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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
HEALTH
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO TITE POETS
Her They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad ----But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
SIDE ROADS
Broad and white and endless
The King's High -way goes, 1}y,;;,.
On either side its smooth cement
The little cross-roads: Ha;
The wandering and wistful roads
That whirling wheels despise,
The roving roads to nowhere
Save woods and fields and skies.
"'the. great roads always burry,
They seldom twist or wind
'The little roads they amble,
.Their course '.is undefined;
The little, roads hold' holy ways
To seek with feet -unshod,
rhe, great roads lead to commerce,
The little roads to God.
—Molly Bevan.
SAY SOMETHING GOOD
Pick out the folks you like the least
and watch 'em for a while;
They never waste a kindly word, they
- never waste a smile,
They criticize their fellowmen at ev-
ery chance they get.
• They never found a human . just to
suit their fancy yet.
Prom them I guess you'd learn some
things, if they were pointed out --
Some things what every one of• us
should know a lot about.
When someone "knocks" a brother,
pass around the loving cup—
o`:ay something good about him if you
have to make it up.
It's safe to say that every man God
made holds trace of good.
That he would fain exhibit to his
fellows if he could,
'The kindly deeds in: many a soul are
hibernating there,
-.Awaiting the encouragement of other
souls that dare
'"To show the best that's in then.; and
a universal move
Would start the whole world running
in a hopeful, helpful groove.
Bay something sweet to paralyze the
"knocker" on the spot—
Speak ,kindly of his victim if you
know the man or not.
'The eyes that peek and peer to find
the worst a brother holds,
The tongue that speaks in bitterness
that frets and fumes and scolds;
The hand that bruise the fallen,
though their strength was made
to raise
'The weaklings who have stumbled at
the parting of the ways --
All these should be, forgiven, for they
"know not what they do;"
' Their hindrance makes a greater
work for wiser ones like you.
So, when they scourge a wretched
one who's drained sin's bitter
cup.,
Say something good about hien if you
•have to make it up.
Strickand W. Gillilan.
"SACRAMENT OF FIRE"
3{peel always when you light a fire!
Kneel reverently and thankful be
For God's unfailing charity,
ADVENTURE
Adventure calls the some beyond the
clouds,
• And wears a shining stretch of
silver wings;
Bu'E to those bound below by cir=
cumstances,
She daily comes in guise
•
of simple
things.
Oh, I may never sail the Seven Seas,
Nor taste the clean-cut tang of
salty spray;
Yet cheerful change has held me, by
the hand rt
Whenever I've walked hone anoth-
er way.
I'11- never see the sunny slopes of
- Spain clouds
Her groves all clothed i
of flowery foam;
But I have felt the kiss of Enter-
prise
While growing new geraniums here
at home. a,
What rho' I long to trace some slen-
der stream
hi
Of purling water to its founta-
•
n
head?
:Because my business is to cook and
clean,
I test out tasty recipes instead.
To you I leave high hill -tops and
far seas
For those Adventures that are
• meant for me;
I'll make a joyous journey of the
years
And find in sharing . love my ec-
stasy:
Oh, make ire wisely merry, gaily
glad, -
With eyes to see fresh sweetness
where I may;
Give me the cheerful heart to under-
stand
And live a new Adventure every
day,
—Gertrude Bowen Webster.
•
UNTO THE AUTUMN HILLS
Rare flowers bloom in gardens
Iu main's immediate care:
The glory of the Autumn
Grows freely everywhere.
No loveliness no vision
More wonderful could be
Than this rich, changing colour
Breathed out from every tree.
Once, in a perfect garden,
God walked at eve they say,
Behold, His steps are passing
Upon these hills today)
1Iin nie Hallowell Bowen.
THE UNIVERSAL SONG
Let ins go where'er I will
I hear a sky -born music still,
It sounds from all things old,
It sounds from all things young;
From all that's fair, from all that's
foul,
It is not only in the rose,
It is not only in the bird,
Not only where the rainbow flows,
And on the ascending flame inspire Nor in the song of woman heard,
A little prayer that shall upbear
The incense of your thankfulness
For this sweet grace
Of 'warmth and light!
Por here again is sacrifice
For your delight.
But in the darkest, meanest things,
There alway, alway, something sings.
'Tis not in 'the high stars alone,
Nor in the cups of budding flowers,
Norin the redbreasts' -mellow tone,
Nor in the bow that similes in show-
' Within the wood, ars,
That lived a joyous life But in the mind and sense of things
There alway, alway, something sings.
-Emerson.
