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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-11-05, Page 9s TIIJRS., NOV, 5, 1936 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECARD PAGE 'A HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS COOKING Edited by Rebekah. RuM.!naihIus of Rbekali A Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to Men A FALLEN SOLDIER - Hope held his hand and ran with him together, Despair, the coward, at their coming, fled, Like a young ram, he shook his horn- ed head, -And broke away from his'restraining tether. -Tie loved the sea, he loved the cleans- ing flame; • No woman yet, his heart was all too young; -Over the plain of life his heart was flung, .Seeking for jeopardies that he might tame. He cloaked his faith with laughter, but his faith -Was certain, as his confidence was gay, .And laughing went he, till on that last day "The hands stretched out to life were clasped by death.. —Victor Sackville -West, in. "Collected Poems." At this season :our thoughts turn, :.as they may turn many another time ...during the long year, to some one, someone young and fair and full of life and gaiety, who "laughing went —till that last day", when his hands were "clasped by death." Each one of us have someone in mind when we meet to "honour our beloved dead." Some face, perhaps that of a' father, brother, son, hus- band, or just a friend or the son of a friend, a sunny -faced lad whom we' knew, who was looking forward to life, when hideous death claimed him. And it all seemed such a waste of life. Who gained anything? What nation, what people is one whit the better? Not one, all are the worse by far. But 'still one hears rumblings of another war. Has the world gone mad? What can we women do to prevent war? Not much, perhaps. Indeed, it semis little that anyone who is sane can do since so many lands seem to be ruled by madmen who have won the devotion or have subdued the people under them. There seems lit- tle that we can do but pray that something may happen to prevent war: Let us then pray that rulers may be given wisdom and guidance and that those who haveno wisdom may be restrained. —REBEKAH. AHEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE ,INSURANCE COMPANIEs IN CANADA A NEW IDEA "I tun almost afried to have my •'baby," Here are these. words in the Expectant Mother's letter and we :must attend to them. Tell the people. But'there has been 'so much about Maternal Morality in 'the newspapers and magazines that no wonder the mothers are afraid. `They are afraid because they only get hold of a general indefinite idea that •a great many Mothers die at the time of child-ribth. Now that is not true All good Doctors know that Mothers should not die at that time, and if ..only the Mother goes to the Doctor in time, as soon as she thinks perhaps she is going to be a Mother, and keeps on going to see the Doctor regularly, 'and does what he tells her, 'generally • speaking, she is safe. Pre -natal care 'is the greataest safeguard we have. .Last century, ,(and it is "the same now) Doctors ".used to feel that ,they ought to have ::at least One Thousand maternity cases without losing one Mother and a great "many of them succeeded in making this '-record both then and now. And they. -make better records now. Out Nation -I record ought to be better and we are all trying to make it better and mow we have a New Idea about how -to make it better. The greatest single cause of Matern- :al Morality is what used to be called Child -bed fever or Puerperal Fever .or .Puerperal Sepsis. In Canada it causes :about one-third or more of 'all our .Maternal Morality.- But, remember, very few mothers have it or any other `trouble at the time of the birth of the baby.. • In 1931, Dr. J. Smith of Aberdeen -City Hospital Laboratory made a (study of 21 eases of Puerperal Fever fLurid was able to find the germs which •caused the fever in 18 of these cases. He also founcl out where these deadly germs same from. Most of them were the common germs that are found in 'Common Colds. In a few cases he found that the germs, came from, the patient herself, sometimes from her nose or throat. in 12 cases the germs came from the nose or throat of the Doctor, or nurse, • or one of the Medical students who .attended the case. ' This gave us a New Idea. We saw fhow to prevent Puerperal Fever. We now examine the noses and throats ..of all