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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-07-28, Page 7'THURS., JULY 28, 1938. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD AGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH COOKING s MAKING- CANADA A Better Place in Which to Live and Work. A Series of Letters from Distinguished Canadians on Vital Problems Affecting the Future Welfare of Canada Specially Written for Canadian. Weekly Newspapers Association LETTER, NO. 11 .Dear Editor:— , ditor;, There is an implied compliment - and, at the same time, a definite .challenge in your letter ,to me in *which yon ask for some suggestions - las to how five hundred editors of ':aural weekly newspapers spread a- •eross Canada can make their con- - in the direction of making Canada a better place . in which to live and work, To really answer that question adequately involves something am- . preaching Statesmanship. Ho'w'ever I may fall short of that measure, there are perhaps some observe- - .tions that I hope you may find help- ', elp-' ful. I think that, if I could enjoy the responsibility of endeavouring to mould public opinion throught the • weekly newspaper, I would devote - -much thinking, reading and writing in the direction. of better mutual understandings among Canadian eiti- - zens. Having travelled this country from coast to coast, not once but many times and having had per - taps an exceptional opportunity to observe and appraise what the aver - c. age Canadian citizen sayls -and thinks, I would say that our great lackinCanada is breadth and tol- erance. This is due in a large mea- eure to the vastness of the country and its miserably inadequate popu- ' kation. There are fine people with splen- -did malities living in the Maritimes but they talk everlasting of Upper • :Canada and Maritime rights. There are splendid Canadian citizens, French in language and Catholic in religion, but they talk everlastingly of Canada for Canadians and seem bent on erecting some kind of Chin- ese wall around their Province which will keep "foreigners" out for all time. Here in Ontario, Canada's Gar- den Province, there are some splen- did people but we have a terrible tendency towards smugnessand complacency. Out West I know. them because I lived in British Col- umbia fourteen and in Alberta four years ands could go on and describe and try to analyze the qualities of aur people but that is not what you are looking for. What I am trying to say here is this: we are all living in difficult times; the great major- ity of . us feel socially insecure and, becausewe are ruled by the fear •complex, we think of and act toward -our neighbours with spspicion, dis- trust and sometimes jealousy. Many of our politicians,. interest- ed .:only in votes and the power that votes may secure for them, unscru- pulously exploit class consciousness,' town against country, country against town, rich against poor,! Protestant against Catholic, Gentile -against Jew. We have the Native Sons of Canada and the Sons of England— all of them, in my hmnble oteniond mutually =elusive, destructive rath- er than constructive in their outlook, tending to divide us ` into opposing. camps, exploiting our religious pre- judices or our economic fears, pois- oning our minds and embittering our daily relationships. I It seems to me, then, that the Weekly Newspaper Man is in an .exceptionally good position to pour oil - on those troubled waters— much more so I would think than his city . colleagues, where the pressure 'Of groups must be terrific and the 'pace hectic. Ycu, it seems to me, have the Un- -questionable advantage of being able w" people,of having to "know" time lop a cquaintaneeships, friend- ship, develop and the broadtolerance wh ich -coniess ure -tnen'fothan `for the heart and mind of its promoters; If, therefore, you are seeking a theme which , can be developed, through the powerful agency of the 'Canadian Weekly Newspaper' As - 1 sociation, I suggest that oyu consid- 'er: Neighbourliness, Helpfulness, plain, ordinary, decent Human 'Kindness, Patience with those whose I views seem to be so diametrically (opposed to ours, a painstaking ef- fort to understand why they think Iwhat they think; and this, while not spectacular, not sensational, not arresting, would, it seems to me, be a 'worth while objective to which you 'could commit your Association in the coming year. There is a stanza by Ella Wheeler Wilcox which, to some extent at any rate, expresses what I have in mind. 