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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-11-30, Page 7THURS.,. NOV. 30, 1939 THE CLINTON NEWS.RECORD' PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS The Quality Tea THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDiCATED TO TIIE POEMS Here They Will Sing You Their ,Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad But Always. Helpful and Inspiring. WOOD TROUBADOUR' WE TWO '" The days grow shorter, the night grow longer The headstones thicken along the way, ...And life grows sadder, but love grows stronger For those who walk with us day by day. ' The years donde quicker, the laugh comes slower, The courage is lesser to do 'and dare; • The tide of joy in the heart falls lower And seldom covers• the reef of care. But all true things isb the world seem truer, And the better things of earth ..-'—"" seem best; And friends are dearer, as friends are fewer, And love is all as our sun dips Then let us clasp hands as we walk • together And let ns speak softly in ro`le's sweet tone, For no man knows on the morrow, whether We too pass on—or but one alone. —Author Unknown. THE MAN WHO WINS The man who wins is an average man, Not built on any particular plan; Not blessed with any peculiar luck, Just steady and earnest and frill e pluck. When asked a question he does not "guess," He knows the answers, "No" or • • "•yys�" When set at a task that the rest can't do, He buckles down till he's put it through. So he works and waits, till one fine day There's a better job with bigger pay, And the men who shirked whenever they could Are bossed by the man whose work made good. For the man who wins is the man, who works, Who neither labor nor trouble shirks, Who uses his hands, his head, his eyes- The man who wins is the man who tries. MY TASK I do not ask for mighty 'words To leave the crowd impressed;' But grant my life may ring so true My neighbor shall be blessed. I do not ask for influence To sway the multitude; Give me "a word in season!' for The soul in solitude. I do not ask to win the great— God grant they may be saved!, Give me the broken sinner, Lord, By Satan long enslaved. Though ,words of wisdom and of power Rise easily to some, Give me simple message, Lord, That bids the sinner comae, .A. group of boysand girls may be My God -appointed task; Help me to Ieaid each one to Thee What greater could I ask? I ask no palace of prominence Where all the world can see, But in some needy corner, Lord, There let ane work for Thee.. No task to great, no task too small; Sufficient is Thy grace; The darkened heart, my mission field, My light, the Saviour's face, -Barbara Comet Ryberg. Idly I lay beneath a red wood tree, Spanning a rhyme ... when aar un - looked for bird. Out of a small dead limb peeped down at me, And hymned such song as I had never heard. A wee brown thing, of not a finger's length, It trilled forth gladness, in such sweet high streams Its little heart seemed vibrant with the strength Of the whole world's delight, its le* and dreams. Then, wonder -struck, I tossed my rhyme aside, Like one earth -bound, who sees the wild dove soar. • How pale man's words! I listened, wistful -eyed, Far, far outdone by that wood - troubadour! —Stanton A. Coblentz HEALTH COOKING By ' PEG" Whittling is an art, • although it be- Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. No longs to the olden days. The pioneers truly great person ever shows pride. of the country found that that was If we try to prove to the world that the only way iihey had of making we are better than our fellow citizens many of their everyday articles. For and treat others in a condosending instance, when an axe handle broke; it way the old adage "Pride goeth be - was replaced by whittling another fore destruction and a haughty mars one. After it was inserted into, tate ner before a'fall", will be sure to axe a wedge, usually of iron, was be our lot, driven in to make it more secure. Space does not permit us to pu Rods used for _ leaning guns were into the shavings oft whittling, ands ,whittled from .a single piece of wood, the last chipto dealt with is' Many spoonswhich are now used in our kitchen are remembrances of these old days. The toys, even the dolls, were the product of the whitt- ler. Our museums show some of these things today. The mantles over the old -tion fire places were adorned with models of sailing ships, very of- ten a memory reproduction of the ship on which the pioneers sailed from the old land. There are very few of these things to be seen now outside of the museums as those responsible for their care realized little of what value they would be in the future. Even today some of the old time men take a notion to whittle spoons, etc. ' A GOOD INVESTMENT I am bankrupt buying diet -- Neighbors say that I will rue it, But Mrs: Bluejay and her' mate