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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-01-24, Page 7THURS.;; JAN. 24, 1935 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE I' Cooking Care of Children Household Economics Tea at its. est SQA Ruiu • � Rebeali. 'A Column Prepared Especially for Wooten—. But Not Forbidden to Men ' 4'Isn't it stlainge that princes and dings, And clowns who caper in sawdust rings, And common folk like you and me 1 Are .building for eternity? ' To each is .given a set of. tools; ' A shapeless mass and a book of rules: 1 And each must Build, ere life has flown, .A. stumbling -block or a stepping- stone." til * Yes, isn't it strange? Andyet, it is not so strange, after a11, is it, that • the (Streator should makeus rational, responsible beings, possessing free --.wills, instead of mere machines? 'Seine folk talk as if they 'would, have liked to have been so created that they couldn't do anything wrong, so that they would have been com- pelled to go along the right path, no matter how much they inclined to go the wrong one.. But that doesn't am,peal to me. One might as well be a ' maehine. In fact, one inight just about as well not be at all. Instead of that, here we, are, with our tools and our mass of material, not forgetting the book of rules, so you see, we are not left to "go it blind,". and we are expected to turn something worthwhile out. It is rather challenging, don't you think? It puts one on his or her metal, so to speak, and one is bound to do one's best. Then we have so many fine models before us. What a dot of lovely char- acters have been moulded from some sueh shapeless mass as our lives seem to be. Surely we can do some- thing with ours. I am a firm believer in the- idea that character can be formed right up to the day of one's leaving title earth. If it is not being improved it is being confirmed in the way it is going, so there is `no excuse for those who have passed their youth giving up the struggle as hopeless. Have we any bad habits, most people who are honest know whether they have or not. `Nell, if so why not use a sharp chisel and get rid of them? It is a UAW Scr4oe Or THE Gattubiatt Mfebirat . osoriatin.tt and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. , Edited by GRANT FLI?MING, M.D., Associate Secretary COMPLEXIONS. The human body is covered by, eigh- teen square feet of skin, but much more attention is given to the square foot which covers the 'ace than to all the rest. Several millions of sweat glands form part of the dein. It is these sweat glands which secrete per- spiration in the skin. The evapora- tion of perspiration from the skin regulates the temperature of the body. Good complexions come from a healthy body under a healthy skin. It might be said that there cannot be a healthy skin " unless the body is healthy because the skin is a mirror which reflects the general health of 'of the whole body. The skin of the fece is more ex- posed to the elements than is the skin which covers other parts of 'the body, with the possibile exception of 'the hands. The hands are usually washed many times each day, but most people give their faces a dash •of water in .the . morning,' and let it go at that. A . good complexion means,' a heal- thy skin. The skin must be kept clean if it is to be healthy. Despite the claims of many beauty special- ists, there is no Utter way of ridding the face of dirt than through the regular and frequent use of soap and water. A bland soap should be used so as not to remove too much of the `atatural oils of the skin, After the faee is cleaned, it is then a matter of letter. foolish person, surely, who would de- liberately fashion a stumbling block over which to trig oneself in the journey up the mountain to where the Shining Ones sit, and that is what a bad habit is. So it behooves us to keep chiseling away,.tying to bring out a bit of beauty here and there as we round off rough corners. And ewe 'can look forward to the time when our work is turned in, when "none but the Master shall praise us, and none but the Master shall blame," and we can be assured that He will judge aright and that all shale be well. Premier Bennett has not as yet seen fit to appoint any women sena= tors and the one lone woman sits in offfuxrons and another the House Co lone woman in the Senate. But Iiis Majesty, Icing George, did nob fail to include some women in his new Year's -honor list. Among these was Dr. Edna Guest of Toronto, who is known to many in Clinton and sur- rounding community, she being a daughter of the late John Guest a former riesdent, who was given on O.B.E. Then we have in Huron County 'a woman registrar, Miss L. Macpher- sore a former citizen of Clinton, and Ontario has a woman Ring's Coun- sel, Mss Helen Kinnear of Port Col- borne. It is to be hoped that she sill lift her patent so that the hon- our may not be taken from her at some future time. By the