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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-01-03, Page 7THURS., JAN. '3 1935 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 Health Cooking If uy the est Tea EA 7 6��bous � Re6ckaV CA' Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to .Men PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR -God of the years that, lie behind us, Lord of the years that stretch be- fore, Weaver of all the ties that bind us, Keeper and King of the Open Door: ',Grant us peace in the year now 'break- ing Peace, Thy dove with the soft white wings :Spread above ' us, asleep or waking, Wise in love and the trust it brings. Grant us hope, and a courage glowing White and pure as the stars above; Grant us faith in a full stream flow- ing Down from the heights of Thy changeless love. 'Out of the ruins of doubt' and sorrow, Out of the ashes of pain and tears, 'Help us to fashion a new, to -morrow, Free from the anguish of blighting fears. 'Build with us, lest our great walls mumble, Broken stone upon useless clay; Walk with us, lest our slow feet stumble, Grope, and falter, and lose the way. ,All through the seasons of sowing and reaping, All through the harvest of song and tears, :Kold us close in. Thy tender keeping, 0 Maker of all New Years! Robina M'onkman in the New Outlook. I hope all the readers of this col- umn had a pleasant Christmas and I wish them one and all a very Happy New Year. No one knows what 1935 will have in store for us. It may be all sorts of good fortune or: it may be all sorts of bad, life is like that you never can tell. The best thing is to be prepay- - ed to meet whatever comes our way ' with a high heart of courage. We can do that if we go to the right 410111110100. source for our strength and at the be ginning of the Now Year is a good time to prepare ourselves, I was saddened the -other day by the report of the tragie death of a youhg man who was not thus pre- pared and fortified to meet adversity and who decided to take the short way out of his difficulties. I did not know him personally, only through mutual friends. He had had severe troubles; he had suffered in a motor accident, being permanently maimed, then he had lost his wife very sud- denly and unexpectedly and all the joy seemed to have seeped out of his life, leaving him stranded. Life, with its joys and sorrows, he had exper- ienced both, proved too much for him and he gave. up the struggle. But although he had lost much he had melt left. }te had a good edu- cation and was quite capable of earn- ing a living, even though physically handicapped, and he had two chil- dren. One cannot but be filled with pity for a man so hard pressed, but one could wish that he hacl been for- tified for his days of adversity. It is for these times of stress that we should be prepared. Life cannot all be plain sailing, we are bound to run up against some troubles and 1936 may bring slime. Let's meet them bravely, endeavoring as we can to ease the burden for someone even harder pressed than we. Then at its close we shall have the satisfaction of knowing that the year has not been lived in vain. Are you a leg eoubter? The fol., lowing editorial in the current issue of the Blue Bell interested me very much. I am reproducing it as I think it may interest you. I had looked with interest at this picture on De- cember's number, the two camels with their riders, journeying on into the night in search of the Christ Child, and I must confess, I never thought of counting the legs. But there were ten, for two camels. or, is it three camels, one being hidden?, Even so, there should be another pair of legs.' Dear, dear, what does it mean? The artist must have been so taken up with his sub-- jest that a leg or so more or less didn't seem' to be of much conse- quence. But those leg -counters are sometimes very disconcerting. Just, read the following: "The picture on the front cover of the December'Blue Bell called forth much admiring comment. Many of our newspaper friends have asked the privilege of reproducing it in their Christmas editions. It seemed to many to catch something of the un- earthly light of that winter night more than nineteen centuries ago when wise men of Alm Fast sought' the lowly stable in which the Young Child: lay. , But to some it proved a stumbling block. They found that what appear- ed to be only two camels had ten legs. They had counted then ever so care- I fully, again and again, and the total I Was ten legs for only .two camels. What could have happened? Had some giant arm, from out the eerie lstillness of that mystic night, reached down and snatched camel andrider and