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The Clinton News Record, 1937-08-19, Page 7THURS., AI.TG. 19, 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH. Enjoy to r at its best VWa'Ly sMoV'Mae1 i aero'N,R's'i'rYAWAYL'L'L°aaia'e°a"e°s•aWaVd%. ry YOUR - WORLD AND MINE R (gopyright) by JOHN C. KIRSW.00D .wiro.164e.w.r.vmeevWlerwirehwwweverAmoweeeorinj In Toronto is a professional man .of some distinction—a man much in the public eye. His record is not wholly unspotted, and he is not do- ing much to,advance himself in pub - ;Be esteem. Men who know him well say that he is a liar and is vindica- tive. Nobody trusts this man very much, not even his employers. He has a son—an adult—a univer- sity graduate. I see his name in the newspapers not infrequently, but he never interested me. His father's shadow fell over the son. And then one day I heard about him from one who has been compelled by an uncon and themselves. Yet I am sorry to see their chil- dren going astray. While it may be true that children get off to a very bad start, yet it is not at all neces- sary that they should stay in ' th, wrong way of life to the end. There comes a time in the life of us all when responsibility for our way of liferests solidly on our own shoul- ders, and not on the shoulders of our parents. When this time comes, then we ourselves are blameworthy when we go astray and keep on in bad ways. When young people -young women trollable circumstance to have a sort and youngmen— deliberately- eon- • of contact with this young man. From this man I learned that young . • Drinkwhisky (most certainly n o t Drinkwater) is a very bad actor — drunk most of the time, His par- ents have been away on holiday, and young D has been misbehaving very badly in his home. For exam- ; pie, he has as his companion a young Woman who is ready to drink with him and get drunk. She drives D's motor car because magistrate's have • suspended D's license for drunken driving. Even so, he has driven, and 'the police have been after him for 'this repeat offence. He gives rubber • 'cheques—cheques which bounce back ' to him -•r to retailers, and he even ' 'tries to buy whisky with these N. G. cheques, giving his bad cheques to . trusting delivery boys. When credi- • 'tors go to the young man's father, 'he says that he, the father, has no responsibility for his son's misdeeds and debts.Perhaps not a legal re- sponsibility, but surely a moral re- .'sponsibility. A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND -LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA TILE NORMAL BABY The number of requests for infor- mation prompts the writing of this article on the normal baby. The following are, the general characteristics of the normal, healthy baby: -- A good; appetite; Absence of vomiting or 'regurgita- tion; WORDS When we think that from the time our infant, lips lisp our first baby word till the good-bye of our last farewell is spoken, not one word can be. recalled. How careful and guard- ed we, should be that our tongues do not frame words and ,odr tongues speak them which will hurt or sting, or will perhaps mar the lives of those spoken to or about, It does not take any more effort to speak a kind word that it does to say a. mean and hateful' one, but how we should guard ourselves lest the unpleasant should take the place of what is cheerful and helpful, - When a dear one has gone, how often we would like to recall them just to tellthem the remorse that is left with us because we, at times, dis- heartened them by unkind words. "The words we. utter are ne'er un- said." How - often, on the other hand a happy, encouraging word. has heart- ened us and led us on to victory both in our moral and spiritual lives. May we make this our daily pray- er:. "If any little word of mine, May 'make a life the brighter, If any little song of mine May make a heart the lighter, God help me speak the little word, And take my bit of singing And drop it in some lonely vale To set the echoes ringing." Bowel movements, one or two in twenty-four hours; A steady gain in weight; A constant growth in stature and fntelligenee; Clear skin; Bright, wide-open- eyes; Alert, springy musl'les; A -contented expression; Very little crying; Quiet, unbroken sleep, with eyes and mouth closed; No evidence of pain or discomfort. The development occurs in the fol- lowing order for the average normal baby:- The soft spot at the back of the head closes at about the end of the second month; the one on top of the head, between the 14th and 22nd months. The eyes, usually blue 'at birth, assume their permanent colour in the first three weeks. At six weeks, the baby begins to distin- guish different objects, and by six months definitely recognizes objects. Hearing and knowing the direction of sound develops about the second month. With the' body supported; the head is held up at four months. The baby laughs aloud at from the third to the fifth month. He reaches for toys at from the fifth to the seventh month, He sits erect -and creeps at from the seventh to the eighth month. He attempts to stand at the ninth or