'It runs like this: - So many Goods, So many Creeds,. So many ways That wind and wind, And yet the art of being kind Is all this sad world needs. - Not much economic philosophy in all that; nothing very profound, nothing very scientific but, if we fail to develop understanding with those who are our close neighbours, who five across the street from us, who live in the next town or Prov- ince, how can we develop that ab- stract idealism that speaks in glow- ing.. but vague terns of "Internation- al Good Will"? Yours sincerely, 1 GED'. S. HOUGHAM, -Dominion. Secretary; The Retail Merchants Association of Canada. Toronto. x' 4111. 4, Tested Recipes 'a tetateeeeee:. WSig d`M«tC leel ee let ler 1F'lAUAILONd WITH MUSHROOMS 4/_• pound macaroni, cooked ee pound mushrooms 3 tablespoonfuls butter or a substitute A slight grating of nutmeg s teaspoonful salt - 1-6 teaspoonful paprika els cupful buttered crambs Peel the mushrooms, chop them coarsely, and cook slowly in the but- ter or substitute for ten minutes. I Add the salt, paprika, and nutmeg. Combine with the macaroni which has been Ivory thoroughly chained, i toss all together, and - turn into an oiled baking dish. Sprinkle the but- tered crumbs over the tog and bake fifteen minutes in,a moderately hot oven 350-375 degrees F. from being able to meas what they are rather t labels they wear. Having come through some rather -efeenuous experiences personally in the past few years with which you -are, to some extent at any rate, familiar, I may say that I have come ' to have a distrust of "movements,' ' "programmes," "solutions," all blue- printed and charted—not because I - 'have lost, my' passion for social 're- form but because no programme for the betterment of the human race EGGPLANT AIX GRATIN 1 neditun-sized eggplant 3 tablespoonfuls bacon fat 2 tablespoonfuls batter 2 tablespoonfuls flour A cupful stewed sifted ontato- 1 cupful stock or 1 cupful water and 1 teaspoonful vegetable extract ?t teaspoonful salt 1-6 teaspoonful pepper 1 cupful grated cheese 2 tablespoonfuls buttered crumbs Peel the eggplant and cut into large dice. Dust with flour, and saute in the bacon fat instil golden brown. Make a sauce by blending the butter and flour, adding, the sifted tomato, stock, and seasonings. Pill a baking dish with alternate layers of egg- plant, sauce, and' cheese. Sprinkle With the buttered crumbs and bake twenty minutes in' a moderately hot oven 350-375 degrees F. L Y Beale , IVI ±AL FANCAHLS l cup soy, bean meal 'A cupful rice flog' ' 1 teaspoonful salt ! '-!'; 11 teaspoonfuls baking powdep° 1 teaspoonful butter substitute, .'incited 1 cupful and 2 tablespoonfuls milk Combine the ingredients in the order given with an eggbeater. Cook as EDUCATION The climax of the school. year, in most eases, 'is past, and students have been and are anxiously await- ing the results of the year's worst. The pros and cons of the fairness of yearly examinations have, as usual, been duly threshed out. •Examination time always brings many anxious' hours. This anxiety effects nee only the students, but also the parents. - Too few students realize the sac- rifice some parents are making to educate them. They take it for granted. It is just the custom to be sent to school. The law demands it. During, the years of childhood the strain does not seem to beso hard. on the parents, but during the per- iod of youth, and early manhood and. womanhood, many a mother and father have worked long- hours, at very tedious work in order that ex- tra funds might be obtained to send a son or daughter to college. We ask, why this anxiety over educat- ing a family? The answer is quite obvious. The complicated work of to -'day in the financial world and 'in the professional realm requires ed- ucated and in many instances uni- versity graduates to carry on. ef- ficiently. Our 'parents have been glad to make this sacrifice. - They are anx- ious that we should stand well with the world. They want to be justly proud of us here. - Aro they as anxious that we should be secure for the world to come? Are parents to -day, sending their soapstone griddle, or on a slightly oiled griddle. HONEY WHIPPED CREAM SALAD DRESSING 1 cupful heavy cream, sweet or slightly sour 2 tablespoonfuls strained honey 1 tablespoonful lemon juice few grains salt Whip the cream; gradually beating in the honey and salt. Then add the lepton juice and use in snaking up any frozen fruit salad, this is .to serve as a sweet. GRAHAM CRACKER CUSTARD 1' cupfuls scalded milk 3 crumbled graham crackers 2 eggs, 2 -tablespoonfuls sugar pinch of salt 10 drops vanilla extract Add the crackers to the milk before scalding. Beat the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla, and, pour the scalded. crackers and milk over these. Beat until smooth, turn into oiled indiv- idual custard cups, set in a pan of hot water, and bake about thirty minutes in a very moderate oven— not over 350 degrees F. Test by inserting 'a silver knife into the centre of the custard -if the knife