'Through sunny days and rainy days
And winter storms and strife—
'Within the peat,
`That drank the moorland sweet
Of blacken, ivhin, and sweet bell -
heather,
And all the -joy of gold gorse feather
Flaming like Love in wintriest
TO ANY FRIEND
Believe in me, my friend,'I' need be-
lief :
e-lief:
Without that light I atm but dusty
weather, B am'
'While snug below,` m sun and snow, town, shapeless, down.. a.darken-
` Peat heard the beat of padding feet ring chasm where
Of foal arid dam, and ewe and Iamb, Vague phantoms whimper vaguely of
• And the, stamp of old bell -wether. their grief.
Without that light' our days east no
Within the coal, relief:
'Where forests lie entombed, Time's book is writ by faith that
"Oak, elm and chestnut, beech and • man declare,
Red pine bole, I And, as you think, such aspect
God shrined His sunshine, and en- must I wear
wombed 'When other men shall turn our mut-
For you' these stores of light and ual leaf.
heat,
Your life- to eo a No, man may see what is inscribed
J ys mplte.
"These all haveof him' died that"you might For only other eyes reflect his
live;
shade;
-'ours new the high prerogative The forms that reach us from the
'To loose their long captivities—
Vo silence, gmim
give them new sweet span of life
• And fresh activities. Are mirrored shapes that warm
belief has made;
,Kneel always when you light a fire So yet may shine from out obseur
Kneel reverently and gratful be ity
'e10 God for His unfailing charity! A soul; S live,_ if you believe . in mc.
—John Oxenham., —By Clare. Shipman:
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A HEALTH SERVICE er
ram CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND LIPE
$$SURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
Compulsory Immunization
Against Diptheria
In France humanization against
diptheria has for some time been
obligatory for soldiers. During the
present year the provision has been
extended to include all school ''child-
ren. All children are required to be
immunized against diptheria • in the
first or second year of life. No child
can be admitted to school without a
certificate showing that this law has
been complied with. All school child-
ren up to the age of 14 years, who
have not been previously protected
against diptheria must submit to im-
munization as soon as possible after
notice has been given in the official
gazette. This announcement appear-
ed on June 2nd. The Toxoid admin-
istrations are free. It is said that
any necessary outlay will be amply
compensated by a marked reduction
in the present,mortality from dip-
theria of. 2000 deaths and of over
20000 cases annually.
In. Canada, we attempt to gain the
same results by education of the
publie as to the value of the protec-
tion afforded by immunization
against diptheria. The results have
been gratifying. Whole communities
where the little children have receiv-
ed doses of Toxoid have for years
remained immune to diptheria, The
work is rapidly extending year by
year. Soon, through the effect of
voluntary immunization Canada will
be rid of this dangerous malady.
All children have Toxoid as soon
after they are six months of age as
possible. The great mortality for
diptheria has been in children under
the age of 5, although children of
all ages centred the disease. Do not
neglect the use of Toxoid—your
health offieer or your family doctor
will arrange it for ,you.
By John W. S. McCullough, M.D.
Art of Making Home Made
Wines
Nearly all garden and wild fruits,
as welt as several vegetables, niay
be used for wine snaking, but the
old courtesy of being able to offer a
guest a cue of delicate dandelion,
elderberry, rhubarb, mulberry, par-
snip, or other such home-made wines
seems to be on the wane, principally
because there may be some of the
younger housekeepers in the city
who do not know how to make it.
No great amount of equipment, how-
ever, is required and there are only
two essential rules to be observed,
first, the fruit or vegetables must
be of good quality, and second, strict
attention must be paid to Cleanli-
ness, N'o license is requited for mak-
ing wine for home use only, but sale
is prohibited unless the vendor has
a license to manufacture and sell.
Pull instructions in the art .of
making wine in the home, together.
with several recipes, have been pre-
pared by R. W, Arengo-Janes of the
Division of Horticulture, Central
Experimental Farm, .Ottawa, and
may be obtained in booklet form on
request from the Publicity and Ex-
tension Division, Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. Fol-
lowing are two recipes taken from
the bulletin:
BEET OR MANGOLD WINE
For beet or mangold wine, the in-
gredients are 8 lb. beets or man -
golds, 2 gallons water, 7 lb. sugar,
2 oz. ginger, and 6 oranges. Wash
the roots but do not peel. Cut in
pieces and boil until soft. Add sugar,
oranges (cut in slices) and ginger.
Boil 20 minutes. -Strain and when
cool add 1 yeast cake dissolved in a
little water. Allow to stand in crock
for five days and then run into a
keg to complete fermentation. Let
stand for about one month to clear
and then syphon into bottles.
