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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-08-29, Page 7'T1f7RjS, AUG,. , ..935 THE CLINTON + NEWS -RECORD Health Cooking Edited By Mabel R. Clark 'HOW TO MAKE ICED TEA Infuse six heaping teaspoons of Saluda 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; MI container with cold water. Do not allow tea to cool before adding the cold water, otherwise' liquidwill become. cloudy. Serve with chipped ice. A N��iu�[iu�s �f fteVe��b Column Prepared Especially for Women But Not Forbidden to Men THE MIMISiEICEEPER 'Though i keep my house like a bright new pin, If love is not at ease therein My silver is but tarnished tin. "Though I have skill with savory meat, If at the board love finds no seat Notleng will toothsome taste nor sweet. And though 'my hearth is always trim, elf love perceives no place for him 'The fire must dwindle and grow dim. "Though I solve problems grave and deep, 'Though I renounce my rightful sleep, Though I move mountains high and steep, And though disaster I forestall, Yet heed not love's sweet beak and call, 'This profiteth me not at all. —Fay Inchfawn. A subject sometimes chosen by old •time debating societies was that a slovenly, goad -tempered housekeeper was preferable to a tidy, :bad-temper- ed one. It seems to me a great deal might be said on both sides but what I •could never understand was why a housekeeper might not combine .the best points in both and be rated "First Class." A perfectly appointed home, where everything is done by a see. tem, with meals en time, well-plan- ned and well prepared, and the health of each member of the famiy assured by care for sanitation, proper clothing, balanced food and regularity of living, would seem to be a perfect home for a family. But if that home is marred by having ov- er it a wife and mother so over- wraught that she is a bundle of nerves and cannot bear the noise of <ehildren about, that ,she cannot en- dure to see a chair out of place or a spot on the floor or have anyone a few minstes late for a meal, why then it 'is no real home for anyone. Some rules and a certain system are necessary if any household is to be conducted in a manner conclusive to the comfort and happiness of all, but if a system of housekeeping is to .be set up as a sort of fetish, to be worshipped no matter who suffers, it is r wrong system. The happiness and well-being of the family is the first consideration and nothing en- sures that so much as a healthy, happy wife and mother, and if it ie a matter of a spotless home and a rested and happy mother, why I'd be for a few spots any day. Each mother of a family should plan, (unfortunately very few fam- ilies seem to realize that this is ne- cessary and initiate the plan), for herself a little annual holiday. It need not be an extensive one or an. expensive one, but she needs a change if anybody does and unless she takes the initiative she may not get one, as she is so essential to tiro management of the home. But with some little planning a holiday, a lit- tle change, right away from the fam- ily if possible, should be arranged. And when they .see what a bright. happy and cheerful mother comes back to assume charge of things the family will feel that it was worth while and they will soon begin tak- ing such a little holiday as a matter of course. i My advice to housekeepers would be not to be either the slovenly though happy housekeeper nor the strictly particular and somewhat sharp-tongued one, but to be a happy medium. A woman who knows how to keep house well and yet can find the time and the inclination to share ; the life of her family in such a way that they rely on her and look to her Housekeeping In Spain. In spite of various other changes in .Spain, simplicity is still the key- hote of the home, according to a tra- vel correspondent in the Weekly Ir- ish Times. The Spanish woman is less' .house-proud than we are, yet has a greater record for family- treas- ures. - Floors in the middle-class houses whsioNsoarrokOmOnmaimmiiimsmair PAGE 7 Carse of Children Household Economics are mostly scrubbed or polished wood or tile. The polished wood glows' by reason of the vigor with which a polishing pad worn over one shoe is rhythmically worked all over the Hams Walls are color -washed *; pictures * are few. Furniture of carved (me or * Stpanishmahogany, without uphols- * • • '*• • a *. s • • * * try, suits this simple setting, but often a couple of wicker chairs, with Gattabtant OF THE ebirat, ssort�tfiult and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FLEMING,,M.D., Associate