comes out perfectly clean the cust- ard is done, if the blade appears milky cook the custard a few min- utes longer, HONEY FROZEN FRUIT SALAD 'A cupful diced canned pineapple 'A cupful sliced, very ripe straw- berries - te cupful sliced oranges cupful stoned canned or fresh cltorries Honey whipped -cream salad dres- sing 1 teaspoonful gelatine Let the gelatine stand barely covet. - ed 'with gold water for five minutes. Melt over steam and beat into the salad dressing. Addthe prepared fruits, transfer to a mould rinsed with cold water, seal and bury in equal Parts `'oft'' ice and salt four hours, or allow two hours for in- dividual.moulds. Serve with a garn- ish of- lettuce as the combined salad and- :tweet at luncheon, dinner, oe supper, with ae . accompaniment of crackers andcheeseand black cof- fee' CREAM CHEESE AND DATE .OPEN SANDWICHES ' cream cheese 1 tablespoonful butter Graham creckers Stoned dates Work the cheese and :butter togeth- er with ,the back of a spoon until soft and creamy. Spread on crisp crackers and decorate each "sand- wich" with a stoned datecutlength- wise into quarters. Serve as a salad ..,can rise higher than the quality of usual on an unoiled aluminum or accompaniment. � 'sons and daughter's out, from home' equipped for the battle of life,' strong, to enter the conflict against the or- ganized forces of the devil? .. Are they giving them the education which will assure for them an en-• trance into the world to come? Are they instilling into their' minds the. teaching which will . bring them at last an unbroken family into the 1-Ieavenly realm? Some children' go astray 'in spite of maternal or parental influence, but if parents have, under the etude. anee of the Heavenly Father, in- 'structed them in the "Jest's" way then the responsibility will rest with the children. Let parents consider seriously the introduction of the family altar into their homes if it is not already a part of their daily lives; If parents do not acknowledge Jesus Christ in the home they may feel sure that they and their children will have cause to regret it in the years to come. 1 1 A grandfather once, told me of an unexpected visit he paid to his son's home. It was necessary for the son. to leave before the children -were -up in the morning. When the gran father arrived, the mother was seat- ed with their son and ' daughter be- side her. She was leading them in the reading of God's word and in asking His guidance for the family during the clay. She was instilling into their young minds the lovely care of .a Heavenly Father and the necessity of ,their giving their lives into His keeping. The grandfather's remark to me was, "My son need have no fear that the Mother is not bringing the children up properly in his absence." Ohl that the parents to -clay would only realize their responsibility and would give God first place in their homes. The family altar should be a sacred part of every home. Before darkness falls to -night institute it or re -dedicate it, thus making Jesus Cluist the head of your family. He has promised to 'be a constant Abider in your life if you will let Hirai, • PROFIT OR LOSS What will it profit, when life here is o'er Though great wordly wisdom I gain, If, seeking knowledge—I utterly fail The wisdom of God to obtain? What will it profit, when life here is o'er Thought gathering riches and fame, If gaining the world I lose my own soul And in Heav'n unknown is my name? What will it profit, when life here is o'er Though earth's farthest corners I see, If, going my way, and doing any will I miss what His love planned for me? What will it profit, when life here is o'er Though earth's fleeting love has been mine If seeking its gifts—I fail to secure The riches of God's love olivine? What will it profit? My soul, stop and think, What balance that day will de- clare ! - Life's record laid bare—will gain turn to loss, And leave me at last to despair? ' "PEG" UNIQUE WEDDING CER]aMONY - Aboard the "Erie .Isle," the new ntotorship, that will ply between Pelee Island and the mainland, Miss Dorothy Freeman and Behest B. Bennett were married last Saturday evening: out on Lake Erie by a Pres- byterian minister who accompanied the young - couple and their attend- ants on the trip. Mr. Bennett is'the first nate of the now boat. The bride was given in marriage; by Captain Earl McQueen, owner of -the, boat, Both the bride andgroomare form- er citizens of Fort William . There were 70 guests aboard the "Erie Isle", all of whom witnessed the un- ique wedding ceremony. WINTER UVEleCOA'1'S LINED WITH CORK Men may be clothed in cork next winter, for, according to latest re- ports from the big clothing comp- anies at Toronto, the material here- tofeve 'used_ for many commercial purposes has been adopted