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Books That Matter
-..A` Weekly Feature furnished by. the Association o f Canadian Bookmen
and the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
OUTSTANDING FALL NOVELS
Reviewed by Pelham Edgar
''Turning Wheels: By Stuart Cloete:
(Toronto: William Collins), Price,
$2.50.
• !Robinson o f England: By John
Drinkwater: Illustrated by John
Dowd; (Toronto: S. J. Reginald
Saunders). Price, $2.00.
North-West Passage: By . Kenneth
Roberts: (Toronto: Doubleday,
Doran-. Price '$2.00.'
The Citadel: By A. J. Cronin: Tor-
ronto: Ryerson Press). Price, $2.50.
Stuart Cloete has written a sav-
age and ' magnificent book. This
teems to be an age of great first no-
vels. Two years ago we had Marga
. ret Mitchell. Today we have Cloete.
It is not difficult for a reviewer to
predict almost as large a harvest of
readers for the newcomer in the field.
A million or so more or less does not
seem much to matter. A vast imme-
diate audience can be secured for a
book that happens to hit the contem-
porary taste. What really counts is
'enduring value, and Mr, Cloete has
broughtto bear on his theme so much
skill; intelligence and human nature
that the readers ofhis second book
will still be rereading his first.
tfr. Cloete disclaims all knowledge
•of the literary art. He is one of those
-refreshing people who never self-con-
"sciously have striven to be writers.
His Dutch ancestry, and his twenty
years of life on the veldt since the
war gave him his theme. By the di-
vination.of genius he has realised the
• 'effective way of treating it.
It is epic writing such as we do
not often encounter in these sophis-
ticated times. He tells the story of
the Boer trek front Cape Colony into
the Transvaal one hundred years ago.
His description of conditions is con-
vincing, his presentation of characters
. ;extraordinary vital, and his ability to
organize scenes of vivid dramatic
power is surpassed by no writer of
today.
The oustanding characters a r e
four. Hendrik van der Berg, the lea-
der of the trek, has all the obstinacy
:and fanaticism that we associate with
the typical Boer. Variations, of his
type we. may find in Hardy's. Mayor
of Casterbridge or Sheila Kaye
Smith's Reuben Bachfield, but Hen -
chard's redeeming tenderness is left
out of the picture. The biggest fig-
ure both in bulk and value is Tante
Anna, She escapes the final disaster
that engulfs the colony, and the book
closes with her colloquy with itinkals,
the Kaffier medicine man and magi-
.cian, another astonishingly vivid crea-
tion of observation and fancy. Fourth
in the group of memorable delinea-
tions we should rank Zwart Piete
whose wooing and winning of Sannie
leaves Lochinvar's exploit far, in the
rear. These are the major 'figures,
'but great as they are they leave, the
"Crown Brand" Corn Syrup
makes happy, healthy chil-
dren. No doubt about that,
for doctorssay it creates,
Energy and helps to build
strong, sturdy bodies. Chil-
dren love it and never . tire
of its delicious flavor. •
THE FAMOUS
ENERGY
FOOD
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The CANADA STARCH COMPANYttmlted
minors light and space to exhibit
themseivesl We are .not likely to
forget Zwart's sister, Sara, nor the
nightmare horror of her death.
The general narrative is vigorous
enough to bear the story in its ca. -
rent, but here and there scenes ap-
pear which are indelibly` etched in
memory. All the fights, human and
animal are good, but the final one
is the best in its slow -proving agony,
and Rinkal's fantastic journey through
the Zulu lines is a. fine piece of ro-
mantic invention.
A singularly quiet but . beautiful
book is John Drinkwater's post hum-
ous Robinson of England. Its appeal
is to lovers of England, and when you
are momentarily weary of plot and
counterplot and high tension excite-
ment you will find a refreshment in
its pages that will repay you.
All the zest of adventurous endea-
vour will be found in the early pages
of Rob er is Northwest Passage.
Langdon Towne and the Harvard au-
thorities have had a disagreement, so
he solves, his difficulties by enlisting
in Rogers' Rangers. His purpose is
rather to paint Indians than to fight,
but before he gets through with it he
Learns what bush warfare is in its
harshest conditions. It is the last year
of the war and the redoubtable Rog-
ers has been ordered to wipe out the
Indian town of St. Francis. Half the
book deals with the incredible hard-
ships of the advance and retreat, and
unquestionably this portion of the
narrative is vigorous and exciting in
the highest degree.
