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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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1IOTJ"SEHOLD ECONOMICS
COOKING
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is delicious
Rll!llattous ni Rebeah
A Column Prepared Especially ,for Women—
But Not Forbidden to Men
shows is a vulgarity of the age
which cannot passtoo soon.
QUIET WORK .
One lesson, Nature, let me learn of
thee,
—One lesson which in every wind is
blown,
• One lesson of two duties kept at one
Though the loud world proclaim their
enmity—
Of toil unsevered from tranquility;
•° Of labor that in lasting fruit , out-
grows
tai noisier schemes, accomplished in
repose,
'Too great for haste, too high for riv-
alry.
Yes, while on earth a thousand dis-
cords ring,
Man's fitful uproar mingling with his
toil,
• Still do they sleepless ministers move
on,
Their glorious tasks in silence per-
fecting;
Still working, blaming still our vain
turmoil;
Laborers that shall not fail, when
than is gone.
—Matthew Arnold:
Don't you wish people would cease
-exhibiting their babies at fairs and
'things, just as the stockman exhibits
:his prize cattle? It always makes
me boil to see 'a lot of babies at a
show, with their anxious -eyed moth-
••ars looking onand often the poor
babies protesting with' all the
strength of theirhealthy young
lungs. I think it, is unseemly and
cannot imagine why parents expose
their dear little sons and daughters
to such an indignity.
Babies who are healthy, well -cared
and dainty, are all lovely. Who dates
say which is prettiest? The only
judge a baby should be presented to
is the : family doctor, who will look
him over to see : if there is any flaw
in his physical make-up which could
be removed. This holding of baby
Surely the women of this age are
not going to be so silly as to fall for
the foolish fashion which fashion -de-
signers seem inclined to foist upon
them, that is the wasp -waist fashion.
It is unhealthy; ungraceful and whol-
ly without merit of any sort.
Every woman who has passed mid-
dleage knows that silly old fashion,
and knows, too, how it was achieved,
by the lacing inof the waist by stiff,
boned corsets, in which one could not
draw a long breath. The girls of to-
day know nothing of the torturesof
those "stays," and they might be
fooled,' Only, I cannot imagine a
modern young girl, who had known
no confinement of tight clothing, al-
lowing herself to be imprisoned in
whalebone, as her poor, meek and
modest grandmother was, just be-
cause it was fashionable. But Fash-
ion, when spelt with a capital, is a
hard taskmaster, and there is no
telling what may happen.
Personally, I have always rather
envied the modern girl the grace
and charm of her wearing apparel:
No girl thirty years ago could dress
so becomingly, in clothing which con-
formed to the natural beauty of the
young, lithe: figure. She had to wear
clothing which was drawn in at the
waist, accentuating the hips, and be-
ing anything but graceful. Tho girl
of today, with her' natural waistline.
matted by a'not too tight belt, with
easy -fitting undergarments which do
not interfere at all with the graceful
movements of the body, is the best
and most sensibly -clothed female
which has so far developed. We
should be sorry, indeed, to see her
laced into those old torture -chambers,
boned stays. And we ardently hope
she willnot fall for anything to fool-
ish,
—REBEKAH.
Edited by 'Rebekah.
HEALTH
CARE OF CHILDREN
CONTRIBUTIONS
JELLIES
It is jely time, and who does not
like jelly, so here are some general
directions if you are starting in. on
such a job;
1. Select clean, rather under -ripe
fruit.
2. Wash fruit.
3. Cook in agate preserving kettle.
If fruit is very juicy add just enough
water to prevent burning (about 1 c.
to 4 qts. fruit). If it id less juicy,
discard.. any unsound portions, cut in-
to small pieces, without peeling or
coring and cover with water.
4. Heat slowly to boiling, crush
thoroughly and continue the cooking
until heated throughout and fruit is
tender.
5. Transfer to jelly bag wrung out
of hot water, and let drain overnight.
6, Test for pectin by adding 1 tea-
spoonful alcohol to 1 teaspoonful
fruit juice. If there is a heavy pre
eipitate and juice is acid, the maxi-
mum amount of sugar may be used
(1 c. sugar te, 1 e. juice). With
lighter precipitate, use less. sugar.
7. Boil the juice from 10 to 15 min-
utes, according to the amount of
water added at the first cooking.
Skiin well. Measure juice.
8. Heat the sugar in oven while
juice is cooking. Measure and add
to the cooked fruit juice. Stir until
sugar is dissolved. Boil from 3 to
10 minutes, or until jelly breaks off
when dropped from a spoon or until
two drops form at the same time,
Side by side on the edge of the spoon.
