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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1930-10-16, Page 7Afternoon Tea,Is' Still Going Strong Introduced to Europe in 1610 —and Made Fashionable , by Queen Victoria Though tea was brought to. Europe In 1610 it was far too expensive to be- ense, "a universal drink for many. Ware to come, .'and afteintoon tea "did not become truly fashionable until Queen Victoria's reign. Then it was to become: as famous for its gossip as for Anything else. In time scorn was heaped upon it as an institution: Tea and scandal were too closely 'bound. together, The male eschewed it, Af- ternoon tea fell into disrepute! Still, like most fundamentally Mee institutions, it }las crept back in again. People, find themselves ap•- preciating •It in spite of the gossip! Even the scornful male:tinds himself appreciating it sometimes,, empbati- Gaily though he will insist. that he is mot going to make a habit or it. Perhaps it is that its gossip is not• so pernicious after ali; or it has be oom'e less so. At it worst one fiuds it .4 mere prattling or chattering, with no. more referenceto our neighbor's wife or life than, there might bo at dinner. 'At its, best it proves a pretty rival to dinner's brightest discourse, though it will, to match its fare, be lighter in 'texture and treatment. No bad fault, +that, for; the light touch is indispens- able sometimes, Again, for many of us entertaining; nowadays presents so many 'diflicul- ties, . financial and otheneise, that :af- •ternoon tea was bound ;o gain in pies- -It is, to start with, tht .one meal yl;ople ale permitted to drop in to: it foritis'the short respite that even. the busiest people can afford to .snatch. And lastly it happens that sometimes it is all some of is can offer. For these very reasons, -perhaps ,it has become again . pleasant'interlride and often a more elaborate and ceremonious af- fair.' If it Is all we can offer, then it shall be as nice as itpossibly can. Most important .of all, since It is tea-time,or tea shalt be of the most 'fragrant, blended and brewed properly —with cream, milk, or lemon to dc - compel'," it. 'Next, we must offer somt.tiring or•ig- • foal in the way if fare. If it is winter the way is easy for us. We may have thin finger's of anchovy toast or brown buttered toast spread with hot jam, or we may have hot linnle-made scones. If summer, let :t be a brown lettuce sandwich or a Lawn date and nut sandwit•h or the c :er welcome fruit and crest:. Ile :d :i the original touch always offer brown and white bread and butter, and if possible a sandwich or two. Bridge rolls are a boon to the sandwich maker, and are always delicious to• eat if only spread with. a savoury .butter—salt butter beaten up with cress or a soupcon of anchovy. As for calces, they need not be offer- ed in prodigious quantities. Home- made cakes are most appreciated, whether fancy or plain, and two cake dishes should be sufficient—one large cake, perhaps, and a dish of small. Chocolate biscuits are an excellent standby, particularly as their future freshness is always ensured if they are kept in a tin. The hostess who makes a habit ofaafternoon tea will never be 'without a tin of chocolate biscuits. And if you would cater for everyone, Include a plate of plain biscuis, As for the setting, the informal Is beat. Let your guests scatter where they will—round the lire in winter, in the garden in summer,—they will be happier if they are allowed to enjoy themselves informally. The afternoon tea hair Is an inti- mate hours•. Let its etceteras be ele- gant and intimate. Bring out your sil- ver; if you have it, and your finely worked afternoon -tea cloths, Let the eye be delighted as well as the appe- tite. And last, but not least, it should not be difficult to remember, amongst those you know well, ,at least, who takes sugar•, who milk, and who lemon, Remember your guests' likes and dis- likes. Your thoughtfulness adds quite the nicest finishing touch to an in peccable tea-party, --1s—_— Slinu ring Made Simpler The recent rather unexpected heat wave has had at least ,one good•effect Lit has enabled a number of people, who were a bit anxious about their waist -lines, to get clown to more mod- erate proportions. There is an advantage hi this—at least, so far as girls are concerned-- even oncerned—even in the economic sense. A busi- ness woman, who specializes in train- ing shop -assistants, put it in a nutshell when she said: "The fact that a girl follows the fashion is a point in her favor.