The second half is of a totally dif-
ferent character. Its purpose is two-
fold. Langdon Towne's development
as a painter and his love romance fur-
nish some of the interest, but the
main value of the book does not lie
in this direction. The chief concern
of the author is to follow the declin-
ing fortunes of Major Rogers. His
downfall is tragic, and is explained
partly by the machinations of his en-
emies; Sir William Johnson, the most
powerful and sinister of these, and
Pertly by the degeneration of his
own character. Its vehemence led him
to the heights, but the violence of
his nature carries with it the seeds of
its decay. The study does not lack
subtlety, but the author has not suc-
ceeded in weaving these varied
Strands into a coherent whole.
The last book to be noted is Dr.
Cronin's The Citadel. It is a highly
effective story, and holds the rea-
der's interest from cover to cover. The
book is propagandist fiction, and the
medical profession will have some
reason to think its statement of the
case unfair. They will feel that the
author has made the particular in-
stance stand for the general rule, and
that the public at large will conclude
that the standards of medical prac-
tice
raytice are regrettably low, .and the eti-
quette of the profession overdue for
a thorough house-cleaning. It would
be unfair to the. author to charge him
with this intention, but if yoti start
down the propaganda trail you are
not always master of your direction.
There is no space here to toll the
story. A newly fledged doctor, An-
drew Manson, is the central charac-
ter. Through his early struggles
he keens his ambitions unsullied, and
he has a splendid wife, Christine, to
^.uppbrt him. With prosperity cones
the change andhe is sucked into the
current of a lucrative London prac-
tice. The book ends as we had ex-
pected with his victory over this tem -
lotion, but Christine liis wife is dead.
.This is the best novel from. Dr:
Cronin's pen, and sustains his repu-
tation as an author of books that mat-
ter.
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BRANDED BEEF
With a view to making it possible
for the ct nsumer to identify quality in
beef, -and through the emphasis on
quality to provide an incentive for the
production of better beef cattle in
i
Canada, the Dominion Department of.
Agriculture some years ago introduc-
ed the system of branding the two
top qualities of Canadian beef, and
the increasing .sales' of this branded
beef have more than justified the pol-
icy.
'There are two brands, choice or red
brand, and Good or blue brand. The
Choice brand is a special grade which
is distinguished by a red ribbon-like
mark running the full length of the
carcass, so that when the beef, is cut
up a section of this red brand appears
in every important cut. The other
grade, Good, is alsoknown as the blue
brand from the fact that the ribbon
mark is blue. These quality marks
are the guarantees of good beef and
save trouble in buying, for the con-
sumer can rely on the quality of the
beef purchased. -
The following recipes are, taken
from the 'bulletin "Beef; 'How to
Choose and Cook It," which may be
obtained free from the Publicity and
Extension Branch, Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, on appli-
cation.
In 1931, 5,642,000 cwts. of apples -
were importedinto the United King-
dom. Of that number, 1,960,000 cwts.
came from Canada; 1,636,000 cots.
from Australia; 1,564,000 cwts, from
the United States; 377,000 ewes. from
New Zealand, and 105,000 ewts. from
other countries. In. 1935 the amount
of apples exported from Canada to
Britain was 2,764.000 ewts, and 3,-
373,000 cwts. in 1933.
Round Steak en Casserole
Trim off fat, remove bone from
round steak cut 1 inch thick. Cut in
uniform pieces for serving. Pound
each piece on both sides with the edge
of a saucer. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper and dredge' with flour. Brown
richly on both sides in a hissing, hot,
well -greased frying pan. Remove to
hot casserole, add brown stock to cov-
er the steak. To the fat in the pan,
add two tablespoons butter. In this,
saute two cups sliced onions previous-
ly parboiled two minutes. Cover steak
in casserole with prepared onions, add
one cup sliced carrots, season with
salt and pepper, cover and cook
slowly in oven until vegetables are
tender. Serve from casserole with
baked potatoes.
Vienna Steaks
Pass through the meat chopper
twice half pound each lean, raw,
round steak and veal, first removing
all fat and tissue. Season with 1%
teaspoonful salt, half teaspoonful
each paprika and celery salt and
eighth teaspoonful nutmeg. Add half
tablespoonful of lemon juice and a
few gratings of onion. Add slightly
beaten whites 2 eggs, mix well, let
stand several hours. Shape into small
cutlets or steaks, arrange in a well -
greased, hot frying pan; sear quickly
on one side, turn over and sear the
other. Cook 6 minutes, turning oc-
casionally. Spread generously with
butter. Serve with broiled tomatoes
or mushrooms,
•
Smothered Beef
To each pound of meat from rump
or chuck, add 1 sliced onion, 1 table-
spoonful 'dripping, 1 dessert spoon
prepared mustard, half teaspoonful
celery salt, third cup strained toma-
toes or tomato soup. Dredge meat
with flour and brown in the drippings.
