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The Clinton News Record, 1937-12-16, Page 9THURS:, DEC. 16,1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS HEALTH COOKING Books That Matter A Weekly Feature furnished by the Association o f Canadian BooInnen and the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association EUROPEAN SCENE ---YES- TERDAY AND' TODAY: By Claris Edwin Silcox Heydey of a Vanished World: by. Ste- phen Bonsai; (Toronto. George J. :McLeod), Price, $4.00. Escape to the Present: By Johannes Steel; (Toronto: Oxford University Press). Price, $2.50. Here are two books which furnish ius with personal experiences of a re- Inall+able character. The first, by • Stephen Bonsai, carries us back to -the• eighteen eighties and eighteen nineties; the second, by Johannes .Steel gives us the reactions of a .,young German who came to maturity -during the war -smitten years and -was afterwards aGerman agent in Africa, South America and the Far East until the advent of Hitler and 'the cruelties inflicted on members of bis family drove him forth to seek +a better life in a New World. Heyday of a Vanished World Stephen Bonsai, often called Bon :sal of the Balkans", was one of James Gordon Bennett's ace reporters when the Commodore, as he' was familiarly called, was the publisher .of the NEW YORK HERALD. Mr. Bennett who it will be remembered, •financed Henry M. Stanley's success- ful search for David Livingstone, was always on the alert for possible 'explosions in Europe or Africa, and had his picked men on the job long before the powder magazine blew up, getting the low-down for the con- sumption of American newspaper readers. Bonsai was, for a time, one of his pets, and Bennett despatched him to 'various hot-snots—Austria, the Bal- kans, Turkey, : Germany, France and England. Here he met some of the 'outstanding personalities of the day; here, too, he found adventure of a unique character. These reminis- •eences enable us to understand more intimately the tangled background of European and world affairs which ultimately led to the debacle of 1914. Frankly, as we read, tite thought of- ten conies to us whether Europe ever was civilized, for the barbarities land moral obtuseness of the alleged 'statesmen who laid the foundations for the collapse of Europe's leader- 'ship are obvious, It is difficult to determine which of the experiences of Mr. Bonsai is 'the more absorbing. He describes the meeting of Icing. Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, with the re- doubtrble John L. Sullivan—a meet- ing which all, but scandalized the court of Victoria. He gives inter- esting sidelights on the Boulanger episode in France, when France a- waited the man on horseback who slipped off the saddle just at the critical moment. The description of Boulangism has a peculiar signifi- cance in these days when the French government is unearthing fascist or royalist plots. Perhaps, when the full truth is known, we may discover that the sinews of civil war for Gen- eral Franco came from certain finan- cial circles. in France and were -de- signed to embarrass the French vole ted front by creating a diversion in Spain. The Irish in Canada will be par- ticularly interested, perhaps, in the comments on Parnell and Kitty O'- Shea. Others may find the portrai- ture of Abdul -Hamid, the Great As- sasin, most memorable. The review- er was most deeply moved by the chapter dealing with Von Moltke, the hero of the Franco-Prussian war. Of course, when Bonsai interviewed Von Moltke, the warrior and idol of Ger- many was in his ninety-first year and the shadow of death was already en- compassing him. But the man of iron" is revealed as a true German and romanticist. Bonsai tells us of the vault on the hillside where Frau Von Moltke was buried,. the chapel overshadowed by a copy of Thor- waldsen's "Christ" with the words on the pedestal "Die Liebe ist des Gesetzes Erfullung" (Love is the ful- filment of the law). To this shrine Von Moltke went daily for twenty- two• 'years, remaining in the shrine for nearly an hour in communion with his beloved dead. And this was the "Man "of Iron"! Escape to the Present • Johannes Stel does not deal with the heyday of a vanished world but with the bitter world of present-day Europe from which he would escape to new duties in the New World, It is a tragic biography, written in de- fiance, not. in -vain regret. He tells us of the hideous conditions