for use hi men's overcoats. The cork is placed between the fabric and the lining,. thus providing an additional air chamber. Exactly the same results are, claimed for the introduction as s obtained where cork is used for insulating a building. Wereeeseeneaseweeeer A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE. INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA HOW WELL DOES YOUR DOCTOR KNOW YOU ?, Phe difference betweena locbmot ive engine and a pile of scrap than is that one is highly organized while the other is not, At least that is one very real difference. The engine requires great (calve .and attention. It has to be gone over by experts regularly and it must rest from its labors at intervals. If any important part fails to- function the engine will fail to deliver the, power it is rated to deliver. But despite all efforts made to the contrary the engine in Erne does wear outand become the pile of scrap iron one may see in various railroad graveyards, The human body is much like an engine. It is highly organized with many -parts that must function in perfect harmony if normal power is to be delivered. Like the engine too, the human body wears out. But during the span of life proper care and regular rest will keep the mechanism functioning normally while careful inspection by an expert will reveal - those -arts which show signs of wear or are in need of rest or treatment. Fortunately for mankind, the hum- an body unlike the engine, possesses marvellous regenerative powers, if given a chance to function and per- haps a helping hand by the aid of scientific skill. It is sound common sense to have your body, yourself, carefully gone over by an expert at least once a year -and if you are driving your- self at top speed—oftener than once a year. A splendid birthday present^ and one that is paying real health divi- dends to many a wise ratan is a com- plete check up by his physician: Moreover, from year to year the results of such examinations may be compared. You can note whether you are losing or gaining weight, how your arteries are behaving, the condition of your various organs and all in all get an intelligent opinion about what should be for you one of the most interesting and import- ant things in your life—your health, But, this not all the value which will accrue -to you by any means. By allowing your physician to go over you regularly you are adding mater- ially to his accurate knowledge of you. Then if an illness conies or you feel off color and consult him he is mueh better equipped to judge ex- actly what ehanges, if any, have tak- en place in you, all of which is an advantage to him (and to you)' in applying the correct treatment. Thousands of lives are literalIy thrown on the scrap heap of disease and misery each year because of ne- glect to be examined and treated at the proper time. Finally, do not think you are a super -human and say that this ad- vice does not appiy to you because you are always well The wearing out process is going on dust the sane,. And strangely to many, but not to your Doctor, mental and bodily crashes often do come where they are least expected. TEE COMMONPLACE- I- have deep love for kindly, simple things-- The hings-The hot, sweet smell of jam on -sum- mer stoves; - The htunnting song an old teakettle sings; The fragrant towels which wrap brown -crusted Soaves. ' For white clothes, clean, wind-swept upon a line Where sun beats down; a playhouse children keeps; A ' window diff s with honeysuckle vine, • And smooth, crisp sheets when it is time for sleep. For 'yellow bowls where I stir bat- ter cakes; - The flower beds outside a kitchen door; Toy boats ,in puddles small boys use for lakes, - And sunlight in a rug across my floor.- I pray each day that I may win that grace Which God gives those who love the commonplace. By Helen` Nelshimer. CITE OF CHILDREN THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes .Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. THE FARM HOME I love the old red sod of home The little acres where we toil, The heavy sheaves that draw their milk ' From the rich bosom of the boil. I love old farms that nod and rest In a hot evening- in July; The moon a horn of plenty tipped To spill its gold across the sky. A close -walled cistern in the earth Whose mossy lid and curbstones sweat Pale drops of moisture hanging there Like tiny chandeliers of jet. Labor is sweet whenfroth the sod . Come the pale fingers of the corn (How gentle calloused hands can be Lifting the little newly -born-. Oh! Help these farmer folk to see The beauty of their quiet ways, Where Peace hangs shining banners o'er The santity et country days. —Edna Jacques. DON4 COUNT—SHARE! A little boy *ought he would count His marblee;. one by one, But