HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-09-01, Page 7THURS.,. SEPT. 1, 1938
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
HEALTH
COOKING
PAGE 7
CARE 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.
WHEN YOU WED
Marry when the year is. new,
Always loving', kind and true.
When February • birds do mate,
You may wed; nor dread your fate.
If, you marry when March winds
blow.-
Joy and sorrow both you'll know.,
Marryin April when yon can,
-Joy for maiden and for man.
Marry in the month of May,
You will surely rue the day.
Many when June roses blow,
'Over land and sea you'll go.
'They, who in July da wed,
Must labor always for their bread.
Ml Nebo wed in August be
Many a change are sure to see.
Marry in September's, shine,
Your living will be rich and fine,
'if in October you do marry,
Love will come but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November
Only joy will come, remember.
:When December's snows fall fast
If you marry, love will last.
TWO MEN
'Two men there live in every town,
With lives as like as nuts of brown
But the onewears a smile, the nth
a frown;
The one looks up and the ether looks
down.
'They work side by side, When night
comes along,
Smiles starts for his home with a
snatch of song,
Happy in knowing his day's week is
through;,
'Grouch only thinks of the chores to
do.
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STAR THOUGHT
I shall see a star tonight
The same star that shines on me.
From a distant mountain height,
From a city you shall see
'Tis not of the firmament,
On a solar journey bent;
Fixed it through time and weather--
'Tis a thought we hold together.
-Frances Shaw.
THE LITTLE SHIPS THAT
NEVER SAIL
At . work on inland farms he must
have dreamed,
In .restless youth, of sailing ships
that tame
With' llifted prows where still the
wonder gleamed
From seas and- ports he loved but
could not name. -
In him was some old trace of blood
that knew
The lift of sails and thrill of blow-
ing spray--
But land had held him • and the har-
vest grew,
And he had never dared to go away.
Too old at last, for work, his knot-
,
er ted hands
Have tutted to dreams his youth
saw shining by,
And at a window facing' prairie_ lands
He sees the eloud-ship, billowed down
the sky,
Each day he sits there, till the light
must fail,
To build his little ships that never
sail. —Glen Ward Dresitach,
And thus through life they go along;
'Grouch with a grunt, Smiles with a
song,
One always happy, the other one
blue,'
And now, dear friends, which one
are you? . —Exchange
WORLDS TO CONQUER
Ave.you looking for worlds to con-
quer?
Are you looking for great things to
do?
Then gaze not on distant horizons
In search of deeds worthy of you.
The task close at hand is a big one,
Though it seem to be humble and
small;
If you think that it's not worth your
effort,
You wouldn't do great ones ones at
all.
You have heard of the Great Alex-
auder
'Who longed'for more worlds' to rule?
Do you envy Min, too, in his weak-
ness
When he was to passion a fool?
The friend that to hint was the dear-
est
In a drunken frenzy he slew;
Himself he had not learned to con-
quer '
Though he ruled all the lands that
he knew.
Close at hand are your N#or1cis to.
conquer --
They lie not hi regions afar.
How you tackle the task at .your
elbow
Will measure the man that you are.
It is given to few to be famous
And you may not win in the race,
;But remember he's no less a victor
Who conquers the commonplace,
Joseph Morris.
NEIGHBORS!
Think of this poem the next time
someone corns to your door selling
trifles:. i
,And so they find my door
With little prayers,
Tryingto selltheir bits
Of shocldy wares,
Timid old faded eyes
That beg and plead
'Beet before they speak
To voice their need. T
And so I buy their pins
And home-made lace;
I never eould resist
A tired face.
DON'T TELL YOUR TROUBLES
To tell thy miseries will no comfort
breed;
Men help thee most that think thou
hast oto need;
But if the world onee thy misfor-
tunes know,
Thou soon shalt lose. a friend, and
find a foe.
"`FARMS FOR SALE
"1'oe tare --A nuncrea-acre taa,n,,"
I view the sign in dread alarm.
