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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE 7
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
HEALTH
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By "PEG„
Many times during the last few
bays we have visualized the meeting
of the old and new years. As the
midnight hour approaches we see an
old man with a long beard falling,
well down over his chest. His face
is wrinkled, haggard and drawn; his
eyes are dimmed with attempting to
see into the future. He is bent and
his :step is faltering and slow, alto-
gether he is a very much tired and,
disappointed looking man.:
As he trudges along towards the
last mile post we see approaching
from the opposite direction a sturdy
young child. On this face there is a
timid questioning look, although he
walks with a firm and sure step.
As these two meet the child places
his little hand in the toil worn hand
of the, old rnan. Their greeting is
short as time does not stand still. The
old man is )renown as nineteen -thirty
nine and the child has just received
the name of nineteen forty. One can
hardly realize that just a .year ago
the old man was as happy and cheer-
ful( and young as the child now is.
.lie was just as eager to step out into
the world andsee what was before
hints. . We ask "Whatever could have
aged him in such a way?" We will
not wonder when we realize that the
cares and troubles of the entire
world have been placed on his should-
ers. In many instances we personally
haute found very little to help lift
that burden—Why? Just simply be-
cause We have not looked for it. In-
stead af:looking for joy we havepond-
ered, the dark things of life and dur-
ing the reign of nineteen -thirty-nine
we havenot had to look far.
As chess strike the midnight hour
the air is filled with the sound of
"the firing of guns, the clang of bells,
the whistle of- sirens and the shouting
-of New Year Greetings.
As we listen to it all we see the
old man going through an iron -bound
door which is rapidly closing bellied
him. We rash to holdhim back but
it is too late. 11110 door has closed
and he has gone forever. There is
no handle on the door. We may lmock
and bang but there is no response. By
this time others have gathered try-
ing to obtain all entrance but it is
useless. Nineteen -thirty-nine has for-
-ever left us.
Sadly we turn and see nineteen -
forty marching down a roadway. Al-
most immediately in front of him
there is an impeneterablebushwhich,
clears ahead of him as he takes each
step.
We mentally look back over the
reign of nineteen-timlty-none. We see
many mistakes Which' we have` made,
and determine that we will profit
by them.
Many times we have been angry
with someone; our tempers Have got
beyond our control; we have spoken
hash Words; we havle done things' of
which we later have been thoroughly
ashamed; we have judged people
wrongly; we have held back an en-
couraging word; we have rebelled
against the will of God and'have fol-
lowed our own way.
It is to remedy these things that
we endeavor to call the old year back.
They have been done and we can
never undo them, but through the
help of Jesus Christ our Lord we can
profit by the mistakes. of the past.
We begin to walk down the road-
way after little Nineteen -forty. When
we have followed a short distance we
ldok back at the paving stones and
to our dismay we see- that we are
using blocks of anger, jealousy, hat-
red, unkind speech and worry, just
as we did in the past year. We fail
to realize that' we do not haste to
do these things; that .if we wish we
can( make our pavement of stone
blocks of joy, peace and love, thus
making our own lives happy: and
thrifty helping others to do the same.
"As we commence today's untrodden
way,
To Thee we turn.
And hear Thy loving call to watch
and pray,
And of Thee learn,
We render now the tribute of our
praise
Which cheers with hope the thoug+ht
of future days.
We know what the past has been
but we do not know the future. It
is well for us that God has not re-
vealed that to us. All that is in the
care of One, who is capable of hand-
ling it in the best way.
link to the chain which wi
COOKING
11 .ifwe THE WOMEN BREAK LOOSE
'TWAS' THE NIGHT AFTER
CHRISTMAS
'Twos the night AFTER Christmas
and all through the 'home
continue the revise we are taking) When the legionary eagles of An-
n1s
More closely to hum and 1
usm e l e
bind os y
realm of deanons through all Eternity.
