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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-08-09, Page 6asaas!s ifili niTii tip • Ili 1,0"41 INl I cVorf DL'oora__ppAulth$orete,t1+ubthdbyHodder,a Stoughton, Limited, I-ondon aid Toronto CHAPTER XL—(Cont'd.) As Christmas drew near, Tom be- came more and more uncomfortable, even although the blandishments of folly Powell grew more powerful, He had attended two recruiting meetings, but they seemed to him half-hearted and , unconvieing, He still saw no reason why he should "do his bit" When he was asked why he didn't join, he mentioned the names of sev- eral young fellows who also held back. "Why should I go," he would say, "when so-and-ao and so-and-so stay at home? They are manufacturers' sons, and they are no better nor me. Let them enlist as privates, and then I'll see about it." When the New Year came a big re- canting meeting was announced at the great hall of the Mechanics' In- stitute, It was advertised that a man who had been to Belgium, and had witnessed what had taken place, was to be the chief speaker. At first Polly Powell tried to persuade Tom not to go, and would probably have been successful had there not been a dance that night to which Polly had been invited, Tom, not being a dancer, was not eligible for the oc- casion, so he made Ms way to the meeting. That meeting marked an era in Tom's life. Little by little the speak- er gripped the attention of the audi- ence until the interest became intense and almost painful. He described what he had seen, he gave terrible proofs of the ghastly butchery, and made it clear to the audience what the war really meant. He showed that not only was the power of England at stake, but the welfare of humanity trembled in the balance. He relat- ed authenticated stories of what the Germans said they would do when they came to England. As Tom list- ened he heard the sound of the advanc- ing Huns, saw towns and villages laid waste, saw the women of England de- bauched and outraged, saw the reign of devilry. "By God!" he exclaimed aloud, "I can't stand this!" His words reached the speaker, who made the most of them, "Yes," he cried, "if the young men of England hang back, if they fail to love their country, if they care no- thing about the honor or sacredness of womanhood, if they prefer their own ease, their own paltry pleasures, before duty; if they would rather go h h d Tom, "I couldn't help it." Polly Powell looked at him rather angrily, then she said: "If you have done it, what do you want to speak to me about it for?" "I shall be off to -morrow," replied Tom, "The recruiting officer told me X must report at the Town Hall to- morrow morning at. ten o'clock." "Where will you go?" she asked. "I don't know," said Tom. "Well, what are you waiting'for?" "I thought," said Tom, "that thought as I was going away I d --,I d —Look Here, Polly, you are going to keep true to me while T_ m away, aren't yowl" "I never thought much of soldiers," said Polly. "Besides—" "Besides what?" asked Tom. "Look here, Polly,: I gave up Alice Lister for you, and if you had been at that meet - mg you would see. as how T couldn't do anything else." "Do ypu think you might get a com- mission and be an officer?" asked the girl. "I never thought about that," said Tom, Polly hesitated a second, then she said: "Of course I'll be true to you, Toni. There, good night, I must go in," The next morning as Tom was mak- ing his way towards the Town Hall he met Alice Lister. Alifirst he was going to pass her by without notice, but when he saw the look on her face he stopped. She came towards him with outstretched hand. "Tom," she said, "I've heard about last night and it was splendid of you. I arra glad you were the first. I am told that your going up in that way led scores of others to go." "Have you heard that?" said Tom, "I never theugbt, of it." "I am acre yea will be II good soldier, Tom, We are all proud , of you, and—and we shall be thiliknlg about you, and praying for you." Tom laughed uneasily. 