Few people realize, I ween,
Just what a `farm for sola' can mean.
Thousands of acres of blue sky,
The fleecy clouds that o'er it fly.
The buttercups and purple clover.
And all the bees that hover over:
For Sale -all trees: the fragrant
grounds;
The worsts and bugs that there
abound.
For Sale the kildeer''s plaintive cry:
The wheeling hawks that circle high.
Miles and utiles of air and sun:
The quiet hours ,when clay' is clone:
My little warty, friendly toad
That stakes my garden his abode,
The old farmhouse where I wasborn:
The hollows in the doorstep worn:'
The lilac-seented garden plot:
The colt down en the pasture lot:
The flowers, and tr
the rippling seam
Where I was wont to sit and dream:
The rosy dawn, the sunset sky:
The geese, in spring that northward
fly,
Could these, in any- other frame,
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Ever, for e, be the same?
Banish the thought! Tear down the
sign.
I will not sell, this farm of mine!
Put back the bunnies in their hutch—
I did not dream 'twould coat so much.
—Mary Radford.
AFTER MANY DAYS
I really am obliged to you for bring-
ing back my kook;
t moves me much to look whereon
I thought no more to look
Reminds me of the early time when
it was lost to view;
When life was young: and hope was
fair, and this old book was new.
How well does memory recall the
gilt this volume wore
lie day it first attracted me at Mr.
Bockman's store.
And, .vividly I recollect, you called
around that day;
Admired it and borrowed it, and ear -
vied it away.
ncl now it comes to the again across
the, lapse of time,
Wearing the battered look of those
who've passed 'beyond their
prime;
Old book, you need a resti but ere
you're laid upon the shelf.
ust try to hang together, till I read
you through myself.
—groin the Ancient Scrap Book.
'Or tette, a feeble, shabby
Soul away.
'My last dime bought
A bunch of cress to -day.
But. for Thy rneroy, Lord,
Thy boundless store,
J, too, might peddle pins
•F,rom door to door.
—Edna Jacques.
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Recently we have been reading in
the paperg about meteors. As they
appered veryearly in the morning
many of us did not see them. Even
if we had been up we are told that
clouds would have obstructed our
view.
In discussing the question recently
as to whether there was a God or
not a young man said, "All one has
to do is to look at the heavens and
the starsto settle that question in
one's mind forever."
Astronomers tell us that there are
hundreds of millions of stars visible
through the naked eye, through the
telescope and by photography. We
read that there are many millions
beyond that which we have at the
present time no way . of bringing
within visibility.
We learn that it would take elec-
tricity travelling at the rate of 180,-
000 miles a second eight minutes to
reach the sun; four yearsto reach
the nearest fixed star, News of the
Battle of Waterloo is just now reach-
ing some stars; the story of Christ-
opher Columbus and the discovery of
America is now arriving at some
other stars, and the wonderful story
of the birth of Jesus Christ, the
greatest child ever born, has just
been given to other bodies of the
solar system.
Is there a God? The above in-
formation is answer to that question.
The infinitude of the solar system
is nothing compared to the stupend-
ous love of the Creator of, that
system.
As the love of a mother goes out
to the child, who puts his little arms
about her neck and says "1 'eve 'oo
Mummy," so the love of our Heav-
enly Father is given to everyone of
us, saved or unsaved, and we read
that "there is joy in the presence of
the angels of God over one sinner
that repenteth."
There is no need to frighten peo-
ple into the Kingdom of God. Love
draws where fear will never drive
and it is the infinite love Jesus
Christ uses in trying to draw us to
Him in order that eve may have that
love in our lives here and when we
are transferred to the life Everlast-
ing.
Ghn:•ist pleads with) us toadey to
accept His love, will we do it or will
we continue to grieve Him by our
refusal to have anything to do with
Him?
We have ninny tithes sung the fol-
lowing hymn. Let us now read it
over asking God to send the message
of it straightinto our hearts where
with His grace it will abide and go
out to help others.
