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The Clinton News Record, 1937-03-25, Page 7'THURS., MARCH 25, 1937 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD- ECONOMICS COOKING HEALTH "m"r' • •, m, m n n a s Ye m r rVilea r r ,nm m'Ait: �; �ir',r'.'h r m'4.4 r°ti'r r m r .. ,'n"n ,:,ir o�r'r u , r r ,t'*° ■ r " 'm u "m "a ti Ae' YOUR WORLD AND MINE by JOSH C.,KIRKWOOD (Copyright) f%..!%%°4'r%%%.000, 6%%%v,,%%%rr%1WW"p':',ni a°r°AS"ui Ven",?,i'Anir°:°s4im" N'e Will it upset some of my readers if I say that I am in favour of "mercy killing?" Probably every reader of the News -Record knows of persons who are dying of cancer -- wasting away without hope of cure. - Perhaps the time has already arrived when their aufferings are fearful — distressing to those who care for them. Probably these sufferers are kept from a consciousness of pain by injections -of morphia. I feel sure that these sufferers themselves and those in whose homes they are slowly dying would consent to a "mercy" death. I do not need to deal with the con- tention that if the law allowed mercy killing, many murders would be com- mitted under the cloak of the law. .Always you will find persons looking for holes—for the bad side of a case. Time was when there was severe leg- islation enacted to safeguard the public against locomotives whose speed was about 12 miles an hour. It would negative all progress if those persons having " adverse" minds had sovereign power. It would be easy to imagine persons opposing the erection of skyscraper buildings because such buildings increase the hazards of human life. Once there It would be better for the world was a farmer who was notorious and for ourselves if we deferred the locally for his fault-finding and pess- formation of positive opinions and imism. He had a magnificent field of wheat one year, and his neighbours, when they complimented this man on his crop, heard hint say, "Yes, but it is awful hard on the land. very positive language on matters on which we have no or scanty in- formation.? The lack of informat- ion prevents very few of us from having strongly -held and vocifer- ously -stated opinions. Challenged with the question, what is your in- formation? We have to confess that we have no information—that it is just "hunch" which is the foundation of our opinion. Yon will hear spare who say that the coming summer is going to be a cool one. These opin- ions are put forward in positive lang- uage—which is amusing, for who among us really knows. All about us are men who are betting—on mining and . industrial stocks, on horse races, on prices, on fashion trends, on human behavior- ism. These men have definite opin- ions which they back up with money. They may try to persuade themselves and others that their opinions are based on information, but, in most cases, their opinions are based on very slippery foundations—on hear- say, hunch and credulity. I can remember when Toronto was greatly exercised over the question, Shall the city have Sunday street cars? There was a time when it was regarded as a great sin to use a bi- cycle on Sunday, or to read a novel, or to go visiting. Time was when thousands of good people objected to having organs in churches. Today it may offend many if and when a violin or a cornet is played on Sunday in church. The fact is that new ideas always develop resistance. What persons'do not understand they fear. Time was when navigators feared to sail southwards: because they imagin- ed that the waters of the sea fell off into space like the waters of Niagara Falls. Superstition still persists. Many will not walk under a Iadder, will not start enterprises on a Fri- day, will carry chestnuts in their pockets to ward off rheumatism, are terrified by black cats which cross the street in front of them. If you will search history, you will find that the course of civilization was ` slowed up and blocked by the - fear of -men and women. Today we are amused by the stories of witchcraft, of fairies, of strange beliefs. Time was when Pasteur was scoffed at by doctors. There were multitudes who believed that the invention of maeh- Ines would ruin countries. Free trade was opposed for generations by Eng- lishmen. The idea of democracy was regarded as being a challenge to the idea of kingship by divine . right, Slaverywas regarded by millions as being bible -sanctioned: Vaccination is still condemned by many. Educat- ion for the poor: is considered to be a mistake in many countries. I suppose that there is none among us who is not resisting some idea or. project which a few years hence will have general acceptance. It is quite right, of course, to have new ideas and projects resist- ed. It is quite right that new econ- omic and political and social policies and projects should be -subjected to . close scrutiny and that their adopt- ion or rejedtion should wait until the pros and the cons had been thorough- ly explored., So it is quite right that the matter of mercy - killing should get a very thoroughairing before it should be legalized. What I am pleading for is liber- ality of thought. I would like to see then and women ready to consider new proposals : dispassionately, It is not given to most of us to have powers of perception in large meas- ure. Most of es 'have small minds, We are not profound thinkers. Most of us ale very, very ignorant. I think that it is true that those having very positive views and very quick react- ions concerning new ideas are very shallow -minded. They do not perceive that they are. shallow -minded. Indeed they may imagine themselves to be very far-seeing, to be thinkers. Cer- tainly they are not hesitant about expressing their views, Here I repeat something. which I found in a book "One's opinion is never better than one's information". Probably every one of my readers will agree to the truth of this saying yet is it not the ease that most of *us are daily expressing opinions in the avowal of our opinions until we had ample information on the matt- ers on interest or concern. I am asking my readers to become attentive to those persons