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The Clinton News Record, 1935-12-12, Page 7Health Cooking THE CLINT•ON c TF'G S=1 watsesseasssaisaaeaesseears Edited By Mabel R. Clark Salada Orange Pekoe Blend will prove a sheer delight i to lovers of Fine' tea. SALAJJA T 4 Ruiaatteus al. Rebeaft A Column Prepared Especially for Women— But Not Forbidden to Men YOU WIIO ARE YOUNG You who are young, it is you, it is you, Who must make the dreams of the world come true. You who ate young have a world to build, '" The future shall be what you have willed. Learn and practice, plan and do; Hold to a vision and shape it true, And you'll find at Iast that a dream or two, Because of you, because of you, Has out of the mist and the dark come true. You who are young Heed what you build with hand and tongue. You who are young, you who are young! —Mary Caroline Davies. As we. go along through life we ' shouldn't allow ourselves to be too touchy. Soli a folk are all ready to take offence at the slightest thing and they su.ifer keenly themselves and cause a good deal of suffering ' to others by their sensitiveness. Occasionally a boy et girl is too shy to make friends, he and she ought to be helped over that period • of life. It might be well to tumble • such a child into a place where he or •• she would be obliged to go half way in meeting and making friends. • It is este of the things which par- • ents and teachers should watch for and try to overcome in children. Ex- perts tell us that it is not only a fool- ish habit to get into but that it is a • positively dangerous one. The child • who is too sensitive to play with others, who cannot take the rough and tumble of life at school and in play, is very apt to grow into the ab- normal person as he or she grows - older. But even if it carried no more dan- ger than the making of the person • affected unhappy at times, it is a foolish habit. A middleaged man - once complained that the people of his church were very cool with him that they were not friendly. I asked him who he thought ought to make the first advance when he was go- ing to the church in which he had been brought up-? He seemed to think people ought to make a fuss of him, while they, perhaps, thought he might go a little out of his way to be nice to them. After all, we are on this earth on equal terms. You have just as much right to be nice to me as I have to be nice to you, and no more. If we would have friends, the good old book says, we must show ourselves friendly. We should not stand back and expect people to fuss over us— we might do a little fussing our- selves for a change. It might do us all good to reflect occasionally that we are not so important that we need to expect people to go out of their way to be friendly with us. We had better be willing to go half way in the great business of being friendly. And if you see some shy soul who finds it hard to make friends, to go the half way, why you could be gen- erous and go three quarters. It won't hurt us a bit and it will help them It• seems a pity that anyone should be lonely and unhappy just because they are too shy and self-conscious to make friends. —RIEBEKAH No Let Up 1-lere Because of Depression' Every one who is in a position to do so, should assist in the work of stamping out tuberculosis, The National Sanitarium Association through Its hospitals In Muskoka and at Weston has been light- ing this disease foto more than 30 years, and lips extended Its mercy andlts charity womelive ds ch ldren, who afflicted .surely have died without such assistance. Throughout tiro years of depression, because of the increased demand, for service, these 11os111ta13 have been forced to add extensive additions' to their buildings and plants, until now they accommodate more than 1,000 patients. 1 Serving onlyas they do the victims or consumption who are without means to pay for their treatment and euro, those Institutions mc. always In the red" and could not carry on at all without the help of generous friends. 1 Tse shortage this year wilt be many thousands of dollars, towards which amount you are asked to contributo. Will youplease send as largo a gift as You can to the National Sanitarium Association, 223 College Street, Toronto 2. ilealth Service 'gttttablatt n1 OF THE ebtatI owariat'catt • and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FLEMING, M.D., Associate Secretary TUBERCULOSIS "The decline of the tuberculosis ••death rate in this country to one -I third its 1900 level is not an acci• .dent. On the contrary it is an out- I ,:standing example of man's capacity, .in certain measure, to carve out his . own terrestrial destiny." In the above words, the director of ; the National Tuberculosis Asso- .