Brown onions in remainder of drip-
pings, add the other ingredients,
and pour all over the meat. Cover
and cook slowly on ton of stove for
3 hours or more, or for (3 hours in -a
fireless cooker.
ENRICHMENT
Om' little talk to -day is on. En-
richment. If we just look around us,
how much we can find to enrich our.
Lives. Our daily contact with people,
the beautiful flowers, the picturesque
scenes as we pass along the',road, our
association with children, and things
too numerous to mention, contribute'
to this phase of our lives.
These are things which enrich us
asfar as our earthy lies are con-
cerned,
y v
cerned, but we. want to say some-
thing to -clay about storing' up riches
in that better land. •
We should have, as children, been
storing • up our minds with the riches
r
of God's word. As little 'tots at our
mother's knee our tiny . nnemories
should have been grasping such ver-
ses as "The Lord is my Shepherd, 1.
shall not want." "I joyed /when to
the House of God, go up they said to'
me,' etc.
Perhaps in some instances this
has been neglected, but that is no ex-
cuse for us not using our time.pro-
fitably in that way. It will be hard-
er to memorize.. but with perserver-'
ance we may enlighten our minds a-
long that line even yet.
We use our eyes in the Springtime
to enjoy the budding.' and develop
went of the May flowers, and why
not use them to gather the flowers of
the Bible\so that we may enjoy their
beauty.:
We must also enrich our lives by
prayer. What would the life of a
Christian be without prayer? We
know that we are addressing a play-
er hearing and a prayer answering
God. : How many times when trouble
has come into our lives and fears
have assailed have we turned to God
in prayer, and what a comfort it has
brought into our lives.
Then lastly we must have a per-
sonal friendship with Christ.
How do we 'become enriched by
this friendship? We are sinners
who have been rescued by grace. Our
sins are covered with His blood, and
our Christian life is upheld by` our
daily personal contact with Hinn.. We
must just put ourselves in His loving
care and allow Him to lead and guide
us in the Christian Way. Thus a
bond will be formed between our
Saviour and ourselves which will
grow stronger and closer as the years
go by and which will at last give us
an eternal abiding place with Him.
This bond can only be strengthen-
ed as we trust Him. His way we can-
not always see, but it is best.
"God hath not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower -strewn pathways
Always for you;
God hath not promised
Sun without rain,
t Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain.
But he hath promised
Strength from above,
Unfailing sympathy
Undying love."
—"PEG."
MAP OF CANADA IN
GREAT DEMAND
The Department of Mines, and Re-
sources has issued a third edition of
the new clap of Canada. This 100 -
mile -to -the -inch sheet has proved very
popular anclsince it was first publish-
ed about two years ago over 20,000
copies' have been distributed to appli-
cants in all parts of the Dominion.
and abroad, The 'new issue of '10,000
copies is to meet the continued cle-
mmnd for this maibr The pian shows
the provinces, districts, railway lines,
cities, towns, main rivers, and prin-
cipal lakes and islands. It is 25 inches
by 36 inches in size and is suitable
for ready reference for generel'.inforr-
nation about Canada's 3,694,863
square miles, of .territory. .
Copies of the map may be obtained
from.. the Surveyor General, Depart-
ment of Mines and Resources, Otta-
wa, at 25 cents per copy. A copy will
he furnished free to any school upon
the application ' of the principal or
school board.
A HEALTH -SERVICE OP
rHE CANADIANMEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
CLEAN HANDS,
To keep the hands clean by regular
washing, and not to touch foods with-
out having given the hands a good
washing with plenty of soap and
warm water and using a nail -brush, is
one of the most practical means
whereby we may protect ourselves
against communicable disease.
The whole purpose of hand -wash-
ing is often defeated by the wash -bas-
in. The only sanitary way to wash
is in running water. Most wash -bas-
ins, however, are constructed with
two taps—hot and cold -each with a
separate spout. This makes it prac-
tically .impossible to wash in running
water as the water which comes out
of the taps is either very hot or very
cold.
Strange to say, most baths are
equipped with a common spout, so
that, by adjusting the flow of the
two taps, the right temperature is se-
cured. It is, however, rather awk-
ward to use the bath when washing
the hands. Why put the type of equip-
ment on the bath which is really
needed, on the basin, not on the bath?
Wash -basins are provided with
stoppers in order that hot and cold
water may be mixed. The objection
to this is that you not only wash in
the dirt which comes off your hands,
but also in what may have been left
by previous washers. It is quite pos-
sible that your hands, after such
washing, may not be as free from
germs as they were before you start-
ed.