maternity patients and likewise .of all their attendants and nurses so As the cool weather is here again hodselceepers will be looking about for something substantial with which • to vary nourishing meals for their families. Here a couple of meat recipes hearty enough for a main course at dinner: Beefsteak Pie Did you ever eat a beefsteak pie? For the family that loves a substantial lusty dish, try this: 1% pounds round steak 2 tablespoons flour 3 tablespoons fat teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1 largeonion, chopped 14 cup diced celery 1 cup hot water Pound the flour into the: meat, then cut into long strips. Brown in hot fat, with celery, onion and seasonings. Add water, cover and simmer until tender (at least an hour) then put into casserole, cover with biscuit dough (cut slits to allow steam to escape). Bake fifteen to twenty minutes at 425 deg. F. as to snake sure that they, are free from these dangerous germs, and we make other searches for germs. And. the doctors and nurses and others who are near the Mother at the time of the birth wear a little gauze mask as an added precaution. The hospitals where this is done do not have cases of puerperal fever. This can be clone in the home just as well as in the hospital. So when the Mother sees her Doctor and Nurse come into her room et the time of the birth of the baby with a gausemask tied neatly over the nose and mouth, she does not say "Is there anything the matter with you?" She says "It is all right I know you are wearing that for safe- ty. Thank you." Great care is taken by everyone inattendance on the mother to bo perfectly clean and to keep the hands and nails perfectly clean and to be sure the skin is perfect no scratches or sores. Sterilized rubber gloves are worn. No one with a cold is allowed to enter the Mother's room. Other precautions are also faithfully Carried' out. The; Doctor can tell the. Mother not tobe"afraid to have this baby'! and we can all stand by the Doctor. ,He is right. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As-, sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personally .by letter. TREES ARE FINE OLD FRIENDS 'The trees are fine old friends—let's love them more. Aye, even now one stands beside my door, Guards' it in winter, sheltosre, ,it in spring, Shades it in summer, friend through everything. ' I have known men, who loved and went their way, And even woman's love may have its day, The : while some tree, some tree the children knew, Shields them in youth and loves them all life through. Or if the child, or man, requires a roof, It gives its life, of love the final proof. Fashions a threshold, builds a sturdy Wali, Gives hiin a home, the greatest gift of all. Who plantsa tree serveswell the hu- man race. The forest's friends the forest must replace, Shelter and shade, and roof and wall and floor. The trees are fine old friends—let's love them more. —Douglas Malloch. Pot Roast with Vegetables Wipe with a damp cloth a 3 or 4 - pound roast from chunk or rump. Skewer or tie into shape and roll in flour. Sear meat on all sides in a little fat, and place in heavy kettle or braising pan. Pour over meat one cup each of sliced carrots, onions, turnips, and diced celery, which have been boiled in salted water until soft and rubbed through a coarse strain- er or colander, and three tablespoon- fuls of dripping or bacon fat. Sea- son to taste, cover tightly and cook in a slow oven, or simmer, for about four hours. If the liquid in which the vegetables were boiled is ,not suf- ficient, water may be added as re- quired. Slightly thicken gravy and serve with the meat. 'ro SHOW 40,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS Each month of the year has its special• aura or subtle emanation from flowers either out of doors, or in the hone or greenhouse. Novem- ber, for example, is the month for 'Chrysanthemums. The finest show of these beautiful flowers to be seen in Canada opened to the public in the greenhouses of the Central Ex- perimental Farm, Ottawa, on Sunday, November 1 and will continue open every day as long as the blooms are In good condition, which will • be throughout the month. This year's show will be the 21st. It was in 1915, only two years after the first greenhouses were erected at the Central Experimental Farm; that the first Chrysanthemum Show was And here aresome lunch or supper dishes which will go over big with