If the thermometer is used, it should
register 220 degrees F.
9. Pour jelly into heated, sterilized
glasses and set away to cool and
harden, cover with melted paraffin
and store in cool dry place.
10. With fruits rich in pectin, such
as crabapples, a second extraction
of juice may be made.
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Edited by
FLIOMING,';M.D., Associate Secretary
GRANT
WEAR AND. TEAR
'Study thou the Dominion of Thyself,
.and quiet thine own Commotions.
—Sir Thomas Browne.
Health -and -Life -Enemy --Number -
''One fol` the whole world may be hard
to designate, but the wise detectives
who follow endless clues through the
.mazes of modern living have no
doubt that one Chief -suspect or Run
:ner-up for the title, is — have you
,•guessed it ?—FATIGUE! that com-
mon -place, every -day, matter-of-fact
thing to be found along all mean
streets and in all high houses, in hu-
man groups of all kinds. Yes, and
surely the more common -place and
• every -day, the, worse. I don't know if
:fatigue is even classed as a disease,
th.ugh, if not, a many-syllabled
'Greek name could easily be found for
it. But, whether disease or not, there
can be no doubt that it is a prime
Preis ler for Diseases, and a constant
Complicates of diseases, especially in
the wearing -out 'half of, life. •
More than half a century ago, a
'vise physician; who could write a
poem or a novel ahnost as easily as
:a "prescription, Dr. Weir Mitchell,
wrote a warning booklet on "Wear
Wear Tear." . '41 ear is the natural and
legitimate effect of lawful and right
uses of brain 'and body, or machine.
Tear is hard, wrong uses of body,
brain, or machine, such as using a
•°cbisel for a screw -driver or a pen-
knife for a gimlet. Wear is forty
:horsepower world for a fifty horse-
power engine, always a margin on
alae right side. Tear is sixty horse•
CRANBERRY JELLY
4 cups cranberries
2 cups sugar
1' -cup: water
Wash the cranberries; cook them
with the water until the skins burst;
)cess through a strainer. Add the
'nay to the pulp and stir until it is
issolved; cook 6 minutes or until it
ells. Pour into moulds or glasses
which have been wet with cold water
and set away to cool. Seal when cool.
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VARIED FLAVOURS
Apple jelly which has not a decided
flavour may be varied by the addition
of various flavours and colours.
Mint, rose geranium, lemon, cinna-
mon or mixed spices may be used..
Any of these flavours may be cooked
in the fruit juice and strained out
before the jelly is poured"hnto glasses.
Green vegetable colouring improves
the appearance of mint flavoured
jelly.
A little red colouring may be added
to apple jelly which would be Other-
wise of a pale unattractive colour.
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CRAB APPLE JELLY
Pick over, wash, remove stems and
blossom -ends and cut into quarters.
Put into saucepan and almost cover.
with water and cook until soft. Strain
.the juice, and when cool test for pec-
tin, to determine the proportion of
sugar to be used. Measure the sugar
and juice, If a good variety of fresh,
slightly under -ripe crabs have been
used it will take about equal propor-
tions of sugar and juice. Boil the
juice 20 minutes and add the warmed
sugar. Cook rapidly till it reaches
220 degrees F. Skim and pour into
sterilized glasses. When cool seal.
power work for a fifty horse -power
engine, always a margin cit the
wrong side, piling up with compound
interest toward catastrophe. Wear
is a full -powered, smoothly -oiled,
promptlylrepaired, wisely -'engineered
machine;, tear is a scantily -powered,
spasmodically - oiled, seldom -repaired
carelessly -engineered machine,likely
enough with grit and dirt in its bear-
ings. In the long run the man who
knot's his weakness will beat our the
man who doesn't know his strength;
the wise and perservering tortoise
wins from the fleet but 'erratic hare.
It now Thyself, is a wise word.
Many wears and some teams are
easily seen_ and estimated, .but some
are deeply hidden and defy the er-
gometer. Another wise physician, of
an •earlier, day than Weir- Mitchell,
better known by his pen than his
lancet, though handy with both, Oli-
ver Wendell Holmes, warns that it is
safer to tire a muscle or even bleed a
vein than to tap a nerve. If he had
lived in this day he might have warn-
ed us not to run on our batteries. We
have invented • the word "nerve-
wracking" , and have evolved plenty
of uses for its • It is remarkable the
loads muscle power can bear if there
are no"nervous*lotions Sapling and
wearing unseen. •
Relations with people give all the
best of the joys of,life,. though some
voluntary Cresoes and hermits run
away from them, but they supply
most of the frictions of life also.
