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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-09-23, Page 8`TIIURS.,SEPT 23; 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD' PAGE 7. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH COOKING NAIA•I.YIM•I•MMI•I'I'I•I'e•IK'INI:I•I.I CARE OF CHITLDREN Tea for every Taste '503 (' to0m0m0..004.0.00:04..0w.,0*0 0®0m,,.mna..�,a.�m.1,®0 0mi oo.*mns.n®o�u�imlg, THE SUNDAY SCOL ,LESSQ N SEPTEMBER 26TH Introduction to the Lesson by REV. GORDON A. PEDDDIE, D.A. p®ysMsO011�".o.1,.�I,d•.I.1YOIIi11.0WYill�0.111.1l.M.11. lmno4m1.00.1 C. light, and, as ,His own possession, has claimed from -our hands the obed- ience due unto His Name. We have forgotten that we are not our own! Have we ears to hear the word of our Golden Text, "Beware lest, in not keeping His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which He commmands- thee this day, thou forget the Lord thy God." Consider your life: count your innumerable blessings — and be humbled thereby! Let the goodness of God lead you daily unto that repentance out of which alone shall arise an obedient remembrance of the Lord your God. We have come, with this week's Lessen Text.—Deuteronomy 8:11.20. Golden Text.—Deuteronomy 8:11. A rich young ruler once came to Jesus and claimed that he had kept :all the commandments from his youth .up, Be asked what other good thing it was necessary for him to do that he might have eternal life. Being -told that he must sell all that he had and give it to the poor he went away sorrowful (Matt, 19:16-22). He had .accumulated wealth. He had achiev- ,ed a high morality. He was desir- •pus of performing one final act of conquest whereby he might merit et- ernal life. There is no reason to doubt the truth of his claims, nor the lesson, to the conclusion of the pre - sincerity of his actions. He had ex- sent group of studies from the Old 'erted his every power to make secure Testament. At the heart of all these his foundations in time and in eter- studies there has been a clear, per- nity. Thiscoming to Jesus repre-• sistent call to obedience— of profound rented his final effort to snake use of gratitude on tise part of those whom -every known means to add a crown- ing work tohis noble edifice. But the young ruler had forgotten none fact: he had forgotten that he God has called into a covenant rela- tionship with Himself. Again and again the peorlle of God are called back to the initial word out of which 'had long since been justified,made alone issue their hope, their wealth, rich and secure,. by the God who had their power of obedience :"I atm the brought him out of the land of Lord thy Gocl, which have brought Egypt, out of the house of bondage thee out of the land of Egypt, out of (Deaf. 8:14; Ex. 20:2). Independent the house of bondage—thou shalt -of his own efforts he hadbeen re- have no other gods before me." Hear deemed! He had been keeping the now again this self -same word as it • commandments, fondly hoping that arises on the lips of the Apostle Paul, by this° obedience he 'might merit; a "Ye are not your own; ye have been redemption long since bestowed upon bought with a price: therefore glorify hint! He had been keeping the corn God in your body and in your spirit, mandments or his own ends—but the which are God's." (1 Cor, 6:20). Word•says, "Keep the commandments We conclude the lessons of this pre - that thou forget not the Lord thy sent quarter with a reference to the God!" His 'soul had become lifted up first question of the Heidelberg Cate - With an -audacious pride. , His wealth, chism. The question asks, "What is ' his strength of obedience, his life: thy only comfort in life and' in these (which belonged only to his death?" • The answer reads thus, most merciful God) he had claimed as "That I, with body and 'soul, both in his own. He had come to that place life and in death, ant not my own, where he was saying in his heart, but belong to my faithful Saviour ,Je- "My power and the might of mine sus Christi,' who with his precious hand hath gotten me this wealth" blood has fully satisfied for all my (verse 17). That the commandments sins, and redeemed me from all the 'should be the means of humbling him Power of the devil; and so preserves to confess continually that he was de the that without the will of my Fath - pendent for all things upon his Re- er in heaven not a hair can fall from denier: this, the inner meaning and my head; yea. that all things must 'reality of the commandments, he worktogether for my salvation. had overlooked: having forgotten Wherefore, by his Holy Spirit, he al - his debt to his Redeemer, having for- so assures me of eternal life, and gotten his inheritance in the new land makes me heartily willing and ready and his freedom from the old bond- henceforth to live unto him." age, having forgotten the