Secretary BOILS. According+ to Mark Twain, the best place to have a boil ie on the •other fellow, a remark which will be ..appreciated 'by those who have suf- fered the pain and inconvenience of a',bail wheh, more often than not, seems to .select a most inopportune location. Boils are caused by germs, which, "penetrating the skin, set up the in• flamation • that .goes on to the deveI- cpment of pus, the typical symptoms of what we know as a boil. These germs are ,constantly present an the 'akin` and it. is -only under certain -con- ditions that -they seem able to'pene- 'trate the skin and to do ham- Those ave Triose'who are tired physically. or mentally, .. those who over -indulge in, rich greasy' foods, who'take but lit- tle exercise and who are constipated -these are: the individuals upon whom', bailie most frequently appear. Boils occur more. frequently in 'winter than in summer because win - ''ter usually means fewer fresh fruits and green yegetalbies and less exec s +else. In ummer, the ,skin is likely toibe cleaner because we .perspire more freely and bathe oftener- - When we say that boils are caus- ••ed by geeins, it is renply another way of stating that "boils are con- tagious. It follows that clean hands -and above all clean "finger -nails will 'help guard against trairlle 'for if `these - are allowed to remain dirty, 'they are more than likely to starry net only for the material comfort which she creates for them, but for the happy comradeship which they find in her from ;babyhood tomatur- ity, is the ideal mother, whose chil- dren shall rise up and call .her bles- sed. REBEKAH. Relaxation cushions, are included. * • The simplest window drapings of * !fluted net are the alternative to no * curtains at all—the windows, which * open on to ironheat of the day and * at night. Just behind these deeply * vet windows the, Spanish housewife sits and sews for hours. Very little fuss ismade about meals in the average Spanish home. Breakfast consists of strong black coffee and bread where it is taken at all. Butter isa luxury. "Bunua- Dr. Walter B. Pitkin, the man los"--ion tubes of pastry which who made Life Begins at Fara _ Y have been cooked in boiling fat and household phrase, says that if yell; tossed in soft sugar—are sometimes served when guests are present, but they Ore rarely made at home. A he warns in the current Rotarian breakfast cook brings them before Magazine, it is time to take stock breakfast with the quaintly shaped bread. of yourself. A mid-day steal of .bread, cheese "A few having a perfect score possibly an omelette and the inevit- may still be victims of tension of able red wine takes little time to one kind or another," he adds, `9but, prepare. On hot days a siesta is the in general, a high score reveals order of the afternoon, and at about fairly restful body and mind." four o'clock coffee without milk is Here is the Pitkin personal-effi- served again, •accmpanied by sweet ciency check -list: biscuits. 1. Are you in reasonably good The evening m - can answer the following questions with a' "yes," your powers of re- laxation rate high, If you rate law, germs with the dirt to the skin they touch. Boils usually occur in crops. The condition which allowed the deet one to develop, makes it easy for others to follow., Unless proper care is used in the treatment of the first boil, the germs may spread to another point and so, a second or third boil comes'along. It is dangerous to squeeze a boil. Nature sets up a wall which holds the infection at this one place. A squeeze may break this defensive wall and so stetter the germs, lead- ing to a serious, if not fatal, abscess. Poulticeswhich soften the' tissues and provide the heat and moisture which favour the growth of germs are, for these reasons, not to be used. A boil is an infection and'should re dealt with properly so as to re- move the .infection. if a second, boil appears, thereshould. hassle delay in seeming medical care so that the possible causes may be investigated ancl the treatment decided upon.. From what has been said, it will be evident that prevention lies in a healthy body, -the product of good fond, regular elimination, together with. cleanliness of body and under- cl'oehes. Spread is -controlled by pro- per dare not by careless home treat- ments. Questions concerning Health. ad- dressed to trio Canadian M.+dieal As- sociation, 184 Collesre Street, Thron- e" swill be answered personally be letter. r b w;' i!i •• * * • * health? Th cal requires the big ; 2. Do you sleep well?gest effort of the day on the part of * 3. De you adjust your diet to fit the cook, and is laid any time be- * the amount and kind of ener- tween eight and eleven o'clock. Soup * gy you use? is followed by fish or an omelette, in * 4. Do your muscles feel relaxed? 