of his boyhood when, during the war, food was scarce and eventhe well-to-do families went hungry and he throws much light on the speculators who made money when the mark was de- preciated until Schacht stepped in as monetary dictator. Then lie attended the University of Berlin, and as a student associated with Socialists and Communists. Conditions in Berlin in the middle' of the Iast decade are trenchantly descriged. Finally, he entered the government service and Chance For Life Given Ontario's Children By Hospital For Sick Children ni Paralysis Epidemic Re. minds Province of Type of Service Given Every Day For 62 Years Like a spectre out of the dark ages, Infantile Paralysis (Poliomyelitis/ inpneared in Ontario homes late last July, Rich and poor, old and young city dweller and farmer—all n•r re hit. Anpear!ng without warning, striking tvhere least exneeted. the horror _..'Spread. By late August an epidemic bf meter prone -Hans was with us. School opening was oostponnd over a great Dnrtinn of Ontario. Children died before they could be rushed to hnanitale. - Nearly every parent in the Pro. 'Vince was concerned and took what brecautions seemed best to have Children avoid'cnntects which might bring the ghastly Plague to them. But mystery still shrouds the way 3n. Which this Areal disease it sr?reed. Then, the Iron Lune became front- Aage news. In all Ontario there were only three Iron Lungs avail - 'able. Telephone eno•tirins tn'Bnstnn and M-ntreal manufacturers pro - 'dined the indefinite promise that MAYBE In ten daps or two weeks r)")). rn;.ld .he shinned. But ritildren`were in danger, lives ... wereat. stoke.' IRON LUNGS were 4teeded at once, Sothe officials end. stat, of 'The Ilnsn!tel fnr'ick rhit- dran derided to build IRONLUNGS 'themselves. In less then eight hours, a crude but workable wooden lung was •finished -:less than 20 minutes before 'the (Motor bad said a little patient would die tiniess •a respirator could be nrevided, Pour more Iron Lungs (wonders in design and operation) Were rushed lo completion in as many days. En- thused workmen gave uo :Saturday, 'Sunday and the Labor bay holiday "to fabricate .the steel shapes and 'harts under :he direction of Hospital officials. These machines went into instant service. The Provincial Department of health then asked that twenty-three tmdre IRON LUNGS be built with call possibi..' speed, so that -children 'horn every Dart 'd$ the Province might be provided the only possible chance for Ilia duties the later stages o- the disease. Thus was the emergency met ; y The Hospital for Sick Children when many fives were at stake. There was no thought of expense or human limitations. The job had to be done, and was done despite the fact that it meant night and day service for many; many weeks. But this is just typical of the ser- vice The Elospitel for Sick Children has rendered for over 60 years. Every hour Of every day and night some emergency must be met. The life of a child. precious to some • family. is at stake. it is •,Cly wjten dozens of similar cases occur at the,_„ same time that the work becomes "news.' and can be called to the • attention of the public by the press in a snectacular manner, Neverthe- less. the work goes on hour after hour until' the days and months and years total decades of service: t,o the needy children of the Province, Every emergency situation creates costs which mount up far beyond the normal provisions of government end municipal grants. But, .unlike most other hospitals, The Respite! for Sick Children has no large group of Private Ward beds from which to draw extra revenue which can be applied to Public Ward service. Over 400 of the 420 beds are In Prblic Wards, No help is receiNed from the fund reflected by the Toronto Federation Inc Community Service. as patients ern taken from all over the Province. Sick and crippledchildren must be given medical-ettentinn and hos- offal rare nn matter what their cir- cumstance. Nn one would deny them this right, This worthy institution' has just started Its annual Christmas anPeal for fonds to enable its work to bo continued in lust as effective a man- ner as in the past,•'. 