'I thought you had forgotten ell about me, Alice," lie said, "Why should you think so?" • (To be continued.) IF FOOD DISAGREES DRINK HOT WATER When food Dies like lead In the stom- ach and i•ou have that uneontrortabto, distended Sealing, It is hocause or lnsut- fielent blood 811011' to the etomanh, cont - blued with acid and food fermentation. In such eases try the plan now followed in many hospitals and art vised by many eminent physicians of taking a teaspoii;t- ful of pure bleurated' magnesia in half a glass of water. as hot its you can cont- rortablly drink it. Tho hot water. drn.tvs ilia blood to the etonrn h anti rho bloura- .ted magnesia, as any pPhyslotan can tell • you, inslanlly neutrfllzo8 the acid and stops the rood fermentation. Try this will bo astonished simple non and YOU a t at the plan Immediate folto of teller and comfort that ormal process the restora- tion tint of the nm•mal process aP digestion. People who find it inconvenient at times to secure hot water and travelere who are frequently obliged to take hasty meals poorly prepared, should always take two or throe five -grain tablets of 'haunted :Magnesia after meals to pre- vent fermentation and neutralize the acid In their stomach. The Dairy Farmer's Ten Command- ments. Mr. Charles Christadoro has issued what he calls "Ten Commandments for the Dairy Farmer"' as follows: Keep healthy cpws. Select good producers. Use only pure bred bulls. Feed liberally an approved ration. Produce the feed. Keep barn clean and aired. • Keep the cows comfortable. Be considerate to the cows. Provide shade and wind protection. Feed and milk' regularly, DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Sixth Lesson.—Sta Starches and sugars have many pro -1 perties in common, and for this rea- son are grouped together under the name carbohydrates, ' The preceding to cinema sows, orhang around lessons have told that carbohydrates public -house doors than play the game furnish heat for the bodyand energy like Englishmen, this, and more than this, will take place. The England to do work. that we own and love will be lost for Starch is found principally hi ter - ever. Liberty will be gone, we shall eals, grains and vegetables. It is be a nation in chains, while our WO- soluble in cold water and coagulates men will be the playthings of inhuman or thickens when dissolved in cold wa- devils. That is the problem which ter and heat is applied. Applying every man has to consider. "What are you going to do? Let heat causes the cell-like structure to me put it another way. If we win expand and burst, thereby thickening this war, if the glory of England is the liquid. ' Dry starch when heated maintained, and if she remains as she turns a light brown in color. This is called dextrin, and is soluble in has always been— "The home of the brave and free, The land of liberty, tish gum and is often used in making ta whom shall we owe it? Who will librarypaste. When starch is heat - have been our saviours? It will be • the lads who have sacrificed every- d U d th d ti' 't thing to do their duty." A. great cheer arose from the audi- ence, and Tom scarcely realising what tie was doing, shouted and cheered with the rest, "But if we lose," continued the speaker, "if the Germans break our lines and come to England, if we are cold water. It is the basis of Brit- e eyon a ex in s age rs transformed into carbon, all the mois- ture being removed setting the car- bon free. Digestion of Starches. The process of digestion with starches starts in the mouth. It is most important that all food contain - beaten, to whom shall we owe it? Wim ing starch be thoroughly masticated. will be responsible? It will be the Failure to chew food thoroughly will shirkers, the cowards! Look, you prevent the saliva from acting upon young men! lie cried passionately. "Thousands and tens of thousands of the starch and prevent the continua - our brave fellows are at this time in tion of this important process in the the trenches: fighting, suffering, dy- stomach. When starch foods are thor- ing. What for? For England, for oughly masticated the action of the England's honor, for the safety of her saliva continues upon the food in the women, far the sacredness of our lives, stomach for at least half an hour, un- for you: while. you, you skulk at home til checked by the acidity of the gastric smoking your cigarettes, go to your juices. It is for this reason many places of amusement, and drink your arsons are unable to eat starchy beer. Don't you realise that you are foods with other food containingfruit