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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-10-12, Page 7it THURS., "OCT. 12, 1939 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORI3 PAGE 1 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH COOKING CARE OF CHILDREN THIS MODEST' CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes Gay, Soinetimes Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiing.. TWO WAYS Two ways of walking, Lightly or 'heavily, `Treading the paths, With magical shoes; Buoyed' by the spirit's wings, -Or clogged with earthly things, Two ways, of walking Feet of mine, choose. Two ways of loving, Greatly or meagrely; Weighing no values; Extracting no dues; •Or with the raiser's `touch, Fearing to give too much; Two ways of loving --t' Heart of mine, choose! Two ways of living, Bravely or' fearfully;— .. .. Meeting life's challenge To win or to lose; Or, lost to valor's pride, Cowering and terrified, Two ways of living--, Soul of mine, choose! Not for tate' eyes of men May this day's work be done. But unto Thee, 0 God; That with the setting sun, My heart may have the matchless prize, Of sure approval in Thine eyes. OCTOBER October, with a lavish hand, now spills , Her wine of flame and gold upon the hills: It splashes on the slopes and blends into Rich colorings of almost every hue: Deep red and russet, orange, yellow, jade, Grape -blue and green and brown of every shade. .And in the valley hang, like filmy mist, Her veils of opal, blue and amethyst, Pose -gay and violet, until it seems All. earth is drowsy with the wine of dreams. I think that somewhere up around the Throne • God's cup of glory. must have over- flown. —James Courtney Challis, ONLY HEAVEN IS GIVEN AWAY I bought a gay -roofed little house upon a sunny hill, It took my savings, every cent, al- though the cost was small, But, oh, the lovely things I bought, and paid for net at all. 'Ire sleepy valleys that below in tawny sunshine Re, The oaks that sprawl 'across their slopes and climb to meet the sky. • Stray] winds ilhat (sing of other things than those our eyes may see, BIue wisps of mists, and raveled clouds . that fleeing, beckon me. White suns of mad, glad, April, October's wine to quaff, Oncrystal winter mornings my - hearth fire's crackling laugh, 7 he silent stars that march at night so close above my head, The sound of raindrops en the roof when I am snug in bed. For joist andbeam and shingles gay. spent my savings small, But on the lovely things God gave He put no price at all. —Bose Darrough. cs; The eANADA STARCH COMPANY. Limited WHEN TWILIGHT COMES When twilight comes and nature stills The hum that haunts the dales and hills, Dim shadows deepen and combine And Heaven with its crystal wine The cups of thirsty roses fills. Blithe birds with music - burdened bills Hush for a space°their tender trills .And seek their homes in shelter- ing pine When twilight comes. Soft melody the silence thrills. Played by the nymphs along the rills; And where the dew -kissed grasses twine, The frogs and crickets tattoo fine Drums to the fife of the whip - poor -wills. —Frank Dempster Sherman. RELIANCE Not to the swift, the race; Not to the strong the fight; Not to the righteous, perfect grace; Not to the wise, the light. But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal, And they who walk in darkness meet The sunrise of the soul A thousand times by night The Syrian hosts have died; A thousand times the vanquished right Has risen glorified. The truth the wise man sought Was spoken by a child; The alabaster box was brought By trembling hands defiled. Not from my torch the gleam, But from the staxs above; Not from our hearts, life's crystal stream, But from the depths of love. --Henry Van Dyke. TAKING TITLE To make this house my very own Could not be done by law alone; Though covenant and deed convey Absolute fee, as lawyers say, There are domestic rites beside By which this house is sanctified. By kindled fire upon the hearth, By planted pansies in the garth, By food and by the quiet rest Of those brown eyes that I love best, And by friendship's gift divine I dedicate this house of mine. When all' but I are soft abed I trail about by quiet stead A wreath of blue tobacco smoke (A charm that evil never broke), And bring my ritual to an end By giving shelter to a friend, These done, 0 dwelling, you become Not just a house, but truly Home! —Christopher Morley. THE WITCH OF THE YEAR In cloak of gorgeous crimson, Enwrought with leaves of gold, Draws near with magic footstep Ere Comes December's cold, The spirit of the forest, Whose eyes have caught the brown Which gleams in woodland waters, Where leaves of autumn drown. A glint of topaz splendour Her nut -brown hair has caught, Her smile of elfin sweetness Of mortal care knows naught. She lingers on the hill -side Where purple shadows throng, And' boatmen on far waters Have heard her evensong. Oyer lakes of pine -crowned Northland She throws the spell of dreams; The eche of her laughter Thrills