• -and it is fashionable to be slim. But the slump girl needn't despair. As a rule, ahe is of a mor'e.'placid and equable disposition than her slimmer sister, and good temper is a business asci, Certainly it is fnu; t.1 by to l'recrueet' too drastically. f And there .are signs, too, that "curves" may be returning to favor. THE BOR iihe blackbird singe a lovely song, And so do thrushes, too; 'put big brown owl the whole night long • Can only say "Too-whool" —Jack and Jill Adair. THE ANAEMIC GIRL Who Has Lost Her Charm and Beauty • "She seems to be losing her looks." This remark is; often heard about girls who were once noted for their spark- ling eyes, their rosy cheeks and.. their vitality. The cause is not tar to seek —they have become anaemic that ac- counts for the pallor and the loss of charm. The anaemic ,girl, if she neg- lects her health,' may be a sufferer'. all her life, _ „Take heed, ,youpale, succinic girls. Plenty of fresh air, nourishing food and rest willhelp you, but 'what you need most Is good blood. Those wretched headaches; that fickle appe-� Me and those terrible heart palpita- tions can only be banished if the blood is rich, red and pure. Good blood—the hind that brings good health, is created by Dr. Wil- liams' Fink Pills, The, whole mission of these. Pills is to build rich, red, health -giving 'blood. The Pills are sola by all dealers in medicine or by Mail at 50 cents a box from The fir. Williams' Medicine` Co., Brockville, •Ont. Barter "Count with me the thia,gs I sold For r stranger's paltry .gold, Pleasant things ;that made my heaven— To a stranger's keeping given! "The foul' walls that shut -In loves And the sturdy roof above;, Homely things that were all mine, Braided rugs 1n quaint design, Friendly chairs, and firelight's glow, Gleaming dishes in a row'; Swaying curtains shining floors; "Windows, whose out -locking showed Garden, field, and winding road; Thriving plants upon the sill, Money -musk, and daffodil; :Scented herbs, and tower -beds, Roses, nodding lovely heads Over curving pathways, set With marigold and mignonette; Clover patch, and garden wall, Song-hird'a morning madrigal; Cricket's song, and bum of bees, Hymn of the whin in bending trees— All sweet things that made my heaven, To a stranger's keeping given! "Now another hand than mine Soon shall train the trellised vine, Alien eyes shall watch unfold Buds of crimson and of gold. Oh, little home --how well I know That no one else' can love you sol" —Edith D. Osborne, in the Woman's Magazine. Early Attention of Doctor Cheats Owl Laffs Dread Infantile Paralysis of Vfctirns Parents Warned to Note Early Symptoms and to Call Doctor immediately—Delay Is Fatal 'If there is one disease more than any other whose very name strikes dread into the hearts of parents," says a Iia.mphiet. recently ,published by tho I1.eeftis bepartineht of the Ontario GoV- ernnient, "it is Infantile Paralysis". or "Poliomelitis." To -day I want to tell you about this dreadful destroyer of young lives, but I'do not want to alarm you unneces- sarily. Portunetoly, it is possible for. me to promise you a message of 'gen- nine hope insofar as this disease is' concerned, For medical science has recently learned a great deal about fighting it ,and so, while, warning you against it, one 1s also able to tell you how to protect your children from the crippling and death that so often fol•• - These Vmethods of protection differ from those employed in safeguarding. human rife and ;health from any other disease. We know how -to . prevent smallpox, and we know how to pre- vent diphtheria, but our doctors have not yet learned how to prevent the erlppling that follows the disease. That, of course, is most important. For while the disease is a serious and dangerous affliction under any circum- stances, it is :robbed of much of its • terrors when parents know that they can :practically assure their children ultimate and complete recovery from it. There are, however, some things which' must be borne in mind if this happy conclusion.' is to be reached on behalf of the little sufferers, and it is those .things which I would like toes- pecially stress now. Sn the first .place, speed is ,essential In diagnosis and in giving treatment. EVery moment of delay in calling the family physician when suspicious symptoms manliest themselves, is a moment of added danger. If you would save the life of a sufferer from infan- tile paralysis, you must call to the doc- tor early. Delay is fatal. In order that you may understand why this is the case, let me tell you something about the disease. It is caused by an 'I am going to the ball game." 