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The Clinton News Record, 1936-08-27, Page 7'7lUI S, AUG,. 27, 1936 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEIIOLD ECONOMICS COOKING Edited by. Rebekah. •M,•••••••• HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN Any Time i6Tha "SAL T EA til • Ruinalious of 8e6etaV A Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to Men POEM FOR DAYS END Never again will this single day re- turn. -The last of sun turns the maple • twigs to gold; -. And where the yellow mustard -blos- soms burn, The cricket's cry foretells the au- tumn's cold— "The voice of autumn in the summer grass. Never a second time this lovely day, ' The fragrance of laurel bloom, the crows that pass Over the wood, the meadows blown one way By the mountain wind, the green and sounding tree, ' The runnels of the sun -washed hills, the flight Of evening swallows — tomorrow these will be Here as before, but never in such light As falls upon them from this lumi- nous air, Making them far too much for the heart to bear. • Frances Frost, in Christian Science Monitor. We sometimes think, everybody • does, we never seem to grow too old to be caught by the folly of it, that some day we shall do something won- derful, We shall control our too quick temper; we shall set about be- ing a better wife, mother, daughter, sister than we have been. We shall learn to master that task which has so far mastered us; we shall sing that song, write that book, or do some- thing about which we have dreamed for so long We have heard, no doubt you have, too, that the "Master of all Good Workmen" when the time cones to judge us, will take into account the good intentions we have had and will judge us accordingly. Well, that may may be so. But I do' not think we shall deserve to be given credit for good intentions' which were not car- ried out. simply because we were too careless, or tbo indolent to carry them out. If we do the very best we 'can and then something we have wished to do is left undone, that' may be a mark in our favor. But lazy in- difference will not count in our favor, either here or in the Beyond. If we fritter away today's opportunitites they will not return. • The above thoughts have been in- duced by the waning of the summer. The days slip by so quickly; we had planned to do so much. How have our plans conte out? —REBEKAH. CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS Dear Itebekah:--Just thought I'd; sit down and write a line, to our page that .I think- so fine: Are all the' members shy? If not, why not write,! why, oh why? Of course we like toy read what Rebekah has to say but its our page and the sun is shining why not make hay? I've written before so this may be,,put in the basket' but PR take the chance and risk it. We must eat and recipes are all well and I good but can't women talk about any- thing except food? Is someone in- terested in sewing, knitting, poetry or prose; growing cucumbers, pumpkins or a fine rose? If so, let us hear and we'll all give a cheer for our inter- esting page that'will live to a ripe old age, and to our Rebekah who must be a sage. Now just to give the ball a pat, I'll talk about this and that I was clown to .the beach not so long >r� tfcalth Service OF Tilt (ttttabiatt i ebtra1Agovriatift and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FL )MING, M.D,, Associate Seeretarr THE EFFECT OF PROLONGED STARVATION Whitt isthe effect upon the human body of prolonged'stavation? Since time immemorial fasting has been r observed for .many purposes. In for-' neer years its significance was large- ' ly religious; ` in recent years pro- ' longed ro-'.longed fasting, except in India and ,certain other oriental countries, has 'been largely associated, with the the - 'pries held by various cultists that _ fasting is a: cure for many diseases. During starvation combustion of "'body tissue naturally continues.' This is essential to life, .to the procluc- tion of body heat. The excretion of nitrogenuos and carbonaceous waste -continues through the kidneys, the skin and through the lungs. In the absence of food the body tissues are themselves burnt and there is a de- finite loss of weight. If water be available. the loss of.weight is not so • rapid and life may be'' considerah,ly _ prolonged. Occasional one clay fasts May be beneficial, but prolonged starvation • means more than a rapid combustion of body tissue. Were that all, pro- ' longed ro'longed starvation might 'be.fteely re- commended to all overweight people. ' The clanger lies in the development of acidosis. ' If a coal fire be lighted with inspf- ficient kindling, it will smoke rather than burn clearly. Like coal, body tissuesdo not burn readily ancere assimilated starches and sugars, to produce perfect combustion. Imperfect