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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-07-04, Page 7THURS. JULY 4,1935 Health Cooking THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Edited By Mabel R. Clark HOW TO MAKE ICED TEA Infuse six heaping teaspoons of Salada Black Tea in a pint of fresh boiling water. After six minutes strain liquid into two -quart container. While hot, add 11/2 cups of granulated sugar and the juice of 2 lemons. Stir well until sugar is dissolved; fill container with cold water. Do not allow tea to cool before adding the cold water; otherwise liquid will become cloudy. Serve with chipped ice - t'. ffat!a g Reeali A Column Prepared Especially for Wolnen-- But Not Forbidden to Men WASTE . So rich a treasure in yourself bring, ' That'rsome is split and wasted on the way, -.As low clouds, halting, on wild seas astray, Cheat the thick, thirsty blossoms of the spring. And some I waste. But in our later years We shall remember how, too prodi- gal, We let the precious drops of honey fall, And pay for them at last with use- less tears. Ah, waste, waste, waste! However much there is, There's not too much for bare and mortal days, That new, receding in youth's golden haze, Seem dim, but ever full eternities, But there's an end, Take heed last you and I Have wasted wealth to think on when we die. —Edward Shanks. ed, "That you are not the only foo on the road." you And it would be well for all mot- orists to keep the mind on his (hav- ing and his eye on the road and to endeavor to anticipate as far as possible just what the other fellow is going to do and be ready, nomat- ter what it turns out to be. It is just as likely as not to be the most silly thing, and it is well not to be surprised by it. It seems somewhat appalling that WO should have so many motor acci- dents and drowning accidents to mar every holiday and almost every week -end, and the worst of it is one cannot but think that most of these so -!called accidents are no accidents at all but usually the result of some- one's recklessness or earelessnese. A great many people roan go out on longer or shorter motor trips and never have an accident. They are earefut 1* emsehves and they look out that they are not menaced by the recklessness of others. They are careful enough for two people on many an occasion. And that is what every motorist should be, careful e- nough to watch his own driving and • also to 'look out for the other fellow. I often think of the advice given by a wife to her husband to the effect that he would need to be always on ' the alert. "Remember,' she finish - Drowning, too, has begun to take its suntmer toll. I think and have often said that every child in Can- ada should learn to swim. We have so mulch water, so many lakes and streams all over the country and wo all so love to spend holidays on them, in the or by them, that one who cannot swim is at a disadvan- tage. isadvantage. Also, the boy or girl who can swim and who can handle a boat or canoe is not nearly so likely to do foolish things when on or in the wat- er. A boy or girl who is taught to swim and to handle a boat by an ex- pert is taught the danger of foolish actions.. The good swimmer does not go swimming when fatigued, when too warm, too soon after a meal, etc,, and itis seldom indeed that you will see .a good canoist or one who is skillful in handling a boat, rook it for fun. They know what can be done and what it is dan- gerous to do and govern themselves accordingly, The grown folk are tete ones who must teach the younger ones to deport themselves sensibly in boats or in the water. Water is not the natural element of man. It is possible for man to use it to his advantage and pleasure in many ways but always care muss be taken if he is not to suffer. Man has learned to harness it and make it serve him but a great body of watts is a mighty force and can be a very relentless foe. It is well that puny, earth -bound man should realize this at all times and treat it with due re- spect. .--REBEKAH Scram OF THE • dantibtatt J' 1: ebiral , •ow. riatiun and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by G•RA.NTFLEMING. M.D., Associate Secretary PACIFIER? It would be rather ridiculous to • call the irritable, irritating and ready -to -fight person a pacifist. It Is equally ridiculous to call the thing which is stuck into so many babies' • mouths by such names as "pacifier", "comfort!' and "soother." The so-called pacifier really irri- tates. Certainly the child cries for it, just as he will cry for many oth- • er undesirable things, such as sharp scissors. The baby is not to 'blame, but someone else is. No child ever cried for his "pacifier" unless some- one had started him :in the bad habit • of wanting to have something in his • mouth all the time. Id you doubt that the "pacifier" is really irritating, ask any man how long he can suck' ata dry pipe with- • out feeling nauseated. The use of the "pacifier" is Nothing more or Iess than a bad habit as far as the baby is concerned. ' It is a• •bad habitfor many rea- sons. First of all, it is dangerous, Why? Because it is impossible to keep the "pacifier" really clean and certainly anything which does „pot come up to that standard of cleanli- ness has no place in a .babyie mouth, "The "pacifier" must, because •of the way it becomes sailed, often carry disease germs into the child's body PAGE Care of Children, Household Economics ii°°�°°iIi°S°ov i°'fXu4i°i°e°iei°iie0L1 m a°a°u°Ati°q ..