the family: Housewives who like to serve lob- ste, but think it takes too many cans to go round, should try the following recipe, and see if it does not 'do the Melt,— . rick,. Ingr'edients: 14 pound can of lobster 2 cups of hot milk 4 tablespoonfuls of butter 4 tablespoonfuls of flour 14 cup of chopped blanched al- monds Salt and pepper. Melt the butter, add the flour, stir and cook one minute, then add the hot milk gradually, and the liquid from the can of lobster. Cook a few minutes, then add the diced lobster, and the chopped almonds. Season well, and serve very het on toast, or else on pattie shells or timbales. Besides being very palatable, if well prepared, lobster has the lead en other foods in iodine content. Science has found that iodine is the great preventive of goitre so it is interesting and important to note that such delectable Canadian :foods as lobsters, clams, oysters and sea fish generally contain iodine in re- latively large quantities. People who eat these Canadian foods' get delic- ious and ,nourishing dishes — and health protection at the same time. Macaroni,' Tomato and Cheese 1 cup macaroni, spaghetti or rice 2 cups canned tomatoes 1 slice onion 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour held. There will. be 2000 plants on which there will be neatly 40,000 blooms, ..of a variety •of size and. colour to be seen et this year's Show. Some of the flowers will be as large as a man's head; some tiny tufts of colour; others, shaggy flow- ers like the tousel'led head of a wrest- ler; dainty little pompoms, delicate rosettes having spidery forms, all produced upon plants either bearing one huge flower or scores of blooms. At the first -Chrysanthemum Show at the Horticultural Division, ^Ex- perimental Farms Branch; Dominion Department of Agriculture, all of the blooms' then were of commercial ori- gin, but in the 20 intervening years, James McKee, Greenhouse Specialist, has under the direction of the Do- minion Horticulturist, deveioped and propagated some distinct varieties that may be regarded as among the cream of the nobility or aristocrats in the Chrysanthemum world. The peer of all the originations is J. R. Booth, . named after the famous Ot. tawa lumberman and railway pioneer, a ggiantic and magnificent yellow, and practically in the same class is Willingdon, named in honour of a fernier Governor General of Canada, a huge yellowish bronze creation. These two are doubles. Among the finest in the single varieties are Mraie Adelaide, Sir William Clark, E. S. Archibald, Caroline Grisdale, Patricia Macuon, Mary McKee, Con- stance McKee, Ella Sutherland and Catherine Motherwell. Altogether there are about 300 varieties,each with its own particular attraction and beauty. • While the Common Chrysanthe- mum has been known for over 2000 years, it was not introduced into England until 1789 and bloomed at the famous botanical gardens at Kew, near London, in 1790. It came to North America in 1847 but it was 43 years later that the first Chrysanthemum Society was form- ed. The marvellous creations seen at such displays at the Central Ex- perimental Farm are the products from two little daisylike plants. Dr. E. S. Archibald, Director, Cen- tral Experimental Farm, and M. B. Davis, Dominion Horticulturist hope that everyone who is able will go to see the wealth of incomparable beau- ty that 40,000 Chrysanthemum blooms can provide, which in dull November should be a rare treat. Salt and pepper. 1 teaspoon5Worcestershire sauce 1 cup grated cheese. Cook macaroni, spaghetti or rice in boiling salted water until tender. Drain through a sieve or colander. Pour water through the cooked cer- eal to separate the pieces. • Simmer tomatoes with the onion for 10 or 15 minutes.. Strain. Melt butter, add flour and seasonings. Add strained tomato and cools, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. Place a layer of cooked macaroni, spaghetti or rice in buttered baking dish. Cover with sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese. Repeat until dish is full, finishing with a layer of grated chese or equal parts ofgrat- ed cheese and bread crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees Fah•. renheit) until cheese is melted or crumbs are browned. Potato and Cheese Puff 2, cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes 3 egg yolks 2-3 cupful of grated cheese 3 egg whites 1/s teaspoonful of salt 14 teaspoonfu lof pepper 14. cupful of milk (approximately). Beat the egg yolks and blend with the potatoes, seasonings, milk and cheese, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Bake in a moderate oven until very light and serve at once. Serves four. Potato Biscuits 1 cup of mashed potato 1,cup flour 4 teaspoons baking powder V-, teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of butter. 