"0 Love that wilt not let ine go, .
I rest my weary soul in Thee,
I give Thee back: the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
0 Light that"foliowest all my way,
I yield my flickering torah to Thee;
My heart restores its borr'owed ray,
That in Thy sunshine -blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
0 Joy that scekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee,
I trace the rainbow through the reel,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up ing" head,
I dare not ask to fly- from 'thee;
I lay in dust life's gloey'dead, •
And from the ground there blossoms
red.
Life, that shall endless be."
"PEG„
HAS 22 -TOED. CAT
Mr, Charles McI%eller of Mount
Forest has a cat that is peculiar in
that she has 22 toes instead of the
usual 16. In the past pussy has had
kittens thathad extra toes in isolat-
ed cases, but at present she has a
batch of four, 'each of which is thus
distinguished. One has 23, 'another
has 22, another 20 and the fourth 18.
HURON TOWNSHIP 'BARN IS
IDIDSTR,O ED BY TIRE
George Cantwell's barn on the Col-
borne -Ashfield boundary east.'. of
Sheppardton was completely destroy-
ed by fire of unknown origin. The
barn, which was a small one, con-
tained 'nine loads of hay, a binder
and other machinery, all of which
were destroyed, The 'owner knew
nothing of the fire until aroused by
neighbors, who had been awakened
by the bright light. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
The centigrade g de thermometer places
its "zero" at water's freezing point
and "100 degrees" at water's boiling
point
EDUCATION AS AN
ASSET TO SUCCESS
No matter, what a man's; work,
can do it better if he is well i
formed. Education, while it has
larger bearing' than a mere prepar
tion for one's tradeor profession,
the very best equipment for any so
of, efficiency. '
Whatever your peculiar caliin
your expertness is more telling' if
rests upon a basis of general cultur
As a stenographer you will do b
ter work and chances of advanc
meat are much greater if you ar
familiar with history, know yo
Shakespeare, and not in doubt as
whether Botticelli is ?`the name of
cheese or a violin'
As a lawyer, doctor or preache
your reputation will very likely re
as much upon your "all aroundness,
your wide acquaintance .with the in
side of great books and the gener
impression that you are not a nar
row -minded specialist, as it will upo
your technical finish, • " •
Culture means intellectual back
ground, It means accumulated fore
behind your strolce. It means tha
you are not only capable yoursel
but that you know how to absorb an
use the capability of wiser persons.
It gives your perspective.
increases your influence.
It keeps you from settling do
to become a there cog in the wheel
a little specialized `piece of . machin
my to do a certain task, and make
you a Human Being, alive, vibrant
radiating.
' It stakes you Somebody, not Any
body.
Many a mother has realized too
late that she has no hold upon. her
children because of lack of her know-
ledge.
now
ledge. They have grown up and
gotten away from her.
Many a man has risen in the bus-
iness world only to be humiliated
because he has neglected to acquire
that education which alone would
qualify hint to' atingle on terms of
equality with well-informed people:
In fact, no man or woman, who
has neglected an education, does not
bitterly regret it sooner or later.
And no living person was ever
sorry that he secured an education,
There never was an age in the
history .of the world when it was
so true as it is now that "Knowledge
is Power."
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body. Its gates are unlocked, its
door is unlatched, its road is as free
as the Icing's Highway,
The only things that prevent any -
person from acquiring useful know-
ledge are laziness, self-indulgence,
weakness and procrastination.
Even if you did not get a chance
to go school, or if you failed to im-
prove your opportunity when young
you can still set out on the royal
road to Education if you have the
will.
And even in the case of those who
are college graduates, the best part
of their education is got from their
studies in the ten years after leav-
ing school. There is no single thing
so essential to Success, in whatever
calling, as Education.—Dr. Frank
Crane.
THE HOOK OF BOOKS
A peculiar paragraph has bean go-
ing the rounds of the school ex-
changes, the opening sentence read-
Mg as follows.