'What for?" "Just to kill time." "Why waste your ammunition when the umpire is there?" In a small village in Ireland the mother of a soldier met the village priest, who asked her if she had bad news. "Sure, I have," she sold, "Pat' has been killed." "Oh, I am very sorry," sail the priest. "Did you re- ceive word from the War Office?' "No," she said, "I received word from himself." The priest ' looked perplexed and said, "But how is that?" "Sure," she said, "here is the letter, Road,it yourself." The letter said: "Dear Mother, I am now in the Holy Land." inflammatory agent which attack's and destroys the spinal nerve 'cells which supply motive power to the muscles, The early symptoms (it is most im- portant that you note and remember these symptoms, so I am going to say them over very slowly). The early symptoms are: . Fever, Vomiting, Slight' Diarrhoea, Listlessness, Un- usual 1 l etfulnes sand' Drowsiness. Later; and more characteristic symp- toms are: The Appearance of Weak- ness in any extremity, Skin and Mus- cular Sensitiveness, Spinal Pain, Ap- parent or Real Rigidity of the Neck Muscles. • Now, physicians have developed a substance known as"Convalescent Serum." This serum is actually taken from the blood of individuals who have recovered fiord the disease. As I indi- cated ,it cannot prevent the disease, but if given during the critical period of forty-eight hours after the onset of the disease, it does euablethe body of the sufferer to flight off and prevent the crippling. Why does it do this? It has been proven that veryvery rarely does this disease recur in thesame individual.. That is because the blood of one who successfully.recovers from it has de- veloped an immunity to the disease. It has beenfound that if a very small quantity of the bloodofa recovered patient is injected into the blood of one who is just contracting the dis- ease ,the new sufferer will quickly de- velop the same iminunity that exists in theblood of the recovered patient. How you see why 1t is so important for parent; to memorize carefully the symptoms of this disease. And why it is se necessary that the doctor be summoned immediately, upon the first suspicion of their presence. It's all a question of speed—if the, doctor' gets on the scent within forty- eight hours after the first symptoms begin to manifest themselves, he can save the child from crippling or death. Otherwise the serum is useless, for it has been proven that once the crip- pling begins to set in, it is too late for the serum to work. Doctors Don't Like Aircraft' �YY� Mies the man in the street sees r only cause for congratulation in the way in which aircraft are now annihi- Are Sickly Rabies lating distance, medical experts are J becoming a little alarmed at it. They are pointing out that transport SO rapid as this is destroying one of the safeguards against the spread of disease. For instance, two of the most dan- gerous diseases of the East — plague and cholera—are now held in check by the efforts of health authorities at the world's ports. If a man infected by either of these diseases boards a steamer, the trouble hds developed. during thevoyage selliciontly to en- able it to be recognised, and the port authorities can take the necessary steps. But aircratt are quicker—and an infected man may land in a new country before the disease has de- veloped. Another clanger is that mosquitoes, bearing the germs of malaria or yel- low fever, may "stow away" on an aeroplane and be carried from one part of the world to another by air. Clergyman (to Mrs. Jones, whose little son has just been christened): "Oh, Mrs. Jones, I have never seen a child that has behaved so well at a christening." Mrs. Jones: "Well, you see it's because my husband and I have been practising on him with a watering eau for a whole week!' Larkins: "You see things in a differ- ent light since you married, do you not?" Harkins: "I ought to. _Chore were seven lamps among the wedding presents." Minard's Liniment -gives quick relief. "A man who tau derive no enjoy went out ' of doing something is old, no natter what his ,years are.'—Wins-� ton Churchill 1 ediate IW for DIGESTION WHAT most people call indiges- tion is usually excess acid in the stomach. Food hat soured. • The instant remedy is an alkali which neutralizes acids. But don't use ads helm. Use what your doctor would advise. The best help is, Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. For the 50 years sinoo its invention, it has remained standard with physicians, You will find nothing else so quick in its effect% so harmless, so efficient. One tasteless ,spoonful in water neutralizes many times its volume ee s% PNILLIPS 0.o�3P4.4CFi S For Troubles dueItem GST os Acid S HSR OMACN cgiURN in acid. Tho results are immediate with no harmful after- effects. Once you learn this perfect way you'll never deal in any other manner with the headaches, gas, bloating, nausea, dizziness, in- digestion, biliousness, ell.,- due