People—even most excellent people,
wise people, charming people, gentle
people,—canget' on nerves. Living
GRAPE JELLY
Use slightly under -ripe grapes,
wash, place a layer in sausepan and
mash well, then add more grapes and
mash and set sausepan over hot water
to draw out juices. "Strain juice th-
rough double cheescloth. Test for
pectin and boil about 10 minutes and
add heated sugar. It will take about
equal proportions of sugar and juice.
Continue boiling until it reaches the
jelly stage. Pour into hot sterilized
glasses, cool, seal,
too closely and constantly without
the quietnesses, the silences, the rest
places, the retreats within ourselves
that we must have for health of body
and soul. These things can be, even
in apple homes. How life can be liv-
ed, or even existence existed, by half
a dozen bodies and souls shunt up in-
to a squalid room or two, with all the
inevitable noise and jar and ugliness,
and all the lacks of quiet and alone-
ness and beauty, .can any of us even
imagine who are' fortunate to live in
more spaceous ways? Even the pris-
oners of the -law have each his separ-
ate call. Muscles can wear down to
extreme tiredness, but while the
nerve batteries have still some re-
serve we are not absolutely "done".
In one of Nelson's battles, when the
fleet drew off to refit, a burly sailor
found himself so exhausted' that he.
could not raise his 'handspike to the
level of his shoulder. But when the
attack again was sounded, and they
closed in, he could run out one side
of a heavy gun like a giant, against
two or three men on the other side
His batteries had not gone flat.
Away' beyond muscles, nerves wear
down to sheer exhaustion,, and then
we have spent fru' beyond wisdom or
safety; it may be all we have. There
are times when a quiet hour alone
will be lntmg
•eted for more than food,
o
and bring more refreshment to body
and soul.Work is good, but over-
work is not. Play is good, but over-
play is not, Fatigue cripples and
kills.
Questions concerning health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College ,St., Toronto,
will be answered personally by letter,
SPICED JELLY
1 quart apples.
11/4, cups cranberries
cup vinegar •
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole cloves (tied
in cheesecloth)
1 cup, water
Cook all together, drain and proceed
as directed for jelly making.
This is nice for using with cold
meats.
Stop Stimulation
,, Of Rose Garden
in preparation for work ins the rose
garden in the fall, one important
point must be kept in view, namely,
that stimulation of growth by fertil-
izating' and cultivation should be
discontinued before September. This
precaution favours the ripening of
the wood, which'15 necessary for safe
wintering. While 'all nose varieties
do not require winter protection,
most of the highly -prized kinds do
need to be covered in all parts • of
Canada,- except in the .more favoured
sections of British 'Columbia.
So far as hardiness is concerned,
the roses usually cultivated in Can-
ada may be 'devidecl into four groups.
The hardiest group is formed by rosa
rugosa and hybrids, Austrian briars,
Provence or cabbage roses, damask,
and moss, roses. The second degree
of hardiness includes hybrid perpet-'
uals or hybrid remontant, climbing
roses of the many -flowered kind, and
dwart polyantha. • Hybrid tea and
pernatiana roses represent the third
group,'. and tea ' roses the fourth.
Roses of the first group require lit-
tle winter protection in many parts
of Canada. However, in the Prairie
Provinces where the country is open,
it is desirable to bend even these
kinds of bushes down, covering them
with soil, states Spring and Fall
Work in the Rose ,Garden, a circular
which may be obtained free on ap•
plication to the Publicity and Exten-
sion Branch, Dominion Department
of Agriculture, Ottawa. Where ever-
green boughs can be obtained, they
should 'be placed over the buried
bushes as well.
More protection is necessary for
hybrid perpetual, hybrid tea, and tea
roses. One of the simplest methods
is to earth them up six or eight inch-
es in the frill. The base of the mound
should be made broad as a greater
protection for the roots. A light
covering of straw, strawy manure, or
leaves held in position by evergreen
broughs, is often effective. This
prevents sudden freezing and thaw-
ing. Another method is to bend the
bushes down, covering them with a
bottomless box left empty or filled
with dry leaves, and having a wat-
erproof cover. This plan has been
followed with success, particularly
with climbing roses, at the Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa, for
many years. If leaves are used for
packing, it is inoperative that they
are dry, otherwise mould is likely to
develop.
PICKLES AND RELISHES
Always use fresh vegetables for
pickle making.
Pickles should be prepared in a
porcelain or granite utensil.
Use the best vinegar. Cider vine-
gar has a better flavour but white
wine gives a clear colour.
On preparing vegetables for pick-
ling they are usually put in brine for
some hours or overnight, This draws
out some of the water and makes
them firmer; also the salt checks
spoilage and a slight lactic fermen-
tation takes place.