-ciation of the United States intro- .duced his discussion of what should now be done in the fight against ;tuberculosis. There is somereal danger lest .,,there be a feeling that the fight is won„ resulting in a falling off of en- , :argotic opposition and thus allowing Ithe disease to regain some of the• ;'ground it has lost. Despite the encouraging progress Which ' has been made, tuberculosis as to -day one of the most serious dia. ='ease problems •which we are called 1.aipon to face. True we can meet it with a confidence unknown to the ;previous generation, because we 'know that we can win if 'we make the :-necessary effort. The public provide the money to equip and maintain clinics and san- • atoria, public health nurses and oth- ers who ' work day after day seek. Ing to overcome this disease, The wane public have a perfect right to •sltsk how their, money ::is used and PAGE 7 •. Care sof Children, Household Economies .fed`Rn10'mS'ee.Y{.'i■i'1.;.!L'SY■'. r .ww.'■Y.m.m.y4':t4:4' w..!L r.w. • • YOUR. WORLD AND MINE ' . by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Uopyright) Aell■ii i.iLV■Whalls a iaWi'A°i r°aVL° ealVesleslaNS,P S a eSYeWea. cleverness --either • intentionally or without intention; but, in either ease, if you are a person of fine feeling, you will not enjoy; being called Clev- er—even though you are clever. Yet all of us ought to try to 'be clever—meaning skilful, or adroit,' or expert—in our chosen field of effort. We ought to be a clever machinist, plumber, teacher, farmer, horseshoe pitcher, engineer, or whatever may be our field of effort. If someone' said to you," You are clever," would you be pleased or of- fended? If your head is set rightly on your shoulders, you would be displeased by having some one say to` you that you are clever. Just what is cleverness'? The die- tionaries define cleverness to .be skilfulness, expertness, adroitness,• high mental ability. So one can be a clever football player, or seamstress, or pianist, or marksman, or angler. or engineer, or farmer. Indeed, it is not very much to one's credit if one is not clever—not adroit, skifull or expert -in some particular form of. endeavour. If one is not clever in his own particular line of work, does it not argue a discreditable dullness?, Is one not self -accused if one is not clover—meaning skilful or adroit—in his 'own particular fieldof effort? Does not lack of cleverness argue that one is either mentally or phys- ically lazy—a sluggard? what results are being attained. The remarkable thing about the success of the campaign against tub- erculosis is that results have been secured despite the fact that no specific means has been discovered' to prevent or cure the disease. We rely upon early diagnosis and treat- ment of the cases and the separa, tion of the sick from the well, par- ticularly children, so as to prevent the spread of the disease. A. common effort which has brought doctors, nurses, social work- ers, employers artd employees into this campaign has achieved results. It requires money, it requires cour- age, persistency and determination We can if we will make tuberculosis a comparatively rare disease. One way in which everyone may. play a part at this season of the year is to buy and use .Christmas ;Seals. The money you spend on such seals is used to strengthen the forces which protect you .and yours against a veryreal and powerful en- emy. To buy seals makes you a par- ticipant in the campaign, lining .you up with the forces of health and happiness against disease and mie ery, Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sr/dation, .184 College Street, Toroit• to, will be answered personally ` by letter,' , What we do not Iike in clever per- sons—unless they are professionals —is a showing off of their clever- ness. But if one ,is a professional dancer, or rope -spinner, or musician, or violinist, or trapeze performer, then we want hips to show off his cleverness. In the_case of ordinary men and women, we are offended if and when they try to show off their exceptional shill or adroitness or high mental ability. And so, if one says to you, "You are clever", then it would seem to suggest that you had impressed this person with your Some will say to you that clever- ness is inborn—that it is