to an over -acid stomach and bowels. Be sure to get genuine Phillips'. It is always a liquid; never made in tablet form. Look forthe name Phillips' on the bottle. All drug- stores -50c. The well child does not cry — it is only the sickly baby who cries. The well child is laughing and happy. Baby's cry of distress is his way of tolling the mother or nurse that he is ill. Therefore, if your baby cries do not delay in looking for the trou- ble. Baby's .Own Tablets are a safe and efficient remedy for .hildhood ail ments. They are a mild but thorough laxative which through their action on the stomach and bowels banish constipation and indigestion; break up' colds and simple fevers and pro- mote healthful sleep. They will make baby happy and keep liim.happY• They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co,; Brockville, Ontario. Climbing the Hills "Far over the steep hillside it wound The path where his feet must go, The road that summer knew blossom- sweet Now covered with ice and emu. And he sighed, this lad, as he strove to set His feet on the Ice -bound track,, '01, the hardest part of climbing a hill Is to keep from slipping back.' "I thought, as I watched him trudge along, Of the hillswe all must climb, Whether the pathway be blossom - starred Or white with the winter's rime, And one and all we shall find this true, As we follow the upward trach,. • That the hardest part of climbing a hill Is to keep from slipping back," -I'loredce Jones Hadley, in the New Outlook. The biggest screen triumph of the Fall' will be taking them down without tearing them to pieces. Wedding Guest —. "This is your fourth daughter to get married, len't it?" MacTight "Ay; and our confetti's gettin' awful gritty" The professor knows of an absent - Minded flapper who powdered her knees and pulled her skirt up over her nose. Nephew—"Uncle; when are you go- ing,to play football again?" Rich Uncle -"I don't play football. What makes you ask me that ques- tion?" Nephew—"Well, father says when you kick off we are going to get a motor car and a house." David said in his haste all then are liars, but it would have been equally. true if he haft taken his time in say- ing it. Mabel—"Could you suggest some- thing suitable for a girl friend's birth- day?" Clerk - "How about these book ends?" Mabe!—Just the thing! She always reads the ends before she does the be- ginnings, Did you hear about the Scotchman who wrote to this newspaper that if they didn't stop printing Scotch jokes he waa going to read some other paper the next time he went to the library. The best school of experience is co-ed, too. It may be unpleasant to play poker with a bad loser, but its' a lot better than playing with any kind of a win- ner. She may be the whole show to her mother, but she's only the intermis- sion to me. fie Wr•'e'you ever vaccinated?" Her 'Why, yes," He—"I don't see the scar," Her—"You're not going to, either." Why didn't you walk home from that auto ride last night, daughter?" Daughter—"We went too far, ma- ma." The bootlegger has many tempta- tions but few, trials. Teacher—"Who can tell me why we should always be neat clean?" Iiathleen — "In case of accident, teacher." A beautiful young lady and her bash- ful suitor were alone in the parlor. After several minutes of silence she finally said: She—"What are you thinking about, John?" He—"The s-s-ame thing as you are." She—"Oh, you bad boy. I've a good notion to slap you." A man has to be very good to keep out of jail—or very rich. Mother—"After all, the boy is only sowing his wild oats." Father—"I wouldn't mind, if he did not mix in so much rye." A merchant's biggest boosts are the knocks of a competitor. Running from creditors is a very unmanly way to take exercise. Gent (as he paid a small newsboy for his paper)—"I see that you are putting up a Soca many new buildings in your town." Boy—"That is the only kind we put up here, sir," --- Visitor:` "Where's the other wind - Mill gone?" Native:` "We only had wind enough for one, so we took the other one down."