5. Do you work easily, passing on to others as much responsibil- ity as your jab allows? 0. Do you forgot your daily prob- lems when yu have locked the -office door? • 7. Do you get out of doors much? 8. Do you easily forego smoking and hard liquor? 9. Do you take short and frequent rest periods during working hours? 10. De your leisure activities in- terest and relax you? And, unless you are a single-track mind, finding your greatest joy in your work, are your ae- tivities reasonably varied? 11. Do you put idu's and problems out of your mind promptly and easilywhen this is needful? 12. Do you -regard worry as silly And useless? 13. Do you refuse to fight difficul- ties and obstacles when, after studying them, you find them at least temporarily insur- mountable? These questions, he believes, are all -closely related to one's pink, snphy of life, or way -of -thinking, for ms's philosophy of life largely de- termines healthand happiness. "A tense philosophy keeps your body tense. And tensions, if unre- lieved, leads to illness. A restful philcscphy, on the other hand, makes a .relaxed body; and relaxation is a sure aid to health. • "The old 'success' philosophy," he eantinues, "is going on the scrap heap. We have and will have more leisure, We must build ourselves for this new world, as well as we build the factories, dans, forests, parks, and the machines' that we need. The philosophy that will help us to fit readily into the changed en- vironments may be summed up in the three words: Take it easel" How To Be Liked the making of which the Spanish wo- man is an expert. Next comes a dish of potatoes and beans cooked to- gether and a separate dish of meat. A flourish may be given to the re- past by a delicious confection made of quinces—a sort az quince cheese. It is not the housewife's duty to plan a different "sweets" course ev- ery day, for her family hardly ever bothers' about "peelings — a fact which saves her much trouble. She looks, and is, placid. The Car - mens of Spain are not to be found in middle-class homes. • Preserved Eggs in the Home As the result of many years of in- vestigational work on the preserva- tion of eggs for household use car- ried out by the Dominion Department of Agriculture, two preservatives, (1) lime -water and (2) "water- ! glass" have been proven eminently satisfactory and dilstinctly superior to the large number of preparations tested. Lime -water is prepared by slaking freshly burnt quick lime, in the pro- portion of one pound to five gallons of water. The mixture should be well stiered. The leine-water may be used asp soon as made without al- lowing it to settle or it may be left for an hour or so and the clear up- per liquid poured off from the de- pteit of undissolved (excess) Bine, If quick -lima is- not available, slak- ed lime (hydrated lime), -as used in. the preparation of Bordeaux mix- ture, may be used. The eggs to be preserved should be placed in a crock water -tight barrel, or other suitable receptacle, and covered with the lime -water. They should be stored in a cool place, with the top of the receptacle completely covered. "Water -glass" ie a well-known preservaitive, chemiealllbr designat- ed silicate of sodas, and is readily obtainable at drug and grocery stores in either liquid or solid form. It is readily soluble and no special'' drections for preparing the preser-l vative soltutioe lase ewesery. At the same time, the results of the tests showed that lime -water was the superior preservative, the eggs on breaking showing less discolora- tion of the whites and more globular yolks. Only perfectly fresh eggs should be used for preservation and tho eggs should be completely . im- mersed all the , time until required for use. In storing, a temperature of 40 to. 45 degrees Fahrenheit as- sists materially in retaining good flavour. Dant .contradict people even if you are sure you're right. Don't be inquisitive about the af- fairs of evenyour most intimate friend. Don't under rate anything because you don't possess it, Don't believe that everybody else is happier than you. Don't conclude that you never had any opportunities in life, Don't believe all the evil you hear Don't repeat gossip, even if it does interest a crowd. Don't jeer at anybody's religious icf. bel • Learn to bide your aches and pains under a pleasant smile. Few care whether yew have an ear ache, head ache or rheumatism. Learn to attend to your own busi- noss; a very important point. Do not try tq be anything else but a . gentleman or gentlewoman; and that means' one who has considera- tion for the whole world, and whose jiife is governed by the golden rule. -Exchange. ENGROSSED •- "Mamma," asked Freddie, "are we going toheaven some day?" "I hope so," was the reply. "I wish pater could go, too,"'con- tinued the little fellow. I "Well, and don't you think he will?" asked the mother. • "Ohs err," replied Fheddie; "he could not leave his' business." • .