whom they meet—in homes,. clubs, meetings and assemblies, in hotels and railway carriages, in conventions and com- mittees, in stores and restaurants, and who voice- opinions. Listen to the opinions which gush forth from the lips of young and old, and then ail- ently ask the question, are these Business Man's Train• To Northern Ontario "The Northland" is the name select- ed for the business man's new fast ov- ernight train which will operate daily between Toronto and 'Timmins, and Toronto and Noranda, commencing April 25. Announcement of this new service was made by W. A. Kingsland, Vice President in charge of the Central Region of the Canadian National Rail - wars and A. 11. Cavanagh, General Manager, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Reilwsiy, North Bay. This new service is designed to suit the travel requirements of the busi- ness man and it is, therefore, timed glibly -uttered opinions worth the breath used in uttering them? Are they based on information? Or if you want to get nasty, say to these who express an opinion, "What is your information? For of course you will agree that no opinion is better than your information, just what in- formation have you that has led you to express so positively that opinion? Or, if it is yourself who is express- ing the opinion, check up the value of your opinion with this question, addressed to yonrself, what is my information? Opinions and convictions are two different things. All of us should have both opinions and convictions. But both our opinions and our convict- ions .should be subject to change. Thus, you may be convinced that Canada should not participate in any European wars; and that smoking is a harmful -or a harmless -habit; and that a university education is, or is not, essential to ones largest success. I have a conviction, which is some- thing more than an opinion, namely, mercy killing is justifiable, under le- gal safeguards. The End A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND .LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA LEAD POISONING Convulsions in young children, are serious and naturally cause much al- arm to the parents. Manny mothers clo not kdow that lead poisoning is a common cause of these convul- sions otherwise they would take greater care to. guard their children against biting on painted toys and playthings. northbound to Ieave Toronto six pm., arrive Kirkland Lake at, six thirty- five a.m., Noranda, eight forty a.m-, and Timmins 9.15 a.m. Southbound, it leaves Timmins at four forty-five a. m. Noranda five ten p.ni., Kirkland Lake seven twelve p.m., arriving To- ronto seven forty-five a.m. Arrange- ments are being made whereby air-- conditioned sleeping cars of an im- proved type, also dining and lounge facilities will be operated on these trains. During the past few years the vol- ume of traffic to this Northern On- tario mining region has increased tre- mendously, and the new train which is being operated by the Canadian National and Temiskaming Ontario Railway is to provide the facilities required to meet this greatly increas- ed volume - of business. The sugars found in. Canadian honey are fruit sugar, known as levu- lose; grape sugar (dextrose), and cane sugar (sucrose). The last nam- ed is present in small amounts only. Levulose is a non -granulating sugar and is the sweetest sugar so far found in nature. CARE OF CHILDREN Many babies develop a habit of biting on anything within reach and Unless the parents are aware of the dangers of such habits and keep painted articles away from the chi'ld's mouth, convulsions or even blindness may result. For this reason children. should be restrained from putting any painted objects in their mouths. New enamel cribs or other articles of children's furniture are not danger- ous in this way because recent gov- ernment legislation has made it com- pulsory for lead-free paints to be us- ed in their manufacture. Old cribs and cots which have been repainted with ordinary house paints are on the other hand quite dangerous, since the soft layer of paint may be easily nibbled off and cause lead poisoning. Window -sills, kitchen chairs and ver- andah railings are other places where lead -containing paints are frequently used and a young child who is romp- ing about the house may get paint from any of these places. A doctor was recently called to see a child of 17 months of age who was in an unconscious state and having frequent convulsions. The doctor suspected that the convulsions were caused by poisoning with lead paint but on questioning the mother was advised that she had not noticed the child biting the paint from the cot or from any other painted furniture or toys. Not, being satisfied with this negative evidence however , an in- spection was made of - the child's home and it was found that, a consid- erable amount of soft paint had been bitten off the verandah railing dur- ing the summer. The child was just beginning to walk and was tall e- nough to reach the railing and nibble the paint. If the mother bad been conscious of the danger she would have noticed this habit and the child's life would have been saved. The responsibility rests with the parents to prevent these serious cas- es of lead poisoning, which occur all too frequently in young children. Questions concerning' health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personally by Ietter. [fT.ASiIIFr Have i jou ever been to IEastervi l le in gour little journeys -round ? Its a Queer little town just over the hill Where Queerlittle fo11< abound, b 'hats where the Easter IRabbit liven Where theEasterMouse does roam And the Easter Hen and her Easter chicKs Jin �- ast ervi lle have their home. But the Queerest of all these Easter fo1K Of whom we love to talk. _s the EasterDucklinq so fluffy and fat With its Queer little waddling walKe he Easter DucKling will bring to:tiou i -Ls Easter message of cheer And this cute little lucKlinq will soon be'round k visit ijou all this (jean '4 I ^ TDIA MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED. TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins' piring. A