°dio°4°i°•°ie Mw ti liWoi °Wa'a°e"e"i•Ali'°°aiL' °a°a°a'•Yr°dLWu°e°e•°°a•, • •°a°•°oWeWera°uVA God gives all things to industry.Yet what Benjamin Franklin said So said Benjamin Franklin. He did more than a hundred years ago re - not mean organized industry or in- mains good counsel today. dustrialists. He Meant •pe'r'sonal or It remains true that God gives alt individual industry. He meant his things to the industrious. We can saying to be consumed by young per- have what we want in this world by sons as well as by :older persons. He being industrious. Being industrious wanted all who received his saying does not mean being just busy. It to be personally industrious in order means purposeful occupation joined to to ,have their desires. diligence. It means having an aim, It is becoming increasingly hardand pursuing this aim through thick to be industrious. So much is being and thin, with an infinite patience. done for us b r machines and by other Verymarvellous things ran be aa„ persons that we have come to believe coiraplished and attained by anyone that personal industry is not so nes who joins industry to aim, and who cessary as it may once have been. schools himself in patience and re- solution. This should be good news td all young people, no matter what. their present circumstances may be, A word which seems to be having a larger use in these times is "lei- sure is being praised by many, in- joint with the word "industry." Lei- sure is being praised by many In eluding Henry Ford, Leisure seems to be an ideal state, in the opinion of many—,something to be striven for—earnestly desired. And so many are giving their thought to the prob- lem of leisure—they are asking the question, what shall people do with the larger amount of leisure time which is to be their lot? Youare reading a good deal about shorter hours of labor--rfive or six hours per day; and about laborless Saturdays. You are reading about the necessity for less employment of individuals in order to let more per- sons have employment, You are reading about the scrapping of hu- man labor at age 45, and about com- pelling those over this age or over 60 years of age to cease their labor, in order to make room for those who otherwise might not find employ- ment. I suppose that I am old-fashioned in my ways of thinking, for I cannot persuade myself that an abundance of leisure is good for any man', It is wholesome for a man to be em- ployed. Man needs the discipline of employment end of tasks to become What heaven wants him to be. Man deteriorates in morals, in mind, in character, and in his physical being when his hands and his brain are not industriously employed. Besides being a filthy article, the use of the "pacifier" spoils the nat- ural arch of the mouth by causing a protrusion of the upper jaw, which leads to irregular. and protruding teeth. Sucking at a "pacifier" pro- motes adenoils, and it causes a con- stant flow of saliva which keeps the baby drooling,'leading to a distur- bance of the digestion. There is not one thing to be sald in favour of this b'ad,habit. Like all other bad habits, the way to deal with it is never to alio* it to start. Once bad babits are formed, they must be corrected. If your baby is one of the unfortunates who spends his days and nights with a "pacifier" stuck in his tnouth,.then there is only one thing to do -burn the pacifier." Certainly the baby will ety for it. but he will soon forget about it, and he will thus avoid some of the dans Kers of disease, upsets of his di- gestion ' and the deformity of the mouth and teeth to whieh the use of. the "pacifier" leads in many.ohildren. A baby' should never go tosleep with anything in his mouth, and when he isawake, his Mouth should be used bo receive food and drink only. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to, the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. ' YOUR WORLD AND MINE by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) KEEPING BLOND IIAIR BLOND 'Simply put bhe yolk of one egg, one tablespoonful of olive oil and the juice of half a lemon into a bowl. Mix them thoroughly with an egg beater. Then, after you have brushed hair and scalp for at least five minutes to remove loose dirt and flakes of dry skin, apply the egg and lemon mix- tore. Parting the hair into small sections• rub it on the scalp and all over the -hair. Massage it in with fingertips. When it begins to feel sticky on your fingers, stop massaging and rinse carefully for several minutes with lukewarm water. Then with hot water. Don't use hot water at first as this will cook the egg Keep rinsmg until your hair squeaks when you run your hands through it. Then rinse again with Iukewarm water to which has been added the juice of one and one - halt large lemons, and, finally with clear water. Dry in the sunshine. If soap dries the hair too much an egg •or tsvo makes a good shampoo. Break an egg, two if you have a good head of hair, beat up thoroughly and wet the hair well with it, rubbing in- to the scalp. Then rinse in cool °s- cold rcold water until every vestige is re- moved. Dry in the sun if possble. 'fIIE CONTRARINESS OF SALT (Continued from page 6) several acres, a gardener has his plants to nurse and weeds to discour- age, and salt can help him to do both. Now salt is not really a fertilizer, in itself, except in unusual cases, The necessary elements of soil fertil- ity, however, must be in solution bes fore plants can use them and here it is that salt can come to their as- sistance. A weak saline solution has for many substances a greater sol- vent power than water itself, and some of tha natural plant foods in the soil are of this type. That is why it does the garden good to give it very ,light applications of salt, a- bout one ounce for every square yard. Plant species which long ago grew wild and free by the sea or in the salt marshes, and which were brought to the sheltered confines of the garden and trained to grow there, seem to be those moat grateful forthe addition of salt. Perhaps they miss it most. These include such vegetables as beets, asparagus and onions, and some flowering plants; of which sat- fatia is one. That is one side of the picture. But salt oan be used to destroy plant lite as well as encourage it. When a sufficiently strong brine is poured over a weed, even the toughest and most stubborn of them shrivel and die. That is why, if liberally used, it mattes a good weed killer to clear the sides of lanes, paths, country roads and blaseball diamonds. On ten- nis courts, particularly, where weeds are heartily detested, and give many an hour's tedious toil if piuoked • out one by one, it is much easier to use this method. To make absolutely sure of destroying the weeds, it is best to apply one gallon of brine, containing two pounds of salt, per square yard. To carry out the thought of para- doxes, here is another. Everyone' knows what to expect when a sub- stance is immersed in water: it gets area Therefore, to say- that -soaking them in. salt ,brinecan make Bongo things drier seems another contradic- tion, but it, too, is true. Fresh meat and fish contain a high proportion of water and are, as a result, extremely 'Perishable. One method of curing them is to immerse them in strong brine, where they lose a good deal of : this moisture, and so they come oat dryer than they were when they went in. Thus they are indeed r_tade dry by soaking, It . alI seems' strange, but it is no stranger, really, than a great many of the hundreds of uses for salt now known, and being discovered every day. be given more abundantly. I 'be- lieve that the farmer who is more in- dustrious; more intelligent, more am- bitious, •more long -visioned than his neighbor should be better off than his neighbor, and should retain his gains. Meet of us need to, be compelled to doo what is ,good for us. Remove the, force of compulsion, and we become slackers. • This is one reason why I believe that men and women should be under the discipline of employ event. If men and women have an abundanne of leisure, they. will so I believe. 'misuse it, despite all the fine provisions and incitements to use leisure wisely and enrichingly. It . takes our necessities to keep us industrious. We are being told that leisure, in large amount, is to be our portion whether we want itsor not; and there are many persons in the world who have made themselves believe that much leisure is an ideal condition and that they want an abundance • of leisure. To me a state of leisure can be likened to land Left uneultivatect Neglected land grows weeds. Those who applaud leisure recog- nize that leisure must be employed, They recognize that the idle man the man who has much leisure -- must be provided with tasks --• with something to do. It seems to me that they are trying to restore em- ployment, and if this is the case, wily try to get men out of employment.? 