way, sup- pose they wouldn't. charge a woman any more than a ratan for the honor, would they? —REBEKAH. taste as to whether or not creams are to be used. The lives of many young people are nnade miserable for them because of pimples or :blackheads (acne) which begin to appear at an age when boys and girls are' first giving some atten- tion to their personal appearance, and it is not nmch satisfaction for them to be told that acne seldom per- sists after the early twenties, The skin which has large pores and whieh tends to be oily seems more ti - liable to be troubled with aerie. There is only one sound approach to tins condition, and that is through improv- ing the personal health of the suffer - Use plain food, making sure that milk, fresh fruits and green, vegeta- bles appear reguiarly in the diet; drink plenty of water between meals; avoid fried and greasy foods; give up pies and cakes for a time. Secure regular elfminiation through regularity of ha- bit, diet and exercise. Keep the skin clean by frequent baths, and de not tottch the face with the hands: Re- lease blackheads by squeezing them out very gently after having bathed the part in hot water. Pimples con- tain'pus, and proper care must be taken when they are opened or the infection will be spread. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the:, Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College ,Street, Toron- to, will be answered . personally by 1 1 1 1 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 1 a 1 a a 1 9 1 1 5 1 5 1 7 �r inn inn1S nn rine .n .nn n n AG\A/7A1{rl.. Inn d \L4 NIA V.' r. V7WVV Turd 71717171 *WV VVV717 NMI 711777771 ‘OtalaederenengePas HEALTH. SELDOM COMES BY CHANCE. TO PERSONS OVER THIRTY Good health cannot be taken for granted any more than a good Income can. So for persons over thirty it is just as smart and busi- ness -like to plan to enjoy good health as it is to plan to enjoy a good, income. And it's just as much a matter of Vain. common sense to check up on yourself, In health, your shortcomings are, at first likely to be those annoying, not -exactly -well feelings. AL such thew, if your blood were tested, it would must likely be found "low in count This means a shortage of red corpuscles and the corpuscles themselves short of haemoglobin. Make up this double shortage, and/oa'll come up to normal health again. Neglect it and serious i'tsults may follow: Observing, in his practice the importance of keeping tate vitality of.the blood epee normal, a Canadian anthority originated a blood building preparation which has been helping run-down people back to health for nearly half a century. 'This preparations now known the world over as Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, definitely increases the" blood "count" iu the majority of eases, .thereby restoring vitality, steadying nerves, imparting strength and toning- up the whole sys- tem. So the person over thirty who finds, good health slipping, is well advised to take at least a 30 -day treatment of this excellent remedy. The element of chance has been practically eliminated in such a treatment,beaause tests recently made by an•authority in a clinic of 40 people, proved conclusively by individual blood "count' that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills certainly improve the health by enriching the blood. Pull size box 50c. 83G YOUR WORLD AND MINE (Continued from page 3) northern moor!) Through the endless streets, the gloomy squares and byways, Homeless in the city, poor among the poor! London streets are gold —. ah, give me leaves a -glinting Midst grey 'dykes and hedges in the autumn sunt London water's wine, poured out for all unstinting-- God! nstintingGod! For the little brooks that tumble as they run! Oh, my heart is fain tb hear the soft wind blowing, Soughing through the fir -tops up on northern fells; Oh, my eye's an ache to see the brown burns flowing Through the peaty soil and tink- ling heather bells . ?IE ?l, A. book on may shelves winch I prize bears the title, "The Stump Farm"—a chronicle of pioneering. It was published in 1928. The author, Hilda Rose, had been a school teach- er. Losing her health she went west and met and married a man 28 years older: than herself. Of him she writes, "1 worship the very ground he. walks on, and while we have to work hard, we're happy to have each other." Their baby came, most wel- come, but his corning nearly cost the mother her life. She says; "For five weeks mother nearly left them. On- ly the blue eyes of the baby pulled her spirits back to earth. I wanted hien so bad that I could not go. It took me six months to eearn to walk alone." "Duddy" --deer husband moved from his farm in Montana to the Peace River country in Northern Alberta— near to the Arctic Circle, Their house is a ,cabin against the hillside, "Here it is dry,"' wanes Hilda Rose. "The snow is like fine sugar for eight months. It is cold, but bearable with