If pickles are required crisp and
firm they should never be cooked but
slightly scalded.
APPLE CHUTNEY
2 pounds tart apples
11 pound brown sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
2 tablespoons salt
2 small onions
1 red pepper
;t pound raising
14. cinnamon
1 green pepper
3 cups vinegar
Pare, core and chop the apples.
Chop the onion, raisins and pepper;
add other ingredients. Cook until
thick. Seal in sterile jars,
APPLE RELISH
6 cups chopped
t/ cup chopped
2 cups vinegar
1. cup sugar
2 cups chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped' green pepper
1 cup water
r teaspoon salt,
Boil sugar, water, vinegar and
salt together until sugar is dissolved.
Chop celery and peppers. Peel and
chop a small qualtity of apples at
one time as they will discolour if al-
lowed to stand. Mix with other in-
gredients, fill sterilized jars, and
pour over the boiling vinegar mix-
ture. Seal at once.
-Lillian Henry.
apples
pimento
COUNTY NEWS
ASHFIELDDi On Saturday' at' the
home of thebride's parents, Rev. W.
J. Patton; solemnized the ,marriage of
Alice Louise, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Shackleton, of Ash-
field Township, to \'Valuer" I1. Scott,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Scott, of
East Wawanosh. The eeremndy took
place at high noon beneath an arch of
ferns and gladioli, with only the im-
mediate relatives of the bride and
groom present, Mrs. Horton played
the wedding music. The bride who
was given in marriage by her Fath -
et, was lovely in 0 bridal gownof
white -flat crepe and wore a veil of
tulle in, cap style with orange blos-
soms. Her bouquet
Sweetheart
q was
roses, Following the wedding break-
fast Mr. and Mrs..Scott left on a
motor trip to Toronto, Stratford and
other places. The bride travelled in
a costume of pink 'crepe with coat of
navy triple- sheer, pink felt hat and
navy blue accessories, On their re-
turn they will reside in East Wawa-
nosh.
FRIENDS
I. think that God will never send
A gift so precious as a friend—.
A friend who always understands
And fills each need as it demands.
Whose loyalty will stand the test
When skies are bright and overcast;
Who sees the faults and merits —
blame,
But keeps on loving just the same.
Who does far more than creed can do
To make us good -to make us true;
Earth's gifts a sweet contentinent
lend,
But only God can give a friend.
—Annie L, King,
University Coat of Arms
1. The University of Western On-
tario is a co-educational institution
devoted to higher education.'
2. The University provides regu-
lar courses in arts and in science
leading to the B.A. degree.
3. The course in Medical Science
(M.D.) requires nix years.
4. A combination course in three
phases, namely, general arts, techni-
cal training and scientific instruc-
tion is offered for candidates quali-
fying for the Bachelor of Science
in Nursing degree (B.Sc.).
5. In the Faculty of Arts semi-
professional courses are offered for
women in Secretarial Science and
for men in Business Administration.
6. Saturday, September 19, 1936,
is registration day for second, third,
and fourth year students from Lon-
don. Monday, September 21 is
registration day for all Freshmen.
Monday, September 21 is registra-
tion day for all Medical and Public
Health students. Tuesday, Septent
ber 22 is registration day for second,
third and fourth year Arts students
from centres other than London.
Lectures in Medicine and Public
Health begin on Tuesday, Septetn-
ber 22. Faculty of Arts lectures be-
girt Wed., September 23. A penalty
is imposed for late registration.
For information concerning courses,
scholarships, matriculation requirements,
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THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes
Gay, Sometindes Sad— But Always Helpful
and Ins pining•
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FEAR
He who can fear is not quite forsaken,
Possible loss Means possible gain;.
But not to fear because all hath been
taken •
Is the loneliest depth of human pain.
—Anon.
WHIPPOORWILL
The whippoorwill is a noisy bird,
At tines I think he's most absurd;
He waits until the night is still,
And breaks the quiet with—
Whippoorwill-
He wakes the sleeping lark and lin-
net,
As though he took a great joy in
Now if he wants to have his fling
Why doesn't he at noon -tide sing?
Perhaps he fears that lark and.
thrush
Would die of shock in brake and
brush.
Bad cess to him is what I say
And all who turn night to day.
—Seumas O'Brien in N.Y. Sun:
THE •SAINT
His tattered hat, his ragged coat;
What to the saint do these denote?
The leaky roof above his head,
His scanty share of milk and bread,
H• I t t 6 -moized—
ns ow es a e, un wn, unpr
To give hint pain Were these devised?