"In some remote quarters a know-
ledge of the Bible is being consider-
ed as an essential element in a
good education by over -zealous ed-
ucators."
We did not suppose it possible that
knowledge' of the Bible could be re
garded as anything else than a
essential element in a good educat
ion.. There is no book in all the
world so widely quoted in literature
as the Bible. It is difficult, indeed
to see how any man could pose as
an educated man if hedid not pos-
sess an intimate knowledge of the
Book of Books. The paragraph mem-
timed above stigmatizes this adieu
of the "over-zoalous"' as new and
if it is a fad, it has the merit of
being an excellent one, even When
viewed.' from a purely secular stand-
point
Consider for a moment the pre-
dicament of a supposedly educated
nan (but one unfamiliar with the
parable of the Prodigal Son,) on en-
°enteritg a reference to the "fatted
elf How could such a reader
ver grasp the full' significance: of
eniparisons, often met with in news -
epees and elsewhere, as,,"Patient as
ob," "meek. as Moses." old as Meth-
selah?" The "Ananias Club." alleg-
de to have been 'founded by Cal,
oosevelt, could be a dark mystery
O such a man. The wisdom of
demon, the mark on 'Cain's brow,
,thousand daily reference would he
f no meaning to him The very
ead-lines of the newspapers are
often built Of material taken from
the Bible: "Judge in Camp!;"
Tested
Recipes
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FURTHER PEACH DELICACIES
In view of the abundant crop of
peaches Italie seas,oar,' the following
recipes' for home canning of this
fruit may prove useful,
PEACH MARMALADE
18 peaches' 2 oranges
Sugar Water
Peel and stone the peaches. Re-
move seeds from oranges and put
through a food chopper. Mash all
together, weigh and allow an equal
amount of sugar, First cook the
food until tender in a small amount
of water, then add heated sugar and
boil quickly until thick. Pour into
hot sterilized glasses. . Cool, seal with
paraffin wax; and store,
PEACH CANTALOUPE
MARMALADE •
12 peaches, 1 cantaloupe
3 oranges . Sugar
Peel and stone the peaches. Peel
oranges and remove. skin from the
melon. Slice fruit finely. Measure
weight anti add an equal quantity of
sugar. Boil quickly until thick.
Seal and store. •
PEACH AND APPLE
MARMALADE
Use equal parts of apples and
peaches diced. If the apples are a
good colour, do not peel them. Add
three-fourths as much sugar as fruit.
Cook the mixture slowly until it is
thick and clear. Seal in cleats hot
jars. Equal, parts of rhubarb,
peaches, and apples niay be used.
FIVE FRUIT PICKLE SAUCE
6 poaches
6 apples
6 nears
20 tomatoes
1 pint pitted plums
3 red peppers
5 cups sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
1 table spoon whole cloves
1 tablespooli mixed sauce
2 tablespoons salt
1 quart vinegar
Boil 3 hours, Makes 7 pint jars.
PEACH AND CANTALOUPE
PRESERVES
3 cups diced peaches
3 cups sugar
3r cup blanched shredded al-
monds
2 cups diced cantaloupe
2 oranges, juice and rind
Mix all the ingredients and cook
until the mixture is thick and clear.
Pour into sterilized glasses. When
cold cover with hot paraffin wax,
"Samson • Outdone," "A Jonah
Aboard'
We think any scholastic authority
will admit that a knowledge of
Shakespeare is considered an essen-
tial element in a good education. But
a reader!' of the Bard of Avon must
have a knowledge of the Bible if he
- is to 'have a full understanding of
1 what he is reading. Refer to the
- comment of Cardinal.'' Wolsey on the
effects of ambition and on his overt
downfall; it is full of allusions to
the Scriptures. In the Merchant of
Venice, when • the delighted Shylock
commends the decision .of the "Up-
right judge," he exclaims, "A Daniel
come tojudgement!" indicating 'that.
