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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-04-20, Page 7'THURS., APRIL 20, 1939 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH YO0.V.I4 W MALI NO:... COOKING Tea At Its ' Best THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED:. TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring., CAN GOD ANSWER? The God that, stopped the sun on high (Joshua 10,42) And sent the manna from the sky _(Exodus 16, *4-15) Laid flat the walls of Jericho (Joshua 6, 20) And put to flight old Israel's foe (Joshua 10,. 8-10) Why can't He answerprayer today (Luke 1, 37) And drive each stormy' cloud away? (John 14,14) Who turned the water into wine (John 2, 3-10) And healed a helpless cripple's spine (Luke 5, 17-26) Commands the tempest "Peace be still" (Mark 4, 39) And hungry multitudes doth fill (John 6, 9-12) His power is just the same today (1-Iebrew 13, 8) Sp why not labor? Watch 'and pray? (Matthew 26, 41:). He conquered in the lion's den (Daniel 6, 16-22) Brought Lazarus back to' life again (John 11`,' 38-44) He heard Elijah's ery for rain (I Kings 18, 42-45) And freed the sufferers from pain (Matthew 8, 16=17) If he could do these wonders then (Exodus 14, 21-26); Let's prove our nighty God again (Malachi3, 10) Why can't the God that raised the dead (1 Kings 17, 17-22) Gave little David the giant's head (Samuel 17, 31-51) Cast out demons with a word (Matthew 8, 28-32) Yet sees the fall of one wee bird (Matthew 10, 29) Do signs and miracles today (John 14, 12) In that same old-fashioned way? (Acts 12, 4-10) He can. He's just the same today .(Ephesians 3, 20) If we believe it when we pray (Mark 11, , 23-24) For Ile is no respecter •of men (Jas..2, 151 .. He'll do the same as 1 -le did then. (Hebrews 14, 8 —Glen Harrington,; AN APRIL MIND An April mind is a happy thing. It hears the footsteps of the spring, And feels the song the robins sing. It makes one roam on a rainy :day Into .the fields and far away, To hear what the unbcrn violets say. And when the wind blows impishly, 'Then who so light of heart as we Who share wild April's eetasy? "Ours are the moods of the sunny hours, The lilting breeze and the sudden showers, 'The marching grass and fragile flowers. 'Then ' the brook's awake and the bird's a -wing, And the fallow earth waits—listen- leg— Ala an April mind's a .happy thing! —Marie V. Carruthers. A SIMPLETON'S MISTAKE (By Rev, Thomas Voaden) A rustic and unlettered star, Though scores of years he'd seen, was .still all inexperienced And innocently green. Ile learned that neighbor Jacob Schmitt, ' Much grieved by failing sight, lied bought a_ pair of spectacles And new could read all, tight. I3'orthwith to the next town he goes, All eager to be told Where is the most convenient place Where spectacles are sold. Arriving at the proper place He asked if they supplied. "We surely do", the salesman said, Inviting him inside. die guessed the gray-hairedrustic's age And what might suit him best, And then pickedout a proper pair Far him to try and' test. .Adjusting these upon his nose The rustic looked them through, 'Then promptly to the salesman said "No Sir, these will not do." 'One pair after another tried; He seemed' so hard to please, And to the salesman would protest "I cannot read with thes." .At length the wondering salesman guessed , Why he did not succeed. '"My honest friend," he said, per- haps You have not learned to read," '"`Orf course not", the crude man re- plies, "I'd he a fool indeed 'To buy your blooming' spectacles If I knew how to read." , AND SO Now, Tittle met Tattle And said, "Did you .hear?" Said Tattle, "0" no, but I'd guesed." So, Tittle told Tattle in Hushed, awesome tones, For time they were both solely pressed— An innocent :girl. lost her good name that, day, For Tittle and Tattle thought best. .