Owner of ' his wealth and the Lord of his life, the young man would not be stripped "Double -working" ,apple trees is a naked of all his possessions=andin horticultural, practice which has not 'the unbroken pride of his 'heart, he been used to any extent in Canada turned away in sorrow., • 1 but is employed in the United States, Do we need to go beyond this word Poland, Germany, and Holland. "Doti- - to find the meaning of the sorrow, ble-working" simply means that trees 'the heaviness, which lies so close toy are twice budded or grafted, in con- the heart of wealth, for morality, yes, trast to the one operation ha standard 'and for our own and the world's sal- nursery trees. A pamphlet showing vatims, we have nevertheless forgot- how the method of "double -working". ' ten ilio who is the Author of all Is, carried out has been prepared and life, the Source of our every blessing,' may be obtained on request from the ''our Lord and our Redeenier-who hath Publicity and Extension Branch of brought us out of darkness into His, the Department at Ottawa. A HEALTH SERVICE qF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND. LIFE INSURANCE "COMPANIES IN CANADA. • MENTAL HOSPITALS There exists a general misunder- standing regarding t h e activities of the mental hospitals. T h e idea persists that such institutions are maintained to provide, for the shutting -up therein of those who are suffering from mental disease. The mental hospital is thought of as a place where restraint is commonly practised and where freedom is al- most unknown. That such was the case in the past merely means that, in those days, mental diseases were not understood. They were viewed as the result of heredity, were considered acts inevit- able and incurable, and in addition, were looked upon in the light of a disgrace, -.as they supposedly -indicat ed some defect, of an undesirable na• ture, in the family. ' We know now that mental disease is chiefly the result of faulty envir- onment. The child's surroundings, his earlytraining, the development of his emotional life, are the determin- ing factors as to whether or not he secures mental health and avoids mental disease. Mental hygiene is now considered a part of preventive medicine and is based upon the un- derstanding that mental health can be attained just as can physical health by proper care during the ear- ly developmental years. If mental disease does develop, and the patient comes under the care of a mental hospital, he receives treat- ment. There are curative methods for mental disease just as there are for physical disease. Modern medi- cine does not neglect the mental health at the expense of the physical. Modern medicine treats mental dis- ease, and the mental hospital is an institution where curative methods are applied, with the result that a return to normal mental health is se- cured in a large number of cases. As in other fields of medicine, it is preferable to prevent mental dis- ease than to await its appearance and then attempt to cure it. The future of mental hygiene is full of promise, and its development will go- far to- wards making life happier. There Is no reason for misconceptions concern- ing mental disease and the work of mental hospitals. A better public un- derstanding will help to secure even better facilities for those suffering from mental disease. Pipeless Organ`at CN Exp Bandshell T THIS year's Canadian National Exhibition one of the outstanding attractions was the daily public concert from the new Bandshell in the centre of the grounds where the Northern -Hammond Organ, an entirely new kind of organ using electrical impulses with no pipes or • reeds, was featured; thus proving the organ now has other fields than churches and` auditoriums or, the horse. This new instrument which is not affected by heat, cold or dampness, is the latest product of r the •Northern Electric Company's plant in Montreal, THE BREAKWATER Many of us have sat on the cliffs at Goderich harbor; overlooking Lake Huron, have watched the waves dash- ing up and over the breakwater, and have marvelled at the Majesty and power of God, who is able to make a smooth lake rough, and a turbulent water calm. On Saturday, a week ago, the sight was exceptionally impressive, Docked in the harbor was the much talked -of sailing vessel J. T. Wing, the last of. her' kind on the lake with .a cargo of 80,000 feet of los, just near the en- trance to the labor was the.break- water. In the distance could be seen the whitecaps rising and falling majesti- cally, .some times making them own way, and again crashing against one another. Finally the ones headed for the harbor broke on the breakwater, spine casting their spray high above and over it. The harm they could do to the harbor was ended there. Their force was spent.Altogether it was a thrilling and beautiful sight. One 'could