PARSNIP WINE
Parsnip wine is made by first
scrubbing the parsnip roots and cut-
ting off the green stein part. Slued
finely and allow two quarts of water
to each quart of shredded root. Boil
until soft and then strain off the
liquid and let it stand for 24 hours
to clear. To each gallon of the clear
liquid add three pounds of sugar, one
Th
COOKING
CARE OF CHILDREN
misgiving
Is
Thanks -Living
When this article was commenced
the world was n' a'turmoil,' we
were hourly. alternating between
three mental states, suspension, 'the
joy •of peace, and the- fear of war.
God has seen fit to grant us peace.
When He ascended into Heaven'. He
left the message "My Peace I give
unto you." •, ,His peace was. not the
peace such as is given by the world,
but if we could just have His legacy
of lfeace in our hearts there would be
no fear of worldly war.
The success of the four point
negotiations is of course to -day the
cause of a general Thanksgiving
throughout the world. A weight has
been lifted from the heart of every-
one of years of understanding.
Just when . conditions seemed the
blackest, when there did not seem to
be any separation of the cloud hang-
ing over us, when war appeared in-
evitable, the light of God's counten-
ance broke through and flooded the
Earth •with a calm, the like of which
has probably never been known be-
fore.
The Thankfulness of the people of
the nations represented in the Con-
ference was fully shown by the en-
thusiasm of the reception afforded
the different leaders upon their re-
turn to their own country. As Oct;
ober first passed one realized with
Beverley Baxter that the men of
Czechoslovakia and some of the oth-
er nations would sleep in their beds
instead of lying dead on a field of
battle.
It would be well if we would each
go to our knees in thankfulness that
we have at the heads of our. govern-
ments God fearing men who are will-
ing to exercise every justifiable
means for peace. It is reported that
King George gave the honored posi-
tiott of first place to Prince Minister
NeviIIe Chamberlain in the well earn-
ed reception which was recorded him
on his return to England.
With the crisis unsettled and with
a day of general Thanksgiving ap-
proachieg it did seem difficult to con-
centrate on other items for whieh to
be thankful, but we know- that we
have cause to return thanks to God
every minute of our lives,
When we become discouraged and
feel that God has forsaken us, let
us just take a trip through 'some
hospital where we may see patients
who have lost their sight, men and
women who have no use of their
hands or feet, and more pathetic still
those whose minas are not function-
ing properly. Wo will come away
with a different view of life alto-
gether, and we will realize that we
have a great deal for which to be
thankful
When. God has granted us the use
of our faculties lot us return thanks
by using these for the advancement
of His cause.
It would be well.for us on Thanks-
giving day if we would just take a
few minutes to go quietly away by
ourselves and think of the many
things for whieh we should be thank-
ful, It will help us in the days that
are to, come and will bring the lesson
to our Own minds and also tench it
to others that Thanksgiving is
Thanksliving.
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my• days
Take my hands, Take my feet,
Take my voice, Take my lips,
Take my silver and my gold,
Take say will, Take my heart.
Use every power as thou shalt choose
Take my love; My Lord I pour
At thy , feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be,
Ever, only, all for Thee,
"PEG„
STATISTICS . PROVE
"Statistics prove" so many things,
The size of towns, the height of
.kings,
The age •of children in the schools,
The skull development of fools,
The salaries that parsons get,
1he number of abodes to let,
The wealth oflucky millionaires,
The price of hens and mining shares
All things belgw and things above,
It seems to me "statistics prove."
But no, statistics never yet
Appraised 'the gladness of an eye,
Or proved, the sorrow of a sigh.
Statistics never caught the gleam
That dances on a meadow stream,,
piece of ginger root and one lemon Or weighed the anthem of a bird
sliced thin. Boil for twenty minutes
and when cool add one yeast cake.
Let the wine ferment for a few days
in a crock' and then strain and run
intoa keg to complete the fermen-
tation.
ermentation.
In forest aisles devoutly heard.
Statistics never prayed a soul,
In high or low, ie part or whole,
Sin, beauty, passion henour,'love—
How much statistics 'cannot prove!
.. —Amos R. Wells, in Life.
Tested
Recipes_
To assure' readers that the
Tested Recipes contained in this.
PresskCopy Sheet are authorita-
tive, it may be stated that they
are prepared and tested by Heine
Economists' of the Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture.
