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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-01-12, Page 71anon -mugs., JAN. 12, 1939 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS The Quality Tea HEALTH COOKING zee 23 THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes. Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. . CxIVE ME WORDS 'Give me words, of simple length, Words of beauty, words of strength, ' Words to scatter error's mist, Words of gold and amethyst. •'Give me words well -fit .for song,. Words with which to banish wrong; ' Words that Smooth the rugged road, -Words to lessen someone's load. 'Give me words to suit the hour, Words of wisdom, words of power; Words that radiate new light, • Words to lift men to the height. 'Give the words for daily need, Words a hungry soul to feed; Words that help someone to live, -Words to bless and freely give. 'Give me words that glow with; life, 'Words to vanquish human strife; Wards that whisper tender love, 'Words endowed by God above, —Grenville Kleiser. ONE YEAR TO LIVE -"If I bad, but one year to live; 'One yea' to help; one year to give; 'One year to love; one year to bless; One year to better things to stress; One year to sing; one year to smile;, '"To brighten earth a little while; • One year to sing my Maker's praise; One year to fill with work niy days; One year to strive for a reward When I should stand before my Lord. I think that I would spend each day In just the very self -same way ' That I do now: For from afar a 'The, call may come across the bar At any time, and I,must be Prepared to, meet eternity. So if I have a year -to live, 'Or' just one 'day in which to give A pleasant senile a helping hand, A mind that, tries to understand A fellow -creature when in need, 'Tis one with nee, I take no heed But try to live each day He sends 'To serve my gracious Master's ends." 'The above poem, written by a young girl, won the prize awarded by a newspaper for the best answer to the question, "What would you do if you badonly one more year, to live?" ALONG THE WAY '00= lives must touch with other lives, es each day's race.. is run, leave imprints here, for good or ill, as 'sets each evening's sun, =shall fah' or foul our influence be, on those whose lives we hail? 'Shall benefit aur impress be, or shall a blight prevail?, • 'Vren out each point of contact, your life, this life of "What service are we giving oto mark. the flight of time? ' "The troubled souls eneonntered—have they sweetened . at our tonoh? Or:have we sought, in selfishness, for riches overmuch? liave we helped our fellow mortals with a. kindly heart's caress? o those whom we have greeted, know a new -beam hopefulness?. -Are tolerance,' and charity the key- notes of eur song? . ,As we go moving onward, with the eager, arezious throng? And when, to the last great reckon- ing, these lives of ours go, ?Shall each wee fleeting touch of ours, have added joy or woe? Ghali ITe who looks our records o'er, of name, of time, and place; rEayt "'Here a helpful influence came" or " Mere is evil's trace?" 'Out, 'Our lives may touch a million lives, in ways ' we never know; As day by day we move along the read that all must .go, And so, good friends, may I suggest,' one prayer we all ',should pray; As that our liras may help the lives 'we touch along the way. MEMORIES The mind is full of memories Of things that we have done, And places we have visited. And scenes we've looked upon,. And some of them are good and sweet, - And bring us pleasure true., And some are memories of things That we would fain undo. - Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, 01d time is still a -flying. And this same flower that smiles today. Tomorrow will be dying. —Selected. "I TFIIIjTKI CAN MAKE IT" "I think I can snake it," the dress- maker said, As she scanned the pattern `new; In just two days the dress was done, A garment rare to view. "I think I can make it," the carpent- er said,. As he looked the blue prints o'er, In two short months a dwelling stood Where none had stood before, "I think I can snakeit," the black- smith said, As sparks. from his anvil flew; In a little while, . lay at his feet, A horse's well shaped shoe. "I think I can make it," the motorist said, As he passed the ear ahead; But half a second wasn't enough, And now two men are dead.. HOME -TOWN NEWSPAPER. Oh, the old home -town . newspaper What a part in life it plays! Heaps a public debt of gratitude Which the public never pays. Where to gb for thrifty shopping' If you wish to spare your roll; When attd where: to pay the taxes, Or to buy your winter's coal. All the -pungent friendly