Beseech me from the garden gate. I slave and save to purchase seed For all the birds that come to feed Each maiming at our windowsill: They come from swamp and near -by hill From fields of ice and forest shade, To claim our bounty, unafraid. Tree . sparrows, fresh from Arctic zones, Trill their thanks in dulcet tones: Nuthatch and black -capped chickadee Wage feathered battle, endlessly, Though I 'am bankrupt buying suet— And flower seeds—I do not rue it, For a lady,: prone to roam, Now entertains the world at home: She sings at work and winter -long Whistles notes of woodland song. —Harry Edmore Hurd. "NIGHT'S SONG" I walked out and saw the moon, The stars above wea'e playing a tune; The Whispering shadows close by ins stay, " Tes.protect me from perils while on my :way. --Frances Cooper, Clinton. THE HUNTER That winter's night as we went, by Between the meadows deep in snow, A great white moon was in the west, And a horned shadow swooping.lovr Drew itself darldy en the snow. Our feet were muffled as we moved No ripple cracked the glassy strew No bough creaked hi the frosty air—. The shadow passed with wings agleam, Silent and silver as a dream. As little children it was indeed a great delight to stand and watch some one who w,ag whittling. As chip by chip fell off the object desired began gradually to take form.' To see something beautiful emerge from something rough is a real pleasure, not only to those who are watching, but' also to the one who is doing the work. The same applies to sculptor work. It is said that men working on a model. of Christ hath• many times been led to Him ,just through trying to put His character into their work. When a man takes a piece of wood and begins the making of some intri- cate piece of work the shavings are at the beginning large, in fact some of them are hewn off with an axe or .hatchet. So it is with our lives. When we accept Christ there are many things which we must, so to speak, breakoff in. large pieces. Some or these are selfishness, jealousy, pude. and indecision. Who is more to be despised than a selfish person, one who has no place in his or her life for any one else, some one who always puts self first? Just one instance: Many daughters today go out to business. They hustle out of bed in the morning, perhaps an hour after their another has been down stairs preparing breakfast. They conte home at night, many tines tired, it is true. They enjoy their evening meal. Immediately on get- ting up from the table they hurry to rest or go out to some pleasure. They have completed their day's work, but they have no thought for the mother, who 'has in many instances toiled the greater part of the day, washing, ironing, baking, mending, etc, in or- der that their home might be kept clean aid bright for those members who go out to work. The daughters in many instances presume that their mother is a machine and that she never gets tired. As soon as one summer vacation is over from the of- fice Or work room, plans are made for the next summer's trip. How nice it is to see a young girl or young ',man who planshis or her vacation in such a way that mother or dad' is included. Their companionship is the finest any one can movie. Besides enjoying a touch needed _holiday our mothers will appreciate dos thought of them. The time cones, all too soon, in, many of our lives when we' could wish that we had been more thoughtful of our parents. Let us' realize that mail times oar mothers' are much more tired than we are.I Axe the block of selfishness off our I Piece of wood, and begin a life which will make us better men and women. the chip of indecision. The great artist, G. F. Watts, rn his picture "For he had great posses- sions" caught the rich young ruler after he ,hadturnedand was leaving the presence` of Jesus Christ. The artist in response to -a, question said, "Yes I am doing a anan's back," little else to explain. "Ile went away sor- rowful, for he had great possessions." Many pictures have been painted by different artists of groups facing Christ, and listening to his teachings, but many could be painted of people turning away from Him. It is said that the same man who represented Christ in that famous painting of The Lord's Supper went ontlrom that ex- perience into sin, andiwas two' years later chosen and sat for. the picture of Judas. He had twined his back on Jesus. -; If we are stunk ut' rim Jesus will bring us back to Him - ,if we ask Him to. Ian McLaren. in ;his story of a servant has put this :;very beautiful- ly in the words "We canna think bet- ter than God will dae." "Tis sweet to work for Jesus ' In this, life's little' day; To spread around 'the joyful sound', As those forgiven may; To tell his loving kindness, His promises so true;; To urge the young that they may come, And trust .his Saviour too. "'Tis sweet • to work for Jesus, While our weak spirits rest In