'For the life of me, I cannot see how those who are to receive vast amounts of leisure—by being expell- ed from wage -paid employment at age 45 or•50----are going to subsist? They will need money, and the money needed should be earned: by then, not given them by the State. When the State gives money to man 00 woman, for all years after 45 or 50 or 60, it maker paupers of thethem141y old-lfashioned views make me convinced that God provided work as a means of uplifting men from the level of beasts and as a way by which they could, ascend toward His own image. We need a measure of leisure just as we need food and sleep. But to take away weak from. us is too like, casting away a ship's ballast. We need tasks for our cultural, spiritual mental and economic development, And, also, we need tobepaid for our Work --by private employers, not by the State, Quito. frankly I say that my belief is that ?nen ought to be,ae- warded in this • life according to the quality of their industry and to the I value of what they da to these who are beneficiaries of their labor. I am all against equality of rewards. ' I believe that the profit motive is sound and wholesome. 1 believe that if I 'individually ''•can and do contri- bute largely to the -needs, wants, wet - fare and happiness of many, I ought to be paid largely --that I should receive more for an hour of my time than the man whose contributions to his fellow -men are fewer than mine and less purposeful. I believe that. myms industryshould joinedrecompense sub 'to .my higher aime stan- tally, •I ;believe that to him, that hath shall.be given and that; he shall i : • • • -• • • • • • • • • • • • •' * OUR RECIPE FOR TODAY a • *' Spring Lamb and Mmnt Sauce • * Roast leg of lamb, Iamb * chops and lamb stew are all * popular, largely because of * tenderness, juiciness and flay- * our which is so distinctive of *• meat from young lamb at this * time of the year. Probably * the main reason why roast * Iamb, lamb chops and lamb * stews are so popular is be- * cause this meat solves the * problem of variety duringm, * warweather when the diges- * tive system of many people * demands a change to a lighter. * more healthful and tender as * well as richly flavoured meat. * Suggested Dinner Menu • * Tomato cocktail * Vegetable Salad * ,Roast Leg of Lamb with • dressing * Mashed Potatoes * Green Peas * Strawberry Shortcake * Tea or Coffee. * The following recipe is re- * commended far dressing for * Roast Lamb: * • * . Dressiing For Roast Lamb • * 1 pint stale bread crumbs * cup cracker crumbs * 1/2 teaspoon sage * 2 tablespoons butter * 1 teaspoon sweet marjoram * Salt and pepper * Few drops onion juiee. * Moisten the bread and crack- * er ,crumbs with cold water and * mix tirereuglily with other in- * gredients. {' (Leave out the sage if the * flavour is not liked.) * Serve mint sauce with lamb. '' Chop mint, pour• over it heated * vinegar with which has been mixed a bit of sugar and a- * pinch of salt, • 1 THE CONTROL OF ANTS Although the majority of the Can- adian species of ants live in colonies or nests outdoors, they frequently cause annoyance by invading kitchens and pantries in search of food. One of the most common and troublesome household species, known as the red ant, or Pharaoh's ant, confines itself' entirely to heated buildings such as bakeries, restaurants and houses. This tiny, reddish-yellow ant had its origin in the tropics. The common large black carpenter ant, although normally an outdoor species nesting principally in decaying wood, fres quently occurs in dwellings, partior ularly frame houses and sninmer cot- tages, and may cause injury to woodwork as well as annoyance by its presence. A third common specs ies is bhe small yellowish -brown lawn, ant, which nests in lawns and gar- dens, often entering houses 111 search of food. Ants are social in their habits, and live together in 'colonies. The me- jority of the ants ina colony and the ones most comMonly seen, ' aro wingless undeveloped female work- ers, which are incapable of repro- ducing their kind. Each colony also possesses one or • more true females or "queens' which are resnopsible for the generation of new individuals. The white; helpless, larvae and pupae which develop from eggs laid by the "queen" are cared for by the workers which may be seen' transporting them to a place of safety when the nest Is threatened with danger: Ants which enter dwellings will feed on many kinds of foodstuffs, but are particul- arly fond of sweet and fatty sub- stances. The most satisfactory material so far discovered for destroying ants is sodium fluoride, sold by druggists in the form of a fine white powder. This THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins pirint" WHY COMPLAIN? Season of snows and season of Vow- er5, ,Seasons of Joss and gain; Since grief and joy must alike be ours, W(hy do we still complain? Ever our failing, from sun to sun, 0 sny intolerant brother, We want: just a little too little of one And much too much of the other. 