tenth month, and can, with assistance, usually stand at the tenth or the eleventh month. Be be- gins to walk at the twelfth or thir- teenth month and usually can walk alone by the fourteenth or fifteenth month. He can usually speak a few words at one year, and short senten- ces at the end of the second year. tinue to practise evil ways, then it is a sign. of mental stupidity and Iinip will power. We have—all ofus seen young people consorting with others of weak wills and mental stu- pidity just to get hand-clappings from their fellow weaklings. It is an ex- ample of showing off before fools. What can you hope for from men who are elated when fools applaud them? I knew a man who had gone•astray, and who had sought the companion- ship of fools. But one day, sudden- ly and soundly, he turned his back on his companions, and started in to redeem himself. Immediately h e found power to carry on in right ways and swiftly rose to distinction, and was in the way of high honours. Then The Great Reaper garnered him, for probably he was ripe for Heaven. All of us know men who bad been sowing wild oats, and who, by some mercy, joined to their own good sense and their powers of resolution, turn- ed their back on their past, and con- tinued unswervingly in the way which leads to honour. I should like to think that among my readers are some who are unhap- py bedtime of their follies, and who are wondering if ever they can escape Tem the bog which they wandered into thoughtlessly or deliberately. Of course a man can escape from any path which he no longer wants to walk in, but it may be that he will have to fight himself over and over again in a purpose to kill his worse self. Some young people imagine that they have to be doing things which will get them seen and talkee about. There is in thein a passion for cheap fame. If they can stand out in local sport, or in local dramatics, or in prowess of other sort they let them- selves become puffed up. Some be- come extraordinarily vain because of their good looks, and they are quite willing to have empty heads .if only they can look like Norma Shear- er, or Hobert Taylor or some other Hollywood star. I cannot banish from my memory the sight of a rath- er severe -looking young girl, with\ black -rimmed eyeglasses, with a cord, who gave one the impression that she was intellectual, yet shecarried about with her a magazine dealing with the movies! The young people who have my personal approval are those young farm -bred man and women who are: devoting themselves' seriously to their farm occupations -the breeding of stock, the culture of fruit, the beau- tification of their farm and their farm home - young people with an aim. Also, those- town -bred young people who are earnest in their purpose to use their work time and their leis 'ere time ,for self-improvement and self -advancement within :their own community and who are buntline; up a sound character a brick ata time. All - ofens like brave people, who live clean lives and who have a good deal of altruism in their make-up: people who want to give their strength to others. This young man of whom I have. t told is not likely to be identified by any of my readers—or perhaps many ' will identify him by saying, ,`I know the ,Very 'man," meaning that this man D has so many duplicates. • I suppose that in every community 1 there are young men very much like Drinkwhisky. These young men be 'Stan to be bad rather timidly. It was not that they were bad by nature. Probably they were rather weak-wil- led. Probably their parents were ,not wise parents—not very strong- .eharactered. Perhaps these parents were, just a little inclined to be a little bad themselves willing to drink whisky and cocktails, willing to get "into hopeless debt, willing to violate most- of the Ten Commandments. Their children, finding their parents poor examples of righteousness, felt themselves justified in imitating their, ! parents' ways. Probably from child - 'hood the youngsters "checked" their parents, defied them, were habitually ' disobedient. Probably their parents • didn't love their children very hard- found them a good deal of a anis- . once. So it was nothing to be sur ,prised at when their wayward chil- dren began to sin in various ways— to go to the devil rather rapidly af- 1-ter they_ had reached the age 18. Itis bossible that the parents of ' sons and daughters wholly out of ' their control nray be lamenting over. 1 their children's naughtiness, and even. ''asking to be pitied, quite failing to •' see that itwas they themselves who set their children's feet in slippery paths --paths leading to destruction and viciousness. All of us know young married peo- ple with one child or - two who never should be .parents. These parents married perhaps with no desire for offspring. They were dust foolish young people, spendthrifts possibly, thinking chiefly of pleasure, devoid of strength of character, without mo - roe perceptions, quite willing to get into debt, quite ready to quarrel with each other, quite willing to let their children grow up like weeds—uncared for, unloved. If their