playing the coward? Then the speaker made his last ap- or vegetable acids. peal, clear, impassioned, convincing. The stomach ferments do not act "What are you going to do, young upon starch as it passes into the small men?" he cried. "We don't want intestine. The pancreatic juice and conscripts, but free men.who come out intestinal ferments complete the final , cheerfully, willingly, gladly to do their duty to their King, Country, and God. Who will be the first?" He stood on the platform waiting amidst breathless silence. "Will you wait until you are forc- ed?" "No! By God, no!" said Tom, and starting to his feet he walked to the platform and gave his name. Thus Tom became a soldier. "Tha doesn't say so?" said Tom's mother when that night, he told her what he had 'done. "Ay, I have." "Then thou'st goin' for a codger." "Ay„ Mrs. Martha Pollard looked at him Er a .few seconds without speaking. vidently she found it difficult to find words to express her thoughts. "Weel, Tom," she said presently, "I thought thee't got low enowhen thee got drinkin' and picked up wi' that peacock -bedecked Polly Powell; but I ne'er thought a bairn o' mine would sink as low as that. Wer't'a bean now?" "I'm goin' to tell Polly," said Tom. "Ay, tha /nun be sent to Lancaster asylum," said Mrs. Pollard. CHAPTER IIT, Toni made his way to the Thorn and Thistle, but was informed that Polly would not be home until eleven o'clock, He therefore wandered about the town until that time, and again appeared at the public -house door. But it was not until twelve o'clock that Polly Made her appearance. , "Anything the matter, Tom?" she asked.' "Ay, I have joined the Army." "Thou'st noon been such a fool ?" "I have nr'an ben a fool," said. changes which occur and are absolute- ly necessary to convert the starches into soluble sugars. It is necessary to combine starchy foods with protein foods, as all excess starch is stored in the body in the form of fat. Cooldng Starches. Starchy foods must be thoroughly cooked, owing to the fact that few, if rches and Sugars. any, persons thoroughly chew the food which contains starch. Care- lessly cooked starchy foods will pro- duce intestinal .disturbances. This is particularly true of breakfast foods. Unless they are well coked they should not be given to infants or elderly persons. The fireless coker is an ideal method of preparing breakfast foods, and, in fact, for cooking all starchy foods. Sugars. There are many kinds of sugars. The most familiar of thein is the cane sugar. Sugar is also obtained from beet roots, maple trees and certain kinds of palms. Sugar is also found in vegetables, fruits and milk. The greatest amount comes from sugar cane, which is a plant somewhat resembling corn. It is crushed between rollers, extract- ing the sweet juice, which is clarified and evaporated until, upon cooling, its crystals appear in a thiels liquid. This liquid is molasses. The crystals are brown sugar. The brown sugar, by a process of re- fining, is made into many kinds of su- gar known to housewives. Grape and fruit sugars are found in grapes, peaches and other fruits. It is two and one-half tirdes Iess sweet than cane. Glucose is manufactured on a large scale from corn. Lactose, m• milk sugar, is found in milk. The commerical sugar of milk comes from Switzerland, and is made by evaporat- ing the whey of the cow's milk. It is used for sweetening drinks for in- fants and the sick. It is less liable to produce acid fermentation than cane sugar and is more easily digested. The Food Value of Sugar. Sugar is valuable as a nutriment, easy to digest and quickly absorbed by the body. Cane sugar, in the pro- cess of digestion, owing to the action of the pancreatic juices, is converted into glucose, and after its absorption it is completely utilized in furnishing heat and energy. Sugar may be used freely during cold weather without injurious effects, but only a small amount should be used during hot weather. Win -the -War Recipes. Every time cornmeal is used where wheat products were once used, wo help to win the war. Have cornmeal mush for breakfast, with figs, dates or fruit for "variety; use cornmeal in quiet breads, yeast breads, desserts. Omit all wheat breakfast cereals. Use rolled oats for muffins, rolls and yeast - raised bread. Cornmeal Muffins.