His own care safe sheltered there, And. with Elis•preseipe• blest. In such calm happy moments, No greater joy we know; Redeemed forn sin, we live for Him, To whom our all we owe." "PEG". A keener beauty never flew - Nothing as deadly is as fair— The golden -eyed and taloned ghost That hunts when hill and field are bare, Winnowing down: themoon-drench- ed air. If Death but swerve to take the thus, Strong .in my youth, sure in my faith And if lie come apparelled so, Shall I not laugh to yield my breath Rather to Beauty than to, Death? —Audrey Alexandra Brown. ``CURLY HEADED DANDELIONS" Curly headed dandelions, will you forever bloom, I love to ,twist and pull your curls Which meant to ane much .more than young children and try to train them pearls, out of it. Jealousy is the exact op- posits of love. Love forgets self and whore lilies bloom and salmon jealousy is egotism personified. Jeal - teem, ousy: is the forerunner of hate. • That is the place I love to go Pride is another chip which we Where people wander to and fro. " should hewtout of our lives. The. only -Frances Copper, Clinton, people who •have a right to be prone are those who• are followers of the "HINTS FOR PLEASURE" meek and lowly Jesus, who knew. not what pride (as we understand it) in Frolicing hr the tumbling waves Himself meant. Discovering :secrets, in yonder caves, One of the greatest men Canada Digging castles in the sand, has ever wen is the;Labrador Doctor, Or eating hotdogs from a stand= Sr Wilfred Grenfel, When he speaks Are some things to canes you pleasure of his work he puts himself absolutely On your holiday of leisure. to one side and given all the credit i —Frances copper, Clinton. for his marvellous achiele��nent to his Here's Soule Advice on "Indoor Garden" How ter Keep Plants During Fall and Winter Months The Gardening season may be pro- longed after frost: has cut down plants *ancl a great deal of pleasure derived. by cultivating a few plants indoors. The winter garden may consist of a jardiniere with one plant or a few choice potted plants on a ,stand, to- gether with a few bulbs• forced for winter blooming, says Jahn F. Clark, Horticultural Specialist, Out, Dept, of Agriculture, Toronto Then there is the chip of jealousy which is closely allied with envy. What a disastrous thing to the world jealousy is and what a heap of trouble it can make, It, is certainly a. home wrecker. At times there may be foundation. for it, but, for the most part it is just a state ,pf mind one allows himself or herself to get into. Parents are lamely responsible for this as they do not detect it in very I gather yon down by the stream; a 1 HOME CANNING POULTRY EASILY DONE. ON FARM POTTING Thoroughly wash old pots before using a second time. Avoid using too large a pot and remember your plant should be moved to just the next size larger. The best soil is leaf mould from the woods, mixed with any fresh loam and a little well rotted stable manure. Place broken pieces of flower pots on the bottom of the pot for good drainage and then add a quantity of soil, placing the ball of roots exactly in the centre. This will leave a free space all around the pot which may be sifted full of soil and firmed down until the soil is within an inch of the top of the pot. After re -potting, give a good watering, but after this be sparing of water until the plant shows signs of new growth, which will take place simultaneously with its making roots in the fresh soil. Poultry meat can be canned at easily as any other product. Five gen- eral rules should be observed in con- nection with it., 1. :Use fresh but properly cooled meat. 2. Remove bone gristle, and ex- cess fat. Pack in jars or cans. 3. Sterilize one hour at 15 lb. pressure, or three hours in water bath. 4. Seal as soon as removed from sterilizer, and 6. Jars containing meat should not be allowed to cool while inverted because the fat will harden at the bottom rather than at the top of the 'jar. There are two methods of canning poultry. The first is: Kill birds then thoroughly. cool. and draw. Wash care- fully. Disjoint legs and wings. Out breast carefully from bone. Dip pieces in boiling water, then into cold. Drain PROPER POSITION The position for the plants during winter is in windows with a southern or eastern exposure. Plants need all the light they can get in winter, especially those that are expected .to bloom. To preticnt daughts which are injurious to many, the windows should be tight. DraW down the blinds at night and endeavour to keep an even temperature at all times. Avoid extremes of temperature, but bear in mind that `plants require a supply of fresh' air. Tender plants should be moved away from the window on nights when real cold snaps are ex- perienced. CARE OF CHILDREN ;ar ,„, ;:.iii *,l"rt.�`x�c.