down Canadian streams. When hush lies on the forest And fairy worlds are near, She comes—the dusk October The Witch of all 'the year. WANE We thank Thee, Father of us all, For peace of hills that rise and fail.' For quiet shade . of kindly tree. Where ' birds may build from taxes free. . We thank Thee,'too, for sun and rain, Which still are free of personal gain; For river, lake and singing, brook; For flowers in some secluded nook; In spite of man's chaotic reign, Earth's peace shall never wax nor wane Ruth' E. Willis. --Constipated "For years I had occasional constipation, awful gas bloating, headaches and back pains. Adicrilta always helped right away. Naw, I eat. sausage, banana, pie, anything I want. Never felt better." Mrs. Mabel Schott. SOLD AT ALL DRUG :SP_O,R)rS "Get Back To God" By "PEG" Some years age during an evang- elistic campaign cards were distribut- ed with the printed words "get right with God.' In thisage of confusion it would be Well for Christians to couple with that the words, "get back to God". All -that is necessary for us to do is to look into our own personal lives and see just how far we have drifted from the straight and narrow way. Just where did we break away and begin our separation from Christ? Was it when we decided we 'were too old to go to Sunday School, when we thought we knew all there' was to be learned there? Let us try to re- call Psalm 121; the dear old four- teenth chapter of John; the details of the parables; the history •of the minor prophets or many other parts of His word, and we will realize that we left Sunday School much too sons. We drifted away from His teachings. If through infirmity we cannot at- tend the sthooi ' of the church we should at least belong to the Home Study Department, one of which should be in connection with every House of God. Get back to God. Then those who are older. Did we get away from God when we stopped going to Prayer Meeting? The strength of a church is shown in her Prayer. Meeting, • Were we tempted by something we thought more inter- esting for that evening and yielded to the temptation? If it be so that Prayer Meeting has been dropped from the calendar of your church, without further delay agitate its re- institution and make it a point to be there unless detained by a reason which we can give to the Master Himself. Get back to God. Was it the motor car which was the means of our staying away from church? To many people Sunday is a free day. The regular business of- fices for work are closed, there is very, little that we absolutely have to do and we just take our family or friends and go away for the day, forgetting that our Chief Employer requires us to work especially for Him on that day. We receive from Him the highest wages any firm can pay, that is, Eternal Life, As we do not receive payment from our Earthly employer unless we work for it, so we cannot expect Jesus Christ, the greatest of all Employers, to al- low us to share the privileges of the firnn unless we co-operate with Him in His Industry for bringing the world to Him. How little we think of these things as we disregard them altogether. Do we ever think that when we go visiting on Sunday we not only absent ourselves from church but are often, the means of keeping those whom we go to visit from God's House. Do we want to shoulder that responsibility? Par- ents, :how can you expect to ever reach the Eternal shores or how can you think for one moment that your childrenwill join you there if you spend His day in this way. Many tunes .froslr some homes no member of the family enters God'i House en Sunday. Parents are thus neglect- ing their duty towards their children and will have to answer to God ft.?. it. There are people in our c?ties who have never been inside a church to a religious service and it is a common thing to see friends gathered around a card table while the service is going on in a nearby church, As far as Jesus Christ is concerned people seem, to have drifted farther away since the Great War, and the thinking people of today believe that God is punishing the world with this terrible scourge of war, because we have gone away from Him. If peo- ple and nations had come together to God's Hottse and had received His love into their hearts there never could have been this awful-catast ropise which we are faced with mow, and over which hate, the weapon of the devil is ruling. We are tgid that people in ,the British Isles are coming back to their 'churches. Would that we in Canada would give God's day its proper place in our lives! Get back to. God. . Perhaps it will not be such an easy thing to get back to God as. we think it will be, Many of us have drifted far. It is true Jesus Cluist will come immediately into our lives if ave' ask Him to, but there will be marry a struggle before, we are able to leave the things of the world behind and enter, into full fellowship with Iiim, There, are many weaknesses'te over- come, but as we decide to give each pleasure to the world up, Jesus Christ will give us