inherited. Well, probably it is, in a certain 'way. But what I want all my readers to believe is that cleverness is an ac- quirable quality; and. if this is so, that it is quite unnecessary for one to sigh and say., "I can't be clever". One can be clever, meaning skilful and adroit, in his own special field of work or play. Indeed, it would prob- ably offend you if one said to you, "You can never be skilful in your line of work". You would feel that this person was calling you a stupid person, and that would not please you. You may be a stenographer. typist, an architect, a brick -layer, a tennis player, a bridge player, a gar- dener, a motor mechanic. But no matter what you are, would you like to have it said of or to you that cleverness—meaning skillfulness and adroitness, is beyond your ability? Skillfulness and adroitness come from patient practice, joined to am- bition. If you, want to become a clever football player, or violinist, or judge of livestock, or player on OUR RECIPES FOR TODAY CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS Here are a couple of Christ- mas pudding recipes. The plum pudding is the richer and many prefer it. It is fine when serv- ed ereed after a comparatively light main course. The carrot pud- ding is delicious and has the merit of not being so rich. Plum Pudding 1 cup scalded milk. 1 pint soft bread crumbs. 3-4 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon salt. 4 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg. 1-2 lb. raisins. 1-2 lb. currants. 3-4 teaspoon each of mace and ground cloves. 1-2 lb. almonds. 1-2 lb, suet. Whites of four eggs. Soak bread crumbs in the scalded milk and when cool add , chopped suet mixed with blanched almonds, then egg yolks. Add raisins, currants, spices and sugar and last of all, fold in the beaten whites oftheeggs. Steam for four hours and serve with Caramel sauce. Note: — Thiseci does pe not require any flour: It Is, very delicious and delightfully light. Carrot Pudding 1 cup grated carrot (raw). 1 cup grated potato (raw). 1 cup grated bread crumbs. 1 cup grated suet. 1 cup raisins, 1 cup flour,' 1 cup currants,. 1 cup grated apples. 1 cup brown sugar. Citron, lemon and orange peel to suit taste. 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, mace and cloves. 1 teaspoon baking powder mixed in flour. Mix the ingredients thor- oughly and steam like plum pudding. Serve with caramel sauce. As there will be more or less extra cooking during t h e Christmas season, we are giv- ing iving a few tested recipes for different sorts of sauces which may be useful: Plain Brown Sauce • Melt four tablespoons butter in saucepan; brown well. Add five and a half tablespoonfuls flour and continue browning, stirring constantly. Add two cups hot brown stock gradual- ly while beating briskly. Add one-half teaspoon salt; one- third teaspoon pepper; bring to boiling point. Mushroom Sauce Melt together two table- spoons butter, two tablespoons dripping and blend with four .tablespoons flour. When 'flour is brown, add one teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, one-half teaspoon salt, and two cups beef stock, or equal amount of water to which two teaspoons beef extract has been added; boil, stirring constantly for five minutes. Add one can, or one-half pound fresh mush- rooms sufficiently in advance of serving to heat through, 13echamel Sauce Melt a quarter cup butter in saucepan, add one-quarter cup flour, stir until smooth. Add gradually one and a half cups of highly seasoned chicken stock while 'stirring constantly. Add one-half cup hot cream and beat until smooth and glos- sy. Season with salt, pepper, and fine grating of nutmeg. If a yellow sauce is desired, re- move sauce from range and add the beaten yolks d two eggs diluted with one-quarter cup .warm "cream. Do not al- low sauce to boil after adding egg yolks. Sauce Piquant Make a plain brown sauce. Simmer one tablespoon each of finely -chopped chives, olives, mild red pepper, pickles and capers in two tablespoons vine» gar for five minutes. Add to brown sauce and simmer 15 minutes. Thick White Sauce Melt two and a half table- spoons of butter in saucepan. Add five and a half tablespoons flour mixed with one-third teaspoon salt, and few grains pepper. Add . one cup scalded milk, stirring constantly. Bring to boiling point and beat until smooth and glossy, the saisoph ne,, you cake di» six, Spine, it is true, have special aptitudes, and can learn Mato; -Mare otberan and some have a very remarkable genius which put than in thefront rank; but all can become; skilful or adroit just by faithful application to the job in hand. What :I ant trying' to do in this contribution to The News -Record is to encourage ani my readelts who, have pride and ambition toattempt things within their power, in -a put pose to excel, Excellexace i,s, achieved by patient practising joined to the will and purpose to excel. if we will read books about distinguished men and women—those of great achleae- ments— we *ill find that, they were,: to begin with, quite ogdiaity Per- sons—this is the gseat majosity of instances. Probably they bad obsem.