'rims,. who have investigated ell aares that Thr. Hospital for Sick Children makesmost careful use of cheeitehle donations and bnnuests— a, world-wide recognition fpr effi- cienry end economical operation has be-n'earned. Your pift should he maned to the Aoveel Secretary. The Hospital for • Sick Children, 67 College street, To- ronto. A chance for health and happiness is the greatest possible Christmas, gift to childhood. was sent to various continents seek- ing to outwit Germany's competitors and re-establish Germany's mar- kets. His exploits there, .while hell- est onest enough, are not particularly edi- fying to those whb hold to the sup- ersanctity of our economic e'ystezm and even Johannes Steel grew eriti cal of the whole business. Then Hitler came into power, his brother:—, a quiet student of ancient languag- es—was murdered, and in disgust our author escaped to America. He throws some fresh light on certain events in Poland, Japan and Ethiopia, and his book is bound to- create a sen- sation by reason of its forthright-. ness. Those who are tempted to be indulgent towards Germany• and thus corroborate the present regime in its exploitation of its "nuisance -value" shonld read this book and ponder its deeper implications for the world. Perhaps Johannes Steel is unduly bitter at times, but the Germany in- to which he was born and still ad- mires is ib more. So he has shaken its dust from off his feet, and his heart has been expatriated! Ger- many, he believes, is done for—"The Third Reich, loaded to ;the sinking point with Neuraths, is hastening, all sails spread, towards .a new ' and snore disastrous Versailles". One feels, too, that Johannes Steel believes that Europe is done for. It is becalming a Hell's kitchen where all the finer values of life ,are being suffocated. Perhaps so! And if so, then the New World may perforce become the residuary legatee of European civilization, but shall we use that inheritance any better? We wonder. Thera is a tragic lack of vis- ion in political and financial circles, and hien fail to see that in the last analysis the only seal wealth is that of human personality, made respon- sible in freedom, and released for a corporate life of dignity and nobility. A HEALTH SERVICE OF 'HE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 1M CANADA RUN DOWN When a clock runs down, it stops. In order to make it go again winding is necessary it is this energy that makes t h e wheels go round permitting the clock -Eo per- form its normal functions. The human body its many respects resembles the clock. It gets run down. Fortunately, for most people, it can be re -energized before it stops, but just like the clock, it will not perform its proper functions un- less the springs of energy and power. are available within. Why does the human body become run down? Because the supply of en- ergy and power does not keep pace with the demands. When this bal- ance is upset with expenditure ex- ceeding. income it is time to calf a halt and look the situation over care- fully. To put everything right may not be as simpleas winding the clock. It is important to know two things: Is the demand on energy .excessive due to carrying a load beyond one's. normal limitation? Is food which provides energy be- ing taken and assimilated in suffi- cient quantity? A little heart to heart talk with oneself in the majority of instances will answer the first question, You know whether or not you ,are honing the eandle at both ends. You know the amount of care you are exercis- ing with regard to your body and your brain. If you feel run down— below par—pushing yourself uphill— depressed—do a little plain thinking and ask yourself, what is the cause. It may be that despite your care and conservation of, energy that run- down feeling persists. Then ask your Doctor to find the cause. He is trained for that purpose. You may require a change of diet: Sonne or- gan of the body may need toning up. The answer' to your problem may bis 'simply found and just as 'simply cured. But if the cause of the run down feeling is due to some more serious' condition it is greatly to your advantage that the cause be discov- ered early. A stitch in time saves nine—an old adage that is one 'hun- dred per cent applicable to this dis- cussion. Early diagnosis permits of intelligent treatment before too much damage is done,. Thousands of lives are spared because of early treatment. Thousands' of lives are lost because of delay in diagnosis and treatment:' A run down feeling is a danger signal which should cause elle to stop and Iook. Your may go by it with- out a crash but that is taking a chance and there is nothing 'heroic or sensible about taking foolish chan- ces with