found he had so large amount It never eould be clone. His father was so good and kind: 'Twas thus he kept his child in mind! As marbles_ fell upon the floor, The boy decided there, That, since he had enough, and more, Than he could use, he'd share; With other boys he knew had none; And thus it was, their hearts, were won. Material things I leave in my going, Soul's worth speeding quickly to Thee, - Whiffs of a birdcall thrown from a - teagle, Symmetry caught in a swaying bireh tree. I shall be going, and I shall be weaving All glorious things intoonetheme: - Silences edged with the thin line of dimness, Visions of holiness, caught through the gleam. going, and grasping infinite treas- ures. I i f fief' Woven together slipping Death's stream, —Helen D. Milligan, BEAUTIFUL More beautiful indeed are" they, Than all the flowers upon display; ' Who love the lord and do his way, For evermore. - And God himself is with them still, Who strive by faith to do his will; And all his words in them fulfil, For evermore. More beautiful the life of trust, Than all the blossoms from the dust; For God is merciful and just, For evermore, The beauty of the Lord be ours, More glorious than a field of flowers; Till we attain his heavenly powers, For evermore, —Edmund J, Bristow, BORROWERS -TAKE NOTICE Alas! My summer novel—, .1 So is it with the blessings we . j I mourn it with a sigh, Are daily given to share; Tjie dqy 1 rashly bought it A friend wiis -standing nigh. - Forthw th the book he boi:Sig c; "•"'1` We never could -so large amount,! .�To be returned that night, —Albert E. Elliott. And since that blessed moment, It never ]tax blessed my sight, They're coming to us coestantly— So much, there's some to Spare. There is no need for keeping count— • THE PLOW Above yon somber swell of land, Thou secsfst the dawn's grave orange hue, With one pale streak like yellow sand, And over that a vein of blue. The air is cold above the woods; All silent is the earth and sky, Except with his own lonely moods The blackbird holds a colloquy. He lent it to a cousin, And site enjoyed it so, She lent it to a neighbor, Who kept it pn the ga, And lent it to an uncle, Who lent it to his girl, Who lent it to her teacher, Who, with another whirl. Sent it to a nephew, Who lent it to a friend. Wito lent it to a room -mate, Anel oh; where did it end? Over the broad hill creeps a beaus !Throughout this maddening business - Like hops that gird a good man's One hope alone I see: Perhaps in all this lending It may bo lent to me! —Exchange.. brow; And 'now ascend the nostril -steam Of stalwart horses come to plow. Ye eigicl plowmen, bear in mind Your labour is for future hours, Advance—spare not --nor look behind— Plow deep 'and straight -with all your powers. , —Richard Hengist Horne, TO AN AVIATOR You who have grown so intimate with stars And know their silver dripping from your wings, - Trod with the breaking day across the sky, Known kinship with each meteor that swings -- You who have touched the rainbow's fragile gold, PUT AND TAKE Some fellows start right in the rut, While others head the throng, All tnen may be born equal, but-: They don't stay that way long. There is many a man with a gallant air, Goes galloping to the fray, But the valuable ivatt Is the man - who's there When the smoke has cleared away. Some "don't get nuthin out of life,' But When -their whines begin, We often can remind them that They "don't put nuthin in." The Blue Bell. SWAT THE FLY - .Carved lyric ways through dawn I don't care to be a hero, and dusk and rain And wear medal And soared to heights our hearts son my breast; • have only deemed— II don't want to be a comic How can you walk earth's eom- And be fanned for quip and jest: monways again? I,don't hankerafter millions; —Daniel again? Sordid Hickey. Sordid riches are my dread, - I just want to be protected So the flies won't bite my head.- LAST JOURNEY II desire no face or honor, I shall be ,going, anal I shall, be In the field of politics, taking' I 'despise the game of ginger, GThingsold's that I never can leave be- It's too full of pesky tricks. hhndr: II seek not the world. to conquer iches snfted in yesterlday's .Or to be mighty in the hunt, sunset,ful callings of a young In the 1 But let me be a private soldier" Hig r, wistr great fly -stilling stunt. mina,. 'I'm trot like a bunch o f people, spruce to1Ping in .ore shyr twilight, I Who want that and want this! Moments . of whiteness and gladness Maybe though in feeling this way, combined: There's a lot of . triches I miss. II only crave same sit 1 shall .be going, and I shall be Evenpole blessing, hot so' few; taking then they're 1 But above all things I want dinner Beauty that. Gard, gave especially to With no flies within m stew. me, Y --Amine,..