combustion, as when the intake of readily burnt or metabolized food is cut off, liberates so-called '"acetone bodies". These a're found in , the blood and urine ' in certain dis- ;eases such as severe diabetes or ur- emic poisoning, but appear in normal individuals during starvation about the fourth or fifth day. About this time the desire for food dwindles. This may be because of the beginning acidosis, which. may explain also the temporary stage of mental acuity said to be experienced by those fasting for' supernatural in- sight or power. The presence of acetone or such ab- normal acids as diatetic acid in the blood isnot particularly dangerous if the cause be promptly corrected, but if they remain and increase in con- centration as in prolonged starvation, considerable damage may result. In one instance observed by the writer of voluntary starvation, except for water, extending over a period of. fifty-one 'days, the patient was prac- tically unconscious from toxaemia. Intravenius injections of glusose and ,insulin corrected the acidosis, but too late; there were gangrenous •areas throughout the liver. Do not be a fanatic in fasting. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, •quire the kindling, certain properly will be answered personally by letter. NATURE NOTES. FOR SEPTEMBER by E. W. Hart Division of Botany,. Central Eicperi- mental Farm. Septemlier, the beginning of - au - ago, and what a display, what a shame! I thought to myself, they must be vain or blind to think anyone would like a show of that kind. They may. be free, they may' be cool, but the .beaeh for ire is where there's a rule -to be properly clothed, for surely the others are simply y loathed. We've had a rain, isn't it fine? Now on green vegetables we ' may dine. It will help the. late potatoes and enlarge the small teroatoes, It will soften the Iand, thus give the ploughmen a hand . Have you Iris to move? Now's the time, and be sure to give them plenty of lime. By the way it's far wiser, not to give them fertilizer. Have you started -tour Christmas presents yet? I find I have to or all of them I'd never get, I make them myself, lay them upon a shelf, . to wait until the day, it is time to send them away. 'I`knit, sew and paint, in every colour -and hue, but would be pleased to get: ideas that are new. So come, neighbours, one and all, and answer to my urgent call. Best wishes to all and to Rebekah dear, may we soon from many of you hear. P.A.M. That's the girl, P.A.M. Surely all those Lazy people will respond to your urging. Your letter didn't go into the wastepaper basket, my dear, I'm too delighted to publish such a bright and interesting letter. Come again. EGG CROQUETTES Dear Rebekah Add croquettes to your dinner and you compliment your guests. There are many kinds of croquettes, but those calling for ham or eggs are easily prepared by the housewife who appreciates serving an unusual dish made from, ingredients already on hand. 2 cups chopped eggs, hard -cooked 1 cup thick white sauce iA teaspoon salt 3fr teaspoon pepper Dash of cayenne Egg and crumbs, Eggs should be chopped fine, moist- ened with sauce as soft as can be han- d1ed, and seasoned. Let chill thor- oughly on flat dish, well buttered, then divide evenly into portions, al- lowing twotablespoons for each cro- quette. Shape into balls, cylinders, cones, or any desired shape. Roll in crumbs, dip in egg, again in crumbs and fry in deep fat till light brown in color. Drain on soft paper, Serve with a sauce. HAM CROQUETTES 2 cups mashed potatoes 1 tablespoon butter 3 egg, yolks 1 cup cooked ham Cayenne Egg and crumbs Mix potato, butter, yolks of two eggs and cayenne, beat until smooth, then set to cool. Chop the ham, niix with the other yolk, set on the stove for a moment, then turn out to cool. When thoroughly cool, take a table- spoon of the potato mixture, make a hole in it, put a large teaspoon of the chopped, harm inside, close the hole and shape into a ball, Dip in flour, then in egg, roll in crumbs and fry in sleep fat. And try this good old-fashioned pudding and a few days later the modern "glorified" way of turning rice into, a :delicious healthful dinner dish. You will want both recipes in your file for future use. CANADIAN RICE. PUDDING U. to r/ cup rice '/ teaspoon salt r/6 to r/ 'cup sugar 4 cups milk - Grated rind of Vs lemon. 