—Nelda B. Holland. RECIPE . FOR. THE DAY Take a dash of cold water, And a little leaven of prayer, A little bit of sunshine gold Dissolved in the morning air. A.dd to your meal some merriment And a thought for kith and kin, And then a prime ingredient, A -plenty of work thrown in, But spice all with the essence of love And a little whiff of play. Let a wise. old Book and a glance above Complete a well -spent day." A PIECE OF APPLE PIE' One thing I well 'remember now, (Back home,, when 1 a boy Was living on the farm), and how It filled my heart with joy; 'Twas when we kids would come from school, Into the house we'd Iand, And iita'd give us a piece - of pie To eat out of our hands. The school was down the road two. miles, We walked it without fail, And always "took' our dinners" in A little round tin pail; Ma'd make a friend egg sandwich, boy! Say, didn't it taste grand? And she'd put in a piece of pie, To eat out' of our hand. Those pies were. big fat lovely ones, The crusts were crispy brown, The apple filling—good inch thick, From bottom to the crown; !Unless you, too, had such a treat ' Zou cannot understand The joy a boy will get when he Eats pie out of his hand, When! I go' to some big hotel, Where prices are sky high, I always order for dessert A piece of apple pie; But 1 must eat it with a fork— Then my heart does demand A piece of mother's apple pie, •I' To at out of my hand. —Ralph Gordon, God Knows These are days of• very troublous times: days of personal and national ar(xiety; . days when fear forms a large part of our makeup; days when it is hard to forsee that God will takes cane of us, but as Wilhelmina Stitch says --"Days such asthese are, days we must keep going; heads held with pride and flag of courage blow- ing; song on the lips and valient smile a -showing".' At this time we ehou_ld have the trust of a little .child. iHe knows that he has been taken care of and he trusts the leading' of his parents' or guardian. Alter all the affairs 'of the world are in God's hands and He will see to it, If it is His will and according to His plan we will have peace.•' We Pray daily for the peace of the world and at the same time many of us are quite convinced that there will not be peace.. Why spend the time in praying when we are so sure that our prayer will not be answered. It is only the prayers of God's people, that is believing prayers, which can save the situation as it seems to- day. Let us leave world affairs and come down to. our own personal lives. Each day we live we are to a certain ex- tent living for the future. We carry on a certain line of work which is not for the immediate present. Men who are in civil offices are planning for the future as are men in faet- oies. The same applies to women in the hone. Even in preparing meals the future is considered. In buying clothes for the children they are bought to allow for growth, drapings and linen for the house are to be• used for some time. Children go to school to be educated not only for today, but for future life. These are all material things which will pass away, but there is a future which will never pass away. We will spend it with Christ or without Christ, We must make the choice. No one else can make it for us. Yet. how little time we spend in preparing for. it. Besides having a future in Eternity to look forward to we may or may not have a future here. Thus our decision as to our Eternal future must be or should be made at once. One minute from now may not be ours. If we should be permitted to spend a short time here it will be. em privilege to work with Jesus Christ. Times of anxiety come in, all our lives, times when we cannot see any way out of our dilemma, T he Lord knows and everything will be made clear for us at the end. Dr. John McClintock once :said "No theological statement has ever satis- fied me like the voice of Jenny Lind singing "I know that my Redeemer' liveth". If we realize that nothing else matters. tThe fact that we wary over things is a clear indica- tion that we do not know the truth of that statement. Many Christians today are striving to get through life battling against daily troubles and conflicts," They forget the fact that Jesus lives and will help, theni in all their difficulties. If we could only realize that how different life would be for us' all. A Salvation Ariny officer once said "I do net know what is in the future, but I know the ‘Lord is in the future anti i know that I am in the Lord." Whata joy, and comfort that should be to .us if we would only let it. This question of trusting God is one which cannot be too deeply thought of in these times of crisis. • Martie Luther once stated that he looked out and."'beheld a firmament with stars and yet there were no visible pillars supporting it. Then too there were ,clouds heavy with rain and they did not fall. Surely the God who 'canarrange these things is perfectly. 