blessing's ten fold. Some- one has said: "Oar future depends upon the number of devoted men and women who will highly resolve to see to it that when Jesus marches to the Cross in these days, he shell, not go alone". Get back to God. Then ;there are those who have arever met God for the first time, many who have never opened that Book of Books which our noble King George VI requests that every soldier should carry with him. We certainly have to sheet God some time and if we wait till the Judgment we will have no opportunity of knowing Him for our .sentence will be "Depart from roue, I nevem knew you.' Why this first sentence? Because we did not want ,to know Him here. Get right with God. Dr. Stanley Jones tells of n visit he made to Copenhagen. There he Went to see a famous statue of Christ while he was admiring it a young native said to him "You can't see' His face tell you bend the knee". Dr. Jones went up close to the statue and knelt down ,looking up he beheld a face looking down upon him with a depth, an understanding and .a sym- pathy which .he had not seen until he kneeled. Will we not each one of us strive earnestly to get right with God or "get back to God". "Jesus, let thy pitying eye, Call back a wandering sheep; False to Thee, like Peter, I Would fain, like Peter, weep;, Let me be by grace restored; On me be all long suffering shown;; Turn, and look upon me Lord,. And break mlf heart of stone." "PEG" UNDERGROUND OPERATING ROOM Nothing is more directly affected by war conditions than civilian hos- pital management and the way the crisis was met in England gives an idea of the immensity of the problem before hospital authorities. The evacuation of the patients from the hospitals in London and other cities was performed with celerity and snkoothness. As in the case of the evacuation of children, plans for removing hospital patients had been made months in advance. Details were so carefully planned that clock -like precision marked the actual evacuation, Ambulant patients were taken away In cars provided by friends of the hospitals; then at a stated hour coaches arrived for pat- ients waiting on stretcher's. At some of the hospitals strong sub -basements protected against gas have been made ready for casualties of air raids. An underground operating room is being built under the foundations of a new block of buildings at the Hospital for Si* Children, London. The underground accommodation, the first of its kind in England, 'will con- sist of a receiving room with eighty seats and six dressing rooms where minor injuries can be treated; an. operating room for major casualties With three tables and nine dressing and anaesthetic cubicles; a duty room for the staff and a sterilizing roam. The electric light and water supply are from sources independent of the main service. WARS AND EPIDEMICS It is said that the Persians under Xerxes were defeated in their invas- ion of Greece by plague and dysent- ery. In all of the wars from than time to the Great War of 1.914-18 disease Was as deadly a foe as the. munitions of the enemy. In a recent American book • 011 "Disease in Military Campaigns", Lieut. -Co], Nelson Mercer' says that the United States losses in the last war, were 58,119 from disease and 50,385 were killed or died of wounds. A large percentage, was from the influenzaepidemic of 1918. By that time, typhoid had been brought under control • ansi there were only 2,200, cases among more than 4,000,000, soldiers and there were only 200 deaths. Daring the Spanish American War, typhoid caused 20,904 eases and 2,188 deaths.. That war in which 379 men died in battle, was' responsible for 4,795 d,3aths from disease, hest of the troops never reaching Cuba. Similar stories • of epidemics have come down from previous wars.. In 1741, because of a typhus epidemic ssnrong the Austrian defenders _ of Prague, the French ,were able to cap- ture that City. Later Napoleon bad to retreat from Moscow because of typhoid, typhus and pneumonia. In the United States war with Mexico .in 1846-7 of 100,090 Ameri- can, soldiers only 1,549 were killed or died of wounds, While 10,986 died of typhoid, dysentery, ;smallpox, malaria or tropical diseases, in. the •Civil War, the Union Army lost approxim- ately 200,000 men by disease and 112,000 from wounds. PROVINCES PLEDGE SUPPORT IN EFFORTS FOR FOOD SUPPLIES At a conference between Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other officials of the Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the members of the recently formed Agricultural Supplies Cosnsnittee, held in Ottawa, the full- est cooperation in any-effort_to pro - the Committee in any effort to pro- mote the production of essential food products to meet the needs of Britain and her Allies and the people of Canada, was pledged. Hon. James G. Gardiner, Dominion IVlinister of Agriculture, at the open- ing session of the conference said it had been called with a view to get- ting cooperation in an effort to m- anse that ,food supplies are availabie for the