'Vila ingredients and pour into a buttered casserole, set in a pan of hot water and, bake S hours in a very low oven, Stir the pudding every 15 min- utes for first hour to prevent rice from settling. Serve either hot or cold with thin cream. RICE A LA 1936 11/ cups cooked rice 5 tablespoons sugar 11/4 cupswhipped cream V/ cup nits 1 teaspoon maraschino Mix cooked rice with sugar, fold in whipped cream, flavored with maraschino. Chill. Serve in tall sherbets. Sprinkle, each serving with nuts and . garnish with additional whipped cream and red cherry. —BETTY B. tumn, when, perhaps, the most, beau- tiful and conspicuous wild flowers are in their full glory, brings to mind the words ofthe poetic naturalist, Woods - worth, who said in his "Thoughts on the, Seasons": "What pensive beauty autumn shows, Before she hears the .smile • Of winter rushing in, to close. The emblematic fount!" Golden flowers are the emblem of September. Goldenrods transform Whole acres into "Fields of Cloth -of - Gold" assisted by snntlowers, black- eyed snsans, toadflax, ragwot, ,sow( - thistles, and hawkweeds. The purple Michaelmas daisies ' add the final touch rof imperial splendour to the September landscape . This riot of 1 gold seems as though it hoc. come to stay forever ' when Keatsreminds that e+, i ` 41 ..to set budding more And still more, later flowers for bees, Until they think warm days will never cease." • But even the imperial purple - of the michaelmas-daisies has a rival in the incomparable hue of depth and brilliancy of the cardinal flower•,a red richer than that of the' bird which shares its name can boast. Because the vivid beauty of the cardinal flow- er or red lobelia cannot be hid, and few withstand the temptation to pick it, extermination may be the result. However, it is fortunately easy to cultivate from seed. The other wild flowers which claim attention this month' are the turtle- head and the Joe-Pye weed. Most persons are familiar with the inch-long.pink and white turtle heads; and have watched with much interest and amusement the way in which they appear to eat bees. Even so strong and vigorous an insect as the bumblebee must strug- gle to gain admission to this flower before maturity. He will try and try again until the pollen is ready to dust him over, when he is admitted. At the moment when he is forcing his way in, causing the lower -lip to spring up and down, the eyeless tur- tle seems to chew and chew until the most sedate beholder must smile at the paradoxical show. Of course it is the bee that is feeding, though the flower would, seem to be masticating the bee with the keenest relish. The gorgeous magneto Joe-Pye weed is often seen growing together with turtle -head or near it, as it fav- ours the same damp situation. Towering above the surrounding vegetation of low-lying meadows, this vigorous plant spreads clusters of soft fringy bloom that, however deep' or pale of tint, are ever conspicuous advertisements ,even when the gol- denrods, sunflowers and Michaelmas daisies enter into close competition for insect trade. Slight fragrance, which is doubtless heavy enough to the delicate perception of butterflies attracts crowds of them. Thus a patch of Joe-Pye weed in September is an excellent place for the collec- tor. Joe Pye, au Indian medicine -man of New England is said to have earn- ed faine and fortune by curing typhus fever and other diseases with decoc- tions made from this plant.' Bride -To -Be Showered Members of the community gath- ered at Hayen Barton, Hullett, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eph. Snell, to present "Miss Norma Snell, .bride - elect, with a kitchen shower. The entertainment took the form of a mock wedding. The , dining room was suitably decorated with an evergreen arch, streamers and au- tumn flowers. To the strains of Lo- hengrin's wedding march the bride, Anna Susana Jeremiah ` Panhandle entered on the arm of her father, Mr. A. T. C. U. Panhandle. " The bide was hitched up to her "awful husband" by the officiating clergy- man. 'The ring, donated by Mr. Eph. Snell of the stock faith was borne in by the ring bearer. The parts were taken as follows: briclo, Mr. Wes. Hoggar't;, bridesmaid, Mr. Percy Gibbings; bride's father, Miss Jean Forbes; groom, Mrs, Percy Gib- bings; best .rnan, Miss Hazel Hog- garth; minister, Mrs. Geo. Thomp- son; ring bearer, Miss Barbata Snell; announcer, Mr. Geo, Hoggarth. MYIiss Norinia• Snell was next pre. sented with a 'kitchen shower of ivory and green graniteware.' The utensils .were carried in in a decor- ated basket by little Misses Marguer ite. Snell and Jean "Gibbings The ad- dress was read, by Mr. Neville Forbes as follows: "Dear Norma: Having heard of •your approaching marriage, we, your friends and. neighbours, have gath- ered here tonight to congratulateand waft our' good wishes for health hap- piness and prosperity to you in your new home. We ask you to accept these kit- chen utensils as a little remnembrance trusting they will bring back many pleasant memories of this, and .other, The Most Beautiful Will Ever Written (The following was found in the pocket of a ragged old coat belonging to an erstwhile lawyer, written in a firm, clear hand on scraps of paper,) I, Charles Lounsber`ry, . being of sound and disposing 'mind and mem- ory, do hereby make andpublishthis, my Last Will. and Testament, in or- der, as justly may be, to distribute my interest in the world among suc- ceeding men. 