cient Rome finally crowded close
We say we try to do what is right. about Carthage in that last greet
It may be we do but it is in o Raged a terrible headache whereever siege, the women of Carthage cut off
own strength. As we look at the - - you'd roam; . their hair to make bow strings, and
walk behind us, We see only our own The house looked a wreck; there were they took their places on the battle -
foot marks. There is no imprint of signs everywhere meets. The grand, but hard-pressed
those of our Saviour wlhe died that To prove to theworld that St, Nick husbands' of Carthage found it ex -
we mi lit have Him for a G'rnnpan- had been there,' pedient to discontinue the practice of
g The children were still having fun calling their wivles slaves and
non. We have largely shut yHear,
out chat-
tels. They needed enthusiastic work -
of our liras diming the past year, but with their toys—
I3o isaitin • for us to come .back And breaking all records for long- ere and fighters. They were thankful
waiting
to Him. All we have to do is to
walk with us every step ofthe
Him to be with us and He will When out of the• hall there arose such' The' women of Canada enjoy a
Lite way. a clatter I certain status in the national econ-
The year is made upof dos horns T opened the doe; to see what 'Was omy, even in times of peace. Bight
y y the .matter; I provinces and the Dominion allow
And what to my wondering eyes them to vote.. A .married woman as
should appear _ 'permitted right in her own property.
But a man in distress and devoid But for ten years of varying depzoa
of all cheer; Bien there has been an undeclared
He lay an the floor of the corridor
narrow,
And out of the small of his back
stuck an arrow—
It had come from the bow of his
own little lad—. for bow strings andpointing signifi-
I knew in a moment it must be poor courtly to unoccupied places on the
dad. battlements of Empire. The women
of England are responding magnifi-
I rushed for the phone and had just'cently, the women of the Dominions
turned around fully as well. In Cana, la they have
When mother crashed into the room changed their bridge clubs into (sew -
with a bound, ing circles. Chattering away in their
Pursued by a child with a rifle. Oh, usual style, they suffer a few men
well, to aeeupy . position of nominal com-
It seems that, to please him, she mand lis some national organizations
played William Tell; while they get the work done. They
The apple was okay but mother was shift the Red( Cross into high gear
?tot-- while the men are considering what
There wasn't a shadow of doubt she's will ,nave to be done. They settle
been shot; down to run their part of the war
The kid was still shooting his air in the way that the Ladies' Aid used
—how merry! run the Methodist Church, exclud-
He yelled„ "Play some more, mal ed from high office but raising the
the noise. for e women of Carthage,
minutes and seconds. The year is
looked upon as a new beginning, but
each of the other spaces of time is
a, fresh sfart in just blue same Way.
We do not need to wait till the meet-
ing of the years, we 'can' start right
now.
"Every days is a fresh beginning,
Every morn is . a world made new."
The road of the New Year is ahead
of us and we have to walk on it
whether we want to or not.: It may
bring sorrow and trial and other dis-
tressing things, but it will also give
us just as much of joy and pleasure
as we want to take out of it,
When a ship is chartered to start
Oil a long voyage the compass is
tested to see that it is pointing ex-
actly right. Will we not begin the
New Year with Jesus Christ as our
guide? If we do He will bring us
at last to a safe Harbor.
"Just one thing, 0 Master, 1 ask
to-day
Now that the old year has passed
away
And a promising New Year, through It's Amer, ma, very!"
Grace of Thine. Then out of his room tottered old
With all the dreams of life is mine— Uncle Lew,
Just one thing I ask as I onward go, inc erns in a sling and one Ieg I'
That I'll walk with Thee—not; too fast think too;
nor slow; He'd helped little Oscar try out a
Just one thing I ask and nothing new sled,
snore, And had quite a gash on the top of
Not linger behind, nor run before, his head;
0 Master this is my only plea—
Take hold of my life and pilot me."
HOME SAFETY
war against woman's intrusion in the
economic field. There were not
enough jabs for men, so women were
encouraged to stay home.
,Now the men are shouting loudly
gun to
He'd vise been playing with Ethel-
bert's skis. in the great world when the enemy
And murmured quite weakly, "The is far from the walls. Then it is a
ambulance please!" man's world and woman's place is in
Next grandpa came wallowing out ore home. This time it may occur to
Home safety is a problem that the bath— news -
mustIlI the women 'that if they are so nes-
must be solved by women. We can easy in war they might be of some
bolt to legislation for ver little hal (I never had seen any man in such
S Y p• use in peace. After several thousand
money to burn the mortgage.