Allies and the people in Can- ada. He explained that the fact should be kern in mind that the wax will end ,some `time and consequently it would notbe advisable to plan now on definite lines of production, but so that the industry of agricul- ture should not be thrown out of gear when the war does end. Dr. G. S. H. Barton, Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture said that it was the hope that the Agricultural Sup- plies Committee would act as a clear- ing house for coordinating the var- ious agricultural service that are as- signed to do special duties in con- nection with the War. He explained that' as yet the fullest information was not available as to just what food products would be required. All that the Conference could hope to de for the time being is to shape a tenta- tive programme. One of the biggest contribution to the war efforts that can be made, is by the sending of supplies for the Allies. While it will be necessary to concentrate in this direction, the organization must be prepared to be readily readjusted in the light of needs and conditions as they develop, but the plans can nevertheless be prepared on a sound and efficient basis. Dr. Barton said it was plainly ap- parent that the temper of people of Canada is that this war shall not be one of great profit to anyone. An outline of eta present position of production in relation to supplies Of essential food products was given to the Conference bydifferent offic- ials of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. A. M. Shaw, Director, Marketing Service, who is Chairman of the Agricultural Supplies Com- mittee, presided at the sessions of the Conference, WHAT'S IN A NAME? Here is a list of U.S. towns with acid names, which, with the state in- cluded, make interesting combina- tions: Asst, Kan,; Carpet, Tex.; Agoo, Ga.; Odeary IVie.; Skeleton, Ky.; Shoo, Fla,; Kay, 0.; Houdy, Miss.; Fiven, Tenn. HIOW TO PRESERVE APPLES '] i is, said that apples may be kepttVtwa years by wrapping them in news papers so as to exclude the tit. The newspaper !must, however, be one on which the subscription is paid in full, or the dampness resulting from the 'due' will cause the fruit to spoil." ONLY ONE REASON One example of why the weekly newspaper is of value. A chap was In, the other day enquiring as to the date of a certain fair. Ile confessed he took no weekly paper -- just a daily. We looked, the matter up and found the fair he was interested in had been Held the week before! Had he .been reading hie local weekly the list of district fairs would have been published in easy form for hint to avoid such disappointment Shelburne Free Press NOT THAT BAD Mrs. Jones was spending a flay in bed with a .severe cough, and her husband was working in the back- yard and hammering nails into some boards. Presently hie neighbor came over.. "How's the wife?" he ;asked. "Not very well," said Jones. "Is that her coughin'?" "No, you fathead," replied Jones, "it's a henhouse." NONAGENARIANS Had there been a prize for the oldest : person on the ground at the Seaforth • Fair, it "would probably have gone to David Cant - don, 92, Clinton. Mr. Cantelon, who came to the Fair with Agricultural Representative J. G. Shearer, thor- oughly enjoyed himself meeting old friends, among whom was ex -Mayor John A. Stewart, of Seaforth. Mr. Stewart also had a talk with Angus McDonald, 91, of Staffs, who despite his age, Was keenly interested in everything that was on the program. —Huron' 'i apos'itor. µl 1 I, H i , ., LET THEM EAT PIE But Not Necessarily For Dessert By: Katharine Baker Fall weather calla for a change in the diet. It mean forsaking light, cold dishes for hot, nourishing food. Here is our suggestion of the main dishes for :a chilly fall day — Beef- steak anti Kidney Pie:—It has every- thing—flavour, very-thing flavour, body and plenty of nourishment, This recipe calls for quick -cooking tapioca as a binder and if you've never tried it you'll be surprised at the result. It gives the pie just the right consistency but does not in- trude on the flavour. BEEFSTEAK AND KIDNEY PIE 4 lamb kidneys 1 pound round steak, cut int pieces 3's cup sliced onions 2 tablespoons butter 31/2 cups bailing water 1 teaspoon salt 11s teaspoon pepper % teaspoon thyme 1 bay leaf i 3 allspice berries 2 cups mushrooms, cut in pieces 13 tablespoons quick -cooking, tapioca 34. teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 cup sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder '/a teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter or other shortening 6 tablespoons milk (about) Soak kfdisey in salted water 1 hour. Brown steak and onions in 1 table- spoon butter; add water, salt, and pepper. Tie thyme, bay leaf, and allspice in small cloth; add to meat; cover and simmer about 1 hour, or until nearly done. Remove bags of spices, Slice kidneys and saute with mushrooms in remaining tablespoon button. Add to meat mixture; then add tapioca and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Turn into greased ,cas- serole. Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again. Cut in shortening. Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed, Turn out on slightly flour- ed board and knead 30 seconds, or enough to shape. Roll dough i/a inch thick; with sharp knife make splits to permit escape of steam. Fit over meat mixture in casserole. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees F.) 30 minutes. Serves 6 to 8. MAKING OF VINEGAR NOT EASY PROCESS From the dawn of eivilizat on vine- gar has played a notable part in the. human diet. It may be prepared from Practically any fruit juice. The prime ary step is fermentation of the sugars in the juice to alcohol which, in turn, is converted into vinegar by acetic acid bacteria: In. some count tries,; certain kinds of vinegar through extensive use have become what might be called national . vine- gars, because they are made largely from national 'beverages. For in- stances, in England the term "vine-, gar" means vinegar made from beer; in France and Italy, that made from wine, and in North. America, that made from eider. Cider vinegar is formed, by the action of acetic acid bacteria on properly fermented apple juice. Es- sentially, vinegar is a dilute solution of acetic acid, but, since it is the product of definite biological fermen- tation of sound fruit juice, it contains many flavours and other substances in addition to those produced during fermentation and storage, 1 ss The manufacture of quality cider vinegar in commercial quantities is not easy. The entire process must be carefully and scientifically con- trolled throughout the vinegar made without this control is apt to be lower in acid than desirable and of inferior flavour. Cider vinegar propr erly made is equal to malt orany other type of vinegar. The Canadian Feed and Drug Act lays down that all types of vinegar must have an acetic acid strength greater than 3.5 per cent. Most vinegars on the mac- ket are well above the legal mini- mum, usuaIIy having an acetic acid content of 4,5 to 5 per cent, OWE 11 IF YOUR diges 4' tion is had, your food will not noun f ish your body. Dr. Pierce's Golden ' Medical Discovery stimulates the diges- tive juices and helps the stomach digest food properly so that the entire body is nourished, Mrs. Mary Mrxalg of 213 Chippewa St., Sarnia, Ont., says: "1' would get acid Ind!. gestion and would .belch gas. i ata little, Wes underweight, didn't sleep wall, dud felt ea weak. Dr. 01,,,', Gulden Medical Discovery helped to btdld ma up lust wonderfully. It improved my digeedoa, relieved ma of rho stomach upsets and helped me to regain my normal tveight and strength.. Cot Dr, Pierce's Coition Medical D1,. covery from your druggist today. AUTUMN PICTURES UILD Thechanging foliage and pleasant weather of autumn make It an ideal sea- son for outdoor snapshooting-whether in blank -and -white or full-color. It UTUMN, with its bright hues, 1 3 pleasant weather, and feeling of seasonal change, is one of the most delightful times of the year to be out- doors, And it is a time rich in picture material —a perfect season to load up your camera, elimb.in the car or put on hiking boots, and go afield with an eye alert for picture chances: Look for these picture opportuni- ties in 'har'vest scenes . on the farms ., .. wherever therm is rural activity. Watch the skies for cloud formations that will add glory to your landscape shots. As leaves be- gin to fall, and bonfires are burning, look for atmospheric effects sun- bursts slanting through trees and smoke—for these too will make fine pictures. 1f your camera can he loaded With full,color Rim, by all means plan, to. take advantage of the brilliant col- ors as leaves begtn to change and assume their autumnal hues. And look for color-fihrling opportunities in the orchards where bright -colored fruit hangs against the green of trees, If you go on group hikes at this ideal hiking season, see that members of your crowd wear suit- able costumes—with bright touches of color that will add appeal to your full-color shots. In black -and -white shooting, keep a color litter on your lens to bring out the clouds in landscape shots and harvest scenes. Don't confine yourself to general scenics .and views- koep an eye open for close- ups that reflect the spirit of the sea- son. Let your pictures show people at work ... plucking fruit, hustling corn, perhaps sowing winter cover crops ... so that your autumn record will really portray this time of year. and its typical activities. If you picnic at this season -and you should—you'll find the camera an ideal means of recording your outdoor fun. Wherever you go .. whatever you do ... picture oppor- tunities are waiting—and the wise snapshooter will try to utilize them; all. John van Guilder 1; PHOTO-TIP. On outings, hikes • or picnics, carry a roll of high speed film—the kind. for night snapshots. It's four timea,' as fast as angular daylight flim, and comes in handy for snaps in late afternoon, or in shady spots such ask the picnic grove. 255'