•e parents, and lowly beginnings. , But these circumstances; need never be handicaps. On the contrary they may be real aids to advancement, for ambition burns more hotly in those to whom seeress is not coming easily than in those who are rich in this `world's goods and who have pathways of ease. The truth' is that riches and ease can be and are hin- drances to success; they are unfavor- able to one's exerting one's best ef- forts. • • When I read in my newspaper a- bout young farmers who have made themselves clever or skilful judges of livestock, I am thrilled. When I read of farmers who • are distin- gished for their success as breeders of fine cattle or horses or hogs, I am filled with admiration for them. When I read of young women on the farm who have made themselves skilful --or clever—as butter -makers, or home -makers, or as houselteepers, I ani greatly pleased, because their excellence is evidence o f sustained purpose joined to ambition. I own that I am less delighted when I read of those who are known to be clever in the field of sport. What satisfaction I get out of read- ing of clever sportsmen is that their cleverness is an indication of ambi- tion plus purpose plus practice plus patience. But cleverness in sport does not contribute to the welfare of oth- ets, and it is apt to be short-lived. Yet it is quite right that one should, in his play, try to excel!. The temptation in those who are clever—meaning skilful or adroit—is to show off. One ought to strive for excellence for better motives. One should be clever for self-satisfaction, not in order to impress others or to win praise. Clever persons ought to remember this; even the cleverest persons can- not hope to hold the public's eye for very long. If one has a bold place in the public's attention and interest for 10 years, one has done something wonderful; and one can purchase the public's adulation and attention at too great a price. If the public's attention and favour are given one without one's seeking it, then this is all right. But when one seeks the public's favour and attention, then that, is showing off. Cleverness should never be sought or acquired when its pursuit means the injuring of another; and of course excellence achieved by trick- ery or by injustice is not worth the having. One should not be cast down by thinking that he or she cannot be clever, meaning skilful or adroit. Even high mental ability—which is cleverness—is acquirable. We may not be able to run as fast as the fastest, but we can get to the same goals as are reached by the fastest. This is the thought which I wish to leave with my readers. Always Something to Be Thankful For Too many of us are blinded by lit- tle setbacks—thinking only of the misfortunes that seem to keep over- taking us, and not of the goon things which we take quite as .a matter of course. In other words,are you grateful enough that it is not worse? There are comparatively few who could not be thankful for' something. Lives might be much brighter if consideration were given to the sun• shine of life, instead of bewailing what, can't be helped. Don't you have many things in your life that others have not, ane would enjoy? Yes, there are many worse off than you ares You have but to look around. These others as'e victims' of circum- stances;'have the same troubles that you have, and possibly more. If you have health, you should' be thankful. Health is the greatest blessing. • Don't bemoan your fate when. you .51e wall. Pusltyy FFtoaie^-•:the very." lilismer ' of ,alae worldi'S best wheat --is Ulhoupst efni>Or,i» and.deoendabie,...rieh in nouvislannentand flavor '--for cakes, pies, flaky pastri(•aind. bread. A%sti ong flour that: goes., farther.. 