1 tablespoon of lard 14 cup milk. , Sift dry ingredients and add to the potato. Mix well, melt fat and add to milk. Mix with dry ingredients. Pat dough on a floured board to % inch in thickness. Cut in biscuit shape and bake on greased pan for fifteen minutes in a hot oven. Here's a nice apple dessert which is dressed up enough to suit the most fastidious taste: Apple Bavariose 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine 3 tablespoons cold water 2 egg yolks 14 cup sugar 1 cup hot milk 1 cup apple le sauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice rF, cup whipping cream. Soak gelatine in cold water,, using at least twice as much water as gela- tine. Beat egg yolks slightly, add sugar and hot milk and cook in dou- ble boiler, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and coats the spoon. Dissolve gelatine in hot custard. Cool and add apple sauce and lemon juice. Chill. When partially set, fold in whipped cream. Serve garnished with fruit juice or nuts. ANY DAY IS FISH DAY IN CANADA Ontario's commercial fishing industry is an important factor in our industrial life. In view of this fact and the exceptional value of fish as food, it is a pleasure to direct the attention of the people of this Province to a Dominion -wide campaign to encourage greater consumption of .Canadian fish. In Ontario alone we have more than twelve varieties of food fish from which to choose, so that there should be,_no monotony occurring in this course of the menu. An appeal is made to the people of this Province to promote in every. way possible consumption of Canadian fish, thereby assisting in the further growth and development of an important Provincial asset, the commercial fisheries. HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN Wee Scottie DESIGN' NO. 5002. • GRE -RE 1 1 1 - The nursery watchdog . stands guard 1 Ferocious though he seems, this wee Scottie could easily be per- suaded to poke an enquiring head over the top of a bulging Christmas stocking. Very easy to make, he is knitted in two pieces then sewn togeth- er and stuffed. with Kapok. A bright tartan ribbon round his neck makes him a real "Heilan' man." The original was made in 4 -ply grey yarn, but brushed wool al- so makes a nice cuddly little dog. The pattern includes complete• directions for knitting and stuf- fing, together with material re- quirements.. Send 20 cents for this pattern to The• News -Record Needle- work Dept Use this coupon Print your name and address plainly To The News -Record Needlework Dept. DESIGN NO. 5002 Name . Street Address .. .. City . Province . THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their. Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and 'Ins airing• THIS (ILD CLAY HOUSE When 1 ani through with this . old house 'of clay Just box it up tight and lay it away, For the builder has promised . ops is p house When this spent To have ane all finished with the timber I sent While I Iived here in this one of course it will be • Exartly as I have budded, you see. It's the kind of material we each send across And if we build poorly, of course 'tis our loss, You ask ,what material it best to select I was told long ago by the 'Great Architect. This New Commandment I give unto you, To love one another as I have loved you. So the finest material to send up above Is clear, straight grained timber of brotherly love. —Contributed by S. J. Marks. THE TEETOTALLER'S PLEDGE A pledge I make no wine to take, Nor brand"' red that turns the head, Nor whisky hot that makes the sot, Nor fiery rum that ruins home. Nor will I sin by drinking gin, Hard cider, too, will never do, No brewer's beer my heart to cheer. Nor sparkling ale my face to pale. To quench my thirst I'I1 always bring Cold water from the well or spring, So here I pledge perpetual hate To all that can intoxicate. —Anon.. Contributed by correspondent. THE HELPER Now my morning's work is done— Windows flashing in the sun, Shining floor and rugs laid true, Curtains crisp in white and