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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-03-04, Page 7` THURS. MARCII 4, 1937 01,14.. _.. _. ••10.4.111.....,,, _0101, _ HIOYJSEHOLD ECONOMICS" THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 COOKING: dis is • 301 q �r� • nY• o° moa • n °aa° ai ea a°p �° • '>:�rrrYo • a • m°• o °�'° • •'a"u'L'u u c � a i f• •°oa• •°aa ■ •S o• • • • aaL •. (Copyright) A young farmer—aged 23—of fine who make a change only to work character and indisputable industry for a larger or a better company. • or willingness to work, — is getting This rule was put into effect only restless: he inclines toward city work. after an experience, the wisdom He has allowed himself to think that of which I can vouch for after 22 fanning is, for him, a rather hope- years' observation. • less occupation. Now if this young anon did go to The ,writer of this letter told his the city—say Toronto to find work, he would probably have to find it correspondent of a case known to him, with a firm able to use his brawn —the case of a bank manager who had to give and back more than his brain; or,: , up his town employment perhaps with a department store. —his indoor occupation—on the score In any case it would not be easy for of health. He took up farming, per - this young farmer to get work, see- haps because his boyhood was spent ing that cities have so many unern- on a farm. One of the delightful ployed persons, of whom are able by experiences of the depression," the reason of their specialized prepare- letter -writer goes on to say, has tion to do white-collar work without been to see him prosper—good health ..fear of being bawled out for errors and paid -ups bills being��a farmer's and "stupidity." I conception of prosperity. Incidentally, are not good health I saw a letter written by one ed and paid-up bills prosperity for most player to a young farmer who hopped that this employer ,night be able to Persons? give him a job as a truck driver. Now, i am not saying that every - From this letter I quote as follows. body born and raised on a farm There are something less than `• should remain on the farm. One's 20,000 families still on relief here, and there is a prodigious file of specially selected applications which will never reach the point' of consideration in the writer's life- time.''Our company:' makes it a rule to engage only drivers who have had experience elsewhere and • YOUR WORLD AND MINE by JOHN C: KI1 KWOOD A HEALTH SERVICE OF 0101 THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA PREVENTION OF CONTAGEOUS DISEASES Mothers, do you realize that fifty years ago 'black' diphtheria wiped out whole families in a very short period of time? Like a plague it swept through many towns and vil- •lages, :Ieaving death, in its trail, and very little could be done about it. To- day most towns and cities are prac- tically free from diphtheria. This dra- matic change in. the picture is largely due to theeue Arone pntof diphtheria toxoid, which prevents the disease in Farmers feel aggrieved with their children and adults. The giving of class of occupation because farming the diphtheria toxoid produces no dis- is attended by so many uncontrollable comfort. ! vicissitudes—temper's, , drought, ani - Another disease which m the past mad diseases, insect blights, and the has caused disfigurement and • death prices obtained f or farm is smallpox. Today it is practically produce. And farmers are apt to be- unheard of in this country. This come much,' disgruntled when they state of affairs 'again is due to the hear Persons like myself talk about widespread useof a "subsistence" vaccination , pnation against farming being' a subsistence occu- the disease. Diphtheria toxoid and patien—a "way of life." vaccination against smallpox have But all of us know farmers who are prevented two .of the worst plagues prosperous—whose manner of farm - of mankind and all parents should ing gives them weekly or monthly have their children ,protected :against' cash .income. Also, we are seeing an these diseases. 'increasing number of young farmers There are other contagious diseases and farmers' daughters, choosing which although not absolutely pie -!farming as their life work. Farming ventable like diphtheria and small -,is being made an attractive occupa- pox, can be modifiedand in .some eas- tion. Young ,persons on farms are es .irrevented by early recognition and not isolated as they once were. They treatment. The most serious diseases have the pleasures of the city. ` They of the later group are scarlet fever, have "frequent association with "oth- measles and whooping :cough. Con- ers. They participate in sports and teary to the .generally accepted idea games, They have their clubs. 