precious freight of frankincense and myrrh,. whisking him off in a twinkling to the impenetrable void, leaving a pair of quivering legs be- hind? To our profound regret, we haven't been able to tell the leg -counters what happened. Up to the time they spoke, we had been lost in contemplation of the lovely picture. P,ven yet, we find in it so' much of imagination, of in- spiration—such a beautiful remind- er of all the precious tradition that has gathered throughout the years, about the Christmas story, that we have been quite .unable to devote thought tosolving the problem of the missing pais of iegs. As far as we can see now, we shall just have to let it go at that. Of course, there must always be a place—and an important one—for the literally minded people. Their's may be the unwelcome task of rub- bing the gilt off the gingerbread --of bringing allegory and simile down to earth—necessary and proper func- tions, no doubt. The fine frenzy, the purple patch, the vision splendid must have a meaning intelligible to everyday folk. It reminds us of the poetic soul who gazed in rapture, for the first time, on Niagara. "How marvellous," she exclaimed! "Those measureless oceans of water Iplunging forever to the rocky gorge below!" ' "What's to hinder it?" said her leg -counting companion." REBEKAH. Care of Children' lighter coloured and highly graded honeys are especially adapted for table use and as a rule are more ex- pensive than the dark or low graded honey, a fact that must be taken 'into consideration by the buyer when pur- chasing honey for cooking purposes. The lower grades of honey are equally as good as the higher grades when usedas a substitute for sugar in cooking, but when delicate flavours' are desired be sure to use light hon- ey. Ti, the bee -keeper who produces honey for his own use, value is of se- condary importance, so that in addi- tion to substituting honey for jams, jellies, and marmalades, he is in the position of being able to use honey for sugar in cooking withmost pleas- ing results. Olt (81 Vosit ileattla Scram attlbtatt J of Tim eb xttt, gsnritt#iutr and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FLEMING, M.D., Associate Secretary HEALTH You are beginning a, new year and you have likely thought out your :plans for the coming year. Did you consider your health in making these plans? Did you stop to think that sickness would upset things, and. 'that' your health roust be good if you are to carry out your plans? We pride ourselves on our intelli- • genes, and yet when we realize that well overone-third of all the deaths, which occur in Canada could be post- poned, we may well wonder if we are not rather -a stupid lot in matters of health. You are a lucky person in many ways. You are living at a time when so much more is known about ;disease- that we no longer have ' to sit down and accept disease as In- evitable. 'No indeed; we can do a great deal to prevent the ,occurrence of disease and to raise the standard ,of personal' health. 4 is rather a !terrible thought that •so many 'die prematurely through their own ignorance or carelessness. Are yon one of those Who, through your', own 'fault, viill mot enjoy the year of health which would be yours were you to make the necessary ea. -fart? A great deal den be done for you, but no one can give you health •be- cause health depends upon your own 'habits of living more .than anything selae. You must eat the right kinds of food; no one can do this for you. You must sleep enough to get the rest your body needs. King or peas- ant, rich man or poor man, must live a healthy life if health is to be en- joyed. , Now, if your health is worth while looking after—and who will doubt that it is—then it seems more than reasonable to give some attention to it. Does it not seem a better idea to secure the advice of your family doctor on how to keep well rather. than to wait until you are i11'to ask. his aid. The periodic health exantinatibn offers you a practical ,means tor keeping fit. At regular periods, go to your family doctor and have him examine you. ..I a will find; first of all, if the various .parts of your hotly are working properly, and if they are not, he will prescribe' whatever treat- ment is required to ,set matters right. h this not a better plan than waiting for the condition: to be- come so marked as to make, it appar- ent to yon? ; Your doctor will eon- sider''your habits of living, and will guide you in any changes which may be necessary. You will enjoy more years of health if you make use of the periodic health examination. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian. Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will he answered personally by letter. ! .: EPIC OF THE CANNED: TOMATO The change in public opinion with regard to the fashions in food is well exemplified by the tomato. Not so many years ago the tomato was an object of suspicion; to -day canned tomatoes and tomato products consti- tute the largest of Canada's cannery packs. Indeed, the story of the can- ned tomato is' one of the epics of Can- adian trade. Ten years ago it was one of the least important of the food commodities sent abroad by Canada. By 1927 the export of Cana- dian canned tomatoes rose to what is now considered a mere 300,000 pounds. In 1934 nearly 10,000,000 pounds were exported to 31 different countries, 18 of which are British, The British Isles alone took 9,000,- 000 pounds. Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia are the provinces in which the commercial production of tomatoes for canning purposes and fresh sale is of greatest importance. The total acreage is .approxitmaely 20,000 acres. A dependable cannery demand, even though this demand varies, is also of importance to those growers producing for the fresh veg- etable market. The grower, there- fore, as pointed out in the Agricul- ture Situation bulletin, issued early this year, is vitally interested in both the domestic and export demand for canned tomatoes and tomato pro - duets, LEFT -OVER MEATS In arranging meals in the home, particularly during the festive sea- son, it is not always possible to pre- vent a considerable portion of mat being left over. 'These left -overs, far from being a waste, can be made into a great variety of tasty and whole- some dishes with the expenditure of only a little time and trouble. Bones front roasts and steaks should be utilized in making soup and stook.. Surplus gravy and the liquid from stew may also be used for soups. s o Y A few of the uses which can be made of left -over meats are: —croquettes —any kind of ground beef; one part mashed potatoes, or rice and egg, mixed with gravy, stock 'or white sauce, and fried in deep' fat. Hash— two parts of any kind of ground beef and one part of mashed or chopped potatoes. Stew—cold roast beef, steak, and other parts may be used in stews instead of fresh meat. Or the meat may be cubed and reheated in gravy or white sauce. Beef pie — with stew as a basis, put the meat in a baking dish and cover with bak- ing powder biscuits cut about one inch in diameter. Minced beef on toast -- chop cola beef,- heat in gravy, and Serve on toast. Escalloped beef — cut beef in cubes, mix with gravy, and place in baking dish with alternate layers of boiled rice or dressing. Cov- er with bread crumbs and brown. Shepherd's pie -,same as beef Pie,, except that the cover is made of mashed potatoes instead of biscuits. RONEY COLOUR AND FLAVOUR Honey varies in colour and flavour so that there is no difficulty in finding a honey to suit every taste. On account of this varietion ' of characteristics, honey is classified and_ graded • ac- cording to its colour and quality. The colour classesmost commonly used are "White," "Golden," "Maher_' and "Dark." Colour, however, •does not affect the food value of honey. From the nutritional standpoint, all colours have equal value, but the flavour of the' darker coloured honeys is gener- ally much stronger than in the light- er coloured kinds. The quality grades of honey are Nos. 1, 2, and 3, indieat= ing texture, density, and flavour, The * * k tl: * * * * * * * * * * * * * OUR RECIPE FOR TODAY Cheese In Supper, Dishes Some simple supper dishes will be in order after the rich dishes of the, holiday time. Household Economies' CHRISTMAS SONG I•Ioly Babe of Bethlehem, 'King of Kings to be, Wondrous Saviour' of mankind, We have all in Thee. Gentle, meek and lowly One, Drawing childhood love Into arms held out to bless, Arms of God above. Reaching down to save the lost From the curse of sin; Bearing all the guilt for us, Our Righteousness within. Holy Babe of Bethlehem, King of Kings to be, Great High Priest and Advocate, We have all in Thee. —Miriam Reed.' * * * * Escalloped Potatoes With Cheese * * • * * Wash, pare and slice very thinly, medium sized potatoes. Butter a baling dish and place a layer of potatoes in bottom. Season with salt and pepper and dredge with flour, Cover with grated cheese. Repeat * until dish is full. Pour in sufficient hot milk to reach top layer of potatoes, Bake in a * moderate oven until potatoes are cooked (about one hour). Cov- er during first part of the bak- * ing. r` • * * a. Spanish Rice 1 No. 3 can tomatoes 1 cup grated cheese 1 onion, chopped fine green pepper, chopped 1 gr n p PP , apedr o 2 tablespoons chopped- par- Sley 2-3 cup uncooked rice Salt and pepper. Combine all ingredients. Bake ina moderate oven (350 to 375 degrees F.) for one hour. Add small portion hot water if necessary while cook- ing, but dish should not be sloppy when clone.