�l•: L s Your dollar will assist Queen Alexandra Sanatorium in its fight against . youth's most dreaded foe. 299 DUNDAS ST. — LONDON, ONT. Christmas Fruit Cake It's Not Too Soon to Make This Cake By: Katharine Baker Even if a mare rigid economy has been the rule in the kitchen since the outbreak of war, Christman is still the big time of the year and will be celebrated :as usual. Fruit Dake is standard in most homes at this season and the sooner it is made the finer it will, be. The flavour improves with aging and by utilizing these days before the hectic rush at Christmas shopping for such pleasur- able tasks as making your fruit cake, life will prove less confused in the days to Dome. CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE 1 pound (41 cups) sifted cake flour 1 tlpn, double -action baking powder sh teaspoon cloves r4. teaspoon cinnanice • . 1 teaspoon mace 1 pound butter or other shortening 1 pound brown sugar 10 eggs, well beaten th pound candied cherria9 14 pound candied pineapple 1 pound dates, seeded and sliced 1 pound raisins 1 pound- currants 1 pound citron, thinly sliced 2 pound candied orange & lemon peel 1 pound nut meats, chopped 1 cup molasses 1 cup honey 1 . cup cider Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and spices, and sift together three times. Cream shortening thor- oughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, fruits, peel, nuts, honey, molasses, and cider. Add flour grad- ually. Turn into four 8x8x2-inch pans which have been greased, lined with hea''y paper, and again greased. Bake in slow oven (250 degrees F.) 3 to 31/2 hours. Makes 10 pounds fruit cake. ATMOSPHERE The most common difficulty in growing _plants in the home is thee, very dry condition of the atmosphere. If pots are placed in a fernery on small blocks, water may be left on the bottom to provide ,humidity, or water soaked mass may be placed around the pots. If the plants are in the kitchen, a pan of water may be let to boil, permitting the steam to escape. • The foliage will need cleansing from time to time to free it from dust. The bathtub is an excellent place for this purpose, the plants be. ing turned on their sides and sup- ported on a small box above the bot- tom of the tub. Then they may be freely syringed without soaking the soil. The foliage of Rex Begonias should be cleansed with a piece of , dry or only slightly moist cotton. gni the case of Rubber Plants, Aspidist- I ras, Palms and Amaryllis, they may be sponged off with a damp cloth. WATERING No water should be given until the plant actually needs it. All soft - wooded plants, with a large leaf sur-, face, need more water than hard wooded varieties and a plant, in lux- uriant growth needs more than one which is sickly and cut back. I PESTS AND PREVENTION There are a few kinds of insects which infest house plants and as soon and pack in glass jars. Make a broth as noticed they should be eradicated. by cooking back, breast bone, neck Among the most common is the Aphis and•p other nits. in salted water one er plant lice" The lice suck the juice hour. Drain•, and pour over meat in from the tender portions and soon jars: Adjust rubber: rings and tops permanently injure the plant" As • a of jars or sealers. Partially seat cure and preventitle measure, take 4 Sterilize, ounces of Ivory soap, cut into fine The second method is as follows pieces, cover with water and bail un til molted; when a gallon of water Kill birds and draw at once, 'Wash may be added and the foliage of the carefully and thoroughly cool. Cut plant completely immersed in the into joints" Cover with water andnibeture. This is also effective against cook until meat can be removed from ! Thrip, Mealy Bug, Red Spider, and bones. Pack meat . in jars. Strain Scale. lemon or Fir Tree . Oil pro - broth and allow 1 teaspoon salt to vides a good remedy for these pests each cup. Pour over meat. Adjust' and full directions accompany them., rubber rings and tops of jars or: RESTING sealers. Partially seal. Sterilize. IMost plants require a period of To can chicken stock—Cover with rest, just as a human being needs cold water bones skin, Y and an: small : sleep. to prevent becoming exhausted, bits of chicken. Simmer slowly untie so a plant requires something cor- all meat drops from bones. Strain responding to sleep. We must imitate and pour broth into jars or cane.