'That part of my interest which is known in law and recognized in sheepbotincl volumes as my property 1 c c'un being inconsiderable and non ac o t, I will make no disposition of in this, .my will. My rightto live, being but a life estate, is not at my" disposal, but these things excepted, allelse in the world I now proceed to devise and bequeath. ' 'ITEM. I give to all good fathers and mothers, in trust for their chil- dren, all good little words of praise and encouragement, and all quaifi't pet names and endearments, and I charge said parents to use them just - but generously,' as the needs of their children shall require. - - ITEM. .I leave to children inclus- ively, but only for the term of child- hood, all and every flower of the fields and blossoms of the woods with the right to play among them freely, according to the customs of children, warning them at the same time a- gainst thistles and thorns. And, I devise to children the banks of the brooks and the golden sands beneath the waters thereof, and odors bf the willows that dip therein and the white clouds that float high over the giant trees. • And I leave to the children the long, long clays to be 'merry in, in a thousand ways, and the night and the train of the Milky Way to'woncler at, but subject nevertheless, to the rights hereinafter given to lovers. ITEM. I devise to bus, jointly all the useful, idle fields and commons where ball may be played, all pleasant waters where one may swim, all snowclad hills where one may coast, and all streams and ponds where one may fish, or where grim winter comes, one inay skate, to hold the same for the period of their boyhood. And ail meadows with the clover blossoms anal butterflies thereon; the woods with their appurtenances, the squirrels and the birds and the ech- oes and the streams' noises, and all the distant places which inay be visited, together with the adventures there found. And I give to said boys each his own place at the fireside at night with all pictures that may be seen in the burning wood, to enjoy without let or: hindrance or 'without any encumbrance of care. ITEM. To lovers I devise their im- aginary world, with whatever they may need, as the stars in the sky, the red roses by the wall, the bloom of the hawthorn, tine swept strains of music, and aught else they may de- sire to figure to each other the last-. ingness and beauty of their love. ITEM: To young amen, jointly, I de= vise and bequeath all boisterous, in- spiring sport of rivalry, and I give to then the disdain of weakness and undaunted confidence in their own strength. Though they are rude I leave to thein the power to make lasting friendship and of possessing companions, and to then exclusively I give all merry songs and grave choruses to sing with lusty voices. ITEM. And to those who are no longer children or youth or lovers, I leave memory and bequeath to then the columns of the poems of Burns and. Shakespeare and of other poets, if there be others, to the end that they may live the old clays over a - ,gain, freely and fully, without tithe or diminution. ITEM. To our ._loved ones' with snowy crown I bequeath the happi- ness,.of old age, the love and grati- tude of their children until they fall asleep. memorable events that have taken place in your hone community. Signed on behalf of your friends and neighbours—Hazel Iloggarth, Ethel Thompson, Barbara Snell, Jean Forbes." • The bride -elect opened her gifts and fittingly thanked the assemblage for, their thoughtfulness and good wishes. About seventy-five guests partook of a dainty luncheon served by the young people. The remainder of the time was spent in 'singing, chatting and card playing. The enjoyable ev- ening was brought to a close by singing Auld Lang Syne. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Snell for the hospitality of their home by Will Hoggarth, se- conded by Chas. Stewart. COOKERY NOTE. The taste of art 'onion can be great- ly unproved by adding a pound -of stealc to it. THIS MODEST- CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins piring• sM THE RULE What kind of a place would this be If for just one day we should all agree to live by the Golden rule; If we'd do toall as we wish that they Should do unto us in our work and playa Y, On the street, at hcime and gt, soheel? The world would seem like a Heavenly • place, There'd be seniles of gladnes on every face, ' . I. And all man wottld be our friends. Do you think we'd ever go beak again To live at strife with our fellowmen, And woricing for selfish ends? Well, perhaps the season is not far away When the world will