WAYSIDE THOUGHT How good to know thatiin our need When friends are kindest, true and tenderest That 'tis the Father's way of love He knows, and thus He sends it. And so when from a wayside rest We rise refreshed and comforted Thankful and happy to serve once more At His behest. —Anon. MORNING THANKS I thank Thee, Lord, this morn that I In health rose front my bed; And for the roof, as night went by, That watched above my head. I thank Thee for the raiment fit Thou dost to me afford; With hunger at Thy board. I thank Thee for some useful task— So many, Lord, have none— For love in which the soul may bask At home when toil is done. I thank Thee for the hopes that make A rainbow in the sky; That all this gratitude awake, Lord, do Thou grace supply. —Alexander Louis Fraser. SHE IS NOT BEAUTIFUL She is not beautiful, Yet Beauty speaks in her With all that it can pledge, With all it can infer, Soft winds. sing in her voice, Skies' blue shines in her eyes, And when she laughs I know A waterfall's surprise. She is not beautiful, But Beauty's torch flames white, Revealing all the joy Of her in silverlight. —George Elliston. ' THE SHY CHILD She is but five, with beauty for her need; And through the cracks that line the high board fence She watches shyly as I dig and weed, I spoke once to her and she vanish- ed. Hence I weed in silence, knowing all the ' white That sweet eyes watch. A cookie through the crack Is all that I' have ventured. Not a smile Or a single 'word of "much obliged" came back. The' cookie rested quite a while before A little hand stole up and took it down. I'll keep my heart of mother -love in store For some day when a smile sup- plants her frown. More cookies through the fence, and flowers, too, Will mark the days, till some time she will be M'y Tittle friend with laughing eyes of blue, Who'll even speak a word or two with ine. —Helen Moving in The New York Timos. WEAVING The shadows lengthened as I sat apart, My workbox at my side. With sad- dened heart f saw the soiled, snarled threads, and thought, "These are but worthless shreds; they're good for noughtl" A. rnasterweaver carne, and paused, and smiled, "Be not cast down," he said, "des- pairing child, Give me the threads!" I gave them o'er, arid he Wove me a fabric wondrous fair to zee. ' The. One who wove the seamless robe can take The tangled threads of life, and from thein make A fadeless garment for eternity; The Master -Weaver loves humanity. j Louise Yates Towsiss, In Kitting'' and Boinecrafts. • LIKE CALLS TO LIKE If you walk as a friend, you will find a friend wherever you choose to fare; If you go with mirth to a far strange land, you, will find that mirth is there. For the strangest part of this queer. old world is that like will join with like, And who walks with love for his fel- lowmen a n answering love will strike. If you walkin honor, then honest men will meet you along the way; But if you be false, you will find men false wherever you chance to stray. For good breeds good, and the bad breeds bad; we are met by the traits we show, . Love will find a friend at the strang- er's door where hate would find ,a foe. For each of us builds the world he knows, which only himself can spoil; And an hour of hate or an hour of shame can ruin a life of toil. And though to the 'utmost ends of the earth your duty may bid you fare, If you walk with truth and a friendly heart, you will find friends waiting there. —Edgar A. Guest in The Red Book, Easter and the Farm Linked for Festival "It is only agriculture which helps a man not to be a beggar, and it is only through agriculture that a man can be famous in the world by being called a king. Even persons who pos- sess gold, silver, jewels, and clothing beg front agriculturists. It is food which is life; it is food which is strength, and it is food that is the source of all life. Agriculture is the life of all animals." 1 This quotation is taken from a Sanscript manuscript of B. C. 1300 In a prayer to "The Glory of Para- sara", a Hindu saint, revered for cen- turies as the prototype of agricultural science: More than a thousand years, however, before the advent of Para - sera, the farm as the source of food, clothing, and the other necessaries for feasting and rejoicing at the var- ious national festivals, particularly at the coming of spring, was emphasized and recorded in the statutes of China, by the Emperors Fu -h± in B.C. 2852 and Shou-nung in B.C. 2800, the latter being known 'as "the divine labourer and inventor of agricultural imple- ments". At Easter or Spring time, as at all "other ancient festivals, the faun was idealized as the source of food by which all men and animals were en- abled to live, and today, whether this, important fact is recognized or not, the function of the farm as the pro- ducer of food and the source of'civil- ization has not altered. Without food and clothing, the celebration of Eas- ter would be impossible. Easter with- out paschal eggs, Raster without Eas- ter lamb, and Easter without the Eas- ter parade of the latest fashions in women's finery and the latest modes in men's clothes—for they all come originally front the Farm would, in- deed; be a dull one. The ancient sig- nificance of re -birth as symbolized by the farm would pass into the limbo of the forgotten. In accordance with the ancient tra- dition that the. world was "hatched" or created at Easter -tide, eggs were presented by the early Persians, Jews, Egyptians and Hindus t o . friends as a token of the spring or re- creation of the world, The early Christians adopted the custom to symbolize the Resurrection, and at first- coloured the eggs red in al- lusion to the blood of their redemp- tion. In the Greek and Latin lan- guages the term pascha, from the Hebrew Pasch (passover) was used, and in this way the Christian' cele- bration of Easter is linked with the Hebrew Passover and still ' earlier with the pagan festivals, of the . crea- tion. ,, The ancient Norse goddess of spring or fertility was Ostara (in Anglo - Saxon, Eastre or Eostre) hence the English name Easter,