`nature's way of doing things" Out -1 Add is teaspoon of salt to each pint door plants grout for a season and and sterilize 90 minutes in water bath rest for a season., and without that or 50 minutes at 10 lbs. pressure. rest period they will soon . be; robbed j To can chicken broth with rice -- of vitality' and cease to appear' at For each gallon of strained broth al -;their. best, When a plant ceases to low 12 'oz, of rice. Cook rice 20 'bloom andshows an inclination to minutes. Fill jars full of rice. Add stop growing by ripening its leaves, soup stock. Allow 'Fi teaspoon salt encourage rest by withholding water to each ,pint jar. Adjust covers and in 'a great degree, also permitting a partially seal. Sterilize as for chick- i less amount of light and heat than en stock. A little celery and onion it has been receiving end withoid all may be added if desired. plant foods. Place it away in n The household bulletin, "Home darkened room, in the cellar, and Preservation of Meats, Poultry, ,and. seek to keep it as near a. standstill Soup" may be obtained on ap- as possible. Do not became alarmed plication to •Publicity and Extension! if the plant drape all its leaves, for Division, Dominion Department of when it is brought to the light in Agriculture, at Ottawa. spring, new foliage will appear. QUEEN LEADS RECORD WOOL DEMAND Knitting Socks at Palace with Footmen's Wives The demand for wool in Britain is now ten times greater than in peace time. This is chiefly because of the aetivlities of women's working part- ies, from H.M. the Queen's. Guild at Buckingham Palace to groups of women in the humblest cottage in the land, Many hundred thousand pounds et Empire wool are being turned every week into socks, mufflers, gloves, pullovers and "Balaclava helmets" se special comforts for the Navy, Army' and Air Force. Twice a Queen, sits at a� week the long trestle table in: the famous blue' drawing room at Buckingham Palace, side by side with ladies-in-waiting, women members of the household staff, and wives of the King's foot-' men, grooms and other servants. The. Queen and her Guild make bandages,' and knit socks and other comforts for the Farces. The increased wool demand is the largest the trade has ever known, and spinners are working day and night : since war began, to cope with it. One big fin has been delivering orders of between 70,000. and 80,000 pounds o\f wool a week, in consignments ranging' from six pounds to several, hundred pounds each. Nearly all orders are for Ichaki, Air Force bine, Naa(y blue and hospital grey. Yet prices have not materially in- creased. Best quality wool' is 16e an ounce, compared with 14c just :before the' war; the price has reached. 17e an ounce in peace time. Future prices will depend to some extent on the Australian clip, which the British: government has taken over. The Children's Corner "A B.OY'S CONFESSION" By Frances Cooper Standing erectly in front of the classroom was the angry Miss Donne, demanding fiercely, who it was, that had drawn the outrageous picture of her on the blackboard. The picture was of the teacher with a very long face, wearing huge black -rimmed spectacles, having a hawk-Iike nose, receding chin, and a very plump figure. Everyone in the class grew very much interested and frightened about. this change of excitement, which most likely was caused by young Jack Thane, a very mischievous lad; and whose greatest delight was making Miss Donne angry. Deep down in his heart Jackie re- spected and admired his attractive teacher, but he liked to make her furious for her loveliness appeared more beautiful when she was in anger. When no one answered the teach- er's question, she demanded that the whole class stand up, and receive their punishment for not telling who had drawn the terrible picture. Everyone in the class with the ex- ception of Jackie was frightened to death. When the teacher was just, going to start on eight-year-old Tommy, his younger brother, Jackie came to the conclusion that the teach- er wasn't fooling but had earnestly meant to punish everyone. This little scene made Jack feel very ashamed. He just couldn't bear the thought of the teacher punishing the whole class on account of his own foolishness and mischievousness; so he pranced up to the front of the room, and exclaimed at the top of his voice that he had done it. The teacher's face began to light up with great interest. It made her feel proud and happy that one of her pupils showed such character and thoughtfulness of others. It also made .'her ashamed to think that be - foie this little incident she had thought Jackie a most detestable young boy. Instead of the strap. Jackie was re- warded with the greatest friendship he has ever lmown. After that day. Miss Donne and Jackie were faithful friends: MRS. ERASTUS RANNIR HENSALL—Mrs. Erastus Rannre, 72, died at her home Thursday after- noon from a heart seizure. She :had. not been. in the best of health for some time and had returned only re- cently from hospital where she under- went an operation. Her husband died nine years ago. Surviving are one son, Samuel, Hensall; two daughters, Mrs. Harris, Detroit; Mrs. Paisley, Termite; four brothers, William Chapman, Hensall; Charles, Palmer- ston; John, Hamilton; Ralph, Calif- ornia; one sister, Mfrs. D. A. Cantelon, Hensall, The' funeral was held as Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Interment in Hensall Union Cemetery. 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