children do ' grow up to be wilful, bad and heart- breaks, then it is just retribution. What was sown was reaped. When 'I sea parents who are like those I have described I cannot feel —"PEG " COOKING CARE OF CHILDREN TOMATO COCKTAILS Now that tomatoes are plentiful, the following recipes taken from the circular "Tomato Juice and Tomato Cocktails" issued by the Dominion Department of Agriculture may prove interesting. Honey Good ;Sburce 11 Of Home -Made Vifiegar Home-made vinegar of good qual- ity can be prepared on the farel. from a variety of raw products, pro- vided they contain fermentable sug- ar in sufficient quantity. As raw ma- terials, the juice of apples, grapes, berries or other fruit, and honey may all be used with success, but, whatev- er material is used, the general di- rections and precautions for making the vinegar are essentially the same. It is necessary to keep in mind that there are two stages in vinegar mak- ing, representing two processes of femmzentation.• -These two stages are quite distinct. The first stage is the alcoholic fermentation of sweet juice whereby the sugar is converted into alcohol through the action of yeasts. The second step consists in the con- version of the alcohol into acetic acid. In making vinegar from honey, the honey should first be diluted with five times its volume of water to re- duce the sugar content to proper pro- portions for fermentation. As hon- ey does not ordinarily, contain suffi- cient yeast food, other than sugar, it is advisable to add a quart of some kind of fruit juice to every five gal- lons of diluted honey in order to en- sure a good alcoholic fermentation. In place of the fruit juice, if so desir- ed, one-half ounce each of ammonium phosphate and potassium tartrate, obtainable at any drug store, may be added to the liquid. The procedure. is then the same as for cider vinegar. Full directions for molded cider vinegar and other kinds may be found in the circular "Vinegar Making en the Farm" which may be obtained free on request from the Publicity and Extension Branch, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, Ottawa. THE BEARDED IRIS (Experimental Farms Note) All iris bloom is fleeting, and the bearded iris season is but a short one at the best. Granted a cool per- iod for their annual display, they will, linger awhile, but intense sun- light and drying winds quicken buds to open and hasten the passing of blossom. As bright sunshine, is not flatter- ing to the iris and as breezes disturb the delicate poise of flower and stem, the sympathetic and conscientious grower visits his iris et eventide, when the wind is stilled and the mellow light induced by lengthening shadows provides the perfect medium in which to view the quiet tones, blends and contrasts of colour. Although an infinite number .pf beautiful varieties are available, en- thusiasts and breeders are still seek- ing for improvement, and many new Sorts are introduced every year, At the Modern Experimental Sta- tion no attempt is made to keep up' to date with recent introductions, but additions to the collection are n'Iacle regularly. The following sorts are new to the station, and are selected as superior to older varieties. The descriptive matter is from 1937 ob- servation. The letter S signifies standards and F. falls. -palemml,--is a smoky pale yellow and lavender blend, suggestive of a larger Quaker Lady. Tenebrae; - large, dark but bright violet S, pur- ple P. Antares, -=Crean,. S, deep viol- et, splashed F. Mystic. pure white S, violet veined, F, distinct and arrest- ing. Alice Aileen,—pale bluish lay - Linda :self, a great improvement over; tee older sorts of this colour. Mourn Royal,—large violet S, purple F., early, 'Vega,—smoky yellow Septumr purple F. Evadne.—old rose, violet shaded S and F. Etoile de Matin,— cream( blue tinted S. and F. White t?ueen,-pure - clear white self. He- rtel-le—white S. lilac veined le, Bo- mance.-old rose suffused violet self. Citronella.— light, yellow S ,bright maroon F,^the golden beard gives the effect of a lighted lantern. Anne Leslie,—white, blue tinted S, bright purple F. Darby, Joan, and' Nancy Lee are very vigorous sorts introduced by Mr. I. 1,. Slciirner. Deopreore; Mani- toha. They are noted here for flori- ferousness, end have special merits for 'massa or landscape planting. August is an "approved: time 'for setting out a new plantation of iris.' The dahlia has been grown 'as . a garden flower for about 100 years, However, the most popular variety, the Cactus, did not appear until a- bout 1880. A more recent type, the a particle sorry for them. I feel Collarette, which is still ui+known to that it is but just that they should many people, was ' introduced about ' be punished continuously for. their 1900 and the naeony-flowered variety Great minds have purposes, others { Ritts as these relate to .their children not until 1908. - e have wishes.