'capable of managing world affairs and of keeping as in our own little sphere. Each day we are travelling over a new way, a way which we have never trod before and we will never travel again. As we go along we melt mluok the flowers which we want to wear to make our lives a message for Christ. As we go on - this way into the future would it not be well for us to pray at the, begin- ning of the day that God will so lead iso and guide us, moment by moment that we will be a credit to Others have a future 'as well as we have and we know that our example• will be either' a ,stepping H PAGE 7. CARE OF CHILDREN. WHY SILORTNESS OF BREATH? • A person who breathes comfortably when at rest, but gets out of breath when some physical exercise is tak- en, naturally wants to know the reason. . In the young and middle-aged, un- usual shortness of breath 'on exer- tion in the absence of lung or heart disease, is due to being "out of con- dition." The causes of dieing "out of. condition" are: - 1. Want of regular exercise, which makes the heart as well as other muscles flabby and unequal to extra effort. • 2. Obesity, that is„ being over fat. This is always due to the taking of too much food, as well as to the invariable lack of exercise taken by obese individuals. • 3. Over -indulgence of tobacco or alcohol. 4. The absorption of poisonous substances from teeth, tonsils, bowels etc. 5. All conditionsor general de- bility as from illness, undernourish- ment or too long donfi cement iin- doors, 6. Anaemia — that is poor blood. In such cases the blood lacks colour, the heart is undernourished and the oxygen supply to the lungs is at a low level.. The most impprtant of all causes of shortness of breath is in the case of disorder and disease of the heart and diseases of the lungs such as chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis. Disorder and disease of the heart may occur early in life but these, particularly actual heart disease, are commoner in adult life. Shortness of breath in adult 'Iife and in the aged is usually the best indication of the heart's capacity. -It is often a better sign of the condition of the heart than can be gained from phys- ical examination. Chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis, by interfering with 'the normal funct- ion of the lungs, will cause shortness of breath.' The blood in such condit- ions is unable to gain a sufficient supply of oxygen for an adequate lung supply. It• is often associated with heart or lung disease. The best time to treat such a condition is be-, fore the cause has progressed very far. One of the best means of ward- ing off the consequences of the var- ious agencies productive of breath- lessness is by regular physical ex- amination. This advice pertains to both young and old. If universally followed, it would prevent much severe illness and many premature deaths. By John W. S. McCuliuugh, M.D., D. P. H. stone or a stumbling block for some- one. The Future "There's an unknown path before nue And yet I fear it not: I know through all the,years gone by, Whate'er has been my lot, That a kind and Heavenly Father Planned out the way for me, And I know that in the future, Watched over I shall ,be, - Yes, I, know God's care and ldndness Will ever with nue stay,. To assist ire on life's journey, And brighten up my way, So then, welcomet unknown future, Bung me whate'er you will— , With God's loving hand to guide me, I shall be cared for still." "PEG". i5 IT POURS (LEA LY TilE HMI POLiOiNG SPOUT. afore btra/ouU, Gt's free—write for one NOW ' tS Pits the &pedal top of the 2 lb: tin of C.rosvn Brand, Lily White and Kate syrups. Is easilyrleanedand can beused over and over again. 0 Yours without a drip. 55 Provides means of accurate measurements. la Makes the 2 Ib. tin an excellent table container. ®. Tho protective cap provides a sanitary cover. Tell the boys that portraits of famous hockey stars can still be obtained for "CROWN BRAND" labels, ig �'• '+.,& 'ter .: i 4;. $ EON SYRUP The Famous Energy Food The CANADA MARC': CO., limited, Toronto a"e a et stet_ Qatar=%*�-'�y� ftp Tested! Recipes 4t: UPSIDE DOWN IS RIGHT SIDE UP FOR THIS UNUSUAL SALMON SHORTCAKE There's a time when upside-down is right-side-up. Take this most un- usual and delicious recipe, and serve it and see how well the family like it. SAL11''10N UPSIDE DOWN CAKE 2 cups flaked, cooked or canned sal- mon. Tomato catsup or chili sauce Salt epper•. Lemon juice Scraped onion Worcestershire sauce To the flaked, cooked or canned salmon add sufficient catsup or chili sauce to moisten; season to takte with salt, pepper, lernon juice, scrap- ed onion, and