try for ever and a day ' To follow the Master's plan. But it might come sooner if you and I Who know of the Golden Rule would 117 To live it the best we can. 11, K. Moore. EARLY HOUR Occasion did I have to see the Dawn, That strange and gentle slipping into light When morning, like a softly -stepping fawn, Emerges from the forests of the Night. A bird -note sent a question through the air; An answer •came with bright re- sponsive trill; I rubbed my eyes, for clear before pie there Appeared the waking river and the hill! Virginia Grilley, in Christian Science Monitor, BUILD MY HOME Build my hone among the trees, Where a brooklet ripples low; I may hear the birds and bees, Singing in the sunshine glow. Let my neighbors be the fox, Coon, and rabbit, chipmunk too; Bluebird, whip -poor -will, and ox, For I'll have some work to do. Let me tap the maple trees, While I hear the pine trees sigh; And enjoy the woodland breeze Moaning soft in passing by. Where no humans can forbid, Politics, or brotherhoods; As my great grandfather did, In the deep Canadian woods, --Edmund J. Bristow. LATE SUMMER , Though summer long delayeth Her blue and golden boon, Yet now at length she stayetir Her wings above the noon; She sets the waters dreaming To murmurous leafy tones, The wedded waters gleaming Above the stepping -stones. When ferir and ivied willow Lean o'er the seaward brook, I read a volume mellow— A poet's fairy -book; The seaward brook is narrow, The hazel spans its pride, And like a painted arrow, ' The king -bird keeps the tide. —John Drinkwater in "Poems: 1908-1919. QUEBEC In old Quebec The rustic roads Sleep silently Among the hills; Past lakes of blue And rugged rocks, And crystal flowing Mountain rills. A ruddy painted. Covered bridge Oft' shades a lovely River's face— A bridge o'er which So many feet Have crossed and gone Diverging ways. In old Quebec Beside the way The churches point Their silver spires; They stretch above. The towering 'hills Lake tongues of . flame From moon -lit fires. A land of charm, Is fair Quebec— Its witchery scents The very aiy, 4lld gnotQlit-ruagie Weaves a elrQil To greet the stranger Everywhere. -115.,0.4- • ---Jean Gay, SLOW MOON, SLOW. MOON Slow noon, slow moon, - '1 Burning, fiery bright, Why do you spend your silver Across my sill tonight? Alone, I walk my garden, With not a word to say; The lady of my heart, slow moon, Is far and far away, The roses miss her passing by Where their blossoms bend. There is a lonely note tonight Even in the wind. And somehow, in the shattering Of jasmine there is less Of fragrance in their yellow stars Pale loveliness. Slow moon, slow moon, Burning, fiery bright, Why do you spend your silver Across' my sill tonight? —Daniel Whitehead Hicky', WHERE? Where can a man buy a cap for his knee, Or a key to the lock of his hair? Can his eyes be called an academy Because there are pupils there? In the crown of his head what gems are found? Who travels the bridge of his nose? Can he use, when shingling the roof of his house, �. The nails on the end of his toes? Can the crook of his elbow' be sent to jail? If so, what slid he do? How does he sharpen his shoulder blades? I'll be hanged if I know, do you? Can he sit in the shade of the pain of his hand? Does the calf of his leg eat the corn on his toes? Or beat the drum of his ear? ,If so, why not grow corn on the ear? —Anon. THE COMFORTERS When I crept over the hill, broken with tears, When I crouched down on the grass, dumb in despair, I heard the soft croon of the wind bend to my ears, I felt the light kiss of the wind touching my hair: When I stood lone on the height my sorrow did speak, As I went down the hill, I cried and I cried, The soft little hands of the rain strok- ing'my cheek, The kind little feet of the rain ran by niy side, When I went to thy grave, broken with • tear's, When I crouched down in the grass, dumb in despair, I heard the sweet croon of the wind soft in my ears, I felt the kind lips of the wind touching niy hair. When I stood alone by thy cross, sor- row did speak, When I went down the long hill, T cried and I cried, The soft little hands of the rain • stroked my pale cheek, The kind little fet of the rain ran by my side, ' -Dora Sigerson. Canada was paid a compliment at the Fourth International Conference on Anti -Locust Research, recently held at Cairo, Egypt. The Conference considered that the formation of the Canadian Committee on Grasshooper Research and its close co-operation with workers in the ' United States was the type of organization requir- ed. It Was also shown that the work in Canada has progressed nearer to,'.. • solution of the grasshopper prob- lem than in any of the other 24 coun- tries which sent delegates to the con- ference. READ THE 'ADVERTISEMENT% IN THE NEWS -RECORD —IT WILL PAY YOU