gossip From small towns for miles around, Fun, with poetry, religion, In the brilliant page is found; Latest news from foreign countries, Round the world from pole to pale; Wealth of wisdom -heaps of know- ledge, All are there, upon my soul. Wha to vote for at election, How to make jam, how to can; How to choose the right direction To grow up to be a roan, When a naked, helpless infant One is launched upon this earth 'Tis' the old shone -town newspaper, Gives the record' of one's birth' Were you "lost or strayed or stolen"? (Concentrate down Men'ry's track) You'll recall the old town paper Gave the clue that fetched yon ( back. , Older grown, with dint forebodings, In the school your lot is cast, Till the old home -town' newspaper Prints the joyful news "You've • passed," Later onyou won a sweetheart, In the ehtuhtch were safbly wed; Did that old homo-town newspaper Lose all interest, cut you dead? No! It gave such glowing write-up, So admired your beanteosts brisk That your soul was filled with rap- ture, • And your heart near burst with pride. Were you a "hero" in an accident, A drowning or a fire How .that 'paper held you "spotted" For the whole world to admire. Was it singing, playing, dancing " You performed upon the stage? - , Tint old paper shade you feel like A predestined "public rage". Like a sentinel of Heaven Its_ calm editorial eye Watches o'er us, scans our frailties. Still regrets us when we die. We'll not say that life's all "flat tire" Nor this world's a "rotten sink," While the old home -town newspaper, Gratis, spills its magic ink. William Westbrook, Detroit, U.S. BE A HELPER On the window lenge or a room there :is a fancy container filled with small: stones..' In it some weeks ago there had been planted four paper - white narcissus bulbs. With interest their growth was watched.. They at_ . tained much the same height but just one centre one bloomed. The other: three, although not blooming formed a pretty background for the one which did bloom.' There are many of us who never reach the stage where •We can be leaders, but we 'all have a, work to • do; which is 'essential. It woisld be. impossible for many mothers to make a public speech, yet a mother may bring up, a family of. sons and daughters, who in later years will look back with pride to their hone life, and who : will give the credit of their success, both in the spiritual and material world to a mother in the home who made it her life to rear her children "in the fear and admonition of the Lord." •We attend church- on Sunday (if we are physically fit we should be courteous to Him who has provided us with strength to at least wait upon Him in His house) ,we cannot get up and preach, but we can be less . critical of our minister and of the leaders in our church and thus help things to run more smoothly. 'Would it do any harm if we occasion- ally asked ourselves the question "I wonder if I would do any better if I were trying to preach to an =- sympathetic and critical congrega- ton? Perhaps we cannot be the soloist in the church, but we can tilt least help to swell the congregations sing- ing. Even if we are not in tune we will at least be telling ,forth His praises in bur own way and God will understand. It may not be our lot to hold a prominent;position in life, but we can be sympathetic with those who 'are doing leadership work, The following story is told of Lord Shaftsbury, He worked many hours a day relieving the suffering of the poor and needy. At the time of his death when his body was removed from the westend to Westminster Abbey it was met at Trafalgar Square by forty thous- and facfory hands, flower girls and laborers from the Eastend of London. The costermongers carried a large banner with these words upon it: "I was a stranger and ye took me in". Lord Shaftsbury was dear to thous- ands, whose friendship and support he received, He followed in the foot- steps of the 'Master. There is no us in saying we cannot do anything, for there is not one of us, with whom the Lord has left brain power, but who can do some- thing for Him. Those who work in automobile fac- tories do not all assemble care, but some at least can make bolts, and Without good bolts, very bad accidents would sometimes happen.. They .are doing their work just as faithfully as those who are putting the finishing touches on some of the powerful and beautiful cars of today. We cannot all' go as missionaries, but we can have the ,privilege of pray- ing for those who can go, and helping in a monitory way. : We cannot all be a stately tree` of the forest but we can be a fruit bearing shrub. Even if it is impossibe to bear someone else's bereavment. Yet