—One cupful sour Intik, one and one-third cupfuls flour, two-thirds cupful cornmeal, one to two tablespoonfuls fat, one to two tablespoonfuls sugar, one egg, one- half teaspoonful soda, two teaspoon- fuls baking powder, one-half teaspoon- ful salt. Mix milk, egg and melted fat and add dry ingredients well mix- ed. Indian Pudding.—Three-fourths cup- ful cornmeal, one quart milk, one and -;o eq o;l scion 'sumo rad g ,tea.t-onto so one-half teaspoonfuls salt, three table- spoonfuls sugar, or one-third cupful molasses. Heat the milk. Sift in the cornmeal as in making mush, Add salt and sugar. Turn into buttered baking dish, put dish in pan of water, and bake very slowly two and one- half to three hours. Serve with hard sauce, cream or crushed fruit. Oatmeal Mullins.—One-half cupful. cooked oatmeal or rolled oats, one egg, two tablespoonfuls fat, one and one-half cupfuls flour, two tablespoon- fuls sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, four teaspoonfuls baking powder. Cook oatmeal, using one part oatmeal to two parts water. A large propor- tion of water snakes too soft a mush and gummy muffins. Mix milk, oat- meal, egg and melted fat. Add dry ingredients after sifting them togeth- er, Bake twenty-five to thirty min- utes, This makes ten to twelve muf- fins. Rye Muffins.—Two and ono -half heaping tablespoonfuls each of rye and Indian meal, one tablespoonful sugar and melted butter, one table- spoonful salt, one egg, beaten; one- half teaspoonful of soda, one tea- spoonful cream tartar dissolved in en- ough milk or water to make a drops batter. Beat well, drop by the spoon in hot fat, or bake in muffin tins. TO GARNER‘CROP WEST RADS MEN THE "IMPERIOUS URGENCY" OF CONSERVING GRAIN YIELD, Survey Conducted by Canadian North- ern Indlcatee,Need of,25,000 Mon Along Its Lines, The suoceseful harvesting of the crop in Western Canada this soasbn is what lSx•Premler Asquith of Great Britain would term "a matter of im- perious' urgency," Since mon began to sow grain west of the Great Lakes, there has, nevor been so muoh depending upon the yield of grain in Manitoba, Saskatche- wan and Alberta •as'there 'is this year. The Canadian Northern Rahway, with lines gridli'oning the productive sections in the west, has already con- cluded a survey as to labour needs, and the prospeots of the wages to be paid, and has announced that 25,000 men will be required to Help the faro;; ars garner the crops in the territory it serves. The indications are that the average wages will be around three dollars a day, A further conference betiveen the representatives of the Government, the railways and the farmers is to be held, when further details will be brought out. The farming situation in Ontario may not permit of -sending as much help as in former seasons, but nothing should be left undone on the«farnls and in the towns to give the western farmers the assistance ,of which they stand to -day in urgent need. Morning in the Plowed Fields. Morning in the plowed fields, _while the dew is wet; Singing till the sun comes, how can life forget! Beauty of the fresh earth, sweetened as it lies. Breathing out the fragrance fallen from the skies! ' Mocking bird's and redwings, The killdee add the dove— Morning in the plowed fields Planting dreams of love! Second crop of hay cut, curing hour by hour; Half a mile of daisies all in snowy flower; Dew in every gold cup fresh as fairy lips Ah, the wine of this world when the morning sips! Catbirds aftercherries, Rookery full of crows— What men want to fight for Heaven only knows! Raspberries down the green lane scenting all the way, Grasshops in the' cornfields, crickets in the hay; Wind among the treetops just awake, and, oh, The sweetness of the plowed fields when the breezes blow! Summer in a dreamland,. The farm bell far away— Hot cornbread for breakfast, And then get in that hay! DOMINION FROM SEA TO SEA. .The Idea of Our Country's Name Came From the 72nd Psalm. The British North America Act which made Canada a Dominion came into force on July 1, 1867, and' that original essay in Dominion self-gov- ernment has richly justified the faith and foresight of those who undertook it, says the Glasgow'I'Ierald. The Convention sat in a room in the Westminster, Palace Hotel, in London, which is now the smoking;t