The mouth, from the point of view
of disease germs, is the dirtiest ani
most dangerous part of the body. The
wash -basin, which receives the -rins-
ings from the mouths of the family
as they clean their teeth, is more
than likely to be badly soiled with any
and all of the germs present in the
mouths of eadh member of the fam-
ily. The wash=basin that is used for
teeth cleaning is not safe to wash ,In
until it has been disinfected.
Bad as the wash -basin may be in
the home, the public wash -basin is
infinitely worse because it is used by
greater numbers 'of persons. Also,
many public wash -basins, in order to
save water and over -flowing, have
spring taps that resist any effort the
individual may make to wash or rinse
his hands in running water. Trains,
at least, do provide a separate basin
for brushing the teeth.`
The dirt 'we can see is, generally
speaking, not dangerous. The real
danger lies in the invisible dirt—sec-
retions
irt—searetions of the body — which carries
with it the germs of disease for ex-
ample, the saliva deposited on the
common drinking -cup. It would seem
reasonable, from all we know, to say
that hands shoud be washed in run-
ning water—the way the surgeon pre-
pares his hands before an operation—
and that all wash basins should ,be
equipped to meke this possible.
BOYS:
Pick Plump Girls for Wives
Has any male of the species, yet
discovered any fundamental justifica-
tion for the passion of the female to
be slender? Why should she be will-
ing and eager to invest hunger, wor-
ry, wasted time, money, nncomfort
able trappings and sacrificed pleas-
ures—or all of them—to achieve.ar-
tificially and unnaturally a sylph -like
appearance.
The strongest theory is that the
reason is the despot known as Fash-
ion, and; probably akin to the dicta-
torial piece of nonsense which ordains
that men shall cling to the ridiculous
institution of .the neck tie as a relic
of the old-time neckerchief which, in
its day, was a necessary and -utilitar-
ian piece of apparel.
So perhaps the fashion of slim wo-
manhood is a legacy front the era
when it took twice as many rabbit-
skins to clothe a fat cavo -woman as
it did a thin one. Or from the time
when walking over hilly countryside
Or swinging from tree to tree were
the chief modes of travel, when extra
weight was a serious liability.
Anyway, a courageous man has just
written. evidently after suitable in-
vestigation, a bit of strong advice to
the youth of his sex, Pick a fat girl
if you want a good wife. She need not
be absolutely fat, he infers, as long
as she is comfortably stout, 'or at
least plmnp. But he says flatly the
girl with the roly-poly tendencies is
practically sure to be' more amiable,
abetter cook; less apt to stray off the
premises, and'an all-round better wife
than the average perfect 36 can be
expected to prove.` '
The explanation is a logical one,
says this defences and Lauder of the
curved womanhood. Any girl who is
not afraid of hawing a little more
flesh than naturally actually requir-
ed is likely to be practically bubbling
over with health all the nine. Fur-
thermore, since she obviously enjoys
eating, she's likely to be so interested
in food as to make it something of a
THE PLACE FOR A BOOKCASE
Bookcases are an asset to any
home. Il you have a particularly
long or wide hall, a built-in bookcase
will relieve plainness of an unbro-
ken wall.
On either side of a fireplace or set
into a solid wall, bookcases add dig-
nity to any living noon Very often
they give a room the appearance of
being much larger or deeper.
Another convenient place for them
in a very small room is under a win-
dow. A window that has wide sills
is particularly adaptable for this
type of modernization. •
Funds for such work are now a-
vailable at 'a very low rate of inter-
est under the Dominion Govern-
ment's Home Improvement Plan.
JULY, WEATHER HERE
FOURTEEN' YEARS' AGO
CARE OF CHILDREN
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You. Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
THE LOST FRIEND
Though he that ever kind and true
Kept stoutly step by asep with you
Your whole, long gusty lifetime
through
Be gone awhile before,
Be now a moment gone before,
Yet: doubt not, soon the seasons shall
restore
Your friend to you.
He has but turned acorner—still
He pushes on with right good -will
Thro' mire and marsh, by heugh' and
hill
That self -same arduous way,
That self -same upland, hopeful way,
That you and he, through many a
doubtful day,
Attempted still.
He is not dead, this friend—not dead,
But, in the path that mortals tread,
Got some few trifling steps ahead
And nearer to the end.
So that you, too, once past the bend
Shall meet again, as face to face, this
friend
You fancy dead.