'Ra - that all children' develop these dis- dio gives them its boon as it does to .eases and 'recover from them, is the city people. Machines and electicity fact thatdeath occurs from all three take away from farm drudgery. The in certain infants and young chil—proximity of cities :weans cash mar- dren. Pneumonia following . measles leets for farm produce. Farmers have and whooping cough is often a cause their daily newspaper as do city and of death. Remember, .}mothers,' your town. folic. The cultural amenities infant or young child may be one of which aforetnnes were supposed to be the less fortunate and develop coin- found only in cities are now enjoyed plications from scarlet fever, meas_ in large variety and measure by les and whooping 'cough, which may farm families. Also, farmers. are be, cause life-long' disease or death. Nev ing instructed—or given the means of er allow your child to be exposed to instruction—•in almost every phase of contagious diseases with the excuse farming—this- by ' agrieultural col - that he will ,get them sometime any- leges, short courses, fame bulletins, way. exhibitions and demonstrations— all The family' physician should al- with the purpose of malting farming ways be consulted when any suspic-' a .more pleasureful, more profitable, more agreeable occupation. genius and inclinations have to be taken into account. Some are not fitted, physically and temperamen- tally, for farm work and life. But I do feel that many young people should remain, on the farm=should cheerfully a n ci deliberately make farming their lifetime occupation. Farming need not be the dreary and hopeless.. occupation which so • many believe it to be. Undoubtedly farming is hard phys- ical work, yet much less hard today than it was in our grandfathers' day, thanks to machines. And ntany'phas- es of farming are distasteful—work- ing on muddy or wet land, or in har- vest fields under a blazing sun; or hauling manure and cleaning stables, and milking. Also, farm hours are long—Longer, often, than the span of time between sunrise and sunset. But worse than hard work and long hours is the small cash income which far- mers receive -- farmers and their wives and their children. And if there be added to farm labours and anxieties a heavy burden of debt and taxes, then it understandable that farmers and their families may pre- fer city life and regular weekly wages. ion is roused that ,a contagious dis- ease has attacked your child. The physician will be able either to pre- vent these diseases or modify their -severity by early 'treatment. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College ' St., Toronto, As a city man I look upon farm- ing as being a most attractive occu- pation, We who live in cities and whose incomes are small are daily anxious. Many of us own nothing -will beanswered personally by Tetter. except our clothes and our furniture. MOULDED CREAM DESSERTS In making moulded cream desserts, gelatine is a necessary ingredient, used in the form of granulated gela- tine, jelly powders, or marshmallows. To ensure successful results, the fol- lowing rules should be carefully ob- served; measure all ingredients ac- curately; if granulated gelatine is called for in the recipe, soak the gela- tine in cold milk or water, using at least twice as much liquid as gela- tine; add soaked gelatine to hot milk or other liquid and stir until gelatine is thoroughly dissolved; if jelly pow- ders or marshmallows are to be used, dissolve the powder or marshmallows in the hot milk or other liquid with- out previous soaking; allow gelatine mixture to partially set before .fold- ing into whipped cream, beaten egg whites, fruit, and such like; rinse mould with cold water before pouring in the dessert and loosen with a knife around the edges when ready to un - mould. Grape Supreme 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine 1-4 cup cold water 13-4 cups grape juice 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup whipping cream. Soak gelatine in cold water. Heat grape juice and add sugar and gela- tine. Stir until dissolved. Add lem- on juice, and when mixture is par- tially set, fold in whipped cream. Peach Delight 1 package lemon or orange jelly powder 1 cup boiling water 1 cup peach juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup diced peaches 1-2 cup blanched. almonds 1-2 eup whipping cream. Dissolve jelly powder in boiling water. Add peach and lemon juice. Chill. When slightly thickened, beat until frothy. Fold in peaches, al- monds, and whipped