blue. Rose -decked mantel, snowy bed, Smooth and straight from foot to head, Flowered dishes, rose and black, Gay in rows along the rack, Polished stand and tabouret, Cushioned chairs demurely set— Lord, whose world each day shines new, I have made some beauty, tool —Margaret Widdemer. ,"SUBJECT FOR A RHYME" Much of earth's color, wrap't into the song— These five gay notes that halt and come again; But m fleeting brings small ease and flr lg sense of gain,. • 13e yet must learn to whom all joys belong. Like a tall ship; his passage roved along The subtle wave; now, where that course has lain- ' The ocean sundered—here shall be hie sign: To read; "He has looked outward and is strong." No bosky dell; nor a painted overlay Of ardent hedgerow; neither bird a• wing; Nor fallen, copper leaf; no bright ar- ray Of nature's art shall sway his reckon- ing. Forth from his star he seeks them all anew, And loves the promise that comes shining through. —J. A. R. Stevenson. (In the Christian Science Monitor.) OPPORTUNITY They do me wrong who say I come no more When once I knocked and failed to find you in; For every day 1 stand outside your door • And bid you wake and rise to fight and win. Wait not, for precious chances passed away, Weep not, for golden ages on the wane, Each night I turn the records of the day; At sunrise every soul is born again. Laugh like a boy, at spelndors that have sped; To vanish joys be blind and deaf and dumb; My judgments seal the dead past with its dead, And never bind a moment yet to come. i, Though deep in mire, wring not your hands and weep; I lend my arm to all who say "I can." No shamefaced outcast ever sank so deep But he might rise, and be a man again. —Unknown. A PIONEER WIFE Each spring she watched the wild birds' northward flight, Each autumn heard with grief their southward call; And moons of frost and flowers wax- ed and waned Before she loved this .alien land at! all. And then it was her children's land; they played Contentedly beyond the homestead door: They had not known the skylark's song at dawn, Nor missed the sound of surf upon the shore. This land was theirs, and they were of the land: Its strength was in their blood and flesh and bones, Its softness in their eyes. And so she locked Her dreams away, and made the land her own. —Constance Davies Woodrow. OCTOBER WIND The piper wind goes straying Into the morning skies, With fern seed in his pocket, And laughter in his eyes, And the swift clouds break, and fol- low His magic melodies. The piper wind goes playing His music, sweet and shrill, And, brave in red and yellow, The leaves dance on the hill; And the purple plumes of aster Nor gaily by the rill. The piper wind goes roaming O'er upland, glade and plain, He whispers to the simshine, He whistles through the rain, He dreams among the pine trees And wakes, and laughs again. The piper wired' goes homing Adown the sunset skies, With fern seed in his pocket, And laughter in his eyes;' And hearts are fain to follow His magic melodies. • -Norah Holland. TOO MUCH OF SPLENDOUR Too many things of splendor I have seen, Too much of gold, fine paintings, rich • brocade, Hand-woven tapestries for king and queen, And all the lovely things that man has made, The stained glass windows where soft lights come through, Tall tapers -burning atan old, old shrine Madonnas draped in gowns of red and blue, Cathedral spires that point in grace., ful lines. Too much of marble, tapestries and gold; Too many splendors of old days gone, by; Too many glories for my mind to hold; 1 turn my eyes away to: earth and sky, Froin palaces where stately kings have trod, To breathe again the loveliness of God. —Frances Bowles. SEX OF GOLDFISH PROBLEM SOLVED Fancier Claims Method of Distinguishing Kind The bureau of: fisheries at Wash- ington, D.C., has bobbed up with something definite on the old and baffling question of how . to tell a gentleman goldfish from a lady gold- fish. The tentative key to the mystery; has been supplied by Wallace A. Lit;. tie of Richmond Heights, Mo., and partly substantiated by Edwin H. Perkins, the Baltimore fish author. Little's theory—as submitted to the bureau -is simple, but so was Go. Iambus' egg trick. The formula: "Male—the gills will be flat; female - the gills will be noticeably round." ` The Missouri fancier stipulates', however, that he won't guarantee the system to work unless the goldfish, are two years old.