proper clothing.' I can keep daddy a- live for many years in this elintate, for there's no rheumatism and no chance for him to gat wet" She con- tinues: "Think! I have food ahead, very simple of course, but good for a I whole year. Flow many can say that i in the big cities to which the farm- ers have gone these last years You. will and that there will be a growing discontent in the cities: Not used to city,. life they'll grow bitter. i love flowers and gardens and birds, but a village life neat,• a btg city'woulkl just` suit me, with a 'trip now and then to the city ,to hear a great sing- er! Dreams! domeday they'll come true!" There you have ill The coufttry woman dreams of the city, but re- member that, she lives near the An- tic Girdle, and, after all, it's .a vil- lage, not a city, in which she hopes to spend her., days when daddy goes front her. I suggest that you ask your pub- lic library to get The Stump. Farm. It is an inspiring as well as a. very entertaining, book, 'perhaps it is in your public library already. I propose, in my further contribu- tions to The News -Record to tell of other women who found the country after a life in big cities,' and , who found, also, something 'joyous and contenting whieh the big city could never give them. • The End, Shrubs for the Home Grounds Every home is a separate land- I row in the first place, they will make scope problem and should be treated this building have a much narrower 1 as such. No hard' and fast -rule re- appearance. The ideal foundation garding plant arrangement may beplanting should give the impression made as an arrangement that night I of an enframing mass, winch is much appear perfect on a farm home would ;the same •purpose as is served by the problably appear very different if at -shrubbery plantings at the boundan tempted in the more formal sur- I les of the front lawn. roundings usually present in a town. Shrubs have been defined as woody plants which branch freely from the base, Their .heights vary consider- ably from the creeping and trailing varieties of cotoneaster of only a few Inches in height, to the various sum- acs, tamarisks, and viburnum which often have an ultimate height of twenty-five or more feet. When a ineW home is being plan- ned, buildings can ' be arranged so that the assembled whole will har- monize, but when it is desired to beautify an older home it will often be found necessary to screen some of the outbuildings, both front the pas- ser-by and from the house. For this purpose the•tall-growing shrubs are particularly adapted. Shrub are utilized about build- ings for framing the picture of which the building is the centre.. If plant- ing is confined to the boundaries of the lawn, interest is directed towards the house. On large grounds masses or groups of shrubs show to good ad- vantage, but in the mare confined lots of the town, a more formal type of planting has to be practised, and shrubs in this ease are chosen for their individual beauty. In order to have a perfect group of shrubs it would be well to remember that coarse leaved shrubs do not make a suitablebackground for shrubs of finer leaf texture, For instance, the Japanese barberry combines much. Metter with spirea and other fine - leaved species than with the coarser - leaved sumacs, flowering currants, etc. To get away from the monotony of a flat uninteresting mass of shrubs it is important to •choose plants with varying ultimate heights, and by discriminate planting splendid result a be achieved. Shrubsare s may greatly used in foundation planting, This does not mean planting two rows of shrubs arounda house as so many people seem to think, but rath- er a careful selection and grouping of plants which will accentuate the good points of the structure and at the same time tone down undesirahr,e features. It would not be good judg- ment to pay a stone mason high wag- es to make a first-class job of le stone foundation, and then plant a mass of shrubs to hide it eompletety from view. Nevertheless, even good masonry is much more interesting if glimpses are obtained rather than 00 unob- structed view of the whole founda- tion, By carefully selecting the plants to be used this purpoes may be easily attained. Thecorners of a house are usually much improved .by the toning down effected by a mass of shrubs, and here again care must hie taken in tho selection of material to be used, because if tall plants aro used in such a way that they hide the corners of a house which is nat' - * * • * * * *.. *.:* * * * '* OUR RECIPE FOR TODAY After all the rich baking of the holiday time some plain recipes twill be appre- +elated, Here's et recipe for bread, which young house- wives may be glad to use. All this going back to grand- mother's time may mean that girls will again be taught to make bread. Nothing is so popular at baking sales as real-• ly good homemade bread: whole Wheat Bread To make whole wheat bread * dissolve a cake of