cream. Mould and chin. • Marshmallow: Delight 1-2 lb. marshmallows 1 cup diced pineapple 1-2 cup blanched almonds 1 cup whipping cream 1-4 cup, maraschino cherries. Cut marshmallows into small pie- ces. Add diced pineapple, chopped cherries, and shredded almonds. Al- low to stand for several hours. Whip cream and fold into fruit mixture. Turn into mould and chill until firm. The above recipes are taken from "Cream Desserts" •by Laura C. Pep- per, a copy of which may be obtain. ed on request from the Publicity and Extension Branch, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. We do not accumulate money in any large .amount to provide for our own old -age necessities and to sustain those dependent on us after we, the breadwinners, have gone to our final resting place. We may manage to keep out of debt; but we are troub- led in our minds about the security of our employment. Our labour is given to our employers for a set wage. Soine of us who live in cities dream of the joys of life lived in the country —under* spacious skies, and where our toil on land, on live stock and on orchards yields in due course a pro- fitable increase. We who work in ci- ties cannot plan the future as a far- mer can. We are so very much oe- copied with the present. We work in offices or stores or factories -day af- ter day, whereas the farmer can plan his farming over, a ;long stretch of years. Ile can. plant trees and in oth- er ways beautify his farm. He can build up flocks and herds; His or- chard is always a developing thing— increasing in 'productivity. He can improve his home and his outbuild- ings and his stables and barns accord- ing to a long-term plan. He can plan his farming activities -cereal culture, live stock breeding, dairy, farming, milk production. All his labour—or nearly all—can be cumulative. And farmers have. opportunities to reflect—to think -that are' not given to busy city people; and thinking can be made 'culture of the finest kind: Summing it all up, farming' is bet- ter than truckclriving— better than clerical work.. in an office — better than routine work in a factory. ' For Scrubbing "I don't see how ,football players ever get clean!" "Silly, what do you suppose the scrub teams are for?" HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN Canned Fruit And Vegetable Industry The development of the canned foods industry has effected ' great changes in the relation of foods to seasons. Nowadays, fruit's and vege- tables of many kinds, carrying with them much of their original fresh- ness and flavour, may obtained at all seasons of the year. In Canada,. the fruit and vegetable preparations industry has made rapid strides with- in the past few years, the volume of produce between the period 1923-35 registering an increase of -about 155 per cent. This growth is remarkable as it represents a corresponding in- crease in the domestic demand for these products, the foreign trade be- ing relatively small when compared withthe domestic production.. How- ever, the industry, besides supplying the domestic market, produces a small exportable surplus. The fruit and vegetable prepare. tions industry of Canada includes establishments engaged in canning, evaporating, and preserving fruits and vegetables, and also those manu- facturing vinegar, cider, pickles, cat- sup, sauces and such like 'products. The most important branch of the industry is employed in the canning of fruits and vegetables which is car- ried on most extensively in Ontario, British Columbia, an:: Quebec where climatic conditions are moregeneral- ly favourable for the growing of fruits and vegetables, The principal fruits canned are : apples, pears, plums, peaches, cher- ries, rhubarb, gooseberries, blueber- ries, raspberries and strawberries. In addition, British Columbia has the apricot and loganberry. The vege- tables canned include tomatoes, peas, corn, beans, beets, carrots, pumpkins, spinach and asparagus. Other can- ned products are soaps of all kinds, chicken, sauerkraut, spaghetti, mac- aroni, tomato juice, tomato paste and puree, tomato pulp, apple pie filling, and foods prepared for infants. The total pack of vegetables foe 1936 namely, 9,241,575 cases, is the largest output since 1930. In 1935, the vegetable pack amounted to 6,- 045,732 cases, Estimates for canned fruits for 1936 are not yet available for all products. Pair Of Scissors Essential Thing All Sorts of Household Tasks Lightened By Them. It saves time and trouble to hang a large pair of stainless scissors on a handy hook in the kitchen. There'll be no accidents with fin- gers, and kitchen knives and cumber- some chopping boards. can be done away