human. life. COITRAGE "Courage, brother, de not stumble, Though thy path be dark as night, Theses a stat to guide the humble, Trust in God and do the right:" What a vast amount of courageis required to face the problems and difficulties of this wocldt But after all what. a grand thing it is to know where to ga to find the source.of courage. There is only one fount of courage and that is Jesus, Christ. A Mother has the courage 'to face a crisis of life and often goes to the border line he. order to give life to a child,. and in the years to come that same child very often has not the courage to try to make a home for that same mother. The courage of a mother does not end with the birth of the child, but all through life that battle goes on, "No marshalling troop, no, bouvac song, NO banner to gleam and wave,. And oh! those battle they last so long From babyhood to the grave." In the Spring the farmer, especially in the West, has the courage to plant his grain, not knowing, whether there will be any harvest of any amount or not. Edwin 'Itierkham in his "The Man with the Hoe", pictures hint_ as "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground," Then we have the courage of the doctor, and' the nurse who day after day fight against the grim reaper. knowing that' the odds are against them, and it is that same courage which will fight back the angel of death and by the grace of God will bring strength to a weary patient, And what of the patient who gathers strength only many tunes to be at- tacked by some fresh malady which requires e new fight. That too re- quires courage. We must add to this the innumerable heroes and heroines of history who, have given their all for their country or for some individ- ual, Courage and bravery cannot be separated, for courage always implies bravery. Our talk would not be by any means complete without speaking of the supreme courage of Him who, left His throne up above and calve to earth, suffering torture and the inde- scribable death on the cross that we through His sacrifice might have Et- ernal life with him, This is the highest type of courage. Be - strong! We are not here to play—to dream, to drift, We have hard wont to do and loads to lift, Shun not the struggle face it: 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil. Who's to blame? And fold thy hands and acquiesce, - 0 shame! Stand up, speak up, and bravely, in God's name. Be strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long;, Faint not, — fight on! To -morrow comes the song." Old Testament Giants Stand; In Jasper Park Jasper, Alta.—When. the Children of Israel were wandering in the wil- derness, they sent their spies to find the Promised Land. The Book of Numbers tells how they came to Heb- ron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Tal - mai, the sons of Anak, had their a- bode. The spies were afraid of them. "And there we saw giants," they re- ported, "the sons of Anak which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers,' and so we were in their sight." Enterprising Joshua wasn't to be kept out of the Promised Land, how ever. What -were a few giants to a man who could make the sun and moon stand, still until he won his victories? He hushed on, and that was the end of the Sons of Anak. In a sense, for it seems they fled across the Atlantic•and across the plains and were turned to stone in the valley of the Snaring Rivet:. in Jasper National Park. Travellers who drive to Pocahontas and the eastern gate of the Park, on, the way to• Edmonton, come upon thein as they cross the Snaring about 10 miles out of Jasper town. Looking up the valley they, see- the Sons of Anak, only rock buttresses, but still Scalloped Fish Easy To 1%lake, Full Of Goodness Canadian scalloped fish, easy to make and easy to take. Very easy to take, indeed, for it is full of flay our, as well as rich is noruishment. It is economical, too, since "left -overs" from an earlier meal of fish may be used ar,Caliedian canned fish which is an inexpensive food product, hav- ing regard to its nutritive and health value, If canned fish is .used, the ail in the can and the bones, crushed to- gether, should be•left with the. fish. ''The method of preparing this seal loped dish, as outlined by one of the rookery demonstrators on the staff of the Dominion Department of Fisher- ies, is as follows: First make ready a white sauceby melting two table- spoons of butter, blending with the butter