street
His head is in the air;
A wondrous thing has just occured
And he has time to spare
In which to tell, with much detail,
This great event to you.
"Last night," he whispers, "just at
eight
My baby said, 'Ah goo!'"
Kingdoms may totter on their base
And in some deep abyss
Kings fall, but all things else are
naught
Compared with news like this.
The household gods are preside down
And there is more ado
Than moving time or cleaning time
When baby says, "Ah goo!"
--Tom Masson.
Some Thoughts On Testing
Cream
Oh, the job of the cream tester
Is a job that's mighty bad.
You can make a farmer happy;
You can make men very mad.
If his cream is grading Special,
And the test away up high,
He kicks about the price a bit,
But will never breathe a sigh.
If his cream is not so fancy
And you grade it Number Two,
He takes his can and thunders
That he is through with you.
If the test is sometimes lower,
All the blame is laid on you;
Someone has turned the separator
And never touched the screw.
They most always blame the tester
For the law the State has made,
And they do not understand it
If their cream is not first grade.
There are some that always tell you
When they step inside the .door,
They a few cents more were offered
Just a day or two before.
There are some that understand it
If their cream is thick or thin,
They take their cheque and tell you
They'll be seein' you again.
And here's sincerely hoping
When their work on earth is done,
That St. Peter's test will suit them
And they'll all grade Number One!
FISHING
Fish can be bought in the market
place
But it isn't the fish I am after,
I want to be freefrom the caredrawn
face
And back to an honest laughter.
I want to get out where skies are
clear
And rest by the river brink,
I want to get out where the woods
are clear
I want a few hours to think,
Ohl It isn't the fish 7 go to get
But there's joy in the swishing line
And a splendid thrill' when my hook
is set
And a speckled 'trent is mine;
But my soul seems cramped in the
stilly air
That is heavy with talk of grain,
And I want to get where the world
is fair
And there isn't so much of pain.
Oh, fish can be bought in the market
place
'But there's toy in the running
stream,
And I want to get free from the care -
drawn face
And the city of dreadful dreams;
And I want to get out, just my out
and I,
On some sun -kissed river shore
And be, as a few mad hours rush by,
The man that I am, onee more.
—Author Unknown*.