Push gaily on,
while
You travel forward mile by mile,
He loiters with a backward smile
Till you can overtake,
And strains his eyes to search his
wake
Or, whistling as he sees you through
the brake,
Waits at a stile.
—R. L. Stevenson.
Fourteen years ago, on November
11th, 1923, James S. Smith and Sons,
well-known farmers on the llth con-
cession of McKillop township, leased
100 acres of nearby land and com-
menced plowing the next day. They
finished on Dec. 12th, having plowed
85 acres. Two and three teams did
the work with single plows. The wea-
ther about the middle of November
that year was terribly hot, almost
like July, Mr. Smith recalls. '
--Sea-forth News;
hobby. In short, the plump girl usu-
ally is aware that there's a lot more
in a kitchen than a, refrigerator ana
a can -opener and she can be depended
upon to work marvels in the way of
cooking.,—Exchange.
strong heart! The
NOVEMBER
Chill -clad cold November,
Autumn's drooping head,
Weeping skies psalm -like sighs,
Nature's cold, cold bed.
Dead leaves fall before me—
Elopes of summer dreams;
Naked boughs, broken vows,
Mirrored in bright streams.
Tatter'cl robes .of glory
Trampled by the wind;
Faded rays, faded days,
Floating through the mind.
Days of gloom and sadness,
Hours of sacred care;
Lonely biers, bitter tears
Hearts in silent prayer.
. —Thomas O'Hagen "In Collected
Poems."
THOUGHTS OP A DRESSMAKER
God bids me take
Just the drab fabric of my common
days;
From the man snipping of my earthly
ways
He bids the make
Fine raiment, cut with skill to His de-
signing,
Modish, and new, and shining.
But, fumbling with the poor and flim-
sy stuff,
Material so colorless and rough,
I wonder he should set
A task so hard and yet,
Lookine past all my failures, frets
.and jars,
Somewhere among the stars, •
God sees the perfect Thing;
The finished garment ready for the
wearing;
No crooked stitches and no pucker-
ing;
No careless tearing.
To disobey, or doubt Him were a sin;
Alt, well, the thought, the dream is
His design,
Not urine.
I'll thread my needle—and begin.
—Fay Inehfawn.
THE HILL
Breathless, we flung us on the windy
hill,
Laughed in, the sun, and kissed the
lovely grass.
as.
You said, "Through glory and ec-
stagy we pass;
Wind, sun and earth remain, the birds
sing still,
When we are old, are old ..." "And .
when we die
All's over that is ours, and life
burns on
Through other lovers, other lips,"
said I,
—"Heart of my heart, our heaven
is now, is won!",
"We are earth's best, that learnt her
lesson here.
Life is our cry. We have kept the
faith!" we said
"We shall go down with =reluctant
tread
Rose -crowned into the darkness!"..
Proud were
And laughed, that had such brave
true things to say.
—And then you suddenly cried, and
turned away.
-Rupert Brooke,
HEAVEN ENOUGH FOR HIM
Last evening I was talking
With a grocer, old and gray,
Who had told me :km dream he had,
'Twos, just the other day. •
While standing in his office
The vision came to view,
For he saw an angel enter
Dressed in garments white and new,
Said the• angel, "I'm frons Heaven,
The Lord just sent me down
To bring you Op to glory,
And don your golden crown.
You've been a friend to everyone,
And worked hard night and day,
You, have supported many,
And from few received your pay,
And we want you up in glory
Where you desire to be,
So place your trusting hand in mine
And come along with me."
Then the angel and the grocer
Stetted up to glory's gate,
But when passing close to Hades,
The angel murmured, "Wait!
I have a place to show you—
It's the. hottest place in hell,
Where the ones that never paid you
Do in torment always dwell."
And behold the grocer saw them,
His old patrons by the score,'
And grabbing up a chair and fan,
He wished for nothing more.
But was bound to sit and watch them
As they sizzle, singe and burn,
And his eyes would rest on debtors
Whichever way they'd turn.
Said the angel, "Come on, grocer,
There's the nearly gates to see."
But the grocer only murmured,
"This is heaven_ enough for me."
—Anon.
NOVEMBER PRAYER
1 like to watch the leaves that dance
Upon November trees;
I like to hear the way they laugh
Their answer to the breeze.
I like the gallant gowns they wear,
Of gold and scarlet made—
1 even like the way they fall,
So crisp—so- unafraid,
They lend my soul a little prayer,
They make me softly say:
When autumn comes into my life,
Let me be brave and gay,
God give me grace to laugh and dance
As to the branch I cling,
And let me wear a vivid dress
And dream, of youth—and spring."
—By Margaret E. Sangster.
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