• • • • a • OUR RECIPES FOR TODAY Cold Drinks for Plot Days • Milk drinks elaim the dis- * tinction of being both . refresh- * ing and nourishing. In other wards they are not only thirst quenchers but valuable food, * an ideal combination for hot *' summer days when appetites are apt to lag and there may * be little desire for solid foods. • The natural flavour of milk * makes ' it a most palatable * drink when served ice-cold: - * Some prefer the tang of fresh * buttermilk to that of sweet * milk, while milk drinks, such .* as the following,' made by the ' addition of syrups and Payout"- * ings are also quite popular. * Chocolate Milk Shake 4 squares (ounces) chocolate (melted over hot water). or 3-4 cup cocoa Few grains salt. 1 to 11-2 cups sugar 11-2 cups !boiling water Mix together chocolate or cocoa, salt, sugar and water and 'stir until well blended. Bail 5 minutes. Cool. Keep in a' covered jar. Use 2 to 3 tablespoons syrup to 3.4 cup of milk, beating ' together with egg beater or shaking well in a shaker. Serve thoroughly chil- led. Milk Orangeade 1 -cup milk 2 tablespoons cracked ice 3 tablespoons orange syrup. Make orange syrup by boil- ing tagether for 5 minutes e- qual quantiieies of orange juice and sugar, A little tem- on eman juice may be added if desir- ed. Put milk, ice and syrup in a 'jar and shake until blended and serve cold, Ginger Milk 3-4 cup milk 1-4 cup ginger ale Sugar if desired. Combine very cold milk and chilled ginger ale. Sweeten to taste and serve at once. Milk Blossoms • 3-4 cup milk * 2 to 3 tablespoons fruit sy- * sup or grape juice * Charged water (to fill glass) * ,Blend milk and syrup togeth- * er before adding charged water * Serve very cold. Orange, lem- * on, pineapple, strawberry, * raspberry or fig syrup may be * made by using half as much * sugar as fruit or fruit juice. * In the case of !berries cover * with water. Boil 5 minutes * and strain through cheese * cloth. Canned fruit or jam may * be used to make the syrup. * with most syrups a few drops * of lemon juice improves the *. -flavour. * Milk Tea * * There are two ways of mala * ing milk tea: • (1) Allow one good.. teaspoon- * ful of tea to every half pint of * milk. Bring_ the milk to the * boiling point. Heat the pot * with boiling water, put. in the * tea, then the hot milk, and al- * low it to infuse for four min - n(2) ' (2) Warm• the teapot. Place * in the tea. - Half fill with boil- * ing milk. Allow to stand for * four minutes. Fill up the tea- * pot withboiling water. (For * those: who must have hot milk, * this method eliminates the sulky * taste disliked by a few pea- * * * * * • •. • • • • • •- • * •. • • * * . •.: • • * • • • • * * * • • * • • • THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED •T0. HE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful and Ins piring• FOR YOU To each one is given a marble to carve for the wall; A stonethat is needed to heighten the beauty of all; Aind only his soul has the enagia to. give it a grace, And only his hands have the cunning to put it in place. - Yes, the task that is given to eacb, none other can do— So the errand is waiting—it has wait- ed through ages for you. --Edward .'Markham. Like the little girl , who was wont to lose her whereabouts, Canadian flour -occasionally loses its identity. Practically all of - the flour imported into Haiti is' of Canadian ,origin, but the greater bulk of it being shipped to Haiti through United States ports is billed as a U.S. product. In Trinidad, West Indies, whence much of the grapefruit conies to Canada, the planters have to depend solely on rainfall. Grapefruit grown in the United States in California and Florida; -in Palestine , in Asia, and in "Rhodesia, South Africa is produced under controlled irrigation. MY FATHER I like to play close by my father's den, Where he's at work and every new and then Ask: 'Father, are you there?" He answers back: "Yes son." That - time I broke my railroad 'track All into bits, he stopped his work and came And wiped my tears, and said "Boy, boy! Be game!" And then he showed me haw to fix it right, And I took both my