we can offer our sympathy. A maid, who Id she had, little to give and could not do much to help others used to take the _obituary column from the. daily paper and pray for those who had lost loved ones, An aged woman who was unable to go out tooka list of missionaries and prayed for them byname. When we cannot visit this sick and. shut ins we can write then a note and that goes a long way towards helping some one who is disabled. Sonic of the most beautiful lessons, in life we have learned from those who have never spoken a word from a public platform, but who have so lived Christ, that their influence has gone far', When we are able to 'get sip and about will we not try to do more for Him who did somuch for us? If we attend to, the little things. in life, the larger things will natur- ally grow out of. them. Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on!, 'Twos not meant for thee alone; Pass it on! Let it travel down' the years, Let it wipe another's tel Till in Heaven the deed appears—. Pass it on?' t have you found the Heavenly light? Pass it OA! • Souls are groping in the night, Daylight gone; - Immo CARE OF CHILDREN Health SCARLET FEVER - Scarlet fever often called scarletina is beginning to rear itsugly head here and there over the children of Canada, The City of Peterborough. Ontario, had 279 cases with 2 deaths in the period from October 1937 to June 30, 1938. Fortunately the out- break was ' mild. It; was finally squelched through the measures tak- en by the capab;»s medical officer of health, Dr. Murray Fraser. The disease, in the opinion of the medicalofficer was spread by direct contact. The school, nurse found nms- erou's pupils in attendance at school Who had mild sore throat and faint rashes, apparently not severe enough to be considered by the parents as reason for keeping them at hone. Sixty percent of the cases occurred in the school group 5-14. A. preliminary Dick test (this is a test- to determine whether or not a given child is susceptible to scarlet fever) showed that 71%d of 2,359 children in the group age 5-1G were susceptible, Following the administ- ration of scarlet fever toxin, 91% of 1,238 susceptibles, were found to be immune. According to the Public Health Journal, an active immunization cam- paign was begun in February 1938. With the consent and co-operation of the Board of Education, and that of the Separate Schools a clinic was in- stituted by the Medical Officer of Health and nurses. A total of 1,149 children !completed a full course of treatment. The decrease in the nun- ber of eases began at once. In March and April reported cases were mostly in adults who of course were not im- munized. Repeated experiments like the one just recorded are .demonstrating the value of scarlet fever toxin in the prevention of this one-time - scourge of childhood. There is a well-ground- ed hope that soon scarlet fever, as well as diphtheria willbe but a mem- ory. SERVE. CANADIAN FINNAN HADDZE ' FOR BREAKFAST Keep the Family Energy up on Cold Winter Mornings With a good •breakfast, the family steps out into the brisk wintry air with a smile and "Isn't this a grand day!" feeling. This Canadian Finnan Haddie is an ideal breakfast because it's nourishing, delicious and easy to prepare.. And it's really a great help to a busy mother on the days when the family straggle down to break- fast and the children have to be bundledinto snow suits and mittens, because it keeps at the right serving temperature in the oven. (What moth- er hasn't had to stop and sew a chewed thumb in a mitten, or help the youngest into' goloshes! That's the time when a breakfast that "waits" without spoiling really counts!) Here's the recipe. Try it tomor- row and serve it often: CANADIAN FINNAN HADDIE IN MILK 1 Canadian.Finnan Haddie - (about 2 lbs.) 1 cup water 1 cup milk (warmed) 2 tablespoons butter Cover the fish with water and sim- mer until thoroughly heated. Drain and add 1 cup of warm milk and two tablespoons of butter. Place in the oven to keep warm, but do not leave long enough for the milk' to curdle (The fish is simmered in water be- cause the smoked fish would ',curdle in milk at a high temperature.) Serve with a garnish of Canadian bacon curls. Serves 0. With• fruit, and a hot cereal and a beverage, this Canadian Finnan Haddie is an ideal breakfast. Serve it with a. vegetable a n d lyonnaise. potatoes for a quicklunchand got added renown from your snort im- portant critics, your own family. Hold the lighted lamp on high, Ile a star in someone's sky;. He may live who else would die-- Pass ie—Pass it on! Be not selfish in thy greed- Pass it on! Look upon thy brother's