4Tames Whitcomb Riley. MY VACATION FRIENDS I'm goingback to see my friends: The birch beside the lake, The mountain beside the pirate's cave, The path I used to take— The little island where I beached My crimson swift canoe, The wood where hidden thrushes sang, Where huckleberries grew. They see me just two weeks each year, But each vacation place Seems calling out as I appear: "It's good to see your face— To hear your laughter once again A two -weeks' 'holiday," Each birch and wave and trail cries out; "Come onl What shall we play?" —Marion Carolyn Davies. THE CITY CHILD When I grow up, I will not live In a dull house in a dull row, Where feathers of smoke :from tall chimneys Are the only beautiful things 1 know. No, indeed! I'll follow uphill The trams that lead to far moor top; When I get there, I'll rest awhile, Then walk for hours without a stop, Till I find a field with no tin cans, Where flowers are clean and trees are high; It's there I will have a big caravan With wheels as blue as a picture sky. At dusk, no mill shall block out the stars, And I will not sleep; but all night through On my caravan steps I'll sit and think Of the wonderful things there are to dal —Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, DESIGN One beljcnd another glossyl mtor- cars run by; Stars pursue their larger measured courses in the sky. Disappearing rapidly, though scarce- ly yet begun, Cars give a speedy imitation of the sun. This long are of •highway, curving slowly out of sight, Follows the same circle as recurring day and night. Everything in motion, if it keeps its patterned route, Travels to the rhythm that brings autumn's heavy fruit. llords fill phrases up as grass a bare eclipse of ground. Every note of music comes—or goes —within the round, —Pearle Strachan in Christian Science Monitor. A CENTENARY PRAYER I God of the present and the past, A'nd of the future, hid from view, We would approach thy mercy seat And once again our vows renew. God of our fathers, hear our prayer And keep us ever in thy care. Iniquities we must confess,' For none are sinless in thy .sight; We wander far and profit less, When we forsake the way of right. But thou are ready to forgive, H'eip us, 0 Lord, like Thee to live. A century, is but to Thee A grain of sand upon the shore, Of the illimitable sea, That beats us onward evermore, And Life and death to Thee are one, one, Thy goodness, gracious as the sun. Be our religion that which gives Our best to others, may we ,make A better world in which to live, And laugh and love for Thy dear sakes Till saved and sanctified by grace We each shall see Thee face to face: powder should be scattered or dusted lightly in places frequented by the ants and left undisturbed until the insects have disappeared. As sodium fluoride, is somewhat poisonous care should be taken to prevent children or pets from gaining access to it, ANOTHER RUDE . GIBE! The guide had been answering the fussy woman's questions for half an hour, and his patience was exhausted. "How were these caves formed?" she asked. "I 'wasn't alive then, madam," he replied, "but the story goes that a Scotsman dropped a sixpence down a rabbit hole,", D. Isabel Graham, LITTLE THINGS It is not easy to forget The gift good fortune showers', And willingly we pay what debt ,t Of gratitude is ours. But oh, I would not set aside, Or count as nothing worth, Treasures more truly sanctified Than all the wealth of earth! Laughter, some simple word, a book Companionable and wise; That patient, almost -human look In dog's adoring eyes. The silver arrows of the rain, A daisy's lifted face— Glories may pass, but these remain To lend our living grace. Bright pebbles in a grubby fist, The peace that sunset brings— He knows not thankfulness who's missed The touch of little things! —,Leslie Nelson Jennings, in Chris- tian Science Monitor. THE ROAD OF LIFE O'ur road at times runs through a smiling valley, And sometimes climbs a long and weary hill, Then leads us by the brink of sunny waters— Full flowing rivers or a bubbling rill. At tines the road is rough and steep and stoney, Sometimes the storm clouds gather in the sky, A blinding storm renders the way so Ionely Wlhile overhead, black ravens wheel and fly. The road's not long with all His love to cheer us, The way is plain with His dear hand to guide, We need not fear to cross the leap- ing torrent Wlith God, the Father, ever by our side. When comes at last the end of life's long jonrney, And we look back o'er all the de- vious way, The toil, the heat the burden . will seem nothing If God has been our daily strength and stay. --IH, .B A. LILACS Lilacs do something to the soul of me Something which words can never quits express` The magic of their perfumed 1ovelis ness Might have its origin in 'sorcery, So subtle us tis spell, I never see A lilac bush arrayed in ,Springtime dross, Nor catch its fragrance on a. breeze - caress, Without a thrill of gay, mad ecstasy. It has been always thush I think I drew Into my veiny soul their strange Isms fume With my first infant breath, I know 'tis true That at the window ;of my mother's room • A .lilac bush in wild profusion grow And I was 'barn when lilacs were itt blo m -••M. N. Johnlioar