Shakespeare was familiar with even
the apoehryphal books of the Bible.
In Hemy V the hostess of the Boar's
Head Tavern.: in describing the last
Ideliritim of Sir John Falstaff de
aler:es that he "babbled of green
fields. This suggestion that the
thoughts of the dying reprobate were
turned to the comforting assurances,
of the twenty-third Psalm is one of
the most beautiful in all literature.
Turning to Chaucer, "well of Eng-
lish undefiled," we find constant ref -
month to Biblical.,, characters and
events. Several years ago,ee Lin-
naeus Roberts of the Wester Penn-
sylvania School, ,gave a long list of
quotations from Tennyson, many of
which would be absohitely meaning-
less to one unfamiliar with the Bible.
In short, considered merely as litera-
ture, there ie ne book in the. English
language ' that can Make rank with
this, and intimate acquaintance with
itis most certainly an essential ele-
ment in a good education.
Mast
KJ G- CANADA.
A Better Place h 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 Nevispapers Association
LETTER NUMBER 16
Dear Editor: ,
With regard to the question of a
platform for the Canadian Weeklies,
any suggestion I have to offer would
be based on the convietion that our
tlroubl'es, and; the wined;s (troubles,
have primarily a moral rather than
an economic basis; • or perhaps it
would be more accurate to say, a
moral basis underlying' the economic..
For this reason, I would have our
papers inculcate high standards. of
political, business and personal mor-
ality, and denounce lapse from them.
As ' practical measures In this direc-
tion I would suggest:
1. That moral and ethical instruc-
tion, with the object of developing
character should be given greater
prominence in our educational syst-
em, which at present emphasises the
intelligence, with a view to material
advantage.
2. That more attention should be
paid, and more encouragement given,
to the scholars endowed with more
than ordinary ability, so' as to, de-
velop•their brains to the highest de-
gree possible, with a view to pro-
ducing leaders of first tate capacity
—our great need. At present our
educational system is based on the
average pupil, with special attention
paid to "the under privileged," while
the super -privileged are given little
opportunity to develop their talents,
which niay be ofthe highest use to
the state.
3. The development'of our library
system, with a view to encouraging
adults to continue their education
after leaving school. School should
be the beginning of education, not,
the end. Training to read will have.
to begin in the schools, and -should
be part of the curriculum, Thus We
shall go far to solve the 'problem
of adult education. The new cure
elculute recently introduced by the
Department of Education is 'a move
' in ,this direction.
4. The organization of a highly
trained, non-partisancivil service
in both the Federal and Provincial
fields • of administration, and the
elimination from the civil service of
the patronage systema This would
do much to improve public adminis,
tration and diseourage corrupt pol
ities. ;
5. An effort to raise the sten;
dard of sport, which has a distinct
effect on the character of the people,
This applies both to the players and
to the "lanes Commercialization!
has made winning the chief objec-
tive. ti
6. A movement to restore home
life. In particular, by removing the
burdensome taxation, which makes
ownership of property unpopular,
and often a libility, and is driving
and often a liability, and is driving
homes.
7. To preach the doctrine of con-
tentment and self denial to a gen-
eration bent on peeasure and covet-
ous of all that their neighbours have.
8, To inculcate respect for law,
because it is law,
That will do for my share. If you
care to incorporate any of these ideas
in your programme, 1 claim no copy. �r
right. I
Yours faithfully,
C. H. HALE, Editor,
Orillia Packet and Times.
Resistance to Tuberculosis
—By John W. S. McCullough,
g',
M.D., D.P.H."
The natural• resistance to cliseaselt
possessed in greater or lesser degree
by individuals is one of the reasons t
why some persons are less suscept. t
ible to fortes of illness than others.'