It was difficult for the men to
demobilize the women after the last
tear and get them back quietly into
their noncompetitive spheres. After
this war it will be nearly impossible.
The women are saying little about it
just now, but by this time they must
have noticed that they are never call-
ed upon to join in the fun of activity
All we know is that if we are Manufactures are doing their part He looked all awash; he was all drip- Years of being called upon to pitch
in designing safe equipment but the in and help the men in. emergencies,
real problem concerns itself with how ping wet,
His clothes were all sensed; he was the women may decide to stay on
we will use that equipment and howafter this emergency and try their
we shall conduct ourselves when no angry, you bet;
It served him quite right; any man hand at preventing another. — The
equipment is involved. There is at
is a dub Printed Word.
When he tries to (sail children's toy
boats inthe tub! QUAINT CANDLES MADE
I stood there aghast when my ag- FROM OLD
ed Aunt Nell Have you seen the new large.
candles they are showing in the
shops? Well you can make one from
the box of old burnt, bent, and bro-
ken ones you have been saving all
this time.
Take a kettle' and cut all your old
candles into it and melt them. Sal-
vage any wicks that may be long
enough to use again.
Find a tin can to suit your fancy.
It may be a square mustard can, a
round baking powder can, a tall can
or a squat cam depending on the
size and shape candle you would like
to have.
Punch a small hole in the bottom
of the can just large enough to thread
the wick through. Tie a knot in the
wick so it will hold on the bottom
of the can and pull the wick up td
the knot. Put a fork across the top
of the can and tie wick to this, Set
your can in a pan of cold water and
pour the melted tallow `into the can.
When the tallow is cold, it shrinks
away from, the eanand may be ,easily
removed. Trim the wick and mount
your candle on a block of wood or in
a quaint dish. You will have a
beautiful variegated candle.
living the way we should each niom-
ent of our time here is being used to
build for Eternity with Jesus Christ.
Every action, word and thought is
just one more piece of material being
sent up to help build our mansion in real challenge to Name makers — and
Heaven. On the contrary if we are • opportunity for each to be a safety
doing wrong, Satan is adding another engineer within her home and for
her family. We can select that equip-
- _ ment and those gadgets that can be
used with safety. We can keep our
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OUTDOORS AT NIGHT
Picture the Christmas decorations on your door. With high speed films
such pictures are easy—even with a box camera, if it can be set for "time"
exposures.
AGREAT many of us take snap-
shots indoors at night, using
flood or flash bulbs and high speed
film.' Nowadays, such shots are
about as easy as daytirne pictures
'outdoors• in fact, anybody can take
them with the most inexpensive box
camera, _just by following -simple
instructions.
However, there's another field for
night photography with the new
fast .films ... briefly, night scenes
(outdoors. These can be pictured
with any camera that can be set for
a "time" exposure.
Taking the pictures is simplicity
itself. Place the camera ort a firm
support, such as a tripod, box, post,
(or other solid object. Load with high
speed film, of course, and time the
exposure according to the existing
light; as follows:
When picturing street scenes,
with street lights of average bright-
,ness, give a time exposure of 10 to 30
seconds with a box camera, or other
,camera at f/11 lens opening. If
there is snow on the ground, 5 to 15
seconds will usually be anipie.
When picturing l illuminated ob-
jects—such as an outdoor Christmas
tree, or the 'decor'ated doorway
above—expose for 10 to 60 seconds
with a box camera or at f/11 with
the focusing type. If hi doubt as
to the brightness of the light, make
three shots—giving say 15 seconds
for one, 45 seconds for another, and
90 seconds for the third. Dim light-
ing, or a dark subject, requirea
much longer exposure than a bright
subject, or one that is brightly
lighted.
Floodlighted buildings can be pic-
tured with an exposure of 10 to 40
seconds, using a box camera loaded
with high speed filer..
Try taking a number of outdoor',
shots at night this winter. Night
scenes 'produce unusual pictures,
well worth having in your picture
collection. And with fast modern
films, such shots are not hard to get.