AUTUMN MENUS
Taking into consideration the fn-
poitance of serving wholesome foods
so that the health of the family may
be safeguarded, the following menus
are suggested as appropriate for use
at this'season. The menus are typ-
ical of many which will provide well
balanced meals at moderate coat..
Breakfast
Apple Sauce
Bacon Toast
Milk for children.
Lunch or Sapper
Scrambled eggs on toast
Celery hearts
Bread and butter
Caramel junket
Cookies
Milk or Cocoa
Dinner
Roast beef or beef stew
Whipped potatoes
Creamed -cauliflower
Sliced tomatoes .
Ice cream
Milk for children
Breakfast
Fruit or tomato juice
Cooked .cereal
Toast Honey
Milk for children
Lurch or Supper
Cheese fondue
Bread and Butter
Cole slaw
Jellied Fruit with Custard
Sauce
Milk or cocoa,
Dinner
Vegetable soup
Meat loaf
Baked potatoes
Baked squash
Lettuce salad
Chocolate baked custard
Milk for children
Breakfast.
Cereal with fresh fruit
Poached egg
Toast •
Milk for childten
Lunch or Supper
Cream of tomato soup
Peanut butter sandwiches
Stewed Fruit
Gingerbread
Milk or' Cocoa
Dinner
Boiled liver
Buttered beets
Creamed,. carrots
Parsley potatoes
Creamy rice .pudding
Milk for children
A WISH
I ;would' live long enough to know
The worth and fairness of my foe;
But never long enough to say:
"One was my friend but yesterday."
I would live long enough to wring
New laughter from old blundering;
But never long enough to find
That age left all of tears behind.
Theedosia' Garrison.
THE COMFORTERS
"My child!" crooned the river when
I came to it one day.
"My Child!" it murmured softly, 'I
had long been away,
"My child!". the river welcomed are,
forgetting I was grey,
"My little one!" the oak said, the
mighty voice was mild,
"My little one!" its leaves shone as
though its spirit smiled,
"My little one, cone hither!" as I
were yet a child.
My tears fell in the river, I hugged
the lovely shore,
I kissed the rough cheek of the oak
for gentleness it wore
No longer was I sick for home, nor
friendless any more.
—Mary Josephine Benson,
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
9 '
- • LETTER NO. "21 "'"' of the depressionoand
an import -
Dear Sir: b g up oftotals.
It seems to me that the general 'of unpaid taxes. A `pokier' assess -
need _•of Canada at the present time ment for a municipality is just as
is the restoration to the'eitizenship important as a proper rate structure
of Canada of .thd'spirit of independ- for a utility eorpgration'or a proper
once. In my view there is alto'geth'er price structure for- a 'manufacturing
too 'great a dependence on govern- corporation. It requires just as much
meet and the belief in its ability to'stucly and special training. If some -
make something out of nothing, too thing could be done to improve the
great a- willingness to profit by the quality of assessing in towns, village
results. of repudiation and similiar and township, a great step in ad -
acts, and too great a willingness to vance could have been taken.
contract debts without considering I do not know of any short cut
how the debts are to be repaid. If to the end of moving some of the
the Weekly- Newspapers Association taxation from real estate but to my
of Canada can do anything to build mind the best method would be a
up the public morale of the elector- sharing of the provincial revenues
ates, Municipal, Provincial, and Dorn- with the municipalities. The present
inion, I think it would be doings a Ontario Government. has made a
work of fundamental importance. start in this direction. I feel con -
Again, if something fundamental is fident however,that municipalities
not done with regard to a permanent can greatly help real estate by cut -
and sound method of meeting unein- ting down, tax Ievies as a result of
ployment, we shall be caught un- reduced expenditures. From the nat-
prepared for 1941 or before or after Tonal point of view, this is the only
that date just as we were in 1921 way of reducing the tax burden. Un -
and 1931. fortunately municipalities think lath -
There is one subject of secondary'er of increased revenues than reduc-
importance which demands attention ed expenditures or, at least many
and that is the proper valuation of politicians and city councils take this
real property for taxation purposes. view. This . idea . might be among
In the greater part of Canada as- those which can be modified through
sessmont is on a totally unscientific enlightened public opinion and im-
pasis so that assessment is often ex- proved quality of citizenship, -
tremely inequitable, in that some peo- • Very sincerely yours,
ple & properties pay more than they HORACE L. BRITTAIN,
should and others pay -loss than they Director, Citizens' Reasearch
should. This aggravates the effect Institute of Canada,
AUTUMN MENUS married at 88 and had two children,
rbut apparently the true course o£
FOOD FUNDAMENTALSlove did not run smooth. He did.
penance at the age of 105 and- uta -Lys
tied again—a -widow, age 122. Be-
ing a pathological curiosity, he was
brought from his English countryside
to London to meet Charles 1—had
a wonderful reception and for the
first time in his life, tasted wine—
shortly after which he died!