—Washington Irving. Tomato Cocktail (No. 1) 18 ripe tomatoes 1 cup chopped celery 1-2 cup chopped onions 2 tablespoons vinegar 3 sweet green peppers 1 sweet red pepper 2 tablespoons salt 1-4 cup sugar Mash. and cut tomatoes, but do riot peel. Chop the peppers finely. Mix tomatoes, celery, onions, peppers, and salt together. Boil for one-half hour. Strain through a coarse sieve. Add the vinegar and sugar. Boil the:ee minutes. Seal in sterilized jars. Film Invades Library; Aids Research Workers Research workers, students, and others seeking valuable . information are often at a ' great disadvantage through being unable to obtain the necessary books or docuitnents, There may be many reasons for this. The. books may be exceedingly rare and practically unobtainable, or they may be in libraries in distant lands, or in private libraries from which they may not be borrowed. All these dieabili- ties have vanished, for science at last has come to the aid of the scientists themselves. In short, the film has invaded the portals of the sacro- sanct library and soon it may be the. fashion to borrow a filmstat instead of a book. The latest development of the .film is the ienroduction of articles in books and periodicals. Instead of borrowing the Heeded volumes from distant libraries, all that is now necessary is to order a filmstat of the pages required, For example, one printed page occupies about three- quartet's'of an inch of film. An en- tire issue of : a daily panes takes up about two inches of film. Two com- plete conies of a telephone book can Tomato Cocktail (No. 2) 1 bushel tomatoes 1 small head celery 1-4 cup vinegar 1-2 teaspoon white pepper 1 cup chopped onions 4 tablespoons salt Boil all together fol. 20 minutes. Strain and boil 6 minutes. Bottle and seal. Tomato Cocktail (No. 3) 1 No. 2 half -can tomatoes, or 1. pint jar home canned juice 1 teaspoon minced onion 1 tablespoon minced celery 1-2 teaspoon salt. Mix all together and let stand at least one hour. Strain and chill before serving. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETiS. Here They Will Sing You Their. Songs-Solmetilles Gay, Sometimes 'Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring: "BESIDE HURON'S DEEP" Poem Dedicated to Bayfield by Winnifred Brown Aherns, Beside Huron's Deep where the Sun goes to sleep There's a village tucked back in the Hills And it brings back sweet memories • of days long ago - As I picture it's River and Rill's. There's an, old-fashioned bridge hid- den back in the trees Where the robins repose in the cool summer breeze Tlne's starlight to guide you when the sun goes to sleep The place is called Bayfield, beside! Huron's deep. There's an old lazy River where the fish shanty's stand And an old fashioned pier where the fishermen land There's fishing galore and the fish never sleep - The place is called Bayfield, beside Huron's deep. There's beautiful meadows, therere violets and bees And quaint little streets lined with tall maple trees, Where the Hollyhocks beckon to the wild rose so sweet The place is called Bayfield, beside Huron's deep. , Tomato Cocktail (No. 4) 1 No. 2 half -can tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1-2 teaspoon minced parsley 1-2 teaspoon white pepper 3 cloves 1 teaspoon minced onion 1-2 teaspoon vinegar. Add the ingredients to the toma- toes, boil together five minutes, strain and chill. The c reeler on Tomato Juice and Tomato Cocktails may be obtained free on request from the Publicity and Extension Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Cool Drinks The list of fruit juices suitable for cool drinks is almost endless, but or- ange and leinon juice are always fav- orites. To the following basic recipe may be added, in any preferred pro- portion, the sweetened juice of rasp- berries, pineapple, cherries or grapes. Juice of 2 oranges Juice of 1 lemon 6 tablespoons sugar 3 cups water Add sugar to fruit juice and stir until dissolved. Add cold water and serve. Raspberry Punch 1 cup raspberries 1 cup currants 1 lemon 1 pint boiling water 1 cup sugar 1 cup tea. Crush fruit and strain through a cloth. Without taking the pulp from the cloth, put into another dish and pour the boiling 'water over it, Drafty off, but do not squeeze or it will be muddy.. Add the sugar to the liquid, and stn' until it is dissolved. Cool thoroughly before adding" the fruit juice and.: tea. ROME LIGHTS The wistful stars that one by one Jet heaven's hills with light, Are like the little lamps of love That mothers set ,at night On window -sills, That, those they love May guide their steps aright! So 'like A little lamp that shone For me', in days of yore— So Iike a Iittle lamp that shines, On earth, for me— No-more! In a setting of silver, purple and gold the sun goes to sleep In a bed of pure gold. Then the moon says hello, as it's pale shadows creep The place is called Bayfield, beside Huron's deep. If you care to see nature as God put it there, That's the place you will find it, there's none can compare. Honey suckle and moss make a path for your feet, The place is called Bayfield, beside Huron's deep, r•ieulture in the Confederation Build- ing, Ottawa. ,Thus; through the filmstat, the whole literature of the world' will be at the disposal of all. 