• Macaroni Loaf 11.2 cups cooked macaroni 1. teaspoon onion juice. 1 cup soft bread .crumbs 11-2 cups • grated cheese 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper, pimento or parsley 2 eggs 1 cup hot milk Salt and pepper. Combine all ingredients ex- ' cepa eggs and milk and place in a buttered •baldng dish. Add hot milk slowly to beaten eggs and pour over other ingred- *' lents. Place baking dish in a pan of hot water and oven- poach in a- moderate oven (350 degrees F:) until set,— about et,about 40 ; minutes. Serve with tomato sauce or hot chili sauce. • * • * * 4. ALL'S WELL How fared the fight with thee today? Not well? Ah, nay. Thou hast not lost; thou canst not lose However much they tear and bruise The panting breast,the straining thews 'Which are thy spirit's citadel. If thou and Faith, upon the walls Are comrades still when darkness falls Rest now! In sleep thy veins shall swell With Hope's new' wine, and like a bell From valleys deep heard on the height Thy leagured soul, throughout the night Shall call to thee: "All's well!" It is myself alone that may Thyself betray Arise again! arise and fight God's smile is in the morning light; Lift thou thy banner brave and bright Above the spirit's citadel What matter if its fall be sure? The pilgrim soul thy walls immure Clinging the wings of Azael In face of all the hordes of hell Shall take, full armed, its homeward flight And o'er thy ruins, from the height Shall call to thee: "All's well!" Anon. • * F, .N TOO GARRULOUS Chief --We must dismiss that trav- eler.He's been telling ell ourclients. that I'm an ass!" • Partner—I'll speak to him and tell him not to discuss business secrets. QUINTRAINS OF "CALENDAR." (By Wilson MacDonald in Toronto Star.) Mebbee you 'ear of Calendar— Not on de wall—no, no; I mean de town of Calendar An' Monsieur Doc Defoe, Mos' heverybody 'ear of Rome An' Lmnton an' New York; But no one 'ear of Calendar Except' wan burd--de stork. Wan day eat stork 'e seet alone Jus'. houtside Calendar; An' den 'e swear: "I'll mak' you known Armin' de worl', by gar." Dat burd was right—dis leetle town, She's known where'er you go; An' heverybody in de well' Knows Monsieur Doc Defoe, De papers now get hextra bout Reef wan quintuplet sneeze, An' heverybody send night-gown To keep dose Reeds from, freeze. An' heverybody in de worl' From Nord Bay to Cape 'Orn Are ,telling what de mamma say Wen all de chile was born, An'wat was said by Doc Dafoe Iles publish heverywar e, But war de poor ole man 'e say Nobuddy seems to Care. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins' piring• , WAITING Serene I fold my hands and wait, Norcare fon wind, nor tide, nor sea, I rave no more 'gainst time .or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me, I :stay my haste, I make delays, For what avails this eager pace? I stand amid the eternal ways, And what is mine shall know my face. Asleep, awake, by night or day, The friends I seek are seeking me; No wind can drive my bark astray, Nor change the tide of destiny. What matter if. I stand alone? I wait with joy the coming years; My heart shall reap where it hath sown, And garner up its fruit of tears. The waters know their own, and draw The brook that_ springs in yonder heights; So flows the good with equal law Unto the soul of pure delights. The stars come nightly to the sky; The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor- time, nor space, nor deep, nor high, Can keep my own away from me. —John Burroughs. el i THE GARDEN SAMPLER. • Immortalized in ,stitches, here are words And quaint, sweet garden flowers and winging birds That some dear woman, loving beau- ty much, Has captured with the magic of her touch. A lasting, lovely thing to grace a wall: A. bit of beauty prisoned, to recall Old gardens and the faint sweet scent of flowers, The fees of wings, the long enchanted hours. When site sat sewing, dreaming as she made A flaming petal or a grassy blade. Or wove words into being with bright thread To live on bravely after she is dead, Ay tink 'e 'as been long neglee' An' so I tell Set you; 'E laugh sen joy wen firs' was born; 'E smile at nombre two. "Bet's more dan I hexpec," 'e say, "But twins dey may be nice, I'll be good sport, perhaps se's bes' Dat I am pappa twice." Den Doc Defoe come tru de door An' says: "Oxeoos to me; 'You are a fadder' once again; Dat 'makes you pappa three." An' soon dat doctor whisper low: "Oxcoos to me—eet's 'four." Sapre, dat man from Calendar 'E smile heeln now no more. An' den de poor old fellow wipe. Hees forehead on hees cuff, An' says: "De joke ees good, but pleas, Henough ees quite henough." 