"William Harvey, tho discoverer of
laxation in the fresh air and summer the circulation of the blood, perform..
sunshine. ;Parents have a feeling of ed a post-mortem on Thos. Parr, but
pride and satisfaction when their tells us that he failed to find any -
children stprt back to school pictures thing wrong with his organs,
of health, and they earnestly desire "Of this and so many other leg-
to keep them so during the months endary cases of longevity one can
when school is in session. With this say with assurance that the records
objective care will be taken to see were inaccurate. In the last 100
that the growing child gets sufficient years when our means of registra-
rest, with time for play out of doors tion of births and deaths have been
and that the daily meals are whole -I proved, we find no such extreme
some and palatable, supplying all the cases•
essentials to promote growth and' "As a matter of fact, only about
maintain health. Ione person in 76,000 reaches the age
Fanclamontal food principles which of 90. • • + • .
can be easily applied in preparing' "The answer to all this can best
meals for the family are now firmly be found in the Province of Quebec.
established. To speak of including Here the census of births, marriages
sufficient proteins fats, carbohydrat-:and deaths among French Canadians,
es, minerals and vitamins in the diet is practically complete for more than
may seem a complicated matter, but 800 years. A remarkable study by.
fortunately a variety of plain whole-' Charles Tache and Abbe Tanguay of
some foods, properly cooked, will the period 1608-1876 reveals the
furnish these essentials. Build the truth.
family meals of nsiIIc, cheese, meat, I "Up to 1816-421 reputed centen-
eggs, vegetables and fruits, sup-� miens had died in Canada, Many of
pleinented by cereals, breads, fats these had been immigrants or Ind-
eed. sugars, allowing one and one -'fans, the date of whose birth could
half pints of milk for each child dui-, not be verified. Further accurate
ing the early years When teeth and' study - reduced the list to 82 names
bones are developing rabidly. Theof individuals, whose ages Could be
milk may be served as a beverage, I absolutely proved by authentic docu-
and also m cooked foods such as' ments—and of these 80 were French
desserts, soups and creamed dishes.' Canadians -73 were positively shown
Use meat, fish orfowl in one meal to be less than 100 years old—and
every day, and if possible an egg' only 9 Lave been genuine contain
-
in some forma, Serve potatoes daily, arians—and of these 0, 'only 6 lived and at least two 'other vegetables,' over 100 years. The only one remark- •
and include one or more fruit or fruit) able instance was that of a man who
juices. At least one fruit: or vegeta lived to 113 and who had as a mat -
able should be served raw every day. ter of fact understimated his age,
With these essentials as the basis' which was given as 105 at the time
for the meals the balance or the total of his death; his son, aged 82, was
food required to satisfy the appetite at the funeral
can be supplied by cereals and breads,) Francosie Lecompte; who passed'ae "
one-half of which should be whole upwards of 100 years when she dance
grain; fats, including butter and ed with the Duke of Tient, Queen
cream and sweet foods such as jams"Victoria's father, when he was ste-
and cakes, toned at Quebec, Is proved to have
been only 94 when she died in 17931'
September -the month of return-
ing from summer vacation, of get-
ting back to school, college or office,
and of settling down to the regular
routine of living which will continue
until another summer conies around.
This is the time of year when the
majority of children are in the best
of health -the effect of hours of re -
Legends of Longevity
Some extraordinary misconceptions
exist as to longevity of both ancients Wallace Marshall of Minta town
and moderns- acording to Dr. C. F. ship has two springs on his farm
Martin, in an interesting article' in which rise within a distance of 150
rho current numbof Health • feet. Until 1936 one was' known as
Writing on "This. Buseriness of Grow- Big Spring and the other as Littler
ing Old", Dr. Martin Says: Spring.' Was the earthquake distur-
"There is in our annals, a long tremors in the autumn of 1936, the
list of men whose age allegedly far flow from Little Spring increased un-
exceeded 100 years: Let me cite but til it became Big Spring. On the
one—and a famous one at that: '' other hand, the flow from Big Spring
"Thos. Pari was born in 1483 and almost trickled, sothat is now Little
died at the age of 152 years in 1635.' Spring. Was the earthquake distur
It is recorded of him that he was: bane, responsible.?
WHAT'S THE EXPLANATION?,,