need- Pass it on! ' Live for self, you live in vain; Live for Christ, you live again; Live for Him, with Him you reign— Pass it on! i "PEO„ Tested Retypes Choosing and Cooking Meat-- 5 One of thehousehold problems in several countries is the knowledge that the quality of beef in a butcher's shop is not always easy to determine. Canada, however, is an exception. In the Dominion there is- no necessity for any concern: in that direction, provided the meat to be purchased is branded of graded beef. Graded beef (or branded beef as some persons call it) bears the Government's guarantee of quality, of which there are two grades. The first grade is known as "Choice", each cut bearing a portion of the red ribbon-like mark which runs from one end of each side of the carcass to the other. The second grade is the "Good" grade or brand, stamped with a blue ribbon-like mark after the manner of the other grade. Thus, buying - beef by grade takes the hazard out of marketing. The round official "Canada" mark of Gov- ernment inspection guarantees only that the meat is wholesome and free from disease. Good beef may be tough. Therefore, the grade marks— red and .blue ribbons—are the only guarantees of quality. The grades are chosen for quality from Governme' inspected meats. The following recipes are taken from the 52 -page illustrated pamphlet "Beef and How to Choose and Cook it", which may be obtained free on application from the Pubicity and Extension Division, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa: BAKED STUFFED FLANK Slit flank steak to form pocket, or, if the steak be thin, fold one-half over the other, and fill with poultry or other dressing. Tie with strips of cotton. Brush with drippings or melted butter and bake in covered roaster for one hour, or in open pan for 11A hours. If cooked in open pan, baste several times during cooking, A few slices of breakfast bacon may be placed on top of meat 10 minutes before serving., - SHORT RIBS BROWNED To four or five pounds of. short. ribs add one large anion quartered; cover with boiling water and boil for ten minutes. Reduce heat and siin- mer for one hour. Remove ribs to roasting pan and place in hot oven for from one-half to three-quarters of an hour, or until the ribs are nic- ely browned. Peeled potatoes may be included during this latter period, if desired. Thicken liquor in which the' ribs were boiled, and serve as gravy. BEEF LOAF Remove fat and tissue from 114.1b. of ,round or shoulder steak, and grind together with 1/ Ib. bacon, Add 1 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg beaters with 2 tablespoons water, 1/a teaspoon mustard and 14 teaspoon salt, Mix thoroughly and pack in well greased bowl. - Cover bowl closely and steam for 11/ hours, When cooked, drain off any moisture which may have collected, invert neat on platter and serve hot, with red currant jelly or cranberry sauce. Onion ;Syrup for Colds (Emporia Gazette) If you are anywhere around 40, the term "onion syrup" will mean some- thing to you. When you were a child, your mother made it by pressing sugared sliced . onions between two dinner plates, witha flat;}:ion on them. • You had to take it in a big tablespoon two 00 three tines a day. It was for your cold and' it certainly did the business. For thousands of years onion syrup has been a pan- area• for a bad cold. It is one of the universal folk medicines that have persisted into this day of science. And now science has surrendered, The scientists say that onions con- tain some chemicals which relieve the irritation and in some way kill the bugs that cause bad colds. Mother' knew best, But who told mother—the Witch doctor who advis- ed Lihi.ith and the . gals who lured Adana after Eden? We ddn't like Hitler's map of Eur- ope. Neither do We care for the map of Hitler himself. The man who deals in sunshine is> the one who gets the crowd. He does a lot more business than the one who peddles clouds. 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 Assoc; LETTER NO. 32 Dear Mr. Editor; I count myself fortunate in this opportunity to make a contribution to the column of the Weekly News- papers of Canada which have their roots so closely intertwined in the mesh of our ' social and economic fabric: I have, naturally, thought quite a• bit along the lines of the subject • title of this letter before even getting as far as this on paper. At the risk of appearing to take liberties with the test, I - feel the real issue is to snake Canada a fit- ting place in which to live and work and it will then become a still better place. Without adopting a self-right- eous or complacent outlook, we can well feel that, even