1T9 FLOUR kelt Ar all yourBa in 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- Dedicated to All Business Men Who • Wish Success The codfish lays ten thousand eggs, The homely hen lays but one; The codfish never cackles, To tell whatshe has done; And so we scorn the codfish, And the homely hen we prize; Which demonstrates to you and me, - That it pays to advertise. NEW TIMES New times demand new meaures and new men. The world advances and in time out» grows The laws that in our father's day were best; And doubtless, after us, some purer scheme Will be shaped out by wiser men than we, Made wiser by the steady growth of truth. —James Russell Lowell: MUSIC Because you sang to me, my weari- ness Dropped as an outworn garment from my soul, Wrapped in warm music, like a sweet caress, New heights I've winged, and life be- comes a whole. Because you sang •— because your eyes are blue As heaven itself — your aspirations true, Music and poetry will wedded be Forever in my heart— because you sang to me. —Myrtle J. Boa. SO SHORT IS LIFE Almost I zsm afraid to know How quickly following the snow Bright buttercups in meadows deep Their tryst with June -time wait to keep. And as I look upon a rose Before my eyes its beauty goes And birds that sing on every tree Tod soon are but a memory. So fugitive is Beauty's hour, So dear'is love; so sweet its power, But life isshortere full begun The Hunter sounds—and it is done, -Ella H. Eckel, in the Canadian Magazine. LITTLE BOYS Little boys feel Witner suddenly blow Up field and dooryard even before it comes; Before the snow, they see the drift- ing snow, They hear the wind beating a thous- and drums Little boys so clever in their way Know Spring before the first robin Iights; Ere the first crocus, they have put away • Their sleds to dream of marbles and of kites., How wise they are who seasonable aegard Seasons before the coming season; • Before the snow has melted in the yard They smell the Spring and with a dear unreason, They run to greet the Spring again, although They run to find her through a world of snow. —Harold Vinal. THE NIGHT WIND Thus shall the rushing night wind minister To and thee; and thus the lap- ping leaves Refresh us freely of our long un. rest This sound, this passing wind -ons leaf refrain Plying the poplar branches here -a- bove, This is such music as we have not heard From all the strings and brasses oi° the world. It is a whush like soft beginning rale; Like wings that brush the bough and pass and go, Leavng a tenuous quivering no -sound - To hang on the dark stillness. Now we know We are not unregarded of the sky, Not left astray to suffer earthly check And ' earthly circumstance. Ever and ever more, We keep our part and place with winds and wings. —Barbara Young, in the New York Times. WHAT SANTA HEARD 'Tis said Old Santa Claus one time Told this joke on himself in rhyme One Christmas in the ear]y"din That ever leads the morning in, i heard the happy children shout In rapture as the toys turned out Of bulging little socks and shoes A joy at which I could but choose To listen enviously, because I'm just "Old Santa Claus." But ere my rising sigh had got To its first quaver at the thought, It broke in laughter, as I heard A little voice chirp like a bird— "Old Santa's mighty good, I know And awful rich, and he can go Down ever' chimbley anywhere In all the world! But I don't care, I wouldn't trade with him, and be Old Santa Claus, and him be me Fer all his toys and things, and I Know why, and bet you he knows whyl— They wuz no Santa Claus when he Wuz jist a little boy like me!" —James Whitcomb Riley, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Already the Spirit of Christmas ap. pears; Ifou 11 Listen real closelyyou'll Y y I hear— The underground current of shopping today Has visions of Christmas cheer. "That beautiful picture or sampler or scarf We espied in • the window today Will prove just the things for poor Mary and Garf; We will hide them till Christmas Day." The Ghost has appeared, we know , by the smiles And dimples on rosy -red cheek; They whisper and nod, 'and then stealthily go At the calendar early to peek, • They are counting the days till the Day of all Days, When the Spirit of Christmas stalks Right out in the open, and bringing good cheer, Broadly smiling on all as he talks. This Ghost has invaded our pantry air; There aro odors we cannot define— Suspicions of spices and sugar and - fruit—, A pervading aroma, divine. This Spirit of Christmas, you surely, do guess, Is unselfishly thinking of those; Who have not life's comforts, or bles- sing of health, And walk not the pathway they Chose. 1 —0. F. Mcl1 •