In human beings this resistance is e
supposed to increase with the years,ia
that is to say that the young pos-
sess Iess resistance to disease than,
their elders- In tuberculosis, for ex -1
ample, the early! 'decades, of life b
provide the greater number of cases.,
In old age the incidence of this in-
fection is relatively smaller. v
K. C. Swinburn of the Rockteller g
Institute has been making some ex-
periments with animals in regard to'
the prevalence of tuberculosis idea,:
tion in animals and he makes the t d
surprising statement • that resistance p
to tuberculosis degreases with age a
and that older animals are relatively
susceptible to this infection.
Heretofore statistical and experi-
mental evidence led students of the
subject to the conclusion that resis-
tance ,to all infectious disease 'in-
crease with age, reaching its max-
imum in early adult life. After the
36th year a grachtal decrease- in the
defense against germs was postal-'
colored canned product, but tomat-
oes ripened off 'the vine are about
as high in food value as those ripen-
ed on the viae. When it is necessary
o pick the green tomatoes and let
them ripen before canning, wax over j
the sear on the end of the green
omato, then place it in the shade to
ripen. They eon be kept in good
ondition for several weeks ifethey
re stored in a cool, well ventilated
lace to ripen, - .1
Preserve Vitamin C
"Small red and yellow varieties are
est for making preserves."
"Since tomatoes are the best
means of insuring the much needed
Hamill0 in the diet, care must be
iven to retain it, both in prepare
tion and in the processing,
"Eepose juice or cut tomatoes to
the air as little as possible. Avoid
clay between steps in preparing,
re -cooking, processing and cooking
fter processing.
WATCH our FOR FALLS
The best way to avoid falls, states
a .bulletin issued this week by the
1lidtistrial Accident Prevention As-
sociations, is to form the habit of
Iooking out for the things that cause
falls, Here are some of the causes
o wa a out for, especially when you
ateci. I ora car'r'ying something;
Swinbuln, experimenting with
guinearags, found that young an-1IGrease, oil or
finals were approximately ten times steps.
less susceptible to tuberculosis ha Loose or fixed
fection than elderly ones. Whetherstairs.
or not this juvenile resistance oc-1, Loose material
curs in helmet) circles has not been under. foot.
determined. Perhaps some inquisit Uneven floors
lye youngresearcher will essay to condition.
find .this out. Worn or broken treads
steps,
St' •1 irregular
water on floors or
objects on floors or.
that is apt to shift
or floors in poor
Tomato Valued as •
Conditioner'
Tonic and Natural Blood Purifier—
Fresh or Canned, This Fruit is
a Splendid Source of Vitamins
A, 5, C and G.
The old conception of the tomato
ELS the "love apple has been revers
ed, and dietary specialists 110 longer
Believe that the vegetable is value-
less except for adding flavor and,
color to a meal.
"Tomatoes are tonics, conditioners i
and natural blood pueifiees," say a
dietitian.; "They' contain acids -cot -I
motives for the stomach, They are
effective for •preventing pelagra."
Both 'frosts and canned tomatoes
now are known as excellent sources
of 4itamin C'as well as vitamins A
3 and G.'
This dietitian offers the following
suggestions on tomato canning:
"Select fresh, firm, red -ripe, sun
Sweetened; tomatoes, Vine ripened
tomatoes make a better: flavored and
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on stairs or
•eisa with n'1'egn ar or curring
treads.
Ladders with defective rungs, rails
or steps.
All snake -shift supports—boxes, bar-
rels, chair's, tables.
Unguarded floor openings; and loose .
covers over floor openings,
Loose planks in scaffolds or porches.
Blind corners and dank places.
Walking without looking carefully
ahead.
Shoes ,with turned -over heelsor
loose soles.
Heels catching in cuffs of Tong
trousers.
High heels catching inskirts or over-
coats on stairs,
Leaning too far out of windows.
Beware of just putting accidents
down to "carelessness," warns the
bulletin. • That attitude doesn't help
the accident just passed and cannot
prevent another occurring. What is
there to do about it? FIND THE
PREVENTABLE CAUSE. Exper-
ince is a hard task master, so why
not try prevention. ,r i 1. RIALL