'E feel jus' lake 'e order 'im Wan nice banan' for lunch;, An' den de waitress bring heem quick De whole banana bunch. Same, dao door she move again; ,She can't, keep still somehow.; "Oxcoos to ,me," said Doc. Dafoe, "You're five times pappa now." De paper tell wat mamma say, An' wat say Doc Dafoe; But what de ole man say heemsel' 'Set'sbes' you shouldn't know. E'et's Christmas time; de folk weel send Dose babies toys an' frocks. But pleas' oxcoos, w'on't oomeone send De ole man pair of socks. New York ,City, December, 1934. nation, This is her Spring; I shall not see her Summer, Bub guess it from. her Spring; a century hence Wisdom, man's rarest strength, and earth's newcomer, Will sojourn here and crown her citizens. Fulfilling beyond thought the dreams we share, For those tomorrows our todays pre- pare. —John Masefield, PRICELESS NARD FROM LONG AGO Who today: has time to heal The hungry -hearted men they meet Or signal them in passing by Upon the lonely, crowded street? We pause before an inner shrine Uncertain of self, a bit confused—. While a priceless nerd that's hidden there Remains through years—unused? My soul be still! For Y must feel The need my brother dare nob show, To spread, in love's atoning name, An ointment saved from long ago! —Gladys MoDow rabbet, in "Poetry World." —Grace Noll Crowell. STAR OF MY HEART Star of my heart, I follow from afar. SweetLoveon high, lead on where shepherds are, Where Time is not, and only dream - els are. Star from of old, the Magi -Kings are dead And a foolish Saxon seeks the man- ger -bed. fl me to Jehovah's child lett 0 d Acrossthis dreamland lone and wild, Then I will speak this prayer unsaid, * 410 ROMANCE Well, then, you ask me what is real? And I—+poor thief --J say, See, what wild gold the tide •drifts steal To pour into this bay! Those emeralds, opals, pearls to land Washed in by wave on wave; That heart -struck swoon of shim. mering sand, That music -echoing cave! Salt? Bubbles? Cheating rola and light? Quartz ground by surge to dust Call me mere brittle bones — and sight—. Illusion if you must, Yet still some seraph in my mind His praises cries, has flown Into a region unconfined Man, baffled, calls the unknown. Desire leaps up, and poised on high Love's gaze—from eyes askance-, Scans in delight of sea and sky. The vineyards of Romance. —Walter de la Mare, * * * GOOD NIGHT Across the happy vale, Night spreads her sheltering wing, And mists of eventide Soft purpling shadows fling; kinglySun passed The has s P O'er Time's great glowing bridge And kiss His little haloed head-- And left behind to reign gentle ladyliege „His.g love little. My star and I, wethee, child." L'xcept the Christ be born again to- night In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame, The world will never see His kingdom bright. Star of all hearts, lead onward through the night Past death black deserts, doubts with- out .a name, Past hills, of pain and mountains of new sin To that far sky where mystic births begin. Where dreaming ears the angel -song shall ' win. Our' Christmas shall be rare at dawning 'there, And each shall find his brother fair, Like a: little child within: All hearts of the earth shall find new birth And wake, no more to sin. --NVachel Lindsay.. MELBOURNE A hundred years ago this was the range Of savages who neither built nor. sowed. The wilderness was here, with rat - urea change; No flock, no herd, nor any house nor road. The sea, the .river, and the desolation Ruled here together,' then: a. hum dreg years Have made her this, the city of a In skies of curtained blue Where dotted recklessly A myriad of stars Twinkle frostily. And through etched window panes Are lights e£ welcome spun To tell the watching worlds That day's long hour is done. —N'ora 113. Duncan; * **. I WOULD BE TRAINED Let me train my eyes to see all the beauty. In a strip of darkly wooded land;; In snow, like an outspread hand, Drifted in gray streaks on fields ,cold! with November. Let me train my ears to hear all the beauty' In the Slow, steady rhythm of al river; In winds, when even trees shiver Nakedly, and their top -most branch- es crack and fall. Let ice train my mind to remember only beauty In clouds, when they oast t, sullen! gray Over all the earth, and day Wavers on the edge of sorrow, : ore the verge of night. --trosephine Bagot, ALL BEAUTIFUL ANYWAY From a newspaper account of eV wedding: "The bridegroom's present to the bride was a handsome diamond] brooch, together with many Oben beauitful things in eut' glees. ,