if desired, a little Wor- cestershre sauce. Spread in a greased baking dish or frying pan and cover with a rich tea biscuit dough. Bake in hot oven (450F) about 25 minutes Ton upside down on a heated serv- ing dish, garnish with parsley and lemon sections and serve accompani- ed by an egg sauce or caper sauce. A medium thick white sauce, or canned mushroom or celery soup may replace catsup. CREAMED HADDOCK IN POTATO NESTS 2 cups medium white sauce 2 tablespoons gherkins, chopped scraped onions 2 tablespoons chopped capers 1 tablespoon parsley, inincecl Lemon juice 11 to 2 cups chicken haddie Add capers, gherkins, parsley, on- ion and lemon to white sauce. Add the chicken haddie which has been heated and is very hot. Serve in browned mashed potato nests or use to fill hot flaky tart shells. Serve very hot with green peas and sliced beets. They make a most delicious luncheon or supper main dish. POTATO NESTS Prepare mashed potatoes in your usual way„ adding 1 slightly beaten egg yolk for each 2 cups of mashed potatoes. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased pan and shape with a spoon, with a deep hollow in each, Brush with melted butter and brown de- lietately in moderately hot oven of 375F. TO MAKE TIP-TOP PASTRY The quality` espeeiaily to be de- sired in making pastry, is lightness, and this depends almost entirely upon the amount of cold air in the pastry when expansion takes place in the oven. The best pastry is, therefore, that 'which contains the greatest quantity of the coldest air prior to baking. The repeated foldings and sollings to which puff paste is sub- jected have this increase of air in view; while in short crust the expttn-' sionis added by baking powder and other acid substances, which, a con- stituent identical in its composition and : effect with that of the atmos pheric air, to which puff paste en- tirely owes its lightness. The dif- ference between puff or flaky and short crust is that lit the two former there are thin layers of air and pastry, alternating, and in the latter the air fills small cavities all over the paste. The fat should be lightly ' cut, thoroughly rubbed in with the tips of the fingers, never. with the palms of the hands. The water should be. added 'gradually, but quickly, to prevent hard lumps being foamed, and to keep the con- sistency of the whole mass uniform. A !rife should be used for mixing, it being much colder than the hand. Some little practice is necessary to acquire the light, Erin even' pres- sure upon which success depends. Paste should .not be rolled 'back between the rolls, Puff paste should not be rolled off tho edges by a little pressure, or an inward roll. All ,pastry must he baked in a moderate oven, for a high heat is necessary to expand the air, thus making . the pastry 'light, and to burst the grains of flour, thereby enabling these to absorb the fat im- mediately it melts. Unless the heat is great enough to act upon the flour in this way, the melted fat runs . out and' leaves thepaste less rich, and also' probably both heavy and tough. While a wife may not cotcedeher husband's superiority; she will usual- ly admit that he made a better mar- riage than she did. YOU WILL FIND THESE HELPFUL HEADACHE -If you have a head ache, make a cup of hot tea 'and put. two while close in it. Your head- ache will go .like tragic. TO REMOVE SHINE FROM SERGE—flub it with hot vinegar and then sponge with ammonia. RAG RUGS -When you finish your' rag rugs, if you put your ironing blanket on the floor, then the rug, face down and tack and nail it out well -the shape you want it -cover with a wet sheet and press. well with a hot iron. You'will improve the look of the rug immensely. .,-DOUBLE THREAD—When sewing with a double thread, knot both ends, instead of both together, and it will avoid snarling. BRIGHTENING CHINTZ Faded chintz and cretonne perks up wonder- fully if dipped in ,yellow . dye—not boiled. The added color gives tone to the full background and brightens the other colors, not changing them. REMOVING WALLPAPER — Try using . a hot water spray. A part sprayed over at a time is ready in a short time to scrape df, and is much easier done than any other way. The hot water penetrates. TACK! TECHNIQUE — To hold tacks while hammering,' is difficult. Stick the tack in a slip of paper and hold it where you wish to hammer. MY OLD BIBLE Though the cover is worn, And the pages are torn, And though places bear traces of tears, Yet