oom of the National Liberal Club. A tablet fix- ed in the wall records the fact that in this chamber the delegates conferred. Those who took part .in the proceed- ings are all dead. Sir Charles Tup- per was the last survivor, and he died at a ripe old age a very few years ago. The word "Dominion" was suggested by the Bible, Sir Leonard Tilley had been read- ing in the 72nd Psalm "He shall have dominion from sea to sea," and thought the passage applicable to Canada. An English farmer was recently fined seventy-five pounds for refusing to deliver his wool to a dealer named by the British war authorities. "Purf aisd' CTnpolored" The Three, FREE C. The Untie Library of "goody,seerets" sent free if your mail us a Red ]gall Trademark, cut from carton or sack of LauticPure Cane Sugar. In 2 and S -lb, Cartons 10, 20 and 100•Zb4 Sacks ,A,T1.1ANTIC SUGAR:REFINERIES Limited, Montreal 170 IP91FIta445` '". T -h - sianwatnamestateusassam Is the best way, and the best way is the Parowax way. Jellies and preserves that are sealed with s PIIRE REFINED PARAFFINS keep their luscious flavor. They never mold or ferment. They are as good ,when you want to eat them as they were the day you sealed the jars. Just pour melted Parowax over the tops of jelly tumblers. It keeps out all dust and germs. It keeps the preserves air -tight. FOR THE LAUNDRY—See directions on Parowax labels for its use in valuable service in washing. �,,.. AT DEALERS EVERYWHERE THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY Limited • „ BRANCHES IN ALL' CITIES_., SHELLS LIKE THUNDERCLAP British Shrapnel Explodes More Quietly than Does German. Writing from British 'field head- quarters, Edward. P. Bell, says:— Listening ays:Listening to the explosion—con- tinuous as 1 write—of British and German-shrapnel.shells, one notes a striking difference in ,the sounde pro- duced. The British shells make a comparatively soft report, while the German projectiles make a piercing, shattering sound like that •of a ter- rible thunderclap, Moreover,, the subsequent sounds are different, those from the German shells being more sibilant in quality and greater in volume than those from the British shells. Which shell is the more destructive I cannot say. The German has a sharper, louder report, due to the fact that is ..is charged not only with shrapnel bullets, but with high explo- sive materials. This material bursts the steel shell case so that the whistl- ing noises following are caused by a mixture of bullets and fragments of steel. : The British shell case, on the oth- er hand, does not burst. It remains intact and pours its bullets from the shell mouth as a shotgun pours its shot; thus perhaps the bullets are brought to bear more effectively in a definite direction. Certainly the British must have some good reason for using the type employed. Brother, Fritz's penchant for "frightfulness" shows itself in all he does-. There is probably ne doubt, as regards his' high explosive shrapnel shell, that he reasons that, whether it is. really more destructive than the other or not, it is calculated to pro- duce greater fright—a thing which commanders always must fight' against among their troops. Happily for the British army, Tominy.Atkins is- about the hardest ..man ta.scase that ever wore a uniform'' ' Not TO Be Cheated. • Little John had been extra specially good that afternoon, -and -father felt amiably inclined. "Papa," piped Jo'hn,'"can i have a banana?" "Yes, certainly, soonliy.", "Papa, if I was' twrrrs would you give the other boy,a banana too?" "Yes, of course•,t" - •••••- , "Well, papa, yen aren't going to cheat me out of another banana just because I'm all in one piece, are you?" • Success with poultry means work, and the work must be given when needed, 2 and S lb. Carton§-' 8.0, 20, 50 and •3001b. Bags. H better sugar :is ever produced than the 'present REDPATH Extra Granulated, you may be sure it'vtill be made in the same Refinery that has led for over half a century-and.sold under the same name—REDPATl'-1. "Let Redpath Sweeten it." i5 Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited, Monteeal. IT A II�IxSI...,: TANK AT MESSINE INCIDENTS IN TIIE BATTLB QN MESSINES RIDGE. Lieutenant llentures 'With the Big ToMsacofhiAdvne Cinder Shell Fire, Lieut, II,' W. l3enjafield, in con - mond of a British tank, writing to his .8. sister, in Toronto, tops something of ' the recent battle of Messines, He 1 says he had been up to the front' on reconnaissance work for days before trying to pick out a route for his ma- chine. "Wo could see the Bosches alright, because, we had to look ever the top and they could see us. The trenches were up the slope' of the ridge and they could observe all our move- ments, as we were on a ridge opposite, with a valley between, 800-400 yards wide, "No Man's Land." In .normal times it would be marshy, but there was one stream right across it, an- other behind us, the long spell of dry weather was in our favor." In the Darkness. "We moved oft' at •half, past eleven to a point 150 yards behind the first, line. At best of times you can see Very little from a tank. Now we were driving at dead of night, over a route. none of us knew, as it had been changed at the last minute. Wo had to drive with our gas masks on, for the Hun put over gas shells the whole time, and it was terrible, as we had to take our respirators off to see where we were going. At last we got to our jumping-off place five minutes before -the- - attack was to start. Tank commanders hop- ped out to say good-bye to one or two friends, 'but it was noire too healthy outside, for the German barrage had come down. Seen by Enemy. "I think ave had been spotted ten minutes before, for .a big dump went up behind us, and I fancy we were spotted against the glare. Inside, and barely seated when zero hour was announced by the mine explo- sion. The mines were a magnificent sight, the ground rocked and made our 'Willy,' as we call the tanks, toss about, Then forward, lumber- ing over trenches and shell holes in the dark. By great good luck we got through their barrage, which was nothing compared to ours. Wo jumped the • Douve river and in `No Man's Land' could see our infantry engaged in -hand -to -band fighting on the ridge, and I was sorry our mon- ster was slow. As it was the attack was Such a success that the tanks were not required. We are supposed to go where the infantry aro held up. . Germans Gave Up. "Machine guns rattled or the out- side. My driver zig-sagged so as to make it difficult for artillery to range us. We got to the Bosche front line and lumbered over. By this -time the 'ridge was practically taken —the Germans hardly fought at all— they'simply ran, Then we saw the prisoners coming back. The German trenches had been blown absolutely away. At 4 a.m. we got to the Bosche second line, then we had the misfortune to ditch our tank in boggy ground. We set to digging her out and got her out at 0.80. Thea • I sent my message by pigeon, which was quoted in an account of the battle in the Daily Mail, Under Shell Fire. "The battle was now too far ad- vanced for me to be of service, and I decided to return. All the unditch- ing was done under fire, and the crew worked magnificently. A Bosche , aeroplane came over 'and spotted us, and they ptit up a ter- rific barrage along our route, which I thought we would never get through, so I decided to wait a while and we got out and had breakfast in a shell hole. The Hun gave us no peace, but shelled us' coldly for an - hour, but we enjoyed our breakfast. My poor old 'Willy' managed to stop a,shell, fortunately we were all out- side, but it made a nasty hole 12 by 9 inches just by my seat. So 1 de- ' termined to make a dash for home. We steered successfully through a heavy barrage and got bac': safely; they dropped shells all around us, but the luck was with us." Lieut. Benjafield won,his commis- sion in the British service. THE SLACKER ACRE. H. W. Davis. I am the idle acre. You will find mo on every farm. . No one has paid attention to me. I am tired of being _overlooked. I bear that I ;am needed—Badly Idlks across the sea and in cities will ga hungry unless each acre does ,its bit„ - And here 'I• am,.loafing: The busy acres sneer at me. L hear them 'ivhisper, "Slacker." -- I din willing to do my share Treat„ me. right, I will furnish Thirty bushel of Wheat, or Seventy live bdbhels of count or Sixty tons` of''tc/natoes,' er Lots of other good things: Inti not the slacker. It's the man' vale neglects me— IS THE SLACKER. The only camp fire in the woods that is "out" is one that. is "dead out." gt