not help snaking a com- parison between the breakwater and life. A breakwater is constructed in the first place by sinking loads of un - wrought stone into the lake, along the line where this protection to the shore Is to rise above the water. These are allowed to find their own "angle of repose." As the pile nears the top the waves finally settle them., This mass is 'then surmounted with a pile of masonry placed in such a position as to best resist the force of the waves in the fiercest storm. The principle comparison to our lives is in allowing our trust in Jesus Christ to sink deep enough into His Love, and in building on that trust so that the waves of adversity, anxi- ety, and sorrow can have no effect on our :Christian lives, , We stand on the shore, so to speak of our lives, and we see the waves of trouble rolling towards us, and our thoughts grow sad with the thought of impending difficulty. We see the waves pile on and on, and at last they crash against the break}eater of our prayers, and the harm they are able to do us is very much 'decreas- ed. Jesus Christ has given us the priv- ilege of building that breakwater. Are we accepting that free offer? SOW YOUR LAWN SEED NOW From late August to the first of October, the earlier the better, is the most favorable time for the germin- ation of lawn grass seed and the es- tablishment of growing plants. The growth urge is at its maximum,; the weather is cooler, with more plenti- ful moisture, and with shortening days there is an apparent effort on the part of the plants to achieve maximum strength in preparation for the winter. The earlier seed is sown, the longer seeding plants have to grow in this, favorable period before the ground freezes. After October 1 there is con- siderable hazard due to the possibil- ity that freezing will come when the seedling plants are too young to stand it, Seating should never be delayed so long unless It is impossible to sow earlier. Seed sown on established lawnsfor repair purposes 'at this season re- quires more careful treatment than in, the early spring. There must be as- surance that the seed.is covered with earth, since otherwise it is likely to, awash off the bare spots. Loosen the soil in the bare maces, sprinkle on the seed and rake it in, or if seed broadcast generally over the lawn it should be accompanied by a light top dressing. This should be prepared of sifted soil, which anay`be mixed with most successful method. The product n co irJete plant food. It should not exceed a quarter of an inch in depth when carefully raked and washed off the grass leaves. Tn•ounhont the cold -weather states of the United States, Kentucky blue n'na, is considered very satisfactory,. It'cs sown usually in a mixture which includes considerable : reel top and roue white clover and hent. Red top is a fine lawn grass which germinates more quickly than blue grass and be- comes established easily, but it is not eo permanent. It, is used a.s a ntITse crop to' the, • hlue grass, which, while slower in germinating and taking hold, will finally cone to dominate in the permanent ]awn. White clover created by an electric fan, with or thickens the turf and enriches the;wiithout artificial heat, It is difficult, soil. ,. It is a good 'plan for gardeners to have a ready supply of good grass seed for the late summer and fall 're seeding; and where 'new lawns are to be made, a supply of plant food will. also be needed. Though waves and billows o'er me pass In whelming flood of ill, Within the haven of God's love My soul is anchored still; For though the stress and strain of life, My thread of faith may break, The cable of his faithfulness No storm can ever shake. —"PEG." FURTHER PEACH :DELICACIES In view of the abundant crop of peaches this season, consequently making, t h e fruit comparatively cheap, the following recipes may be found to be of particular interest. accaaaaeigIfiiiaPar Peach Ginger 'Shortcake Quarter cup butter • 1 egg Half cup sour milk Eighthteaspoon ground ginger One and one quarter cups flour Half cup brown sugar Half cup molasses. Half teaspoon soda Eighth teaspoon ground cinnamon One teaspoon baking powder. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and beat well. Add molasses, then sour milk, to which' soda, ginger and cinnamon have been added. Mix well, then add flour and baking powder sifted together. Bake in a greased pan 50 minutes in a slow oven (325 degrees F.). Split while hot and pile sliced sug- ared peaches generously between and on top. Whipped cream may be serv- ed if desired. Fruit and Vegetables The home drying of fruit and vege- tables should be used as a method of home preservation only when home canning is not practicable, according to the information given in Home Drying of Fruits and Vegetables, now available from the Publicity and Extension Branch, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. The method is a process by which mois- ture is removed from the articles so that spoilage organisms may not grow. The disadvantage is that the flavour is somewhat changed in dry- ing and the vitamin destroyed by long exposure to the oxygen of the ai r, but the advantages are that drying, or dehydration, decreases the weight of the fresh material to 'almost one quarter, thus smaller space is requir- ed, and the dried products may be stored indefinitely without danger of spoilage. To obtain good results, good material must be used. There are three, methods of drying, sun drying, drying by artificial heat, and drying by air blast. The sun drying method is tke least expensive but requires bright hot days and 'a breeze, At the same time, if climatic conditions are satisfactory, it is the must be washed and cut in pieces about one-quarter of an inch thick., If cut too thin, the pieces are difficult to handle, and if too thick, they do not dry quickly. Drying' by artificial 'heat is best done in the oven, or a rack may be made to suspend over the top of the range,: If this method is used, care must be Caken•that the temperature is nottoo high at first, as the surface of fruit will be hard and the interior still juicy. The temperature should begin at about 110 degrees 'Fahren- heit and may be increased to 150 de- grees. The air' blast drying method is`the quickest. A current of air is however, to regulate the process as the product may become dry outside too quickly. If the oven method is used, the fan may complete thepro- cess more quickly by being, used, dur- insr the last half-hour. Dried ,Products 'should be stored in Fresh Peach Crumbly Crust 6.peaches 1 eup flour 1 cup sugar Half cup butter. Peel and. slice peaches and sprinkle half cup sugar over them. Mix re- maining half cup sugar with flour and rub in butter until blended and of crumb consistency. Spread over pea- ches and bake in a moderate oven half .-hour. Serve hot or cold. Fresh Peach Cobbler 6 large peaches 1 egg 1 1-2 cups flour 3.4 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons baking powder 3-4 cup milk. Peel and slice peaches. Sprinkle each layer with sugar. Make a bat- ter of the other ingredients and drop by spoonfuls over the peaches. Bake half hour in a hot oven. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. GOSSIP TOWN Have you'ever heard of Gossip Town, On the shore of Falsehood Bay, Where old Dame Rumor, with rust- ling gown, Is going the livelong day? It isn't far to Gossip Town, For people who want to go, The Idleness Train will talte you down In just an hour or so. The Thoughtless Road is a popular route, And most folks start that way, But it's a steep down grade—if you don't look out You'll land in Falsehood Bay. You glide through the valley of Vic- ious Folk, And into the Tunnel of Hate, Peach Muffins 2 cups flour Half teaspoon salt 1 egg Quarter cup butter 31-2 teaspoons baking powder Quarter cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 cup sliced peaches Mix and sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Beat egg and milk and add to sifted dry ingredients. Add peaches. Stir as little as pos- sible to blend well. Bake in a mod- erate oven (350 to 375 degrees F.) 25 minutes—serve hot. : Fresh Peach Sponge 1 cup fresh peach pulp - 1 tablespoon gelatine 1-3 cup boiling water Haff cup sugar Quarter cup cold water 2 egg whites. Soak gelatine : in cold water. Add boiling. water, then sugar, and stir until dissolved. When partly set add peach pulp and beat until foamy. Add stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn into" a wet mould and chill. If a richer pudding is desired, whipped cream may be substituted for egg whites, using half cup heavy cream. airtight containers. Tin cans or glass jars are satisfactory, or paper bags which have been dipped in wax and allowed to dry may be used. The bays should be well sealed and stored in a cool, dry, well ventilated place. In cooking dried fruits and vege- tables, the water which has evaporat- ed must be ''estored.. They should be soaked overnight,: using about four times as much water as the bulk to be cooked. Then they should be cook- ed in the water in which they 'have been soaked for a long time in a cov- ered saucepan at simmering tempera- ture. No sugar should be added un- til the fruit is nearly cooked. By this way a better flavour is retained and less sugar is required. - Effective from August•6; 1937, the rate of duty on preserved tomatoes imported into Belgium in containers exceeding three kilograms (6.6 lb.). in weight has been increased from 41.40' francs (about $6,97) to 80 francs (about $13.47) per 100 kilo- grams (220 lb.), the weight of the container included, A PRAYER "May every soul that touches mine, Be it the slightest contact, - Get • therefrom some good, Some