261 John van. Guilder
Sweeped through on Ned's roller
tools an order and we can realize that skates, going pell-mell;
good housekeeping is essential to She upset the tree --- there were
safety. Every woman is a hone sparks from a wire --
maker. The difficulty in the problem I knew in an instant the house was
lies in the fact that each woman on fire!
thinks .accidents are something that Then things all went black, and when
happens to others, not to her. next I came to
An industry employs a safety en- I was out on the lawn with a pail-
gineer. It is his job to see that all motor .crew;
equipment is in order. Mose import- The house was still burning, the kids
ant, he plans for safety procedure. eviey one,
He analyses the processes and decides Were dancing and cheering and hav-
what things can be done to promote ing such fun!
safety for everybody. It is his job to The fire chief stood and completed
educate his men in safety and to see his work;
that his instructions are carried out. He snickered a bit, then turned with
We can de emelt this same wcrlc in a,jerk,
our homes. We plan for safe living. And laying a finger aside of his
Mother should teach Johnnie to put nose,
leis toys away when he has finished And, giving a nod, he said, "Roll up
his play. She can insist that her child- the hose!"
ren learn how to consider the cense- He jumped in his car, sounded siren
quonces of his habits and how to help and whistle
others to ]seep safe. If she is And away he then flew like down
a careful mother, she will let the front a thistle.
children :help plan what is to be done And T heard him explain to his
with the toys. Children like respon-
sibility and will grow in it if you, his „ smoke -eating boys.
mother, will help growth. It May be Weil, adults will play with the kids'
at times that discipline is needed, but Christmas toys.!"
safety in our homes is worth our
efforts.
THE EVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
T'was the eve before Christmas,
And a cold, stormy night,
And two little children
Were a pitiful sight.
For mother had told them
That Santa was dead.
As she snuggly and cozily
Tucked them in bed.
While tears filled their eyes
They heard mother say,
"Perhaps the Goodfellews
Will call our way.."
She said, "I'll just hang up
The stocking for fun
And see if they really
And honestly come.
She then gently kissed them
And turned out the light;
Behold the next morning
Such a wonderful sight!
The Goodfellows had come
With their baskets that night,
And the little ones' Christmas
Was happy and bright,
Though Santa be dead
The Goodlfellows are here
To take Santa's place
And bring Christmas Cheer.
Winifred Ahreaa
MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 31ST
The curtains fall — another act is
through;
A mighty chapter of the drama
"Life"
Is ended; and each actor 'dreams
anew
0f greater triumph and of lesser.
strife.
Ring out, sweet bells ring out!
With spirit play
Your splendid chimes! Ring out!
This New Years' Day!
Ring out your tidings sweet,
This early merit—
Ring! Your tidings sweet—
A year is born!
Ring out your challenge true
To hearts of men--
Your
en-'Your message ever new;
"We start again!"
The curtain rises on Life's endless
play
The great Producer sends His final
call:
"All Ye, who step forth on this new-
born day
Make this year's, act the greatest
of them all!"
NEW YEAR'S EVE
By Molly Bevan
The snow, a glistening mantle, cloaks
the ground;
All noise seems hushed; no slightest
sound
Disturbs tine silence of the listening
air;
Ceased for a moment,
All earth's endless rush,
Held for a moment,
In oeae breathless hush
Of expectation;: -hark! -there!
The midnight chimp rings clear
A thousand welcomes to the new-
born year!
Black, with the clamouring bells
comes earth's familiar noise
The old year's gone; forgotten all its
joys;
Its pains, its disappointments, all tor -
given,
Closed is Time's year book,
And that grim old sage
Opens the next one
At the first clear page,
And waits for that he shall be driven
To record; while gay and oh!, so
silver clear
The welcoming chimes ring in the
glad New Year!
CARE OF CIHILDREN
MANY RIVALS OF HOLLY
Australia Ens None of • the (teat
Plant But .Plenty of Substi-
tutes Abound...
Even in England they nave at
least a dozen dines -en: varieties of
holly, and theworld at large has no
fewPr than 145 •species of this tree.