more precious than gold Is the Book, worn and old, That can shatter and scatter my fears. When I prayerfully look In the precious old Book, Many pleasures and treasures I see, Many tokens of love From the Father above, Who is nearest and dearest to tne. This old Book is niy guide, 'Tis a friend by my side, It will lighten and brighten my way; And each promise I find Soothes and gladdens my mind As I read it and heed it today. --Selected. ROYAL TRAIN 10 MINUTES AT STRATF,ORD The Royal train, bearing King George VI and Queen. Elizabeth, will arrive in Stratford at 3.20 o'clock on the afternoon of June 6 and will pull out of the city exactly 10 minutes later at 3.30 o'clock. Thousands of people from all over this part of On- tario are expected to he in Stratford on June 6 and aeeomodation for them is being arranged, It has been esti- mated that 100,000 people can be ac- commodated in the C.N.R. yards and along the G.N.R, right-of-way from Romeo street all the way to Erie street if necessary. STUFFING TORONTO REPORTERS Reporters from Toronto, out to get "the real dope," sometimes get in- formationthat, if they only !drew it, would make them 'feel rather uncom- fortable .— more so if their editors knew the truth. The other night we found that a year ago, when two men.. were reported to have narrowly ese caped drowning in the Grand River, at Grand, Valley, during the spring ice and flood period, the reporter was very far from the' truth. The men, instead of swimming ashore, waded out and pushed their boat ahead of them. You may have read a report of something similar happening at the Valley last week. An eyewitness told us a very commonplace incident had been "puffer remarkably for the benefit of the reporters. Maybe you heard about the Toronto daily that called a man by long distance, to ask him what the "conditions" were a few weeles ago. The "inter- viewee" said, "Well, 1'll tell you. The snow's pretty bad up around here. I sent two men out to the bush this morning to cut wood, and they could- n't find the bush." He was called no more and thereby relieved himself of what had been becoming rather! a. nuisance. -Shelburne Economist. • THE ORDINARY DOLLAR BILL Just a dollar on a mission sent, makes a lot of people glad each time the coin is spent. You pay it to the butcher for meat to give you strength; he takes it to the grocer from whom it goes at length, some pretty lace or cloth itis better half to buy, or help) her get her summer hat to make her rival sigh. The dry goods man sent in the coin to pay the market bill, and though the coin is often spent it stays a dollar stili, and every time 'tis spent at home, some act of good is done; in booming local industries it's bound to make them run. But if you take the shining coin and break the local chain, the chances are that from afar 'twill not return again. Just keep the coin at home, just keep it moving well, and every trine it changes hands some- body's goods 'twill sell. That single little dollar has thus a wondrous pow- er to make somebody happy a dozen times an hour. It Bays the bill and wards off ill and ne'ert its power re- laxes, to soothe the doctor, buy the coal and pay for clothes and taxes. VETERAN BAGGAGEMAN HONORED GODERIC7X, Arthur Beevers, for thirty-two years in the service of the C.P.R. here, has been retired of pension. On Tuesday morning in the presence of twenty-five employees, he was presented with a well-filled club bag. F. W'. Thomas, station agent, made the presentation and an address expressing appreciation of Mr. Beevers' faithful service, was read by H. E. Sanderson. For the greater part of this serv- ice with the C.P,R,, Mr. Beevers has been baggageman and has been with the C.P.R. since the line was built to Goderich. You feel like screaming -but you can't -your throat is dry -you feel' as, if you were choking with appre- !tension --your heart is pounding, pounding, pounding— what, how—when? Then from theburning chaos of your mind springs a clear, sparkling thought: "I've got to telephone for help". Before you a know what's happened, all the vast organization laboriously built and rigorously maintained by your community, firemen, police, ambulances, hospitals instantly come to your aid. - Yes, there's nothing like a telephone in the house—and in emergencies ft's priceless. Telephone service is widely used because it is courteous, efficient, yet surprisingly in- expensive. Nothing else yields so much for what it costs!