—New Goblin. The verger of a village church died, and it was decided to appoint, as his successor, a wise and worthy mem- ber of the community. He was offer ed the job at $250 a year; but then it. turned out'that he.couldn either read nor write, so it was giver to another: However, as a consolation $100 was presented to the other man. With this he bought bananas anC a barrow and soon was making pots of money. This he deposited from time to time in a bank. ' One day the bank man- ager wrote suggesting that, as his fortune was so large it might be ad- vasahle to invest it. But Ise got no reply.' Finally he. went to see the Banana King, who explained that hot could neither road nor write. "Good heavens" exclaimed the bank manager, "if you've made all that money as it is, just think how snick You would i have made if you had learnt to read or writs." "I will tell you exactly', how much," was thereply. "Two Itemised jird fifty dollars a year!" What is the oldest settler in the west? The .Sun.. MVItrard's,Liniment has a hundred uses. LACKHEADS Get twoounces of peroxine powder from your druggist. Sprinkle on a hot, wet cloth and rub the face briskly, Livery blackhead will be dissolved. The one safe sure and simple way to remove blackheads. Satisfaction guaranteed or menet refunded. E. W. SCARE 8c CO. 422 Wellington St. W., Toronto sill eafitess HEAD aR4N5.ecSNs Imam= IN NUSTNIte.., I. ®gill $125 All Oruggi;is. Descriptive bidet on request A. O. LEONARD, Inc. 70 FICA, Ave., New York City Q irk, Sure i"efief fppd BILIOUSNESS SLUGGISHNESS CON STI PATI O 'l Take one Coni Iia;i, tone nnow li ; ..x\111, IMO Ufa %till ST. His wife began to laugh at him. "Yon silly," she said; "fancy being superstitious after all these years! Why, do yon remember the first time we met? We walked under a ladder, and you said you were sure some- thing horriEe would happen to you." "Well?" said he. IN YOUR CELLARII WANTED—Persons to grow Mushrooms for 03 in cellars. Barn upwards of 003 weekly-. iliuetrated Inoklet free. Canadian Mushroom Co., Toronto. A Shaving Lotion When mixed with sweet oil, Minard's serves as an after shaving lotion and antiseptic. Soothes and freshens the skin. WHY SUFFER FROM YOUR LIVER? Why be handicapped with unsightly blotches on the face, eyes with yellow tinge and that tired and languid feel- ing? This indicates a torpid liver Headache, Dizziness and Biliousness surely follow. You must stimulate your lazy liver, start the bile flowing with Carter's Little Liver Pills. They also act as a mild laxative, purely vegetable, free from calomel and poisonous drugs, small, easy to swallow, and not habit forming. They are not a purgative that cramps or pains, unpleasant after effect follow- ing, on the contrary a good tonic. All Druggists 25c and 75c red pkgs. if baby s COLOC ACRY in the night. Colic! No cause for alarm if Castoria is handy. This pure vegetable prepara- tion brings quick comfort, and can never harm. It is the sensible thing when children are ailing. Whether it's the stomach, or the little bowels; colic or' constipation; or diarrhea. When tiny tongues are coated, or the breath is bad. Whenever there's need of gentle, regulation. Children love the taste of Castoria, and its mildness makes it safe for frequent use. And a more liberal dose of Castoria is always better for growing children than strong medicine meant only for. adult use. Classified Advertising TOCli 1SSL'ES WANTED; CORPOR-• US • stn ironioions or ne ATE suss r t B Inc B t IS concerns. ^ounce: on merger +, consoli- dations. Write details. Lorne co,. 299 iil•Oadwat•, N.Y. ATENTS List of "Wanted Inventions' and Fun information Sent Free on Rectlest. THE RAMSAY CO., Dept. W. 275 Bank St., Ottawa, Ont. Cnticura 'rite Sanative, Antiseptic frlcalieag Service Unexcelled for fifty year, Snap . Ointment . Talcum . Soaring stick 25u. each at an l/ruggieta CRA Wonderful relief from pain Backache is one of those wearying complaints which bind all their victims together with a common bond of misery. And when any one sufferer from backache finds a sure remedy, fellowship prompts the quick report of that discovery to others. Here's a woman who has her friend to thank for. knowledge of a remarkably successful treatment. Now gratitude compete. her, in turn, to pass along the good news to you. " I am writing to tellyou of the great heneet I have received from Iiruscihen Salts. ;11y friend, Mrs. H., had received so much benefit that she begged me to give Kruschen a trial, although at first I was doubtful, because I had tried so many things. At Last, however, I tried some of her Iuuschen, and, feeling hopeful, I purchased a bottle, and 1 can honestly say that before I had finished the bottle my backache was gone. X have suffered for years with kidney trouble and dreadful headaches, and now to be free frons the pain altogether is wonderful."-- ('.-rs. C.) -'My daughter Catherine is fifteen years old. She was very irregular, often sick at her stomach and had to stay in bed two of three days at a time. One of your booklets was sent to us by mail so I got her a bottle of Vegetable Com- pound. Catherine has been taking it regularly and she is gaining in weight and every way. I told the neighbors and four other girls ate taking it with good results." -Mrs. Clar- ence Jenkinson, Box 04, Thorn - Ice, Ontario. THEY WORK Wli,li.E YQII SLE ISSUE No. 40—'30