Australia is the only Inhabited
continent which has no holly—no
true holly, that is to say, Yet Aus-
tralia has
ustralia-has a substitute, a shrub call-
ed "native holly," which grows in
Victoria and New South Wales.. It is
not an ilex, but its, leaves are holly-
litre, and it is ased very extedsively
tor Christmas decorations.
Ivy is another plant which does
not flourish In Australia as it does
In England. though In the hills you
find a `.kind of ivy with odd, wing.
:limped leaves. But the housewife
preparing her Yuletide show has no
true holly or ivy,' to hang on the
walls,
Yet there Is no lack of greenstuff
for Christmas decoration in the Aus-
tralian Commonwealth. The favorite
plant is the she -oak, the tops of
which are useful for feeding cattle
in, times of drought. There is also
"celery -top," with its big, handsome
leaves, and various pines such as the
Huon and King William pine. Acacia
is New ate% popular.
Zealand has an ivy -tree, a
real tree with a good stiff trunk of
'Its own, stout branches, and Large
evergreen leaves. If you want its
botanical name, this le Panna
Colensot. and it is found In both the
North and South Islands.
A favorite plant for Christmas
decorations In Australia is the Mac-
quarie Harbor Vine, which is a na-
tive of Tasmania, but is grown in
Australia and New Zealand. it has a
currant -like fruit, with a delicate
acid flavor, which is used for making
tarts, puddings, and preserves. The
long, graceful branches make beau-
tiful and distinctive decorations.
DOUBT AS. TO DATE.
"
December Twenty -Firth Probably Not
Christ's Birthday,
It is not definitely known when
Christmas was era celebrated. The
institution of the festival is attribut-
ed to Telesphorus, who flourished in
the reign of Antoninus Plus (131-
Id1 A,D.). This, however. is not his-
torical.
It has often been obiected that De-
cember 25 cannot be the true date
of the birth of Christ, for it le then
the rainy season in Palestine and
shepherds would scarcely have been
watching their sheep by night In the
fields. The reason for the final choice
of December 26 cannot now be de-
termined. A widespread (oast of the
Great Mother may have influenced
the decision, also the desire to place
a Christian feast in opposition to the
Roman feast of "Sol invertus" at the
winter solstice.
The Germans held their great Yule
feast in commemoration of the return
of the fiery sun, and many of the be-
liefs and usages of the old Germans
and Romans relating to this matter
passed from heathenism to Chris-
tianity and have survived to the pres-
ent day. As Christianity spread, the
feast of the winter solstice, the time
when the days begin to lengthen,
and light to triumph over darkness,
was changed into the Feast of Christ,
the Light of Life,
SANTA 1S UP--'['O-DATE.
Some Day May Use Radio Energy to
Distribute His Gifts.
Santa Claus Is a decidedly progres-
sive old chap. Re keeps strictly
abreast of the times, and in iris work
employs only modern-day methods.
Once he went plodding over the fields
in a sleigh no faster than reindeers
could gallop. It took him a long
time, but be managed to make the
rounds.
Then came the automobile. Santa
got a big red ono and hitched trailers
on behind. He could get around Cast-
er. 138 carried bigger loads, got to
more homes and made more children
happy. When airplanes flew over the
North Pole Santa got another _idea.
He believed that planes would be
better for his long trips and for skip-
ping from housetop to housetop, He
Is hardly built for an air pilot, but
nobody files faster nor farther than.
plump, old Santa.
He does not fancy zeppelins, but
he is sure that In another year or
two he may be able to broadcast
Christmas to the children by radio.
As soon as carriers are invented to
ay through the air, directed and
landed by radio energy, old Santa
will sit on his mountain of northern
Ice and broadcast an up-to-date
Christmas to all the world.
A MERRY -CHRISTMAS!
Kerry Christmas to each one
From early morn 'til set of sun,
Merry Christmas to you all,
Whether you are big or small.
Whether you are young or old,
Greetings to you often told
1 must wish and wish again—
lt's a happy. old refrain.
tray your Christmas be so .jolty,
With greens and mistletoe and
holly,
With presents and a lot of cheer
And a following happy year.
!ferry Christmas to each one
from early mora '111 set of sun.