little grace, one kindly thought, One aspiration yet unfelt, one bit of courage For the darkening sky, one gleam of - faith To brace the thickening ills of - life, One glimpse of brighter sky beyond the gathering mist, To make this life worth while, And heaven a heritage." —Exchange. WORLD'S END Some day I'll do it—I will go away, From all the old heart -broken, tired days; Then crossing the Add -to Bridge, you I'll piece together all my broken . walk heart; Right in through the city gate. Perhaps I'll Laugh and sing in strange, new ways. The principal street is called They - Say, And I've -Heard is the public well, And the breezes that blow from false- hood Bay Are laden with Don't -You -Tell. In the midst of the town is Telltale Park," You're never quite sure while there, For its owner is Madam Suspicious Remark, Who lives on the street Don't Care. Just back of the park is Slanderer's Row, 'Twas there that Good Name died, Pierced by a dart from Jealousy's bow, • In the hands of Envious Pride. From Gossip Town peace long since has fled, But Trouble and Grief and Woe, And Sorrow and Care will meet in- stead If ever you chance to go. —Exchange. WHATEVER IS, IS BEST I know as my life grows older, And my eyes have clearer sight— That under each rank wrong, some- where There lies the root of Right; That each sorrow has its purpose, By the sorrowing oft unguessed, But as sure as the sun brings morn- ing, Whatever is is best. I know that each sinful action, As sure as the night brings shade, A spotted dog with flying feet; Two women talking by the fence, With happy laughter, now and then Turning to fling some tender taunt Across the garden to their men. Kings may have crowns to weight their heart, But mine a cottage, grey and old, A woman glad of motherhood, A sleepy child of ours to hold; A homely ilobk about it all, A. seat of gentleness and grace, A love that sanctifies and makes A home of this old-fashioned place. —By Edna Jaques. • Some day you will awaken at the dawn,' And then, despite bright skies and nesting birds, You all will realize that I have gone, And it will be too late for kindly words . I could not leave you all at eventide When limpid stars come silent o'er the hill, For I would have you rest, though ii: had gone, And let you think that I was with you still. Of course, my dear, some day Til do that thing, But, you must never weep for me, that day; For I'll have gathered up my broken, life, And I'll ex, laughing, singing, on, my way. -—Anna MacDonald. HOME AT EVENTIDE • 1 We would be home at eventide, I . Old 'quiet folk who love to sit By peaceful doorways, cool and still, Enjoying the sweet breath of it: The shady street, the neighbors near, The sound of children at their play, A mother puttering 'round the house At the still even of the day. How good it feels to sit and watch Small happenings all along the street: A game of ball; a little fight; Is somewhere, sometime punished, Tho' the hour be long delayed. I know that the soul is aided Sometimes by the heart's unrest, And to grow means often to suffer— But whatever is—is best. I know there are no errors, In the great Eternal plan, And all things work together For the final good of man, And. -I know when my soul speeds on- ward In the grand Eternal quest, I shall say as I look back earthward, But whatever is—is best. - By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. LONELY VALLEY THE OPTIMIST Blackened trunk and blackened twig, I sing a song to the Optimist, and still the living green To the manthat is brave and strong, Comes bravely forthto hide the scars. Who keeps his head when things go' O Friend, when you have seen right, The naked hillside, bare and gran And smiles when things go wrong, where eau the lilac bloomed, I am proud of the genial Optimist, Will you not give a thought to these , your careless act has doo His radiant voice and speech; med? He helps smooth the rugged path The smouldering fire you left behind Of all within his reach, that bright September day, The match you flung so carelessly as I like the way of the Optimist: you drove on your way, Who looks foo the"bright and the best That half -burned cigarette that fell beside the winding road; You- bear the sin in secret—yes, but you bear a heavy load. And yet, the stricken valley wears a. trusting hopeful sir, As though it really tried . to say. "Now don't you fret and ea'rel So here's a song to the Optimist This frightful -thing that came to mei Who joyously works and sings was never planned by' you: And daily shows . this weary world Well both forget the harm they did The way to better things,— —but YOU be careful too!" Go enyille .Eleiser. EYchangab He scatters sunshine as he goes And leaves his fellows blest, I am glad to meet the Optimist; With his message of good cheer; He carries hope and confidence To those assailed by fear.