'There will be no need to travel to Europe to see and `read unglue books, and it is probe able that -soon filmbooks may , be bought cheaply. For instance, as Miss A. h. Shaw, librarian for 'the Dominion Department of Agriculture, points out, the Gutenberg Bible, val- be photographed on a . film space uod - at $6;000,, will be, obtainable .for less than tjiat of one page of the book. In order to read these films, a projector, known as the Recordak, is now available and has been set up in many, up-to-date libraries. One has been placed 'in the main library of the. Dominion Department of Ag- about'50 cents. At the present, film - state are available from microfilm copying services in Washington, D. C., and other 'places, at the rate of one cent a page, plus an initial charge of 20 cents. A 7 -page article would therefore cost, 27 cents. If it's beauty were painted with some artist's name, He no longer would look for fortune To frown upon the work you had to And when at evenfail, the stars, Dark hills of heaven jet, - They are not stars to me, but lamps That waiting mothers set On windowsills Of heaven— That we may not forget! Harry Lee, GOD SENDS LOVE TO YOU Along the mountain ridges clear his rosy heralds run; Above the edge of dark appear the lances of the sun; Like broken armies, dark and low. Look up, my heart, from every hill In folds of rose and daffodil The sunrise banners flow. Oh, fly away- on silent wing, ye bod- ing owls of night! Oh, welcome Iittle birds that sing the coming -in of light! For new, and new, and ever new, The golden bud within the blue; And every morning seems to say: "There's something happy on the way And God sends love to you!" —Henry Van Dyke. OUR SPECIAL PLACE Could you have picked the task you have today It would have been so different, you say; No dull monotony would have caused you , s9' and fame. He would find there that something to make his picture complete The place is called Bayfield, beside Huron's deep. —Deborah W. Brown, born in Bayfield. 0 LONG AGO AND FAIL Gold was the sand they rested on, (0 long ago and far!) Said one, "Our questing ends anon— Behold, how near the star! O sirs, this King we ride to find - Moves in strange glory' through my mind Resistless, terrible as wind." (0 long ago and fart) The quick wind blew the lifting sands (0 long ago and far!) In golden rain against their hands, Hiding awhile the star. Again he snake: "Earth wearies of Wise endless words andeinailed glove What of a Ring whose rule were love? (0 long ago and far!) The swift wind died, the soft sand fell, (O long ago and far!) ell The camels knelt with tinkling bell, With glory' blazed the star; And nq,word more did any say, But rose and roiled their spats' away,. For it was dawn and Christmas Day! (0 long ago and far!) —"Song of Three Kings", Mackay. FINE FEATHERS When someone uses this old phrase— Fine feathers—meaning but to praise The garments others wear, my mind Is all for feathers that I find By farm and marsh, by woods and hills: - - The peacock with his fan that spills Its jewels;' that iridescent speck, The humming bird; a mallard's neck Arched over water in the dawn; That proud insignia upon The blackbird's wing; a cardinal's crest Of flame, 'and that unequalled vest The bobolink favors; rainbows about A pheasant's neck; and sky, without A cloud, the: bluebird always wears; Gold' light the wild canary bears As if an altar flame tock; wings;, The cheery glow the robin brings Upon his breast—On large and small, On bold and shy, fine feathers all! Beauty for which the .mortals long— And under most of it is song! —Glenn Ward Dresbach. do. Could you have picked the life you have to live, Such sorrow and distress it would not give; You'd have it joyous, free from every care, With fame's bright baubles gleaming everywhere, But God, all perfect, has by wise de- cree Laid out our special work for you and mel By its fulfilment in our proper place We'll reach His home and look upon His face. —Kathleen A. Sullivan, University Coat of Arms The University of Western On. Saris has five academic buildings, namely, Main Building, Science Building and Library Building for the, College of Arts, a Medical Sauce! Building and a building for the Faculty and Institute of Public Health. There are between sur and seven thousand students in the secondary schools of Western Ontario - who are qualifying for university mat- riculation. A - larger proportion of these students should seek the advantages of a higher education. The courses range in length from three to six years. The degrees are B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., M.A., M.Sc., - M.D., D.P.H., In 1936-37 there were 2614 regular students enrolled Applications' for registration should be submitted as early as possible. Students should come' to the University prepared to pay their tuition and living expenses in full and should not depend on getting work during their spare time. 'lT he nththeuut standard of eau. cation for the young Ivan who would make his life count in Me service of his country, is a 1,R. degree, For further , information write to— UNIVE SiTY o WE EPN ONTA PIO LONDON—CANADA eel esamessmesusee