arms and hugged him tight. Once when I'd asked him if he still was there, He called me in and rumpled up my hair, And said: "How much alike are you and Il When I feel just as boys feel when they cry, I call to our Big Father to make sure, That He is there, my childish dread to cure. And always, just as I to you, `Yes, son' Our Father calls, and all my fret Is done!" —.Strickland Giliilan. I AM IN LOVE I am in love with high, far-seeing places, That look on plains half sunlight and half -storm, In love with hours when from the cireling faces Veils pass, and laughing fellowship grows warm. You who look on me with grave eyes where rapture And April love of living burn eon- fused— The Gods are good! The world lies free to capture! Life has no walls. Oh, take me to your breast! Take me --be with me for a moment's span! I am in love with all unveiled faces. I seek the wonder at the heart of man; I would go up to the far-seeing places. While youth is ours, turn toward me for a space. The wonder of your rapture -lighted face! ,Arthur Davidson Ficke. SIMPLE THINGS - Happy is he, who in this' life, Bring what it will of care and strife, Can keep throughout his threescore springs A child's delight in simple things. We're eight, eighteen, then twenty. eight; "Grown up," > we sternly shut the gate On all the dear, reneembered,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 rbymd Of battles in forgotten time, So, held by never -conquered bars, We cease to wonder at the stars; Forget, or else so swiftly tire Of watching pictures in the fire; The music of the harping winds Is lost upon our wearied minds, And, scornful of accustomed joys, We strive to gain earth's newer toys; Scoff at our childhood's sheltered hooks, Ohsr carefree games our worn-ou0 old books, That yet could give a keener bliss, Bring baek that "something" which we 'miss And never find, if growing old, In endless toiling after gold. We clip our spirit's eager wings And lose our joy in simple things. -- Molly Bevan. SUBURBAN OFFENDER There is an awl, a curious fowl, Which dwells near my abode, And oft his cry, both loud and high,' is heard adawn the road. But has it occurred to that hooting bird that its somewhat 'remark- able song Has been recently made (or so I'm afraid) an illegal act and wrong? With official frown it is now laid dawn in the Transport Minister's law That a taator must not, in a built-up spot, yield raucous notes and raw; So wily should a fowl be allowed to howl Small difference can I see 'Twixt a horn that .toots and a bird that hoots from a tall suburban tree. That bird, I say, it stands today in urgent need of schooling, Its methods offend against the trend of the Minister's recent ruling: It should without fail be sent to jail, or banished away to Bulgaria, For hooting at night for its own de- light in a plainly built-up area• —Lucia in the Manchester Guardian. —Guardian. READ ALL THE ADS. IN THE NEWS -RECORD --Tr WILL PAY YOU --- COWBOY JACK He was just a lonely cowboy, With a heart so brave and true, And he learned to love a maiden With eyes' of Heaven's own blue. They learned to love each other And had named their wedding day, When a quarrel came between them. And Jack, he rode away. Ile joined a band of cowboys, And tried to forget her name, But out on the lonely prairie She waits' for him the same. One night when the work was finish- ed Just at the close of day, Someone said, sing a song Jack, 'Twill -drive dull cares away. When Jack had finished singing, His mind, it wandered back, For he sang about a maiden, Who waited for her Jack. Out on the lonely prairie Where skies are always blue, Your sweetheart waits for you, Jack Your sweetheart waits for you. Sack set out next morning, Breathing his sweetheart's name, To go and asst forgiveness, For he knew he was to blame. But when he reached the prairie lee found a new made mound, And his friends they sadly told him, They'd laid his loved one down. They said when she was dying, She breathed her sweetheart's name, And asked them with her last breath, To tee him when he came. Your sweetheart waits . for you, Jack Your sweetheart 'waits for you. Out on the lonely prairie, Where skies are always blue. -Anon. TO Toronto Exhibition AUGUST 23rd to SEPTEMBER 7th In effect from many points in Ontario FARE AND ONE QUARTER FOR ROUND TRIP Going between August 22 and Sept.7 Return Limit Sept. 11 SPECIAL LOW FARES - F'OR SPECIFIC DATES Going Aug. 27 Returning Aug. 29 Going Aug. 29 Returning Aug. 31 Going Sept. 3 Returning. Sept. 6 Going Sept. 5 Returning Sept. 7 1110,6 IFull nformse'ort.from yourtoc al agent. 1 CANADIAN NATIONAL