The saint goes by and never knows
How through his coat the chill wind
QUESTIONS
And tell me which is loveliest of all
The times of life. Oh, is it youth
when touch
Of driftingpetals as they lightly fall
Can breake heart because it feels
too much?
Or is it middle life when love is full
And surfeited with bliss so that
the heart
Has nothing left to yearn for and
is dull? •
Or is it age when every feeling part
Has grown so sensitive,, is worn so
thin,
That it can feel life's faintest tremor,
there '
Beside the bone, beneath the fragile
skin?
Oh, is it age that once again can dare
To feel as much as youth' because
it knows
The heart will break, but by its
breaking grows?
—Celeste Carrier, in "College Verse."
SUMMER IN THE CITY 1 '.
Night in the city cresent,
Street lights are steadily beaming,
Dimly, revealing the house fronts,
Sharing their holiday dreaming.
Scents from abandoned flower beds 1
Over the shutters are flowing,
Into the dark of doorways
Ivy -tendrils are glowing. j
Lovely the song of a cricket
glows. High in the leafage is threading,
Though men may smile and men may Hourly echoes the measured
sneer, Sound of constable trending.
He dwells in Heaven now and herel
—Ano
WAITING
Far from a mountain lake shore
Someone is thinking, quiescent,
Wondering how it is seeming
Here in the city cresent.
—Ermine. Carpenter Holland,
Montreal Star. ,
Summer day and a waren sun shining.
A cluster of green on the white birch
trees,
The scarlet bloom of the red -bud
climbing
The mossy hills, and the new green
leaves,
And this beautiful lazy summer day
That I want to enjoy before it's away.
Color and sound, and the voice of
laughter,
The shout of a child and the day is
done;
A glorious day that forever after
Will poli at the heart like a song half
sung,
And I, with love's flame in any heart
so true,
Searching the dusk for a sight of you.
--Barbara L, Butcher.
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TREASURY
Deep in my soul there lies a quiet pool
Whoee mirrored surface shows the
pictured trace
Of lovely things any sences have
enjoyed:
Sunshine through leaves; cloud she -
dons on a hill;
A cresent moon suspended from,a star
The Phosphorescent fringe of silver
light
On a black wave; azaleas' fragrant
bloom;
The twisted, storm -scarred fir that
crowns the cliff.'
Each bit of loveliness that I have
found
Is safely treasured there against the
hour
My heart cries out, imploring for
releif
From the dull monotone of every -day.
It's then I turn to that bright pool
and see
Life's beauty garnered for my breas-
ury; -Florence Hill•.
LOPE IN A GARDEN
My love was in her garden plot, •
The sun shone down exceeding liot
When 1 went there a -wooing.
She cried, "You are a clumsy man!
You have upset the water -can;
Be careful what you're' doing!"
I sighed, "My love! thee,I adore."
I quoted poets by the score,
Brought out a saw of Plato's.
Bat all she very coldly said
Was, "Do get off my onion bed;
Don't trample the potatoes!"
I said, "I love you very much." •
She said, "Young seedlings -
Please don't touch!"
Arid when I begged her pardon,
Beseeching her to marry me,
She cried, "To that I can't agree,
You're hopeless in.a garden!"
—Leslie Nt. Oyler.
WHEN EARTH'S LAST DAY
IS O'ER
I like to think
When earth's last day is o'er,
And earth's last soul •
Has gathered on the shore
Of the eternity which shall not end,
That there in that new land
No one shall have to stand
Alone, for lack of loved ones or for
friend
I like to think
That in the vast domain
Which we shall reach,
No sickness or no pain
Shall ever be allowed to pass the gate;
Beside the waters cool,
Or by the healing pool,
Helpless, no one shall ever have to-
wait.
owait.
I like to think
Yes, more, I hope and pray
Thatnotone soul
May lose or miss the way
To that fait land, where no more sin
or strife
Shall be; where God alone
Shall give to those redeemed the
crown of life.
Cora Baker Hall.
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THE PATH THAT LEADS
TO HOME
I love the winding path that leads to
hone
Beyond thehedgerowand the lattice
gate;
It seems to beckon me where'er I
roans
To glowing hearth where happy
loved ones wait.
It lures me oftentimes to whispering
trees
Where mating birds are nesting in
the spring;
To pink -tipped apple blossoms, mar-
muring bees,
And scented lilac bloonning by the.
swing.
This little winding path that leads to
hone, .
1 tread it once again though far
away;
My feet nutst feel the old, familiar
loam,
For I am weary of the world's
rough clay
It takes me back to hurnble reef, and
fare,
To peace, and rest, and love that
lingers there.
—Gertrude Jean Elliott,
In The Canadian,