today, in many ways we are fortunate to be Canad- ians and not nationals of other count- ries where conditions are very dif- ferent from our tlwn. It seems very likely that people in those countries, people who would be an' asset to any country, may be, looking outside of their own troubled borders fora land where they can pick up the threads of theirexistenceand live a happier and a fuller life: We need only con- vince such people that there is to be found here the opportunities they are seeking, and we will have a flow of immigration witch will enrich and en- large our country in many' ways. We •are today, and have been for some time both as a nation and as enterprises great • or small, in the position of an individual farmer or manufacturer with an overhead which is oversized in relation to the voltune of his production. The facilities are here for production 'anti transporta- tion of goods to serve many snore people and for the administration of a country numbering those people. Let us, therefore, examine ourselves from without and ask ourselves to what standards our economic' and so- cial structure should measure in. the oyes of the world, We should show them a country where, above all things; late and order are firmly established, and established on the basis of a common desire and respect for such a condition --not the type of lac' and order that emanates from a military or dictatorship. In Canada today there are forces and under- currents working that are subversive to the general ideas ant` wishes of our people. In this respect we should make certain that such forces are held ess check and discouraged. In the fields of agricultural and industrial effort we should paesent opportunit- ies to earn a living free from ex- ploitation at the hands of greedy employers or from domination by self-seeking and irresponsible labour dictators. t Without departing from our tra- ditional form of democratic govern- ment, we must somehow wean our- selves from the type of politician who gives that very word 'a bad flav- our. He ' will never. leave us, We must leave him. The game of elect• oral party government is all right, but the rules need to be clarified r 'for his own prestige. If the public, trick is to mean to advance his side for his oun prestige. If the public, sitting in the stands, watch the play a little more closely and become a little more discerning and apprecia- tive, , then the, sport of Politics will rid itself of a let of dirty players, We have a great opportunity at this time to make up our minds where we want to go in the next few, years; and, if we dan decide that, wewill get there. Your very truly, - G. BLAIR GORDON, - Managing Director, Dominion Textile Co, Ltd, Montreal, Que. THE GAME OF TRAFFIC (For Children) Out in the street and every day There's a game of Traffic you learn to play, : And you haveto be clever and keen and fair Or you'll never learn to be winner there. The trucks and the carp and the street -cars make The "enemy" side that you have to tape, And the prize is Life and the prize is sweet, But you've got to /be smai. c with your head and feet! Don't leave the curb with a oar' in sight, Unless by the signals You've got the right, And "daring", a car in a city •street Just labels you "silly" a n d "fool" and "cheat," If your ball goes bouncing before a coo, Don't follow it out where the dang- ers are, You can • get it again when the way is clear But Irony chance is poor with a fast car near. If you keep the rules and are fair and kind, There's nothing in Traffic you need to mind, And . even the enemy side will say, "He's a little guy, but he sure can play," i 1 1 `I wonder if Jim. will call tonight? Do you daydream 7.30 • in the evenings? When somebody �P.M. like Tint is in a distant town end seems ten tithes as far away as he really is? And then the telephone bell rings and there's Jim! "Hello Jim, I was hoping you'd call!" Is there ever a time when a cheery voice from faraway is not welcome? When the telephone ben announces it you feel grateful that there are stili people who think about you —and prove it by hong Distance. And Jia. says: "Only65 ?" � • People who use Long Distance service are always surprised luoivlittle it really costs. Ranking with smaller budget items like movies, cigarettes, laundry and shoe repairs, Long Distance telephone calla don't touch your pocketbook seriously --but 'do always touch your heart. LONG DISTA.NCE costs so little! Tim's cell cost only 65c and it travelled more than 200 miles. By using low Night Rates applying, es well, all day Stn- day— and - placing "Anyone" calls— you can talk a long, long way—for just u very little.