two tablespoons of flour, mix- ing with these ingredients a well bea- ten egg and a half cup of imlk, adding this mixture to one and a half cups of scalded milk, and cooking the whole until it is thick and smooth. While cooking goes on, the mixture should be stirred constantly. Next flake two cups of steamed, baked, or boiled fish or a me -pound tin of canned •fish. Place a layer of the fish ina greased baking dish, then add alternate layers of•white sauce and fish, having a lay- er of sauce on the top. As each lay- er is put in, the dish, the desired sea- soning should be added and over the top layerof; sauce a covering of but- tered. crumbs should be placed. Bake the scallop in a moderate oven until. it is well heated and the top is brown- ed. I1 desired, sliced olives and. slices of hard -cooked eggs may be placed be- tween the layers of fish and sauce. LEATHER WORKERS Leather workers in former ages 'oc- cupied a very important place as craftsmen but to -day very little of the craftsman's skill and prestige re- mains. Leather workers are mainly ordinary., machine and wageholders. At one time special quarters in the cities and towns of England, Italy, France and Germany were assigned to leather workers where they had their own guild halls for banquets and chapels for religious services. Each leather craft had its guild, its song, its coat of arms, its patron saint and its rules and regulations for masters, journeyman and appren- tices. Dire punishment came to the tanner, saddler, shoemaker or cloth- er who passed off poor work or in- ferior stock. Of the leather workers, the shoe- makers are probably the most inter- esting for they were not only skilled craftsmen but they were long the theme of song, story and legend, Many of the artists, teachers, poste and ,preachers of the sixteenth and seventeenth •centuries had formerly been shoemakers. One, Simon Eyre, began his career as a shoemaker's apprentice and became mayor of Lon- don. When the making of shoes was shifted from the hone to a central shop, there was a great scarcity of. shoe workers and children were pres- sed into service. They worked long hours, often by candlelight, leaking balls of wax for waxing the thread and closing the uppers of children's shoes. Small girls would stitch the pull -on straps for the sides of boots; small boys could feed the stove with leather scrap, get Trails of water for cooling edge irons and cut lengths of thread for sewing. Then came machinery, The earlier machines did not displace the work- er's skill but aided, hint. However, when Gordon ItIcKay, and others in- troduced machines which performed all shoemaking operations, the crafts- man disappeared. Now, even repair work is being done mainly by machin- ery. This occupation has always 'been dangerous, for not only is the work- er' endangered by machinery which might cause punctures from stitching needles or cuts, from grooving'or cut- ting knives but there is the danger of anthrax and skin diseases from handling impaired hides, and poison- ing from chemicals used in tanning end dyeing. But people must have shoes and so the work must be clone. In Canada at the. last census there were 25,000 people employed making' leather goods; over 16,000 ofthem were making boots and shoes' and 3,- 000 were engaged in tanning the lea- ther. The demand for 'cacao arises prin- cipally from the trade in cocoa butter and cocoa powder which are necessary ingredients in the, manufacture of chocolate confectionery. The largest consumer of cacao is the United States, followed in order by the Uni- ted Kingdom; Germany, Netherlands, France and Canada as the principal world importers. 'Europe first came to know cacoa through Cortez and the Aztecs of Mexico in the 16th cen- tury, but it was not until two centur- ies later that cocoa as a beverage be- impressive. They . dont frighten came popular in Europe and other. anybody out of Jasper, though.: parts of the old world. CARE OF CHILDREN rah.:,--, liti ��I►w-��; - GREED ATTRACTIVE FARES AND TRAiN SERVICES: •a`wa f.4 ude CANADIAN NATIONAL. TELEGRAPHS MONEY ORDERS AND EXPRESS • SPEED, DEPENDABILITY, , SAFETY Indulge in your favorite Summer sport —all Winter—in the balmy, invigorat. lag climate of Canada's Evergreen Play- ground. Golf, hiking, riding, motoring; yachting, tennis ... enjoy majestic mountain scenery—see snow -clad Canadian Rockies en route. SpecialWinterratesathotels. Reduced railfares now in