with, Raisins and glace cherries, candied peel, grated carrot and nuts that go to make cakes and puddings—scis- sons will cut them up in next to no time. Then take breakfast bacon rashers; their rinds can be trimmed as neat as a shingle with a pair of scissors. Carrots, pimento, turnips, parsnips, potatoes—a deft clipping dices them speedily, or shapes them artistically into stars and diamonds for garnish- ing. Slice and Shred Scissors make short wolic, too, of sheat for a stew, trimming cutlets and cutting up filleted fish for such things as souffles, pies and esealop shells. They will nip off fishy heads,, tails and fins, and grate chocolate coarsely. Hold parsley, mint and herbs in a tight bunch and snip them to fine pieces; water cress, endive, greens of any dind-call the scissors into ser- vice to slice them up conveniently. Shred lettuce, too, by settingscissors to work, on a thick sheaf of leaves tightly rolled. Fruit For Marmalade Make like labor of marmalade by snapping at orange and lemon rinds with scissors. Snip round r the core of " a halved grapefruit, them dig clown and, cutting out frons under- neath, leave a pool of juice for the maraschino cherry. Cut down the sec- tions and sides to finish the job. Trimi the rough edges of fruit tarts with scissors. Use them to fashion petals and leaves to decorate pies. When, from sheer hard work the blades are blunted let thein try to. bite the neck off a glass bottle. See that the full length of the . blades saws at the glass 20 to 25 times. They'll be sharper. ' Cutting coarse sandpaper puts tir- ed scissors on edge, too. If it puts your teeth on edge also, tape it to be ground. READ ALL TRE ADS, SN THE NEWS -RECORD THIS ' MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS .Knee Tiley Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes s Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Inc' piritllr CARIBBEAN SONG • My heart is in an island 'Where mystic -mountains rise From Carib's turquoise carpet To azure ceiled skies. My heart is in an island Where long lashed palms droop down Above the blue-eyed harbor, Upon the drowsy town. My hears; is in an island Unraped by frost, or snow, And virginal with flowers The North may never know. My heart is in an island Where hides the solitaire Who brims shy mountain valleys With pearls of song like, prayer. My heart is in an island— Forever it must be, Though far my footsteps wander From thine own native sea. —Clara Maude Garrett in Montreal Star. . 1. Ma' NI e' AWAKENING I had not known such beauty till your words,— As beautiful as white boughs in the wind; Shaking my heart as night wind shakes the boughs, When silver quiet trembles and awakes. I had been blind to beauty before now,— Only a creeping darkness without light, Despair and apathy a dwelling mask. But now I knew the whitened hearts of flowers Flaming in whiteness on the shaken boughs, The silver ache of winter in your words. 0 it was like the beauty of the world, Blown to a dream of new reality, From which the evil bitter barren things, Dropped as the night wastes from the whitening dawn. My heart was shaken as the windy boughs, When all night rises in a sounding cry. --Alice Eedy in the Victoria College Magazine "Acta Vietoriane." JUST PASSING BY The melting road was long and still Before I came to the crest of a hill And saw the lights of a farmhouse glow Through pines that dropped their weight of snow I smelled the wood smoke clinging near The shadowy roof, then drifting clear. And I thought 'of wood still ranked in the shed, Fragrant and dry, and of horses fed In the musky barn, on clover hay And corm, and of cattle sleeping away The chilly night, but I thought still more 01 the cellar under the farmhouse s, floor— The tang of apples in barrel and bin And vegetables pluntpr and still tuck- ed in From early Spring moods, and jars, on wide Shelves, winking with berries and fruit inside, And of jugs, cobwebbed and smelling of earth, That gurgle with cider's rustic mirth. And I thought of the smokehouse mellowed through u With hickory smoke, where hams show dew Of flavor upon them; in ordereo rows, Upon the beams, and, twitching the. nose With the most tantalizing scent of all, The russet bacon on pegs in the wall No sound I heard but retreat of the snow And wind in the boughs— but my heart sang low, Through the damp, chill night, a song's reply, And,I was warmed . . just passing by. -Glenn. Ward Dresbach. • THE TEST If you can rise each morn with mind alert And heart aglow, I Your conscience clear and spirit free I As forth you go to meet the new- born day; And shattered dreams, Of cluttered' lives and trust lie - frayed, And