compressed yeast in a half -cup of luke- * warm water. Mix a pint of * scalding _milk with apint of * boiling water, add a teaspoon- ful of sugar and one of salt, '? and set the mixture aside until ni bloodwarm, then stir in the dis- solved yeast. Into• a large r ". . bowl put a quart of whole 0 wheat flour, and stir into it * * the •lukewarm liquid: Beat herd' * * and steadily for five minutes * after the flour is incorporated, '" then add enoughwhole wheat * flour to make' a doughthat can * be kneaded. Knead for fifteen '' minutes, then cover with a towel,' and set to rise in a' warm place. Atthe end of * three hours make into .loaves;' knead each of these for five * minutes, then set in greased * pans. Let them rise' for about 4' an hour before baking. * �i. ,o- cr •*,i*41 * *;*•*•* Specimen shrubs or plants with striking flowering effects may be grown in the backyard or some other situation away from the front lawn; the idea for this being, as mentioned before, that these shrubs draw atten- tion to themselves, which is not the purpose of plants in the front area. Hedges are often used as the divid- ing line between properties or to sep- arate the front front the ,back area. For this purpose there are many var- ieties of suitable shrubs, both for the formal clipped hedge or for the more informal hedge which receives only. an occasional pruning to keep it within bounds, Abiding by the rule to never plant anything unless there is a reason for it will save much trouble; and an at- tempt at a symmetrical whole rather than an extensive shrub collection will usually result in a very pleasing picture. This may be a good place to main - tion the feet that Southern Ontario is favoured with a better climate than alrhost any other part of Eastern Canada, and there are many good varieties of shrubs hardy here which will not stand the severe winters of other parts of Eastern Provinces. Growing Popularity of Frozen Fruits Trial packs of frozen fruits and vegetables have been received by the public with increasing favour and their movement is increasing. The frozen pack of strawberries and raspberries amounted to from 40,000 to 50,000 pounds in 1934 compared with 0,000 pounds in 1933. In 1935," the output is expected to exceed 100;- 000 pounds. In addition to small fruits, such vegetables as spinach, asparagus, and peas, have been suc- cessfully treated. This process will extend the season of Canadian fruits and vegetables, and it is probable that the frozen product may com- pete with and displace a part of .the imparts of fresh products. There is an increasing interest being taken In frozen fruits by large institutions, such as hospitals which -can freeze their own supplies and hold then for use. THE COFFEE MY MOTHER USED TO • MAKE "I was born in Indiany," says a stranger, lank and slim. As us fellows in the restaurant was ]rind of guyin' him And Uncle Jake was sliddn' himan- other pumplrin pie And an extra cup of toffee, with a twinkle in his eye— "I was born in Indiany--more'n forty years ago— And I haint been back in twenty -- and and I'm workin' back'ards slow And I've et in every restaurant 'twixt here and• Santa Fe, And I want to state this coffee tastes like gettin' honie to me! "Pour us out another, daddy," says the feller, warmin' up Ai-speakin' crest a saucerful as uncle tuck his cup, "Wilton I see! your sign out yonder," he went en to Uncle Jake— "Come in and git some coffee like your mother used to make." I thought of my olcl Mother and Posey •country farm; And mea little kid again, a-hangin' on her arm. As she set the pot a bilin'—broke the eggs , and poured 'eat' tn. And the feller Ieind o' halted, with a tremble in his chin. And Uncle Jake, :he fetched the fel- ler's coffee back and stood As solemn for a moment as an under- taker would; Then he sort -o' turned and tip -toed tdords, the kitchen door, and next Here comes hie old wife out with him a rubliin' off her specs=. And she rushes for the stranger, and she hollers out, "its him! ' Thank God, we've met lain comm'! Don't you know your Mother, Jim?" And the feller, as he grabbed her, says, "You bet I, hain't'forgotj' But'wipin' of his eyes, says he. Your coffee's mighty hot." T, W. Riley. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN 'CRE NEWS -RECORD ,, 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• LIT HUMI Y Must it be a cup with a gilded brim Before thy hand will press? Must it hold a floweronthe inner side Fashioned with daintiness? Must it be from such or such an one And proffered thee with -a son p d g Brother, of small import are these To lips that have thirsted long! —Kathrine Hymas. Williams. QUESTIONS What's up, Little pup? ' Why that wistful eye And that plaintive sigh? Did a pal run 'off And leave you alone; Or cook deny you That choice, marrow bone? Perhaps that soft nose • Has felt kitty's claws; Or is the reason Just simply. "Because"? Who knows .All the woes Of puppy -dog life— With sorrows it's rife, —Rose Weigle. THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST Speak not to me of fate; 'Tis ours to.ehoose the goal, This theme I celebrate--. Man's wisdom and control. The shaping power of Man Is sure, forever sure; And no foreknowing plan Made ills that men endure. These things that limit us We do not have to bear. - Man is miraculous And should not know despair. See you a mighty wall. . Where countless men have bowed— Genius can make it fall And vanish like a cloud. Praise to the mind and will That dare to penetrate The bounds where men stop still And bow their heads to fate. —Ben Finger in New York Times. * i A REMINDER I cannot hold the leaves in eireling flight, Nor keep the crimson in the small- est flower; But I can dream of that soft April night, And see a promise in this sombre hour. - I cannot help the friendship won, and lost (Because I failed in some too subtle test), But I can shape anew (nor reek the cost) To stronger, finer codes, my soul's behest. I cannot help if half a worldin strife Has struck my hearth 111 passing— Ieft it bare; But I can bridge across to larger life (Having a future hope), and find it there. —Richard Scrace. THAT SILVER -HAIRED DADDY OF MINE In.a vine -covered shack in the moun- tains, Bravely 'fighting the battle, of time, Is a dear one who's weathered life's sorrows, 'Tis that silver -haired Daddy of pnine. CHORUS: If I could recall all the heartaches, Dear old Daddy, I've caused you to bear, If I could erase those lines from your Rice, - And bring back the gold to your hair, If God would but grantme the pow-' ex', Just to turn back the pages of time, I'd give all I own, if I could but a- tone, To that silver -haired. Daddy of mine. I know it's too late dear old Daddy, To, repay for the sorrows anti 'cares, Though dear mother is waiting in heaven,' Jest to . comfort and solace, you there. THE CHILD' AND THE YEAR. Said the child to the youthful year: "What hast thou in store for me, 0 giver of beautiful gifts;, what cheer • What joy dost thou • bring with thee?"' "Illy seasons four shald bring Their treasures: the winter's snows The autumn's store, and the flowers .of spring, And the summer's perfect rose. e. "All these and more shall be thine, Dear child,—,but the last and bests Thyself must earn by a strife divine, If thou wouldst be truly blest. "Wouldst know this last, best .gift? 'Tis a conscience edear and bright, A peace of mind which: the soul can d1ft To an infinite delight. "Truth, patience, courage, and love, If thou unto me cansb bring, I will set thee all earth's Ills above, O child! and crown thee a king!" -Celia Thaxter, * • SIMPLE THINGS We're eight, eighteen, then tWenty+ eight, "Grown up," we sternly shut the gate On all the dear, remembered' ways We knew in youth's untrammelled days. Our daily work must be sufficient, And we must strive to be efficient, And not go sailing shoreless seas, On wondrous, dream -built argosies; We can't expect to earn our food By seeking fairies in a wood, Or thrilling to some grand old rhyme Of battles in forgotten tine, So, held by ever -co iquered bars, We cease to wonder at the stars; Forget, or, else too swiftly tire 02 watching pictures in the fire; The music of the harping winds I p g wid Is lost upon our wearied minds, And, scornful of accnstomed joys, Wb strive to gain earth's newer toys; Scoff at our childhood's sheltered nooks, Our carefree games, our worn-ouU' old books, That yet could give a keener bliss, Bring back that "something" which we miss And never find, if growing old, In endless toiling after gold. We clip our spirit's eager wings. Molly Bevan. THE RIVER SAUGEEN (A Ballade.) "Through town and the country , I glide on my way— But Hark tomiy song! Obey what I say! ','O trust not my beauty— Blue, silver and green, For I am a glean— The River Saugeon! "Bewitched by the moonlight, • I dance! I ant free! And wild winds era calling -- Are calling to me! "The men who'would conquer Iify freedom would take! I wash them in anger And coil like a snake! "My face may be placid But brooding below Are moods and a temper! Believe me and go! "Though' gay is my current And sweet is my song; 8 lure and I chasten The daring, the strong! "Through town'and the country I glide on my way— But if you should listen Obey what I say! L'envoj: "0 trust not my beauty, Blue, silver and green, For I am a siren— The River •Saugeon!" Mende. Du Val, in the Mail anti Empire. i :.Relieved/ Young children easily catch cold. So Mrs.' Russel Ward, of Hilton Beach, Ont., wisely says: If i notice that there is any sign of a cold I give Baby's Own Tablets and find theyare a great help." ; Thousands of othersdo tho same'". not only for colds but for fretful- ness,, indigestion, constipation, teethingtroubles, colic, stomacand so on. BlibyB Owe ' Tablets are s¢�`e and sure In Mies, to iag childhoods common ailments, Price 25e. Dr.Williami' 136 BABY'S OWN TABLETS