effect and until May 14. Return limit: First Class, 3 months; In- termediate and Coach, 6months. Stop- overs allowed at intermediate points. WINTER GOLF TOURNAMENT Victoria March 7-12, 1938 Pall in/srmehmrlrom any ticket agent 1117 THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POEMS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad. But Always Helpful and Inspiring. THE DAY BEYOND " When youth is with us, all things seem But lightly to be wished and won; We snare tomorrow in a dream, And take our toll for work undone: "For Life is long, and time a stream That sleeps and sparkles in the Sim—• What need of any haste?" we say, "Tomorrow's _ longer than today." And when tomorrow shall destroy That heaven of our dreams, in vain Our hurrying manhood we employ To build the vanished bliss again; We have no leisure to enjoy: "So few the years that yet remain, So much to do, and ahl" we say, "Tofrior'row's shorter than today." And when our hands are worn and weak, And still our labors seem unblest, And time goes past us like a bleak Last twilight waning to the west: "It is not here—the bliss we • seek, Too brief is life for happy rest; What need of any haste?" we say, "Tomorrow's longer than today." —St. John Adcock. HOLY PLACES Wherever souls .of men have wor- shipped, there Is God: Where old cathedrals climb the sky, Or shining hillsides lift their heads on high, Or silent woodland spaces challenge prayers Or inner chamber shuts the heart from care; Where broken temples of old faiths now lie Forgotten in the sun, or .swallows cry At dusk about some crossroads chapel bare, Alike of bells and beauty; where saints walked - Of old with speaking presences un- seen, Or dreaming boys with quiet voices talked In pairs last night on some still col- lege green; Where Moses' Sinai flamed, or Jesus trod The upward way apart; there, here is God! —Herbert D. Gallaudet. MY CREED - My creed? Yes, friend, I'll tell it you, Since you have asked me to define On what T bullet myhope of heaven. My. creed? Yes, I can call it. mine, Since it belongs to every roan' Who reaches upward toward the light, And trusts in God for guidance sure, And strength and will to do the• right. You'll find it written down my friend, In that old Book upon the shelf: 'Tis "Love the Lord with ' all thine heart, And love thyneighbor as thyself." y Not quite enough? 'Twas counted so • By One who walked by Galilee. Christ's creed, of love for God and man Isquite enough for you and me. —Jean Blewett. FROM A TRAIN WINDOW Sunset below folded clouds Of dove -grey shells lined with lavers der, Fluted edgings, Gold -shot above pale seas of beryl- gold. ixiL Pencillings of apricot, Arrows of rose, etchings of grey Deepening to- flame. , Ripples of rose above The tree -ragged skyline. Fields of grain with Contours of stocks and trees, Making dark patches In growing dusk. Clouds of rose reflected In dark forest pools; Gleams of rose again and again Through young eager trees; A windmill against the crimson -grey; Rugged old homes softened By monotones of twilight. A grey cloud lowering Leaving a last faint line of rose And vast delicate amber to the sky-r- Gradually—suddenly Night. —Amy Campbell. OUR WORK OR MISSI,ON Whate'er your work or mission here may be Promote it so the world will plainly see The work itself is seways good ani€ true, Which recommends itself right through and through. Pursue ;Scour work to complete final- ity, And think less of your own person-. ality. Just let your work or mission take: first place, Even if the ego, I, you do efface; Our works' effects by his are sone what spoiled Praising ourselves as if our tongues were oiled. • Te benefit mankind . should be our desire, ' But our ego we should more or less; retire. Great philanthropists, renowned in- venters, Many great world's real true bene• - factors, In music, literature, or any fine art, Most all, pursued their course with, soul and heart, And of fame or renown neer sought'; a past. —R. Courtiee, Wawanesa, Man.. FACE THE' SUN Don't hunt for trouble But look for success!, You'll find what you look for; Don't look for distress. If you see your shadow, Remember;, I pray, That the• .sun is still shining, But you're in the way. Don't grumble, don't bluster, Don't dream and don't shirk;_ Don't think of your worries, But think of your work; ' The troubles will vanish The work will be done, No man sees his shadow Who faces the aur. -Whitsitt Impressio 'f-