still maintain your poise and faith in man; If, when you feel the stress and strain too great Alone to bear In patient silence you resolve Those conflicts that you'd give so much to share; And if in crowded place or quiet scene Thro' stormy seas Alike as times serene you choose. Calmly to face the facts of life -- you'll you'll find It's quality of mind as well as heart That counts and wins The victory in the strife . —.1. T. Body. THE VILLAGE DOCTOR He drove an ancient cart about the streets Of Prairieville; a chunky, dappled mare Between the shafts. He made his daily calls With 'bag in hand; attending to the needs Of all the village. In the Winter time He nailed oak runners to the cart and tied A. bell on Betsy's harness, and set out In falling snow to make his morning rounds. All doors were opened widely to his knock; Hearty his greeting to the young and old; Gentle his finger on the fragile pulse; And deftly he handled tender lives; new-born. In rooms where lowered blinds ob- scured the sun, He held both life and death in ei- ther palm; And with devoted and courageous !ATPLENTYPLENTY Of 0 0 0 0 o o heart Faced tasks that were the village doctor's part. —Billy B. Cooper in The New York Sun. Electricity Aids Busy Little Bees Production of More Honey is Result of Latest Experiment Artificially produced honey by making the busy bee busier than ev. en is one of. the latest developments in the use of electricity. Hives are housed in a hut which is heated and lighted electrically, and saucers containing sugar solution, water and artificial pollen, are placed near the opening of the hive. When the hive realizes that warm and light conditions exist outside, it awakens to activity, the queen begins •to lay and the bees leave their hive to collect food. The bees are in this way far more numerous during the early spring months than is the case. with the untreated hives. The report' of the Canadian Farm Loan Board for the year ended March 21, 1936, states that during the year 5,109 first mortgage loans were made, amounting to $8,906,680, and second mortgages to the amount of $2,501,725. The largest number of both first and second mortgages were approved in the province of Quebec, with Saskatchewan occupy- ing the second position. Imports of cheese into the British Isles during 1936 were as follows: from 'New Zealand, 1,681,147 cwts.; from Canada, 602,541 cwts.; from Australia, 91,008 ewts.; from other British countries, 30,694 ewts., and from foreign countries, 271,099 ewts. The chief supplies of butter to the British market in 193E from Empire countries were from New Zealand, 2,791,914 cwts.; Australia, 1,694,222 ewts.; Irish Free State, 468,272 cwts.; Union of South Africa, 75,498 ts., I ewand other Empire countries 107,119 cwts. Foreign countries supplied 4,- 615,018 cwts. "That new farmhand is terribly dumb" "How's that?" "He found some milk bottles in the grass, and insisted he had discovered a cow's nest" Try This Appetising Recipe FISH CHOWDER 1 Pounds of fresh fish (had,. lihddock or other fish) 2 Cupfuls of diced potatoes' 1 Cupful of diced carrots 4 Cupfuls of water /,I Pound of salt pork, diced 1 Medius, onion, chopped 2 Tablespoonfuls of flout 2 Cupfuls of milk Salt and pepper to sesta Remove the skin and hones from the fish and cut into small pieces. Cook the fish, the diced potatoes ,and the carrots in the water for ' 11 minutes. Fry the saltpork until crisp,' remove the pieces and cook the -onion in the fat 'until fender. Add the flour, stir until well blended and gradually ' add themilk, stirring until the mixture is smooth and thick.. Combine this mixture with the fish and vegetables, season to taste with salt and pepper, sim- mer for about 10 rn(nutas, stir- .. ring frequently arid serve hot. If you can hear the tales of broken . DAY A. �.SIl VOWSIlkitIII DAY BRING Canadian liish and She lfish more often to your table. Benefit by their richness in proteins, minerals, vitamins and iodine. Enjoy their delicate, easily digested and fine tasting meat And make a saving in your budget, too, for Canadian Fish Foods, through their great nourish- ing qualities, give you full value for every cent spent. Serve Canadian Fish and Shellfish more often. Fresh water fish: or sea- food . . in fresh, frozen, canned, pickled, dried or smoked form . whatever way you prefer this deli- cacy . it is available in prime condition. DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES. OTTAWA Write For FREE Booklet Department of Flsha•ios, Ottawa '139 Please send me your free 52 -pogo booklet "Any Day a Fish Day", containing: 100 delightful and coon's-. inlaid Visit Recipes.. Name' Address CW5