Merry Christmas to you all,
Whether you are big or small.
—Mary Graham Bonner.
A fall of show on Christmas Day
rs regarded as the sign of a lucky
new year.
David, the
Shepherd,
By Molly Chiltxcic
66 Oil can't go out to tend the
sheep tonight, Judah," Da-
vid heard the choke in his
mother's voice. "The lion's claws
have wounded you sore. •I will find
someone to send out with them."
"He is hot, so hot," she whis-
pered to David after his father had
fallen into a troubled sleep. "It will
make him sick unto death if he goes
out on the plain."
"Fear not, soother. I will go. -Now
that I am fourteen. I can wove My-
self a man. I will go, like my great
forefather, David the king."
Rebeccah bade him good -by ten-
derly.
enderly. '`Had I a son older, I should
send him. But you are all I have.
Take care. The lion may return."
So David drove his father's flock.
out onto the plain where the shep-
herds watched their flocks by night.
The cool breeze from off the moun-
tains made him draw his cloak close
Suddenly over the hill before him
he saw a group of men approaching.
about tum. He kept his staff in his
hand, even as he sat on the hard
ground watching his flock.
Suddenly over the hill before him
he saw a group of men approach
ing. That was a surprising thing,
to see men wandering about at
night. But there was nothing alarm-
ing in their action. They seemed:
filled with excitement and joy.
Now one of them called: "Who is(„
this, guarding his sheep here? Oh
is it you, David, son of Judah?'
Come with us. We have seen your
star, brighter than any star of the
morning. It is moving, and we are
following it. Come with us.”
'David was on his feet, listening
with boyish excitement to their tale
of the wordsthey had heard from
the heavens, as an angelic host
praised Jehovah. His heart burned;
within him, and he was eager to.
accompany the band of shepherds.
Then he beard one of the young!
lambs: "Ma -as -aa." The answering
bleat came from a distance. The
mother had wandered off in search'
of tender morsels. David heardi
again his mother's warning and re-
plied:
"I have come to guard my fa-,
ther's flock. I cannot go with you."
"We left our sheep, David. This
is the king we are about to see. We.
ntust go. You are a fool to stay here
with these few sheep, when the king.
is to be seen."
"I came here to tend this flock.
It is not mine, but it is my task,".'
was his only reply.
When they saw that he would not
accompany them, they made haste.
At first his excitement over the,
tale the shepherds had told him kept]
him awake. But gradually his eyes(
grew heavy. He was almost asleep'
when he heard the "Ma -aa -aa," of a
young Iamb again. He jumped to
his feet, conscious that he had for-
gotten to hunt up that wandering,
mother. With staff in hand, and hist
sling ready to use, he listened in-
tently for a moment. Then he saw(
the sheep, standing some distance!
from the others, its head raised lis-
tening to something he could note
hear. But David knew what there(
was to be found there. With the star-
light shining full upon it, crouched!
a lion ready to spring:
Swift as the David of old, the lad!
swung his sling, and the stone went
straight into the head of the crouch-
ing animal.
I stn glad, 'my son, that you;
were so faithful," his mother'
praised him in the morning, "Your:
father was beside himself, wild with'
his illness, and 'had I not been able!
to tell him you were with the flocks-
he would have gone out, sick as heel
was. And now you have slain a lion.
Your fame will ge before you."
"But mother, I did not see the!
king," and David's voice trembled.
"Do you not think the king would'
have scorned a lad who would de-
sert his post of duty from idle curl-:
osity? Nay, my, son, you have done
your task, faithfully and'well, and),
proved yourself a man,"
Bethlehem Once Unimportant
The city of Bethlehem, birthplace!
of Jesus Christ, was considered)
least important among ancient Pal.,
estihe towns before the Nativity.'
But tradition has it that the birth -1
place of Jesus was desecrated by a{
pagan temple of Adonis before the!
Emperor Constantine built the Basil -1
ica of the Nativity in A. D. 330.1
The Basilica is one of the oldest!
churches. in Christendom and has Ai
history 1,600 years old. The origil
nal building is still standing but At
t has beer! altered by additions,_s_k